krasner.> good morning. >> all right, let's get right into this, and we're gonna start with restoring dignity to the office that both of you seek. seth williams, the last person elected to that office, district attorney, is now in a jail cell, and he's likely gonna be there for the next five years for accepting a bribe, and we're gonna start with you, mr. krasner. why are you the best person to restore dignity to the office, boost morale amongst the people that still work there, and the investigators? >> well, i wouldn't say i'm the best person in the world. i think that there are probably a lot of good people because most of us don't take bribes, and most of us are really more interested in doing the right thing than we are in lining our pockets or having a lot of glory, but i think the way that you have to do this, of course, is to set a standard, and you need to make it very clear to all of your staff that there are no favors, that there are no gifts, that you will not tolerate anything of

at the krasner headquarters.. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. check out this video from the camelback resort in the poconos. that's snow first snowfall of the year arriving. we hit from snow to the rain here's the view in rehoboth beach, delaware. a lot of seeing seeing rain today. kind of raw and cold out there today. >> yeah, temperatures only in the 40s and the 30s that's why it's sticking right now in the poconos. a lot of this moving off toward the east where you see the yellows and reds we have pockets of heavier rain moving through north jersey now and here's that rain/snow line remember that pink that's where we're seeing some icing haven't pulled this map out in awhile. probably since last march. pottsville seeing mix. hazleton seeing some snow mixing with some sleet. and the poconos some snow showers. all that will be moving off over the next couple of hours. temperatures staying cold but remember some icy roads through the upper lehigh valley and the pocono

still krasner doesn't seem too worried about it, take a look. >> this was krasner's victory party at william way center last night he beat out republican beth grossman to succeed former district attorney seth williams who as you may remember was sentenced to prison for corruption. now krasner a long time civil rights attorney, ran a campaign focusing on fighting in equalities in the justice system. he will encourage a number of reforms including changes in the bail practices, that currently result in poor people being jailed while waiting trial and incarceration for lower level crimes. despite the president of the fraternal order of police here in philadelphia calling krasner quote anti law enforcement krasner says he will be able to help police commissioner and expects to have a productive relationship with the police department. here he is speaking last night to his supporters. listen. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that has systematically pick on poor people primarily black and brown people. >> i'm just proud. it was a good fight. i for the it. would i do a

larry krasner will take office in january. reporting live from center city, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> with democrats out numbering republicans by seven -one margin in philadelphia perhaps came to no one's surprise that a democrat also won city controller race. >> rebecca rhynhart defeated mike tomlinson. she left a job in finance to work for the nutter administration and then stayed on with the kenney administration. she pledged to bring new transparency to the controller 's office. >>> allentown married he had pawlowski won a fourth term despite facing federal corruption charges. pawlowski denied accusations that he accepted campaign contributions, in exchange for city contracts, and his trial is set for january. >>> in atlantic city city council president frank gilli am defeated incumbent republican mayor don guardian, gilliam ran an aggressive get on it the vote campaign after dissatisfaction with the state take over of atlantic city. >>> long time camden official will be the next city's mayor, there, dem

krasner, this goes to you. in terms of treatment, we know that, from the experts, this is the way to curb the crisis. so, how do you make sure that addicts are spending time in treatment facilities and not spending time behind bars? larry: well, first of all, you change the culture of the da's office, which for my 30 years--and i've been a court 4 to 5 days a week for 30 years. for my 30 years, their solution, excuse me, to addiction has been to put people in a jail cell at $42,000 a year, rather than take lesser resources that would be necessary to actually treat the addiction. there's a fundamental problem with the culture of the da's office, there has been for a long time. and that problem is that they try to maximize charges against people, maximize arrests, maximize convictions, and maximize years. and it is a failed culture, it is a failed philosophy that has made us less safe and has also made society less just. rosemary: you make it sounds as though if you were elected, you might clean house immediately

krasner wants to do some hiring.onight there are good people there but there are good people outside the office as well and seems to want some resumes. larry krasner elected democrat da to the city of philadelphia. live in center city, i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. iain, back to you. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> one person is dead and two others now in critical condition after a house fire in wilmingt wilmington, delaware, firefighters rescued two people trapped inside the home on norway avenue this morning. authorities say a third person got out on their own. all the victims were taken to hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. fire chief mike testa says hoarding conditions posed a problem in their effort. >> they were met with heavy fire conditions on the floor and subject -- they found two subjects on the inside. when i pulled up there was one subject walking outside. crews on the second floor. we had heavy hoarding conditions the upper floors when which made it difficult to operate. >> right now it's not clea

larry krasner!?> reporter: larry krasner wouldn't platform that included planks like ending mass incarceration, ending stop and frisk and accountability for police misconduct. for kalif of black lives matter it's a big step in the right direct. >> you know, this is a beginning of a progressive movement here in philadelphia. supported by the people. supported by a coalition. i have every faith that larry and his team will be able to go in and start really cleaning house and naturally -- actually bringing integrity back to that office. >> reporter: last da you'll remember is off to jail for the next five years. the result of a corruption conviction. but what is such a change in the top prosecutor's position mean to law enforcement? >> are we happy? no the i mean we're not thrilled but we're not going to draw the line in the sand. we're do we have to do to work with the guy. >> john mcnesby president of the fraternal order of police. the philadelphia police union and he's supported krasner's opponent re

democrat larry krasner will be the city's next top prosecutor. out to our jeff cole now from krasner's headquarters tonight in center city. jeff? >> reporter: iain, the city of philadelphia has not had a district attorney like larry krasner ever before. for 30 years, krasner has been a progressive civil rights attorney defending people arrested during the 2000 sand republican national convention in philadelphia. defending black lives matter. this is who he is, a pure liberal. he came on the stage tonight with his two sons and with his wife and mother-in-law to chants of larry, larry, larry! he says, this is a transformational movement in the district attorney's office. he says he is a mandate. he says he has brought new vot voters to philadelphia. listen to what larry krasner says he'll do in the district attorney's office in philadelphia. >> and this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that systematically picked on poor people primarily black and brown people. [ applause ] >> this is a mandate for a movement that is loudly telling gov

krasner voted today at a germantown avenue polling place.rasner emerged from crowded democratic primary with the help in part of $1.4 million from billionaire investor george sorrows a fellow progressive. he wants to review past convictions and free innocent people. he wants to stop cash bail for people who are -- for people who are imprisoned around cash bail. he wants to, he says, bring police and community together. krasner civil rights attorney. his opponent is republican beth grossman. grossman voted today at the mifflin school on conrad street in east falls where she grew up for 21 years she's been in the district attorney's office rising to chief assistant district attorney. she was also chief of staff of l and i. she wants to restore integrity to the da' office obviously speaking there to disgraced former district attorney williams. she is wants to improve public safety and the quality of life. she received the endorsement folks of the philadelphia inquirer. back here in center city at the krasner campaign headquarters they are getti

. >>> larry krasner is promising criminal justice reform after winning race for philadelphia 's d.a. democrat defeated republican bet grossman in a landslide victory. krasner has been praise by progressive politicians like bernie sanders. >>> and supporters gathered at the william way lb gt center last night where krasner announced his win, long time civil rights attorney announced he will turnaround the cities justice system. beth grossman his opponent said krasner lacked experience to be philadelphia's top prosecutor. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that is systematically pick on poor people, primary, black and brown people. >> i'm just proud, it was a good fight, i for the it, i will do anything for our city, because i love it. >>> grossman work in the philadelphia d.a.'s office for more than 20 years, krasner will replace set william who was quick of corruption and sentenced to prison. >>> bill deblasio will lead new york city for another four years after being reelect mayor there. the democratic incumbent spoke with supporters last night with his wife and

i love it grossman worked in the philadelphia district attorney's office for more than 20 years, krasner will replace seth williams who was quick of corruption and sentenced to prison. >>> we have results from other key race necessary our region. >> voters in fill after selected democrat rebecca rhynhart as cities next controller, four three-year old left the job in finance to work for the nutter administration and then stayed on with the kenney administration. >>> also, allentown married he had pawlowski won a fourth term despite facing federal corruption charges, boy how ski denied accusations that he accepted campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts, his trial is set for january. >>> and in atlantic city city council president frank gilli am defeated don guardian, gilliam ran a aggressive get out the vote campaign after dissatisfaction with the state take over of the city. >>> long time camden official will be cities next mayor democratic city council president francisco moran coasted to victory last tonight there, were no republicans in that race, camden native will succ

larry krasner! applause ] >> reporter: larry krasner won on platform included planks like ending mass incarceration, ending stop and frisk and accountability for police misconduct. for of black lives matter it's a big step in the right direction. >> you know, this is a beginning of a progressive moment here in philadelphia. supported by the people. supported by a coalition. i have every fame larry and his team will be able to start go and clean house and naturally bringing some integrity back to that office. >> reporter: last da you'll remember is off to jail for the next five years. the result of a corruption conviction. but what is such a change in the top prosecutor's position mean to law enforcement? >> are we happy? no. we're not thrilled but we're to the going to draw the line in the sand. we'll do what we have to do to work witness guy. >> reporter: john mcness guy president of fraternal order of police lodge five. philly police union and he supported krasner's opponent republican beth grossm

krasner beat republican beth grossman. he will succeed democrat seth williams who resigned in june after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges. [ cheers ] >>> supporters chanted krasner's name as he took the stage in center city. he's a longtime civil rights attorney. he's promised a number of reforms including changes in bail practices and has vowed to stop president trump's immigration fight against so-called sanctuary cities like philadelphia. >> this is a mandate for a movement that is loudly telling government what it wants. and what it wants is criminal justice reform in ways that require transformational change within the philadelphia district attorney's office. [ applause ] >> krasner thanked his opponent, beth grossman, for maintaining a standard of civility in the campaign that he says is "unfamiliar" in trump world. >>> in the race for noir allentown, incumbent ed pilowski facing a federal indictment on corruption charges survived challenges by republican nat hyman and several other candidates. pilowski won

it pits beth grossman against larry krasner. grossman is a longtime prosecutor already working within the d.a.'s office. crass me to is a civil -- krasner is a civil rights attorney who spent decades working in the philadelphia justice system. as you would expect, grossman and krasner differ on key issues. one of the issues is the basic direction of philadelphia's justice system. grossman has positioned herself as an advocate for victims and survivors of crime. krasner has said the philadelphia justice system is off the rails and heavy-handed when it comes to charging, convicting, and punishing law-breakers. >>> philadelphia's last elected d.a. went from the city's top prosecutor to prison inmate. earlier this year seth williams resigned after pleading guilty to accepting bribes for political favors. a judge sentenced williams to five years in prison late last month. >>> 5:36. in the lehigh valley, 54 counts of corruption, bribery, and fraud are not keeping the mayor of allentown from asking the public to trust him again as thei

this race pits beth grossman against larry krasner. grossman is a longtime prosecutor already working in the d.a.'s office. krasner is a civil rights and defense attorney who spent decades working in the philadelphia justice system. as you would expect, grossman and krasner differ on key issues. philadelphia's designation as a sanctuary city is one of those top issues. grossman says she cannot endorse the designation but will enforce the law as set by mayor kenney. krasner fully supports being a sanctuary city and will resist the president's policies if need be. philadelphia's last top railroad, seth williams, resigned after -- prosecutor, seth williams, resigned after admitting to bribes for political favors. in delaware, no elections today, the next primary election is nearly a year away in september of 2018. >>> new details about the man who turned a texas house of worship into a mass murder scene. gunman devin patrick kelley may have been hunting for his mother-in-law when he opened fire on the church. there's no clear motive for t

krasner beat republican beth grossman. he will succeed democrat seth williams who resigned in june after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges. >>> larry! larry! larry! >> supporters chanted as krasner took the stage in center city last night. he's a longtime civil rights attorney and has promised a number of criminal justice reforms including changes in bail practices. >>> 5:41. we're on the road every wednesday, shining a spotlight on a local business. >> if you live in horsham, you know where the wawa is. come by, say hi, grab coffee. it's free. learn what makes horsham so special. we'll be there until 9:00 a.m. >> somebody tweeted and said, earmark, are you all going out? we said, yep, we'll be with bill as soon as we get off the air. >> and bill henley has been there since 4:00 to get the morning started. how is it looking there? >> you know, conditions are improving here this is a test for my photographer, matt schaefer. i want to show the clouds overhead. they just thickened up. you see the last clouds from the

krasner a long-time civil rights attorney promises big changes to the city's justice system. both candidates thanked supporters last night. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that systematically picked on poor people, primarily black and brown people. >> i'm just crowd proud. it was good fight. i fought it, and i would do anything for our city because i love it. >> krasner takes over for seth williams who's convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison. >>> the city controller's race democrat rebecca reinhart defeated republican mike tomlinson 43-year-old reinhardt left the job in finance to work for the nutter administration and then stayed on with the kenny administration she has pledged to bring new transparency to the controller's office of the. >>> allentown mayor ed pawlowski won a fourth term despite facing federal corruption charges he denied accusations he's accepted campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts. his trial is set for january. while in atlantic city city council president frank gilliam defeated mayor don glad january. he

krasner emerged from the crowded primary following the indictment of the disgraced d.a. seth williams who was eventually convicted of taking bribes and committing fraud. >> i believe both in law and order and not just order. and, that is reform. we have been dealing with a symptoms which was all about order. that meant locking everybody up as opposed to following your constitutional requirement, being balanced. >> reporter: it that is outside's approach that is rubbing some in the public safety community the wrong way , that is why republican grossman has endorsement of the philadelphia police union and of the inquirer. >> i just want to serve the people of philadelphia, with honesty, integrity, and just know that they have a champion in the d.a.'s office for victims, survivors of the crime and neighborhood. >> reporter: in what is normally a race where democrat wins,ing ago way, this time around, both candidates say they are feeling confident. >> i think that voters of all types and all backgrounds will rally around idea of putting their money back in public schools and

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krasner's opponent, republican beth grossman, knocked on doors and passed out campaign materials. despite this final push, people we talked with say this election is not as popular because there's no presidential candidate on the ballot. >>> krasner and grossman are running to replace former d.a. seth williams who scienced this summer in disgrace after pleading guilty to corruption. a judge sentenced williams to five years in prison last month. >>> in another high-profile race is the race for governor. phil murphy and kim guadagno spent the weekend making the final pitches to voters. as for today, we know guadagno will be at get out the vote campaigns in parsippany. murphy hasn't listed public events for the day. ten in is counting down to election -- ten in is counting down to election night. we'll have more on nbc10 coming up. >>> and a jury is set to begin deliberations for bob mendez, accused of bribery and fraud. he's said to have accepted gifts in exchange for political favors. menendez did not testify during the two-month-long trial but says he's innocent. a guilty verdict

this is krasner at his victory party tuesday night. likelya movement that is telling government what it wants. and what it wants his criminal justice reform, transformational change within the philadelphia district attorney's office. the voters, we are the bosses. [indiscernible] expect every right to that we will get what we just told you we want, which is in thermational change criminal justice and district attorney's office. amy: the minneapolis city council made history tuesday night as voters elected the city's first transgender councilmember, making andrea jenkins the first transgender woman of color elected to public office in the nation. and in virginia's prince william journalist democrat danica roem is set to become the nation's first openly transgender state lawmaker after she was elected to represent the 13th district of virginia's house of delegates. this is roem speaking with a reporter after she won. >> on the trans-part yes, i'm a transgender woman. i am a reporter. i'm a lifelong resident. because of my and your identi

krasner will replace seth williams who pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe.e results from several local mayoral races on 6abc.com along with all the other races all there on our web site. >> time to turn to dave murphy. we already have a nippy morning out there. >> we do. >> and it's really going the bite by friday. >> yeah, friday and saturday both look pretty darn chilly. as we take a look outside right now, storm tracker6 live double scan shows that the rain from yesterday is gone. as we take a look outside, we have cloudy skies a little bit of a breeze blowing down through center city and elsewhere across the region, the winds running somewhere in the low double digits across about the southern half of the region. up north you don't have quite a strong a breeze blowing but definitely jacket weather everywhere. temperature right now in philadelphia is 41. there's that wind out of the north at 12 miles per hour. probably faster than that as it squeezes through the buildings in urban centers like philadelphia. the rain pretty much off the coast. i want you t

can't believe these people are here.'" >> let's turn and go back to what you were talking about with krasner% of the vote, 20% turnout up from the usual 12% to 13% turnout. so, he's got a wave going behind him. let's talk about the things that he's talked about doing -- getting rid of civil forfeiture, getting rid of the death penalty, reducing cash bail, lessening mass incarceration, more equality to law enforcement. are these things that he can get this city -- regardless of whether or not you voted for him -- are those things that he can get most people eventually to come around on, or will they be divisive issues? >> i think on the policy side of it, the irony is most of his opponents in the democratic primary supported many of those things. so i think on the policy side, his positions are acceptable. the question is, having led a career or chosen a career where he was constantly against the district attorney's office and accusing them of various inequities and injustices, whether you can come in and lead it. that really, i think, is the question. it's a question of character and persona

krasner wants to bring criminal justice reforms to the d.a.'ng our money in the wrong places. you want to stop crime you have to start with education, you have to start with job training. >> beth grossman a democrat until four years ago won the republican nomination unopposed. she spent more than 21 years working as a prosecutor in the very office she now seeks to run. and spent a few years in the city's department of licenses and inspections. grossman is pushing her experience in her quest to become d.a. >> first in my 21 and a half years as prosecutor in the d.a.'s office i have dealt with victims from all walks of life including young children all the way to senior citizens. so the d.a.'s are trained to treat and speak with respect. >> the fraternal order of police has rejected krasner's candidacy with some calling antipolice endorse grossman. while grossman faces a huge uphill battle as the city's registered independents now outnumber its dwindling republican days. >> for a police officer whether you're on duty or off duty if you commit a c

." >> long time civil rights attorney larry krasner will be philadelphia's next top prosecutor. he handsly defeated republican beth grossman with 75% of the vote. krasner says he'll fight for people who don't feel the justice system works for them. >> and this is a a movement that is tired of seeing a system that is systematically pick on poor people primarily black and brown people. this is a mandate for a movement that is loudly telling government what it want and what it wants is criminal justice reform in ways that require transformational change within the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> krasner has defended protesters arrested during the republican national convention held here in philly back in 2,000, also defended black lives matter, many on hands to support him last night. >> and in allentown, democrat ed pulaski has been re-elected as fourth term as mayor. this what is interesting it all comes an among federal corruption charges against him filed cup epp of months ago, beat out real estate challenger. >> in atlantic city they have new mayor. democratic city

democrat larry krasner up against republican beth grossman. krasner emerged from crowded democratic primary after the indictment every disgraced da set william, pleaded guilty to excepting a bribe. meantime has earned the end doserment of the philadelphia police union and the philadelphia inquirer. >> and polling places across pennsylvania open at 7:00 a.m. and close al 8:00 tonight. so they will open in about 50 minutes. >> coming up united airlines final 747 flight, why it is the end of the road for the queen of the skies. >> plus caught on camera. the exact moment a wall of water floods a school library as severe weather rolled through the midwest, see the damage it left behind. >> we'll show you the new test that can tell if you're too tired to get behind the wheel. the latest tool in the fight against drowsy driving, that's coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> mainly it has been like it is hot, it is cold, we've been on a weather roller coaster. but katie, details on consistent chilly forecast next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ i

krasner is a longtime opponent of capital punishment who opposes police stop-and-frisk policies. he has represented protesters with black lives matter, act up, occupy philadelphia, and other progressive groups. and in virginia's prince william county, democrat danica roem is set to become the nation's first openly transgender state lawmaker after she was elected to represent the 13th district of virginia's house of delegates. this is former journalist danica roem speaking ahead of tuesday's election. >> it shouldn't be a volutionary act to say this is who i am, this is why i am well qualified for office as a longtime local reporter and a lifelong resident of the district i am running to represent. it should not be revolutionary to have to say "and i am transgender." yes, i am all of these things. amy: with her victory, roem will unseat 73-year-old incumbent republican bob marshall, who has repeatedly called himself virginia's chief homophobe. marshall authored an unsuccessful bathroom bill that would have prohibited transgender people from using public restrooms matching their ge

the race for philadelphia district attorney, larry krasner defeated beth gross man, krasner promises big changes to the justice system, he replaces seth williams who was sent to prison, bone candidates thanks supporters. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that is systemically picked on four people, primary. black and brown people. >> i'm just proud. it was a good fight, i fought it and i would do anything for our city. i love it >> grossman wished him the best of luck. >>> frank lobiondo announced he will retire and not seek reelection. he has represented south jersey second congressional district since 1994. in statement, lobiondo said he's leaving because committee term limits. he also blasted what he called the increasing political polarry ation of the nation. >> you will see them scrolling throughout the bottom of your screen. >> a chilly rainy day in the city meant snow in the poconos. it certainly looks like a winter wonderful land in the mountains, meteorologist kate bilo tracking in the weather >> we did have snow in the mountains, it has come to an end an

krasner will replace seth williams who pleaded guilty to bribefice. vote 2017 continues on 6abc.com. see results for several other races including pennsylvania supreme court and several ballot questions that. the results in several local mayoral races is coming up. >> president trump is in china as he continues on his tour of asia. trump met with chinese president in the forbidden city. the two sides are starting two days of meetings that will be centered on trade area's weapons threat. trump addressed the south korean parliament before he late last night and he directed part of his speech rs of north korea saying "don't underestimate us and do not try us." >> the weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer. they are putting your regime in grave danger. >> trump also called for article complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> communities just to the north of us are beginning to see s >> a transit worker is caught on camera dragging a passenger from a new york city subway car. >> a retired sailor called for help when his own boat be

the race for philadelphia district attorney, larry krasner defeated beth gross man, krasner promises big changes to the justice system, he replaces seth williams who was sent to prison, bone candidates thanks supporters. >> this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that is systemically picked on four people, primary. black and brown people. >> i'm just proud. it was a good fight, i fought it and i would do anything for our city. i love it >> grossman wished him the best of luck. >>> frank lobiondo announced he will retire and not seek reelection. he has represented south jersey second congressional district since 1994. in statement, lobiondo said he's leaving because committee term limits. he also blasted what he called the increasing political polarry ation of the nation. >> you will see them scrolling throughout the bottom of your screen. >> a chilly rainy day in the city meant snow in the poconos. it certainly looks like a winter wonderful land in the mountains, meteorologist kate bilo tracking in the weather >> we did have snow in the mountains, it has come to an end an

. >> and notable defense and civil rights attorney, larry krasner, going head-to-head in one of the mowe tens us philadelphia district attorney races in recent memory. krasner emerge from the crowded democratic primary following the indictment of disgraced da set williams, who was eventually convicted of taking bribes and committing fraud. >> i actually believe both in law and order not just order. and that is reform. we have been dealing with a system in which it was all about orders. that meant locking everybody up as opposed to following constitutional requirements and being bald. >> but it is that outsider approach that's rubbing some in the public safety community the wrong way. it earned the republican grossman the endorse doorsment of the philadelphia police union and of the inquirer. >> i just want to serve the people of philadelphia with honesty and inch telling pretty, and know that they have a champion in the da's offers for victims, survivors of crime and neighborhoods. >> so now what's normally a race where the democrat wins going away, this time both saying they feel confi

krasner is a civil rights attorney, grossman spent two decade as prosecutor in the d 's as office. >>> remember, you still got, almost two hours, you have until 8:00 p.m. to head to the polls in both pennsylvania, and in new jersey. be sure to tune into "eyewitness news" at 10 and 11:00 for election results. >>> still to come, on "eyewitness news" hidden danger of alcohol. >> when we come back potential linc between drinking and deadly disease, and who is behind this new data. lauren? >>> i'm meteorologist lauren casey live from the mobile weather watcher in the season'sw has been falling throughout the afternoon and early evening, when we come back i'll give you another look at this snowy scene let you know how much accumulation we could see in the higher elevations coming up. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪ >>> another reason to cut back on your alcohol inn take.

krasner will replace seth williams who resigned and thendg bribes. >>> we'll have results from severalal mayoral races coming up and the full results from election day are posted on 6abc.com. >> let's talk about accuweather because a cold shot is coming our way. >> yeah, it's chilly this morning but really friday is when you're going to feel especially uncomfortable and saturday morning is where we bottom out. >> wow. >> storm tracker6 live double scan shows that the rain from yesterday is gone, maybe a sprinkle down near the coast right now. the only thing i'm seeing is off the coast. as we take a look outside, we have sky6 and lots of clouds over the ben franklin parkway. also those flags waving a little bit because it is a little bit breezy out there this morning as you will see right now. your temperature is 41 degrees. winds are out of the north at 14 miles per hour and when they squeeze through the buildings in center city, they can be a little bit stronger than that. generally we're looking at winds in the eight to 16 miles per hour range as we go through the day. future tracker

krasner told supporters his victory was a mandate for tons formational change. >> this is a moment that says we are not just voters. we are the -- >> the long time civil rights attorney says it is time to end the death penalty, mass incarceration. >>> phil murphy won the race to be new jersey's next governor. the former u.s. ambassador during the obama administration defeated current lieutenant governor kim guadagno. this returns the state to democratic control after eight years under republican governor chris christie. full results on 6abc.com. >> it's already pretty chilly out there. you say it's going to get even chillier than this. >> it is. we're going to get down right cold on friday, friday night especially and saturday morning. >> whew. >> whew is right. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you the rain is off the coast. looks like there's a sprinkle not too far off the coast of atlantic city but we are drying out. we have cloudy skies over the airport and elsewhere across the region. we are expecting the return of some sun today but you'll see more of that up north than you wi

democrat larry krasner up against republican bet grossman. krasner emerged from crowded democratic primary, that followed the indictment of set william. williams you may recall pled guilty to excepting a bribe. grossman is endorsed by the philadelphia police union, and the philadelphia inquirer. meanwhile, voters in allentown will decide whether democrat ed pulaski should be mayor again, you may recall he's facing corruption charges and is accused of excepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contract. pulaski denies the accusations , republican real estate developer highman is challenging him, and seeking fourth term. >> philadelphia vote letters pick a city controller and pennsylvania voters are also picking new judges today. >> southerland springs texas still trying to cope with the loss of 26 people in the shooting at first baptist church. last night about 100 people prayed together at a baseball fields. twenty other were injured, and the worse mass shooting in texas history. fourteen people are still in t

krasner, a civil rights and defense attorney, beat republican beth grossman.nd in delaware county, it was an historic election night. democrats beat out republican incumbents for two delaware county council seats. the last time a democrat served on the county council was in 1980. democrats also had historic wins in several key races in bucks county. joining me now, democratic political insider, teresa lundy. lundy runs her own firm, tml communications. she was name 1 of the 17 young people shaping philly politics by digital news organization "philly pen." also joining the discussion is joe watkins. watkins is a republican political analyst most often seen on msnbc. he was a white house aide under president george w. bush, and ran as the republican candidate for lieutenant governor of pennsylvania in 2009. thank you both for being with us. joe watkins: thanks, rosemary. teresa lundy: thank you. rosemary: all right, so let's start in new jersey, talk about the governor's race there. i have to wonder, was that really an anti-trump movement, or an anti-christie mo

the race pits republican beth grossman against democrat larry krasner.grossman is a longtime prosecutor already working within the d.a.'s office. krasner is a civil rights and defense attorney who spent decades working in the philadelphia justice system. between the two, philadelphia's designation as a sanctuary city is one of the top issues. grossman says she can't endorse the designation, however, she says she will enforce the law as set by mayor kenney. on the other hand, krasner says he fully supports being a sanctuary city. the attorney says he'll resist the president's policies if needed. philadelphia's last elected d.a. went to inmate this year. seth williams was convicted of accepting bribes for political favors. a judge sentenced him to five years in prison last month. >>> in the lehigh valley, 50 counts of bribery and fraud are not keeping the mayor of allentown from asking the opinion to -- asking the public to trust him again. ed pilowski is taking on three candidates. his major opponent, democrat-turned-republican matt hyman, and there are t

. >> long time civil rights attorney krasner next top prosecutor, defeated belth grossman with 75% of the vote. krasner says he's going to fight for meme who don't feel the justice system works for them. >> and this is a movement that is tired of seeing a system that a system atticly picked on poor people, primarily, black and brown people. >> this is a mandate for a movement that is loudly telling government what it want and what it wants is criminal justice reform, in ways that require transformational change within the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> has defended protesters held here in philadelphia, back in 2,000, and he's also defended members of black lives matter, many of them were on hand to support him last night. >> let's go to allentown right now up in lehigh county. democrat ed pulaski has been re-elected for further time as mayor. here is the thing, you may remember, facing some federal corruption charges right now, filed just couple every months ago, he beat out the republican real estate developer flat hyman. fifty to 43%. upset, new mayor, frank gilliam bea

. >> and larry krasner, the democratic candidate. good morning, mr.d morning. >> all right, let's get right into this, and we're gonna start with restoring dignity to the office that both of you seek. seth williams, the last person elected to that office, district attorney, is now in a jail cell, and he's likely gonna be there for the next five years for accepting a bribe, and we're gonna start with you, mr. krasner. why are you the best person to restore dignity to the office, boost morale

. >>> now to philadelphia, larry krasner is the newly elected district of columbia tonight.e beat republican beth gross plan. he will succeed democrat seth williams who resigned in july after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges. we have more on the race for mayor in allentown, camden, and atlantic city at the bottom of the screen. find a full list of races and results on nbc10.com and our nbc10 app. nchlt>>> it's wednesday, so nbc on the road. this morning at the wawa in horsham county. >> all morning we'll be at the wawa on eastham road in horsham. tracy, jessica, and i will be heading there after the show at 7:00. meteorologist bill henley has been there this morning helping people get started. bill? >> we are running low on meatbale sandwiches. -- meatball sandwiches. i know you and jessie have your heart set on that. whether you're coming goi-- you going to horsham or anywhere else, bundle up. you might need chapstick. say hi to the ladies, they're giving it out. bundle up. it is cold. the temperatures have dropped after the rain yesterday. the rain is totally out

krasner was surrounded by supporters as he made his way in his polling place in west mt. airy this morning. he is a civil rights attorney, beth grossman republican date for philadelphia d.a. cast her ballot this morning in east falls. she spent two decade working as a prosecutor in the office that she now wants to lead. >>> if you have not voted just yet there is time, polling placeness pennsylvania and in new jersey closed tonight at 8:00 o'clock. >>> hollywood a lister and high maintenance singer is rumored to have weight loss surgery. we will get word from our friends at entertainment tonight. >>> memorial stand at site of the sunday's church shooting in texas as we get more information about the violent history of the gunman. we will have the full report at 5:30. >>> iphone, i glitch, the text function may have a weird glitch that changes one letter to the other, we will have a work around, lauren? >>> i'm meteorologist lauren casey live from the mobile weather watcher on i80 where we are on the hunt for the season's first snow fall i'll show you what we found coming

voters in philadelphia are district attorney, and democrat larry krasner and republican beth grossman are vying for the s se mt. airy and rallied supporters in german town. we'll have election results one the polls close and urge youostith "actionews" 6abc.com forupdates, the cleayd a fire in wilmingthat left one persond er investigation and firefighters arrived at this home at nature way avenue before 9:00 this morning and found flames shooting out the and they pulled t peopl0 to get are started. the damage estimat at $200,000. halladay's ducis rogers has highlights of the former phillies pitcher and his career. >> and the woman makes a decision to escape the blaze in german town. we'll hear heriesterday's high 70 and today 49 on top of that we have aeady rain and i'll have details on wr and windy weathern the way in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. those stories and more when "actinues tones. ♪ this holiday season, my good friend gave to me... ♪ ♪ 7 powerball tickets 6 match 6 chances, ♪ ♪ 5 cash 5s! 4 cash4lifes, ♪ ♪ 3 pick 3s 2 mega millions. ♪ happy holidays, rita! t

so, republican beth grossman is running begins democrat larry krasner. winner will take over for interim d.a. kelly hodge. she replaced seth williams after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. >>> coming up at 6:08, police are learning about the sutherland springs texas shooting that killed 26 people we are learning more details. >> it gets worse and worse. they are learning that this 26 year-old devin patrick kelly, well, air force has admitted some fault in not submitting kelly's criminal history to the fbi. as required by military results. so this guy kelly was discharged from the air force in 2014 after being convicted of assaulting his ex-wife and stepson. so police also finding threatening text message that is kelly sent his mother-in-law on the morning of the shooting. so the daughter of the church pistorius we told you yesterday was killed, in the tragedy on sunday morning. her family spoke about the senseless act. >> we who more than bell yesterday and one thing that gives me a sliver of encourage is the fact that bell was surrounded y

larry krasner cast his ballot in east mt. airy. and both candidates are vying to take over the da's office after seth williams was sentenced to prison for accepting a bribe. >> and there are muriel races in camden, and allentown and deciding on a state supreme court justice. stay tuned for coverage of all the races, we'll bring you results when they come in and join us tonight at 11:00 for the lightest. >>> turning to accuweather you may want to grab your umbrella before you head out this afternoon. going live outside we are looking at is the ben franklin bridge, the clouds are hanging tough overnight and david murphy has the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> sara the wide view on satellite shows the clouds gathering as expected but there is rain out to the west and snow in the up ser elevations of western and central pennsylvania and pushing towards the east and all rain when can gets here and yesterday it looked like the rain would say south and an area of low pressure and trending this way from yesterday afternoon to t

krasner a long time civil rights attorney promising big changes to the cities justice system. >>> democrats also pick up a big win in the virginia governor's race, ralph north ham defeated republican ed gillespy by nine points but they shoot contest in virginia and new jersey as a referendum on president trump and his policies. cbs news exit polling revealed health care was number one issue for virginia voters, president trump is pushing to dismantle the affordable care act. >> if there is anything democrats may take away, it is that seeing health care as the number one issue may give them some ideas on how to campaign, heading in to 2018. >> tuesday, was also, a historic election for democrats in delaware county. we will show you why, that is coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> get a full list of the election results plus all of our campaign 2017 coverage at cbs philly.com. >>> the local business community came together today for an annual tradition focusing on our nation's veterans. "eyewitness news" in center city for operation gratitude day, the event put on by philadelphia conv

she's beth grossman this is who she is running against larry krasner a democrat.ner will be taking over for interim d.a. who replaced seth williams who, of course, resigned after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. >>> depending where you live three local mayoral races will also be decided to day, in allentown democratic incumbent ed pawlowski is attempting to secure reelection just three months after being indicted for his alleged involved in pay to play politics. pawlowski lead in the most current polls over republican challenger nat hyman. >>> camden, new jersey, democratic mayoral candidate and city council president frank moran is leading in the polls over independent candidate jerome taylor, current mayor dana redd said she not seek a third term. >> in atlantic city incumbent republican mayor don guardian is attempting to fend off his democratic opponent, city council president, frank gilli am junior. that race has turned nasty over the pennsylvania couple of weeks with guardian accusing gilliam of running a voter fraud operation. >>> polling cent

the race pits republican beth grossman against democrat larry krasner.man is a longtime prosecutor already working in the d.a.'s office. krasner is a civil rights and defense attorney who spent decades working in the philadelphia justice system. polls in pennsylvania just opened within the past half hour. if you don't know where you should be voting, find your polling place on the nbc10 app. a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward. he stood up to north jersey special interests nobody delivers more for south jersey than steve sweeney. to increase funding for our schools. he stopped christie's commuter tax, saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and h

candidates are running next tuesday, matt o'donnell will be moderating a candidate's forum between larry krasner and beth grossman airing this sunday 11:30 a.m. before "action news" at noon. it's a good way to get information. >> i can't wait to hear what they have to say. >>> still ahead on "action news," a twitter employee leaves the company in dramatic fashion by going rogue and spending a high-profile account. >> apple tradition continues, people across the globe are camping out as the iphone x goes on sale in stores today. been exposed as a double dipping pension padder. caught spending campaign money on lavish dinners and fine cigars for his pals. investigated for being a lobbyist and a senator at the same time. sweeney voted to raise taxes 145 times while our economy continues to struggle. south jersey is a mess, and it's time to take out the trash. on november 7th, make a change. dump sweeney. every day, technology becomes much more personalized. ♪ ♪ like this. and this. (ai device) welcome home, gary, how was your day. and like this. introducing specifi, our digital investing platform t

republican beth grossman is running against democrat larry krasner. the winner will take over for kelly hodge she became the interim da after seth whim jumps pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. he's now serving five years in federal prison. >>> putting pot spotlight on major issue in schools across our area and the nation. bullying. how one local film maker is taking real live situations and putting them on the big screen. kristen. >> iain, the eagles have been unstoppable these last few weeks. now heading into their bye they know the real challenge lies ahead. how the team is working to still a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward. >> bullying subject