krasner says he has.e did not go to these individuals personally and give them the respect of saying, "i no longer need your services. thank you. goodbye." he had it done, as larry said, in some cases people were told as they were going through hallways. people were escorted out of that building as if they had committed crimes. and, as you mentioned, there are trials that were continued, that had to be continued, because of this ad hoc literal massacre, a clearinghouse. there were judges who were angry because they had to continue cases. there are certain cases that may very well be dropped because of different priorities now. and so, i find this to be reprehensible, the manner in which mr. krasner made his entrance. >> but is there an argument somewhat for this? i mean, many of these people spoke out against him during the election saying he'd be a bad choice, they didn't like the direction he was going. if you're going to switch, you maybe can't do it halfheartedly. to really get going on what he promis

last on the list, new face toes take oath of office larry krasner. he is a civil rights attorney who will be sworn in as cities next top prosecutor. krasner campaigned on promises of reducing incarceration and eliminating use of the death penalty but changing the culture of that office will not happen overnight and he need cooperation of almost everyone, prosecutors, attorneys, and law enforcement officials. krasner taking over the office from kelly hodge who was appointed interim district attorney after seth williams resigned from that post. williams pleaded guilty to corruption charges back in july. he was accused of taking bribes and even scaming his own mother's nursing home, out of thousands of dollars. so, more than 20 elect officials will be sworn in this morning, the program begins slightly after 10:00 a.m., krasner's part of the program is expected to happen around 11:23 a.m., this event is opened to the media, thomas and karen so our cameras will be there in side. >> that we will, new year, new beginning. lauren johnson, thank you. >>> also

larry krasner himself was nowhere to be seen. from his office late today here's a portion of his statement "change is never easy. d.a. krasner was given a clear mandate from the voters for transformational change. today's actions were necessary to achieve that agenda. a retired veteran prosecutor blasted the d.a. as always having been soft on crime even back during krasner's days as a defense attorney. >> he's always had an agenda. he didn't really look at the evidence. he just painted this picture of law enforcement is bad. >> reporter: jim, tonight larry krasner issued a statement reassuring the public in that statement that their pending cases will be handled properly in the days and weeks ahead despite today's late hour shakeup even though the assistant district attorneys handling their cases before have now been fired. i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" live in center city. >> thank you vernon. on the local business front, word tonight that sears is closing more than a lunn hundred add additional stores including in this

philadelphia's new district attorney larry krasner takes the only of office and a historic swearing in for the city's new controller. and doug peterson's message for the eagles as they gear up for the playoffs. >>> we are stuck in the 20s for a full week now. 24 and believe it or not it gets colder by the event of the week and after thursday's nor'easter we'll talk about the cold and how much snow to expect where you live. that and much more when "action news" continues tonight. turning 65. downsizing. enrolling in medicare part d. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they come to cvs pharmacy. for advice and ways to save money. including copays as low as zero dollars. switching is easy, call 1-833-cvs-medd and transfer today to cvs pharmacy. >>> larry krasner is now mr. describe attorney and rebecca rinehart is now the controller. the first female in the city. they took the swearing in ceremony at the kimmel ceremony this could be the start of a radical new direction. vernon odom was there today. >> from the office of the describe attorne

krasner went take the stage until about 11:23? who is he? he will be our next district attorney, 56 year-old progressive democrat, civil rights law school, stan forward law school graduate and later today our top cop. krasner won the office in november after seth williams resigned amid a bit of controversy and drama last july williams, city's first black prosecutor, pled guilty to bribery and corruption charges and he is now serving a five-year prison sentence. krasner's hopeful of changing the culture of that office. last month in front of the philadelphia bar association he called williams led d.a.'s office toxic and said it compromised careers for many who wouldn't drink the tea so to speak. so in addition to those internal changes krasner has been vocal about changing the laws in our city regarding incarceration as well as death penalty. that requires time, patients and cooperation from everyone who interacts with his office including prosecutors, law enforcement, judges, and attorneys. krasner definitely has his work cut out for him so

krasner has a meeting with kelly hodge interim district attorney, hodge has told krasner that the d.aoffice lacks a robust sexual harassment policy and krasner vows to make changes to that with the help of some who are already inside of the office. other changes on his list he wants to reduce incarceration laws and do away with the death penalty. civil rights lawyer who has department numerous times as a defense lawyer has now new york with those officers to make these changes real. krasner is adamant about changes he feels are necessary and long overdue after years offset williams leading the charge. williams is now, serving five-year prison sentence for bribery, corruption charges. his trial started last summer. in july he pled guilty sending him behind bars. now, krasner, hopeful to change culture, change some laws and change perceptions surrounding prosecution in philadelphia. so his work will officially begin today, after the swearing in ceremony, and that starts at 10:00 a.m. his oath of office scheduled to start at 11:23, karen and mike if they stay on schedule. >> 11:23. it be

bruce gordon is here now with the latest on case that may put some big pressure op larry krasner. >> reporter: iain, there is no disputing the incident began with the off duty detective trying to protect pedestrians after the virginia man struck one person then another on busy south broad street monday morning. what is in question is how that incident ended with the man dead and the off duty detective firing the fatal shots. we caught up with philadelphia district attorney larry krasner as his offices eagles pep rally wednesday and asked whether krasner had seen what police investigators have gathered regarding the incident. >> we have received some materials. there's more to receive. weary viewing what we have now and we're going to follow the evidence wherever it leads. >> reporter: off duty detective who's name has not yet been released confronted 31-year-old khalil lou wal after lou wall deliberately struck a president at broad and bigler around 7:30 monday morning. fox 29 has learned at least three video cameras including one on this nearby home recorded the incident. which the

she believes that krasner should put in those he want he wants oo support his agenda. >> he wants tottention to the cases that come and just not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> tonight, it remains unclear how soon krasner will replace the fired staffers and how it will affect the caseload of each of the units. dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, dan. mayor pawloski had the state of the city address today. he faces down federal corruption charges. he plans to boost home ownership by sub devising apartments into single family homes and is asking developers to hire local. pawloski's trial begins later this month. >> the number just drawn for the mega millions jackpot. is tonight your night? >> breaks news, as passengers record the terrifying moments a plane burst into flames. >>> and it could be one of the most widespread computer bugs in decades, affecting your home computer to phone to cloud storage. we'll tell you how to protect yourself. adam? >> right no, six below allentown, seven below philadelphia and wilmington and three below at the airport. >> jeff skve

krasner thinks cash bail keeps pore people lock up.e'll end it. >> president president trump laying out his foreign priorities in series of new year's tweets that include support of anti government demonstrations in iran. for more than 20 protesters have been killed. president trump calling the iranian regime brutal and corrupt and warning that the us is watching. and now the trump administration is calling on iran to unblock instagram and other social media that protesters are using to organize. >>> when a nation clamps down on social media or websites or google or news sights, we ask the question, what are you afraid of? >> the president also focusing on north korea's nuclear program while also slamming pakistan in a new year's tweet. >>> well tonight police are investigating after a woman's body has been found in northeast philadelphia. now, she was in her 50s her body was found inside a van on the 4,000 block of fair dale road. investigators are not saying whether her death is a tributed to the cold weather or other causes. >>> so

for president john mcnez by never a fan ofarry krasner says this about the shakeup. >> it's shocking number one. it's scary for what it says is going to happen to the court system over the next six or seven months. >> former prosecutor richard sachs who was out of town serving 30 years in the da's office was devastated. he said there was only one thing that those fired had going against them. >> they won their cases, sought justice for the victims. they did their jobs. >> bad as he feels for those fired -- >> i feel worse for the city of philadelphia. i think her citizens are going to suffer. >> city council woman marianne tasco differs. she believes that krasner should put in those he want he wants oo support his agenda. >> he wants to pay attention to the cases that come and just not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> tonight, it remains unclear how soon krasner will replace the fired staffers and how it will affect the caseload of each of the units. dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, dan. mayor pawloski had the state of the city address today. he faces down fe

krasner told the people who work in the d.a.'s office that changes are coming and what his goals are. how quickly those changes happen will have to be seen. and exactly what steps are used to implement them have yet to be laid out. and it's also an historic day for another person. rebecca rinehart will be the first female city controller in philadelphia when she is inaugurated later on this morning. also to be sworn in, more than 20 judges. so a big day for the folks here in law enforcement, the justice system, really, the city of philadelphia. the ceremony beginning here at the kimmel center later on this morning. for now, live in center city, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> today in delaware county, officials will be sworn in for their first days in office. the sheriff, controller, register of wills, and two members of the county council will take the oath of office this morning. tomorrow, new judges will be sworn in. >>> in the lehigh valley, allentown mayor ed pawlowski's term begins under a cloud of scrutiny. the democratic ma

larry krasner was sworn in. krasner reaffirmed his campaign promise to create a culture of change in the city. >> a movement was sworn in today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> krasner is against the death penalty and vowed to exercise power with restraint. he wants to reduce the city's incarceration rate and reform how criminals are granted bail. >>> in montgomery county, the newest chief of police is on the job. steve gray was sworn in last night as the new head of the bryn athyn police department. he takes over for glen kaufman after 35 years on the force. >>> you saw tracy holding up the ticket at the top of the show. more than $850 million is still up for grabs. >> here's the reason -- no one won the jackpot in last night's mega millions drawing. now the pot grows to at least $418 million. the numbers 1-42-47-64-70, mega ball, 22. the next drawing is friday night. tonight is the powerball drawing. no one hit the winning numbers over the weekend, so the jack

larry krasner himself was nowhere to be seen.d they were looking for new jobs in the legal community and feared being blackballed if they spoke out. tonight retired assistant d.a. richard sacks told me thinks krasner is just getting back at prosecutors with whom he battled when he was a defensetory. >> pay back. to hell with the citizens of philadelphia. that's what he did today. >> reporter: sharrie, the district attorney's spokesperson said they would have a statement to make by the end of the day. so far no word from larry krasner, the new d.a. of philadelphia. i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news" in center city. >> all right, we will see what comes for comes next. >>> we know these brutally cold temperatures can do damage to our skin but just what kind of impact can it have on our insides. "action news" anchor monica malpass live in our news room with more on that story today. hi, monica. >> hi, sharrie, that's right. of course we know when you're just even walking to your car or exercising outside you're in these cold tem

and looking for the right conviction. >> reporter: in a vast departure from administration larry krasnerweek ago seeks to end mass incarceration and find other solutions dealing with those accused of lesser crimes. >> not as many convictions and years for the convictions. >>> largely defended to ask 33 veterans and staff members to turn in resignations last week based in part on philosophical differences on his reform agenda. >> it's to pick the team and doesn't necessarily mean the players who are traded are bad players. some of them might be. some of them might be great players who simply do not fit into the strategy of the team. >> reporter: while the resignations may have triggered low morale among staffers a cry set off by the krep corruption of convicted da seth williams. >> enthusiasm in the office itself. >> reporter: what surfaced on the one on one interview with krasner as we received information charges for vandalizing the statute were going to be dropped and an aide confirmed that was true and after checking further they said no decision had been made on that and his trial is

krasner is also opposed to the death penalty. it's not clear how quickly the changes will actually happen. >>> in the lehigh valley, allentown mayor ed pawlowski's fourth term begins under a cloud of scrutiny. the city's democratic mayor was sworn in last night. pawlowski will go on trial in two weeks on charges he accepted campaign contributions from potential city contractors, along with more than 50 other charges including conspiracy and fraud. pawlowski has pleaded not guilty. >>> atlantic city's new mayor says he wants to make the city the "shining star" of new jersey. frank gilliam was officially sworn in yesterday. he says his first quarter of business will be to meet with state officials to discuss the city's financial standing. >>> in camden, frank moran was sworn in yesterday as the city's next mayor during a private ceremony. moran served two decades on camden's city council and says he plans to work to improve the city's neighborhoods. >>> 6:05. happening today, a day of healing at phoenixville area high school. stude

that's what we're going to do. >> after being sworn in, krasner delivered an emotional speech where he promised to look out for those who couldn't afford to look out for themselves. protecting witnesses no matter their immigration status and ending massive cars nations. >> today we trade fear for sanctuary. >> the black lives matter movement called on larry krasner to deliver a statement on the december 27th police shooting when he was directly asked if he had any reason to believe police officers committed crimes, he said he would be a pretty lousy da if he answered that question before reviewing the evidence. back to you. >>> a grand jury says pennsylvania state police should stop investigating shootings by its own troopers and turn them over to outside law enforcement instead. the report suggests a change would ensure the investigations are transparent and free from potential bias or conflict of interest. a state police spokesman says the agency remains confident in its procedures, but will review the report. >>> a man b with ties to our area akuszed in a shooting in maryland is now

it did not take long for the district attorney to make waves when he booted prosecutors today and krasner sat down with a one-on-one with dann cuellar. what did he have to say about the dismissals today? >> reporter: well, he said a lot of things in a wide ranging interview in a news conference followed by a one-on-one interview with da larry krasner and he answered all sorts of questions. he will seek truth and justice and try to end mass incarceration and not just score a high incarceration rate. >> not just a matter of how many convictions you can get and how many years you can get for the turn in their resignations. he says it's nothing that others have not done. >> the coach gets to pick the team it doesn't necessarily mean that players who are traded are bad players, some of them might players that simply do not fit into the strategy of the team. krasner tells us on a one-on-one eeking death penalties convictions is simply over under his administration. >> you never never but the decision is on the fact that the death penalty is never imposed in pennsylvania. >> and also dramaticall

the police and fop have criticized krasner has too soft on crime and hostile to the police. >> today we start the long road between trading division between police and the community they serve for unity and reconciliation and cooperation. all of which make us safer. >> i will support obey and defend -- >> also sworn in today rebecca rinehart the first female city controller the city's fiscal watch dog. >> voices need to be heard, she wants to look at me as a leader but to also see other women as leaders. >> reporter: so one note, the president of philadelphia's fraternal order of police did not attend the ceremony, some will consider that a direct snub of the new district attorney. vernon odom, live in center city. >> thank you. >>> a mayor in lehigh valley county was sworn in weeks before his trial on corruption charges are set to begin. ed pel you sky was sworn in. the democrat is accused of accepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city business. he has pled not guilty. po low sky says he does not plan to name an interim mayor during his trial. in dela

larry krasner asked 31 prosecutors to resign as part of a major change he says needs to happen. in an interview yesterday with nbc10, krasner called the city's homicide rate abysmal and says major changes need to happen in his office and neighborhoods across the city to make real change a reality. however, some who have been let go have issues with his wife, a philadelphia judge. krasner says the people making the claims are overlooking other serious problems. >> the reason people in this office went after my wife was that she was not finding credible the same police officers who were indicted by federal authorities ten years later. they don't want to talk about that part of it. >> the d.a.'s office said five of ten cases need to be continued following the staff changes. critics say many more cases will be affected. >>> the time is 5:07 wednesday morning. here's a look south and east. you see the liberty building lit up nice and pretty. visibility is good. clear skies overhead, and a nice, quiet morning starting off. the temperatures, there's a range. we are seeing that range in

larry krasner and his new team?tion news" reporter vernon odom has that story. >> reporter: the criminal justice center was still standing today even in the wake of friday's wholesale mass shakeup at the district attorney's office where in all, new d.a. larry krasner fired 31 veteran employees chiefing from the ranks of those at odds with krasner's progressive priorities. he's a death penalty opponent and he cut off lots of hard liners. many were supervisors who did not fit into krasner's game plan. criminal lawyers downplayed the impact of this move by the new d.a. >> this is not something unusual and i think only because it's a new philosophy of the d.a. that everybody's making such a big deal out of it. i don't think it's all that unusual. it happens all the time and it happens all around the country. >> reporter: the new d.a. is making a point of staying out of the public's eye. a source tells me plans to name some new murder squad personnel late this week some of left the d.a.'s office years ago and are ready t

some groups day praising krasner's decision. we applaud district attorney krasner's move in app pointing caleb arnold to this position because it breeds a safer city. creates more trust with law enforcement not just for those folks who are defendants and how are they treated by the district attorney's office, but also, the community at large. >> arnold is looking forward to building trust within those communities so everyone can get the help they need. >>> we are following more breaking news at this hour. a bombshell report in the new york times says president trump ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller in june but the times says he back down when the white house counsel threatened to resign. according to the report, president trump claimed mueller was biased. but white house counsel donald mcginn disagreed and threatened to quit if the president went through with the firing. no comment tonight from the white house. >>> ♪ >>> eagles fans they are preparing to watch the birds take on the patriots in just ten days.

the crowd erupted when larry krasner was sworn in. he reaffirmed his campaign promise to create a culture of change in the city. >> a movement was sworn in today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> krasner is against the death penalty and vowed to exercise power but with restraint. he wants to reduce the city's incarceration rate and reform how criminals are granted bail. >>> i'll meteorologist bill henley. 5:08. 16 degrees in philadelphia. you see we've got a little bit of a breeze.r city. looking from the lowe's hotel. heading out, it is a frigid morning. even without the wind. temperatures have been plummeting under clear skies. but with clear skies, not going to be as cold this afternoon. we'll see a lot of sunshine, and we'll get close to 32 degrees later on. but it gets colder tonight, and tonight, snow arrives. that coastal storm will make for a messy commute tomorrow morning. right now, look at the cold. 0 in the suburbs. 0 being reported by quakertown. and very cold air in south

that includes the new district attorney larry krasner.h of a honeymoon should have his supporters are already making demands. fox 29's jeff cole reports. ♪ >> reporter: gospel music filled verizon hall with a new district attorney, controller and judges had come to take the oath. a theme of justice for all held swag g we will establish for all time that black lives do matter. [ applause ] >> reporter: the star attraction was larry krasner the life long civil rights attorney who was elected da by arguing the criminal justice system victimize the poor and minorit minorities. sworn in by his wife a city judge with one of his two sons holding a bible, krasner choked up when speaking of second chances for the accused. >> take your time. >> reporter: he was asked how he'd halt philly soaring murder rate. >> da's office has to stop pointing and they got to start participating i'm looking forward to working with the police department every way we can to address the spike in homicides. >> reporter: rebecca reinhardt a veteran of city government wh

krasner told people changes are coming and what his goals are. how quickly the changes happen and what will happen is yet to be seen here. it's not just a big day for the district attorney-elect, but also rebecca rinehart will be sworn in as the first female city controller in philadelphia. also to be sworn in, more than 20 common pleas and municipal judges. the ceremony begins later this morning. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >>> today in delaware county, officials will be sworn in for their first days in office. the sheriff, controller, register of wills, and two minute of county council will all take the is oaths. the new mayor wants to make the city a "shining star of new jersey ." frank gilliam was officially sworn in yesterday morning. he said the first business will be to meet with state officials to learn more about the city's financial standing. >>> in camden, frank moran was sworn in yesterday as the city's next mayor during a private ceremony. he served two decades on camden's city council and says he plans to work to

. >> larry krasner takes the oath of office administered by his wife, the district attorney's campaign was modelled on the reform of a long broken criminal justice system, a movement was sworn in today. a movement for criminal justice reform, that has swept philadelphia. >> mayor jim kenney welcomed the crowd of couple hundred, to the kimmel center, where the long running tradition of publicly taking the oath of office, the first day back, to work after the new year. >> dedicated men and women taking the oath of office today has migrate he is respect and gratitude for their commitment to justice in the state's insecurity of the people of philadelphia. >> a slate of judges of the common pleas and municipal courts was sworn in. >> when i decided to run for offers one year ago, my odds of winning were not good. >> and this is day one on the job for rebecca rhynhart, former chief administrative officer for the city of philadelphia, toppled the three-term incumbent controller, and is the first woman to hold the post. she mapped out five-point plan to strengthen the office. >> we need to be

. >>> happening now, philadelphia district attorney larry krasner appoint add new immigration council. caleb arnold will now lead the city on immigration issues. a major part of the work will be building relationships with immigrant communities. arnold has more than ten years of legal experience in the immigration field. the main goal to make sure everyone is treated fairly by the justice department regardless of their immigration status. some groups praising krasner for his decision saying arnold is the perfect person pour the job. >> we applaud district attorney krasner's move in appointing caleb arnold to this position because it breeds a safer city. it creates more trust with law enforcement. not just for those folks who are defendants and how are they treated by the district attorney's office but also that the community at large. [ applause ] >> arnold is looking forward to building trust win those communities so everyone can get the help they need. >>> another day of cold temperatures and another water main break to deal with. skyfox over the scene this afternoon. look at that m

krasner was sworn in this week and he ran on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system. the district attorney's office did release a statement, damage larry krasner promised to bring culture change to the philadelphia district attorney's office, this includes a broad reorganization of the structure of the dao, as part of that process, 31 dao employees were asked to resign today. >> new at 11:00. sixers legend julius irving was in the hospital. he was taken after getting sick a spokesman tells us doctors are checking him out right now and he's expected to be released after that. now, if any other information comes in, we will pass it on and lesley will have highlights from the sixers game and that's coming up in sports. >>> espn fired donovan mcnab, follows an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. they were named in a lawsuit for sending inappropriate text messages to a stylist when they worked at the nfl network. >>> there are questions about the future direction of the russia investigation, "new york times" reports report president trump ordered his top l

krasner says changes are coming. we sat down with the d.a.-elect a few weeks ago. >> charging -- rich people commit crimes, too. companies commit crimes. we have to be willing to go after them the way other prosecutors have across the country but prosecutors in philly never have. >> reporter: how quickly changes will happen remains to be seen. it's not just a big day for the d.a.-elect. rebecca hine ha rebecca rinehart will be the first city controller when she is sworn in. also to be sworn in, more than 20 common pleas and municipal court judges. the ceremony here begins later on this morning. for now, live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> a upenn student and family with ties to montgomery county are among those who died in a sightseeing tour that ended in this tragedy in costa rica. the death of penn freshman william steinberg has left students on the campus in shock. the student body government posted a statement yesterday calling steinberg a promising scholar and noting that a lot of students knew him well. will

krasner has been a critic of what he calls mass incarceration.vows to not pursue death sentences and backs the idea for state injection sites for heroin users. he would like to see the use of cash bail scaled back and eventually eliminated. krasner was elected after seth williams corruption conviction. kelley hodge also has searched as interim d.a. >>> rebecca rhynhart becomes philadelphia's first female city controller. one of reinhardt's first tasks is to analyze the philadelphia parking authority which she claims is mismanaged and needs to be replacing its board. she replaces long time incumbent allen butkovitz whom she beat in the democratic primary. >>> allentown mayor ed pawlowski is beginning another term as an fbi corruption scandal continues to swirl around his office. he was sworn into a fourth term last night at city hall. the democrat's criminal trial on bribery corruption and fraud is set to begin in federal court in philadelphia in two weeks. the long time mayor has pleaded not guilty in what the feds call a pay to play scheme. >> p

larry krasner. krasner's long time civil rights attorney.e the city's new district attorney. ceremony at the kimmel center in the morning will swear in krasner. 2026 new members of the judiciary and new city controller. krasner won the race against republican beth grossman in november. 75% of the vote. >>> here's look at allentown now in lehigh county a lot of people heading back to work tomorrow after that holiday weekend. meteorologist kathy orr is talking about stinging temperatures in the morning. your forecast in 15 seconds. our producer gabbie up with stinging and that's exactly what it's going to feel like tomorrow morning. it's what it felt like this morning. outside in old city philadelphia heading towards penn's landing last night very busy witness firework celebration. to night, no walkers out there. a few bus riders just too cold. the temperature 16. wind chill is two. winds out of the west at 13 miles an hour. those wind chills going down below zero again tomorrow morning. >>> it's five close degrees in the poconos. 16 in philad

he said quote -- krasner has been a critic of mass incarceration and ran on a platform of justice. there were mixed reaction to the move. >> it's shocking number one and it is scary for what it as he is it's going to happen for the court system. >> he wants the staff to be more engaged and pay attention to the cases that come and just not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> it remains unclear how soon he will replace the fired prosecutors or how this will impact each unit's case load. >> if you're just waking up, 7:07 a.m. there's a new twist in the probe of the alleged russian meddling. new york times is reporting that the president trump instructed the white house counsel to appeal to jeff sessions not to recuse himself from the russian investigation, but sessions did so anyway after getting advice from the justice department. special council will try to determine if this constitutes obstruction of justice on the part of president trump. >>> twitter issued a new response to users who called for the social network to block president trump's account. the statement never mentions

krasner was sworn in this week and he ran on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system. the district attorney's office did release a statement, damage larry krasner promised to bring culture change to the philadelphia district attorney's office, this includes a broad reorganization of the structure of the dao, as part of that process, 31 dao employees were asked to resign today. >> new at 11:00. sixers legend julius irving was in the hospital. he was taken after getting sick a spokesman tells us doctors are checking him out right now and he's expected to be released after that. now, if any other information comes in, we will pass it on and lesley will have highlights from the sixers game and that's coming up in sports. >>> espn fired donovan mcnab, follows an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. they were named in a lawsuit for sending inappropriate text messages to a stylist when they worked at the nfl network. >>> there are questions about the future direction of the russia investigation, "new york times" reports report president trump ordered his top l

. >> philadelphia district attorney larry krasner outlined his agenda for his new administration in a-on-one interview. the democrat wants to be end mass incarceration and find other solutions for dealing with those accused of lesser crimes. even more so, krasner says he will expect his team to seek truth in justice. >> i am looking for the truth. i'm looking for the truth. we're looking for justice. we're looking for the right conviction. >> krasner defended his decision to ask 33 veteran prosecutors and staff members to turn in their resignations last week. he says the move was based in part on philosophical differences with his reform agenda. >> the philadelphia water department continues to make repairs on water main breaks across the city. including this water main break last night that flooded several streets in manayunk. the fire department was even called in to help people that may have been trapped around the area of silver wood and dupont streets. residents say they're frustrated because this is the second break in two weeks in that same spot. >> so when it comes to these co

the office. >> we need to be using this money in the best way possible >> reporter: meanwhile for krasner career civil rights attorney promised to reform the cash bail system, appoint repeatedly mentioned this morning. also to end the stop and frisk policies, and he is a firm opponent of the death penalty. >> so today we start long road toward trading jails and trading death row for schools. >> reporter: in remarks to reporters larry krasner says part of the problem in philadelphia inadequate gun laws. he is also keeping quiet on key personnel appointments in his office of 600 employees. i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", time's up. >> new movement started by some of the most powerful women in hollywood, what they hope to accomplish at 5:30. >>> twins will after lieutenant of explaining to do in the future when asked about their birthdays, they were born in different years. >> it is january 2nd that means many of us are working hard on our new years resolutions and might think pig one toys get in shape. in the so fast. there is a new resolu

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krasner ran on promised to go reform the criminal justice system. the demies looking forward to working with the police department to do it. >> the city with the highest rate of incarceration of the any of the 10 major cities. so today, we start the long road toward trading jails and trading death row for schools. >> rebecca rhynhart was also sworn in today as first female city controller. she also promised change. >> at a time when the trauma from gun violence is felt across our neighborhood we need to be using this money in the best way possible. >> rhynhart also says that she will cruit nice city agencies, budgets and policies. >>> "eyewitness news" is in media today where delaware county held its induction ceremony, brian and kevin mad were even sworn into begin four year terms on the delaware county council, both democrats. sheriff jerry sanders who also ran as a democrat took the oath of office, as well. >>> former pageant winner is now new leader of the atlantic city based miss america organization. former news anchor and 1989 miss america gr

krasner is a former civil rights attorney who ran on the promise of criminal justice reform.e opposed mass incarceration. he opposed the death penalty and favors safe injection sites for heroin addicts. also sworn in today, rebecca rhinehart, the first woman city comptroller. common pleas and judges took their oaths of office today. >>> a historic swearing in tonight in montgomery county. veronica hill milbourne is the first african-american woman on the horsham county. after being sworn in, she took her seat. >>> and still to come tonight, the tweet heard round the world tonight from president trump about the size of his nuclear arsenal. >>> also, beverly hills police present two criminal cases against harvey weinstein to prosecutors. >>> plus a youtube star with 15 million followers has something new to say about the video that he posted of a suicide victim. cecily. >> current wind chills have dropped back down into the single digits. but compared to friday and saturday, this actually feels warm. talk about the bitter cold on the way, and also how much snow to expect from t

larry krasner a long time civil rights attorney will become the new district attorney of philadelphia. lauren johnson is right there in front of the kimmel where he will be sworn in, hi. >> reporter: hi there mike and karen. it is second day of the year but first day of official business in the city of fill because of the holiday yesterday and today many dignitaries will walk through the doors here at kimmel center for swearing in ceremony that will take place at 10:00 a.m. last the list of new faces to take the oath of office, larry krasner, he is a career civil rights attorney who will be sworn in as the top prosecutor krasner campaigned honorary duesing incarceration and eliminating use of the death penalty but change ago this culture will not happen overnight and he need cooperation of everyone he interacts with, prosecutors attorneys, law enforcement officials, judges, krasner taking over the office from kelly hodge who was appointed interim district attorney, after seth williams resigned from that powe last year. williams you might remember pleaded guilty to corruption charges b

among the new elected officials respect district attorney, soon to be, larry krasner, will tell you who else will be taking office. >> today is tuesday, january 2nd, 2018. good morning, jim is off, i'm joe holden. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and pat keeping an eye on things on this very frigid tuesday. >> good morning. >> happy new year, guys. >> not many people out on the roadways, but we do obviously this happens account cold, couple of water main breaks to tell you about. >> it doesn't seem any time it gets this cold out there, but we are stuck in the chill. it looks like for the next, really, better part of the seven day actually. >> oh, boy. >> yes. it is not ending unfortunately , any time soon. but there is at least light at the end of the proverbial tunnel in the seven day. stay tuned for. that will but let me get you out the door right now. storm scan, quiet for one more day, you go see more sun than anything throughout the course of the day, if you can't bank on that to help warm you up at all, at least it is quiet, promised beautiful sunrise, also some sun glare, as a result

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krasner was sworn in. he reaffirmed his campaign promise to create a culture of change in the city. >> a movement was sworn in today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> krasner is against the death penalty and vowed to exercise power but with restraint. he wants to reduce the city's incarceration rate and reform how criminals are granted bail. >>> 6:07. 15 degrees in philadelphia. it's much colder in the poconos. a live picture from ca easy to make snow with these temperatures. we'll be getting mother nature's help coming up he meteorologist bill henley with more. >> 4 in the pocono mountains. we're all going to be in for snow come tomorrow morning. that's why we've issued a first alert for snow. it's they coastal storm that will impact philadelphia, the suburbs, south jersey, and especially the jersey shore and delaware. from 9:00 tonight until noon tomorrow, that's when we'll see snow and blowing snow. leading to a very slippery commute for tomorrow morning

krasner is a former civil rights attorney.e officially took office on tuesday promising to reform the city's criminal justice system. >> krasner's office just released a statement this just minutes ago thanking the employees for their service saying in part, change is never easy but da kras given a clear mandate from the voters for transformational change. today's ax are necessary to achieve that agenda. ". >> president trump dealing with the fallout from the explosive new tell all book which portrays unflattering look at the chant in chief. >> book released as he tries shift t setting this1 live agenda.fox's kevin cork is at the white more for us. thank you have great evening report roar it happened. shoppers can now get their hands on fire and fury, tell all book president trump doesn't want you to read. the book on store shelves four days earlier than planned even as the president's personal lawyer sent a cease and desist trying to prevent its release. white house secretary pushing back hard against the book and its author

. >> philadelphia district attorney larry krasner outlined his agenda for his new administration in a-on-one interview. the democrat wants to end mass incarceration and find other solutions for dealing with those accused of lesser crimes. even more so, krasner says he will expect his team to seek truth and justice. >> i am looking for the truth. i'm looking for the truth. we're looking for justice. we're looking for the right conviction. >> krasner defended his decision to ask 33 veteran prosecutors and staff members to turn in their resignations last week. he says the move was based in part on philosophical differences with his reform agenda. >> ♪ >> so you've been hearing about all these computer flaws that need a patch. well now we're hearing that the patch may actually hurt your computer in some cases. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in times square with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, tam. microsoft says some customers found their computers unusable after applying a security patch. the patch was to fix a flaw in a computer chip. but microsoft says t

: da krasner says save injection sites for heroin users safe lives and he supports them.says he'll have more to say soon on top level staffs. we'll have more at 6:00. jeff cole fox 29 news. lucy. >> that's controversial thing in and of itself. thank you jeff. >>> bar room brawl arc bright fight broke out at a bucks county bar. police say the employees tried to break it up end up attacked. >>> joyce? >> reporter: well, everybody is doing whatever they can to stay warm these days. imagine walking into a place where ice cold air is blasting from el: broke, homeless, selling my body to get high, locked up, a slave to heroin - that was my life. married, a homeowner, a professional, recovering and thriving - that's my life now. i got help. you can too. new years means a new day for those struggling with addiction. don't suffer. don't wait. choose help. call 844 reachnj or visit reachnj.gov ♪ >> teenagers recovering tonight after a gunman shot him a half dozen times in north philadelphia. police say the 19-year-old was walking late last night on the 2300 block of glenwood avenue

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