lynn abraham was his mentor and became his bitter critic. >> self involved and ego centric and thought he was the greatest gift to humanity. all about his ego he couldn't believe he was merely a mortal given a great opportunity. >> for those that helps williams advance politically the disappointment is enormous. >> the sky was the limit for essential williams, everyone in west philly loved him and he called marches and meetings we all came and i came as well. and we were just proud of him and had our first black d.a. >> reporter: jim, congressman bob brady from washington today had this to say. he says that seth's problems were self created and self-inflicted. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> our coverage of the essential williams story continues owe and 6abc.com. you can read the full 50 page indictment against the embattled d.a. and find reaction and updates as the story continues to unfold. two people were injured when two cars ain school bus collided today. chopper 6 hd through over the accident along bethlehem pike in west rock hill township this morning. po

. >>> williams predecessor and one time mentor lynn abraham tells "eyewitness news" that the d.a. should resign for the good of the office. >> from the almost the moment seth williams took office as district attorney of philadelphia he began a pattern and practice oven gauge nothing conduct which the fbi and other agencies determined to be criminal. i understand and know very well he has a presumption of innocence and that is all well and good accusations are very, very, very critical. >> lynn abraham was philadelphia district attorney from 1991 to 2010. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the corruption charges against district attorney seth williams. we will track all of the developments for you here on tv and also on our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> new at 6:00 a locker room lawsuit, high school student is suing a pennsylvania school district, saying that his privacy rights were violated, by sharing locker room with a transgender student. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves has the story. >> reporter: civil rights lawyers in philadelphia have just fil

. >> reporter: jim we spoke to several people one of them being his former boss and da lynn abraham andsecret at rocky but worked closely together for ten years and she and the rest of the legal community are charges. >> shocks you right out of your socks. >> reporter: seth williams lynn abraham is trying to make sense of the indictment claims instead of fighting crimeliams was committing crimes with cash and vacations and even stealing a relative's pension in social security payments. >> did he show you kidding he would not last five minutes in my office if he did that. >> reporter: knows the da office well and holding it 18 years ten of which as williams boss. >> da chief law enforcement officer of the city who himself as ate preventer to commit crimes from the time he took office very shocking. >> reporter: legal community are calling for the 50-year-old to resign. >> people need confidence in the justice system in the court system and lawyers and the way that the thisconfidence willcontinue, will even ee steps down. >> he took my moneypersonally. >> that trust already lost on taxpay

lynne abraham.ve had people who have risen up but haven't necessarily conquered those particular jobs. >> yeah, there have been great successes, especially -- i mean, i look to lynne abraham. she's one of my heroes. and she really is an iconic figure in philadelphia -- controversial, but iconic. i -- to build on what ajay is saying, i think he's absolutely right. there has to be a pipeline. there has to be a -- sort of like a bullpen. you have to have mentorship, but you also have to make sure that it is cross-philosophical, that it's not just focused -- i see a lot -- unfortunately, from my perspective -- i see that there's a lot of philosophical ghettoizing, whereby there's a lot of mentorship and there's a lot of support for someone who would be considered either a progressive or a democrat, especially in this city. there needs to also be a base of support for those who are more conservative, republicans, people who have more, let's say, traditional values. >> and do you see any of the changes ha

." >>> and lynne abraham talked about the case and what she had to say is coming up still ahead. you can also read more about the indictments against the d.a. seth williams on our website. >>> you can see the wind whipping things around. here's a live look at the flags blowing in the wind on the top of the aramark building. the bitter cold blast is a shock to the system aside from yesterday. >> the wind, you can hear it before you step outside to feel it. first-alert meteorologist tammie souza is here with more. >> it's a puffy coat and poofy hair look today. the winds are out of the north. it's a very cold canadian air mass. look at the wind gusts up to 35 miles an hour in wilmington. atlantic city in 36. we still have gusty winds, but they are going to die off as the evening progresses. this is what happened from yesterday's 59. today's high was 53, but that was shortly after midnight. we spent much of the day right around 40 degrees. we are 18 degrees cooler at this hour today than we were yesterday. so you're really feeling it out there. here are the temperatures this hour, 4

before getting elected to the top job, lynn abraham, the long time da, says he liked to throw partiesave a good time, and she said she had to talk to him about it on several occasions, asked if there was any hint of any of this, any of the gifts, getting or giving special deals for friends, lynn abraham the former d.a. said no, because if there were, he would have been gone in less than five minutes. >> all right, steve, thank you so much. it is just so disappointing. we of course went to the district attorney's offers yesterday, williams wasn't there. we are told he is spending time with his family. here is that statement they put opt. i ask you respect his privacy and the privacy and the men and women of the office. so all of us can continue to do our jobs without the distraction of the additional media attention. >> and our coverage of this developing story continues on line. head to fox29.com to read the indictment. you can also download the fox 29 app if you don't already have it. to get breaking news alert sent straight to your smart phone. >> more fall-out from philadelphia's t

his predecessor lynne abraham was a mentor who he publically called momma lynn early in his career assistant district attorney. while they came to be bitter rivals abraham says she was never aware of any illegal activity. >> chief law enforcement officer of the city who has presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out and commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. >> now, williams had already taken himself out of the running for reelection. there are now seven democrats and one republican vying for the nomination. that primary is may 16th. >> ♪ >> new this morning, the a suspected drunk driver caused a violent chain reaction crash in west philadelphia. police say the driver ran a stop sign and struck an suv moving into the intersection. it happened at 54th and thompson streets at 2:00 a.m. the impact of the collision sent one vehicle into a small bus parked on the street. the suspected drunk driver and the driver of the suv are both in the hospital. >> there's some strange circumstances surrounding a deadly shooting in south jersey. the vi

lynn abraham. she was the longest standing d.a. in philadelphia county. here's her take on where the offices is now and what it means going forward. >> it's a devastating blow to the office, not something that you can't recover from. but you have to start from scratch. you have to go back almost to the beginning and remake the whole office. >> reporter: and the debate starts here at 7:00 at the main auditorium at the academy. offstreet parking is available for any of you who would like to attend. reporting live at chestnut hill. i'm pamela osborne, nbc10 news. >>> it's 5:15. a proposed bill in delaware says pit bulls should face the same rules as other dogs. >> but not everybody agrees on this. one family who is mauled by a pit bull is fighting for charges of those dogs. the girl's arm was ripped off. it would take away the right for cities and towns to create legislation targeting pit bulls. but his wife tells us pit bulls need to be treated differently. >> unreasonable registration that require, mandatory neutering, mandatory microchiping. insurance. >>

no answer at williams's home, but we caught up with da lynn abraham to ask about the indictment >> i think it's for the good of the office. he ought to put in his resignation immediately. >> reporter: authorities say he had a similar relationship with another business owner perhaps the most troubling allegation in the 50-page indictment is that authorities allege williams pocketed $10,000 that was supposed to go to a relative to pay nursing home expenses. authorities say williams took the entire ten grand for personal use. >> he was elected to protect the interest of the people of philadelphia as their chief law enforcement officer. >> reporter: and seth william attorney told kyw news radio a few hours ago that his clients will fight the charges in court. we're told the first assistant in the da's office is handling matters. should he decide to step down. there's no indication of that. as far as jail time is concerned. authorities say it could be at least a decade in jail. they didn't want to speculate. we don't know what will happen if this goes to trial. reporting live tonight at f

. >>> former district attorney lynne abraham says she's outraged over the charges against seth williamsraham spent 18 years in the d.a.'s office 10 of those as williams' boss. >> district attorney's office chief law enforcement officer of the city who presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out on commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. >> many in the legal community are calling for williams to now resign. if that happens, his first assistant would become interim district attorney until someone could be appointed before the november election. >> authorities found a man lying next to a car in burlington county dead from a gunshot wound. it at kinsley road in pemberton township at 9:25. investigators worked at the scene. arriving crews say the male victim had at least one gunshot wound. no word on who might have shot him or why, also no word on any arrests. >> gloucester township police are investigating what they call al suspicious act. police say the man in this sketch approached a girl and asked her if she needed a ride. this hap

lynn abraham for her thoughts. >> i think that is for got of the office he should tender his resignation, immediately, the office can try to heel itself. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him and then lied bit. >> now an attorney for d.a. seth williams says that williams is innocent of these charges and they will fight them in court. of course we will continue to follow this story but for now we are live outside federal courthouse, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >>> mayor jim kenney released a statement about the charges against williams saying it is deeply shameful that the cities chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at an all time low, it is disheart evening to see yet eerie elected official give the public another reason not to trust us. that this comes at head of our justice system is even more troubling, we must greatly raise bart for our behavior and show citizens of philadelphia, that we are capable of carrying out our mos

no answer at williams's home, but we caught up with da lynn abraham to ask about the indictment >> i think it's for the good of the office. he ought to put in his resignation immediately. >> reporter: authorities say he had a similar relationship with another business owner perhaps the most troubling allegation in the 50-page indictment is that authorities allege williams pocketed $10,000 that was supposed to go to a relative to pay nursing home expenses. authorities say williams took the entire ten grand for personal use. >> he was elected to protect the interest of the people of philadelphia as their chief law enforcement officer. >> reporter: and seth william attorney told kyw news radio a few hours ago that his clients will fight the charges in court. we're told the first assistant in the da's office is handling matters. should he decide to step down. there's no indication of that. as far as jail time is concerned. authorities say it could be at least a decade in jail. they didn't want to speculate. we don't know what will happen if this goes to trial. reporting live tonight at f

his predecessor lynne abraham was a mentor that he publically called momma lynn. r 10 years. abraham says she was never aware of any illegal activity. >> i mean, for the district attorney, chief law enforcement officer of the city who presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out and commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. himself out of the running for reelection and now seven democrats one republican vying for the nomination. the primary is may 16th. >> 6:35 is the time. a berks county high school student and his parents are taking the boyertown area school district to court. court documents say the boy was changing for gym class in a locker room when he saw a student wearing only shorts and a bra. that student had recently begun transitioning from female to male. the lawsuit claims the school's transgender friendly policy constitutes harassment and a violation personal forty five vessels the boyertown school district declined comment strange circumstances surrounding a dead technological shooting in south je

we spoke to lynne abraham who said at one point williams worked for her and against her. she said it's a devastating blow to the office. >> that's why they have the words honorable in front of your name. you have to be what the title says. you have to be honorable. if the allegations are correct, he certainly failed to do that. >> reporter: and the debate starts tonight at 7:00. you can find that takes place in the main auditorium here at school. if you'd like to come out and participate, watch that debate in person there is parking outside on the street. reporting live in chestnut hill, i'm pam lal osborne, nbc10 news. >>> today in washington, the house is scheduled to vote on the american health care act. but it may not become law. there are reportedly not enough republicans planning to vote yes. not a single democrat supports the bill. ahead at 6:30, we take a closer look at the last minute dealings. >>> and out of washington, president trump says he feels somewhat vindicated after the republican chairman of the house intelligence committees disclosed that the american

lynn abraham for her thoughts. >> i think he should tender his resignation for the good of the office, immediately. >> reporter: now, prosecutors called williams behavior both brazen and widespread. his attorney says that he is not guilty of these charges and they will fight them in court. we are reporting live outside federal courthouse this morning, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >>> mayor kenney released a statement about charge is a begins williams saying quote it is deeply shameful that the chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in the government is at an all time low it is disheartening to see eerie electric official give the public reason not to trust us this comes as a head of the justice system is even more troubling. we must show citizens of philadelphia that we are capable of carrying out other most basic responsibilities as elect officials, up holding the law. >>> "eyewitness news" will be there this afternoon for at rain. offset williams. get ratees

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