due premyers, bryant seals, joe's even romano, george kindle, and mark thompson are all a accused of meeting outside individual, known in charging document as reported associates of the inmates. >> unbeknownst to the prison guard the purport add associates were working with the government. >> reporter: as a tip prompted this sting operation and investigation that took place from october of 2013 to june of this year. >> contraband would be provided to the prison guard, the the prison guard would then provide it to the individual, prison and we establish our case. >> reporter: in each case investigators say that the defendant agreed on several occasion toss smug until bundles of about 100 pills, and often phones, in exchange for 500 to $1,000 in cash. attorney jack mcmahon is representing former prison guard mark thompson who happens to be the son of the philadelphia police officer. >> any mother when are a philadelphia police officer or not, will be upset when your son gets indicted federally and probably doublely so when you are an law enforcement officer and good law enforcement off

mark thompson has more. mark: desperate times, desperate measures. placing a 7 billion-euro shortfall and taking popularity ratings, the brazilian government announces a new plan to kickstart the struggling economy. >> it is a budget that requires everyone to make a big effort. in particular, it requires a significant effort on behalf of the government. mark: those measures include 6 billion euros worth of spending cuts and about 9.9 billion euros worth of tax increases. among the areas affected, government salaries, infrastructure investments, and agricultural subsidies. almost a quarter of the country's ministries dissolved, and an unpopular tax on financial transactions revive. standard & poor's unexpectedly downgraded the country better rating to junk status last week. that is largely due to the knock on effect from the slowing chinese economy, a major customer for brazil's once booming commodities exports. >> it has become obvious to all that the need for such an effort , and in the coming months i think we will have 2 or 3 months to convert the

mark thompson has more. mark: a celebratory atmosphere in burkina faso's capital.as protesters and transitional government soldiers wait for the leaders of last week's coup to hand over their arms. >> we have come here to the national square to support our brothers in arms in a but also to condemn the behavior of the presidential guard, which has really hurt us all. k: the presidential guard has been offered amnesty in exchange for returning power to the transitional government. of the 12-point plan negotiated has been criticized by protesters who say they cannot forgive their actions. they also don't believe that supporters the ousted former president should be allowed to stand in the upcoming elections. several people have been killed and dozens wounded in recent violent demonstrations. to playll put an end scott perry -- we will put an end to the regime. >> it was these terrorists who took our revolution hostage. it is like they are not even from burkina faso. it is like they are against the people of burkina faso. mark: the interim president has been freed afte

. >> he represents former prison guard mark thompson, whose mother is a former philadelphia police officer. >> it's a serious case and people should not bring those types of things in the prison but we don't have enough information now to indicate where we'll go as far as defending this case. >> now, the drugs were just placebos and not real, today three of the six defends entered not guilty employee pleas sentencing guidelines should put them behind bars for three to four years, i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> 42-year-old lamar poole, the philadelphia police officer killed in a hit and run crash was laid to rest today. mourners gathered at the first district plaza in west philadelphia for the funeral service, police say that poole was off duty when a vehicle struck his motorcycle and the driver was capture aid short distance away and charged with homicide by vehicle and dui. >>> teachers in the upland school district were paid today. more than 300 teachers and staff agreed to return to work and return to school last week even though the district said t

. >> jack mcmahon is an attorney representing defendant and former guard mark thompson whose mother is a philadelphia police officer. >> what is the family's reaction? >> any mother, whether you're a philadelphia police officer or not, is going to be upset when their son gets indicted federally. probably doubly so when you're a law enforcement officer and good law enforcement officer like his mother. >> the accused guards could face decades in prison. >> we hope the message is clear. the philadelphia prison system will have no place to use the power of their decision to engage in powerful acts. >> what prison procedures may change as a result of all of this. i found out something that may surprise you. the prisons are not in his word saturated with video cameras. they are hoping to change that. live in center city, lauren mayk. nbc10 news. >>> a rally this evening in atlantic city. marking one year since a local man was shot and killed by police. relatives of sean brown say there's been a lack of answers and transparency from law enforcement. brown was armed with a handgun during a con

so wilson now is a joint report to dean and to our ceo mark thompson with technology reporting to him across those. that's a critical because what we need to do is we need to be faster and we need to be more nimble. we need to make decisions less compl complex. i don't have to have seven bosses. so that speed to market issue is a critical one. and to your point of who you spoke with, it does empower our digital teams on news and business to feel eal. >> you mentioned two different people. what's the relationship and do they have revenue obligations? >> alex does not have direct revenue obligations. hopefully if you increase the size of your audience, you increase the number of subscribers. if you increase your audience, you get more advertisers. she doesn't have direct revenue obligations. kinz si does because he oversees technology and product. product is the part of the business side largely, though the newsroom has a window into it that tries to design stuff for the future. product would have created the food section. but now we're likely to try to create essentially products out o

myers, brian she'lls, joseph roman o, john wesley hearder and mark thompson, this group makes up four current and two former a area prison guard accused of, supplying inmates with oxycodone and sometimes cell phones in exchange for cash. >> when the people we trust to maintain the proper prison environment supply prisoners with drugs and contraband, they completely under mine the goals of incarceration. >> reporter: federal investigators say, they were tipped off, and organize a sting operation that is took place primarily in october of 2013. >> we had, individuals working with us inside of the prison, dealing with the prison guard, engaging in conversations, with regard to the sale of oxycontin as well as, other drugs and arrange also were made to meet outside source, that was working with the government as well. >> reporter: each case investigators say that the defendant agreed to smuggle in bundles of about 100 pills and often phones for between $501,000 in cash. >> it is regrettable the sworn class that has an obligation to provide lawful and secure environment in our jails chose

times", but what happened is after he settled in the newsroom as the head of digital, our new ceo mark thompson, recognized yes, that is who we need on the business side as well. kinzie wilson is a joint report to dean and our ceo with technology reporting to him across. that is critical because what we need to do is be faster and be more nimble. we need to make decisions less complex. in other words, i don't have to have seven bosses, each of whom have three. that speed to market issue is a critical one and, to your point of critics you have spoke with, it does empower our digital team, news and business, to feel equal. jack: two different people. mccallum and kinzie wilson, do they have revenue obligations? dean: direct revenue obligations? if you increase the size of the audience, you increase the number of subscribers. you get more advertisers. does she have any direct revenue obligations? she does. it is part of the business side largely. it tries to design stuff for the future. in the world of print, it would've been the group of people who created the food section. but now, we are likely

mark thompson has more. >> reporter: the archeologists have known for some time there's more on hengearound the monument is full of ancient burial mounds and other wonders dating back more than 4,000 years. but they really weren't prepared for what they've now found. the history of stonehenge, how it was built, what it was for, has kept scholars occupied for centuries. now it seems they've got even more work because there are more stones, lots of them. new, 4,500-year-old relics have been found using the latest technology, ground penetrating radar that can see beneath the surface. the scientists call it the hidden landscapes project. it has revealed hidden lapped scapes beyond their wildest imaginings. a perimeter of stones recreated with computer imagery and many times the size of neighboring stonehenge. the stones it seems were erected to delineate an area of special significance, some sort of temple or public forum or both. but the radar also reveals that the stones were then knocked down and covered with an earthen mound. there's plenty here to occupy archeologists for the next se

this one is from mark mo thompson who says -- host: couple more minutes here. the house gavels in at noon for their one-minute speeches and then onto legislative work. could see them begin work with the veterans funding bill. scott is in missouri on the democrats line. go ahead. caller: yeah, hi. let's talk about government spending. ever since these republicans took control of the house in 2011, they have done nothing but stop the democratic party from doing everything they can to bring this country out of a collapse. they have blocked veterans' jobs bills. they have blocked every infrastructure bill. what they are trying to do, they won't fund an infrastructure bill for long term because they're trying to destroy the unions. infrastructure work is union work. 30 states controlled by republicans have cut their budgets by 75%, laying off hundreds of thousands of workers deliberately to stop the economy from improving because they're trying to destroy the social safety net. host: all right. scott, let's get one more republican view here. the house about to gavel

after super storm sandy, historic ellis island marked a milestone this week, empty buildings coming back to life as 2,000 artifacts are now back. brian thompson has our sorry. child's shoe, delicately placed, marks the first step in making ellis island whole again. for two years, tourists could find little of what immigrants brought here and all these empty display cases. now the heating, cooling and most importantly humidity control systems are ready for workers to put items like this hospital wheelchair back on display. after spending all this time in a maryland warehouse, they have to be very careful. for six weeks after sandy these items, like this little girl's embroidered coat, sat in this great haul great hall with no controlled air and up and down humidity levels. >> some of them were still in their cases. >> reporter: during these two years visitors have been coming here to look at pictures but not the real items, signs warning them this museum was butt a shell of itself. some didn't notice. but this museum's most passionate advocates, the return of these items are long overdue. but it got done and the system supporting this hall wil

marked a significant milestone. >> buildings empty started to come back to life as the process of reinstalling some 2,000 display artifacts began. brian thompson has the story from ellis island. >> reporter: an immigrant child's should you delicately placed marks the first step in making ellis island hole whole again. >> it's a shame. >> reporter: thousand finally the heating, cooling and most importantly humidity control systems are ready for workers to put items like this hospital wheelchair back on display. they have to be very careful. >> a little nerve-racking when you're trying to jockey things in to tight places. >> reporter: for six weeks after sandy, these items like this little girl's embroidered coat sat in display cases in this great hall with no controlled air and up and down humidity levels. and yet rangers believe they moved them to maryland just in time. >> it was too quick for anything to happen. because some of them were still in their cases. >> reporter: during these two years, visitors have been coming here to look at pictures, but not the real items. signs warning them this museum was but a shell of itself. some doesn't no

a brief visit marked by words and memories made for a lifetime. in new york city i'm mary thompsonnightly business report." >>> a product announcement and disappointing quarterlies from blackberry, and that's where we begin tonight's market focus. the smartphone maker reporting an adjusted loss as it is still trying to turn its business around. the company also announcing it will launch a new android phone to help its device business. shares tumbled over 7 1/2%. they finished at $6.49. shares of finish line plunged after the athletic apparel retailer reported that profit fell in its most recent quarter. on top of that sales missed analyst estimates as higher overhead expenses weighed on the top line there. the company did see same-store sales rise, though. still the stock slid nearly 20% on the day, 19.91. >>> google is reportlid under antitrust scrutiny in the u.s. regulators are investigating whether the search giant is using its android mobile operating system to stifle competition. shares fell just under 2% to $640.15. japan tobacco is in advance talks to buy $5 billion in asse

mark this anniversary. thinks a county wide ceremony, so not just township but gloucester county. they are honoring three men, gloucester county men who died on 9/11. john rodack, nicholas brand marty, and perry thompson be here as well today, 14 years since 9/11. a beautiful way to mark this ceremony. back to you. >> i like new additions there, for sure. >>> we will get back to you when festivities start there. >>> have you been hearing about what is going on in air zone. >>> investors are on the hunt for a freeway shooter, 11 cars and trucks have been hot hit by gunshots. take a look there, in other projectiles in the past few weeks. seven of the 11 incidents involved bullets. department of the public safety said they have received calls from drivers reporting damage windows. thankfully no one has been hurt. they are trying to get down to the bottom of it. >> there is a major high waste ten that runs through arizona and that is where they have taken place. very scary. >>> remember when we had a shooter on the east coast years ago. probably seven or eight years ago. >>> along i-95. >>> 8:06. two lawmakers out of michigan are out of jobs. one resign, the the other expelled. the the reason extra marita

gloucester county, john, and perry thompson, three men and families that will be out here honoring their loved ones out here. again, just a really beautiful way to mark this anniversary. you can see love, passion people put into this four years later, of course, they are out here early this morning talking about the lovingly, so lovingly the way they talk about the details that they put into this memorial this morning, guys. >> great new addition. >> wonderful. >> we will check back with you when ceremonies get closer. >>> senate democrats yesterday blocked the the disapproval vote for the iran nuclear deal. >> the vote was 58-42 in favor of the proceeding with the deal. the outcome means the a a disapproval resolution will not reach president the obama's desk. senate republicans vowed to keep pressing forward. lawmakers are considering all options to le down or stop implementation of the agreement which could include going to court. >> it probably will. >>> scientists have just uncovered, a new human species, what the ground breaking discovery means to the future of the science. >>> maybe we will know more about where you came from. >> probably frig