afterwards the judge will set mccord's sentencing date. before stepping down mccord was halfway through his second term as state treasurer. we also reached out to the state auditor who says they might investigate mccord's work from the past. harry hairston "nbc10 news." >>> governor tom wolf hasn't announced mccord's replacement but said he was interviewing candidates. >>> we're learning more about the victim of yesterday's deadly shooting at rose hill community center. nbc10 deanna durante spoke with his family. she has more about him and the search for his killer. >> somebody just to take his life, it's -- i don't understand it. >> reporter: there are a lot of people trying to understand what happened inside the rose hill community center yesterday. it was before 3:00 when police got call. 30-year-old jamar kichlt lgo was shot to death inside the basement recording studio. >> he wouldn't cause injury to person. i don't know why they would do this. >> reporter: the center was packed with people and kids at the time of the shooting. the ki

what are they telling you about mccord's future? >> reporter: jim they say mccord broke the law. this scandal involves mccord's dealings with two potential campaign contributors with what turned out to be his failed run for governor last year. now, the question is what's the next step and what kind of punishment is in store for the state treasurer? >> i essentially said the potential contributor should not risk making an enemy of the state treasurer. >> if you're asking for something in exchange that violates the law. >> reporter: officially quid pro quo is the basis of the federal charges rob mccord may ultimately face. the simple way to say it using his position as state treasurer to make demands of campaign contributors. >> i owe an an apology. >> the fact that rob mccord has come forward and admitted to this and has stepped down from office would this suggest there is a plea deal already in the works with the federal government? >> i think all those things work in his favor. >> howard bruce klein who once prosecuted government corruption cases as a u.s. attorney in philadelph

mccord could get 40 years in prison and a half million in fines but mccord in exchange for his guilty pleas will not be getting the maximum. >> judge jones iii does not appear to be in a hurry to lock mccord up and no hearing will be on this until the end of june, mccord remains free on his own signature. live at the federal courthouse in harrisburg vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> philadelphia police have released this surveillance video of a robbery suspect and they need help from the public identifying him. the man casually walked into anna's linen in rhawnhurst on friday night and demanded money from the register and they gave him cash, they came in the middle of the night and then return before holding the place up. >>> the united nations will address the graduating class of the university of pennsylvania. samantha powers will get an honorary doctorate she won the pulitzer for america's response to genocide and served as a lee aids is done in obama's cabinet. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30 including one company that tried to turn a profit from the

mccord could get up to 40 years in prison. reporting live harry hairston "nbc10 news." >>> from our lehigh valley bureau. an all-out search for this man after a kidnapping in berks county. they say marshall mcginty used an ak-47 to a man house-sitting. he drove that vehicle to an atm and stole $60 and then untied the man. pennsylvania license plate gtd-7635. authorities consider him armed and dangerous. call state police with any tips. >>> delaware state troopers are looking for an ellendale man wanted for breaking into an elderly woman's home. they say he broke into a 91-year-old woman's home in sussex county. he tied her up, stole jewelry and cash and then took off with the woman's car. family members found her in the afternoon. she wasn't seriously hurt. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with new information now on the deadly shooting at a new castle county community center. we first brought you the story yesterday as breaking news on our news app and, of course right here on "nbc10 news" at 4:00. nbc10's deanna dura

we get the details from vernon odom. >> reporter: rob mccord, pennsylvania's disgraced extreasurer left court today after pleading guilty to extortion today. he was demanding large donations last spring to bolster his faultering campaign for governor the resident was caught on fbi phone wiretaps on how to pull off the shake down, tell them if i don't win who am i, i will still be state treasurer for two years and that he would harm them financially. he suddenly resigned last month and the most he could get is 40 years in the federal pen and a half million in fines but in exchange for the guilty pleas his sentence will not be nearly that harsh. >> rob mccord is free and it's expected to stay that way until at least his formal sentencing likely to take place in mid to late summer. vernon odom channel 6 "action news." >>> the united states embarrass to the u.n. will address graduates at the university of pennsylvania's 259th commencement. samantha power will speak on may 19th and power won the pulitzer prize in 2003 about america's response to genocide. he served as -- and holds degrees fr

it will be what the judge decides he wants to do with rob mccord. i think he gets the benefit of having not leveraged his office. he has given that up, he's admitted he was wrong. there's a significant amount of money, but not annual overwhelming amount of money, if you you assume we've seen everything there is, he comes away with a moderate sentence. >> do you think it's a fine or community service or a sentence? >> i think they will impose a sentence. for him to say i salute crossed the line, thfers -- this was extremely serious i'm sorry i did this, and get community service. it isisheartening, for those of us who know him and his family, i was shocked. i hope this is a sobering lesson to remind everyone in office how difficult it is and the fine line how you ask for contributions and the end of a campaign when you get desperate and things don't look really great. people tend to do desperate things. it's sad. >> brian pointed out this is a smart guy who held state office, i think there are people who echo what sharmaine is saying he is astounded

nbc10's rosemary connors has more on what's next for mccord. >> this is kind of a fall from grace for campaign contributions. >> reporter: it seemed like just a matter of time. first he publicly apologized and resigned his post as pennsylvania state treasurer. now rob mccord plans to plead guilty to two counts of federal extortion for using his elected potential. each charge carries a max of 20 years in prison. >> i stepped over the line by trying to take advantage of the fact that two contributors hoped to do business with the commonwealth. >> the judge is free to give any sentence he wants starting with probation running up to some period of incarceration if the judge feels that's appropriate. >> reporter: howard bruce klein, who once was a u.s. attorney in philadelphia now works as white collar defense attorney. while sentencing is one of the next steps for mccord, klein wonders if down the road the campaign rules in pennsylvania that allow unlimited contributions will be reformed. >> and i don't think too many states have unlimited campaign contributions like pennsylvania does but

rob mccord is free tonight and it's expected to stay that way until his sentencing likely to take place in mid to late summer at the courthouse in harrisburg, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> we now now the victim of the community shooting in delaware tonight. jamar killing was shot at the center and police say he was at the recording studio on the lower level when he was shot and killed and the suspect remains on the loose. if you have information you are urged to call police right away. >>> philadelphia police want your help identifying a man that took cash from a home goods store. on oxford circle last night. new video shows the man demanding money from the employees while they were closing, according to police the suspect had been in the store hours earlier and then left after an employee offered to help him find something. nobody was hurt. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> lets take it live to matt pellman in the traffic center. >> it's about the have's and have not's on the ride home. you see the sunlight reflecting off the sign and a few slick s

the the papers included a plea agreement signed by mccord. he, of course, resign last week and apologized in a video release wide his lawyers. >> well, a pennsylvania senator meantime is taking aim at powdered caffeine a potentially dangerous sum implement. he says the f.d.a. should consider banning it. health reporter. >> we need to do more work. >> reporter: senator robert casey says he has written a letter to the head o f.d.a. concerned about the dangers of powerederd caffeine a powerful supplement a single teaspoon of powdered caffeine is equal to 25 cups of coffee. >> teenagers, young adults are getting this powder because they want to lose weight they use it as a work out supplement. they are trying to study longer hours. >> reporter: it is easy to buy in has been link to two deaths. f.d.a. posted warnings to consumers on the web site outlining the dangers of powdered caffeine recommending the products be a avoided with you senator casey says the agency should be more aggressive and consider banning it the. >> reporter: why do you think

here is mccord leaving the courthouse in harrisburg after entering that plea. the five five-year old was serving a second term as treasurer, when abruptly resigned last month. prosecutors say the mccord tried to ex-extort campaign contributions during his run for governor and threatened potential donors with his position as state treasurer, if contributions were not made. >>> a little pink pill could boost low labido in women coming up new life for the female viagra. >>> this is national random act of kindness kay. i'm pat ciarrocchi in university city watch as these two new drexel university grads are surprised, on a random tuesday afternoon. >>> and priceless treasures at princeton, history comes alive as the the university receives rare artifacts, involving beethoven, independent day and the bible. kathy? >>> in weather we're talking about cold, moving back into the delaware val which an arctic front record cold again, it could happen two more times this week. i'll have details on that coming up. >>> eagles safety nate allen is deeven ifing his name and repu

. >>> prosecutors today filed federal charges against former pennsylvania treasurer rob mccord. according to court papers, mccord will plead got two counts of extortion in connection with his dealings with a law firm and a property management firm. mccord resigned last week and admitted that he told potential donors that he could make it difficult for them to do business with the state if they didn't give him money. the 55-year-old apologized in a video statement released on friday. the suspect in the murder of 56-year-old social worker kim jones, almost three weeks ago has been arraigned on charges of murder. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at philadelphia police headquarters with that story. vernon. >> reporter: jim, for nearly three weeks it was a baffling whodunit but tonight philadelphia police say they have their man and a full confession. >> i was fortunate enough to be invited to weddings when she was married, she was incredibly happy so this is -- it's just disturbing. >> reporter: this is randolph sanders talking exclusively to "action news" the day after th

mccord resigned his position as treasurer last week. he still had two years left in his second term. >>> philadelphia police sergeant brandon ruff surrendered to internal affairs on gun charges. investigators say the 28-year-old showed up at the 35th police district back in august wearing civilian clothes wandering to turn in three handguns. police say he became agitated when asked for identification and gave a fake name. the resulting investigation revealed the guns belonged to three different people. one had been reported stolen. >> police in bridgeton new jersey are investigating a brutal home invasion that left a 94-year-old man with multiple head injuries. it happened late saturday night in the 200 block of west lincoln street in bridgeton. two men forced opened a rear door to the home of anthony copare and threatened him with a knife while demanding money. they ransacked the home and left copare so injured he wasn't able to call for help. he wasn't discovered by relatives until 12 hours later. the victim is currently in stable con

mccord released this video message last week apologizing for his actions. he acknowledged telling two potential contributors to his gubernatorial campaign last year that they should give him money if they wanted to do business with the state. >>> two unions protesting at the pennsylvania convention center have lost another round. the state's labor relations board has dismissed complaints of unfair labor practices, filed by carpenters local eight and teamsters local 107. the the convention center offered new work rules last may, for four of the six unions signed new contracts but the carpenters and teamsters balked. >>> more than 100 people have contracted the measles in an out break that now has spread to 14 states and mexico. doctors and even the president of the united states are saying please vaccinate your children. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is in the the "action news" big board sharrie the the fact that the vaccination against measles is a subject of don't now and the governor of new jersey has become part of that debate. >> reporter: he

. >>> former pennsylvania treasurer rob mccord is facing federal charges.faces two counts of extortion which could each carry a sentence of up to 20 years. according to court papers he'll plead guilty next month as part of a plea deal. authorities say mccord threatened potential donors from a law firm and property management firm during his failed run for governor. >> now the latest on the measles out break and the growing debate over vaccinations. more than 100 people have contracted the contagious disease in the u.s. and mexico. while doctors and president obama are putting the pressure on all parents to have their children vaccinated. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with more. erin. >> reporter: matt as you said there are now more than 100 cases in 14 different states as well as mexico and the subject of vaccinations has been a debate for quite some time but we are at a critical point in the measles outbreak. in california the epicenter of the outbreak a day care in santa monica closed after a child tested positive for the di

mccord resigned last week, and signed a plea agreement with prosecutors. he'll be arraigned in harrisburg in two weeks. >>> well the measles outbreak continues to grow with more confirmed cases all across the country. >> now governor christie is stepping in to the heated debate over vaccinating children. >> not every vaccine is created equal. not every disease type creates a public health threat as others. >> now the governor is clarifying those comments about vaccinations, hear what he really thinks about the measles vaccine. >> also, parts of new englaland are still burried by snow this morning. now, this storm is one for the record books. >> and we are keeping our eyes on the roads this morning there could be some slick spots out there, when you leave home. you want to be careful we'll check traffic and weather together on the 3's. we'll be right back. ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it gets even bette

the paper is included a plea assigned by mccord.n mccord resigned last week and a will pol guyed in a video released by his lawyers last friday. >>> you can start this winter, hash tag six more weeks of winter i see. >> well, who knew punxsutawney phil is in to social media. that is a new twist, the famous prognosticating groundhog did predict six more weeks of winter today. not exactly what we had in mind but so it goes. wisconsin's groundhog disagreed and let the world know tonight dramatic fashion. that is right, that was jimmy biting the ear of the mayor's there, and he is going to be okay, the mayor that is, i don't know about jimmy after that. but for crowd who braved the frigid temperatures that is one event they will never forget. >> jimmy might get retired. >> yes. >> yes. not a very good pr move. >> hold jimmy at arms length. >> jimmy is not punxsutawney phil. >> is there only one we know. >> you know how i feel about him it has been well documented. six more weeks. >> how did he see his shadow today. did you see your shad

joining us to discuss the budget and the chance that congress will pass it is mike mccord, the pentagon's comptroller. why does the department need more money and what is different about this budget? >> this budget is consistent with the past we have laid out, the path we have told congress and the public we would be pursuing for this year. it is certainly more than we have for the past three years. our leadership is united in saying that was not enough, that we have been taking risk in underfunding modernization that can't continue. this increase gets us back to the levels we were at during the first couple of years of this ration before we got run over by the budget control act and sequester train. >> lawmakers are skeptical and a lot of the republican leadership has not made national security or leadership defense -- security or defense a top priority. it may mean more unfettered domestic spending increases. how will you be making your case to members of congre and leadership to give you the additional money you guysay you need? >> our case will be based on what we feel our national se

mccord entered a plea of not guilty for attempted extortion in harrisburg this morning, he is accused of using his position to threaten to potential donors during his campaign for governor. he admitted wrong doing in a taped statement. >>> well, fires continue to burn in west virginia this noon one day after a train derailment involving more than 100 tankers of crude oil. it exploded and forced families out of their homes and into shelters. marcy gonzales he is joins us with the federal investigation. >> reporter: a state of emergency is declared in west virginia investigators are at the scene trying to figure out what caused the derailment or if weather was a factor. >> i have never seen anything like this in my life. it seems surreal on a snowy afternoon, towering flames exploding into the western sky. >> the mushroom cloud scared me and the heat off of it made me sweat. >> the thousands of pounds of crude oil burned for hours people watched from hire window after a home caught on fire moments before a man escaped. >> right after he got out of house the house exploded and the train

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. >>> well a former pennsylvania treasurer, robert mccord facing up to 40 years in prison for extortion charges. he is free now without bail. he pleaded guilty to blackmailing two campaign donors during his unsuccessful run for governor last year. mccord expects to be sentenced later this year. >>> and the walmart truck driver involved in that crash that left comedian tracy morgan seriously hurt is appealing to delay the lawsuit against the retailer. kevin rover's truck slammed into tracy morgan's truck. the crash killed one person and injured two others. the lawsuit could affect his right to a fair trial. >>> and tomorrow a bankruptcy judge is expected to rule on the sale of the closed revel casino in atlantic city. this saga keeps unfolding. meantime florida developer glenn straub is trying to negotiate a deal with revel's owners to salvage the $95 million sale. yesterday a bankruptcy judge heard arguments on revel's decision to terminate the deal with straub after he failed to meet the sale deadline. >>> and next week we'll learn the future of another atlantic city business. the deve

mccord entered the plea in federal court. he has admitted to using his position as treasurer to strong arm state contractors into donating money to his campaign for governor last year. the judge did not set a sentencing date. each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars. >>> a 21 year-old man was convicted today of gunning down another man for his expensive headphones. a jury found garcia guilty of second degree murder for the november 2013 shooting death of christian massey in west philadelphia. sentencing was delayed, after garcia got in the scuffle with the deputy sheriff. he faces mandatory life in prison. >>> authorities have busted a businessman at philadelphia international the airport on 25 counts of child pornography. delaware county district attorney, jack whalen says 50 year-old ivan zubiaga of north carolina was returning from the business trip from germany on saturday. during a baggage exam authorities say they discovered a cashe of child porn video on his lap top and storage drives, prosecutors c

mike mccord and lieutenant general mark ramsey. they will read for about 20 minutes and then take your questions after that. >> thank you. good afternoon. i have to begin by sending out greetings to the people of my wife's hometown of punxsutawney, and thank them for letting us share groundhog day with them. in that spirit, i am going to predict at least six more weeks of budget season. possibly more. second, i just want to say to seahawks fans, sorry for your loss, but at least it was an interesting game for once. so, general ramsay and i are here to address an equally compelling topic, the department of defense budget request for f.y. 2016. i understand that the press release has been posted, that a number of documents have been posted on our website that are available to you -- and to others to read that will have more details than we have time or i have capability to address in the session that we have here today. but let me start off by saying that i think there's a couple of themes that strike me about our budget request and

. >>> after resigning from the job last week, former pennsylvania treasurer, rob mccord, now nooning plead guilty to federal extortion charges. prosecutors say he allegedly threatened to firm seeking donations to his campaign for governor. documents were filed in federal court yesterday which outlined the two counts of extortion and a plea agreement signed by mccord. he is expected to be arraigned on february 17th in harrisburg. >>> still ahead this morning a "eyewitnesss news" boston burried under close to 3 feet of glow a look at the clean up, and litany of issues it is creating for the city. back in two minutes. >> happening today rap mogel suge knight night set in compton california, facing murder and attempted murder charges after hitting two men with a pick-up truck last week on a movie set. prosecutors say knight intentionally ran those victims down after an argument. one of them, terry carter, died. knight's attorney says his client was trying to escape an attack, and hit the men accidentally. knight's initial bail of $2 million has been revoked. >>> also happening today murd

. >>> rod mccord refused to comment as he left cord. the now convicted felon pled guilty. he released a video confession before he was indicted. tonight's a free man without bail. a federal judge is expected to sentence him later this year. >>> jury selection got under way today in the trial of philadelphia's so-called black ma dachl. winslow facing several charges including murder. she's accused of causing a woman's death after giving her an illegal buttocks injection. they say she gave a london woman an injection in 2011 at a hotel near philadelphia international hotel. police say she became sick and eventually died due to complications from the injection. winslow was also arrested for another botched injection. that woman suffered serious injuries. >>> a sudden crash and then eruption of flames that you can see for miles. check out this fiery scene after a freight train carrying oil jumped the tracks. it landed in a river and now the race is on to stop an environmental disaster. >>> from storm victims to insurance victims. why hundreds of new jersey homeowners still ree

. >>> former pennsylvania state treasurer rob mccord will plead guilty to federal extortion charges. they filed them in connection with the dealings with the law firm and property management firm yesterday. the firms were not named. mccord resigned last friday and said that he plans to plead guilty to federal charge's cueing him of using his office to threaten potential campaign downers. during his failed gubernatorial primary race last year. 's pol guyed in a video release by his lawyers. mccord says he accepts spent for his actions. >>> two local cities are being called the most dangerous place necessary all of america. >> camden, new jersey actually tops that list with the crime rate that is six times higher then the national average. chester, pennsylvania, finish right behind camden at number two. the list by neighborhood scout studied frequentry of violent crime in each major city including murder assault and robbery. atlantic city, and wilmington, delaware finished in the top ten. philadelphia was rang as 55th most dangerous city in america. >>> coming up mass murderer charles

in a video apology, mccord admitted he had, quote, stepped over the line. no sentencing date has been set. >>> new information this morning on eagles safety nate alan. alan was detained by police in ft. myers, florida. 16-year-old girl accusing alan of exposing himself to her. but, police say she changed her story several times. alan was released without being charged because of lack of evidence. alan sent a text message to comcast sports net saying quote, someone definitely lied and he vows to clear his name. >>> we could learn today if a judge will allow revel to cancel the sale of the closed casino hotel to a developer. they have many interested buyers. revel moved to kill the sale after the closing deadline passed last week. the judge will also decide if the developer loses its $10 million deposit. >>> our region is recovering this morning from a blast of snow. we'll check back with our crews out in the field in just a few minutes and we'll give you a look at the conditions in new jersey. >>> we'll also get a check on conditions in center city. see how

here is mccord leaving the courthouse in harrisburg after entering his plea today. the five five-year old was serving a second term as treasurer when abruptly resigned last month. the prosecutors alleged that mccord tried to extort campaign contributions during his run for governor and threatened to use his position as treasurer if those contributions were not made. >>> tonight authorities are releasing new information in the deadly community center shooting in wilmington. new castle county police have identified the victim as 30 year-old jameer killgo. investigators say he was shot and killed inside a recording studio at rosehill community center yesterday afternoon. today search continues for the the gun man, he was last seen wearing a light colored hooded sweat shirt dark pants and dark shoes. >>> new jersey teacher tracie harding is facing child endangerment charges, south brunswick police say a 15 year-old boy got sick at an under age drinking party at her home friday night. health officials say that the teenager's blood alcohol level was so high it could have

mccord resigned his position last week. second term. >> police in bridgeton, new jersey, are investigating a brutal home invasion that left a 94-year-old man with multiple head injuries. this happened late saturday night in the 200 block of west lincoln street in bridgeton. two men forced opened a rear door to the home of anthony copare and threatened him with a knife when i would demanding money. they ransacked the home and left copare so injured he wasn't able to call for help. he wasn't discovered by relatives until 12 hours later. the victim is currently in stable condition. >> the measles outbreak is bringing back the debate over vaccines whether they are safe and whether it is safe to skip them completely. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with more on this story. erin. >> reporter: matt we're at a critical point in the measles outbreak. there are more than a hundred cases in 14 different states including pennsylvania. politicians are weighing in on the controversial topic as the northeast g

days after philadelphia treasurer, rob mccord plead guilty to extortion charges. the pennsylvania department of state now fined a political action committee that gave the campaign $125,000. the problem is that pack did not explain where the money came from. mccord resigned last week and then admitted he tletd ened donors into giving him money or risk losing valuable contacts with the state. >>> little sun out there doing little to warm us. 2 degrees below zero is the windchill and hardly any moisture in the air, that dew point goes above 70 when it's oppressive out in the summer. as we look at the numbers, the arctic air is coming in syracuse 9 and burlington 11 and boston 22 and bangor maine 15. factor in the wind and the arctic front is over the open waters of the atlantic and the two clash and everyone in the chill now it feels like 4 below in syracuse and 11 in new york city and 18 in baltimore but just like the last little arctic snap a couple of days ago it won't last long, we'll talk about warming temperatures in the seven-day forecast. up and down up and d

. >>> rob mccord is expected to please guilty to federal extortion charges tomorrow.he hearing it scheduled in harrisburg. there was claimed he used his position to strong arm campaign contributions during his run for governor. >> from our jersey shore bureau tonight, we'll find out if revel can block a sale. revel moved to kill the deal after the buyer missed the deadline for an agreement. tomorrow the judge is expected to rule on the sale. >>> tonight we hear from a south jerry jersey man who police say resurfaced ten months after police say he fakes his death. >> do you want to apologize to all of the people who looked for you that thought you were dead? >> only nbc 10 was there today as andrew bidle walked into the courthouse. police believe he staged the accident. prosecutors are deciding whether to file new charges against him. >> you're watching live nbc 10 first alert weather coverage. we're tracking two uvc)nstorms. here is a live look at conditions in cape may tonight. >>> i'm watching the snow spread through the area operan on radar. >>> and here is lye vid

. >> former pennsylvania treasurer, rob mccord plead guilty for attempted extortion that he used his office to try to coerce contractors into donating money to his gubernatorial campaign. the maximum penalty for each charge is 20 years in prison. vernon odom will have a full report coming up at 5:00. >>> coming up the ride home, lets get a check of the traffic report. lets go to matt pellman. >> it's looks leaps and bounds better than the morning commute. but it didn't take much. this was suppose to be a back to workday for people but the holiday weekend got extended because of a messy commute this morning, even though volume is not an issue like one accident here in fort washington, 309 approaching the pennsylvania turnpike, about to clear they have the vehicle that was facing sideways on the back of a flat bed tow truck penndot is on the scene taking out the lanes, it's one of many accidents in the burbs. one here at washington lane and a pair of them in lower south hamilton buck county and one along elm wood avenue and one on bustleton pike. and there are slick spots even though t

mccord had no comment after leaving court yesterday. he's free without bail.two campaign donors are looking forward to meeting with him later today. >>> and this woman is accused of causing a woman's death by giving her an an -- the victim developed chest pain and died of a blocked artery. winslow pleaded not guilty. >>> and this comes after a courtroom brawl yesterday following a conviction of killing a philadelphia man over a pair of expensive headphones. he was found guilty of shooting and killing a man during a botched robbery back in november of 2013. garcia tried to steal his beats headphones. matthew refused to hand them over and then he was shot. garcia is scheduled to be sentenced in two weeks. >>> and happening today, the mayor of atlantic city will deliver his state of the city address. mayor guardian will speak during the council meeting and is expected to talk about cutting $15 million from the payroll budget. atlantic city's finances are on the shaking ground because of casino prices and declines in real estate assessments. >>> and tomorrow bankr

. >> rob mccord is facing 20 years in prison tonight. he did not comment as he left court today. earlier he pleaded guilty to export torting two campaign do donors. now she a free man without bail he is expected to be sentenced later this year. >>> police nicknamed him the gentleman gambler. he is off to prison now. a judge in philadelphia today seasoned him to 20 years. he pleaded guilty to federal racketeering and money laundering charges last year. prosecutors say he ran a sports better operation that stretched throughout the world. >>> ashton carter is officially on the job as the new secretary of defense tonight. a graduate of abbington high school was deputy defense secretary from 2011 to 2014. vice president joe biden swore him in today. >> it provided the first of two talked about moments for the vice president today. as carter started speaking he signalled his wife to come over he kept his hands on her shoulders, and he whispered in her ear. >> i might add if you ever come to the strain station with me i have great relations with them because there is a lot of driving ca

last month mccord resigned as pennsylvania state treasurer. >>> i want you to imagine finding piles of tax documents full of people's personal information. that's exactly what happened in one philadelphia neighborhood this weekend. names, addresses, social security numbers, right in plain sight. tonight the nbc10 investigators went looking for answers. what we learned about how this could have happened and who could be at risk. >>> in trouble again. he was already in prison for muring his wife. now drew peterson facing more charges for more violent behavior. >>> if we deal with the threat of ice and bitter cold there's this. measuring the snow in feet instead of inches. boston and parts of new england are getting buried right now. >>> when you turn on nbc nightly nice brian williams won't be on the anchor desk. he's taking himself off the desk for several days after the long-time anchor apologized for falsely saying on air that he was in a helicopter hit by a rocket-proceed poled grenade in iraq in 2003. lester holt will take over in his absence. >>> today we're asking you to chime in.

rob mccord will plead guilty to federal extortion charges.he had two charges of extortion charged against him. they should not risk making an enemy of his office. it happened in his failed primary race for governor. governor tom wolfe will not nate a new treasurer. >>> now to the atlantic city casey know crisis more trouble for the bankrupt rebel casino. a utility plant is threatening to cut off it's power. they say if rebel can't pay test bill by 5:00 p.m. thursday they will turn off the electricity, heat and water. rebel says that would violate a court order and that could put the sale into more jeopardy. last week it was put on hole after rebel's restaurants filed an appeal against the potential buyer. >>> these union carpenters and teamsters are hoping to regain their job. they dismissed a complaint against the convention center. they protested as recently as last friday. last year the two unions signed an agreement and they were barred from working there. president obama unveiled his $4 trillion spending plan for 2016 today. as expected,

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. >>> former pennsylvania treasurer, robert mccord is going to plead guilty to extortion. he threatened potential donors from a law firm and property management firm during his failed run for governors. >>> pitchers and catchers report to spring training on wednesday. the rest of the team heads to florida next week. >> states in the nation southeast are preparing for snow from the storm system that will be affect us later today. salt trucks in tennessee are getting ready there. nashville could see 3 inches of snow. the police chief has asked people to stay off the roads completely. >> and we're dealing with some incredible cold around here, the likes of which we haven't seen in a while. >> reporter: for us, this is dangerous. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are precipitation free. as we look outside, we'll see a decent amount of sunshine early. take a look at sky 6 right now. all you've got is stars out overhead in center city. we'll seem the clouds increase as the day goes on. tonight snow arrives. # -- 3 degrees currently in the city. that's 1 degree above

today prosecutors filed two charges of extortion against mccord in federal court. he admitted using his office to shake down campaign donors telling them they should not risk making an enemy of his office. it happened during his failed primary race for governor. an attorney tells us his recent video apology could help him. >> he's apologized for it resigned his office. that will all help him in working out some kind of plea arrangement with the federal authorities, the u.s. attorney would be handling this case. >> governor tom wolf will nominate a new state treasurer to fill the vacancy. we checked with wolf's office today -- no decision yet. >>> a teenager admits he broke into the apartment of a lehigh university student last summer and tried to rape and kill her the university is in bethlehem, northampton county. that's where he pleaded guilty to attempted murder attempted rape, assault and burglary. he faces up to 80 years in prison. prosecutors say the 17-year-old broke into the 23-year-old student's bedroom and choked her until she turned blue. her screams wok

rob mccord surprising so many people with the statement coming out and

who along with our gary mccord was honored earlier this week at bel air country club in the traditions dinner. and it will -- a salute to the game. by the way our head engineer, steve gorsach we're sending along best wishes to steve. recovering from hip replacement surgery in the last couple of days. and he's going to make it back to augusta. we wish him well in his recovery. umbrellas are out skying, again -- skies again, starting to open up here as we've got one group left on the course waiting to see if it will be a three-man playoff or if bae can make it a four-man battle. you can see bae hugging the edge of the fairway. he's going to be the first to play here, david. david: 204 yards he has left. jim: do you think he has an idea what he needs to do? david: he knows exactly scoreboard down by the last green. that's mark minister. >> uphill, 75, basically. 70 is six meters on the green. six meters on the green meeds to be right of the pin. because you're coming up. know what i'm saying? it's cold and wet. you don't have 10 meters of help at the moment. even though you have this wind

. >> public speaker: david mccord. cochair of bay chapter's energy committee. we thank the mayor for calling for implementation of clean power san francisco and especially for calling for robust construction of a new renewable energy sources and energy efficiency retro fits on local homes and businesses. as pointed out by enernex report this will create thousands of local jobs for city of san francisco and local union jobs. we need the commission to set rates in place with clear timelines. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> public speaker: hello, i'm a sierra club member and an advocate of community choice aggregation of 2006. in 2007 we were promised a program would be up and running. that didn't happen demand -- and in 2012 the board voted for this and now we are waiting again. i feel like a kid on a trip, are we there yet? except this is critically important and the trip is fairly long. we are seeing climate changes globally and globally. please stop dragging your feet. set the rates now. >>supervisor london breed: thank you. i going to call more cards.

who along with our gary mccord was honored earlier this week at bel air country club in the traditions dinner. and it will -- a salute to the game. by the way our head engineer, steve gorsach we're sending along best wishes to steve. recovering from hip replacement surgery in the last couple of days. and he's going to make it back to augusta. we wish him well in his recovery. umbrellas are out skying, again -- skies again, starting to open up here as we've got one group left on the course waiting to see if it will be a three-man playoff or if bae can make it a four-man battle. you can see bae hugging the edge of the fairway. he's going to be the first to play here, david. david: 204 yards he has left. jim: do you think he has an idea what he needs to do? david: he knows exactly scoreboard down by the last green. that's mark minister. >> uphill, 75, basically. 70 is six meters on the green. six meters on the green meeds to be right of the pin. because you're coming up. know what i'm saying? it's cold and wet. you don't have 10 meters of help at the moment. even though you have this wind

mccord has said he plans to plead guilty to these charges. he did resign last friday and he already apologized in a video. >>> the man police say confessed to killing his supervisor as she waited at a north philadelphia bus stop has now been formally charged with murder. police say randolph sanders shot kim jones on january 13th because she was about to report him for allegedly stealing 40 grand from the social service agency where they worked. the day after her murder sanders spoke on camera to "action news" but at that time said he was shocked by her death. reporter vernon odom has a live report on "action news" at 6:00. >>> a philadelphia police sergeant has been suspended accused of giving a fake name when surrendering some guns at a police station. "action news" reporter john rawlins live outside police headquarters in center city with more on this one. john. >> reporter: hi, monica. an odd story that's been brewing for some months. the sergeant not only on track to lose his job but he's also going to face a criminal charge in this. the

it also included a plea deal signed by mccord.is expected to be arraigned in harrisburg two weeks from today. >>> up gating breaking news, 22 year old man in critical condition after shooting near 65th and paschall street in southwest philly. the man drove to police station and officers rushed him to the hospital. >> a 13 year old girl and adult relative are in jail this morning, they are accused of shooting two other women yesterday in nicetown. the victims are stable at an area hospital. investigators say the shooting started after an argument at laudromat. >> lincoln drive is open now but it was closed because of icy conditions earlier this morning. yesterday's rain and this morning's low temperatures, will make today's commute rather tricky. what's with the suit? oh, i had to go to the bank. if you look legit they give you special treatment. seriously? seriously, yeah. the banker dude set up my checking account so if i make one deposit a month, no monthly maintenance fee. special treatment! citizens bank, right? yep. you know

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rob mccord plans to plead guilty to federal extortion charges appearing in court later this morning. mccourt is accused of using his office to threaten potential campaign donors during his failed run for governor last year. the papers were filed yesterday in court including a plea deal signed by mccourt. his recent video apology could help him. >> he apologized and resigned his office. that will all help him in working out some kind of a plea arrangement with the federal authorities, the u.s. attorneys will be handling this case. >> the now the maximum penalty for each charge is 20 years in prison but it will be up to a judge to decide his punishment. >>> if you're drowsy this morning, the doctors say there are resized regulations for how much sleep you should get. >>> and a 20-mile commute on foot. one man does it every weekday. new this morning, the effort total strangers are making to give him a lift. >>> and temperatures need a lift but are not getting it. the wind is holding things back. getting colder this morning. right now it's 19 degrees at 4:36. i'll show you how warm it's