michael eakin is accused of circulating the e-mails. the point of kane's new legal steam to investigate what other state employees in addition to that state justice had been part of this, and circulated those offensive e-mails. coming up, we'll look into how what the announcement that kane is making today how that could help her own legal troubles. reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> it's 5:02. two former city officials in allentown and reading plead guilty to conspiracy charges in a corruption scandal. dale wild and aaron lloyd were public officials in their towns, prosecutors say both men took part in similar schemes, steering contracts to political donors. defense lawyers did not immediately return calls for comment after yesterday's plea hearings. >> police are trying to figure out the motive behind a double murder and suicide. investigators say paul marshall shot two people and then himself sunday night in a home in hatfield. marshall's daughter and young grandchild were there but not hurt. >> shock, unbelievable. i coul

this is about justice michael eakin's future on the bench. tell us more. >> it could result in a suspension, justice eakin will find himself on the other side of the table putting on his own defense why he should continue serving on the high court. he is awaiting trial for exchanging explicit and inappropriate e-mails, the 6 member court of discipline will hold the suspension hearing later on this morning. the state's judicial conduct board is arguing that justice eakin violated conduct rules, this from attorney kathleen kane's investigation that found many e-mails with racist, sexual and homophobic content passed between judges, prosecutors and attorneys. justice eakin has served on the supreme court for 13 years, he has apologized for the e-mails in question, and said back in october that the messages do not reflect his character or belief. and one of the judges on the court of judicial discipline said the e-mails may have damaged public opinion and confidence in the high court. we'll keep an eye on what happens when the hearing gets under w

michael eakin is accused by kane's camp of circulating the e-mai e-mails. her team will review the e-mails that kane calls homophobic and religiously offensive. last week a state senate committee recommended that she be removed from office. this after her law license was stripped from her after she was charged the perjury this summer. she does deny wrong doing. we have reached out for more information on this special team of prosecutors. we have not yet heard back. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> lawmakers in ksh are meeting to discuss how to take down isis. "usa today" reporting that the pentagon is considering deploying more troops in syria. the defense secretary ashton carter is expected to testify in front of the committee, this comes after the pentagon's announcement to send 50 commandos to northern syria to help advise forces battling isis. the move could potentially require more forces to support those commandos. syrian refugees continue to seek shelter in new jersey despite the governor christie saying he opposes the measure. some local coalitions ar

today pennsylvania supreme court jisties michael eakin will defend himself.in question whether he should be suspended while awaiting misconduct charges. ea-mails from the porn gate scandal. he could lose his seat on the bench. the hearing will play out in a live in the digital operations center, i'm matt delucia, "nbc 10 news". >> good monday morning. a look at sky fours 10 over the scene of a pretty serious crash in burlington county in woodland township along route 72. we know at least two vehicles are involved. potentially two vans hit head on. it's quite a scene. a lot of debris, a lot of emergency vehicles out. we can see, and you can see the spin line of traffic is slowly making its way around. if we go to my maps i'll show you what is closed as a result of this accident. so route 72 which you saw is closed between route 70 and chadsforth road. you're going to want to be prepared for delays in that area. we are seeing delays throughout many of our majors, especially 76 toward center city philadelphia between the blue route and the vine will take about 2

he made a decision to suspend michael eakin. kane says this is yet another step in restoring our faith in our justice testimony. justice eakin will be off the job while the state ethics court investigates him. he is accused of exchanging lewd e-mails. kathleen kane says her legal troubles started when se released 1,000 of those e-mails. she is facing federal perjury charges for leaking possible grand jury information. she has pleaded not guilty. here's an example of the spirit. some of philadelphia's finest stepped if after din after a gr stole the christmas gifts meant for 4-year-old twin girls. well, the officers that responded that fight decided to help out. along with other members of the police district, they raised more than $1,000 to buy new presents. >> we live in the community with the people that live here. we want to show them the holiday for two little kids. >> the gifts were delivered yesterday. the girls don't know about them. they won't see them until they open them on christmas. >> good morning. we are expecting

. >>> pennsylvania's supreme court justice michael eakin is suspended with pay for his part in a pornographic e-mail scandal. a panel ordered the suspension today, one day after eakin apologized at a hearing so eakin will be off the job while an ethics court investigates him. he's accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends. that scandal surfaced after attorney general kathleen kane released more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal trouble started when she released the e-mails. kane is facing federal perjury charges. >>> tomorrow a new jersey grand jury is expected to decide the fate of the trucker who slammed into tracey morgan's limo. the panel will announce whether kevin roper will be incidicted. roper's lawyers asked to have charges tossed out. he was driving for walmart when he crashed into tracy morgan's him low on the new jersey turnpike last year. the comedian was seriously hurt. his friend was killed. roper was charged with vehicular homicide and has yet to be indicted. >>> next at 11:00, skiing is dangerous enough without falling objects. tonight,

a disciplinary court told juts michael eakin he faces suspension over lewd emails he traded with lawyers and friends. the court scheduled a hearing for december 21st where he'll get a chance to respond. >>> the investigation began after the attorney general released more than 1,000 of eakin's emails. she claims her trouble started when she released the emails. she is now facing federal perjury charges. law makers are deciding if she can do her job effect liually w a suspended license. >>> banned from the yearbook. why the girl's mother says teachers are taking the rules too far. >> if you don't get out of here with that camera, i will make your day -- >> new fallout from a local town's election day chaos. >>> a high school student's mom says her daughter's yearbook photo was rejected because the teenager is holding a weapon. this is on the ads for grads where parents pay for the ad. she is an archer and grew up hunting deer with her dad. >> i think it's wrong and that everybody has taken this all too far. she is not hurting anybody. this is something she enjoys doing and she should be al

it came after a decision to suspend michael eakin. kane says this is yet another step in restoring our faith in the skrus tis system. i expect there to be more of these days. justice eakin will be off the job while the state judicial ethics court investigates him. he is accused of exchanging lewd e-mails with friends, including a prosecutor. kane claims her own legal troubles started when she received a thousand of those e-mails. she has pleaded not guilty to leaking information. >>> now your bbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittany shipp. >> good morning, merry christmas eve to everyone. we are tracking record warmth as we head into the rest of today. we broke a record. we saw a high of 70 degrees. as we head into the rest of your thursday, we expect to see temperatures warming all the way to 76 degrees t. record high for this da i is 66. it was a set back in 1990 again last year in 2014. headed into christmas day, our temperatures will be 70 degrees. our average this time of year is 42. so we are well above average. we

the board says justice michael eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails among friends. also one of kane's aides faces up to six months in jail after being convicted of criminal contempt. a judge found patrick reese snooped through e-mail in violation after protective order. he is kane's driver and body guard. prosecutors say he went through computer files to keep tabs on the criminal investigation of his boss. >> this morning the fallout continues for donald trump after his controversial remarks about keeping muslims out of america. he is drawing criticism from leaders all over the country including mayor michael nutter. george spencer is live in the digital operation center. nutter did not hold back. >> he called trump a danger to our society saying the republican presidential candidate was, quote, trying to radicalize americans against americans and americans against muslims around the world. the mayor's criticism came a day after trump's widely publicized call to block all muslims from entering the united states. the mayor insisted that trump's proposa

kane's camp has accused justice michael eakin of circulating e-mails like this, today she is announcing a team of special prosecutors that will investigate what other employees were involved in this scandal. the focus today will will be on this case while kane has her own battles. you'll remember she has been stripped of her law license. she was charged with perjury and obstruction. we're reporting live in old city, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> in delaware a jury will hear the the case of a white police officer accused of kicking a black suspect in the face while he was in custody. police released video of thomas webster kicking dickerson in the face. we warn you you might find the video disturbing. dickerson was on his hands and knees, knocked unconscious, suffered a broken jaw. the officer is charged with assault. the aclu sued the city and the police department after a grand jury failed to indict webster. he pleaded not guilty. today in lehigh county the allentown police department will welcome a new batch of officers, this is from a previous year's ceremony the mayor and chief wil

pennsylvania ethics board today filed four ethics charges against state supreme court justice michael eakin. the board says eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails to friends. the charges were filed with the disciplinary court that has the power to remove judges. the investigation began after kathleen kane submitted more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles started when she released those e-mails. kane is facing federal perjury charges and state lawmakers are deciding if she can keep her job. >>> new developments where a teacher was punched in the face yesterday at a high school. >> the school district removed the principal at george washington high school and reassigned him elsewhere. yesterday three students attacked a teacher and punched him in the face several times. police say it was all over a cell phone. george washington high school has been plagued by school fights to students pulling the fire alarm as a prank. >>> reducing violent crime in wilmington. tonight, delaware lawmakers sent a letter to wilmington's mayor and counc

following this breaking news, a disciplinary court says it may suspend state supreme court judge michael eakin over the scandal. an ethics board filed four ethics charges against eakin. the board says eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends. it's now in the hands of that disciplinary court. the court today issued an order that gives eakin a chance to respond before it decides whether to suspend him. a hearing is set for later this month. >>> the investigation got under way after attorney general kathleen kane submitted more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles started when she released the e-mails and she's facing federal perjury charges and state lawmakers are deciding if kane can keep her job. >>> are you a foodie? a celebrity chef is cooking up a new restaurant inside the borga borgata. michael simon plans to open his first italian restaurant next fall. simon appeared as iron chef on the food network and on "the chew." >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, a

justice michael eakin allegedly traded with lawyers and others. court of judicial discipline issued an order of possible suspension today which gives justice eakin a chance to respond before the board decides whether to row move him from the bench. the board's complain says his actions appeared to be improper that he did not row spec the courts non discrimination policy and he dee tracked from the dignity of his office. >>> everything is lining up to break a record in your fox 29 weather authority. live look at the ben franklin parkway. the lights twinkling. the heat is on. yeah, we all got to wear a lot less today and temperatures are only going to get warmer. let's check in with chief meteorologist scott williams for a look at potentia potentially c turn of events. >> lucy, we're talking 60s for highs today. mid 60s tomorrow. by the upcoming weekend, we could be hitting 70 in some spots. but take look at the almanac for today. the average low temperature for this time of year is 32. we were 46 degrees this morning for the low but look at that. o

justice michael eakin said during the proceedings he is sorry for the e-mails that have been criticized for their racial and sexual content. eakin's attorneys have argued against his possible interim suspension from the bench pending a full hearing describing the elf males as male banter, not intended to become public. we don't yet know when the judicial ethics court will make its decision. >>> police are trying to track down the man wanted for shooting three people this morning in east mt. airy. it happened around made it in in the back of a home along the 8300 block of gilbert street. police say a 51-year-old man was found by officers dead at the scene. two other men also in their 50s were shot as well. they were taken to einstein hospital one is in stable condition. other is in critical condition. police say they're looking for 51-year-old suspect. >>> investigators are now saying speed was the main factor in crash that killed three in holmesburg. it happened on torresdale avenue around 2:30 sunday. the speeding chevy camaro went over a hill and hit a park tractor trailer. they both

. >> pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin is now suspended with pay for his part in a pornographic-mail scandal. a panel ordered the suspension one day after eakin apologized at a hearing, eakin will be off the job while an ethics court investigates him. he is one of several officials accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mail. the scandal surfaced after kathleen kane released more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles started when she released those. she is facing perjury charges. >> now to decision 2016. republican white house front-runner donald trump tweeted overnight that the media is blowing his recent comments about hillary clinton out of proportion. clinton fired back at trump during a town hall in iowa yesterday. the democratic presidential front-runner took aim at trump's remarks about her bathroom break and a crude reference to chin on the's defeat in the 2008 pray mary. here is her response after a girl in the audience said she had been bullied asked clinton how to handle. >> you are looking at somebody who had a lot said about me. it doesn'

a disciplinary court told justice michael eakin he faces possible suspension over lewd and offensive e-mails he traded with lawyers and friends. a hearing is scheduled for december 21 when he will get a chance to respond before the court decides whether to remove him. the investigation began after attorney general kathleen kane released more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles started with that release. she is now facing federal perjury charges and lawmakers are deciding if kane can do her job effectively with a suspended law license. >> this morning a new casino in south philadelphia is one step closer to reality after city leaders approved zoning for the project. the proposed site near city stadium complex. nbc 10's george spence ser live for us. george, what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: vai, yesterday city council vote was unanimous in favor of changing the zoning to allow the major new casino on this site. the holiday inn that is built here now will be gutted and then transformed into a luxury hotel and immediately adjacent developers will bu

nbc 10 was in easton yesterday as justice michael eakin arrived for his hearing. after five hours the panel did not indicate when a ruling will be issued. eakin is accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails. he tearfully apologized for the e-mails which his attorney describe as male banter. >> we're here at the request of the court, we're here to answer what they want us to answer, i trust you will all hear it and i trust you will fairly report it. >> the scandal surfaced after kathleen kane released more than 1,000 of his e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles are retaliation for releasing those. she is now facing federal perjury charges. >> montgomery county's newest magistrate is now the youngest sitting judge in pennsylvania. 28-year-old greg scott was sworn in yesterday. the norristown native will take the bench as judge for the 38th district. he is also the first african-american district judge in montgomery county. >> nine minutes after 5:00. we're getting a damp start this morning. i'm tracking some rain showers, and only rain showers even though it

the board says justice michael eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and defensive e-mails with friends. the e-mails were among those kane released two months ago. meanwhile an aide to kane faces up to six months in jail tonight after convicted of criminal contempt. a judge today found patrick reese snooped through office e-mails in violation of a protective order. he is kathleen kane's driver and bodyguard. prosecutors say he went through computer files to keep tabs on the criminal investigation of his boss. >>> cheers for the city's tallest new attraction tonight. philadelphians gathering to celebrate the official grand opening of the observation deck. gives people 160 degree views of the city nearly 900 feet above street level. it's open every day now from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. >>> a victory tonight for margate in long-running dune battle playing out on the jersey shore. a judge today ruled margate will be allowed to challenge whether the state is justified in seizing 87 properties through eminent domain. the state wants to widen beaches and build protective sand dune

court judge over pornographic e-mails is in the hands of an ethics koufrmt nbc 10 was in easton as michael eakin arrived. after five hours the ethics panel did not indicate when a ruling will be issued. he is accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends and colleagues, he tearfully apologized for the e-mails which his attorneys kri describe as male banter. >> at the request of the court we're here to answer what they want us to answer, i trust we'll all hear it and i trust you will fairly report it. >> the scandal surfaced after kathleen kane release mord than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. she claims her own legal troubles started when she released those. kane is now facing federal perjury charges. >> montgomery county's new magistrate a millennial, the youngest sitting judge in pennsylvania. 28-year-old greg scott was sworn in. he will take the bench for the 38th district. he is also the first african-american judge in montgomery county. >> philadelphia cab drivers will meet with the district attorney over the uber x service in the city. members of the taxi alliance says the driver

. >> pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin is now suspended with pay for his part in a pornographic e-mail scandal. the panel ordered the suspension a day after eakin apologized at a hearing. eakin will be off the job while the ethics court investigates. he is one of several state officials accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails. the scandal surfaced after attorney kathleen kane released more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her own legal troubles started when she released those. she is now facing federal perjury charges. >> now to our lehigh valley bureau. drivers will soon enjoy art work. bill boards will go up beginning january 4 featuring the works of seven artists. they won a contest. part of that was open to young people and one of the winners attends parkland high school. >> first responders in mount holly burlington county made the holiday season brighter for local children. police officers and firefighters loaded up their rigs and delivered presents to boys and girls last night. santa even came along for the mission. >> 4:35. here's a lot of activity at

state supreme court justice michael eakin is accused of circulating these e-mails along with other people in the state government, so how does all of this fit in with attorney general kane's own legal battles? you'll remember last week a senate subcommittee recommended for the entire chamber she be removed from office. we'll look into that in the next half hour. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> thanks. 4:03. three people including two firefighters are hurt after this fire in olney. sky force 10 was over this garage fire last night. the firefighters and one other person are expected to be okay, they are in stable condition this morning. fire investigators are still looking for the cause. >>> from our south jersey bureau, a suspected criminal is off the streets after he allegedly stole $1100 from a car. this is how it went down. a man noticed someone rummaging through his car at the family dollar store and when he approached the guy he ran off, so that he called police who brought in canines and set up a perimeter around the store. when police caught up with iron kaiser he had all of the mone

hearing by the pennsylvania court of judicial discipline will decide whether to suspend justice michael eakin as he awaits trial for exchanging inappropriate e-mails. the court will hold the hearing later this morning. one of the outcomes could vote for an i want rim suspension and final ruling from the court later. the state's judicial conduct board is arguing that justice eakin violated rules on the high court. this is fallout from kathleen kane's investigation that found many e-mails with racist and homophobic content. justice eakin has served on the pennsylvania supreme court for the past 13 years. he has apologized for the e-mails in question, said back in october that the messages do not reflect his character or beliefs and have not been related to any case he has presided over in court. one of the judges on the court of judicial discipline says the e-mails may have damaged the public confidence in the high court. we'll keep an eye when that hearing gets underway. live in the digital operations center, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >> one person is dead and more than 35 recovering after

the judicial conduct board says justice michael eakins actions did not respect the state's nondiscriminationicy and were undignified. eakins sent and received e-mails that some are calling homophobic misogynist and racist. another justice, seamus mccaffery was pressured to retire for similar e-mails. >> temple university's board of trustees has table talks about a proposal to build a football stadium on its north philadelphia campus. the discussions came to a halt yesterday after mayor elect jim kenney voiced opposition to the plan. kenny thinks the university should work out a more profitable deal with the eagles to use lincoln financial field as their home stadium. kenny cited parking and congestion as concerns. >> 4:39. still to come on "action news" youtube releases the top trending videos of 2015 and that the lip syncing police corporal from delaware is on it. >> hundreds of coffee cans washed ashore on a florida beach. now the coast guard is taking a look. david. >> well, we have cold conditions out there this morning, many of us in the 30's so we're dressing the kids with some extra g

. >>> supreme court justice michael eakin arrived in easton for a court hearing. the judicial ethics court is considering whether to suspend him for his involvement in a pornographic e-mail scandal he's awaiting a decision on whether he violated conduct rules for exchanging inappropriate e-mails that were captured on government servers. eakin has since apologized. >>> the colwyn fire department in delaware county lab rocked by news that some of its members were arrested today for stealing money from their own firehouse. and one of the suspects, is the chief. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the delaware county courthouse in media tonight with the latest on the investigation. chad. >> reporter: rick, the delaware county district attorney's office says the trio of suspects stole more than $50,000 using the colwyn fire department's funds as their personal piggy bank. investigators led a handcuffed gary bryce to court this afternoon to face theft charges. the colwyn fire chief said nothing as he was placed into an awaiting cruiser. the delaware county d

also, the court of judicial discipline is hearing arguments on whether supreme court justice michael eakinuld be suspended during his judicial conduct violation investigation. >> and, the historic falls bridge will get band aid fix over the next few months, but it still needs multi-million dollar overhaul down the road. check in two, three, four times a day "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> it has been nearly a year since a south philadelphia woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. we'll tell you how a neighborhood plans to honor her later today. >>> also, ahead, her death sparked national outrage. now, a grand jury has decided about charges in part of the sandra bland case. that update whether we come back at the top of the hour as you look live right now at love park on a warm tuesday morning. katie has your forecast when >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good morning, winter is here, but jack frost is know where to be found. live look right now at love park in center city. love seeing that tree all lit up. justin it, won't be the only thing they'll feel like

. >> is that including supreme court justice michael eakin, who's gonna have a day in court?ink so, because it's not porngate. it's the racial aspect of this that is overwhelming, and just the crudity of it. it's not -- you know, the pornography part... >> it's obscene. >> yeah. ...and it's the racial part that plays into this, then everybody's suspect, then. in any case, it allows those that are guilty to make the case -- and they are making it -- these people are biased. >> well, you know, they made seamus leave for the same reason. >> right, yeah. >> seamus mccaffery, another supreme court justice, resigned under pressure. >> and eakin is still sitting there, under the same guidelines, and he was just as culpable as he is. and if you look at some of them, they are incredibly -- they talk about obese people, they talk about sexual issues, they talk about mission impossible, and they talk about racial, they talk about african-americans as robots. >> harrisburg must be a pretty dull place. >> the judicial conduct board, in fact, said that he brought embarrassment to his offic

kane expects more fallout from the scandal that led to a court supreme justice suspending justice michael eakin. kane says this is yet another step if restoring our faith in our justice system in the coming months as the special prosecutor reviews over 1 million of these e-mails, i expect there will be more of these days. he is accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friend, including a state prosecutor. attorney general kane claims her own legal troubles started when she released a thousand e-mails. kane is now facing federal perjury charges for leaking confidential grand jury information. she has pleaded not guilty. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittany shipp. >> good morning. we are tracking record warmth as we head into this christmas eve. it will be the warmest christmas eve ever. here the numbers are average this time of year. it's 42 degrees. yesterday we were at 70 degrees, with ehead into tomorrow or today i should say 76 degrees. the record is 66 today set back in 1990. we will beat that record. we have already beaten the record for philadelphia

michael eakin violated the code of conduct by exchanging lewd ap offensive e-mails among friends. >> also one of cane's aids faces up to six months in jail after being convicted of criminal contempt. kane's driver and body guard. he went through computer files to keep jobs on the criminal investigation. not his boss. >> in south jersey police are investigating a case of hate vandalism on a college campus. ♪ >> students at rowan university in glassboro are coming together to celebrate hanukkah. six days after someone carved swastikas. last night they lit a menorah. a person responsible also left other hate filled messages. investigators are trying to track down who did it. the jewish community will not be intimidated. >> we're about love and peace and krunty and height and there is no room for dark ness nst. >> two philadelphia drug suspects are in jail but not before investigators say the pair led police on a chase that banged up patrol cars and caused chaos. this is at mayfair last night where the chase began. they witnessed a drug deal and tries to make us address. rolling through

." >> pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin is suspended with pay for his part in a pornographicrdered the suspension day after eakin apologized at a hearing. he will be off the job while the court investigates him. he is one of several afuse of exchanging lewd e-mails. kane claims that her own legal trouble started when she released the e-mails. she is now facing federal perjury charges. >> family of a montgomery county air men among six u.s. troops killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan is opening up about their loss. staff sergeant peter taub was 30. he had been in the air force for eight years, a graduate of cheltenham high school. his swif wife is expecting thei second child. >> he loves his family, he loved his daughter, the apple of his eye. >> taub's father and step mother say they did not know that he was in afghan. taub told them he was somewhere elts. he and move others died when a suicide bomber drove into their group. a high ranking officer was among the victims. she became the third female member of the air force to die in afghanistan. tler years ago her marriag

justin michael eakin said he is sorry for e-mails criticized for their racial and sexual cop tenth. eakin's attorney argued against his suspension from the bench pending a full hearing tribe in the hearing as mail banter, not intended to become public. we don't necessity when judicial ethics court will make its decision. >>> important the georgia a casino wants atlantic city toy hand over the money. casino is asking the the judge to order the city to pay more than 26 million-dollar in tax refund. tax court is already ruled that the city must give back money because ac had a assessed the property too high a level. atlantic city mayor said it could lead seizure of some assets maybe even a bankruptcy filing. >>> a las vegas strip sunday night, twist of fate linking this west coast deadly crash right here to the delaware valley. >>> at 4:11. dozens of people stuck on this ride, in sea world what they saw, hundreds of people below as they waited to be rescued. >>> sea world got a longer ride in the sky tower then they ever bargained for, 50 passengers had to be rescued yesterday after ge

a disciplinary court told justice michael eakin he faces possible suspension over lewd and offensive e-mails he traded with lawyers and friends. the court scheduled a hearing for december 21, that's when eakin will get a chance to respond. before the court decides whether to remove him. the investigation began after attorney general kathleen kane released more than a thousand of his e-mails. she claims that's when her legal trouble started. she is facing perjury charges and lawmakers are deciding if kane can do her job with a suspended law license. >> today would have been the deadline for congress to act to avoid a government shutdown. but lawmakers bought more time. the house has pass add stop-gap measure to keep the government open through next wednesday. in the meantime, members from both parties will work to negotiate a deal. >>> now to the budget battle in harrisburg. it is now up to the state house to move on major bill passed by the senate in a marathon session. senators adjourned after passing a school spending bill and other measures. house members return saturday to take u

michael eakin is accused by kane's camp of circulating those e-mails.and new this morning, a philadelphia police officer has been arrested and will be fired: on thursday officer joseph sees was taken into custody in bensalem. he was off duty when police say he got into a fight with a woman and possibly broke her nose. he's charged with assault and harassment. this morning, one man is in critical condition in southwest philadelphia after an argument inside a speakeasy bar turned violent. this happened near the corner of 64th street and glenmoor avenue. police say a 35-year-old man was shot multiple times. no word on what started the argument. police haven't made any arrests. >>> one person is in custody in north philadelphia after a police officer was punched in the face at a crime scene. this started when police were responding to a shooting on c"2djrth and west cambria stree. one man was shot in the leg. he was taken to the hospital but as police were wrapping up at the scene their investigation they say two men walked up to them and started yelling. t

a disciplinary court told justice michael eakin that he faces possible suspension over lewd and offensive e-mails he traded with lawyers and friends. the court scheduled a hearing for december 21. that's when eakin gets a chance to respond. the investigation began after attorney general kathleen kane released more than thousand of eakin's e-mails. kane claims that's when her legal trouble started. she's facing federal perjury charges and state lawmakers deciding if she can do her job effectively with a suspended law license. >>> now to the budget battle in harrisburg. it's up to the statehouse to move on major bills passed by the senate in a marathon session. senators adjourned after passing a school spending bill and dozens of other measures, house members returned saturday to take up the bills. governor tom wolf says he's committed to a deal he struck last month with the legislative leaders. it includes a 6% increase in spending and the tax increase that is still in negotiations. house republicans are insisting on a smaller spending and tax package. >> right now a megadeal could happen

as we told you minutes ago, pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin has now been suspended withth friends. his suspension will take place while an ethics court completes its investigation. right now at 5:00, nbc 10 is getting a closer look at how this scandal has affected philadelphia's own prosecutor's office. nbc 10's george spencer sat down with district attorney seth williams today. george, a lot of people question the handling of this case. >> reporter: yeah, keith. he insists really the bulk of the blame goes to attorney general kathleen kane in all of this and her piecemeal release of the emails in all of this. he said he would consider further discipline against the three prosecutors in his office if more evidence against them comes out. it is images like these, sometimes pornograph ig, sometimes demeaning to women and minorities which ignited a statewide scandal when released by attorney general kathleen kane. among the names of judges and prosecutors involved in the email chain, three men currently working through d.a. seth williams. the d.a. acknowledges the inappropr

four ethics charges against state supreme court justice michael eakin, saying eakin violated codes ofd and offensive e-mails with friends. the charges were filed with a disciplinary court that has the power to remove judges. the investigation began after attorney general kathleen kane submitted more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her problems started after releasing those e-mails. >>> well, it's the off-season, of course, at the jersey shore on land, but that is not the case in the water. >> no, boaters are spotting humpback whales very close to the beaches and these spectacular videos prove it. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg has more on what is enticing them. >> coming up right there. >> reporter: this is what happens when a fishing trip -- >> got him, got him, got him! >> reporter: turns into an unplanned whale watch. >> you can't help but see them. you're not looking for them, they just appeal. >> reporter: humpback whales seen less than a mile from the beach in stone harbor this week. >> beautiful, coming up under the bunker, never seen it before lik

. >>> a decision about whether to suspend pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin over his e-mailctices is now in the hands of the the judicial ethics court. justice eakin said during a five hour hearing he is sorry for e-mails criticized for racial sexual content. eakin's attorney says e-mails were ban for and not intended to be for public use. no word when the judicial ethics court will make its decision. >>> borgata casino resort wants a atlantic city toy pay up. >> casino is asking a judge to order the the cities to pay more than 62 million-dollar in tax refunds. tax court has ruled that the city must give back the money, because ac assessed the property at too high a level. ac's mayor say the the payment can lead to the seizure of city assets and maybe even a bankruptcy filing. >>> we need some good news. 6:39. holiday season is really all about giving, right. >> true. >> especially those who could use a boost right now especially right before christmas day. well, free christmas trees are a available to families in need right now. so a man is giving away free trees in south p

e-mail practices is in the hand now of the judicial ethics court after five hour hearing, justice michael eakin had said proceedings that he is sorry for the e-mails that have criticized, for racial and sexual content. eakin's attorneys argued begins his possible interim suspension from the bench pending a full hearing describing e-mails as mail ban for not intended to be public. >>> we don't know yet when judicial ethics court will make its final decision. >>> listen to this, borg the georgia a casino wants atlantic city toy hand over the money. casino is asking judge to order the city to pay more than 62 million-dollar in tax refunds. the tax court has already ruled that the city must give back that money because ac has assessed the property at too high a level. atlantic city's mayor says payment could lead to the seizure of city assets, maybe even a bankruptcy filing. keep an eye on that, lauren. >>> pennsylvania state leaders acknowledging there are issues with conditions in federal schools around the state, the the state is acknowledging some problems and confirming complaints of the hundr

three member court heard testimony about e-mails sent and received by justice michael eakin. they're deciding whether he should be suspended pending a full hearing on the e-mails which attorney general kathleen kane is criticized for racial and sexual content. eakins attorneys argue the e-mails were just mailed banter not meant to become public non is you pension is warned. >>> investigators are now saying speed was the main factor in a crash that killed three in holmesburg it happened on torresdale avenue around 2:30 sunday morning. police say the speeding shivaree went over a hill near an intersection and hit a parked tractor trailer. they both went up in flames. witnesses say they could hear people screaming from inside the car but couldn't reach them because of the intense flames. all three women inside died. >> clearly the speed is the main indicator that called the fatality without a doubt. it was speed. and it's probably good reminder and no disrespect toward any of the family members, it's a good time to remind don't exceed the speed limit anywhere. >> police say they

a disciplinary court says it may suspend state supreme court judge michael eakin over the scandal. earlier this week an ethics board filed four ethics charges against eakin. the board says eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends. it's now in the hands of disciplinary court. the court today issued an order that gives eakin a chance to respond before it decides whether to suspend him. a hearing is set for later this month. the investigation began after kathleen kane submitted more than 1,000 eakin e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles started when she released the e-mails. kane is facing federal perjury charges and state lawmakers are deciding if kane can keep her job. >>> from our delaware bureau, how would you like to have wine shipped right to your house? it's a possibility under a new bill, right now you can have wine shipped to your home if buying it at a winery. retailers are worried that the end of the shipping ban would hurt their sales, but the sponsors say two other states that changed their shipping laws had a boost in retail

a pennsylvania ethics board filed four charges against state supreme court justice michael eakin. the board says eakin violated codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends. the charges were filed with a disciplinary court that has the power to remove judges. the investigation began after attorney general kathleen kane submitted more than 1,000 of eakin's e-mails. kane claims her legal troubles starts when she released the e-mails. kane is facing charges, state lawmakers are deciding if kane can keep her job. >>> meanwhile today, a judge convicted an aide to pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane of criminal contem contempt. a judge found patrick reese snooped through office e-mails in violation of a protective order. he faces up to six months in jail. he's kathleen kane's driver and body guard. prosecutors say he went through computer files to keep tabs on the criminal investigation of his boss. >>> switching gears now, tonight temple university's board of trustees is holding off on deciding its next step for proposing a $100 million stadium at that

. >>> pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin is resisting call to resign amid on going porn e-mail scandal. an attorney for justice released a statement saying eakin is disappointed from statement from governor wolf. wolf call eakin behavior reprehensible after the justice back a former candidate for judicial board set to decide eakin's fate on the e-mail case. eakin apologized that involved sexist, racist and other derogatory content but he insist e-mails have not affect court business. >>> archdiocese of philadelphia announced closure of two suburban roman catholic churches. they release aid statement saying immaculate conception bvm church in levittown and saint gertrude's church in conshohocken will close new years day. parishioners were told about the closures during a mass over weekend. archdiocese sites maintenance cost as the the reason. the five colleges including one local one paying school leaders top dollar. and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holi

justin jay michael eakin a republican is a awaiting a decision from the court of the judicial discipline on whether he violated conduct rules. the he could be suspended from the high court. the judicial conduct board says that eakin sent and sent e-mails containing sexually explicit and other offensive content. >>> a norristown main makes history becoming first african-american district judge in montgomery county. "eyewitness news" at the courthouse for swearing in of gregory scott, loved ones, supporters and collogues watched as the the 28 year-old received his black judge's robe. scott called the moment bitter sweet. >> our hearts and mind are at einstein where my mother spent her last moment on this earth but we're all here and wouldn't have it any other way. we're proud to be here in this hall. >> scott will take the bend watch another achievement, he is pennsylvania's youngest, sitting judge. >>> well, local high school students are getting the chance of the lifetime this christmas. >> that is right gospel choir from wilmington cab california away school of the arts will be heading

. >>> a decision about whether to suspend pennsylvania supreme court justice michael eakin over his e-mail practices is now in the hand of a judicial ethics court. justice eakin said during a five hour hearing that he is sorry for the e-mail that has criticized for racial and sexual content. eakin's attorneys have have argued against his possible interim suspension pending a hearing describing in the e-mails as male ban for not to be public. no word when judicial ethics court will make its decision. >>> actor bill cosby lashes back at his accusers filing another defamation lawsuit. his latest complaint filed against model beverly johnson. johnson accused cosby of trying to drug and assault her in his home decades ago. the now cosby is accusing johnson of intentionally inflicting emotional distress. he is calling for an injunction requiring her to retract her accusations. >>> a $15,000 reward is set up for any help in finding the person responsible for a woman's death nearly a year ago. three three-year old teresa posey was killed in the hit and run on state road in philadelphia's holmesber

judicial panel will hold a hearing to see if justice michael eakin should be suspended.holidays here is an early present. average gas price continues to drop. according to aaa, it's down 16 cents from last week. the average gas price could shed another few cents as we head into the new year. a quick look at prices locally. $2.22 in philly. $1.88 in south jersey. i'm rosemary connors. >>> trying groans are one of the most popular holiday gifts this season and mandatory registration begins today. the rules covering drones and helicopters weighing between half a pound and five pounds need to be registered. the faa registration website will waive the $5 fee until january 20. christmas is only four days away and today is expected to be the busiest day of the year for people who work at u.s. postal service. uspa workers are expected to handle 30 million cards and packages today. if you haven't shipped those presents. don't worry. still time to get the gift in the mail for christmas but you have to send them priority mail or express by wednesday, so costs you a little more mone

justice michael evening and will be suspended when pay after emails including nude women, crude jokes were discovered. panel of judges decided to suspends eakinlled the emails insensitive, and inapropriate. discovered as part of attorney general kathleen kane's investigation into the handling of the jersey -- jerry sandusky kay. trying to find person who slashed tires in lawndale. happened early tuesday morning, cars parked on oakley street, hellerman street and show born. they checked video, captured a person walking a dog who appears to bend down as he passes parked cars, well, we have blurred the person's face because police say they've not yet reviewed that video. >> you see them walking by. then you see them like pulling out something from his hand. and then my neighbor's video see them slashing all the tires from his vehicle and the neighbors. >> two weeks ago we reported several cars had tires flattened and as i had thrown on oakley street. unclear if those incidents are related to the one that happened this week. alex and chris? >> see what happens that far. >> the department of justice giving philly police officers high marks for kee

charges against him, justice michael evening and suspended when pay after emails including nude women and crude jokes discovered, the panel of judges that decided to suspend eakin, called them insensitive, inch appropriate regarding gender, orientation and rales. it is from the kathleen kane -- kathleen kane investigation. >> adams judge once considered for u.s. supreme court has died. spokeswoman at adam's law firm says he died monday but no other details were released. judge adam spent 18 years on the bench of the third us circuit court of @ peels, adams was 94 years old. >>> quick look at your other national headlines. prosecutors nevada charge add woman with murder, child abuse, felony hit-and-run after authorities say she repeatedly plowed her vehicle into crowds on las vegas strip this morning 24 year old lakeisha nicole holloway due in court, being held in jail without bail in sunday's crash that killed one person and injured dozens of people. police say her three year old daughter was in the car at the time and she was not hurt. >> gearing up for sunday. the eagles play with what amounts to a playoff game against washington. how the injuries facing the