monsignor william lynn may soon walk out of prison. "eyewitness news" reporter david spun has the detail. >> monsignor william lynn is a accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priest to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn, hoist currently behind bars near scranton, may soon be a freeman, after after a panel of superior court judges ordered a new trial. >> his life was cut short. it didn't have to happen. >> reporter: mike mcilmail said his son sean was a proud catholic growing up. sean later died from a drug overdose but his family blames years of allege sexual abuse by another philadelphia priest for what ultimately happened to mcilmail. they sat down exclusively with our pat ciarrocchi in september. >> it is not their fault that they were raped at 11, 12, 13, nine, 16, it is not their fault that they now have have drug issues. >> reporter: the the priest now that was accused of sexually abusing mcilmail was under the supervision of monsignor william lynn. >> it was betrayal, something he was brought to believe since i

time lynn's conviction was overturned, but philadelphia district attorney seth williams wants those superior court judges to reconsider their decision. >> we will continue to fight, to deep monsignor lynn in state custody, where he belongs. >> williams says the evidence is clear. >> monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedifile into a school with children. >> bergstrom and lynn just want another chance to prove what they say is the truth. >> what bothers him the most is the inaccuracy of some of the perceptions in terms of what he really did. like i said, he never harmed a child. we've been chasing justice for four years that i thought maybe we finally caught it, but maybe we did. and we'll see. >> in the meantime, bergstrom is trying to get lynn released on bail, as he await a new trial, he's been behind bars in a prison north of scranton. in the news room, january jan c, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> looks like another hoverboard was just too hot to handle. >> oh, my gosh. >> surprised shopping ers put our their phones when that hoverboard burst into flames at a mall outside of houston. several witnesses say the hoverboard sitting inside a box near a kiosk when it ca

lynn's conviction was overturned. but, philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, wants those superior court judges to reconsider their decision. >> we will continue to fight, to keep monsignor state custody, where he belongs. >> williams says the evidence is clear. >> monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put the pedifile into a school with children. >> bergstrom and lynn just want another chance to prove what they say is the truth. >> what bothers him the most is inaccuracy of some of the perceptions in terms of what he really did. like i said, he never harmed a child. >> we've been chasing justice for four years, i thought we finally caught it. maybe we did. and we'll see. >> and right now bergstrom is trying to get lynn released on bail, as he await his new trial, he's been behind bars in prison just north of scranton. >> we'll follow it. >> 6:36. police in chester are investigating a deadly shooting that happened on the 1400 block of culhane street. victim found lying dead in the doorway of a home shortly after 11:30 last night. police are still trying to figure out what sparked that shooting. >> water crews will be back in the elmwood section of philadelphia this

it will be a busy travel day, nicole, back over to you. >> philadelphia monsignor william lynn may soon out of jail. his convictions over handling of the sex a abuse complaints has been overturn once again. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has more. >>> monsignor william lynn is accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priest to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn, hoist behind bars near scranton may soon be a freeman, after a panel of superior court judges ordered a a new trial. >> his life was cut short and it didn't have to happen. >> reporter: mike mcilmail said his son shawn was a proud catholic growing up. a sean died from a drug overdose but his family blames years of sexual abuse by another philadelphia priest for what ultimately happened to mcilmail. they sat down exclusively with our pat ciarrocchi in september. >> it the is not their fault that that they were raped at 11, 12, 13, nine, 16 it is not their fault that they have drug issues. the. >> reporter: the priest accused was under the supervision of monsignor william lynn. >> what was worse than rape w

lynn's conviction was overturned. but philadelphia district attorney seth williams wants those superior court judges to reconsider their decision. >> we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody where he belongs. >> williams says the evidence is clear. >> monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedifile into a school with children. >> berg strom and lynn just want another chance to prove what they say is the truth. >> what bothers him the most is the inaccuracy of some of the perceptions in terms of what he really did. like i circumstances he never harmed a child. we've been chasing justice for four years. and i thought maybe we finally caught t but maybe we did. and we'll see. >> and right now, bergstrom trying to get lynn released on bail as he waits for a new trial. he's been behind bars in a prison just north of scranton. >> following this case, has so many people's attention. i know you'll stay on top of it for us, jan, thank you. 5:39. president obama getting ready to enter his final year in office. and he ' jest turned an honor that he's received every year since he's been in the white house. the president was named the most admired man,

a landmark decision that sent monsignor william lynn to jail is reversed, for the second time. >>> lynnck of miss handling child abuse cases, good evening, i'm jim donovan, ukee washington is off tonight. >> i'm jessica dean. lynn well get a new trial after serving two years behind bars. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at cathedral basilica of the saints peter and paul in the new twist of the long running legal fight, david. >> reporter: it is a new twist. monsignor lynn is upstate pennsylvania right now behind bars. he was the central figure in the 2012 sex abuse clergy scandal here in philadelphia. tonight i spoke to the attorney of the family who says that their son was sexually abused, and they are upset. monsignor william lynn is accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priests to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn who has been in prison for about two years may soon get out of after a superiority court ruled in favor of a new trial. >> it is very upsetting, to now learn that the criminal justice system and process has failed theli

lynn's conviction was overturn. philadelphia district attorney seth williams announced monday he wants those superior court judges to rethink their decisi decision. >> we will continue to fight to keep monsignorynn in state custody where he belongs. >> reporter: williams believes a rehearing will keep lynn behind bars. >> my senior lynn knew how dangerous it was no put a pedophile in to a school with children. >> reporter: bergstrom and lynn just want a new new trial. they say it's a chance to proves the truth. >> what bothers him the most is the inn rakus oracies of some of the perceptions in terms what he really did. he never harmed a child. >> reporter: bergstrom insists that's why the monsignor should get a new trial, and be found not guilty. we've been chasing justice for four years. i thought maybe we finally caught it but maybe we did, and we'll see. >> reporter: tom bergstrom just saw monsignor lynn a few months ago at that prison in north philadelphia. meanwhile his focus right now is to try to get his client out on bail as he awaits a new trial. reporting live in the sat center tonight, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you for that. >>> the police officer who shot

seth williams says he's asking for a rehearing of monsignor william lynn's case before the full state superior court. a three-judge panel last week awarded a new trial to lynn. deanna durante found out what the d.a.'s actions could mean for the future of this case. >> i think that we have to do all that we can to show philadelphians that we're going to protect philadelphians, especially when an institution uses institutional power to shield pedophiles. >> reporter: philadelphia d.a. seth williams says the decision is wrong, he's asking for an entire panel of nine judges to hear the case and decide once and for all on the conviction of monsignor william lynn. >> we had to show all these other acts, all the things that showed monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school, with children. >> reporter: the defense argued the so-called bad acts were unfairly admitted at trial. lynn was the first u.s. church official convicted in the sex abuse scandal. a jury found because he moved suspected pedophile priests around, he endangered children. now williams wants the

lynn's conviction was overturn. philadelphia district attorney seth williams announced monday he wants those superior court judges to rethink their decisi decision. >> we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody where he belongs. >> reporter: williams believes a rehearing will keep lynn behind bars. >> my senior lynn knew how dangerous it was no put a pedophile in to a school with children. >> reporter: bergstrom and lynn just want a new new trial. they say it's a chance to proves the truth. >> what bothers him the most is the inn rakus oracies of some of the perceptions in terms what he really did. he never harmed a child. >> reporter: bergstrom insists that's why the monsignor should get a new trial, and be found not guilty. we've been chasing justice for four years. i thought maybe we finally caught it but maybe we did, and we'll see. >> reporter: tom bergstrom just saw monsignor lynn a few months ago at that prison in north philadelphia. meanwhile his focus right now is to try to get his client out on bail as he awaits a new trial. reporting live in the sat center tonight, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you for that. >>> the police officer who sh

in monsignor william lynn covered up father avery's record. >> but the court reviewed our request we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody, where he belongs. >> monsignor lynn is in a prison in scranton. he has served two years of his three to six year term. >>> an apparent murder/suicide is under investigation in mount penn, berks county. two bodies were discover in the home on the 100 block of perkiomen avenue this afternoon. the berks county district attorney's office has not released names or ages but describe the victims as in a relationship. >>> philadelphia police tonight want to help you track down two jacking suspects. they need your help. take a look at this surveillance video. earlier on christmas eve two suspects beat up a man at a convenient store on kensington avenue and then stole his car, his buick. the victim was taken to temple episcopal hospital where he was treated, for his injuries. >>> police also, want your help to find two men who robbed a tioga grocery store, it happened wednesday, just after 9:00 o'clock. two masked men storm in the e

. >>> now to the latest in the saga of the case against monsignor william lynn. today the philadelphia district attorney says he does want the court to rehear that case after lynn's conviction was overturned for a second time. "action news" reporter john rawlins live in center city tonight with the latest now. john. >> reporter: hi, monica. well, this latest retrial order came down from a superior court, three person superior court panel just before christmas. today the d.a. is vowing to fight back as for keeping monsignor lynn behind bars at this point in time he says his office will do all it can do. >> especially when an institution uses institutional power to shield pedophiles. >> reporter: and that is what the d.a. says monsignor william lynn did, protect a pedophile by covering up sexual abuse claims. in 2012, a philadelphia jury agreed. but last week, by a vote of two to one a three member superior court panel overturned that conviction ordering a new trial for lynn. >>> it decided lynn's trial judge allowed the jury to hear he too much evidence concerning

seth williams announced he wants the state superior court examine the case against monsignor william lynnlynn first stood trial in 2012 over his handling of sexual abuse cases in the delaware valley. since then his initial conviction has been overturned and reinstated several times. it was overturned once again last week. when a judicial panel award edolina new trial. williams says he now plans to take lynn's case before superior court seek a lasting verdict. >> from our new jersey news room this afternoon this is what's left of a holiday toy that topped christmas lists across the country, this after it caught fire inside an ocean county home. now state and federal officials are using that family's story as a word of warning to all hoverboard owners. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: this is the smart balance wheel hoverboard that burst into flames sunday evening while charging inside a house in lacy township ocean county. it belongs to 11-year-old craig whale len. >> i was just like 2 feet away from it and all i see is it burst and it was just in flames and i got really scared. >

ensuring the safety of all the citizens of philadelphia, and today specifically the victim of monsignor william lynn. simply put, we will continue to use all of my office's resources to ensure that the defendant lynn remains in state custody. >> lynn's attorney says he is not surprised by the d.a.'s move since he never expected the legal battle to end quickly. he is asking a judge to release lynn. live in the digital operations center, jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. >> jackie, thank you. >>> to new information now about the discovery of two bodies in berks county. police are calling it a murder-suicide. a relative found the 35-year-old woman and 58-year-old man's bodies at a home in mount penn today. authorities tell us the man and woman were together, but not married. >>> tell you what, folks, we are still waiting to learn if pennsylvania's budget battle will end today. governor tom wolf hasn't said if he'll sign the spending deal left for him by the state house and senate. lawmakers voted on the budget, then left town, dismissing many millions of dollars the governor wanted for schools. >>> to th

monsignor william lynn was the first clergy official charged nationwide and convicted nationwide with helping to cover up sex abuse. he was found guilty of endangering the welfare of children, he's serving a three to six-year prison sentence. they've argued a number of reasons for his release and conviction, saying he was a scapegoat in the clergy abuse scandal and he never physically harmed any children. they also say that laws used to convict him did not exist at the time of his actions. now having the conviction overturned last week by a panel of three judges, d.a. seth williams is asking for a panel of nine superior court judges to hear the case. i asked if he felt that request would be granted, he said oftentimes the superior court does deny that request and says if that happens, he will take this to the supreme court. >> the evidence presented at trial showed the philadelphia jury and the world that the defendant's handling of father avery was completely typical of his handling of other similar predator priests and established just how dangerous such priests were. >> reporter: n

. >>> monsignor william lynn will get a new trial after his landmark convince was overturned for a second time. the supreme court made the ruling today and lynn will seek to have the church official released from an upstate prison. he was charged after -- and is back in prison since the conviction overturned was reinstated. lynn served about two years of his three to six year term. >>> police in gloucester township arrested an employee with allegations that she committed sex acts with another student for two years, police say it happened when the 41-year-old suspect was an aide at the middle school and the crimed began off school property and began when the student was 14 years old. she was fired after her arrest. >>> comcast will continue to operate in philadelphia for the next 15 years, today mayor michael nutter signed the legislation that renews the city's franchise agreement with the cable giant, comcast agreed to increase service for seniors and low income philadelphians, and philadelphia will get 5% of comcast revenue, last year that was $18 million. >>> amtrak has implemented tech

monsignor lynn knew. how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school. with children. >> now, williams says ella peel the finding to the state supreme court if necessary. in 2012, lynn became the first church official convicted over the handling of sex abuse allegations against priests. >>> well, a messy morning commute in the area. most of us above freezing, except the poconos. the snow farther to our north but the rain is through the rest of the area. wintry mix through the poconos, carver and monroe counties. the latest update. trying to show an area of pink. could see areas of sleet trying to form. but we also have temperatures above freezing through the lehigh valley. mainly rain for the allentown area across 78. we're watching this closely. a wintry mix trying to move in. up towards trenton, moderate rainfall. bucks county. philadelphia is now seeing heavier rain, spotty heavy rain spor towards wilmington and parts of southern delaware, spotty, heavier showers. temperatures will be staying above freezing across i-95. so in this area, from wilmington to trenton, surrounding philad

show all these other acts, all the things it showed monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school with children. >> williams will appeal the findings to the state supreme court if necessary. lynn became the first church official convicted over the handling of sex abuse allegations against priests. >>> three parks in upper darby will get a makeover thanks to a $10,000 grant from pico. guilford road, acker dean road and michele park will share the funds. it could include new pathways, benches and they're helping to finance it through their project to conserve open space. >>> good morning. we have a messy morning commute for the area. those of you seeing any type of a wintry mix, it's mostly confined to the poconos. the rest of us seeing rain. snow in vermont, new hampshire and main. heading in that direction. but we're on the warm side for this. most of the area is going to continue to see the rain. up in the poconos, carbon and monroe counties, a wintry mix. sleet or freezing rain in these areas. possibly a little bit of snow mixed in. the farther south through the lehigh valley and allentown, this is where

monsignor william lynn was the first roman catholic official convicted because of his role in covering up alleged sexual abuse but last week by a vote of two to one a three member superior court panel overturned his 2012 conviction ordering a new trial. it's decided lynn's trial judge allowed too much evidence concerning prior bad acts or coverups protecting abusive priests from a time before lynn had any actual authority to supervise priests in the 1990's. the appellate finding the sheer volume of those prior bad acts could have unfairly prejudiced jurors against lynn. but the d.a.'s office is now asking the entire superior court hear its arguments saying the prior bad acts were brought in so jurors could understand the ongoing pattern of how the church dealt with some abusive priests. >> so we had to show all these other acts, all the things that showed monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school with children. so we had to show all those other bad acts. if not, the defendant he has a great attorney, his defense attorney would have said he didn't know wh

but tonight philadelphia monsignor william lynn is awaiting word on when he can walk out of prison after having his conviction overturned again. a superior court judge today awarded lynn a new trial. lynn's lawyers argued the trial judge allowed too many victims not closely related to his case to testify. this is the second time his conviction has been overturn ed >>> signs of a broke through in pennsylvania's budget stalemate tonight. the move raises the possibility that a spending pajage could land on governor tom wolf's desk as early as tomorrow. pennsylvania has been without a budget for almost six months. >>> we first showed you this holiday light display in wilmington last night at 11:00. about a half million people watched the video on our facebook page. >> tonight we went on the ground to talk to the owner about the special meaning behind this display, keith jones reports. >> reporter: i want you to count the lights. better yet, probably not a good idea. you'll count until christmas. the guy who started this, tom smith, says there are 600,000 to 700,000 lights here. see for yours

for the second time court overturned the child endanger many conviction of monsignor william lynn. jury convicted lynn over his handling of abuse complaints within the roman catholic church and today the state supreme court ruled that lynn's trial judge allowed too many victims to testify who were not closely related to his case. his defense attorney says he'll file a motion to have lynn released. prosecutors are still reviewing the decision before deciding what they will do neck. >> a guilty plea from the burlington county man charged with killing his wife on new year's eve. the plea deal calls for 29-year-old kyle crosby to serve a 28 year prison sentence. today in court, he admitted he fatally choke his wife erika crippen inside their mt. laurel home last year. officials say crosby moved her body to maryland. forensic evidence used gps on the car he was driving to find her body. crippen had a cord around her neck, duct tape around her face and feet and hands and was wrapped in blanket under a pile of barges. his mother faced charges of interfering with the investigation but thos

. >>> monsignor william lynn getting a new trial after his cop convictions was overturned for a second time. he was first convicted of child endangerment in 2012 for his handling of sex abuse allegations against priests. and he was the first convicted but not accused of molestation himself. and the conviction was overturned and reinstated and now overturned again. and the attorney said they will seek to have him released from prison pending the trial. i do and the first day of winter, what is on the weather is rain and fog. and just as we hit the road for the holidays. and cecily tynan is tracking it. >> dealing with rounds of rain through the holidays and through the weekend into next week. and double scan live showing what's going on. you see the moisture moving up from the south and west and that will be moving in during the day tomorrow. it will be here by lunchtime. tonight really the main problem is the fact that we have quite a bit of fog out there. visibility actually, here we go, by computer is going a little bit crazy right now. visibility shows densest fog in the northwest s

monsignor william lynn was the point person for complaints that priest were molesting children from the early '90's to the mid 2,000s. well three years ago, a jury found him guilty of child endanger many for not doing enough to protect those victims. last week a state superior court overturn the cop vection and order add new trial. now, philadelphia's district attorney seth williams wants the courts to take another look at over turning lynn's convict. ♪ >>> thousands of dollars worth of propane tanks stolen from two city businesses and tonight the big concern is there a link to terrorism? >> fox 29's jeff cole is exploring that question joining us live from the newsroom tonight. jeff? >> chris, you can imagine the concern here. what would someone want with over three dozen propane tanks? many filled with the explosive substance much the concern is clear and it's why police want to you take good look at our report tonight. >> in an age of terrorism thieves boldly scaling fences to muscle heavy propane tanks into get away vehicles makes cops take notice. >> when you have tanks of this siz

monsignor william lynn is accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priests to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn who has been in prison for about two years may soon get out of after a superiority court ruled in favor of a new trial. >> it is very upsetting, to now learn that the criminal justice system and process has failed the families. >> reporter: defense attorney, represents the family of sean mcillmail a 26 year-old who died of a drug overdose but his family insists he was repeatedly sexually a abused by father robert brennan a philadelphia priest who reported to monsignor lynn. >> the miss deeds of the church, must be made public, and must be recognized and the only way for us to do it now is through a civil lawsuit. >> reporter: mcilmail family family spoke to the our pat ciarrocchi in 2013. >> he had said the dad, he took my nosens before i even knew what my nosens was. >> reporter: father brennan was mentioned in grand jury reports, detailing clergy sex abuse but when sean mcilmail died so did the case begins father brennan, his charges were later dropped. >

the latest in a series of legal ups and downs in the catholic church sexual abuse scandal monsignor william lynntting a new trial. the pennsylvania superior court made that ruling yesterday. lynn was not accused of abuse himself but for not taking action against priest who were targeting minors. lynn's defense attorney says he'll seek to have the 64-year-old released from prison pending a new trial. >> homeowners in north jersey on the lookout for a christmas vandal. someone is cutting the cord on christmas by slicing wires that power outdoor decorations. the vandal has damaged at least five displays in bergen county. once police find the cord cutter he or she will face criminal charges. >> it's now 5:57. next up at 6:00 batteries included. consumer reports names the best brands to power your christmas presents this year. >> and later it's back to reality for a new jersey housewife and reality star. she gets out of prison today. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning ev

monsignor william lincoln vick on his handling of sex abuse complaints has had his conviction overturned for the second time. "eyewitness news" reporter david pup has more tonight. >> reporter: monsignor william lynns accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priests to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn whose currently behind bars near strand scranton may soon be a free man. after a panel of superior court judges ordered a new trial. >> his life was cut short. this doesn't to happen. >> he says his sean son was a proud catholic growing up. sean later died from a drug overdose but his family blames years of 11 sexual abuse by another philadelphia priest for what ultimately happened to him. they sought down with our pat chiarocchi in september. >> it's not their fault that they were rape at 11, 12, 13, nine, 16, it's not their fault that they now have drug issues. >> reporter: the priests that was accused of of sexually abusing him was under the supervision of monsignor lynn. >> what was worse than the rape, the be trail. something i was brought to believe since i was little kid. it was all lie. >> charges were later dropped against the priest when he died. that priest is now a free

monsignor william lincoln vick on his handling of sex abuse complaints has had his conviction overturned for the second time. "eyewitness news" reporter david pup has more tonight. >> reporter: monsignor william lynn is accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priests to have contact with philadelphia children. lynn whose currently behind bars near strand scranton may soon be a free man. after a panel of superior court judges ordered a new trial. >> his life was cut short. this doesn't to happen. >> he says his sean son was a proud catholic growing up. sean later died from a drug overdose but his family blames years of 11 sexual abuse by another philadelphia priest for what ultimately happened to him. they sought down with our pat chiarocchi in september. >> it's not their fault that they were rape at 11, 12, 13, nine, 16, it's not their fault that they now have drug issues. >> reporter: the priests that was accused of of sexually abusing him was under the supervision of monsignor lynn. >> what was worse than the rape, the be trail. something i was brought to believe since i wasittle kid. it was all lie. >> charges were later dropped against the priest when he died. that priest is now a free

seth williams asking state appeals courts to take another look at the case involving monsignor william lynn. lynn accused of knowingly allowing sexual preditor priest toss have contact with children, but attorney bob berg strom said his client is innocent. >> what bothers him the most is the inaccuracy of some of the perceptions in terms of what he really did. >> monsignor lynn new how dangerous it was to put a pedifile into a school with children. >> monsignor lynn is in a prison in scranton, he has served about two years of his three to six-year term. >>> a texas teenager who avoided jail time for murder because of an after flu end is a defense is being detained in port a val adder a this morning. eat and couch disappeared after attorneys found he violated the terms of his probation. couch was 16 years old and driving under the influence when he struck and killed three people in a texas road in 2013. at trial, couch's lawyers argued that the teen suffered from quote after flu end is a, because he was coddled by his wealthy parent. >> tensions are high in cleveland after a grand jury decli

. >> new developments in the case of monsignor william lynn. what is next for the catholic official after his landmark conviction was overturned again. >> and if you did a, check out your screen, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. that's a bear, just walking around on his back legs. we'll tell you where that animal was recently spot in the new jersey. >> ♪ >>> roads could be dangerous this morning. they are just wet right now in the philadelphia area. but there could be ice up in the poconos. we'll update traffic and weather together so you know what to expect when you leave home this morning. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> meisha up a dating messy commute, katie has the forecast, when will the rain let up. that's coming up in just a few moments. >> first the texas district attorney's offers confirms that the so-called after flu end is a teen is in custody in mexico this morning. eat and couch and his mother were arrested yesterday, in port a val art a, as don champion reports, the teen who made headlines for his defense in deadly drunk dri

superior court a awarded monsignor william lynn a new trial, for the second time. lynn is accused of knowingly allowing sexual predator priests to have contact with children. attorney tom kline represents the the family of sean mcilmail who died of a drug overdose, his family blames drug use of years of alleged sex abuse by another priest. >> sean mcilmail was a wonderful boy, he did everything right, his parents followed the path of the church which led him into the hand of a serial predator. >> monsignor lynn is in prison in scranton. he has served two years of his three to six year term. >>> happening today, woman accused of driving in the crowd in las vegas is scheduled to a appear before a judge. charges against le keisha holloway whose murder and hit and run. the crash killed one person and injured 35 others. five delaware valley university wrestlers and their coach suffered minor injuries. >>> a medic is in that many could have prevented deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia is now fully operation allah long amtrak's northeast corridor. the experts say po

what it means for monsignor william lynn and the high profile case. >>> good morning to you so glad you with us everybody, it is wednesday, december 23rd i'm nicole brewer, erika has the day off. also this morning an amazing story of survival, a man is pulled from the ruble more than 60 hours after a land slide in china, just an incredible story, we will have more coming up in a little bit but first lets check with weather and traffic, good morning, ladies. >> yes. >> i was just going to say it weather is all over the place. we will have all these different things working to day and on the roadways we're seeing fog. >> yes. >> immediate concern and then we have wet weather that we are tracking. so lots to go over here but all it boils down to is we have a warm front lifting in. we will have a variety of impacts. and tim

monsignor william lynn was convicted of shuffling dangerous priests, to to new parishes and catholic schools endangering new children. lynn was quick in 2012 but that was overturned by an appeals court. now d a a seth williams is asking the entire superior court to hear the the case. in word if they will a agree. >>> holiday season is still in full swing at a church in wilmington. >> ♪ joy to the world >> small group gathered outside new life christian center to sing christmas carols. it took place in what is considered to be one of the toughest neighborhood in that city. in the only did the congregation and they also handed out gifts to local children. >>> still to come on "action news" a victory in the fight against isis overseas. >>> it is being called a perfect storm of human error. we have reactions after a grand jury decides not to indict office shore shot ape killed a two-year old boy. >>> plus a daring rescue by pennsylvania fire chief who gets to the scene of the burning car before anybody else. an ad am? >>> monday kay, we will track a surge of moisture from the south, majo

. >> monsignor william lynn is back on a roller coaster, a judge overturned the conviction for the secondal. he was the first priest convicted of child endangerment for ignoring sexual abuse complains. monsignor lynn has served two years of his three to six year term. his lawyers are seeking to have him released from an upstate prison. >>> three women taking part in a beat rg being charged with murder, the charges against gillard and dockup, they are accuses ed of pull eling a man that left him in a coma for 7 months, he died in november. charges against three juveniles are expected to be upgraded soon. >>> a man died of his injuries on route 130 south just after 6:30, police have not yet said if the victim was crossing wood lane road if a crosswalk but the driver did stay on the scene and information on the victim or possible charges have not yet been released. a dover police officer suspended without pay following an incident caught on camera will now get a hefty paycheck. a jury acquitted thomas webster iv, it showed him hitting dickerson in the head and breaking his jaw. he returned t

monsignor william lynn is waiting word whether he can walk out of prison now that a state appeals court. the court overturned lirn's 2012 conviction for covering up child sex abuse by priests. his lawyers argued that the trial judge allowed too many witnesses not related to the case texas prosecutors have two weeks to decide whether to appeal. previously a court over turned his 2013 convictions. the state supreme court reinstated that conviction. lynn was the first u.s. catholic church official charged for mishandling of sex abuse complaints. >> one man is under arrest in bucks county after police say he assaulted children at a daycare. this is the suspect. according to police his wife owned and operated little joy's day care first in bristol and later in falls township. according to investigators he sexually assaulted one child at the day care and possibly more. they believe the assaults happened about 10 years ago. they reopened the case after discovering new information. police are on alert after someone stole dozens of propane tanks. matt delucia is live at northeast detectives. mat

all these other act, all these things that showed monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school with children. >>> williams says he will appeal the findings to the state supreme court if necessary. in 2012, lynn became the first church official convicted over the handling of sex abuse allegations against priests. >>> for the first time, we're hearing the 911 call from last week's bear attack in north jersey. a boy scout made the call after a bear went after his scout master. take a listen. >> the attack happened a week ago sunday in a cave entrance at rockaway township's split rock reservoir. the scout master had been hiking with three of his scouts. rescue crews were able to locate the group. the scout master is recovering from minor injuries. >>> another bear sighting in north jersey is creating delight and wonder. this is pedal the bear. the animal gained fame on social media when it was caught walking due to an upright. pedals hasn't been seen for several weeks but wildlife officials confirmed someone spotted him in west milford passaic county a few days ago and the bear appeared to be healthy. >>> the

. >> monsignor william lynn the point person, molesting kids early 90s, well, three years ago jury found him guilty of child endangerment for not doing enough to protect the victims. now state superior court overturned that conviction and ordered a new trial. the conviction was overturned once before in 2013 but was reinstated by a higher court and lynn was ordered back to prison. his attorney is work to go have lynn released again. >> the woman charged with intentionally crashing her car into pedestrians in a las vegas industrial is due in court. her charges straight ahead. >> camden county has 20 new officers and two of them have an extra special bonds. county and law enforcement leaders administered the oath of office of the recent graduates, among those sworn in, mother and her stepson. officer gutsaida and her stepson will protect the community side by side. >> i got my letter for to be able to join the police department. i decided to do, that and she had just got one about a week and a half after i did. so it just so happened that we got put in the same academy. >> both are vowing

. >> monsignor william lynn was the point person for complaints that priests were molesting children in the early 90's to the mid 2,000. three years a a jury found him guilty of child endangerment for not doing enough to protect those victims. last week a state superior court overturned that convictions and ordered a new trial. now philadelphia's district attorney seth williams wants the courts to take another look at overturning lynn's convictions. >>> weeks on the run now infamous a affluenta teen is caught where investigators found him and his mom, out of the country. >>> plus after months of struggling, in the polls chris christie have you seen the numbers recently, interesting, maybe things are turning around? we will tell you where things are looking up. >>> my gush it is very wet outside. it is raining and a mess. you want an umbrella. our crews catching people some of the people diving in the rain in the eighth and market. it has cooled down from the temperatures we had last week. >> thankfully it has not cooled down that all that rain has turned into ice, or to snow, just ye

monsignor william lynn was a point person for complaints that priest where is molesting children from the early 90's to the mid 2,000, three years ago a jury found him guilty of child endangerment for not doing enough to protect the victims but last week a state superior court overturn the conviction and ordered a new trial. now follow a's district attorney seth williams wants to look at overturning lynn's convictions. >> i find it ironic that this superior court panel ruled that using all of the evidence was in fact too much evidence. so as court reviews our request we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in the state custody where he belongs. >> conviction was overturn once before in 2013, but was reinstated by a higher court and lynn was ordered back to prison. >>> 5:13 is the time. the thieves have been snatching dozens of propane tanks from our local businesses, now, home land security is on this one. who they think may catch them first. >>> here's a live look lets see what is going on in olde city, it is a wet start to the morning, sue and been will be back next with th

monsignor william lynn was the point person for complaints that priests were molesting children in thearly '90's to the mid 2000 sans. three years ago, a jury found him guilty of child end danger many for not doing enough to protect those victims. last week, a state superior court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. now, philadelphia's district attorney seth williams wants the courts to take another look at over turning lynn's conviction. >> i find it ironic that this superior court panel ruled that using all of the evidence wasn't in fact too much evidence. so as a court reviews our request, we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody where he belongs. >> that conviction was overturned once before in 2013. but was reinstated by a higher court and lynn was ordered back to prison. >>> protesters are making their voices heard in cleveland, ohio following a grand jury's decision not to indict two police officers for the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy. demonstrators want the officers charged. authorities say tamir rice was holding what looked like

monsignor william lynn was point person for complaints that priests were molesting children from the early 90's to the mid 2,000's. now three years ago a jury found him guilty of child endangerment for not doing enough to protect the victim, last week a state superior court overturn convictions and ordered a new trial, now philadelphia district attorney seth williams wants the court to take another look at overturning lynn's convictions >> i find it iron that i can this superior court panel ruled that using all of the evidence was in fact too much evidence. so as the court reviews our request we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody, where he belongs. >> the conviction was overturn once before in 2013, but was reinstated by a higher court and lynn was ordered back to prison. it has been controversial for years, karen and mike, we will stay on top of it. >> keeps going on and on, interesting. >>> well, the presidential primary is just six weeks away for new hampshire voters and it looks like new jersey governor chris christie is put something pressure on donal

monsignor william lynn was point person for complaints that priests were molesting children from the early '90's to the mid 2000 sands. three years ago, he was found guilty. a child endangerment for not doing enough to protect victims today. a state superior court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. now, the conviction was overturned once before in 2013 but was reinstated by a higher court. lynn was organized back to prison at that time. his attorney is working to have lynn released yet again. >>> on to your fox 29 weather authority now. record breaking temperatures. let's get a check in with kathy orr. kathy? >> you're to the going to believe this. remember last week when we had four days of records? this week we can have three days of records and just shatter all time records. it's something that i haven't seen in my career and i think many people don't remember the last time it was this warm. it was quite a long time ago. on ultimate doppler you can see the first band of rain moving out. we're in little bit of a lull in between systems. but then the next round of ra

monsignor william lynn was the point person for complaints that priests were molesting children from the early '90's to the mid 2000 sands. three years ago a jury found him guilty of child endangerment for not doing enough to protect the victims. last week, a state superior court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. now, philadelphia's district attorney seth williams wants the courts to take another look at over turning lynn's conviction. >> i find it ironic that this superior court panel ruled that using all of the evidence was in fact too much evidence. so as court reviews our request, we will continue to fight to keep monsignor lynn in state custody where he belongs. >> you may remember that conviction was overturned once before in 2013. but it was reinstated by a higher court and lynn was ordered back to prison. >>> happening right now, police are investigatin investigating f thousands of dollars worth of propane tanks. someone stole the tanks from businesses in the torresdale and frankford neighborhoods over the past couple of weeks. fox 29's jeff cole joins us fro

all it showed, monsignor lynn knew, how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school with children. >> williams says he'll appeal the finding to the state supreme court if necessary. in 2012, lynn became the first church official in the country convicted over the handling of sex abuse allegations against priests. >>> breaking if from overnight. authorities in mexico are holding 18-year-old ethan couch, the so-called affluenza teen, and his mother. the authorities detained them at a pacific coast resort yesterday. the mexicans are expected to turn them over to u.s. marshals. couch got ten years probation for a deadly dui crash in 2013. he disappeared this months after an apparent probation violation. a defense witness in court testified that couch didn't know right from wrong because his affluent parents set no limits for him. >>> we're following a developing story overseas. authorities in belgium arrested two people they believe were trying to plan attacks in brussels during the holidays. they say the two suspects were taken into custody following searches sunday and yesterday. they found milit

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