monsignor william lynn's attorney says he wants him out of jail now. last month, the pennsylvania supreme court upheld a superior court ruling that lynn deserves a new trial. prosecutors argued that monsignor william lynn knowingly transferred pedophile priests from when parish to another during his tenure as clergy. lynn has already served nearly three years of a three to six-year sentence at a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. we did speak with lynn's attorney, thomas bergstrom who says lynn should be released as of right now, because of the overturned conviction he's not being held on any charges. he would like lynn released on 10% of $250,000 bail. monsignor william lynn is 65 years old. in the coming days or even today he could be released by that judge if that order is granted here. but prosecutors have not said at this point if or when they will decide on that retrial option. live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, finbc 10 news. >>> the owners of a major pest control firm will pay millions to a family sickened by a banned pes

everything else running on time or close. >>> today, monsignor william lynn will be back in court justter leaving prison. nbc10's matt delucia is live in center city. and, matt, takes through what's happening today. >> reporter: well, pamela, monsignor lynn is out on bail, $250,000. his legal issues are not over. here's the video from tuesday when monsignor lynn was released from prison in northeastern pennsylvania. he was there for 33 months. nearly three years. but the release came after the conviction was overturned. prosecutors argue that lynn was responsible for transferring one pedophile priest to another parish. the conviction was overturned because there was evidence deemed relevant to the appeal. the district attorney seth williams said he will retry the case even though lynn has served out most of his sentence. >> i firmly believe that there will be sufficient evidence to prove that monsignor lynn knew that he was taking pedophile priests, moving them to other parishes and therefore endangering the welfare of thousands of children. >> reporter: the d.a. pushing for a retrial.

monsignor lynn is out of prison. he's on bail, $250,000. but his legal troubles are not over just yet. this is tuesday afternoon, monsignor william lynn, 65 years old, walking out of prison in northeastern prison. this came after the conviction was overturned. prosecutors have argued that lynn was responsible for transferring pedophile priests from one parish to another. the philadelphia district attorney seth williams said he will retry this case even though lynn has already served out much of his sentence. >> the parole board granted him parole like in october. so, this -- the worst that could happen on a retrial, i mean, you know, the worst that can happen, is he could be convicted and sentenced to two months. that was lynn's attorney there but the d.a. seth williams said this on suss to the victims, their families and the citizens of our region know that my office takes the charges of institutional sexual abuse extremely seriously. i will use every legal opt at my disposal to prosecutor pedophile priests and those who shield them to the full extent of the la law. today is all about set issing that new trial date. monsignor ly

nbc10's matt delucia is there. >> reporter: it will be a new trial date for monsignor william lynn. he is out on bail, that doesn't mean, though, that his legal troubles are over just yet. take a look, this is what it looks like tuesday afternoon, monsignor william lynn leaving the state prison, he was there nearly three years. prosecutors have long argued that lynn was responsible for transferring pedophile priests from one parish to another but it was overturned saying it was irrelevant on appeal. even though lynn already served out much of his sentence. >> the parole board granted him parole like in october. so the worst that can happen on a retrial, i mean, you know, the worst that can happen, he could be convicted and sentenced to two months. >> reporter: william lynn's attorney there and ad.a. seth williams said this on tuesday, "to the victims, their families and the citizens of our region know that my office takes the charges of institutional sexual abuse extremely seriously. i will continue to use every available legal option at my disposal to prosecutor pedophile priests an

prosecutors argued that monsignor william lynn knowingly transferred pedophile priests from when parish to another during his tenure as clergy. from the early '90s to 2004. lynn has already served nearly three years of a three to six-year sentence at a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. we did speak with lynn's attorney, thomas bergstrom who says lynn should be released as of right now, with that overturned conviction, he's not being held on any charges. he would like lynn released on 10% of $250,000 bail. the 65-year-old monsignor william lynn could be released today or in the coming days if the judge grants that motion. prosecutors have not decided if or when they will go ahead and ask for that retrial. for now, live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> three firefighters are recovering from heat exhaustion this morning after battling a building fire in doylestown. it took 150 firefighters several hours to get the fire under control last night at gsi kitchen and bath show place. skyforce 10 was over gsi. they got help from backup water tankers when th

this is a look from a distance at monsignor william lynn's prison release just outside of scranton. the six five-year old was released on bail yesterday after pennsylvania supreme court granted him a new trial. lynn was nation's first roman the catholic church official to be convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priests, within the archdiocese. one local family is furious he is out of prison. >> it is an insult, it is a slap in the face. my son was abused. because of his decisions. >> our joe holden will have a live report on that family's emotional reaction and also what is next for monsignor lynn, that is coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> prosecutors have brought the first ever case of federal terrorist am begins a u.s. police officer. nicholas young, a washington area transit authority cop, was arrested today for allegedly providing material support in the form of the gift cards, to isis. authorities say that young had been in law enforcement's radar since 2010. >>> in campaign 2016, vice-presidential nominee mike pence takes a different stand then donald trump.

monsignor william lynn is 65 years old.live at the criminal justice center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thanks. >>> 4:03. 73 degrees outside. three firefighters are recovering from heat exhaustion after battling a building fire in doylestown. skyforce 10 was over the thick smoke that rose above gsi kitchen and bath show place last night. it took 150 firefighters several hours to get the fire under control. they got help from backup water tankers when they began to lose water pressure while battling intense heat and flames. >> because it was so deep seeded, mostly we just saw smoke and heat. every once in a while when it found a place to break through, the roof or the front, fire would break out. >> the fire marshal is trying to determine what caused that fire. >>> now to a story from delaware county that we brought you as breaking news last night at 11:00. skyforce 10 was over a busted water main that closed the intersection of burr mount and glendale roads in havertown. the intersection is expected to re-open by 8:00 thi

content of this advertising. >>> happening today in the philadelphia church sex abuse case, monsignor william lynna step closer to freedom. >> lynn's lawyer plans to ask a judge to order the monsignor's release from prison. prosecutors are deciding whether or not to retry him. lynn has already served three years in prison for helping to protect priests accused of sex abuse. >>> today, a veteran philadelphia firefighter will be laid to rest. this morning, a second viewing will be held for gabriel lee at deliverance evangelistic church. lee died last month at his firehouse. he was found in the basement unresponsive at ladder 12 in north philadelphia. he was a 17-year veteran of the philadelphia fire department. a funeral service will be held at the same church today at 11:00 a.m. >>> the city of philadelphia is trying to reduce accidental shootings involving children by giving away gun locks. this is in response to a new law in the city that requires guns to be locked when not in use. the giveaway will be at rhodes play ground at 75th and lansdowne avenue today from 6:00 to 8:30 and tomorrow at 32nd

he did not hesitate to announce that he will retry monsignor william lynn next year. signor william lynn out on bail, williams is already planning the prosecution against him. while some evidence detailing the history of priest abuse and cover-up in the archdiocese may very well not be allowed in court this time around. williams believes his team will have enough to convince a jury to convict lynn again. >> when allegations were made, of sexual abuse against priests in our archdiocese, how they would handle that, how they would not tell the police, how they would tell the parishioners that the priest is being moved for health reasons. >> reporter: d.a. williams did not waiver in his decision to retry the case, in large part he said because of the abuse survivors. an attorney in philadelphia for some of those survivors explains another conviction for lynn would be significant. but it shouldn't stop there. >> the only way to move the ball

monsignor william lynn was released from prison two days ago on tuesday, after serving nearly three yearsind bars. lynn was the first us roman catholic church official official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. the 2012 conviction happened twice overturned, days ago, the state supreme court through out the case saying that the trial judge let too many church victim testify who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn's attorney says because his client has already served 33 months, of his 36-month sentence, the maximum sentence he could receive in a new trial would be just two months. the district attorney's offers explains why this case is important to them. >> the d.a.'s office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued is something that victims deserve justin and the people of commonwealth deserve to delve into this, and have this matter come to a conclusion that in accordance with the law. >> since tuesday, we are told that lynn has been staying with relatives, and his hearing today expected to g

. >>> monsignor william lynn could move a step closer to freedom today.prosecutors are deciding whether or not to retry the former church official. last month, the pennsylvania supreme court upheld a ruling that lynn deserved a new trial. lynn has already served three years in prison for helping to protect priests accused of sex abuse. >>> the time is 5:32. now to decision 2016. presidential nominees donald trump and pennypack park are back on the campaign trail. pamela osborne is live in our digital operations center with more on that. trump just spoke at a rally near harrisburg. tell us more. >> tracy, at that rally donald trump blasted bernie sanders for supporting hillary clinton. he even told ralligoers he was afraid this election might be rigged. meantime, hillary clinton was stumping in omaha, nebraska with billionaire supporter warren buffett. take a listen to what both candidates had to say yesterday. >> he made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. he made a deal with the devil. >> while warren is standing up for a fairer tax code, trump wants

six hours after a philadelphia judge signed a release order, monsignor william lynn leaves a state prison near scranton. we are told a family pick him up, his journey now through court system is far from over. >> just hell bent to retry this case. >> reporter: that is lynn's attorney tombergstorm react to go district attorney seth williams will retry the monsignor. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy. i think we all know where he stood, meaning where lynn stood in this, in this hierarchy. >> reporter: defense attorneys claim lynn never touched a child and was following orders from the powerful now deceased cardinal anthony bevilacqua, but district attorney seth williams says lynn orchestrated the cover up of abusive pedophile priest. >> monsignor lynn was at the center of all of the evidence. is it possible others could have been charged? grand jury thought there was not sufficient evidence to charge others. >> reporter: archdiocese of fill declined to comment on the developments but confirmed archbishop charles chaput regularly corresponded with lynn

our late lease at monsignor william lynn came tuesday as he left the scranton area prison. five five-year oldies nation's first ever roman catholic church official charged and convicted of covering up child sex abuse claims. he served almost three years of his three to six year sentence. the lynn's 2012 convictions have been since overturn. on tuesday he was released on bail and now staying with family after state supreme court granted him a new trial. lynn's defense claims that handling of the sex abuse claims and transferred abusing priest under the purview of the cardinal anthony bevilacqua, but family of sean mcilmail believes lynn deserves punishment for aiding their sons alleged abuse at the hand of father robert brennan. philadelphia district attorney seth williams plans to vigorously pursue the case. >> he knew what he was doing. i don't want to hear bevilacqua, krol all the way up the rine. >> jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children and the evident was sufficient to show he was part of the creating a play b

monsignor william lynn is convicted of conspiring to protect pedophile priests, in the philadelphia archdiocese. >>> in london police are trying to figure out why an attacker with a knife killed one person and hurt five more people. >> early indications suggest that mentallal health is a significant factor. >> the campaign is doing really well. >> reporter: despite that assessment those close to donald trump believe his campaign is in chaos. >> donald trump seems like a larger than life figure do you think wow do well in the world of professional wrestling. >> it was made for a guy like donald trump. >> is there any chance that his campaign is scripted and you know how it ends? >> that was pro wrestler john cena on the late show with stephen colbert. >> i love him. >> i know you do. >> we have had him on the show. okay. lauren, what is going on outside. >> not too much, a little hot in there but cool out here, girl. your temperatures, i don't want them to come after me i'm in the a pro wrestler so take it away with the weather. >> 68 degrees right now, it is feeling good. beautiful start to the

monsignor william lynn could find out today when his new trial date will be. lynn was convicted of conspiring to convict pedophile priest in the archdiocese. >>> his conviction has been overturn, twice at 5:30 reporter justin finch will tell you what abuse victims to have say about lynn a's release from prison. >>> jerry sandusky could soon take the stand for first time. a judge ruled sandusky's lawyers can file a paperwork to let him testify. sandusky is currently serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten poise. >>> a judge agreed to hold hearings, to see if the former penn state assistant coach deserves a new trial. sandusky did not testify, in his original trial. he is expect back in court friday, august 12th. >>> well, checking campaign 2016 donald trump is trying to get his campaign back on track while democrat hillary clinton has expanded her lead in national polls to double digits. hena daniels shows us how candidates are gearing up for the final stretch. >> reporter: campaigning in florida wednesday donald trump got to refocus attention

william lynn next year. with monsignor william lynn out on bail, williams is already planning the prosecution against him. while some evidence detailing the history of priest abuse and cover-up in the archdiocese may very well not be allowed in court this time around. williams believes his team will have enough to convince a jury to convict lynn again. >> when allegations were made, of sexual abuse against priests in our archdiocese, how they would handle that, how they would not tell the police, how they would tell the parishioners that the priest is being moved for health reasons. >> reporter: d.a. williams did not waiver in his decision to retry the case, in large part he said because of the abuse survivors. an attorney in philadelphia for some of those survivors explains another conviction for lynn would be significant. but it shouldn't stop there. >> the only way to move the ball forward is with the archdiocese to come clean, so to speak. not oppose the statute of limitations retroactive provisions, and allow survivor

we just learned a court hearing for monsignor william lynn is over with. the philadelphia judge has set a new trial date for may 1st. lynn was released from prison on bail two days ago. yesterday, authorities announce they'll re-try lynn who was found guilty of covering up abuse by priests. the state supreme court threw out lynn's conviction, ruling that jurors were swayed by evidence not related to the case. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the city's fairhill section. officers were patrolling along cambria street and near american street when they heard gunshots and found a man lying in the road. the 54-year-old man is in critical condition right now. so far, no arrests. >>> from our delaware bureau, the treasurer for the smyrna parent/teacher organization is facing felony theft charges. police arrested kelly sullivan mcgovern. she's accused of using a pto debit card to run up $11,000 in personal charges. sullivan mcgovern is free on bail pending a trump hearincour hearing. >>> and the trump taj mahal will close its doors for good.

monsignor william lynn was convicted of protecting priests. john rawlins live with more on the hearing. >> reporter: it was a brief hearing held at the cjc here in center city. and monsignor lee was not here but remained in prison in northeast prison and it appears he will walk out of that prison sometime today and into the loving arms of his family and take him in and he will stay in reading for a while and he will face a retrial and that prompted his attorney to have sharp words against d.a. seth williams. >> the d.a. has been that way for a long long time. and to the extent that some of the material in his beliefs have

in center city, prosecutors over the coming months will be mapping out their case against monsignor william lynn for a second time. now, his new trial is expected to be scheduled for sometime next year. but already, plenty of people are weighing in on the case. and his release from prison earlier today on $250,000 bail. in center city, the rivera family who brought their son to see the sanctuary thought they had put monsignor william lynn and the case behind him. his release today on bail didn't sit well to them. >> the justice system convicted him once. >> reporter: while some evidence detailing the history of priest abuse and cover-up in the archdiocese may very well not be allowed in court this time around, williams is confident his team will have enough to get a second conviction. >> i firmly believe there will be sufficient evidence, again, to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that monsignor lynn knew that he was taking pedophile priests, moving them to other parishes and, therefore, endangering the welfare of thousands of children in the city of philadelphia. >> i certainly don't condone wha

news". >>> lets talk more burr last point as joe just mention that had happened right after monsignor william lynn learned he will be retried on child endangerment charges next may. lynn was in court for first time since being released from prison on tuesday. he was quick for the way he handled complaints that priest where is molesting children. state supreme court, overturn that conviction last week. lynn is freon bail on living with relatives. >>> joey merlino ace monk 46 people indicted in connection with the organized crime activity. he was arrested in palm beach county, florida and appeared before a federal judge. the wide ranging charges for the group including racketeering, conspiracy, arson and firearms trafficking. authorities say that the mafia family has operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida, over the last six years. >>> and philadelphia police need your help finding a man wanted for viciously attacking a woman in the frankford section. that is not the only crime he is accused of committing this is surveillance video of the man they are looking for. police say th

this is video of the monsignor william lynn, leaving the prison on tuesday. lynn was quick of conspiring to protect pedophile priests, in the philadelphia archdiocese, and his convictions, has now been overturn, twice, and we talk to the parents of the abuse victim shawn mcilmail who died of a drug overdose abe his parent are furious lynn is free, once again. >> it is an insult, it is a lap in the face. my son was a boosted. because of his decisions. >> the judge at the hearing is expect to set a new trial date, for monsignor lynn. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch will have a live update in the 5:00 a.m. hour. >>> this morning a man is facing dui charge after police say he crashed his car into a philadelphia home. it all happened just after 7:00 o'clock yesterday in the 6400 block of allergen avenue, that is in the oxford circle section of northeast philadelphia. investigators say the driver was speeding, when he lost control of his car, drove on to the lawn and then into the home. the driver had minor injuries, the woman was home at the time but she w

monsignor william lynn released from prison child endangerment con vick ton overturned. jennifer joyce standing by live in center city with more. hi, jenny. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, monsignor lynn back in court this morning. and new trial date could be set. he was just released from prison on tuesday, after serving nearly three years behind bars, lynn was the first us roman catholic church official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. his 2012 conviction has been twice overturned days ago. state supreme court throughout the case saying the trial judge let too many church victims testify, who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn was charged with endangering a boy by transferring a suspected preditor priest to his parish in the late 1990's. the district attorney's offers says it is intent on taking lynn back to trial. >> the d.a.'s office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued is something that served justice, people of the commonwealth deserve to delve into this, and h

good morning, jenny. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, monsignor william lynn released from prison just two days ago, already due back in court because of the district attorney's offers is pushing for a new trial. we do expect the trial date will be set today. he was released on tuesday after serving nearly three years behind bars. lynn was the first us roman catholic church official ever to be charged or convicted of helping to shield child molesters. his 2012 conviction has been twice overturned days ago. the state supreme court through out the case saying the trial judge let too many church victims testify who were not directly linked to the case in question. lynn's attorney says because his client has already served 33 months of a 36-month sentence, the maximum sentence he could receive in a new trial would be two month, the district attorney's offers explains why this case is so important to them. >> it is the da's position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover-up that ensued be is something where the victims deserve justice the people of the commonwealth dese

a judge has ordered monsignor william lynn to be released on bail today.t just happened a short time ago. last month, the pennsylvania supreme court upheld a ruling that lynn deserves a new trial. prosecutors are deciding whether or not to retry the former church official. he has already served three years in prison for helping to protect priests accused of sex abuse. >>> he was the first u.s. roman catholic church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield child molesters within its ranks. a judge ordered him released on $250,000 bail. family members are expected to pick him up later today from a state prison in northeastern pennsylvania. >>> and checking out our nbc 10 headlines at this hour, this morning, police are looking for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash in galloway township, atlanta county. witnesses say an suv ran a red light and hit a woman while she was walking across the white horse pike at sixth avenue last night. police are looking for a silver-colored older-model chevy tahoe or suburban. >>> new cases of the zika viru

monsignor william lynn, is released on bail. he was the first american roman catholic official convicted of helping to shield child molesters within the church. this is the second time he appealed the ruling. now we hear from seth williams, the d.a. we have more coming up from him at 6:00 tonight. >>> it's nearly 24 hours after a woman was hit and killed crossing the street in atlantic county. we are hearing from those that actually heard the accident and then saw the horrific after imagine. janet reyes is live in galloway township with the car that police are still looking for. >> reporter: well, monica, as we speak galloway township is out and about interviewing anyone that may have seen the driver hit this young woman and leaving her to die on the side of the road, as soon as i went up to the street there was a body in the road. just laying in the road. witnesses of a deadly hit and run gathered in horror as 27-year-old aubry service lay dead on the ground. >> i was sitting outside of my hotel room and all of a sudden i heard

. >>> and we just learned a court hearing for monsignor william lynn is over with.two days ago. a philadelphia judge set a new trial date for may 1th. yesterday, authorities announced they'll retry lynn, who was found guilty of covering up abuse by priests. the state supreme court threw out lynn's conviction, ruling that jurors were swayed by evidence not related to the case. we'll have more on the hearing coming up on nbc 10 news at 11:00. we also just learned that the criminal justice center where a hearing is being held is being evacuated and there's a fire alarm that's going off. we'll have much more details at 11:00. i'm pamela osborne. have a good day. quilted northern works so well people can forget their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an outlet for a face. i'm here with multi-talented tony danza who's filling in for hoda today. we are about to play a game. >> little competition. you know i like that. have you ever wondered if those old wives tales your grandmother told you, like caffeine stunts your

. >>> monsignor william lynn is free from a state prison in northeast pennsylvania. judge agreeing to release lynn after the state supreme court throughout his conviction and granted him a new trial. lynn is the first u.s. roman kathy lick church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield child molesters. prosecutors say the 65-year-old endangered a boy by transferring a suspected predator priest to his parish. seth williams said he will retry the former church official even though his conviction has been overturned twice. lawyers on both sides speaking briefly after today's hearing. >> it's the da's office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the cover up that ensued is something that didn't deserve justice and the people of the commonwealth deserve to definitely into this and have this matter come to a conclusion in accordance with the law. >> da has just been that way for long, long time, and to the extent that, you know, some of the material in his briefs have just been, you know, over the top, i think, inaccurate and dishonest

. >>> happening today, monsignor william lynn will be back in court to get another court date. the catholic church officials was convicted of child endangerment. philadelphia d.a. said they will retry lynn for the third time even though lynn has 3 months left to serve on his original 3 year sentence. >>> another atlantic city casino is going bust. the owner of the trump taj mamaj will close after labor day. if we don't work our community doesn't work, that means our restaurants, and bars, we are the people of the local community. >> icahn blames the striking workers for shuttering the local casinos. workers will receive layoff notices before the weekend. >>> we're following developing news from london. a man used a knife to attack 6 people killing one woman. police took down the 19-year-old suspect. it happened in russell square. police say terrorism is one possible motive, but also the suspect's mental health is a factor in the investigation. >>> the frustration with some republicans with donald trump has reached new heights. party leaders are scrambling to get their president

. >> monsignor william lynn's release comes after pennsylvania supreme court throughout his convictionutors say the six a year olden dangered a boy by transferring suspected preditor priest to his parish. the district attorney is vowing to retry lynn, even though, his conviction has been overturned twice. lynn is due back in court tomorrow. >> you know, the city of chester, two fire stations that i know of, one the end every town, the other the opposite sends every town, there was proposal last night, that they close one every them, then maybe even move one to the middle of town go out in both directions, flight. >> a lot of people are not happy about. >> this so let's get dave kinchen, live, with some of the concerns that weep are up. >> yes, a loft concerns, in fact, we're at one of the two fire stations on the west side of the city, and, mike, you may remember this, alex, too, here about six months ago when the diner attached to this days inin caught fire across the street. so if this is one of the fire station that is closed you can only imagine what that will do to response time.

(soft music) ♪ (colonial penn jingle) >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today" monsignor william lynn headsto court. earlier this week the former philadelphia church leader was released from jail after serving three years for covering up priest sex abuse. >>> casino closing as workers continue to strike. the owner of the taj mahal in atlantic city said it will close for good at the end of the summer. >>> and sewage system for sale. it may end up selling its utility for tens of millions of dollars needed for repairs and underground upgrades. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. 4:30. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley for the "first alert" neighborhood forecast. >> the temperatures get lower and lower as we get closer to sunshine. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. 60s in the suburbs for new jersey. lower 60s for lehigh valley and delaware, too. the sunshine will warm into the 80s this afternoon. no sign of any showers and a little bit of a breeze coming off the ocean to the shore. to the 80s but getting close to 79 degrees this afternoon. expec

right now on "nbc 10 news today," back in court, just two days after his release on bail, monsignor william lynnk before a judge today. >>> septa slowdown. the transit agency is still dealing with the loss of a third of its fleet but now we're learning about when it could be back in full force. >>> and we're just one day away from the official start of the rio 2016 games. there will be a lot of local athletes in brazil. we're live in rio this morning to talk about our hometown heroes. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> it's 5:30, good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm pamela osborne, let's start with the "first alert" weather, bill, cool start? >> temperatures are running a little cooler than yesterday. we're not seeing the fog of yesterday. a live view from

monsignor william lynn was convicted of protecting priests. john rawlins live with more on the hearing. >> reporter: it was a brief hearing held at the cjc here in center city. and monsignor lee was not here but remained in prison in northeast prison and it appears he will walk out of that prison sometime today and into the loving arms of his family and take him in and he will stay in reading for a while and he will face a retrial and that prompted his attorney to have sharp words against d.a. seth williams. >> the d.a. has been that way for a long long time. and to the extent that some of the material in his beliefs have just been over the top i think. inaccurate and dishonest, he is just hell ben to retry this case. >> the conviction was struck down by superior court, this time because of the evidence allowed in by the trial judge was thought to be prejudicial. lynn has served 33 months in jail out of a 36 month minimum sentence. he seems baffled. the maximum time to be served was the original few months of the original sentence. >> for some

the attacker has not been identified, but again, is in custody. >>> monsignor william lynn due back inst two days after he was released from prison when his child endangerment conviction was overturned. lynn served all but three month of his three year sentence since his high profile 2012 trial. philadelphia district attorney seth williams insists he will retry the case, a judge could set a trial date at today's hearing. >> all right, 8:03? >> billionaire carl icahn said he lost nearly $100 million on his take over the trump taj mahal. >> now the casino is going to close. probably in about a month. so, we sent steve to atlantic city to check out another casino closing there, steve? >> mike, i don't know how they understand that they can close within a month, because they have to give out a warning notice, and by law, that is a 60 day notice of mass layoff. so we'll see if that date holds true. nobody point that out yesterday, i was surprised, by that, these guys haven't been asked, answering questions, just put out the press release, so looking at the picket line. look beyond the picke

a judge granted monsignor william lynn a new trial after the pennsylvania supreme court throughout his conviction. 65-year-old endangered a boy by transferring a suspecte suspectd predator priest to his parish. the district attorney is vowing to retry lynn even though courts have overturn his conviction twice. a judge originally sentenced lynn to three to six years. he has served nearly three and he's due back in court on thursday. >>> a final farewell to fallen hero gabriel lee philadelphia firefighter passed away on jul july 23rd while working his shift at engine 50 ladder 12 in north philadelphia. family, friends and hundreds of fellow firefighters attended his service today. it's not yet clear why exactly lee passed away but it is clear that he was a man respected by all who new him. >> he epitomize add good guy and what men should strive to be, you know, he was great family man. >> gabe had a habit of all doing the right things. >> lee was a 17 year veteran of the department. >>> doctors are sending out new warning tonight about zika in the us and it's not just for people in flori

>> monsignor william lynn due back in a philadelphia courtroom this morning, but lynn's hearing is the only event of note at center city's criminal justice center. good afternoon, i'm brooke thomas. >> the court who is evacuated right after the hearing. >> live in center city with the details on monsignor lynn's court appearance, and the mishap that forced the courthouse to be cleared. >> brooke, jim, afternoon, monsignor lynn's hearing anti-cry a.m. i can, in being if a, set trial date for may first, but when we were leaving the courtroom, that the fire alarms were going off, sheriff's deputies evacuating everybody, from the criminal justice center, and there are two patients that we are aware of right now, injured, in what is being described as elevator incidents, one elevator apparently malfunctioned, debris fell inside the elevator, and injured a woman. but, first, a sergeant from the sheriff's department was also injured. you can see, he's being taken away in a ambulance. and rushed to hahnemann hospital. that happened just in the last half hour. he's not identified just yet. but,

. >>> a judge has granted bail for monsignor william lynn after almost three years in prison for his role in the philadelphia archdioces handling of the clergy sex abuse scandal. good afternoon, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm jim donovan. monsignor lynn's case being argued in philadelphia while mean senior lynn is jailed in northeast pennsylvania, our joel holden is in center city with the decision handed down this afternoon. good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: good afternoon, monsignor lynn's family will drive up to the prison north of scranton where they will pick him up and bring him back here, it was a rather anti-climatic hearing here earlier this morning at the cjc with monsignor lynn attorney arguing he should be set freon the $25,000 bail. and it is our expectation, according to lynn's attorney, that he will be released from prison immediately. now, thomas bergstrom emerged from the cj seat around 10:00 this morning, and he spoke with us, telling us, that of all things, he says, that lynn has been scapegoated by the district attorney's office. he says, and i quote, da seth williams h

. >> this morning sergeant owens just left the hearing for monsignor william lynn and when into the elevator to retrieve a jury for another matter and the car was malfunctioned and he was thrown about and suffered serious injuries. >> it's like a projectile in a building or box and you stop and everything moves. that is what i think. >> sergeant owens is 48 years old and his wife is a former sheriff's deputy and at his side is his parents, siblings, and two teenage children. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. for more on this story we urge you to stay with 6abc.com, we have posted photographs and videos from the scene, and you'll find the latest details as new information becomes available. >> mob bossoe merlino is arrested. part of crime families engaged in criminal acts from massachusetts to florida. they face extortion, racketeering and arson and trafficking and firearms. merlino says it does not get specifics of what they are claiming in this case. >> the alligations are broad and general and not fact specific, they don't tell us dates and places where things wer

. >> monsignor william lynn is due back in court thursday for a status hearing ahead of the new trial to be scheduled. judge called for lynn's release tuesday on $250,000 bail, after a pennsylvania state supreme court granted him a new trial. here's a look at lynn's prison release outside scranton. we are told he is living with loved ones as preparations are made for his new trial. six five-year oldies nation's first reman catholic church official charged and convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priest. he was convicted in 2012 and since served almost half of his three to six year sentence. backed by the philadelphia archdiocese lynn's legal team appealed twice for that new trial, d.a. seth williams is vowing to try lynn again. lynn's attorney says his team is prepared. >> a jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children and the evidence was sufficient to show that he was part of the creating a play book that shielded pedophile priest from his prosecution. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this

. >>> monsignor william lynn, trial date set today, lynn arriving at the court this morning in the grayish-blue polo shirt there. the first u.s. roman catholic priest put on trial for helping to shield the child molesters in the church. a judge overturned the conviction last week. >>> next at 6:00, the owner's message tonight, what the trump taj mahal owner told workers about losing their jobs. >>> new at 6:00, a local athlete going for gold makes big news off the court. we'll have her story for you, next. ♪ maybe almond breeze tastes so good because it's the only almondmilk made with california-grown blue diamond almonds. ♪ of course, if you ask one of our almond growers... there's no maybe about it. ♪ almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. proud sponsor of usa volleyball. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use th

this is a look from a distance at monsignor william lynn's prison release just outside of scranton. he was released on bail yesterday. the pen supreme court supreme court granted him a new trial. the six a year old was the nation's first roman catholic church official to be convicted for conspiring to protect pedifile priests within the archdioces. philadelphia's district attorney is vowing to re-try lynn over his handling of child sex abuse complaints. >>> we're getting our first look at the suspect in assault in olney last month. police just released this image from a playground, at a and champ chose streets on july 12th. investigators say the suspect chased a 11 year old boy, pulled a hand gun, and forced the young boy to remove his clothes. the suspect punched him and then took off. if you recognize anything about this suspect, call police. >>> philadelphia police say a shooting in cobbs creek overnight may have started with an argument over a card or dice game. >> police were called to the 100 block of north 54th street around 11:00 p.m. for report of gunshot. investigators say

now this elevator accident happened just after a hearing from monsignor william lynn he will be retried on child endangerment charges may of next year. lynn was released from prison tuesday convicted of the way he handled complaints that priests were molesting children and state supreme court over turned that conviction last week. lynn is free on bail right now and living with relatives. >>> also, reputed philly mob boss joey marlino is among 46 peopleen indicted in connection with crime activity arrested in palm beach county florida and appeared before a federal judge. wide ranging charges include racketeering, conspiracy, arson and firearms trafficking and the mafia family operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida over the last six years. >>> philadelphia police need help finding a man wanted for attacking a woman in kensington and that's not the only crime he's accused of committing. this is surveillance "essence"of the man they're looking for. police say he grabbed a woman last month and choked her until unconscious. when she finally regained conscious ntion she

this is video of monsignor william lynn leaving the prison near scranton. he was convicted of conspireing to protect pedophile priests. his conviction has been overturned twice, the parent of abuse victim shawn who died of a drug overdose are furious he's free again >> it's an insult, a slap in the face. my son was abused because of his decisions. >> a trial date for lynn is expected to be set at tomorrow's hearing. >>> a new twist today in jerry sandusky's fight for a new trial. he could take at the stand for the first time. a judge ruled sandusky lawyer's can file the paperwork to let him testify. sandusky is currently serving a 32 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys but a judge agreed to hold hearings to see if he deserves a new trial. sandusky did not testify in his original trial. he's expected back in court next friday. that's august 12th. >>> septa says regional rail line train cars a pulled from service for repairs will start going back into service later this month. more than 120 silver liner cars have been out of service since july 4

this is video of monsignor william lynn leaving the prison near scranton. he was convicted of conspireing to protect pedophile priests. his conviction has been overturned twice, the parent of abuse victim shawn who died of a drug overdose are furious he's free again >> it's an insult, a slap in the face. my son was abused because of his decisions. >> a trial date for lynn is expected to be set at tomorrow's hearing. >>> a new twist today in jerry sandusky's fight for a new trial. he could take at the stand for the first time. a judge ruled sandusky lawyer's can file the paperwork to let him testify. sandusky is currently serving a 32 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys but a judge agreed to hold hearings to see if he deserves a new trial. sandusky did not testify in his original trial. he's expected back in court next friday. that's august 12th. >>> septa says regional rail line train cars a pulled from service for repairs will start going back into service later this month. more than 120 silver liner cars have been out of service since july 4

. >>> monsignor william lynn is out of the state prison tonight but he will be facing a new trial. judge today agreed to release lynn after the state supreme court throughout his conviction and granted him new trial. lynn is the first u.s. roman catholic church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield oiled child molesters. prosecutors say the 65-year-old endangered a boy by transferring a suspected predator priest to his parish. today district attorney seth williams will will he try the former church officials even though his convict has been overturned twice. lawyers on both sides speaking briefly after today's hearing. >> it's the da's office position that this level of institutional sexual abuse and the coverup that ensued is something that the victim deserve justin the people of the commonwealth deserve to definitely into this and have this matter come to a conclusion in accordance with the law. >> da has just been that way for long, long time, and to the extent that, you know, some of the -- some of the material in his briefs have just been, you know, over the

. >>> monsignor william lynn is waking up a free man this morning.e was convicted of helping to shield child molesters in the church. he was released from the correctional prison yesterday. the court threw out his conviction saying the trial judge allowed too many priest abused victims not tied to the so if he's found guilty, how much more time could he face in prison? >> he served about three years so far, my understanding. he could be subjected to at least another six months if he was to be given the maximum sentence. >> lynn was charged with endangering a boy by transferring a suspected predator priest to his parish in the late 1990s. >>> 4:06. this morning, we have new details about exactly how much it cost to fight philadelphia's controversial soda tax. owe po opponents of the tax spent $10.6 million. the money came mostly from the coca-cola company, dr. pepper, snaple group and pepsico. the philadelphia city council passed the measure in june. supporters spent $2.5 million. the soda tax takes effect next year. most of the money collected from t

now this elevator accident happened just after a hearing from monsignor william lynn he will be retried on child endangerment charges may of next year. lynn was released from prison tuesday convicted of the way he handled complaints that priests were molesting children and state supreme court over turned that conviction last week. lynn is free on bail right now and living with relatives. >>> also, reputed philly mob boss joey marlino is among 46 peopleen indicted in connection with crime activity arrested in palm beach county florida and appeared before a federal judge. wide ranging charges include racketeering, conspiracy, arson and firearms trafficking and the mafia family operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida over the last six years. >>> philadelphia police need help finding a man wanted for attacking a woman in kensington and that's not the only crime he's accused of committing. this is surveillance "essence"of the man they're looking for. police say he grabbed a woman last month and choked her until unconscious. when she finally regained conscious ntion she

. >>> also happening today, monsignor william lynn will appear in a philadelphia courtroom.at his lawyers will do to try and have him released from jail today. >> a live look outside of the studios. if you are just waking up get ready for a break in the humidity, some humidity, alleluhia, but the heat will return. today is tuesday, august 2nd, good morning everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. justin and meisha are here, as well, keeping an eye on things this morning. >> yes, good morning, you guys, happy tuesday to all of you. i can tell you right now, a lot of construction this morning, guys. it will slow you down as we push toward the 6:00 hour. thankfully just starting the 5:00 hour. hopefully a lot of this gets moved out of the way. >> at least we have the humidity going downward, some relief from the july heat we had. >> humidity, everybody says, but you stay without the h? >> yes. >> what is that? >> i don't know what that is. >> humid. umid. >> and my dad says that, too, from brooklyn. >> and from allentown, lehigh valley, the same thing, no h. >> don't lo

. >>> a judge has set a retrial date for monsignor william lynn two days aft his release from prison this video from earlier appearance. prosecutors retry lynn on may first. they say he tried to cover up priest sex abuse. prosecutors have said the 65-year-old endangered boy by transferring a suspected predator priest to his parish. that's something lynn's defense says is flat out false. >> it's simply not mat of record. he hasn't read this record. he doesn't know what's in it, okay? he's shooting from the hip. what he said the other day was absolutely untrue. okay? totally untrue with he with respect to this man. he never transferred a pedophile priest. never transferred a single priest. >> lynn is the first u.s. roman catholic church official ever convicted of helping to shield child molesters. >>> scary moments inside the criminal justice center in philadelphia today after an elevate accident sent two people to the hospital. officials say somehow an elevator smashed through a concrete ceiling. >> it sent debris flying towards a second elevator car. the whole thing had emergency cre

. >> monsignor william lynn want to be released on bail, now that the pennsylvania supreme court has granted him a new trial. lynn is the first person charged and convicted of henge the roman catholic church protect child molesters witness it ranks, served three years in prison, due to be parolled in september. prosecutors haven't said if they plan to retry monsignor lynn. >> national night out event scheduled around the region today, but celebrations started early in west philadelphia. the annual event bridges police and neighbors together to have fun and promote safety in their community. city officials say, safety start at home. and last night they passed out free gun locks in overbrook park. meantime, congressman bob brady says he's working hard with his fellow democrats to get gun control laws passed. >> accidents happen in the house, so, prevent mistakes we should have gun locks. >> we got the attention, we'll keep it up, keep doing it, until we get decent gun control legislation. >> the city plans to give out a thousand gun locks over the next several days. >>> further north i