mr. williams deposited into his personal account. d all inclusive vacation to punta cana in the dominican republic worth about $6,300. >> reporter: williams even asking for a second trip pun at a can in a text message saying "i amirly a thankful beggar and don't want to over step my bounds in asking but will gladly go". >> williams allegedly took 16 airline tickets an car in return for helping a close friend and bar owner with liquor license problems in california. >> mr. williams stood ready to help business owner number two as needed. mr. williams appointed business owner number two as special adviser to the district attorney' office and gave him an official badge. >> reporter: williams stands charged with defrauding a local nursing home and a relative who was being cared for there. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. >> reporter: williams will face the charges in federal court on wednesday. >> we don't indict a case unless we have a good faith reason to believe we'll provision case beyond a reasonable doub

mr. williams, relatives, gave mr. ms $10,000 to be used specifically to help pay for his relative's care in the nursing home. mr. williams took that money, too. >> reporter: in exchange for the bribes seth williams is accused of fixing the criminal sentence of a friend, of the associate, to make sure he didn't go to prison for a long time. why would a d.a. who makes $170,000 a year be in such tight financial situation? well, according to the texts that the feds say williams wrote, it was because his girlfriend spent too much money. the text said my problems stem from my girlfriend not helping with utility bills but enjoying heat, electricity, cable, water and food. so what happens next? we called seth williams at his office, but he's not talking. he says months ago he's not going to run for re-election, so far williams does not have to resign as he fights today's criminal charges. jim? >> just a snippet of what is in that indictment. all right, deanna. our coverage of this breaking news continues on nbc 10 news at 5:00

mr. williams took that money too. >> reporter: aside from the stream of the gifts, vacations , electronics, wallets, purses, luxury car that federal prosecutors say were dropped on seth williams lap, allegation that he defrauded a nursing home where a family member lived. >> mr. williams diverted his relative's pension and social security pension to himself to pay for his own personal expenses. >> reporter: prosecutors say the philadelphia district attorney then pocketed $10,000 intended for the nursing home. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him and then he lied bit. >> reporter: they are a stunning series of charge is allegedly seth williams sought , received lavish gifts in exchange for official action. vacation offers by business associates to punta cana, vegas, santiago, williams wrote in the text dude, i never want to feel like a dragon your wallet but we are always ready for an at venture williams is charged with 23 counts including bribery and stonings. prosecutors say that the pattern of criminal activity stretched on for years. another text message showed t

mr. williams stood ready to help business owner number two as needed. mr. williams appoint business owner number two as special adviser to the district attorney's office and gave him an official badge. >> reporter: yet a third case williams was cued of defrauding a local nursing home and his own relative set to have care at that home. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. >> reporter: williams has been tight lipped about the probe since his spending came under the microscope and today it was thrust into the spotlight. >> this indictment today is against one individual, not an office that is full of dedicated career prosecutors and professional support. we don't indict a case unless we have a good faith reason to believe we'll prove this case beyond a residential doubt. >> reporter: seth williams will appear here in federal court at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow for his arraignment on these charges. he was unavailable for comment today. his lawyer john peas has not returned our phone calls one last thing the government is also seeking forfeitu

mr. williams and mr. williams will be held accountable. >> reporter: williams has already said he won't run for re-election. today he remained silent. his communications director only saying williams is out of the office today spending time with family. in past news conferences he's resisted calls for his resignation. he's refused to answer direct questions about even the potential of criminal charges. >> mr. williams, are you concerned about any criminal charges that you may face because of your conduct? you're not going to take any questions? >> reporter: todays is not in custody. the u.s. attorney says he doesn't know how long of a sentence he'll ask for. >> we don't indict in case we have a good faith reason to believe that we're going to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt. yes, sir. >> reporter: now, this case is being handled by the u.s. attorney out of new jersey in order to avoid any conflict of interest, but we do know that it will be tried and heard here in philadelphia. the u.s. attorney

mr. williams, set to this point. >> reporter: we reached out to seth williams office. he is still the district attorney here in philadelphia he has not resigned. he is not under arrest. we are awaiting him to be arraigned. we have reached out to seth williams office and we are told he is asking for privacy. we are told he is with his family. he is asking for privacy. d.a.'s office sent out a statement basically telling the public to understand that the assistant district attorneys and other attorneys inside that office are good, diligent public servants that have work to do. that was mentioned today by william fitzpatrick, u.s. attorney in new jersey. for the future of district attorney's office is there a first assistant d.a. her name is kathleen martin who was appointed actually in the last few days by seth williams. she's set as first assistant and the number two in case is there any type of problems in the office but as of right now , we know that seth williams is not and rest. he is still the d.a. he chooses to resign, then we would assume that kathleen martin wou

mr. williams simply took monday that i did not belong to him. >> district attorney seth williams indicted count every bribery, fraud, corruption. authorities say he even misused money meant for elderly relative. how he is responding to those charges. what it appearance for his future. >> fuzzing out. more fall-out this morning, over philadelphia's soda tax. the popular product you won't be able to purchase any more, at local stores. >> healthcare hustle. >> really is a crucial vote for the republican party, and for the people of our country. >> president trump and other republicans working hard to drum up support for the american healthcare act ahead of tomorrow's vote. why he says jobs in washington could be on the line. stepping to up stop a fight. >> everybody, real coward, ain't cool, in the middle of the street. >> man in atlantic city getting national recognition for preventing what could have been an ugly brawl. his words of wisdom to teens on the street and how this video caught the eye of labron james. >> good day everyone, i guess i'm a little off today. year i said it was tuesd

mr. williams? mr. williams, come on. don't you think you have an obligation to answer some of these questions, sir? i'm just trying to figure out why it is that the chief law enforcement officer in the city did not file a permit to get construction work done on his home. >> randy gyllenhaal continues our live team coverage. a question many folks have right now, how does this indictment affect cases that are already in the system? >> reporter: well, this indictment is set to ripple through the cops and the courts community in philadelphia. the philadelphia police department says right now they do not have any comment on this indictment. of course, their officers investigate the crimes that the d.a. eventually prosecutes, but already we're getting a lot of reaction from those in the legal community including calls for williams to step down. >> it's my job to get it right. >> reporter: district attorney seth williams facing increasing pressure to resign. the man tasked with enforcing justice now charged with public corrupti

mr. williams simply took monday that i did not belong to him. >> well, seth williams indicted yesterday.n the other side of the law. how authorities say he put his lavish lifestyle above the law. >> also ahead this morning on good day philadelphia, more fall out from the philadelphia beverage tax. the products you will no longer be able to find on those store shelves. >>> and, where is spring in the bitter cold is back.

mr. williams deposit flood his personal account. and all inclusive vacatin to pun apunta cana. >> williams asking for a second trip in punta cana. >> i amirly a thankful beggar and don't want to over step my bounds in asking but will gladly call. >> he took airline tickets an car for return in friend edge gave him badge from the da's office. >> mr. williams op pointed business owner number two as special adviser to the district attorney's office and gave him a official badge. >> williams stands charged with defrauding a local nursing home and a relative who was being cared for there. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to h him. >> williams has been tight lipped about the probe since his spending came under the microscope. he will appear in federal court on wednesday to face the charg charges. >> it's distressing to imagine a public servant tasked with enforcing the law who could put quid pro quo in front of the law. >> the indictment includes incriminatincriminating tax mesm williams. he face five to 1020 years in

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then he lied about it. >> so what a past year it has been for voters here in philadelphia and pennsylvania, the long time congressman now in federal prison. pennsylvania state attorney generl now waiting sentencing, and now the district attorney, the two major crime fighters, both in pennsylvania and the city of philadelphia, facing and has faced charges. so boy it is shaking the foundation of the voters trust, that's for sure. >> that is for sure, steve, certainly a fall from grace there. the philadelphia bar association is now asking him to resign while philadelphia mayor jim kenney also row least add statement reading in part, quote, it is deeply shameful that the city's chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at an all time low, it is disheartening to see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us. >> we did go of course to the district attorney's of

mr. williams was willing to compromise his position of public trust in exchanges for private, financial gain. >> the 50 page indictment outlines in one case how williams tried to help business owner get lighter prison sentence for a friend. according to the prosecutors, williams got a laundry list every bribes, from 2010, to 2015. and including a $200 louie vet anti, a 300-dollar ipad, a $6,000 trip to punta cana with a private beach and butler. prosecutors say, williams even asked for a second trip to punta cana in a text message saying: >> i am merely a thankful beg err and don't want to over step my bound in asking, but will gladly go. >> the charges allege that the da also got a three $200 custom sofa along with burr berry watch. and $9,000 in cash and checks. williams is also charged with defrauding a local nursing home and a relative who is being cared for there. the indictment outlines how williams accepted trips from other businessmen to florida, san diego, and vaguest, along with 1997 used jaguar convertible valued at more than four grand. >> mr. williams simply took money that did

mr. williams stood ready to help business own are in number two as needed. mr. williams appointed business owner number two as special adviser to the district attorney's office and gave him app official badge. >> reporter: yet a third case williams was accused of defrauding a local nursing home and his own relative set to have care at that home. >> mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. >> williams has been tight lipped about the probe since his spending came under the microscope and today it was thrust into the spotlight. >> this indictment today is against one individual, not an office that is full of dedicated career prosecutors and professional support. we don't indict a case unless we have good faith reason to believe that we are going to prove this case beyond a residential doubt. >> reporter: prove it indeed with some of seth williams' own text messages and e-mails included in this indictment. seth williams was not available for commen today asking for privacy. saying he was meeting with his family, his attorney, john peas did not retur

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then he lied about it. >> the actions specifically alleged in this indictment if proven are violations of federal law of the district attorney's sworn oath and most importantly of the public trust. >> reporter: seth williams attorney had this to say, i can't comment on the specific allegations because we have yet to review the full indictment. can say on mr. williams behalf he vehemently denies compromising any law enforcement case or investigation. ask the public respect the judicial process and refrain from drawing conclusions until the facts can come to light. each of the 23 counts carries 5-20 years. now live outside federal court. matt delucia nbc 10 news. >>> jim kenny had this to say, at a time where our citizen's trust in government is at an all-time low, it's december heartening to see another public official. you can read the entire indictment on the nbc 10 app. see everything he is accused of doing. >>> today investigates will cause for cause of row home fire in philade

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then elied about it. >> reporter: authorities say williams had multiple dealings with an associate listed in the indictment as business owner number one. beginning in 2010. according to the indictment for access to his office, williams accepted a $4800 paid trip and a little less than $1600 in airline tickses. he wrote in a text message. i'm mere al thankful beggar and don't want to overstep my bounds in asking but we will gladly go. williams allegedly received a custom sofa worth $3200. business owner 1 gave williams a $7,000 check. according to the indictment, business owner 1 asked williams to put pressure on airport security so business owner 1 could bypass traditional security. that never happened but williams allegedly set up a meeting to inquire more about it. authorities say business owner 1 wanted williams to help with his legal problems. no answer at williams's home, but we caught up with da lynn abraham to ask about the indictment >> i think it's for the good of the offi

mr. williams behalf that he vehemently denies compromising any law enforcement case or investigation. we ask the public respect judicial process and refrain from drawing conclusions until the fact can come to life. philadelphia mayor gem kenny called the news deeply shameful and disheartening especially since officials are at an all time low. believe they need to raise the bar in their behavior and show philadelphia they can uphold the law. of course following through throughout the day. as that arraignment is scheduled to happen later on this afternoon. for now live outside federal court, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> count on nbc 10 to be there for the arraignment this afternoon. follow us on air and oirl and make sure you have the nbc 10 app to get breaking news alerts as they happen. as for who will replace williams as da eight candidates in the race. the democrats will be narrowed down to one after the primary in may. >>> 4:34. new from overnight, police in burlington county looking for a gunman after a man was shot and killed. flew over the scene last night. kinsly road. victim

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him and then lied bit. >> now an attorney for d.a. seth williams says that williams is innocent of these charges and they will fight them in court. of course we will continue to follow this story but for now we are live outside federal courthouse, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >>> mayor jim kenney released a statement about the charges against williams saying it is deeply shameful that the cities chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at an all time low, it is disheart evening to see yet eerie elected official give the public another reason not to trust us. that this comes at head of our justice system is even more troubling, we must greatly raise bart for our behavior and show citizens of philadelphia, that we are capable of carrying out our most basic responsibilities, as elected officials, up holding the law. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of the arraignment of the seth willi

mr. williams is referring another trip to punta-canta. >> reporter: requested expensive gifts for himself girlfriend including a watch and purse a and sofaressure official to bypass airport security measures of business owner one returning from travel abroad but he and also alleged that williams pocket money to pay for a close family nursing h care. >> he simply took money that did not belong to him and he lied about it. >> reporter: mr. williams is expected to appear here tomorrow for his arraignment and expected to be here at 2 before medical magistrate at the federal building dann cuellar jim. >> defense attorney michael diamond stooen will not respond to any specific allegations but that the district attorney quote vehemently denies he compromised an investigation case or law enforcement function meanwhile the da's office put out a statement asking for privacy saying quote the da is not in the office today because he is spending time with his family. williams himself has not commented since indictment but last month he publically apologized for his failure to disclose 160,000 in gifts

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then elied about it. >> reporter: authorities say williams had multiple dealings with an associate listed in the indictment as business owner number one. beginning in 2010. according to the indictment for access to his office, williams accepted a $4800 paid trip and a little less than $1600 in airline tickses. he wrote in a text message. i'm mere al thankful beggar and don't want to overstep my bounds in asking but we will gladly go. williams allegedly received a custom sofa worth $3200. business owner 1 gave williams a $7,000 check. according to the indictment, business owner 1 asked williams to put pressure on airport security so business owner 1 could bypass traditional security. that never happened but williams allegedly set up a meeting to inquire more about it. authorities say business owner 1 wanted williams to help with his legal problems. no answer at williams's home, but we caught up with da lynn abraham to ask about the indictment >> i think it's for the good of the offi

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then he lied about it. >> the actions alleged in this indictment if proven are violations of federal law of the district attorney sworn oath and most importantly, of the public trust. >> seth williams attorney had this to say yesterday. i can't comment on the specific allegations because we have yet to review the full indictment. i can say on mr. williams behalf he vehemently denies compromising any law enforcement case or investigation. we ask that the public respect the judicial process. and refrain from drawing conclusions until the facts can come to light. now, each of the 23 counts carries 5-20 years. u.s. attorney says it's unclear how much prison time he will see in this case. now live outside federal court. >>> coverage of the seth williams charges continue on our nbc 10 app. you can read the entire indictment and see all the charges for yourself. >>> happening now. fallen tree cult pt power. while the crews are working. >> former penn state employees are expected to take

mr. williams is expected to appear here tomorrow for his arraignment and expected to be here at 2 before magistrate at the federal building dann cuellar jim. >> defense attorney michael diamond stooen will not respond to any specific allegations but that the district attorney quote vehemently denies he compromised an investigation case or law enforcement function meanwhile the da's office put out a statement asking for privacy saying quote the da is not in the office today because he is spending time with his family. williams himself has not commented since indictment but last month he publically apologized for his failure to disclose 160,000 in gifts as required by the city ethics board. >> my decision to accept gifts and fail to report them brought much embarrassment shame and adverse publicity to me and for the office in which i love. >> reporter: in response the ethics board slapped williams with the largest fine in its history 62000 williams got out of his reelection campaign. the race for da is extremely crowded with 7 democrats and one republican vying to replace williams fighting

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him and then lied bit. >> reporter: in the 50 page indictment prosecutors say that this pattern of activity stretched on for years, for example they say williams had multiple dealings with an associate listed in the indictment as business owner number one, beginning back in 2010. according to the indictment for access to his office williams accepted a 4,800-dollar paid trip to punta cana and $1,600 in airline tickets. williams allegedly wrote in a text message to business owner number one quote i am merely a thankful beggar and don't want to over step my bound in asking but we will gladly go. according to the indictment business owner number one asks williams to put pressure on airport security, so owner number one could bypass traditional airport screening, that never happened but williams allegedly set up a meeting to inquire more bit. perhaps most troubling allegation though has to deal with defrauding a nursing home , prosecutors say williams put $10,000 into his own account that was supposed to go in the relatives nursing home exp

mr. williams does not have the financial ability to e retain him for trial. he wrote as long as mr. is the sitting district attorney there exists a conflict. he said he represents dozens of criminal defts face iing chargey the d.a. office, but the federal judge didn't buy it. he's ordered him to stay on until williams can replace him. williams makes $175,000 a year, but has a a well documented trail of financial troubles. he's blame d his divorce and alimony payments. he owes the board of ethics $62,000 for failing to report years of gifts. . the federal indictment points to his taste for finer things. williams denies he's done anything wrong. >> why haven't you resigned? >> reporter: as he left federal court, protesters shouted and promised to hound hum until he resigns. his lawyer for now also says the d.a. is innocent but likely won't be fighting for him when it counts. >> while williams says that he cannot afford diamond's fees, he has another lawyer lined up. the public dezerserves to know if the district attorney is corruption and said he will not allow williams to delay that

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mr. williams is referring to >> reporter: this indictment was unsealed after a two year investigation. e did not comment yesterday. his office said he was spending time with his family. we're belief at federal court, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> thank you. >>> many in the legal community are calling for williams' immediate resignation. his predecessor lynne abraham was a mentor that he publically called momma lynn. she served as his boss for 10 years. abraham says she was never aware of any illegal activity. >> i mean, for the district attorney, chief law enforcement officer of the city who presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out and commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. himself out of the running for reelection and now seven democrats one republican vying for the nomination. the primary is may 16th. >> 6:35 is the time. a berks county high school student and his parents are taking the boyertown area school district to court. court documents say the boy was changing for gym class in a locker room when he saw a

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. and then he lied about it. >> reporter: now williams attorney tells our sister station kyw news radio that they will vehemently fight these charges. they deny the allegations. we have crews fanned out around federal court this will be our first attempt or chance to get a comment from seth williams in person. reporting live outside federal court, joe holden cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you joe "eyewitness news" will be there this afternoon for the arraignment of seth williams. we'll have all the developments for you on "eyewitness news" starting at five com you can get the latest any time on cbs fill.com n other news this noon president trump is rallying support for the gop bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. house scheduled to vote on it tomorrow but there may not be enough support among republicans to get it passed. >> we have the latest from washington where the pressure is on. >> mr. mcgovern -- house rules committee met this morning ahead of tomorrow's crucial v

mr. williams responded with a text message saying if he pleaded guilty itthere's a mandg extremely suspicious reporter: williams himself didn't coent yesterday. his office says he was endiwith his f but his defense attorney says they will vigorously defend these charges. we are live at federal court, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. matt. >> thank you, katherine. >>> and you mentioned seth williams. he himself has not commented since the indictment. the democrat did publically apologize last month for his failure to initially disclose the $160,000 in gifts as required by the city ethics board. >> my decision to accept gifts has brought much embarrassment shame and adverse publicity to me and unfortunately to the office for which i love. >> in response back then, the ethics board slapped williams with the largest fine in its history, $62,000. williams also bowed out of his reelection campaign. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney issued this statement saying it is deeply shameful that the city's chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law at a

mr. williams agreed to be ready to help business owner number one should the need arise. >> according to the indictment business owner number one needed help getting preferential treatment through customs and assistance of a friend that was being prosecuted by williams' office. >> he responded saying if he pleaded guilty and there say mandatory sentence there is little i can do the day before without it looks extremely suspicious. >> another business owner that owns bars in philadelphia and california wanted williams to write a letter of recommendation to the california department of beverage control in a license revokation case. >> was brought in to avoid a possible conflict of interest here in pennsylvania. >> it's a violation of federal law to corruptly solicit bribes and make yourself available to take official action in exchange for the gifts and that is essentially what the indictment alleges. >> so far williams has no comment today. his office says he is out and spending time with family. >> last month though williams announced he would not run again and admitted to not disclosing

mr. williams is referring to another trip to punta qana. >> reporter: as for williams, he did not commentthis yesterday, his office says he was out spending time with his family. live in federal court coastal storm cans channel6 "action news." >> katherine thank you. >>> former district attorney lynne abraham says she's outraged over the charges against seth williams. abraham spent 18 years in the d.a.'s office 10 of those as williams' boss. >> district attorney's office chief law enforcement officer of the city who presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out on commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. >> many in the legal community are calling for williams to now resign. if that happens, his first assistant would become interim district attorney until someone could be appointed before the november election. >> authorities found a man lying next to a car in burlington county dead from a gunshot wound. it at kinsley road in pemberton township at 9:25. investigators worked at the scene. arriving crews say the male victim had at least o

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him. then he lied about it. >> a federal grand jury handed down a 23 count indictment. it states that williams offered to help two business owners in exchange for money and gifts. according to the indictment business owner number one bought williams a $6,300 trip to punta cana and gave hem a $7,000 check, $2,000 in cash, an ipad. a louis vuitton tie and burberry watch and purse. in exchange, the prosecutors say williams offered to help him bypass security at philadelphia international airport as well as help the man's friend who was facing jail time. >> the action specifically alleged in this indictment, if proven, are violations of federal law and most importantly the public trust. >> when it came to business owner number two, the indictment states in exchange for williams making him a special advisor to the d.a.'s office, complete with a badge, helping him with a liquor license, williams received 16 round trip airline tickets and lodging to florida, san diego, and vegas. a jaguar converti

mr. williams simply took money that did in the blank to him and then lied bit. >> reporter: philadelphia does not have a recall process, a rarity compare to other cities williams term end in january and unless he resigns it is feasible he could work remetly until then. >> it is hard to be a boss from a distance. that really raises questions about how the office is operating right now. >> reporter: seth williams makes more than $170,000 a year, insiders say it is possibly wants to keep his job so he can pay either legal fees or restitution if he is ordered to so by a judge, interesting note, ukee and jessica his attorney that appeared with him in federal court last week is already asking to leave seth williams as a client. he believes williams cannot pay him. we have reached out for comment and have not heard back. reporting live, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you. >>> a worker in cheltenham township is killed after being crushed by a large safety deposit box. "eyewitness news" outside wells fargo bank at cheltenham mall where police say 35 year-old jonathan mouse o

mr. williams is referring to another trip to punta qana. >> reporter: the indictment was unsealed yesterday after a two year investigation. as for williams, he, himself, did not comment yesterday. his office says that he was spending time with his family. we're live at federal court, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> katherine, thank you for that. >>> many in the legal community are calling for williams' immediate resignation. his predecessor lynne abraham was a mentor who he publically called momma lynn early in his career assistant district attorney. while they came to be bitter rivals abraham says she was never aware of any illegal activity. >> chief law enforcement officer of the city who has presented himself as a crime fighter and a crime preventer to go out and commit crimes almost from the time he took office, very, very shocking. >> now, williams had already taken himself out of the running for reelection. there are now seven democrats and one republican vying for the nomination. that primary is may 16th. >> ♪ >> new this morning, the a suspected drunk driver caused a viol

mr. williams simply took money that did not belong to him and then lied bit. president williams diverted his relatives pension and social security payments to his self to pay for his own personal expenses. >> reporter: you see there, new jersey authorities are prosecuting the case, and u.s. attorney in philadelphia says he reaccused his office from the investigation, to avoid any perception of a conflict of interest with williams who is, of course, philadelphia's top prosecutor. coming up in our next half an hour, hear from a former philadelphia d.a. about what seth williams should do right now. as for williams an attorney for him says he is innocent of these charges and he will fight them in court. we are reporting live, outside the federal courthouse jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >>> several candidates running to be the next philadelphia district attorney shared their thoughts on the criminal charges against williams. some democrats and one republican, are running to be the next chief law enforcement officer for the city

mr. williams was willing to compromise his position of public trust, in exchange for private, financial gain. >>> it really is a crucial vote for the republican party. >>> president trump mounts a full court press trying to get republican replacement for obama care passed. >>> i'm not leaving until y'all shake hand. >> fist fight end in friendship thanks ton an sung hero. >> mr. ali i want want to thank him a lot. if it wasn't for him it could have gone a different way. >> any super power what would it be. i would like to have this super cool, alien high tech red and green and lantern on it and i could use this imagination to make anything out of green light. >> wow. >> that is really super power. >> i agree. >> well, if i had a super power would i make warm weather start today. >> like right now. >> certainly not feeling like spring today, katie but i saw you earlier and you weren't wearing your gloves. where are your gloves. >> they are right here. i have them handy. i will say i le meant being sent out here on the sky deck because at this time of the year it is usually so cold, coldest pa

mr. williams, to perform his cute business integrity and he must resign now. y's protest comes just daysiled on friday, the lawyer, who once represented williams, cited ethical reasons as to why he can no longer represent d.a. while he serves in that capacity. a week ago a federal grand jury indicted williams, accusing him of abusing his power as cities top prosecutor to seek bribes to finance a lavish lifestyle. prosecutors accused williams of accepting airfare, vacations, and, gifts, cars, and cash, in exchange, for favors for friend. williams pleaded not guilty. he is out on $50,000 bail. that protest this morning set to begin at 8:45 and alex and karen, police are already in place, and in case anything, tend to get out offhanded. we will have cameras still there at 8:45 when it starts to see how things start. >>> owner of the north philadelphia laundromat fights back, we have surveillance video that shows what police say happened just second after man is held at knife point and robbed, on the 300 block of north fifth street. this was y, while holdistore owe

the 1785 painting, mr and mrs william hallett, which is better known as "the morning walk", has been with causing criminal damage. just a reminder, justa reminder, coming just a reminder, coming up later on bbc news we've got two editions of the papers because it is sunday, 10:30pm and 11:30pm. let's get a look at the weather. it's been a mild and cloudy weekend for many, little bit of sunshine but into next week set to turn a much colder than what we've seen. for the south of the country it will be wet overnight, rain pepping up to become a soggy overnight, rain pepping up to become a soggy night, breezy but mild across the north—west corner very windy with daylesford north—west scotla nd windy with daylesford north—west scotland and also longer spells of rain with wintry over the higher grounds, temperatures will fall away. windy start to monday across scotla nd away. windy start to monday across scotland with gales from time, some sunshine, this weather front will provide a damp and soggy day for much of england and wales. to the north and the west bright with blustery showers and

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mr. william chapman, who bought a lot of the property out here through agricultural scrip. he hired mr.rney to develop the colony farms out here. they started the first colony farm, central colony, out here in this area. so mr. kearney -- that is really where he made his money. he was just a great land promoter. he enticed people to the central valley and settle here. the thing that really brought people out here was irrigation. the canals that were formed here would bring to the colonies their own irrigation water. also vineyards were planted for them and other fruit trees and so on. so it really was a great opportunity to settle in this region. the first crop they realized was successful was wheat. the result wonderful wheat field that was growing here. once they realize they could bring water from the river to irrigate it, it was ideal. eventually fruit crops -- raisins was a big part of what was grown out here and what we are known as today. we also have the regular grapevines out here. today we still have this. from trees, orange trees, almonds. they discovered this was a perfect a

mr. williams. the march from selma to montgomery took place after the of murder in merry in alabama the youngest letter a in his church and was trying to protect his mother and grandfather from being brutalized by policemen on this particular night in which shot by a state trooper twice in the abdomen point-blank. he died eight days later so some of the friends in sncc were angry he was murdered for nothing so with the adb should march with his body all the way from selma to montgomery to dump his body at the foot of the capital so governor wallace can see what his brutality has created. but that was metaphorical as somebody said that is a good idea. symbolically we will carry him so that is how the idea of the march was born. so when the marchers came face-to-face with the state troopers that were ordered by governor wallace and jim clark of dallas county you know, the rest of the story. anybody here has not seen the footage? i will share something with you now that you have not seen the issue pro

mr. williams can perform his duties with integrity. he must resign right now. that was a quote. comes a week after, well, just days after motion was filed on friday, but the lawyer who once represented williams had a ethical reason as to yes can in longer represent d.a. while he serves in that capacity. we will, a week ago a federal grand jury indicted williams accusing him of abusing his power as the cities top prosecutor, to seek bribes to finance a lavish lifestyle. prosecutors accused him of accepting airfare, vacations, cars, and cash, in exchange for favors. williams pleaded not guilty to those corruption and bribery charges, again that protest scheduled to start here outside d.a.'s office at 8:45 this morning, alex and karen. >> okay, i'm sure we will provide updates right at 8:45, thank you. >>> time right now 6:36. lets go to west philadelphia where a teenager was shot, in the armpit, yesterday. it happened, right after, 4:00 e scene 5,000 block of haverford avenue, police have not yet made any arrests, or they have in the released a motive either. >>> another shooting,

mr. william penn here. lots of clouds, a couple of locations are seeing scattered drizzle and others are seeing snowflakes. let's turn it to the radars. white representing the snow, green the rain, blue shade wintry mix. rain and snow and sleet pellets mixed in, as well. rain showers east of delaware county. we pushed it east ward. as a matter of fact we'll zoom into upper bucks and montgomery counties. this is the freezing line right here. put it on the radar. the 32-degree line. anywhere east of that line, temperatures are below freezing. this is, even though the model is showing snow, this is actually falling in the form of light rain, this is freezing drizzle. as the rain pushes into the colder ground it will freeze on contact. there could issues with black ice in upper bucks and upper montgomery county. these numbers will eventually climb, very mild this afternoon, upper 30s, low 40s. the slick spots will last half-hour, 40 minutes at best, but then the numbers warm. quakertown below freezing, 31. pott

mr. williams is cleared of this behavior. >> now william says he got into financial problems after his divorce. his city salary $175,000 a year for the city's top prosecutor. >>> and now to a story you first saw on fox 29. more fallout tonight in those controversial comments tweeted out by a drexel university professor saying he wanted to vomit over a good deed for a uniformed soldier. twitter has been lighting up with angry reaction to the professor's remarks. our bruce gordon is here to say a new move a foot to get professor george ciccariello maher fired, bruce. >> reporter: 20 twitter is not happen a couple of examples honor soldier, boycott drexel university, our military fights for his freedom to be disrespectful. he needs to spend that time in war zone and drexel university, what a bunch of loser professors you have and this represents just part of the blow back. drexel university is in spring break on this day the campus is soggy and it is quiet. but inside a lounge at a campus dorm soft more brett long is hard at work. long started a petition drive on the change.org sight thursday nig

mr. williams and the business owner were in punta cana february of 2012. when business owner number one sent a text in february of 2012 again asking williams to help his friend he responded with a text message saying if he pleaded guildy and from the sentence it seems there is a mandatory sentence there is little i can do the day before without it looks extremely suspicious. >> my decision to accept gifts caused embarrassment. >> the business owners were not named in the indictment and no indication they were charged with a crime. >> to those charges the grand jury charged d.a. essential williams with medicare fraud. he is acontusioned of stealing $20,000 from a relative and using that money for his own personal use. he was unable to reach the district attorney but his office released a statement. the philadelphia da's office does not have any comment at that time. the da is not in the office because he is spending time with his family. for now live outside of the federal building, chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> chad, thank you. now city officia

mr. williams solicited and accepted from business owner number two, 16 round trip airline tickets. >> and a man known as business owner number one was asking for a lighter sentence for a friend who did not want to do jail time. >> saying quote, i am merely a thankful beggar but would gladly go. >> and that williams tried to press a police official to try to bypass airline security. but in exchange for cash and a jaguar, he gave businessman number two a special appointment. >> he appointmented him special advisers to the district attorney's office and gave him a special badge. >> federal authorities allege that williams pocketed thousands of dollars that were intended to go to pay for a relative's nursing home care. williams could be arraigned as early as tomorrow. no word on if he will resign and his office says they have no common and williams was out of the office spending time with his family. dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. now to "action news" reporter vernon odom live with more on williams' legacy and his alleged fall from grace. >> reporter: good evening moncas

mr. william penn out in the cold.her nature is bringing us a cold shot kind of a little late, 15 in slatington. it's been a very mild winter. this is the only cold shot we've seen this winter system. this will last through the upcoming week. teens and 20s in the northwest. 17 in vineland, 22 in glassboro. hammonton checking in at 22. satellite and radar a ton of clouds to the south, this has nothing to do with the approaching storm. this is a piece of energy riding the southern branch of the jet stream. the storm we're watching is this it's pushing across the u.s./canadian border, charging through the high plains. this will push into the ohio and tennessee valleys and transfer it's energy to a developing storm right here off the coast of the carolinas and that comes up the eastern seaboard, monday into tuesday. future tracker 6 is similar to what a lot of forecast models are suggesting at this point. everybody starts out as snow, but we'll see a quick changeover for cape may county because of the milder ocean influenc

mr. williams appeared on his own today as we requested and he was released on his own recognizance. he is subject to bail in the amount of the $50,000. >> reporter: williams had to surrender his passport and any firearms he has had. he is restricted to travel only in the eastern federal district of pennsylvania. williams once a so-called rising star in the cities political circles is accused of taking more than hundred thousand dollars in gifts and vacations, in exchange for his official action. the illegal activity a grand jury found began in 2012. he is also charged with defrauding a nursing home out of tens of thousands of dollars where prosecutors say his own relative was being cared for. the district attorney has since been asked to resign his office by leading members of his political party, including mayor jim kenney. michael diamondstein represent s seth williams and wouldn't take any questions beyond a statement that suggest that they will take their chance necessary court. >> we ask only that this rush to judgment stop and that the public recognize that this case is going t

mr. williams is cleared of this behavior. >> seth williams says he will remain in office in an administrative capacity as he fights the charges. >>> president trump says his former national security adviser is right to ask for immunity in exchange for talking about russia. >> mr. trump tweeted today, mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion. flynn is talking with the house and senate intelligence committees about obtaining immunity from prosecution if he testifies. but a top democrat with the house committee said today it's too early to consider an immunity deal for the former nsc adviser. sources tell nbc news the senate panel has already turned down flynn's request. this afternoon, the white house press secretary was clear when asked about concerns over potentially damaging information flynn may have. >> is the white house concerned that general flynn has damaging information about the president, his aides and associates, about what occurred during the campaign with respect to russia? >> nope. >> g

mr. williams said he was another lawyer and believed he would be ready to say who, to day. >> hopefully heill, thank you, we appreciate that. >>> we need to tell but a major drug bust that happened in delaware it started with a traffic stop in dover. police year-old robert reid after they pulled him over they say they found nine bags of heroin and pills. during the search of his home they found an additional 843 bags of heroin, some guns, as you can see fully loaded ak-47 , that is a picture of the evidence there. >>> delaware could be the next state to legalize recreational marijuana, lawmakers introo all, people in that area, in the first state, over the age buy 1a from authorized stores. some lawmakers say legal in tenf millions of dollars in taxes f this passes delaware would be the ninth state to legalize >>> big story of the day is the weather, because this is going to affect all of us one way or the otheroutside and alsr >>> coming up, young stuck brook stasi, made the team for fill does not miss howie motional he got when up next in. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle pur