sullivan testified that district williams contacted him on behalf of a constituent, humid -- muhammad alifeasterville. he said he was being racially profiled. sullivan testified he had an officer expedite his passage through airport security once and later he was invited to lunch with ali and williams at the union league where he made the same complaints. sullivan said he apply for global entry status. sullivan said he felt uncomfortable about the union league lunch. he told the court the fbi said stay away from ali and told seth williams the same thing. he said he did give williams that warning. >> i know i fulfilled my responsibility to him. thanks to the relationship i have with the other federal agencies, the right information came to light. >> reporter: sarah what williams sullivan and ali did not know at the time muhammad ali was being investigated for international money laundering at the time. it never turned up any evidence against ali. >>> delaware county investigators are looking for the cause of a row home fire. the flames broke out on the 1,000 block of harrison street in che

charges. >> he he fulfilled his obligations to provide truthful and complete testimony. >> this week muhammad ali testified williams put him in touch with sullivan because ali was having ongoing problems with tsa screenings at philadelphia international. sometimes being detained for hours. on one occasion he told the court sullivan arranged for a police officer to greet him at the terminal and the processing went quickly. previously the deputy commissioner did nothing wrong. he will be the first witness on monday morning. repo reporting, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >>> confusion at philadelphia city hall today where people from opposing sides clashed over the soda tax. philadelphiaens were asked to come ask share their feelings on the tax good or bad, but some thought the meet iing was plann to override the tax that funds pre-k programs in the city. support es of the tax brought signs and sounded horns. meetingers couldn't get the crowd under control so the entire hearing was cancelled. >>> there's a new push to crack down on so-called stop and go stores that sell alcohol in philadelphia.

schemes, they say he accepted an all expense paid trip to the dominican republic, from his friend, muhammad ali, seen here walking in to court morning in exchange, authorities say williams promised ali he would smooth over the customs security process, when ali returned to the united states. in court, a border agent testified that ali came back from a trip to the dominican republic with his family and did not go through the proper secondary screening customs checks. the agent said a philadelphia police officer met ali at jet way and skipped the secondary screening. the agent called it abnormal and said it appeared ali had a special connection. the judge told williams defense attorney to lower his voice and not fight with the witness. ali told jury he befriended williams because he was a man who had power, during the day 's testimony williams sat to the side, taking notes, and frequently looking back at observers and journalist, one of williams friend sat in the front row highlighting bible verses. at the end of the day as he left the courthouse williams told us this. >> first thankful for my at

he plead guilty to accepting a bribe from muhammad ali. and essential williams admitted under only to all the other alleged misdeeds that were in the government's charges against him. it was a sweeping indictment including accepting free trips to the dominican republic from muhammad ali and accepting bribes in run for more than a dozen airline tickets and he got that from bar owner michael weis for helping him with regulatory issues especially on the west coast and defrauding his own political action committee for his own use, including mass ables and expensive dinners at union league. and defrauding his mother's nursing home in darby by pocketing more money designated, some $20,000, that was designated for her care at the nursing home. and judge diamond will sentence him on october 24th, and seth williams could be looking up to five years in prison. but that would be up to judge diamond. after entering the guilty pleas, he asked if he has anything to say, and he said quote, i'm just sorry for all of this. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "actio

those included accepting free trips to the dominican republic paid for by muhammad ali, the bucks county businessman that they say had befriended him and accepting bribes in the terms of airline tickets from a bar owner, michael weis in return for helping weis in liquor regulatory issues on the west coast. williams also pleaded guilty to defrauding his own political action commit eusing the money for his own use including massages and expensive dinners at the union league and paying for memberships at both of those outfits and defrauding his mother's nursing home in darby, delaware county and using that money for his personal use. instead of putting it for his ailing mother's care there. and used city vehicles for his personal use and plead guilty to that as well this morning. said he did all of that. on october 24th, that is the sentencing date. he could look up to five years in prison and many hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, that is up to judge paul diamond. and this morning williams said to the court i'm just sorry for all of this, that was his major statement and took the

. >> reporter: businessman muhammad ali said he had problems with tsa at tilly international and they would detain him for hours and his wife had a problem passing her citizenship test. he testified that district attorney seth williams agreed to help him with those problems, but as the defense pointed out, seth williams never did anything to resolve the issues. >> he's fulfilled his obligations to provide truthful and complete testimony. that's what he did. >> earlier in the day, the jury heard testimony from bucks county businessman muhammad ali. he asked it he gave lavish gifts to williams in part for his help as district attorney. he told the court, yes, that knowing someone in power always helps. then it was the defense's turn pointing out that williams never did anything for ali in terms of the troubles. the defense argued that the two men had a a friendship and ali paid for dinners and a vacation because he knew williamsen couldn't afford it. when the irs came knocking, investigating him, the defense wanted to know why he didn't reach out to williams then it for help if he had b

stick to his story that he bribed seth williams with freebie gifts including a $3,000 couch. >> muhammad ali is a key witness against seth williams. his creditability is under attack from lawyer thomas burke. he is a multimillionaire hoping for a lighter sentence. >> ali testified yesterday that he lavished thousands of dollars worth of expensive gifts on williams to be closer to someone in power. sew could call him if he needed anything. >> he conceded that seth williams was a long time friend who did him favors before he gave him high end gifts. >> rick philadelphia district attorney seth williams maintained that he has done nothing illegal and accepted ali's largess outs of friendship with no strings attached. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >> there are new details in the investigation of a wildwood police officer who was recorded punching a man in the face. this is sunday's incident in slow motion that lucas bottoms used force after the suspect kevin pick low refused to follow his demands, it's been handled by the cape may prosecutors office. he

i felt the best course of action was to run that through my counterparts here at the fbi. >> muhammad ali has already testified. jim, seth williams maintains his lack of any guilt or wrongdoing in this whole case. the defense will probably not present its side until after the fourth of july break. live at the federal courthouse in center city, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you vernon. >>> we heard from another juror from the bill cosby trial today and he revealed new details about the tense 52 hours of deliberations that ended in a mistrial. 21-year-old bobby dugan spoke exclusively to abc news. dugan says that while the jurors made a pact not to discuss the break down of the so, it's he felt cosby was guilty. >> reporter: can you say what one particular strong point was that made you think, boy, he's guilty. >> what he said himself i think it was in the 2005 deposition, when they were asking him would you use the word concert he -- consent he said i wouldn't use that word i was like you pretty much said there it yourself. >> reporter:. >> dugan says he regrets tha

today businessman and williams friends muhammad ali seen going into court took the stand. whether asked why he was friends with williams, ali said it was good to know someone in a place of power. according to the government, ali paid for williams' trip to the dominican republic, in exchange for williams to help smooth things over with security screenings at the airport, when ali returned from international travel. in court, a border agent testified that ali came back from a trip to the dominican republic with his family and did not go through the proper customs check upon his return. the agent said philadelphia police metal ' at the jet way and skipped the usual customs. the agent called it, quote, abnormal, and said it appeared ali had a connection. ali gave his testimony a day after authorities discussed williams' alleged deceptive money supposed to pay for his mother's nursing home expenses. federal prosecutors say williams used his mom's money to pay bills and buy clothes. the government also spent time focusing on thousands of dollars of out standing bills at the union

he told jurors he warned williams to stay away from businessman muhammad ali.secutors say that ali gave williams a gift and trips in exchange for favors. >>> supreme court hand president trump a legal victory, court is allowing a limited version of his travel ban to go forward, and, returning lower court order, blocking the ban which effects six largely muslim countries. also tonight new developments in the g.o.p. plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. good evening, everyone i'm joe holden. >> ukee's off tonight. >> i'm jessica dean. the senate health bill will result in 22 million more uninsured americans, over the next decade. and that figure made for -- further complicate efforts to pass the bill this week. negotiations are in full swing on capitol hill as republican leaders and the white house try to win support for their plan to repeal and replace obama care. >> you move it this way, and this group doesn't like it. you move it over here, it is a very narrow path, and, honestly, nobody can be totally happy. >> reporter: at least five republican

muhammad ali of feasterville, a multimillionaire who plead guilty to bribery and tax evasion is hoping for leniency after the testimony against williams. ali admitted to giving seth williams thousands of dollars worth of gifts from 2010 to 2015 a lavish vacation for example and cash and free airline tickets and expensive dinners and $8,000 couch and $3,000 watch. the defense calls them gifts and the prosecution calls them bribes. >> he said it's good to know people in power. good to know if you need anything you can call him. >> prosecutor, did you ever need him? >> yes, i asked him to do a couple of things for me. those included asking williams to intervene in the drug case with a center city disc jockey and he said according to ali he would look into it. and he believed he was being racially profiled at the philadelphia international airport in the secondary screening process and set up a meeting with chief inspector sullivan and thought the issue went away. they didn't know that ali was eyed by federal agents for possible international money laundering and no evidence of that was fo

s request to show favoritism to that businessman muhammad ali. ali testified that he did shower williams with gifts, thousands of dollars and even trip to the dominican republic in the hope for trouble with his legal issues. today another local businessman will be back on the stand, owner of the center city bar is also telling his story of cozying up to williams in hopes that he can help him also with legal trouble. karen and thomas. >> lauren, thank you. 4:37. investigators in new york say a girl from delaware, it was her fault for her fall from a ride at six flags. fourteen year-old landed in the arms of the bystanders up at six flags up there in upstate new york. ride was stopped and she dropped about 25 feet in the crowd but she slipped underneath safety bar there girl was taken to the hospital in albany. they are in the saying how bad her injuries are. they did catch her. investigators say they are not exactly knowing what she did right before the fall but they believe she was trying to kick something or slip underneath that safety bar. park

phone. >> reporter: williams pleaded guilty to single count of bribery relating back to a trip muhammad ali provided to him, ali wanted williams help in reducing a jail term for a convicted felon. >> the gifts that mr. williams received, represents the greed to which he cheated the public >> reporter: "eyewitness news" just obtained this document, it read, i, seth williams here by resign as district tern of the city and county of philadelphia, effective immediately. we actually saw that document, in thomas berk's hand, tom berk, seth williams attorney this was part of the flurry of activity, leading up to it this morning's guilty plea. now coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 there was a phone call at 1:00 o'clock this morning that triggered all of this activity, it was by seth williams own doing, phone call went from his lawyer to a federal prosecutor , more on reaction to that, and when i see you in one hour. live outside federal courthouse in center city, gentlemen holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, see you then. >>> with williams in jail and facing prison questions an amount

he testified that seth williams reached out to him about businessman muhammad ali. he traveled internationally often. he told williams he was having trouble with tsa at philly international. williams told sullivan, the former chief inspector, that a constituent was having a problem at the airport. sullivan testified the d.a. told him ali was a good person or a person of good character and that he was being treated unfairly by the tsa he felt because of his islamic background. sullivan testified that he would look into it. with the da on ali's side and the issue of mistreatment being raised because of a person's background, sullivan said it was an important issue to look into. federal prosecutors said ali gave williams gifts in exchange for favors. we will have more on this key testimony inside of that courtroom when i come back at 11:30. live outside the federal courthouse, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. we will see you then. >>> police are looking for the person who drove their car through a crime scene at nearly 60 miles an hour. officers were inve

lawyer for seth williams will get his shot at a key witness in the federal trial muhammadally -- muhammad ali testified saying that he provided gifts which have been called bribes. his testimony in the case in williams could ease his future sentence. >>> four students became sick at an after school eventually in south jersey last night in voorhees. several ambulances arrived to transport the juveniles, none of the causes appear life threatening. they are attending an event off school grounds. yesterday was the last day of school followed by graduations. >> there's no trace of a bucks county man missing in montana. 21-year-old has not been seen since monday. he vanished while enrolled in a outfitter's guide school. he has limited outdoor experience and there's nothing indicating any foul play. a ground and air search goes on. >>> north korea denied torture ing on the -- otto warmbier. he was sentenced to prison in north korea. all doctors know for sure he suffered severe brain damage at some point. he was sent home in the last week, the coroner has yet to determine what led to his death. north

. >> businessman muhammad ali described the lavish vacation he arranged for seth williams and his girlfriend. he also testified about giving williams $7,000 because he told him he couldn't pay his bills. that williams would pay him back when a book deal came through. but ali never asked for the money because he admitted on the stand he thought he wouldn't be able to get help from williams when problems came up. those problems included ongoing issues with tsa at philadelphia international. ali testified he would be detained for hours coming in and out of the country. williams referred him to the police chief in charge of homeland security, whom ali said made the process smoother on at least one occasion. ali asked to help with a drug case involving a friend of a friend. in text messages, williams told him he would look into it. >> when he asked, he knew it if williams had interviewed this that case. he said he didn't e know for sure at one point during those text messages, seth williams said to ali that he might not be able to get involved depending on how far along the case was in the legal

williams ordered him to send officers to intercept his friend businessman muhammad ali so he could avoid security clearances. fbi told sullivan to avoid dealing with ali. he took that to williams but said nothing happens. year later in 2013 williams requested his presence at a lunch at the union league with ali. once there he realized it was much of the same thing. federal officials say sullivan did nothing wrong except follow order of the top law enforcement officer. another government witness was on the stand yesterday and will return today, his name michael wise, owner of the center city's iconic woody's, he says he sponsor vacations and gave a convertible jaguar to seth williams hoping he could get him out of legal troubles tied to a bar that he owns in california. of course, testimony continues this morning. karen and thomas. >> lauren, we will be on ton of it, as you will as well. 5:36. today could be make or break for republican health care plan in the senate. >> lets get down to washington , and doug luzader, it doesn't look like they have the votes right now, doug. >> reporter:

approached federal authorities to talk about the favor and person he was supposed to be protecting muhammad aliagents warned him, leave him alone, do not be around him. he passed warnings on to williams with no luck. ali testified last week admitting he did shower williams with gifts, money in exchange for some favors to help him out of that trouble at the airport. of course, testimony will continue this morning here at federal courthouse, thomas and alex. >> okay, thank you, lauren we will get more after today. >>> detectives now know the name of the woman who was murdered in a north philadelphia park. >> we now know name but steve keeley do we know hoist responsible, for this any details? >> reporter: well, no, that is what they are looking for. they don't know fit is just one person or two so homicide detectives left headquarters here yesterday to go back out at the scene of the overnight saturday early morning murder. it was raining there. >> despite that right across 21st and lehigh where connie mack stadium once played their home games they went yesterday and despite bad weather they have

muhammad ali, kareem abdul-jabbar, and malcolm x are examples of the best of us.y've been held up as quintessential americans. how quintessential? muhammad ali was an olympic hero twice. kareem abdul-jr was in the movie, "airplane." a true american hero. when i was a kid, i kind of wished i was a muslim. specifically the nation of islam. they looked cool, talked cool, and they were at the front lines of the civil rights movement. you may remember in the '90s a muslim man named louis actually got a million black men to march peacefully in washington, d.c. >> a sea of peace. >> and there's only a couple other people i can think of who can pull that off. well, probably also beyonce. definitely beyonce. >> the fbi investigating a mosque fire near palm springs and they believe it was, i'm quoting here, an intentional act. >> but oh how times have changed. >> a bangladeshi born new york city taxi driver is recovering today to knife wounds to his neck and hands. >> flown home for burial from iraq. >> hate crimes against muslims were up 67% in 2015. >> both gunned down le

bucks county businessman muhammad ali pleaded guilty to bribery testified yesterday in hopes of a reduced sentence. yesterday, a human resources official took to the stand saying williams failed to meet drivers meet --s in disclosing gifts from ali. williams faces 20 counts of bribery and fraud. >>> the opioid battle continues, fentanyl makes other drugs more lethal than before. in camden first responders are being pro active to protect themselves. nora muchanic has the details. >> reporter: when paramedics from cooper university hospital respond to a drug overdose putting on a protective gear is a must, it's one way to perfect them from fentanyl a powerful drug used to blend with heroin, a small dose or accidental exposure can kill you. >> our people if they breathe it in, they can be affected by the effects like respiratory arrest. >> we could be adversely affected by that. >> officers don't field test narcotics any more they are sent to the lab to be tested. >> reporter: the exposure to fentanyl is too great. >> if i could describe a feeling where your body is shutting down. >> reporte

. >>> muhammad ali a wealthy bucks county businessman testified he lavished girls and vacations -- gifts and vacations on seth williams. he asked for favors in return. testimony will go on today with williams lawyers getting their turn to question ali. williams maintains there was no kid pro -- kid pro >> reporter: it's sticky and there's rain on the way. there's rain creeping into laas get your stuff done and check radar to make sure the downpour is not on the doorstep. as we take a look at your sky6 live hd imagery, we have commodore barry bridge. you can see there's a little bit of sunshine that's going to be in the picture early before we start to cloud up a little bit and we get the rain coming in. 77 degrees, the dewpoint 72. very muggy out there. any dewpoint over 7 owe obviously tells you that. we have winds at 7 miles per hour not all that strong. future tracker 6 showing we are going to cloud up as we go through the morning, the latest model run has some of the heavy rain coming into western chester county and new castle county delaware by 8:30. could be in faster, but in any e

this is muhammad ali, a wealthy bucks county businessman, who authorities say sent seth williams and s girlfriend on a all expense trip to dominican republic. in return williams told ali wow look into helping ali's friend avoid jail time. federal prosecutors say ali who is required to go through secondary screening at airport upon from overseas trips bypass that had screening. williams had a hand in helping ali, earlier this week border agent testified in court that ali came back from a trip overseas and did not go through proper secondary screening. the agent said that philadelphia police met ali at jet way and skipped that screening. the agent called it abnormal. prosecutors also planned to put deputy police commissioner joe sullivan on the stan, for his alleged conversations with williams about the issue. sullivan showed up to court today but in a surprise move was told to cut back on monday to testify. he was once the cities chief inspector and oversaw home land security issues. now natasha from the beginning seth williams has denied any wrongdoing in this case and his prosecutors

vacations for philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, day three's testimony centered mostly on muhammad ali and his relationship with williams. in return for the gifts he asked williams to look into a drug case for a friend and other favors. he plead guilty to tax evasion and bribery and hopes for leniency. >> this is a huge night for sixers fans with the nba draft kicking off with the sixers making the first pick. jeff skversky is in brooklyn where we are just a short time away. an exciting night. >> reporter: it is a big night indeed jim, for the first time in sixers history they have the number one overall pick in back to back years. last year ben simmons number one and this year markelle foltz and sixers fans are trusting the process and hopefully foltz is the final piece to this long and drawn out process. the sixers traded up efrlier with the celtics for the number one overall pick with the intention all along with the intense of drafting markelle foltz out of washington who they think clearly is the best prospect. during the workout in camden think foltz talks to simmons and joel emb

. >> reporter: muhammad ali, sullivan said at first we checked the status and ali seemed to be fine. sullivan and williams and ali didn't know he was under investigation by the fbi. sullivan says later he was told by federal officials it would be best if he and d.a. stayed away from ali. he said the d.a. invited him to join ali at lunch at the exclusive union league. >> i think all of you know me. you know what kind of law enforcement officer i am. my personal dedication to this city. it's not something to always put your finger on. i felt something wasn't right and felt the best course of action was to run that through my counter parts at the fbi. >> reporter: he said he was told to steer clear of ali. a second warning he shared with the d.a. he said had he know ali was giving gifts to williams he would have gone to the fbi sooner. the defense claims that williams was doing something that any elected official will do. a philadelphia bar owner who pled guilty to federal tax charges he says he knew by giving gifts and a car and trips to las vegas that williams would help him with a le

muhammad ali pleaded guilty to bribery. williams faces 29 counts of bribery and fraud. he has maintained his innocence. >>> new on "action news" 20 workers sickened by pesticides sparks investigation out west. >>> mid air scare, the plane was shaking like a washington machine, and then the pilot asked them to pray. >> reporter: humidity remains low, there's a chance of a spotty shower later tonight, what about the rest of the workweek and the coming weekend? , the entire seven day from accuweather is just ahead. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. at longhorn, tonight's special, grill master favorites.

williams admitted to one count of bribery related to gifts from bucks county businessman muhammad ali. could serve a maximum sentence of five years. pay $250,000 fine as well as restitution. brought you the breaking news yesterday that williams changed plea. hours earlier signed a letter he was resigning of da effective immediately. took him away in handcuffs after admitting taking illegal gifts in exchange for favors. team of prosecutors had this reaction. >> we need to move on and that's just the next step and we continue and want to do that. the courtrooms were staffed yesterday and staffed tomorrow. >> williams could get up to five years in prison at his sentencing. set for october 24. judge decided williams will serve jail time between now and then. >>> investigating a shooting in marcus hook. someone opened fire around midnight. medics took the victim to the hospital. working to find out his condition. >>> 5:07. 73 degrees outside. republican led house has passed two bills crack down on illegal immigration which is a priority for president trump. a bill known as cape's law would

muhammad ali is an inspiration. >> dave chappelle made the wall. >> dave chappelle? that's good.that. >> prince is on the wall former mayor marion barry, harriet tubman, and dick gregory to name a few. it's going from four to 16 faces. which is a lot of work for the person who painted the first mural. up for the challenge. >> i a excited. the community has been involved. >> they are getting what they ordered. >> if you are at home wondering when will the mural be complete, at this point there is no date set. there will be a formal invailing and the dedication in the near future. when that happens we will let you know. in northwest i'm q mccray. abc7 news. michelle: to see the full list of the people who will appear on the ben's chili bowl mural go to jonathan: if you going to the beach don't head on the see grass. the crews are now out there trying to get rid of this stuff. but they are telling the beach goers don't walk through it. because it could contain debris and see critters and the stuff to cut your feet up. be careful. a weekend where folks are thinking beach time. doug:

muhammad ali bribed williams for that official action in connection to a case that came before williamsoffice. now, williams wall actually never able to exert any influence over that case but nonetheless, it is still a count of bribery that williams is pleading to. seth williams is also resigned within the last hour. his office has called a 2 o'clock news conference and i want to be point out right now this black sedan down here. that is seth williams' security detail. at this moment, a detention hearing is unfolding up on the 14th floor of the courthouse. seth williams and his legal team fighting to keep him from going immediately to jail. so, i understand seth williams is on the stand right now trying to convince the judge that he is a home flight risk or not a flight risk at all. this also a stunning development, aside from his guilty plea that now seth williams is fighting to stay out of jail. nonetheless, the judge has set a sentencing date for october 24th at 9:30 in the morning but there is so much going on out here. i spoke to one juror in the elevator on the way down. she said

. >>> yesterday businessman muhammad ali read texts that he said received from williams. . some discussed the vacation with him and his girlfriend. in exchange he helped have years times at the airport when travel. could testify today. williams has pleaded not guilty. >>> also happening today the state senate local government committee will hold a public hearing on philadelphia's soda tax. local businesses and workers are expected to talk about how the beverage tax is hurting them. mayor kenny has encouraged anyone who has benefitted from the tax to come and show support. rev from the tax goes towards citywide pre-k. community schools and parks and reck reration. >> today official wills hold a ground breaking ceremony. the new bridge will run from the stadium to south wilmington. we will have two travel lanes and a bicycle and a walking path. the bridge is expected to relieve congestion in the area and approval travel around the attractions. good news driving to the shore this weekend. cape may county. set to reopen around 3:00 this afternoon. bridge connects avalon and sea

muhammad ali was his name. he talked about giving gifts to the district attorney in order to help him avoid screening at the philadelphia international airport he is accused of taking bribes in exchange for legal favors and says he has done nothing wrong. >>> a 7-year-old girl is back safe with her mom after she fell asleep in a minivan that was repossessed and philadelphia police are reviewing video to confirm the stories they were given, it happen the at 45th and chestnut in north philadelphia. a 26-year-old mother of the child said she ran into a dominoes where she worked for about five minutes and during that time a repo man showed up and took her van. the man had no idea was inside of the van. >> it looked like a box under a blanket or something. i didn't think anything of it. >> he heard yelling and saw the mother running and the child was not hurt and the man that took the vehicle had the proper paperwork to do so. >> the body of a 17-year-old swept away by storm currents in a new jersey lake was finally

the government called businessman and william's friend muhammad ali to testify and williams accepted all expense paid trip to dominican rep for ali and his promise to help ali was getting through customs at philadelphia international airport. williams denied any wrong doinging. >> his sexual assault trial ended in mistrial and now comedian bill cosby may hit road for town halls. representatives for cosby said they are fielding requests for the 79-year-old entertain to go on public speaking tour about the justice system and representatives say the requests came if he churches and other organizations including one in philadelphia. >>> gop senate leaders released their investigation of healthcare bill and criticism is already mounting. >> and straight ahead tonight at 11 it's not only democrats speaking out against the phils why some represents with saying they wion't vote for it. >> also, stephen colbert on niingt ray assignment. finltd out where the late show host is tapeing a segment and how it's all the talk on twitter. >> and it's a very popular spot for some of the best seafood do

muhammad ali said he gave the gifts to call in favors if need. but ali says that williams was a friend of his that did favors for him before he ever gave him cash and gifts. >>> jurors in the bill cosby trial are speaking out. the second doesn't think he should face a retrial. >> a waste of money, the man has already suffered the loss of his career and earnings of the past 11 years. it's done, it's settled. >> and goes on to say he doesn't doubt that something happened between cosby and his accuser but she asked for an apology and he gave her two of them and then she refused anything else from the comedian. >> the health cache showdown is heating up on capitol hill. republicans again the new senate on the gop health care bill to replace the affordable care act is demand can negotiations to make fixes. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. >> reporter: today let the negotiations begin strong opposition for the plan to replace obama care. the bill facing critics from within. >> i didn't run on obama care live and replacing it with more gove

former president barack obama, michelle obama, muhammad ali, prince, the go-go king, chuck brown, ando go check it out. i guess you can have a chili half smoke while you're at it. or two or three maybe for you. >> not three. >> they even do vegetarian chili now for those of us who don't eat meat. as months go. june is off to a good start. we're two days in. >> but after our wet and dreary may we're doing well. we'll start with our 3d guarantee. i'm hoping for a bull's eye today. i went 84 today. 84 yesterday. 84 tomorrow. i like 84 for some reason. we'll see how we did tonight at 11:00. astronomy festival on the mall tonight will be perfect. 81 right now. we're within 3 degrees. that's good. humidity only 26%. that's fati probably open the windows and rest the ac. comfortably cool. a super saturday. just a spectacular day tomorrow. warm with low humidity. and even sunday now we'll be warmer. not that much more humid. still very tolerable. and storms are going to hold off until the evening. the more i look at stuff in the weather office, it could hold off until sunday night, 9:00, 10:0

he testified if he knew seth williams was getting expensive gifts from a businessman muhammad ali he would have gone to the fbi sooner. this was about a request for help in what the da called a racial profiling case at philly international. sullivan said it was his duty to investigate that. told the court something didn't seem right about the meeting in which he claimed ali pressed for better treatment upon reentry to the country. >> not something you always put your finger on. felt something wasn't right. felt the best course of action was to run that through counter parts here at the fbi. >> defense claims seth williams was helping ali as would any elected official. this morning expect to hear more from the stand. wise by the way was given a badge naming him a special adviser to the da's office by seth williams. we'll have someone in the courtroom today following what happens later on. for now, live outside federal court. >> thank you. happening today lawyers for bill cosby and one of his accusers will be in court in los angeles to set a trial date in a lawsuit. claims cosby molest

businessman muhammad ali spent much of his time on witness stands describing a academics that he arced for williams and his girlfriend. prosecutors contend this was part of a quid pro quo arrangement and claim ali wanted williams to help him with problems he was having with the tsa at philadelphia international airport. williams is accused of accepting illegal gifts in exchange for legal favors. >>> tonight, a juror in the bill cosby sexual assault trial breaks his silence. >> crying by men and by women and more than one. >>> still ahead tonight, details from inside the deliberations and what bill cosby has planned for this summer. >>> on the road again, a heavily traveled bridge at the jersey shore finally set to reopen. we'll tell you when. >>> also, more than a bump in the road. how avoiding a crash left this driver stuck and her car cemented to the street. glenn? >> well, we've got more wet weather headed our way. i'll let you know when the rain will be the heaviest and the impact it could have on your morning commute. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from a juror in the bill

the jury was told that he was bribed by a businessman muhammad ali, who paid for expensive dinners andand a couch for press

another topic, he knew seth williams was getting expensive gifts from muhammad ali he would have gone to the fbi sooner. this was help at a racial profiling case at the airport. says it was his duty to investigate that, but he told the court something was not right about the meeting which he claimed ali pressed for better treatment upon reentry to the country. >> not something you can always put your finger on. i felt something wasn't right. i felt the best course of action was to run through the counter parts at the fbi. >> defense claims he was helping ali as would any elected official. expected to hear more. he was given a badge naming special adviser to da's office seth williams. with that testimony we're also expecting to hear more from the defense with cross-examinations. let you know what happens throughout the day. for now live outside federal court. >> thank you, happening today lawyers from blods and one of his accusers will be in court in los angeles to set a trial date. claims cosby molested her in the playboy mansion. court documents show he said cosby told her to lie abo

muhammad ali was his name.out giving gifts to the district attorney in order to help him avoid screening at the philadelphia international airport he is accused of taking bribes in exchange for legal favors and says he has done nothing wrong. >>> a 7-year-old girl is back safe with her mom after she fell asleep in a minivan that was repossessed and philadelphia police are reviewing video to confirm the stories they were given, it happen the at 45th and chestnut in north philadelphia. a 26-year-old mother

the jury was told that he was bribed by a businessman muhammad ali, who paid for expensive dinners and airline tickets and a couch for pressuring police to allow ali through airport security without the proper screening. in all the cases by ali and others were not bribes but loans and gifts by friend, after 7.5 years in office no cases were compromised by seth williams. rick, the first prosecution witness is scheduled to take the stand later this afternoon. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" at the federal courthouse in center city. >> vernon thank you. a chester county family is set to return home to find damages of last night's storms. estimates at $250,000. fire officials say that the lightning hit the chimney and went down into the basement and the first floor of the house, neighbors spotted the bolt. >> we saw the huge lightning flash and instead of coming to a point it was like toward bars of the whitest lightning i have ever seen. >> fortunately the homeowners were out of town at the time the woman that was house sitting made it out safely. >>> tushing to our accuweather f

accepted bribes in the form of various gifts, in exchange for legal favors, last week, businessman, muhammad ali was on the stand and told jurors err paid for a vacation for williams, and gave the da other loans and gifts, williams has denied any wrong-doing. >>> well these clouds of smoke and massive flames could be seen for miles in wildwood crest, now officials are trying to figure out what caused the devastating fire. >> this was the scene 7100 block of park boulevard around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say the blaze may have started with a air-conditioning unit, between two homes there, we caught up with some folks who were nearby when the flames broke out. >> went downstairs, opened up the sliding glass door, and there is a lady stand there. i told her, your house is on fire, get out. >> the winds was blowing, the whole block would be gone. i'm luck my house is standing. >> now, there is no word yet on exactly what sparked the fire. however, fire marshals say they do not believe the fire is suspicious, we're told both homes there will likely need to be knock down and rebuilt, for

the bucks county businessman muhammad ali has already pleaded guilty to bribery but testified in hopes of reducing his sentence. also today, a human resources official took to the stand saying that williams failed to meet deadlines in disclosing gifts from ali. williams faces 29 counts of bribery and fraud. the trial will resume on monday. >> (chanting). >>> a hearing on philadelphia's beverage tax was postponed today after pro tax demonstrators drowned out the meeting. supporters of the tax armed with signs took over city hall this morning. the senate local government committee was supposed to hear from businesses and employees about the economic impact of the beverage tax. a new date for the hearing has not been set and committee chair scott wagner, says he may consider holding the hearing in harrisburg. >>> investigators are trying to determine if motorists have been buying bad gas at a certain gas station in levittown. the thought is that diesel fuel somehow got into the gas pumps. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at the shell station at the boulevard and new falls road. b

joseph sullivan testified today and said williams pushed him to provide extra help for a man named muhammad ali, the businessman whom williams said was being racially profiled at philadelphia international airport. sullivan later contacted the fbi and said if he had known williams was getting expensive gifts from ali, he would have gone to the fbi sooner. >>> after a series of setbacks related to his travel ban, tonight president trump can celebrate a legal victory, at least a partial one. the state department said it will begin implementing the ban on travel from six muslim majority countries soon. the partial restrictions include a 90-day clause on issuing visas for travel to the u.s. from those six countries. but the court also agreed with a lower court ruling that the travel ban cannot be enforced against anyone seeking a visa who has a close relative here, anyone who wants to come here to study or teach and anyone who is coming to accept a job offer. president trump tweeted this afternoon, quote, very grateful for the 9-0 decision from the u.s. supreme court. we must keep america safe, end

say that williams accepted an all expenses paid trip to the dominican republic from businessman muhammad ali. and as an exchange, he promised ali help getting through customs at philadelphia international airport. defense lawyers tried to dis credit ali claiming he is testifying for the government for his own benefit. three more witnesses are set to take the stand this afternoon, williams entered not guilty plea to bribery and corruption charges. >>> a 24 hour protest against g.o.p. health care proposal to repeal and replace affordable care act continues in olde city. >> the fight comes home to us, to back to our communities. >> philadelphia city council woman helen gym joined protesters this morning. rally began at 3:00 p.m. thursday and will continue until 3:00 p.m. today, happening outside office of senator patrick toomey, one of the 13 senate republicans who helped craft the bill. colon cancer survivor is protesting for the full 24 hours. >> there are millions of people across this country who are depending upon the affordable care act and medicaid expansion that have, you know, access t

"service to others is the rent you pay for your stay here on earth," a quote from muhammad ali.ood job. >> colin, you're going to do well. >> nice. >>> now to more of the stories we're following on "nbc10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. -- >> breaking overnight, casino chaos. 36 people dead after a robbery and fire in the philippines. the new details we're learning about the gunman. >>> global reaction, president trump's decision to withdraw from the paris climate deal is sending shock waves around the world. and now local lawmakers are taking a stand. >>> and shore tour. nbc10 heads to rehoboth beach to give you a firsthand look at new rides that will thrill you this summer. >>> 5:00 a.m. this friday. good morning, and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. rides that thrill, weather that excites. at least that's what i heard meteorologist erika martin say about the weather this weekend. exciting for you. >> yeah, i'm excited. i also had a cup of coffee so i'm ready to go. i'll talk about this weather. psyched for morning. currently seeing mostly clear

yesterday, deputy police commissioner joe sullivan told the court that williams approached him about muhammad ali, that's a businessman who testified last week. sullivan testified williams believed ali was being subjected to increased security measures at the airport, sullivan says the fbi told him to stay out of it. >> going back many times, the information i received, and who i received it from, i certainly, i certainly, realize, that i move forward in good fate. >> faces bribery and other charges, if convicted could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. >> documents show federal agents wiretapped the cell phones of philadelphia labor boss john dougherty and his protege on the city council bobby even and for more than a year. calls for 16 months, starting in april of 2015. dougherty runs the international brotherhood of electrical workers local 98, he's the focus of fbi investigation into nearly all of the aspect of the union's operations. >>> well, time now 5:36. in business news this morning, the reason shares of one car rental service are high they are morning. money watch's jill wagner

last week, featured testimony from muhammad ali, a businessman prosecutors say provided prosecute where gift in exchange for legal favors. williams has de mid any wrong-doing. >> congressional budget office has released republican healthcare bill as soon as today, so far at least five republican senators have publicly opposed the bill, as many as seven more could vote against it because of cuts to medicaid. mitch mcconnell wants vote before the july 4th holiday, which is a week from tomorrow. mcconnell needs at least 50 of the 52 republican senators. >> i'm undecided. i think a few more days to consider would be helpful. >> if mitch doesn't have the vote, call off this bill right now, let's sit down and start working toward repairing the basic concept whatever we have in the affordable care act. >> the president trump insist that is republicans are, quote, not that far off, and says, last minute changes could win the needed vote. >> rescuers have discovered ten bodies after a landslide in china over the weekend. ninety-three people are still missing. the disaster struck the profaneness

government called businessman and williams friend muhammad ali, to testify. prosecutors said that williams accepted an all expenses paid trip to the dominican republic from ali, in exchange, authorities say that williams promised to help ali with getting through customs at philadelphia international airport. williams has denied mid wrongdoing. >>> debate underway in the much anticipated health care reform plan rolled out by republicans in the senate today. among the provisions in the 142 page draft bill, tax credits, used to help pay for coverage will be based on income, age and geography. plan cuts medicaid more gradually and allows states to change what qualifies as an essential health benefit. democrats and even some republicans are already lining up against it. a vote on this plan to replace the affordable care act is expect before the july 4th holiday. >>> medicaid covers not just people who are economically disadvantaged but millions of adults and children with disabilities. today is national day of action, to help keep medicaid strong. >> health report

deputy commissioner joe sullivan told the court today that williams approached him about muhammad ali, he is a businessman, friend of williams who testified last week. sullivan told the court that williams believed ali was being profiled at philadelphia international airport and subjected to increased security measures. sullivan told jurors he checked with counterparts in the fbi and agents warned him not to get involved. >> going back which i have done many times over what happened, considering how it unfolded, the information i received and who i received it from i certainly realized i move forward in good faith. >> testimony in the case will resume in the morning. >>> documents show federal agents wiretapped cell phones of the philadelphia labor boss john dougherty and his pro shay bobby henan for more than a year. they apparently list toned dougherty's calls for 16 months starting in april of 2015. dougherty head the international brotherhood of electrical workers local 98, he has been focus of an fbi investigation into nearly all aspects of the union's operations. >>> cloud of sm

police deputy commissioner joe sullivan told the court that williams had approached him about muhammad ali the businessman, who testified last week. sullivan testified williams believed ali was being subjected to increased security measures at the airport. well, sullivan told jurors f.b.i. agents warned him not to get involved. >> going back, which i had many times, over what happened, considering how it unfolded, the information i received, and who i received it from, i certainly -- i certainly realize that i moved forward in good fate. >> now, williams faces bribery and other charges, if convicted he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. >> in california today a trial date could be set for another lawsuit against bill cosby. in this suit, cosby is accused of sexually assaulting a teen, at the playboy mansion more than 40 years ago. accuser judy who is said she was 15 at the time. the hearing comes less than two weeks after pennsylvania jury dead-locked in the case against cosby. a mistrial was declared on charges that cosby drugged and molested andrea constand. >>> well, the ca

businessman today, who says he gave, who they say, gave the da in exchange for favors, the big man is muhammad aliays he provided the gift including an all expenses paid trip for williams to the dominican republic. as a result, authority say, williams promised to help ali with getting through customs, at philadelphia international airport. williams has denied any wrong-doing. >> the new jersey state assembly is trying to raise the garden state's smoking age, they have approved a bill raising age from 19 to 21, and moved the state senate okayed previously, now it is up to governor chris christie, who vetoed a similar legislation, last year. right now, only the state of hawaii has a smoking age of 21. >> so new jersey would be what the second? >> we have to keep our eyes on that one. time now 5:35. and time for business. this morning, waist powering a jump in healthcare stock. >> wonder if it has anything to do with what's happening in d.c. right now with healthcare. also the latest idea with the test an electric car. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york fock stock exchanges, he