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

. >>> a former philadelphia catholic church official is heading back to court today. monsignor william lynn was quick of conspiring to protect pedophile priest in the archdiocese. his convictions, has new been overturn, twice. he was released on bail from prison this week. judge at today's hearing is expect to set a new trial date. >>> jerry sandusky's lawyers are laying ground work for him to take the stand in court for the first time. you'll remember sandusky did not testify in his trial. a judge ruled his lawyers can file paperwork to let him take the stan. he is currently serving 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing ten boys. >>> a judge agreed to hold hearings to see if he deserves a new trial. he is expected back in court next friday, august 12th. >>> now to the campaign trail, donald trump is trying get his campaign back on track amid signs of the turmoil within the g.o.p. yesterday's trump's own running mate split with him over his refusal tone doors house speaker paul ryan. meanwhile democrat hillary clinton has expanded her lead in national polls to d

employees are set to get their layoff notices by end of the week. >>> and today a former philadelphia catholic church officialwrist on but back in court for a hearing. monsignor william lynn is convicted of conspiring to protect pedophile priests, in the philadelphia archdiocese. >>> in london police are trying to figure out why an attacker with a knife killed one person and hurt five more people. >> early indications suggest that mentallal health is a significant factor. >> the campaign is doing really well. >> reporter: despite that assessment those close to donald trump believe his campaign is in

. >> thank you, justin, former philadelphia catholic church official is headed out, out of prison, headed back to court tomorrow for a status hearing ahead of his new trial. this is a look from a distance at monsignor william lynn's prison release just outside of scranton. he was released on bail yesterday. the pen supreme court supreme court granted him a new trial. the six a year old was the nation's first roman catholic church official to be convicted for conspiring to protect pedifile priests within the archdioces. philadelphia's district attorney is vowing to re-try lynn over his handling of child sex abuse complaints. >>> we're getting our first look at the suspect in assault in olney last month. police just released this image from a playground, at a and champ chose streets on july 12th. investigators say the suspect chased a 11 year old boy, pulled a hand gun, and forced the young boy to remove his clothes. the suspect punched him and then took off. if you recognize anything about this suspect, call police. >>> philadelphia police say a shooting in cobbs creek overnight may have s

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

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

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

former philadelphia catholic church official served nearly three years behind bars, and stemming from a child endangerment conviction in 2012. it has twice been overturn. the six five-year old will be retried on may 1st, 017, over his alleged handling of the priest abuse complaints. >>> lynn's defense attorney says that his client was only following orders. >> when the cardinal said move a priest, designated parish, lynn would handle the paperwork, okay. that is what he did. he would accommodate the cardinal's decision, period. >> trial is expect to last about a week. >>> repeated philadelphia mob boss joey merlino has been indicted in connection with alleged organized crime activities. merlino was arrested this morning in florida, 45 other defendants, were also named in the indictment for their alleged rolls in the racketeering conspiracy over the last six years. authorities say that mafia families operated in new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and florida. >> we're able to arrest 46 members of numerous crime families, again vees, and gambino, et cetera, they were involved in trad

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

for news any time nowhere, watch our >>> good morning i'm jim donovan today a former philadelphia catholic church officialing. this is video of monsignor william lynn leaving the state prison about 25 miles north of scranton, and lynn was quick of conspiring to protect pedophile reeses in the philadelphia archdiocese. >>> his conviction has now been overturn, twice. >>> now lets go to lauren for the look at the forecast. >>> forecast is looking great we are a nice start to this thursday morning keeping around that sunshine in the second half of our day, comfortable conditions certainly by august standard and high temperature of 87 degrees within our average right on the head in philadelphia, mostly sunny skies and overnight tonight month problems, a few passing cloud pleasant conditions and falling back in the 60's. 68 degrees for our overnight low. as we head into tomorrow much of the same another great start to the day 87 degrees the high temperature but will be more muggy as we head in the second half of our friday, likely note that is out and about friday evening, on the at day very humid, definitely

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

roman catholic church official ever charged and convicted of helping to shield child molesters. today philadelphiaattorney seth william said he will retry the former church official even though his conviction has been overturned twice. monsignor lynn has been in and out of prison and served nearly three years of his sentence. >> parents of the late star trek actor anton yell kin suing the makers of jeep grand cherokee that type of suv killed the 27-year-old actor when authorities say it rolled down his driveway and crushed him. his parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against fiat chrysler today in la. the gear selector in his jeep was defective and poorly designed. automaker recall the suv because its gear shifter has confused drivers which can make the car roll away unexpectedly. that has led to dozens of injuries. >>> hottest game in the country for weeks now. some critics say it's causing more trouble than it's worth and alabama couple may have taken their love for video games too far. the man and his wife are facing criminal charges for allegedly abandoning their two year old child so they

he is the first roman catholic official convicted of shielding abusers in church. lynn was up for parole in october and today philadelphia district attorney, seth williams, vowed to retry lynn's case yet again. >>> we know the name of a young woman killed while trying to crass a street in new jersey. the young woman was killed by a vehicle that took off and left her to die on the side of the road. janet reyes is following the search for the driver. >> reporter: we are told that the aftermath of this hit and run is pretty horrific, the 17-year-old girl was hit in the crosswalk and police are desperately searching for clues that may lead to a suspect. galloway township police are investigating the hit and run but say it happened before midnight yesterday at route 30th and 6th avenue. aubry service of little egg harbor was walking near the westbound lanes when she was hit. the driver took off and leaving service to die from her injuries. not much is known about the driver or the vehicle but believe could be an older model suv silver, traveling west on the left lane and ran a red light. it should have front driver's side dam

roman catholic church official ever convicted of helping to shield child molesters. >>> scary moments inside the criminal justice center in philadelphia today after an elevate accident sent two people to the hospital. officials say somehow an elevator smashed through a concrete ceiling. >> it sent debris flying towards a second elevator car. the whole thing had emergency crews evacuating the building. fox 29's is a bone in a kuriakose in the miffled it all. joins us live now outside the criminal justice center in center city. sabina? >> reporter: lucy the most seriously injured person here a sheriff's deputy we're told he is in surgery with a broken back, authorities tell me they don't yet know whether these injuries are life-threatening. >> hit really really hard. >> reporter: juanita johnson was standing next to the court employees elevator at the kim matt until justice center. court officers yanked open the elevator doors. >> they pulled the doors open and nothing in it. >> the core, the elevator cord you couldn't seeing anything. >> before 10:30 thursday morning fire officials say a sheriff's deputy was inside the elevator used by

former philadelphia church official imprison over his handling of priest abuse will be asked to release after granting a new trial. william lynn is first person charged in helping roman catholic church shield child molesters within its ranks. lynn has been in and out of prison as courts has twice thrown out his conviction. he served three years of the three to six year sentence annes due to be paroled in october. prosecutors have not said whether they hoped to retry the long time secretary for clergy. >>> this morning we are waiting to learn the cause of the three alarm fire in doylestown in a business there fire sent three fire fighters, peco employee and bystander to the hospital for heat exhaustion. call than see from the video flames shooting from the roof of the luxury bath fixtures on main street in doylestown. the call came into crews at around 5:00 yesterday evening and it took about three hours too get this under control. >> when i first came into doylestown i could smell flames from 5 miles away or smoke 5 miles away. must have been burning pretty a lot harder back then then it was ride now. >> this is scary. do you see them on the roof there? part have the roof col

former philadelphia church official imprison over his handling over these chants will be asked to be released to day. monday or william lynn is first person ever charge and quick of helping roman catholich shield child maine less tears within its ranks. lynn has been in and out of prison as court has thrown out convictions. he is due to be paroled in october. prosecutors have not said whether they hepp to retry. >>> authorities have released you this details about the involvement of two former temple police officers in the deadly assault of the young woman last week. police say 47 year-old aaron wright beat his girlfriend 24 year-old joyce, during an argument last week on green street in germantown. his best friend marquis robinson lived on the second floor of the home. police say he joined in on the assault. both men have been charge. victim's cousin says she was days from moving in the women's shelter her two children. >> we ran over there, banged on the door, nobody seemed to be there but we knew we just felt for her. >> i feel like i did nothing to save her. every time we called the cops, cops new marquis. >> captain james clark says his captain is investigating whether police resp

catholic church official charged and convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priest. he was convicted in 2012 and since served almost half of his three to six year sentence. backed by the philadelphia archdiocese lynn's legal team appealed twice for that new trial, d.a. seth williams is vowing to try lynn again. lynn's attorney says his team is prepared. >> a jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children and the evidence was sufficient to show that he was part of the creating a play book that shielded pedophile priest from his prosecution. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy. i think we all know where he stood meaning where lynn stood in this hierarchy, we all understand that lynn never touched a kid. >> lynn's attorney thomasbergstorm says lynn will be in court thursday for that status hearing. he says case could go to trial sometime in 2017. jim and brooke, back inside to you. >> thanks, justin. >>> delaware supreme court ruling is in regarding the state's death penalty. it is unconstitutional. >> 148 page opinion yesterday, justices said delaware's law, violates constitution because ate al

philadelphia judge will set a new trial date. authorities announced that they're going to retry the catholic church official found guilty of coveringthrew out the 2012 conviction, ruling that jurors were swayed by evidence not related to the case. >>> service resumed on the media rail line over night following a deadly accident. a septa truck struck and killed a person walking on the track last night. investigators are looking into the accident. i'm pamela osborne. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. you can get the latest weather and news with the nbc10 app. now back to the "today" show. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. millions of jobs. you can read the plan here. >>> this morning on "today's take," jennifer garner is with us talking about her new flick "nine liv

catholic church official charged and convicted for conspiring to protect pedophile priests. he was convicted in 2012 and since served almost half of his three to six year sentence, with backing from the philadelphiann's legal team appealed twice for that new trial. d.a. seth williams new rallied try lynn again. lynn eastern says his team will be ready. >> a jury of monsignor lynn's peers in philadelphia found him guilty of endangering welfare of children. the evidence was sufficient to show he was part of the creating of a play book that shielded pedophile priest from prosecution. >> for some reason, you know, he continues to want to beat up on this guy. i think we all know where he stood, meaning where lynn stood in this hierarchy, we all understand that lynn never touched a kid. >> lynn's attorney thomasbergstorm say lynn will be in court thursday for that status hearing. he also says archbishop charles chaput has been in touch with lynn, the case went get to trial until sometime in 2017 but no ward if lynn will be resuming pastoral duties in the meantime. jim and brooke, back to you. >> thanks, justin. >>> three people will go to trial in connection with the discovery of 12 girls in the feaste