office the philadelphia police department the first of its kind and that. report essentially concluded that the level of repression in philadelphia the homicidal behavior on the part of the police department in philadelphia and the corruption. in and tampering with evidence to obtain a conviction in that force quote shocks the conscience so that is the police department that frame which i'm all grown up of some really incredible stories you just brought up and want to know we have this this new decision by a judge and i want you to explain a little bit about what what that. judgment meant and how it why it's so important the philadelphia common pleas judge tucker's ruling how that now reinstates mommy is right to appeal a sentence and how does it open a potential doorway to his freedom and what you know what will that pathway be. what's important about this decision is that for the first time the courts in philadelphia have essentially allowed the opportunity for me is conviction to be challenged that is unprecedented has not previously happened in part bec

earlier this month newtown township's board of supervisors unanimously supported philadelphia police department captain john hern to become the next police chief. john, a north hampton township resident, is a 29-year veteran of the philadelphia police department. he previously served as a lieutenant in that department's highway patrol, helping escort dignitaries including pope francis, former presidents barack obama and george w. bush. throughout his esteemed career, john distinguished himself as an innovative leader. he represented philadelphia when five neighboring counties established protocol in a coordinated response to terrorist threats. he serves as a volunteer with fire companies in montgomery county. mr. speaker, we congratulate john on his new role, and i look forward to working closely with him to keep our bucks ounty family safe. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize members of our law enforcement community who recently joined our bucks ounty family as members of the sulbury township. egan and gina were sworn in by district judge maggie snow as the department's first full-time fema

he was prior a defense attorney and sue the city in the philadelphia police department over 70 timess tenure. on top of that, he now has a do not call list where he has ten officers, a few hundred officers on this list and i don't know how -- he is not explaining how officers get on that list or get off that list, why calls are being put on that list. he is running his own show them it's like a carnival act. >> tucker: what is the effect on the city? in poor neighborhoods? >> it does not come everybody is catching wind now. it is not just the victims of these crimes, that is very important because he is not letting them know anything. now it is the community that are seen people run rampant in the neighborhoods, shoot at each other whether it is poor, affluent, doesn't matter. it is across the city of philadelphia. these are people that you let out, we are all for reform and we are open-minded, the fact of the matter is, when you let 4,000 felons out on the streets, they are not going back and getting jobs anywhere that make any sense. they are back out doing what they do to put them

you may know, chief ramsey came up through the chicago police department and served as the police chief of both washington, d.c. and philadelphia and chaired for president obama the task force on 21st century policing. chief ramsey. >> thank you, mayor, and thank you for putting this meeting together and for being a part of that meeting that's coming up in toledo. i think it's going to be very important for us to spend time talking about this very important issue. as mayor cranley mentioned, i've been in policing a long time, i actually began my police career in 1968 in the chicago police department. so i've seen a lot over the years. part of what i've seen is an increase in gun violence. this is nothing new to many of you sitting around the table because you experience it yourselv yourselves, but i'm going to use philadelphia as an example. that's the most recent city i served in and i still live in philadelphia. last year philadelphia had had homicides. 80% of the homicides were committed with a firearm. now that's not unusual for philadelphia. 75 to 80% every year of the homicides committed are handguns involved. i have been

ramsey, as you may know, chief ramsey came up in the chicago police department and served as the police chief of both washington, d.c. and philadelphia and chaired for president obama the task force on 21st century policing. chief ramsey. >> thank you, mayor, and thank you for putting this meeting together and for being a part of that meeting that's coming up in toledo. i think it's going to be very important for us to spend time talking about this very important issue. as mayor cranley mentioned, i've but in policing a long time. i began in 1968 in the chicago police department so i've seen a lot over the years. and part of what i've seen is an increase in gun violence. this is nothing new to many of you sitting around the table buck experience it yourselves. but i'm going use philadelphia as an example. that's the most recent city i served in, and i still live in philadelphia. last year philadelphia had 351 homicides. 80% of those homicides were committed with a firearm. now, that's not unusual for philadelphia. 75 to 80% every single year of the homicides that are committed are handguns involved. i have been to hundreds, maybe tho

much and now we go into chief ramsey who came up from the chicago police department and served as the chief of washington dc and philadelphia and shared for president obama the task force of the 21st century. chief ramsey. >> thank you mayor and thank you for putting this meeting together and for being a part of that meeting that is coming up in toledo. i think it is going to be very important for us to talk about this very important issue. i believe i began in 1968 in the chicago police department. i have seen a lot over the years. part of what i have seen is an increase in gun violence. this is nothing new to many of you sitting around the table because you experience it yourself but i going to use philadelphia as an example. most recent city i served in and i still live in philadelphia. mr. philadelphia had 351 homicides. 80% of those homicides were committed with a firearm. now that is not unusual for philadelphia. 75 to 80% every single year of the homicides committed are handguns involved. i have been to hundreds, maybe thousands of crime scenes over my years of service, i can't remember the last time i went to a homi

philadelphia eagles. fly, eagles! topic number two. let's go to noblesville, indiana, where the police department is going downhill.they decided to make a test run and make sure it was safe, and that's exactly what i would say if i got caught sledding on the job. the kids loved it, but the cops couldn't stay long because they got a call, someone drinking in a dangerous strip club -- [laughter] they had to go there and make another test run to make sure that was safe. the department says they posted the video on facebook as proof that you can still enjoy old man winter. and as you imagine, now they're being screamed at online for assuming winter's gender. never mind how ageist it is to call 'em old man winter. it's enough to put on your hand maiden's costume, guy benson. topic number three -- [laughter] say what you want about the milwaukee bucks, but their ticket sales are through the roof. oh, this is the bradley center. oh, wait, that's an implosion. yeah, it used to be the bradley center. they imploded it to make room for their new arena. the internet is blown away by the video, but locals weren't impressed beca

true, he's coming to philadelphia police is a deal worth $51,245 per year with a city option to continue annually they forwarded questions about manny machado to the fire department>>> and then d.c. police tweeted nice try, philly. at least someone is haerng fun out we are still just waiting. have to wait and see how it works out. after speculation that defensive line coach was on his way out, the team announcing his for the third season. also matt cavanaugh will be a senior offensive assistant taking over as oc as kevin o'connell. washington making moves with the hopes of getting where an assistant coach is now, the super bowl. o'connell isan the next se mcvay. red skin fans have to hope that, he's been t talk of the league for two years. he's the yngest coach in super bowl history. mcvay spent seven seasons with the redskins, three of them as offensive coordinator under jay gruden, a big boost to his career that he's still grateful for. >> you know, jay and i are so close weou keep in all the time. jay is as big a reason asyb anody why i've had the opportunities. nobody else would have given me a chanc to be an offensive coordinator. the confidence tha he insti

philadelphia police. it is a multi-year deal worth $51,245 to start with a city option to increase annually and they forwarded all questions about mani machado to the phill fire department police responded. there's a tweet on the left. nice try, philly. multi-year ffer of their own, more per year, annual lepae, holidays, saving plans and other benefits in d.c. and of es course the fans because we want bryce to stay. >> talk about a pay cut. he wouldn't put his leg out of the bed. >> a minute, an day, hour? >>> the caps will be back on the ice at the end of the week as the nhlar all-reak comes to an end. >> nobody seems to be enjoying the time off as much as alex ovechkin, though. here he is riding a dolphin. >> of course. >> of course. why not? >> his wife posted th video on instagram. a little more graceful than the last time we saw ovi ithe water when he was swimming in the fountains in afgeorgetown r winning the stanley cup. >> who is going to blameim for that. >> dolphin riding happened on his bye week herehe so back to tce soon. >> back to winning ways too. >>> 6:55. fourhings to know. this morning, empire star jussie smollett is recovering in the hospital after a

in a facebook post the police department said volunteers had to be between the ages of 25 and 40, in good health with no history of drug or alcohol abuse. >> and our philadelphiarised a second grade class after a student sent him a left of support. she sent it after jeffrey dropped a pass in the eagles playoff loss last sunday to the saints, and it led to a game-sealing interception. well, yesterday the students showed him their support. ♪ >> the class sang the eagles fight song for jeffrey jbinsson wrote the letter to the wide receiver urging him not to give up after the mistake. >> hope that made hmmed. >> so heartwarming there. >> another heartwarming story, an update to the inspiring story of a pair of transplant buddies we brought you in a series "a more perfect union." the two formed an unlikely friendship while waiting for incredibly rare triple organ tra transplants. they recently made history when they had the transplants within hours of each other. one was released from the hospital yesterday. happy to spend time with his 3-year-old son and sara was released and returned to the hospital for routine testing and hoping to be back home soon. >>> gillett