. >>> 6 philadelphia police narcotics officers have been charged with shaking down and beating drug suspects over a period of 6 years, they are being held without bail and pleaded not guilty. charles ramsey said this is one of the worst corruption cases he has ever seen. this he face a 7 year sentence if convicted. >>> the number two job is the question mark for the eagles. mark sanchez spent four seasons as the jets starter, coach chip kelly said sanchez has rebounded well and making great decisions on the field. >>> 28 algerian led algeria to a knockout round in the world cup in brazil. >> the winners most extreme restaurant meal would take 1 hours of brisk walking to burn off these calories. >> new research looks at hospitals, and your medical records could be at risk of a cyber attack. >> reporter: tonight we're going do you know to 70. an indication of slightly warmer air on the way and more humid air, too, we'll be back with the day-park forecast and get you to the airport that's next. >> if you want to stay on top of the changing weather situation what's going on here and around the w

. >>> 6 philadelphia police narcotics officers have been charged with shaking down and beating drug suspects over the period of 6 years, they will awe pleaded not guilty and held without bail. charles ramsey said this is one of the worst corruption cases he has seen. >> here's another reason to take a look at your cell phone bills. >> reporter: in tech bytes there's a good chance your wireless bill has charges you didn't authorized. competitors say check your bill carefully, if you see something you don't understand ask what it is. if all you do with your phone is social networking, sprint has a 12-dollar a month plan for you, for that price you can connect to a service, for $10 more you can get all four of them. >>> just after a year of snap chat turning down a $3 billion from facebook they are worst 10 billion. they are in talks about financing. >>> imogie who post a prayer with imogie it could be a high five. >> they say it's a high five, but you can use it for whatever you want. >> 6:18, a man is behind bars because of his mother's dieing revelation. >> twitter follower jeff in pottstown

>> i thank you, 6:52, breaking news this morning, high ranking police sources confirm that six former philadelphia narcotics police officers are in custody this morning on corruption charges stems from grand jury probe back in january. sources tell us five of these six officers were arrested at their homes in philadelphia, one take friend his home at the jersey shore. news conference scheduled for little later this morning, we'll continue to follow it and as we hear of that news conference, we will bring it to y >>> good morning, welcome back, it is 6:55, nice pleasant mild 62 degrees right now, in the poconos mountains, fernwood, see little hazy to start your day. thanks for being with us, in san diego at the zoo there they turned into party central yesterday. the zoo celebrating the birth of its male giant panda cub, who turned two years old. the panda receiving 4-foot tall ice cake, which took weeks to make. and is weighing in at 100 pounds. also got some of the favorite treats, apple, yam slices, panda nicknamed mr. woo1 of three giant pandas at the zoo. the other two are his parents. >>> so jolly woo special cub, that

confirmed federal agents arrested six philadelphia police officers this morning in connection to federal corruption charges. all of those officers are current or former narcotic this is the result of a two-year federal investigation. now, additional details will be released later today during a news conference. once again, six philadelphia police officers currently or formally assigned to the narcotics unit are now in federal custody facing corruption charges. >>> let's get your traffic and weather together. >> good morning. it's going to be a pretty nice day overall. we've already got the sunshine up over the horizon, it's going to warm things up from where we stand. 81 the expected high in the city. we're shooting for just shy of 80 at the shore. it should be a lovely beach day. maybe just a spotty shower or form today. >> rush hour underway. heavy from the betsy ross, the schuykill expressway running slow westbound out towards city line. back over to you. >> one of the most popular youtube videos has reached more than a million and a half views. >> check out little sadie who has just learned that her little brother will grow up some day. >> i don't want hi

philadelphia police department. >>> following arrest of six narcotics officers taken into custody nearly 24 hours ago. charles ramsey calls it the worst case of corruption he's ever seen they face robbery, kidnapping and extorsion. all maintain their innocence. authorities say five of the six are in the narcotics division for twelve years. >> one of the problems that exists is police officer is specialty drug unit there's opportunity for corruption and longer they stay in such a unit the more likely to be corrupted in the progress this is indictment against every member of the unit. >> a new contract could limit officers to a maximum of five years with any specialty unit. police commissioner ramsey will join us in the studio this morning. >>> southwest philly, investigators say this man andre taylor used a rope to try to strangle a woman wednesday afternoon 45 and larchwood. luckily plain clothed officers were in the area and heard the victim extreme and arrested the suspect. neighbors say midday attack has 24e78 on edge. >> 12:40 in the afternoon is not something you expect. my guard right now the do

. >> well now to what philadelphia police commission are in charles ramsay calls the worst case of corruption he has ever seen. six philadelphia narcotics officers face federal charges tonight ranging from robbery and kidnapping to he can torsion. "eyewitness news" elizabeth hur doug deeper into this story today and she has new details now on the impact it could have on the department. >> reporter: could policy changes be in the works for the philadelphia police department? >> we need to be able to move people from these sensitive units. >> reporter: following the arrest of six philadelphia narcotics officers, accused of beating drug suspects and even stealing from them, leading fbi divers to the schuylkill last summer searching for a safe from which the officers allegedly took $80,000. >> i think they should do every bit of their time and then some. report roar james mcintyre told our walt hunter two of the six officers victimized him that charges against him have since been withdrawn and he is now suing. >> i think there's probably hundreds of cases. >> reporter: sift tan defender at the defender association of philadelphia bradley calls the l

police officers turn suspects over drugs. roxana saberi is here with details and other news around america. >> reporter: david, in pennsylvania federal prosecutors raided the home of the six officers. they're veterans of the philadelphia police narcoticsnit. today they were charged with robbing drug suspects and stealing cash for over nearly seven years. another officer admitted that he planted drugs and stole $15,000 from a suspect. >>> a judge in new york shut down a lawsuit brought by police officers. they say that the police officers' reputation was damaged. the judge ruled that their reputation was not harmed. >>> flying high over a max security prison. they're looking for the person who launched the drone. they say it was full of cellphones, marijuana and other contra-ban and was headed for the prison. one man is under arrest. one suspect has yet to be found. >>> the last surviving member of the crow that dropped the first atomi atomic drop atomic bomb in hiroshima. he said he never wanted to never drop another bomb again. david his son said he never knew his father was involved in that mission until he read about it in a newspaper. >> coming up, how al-qaeda is making money from european country. plus some politicians in the un

. >> police commissioner charles ramsey, along with prosecutors, claim the crimes of the six philadelphia narcotics officers were far worse than any committed by the drug suspects they were supposed to be arresting. >> like your every day drug dealers do. that's what they did. >> federal indictment alleging the officers stole half million in cash and valuables from suspects, beating them, dangling them off highrise balconies, and in at least two cases keeping them in prison for days without any charges being filed. >> these acts alleged in the indictment go beyond aggregious. >> reporter: last summer fbi divers searched for safe holding $80,000 of allegedly dumped into the river, after the suspects split up the stolen cash. officer litdelo, accused of enjoying beating one man with a gun while participate ago game in which participants would receive points for different types of physical abuse that they could inflict on subjects. >> it is a malignancy that's there. and if you don't cut it out, it will not improve on its own. >> at the suspect's first court appearance, prosecutors told the judge they were goi

philadelphia police department is unfolding. sources tell cbs six former and current narcotics police officers rounded up this morning, several atpground. what makes this investigation by a federal grand jury so significant is the level of the charges being filed. take a look, these officers charge with racketeering, that's the same charge that has phased organized crime figures in the past, extortion and kidnapping, kidnapping to a drug suspect being left in a cell for days. again, the six officers now in custody. what really gave rise to this, this is officer jeffrey walker. he has pled guilty to narcotics corruption after his arrest back in may of to 20* 13. following his arrest and a search of his home which you see from last may, sources say that you can whatter began cooperating that jump started this investigation helping to lead to the charges and the arrest this morning. these are case files from officer walker that were thrown out of court. given the indictments that aring going to be form announced this morning, it's said that many other cases could be in jeopardy. > back to you. >> we'll see you soon. > i want to get

severe allegations against a group of police officers in philadelphia that have been busted by the fbi. following a two year investigation, agents arrested six narcotics officers, an unsealed indictment alleges, that the veteran officers routinely robbed the homes and cars of suspected dealers. >> i can say i've been a police officer for more than 40 years and this is one of the worst cases of corruption that i have ever heard. we are moving obviously to suspend for 30 days with intent to dismiss each and every one of the police officers named in this indictment. >> the officers face multiple charges including robbery extortion kidnapping and drug dealing. for years, the justice department has grappled with problems surrounding excessive mandatory minimum sentences. critics say the laws can put low level drug offenders behind bars for way too long. we first investigate they had issue last december and tonight there's more to the story. one of the most outspoken critics brooklyn judge john gleason has given a man convicted of carjacking a reprieve, saying the judgment handed out in the 1990s were unjust. however many are unlucky . "america tonight's" s

. >> six philadelphia police officers behind bars this morning, accused of corruption, members of the department's narcotics field unit, were indicted yesterday for allegedly stealing more than half million dollars in drugs and cash. over six years, pro prosecutors say they suspected drug dealers shaking them down. now, these arrests stem from federal grand jury probe, actually began back in january after another officer is believed to have cooperated with authorities. >> i've been a police offers mower than zero years, one of the worse cases of corruption that i have ' ever heard. >> instead of the judgement here, let's sewer where the allegations are coming from, let's see who is making them. let's see what they said about these in the courts of law. my guess is behind each of these allegations is nothing. >>> the defendants pleaded not guilty in federal court. >> woman cyst visiting philadelphia fights off attacker. police say a man tried to tie a rope around her neck. it happened yesterday afternoon at 45th and larchwood. but show didn't go down without a fight. police say she tore that guy's shirt righ

six philadelphia narcotics officers arrested this morning on corruption charges. philadelphia police later this morning. they'll be giving more details. we'll bring that to you as it comes in. >>> let's head over to karen rogers to take a look at your traffic. good morning, karen. >> good morning, tam. you can see the slow go on 422 eastbound traffic slow from 29 to 23 but no other problems on 422. we have yet another disabled vehicle. we've had several of them this morning and this one is on the ramp from the pennsylvania turnpike to route 29. it's right at the end of the ramp and it's blocking left lane so partially blocking traffic with that disabled vehicle. a water main break on wissahickon avenue. university city spruce street and 36th street a water main break here as well causing detours on septa's route 40 bus so watch nor one. route 40 bus detouring. accident involving an overturned bus on the garden state parkway northbound past route 72. okay. >> thank karen. >>> let's take a live look across center city. clear and blue out there. feels great david murphy. >> absolutely d

philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey call it worst corruption case they've ever seen. they're charged with robbery, kidnapping and extorsion. all maintained innocence. five of six officers are with narcotics unit twelve years. the arrest could prompt policy changes within the department. >> remember this is not indictment -- this is indictment against every member of the unit. >> they need to move them around and it would be appropriate to have greater degree of control and oversight. >> commissioner ramsey will be here in the studios to talk about the arrests coming up in the next hour. >> right now 5:30 let's check in with katie how is it feeling over there. >> good morning, erika, not bad. we have comfort to work with. it will be a nice day. there's few little charges getting underway. there won't be a switch that gets flipped and heat and humidity come back. then you see rain. rather ever day tacking on more of those things, moisture, heat, humidity let's go ahead and start it off with storm scan 3 3. remains quiet at this point. showers fired up here. isolated in nature. generally toward the lehigh valley. most of us dry through the overnight. you can see when we put things into moti

philadelphia police a new contract. and the commissioner will now have the power to move officers in and out of departments. the new contract comes just one day after six narcoticsers were arrested for corruption. the mayor says the contract could help accompanied corruption in the future. commissioner charles ramsay addressed today's cover of a philadelphia daily news depicting police headquarters wrapped up in came tape. >> that is a slap in the face of everybody who walks into that building. that don't engage in any kind of conduct like that. now it may have sold a couple of extra newspapers but i mean again i think we need to keep this stuff in context. >> ramsay says the ability to rotate officers will not only weed out corruption but help career development for officers. >>> a local mom is under arrest once again. >> coming up she's accused of allowing her four year old daughter to wander the streets alone. and neighbor says she shouldn't be too quick to judge. >> marijuana refugees. a local family moved to colorado so they can give their three year old daughter cannibus oil three times a day. >> this is vivian's primary cannibus medicine a strain called c

philadelphia and the city's police commissioner spoke out today strongly refuting any suggestions that corruption in the police department is widespread. as walt hunter tells us tonight, city leaders condemned six indicted narcotics officers. >> will not allow in the most recent circumstance six scumbags to negatively impact the representations of 6,000 plus men and women who risk their lives each and every day. >> mayor michael nutter made his feelings clear, about six narcotics officers indicted on corruption charges. and he added the statistics show their alleged actions do not reflect department wide problem. >> the majority had hard-working honest police officers. they are not corrupt. period. >> the commissioner says, he was offended by the front page daily news illustrations showing police headquarters wrapped in crime scene tape. >> that is a slap in the face to anybody who walks in the building and don't conduct that. >> department wide corruption that does not exist. >> to sit back and never rana (beep) thing in their live, nothing. >> the law firm, already filed more than 60 lawsuits, involving the indicted officers, over the past two years, say they are now getting a spike in phonecalls. >> from people claimin

>> big news, breaking news, high ranking police sources tell us just few minutes ago, former philadelphia narcotics officers are in custody this morning on corruption charges. >> yep it, actually stems from federal grand jury probe back in january. sources tell us five of these officers were arrested at their homes in philadelphia. one actually take friend his home down the jersey shore. that is news conference scheduled for little later this morning, so we will be following that, as soon as we hear of that, we'll dip in, let you listen live. >> back to this other horrible story. funerals held monday for the three children killed in last friday's deadly carjacking, and crash, in north philadelphia. last night, hundreds, i mean, hundreds attended a vigil to mourn the death of those victims. keisha williams, her three children, were selling fruit to raise money for their church. you know their story by now, when a car that was carjacked by two men, lost control, hit all of themment williams herself still in the hospital in a coma fighting for her life. >> she know yet that her children have died? >> not yet,

police later found the car abandoned. that suspect remains on the loose. >>> also, tonight, six men sworn to uphold the law now accused of breaking it. the six men, once philadelphia narcotics officers, are facing long list of charges. investigators allege they were part of racketeering conspiracy. our walt hunter was the first to break this story. and he spoke exclusively with one man who says he was a victim of this alleged corruption. walt? >> reporter: well, federal prosecutors hearsay the alleged misconduct of the six narcotics officers was far worse than any of the crimes ever committed by the drug suspects they were supposed to be arresting. the six rounded up at their homes, and in one case had a vacation home at the shore, this morning, if convicted, five of the six could potentially spend the rest of their lives behind bars. this afternoon, in a exclusive interview, i talked with one man who says in a lawsuit and to me that he was the victim of these suspects. >> it was a nightmare. absolute nightmare. >> reporter: james mcintyre says he was wrongfully arrested and man handled by officers thomas and michael spicer in 2011 spending six months in prison before charges were w

let's go to philadelphia where a stunning, i mean stunning corruption scandal has sent shock waved through the city's police department. six narcotic officers arrested on charges of kidnapping, extortion, and drug dealing. following six years of alleged abuse of authority. >> they allegedly targeted suspected drug dealers, kidnapping, beating them, illegally arresting them and going into their properties, taking drugs and money, even selling drugs on the street. together splitting about a half million dollars. >> the six officers stole upwards of half a million dollars of cash, drugs, even watches and clothing. most of their targets were suspected drug dealers. in one case, they allegedly dangled a man off an 18th floor balcony before stealing $18,000 worth of belongings. two of those indicted officers stopped something along this street. they allegedly stole $30,000 out of the car he was driving and then illegally held him overnight and stole $80,000 more out of his home. >> these accusations are shocking. and local reports say more police could soon be implicated. the arrest follow a two-year joint investigation by the fbi, federal prosec

contract also gets the police commissioner the right to rotate officers out of the narcotics and internal affairs units. that comes on the heals of the federal indictments of six philadelphia narcotics officers. >> i know that because of what happened yesterday, a lot of people are looking at that time as strictly a disciplinary issue not -- this gives opportunity to other officers, to be able to good hard-working officers to experience working in some of these units. the main concern for our officers monday any their pocket coverage, and this does both. >> says new contract will cost the city $70 million over budget. >>> well, a beat on long beach island is open once again tonight. "eyewitness news" at the 25th street beach on the bay in barn gate light. the department of environmental protection had closed that beach on tuesday after its water tested for high left of of bacteria. told the problem has since been cleaned up. i bet that beach might just be within the eyesight of our kathy orr right now who is at the barnegat lighthouse state park in ocean county, beautiful day down the shore kathy, but tracking some showers in other parts of the area. what's going on? >> ye