rafferty.emocrat josh shapiro has been a montgomery county commissioner since 2012 and serves as chairman. mr. shapiro was also elected four times to the state house of representatives. good morning to you as well. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> let's get right in on the questions. mr. rafferty has the first chance at this one. we're gonna start with the office itself. the last person elected to serve as attorney general in this state was also the state's first woman and first democrat elected to that position. kathleen kane has since been convicted of perjury and has since resigned and will be sentenced later this month. mr. rafferty, how would you help restore trust in the office not only for the voters of this state, but for the people who work in it as well? >> fair question. for the people who work in the office, certainly someone who has experience in that office -- i've here as deputy attorney general -- who understands the role of both the prosecution side and the civil side i

rafferty's not saying anything about doing anything in the office. >> rafferty has a coattail strategytoo. he's got a base in southeastern pennsylvania. it's not a majority base, but it's a base there. and he's just counting on pulling all those republican votes in from the rest of the state. >> but josh shapiro's working on the western side of the state, as well. he's working it back scenes, front scenes, the whole scene. but, again, it's gonna be about turnout, and if they get the big "d" turnout, josh shapiro will probably win. >> and what will happen in philadelphia, given the conditions under which john dougherty is currently operating, which is a big factor in driving democratic turnout in philadelphia. the money and the manpower and the effort that goes into driving vote is very much an ibew -- they're a big piece of the puzzle, and will they still be? >> forum is on sunday, october 16th. i hope you watch. hats in the ring, everyone, for the next year's race for philadelphia district attorney. incumbent seth williams could have several challengers from his own party, and some of

rafferty.emocrat josh shapiro has been a montgomery county commissioner since 2012 and serves as chairman. mr. shapiro was also elected four times to the state

sergeant joseph rafferty the third's resignation comes amid reports he had alcohol on his breath when police office's cyst ted his disabled county owned vehicle on august 13th. rafferty was off-duty at the time. >>> then reading eagle exiter resident gathered at county library and told supervisors they want township opened reading country club to condition in the golf course this he were weighing in on a master plane that would shape the future of the township. >>> on the front page of the burlington county times u.s. army core of engineers is planning to clear 40 acres of burlington island to dump delaware river dredge. the city and island officials are in the the sure if the state ace loud to use 40 acres. island managers and city of their own vision for the island. >> that is a look at newspaper headlines around the delaware valley, we will be right back. >>> today former patriots player aaron hernandez has a status conference in his upcoming, double murder, trial, prosecutors say that hernandez gunned down two hen he encountered at a boston nightclub in 2012, after one of them acc

in two weeks, john rafferty will be facing off against democrat josh shapiro. while kane was in court for sentencing, she was hit with a $28 parking ticket. this was on the black land rover she arrived in. >>> happening today in harrisburg, state health officials will be giving an update on pen's medical marijuana program. the state's secretary of health will highlight the progress of the program so far which was signed into law in april by governor tom wolf. it's expecteded to go into effect early next year. the program will offer medical marijuana under a physician's care to patients who live in pennsylvania. >> 5:38. happening today, thousands of students from chester conte will kick off a kids vote event for this year's election at the county courthouse in west chester, students and lawmakers will give speeches and students will participate in a mock voter registration drive. >>> you are waking up to colder temperatures, temperatures in the 40s and 50s across the area. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley has more of that chilly forecast. good morni

josh shapiro faces off with john rafferty. >>> voters have two weeks now to make up their mind. we're 15 days until election day on november 8th. more than 6.5 million americans have in fact already voted, as both presidential candidates hit the campaign trail today. hillary clinton went after trump for his comments from last week's debate. and she got some help from a popular senator. clinton was join by elizabeth warren at a rally in new hampshire this afternoon. warren went after trump for calling clinton, quote, a nasty woman. the democratic nominee spoke about trump's accusation that the election is rigged. >> to say to the world what it means to have an unqualified commander in chief. it's not only wrong, it's dangerous. and it needs to be repudiated on november the 8th. >> clinton encouraged voters to support other democratic candidates running across the country. >>> donald trump continued his campaign swing through the battleground state of florida today, saying he believes he's winning the race. this afternoon the republican nominee held a rally in st. augustine, his s

john rafferty is facing off against democrat josh shapiro. while kane was in court, she was hit with a $28 parking ticket just outside the montgomery county courthouse. this was on the black land rover that kane used to arrive in court. the ticket was for an expired meter and issued about two hours before she was sentenced. >>> happening today in harrisburg, state health officials will be giving an update on pennsylvania's medical marijuana program. the state's secretary of health will highlight the progress of the program so far. it was signed into law back in april by governor tom wolf and it's expected to go into effect early next year. the program will offer medical marijuana under a physician's care to patients who live in pennsylvania. >>> in center city, history is reduced to rubble. >> check out what's left of the landmark entrance to the union league. police say this was no accident. it's 4:35. also sinking ship. an historic coast guard ship is about to become part of history along the jersey shoreline. y - like me, she has pennsylva

joseph f rafferty resigned from the sheriff department over month, officers disciplined for how theyly reported on the incident. >> from the burlington county times new jersey republican state senator diane allen is introducing bills that will set school zone speed limit at 25 milted miles per hour around the clock. it would also triple the fines for speeding in a school zone. that's reported yesterday. the bills will be renamed or named i am should say after high school sophomore antoine timbers, sophomore struck and killed on route 130 in may. >> in the news journal, when christ our king church celebrates its 90th anniversary this sunday it, will also be its last mass. wilmington church is closing, because its congregation has dwindled to about 115 families. and mounting expenses make it difficult to continue. >> and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> from sheriff to rapper basketball hall of famer shaquile o'neil has done a lot of things since retiring from the court. >> that's true. we'll tell but his latest project next. pat? >>

and senator john rafferty, of course, republican running as well, trying to do the same, i'm sure. >> go back to what sharmain said. i don't think that this has any effect on the current race, nor do either of the candidates have an effect on what happened to her. and that brings me to what nelson said, the last thing about making an example. there's a concern, monica, that the powerful get away with things. and we can name a number of people, most prominently the whole question of whether james comey would have treated anyone else differently than he treated hillary clinton. that's a hot controversy. and in this case, because you've got the top law-enforcement officer who is engaged in this kind of activity, i think very much the judge decided, "we have to send a very firm example," especially given public discontent and the perception that the rich and powerful, the connected, get away with things that we mere mortals wouldn't. >> because they're connected, or because they have money and influence campaigns, allegedly, and other things they've been accused of doing. all right, let's

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republican state senator john rafferty is facing off against montgomery county commissioner, democrat josh shapiro. >>> at the bridgegate trial in north jersey, more questions are surfacing about governor kroit's role in the 2013 lane closure scandal. bridget kelly spent a second day on the witness stand in her own defense, testifying she told the republican governor about concerns from the democratic mayor of ft. lee that traffic jams were political paybacks. christie denied knowing about the scene while it was happening. kelly and another former staffer are accused of plotting to close the lanes. >>> last night, officials voted 5-3 in favor of a new recovery plan. the city will use $110 million from the sail of bader field and another 105 million in bonds to help pay down a chunk of its $500 million debt. tax rates will not increase over the life of the plan. >>> the front of a historic building in philadelphia is now in need repair. someone ripped off the railing from the union league in center city causing part of the staircase to crumble. you can see the steps that were left in p

republican senator john rafferty and democrat josh shapiro faced off in a forum in harrisburg today.y spared over which candidate was more qualified to be pennsylvania's top law enforcement officer. >> we will make sure that we walk in there with a level and talent that makes people think wow, we're going to move in a new direction. >> we will clean up that office, have a very strict policy in place we will not worry about these e-mails going forward. >> both candidates agreed on one thing during the debate, they acknowledge the office was negatively affected by kathleen kane. >>> now just 15 days until voters head to the polls, stay with "eyewitness news" as we follow candidates through election day and our coverage continues on line at cbs philly.com. >>> u.s. backed iraqi forces for the their way in two villages and effort to retake the extreme is held city continues. video from yesterday shows iraqi forces slowly taking villages near mosul. iraqi special forces began shelling islamic state groups positions, and, before moving in the, village. and also, five and a half miles outsi

republican state senator john rafferty from montgomery county and democratic montgomery county commissioner josh shapiro. >> both candidates have to talk about how they would clean up the proverbial mess in that office. what they would do to reform it. >> reporter: rick, monica, the attorney general's race is of course on the ballot in two weeks, that's november the eighth. live in norristown, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news. >> it's very concerning that you can get a group of juveniles to pull together that quickly and some become violent. >> right now four teenagers are in police custody after a series of random attacks near temple university. students police officers even a police horse were caught up in the chaos. tonight temple is trying to reassure the community saying safety is its highest priority. >> police are looking at four separate robberies and assaults all which happened in a matter of hours and blocks apart. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist spoke with one of the victim's fathers today and she's live in north philadelphia tonight with that story. sarah. >> report

republican senator john rafferty and democrat josh shapiro answered questions on gun violence marijuanaaws and criminal justice reform. they also explained how they would restore trust in the ag's office after kathleen kane's conviction and resignation. you can see that forum on a special inside story that airs this sunday at 11:30 a.m. only on 6abc. >> instant college acceptance, that's what happened to dozens of students at crystal ray high school in the logan section of philadelphia. they learned today that all their hard work has paid off. "action news" reporter vernon odom was right there as the students had their college dreams come true. >> reporter: talk about joy and jubilation. this was a scene at crystal ray high school today as dozens of seniors went in for interviews with select local colleges and based on their academic transcripts were admitted on the spot. >> yay!ism colleges ranging from rosemont to chestnut hill to neumann university were here to make their snap decisions from this catholic charter school. clearly the students are thrilled. >> i am super excited. i'm a

here to discuss is dick bove at rafferty capital.tric at this point that you think we should be judging this peer group? in the beginning of earnings it was loan growth. now people are talking about return on equity. how are you comparing apples to apples? >> you mentioned two good ways to do it. if you don't mind, i'd like to throw a few facts at you relative to your prior discussion. wells fargo made more money in 2009 because you look at a banks earnings under pre-tax, pre-provision basis that it's made in any year since then and i'll take to 2019 as it made in 2009. goldman sachs hasn't come close to -- >> because dodd/frank has been so great. they're kicking ass, doing wonderful. >> i'm agreeing with you, joe. >> thank you. >> you know, morgan stanley also, you know, had a much bigger year about ten years ago than it had at the present time. you know, the banks have been forced to siphon staggering amounts of money into the u.s. government directly and through the federal reserve as a result of all of these regulations that they