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. >> that was seth williams. he have said elected officials need to be held accountable. a senate committee passed a measure that would make it a felony for law makers to accept cash gifts. the pennsylvania house of representatives is in no hurry to pass that legislation. we sent lu ann cahn to harrisburg. she's live tonight at the state house. what did you find out? >> reporter: i should tell you that the lawmakers who are under investigation didn't want to see us today. a law to ban cash gifts to lawmakers may not be seen by anyone here soon. >> i think it's begun to stall out. >> reporter: while philadelphia district attorney seth williams is determined to have a grand jury look at alleged cash giving to four state representatives, the house in harrisburg seems to be in no hurry to pass a law to stop it in the future. representative waters, representative brown were both in their seats today but wouldn't comment on the d.a.'s move to investigate them. representative bishop's office told us to talk to her attorney. we were told representative brownlee was on leave as we
. >> that was seth williams. he have said elected officials need to be held accountable. a senate committee passed a measure that would make it a felony for law makers to accept cash gifts. the pennsylvania house of representatives is in no hurry to pass that legislation. we sent lu ann cahn to harrisburg. she's live tonight at the state house. what did you find out? >> reporter: i should tell you that the lawmakers who are under investigation didn't want to see us today. a law to...
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district attorney seth williams revised it last week. >> a see minus that's the grade a civil yearing group is giving pennsylvania's infrastructure. american society of civil engineers says deteriorating roads and bridges remain as big a problem now as they were back in 2010. back then the state got a d minus. the state's new transportation funding law was generated about $2.4 billion in new money for infrastructure by the year 218. >>> tonight the neshaminy school board could decide whether to close three of its elementary schools. a proposal suggests closing those schools to make way for one new brand new super school. it will save the district money in maintenance costs. last september, though, more than 1300 people signed petitions trying to block the proposal. >> and breaking news tonight. six americans including a montgomery county man have been released from a jail in hondur honduras. representative mike fitzpatrick just released this picture of himself meeting with devon butler of doylestown after he says he was able to help secure their release. the men were on a ship working
district attorney seth williams revised it last week. >> a see minus that's the grade a civil yearing group is giving pennsylvania's infrastructure. american society of civil engineers says deteriorating roads and bridges remain as big a problem now as they were back in 2010. back then the state got a d minus. the state's new transportation funding law was generated about $2.4 billion in new money for infrastructure by the year 218. >>> tonight the neshaminy school board could...
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seth williams explained that decision to "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter. >> philadelphians and the accused, deserve due process and i will give to it them. >> reporter: district attorney seth williams announced a grand jury is investigating allegation that is four state representatives and a former traffic court judge took illegal cash pay offs. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. >> reporter: state attorney general kathleen kane last march publicly announce that had she would not pursue the the investigation against the five because of in her word shoddy work and possible racial targeting this case was doctor before i even got there. dead. >> we're not surprised. quite frankly this was anticipated. >> reporter: attorney lewis says his client former traffic court judge thomasseen ty mapsnes did nothing wrong. >> we anticipate after a thorough investigation by d.a. williams that she will be exonerated report are the four state representatives whether or not charged with any wrongdoing did not respond to a request for comment, however, a
seth williams explained that decision to "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter. >> philadelphians and the accused, deserve due process and i will give to it them. >> reporter: district attorney seth williams announced a grand jury is investigating allegation that is four state representatives and a former traffic court judge took illegal cash pay offs. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. >> reporter: state attorney...
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seth williams is convening a grand jury for a corruption investigation. david henry is live in center city, with plans that they announced this morning. >> brian, this really is an extraordinary case that turn nood a political football, it was originally started by the state attorney generals officer and was dropped a year and a half ago and is alive again in the hands of a philadelphia grand jury. >> today we are announcing so that the public can rest assured we are not going to let this go. >> the grand jury is looking into allegations of corruption into four state representatives and a traffic court judge. ron waters, louise bishop and michelle brownly and melissa brown. sources close to the investigation confirm they are among the targets, district attorney, seth williams, took over the case after a testy dispute with attorney general, kathleen kane, she said it hinged on a tainted informant and racial profiling. and after that kane agreed to turn it over to him. and he says there is more names out there. >> this is more expansive that what has been p
seth williams is convening a grand jury for a corruption investigation. david henry is live in center city, with plans that they announced this morning. >> brian, this really is an extraordinary case that turn nood a political football, it was originally started by the state attorney generals officer and was dropped a year and a half ago and is alive again in the hands of a philadelphia grand jury. >> today we are announcing so that the public can rest assured we are not going to...
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but seth williams has a different point of view, he has selected a panel to look into charges. live in philadelphia is "action news" reporter david henry. >> reporter: well, as you know this case say political football bouncing back and form from the attorney general and the philadelphia district attorney. and now the d.a. is running with the ball and handing it off to a grand jury. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. >> published reports named the targets of the investigation and state representatives and former traffic court judge. sources close to the investigation confirm they are among those under investigation but the d.a. says it's not just limited to them. >> this investigation is much more expansive than what has been previously reported. >> the five that have been name ready accused of accepting gifts and cash from an undercover informant. and they have complied dozens of audio recordings and they are convincing enough to send to the grand jury for criminal charges think the investigation is going on since 2010, before kathlee
but seth williams has a different point of view, he has selected a panel to look into charges. live in philadelphia is "action news" reporter david henry. >> reporter: well, as you know this case say political football bouncing back and form from the attorney general and the philadelphia district attorney. and now the d.a. is running with the ball and handing it off to a grand jury. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. >>...
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now, philadelphia da, seth williams, taking this case to a grand jury. attorney general cane says she has shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams pressed cane to give him the case. now, a grand jury will, in fact, take a look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating, so the public needs to know that something is going to be done. >> the attorney general has no comment. the da, seth williams, hints dollars the probe could -- he said he's heard recordings being held as evidence as they are convincing. >> philadelphia man charged in connection with hundreds of thousands of murders that happened in nazi concentration camps. he is -89d, he could be facing extradition to germany. dave schratwieser reports from the federal detention center where he is being held. >> we have no comment. >> surely left court with family members refuse to go comment, after 89 year old husband bryer was ordered held without bear from warrant from germany, charges him with aiding and a betting in the murders of over 200,000 jews during world war ii
now, philadelphia da, seth williams, taking this case to a grand jury. attorney general cane says she has shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams pressed cane to give him the case. now, a grand jury will, in fact, take a look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating, so the public needs to know that something is going to be done. >> the attorney general has no comment. the da, seth williams, hints dollars the probe could -- he said he's heard...
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meantime fox 29 has learned philadelphia district attorney seth williams will hold a press conference later this morning, where he'll make an announcement on the controversial sting that ensnared four area legislators and former traffic court judge. this is the controversial case as you well know that exploded in bold headlines earlier this year, when it was revealed attorney general kathleen cain drained to prague cute and former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and gifts. cane argues the investigation racially tainted and poorly done. she eventually turned the entire case over to philadelphia da, seth williams, who will speak publicly about it later this morning. of course we will be there. >>> a barajas been spotted once again, roaming around mt. laurel, in burlington county. this words comes as we got this new video, from one of our viewers, thanks for sending it, debbie. she recorded this bear in the backyard. lots of people who live there are little nervous, they would like to have that bear moved. state wildlife officials say there is really nothing they c
meantime fox 29 has learned philadelphia district attorney seth williams will hold a press conference later this morning, where he'll make an announcement on the controversial sting that ensnared four area legislators and former traffic court judge. this is the controversial case as you well know that exploded in bold headlines earlier this year, when it was revealed attorney general kathleen cain drained to prague cute and former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and...
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. >>> former district attorney, seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if several elected officials accepted bribes. the grand jury will look into whether the four lawmakers and a judge accepted money from an informant in exchange for political favors. kathleen kane abandoned the case because of -- and today williams said he is focused on making sure all investigations are treated with the same due di diligen diligence. >> we will not let this go and have separate standards for people selling drugs than those in the capitol rotunda. >> he says the probe may be broader than initially reported. >>> robert kerns still faces counts for allegedly assaulting a para legal from his law form. chad pradelli joins us with more in blue bell. >> this is not the first time that charges have been dropped against kernz, all the charges were dropped earlier this year after the district attorney admitted to bungling lab reports but it appears that kerns will go to trial that is if a plea deal isn't reached. defense attorney, brian mcgonegal called the charges against kerns a victory. >> we say this i
. >>> former district attorney, seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if several elected officials accepted bribes. the grand jury will look into whether the four lawmakers and a judge accepted money from an informant in exchange for political favors. kathleen kane abandoned the case because of -- and today williams said he is focused on making sure all investigations are treated with the same due di diligen diligence. >> we will not let this go and have separate...
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now the philly da seth williams has the case and he's taking it to a grand jury. william says, he'll bring the evidence including hundreds of hours of recordings to 36 philadelphians sitting in grand jury to get to the truth. attorney general kane says she shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams pressed her to give him the case now a grand jury will take look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. the public needs to know that something is going to be done. the attorney general had no comment today. da williams hinted the probe could in snare more politicians and he said he's heard some of those undercover recordings and he claims they're convincing. folks? >> all right, thank you, jeff. >>> a former member of the dover city council is the city's new mayor. robin christiansen won a five way special election tuesday to serve the final year of the former mayor carlton carey's term. the term ends next may. carey stepped down as mayor in april saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. christiansen will be sworn in next w
now the philly da seth williams has the case and he's taking it to a grand jury. william says, he'll bring the evidence including hundreds of hours of recordings to 36 philadelphians sitting in grand jury to get to the truth. attorney general kane says she shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams pressed her to give him the case now a grand jury will take look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. the public needs to know that something is going to be...
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seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money in exchange for political favors. and williams says more people could be involved than first thought. williams is taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name names but these four, ron watters, vanessa brown, louis brownlee and others linked to the case. >>> and after bricks from an abandoned masonic lodge fell on the house next door. sky force was over the lodge yesterday. it was back then that the roof of the lodge building collapsed. no one was hurt by the latest brick fall, but neighbors tell us they're tired of living in fear. >>> and jersey bureau of the national guard's largest deployment in six years is now under way. more than 450 troops from new jersey will be heading to qatar in the persian gulf. first, the soldiers will go to a mobilization station in ft. bliss, texas. >> there were lots of hugs and kisses at joint base mcgwire. they said good-bye to soldiers. the unit's mission will be to increase military efforts and protect military equipmen
seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money in exchange for political favors. and williams says more people could be involved than first thought. williams is taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name names but these four, ron watters, vanessa brown, louis brownlee and others linked to the case. >>> and after bricks from an abandoned masonic lodge fell on the house next door. sky force was over...
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seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money for political favors and williams said more people could be involved than first thought. williams announced yesterday that he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name name, ron walters, vanessa brown, brownlee and bishop has been linked to the case. >>> police in glouester county are dealing with a new issue dealing with having a substance abuse counselor in court. the program is believed to be one of the first of its kind. we'll get more details later this morning. >>> and 12 people are under arrest in what officials call the biggest drug bust in cape may county's history. only nbc10 was there as the suspects were taken to the investigators' office. they a all together, they found $3.5 million worth of heroin. >>> and climate change with trenton from the obama administration's move to limit carbon pollution from power plants. a state environmental report says eight of the ten worst have occurred since 1989. >>> a state wide advocacy group will put
seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money for political favors and williams said more people could be involved than first thought. williams announced yesterday that he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name name, ron walters, vanessa brown, brownlee and bishop has been linked to the case. >>> police in glouester county are dealing with a new issue dealing with having a substance abuse...
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seth williams believes there could be more people involved. williams announced today he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it, he did not name names, these four legislators, representatives ron walters, vanessa brown, michelle brownly and louise bishop have already been linked to the case, the grand jury will review the evidence and decide if charges will be filed. >> if one, two, five people should be prosecuted or if no one should be prosecuted. that is what the public deserves. and that's what we're going to give to them. >> an attorney for one of the lawmakers criticized williams for holding a news conference today saying a grand jury is supposed to be secret. >> it's the new jersey national guard's largest deployment in six years, tonight more than 450 troops are gearing up to head to qatar. the soldiers 23i6r9 go to a mobilization station at ft. bliss, texas, then they deploy to qatar as part of operation enduring freedom. lots of hugs and kisses at the base today. family members and friends bid g
seth williams believes there could be more people involved. williams announced today he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it, he did not name names, these four legislators, representatives ron walters, vanessa brown, michelle brownly and louise bishop have already been linked to the case, the grand jury will review the evidence and decide if charges will be filed. >> if one, two, five people should be prosecuted or if no one should be prosecuted....
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seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow you this case just to disappear. there has to be accountability. i would not be standing before you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before a grand jury none of the five faces any criminal charges right now. d.a. revealed that the grand jury may be looking at others. >>> a teenager charged in the knock out attack on a homeless man in upper darby township is held on hundred thousand dollars bail. the trent epps and three others, video taped the attack in the aronimink trolley station last wednesday. epps surrendered yesterday, and is charged with assault. investigators received dozens of tips after this video was posted on facebook. >> this is a violent, mean spirited act committed for absolutely no reason other than just to be vicious. >> police are still searching for the other three suspects. >>> another bear sight goes in burlington county and this time "eyewitness news" viewers have had their cameras ready to. several photos here came in from viewers in west hampton. jen myers snapped this pi
seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow you this case just to disappear. there has to be accountability. i would not be standing before you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before a grand jury none of the five faces any criminal charges right now. d.a. revealed that the grand jury may be looking at others. >>> a teenager charged in the knock out attack on a homeless man in upper darby township is held on hundred thousand dollars bail....
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>> reporter: iain, district attorney seth williams and septa police say they have now filed charges against former officer douglas iovine for a bizarre incident here at suburban station last christmas on christmas day believe it or not. that in addition to some serious charges in delaware county have him in a lot of hot water. >> bad things happened. >> former septa police officer douglas iovine finds himself on the wrong side of the law for allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun in a bizarre road rage incident. >> i don't understand behavior like that. that's not the kind of person that i want in a transit police uniform. it's not the kind of people that we have in a transit police uniform. >> reporter: it happened last month as a man using this crosswalk at providence and possum hollow roads told police iovine beeped his horn as he walk across the street. when he asked what's the rush? iovine allegedly pointed the gun at him and said, what are you going to do about it? >> unusual behavior, and he's just spiraling and he better catch himself. >> reporter: the man called police and t
>> reporter: iain, district attorney seth williams and septa police say they have now filed charges against former officer douglas iovine for a bizarre incident here at suburban station last christmas on christmas day believe it or not. that in addition to some serious charges in delaware county have him in a lot of hot water. >> bad things happened. >> former septa police officer douglas iovine finds himself on the wrong side of the law for allegedly threatening a man with a...
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seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. i would not be stand brag you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before grand jury. >> none of these five faced any criminal charges right now. the da did reveal the grand jury may be looking at others. >>> a teenager charged in a knock out style attack on a man in upper darby township being held on $100,000 bail tonight. trent epps and three others video taped that attack in the aronimink trolley station last wednesday according to police. epps surrendered today and is charged with assault. investigators received dozens of tips after that video was posted on facebook. >> this is a violent, mean spirited act committed for absolutely no reason other than to just be vicious. >> upper derby police are still searching for the other three suspects. >>> an 89 year old northeast philadelphia man is accused of serving as a nazi guard at auschwitz. johan breyer was held without bail today on german arrest warrant. federal marshals arrested bre
seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear. there has to be accountability. i would not be stand brag you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before grand jury. >> none of these five faced any criminal charges right now. the da did reveal the grand jury may be looking at others. >>> a teenager charged in a knock out style attack on a man in upper darby township being held on $100,000 bail tonight. trent epps...
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seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear, there has to be accountability. i would not be standing here before you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before a grand jury. >> in of the five faces any criminal charges. williams revealed a grand jury may well be looking at others. >> your time right now 5:35, in business news a new music source without commercials. >> and some overnight trouble for facebook money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the insuring stock exchange, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, fed chair janet yellin says the u.s. economy still isn't healthy enough to grow at a consistently strong pace without help from the federal reserve. she made clear that the central bank sees no need to raise short term interest rates from their record lows anytime soon wall street liked what she had to say. the nasdaq gained 25, dow jones 90. s and p, added 15 points to set another record high. >>> tech buzz certainly right, amazon unveils a new smart phone called amazon fire that produces 3-d like
seth williams says the evidence is convincing. >> i won't allow this case to just disappear, there has to be accountability. i would not be standing here before you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before a grand jury. >> in of the five faces any criminal charges. williams revealed a grand jury may well be looking at others. >> your time right now 5:35, in business news a new music source without commercials. >> and some overnight trouble for...
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seth williams has announced a grand jury investigation involving some pennsylvania state lawmakers whoccused of accepting money or gifts and then not reporting it. although williams did not name any names, you of course will remember there was an investigation into state legislators ronald waters, vanessa lowry-brown, michele brownlee and louise bishop along with judge thomasin tynes. the d.a. did not mention those names but said the investigation is even more wide-ranging than previously reported. we have several crews digging into the story and will continue to update it throughout the day on nbc 10 and nbc10.com. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> hot and humid out there today. temperatures soaring as we right now take a live look outside at the skyline of center city philadelphia. the intense humidity will make it feel more like it's close to triple digits out there today as opposed to the 90s. we are in for another hot day. nbc 10 along king street in wilmington this morning. people didn't seem to be too bothered by the heat. but this may be a different story later in the
seth williams has announced a grand jury investigation involving some pennsylvania state lawmakers whoccused of accepting money or gifts and then not reporting it. although williams did not name any names, you of course will remember there was an investigation into state legislators ronald waters, vanessa lowry-brown, michele brownlee and louise bishop along with judge thomasin tynes. the d.a. did not mention those names but said the investigation is even more wide-ranging than previously...
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. >> reporter: seth williams announced he is taking up this case after the state attorney general dropped the investigation. >> we're not going to have a separate standard for pookie and man-man selling crack on the corner versus people in the rotunda. >> reporter: he did not name names. he said these four legislators, representative waters, brown and brownlee have been linked to the case but there could be more. >> this investigation is more expansive than what has been previously reported. >> reporter: the grand jury will review all the evidence and decide if charges will be filed. >> if one, two, five people should be prosecuted or if no one should be prosecuted, that is what the public deserves. that's what we're going to give to them. >> reporter: just about a half hour ago i spoke to an attorney representing one of those state lawmakers. he says she's innocent. you will hear from him coming up at 5:00. as for the state lawmakers, they were back in the capitol today working. luann went to harrisburg to track them down. >> reporter: three of the four lawmakers under investigation were
. >> reporter: seth williams announced he is taking up this case after the state attorney general dropped the investigation. >> we're not going to have a separate standard for pookie and man-man selling crack on the corner versus people in the rotunda. >> reporter: he did not name names. he said these four legislators, representative waters, brown and brownlee have been linked to the case but there could be more. >> this investigation is more expansive than what has been...
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>> reporter: iain, little had been heard since philly da seth williams had wrestled this case from the attorney general kathleen cane. but this morning william stepped in front of a bank of cameras to say a team of his prosecutors would now bring it to a grand jury. >> we have to remember -- >> da' decision to haul the white hot controversial sting case in front of an investigating grand jury looks like an attempt to lower the heat to allow 36 philadelphians to make the call on the big question. >> did their public officials break the law by accepting payments improper purposes. >> reporter: the story broke in march. four philadelphia area state representatives, brownly, bish bishop, brown, waters and former traffic court judge thomas had allegedly taken cash an gift from an informant wired to record audio and video sent in by the office of the attorney general. but newly lecked attorney general kathleen ka inform e killed the probe in part because she said the case was racially tainted. >> our hands were tied behind our back before i was ever even sworn in. >> reporter: in april, the
>> reporter: iain, little had been heard since philly da seth williams had wrestled this case from the attorney general kathleen cane. but this morning william stepped in front of a bank of cameras to say a team of his prosecutors would now bring it to a grand jury. >> we have to remember -- >> da' decision to haul the white hot controversial sting case in front of an investigating grand jury looks like an attempt to lower the heat to allow 36 philadelphians to make the call...
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seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money in exchange for political favors. williams says more people could be involved than first thought. williams announced that he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name names but the four legislators representative, ron walters, van necessary la brown and brownlee have all been linked to the case. >>> a german arrest warrant was issued for 89-year-old joe han breyer. u.s. investigators arrested the retired toolmaker yesterday. breyer admitted to being a guard at the auschwitz war camp in warld war world war ii but he said he was not involved in the gassing of 200,000 jews there. breyer's arrest comes after a failed attempt by the u.s. feds to have hip stripped of his u.s. citizenship. >>> authorities a dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother planted two bombs near the finish line of the 2013 marathon. tsarnaev's lawyers asked for the federal trial could be held in washington based on their survey of attitudes from potential jurors. the trial is scheduled for
seth williams has convened a grand jury to see if state lawmakers took money in exchange for political favors. williams says more people could be involved than first thought. williams announced that he's taking up the case after the state attorney general decided not to pursue it. williams did not name names but the four legislators representative, ron walters, van necessary la brown and brownlee have all been linked to the case. >>> a german arrest warrant was issued for 89-year-old...
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fox 29 has learned philadelphia district attorney seth williams will be holding a press conference this morning. he'll be making an announcement on the controversial sting that ensnared four area legislators, and former traffic court judge. this is that controversial case, that exploded in bold headlines earlier in the year when it was revealed attorney general kathleen keen had declined a prosecute the legislators and the former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and gifts. kean argued the investigation was racially tainted and poorly done. she eventually turned the entire case over to philadelphia district attorney williams who will speak publicly about it today. >> 5:06 the time. clean up crews will be back hatboro montgomery county this morning cleaning up any rice end residue, yes, the scene yesterday, as crews scoured the apartment of nicholas hellmann, who was arrested in march, for allegedly sending a poison-laced card to the boyfriend of his exgirlfriends. he's now facing many charges, including attempted murder. local public safety officials are the coordin
fox 29 has learned philadelphia district attorney seth williams will be holding a press conference this morning. he'll be making an announcement on the controversial sting that ensnared four area legislators, and former traffic court judge. this is that controversial case, that exploded in bold headlines earlier in the year when it was revealed attorney general kathleen keen had declined a prosecute the legislators and the former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and gifts....
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revealed kathleen keen killed probe of city politicians, now, philadelphia district attorney, seth williams; taking the case to a grand jury. attorney general cane said she shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams rest today get him the case. now a grand jury take a look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. so the public needs to know that something is going to be done. >> attorney general had no comment, hinted the probe, and heard some of the recordings, that are evidence, and they're convince to go him. >>> a small south dakota town smashed by a vicious tornado. twister ripped through the heart of the springs last night, at least one injury was reported, but officials say everybody sells accounted for. there is some damage to businesses and homes, spokesperson was about a dozen homes were destroyed. >> tornados formed by what, two different air masses coming together, and that's the same dynamic we heard and saw overnight with thunder and lightning. >> that's what the thunder is, the clash together of the air masses, and it makes it very, very loud.
revealed kathleen keen killed probe of city politicians, now, philadelphia district attorney, seth williams; taking the case to a grand jury. attorney general cane said she shut down the probe in part because it was racially tainted. williams rest today get him the case. now a grand jury take a look. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. so the public needs to know that something is going to be done. >> attorney general had no comment, hinted the probe, and heard some of the...
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. >> philadelphia district attorney seth williams will hold a press conference tomorrow morning. make a announcement on the controversial sting that snared four area legislators an former traffic court judge. this is the controversial case that exploded in bold headlines earlier in the year when it was revealed that attorney general kathleen cane declined to prosecute the legislators and former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and gifts. cane argued the investigation was racially tainted and poorly done. some eventually turned the entire case over to philadelphia da williams who will speak publicly about it in the morni morning. >> and crews clean up the apartment of a man accused of sending ricin laced letters hatboro residents of nicholas hellman being scowered today. he was arrested back in march for allegedly sending a ricin laced card to the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. he's now facing many charges including attempted murder. local public safety officials are coordinating the decontamination process. it includes cleaning and testing all items in the
. >> philadelphia district attorney seth williams will hold a press conference tomorrow morning. make a announcement on the controversial sting that snared four area legislators an former traffic court judge. this is the controversial case that exploded in bold headlines earlier in the year when it was revealed that attorney general kathleen cane declined to prosecute the legislators and former judge despite recordings of them allegedly taking cash and gifts. cane argued the investigation...
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this morning members of the black clergy of philadelphia and vicinity argued the da seth williams shouldave killed the probe just like attorney general kane. four city legislators and former traffic court judge are alleged to have taken the gift. investigators say they were taped doing it. the black clergy says those investigator shows not have used an informant to entrap the elected officials. we asked the clergy if they think the officials could have refused the cash. >> reporter: so when the undercover was here, mr. ali, simply couldn't they have said no? >> the fact of the matter is you're innocent until proven guilty. all right? and if i'm accused of a crime, i'm innocent until i'm proven guilty. you have everyone of these individuals they have to go through the due process. i don't know whether they took money from mr. ali. i can't tell you that. >> in statement williams asked concerned members of the public to wait until the grand jury releases its findings. the four legislators and the judge have said either they did nothing wrong or they can't recall taking gifts. >> all right.
this morning members of the black clergy of philadelphia and vicinity argued the da seth williams shouldave killed the probe just like attorney general kane. four city legislators and former traffic court judge are alleged to have taken the gift. investigators say they were taped doing it. the black clergy says those investigator shows not have used an informant to entrap the elected officials. we asked the clergy if they think the officials could have refused the cash. >> reporter: so...
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. >> reporter: with those words district attorney seth williams announced a grand jury bonnie investigate allegations for four state legislators and former traffic court judge may have accepted illegal pay offs. >> the the public needs to know that something will be done. >> reporter: state's attorney general kathleen kane last marched announced she would not prosecute the the case because the evidence gathered prior to taking office was in her words flawed and those under investigation may have been racially targeted. >> this case was dead before i even got there. >> reporter: but district attorney now says after examining part of hundreds of hours of video and audio evidence, he found it in his words, convincing. >> i would not be standing before you today if i thought there was a reason not to put this before a grand jury. >> reporter: none of the five faces any criminal charges but d.a. revealed that the grand jury may well be looking beyond them at others. >> this investigation is much more expansive, then what has been previously reported. >> reporter: now while 49 state legislators
. >> reporter: with those words district attorney seth williams announced a grand jury bonnie investigate allegations for four state legislators and former traffic court judge may have accepted illegal pay offs. >> the the public needs to know that something will be done. >> reporter: state's attorney general kathleen kane last marched announced she would not prosecute the the case because the evidence gathered prior to taking office was in her words flawed and those under...
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now philadelphia da seth williams is taking the case to a grand jury.orney general kane shut down the program in part because it was -- probe in part because it was racially tainted. a grand jury will take a look at it. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. the public needs to know that something will be done. the attorney general had no comment district attorney williams hinted the probe could inn stir more politicians. he's heard some of the recordings being held as evidence and he says they are convincing. >> a judge dismisses rape and sex assault charges against four montgomery county gop chair men robert kearns. pa attorney general nounsing the charges in april. the montgomery county district attorney dropped their case the month before because their office miss interpreted lab results in the case. the 66 year old had been accused of drugging and raping a woman. he's still facing two aggravated assault charges. >> a defrocked united methodist pastor from pennsylvania is fighting to get his title back. frank schaeffer lost his job for offici
now philadelphia da seth williams is taking the case to a grand jury.orney general kane shut down the program in part because it was -- probe in part because it was racially tainted. a grand jury will take a look at it. >> this isn't going to be out there floating. the public needs to know that something will be done. the attorney general had no comment district attorney williams hinted the probe could inn stir more politicians. he's heard some of the recordings being held as evidence and...
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williams, christina hendricks, ilan hall. and the roots, ladies and gentlemen. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a great night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- hugh jackman kevin nealon comedian ali wong featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and now, here he is, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> seth: good evening! i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? are we well? [ cheers and applause ] is everyone well? great. well, this week is fleet week with over 1,500 sailors and servicemen and women visiting new york city. give it up for fleet week. [ cheers and applause ] fleet week, of course, is the one week every year that your drunk friend jenny accidentally sleeps with an ice-cream man. [ laughter ] "well, he was in the navy." "how do you know he was in the navy?" "he knew the navy song!" "what's the navy song?" ♪ da da da da da-da-da-da
williams, christina hendricks, ilan hall. and the roots, ladies and gentlemen. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." thank you for watching. have a great night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- hugh jackman kevin nealon comedian ali wong featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. [ cheers and...
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seth: all right, great. our next distinguished guest is -- give him a name. william wallace the walrus. yeah!e ] hello to you as well, william. william wallace the walrus is known for being the best. let's just watch him move around and do walrus stuff for a couple of seconds. [ roars ] oh, man, that is just -- that is just super, super great. thank you, alex. i sit in awe of our next distinguished guest, amber sinclair. amber has known the world over as the first woman to bring wine to book clubs. [ cheers and applause ] amber. amber, do you even know what chapter of "the goldfinch" you're on? oh, no! they already gave you wine! be comfortable and have a great time, amber. we look forward to your book clubs. it is truly -- [ applause ] -- truly an honor to welcome this next individual to our studio audience. archduke harold willfred billingsworth vi is here. archduke -- [ laughter ] harold willfred billingsworth vi is widely regarded as the poorest man on earth with the richest sounding name. [ laughter ] let's check back in with that walrus, huh? oh, there he is! [ roars ] oh, i clap for yo
seth: all right, great. our next distinguished guest is -- give him a name. william wallace the walrus. yeah!e ] hello to you as well, william. william wallace the walrus is known for being the best. let's just watch him move around and do walrus stuff for a couple of seconds. [ roars ] oh, man, that is just -- that is just super, super great. thank you, alex. i sit in awe of our next distinguished guest, amber sinclair. amber has known the world over as the first woman to bring wine to book...
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williams, christina hendricks, ilan hall. and the roots, ladies and gentlemen. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers."ockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- hugh jackman kevin nealon
williams, christina hendricks, ilan hall. and the roots, ladies and gentlemen. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers."ockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- hugh jackman kevin nealon
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seth: so, you play -- i'm a big soccer fan. and you play in a -- is it a charity event this, your annual soccer game? >> yeah, yeah. robie williamss with english professional soccer players, and you put them up against a bunch of -- rest of the world celebrities and rest of the world. i'm rest of the world, by the way, because i'm scottish. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, it's great, isn't it? >> seth: but good distinction. it's a good distinction. you can see it. >> it's a bit, kind of, discrimination there, do you know what i mean? like, the offhandedness of it, you know? there's not any kind of real terminology paid to the scots. it's just like, yeah, you rest of the world people. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> and so, yeah. and we -- sort of, go and have this match with match at old trafford where manchester united play. >> woman: woo! >> yeah! but it's been a bad season, you know, for them. but you play in front of 75,000 people. >> seth: for real? that many show up? >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: that's amazing. >> yeah, it's getting -- we made -- i think we made 6 million pounds last time for various charities includin
seth: so, you play -- i'm a big soccer fan. and you play in a -- is it a charity event this, your annual soccer game? >> yeah, yeah. robie williamss with english professional soccer players, and you put them up against a bunch of -- rest of the world celebrities and rest of the world. i'm rest of the world, by the way, because i'm scottish. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, it's great, isn't it? >> seth: but good distinction. it's a good distinction. you can see...
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seth: so, you play -- i'm a big soccer fan. and you play in a -- is it a charity event this, your annual soccer game? >> yeah, yeah. robie williamsst, i think, ten years. so, every two years, you get a bunch of english celebrities with english professional soccer players, and you put them up against a bunch of -- rest of the world celebrities and rest of the world. i'm rest of the world, by the way, because i'm scottish. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, it's great, isn't it? >> seth: but good distinction. it's a good distinction. you can see it. >> it's a bit, kind of, discrimination there, do you know what i mean? like, the offhandedness of it, you know? there's not any kind of real terminology paid to the scots. it's just like, yeah, you rest of the world people. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> and so, yeah. and we -- sort of, go and have this match with match at old trafford where manchester united play. >> woman: woo! >> yeah! but it's been a bad season, you know, for them. but you play in front of 75,000 people. >> seth: for real? that many show up? >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: that's amazing. >> yeah, it's getting -- we
seth: so, you play -- i'm a big soccer fan. and you play in a -- is it a charity event this, your annual soccer game? >> yeah, yeah. robie williamsst, i think, ten years. so, every two years, you get a bunch of english celebrities with english professional soccer players, and you put them up against a bunch of -- rest of the world celebrities and rest of the world. i'm rest of the world, by the way, because i'm scottish. >> seth: right. [ laughter ] >> yeah, no, it's great,...