seth williams. and that state barracks is the state barracks are where the state trooper is shot was headquartered. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news throughout the morning. ♪ i finally did it! ew. let sparkle paper towels clean it up. it's perfect for cleaning spills... ...desktops... ...and chalkboards. too clean? sparkle. because it's a messy world out there. >>> our breaking news coverage continues. here's what we know. a pennsylvania state trooper shot in the shoulder in stable condition right now, alert and talking at hahnemann university hospital. the alleged shooter is in custody at the belmont barracks along with two other people. >> the vine street expressway is closed between 95 and 76. there are additional closures but the schuylkill expressway is now open. state police are treating this area as a crime scene. >> the incident began as a police chase. the suspect's vehicle hit the back of a school bus causing the bus to catch fire. no students on the bus. the trooper was shot a

il's called on seth williams to fire all three. "action news" reporter vernon all three. "action news" reporter vernon >> pdom has the story. >> we are beyond outraged. >> today multiple city council 's emen opened fire on three staffers in the philadelphia's d.a.'s office they want seth williams to fire tnd oee of th tor -- part of the email scandal that rocked harrisburg, that they rec toved and sent pornographic emails and those emails were part of the documents unsealed in suspended attorn0 kane's effort to -- that reached all the way into the pennsyl 6ania supreme court and got kane into the legal hot water she is in. >> the fact of the matter is, if she had not u.'overed this information and made it public, this would have been swept under the rug and we 's euld not know anything about it. >> just because it's in an email, that does not allow them to get away, from a woman and a woman of color. >> d.a. seth williams issued a statement sending them to sensitivity training instead of firing them. firing them. an agree it wat to remind everyone it did not take place in

in september, district attorney seth williams concluded his own investigation, and ordered that the men all undergo sensitivity training. but this morning, critics say, that punishment is just way, way too weak. >> these are gentlemen who have received, you know, accepted and in some cases passed these emails on, racist and sexist, it is completely unacceptable. >> how are they sitting in judgement of other people for breaking rules and laws? so it doesn't make any sense. they are held to a higher standard, because they're in that office. >> and, this morning, williams just released a statement saying in part, i have reached out to now multiple occasions to sit down and discuss this matter in greater detail, and to date they have refused. i agree that the material in question was offensive. but i would remind everyone involved that this behavior never took place in the philadelphia district attorney's office. but the women on city council say the emails undermine the public's trust, in the prosecutor's to make sound decisions. reporting, city hall, todd quinones, cbs-3, "eyewitness news

seth williams concluded his own investigation in the e-mails in september, and he ordered the three mensitivity training. but critics contend that is essentially a slap on the wrist. reporting live from the sat center, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a new poll shows hillary clinton maintaining her lead among democratic presidential candidates. in a just released cbs/new york times poll of the democratic primary voters clinton received 52 percent of voter support, bernie sanders getting 33 percent and 5 percent martin o'malley. on saturday night those democratic candidates will debate one another. cbs news will car that i debate live from des moines, iowa. the face the nation's john dickerson will be moderator, cbs news correspondent nancy cordis will serve as panel list and watch it for yourself saturday at 9:00 right here on cbs-3. >>> texas senator ted cruz is officially on the presidential primary ballot in new hampshire. this morning the republican submitted paperwork inside the courthouse in concord. new hampshire will be the first state in the nation to hold a prim

seth williams allowed the three men to keep their jobs and go to sensitivity training. >> did somebodyjust receive an e-mail, if so, how many e-mails, did they forward these e-mails, did they initiate these e-mails? >> that's rosemary connors reporting. d.a. said williams said he will not fire the three prosecutors. we reached out to his office today for further comment, but did not hear back. >>> holiday season, shopping season, is upon us. right around the corner. traffic around one of the area's busiest malls should be a little less congested this time around. that story straight ahead. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> you're going to like the sound of this. expect some help with holiday traffic at king of prussia mall this year. the reason, the district is installing smart traffic signals along mall boulevard. the cameras actually see congestion and change to alleviate it. then get things moving again. the executive director of the king of prussia district says similar cameras are already helping to reduce traffic. the new signals will be up and running in december. >>> before we get to

seth williams described to me what he calls, the the heroic actions of two of his detectives as they chased and caught the suspect during the violence here on the vine street expressway yesterday morning. >> let's go eagles. >> reporter: with the shout out for his favorite football team, trooper patrick casey, just over 24 hours after being shot in the shoulder in a gun battle on the vine street expressway, left the hospital. >> i'm feeling much better. feeling very good. >> reporter: casey's mom exchanging a hug with his commonning officer as her son headed home for thanksgiving, the the bullet that came so close to doing devastating damage still lodged into his shoulder. >> i am feeling much better, thank you. >> he did a remarkable job yesterday, we're very proud of him. >> reporter: holes in the windows of the trooper's car shows the the barrage of bullets as 17 year-old gee van owe coto opened fire at troopers chasing him after he sped away from the car shop for motor vehicle violations. coto police say crashing into a school bus that burst into flames. fortunately the driver, t

reporter: now police commissioner ramsey was also here at the hospital as well as district attorney seth williams and the circumstances are under investigation but we are getting a clearer picture with suspects fleeing a traffic stop and hitting a school bus on 676 and no children on the school bus, we see police and officials coming in and out of hahnemann this morning. the states attorney says it's on ongoing investigation and two suspects were detained with the help of good samaritans but law enforcement is still gathering details, this is a joint investigation with philadelphia police and state police, he was at career day at central hospital when he learned that a trooper was shot and was relieved to see him doing so well. >> when up stared and met with the trooper and he was in good spirits. and joking. the nurse was talking to him and asking him questions about his medical history and his best friends were there. and he appears to be a college classmate of one of my best prutsers, andrew, and he said make sure he doesn't handle the case and he was joke. so he is in good spirits. >> back he

she's involved with seth williams. >> right. >> i think williams is entirely correct in what he's doneround these public officials, and now there's blowback in that office, also. so wherever she is, there's gonna be widespread destruction. >> speaking of which, nine members of philadelphia city council have now asked that those three prosecutors involved locally allegedly in porngate be removed, and yet they have just been sent for training, sensitivity training at this point, and i don't see any movement happening there. judge, you're laughing. tell me your reaction on that one. >> you know, it's a good reaction to some people -- sensitivity training. there's got to be more discipline than just that and possibly even a demotion, if not a termination. they can practice law, but they don't have to have that kind of opinion when they're working in the public service. >> aren't some of the people that sent and received these still on kathleen kane's staff, by the way? >> you wonder where people have time. who's working anymore sending all these e-mails? i don't know enough about exactly w

. >> in september seth williams ordered sensitivity training for the three prosecutors instead of firing them or undertaking some other disciplinary action. he says he stands by that decision. >>> a second emergency board will be set up to investigate a dispute between the new jersey transit system and its labor unions. president obama signed an executive order to create new panel. the union said the contract offer made to the first emergency board was unacceptable f. a new board can't bring settlement congress can impose a new contract. more than 4,000 nj transit employees have been working without a contract for four years. >> happening today, local auto dealers are teaming up to make sure that kids in the area have warm coats as the weather gets colder. the dealers will give a new winter coat to every student at the chester upland school of the arts today and the organization will give a new coat to every elementary school district. donald trump has laid out his plan for isis and they seem pretty clear. >> i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> coming up, trump's terror blueprint.

seth williams says he rushed over when he heard. >> went upstairs and met with the trooper and he was in good spirits, he was joking, nurse was talking to him. >> reporter: the trooper is 31-year-old patrick r. casey. he's from bucks county, a 2009 academy graduate assigned to troop k. this morning state police tell us he took fire from a fleeing suspect when he worked backup to a traffic stop. >> the suspect got out of his car, was firing continually at trooper casey, at which time he was returning fire from his streak vehicle at the suspect. >> reporter: another trooper drove him here where law enforcement, family, and others -- >> our thoughts and prayers are with the trooper. >> reporter: quickly followed as the investigation continued. >> people that are willing to shoot on law enforcement officers are a very, very dangerous breed of people. >> reporter: trooper casey is expected to be here at least overnight and also make a full recovery. live in center city, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> so in an instant this morning the vine street expressway turned into a crime scene. the troo

seth williams ordered sensitivity training for the three prosecutors, not firing. today he said, "while i appreciate and understand the concerns of the city council women and now over the content of the e-mails, i have reviewed this matter and the individuals involved have been disciplined." williams said the men have shown, "regret and remorse," but for critics, the fact they were included on the e-mail chain in the first place speaks to their known disposition among friends. >> i don't have people sending me racist e-mails, because anyone who knows me knows i would be very upset. >> reporter: reporting in center city, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >>> two arrests following a brawl at a halloween party. witnesses helped i.d. the suspects and police also used pictures on social media. the suspects face assault charges. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, he dressed up like a member of the military on veterans day. tonight, why it was personal for the officer who arrested him. >>> also, the emu that became the talk of the town after days on the run. tonight, a look at h

. >>> reminder of the importance of going to the polls tomorrow philadelphia district attorney seth williams and committee of 70 ceo david thornberg held a joint news conference to remind voters their rights are protected. williams says d.a.'s office runs an election task force to make sure every voter is able to get to the poles. >> reporter: cbs philly and committee of 70 is here to look at the vote. let us know how you voted by using hashtag cbs at 70. you can ask any questions before you head to the polls. we are here to help you out tomorrow. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight tablets and toddlers going hand and hand. health reporter stephanie stahl shows us the new philadelphia based stud hi that shows it is easier then ever for youngsters to get access to smart phones and tablets. >>> plus a pardon more than 150 years in the making, why the stroke of governor jack mark he markell whose life saving actions led to a conviction kate. >>> it was a cloudy, glummy monday but temperatures still slightly a above average. now these clouds are starting to push out of here and that m

. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams and the community of 70 will team up to make sure is no fraud at polling locations today. dozens of assistant district attorneys and detectives will be available to respond to allegations of voter intimidation or any other issues. >>> of course if you face a problem you can contact the election fraud task force at (215)686-9641. and after you cast your vote, turn to "action news" for up to the minute results. you can find them on 6abc.com and we will be treating them throughout the night. join us for complete coverage of the winners and losers on "action news" at 11:00. tam, back to you. >> okay, erin thank you. >>> the lunt is on for suspects in wilmington after the shooting of a teenaged girl and a man. the 13-year-old girl is in good condition. she was shot in the leg. the shooting at third and north harrison street just before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon also wounded a 23-year-old man who was struck in his right hip. less than a half hour after that shots rang out at taylor and kirkwood street in wilmington. a 27-year-old victi

seth williams tells me those detectives were on their way to conduct an interview when they were in the middle of the scene. reporting live, rahel hell solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for latest on the troop are shooting. we have will developments on television and at our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> we've got the some breaking news right now chopper three over the scene where a train has collided with a tractor trailer in chester. you can see that truck ended up on its side. this is in the area of commerce drive. the driver of the truck was taken to crozer-chester medical center with non-life threatening injuries. we are told truck was carrying insulation and that crews will remain on the scene as they work to get things back to normal there. >>> taking a look at weather now after a cold stretch overpass couple daisy we're on our way to the holiday warm up. meteorologist kate bilo on the cbs-3 sky deck with more, kate. >> it seems to be strange to talk about a warm up when it is chilly out here. things are on their way up, not as cold tonight as

. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams and the community of 70 will team up to make sure there is no fraud at polling locations today. dozens of assistant district attorneys and detectives will be available to respond to allegations of voter intimidation or any other issues. of course if you face a problem, you can contact the election fraud task force at (215)686-9641. and after you cast your vote turn to "action news" for up to the minute results. you can find them on 6abc.com and we will be tweeting them out throughout the night. join us for a complete coverage of the winners and losers on "action news" at 11:00. tam, back to you. >> all right, erin, make sure you get out there and make your voice heard. vote. >>> speaking of voterring, voters in ohio will decide whether or not the buckeyes will become the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana. >>> the ballot measure called issue three would allow people 21 or older to grow use or share up to 8 ounces of pot. it would also grant exclusive commercial cultivating rights to 10 lands owners a group that happens to

>> talking seth williams. that will would be a fight. >> okay.from tonight, we are throwing a party. and we're hook up with i heart media. >> that means power 99, wdas will be in the building. >> what are we doing. >> having our finale for empire that's right. music between the commercial breaks axe lot of fun, you have to be 21 and up, there were some drinks there, but will to will be at hair's' nine chester from 7:00 to 11:00 the get there early. lick packed. >> for sure. it will be good time. rape, safety and security on mind every all every us as we travel this holiday weekends. more about the security here if philadelphia, 32 stations also at the airport, come by. >>> this starts monday, mike, getting set for xfinity live. steve was down there, yesterday, or day before. >> went down for the hockey game. they have the tent set up, whole compound. you have been down there. expands philadelphia a bit more, obviously, and there are certain unofficial goals looking to hit, believe it or not, we could pass the 1 million-pound mark this year. >> i

seth williams and is surrounded by loved one, he is 31 and joined the state police in 2008. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> our team coverage continues on this police chase and the shooting of the trooper, alicia vitarelli at the big board with videos and photos that came in from viewers. >> viewers were right there on the scene as this was unfolding, joined the action and sent us some amazing perspectives, this is law enforcement running down 67 6 with their guns drawn, and one more officer leaping over the barrier here to help out and then he records that white car, just starting to smoke and then you see what happens there. the front crushed into as it pummeled into the back of the school bus, amazing video they were able to capture from where they were on the road and "action news" viewer, matt yost was capturing from a different angle, capturing the moment that the car exploded sending the bus into flames as well. listen here as he pans to the trooper's car and then hears this terrifying sound -- pretty incredible stuff, matt sent in this still p

. >> seth williams responded with a statement saying quote, while i appreciate and understand the concerns and i have reviewed the matter and the individuals involved have been disciplined and he has reached out to now on multiple occasions to discussion with this the women and they have refused and the three prosecutors filed a lawsuit against kane accusing her of intimidation retaliation and attempted blackmail and they say their names have been tarnished and their livelihoods affected. so far no comment from kane on that. >> raising a lot of eyebrows with this one. >> switching gears now, it's time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> wet and gray and nasty out there, cecily tynan is standing by live at the big board this afternoon. >> hi brian and sharrie, the weather is improving, double scan live radar showing the rain that moved through during the day, that has pushed off the coast, but if you look out the window there is still a lot of clouds because the actual cold front is still across central pennsylvania, this is moving through later on tonight, once it does it will clea

. >> in september, district attorney seth williams ordered sensitivity training for the three prosecutors instead of firing them and says that decision stands. >> a california appeals court has put a bill cosby deposition on hold. cosby had been ordered to give a sworn. dickinson is suing over allegations in 1982. drexel university has become the latest school rescind an honorary degree awarded to cosby amid accusations of sexual assault. the president sent a letter to the university community thursday morning saying that the misconconduct that came to light in a deposition given by cosby stands in opposition to drexel values. cosby has never been charged with a crime and continues to deny allegations from more than two dozen women that he drugged and sexually assaulted them. >> demanding change. sky force 10 was over philadelphia as a group of college students marched through the streets in a call for financial help. yesterday's protest was part of the group wants three things -- free college tuition, minimum wage increase to $15 an hour for student workers and the elimination of all stu

district attorney seth williams refused to comment. siting the ongoing investigation. dave schratwieser, "fox 29 news". >>> temple coach matt rhule getting ready for south florida talks about this game and what it means in his championship homes. and the eagles getting ready for the dolphins, miami focus is on the eagles backfield, murray and matthews, and still talking about dealing with the duo next in sports. now only ford offers $750 black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. that doesn't happen every day. make black friday hassle-free with low prices ford cars, trucks and suvs. and get $750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select ford vehicles, on top of all other offers. it's an inside deal, now for everyone. hurry for a limited time, get $750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of all other low ford friends and neighbors offers. it all ends november 30th. >>> the eagles begin the second half of the season, eight games down, eight to go, they have favorable schedule the rest of the way, will

seth williams, he was in this, he was like dirty dancing.dn't win this trophy. >> did he not win and he is mad about that. >> i would be too. >>> it is saturday march 5th at crystal tea room. we will have a lunch in and evening gown. >> they can go to dance for ims.com. >> yes, you can get tickets and vote for friend. >> please vote for me. >> my dancing instructor, renee, come on over here, let's give it up for renee. now renee here, you dance all around the world. you have danced with michael jackson. >> yes, i have. >> what kind of dance will we prepare for the the people. >> i think what we will do and you are a philly boy. we will do a little bit of the soul funk. salsa, hustle. we will have a great time. we might add a little broadway flare since i have done theater shows. >> that is what we are doing. >> real quick, guys, this is my sixth grade teacher, remember we surprised them. >> how are you doing. >> i'm he doing good. >> do you think i can win this whole competition. >> i don't want to tell the opponent but i think game is over

seth williams ordered sensitivity training to the three prosecutors, not firing. he says that decision stands. >>> the head of the pennsylvania turnpike commission hopes state lawmakers will make it a little easier to collect from deadbeat toll evaders. this year alone the toll loss $33 million in unpaid tolls. drivers are sent two payment notices and after that the debt is turned over to collection agencies. instead, the chairman wants the driver's license or vehicle registration suspended. the pennsylvania auditor general is looking at the possible changes now. >>> to money problems for the archdiocese of philadelphia and the fact that they are improving. a new audit for the last two fiscal years was released today. it shows the budget deficit dropped to less than $1 million. that compares to more than $17 million in 2012. the archdiocese does say its retirement plans are underfunded and need improvement. >>> a philadelphia nun and a catholic school teacher's on leave after video surfaced of her failing a sobriety test. there's a petition to save her job. sister

seth williams is speaking out today in defense of staffers that city council is demanding be fired. says the three prosecutors have undergone workplace sensitivity training. all of them were involved in exchanging sexually explicit and raunchy e-mails while working for the state ag's office. nine city council members signed a resolution urging williams to fire them last friday. williams says the men are great prosecutors who have learned from their mistake. >> well, no one was hurt during a fire in delaware county today but crews did have to make one rescue. the action cam was there as firefighters comforted this black cat after they saved from it a burning home on the 1000 block of elmwood avenue in sharon hill. they quickly brought the blaze under control around 1:30 this afternoon. afterwards they wrapped that feline in a purple blanket and gave it some water. >> very cool. >> one rescue out of that. >> beautiful day out there. when you look up at the sky, inside the house. once you get out there it's frigid. >> one thing when you look out the window another when you step out tha

voters as bob said will elect a new mayor, city council members and judges and district attorney seth williamsants to make sure you don't have any problems at the poles. >> a election fraud task force will look a at everything. they will be monitoring election day complaint, allegations of illegal voting, and candidate write in issues. >> we're ready to help if philadelphians go to vote and feel they are being intimidated or people telling them they cannot vote, please call our hot line. >> you can find the hot line numbers for the the election fraud task force at fox 29.com and look under seen on tv. >>> there are several locations where locally electricians happen in municipalities in new jersey and pennsylvania. polls in pennsylvania are opened from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 tonight. it in new jersey, polls open up at 6:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. >>> we have you covered on fox 29 at ten we will have results of all of the big races on air and for the very latest, as always for anything in the world, go to fox 29.com. >>> a report of the foul odor leads to the discovery of weapons an

and district attorney seth williams wants to make sure you don't have any problems at the polls.lection fraud task force will watch over everything. it includes 60 assistant district attorneys and several dozen detectives. they'll monitor election day complaints and allegations of illegal voting and candidate write in issues. >> we're ready to help. if smelled yann goss to vote and feel they're being intimidated or people telling them they can't vote, um, please call our hotline. >> you can find the hotline number fort election fraud task force at fox29.com. just look under scene on tv. >>> we got you covered tomorrow on fox 29. cast your ballots and make sure you tune in at 10:00 we'll have the results of all the biggest races on air on our website fox29.com. >>> to a developing story now on the other side of the world. it's still unclear what happened to that russian plane that crashed saturday in egypt but tonight there are clues that something outside the plane may have caused it. russian plane flying over known dangerous air space when it went down in the sinai peninsula sat

. >> district attorney seth williams said his office is committed to letting everyone exercise theirs established a fraud task force. tomorrow dozens of assistant district attorneys and county detectives will be stand buying in case of any polling problems or intimidation and if you have any issues voting tomorrow you're asked to call the number on your screen. it's area code (215)686-9641. >> there are several key races in pennsylvania and new jersey tomorrow. voters will of course have plenty of time to cast ballots. polls in pennsylvania open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. polls in new jersey even earlier at 6:00 a.m. and then polls in both states close at 8:00 p.m. remember if you're in line, though, when the polls close you will still be allowed to vote. >>> and "action news" will have complete coverage of all the biggest races tomorrow. stay with 6abc.com for realtime results as the votes are tallied and tune into "action news" at 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. for reaction from all the winners and losers. >> all right. turning to sports sixers hopefully a winner tonight as the cavs come to sout

now philadelphia district attorney seth williams and the community of 70 will team up to make sure thereno fraud at polling locations today. dozens of assistant district attorneys and detectives will be available to respond to allegations of voter intimidation or any other issues. >>> if you face a problem, you can contact the election fraud task force at (215)686-9641 and after you cast your vote turn to "action news" for up to the minute results. you can find them on 6abc.com and of course we will be tweeting them out throughout the night. join us for complete coverage of the winners and losers on "action news" at 11:00. tam, back to you. >> okay, erin thank you. >>> voters in ohio will decide whether or not the buckeye state will become the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana. the ballot measure called issue three would allow people 21 and older to grow use or share up to 8 ounces of pot. it would also grant exclusive commercial cultivating rights to 10 land owners to a group that happens to have celebrity backing, nick lachey. ththe latest straw poll out of ohio show the v

seth macfarlane, cere roonia williams. she's with the guy from "red it." >> i think this guy is a step up from drake, by the way. >> because? >> definitely not it. >>

. >> district attorney seth williams wants to make sure you don't have any problems a at the polls. >> election fraud task force, we will watch over it. this includes 60 assistant district attorneys, and several dozen detectives. they will monitor every election day complaint and allegations of illegal vote helping that may come in. >> we're ready to help. if philadelphians go to vote and feel intimidated or people telling them they cannot vote, please call our hot line. >> you can find that hot line on our web site which is fox 29.com. >>> there are several locally electricians happening in municipalities in both pennsylvania and new jersey today. polls in pennsylvania and new jersey are opened until 8:00 tonight. you have time. make sure you get out and vote. >> we will give you election results at 10:00 o'clock tonight on the fox 29 news at ten and updates at five and 6:00 as well. constant coverage 24 hours a day at fox 29.com. >>> doctor ben carson is now leading the republican presidential race, according to a new, nbc/wall street journal poll. >> he jumped pretty high here too.

seth macfarlane, serena williams.is guy is a step up from drake, by the way. >> because? >> he's armenian, that's why. >> no. >> definitely not it. >> blake shelton, gwen stefani both partying together over the weekend at two separate parties.

seth: when you exit this recreation of the uss tang, the video features three of the survivors. those three members were the only three we were able to locate that gave an oral history. we interviewed william in 2011 and what is important to know about the tang and the crew, when those guys were washed overboard and they escaped the submarine, they floated in the water for several hours and they were picked up by a japanese destroyer. the japanese destroyer that picked them up was escorting the convoy that the tang just destroyed the night before, so when the guys were picked up by the japanese crew, needless to say, they were not treated nicely by the japanese crew. they were sent to several prison camps along the way and finally ending up in the most infamous japanese prison camp which is right outside of tokyo. it was a camp reserved for special prisoners and they were not considered prisoners of war . they were considered pirates and war criminals because they sank japanese ships and killed japanese merchant men and not men of war, although the tang did both. they were regularly submitted to torture. basically, they had resigned themselves to their fate that they were not going to endu