for good or for bad independent of rhetoric, the local da, it is a shield. change what local das do, hard to make it pay outside that. we will continue to reform. overheated rhetoric about crime and punishment. we have to pay attention to prosecutors and we don't. we have a crust -- justice reform proposal. she missed the middle and never talked da. and their incentive and behavior to rain this in. our sensors are long. and prosecutors are ignoring the problem. the second and most common approach, funny at first, years ago, prison growth, going to prison, you poor misguided academic throwing your life away, i never heard of this war on drugs, never thought about the war on drugs, war on how do you spell that? i get it, people talk about it. between 1980, and 1990, rose sharply, 22%. it shrank. it shrank. 15%. the fed that 50%. a few cases they are allowed to handle. 88%, drug people make up 15%. 85% are not there for drugs. what are they therefore, violence. between 1980, and 2009 we added 1.1 million people. that is staggering. 223,000, 21%, the drug offens

local das do. it's very hard to make a local da pay attention to think outside the county. those who want to reform would be allowed to continue to reform and it will continue to reform regards of what rhetoric of crime and punishment is coming at a d.c. there is a fair amount of good news though have to pay attention to the prosecutor and we don't. when hillary clinton rolled out her reform proposal she talked about policing as you talk about parole. that was end to end. it's not end to end. she missed the middle. she never talked about das and she died alone. no one does that they're the ones we have to start focusing on and change their incentive and behavior to get them to stop being less punitive. we have fewer people in prison for longer senses are driving growth. that means prosecutors are driving. the second and most common approach is the war on drugs. it was funny at first and now it's also funny that usually go, i stead study prison go and tryo understand. they look to me like you pour mr. scott academic throwing her life away. it's just the war on drugs like i n

the officer. >> obviously still a lot of questions tonight. we asked the da was this couple local. he tells us they were not. they're not from the area. police again never fired any shot. it appears just one shot was fired at the police. no one else was hurt. a chaotic scene again that ended with a murder suicide. no names at this point. neighbors at this point getting this news relieved that what was a ten-hour ordeal tonight is over. >> thank you so much, brad. >> vicious murder behind north philadelphia high school, somebody stands year old woman over and over, in a park near dobbins high school. passerby made the gruesome discovery just after 3:00 this morning they believe the attacker meant for this woman to suffer given the multiple stab wounds from her legs to her chest. who did it and why is unknown at this time. >> huge sigh of relief for family in south jersey tonight, elderly woman missing for four days has been found safe. a k9 dog led rescuers to 84 year old agnella in the woods today south of 295 in moorestown, she was conscious, taken to the hospital for evaluation,

. >> it creates a distraction so that the local government doesn't to have address the fun da a mental issues of housing inequality and fire safety that will continue to be a problem in this community. they have not addressed their failings. >> reporter: attorneys asked the judge to delay the hearing until next week when almena will be joined by max harris who faces the same 36 felony counts. the d.a. says both men allowed the warehouse to be filled from floor to ceiling with flammable materials. the d.a. says harris blocked one of the only two exits. they say they will discuss, quote, the circumstances that lend themselves to our clients' innocence. i went to the jail in dublin and was face to face to almena but he physically turned away from the glass separating us and declined to answer questions. he is held in isolation for his safety on more than a million dollars bail. >> henry, when you were at jail he came up to the glass as if to talk to you and then left? >> yeah, i don't think he was given notice as to who was there. he had a time slot. as soon as i identified myself as a be

for the prosecutors as they try to paint this picture to the jury about this quid pro quo agreement that da seth williams had apparently with local businessman muhammad a . last week on the witness stand saying he put him in touch with then inspector to smooth over problems that the he was encountering during tsa screenings. show show show showed aly. could play out in courtroom. >> i believe that he's going to further testify that some of the officers from the philadelphia police department then went out to the jetway and escorted mr. ali back by bypassing tsa screeners. could also be an immigrations issues. getting past immigrations people. i think there's also been testimony from the immigrations people this was very unusual. either they or the tsa said it's not common for police officers to step in and escort somebody past their checkpoints. >>> federal prosecutors claim that sullivan did nothing wrong in all of this. the defense argues this was a friendship between ali and swms and nothing more. >>> looking for the gunman who shot a man in the face. police say the man was leaving his girlfriend's place when the shooter opene

local. >> so you are canceling the funding that goes to local police organizations. >> the direct funding to establish the grants, those local taskforces are proposed to be eliminated but there is additional funding the da will used to fund state and local officers. >> so the answer is yes, you are defunding community police departments. >> i believe the answer is we are proposing to defund the $7 million that went directly to local task force. >> okay, i just want you to know that in california alone, in the past few months there've been 61 arrests, 428 kilograms of math seized, 242 kilograms of heroin, 10728 kilograms of marijuana and 11 firearms. it is a very busy task force and it no doubt, if the money is not there, could likely be eliminated. secondly, there is a growing concern that the rush investigation is taking too long. i heard a congressman expressing that point of view. mr. conley briefed senator grassley and myself three months ago and it was a very full and good brief. do you have any estimate as to the time this investigation will take or when we might be expected to have some conclusion. >> i regret that i do not. in a way, our investigations, it depends on a lot of factors and so it's

>> reporter: jim, it's no secret that the use of heroin and opioids is out of control and the da wants to put a stop to it period. that is what he and local law enforcement is trying to do. >> 2016 was a catastrophic year for drug overdoses in southeastern pennsylvania. >> he says that trend is no different here. 97 deaths in 2016 so to combat that he introduced operation wild fire, his office and local police have made 46 arrests, all alleged drug dealers but hogan she's they are not done and the drug ep emdiddic is only getting worse. >> we have 50 drug overdoses already this year. >> hogan would eventually reveal heroin and opioids were found everywhere. they busted the suspects for heroin, oxycontin and morphine and many others. gary baker sr. was arrested the man who mocked and punched a man with cerebral palsy last month, that is gary baker jr. >> his son was beating up a man with a disability, harry baker sr. was selling us morphine. a hell of a family. >> he fears that overdoses will only go up until they can figure out how to stop the inflow of the deadly drug fentanyl. and many times that is cut into other drugs and the users do

two of the corruption trial of seth williams goats under way he detailed how da seth williams urged him to ease the way coming and going from philadelphia international airport for his friend local businessman muhammed ali who had contributed to williams' campaign. sullivan testified in february of 2012 he sent an officer to a gate when ali was flying into philadelphia. only to learn williams was with ali coming back from a tropical vacation. >> were you amazed that williams and ali were together on that very flight come from pun at a kanta. >> that was shocking, yeah. >> he didn't tell that you? >> no. i think that kind of speaks for itself. williams' attorney argues the da never ordered sullivan to walk ali through airport security. williams is accused of septembering bribes and misusing campaign funds in his role as da. he denies those allegations. >>> pennsylvania drivers get a d for habits on the road that's according to new survey. we're rude. news flash. well not news to most of us but our chris o'connell has closer look at what the survey uncover. >> reporter: at least we could say we're not as rude as new york drivers. but that's not saying much. according to new survey

the local government doesn't have to address the fundamental address,. >> attorneys asked the judge to delay the hearing next week when almeda will be of joined by max harris, facing the same 36 felony counts. the da said they allowed the warehouse to be filled with flammable things from floor to ceiling. the only exit was an unstable staircase. defense attorneys and micah allison plan to address the media friday at a news conference in san francisco. they say they'll discuss the circumstances that lend themselves to our clients innocence. almeda declined to be interviewed. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >> can you watch that news conference right here on ktvu, it gets under way at 11:30, we will carry it live, you can watch it on ktvu.com and on our social media accounts. >>> a new mug shot is out of the other defendant, max harris has been book in dublin. he was transported back to the bay area yesterday from la where he was arrested on monday. harris is also facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >>> there is more fallout from yesterday's congressional testimony from fired fbi director james comey. he says the white house lied about him but now the administration is firing back. doug luzade

is a distraction so that the local government does not need to address the issues of their failings. >>> the judge has asked to delay they hearings one week. the da says that both men allow the warehouse to be filled from floored to ceiling with flammable materials. they say they blocked one of to exit on an upset -- upstairs floor were many died. his wife plans to address the media more extensively in a news conference in san francisco. will talk about the circumstances that lend themselves to the clients innocence. >>> rain fell today and parts of the bay area. i want to show you some pictures that were taken at about four clock this afternoon on the west slope of mount tam. a tree there fell in the held -- hillside. ring county crews right out heavy equipment to clear one lane of the road that was marked. bill martin is here. we see some rain to the north bay, what about the southbay? >> the real story as we showed in this picture, said these are the rainfall accumulations in the south bay today. at 1/2 inch to 1 inch as you go further north. everybody south had trace amounts. san rafael had about 0.1 inch. it still drizzling out there a littl

states isn't going to mess around with politics at the local level, which sometimes is what happens in these prosecutions. people have to get elected as a da, they don't want to prosecute it because, you know, "oh, it looks like they're supportive of gay people." this is about fairness. and finally we have a law that will allow people to protect in a sort of negative rights way, because it's prosecuting people who have committed crimes, but protect the dignity of a community by making these go forward, these prosecutions go forward. >> hinojosa: so what, in your dream-o-vision, jarrett, when you say you want to reach the hearts and minds of americans, how do you do that? you said, "i want gay neighbors to kind of not just..." >> tell their stories. tell their stories to the neighborhood. you know... >> hinojosa: how about if you're not the gay neighbor, and you're not sure what to ask your neighbor, because you don't know how to... what do you want them to say, "tell me about your life, what's it like?" like, you know... >> this is the power of the media, by the way. why shows like glee are so important. because what you do is you tell tha

local hospital after some kind of altercation. police detained two people but not arrested anyone yet. this happened about 2:00 yesterday morning outside the da vinci villa hotel on van ness. police say an argument between bate and another person ended up outside that hotel. while paramedics worked on bate, police went door-to-door, startling some guests. >> can i help you. just, yes, ma'am. i need to see your room. barged in and walked around. >> a television station in australia said he was traveling to san francisco to visit friends. his family is on the way to san francisco from australia. >>> and a warning about fish sent to five bay area restaurants. yellow fin tuna that may be tainted with hepatitis a. it was processed by the hilo fish company. the recall started two weeks ago but just announced last night. five of those restaurants you saw in the map are in the bay area, phoenix, blue hawaii, pokey shacks, bonito and bay area was told it immediately removed items from its order and switched brands and manufacturers to ensure guests' safety. >>> symptoms of hepatitis a are similar to food poisoning include fever and stomach pain. the f

>> asked the question of the da day, where is the -- >> where is the loretta lynch- lynch-bill clinton -- >> can i remind people, we would not even know what happened if not for a localabc news" reporter? reporter on the ground who is taking stock -- >> that means whatever you do, i think we've learned it is not secret anymore. with transparency, we have seen a festival of bad behavior. what if we are learning is that everybody did something they shouldn't have. it's kind of insane. if there was so much bad behavior on every side. >> i want to ask you because we are running out of time, it seems as though on capitol hill, senators and congressional leaders always jockeying to get the big interviews and their committee. you see lindsey graham there and he is trying to get someone in judiciary and away from intelligence. >> they compete for jurisdiction, i wish i didn't happen. i have so many democratic russian hawk friends. >> special counsel robert mueller was chosen to oversee the russia probe without bias but now former house speaker newt gingrich is raising concern about a possible conflict of interest. ahead, why he is calling for an end to that investigation. ♪

da on trial. many morning philadelphia's top prosecutor is on defense. >>> crews will be out cleaning up after severe weather tortured partsov of our area yesterday. >>> and meetd the local offer that explores the lives in a brand new book. >>> right now opening statements underway in the corruption and are bribery case seth williams faces the most important campaign as he tries to defend hichls for charges sha could his to pert before 30e6r 250 dwroor frm. >>> thissing sitting the to tell sus p where are hasn't what is sa sa. >> reporter: with the jury it is now day two kicking off with opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense. >> good morning. how are you? >> that was williams on his way into federal court this morning. the philadelphia defense attorney is accused of taking gifts in exchange for favors. he has denied those charges as both saids lay out their case. four alternates will be listening in very closely. throughout the trial they could potentially hear testimony. the witnesses include the former d.a and deputy excisioner with the philadelphia police department. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 nuchltz > -- news. >>> police want to know who sthoo

local bar owner will return to the stand in the seth williams federal corruption trial. yesterday the owner testified he gave gifts to the philadelphia da for help getting liquor license. the bar owner said he knew by giving the gifts he would get williams help with legal problems in a federal tax case. also happening today, lawyers for bill cosby and one of his accusers will be in court in los angeles to set a trial date in a lawsuit. claims cosby molested her at playboy mansion in 1974 when she was just 15 years old. neither kcosby nor lawyers have commented on that lawsuit. >>> good morning, everyone. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington with you watching moving through center city. here's the vine street expressway cameras around 24th street. everything looks good here. westbound towards the schuylkill eastbound towards 95 right now not seeing any problems. also watch for a crash out in lower salford. checking in with mass transit. also seeing delays for septa's broad street line express service. now delays there at least residual delays due to earlier equipment problems. new jersey, transit running on time. >>> just befor

services will continue to work with all agencies including the local authority to support all affected by this incident, thank you very much. that is dawe can look now at the extent of the blaze in the early hours of the morning, the fire service confirming all but the first two floors, the second floor boards affected by the fire. you really get a sense of the scale of this blaze. these are the images taken around 2am or three. many eyewitnesses, the image coming across is how fast the blaze to call from what appeared to be a relatively small fire to an enormous blaze within a matter of minutes. heard from dany cotton who said in her 29 years as a firefighter she has never seen anything on this scale, that statement from the london fire department, the metropolitan police have also issued a statement saying police were called at 60 minutes past one this morning to reports of the fire. —— 60 minutes past one. all the emergency services and other agencies continue to work together at the scene and the evacuation process is continuing. he also confirmed a number of fatalities and said others are receiving medical ca re said others are r

the da thinks this move could slow it down some. our dawn timmeney has more from fairless hills tonight. dawn? >> reporter: iain and lucy, bucks county leaders and local law enforcement are hoping money talks. the problem has gotten out of control here. the heroin problem and they are counting on some serious cash and signs like this to curb the crisis. >> overdoses have become so frequent i actually have an overdose kit that i carry. >> reporter: lieutenant nelson whitney of the falls township police department is on the front line in the war against heroin. this 29 year police veteran and twained emt delivering the lif life-saving drug narcan on a regular basis to reverse the effects of heroin on users. >> and when you pull the cap off, you clear make sure there's nothing in the way in their pocket gone right through their clothing into their thigh and hold it there for ten seconds. >> last year we had 79 overdoses and 29 were fatal. >> this year is on track could be worse that's why lieutenant nelson is all for the push out the push cher program unveiled by bucks county crime stoppers today. it's offering rewards up to $5,000 to people who turn in

the da sold his oath of office to live far beyond his means. the first witness the government called was a woman they hope would proof their theory. she waist in charge of accounts at localms 80 year old mother lived. kathleen de frees her name, she tried for month to track down williams about using his mother's benefits to pay her bills. her testimony she said he didn't pay, and he wasn't pressed to ever meet the financial obligations. but defense attorneys say the nursing home was a mess, they lost statements, they took months to figure out paperwork, and contracts, so williams was in the dark about what exactly he owed, and was in a holding pattern not running from financial obligations. outside the courthouse after day one of testimony, defense lawyers have one word to sort of describe the charges against their client, jeff cole caught up with them. >> attorney berk, give us little summary of your open, just little summary of your open? >> i have no comment right now thank you. >> can we just get a little. >> you guys is a saw it, you saw it live. >> we are not in there during the day. >> i just went over what our version of the evidence was, what our version of the

the independent police complaints commission has said a postmortem examination on edir frederico da costa showed that, contrary to some claims, he had no spinal injuries caused by officers. yousaf saed, a receptionist at a locale therefore like to hours and then the police around 930 and they came over here and took them and then they were burning car, burning bins out the back. they were burning bins out the back. they were burning some bins over there and they were damaging the wall over there and throwing bricks everywhere. ben was mentioning this at the headlines at six o'clock. the uk's economic growth will remain anaemic until the end of the decade, according to the british chambers of commerce. it doesn't sound nice, does it? the group, which represents small and medium—sized businesses, doesn't expect growth to be more than 1.5% by 2020. it also says that inflation may end up higher than expected, peaking at 3.4% this year. despite some predictions, britain's economy grew robustly after the referendum last year but it has slowed down a lot this year and now it's the weakest in europe. the british chambers of commerce which represents thousands of small and medium—sized companies said the gdp will rema