. >> reporter: and the philadelphia bar association calling this indictment an embarrassment, demanding williams step down. legal experts say right now it's unclear what this all could mean for criminal cases. williams oversaw, federal prosecutors allege justice was for sale under the d.a. saying williams accepted wrib bribes for helping criminal defendants. >> it would be very difficult for him to remain in office. these charges are not just gratuities as has been expected but actually doing favors in exchange for money, essentially allegations of selling his office. >> reporter: d.a.'s office did not comment on the specifics of these federal charges. again, the philadelphia bar association calling on williams to go, saying this is a sad day for philadelphia. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> seth williams own office has prosecuted other politicians. here's what williams said in mafrm 2015 following the charges against three former lawmakers from philadelphia. >> there are no free passes when it comes to corruption. i will not and cannot look the other way just because you are my frie

the head of the philadelphia bar association is pushing for a resignation. she says that the target to cast a shadow on the da's office and entire city adding its truly an embarrassment. this case is being watched by a lot of folks in the legal community. defense attorney bill brennen knows seth williams. he says it's unclear what the charges will have on previous cases. handled by the da's office. >>> we predicted lawyers will attempt to exploit for their benefit. i think that's a stretch. >> we trust that it's embarrassing. we put or trust in the center. >> arraignment is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon. now live in federal court. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> as for who will replace williams, eight candidates in the race. democrats narrowed down to one after the primary in may. now for months nbc 10 tracked the ongoing investigation against seth williams. nbc 10 mitch blocker tried nuch rous ti numerous times from the da. get all the details included in the indictment right now on the nbc 10 app and nbc 10 dom. >>> new overnight. looking for a gunman af

. >> the philadelphia bar association is demanding seth williams resign to maintain the integrity of the justice system. within the past hour, philadelphia's mayor jim kenney responded. at a time when our citizens' trust in government is at an all-time low it's disheartening to see another elected official give the public another reason not the trust us, end quote. >> this does not mean that seth williams has to give up his position. three local politicians have recently stayed in office after being indicted. robert menendez from new jersey has been under indictment on corruption charges for nearly two years but he continues to serve the people of new jersey as he awaits trial. chaka fattah of pennsylvania worked for nearly 11 months and did not step down from his position until he was convicted. and kathleen kane stayed in office for a year after her indictment. on the nbc 10 app you can read the entire indictment to see everything he's accused of. >>> new at 6:00, pepsi saying it will stop selling two liters packages of its drinking and it's blaming philly's soda tax. pepsi said it

at the philadelphia bar association, chancellor debra gross says they're getting calls for people saying their deals with the da may not have been on the up and up. >> i think he should resign because there's erosion of public trust and we, yo know, we need to -- we need to regain public trust. >> reporter: it's worth noting that williams has already been fined for ethical violations, bed reporting of expensive gifts that raised questions about the gift givers and why they gave. in a statement, william office says simply that he continues to be the elected da for the city of philadelphia. but some believe he should explain why he feels he can continue in office with a legal cloud overhead. al taubenberger sits on city council's committee on public safety. >> the way it appears to me hearing only one side of the story, he is a public official. we have a responsibility to talk to the people. >> you think he should go? >> with what i know, yes isn't public demonstrations against williams may rat chest up the pressure on democratic party leaders in the city. the committee of 70's david thorn

at the philadelphia bar association, chancellor depth bra gross says they're getting calls from peoplerned their dealings with the da may not have been on the up and up. >> i just think that he should erosion of public trust and we, you know, we to row gain public trust. >> reporter: it's worth notingea been fined for ethical violations, be gift that is raised questions about t a statement, williams oe says sim elected da for the city of phide some believe he should explain why he feels he can offl cloud overhead. al t sits on city council' committee safety. >> the way it appears to me hearing one side of the story he's a public official and we have a responsibility to talk to the people. >> you think he should go. >> with what i know, yes. >> public demonstrations against williams hey ratchet up the pressure on democratic party leaders in the city. committee of 70 david thon burg can imagine those party leaders talking to the embattled da. >> if you're situation damages our reputation, our pros specs for the future, not only do you have a problem but we have a problem. >> reporter: th

. >> the philadelphia bar association released a stern statement reading in part that it's imperative that d.a. williams resign immediately to maintain the public's confident in our justice system and the voters are the ones with the final say in situations like this. we have to demand and expect the sense of integrity and respect from these offices and if we don't see that we need to throw hem out of the office. >> and a bit more from the bar association, that goes on to say that the charges cast a shadow on the da's office and the legal community and the entire state of philadelphia. truly and embarrassment, end quote. >> thank you walter. >>> our coverage of the charges against seth williams continues on 6abc.com there you can read yourself the full 50 page indictment against the embattled da and get continued reaction as well as on going updates as the story continues to unfold. >>> breaking news now from philadelphia's fern rock section, a victim is in critical condition after a shooting happened just about 30 minutes ago at park and olney, police are on the scene trying to gain

the philadelphia bar association released a stern statement. it's imperative that da williams resigned immediately to restore the public's confidence in our public justice system and the public will get an opportunity to once again make things right. >> in my mind, it comes to the voters, we have to demand and expect the sense of integrity and accomplishment from these offices and if we don't see that we have to throw people out of office. >> and i would like to wrap up with more from the bar association statement. it goes on to say that the charges beginnings him casts a shade on the da's office and the entire city of philadelphia. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and our coverage of the charges against seth williams continues on 6abc.com. there you are read the full 50 page indictment against the embattled da, reaction to the developments and on going updates as the story continues to unfold. >>> we now have video of the thieves behind yesterday's $1.3 million heist at a lawncrest jewelry store. one man climbs down from

the city of philadelphia, facing and has faced charges. so boy it is shaking the foundation of the voters trust, that's for sure. >> that is for sure, steve, certainly a fall from grace there. the philadelphia bar association is now asking him to resign while philadelphia mayor jim kenney also row least add statement reading in part, quote, it is deeply shameful that the city's chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at an all time low, it is disheartening to see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us. >> we did go of course to the district attorney's offers yesterday. williams wasn't there. we are told he is spending typing with his family and received a statement instead that said: i ask you respect his privacy and the privacy of the men and women in office so all every us can continue do do our jobs without the distraction of additional immediate attention. >> let's take a quick look back, williams elected philadelphia's first african-american district attorney back in 2009. and then last summer news emerged he failed to report more than $160,000 in gifts. the city ethics

. >>> the philadelphia bar association is now asking seth williams to resign. philadelphia mayor jim kenney also released a statement reading in part "it is deeply shameful that the city's chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens' trust in government is at all all-time low, it is dishearte disheartening to see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us ". >> the electronics ban on some international flights just got bigger. britain is now joining the us in banning certain carry on electronics on planes coming from certain muslim majority countries and tonight we've got a better explanation for the crash crack down. reuter social security reporting that officials are responding to a threat. the move comes from reports that militant groups are trying to smuggle explosives in those devices. but intelligence officials are not giving any more specifics. >>> tonight a heart broken family is begging for answers after someone gunned down a 23-year-old man in olney. r

we appreciate your reporting on this one, the philadelphia bar association is asking for williams to resign while philadelphia mayor jim kenney release as statement reading in part, quote, it is deeply shameful that the city chief law enforcement officer has been implicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at all time low, it is disheartening to see yet anothe elected official give the public a reason not to trust us. >>> we did go to the district attorney's offers yesterday. williams was not there. we were told he is spending time with his family. here is a statement. i ask that you respect his privacy, and the privacy of the men and women of the office, so all of cuss continue to do our job without the distraction of additional media attention. >> so what led us to this indictment? quick look back. williams was elected philadelphia ace first african-american district attorney, back in 2009. and then last summer news emerged that he failed to report more than $160,000 in gifted. the city ethics board fined him $62,000. the da

. >> the philadelphia bar association is now asking bill williams to resign. philadelphia mayor jim kenney also releasing a statement reading in part "it is deeply shameful that the city's chief law enforcement officer has beenism complicated in such a flagrant violation of the law. at a time when our citizens trust in government is at all-time low. it's disheartening to see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us ". today' as announcement several months in the making and we'll take look at how we got here coming up later in our newscast. >>> developing now in the city's olney section, the search for a killer who gunned down a 23-year-old man overnight. police say they found the victim lying on the street at fourth and rosland shot in the head. fox 29's dave kinchen spoke to the victim's family he's live at police headquarters for us tonight. dave? >> reporter: dawn, so many of you the people at home watch us day after day reporting on murders in the city. and the father of the victim we spoke with was the same way. watching the ne

. >> reporter: debra gross chancellor of the philadelphia bar association says they're getting calls from citizens who now wonder where they're dealings with the da' office or on the up and up. >> the public deserves an opportunity to have faith in the system. >> reporter: you don't think they have faith in a district attorney under indictment? >> given the -- the current status, correct. >> reporter: remember, williams has already admitted to ethics violations, belatedly reporting $175,000 worth of gifts while in office. al taubenberger sits on the public safety committee. >> charges against him are large and he is our chief law enforcement officer. >> reporter: do you think he should stay or go? >> i think,, what i've heard, now this is final decision he must make, i think he should go. >> reporter: decision of course is williams to make. but the head of the good government committee of 70 believes public pressure, protests can turn up the heat. the da and on his democratic party. >> political pressure works, and i think that's what he and his -- and other folks in the democratic pa

. >> reporter: now philadelphia mayor jim kenney and the philadelphia bar association both calling forlliams to resign. there's no indication whether he plans to step down. iain, so far no trial date has been set. >> all right, dawn, thank you. >>> the former athletic director of penn state took the stand today in the trial for the school's former president. part of the child endangerment trial for former penn state president graham spanier shown walking into court much he's accused of mishandling a report that former assistant football coach jerry sandusky sexually abused a boy in university shower. former ad tim curley took a plea deal in the case and says had he pleaded guilty because he felt he should have done more. >>> in delaware, a republican throwing their hat in the ring for u.s. senate seat in 2018. chuck boys declared his candidacy today the owner of the brandywine executive center in wilmington. handful of medical marijuana dispensaries could end up in philadelphia. seven locations got permits from philadelphia's department of license and and inspections. the step is neces

the philadelphia bar association is now calling on district attorney seth williams to resign immediatelycalling this an embarrassment. the bar says williams must step down to maintain the integrity of the justice system. now, as for what this indictment means for courts and cops in this city, legal experts tell me it's unclear what this could mean to cases that williams oversaw. that would depend on a case by case basis whether there's any grounds for an appeal. in the short-term, however, attorneys i spoke with say the first step is for the district attorney to step down. >> it would be very difficult for him to remain in office. these charges are not just gratuities as had been suspected but actually doing favors in exchange for money essentially allegations of selling his office. >> reporter: criminal defense attorneys tell me this is absolutely unprecedented for the city and the district attorney's office. coming up at 5:00, more reaction from the city of legal community. live in center city, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> our coverage of the indictment of seth williams is just g

the da has not said whether or not he will resign from office. he has said previously he will not be seeking re-election. head of philadelphia bar associationg for a resignation. she says the charges cast a shadow on the da's office and entire city adding it is truly an enbarsment. it is being watched by a lot of folks in the legal community. defense attorney bill brennen knows seth williams. he says it's unclear what effect these charges will have on previous cases handled by the da's office. >> predicted lawyers will attempt to exploit this to their fine benefit. i think that's a stretch. >> somebody we trust to fall like that, it's embarrassing. we put our trust in him and he better stand. >> some of the reaction and the arraignment is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon. we'll be following that for you throughout the day. for now live outside federal court, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> mentioned earlier this year, he will not be running for his office again. eight candidates in the race for da. the democrats will be narrowed down to one after primary in may. >>> 6:34. breaking news overnight. north korea's latest missile test appears to

despite calls from the bar association, and even the mayor to resign, seth williams has not. he is still the district attorney of philadelphia. once again he is due back in court today at 2:00 o'clock. we will be there providing you updates at five and 6:00. we are live at federal courthouse in center city, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>thanks for that update. >>> inner news a person is now in police custody in connection with the northern liberties shooting earlier this week. the temporarily shut down a portion of i-95. on tuesday witnesses told police they heard gunshots on the 500 block hoff north front street. the gun fire hit a woman's car just as she got in to it but fortunately she was not hurt. officers searched an apartment complex, nearby, for clues, and police say, that no charges have been filed against the person currently in custody. >>> missing federal judge we told but yesterday, has been found, safe and sound. ninety-one year-old former judge edwin costic was found miles from his home. two teenagers spotted his gray acura in dunmore lackawana county. he was found a hundred yard from the car.