in january of this year, the philadelphia ethics board issued a record-setting fine against him. a month later williams anunsed he would not seek re-election. and today an indictment of criminal charges came down. >>> what about reaction to today's indictment? it's pouring in from the city's legal community tonight. as for what the indictment means for courts and police in the city, legal experts say it's unclear whether any cases williams oversaw could now be appealed. that would depend on a case by case basis. in the short term attorneys we spoke to said williams should resign. >> 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. >> 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 elect

seth williams announced wow not seek a third term after being slapped with the record fine with the philadelphia board of ethics. now with this federal indictment these eight candidates are hoping to be the change in the d.a.'s office. crowded field of seven democrats and one republican are vying to be elected philadelphia's next district attorney. they will take over an office in turmoil as current d.a. seth williams faces bribery and extortion charges. reaction from the candidates was swift. >> i expected some of the bribery and pay to play and corruption stuff but stuff about the nursing home fraud was really disturbing. to defraud a family member and take money for your own personal use. >> reporter: fellow democratic candidate michael untermayor said seth williams ran on reform the criminal justice system. philadelphia still has one of the most dysfunctional criminal justice systems in the country. beth grossman says change in political party could be the solution. >> when you have a one party system it really lead to sadly complacently and corruption and fact that it is found its way in the district attor

the fbi investigated him. that stopped when williams was indicted last week on extortion and corruption charges. to add to his money problems, williams owes the philadelphia board of ethics $62,000 for failing to report years of gifts. he maintains his innocence and is refuses to step down as d.a. live in the digital operations center, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> a co-defendant in a teenager's murder case has a court appearance in bucks counties. >> that tops the stories that we're folng the region. jacob sullivan faces arraigned in doylestowns morning. he strangled grace packer in july, a h raped and beat her while her adoptive mother watched. the teen's remains were found in northeastern pennsylvania two months later. at the hearing, prosecutors may announce they will be seeking the death penalty in the case. >>> a judge will sentence a philadelphia mother today in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. shakia holmes involuntary manslaughter. investigators say her daughter shot herself with a gun found in the closet of their north philadelphia home last summer. >>> today a memorial service will be held for trail blazing . he died this month at the age of 82. lewis was

announced early last month he would not seek a third term after being slapped with the record fine from the philadelphia board of ethicsle are competing to be the change here at the d.a.'s office. crowded field of seven democrats and one republican are vying to be elected philadelphia's next district attorney. they will be taking over an office in turmoil as current d.a. seth williams faces federal bribery and extortion charges. reaction from the candidates was swift. >> i expected some of the bribery and pay to play and corruption stuff but stuff about the nursing home fraud was really disturbing. to defraud a family member and take money for your own personal use. >> reporter: fellow democratic candidate michael untermeyer said seth williams ran on reforming the criminal justice system. though there has been some movement in that direction, philadelphia has one of the most dysfunctional criminal justice systems in the country beth grossman a sole republican in the race said a change in political party could be the solution. >> when we have a one party system it lead to sadly complacently and corruption and the fact t

he owes the philadelphia board of ethics over $60,000 in fines. williams has pleaded not guilty and remains district attorney despite calls for him to resign from as far up as the mayor's office. i reached out to a spokesperson from the d.a.'s office to learn if williams has a new attorney. so far'vback. live in the digital operations center, nbc10 news. >> thanks. 39 degrees outside. >>> a trial starks in bucks county today -- starts today in a bucks county case where a woman staked out a pizza shop along with two customers. one robber was shot and another wounded. the customer was not charged. >>> a judge is expected to sentence a philadelphia mom in the death of her 4-year-old daughter. shakia holmes pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. investigators say her daughter shot herself with the gun found in the closet of their north philadelphia home last summer. >>> we have three stories making national headlines this morning to tell you about. >> yeah. a fire that triggered the collapse of an overpass causes a transportation crisis in the ci

the office for which i love. >> in response back then, the ethics board slapped williams with the largest fine in its history, $62,000. williams also bowed out of his reelection campaign. >>> philadelphiaor jim kenney issued this statement saying 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. >> it is now 5:06 and a man met his end in a ed didly shooting in pemberton burlington county. this is a new video that's come in showing detectives at the scene early this morning. but they released very few details t what we do know is that the victim was found along the 100 block of kinsley road in the sunbury section of the township last night and his body was found next to a car. there's no word yet on a suspect. >>> and a house fire had crews in quite a battle in west philadelphia. it caught fire around one:15 this morning. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to get it under control. no one was injured and investigators are still trying to figu

the office for which i love. >> in response the ethics board slapped williams with the largest fine in its history, $62,000. williams also bowed out of his reelection campaign. >>> philadelphiaor jim kenney issued this statement saying "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 dishear disheartenino see yet another elected official give the public a reason not to trust us." >> detectives in pemberton. they've released very few details. what we know is that the victim was that found along the 100 block of kinsley road in the sunbury section of the township last night. his body was next to a car. no word yet on a suspect. >>> and a house fire had crews in a battle in west philadelphia. it caught fire around 1:15 this morning. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to get this under control. no one was injured. and investigators are still trying to figure out exactly how this all started. >>> and the soda shelves will look a bit different in philadelphia. pepsi is pulling two leader bottles and 12 packs in response to

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 board fined him $62,000. the da acknowledged his duty to fully disclose all gift he received and took full responsibility for failing to do so. he apologized publicly, and paid the fine. well, with controversy growing, and challengers jumping into the 2017 democratic primary for district attorney, williams announced woe not seek a third term in office and weeks after his announcement comes the indictment. our coverage of this developing story continues on line. head to fox29.com to read the indictment, also, download the fox 29 app to get breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. >>> this is a story developing right now. pepsi announced they'll be pulling 2-liter bottle, 12 packs of packs of product over the city new tax on sweetened beverages. company says it wants to offer products and packaging sizes working families can better afford. decision affect soda including pepsi, mound dan due, gatorade, lip ton iced tee. earlier this month pep sick owe announced when it was laying off 80

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 acknowledged his duty to fully disclose all gift he received, and took full responsible for failing to do so. so he apologized publicly and paid off that fine. the controversy growing, and challengers jumping into the 2017 democratic primary for da, williams announced woe not seek a third term in office. and weeks after his announcement, comes this indictment. our coverage of this developing story continues on line, head to fox29.com it read the indictment. also, download the fox 29 app to get breaking news alert sent straight to your smart phone. >> developing right now, pepsi pulling 2-liter bottles and also 12 packs of it products from grocery stores in philadelphia because of the new tax on sweetened beverages, sugary beverages. the company says it would like to offer products in package that families can better afford. its decision will affect sodas including pepsi and mountain dew, and other sweetened beverages, like gatorade, lip ton iced tee. earlier