thomas edwards is a professional wingman. >> the prototypical client is someone who has everything else in their life put together. but the one thing that's missing in their life is that someone to share this life with. >> reporter: another commonality, many of his clients are looking to bounce back after a breakup. >> when it comes to breakups, i think you'd be really surprised with how guys actually take them. our egos are really fragile. it's very, very difficult for them to go back out there. >> i've had pretty kind of intense relationships in the past. >> reporter: tonight he's working with his client vic at aselena. >> what's difficult did ffor yo? >> getting past my fears in the relationship or how things can go wrong. >> like not being good enough? >> yeah. >> that's common. what we'll do is teach you how to have the attractiveness of a bad boy but also be able to showcase that nice guy element. >> reporter: then thomas tags along as vic puts his teachings to the test at a party at 235th. as vic mixes and mingles, thomas stays close by to offer advice in realtime. >> he's -- i c

prosecutors say edward archer nearly killed an officer two years ago. today arch. let's go to aundrea cline-thomas, who was inside that courtroom today for some of this testimony. >> reporter: there's an overwhelming amount of evidence from surveillance video to a confession, but the defense reminded the jury that edward archer is presumed innocent. the prosecution's responsibility is to prove every single charge. the surveillance video showing the officer being ambushed by a gunman who fired 13 shots is key evidence in the case against edward archer. the jury also got a closer look at the crime scene. the shattered glass and bullet holes in the patrol car. the gun with the empty magazine recovered nearby. >> absolutely amazed that he's even here to sit in this trial. we are bless ed to have him her. >> reporter: the officer has had 11 surgeries since being shot three times in the arm. he was in the courthouse but kept out of the courtroom today. but family was there crying at times as they watched video and listened to the details. the they also had a clear view of archer, who told police he was

the trial for edward archer began the day he was uncooperative and refused to enter a plea saying i don't plead to anyone but allah. aundrea cline-thomas was in court, has injuries watched video of the attack and is joining us live from center city with more. >> you may remember that edward archer is a same and police confess confessed to the driem and said he was inspired by isis. now things have changed. he just refuses to cooperate. the suspect showed his defiance early in the proceedings. he was read his charges relating to the shooting of jesse hearthnet. he was asked if he pled gazillion or not guilty. i don't plead to anyone but allah. he said i don't plead to anything, sir. the judge took that as him saying not guilty. >> i don't know what that is about. particularly in light of what we know he stated during a confession early on. >> the prosecution called archer a man with a plan who was lying in wait on the night of january 7th, 2016. the first witness was a detective who nar tated the video frame by frame from the intersection of 60th and spruce street. it shows a gunman run ining outo the car and firing 13 shots at point bl

peace down here was the one who put it in the correct format, in his name, edward mitchell, who also just so happened to be thomas cox's brother-in-law. now, she therefore praised the court that further proceedings may be had by which material facts may be ascertained. again, she would not have used that type of vocabulary. they may conduct a full and fair hearing of this cause of harm, which she hopes to be discharged and released from the illegal restraint of cromwell. her signature, nance x. that man, nathaniel cromwell, was a descendent of the founder of the principal of american civil rights. he was a relative of oliver cromwell of england, who had charles the first executed. in his petition of right, 200 years before, it was to guarantee the civil right of due process of law. and so, here is a classic case of history clashing. he was from the family that created civil rights, and now, she is demanding that cromwell be brought back into court, and she appear in court for african civil rights in an american courtroom. so this is -- and unfortunately, i rehearsed this on my ipad, where i can expand this and zo

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thomas drayton. iain has the night off. jeff cole joining us live from the courthouse in center city with what happened inside today. jeff? >> reporter: this was the first day of the trial for edward archer. he's the alleged attacker of jesse hartnett. a philadelphia police officer. today archer turned away from video monitors in the courtroom as scenes of his alleged bloody attack were played. this is a trial that's attracted police officers from across this city. >> a gag order keeps officer jesse hartnett from talking to the crowd of photographers and reporters waiting as he leaves court. inside nine women and thee men of the jury watched grizzly images of hartnett under brutal assault. >> absolutely amazed that jesse hartnett is even here to sit in this trial. we're blessed to have him here. but, upping, regardless of what takes place certainly in my humble opinion mr. archer should be held accountable for his actions. >> reporter: his alleged attacker is 32-year-old edward archer wearing white and armed with a pistol archer is alleged to have emptied his weapon at hartnett as he sat in his cruiser at 60th and spruce near midnight january 7th of 2016. the attack captured on vi

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thomas drayton. iain has the night off. jeff cole joining us live from the courthouse in center city with what happened inside today. jeff? >> reporter: this was the first day of the trial for edwards the alleged attacker of jesse hartnett. a philadelphia police officer. today archer turned away from video monitors in the courtroom as scenes of his alleged bloody attack were played. this is a trial that's attracted police officers from across this city. >> a gag order keeps officer jesse hartnett from talking to the crowd of photographers and reporters waiting as he leaves court. inside nine women and thee men of the jury watched grizzly images of hartnett under brutal assault. >> absolutely amazed that jesse hartnett is even here to sit in this trial. we're blessed to have him here. but, uin