the detective said he didn't know. >> there is no doubt it is inescapable of tim piazza died as a result of reckless conduct and criminal conduct which caused his life. >> reporter: association day two of this preliminary hearing is over. it will resume tomorrow when it will be over is unclear but once it's done, the judge will decide who goes to trial and on what charges. i'm live in belfont, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. new jersey governor chris christie's day at the beach did no favors for his approval rating. a new monmouth university poll has the governor's approval holding at 15 percent. 80 percent of new jersey residents disapprove of christie's job in office. 5 percent said we don't know. coming up on "action news" tonight, two local 80-year-old women take to the sky to fulfill a dream and cross off an item on their bucket list. >>> and a young man from northeast philadelphia will get a big honor this week at the espy's. cecily. >> a warmup has begun. yesterday's high very comfortable 83 degrees. today 89. the next three days get ready for a hea

that happened after the hazing ritual known as the gauntlet. >> the fact of the matter is that tim piazza was in had for forced alcohol situation. >> reporter: on whether piazza actually suffered a second fall downstairs while heavily intoxicated. defenders said there's no evidence of a second fall. >> there were serious injuries hours before what is now becoming called the second fall. i don't think that they get anywhere by making a big deal out of the second fall. >> reporter: only about seven defense attorneys had a chance to cross-examine so far and attorneys i spoke with say they knew it wasn't going to end likely on day three. we've learned that this will reconvene in august. in bellefont, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >>> well tonight philadelphia police are hoping some surveillance video can help them catch a gunman. take look. police say the guy shot a man yesterday morning on the 5600 block of chew avenue that's in east germantown much this video shows the moments leading up to the shooting. the person who was shot had to be taken to the hospital and treat the. if you recognize th

today, tim piazza's parents walk in with support again.are offended by how a defense attorney and fraternity brothers are acting in court. >> this is a nightmare for them every day. to come to court and watch a cd full of young men sitting over there, and i will tell you, you look at them, i don't see anybody looking sad, they're laughing with each other. their attorneys were acting in different and somewhat rude. speak out the defense denies acting inappropriately in court. spirit what is the defense saying? >> there are 18 fraternity members, and they all have a turn 80s, cross-examining their witnesses. while tim piazza death is part of a comet there is no evidence that holds their clients responsible. remember, in pennsylvania they point out that it is not a crime to see someone needing help and deciding not to call 911. eight phase the most serious part aggravated assault. that is punishable up to 20 years in prison. >> bill: thank you. outside the court out this morning. >> shannon: u.s. back to rocky troops in a key stronghold in mo

social that happened after the hazing ritual known as the gauntlet. >> the fact of matter is, that tim piazza was in a forced alcohol situation. >> reporter: on whether piazza actually suffered a second fall downstairs while heavily inn tock indicated. defenders said there's no evidence of a second fall. >> there were serious injuries hours before what is now becoming called the second fall. i don't think that they get anywhere by making a big deal out of the second fall. >> reporter: only about seven defense attorneys had a chance to cross-examine this will lee 15 we just learned in august. back to you. >> all right, dave, thank you. >>> military flight goes horribly wrong. today lawmakers paid tribute to fallen heroes while investigators try figure out what happened. >>> and it was day two behind the mow crow phone for knowledge governor chris christie as he tries his hand at a radio host. >> a local school did he say code doesn't pass with parents. they called sexist open medically hazardous. >> there's something you normally fine in the waters off jersey shore until now. what you need to

why 18 members of a penn state fraternity should stand trial with the death of 19-year-old pledge tim piazzaed. >> reporter: that call for help, 12 hours after piazza had fallen down the stairs after a hazing ritual called the gauntlet, an obstacle course of alcohol. the prosecutor saying as piazza lay dying of brain injuries in the hospital. one brother was texting, he drank because we hazed him. another brother writing, he didn't want to go to jail for it. i think we are expletive, as in i think we are in trouble. piazza's parents there listening to it all. >> it is excruciatingly difficult for the piazzas to sis and listen to the callous misconduct who pledged their son. >> reporter: another says this tragedy was not a crime. >> none of them had the intention to harm piazza, and they're trying to figure it out. >> reporter: now we're learning two security guards fired boy penn state were checks in on that frat party inside that house just minutes before piazza's fall. they'll be facing a range of charges including involuntary manslaughter. gee know benitez, abc news, bellefonte, pennsylva

in the hours and days after tim piazza' death allegedly from the alcohol-fueled hazing inside the fraternity, fraternity members began to understand the trouble they were facing. state college police detective was back on the stand this morning. he testified fraternity president brendan young texted his girlfriend you don't comprehend the situation, adding at the at the end of the day i'll be account accountable for it you will. prosecutors hammered at the alleged coverup. he wrote make sure the pledges clean the basement and get rid of the evidence of alcohol. casey replied they are taking care of basement. police testified that a search of a computer covered up group chat. 18 from fraternity members are charged in the death of piazza. on day one of the preliminary hearing, the piazza left the courtroom when the video of piazza' final hours were played for the judge. 16 of 18 defendants are in the courtroom. with the so many dmpts, -- defendants, it will go into tomorrow when the judge decides who if anyone will be charged. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> turning to accuweather, s

former penn state fraternity brothers back in court, prosecutors revealed new text messages after tim piazza stumbled drunk in the beta theta pi house. make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night and the situation. he looked expletive, dead. also, a google search. how will nine drinks in an hour affect a 200-pound guy. in the courtroom today, piazza's parents. >> the text messages were devastating. the piazzas find it extraordinarily difficult to hear that and see it in front of their very eyes. >> reporter: the charges range from involuntary manslaughter to evidence tampering in a case that scrutinized the darker side of greek life on college campuses. today a shouting match erupted between the prosecutor and defense attorneys who say their clients did not intend for piazza to die. >> i think the charges that have been brought with respect to my client in particular have stretched the bounds of the law and the facts as they relate to him. >> reporter: the hearing continues tomorrow as the judge decides whether this case should head to trial. >>> a dangerous combination of wildfires an

members are charged in the death of 19-year-old tim piazza. and the case of the 16 defendants are being credited and two others waived the hearing and less than an hour, the judge called for a five minute recess after attorneys started to argue with each other. some attorneys are asking their cases be separate said calling fact that more than 16 defense attorneys are present at at same time a waste of time. >>> and a suspected heat wave to hit our area this week. sky 6 hd showing you penn's landing and a lot of cloud cover out there but the real story is the heat and humidity. meteorologist, david murphy, is here with a look at how the oppressive heat will stick around. it's looking like hot and humid conditions and billing in getting warm across the region and on the lookout for storms that may mop later in the day. right now satellite and radar is not showing you anything coming up in the present. as we take a closer look at temperatures, temperatures are on the warm side and we are looking at 87 degrees right now in philadelphia. and that i

the 18 frat members are charged in the death of tim piazza inside the fraternity house. the judge will decide if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. >>> right now at 6:00, a a natural gas pipeline is fueling outrage tonight. residents worry ied about water contamination and gas leaks, but the company building it says it's following all the rules. a public meeting on the issue begins in just minutes. randy gyllenhaal breaks down the debate. >> reporter: in her neighborhood, danielle watches her two kids play outside. while keeping a very close eye on the construction happening just across her fence it line, the new natural gas pipeline is being installed here and worries every day about the possibility of a gas leak. >> so if there is a leak, this substance is odorless, color es, heavier thaen than air. >> she's one of many neighbors organizing on facebook against the pipeline. some neighbors say the 350-mile project just cuts through a bad location. >> it just doesn't belong running through a densely populated neighborhood. >> but she and her family believ

. >> in the penn state case, 18 fraternity brothers are charged in the death of tim piazza in a now closed fraternity house. died in february after drinking in several falls at a frat party and no one called for help until 12 hours later. >>> looking at attempted break in. philadelphia police gave us a video you're about to see. shows a man getting into a gas station on bustleton avenue last month by using a torch. after failing to burn his way inside, the man walked away. >>> back in philadelphia last night. visited the smith playground in south philly. his foundation helped transform the site over the years. final phase begin in a few weeks. refurbished park includes two baseball fields and a turf football field. meanwhile, he will face off against his old team in december. >> you don't have to wait that long to get your first eagles fix. the bird's first preseason game is less than a month away. play the packers on august 10. with bills dolphins and jets. see them all right here on nbc 10. official eagles station. >> today take the kids to a free community health fair in philadelphia. f

. >>> in the penn state case, 18 fraternity brothers charged in the death of tim piazza. died in february after a night of drinking and several falls at a frat party. no one called for help until 12 hours later. >>> 5:39. 74 degrees. the rain has swept across wilmington. live view from frawley stadium. fast moving wet weather. tracking not only showers, but thunderstorms this morning. not everybody will see them this morning. this afternoon, we're likely to get another round of storms and there are potentially strong with potential for damaging winds and heavy downpours later today. some of those showers and thunderstorms will linger into the evening hours. overnight tonight will be clearing out. opposite is happening this morning. look at the storms moving in. means some heavy downpours and thunderstorm activity in chester county moving to delaware county. then there is this batch of storms that is moving at nearly 50 miles an hour. quickly approaching middleton. that storminess heavy downpour as fu minutes away. one minute away coming into middleton this morning. now en

defense during the proceedings yesterday. 18 members of the fraternity are charged in the death of tim piazza who fell down steps after a heavy night of drinking. two waived any preliminary hearing. judge is planning two more days of testimony next month before he will decide if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. released a statement saying in part, these hearings have tried our patience as we listen to seven defense lawyers, each attempting to justify the unjustifiable. and each attempting to shift the focus, shift the blame and shift the responsibility from the men who they represent. >>> now hear are some of the stories we're following in the day ahead. >> today vietnam traveling memorial wall. the wall will be set up at pen dell memorial ball field. pennd pay tribute to the men and women when he died in the vietnam war. >>> announce the first camp philly program. partnership between the city and ymca to send children to camp spears. >>> meanwhile today, rock the sand in atlantic city. crews getting it ready for the bucks county native. pink is expected to draw a crowd of 4

. >> in another more recent case, 18 young men are charged in the death of tim piazza inside the beta that i pa pi house at penn state. he died after a night of drinking and several false at a frat party. >>> tonight, we learned how much bill cosby's sexual assault trial cost taxpayers. that number just more than $219,000 according to officials in montgomery county including overtime costs for court employees and the price of bringing the jury to and from pittsburgh for the trial. prosecutors will retry cosby after jury deadlocked in his first trial. >>> a familiar face throwing her hat in the ring for district attorney. lynn abraham turned in her application today to be as interim d.a. she previously served in that position for 18 years. that position is open after seth williams pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case. the deadline to apply is tomorrow. city judges will vote on the candidate next week. >>> back to our breaking news, that stunning confession after four men go missing in bucks county. a look back at how this murder mystery began and the unanswered questions that au

there is video from inside the fraternity house that shows tim piazza being forced to drink alcohol beforealling down a flight of steps in february. >>> an alert tonight for septa rail users, changes starting tomorrow. passengers from temple, jefferson, suburban, 30'd and university city stations from 3:00 to 7 p.m. will need to have their tickets inspected and punched by fare collections personnel. they're located at the stairways to the train platforms. you need to present your purged tickets to the conductor for collection. requiring all passengers from those center city stations during that time period to have a prepaid ticket or pass before going on to the train platform. again, the changes take effect tomorrow. >>> amtrak is doing work at penn station in new york. and as a result, new jersey transit will make some changes to its schedule starting tomorrow. all northeast corridor and new jersey coastline trains will operate on the regular schedule with time changes to and from penn station. the atlantic city line will operate on its regular schedule. if you travel on the morris and es

frustrations with the pretrial hearing for the student's charged with his so son'th death. 19 year old tim piazza died in february. after investigators say he fell several times and was ignored by other members of the fraternity. now shuddered beta theta pi. it happen at that fraternity house. prosecutors charging 18 men with various crimes. piazza's father said in a statement last night he has not seep much remorse from the defendants. he encouraged the men charged to come forward with any information they have to get to the bottom of his son's death. >>> us senators spent more than five hours today grilling president trump's nominee for fbi director on how he would handle the role. 50-year-old christopher wray former federal prosecutor fielding questions from senators on a range of of topic including the firing of his potential predecessor james comey and the president's latest tweets. the president using twitter this morning to weigh in on his son's e-mail disclose insures regarding a meeting with a russian attorney during the campaign. he referred to any talk of russia in his campaign working

fraternity should stand trial in connection with the alcohol-fueled death of 19-year-old pledge tim piazza. >> we have a friend who's unconscious. he's -- hasn't moved. probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: that call for help 12 hours after piazza had fallen head first down the stairs after an alleged hazing ritual called "the gauntlet" -- an obstacle course of alcohol. the prosecutor, today, saying as piazza lay dying of brain injuries in the hospital, one brother was texting "he drank because we hazed him." another brother writing he "didn't want to go to jail" for it. and one writing, "i think we are expletive." as in, i think we are in trouble. piazza's parents there listening to it all. >> it is excruciatingly difficult for them to sit and listen to the callous and reckless misconduct of individuals who cost them their son. >> reporter: today, one defense attorney arguing that the pledges weren't physically forced to drink. another saying this tragedy was not a crime. >> none of them had the intention to harm timothy pia a piazza, and they are trying to figure it out. >> r

tim piazza died after a night of heavy drinking. they waited 12 hours to call for help. the judge will key side whether there's enough evidence to go to trial. >>> the loss of much to bear. at least eight people have been arrested the recent college grad was from austin and was visiting for a fashion shoot. >>> lucky to be alive after leading police on a p chase in south carolina. the suspect flipped the car over and tried to fight authorities with the little girl in his arms. police responded to shots fired and deputies chased the suspect for six miles and nearly 90 miles an hour. the little girl is in the hospital and should be okay. her mother is both condemning and defending the father's decision to lead authorities on that chase. >> i understand why people say i shouldn't be on his side. they don't know the true story. he's a great father, loves his daughter. that bond is unbreakable. >> that father is facing several charges, including reckless driving. >>> who doesn't like a >> always good. especially when that money goes towards something like a vacation. how you

. >> that came after tim piazza fell head first down a flight of stairs now. 18 of his fraternity brothers are facing charges. the brothers are accused of egging on alcohol hazing rich ral that turned deadly -- ritual that turned deadly. the brothers texted make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night. another, i don't want to go to jail for this. end that group meet so >> i don't understand how they are heartless and inhumane. >> the prosecutors say the video in court showed piazza drunk and in pain from falling. then the frat brothers get rid of the alcohol before police arrived and put a clean shirt on piazza's unconscious body. >> he was left to die. the evidence shows that. >> but defense lawyers counter showing it does not show intent to hurt piazza and the client was marginally involved. >> the charges should be dismissed. after the hearing the judge will decide if there is evidence to go to trial. >> penn state has shut down the fraternity. last month the school anewsed new proposals to improve safety on campus. in new york, maggie rulli, abc7 news. nancy: happening now, peopl

. >>> preliminary america hearing in the penn state fraternity pledge tim piazza, the judge must decidehers must be tried in the death piazza. video shows him being forced to drink alcohol before falling down a flight of steps. penn state has banned the fraternity from campus. >>> a tree branch injured a woman attending a family reunion in fairmont park. she was okay and able to talk to us after the happened. >> making a hamburger, and i heard this crack crack sound and before i knew it something hit me in the head. i didn't know it was a tree branch until i stumped and ran over there. >> witnesses at the scene told us how lucky they were not only that she was okay, that the branch didn't come down on one of the many children at the reunion. >>> bringing together neighbors on south philadelphia, the 53 houses on the 1800 block of andre street are remembering tony canal. tony luke junior lost his son to addiction last march. the effort is to put a face on addiction and the stigma. >>> from wine grapes to chocolate coated chippies. we test food trends coming to a place near you. >> it's a

tim piazza died after a night of heavy drinking at a frat house in february. no one called for help for hours. in text messages fraternity brothers say quote, i don't want to go to jail. hazing is a huge thing and make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night and this situation. someone googled how will nine drinks in an hour affect a 200-pound guy. the family's attorney says the new information is heartbreaking. >> find it extraordinarily difficult to hear that and see it in front of their very eyes. >> all of the defendants have pleaded not guilty. the judge will decide whether the case will go to trial. >>> in montgomery county, the sound of planes flying overhead is a lot of headaches for neighbors along the potomac river. our news the county could take the faa to court because of it. the battle over air traffic noise began when the faa began a new flight path to bwi marshall airport. >>> a new analysis is not giving good news to leaders here in d.c. the financial literacy website ranks the district as the nation's worst run city. it looked at categori

state fraternity triggered a high profile prosecution. 18 young men are charged in the death of tim piazza. he died in may after a night of drinking and several falls. >>> a week after a noose was found hanging from a e tree in their neighborhood, a philadelphia community is coming together. they will gather at 18th in philadelphia about two hours from now. they will take back. the tree with prayer and acts of love. as no was found hanging from the tree last friday. it's right outside penn medicine. they released video of a man responsible. they tell us the guy on the left threw the noose moment bfrs he appeared in this video. investigators want to talk to both of them. >>> and back to bucks county now in the breaking developments in the murder mystery centered a the this farm. investigators say it was cadaver dogs that led them to the spot where e remains were found bu buried during their search for four missing men. they have identified one so far. they said they are making progress in identifying the other remains. the parents are testifying before a grand jury. he's the person of inter

. >> the fact of the mat is her that tim piazza was in a forced alcohol situation. >> on whether piazzasuffered a second fall downstairs while heavily intoxicated. defenders said there is no evidence of a second fall. >> there were serious injuries hours before what is how being called the second fall. i don't think that they get anywhere by making a big deal out of the second fall. >> dave kinchen, "fox 29 news." >> 5:22, do you remember this awful video of seeing that poor man being pick on by those teenagers, he's intellectually challenged, just nail him, so hard there in the face. well, two of those teens, they were in court yesterday, charged in the roam quarrel day assault, they a periods in juvenile court yesterday, philly. com reporting both boys admitted their roles, and their conduct in this attack. they're going to stay in custody, will have another hearing coming up next month. since this all happened, the victim in this case, he is 40 years old, his name mark smith, he has gotten so much support, and letters, from all over, and even got a medal of courage. >> time 5:22. jay

. >> terrible tragedy that tim piazza who his life but i don't have charge that forces me to attack the deceased. >> reporter: in court several more defense attorneys questioned state college detective, authorities played surveillance video, showing timothy piazza walking around with friends, his last moments before losing consciousness. piazza's parents had to leave they were too emotional to watch this hearing was supposed to be wrapped tup day but with 16 defendants and defense attorneys that is impossible. this has been continued tentatively for august 10th and 11th and then we will see all 16 defendants back in the courthouse behind me. reporting live from belmont center county, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a major new twist in the russia investigation president trump's son donald trump junior makes a bomb shell admission today on twitter president's oldest son released a series of e-mails confirms he met with a russian lawyer who claim to have damaging information on hillary clinton. some believe the e-mail chain shows the trump campaign colluded with russia to win

it's all related to the death of tim piazza inside the fraternity house. he died after a night of drinking. prosecutors say members of the frat waited nearly 12 hours to call 911, even though they knew he was su severely injured. it's not clear if the hearing will wrap up today, when it does, the judge will decide if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. >>> a former music teacher is accused of sending nude photos and videos of himself to students on social media this the lehigh valley. prosecutors say he sent the images to at least three students last year. he resigned from his teaching job at that school in march. >>> lis are investigating three shootings overnight in engineer germantown. a woman was shot in the back. police believe she was not the intended target. >>> two other incidents, a woman was shot in the foot. all three are expected to sur s survi survive. >>> to the tragedy now in mississippi where a marine refueling jet went down killing 16 service members. you see the fiery wreckage right there. it burned for hours. keith jones i

. >>> tim piazza of penn state, prosecutors presented new text messages that show that fraternity brothers tried to the messages read, i don't want to go to jail, hazing is a huge thing and make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night and this situation. >>> extensive search involving heavy equipment is under way on a farm north of philadelphia. police are looking for four young men who vanished last wednesday. they suspect foul play. police arrested a 20-year-old man whose family owns the farm on an unrelated charge. >>> the yankees rookie aaron judd the home run derby champion. talk about a slugger. he beat out the slugger from the minnesota twins. the fourth yankee to win the home run derby. >> impressive. if you live in virginia, health officials need your help to save lives. blood donors are urgently needed. virginia blood services says there is currently only a two-day supply of o-negative blood. the universal blood type. platelet donations which last longer. >>> in montgomery county, the sound of planes flying overhead is causing headaches over the potomac river. people from av

students face manslaughter and aggravated assault charges for fail to go call 9-1-1 after 19-year-old tim piazzang, he later died. seattle has approved tax hike for residents. 2.25% increase on income, tax to face legal challenge as state prohibits from levy attacks on net income. once unheard of, department stores are now starting to discount cosmetics, lord and taylor, bloomingdale's. 8billion cosmetics market has fallen at least 19% in north america last year from 23% from a decade ago. lauren: saphora and lancome are competitors. the question is what's next for rogue nation, former adviser to former president george w. bush brad blakeman and andrew peek, brad, andrew, good to see both of you. andrew, what's your take on north north korea is doing and what they're doing to do in the future. >> i think they are pushing situation to a crisis and the trump administration is ready to meet them head on. what we are looking at right now is something called secondary sanctions which is sanctions against chinese and other companies that invest in north korea, not necessarily north korea itself. this

prosecution and defense during a preliminary hearing. 16 of the 18 members charged in the death of tim piazza have been in court this week. planning two more days of testimony next month before he will decide if there's nuenough evidence to send the case to trial. saying i'm very disappointed that after another two days of pretrail hearings, it is not -- it is still not close to coming to an end. we remain committed to this process no matter what the riggers will be or what may lie ahead. we do it for tim and for all those that come behind tim as they enter their college years. >> 6:35. 79 degrees outside. now to health careless showdown. senators giving up summer vacation to stay in washington to work on the revised bill. senator mitch mcconnell announced he's forcing to stay in washington for an extra two weeks. should see the latest version of the bill tomorrow. top republican says it will probably keep a pair of tax increases on wealthy americans that pay for obamacare. another idea allows sure th s i sell skimpy policies. >> this just in. president trump tweeted moments ago in support of

>> reporter: 18 are charged in the brutal hazing death of 19-year-old tim piazza. his devastated parents plan to be in the courtroom again. >> they hope that the death of their son is not in vain and that the death of their son will encourage change. >> reporter: during the first part of the hearing last month, prosecutors played surveillance video of piazza drunk falling head first repeatedly head first inside the fraternity house in february. >> we have a friend unconscious. >> reporter: it took 12 hours for someone to call 911. >> that is what made the difference. >> yes. >> they killed him. >> reporter: his parents furious at what they call the inappropriate behavior of the defendants in court in june, likening it to a fraternity gettogether. >> lapping each other's back, laughing, kidding and joking. that was distressing to the piazzas. >> reporter: the charges range from evidence tampering to involuntary manslaughter. >> they didn't participate in some type of back slapping. >> reporter: luke is accused of aggravated assault. >> with regard to the charges aga

brothers headed back to court in connection with the alleged brutal hazing death of 19-year-old tim piazzade the courtroom text messages. one read make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night and this situation. in another, he drank because we hazed him. still another read i don't want to go to jail. hazing a huge thing. prosecutors also say one brother searched on google how will nine drinks in an hour effect a 200-pound guy. his parents were in the courtroom today. >> they hope that the dith of their son is not in vein and that the death of their son will encourage change. >> reporter: during the first part of the hearing prosecutors played gut wrenching surveillance video of drunk piazza falling repeatedly. >> we have a friend who's unconscious. >> reporter: no one called 911 for nearly 12 hours. a judge will decide if this case is going to trial. the defendants pleaded not guilty. several attorneys say there is more to the story and plan to cross examine witnesses at the hearing that is expected to last until at least tomorrow. >>> turning to the weather. the heat is on. hot and h

happening tomorrow, the continuation of the preliminary hearing in the death of penn state pledge tim piazzaface charges, two agreed to go to trial. the judge must decide if the 16 others must be tried for the death of piazza. video taken during the february incident shows him being forced to drink alcohol before falling down a flight of steps. penn state has banned the fraternity from campus. >>> a former aid of chris christie is scheduled to be sentenced for his role in the bridgegate scandal. he will be sentenced on wednesday. the same attorney who represented chris christie will get a u.s. hearing. >>> much more to come on "action news" sunday. the philadelphia museum of art takes you into the wild an award winning photograph's work is on display. >> a live look at camden, a beautiful day today, chris sowers is back next with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll be right back. twenty more years of this job? yikes. my kids say go for it, mom. be that woman who does what she loves. knows what she wants. yeah, mom's gonna go for it! except... i don't have a clue where to star

members of the school's now closed house should go to trial for the death in february of pledge tim piazza court yesterday prosecutors presented texts sent among the f fraternity brothers. an attorney for the family addressed media members. >> the text messages were devastating. the piazzas find it difficult to see and hear it. >> the charges range from manslaughter, assault to evidence tampering. >>> happening today in the bay area. stanford health workers believe hospital understaffing is leading to a rise in patient infections. leaders of the union representing the workers plan to hold a news conference this morning. the union is arguing that sometimes housekeeping personnel don't receive enough time to sanitize rooms where an infected patient will stay. workers cite chronic understaffing and insufficient training. stanford has not responded. >>> the city of oakland says it's reached a goal to create 2,000 summer jobs for young people. mayor libby schaaf is set to announce new funding to pay for 300 additional jobs, bringing the total number of her goal to 2,000 jobs. today we'll get de

going back to trial. 18 are charged in connection with alleged brutal hazing death of 19-year-old tim piazzas devastated parents plan to be in the courtroom, again. >> they hope the death of their son is not in vain and that the death of their son will encourage change. >> reporter: during the first part of the hearing last month, prosecutors played gut wrenching surveillance video of piazza drunk for hours inside the fraternity house for hours in fbi. it took nearly 12 hours for someone to call 911. >> that is what made the difference. >> yes. >> they killed him. >> reporter: now his parents furious at what they called the inappropriate behavior of the defendants in court in june likening it to a fraternity get together. >> slapping each other's back, laughing, kidding and joking. that was distressing to the piazzas. >> reporter: the charges range from manslaughter. reckless endangerment. >> participate in some sort of jovial back slapping. quite the contrary. >> reporter: accused of aggravated assault. >> with regard to the charges against my client, they are both factually and legally unf

been shouting at each other and it has basically been two gut wrenching days for the parents of tim piazzably emotional at these proceedings, sometimes crying, who can blame them as these text messages are read aloud in court, such as this one from the pledge master of the fraternity, who said to his girlfriend, seemingly more concerned with his own opium, texting "i do not want to go to jail for this." trace gallagher, latest details. >> defense attorney said nobody forced timothy piazza to drink so much alcohol that led to it at least one fault on a flight of stairs. they plotted and executed the binge drinking through a hazing ritual called "the gauntlet" and that they knew the rituals were dangerous and against the fraternity's national policies when he texted the pledge master saying "if anything goes wrong with the pledge as the semester, than both us are effed." lawyers say they also try to cover up their involvement and 1911 was finally called and we mentioned the fall. >> how old is he? >> he's 19. 19 years old. >> was he breathing? >> he isn't breathing. >> was there any alcohol

tim piazza's parents walked out of the courthouse accompanied by their attorney tom kline who has taken the podium over there. today's highlight during testimony e-mails and text messages. timothy piazza fought for his life prosecutors say beta theta pi pledge master casey texted his girlfriend it's over. i don't want o go to jail for this. in another text another defendant texted. stacy parks mills spent the day hammering away at the written word from the defendants in the alleged coverup by some. with 16 attorneys defending their clients at times it was testy in the courtroom. william brennan represents joey emss philadelphia. >> it's a courtroom. it's a battlefield. she's a passionate litigator. i don't take anything personal in her approach. >> reporter: former sandusky prosecutor frank fina defending fraternity president brendan young from malvern spent the afternoon trying show piazza was never forced to drink and voluntarily did so to enter the fraternity. the 19-year-old had an estimated blood alcohol level of .4 on the night of february 2nd and suffered multiple injuries as sur

. >> reporter: 19-year-old tim piazza died in february after falling head first down the stairs of the beta theta pi fraternity house during an alleged alcohol-fueled hazing ritual. the fraternity brothers are accused of waiting nearly 12 hours before calling for help. >> we have a friend who's unconscious, he's -- hasn't moved, and he's probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: prosecutors say the fraternity brothers waited to get piazza help in an attempt to cover up their drinking and coordinate a story. >> i don't know where their conscience was, where the voice in the back of their head was, saying he's hurt, i got to do the right thing. i don't understand how they could be so heartless and inhumane. >> reporter: a key piece of evidence in this case, surveillance video from inside the house. prosecutors already showing parts of that video in open court. >> that footage is gruesome. it is remarkably barbaric what was done to this young man and they made a decision that they were not going to see that particular footage. >> reporter: but defense lawyers saying while this dea

the judge must decide if the 16 others should be tried for the death of tim piazza.eo shows him being forced to drink alcohol before falling down a flight of steps last february. the fraternity has been banned from campus. >>> a grassroots campaign started by a philadelphia rest rest -- restauranture is starting because of campaign started by tony luke junior who lost his son to addiction last march. the effort to put a face on addiction and erase the stigma attach to it. >>> 9:38 a.m., we have a new poll on divorce, appears people are okay with it, even if more couples are staying together. details on the changing attitudes. >>> nine people are shot at a party to reveal the gender of a child. >>> fox are sweltering on the west coast. we'll tell you where the temperatures are topping 100 degrees. >> our temperatures feel really good, the sun is shining. meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxu

(catherine) the case centers on 19-year-old tim piazza...who diedafter a night of heavy drinking at a party at a penn state fraternity house... investigators say that even after he fell down a flight of stairs - twice - and was clearlyseverely injured -- no one helped him. the students face charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to aggravated assault. investigators say nearly 12 hours went by before anyone called 9-1-1. these are some of the students at an earlier hearing. today prosecutors showed some of their worried texts from that night...including the house pledge master who texted "it's over" -- and how he "didn't want to go to jail" for it. another said piazza looked 'dead'...although there was still no immediate call for help. there was also surveillance video - showing piazza in obvious agony. the hearing is expected to continue tomorrow. vicki? (vicki) in ohio police are searching for two suspects who opened fire at a baby shower party. frantic 9-1-1 calls come in on saturday night one after another. woman:"somebody just ran in and shot at everybody in the house. ther

comprises about 14, 152nd of joey else coming in the great room allegedly having some contact with tim piazza and i mean i just don't see it. thinks only preliminary hearing, burden is very low but i just believe that in this case joey else is the dolphin that is caught up in the tuna net. i don't think he should have been charged here. >> joey else of philadelphia you guys didn't have a chance to cross-examine, this went so late after 11 hours after testimony before, no telling what could take place here. >> right, prosecution is still , presenting its evidence , and again we have no idea if it will be day, half a day, two days but at that point when they rest, all of the lawyers, i imagine would get an opportunity to cross-examine and to argue so this could go, this could go longer then next two days. >> attorney william brennan representing joey else of philadelphia, one of the 18 charged in this case. 8:30 when this hearing begins. we will keep you updated throughout the day, back to you. >> good job there. >> 8:11. >>> black friday savings without the christmas crowds we are just hours a

communications between a large group of beta theta pi fraternity brothers as 19-year-old pledge tim piazzaaid dying in a hospital. >> we have a friend who's unconscious. he's -- he hasn't moved and he's probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: a detective showing this message from one of the men. "i don't want to go to jail for this. hazing is a huge thing." and another, "make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night." the detectives showing in court a google search by the pledge master, how would nine drinks in an hour affect a 200-pound guy? the piazza family attorney believes this new evidence proves the frat brothers knew what they did was wrong. >> in jim piazza's words there wasn't a moment today that i couldn't stop thinking about my son tim. >> reporter: the university telling abc news overnight, they're implementing new safety and reform initiatives which include looking at, monitoring, spot checks and adjudication of violations. and defense attorneys will question the detective much more today. the students will also be back here in court facing a range of charges in

state frat members head back to court charged in connection with the death of 19-year-old pledge tim piazzas unconscious, he's -- hasn't of mooed and he's probably going to need an ambulance. >> reporter: that 91 sophomore's head first flight during a flight of stairs after an alcohol-fueled night. penn state permanently sitting down that fraternity. the key evidence against the young men, surveillance video from nearly every room in the house. it was played only in court. piazza was visibly drunk downing at least four drinks in just minutes falling down the stairs struggling and in pain for hours. >> i observed the defendants, men kidding, back slapping, joking and acting as though they were at a fraternity reunion. >> reporter: the video shows frat brothers ignoring piazza and even hitting him. piazza's parents who say they can't bear to watch the video spoke to "gma" in may. >> they set out to feed these guys lethal amounts of alcohol from the outset. >> reporter: the charges range from involuntary manslaughter to reckless endangerment to tampering with evidence. the video shows the frat

tim piazza died in february after falling down a stairs of the beta theta pi frat house.tudents waited hours before calling police. some of the members are accused of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault while others face less serious allegations. >>> new developments overnight following a massive fire at a popular tourist attraction in london. crews were able to as bad as it seems there quickly contain the fast-moving fire non injuries were reported. still don't know what started that fire. back here in the us wildfires burning out west more than 40 of them burning right now. one of the most dangerous broke out saturday in santa barbara county california and quickly surrounded a 90 kids and 50 counselors were. everybody had to take shelter until they could -- they could could be evacuated. >> when those crews got in there, they were quickly overrun by fire. those crews were out flanked by those flames, and they also quickly discovered that there were a lot of people back in that camp. they had fire personnel, sheriffs personnel. and national forest personnel b