williams. >> i think the evidence that was given, i think seth williams, in my opinion, was a guilty man. >> the mayor's reaction to williams admitting in court that he was corrupt? >> i'm glad it's behind us. these things happen. >> the fact that he went from chief law enforcement officer to federal prisoner, doesn't get much more stunning than that. >> seth worked for lynn abrahams. he was a party guy, lady's man, not serious about being a prosecutor. >> with williams gone, what now? first assistant kathleen martin has been running the office since williams surrendered his law license earlier in the year. asked if they would like to stay on until a new d.a. takes office in january? >> i am proud of the work i have done and will continue if asked. >> martin appointed by williams joined the office in 2015. there is the school of thought that the judges might want to go outside current staff. we asked abrahams if she would consider the role? >> if someone said to me we need someone to right the ship for six months, would you do it? i would do it in a heartbeat and do it for free. >> a

muhammad ali bribed williams for that official action in connection to a case that came before williamsoffice. now, williams wall actually never able to exert any influence over that case but nonetheless, it is still a count of bribery that williams is pleading to. seth williams is also resigned within the last hour. his office has called a 2 o'clock news conference and i want to be point out right now this black sedan down here. that is seth williams' security detail. at this moment, a detention hearing is unfolding up on the 14th floor of the courthouse. seth williams and his legal team fighting to keep him from going immediately to jail. so, i understand seth williams is on the stand right now trying to convince the judge that he is a home flight risk or not a flight risk at all. this also a stunning development, aside from his guilty plea that now seth williams is fighting to stay out of jail. nonetheless, the judge has set a sentencing date for october 24th at 9:30 in the morning but there is so much going on out here. i spoke to one juror in the elevator on the way down. she said

williams. at times shaking -- >> he came to the realization that he would have to resign from the office he loved and worked so hard to abstain. the realization he is facing jail time and time away from his family that changed his demeanor. you saw how emotional he was, this is a dramatic turning point in his life. >> anything trigger this? >> we can conceivably file a motion for his custody status. >> -- [ inaudible ] and also there was an $4,000 is that related to the ethics fine? >> that is related to any gifts he may have received under the indictment. under the terms of the plea agreement he would have to forfeit what he got with that. >> that is valued at $64,000? >> yes. that is correct. anything else. thank you gentlemen. >> you have been listening to philadelphia district attorney seth williams' defense team outside of the courthouse where he plead guilty this morning. lets go to vernon odom with more on this development today. >> reporter: stunning developments here this afternoon sar

williams and people like that.ly was prosecuting any case himself. i do not believe it will effect any of the cases at the defense attorney's office. not only that but since the cases came down he took a furlt step back to make sure he didn't taint any of the prosecutions taking place in philadelphia. >> thank you for your incite. i'm sure we'll be checking in with you throughout the morning and afternoon as well as we just learned we are following this breaking news. seth williams pleading guilty in his federal corruption trial and resigning immediately from philadelphia d.a.'s office. thanks for that. >> thank you. >>> all right. i want to turn now to your first alert forecast. right now at 11:00 sunny, breezy morning throughout the area. it will start to heat up this afternoon. this is a live look outside at center city philadelphia. see the flags there. we are counting down to the 4th of july. today is the first day of wawa welcome america. it is a great day to be at the shore as well, huh, glenn? >> yeah. it i

williams resigned immediately after admitting to the court that he accepted bribes. >> we have live team three coverage of the today's developments. our greg argos is live outside district attorney's office. we will begin with joe holden live at federal court, with more on how it all unfolded in the courtroom, joe. >> reporter: well, jessica and ukee question is how did this evolve in seth williams mind? we know last night he was at his home in overbrook farms and apparently, because of the drum beat of continued testimony the allegations, the alleged crimes, perhaps, for seth williams he knew there was in other way out. seth williams career crumbled to the ground in an instant, his guilty plea triggered shock waves across political and legal circles. prosecutors confirmed at 1:00 o'clock thursday morning that philadelphia's disgraced philadelphia district attorney , raised the white flag this morning at 1:00 a.m. mr. berk reached me and said that they wanted to accept the deal that we had discussed which was, this plea to one count, and that you heard with an admission of all of the oth

williams was accepting benefits in exchange for his official conduct. it was very clear that he defrauded the nursing home. >> reporter: he admitted redirecting money for care of his own mother and acknowledge accepting money, trips and cars for official action and influence. >> mr. williams asked me to express to you, and to the public, his sincere apologies, not only to his supporters and voters of philadelphia but also to the hard working men and women of the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> reporter: williams first popped on the fed's radar years ago home land security officials have been tracking this man muhammad ali, for allegedly money laundering. >> it was during that investigation that home land security official, saw contact with seth williams, on mr. ali cell phone. >> reporter: williams pleaded guilty to single count of bribery relating back to a trip muhammad ali provided to him, ali wanted williams help in reducing a jail term for a convicted felon. >> the gifts that mr. williams received, represents the greed to which he cheat

the city ethics board fined williams a record $62,000 as this was happening, the fbi and irs probed williams campaign and personal finances and the charity he founded in 2011. then this february, williams announced he would not seek a third term in office. little more than a month later on march 21st came the federal indictment. of course we have continuing could have ratch of this developing story here on fox on air and online. fox 29.com of course. >>> out of wilmington 14-year-old sitting in a car with other teens it happened just after midnight in edge more new castle cun tee police say the girl was in a car by river road when she was hit by a bullet. she was taken to the hospital and is now being treated for n non-life threatening injuries police identified the man gunned down in north philadelphia. police say 31-year-old david sorano died after someone shot him at sixth and montgomery last night around 7:30. the bullets him him in the head, neck and back. police took him to hospital but he died just a short time later. so far there have been no arrests. >>> philadelphia police have a m

and the judge said he did not trust williams to show up for sentencing and dispatched williams to jail and that is where philadelphia's former district attorney is tonight. sara bloomquist and vernon odom are on the story. vernon is at the federal building where it all came down today. >> reporter: jim, federal prosecutors have long claimed that seth williams was on the take from virtually the very moment he was sworn in as district attorney and tonight he is the federal lockup. you knew this was to be the final day of trial and the amount of evidence was insurmountable. and stealing money for his mother's nursing home care and misusing city owned vehicles and using his election money for personal use. the 28 other counts were dismissed but had admit to the whole kit and caboodle line by line. >> what he wanted to do most was get closure for his family and himself and the city. >> it's unfortunate that we have to gather and disruption corruption like this in the city of philadelphia. >> seth williams took a deal prosecutors offered him before the trial opened. if he had been convicted

he showered williams with gifts and trips.illiams attorney argued the da never ordered sullivan to do anything for ali. also, on the stand michael weiss, a restaurant owner and convicted tack cheat who testified he paid for trips for williams and his girlfriend and children in part so the da could help him with legal and business troubles. williams attorney had this to say at the end of the day. >> attorney burke, give us a little.on sullivan today. >> month comment. >> do you think he hurt your client today? >> no comment. no comment at all? >> sorry. >> seth a little bit on sulliv sullivan. a little bit. seth, when he warned you why didn't you back away or did you? >> as for michael weiss who has been on the stand much of the day today, seth williams referred to him as his super friend and testimony was that williams actually provided him with a special da's badge paid for by his political action committee. what's expected to be aggressive cross examination should happen sometime tomorrow for weiss at the federal court build

my name is roger williams. ofepresent the 25th district texas and the united states congress and i coach the republican congressional baseball team. this morning, as you know, we were attacked by a gunman at our press conference. those who will what is wrong with america, but in this case, the officers, we sell is right with america. we saw two people risk their lives to save the lives of others, we saw courage in the face of death and some examples of what all americans should be grateful everyday for law enforcement officers around this country. there could have easily been 25 deaths or more today. had 25 team players and about 15 staff. reiner and bailey prevented that and my family and i will be forever grateful. the thin blue line held today. law enforcement officers everywhere should be proud. and americans everywhere should be thankful that this is still the kind of country that produces these kinds of heroes. i ask everybody to join me in praying for the victims and their full recoveries before you go t

williams simply took money that did not belong to him. >> williams attorney has been speaking but williams himself has remained quiet. we do know he continues to receive his $175,000 paycheck, until his term end in january, he is really only d.a. in title because he handed over daily operations of the prosecutor's office to his first assistant. we do understand williams could face a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years if convicted, again, jury selection starts here this morning at 9:30, thomas and karen. >> thank you, lauren. >>> time is 4:07. >>> happening today the person accused of stabbing a city councilman before will go before a judge today. is there the suspect 24 years old, his name is shawn yar bureau, scheduled to peer in court for a preliminary hearing. he randomly attack councilman david oh outside of his home earlier this month, in a robbery attempt, the councilman managed to fight him off, and then he did, survive his injuries and back in the office, the very next day. >>> happening today after four years of negotiations the school district of fail and their teachers un

say he gave seth williams special trips for williams to provide him special security access at philadelphia airport. >> seth williams walked into court on the third day of his fed ram corruption trial, said hello, walk quickly into the building, made the usual pleasantry, refused to say anything else n court he sat sideways, frequently looking at observers and journalists, the judge told his defense attorney to lower his voice and not fight with the witness. williams' charged with what prosecutors label as five schemes. they say he traded influence for bribes. overseas trips. and convertible to name a few allegations. today businessman and williams friends muhammad ali seen going into court took the stand. whether asked why he was friends with williams, ali said it was good to know someone in a place of power. according to the government, ali paid for williams' trip to the dominican republic, in exchange for williams to help smooth things over with security screenings at the airport, when ali returned from international travel. in court, a border agent testified that ali came back from a tr

jury selection begins in seth williams corruption and bribe ry trial.cutors have charged him with nearly two dozen counts of fraud, and bribery. good evening i'm lucy noland. williams has refused to step down and tomorrow d.a.'s bat will for his freedom begins. fox 29's sabina kuriakose is live at district attorney's office with the a look at how we got here, sabina? >> reporter: lucy, judge has said he wants a speedy trial in part, because seth williams remains the sitting, district attorney and tomorrow, marks the beginning of his toughest legal battle, just yet, his own. district attorney seth williams has been tight-lipped all along, since federal prosecutors slammed him, with fraud and bribery charges. monday williams has his day in court, this time in the defendant's seat, the federal judge hearing the 29 count case against the embattled top prosecutor, has called for a swift trial and appears that tumultuous proceedings could throw the city court system into disarray. >> you have crossed the line, committed a crime. >> reporter: since williams in

and seth williams will be in jail until his october sentencing. he could face as much as five years in federal prison. mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >>> philadelphia police need help in identifying two men. they crossed over onto south 17th two weeks ago. one of the men pulled a gun out and robbed a 27-year-old. they got away with a cell phone and $300. >>> a scare at an airport. fire officials were called to jfk airport for a kitchen fire at terminal 4. they evacuated the area after a heavy smoke started pouring out of the panda express. it's unclear what sparked the fire. no injuries were reported. >>> your first alert forecast, the hot and humid forecast. taking a look at ocean city where the beach is flooded with people beyond there. you could tell they're out there, enjoying it. people have been kicking off the holiday weekend aliet bit early. you can see them enjoying the outdoors. the background, just beautiful. but get ready to sweat. the heat and the humidity is rising. >> nbc chief meteorologist tammie souza, you get ready to sweat. >> y

williams announced he will not seek a third term in office. little more than a month later, on march 21, came the federal indictment. ♪ >>> it's a summer thursday and that means it's time for orr down the shore. live look at cape may. it's a windy day but the heat is returning just in time for our july 4th weekend. can you spot kathy there? >> not yet. >> all right. but she's there. there she is. >> what's up, kathy. >> hey. you couldn't find me? >> now we can. we needed that close up. [ laughter ] >> well, let me tell you, guys, this is unbelievable. the wind sustained at about 20 miles an hour. it almost feels like there's a storm out there but it's just a sea breeze. that's all it is. so we have very warm inland temperature in the pup per 80s very cool ocean at 62 the wind reverses and off sea breeze on shore flow is keeping it so chilly you can see the rough surf. moderate risk of rip currents right through the weekend. so please only swim where you see those lifeguards on duty. take a look at today's high temperatures. at home it's pretty

scott williams is tracking how hot it's going get.way. >>> it was noticeably warmer for today. highs made it up into the upper 80 for the philadelphia area. we were 88 degrees. that's 2 degrees above average. dry, quiet but certainly milder and mu muggier stepping outdoorn this thursday evening. off to the western part of the state a couple of shatter scattered showers and thunderstorms. but most of the storm track is to our north. scattered showers, thunderstorms erupting across parts of the midwest. also, toward the atlanta area looking at a disturbance. what about our rain chances headed into the upcoming holiday weekend. tomorrow only a 10% chance. far north and west toward the poconos. the best chance for rain over the next several will come into play by your saturday. a 20% chance on sunday and then once again by the fourth of july maybe a pop up isolated thunderstorm. dry, quiet for your friday. but once again far north and west watching maybe for some thunderstorms moving toward the poconos. we'll move toward saturday morning.

william: potentially.isruptive scenarios butcould have with brexit, generally, you know, we have got to remember about the u.k. is an important part of europe. it is a regional player in the scope of europe's business in general. they are insulated from that. it concern you as an investor if these banks have to suddenly move offices are is that not a big enough expense to bother you? william: it depends on how much you are in we are talking about the london move, i guess, and it depends how much operations, they have to move. thatour opinion is a sense london is a financial center, and the primacy as a financial center predates the industrial revolution. regimes.rvived many english-speaking, common law tradition some of these kind of things. very good institutions and a clustering of associated services that is not replicated anywhere else. new york seems to be the plausibl place for forle -- plausible ways businesses to flee. with regards to europe specifically, a lot of them were troubled banks are mainl

and the judge said he did not trust williams to show up for sentencing and dispatched williams to jailphia's former district attorney is tonight. sara bloomquist and vernon odom are on the story. vernon is at the federal building where it all came down today. >> reporter: jim, federal prosecutors have long claimed that seth williams was on the take from virtually the very moment he was sworn in as district attorney and tonight he is the federal lockup. you knew this was to be the final day of trial and the amount o

meteorologist scott williams with your forecast at 11:00.cott really good beach weather,. >> right. absolutely. watch out in the waters lucy for those dangerous rip currents. but take look at the temperatures at this 11:00 o'clock hour. 78 degrees in philadelphia. dew points climbing into the low 60s. remember just yesterday high temperatures across the area upper 70s to low 80s. so that heat continues to build. right now, we are checking in toward the lehigh valley, 79 degrees in allentown. 77 popular number reading, lancaster all the way to wilmington. low 70s right now down the sho shore. so overnight low temperatures will bottom out upper 60s north and west. allentown about 68 degrees. 67 for the low in pottstown. millville 69. 69 as well in atlantic city. so mug go conditions overnight. a hot holiday weekend the threat is there for our third heat wave and also timing a few storm chances. no rainfall right now on ultimate dopple top as we expane view a couple of thunderstorm to the western part of the state. and also tour the midwest and

guilt whatsoever essential williams threw in the towel and was hauled off to jail. he could get five years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution payments and fines. >> moments before 11:00 this morning. seth williams the twice collected district attorney of philadelphia appeared in the courtroom of judge diamond and plead guilty to one count of collecting bribes be the other counts were dismissed apart of the deal. he was forced admit to the other crimes, from taking caribbean vacations and stealing thousands of dollars that were designated for his ailing mother's care at this nursing home. >> you talk about strategies and pros and cons and it was a hard decision for this proud man. >> he wore a grim expression and paul diamond set the sentencing date for october 24th. and then stunned the courtroom when they said to handcuff seth williams and take him to jail until sentencing. it's likely he will get five years without a chance for parole. >> today he admitted he sold his office for a corrupt series of payment. payments that included money,

in text messages, williams told him he would look into it. >> when he asked, he knew it if williams had interviewed this that case. he said he didn't e know for sure at one point during those text messages, seth williams said to ali that he might not be able to get involved depending on how far along the case was in the legal process because it could look suspicious. it happened tuesday. it was between when a teen girl stall. she noticed an arm come under the stall pointing a phone towards her. the girl screamed and police say the guy with that phone took off. tonight no charges will be file ed against a philadelphia repo man who towed away a mini van with a little girl inside. police say it happened outside this dominos pizza where the girl's mother was working while the girl was sleeping in the car. the repo man said he had no idea there was a child inside that car. >> i didn't see a child. >> the tow truck driver said he was take on to the police station with the mother, but was cleared of any charges. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenny has a message for the immigrant community. he say

williams: that's a great question. these people who want to destroy our lives, they win if we give in. america doesn't give out or doesn't give in. and we must play this baseball game. if we don't play this baseball game and we go home, then they went. that's the reason. this is america and greatest country in the world. if you punch us, we will punch back. we are going to play baseball tomorrow. reporter: mike bishop said you were sitting ducks. can you comment on that as far as what you were feeling that? mr. williams: took the second shots for me to understand what was happening. we were sitting ducks. we had nothing to fight back with but bats. i think he wasn't able to get on the field because the gate was locked on the other side. if he got on the field, it could have been a bad situation. but he wasn't able to do that. but we were sitting ducks. you have 40 people on a baseball field at 7:00 in the morning and just decided to shoot and so bishop was right to say that. that was a good way to say that. in the back

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former district attorney seth williams is in jail tonight after pleading guilty to prescribey. stunning admission came in the 8th day of his trial and ended career of once promising star. in is a copy of the hand signed resignation letter. >> in the early morning hours, seth williams had a change of heart and directed his lawyer to accept the plea deal on his behalf. >> this morning at 1 a.m. mr. burke reached me and said they wanted to accept the deal we had discussed which was this plea to one count that you heard with admission of all of the other criminal conduct in the indictment. >> williams pleaded guilty to single bribery charge. his voice shake shaking he confirmed he redirected money designated for nursing home care of mother to himself. he also acknowledged accepting money, trips and cars in exchange for official action and influence. >> mr. williams asked me to express to you and to the public his sincerest apologies not only to supporters and voters of philadelphia but the hardworking men and women of the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> staff gathered a

seth williams. seth williams could not pay bills, close friend to at times was described as inn un cooperative and hostile witness told jury williams would complain about his girlfriend and her finances n1 text from williams to that friend michael wise, a bar owner and prominent members of the lbgt community seth was seeking a cash loan and going about it in an unusual way, williams texted i may call you at a random pay phone tonight, my problem stems from princess , meaning girlfriend stacy cummings, not helping with utility bills. through the testimony, philadelphia's top law enforcement official apparently shook his head and rolled his eyes enough,'s floyd judge paul diamond. during a break judge lashed out at williams warning next time, he would be scolded in front of the jury. prosecutors claimed that wise, man convicted of tax fraud, showered williams with cash, plane tickets and vacations. in exchange williams made him a special advisor to his office and sent letters to help wise, rebuild his

the next is an image of william penn in jail. a lot of people are shocked when they hear early quakers and even modern quakers do end up being jailed for their beliefs. here he is in prison. you can see there are some other folks. there are women. one of the stories that we hope pennll beyond william having been in prison is the story of other quakers who work. she was imprisoned for picketing outside the white house for women's suffrage. she really wanted the right to vote. she was standing outside with big signs. she got hauled to jail. she did a hunger strike. these experiences in prison also got quakers involved in prison reform movements. eastern state penitentiary in pennsylvania was founded with help from quakers who had these sort of experiences firsthand. diorama is of william penn making a treaty with native americans. back to the quaker idea of equality, william penn and other quakers viewed native americans as equal. other europeans in the united states may not have taken the same approach. this is to tell that story

what about women, what about williams. great player. >> this reminds me back in the day, billy jean king and bobby rigs. there's that. that was a long time ago. >> serena one, what, the australian open? >> yes. >> pregnant. >> yeah. >> she's unbelievable. >> but, you know, john went crazy with the 700. she still wouldn't be a top player and she admitted that before. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00v a great night. inside edition is up next. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. >>> serena versus mcenroe. >> did he rea

former district attorney seth williams is in jail tonight after pleading guilty to prescribey. stunning admission came in the 8th day of his trial and ended career of once promising star. in is a copy of the hand signed resignation letter. >> in the early morning hours, seth williams had a change of heart and directed his lawyer to accept the plea deal on his behalf. >> this morning at 1 a.m. mr. burke reached me and said they wanted to accept the deal we had discussed which was this plea to one count that you heard with admission of all of the other criminal conduct in the indictment. >> williams pleaded guilty to single bribery charge. his voice shake shaking he confirmed he redirected money designated for nursing home care of mother to himself. he also acknowledged accepting money, trips and cars in exchange for official action and influence. >> mr. williams asked me to express to you and to the public his sincerest apologies not only to supporters and voters of philadelphia but the hardworking men and women of the philadelphia district attorney's office. >> staff gathered a

a $3,000 couch. >> muhammad ali is a key witness against seth williams. his creditability is under attack from lawyer thomas burke. he is a multimillionaire hoping for a lighter sentence. >> ali testified yesterday that he lavished thousands of dollars worth of expensive gifts on williams to be closer to someone in power. sew could call him if he needed anything. >> he conceded that seth williams was a long time friend who did him favors before he gave him high end gifts. >> rick philadelphia district attorney seth williams maintained that he has done nothing illegal and accepted ali's largess outs of friendship with no strings attached. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon thank you. >> there are new details in the investigation of a wildwood police officer who was recorded punching a man in the face. this is sunday's incident in slow motion that lucas bottoms used force after the suspect kevin pick low refused to follow his demands, it's been handled by the cape may prosecutors office. he will be in court on july 7th, investigat

legal troubles williams has ignored very many calls for him to resign. but he has announced he will not seek a third term. jury selection here kicks offer 9:30 for now live outside the federal courthouse i'm trang do cbs3 eyewitness news, raquel and jim back to you. >> much more to come. >> stay with eyewitness news for continuing coverage of the seth william trial. continue to follow us online cbsphilly.com. >> and the man that stabbed david oh has a preliminary nary hearing. charges against shawn your bury including a vaited and assault. he approached oh and demand car keys and stabbed him. his attorney says his client denies charges. oh meantime wept back to work after a couple days after being treated in the hospital. >>> overseas now on to developing story this morning. one person is dead and ten others hurt after a van nowed through a crowd of pedestrians noor a mosque in london. >> brook is live in london from what authorities are saying has hallmark of terror attack good morning, brook. >> good morning, jim, raquel, hundreds were gathered on a st

he says he was pressed by williams to get special treatment to a friend of williams. he testified this morning but spending most of the day on the stand the philadelphia bar owner that testified he gave seth williams and trips and a jaguar for special favors. he told the jury seth williams got him a special badge to make him an adviser in the district attorney's office and wrote letters on his behalf. he took a plooe deal that had him escaping jail time. when it came to other penalties he sought the help of district attorney seth williams. williams according to prosecutors got trips to the west coast, vegas and at least three trips to florida. first on the stand deputy police commissioner joseph sullivan. the member of the philadelphia police department headed the city's counter terror unit. he said he never had a social relationship with the d.a. but in 2011 when williams reached out claiming a close friend had been the subject of racial bias while returning from an international flight and williams who assured sullivan muhammad ali was of high and moral character. a

williams is cleared of this behavior. >> mr.illiams simply took money that did not belong to him. >> does this play a role thinking about psychology of the jury when you are thinking seth williams new will have his job, home market, with his divorce does that play on the heart strings of the jury at some point or can they listen to the evidence being presented in the case. >> i think they can absolutely listen to the evidence being presented in the case. just like a convictions those sorts of things they may say that is what happens when you abuse your power. you lose it all. >> reporter: it is expect potential jurors will be bombarded with questions about their ability to remain fair, and impartial, and hearing evidence and they may even be be asked about their thoughts about police, politicians. jury selection gets underway at 9:30 williams could face 20 years behind bars if quick, back to you guys. >> lauren, thank you. 5:35. developing in cobbs creek, there is a murder investigation happening because there was a 20 year-old

williams took money that did not belong to him. >> jury expert believe the timing of the williams trial could prove to be a problem for the defense. >> what mr. williams is dealing business not only the issues and allegations and the evidence against him but this larger perception, larger issue that the public has been dealing with of people with power abuse ago this power. we just had congressman fattah convicted of very similar crimes. so people in this community might be thinking didn't we just have this trial. >> reporter: people in this community will come from nine counties in pennsylvania, about 140 potential jurors will show up here at 9:30. williams could face 20 years behind bars, if convicted of the charges, mike and alex. >> just the beginning, thanks, lauren. after four years of negotiating, actually close to five, the school district of philadelphia and its teachers have agreed on a tentative contract this evening the union is holding a special meaning and it is expect to happen tonight, jenny. >> it will happen tonigh at 6:00. so that is when teachers union will vote on w

ali, williams friend that he directed told williams to stay away from him. tall, trim, commanding, if joseph p. sullivan were not a police deputy commissioner he would play one on tv. >> do you believe seth williams in some way set you up and put in you contact with someone of ill repute. >> it would certainly appear to be that way but that's why there's checks and balances in place. that information came to light. >> reporter: his role monday to detail how district attorney will seth williams urged him to ease the way for his campaign contributor and gift giver local businessman muhammed ali in his comings and goings from philly international, ali whose fled to federal --, plead to federal judges and testified for the feds in the williams trial claim to be harassed by the tsa because of his name. in reality ali was being stopped at the airport as part of a money launderin laundering prob. sullivan testified in february of 2012, he sent an officer to a gate when ali was flying in to philly only to learn williams was with ali coming back from a tropical vacat

he passed the information on to williams but nothing happened. >> do you believe that seth williams in some way set you up and put new contact with someone with ill rebuck. >> it would certain lay peer to be that way but that is why with checks and balances in place that information came to light. >> a year later sullivan says williams asked him to meet him with lunch with ali at union league. he felt uncomfortable when both men asked for same will treatment at airport. sullivan said at some point he become angry with williams for compromising his character and integrity for his career. another local businessman who runs an iconic gay bar in center city is expect to take the stand to talk about his dealings with the d.a. and how he asked seth williams for personal favors, karen and thomas. >> thanks, very much there, lauren. >>> victory for trump administration, travel ban will go in effect with some exceptions for now. yesterday supreme court struck down lower court's decision to prevent ban from going in to effect. supreme court has decided to allow a limited version of the ban, on t

he and williams are long-time friends and didn't mind lending seth williams money. one time $700 and says his gave seth williams $1500 in loans. the brothers knew they'd never be paid back. at one point, wooiss he and his brother talked about cutting williams off, but they never did. he gave the cash for political favors and help with an out of state liquor license. the attorneys tried to show a long-time friendship where the families would gather and he and his niece would be with the da's kids. the jury also heard about a beach trip that williams took wies on using a a city-owned tahoe ols also in the car the daughters as well as woois's partner. they say williams and wies went to the beach bash and the girls went to the boardwalk. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> we are hearing from a local man who witnessed a dirt bike rider get shot and killed by police. e he did not want to e e reveal his last name, but he did want to tell the day what he saw. he was in the backseat of this suv with his two children. they were on their way to speak with detectives about his son

defense is arguing that though williams exercised bad judgment he didn't break the law. in opening statements, federal prosecutors painted a picture of district attorney seth williams as a man used his position to broker deals with two local businessmen resulting in plane tickets, a car, even a sofa. and that he was expected to return those favors, through preferential treatment and a position in the d.a.'s office. on his turn defense attorney thomas berk told the jury his client made mistakes but that they didn't amount to a crime and described the businessman as williams close friend. the prosecution first witness wash services who testified that williams, signed paperwork that he would direct his mother's pension payments to pay for her nursing home but depriest said instead of making payments williams spent that money on himself. when questioned by "eyewitness news" leaving court tuesday the embattled d.a. continued to deny any wrongdoing. did you expenditure mother's money. >> reporter: and again that was williams saying, no way, as he left, court, now the defense w

here is video of seth williams arrives here this morning. his attorney is presenting his case this morning. they outlined five schemes to the jury and one thing they had in common is whenever the district attorney had a chance to line his pockets with money he took it. the first schemes involved two local business owners with cash and checks and jaguar convertible and vacations and more in return for political favors. and that he spent $25,000 meant for his mother's medical care and used the money for massages and facials and defrauded an anti-crime program by using vehicles detonated for law enforcement for his personal use. and the defense says that while he exercised poor judgment and kept poor records there were no crimes committed. they could not stand alone and not a single case during williams seven years is office was compromised or corrupted by him. they will break for lunch and the prosecution will call the first witness this afternoon. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police are on the scene a deadly shooting in north ph

williams was at fault for violating the right of way. in a statement williams' attorney called the crash an unfortunate accident and said venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one. she was not issued any tickets at the time of the accident and police say there was no evidence williams was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. the tennis star still plans to compete at wimbledon. plans to compete at wimbledon. tammy she's nationally recognd for her compassion and care. he spent decades fighting to give families a second chance. but to help others, they first had to protect themselves. i have afib. even for a nurse, it's complicated... and it puts me at higher risk of stroke. that would be devastating. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. once i got the facts, my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®... to help keep me protected. once-daily xarelto®, a latest-generation blood thinner... ...significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. it has

is your total story of william penn. look like this because they're being -- the exhibits are not finished. it's an interesting story to tell. -- theret irony here when they really start to think about quakerism. and golearned about it to meeting for worship that she is friends that are quakers. he knows it is in conflict with his father who is seated at the end of this, who was an admiral in the navy. himk as a pacifist, so by becoming a quaker, he was going against his family and his father. it was an difficult choice for him to make. here, william penn is explained to his father that he has found his new religion, and that he -- she can no longer carry the sort -- the next i run is an image of fully implement jail. but people are shocked when they hear the early makers -- in the mother quakers -- and the being jailed for their beliefs. here he is in prison. consider other folks -- women. one of the stories that we hope to tell with this diorama, be honest william penn having been --risoned -- other stories else paul c

the defense says williams and ali were friends and williams never did anything to resolve ali's problems at the airport. that's the latest coming out of federal court this morning. live this afternoon, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> another juror from the bill cosby trial is speaking out about their opinions on the case. the juror spoke this morning with the philadelphia enquirer. he said cosby's own words convinced him the entertainer was guilty. he called cosby's deposition eye opening. other jurors clearly did not agree. the case ended in a mistrial and the panel was unable to reach a unanimous verdict after more than 50 hours of deliberations. >>> an accidental fire claims the life of a 9-year-old boy in chester county. the father was hurt as he tried to rescue his son from their burning home. investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen. we're told the child was sleeping upstairs in the home yesterday morning. the boy's father arrived home to see the flames. he climbed up on the roof to break into the window. the fire was too hot, too intense to reach th

that car, t-boning williams.the 78-year-old passenger was rushed to the hospital for head trauma and died two weeks later. his wife, who was driving, survived. the police report saying williams advised she did not see the other car, and says she is at fault for the accident. williams' spokesperson saying she entered the intersection on a green light. this is an unfortunate accident and venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one. and tom, in the report, police do not believe venus williams was distracted or even under the influence of alcohol, so tonight, no citations and no charges for williams, but police are still investigating. tom? >> gio, thank you. >>> next to the severe weather watch at this hour. thunderstorms on the move tonight. 15 million people in their path. it comes after a night of violent storms. more than two dozen reported tornadoes. this one, in prairieburg, iowa. abc's alex perez is in wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, millions watching the skies. severe weather

this around the is of william penn making a treaty with native dioramas -- this next is of william penn making a treaty with native americans. back to the quaker idea of equality, william penn and other quakers viewed native americans as equals, while other europeans in the united states may not have taken the same approach. is to tella here that story of fair dealing with native americans, and how that was different in pennsylvania versus other places. this taira motels of the founding of philadelphia, and william penn had a really big hand in designing the city. when we walk around philadelphia, not only are a lot of the streets named after prominent quakers, but the way wasiam penn named it out that they were named after trees, because quakers would prefer to not name streets after themselves because that is not vain, but close to it. in philadelphia there is walnut, chestnut, and the main roads are named after trees instead of people. instead, you are now walking around other streets named after quakers, like callow hill street, named after his first wife, pemberton street, and once

seth williams. first witness, joe as you s, the chief inspector back in 2012 in charge of the homeland security detail including philadelphia international airport. sullivan testified that district williams contacted him on behalf of a constituent, humid -- muhammad ali of feasterville. he said he was being racially profiled. sullivan testified he had an officer expedite his passage through airport security once and later he was invited to lunch with ali and williams at the union league where he made the same complaints. sullivan said he apply for global entry status. sullivan said he felt uncomfortable about the union league lunch. he told the court the fbi said stay away from ali and told seth williams the same thing. he said he did give williams that warning. >> i know i fulfilled my responsibility to him. thanks to the relationship i have with the other federal agencies, the right information came to light. >> reporter: sarah what williams sullivan and ali did not know at the time muhammad ali w

they were allowed civil unions but not all rights. >>> tennis star venus williams is blamed for a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man and we learned that the victim's family file aid lawsuit. >> reporter: the police do not believe that williams acted recklessly but someone died as a result of the accident and they must now thoroughly investigate what happened. police in palm beach gardens stress it was an accident but still fault venus williams who killed the man and injured his wife linda. >> she is devastated be this is the man she loved and was married for 35 years, the family file aid lawsuit. the accident happened on june 9 and just days after the seven time grand slam champion was eliminated from the french open. according to the police report williams had a green light when traffic forced her to stop in the middle of an intersection, williams light turned red with her suv still in the middle of that intersection and when she was able to drive forward she stepped in the way of an on coming car. linda barson the driver of that car said the light was green and wil

bar owner michael weis was back on the stand, he testify ed bribed williams with lavish gift so williams would write letters to resolve his liquor store problems he has in san diego. >> bill cosby is undertaking his next legal fight in california. his next trial date is now set for july 30th of 2018, the comedian is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at the playboy mansion for than 40 years ago. this is less than to weeks after the jury deadlocked on criminal sexual assault charges against cosby. he maintained his innocence in both cases. >>> police in delaware are warning businesses about counterfeit money popping up in rehoboth beach. that someone used fake $20 bills at fun land and core brothers over the boardwalk over the weekend. it was missing the portrait water mark and the security thread. no arrests were made. >>> four-wheel-drive vehicles will be allowed to park on the beach in wildwood. city officials approved an ordinance for a parking lot on the sand next to the wildwood convenience center. the cost is $10 daily and $20 for special events. >>> still to come researcher

williams also resigned from office. this is a copy of the hand written resignation letter, that williams signed yesterday. the stunning admission came on the eighth day of his corruption trial. once promising political star pleaded guilty to single count of excepting a bribe. he had been charged with 29 counts of bribery, extortion, and fraud. >> mr. williams asked me to express to you and to the public his sincerest apologies, in the only to his supporters and the voters of philadelphia but also to the hard-working men and women of the is district attorney's office. >> judge in the case ordered he immediately go to jail, sentenced october 24. williams could get five years behind bars. >>> family and friends are remembering disable veteran shot and killed by trying to stop a robbery in olney. surveillance video shows the moment before a gunman opened fire on howard white outside the green parrot bar, happened at fifth and spencer just before 1:00 yesterday morning. authorities say the one time marine was trying to stop

, in court today prosecutors alleged williams took part in five criminal schemes, and williams has denied any wrongdoing. our greg argos was in court today and is live in center city to break down all of the day's developments, greg, good evening. >> reporter: good afternoon, good evening, there joe. seth williams faces 29 different bribery and corruption charges, as you mentioned his federal trial began this morning here at federal courthouse, the prosecution, calling their first witness who claimed, that williams stole more than $10,000 of his own mother's money. seth williams defense was laid out in four word: these were not crimes. defense attorney thomas berke told jurors saying government 's corruption and bribery case against philadelphia county's sitting district attorney is part of the non-focused investigation of quote search for a crime, but the government led by assistant u.s. attorney robert zauzmer beneath otherwise. beginning opening arguments by breaking charges in to what they called five schemes. government charging williams with 29 counts of bribery and corruption, clai