Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. Today in a statement, the judge says family and friends urged him to stay and fight, but instead he retired. It is an abrupt ending to a high profile career. Just last week judge Alex Kaszynski was hearing a case at the u. S. Appeals court in San Francisco. Now, after 32 years serving on the 9th circuit, he stepped down today, following allegations of Sexual Harassment by multiple women, including emily murphy, now a professor at u. C. Hastings college of the law. She was a clerk for another judge
Condoned within the legal profession, i think it is especially problematic because it sends a message to women that they do not have access to justice. Reporter the allegations against the 67yearold kaszynski span decades. Alex kaszynski. Reporter some pointing to the 1968 appearance on the show the dating game as an example of his behavior towards women. Judge kaszynski issued a Statement Today saying, in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable. Thises what never my intent. While Sexual Harassment allegations now seem to be coming every day, larry represented what was then a watershed case in 1994 that captured international attention. And ended with millions in punitive damages for San Francisco secretary named rena weeks who sued her boss and won. I hope that the message to all women is that, go ahead and stand up because i think its reaching a Critical Mass now where reporter the 9th circuit is the largest of the nations Appellate Courts an
This tuesday, including the weather. Im going to pull out the short sleeves just one more time. [laughter] veronica feels like holidays down in florida, somewhere down to the south today, but its not going to stay that way. We will move back very quickly to temperatures with highs in the 30s. This morning, my goodness, fairly mild in most neighborhoods. Big range, depends on where you are, just west of d. C. , starting out in that cooler range, low of 95. 0 degrees east playing it cool across the area. By lunchtime later today, sunshine, partly sunny, upper 50s by 2 00 in your evening rush, not bad. Lower 50s under a partly cloudy sky. A look at the change we are tracking into today and tomorrow, a front comes through and we will start to come through with wind chill readings. On the roads right now you will find that the lanes are open towards the wilson bridge, maryland and virginia. However, the crashes on the wilson bridge with all traffic stopped and they are in the process of mov
Headed to south, it usually clears around 5 00. By the time you get out the door, i dont think theyre running behind, youll be fine once you get there. Eastbound schuylkill, almost in the clear. Watching the crash in Delaware County out in rose valley borough. West rose valley road at school lane, a fatal accident scene. An intervention with cleanup underway, as well. Ke were keeping an eye on that and will have more on the drive times when i come back. Now to breaking news in philadelphias overbrook neighborhood. A familys evening shattered by gunfire in the basement of their home. A 27yearold man lay dying from numerous wounds. The shooting happened on oxford near north 60th street, and the shooter remains on the loose. Nchlt. Were following the deadly Train Derailment out west. It was going more than double the speed limit when it crashed. The derailment happened in washington state, south of seattle outside tacoma during the busy morning rush. The ntsb says the data recorded shows
At 11 00. We begin with breaking news out of philadelphias grays ferry much police say someone shot 17yearold boy in the head inside the twin dragon restaurant played out at just about 9 15 tonight on dickinson street. Now we have new information where police say that people inside that restaurant even tried pushing door shut so the shooter couldnt get inside which is when they say he fired and bullet went through the glass door and hit a teen in the head. That teen is at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition. No arrests as of yet. Police say surveillance cameras inside and outside that take out will help in the investigation. Any robbery would leave pretty much anyone rallied to say the leave. But police say a masked man didnt walk into local bank with just a gun. What he left behind scary enough to alert the bomb squad. Thanks for joining us at 11 coliseum lucy noland. Police in Delaware County say gunman held up Malvern Federal Savings Bank demanded cash leaving beh