Good afternoon, im jim donovan. And im rahel solomon. Our joe holden is live outside the federal courthouse in center city with todays developments. Joe. Reporter rahel, jim, good afternoon. There are 1,374th jurors packed into what is known as the ceremonial courtroom here at the United States federal state court house. The judge is going through questions asking the jurors if they possibly know any of the players in the case, of course, if they know District Attorney Seth Williams. We were there as Seth Williams arrived this morning taking no questions on his way in. The potential jurors were told to brace for a long day. Williams is charged with bribery, extortion on fraud. The city District Attorney here is accused of exerting his influence for friends and Business Associates in exchange for trips, gifts, a convertible, a sofa, electronics and a whole laundry list of other items. Williams is also charged with diverting 20,000 meant for the care of his mother at a local nursing home
Bill henley is here with the forecast. Its a first alert weather day for severe storms this afternoon. All of the neighborhoods from the Lehigh Valley then through philadelphia into delaware and south jersey. It starts at noon. Its going to go on through the afternoon and well into the each hours. Thats when we could be severe thunderstorms take shape with damaging winds and large hail is possible. Heavy rain could produce flash oo so far, we have seen a few sprinkles. Nothing severe about that. You could see scattered showers in the pocono mountains where first thing this morning we did have thunderstorms. The main threat is from a line of showers that is moving through western pennsylvania. Its approaching State College and williamsport. Its moving to the east at 30 miles an hour which will put it in williamsport just after noon. Its most likely to impact us this afternoon and moving through the philadelphia area during the afternoon and each commute. Before it gets here, were steami
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Developments. Good afternoon, greg. Reporter good afternoon, jim. Right now the federal government is still calling their witnesses the focus so far in Seth Williams federal corruption and bribery trial has been on his alleged theft of money meant to pay his mothers nursing home bill. Now the sitting District Attorney entering the federal courthouse in center city this morning on day two of his trial. The prosecution led by a team of three assistant us attorneys have laid out five separate s socalled schemes they allege william committed. Prosecutors say williams traded the his position as citys top Law Enforcement officer for bribes. Over seas trips, a couch and even a 1997 jaguar convertible but the focus so far has been on williams alleged theft of his own mothers Social Security and pension money. Earmarked for her Nursing Home Health care. The government has called four witnesses so far including the director of admissions and kathy lean de frees the director of accounts receivabl
To pert before 30e6r 250 dwroor frm. Thissing sitting the to tell sus p where are hasnt what is sa sa. Reporter with the jury it is now day two kicking off with Opening Statements from both the prosecution and the defense. Good morning. How are you . That was williams on his way into federal court this morning. The philadelphia defense attorney is accused of taking gifts in exchange for favors. He has denied those charges as both saids lay out their case. Four alternates will be listening in very closely. Throughout the trial they could potentially hear testimony. The witnesses include the former d. A and deputy excisioner with the Philadelphia Police department. Im pamela osborne, nbc 10 nuchltz news. Police want to know who sthoonshot and killed a man this morning on his front porch. Fire broke out in an Apartment Building early this morning. Residents were forced outside. It started on the fourth floor of a building. Frg got out hirely. A to believe to know day. It shows this storm