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Studio 2

Are Third-Party Presidential Candidates Spoilers? Johnny Doc on Trial, A Fish with ‘Feet’

Are outsider presidential candidates good for democracy? Is it fair to call them spoilers? Also, former IBEW leader Johnny Doc's trial and Drexel puts Tiktaalik on display.

Air Date: November 14, 2023 12:00 pm

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Law enforcement officers escort Danelo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale Pa.
Courts & Law

Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks

Cavalcante was charged Monday with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and possession of a firearm as well as a number of misdemeanor charges.

2 years ago

New Castle County Courthouse
Courts & Law

Jury deliberates fate of suspected serial killer accused in six deaths in Delaware and Philadelphia

Defense attorneys presented no evidence of their own and did not call any witnesses.

2 years ago

Kelly Oubre on the court
Community
6abc

Search continues for driver after 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. hit by car in Philly

Police said they are searching for a silver vehicle that was seen leaving the scene.

2 years ago

Secret Service agent
Courts & Law

Secret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV

The agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood late Sunday night.

2 years ago

Ivanka Trump leaving the courtroom
NPR
Courts & Law

Ivanka Trump testified in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial

Ivanka Trump's testimony before a New York judge Wednesday offered a glimpse into the strategy former President Donald Trump's legal team could deploy.

2 years ago

Trump walking into court
Courts & Law

Judge chides Trump as ex-president testifies in civil fraud trial: ‘This is not a political rally’

Trump's turn on the witness stand represents a remarkable convergence of his legal troubles and his political ventures at a time when he also faces criminal indictments.

2 years ago

Cleaning a crime scene
Courts & Law

Cleaning up blood after a shooting will soon be handled by professionals in Philly

Starting this fall, the PPD will call a professional cleaning service to handle blood after a shooting that happens in an outdoor, public space.

2 years ago

broken police tape at a crime scene.
Courts & Law

Who cleans up after shootings? Philly hires professionals to handle blood in the streets after years of residents shouldering the work

When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help.

2 years ago

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Johnny Doc walking into the courhouse
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Ex-union leader John Dougherty’s embezzlement trial starts this week. He could get jail time.

There’s also a pending federal extortion charge against the formerly powerful IBEW leader.

2 years ago

People gather at a vigil in Lisbon Falls, Maine, for victims of the week's mass shootings, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Community

Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead

The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf began services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston with a moment of silence.

2 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning. (6abc)
Community
6abc

SEPTA bus driver dies after being shot 6 times in Germantown; person of interest in custody

A SEPTA bus driver has died after being shot in Philadelphia's Germantown Thursday morning.

2 years ago

Cassidy Hutchinson arrives to testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection
Politics & Policy

Rep. Scott Perry ‘central to planning of Jan. 6,’ says former Trump White House aide

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said Pa. Rep. Scott Perry played a key role in helping former President Trump craft his plan to stay in office after losing in 2020.

2 years ago

Doylestown Hospital sign
Courts & Law

Former Doylestown Hospital director charged with stealing $600,000 from charity account

The investigation began in January 2022 when the hospital's Board of Directors reported receiving insufficient funds charges on an account they were unaware was open.

2 years ago

A New Castle County police officer processes a recovered stolen care in search of evidence.
Community

Fueled by ‘Kia Boys’ videos and social media, car thefts skyrocket in Delaware

The state’s three largest police agencies report big upticks in stolen vehicles. Authorities say many culprits exploit vulnerabilities in Kias and Hyundais.

2 years ago

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