In the 1990s. The appellate finding the sheer volume of those prior bad acts could have unfairly prejudiced jurors against lynn. But the d. A. s office is now asking the entire superior court hear its arguments saying the prior bad acts were brought in so jurors could understand the ongoing pattern of how the church dealt with some abusive priests. So we had to show all these other acts, all the things that showed monsignor lynn knew how dangerous it was to put a pedophile into a school with children. So we had to show all those other bad acts. If not, the defendant he has a great attorney, his defense attorney would have said he didnt know what happened. Reporter the superior court has 60 days to respond to the request by the d. A. Should the d. A. Get turned down williams says theyll go up the legal food chain and put a petition into the Supreme Court here in the state of pennsylvania. In the meantime monsignor lynn remains in state prison. However, a few days before christmas actual
Nonemergency vehicles and mass transit is suspended until further notice. Restrictions on nonessential travel in effect in massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island. Air travel has also come to a crawl. At least 7,000 flights into and out of the region have been canceled. Service on commuter rails like amtrak is also suspended. Its not just the record snowfall thats set to wreak havoc. Coastal towns like boston and nantucket are already reporting significant flooding due to storm surges during high tide earlier. The storm could unleash 20 foot waves. Take a look at this video from massachusetts. Crews are cutting power to the area. They are trying to prevent any fires from sparking especially if there is flooding. The weather channels mike seidel in plymouth, massachusetts, which is getting pounded by snow and high surf right now. He filed this report for us just a short while ago. Apparently we dont have that from mike seidel. Were live in boston where 20 to 30 inches of snow are ex
Early for walking to work and trying to record yourself. Im thomas roberts. It is tuesday, january 27th. Welcome to this one hour edition of way too early as were covering the blizzard of 2015 for you right now. Lets get to where things stand at this hour. The potential historic blizzard that has virtually shut down the northeastern parts of the United States. And now it looks to have somewhat fizzled overnight, but we have states of emergency declared in seven states as the brunt of the storm was expected overnight. Forecasters said between 2 to 4 inches of snow would fall per hour. Earlier forecasts called for up to 3 feet of snow in parts of connecticut, massachusetts and new york. But those numbers have been downgraded and parts of new england, well theyre now expected to see the worst of about 2 feet of snow. At this hour some areas in connecticut are reporting more than 16 inches of snow. And there is close to a foot in parts of massachusetts. There are also snow drifts between 2
All connecticut roads. It has been illegal to drive in boston for an hour already. That will extend to all of massachusetts as of midnight tonight. In rhode island another ban tonight at midnight and car travel will be banned as of 11 00 p. M. Torrent. Governor comeaukoe cuomo said anyone kaulgt can expect a 300 fine for driving during this emergency. In massachusetts, its a bigger fine. The brand new Governor Charlie Baker says the fine for anyone caught traveling after midnight tonight will be 500. Just for driving. If you want to get around by some means other than driving, youre out of luck. Transit systems are down tonight. Will be shut down tomorrow on the affected areas and its a very large chunk of the country affected by this storm. Its Something Like 30 million americans in the path of this giant snowstorm to get a sense of just how big this storm is and how worried authorities are about it consider one, a remarkable decision made today. New york can take it take a lot, and h
Path. What makes this storm unique is the scope of it. Seven states have declared a state of emergency. The city that never sleeps is shutting down. One of the largest blizzards in the history of new york city. The Port Authority will be closing the facilities at 11 00. Something no blizzard has ever done before. Blizzard warnings are posted in seven state us. The top five historic storms. 2 to 4 inches per hour. This is a different kind of storm. The most severe storm that weve seen in years, maybe decades. It is imperative that you have a plan in place to get home safely. It is slick out here. There will be visibility problems. Its looking pretty bad. My coat used to be black. Nearly 7,000 flights have been canceled. You aint getting out today. So dont bother showing up. It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Reporter good evening to you, i am in for lawrence odonnell. It is 10 00 here in new york city. And in one hour the citys Mass Transit System will shut down can c