[ applause ] across the country and the world watched this moment tonight at the white house. Right during prime time President Donald Trump announced his pick for the next Supreme Court justice. And that is neil gorsuch. The president says gorsuch has a brilliant mind license use it to defend our nations constitution. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. If the Senate Confirms him, gorsuch will fill the seat left vacant after the death of Antonin Scalia nearly a year ago. Heres what we know about neil gorsuch. 49yearold currently serves as a federal appeals judge in denver youngest nominee and more than 20 years. The colorado native went to Harvard Law School and clerked for Supreme Court justices byron white and anthony kennedy. Politically speaking he is conservative which is expected to ignite a fight from Senate Democrats but tonight he vowed to up hold the constitution regardless of party lines. Standing here in a house of history and acutely aware of my own imperfections i pledge if im confirmed, i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution of laws of this great country. Judge gorsuch beat out pennsylvania guy for this Supreme Court nomination. Judge Thomas Hardiman served here in philadelphia on the Us Circuit Court of appeals for the third district. He was a final list on president trumps list. Chris oconnell joins us live now from the art museum. Chris, just enormous announcement tonight from the president. Reporter thats right, luce seem president trumps choice for Supreme Court nominee actually played out like a reality game show. The two choices were sent to washington as reports put them. The announcement itself was broadcast live on facebook, but there was no red rose at the end of this ceremony. Just a black robe. Theyve been talking Politics Around philadelphias oldest bar since 1860. Tonight at magill lands tavern in center city it was no different. Stones three away from city hall the flyers came was on tv but most of the eye balls were on donald trump as announcement of Supreme Court nominee neil gorsuch a good choice for trump supporter jennifer coupes ski. Very important for me for him to elect somebody who has the same views as i do as a voter and catholic. Trumps choice is a familiar face of university of pennsylvania professor instead of faux us in bee bus. He not only worked with gorsuch but has also argued eight cases in front of the u. S. Supreme court. Hes universally add hired and lee expect inspected much hes brilliant. He writes beautifully and hes fair. Reporter he says replacing Antonin Scalia with another conservative may not do much to change things but he says if trump gets a second nominee during his term, thats when the balance of ideologies could change dramatically. Its a big question are the democrats going to pitch a fight on this one where not that much changes or keep their powder dry for the next one where a lot more is at stake. Reporter trumps critics say theyre not at all surprised at the president s pick. Hes nominated so far and the things that hes said hes looking for in Supreme Court justice very much concerns me. Reporter now keep in mind Supreme Court justices only hear about 80 cases a year. Gorsuch still needs to be confirmed. The senate is promising a fight on that one. Many are still angry that gop colleagues won vote to pick president obamas pick that he selected last spring. Iain . Chris, oconnell, thank you very much. That was merrick garland. Right now the court has just eight justices four are considered progressive. Ruth bader ginsberg, steve before i jar, Sonya Sotomayor and elena keegan. John roberts, Clarence Thomas and samuel alito Justice Anthony kennedy a republican is considered a swing vote. If the Senate Approves gorsuch there will be a full bench of nine justices theyve got important cases on deck. The first Gloucester County school board versus gigi look at transgender rights stems from federal court ruling that gave a transgender boy the right to use his schools bathroom. That alliance with his gender identity as opposed to the sex he was assigned at birth. The second Los Angeles County versus mendez will look at Police Involved shootings and officers legal immunity when they use Excessive Force and finally microsoft versus baker about the ex box 360 an class act lawsuit filed by people who bought it. You can read more about neil gorsuch live and career and what brought him to this historic nomination. Just head to our website fox29. Com. Breaking right now the citys Port Richmond neighborhood. That is where Police Say Two men grabbed a woman and shoved in her own car then sped off with her in inside of it. Skyfox over the scene along the 2600 block this is aramingo avenue around 8 00 tonight. Investigators tell us two plain clothed officers saw this whole thing go down and arrested the two men. Nobody is hurt. As we get updates about how this all happened and what these guys are after well bring it all to you. Nearly four years after six people died in a Center City Building collapse, a jury found every single defendant in the civil trial libel. Today the panel decided to salvation army, the owner of a building in the middle of demolition, an architect and two contractors all have some responsibility. The jury will consider damages on friday. June of 2013 that building getting demolished collapse on to the salvation armys thrift store at 22nd and mark streets killing six people, injuring 13 others. The two contractors in the trial are already serving prison terms for the criminal case. Tonight elaine chow is officially the nations secretary of transportation. Vicepresident pence swore her in this evening. She is Senate Majority leader accomplish Mitch Mcconnells wife as for the handful of president trumps other picks awaiting confirmation theyll have to wait bit. Senate democrats today boycotted the votes for the seconds of health and treasury and senate is putting off voting on president trumps attorney general pick senator Jeff Sessions until at least tomorrow president trumps first week in office have been packed. Today he held two high profile meetings the first with ceo of several Major Pharmaceutical Companies where he suggested an increase in production of drugs and a decrease in the cost for consumers. He also sat down with Cyber Security leaders saying hes sticking to Campaign Promises on finding ways to defend against cyber hacking. President had pledged to sign an executive order on Cyber Security without explanation he canceled those plans. More fallout from that chaotic weekend at philly international airport. Immigration attorneys in philadelphia today filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration. They claim its crack down on visitors from several countries believed to be terrorism hot spots is unconstitutional. Those for it say it will help keep america safe but some who had family sent home to the mideast from the philly airport are still hurting. This is the country of opportunity. The country of freedom and if you allow it to be turned into a land of discrimination where racism has taken root and hate is found across the whole country, the thought that gives me chills. We need to pause and we need to make sure that the vetting standards are up to snuff so we can guarantee the safety and security of our country. The lawsuits ask the court to allow those turned away at phl to be allowed to enter the u. S. And make that second trip on the governments dime. New acting attorney general was sworn in last night to help defend the order from lawsuit. Developing to night in Burlington County the investigation into what some describe as a volatile relationship. Prosecutors say laci tinsley beat her husband to death with fire extinguisher a day after the murder her defense attorney is now offering up a reason why. Our Dave Schratwieser is live in willingboro where the husbands wife came to an end. Dave . Reporter lucy, prosecutors claim this was a brutal murder but in court today, a defense attorney suggested otherwise saying if investigators drilled down theyll find out this could have been a case of selfdefen selfdefense. That has left willingboro neighbors with a lot of questions. 42yearold las say tinsley was behind bars in the Burlington County jail tuesday night charged with the brutal murder of her husband after investigators say she beat the 74yearold to death with a fire extinguisher. Tolerable in any sense or form. Reporter it happened at the couples neatly kept home on hancock lane in willingboro monday afternoon much neighbors say police swarmed the home and cordoned it off with crime scene the motive for the murder is still being investigated. Tinsley struck her husband multiple times in the head with the fire extinguisher. Its unfortunate it happened to both parties its a sad situation and probably could have been prevent. Most neighbors didnt want to appear on camera they did tell us off camera they heard several loud arguments coming from the home in the past. They say tinsley and her college aged daughter moved out during the summer but then recently moved back in. Very sensitive. You have to know the whole story and the whole back story of their relationship. Reporter in court, tinsleys attorney Cedric Edwards argued his client was being smothered by her husband. He told the judge the former state employee was a violent m man. He described the incident as a case of selfdefense. That left willingboro residents with more questions than answe answers. She was truly acting in selfdefense, its not excusable but i understand. Definitely look into it further. Reporter now tinsley is being held without bail pending a detention hearing on friday. This is the second murder in willingboro this month. Lucy . All right, thank you very much, Dave Schratwieser. One heist a whole stash of big screen tvs and Philadelphia Police are looking for the guys at the Embassy Suites in center city. The man drove a truck into the employee parking garage last tuesday night them packed it full of tv after tv after tv. 10 in all and they are big screens. Police are now looking for a silver or gray late 90s Chevrolet Silverado pick up you see it right there. The truck has damage to the passenger side door and the passenger side rear fender. He was just 16 years old when he started throwing on his fire gear fighting fires and saving lives. Big honor for a local volunteer firefighter decades in the making. West minster dog show the annual event thats got pups competing to be, well, top dog. What organizers are about to allow in this dog show that has purists kind of cranky. He was homeless, he was hu hurt, and veteran had given up. I didnt even care. My legs were really bad. I was just letting them go, you know what i mean. Gnaw a state of like if i die out here, im okay. A new friend showed him he was worth fighting for for goodness sake. Kathy orr tracking your forecast. Yeah, were talking about warmer temperatures iain. You got to love that and what about the super bowl. Looks like we could have some snow. Will that mess up your party plans . Well talk about that with the seven day coming up. Mom, i just saved a lot of money on my Car Insurance by switching to geico. I should take a closer look at geico. You know, geico can help you save money on your Homeowners Insurance too . Great geico can help insure our mountain chalet how long have we been sawing this log . Um, one hundred and fourteen years. Man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. Im not even sure this is real wood. Theres no butter in this churn. Do my tris look okay . Take a closer look at geico. Great savings. And a whole lot more. Happening right now big honor tonight for february of the Fire Department in bucks county. He was one of several people recognized tonight but its his seven decade of service you got to wrap your mind around that. Seven decades left fellow firefighters and countless every day people in his debt. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson live in langhorne. Shawnette. Reporter lucy, you mentio mentioned 70 years this man has been active for all 70 years with the exception of the two years he was deployed to korea for military duty, and you know at a time when volunteer firefighters hard to come by hes certainly a fine example. Middletown fire company recognizing William Meredith on this momentous occasion of his 70th year of active service. Reporter William Meredith being honored tonight for reaching a milestone in his career as a volunteer firefighter. [ applause ] reporter at 87 years old, hes given 70 years to the Langhorne MiddletownFire Department. I joined in 1946 when i was 16. They were taking them in at 16 Municipal Building where the firehouse was was the center of town. And all your friends joined so you joined. It was better than hanging on the corner. Reporter you can imagine 70 years of service means william has seen it all and done it all. Thats when the big factory burnt, and that was almost threeday deal. Reporter these newspaper clippings hanging inside the fire station date back when william was in his late 20s. Still on a truck as achieve engineer and fighting fires. We used to be surrounded with barnes, you know, everything around us in those days the old days was farms. There wasnt all the Shopping Centers and Housing Developments and every time you get a Lightning Storm in the summer you almost could guarantee somewhere theres going to be barn fire. Reporter a lot has changed since then he says. The trucks have gotten bigg bigger. Theyre push button instead of lever. Reporter fire chief says its honor to have william active as financial secretary and lieutenant with the fire police. Hes still active. He still goes and directs traffic at incidents, Community Events when town events hell help shut down the road. Reporter william knows exactly what he wants hug legacy to be if he ever leaves the department. I helped the people die what i could when i could and how i could. Reporter and he also received a commendation from the Pennsylvania House of representatives. Also, others recognized for Service Tonight ranging from five to 55 years. Just an Outstanding Group of people. Lucy . Thank you so much shawnette. In germantown the robber pick the wrong restaurant to hit the Surveillance Video captured the moment the armed man barged into new would know on wayne avenue saturday night. Police say he demanded money. An employee pulled out his own gun, fired it at the guy. The man ran off without taking anything. Police are still searching for him. Nobody is hurt. A man originally from Burlington County is charged with threatening to kill former president barack obama. Court papers allege William Peterman wrote the threat on his fake Facebook Page earlier this month. Peterman told secret Service Agent he believed obama had sex with his fiance. The judge ordered peterman to get a psychiatric scam before he goes to trial. Patience is a virtue especially for Delaware Police who say their len tee investigation has paid off in the bust of a brothel of sorts. Tonight two new castle women face prostitution charges police say 20yearold nicole cully and 36yearold Sarah HeinrichWork Together to run a prostitution service out of the house on the 1100 block of washington street in new castle. Police say they got complaints from neighbors about that house. They say cully was the prostitute and that she paid heinrichs to use her house as a place to run her business. Vicious attack caught on surveillance cameras in south philadelphia where a group of men ruthlessly beat a man to the ground. Once down, the Violent Group still doesnt let up. Continuing to punch and kick the victim. As our dawn timmeney reports, tonight, police want these guys off the street fast. Reporter the video is alarming a25yearold man is knocked to the ground and beaten as he walks down the street. Philadelphia police just relea releasing surveillance of the vicious january 10th attack on the 1200 block of south broad. You see once hes on