randy gyllenhaal is live outside the house in allentown where the mayor is expected to speak for the first time since this indictment. >> some people you spoke with say the mayor deserves a fair shake. others say he should consider resigning for the sake of the city. >> reporter: this is splitting the allentown neighborhoods here about this decision. we are gathered in one neighborhood outside his home. we are expecting him to speak for the very first time since this indictment came down in about 30 minutes. i did get a chance to speak with his attorney. he says the mayor will face a federal judge in federal tomorrow. a z for today, the citizens here in allentown are finally learning the details of the alleged corruption. >> the lunchtime talk is bribery, fraud and pay to play. >> i'm hoping this is finally

come iing to an end. >> but the mayor still has supporters. >> he says the mayor is the reason allentown is on rise. >> he's done a heck of a job. i think let him finish the job. >> as much as allentown has growth like there's a bit of a cloud over it with this kind of debacle. >> critics say the mayor needs to resign for the sake of the the city. >> if he's found guilty, you got to go. >> reporter: he's pledging to stay despite allegations he took bribes in city contracts. >> we're looking forward to our day in court and we hope the truth comes out so we can put this behind us. >> the mayor's opponent this november who says if he refuses to go, voters will have the final say. >> gives the opportunity to end

this, then this ends. it simply becomes a problem. >> reporter: the mayor said he fully intends to run for reelection. we're expecting a a fiery press conference in just about 30 minutes. i also spoke with the attorney for the reading mayor. they are declining comment as they look over this indictment. but the mayor of allentown's attorney says they fully intend to fight it. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 will bring you that news conference live as it happens. you can read the indictment on the app. we're following breaking news in the winfield heights section of philadelphia. as you see there, several people sitting in wheelchairs and they are blocking traffic on belmont avenue. there are about 30 protesters here. their signs are talking about unfair housing. we have a ground crew on the way. we'll bring you new information

as soon as we get it. 20 minutes of non. stop news continues with president trump's plan to ban transgender from the military. >> ploez be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the disruption that it would entail. that's according to a recent study. the president's announcement came a little more than a year after president obama's then secretary of defense ash carter lift ed a ban on transgender military service. a a move that allowed troops to come out of the closet as transgender. nbc 10's ted greenberg spoke with a woman who was trabs gender and denied entry more three decades ago.

>> she was denied enlistment when she was 18 because of her transjinder identity. today a painful rush of emotions. >> the result of president trump's reversal of u.s. policy announcing a ban on transgender people serve iing in the milita in any capacity. >> he's promoted hatred, discrimination and i think it's wrong of our president. >> on twitter president trump saying the military cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs with people in the armed forces. >> they don't need any special medical care. >> reporter: with his practice, dr. sherman has been performing b gender reassignment surgery on a regular basis. he disagrees with the president. >> people are on hormones to

transition. >> a at one time you were drafting people. now you have people that want to go in and you're telling them no because of their sexual preference? >> if i'm going to war and transgender male, female, individual is going to war with me, then we're going to war together. if we live together, we're going to die together. >> reporter: ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> the president's tweet seemed to go against the message he campaigned on. trump touted himself as being a a friend to the lgbtq b community. here are some of the kmebcommene

made. >> ask yourself who is really the friend of women and the lgbt community? the lgbt community, the gay community, the lesbian community, they are so much in favor of what i've been saying. >> senator john mccain, the chairman of the senate armed services committee released a statement that read, the president's tweet regarding transgender americans in the military is yet another example of why major policy announcements should not be made on twitter. john mccain returned to the senate flor to take part in yesterday's health care vote. reaction has been pouring in from all over. ellen tweeted out, we should be grateful to people who wish to serve, not turn our backs on them banning transgender people is hurtful, baseless and wrong. new jersey governor chris christie recently signed a bill that supports student who is are

transgender. it blocks schools from forcing students to use bathrooms that conflict with their gender identities. . . it also provides guidance on using a preferred name and pronoun. "nbc nightly news" will have pr reaction on the president's policy at 6:30. right after nbc 10 news at 6:00. to this now, a cat's cry for help actually saved a a family from their falling home. neighbors helped rescue them from the rubble. >> we first told you about this story as breaking news today. and steven fisher spoke to the homeowner about what it was like for him when all of that came crashing down. >> the cat's name is baxter and the homeowner says the cat was making noises and woke them up this morning. the next thing they know their house started to collapse. now social security just a poil of debro. crews had to come in and knock it down.

>> we heard crackling. there was a big boom. and that was the wall coming down. >> reporter: witnesses say it all happened so fast. when the cracking stopped, the screaming started. >> we heard a scream. and it was a lady dangling from the second flor. so we crawled up the side of the wall and pulled her out. >> reporter: the homeowners were boths a sleep in different parts of the house and their cat was acting strange. so much so it woke them up. when they went to see what was going on, the roof and walls came down. >> the cat was acting really weird and was running through the house and that's what made her get up. when she got up and walked in the hallway, that's when the house started falling. >> michelle was right across the street. >> ab sloutly terrible. it's horrible. 4:00 this morning my sister heard the lady of the house screaming. >> neither homeowner was seri s

seriously injured. no standing around. it was still somewhat intact. >> fwrabed him and brought him down. >> if it wasn't for baxter, waking up his owners could have been far worse. >> e we need to pay attention to our animals. they seem to know when things are are going to happen. >> reporter: the man who owns the house did not want to go on camera, but he said it was tough to watch his house literally fall apart in front of his eyes. he also told me this house was once his grandmother's house and gave it to him as a gift a few years back. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. a lot of credit to that cat. we know it's late july, but have you stepped outside, it feels closer to fall. >> we're tracking cooler temperatures tonight. a great night for baseball if you're heading down to citizens bank park for the phillies game. a a nice afternoon to eat lunch outside. nbc 10 found these people walking around delaware avenue

in wilmington and some kids are enjoy iing the cooler temperatus at this playground. and there he goes. meteorologist glenn schwartz is tracking the comfortable conditions tonight if your most accurate forecast. >> nice and comfortable compared to what e we saw a a week ago. we are a little bit warmer today because we have had a little more sunshine. we have not had the showers. but take a look at last wednesday, we were 96 degrees. so far our high today is 81. tomorrow will be a little warmer. last week got up to 95. friday, a week ago, 93. predicting 81 and saturday was 93, predicting only 77 degrees. so going from extreme heat to

below normal temperatures. it's in the 70s just about everywhere else. 74 in vineland. it is it a rather cool day. you can see the clouds not much in the way of showers today. a cup until southern delaware. and that was about it. so we're finally seeing a little bit of sunshine. through the night tonight, temperatures go down into the 60s. so once again, it's nice and comfortable. not expecting any rain, but we have issued a first alert for heavy rain and se is veer thunderstorms before the week is is over. we'll get into the timing of that in a few minutes. the senate is in the thick of a marathon debate to dismantle obamacare. keith jones is monitoring the developments from our breaking news center. >> this is a debate that could go on for days. the republicans' goal is to find

a health care plan they might be able to pass. senators are voting on one of many possibilities for replacing obamacare. we'll giving them two years to come up with a replacement. the senate failed to approve a plan to repeal and replace obamacare. a third possibility is a scaled down bill to get skeptical conservatives on board. this was all made possible by tuesday's drama. john mccain returning to washington to cast his vote as the senate approved a motion. today the republican blasted a senator who vote d against debate. president trump said that senator lisa murkowski of alaska really let the republicans and our country down yesterday. she was one of two republicans who voted against allowing debate on the republican health care plan. we're going to continue to watch developments on capitol hill.

we'll have a live report coming up at 5:00. that's when i'll sew you next as well. keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> more attacks from the president directed at jeff sessions on twitter today. the president tweeted why didn't a.g. sessions replace acting fbi director andrew mccabe, a comb comey friend who was in charge of clinton, but got big dollars for his wife's plolitical run from hillary clinton and her representatives. drain the swamp. in the meantime, the senate judiciary committee held a hearing in washington on possible russian interference in the u.s. election. delaware senator is on that committee. earlier the senate told "morning joe" he believes there will be widespread brp opposition if the president fires jeff sessions. >> attorneys general have pledged their loyalty to the

united states constitution, to the to an individual president. and president trump doesn't seem to understand that. >> he said the senate will take action to stop the president from making a e recess appointment without the need for confirmation hearings if he fires sessions. 30 years after the murder of a teenage girl in bucks county, the trial in the case is coming to a close. a verdict is expected monday in the trial of george shaw. he's accused o raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in 1984. the case was cold until two years ago when a friend of shaw's admitted to helping dump the girl's body. phil murphy announced that sheila oliver will join his ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. oliver was the first african-american woman to serve as assembly salespeoppeaker. sthey will take on the current

administration. betting on fantasy sports is legal in delaware this afternoon. the governor made it official today. he signed a bill allowing betting on fantasy sports sites for crash prizes. but the sites have to apply for a loins and have to fork over a tax along with a $50,000 fee every year. the school district in westchester is is remembering a recent high school graduate killed in an apparent case of road rage. the school district is creating a scholarship fund to honor her memory. her car ran off last month after she had been shot in the head. he's charged with killing her and he turned himself in days after the murder. . congressman steve scalise is out of the hospital this afternoon. scalise was critically wounded in a shooting on a a baseball field outside of washington last month. he was one of five people injured when a gunman opened fire on a republican baseball practice in arlington, virginia.

he locks forward to getting become to work once he's done with rehab. the new jersey attorney generals office is hosting several gun buyback events and residents can turn up to three guns no questions asked. they are friday and saturday at the church in camden and friendship baptist church in trenton. payouts range from $100 to $200 per gun. delaware state police are paying tribute to a falling tropper. he was gunned down outside a wawa in april. his wife and mother were on hand as his photo was unveiled today on that e memorial wall. hundreds of activists from new jersey are in washington today in an effort to reduce homelessness. nbc 10 was there this morning as this group prepared to lead more than 50 new jersey residents are spending the day in d.c. they are advocating for more money to be spent on affordable

homes. >> we bloef in what is referred to as the housing first model where we help people get stable and a decent place to live and we help them with challenges. >> this was one of seven buss that left from different spot this is morning and head ed for washington. taking a live look down broad street from our campus camera. much cooler out there and a great night to eat outside and enjoy the day walking down the street. but big changes are coming. >> you're going to be tired of rain by the time we get through saturday. it's been a wet month and this may be. the wettest portion of that month coming up. and on top of the rain we have already seen, that adds up to some trouble. 81 degrees in philadelphia. no trouble with the weather today. it's beautiful out there. it's in the 70s across most of the area. the lehigh valley had a lot of

clouds. the atmosphere as a whole is drier than the last couple days. the temperature getting into the 80s in some parts. greenville, 81. once again at the beaches, it's cool. 73 at the beach. because there's an on shore wind that has come all the way in through the state of delaware. just some generally fair weather cumulus clouds out here. that's the next disturbance that's moving in our direction. we have issued a first alert for all neighborhoods. this is for 7:00 a.m. friday to 7:00 a.m. saturday. today's wednesday. we're doing it two days plus in advance because we're that sure this is going to be a very significant event.

and the combination is going to be the heavy rain and possible severe thunderstorms. with the saturated ground, that means a good chance of floding on rivers and creeks. some places are more vulnerable than others. that's part of our neighborhood weather too. this area in darker green, only 1 to 2 inches of rain is needed to produce flooding. so in delaware, for example, they can handle more rain in southern delaware than you can handle in new castle county. 1 to 2 inches of rain. parts of chester county, upper montgomery county, only 1 to 2 inches of rain. just south of philadelphia and going into south jersey, only 1 to 2. in philly, 2 to 3. you could easily get that amount and meteorologist krystal klei will talk about specific amounts and the timing. >>. that's right. and that's why we issued that first alert as our concern for

the totals we're locking at by the time the rain is said and done. take a lock at our projection. this is one computer model. you see only a couple hunts of an inch to saturday afternoon. lock at these numbers. 3 1/2 inches in philadelphia. same for wilmington. you saw the flood guidance map. 1 to 2 inches is enough to cause flooding. this model indicating higher values. some models even go with bigger numbers than this. e we feel this is a fair estimation of the max amount you can see in the area. let's time this out. we have some scattered showers and thunderstorms popping up late friday in the afternoon. these could be strong to severe storms. the focus turns to friday. this future model doesn't give us a ton of action, but as we get into the afternoon hours,

the yellow showing up with heavier rain. that's just the start. it keeps going and gets heavier through the major flood threat zone. the whole area could get a good dousing here. and from 8:30 right on overnight things thin out for saturday morning. by then the rivers and creeks may be rising. we'll talk about the first alert and the conditions for your thursday, coming up. caught in the cross hairs. gunfire has become the new normal for several families thaz search for safety. >> we hear gunshots and that's very uncomfortable. it makes me not want to let the kids go outside. >> still ahead, the nbc 10 investigators go beyond the bullets. one mother's story about her fight to protect her children in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. also bacteria at the beach, what's causing the plougs that's already closed three destinations.

plus booze and babies, one restaurant says they don't mix. they have changed their drinking policy for parents who dine. that's next. first here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the dow and nasdaq and s&p all up today.

welcome back. a restaurant in upstate new york j generating a lot of buzz over its drink policy. the place is enforcing a one drink rule for parents eating with their children. the rule is clear ly stated on the menu. it's located in clinton park, new york. the restaurant says it created this rule to keep families safe on the road after their meals. parents dropping off their kids at camp is a summer ritual for a lot of families.

>> listen to this. a reelt drop off is getting a a lot of buzz. curtis samuel had his mom drop him off for his first training camp in south carolina. the 20-year-old says the reason for the drop off, he says his mom noded to use the car that afternoon. >> not a mama's boy then. >> but i like that. i like it when men are close to their moms. >> the price you'll have to pay for leaving items behind in an uber ride. also push to prezerserve a piece of history. the legal action to save the school known as the castle on the had hill. i don't feel like this is somewhere i want to remember. >> families caught in the cross hairs. the nbc 10 investigators tell the story of one family's new normal and in one of philadelphia's most violent neighborhoods. and more inaddition in washington over your health

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want the to go back to our breaking news we began this newscast with. for the first time since an indictment was happened down. the mayor is about to speak out about the indictments. he and his attorney are getting ready to speak right now. a total of five people indicted today. >>. the mayor faces more than 50 counts alleging he sold city contracts for $150,000 in campaign contributions. we can tell you that a total of five people charged in operating those alleged schemes including the mayor. >> some thought he should

resign. this is an investigation that's been going on for quite some time. we'll wait for that news conference. we want to go to an investigation on another story. >> that investigation looks at families caught in the cross fire. streets where gunfire is row teen and we're finding families searching for safety. >> we meet one mother willing to do anything to protect her children. >> when it comes to their kids, the worst thing most parents have to worry about is a skinned knee. >> you weren't even crying. >> but not in this neighborhood. >> it's like a different world. >> she moved her family here from south georgia. >> we heard gunshots. and that's very uncomfortable. it makes me not want to let the kids go outside. >> as we talked to her on the street, sirens rarely faded from

the background. >> that's all day. >> reporter: she's now racing her kids in one of the most dangerous naibds in tld. in the heart of the 22nd police district. on a day we went to talk to the philadelphia police about the shooting, then the rise iing mur rate had had to stop a fight before it es escalated. >> we just broke it up. i'm getting ready to do an interview. >> e we understand it's tough. many of our police officers are mothers raising children in all the neighborhoods. >> the captain says crime in this neighborhood is escalating. so far this year the murder rate is up more than 20%. aggravated assaults with a gun, up 5%. so far this year there have been more than 1200. >> a neighborhood like this where there are gunshots regularly, those gunshots become this environmental hazard that people try to avoid. it's like a flood, an oil spill.

>> reporter: this criminologist is saying they are seeing selations. >> it becomes this self-perpetuating cycle and the economic opportunities still don't exist here. >>. researchers have taken saliva samples to measure stress levels. >> the kids in these neighborhoods are really stressed out. we measure that through court sol. >> it's a hormone used to produce stress. it can alter our mood and load to health problems. >> it helphouse survive in tough environments. for the long-term, it leeches calcium from your bones and causes your hair to fall out. it accelerates disease pathology. >> i don't feel this is somewhere i need to raise my kids. >> even her 10-year-old son knows something isn't right. >> sometimes it's at night. >> that's enough for his mom.

she wants to get back to worrying about skinned knees. >> better? i'm mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. >> you want kids to have the best possible exposure for the greatest chance at success. you don't want them to be stressed out or have to hear gunshots. >> the investigation continues. they find the most likely place in philadelphia. let's get back to the breaks nouz. >> the news conference with mayor pau low ski can, let's listen in. >> he's going to give a statement here to all of you. and he will not answer any questions since this is a criminal matter. he will give his statement and i will address you and potentially answer some of your questions. but first, mayor pau low ski will address you. he will not answer any questions

because it's a criminal matter. i hope you would respect that. >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm going to read my statement. for the past 12 years, i have paitfully and passionately served the residents of allentown to the best of my abilities. i am proud of my part as one of the architects of the revitalization of our great city. this is why the events of this week have been so difficult for me. integrity is incredibly important to me and i hate that my integrity has been e questioned. i'm disappointed about the filing of these allegations against me. but i want to make it clear to everyone i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary. i have also never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions. and in no way, shape or form with city hall ever up for sale. i do deeply regret putting my trust in a manipulative thief and historical liar had in mike

fleck, my former campaign manager and family friend. i trust judicial system to sort out the facts and the fiction so you can see that i am the mayor and the man that you all know me to be. i want to prove the truth about my role as mayor of al lentown and former candidate for the united states senate. i hope that the bedrock principle of presumption of innocence in this country still holds trou. as you would all hope for yourselves and your family. i ask the same. to the people of allentown, i know this is a frustrating time for all of us. to the city kocouncil and other in the political arena, i have been trusted to continue this great city. i believe the people want a mayor who has shown that he's right for the job, he has the strength and backbone and courage toen stand up and not cave into a false narrative. because standing up for what is right and true is what leadership is all about. and i intend every day to continue to demonstrate that mind set as i fight for the

people of the city and as i move forward as a community. i have a job to do. and i will continue to do it. that includes my candidacy for reelection. to my family and friends, i want to thank you all for standing with me. thank you for supporting me through this difficult time, thank you for praying with me through this ordeal. i am forever grateful to all your help and support. to my friends in the press, know i will only answer questions about our great city as we move forward. now there's no doubt going to be many difficult days ahead. but god willing, i look forward to my day in court. the truth being told and this saga being over. thank you all for coming out. >> there you heard had allentown mayor ed pau low ski saying in no way shape or form was city hall up for sale. e he never accepted anything but

legal campaign contributions. he's one of five indicted in this pay to play scheme. >> he said he's disappointed his integrity was ever in question. he was adamant he's done nothing wrong. he looks forward to the day he is in court so that he can prove he is truthful in this and he's not at fault and thanks his family and the people locally for support. >> continuing coverage here on nbc 10 at 5:00 and 6:00. in the meantime, going to take a look at the other stories we're following county by county at 4:00. in chester county, traffic is moving again and for this messy spill involving scrap metal. sky force 10 was over 322 around 10:30. it was hauling metal at the route 30 bypass. a push to save camden high school, a group that includes former students filed a lawsuit to stop demolition of the building known as the castle on

the hill. they are moving quickly to take the school down to avoid complaints from the public. the school district says they are confident in the $133 million project to reconstruct the high school is best for the students. world champion tennis pro venus williams swinging back. >> why her legal team says she's not to blame for a deadly crash. also all smiles for a group of teachers. a story behind her suiting up that's inspiring others.

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swinging back against a wrongful death suit filed against her. williams is denying she was at fault in the crash that killed 8-year-old jerome barre son and injured his wife in florida. the family is suing will iamswi but e he says the they were to blame because they weren't wearing seat belts. a lawyer for the family says that's not true. >> the black box download shows they were both wearing their seat belts. >> venus williams also says they failed to main tear their car properly.

police said she caused the crash but later announced could not determine who was at fault. concerns over high back tte levels have shut down more than a dozen new jersey beaches and force d. officials to issue warnings about many more. so are beaches throughout atlantic city. officials causing the bacteria levels extremely high. water quality a advisories in effect for other beaches. >> some deserving kids are enjoying the summer camp experience of a lifetime. 140 of them left for the poconos this morning from the salvation army's philadelphia headquarters. >> you can support our schools from around the region. nbc 10 is collecting donations to support all kinds of school

projects. you can see a few clouds out there right now. cooler conditions are definitely here. >> that's right. it's going to be a comfortable evening for any kind of outdoor activity. the average high this time of year is 87. nobody is close to that. philadelphia is about the only place in the 80s at all. it's in the mid-70s in many of the suburbs and a fair amount of clouds in the lehigh valley. what about the jersey shore. we showed you the delaware be h beaches a little while ago. it was in the low to mid-70s. 74 in cape mayen point. 71 in ocean city. 73 in summers point. 74 at holegate. 76 in vener. generally fair weather clouds today.

this system is going to be coming in. a storm developing on it. that's really going to enhance the rainfall. when you combine that with all the rain we have had recently, we're going to have some flooding issues. that's why we have issued a first alert way in advance for all neighborhoods. this starts at 7:00 a.m. friday, not tomorrow. there still could be flooding saturday. severe storms possible and heavy flooding rains. the rivers and creeks could be in jeopardy here because of the heavy rain combined with the wet ground. this area is in the dark green only need 1 to 2 inches for floding. that's 2 to 3 inches. we could easily get that. even some places in the 3 to 4-inch range could be had here. northern delaware here, salem, couple ber.

land, camden counties, western chester county, upper montgomery county. those are the places at the greatest risk. >> this is one computer model we're looking at. we think in that 2 to 4-inch range is is an estimate by the time the rain has come to a close. around 3 1/2 inches in wilmington. e lower amounts farther north, which is a good sign for upper bucks. but philly and that is certainly enough to cause flooding issues from friday into saturday. let's take a look at the timing of this. we start with your late day thursday. spotty showers and thunderstorms are possible. as we go into your friday, this is when the big heavy rain concern can hits pause it's kind of a wash out for us across the board. the pockets of yellow picks up by noon. when you see widespread yellows

and oranges, that indicates a lot of rain falling and keeps going throughout the afternoon hours. not even come ing ing to a clos 9:00 p.m. still the potential for heavy rain across areas south of philadelphia. so here's the weekend temperatures in the low 80s, upper 70s with that heavy rain expected. the first half of saturday at least more rain possible and temperatures that drop down to only the mid- to upper 70s finally a good day. sunday we get become to the low 80s with plenty of sunshine to end your weekend. a young boy lost his eye because of a fight with cancer. next what wub group did to make his wish come true. lottery tickets hot off the presses. the winning jacket grows closer to $300 million. how people are preparing for the next big drawing.

a local boy had his wish granted today. >> there was a time when his mother worried he may never see anything. >> that's zachary, who is battling eye cancer. this 3-year-old and family were shuttled to harrisburg international airport. the reason zach is getting a new puppy. there it is. doctors had to remove his right eye, but that's not getting in the way of his love for dogs. >> we love animals in our family. we are all about whatever e he wants, he gets. he's been through a lot. >> and that is a cute pair right there. the philadelphia chapter reached out to puppyspot.com to help

make his wish for a puppy come true. >> lost his eyesight, but e he can feel all that love. >> i wonder what they are going to name him. we are just getting started. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is up next. >> moments ago, republican efforts to repeal obamacare once again fail ed in washington. >> what is the next step and why are your doctors so concerned about this stalemate? plus allentown's mayor indicted in a pay to play scheme. when they will have their day in court and what residents are saying a about the scandal. while the cooler temperatures of today continue over the next several days, let's take a look. tracking heavy rain and storms that are returning to our forecast. we'll talk about the timing coming up. gun violence growing on the streets of philadelphia. it seems one age group in particular is is in harm's way. that's tonight at 5:00.

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i have done nothing wrong. >> allentown's mayor speaking out for the first time since indicted in a political corruption scandal. a message for his residents and what could happen next. washington's latest attempt to pass a new health care law just failed within the last hour. the problems the indecision is creating for your doctors. do you feel safe here? >> no, i don't. >> gun voi lens out of control.

why one age group of residents seems to have a target on their back. >> good evening, i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. tonight the current mayor of allentown and the former mayor of reading indicted when ab alleged pay to play scheme faces more than 50 counts alleging he sold city contracts for $150,000 in campaign contributions. he spoke within the last half hour for the first time since the charges were filed. >> there's no doubt going to be many difficult days ahead, but i look forward to my day in court. the truth being told and the saga being over. >> they will soon face charges. >> we first learned thated