. >>> city council is back in session and all eyes or on bobby heenan. fbi raided his home after searching union boss john docketterty's home, it will. vernon odem hard more on the story. >> reporter: good afternoon, rick, city council's first session for the new fall season wrapped up, after it was over, bobby heenan made a short an limited statement outside his office, but not taking any questions. >> on behalf of the majority there are no request of leave of appearance. >> reporter: majority leader back in city council for business as usual on his first day back from summer recess. the fbi raided his home in the northeast part of a sweeping investigation of a powerful electrical workers union and its leader johnny johnny john doughe and offices were raided as part of the extensive two year probe. the probe appears to be looking at possible millions use of union funds ceased during the raid. bank records and invoices and credit card records and tax forms. so here is the gist of the statement outside his office, quote i have not been interviewed by law

>> reporter: jim, all eyes today on bobby heenan, the democratic party majority leader and city council. it was just month ago when fbi agents seized a massive amount of his files. and that's non-to be part of a large-scale probe of potential corruption. >> thank you, mr. president. on behalf of the majority, there are no requests today. >> reporter: council majority leader bobby heenan and 16 fellow members were back into session today. the summer recess has ended. the calendar was light. there was some affordable housing here ghou concrete action today. a month ago, the fbi raided and he city hall and district offices seizing a mountain of records and documents. part of a sweeping probe mainly aimed at this man. electrical workers union boss johnny dougherty. a powerhouse in political circles. he contributes big money to candidates of his liking. heenan is one of his strongest allies and remains on the union's payroll. >> i'm going to tell you that the motivations i cannot answer. >> reporter: insiders say the investigation is focusing on possible misuse of union finances surrounding

key sites his home, electricia electricians headquarters and office of bobby heenan. >> the crowd around the union hall excessive and biline if you know anything about this guy, please call. excessive. >> what should we know about this guy? he runs international brotherhood of local workers the 8 and heads the building and construction trades council. he has long been a powerful and political force in the city. >> when you make reference to powerful and political i a effective and not just in politics. we're effective in the community and effective in the churches and effective in the sports programs. >> dougherty told me his south philly upbringing was foundation for his asession and raised by parents in hard working strict faith based catholic family along with brother kevin and sister maureen how strict. >> if you call sitting in the same pew at the same mass at the same church 25 years and everybody knew be were ten minutes late because my mother would bust out coughing it was religous and pull a napkin lick it and wipe both our faces. as much as i hate today then that's how much i n

we're hearing from philadelphia city councilman bobby heenan after federal agent raided his office. it happened the same day the fbi raided the home and offices of union leader johnny dougherty. heenan handed the statement to billy penn.com. it reads in part i have not been contacted by law enforcement nor to my knowledge has any member of my staff. i have encouraged my team to cooperate fully in this process ". >> he goes on to say he'll continue to serve the people of philadelphia with pride. >>> after luke warm reviews for presidential candidates last night, donald trump and hillary clinton back at it today. trump switching his focus to education while the democratic nominee is keeping national security in the spotlight. fox's joel waldman has more from washington. >> reporter: back in north carolina home to eight military bases, hillary clinton attacking rival donald trump's wednesday night performance at a town hall on national security. >> as your commander in chief, i will not trash our country's most cherished values. i will defend them. >> reporter: clinton clinging to just

and philadelphia city councilman bobby heenan gets back to work a month after the fbi raids his office the big story on "action news" tonight is the alleged bensalem bandits in custody tonight. and police think that a home burglary real estate aft 2:00 a.m. may just be the beginning. police displayed allegedly stolen items after a woman called lawmen after discovering the two suspects in her garage. but now police think the alleged culprits are behind two other home burglaries and more than two dozen car thefts. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live at bensalem police tonight. jeanette? >> reporter: well, jim, these -- bensalem township police say these two suspects allegedly confessed to breaking into nearly three dozen cars and homes tonight "action news" talked exclusively to the victim here police say she helped them crack this case wide open. it was 2:30 in the morning when michele david had trouble falling asleep. she went to her garage to grab a book only to come back inside and see the silhouette of a man standing near her front door. she reacted instinctively. >> the o