investigators say brandon ruff walked into the 16th district last summer and handed an officer a bag with three hasn't guns inside. he says the guns belonged to a family member. ruff allegedly gave them a fake name and date of birth. ruff is an eight year veteran of the force he has been suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss. >>> new developments in a sex scandal rocking the philadelphia fire department. sources tell fox 29 city officials are now taking action against members accused of having on the job sex in firehouses across the city. eight members of the fire department were ordered to app a pier before city personnel officers at least two of them are facing conduct unbecoming charges. they could be suspended demoted or even fired. this after allegations that more than a dozen firefighters, supervisors and paramedics had sex with a female paramedic in different fire stations. sources say as many as 40 people have already been questioned. >>> a local lawmaker is on a crusade against powder he says moses a major threat to your kids. >> his fight to get it banned. >>> pl

today the district attorney charged brandon ruff. he also tried to hand over three guns at a north philadelphia police station last august but he didn't tell officers he was a police officer himself and gave a phoney name. investigators said one of the guns was reported stolen. ruff is now suing the department for false arrest. >>> new information on a sex scandal in the ranks of the philadelphia fire department. among other thing, the allegations include claims of sexual misconduct at fire houses across the city. nbc10's jacqueline london is live in our digital operation center tonight. you have word on how many people were involved in this? >> that's true. we first told viewers about this story last week right here on "nbc10 news." now we are finding out that as many as ten members of the philadelphia fire department could face disciplinary action, according to sources close to the investigation. now, those sources tell us fire officials are meeting this week with those who are directly involved. and the scandal centers on a female

brandon ruff is charged with giving a fake name to his police department. this is video from him on an unrelated story. he handed over three guns at a police station in northeast philadelphia last august but didn't tell officers he was a cop and gave them a phony name. investigators say one of the guns had been reported stolen. ruff is suing the department for false arrest. >>> that big wind blowing last night was a cold wind. and it certainly is cold this morning. getting a very cold start. and the cold came in so fast that it did not completely dry up last night. so watch out for icy spots. those spots will be disappearing a bit today, even though it will stay below freezing. we'll see lots of sunshine and some of the snow and ice will be disappearing. right now, frozen solid at 13 degrees for allentown. northeast philly at 19. and 20 degrees in millville right now. add to that a little bit of a breeze. nowhere near as windy as yesterday during the afternoon as we saw wind gusts of 41 miles an hour yesterday. right now it's a 9-mile-an-hour breeze in nort

. >>> 28-year-old philadelphia police sergeant brandon ruff was arrested today. he's accused of giving police a fake name and birthday when he tried to surrender three guns at 35th district headquarters this past august. he told investigators the weapons were given to him by a friend. at least one of the guns was reported stolen. detectives say ruff became agitated when he was questioned. he later filed a lawsuit claiming that he was sworny swarmed and injured by several officers that day. his arrest today was the result of a month long internal affairs investigation. >>> governor chris christie stumbled into something of a controversy today when he commented on vaccines that amid a nationwide measles outbreak. during a visit to a biomedical research center in england christie said parents should have some choice on whether to vaccinate their children. he said that while he and his wife pat mary pat choose to, there should be a balance between parental concern and government mandate. >> we have had that conversation but that has to move and shift. not every vacci

. >>> philadelphia police sergeant brandon ruff is currently under arrest accused of lying about his true identity when attempting to surrender three handguns at a police district. investigators claimed the the guns belonged to a family in member but they were owned by three different people and one gun had been reported stolen five years ago. the eight year vet of the force walk in in hans cuffs and has been suspended with the intent to dismiss. >>> well former pennsylvania state treasurer rob mccord plans to plead guilty to federal extortion charges stemming for his failed bid for governor. prosecutors submitted papers in federal court in harrisburg today in which they charged mccord with two counts of extortion. the the papers included a plea agreement signed by mccord. he, of course, resign last week and apologized in a video release wide his lawyers. >> well, a pennsylvania senator meantime is taking aim at powdered caffeine a potentially dangerous sum implement. he says the f.d.a. should consider banning it. health reporter. >> we need to do more work. >> reporter: senator robe

philadelphia police officer has been caught on the wrong side of the law. 28-year-old sergeant brandon ruffged with giving false i.d. to police. prosecutors say in august he used a fake name when he tried surrender three guns to the 35th district including a gun that was stolen. a struggle ensued and police say they found an additional loaded gun in ruff's waist band. ruff claims that he was injured during the struggle. he's suing the department. >>> former pennsylvania treasurer rob mccord is facing federal charges. mccord faces two counts of extortion which could each carry a sentence of up to 20 years. according to court papers he'll plead guilty next month as part of a plea deal. authorities say mccord threatened potential donors from a law firm and property management firm during his failed run for governor. >> now the latest on the measles out break and the growing debate over vaccinations. more than 100 people have contracted the contagious disease in the u.s. and mexico. while doctors and president obama are putting the pressure on all parents to have their children vaccinated. "act

. >>> philadelphia police sergeant brandon ruff surrendered to internal affairs on gun charges. investigators say the 28-year-old showed up at the 35th police district back in august wearing civilian clothes wandering to turn in three handguns. police say he became agitated when asked for identification and gave a fake name. the resulting investigation revealed the guns belonged to three different people. one had been reported stolen. >> police in bridgeton new jersey are investigating a brutal home invasion that left a 94-year-old man with multiple head injuries. it happened late saturday night in the 200 block of west lincoln street in bridgeton. two men forced opened a rear door to the home of anthony copare and threatened him with a knife while demanding money. they ransacked the home and left copare so injured he wasn't able to call for help. he wasn't discovered by relatives until 12 hours later. the victim is currently in stable condition. >> 5:36 now and the measles outbreak is bringing back the debate over vaccines, whether they are safe and whether it is safe to skip t

. >>> twenty-eight year-old philadelphia a police officer brandon ruff was the one in handcuffs today. prosecutors claimed that he used a fake name in august when he tried to surrender three guns to the 35th district including one that was stolen. a struggle ensued and police say they found another loaded gun in, his waist band. ruff claims he was injured and filed a federal lawsuit. his attorney says ruff was arrested as retaliation by the department. >>> president obama a wants to increase taxes on the wealthy and use the money to pay for tax relief for the middle class. that was the main thrust of his 4 trillion-dollar budget sent to congress today. the plan is a 6.4 percent increase over this years estimated spending. he wants to increase capitol gains taxes and close inheritance loop holes to raise $320 billion over ten years. wow use gas taxes and one time tax on corporate earnings overseas, to fund an almost 500 billion-dollar public works program to repair highways bridges and transit systems. much if not most of obama a's budget will be doa at the the republican controlled co

investigators say brandon ruff walked into the 16th district precinct last summer and handed an officer bag with three hand guns inside. he said the guns belonged to a family member. investigators say ruff gave them a fake name an date of birth. he's now suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss. >>> five people rescued from an apartment fire in south jersey are out of the hospital tonight. a cell phone camera capture the flames at the chestnut hill lane apartments in deptford township yesterday. two adults and three children were treated for smoke inhalation. eight apartments were destroyed. another one was damaged. and there's no word on what caused the fire. >> not a scratch even though a 484 old girl in north philadelphia fell out of a second floor window. now, if you've got a curious child you're probably be able to relate to this story. but it will make your heart race. what was that little girl doing? well as she tells our bruce gordon she was trying to get a better look at something. >> reporter: four-year-old little girl loves playing with gadgets but her curiosity almos

philadelphia police sergeant brandon rough is under arrest a accused of lying about his true identity when attempting to surrender, three handguns at a police district. ruff walked in internal affairs today and allegedly said guns belonged to a family member but investigators claimed they were owned by three different people, one gun had been reported stolen five years ago. the eight year veteran of the force had been assigned to the 16th district, he has been suspended with the intent to dismiss. >>> also now looking for work? the the school district of philadelphia is hiring. the district wants to bring on 400 new teachers for next year. the the starting salary is just over $45,000 increases with experience. they are making the application process a lot easier, you can access it on line. we have set up a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> still to come today new jersey governor chris christie is taking chris cystty for comments he made about vaccinations, we are live with the latest on that and measles out break that has now sickened one hub people around the u.s. >>> is facebook becoming a thing of the past? consumer reporter jim donovan is on