>> reporter: for months th chaka fatah -- chaka fattah, jr., said he will represent himself. but family and friends have launched a legal fund and have raised about $5,000. now a public defender is prepared to represent the 33-year-old. he doesn't have a law degree and has described himself as an education consultant, high end concierge and political consultant. the 23-count indictment alleges fattah used business loans for his personal expenses, made false statements to the irs and failed to file income tax returns. prosecutors allege he lied to keep the money from business loans coming as a way of financing his life-style. now, one source told us prosecutors hope to seat a jury today. they also say this trial could last for a month. in the digital operations center, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> monique, thank you. >>> in july, a grand jury indicted congressman chaka fatah, sr., he also denies all wrongdoing. his trial is scheduled for next may. congressman fattah is married to nbc news anchor renee chenault fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against h

. >>> federal agents take the stand today in the case against chaka fattah jr. jurors heard from the agent who went to the luxury condo armed with a search warrant. deanna durante was inside the federal courtroom today and is joining us live once again. deanna, what has the jury learned today? >> reporter: well, federal prosecutors are showing them the money, how much they say chaka fattah jr. had declared to the irs and were also showing bank statements and cancelled checks, money they say fattah never reported. >> these ties, you know, cost -- you know, these ties cost $155 and $175. you could order $100 and be nowhere near one month salary. in terms of priority, i care about my family, i care about my health, i care about my friends. >> reporter: shachaka fattah jr says he likes expensive things. the witness for the governor presented his 2009 return, less than $40,000 in that year. a witness confirmed checks paid for fattah for work he performed, cash the government says he never declared. >> in 2010, you know, i made, you know, more than $15,000 a month. >>

chaka fattah jr. is accused of bank and tax fraud. he's the son of congressman chaka fattah who is married to anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> jerry sandusky is back in court today on the grounds that he had ineffective trial and was rushed to trial. the judge ordered attorney kathleen kane to turn over documents. kane's office says she will comply. sandusky is currently serving 30 to 60 years in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. >>> an investigation is under way in philadelphia into a month-long spree of robbery stores. philadelphia police have released this footage of cell phone robbery source. officials say stores were hit between july 1st and october 26th. each of the incidents include similar circumstances with one or more suspects flashing a weapon and demanding money and electronics. >> tonight jobs are on the line and that's all because of pennsylvania budget battle. the state has gone nearly four months without a budget. >> now a group that helps seniors is being forced to cut bac

nbc 10 talks one on one with chaka fattah jr. on the first day of his fraud trial. we'll hear his side coming up at 5:30. plus, could this impact his father's case? >>> plus, accused of telling his players to attack a referee. tonight, the coach learns his punishment. >>> and the eagles are getting ready for monday night football, but today coach chip kelly was asked about another team. how he responded to questions about an open job in california. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> oscar pistorius will leave prison and move to house arrest next week. the double amputee olympic runner who shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013 has served nearly a year of his five-year sentence for manslaughter. pistorius maintains he thought steenkamp was an intruder in his home and killed her by mistake. prosecutors say he shot her after an argument and have appealed to move his manslaughter conviction to murder. >>> a texas high school football coach is suspended for a year for his role in an on-field incident between two of his players and a referee. he teared up while t

vernon odom is here with the latest. >> reporter: sharrie federal prosecutors say that chaka fattah jr. is a swindler who created sham businesses while lying on his tax forms. >> this is the fundamental flaw, it doesn't make sense. >> chaka fattah's son is representing himself in the trial, charged with 23 counts of bank and tax fraud. he once operated a high edge concierge service, and from the witness stan a former client kevin orrigan said you stole money from me in high school, can i have my money back. >> mr. corrigan asked us to get him a better relationship with american express, they said they could do the upgrade but mr. corrigan had to increase his spepding. >> on the witness stand fattah's former livein girlfriend, said they eventually clashed over his lavish lifestyle, they failed to pay the rent while he ran up huge irs bill. fattah's response. >> my tax bill for 2010 is paid, i am charged for paying it late, which i find to be interesting. >> reporter: sharrie, chaka fattah senior, the veteran philadelphia congressman is set to go on trial in the spring. i'm vernon odom,

in july a grand jury indicted chaka fattah sr. accusing him of misusing campaign and grant money, accepting an illegal loan, and other forms of corruption. he denies all wrong doing. his trial is scheduled for next may. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10's renee chenault-fattah. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car. she is not charges and she denies all wrong doing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> well, the pennsylvania attorney general's office is pushing back on suggestions that it did not provide all of is the e-mails involving a state supreme court justice. here's what happened. the judicial conduct board cleared justice michael eakin last year. two weeks ago cain's office received e-mails by eakins described as racial and pornographic. cain's office says not only did she hand over all of that material, she says justice eakin also told investigators about the e-mails and did not dispute the scription of them. >>> happening today, a pennsylvania lawmaker will reintroduce a bill that would

. >>> jury selection under way in the federal tax and bank fraud trial in chaka fattah jr. fa ka jr. claims the prosecution case is weak and will prove it himself. he's acting as his own lawyer. deanna durante spoke with fattah jr. today. dee ya ya? >> he says he can better defend himself than a defense attorney. so far the challenge has been seating a jury because potential jurors are familiar with the fattah name, but he maintains he and his father have done nothing wrong. >> i've done nothing wrong, there are 23 allegations, they deal with a long period of time, but, you know, really going back almost ten years. >> reporter: chaka fattah jr. say federal prosecutors unfairly targeted him. >> it's a long period of time, but it's been a while, so, look, i haven't done anything wrong. i think that, you know, anybody who's following this case closely, you know, could see that, you know, that these charges should have never been brought in the first place. i work with an organization with 115 other people, you know, nobody else has been charged. >> reporter: now the 33 year ol

chaka fattah, jr.s accused of bilking hundreds of thousands of of dollars from several banks, irs and school district of philadelphia. the 33-year-old is representing himself in court. he says the charges are politically motivated because of his father chaka fattah, sr. s facing federal racketeering and corruption charges of his own. >>> a wild ride through the streets of philadelphia comes to a violent end. hear from a kidnapping victim forced to dodge gunfire coming up. plus teens ransack a pregnant woman's home, her tv ripped right off the wall. they didn't stop there. what happened in the kitchen that's hard to believe. >>> and rescued at just four months. this pup was in pretty bad shape but the local student who found her was not about to give up. now rosy is beating the odds. the one thing, however, she still needs. >>> now, with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >>> good evening, everybody. watch for work through the weekend on the roosevelt boulevard. they'll be paving the inner drive betwe

chaka khan is going to be there. guest: if tom brady wants to show up, i' m ok with that. karen: i' m looking forward to being there, too. i' m going to be the mc for the evening. thank you for being here. guest: thank you. karen:. forget, the stepping out gala is november 7 at the sheraton boston hotel. chaka khan is the special guest. up next, how african-american breast cancer. mammograms. karen: just this past week, the american cancer society changed their long-standing tradition on what they continue to be appropriate breast cancer screening. as we enter the tail end of breast cancer awareness month, women are being advised to get mammograms less often and at a later age. janet will has this report. the american cancer society' s new guidelines for mammogram testing is already meeting resistance. the group is now suggesting annual screenings started age 45 instead of 40 and that screenings after 55 can be done every other year. one cancer survivor called the new guidelines terrible. >> people who have had breast cancer in their families are terrified. >> dr. jim mich

he is the son of congressman chaka fattah. the congressman is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> a man is in stable condition after police say he was shot in the neck in philadelphia's brewery town neighborhood. nbc 10 at 29th and girard. the victim told police the shooter, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, approached him and opened fire. police are looking for the gunman. and crews put out a fire at a newly constructed home in manayunk. the fire started on the roof around 2:00. no one was hurt and the investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. >>> fire officials are investigating several tow truck fires they consider suspicious. nbc 10 was in west philadelphia overnight at 61st and lancaster avenue as crews worked to put out the flames. no one was hurt and there's no word on what caused the fires. >>> picture perfect day throughout our area with plenty of sunshine, cooler than it was yesterday as you look for lake wallenpaupack in the poconos. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" sch

inside the courtroom when chaka fattah jr. starts laying out his defense. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> a plane fire on the ft. lauderdale tarmac injured dozens of people this afternoon and caused the airport to close for several hours, delaying a 2:00 p.m. flight headed to philadelphia that just left in the last hour. and flights resumed just a few hours ago. pilots from a nearby plane say fuel was leaking from the aircraft and dynamic airways released a statement describing the incident as an engines problem. >> joining us live at the ft. lauderdale airport, what have you learned about this, marissa? >> reporter: well, keith and jacqueline, we have the plane behind us at terminal 1 at the airport so you can get a look for yourself. you can see it's kind of just outside of the terminal here. still where it's been since they were able to taxi it here. right now they are waiting for the engine to continue to cool so that an investigation can get under way to figure out exactly what went wrong here. what we know is an engine caugh

. >>> opening statements take place today in the trial of chaka fattah jr., is he charged with using business loans for pers personal expenses. he is acting as his own lawyer, his father is chaka fattah, he is facing a federal indictment on unrelated charges. >>> the defense is making closing arguments in the trial of griffin campbell, the contractor charged with third degree murder in the building collapse that killed six people, his lawyer says he is being used as a scapegoat and prosecutors say he chose to cut corners and it cost lives. >>> it's a crisp fall day out there and the cold is coming, meteorologist, melissa magee, is here with the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> nice friday now, plenty of sunshine overhead and a bit of a breeze from the northwest, it looks to be a nice afternoon, philadelphia 62 degrees and 52 in the poconos and 64 in beach hafe ep, and 58 in lan kastder and 61 up the 95 corridor and trenton. if you are stepping out mostly sunny at 3:00 p.m. and 66 by then, 5:00 p.m. 64, and partly cloudy skies at 7:00 p.m. and 60 degrees and 56 under a most

chaka fattah, jr., also known as chip, has attempted to poke holes in the prosecution's case.may recall fattah has a public defender but is representing himself. now, that means yesterday he's questioned his former business partner and friend matthew amato on his participation in the illegal business dealings that led to the charges of bank and tax fraud. i watched the judge send the jury out and call the prosecutor and chip fattah to his bench over what's being described as a legal matter. so far this morning, amato has also testified their friendship unravelled after he learned fattah was spending houses of dollars on lunches at an upscale restaurant. amato has also stated most of the time he drove the bmw, them business loans allegedly paid for. amato pled guilty and will be sentenced in a few weeks. the prosecution tells us dozens of witnesses are called to testify in the case against fattah and that's over the next couple of weeks. outside the courthouse, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> in july, a grand jury indicted congressman shaka fattah, sr. he's accused of misusin

worked hard and did good photography and was cooperative with the public and easy to work with. >> chaka fattah is trying to have his case dismissed after -- there are allegations of a prosecutor -- >>> police are trying to track down the thieves that stole money out of a woman's purse, the men were seen in this surveillance video released this morning, according to police the men approached a woman at the terminal market, she had $8200 in cash was gone. anyone that recognizes these two women are asked to call police. >>> the fire marshall is trying to determine what sparked the flames before 3:30 on lancaster avenue, the trucks were parked in the back auto shop. crew as arrived to two trucks engulfed in flames and a third truck was also damaged. coming up on "action news" at 11:00 -- >> the next time you go to turn on your oven, think about what happened to this one. >> all the glass just shattered out. >> this philadelphia couple says their oven exploded. >> i never heard of this before. >> people need to know. >> we tell everyone. >> hear their story and the same thing is happening in

his father congressman chaka fattah sr. is charged in a different case, his trial isn't scheduled until next spring. here are more details on the charges he is facing. according to the indictment fattah sr. misused congressional influence and accused of accepting a secret loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist. he has denied all of those charges. he is married to nbc 10's renee chenault-fattah. she is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, she is labeled as person e and affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the feds allege that she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged with a crime and denies wrong doing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> investigators hope toxicology reports will give them clues in the mysterious death of a 3-year-old camden county boy. the initial autopsy on brendan creato was inconclusive meaning it covered no definitive cause of his death. police found brendan's body on tuesday morn on the banks of the river in had

. >>> flawed and speculative, what chaka, jr. calls the case against him of his alleged misuse of federal contracts and loans. he's defending himself and denies the charges. prosecutors say he used bank loans to pay personal expenses including gambling debts. in court yesterday, a representative from the sugar house casino in philadelphia testified that he lost more than $125,000 during ten months of gambling. his father, chaka, sr., was in the courtroom yesterday facing federal charges, but in a separate case. now, according to the indictment in that case, chaka senior is accused of using congressional influng influen influencing, and accepting a secret million dollar campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. he denied all charges. congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor, renee who is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, labeled as person e. and an affiliate of the enterprise, and the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car to pay closing costs

. >>> opening statements under way today, chaka fattah jr. reviewed fattah jr.'s commercial loan application for his businesses called 259. he's accused of misusing federal education contracts and loans to pay personal expenses. he denies those charges. chaka fattah jr.'s father was in the courtroom today, facing charges in a separate case. he is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband. she's labeled as person e. and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to sell a car to pay closing costs on a vacation home. >>> a mother attempted to hire a hitman to hikill her daughter's ex was sentenced to ten years in prison. police arrested her back in november after she met with an undercover detective who posed as a hitman. she said her daughter's ex-boyfriend was abusive. >>> a plan to run in the nude led to a hazing investigation at rider university. the entire men's cross-country team suspended from a meet last month. some students have been charged now wi

. >>> fraud trial for the son of congressman chaka fat at a getting underway this morning. he's accused of bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks. the irs and the school district of philadelphia. the 33-year-old is representing himself in court. he says the charges are politically motivated because of his father. chaka fattah, sr., is facing federal racketeering and corruption charges of his own. >>> u.s. airways flight 1939 numbered after the year the cogan took off this morning from philadelphia bound for charlotte. it's the very last philly departure for u.s. airways flight. fox 29 was there as passengers boarded this morning at philadelphia international airport. the final flight went to charlotte on to phoenix then landing in san francisco. starting at midnight tonight, all departing flights will fly under the american airlines banner. >>> delaware confirming its first flu case for the 2015-2016 flu season. the case involved a 26-year-old new castle county man. now there are two main types of you flew went is a viruses types a and b they routinely

the headliner was former governor ed rendell, testifying for the defense. >> i was called by young chaka fattah to establish that he worked for my campaign in 2002. >> reporter: rendell insists he knows very little about the case. the former governor testified simply that his gubernatorial campaign paid fattah $5,000 for photography services. the defense believes that testimony legitimizes fattah's businesses. >> the government has argued that i needed loan funds to purchase nice suits, that i needed the funds to purchase nice ties. things like that. turns out, you know, i had money. >> reporter: after questioning the fbi agent this morning, the defense asks the judge to dismiss the indictment, or at least for a hearing on whether the agent's leak tainted the case, but the judge declined and at times pushed fattah to rein in repetitive questions. so far the defense's biggest fattah's business dealings years before the time in question or simply on his personality. former philly mayor john street is expected here tomorrow with testimony similar to what rendell said today. the jury should

it was the first in a list of star witnesses expectsed to be called in the fraud chiel of chaka fattah jr. he opened his case today with testimony from former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, testifying he hired fattah jr. as a photography consultant during a campaign and that he was satisfied with his work. >> did good work, he showed up every time we asked him, he showed up on time and he was pretty charming in dealing with the public. >> chaka fattah jr. was accused of bank and tax he says he will call former philadelphia mayor john street to the stand, as well. street hired him as a photography consultant also. >>> coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, the bionic man, how about the bionic boy? you're going to meet the local 10 year old who made his own hand. >>> plus a back seat passenger catches a new jersey driver in the act and it is not just any driver. >>> glenn? >> in case you put away the winter coats, got to bring them back out. forecast is straight ahead, plus whether you'll need a coat over your halloween costume. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock

. >> plus, chaka fattah jr. calls another high profile witness at his trial.e have details on former mayor john street's testimony coming up at 4:30. >> and how old is too old to trick-or-treat? we'll tell was some seniors think when they think it's time to hack up those candy bags coming up in big talkers. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> from our delaware news room state police say they busted a marijuana grow house in magnolia kent county. they gave us a picture from inside the home on covenant lane showing one of two rooms where they say the owner grew pot. that owner, 54-year-old bruce hufnal is free on bail after his arrest yesterday. police say they also took 12 plants and a pound and a half of packaged marijuana. >> three tow trucks burn this morning in the overbrook section of philadelphia. now investigators are trying to figure out if someone purposely set them on fire. the action cam was there around 3:30 this morning on lancaster avenue near 61st street. firefighters say two of the trucks were completely on fire when they arrived. a third truck was also damaged by the

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by rogue fbi agents, trying to bring his father down. >> ed rendell was the first witness called by chaka charged with an elaborate fraud scheme, the former governor was on the stand for seven minutes saying he was a paid consultant for his campaign for governor. >> we paid him $5,000 for his work as a photographer and for the length of the campaign and he worked hard and did good photography and was cooperative with the public and easy to work with. >> i ran a legitimate business that is contrary to the government's argument in their opening statement. >> he will call john street to the stand t

. >> but you you know what, i think chaka can. >> yes. >> was roofus there or chaka can. >> decided nota ship, i made a little ship. >> you lie. >> like the u.s.s. united states. >> okay. >> you think you can do something? our next guest they really know how to do the lego thing. so they are taking it to the next level, wait until you see this what he is building that is getting national attention. >> this young man is doing all this lego stuff. >> yes. >> we knew that. >> we will show you barnes museum he made after the break. >>> okay. beautiful morning. it will be in the 70's mike. >> i just finished my barnes museum. >> and rob, good to see you. >> thanks for coming. >> it is nice to meet you. >> where do you go to school. >> masterman. >> you are 13. >> yes. >> how long have you been into legos. >> it all started, you know, in the 70's, whenever he was a kid he use to do quite a lot and whenever i was young and i was old enough to start building legos he handed down all of those old legos that got me. >> at first did you jump right in or like daddy don't want your old toys. >> i di

. >>> today another former mayor of philadelphia testified in the chaka fattah jr. fraud trial. john street told a jury he hired fattah jr. as a photography consultant during his campaign. rendell gave similar testimony yesterday. fattah is aiming to show his business was legitimate. >> asked me to come and explain his business relationship with us and our campaigns and activity, and i thought it was a fair thing to do. >> that would be former governor ed rendell. federal prosecutors say fattah jr. had a shell company which he used to fraudulently funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans to bankroll a luxurious lifestyle. fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> police arrested a penn student accused of starting a fire in a fraternity house. the sophomore allegedly started the fire inside a closet at the house last friday. the sprinkler system put it out and no one was hurt. bonfiglio is from london and was released after posting $100,000 bail. >>> rider university is cutting more than a dozen academic

. >>> former philadelphia mayor john street is expected to testify in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah, junior the congress' son called ed rendell as his first witness yesterday. he is accused of misusing business loans, but argued he had earned enough money on his own to maintain a lavish lifestyle. he worked as a photographer for rendell during his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. >> we paid him 5 thousands dollars for the work on the campaign. he worked hard and cooperative with the public and easy to work with. >> he is trying to to have his case dismissed on the ground that the fbi investigator tipped off a nooch reporter to to newspaper reporter to raise on his condo and office office. >> a plane caught fire and him americancy slides had to be -- emergency slides had to be used. >> reporter: engine burst into flames before takeoff. >> i heard a loud bang, turned around and saw the lights and the flames ran to the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: the merge emergency kale after 12:30 as the jet was taxiing for departure to venezuela. >> there's fuel leaking out of the left en

i love chaka khan. i can say it as many times as i want. the class of 2016 will be inducted in a ceremony in new york city. >>> facebook trending for not giving users a dislike button but actually a way to post just -- other than clicking the like it's caught reactions. didn't have to stretch far for this concept. it's a series of the mozzy's. -- emoji's. facebook first testing it out in ireland and spain today. >> what's wrong with words? >> it's so old-fashioned. get with it. >>> a toddler having trouble opening a locked door. who did she call? she calls charlie of course. charlie? >> aww. beagle. not more worried that the toddler or the dog can open the >> partners in crime. trend online, abc7ny.com. >> pretty cute. >> i love the little expression of, do you want to go? no, you go. no, you go. so cute. >> all right. thanks. >>> still to come, a close call for a hero from our country. one of the men who sat -- helped stop a terrorist attack that's a big bull. i think that's old cyrus. 1800 pounds of do whatever the heck i want. take the l

. >>> an indictment allegation that chaka fattah junior misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal education funding and lied about his income on tax returns. officials say he used that money to pay off personal and gambling debts. >>> contractor, griffin campbell will be back on the stand on trial for the 201 botched did he demolition at 22d market. he was a self taught home remodelers when the demolition architect of the project befriended. campbell said his client is being used as a escape coat. but his lawyers said he cut corn he weres and that cost lives. >>> the mystery of a 55-year-old from hockessin. the victim's daughter discovered her body yesterday morning. less than an hour later a man called police say he was responsible. he was arrested at a home in the autumn wood development. >>> new details on lamar odom and what led to him being discovered unconscious at a nevada brothel. he used cocaine and took sexual enhancement supplements. he was breathing when paramedics were called. >> stuff coming out of his noise and white stuff out of his mouth. >> the sheriff's

chaka fattah, sr.ing federal racketeering and corruption chooch charges of his own. >>> three years ago super storm sandy made its way up the jersey shore devastating a lot of the coast including cape may all the way through long island. three years later some people are still trying to get back on their feet. fox 29 weekend's karen hepp shows us the lengths that some are going to get lawmaker's attention. >> reporter: these sandy victims are sleeping out for days because they are desperate. they are running out of money. they are facing foreclosure. they're floundering caught in a limbo. michelle petro is fed up with empty promises. she's moved her three kids 12 times and she needs a kidney. >> it's a thousand 95 days since i've been out of my home since sandy hit and it's been a struggle every single day. >> reporter: they write cards tilling their heartbreaking stories. frank and cheryl posted the obituaries of three of their friends from their block. three neighbors who never made it home at all. 7

. >>> people continue to testify against chaka fattah jr. in his fraud trial. today his former girlfriend on the stand, but fattah insists the government is still not making its case. deanna durante, you spoke to fattah again today? >> reporter: i did. he says that for someone with no legal background, he certainly believes he is winning the case against him. >> in 2010, you know, i made more than $15,000 a month, you know, the government put my taxes for a moment, so i'm sure you saw that, and, you know, making more than $15,000 a month and paying your rent and running around, maybe i was at some nice restaurants, maybe i did have a few nice suits, this is one of them. >> reporter: outside court chaka fattah defends his spending habits. >> my tax bill for 2010 is paid. i am charged with paying it late. >> reporter: fattah's ex-girlfriend says paying taxes was not a priority for her then-boyfriend. >> i might get them a car, if i'm doing well, i think it's important to take care of the people i care about. >> reporter: the case against him is weak and he is win

. >>> let's turn to this week two of the trial against chaka fattah junior is set to wrap. son of the embattled philadelphia congressman is representing himself taking on federal agents and prosecutors, they say fattah, bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks. the irs and school district of philadelphia. fattah junior says those charges are politically motivated because of his father. chaka fattah senior is facing federal racketeering and corruption charges of his own. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was in court. asking for a new trial after his conviction on dozens of counts of child sex a abuse. yesterday sandusky argued that his lawyer did a bad job and claims that the attorney general investigation of him was unfair. >>> a father recounts brutal rape of his teenage daughter and now hunt is on for her attacker. >> steve keeley is in wilmington with the very latest on this, steve. >> reporter: this case serves as a warning to attack people in matter when and where, this happened right in the lunch hour wednesday at 12:30 t

. >>> opening statements are scheduled for today in the federal tax and bank fraud trial of chaka fattah jr. accused of misusing loans to pay for personal expenses. he denies the charges. the 33-year-old who is representing himself says prosecutors unfairly targeted him. adding the government's case is weak and he's eager to prove it. >> in the next few weeks the details regarding these issues will become clear. you know, it will you know, something that i think you know people need to know is that you know i wouldn't do anything wrong really to the philadelphia school district. >> he faces jail time and a fine up to $13 million. >> his father congressman chaka fattah is charged in a different case, his trial not scheduled until next spring. more details, according to an indictment fattah sr. misused his influence, stole taxpayer money and donations and accused of accepting a secret million dollar campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. he has denied all of those charges. congressman fattah is married to "nbc 10 news" renee chenault-fattah. she is

. >>> jury selection got underway in the case of chaka fattah jr., he is indicted for stealing funds meant for philadelphia schools and prosecutors said he lied about his income on tax returns and took out business loans and that fattah jr. used it to pay off personal and gambling debts. >>> and philadelphia police are investigating a triple shoot that left a teenager dead, he was found with a gun still in his hand, it happened on the 500 block of ritner street in south philadelphia, police were called to the scene at 9:30 last nice, they say that someone opened fire on the street and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> from our delaware newsroom, police in wilmington have arrested a man for a stabbing over the weekend, 36-year-old joesly rojas is charged with stabbing a 60-year-old man at the apartments last night. the victim was stabbed in the torso, rojas and the victim both live in the complex and police say they got into a fight that led to the stabbing. >>> today is the deadline for homeowners seeking to challenge their superstorm sandy flood damage claims, more th

. >>> a forensic account agent walked through chaka fattah jr.'s finances during his fraud trial today. the agent testified that fattah jr. paid $16,000 to a casino. previous witnesses for the prosecution have testified that fattah jr. had gambling debt. fattah jr. is representing himself in court and says he did nothing wrong. fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah, he is married to renee chenault-fattah, she is on leave from the station. >>> decision 2016 now, today lincoln chafee ended his democratic presidential campaign. the former governor of rhode island struggled to raise money and generate enthusiasm. another race for the white house that's been dominated by two names, talking, of course, about clinton and trump. now another name is ridesing, too, republican ben carson. >> carson is the new leader in two iowa polls, the latest out today. nbc's steve handelsman has the story from washington. >> reporter: ben carson is on a roll, the retired neurosurgeon in kansas today surged to a big lead with iowa republicans in today's bloomb

chaka fattah jr.of using business loans for personal expenses and making false statements to the irs. fattah who is not a lawyer is acting as his own attorney. his dad an 11-term democratic congressman is also facing a federal corruption indictment for unrelated charges. he has denied any wrongdoing. >>> rider university in new jersey suspended its entire men's cross country team from a meet last month after a incident it deemed was hazing. the school says university police found students at the school's track last month preparing to run laps naked. officers stopped the run and launched the investigation. officials say while there wasn't any intent to coerce members to participate the incident was still considered hazing. technically streaking. >> both very quick. >> turning to the forecast now, all right, meteorologist adam joseph back. >> you want layers and layers and layers on. >> you need clothes this weekends. >> for this upcoming weekend for sure. take a look at the numbers. to our north and we

> former philadelphia mayor john street is expected to testify today in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah junior. the congressman's son called former mayor ed rendell yesterday. he is accused of misusing business loans argues he made enough as a photographer to keep up his lavish lifestyle. >> we paid him $5,000 for the work on the campaign. he worked hard and did good photography and was easy to work with. >> he is trying to have his case dismissed on the grounds that an if fbi agent illegally tipped off a news reporter for the raise on his home and offices. >>> ntsb and investigators from boeing are on the ground in florida the they want to know why a fire broke out on a dynamic airways jet. you can see the passengers fleeing making their ways down the emergency chutes, 20 people were hurt. >> i heard a bang, saw the lights, saw the flames, ran for the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: more than 100 passengers had to evacuate. they ran for cover. the left engine caught fire after another pilot saw fuel leaking from the plane. it is five-year-old airline in fort lauderdale. >>>

this is week two of chaka fatt fattah, jr. trial. he's representing himself taking on federal agents and prosecutors. they say the 33-year-old bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks. the irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah, jr., says those charges are politically roast motivated because of his father chaka fattah, sr. facing federal racketeering and corruption charges of his own. >>> brawl in the halls of a high school. a resource officer versus a 15-year-old student, ton night the district standing by the add dull. what it says started this fight. >> skyfox back over the run away military blimp that landed in pennsylvania might be awhile before this is gone. how shot guns are helping with the cleanup process. >>> a lawyer takes a big professional toll. why he pulled a gun in an office and how he's getting punished now. >> and pranks being pulled at some gas stations but no one is laughing. what the jokester is doing to make people fear for their lives and why police say they can't do anything. >>

. >>> also happening now, chaka fattah jr. is back in court for allegedly misusing federal education funds. prosecutors say the congressman's son misused nearly $1 million in education funds to pay for personal expenses. fatah says none of that is true and the government's case against him is weak. now, his father, congressman chaka fattah, is accused in a separate case of misusing federal grants and charitable donations. he denies any wrongdoing. his wife, nbc 10 news anchor, renee chenault-fattah is currently on leave from nbc 10. she is mentioned in the federal indictment against her husband. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. >>> new information this morning about the 2-year-old boy found wandering in love park. a ministry has now launched a campaign to raise $12,000 in 12 days for the boy's family. parents told police they were kicked out of their home on friday so they spent the night in love

." >>> happening today, chaka fattah jr. is in court for allegedly misusing money. some of the nearly $1 million they say he spent on personal expenses. he says none of that is true and the government's case is weak. his father the congressman is accused in a separate case of misusing federal grant money and charitable donations among other thing, he also denies wrong doing. his wife "nbc 10 news" renee chenault-fattah is on leave from nbc 10 is be labelededle in the enterprise in the federal indictment. the feds allege that she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she denies wrong doing as well. >> from our delaware bureau, two families are homeless after fire tore through their mobile home. officials say this is a case of arson. flames broke out yesterday at the trailer park on indiana road in stanton. police told us three homes were set on fire. damage to two of them is in the tens of thousands of dollars. one victim told us he and other family members including children woke up to the smell of smoke. >> runnin

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chaka fattah jr.sed of using business loans for personal expenses and making false statements to the irs. fattah who is not a lawyer is acting as his own attorney. his father an 11 term democratic congressman is also facing a federal corruption indictment on unrelated charges. he's also denied any wrongdoing. >> ursinus college is celebrating the inauguration of its new president. bromberg was officially installed today as the college's 17th president. bromberg is an advocate for the liberal arts and global education. he's a scholar himself of the economics of terrorism and he comes to ursinus from claremont mckenna college in claremont california. >>> eight homeowners in north philadelphia got free home repairs and renovations today thanks to this group of volunteers. this day long initiative was thanks to a group called rebuilding together philadelphia. it brought students tradespeople and community members out. the effort will help elderly or disabled folks to stay in their homes. >> well, the two

cheap trick, los lobos and chaka khan. returning contenders include nine inch nails, the smiths, the spinners and yes. those who make the cut will be announced in december. >>> the unlikely postal duo whose friendship knows no age but does know zip codes. ===take vo=== this man says a seed pod fell from a tree and cracked his skull. why he's blaming the u-s park service. ===jessica/take vo=== plus: cars and trucks colliding with trains. what caltrain is doing to try to prevent more crashes. ===next close=== next. >>> finally tonight, a heartwarming story about two best buddies who neither snow nor rain nor age can separate. a postman and his side kick known for putting their own stamp on friendship. here's kerry sanders. >> reporter: some kids dream of being spiderman or batman. but 4-year-old carter admires a different superhero. >> it's time for mr. mike. >> reporter: the mailman. >> i see him. >> reporter: every day right outside his window. >> he's right there. >> reporter: postman mike. nine years on the job but only

chaka sr. denied all charges. referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, labeled as person e. an an affiliate. the feds allege she took part to fraudulently sell a car to pay closing costs. she's not charged and denies wrong doing. right now, she's on leave from nbc 10. >>> today, the final arrival for u.s. airways where. we're an hour away from the last plane to take off with that logo landing at philadelphia international airport. the u.s. airways merger with american airlines went in effect at midnight. flight 1939 departed from philadelphia yesterday morning. the flight number signifies the year that the airline was founded. the jetliner headed to charlotte and phoenix before making a final stop in san francisco. it's due to land back here just before 6:00 this morning under the american airlines banner. we'll have a live report from the airport this morning at 5:30. also happening today, the annual fliers 5k in south philadelphia. we have a live look at wells fargo center where participants in

but don't forget at night we that's tamar braxton and the legendary chaka khan. >> oh, wow. >> it's so much fun. and also you never know who's going to show up. >> right. >> right. >> celebrities come and hang out. you'll see them in the crowd going to booths and just taking everything in. it's a great time. >> why is it so important to make sure that, you know, sickle of sisters and other -- circle of sisters and other type things continue to be making an imprint, you know? >> let me tell you, the first time i didn't even know what to expect. you go in there, i walked in there, and i'm like, okay, i'm going to go meet a couple people. it's a complete experience. >> yeah. >> the panels are amazing. it's a great learning experience, and you go in, they introduce you to new products. it's amazing. it's very empowering, some of the panels and some of the people -- i developed relationships with people that i would never in a million years thought i would even be able to connect with. >> right. and like laura was saying, it's something for everyone. the man cave, the women will be around,

his father congressman chaka fattah is charged in a different case, his trial isn't scheduled to begintil next spring. and here are more details on the charges against him. according to the federal indictment, fattah senior is accused of misusing influence, stealing taxpayer money and donations. he is also accused of accepting a secret million dollar campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be a u.s. ambassad ambassador. he has denied all those charges. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 anchor renee fattah. she is labeled as person e and affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the feds allege that she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged with a crime and she denies any wrong doing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >> a town in south jersey is trying to put brakes on drunk driving expanding an initiative that leaders say is saving lives. it builds on a program that started in december called don't take the risk. they're teaming up with uber and be my designated driver to provide safe r

miller --son, still steve miller, the cars, chicago, chaka khan, los lobos, she'd trick, -- cheap trick, nine inch nails, and the smiths are all nominated again. leon: we have some hall of fame weather. steve: one more day of the beautiful weather with lots of sunshine and then things will change just in time for the weekend. temperatures are 75 degrees in leesburg. 73 at manassas. stanton looking at 70 degrees. temperatures will remain on the cool side as we move through the overnight hours. we are going to look for a few clouds out there. here is a look at what we have in terms of satellite and radar. not a whole lot right now. a cold front is on the way late tomorrow afternoon and into the evening hours. that will likely trigger a shower in a few thunderstorms. ahead of the front it is mild and nice and comfortable. there is the cold front that will approach tomorrow afternoon. and behind ands push of much cooler air. on saturday was the high temperatures that will only be in the 60's. there's your hour-by-hour forecast. temperatures drop to the 70's into the 60's. suburban areas lik