chaka has a few months to report to prison. we're joined by nbc legal expert enrique latoyse. >> explain what follows in the process. >> you file a notice of appeal and the judge sets a schedule. they'll have to get everything together, all the way from the beginning to the sentencing. you have a right to have a higher court look at the judge's decisions, and if you decided you thought they were not in accordance with the law or you thought those rulings were illegal or led to an unfair trial, you have a righted to ask a higher court to look at those decisions and you have an opportunity to be heard again. >> enrique, the sentence is ten years behind bars. how much time do you think he'll actually serve? >> remember, prison is supposed to have punishment and also rehabilitation. he will have the opportunity to work in programs and things of that nature. he can get off 54 days for every year he does. that works out to be 8 1/2 years. within your last year of release, you have the opportunity to possibly get house arrest or halfw

>> federal judge sentences chaka fattah to ten years behind bars. good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon, jim has the day off. earlier this year, fattah convicted of miss spending government grants and charity money. today his sentence was handed down. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in front of the federal courthouse where the former congressman just spoke. greg? >> reporter: rahel, good afternoon there is all happening in just the past hour, in fact, the former representative just left the federal courthouse, but chaka fattah of course after being sentenced to ten years in federal prison, for 18 different count of public corruption, money laundering, and bribery charges. >> i want to thank my team, my lawyers, who have done an extraordinary job, we have received a sentence, we respect the court's decision. we won't have much after comment on that. but dow want to thank all of the witnesses who stepped forward and talked today and i want to thank over 200 people who wrote letters to the court on my behalf, and this is a circumstance in whi

chaka fattah has been a part of philadelphia politics since the '80s. he started out in the pennsylvania statehouse and spent more than 20 years in congress. in 2007, fattah unsuccessfully ran for philadelphia mayor. read more about fattah's history in philadelphia and get reaction to today's sentencing by tapping on the nbc 10 app. >>> now, to a deadly confrontation on a philadelphia street. federal marshals shot and killed a suspect while serving a warrant, leaving a neighborhood in shock around 10:00 this morning behind a house on hellerman street in the city's oxford circle neighborhood. nbc 10's tim furlong spent the afternoon in that neighborhood speaking to a family member of the man shot. tim? >> reporter: scary couple of hours here, jacqueline. u.s. marshals were waiting for the guy to come out. when they finally saw him come out, they tried to take him in

former congressman chaka fattah has been sentenced to ten years in prison in his federal corruption case. >> the philadelphia democrat must surrender by january 25 to start serving his time. katherine scott spoke is to fattah and joins us live from center city. >> reporter: rick and sarah, chaka fattah left the courtroom after being sentenced to ten years in prison. he expressed gratitude toward family and friends reiterating that when he addressed the court in sentencing. the proceeding happened inside the courtroom. the courtroom was packed. let's go to video of the former pennsylvania corningman leaving the court -- congressman leaving the courthouse, he was convicted on racketeering conspiracy and money laundrying. the judge said what's so astonishing the extent and duration of the criminal conduct that he abused the trust placed in him time and time again. he was sentenced to ten years and ordered to pay $600,000 in in restitution. he got below the sentencing guidelines. the lawyer argued it was not a hiccup, but not a moment in time, but moment after moment, decision and after. it

congressman chaka fattah. >> he is facing serious prison time for federal corruption. the lets get out to sabina kuriakose standing outside, where he is, due to appear in just a couple hours here. >> reporter: that is right, thomas and karen. next time former congressman walked to the doors at u.s. district court he will be leaving in handcuffs. sixty year-old fattah faces two decade in federal prison after being convicted of a long list of charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. twenty-nine counts in all. prosecutors alleged that the u.s. representative set up a million-dollar illegal campaign loan, when he ran for mayor, nine years ago and then hid efforts to pay it back with federal and charity funds four co-defendants were convicted on related charges, and the government has signalled it plans to ask the judge to impose a hefty sentence, at least 20 years. fattah's lawyers will no doubt ask for leniency based on his record of public service, again, sentencing happening here, at u.s. district court just about 9:30. we're exp

former philadelphia congressman chaka fattah sentenced to a decade behind bars for his corruption conviction. >>> state troopers say goodbye to their own after a traffic accident. >>> now, the details on the developing story, former philadelphia congressman chaka fattah could be spending much of the next decade in jail. the once powerful democrat was sentenced to ten years in prison for a racketeering scheme that included money laundering and bribery. vernon odem is outside the courthouse with details. >> reporter: sarah, good afternoon, it was about a two hour hearing the mighty congressman's fall from grace is complete, a decade in prison for one of philadelphia's most powerful politician. chaka fattah left the court after receiving a sentence of ten years in prison. >> we respect the court's decision we do not have a comment on that, i do thank all the witnesses who stepped forward, i want to thank the over 200 people who wrote letters to the court on my behave. this is is a circumstance in which the court has made a determination of this phase of the process has come to a conclusion. >>

congressman chaka fattah will serve ten years in a federal prison. the second longest sentence ever handed down to a member of the congress. >> we have received the sentence, we respect the court 's decision. we don't have much comment on that. >> reporter: federal prosecutors recommended 17 to 22 years behind bars for the convicted former congressman, found guilty on 18 federal corruption charges. including money laundering, and bribery. after hearing from seven different character witnesses machine morning judge harvey bartle the third handed down the ten year sentence. >> look, ten is certainly better than 17 to 25. >> reporter: lynn is one of the character witnesses who testified and like joe quinones, believes that the the good fattah did for his community and district far out weigh the bad. >> he still has work left undone. we need him to reenter as soon as possible, to pay it forward relative to the lives he has yet to touch. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney says fattah's sentencing should be a warning to others in public office tempted to go do

many expected former congressman chaka fattah to get the book thrown at him.day. ♪ >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >>> we start right now with your fox 29 weather authority. live look at wilmington right now. it was a cold and kind of wet day around our area and things are only expected to get worst rest of the week. good evening, i'm iain page g i'm lucy noland. we're expecting highs in the 20s wind chills below zero this we week. >> meteorologist kathy orr here to explain the little shock to our system that's coming soon. kathy. >> oh are, yeah, it will be a shock. major wardrobe adjustment. we are looking at temperatures going 20 degrees below normal as you mentioned. so it's nothing we've seen in the last four months. that's for sure. you have to go back to february to see this kind of cold. skies have cleared across the region that means moonlit skies tonight. seasonal temperatures overnight it's 46 right now. today the high 50. that's actually above normal. but that's going to change. 33 in the poconos. 40 in allento

i am not convinced that chaka fattah is guilty. >> reporter: fattah actually addressed the judge just prior to sentencing said he regretted his actions but offered no full blown apology. that could be seen as a sign of arrogance but remember if this case is to be appeal, it could be a strategic matter of confession of sorts does not help his cause. chaka fattah will surrender to federal authorities januar january 25th to start serve wagon will inn in fact be a 10-year stretch in a federal prison. lucy? >> no good time i guess, bruce? >> reporter: not in the federal system. >> okay. thank you very much. >>> developing right now, police say a gunman dead after a month long manhunt. federal authorities opened fire on him when serving a warrant today in the citi' oxford circle second. fox 29's dave kinchen is live from philadelphia police headquarters and dave you spoke to the suspect's mother. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. investigators have been looking for the suspect for five months and when they finally caught up with him, things took a deadly turn. >> he was so kind hearted. he h

. >> the sentencing phase begins today for chaka fattah, what could be in store for the former u.s. congressman. >>> a day, to to say, good bye , mourners gathering to honor new jersey trooper frankie williams killed in the line of duty. >> good day, it is monday, december 12th, 2016. it is my friend steve grant's birthday. >> are you sending him a note. >> i will text him later today >> you're great with remembering birth the days. >> on the tenth it was my brother tom's birthday. >> did he receive a note. >> he did, yes. >> now, sue all i did was text him, is that bad, should i have called. >> it is not as bad as not doing nothing so at least you communicated and showed were you thinking of him. >> my brother tom nuclear physics. >> truly a rocket scientists. >> yes. >> most of our area is getting rain we are seeing change over and it started out as snow in a lot of places last night including allentown. i think we have video we want to show you from last night when they were starting to get salt on the roadways, and got snowplows out there getting ready because we were so cold ov

>>> long time philadelphia congressman chaka fattah finds out today if he is heading to prison. >> first up, let's talk about the precipitation, meteorologist david murphy has more on that and matt pellman is in for karen rogers taking a look at the roads good morning. >> reporter: something flash

fun i shallment in a few hours, good morning, jan. >> rahel, good morning, federal prosecutors want chaka fattah to spend between 17 and 21 years in prison. his attorneys, though, say that request is unnecessarily harsh, and they're asking the judge for consideration and leniency today. take a look at the video. for former pennsylvania congressman, set for sentencing this morning, here at federal courthouse, his lawyers want the judge to take into consideration fattah's years of public service, and good work, like his creation of charities that help low income student attend college. prosecutors say some of the very same charities that fattah took advantage of during his time in offers. the 11 term congressman was convicted back in june on racketeering, fraud, money laundering charges. the biggest team surrounding illegal $1 million campaign loan he obtained in his failed run for philadelphia mayor. prosecutors say he defrauded non-profits, and taxpayer funded groups when his campaign fundraising fell short. now, fattah resigned from office after his conviction, four others also convicted

. >>> well, long time former congressman chaka fattah now awaits punishment after his conviction in a federal racketeering case, jan carabeo live in front of the federal courthouse where a judge will hand down the sentence later this morning. good morning, jan. >> reporter: rahel, good morning, federal prosecutors want chaka fattah to spend between 17 and 21 years in prison. his attorneys, though, are calling that request far too harsh, they want the judge to have conscious and leniency today. take a look at the video. former pennsylvania congressman is scheduled for sentencing this morning here at the federal courthouse. his lawyers want the judge to take into consideration fattah's years as of public service and good work like his creation of educational charities that help low income student attend college. but prosecutors say some of the very same charities that fattah took advantage of during his time in office, the 11 term congressman was convicted in june on racketeering, fraud, and money laundering charges, the biggest team surrounded illegal $1 million campaign loan he obtain

chaka fattah will remain free until surrendering to authorities on january 25t 25th.nder federal rules he's likely to have to serve just about all of that decade behind bars. at the federal courthouse, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> it's a trouble spot for drivers in one of the most popular spots in the city. if you stand here and watch long enough, you'll see this ramp is an accident waiting to happen. to night we're getting to the root of the problem figuring out what can be done about it. >> chilling crime rock the jersey shore. four women found dead 10 years have passed and their killer still has not faced justice. >> something tells me we might be sitting here 10 years from now, 20 year anniversary, and it will still remain unsolve. >> the erie similarities to a string of murders in another state and one man's theory about who police should track down. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive

. >> former congressman, chaka fattah, awaits sentencing in federal racketeering case, prosecutors are recollecting 17 to 21 years in prison. >>> last night stars came out for the 22nd annual critics choice awards in los angeles. >> here we go. lala land. >> the musical starring emma stone, and ryan gosling, took home eight awards, including best picture. >> drop past, back to herges he cuts in, he scores. >> the flyers with a thrilling over time win. they're ninth straight victory, that's something they haven't done in 21 years. congratulations, not however as thrilling this morning as the forecast, justin is live on the cbs-3 skydeck with more on the wintery mix, hey, justin. >> good morning, everyone, not fun outside right now, no matter where you are, dealing with the steady rain, chilly rain, then lehigh valley, poconos, still freezing rain to deal with other next few hours, temperatures will rise above freezing, and just see plane rain. but there is better conditions arriving later this morning into the afternoon. check out storm scan3, heaviest rain, moving through delaware coun

former congressman chaka fattah, served about 21 years in congress. he could be serving the next 20 years, in federal prison. now prosecutors are poised to ask the judge for a lengthy sentence for the former u.s. representative. fattah convicted in june on several counts of conspiracy to commit racketeering, bribe ry, fraud, and money laundering all stemming from a million-dollar campaign loan that he received when he ran for mayor about nine years ago now fattah's sonnies already serving five years in federal prison on a related case. the former congressman's lawyers will likely try to persuade the judge to impose a lenient sentence for far less than 20 years that the government is asking for and they will likely point to fattah's record of public service, but that is same record that the prosecutors alleged that he abused touring his time in office. now again that sentencing happening here at u.s. district court at about 9:30 this morning. we are expecting it to get contentious as both side fight to persuade the judge to impose their preferred priso

. >>> former pennsylvania congressman, chaka fattah is scheduled for sen ttencing. prosecutors are recommending he serve two decades in prison. prosecutors lawyers asked to consider his years of service. he was a congressman for 22 years. nbc 10 will be in court for the sentencing hearing. you can count on us for complete coverage. we will have it on air and on our nbc 10 app. >>> philadelphia police are searching for three men that used a pick axe to threaten a victim during a home invasion. this happened on rutland street around 8:00 last night. according to authorities, the three robbers wore dark clothing and ski masks. they took off with $3500 and three cell phones. the police are asking for your help to find a man accused of inappropriate behavior. here he is. take a look at the surveillance photo. the police aren't say exactly what this man did but that he acted inappropriately toward a female rider. the incident happened on route 13 at 57th and chester in southwest philadelphia on december 1st. if you happen to recognize him or have any information, you are

. ♪ ♪ >> this was the scene earlier today as former congressman chaka fatah emerged from the courthouseelphia. this was the scene after he learned his fate from a federal judge. monday night, the big story, a sentence of ten years in prison for a man that spent 20 year yen capitol hill and 17 years before that in harrisburg. the judge said while you have done good you have engaged in widespread criminal activity. the prosecutors wanted a sentence of 17-21 years. he was sentenced for stealing money from the government and charity toe pay his son's debt and buy a vacation home. he has to pay $6 million to fannie mae and nasa. >> dan, can you put some of this into context of fatah's political career? >> he was once seen as a rising star of the democratic party. he's been an inspiration to the younger generation. today was a painful day. >> it was a young state senator who entered the race for congressman state senator fatah, here they are together set celebrating as mayor. >> to see a friend like that a long standing friend like that go through this process, it was very difficult, very pai

congress manning chaka fattah. he will appear in federal court in center city. fattah was convicted in june on racketeering, fraud, money laundering charges. prosecutors say he illegally borrowed one million-dollar from his non-profit from his unsuccessful bid for mayor y could sentence fattah up to 21 years in prison. the proceedings could take a few days because several witnesses are scheduled to testify on his behalf. >>> trump transition we have a one on one with the president-elect donald trump. >> he sat down with "fox news" to discuss his possible secretary of state pick in the cia's report that russia influenced the presidential election, to help his candidacy. brain yenis reports. >> what i'm doggies a calling. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump made his first appearance on a sunday morning political show since the election sitting down with chris wallace on "fox news" sunday, one of the biggest questions is his pick for secretary of state, exxon mobile ceo rex tillersonnies on the short list but mr. trump isn't ready to confirm anything. >> he d

. >>> long time philadelphia congressman chaka fattah finds out today if he is heading to prison. >> first up, let's talk about the precipitation, meteorologist david murphy has more on that and matt pellman is in for karen rogers taking a look at the roads good morning. >> reporter: something flashing behind matt, we'll have that in a second. we have precipitation across the region, drying in delaware, rain everywhere else, in some cases steady rain. the farther north you go, berks county, northern bucks and northern montgomery county and chester county up north and lehigh valley an berks into the poconos we have that changeover from snow to freezing rain and eventually to rain. there's still a winter weather advisory up north, which we will show you in a second. rain everywhere across the i-95 corridor. the farther north you go, the slippery weather conditions might be a problem. there's a winter weather advisory in northern bucks, northern montgomery county and chester. and maybe up in easton you'll see that expire around 6:00 a.m. warm air is in the process of coming up from the

what one man from the chaka fatt fattah jury says. >>> about quarter after 5:00 this saturday. here's a live look at the first alert radar. it shows snow is blanketing much of our region. we're also tracking rain and changeover to isolator this morning. can't say it enough. if you're heading out on the roads, be careful. this is a live look over schuylkill expressway. a few people out there this morning. meteorologist bill henley and krystal klei will be back with the latest in minutes. >>> officials at the airport are prepared to deal with whatever mother nature brings us today. this is a live look at the airport. officials say they're well stocked with supplies to clear snow from runways, including plane deicing fluid and they have a thousand tons of rock salt, plenty for the storm and much of the winter. there are about a dozen cancellations this morning. keep an eye on the status of your flight before you go to the airport. team coverage of the snow and ice continues. tim furlong is at 30th street station. snow is coming down there. >> reporter: it is. if you look close, it

. >> and sentencing chaka fattah. what can we expect when he goes to court? >>> plus toy trouble, who bought more than $20,000 worth of the holiday's must-have gift and why it's causing a stink. >>> and here's a live look out at cape may. we're tracking rain and snow for parts of the area. we'll talk about who can expect that coming up. >>> chaka fattah's attorneys want the judge to consider his years of public service before sentencing him. for more insight on this, nbc10 >> on monday, there are going to to be there, they're going to and there's going to be the there's going to be some work that will take place before that court date. the prosecutor's office has already conducted the investigation. they will go through from the day he was born, what happened in college, what he did in his work life, his health and his finances. they do a complete mock up. they put together a presentence investigation at they use that and submit that to the judge. >> if you were in the position of defending the former congressman, what is your shortest sentence? guide lines a

the sheen is chaka matson street near frankford and girard. firefighters good work out there knocking down the fire, they brought it under control in about a half hour. two of them were injured in the process. and got some treatment. >> also, breaking, gunshots have running out inside after bar leaving one person in critical condition. this all happened at the lounge 62 bar and grill there is was just before midnight on the 6200 block of woodland street. there was a man in his 30's, who was struck in the chest. right now he's in critical condition over presbyterian hospital. they do think he is going to survive. police say this all started after a fight near the pool table. >> it was a fight over a pool game by the pool table. and it was a physical altercation. and that's when someone fired a shot striking the victim in the torso. the shooter is known to the employees of the bar and the shoot is her also known to the some of the customers. soap, we're pretty confident that we're going to find out soon who committed this shooting. >> and also f

judge in this case could have sentenced chaka fattah to between 17 and 22 years behind bars as you heard, he was sentenced to a ten year federal prison sentence, and that sentence is still one of the longest ever handed down to a member of the u.s. congress. >> we have received the sentence we respect the court 's decision, we don't have much comment on that. >> reporter: disgraced former u.s. congressman chaka fattah speaking minutes after being sentenced to ten years in federal prison. >> this is a circumstance in which now that the court has made a determination, this phase of this process has come to a conclusion and again, i want to thank my legal team and i want to thank the support of my family and staff , and friends through this very tough time. >> reporter: moments earlier in front of the judge harvey bartle the third fattah expressing regret and saying investigation and trial have been the most disappointing event in his now 60 year-old life. >> it is a long fall for chaka to take who served as a congressman for this state, and he also served as a state legislator. >> reporter

chaka fattah gets prison time. former congressman following today's sentencing. >>> shooting suspect dead after a confrontation with u.s. marshals in philadelphia. >> police looking for the thief who stole christmas donations meant for a south jersey food bank. that and much more coming up next. for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody monica malpass the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. >> good right. >> good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night a federal judge blocks the election recount in pennsylvania and three juveniles are in custody following a police purchase institute new castle. but the big story on "action news" tonight is a day of destiny for long time former congressman chaka fattah. fattah emerged from federal court today where he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. judge harvey bartell had told the former lawmaker from behind bench t

. >> lawyers for congressman chaka fattah say they will appeal his 10 year federal prison sentence. judge issued the sentence yesterday. the democrat was convicted of using government and charity money to pay for personal expenses. the sentence is one of the stiffest given to me a congressional official convicted of corruption but falls short as much what prosecutors wanted. still fattah's congressional colleague bob brady is shaken by the fall of his friend. >> chaka did a lot of good for the city of philadelphia but a lot of resources for education and one major mistake, you can't make a mistake in this business. >> the judge ordered fattah to repay the money he took and terrorist prison on january 25. >> four local catholic church are shutting down. their leaders say january 11 will be the close of worship. saint jesus saints augustine's in bridgeport assumption of the bless said virgin mayor flee west grove. the diocese cited several reasons including maintenance costs. >>> the first female line of duty death by a philadelphia fire. joyce craig died on december 1991, 2014 while

chaka fattah once one of philadelphia's most powerful politicians is going away for a decade. there's no early parole in the federal court system. he was also ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution. but this was far lighter than what the federal prosecutors had called for. as court ended one of fattah's lawyers told him a 10 year sentence way the "best we could expect." fattah had acknowledged his extensive wrongdoing over a seven year stretch but asked the george take into account his 37 years in elected office generating millions in funding for education programs for the disadvantaged housing for the poor and the advancement of neuroscience. he spoke briefly with reporters. >> i want to thank my legal team and i wants to thank the support of my family and staff and friends through this very tough time. >> reporter: fattah was found guilty in june of 18 counts of corruption. namely racketeering bribery money laundering and fraud. beginning in 07. the federal prosecutors proved to the jury there was a series of schemes to rip off programs he created federal grants and his

former congressman chaka fattah will remain behind bars as an appeal process plays out in court. >>> 6:00 a.m. you're watching nbc 10 news today and i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. let's get a check of the weather with bill henley. bill? >> still cold outside, teens and 20s. the lehigh valley came up a couple of degrees with a bit of a breeze. holding at 29 in philadelphia. 25 in the suburbs and 27 in new jersey. these numbers climbing into the 40s this afternoon. 44 degrees in philadelphia, up to 45 in delaware. and the lower 40s for the suburbs, new jersey and the lehigh valley. and at the shore, you'll see a little bit more wind but up to 44 degrees in afternoon. go through the forecast hour by hour to show you how quickly the temperatures will climb when i come back in ten minutes. but first jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. starting off in lehigh valley, right around our cameras at lehigh, you can see more traffic in both directions here. no major problems or delays reported right now. there's a problem in cherry hill project. some

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chaka fattah has until next month to get his affairs in order he starts serving his sentence. >>> the woman -- jill stein collected more than $7 million for the recall efforts, but courts blocked the recall. stein will donate funds to election reform and voting rights groups. >>> members of a cumberland county congregation are trying to move forward tonight after part of their church was destroyed. the walls caved in and the roof collapsed when the big rig plowed into the building on late sunday afternoon. >> it hurts because we have things set up that we was going to two for christmas and new year's. >> fortunately, no one was hurt, church members left the building just 90 minutes before that crash. >> the eagles are certainly losing on the field, but carson wentz is winning off the gridiron tonight. he will now be the new pitchman for nr gurks, the philadelphia business journal reports the bill is through at least the end of next season. >>> next at 6:00, trusting the process, a significant development on the court today for sixers fans. >>> also ahead, improving the lifestyle for p

representative chaka fattah.s district judge harvey bartle said other jurors in the case complained the man was screaming and at times was uncooperative. the juror who has only been identified as lancaster county salesman apparently told a legal clerk that quote he was going to hang this jury no matter what. chaka fattah was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week for racketeering and corruption. >>> well, a bittersweet moment tonight for devoted south jersey teacher and her students. >> gale rubenstein has been the choir teacher at pemberton township high school for more than 30 years. to night it was her final winter concert. fox 29's joanne pileggi joins us live from pemberton much mrs. rubenstein had a lot of special visitors to night. >> reporter: she certainly did. we all know there are teachers and there are extraordinary teachers. well here at pemberton township high, one of the teachers, a veteran music educator, with over 30 years on the job, had a special send off concert with former and current stud

. >> let me give you update on chaka fattah. role prosecute egger seeking 17 to 21 years for former pennsylvania state congressman convicted of racketeering. of course i'm talking about chaka fattah. schedule to be sentenced monday. we'll have cameras there. they say fattah obtained illegal $1 million campaign loan in 2007 for his run for mayor of philadelphia. four others were convicted in this same case. >> police have warning for holiday shoppers. after a woman's purse is snatched from her car in south philly. >> yep, she is then dragged a little ways through the parking lot. seems to be okay. but this is the time of year we have these stories. steve's down there near oregon avenue. steve? >> she is tough and lucky. because tough because she tries to get her purse back. that's why she is dragged. and lucky that when she gets un dragged and lets go of the handle, she doesn't get thrown under the bad guy's vehicle. here we are, oregon diner parking lot, in the back, and we're going to spin her around. she was shopping here at t

former congressman chaka fattah will remain behind bars as an appeal process plays out in court. >>> 6:00 a.m. you're watching nbc 10 news today and i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. let's get a check of the weather with bill ey

. >>> the final co-defendant in the chaka fattah conviction won't spend time behind bars, today bonnie bowser was sentenced to house arrest and probati probation. three other defendants did receive prison time and the former congressman got a 10-year sentence. >>> delaware senator chris coons spent the day in new york at trump tower. the senate lawmaker met to invite him to the national prayer breakfast. every president since dwight eisenhower has spoken at the event. coons is a member of the foreign relations committee. >>> president-elect's transition team says donald trump is receiving formal intelligence briefings several times a week, donald trump is also meeting every day with his new national security advisor michael flynn. the president-elect says he doesn't need to here the same information every day, only when things change. >>> and donald trump made it official this morning, former texas governor rick perry was nominated for energy secretary. for the past year, perry has served on a board that owns one of the largest energy asset portfol portfolios. he also said he would eli

jury notes related to a juror who was tossed from the corruption trial of former us representative chaka fattah. u.s. district judge harvey bartle said other jurors in the case complained that the man was screaming and at times was uncooperative. the juror who has only basketball identified as lancaster county salesman apparently told a legal clerk that he quote was going to hang this jury. no matter what. chaka fattah was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week for racketeering and corruption. >>> a stolen baby jesus is back in his manger tonight. the woman accused of taking it says it was all joke. but police say she did with the figurine after she swiped it. >>> and they've become a popular stress freeway to decorate your house for the holidays but are they causing problems above? the warning about these laser lights. >>> also, it seems no one is immune from having packages stolen right off their porch. the famous person who lives in this house and the unusual thing the leaves got away with. >> coming up all new at 6:00 police are looking for this man right here. they say he robbed

. >>> chaka fattah lawyers are expected to file papers today spelling out the punishment they think he discovers for his corruption conviction. seeking 17 to 21 years at his hearing next month. the 11 term democrat was convicted of racketeering and fraud and it sounds a million dollar loan he abstained in a failed run for mayor. >>> and a baby jesus stolen a nativity scene has been found. the woman is still at large, it was found along with an incoherent note in neighboring bethlehem township. the woman was seen walking a dog before she drove off. >>> uber wants them to delay regulations until after the testing of driverless cars. they are testing the cars in pittsburgh for weeks. they want the state to access the data and dictate where they can be tested. the split could put the project in jeopardy. >>> the university of delaware officially has a new president. dennis asanis was today in stoney brook, new york. vice president joe biden returned to his alma mater to welcome him to delaware. >>> more than 100 volunteers were wrapping presents this morning at a church in south jersey. it

[ laughter ] >>> long time congressman chaka fattah will soon learn his punish many for racketeering.hat his lawyers are asking the judge to consider beforehanding down a sentence. >>> many in tennessee are returning home after a massive massive fire forced them to pack up and get out. what they're saying about the teens accused of starting those fires. scott will jumps? >> get ready for wardrobe change tumbling temperatures some of the cold air we've seen since february moving in just how cold it gets next. ♪ >>> absolute traffic nightmare in ohio right now. you are looking at live pictur pictures. this is lake county, ohio. that is just part of a 50-car pileup. five-zero you see all those tractor trailers involved. we do know there are injuries. we don't know about fatalities. this happened mind you six hours ago and you can still see that it is a big mess. >>> breaking news tonight astronaut former us senator john glenn has died. glenn rocketed into history as the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. and then 36 years later as the oldest person in space. he served nine years

. >>> former congressman chaka fattah is looking for leniency at his hearing on monday. they found him guilty of using government grants and charity p funds for personal expenses. his lawyer asked for them to consider his years of service. prosecutors are recommending two decades in prison. >>> philadelphia is cracking down on illegal towing. city council took the first step. they passed a bill that requires your car to be ticketed before it can be towed. private tow truck drivers lined city hall to protest yesterday afternoon. the law will go into text next year. >>> a south jersey native who has been making headlines for months is coming home for christmas but not everybody is happy about the holiday homecoming. >>> we're talking about kellyanne conway, the grand marshal for hammonton's christmas parade. she grew up in nearby atco and went to st. joe's high school. not only is she a part of the parade but she will be given a key to the city. police tell us people have been posting on social media that they are planning protests. many we spoke with yesterday told us the

. >>> attorneys for chaka fattah are like liz ramping up to appeal his convictions. the federal judge monday slapping former u.s. congressman with ten years in prison. one of the most harsh sentences ever handed down to a member of congress. fattah was found guilty on 18 counts of fraud, bribery and money laundering. the prosecutors say they are sending a message. >> it is a significant signal to though thinking oven gauge nothing misconduct about what can happen if you do so. >> fattah will get to spend holidays at home. he has been ordered to surrendered to federal authorities january 25th. >>> philadelphia police are trying to track down the gun man who put three people in the hospital. the shooting happened on the 5800 block of delancey street right here, just before 7:00 last night. now the trigger man struck all three men in the leg. they rushed the victims to presbyterian hospital and they are all expected to recover. >>> philadelphia police this morning and u.s. marshals serve is are investigating shooting death of the suspect. the it happened monday morning

. >>> former congressman chaka fattah order to spend the next 10 years in prison. the jury found the philadelphia democrat received an illegal $1 million loan for his run for mayor and repaid the loan with funds that included nasa grant money steered through an education nonprofit run by former staffers. he insisted justice department cases politically motivated. >>> former illinois c guilty to corruption charges. at today's arraignment prosecutors say the 35-year-old republican use government and campaign money to subsidize an extravagant lifestyle. bhajans abhi sparked in part by words that he be decorated his congressional office in a lavish style of "downton abbey". he said he made an honest mistake. >>> the united nations sworn in and new secretary-general. former portuguese prime minister will take over for ban ki-moon on february 1. he was elected in october as the ninth secretary-general in the united nations 71 year history. >>> loretta lynch president of virginia mosque today amid a spike in hate crimes against muslims. she spoke at an interfaith gatherin

. >>> former congressman chaka fatah will be staying in prison. the former longtime congressman must start serving his ten-year sentence on january 25th. a jury found him guilty of conspiracy and money laundering earlier this year. >>> there is new doubt concerning the prison release of a former university of pennsylvania professor who's convicted of killing his wife. rafael robb was back in court requesting access to his money. his lawyer acknowledged his client could still face consequences. he's accused of killing his wife inside their home in 2006. >>> today is the first day of winter, and the longest night of the year. >> that's also why it is national homeless persons memorial day. people around the country remember the homeless who have lost their lives on the street. philadelphia will hold a vigil with a roll call of those who have died. they go out every week and see younger and younger faces of everyone living outside. >> very heartbreaking because there's a lot of stigma tied around homelessness. to break the stigmas, they're not all on

. >> happening today, former philadelphia congressman chaka fattah will learn how long he'll be spending in prison. 11 term democrat was convicted in june of federal racketeering and fraud. prosecutors said he repeatedly abused his power as an elected official. >>> a federal judge in philadelphia is expected to weigh in on the recount challenge in pennsylvania. green party presidential candidate jill stein is behind the challenge. she gets that the voting machines may have been hacked, about you a computer expert for the secretary of state office said that's highly unlikely. >>> president-elect donald trump has scheduled a full day of interviews at trump tower. he is expected to meet with joe mansion one of few democrats up for a cabinet position. carlyrina is a trump foe. she dropped out of the race in october. >>> bill cosby is expected to be back in the courtroom tomorrow. he is accused of drugging and sexual assaulting andrea constan. a judge ruled the testimony he gave in a civil lawsuit can be used in a criminal case. he admitted giving women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounte

. >>> pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah plans on challenging. they also plan to appeal his conviction on friday, a fred judge unsealed documents relating to a juror dismissed in the trial. that juror was reportedly uncooperative's said he would cause a dead lock no matter what. he's set to a start a ten year prison term. >>> the big question, on everyone's mind what in the world was that man doing and was you why he hold, the 2-year-old girl >> those questions were answered when the suspect paired before a judge. his reasoning is raising more questions. >>> in the middle of the night at the san sonoma apartments, a father hears whimpering outside his bedroom. walks out and see as total stranger hold his daughter. the jailhouse courtroom he told the judge it's not what it seem >> i ran ok. we were drinking a lot. ok? went outside, i went outside. i guess i got blacked out. i went to the drorng >> drinking with friends, went to the wrong door and somehow got in an apartment with a 2-year-old girl. mr. cohen said he didn't know he was looking at a

. >>> back in our area, convicted former pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah is expected to learn his fate monday. the jury found him guilty in june. prosecutors recommend two decades in prison but fattah's attorney asked the judge to consider his years of public service before deciding on punishment. we asked nbc10 legal expert to explain what factors the judge will consider in sentencing. >> the history, the background of the defendant, the nature of the offense, all the things that took place. that will be the testimony, letters, all the people that would come out to testify. they will do that on his behalf to convince the judge to go below the guidelines. >> fattah served in congress for 22 years, he resigned back in june after he was convicted. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenny is blasting a developer for nearly doubling the height of a condo project for jeweler's row. he called on them to reconsider building a 29 story tower or risk its relationship with the city. the project in a historic area was originally 16 stories, but they changed plans earlier this week. the developer hop

the evening came to a close with patti labelle and chaka khan on stage, out aretha franklin's "you make me feel like a natural woman." >> that was followed by "i'm every woman." >> we mention said chris rock earlier. >> yeah. >> even without the oscars, he'll be a busy man next year. rock just announced his first full-scale tour in nine years will begin in february. >> rock is calling the whole thing his total black-out tour. the tour starts valentine's day, february 14 ths, in durham, north carolina. >>> and the mummy franchise is coming back to theaters, the last installment was eight years ago, when the mummy, tomb of the dragon emperor made more than $400 million at the box office. >> this isn't your brendan frazier mummy. the upcoming mummy stars tom cruise and in the movie's first trailer, we see him in an airplane, which he crashes while ca there you go. and then this happens. >> welcome. to a new world. of gods. and monsters. >> wow, that's what happens after you carry an egyptian sarcophagus. there you have it. that's the voice of russell crowe who plays dr. henry jekyll in the

. >>> happening today, chaka fattah, the convicted former pennsylvania congressman is set to learn his sentence. they are recommending he serve two decades in prison. his lawyers ask the judge for leniency. given his years of public service, a congressman for 22 years, nbc 10 will be in court for his sentencing hearing. you can count on us for complete coverage as soon as the sentence is handed down. we will have it on air and on our nbc 10 app. >>> 4:37 on this monday morning. now, for more live team coverage of this morning's wintry mix. >> we are taking a live look outside in burlington county where the roadways are slick and for some, icy patches still possibly out there as well. we'll talk more about where you might see that coming up. >>> closing time. the archdiocese of philadelphia is shutting down four more local churches. we will share the list with you and explain why the chouurches e closing >>> this hit has everyone talking. hear from the birds about watching a teammate get flattened. ,$88doooooorw >>> good morning. jessica boyington with a check on the wet roads. no big p

chaka fattah resigned after his conviction. sentencing is set for monday. >>> celebrating on the sidelines. >> right there, one of the lasting images of temple's coach on the sidelines. victory last weekend to clinch a conference title. coach matt reuhl brought the owls to the playoffs. th . >> reporter: i talked to some freshman and sophomores today and good times in football are really all they had seen for their time here, for alums and for long-time fans throughout here in philadelphia, it is different. matt rule did not do this all on his own, he had a team and other coaches behind him, but he certainly made a difference here. the school in north philadelphia wasn't always the place for football. but things have changed in recent years. >> it gives philadelphia a lot of excitement to have a football team that was doing good and someone we could route for. >> reporter: for the past four years, the team was ruled by matt reuhl. savoring a conference championship as coach reuhl leaves for a new job. >> first thing i did was c

. >>> and another ally of former congressman chaka fattah will be sentenced today.nie bowser was fatta's longtime district office manager. yesterday, two other co-defendants learned their punishments for helping fattah use charity money to pay off campaign debt. robert brand was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. karen nicholas, who ran his non-profit was sentenced to two years in prison. on monday, chaka fattah was sentenced to ten years in prison and is due to report on january 25th. >>> lawyers for new jersey senator bob menendez are asking the u.s. supreme court to throw out his federal corruption indictment. the attorneys contend the indictment misapplied a federal law that shields lawmakers from scrutiny of their official duties and motives. the high court is not expected to hear the request until february or march. prosecutors accuse menendez of taking official action on behalf of a friend who gave him gifts and campaign donations. menendez and that friend have pleaded not guilty. the trial is tentatively set for next fall. >>> 6:05. happening today, new tow