. >>> chaka fattah is defending his reputation. speaking to nbc 10's reporter harry hairston, he says despite claims made by his former chief of staff, he has done nothing wrong. >> in all of my years as an elected official, i have never been involve and never would be involved in any illegal conduct. >> as we have reported, the congressman's former chief of staff pleaded guilty last week. he said to have implicated fattah in a scheme to hide federal grants to repay an illegal campaign debt from 2007. the congressman believes nailer may have been pressured to make a plea and to make the statements. no charges have been filed against fattah. the congressman is married to renee fattah. >>> the latest on the veterans affairs scandal. v.a. hospitals in philadelphia and nationwide have been the focus of criticism concern and new strict review processes. today the new veterans affairs secretary came to philadelphia to tour the medical hospital for himself. cydney long is live outside the hospital. i understand, you have his report card f

. >>> philadelphia congressman, chaka fattah made his first appearance today since his former campaign adviser plead guilty to corruption charges, he repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. his long-term aide gregory nailer said he used campaign funds to pay off debts. while not named in complaints or documents, is he widely believed to be elected official a, and fattah repeatedly denies wrongdoing. >> i have never been involved in any illegal conduct. i would never do anything to embarrass my family or constituents. >> fattah says the feds have been investigating him for seven years and he vows to win re-election in november. >>> all students in the philadelphia district, the school district are now eligible for free meals starting this fall. the transition to a federally funded breakfast and lunch program, the benefits ease the strain on household budgets and eliminate the stigma by offering free meals to everyone. fast food workers some of them walked off the job here and across the country, they want minimum wage of $15 an hour and a union. in philadelphia hundreds of people rallied at m

. >>> democratic congressman chaka fattah tells "eyewitness news" he has done nothing wrong, this is after one of his former top advisors admitted in federal court to lying to conceal an illegal one million-dollar campaign loan. >> in all of my years as an elected official i have never been involved in any illegal conduct. that is what i can tell you. it has been a seven year investigation. at some point we will all see what happens. >> congressman fattah is not charged with any wrongdoing. >>> there is some parents in camden county tonight who say cancellation of the school bus route is putting safety of their children in jeopardy. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan, reports from lindenwald. >> no sidewalks. >> reporter: unwelcome twist on the first day of school for this group of lindenwold elementary school students. parent got a letter this summer that their bus route has been eliminated since kid live within 2 miles of their school and legally a allowed to walk. >> they are still young. they are not in middle school. it is a different. i think it is necessarity

. >> congressman chaka fattah told "eyewitness news" he's done nothing wrong. questions had been swirling around the pennsylvania democrat since former top advisor admitted in federal court that he lied to conceal any legal loan to fattah's 2007 campaign for mayor. >> in all of my years as elect the official, i've never been involved in any legal conduct at all. that's what i can tell you, in seven year investigation, and at some pointy guess we'll all see what happens. >> congressman fattah not charged with any wrong-doing. >>> and, it is not just delaware governor jack markell apologizing for tweeting out provocative picture. the woman whose image was sent to more than 17,000 followers is now also speaking out. now, this is the photo of an education event that the governor's staffer intends today tweet. however, this is what was sent instead. a picture after model named darja wearing leather collar, flashing peace sign. markell's offers apologized saying the auto generated link was inadvertently altered while the tweet was being edited. model who describes he

the distinguished chair of the foundation, chaka fattah has been working for children, for children,r children, for cities for the american people. he's a great leader. marcia fudge, a very strong leader and fighter for opportunity for all in our country, and taking the lead on fighting for food stamps in a very, very tough battle, but who better than she to lead on that score, and so many others. our assistant leader, mr. clyburn, a champion on the voting rights act. he along with john conyers working so hard for us to get that past. our chairman, mr. conyers being one of them. mr. cummings working very hard to make sure to set the record straight as some in congress would constantly be on the attack of president barack obama. bennie thompson, our chair of -- ranking member, hopefully soon to be chair of the homeland security committee, keep america safe. maxine waters, distinguished chair, financial services, looking out for consumers and our financial system so that it's fair to everyone. bernice johnson, all the talk we've heard about science technology and mat after she ise chai

to salute the members of the congressional black caucus led by marcia fudge and the congress, chaka fattah with the foundation. and how about those fellows that we might and how about the fact that some of the fellowships were named for donald payne, for donald keene, that beautiful, lovely man and for congressman stokes, chairman stokes, the distinguished leader. and so, the tradition goes on about education, which is key to the fulfillment of these young people, which is also necessary to keep america number one. and i will leave you with one thought. one way we hope to turn out a big vote in all communities and a vote of the congressional black caucus leadership community is so important is what jeff said about jobs, keeping good paying jobs here in america, investing in education to keep america number one and that means we have to invest heavily in black colleges as well as reduce the cost of loans. and the very important part of it to the community is one women succeed, america succeeds. that is how we are going to turn out. thank you for the honor of having a chance to say a few wor