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 tr

fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> a viewing continues until 7:00 tonight for a new jersey toddler found dead near the cooper river in haddon township last week. the funeral for 3-year-old brendan creato is scheduled for tomorrow morning. no charges are filed in the case and police are not sure about the cause of death after an autopsy came back as inconclusive. yesterday the prosecutors office says no signs of forced entry at the boy's home. his father was the last one to see him alive. >>> an 11-month-old boy who allegedly received an overdose of chemotherapy is out of intensive care this morning. his family tells nbc 10 the toddler was given ten times the amount of chemo prescribed. the toddler is suffering from a rare and aggressive form of cancer. he was moved to the children's hospital of philadelphia, where he remains in stable condition. >> whenever humans are involved, sometimes when they are not, you can see mistakes. medication errors happen. >> tomorrow the family will meet with doctors to learn how this happ

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 back

. >>> 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

stories right now, former philadelphia mayor john street testified for the defense this morning in chaka fattah, jr's fraud trial. fattah says street hired him as a photography consultant during his campaign and that shows the plaejsy of his business. chaka fattah, jr., is accused of bank and tax fraud. police are searching for the gunman who shot a man in the neck in the city's brewerytown section. nbc 10 at 29th and girard as officers gathered evidence overnight. the victim told police the shooter was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, approached him and opened fire. and right now the manayunk bridge is open to link philadelphia and lower marion. the bridge had been closed for 30 years now but today it reopens to walkers, to runners and bicyclists. it's part of hundreds of miles of circuit trails and connects the historic kenwood heritage trail with the schuylkill river trail. >>> it is sunny, breezy and cooler outside. here's a look at boat house row along the schuylkill river. probably too cool for skullers. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the forecast. hey, glenn? >> i would not want to

. >>> 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

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 wa

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

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

. >>> and another day in the trial of chaka fattah jr., the congressman's son who is representing himself questioned his girlfriend. 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. >> r

rogue fbi agents, trying to bring his father down. >> ed rendell was the first witness called by chaka fattah jrith 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

together really went nowhere. >> going to be a very exciting day at the courthouse. >> reporter: chaka fattah jr. dug in today, cross examining for two hours the fbi agent who admitted in court yesterday he tipped off a newspaper reporter to the 2012 raid at fattah's ritz carlton apartment. >> shortest testimony on record. >> reporter: but 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

. >>> 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 mostl

. >>> 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

here former philadelphia mayor, john street, is expected to testify today in the fraud trial of chaka fattah jr., he called former governor, ed rendell as his witness yesterday. he is accused of misusing business loans but argued he made enough money on his own to maintain his lavish lifestyle. >> we paid him $5,000 for his work as a photographer during the length of the campaign and 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

>> for the second day in a row now a former philadelphia mayor took the stand in the trial of chaka fattah jrtreet emerged after briefly testifying about his business relationship with the son of long time philadelphia congressman. fattah jr. is charged with bank and tax fraud is that representing himself against the charges. today street spoke in broad terms about fattah's role as a photographer in his mayoral campaign. >> nobody ever complained. i mean, i was really busy. i wasn't supervising or micro managing him. i just, you know, i was doing what i did and he took a lot of pictures. >> now, yesterday former mayor and pennsylvania governor ed rendell also testified. fattah jr. claims he's being targeted by rogue fbi agents determined to end his father's career. meanwhile congressman fattah is also facing separate corruption charges. >>> atlantic city's former revel casino is in more financial trouble today. bank of new york mellon says owner glen straub owes them $1 million in unpaid electric bills. straub has been trying to reopen the property as polo north country club since buying it i

the son of chaka fattah is expected to go on trial on scharges of bank and tax fraud. chaka fattah jr. is charged of pay his personal expenses. he denies those charges. he faces jail time and a fine up to $13 million. now, his father is charged in a different case. 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 ove

fattah jr. faces jail time and a fine up to $13 million. 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

." >>> 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

fraud trial for the son of congressman chaka fattah getting underway today in a federal courtroom with opening statements beginning this morning. chaka fattah, jris 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 betw

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 bloomberg/des moines register iowa poll. 28%, up 10 since august, donald trump at 19, down four. >> every place we go, we see large enthusiastic groups of people, who are anxious to have a government that is honest and that is decent. >> reporter: decent, carson speaks the language of evangelicals who now back him

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 programs and laying off more than 100 faculty and staff members, elimination of art and art history, advertising, business, philosophy, and web design. the cuts will save the school $2 million a year. academic coordinators will help freshmen and sophomores evaluate their options. >>> a safe school summit in delaware county today focusing not on students, but on teachers. members of the district attorney's office were on hand to tell teachers what's okay and what's not when it comes to interacting with students, especially on electronic devices. the message, if you have an inappr

. >> ed rendell was the first witness called by chaka fattah jr., 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 tomorrow for the same purpose and chat ais calling for the charges against him to be dismissed of the lead investigators admitted to tipping off raids at his office. >> he broke grand jury secrecy laws, but that is not the only issue here. >> that fbi agent denies leaking any secret grand jury material and the case could be in the hands of the jury sometime next week. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> former penn state assistant football coach, jerry sandusky was in court to pursue an appeal of his sex abuse convince, he arriv

fattah, jr., under way. she's the son of congressman shaka fattah. nbc's monique braxton has more from the digital operations center. monique, what have you learned? >> 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 fat

. >> the trial of long time philadelphia congressman chaka fattah's son got under way in center city today. 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 w

coming up next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, we have new revelations from the fraud trial today against chaka fattah jr., why he's comparing himself to zuckerburg and billgates. >>> now a leader at the v.a. is being subpoenaed by congress and could face criminal charges. >>> and coming up new at 6:00, no more baseball in camden. the city's minor league baseball team is leaving town after 15 seasons. what the team is saying about why they had to make the movie. >>> 12-year-old xaviana is passionate about art and music. she loves to ride and come up with raps. but she enjoys going skating, so we headed to the skate palace. >> let's get on the hardwood. >> when it comes to family, she knows what she's looking for. >> a mom. kids. something like that. >> she is this week's wednesday's child. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> right now at 5:00, a congressman's son on trial for fraud. but tonight fattah jr. tells nbc

. >>> a son of long time philadelphia congressman chaka fattah went on trial today for alleged corruption. chaka fattah jrused 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

. >>> 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

. >>> opening statements got under way today in the trial of chaka fattah jr., a retired senior lending officer and vice president for united bank of philadelphia testified. he 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 denied the charges. >>> a community holds its breath for answers about what happened to 3-year-old brendan creato. it also is organizing a moment to breathe, if you will. yoga instructor anita brown will hold a prayerful yoga class tomorrow morning at 8:30, less than two blocks from where brendan's body was found. the child was reported missing by his father monday night. brown anticipates a crowd of up to 50 people. a grief councselor will be ther and organizers are making blue and black ribbons to honor the 3 year old. >> so many of us were brought up to shut down our emotions. it will be okay, just don't cry, and i think that crying is really healing, and that especially when you have the support of others around you, >> today detectives we

. >>> the federal fraud trial for chaka fattah jr. continues. today his former girlfriend on the stand as fattah jr. continues to insist the government still isn't making its case. fattah's ex-girlfriend told the jury paying his taxes wasn't a priority for her then-boyfriend. outside court fattah jr. defended his spending habits in a case where the u.s. government is alleging he didn't pay his taxes. >> a tax bill for 2010 is paid, just so we're cleared. i'm charged with paying it late. >> fattah jr. says despite having no legal experience, the case against him is weak and he's winning. >>> questions, do these belong to you? the surprising place police recovered dozens of stolen items. >>> plus, what's in a name? subway calls them foot longs, but customers say their sandwiches are coming up short. now the restaurant chain is promising to make things right. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> i don't know what cats being squashed sound like. you can't sing. >> my goodness. the master of the sharp tongue is headed back in front of the cameras. simon cowel

. >>> 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 re

> happening now, opening statements are under way in the federal tax and bank fraud trial of chaka fattah, jr., he's accused of misusing federal education contracts and loans to pay 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 is eager to prove it. fattah, jr., faces jail time and a fine of up to $13 million. his father, congressman fattah, is charged in a different case. his trial is not scheduled to begin until next spring. and here's more details on the charges against him. according to the indictment, fattah, sr., is accused of misusing his congressional influence, stealing taxpayer money and charitable donations. he's also 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 the charges. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault fattah. she is referenced as personal e in the complaint against her husband and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the

. >>> a former philadelphia mayor took the stand in day two of chaka fattah jr.'s trial.ay john street took the stand and fielded questions from fattah jr. who is representing himself in court. street testified about his business relationship with fattah jr. and his role as a photographer for street's mayoral campaign. >> i was really, really busy. i didn't -- i wasn't supervising or micro managing him. i just -- you know, i was doing what i did and he took a lot of pictures. >> fattah jr. is charged with bank and tax fraud. he claims he's being targeted by fbi agents who want to end his father's career. congressman fattah is also facing separate corruption charges. >>> police in chester on the scene of a deadly shooting tonight. just before 4 o'clock this afternoon shots were fired around fifth and franklin streets near the william penn homes. police tell "action news" that the gunman was in a car when he shot two people. one of the victims died. the other was shot in the leg and was rushed to crozer-chester hospital. police are still searching for that gunman. >>> phila

. >>> 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

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. >>

fattah jr. faces jail time and a fine up to $13 million. his father congressman chakattah is charged in a different case, his trial isn't scheduled to begin until 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.

chaka fattah, injury's trial he's representing himself. they say the 33-year-old bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars in several banks. irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah, jrys those charges are politically motivated because of his father. chaka fattah, sr. facing 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 th

fattah jr. you'll hear that interview tonight at 5:30. >>> his father is charged in a different case. in july a grand jury indicted chaka fattah sr., accused of misusing donations and grant money, also denies all wrong doing. his trial is scheduled next may. c an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. 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 was not charged and denies any wrong doing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> police are investigating a pair of armed robberies near the temple university campus in north philadelphia. a gunman demanded a student's car keys as he walked into a takeout restaurant just after midnight. around 3:15 this morning, another temple student was outside his home on 15th street when he was robbed of $30, his wallet, and an iphone. police say the robberies are not related. >>> police are also trying to track down a robber who attacked a 69-year-old man in center city. the victim was walking on locust street tuesday night when a man asked for money. the robber pushed him to the ground and took the wallet. the victim