a bunch of of suburban accidents on this mound morning. >> there's calls for state senator daylin leachallegations of sexual misconduct. jeanette reyes is outside the senator's office? king of prussia. >> reporter: good morning, tam, top democrat tom wolf is calling for leach to resign to spend his congressional campaign. meanwhile, daylin leach is denying all the accusations and pointing out one of his accusers waited ten years to come forward. this morning the pressure on daylin leach to resign continues to month. he is answering allegations that he act thepriately toward women. governor wolf asked for his resignation saying he is a leader on important policy issues, but his conduct cannot be excused. leached responded to the accusations on facebook saying in part i never in anyway intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. delaware democrats say the states must be taken seriously and investigated promptly. >> some people expect better. >> he is supposed to be a leader. >> you don't know who to trust any more. that's what's wrong. >> i'm going to take this news wit

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. >>> all right, back here, pennsylvania state senator daylin leach is denying accusations of sexual misconduct. the claims come from those who worked alongside him. john rawlins is outside live senator leach's office in king of prussia. john, governor wolf is weighing in on the story, as well, huh? >> reporter: that's correct, rick, governor wolf said his fellow democrat daylin leach should resign given the accusations he faces the accusations from a publish report in the philadelphia inquirer. the state senator district office opened today dealing with constituent requests, what no one could answer is what comes next for daylin leach. the 56-year-old senator made female staffers and volunteers uncomfortable touching them inappropriately and made sexual comments. one woman named emily, he he talked to me about finding a job and grabbed my three. one woman said she was you think comfortable county sexual banter of the workplace. he labeled me a prude and characterized me to my colleagues, as the wet blanket. the more i expressed my discomfort ats sexual and off -- at his sexual and o

this morning pressure on daylin leach continues to mount. he is answering to trouble allegations that he act the inappropriately toward women. several accusers are former staffers. in publish report it is allied he made sexually charged comments and inappropriately touched them. tom wolf said the 56-year-old state senator is a leader on important policy issues, but his conduct cannot be excused. leach responded saying on facebook saying in part i never in anyway intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. it did not happen. delaware county prosecutor said the statements must be taken seriously and investigated promptly. >> he is supposed to be a leader. you. >> you don't know who to trust any more. >> i'm going to take the news with a grain of salt there's such a big wave right now, some allegations you have to think, how many times did this really happen. >> reporter: leach's attorney said his clients is looking forward to work be -- working with an for his constituents and he does not plan to end his campaign. jeanette r

. >>> calls are growing tonight for the resignation of pennsylvania state senator daylin leach over sexualarassment allegations. now, the governor is calling for him to step down. this amid mounting accusations of suggestive behavior and unwanted touching. sunday night, and the big story on action news is developing. democrat daylin leach whose strict encompasses much of montgomery county is the latest lawmaker ensnared in allegations of improper behavior. >> he spoke out today denying wrong doing. christie ileto joinss live with details. christie. >> reporter: walter, governor wolf called the allegations disturbing and also called for leach to not only step down, suspend his congressional campaign. that being said, according to his facebook page, leach is adamant that these allegations are simply false. considered a progressive and an advocate f women's rights, state senator daylin leach finds himself the latest politician at the center of aexual misconduct firestorm. several women, most of them former staffers have been accused him of is a making sexually-charged comments and inappropria

jeff. >> lucy, state senator daylin leach is moving away from a tougher stance he took sunday against his accusers. he now says he's heart broken that he felt or made anybody feel uncomfortable but still the top democrat in the commonwealth wants him gone. senator daylin leach appose tonight to be trying to hang on to his state state seat a day of the inquirer bombshell report. in bold headline the paper reported leach pope highly sexualized terms around young female staffers and touched some in ways they found inappropria inappropriate. >> why so quick toll call for leach to resign in light of this report? >> i want to be consistent. >> reporter: governor wolf a fellow democrat called on leach to quit win hours of the story being publish in a philadelphia monday to veto a bill restricting abortion, wolf admitted he hadn't talked to leach but wanted him out. >> he says it did not happen. he said he was in a crowded room. it simply did not happen. you've called for him to quit. is that not premature. does he not require a full investigation. >> the inquirer talked to witness who were -

people are saying, "let's end this now." >> and that seems to go to daylin leach, who has eight womennd three men say that either they were targeted or they oversaw people be targeted in ways they thought were inappropriate. >> nobody gets a day in court. this is not criminal activity. >> yeah. >> this is politics. and whether we're going to tolerate this kind of behavior in our political system -- it's not a question of whether we're gonna put anyone in jail, so you don't have a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. it's just politically, do we want to tolerate this kind of misbehavior? and i think a lot of americans are now saying we want to send a message. we want to take every single case that's out there, make it an example so that everyone understands this kind of misbehavior. you may not end up in prison, but, you know, you're gonna have to change careers. >> but you're not gonna be in positions of power and authority over others because of this behavior. >> right. >> well, what do you do? daylin leach has said he's taking a step back from his congressional campaign, not getting

. >>> allegations against a local politician daylin leach the latest as they face calls to resign. >> for suspects. do you know, who some of the people that are wanted in this case are? how about 7-eleven, while getting information please call police. >>> also, mo cheeks honoring legendary point guard the sculpture at sixers training complex, look at that man in motion, all so smooth. >>> good day, everybody it is monday, december 18th, thanks so much for joining us, thomas 's off this week we have the rest of the gang here. good morning. >> good morning. >> good weekend. >> great weekend. got to see santa a couple times which is good. >> i know him. >> i know him. >> you just watched christmas story last night we haddon fox >> i did not watch it. >> i did until i fell asleep. i made it through at least half of it. they did a great job with it and there was great musical numbers but i loved the original so much. >> it is hard. >> not every movie need to be a musical. >> did he get a bee-bee gun from santa and he shot his eye out. >> spoil era leather. >> anyway that is my critique of

pennsylvania state senator daylin leach responds to accusations of sexual misconduct against him. >>>n steals christmas decorations from outside a philadelphia home. he had help. police are trying to track down the suspect. >>> eagles coach doug peterson talked about a big win over the giants. it was a giant let down by the defense, but a win nonetheless. >>> a massive rescue effort is underway in washington state. an amtrak train jumped the track and landed on a busy interstate. it happened south of seattle. one train car landed on the interstate and one dangling off the track. several cars were truck by the train according to law enforcement officials. at the scene we are hearing there could be multiple fatalities and injuries. the track was upgraded for commuter service. amtrak real time tracking had the cascade train traveling at 80 miles per hour. it's too soon to say if speed played a role in the crash. speed was in the

state senator daylin leach is also running for a job in the u.s. congress. m that congressional campaign. >> "eyewitness news" reporter chante lens is live at senator leach's office in king of prussia. as calls begin to mount for his resignation. chante. >> reporter: ukee and nicole senator leach was not in his office today, meanwhile, governor made it crystal clear that he wants him to resign. >> i don't care when are republican, democrat, but i think we need to make a statement about what kind/ commonwealth we are. >> reporter: governor tom wolf called on senator daylin leach to resign after hearing about his sexual harassment allegation. senator leach announced that he is stepping back from his congressional campaign, the accusations surfaced after a philadelphia inquirer article, highlighted an interview with a young ex-temp staffer claiming that the then five five-year old senator inappropriate

clear toll night states toes top democrat tom wolf is not buying it. >> on the walls of senator daylin leach's principle of prussia office hank awards marking his long career as a left leaning democrat. a dye after the inquirer reports leach made sexual statements around young female staffers and touched some in ways they found inappropriate this political career appears in deep trouble. >> why so quick toll call for leach to resign in least this report? >> i want to be consistent. >> fellow democrat governor tom wolf hit leach state senator from montgomery county with a polite cal body below sunday by calling on him to quit. in philadelphia monday, to veto a bill restricting abortion, wolf would not back down. >> he says it did not happen. he said he was in a crowded room it simply did not happen. yet you've called for him to quit. does that premature. does he not deserve a fully investigation. >> i don't think what i sideway premature. >> in a banner headline sunday claiming leach's actions crossed the line the inquirer quoted former staffers who said they were the subject of end will come t

. >>> state senator daylin leach says he is stepping bk from his campaign for congress in the seventhistrict, the seventh pennsylvania district. that in the wake of allegations that he acted inappropriately with female employees and campaign aides. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in center city philadelphia where john talked to governor wolf about this this afternoon. john, what did the governor have to say about it? >> reporter: well, the governor was emphatic. he pulled no punches. he said the senator a fellow democrat should step down. the senator, however, is showing no signs he's about to do that. governor tom wolf in philadelphia today said leach, a political ally should step down and no, he did not think he was being premature basing that call on newspaper allegations of behavior by the senator. >> zero tolerance in the executive branch. this is not something that anybody male or female should be forced to subject himself or herself to in the course of doing a job. >> reporter: leach's state senate office building in kin of prussia opened for business but staffers t

daylin leach announced he's stepping back but he's still holding on to his place in the pennsylvania state senate. he's accused of acting inappropriately and some are calling on leach to resign. deanna durante has the latest. >> reporter: he has not talked to state senator since the accusations were made public and he says that does not matter as he's calling on the state senator to resign. >> we need to make a statement about what kind of commonwealth we are. >> staffers were there but no leach today. and no one answered the door at his home. calls for his resignation come after some say they felt uncomfortable. she says she was offended by a sexualized tone in the office saying, "when i expressed my discomfort, daylin suggested i just didn't get the joke and labeled me a prude." a long-time friend joan says she doesn't believe the allegations. you saw him yesterday. how was he? >> he was hurt. he was sad and it's hard. he dedicated his life to the people of pennsylvania to the district and for them to turn on him like that is crazy. >> reporter: she says she's disappointed for the

lansdale. >> go lansdale. >> go lansdale. >> yes. >> you have to say, yell. >> i like it. >>> daylin leachtom wolf is asking him to resign, former staffers accused the democrat of unwanted touching, lewd jokes and comments, dating back almost 10 years one woman claimed leach touched her back side tickled on her two occasions. leach denies those and sayses and chalks up other incidents to his sense of humor. >>> the owner of the carolina panthers putting the team up for sale amid allegations of work place misconduct there. jerry richardson accused of using a racial slur and sexual ly harassing several women. richard soil will wait until the season is over before he considers any offers for the team, but did he wait, and, and posted looking for partners. >> maybe later on we will play his offer. >> look at this. now watch this video. do you see power's off at atlanta's heartsfield jackson. >> now later on here we will snow a video and there is something floating in the sky. maybe this isn't the same one. down awe hallway. heartsfield jacksonville airport. >> people slept there all night. >>

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf called on senator daylin leach to resign after hearing about his sexual harassment allegation. senator leach announced that he is stepping back from his congressional campaign, the accusations surfaced after a philadelphia inquirer article, highlighted an interview with a young ex-temp staffer claiming that the then five five-year old senator inappropriate inappropriately grabbed her thigh sitting next to her. other allegation where is detailed of different in a prep eighth sexual actions and remarks. the democrat has been a long time public supporter of woman 's rights, senator leach was not in his office, today but released a statement reading in part it is heart break to go me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will take more care in my word and my actions , and i will make it my top priority to protect those who speak up to help change. we have to have behavior. >> reporter: senator leach says his whole situation has taken a toll on his family and he vow toss vet each and every alle

another senator, daylin leach, from montgomery county says he will step back from his run for a seat in congress. leach is accused of acting inappropriately toward women employees and campaign aides. he was a top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to challenge republican incumbent pat meehan. >>> today, there's a coat drive for people forced to move to the lehigh valley who are not accustomed to the winter climate. hundreds of puerto rican hurricane evacuees are here and many have not experienced our frigid temperatures. the group is collecting coats, gloves, scarves, and other winter clothing, at the organizing center on 8th street in allentown. you can drop off items from 12:00 noon to 8:00 this evening. >>> new jersey governor-elect phil murphy just visited puerto rico this weekend. while making his public comments, he said new jersey has its arms open to evacuees, and he stands committed to helping the territory recover. estimates say new jersey has the third largest puerto rican population in the u.s. >>> police in atlantic county have identified a person of interest in c

. >>> facing sexual misconduct allegations, daylin leach says he will step back from his campaign for a congressional seat. leach was a top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to take on republican incumbent pat meehan. leach is facing accusations of acting inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides. leach released this statement which reads in part, "it's heartbreaking to me that i have put someone in a position that made them uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will take more care in my words and my actions." we spoke to a leach supporter who says she is shocked by the allegations. >> it's hard. he's dedicated to his well to the people of pennsylvania, the district. for him -- for them to turn on him like a rabid dog is crazy. >> governor wolf has demanded leach's resignation. leach has vowed to do all he can to advance progressive issues in the senate. >>> republicans in harrisburg are blasting pennsylvania governor tom wolf after he rejected a bill that would put stricter limits on abortions. he formally vetoed the measure at city hall yesterday. t

. ♪ >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach is stepping back from his campaign for congress but sayse is not resigning. you see former female staffs archiving him of sexual misconduct. in faceboo post this afternoon leach wrote "it's heartbreaking to me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. yesterday the inquirer reported leach made sexualized statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways some found inappropriate. governor wolf is now calling on leach to resign. >> people come forward with evidence that he acted inappropriately we need to say that's in the who we are and we can't have that kind of behavi behavior. >> sources tell fox 29 at this point leach is not dropping out of the race for congress but may re-evaluate after the holidays. >>> so governor wolf was here in philadelphia to veto bill that would have limited abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. pennsylvania current limit is 24 weeks. it's supported say new medical breck throughs have saved younger baby. the 20 week limit would kept in place ex

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senator daylin leach announced earlier this week he is stepping back from his campaign following allegationsriate conduct toward female staffers. >> 5:57. next and new this morning if you think your passwords are hacker proof, well, think again again. we keep telling you these things. we'll share some of the worst codes of 2017. >> never good enough. we have new information on what happened to the tourists on board a bus that flipped south of the border. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 6 o'clock on this wednesday, december 20th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> we are following developing news. a bicyclist is hit and killed in bucks county. police have two clues to help them track down the driver that fled. >> an elderly man is stabbed to death inside his west philadelphia home and police are searching for his killer. >> and breaking traffic news this morning. i-95 is a mess in bucks county. and you have got to h

. >> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach says he is stepping back from his campaign for the congressionalt in the seventh district as he deals with claims that he acted inappropriately with female employees and campaign aides. the accusations published by the philadelphia inquirer say leach inappropriately touched some female staffers and voiced crude sexual remarks. leach flatly denies the allegations. governor tom wolf, a fellow democrat, is calling for leach to resign. leach said he will cooperate with state senate leaders to address the accusations. >> it is 5:06 and happening today, the house is set to take up the first vote on the republican plan to overhaul the u.s. tax system. under the plan taxes would be cut for 95 percent of americans in 2018 but over time those cuts will expire and taxes will rise for some. there are major changes for big business. the corporate tax rate will be cut from 35 percent to 21 percent. the new bill eliminates also the mandate for the affordable healthcare provision. if the bill passes the house, it will move to the senate for a vote, perhaps as late

locally, pennsylvania governor wolf asked for the resignation of two local lawmakers -- daylin leach,mas caltagirone, who both face sexual-misconduct accusations. the head of the state'sboard of education larry wittig, resigned overmisconduct donna, your opinion on this. have we reached a peak of this me too movement? has it gone too far? does it need to go further ill? >> i don't think we've reached the peak of thise's gonna be more. i thr between men with women that are in a power dynamic of some kind. whether who has tremendous influenceover the outcome of someone's professional circumstance, i think we're gonna see more of it. i think we're experiencing a cultural shift, and it's an i i guess the thing th troubled me the most is, you know, women of a certainage know what this all looksd it. i've had conversations wither of male colleagues and friends who, in those candid momensitive questions, and they're shocked by the response, which includes -- and usually myresponse is, "go and see what their come back they're like, "oh, my god.w did i not know this?" and it's like, "yeah, we

. >>> allegations of inappropriate conduct against pennsylvania state senator daylin leach. late this afternoon, leach said he is stepping back from the congressional campaign to focus on family but he's not said if eavesdropping out of the race. a former campaign fund-raiser and others complained of offensive jokes and inappropriate touching by leach. the democratic state senator has not responded to calls from the governor to resign. >> i've had zero tolerance for this back when i was in the private sector. zero tolerance for it in the executive branch. this is not something that anybody, male or female, should be forced to subject herself or himself to in the course of doing a job. >> leach said, "i will continue to do all that i can to advance progressive causes and represent my constituents with honor." >> right now at 5:00, a 19-year-old man is confessed to attacking a man in west philadelphia while her fiancee listened helplessly over the phone. we have a picture of what the woman looked like after the beating. we have to warn you, though, it's graphic. the victim was

. >> reporter: now, the governor says he has not spoken with daylin leach since the statements were made public. he ended it by saying, i will continue to do all that i can to advance progressive causes in the senate and represent my constituents with honor. deana durante, nbc 10 news. >>> turning to our first alert weather, a chilly monday. temperatures are warmer than we've seen lately. nbc 10 is here on rutgers campus where it was a mixture of coats and jackets. people got out and hit the boardwalk anyway. here's a bustling christmas village inn center city. >> let's bring in glenn "hurricane" schwartz with a look at the forecast. glenn? >> great. and if you enjoy today's temperatures, we'll have the same tomorrow. just a few high clouds are coming through from time to time. no precipitation anywhere nearby. we're 49 degrees. we did get above 50 in philadelphia today. staying in the mid-to upper 40s north and west. 45 in allentown right now. near 50 at the shore. so pretty nice. the average high temperature for this time of the year is only 44. so we're in the 40s pretty much all nigh

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governor wolf was in philly yesterday and continued to call for daylin leach to resign. >> interesting. >>> 7:11. big day on capitol hill for the republicans, especially, congress is expect to start voting on the historic tax reform package. >> well, they may get this one done. lets get down to washington d.c. right now doug luzader, it is hard to believe this day could be here. what do we think will happen. >> reporter: we have been talking about this for a long time and things will start happening quickly. it will start in the house and move over to the senate, it looks like, republicans have the votes lined up, to get this done. it looks like republicans in congress will meet their christmas deadline to deliver, tax reform. on the eve of the vote one of the key architects, kevin brady of texas was surrounded by cameras. >> what it means for americans is april 15th this will be last time they have to file under this horrible broken tax code. >> reporter: process begins in the house where there is some expected republican opposition because of the impact on high tax states but later t

daylin leach, 56, married father of two is under that pressure. he has been in the state senate since 2009, before that six years in the house of representatives. he ran for congress in 2014. he is running again right now for this seat held by congressman pat meehan but he is also getting urged to suspend that campaign for congress as well as having governor say senator leach should resign his seat in harrisburg. after reading well researched work of two excellent philadelphia inquirer reporters published yesterday, governor wasted little time putting out a very strong statement about his fellow democrat this disturbing behavior is unacceptable, this conduct cannot be excused, inquirer report details inappropriate touching a female campaign staffers by senator leach and in a prep eighth sexual talk by him around his office. in his own statement about the report senator leach blames people affiliated with his political opponent that started a whisper campaign begins him. media picked it up and like most people i sometime tell or laugh at humor, it

. >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach stepping back from his campaign from congress but he is not resigning his role as a state senator of pennsylvania we have some former female staff ers accusing him of sexual misconduct. in a facebook post yesterday he wrote quote it is heart break to go me that someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespect. on sunday the inquirer report that had leach, made sexual ized statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways they found inappropriate. the governor is calling on him to resign. >> people come forward with credible evidence that is acted in a prep eighthly i think we all in public life say that is in the we are and we cannot that have kind of behavior. >> now sources are saying that leach's not dropping out of that race for congress but he may reevaluate decision after the holidays, we shall see. >>> is there a person accused of ambushing philadelphia police officer, a case that happened a while ago, and prosecutors say it was a isis inspired attack and that is what the judge said, rejected that

. >>> another pennsylvania state senator, daylin leach, from montgomery county, says he will step back from his run for a seat in congress which includes a large portion of delaware county. leach is accused of acting inappropriately toward women employees and campaign aides. he was the top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to challenge incumbent plant pat meehan. >>> today an elementary school in philadelphia will be back open. a water main break at the school forc forced students and teachers out yesterday. students moved to the high school to finish for the day. >>> live pictures now of camelback mountain. certainly not making snow, but something at least on the ground for the slopes. krystal klei has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast for your neighborhood this morning. mild, but looking at the possibility of snow next week? >> that's right. definitely looking at chances of snow into next week. a much colder pattern sets in. take a look approaching christmas day. we're on the cooler side wednesday, thursday. not cold, cool. note the difference there. so right no

. >>> here in pennsylvania, accusations directed at democratic senator daylin leach who has been campaigninggress. leach says he will not resign a mid calls from the governor to step down. fox 29's jeff cole has the details. >> reporter: on the walls of senator day lynn leach's king of prussia office hank awards marking his long career as a left leaning democrat. but a day after the inquirer reports leach made sexualized statements around young female staffs and touched some in ways they found inappropriate, his political career appears in deep trouble. >> why so quick toll call for leach to resign in light of this report? >> i want to be consistent. >> reporter: fellow democrat governor tom wolf hit leach as state senator from montgomery county with a political body blow sunday by calling on him to quit. in philadelphia monday, to veto a bill restrict ago abortion, wolf would not back down. he said he was in a crowded room it simply did not happen. yet you've called for him to quilt is that not premature. does he not deserve a fuller investigation? >> i don't think what i said way premature

. >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach stepping back from his campaigning for congress but says he is not resigning from his state position, some of his former female staffers are accusing him of sexual misconduct n a facebook post yesterday afternoon he wrote quote it is heart breaking i have put someone in the position that made them feel uncomfortable offer disrespect. sunday the inquirer report that had leach made sexual statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways some found inappropriate. the governor is calling on him to resign. >> people come forward with credible evidence that is acted inappropriately we need all of news public life say that is not who we are and we cannot have that kind of behavior. >> leach is a state senator from montgomery county. at this point he is not dropping out of the race for congress but may evaluate after the holidays. >>> 4:08. prominent center city lawyer going to prison for sexual assault of the 14 year-old girl, brian meehan sentenced that 56o four years in prison year-old paid to have relation was a girl on several

facing sexual misconduct allegations, senator daylin leach says he will step back from his campaign for a congressional seat. leach was a top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to take on republican incumbent pat meehan. leach is facing accusations of acting inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides. his statement reads in part, "it's heartbreaking to me that i put someone in a position that i made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future, i will take more care in my words and actions." >>> at least one democrat on capitol hill is calling on al franken to railroad consider plans to resign. earlier franken announce wanted he would step down in the coming weeks amid allegations of sexual misconduct. yesterday senator joe mnuchin said he felt sickened at how his fellow democrats turned against franken. no comment so far from franken. >>> new jersey lawmakers want to protect the internet as you know it which means pushing back against the fcc's repeal of net neutrality rules. a new bill would mandate new jersey internet service providers to allow custom

. >> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach says he is stepping back from his campaign for the congressional seat in the seventh district as he deals with claims that he acted inappropriately with female employees and campaign aides. the accusations published by the philadelphia inquirer say leach inappropriately touched some female staffers and voiced crude sexual remarks. leach flatly denies the allegations. governor tom wolf a fellow democrat is calling for leach to resign. leach said he will cooperate with state senate leaders to address the accusations. >> you may have noticed, i know i have, more and more strange numbers calling in and you're wondering why am i getting all these robo calls. maybe maribel aber has some answer. these at the nasdaq in times square. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. well, don't answer it first of all. make sure you know the pick of the phone number. new jersey and delaware on top of the list for spam calls. the states have the highest density of the calls according to the fcc. pennsylvania is 25th. overall there were more than 7 million complai

aubrey montgomery a one time campaign finance director told the inquirer she was offended by leach's language. daylin suggested i just didn'tga prude and characterized me to my colleagues as the campaign's wet blanket. the more uncomfortable daylin made me the more he would dial up the intensity. the more i discussed my discomfort at his sexual and off color humor the funnier it was to him. leach donee denies he touched anyone inappropriately. in the office when the humor racy as anyone the end of that campaign she toldmee worked for me. >> reporter: another staff said he witnessed behavior by the senator that was "totally inappropriate." >> reporter: so, leach not responding to reporters at this point instead putting written statements in his most recent statement which came ut about 2 o'clock as as i said it appears from the time being he is going to step back from his congressional aspirationingut has not addressed what the governor has stated which is that he should resign. live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> john, thank you. >>> new jersey state pi investid fier