dennis brooks is his name. he was put on paid leave last week. today nbc10 obtained a letter sent to the city about an alleged incident at the public safety building. claims brooks dropped his pants in front of a woman working security at that facility. mayor's office would only

having a bad day. >> reporter: surveillance video confirms claims by an atlantic city employee that dennis brooks dropped his drawers in front of her. on march 5th brooks went in the public safety building and after the female security guard asked him to remove metal brooks appears to unbuckle his pants and drop them halfway down his thigh. >> obviously she was baffled she had interactions with the chief in the past and they were always pleasant. >> reporter: attorney sebastian represent ares the security guard and sent a letter to the city telling that brooks actions amount to sexual half race. >> this was not accidental or not as if the the chief removed his belt and his pant fell down. the it is clear it was premeditated that he grabbed the side of his pant and pulled them down. >> reporter: brooks has been part of the fire department for 36 years. ac officials as they investigate brooks is on paid administrative leave. he is considering a lawsuit but wait todd see how city respond. >> the the ball is in the city of atlantic city's court. we want to see if they take the appropriate action and

. >>> new surveillance video appears to show dennis brooks dropping his pants in public. right there a security officer at the resort's public safety building said she asked brooks to remove any metal for a screening. she says he unbuckled his belt and pulled down his pants in front of her. his lawyer had no comment. brooks remains on paid leave. >> a bucs county school will be closing it's doors for good. they voted to close the samuel edward edward elementary school. a plan to consolidate schools in the district. >>> two stories tonight from the delaware bureau. hundreds of people had their bank accounts compromised after using an atm. someone put a skimming machine. they stole card information and withdrew money from other banks. the bank says that a couple hundred customers were victimized. >>> and in delaware the state's minimum wage could get a bump. they're planning to introduce election that could raise it the minimum wage. they want to see it rise in four increments to $10.25 per hour by 2019. until that june hike delaware eelgs minimum wage assistants at $7.35.

dennis brooks was taken off the job earlier this month. >> the city must determine if he's able to comeed greenberg was the first to obtain this new video. >> as brooks responded to these allegations at all? >> reporter: well i called brooks today. i went to his house also to try to ask him about what's on this disk but so far i've gotten no response. surveillance cameras were feet away when a security guard says atlantic city fire chief brooks dropped his pants in front of her at the lobby of the resort's public safety building. >> it's clear it wasn't an accident. >> reporter: the city gave me this video today after a filed an open public reports request. the security officer, whose name has not been made public says on march 5th she asked brooks to remove any metal objects from his clothing for a standard metal detector screening. brooks, unbuckled his belt briefly pulled down his pants and allegedly told her he was having a bad day. she and her lawyer call it sexual harassment. >> this was a

their head at one atlantic city employee mortified this video from march 5th shows fire chief dennis brooks going through security checkpoint at public safety building. female security guard asked him to re move metal and after shuffling through his clothes, brooks appears to unbuckle and pull them halfway down his thigh. attorney sebastian iona represents the the security guard. >> he undid his pants pulled them down and told her he was having a bad day. >> reporter: iona says brooks behavior isn't just behavior but sexual harassment and expressed the security guard's concerns. >> she was humiliated, embarrassed, she really didn't know what to do, concerned about her job even though she didn't do anything wrong which is consistent with how many victims of sexual harassment feel. >> reporter: ac officials say as they investigate the incident chief brooks is on paid administrative leave. he has been part of the fire department for 36 years. she's considering a lawsuit but waiting to see how city respond. >> it was clear to me this was not accidental, not as if the the chief removed his belt

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dennis brooks dropping his pants in public.during a metal detector screening, he unbuckled his belt and pulled down his pants in front of her. they call it sexual harassment. >> it's clear, it wasn't an accident. it's not a situation where his pants fell down he intentionally took them down. >> brooks remains on paid leave while the city reviews the case. >>> kraft is recalling millions of boxes of macaroni and cheese because boxes may contain pieces of metal. the boxes have best when used by dates ranging from september 18th through october 11th of this year. the boxes are also marked with the code c-2. kraft says eight customers reported finding metal in the boxes. >>> it's a bundle up sort of morning. the temperatures have come down. it is cold enough for snow. we won't see it today. later this week wind blowing the flags on top of the building on center city. 20s in the mountains. 30s for most of the rest of the area running at least ten degrees colder than yesterday. some spots closer to 15 degrees colder. that's the blue

. >>> this surveillance video shows dennis brooks dropping his pants in public. they say during a metal detector screening, brooks unbuckled his belt, and pulled down his pants in front of her. they call it sexual harassment. >> it's clear to me it wasn't an accident. this isn't a situation where he pants fell down. he intentionally took them down. >> chief brooks did not return a phone call from nbc 10. his lawyer had no comment. he remains on paid leave while the city reviews the case. >>> hear ideas on how to boost business attica casinos. the first at harris casino in chester. the second in fishtown. the industry officials plan to testify about what's needed for pennsylvania casinos to stay competitive with gambling outlets in nearby states. in november state gaming officials awarded the second license to a group that plans to build a casino near the stadium in south philadelphia. the decision spoiled a developers plans to build a casino on the site of the old philly inquirer building. he was the last of three losing bid irs to drop his appeal of the board's

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last thursday she was working at the entrance to the public safety building when she asked chief dennis brooks to remove metal from his pockets to go through screening. >> at that point chief brooks undid his belt pulled down his pants and told the client he was having a bad day. >> standing there in his underwear? >> standing through in his underwear. one of the highest ranking members of government. >> the security worker has not said if she'll file a lawsuit but she does want brooks to be reprimand reprimanded. we have made several attempts to get the fire chief's story but we have not received a response from him. >>> not far away in margate a firefighter is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from his union. michael palmer stole more than $75,000 from the margate fireman's union. he took that between 2011 and 2014 while the union treasurer. he was suspended last year after prosecutors were notified about the irregularities in the union's bank account. >>> good morning. as we head into the rest of this wednesday, we are going to see warm conditions. as you can see from the shot ther

thursday she was working at the entrance to the public safety building when she asked the chief dennis brooks to remove metal from his possibility to go through screening. >> at that point chief brooks undid his belt pulled down his pants and told my client he was having a bad day. >> standing there in his underwear? >> standing through in his underwear. one of the highest ranking members of city government. >> the security worker has nod decided to file a lawsuit but wants brooks to be reprimanded. nbc 10 has made several attempts to get the fire chief's story but we have not yet received a response. >>> not far away in margate a firefighter is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from his union. prosecutors say lieutenant michael palmer stole more than $75,000 from the margate fireman's union. investigators say he took the money between 2011 and 2014 while he was the union treasurer. lieutenant palmer has been suspended since last year. >>> today pennsylvania's lawmakers will hear from politicians, labor experts and clergy among others in a hearing in philadelphia on bills that would

city officials released this surveillance video yesterday that appears to show, chief dennis brooks right there, unbuckling his pants and then dropping them in front of the female security guard. this happened march 5th at the public safety building's metal detector. an attorney for the guard says his client asked brooks to remove metal from his pockets and she was just baffled by his response. >> it was clear to me that this was not accidental, it is not the as if the the chief removed his belt and pants fell down. it is clear it was premeditated that he grabbed the side of his pant and pulled them down. >> the city has placed chief brooks on paid an minute straight i have leave, guard is waiting to see how city respond before deciding whether or not the to file a lawsuit. >>> a spectacular site in the skies, while you were sleeping, we will show you the dazzling display from the the northern lights. >>> plus this... >>> another kind of light in the sky, tons of fire works go up in smoke and this is not your average fire works display. see why they all went up at once nicole. >> and erik

to a civil lawsuit this video appears to support a female security guard's claim that the chief dennis brooks dropped his pants in front of her. incident happened march 5th in the lobby of the public safety building, the the guard's attorney says his client is considering legal action, depending on the cities response. chief brooks has been placed on paid administrative leave while the city investigates. >>> fire officials, have in the been able to determine a cause of the december fire that killed lieutenant joyce craig. he was the first female fire fighter to die in the line of duty. fire began in the basement of the two story row home in west oak lane. however officials say investigators could not determine the the source because the room was destroyed by intense names. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" a florida teacher suspended after saying racial slurs to a student what she said to a 14 year-old boy. >>> and what a difference a day makes, colder temperatures and high wind, this morning. it feels like we are back to winter. katie tell us how long we can expect to it last coming up. h

dennis brooks is his name. he was put on paid leave last week. today nbc10 obtained a letter sent to the city about an alleged incident at the public safety building. claims brooks dropped his pants in front of a woman working security at that facility. mayor's office would only confirm an investigation is under way. the woman's attorney is calling for an independent inquiry. police are not conducting a criminal investigation. >>> nbc10's george spencer is headed to atlantic city. you'll see his full report tonight at 11:00. >>> from the state capitol to the courtroom. today prosecutors in philadelphia announced corruption charges against two current and one former state lawmaker. nbc10's rosemary connors is joining us live with the new information. these are not the first lawmakers to be charged in this investigation, right? >> reporter: no, not at all, jim. since this investigation out of the da's office unfolded over the past year the number now stands at six. six legislators who have been charged with taking bribes. in the latest round-up, th

today city officials released surveillance video appearing to show chief dennis brooks unbuckling his pants and dropping them in front of a female security guard. this happened march 5th at the public safety building's metal detector. an attorney for that guard says she asked brooks to remove metal from his pocks and was baffled by his response. >> it was clear to me this was not accidental. not as if the chief removed his belt and his pants fell down. it's clear that it was premeditated that he grabbed the sides of his pants and pulled them down. >> the city has placed the chief on paid administrative leave. the garter is waiting to see how the city responds before the deciding whether to file a lawsuit. >>> new jersey is back in court fighting to legal sports betting at casinos and race track in the state. a federal appeals panel in philadelphia heard from attorneys for the sports leagues and the state today. the state argued a 2013 ruling allows new jersey to offer sports betting as long as the state doesn't sponsor or regulate it. but the sports leagues argue new jersey is still b

atlantic city fire chief dennis brooks is in hot water over what you see in this just-released surveillance video. a security guard says brooks dropped his pants in the lobby of the resort's public safety building right in front of her. >> it's very clear to me this wasn't an accident. this isn't a situation where his pants just fell down. he intentionally took them down. >> reporter: the security officer, represented by his attorney, claims he was sexually harassed on march 5th after she asked brooks to remove any metal objects from his clothing for a standard metal detector screening. brooks unbuckled his belt briefly pulled down his pants and allegedly told her he was having a bad day. >> it appears the pants come off and you see his underwear there. is that appropriate? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: is that what you thought when you saw the video? >> absolutely. >> reporter: brooks remains on paid leave from his more than $225,000 a year job. no one answered the door at his house. his lawyer had no comment. the mayor tells me an administrateive investigation by an outside law firm is

woman says last thursday she was working at the entrance to the public safety building when asking dennis brooks from his possibilities to go through the screening. >> at that point chief brooks undid his belt pulled down his pants and told my client he was having a bad day. >> standing there in his underwear? >> standing there in his underwear. one of the highest ranking members of the atlantic city government. >> the security worker has not decided if she'll file a lawsuit but she does want brooks to be reprimanded. nbc 10 made several attempts to get the fire chief's side of the story. we have not received a response. >>> meantime a gloucester county mayor accused of drunk driving is expected in court today for a hearing. dash cam video from december shows warwich officers stopping jeffrey hamilton after another driver called 911. police say he smelled like alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three sobriety tests. in the video, hamilton can be heard asking officers to call the mayor of warwich township where the officers did not do this. >>> a man is charged with leaving his young son alon

reporter: surprise, confusion, and difficulties a appointment after atlantic city puts fire chief dennis brooks on administrative leave for alleged sexual a harassment of the city worker. accord together letter from the worker's attorney march 5th chief brooks entered the public safety building and security attendant asked him to remove any metal objects from his pockets. brooks then dropped his pants exposing his underwear and said i'm having a bad day. >> if you do that in the first place, that is just disrespectful to that female. yes, it is. >> it was distasteful act that she had to experience and in one should be forced to face something like that. >> reporter: brooks is on paid leave with an investigation underway. he had has been with the fire department for 36 years. co-workers didn't want to talk about brooks situation. >> i cannot comment on that. >> reporter: can't comment on that. >> sorry, unfortunately i can't. >> reporter: there is a lawsuit, workers attorney asking for video surveillance of the incident and wants to see how the city handles brooks. >> it is always about respect

according to the letter from the worker's attorney on march 5th, chief dennis brooks entered public safety building as a security attendant asked him to rehave move any metal objects from her pockets. brooks then dropped his pants exposing his underwear and said quote i'm having a bad day. >> if you do have a bad day that is just disrespectful to that to female. yes, it is. >> it was a distasteful act that she had to experience and in one should be forced to face something like that. >> "eyewitness news" reached out for a comment from chief brooks but we were unsuccessful. city hall says they will in the comment on this ongoing investigation. >>> police are looking for the suspect opened fire on a southwest philadelphia street. bullets went flying through a window sending children ducking for cover. officers scoured the neighborhood looking for witnesses to that shooting that bee again in the 2500 block of millick street. investigators say intended targets were two men sitting outside. new luckily these children had been warned of what to do in case they heard gun shots. >> they hollered,

the new improved dennis is here with his dog mom, brooke burton. nice to have you both with us. is a little nervous. sheinelle's keeping his calm. >> yeah. he's very nervous. >> when you first took dennis in correct me if i'm wrong -- he weighed 56 pounds and he ate mainly burgers and pizza? i mean could he even walk? >> he could barely walk. he would o only have to take a few steps and stop for a breather. he couldn't run or play like a normal dog would. >> he was your relative's dog. >> yeah. my great uncle. >> what did you do differently besides cutting back on the bad stuff. >> yeah. i just controlled his diet in the very beginning and that helped drastically have those pounds just melt off. after he lost ten pounds it was just exercise. i didn't exercise him the first month because i was afraid of him maybe having a heart attack because he was so big. yeah. >> you started a non-profit i hear. right? >> yeah. non-profit. osu. it is called dennis' legacy. is to help other owners with obese pets cats or dogs. it is going to pay for half of what it will cost to see the nutrition

dennis and the gang. >> how are you doing? >> my aggies i think they, uhm [ cellphone rings ] >> brooke: hi. >> deacon: hey. just checking in. you gonna go to the meeting this morning? >> brooke: yeah. you? >> deacon: yeah. i was just wondering if you need a ride. >> brooke: no. no. i'm fine. i'll see you there. >> deacon: okay. all right. i'll see you there. >> quinn: was that your friend? [ cellphone rings ] >> brooke: hi.