congressman from philadelphia, fattah. harry hairston has been following these developments for some time now. harry, we know that two of fattah's former associates pleaded guilty in federal cases last year and at the time it looked like that fattah the congressman was the actual focus of this probe. now we have this wide-ranging 29-count indictment for racketeering. can you boil this all down for us here? >> i can tell you back in 2007 when fattah had that fated attempt to run for mayor, he lost that and had taken that $1 million loan. that's basically the nucleus of it. he was able to pay back as you heard, $400,000 of that loan. but the vefs-h investigation began when the feds believed he misappropriated money to pay back. by misappropriate rating that money, they say he tried to cover up by giving that money back paying back that loan, and doing it through charitable organizations. that, they say, was a form of misappropriation. last year two of his associates were indicted and pled guilty. their sentencing has been co

bonnie bouser was chief of fattah's philadelphia district offices and treasurer for fattah's mayoral and congressional campaign. the indictment alleges she conspired with lindenfeld and greg nailer to get an unlawful $1 million loan for fattah's 2007 mayoral campaign. nailer pled guilty last year under a separate indictment. he admitted using grant funds to repay the $1 million. former federal prosecutors say charging the defendants under the rico act leaves them facing stiffer penalties if convicted. the maximum sentence is 20 years on each count. fattah has maintained he and others are innocent of the charges. >> harry hairston thank you. we have continuing coverage on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 app. read the full 85 page indictment in its entirety and read more from nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> a mother wakes up in the morning to discover her 5-year-old daughter gone. she finds her in her backyard her face visibly beaten. the man who did this is still on the loose. nbc 10's cydney long joins us from the special victims unit in hunting park. >> reporter: the mother consid

and fattah's son, chaka fattah, jr. say waiting trial in another federal case. pan -- an indictment says he misspent thousands in educational funding, lied on income on tax returns and took out business loans wife he then used to payoff personal and gambling debts. he has denied all wrong-doing. >>> and congressman fattah is not the only prominent poll situation from this area currently fighting corruption charges while serving in washington. new jersey senator robert menendez is it vigorously defending himself on a bribery scene involving a political donor he calls his close, personal friend. the indictment handed down in april. >>> the coverage of chaka fattah's indictment continues on 6abc.com. we have a full break down of the allegations against him, along with reaction from federal politicians and constituents. we also have a link to the full indictment from the u.s. attorney's office. >>> a heat warning in effect tonight and tomorrow in the philadelphia area. let's get right to meteorologist cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. >> jim, we already h

chenault-fattah's purported involvement in the crimes. >> fattah's impact on the community and impact in washington. >> the 29 count indictment accuses fattah of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign funds. fattah's associates are charged with racketeering conspiracy. charged with bribery, conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud and money laundering among other things. prosecutors say those charges covered five schemes in 2007. authorities alleged the congressman paid off part of a million dollar campaign loan with charitable donations and federal grants. he's accused of using campaign money to pay his son's student loan debt. nbc10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah is married to the congressman. the feds allege renee's car is part of a scheme to help the fattah's finance a vacation home. renee is not indicted. >> the public does not expect their elected officials to misuse campaign funds. misappropriate government funds, accept bribes or commit bank fraud. these type of criminal acts betray the public's trust. >> he's done nothing wrong, congr

fattah. the car was never sold and the couple used the money to secure a mortgage for a vacation home. it was in exchange for the congressman's efforts in obtaining a ambassadorship for beterman. >> reporter: this is a long complaint, some of the penalties are hefty, bribery, racketeering carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. >> as for the congressman, he was in washington today, here's what he said soon after the indictment was made public. >> any unlawful activity and any misappropriation. these are allegations. the people involved are innocent until proven otherwise. >> the congressman was working today, he voted on some issues there in indictment. he did step down from his powerful role on the appropriations committee but vows to focus on his job. >> it's going to be important to my constituents it not be a distraction in terms of my work and i'm going to try not to have him be a distraction. >> tim furlong headed for washington as soon as we found out about the fattah indictmen

fattah has not been arrested and no court date has been set. >> congressman chaka fattah is the big name but not the only one in this indictment. investigative reporter harry hairston has been looking into the other players charged. >> reporter: the indictment alleges congressman chaka fattah used his office to organize personnel and other associates to violate campaign finance laws. at the heart of the investigation, u.s. congressman chaka fattah faces 29 counts that include conspiracy bribery, fraud and money laundering. the indictment also names four other co-defendants. >> this indictment is what we would call a massive extensive all-encompassing indictment. there's no question about it. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor, attorney jeff miller, also served as chief of the u.s. attorney's criminal division here in philadelphia. >> what they've done with this series of charges is to accuse them of virtually any offense that could conceivably have been committed. >> reporter: all co-defendants are connected to fattah's 2007 mayoral campaign. herbert vederman was campaign manager dur

fattah. >> that was chaka fattah in 1994 shortly after winning his bid for congress. at the time he was a 37-year-old state senator. he grew up in west philadelphia. what happens next? important to note congressman fattah is not under arrest. he will have to appear in court but no date has been set. >> the indictment points to his wife nbc10's anchor renee chenault-fattah who is being involved in part of the alleged crimes but she is not criminally charged. renee is on leave from the station. >>> we have heard from congressman fattah and in 30 minutes we will hear from the people in his district why some fear that federal charges against congressman fattah will ultimately hurt the people most in need in philadelphia. >>> you can read the entire 85-page indictment for yourself on our nbc10 news app. >>> 6:08. >>> overnight camden county police are investigating a deadly shooting there. authorities tell us they have no suspects or a motivate at this time at a condo shooting. >>> happening today a delaware county man is scheduled to be sentenced for driving under the inf

charges against fattah and four other an associate stem from fattah's failed run for mayor in 2007. according to the indictment, fattah and his associate secretly borrowed one million-dollar from a wealthy businessman, to help fund fattah's mayoral campaign, which fattah lost, $400,000 was unused, and return to the donor leaving a $600,000 balance, still owed to his supporter. feds alleged fattah repaid that balance by stealing money from a charity that he founded and controlled. that charity is the educational advancement a alliance and was supposed to help at risk children with a college education. >> they funnel money through the educational alliance in order to pay those funds back. that is not proper use of government fund. these type of criminal acts betray public trust and under mine faith in government. >> reporter: in order to cover his tracks u.s. attorney zane david, said they created fake contracts, falsified accounting record and campaign finance disclosure statements. next step for fattah he will have an initial appearance before the the judge and ukee, that date has n

chaka fattah is not under arrest, the u.s. attorney's office accusations against him are wide ranging. >> the 85 page indictment accuses misspending of taxpayer money and charitable donations. it includes allegations about a wealthy supporter's secret campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. >> these are allegations that the people involved in are innocent until proven otherwise. >> congressman fattah says he's done nothing wrong as he stood in the halls of congress today. back in his home district, federal prosecutors announced racketeering, conspiracy and related charges dating back to 2007 and his failed bid for philadelphia mayor. >> the public expects their elected officials to act with honesty and integrity. >> the largest scheme involved a disguised campaign loan. $600,000 of which the feds alleged he repaid by funneling charitable donations and taxpayer money through a nonprofit he controlled. in scheme two, they allege he cleared a campaign consulting debt by trying to steer a $

chenault-fattah has not been charged with a crime. congressman fattah denies all charges. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> renee is currently on leave from the station. >> count on nbc 10 for complete coverage as this investigation unfolds. you can read the full indictment right now on the nbc 10 news app. >>> coming up at 4:30, nbc 10's doug shimell talks to two high school seniors who are going to college thanks to a program that congressman fattah supported in their community. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with new information on a crash that killed three people and injured two others. the car was cut in half when it hit a tree in northeast philadelphia late last night. police say the driver may have been street racing and they are now looking for a second car. it happened in the bustleton section of the city near the intersection of red lion road and sandmeyer lane just before midnight. nbc 10's drew smith has new information on the victims and the search for the other driver. >> reporter: investigators reviewed surveillance video which shows two cars racing

renee chenault-fattah is married to chaka fattah. renee is not indicted.he is now on leave from the station. count on nbc10 for continuing coverage. right now you can read the entire document and watch congressman fattah's statement on the nbc10 news app. >>> a surgical team from einstein medical center rushed to the scene of a train accident early this morning to free a trapped man. doctors had to amputate his left leg above his knee. he was pinned under a csx freight train. officials don't know why he was on the tracks. >>> dozens of police officers from around the area paid tribute to one of their own today. sergeant martin perry who served in the police department for 18 years. he died last week after a brief illness, we're told perry was especially proud of his time in the department's motorcycle core. his casket was escorted from the church to the cemetery. >>> an ohio police officer will now face murder charges. a university of cincinnati police officer, he's accused of quill killing samuel dubois for not having a front license plate. dubois was sho

a long running federal investigation yielded an indictment against chaka fattah. u.s. attorneys office coming down hard against the congressman this morning. fattah and four others on his staff mace charges of corruption corruption, bribery, a lot more. >> all because of what they say did he with hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal campaign and charitable funds. fox 29's dave schratwieser following the story tonight from the federal courthouse in philadelphia. dave? >> reporter: iain congressman fattah face as potential sentence of up to 30 years in federal prison tonight he's vowing to fight the charges. he says he will plead not guilty and he will not resign from office. today we spoke with some of his constituents. >> that's outrage. that's outrage. >> reporter: constituents of indicted congressman fattah were disgusted and shaking their heads wednesday at news that the 20 year veteran of congress had been charged in a wide sweeping racketeering case. >> unfortunate person who's show no better. they do not do better. >> that angers me. a person like him he's

and last september with speculation about charges against fattah percolating he told "action news" he was never involved in wrongdoing. >> i have throughout my years through an elected official never been involved in any illegal conduct and i would never embarrass my family or constituents. >> he says he will continue to serve his constituents and is confident he will be cleared. chad pradelli lets begin with you tell it us more about the specific allegations today. >> jim this 85 page indictment has a little bit of everything from campaign funds to homes and student loans he is accused of being involved in five different illegal schemes. >> federal authorities called it a wide ranging conspiracy over several years when chaka fattah lost his bid for mayor in 2007, they aalleged use his nonprofit and federal money and charitable donations to pay back $600,000 in campaign loans. >> to disguise the source of these loans fattah and his coconspirators arranged for the payments to pass through two other companies, including one run by defendant robert brand. >> he was the ceo of adventureme

we will have continuing coverage of the fattah indictment at 5:30 our pat ciarrocchi speaks with fattah's mother about the indictment. tonight at 6:00 we will take a deeper look at the charges against the congressman. >>> well, an excessive heat warning is in effect, it is dangerously hot outside, you don't want to be outdoors for long period of time and that is for your pets as well. kate's on the sky deck and give us a forecast and come right back inside. >> yeah, it is sweaty outside here for sure, ukee if you spend anytime outside you know just how unbearable it is. it is in the city, thanks to the urban heat island effect, we have blacktop and concrete in the city and it retains that heat and can't let go of it. overnight tonight some spots will have a hard time dropping down in the 70's, very uncomfortable night and another hot steamy day tomorrow. we have have a couple of showers that popped up off to the south this evening. take a look at storm scan three you can see we are dry and a few showers thunderstorms over kent, sussex counties in delaware, these have been producing heavy

congressman, chaka fattah sr. racketeering scheme among them is the misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign money chad pradelli was there as the charges were announced. >> reporter: rick, congressman fattah is accused of taking part in not one but five schemes, most of them have to do with the alleged misuse of campaign funds, this is the 85 page indictment, according to it if convicted. congressman fattah faces decades behind bars, it alleges congressman, chaka fattah and four other co-defendants engaged in several xoems bribery, falsifying records money laund laundering and bank fraud and they said that fattah borrowed $1 million from a supporter and after losing he found a nonprofit to pay back $600000 of the funds. >> to disguise the source of these funds they arranged for the payments to pass through two other companies including a

fattah jr. says he has done nothing wrong and believe the feds indicted him hoping to get him to testify against his father and his trial starts later this year. the two former fattah associates face sentencing in december. so much more of this story we will look at. ahead at 5:30 we will take a look at the congressman's political journey and what voters in his district have to say about this indictment and what comes next in the legal process. >>> two women and a man are dead this morning following an parent drag racing crash in northeast philadelphia and that is the result that happened just before midnight on red lion road near san myer lane in the bustleton section of philadelphia. katy zachry is live on the scene where the police say it's one of the worst they have ever seen. >> reporter: take a look behind me at the wreckage. it looks like two vehicles as part of the wreckage it's not. it's just one. the car is literally sliced in happen. a police captain told me he first thought the fire

after losing the race investigates say fattah paid back the $100400,000. in another alleged scheme prosecutors say fattah hand delivered a note to president obama in order to secure an ambassadorship or other post for lobbyist herbert vederman and in change he offered bribes including a porsche owned by the congressman's wife nbc10 anchorwoman renee chenault-fattah. they say he used the money for closing costs on a poconos vacation home soon thereafter. the congressman said he has done nothing wrong and vows to remain in office and fight the charges. >> it's, obviously, going to be important to my constituent that this not be a distractionion and i'll try it not to be a distraction. >> reporter: in the final scheme prosecutors say this person chairman nicholas ceo of fattah's nonprofit education group got 50,000 in grants for a higher education conference that never happened. count on nbc10 to follow this story and bring you any late-breaking developments. live now in winfield monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> we are elated and we are going to have an oppor

iain at 6:00 will he shea chenault fattah. >> we look forward to that. we're putting all the information on our website. just head to myfoxphilly.com look for a link on the home page for anything you missed and for any and all updates. >> dangerous heat today in your fox 29 weather authority. didn't find too many people on the fdr golf course in philly today and those who braced the heat kind of easy excessive heat advice rower meant we were supposed to stay indoors if possible. chief meteorologist scott williams is sweating it out in old city tonight. scott, the relief sooner or later? >> well, it's going to be little bit of both. we'll have some humidity relief as early as friday but it looks like 90-degree or better temperatures are going to stick around for quiet sometime. in fact, right now in old city, it feels like the upper 90s when you factor in that humidity. let's talk about the temperatures as well as the danger. that heat and humidity is making for a dangerous scenario in combination across the area. we still have the excessive heat warnings

attorney zane david who laid out his case begins congressman fattah. >> fattah and his associates engaged in the cover up lasting years in an effort to avoid detection. >> reporter: the 29 count time tells the story of what authorities called schemes some word included in the document fraud bribery sham, and concealed. the congress man who went to washington in 1995 is accused of borrowing a million-dollar from a wealthy supporter and only paying some have of it back, using money and federal grants from a non-profit charity that he runs. he is also accused of using 23 grand in campaign machine toy pay off his son's student loans. the indictment mentions fattah's wife local news anchor renee fattah, she's not facing charges but authorities alleged she falsely reported the sales of her porsche convertible. the congressman addressed the indictment from the u.s. capitol. >> this is in the deflategate all right. this is a normal issue of which there are allegations after a very long running eight year investigation. >> reporter: fattah's friend and long time political alley philadelphia mayor

fattah years ago about the investigation. what he told jeff on camera is coming up later in the newscast. >> delaware county woman facing murder charges more than three months after the hit-and-run death of a four-year-old philadelphia boy. police say 27-year-old shaneeka mason turned herself this morning. she was behind the wheel during the april 13th crash that killed abdul wilson in kingsessing. police say wilson died after mason's suv knocked him to the ground. then hit him again as it continued on. investigators they found her vehicle at a parking garage near love park in center city. >> a guy doing doughnuts with his truck on his yard but that's not any front lawn he's doing this in front of a jail. what it took to finally stop the mayhem. >> a scary afternoon down the shore. dozens of swimmers forced out of the ocean. >> it is scary. >> we were little bit afraid. >> what witnesses saw that forced lifeguards to clear the water. >> and he stopped for a woman who was begging for help but police say it was a deadly set up.

fattah's son sheriff jr. is also mentioned in the indictment, a young man embroiled in his own legal troubles they say that the congressman used campaign funds to pay his son's college loan debt. >> in 2010 and 2011, he used the funds to make loan payments totalling approximately $23,000. >> fattah's attorney released a statement that reads in part, for some time he was aware of the allegations and it's his intent to plead not guilty and serve his constituency as he has done for years. >> one they engaged in a coverup, lasting years to avoid detention. >> and just moments ago, the democratic congressman released a statement on his own behalf. as i have previously stated, i have never participated in any illegal activist as an elected officials for the last 21 years i have represented the people of philadelphia in congress with honor and dignity, helping millions of families. he tells reporters on capitol hill he is innocent and will not step down. >> chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank y

fattah. >> that was chaka fattah in 1994 shortly after winning his bid for congress. at the time he was a 37-year-old state senator. he grew up in west philadelphia. what happens next? important to note congressman fattah is not under arrest. he will have to appear in court but no date has been set. >> the indictment points to his wife nbc10's anchor renee

a porch owned by the congressman's spouse nbc10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. prosecutors say the couple took the money but never actually gave the car to vederman and used that money for closing costs on a pocono's vacation home soon thereafter. the congressman says he has done nothing wrong and vows to stay in office and fight the charges. >> it's important to my constituents that this man not be a distraction in terms of my work and i'll try not to have it be a distraction. >> reporter: in the final scheme prosecutors also say karen nicholas ceo of fattah's nonprofit occasionally group, got $50,000, a federal grant for an education program, higher education program that never happened. count on nbc10 to stay on top of the ongoing investigation, as well as bring you any developments as they happen. live now from winfield monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> fattah is serving his 11th term in congress. yesterday he announced he is recusing himself on the house appropriations committee. he grew up in west philadelphia and his roots for the city is deep and he was a

nbc10 and renee chenault-fattah is on believe from this station. you can read the entire indictment on our nbc10 mobile app. it's all there for you. >>> breaking news from overnight. detectives want to know if drag racing led to a violent crash that killed three people in philadelphia late last night. it happened just before midnight on red lion road near sanmyer lean. katy zachry is joining us live from the scene there. the three killed were all in the same car, right? >> they were all in the same car, chris. this is a difficult scene. even police tell us that when we first pulled up. they are having a difficult time processing this because look at the severity of this crash. the captain who was first out here tells us he thought the fire department had cut the car in half trying to get the victims out but it turns out the car was going so fast when it hit this tree that the impact sliced the car in half. now philadelphia police got a call around midnight from a witness who heard the crash and drove by it. you're looking at a 2007 acura vehicle, a

. >>> coming up tonight, how the indictment of chaka fattah will effect the city of philadelphia and what is next for the congressman in the legal process xg. >>> and ducis rogers has details of the trade of cole hamels to the texas rangers. >>> our line of gusty thunderstorms is heading to the coast behind it a break from the hupt but not from the heat. i'll explain in the full exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and more. >>> this is the day after for congressman chaka fattah he and four others were named in a 29 count of racketeer and corruption charges. what are fattah's legal prospect prospects that is what vernon odom tried to find out today. >> chaka fattah is in a weak position. >> reporter: lloyd perry worked both sides of federal court as a prosecutor and defense attorney he says the charges against chaka fattah are detailed and come after a decade of the fbi investigation of the congressman he believes that the prosecutors have the stronger position. >> certainly with the u.s. attorneys office and review of the possible options that would be on the t

chaka fattah has not been arrested. no court date has been sets. >>> you can read the entire fattah indictment on nbc10.com and the nbc10 app. congressman fattah is serving his 11th term in office. >> he's been an advocate for education and improving the lives of young people. dream academy philadelphia is a mentoring program founded with funds secured by fattah. it's credited with helping at-risk students. we tukd two students who said the program has helped them get closer to their dreams of going to to college. >> like graduated out of the program, i've seen myself change differently, turn into more a leader and more positive and well organized. >> wouldn't be lost, but i wouldn't know as much as i do know. >> congressman fattah insists he's done nothing wrong. >>> no shortcuts to seeing the pope. the warning from septa after an online post promises early access to those papal passes. >>> clouds offshore, skies are clearing, the humidity dropping. a live view of beach avenue from the marquise de la fayette hotel. 70s

congressman fattah faces decades behind bars, it alleges congressman, chaka fattah and four other co-defendants engaged in several xoems bribery, falsifying records money laund laundering and bank fraud and they said that fattah borrowed $1 million from a supporter and after losing he found a nonprofit to pay back $600000 of the funds. >> to disguise the source of these funds they arranged for the payments to pass through two other companies including a company run by defendant robert brand. and they allege that the co-defendants created sham contracts and made false accounting entries and tax returns, the congressman is also accused of using campaign funds to row pay $23,000 of his son's chaka fattah jr.'s college debt. and that the congressman accepted money and other items to try to secure ambassadorship. >> and it should concern people of philadelphia and people that reside in congressman fattah's district but all americans. >> reporter: and we have not yet heard from congressman fattah he is expected to release a statement shortly. i'm live in center city, chad pradelli channel 6 "action n

fattah will appear in court once a date is scheduled. stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the indictment, we will bring updates on television and our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> driver loses control crashing into an apartment in bucks county. take a look, crash happened around 7:00 at polo run apartment on polo run drive-in lower makefield 36789 people were injured in the crash. the accident is unknown of the injuries. cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> this woman tameika mason is out on what i will after turning herself in for fatal hit/run of the four year-old boy. only "eyewitness news" was there when mason surrendered to authorities yesterday. she is accused of heating latif wilson and drive away back in april. that boy was playing on south 57th street, when he ran in the street. his mother spoke exclusively to our todd quinones. >> my oldest son says where is latif, he is in heaven. >> mason is charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. >>> all right. 4:37. more than a year after flight

now the indictment also points to fattah's wife "nbc 10 news" 10 renee chenault-fattah being involved in part of the crimes. she is not criminally charged. renee is on leave from the station. we have continuing coverage on nbc10.com and the "nbc 10" app. you can read the entire 85-page indictment and hear congressman fattah's statement from washington. >>> meanwhile, police in camden county are investigating a deadly shooting. someone shot and killed a man at the arborwood condos on east lyndon avenue. this is in linden wall last night. authorities tell us they have no suspects or motive at this time. >>> and an update on the breaking news we first brought you yesterday on "nbc 10 news" at 11:00 a.m. police arrested a jockey in the shooting at a delaware park racetrack. investigators say reuben rojas got into an argument with a trainer and pulled a gun and shot him. the trainer is listed in stable condition. sky force 10 was over the scene yesterday morning. an "nbc 10" camera was rolling as police happened to recover the gun in the nearby creek. >>> a delaware county woman faced a ju

the indictment mentions fattah's wife local news anchor renee' is a fault fattah she is not facing charges but authorities allege she falsely reported the sale of her porsche convertible. the congressman addressed the indictment from the u.s. capitol capitol. >> this is not deflate-gate, all right? this is a normal issue in which there are allegations after a very long running eight year investigation. >> reporter: his friend and long time political ally mayor nutter had this to say. >> ultimately he has to decide what he wants to do and how he engages with his constituents. >> reporter: fattah did step down from his leadership post on the appropriation committee but plans to stay in office. brushing off questions about the investigation. >> i've not been distracted yet. i'll keep doing my work. thank you. >> reporter: four of the congressman's associate also indicted. the congressman's attorney denies any wrongdoing says they are going to fight those charges. there has not been a court date scheduled. we're live in the sat center tonight, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david as we

the big story is the 29 count indictment against fattah who is the subject of a long running vestinvestigation investigation. >> we have more tonight with wendy saltzman and the other people named in the indictment. but first to chad pradelli with more on the charges the congressman is facing this evening. >> reporter: this 85 page indictment shows a wide ranging conspiracy among the charges wiring and bank fraud and a slew of other charges and it appears that many of chaka fattah's problems began when he lost his bid for mayor. they are accusing that chaka fattah was deeply in dead, and allegedly used his nonprofit to pay $400,000 in loans and in another scheme he allegedly engaged in a quid pro quo to erase another $130,000 owed to a consultant. >> chaka fattah directed the consultants to aapply for a grant for a nonprofitentity and the consultant agreed to forgive the $130,000 debt owed to the campaign. >> as i previously stated i have never participated in illegal activity as an elected official for the last 21 years very represented the people of philadelphia in congress with honor and di

we spoke with fattah's mother. she said i have faith the in my son and his innocence and i have faith in god. >>> fattah's second district spans neighborhoods that reflect wealthy and working grass. his family founded now closed house of em o.j. o which brought unity among street gangs some in that neighborhood reacted to the news saying this. >> i'm shocked. as a congressman, for the years that he has been in office i thought he was okay. i didn't hear anything negative. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for latest on representative fattah's indictment. we will bring you updates on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> well, it is sentencing day for bear johnson, a 28 year-old sicklerville, new jersey man who was quick of attempted murder in connection to the january 2013 shooting of his own daughter. this happened inside a home in camden as johnson was trying to, visit. young girl was just 11 years old at the time of the shooting. the she's expected to testify at today's hearing. >>> former university of pennsylvani

fattah denies the charges. i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >> congressman fattah married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, labeled as person e. and a quote, 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 is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> here are some of the stories making headlines on nbc 10 news at 4:00. philadelphia police are hoping this surveillance video will help them catch the person who shot and killed a mother in port richmond late last night. stephanie dzkowski's body was found in her bedroom with her 2-year-old daughter nearby. >>> cole hamels is now a former phillie. the team traded the long time pitcher to the texas rangers just hours before major league baseball's trade deadline. hamels has been with the phillies since 2006 and was mvp when the phils won the world ser

congressman chaka fattah standing tall. an indictment he's telling supporters he's going to be around in office for years to come. chaka fattah making that statement a day after the feds hit him with 29 count corruption indictment. >> jeff cole is tracking new developments tonight. please join me in welcoming to the stage our 2015 advocate of year given to congressman chaka fattah. (applause) >> reporter: one day after being pummeled with 29 count federal corruption indictment, chaka fattah was in washington, d.c. being celebrated by a black business organization. he stood defiant. >> i don't want anyone who's thinking about this to spend any time thinking that i'm not going to be here doing this work. i'm going to be here. (applause) >> reporter: the indictment accuses the 20 year member of the house of among other charges taking in illegal $1 million campaign loan and using federal dollars and money from a charity to pay it off. >> the conduct that congressman fattah engaged in undermines public faith in government, under

the indictment mentioned fattah's wife local news anchor renee fattah, she's not facing charges but authoritiessely reported the sale of her porsche convertible. the the congressman addressed the indictment from the u.s. capitol. >> this is not the deflategate, all right. this is a normal issue of which there are allegations, after a very long running eight year investigation. >> reporter: fattah's friend and long time philadelphia political alley, mayor nutter has had this to say. >> ultimately he has to decide what he wants to do and how he engages with his constituent. >> reporter: fattah did step down from his leader ship post on the powerful appropriations committee but plans to stay in office. brushing off questions about the investigation. >> i'm not distracted yet. i will keep doing my work. >> reporter: fattah's attorney adamant that the congressman will fight the charges, four of the congressman's associates, were also indictmented robert brand, herbert vederman and bonnie bowser. david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning. charlie rose j

chenault-fattah is on leave from nbc10. the u.s. black chambers honored congressman fattah as their advocate of the year yesterday. a 29-count indictment was returned against fattah and four others. it accuses the 11-term democrat of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitible and campaign funds. chaka fattah has not been arrested. no court date has been set. you can read the indictment and see what the next steps will be on our nbc10 news app. >>> today in montgomery county new court facilities will taupe youth center in norristown. the youths center redesigned will provide greater security and privacy for victims and defendants. the juvenile probation offices have also been completely refurbished. >>> in ocean city a sewage problem has closed a section of the beach. a small amount of sewage made its way into a storm drain. until crews can test water samples, the 6th and 7th street beaches are off limits to swimmers. the city expect results this morning and beaches to reopen shortly after that. >>> meanwhile, t

congressman chaka fattah standing tall tonight despite an indictment. he is telling supporters he is going to be around in office in the years to come. chaka fattah making that statement just day after the feds hit hem with a 29 count corruption indictment. >> jeff cole of course tracking the story. jeff the congressman appears to be going on the tack. >> he did. fattah did open broad side today on the local united states attorney and he did it as he always does with a smile but this case is in its infancy and there will certainly be very rough days ahead for this veteran of congress. >> please join me in welcomeing to the stage our 2015 advocate of the year given to congressman chaka fattah. (applause). >> reporter: one day after being pummeled with 29 count federal corruption indictment chaka fattah was in washington, d.c. being sell celebrate beside a black business organize. he stood defiant. >> i don't want anyone whose thinking about this spend any time thinking i'm not going to be her doing this work. i'm going to be here. (applause). >> reporter

congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband. she is labeled as person e and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. they say they took part in a scheme to allegedly sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> to this now. dr. jill biden spent the morning at a prison in delaware today. her message was in line with president obama's push to reduce sentences for non-violent offenders. nbc 10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong sat down with a woman whose life took a turn when she was only 11 years old. >> reporter: amanda left her drug-addicted parents when she was 11. she was soon sold into a life of prostitution and drugs and has been in and out of prison. she is now halfway through a ten year sentence in delaware. she says she has hit the reset button on her life. >> [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: it's a series of motivational talks all over the world that get uploaded

of course, more on the chaka fattah indictment today.he young and restless is next. ♪ trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> billy: most of the trouble is fallout over gabe's resignation at this point. the business press... >> jack: thanks. >> billy: ...is having a field day with the details -- shootings, false sons, executive shuffle. there's no rush, but when are you coming back to the office? >> jack: not yet. >> billy: okay. all right. so, not this morning. maybe this afternoon. 2:00-ish, let's say? >> jack: i'm not gonna nail down a day or a time. just not yet. >> billy: you do realize that the longer you stay away, the more bloated and puffed up victor becomes. why don't you just come back down there and stick a pin in the guy? >> jack: not a priority. >> billy: why the hel

chaka fattah has not been arrested. no court date has been set. >>> our coverage of the fa tau indictment continues on nbc10.com and the nbc10. i can't. you can read more about the charges again the congressman and the next steps in the case. >>> we're learning more about the debris that washed up on an island in the indian ocean. >> we'll tell you where it's headed today and what's leading investigators to believe it may be from the doomed manage ashe airlines flight -- malaysia airlines flight 370 that vanished last year. >>> an online post pushes septa papal passes. but septa warning people to beware. >>> humidity this friday. 73 at nbc10. a live drive view of cape may. >>> a pleasant starts this morning with a nice breeze blowing. that's the dry air that's rushing into the area. you'll feel the difference all day long. 73 in northeast philadelphia. six degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. winds at eight miles per hour. coolest numbers are north and west. allentown, 65, 63. 63. while it's in the 70s in philade

. >>> philadelphia congressman shacha k chak chaka fattah was indicted today. he mentioned he is not letting the indictment distract him from his work as a congressman. >> we're not distracted. i'm going to do my work. we're going to be -- i've had the most -- we got so much done. we helped so many people that it would be a crime for me to stop doing it. >> in the indictment released yesterday, he is accused of misusing his congressional influence, misspending taxpayer money and charitable donations. he is accused of accepting a secret million dollar campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. renee is telling her side of the story in a letter forwarded to nbc 10. the anchor was referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband. she's labeled as person e and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise in the indictment. they allege she and her husband took part in a scheme to sell her car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she says she has done nothing wrong and nbc 10's deanna dur ran tee reports. >> reporte

fattah will stepdown on the house appropriation subcommittee but says he'll fight charges and has noce. >>> a sharon hill woman is facing murder charges after a hit-and-run death of a boy. she turned herself in this morning. she was behind the wheel in a crash that killed abdul latif. wilson died after mason's black suv hit him on the 1600 block of south 57th streetly mason charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. now for a check on how hot it's going to be here's chief meteorologist scott william. >> high temperature on wednesday made it up to 93 degrees, 6 degrees above the normal this time of year which is 87 so for your thursday, take a look. i-95 corridor we have an excessive heat warning in effect that dix in at noon until 6 o'clock. feels-like temperatures between 95 and 100 stifling degrees. so, tomorrow we're looking at a high temperature right around 91 degrees. it might be a little tough because we're dealing not only with the clouds but also the threat of some scattered showers and some thunderstorms, too. so, we'll come close to hitting that high of

fattah. the government also said he kept such tight control over his patients and records, that it was hard for other people at the time necessarily to know what was going on. but he will hear his fate today, and stephanie, something the victims of dr. fattah have been waiting for a couple of years now to see what happens. >> lisa thank you. >>> a small midwestern town where heroin has taken hold has been rocked by a string of unsolved death. over a half a dozen women have disappeared. they all spent time in similar circles where drugs and prostitution are common. police are investigating whether this is a connection between the disappearances and the deaths. >> the best answer i have is the investigation so far, all of the information does point to that. we -- we can't tiny of these to one person or persons. >> reporter: the fbi is now part of the investigation, and family members of the women do fear this might be the work of a cereal killer. >>> information was taken from government server

he studied the charges against chaka fattah. >> if they can establish what they say in the indictment as to the sequence of events of different financial deals and transfer of funds i would say the government is in a strong position. >> tonight sources tell me that congressman's fattah's first appearance in court will not even be scheduled until sometime next week. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> well, the phillies are back home tonight after a long road trip but they are missing their ace cole hamels reportedly heading to texas as part of a blockbuster trade. ducis rogers is live now. it's not official just yet but the idea of a phillies squad without cole is starting to sink in. >> phillies are in full rebuild mode these days, hamels has a limited no trade clause but the rangers were not among the teams he could have blocked a trade too, he spent nearly 10 seasons with the phillies, his entire career he picked up a world series mexico vp and a no-hitter last week. and by all accounts they got a lot for him. jake deekman and cash heading to texas and they get six players, a

now what for congressman fattah, fattah indieted this is getting headlines all over america not justlly. >> national news. >> indictment on a long time philadelphia congressman chaka fattah. >> 11 terms. >> he charged him with racketeering, conspiracy, and they say the congressman misused hundreds of thousands of dollars paying off a campaign loan with federal donations and grants and money to pay for his student loan debt. staff members are being charmed also and he says he will step down at top democrat on house appropriate rations subcommittee and says he is not stepping down from his job as a congressman and he's not going to resign. >> there's a lot of in this indictment and you read all 5 pages. >> i did that was my reading last night 85 pages 29 counts this say very, very detailed report. this investigation has been going on since march of 2013. it looks to me like they spent a lot of time and money doing this investigation and it looks like it will be a tough time for kong depress man fattah. >> explain in english what is he charged with what did they say he did. >> the bigge

congressman fattah: i did not speak to him. i would like to remain silent until this matter is cleared up. [inaudible] congressman fattah: i'm not the one making an allegation. we will see how it goes. i have not been distracted yet. i will keep doing my work. >> on the next washington journal, tom udall of mexico -- new mexico on to deal with chemical relations. john hoeven on climate change and that congress will reject the keystone xl pipeline. washington journal on c-span. phone in order connect to us through facebook or twitter. >> this weekend on the c-span network, politics, books, and american history. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span, netroos nation talks about -- netroots nation talks about illegal immigration. chris christie on national security. he speaks at the university of new hampshire in manchester. on c-span2, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on book tv's "afterwards" michael turner talks about the growing national debt and talks about restructuring entitlement as a solution. and glenn beck presents his