congressman chaka fattah sr. was in the courtroom today listening as his son summarized the defense position and as u.s. attorneys called fattah jr. a cheater and a deadbeat. during the trial fattah has acted as his own lawyer. was representing yourself a good idea? >> best idea i ever made, considering i had no choice but to put on my own vigorous defense. >> reporter: fattah said he didn't have money for legal fees after overreaching prosecutors decimated his businesses, shouting at times in front of a packed courtroom, prosecutors closed their case with a very different story, saying fattah enterprises never had clients, so he lied to banks to get loans and then lied on his taxes, too. as they close their case, they said to the jury, "this man's a scam artist and every one of you knows it." with 23 counts against fattah, there is a lot for this jury to sort through. they will continue their work tomorrow morning at 9:30. live at the federal courthouse, i'm george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> fattah jr. is the son

now, fattah junior son every democratic representative chaka fattah accused of defrauding banks, us prosecutor today demonstrated to jurors, using screens built into their seats, series of loan applications and default settlements from various banks around the city. under names and numbers of companies that the federal government says fattah did not start and did not exist. the jury's also going to have to decide if fattah fudge dollars budget report for a school system that he worked for. now, a very striking piece of evidence used today or secret recordings from a colleague and former friend of fattah where in them they discussed the settlements from banks, and what that money was spent on, fattah remains but simply worked hard for his money. this case is obviously a big one, very populated courtroom this afternoon, still going on, we'll head back in there, and bring you more when we k for now reporting live from federal courthouse, alexandria hoff cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> okay, alex, thank you, very much. >> election day 2015. polls are open across the region turn out though is expected

prosecutors told jurors fattah's consulting and concierge services were a sham.fattah acted as his own lawyer and says he is confident that he's proven that he is a legitimate business man. >> i feel great. look, i'm looking forward to the jury getting the opportunity to make a decision in this case. >> fattah's father was in the courtroom yesterday during the closing arguments like his son, fattah sr. expressed confidence in the american justice system. the congressman is married to renee chenault-fattah. >> from our delaware bureau federal researchers released findings on how wilmington can reduce the high number of shootings and violent crimes. state officials unveiled a study that identifies risk factors for gun violence in wilmington. the cdc is suggesting that state agencies need to do a better job of sharing data to identify those who are at risk for committing violent gun crimes. the stats show most who committed gun violence in recent years have criminal backgrounds and disciplinary problems in school. >> it was so many times that there was an opportunit

is the son of congressman chaka fattah, the congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i know the calendar says it's november, but it just does not feel like it outside. these two almost overdressed for the temps at delaware city today, and those temperatures topped out in the mid 70s. take a look back. not throwback thursday yet, but quite a difference from a year ago. take a look at this video from atlantic city, november 3, 2014, people were bundled up in scarves and hats. this is exactly a year ago, temperature bottomed out at 35 degrees that day. i'm feeling lucky, how about you? >> yeah, i'm sure i had a puffy coat on a year ago. >> and gloves. >> all that. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now. glenn, thank you. >> yeah. i don't take credit. but still, pretty popular on the streets these days. >> yes, a lot of happy people during the day today. you got another chance tomorrow. how we're looking up in the pocono mountains, blue mountain, past peaks for the fall colors, but great color across much of

fattah jr. >>> we first brought you the details yesterday afternoon on "action news," police say that children as young as 11-year-old were making explicit pictures and video and distributing them. >> reporter: parents here are understandably upset, these are serious charges that range from misdemeanors to felonies and additional students could be charged in the near future. students returned to the middle school after charges were announced for three students at the middle school and nearby valley form middle school. they are charged with creating and sending sexually expolicive images. >> i got an email from the school office. >> this parent says that the email did not go into detail but thought it important to talk to his fifth grader. >> we told him something is happening in the school and you don't knhave to worry if you ar careful. >> a source to a student involved tells "action news" that a sixth grader sent an expoliliolicity image to anothe classmate and soon they were shared and upload

fattah jr. he called three witnesses to the stand yesterday. those included two school officials and the founder of a computer consulting firm. fattah jr. is akutsed of defrauding several banks and the school district of philadelphia out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. fattah junior is the season of congressman chaka fattah, he is married to renee chenault-fattah. >> police in gloucester county crack a nearly decade old case. they say a killer is in custody. authorities worked with the fbi and arrested john blocker, he is accused in the robbery and beating death of a man in his home in 2006. the victim's three children were tired up not physically hufrmt his family tells nbc 10 they are relieved arrest has been made but things will never be the same for them. >> i think money is the root of all evil and they don't have the slightest idea what they did to our family. they will never feel safe again. >> blocker had three accomplices that night. they are working to identify them. according to

fattah jr. he called three witnesses to the stand yesterday. they include two school officials and the founder of a computer consulting firm. fattah jr. is accused of defrauding sefrpg banks, and the school district of philadelphia out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> fattah jr. is the son of chaka fattah. he is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. authorities in burlington county are warning parents to be on the lookout for a child luring suspect. police responded to a call of an attempted luring around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, officials say the man was driving a white four-door suv. >> and police are investigating another assault along the schuylkill river trail in fairmount park. a woman was walks when a group of teens on bikes harassed them and one of the teens groped her before riding off. police are checking out a series of assaults along the trail. >>> life after prison. president obama wants federal agencies to stop asking job applicants about criminal histories. some

now, chaka fattah jr.nsisted earlier today, recently as this afternoon, that he remains confident about all of this, saying he defended himself as best he could against the massive resources of the federal government. now before that final question today, the jury had asked two previous questions, the first qu

. >> reporter: walking into court, chaka fattah jr. dragged a big red suitcase, to carry home weeks worth of trial documents and evidence as his future now rests in the hands of the jury. >> i'm not nervous at all. i'm confident in the american legal system. >> reporter: fattah waited for the verdict alone without family members who have been by his side throughout the trial. after lunch the jury asked to replay an hour and a hal of secret recordings between fattah and a former friend. their recordings that the prosecutors referenced yesterday during closing arguments. >> he wants you to forget the tapes. why would you do that? >> reporter: in the portions of the recordings replayed today, jurors heard fattah talking about his penchant for gambling, 300, 500, $1,000 blackjack bets at the sugar house casino and talks about bank loans which prosecutors allege he obtained illegally. with 90 minutes of audio replayed today it's clear the jury's focusing on fattah's own words as they decide whether he's guilty or not guilty of the federal f

prosecutors told jurors that fattah's services were effectively a sham. fattah is acting as his own lawyer and he says he's confident that he's proven he is legitimate. >> i feel great. look. i'm very excited. i'm looking forward to the jury getting the opportunity to make a decision in this case. >> fattah's father congressman chaka fattah was in the courtroom during the closing arguments. like his son he expressed confidence in the justice system. he is married to renee chenault-fattah. >> a child porn scandal rocks three schools, three students arrested and charged with cre e creating and sending pornography. katy, there could be more arrests here. >> reporter: that's right. police say expect more arrests, tracy. those three arrests have shocked parents and students, young kids in this area. many who take selfies. one of those arrests happened here. another one took place at valley forge middle school and another at conestoga high school. the youngest child involved is just 11 years old. and these kids are accused of sharing erotic and explicit picture

. >>> today, jurors continue deliberating the fate of chaka fattah, junior. jury received the case following closing arguments on tuesday. they deliberated for 30 minutes before heading home. son of the embattled congressman chaka fattah is on trial in charges he defrauded banks, irs and philadelphia school advertise trick. during closing argument federal prosecutors called fattah junior a scam artist. fattah junior remained adamant his business where is legitimate. >>> three students are facing charges in connection with the school sexting scandal in chester county. police say students created and distributed sexual willly explicit images of classmates at valley forge middle school and tredyffrin east town middle school. one incident led to the case of bullyg and assault. police say more arrests are likely. >>> 4:39. coming up next, a lizard on the loose. >> yeah, it was an unusual call for police, right? we will tell you where the iguana was spotted and where officers spotted for backup. >>> more trouble for takata over handling of the air bag recalls. we w

chaka fattah jr. is fighting back, less than a week after convicted on federal fraud charges. claiming prosecutorial misconduct and has asked the u.s. justice department to launch a formal investigation. in a letter to u.s. attorney general general loretta lynch he claims his constitutional rights were violated when the lead investigator tipped off an inquirer reporter in 2012. two fbi raids at his condo. he was found guilty on 22 counts and faces minimum of four years in prison. chaka fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah who is facing federal racketeering charges in a separate case. the congressman is mary to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> investigators believe an explosion that levelled a home in north jersey was gas related. this is surveillance video of the blast in elizabeth union county. one person died, two others in critical condition. in all, 14 people went to the hospital. three homes will have to be demolished. >>> would you be willing to pay the second highest sales

prosecutors told jurors fattah's consulting and concierge services were effectively a sham. fattah is confidence he has proven that he is a legitimate businessman. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will visit the port of philadelphia. the governor plans to announce a strategic plan for the port. philadelphia's port is among the leaders in handling perishable items, steel imports and cocoa. >> also today septa will go on a safety blitz reminding people not to walk along or cut across its tracks. safety officers will hand out safety tips at the east falls station. this morning from 7 to 9. the transit agency is urging people not to risk danger by ignoring railroad signals, gates and marked walkways. >> local college students are doing their part and then some to help philadelphia's homeless youth problem. next, life on the streets, we'll show you the overnight event aimed at getting young people without a home back on their feet. plus, a burger joint brawl. look at this. fists fly in a five guys restaurant even with security involved there. we'll tell you how the company is re

father, congressman chaka fattah sr. was in court today during the closing arguments, like his son, fattah sr. expressed confidence in the american justice system. the congressman, of course, is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> moving now to south delaware now, federal researchers released findings on how their largest city can reduce the high number of shootings and violent gun crimes. state officials unveiled a study that identified risk factors for gun violence in wilmington. the cdc suggests that state agencies do a better job of sharing data to identify those at risk for committing violent gun crimes in the city. according to those stats of the more than 500 people who committed gun violence in recent years, most have criminal backgrounds, had disciplinary problems in school, and at least at some point were unemployed. >> it was so many times that there was an opportunity for intervention to occur before the person got to the point of committing the crime with a gun. >> in wilmington, 127 people w

during closing arguments federal prosecutors called fattah junior a scam artist. fattah represented himself and insists his business where is legitimate. >>> investigators are expected to announce today that the death of the northern illinois police officer was suicide. media outlet are report ago this fox lake police south, died of the self inflict gunshot wound. the the lieutenant's death led to a massive manhunt on september 1st he radioed that he was chasing three suspicious men on foot. >>> parents in chester county are now being told to check their children a's phones have after three students are charged in a school sexting scandal. police say that the students created and distributed sexually explicit images of classmates at valley forge middle will school and tredyffrin east town middle school. one of those instances led to a case of bullying and assault. >> i use this as a cautionary tail for our parents, checkup on your children, trust and verify. >> i'm a snoop, and i encourage all parents to really look and see what their kid are doing. this is so muc

during closing arguments, prosecutors called fattah junior a scam artist but fattah junior says the government just disagreed with his lifestyle choices. >>> chopper three over the scene of the fire in hamilton township mercer county. those flames broke out in the 2300 block of south clinton avenue just before 1:00 this afternoon. that property ace abandoned, no one was injured. >>> right now authorities are searching for thieves in the rash of vehicle break ins on the main line. suspects struck in three different communities overnight last wednesday. tredyffrin township police say they work quickly, taking items that they could easily carry off, including louie vouton bag, a coach wallet and handguns. >> ninety-seven and a half percent safe because you have such a big concentration of houses here, you know, i suppose it is easy enough for someone to drive-in here and just cherry pick stuff. just make sure you lock things up and take proper precautions. >> anyone who sees suspicious activity the is asked to call the police. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight trade nothing fishing r

prosecutors told jurors fattah's concierge services were effectively a sham.ttah says he's confident he's proven to the jury he is a legitimate businessman. his father, congressman shaka fattah, sr., was in the courtroom yesterday during those closing arguments. the congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> a close call for a woman who watched a freight train obliterate the car she had just been driving. this was around 2:00 this morning near the intersection of fourth and depot streets in bridgeport. police say the woman was trying to cross the tracks when her car stalled. she got out of the car and was on the phone with aaa when a freight train came along and crushed the car. thankfully, nobody here was hurt. >>> this morning, police are trying to find the person who stabbed someone on a septa bus in west philadelphia overnight. it happened at 46th and market streets. according to investigators, the suspect slashed the victim in the forehead before running off the bus. no word on a motive here or that victim's condition. >>> one man

fattah, jr., who represented himself during the trial denies any wrongdoing. he says the charges are politically motivated because his father is congressman chaka fattah. congressman facing his own legal troubles on charges of federal racketeering and corruption. >>> teen missing since halloween night is now safe and back home with her family. 16-year-old in kaya camaro left her home on the 1200 block of south 57th street before 7:00 saturday night. she was on her way to halloween party but police say she never came back home, and she's back now, though, with her family. no word as to who found her or where she's been these past few days. >>> just a wild brawl happening on a schoolbus. things don't get any better when police show up. video shows the girls fighting the cops. why the teen's parents say they had no choice. >>> and it was suicide that's the word from investigators on an illinois police officer found dead. the criminal activity authorities say may have moved the man to kill himself with his own weapon. >>> alabama mom grabbing headlines tonight. he

abdel-fattah el-sissi why don't you want to answer these questions?nfortunately as you can see the issue of human rights in abdel-fattah el-sissi's fist to the uk has not been at the forefront of that agenda, rather prime minister cameron ansi si have chosen to focus on security and trade issues and other things and that is what caused a lot of anger among a lot of people opposed to this visit. >> david cameron should not let sisi walk out of the door without talking about human rights and egypt is waging a counter terrorism campaign that doesn't differentiate between peaceful protesters and members of armed groups. >> reporter: sisi expected to return to cairo on friday and may view the trip as reenforcing his view as a spokesman but to tests like these taking place in capitols he has visited and his presidency is clearly widespread, al jazeera, london. >>> myanmar has reached an important milestone in its transformation from military dictatorship to democracy and campaigning drawing to a close in the historic election and opposition leader promised

. >>> it was the first full day of jury deliberations in the federal trial of chaka fattah jr., the son of the veteran congressman he is facing 23 rounds of bank and tax fraud. vernon odom is following the trial for us live in center city with the latest. >> reporter: monica, the jury has just gone home for the night, they spent much of this day back in the courtroom listening to hours of fattah's conversation with his former college roommate who was wearing a wire for the fbi while they drank vodka. >> i am looking forward to the verdict no matter how long it takes. >> the son of veteran philadelphia congressman has represented himself in a 23 count indictment. charging him with swindling $140,000 from banks and clients and the philadelphia school district by operating a phoney business and lying on his taxes, he claims he is railroaded here because of his lifestyle like living in the ritz carlton and dining in expensive restaurants. >> when you have two assistant u.s. attorneys, five or six fbi agents and two or three irs agents working on the case and they were sitting there in the c

fattah, jr., is the so of congressman chaka fattah who is married to renee chenault-fattah. on your phone so you can get the information wherever you are. >>> we're following the latest developments from a deadly plane crash that took off from northeast philadelphia airport and crashed into the water off of queens, new york, right now the faa and the ntsb are investigating. police in new york say they recovered a body in the debris. the man has not been identified and it's unclear if anyone else was inside the plane. the nypd said it received 911 calls shortly before 8:00 p.m. >>> i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another full hour of news in 30 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour. >>> it's thirsty thursday which means one thing. it's time for ambush makeovers. >> two wonderful ladies were plucked off the plaza for new hairstyles, new outfit, new office. >> they worked their magic. "today" contributor and stylist to the stars -- ♪ louis licari, la, la, la >> and so much more. >> all right, kids, ho

day two of jury deliberations in federal fraud trial of chaka fattah junior. prosecutors say fattah bill being hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks, irs, and the school district of philadelphia. fattah says the charges are just politically motivate. >> the lauren, what else? >> owners of philly three major news publications announce massive cuts. philadelphia media network says it will layoff 50 journalists and other workers from the inquirer, daily news, philly.com. yesterday employees were given 30 days notice, the layoffs will go into effect on december 4th. the newspaper guild told philly magazine they plan to challenge some of those layoffs. >> and the city's next mayor, jim kenney, tweeted this. kenney wrote my heart goes out to those laid off from philly.com, the inquirer and the daily news today our reporters make philly a better place. >> says it will close it lehigh valley plant and six others across the country, company announced yesterday, it is also cutting 2600 jobs. the upper macungie plant one of seven shutdown over the next year

of hundreds of thousands of dollars fattah, jr., is the son of chaka fattah who is in the courtroom to support his son. the congressman is married to renee chenault-fattah. >>> scary moments caught on camera on a snow-covered road. yeah, that's not good. an auout-of-control suv winds u on a collision course. even scarier because of who was inside that vehicle. that's coming up. >>> and pot at the poles. a state that borders pennsylvania could take a big step toward legalizing recreational marijuana. we'll show you where they're deciding that issue. [ horn honking ] >>> scary moments in anchorage, alaska, after an sufficient slid out of control and slammed into a vehicle. a tv crew was parked alongside the road when it began to slide backward. and look at this, the family had a small child inside that vehicle. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> and look at this amazing sight caught on camera. a meteor streaking across the night sky in thailand. drivers s is in bangkok took t videos around 8:00 p.m. local time. you can see it lighting up the sky as it zipped across. >>> now to decision 2

nbc 10 was there as fattah, jr., arrived at the federal courthouse yesterday. it was the first full day of the deliberations for the jury. prosecutors claim fattah, jr., lied to banks to get business loan which is supported his extravagant life-style. they say he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. the defendant is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee-chenault fattah. >>> the philadelphia woman convicted of imprisoning several mentally deficient adults in her basement is in court. linda weston pleaded guilty to murder and other charge. in exchange, prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty. in 2011, weston's landlord found four mentally disabled adults held captive in the dingy boiler room of her home in the city's tacony section. prosecutors say she kidnapped victims and chained them up in order to collect their disability payments. two of the women later died. a ten-year-old boy is recovering after he and his father were shot at with paintballs. police say someone in a black suv started shooting at the fath

fattah junior says his business where is very real and took hard work.e told us this afternoon that with his mother a and father, both with political and public eye, he has tried his best to stay out of trouble. >> i'm the type of person that has been under scrutiny my entire life. my dad was elected the year i was born. i believe before i was born. so, since then i have been under scrutiny, since i was old enough to, you know, walk around and, you know, move around by myself, early in high school or in early middle school, i have always known, if i do something wrong, it would create some attention. >> reporter: the federal government believes fattah junior sought out extra cash to fund very expensive cars, clothes and trips to the casino. jury again will begin deliberations once again tomorrow morning. reporting live from federal court, will alexandria hoff, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. >>> it is a story we first told but yesterday, many are wondering how a loose iguana caught in delaware county got out in the first place. >> that runaw

blank fate of chaka fattah junior is in the hand of the jury. the son of the congressman chaka fat tackies, facing charges. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff was inside the courtroom for closing arguments and joins us with today's developments, alex. >> reporter: good evening, this is a fiery finally for sure, the judge let the jurors go earlier today given it the is election day. they have a lot to think about for when they return, tomorrow, and federal prosecutors did not hold back, calling the three two-year old a scam artist and warning jurors not to fall victim. following a final statement, fattah junior remained adamant his consulting and concierge businesses were legitimate. >> i finally had an opportunity to show, you know, my businesses has brought in more than a million-dollar over a period of time, and if this doesn't make sense what the government has been saying about me not being a businessman. >> reporter: fattah junior is accused of taking out bank loans, and then settling the with the irs to pay less than what he owed.

fattah's father representative chaka fattah is facing federal corruption charges. >>> jury selection underway northampton county murder case. the trial will include testimony that will be very tough for most to hear. prosecutors say 54-year-old gregory graph killed his step daughter then sexually abused her body. 33-year-old jessica pageant disappeared last november. her body was buried behind a shed on the property grass lived with pa jet's mother. prosecutors found a video on her computer that shows him abusing her corporation after shooting her. opening arguments should begin next week. >>> a judge says bill cosby and his former attorney should answer questions under oath from janice dickinson's legal team as part of the model's defamation lawsuit against the comedian. a judge ruled today her lawyers should depose cosby and his former attorney before november 25th. dickinson is among dozens of women who accused cosby of sexual assault. she is suing him for defamation of a statements last year denying the comedian raped to consent in 1982. dickinson's lawyers can only seek answers

chaka fattah folks would've rejected his claims anyway since he insisted that his chaka fattah and such came from his father and that chaka fattah operates on the logic of natural ideology between kinship to mothers, not fathers. walking ancestry was sometimes used as lay people and the 19th century this do for the freedom, this view of his life is not just too narrow, it's wrong. although born a slave and slave to remainder by his own class will, by age 33 okah tubbee been known as warner mccary them was already a freeman. by the time he was freed he had already come to appreciate the anonymity that riverboats and port cities afforded. and the flute playing back a bond began to travel beyond his hometown along the mississippi river, missouri river, the ohio river moving from new orleans to st. louis to louisville and beyond playing and ballrooms, statements and saloons. these soldiers pulled and prodded and illinois whether in 1836 he married a divorcee named lucy stanton. sometime in the spirit but after becoming free he began to use an indian name and identity. and why did this in a

he is son of congressman chaka fattah, married to renee chenault-fattah. >> a name behind everyone of these numbers. 235 people have been murdered in the city of philadelphia. one of the latest victims was a teenager shot and killed sunday while riding his bicycle. and his death has sparked an outcry from his community calling for an tend to the violence. >> come on people, wake up. >> we can't bury another little brother he said there. hundreds of people gathered to call for peace at a vigil for saleem west, the 16-year-old riding his bicycle with a friend sunday when two men jumped out of a car and fired 17 shots at the teens. killing saleem. police say that the teens had an altercation with those men earlier in the day. >> when they sit at their dinner tables and eat they don't feel the pain that we feel. it hurts so bad. so young at 16. he's not a bad boy. he wasn't. >> police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> a beautiful morning, check out the sun. sky force 10 is in the air. look at the sun rise. we didn't see a lot of sunshine yesterday. we

now, chaka fattah jr. insisted earlier today, recently as this afternoon, that he remains confident about all of this, saying he defended himself as best he could against the massive resources of the federal government. now before that final question today, the jury had asked two previous questions, the first question just procedural. the second question, though, a series of secret recordings which captured fattah conversing with his former friend for 90 minutes this afternoon, the jury listened to recordings for a second time. you hear fattah talking about high dollar gambling sprees, luxury cars that he and his girlfriend were driving as well as bank loans which prosecutors say he obtained illegally. come back live, as we were watching up in the courtroom, you could tell the jury was listening closely to recordings. again, hearing them for the second time. but with the final question tonight. they admitted to the judge, this was too much for them to take care of today. they will be returning here at 9:30

chaka fattah, jr., is the son of congressman chaka fattah. the congressman is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee-chenault fattah. the democratic national convention will get under what i in philadelphia in eight months. convention planners will reach out to businesses looking to make money from the event. here's a live look at the wells fargo center in south philadelphia where the convention will be held next july. the host committee will show businesses how to get listed in a directory of vendors for that convention. minuteman press on south broad street is among those looking to cash in. nbc 10 was there as the company showed off merchandise it has already printed for the convention. we have more information about a proposed sales tax hike in pennsylvania and what it could mean for you. pennsylvania state lawmakers are considering a plan to raise the tax to help balance the budget it would make state sales tax $7.25 and in philedly sales tax would go up to $9.25. lawmakers say it's all a give and take. by raising the sales tax we're avoidi

. >>> jury deliberations resume in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah. the jury spent most of wednesday back in the courtroom. they asked the judge to replay a conversation between fattah and his college roommate who was wearing a wire. fatah junior argues he he is isn honest businessman. >>> main line community is holding public meetings to talk about the tensions between police and minority residents. residents voiced their frustration last night. >> part of the problem is some of us live here in lower merion feel marginalized and feel like second class citizens. >> we have to work together and have conversations and explain what you feel and what your issues are and make sure you get back responses. >> reporter: the police and the community relations committee will meet with superintendent mike mcgrath next week. meanwhile, residents are calling or police officers to start wearing body cameras. >> it's warm today, but there are issues we have to deal with. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we have sprinkles and showers to the west of phila

. >>> chaka fattah, jr. fate now is the hands of a jury.losing arguments wrapped up today in his trial and prosecutors say fattah bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks, irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah, jr. says those charges are politically motivated. this afternoon the judge instructed jurors thou proceed with deliberations. his father congressman chaka fattah, sr., is facing federal racketeering and corruption charges of his own. >>> the camden county prosecutor' office tells fox 29 tonight its continuing its investigation into the death of a three-year boy this is as philly.com reports that a toxicology report has revealed there were no drugs or chemicals in brendan creato's body. haddon township boys body was found in the woods three weeks ago. brendan's father reported him missing hours before authorities made that discovery. so far there have been no arrests. the camden county prosecutor had no comment on the toxicology report. >>> a local vfw post the focus of a morning raid by authoriti autho

during closing argument federal prosecutors called fattah junior a scam artists. fattah, representing himself, insisted his business interests were legitimate. >>> disturbing charges against local middle schoolers who were arrested for child pornography. parent in chester county are being told to check their children's phones after a school sexting scandal. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: three students, two schools, one message. >> think before you act becausehen we're dealing with electronic media things don't fade away so quickly. >> reporter: it the is a lesson learned the hard way right now, tuesday, tredyffrin township police announcing charges against three juveniles, for the creation and distribution of child porn, in sexually explicit images of classmates. >> we're not going to tolerate that in the public places such as cools in tredyffrin township. >> reporter: investigation stems from april, the accused students ranging from age from 11 to 15, now facing charges in serious as summary offense to

president egyptian abdul fattah al-sisi will visit the u.k.. his trip is causing controversy.avid cameron is under pressure to call off the visit. more than 50 politicians, act the mix, and activist save the egyptian leader is a military dictator responsible for a reign of terror. officials in the uk's a stronger with age of the better, there can be frank discussion on areas of disagreement. this is for shoppers. plenty of familiar names for the fashion conscious. cairo, not al in british high street. this is a mecca for shoppers, it is one example of the close business ties between the u.k. and egypt. haveame british brands continued to set up shop here. in spite of the turmoil since the revolution. --. is involved in a ride and a wide range of areas from pharmaceuticals to the energy sector. britain has a great deal at stake. it is the biggest foreign investor in egypt. there will be plenty to talk about when president abdul fattah al-sisi steps onto british soil. issues willfficult not be brushed under the red carpet like the crackdown on dissent since 2013. havethan 1000 p

have charged the son of the veteran philadelphia congressman of 23 counts of bank and tax fraud, fattah jr. has chosen to represent himself. "action news" caught up without side of court today. >> i'm not nervous at all, i'm looking forward to the jury's decision no matter how long it takes. >> he says the government is after him because they want to bring down his father who also faces corruption charges. the jury will reconvene in the morning. >>> the city is on the brink of expansion to change how much business it can do and how many jobs it can create and how many money it can make. >> in the navy yard, the bat simone legree going on for the port of philadelphia to stay relevant. >> there is great potential here. >> they are fighting for other east coast sites for attention of big businesses, after several failed attempts to develop the eastern corner of the navy yard it looks like the ship will sail launching the biggest expansion in generations. >> i want to create good jobs and the place that gets the economy in southeastern pennsylvania moving even faster than it is moving right

they alleged that he used business loans for personal expenses and made false statements to the irs, fattah jr. acted as his own attorney. >>> runners that use the schuylkill trail in center city philadelphia and spring garden are becoming impatient waiting for police to do something about assaults by teenagers on bicycles. john rawlins is live now in spring garden. >> reporter: jim, they have beefed up their bike patrols on the trail uniform bike patrols and uniform bike patrol as well. the lake-effectest insaccident is the indecent assault a 29-year-old runner that occurred on sunday afternoon at 3:00. >> i think you may have a situation right here that young people think this is a game and pranking people so to speak, but at the end of the day it's an indecent assault. >> the incidents have been referred to the special victimed unit. >> make your kids aware this is not a game. >> problem as long the popular stretch of the trail surfaced over the summer on social media by runners. there was an initial report of sexual harassment that triggers others to speak out. >> others chimed in about

. >>> jury deliberations continue tomorrow in the fraud trial of chaka fattah junior. they claim he lied to banks to get business loans to support his lifestyle. he lied on taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors his consulting and services were effectively a sham. despite today's rhetoric in court, the defendant insists he's confident. >> i feel great. look, i'm very excited. i look forward to the jury getting the opportunity to make a decision in the case. >> his father was in court today during the closing arguments. like his son, fattah senior expressed confidence in the american justice system. >>> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane has until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow relating to the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. the judge supervising leaked secret information. failure to meet tomorrow's deadline would result in a thursday hearing for cane. sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years in prison after he was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. >>> a fraternity under fire. the action a local university is taking. >> flashing lights and horns designed

the defendant is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to renee chenault-fattah. >>> linda westin agreed to accept a life term in a plea deal that would spare her the death penalty. police found four adults chained in westin's basement four years ago. prosecutors say she kidnapped them and held them prisoner so she could steal their social security money. >>> from hero to criminal. police in illinois say one of their own staged his death to cover up his crimes. investigators say illinois officer joe gliniewicz shot himself to death after staging the scene to make it look like he was killed chasing suspects. his death sparked a massive manhunt. instead police say he killed himself as pressure mounted over his management of a youth program. prosecutors say he was stealing and laundering money from the unit. his family is not commenting. >>> the evidence is starting to point to a bomb bringing down a russian jetliner last weekend. a u.s. official says isis may be responsible for planting the explosive device that killed all 244 people on board. communications led them to that

. >> injury deliberations resume in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah junior. jury spent most of wednesday in the courtroom they asked the judge to replay a recorded conversation between fattah and his college roommate who was wearing a wire. fattah junior argues he is an honest businessman. >>> main line community is holding public meetings to talk about the tensions between police and minority residents. residents voiced their frustration inrd more last night. -- in ardmore last night. >> some of us who live here feel marginalized and feel like second class citizens. >> it's necessary to work together and have conversations and explain what you feel and what your issues are and make sure you get back responses. >> the police and the community relations committee will meet with superintendent mike mcgrath next week. other residents are calling on police officers to wear body cameras. >> how are we doing with the rain and the fog out there? >> reporter: the rain is spreading over a wider portion of the region. not everybody is seeing it, but as we go in tighter

. >>> jury deliberations have resumed in the federal trial of chaka fattah jr., fattah jury is facing 23 counts of bank and tax fraud and today marks the first full day of deliberations for the jury, today they asked for bank documents from the prosecution's evidence, he claims he is being railroaded by rogue fbi agents. >>> new now police have released the names of suspects that were arrested after a chase last night. both of wilmington are behind bars, they allegedly led police on a chase after speeding away from a traffic stop at 7:30 last night. four guns were found in the car after the men were arrested. brothers was also booked on charges related to a shooting on jenson drive last month. is he held on $1 million bail. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a stabbing on a septa bus, police say it stemmed from a fight between two men on the bus at 3:30 this morning on 46th and market streets in philadelphia. one man suffered a cut to his forehead and one man was treated at the scene by paramedics, and is still at large. >> on the weather front, a spring-like week is underway i

fattah junior claims authorities are targeting him because of his luxurious lifestyle. and also, because they want to hurt his father. >> all right, turning to our forecast, day started out little rainy little foggy for some us, looking like it is improving. we check in with kyla grogan out on the skydeck. any sun out there? >> there have been some rays of sun desperately trying to poke through, not many coming through being socked in by the clouds, but big improvement over the fog we saw earlier, if we take a look at the visibility map, i can show you the only place hanging onto little fog right now is lancaster, see the rest of us are doing just fine. and hopefully that fog will dissipate for them soon as well. few sprinkles still moving through the area, see that taking a live look at storm scan3, especially the coast about to get few rolling through, that should be about it for today. just some sprinkles, nothing to really stop your day, one of those maybe if you have a hood on your jacket day instead of umbrella 69 degrees currently, in center city, you can see the

prosecutors allege that fattah jr.personal loans for expengs and made false statements to the irs. his father, democratic congressman, chaka fattah senior is also facing an indictment for up related charges. >>> the owner of the former revel casino resort may open his casino for refugees, is he willing to allow refugees to stay in the now shuttered resort. straub bought the comb plex for $82 million, he is unable to reopen it while he fights several lawsuits, he is proposing using it as an indoor water park and a think tank, it's unclear when or even if he could let the refugees stay there. >>> against his will, meteorologist, adam joseph, is back inside of the building. >> they lured me in. a hook around the neck -- >> you come in because you know you have a few more days of this to enjoy. as we take a look live on sky 6 hd over the ben franklin bridge, in center city philadelphia, there you can see a lot of blue upstairs, 74 degrees and mild with the southwesterly winds and the pressure is 30.19 inches and in cape ma

fattah, jr., fattah, jr., acting as his own lawyer has denied any wrong-doing, but prosecutors say he built hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks, the irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah, jr. says those charges are politically motivated, because of his father, congressman chaka fattah, facing his own legal troubles on charges every federal racketeering and corruption. >> mike anal next. >> all right, how about this one, lauren? you reported this earlier, expecting a big update from authority in chicago about a major story we covered, well, just few weeks ago, i think september. >> yep. do you remember this face, we reported on manhunt for the gunman, who killed officer charles joseph, now learning, though, it was actually not the case at all. >> chris, he killed himself? >> reporter: evidencely. real shocker, guys, news conference later today to back this. as alex said, reported on this manhunt for the shoot heres killed 52 year old officer charles joseph glennwits,

during closing arguments, federal prosecutors call fattah, jr., scam artist. representing himself, insisted his businesses were legitimate. >> we're told the number of voters was up nearly 5% over for years ago in the city of philadelphia. the city's mayor-elect jim kenney doesn't officially take offers until january. but he's already got big plans for the city. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones joining just south philadelphia where kensy announcing new vision, todd, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, erika and you know it is no coincidence that mayor-elect jim kenney chose an elementary school here in south philadelphia to hold his first media briefing, posse election victory last night, jim kenney arrived here via a cab, just shortly after 11:00 this morning. he dressed the media and recovered a wide range of topics including his transition team, and what he looks forward to accomplishing his first year in office. of course, the schools and pre-k tops his list. and just short while ago we talked to mayor-elect jim kenney about some of his th

. >>> a full day of jury deliberations in the federal fraud trial against chaka fattah jr. no verdict today. jurors were dismissed a little over an hour ago. deliberations will pick back up again tomorrow. prosecutors say the son of congressman chaka fattah bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks, the irs and the school district of philadelphia. >>> southwest detectives need your help tracking down a man they say behind a pair of armed robberies. saturday night surveillance cameras caught him holding up a 26-year-old man outside a restaurant in haddington. police say he smack the victim in the face were i was handgun and ran off with that person's paycheck and four hun doctor dollars in cash. about five hours later he robbed another man inside a sunoco mini mart in walnut hill. he wanted the victim's phone and cigarettes but only got $80. police are looking for him and another man they believe was with him during those robberies. it took three men to steal one bike and cameras caught the whole thing. police just released video hoping it will help catch th

. >>> and it is back to work for jury deciding fate of chaka fattah junior. the congressman's sonnies, charged with miss spending loans and some of nearly one million-dollar in education fund, he got as a school management subcontractor. fattah junior, who is representing himself, claims that authorities are targeting him because of his luxurious lifestyle and also because they want to hurt his father. >>> 4:39. was it the a bomb? coming up next, new information on what may have brought down that russian jet liner in egypt over the weekend. >>> a suspect in the viral video and an attack on the uber driver has broken his silence. hear from that man coming up mirrors. they show us all our problem areas... those places that we can't wish or squish away. well now fear no mirror, and eliminate those problem areas with coolsculpting - the patented cooling technology targets and kills fat cells, with no surgery or downtime. so if you want to see a slimmer you when you look in the mirror, go to coolsculpting.com today to receive a limited time offer for a free consul

. >>> meanwhile jury in the bank and tax fraud trial of the chaka fattah junior resumes its deliberations for the third day. yesterday's jurors spent 90 minutes listening to secretly recorded conversations between the congressman's son and his one time business associate and former roommate. fattah junior is reportedly heard boosting of his casino winnings and business decision. >>> people worried about safety on the schuylkill river trail can speak up in a meet to go day. at least three women say they have been inappropriately touched while jogging on that trail. in all of the cases a woman says a teenage boy on the bike rode up and touched them. councilman johnson is hosting the meeting on the fourth floor of the city hall starting at 1:00 o'clock. >>> philadelphia mayoral elect jim kenney will announce his transition team. he is hinting when he is replacing police commissioner charles ramsey he will promote from within. kenney says when he takes office in january the budget will be priority number one. he has discussed creating i plan to fund universal prek and wants feedback from resi

his father congressman chaka fattah, sr.acing federal racketeering and corruption corruption charges of his own. >> you won't see penn state donations asking for donations on the sides of local roads this later this month. the student run charity dance march no mon canceled the final canning weekend. students try to get donations from drivers in cans. letter released today thon's executive director says it needs more time to come up with solutions to safety concerns for students in september a 19 year old sophomore became the second student to die while traveling for a canning weekend. that crash on the pennsylvania turnpike injured six other students. ♪ >>> he tried to run but he couldn't hide. police say track a thief down in a quiet neighbor. after witnesses say he swiped a car right off dealer's lot. why asking for help was his biggest mistake. >>> grandpa with his five-year-old granddaughter stranded their four wheeler stuck. he leaves the girl alone with a loaded gun. >> if i hadn't seen it myself, i wouldn't believe i