fattah jr. a judge sentenced jr. to five years behind bars. last year a jury found fat taf jury guilty of 22 counts of fraud, lying to banks to get business loans to support an extravagant lifestyle. fattah jr. is the congressman chaka fattah married to nbc 10 news anchor rene chenault-fattah, rene is currently on leave from nbc 10. we'll have a live report coming up shortly. >>> and skyforce 10 is live over kensington high school. police are telling us the school is in lockdown as authorities are searching for a gun. you see officers there on the ground. the gun belongs to a school police officer who says his offduty weapon is missing from his car. the officer's car was parked near the school, but he isn't sure exactly when it was taken. again, kensington high school which you're looking at now is on lockdown as police continue to search for a missing gun. we'll bring you updates on air and on the nbc 10 app. >>> and now to decision 2016. the iowa results are in, and we have an unexpected repub

fattah jr. is in federal prison serving time for 22 corruption convictions. chaka fattah jr.s despite these convictions i try to be a law abiding citizens, i don't think i can survive an incarceration term but i'll do my best. >> the son of chaka fattah sr. was convicted of swindling banks, the philadelphia school district and the irs of out of nearly $1.2 million to support a lavish lifestyle. the judge lowered the boom on him. five years in prison. mr. fattah you had many opportunities and advantages that most people can only dream about. fattah's father was in the courtroom when the sentence was passed, he contends his son is being railroaded by federal prosecutors out to derail his career. >> they have taken my only son and they suggested this is justice i'll leave it for others to decide. >> the judge commented that the sentence had to deter others from committing the same conduct, the judge believes and we believe that it will deter others frommitting similar crimes. he is ordered make restitution on the $1.2 million plus. live from the courthouse vernon odom, channel 6

fattah jr. was sentenced to prison. >> reporter: chaka fattah jr. got five years in prison and was handcuffed and hauled away. and the judge said greed and hardness of heart controlled your actions. he was convicted of swindling the irs and businesses. all in support of a lavish lifestyle to the tune of $1.1 million. fattah jr. told the judge i have been a law abiding citizen my entire life, i didn't know anything i was doing was a violation of the law and i don't think i can survive an incarceration term but i'll do my best. >> the judge responded saying you had opportunities that people only dream about, he was sentenced to paying restitution of $1.2 million. chaka fattah sr. maintains it was political motivated and his son is being railroaded. he will be appealing his entire case. >> believe in our system of justice and i think it will be extraly important now that we have a chance analyze appropriately whether this was a first set of charges and if the investigation was handled properly. cha

fattah jr. the son of congressman shacka fattah parr married to renee chenault-fattah. she is currently on leave from nbc 10. two children are safe, the brother and sister are 1 and 3, reported missing last night along with their mother. the mother may face charges. >>> new recommendations tonight for universal pre-k, a special commission released findings on the program. out the bid mayor jim kenney. some of the recommendations include creating a pre-k system to serve everily 3 and 4-year-old in the city, giving priority to children with special needs and low income families. the commission recommended a pre-k program on an 8 hour day. the commission will release the final recommendations in april. >>> iowa is already a distant memory for the presidential candidates, now on to new hampshire and for chris christie that means a new political target. >> i'm not the boy in the bubble. okay. we know who the boy in the bubble is up here. who never answers your questions, who is constantly scripted and controlled because he can't answer questions. >> so, who is that boy in th

portraits of fattah junior. prosecutors called fattah junior a cheat and dead beat. fattah who represented himself at trial even though he is not an attorney called himself a legitimate businessman and entrepreneur. after listening to both side, judge harvey bartle then sentenced fattah junior to five years in prison. defendant made a motion to voluntarily surrender, the judge denieded and ordered marshals to take him in custody. the outside the courthouse his father 11 term congressman chaka fattah who faces corruption in may promises a vigorous a appeal. >> we will have a chance to analyze appropriately whether this was a fair set of charges, whether the investigation was handled properly. >> reporter: judge ordered fattah junior to pay 1.1 million-dollar in restitution. steve towa for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a report of a missing gun prompts a lock down at kensington high school in philadelphia a school police officer reported a gun was missing with his car. however that officer was un

fattah jr. is the son of chaka fattah.he says this is nothing more than a smear campaign against his family. >> let me say this. that i am a person of great faith. our family is stronger than any of the forces that are against us. >> congressman fattah is accused in an unrelated case of misusing federal grant money. his trial is scheduled to begin may 2nd. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is on leave from the station. >>> 4:35 and 46 degrees in atlantic city right now where the boat show opens today at the ac convention center. featuring hundreds of new boats and a wide assortment of marine gear. attend a variety of boating and fishing seminars as well. that show runs through sunday. >>> grading public schools across our area. the results are not promising for area students. hear what one education group says needs to change. >>> plus, out with the old and in with the new. a center city hotel is renovating but all these furnishings are about to get a second life. >>> the wind

fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah.he was at the hearing and says this is nothing more than a smear campaign against his family. >> i am a person of great faith. our family is stronger than any of the forces that are against us. >> congressman fattah is accused in an unrelated case of misusing federal grant money. his trial is scheduled to begin may 2nd. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is on leave from the station. >>> authorities accused a california man as poof posing a priest. police arrested irwin mana. investigators say he travelled from church to church officiating ceremonies and taking donations from parishioners. police say he kept that money for himself. "the los angeles times" reports that mana sold more than two dozen boeing dgus trips at a co $500 to $1,000 apiece. >>> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is 5:36. a first alert has been issued for the potential for heavy rainfall during the day today. i'm tracking some heavy rain

chaka fattah is very vulnerable.e's gonna have a tough road being re-elected, so only the timing surprised me. >> what do you think, guys? and obviously, we know the history with fattah supporting anthony williams, who ran for mayor and didn't do so well. >> this is hardly news. >> right. >> i think it was expected that mayor kenney would endorse dwight evans. and it came -- and i agree with harold that the timing, perhaps, is probably the only asterisk on the endorsement. but otherwise, hardly news. >> and people don't think about the timing. they're gonna do what they want to do when they want to do it, how they want to do it. and of course you have to connect the dots. again, dwight came out early for kenney. he helped him make a lot of inroads in the community. and so he went with kenney. >> evans has been very strong in west oak lane, but hasn't done so well running citywide, for instance, running for mayor. what does he need to do differently if he's gonna be able to at least take the primary, not only the gene

fattah jr.day. last year a federal jury found fattah jr. guilty of 22 counts of fraud. prosecutors say he lied to banks to get business loans to support an extravagant lifestyle. he could face up to almost six years in prison. fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah which have who is married to nbc anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is currently on leave from nbc 10. >>> the garden state is expanding protection of people in flood-prone areas. the blue acres buyout program has been expanded to include down township and cumberland county. under the program, the state buys homes in high-risk flood zones, demolishes them and preserves the land. downe's mayor says without the homes, the already small tax base could be wiped out. >> we're not going to have revenues left. i don't see anything else except bankruptcy. >> but the state says it only buys from owners who are willing to sell and the homes are valued at their pre-sandy prices. >>> governor jack markell will officially recognize the

fattah jr. is the son of congressman shacka fattah. he was at the sentencing and contend this is is nothing but a smear campaign against his family. >> let me say this. that i am a person of great faith, and our family is stronger than any of the forces that are against us. >> congressman fattah is accused in an unrelated case of misusing federal grant money, he is mar i ared to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah, she is on leave from nbc 10. >> to decision 2016. now that the first of the nation caucus is over the presidential candidates are focusing attention on new hampshire. hillary clinton was back on the campaign trail with her husband after what the iowa democratic party called the closest in caucus history. all precincts reporting clinton topped sanders by less than .3%. cruz came out on top in the republican iowa caucus. donald trump landed in second place, just ahead of marco rubio. chris christie finished tenth with 2% of the vote there. near the bottom. christie says he looks forward to a strong showing in new hampshire. an

chip fattah he was carted off to begin serving his sentence.iately after sentencing so he wasn't talking. fattah was convicted of 22 of 23 counts of tax and bank fraud back in november. the 33-year-old defended himself in his trial. he was up against deeply experienced federal prosecutors. among others. he was accused of of ripping off the philadelphia public school system to pay for a lavish lifestyle. this morning fattah said he wasn't sure if he could survive a period of incarceration but he'd try the federal judge said fattah had opportunities and advantages that others could only dream about. but he had made bad choices. his father also under federal indictment for alleged corruption spoke after the sentencing. >> i believe in our system of justice, and i think it will be extraordinarily important now that we'll have a chance to analyze appropriately whether this was a fair set of charges, whether their investigation was handled properly. >> the just commented that sentence had to deter others from -- i assume the judge believes and we bel

. >>> chaka fattah junior, the son of the congressman chaka fattah is behind bars tonight. he was taken into custody immediately after being sentenced to five years in prison today. the fattah junior was convicted on 22 of 23 counts at his bank and tax fraud trial in november. and today the judge told fattah junior he cheated the school district of philadelphia, banks and the irs. the three three-year old told the judge he didn't know, he did anything wrong. >> we will have a chance to analyze appropriately whether this was a fair set of charges, whether the investigation was handled properly. >> the the judge also ordered fattah junior to pay 1.1 million-dollar in restitution. >>> philadelphia police continue their search for a driver, who hit two children, and their mother and kept going. police are looking for a woman driving an older model red honda accord. she's accused of hitting a mother a six year-old and a infant as they crossed broad and dickinson street around 1:00 p.m. eyewitness expressed her horror at the scene. >> i heard the boom. when i heard the the boom,

chaka fattah jr. to spend five years in prison. he was found guilty ofing money. channel 6 "action news" was in court as fattah jr. learned his sentence. >>> the presidential candidates are moving on after the iowa caucuses and now they are turning their focus to new hampshire's first primary. and marcy gonzales reports from manchester. >> reporter: a lot of red eye fights coming here for the push for new hampshire. the candidates are wasting no time. just hours after the first case of victory. >> that is the most votes ever cast for any republican primary winner. >> and defeat in iowa. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something, i am just honored. >> it's all about new hampshire. >> this is now the center, unshared with anyone else, the center of the political universe. >> donald trump trying to reclaim his frontrunner status following last night's loss to ted cruz and marco rubio trying to maintain the momentum after coming in a close third. >> they told me we had no chance because my ha

fattah jr. was found guilty of misusing loan money as well as funds that he got as a school management subcontractor. he was convicted on 22 of the 23 counts against him. fattah jr. faces between 57 and 71 months in prison. today prosecutors filed a memo with the court asking the judge to punish fattah jr. at the high end of the range. >>> 24 months in jail is the sentence for former reading city council president francisco acosta. he has been convicted of taking a bribe. the case was heard in federal court in philadelphia today and lehigh valley correspondent walter perez is live outside the federal building. walter. >> reporter: well, jim, $1,800 was all it took to bribe acosta and now the man friends call francis is spending two years in prison and in a real message sent by the judge pay a fine of $1,800. the exact same amount of money that got a local politician in a whole lot of trouble. francis acosta was a rising political star in reading but his career in public service came to an abrupt

fattah jr.today. he was found guilty of 22 counts of fraud. prosecute irs say he lied to banks to get business loans to support an extravagant lifestyle. he could face almost six years in prison. fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah who is married to nbc anchor renee chenault-fattah who is currently on leave from nbc 10. >>> a disgraced comedian bill cosby will ask a montgomery county judge to dismiss the criminal case against him. it all comes down to a deal they say former prosecutor bruce caster made with cosby in 2005. that stems from a sexual assault complaint filed by andrea constant. in the testimony cosby admitted that he gave her three pills before engaging in what he calls consensual sex acts at his philadelphia area home. >>> from our delaware bureau, governor jack markell will officially recognize the work of his state's national guard during last month's blizzard. 300 soldiers an airmen were called to duty to help with evacuations and transportation. that same storeç c

fattah, jr. was convicted in november on 22 of 23 counts in his bank and tax fraud trial. prosecutors presented evidence that the 33 year old miss spent loans and a million dollars in education funds that he got as a school management subcontractor. fattah, jr. was immediately taken into custody to begin serving his sentence. >> developing story right now, chopper three over kensington high school, that's where the school is currently on lockdown. authorities say a weapon was take friend a car belong to go a school police officer. that weapon has not been recovered. right now, it is not clear if the weapon was taken by a passerby or by a student. we'll keep you up-to-date on this situation as we learn more. >>> turning now to campaign 2016, ted cruz has won the opening rounds of the republican presidential race. he beat out donald trump and marco rubio in iowa. craig boswell shows us the democratic race is almost too close to call. >> democrat bernie sanders was already rallying supporters in new

. >> shack a fattah was sentenced this morning. did anyone speak for him after the sentence. >> it was left up to his father, us shack a fattah who faces his own trial this year. he spoke because his only son was hauled off to start serving his sentence. the 33 year old defended himself in his trial. he was up against deeply experienced federal prosecutors. he was accused of ripping off the philadelphia public school system to pay for a lavish lifestyle. this morning fattah said that he wasn't sure if he could survive a period of incarceration, the judge told him that he had opportunities and advantages that others could only dream about, but you made bad choices. his dad facing his own trouble with the feds spoke after the sentencing. >> i believe in our system of justice and i believe it will be extremely important that we'll have a chance to analyze appropriate whether this was a fare set of charges rather than an investigation was handled properly. we believe that it will deter other people from making similar judgments. > he w

he is the son of chaka fattah. he was at the sentencing and contends this is nothing but a smear campaign against his family. >> taking my only son, and they have i guess they suggested this is justice, i'll leave it for others to decide. >> congressman fattah is accused in an unrelated case of misusing federal grant money, his trial to begin in may. congressman fattah is married to renee fattah. >> a school was on lock down after a police officer's gun disappeared. officials tells us school safety officer left his weapon in his car. he believes it was stolen but isn't sure when. the gun hasn't been found but the lock down was lifted before 2:00 this afternoon. >>> new video in of a shooting, police are hoping you'll recognize the suspect caught on surveillance video they say he shot a man at 15th and chestnut streets on january 21. then ran off. the victim was taken to the hospital with gun shots to the back and arm. >>> learning more about a deadly pedestrian accident that happened last night in northeast philade

. >>> chaka fattah continues to gain endorsements for his election campaign despite federal charges of misusing grants and charitable donations. the union put their support behind fattah, they represent school employees and service workers and others. fattah has served the district since 1995. >>> pope francis continues his travels through mexico, coming up see the touching moment he had way child that was wheelchair bound. >>> and the national monument build to honor the 16th president of the united states is getting a much needed makeover. >>> pope francis is touring one of mexico's most violent areas today. the city of morela is known for drugs and gangs and he is celebrating mass with tens of thousands of aten es, he made attempts to meet with the people and interrupted a meeting of families to bless a child in a wheelchair. the child was lifted up to he could be blessed. >>> now to the race for the white house. the next set of tests for the remaining presidential hopefuls just around the corner, for the democrats, the nevada caucus is just four days away and republicans will be at

congressman is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee fattah. she is on leave from the station. >>> new at 11:00, cheating a allegations of dozens of pennsylvania state police cadets. 40 or more may have been caught cheating in the training. the investigation may also include recent graduates. state police officials released a statement saying they don't comment on active internal investigations. current cadet class is scheduled to graduate next month. >>> a 24-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly pointing his gun at an officer in west philadelphia. the incident happened near 55th and arch streets around 6:30 tonight. police say one of the officers fired a single shot which caused the suspect to drop his weapon. the suspect was later arrested after a short pursuit. neither the suspect nor the officers were injured. >>> 7-year-old boy recovering after he was shot in the face with a bebe gun. police say the young boy has a minor injury on the cheek and taken to the hospital and expected to be hock and no one's been arrested. >>> a warning f

." >> in philadelphia congressman chaka fattah has retained a new defense team. fattah said that he had trouble paying his former lawyers because law focused on raising money for his reelection campaign. despite the switch the judge plans to move forward with the fraud trial against fattah on may second. the 11 term democrat is accused of misusing campaign donations and charitable funds. >>> and a heated trial took place in limerick today. the courtroom was a fourth grade classroom and the defendant was goldilocks. judge marjorie rendell presided over the mock trial held by students at blessed theresa of calcutta school. at issue today, whether goldilocks should be convicted of criminal trespassing for going into the home of the three bears. the youngsters had a chance to argue each side of the issue and learn about the judicial process. >>> coming up on -- the verdict? i'm not sure. we'll find out. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight it is thon weekend. the 46 hour dance marathon at penn state is now under way. we'll take you live to this extraordinary charit

son of the congressman fattah senior will appear in court to be sentenced. prosecutors say fattah junior scammed banks, irs, government loan administrators and the philadelphia school district out of more than $100,000. he represented himself and claims that the charges are just a way to go after his father, congressman chaka fattah senior. chaka fattah junior plans to a appeal his conviction. >>> what many would call unexpect result is donald trump finishing in second place losing the first presidential contest of the year, to texas senator ted cruz. the cruz addressed a large crowd in des moines right after the the race was called. >> tonight the state of iowa has spoken. iowa has sent notice that the the republican nominee in the the next president of the united states will not be chosen by the media. >> trump ended the night with 24 percent of the vote, cruz had 28 percent, he led in each of the last ten iowa g.o.p. polls but cruz claimed victory in the only survey that counted. >> i was told by everybody, do not go to iowa, you could never finish even i

congressman chaka fattah married to "nbc 10 news" anchor renee chenault-fattah. she is currently on leave from the station. >>> well, coming up the snow that fell this morning may be freezing over. it's melted for most of the area. the weekend looks pretty good. then a chance of snow next week. i'll show you those details and timing. >> community outrage after a local amusement park worker is fired after more than a decade. tonight, a park's vice president responds to the criticism. >>> twitter is taking on terrorism. today the company announced it's now using spam fighting technology to seek out accounts that could be promoting terrorism. twit sers it's suspended 125,000 accounts in the last eight months for threatening or promoting terrorist attacks. mainly related to isis. twitter's actions follow a controversy over the role in social media in the san bernardino attack. the fbi says the isis inspired couple responsible sent pro jihad messages on social media. 14 people were killed in december's attack. many actors and actresses spoke out against gun control af

he is already in federal custody, the son of chaka fattah sr. was convicted on 22 charges of corruption. the 33-year-old son of the veteran congressman was convicted back in november of bilking banks, business clients and the philadelphia school district and the irs out of more than $1 million over a seven year period to support his lifestyle. his father chaka fattah sr. was in court for the sentencing, he too is facing charges. he says his son is railroaded and will appeal the entire conviction. >> i believe in our system and i thinks extremely important and be able analyze this appropriately whether it's a first set of charges. >> fattah jr. asked for leniency and told the judge he never intended to break the law. the judge said he grew up with advantages and opportunities that most people dream about. >> i assume that the judge believed and we believed that the sentence of this magnitude will deter other people from committing similar conduct. >> reporter: sara in addition to the five year prison term, the judge ordered restitution totalling

. >>> indicted congressman chaka fattah has new lawyers. his former attorneys complained that the congressman wasn't paying them. now mark lee and samuel silver will defend him at his trial scheduled for may. silver president represents bill cosby against the woman who sued him. today fattah told us he is not letting the charges distract him from his job. >> i'm as innocent as any one else. on the american system, because until some other decision is made all of us are innocent. right. so. >> fattah is accused of misusing his congressional influence, also accused of accepting a secret campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. the congressman denies charges, he is married to renee chenault-fattah, she is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, she is labeled as person e and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise, the feds allege that she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrong doing. renee

fattah has served is 11 r but set to be on trial on corruption charges later this year. >>> we have some snowoming into the area. let's go to cily tynan. >> good news this willalen comparison to the iard of 2016. e problem is it is occurring on a friday morning not a week even. it llut a monkey wrench peoples rning commute. storm tcker six is showing what is falling is not sn but rain wh a little bit of moisture milk in some e. this lines advancing farther to e s it has moved through philadelphia we have a d slot. and th you see norristown, media, chadds fd, malvern we will s this pushing to the west as he rough xt couplef hours and tn we wlet a cder ai mixing down to the surface. right now is way too wa for snow. 45 degrees in phidelphiae hit 56egrees this morning. and that is, well above normal more than grees above normal. allentown 40 right now. the t poconos 34. hit 51. a record high today. ldwood 39. trenton 43. wilmington 43 degrees. satellite six with action radar showing the frontal boundary the mone at movedhrough last night. now a wef w pressure developed along. that that wl p

fattah. mr. fattah: thank you, i want to thank the gentleman from the lone star state, he's a good friend and i know that we've had occasion to work together on water systems in texas in my role as a member of the appropriations committee and we were able to work successfully on aiding communities that needed access to clean, safe water. we had a hearing the other day, yesterday, on the hill, on flint. we heard from the mayor and a host of people. but it is a circumstance in which i think we should have the utmost urgency and that the army core should move addressively. i would even hope the president would take action if necessary to nationalize the guard, to move to make sure that people of flint get water. but i'm rising today in honor of the birth of the naacp. this is the most loved, most hated, the largest, the oldest, the boldest civil rights organization ever created. it has been at the very forefront of efforts to have our tion become the more perfect union that the founders had envision

evans was not the in attendance at a forum tonight in southwest philadelphia, but fattah was, a along with several of the other potential opponents including democratic ward leader daniel muroff and state representative brian simms. fattah has served is 11 terms but set to be on trial on corruption charges later this year. >>> we have some snow coming into the area. let's go to cecily tynan. >> good news this will pale in comparison to the blizzard of 2016. the problem is it is occurring on a friday morning not a week even. it will put a monkey wrench in peoples morning commute. storm tracker six is showing what is falling is not snow but rain with a little bit of moisture milk in some areas. this line is advancing farther to the west. it has moved through philadelphia we have a dry slot. and then you see norristown, media, chadds ford, malvern, we will see this, pushing to the west as we head through next couple of hours and then we will get a colder air, mixing down to the surface. right now, it is way too warm for snow. 45 degrees in philadelphia we hit 56 degrees this morning. and

fattah, jr.as convicted on 22 of 23 counts during his bank and tax fraud trial back in novemb november. the judge also ordered fattah, jr. torque pay $1.1 million in restitution. >>> tonight the presidential candidates are in new sham hampshire trying to use their success to iowa to appeal to voters democrat hillary clinton rallied supporters in hampton tonight. earlier today, party officials ruled clinton narrowly defeated sanders in the closest iowa democratic caucus in history. meanwhile republican ted cruz greeted enthusiastic crowd in wyndham where he's looking for a second win. both sides fought over president obama's policies. >> long lasting legacy of barack obama is going to be a new generation of leaders in the republican party who stand and fight for lib hooks stand and fight for the constitution. >> they're still trying to undo what he did for us. so i'm going support and defend it. i'm going to stand firm for it and i'm going to go further and do more to get our country back on the r

. >>> today chaka fattah junior will learn his fate.f the congressman fattah senior will be a appearing in court to face a sentence. fattah junior prosecutors say scammed banks, irs, government loan administrators and the philadelphia school district out of more than $100,000. did he did represent himself and said charges were a way to go after his father congressman chaka fattah senior. junior plans to a appeal that convictions. >>> truck driver accused of crashing in the limo van carrying comedian tracie morgan has pled not guilty. kevin roper was driving a wal-mart truck when that crash happened on the new jersey turnpike in june of 2014. the crash, killed comedian james mcnair, and seriously injured morgan and several others. prosecutors have charged roper with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault, mike and alex. >> nice job. >> remember the tracie morgan accident, of course. the didn't we just do this. >> i'm sorry, i would give you an update on what i heard but you told the whole story. >> thank you,

. >> the son of chaka fattah sentenced to five years behind bars and taken straight to prison. federal court this morning. judge told the 33-year-old known as chip that he had advantages other cos only dream about. but he made bad choices. he was convicted of tax and bank fraud in november among other things fattah was accused of of ripping off the philadelphia public school system to pay for a lavish lifestyle much his father who's also under federal indictment for alleged corruption speaking after today's sentencing. >> i believe in our system of justice and i think it will be extraordinarily important now that we'll have a chance to analyze appropriately whether this was a fair set of charges, whether the investigation was handled properly. >> chip fattah was also or to do pay more than a million dollars in restitution. meantime congressman chaka fattah faces a tough primary fight to remain in congress an trial coming up later this year. >>> you decide 2016. the presidential field has narrowed as we reported last night at 10:00 ted cruz chosen among republican candidates by

bars, taken straight to prison. >> chaka fattah junior in federal court yesterday. judge told the 33 year old man chip he had advantage others could only dream about. but simply made bad choices, convicted of tax and bank fraud in november among other things fattah accused of ripping off the philadelphia public school system to pay for a lavish lifestyle. his father, who is also under federal indictment for alleged corruption, spoke after the sentencing. >> i believe in our system of justice. and i think it would be extraordinarily important now that we'll have a chance to analyze appropriately, rather this was fair set of charges, rather an investigation was handled properly. >> chip fattah was also ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution. >> a mother and her two young children were sent to the hospital after a driver hits them as they crossed the street in south philadelphia. >> it is so hard to watch this video, of course, we have frozen the individual joe before impact. person driving kept ongoing. police now searching not only for the car involved, b

the state representative brian sims decided to drop out of the race for congressman chaka fattah's seat- fattah's under investigation, as you know, by the federal investigators -- and endorsed dwight evans, a representative, instead. what's going on behind the scenes there? what do you think, sharmain? >> well, i think, number one, petitions were due for a lot of people this week, including people who are running for state rep, and brian certainly needed to file petitions not only for congress, but also for state rep. >> you can run for both at the same time for people that don't know. >> but i do think that in the end, he had to make a decision one way or the other. the momentum clearly seems to be flowing towards dwight evans. i will tell you that dwight is certainly a friend of mine, but i have gotten calls for fundraisers for him almost every day. there definitely seems to be those who are looking for a different candidate other than the current candidate, congressman fattah. it seems to be coming in dwight's direction. >> in the meantime, a new poll. let's move on to other things i

. >>> and chaka fattah's re-election campaign got a big boost. in pennsylvania seiu represents 80,000 health care workers, school employees and social service workers and security officers and property service employees. chaka fattah is set to go on trial on corruption charges lighter this year. >>> coming up a former miss new jersey pageant winner is seriously injured in a crash in salem county and jeff skversky is in florida waiting for the arrival of the phillies and the start of spring training. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> montgomery county judge that refused to dismiss the sexual charge against bill cosby now the appeal with the superior court is still pending. bill cosby is accused of assaulting tam pel university staffer, andrea constand in 2004. >>> and a pageant winner from new jersey was injured in a crash last night. her car spun off the road shortly before 7:00 and the car hit a tree head-on and spun again and hit two more trees before ending up on an embankment and investigators say that speed and

. >>> chaka fattah junior, son of the congressman chaka fattah is waking up behind bars this morning.e was taken into custody immediately after sentencing yesterday to five years in prison. fattah junior was convicted of 22 of the 23 counts during his bank and tax fraud trial in november. the judge also ordered fattah junior to pay 1.1 million-dollar in restitution. >>> preliminary hearing for david ramos, he is accused of killing and robbing ryan kelly last thanksgiving. the 21 year-old was found shot in the chest along 3500 block offal monday street in port richmond. police say ramos has confessed to that crime. >>> coming up this morning a major airline brings back a passenger perk. about time, right? this will make it easier for parents to travel. we will tell you what it is. >>> a dog caught on camera sneaking out of her room at the pet hotel but reason why will make you smile, see where this went coming up. blank. >>> a sweet deal for some small san francisco businesses, i'm jamie yukiss with how super bowl 50 is paying off. >> here we go, super bowl, coming up, rock, rock, rock

fattah is set to go on trial on corruption charges later this year. >> montgomery county officials were busy this afternoon asemabling welcome kits for the convenience center coming to philadelphia in july. commissioner josh shapiro and two donkeys from the elm wood park zoo joined in at the convention board's conference room in king of prussia. they plan to send welcome kits to the delegations staying in montgomery county during the convention and the dnc is expected to provide a $11 million boost to the economy of montgomery county. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, philadelphia's iconic love statue makes a move to its temporary home. and ryan howard discusses hi future with the phillies. and spring training in clearwater. >>> and the storm system brings severe weather across the deep south and brings heavy rain and high winds and unusually warm temperatures to our region, we'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather forecast. >>> philadelphia's iconic love statue has been moved to its temporary home. "action news" was there this morning as crews relocated the statue from

. >>> meanwhile a federal judge ll sentence chaka a fattah junior mrow. fattah junior faces between 57 and 71 months in prison for misusing money from federal loans, as well as misu of fund as a school management subcontractor. >>> temple university is moving forward on plans to build a n ftball stadium on campus. temple's president madehe announcement to more than 200 students tonight during a eting hostedy the temple student vnment. the president of me and athletic director prick cr wereoth on hand at t student center inor philadelphia to answer questions, they said, that e 100 million-dollar stadium will be funded with donations from alumni, and th money that is currently going tard these of lincoln financial field, money th yo the gles. >>> falls bridge in fairmount park isow closed for emergency repairs. city inspectors und rust, corrosion, under the bridge. pedestrians can still use the bridge but drivers are being detoured to city avenue bridges. work is expect to be completed by april 1st. >>> land mark pladelphia building now has a new owner and

chaka fattah, jr. was in federal court yesterday. a judge told the 33 year old man, known as chip, that he had advantage others could only dream b but he made bad choices. fattah was convicted of tax and bank fraud in november, among other things, accused of ring off the philadelphia public school system to pay for live i shall lifestyle. >>> the company that runs atlantic city boardwalk tram cars has been fined $40,000 for not collecting a luxury tax. now, it is charging patrons an extra 18 cents to ride. reportedly b and b parking was audited by new jersey in november after failing to collect that 9% state luxury tax for month. tram rides are now the adjusted price. city law prevents the company from raising rates to cover the luxury tax, that means, riders either need to hand over eight -- 18 center drivers need to carry coins and count out 82 cents in change. that's a look at your top stories. back to you. >> all right, united airlines is allowing families with young children to pre-board again. starting february 15th, families w

fattah jr.l your honor and learn his punishment punishment. >> loss for one family turns into something positive in a gift of life. "action news" is about interaction with you. follow us on social media for the latest headlines accuweather and breaking news and also to communicate with us on facebook we're 6abc on "action news" on twitter we're at 6abc. join us and be a part of the action. >> prosecutors in the shack fat jr. case are asking the judge to throw the book at the congress plan's son when he sentenced tomorrow. fattah jr. was found guilty of misusing loan money as well as funds he got as a school management subcontractor. he was convicted on 22 of the 23 counts against him. he faces between 57 and 71 months in prison. today prosecutors filed a memo with the court asking the judge to punish fattah jr. at the high end of that range. that would send him to prison for almost six years. >>> bill cosby will be in court tomorrow in montgomery county where his lawyers will try to get the rape

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the congressman fattah, senior will appear in court to be sentenced. prosecutors say fattah junior scammed banks, irs, government loan administrators and philadelphia school district out of more than $100,000. he represented himself and claims that the charges were a way to go after his father. chaka fattah junior plans to appeal that conviction, mike and alex. >> so we are getting word here that possibly the democratic caucus out of iowa has been decided. lets get to doug luzader who is in des moines, what are you hearing, doug. >> well, we're hearing fox has now called this for hillary clinton, not exactly a shock, things were trend nothing that direction but man, the the razor thin margin between hillary clinton and bernie sanders really surprising last night. bottom line is they will both walk away with almost the a same number of delegates, that the republican side, much clearer cut but man, i just can't imagine a closer race then we saw last night. >> by the way here in pennsylvania we are waiting for punxsutawney fill will fill, if i interrupt y

according to fattah he has more than triple will number of signatures required to run. he says he is expecting an endorsement from the service employees international union tomorrow. >>> as political world speculates who will take over for supreme court justice antonin scalia who passed away saturday on natural causes those who knew him well are remembering a friend. fox's lauren steinbreaker had has more. >> reporter: senator orin had hatch is there nothing but good memories and respect for antonin scalia. >> he had a great sense of humor. he was one of the most powerful justices ever in history. >> reporter: he said they went to dinner, often talked in hatch's office. the is there so much stories to share. >> i said, you will have to give up smoking. he took his cigarettes right out of his pocket, handed them to me the whole package and then he said, does that include cigars. >> reporter: in a professional sense hatch described justice scalia as one of the principal of conservative jurist in the the country. remine him of the person, he says but didn't always like sca

. >> black september actually came out of fattah. fattah was yasser arafat. involved in the palestinian cause since the 1960s. >> arafat thought he was the leader of the palestinians, and he was, in effect. i mean, he couldn't control all but in as much as they had an elected representative, it was yasser arafat. >> more than five minutes past the deadline, and the arab guerillas said they would execute their hostages, it appears that the conference is still on. >> an estimated 900 million people that had tuned in to watch the olympic games around the world were now transfixed watching this grisly terrorist drama play out in front of them. >> the israeli hostages and the arab commandos who have held them hostage for this entire day have now left to a makeshift helicopter pad at the back of the olympic village. >> the israelis wanted to come in and try and rescue them, and the germans said no. you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad. >> we find that this drama has not ended. the third helicopter now -- >> the german police were sent up at th

service employees international union will officially even doors fattah this morning.epresents 80,000 work's cross the state. the 11 term congressman to continues to fight corruption charges, from his philadelphia mayoral campaign. that is your top stories. >> he will run by office, do it by 5:00 o'clock this afternoon. come on, run. >> he's encouraging you, lauren. >> no, no. >> she doesn't want any part of it. >> touching tributes last night at grammys. here's some of the performances meant to honor music icon whose passed away last month. so what will happen after things warm up. we will get moderate to heavy rain late morning earl a have noon and win will pick up gusting to 30 miles an hour at times. so run off from snow that fell yesterday, even though a little bit and ground stays frozen. that has been our problem this morning. pond going on roads with maybe an inch or two of rain falling. reduced visibility for that reason and then can't rule out the a rumble of thunder. we will get everything today and here it comes. you can see it on ultimate doppler radar, he

according to to fattah he had has more than triple number of the voting signatures to run. the democrat ace accused of corruption and fraud in connection to his unsuccessful campaign for philadelphia's mayor in 2007. >>> political world speculates as to who will take over for supreme court justice antonin scalia who passed a away over the weekend of a heart attack, those who knew him well, mourn the loss of the friend. fox ease lauren has more. >> reporter: to senator or inn hatch is there nothing but good memories and respect for antonin scalia. >> he had a great sense of humor. he was intellectually one of the most powerful justices ever in history. >> reporter: he said they went to dinner and often talk in hatch's office. there is so many stories to share. >> i said, nino, you will to have give up smoking. he took his cigarettes right out of his pocket, handed them to me, whole package of cigarettes and then turned to me and said does that include cigars. >> reporter: even in a professional sense hatch described justice scalia as one of the principals conservative jurist

evans is running against democratic incumbent chaka fattah.tah is battling federal corruption charges and din hip initiate am campaign fund has the packing of mayor kenney. >> philadelphia iconic love sculpture has new temporary ho home. sculpture moved from love park across the street to dilworth park today. the move is to make room for a $16 million renovation project at love park. it will add more screen space, new fountain and renovations at the welcome center and jfk plaids sam the love sculpture will move back to love park when that project is finished in about a year. >>> south jersey waitresses celebrating 50 years on the job. >> good for her. she says she stayed simply because she just loves this gig. joan brownin browning's co-worke celebrating her half century of hard work at ponzi crows in cherry hill. not much has changed at the diner except the use of computers which she doesn't like. she says she's old school and still relies on a pen and paper. the biggest draw for her, the people. >> it's very good here. they're very well orga

. >>> chaka fattah will make his reelection bid official today.veling to harrisburg to hand deliver his petitions. a according to fattah he collect triple number of signatures required to run for a congressional seat. eleven term congressman is facing federal corruption and bribery charges, mike and alex. >> but still running. >> yep. >> 6:38. just days after pulling into port, we were their life in north jersey the cruise ship anthem of the seas, they are back out on the seas. >> they are. new set of passengers boarded shape ship this weekend and they are hoping for smoother ride. last week royal caribbean, headed to the bohamas when this happened, encountered a nasty storm off the carolinas. hurricane strength win gusts at 75 miles an hour and waves at 30 feet high, people boarded this weekend they weren't worried though. >> lightening doesn't strike twice. >> got through it last week can get through it again good good point. the storm did damage that ship's propulsion system, boy they fix that quickly didn't they. money talks along with the ful