. >> happening today former congressman chaka fattah reports to prison but first he spoke exclusivelyith "action news." >> the sun will not be a stranger anymore today. it is time to leave the umbrella behind and, hey, pick up a pair of shades. >> if luck be a lady then let your best friend be some sunshine today. good morning, it is 5:30 on this wednesday january 25th. let's head on over to dave murphy and to karen rogers. good morning. >> i'm actually in the middle of my facebook live right now but i titled it something like this is the day you've been waiting for and absolutely true. you can see how the clouds are really receding and coming right up in our direction. the clearing line is moving in our direction away from that washington and baltimore and even locally some of these clouds are beginning to break up and i do think we're going to transition to mostly sunny skies very quickly this morning. 42 degrees, it's still cool enough for a coat. 39 degrees in trenton even more so there. 40 in allentown. 41 currently in reading. 44 in wilmington. 41 in millville and 41 in cape may

. >>> one day before he is set to begin a ten-year prison term convicted congressman, chaka fattah is speaking only to "action news." is he expected to sounder at a pennsylvania prison tomorrow following his june conviction of racketeering charges. the jury found he took an illegal loan and used government and charity money to pay it back. the democrat lost his bid to stay out of prison while he appeals. we asked the once powerful pol significance how it came to this. >> as far as i'm concerned it has not come to anything. we say that these alligations are not substantiated in the evidence and in fact most people would agree there is no evidence actually of me doing anything >> a jury clearly disagreed with that, fattah tells us he is confident he will vindicated on appeal. vernon odom will have more coming up tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a deadly police involved shooting is underinvestigation in a quiet wilmington neighborhood. ofrtss were responded to a call when amenly unstable man came to the door with a gun and eventually pointed it at them. "action news" reporter john rawlins i

fattah expects to win a new trial based on perceived errors, he says, during his original trial. federal prosecutors oppose fattah's motion to remain free. >>> a hands full of lawmakers calling now for a review of safety measures in the wake of recent train crashes. new jersey senators cory booker and bob menendez are among five senators asking the national transportation board to conduct a comprehensive review on sleep apnea testing for railroad engineers. the group is hoping to prevent future accidents, like the train derailment in hoboken, new jersey, and in brooklyn, new york. >> coast guard video here shows the rescue of two men from a small fishing boat. this happened late last night in the delaware bay near salem, new jersey. the boat became disable, the men were able to call 911 for help. they were not injured, luckily. >>> and it is an amazing achievement. new jersey woman defies all of the odds, and completes a triathelon, now, they're hard as we know, but her medical condition makes this even more incredible. we'll tell you all about kelly's story coming up next. >>> s

chaka fattah begins his prison racketeering sentence today.y "action news" spoke to him. >> also, is it march or january? the clouds finally move out and the sun comes back but for how long? >> it will be nice to at least see it for once. here are david and karen. good morning. >> talking to some people yesterday like tomorrow, tomorrow is the day? tomorrow is the day. satellite looks like a little lingering cloud cover. this is high and thin. a lot of you are going to see stars early thorn and those that still have some of that cloud cover it won't be there all that much longer. 42 degrees currently in philadelphia. numbers are up a little bit from yesterday. 40 degrees in allentown, 43 in wilmington, 42 in dover, 39 in trenton. still definitely chilly enough for a coat out there and a little bit of a breeze still coming in from the west at this point. 12 miles per hour but not quite as blustery and today overallologicaover all will noty as the last couple days. 38 degrees cold by 7:00 but 48 by noon and your high dam all ty 53 degrees. there

fattah is appealing his conviction on racketeering charges. jury found the 60 year-old fattah, one million-dollar campaign loan and used government and non-of the fund to repay it. fattah is serving five-year sentence in michigan on unrelated fraud charges. >>> barricade are up outside l oews hotel in center city. >> republicans are expect to the georgia there are today and tomorrow president trump will be in philadelphia to speak. before he arrives the president visits department of home land security today where he will begin rolling out executive actions, aimed at building a wall, on the u.s./ mexico border. here's cbs correspondent roxana saberi. >> reporter: president trump capped another busy day this washington hinting at is that the security plans in a tweet saying in part along many other things, we will build the wall. the the president will make good on campaign promises today, by signing executive actions design to tighten border security, and enable the construction of a wall along u.s./mexico border. in the coming days, mr. trump

. >>> a close advocate of fattah, convicted of taking part in a accomplice scheme to help f fattah. he spent 20 years in congress before racketeering charges last summer. the jury found him guilty of taking an illegal $1 million campaign loan and then using government or nonprofit money to repay it. fattah reported to a federal correctional facility in mckeon county. prison officials shared this picture of his cell. >>> 44 degrees outside. we're following up on the driver whose suv was hit by a 50 pound dumbbell on the new jersey turnpike. we have learned that he died from his injuries tuesday night. investigators are still trying to figure out whether the dumbbell was thrown from an overpass or thrown from another vehicle. >>> a sinkhole opened up and swallowed two front yards. this happened in glenside yesterday morning. right now, the neighborhood is under a boil water advisory after a six-inch water main broke. you can see neighbors coming back home with cases of bottled water. we talked to a few people who say they're sorry for the impact to homeowners. >> we're still fingers c

. >> fattah continues to talk of y andow h be remembe the work i research and housi iaordinary and helps tens of millions of people. >> fattahnues to refuse to acknowledge any wrong doing even though the jury convicted him on taking illegal million in loans and using the government and public to repay it. >> i have a great law firm they are doing a great job and confident on appeal i'll be ful. >> tomorrow fattah will repor to federal prisocknn in mnty, pennsylvania iestern part of the commonwealth. a medium security and does not feebout he next decade there. >> i don't think anyon should y ove extraordinlife mon continuesto holdng wrong wha fall from from chakaon news" at vernon odom channel 6 "action >> thank you. >>> officials upp down t jersey shore are assessing the damage from mother nature after the nor'easter tore sure through our area. ah from the 5th avenue ramp is now c because oferosion. an sim long beach island where some of holgates newly replenished beaches were torn apart. rain from the remnants of the nor'easter continues to fall todayntime in delare two atlm night's nor

fattah was sentenced to ten years in prison for stealing government and charity funds. he's due to report to prison later this month. nbc 10 reached out to the white house but we have not heard back. >>> president obama is ending the policy that granted resid t residency to cubans that arrived in the united states without visas. the rule is known as wet foot dry foot. mr. obama says cuban nationals who now try to come into the u.s. illegally may be removed. the president says this change will bring more consistency to u.s. immigration policy. >>> a warmer-than-normal thursday night for mid-january and we also had a full moon. the warm air, though, is headed out. the cold coming back. and with this constantly changing weather, it's hard to know how to dress when you head out the door. >> glenn hurricane schwartz will help us out with that. glenn? >> don't dress the way you did today. even though it be that cold first thing in the morning it will be colder at the end of the day. the flag is starting to make turns. the wind changing, bringing in colder air. today we got up

they site fattah's contributions to society and question the initial charges against him. a judge has denied fattah a's request to stay out of prison as he moves forward with his appeal. he was convicted on corruption charges back in june. he begins serving his sentence back on january 25th. >> us department of justice expected to release the findings of its report on reform effort by the philadelphia police department. the report on philadelphia police come the day after baltimore authorities agree to series of reforms mandated after the death of freddie gray. died in police custody. justice department will also report today on it investigation into the chicago police department. >> this morning, fbi director james comey said he's gate foul for an investigation into the justice department and the fbi. the inspector general of the justice department is looking into how both handled the probe into hillary clinton's private e-mail is server. the department received a rash of criticism by the public and members of congress over the handling of the case, especially the timing

a jury sentenced fattah to 10 years in prison for racketeering.tah says there were errors in his trial and that the supreme court changed the legal definition of bribery after his conviction. in his december sentencing hearing, a judge ordered the former us representative to report to federal prison on january 25th. >>> on monday the public is invited to remember young life that was taken way too soon. memorial service will be held for grace packer at the 130 -- at the new life presbyterian church in be to go and. public can pay respects and share memories of the 14-year-old who was murdered in july after the service community forum will be hell at the north penn vfw to help teach the signs of child abuse. grace' as adopt tiff mother sarah packer and her boyfriend jacob sullivan both charged with several crimes including murder. >>> story that just guts me. >>> all right. pennsylvania lawmakers want more time to revive an old law that required casinos to pay more than $140 million to local governments. senate leaders are asking the supreme court f

tomorrow, fattah was convicted on corruption charge these june, he is appealing. the 60 year-old must surrendered at fci mccain in lieu is run, in western pennsylvania, near the new york border. jurors found fattah took an illegal one million-dollar campaign loan and then used government and non-of the funds to repay it. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney has signed legislation that bans employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary history. supporters say that law is a step towards closing the wage gap between men and women. but chamber of commerce and others say it goes too far in dictating how employers can interact with potential workers. mayor kenney says he is confident the law will withstand legal challenges. >>> we have an update tonight on the delaware river bridge closure. top official for turnpike commission says today natalie bridge will be closed for at least two weeks. a major crack this is steel beam led to that bridge closure that connects new jersey and pennsylvania turnpikes. >>> as we continue tonight a scam alert for parents in s

fattah reported to a federal correctional facility in western pennsylvania.he'll spend his time at a low-security satellite camp there complete with two basketball courts and a baseball diamond. here's a look at his cell. there is no door and he will share the area with more than 200 other offenders. >>> she made millions laugh and inspired a generation of women to succeed. actress mary tyler moore, whose 1970s series helped usher in a new era for women on tv, died today at the age of 80. ♪ you're gonna make it after all ♪ >> that classic scene. the "mary tyler moore show" which debuted in 1970 focused on an unmarried career woman. moore also played spunky laura petri in the early '60s on the dick van dyke show. the actress battled diabetes for decades and worked to bring awareness to the disease. >>> governor chris christie took a pass on endorsing his lieutenant governor to succeed him. on the radio show, the governor said kim gaudagno would do a good job but he's not sure whether she could handle the race. he said it's a tough state to run and she's never

sixty year-old fattah is appealing your racketeering convictions. he was convicted of taking an illegal million-dollar loan and then using government and non-of the fund to pay it back his son chip is serving prison term in michigan on unrelated fraud charges. >>> well, later today republicans will descent on center city for retreat and tomorrow, president donald trump will speak at the event. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live where preparations are underway for the arrival of the g.o.p. and president, good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning. another pack day for president donald trump, he is peck to visit department of home land security today to talk about how he plans on securing u.s. borders. but here in philadelphia, all eyes were on the venue behind me where president will meet with republicans tomorrow. philadelphia is once again preparing for an influx of visitors. this time, the republican congressional caucus and the new commander in chief. barricade are now set up outside what will be the republican retreat, at least hot

chaka fattah is now in prison to serve his ten-year sentence.oming up, what we've learned about his cell, his fellow prisoners and where he'll be spending a lot to of his time. plus, dear mr. president, a local leader sends a request to the white house. what he wants president trump to bring back to the lehigh valley. is can can with. >> reporter: b. >> reporter: >> reporter: bness lgzingsings ae ou have . >>> a new jersey mayor is asking president trump to bring passenger train service to the lehigh valley. he cited part of president trump's inaugural address in which mr. trump said he wanted to build railways across the nation. in his letter, he wrote it's my belief that a rail extension from new york city to the greater lehigh valley area would be a major boom for workershwvm0 >>> chaka fattah is preparing to spend his first night in prison. he started a ten-year sentence today, turning himself in about three hours early to a facility in western pennsylvania. we learned some of the details about what he can expect going forward. >> the last t

chaka fattah is going off to prison to serve a 10 year term for racketeering he will r to fci mck in lew pennsylvania near therder. verhusiv satellite rter: uttheris legacy and things a full 7hi convict her congressman maintains his innocence even though heoes to prison for 10 years starting tomorrow. >> we are confident in our progress and i think that what we'll have to do is see how it plays out on >> the veteran congressman 10 t m corruption convictions in june. he remains incredibly up beat that has fallen so far from grace. where he was once a major player, he says it remain a part of his legacy. >> don't think anyone should cry have had any life and helps te millions of people that even my critics say i have helped. sent more people to college than any other lawmakernues say he has . e filed an appeal if which my attorneys say there is insufficient evidence for each and everyone of these charges. >> fattah believes he will be a free man when the third circuit court of appeals. i can't a what went wrong when we are seeking relief on appeal. >> it's a tough time for fat and his

a single bullet to the head killed abdel fattah al—sharif.court, smiling to see a friend and his mother. but soon after, he was found guilty of manslaughter. judges rejected the soldier's claimed that the palestinian posed a threat and decided he shot him out of revenge. but sergeant azaria has loyal backers in a country where most young people do military service. they accuse the army of abandoning one of its own. this guy came to do an attack, to hurt families. this soldier is a hero. even the israeli defence minister spoke of this as a difficult verdict. before taking up his post, he made clear his support of sergeant azaria. and that caused tensions with the top brass here in the military headquarters. they said they command according to rules and an ethical code, not public opinion. such a high—profile trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdel fattah al—sharif. translation: i feel like any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so

. >>> and chaka fattah must surrender today. robert brand is spending 2 1/2 years in prison convicted of participating in a scheme to help fattah repay a campaign event. last year, a jury found him guilty of taking a $1 million loan and using government and nonprofit money to repay it. >>> six minutes past 6:00 on this thursday. 45 degrees outside. enjoy this mild weather while it lasts because it's not going to be here forever. >> let's get you updated on that, our "first alert" meteorologist bill henley has the most accurate forecast. bill? >> yeah, the dry weather won't be here awnilong either. 8th and market. it will be closed. and between now and noon, it's not going to be heavy rain. only light showers. i'm tracking showers right now. this afternoon, gusty winds will blow the clouds out. and another really mild day today. but winter is going to make a comeback. that's going to start to happen this evening. a chilly evening with wind blowing will feel like it in the 30s. right now, grab the umbrella. we had steady light rai

fattah has to surrender in western pennsylvania. he is appealing his conviction. >>> a busy night at the white house, president trump is preparing to make an announcement on border security tomorrow. earlier he signed executive actions's refused to back down from voter fraud claims. >> the white house is standing by the assertion he lost the popular vote in the presidential election because as many as 4 million people voted illegally >> but so far, there's no evidence to support the claim. >> i've seen no evidence to that effect. >> the association that represents the election officials told cbs news it's not aware of any evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by president trump. >> i would urge the president to knock this off. i'm begging the president to share with us information you have about this. or please stop saying it >> the president had a busy day at the white house, he's undoing some of former president obama work by signing executive actions to revise the proposalsed keystone and dakota access project >> we

his congressional salary approaches $200,000 a year, and oh, ya, his wife, rene fattah, ones made farore than that as popular tv news anchor in town. apparently as is so often the case, it wasn't enough. why does it seem like so many of the politicians who get jammed up in these corruption cases seem like folks who have been on the john for years and years rarely challenged and fully convinced they are as wonderful and untouchable as their landslide victories would seem to suggest. it is one of the reasons why philadelphia so desperately needs a real two party system, a real chance of losing an election, might convince some of these long timers to work harder, and act better. the responsibility for make that happen is twofold. the republican party must get its act together, and produce real candidates, with real ideas. and philadelphia's democratic voters, well, they must stop excepting whatever is thrown their way. it is telling, and sad, but even arafat a's indictment on corruption charges, more than a third of the voters in his district picked him in the may primary. way back in 19

this is a photo of the cell where fattah is serving time at the prison in northwestern pennsylvania. he was convicted on racketeering charges related to a campaign loan. wesley snipe served a three-year sentence on tax charges at that same prison released in '13. >>> mary tyler moore is being remembered after she died at the age of 80. the television icon and trailblazer passed away in the company of friends and her loving husband of more than 33 years. ♪ mary tyler moore, the name just rolls off the tongue. the country spent saturday night tuneded in to the mary tyler moore show. watching america's sweetheart marry in a fictional television newsroom. >> i am the associate producer >> it was moore's career defining role and for a generation, the show system bowl lized a shift. she was born december 29th, 1936 in brooklyn new york, her family moved to california when she was eight and she was still in her teens when she landed her first break that ran during ozzy and harriet show. mary wasn't planning tore a stay-at-home mom. >> in 1961, she landed her first starring role with the dic

fattah has to surrender in western pennsylvania. he is appealing his conviction. >>> a busy night at the white house, president trump is preparing to make an announcement on border security tomorrow. earlier he signed executive actions's refused to back down from voter fraud claims. >> the white house is standing by the assertion he lost the popular vote in the presidential election because as many as 4 million people voted illegally >> but so far, there's no evidence to support the claim. >> i've seen no evidence to that effect. >> the association that represents the election officials told cbs news it's not aware of any evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by president trump. >> i would urge the president to knock this off. i'm begging the president to share with us information you have about this. or please stop saying it >> the president had a busy day at the white house, he's undoing some of former president obama work by signing executive actions to revise the proposalsed keystone and dakota access project >> we

this is a photo of the cell where fattah is serving time at the prison in northwestern pennsylvania. he was convicted on racketeering charges related to a campaign loan. wesley snipe served a three-year sentence on tax charges at that same prison released in '13. >>> mary tyler moore is being remembered after she died at the age of 80. the television icon and trailblazer passed away in the company of friends and her loving husband of more than 33 years. ♪ mary tyler moore, the name just rolls off the tongue. the country spent saturday night tuneded in to the mary tyler moore show. watching america's sweetheart marry in a fictional television newsroom. >> i am the associate producer >> it was moore's career defining role and for a generation, the show system bowl lized a shift. she was born december 29th, 1936 in brooklyn new york, her family moved to california when she was eight and she was still in her teens when she landed her first break that ran during ozzy and harriet show. mary wasn't planning tore a stay-at-home mom. >> in 1961, she landed her first starring role with the dic

. >> well, long time pennsylvania congressman, chaka fattah is northwestern pennsylvania prison this noon, serving the first day of ten year prison sentence, fattah, who arrived, convicted on racketeering charges, essay peeling the conviction, he'll do his time at a prison near the new york border. his son chip is serving fraud charges at prison in michigan. >> we now know major crack in steel beam is to blame for bridge closure connecting the pennsylvania and new jersey turnpike, delaware river bridge will be closed for at least two weeks, 42,000 cars crossed that bridge every day. traffic is expected at other area river crossings, and officials advise commuters to carpool to try to avoid adding to the noise. >>> and take a look at this, this frightening dash cam video from salt lake city police shows train slamming into fed ex cargo truck slicing it in half. now, fortunately the train did not hit the two men sitting in the cab at the time of the crash. authority say for whatever reason the arms of the railroad crossing were up, and the lights and bells were off, just moment before

fattah spent 20 years in congress before his conviction on racketeering. he was charged with moving government money to repay it. >>> about 5 1/2 hours away from philadelphia. he's at a minimum security satellite camp. the camp has two basketball courts and a baseball diamond. prison officials shared his official of his cell. he will be housed with more than 200 other offenders. >>> 20 minutes before 6:00. and we're about an hour and a half away from sunrise this morning but sunshine is on hold 'least for this morning. we're watching broad street. it's dry right now but rain moving in. i'm tracking rain showers. only rain, too warm for anything else. the temperatures thankfully stayed warm overnight but with the clouds moving into the area. gusty winds this afternoon. the same clouds out of here. we'll see sunshine return. a pretty good warmup during the day today but it turns chilly this evening. temperatures dropping and the wind will be blowing to make it feel a bit colder. heading out right now, good idea for an umbrella. tracking very light rainfall f

fattah is required to surrender at a pennsylvania prison tomorrow afternoon. he spent 20 years in congress before his conviction last june. the jury found he took an illegal million dollar campaign loan and used government and nonprofit money to repay it. >>> a packed house in cherry hill as the community debated whether high schoolers should be allowed to stage a popular play using a racial slur. >> nbc 10's brandon hudson is live with the controversy. brandon? >> reporter: jim and jacqueline, the play we're talking about is the high school production of the broadway musical "ragtime." the school board meeting wrapped up. here's the deal. of the students who spoke, most of them -- both black and white -- want to keep this word in the play but there are some adults who don't think the word should be used because of our country's current racial climate. >> you certainly have a right to speak. >> the cherry hill public school board meeting was so big that not everyone could sit down. most wanted to discuss the use of the the "n" word in the cherry heil productio

fattah convicted on corruption charges back in june. he's set to begin serving his ten year sentence on january 25th. meantime, a group of supporters sent a letter to president obama asking him to pardon the former politician. in the letter they site the contribution to society and question the initial charges against him. >> we've been telling but a special surprise honor for vice president joe biden. well, president obama best towed the nation's highest civilian horror,. >> the best vice president the america has ever had, mr. joe biden. this also gives the internet one last chance to talk about our bromance. >> this is somebody that people in delaware set to the senate as quickly as they possibly could. he visited college after college, made friends with lady gaga. and when the pope visited, joe was even kind enough to let me talk to the holiness, as well. joe's candid, honest council, has made me a better president, and a better commander in chief. all told, that's a pretty remarkable legacy, amazing career in public service, it is

this is photo of a cell where fattah will be spending his time at prison in northwestern pennsylvania. he was convicted on racketeering charges related to a campaign loan. actor wesley snipes served three years sentence on tax charges in that same prison and was released in 2013. >>> anti defamation league is creating an award for law enforcement in the memory of former delaware attorney general beau biden. the adl beau biden shield award will honor law enforcement from the delaware valley who have combated hate groups, extremism, terrorism and promoted civil rights. officials say biden was a champion for most vulnerable. first award will be presented march 29th, the son of the former vice-president, joe biden, died of cancer in 2015. >>> city of chester welcomes eight new police officers. "eyewitness news" at the chester city hall for swearing in ceremony. new officers are recent graduates of the philadelphia police academy. two patrolman were also promoted today. they are now detectives with the chester city police tenth. >>> well, police departments across the nation are having a t

chaka fattah begins his prison racketeering sentence today.the clouds finally move out and the sun comes back but for how long? >> it will be nice to at least see it for once. here are david and karen. good morning. >> talking to

. >>> a stunning fall from grace , what powerful congressman today chaka fattah will report to prison where he will serve ten years sentence for racketeering. >>> a violent carjacking in southwest philadelphia, police say a man was shot for his silver pontiac, victim is in stable condition. >>> let these kid say these word. >> a heated debate over a high school musical. parents, students from cherry hill east make a passion that it plea to allow musical rag time, to hit the stage, without censorship. >>> and a dramatic horse rescue in florida, horse slipped and fell in the 7-foot ditch while riding with his owner. the horse was not hurt. >>> horse reportedly fell after getting spooked by a passing car. >> glad the horse is okay and hopefully owner is okay as well. >> yes. >> katie, you are outside on the sky deck where we have not seen you in a couple days. >> turf say thank you to the the producers to not put the me out in the wind that was blowing. and rain. i very much appreciate that. trust me. you know i do. what we will find here through next 24 hours is just nice weather for a

parliamentary elections followed his departure, butjust two years later, abdel fattah al—sisi, head ofry coup and was soon elected as president. as he fights against a struggling economy and an islamist insurgency, our middle east correspondent 0rla guerin reports on why he's accused of crushing dissent, and the hopes of many involved in the original uprising. president abdel fattah al—sisi, a middle eastern leader of the old school, who soared to power with the help of the military. president trump already seems to view him as a brother in arms. he says he's waging war on terrorism here, critics say he's also waging war on dissent. we met one of the casualties of that conflict, mahmoud muhammed hussein, who's 21. he says every step is a reminder of dark days behind bars. here's what can happen to those who oppose the president, police firing on unarmed demonstrators with live rounds. this was the anniversary of the revolution three years ago, the day of mahmoud's arrest. he says he was on the streets to celebrate the revolution, not to protest. his crime was wearing this t—shirt with

the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdel fattah al—sharif.er would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that. no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sergeant azaria's crime took place during a wave of palestinian attacks when there was a national debate about how to respond. and his case has proved highly divisive. when he is sentenced, the maximum he could serve is 20 years injail, but he is expected to get far less. and tonight the prime minister has joined other israeli politicians calling for a pardon. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. in other news: the commander of the us—led coalition says iraqi forces confronting islamic state militants in mosul are gaining momentum. general steve townsend conceded the attack lacked co—ordination, at first. he said he'd been "greatly concerned" by what he called the army's daunting number of casualties. the iraqi government predict

the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdel fattah al—sharif.ike any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that. no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sergeant azaria's crime took place during a wave of palestinian attacks when there was a national debate about how to respond. and his case has proved highly divisive. when he is sentenced, the maximum he could serve is 20 years injail, but he is expected to get far less. and tonight the prime minister has joined other israeli politicians calling for a pardon. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. also making news: german officials say they've detained a second tunisian suspect in connection with the attack on a berlin christmas market. they say the man had dinner and talked intensively with the killer, anis amri, at a restaurant on the eve of the attack. more than 150 activists have been arrested in the pakistani city

fattah lost his bid to stay out of prison while he appeals >> more breaking news. twenty-three year old man was robbed at his car and shot in the calf while parked outside after home, in kingsessing, about 11:00 last night on the 1800 block every south 56th street. police say the stolen car is a is a gray pontiac. the victim is in stable condition. >>> and there is another 23 year old man now in stable condition after police say he was shot, this one happened just before midnight on the 4700 block of girard avenue. police say this victim was walking with a friend, when they got into some kind of altercation, dispute with another guy, who took out a gun. that victim was shot once in the back side. police are looking for the shooter. >> now, to another developing story. this is from feltonville. there was deadly shooting, but police say it is what happened as the victim lay dying that makes this more disturbing. it is what the shooters did. steve keeley can explain what happened. steve? >> reporter: yes, these two killers went with the shoot first, rob second. and th

, at the mccain county prison today fattah is sentenced to ten years on racketeering charges related to a campaign loan and he is appealing his convictions. his son chip is serving five-year sentence on fraud charges at a prison in hitch. >>> well, later today republicans will descend on center city for a retreat and tomorrow president trump will speak at the event. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live in front of the loews hotel where preparations are underway for the arrival of the g.o.p. and the president, good morning, jan. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. president trump has really hit the ground running on this his first week in office. today he is heading to the department of the home land security, but here in philadelphia all eyes were on the venue behind me where trump will meet with republicans tomorrow. philadelphia is once again preparing for an influx of visitors. this time, the republican congressional caucus and the new commander in chief. barricades are now set up outside what will be the republican retreat, at least hotel on market street in ce

fattah says there were errors in his trial and that the supreme court changed the legal definition ofing, a judge ordered him to report to federal prison on january 25th. >>> president elect trump is calling for close relations with -- but vladimir putin orchestrated a hacking and propaganda campaign designed to sway the u.s. election in trump favor. garrett tenney has the story from washington, dc. >> reporter: president elect donald trump raised eyebrows by saying he wants to improve relations with our cold war adversary. in an extended twitter post saturday morning, having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing, only student people or fools would think that it is bad. we have enough problems without yet another one. when i'm president, russia will respect us far more than they do now and both countries will perhaps work together to solve some of the many great problems and issues of the world. this morning on fox news sunday, incoming white house chief of sta staff, he argued that the democratic national committee is partly to blame as well because they fa

parliamentary elections followed that, but two years later abdel fattah al—sisi, head of the egyptianhs later. he's now fighting against an islamist insurgency but — as our middle east correspondent, orla guerin, reports — he's been accused of crushing dissent and the hopes of many involved in the original uprising. president abdel fattah al—sisi, a middle eastern leader of the old school, who soared to power with the help of the military. president trump already seems to view him as a brother in arms. he says he's waging war on terrorism here, critics say he's also waging war on dissent. we met one of the casualties of that conflict, mahmood muhammed hussein, who's 21. he says every step is a reminder of dark days behind bars. here's what can happen to those who oppose the president, police firing on unarmed demonstrators with live rounds. this was the anniversary of the revolution three years ago, the day of mahmood's arrest. he says he was on the streets to celebrate the revolution, not to protest. his crime was wearing this t—shirt with the slogan, "a nation without torture." tran

fattah convicted on corruption charges ganger in june, will begin serving january 25th. meantime fattah supporters sent letter to president obama asking him to pardon the former politician in the letter they site his contribution toss society, and raise questions about the initial charges against him. still ahead: overcome with emotion. a surprise moment at the white house bridges the have i president to tears. and the worse of winter severe weather slams several part of the country. where officials are calling the national guard ahead of an upcoming ice storm. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> nothing severe for our wet they are friday the 13th, katie back to tell us about winter weather for the weekend. we'll be back in just a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ try therafluexpressmax,you back now in new caplets. it's the only cold & flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you instantly feel. theraflu. for a powerful comeback. new expressmax caplets. >> women come back, the midwest will be hit with a crippling ice storm, in the past few days, it has rock the

chaka fattah has soundered to begin his sentence. >>> and the big story is a sinkhole that opened in montgomery county. the crater opens close to two homes in the glen side section. and annie mccormick is live along brook roa with th l >> reporter: rick officials are esometime. what there kholehint, we don't know if one caused the other and take a look it pretty much looks the same from what it did this morning. they are pumping concrete intthe sinkhole and officials say this will not be a quick fix. this massive sink hole swallowed part of the sinkhole and the roadway and part of two homeowners front lawns, a tree became a casualty and this white pickup truck could fall any time if the tree supportin cracks. >> we do have sinkholes every now and then a hernothingthis. >> it's sosceryinre is a acros st nervousabout. >> aqua pennsylvania received a call at 3:00 this morning mat a customer calle no water. and then ground crews sawthiss t by the sinkhole and a couple here. >y hea morning she said soundst like an explosion and that is what them up. e house next door was up for sale and n

chaka fattah is now in prison to serve his ten-year sentence.hat we learned about his cell, his fellow prisoners and where he will be spending most of his time. >>> watch your step, a sinkhole takes out a family's front yard and now neighbors have been forced from their homes. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. >> from promise to reality. president trump taking the first step to build that great wall. >>> remembering that smile, how fans are saying good-bye to mary tyler moore. >>> good evening. i'm jim rosen field. >> i'm erin coleman could president trump's new policies on immigration leave philadelphia paying the price. >> today the president signed two executive orders on immigration and border security. the first will jump start construct of the wall along the u. u.s./mexico border. the second strips funding for sanctuary cities, which philadelphia is one of. >> reporter: in cities like philadelphia local police typically do not cooperate with federal imdpramigration authori unless they have a federal warrant. the idea

the video of elor azaria killing abdul fattah while he was lying on the ground has led to this controversyeading to the case and the conviction of manslaughter charges. it isn't controversy at all in this regard, the israelis have a process of the rule of law and they have convicted this soldier of manslaughter, convicted of committing a crime, albeit from the israeli perspective, the mass public, this was a terrorists shot, but their laws, and by the way british soldiers have the same problem or being as the papers would put it hounded after actions in iraq and afghanistan. i think liberal democracies, and i will put israel in that category, many would disagree, and britain and america, their laws are too liberal. if you are wielding a knife near a professional soldier, do not expect that soldier to hold back albeit under current law that soldier has committed a crime. i think those laws should be changed. expect to be in harm's way and probably shot and killed if you are wielding a knife. it has nothing to do with whether you are palestinian orjewish or israel the all christian or whatev

. >>> convicted pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah is in prison tonight. to start 10-year stint.rning he arrived at the federal prison in lewes run in the western part of pa. a jury convicted the 60-year-old democrat in june for illegally taking a $1 million campaign loan then using government and non-profit funds to repay it. he served 20 years in congress before this conviction. a judge refused to allow fattah to stay out of prison while he appeals. >>> in his first week of office as president wasted no time putting the executive order to use. >> mr. trump signed two more today including one that could have very impact on philadelphia. fox 29's bruce gordon explains. >> reporter: the president signed executive order that is will kick off construction of a border wall with mexico beef up border security and look into the feasibility of stripping federal grant money from cities like philadelphia. that do not fully cooperate with federal efforts to deport those here without documentation. said mr. trump of illegals here to commit crime -- >> the day is over when they can stay in o

fattah lost his bid to stay out of prison while he is trying to appeal. he's going to be going to mckean's federal corruption -- correction institution, of course his son, chip fattah, jr., now serving five years in overlapping bang fraud case at prison in michigan. so quite interesting turn there. we will continue to follow it, guys. >> yes, banking on the appeal, we'll see. karen, thank you. 7:06. skyfox over deadly shooting in hunting park neighborhood. even worse two people went through the victim's pockets as, well, he lay bleeding on the ground. officers say someone shot the man twice. this is on the 500 block every west laurie just before 9:00 last night. did he die at the hospital. police say the suspect are the ones who were spotted going through his pockets, after he was shot. >>> the medical examiner has confirmed that a 59 year old man who was thought to have been killed by a falling sign during the nor'easter actually died of a heart attack. >> high winds knocked down the company sign. police originally thought it had fallen on carry hall, jr

. >>> and new details ones fattah case, letters have been sent to president obama asking for a pardon. fattah is due to report to prison later this month. >>> this morning a veteran who served in iraq is recovering from a gunshot wound suffered during a robbery outside his house in philadelphia. jason rivers showed us where he was shot in the left hip. he said he was cleaning his car tuesday night when two armed men confronted him and demanded his car. the 42-year-old fought them off and ran and that's when the men shot him. the marine corps veteran told us his military training helped him handle the situation. >> i could tell by the body chemistry walking slow, so i knew something was about to happen. so i pushed off and ran down the street. >> police are looking for the men who shot rivers and stole his wallet. >>> friends will gather for the murdered teen grace packer. the public is invited to pay respects and share memories of the 14-year-old who was abused and killed. memorial service is on monday at new light presbyterian church. social workers will also hold a community forum o

former pennsylvania congressman fattah will begin serving ten year prison sentence. has to report to western pennsylvania prison this afternoon. he spent 20 years in congress before his conviction last june. the jury found him guilty of taking an illegal million dollar campaign loan then using government and nonprofit money to pay it back. >>> women who marched on saturday to take a stand on women's rights have a new fight on their hands. >> angry over a social media post made by atlantic city official. said he meant it as a joke. it said, will the women's protest be over in time for them to cook dinner. women infuriated by his message turned out at last night's freeholder meeting. >> a tax paying resident, i expect representation that would not be so misogynistic and focus on the rights of all constituents and he can make his own dinner. >> it was a joke. bad taste, absolutely, but that's all it was. nothing more. >> carmen insists the community has other important issues financial and otherwise he says deserve equal passion. >>> 636 time. 43 degrees outside. county

fattah lost his bid to stay out of prison while he appeals. >>> just hours ago cars down the shore weretill driving down roads that really looked more like rivers. as the nor'easter finally moves on out. the concern now is disappearing beaches. >> fox 29's dave kinchen reports from avalon with a look at the hardest hit shore towns. >> reporter: it looks ick like the edge of the world in avalon jagged portions of shore line left over after monday's nor'easter pulverized the regi region. knocking away huge chunks of the beach. >> it's nos not as bad as what i've seen. it's obviously significant, but i've seen worse. >> reporter: it's bad enough for crews to be called in once again to build it back up after winds surpassing 60 miles an hour left the damage behind. >> we're looking forward to a beach fill, um, in the early spring. so it will be back to looking as beautiful as it was. >> reporter: the beach aftermath even more severe in north wildwood. >> just fixing the damage at this immediate location is probably going cost us between 150 and $200,000. >> reporter: mayor patrick, says the

fattah was sentenced in december. he is scheduled to report to prison on january 25th. >>> former penn professor rafael rob now out of prison ten years after he killed his wife he will men their upper merion home. rob was released from a state correctional will facility sunday morning. ellen rob hired a divorce attorney and wanted to leave her husband but she was killed back in 2006. his wife's family won a 124 million-dollar civil judgment against him in the death, they believe, he has millions of dollars this retirement funds. >>> latest financial statement released by penn state, has given us a look at how much money jerry sandusky scandal has cost the university. it is five years after the former assistant coach was arrested on child molestation charges and school has spent about 237 million-dollar, which includes settlements with the alleged victims and ncaa fines, lawyer fees and most recently a 12 million-dollar verdict in the whistle blower case brought by former assistant coach mike mcqueary. penn state said