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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. >>> well, a jersey set to hear closing arguments in the bank and tax fraud trial of chaka fattah, jr., "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff live outside the center city courthouse with the latest, alex? >> reporter: good afternoon, federal prosecutors wrapping up their final statements, as we speak, fattah, jr., who is representing himself, spoke earlier this morning, calling up his final witness, which was his accountant. now, fattah junior son every democratic representative chaka fattah accused of defrauding banks, us prosecutor today demonstrated to jurors, using screens built into their seats, series of loan applications and default settlements from various banks around the city. under names and numbers of companies that the federal government says fattah did not start and did not exist. the jury's also going to have to decide if fattah fudge dollars budget report for a school system that he worked for. now, a very striking piece of evidence used today or secret recordings from a colleague and former friend of fattah where in them they discussed the settlements from banks,

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

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

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

prosecutors claim fattah, jr., lied to banks to get business loan which is supported his extravagant life-style. they say he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. the defendant is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee-chenault fattah. >>> the philadelphia woman convicted of imprisoning several mentally deficient adults in her basement is in court. linda weston pleaded guilty to murder and other charge. in exchange, prosecutors agreed to not seek the death penalty. in 2011, weston's landlord found four mentally disabled adults held captive in the dingy boiler room of her home in the city's tacony section. prosecutors say she kidnapped victims and chained them up in order to collect their disability payments. two of the women later died. a ten-year-old boy is recovering after he and his father were shot at with paintballs. police say someone in a black suv started shooting at the father and the two young boys around 3:30 this morning near a 7-eleven in the juniata neighborhood. >> i was scared. the kid was bleeding. the pinball hit him in the e

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

prosecutors say fattah jr.business loans for personal expenses and made false statements to the irs. the son of the philadelphia congressman is acting as his own attorney. he has denied any wrongdoing. >> time to turn to accuweathe accuweather. i think david -- this is what we would like to hear. >> here he is. david talk for the next 15 minutes. >> that's how great the day is going to be. >> as we take a look at today's forecast, it pretty much is just a replay of yesterday. storm tracker6 live double scan has been showing us that we are in good shape in terms of precipitation and as we take a look outside, we are looking at precipitation free conditions and clear skies overhead. in fact, as you take a look upstairs for the second straight morning you're going to see plenty of sunshine out there. your tuesday high 76 degrees. that was the warmest tuesday in 10 years -- well, the warmest day in november in 10 years. and looks like we're going get to another one today. 51 degrees is your temperature. your dewpoi

fattah, jr.own lawyer, has denied any wrong-doing, but prosecutors say he bill being hundreds of thousands of dollars from several banks, the irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah, jr. says those charges are politically motivated because his father is congressman sat a fat a congressman facing his own legal troubles of charges every federal racketeering and corruption. paycheck at the polls for one philadelphia voting yesterday. paid off big time. one woman walk out with $10,000. it is all part of the pay to vote initiative. the south philadelphia woman showed up, to her polling place, at fourth and shunk, cast her vote, and was presented with a big check. she's got some ideas on what to do with her prize. >> i would like to donate a little bit. pay off some bill. and maybe buy an used car. there you go. >> the $10,000 prize was funded by a grant from the pamela and ajraju foundation. mike, can you believe that, ten grand to vote? >> i'm not sure i like it. >> i don't know. >> the f

fattah, jr. says those charges are politically motivated, because of his father, congressman chaka fattah, facing his own legal troubles on charges every federal racketeering and corruption. >> mike anal next. >> all right, how about this one, lauren? you reported this earlier, expecting a big update from authority in chicago about a major story we covered, well, just few weeks ago, i think september. >> yep. do you remember this face, we reported on manhunt for the gunman, who killed officer charles joseph, now learning, though, it was actually not the case at all. >> chris, he killed himself? >> reporter: evidencely. real shocker, guys, news conference later today to back this. as alex said, reported on this manhunt for the shoot heres killed 52 year old officer charles joseph glennwits, now learning he actually died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. the officer radioed back on september 1st, that he was chasing three men. so when back up arrived they found the officer's body 50 yards from his

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

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

. >> closing arguments expected in the trial of chaka fattah jr. who is representing himself in the case. called three witnesses to the stand yesterday. they included two school officials and the founder of a computer consulting firm. fattah jr. is accused of defrauding several banks, the irs and the school district. he is son of congressman chaka fattah, married to renee chenault-fattah. >> a name behind everyone of these numbers. 235 people have been murdered in the city of philadelphia. one of the latest victims was a teenager shot and killed sunday while riding his bicycle. and his death has sparked an outcry from his community calling for an tend to the violence. >> come on people, wake up. >> we can't bury another little brother he said there. hundreds of people gathered to call for peace at a vigil for saleem west, the 16-year-old riding his bicycle with a friend sunday when two men jumped out of a car and fired 17 shots at the teens. killing saleem. police say that the teens had an altercation with those men earlier in the day. >> when they

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

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

closing arguments this afternoon, federal prosecutors claim fattah jr. lied to banks to get business loans which supported his extravagant lifestyle. then they say he lied more to get rid of those loans and lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors fattah had very few clients and they were effectively, quote, a sham. despite today's rhetoric in court, the defendant says he's confident. >> i feel great. let's look, i'm very excited. i'm looking forward to jury getting, you know, getting an opportunity to make a decision in this case. >> fattah's father, congressman chaka fattah sr. was in court today during the closing arguments, like his son, fattah sr. expressed confidence in the american justice system. the congressman, of course, is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> moving now to south delaware now, federal researchers released findings on how their largest city can reduce the high number of shootings and violent gun crimes. state officials unveiled a study that identified risk factors for gun violence in wilming

fattah, jr., acted as his own lawyer, de mid any wrong-doing, but prosecutors say he bilked hundreds every thousands of dollars from several banks. the irs and the school district of philadelphia. fattah junior says the charges are polely motivated because his father is congressman chaka fat a the congressman facing his own legal troubles on federal charges of racketeering, and corruption. >> three middle school student in one local school district are in serious trouble right now. police say they distributed sexual images of other student. >> let's get right out to dave kinchen outside the school district headquarters in trediffryn township with more. hype, dave. >> reporter: good morning, guys. as if it is not hard enough being a parent these days, right, children as young as 11 years old now facing criminal charges for developing and disseminating child pornography, and we're told by investigators that some of these images involve other. let's go to video right now. three children between 11 and 15, as you said, arrested and charged, as juveniles, with collect and trading child po

. >>> jury deliberations have resumed in the federal corruption trial of chaka fattah jr., prosecutors have charged the son of the veteran philadelphia congressman of 23 counts of bank and tax fraud, he says the government is after them because they want to bring down his father who also faces corruption charges. >>> in harrisburg today, attorney general is headed for a closed door hearing after she claimed she had information in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. she handed of documents yesterday but the court says the documents do not support her claims and now the judge orderers her to be questioned under oath. john rawlins is covering this story and will bring us a full update at 12:30. >>> we could use more sunshine we got greedy after yesterday, going live outside with sky 6 hd, a foggy morning clearing up a bit, still murky out there and lots of cloud cover and still a chance for spotty showers around the region, lets get more of this with a check of your forecast and david murphy. >> it was a foggy start across much of the area and that has lifted and we still have the cl

. >> jury deliberations continue this morning in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah jr., they dlikted about a half hour yesterday. prosecutors same that fattah lied to banks to get business loans which supported his lifestyle. they say that he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors fattah's consulting and concierge services were effectively a sham. fattah is confidence he has proven that he is a legitimate businessman. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will visit the port of philadelphia. the governor plans to announce a strategic plan for the port. philadelphia's port is among the leaders in handling perishable items, steel imports and cocoa. >> also today septa will go on a safety blitz reminding people not to walk along or cut across its tracks. safety officers will hand out safety tips at the east falls station. this morning from 7 to 9. the transit agency is urging people not to risk danger by ignoring railroad signals, gates and marked walkways. >> local college students are doing their part and then some to help philadelphia's homeless youth problem. nex

prosecutors say fattah jr. made false statements to the irs. the son of the philadelphia congressman is acting as his own attorney. he's denied any wrongdoing. >> it is 6:07 and takata is getting hit from two different directions over its faulty air bags. we'll see what happens if they don't take care of their, with an automaker they could also be in trouble with the u.s. government. maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in times square. she's got more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. honda has dropped takata as the supplier of its air bags. the automaker says takata miss repped test data. u.s. regulators hit takata with a 70 million-dollar fine. that penalty could rise by another 130 million if the japanese company doesn't live up to the terms of the consent order. stocks closed higher tuesday as rally in energy stocks outweighed lackluster reports. bet a report on private sector job growth and data on the trade deficit due later. twitter is dropping stars and favorites. the mike company blogger has replaced the star with a

. >> this morning jury deliberations continue in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah jr. rosecutors claimed that fattah lied to banks to get business loans which supported his extravagant lifestyle. they also said he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors fattah's consulting and concierge services were a sham. fattah acted as his own lawyer and says he is confident that he's proven that he is a legitimate business man. >> i feel great. look, i'm looking forward to the jury getting the opportunity to make a decision in this case. >> fattah's father was in the courtroom yesterday during the closing arguments like his son, fattah sr. expressed confidence in the american justice system. the congressman is married to renee chenault-fattah. >> from our delaware bureau federal researchers released findings on how wilmington can reduce the high number of shootings and violent crimes. state officials unveiled a study that identifies risk factors for gun violence in wilmington. the cdc is suggesting that state agencies need to do a better job of sharing data

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

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

. >> thank you, meanwhile jurors continue to deliberate in the trial of chaka fattah, jr., prosecutors say the congressman's son miss spent loans and some of the nearly $1 million in education funds, he got as a school man andment subcontractor. fattah junior claims authorities are targeting him because of his luxurious lifestyle. and also, because they want to hurt his father. >> all right, turning to our forecast, day started out little rainy little foggy for some us, looking like it is improving. we check in with kyla grogan out on the skydeck. any sun out there? >> there have been some rays of sun desperately trying to poke through, not many coming through being socked in by the clouds, but big improvement over the fog we saw earlier, if we take a look at the visibility map, i can show you the only place hanging onto little fog right now is lancaster, see the rest of us are doing just fine. and hopefully that fog will dissipate for them soon as well. few sprinkles still moving through the area, see that taking a live look at storm scan3, especially the coast about to get few rollin

. >> today the jury will continue to deliberate on whether chucka fattah jr. is guilty of fraud. in closing arguments prosecutors claim fattah lied to banks to get business loans which supported an extravagant lifestyle. they said he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors that fattah's services were effectively a sham. fattah is acting as his own lawyer and he says he's confident that he's proven he is legitimate. >> i feel great. look. i'm very excited. i'm looking forward to the jury getting the opportunity to make a decision in this case. >> fattah's father congressman chaka fattah was in the courtroom during the closing arguments. like his son he expressed confidence in the justice system. he is married to renee chenault-fattah. >> a child porn scandal rocks three schools, three students arrested and charged with cre e creating and sending pornography. katy, there could be more arrests here. >> reporter: that's right. police say expect more arrests, tracy. those three arrests have shocked parents and students, young kids in this area. many who take self

. >>> the jury is deliberating on whether chaka fattah, jr., is guilty of fraud. secutors claim fattah lied to banks to get business loan which is supported his extravagant life-style. they say he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. prosecutors told jurors fattah's concierge services were effectively a sham. fattah says he's confident he's proven to the jury he is a legitimate businessman. his father, congressman shaka fattah, sr., was in the courtroom yesterday during those closing arguments. the congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. >>> a close call for a woman who watched a freight train obliterate the car she had just been driving. this was around 2:00 this morning near the intersection of fourth and depot streets in bridgeport. police say the woman was trying to cross the tracks when her car stalled. she got out of the car and was on the phone with aaa when a freight train came along and crushed the car. thankfully, nobody here was hurt. >>> this morning, police are trying to find the person who stabbed someone on a septa bus in wes

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

. >>> now the trial of chaka fattah jr., he is charged with taking false loans, the jury is deciding his fate on 23 counts of bank and tax fraud, earlier today they asked to review bank documents from the prosecutors evidence, chaka fattah has denied all wrong doing. >>> in pennsylvania kathleen kane says she has complied with the judge's order about information they she may have about possible leaks in the jerry sandusky case. she provided information under seal to the judge meeting the deadline, but the court later this afternoon said she did not provide any evidence supporter her claim of leaks so the judge has ordered her to appear before him in a closed door hearing tomorrow. >>> as long as the sun is beaming it feels like summer out, we are in the middle of an stretch of warm weather right now. sara bloomquist is outside right now with people that are enjoying the warm heat. >> we are starting to lose the sunshine just a little bit but it was a nice afternoon at washington square and around the region, a day when every park bench was taken here in washington square. it's tough

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

jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah. the congressman is married to nbc 10 news anchor renee chenault fat ta. >>> it is a special day for young patients at cooper regional children's hospital in camden. the cooper and johnny m foundations are celebrating the opening of a new play room inside the hospital. officials it's designed an outdoor space, but inside the hospital, provide a worm and friendly place for cooper's youngest patients to play in. >> give our patients a place where they can forget for just a little while that they are in hospital and enjoy a place to play with child life specialists who try and make their stay a bit more special. >> playground will officially open during a ribbon cutting ceremony later this afternoon. >>> kansas city royals are wearing baseball's crown. take a look. >> the 1-2 again. inside corner! the royals, twuft wor2015 world champions! >> kansas city stunned the mets and their fans with a comeback win. they beat new york 7-2 in 12 innings to take the fall classic. and check out the re

full day of jury deliberations come and gone in the federal fraud trial of chaka fattah, jr.urors will pick up day two of deliberations tomorrow. he bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from federal banks, irs and school district of philadelphia. he says those charges are politically motivated. >>> the search is on tonight for the guy who robbed a bank in the middle of the afternoon. take a look at your screen. surveillance cameras caught a clear shot of the man police and the fbi are after. investigators say he walk into the santander bank on torresdale avenue in tacony just before 4:00 this afternoon. he handed the teller a note. got some cash and then left. if you know anything, call police. there's a reward for information that could lead to an arrest. ♪ >>> two armed men march into the store, put a gun to the clerk's face. wind up shooting him in the leg. it doesn't end there. where they dragged him as he was arriving in pain. >>> a local man fights for years for the chance to raise his own son. >> particularly with black men that we're not responsible, that we don't

. >> also happening today, day two of jury deliberations in the federal fraud trial of sat a fattah, jr., bill being several hundreds every thousands of dollars. fattah says those charges are politically motivated dollars. >> 5:10 the time. following developing story out of new york city. police have reportedly recovered a body after a small single engine plane crashed into the atlantic ocean late last night. the plane left from philly and was headed new hampshire. the new york post now is reporting that the plane is registered to a man from rye, new hampshire. police started getting calls about a plane going down in the area of breezy point in queens around 7:30 last night. they later found the wreckage about a mile and a half off the coast. it is still unclear how many people were on board that plane. faa said it had no reports of any aircraft missing in the area but is investigating the whole situation. >> developing right now, officials in the u.s. and the uk believe a bomb broad down the russian jet that crashed in egypt. everyone on board was killed. us official told the associate

happening today, jury deliberations will begin this morning in the federal fraud trial against chaka fattah, jr., both sides delivered closing argument, acted as his own lawyer, and de mid any wrong-doing, but prosecutors say he built hundreds of thousands of dollars from banks, the irs, and the school district of philadelphia. fattah junior says those charges are just politically motivated because his congressman is sat a fact a, facing his own legal charges of federal racketeering and corruption. three middle school student who won local school district in serious trouble, they distributed sexual images of other student. >> dave kinchen on this story now, live from district headquarters there in trediffryn township, dave, good morning. >> chris, lauren, good morning to you, this is absolutely unbelievable. police say the suspect in this case are as young as 11 years old. three teens between 11 and/or three young people between the ages of 11 and 15, charged with trading child porn important and general important old owing if i. going to video, we will tell you the schools that these young peo

. >>> chaka fattah, jr., expected to call another defense witness to the stand tomorrow in his federal bang and tax fraud trial. the 32-year-old is representing himself. last week he called former governor ed rendell to the sta stand. he testified that he hired fattah's photo company in 2002 and was satisfied with his work. no word on who fattah plans to question tomorrow when that trial resumes. fattah's father representative chaka fattah is facing federal corruption charges. >>> jury selection underway northampton county murder case. the trial will include testimony that will be very tough for most to hear. prosecutors say 54-year-old gregory graph killed his step daughter then sexually abused her body. 33-year-old jessica pageant disappeared last november. her body was buried behind a shed on the property grass lived with pa jet's mother. prosecutors found a video on her computer that shows him abusing her corporation after shooting her. opening arguments should begin next week. >>> a judge says bill cosby and his former attorney should answer questions under oath from janice dickin

. >> day two of jury deliberations in federal fraud trial of sat a fattah, jr., they say fattah billeing hundreds every thousands of dollars civil role banks, irs and the school district every philadelphia. fattah says those charges are politically motivated. >>> hey, lauren, what do you have over there? >> hey, mike, phillies three major news pup cases massive cuts, media network says it will layoff some 50 journalists and other workers from the inquirer, daily news, and philly.com. yesterday, employees were given 30 days notice, the layoffs will go into effect on december 4th. the newspaper guild told philly magazine they plan to challenge some of those layoffs. and, the city next mayor, jim kenney, wealth dollars this after news broke, kenny wrote my heart goes taught those laid off from philly.com, the inquirer and the daily news today, our reporters make filet better place. >> kraft time says it will close its lehigh valley plant and six others across the country, the company announced yesterday, it is also cutting 2600 jobs, the upper macungie plant is one of seven shutdown ove

jr. lied to banks to get business loans which supported his extravagant lifestyle. they also think he lied on his taxes to cover his tracks. the defendant is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to renee chenault-fattah. >>> linda westin agreed to accept a life term in a plea deal that would spare her the death penalty. police found four adults chained in westin's basement four years ago. prosecutors say she kidnapped them and held them prisoner so she could steal their social security money. >>> from hero to criminal. police in illinois say one of their own staged his death to cover up his crimes. investigators say illinois officer joe gliniewicz shot himself to death after staging the scene to make it look like he was killed chasing suspects. his death sparked a massive manhunt. instead police say he killed himself as pressure mounted over his management of a youth program. prosecutors say he was stealing and laundering money from the unit. his family is not commenting. >>> the evidence is starting to point to a bomb bringing down a russian jetliner last weekend. a u.s. official says isis may be responsible for planting the explosive device that killed all 2