governor wolf is calling for leach to tepp down. leach denies any wrongdoing. fox 29's jeff cole spoke to the governor live now at city hall. jeff. >> lucy, state senator daylin leach is moving away from a tougher stance he took sunday against his accusers. he now says he's heart broken that he felt or made anybody feel uncomfortable but still the top democrat in the commonwealth wants him gone. senator daylin leach appose tonight to be trying to hang on to his state state seat a day of the inquirer bombshell report. in bold headline the paper reported leach pope highly sexualized terms around young female staffers and touched some in ways they found inappropria inappropriate. >> why so quick toll call for leach to resign in light of this report? >> i want to be consistent. >> reporter: governor wolf a fellow democrat called on leach to quit win hours of the story being publish in a philadelphia monday to veto a bill restricting abortion, wolf admitted he hadn't talked to leach but wanted him out. >> he says it did not happen. he said he was in a crowded room.

leach is denying any wrong doing. jeanette reyes is live outside his office in can king of pruss. >> reporter: governor wolf asking leach to resign and end his congressional campaign. leach is questioning why one of his accusers waited ten years to come forward. this morning pressure on daylin leach continues to mount. he is answering to trouble allegations that he act the inappropriately toward women. several accusers are former staffers. in publish report it is allied he made sexually charged comments and inappropriately touched them. tom wolf said the 56-year-old state senator is a leader on important policy issues, but his conduct cannot be excused. leach responded saying on facebook saying in part i never in anyway intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. it did not happen. delaware county prosecutor said the statements must be taken seriously and investigated promptly. >> he is supposed to be a leader. you. >> you don't know who to trust any more. >> i'm going to take the news with a grain

yah, that is daylin leach.called to resign. >>> and then this. >> you will shoot your eye out kid. >> well, very merry christmas, a holiday classic, a christmas story got a new twist, live on the stage, so we will have a couple of the surprises from that. good morning to all of you. sue and write coming back, i was talking about my christmas tree that fell over this weekend. >> a lot of you had that happen in your life. i had a lot of comments, cast, the kid. >> fishing line up there. >> we did that. >> we got the twine. >> yes, exactly. >> i hope you didn't lose too many ornament. >> a couple of them. >> sometimes you have to break a few ornament to make a omelette. >> no, wait a minute i milk them up there. >> let's try to get a forecast , lets see what we can do here. we have an eight out of 10. pretty good monday to look forward to weather-wise, and considering what was happening last week, a little honey in your tea, honey, yes, i love honey day, bus stop buddy, excited in his eagles green because of the w

john rawlins is outside live senator leach's office in king of prussia. john, governor wolf is weighing in on the story, as well, huh? >> reporter: that's correct, rick, governor wolf said his fellow democrat daylin leach should resign given the accusations he faces the accusations from a publish report in the philadelphia inquirer. the state senator district office opened today dealing with constituent requests, what no one could answer is what comes next for daylin leach. the 56-year-old senator made female staffers and volunteers uncomfortable touching them inappropriately and made sexual comments. one woman named emily, he he talked to me about finding a job and grabbed my three. one woman said she was you think comfortable county sexual banter of the workplace. he labeled me a prude and characterized me to my colleagues, as the wet blanket. the more i expressed my discomfort ats sexual and off -- at his sexual and off-color humor, the more it was funny to them. leeched said i was never a-- leach said i was never alone with the women involved and neve

misconduct hit closer to our area the governor of pennsylvania is calling on state senator daylen leach to step down. lets get out to king of prussia and steve keeley with the very latest on this, steve >> reporter: long time state senator for 15 years but running for congress begins pat meehan. so two different jobs at the same time. people want him to drop out of the governor. put democratic party loyalty well behind strong solid reporting and research by two excellent philadelphia inquirer reporters and stories and statements they have from eight women and three men about montgomery county's state law maker. they claimed touched female campaign worker inappropriate ly and talk and joke with sexual over tones. governor's statement says this disturbing behavior is absolutely unacceptable, senator leach should resign. this conduct cannot be excused and he added the lack of structure from victims to report this type of behavior, and feel protect is unexcus able and under scores harrisburg's culture must change too. well, senator leach put out his own statement after the inquirer report d

at leach's home, no one answered the door. leach says that the allegations are getting out of hand, writing on facebook saying he's taking a step back for his campaign from congress but not explaining what that means and wrote, while i've always been a gregarious person, it's heartbreaking to me that i've put someone in a position that has made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. i will take more care in my words and my action and make it my top priority to help change the culture around us. >> reporter: now, the governor says he has not spoken with daylin leach since the statements were made public. he ended it by saying, i will continue to do all that i can to advance progressive causes in the senate and represent my constituents with honor. deana durante, nbc 10 news. >>> turning to our first alert weather, a chilly monday. temperatures are warmer than we've seen lately. nbc 10 is here on rutgers campus where it was a mixture of coats and jackets. people got out and hit the boardwalk anyway. here's a bustling christmas

this morning the pressure on daylin leach to resign continues to month. allegations that he act thepriately toward women. governor wolf asked for his resignation saying he is a leader on important policy issues, but his conduct cannot be excused. leached responded to the accusations on facebook saying in part i never in anyway intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. delaware democrats say the states must be taken seriously and investigated promptly. >> some people expect better. >> he is supposed to be a leader. >> you don't know who to trust any more. that's what's wrong. >> i'm going to take this news with a grain of salt. it's just a big wave right now, some allegations you got to think sometimes they can't be true, how many times did this really happen? >> >> reporter: leach's attorney said his client looks forward to work with and for his constituents. there's no plans to spended -- suspend his congressional campaign. >>> new jersey state police are investigating a pedestrian crash in burlington county crossing 206 in springfie

the governor is calling for leach to step down a mid the allegations, but leach denies any wrongdoing. fox 29's jeff cole spoke to the governor live now at city hall. jeff? >> reporter: lucy, state senator dana leach is clearly trying to hang on to his state senate seat tonight softening his language it's heartbreaking to him he made anybody feel uncomfortable but clear toll night states toes top democrat tom wolf is not buying it. >> on the walls of senator daylin leach's principle of prussia office hank awards marking his long career as a left leaning democrat. a dye after the inquirer reports leach made sexual statements around young female staffers and touched some in ways they found inappropriate this political career appears in deep trouble. >> why so quick toll call for leach to resign in least this report? >> i want to be consistent. >> fellow democrat governor tom wolf hit leach state senator from montgomery county with a polite cal body below sunday by calling on him to quit. in philadelphia monday, to veto a bill restricting abortion, wolf would not back down. >> he says it

leach flatly denies he touched anyone inappropriately.s for montgomery, "in the office when the humor was flying, she was at least as anyone else and at the end of that campaign, she told me how proud she was to have worked for me. but a former male staff matt goldfine in an online posting backed up montgomery's view claiming he witnessed a pattern of inappropriate behavior. well, so far no signs that leach is going to quit this job. in fact, quite the opposite. in his latest statement today he says he will continue to advance progressive causes in the senate and represent his constituents with honor. live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, john. new jersey governor elect phil murphy continues to fill out his cabinet. today the democrat announced tahisha way as his pick for the next secretary of state. way is an administrative law judge and a former freeholder in passaic county. if confirmed, she would succeed kim guadagno who serves as secretary of state in addition to lieutenant governor. the secreta

we spoke to a leach supporter who says she is shocked by the allegations. >> it's hard. he's dedicated to his well to the people of pennsylvania, the district. for him -- for them to turn on him like a rabid dog is crazy. >> governor wolf has demanded leach's resignation. leach has vowed to do all he can to advance progressive issues in the senate. >>> republicans in harrisburg are blasting pennsylvania governor tom wolf after he rejected a bill that would put stricter limits on abortions. he formally vetoed the measure at city hall yesterday. the republican-passed bill called for abortion to be limited to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 24-week limit. the governor called the bill a vile attack on the right to choose. republicans called wolf a puppet of planned parenthood. it's unlikely the gop can override wolf's veto. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henl henley. heading out, i'm seeing light showers. you might run into a sprinkles before you get sunshine, and a warming breeze today. starting off mild, warming to the 50s this afternoon. it won't get th

there was no answer at leach's home monday in a facebook post this afternoon leach wrote, it's heartbreakinghat i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future, i will take more care in my words and my actions. ". >> what's clear leach will not quit the state senate as the governor wants him to, and says he'll only take a step back from his campaign for a seat in the us congress. >> people come forward with evidence that he acted inappropriately i think we need, all of us in public life, that's not who we are and we can't have that kind of behavior. >> reporter: source tells fox 29 tonight day lynn leach is not dropping out on his race for congress, only waiting for the holidays and will take another look at it again. meanwhile, the leader of the senate democrat says they want specifics on the allegations made against him and then they'll take appropriate action. in center city, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. ♪ >>> what is that? just a burg blair stuck in chimney even had to call 911 on himself just to get out. and arrested. >>> carrying on a li

state senator daylin leach is also running for a job in the u.s. congress.om that congressional campaign. >> "eyewitness news" reporter chante lens is live at senator leach's office in king of prussia. as calls begin to mount for his resignation. chante. >> reporter: ukee and nicole senator leach was not in his office today, meanwhile, governor made it crystal clear that he wants him to resign. >> i don't care when are republican, democrat, but i think we need to make a statement about what kind/ commonwealth we are. >> reporter: governor tom wolf called on senator daylin leach to resign after hearing about his sexual harassment allegation. senator leach announced that he is stepping back from his congressional campaign, the accusations surfaced after a philadelphia inquirer article, highlighted an interview with a young ex-temp staffer claiming that the then five five-year old senator inappropriate

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter chante lens is live at senator leach's office in king of prussia. as calls begin to mount for his resignation. chante. >> reporter: ukee and nicole senator leach was not in his office today, meanwhile, governor made it crystal clear that he wants him to resign. >> i don't care when are republican, democrat, but i think we need to make a statement about what kind/ commonwealth we are. >> reporter: governor tom wolf called on senator daylin leach to resign after hearing about his sexual harassment allegation. senator leach announced that he is stepping back from his congressional campaign, the accusations surfaced after a philadelphia inquirer article, highlighted an interview with a young ex-temp staffer claiming that the then five five-year old senator inappropriate inappropriately grabbed her thigh sitting next to her. other allegation where is detailed of different in a prep eighth sexual actions and remarks. the democrat has been a long time public supporter of woman 's rights, senator leach was not in his office, today but released a statement r

governor tom wolf is calling for leach to resign and democratic chair david landaeu says leach should suspend his campaign. >> checking in with weather, a live look at blue mountain resort in the poconos. where snow could fall tonight. but that chance is looking more and more slim. kathy tracking it all right now. hello, kathy. >> well, good evening, louis y. i everyone, we're talking about flurries or snow showers notice poconos and the system moving through sint acting with dry air. take a look outside. looking good philadelphia this evening. an you can see here's the moisture moving across the region breaking up over the poconos as iten counters drier air over the delaware valley. so could be seeing a few flurries and drizzle and freezing drizzle overnight. and it's all going to be temperature dependent in allentown,. it's 34 pottstown and 27 poconos and philadelphia above freezing 39. overnight 35 in the sit question and below freezing pottstown, allentown, lancaster, reading. poconos, good snow making weather at 25. as you go overnight moisture moving in. chance of few snow showe

. >>> calls are growing tonight for the resignation of pennsylvania state senator daylin leach over sexualarassment allegations. now, the governor is calling for him to step down. this amid mounting accusations of suggestive behavior and unwanted touching. sunday night, and the big story on action news is developing. democrat daylin leach whose strict encompasses much of montgomery county is the latest lawmaker ensnared in allegations of improper behavior. >> he spoke out today denying wrong doing. christie ileto joinss live with details. christie. >> reporter: walter, governor wolf called the allegations disturbing and also called for leach to not only step down, suspend his congressional campaign. that being said, according to his facebook page, leach is adamant that these allegations are simply false. considered a progressive and an advocate f women's rights, state senator daylin leach finds himself the latest politician at the center of aexual misconduct firestorm. several women, most of them former staffers have been accused him of is a making sexually-charged comments and inappropria

. ♪ >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach is stepping back from his campaign for congress but sayse is not resigning. you see former female staffs archiving him of sexual misconduct. in faceboo post this afternoon leach wrote "it's heartbreaking to me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. yesterday the inquirer reported leach made sexualized statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways some found inappropriate. governor wolf is now calling on leach to resign. >> people come forward with evidence that he acted inappropriately we need to say that's in the who we are and we can't have that kind of behavi behavior. >> sources tell fox 29 at this point leach is not dropping out of the race for congress but may re-evaluate after the holidays. >>> so governor wolf was here in philadelphia to veto bill that would have limited abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. pennsylvania current limit is 24 weeks. it's supported say new medical breck throughs have saved younger baby. the 20 week limit would kept in place ex

he's accused of acting inappropriately and some are calling on leach to resign. deanna durante has the latest. >> reporter: he has not talked to state senator since the accusations were made public and he says that does not matter as he's calling on the state senator to resign. >> we need to make a statement about what kind of commonwealth we are. >> staffers were there but no leach today. and no one answered the door at his home. calls for his resignation come after some say they felt uncomfortable. she says she was offended by a sexualized tone in the office saying, "when i expressed my discomfort, daylin suggested i just didn't get the joke and labeled me a prude." a long-time friend joan says she doesn't believe the allegations. you saw him yesterday. how was he? >> he was hurt. he was sad and it's hard. he dedicated his life to the people of pennsylvania to the district and for them to turn on him like that is crazy. >> reporter: she says she's disappointed for the call for the resignation and that is before leach released this statement saying, "while i've

leach blames the accusations on an unnamed political opponent and has never touched women. >>> thousands are stranded because of the massive power failure at the airport in atlanta due to a blackout caused by an underground fire. we go to atlanta at that with more. -- atlanta with more. >> lights flickered once. >> a couple of minutes later it went out again. >> reporter: the lights are back on the hartsville jackson international airport. but that doesn't mean the travel headache is over. >> now we're all just waiting to get out of here e. a complete nightmare. >> i was going to try to get to birmingham, not. >> reporter: it could be days before passengers make it to their final destination. >> some 30,000 people were surrounded by darkness after a massive power failure sunday afternoon. >> it's a nightmare we have to go through the tunnels that are pitch black. >> sat on the tarmac for five hours. >> reporter: the blackout caused by the fire from an underground facility. it knocked out the backup system. georgia power investigators are trying to determine the cause. >> it will take the

senator dalen leach says he will step back from the campaign for a congressional seat. he was a top candidate in a crowded primary to take on incumbent pat meehan. leach is faces accusations of acting inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides. leach released this statement which reads in part, "it's heartbreaking to me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will take more care in similar situations." >> it's hard. he's dedicated his life to the people of pennsylvania, to the district. for them to turn on him like a rabid dog is crazy. >> governor wolf has demanded leach's resignation already. leach has vowed to do all he can to advance progressive issues in the senate. >>> republicans in harrisburg are blasting governor tom wolf after he rejected a bill that would put stricter limits on abortions. wolf formally vetoed the bill at philadelphia's city hall yesterday. the gop-controlled legislature passed the measure, senate bill 3, as it's called. called for abortions to be limited to the f

leach flatly denies the allegations.ernor tom wolf, a fellow democrat, is calling for leach to resign. leach said he will cooperate with state senate leaders to address the accusations. >> it is 5:06 and happening today, the house is set to take up the first vote on the republican plan to overhaul the u.s. tax system. under the plan taxes would be cut for 95 percent of americans in 2018 but over time those cuts will expire and taxes will rise for some. there are major changes for big business. the corporate tax rate will be cut from 35 percent to 21 percent. the new bill eliminates also the mandate for the affordable healthcare provision. if the bill passes the house, it will move to the senate for a vote, perhaps as late -- as soon as later today. the white house is confident it has enough votes for this to pass. president trump has said he expects to sign the bill before christmas calling it a great gift. >> so, we have christmas next week. winter starts in two days. >> yes, it does, thursday. >> what is going on. >> w

leach donee denies he touched anyone inappropriately. in the office when the humor racy as anyone the end of that campaign she toldmee worked for me. >> reporter: another staff said he witnessed behavior by the senator that was "totally inappropriate." >> reporter: so, leach not responding to reporters at this point instead putting written statements in his most recent statement which came ut about 2 o'clock as as i said it appears from the time being he is going to step back from his congressional aspirationingut has not addressed what the governor has stated which is that he should resign. live in center city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> john, thank you. >>> new jersey state pi investid fiery crash in burlington county. chopper6 was over the scene at fly and carranza roadamong towny afternoon today where two people were killed. the scored vehicle was wrapped around a utility pole. still no word yet on what caused the crash. >> another thief has preyed on holiday deliveries, this time snagging priceless gifts from a

here's part of the senator leach's response, "it is true that sometimes i touch people when i talk to them, a clasped forearm, pat on the back, but nothing inappropriate or sexual. i now know that some people subjectively find such touching unpleasant. that said, the two alleged incidents described did not happen, and i never in any way intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. it did not happen." nbc10 has not rare fewed accounts of what happened -- verified what happened. leach has been in office for 15 years. >>> the final numbers are in for new jersey's extended bear hunt that ended saturday. officials say hunters -- got less than 407 bears, less than the 636 last year. this year days were added to the season. phil murphy will end the hunt temporarily so other methods can be investigated. >>> bowling helped brighten the holidays for a group affected by a fire. supporter of the post office cafe hosted the fundraiser last night. the fire destroyed the restaurant earlier this month. all the proceeds will go toward helping the employees there. there's also a gofun

daylin leach, 56, married father of two is under that pressure. he has been in the state senate since 2009, before that six years in the house of representatives. he ran for congress in 2014. he is running again right now for this seat held by congressman pat meehan but he is also getting urged to suspend that campaign for congress as well as having governor say senator leach should resign his seat in harrisburg. after reading well researched work of two excellent philadelphia inquirer reporters published yesterday, governor wasted little time putting out a very strong statement about his fellow democrat this disturbing behavior is unacceptable, this conduct cannot be excused, inquirer report details inappropriate touching a female campaign staffers by senator leach and in a prep eighth sexual talk by him around his office. in his own statement about the report senator leach blames people affiliated with his political opponent that started a whisper campaign begins him. media picked it up and like most people i sometime tell or laugh at humor, it

people are saying, "let's end this now." >> and that seems to go to daylin leach, who has eight womennd three men say that either they were targeted or they oversaw people be targeted in ways they thought were inappropriate. >> nobody gets a day in court. this is not criminal activity. >> yeah. >> this is politics. and whether we're going to tolerate this kind of behavior in our political system -- it's not a question of whether we're gonna put anyone in jail, so you don't have a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. it's just politically, do we want to tolerate this kind of misbehavior? and i think a lot of americans are now saying we want to send a message. we want to take every single case that's out there, make it an example so that everyone understands this kind of misbehavior. you may not end up in prison, but, you know, you're gonna have to change careers. >> but you're not gonna be in positions of power and authority over others because of this behavior. >> right. >> well, what do you do? daylin leach has said he's taking a step back from his congressional campaign, not getting

senator leach should resign.enator leach is also running begins republican congressman pat meehan for u.s. congress at the same time that he has a state senate seat in harrisburg. the democratic party leader in delaware county also wants leach to suspend his campaign for congress as well. well, leach says the alleged touching incident quote did not happen and that his joking and talking is no more racey then the average person. but to be clear it is not pure either. lauren and mike at age 56 this married father of two is not in agreement that his 15 year political career should end over this. we will see if he makes it through the year. >> what a year this has been, my goodness, game changing year. >>> president trump may be days away from his big owes accomplishment in office biggest rewrite of the tax code in 30 years. >> in fact, the house is expect to vote on that tax reform bill probably early tomorrow, the senate, maybe before christmas later this week. >> increasingly clear that the republicans will need j

. >>> allegations of inappropriate conduct against pennsylvania state senator daylin leach. late this afternoon, leach said he is stepping back from the congressional campaign to focus on family but he's not said if eavesdropping out of the race. a former campaign fund-raiser and others complained of offensive jokes and inappropriate touching by leach. the democratic state senator has not responded to calls from the governor to resign. >> i've had zero tolerance for this back when i was in the private sector. zero tolerance for it in the executive branch. this is not something that anybody, male or female, should be forced to subject herself or himself to in the course of doing a job. >> leach said, "i will continue to do all that i can to advance progressive causes and represent my constituents with honor." >> right now at 5:00, a 19-year-old man is confessed to attacking a man in west philadelphia while her fiancee listened helplessly over the phone. we have a picture of what the woman looked like after the beating. we have to warn you, though, it's graphic. the victim was

gramm-leach-bliley is a law from the 20th century. mr. speaker, we're in the 21st century. why don't we ensure that the privacy notification for the consumer is actually on the website? this is what is truly pro-consumer, not forcing people to go and subsidize the paper mills and the u.s. postal service by sending out a notification on paper that doesn't change anything and merely confuses consumers. if you're really pro-consumer, then try to respect their market and try not to pass additional costs onto them. again, railroad regardless what you heard on the other -- again, regardless what you heard on the other side of the aisle, it is 21st century, not 20th century. it's pro-consumer regardless what the special interests and washington, d.c.-based lobbyists cited. the gentleman from michigan brings us pro-consumer legislation. the privacy notification technical clarification act. and i'm kind of embarrassed we're having to spend this much time debating something that should have been on our expedited suspension calendar. i mean, it's almost like there is a knee jerk react

my favourite british film of the year was hope dickson leach's the levelling, a poetic tale of familyt against the postdiluvian backdrop of flooded somerset. i don't want this to be your fault! not again. having been named a star of tomorrow by screen international way back in 2007, it took hope dickson leach nearly a decade to make herfirst feature, which stars ellie kendrick and david troughton. it was well worth the wait. other screen debuts included lady macbeth, the first feature from theatre director william old royd . transferring its themes from russia to the rugged landscapes of victorian era north east england, the film made a star of florence pugh, who previously shone in carol morley‘s the falling, and she commands the screen in this lusty tale of repression and rebellion. yorkshire provided the arresting setting for god's own country, the feature debut from francis lee won the bifa for best independent film. depicting a tentative relationship to a young local farmer and a migrant romanian worker, god's own country was another low—budget british odyssey with a licence as b

leach flatly denies the allegations. governor tom wolf a fellow democrat is calling for leach to resign. leach said he will cooperate with state senate leaders to address the accusations. >> you may have noticed, i know i have, more and more strange numbers calling in and you're wondering why am i getting all these robo calls. maybe maribel aber has some answer. these at the nasdaq in times square. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. well, don't answer it first of all. make sure you know the pick of the phone number. new jersey and delaware on top of the list for spam calls. the states have the highest density of the calls according to the fcc. pennsylvania is 25th. overall there were more than 7 million complaints this year about calls that violated the do not call registry. that's couple double the number from 2016. optimism over tax reform. the dow up 140 points and closed at a new record its 70th this year. looks like futures pointing to a higher open. reports on housing starts and building permits due out

here's part of leach's response, "it is true that sometimes i touch people when i talk to them. i clasp a forearm, pat on the back, but nothing inappropriate or sexual. i now know that some people subjectively find this touching unpleasant. that said, the two alleged incidents that were described by the "enquirer" did not happen. i never in any way intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. it did not happen." nbc10 has not verified the accuser's accounts of what happened. leach has been in office for 15 years. >>> the final numbers in for new jersey's extended bear hunt that ended this weekend on saturday. officials say hunters killed more than 400 bears during this year's hunt. that's about 200 less than the number killed last year. this fall officials added several days to the hunting season. governor-elect murphy promised to halt the annual hunt so researchers can investigate other ways to manage the bear populatio population. >>> the eagles beat the giants, you probably know this if you're waking up bleary-eyed, though it happened in the afternoon. it wa

. >> pennsylvania leach a. jackie pa leach i. they're inment fox how long tonight. pete, we had you in a couple of weeks ago. pete in addition to being a comedian likes to sling some drinks every now and then. is it true, are people talking about the year that passed at this point? i think it's more of like an it at this point. do you feel -- i think 2016 was the year -- we lost so many tars that we love. we lost prince and carrie fisher and everything else, 2016 was just an exhaust ing year. 2016 or 2017, what was worse? a. i'm sure we lost stars this year, too, it just probably got drowned out. this year i could sit here and harp on all the bad stuff, but i like to say this is the year the light got on. i got to find out which one of my relatives were racist. i got to find out which one of the comedy heros was a deviant. i'm trying to find the silver lining in this year. >> jackie, i think we did lose stars. they dimmed. they're no longer stars anymore. you think of some of these names, people that we all looked up to. i thought kevin spacy was an incredible actor

leach has been in office for 15 years. katy?>> new this morning, senator chuck schumer is calling on the government to put new screening devices that detect suicide b b bombers into use across the nation sooner rather than later. the democrat wants the tsa to speed up testing of the technology. the devices look like small tv cameras on tripods. they scan for metallic and nonmetallic objects on a person's body, triggering an alarm if the vest is detected. the tsa tested the devices in los angeles, washington, and other cities. senator schumer is hoping new york is next and soon. the devices are not yet ready for a national rollout. >>> firefighters in wilmington want to change a delaware state law so they can start carrying a lifesaving drug. the firefighters are trained to give narcan to people when they overdose on heroin. right now, the law says they cannot have the antidote on them. firefighters in philadelphia and other communities in the region are allowed to carry narcan. >>> 5:16 now. let's get you to work with a check of

. >> the governor is calling for senator leach to resign. accusations against the democrat who represents parts of montgomery and delaware counties appear in a philadelphia inquirer article. he announced he is quote taking a step back for his campaign for congress. >> i don't care whether you're republican or democrat. i think he's done a fine job as a senator, but i think we need to make a statement about what kind of society we are, what kind of common wealth we are. >> leach released a statement reading in part: it's heartbreaking to me that i've put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will make it my top priority to protect those who speak up to help change. >>> governor wolf was in philadelphia today to veto a bill passed by the republican-led legislature. it would have limited abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. the current limit is 24 weeks. the governor signed the veto paperwork at city hall where he was joined by mayor jim kinney and women's health advocates. >> presiden

published an arm quoting former campaign legislative staffers and advisors, they accuse senator jaylen leachbehavior ranking from highly sexualized jokes and comments to inapropriate touching. leach blames the accusations on unknown political opponent and denies the allegation. >> to a story everyone is talking becomes lights finally back on, at atlanta heartfield airport following a massive power outage. >> slight work to get back on track. slides diverted and thousands of passenger left waiting for nearly 11 hours crews restored the power just before midnight. despite that, more than 400 flights still canceled today. 7ó leaving folks unsure about plans. >> you know, they don't e have the stuff up yet. so i beooks l ;Ñfosurg pverybospd else. he outage caused by a fire lectrical facility about 30, affected by the >>> well, matt peterson tracking the temperatures this weekend, has a look at your weekend weather. matt? >> yes jim it is going to be a little bit on the warm side. as we move through the holiday weaken couple of mild days in the mix, with a little bit of sunshine here and there co

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. >> the governor is calling for senator leach to resign. accusations against the democrat who represents parts of montgomery and delaware counties appear in a philadelphia inquirer article. he announced he is quote taking a step back for his campaign for congress. >> i don't care whether you're republican or democrat. i think he's done a fine job as a senator, but i think we need to make a statement about what kind of society we are, what kind of common wealth we are. >> leach released a statement reading in part: it's heartbreaking to me that i've put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespected. in the future i will make it my top priority to protect those who speak up to help change. >>> governor wolf was in philadelphia today to veto a bill passed by the republican-led legislature. it would have limited abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. the current limit is 24 weeks. the governor signed the veto paperwork at city hall where he was joined by mayor jim kinney and women's health advocates. >> presiden

leach is accused of acting inappropriately toward women employees and campaign aides. he was a top candidate in a crowded democratic primary to challenge republican incumbent pat meehan. >>> today, there's a coat drive for people forced to move to the lehigh valley who are not accustomed to the winter climate. hundreds of puerto rican hurricane evacuees are here and many have not experienced our frigid temperatures. the group is collecting coats, gloves, scarves, and other winter clothing, at the organizing center on 8th street in allentown. you can drop off items from 12:00 noon to 8:00 this evening. >>> new jersey governor-elect phil murphy just visited puerto rico this weekend. while making his public comments, he said new jersey has its arms open to evacuees, and he stands committed to helping the territory recover. estimates say new jersey has the third largest puerto rican population in the u.s. >>> police in atlantic county have identified a person of interest in connection with an attempted sex assault. police received a call about the attack in birch grove par

. >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach stepping back from his campaign from congress but he is not resigning his role as a state senator of pennsylvania we have some former female staff ers accusing him of sexual misconduct. in a facebook post yesterday he wrote quote it is heart break to go me that someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or disrespect. on sunday the inquirer report that had leach, made sexual ized statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways they found inappropriate. the governor is calling on him to resign. >> people come forward with credible evidence that is acted in a prep eighthly i think we all in public life say that is in the we are and we cannot that have kind of behavior. >> now sources are saying that leach's not dropping out of that race for congress but he may reevaluate decision after the holidays, we shall see. >>> is there a person accused of ambushing philadelphia police officer, a case that happened a while ago, and prosecutors say it was a isis inspired attack and that is what the judge said, rejected that

i think leach has done fine job as a senator, but i think we do need to make a statement about what kind of commonwealth we are. >> leach release add statement reading in part, it is heart break to go me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel un comfortable, or disrespecting. in the future i will take more care in my words and my actions and i will make it my top priority to protect those who speak up to help change. >> governor wolf vetoed bill passed by the republican led legislature. the bill would have limited abortion long as to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. the current limited is 24 weeks, the governor signed the veto paperwork at city hall in philadelphia yesterday, he was joined by mayor jim kenney, and women's health advocates. >>> the house is getting ready to vote on the gop final draft of the tax reform plan today, if it passes, the measure will then go on to the senate. >> and if both the house and senate approve the bill, president trump could sign massive tax cuts into law. here's -- >> the trump administration could ends the year with a major victory

. >>> pennsylvania governor, tom wolf among those, asking leach to resign and delaware county democrat, released a statement that read, in part, he should immediately suspend his congressional campaign. the statement, of these individual, must be taken seriously and state senate must investigate these incidents promptly, through an outside, independent investigation. leach denies the accusation and in a statement he says that the political opponent started what he called a whisper campaign begins him and goes on to say that he was quote a humerus guy. >>> police are investigating suspect abduction earlier this morning in west kensington. 22-year old woman was was friend when they were forced in her ex-boyfriend's car. it happened at 1:30 at howard and diamond street. vehicle described as a black four door sedan, and woman has not been heard from ever since >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting of the man who was selling sneak ers in south philadelphia this morning. it happened just after 10:00 o'clock, at fdr park. "action news" reporter, christie ileto joins us live fro

. >>> pennsylvania state senator daylin leach stepping back from his campaigning for congress but says he is not resigning from his state position, some of his former female staffers are accusing him of sexual misconduct n a facebook post yesterday afternoon he wrote quote it is heart breaking i have put someone in the position that made them feel uncomfortable offer disrespect. sunday the inquirer report that had leach made sexual statements around young female staffers and touched them in ways some found inappropriate. the governor is calling on him to resign. >> people come forward with credible evidence that is acted inappropriately we need all of news public life say that is not who we are and we cannot have that kind of behavior. >> leach is a state senator from montgomery county. at this point he is not dropping out of the race for congress but may evaluate after the holidays. >>> 4:08. prominent center city lawyer going to prison for sexual assault of the 14 year-old girl, brian meehan sentenced that 56o four years in prison year-old paid to have relation was a girl on several

to make a statement about what kind of society we, are what kind of a commonwealth we are. >> now, leach released statement reading in part: it is heart break to go me that i have put someone in a position that made them feel uncomfortable or dis recalls dollars. in the future i'll take more care in my words and my actions and i will make it my top priority to protect those who to speak up to change. >> current limit 24 weeks, governor signed veto paperwork at city hall where he was joined by mayor jim kenney and women's health add very cats. >> police are asking for the public's help in catching some real life grinches who stole a woman's holiday decorations from outside of her south philly home. this is the third time josephine michetti has had her decorations stolen from her home, in 2013 a cup old was caught on camera stealing her decorations cents. they were arrested. then in october of 2014 the couple snatched her halloween decor. on december 9th around 5:00 in the morning two men took three trees and a top area she made with tournaments, michetti said she won't be decorated outsid

governor tom wolf is among those asking leach to resign. just minutes ago the delaware county democrats released a statement that read in part he should immediately suspend his congressional campaign. the statements of these individual must be taken seriously. the state senate must investigate these incidents presentmently through an outside independent investigation. now, leach denies the accusations and in his statement he says that the political opponent started what he called a whisper campaign against him and he goes on to say that he is quote a humerus guy. we will have more on this breaking story as new details come in on the air and on six abc.com. >>> moving on to a developing story, police are investigating a suspect abduction early this morning in west kensington. a 22-year old woman was with friends when they say she was forced in to her ex-boyfriend 's car. it happened at 1:30 at howard and diamond street. vehicle is described as a black four door sedan, woman is not been heard from ever since. >>> robbery suspect motive behind

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