michael and melissa shales accused of abusing twin girls just a couple of months old.ne child with a broken leg so swollen that 12-month-old clothing was tight. the doctors said if left untreated the injury could have resulted in death. and also had a fractured rib and spinal injuries. and her sister multiple fractures to both legs. >> to do something like that it is heart-breaking. >> neighbors kristina and tim didn't know much about the shales but often heard the twins' 2-year-old brother crying. court records reveal that all three children were malnourished and the home deplorable. >> there was trash everywhere. not a space on the floor where there was not some type of garbage, dirty diapers, just stuff laying around everywhere. >> melissa shales told detect e detectives that she grabbed one child in an angered state and swung her, hit her on the daybed and she went to the floor on her back. >> it is sickening. >> in march another neighbor watching the twins and the woman noticed that the child was making a gurgling sound, was blue and they claimed the child was cho

. >> 25-year-old melissa shales and her 30-year-old husband michael are behind bars on half a million dollars bail each in what investigators say is a horrific case of child abuse involving their two month old twin girls. >> half million, that ain't enough. >> reporter: look at the couple's facebook page shows dozens of pictures posted of them with their kids. including pictures of the newborn girls. the pictures appear to show fairly healthy looking children in the first few weeks after coming home from the hospital. however according to court documents, that's not what doctors say they found. >> i don't think they deserve to have children if they're going to treat infants like that what would they do to an older child report roar this where investigators say one of the children sustained a broken leg that was so bad doctors told police the infant could have died if she didn't receive treatment when she did. >> it was just horrifying what happened there. we couldn't believe it. >> reporter: police say they also found evidence of prior fractures to the leg of the second baby girl. one

much their twin girls still hospitalized with a broken leg at saint christopher's, 25-year-old melissa shales and her 30-year-old husband michael were behind bars monday on half a million dollars bail each in what investigators say is a felony case of child abuse involving their two month old daughters. >> sickening. it makes you sick to your stomach, and i'm just glad they're finally locked up. >> reporter: look at the couple's facebook page shows dozens of pictures posted of them with their kids including pictures of the newborn girls. pictures appear to show fairly healthy looking children in the first few weeks after coming home from the hospital. however, according to court documents, that's not what the doctors said they found. >> i don't think they deserve to have children if they're going to treat infants like that what would they do to an older child. >> reporter: one of the children sustained a broken leg that was so bad doctors told police the infant could have died if she didn't receive treatment when she did. >> breaks your heart. disappointing, you know, a shame the kids have to

tullytown police say michael and melissa shales caused significant injuries to their two children who less than four months old. mrs. shales reportedly called 911 in march to rat that her child was choking. the baby was rushed to the hospital. upon further examination police say the baby had multiple broken bones and a spinal injury that was in the process of healing. the baby's sibling had similar injuries. neighbors say they often heard the twins two-year-old brother crying. court records reveal all three children were malnourished be and the home was deplorable. >> i'm just glad that they're finally locked up and i hope that they spend a very long time behind bars. >> the children are now in the care of child protective services. >> the family of a delaware teenaged girl who died during a fight in a school bathroom wants a seconds opinion on autopsy results. the first autopsy determined that amy joyner-francis died of a longstanding heart condition that was triggered by the april 21st assault. the family members say they've spoken to doctors who don't believe the heart condition sh

tullytown police say michael and melissa shales caused significant injuries to the twin girls who areess than four months old. one of the babies was rushed to the hospital in march. upon further examination police say doctors discovered the baby had multiple broken bones and a spinal injury that was in the process of healing. the other twin was found with similar injuries. the twins and their two-year-old brother are now in the care of child protective services. >>> the family of amy joyner-francis wants to do a second autopsy. joyner-francis died after being assaulted in a school bathroom by three girls at howard highly technology in wilmington last month. covering to the first autopsy report, joyner-francis died of a longstanding heart condition that was triggered by the assault but the dead teenager's family says cardiologists have told them that the defect should not have caused sudden death. as well, the family wants the accused teens to face more serious charges. >> forget the fact of the situation with the heart condition, amy was killed in the bathroom by the young ladies who,

found ammunition for a 223 arrival win the reach of one of the childr children. >> 25-year-old melissa shalesyear-old husband michael are behind bars on half a million dollars bail each in what investigators say is a horrific case of child abuse involving their two month old twin girls. >> half million, that ain't enough. >> reporter: look at the couple's facebook page shows dozens of pictures posted of them with their kids. including pictures of the newborn girls. the pictures appear to show fairly healthy looking children in the first few weeks after coming home from the hospital. however according to court documents, that's not what doctors say they found. >> i don't think they deserve to have children if they're going to treat infants like that what would they do to an older child report roar this where investigators say one of the children sustained a broken leg that was so bad doctors told police the infant could have e

tullytown police soaplike caln melissa shales caused significant injuries to their two girls who arer months old. one of the babies was rushed to the hospital in march. upon further examination police say doctors discovered the baby had multiple broken bones and a spinal injury that was in the process of healing. the other twin was found with similar injuries. the twins and their two-year-old brother are now in the care of child protective services. >> the family of the delaware teenaged girl who died during a fight in a school bathroom wants a seconds opinion on the autopsy results. the first autopsy determined that amy joyner-francis died of a longstanding heart condition that was triggered by the april 21st assault. the family members say they've spoken to doctors who do not believe that the heart condition should have triggered that sudden death. three of joyner francis' classmates from howard high school in wilmington have been charged in connection with her death but joyner francis' family thinks that those charges should be more serious. >> time is now 6:36 and happening today

melissa and michael shales are accused of a pattern of abuse.oth babiy ies had broken legs other trauma. one of the girls is still in the hospital with a throat injury. the neighbors saw the baby insisted the parents called 911. >> she jumped out of her bed and says to her husband, what do i say? i said, you need to tell them the truth, what happened. >> the bucks county district attorney tells us the other twin an a 3-year-old are now in protective custody. >>> florida investigators plan to inspect a boat used by two teenagers who disappeared at sea. the boat was returned to florida yesterday by the cargo ship that founded it off the coast of bermuda in march. perry cohen and austin stephanos when fishing in july off the coast of jupiter. their capsized boat was recovered but their bodies have not been found. cohen's mother says she wants the boat examined as a possible crime scene. the florida fish commission says they do not consider this a crime case but will look at the boat. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill h

melissa and michael shales are accused of a pattern of abuse so severe the children could have died ofheir injuries. authorities say both babies had broken legs and other trauma. one of the girls is still in the hospital with a throat injury. a neighbor saw the baby and insisted the parents call 911. >> i said to her, she jumped out of her bed and she said to her  husband, what do i say? i said you need to help them the truth, what happened. he said the baby had cotton in her throat, so he put a pair of pliers down her throat to get the cotton out. >> the other twin and a 3-year-old is now in protective custody. >>> happening today, philadelphia city council will hear from school superintendent william hite about the next year's budget. the exile district has not planned to ask for an increase in funding but hite says the long-term picture carries a significant deficit. philly schools have a $2.8 billion spending plan for the next year that depends on more state funding. >>> philadelphia's new fire commissioner will spend part of his first full day on the job helping to educate the pu

melissa and michael shales face aggravated assault and endangering the welfare 6 of a child. both had leg injuries and one is still in the hospital after a throat injury. a neighbor saw the baby and insisted the parents call 911. >> never seen nothing like that, a lot of blood from the nose, her mouth. never seen nothing like that in my life, ever. >>> bucks county district attorney tells us the other twin and a 3-year-old are in protective custody. >>> a former ivy league professor convicted in the blejenning death of his wife has been denied early release. that means he'll serve full ten years behind bars. the penn professor killed his as she wrapped gifts in their home back in 2006. >>> opening statements began in the corruption trial for long time philadelphia congressman fattah. prosecutors say he took an illegal $1 million loan to fund his failing mayor bid in 2007. attorneys put the blame on two political consultants who pled guilty in the case. four associates on trial with the congressman. their attorneys say they took direction from fattah. >>> new jersey employers

twin girls, one of the babies hospitalized with broken bones 306789 year-old michael shale and his 25 year-old wife melissa of tulleytown jailed pending half million-dollar bail each. accusations range from severe physical a abuse to mal nourish. according to the court record melissa admitted doing certain things to those babe is in front of her husband out of anger to get a reaction out of him. officers interviewed neighbors including one who saw that baby's face when it was blue. >> we understand that there was stuff stuffed in the ones mouth and trying to get it out with pliers. yeah, it was just terrible. >> sickening. it makes you sick to your stomach. i'm just glad that they are finally lock up. >> the couple has a two-year old son in protective services with his other baby sisters. authorities say there are no signs he has been abused. >>> times running out to register to vote in new jersey's june 7th primarically includes selecting those candidates who will run for president in november. it is also the last chance for vote tours switch political party affiliation, unaffiliated voters must declare a

. >> we're talking michael shale and his 25 year-old wife melissa of tool i town. they are jail pending half million-dollar jail for each of them. the accusations range from severe physical a boost to mal nourish. according to court record melissa admitted to do suggest things to the babies out of anger in front of her husband on get a reaction out of him. officers interviewed neighbors who saw one who saw the baby's face turn blue. >> we understand there was stuff stuffed in the ones mouth they were trying to get it out with flyers. it was terrible. >> sickening. it makes you sick to your stomach and i'm just glad they are finally lock up. >> the couple has a two-year old son now in protective services with his baby-sitter. authorities say there are no signs he has been abuse. >>> new developments in the death of the young boy who disappeared from his haddon township home last october. judge denied a defense attorney's request to toss first degree murder case begins brand an creato's father david. investigators say he killed his son because his girlfriend didn't l

shale revolution which gives many americans who don't necessarily have a college education of pathway upwards to a high paying job. obviously the same would be the case in technology and finance industries. melissara, the problem is all those things involve training. even to work in the shale revolution, you don't need to have a college degree. that's one of the challenges, right? >> what this report tells us overall is we need to recommit to making job quality the number one issue in this country. the reality is, the majority of jobs available in our economy require a four-year college degree. i'm from that now extinct species called the blue-collar middle-class. that's what i grew up in. there was nothing magical about those manufacturing jobs. they became good jobs because we fought to make them good job in large part due to unity because of other things as well. we had a minimum wage that was actually pretty robust back in the 70s and 80s and we've let that sort of the client so i think this is a wake-up call. it says that we need to return to the idea that you can get a good family sustaining job if you don't have a college degree and we know what we need to do to make that a reality. melis

michael shale and his 25 year-old wife melissa of tulleytown both jailed on half million-dollar bail each. both babies were malnourished and showed signs of being violently shaken with prior broken legs and ribs. police started in march after melissa called 911 from their home. according to court record melissa admitted doing certain things to those babies out of and inner front of her husband just to get a reaction out of them. >> it breaks your heart, disappointing. it is a shame the kid have to be born to people like that. >> pitiful how can people do that to a little baby. >> the couple has a two-year old son in protective services, with his baby sister. authorities say there are in signs he has been abused. >>> police and residents in olney coming together to try to track down whoever smashed windows and break nothing to cars in the neighborhood. police say they have had 66 incident over the past month, in the area of rising sun and front street. seven of those happening yesterday morning alone. last night 36th district had a community meeting to address peoples concerns. they s