i's not clear but minaj knew the alleged victim. the defendant has been reelised on a $100,000 bond and due back in court on december 9th. nicki minaj is usually active on social media with more than 20 miellion twitter followers. bungt so far posted nothing about >> reporter: and that sil ce continues right now. representatives of nicki minaj did not get back to us today nor did a lawyer for the defendant. >>> new tonight, we're hearing from the mother who left her baby in a church nay tiffty ene. you just cannot forget this phhoto showing the newborn boy after being abandoned inside a church manger in queens last week. the "new york post" talked to e 18-year-old woman claiming to be the infant's mother. saying she came to new york from mexico five months ago pregnant. told the post i wa extremely scared when i suddenly wentointo labor last week in alone in my house and that once he was born, umbilical cor still attached, she carried him out naked saying i needed to take him some place safe. i thought about the holy child jesus chu

and nicky minaj took the stand on his behalf.ox 29's shawnette wilson joins us live from the newsroom. shawnette, you were in the newsroom actually in the courtroom for the testimony. >> reporter: it was a packed courtroom, too, luce seem nicky minaj told the judge meek mills does not want to be on the wrong side of the law schenn says he's grown up so much since he was first arrested and went to jail, but the judge and prosecutors argue meek mill knows the rules and simply isn't complying. fox 29 cameras were there as meek mill showed up for court this afternoon in center city for hearing on a probation violation. dressed in a dark fitted suit and pass stelle colored shirt, he was hopeful as he walk into the criminal justice center. >> you want to say anything about the probation violation? >> no. hopefully i make out good. >> reporter: he headed through security a made family and friends. then moments later, our cameras captured rap super star nicky minaj donned in deep blue colo colored skirt. she tweeter out this picture of a

. >>> meek mill call into court over something over his probation why his girl nicki minaj told philadelphia judge to try to keep herman out of jail. >>> plus a big win for philly's latest president, a after many challenging to build a multi million-dollar project where you could be rolling the dice next, good day, it is finally friday december 11th, 2015. look who we rolled out of bed early this morning. >> good morning. >> you have been asking like his girl. >> no. >> she's nicki minaj. >> she wants to be independent. >> yeah. >> this is when you are rolling over. >> i'm feeling sorry for you once you get up, sue serio you know how it feels, so you say this is what they do every day. >> i did something i never do and hit the snooze button, this morning. it just delays the inevitable, stupid. i will no do that anymore. we've got fog issues again. it seems like every morning this week we have been dealing with this. atlantic city is sock in so is millville, new jersey. we still have problems in lancaster, reading, reduced visibility in a allentown. that could slow you down, this morning keep

minaj made it clear she's not a witness but there to speak on meek's behalf. she claims that the rapper can be irresponsible and doesn't have have structure in his life regarding what community service should be or where and when he should travel. she promised that had judge that she will help keep herman on track. >>> 5:08. a 15 year-old girl is heading to the juvenile treatment facility after a fight with the police officer in allen town. >> wow. this video capture i outside, william allen high school in october. judge sentenced a teen after she admitted she did attack the police officer who apparently is there in case any other type of fight breaks out. the the teen was one of 100 students involved in the series of fights, that afternoon. she will spend at least three months in the treatment center. the school will get final say about when and where she can return after that. >>> it is a huge win for philadelphia's latest casino. >> after many challenge is it looks like multi million-dollar project will be brought to life. steve keeley is live with the deta

minaj testifying in court today for his parole violation. prosecutors say he violated terms he set by a judge overseeing his 2009 drug case. minaj says she'll help him stay organized and work with him to fulfill his community service requirement. he's due back in court again next week. >>> a warm night for holiday festivities in montgomery county. the people didn't seem to mind. neither did the budweiser collides clydesdales. they took part in the festivities. >>> december in the sand! unseasonable temperatures led to the bare feet at the beach today. strange sight for this time of year, especially when you look around and see the christmas decorations nearby. yeah. strange! >>> coats on tonight. still not bad weather. it is december, after all. december 10 on main street. >> let's bring in sheena par vena. the warmup continues? >> yes. it's going to be a little bit warmer tomorrow and through the week. record high temperatures in the forecast. right now we are unceasenably warm for this hour. it's mild outside although spots in the upper 30

over the the questions of probation violations, but then, there is nicki, his girlfriend/fiance nicki minaj told a philadelphia judge yesterday, to keep herman out of jail. >> good day, everybody it is friday december 11th, 2015. >> it is friday. >> we made it. >> alex has the day off again today. >> hey, can we play in the next hour, route 661 of my favorite songs because the temperature may be, 66. >> well, get your kicks. >> on route 66. >> you'll get the a kick out of this. it is friday. it is milder then average. we are off to a foggy start this morning. hopefully you can see budd there i with the fleece on even with temperatures in the the 30's and 40's, it will be in the mid 60's by the end of the day to day so tough it out for the morning and we have a dense fog advice are for costal counties and cumberland county, burlington county, atlantic, cape may, ocean for this morning but there is fog every where, at the airport is there 3 miles visibility right now, calm wind part of the problem, temperature, in philadelphia, is 45 degrees, sunrise the at 7:12, sunset at 4:36. while there i

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nicki minaj posted these pictures on her instagram account. he's facing charges, including first degree rape of a 12-year- old child in nassau county. he's due back in court on december 9th. >>> one of the trains under the trade center on 9/11 is headed to a museum. it was found mangled and buried under large pieces of rubble. a second car which shielded transit workers as the twin the shore trolley line museum in connecticut. >>> we have new information on the death of scott weiland. police reveal they found cocaine in his bedroom and on the bus where he was found dead. now, one person on the bus has been arrested on drug charges. the cause of death has not been yet determined. weiland openly battled drug addiction as the front man for the stone temple pilots. he was just 48 years old. and in florida, one teacher's dirty lesson has turned into an investigation. a boy in her class had clogged a toilet with toilet paper. as punishment, she admits to having him put his hand in the toilet. she said the water was clean. >> he had just finished goi

. >> that is the question, that is what people want to know about nicki minaj and philly rapper meekked speculation when she posted this picture on instagram, wow, hello, of a gigantic diamond ring on her left hand. that is huge. she wrote this is what i'm talking about baby, lol, love you. similar rumors swirled around the couple back in april when minaj posted a picture of another diamond wrong. >> oh, hang on. >> will we will wait and see if this is real deal this time. >> yes, you you know, can't believe it. >>> hollywood award season kicks into high gear this morning we will find out in a few hearst which stars have been nominated for golden globe award. >> the award honor the the the best in to tv and film. winners will be announced next month. >> the announcements followed by red carpet season which i know you love. >> i love that. >> holidays are over but red carpet season is starting. >>> it won't be a happy home coming for lesean mccoy, it sound like he has a chip on his shoulder, over chip kelly. hear what shady says he won't did when he sees his old coach. >>> in his own

the brother of rapper nicki minaj is under arrest on long island today charged with raping a child. minaj posted these photos of her and her brother 37-year-old jelani maraj on her instagram account several weeks ago. maraj is now facing charges including first degree rape of a 12-year-old child. he was released from jail on $100,000 bail. maraj is due back in court december 9th. >>> a larger area in new jersey will be open for bear hunting when the season starts on monday. officials have expanded the hunt adding about 600 additional square miles this year. wildlife officials say the extra area is in response to the rise in the bear population and more encounters with humans, the permitted hunt runs through saturday. headed back to hartford for a special legislative session, daniel malloy is bringing them back next tuesday to deal with a stage budget shortfall. a bipartisan agreement has not been reached but malloy says a deal is close enough. a plan needs to cover an estimated 350 to 370 million deficit in the current $20 billion budget. >>> one of two path train cars that remained

minaj made it clear she was not there as a witness but to speak on meek's behalf. then she promised to help keep track of him. >>> in other news, a former philadelphia police officer faces more than 07 years in prison for identity theft. he is 38 year-old. his name is ra him anderson and quick on charges of conspiracy, fraud and theft. authorities say that henderson ran a counter fit credit card operation last year. one of the people he targeted allegedly was a philadelphia police captain. henderson will get his sentence in march and could be facing as long as 74 years in prison. >>> and septa police say that a man, dressed like one of their officers, and then radioed in a report of a man with the gun. septa a tells us that suspect on his own radio tuned to one of septa's a frequencies and then made that false report. he was caught a few minutes later on a septa train. police say there never was anybody with the gun. that suspect faces several charge these morning. >>> very, very scary moments for a philadelphia teenager when an armed men burst into her home. this

. >> niki minaj promises a judge she'll keep her boyfriend on the straight and narrow. >>> a teenager is desperate to get home, he is in europe and needs treatment in philadelphia. >> reporter: it's cool this morning, the kids could getaway with a light jacket, the wind are very light. this afternoon the jacket could go over your shoulder. we have a beautiful weekend set up. plus rain on monday, it's all ahead in accuweather. i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids from good neighborhoods are still vulnerable to this tricked environment where they're being taken off the street and put into bondage. we were just talking about the army navy story they ran. you saw the video there was clearly snow on lincoln financial field. well, today i don't even think about that stuff right now. it's too far away. >> reporter: you need a snow cone today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry once again, as we take a look outside, it's a nice morning out there. the wind is calm, so you don't have any jiggling of the camera down at philadel

the first is nicki minaj wants to marry meek mill.rt yesterday trying to help him stay out of jail because of his probation violation. she testified for him and you may have heard about this, but when

nicki minaj's brother arrested on long island. we'll tell you about the facing. >> hard to hear that. >> why some say this was so disrespectful it had to be taken down. morning. i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. with great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. delivery. hey. lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. have a good one. ah, these small new york apartments... protect your belongings. let geico help you >>> good start morning to you. elise finch says it is going to warm up. we'll have your forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> first, new this morning, one of rapper nicki minaj's brothers was arrested on child rape charges on long island. he is seen here with his famous sister during his wedding this summer. he was charged with raping a child under the age of 13. nassau county court documents alleged he engaged in

. >> nicki minaj back in philly but for the wrong reasons. a stand in court. why she was testifying and what she is promising to do from here on out. state of emergency. roads washed out after violent storms but just this morning a glimmer of hope for washington state. and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. get your move on. >>> a 12-gauge shotgun and containers of gasoline and propane, that's what police at arkansas state university say an armed man had with him when he drove onto campus last night. this prompted a lockdown but police were able to arrest the suspect without shots being fired. according to investigators the suspect used to be a student at a remote campus. they say he had posted on social media he was hom a sidle. just before the incident. >> new security measures are in place at elementary and middle schools following a campus scare. police officers are now assigned to each school for the rest

. >>> the brother of the singer nikki ma imagine free on $100,000 -- nicki minaj free on $100,000 of bail, charges of rape, the victim 12 years old. minaj accused of raping the 12- year-old cleveland several times between april and november in -- child several times between april and november in nassau county. tour bus in minnesota where scott weiland was found dead yesterday. weiland openly battled addiction problems throughout his career as the front man for stone temple pilots and revolver. he was 48. >>> new at 11:00. some young balance -- ballerinas from brooklyn getting to perform the moscow ballet from the brighton ballet theater, other companies as well picking up 30 for a special performance of the nutcracker. we caught a dress rehearsal tonight, just fantastic. the young ballerinas and the pros taking the stage tomorrow afternoon at kings theater. they will never forget. >> that is so exciting for them, fantastic. >> what an honor. >>> nicer in brooklyn tonight than in moscow, 34 there and a >> you are totally amazing. what about boise? >> boise right now, probably around 3

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nicki minaj or drake? >> in what -- for? i'll go with nicki. >> okay.tist looking for a boost in listens. if nicki minaj is who you want according to a study by fivethirtyeight, songs by artists that featured nicki, they were streamed on spotify 172 perfect more times than the artist's other songs. >> 172% more times than any other artist. and for drake appearances he boosted listens 126% on tracks featuring his vocals. so even though drake may be the reigning king, nicki says herself on a track that she guest appears on you could be the king but watch the queen conquer. >> ooh, yeah. >> that's some smack talk. the cult film "dazed and confused" appears to be getting a sequel of sorts. the movie based on an epic last day of high school in 1976 helped launch lots of big names including matthew mcconaughey and ben affleck. >> and with the success of "boyhood" last year writer-director richard linklater seems to be returning to his roots. his new movie is called "everybody wants some." and the trailer was just released. >> it's based in the '80s and follow

the 11-year-old was selected to play a young minaj in the upcoming abc family series titled nicky withion pointer. tam back to you. >> thank you matt. coming up on "action news" the philadelphia archdiocese removes a priest for the second time. we'll tell was they're saying about him. >>> a suspected shoplifter takes a tumble while fleeing police. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >> new on "action news," dangerous fumes force several families from their homes in there middle of the night. >> also new a-bullet slides through a car in berks county wounding a child inside. >> and accuweather is trafficking a wet and mild start to the winter season. >> but it doesn't feel like the winter season. good morning, it is 5:30 here on this tuesday december 22nd. dave murphy is off. karen rogers has your accuweather and matt pelman has are traffic. good morning. >> good morning. we saw temperatures so far this month more than 11 degrees above average and that trend is certainly continuing through the next week. storm tracker6 live double scan showing us that we're dry in

let's talk about nicki minaj and meek mill, we know meek mill is still in philly and nicki minaj is.giving back. today we met with girls in a philly group home t made my year. >> philly chit chat spotted at capitol grill, eight of their friends, eating having flies steak dinner, enjoying their time here. >> interesting. and i hear that they are looking at places here in philly. so that could be interesting is nicky trying to have a place here, because he'll be gone? >> court ordered to stay here. better find a place. >> sentencing isn't until february. >> we'll have to see. >> we don't know if he'll get jail time or just probation again. will he want to stay here? >> do you want to sneak anything in at the very last second? >> you make me so mad every morning at 4:00 a.m. >> oh, my gosh. >> i tell jim driscoll i can't take it any more. >> oh, bamm. okay. yeah! yeah. you guys are awesome. [

. ♪ from the bottom of my heart >> nicki minaj arrives on a new pink esclade. is hearing the call the wild. >> it will be beautiful. we'll be hours from the nearest we'll be kangaroos and all kinds of stuff, be out every night and watching the sun rise every morning. it will classic. >> sounds like a brilliant holiday. >>> kelly clarkson adds to th holiday weirdness. her card kind of like of thrones meet downton ab before christmas eve theme. >> we like to kill our own holiday dinner. before christmas eve, we go out in yard -- >> oh. >> -- and there might be a wild one outthere. just roaming in the corral backyard. >> m are a little older but my son still pretends that santa exists. >> so, whether you're a celebrity or not we leave our gift shopping to the minute. >> what we saw, if need a little bit of help with that little gift, oprah and gail king are here with t favorite things. >> oh, my god, her comes another favorite thing. oh, my god, i love this. the fa so that's useful, very unusual and fun. something that i feel like i would love to myself. >> the bi

is that mickey minaj? >> is she here?ter today. >> she might be, because meek mill is expected in court today. you remember he is accused of violating travel restrictions, currently on probation for drug and gun case from 2009. >> last time, nicky, she did speak on his behalf, vowing to help shelter him and keep him on track, we'll see if it means she has to come back then for his hearing today. >> all right. would will be there, done al trump making his round on tv, one of the stops, the jimmy kimmel show. he made appearance on jimmy kimmel live last night, addressed recent hot button comment about immigrant. >> did anyone try to talk you out of saying we should temporarily ban muslims from entering the united states? >> well the word is temporarily. and i have many, many friends who are muslim. and they're great people. and they actually some of them not all of them i will tell you some of them aren't so thrilled bye what i said. many called me and said you know what donald you're right. there is a problem. >> you her t

. >> nicki minaj says she will help her boyfriend meek mill meet the rules of his parole. she testified for the rapper. prosecutors say he violated rules. minaj says she will help him and work with him to fulfill his community service requirement. meek mill is due back in court next week. >> the nation's three largest airlines are saying don't pack your hover board if you plan to fly with us. delta, american, and united airlines are now banning hover boards in checked or carry on luggage. jetblue has already banned them. it's because of the potential fire danger from the batteries that power these boards. hover boards are motorized two wheel skate board size scooters. the government is investigating at least 10 hover board fires. >> time now is 617. >> no need to have a hover board in traffic. >> right. don't take a hover board to work today. you might want to use caution when taking route 1 around the blue route now. obvious police activity. an accident on route 1 southbound around blue route off ramp. the 42 freeway is dealing with an accident scene around creek road nor

niki minaj said she would make mill honor his parole requirement. >>> a catherine knott took the stand in her own defense, she said she never shouted slurs or threw a punch. several witnesses testified that is not true. if convicted she faces several years in prison. >>> the superintendent of the philadelphia school district said schools may be forced to shut down, because state lawmakers can't reach a budget daily. william hite sent a memo to staffers saying the schools could run out of money by the 29th. the state has been without a budget since june 30th. >>> philadelphia cab drivers were among the dozens of drivers protesting in center city yesterday. they were calling for the city to shut down uber x drivers. >> we can't advertise in our taxi to make a couple of extra dollars we can't do a lot of things in our taxi to increase our earnings because of the parking authority regulations, they are not regulated, uber and uber x. >> protesters say the unregulated drivers are putting people at risk. they called the parking authorities outdated reduce for the cab drivers frustrations. >>

sure, this twitter war with nicki minaj and the real bad blood with katy perry. but how about winning an emmy? she battled apple music with that letter and got them change their subscription plan. and then she visited sick to make their day. back together >> so talented, so young. >> so talented. so now we move on to our top two stars of 2015. they're both from the same family. >> drum roll. >> kim kardashian and caitlyn jenner. >> we covered their lives more but which star is number one? what do you think north can learn from the conversation that bruce is about to have for all of us to see? >> i think everybody can learn from his story. none of us have spoken and we're letting bruce speak first. >> 2015's going to be quite a ride. quite a ride. >> even kim was talking about caitlyn's year, but jenner is still number two on our list. cait will reteam with diane sawyer for a follow-up to last april. other jenner headlines, her e-docu series and that "vanity fair" cover. >> it was so beautiful. i went to the shoot and that was my first time meeting caitlyn. and it

his girlfriend nickie minaj testified for him. and kenny gamble is expected to testify during today's hearing. >>> in baltimore protesters stayed peaceful overnight hours after a jury failed to reach a disin the case of the first police officer charged in the case of freddie gray and that officer's trial is back to square one. lauren lister has more. >> reporter: a jury up able to reach a decision in the officer's role in freddie gray's death, a handful of arrests and authorities clearing the streets but overnight the protesters were peaceful, nothing like the widespread mayhem that erupted when his death was first announced. along with gray's family expressing faith in the system that did not find a verdict in the first officer on trial for gray's death. >> there will be another trial with a different jury. >> freddie gray die sd of a spinal injury while in police custody, porter faced four charges including involuntarily manslaughter, with prosecutors claiming he could have put a seatbelt on gray or called a medic when the victi

and orlando bloom is denied entry plus nicki minaj raves about her 'mini-me' david daniel has it all in today's hollywood minute. << dwayne 'the rock' johnson has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. the 43-year old took to instagram to show off an daughter, jasmine. this is the rock's first child with girlfriend of almost a decade, lauren hashian. the actor also has a 14 year old daughter from a previous marriage. an unexpected turn of events for actor orlando bloom after flying in to india's capital bloom was reportedly set to visit delhi to promote tourism but was denied entry and sent back to great britain because he did not havea valid visa. bloom was eventually granted legal entry the next day. nicki minaj's childhood will be chronicled in a new television series - and the cast has already been selected! the 33-year-old took to instagram over the weekend to gush about ariana neal, the 11-year- old selected to play a young minaj in the upcoming abc family series titled, " nicki". >> still to come in our third half hour of news 4 today.... one high schooler with autism h

nicki minaj is here to testify on his behalf. >>> donald trump can brag about a new poll tonight. first, some new jersey passengers are getting praise for seeing something and saying something, but a man started acting strangely onboard a bus today. the device that sparked a scare next. >>> wow, the holiday season is in full swing in west conshohocken, take a look what's behind he here, the clydesdales are here, the holiday parade is almost under way. we'll have all the details coming up right after the break. you won't want to miss this. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> boston officials believe someone may have tampered with a train that left the station without an operator this morning. the governor said an inspection of the train showed some of the controls have been manipulated. the train left the braintree station around 6:00 a.m. and made no stops as it continued past another station. that's when workers cut power to the third rail and finally brought the train to a stop. no one onboard was hurt. >>> police say worried passengers on a new jersey transit bus did the right thing wh

. >>> celebrating birthdays today, rapper nicki minaj, and actress, kim basinger and almond turns 68.

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. >> nicki minaj is deep in love with meek mill. she went to court yesterday to basically testify on the stand.