i would like for you to meet tim murphy.e's a republican congressman from pennsylvania, and number 4 on the barber's chart of haircuts, right? tim murphy spent his whole career fighting abortion, part of the pro-life caucus and just this week co-sponsored a bill to ban all abortion after 20 weeks which is why this story is so insane. >> a vocal pro-life congressman from pennsylvania is now right in the middle of a scandal. his former mistress claims republican tim murphy urged her to get an abortion. >> trevor: oh, (bleep)! and the same week! the same week he puts up an abortion ban this dude's timing could not be worse. he's like, let's ban all abortions! yay! she's, like, i'm pregnant. we've got to get you to canada because these crazy guys just banned abortion, right now! ( laughter ) her pregnancy was just a scare, which makes it funnier. the guy didn't even wait a day to confirm it before he abandoned his entire belief system? tim murphy would make the world's worst spy. he would be undercover. some dude would be, like,

. >>> tim murphy, a husband and father and ardent abortion opponent allegedly urged his mistress to get an abortion. >> reporter: this pennsylvania republican caught in a sex scandal, congressman tim murphy effectively gave two weeks' notice. he's ot he's out of congress effective october 21st. >> i think it's appropriate that he moves on to the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: he is known for his anti-abortion views. >> i don't know if women who go in for abortion really know what happens. >> reporter: but this week, the pittsburgh gazette posted me former mistress, making it clear that while he's against abortion he wanted her to have one. in january, she took him to task for posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week. he texted back, expressing remorse. turns out, it was a false alarm. but the affair became public as a result of her divorce proceedings, much to the congressman's embarrassment. the congressman is married too, he says he'll take personal time to get help, as he and his family sort out t

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here's nbc's kasie hunt. >> reporter: republican congressman tim murphy resigning in disgrace in the wake of a bombshell report he asked a mistress to terminate a suspected pregnancy. even as he pushed anti-abortion legislation in congress. >> i say what we ought to do is let these children live so they have a chance for a better future. [ applause ] >> reporter: after the story broke tuesday, murphy voted to buo to ban abortions after 20 weeks. hours later he said he wouldn't run for reelection in 2018. under pressure from republican leaders he resigned today effective october 21st. >> i think it's appropriate he moves on to the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: murphy acknowledged his affair with shannon edwards a forensic psychologist weeks ago. it is the text messages about her pregnancy scare that exposed him to charges of hypocrisy. you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child, she wrote, according to text messages obtained by the pittsburgh post gazette. the congressman wrote back denying he

are real beings. >> reporter: for more than a decade on capitol hill, pennsylvania congressman tim murphyas backed up pro life agenda. >> we have every right to protect those lives as part of our responsibility as men and as fathers. >> reporter: but according to the pittsburgh post gazette, in january, murphy's alleged mistress shannon edwards texted him saying you have zero issue posting your pro life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week. murphy reportedly responded i get what you say about my march for life messages. i've never written them. staff does them. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the story unfolded just as the house approved legislation tuesday that would make abortions after 20 weeks illegal. murphy a member of the house pro life caucus co-sponsored and voted for the bill. the post gazette also obtained a memo reportedly written by murphy's chief of staff in june that claims staffers have been exposed to angry aggressive and abusive behavior from the congressman which has led to a nearly 100 percent turnover w

southwestern, pennsylvania congressman tim murphy says he's resigning. this comes on the heels of reports he urged a woman he had an affair with to get an abortion. murphy is a pro life republican. his resignation comes one day after he said he would serve out his term and two days after the pittsburgh post gazzette report detailed the affair and text messages with his mistress. house speaker paul ryan says murphy sent him a letter today announcing his resignation effective objection 21st. >>> was the las vegas massacre a long planned event? investigatoinvestigators now san had been casing music festivals and other venues across the country. but they still don't know why. meanwhile authorities say they have now identified all 58 victims of the deadliest shooting in american history. fox's trace gallagher reports. >> reporter: other cities are responding to claims that las vegas shooter stephen paddock may have considered them as we well. late today chicago police told fox news that it believes paddock booked two roams at this hotel overlooking the la-la

selena, in your neck of the woods congressman tim murphy, who is respected on both sides of the aislek that he has done for pennsylvania and washington, though he got caught something in the middle of something this week also. a report of a woman he was accused of having an extramarital affairs, he, too, caught public hypocrisy. >> absolutely. he was a staunch proponent of pro-life, you know, causes, and he spoke to pro-life groups, he was em brasds by the pro-life moment, and, you know, to have him suggest to the woman that he was having an affair with that, you know, an abortion was an option that should be considered, is just appalling. as soon as that text came out, you know, i knew it was over for him. it's a shame because he was a -- he was a good congress -- member of congress. he did a lot of good things especially on mental health, but man, this is bad stuff. >> he is resigning. >> yeah. >> seems republican leadership really, you know, if not pushed him to it made it clear they thought that was a good idea. >> oh, yeah. >> if you look at harvey weinstein, his statement seems

congressman tim murphy effectively gave two week's notice. he's out of congress, effective october 21st. >> i think it's appropriate he moves on to the next chapter of his life. >> reporter: congressman murphy is known for his anti-abortion views. >> i don't know if women who go nor for abortion really know what happens. >> reporter: but this week, "the pittsburgh postgazette" posted six messages between him and his former mistress, making it clear that while he's against abortion, he wanted her to have one. in january, she took him to task for "posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last he texted back, expressing remorse. turns out, it was a false alarm. but the affair became public as a result of her divorce two seedings, much to the congressman's embarrassment. the congressman is married, too. he says he'll take some personal time to get help, as he and his family sort out their difficulties. david? >> david, thank you. >>> and one more headline out of washington tonig

. >>> now to late word that congressman tim murphy, a republican from pennsylvania, is resigning after he was caught up in a sex scandal and reportedly urged his miss centetress to have an abortion despite his well known anti-abortion views. >> reporter: republican congressman tim murphy resigning in disgrace in the wake of a bombshell report he asked a mistress to terminate a pregnancy even as he pushed anti-abortion legislation in congress. >> i think we ought to let these children live so they have a chance for a better future. >> reporter: murphy voted to ban abortions after 20 weeks. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: just hours later he said he wouldn't run for re-election in 2018 but under pressure from republican leaders murphy resigned today effective october 21st. >> ij it's appropriate that he moves on o the next chapter with his life. >> reporter: he acknowledged his affair withen shaen edwards weeks ago but it's the text messages about her pregnancy scare that exposed him to charges of hypocrisy. you have zero issue posting your pro life stance all over the place when you

congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania admitted he asked his misstress to have an abortion when he thought top staffer accuses him of fostering a abusive workplace environment. even before that there was hypocrisy on abortion. >> it's not just a morph cellphone floating about these are real beings. >> for more than a decade on capitol hill, pennsylvania congressman tim murphy has backed up pro-life agenda. >> we have every right to protect those lives as men and as fathers. >> but according to the pittsburgh "post-gazette," in january his alleged mistress shannon edwards said you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance -- all over the place. when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week. murphy reportedly responded, i get what you say about my march for life messages, i've never written them. staff does them. >> the bill is passed. >> the story unfolded as the house approved legislation that would make abortions after 20 weeks illegal. murphy, a member of the house pro-life caucus co-sponsored and voted for the bill. the "post-gazette" also obtained a memo r

office of general counsel, i will make the determinations required by rule 8, signed sincerely, tim murphy, member of congress. >> pursuant to section 2b of house resolution 562, the house stands adjourned until noon on thursday, october 19, 2017. the household and other brief later this week while members are on recess, returning next monday for legislative business, october 23. you can find that here live on c-span. at noon eastern time, we will join the national iranian american council for a discussion on president trump's decision to decertify the iran nuclear agreement.at 2:00 eastern, the white house press briefing is scheduled . we will join sarah sanders for that also live on c-span. later, a conversation with the executive editors of the "washington post" and "new york times" about freedom of the press. that will be at 8:00 p.m. eastern live on c-span. >> tonight on the communicators, we interviewed 4 cyber researchers teaching the latest cyber security techniques and artificial intelligence at the conference in las vegas. from is a bit unique, even other and better devices like

tim murphy, the leaving congressman, he won without challenges the last two times.o, we feel we'll hold onto that. we've got two state senators, kim ward and guy reschenthaler. try to say that 10 times fast. >> [ laughs ] >> and rick saccone is a state rep out there running. we'll pick from one of the three of them, and we feel confident we'll hang onto that one. >> and for dent's seat, there are more "d's" than "r's" out that way. so, that's gonna be another interesting one. >> yeah, i think charlie dent's seat is probably more likely to be able to be picked up by a democrat than tim murphy's seat. but having said that, i think there are going to be credible challenges mounted by democrats. i think that we know that the president is losing steam in pennsylvania, in terms of his polling. we don't know what it really looks like because there's a lot of ambiguity there. but i think we should watch for women candidates to step forward. i think the antagonism that the trump administration has shown toward women, consistently from the day he was inaugurated, has invigora

signed, sincerely, tim murphy. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will anti-tain -- will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. southwestern pennsylvania and to have worked with the talented and the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the men and women who have lost their lives to breast cancer and those who have survived. as you know, october is breast cancer awareness month. in order to prevent additional loss of life, it is essential that women educate themselves on prevention and receive regular screenings. in 2008, i co-sponsored legislation supporting the observance of breast cancer awareness month in part to help get the message out that this disease can and does kill men and women of all ages. according to the american cancer society, since 2007, death rates in older women with are decreasing, yet death rates in women under the ag

well and in fact a congressman tim murphy announced tonight that he is going to retire from his congressional seat in pennsylvania when his term is up next year and this came after a behind closed meetings earlier today with the speaker of the house paul ryan how this all came about was this congressman was named potentially named in a divorce that involved his ex mistress and her husband this came to light several weeks ago and then earlier this week the fill in the gazette published e-mails between congressman murphy and his mistress in which she took him to task for being so stridently against abortion when earlier in the year she had he had actually encouraged her to get an abortion when she thought she might be pregnant so this is all very embarrassing to the republican party however this the district that he happens to be in is heavily republican so it's likely that the republicans will keep that seat when it comes open next fall and he's not the only lawmaker diane to be accused of he pockets the on the abortion issue exactly and this is something that a lot of critics are pointing to

republican tim murphy will step down on october 21st. text messages show the pro-life congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. murphy allegedly told the woman that his offices wrote his anti abortion messages. they a caused him of creating a hostile work environment. house speaker ryan says he has spoken with murphy. >> i have spoken with him quite a bit the last couple of days. i think it's appropriate that he moves onto the next chapter of his life and i think he agrees with that. >> murphy represents several outside of pittsburgh. his office won't confirm or deny the authenticity of the text or that memo. >>> tom wolf must schedule a special election to fill the remainder of the two-year term. next year's primary and general elections will determine who holds the seat in the 2019/2020 term. >>> in-state tuition is in trouble because lawmakers are caught in a battle over budget funding. it impacts temple, lincoln, pit and pens veterinary school. the money is being held up because lawmakers still haven't been able toress a $2 b

order your kit now at ancestrydna.com. >>> pennsylvania counselman tim murphy has announced he will not seek reelection. coming after reports that the antiabortion republican urged a woman he was having an affair with to have an abortion. he released a statement announcing after talking to his family and staff. >> all right. as this is news that people in the south just don't really want to hear. >> no, they don't. >> a new tropical system taking aim. meteorologist derek van dam has the latest. >> good morning. le we are monitoring yet another tropical disturbance across the caribbean off the coast of mi. more on that in just one second. 35 miles per hour sustained winds. there's the cluster of showers and storms. tropical storm warnings with hurricane watches across the yucatan peninsula including cancun. >> one thing we know for sure is there's a lot of warm water between the golf coast. that means conditions are ripe. if it does develop, it becomes hurricane nate. going to monitor closely. elsewhere we have an area of low pressure moving across southern florida. it's still will bring

republican tim murphy is known for his anti-abortion stance. the married congressman admitted several weeks ago to having an affair with a forensic psychologist. on tuesday, "the pittsburgh post-gazette" reported that he suggested she get an abortion during a pregnancy scare. the paper cited leaked text messages between the two. murphy now plans to step down at the end of his term. a michigan woman will spend seven days in jail after defying a judge's order to have her son vaccinated. rebecca bredow was sentenced yesterday for contempt of court. she refused to have her son vaccinated, citing her religious beliefs. she and her ex-husband share joint custody of the child. and "he" wants their son vaccinated. in michigan, you can opt out of some vaccinations.. but both parents have the judge says the child will be vaccinated while his mother is in jail. we're getting a look at the second generation of google's pixel smartphones. google unveiled the phones yesterday.. the pixel two and the pixel two x-l. they feature larger, brighter screens that t

house speaker paul ryan spoke with tim murphy. >> i've spoken to him quite a bit the last couple of days. i think it's appropriate that he moves to the next chapter of his life. i think he agrees with that. >> murphy represents several suburbs outside pittsburgh. his office won't confirm or deny the authenticity of the texts or the memo. governor tom wolf must schedule a special election to quill the remainder of his two-year term. the primary and general elections will tomorrow who will hold the seat going forward. >>> 6:45. qua quarterback cam newton posted an apology for a sexist comment to a female reporter. take a listen -- >> i understand that my word choice was degrading and disrespectful to women. and to be honest, that it was not my intention. >> from sports comment e commentators to people on social media -- sports commentators to people on social media, there was immediate comment and actions. here's a clip of what happened so you can decide what to think. >> really embrace the physicality of the routes -- >> it's funny to hear a female talk about routes like -- funny. >> the

putting out a statement saying quote, this afternoon i received a letter of resignation from dongman tim murphyber 21st. it was dr. murphy's decision to move on and i support it. again as you noted, jake, he initially said he was going to work out his term and retire at the end of this term. that's been moved up an enormous amount and when you talk to republican members and several whom i've spoken with, this is certainly their preferred route. this was a very bad scene, bad news for them and their conference and they kind of wanted to rid themselves of it. the congressman now doing that on his own capacity now, jake. >> all right, phil matingly, thank you so much. i want to bring in my panel. so s.c. cup, let me start with you, congressman murphy was on the show a number of times. he would visit service members at bethesda, that said, this is obviously very disappointing news for people who liked him. >> well, disappointing personally. for people who liked him, disappointing from pro life groups who want to believe that our loudest advocates believe what they say. and believe it not just in po

republican tim murphy of suburban pittsburgh has submitted his resignation effective october 21st twoeeks from this coming saturday. mr. murphy has been embroiled in scandal as we said. newspaper reports say he sent text messages to a girlfriend indicating he was supportive of her getting an abortion. mr. murphy was a member o and a very vibrant and vocal pro-life supporter. ken murphy suburban pittsburgh resigning his seat in the u.s. house effective two weeks from saturday. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thank you, scoot. >>> all right. you know all that cool technology in your car, the bluetooth, voice commands, navigation, very handy, but is it becoming too distracting? >> a new report from aaa says we are becoming way too focused on these gadgets and not our driving. >> adam tuss in d.c., and you took a test drive in a new car with the technology. what did you turn up, what did you find? >> reporter: listen, leon, if you get in one of these newer cars, you're going to find the systems out there. a heated steering wheel that you can program into your car. a lot of the

republican tim murphy is known for his antiabortion stance. he is now accused of texting a woman he was having an affair with an asking her to terminate her pregnancy. tonight were the congressman will retire at the end of his term. he has not made any comments. alison: we turn to the crisis in the caribbean. the white house is sending congress a $29 billion request for disaster aid for hurricane victims and flood insurance claims. ten d.c. police officers are back home tonight with their families after spending a week helping victims in puerto rico. a touching moment as a police sergeant was reunited with his father on the island. >> he turned around connected. it was very emotional. he is a strong, resilient man. so am i, but just being able to see my dad. alison: if you will to hear what else they had to say about their time there, go to our website, wjla.com. and another note -- join us tomorrow. we will partner with hispanic national law enforcement association to help the people of puerto rico. we will be live at the megamart and hyattsv

pennsylvania congressman tim murphy is resigning from congress. told you last night, murphy who is antiabortion allegedly told his mistress to terminate her pregnancy. his resignation is effective october 21. jonathan: new developers about white house officials and jet trips. tonight we are talking about treasury secretary steven mnuchin, a new review saying he took seven trips on government jets with a taxpayer cost of over $800,000. the review found he did not break any laws. alison: jewish holidays and spring break could be at risk as montgomery county school leaders try to craft a new calendar. this is because of governor mary hogan's new rules that extend summer vacation until after labor day. rules thatgan's new extend summer vacation until labor day. public schools n days, so they may need to cut some days awful step governor hogan said it is outrageous schools are considering eliminating religious holidays and should focus on cutting union service days. two another big school district and an alleged grade fixing stalled the spotlight for p

republican tim murphy will step down october 21st. texts show the pro-life congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. however, murphy said he didn't send the messages and it was a staffer who wrote them. a leaked memo also accused murphy of creating a hostile work environments. house speaker paul ryan says he has spoken directly with representative murphy. >> i've spoke weekend tim quite a bit the last couple of days. i think it's appropriate that he moves on to the next step of his life. i think he agrees. >> his office won't confirm or deny the authenticity of the text or memo. governor wolf must now schedule a special election to fill the remainder of murphy's two-year term. next year's primary and general elections will determine who holds the seat in the 2019/2020 term. >>> the white house is dealing with fallout from the secretary of state's insult of his boss. nbc news has learned president trump wanted to fire rex tillerson after nbc's report that the secretary vented his frustrations and called the president a moron.

tim murphy run for ninth term it comes after revelations of an affair that urnled miss stress to getportion when he thought he was pregnant. he will take personal time to seek hel. yesterday the pittsburgh post gazette publiced text metages between murphy and shannon edwards asking her to terminate her pregnancy. the crazeest part is edwards is a forensic psychologist not the best idea to hide someone whose entire job is to figure out criminal activity. still to, a terror expert sheds light on las vegas investigation and fallout from equifax breach and why pr prettyish prime minister had a rough day. final five back in a home. home. havertys furniture helps your home look perfect even when life isn't. [doorbell] can somebody get that? uh uh, not me baby! homework! it's mommy time! it's daddy time! i told you not to marry her. seriously?! alright. who's next? the columbus day sale is on now. havertys. life looks good >> welcome back. we continue to learn more details about the las vegas shooting master and gunman. joining u

real human beings. >> reporter: for more than a decade on capitol hill, pennsylvania congressman tim murphy has backed up a pro-life agenda. >> we have a responsibility to protect those lives. >> reporter: but according to "the pittsburgh post-gazette," in january, murphy's alleged mistress texted him saying, "you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week." murphy responded, "i've never written them, staff wrote them." it comes as the house just approved legislation that would make abortions after 20 weeks illegal. murphy, a member of the house pro-life caucus, co-sponsored and voted for the bill. the "post" obtained a memo from a murphy staffer saying that staff has been exposed to angry, aggressive and abusive behavior from the congressman. on a recent visit to his home district she writes, your driving was dangerous and erratic. i feared for my life. i repeatedly, at least 15 times, asked you to stop texting. murphy's hostility and insults, she adds, were frightening. murphy's ex-mistress' preg

announced today that a special election will be held march 13th for the seat held by former congressman tim murphy. the antiabortion republican resigned after text messages showed he encouraged his mistress to have an abortion when she thought she was pregnant. >>> football fans come in all shapes and sizes but not every fan has a lasting and profound impact on their home team. >> eyewitness news reporter alexandria hoff went to lincoln financial field to find out more about 10-year-old dutch destroyer and why carson wentz keeps the name close to the vest. >> reporter: eagles fans have the reputation for being very tough, very loud. but tonight a softer side came out as fans came out to root not only for the birds but also a young man who proved to be tonight's true all-star. in the midst of the usual eagles fanfare, a different chant thundered through. >> dutch destroyer! >> reporter: dutch destroyer is the name painted on signs, shared with social media and worn on the wrist of carson wentz. that wrist band was a gift given to the eagles quarterback in may by a young man named lucas otherwise kn

. >>> representative tim murphy resigning from congress after reports he asked his mistress to have an abortion. the pennsylvania republican was a member of caucus, and was cosponsoring a bill just this week, making abortions after 20 weeks illegal. according to the pittsburgh post gazette, murphy's alleged mistress texted him in january, saying you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance. murphy responded, saying i get what you say about my pro-life stances, i've never written them. my staff writes them. the pregnancy scare turned out to be a false alarm. >>> dreamers brought to the u.s. illegally face a deadline tonight. >> welcome to tackle your tailgate forecast, brought to you by comcast xfinity. we have the patriots down visiting tampa bay. temperatures in the 80s are pretty toasty. we're going to say mostly cloudy skies, and warm. a slight chance of a shower all in all, could be a lot hotter down there. that's not a bad forecast. we have the game right here on channel 9. we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama

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. >>> republican congressman tim murphy plans to retire at the end of the term. the 65-year-old at the center of a sex scandal. this came yesterday after the pittsburgh post gazette published text messages he asked his mistress to get an abortion when she thought he was pregnant. murphy has been an outspoken opponent of abortion, representing the 18th district in pennsylvania. >>> a young survivor, the moment he was shot standing on a a philadelphia street. why his grandmother says it's a miracle he's alive and how the child was able to crawl to safety. >>> drive threw dealing, what a fast food worker sold that land him in jail. >>> backlash for an nfl quarterback. the controversial comment from cam newton to a female sports reporter that some call sexist. >>> good morning, everyone. breaking news on the expressway, a fatal accident scene. we are showing you traffic diverted eastbound side near the grays ferry offramp. this is where part of the closure begins. we have all the eastbound lanes close because of the accident up ahead. right now, what you need to know

congressman tim murphy will not seek another term.mes days after a newspaper published text messages showing the congressman asking his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. murphy has been an outspoken opponent of abortion. the congressman recently acknowledged his affair when it was revealed as part of the woman's divorce >> you and i had a ten hin minute conversation about that. >> probably things we cannot sharon the air. wow. our area's newest and arguably the most famous hotel is getting a lot of attention. >> but not all of it is good. some federal workers near the tourist attraction worry their safety could be at risk. the iteam scott macfarlane explains. >> reporter: the new trump international hotel is drawing guests and tourists. it's also drawing protests. some large. some small. across a small driveway from the hotel sits the headquarters for the internal revenue service. irs workers receive more threats than any agency in the nation. some reached out to the -- saying the crowds and promotion have

a report revealed text messages between tim murphy and his mistress. the pro-life lawmaker asked her to get an abortion when she believed she was pregnant. she was not. murphy will serve the remainder of his eighth term. >>> a mother in michigan will spend seven days in jail for refusing to vaccinate her son. she was worried about her son getting several vaccines at once and fears for his safety. while the state does allow parents to opt out of certain vaccines, both parents must agree. >> i'm a mother who cares deeply about my children, their health and their well being and if my child is going to be forced to be vaccinated, it goes against my beliefs, your honor. >> the child's father will have temporary custody to take the child to get vaccinated while the mother sits in jail. the american academy of pediatrics says vaccines, are safe, effective, save lives and when children don't get them can put the community at risk. we just moved in about four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done som

tim murphy made the decision after text messages surfaced showing that he suggested his mistress have an abortion, despite the pro life stance. at the time both thought she was pregnant. turned out she was not. murphy represents the pittsburgh area, he will step down when his term ends in 2019. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is fighting back allegations of rising tensions between he and president trump. he disputed reports that he called the president a moron and was on the virtue ovary signing over disputes on policy >> the vice president never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of state because i have never considered leaving. >> he made it up. total confidence in rex. i have total confidence. >> tillerson said he is committed to carrying out the agenda >>> facebook accepted invitations from congress to testify in the russia investigation. the intelligence committee provided an update. of the top republican said the issue of collusion is still open but added that they don't vote counts were altered in the presidential election. the top democrats said there's large conse

. >>> developing now out of washington john representative tim murphy of pennsylvania is resigning. reports are that representative murphy was having an affair. murphy an anti abortion lawmaker allegedly urged his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. house speaker paul ryan says he was sent a letter from murphy announcing his resignation effective october 21st. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general is suing the nation's largest student loan company claiming that it sold living risky loans that cost borrowers billions of dollars. attorney general josh shapiro filing that lawsuit against navian corporation and navian solutions llc. úinto a program that add add lot of interest costs when the company should have put people in an income based repayment plan. >> they provided predatory practices. they were deceptive. they preyed on certain kinds of lone holders and they did so to turn a profit. >> naiant says those allegations every unfounded. the state of illinois and washington and the consumer protection bureau sued over loan practices earlier this year. south je

tim murphy made the decision after text messages surfaced showing that he suggested his mistress have an abortion, despite the pro life stance. at the time both thought she was pregnant. turned out she was not. murphy represents the pittsburgh area, he will step down when his term ends in 2019. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is fighting back allegations of rising tensions between he and president trump. he disputed reports that he called the president a moron and was on the virtue ovary signing over disputes on policy >> the vice president never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of state because i have never considered leaving. >> he made it up. total confidence in rex. i have total confidence. >> tillerson said he is committed to carrying out the agenda >>> facebook accepted invitations from congress to testify in the russia investigation. the intelligence committee provided an update. of the top republican said the issue of collusion is still open but added that they don't vote counts were altered in the presidential election. the top democrats said there's large conse

. >>> new tonight, embattled gop congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania has resigned in the wake of reportse was involved in a sex and abortion scandal. murphy is known as a strong opponent of abortion but recently a pittsburgh newspaper published text messages that show the congressman asking his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. murphy's last day will be october 21st. >> we want to make a correction to a story that we had earlier in the broadcast. the story about that kempton bonds who went to trial in the stabbing death of tyonne johns. at the end of that report we mistakenly said he was found guilty. he was found not >>> in other news a mother in northern virginia arrested for leaving her small children in the car while she went to work. >> up next, we shared just how hot it got in that car and her employer explains how it happened. >>> then a woman dragged off a southwest flight at bwi speaks out. the reason she believes she was violently removed from that plane. hey, caitlin. >> hey, there marina. seems like that summer-like weather doesn't want to give it

tim murphy will step down on 21st. the pro-life congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. he said he didn't send the messages, and it was a staffer whoa wrote them instead. a leaked memo also accused murphy of creating a hostile work environment. house speaker paul ryan says he's spoken directly with representative murphy. >> i've spoken with him quite a bit the last couple of days. i think it's appropriate that he moves on to the next chapter. his life. i think he agrees with that. >> murphy represents several suburbs outside pittsburgh. his office won't confirm or deny the authenticity of the texts or the memo. >>> governor tom wolf has to hold a special election to fulfill the remainder of the two-year term. next year's primary and general elections will determine who holds the seat in the 2019-2020 term. >>> a groundbreaking for a new community center in chinatown. we got a peek at what the eastern tower community center will here's a look a tthe. the 17,000 square-foot -- square-foot facility will house a multipurpose gym as well as housing units. >>> nine minutes aft

announced today that a special election will be held march 13th for the seat held by former congressman tim murphy. the antiabortion republican resigned after text messages showed he encouraged his mistress to have an abortion when she thought she was pregnant. >>> football fans come in all shapes and sizes but not every fan has a lasting and profound impact on their home team. >> eyewitness news reporter alexandria hoff went to lincoln financial field to find out more about 10-year-old dutch destroyer and why carson wentz keeps the name close to the vest. >> reporter: eagles fans have the reputation for being very tough, very loud. but tonight a softer side came out as fans came out to root not only for the birds but also a young man who proved to be tonight's true all-star. in the midst of the usual eagles fanfare, a different chant thundered through. >> dutch destroyer! >> reporter: dutch destroyer is the name painted on signs, shared with social media and worn on the wrist of carson wentz. that wrist band was a gift given to the eagles quarterback in may by a young man named lucas otherwise kn

congressman tim murphy announced the decision a day after text messages surfaced showing he suggested his mistress have an abortion despite the congressman's pro life stance. at the time, both thought she was pregnant but it turned out that she was not. murphy represents the pittsburgh area. >>> prosecutors in the federal corruption trial of new jersey senator bob menendez say that his co-defendant, donated more than half million-dollar to menendez supporters. they are trying to tie the donations, by florida eye doctor salmon melgen to lobby ing done by menendez. menendez and melgen both deny there was a bribery arrangement, the trial is now in its fifth week. >>> the trial of a mad rahami in new york victims are reliving terror they felt when a explosion rocked the manhattan fitness club last year. rahami is accused of injuring 30 people in the day long bombing spree in december 2016 we have newly released video of that explosion and in the chelsea neighborhood. one victim a blind woman testified that she felt absolute terror. another vick till in the wheelchair said the explosion fe

>>> meanwhile, governor wolf said there will be special election to replace former congressman, tim murphy. the anti-abortion republican resigned after text messages showed he encouraged his mistress to have abortion when he thought she was pregnant. reps the pittsburgh area, or represented the pittsburgh area, yesterday governor wolf a lounges dollars election set for march 13. >> in critical condition, 16 year old girl stabbed in a fight. the violence happened on rising sun avenue, a few blocks from the boulevard, yesterday afternoon. dozens every teens started fighting while other watched. victim report hely sitting on porch when she was stabbed, the girl wasn't involved, but her sister was fighting. one student who didn't want to be on camera said after school fights have become the norm. >> always a big crowd. and they try to, at the beginning, they would try to start over there, but now they like gotten over here. because they know the police isn't around here, so it takes a while. >> police officers and school employees stepped in to break up the fight. no word on how the fight star

. >>> gop congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania has resigned in the wake of reports he was involveda sex and abortion scandal. murphy is known for being strongly against abortion but recently a pittsburgh newspaper published text messages that showed the congressman asking his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. murphy's last day will be october 21st. >> going to advocate something you shouldn't get caught later asking someone to do it. >> hypocrisy. >> caitlin ross, gorgeous day. >> we were both s and maybe and hopefully you all got a chance to be outside. nice and warm. doesn't feel like early october but this warmer air is in place for awhile, it's sticking around through the weekend into next week. looks dry for both tomorrow and saturday. game one and two of the division series for the nats with the cubs in town. however, tropical showers putting a damper on the second half of the forecast. they arrive sunday bringing us much needed rain courtesy of tropical storm nate formed earlier this morning in the caribbean. it's right off the coast of honduras a