. >> allegations leveled at vaughn spencer and ed pawlowski. among the reading allegations one dubbed ironic. >> vaughn spencer was bribing the president of city council francisco acosta to draft legislation to repeal an anti-corruption statute. >> in allentown city hall a larger scheme, six people close to the mayor pleaded guilty k u including mike fleck. how did they work? in one incidence they said she moved a woman from her job because she did not favor a company because she did not pay to play. >> and they destroyed her score sheet and changed the numbers so the preferred company won the bid. an entirely rigged process. >> the popular mayor not stepping down and saying he is continuing his campaign for a fourth term in office. late this afternoon he said this. >> i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor and not accepted anything but legal cam pennsylvania contributions and no way shape or form was city hall ever up for sale. >> so, the mayor will stay the course. and run for re-electi

allegations of corruption against allentown married he had pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spencer. >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall, and reading and allentown, to sell their office and their services, to the highest bidder. >> reporter: ongoing investigation into both mayors become public in 2015 when fbi agents raided city hall in allentown and reading, as well as homes of the pawlowski and spencer. indictment as cues pawlowski and spencer running widespread pay to play schemes that benefited them personally and politically. >> the indictment is alleged that the mayors repeatedly abused the trust of the citizens of allentown, and reading, by steering contracts and other work to companies and entities in exchange for political contributions. >> reporter: u.s. attorney's office used specific examples of both mayor as allegedly rewarding political donors, with lucrative no bid city contracts. denying other companies from getting a fair chance at doing business with the cities. five defendants were named in this indictment, includi

. >>> tonight allentown married he had pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spencer are facing federal corruption charges. government unsealed and indictment against men and three alleged coconspirators this morning. it alleged pawlowski and vaughn used their offices for personal, political gain, they have accused, they are accused of taking part in the elaborate pay to play schemes. >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall, in reading and in allentown to sell their office and their services, to the highest bidder. >> mayor pawlowski and former mayor spencer are facing charges including bribery and fraud, 11 other defendants have already pleaded guilty in connection with this case. >>> tonight pawlowski vowed to fight those charges while staying on the job as mayor. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves joins us in allentown with that part of the coverage, alycia. >> reporter: jessica, mayor of allentown a little while ago proclaimed he is completely innocent saying only thing he has done wrong was trust michael fleck. he ran his campaign

for sale. >> and four other people are named in the indictment, including former reading mayor vaughn spencerlowski both face forgery and bribery charges. >> man under arrest charged with killing a woman in a hospital. prosecutors say 29 year old travess suture delivered opioid to the woman. they say on several occasions, he gave the drugs to 30 year old sierra hat rick, while doctors treated her for non-life threatening condition at einstein medical center in east norriton. nurses found her dead inside her hospital room back in may, if convicted, suture faces to up 40 years in prison. >> and the phillies have confirmed, sad news, you know, we've had him on the show so many times, long time catcher darren daulton is struggling in his battle with brain cancer. friends and former teammates have taken to social media, at this point, all asking for prayers. he is 55 years old, been battling the disease for four years now, he was diagnosed with g -- geo blastoma back in 2013, that's the same cans their senator john mccain is fighting right now. >> our prayers are with him. 4:37 here. the daughter.

. >> sara, a lot of indictments one is vaughn spencer the mayor of reading involved in a pay to play scheme in that city and similar charges against the mayor of allentown ed pawlowski. it's alleged he was at the center of a scheme that demanded cash from vendors and would be vendors. if you wanted something done you needed to pay up to city hall and much was used by pawlowski in a run for governor back in 2013. mayor ed pawlowski an engaging politician who will tell you how he turned around allentown. >> crime is down and taxes are down. >> and the fed is about to allege another side, corruption. taking kickbacks for official favors. since the fbi raid of allentown city hall two years ago a string of confidants have pleaded guilty. and a solicitor admitting to fraud for a contract. and last year his political consultant mike fleck plead guilty to extortion. and they are not about to abandon the 50-year-old mayor running for a fourth term. >> are you presumed innocent until proven guilty. >> well, as of last night pawlowski was signalling indicted or not he was not going to step down

. >> sara, a lot of indictments one is vaughn spencer the mayor

. >> in separate but similar allegations, the feds charged vaughn spencer the former current of reading and ed pawlowski. six have plead guilty including his one time consultant mike fleck. they claimed that he removed an honest bid evaluator from her job when she did not favor the company the mayor wants because it was willing to pay to play. >> they destroyed her score sheet and that was not enough to get the company the contract he changed the scores of the preferred company so that the preferred company won the bid an and tirely rigged process. >> pawlowski stepped out of his row home and said -- >> i want to make it clearly have done nothing wrong nor have i personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor, and not anything but legal campaign contributions. >> his attorney, jack mcmahon says the case is based on testimony from fleck and his partner. whatever fleck may have done he says was done without the mayor's knowledge. >> fleck needs to get money raised and used his relationship with the mayor and tells people things that are just not true nor are they coming from this ma

federal authorities say pawlowski and vaughn spencer ran play to pay schemes that benefitted not only politically but personally >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of city hall in reading and allentown >> lewis l, a pin announced the indictment, following a four-year investigation. federal authorities allege both pawlowski and spencer rewarded political donors with no bid city contracts. others with ties to the two men were also indicted >> i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accept add dime beyond my salary. of i never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions. >> reporter: allentown city council president ray o'connell is angry with his political ally >> you lose total respect for the individual and i have done that. you cannot trust him >> "eyewitness news" caught up with o'connell and other concerned citizens at the regularly scheduled council meeting >> the mayor should resign immediately from his position not because he's guilty or not guilty but because the city is not functioning the way it needs to >> pawlowski is b

scandal rocks two pennsylvania cities, mayor of allentown ed pawlowski and former mayor of reading vaughn spencer are indicted on federal corruption charges. how pawlowski and spencer charged with bribery, fraud and many other charges. both are accused of dulling out city contracts to those willing to support their campaigns. >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall in reading and allentown to sell their office and services to the highest bidder >> i have done nothing wrong nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i have also never accepted anything from the legal campaign contributions. >> now officials say indictments follow a four year investigation, others with ties to the two men were also indicted. >>> the man captured on video earlier this week attacking a septa transit police sergeant is in cuss toyed. he turned himself in last night. sergeant's body camera shows her confronting the suspect near 58th and baltimore on monday, for reportedly trespassing on the train track he can be seen shoving her to the ground, and

he was indicted yesterday with former reading mayor vaughn spencer and three coconspirators. on brianry and fraud charges. pawlowski ace accused of running a pay to play scheme in his office, something his attorney says is impossible. >> i know my client did do anything, selling contract, he doesn't have that ability, he does not have that ability, to do that. that is a flaw in this case. >> he is free, on bail, former mayor spencer what i will peer next week. >>> search is on for suspect caught on camera twice burglarizing a mosque in northeast philadelphia. this happened at islamic society of greater fail on roosevelt boulevard. investigators say that the thief stole money from donation bins on july 12th and july 17th. it appears he knew the layout of the mosque. anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call the police. >>> all of the beaches in atlantic city and ventnor are back opened there nor longer high bacteria levels in the ocean. new jersey department of environmental protection gave the all clear just a short time ago, officials blamed untreated storm water ru

those indictments accuse allentown mayor ed pa allow sku and vaughn spencer of shaking down businesses and people for scam pain contributions and pay to play screams. palowski held a news conference today to address the charges. >> but i want to make it clear to everyone i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i've also never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions, and in no way, shape or form was city hall ever up for sale. >> palowski says he will not step down as mayor the charges and spencer face include bribery and fraud. >> developing to night three tweets by the president of the united states showing major shift in policy. it's about who can serve in our nation's military. the president does not want transgender people to serve any longer. in his tweets the president said in part that the military quote cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical cost and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. >> no surprise really reaction to those tweets has been swift. our joyce evans talked to some mem

prosecutors allege mayor pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spencer used their officers for politicalnd financial game. they are accused of take, part in play to pay scheme. pawlowski is being charged with conspiracy fraud and bribery. former mayor spencer is facing similar charges. he'll be in court next week. >> the new white house communications chief claimed leakers are not only targeting the president, they're targeting him, too. anthony scaramucci is making it clear he's on a mission to track down whoever is that behind the leaks. cbs news correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: the new white house communications director anthony scaramucci a lashed out last night claiming someone leaked his financial information. he tweeted, in light of the leak of my financial disclosure info, which is a felony, i will be contacting the fbi and the justice department. and named white house chief of staff reince preibus. scaramucci's financial disclosure form appeared on politico's web site showing his assets are worth as much as $85 million. leaking the form is not a felony, it's public inf

federal authorities say pawlowski and vaughn spencer ran play to pay schemes that benefitted not only politically but personally >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of city hall in reading and allentown >> lewis l, a pin announced the indictment, following a four-year investigation. federal authorities allege both pawlowski and spencer rewarded political donors with no bid city contracts. others with ties to the two men were also indicted >> i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accept add dime beyond my salary. of i never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions. >> reporter: allentown city council president ray o'connell is angry with his political ally >> you lose total respect for the individual and i have done that. you cannot trust him >> "eyewitness news" caught up with o'connell and other concerned citizens at the regularly scheduled council meeting >> the mayor should resign immediately from his position not because he's guilty or not guilty but because the city is not functioning the way it needs to >> pawlowski is b

rocks two pennsylvania cities, the mayor of allentown ed pawlowski and former mayor of reading vaughn spencer both indicted on federal corruption charges. pawlowski and spencer are charged with bribery, fraud and other crimes. both are accused of dulling out city contracts, to those willing to support their campaign. >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall in reading and in allentown to sell their office , and their service, to the highest bidder. >> i have done nothing wrong nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i have also never accepted anything from a legal campaign contributions. >> officials say that the indictment follow a four year investigation, others with ties to the two men were also indicted. >>> now turning to washington republican senate leaders are trying to pass a so-called skinny repeal of obama care. leadership has failed to repeal obama care twice since tuesday their new proposed skinny bill would stamp auto bam a's individual mandate, it would also, rid employer mandates and the medical device t

on wednesday mayor pawlowski and former reading mayor, vaughn spencer, were both indicted on bribery and fraud charge. the men and three alleged co- conspirators for a pay to a scene. >> looking forward to our day in court, we've gone through this day, i'm sure there will be more to come. but we look forward to being able to tell our side of the story and the truth being told >> and former mayor pence will appear in court on tuesday. said his client also plans to fight the charge. >> philadelphia police investigating after video surfaces on line of a brawl at center city, happened wednesday evening, take a look at this, just feet from the doors of the comcast center, police say around 3,000 people were taking part in the weekly happy hour event, very popular event, several fights broke out. authority say six people were involved in a brawl, and taking on the charges. >> when the officers got into the crowd, they didn't see the fight, things only starting to disperse, but if someone want to come forward, hey, i got punched in the jaw yesterday, i want to make an assault report, we wil

. >> allegations leveled at vaughn spencer and ed pawlowski. among the reading allegations on

prosecutors say allentown mayor edward palowski and vaughn spencer took down businesses and people forntributions and pay to play screams. pawlowski held a news conference today to address the charges. >> but i want to make it clear to everyone, i have done nothing wrong. nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i've also never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions and in no way, shape or form was city hall ever up for sale. >> pawlowski will not step down as mayor. the charges he and spence sr. face include bribery and fraud. >>> montgomery county man accused of delivering poe ten drugs thenned up killing a woman in a local hospital. prosecutors announced the arrest of 29-year-old travis suta today. they say on several occasions he delivered drugs to 30-year-old sierra hadrik while she was was being treated for non-life threatening conditions attainer stipe medical center in east norriton. nurses found he inside her hospl room in may. >> he was signing in and out on an after hours visitor's log to sierra's room to deliver heroin, pills and ult

scandal rocks two pennsylvania cities, mayor of allentown ed pawlowski and former mayor of reading vaughn spencer have been both indicted on federal corruption charges. pawlowski and spencer are charged with bribery and fraud and other crimes. both accused of dulling out city contracts to those willing to support their campaigns. >> pawlowski and spencer essentially put a for sale sign up in front of the city hall, in reading and in allentown to sell their office and their services, to the highest bidder. >> i have done nothing wrong nor have i ever personally accepted a dime beyond my salary as mayor. i have never accepted anything but legal campaign contributions. >> officials say indictments follow a four year investigation, others with ties to the two men were also indicted. >>> man is behind bars this morning after police say he delivered a deadly dose of a illegal drugs to a hospital patient in montgomery county. travis suita was told he could face up to 40 years in prison yesterday, authorities ine norriton said drug dealer made five trips to the hospital in five days to sell drugs to sier

indictment includes former reading mayor, vaughn spencer, prosecutors say they shook down people for campaign contributions in exchange for favors and city contract. he men are also facing bribery and fraud charges. >> all right, now to the ohio state fair. a man is dead, look at this, several more are hurt after that thrill ride turns into a kill ride. something malfunctioned. people fell to the ground. but did the ride pass a safety check, because the carnival basically, just start, and they were supposed to be inspected before the carnival began. we'll answer that question. >> warning from the state about the, if you are planning to travel this summer, why you need to be careful what you drink, if you go to mexico. >> is this the water thing again? >> amusement park, or amusement ride they put in, you know, temporary for the fair. it broke apart. look at. that will in mid-air. whole thing comes crashing to the grounds. >> my gosh, horrible. so, this morning, a 18 year old man is dead. seven other are in the hospital. yesterday's tragedy in columbus was, as you can see, caught on c

we have berks county and lehigh county in the news this morning, reading is now former mayor, vaughn spencer, did not win his re-election primary two years ago, after voters there got the news of his office in reading, city hall, having those f.b.i. agents swarm overall of the offices there. >> ed pawlowski, spencer, brazenly, repeatedly, sold off bitty contract to bank their political futures. these alleged allegations pull at and tear at the very fabric what makes up our democracy, destroys the values and ideals of every citize to be fairly represented in a equal fashion. >> i have a job to do. and i will continue to do it. and that includes my candidacy for re-election. to my family and my friends, i want to thank you all for standing with me. thank you for supporting me through this difficult time. i trust the judicial system to sort the fact from the fiction so that you can see i am the mayor and the man that you all know me to be. >> by far the most fascinating of the five indicted yesterday, is reading's former school board president, rebecca ocosta, actually the current school board

he is innocent and a separate and similar alligation the feds charged former reading mayor, vaughn spenc spencer. >>> accuweather is tracking changes and it will get more humid outside as we look live outside from sky 6 hd at the commodore barry bridge and a rick of a storm or two popping up in the region. david murphy has a first check of the forecast. >> as you take a look at satellite, cloud cover is filling in and we expect sunny breaks at times and eventually we'll watch the rain to the northern and west and the same instability will transfer in our direction. temperatures right now are on the warm side, 76 in trenton and 76 in beach haven, and cape may. and philadelphia 78 as in wilmington. in the morn areas not quite as warm and 74 in reading. as we go through the rest of the afternoon we'll continue to warm. 84 by 2:00 and by 4:00, 86 degrees, that is your high, holding the 80s into 80s tonight. also, notice there are clouds and sunny breaks and the addition of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. this looks like it is constantly raining and the only reason i designed this way there could be

expect in court today to answer federal corruption charges, pawlowski and former reading mayor vaughn spenceracts to campaign supporters. the fbi raided allentown city hall back in 2015, both men deny the charges. >>> let's send it to katie for the forecast, hi there, katie. >> today's forecast not looking too bad but we will see mixture of cloud, sunshine as well and with time spotty shower, thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening but radar is quiet at the moment say for some cloud cover moving in on the satellite, and things looking tranquil. day progresses spotty shower or storm but our main weather head line comes tomorrow in the p.m. hours with the new system moving in with soaking potentially flooding rain and that linkers in to a good portion of the saturday, possibly, leaving behind showers and sunday as well. >> oh, boy, thanks. >>> turning to traffic frankford avenue remains closed between girard avenue and thompson street due to tuesday's water main break in that area septa's route five, 25 buses are being detoured around the scene. new jersey transit atlantic city rail line resum

also, named in this indictment, former reading pennsylvania mayor, vaughn spencer, the men face corruptionery, and fraud charges. >> 7:10. two men are under arrest on gun charges this morning, police responded to a call shortly after 11:30 last night the 2,000 block of denny street in germantown. they found two suspect, coming out after wad dollars -- wooded area, one with a gunshot wounds to the lower back. two guns were found at the scene, one of them an armed military style weapon. police say they believe the shooting happened at another location. >>> the suspect, who was shot; in stable condition at temple hospital. >>> and police are investigating a double shooting in wilmington, delaware. happened just before 9:00 last night on the 2400 block of north madison street. officers say the victims, a 16 year old boy, 18 year old woman, were found inside after home on that block. the boy had a gunshot wounds to his left leg, and the woman had a gunshot wounds to her right leg. they're in stable condition. >>> philadelphia police suv crashed while responding to a call last night. two officer