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Jersey upper 80s low 90ss right now in camden, trenton its hot 92 degrees. 92 in Medford Lakes as well. But how your body reacts it feels like 99 degrees right now in wrightstown. It feels like 93 in wilmington. So the heat, the humidity its going to continue tomorrow we also have some scattered showers and thunderstorms. When i come indoors ill have the timing of that rain as well as when to catch a little bit of a break from the oppressive humidity when i come indoors. Back to you. All right, scott. Thanks. You can stay prepared for the heat with the fox 29 news app. You can get weather alerts sent to your phone check the temperature for the next seven days and download it for free. Developing right now philadelphia congressman wrapped up in scandal. A long running federal investigation yielded an indictment against chaka fattah. U. S. Attorneys Office Coming down hard against the congressman this morning. Fattah and four others on his staff mace charges of corruption corruption, bribery, a lot more. All because of what they say did he with hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal campaign and charitable funds. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser following the story tonight from the federal courthouse in philadelphia. Dave . Reporter iain congressman fattah face as potential sentence of up to 30 years in federal prison tonight hes vowing to fight the charges. He says he will plead not guilty and he will not resign from office. Today we spoke with some of his constituents. Thats outrage. Thats outrage. Reporter constituents of indicted congressman fattah were disgusted and shaking their heads wednesday at news that the 20 year veteran of congress had been charged in a wide sweeping racketeering case. Unfortunate person whos show no better. They do not do better. That angers me. A person like him hes supposed to be a milestone arc pillar for this community. Bringing us up, not taking from us. Reporter federal authorities pulled no punches as they announced the 29 count indictment against the 58 year old fattah charging him with racketeering conspiracy bribery, money laundering, and other charges. The conduct that congressman fattah engaged in undermines public faith in government undermines confidence in government. This is not deflategate. All right . This is a normal issue of was there allegations after a very long run eight year investigation. Reporter federal investigators say the congressman and four others engaged in five schemes misappropriateing hundreds of thousands of dollars. They tried to make it all go away. Fattah and his associates engaged in a coverup lasting years in an effort to avoid detection. Reporter the investigation started with a tip to the fbi in 2013 that led agents straighter to fattah. They say fattah also used funds illegally to pay off this Mayoral Campaign debt, pay personal expenses for he and his wife pay for Vacation Home, and help pre duce his sons Student Loans by 23,000. Corruption like what is charged today really shakes public confidence. Reporter fbi says the congressman also took an 18,000 bribe payment from former deputy mayor Herbert Vetter man in return for an appointment as a Us Ambassador or another federal job. These alleged crimes and subsequent coverup are a breach of the public trust. Sounds like a criminal mastermind to meme he deserves to be behind bars. Reporter now fattah did resign his post on the appropriations Sub Committee today. He is expected in court in the next week or two. He was not arrested on the charges this morning. Iain . All right, dave, thank you our jeff cole confronted fattah years ago about the investigation into his alleged wheelings and dealings. Its a conversation worth looking back on tonight. Jeff joins us in our the newsroom continuing our Team Coverage tonight. Jeff you pressed him on some of these issues. Reporter i did back in 2013. Iain it was no secret the region Senior Member of the us house was under investigation bite feds. The congressman told us as much two years ago and said the government had been looking at him for years. Have you hired Legal Counsel congressman . Its important to note that these are matter that is have been reviewed since as best as i know since 2007. Federal government has been looking at you since 2007 . And were sure that they are doing appropriately and, you know when youre in public role its to be expected. Report roar those were the confident words of u. S. Representative chaka fattah senior in the fall of 2013 in front of philadelphia federal courthouse. He had come there to speak about education. We showed up to ask about a federal subpoena wed gotten our hands on. If a fire alarm has been pulled its perfectly warned for the fire company to come but that is not to discern theres an actual fire. Reporter the document sought mostly city tax records. He had three names on it parks at a will he Shea Chenault his wife an local tv news anchor seen here in a photo from the stations website and richard j. Haag a special agent of the fbi. There were specific requests like all records pertaining to City Property taxes as to 5783 nassau road, philadelphia, a house owned by fattah. There are no circumstances which i would ever do anything that would embarrass my constituents or my family and i owe no taxes and i never received last august the guilty plea by a political consultant close to fattah moved the investigation nearer to the congressman n public statements fattah remain confident but in 2013 when we asked him about his wifes name appearing in the subpoenas request for documents he grew upset. Congressman im your wifes name is on the document as is her Social Security number as well and theyre looking at records that relate direct toll her. Why would that be . I dont believe thats the case at all other than the fact shes my wife. Sir, i can should you i dont know why you would ever bring in my family. Congressman i have the letter. Would you like to see it . Are you claiming im not telling you something truthful . I dont want to see anything. Reporter renee while not named in the reports identified as person e. Prosecutors 11 an 18,000 from a lobbyist help the couple qualify for mortgage for a poconos Vacation Home and it was styled as the sale of her porsche back to him. Fbi found that car and the couples garage more than two years later. Renee did not return a call for comment. Channel 10 reports shes on leave. Iain . Jeff, thank you. Eighths big indictment and we are putting all the information for you on our website at myfoxphilly. Com. Look for a link on the home page for anything you might have missed and for any and all updates. Former philadelphia cop just got 3. 5 years in prison. A judge zen owned that former narcotics officer Jeffrey Walker today. In february he plead guilty to federal charges of corruption and misconduct telling a jury that he and members of his undercover unit committed thousands of crimes on duty. A jury later acquitted six of his colleagues of similar crimes which included stealing drugs and money from suspects, planting evidence and lying to get convictions by the way a judge overturned a number of those convictions after walkers guilty plea. Happening right now an argument ended in gunfire at a popular horse racing track. A jockey at the Delaware Park race track is in jail tonight accused of shooting a horse trainer. It may have been over a woman. It happened just before 9 00 this morning around the stables. Delaware state police say they tracked down the jockey a short time later at the prides court amounts about 2 miles away. Investigators say they found the gun he used in a creek near the race track entrance. Workers weve been talking with say the two knew each other and the shooting stems from a dispute over the jockeys girlfriend who also work at the track. I just seen him just pull over there and say i just shot somebody. He just left. The horse trainer is now hospitalized and he has nonlife threatening injuries. The jockey now face as number of charges with his a rain many set for later this evening. Philadelphia Police Looking into another cell phone snatching caught on camera. Surveillance video shows a woman walking on the 2100 block of east 75th avenue monday afternoon you can see one of the robbers briefly appear on the right side of the screen just before running up and grabbing her iphone. Police are also looking for another person who may have acted as a diversion in the robbery and two other philadelphia neighborhoods are on edge after thieves ambushed two people to steal their cell phones. One of those victims is a 14yearold girl. Surveillance video shows her walking up to a house in pope breeze just as the man snatches a cell phone out of her hand. Days later over in southwest philly its a gun to the face for a 31yearold woman who struggles with two men on the 1100 block of south 46th street. Police say they swiped her iphone five and demanded the pass code which she did give up. Investigators say the case is are not connected. Montgomery county couple faces charges of Identity Theft tonight. District attorney risa ferman says Upper Dublin Township Police arrested porsche and eric martin yesterday. Prosecutors say they used eight identityies to open credit cards and apply for loans. They banged almost 125000 and the couple may have more victims victims. A man asked a local store clerk for something hes not prepared to give and this tense situation is about to escalate. See how it ends. The most famous horse in the world is in south jersey today. Triple crown winner American Pharoah. The Royal Treatment hes about to get ahead of his next big challenge. Well, sir. After some serious consideration id like to put in my 15year notice. Youre quitting . Technically retiring, sir. With a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. Wow youre totally blindsiding me here. Whos gonna manage your accounts . This is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. Well, im gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. Jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. Red velvet. Oh, thank you. I made this. Take charge of your retirement. Talk to a state farm agent today. Cash and cigarettes what Philadelphia Police say this robber was after yesterday. Heres Surveillance Video from the 7eleven on the 6600 block of rising sun avenue in lawndale. Police say after he took the cigarettes, he cleaned out the register. Hes still on the loose tonight. Firefighters scrambling, paramedics rushing around and police keeping on lookers back. Made it look like something was very wrong in south phil daal but city Officials Say you had absolutely nothing to worry about. The office of Emergency Management says all of those Emergency Responders were simply part of a drill. Todays exercise designed to test their response to a bioterror attack in the city. About 151st responders were all part of this which had them reacting to a toxic chemical release at the at t septa station near the sports complex. Oem officials gives those at the scene a chance to train together and stay prepare. I think its important. Agencies and Public Safety prepare to care for victims who might experience something that we understand what they might be going through. Todays exercise is the last of three designed to evaluate the citys Emergency Response plan. Its also the final life drill before pope francis visits philadelphia in september. Fox 29 was there as triple crown winner American Pharoah touched down at the Atlantic International airport today. Police escorts were also there waiting to lead him to Monmouth Park in ocean port. American pharoah racing there on sunday for the Million Dollar prize haskill invitational his first raisins winning the Belmont Stakes in june. So cool to see him. Welcome banner for the pope is waiting to greet him at the saints peter and paul basilica in center city. Small turn out for todays unveiling. When you can compare todays gathering to the 1 Million People expected to head here for a mass celebrate beside pope francis in september. So if you plan to attend, youve got to know few thing. Head to myfoxphilly. Com for the latest road closures parking and rail restrictions during his visit. Heres a trick shot that beats a lot of other ones. Who else to pull it off the harm let me globetrotters. They visited moreys pier in wildwood. Once they got 140 feet look at this the fun starts. Sweet jay sang that shot from the top of the ride. Splash. Grown trotters are in while wood this week hosting a childrens clinic. First take splash. That was a splash, too. No rim. I was going to say. All right. Thats hot. Back to your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Man, as hot as that shot was its hot outside too. Exactly. I wish the temperatures would drop that rapidly. But unfortunately were stuck with the 90s even feels like temperatures approaching 100 degrees again tomorrow as we look at ultimate doppler most of us are quiet however sections of delaware saw some downpours in particular southern sections of kent county and also Sussex County and that has prompted an aerial flood advisory for the heavy rainfall that occurred around the milford area down to lewes as well as Rehoboth Beach until 8 15 watching out for maybe some ponding on the roads left over. 93 degrees that was the High Temperature today. The normal this time of year is 87. So above average temperatures again and take a look. We have another excessive heat warning for i95 trenton philadelphia wilmington north and west as well as south and east until 6 00 oclock tomorrow. Feels like temperatures yet again approaching the trip tell digits. 90 degrees still at 6 17. Humidity at 54 . Were looking at a feels like temperature right now if youre stepping outdoors right around 96 degrees. There could be isolated pop up shower or thunderstorm most of us stay dry although it will remain muggy. Low 80s still by 11 00 oclock tonight. Take look at temperatures across the nation. We have some company when it comes to the heat. 92 right now in new york city. 92 in boston. Low 90s in atlanta. Were looking at 100 in dallas. 99 phoenix. Vegas right now dry heat at 103 degrees and look at Portland Oregon 93 steamy degrees there in the pacific northwest. 90 right now in reading. We have 89 in chester county. West chester right now as we move toward delaware, 87 in bear. 88 in pennsville there in salem county as we move around voorhees 88. 92 currently in camden. 92 degrees in trenton. Looking at low 90s right now in Medford Lakes. So as we take a look at the heat and humidity combined it feels almost like 100 degrees. 99 is the feels like temperature in wrightstown. 96 what it feels like in philadelphia. So for tonight, it stays steamy. Temperatures upper 60s mid 70s in the city. 91 degrees tomorrow. Hot and humid. Then pack the umbrella keep it happy. Tomorrow morning there could be some scattered downpours across the area. Heres fox future cast at 8 00 a. M. Watch a front approach the area. Lift in the atmosphere squeezing out all of that moisture and by 1 00 oclock continuation of the scattered downpours into 4 00 oclock. So just keep that in mind for tomorrow. Im well still make it to around 91 degrees. But the clouds and scattered showers could interfere with our 90degree forecast but none tomorrow what im going with. Low 90s throughout the seven day forecast. So just staying kind of steamy. All right, sounds good. Thank you, scott. Howard eskin. Builds character. It does. No character is Jonathan Papelbon. We should still celebrate. Phillies make Jonathan Papelbon happy because they trayed him to a contender. Yet he cant leave well enough alone. Boy, im shock. He rips the phillies and playing here in physical much thats coming up in sports. The phillies play again tonight in toronto after winning their ninth game of the last 10. The more pressing story on the phillies is the latest on cole hamels trade talks. Obviously teams are still talking but the team that is interest in hamels are more interested now in the tigers lefty david price. I still question whether the phillies will get what they would like in value. As far as that gift to to Jonathan Papelbon he just cant stop being a jerk. He gets traded. He arrives with his new team the nationals and took another shot at the phillies. Papelbon said hes excited to be out of philly, happy to be free. I feel like its a new life. Thats the end of his quote. Really making theen million thats terrible. We are happy to be rid of you too, now big guy. All right. Now on to cleveland. Hes just a bad guy for a locker room. Watch this play by the middle infield of the kansas city royals. Omar end fan thai with the flip with the glove. He takes its not in the glove a half second and he flips it to the short stop for the throw. Wow, what play. And they win last night. That was last night. All right. New England Patriots i cant say enough bad things about these guys either. Never satisfied and now the owner bob craft is changed his tune after the four game suspension is upheld for tom brady. In march bob craft accepted the team penalty for cheating when brady and the equipment guys decideed to donate air pressure in footballs and the owner took his Million Dollar fine and lost of two draft picks you because now hes kicking again and the patriots play pen. The decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me. I was wrong to put my faith in the league. Given the facts evidence and laws of science that underscore this entire situation it is completely incomprehensible to me that the league continues to take steps to disparage one of its alltime great players and a man for whom i have the utmost respect. Unfathomable. Lets go with the fact its. They spent 5 million on this investigation. Tom brady destroyed evidence in a court of law that would be obstruction of justice. Just happens to destroy his cell phone and sim card. Bill belicheck tried to con people in when its cold the pressure goes out of your tires. It was 51 degrees there that game. That doesnt happen. They fired the equipment guys. Right. Well if theyre not guilty, why did the equipment guys get fired . I dont get this. They think theyre above everything. And tom brady, a disparage him i dont want to compare what im about to compare but ill say it any way when a guy is wrong the guy is wrong. Oj simpson is in jail and he was run of the greatest running backs in football. Thank you, howard. I think its time to move on. Yeah. Time for us, too. Well see you back here at 10 00. Inside edition is up next. The worlds most hated dentist in hiding. Hes the one being hunted. He is a heinous person. And tears for cecil the slaughtered lion. Then, the slain scooter girl. Why Police Believe that the 15yearold neighbor murdered an eightyearold girl. Hes a yo yo master. And tom bradys supermodel wife in a burka. Plus, new donald trump controversy. He pointed at me, his finger started to shake and he screamed you are disgusting. Then fallen trees. It crashed inside

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