Congressional aide. The 62yearold republican married father of two serves the seventh congressional district. It was last weekend it was reported that congressional aide30 years younger had claimed unwanted romantic overtures and eventually meehan paid her a settlement on the taxpayers dime. Well earlier today, he n the speaker of the house paul ryan he will not run for reelection later this year leaving that seat open no doubt be a parade of democrats. Congressman hi meehan told our own jeff cole about that relationship. I have feelings that were generated in that. Ive said an attraction. Reporter so did you have romantic feelings for this woman . Good i did not have romantic feelings. I was relationship that was a very professional relationship. Reporter now tonight we did get a statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee it says in part we must hold ourselves to the highest possible standard especially while serving in congress. So far no confirmation from congres
Dressed as a postal worker pulls a gun on a father putting his nine month old son into a car. He forces the dad back into the home. Advertise him up and makes off with thousands of dollars. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. We begin tonight with breaking news. Congressman pat meehan has decided not to run for reelection this fall. Im lucy noland. This news comes just two days after congressman meehan spoke with fox 29s jeff cole where he denied having romantic feelings for a former female staff. Meehan faces accusations of using tack pair dollars to settle a Sexual Harassment claim. Our Chris Oconnell is live in chadds ford, Delaware County, with the breaking details. Chris . Reporter lucy, congressional source in washington, d. C. Telling me tonight now being widely reported congressman pat meehan will not seek reelection following his Sexual Harassment scandal involving a former congressional aide. The 62yearold congressman has been serving parts of delaware, montgomery, berks and lancaster
Congressman pat meehan denied any wrongdoing. Well torque night, hes announ r reelection following explosive allegations of Sexual Harassment and a claimed payout to a forme. The 62yearold republican married father of two serves the seventh congressional district. It was last weekend it was reported that congressional aide30 years younger had claimed unwanted romantic overtures and even her a settlement on the taxpayers dime. Well earlier speaker of the house paul ryan he will not run for reelectiont seat open no doubt be a parade of democrat congressman hi meehan told our own jeff cole about that relationship. I have feelings that were generated in attraction. Reporter so did you have romantic feelings for this woman . Good i did not have fee. I was relationship that was a very professional. Reporter now tonight we did get a statement from the National Congressional committee it says in part wehe highest possible sd especially while serving in congress. So far no confirmation from con
I have to say good morning everybody. That is how you do it on a friday. We made it through. A final friday of this month. I cannot believe it. Were heading in to february, super bowl. My happeneds, busy changing all of the light bulbs green around here. I went to home depot, lowes, jimmys hardware. Did you a nice job on the buildings. The way you scale up there, absolutely amazing. 20foot fluorescents, not easy. I have a neighbor that change garden lights green, the whole property has a crazy glow of green. Very cool. That is fun. We have them for christmastime so why not break them right now and decorate again. We should do this every year. Lets do it. Cold morning, guys. We have to bundle up, later today, gets better look at berkley township, that sticks out like a sore thumb, and, 111 degrees. Vineland good morning to you, 19. We will go north and west, our friendness pottstown, reading, yardley, yikes, 16, 17 degrees so it is a cold morning out there. That is the deal. Sun goes to
City but we have a close another here eastbound schuylkill, remains closed right at 30th street, they are doing some work overnight for another hour or soso everybody naturally uses this vine street expressway to work their way downtown. Live look at the benny coming into philadelphia, sky line all lit up with green. We have lights moving on the c ira center with the fly eagles fly and eagles logo. Live look at 42 freeway, kind of quiet working your way out of south injuries any to philadelphia only one accident byberry and pine road and mass transit off to a good start. Karen, back to you. A major reversal here under enormous pressure a change of heart for congressman pat meehan, he will not seek reelection amid Sexual Misconduct allegations and probe. Lets get out to jenny joyce in springfield township, good morning, jenny. Reporter good morning, karen. News broke last night about congressman pat meehan not seeking reelection saying he is retiring, and this is after he was removed fr