Erase another 130,000 owed to a consultant. Chaka fattah directed the consultants to aapply for a grant for a nonprofitentity and the consultant agreed to forgive the 130,000 debt owed to the campaign. As i previously stated i have never participated in illegal activity as an elected official for the last 21 years very represented the people of philadelphia in congress with honor and dignity, helping millions of families. Once the crimes were committed, fattah and his associated engaged in a coverup lasting for years to avoid detention. But they did not end there there was a scheme with lobbyist herbertviederman. He provided 189,000 to help him buy a poconos vacation house and then conceal the 18000 bribe payment they showed an exam car sale that never actually took place. Also charge said robert brand a consultant and nicholas and bowser who work for the congressman. Chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Thank you lets switch live now to action News Reporter Wendy Saltzman in West Phi
During that papal visit. Good evening to you, im lucy noland. Im iain page. There are only enough septa passes for a tenth of that so today septa announced a lottery. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in norristown tonight at one of the few septa stations that be running that weekend. Shawnette. Reporter okay. Iain and lucy heres the deal. 350 thus san Tickets Available for that entire weekend. The tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. I think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. Reporter step Regional Rail riders we spoke to arent happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. Just arbitrarily what you can or you cant based upon random number. Septa officials said during a News Conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that
They should do what they think and go ahead and save the person, children daughter, son. Bill you have a story you are chasing. It is a horrible tale of a wife killed by her husband. All signs. To something. Absolutely. An update on a horrifying story we brought you last thursday murdering his wife and attempting to kill himself right afterward. I met with georginas mother she flew in after she heard what happened to her daughter. The couple was slated to go to couples counseling to address their issues. Georgina was left in bed took the older children to daycare. Came back and bludgeoned georgina in her sleep. He left and attempted to kill himself in grave condition. These type of things dont happen overnight. I spoke with angela about there relationship and how it spiraled downward. My grandson saw him punch her in the stomach. It was just the three of them and he was little. They met when georgina was seven years old 17 years old and get married without the familys blessing. Please
Stormy afternoon turned into a quiet evening. Rain helped cut the humidity but the heat is hanging around. Good evening everyone, im ukee washington. Jessica has its night off. Another 90degree day officially making this the third heat wave of the summer. Meteorologist kate bilo on the sky deck right now with more how long the 90 plus temperatures will be with us. Kate . Well, ukee, it look like the 90 plus temperatures will be with us into next week. But the good news is, this steamy sticky air with 70 plus degree dew points wont be with us for much longer. Still a bit steamy out here right its right now overnight that will start to change. Lets take a quick look at storm scan3. The clouds are now clearing through portions of the new jersey as our showers and storms make their way off the coast. It will take a little while for the dry air to catch up. By tomorrow youll feel a difference in the air outside. Heres our heat wave number three tuesday 93, yesterday 93. Today we just barely
To have come from opposite directions. We were sleeping and all of a sudden we heard pop, pop, pop i said do you hear that what is going on and then we heard the neighbors car windows smashed. I thought there were fireworks left over from the 4th that people were shooting off. Yes even this late in the month. The property was not hit but for don it was a near death experience his parents live next door, their car had both driver and passenger windows shot out. Its crazy i dont understand that mind set at all. The wild gun fire spilled into dons house where his wife was sleeping and so were his children. The gun fire did not injure anyone on the block. Pop pop pop i told my girlfriend just stay down. We heard about another six or seven shots. Pop, pop pop. And then we heard a car drive off. Dons neighborhood is peaceful as you look at a live picture of his house is he angry and frustrated and this hour they assigned a special Investigative Unit to this case and others around here that a