Harm instead turned more than 500 of his patients into victims in a shocking case of medical fraud. Today in detroit the doctor listened as some of these patients and their families told in court how he ruined their lives with unnecessary cancer treatments. Heres dean reynolds. Reporter courtroom sketches could not adequately capture the anguish of the victims today as one by one they confronted the cancer doctor who prescribed aggressive chemotherapy for patients he knew were not ill and for those who were, ordering treatments that were excessive while billing medicare 34 million. In court dr. Farid fata showed no emotion for man who prosecutors said would bully and browbeat patients who dared to question his treatment. Fata has already pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges. A memo from prosecutors demanding a life sentence said fata would tell his patients they risked death without him telling one, your life or your money. From Laura Stedtefeld whose father died in fatas care, yo
This afternoon. Then well be watching for scattered showers and some thunderstorms a possibility today. Well go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. Right now, traffic time. First alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington. Well do a check on the area bridges first. Well start things off on the walt whitman. Currently no problems in the clear there. Construction on the ben franklin bridge, two lanes blocked headed westbound into philadelphia. Scheduled for an opening for the tacony palmyra at 6 00 a. M. Were monitoring our cameras in new jersey around the area to make sure youre not going to be stuck in too much backup. This would have been the schuylkill expressway right around route 1. There it goes. Im actually taking this camera because i wanted to show you the reduced visibility and rain hitting the area. Either direction not a whole lot of volume. Definitely something to watch out for, might set you back a little bit with the rain falling right now.
Initial call for help was to report a stabbing inside the market. Now, Police Arrived to find a suspect outside and armed with a knife. Thats when were told Atlantic City police fired at the suspect. We are told right now possibly two people are dead and that no Police Officers were injured during this response. Witnesses, though just told me a few minutes ago it was a male employee who just returned from visiting family. He was on vacation in egypt, who worked here. He was the person who was stabbed to death and that ems crews worked to try to save his life. The mayor just arrived here at the scene a few moments ago. We have not had a chance to speak with him. We did speak to some customers who are shocked and saddened by this crime. An employee trying to make a living honestly. Reporter and now this. And now he was here today and early this morning, and now hes gone. Reporter because this is an officerinvolved shooting the investigation is solely being handled by Atlantic City Prosec
Reporter and now this. And now he was here today and this morning and now hes gone. Its ridiculous. Dont have to take nobodys life like that. Reporter the owners knell they will pick up the tab and pay for the victims remains to be flown home to his family in egypt. They also tell me that the suspect was no stranger, that he had been here to this store as recent as yesterday. One Police Source also just texting me that police knew this suspect very well and that the last time he was in jail was back in february but still his name not being released by the Prosecutors Office until his family is notified that hes zeesed. Live in Atlantic City cydney long, nbc10 news. To our weather now. If you spent anytime outside today, you could feel the humidity. Check out the storm clouds from skyforce 10 45 minutes ago over bucks county. In front of those, though, a rainbow. Lets find out whats in store for tonight and tomorrow. Nbc10 chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz with his first aler
York this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Our top story, a horrific air crash, a collision between an air force fighter jet and a small private plane over the skies near charleston South Carolina. Witnesses described parts, including a jet engine engine falling down trt sky moments after hearing the sickening impact. Both planes went down in pieces somehow sparing lives and property below. But two lives were lost in the collision itself. Nbcs tom costello has the latest. Reporter on the ground in South Carolina all thats left of an air force f16 after it collided with a singleengine cessna raining debris on the fields below. It happened about 11 miles north of charlestone over monc ks corner near the cuppa river. Witnesses report the f16 appeared to have struck the side of the cessna. The impact causing a massive fireball in the sky and ripping the fighter planes engine off sending it crashing to the ground narrowly missing a mobile home. All we seen is two planes c