Of political corruption. Now the indictment against congressman shack at a fattah and four of his associate Social Security filled with several allegations that we do have video of the congressman with president obama this is recent video. Now the 29 count indictment stems from several alleged schemes circling around misappropriateing federal charitable and Campaign Funds. Officials say one of the schemes involves borrowing millions dollars from a wealthy supporter for his failed Mayoral Campaign back in 2007. The indictment accuses fattah for paying some of that money back by using money and federal grants from a Nonprofit Charity he founded founded and controls. Another alleged scheme includes using Campaign Money to pay off his sons Student Loans from 2007 to 2011 totaling about 23,000. Now this is what officials said at the press conference just moments ago. The public expects their elected officials to act with honest teen integrity. The public does not expect their elected offici
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
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 will be hosted by amazon. At 12 0 1 00 a. M. People have until 11 59 that night 24 hours to go online and request up to 10 passes at tepp dollars each. Those passes will be for the Regional Rail on September September 26th and 27th and are mandatory for travel into the city for any reason that
Papelbon. Good riddance. Down the road in washington. Enjoy him the nationals he seems like the quality guy. Phillies won again. Yes, they did. In toronto. So well talk about that in a little while. This is kind of breaking weather news, just issued by the National Weather service excessive heat warning. And it is in effect in all of these areas in blazing red, until 6 00 tonight. This is for the heat index that could be 100 or above meaning, what it feels like outside after we get to the high of 95. We also have for the entire region, an air quality warning, until tomorrow, until, i should say until later today. So anyway, satellite radar picture, no rain on it, look where we are already at 79 degrees. We have 84 relative humidity. We have only a 3mile per hour winds. 5 57 is your sunrise time. Temperatures elsewhere 62 mount pocono, already 70 in allentown, 71 in reading and 72 in trenton. Seventyfour atlantic city, 73 dover, you get the idea, in the 70s just about everywhere. Winds,
So, spends time, as much as you can in airconditioning. There is your satellite radar picture, few pop ups yesterday because of the heat, no showers or thunderstorms right now. Look at the american flag, not blowing at all no wind at all. So calm winds 77 relative humidity, and already 79 degrees, when it is almost 80 at 5 00 in the morning you know it will be a hot one. 5 57 is our official sunrise time so, other temperatures throughout the region, to the north of us, in the upper 60s little more comfortable at least to start the day. And then, lower 70s out at the shore. And just about everywhere, we cannot find a breeze anywhere. We could use one but sorry about that. And in weather by the numbers we went with seven for today because of the excessive heat warning, makes it even more uncomfortable. Soap as we go through the day, offer to another muggy start like yesterday. Warm humid by lunchtime already up to 90. We will probably top off at 95, it will feel like it is close to 100 a