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
Fox 29 news hd brought to you by x fin the the future of awesome. Right now crews are working to secure the ben franklin parkway. This video just in to our newsroom showing peco and police sealing Manhole Covers late tonight less than two weeks ahead of the popes visit. Meanwhile, we are learning new details of a south jersey teens plot to attack the pontiff. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Thanks for joining us. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser spoke to phillys top cop. Hes live on the parkway knew the art museum tonight. Dave. Reporter iain, as you can see workers are out here right now working theyre way down the parkway stealing up the light stanchions and the Manhole Covers with a special digital seal. Theyre checking them, then sealing them up all in preparation for the popes visit here in 11 days. Theyre also building the stage and the altar right in front of the art museum. All this is going on while philadelphias top cop is speak out tonight about a Camden County teenager
Out tonight about a Camden County teenagers plan to mount attack on the pope. This is not something that people should be alarmed about. Reporter those words from commissioner Charles Ramsay tuesday as authorities down played the arrest of a 15yearold south jersey boy for plotting to attack the pope during his visit here next week. I was made aware by the fbi over a month ago that there was an investigation they had in south jersey. I didnt think much of it because there was no follow up conversation around it. Reporter federal authorities described the teenagers plot as aspiration al but noted the teen was allegedly inspired by isis and speaking about explosives and weapons on the internet and social media. We live in a world where between twitter and facebook and all these different platforms and so forth a lot of information comes to our attention. Reporter commissioner says police and federal authorities are closely monitoring social media and the internet for terrorist chatter as