Action news, delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. Monday night, and the big story on action news is one of the most despicable cases of child abuse we can remember. The victims are months old and the alleged abusers are their parents. Live with the story tonight is action News Reporter chad pradelli in bucks county. Chad, a terrible story. Reporter yeah, jim, details of the alleged abuse are outlined in this criminal complaint and are gutwrenching. And outside of the Police Department that investigated the case, the detectives did not have to go far, the alleged abuse helping across the street. Investigators describe a violent hell inside of apartment e. Michael and melissa shales accused of abusing twin girls just a couple of months old. One child with a broken leg so swollen that 12monthold clothing was tight. The doctors said if left untreated the injury could have resulted in death. And also had a fractured rib and spinal injuries. And her sister multiple fractur
Parents. Live with the story tonight is action News Reporter chad pradelli in bucks county. Chad, a terrible story. Reporter yeah, jim, details of the alleged abuse are outlined in this criminal complaint and are gutwrenching. And outside of the Police Department that investigated the case, the detectives did not have to go far, the alleged abuse helping across the street. Investigators describe a violent hell inside of apartment e. Michael and melissa shales accused of abusing twin girls just a couple of months old. One child with a broken leg so swollen that 12monthold clothing was tight. The doctors said if left untreated the injury could have resulted in death. And also had a fractured rib and spinal injuries. And her sister multiple fractures to both legs. To do Something Like that it is heartbreaking. Neighbors kristina and tim didnt know much about the shales but often heard the twins 2yearold brother crying. Court records reveal that all three children were malnourished and the
The money. One phase of the case centers around wealthy friend herb vederman. In Court Prosecutors called him a human atm machine for the 11 term congressman and his family hoping the powerful washington insider could land him an ambassadorship from the obama white house. Prosecutors say he paid off the College Tuition and gambling bills of fattahs son chaka jr. And disguised 18,000 he gave over for a dummy car purchase used by fattah and his wife to close on a Vacation Home in the poconos. Late today congressman fattah spoke briefly with reporters. I think this has been a good first day and well begin again in the morning. Reporter fattahs lawyer told the jury of one africanamerican and 11 white that is vederman was a rich good friend of fattahs and did nothing that rises to the level of bribery. Fattahs lawyer dismissed two of fattahs Political Consultants who already pleaded guilty hoping for light sentences in exchange for testifying against chaka fattah. Mark lee told the jury to
Walking and riding bikes on the boardwalk in ocean city. Beaches are empty. Trish hartman is live at the Vietnam Veterans memorial, and john rawlins is live in media where the parade stepped off despite soggy conditions. Lets get the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, david. Reporter sarah we squeeze you had out a dry squeezed out a dry morning in the area. The showers moved into the coast and they have not let up. On and off rain highlighted in green, so a moderate rainfall. There are heavier cells highlighted in yellow coming off the delaware bay and pushing into cape may and sea isle city. At times this afternoon youll see heavier showers and maybe a thunderstorm most of us it down south for now, if youre up in and around philadelphia and the northern suburbs you have to keep your eyes on radar, because its possible we see this push north later in the afternoon. But for now, everything has been good for your ceremonies across the immediate region. Philadelphia has been occasio
Hotter, at least well see sunshine out there today. Speaking of sun were seeing it now, thats the view over atlantic city, nice and comfortable on this sunday morning, just a couple of high clouds thats about it. Starting out warm, 66 degrees in philadelphia. 60 in allentown. Trenton, 61. Millville, 65. Even the shorepoints climbing into the mid 60s. Sat lit and radar just like yesterday High Pressure in control over the next few days, were not expecting much in the way of cloud cover. Lots of sunshine from start to finish. If youre heading to the gary pappa run expect numbers to climb quickly. 9 00 a. M. , 74. 10 00 a. M. , 79. Look at this, 11 00 a. M. , 83 degrees. The forecasted high this afternoon is 90 on the dot. Ive seen forecast guidance come in over the last 45 minutes that suggest its going to be 91 or 92. Mostly sunny, humidity levels nice and low. When i come back in just a few minutes it will be hotter in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Ill have those numbers