Politicians in our area. Pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah indicted op charges of corruption but tonight he vows to stay in office. Good evening im ukee washington. Jessica is off tonight. Federal Authorities Say fattah mishandled hundreds of thousands of dollars of charitable and campaign funds. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is in our Satellite Center right now with a closer look at the charges against the influential democrat. David. Reporter ukee the congressman mentioned numerous times in this 85 page indictment indictment. He denies any wrongdoing but federal officials they believe and they are confident that he will be behind bars at some point. The conduct that congressman fattah engaged in undermines public safe and government. Blunt words from us attorney zane david hem injury who laid out this case against congressman chaka fattah. Fattah and his associates engaged in a coverup lasting years in an effort to avoid detection. Reporter the 29 count indictment tells th
The charges against the influential democrat. David. Reporter ukee the congressman mentioned numerous times in this 85 page indictment indictment. He denies any wrongdoing but federal officials they believe and they are confident that he will be behind bars at some point. The conduct that congressman fattah engaged in undermines public safe and government. Blunt words from us attorney zane david hem injury who laid out this case against congressman chaka fattah. Fattah and his associates engaged in a coverup lasting years in an effort to avoid detection. Reporter the 29 count indictment tells the story of what authorities call schemes. Some words included in the do you mean, fraud bribery, sham and conceal. The congressman who went to washington in 1995, is accused of borrowing a Million Dollars from a wealthy supporter and only paying some of it back using money and federal grants from a Nonprofit Charity he runs. Hes also accused of using 23 grand in Campaign Money to pay off his son
Steamy day but there is relief on the way it does come in the form of showers and thunderstorms, but lets go start things off by taking you back in time here. We are looking back to yesterday ever so slightly, under achieving from the expectations in terms of the actual daytime high. We did hit 93 on the the a airport. Average is 87. But that made it to the 16th, 90degree plus day of 2015. However, you cannot go by face value of these numbers when we are dealing with the humidity we had. It was feeling like triple digits in dover as we went on the air at noon. I remember that from yesterday. Storm scan three is clear as a bell. We have a couple cloud out there. Unfortunately we will not cool off under that clear sky we do still have an excessive heat warning in effect even though it is not as oppressive right now. Once again, later today those heat index values will sky rocket for i95 and adjacent counties here to about the triple digits. So again it is another second day in the row of
Almost every where say for a couple choice locations but bottom line is it is very muggy outside. Quick check on the area temperatures. We dont have mount pocono but we are in the lower 70s. Seventyeight at philly international, looking forward in this forecast we still expect to hit lower 90s, it feels hotter, by 3 00 p. M. We will see thunderstorms to the the western suburbs, closer toward the typical evening russias we mentioned though right over the city of philadelphia, meisha. Timing never on our side with these things, it seems, we will send it over to you. Never is but such a role with the punches, katie, it is thursday, it is the Silver Lining that friday is right around the corner. Live look outside, it is still dark out there. Fortytwo freeway north bound for those in new jersey approaching 295 this camera is at creek road. You can see plenty of headlights, outside on the roadways. This is very typical. We will see that slow down a little bit as we head into friday but right