Stopped where we stopped because wez saw state troopers running over to this bridge which separates the Delaware Park complex. We came over here. This is where state troopers found a gun in the water. I was there as they literally spotted the gun in the water. They ran to the bridge. The state Police Chopper was overhead. What appears to be a handgun in the creek. You could see it in the water from up on the bridge. A state police diver came over a little while later and went down in the mud to retrieve it. It is believed the suspect threw it into the creek as they left the scene. Again, im working with state police to get the latest details. They tell me they have a suspect in custody. Were waiting on condition of the person who was shot. Were trying to learn more details about the circumstances that led up to it. The area i showed you behind the trees, thats where were going to go now. We will head over there. As soon as we have more details, well bring them to you on air and online.
Used from federal grant money for an educational seminar fatah never held. His long time Congressional District assistant the helped cover up the cashflow. Brandt took part in the alleged crimes. 29 counts in this indictment and some of those penalties are pretty hefty, with racketeering and bribery carrying each a maximum of 20 years in prison. Reporting live outside city hall deanna durante, nbc10 news. Congressman fatah was in washington when the indictment was announced today. Nbc10s keith jones is live now in our Digital Operations Center with more on what the congressman had to say today. Hes going to let his attorney handle this matter, he wants to continue to focus on helping his constituents. All i want to say is i spent my time helping people. Im going to spend my time helping millions more and im going to let my attorney its going to be important to my constituents that this not be a distraction in terms of my would, and im going to try not to have it be a distraction. This
Hes accused of using Campaign Money to pay his sons student loan debt. Nbc10 news anchor renee chenaultfattah is married to the congressman. The feds allege renees car is part of a scheme to help the fattahs finance a vacation home. Renee is not indicted. The public does not expect their elected officials to misuse Campaign Funds. Misappropriate government funds, accept bribes or commit bank fraud. These type of criminal acts betray the publics trust. Hes done nothing wrong, congressman fattah was at work in washington today. A court date will be set. Harry hairston joins us now. You spoke with the congressman when these allegations began to surface. You spoke with him today, he spoke today when the charges were announced . Yes, he did come out and speak today, thats right. For the past eight years, a cloud of suspicion has followed him. Today on capitol hill congressman fattah stated neither he nor any of the others named in the indictment did anything wrong. I understand but the rico
What hes saying as the outrage boils over. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. It is one of the greatest mysteries of our time. The fate of malaysia air flight 370 and the 239 people aboard. Tonight many are holding their breath wondering if its finally on the verge of being solved. Video and photos of a large piece of plane wreckage found on a remote yienltdisland in the indian ocean are carefully being scrutinized. We should tell you from the start not all experts agree but investigators believe the debris in the images is consistent with a boeing 777 the smam as the missing malaysian jet. Nbcs tom costello has been working the story all day. What do we know . Reporter lots of phone calls. And sources tell nbc news that boeing investigators have looked at the photo and they believe it is in fact a piece of a wing perhaps a flap from a boeing 777. Theres only one boeing 777 thats
Afternoon you may want to stay inside. It could feel close to triple digits again. Good evening im iain page. Im lucy noland. We do have Live Team Coverage tonight. Shawnette wilson live at the art museum finding ways to stay cool but we start with scott williams. Scott, well have heat and possible storms. Yeah, we have heat, humidity as well as storms, a dangerous combination across the area for your thursday. Take look. Excessive heat warnings kick in at noon tomorrow along the urbanized areas. I95 corridor. That includes in wilmington west chester moving towards norristown plymouth Plymouth Meeting philadelphia as well as trenton. Feels like temperatures 95 to 100 degrees. The High Temperature today made up to 93 degrees. Day two of potential third heat wave of the year. 82 degrees right now but still feels like the upper 80s at 87 degrees when you step outdoors. Well go county by county right now. 80 still in reading. 80 in chester county. West chester 79 in coatesville 80 in bear,