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doo pporident's health care plan. london.the deal done? an american is among thosetiatow de say is responsible. you've heamoderation, right this morning. right now at 11:0 hou0,se of representatives votestrump's bill. good morng. house is set to votn the republican plan around this evening. this is a live look right now a
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leaders areptic members of freedom party to support the caucus is scheduled to white ho0 minuteslast-ditch effort by the pre republicans to vote for the health care an developmentsdescribed, gop lead al deals, trying to count the president is joining them. he challenge since coming a scramble on cap reshape their health care plan, hourse controversial measure. >> he's been gtiencouraging. >> reporter: presen lawmakers on the fence or against borng tweet urged voter
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apply pressurethis morning the of health and h in the hard sel and tax savings >> i think we'll get there. hard things are h >> reporter: but not for everyone. representative thomas massie vote last night going from no to no. >> i don't know where this thing is lyt lands in the ocean, and this thing >> reporter: the numbers are fluid, butt dozen republicansluh to kill the legii leave more people without coverage. a agree onote if it ha the wire.
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it is ther obamacare, as i called. weighing in today saying this is a measure that's helped he supporting that it stays in pla have urged new leadership today to pull the bill, rewrite it, for a vote at a later plan b. they expect it to the senate. this morninghilalphia are w how the gop affect residents. is live in center city.e affordable care act, you'reticuts to medicaid. it's what the
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discuss today. if repealed, 1 in 6 adults in the to lose coverage. from mental h care, those benefitpr. they'll all lose out on coverage. health care proio coverage costs will go up and so will wait >> as a doctor, i can say this. care. this bill cruelty. it hurts the people who our care the most. it's wrong for d it's wrong for the and propone the bill sayt competition. it would eliminate penalties fo. they also say it would allow th
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choose the type of coverage they need. when i come be're going to introduce you to a. he says his life is literarepor. >> we'll have pdair. in other news this morning, from this crash in sky force 10 flew over the scene ar found a driver asleep in his r. when they knocked on the window, he woke up and off. he crashed here several blocks away aoff. a woman in another car was stuck. she had to be rescued. live look now over the cross
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philadelphia museum of art. don't sunny skies. it is frigid out there. let's check in withgist bill he. not as much wind as yesterday. >> the wind has died down. to feel a lot warmer through the day. this is a livew from hockessin,delaware. about a 12 mile-an-hour breeze in philadelphia and trenton just enough to make it feel like it is in the 20s. pocono windchill is 10. don't worry. the wind will most of the afternoon, and sunshine will take the temperaturesro30s for the lehigh valley, for new jersey, and for the is af degteoes in
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new jersey, at the shore shin. it is going to feel warmer than that to. suburbs anddegrees. we're on our way to i'm expecting some warmer temperatures after it getsnd tht the stage for a little o neighborhoods. possibly even some we get to the weekend. want to c just a few minutes. philadelphia police are the shot a man ine man was shot fous the leg near the inters homonwa. new this morning police have a person in custo death of a 13-year-old boy res n
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nicetown back on march 10th. where a medicalll let's head determine what killed twin babies. their moth corning saying the children were g in their crib. premature. appear to be suspicious and this does not pe tonight candite will square off in are debablic academy. despite mounting presso step , williams say he is not guilty to nearlyferal bribery a.
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terror carried out several raids overnight and made several arre parliament. this car a weapon used westmin bridge. the brutal aack caught on cye l. a woman diving into thames. the car s anti-terror police say the them his name has not beenice birmi. >> thisinspired by international terrorism. >> reporter: he has suv across the bridge.t heavily protected buildings in before stabbing and officer. kmed police
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lighter wind, for anor some areas for a little bit of i'll show you why it's notewrom the nbc10 studios. for abington. look at the chang few days. no sign abi abingt inabington. temperature now 31 in the l suburbs as wee freezing now in philadelphia, south nt and lewis. it is a slow warmup sunny skies we it s gets a bit cold suburbs. 40s thi freezing at 9:00. justernoon.
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then into the low 40 sgn of clo today or this says mostly clear for overnight clouds in new jersey and ae no sign of ppler radar is completely clear. let me show watching. that snow moving across lake michigan and rain showers to th. that's the system that's going to be moving our way tomrow wil drying during the commute. heok at t tonight and tomorrow. that's 9:45 in the morning. a get close to n northeastern
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the lehigh valley. the temperatures morning will be climbing even to the north. allentown, lancaster all above freezing as that first precipitn atmosphere will be co enough that may start as a few snowflakes, but it is not enough to stick. at 10:00 still some precipitation maybe even reaching into montgomery and bucks county, going to last long. those showers will be just rain showers at noontime, then tomorrow afternoon the rain is temperatures will climb into the 50s. and that's the beginning warmup that will have us closer to 70 degrees on saturday, but it won't last through the goth about that. i've got the boy working on ge expert advice. we'll show you ahead. thi
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a vote on the republican health care h irs from now, but gop leaders are still to ge support from holdouts to vote for the bill, which would replace obamacare. the u.s. house is set to vote on the republican plan around 7:00 this evening. at this moment congressional members of th house freedom caucus are at the white house to meet with president trump as he tries to persuade enough of them to vote for the bill. many members of that caucusl is
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conservative enough, but if leaders make concessions to those leaders, they may push y ann afsardable care act. the former president released a statement this morning praising the law. it reads thanks to this law more than 20 million americans have mind of health insurance. thanks to this law more than 90% of americans are insured, the highest rate in our history. en leaders in philadelphia are speaking out thissible impact of the gop health care our area. pamela osborne is live in center city with the details. pam? >> reporter: rosemary, the gav0 peopl the opportunity to have health care. if the repeal goes through, all of that goes away.r and other city health officials gaer
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medicaid. 650,000 of the city's most vulnerable residents rely on medicaid to geave he direct impact on 3/4 of children living in the impact the elderly and people living with chronic disease and other illnesses. bob is one of those pele m.s. i 2003. his medications alone cost $80,000 each year. since the aca, his costs have been capped at $12,000.aid he would not be able to afford the medications that would slow the irogression of hi keep him healthy longer. he says his life is literally >> what speaker ryan is suggesting is bringing us back to a time when people with
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health insurance weredying. the only thing we can't afford is to go back to system. too much is at stake. >> reporter bill say it would increase competition. they also say it would allo and choose the type of coverage they need. a repeal would also have an impact on people uervices such health services and with addiction. that would be impacted as nbc10 news. >> you can count on nbc10 to bring you real-time developments ahead of today's vote. we'll have updates on their nbc. happening now, thel gorsuch facing questioning for the fourth straight day. this is a live look at the confirmation hearing on capitol .ho have worked with
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the supreme court nominee, they are being questioned today and they are testifying. senator bob casey has he'll oppose gorsuch's nomination. judge gorsuch will testify before the senate judiciary committee throughout the day. plenty of sunshine, but it is a cold morning down the shore. here's a live look from our cap. ear muffs in march. probably a good idea if you're stepping out in center city. we saw folks bundled up wearing their winter gear here atd rket. first alert meteorologist bill henley has the detailsn forecast. >> you said it. it looks great outside. looks like a nice spring sunny day, which it is, but it is just so cold. you saw report from center city. lots of winter coats and winter
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hats. here's why. we're one degree above freezing freezing by a degree in the lehigh valley in the suburbs. the readings were in the teens and 20s this morning. we've seen b warmup in center city too. 38 degrees in center citdle 20s start with. but we have a long way to go before we get to normal. it will not be a normal temperature afternoon. we'll see higs. we should be in the middle 50s this time of year, but there's and with less wind, it does a lot warmer than it did yesterday for today. sunshine today. some clouds ahead, but we have a nice warmup over the weekend or at least part of the weekend. in central pennsylvania, the case in the trial of penn state president graham spanier. the prosecution rested its case he is accused of mishandling
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child sex abuse complaints against jerry sandusky. spanier denies any wrongdoing. tim curly and gary shultz testified yesterday in the case. they both pleaded guilty last week to reduced offenses. st entered that plea because, quote, he should have done more. today delaware governor john carney will spell out his prescription to address the state budget's shortfall. the spending plan is for the fiscal year that starts july 1st. new research shows that having just a few drinks a week may lower the risk of some type the best way to protect your heart. british researchers found moderate drinkers had a lower risk of developing angina, heart
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disease, and stroke. increased risk of heart failure, cardiac arrest, and stroke. experts say exercisingand quitting smoking are safer and more effective ways to protect against heart disease. alec baldwin says he may be hanging his president trump impersonation soon. it looks like he is already training his replacement. baldwin showed a young boy how to imitate president trump. gestures to facial expressions. coming up, northeast high school's favorite former teacher is back. next up, we'll catch up with tony out. just a light breeze. a big improvement. that's the view from center city. blue sky today, but i am tracking showers for tomorrow w
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was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack. he has a range of previous convictions for assaults. all right. in other news, we all know tony danza from his lovable roles on the popular tv sitcoms and "w" b's it is his love of teaching that brings him back to the city of brotherly love year after year. tony is back in the city to host a talent show. thank you for being he having m here year after year. it is my pleasure and very exciting. tonight at northeast high -- any vikings in the house? we have a tremendous show. the teachers, two teachers, work really hard to get it going so been great. i have one of my teacher friends here, mr. joe connolly, that
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does a lot for the production of the show because it takes a lot of work, but it's a thrill. to see the kids see the teachers in a different light and the teachers see the kids in a different light is a tremendous community building out. the last few years we've had over 2,000 people there, so it is really a fun shw. d some stu pictures and sign autographs, so >> you starred in the reality show called "teach" several years ago. that's the connection that >> the truth of the matter is i was going to teach there. then my friend turned it into a reality tv show where everybody could see me cry a lot, but yeah. that year really changed my life. being a teacher has anyou,nd i' public education. thef you listen to people, you think
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there's nothing good happening in the public here to tell you thousands of miracles that happen every day. as you know, resource that's why this fundraiser, this teacher versus students talent show, makes so much sense because we keep alive the programs that keep a lot of the kids in school. >> keeps them interested. >> the space and robotics program, the debate club, all that stuff that makes schools so -- school needs to be rich. it needs t for the kids, so that's what we're trying to do. i have to tell you, yes, there was a dress rehearsal. we had some fun. northeast has got talent. >> can you give us a little hint? >> there's everything from original pieces that the kids come up with, singers, dancers, piano players, a we've got a magician. we'veot of fun.
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and i'm telling you the so ther $1,000 first prize in individual and there's the team champion. there's teachers with the students, and there really is a rivalry going on, but there's also a personal -- you know there's a $1,000 first prize, 3. then we have a film category. the last three years we've had a 0 prize for the best film, so you really get to involve a lot of kids and a lot of teachers into this thing. it's becom >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me. come on down. >> tonight is the night. he's h teachers versus students talent show. >> i'm singing. >> we'll be there at northeast high school in philp happening 6:00 at the school's morris hall auditorium. for more details, just go to ou
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the nbc10 app. getting closer to the temperatures climbing. look at that sunshine in easton and nothing but blue sky in ocean city. going to stay chilly this 31 in the lehigh valley. the suburbs still at the 20s at this hour. it has warmed to above freezing jersey now 33. some of the coldestthedi suburb the teens, but we're making deg. look at that. 34 for warrington and new hope. on the way toafteoon. sunny skies. less wind than yesterday and completely dry. look at the sunshine for the lehigh valley. each one of these neighborhoods warming into the 40s, and it will feel warmer today with the lighter wind for delaware and
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ut43 degrees. delaware hits 45 degrees this afoo degrees. not bad. it's a start. it's the begig continues tomor even though we'll see some wet weather. it looks like snow and rain to the west. that's a system that's on the move, and we could see a little bit of both in our area tomorrow, but the hour-by-hour y in allentown and reading. cold enough in the atmosphere for a little bit of snow, but the ground will be a those snowflakes and wintry mix will disappear. by se light rain showers. look at what happens tomorrow afternoon. we get some sunshine. that's when we'll see the warmup. that's when the temperatures will bounce into the 50s the winds that will be coming out of the south. stronger tomorrow, but it is a southerly direction that will t tomorrow. 70 degrees for saturday, but ensunday.
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the rain moves in on sund monda and tuesday. warmer next wednesday, but a little cooler on thursday. yet h weekend. as we continue our celebration of women's history month, a powerful panel of activists, scholars,nists, thought leaders will gather to inspire women and girls and work for solutions to today's pr and ceo of word radio. tonight's event is part of a speaker series. thanks for being here. >> absolutely. thank you. >> what will we be focused titl "sister power -- the future of feminism." evolved and o talk about the changed in the aftermath of the election. we're hosting it at the philadelphia high school for girls, which is an iconic -- the only all girls public high
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school in the city, so we are going to incorporate some ofoic performances, and hopefully have a really powerful intergenerational conversation about what it means in this new era of african-american women and girls. >> talk to me about who will be some of the speakers ee hearing. >> the founder and executive director f n reproductive justice. that's a black women's health organization that looks at issues around reproductive health. the founder of the black women's coalition, leadership coalition. that's kind of a political organization that's really about empowering african-american women and giving them a voice o are covered atforefront. we have several others. a professor atin aican-american
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and gender studies. then an assistant at the university of pennsylvania's school of social policy and practice, and she's an alum of speaker delphia high school for at the women's philadelphia back in january, and she's an artist and an activist. we h wonderful, diverse, an you say are the , so we're ould most pressing issues right now? >> i think things around reproductive health and reproductive justow the federal looking very seriously at closing down planned parenthood. eir clientele is african-american women to get not just reproductive health services, but just regular health re, pap smears, mammograms, all those things.
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we know roe v. wade is under attack. we know public education is de does that mean for our inner cities where many african-american people are educated? the economy, massn. we know there's a whole different approach to law and order under this administration, so what does that mean when we know the ratesfoblack women con rise? all ofesissues, i think, affect our community, and we don't often have an opportunity to talk specifically about what more ns for black women. general conversation either about women or the black community, and this is hyper focused on the specific and unique issues and challenges for african-american women. >> sounds like a great event. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> we'll remind our viewers of "sister power -- the future of
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areand for giving back to their community. tracy davidson emcee'd the event. each student will receive a $20,000 scholarship if they enroll at widener. last night, i was proud to emcee the american heart associn organizers kicked off the go red for women campaign. the redmoney and awareness abou fighting heart disease in women. philadelphia will be featurede "ellen" show today. >> we loveellen. whoo! >> people packed walnut street in center city for the taping yesterday. ellenell us the crowd to dress in costume. the show selected people who dressed in costume to compete in contests. you can catch ellen at 3:00 this afternoon. we are working on several stories for you today at 4:00.
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erin coleman joins us with a look at what we can expect. >> we'll be following the developments on capitol hill as tonight on the gop's health care plan. we'll be getting reaction from supporters and critics as they rally across our area today. plus, the burlington bandit. police say these women have been targeting several stores in center city getting away with hundreds of dollars. the distraction tactics they've used to pull off the crimes. annbc10 viewer ran into problems while trying to get repairs to her broken fridge. how the nbc responds team stepped in to help ermoney back. we'll send it back to you. that's going to do it for us. thanks for watching "nbc10 news at 11:00." have a good one.
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says he's still at the hospital with jade. he's getting ready to take her home. i'm not happy about the situation. >> kayla: i think he's just trying to be a good friend. >> steve: i know that. but that poor girl is so needy. i'm afraid she'll do anything to rope him back into her life. knows her and he's gonna be careful. look, why don't we stay focused on tripp? okay? i mean, we couldn't find out where he lives, but we know this is where he works. >> welcome, folks. my usual staff didn't show up tonight. >> kayla: thank you. >> steve: are you the owner? >> that would be me. >> steve: we're, uh, looking for an employee or yours. young man named tripp.
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