. >> reporter: jim and renee, senate president steve sweeney says atlantic city has been hit by an economichurricane. he believes the proposal he laid out today would bring immediate relief to the struggling resort. >> one thing we don't want is atlantic city toç become detro. >> reporter: it won't be a cure-all but steve sweeney says the package of bills he and other lawmakers announced at the statehouse this afternoon should stabilize atlantic city's financial crisis. >> we have to stop the bleeding. >> reporter: four casino closures, tax appeals and ass s assessments have cost the city about half of its tax base. local property owners are being hit with a 289% tax increase to create consistency and predictability, a set amount would be set for the casinos to pay each year. >> many of my neighbors are not coming back. they left after sandy and are not coming back because the taxes are going up and up and up. this is needed in atlantic city. it will be a great relief. we're also going to push shared services and the school district, to get a government that's sized properly. >> reporter:

state senate president steve sweeney was also there and he wants to designate an emergency manager to handle atlantic city finances. others have suggested school and pension reforms and pun/private partner ships modeled after the one that helped heel new brunswick. governor christie says all options are on the table. >> recommendations got made to knee # days ago. would i like to have sometime to absorb it. i have had an opportunity to discuss them with the legislative leaders and my updated time line is as soon as i'm ready to make decisions. >> we have learn that stockton college has submitted a letter of intent to purchase the show boat casino in atlantic city and use it as a campus. terms of the deal are still being work out and in price has been announced. >>> a buggies causing big concerns in parts of our region. >> insect which has never been in the united states, is now forcing agricultural officials to act. >> what they are doing in an effort to stop the spread of the pest. >>> the cold is coming, moving across the delaware valley as we speak. arctic cold still moving over th

today, steve sweeney outlined a plan to raise $305 million towards the city's $377 million tax levy. it would establish a set amournt the casinos pay in taxes each year. it would also require all casino operators to pay health benefits for employees and redirect gambling taxes to pay off debt. >> police say this man confessed to stealing at least a dozen guns from stores in montgomery county this summer tonight. investigators are still trying to track down most of those weapons. police say andrew rocco admitted stealing the guns and meeting with buyers in residential neighborhoods. police arrested three others who tried to buy ammunition for some of those guns. they say at least 10 are still out there somewhere. >> dozens of cats are in the care of animals are e rescue tonight after they were found in a filthy, vacant home in camden county today. rescue volunteers say about 40 cats and kittens were left alone without food and heat. some had bite marks on their faces and throats. the house was recently sold. we're told the homeowner was coop rating but gist couldn't keep up with the a

. >> new jersey senate president steve sweeney lays out a sweeping plan to stabilize atlantic city.easures include allowing casinos to make payments in lieu of taxes for $150 million to stop the hemorrhaging of jobs and money. there's also a plan to move taxs to pay down city debt. administrative costs would be cut and property taxes for casinos would be redirected to employee health and retirement packages. >> well, there have been concerns about this for many months and now it's final happened. still to come here on "eyewitness news," lava claims a home in hawaii. we will have much more of this incredible video. >> and potential detergent danger. why what you're using in your laundry could put your children at risk. kathy. >> in weather we are looking at clear skies tonight but the arctic blast out west is creating some snow. what this system means for us coming up with that seven-day forecast. >> ♪ >> plus, dancing by himself or so he thought. but the roommate had a camera and now the video wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every

yesterday state senate president steve sweeney outlined a plan that he said will raise $305 million towardsies $77 million tax levee. it would establish a set amount that the casino pay in taxes each year. it would also require all casino operators to pay health care and retirement benefits for employees. it would redirect gambling taxes to pay off debt. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news and nbc10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> we are on the scene of this breaking news. a fire at a ymca in abington. a live picture. crews just arrived on scene. we're working more to find out how about how this fire started. >>> a blowout victory for the eagles over the carolina panthers in south philadelphia last night as the birds now leading the nfc east. >>> a birds victory always makes it easy to bounce out of bed, even if it is chilly outside and seeing a little fog. for some of you, a lot of fog. live clouds here in center city. colder air moving in later this week and we'll get to that in a moment and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. >> let's get to bill henley in the first a

state senate president steve sweeney says it wants to designate an emergency manager to handle city finances. other suggest school and pension reform and a public/private partnership modeled after the one that helped heel new brunswick. the governor says he is considering all options. >> the recommendations got made to me two days ago. would i like to have sometime to absorb it. i have had an opportunity to discuss them with the legislative leaders and my updated time line is as soon as i'm ready to make decision is richard stockton college has submitted aid letter of intent to purchase show boat casino and use it as a campus. there is in word on the price offer terms of that deal. >>> man accused of dumping a corvette in the delaware river in the divorce dispute has surrendered to police. john crammer turned himself into northeast detectives. he admitted to driving a red corvette in the delaware river earlier this week. he will said he wanted his minivan from his estrange wife and was frustrated with a three-year divorce process. >> i didn't realize difficult anything wrong. i didn't know a

senate president steve sweeney and mayors from across the state will meet at the atlantic city convention center this morning to talk about ways to reduce crime and improve infrastructures. >>> now to new castle county, delaware, where officers from the newark police department are getting a little scuffy for a good cause. the department is holding a best beard contest. here's one of them. the public can vote by placing a food item next to your favorite officer's name. even a picture of an officer's beard there, too. those items will go to the food bank of delaware. >> putting food on to the plates of hungry delawareans. it's going to impact the community we serve every day. that's one of the reasons we chose this charity specifically, we wanted to have a local impact. >> not only are they raising a lot of food, they get bragging rights. they're not usually allowed to have beards, so this is a rare opportunity for them to skip their morning shave. >>> we'll find out this morning if a chester county attraction wins the best public restroom in america competition. you're all on the edges of

. >>> where the senate president steve sweeney says he wants to stop the bleeding so atlantic city doesn't. he has unveiled a plan to stabilize the the city's struggling economy but it is not easy. plan requires schools and municipalities to make 72 million-dollar in unspecified cuts. sweeney would also authorize casinos to make 150 million-dollar payments in lieu of taxes for each of the first two years. the plan also redirects money to pay down cities debt. >>> united states postal service now joins long list targeted by hackers. officials confirmed a sign's tack may have compromised social security numbers and other private information of the 800,000 employees, the fbi says it is now looking into whether the hackers may have also targeted customers. postal service says the attack was quote limited in scope and all services are functioning normally as of right now. >>> 6:50. let turn to entertainment headlines, investigators say a clinic that treated comedian joan rivers, made several errors during that treatment. >> new york department of health reports sites that yorkville endoscopy fo

new jersey senate president steve sweeney has a plan to bring financial stability to atlantic city. his proposal comes in advance of the vote scheduled tomorrow to address the fiscal christ is there. >>> sweeney's plan includes stabilizing casino's property tax payment ape redirecting money to pay off atlantic city's debt. >>> bitter footed fight just got a whole lot uglier. >> public school advocates are suing some of the top state officials claiming students do not get the education they are guarantied by the state because money for schools isn't distributed fairly. philadelphia says the state has strict academic standards for students but doesn't give those students equal resources in order to meet them. >>> serious brawl going down in the new york city subway, nothing but chaos and it all stems from a young woman mouthing off at a man who appears to be minding his own business. >> what did you call me. >> unaudible. >> wow. this is the video that rock the worldwide web. this hid the you tube and the young with man started off by taunting a man on new york's f train. she kept goi

steve sweeney outlined the plan in trenton.of the plan, the main points include forcing the casinos to pay property taxes out of revenue, also require casinos to provide health care and retirement benefits to employees. and moving money around to pay off debt, among other ideas. nbc 10's ted greenberg was at that news conference. he'll break down some of the details tonight at 6:00 p.m. >>> millions of people could come to philadelphia if the pope attends april's world meeting of families. while his attendance isn't clear, nbc 10 has new details about the event. the key issues on the agenda will be and how other religions will also play a role. >>> and there are new allegations about what general motors knew about defective ignition switches before anything was recalled. why an urgent parts order form is now under investigation. >>> e-mails released in a court case are raising questions about what general motors knew about the defective ignition switches and when. gm ordered 500,000 replacement switches about two months before

yesterday's state senate president steve sweeney outlined a plan that he says would raise towards theevee. it would establish a set amount casino pay in taxes each year and also require all casino operators to pay health care and retirement benefits for its employees and redirect gambling taxes to pay off debt. >>> a former opponent is joining the team of tom wolf. wolf has named katie as his chief of staff. she ran against him, you'll remember, in the democratic primary. she served as the state's environmental protection secretary under governor ed rendell. after coming in fourth, she led the campaign for a fresh start, a political action committee that supported wolf and other democrats. >>> today president barack obama and vladimir putin entered a meeting together at the apex summit in beijing as president obama arrived at his seat, putin padded him on the back. it appeared friendly enough, but the two leaders have yet to seriously discuss russia's actions in ukraine and the sanctions that followed. also today mr. obama will sit down for a meeting with the chinese president in an e

recommendations to save atlantic city write highlighted, one suggested by state senate president steve sweeneyesignate an emergency manager to handle city finances. >> we need to bring an emergency manager into this city that is not going to pay attention to politics but that person, he or she, will just deal with the cold hard facts that we cannot afford what we have down here anymore. >> reporter: among other recommendations include school, pension reform, also a public/private partnership one that models help heel new brunswick. governor says all ideas will be taken into consideration but refused to endorse any publicly. >> recommendations got made to me two days ago so i would like to have sometime to absorb it. i have had an opportunity to discuss them with the legislative leaders and my updated time line as soon as i'm ready to make decisions. >> reporter: clock keeps ticking for those remaining job less with the closing of casinos. governor says his team is working as quickly as the the ross zest will allow him. >> i'm very pleased with the urgency with which people have addressed this

senate president steve sweeney and mayors from across the state will meet at the atlantic city conventionter this morning. their agenda, talking about ways to reduce crime and improve infrastructures. >>> and from our delaware bureau, the state will make changes in a red light camera program drivers say is not fair to their wallets. lots of drivers have gotten tickets at concord and broom right off the i-95 in wilmington. the reason? well, cars not coming to a full stop before making a right turn. drivers complain they have to stop twice before turning since the painted line for stopping is 40 feet from the intersection. deldot said they would move the stopping line much closer to the corner. >>> good morning at just about 6:25. we still have a major cleanup effort under way and an investigation as a result of an accident that happened last night. three tractor-trailers were on fire northbound side of the new jersey turnpike near hightstown exit 8. this is the outer lanes that you see right here, completely blocked off because of that work that's being done. and then behind me, you'll not