things. >> he doesn't want to talk on tv. >> what do you think about this, a a victory for philadelphia a teachers union but not everybody is happy about the judge's decision yesterday afternoon, how the superintendent of the philadelphia cools feels about the teachers. we can get his opinion from him because he is now, sitting in the chair where the doctor just ran from. >>> it is a beautiful morning. >> why. >> because every day is friday. it is always beautiful morning. >> it is. >> on friday, if anything happens to me, i'm like it is friday. >> you know what i don't like friday. >> why. >> because i love working with you so much i look forward to monday, tuesday. >> you do in the look forward to monday. >> it looks like i slept under a train. >> it is right here good what is going on right there. >> did you use gel or hair spray. >> it doesn't look like it. >> yeah. >> how do you know, the the little rascals. >> don't play with me i know little rascals. >> yes. >> all right. >> listen up, i have been saying to myself i need to start running again. i have said that for five straight years. but listen

. >>> still ahead a ruling is made in the philadelphia teachers union contract dispute. >>> and new jersey governor chris christie announced a major change to save the struggling resort town >>> 4:14 is the time. music has lauren tansing. sue serio, good morning to you. no delays at the airport yet but tomorrow might be a headache. >> living for the weekend. you may want to make those indoor plans for saturday because no matter what we get especially in the morning, it will be messy. it is just looking at these two things are different. earlier arrival time and, more rain, then snow then what we were talking about yesterday. here's now nothing on ultimate doppler radar. here is the storm heading our way. you can see heavy rain in georgia, especially in southern alabama in the panhandle will of florida as this storm moves into colder temperatures you can see just there it will start to change into frozen precipitation. the question is what will it be like temperature wise when it gets here, and it will be cold enough for this storm to start as snow. here we are at noon time today, everythin

. >>> the philadelphia's teachers union is getting help from a judge in the contract battle. yesterday the court sided with the teacher saying the school reform commission cannot cancel the union's contract and force workers to pay for their health care. the district said that move would save $200 million over four years. the frc is now evaluating what the next move will be. >>> some parents in philadelphia say they want a choice for where their kids can go to school. national school choice week kicks off sunday. supporters in philadelphia got an early start at the national constitution center yesterday. advocates believe parents should have more options when it comes to where their child gets an education. >>> rutgers has a reason to celebrate this morning. the university surpassed a $1 billion goal that is set during a seven-year fund-raising campaign. that campaign was called our rutgers, our future. it ended december 31st and brought in just over a billion dollars to make it the largest fund-raising campaign in the school's history. >>> it's clear and cold this morning. an

. >>> a victory for the philadelphia teachers union in an ongoing court battle. they sided with the union to say the school reform commission cannot cancel the union contract and force teachers to pay into the health care costs. the district says that move would save $200 million over four years. now it's evaluating what the next move may be. >>> and some parents in philadelphia say they want a choice for where their kids will go to school. national school choice week kicked off sunday but supporters in philadelphia got an early start with a roundtable discussion at the national constitution center yesterday. advocates of school choice believe parents should have more options when it comes to where their child gets an education. >>> a reason to celebrate at rutgers. the university surpassed a $1 billion goal that it set during a seven-year fund-raising campaign. the campaign was called our rutgers, our future and ended on december 31st and brought in in just over a billion dollars. that is the largest in the school's history. >>> we are watching the roads and oth

on the next move in the wake of lose that major legal battle today with the teacher's union. >> it's a victory for philadelphia's children as well as for the members of philadelphia federation of teachers. jerry jordan hailing the verdict for the school district. in a more than 40 page ruling, they said that the district had no legal right to scuttle the old contract and make their own terms, they made the move in october after two years of contract talks remained stalled. they said it would have saved more than $50 million that could be poured into the clasz room. >> it was absolutely improper for the school reform commission to cancel the pft contract and instd of coming back to the negotiating table. the school district says there will be no immediate impact on the second semester programs but the loss of savings they planned on for the fall, is a problem including another round of layoffs for teachers and nurses et cetera. >> it's a disappointment for us not having the flexibility to be able to put more resources into schools upcoming the next year. >> so far no new face-to-face contract negotiations have be

teacher unions and administrators should work together to improve public education. certainly if you are not producing tell different tone than what we heard in the philadelphia teachers union over the last year ss. we are live this morning in harrisburg, george spencer, "nbc 10 news." >>> and a reminder about politics we've been telling you about. we'll learn any time if pennsylvania will host the democratic national convention here. >>> and a woman turned herself into authorities last night according to several reports. yesterday police posted these pictures of the vehicle involved in those hit-and-run vehicles hoping someone will recognize it. a 10 yooirl girl was on her way to school when hit by the car and she's recovering this morning. >>> the man accused of killing a teenager at a blagd operator nor does not have a motive. we'll continue to bring you more on this story as soon as we get it. >>> and police sent us these surveillance photos overnight from precision watches inside the willow grove park mall. the thieves went into the store at 7:30 and used mini sledgehammers to slam display cases and grab rolexes. the store owner then pulled out a gun and fired tw

. >>> a victory for the teachers union in philadelphia and the ongoing traffic dispute. a commonwealth court on friday sided with the teachers union saying the school reform position cannot cancel the contract and force them to pay health care costs. they would have saved the school $200 million over four years and now will evaluate their next step. >>> and atlantic city will be promoting themselves today as they make a big marketing push at "the new york times" travel shore. atlantic city representatives plan to have the largest display area of any city at the show. >>> and 6:35 and time to talk weather again. of course the nbc 10 first alert weather team is tracking the nor'easter making its way toward our region with snow sleet and maybe freezing rain starting tonight. which means it's staging time for road crews across the area. they are getting ready for the next system. monique braxton checked in with penndot this morning. so monique, what the game plan? >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. for the past hour and a half we have watched trucks like these drive ove

teacher contracts in philadelphia. today, a commonwealth courtsided with the teachers union. the school reform commission cannot cancel the union contract and force workers to pay health care costs. that move would save $200 million over four years and it's evaluating what the next move will be. >>> parents in philadelphia will say they want a choice as to where their kids go to school. national school choice week kicks off sunday but supporters in philadelphia got started early with a roundtable discussion at the national con constitution center. advocates will have more options where students can get an education. >>> rutgers university are university, the campus surpassed a $1 billion goal it set during a seven-year fund-raising campaign. the campaign was called our rutgers, our future. it ended on december 31st and brought in just over $1 billion. that makes it the largest fund-raising campaign in that school's history. >>> today the annual march core was back in washington and tens of thousands op poised to abortion rallied on the national mall. tonight's march marks the

philadelphia school reform commission cannot uni laterally cancel the teacher union contract as it did in of coursech that legal ruling came from commonwealth court. src ordered unionizeed vendors to pay the cost saying it would cost millions a year. changes like that need to be negotiated. not imposed. and without the cost savings the school district is now warning of another chance for another round ever layoffs. >>> septa approved union new union contracts today and the deal affects 330 bus and trolley operations in the suburban victory division. that goes out 69th street transportation center and also covers 400 teamsters working in various clerical positions. transit agency says positions will last 2 years 7 months with five% wage increase over the contract. >> a standle involving a top commandser of guantanamo bays and midsts tierious death has ties to our area and investigators figure out what sparked a massive new jersey apartment fire and why a walmart shopper was arrested trying to arrest a man with a gun cecily. >> it's a good model consensus early saturday morning philadelp

and philadelphia public schools are facing another big budget deficit after the teachers union wins a big legal victory. a group of judges said the school reform commission cannot cancel the teachers contract. the src canceled that contract last october forcing teachers to pay portion of their healthcare costs. and src chairman bill green responded to the ruling by tweeting quote disappointing news. 80 million-dollar deficit next year, if holds those cheering this decision please show me the money. congrats to pft. the school district could appeal this decision to the state supreme court. >> well, plans are in the works for presidential advice knit philadelphia next week. president obama will speak at a gathering for house democrats in society hill on thursday. vice president biden will also talk to the same group on friday. >>> now, the president got the last laugh from a youtube interview. green, popular for her green lipstick made a gas whether she had a gift for the first lady. >> so i have green lipstick, one for your first wife. >> my first? >> i mean -- >> do you know something

developing news this noon, that is impacting philadelphia public school, commonwealth court ruled that the school reform commission cannot cancel the teacher's union contract. back in october the src voided a part of the contract for employees to pay part of their health costs. they took it to court and they see this as a major victory. the possible impact on the school district is coming up on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. >>> a store clerk remains in critical condition this noon after a violent robbery, the robber shot the clerk several times in front of a small child. katherine scott has the story. >> this grocery store is new to this location but for years they were located here across the street and they were set to have their surveillance cameras installed today but before that could happen an armed robber came into the store and shot one of their employees. >> he has been with us for a realty long time, he is like family, now a 53-year-old husband and father is in the hospital in critical condition employees say he was shot eight times last night in german town. we spoke to an employee whose grandmother owns the store she says that

. >> a commonwealth court judge ruled the philadelphia school district cannot cancel the teachers contract. back in october the src ordered unionized teachers to pay health benefit costs saying it would save $50 million a year. changes like that need to be negotiated not imposed. without the cost savings the school district is warning for a chance of another round of layoffs when we come to the fall. >>> we'll have more information on the huge fire burning near downtown pittsburgh. >>> a community is on edge, police arrest a man accusing him of breaking into homes in lancaster county and fondling young girls. we'll have the details later. # # norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ book now and choose up to three offers worth up to $2,000 in value. >> breaking right now arson investigators are trying to figure out if two overnight car fires are connected. >> a p

. >>> philadelphia public schools are facing another big budget deficit after the teachers union wins a big legal victory. group of judges said the school reform commission cannot cancel the teachers contract. last october they canceled that contract forcing teachers to pay a portion of healthcare costs, bill green responds the to the ruling tweeting disappointing news, 08 million-dollar deficit next year. those cheering this decision, please, show me the money. congrats. the school district could appeal the decision to pennsylvania's supreme court. >> president obama will be thursday will address democrats holding their policy retreat in society hill. vice president biden will address the same group on friday. >> and speaking of the president, he got the last laugh from a youtube interview. >> green popular for her green lipstick, made a gasp when she had a gift for the first lady. here it is. >> oh, for the first lady. >> for the first laid. >> i and the first children. >> and the first -- oh, okay. >> oh, the poor thing probably so nervous. >> i know. >> the president said woe ask

philadelphia public schools are facing another large budget deficit after the teachers union wins bigal victory. group of judges said the school reform commission cannot cancel the teachers contract. the src canceled that contract last october forcing teachers to pay a portion of their healthcare costs. src chairman bill green responded to the ruling by tweeting: disappointing news, 80 million-dollar deficit next year if holds. those cheering this decision, please, show me the money. congrats to pft. the school district could appeal the decision to the state supreme court. >>> new jersey department of environmental protection details recovery efforts from super storm sandy today, a live look at atlantic city where the dep also hopes to identify future storm vulnerable areas. residents can attend the meeting tonight beginning at 5:30 at chelsey heights school on filbert avenue. >>> atlantic city's economic recovery was the focus after visit from governor chris christie. he says efforts to fix the town's financial crisis aren't moving fast enough. the governor signed an executive order

philadelphia federation of teachers today pennsylvania commonwealth court rule that the school reform commission cannot cancel their contract. in october the src imposed their own contract on the teachers union unsuccessful negotiations. it called for teach tours start paying for a portion of their health care benefits. no word how the cash strapped district will make up more than 50 million-dollar lost in today's ruling. meanwhile, the future of cool choice in philadelphia was a subject of the round table discussion at the national constitution center. students, parents, teachers talked about the need for effective education options for all parents. that is coinciding with national school choice week. >> philadelphia it is i council president darryl clark, laid out initiatives and issues council will tackle in the the new year. on that agenda income in equality earned sick leave, the sale of pgw and, of course, school funding. he said new initiatives are being implemented this year as well. >> you will be seeing in the implementation phase over next year or two you will see an unprecedented level of affordable housing units built in the city of philadelphia. >> clark says 2,000 new housing

philadelphia convention center. today only military firefighters, police and teachers can get in for free. the home show will continue next weekend. >>> we are just a few days away now from president obama's state of the union address. a preview of what the president expected to tell the nation as well as the criticism he's already getting from republicans. >>> plus deflated victory. the new controversy surrounding the new england patriots following the blowout win yesterday that landed them in super bowl xlix. >> snow is on the way for parts of our area this week. i'll let you know what to expect and when with my nbc 10 first alert forecast just ahead. >>> today we're learning more about that deadly airasia crash. investigators say the crash was not a result of terrorism. this morning crews recovered the bodies of two more victims. the plane went down late last month with 162 people on board. embattled comedian bill cosby played to a sold out show where he received a standing ovation. cosby continued his tour across the country amid continuing sexual assault allegations. only one protester showed up last night. at least 15 women accused cosby of sexual assaults many dating back decades. >> kind of difficul

philadelphia federation of teachers contract is unjust. the district did it to save $200 million over four years. saying schools desperately need that money but the court says contracts have to be negotiated not imposed. so the unions now calling on the school district to immediately resume bargaining sessions. the district is now weighing its next move. >>> drastic times call for drastic measures. that's the story in atlantic city. governor christie today stopped just short of a state takeover to try to breathe life back into the former gambling mecca. bruce gordon breaks down this new power shift. >> reporter: atlantic city once the crown jewel of east coast gaming is in free fall. casino ref niece dropped by more than half. four gaming halls closed this year. thousands of workers are out on the streets the city's tax base has collapsed. governor christie arrived in atlantic city thursday morning to say he had done everything he could to avoid state intervention. >> i can't wait any longer. >> report roar christie used his executive powers to appoint kevin lavin the new emergency manager and attorney kevin orr has lavin's special counsel. the pair will have proud powers to control day to day operations in the ci