mayor-elect jim kenney announced today, richard ross jr. the next police commissioner. deputy commissioner ross joining us in studio. first of all, congratulations to you. >> thank you very much. >> philly born and raised, rose up through the ranks. tell us, what does this mean to you personally? how are you feeling about this? >> feel great. it's exciting, a new challenge. beyond me, showcases opportunity for others to ascend through the ranks, as an insider. i've spoke highly of my boss. in deaf reference to him, he's do every bit of props and respect. but it's nice when an inside guy gets that opportunity. >> ramsey is a mentor, no disrespect, of course as you say. got to be ways or places where you guys disagree on something. tell us one place where you think you may do things differently from commissioner ramsey. >> i mean, there are a few things. and i'm hesitant to talk about a lot of them at this point in time because here what happens you have to real. being in is position for eight years some of the success we've had, i was a part of. when people are looking fo

richard ross as the successor to charles ramsey, "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters, as you know kenney was on the record saying he would appoint ross so this comes as no surprise. >> reporter: none whatsoever, the mayor elect says this was the worst kept secret in town. after more than ten years as deputy commissioner, richard ross is about to ascend to the top job, it was no secret that richard ross was the first and only choice. >> so many hinges on the police department interacting with the communities is one of the most important things we do as a government. >> this is more than passing the baton, things we have done successfully and it's not about reinventing the wheel but building upon it and making the city a better and safer place. >> he had a lot of key assignments, captain homicide, running internal affairs and eventually overseeing daily operations for 6,000 cops from homeland security to major events, and his mentor commissioner johnson and outgoing commissioner, charles ramsey. >> i am my own man and i will do the best i can and get feedba

first deputy commissioner richard ross getting to the top job, will replace charles ramsey. ross by all accounts was the favorite for this job. ramsey announced his retirement he even said the 51 year old should take his top spot. >> this is more about passing the baton. this is things that we've done successfully. we've had success with, and it is not about re-inventing the wheel. it is just about building, and making this sit a better and safer place. >> ross has been on the job for 26 years. he served as captain of homicide division and deputy commissioner of internal affairs. he has been the police department's number two since 2008. >> the mummers have been marching through the city for a long time, but they're going to do something different this year. >> dave kinchen on the story for us with the changes. >> reporter: good morning, here on two street, right outside the mummers museum, where a lot of the mystery has been captured, of course history relating to the mummers parade, but now they are making some changes to include more people and enhance diversity. let's go

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first deputy commissioner richard ross will take over when charles ramsey retires. >> steve keeley at police headquarters with more. >> reporter: first every all our daily viewers at 4:00 a.m., not that you two aren't the most popular news personalities in town, no doubt it is bob kelly and sue serio neck and neck, where is bob? well, i held up bob, i had to give him a traffic update that i am going to pason to the viewers, pretty big story. ninety-five southbound, if you haven't experienced this overnight, they are putting in those big steel things, like bridges, that holdup all of the big signs that tell you airport this way, callowhill this way. when they do that they completely shut all of the lansdowne. so we can see from here at police headquarters, as little as five minutes ago, and i was holding up bob by calling him on the phone, probably why he didn't have this update himself, to tell him that it is a parking lot all the way from where ever they are doing this under the ben franklin bridge, and that people are going in reverse to get off at callowhill or the vine street expr

in philadelphia, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> commissioner richard ross jr. will be sworn in in january. he was born and raised in philadelphia. he joined the force in 1989 and became commissioner ramsey's number two in may 2008. ross is graduate of central high school here in philly. he received his bachelor's degree from penn state and master's from st. joseph university. >>> man's hospitalized after shot during a robbery attempt outside a family dollar store in delaware count tip sky force 10 over the parking lot where this happened at 6:45 in sharon hill. two men went up to another man sitting in the character tried to rob him, shot in the abdomen. suspects have not been caught. >> reporter: two men behind bars after a car jacking in center city. an armed man forced a doctor into her car inside a parking garage this morning. they drove to a gas station at york and allegheny where video shows them unsuccessfully trying to get money from an atm. the suspect took off in the victim's car. they tracked the cell phone which led them to a suspect and accomplice.

as expected mayor elect jim kenney appointed first deputy richard ross as the successor to charles ramseynon odom is live at police headquarters, as you know kenney was on the record saying he would appoint ross so this comes as no surprise. >> reporter: none whatsoever, the mayor elect says this was the worst kept secret in town. after more than ten years as deputy commissioner, richard ross is about to ascend to the top job, it was no secret that richard ross was the first and only choice. >> so many hinges on the police department interacting with the communities is one of the most important things we do as a government. >> this is more than passing the baton, things we have done successfully and it's not about reinventing the wheel but building upon it and making the city a bet

marry electric jim kenney selects richard ross to lead the philadelphia police department as commissioner. he made the big announcement right here at cbs broadcast center this afternoon and "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon looks at policy changes we can expect with this new administration, rahel, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, ukee. a as you mentioned the a announcement has been made, no major surprise there, many people expected first deputy commissioner richard ross to assume the role but attention is turning to what happens after the new administration is sworn in. >> foundation here. >> reporter: with the leader of the local naacp to his right and first deputy commissioner richard ross to his left, mayor-elect jim kenney made it known that ross will be philadelphia's next top cop. >> i don't think we had to go anywhere. >> reporter: focus of the announcement held at cbs broadcast center quickly shift todd possible changes in department policies, including stop and frisk. >> we obviously cannot arbitrarily stop people for no reason. >> reporter: kenney has been highly

. >> reporter: fifty-one year-old first deputy commissioner richard ross is a 26 year veteran of the department, originally from the fernrock area, he graduated from central high and then later penn state and st. joes. after a press conference at the cbs broadcast center, ross says he doesn't plan to reinvent the wheel but was not ready to release specifics. >> right now it is more about an announcement then laying out specific plans but i assure you in working with the mayor we will get more than enough. >> reporter: ross did say he plans to continue community policing efforts with foot patrols, increase pilot body camera program and speak more with groups like black lives matter. >> there is a a way to strike a balance, an understanding with each other and that is what we will work on. >> reporter: fop president john mcnesby supported at pointment of ross but says the department has serious challenges he hopes to get resolve. >> obviously we need more manpower and better equipment on the streets and that is something we have been dealing with over the the last four or five year

richard ross was his one and only choice since he won the primary back in may. richard ross, a police veteran, got the job today and today he named him the official commissioner. he takes over in early january. >> it's my total and complete honor to introduce a person that is not only a stellar person but a stellar police officer, our next commission under, richard ross. >> across the years richard ross was groomed by this job by charles ramsey, with major assignments like homicide captain and field and operations commanders, the city councilman and future executive were able to see eye to eye on the issues. >> we are two regular guys, that is just who we are, and not ashamed to acknowledge that, from two ends of city but hum and means and beginnings and happy with the opportunity to work alongside him and his team and this city. >> controversial issues like stop and frisk will be revised and closely monitored. he got a thumbs up from two leaders he is not likely to see eye to eye. >> we have a great working relationship now working with the philadelphia police

that new commissioner happens here. >> reporter: with the leader of the naacp to his right and richard ross to his left, wednesday mayor-elect jim kenney made it known that ross will be philadelphia's next top cop. >> i don't think we had to go anywhere. >> reporter: focus of the announcement held at cbs broadcast center quickly shift todd possible changes in department policies, including stop ape frisk. >> we obviously cannot arbitrarily stopped people for in reason. >> reporter: kenney has been highly critical. why he wouldn't say wednesday he would completely do a away with it but he says more training is needed. >> better training on the the police side, better information on the public, better interaction with our community and police. it is a level on both side that we both need to show each other respect. >> we ham are home what the law is and that we continue to message out properly, what we will and we will not tolerate. >> reporter: ross will plan to continue community policing efforts with foot patrols, increase pilot's body camera program and speak more with various community g

mayor-elect jim kenney select richard ross, currently the first deputy commissioner of the philadelphia police department to succeed retiring commissioner, charles ramsey. kenny will make that official announcement at news conference right here at the cbs broadcast center in just about an hour. "eyewitness news" reporter, rahel solomon, joins us with more on the big decision, what it means for the future of policing in philadelphia. good afternoon, rahel. >> good afternoon, many people expected today announcement, first deputy commissioner richard ross, he is a philly guy, born and raised, and he's been with the police department since 1989. so while many people expect's today a ands. no what's still unclear what's next for the police department. what changes may be coming. now, ross is here now, i just spoke to him, he says this is not about him. he says he is very excited for the city. we are hearing there could possibly be some mention at today's meeting of the stop and frisk policy, mayor-elect jim kenney, has made it very clear he does not support the highly controversial policy, a

first deputy commissioner richard ross will take over the spot being vacated by current commissioner charles ramsey. described the job as the most important position in city government besides the mayor. today's announcement, groups including naacp and fraternal order of police praised the choice. ross will work to build on ramsey's successes in terms of community relations and crime. >> going to do everything possible to continue with the success we've had with driving down crime. so we're optimistic, we'll continue to do that. >> reporter: there will be changes to the police department under the kenney strigs, admini. body camera use will expand. stop and frisk policy will be limited. the next commission, born and raised here in philadelphia, take a look at his resume, if you will. he became commissioner -- joins the force in 1989, we should start ramsey's first deputy 2008. graduate near philly. went to penn state, master's degree at st. joseph's university. closer look at last two commercials, charles ramsey, of course, joined the force back in 2008. appointed by mayor michael nu

. >>> and philadelphia a mayor-elect jim kenney is promoting deputy police commissioner richard rossor the top job. the ross will succeed retiring police commissioner charles ramsey. >>> checking sports, sixers paid tribute to a special veteran on veterans day. sixers recollect newsed tuskegee air man eugene richardson last night. so well deserved here. tuskegee air men were first all black military aviation unit in the u.s. armed forces and saw action in world war two. >>> in the game, sixers got another tremendous performance from jahlil okafor, as he tied a career high with 26 points, plus seven rebound and four blocked shots but philadelphia a native and former villanova star kyle lowery of the raptors, led toronto with 23 points and got help from, lloyd, who had 21. sixers lose this one unfortunately 119-103. sixers and thunder in oklahoma city tomorrow night. >>> don't forget this weekend's eagles game is right here on cbs-3. it is eagles and miami dolphins this sunday live from the link from south philadelphia. kick off is at 1:00 o'clock and tune into cbs-3 for the game this

he will appoint current first deputy commissioner richard ross this afternoon. a double shooting inside a local home. a man and woman are both wounded and both are listed in critical condition. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene in mayfair where the question is who shot whom. monique, what can you tell us? >> reporter: vai, that question is still unanswered by philadelphia police

richard ross comes from within the philadelphia police department. i imagine he has so much going through his head as he take over top job and overwhelming importance of it. >> he's a longtime insider. described policing as proud profession and noble profession. as police departments nationwide face challenges, ross said his task will be to build on successes of outgoing commissioner. >> this has been kind of a badly kept secret. >> reporter: mayor elect jim kenney admitted his choice for commissioner is little surprise. richard ross, on the force since 1989, recently number two in the department, will be elevated to the top spot. he'll fill the post being vacated by his mentor, current commissioner charles ramsey. >> this is more about passing the baton. this is things that we've done successfully. we've had modicum of success with and it's not about reinventing the wheel, it's about building upon it. >> reporter: it's a trying time for law enforcement nationwide with police officer hiring down significantly. locals hope for the best as a new chapte

he will appoint current first deputy commissioner richard ross this afternoon. ross has spent more than 26 years with the department. he will take over for commissioner charles ramsey who plans to retire in january. >>> meanwhile, police are investigating a double shooting inside a local home. a man and woman are both wounded and both are listed in critical condition. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene in mayfair where the question is who shot whom. monique, what can you tell us? >> reporter: vai, that question is still unanswered by philadelphia police investigators, but we can tell you what they've told me is that instead of a little girl getting ready for school this morning, she was calling police to report gunfire inside of her home. now, you can see that a police car still guards the scene. we've also learned detectives have been here, but right now they're awaiting a search warrant so the forensic unit may go inside 6241 mershon. here's video we've gathered. investigators say they were called to the mayfair home by a child just before 7:00. whe

. >>> richard ross is philadelphia's next police officers. >> he said he will and kenny will make a good team. >> we're two regular guys, we come from humble beginnings and happy to work alongside him and his team. >> he will use body cameras and limit police stops. >>> the mummers will have brand new division recruiting younger members. beginning this year the mummers have invited a mexican heritage group with it's own mummers-like tradition. >> we see every new year's the mummers dancing through broad street and city hall, being part of that, it's a dream come true. >> they have invited other ethnic groups to participate. >> an officer used his own money to buy a man a pair of brand new boots on saturday. >> he was down on his luck, he wanted to ride a bus, he couldn't afford shoes to ride a bus, the thing is a lot of officers have done when i have done and more. >> the officer was raised to look out for the less fortunate. video of him doing just that has been viewed 2.5 million times. >> 4:38 still to come on "action news," including a mystery including dozens of missing dogs in berk

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rehear from richard ross, are things going to change? >> we shall see. plus: could russia be in danger of being banned from the next olympics? sound familiar? see how russian officials responding to a doping scandal, involving its athletes. >>> philadelphia tradition, but becoming more differs now. what is now added to the mummers parade. >> good day everybody, it is thursday, november the 12th, 2015. right to the weather and the traffic. what is the number. >> six today, rain is on the way, nos here yet for most of us unless you're in the lehigh vale, saw some rain this morning, six out of ten, bus stop buddy, he has the umbrella, a midday rain we are calling it, but starting off cloudy, and chilly temperatures in the 40's, watching radar, and we see there are those showers to the north of us, and now out to the west of us, as well, heavier rain, yet to come. we'll keep an eye on this all morning long, don't expect to see sunshine, not much to start the day, if any at all. there you see a loft clouds saw the sun trying to come through earlier, sunrise,

philadelphia's mayor elects a named richard ross, jr., to be the next city complexer. ross says he will build on his predecessors in january. it has been an outgoing for police chief ramsay. he hopes to have police officers from diverse backgrounds. he says he also wants to condition a dialogue on police brutality and misconduct. >> to me, they're not mutually exclusive. there is a way to have them both happen at the same time. have you to have a dialogue so that people can hear each other. >> he hopes to limit the controversial practice of stop and frisk. bug problems have stripped philadelphia's skoolts of extra resources and complies i supplies in the classment radio. >> that has one principal putting the focus on reading for fun. nbc 10 katie zachary is outside to explain. >> tracy, this principal is not shy at all about the fact that she really becks for books, because many of her students, well, they would not have an outside reading back if it weren't for her. >> by the end of the week, you know, these all could be gone. >> reporter: kathryn mckeller carter has

to enjoy his trireme and we now know he'll be replaced by this man, first deputy commissioner richard rosshas been tapped by impair elect jim kenney to be the steep next police commissioner. ross by all accounts was the favor for job and ramsey announced his retirement he even said he she don't should get the top position. impair elect made the announcement this week. >> this is more about passing the baton, things we've done successfully it's not about reinventing the wheel. about building and making the city a better and safer plays. >> he's been on the job 26 years. he served as captain of homicide division and deputy commissioner of internal affairs, he's been the police department's number two since 2008. the comment started coming in on social media, gwrote mayor elect kenney maned excellent choice for police commissioner. paul said congratulations the to the next police commissioner. wish you the best. >> skwoing us here future police commissioner. good morning, sir. >> thank you. >> you heard a lot about commissioner ramsey and he's been here for a minute you work with him. success

first deputy commissioner richard ross, wallace he says he will build on his accomplishmentings. community policing has been an outgoing priority. ross hopes to hire 250 morosiss from diver's backgrounds, he says, and send them out into the community oget to know people. he also says he wants to continue a dialogue with those concerned about police brutality and misconduct. >> i will give you an example. black lives matter. to me, they're not mutually exclusive. there is a way to have them both happen at the same time. you have to have a dialogue so people can hear each other. >> ross says he will also expand the use of body cameras and hopes to limit the stop and frisk tactic. now, commissioner ross will be sworn in, in january. he was born and raised in philadelphia. he joined the force in 1989. he's a 26-year veteran. he's a graduate of central high school and received his bachelor's degree from penn state and his masters from st. joseph's university. >> happening today the city of allentown is a step closer to building up the riverside district t. city is holding a celebratio

kenney came short of an official announcement but made it clear that deputy police commissioner richard ross will replace commissioner ramsey retiring in january. he will work to improve relationships in the communities they serve. >> there are problems between the police and our citizens, and there are different issues, but the civilians are in charge of the police, not the police in charge of civilians. >> kenney says he will work closely with city council and will remain a regular guy from south philly, i come from an area the mummers area, you can't get a big head because if you do, they'll call you out. i have to go down there and they'll call you out and put you in your place. >> the transition has begun and they will tell us tomorrow who is on his transition team. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a montgomery county attorney is under arrest tonight facing charges of child pornography. george dider is accused of using a work computer to view pictures of underage children performing sex acts, they found 24,000 image searches on the computer and the montgomery coun

jim kenney will appoint richard ross as the next police commissioner to replace charles ramsey when he retires in january. he oversees operations for 600 members of the force and he will make the announcement this afternoon following a meeting of the police foundation and we'll continue to follow this story throughout the afternoon. >>> and police have two men in custody after a carjacking in center city. investigators say that a female doctor was targeted in a parking garage near pennsylvania hospital. katherine scott is standing by live with details on how police were able to make the arrest. >> reporter: that is right rick, police now have two men in custody and we are told that one of them is behind the carjack that took place here this morning at this parking garage behind pennsylvania hospital, located at 10th and dellancy, and it happened at 6:00 a.m., and the victim rode up the elevator with her, and they drove around making stops, police say he was trying to get cash at atm's and at one point her car was declined and they picked up the second man and drove her to the exxon at

his official appointment to become philadelphia's next police commissioner, deputy commissioner richard ross stopped by "eyewitness news" this morning, we asked what he might do differently from commissioner ramsey. >> talking about passing the baton, building on what he has done. 's great guy,'s great police commissioner, arguably one of the biggest names in the business. so to erase what he has done, i mean, would be ludacrous. but clearly you got to continue to build. it is a challenging time for law end foesment, and anything that doesn't recognize that is foolish. it will be difficult for us, we're up for the challenge. >> ross bass was born and raised in philadelphia, has spent 26 years on the force. he will assume his new tight until january after commissioner ramsey retires. >>> police are investigating an early morning robbery, at the north american motor in's on city avenue. actually the second robbery reported that the motel just this week. another person was robbed there, early tuesday morning, and it is unclear what was taken. >> a philadelphia police officer is recovering today

policy and hiring the right people to manage the policies, one is deputy police commissioner, richard ross. he was not dropping names but indicate that ross was his only choice to replace commissioner ramsey when he retires. one of his top prioritys establishing a good relationship with the police and the communities they serve. >> certainly there are problems with our police and neighborhoods and they have different issues, but the civilians are in charge of the police not the police in charge of the civilians. >> he will start putting together his transition teams and make them public sometime tomorrow. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >>> philadelphia marine units are investigating reports of a body found in the delaware river, they were called to the section at 11:15 this morning. we'll keep you posted. >>> jury deliberations have resumed in the federal trial of chaka fattah jr., fattah jury is facing 23 counts of bank and tax fraud and today marks the first full day of deliberations for the jury, today they asked for bank documents from the prosecution's e

. >>> it is official the next official police commissioner is number two, richard ross. and mayor-elect jim kenney formally announced today that ross is his choice. and ross said he and kenney will make a good team. >> we're just two regular guys you know, that's who we are. we're not ashamed to acknowledge that. from far ends of the city, but think very much alike. come from humble beginnings, and happen to have the opportunity to work along side him and his team in this city. >> and ross says he intends to expand the use of body cameras and limiting police stops to when there is a reasonable suspicion opposed to stop-and-frisk. >>> and shots at a strip mall tonight in sharon hill at 6:45. two suspects shot a man who was sitting in a car in front of the family dollar store. and investigators think they were trying to rob him. the victim is at the hospital and suspected to survive. the suspects are still out there. >>> there is extra security tonight at the college in collegeville in the wake of the robbery overnight in a campus dorm. large at collegeville police is chad

comincoming up tomorrow on fox 9 weekend our new commissioner, police commissioner richard ross whatim. >> a little boy trance zigging to manhood on had his bar mitzvah he's decided to help others making donations to charity. all that and more. we'll see you 8:00 o'clock. tt//] ♪ >>> college basketball is back. right now temple football has all the juice, but temple hoops trying to play omar et cetera. they up the season against number one north carolina tonight beating the tar heels can certainly get them some shine. last time the owls beat number one team was all the way back in 2000 sand. beating number one cincinnati. first half, temple with the steal. goes behind the line. steps back. tray ball. he had 16 points in the first half. 19 total. now, second half put back, slams. here's where it gets a little disrespectful. puts his mid section on his forehead. definitely had a fight after that. some push, shoving, he didn't like it. but it doesn't matter. tar heels within 91-sketch. >>> villanova took on fairleigh dickinson. great ball movement in the first half. inside out. josh har

it's official we now know philly's new police commissioner will be first depth pee commissioner richard ross. fox 29 weekend anchor karen hepp. not surprise. he was a front run are in but an important changing of the guards. >> reporter: that's exactly the way they framed it lucy like the passing of baton as reinventing the wheel. voss a really well-liked guy. work his way up through this department. he is proud of philly roots and hopes to continue on the path that gun under commissioner ramsay. by all accounts a favorite for the job. commissioner ramsay said he was retiring in january, he said, you know what, ross should get the top position. mayor elect jim kenney made it official today. >> i'm very very proud to introduce our next police commissioner are you char ross. >> i think it's safe to say we're just two regular guys, you know, and that's who we are. we're in the ashamed to acknowledge that. from far ends of the city but think very much alike. come from humble beings and beginnings and just very happy about the opportunity to work alongside him and his team in this city. i know we

reporter: kenney did knot nothing to shoot down rumors that current first deputy police commissioner richard rossl be his choice for philly's next top cop and he promised a better relationship between police and the neighborhoods they serve. he says when he was a kid his parents told him to find a cop if he was in trouble. >> that's not the what every neighborhood parent tells their children. my goal is to have every parent feel comfortable enough to tell their kids to find police officer if you need help. >> reporter: with a state budget in limbo mayor elect kenney will not commit to cutting taxes. >> we can have a very low tax rate and terrible service provision and people aren't going to want to live here. >>> it's balancing act. >> reporter: he promise travel by subway as much as by come january. remain visible an approachable. >> public transportation and reading terminal market and being a regular person and realizing put your pants on every day as everybody else, you can stay connect. >> reporter: kenney will schedule a series of town hall meetings between now and inauguration day in janua

mayor-elect jim kenney is promoting from within, choosing philadelphia's deputy police commissioner richard ross for the top job. kenney made that announcement here at the cbs broadcast center. the ross is a 26 year veteran of the police department. he will continue community policing effort, expand body camera program and also speak more with groups like black lives matter. >> if there is a way to strike a balance, just to get an understanding with each other and that is what we will do. >> ross takes over in early january after commissioner charles ramsey retires. >>> a special honor for a young man who used his birthday to raise money for police k-9 units. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has details from the university of the pennsylvania campus. >> the university of pennsylvania... >> reporter: five-year old logan mass of the township were given top honors of the university of pennsylvania public safety department after giving their k-9 officer visa a gift basket. >> money he raised on his go fund me account, instead of presents for him. >> logan was presented with the certificate of

. >>> mayor elect jim kenney selects richard ross to lead the police department as commissioner.made the announcement right here. ross who's 51 a 26 year veteran of the department. he's originally from fern rock. ross says he plans to continue community policing efforts with foot patrols, increase the pilot body camera program and speak more with groups like black lives matter. >> there's a way to strike a balance and to get some sense of understanding with each other and that's what we're going to work on. >> ross will officially assume the role in early january after commissioner ramsay retires. >>> it is a story of loss and hope as the number of young people with melanoma the deadliest form of skin cancer is increasing. health reporter stephanie stahl has more on how the cancer claimed a teenaged girl before the approval of a new treatment that was tested right here in philadelphia. >> reporter: she was beautiful and athletic hard to imagine how a mole on her ankle could kill claire banister when she was just 17. >> she had her sister with her and we were with her and as bad a

. >> richard ross has been named as the next police commissioner, he will expand body cameras and limit"stop and frisk." >> the mummers will have a brand new performance division when they march on new year's day. some clubs have been having trouble recruiting the younger generation for the tradition. the mummers have been accused of racial -- lack of of racial diversity. they have invited the mexican troop that has a mummers tradition. >> they have invited other ethnic groups to march in the parade and they waiting to hear back. >> a severe storm dropped an array of storm systems across the midwest. storms brought tornados and 70-mile an hour wind gusts. a walmart in knoxville was damaged with the roof caving. the system will bring less malignant weather to the delaware and lehigh valleys. >> an array he said. s.a. t.words. >> reporter: we'll get a little bit of rain. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing rain north an east of philadelphia. east of philadelphia, obviously most of the area dry, that stuff on harrisburg will hold off until the rush hour is over. as we look outside we

. >> incoming police commissioner richard ross commended one day at a time for being there for peoplet move to that, the big hit was the fantastic rendition of the movie and broadway show, dream girls, it was pulled together by the talented members of the creative and performing arts, job well done to those people. >> i am glad you could not see the three of us. >> we all got caught. don't show us behind the cameras. it was fun. >> the weather is so good, you want to move. the picture outside the "action news" cam in manayunk looking at the wissahickon creek, a bright blue sky, on this thursday, really comfortable conditions as well. we'll show you stormtracker 6 live double scan radar 3-d, dry and quiet with high pressure staying in control and no issues here on our holiday, in fact everyone in the 60s, in philadelphia, 64 average for us this time of year 52 well above the mark today, allentown 60 and trenton 62 and same thing in wilmington and atlantic city at the airport 66 degrees, 9 degrees warmer in philadelphia than yesterday. 49 in the poconos and 59 in reading and along the c

the mayor elect named deputy commissioner richard ross, jr., ross says he will build on his predecessor's accomplishment. community policing has been an outgoing priority. ross hopes to hire 250 more overs from diverse backgrounds and send them out to know the community. he wants to continue a die look with those concerned about police brutality and misconduct. >> to give you an example. black lives markets verse police. to me they are not mutually exclusive. there is a way to have them happen at the same. have you to have a dialogue so people can hear each other. >> ross says he will expand body cameras and hopes to limit the stop and terrific tactic employed by philadelphia police. most local officials would intrachlt like scranton in the office. >> that's right. that's not the case if you are the mayor and the show is murder town. variety is reporting jada pink et smith is scheduled to produce and star in the show for abc. she will play the first african-american droempbl womening toon os mayor says he knows there is a drooim crime problem and the show could hurt his reputation nationa

commissioner and also the the new police commissioner in the next mayoral term is here as he will well, richard rossthe families impacted here. i'm here with kim pawlowski, your husband john, officer john pawlowski died on duty a day before valentines day in 2009. what does it mean for you to be here with your family and your son, who you were pregnant with at the time. >> thinks a heart warming event for us. we look forward to it every year. it is a amaze to go see all of the otherwise, whose husbands they have lost in the line of duty. it shows that these police office are care and city of philadelphia care and our husband and other loved ones didn't die in vein. it just nice to see everybody around the holidays. >> almost like an extended family would i imagine. >> yes, exactly we always call our little fraternity of that you didn't want to be alone but now thaw are, you love these people and it is a special, we have a special bond with these people and nice to be around them in the holidays but more difficult time for everybody. >> no doubt about that. another part of this we understand, there w

the mayor-elect named richard ross, jr., yesterday. ross says he'll build on his predecessor's accomplishments. community policing has been a big priority. ross hopes to hire 250 more police officers from diverse backgrounds and send them out to know the community. he also wants to start a dialogue with those concerned about police brutality and misconduct. >> black lives matter versus support for police. to me they're not mutually exclusive. there's a way to have them happen at the same time. you have to have a dialogue so people can hear each other. >> ross says he supports the use of body cameras and hopes to limit the stop and frisk tactic. ing shaka a ta, jfattah, jr., w fight his conviction. in a letter to the attorney general, he said his rights were violated when the lead investigator in the case tipped off a reporter about fbi at his ritz-carlton condo in 2012. the jury found fattah guilty on 22 counts related to bank and tax fraud. he faces four years in prison. chaka fattah, jr., is the son of congressman chaka fattah. the c

first deputy commissioner richard ross getting the top job at the department.e's replacing commissioner charles ramsay when he retires on january 7th. ross by all accounts was the favorite for the job when ramsay announced his retirement he even said the 51-year-old should get the top job. today mayor elect jim kenney made it official. >> this is more about passing the baton. this is things that we've done successfully we've had success with and it's not about reinventing the wheel. it's just about building upon it and making the city a better and safer place. >> ross has been on the job for 26 years. he served as captain of the homicide division and deputy commissioner of inn determine affairs much he's been the police department's number two since 2008. >>> several people are recovering tonight after a chain reaction crash in olney. four vehicles and a light pole all involved. some of these images are very hard to look at. tonight investigators still don't know how this happened. fox 29's dawn timmeney talked to witnesses who are shaken up. >> i seen the ligh

. >> reporter: police commissioner richard ross has been widely rumored to be kenn kenney's choice to become philadelphia's next top cop. kenney made no effort to shoot down that talk. >> i'm not prepared to saying anything about it today. if you just connect the dots, i mean,. >> reporter: don't be surprised to see the new mayor riding the subway. kenney says he'll use mass transit to get around and to stay connected to the people who elected him. and he'll return to his south philly neighborhood to stay grounded. >> every now and then i need to go down there if i feel like i'm getting too full of myself they'll call you out and put you back in your place. >> reporter: go to fox29.com. we will link you to the kenney transition website. they're looking for ideas from folks just like how to improve the city. two other election notes. in montgomery county, democrat kevin steal beat republican bruce castor district attorney's office that may mean a new push to prosecute the long languishing bill cosby sex assault case. in clayton new jersey jeff radio won re-elect to the school board des

did not confirm or deny rumors current first deputy police commissioner richard ross will be his pick he want police to have good relationship with the neighborhoods they serve. he says when he was a kid his parent team him to find the cop if he was in trouble. >> my aspirational gall goal to have every parent to tell their kids to find a police officer from they need help. >> overall kenney said hess role to remain visible, approachable. will schedule a series of town hall meetings to solicit ideas from the public to improve our city. >>> meanwhile, 5:21, mayor michael nutter says he still wants to make impact in the lives of young philadelphians once he leaves offers in january. members of the obama administration joined mayor nutter yesterday, together they talked about some of the problems they say affect african-american men and boys in that sit every day. mayor nutter's hoping to continue work with his commission on african-american males. >> if our city to make any progress in addressing issues related to unemployment, incarceration, lack of education opportunity, and help disp

kenney did not confirm or deny rumors that current first deputy police commission nerve richard rosse his choice for philly's top cop. overall kenney said his role to remain visible and approachable as player l schedule town hall meetings we now and inauguration day to solicit from the public to how to improve the sit. >> i done al trump will be on saturday night live. taking over this weekend, waste nothing time calling out his fellow gop candidates. >> donald trump is hosting saturday night live this week, with musical guest cia. because every equal time rules for television mr. trump can only speak for four seconds in this promo. >> so let me just say this. ben carson is a complete and total loser. >> i wish there were real men around here, you snow. >> you red my mind. i would kill for a real man. >> hi, ladies. >> oh, hi, donald trump. oh, nice to meet you. >> donald trump is hosting saturday night live. >> this will be something. going to be hot ticket up in manhattan. and last night protesters showed up outside a 30 rock mid town manhattan ahead of trump's appearance. submitte

. >> did he nothing shoot down rumors current first deputy police commissioner richard ross will be his choice for philly's next top cop. and he prom ills dollars a better relationship between police and the neighborhoods they serve. he says when he was a kid, his parent told him to find a cop if he was in trouble. >> that's not what every neighborhood parent tells their children, my inspirational goal is for every parent feel comfortable enough to tell their kids to find a police officer when they need help. >> with state budget net limbo, mayor-elect kenny said he will not admit to cutting tax. >> we could have very low tax rate, service provision, it is a balancing act. >> promises to travel by subway as much as possible come january. the goal remain visible, and approachable. >> i think public transit and the reading terminal market and being in a normal person, realizing you put your pant on every day just like everybody else, and everybody has similar problems to you, you can stay connected. >> so jim kenney schedule series of meeting, before inauguration coming up this january. >

it is official first deputy commissioner richard ross getting the top job at the department. he's replacing commissioner charles ramsay when he retires on january 7th. fox 29 weekend anchor karen hepp is here with more on the big announcement karen. >> really big deal probably it was one of the worst kept secrets in the whole city. he was the front runner all along for this position. he's the really well-liked first deputy commissioner who rose from win the department. new mayor elect jim kenney made that announce many this afternoon saying ross is the right guy for the job. he is 51. he's been on the force for 26 years. grew up in the city. fern rock section. went to central high. penn state, st. joe's couldn't be more philly and work his way up. at one point he was the captain of homicide. he patrolled deputy commissioner of community affairs and number two in the force since 2008. >> this is more about passing the baton. this is things that we've done successfully. we've had a success with and it's not about reinventing the wheel just about building upon it and making the

it's a funny thing, whatever till son said along with richard ross who is the deputy police commissioner, the people are really the first line of defense and you do have to say something if you see something. i think the key to that is that the police has to respond acingly. my wife saw someone taking a picture of electrical wires, she told a cop and they did nothing. it has to be an integration between the people and the police to keep us all safe because the government as that tweeter alluded to, can't do everything. whenever we have these discussions and i'm always curious how those as yourself respond, the discussion turns to giving up freedom, being searched more often, having cameras, so on and so forth. do you feel people are ready to do that or that paranoia goes too far? >> it's interesting because one of the things that deputy mayor gill son said and he's the deputy mayor for public safety, as well as the chief of staff, one of the things he said at sporting events there is beefed up security, they're looking at you a little bit closer than you think they are. maybe that's givi