today governor tom wolf said the framework of both sides is in peril. >> we have not made progress, so to me, that signifies we have a problem. >> nbc 10 checked with the republican house leader's office, they tell us they still consider that framework active. >>> philadelphia students and their parents are calling on governor tom wolf to help restore low income scholarships. they protested outside the governor's office in philadelphia. there's a restriction preventing companies from using tax credits to fund the scholarships because of the budget battle. the group claims the entire state could lose $150 million, which benefits more than 45,000 scholarships. >>> you could end up paying more taxes if you live in one bucks county town. bensalem proposed a 1% earned income tax. the vote goes before the council on december 7th. if you don't work but collect social security or a pension, you won't have to pay it, and if you live in bensalem and work in philadelphia, you already pay the tax and won't pay anymore. the mayor said taxes have only gone up $21 over the past 22 years. >>> let's ch

governor tom wolf and bob casey were in the suburbs yesterday to help get out the vote. poll watchers predict some of the highest turnout will be in montgomery county where voters decide the race for district attorney between republican bruce castor and democrat kevin steele. >> happening today president obama will be in north jersey to push for reforming the criminal justice system. he will visit, cory booker will be there. the president praised efforts by police in improving relationship with communities struggling with crime. also new jersey governor chris christie will make a similar visit to camden today, will meet with mayor dana redd. the regional department replaced camden's local force and city leaders say crime is down but the department is also struggling to keep officers. >>> police are investigating the murder of a teenage boy in a possible case of road rage in north philadelphia. police tell us two men opened fire on the teen and a friend who were riding their bikes on saturday. a bullet struck the teen in the back and he died at the hospital. the surviving

governor tom wolf said a deal should be in place by december. >>> septa regional rail pals jersey are making a new stop in montgomery county. congressman brendan boyle joined montgomery county commission chair josh shapiro and others this morning to cut the ribbon on the ninth street station in lansdale. the new station is located between the lansdale and for tuna stations. it is septa's first new station in almost 20 years. coming up on "action news" tonight, social media outrage has prompted a local mall to make some changes for those wandering a visit with santa and ducis rodgers with the eagles reacting to their devastating loss to the dolphins yesterday. >> we had winning weather today. sunny and warm but this back door front will bring us cool changes tomorrow. i'll have details and track some late week rain on the way in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or

gonzalez reporting from paris, france. >>> delaware governor jack markell and pennsylvania governor tom wolfing by their plans to allow syrian refugees to settle in their states. the spokesperson for governor wolf issued a statement saying we must not lose sight of the fact that families leaving syria are trying escape the same violence and unimaginable terror that took place in paris and beirut. >>> new jersey governor chris christie on the other hand has joined nearly half of the country's governors who now oppose syrians seeking asylum here. christie says he doesn't trust the current screening process and would not even accept for or fans under the age of five. he suggested back in september that the u.s. should take in refugees saying this is a compassionate country. >> and this is new from the overnight. russia's head of security is confirming for the very first time that a homemade bomb is what brought down the metro jet over egypt. traces of explosives were found in the wreckage. all 224 people on board were killed. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack and just in the last h

. >> stunning turn of events at the university of missouri today, where university president tom wolfeas resigned. the chancellor of the columbia campus, r. bowen lofton, announced he will resign at the end of the year. both men stepped aside today under pressure from students, particularly a very powerful group of students, the university of missouri football team, who agreed not to participate in any football-related activities until tom wolfe was gone. for months now students at the university of missouri have been arguing the school's top officials have not done enough to address incidents of racist harassment and other issues on campus. in september the missouri student association president, an african-american, talked about the time a group of men in the back of a pickup truck yelled racial slurs at him. the university's black student government detailed a similar incident of racism last month when an inebriated white male called them n words. just a couple weeks ago the racial tension culminated when someone used their own feces to smear a swastika on a communal bathroom wall i

on hand were mayor michael nutter and governor tom wolf. >>> a benefit in philadelphia to help raise lung cancer. they held a lung cancer event tonight. this is a cause deefr to her heart. her mother died of lung cancer. the event is to inspire lung cancer patients, their families and caregivers. >>> well, good news. the rain is clearing out for your morning commute so will be a dryer morning commute, a dry morning rush so you won't be dealing with the rain on the roadways. with the rain moving out, we're actually going to get colder and windy as we go into tomorrow. going into the weekend, it will get even colder and we have several 30-degree mornings in the forecast. so it is going to be cold over the next several mornings when you walk outside. now, tomorrow morning we're not really going to be in the 30s, but it's going to be cooler. here are your 8:00 a.m. temperatures. mostly sunny skies. 44 for the temperature by 8:00 a.m. in allentown, 46 doylestown, 46 in potts town early in the morning. most of new jersey and delaware will be in the upper 40s, closer to the shore about the

11:00. >>> hundreds of entrepreneurs gathered for the impact conference in seber city, governor tom wolf and philadelphia mayor, non-non-gave the opening remarks this morning and that was followed by presentations on the regions most promising investment opportunities, the day included a panel focused on hiring and managing employees. >>> a south jersey organization got a generation donation today, 600 hand made knitted hats were dropped off here today at the oak integrated care facility in mount holly, they were made by nine women from the show you care ministry from the grove baptist church in west berlin, it took six months to make all of these hats and so far they have created more than 1,000 hats this year alone. >> good deeds there. >> and great tal enforce sure. >> coming up a south jersey school director is recovering after he tried to break up a fight between girls, what one of the teenagers did to him straight ahead. >>> from dark chocolate tods blueberries, if you feel sluggish stay tuned. we'll show you the top foods you should be eating to fight fatigue. >>> "action news" co

we have reached out to governor tom wolf's office.pokesman says the governor opposes this bill. >>> now to the latest in the aftermath of the terror attacks in paris. belgian authorities have taken 21 people into custody since yesterday while brussels remains under its highest alert level. the raids continue as authorities hunt for fugitive salha be a salam, a suspect in the attacks. french president hollande and prime minister cameron visited the batalclan. >>> secure silt high in advance of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. ida siegel reports from new york where police are preparing for the crowds and a potential emergency. >> reporter: macy's herald square surrounded by the nypd, a show of force ahead of this week's parade. kate vallejo, for one is happy to see them here. her daughter, jillian is a cheerleader performing in the parade but she says she is not afraid. >> and i can be an overprotective mother. so, if i can get over it, i feel like a lot of people can get over it, 'cause i am a mama bear. >> you like seeing the heavi

students are demanding again that university president tom wolfe's on. they say he hasn't done enough to address racial harassment on campus which they claim has escalated in recent months. it reportedly started when the university student body president who is african- american says in september, somebody yelled racial slurs at him. most recently a swastika written in human feces was found in a dormitory and just last month a black student organizations as racial slurs were yelled at them as well. >> this is something that is not unique to missouri. that's what people need to understand. it's an issue that is around the nation but with the university, what happens here is that they have the opportunity to to create an environment that is inclusive. >> the issue has 30 african- american members of the football team threatening to quit athletic activities until the president steps down. one student has gone on a hunger strike. president wolfe had issued a statement quote, change is needed. the governing body will meet this morning to talk about ongoing pr

state capitol was lit up in blue, red and white last night in solidarity with the victims in paris, tom wolfe wants everybody to be suspicious in the wake of the paris terror attacks. >>> a raid carried out in turkey, and does it make a difference after everything that happened on friday? we'll take a look. >>> plus, outraged over annie. investigators are now searching for the woman who allegedly left this little puppy for dead and we have the suspect's picture coming up. on top of ford friends and neighbors pricing. that doesn't happen every day. make black friday hassle-free with low prices ford cars, trucks and suvs. and get $750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select ford vehicles, on top of all other offers. it's an inside deal, now for everyone. hurry for a limited time, get $750 dollars black friday bonus cash on select vehicles, on top of all other low ford friends and neighbors offers. it all ends november 30th. >>> this morning there is a growing memorial near the french flag on the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia. more ask more flowers and candles have been dropped off ther

lauren, what else do you got. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf says state will accept syrian refugees. the governor wolf said 14 refugees are already here and they arrived on october 1st. he said pennsylvania can handle an additional 10,000, eight republican governors, including new jersey chris christie said they opposed taking in refugees. wolf, however is a democrat. >>> philadelphia's mayor delivering a powerful message in the wake of the violence. he have is calling on leaders to treat gun violence like terrorism. nutter addressing attorney general loretta lynch and other u.s. city mayors in washington d.c. he said gun violence makes people feel unsafe in their communities. philadelphia a has had more than 240 homicides this year. >>> a member of the judicial ethics panel investigating state supreme court justice received pornographic e-mails. according to the philadelphia inquirer eugene duly, police chief in chester county, was among the group who received the the e-mails from then justice mccarry who retired a year ago over his role in the e-mail scandal. paper says duly was o

. >>> still ahead on "action news," pennsylvania governor tom wolf honors an officer who was gunned down over the weekend. >> donald trump backs out of a news conference that was scheduled for today. we'll tell you why. a seafood joint in philadelphia at queen village section served up its final meal. the owner of the oyster house celebrated with a champaign toast. they opened back in 1912. they added the customers made the farewell bitter sweet. >> if there is any sadness on my part it is 0 outweighed by the warmth and the affection that was sent out by our regular customers, just the customers over the years. >> the brothers say they are looking forward to spending their free time relaxing at the jersey shore. good luck. >> reporter: 130 years. >> reporter: we get so many new good restaurants in the city, but it's bad when the old stand byes go away. standing by spring garden street at the schuylkill river no problems at eakens oval. everything is cleenld up. mass transit is back on schedule. route are 45 operating between center city and south philadelphia, karen. >> reporter: if you'

governor tom wolf wants everyone in the state to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity in the wake of those terror attacks. local police have also beefed up security this weekend. head to nbc10.com to see photos of how buildings around philadelphia and around the world are lit up to support paris. plugs h plus how you can help remember the victims at a vigil tomorrow. >>> up next, on nbc 10, the democratic presidential candidates argue over terrorism and foreign policy in their second debate tonight. highlights are next. >>> and we saw a chilly start to your weekend. but warmer wednesday into sunday. the eagles forecast all coming up right after the break. >>> tonight the democratic candidates for president faced off in their second debate in iowa. with a fight against global terrorism taking center stage. here's what the two front-runners had to say. >> well, john, i think we have to look at isis as the leading threat of an international terror network. it cannot be contained. it must be defeated. >> i would argue that the disastrous invasion of iraq, something that i strongl

. >>> new jobs are coming to the port of pennsylvania, tom wolf was there this morning to announce the new south port project, businesses have two more weeks to apply and the new jobs are expected to pay $40,000 to $80,000 with benefits and good pay. they are in the middle of dredging the pennsylvania river so bigger ships can pass through. >>> the district attorney's race could lead to more charges for bill cosby, bruce steele defe defeated caster yesterday, he refused to bring charges against bill cosby in 2005, she sued and said she would stop cooperating in the case. she claims she was drugged and molested and cosby says it was consensual. >>> poll numbers are shifting in the race for the white house, a new challenge for the republican candidate that once dominated the top spot, stephanie ramos reports with the latest from washington. >> the process, the poll numbers, all remain fluid as we see another change to how the candidates see either other. >> i'm not going to attack other candidates we are doing hillary clinton's work for her. i have one debt in the world, the mortgage on

. >> that was the former embattled president of university of missouri tom wolf announcing his resignation saying he had not done enough to address racially charged incidents on campus. students have been calling on wolfe to step down for months. the football team went on strike and vowed not to play until he resigned. later this afternoon the chancellor announced he is leaving at the end of the year and taking a different position at the university. >>> ben carson says his rumble with reporters is bringing in campaign cash. he says the fight with the press helped him raise more than $3 million last week. carson says media outlets are taking unfair shots at him as they dig into his background and stories he wrote in his autobiography. >> for somebody to come along and say oh this is just a bunch of lies, it's obviously their interpretation because they want to damage you. >> more good news for carson. in a new poll likely voters in south carolina put him one point ahead of donald trump at 28 to 27%. marco rubio is at third with 11%. the gop candidates meets for another debate tomorrowgh in

pennsylvania study into the keystone stars performance standards and the effect on student outcomes, tom wolf proposed $4 billion in his bunt for the program and announces that he and the republican leadership agreed on basic framework that would include an increase in sales taxes and hundreds of millions of dollars of new money for the schools. we detailed the agreement last night on "action news" at 11:00. >>> lost medals from a world war ii hero found their way back to the new jersey soldier's family one day before veterans day, during a ceremony at the american legion in toms river, cheryl puro was reunited with her grandfather's lost medaled one is the gold star, and her grandfather served as a doctor in north africa, he survived the war and died in 1997, she thanked nick delprethe man that found the medals. >> i think it's nice they are returning to me, they belong with us and i'm appreciative, he is very nice. >> it excites me to know i have done something worthwhile. >> he says he found the medals at a flea market and he thinks the medaled were lost during superstorm sandy. coming up

. >>> governor tom wolf addressed the budget impasse at the get out the vote rally. school districts and counties are burning through loans while social services nonprofits are shuttering programs and laying off hundreds of workers. the governor said he's working to get a deal done, but that he cannot do it alone. >> we all know that we need a budget. and we have different ideas as to how that budget ought to look. but i think there's a growing awareness that we've got to take care of our kids. we've got to take care of ourselves by taking care of our kids and education. >> the large republican majority remains in a showdown over taxes and deficits. >>> uninsured adults in the delaware valley, now is the time to get enrolled with health insurance deadlines quickly approaching. this was the scene after the independence express this morning. officials were on hand, enrolling new members for health insurance plans. any adult without health insurance faces up to $695 tax penalty. december 15th is the final day to sign up. >>> hundreds of runners and walkers traversed the

tom wolf says yes. jack markell says yes in delaware. what are the options?>> the options for intelligent community and law enforcement community to accept whatever decisions by the politicians. they're elected. they set the standard. there will be a short-term and long-term strategy. if it's decided the refugees are going to be coming, the hard part is how to vet them. it's never going to be a 100% solution. however, communities like the syrian community in allentown could be a part of that vetting process. they don't have to be excluded. it can be a situation where potential refugee frts syrian community come to the united states, maybe they're sponsored. maybe they know somebody here. that helps us vet from ysd the united states out as opposed to the difficulty of trying to vet somebody through a syrian government that, quite frankly, isn't there. >> i think the president has thrown out numbers. 75,000 refugees expected in 2016. 100,000 in 2017. again, expected numbers. what is the rbi doing in in preparation for that. >> ak you waiting what's been done ov

stores and sell 100 permits private liquor shopsch the plan is not much different from the measure tom wolfad vetoed this past june. >> there's a debate raging among members of clergy. should pastors be allowed to park arms even while preaching. it's an idea gaping momentum even here at home. investigative reporter wendy saltzman is here to tell the story. >> there a lot of passion on both sides of the issue critics saying it impossible for a spiritual lieder to do their job with one hand on bible and other hand on gun. pastors are preaching god call for them to pro thekt their flock spiritually and physically. >> pulls a gun out of his pocket i pulled my sglun it was here walking to church in fairmont that reverend thomas karens came face to face with barrel of sglup he was pointing at me before i him and i got a shot and down he went. >> kiran says his religious figure. he started packing for pulpit and private after a criminal robbed him at knifepoint. >> i've been held up to gun point 3 times sincep 1988 and once knife point and number of close calls had to draw and not shoot. >> he say

residents gathered in media with a message for governor tom wolf. stop holding taxpayers hostage. wolf was in town for a get out the vote rally, but some parents used the event for an opportunity to get the governor's attention on the impact the ongoing budget stalemate is having on their children. >> the budget hasn't passed. we don't have work books for our kids. we've written letters, signed petitions. and nothing's happened. so we heard the governor was going to be here so we thought, you know what, let's get a group of people out here and maybe he'll sign a budget. >> pennsylvania has been operating without a budget for the past four months. >>> well, just call it the halloween asteroid. today a large asteroid resembling a skull passed by earth giving aston mers a chance to gather information on it. the as trade missed earth by about 300,000 miles. that's farther away than the moon. but relatively close by cosmic standards. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good evening. we did see a chilly day, temperatures staying delow average, o

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is urging residents to remain vigilant. he said police in philadelphia stepped up security and police may see a heavier police presence in other parts of the state. but he said there remains no known immanent threat to the commonwealth. >> dozens of people galleried at love park to show their support for france. a candle light vigil was held to remember the victims of the terror attacks. candle were placed in a peace symbol. one french national whose parents live in paris spent the day frantically trying to reach of them. his parents are okay. >> that's where i live, it's your place and your home, your country, family, friends, people you may know. >> another man from south philadelphia said the french stood behind us after 9/11 now we have to do the same for them. >>> a number of buildings across the city of philadelphia are showing solidarity with the people of france. liberty towers and lit brothers and the cirrus center were lit up in the colors of the french flag. our coverage continues at 6abc.com where we posted phot

in pennsylvaniak@ 15 including governor tom wolf and philadelphia mayor michael nutter signed the commitment, in the state of new jersey, 33 lawmakers there, signed their pledge including trenton mayor jackson who voiced his commitment yesterday and in delaware down here governor jack markell and 12 others on board. coming up we'll show you the plan to get homeless veterans back into the work force and the main objectives the v.a. needs to do to end homelessness. chris. >> how about this. an unholy act caught on camera. next, this man collecting single s and sin. what this church usher had to say after getting caught fill fering the collection plate. new charges against pennsylvania's attorney general. we'll tell you what happened in court that moved the criminal case forward. >> 5:36, 55 degrees. you see the puddles still on beach avenue but not for long. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast just ahead. >>> 22 minutes before 6:00. we're going to see sunshine. the rain from yesterday has already ended in the city and the temperatures have cooled down but we're nowhere near as chilly as

reporter: of course, this is no doubt becoming a political issue after word today from governor tom wolf's office that he would continue to allow syrian refugees to come into pennsylvania. i saw both press releases and tweets from politicians, both criticizing and celebrating that decision. live in center city, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> from paris to the u.s., people continue to honor the victims of the attacks today at the september 11th memorial in new york. dozens of people held french flags and flowers as leaders prayed for paris to recover from friday's deadly and devastating attacks. we have much more coverage of the terror in paris. nbc 10's jim rosenfield will rejoin us live in a few minutes, then don't miss nbc nightly news terror in paris with lester holt right after this broadcast at 6:30. >>> it's the middle of november and it reached 70 degrees today. don't expect this to last too much longer, though. nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz joining us now with his first alert forecast. glenn? >> yeah, jacqueline, the cooler air is going to be coming in to

governor tom wolf has issued a statement.ays "my thoughts and prayers are with the pennsylvania state police trooper shot on interstate 676 in the line of duty today. i received an update from acting commissioner blocker a short time ago and i am relieved to learn the trooper is in stable condition at a hospital in philadelphia. our men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line each day to protect us and we owe them a debt of gratitude. the shooter was swiftly taken into custody by the pennsylvania state police. no further details are available at this time." that is from pennsylvania governor tom wolf. >> she says the shooter was swiftly taken into custody. we know three people were taken into custody including the alleged shooter and the trooper is in stable condition, alert and talking at hahnemann hospital in philadelphia. lauren mayk is on her way to the hospital and dug shimell is on the overpass getting a good view of crime scene investigators on scene going through what's left of that car that slammed i

budget took center stage in delaware county, and yesterday there was a message for the governor, tom wolf. some parents decided to use the event as an opportunity to get the governor's attention on the impact the ongoing budget stalemate is having on their kids. >> the budget has not passed and we don't have workbooks for our kids and written letters and signed petitions and nothing has happened and we heard the governor is going to be here and we thought let's get a group of people out here and maybe he'll sign a budget. >>> russian cabinet ministers have arrived at the site of the plane crash that killed all 224 people onboard. they are there in an effort to try and inspect the wreckage. the airline has been ordered to suspend flights as they tried to determine what caused the crash. the plane went down in the mountains shortly after taking off yesterday, and among the victims, 25 children. isis is claiming responsibility for the crash, and the terror group says its militants brought it down, but this morning there's no credible proof that isis is involved. we'll continue to follow it.

. >>> today governor tom wolf is ordering flags to fly at half-staff to honor a police officer shot and killed in the line of duty in western pennsylvania. it happened in new florence, westmoreland county last night. that's between pittsburgh and johnstown. st. claire township officer lloyd reed was responding to a domestic dispute when investigators say he was shot. the 20-year police veteran died at the scene. the suspect, 31-year-old ray shetler jr. was arrested this morning. police chased him for six hours. shetler is getting treated for a gunshot wound and remains under state police guard at the hospital tonight. he will be charged with homicide and two other charges related to the domestic dispute. >>> no more baby parts. those rt words suspect robert lewis dear spoke after he was arrested for a deadly shooting at a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic according to a law enforcement source. planned parenthood said dear targeted the clinic because of his anti-abortion views. back in july, anti-abortion activists released undercover videos they claim show that the group sells

governors jack markel and tom wolf say they will accept refugees. >> we should really educate the public about who the muslims are. >> members of the muslim community are now responding after a leader, a county leader in kansas made some controversial remarks. he said the enemy is in the at our dpaets, it's pence our dpaets. the islamic society of mitch that you invited that county leader to come see them and learn more about their faith. >>> happening today, former pitchman jared will find out how much time he will spend in prison. >> hi, i'm jared the subway guy. >> jared fogle pleaded guilty to sex crime charges. the 38-year-old father of two admitted to having child porn and traveling across state lines to engage in sex with minors. >> repeatedly traveled from indiana to new york to engage in commercial sex acts with victims he knew to be children. this conduct began as early as 2010. >> subway cut its ties with jared when that investigation was announced. prosecutors capped their request for prison time at 12.5 years. they want himming to supervised for the rest of his life after hi

governor tom wolf says a new project could add several thousand. well paying jobs. >> crews are dredgeing the philadelphia river to allow larger ships to come to the port t. project is on track for completion in 2017. in other news, a glocester county woman is pleading for help. someone stole her son's ipad. stacy sanchez was unloaded groceries in her apartment when someone took the table. it may sound like petty test. it's actually much worse. her son has autism and down's syndrome. he used the specially outfitted ipad to communicate with his mom. >> to other people, it's just a toy. but for my son, it's the way he specs to me. how to tell me what's wrong. how he's feeling what he wants, what he needs and i don't have money to replace it. >> sanchez called police and apple to check on a warranty the location service find my ipad hasn't helped track it down so far. well, soon, this will be a place for two military veterans and their families to call home. habitat for humanity spent yesterday building a duplex t. home will help restore independence

tom wolf in pennsylvania ordered flags at state facilities to be ordered to half staff through thursday. the president made the same decision over the weekend about flags at u.s. governmental buildings. >>> police in texas investigating a killing spree after six people were found dead, at the a texas campsite. bodies on have all six victims were found next to a property owned by this man william hudson. they were members of the two different families visiting from out of town and saying in the trailer belong to go one of the victims. police are still work going to figure out a motive. one person survived the attack by running and hiding in the wood, mike anales frightening, my goodness. >>> 7:04. >>> at attacks were well planned and well organized, perhaps with the help of new technology. we're talking about the paris attacks, of course, according to some experts, terrorist may be communicate nothing ways that law enforcement just don't have access to through encryption services accessible on apps. they a say terrorist adapt their tactics and will think differently to reach their goals.

but tom wolf said he was able to negotiate a record increase in education funding. the governor added he hopes to have the deal finished by thanksgiving. pennsylvania has been without a budget now for almost five months. >> it's 5:07. now to decision 2016, republicans running for president tackled economic issues and foreign policy in the debate last night on the fox business network. the eight top polling candidates took questions in the main debate in milwaukee last night. donald trump and ben carson didn't get into exchanges with each other but on the immigration issue trump again call forward a wall along the u.s./mexican border. >> and if you think walls don't work all you have to do is ask israel. the wall works. believe me. >> 12 million illegal immigrants to send them back, 500,000 a month, is just not possible. >> every candidate questioned about the minimum wage said they would not raise it. but there were different opinions about letting banks fail 18 future economic crisis. chris christie is getting high marks for his performance that happened earlier in

. >>> philadelphia students and parents are calling on governor tom wolf to help restore low income scholarships. they protested in philadelphia. there is a restriction preventing companies from using tax credits to fund the scholarships because of the budget battle. the group claims the entire state could lose $150 million which benefits more than 45,000 scholarships. >>> it's 4:06. now to an nbc 10 exclusive. philadelphia's mayor-elect hans aggressive plan for improving schools. he wants to transform them into community learning centers that will benefit both the student and the neighborhoods around the schools. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in south philadelphia. you are the only reporter to travel with the mayor-elect when he toured one of these schools in cincinnati. tell us more. >> reporter: i was. it was pretty eye opening. they are called community learning centers for a reason. the idea is you open up a school building, traditional school building, to things other than classes for students. in cincinnati where i went with my photographer matt and we went with the mayor-elect education t

president obama says he wants to welcome at least 10,000 refugees and pennsylvania governor tom wolf says he supports that plan. what does that mean for allentown, pennsylvania? >> the city is already home to a strong community of syrian-americans. fox 29 weekend's karen hip was there as officials talked about their plans today. >> reporter: allentown has very large syrian-american population. about 5,000. most of these people came decades ago as far back as the 1800s. most of them are american and most of them are christian. now they're helping with nine refugee families from syria and today in a massive show of support lots of leaders here gathered to push back against syrian hate. tears the faces of syrian refugees in our area. the twins are three and a half. of the big boys five, eight, 10 and 12. their father is two too afraid more family will be killed in syria if he's identified. he's already lost 10 cousins in the violence. >> see bombs just coming down i guess from the explosion. his door blew up and he decided then he had to take the kids and go. >> reporter: through a tran

. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will visit the port of philadelphia. the governor plans to announce a strategic plan for the port. philadelphia's port is among the leaders in handling perishable items, steel imports and cocoa. >> also today septa will go on a safety blitz reminding people not to walk along or cut across its tracks. safety officers will hand out safety tips at the east falls station. this morning from 7 to 9. the transit agency is urging people not to risk danger by ignoring railroad signals, gates and marked walkways. >> local college students are doing their part and then some to help philadelphia's homeless youth problem. next, life on the streets, we'll show you the overnight event aimed at getting young people without a home back on their feet. plus, a burger joint brawl. look at this. fists fly in a five guys restaurant even with security involved there. we'll tell you how the company is responding. >>> it's chilly out. 51 in the city, that's at the airport. most of the area is cooler than that at knife:37, but i've got a fix and

also the natural gas industry will not face higher taxes, remember when tom wolf was running for governorhe promised to make those companies pay, well, despite the governor making that a key issue of his campaign wolf says he is not able to do that but he was able to negotiate a record increase in education funding. governor wolf said the budget is not a done deal. he hopes to have it finished by thanksgiving. pennsylvania has been without a budget for almost five months. >> on to decision 2016 now. economic issues and foreign policy. republicans running for president tackled those topics and others in a debate that aired on the fox business network. the eight top polling candidates took questions during the main debate in milwaukee last night. donald trump and ben carson, they didn't get into any exchanges with each other but on the immigration issue trump again called for a wall on the u.s./mexican border. >> and if you think walls don't work all you have to do is ask israel, the wall works, believe me. >> 12 million illegal immigrants to send them back, 500,000 a month, is just not pos

. >> reporter: back here at home pennsylvania governor tom wolf issuing a statement tonight saying againhere's no known threat to our region. meanwhile we are starting to hear anecdotal stories of people in paris including a man at the stadium for that soccer game at the time. he appeared to be, of course, we expect to hear more of those local stories in the coming days. chris? >> all right, brad. thanks. n other news tonight, two teenagers are charged with murdering another young teen simply out for a bike ride. 16-year-old saleem west was riding his bike on sunday afternoon november 1st when police say he was ambushed and shot to death. it happened in the strawberry mansion section of philadelphia. today 17-year-old hakeem feaster and tyree johnson were charged as adults for his murder. police say the motive was teenaged rivalry. >> my life will never be the same ever. he was my only child. he was my life. he was why i did what i did. >> he killed my heart. it killed our spirits. saleem was special. >> we can't have -- continue to have teenagers with weapons killing other teens. >> sal

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf in philadelphia today with a not so subtle reference to the controversy over syrian refugees. >> those threats are not women and children, they are not from war torn countries that have been carefully vetted by the federal government, but they are from those who actively seek to harm us. >> reporter: but the governor's decision to allow the refugees in pennsylvania is getting political pushback as some governors say no. and presidential candidates, including carly fiorina, weigh in. >> we need to stop the flow of syrian refugees into this country. we cannot vet them. >> reporter: fiorina was in philadelphia today. i'm with nbc 10, can we get just a moment with you? >> sorry, we're running late. >> reporter: wanted to ask you, pennsylvania is one of the states accepting syrian refugees, what do you think should happen to the ones that are here now? >> excuse me, i got to get in the car. >> reporter: the candidate said nothing. in pennsylvania, more than 100 syrian refugees have arrived this year with their screening under scrutiny, i asked governor wolf. a

. >>> a budget proposal by pennsylvania governor tom wolf could give the state the second highest sales tax in the entire country. an additional 1.25 percent on top of the current rate would bring sales tax to 7.25 percent. tack on philadelphia county tax and you could pay 9.25 cents for every dollar leaving your wallet. propose add measure was designed to create property tax rebate and fund school districts. right now lawmakers on both sides cannot agree to a yeah on a deal. governor want a budget on his desk by the fourth of december. >>> vision and dental clinics and public schools i how some schools in cincinnati, ohio are doing it and mayor-elect jim kenney wants to bring a similar program to philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon joins us from school district headquarters with more details, rahel, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. what is interesting here is that the school district of philadelphia and teachers union both seems on board. it is a relatively new innovative way of schooling other districts in the country are doing it and we found today one schoo

satellite interview with governor tom wolf i asked about the sudden closure of education plus. he promised the state's department of education will investigate. >> we'll look into and we're looking at the the broader issue of the accountability throughout education. >> governor wolf believes he can get a budget deal done by the end of this week. one that includes nearly half a billion dollars in new funding for education. whether that deal can rescue education plus is not at all clear. iain. >> bruce, thank you. >>> a mural celebrating the world meeting of families in pope francis' visit to philadelphia officially dedica dedicated today in north philadelphia. the mural featured contributions from so many people it's under consideration for a guiness world roar. more than 2700 people from more than 100 different countries helped create this artwork tiled the sacred now faith and family in the 21st century. work started last june on the beautiful work of art and home is now on the side of the saint maliki school. >> its imagery couldn't vase the power of family and love in all of

. >> reporter: governor tom wolf discussed negotiations on wrdu radio this afternoon. >> i think the optimism is called for in this case. i think that there are really serious conversations, very serious conversations about specifics. >> reporter: the deal would not only mean the return of the 18 students but adding 12 more and even hiring another teacher, an aide. >> hopefully we'll reach a deal by thanksgiving and be thankful for that. >> reporter: now governor wolf would not confirm or deny the numbers that are being discussed but he did say that a historic increase is necessary before he signs any deal that comes to him. now as for lawmakers, they hope to take a vote as early as next week. reporting live in front of the philadelphia school district headquarters, andrea kline thomas. >>> new at 11:00, another setback for president obama's immigration reform plan. an appeals court upheld an injection blocking the president's initiative. the president's plan could protect 5 million people from being deported. it includes a program that allows young immigrants to stay in the united s

make sure we are able to get the school system where ever kid can read by third grade: >> governor tom wolf wasn montgomery this afternoon urge engining people to get out to vote. he attended a rally at penn state abington can see. to stress important of ghettoing to the poles on tuesday. >>> also now thousands came out to fairmount park for a 5k run benefit ting the fight against lung cancer. free to breathe run and walk raises money for research an wear nest for the disease. our own kate bilo was there participating in the run afterward she presented award to top fundraisers. wasn't a bad day. going to get warmer. >>> big time warm talking about 70s self days. today we were warm climbed up into middle 60 above average for us. nice quiet day. we did have the clouds in through much of the day. lie on sky couple getting ally look at center city. clouds are going to stick around throughout the overnight period and part of money as well. not going to be too chilly own dropping down into the low 50s. that's about 10 degrees above average for us to advertisement we are going to kickoff the strea

late this afternoon governor tom wolf says the broad outlines of a deal are in place and he hopes to have the deal wrapped up by thanksgiving. the budget stalemate has lasted five months. >>> all new at 6:00, dozens of families in the delaware valley have been trying to get headstones for their loved ones' graves. >> some families reached out to the nbc 10 investigators and now the state is getting involved. investigative reporter harry hairston has the latest on today's developments. >> reporter: this is all that marks the grave site. it's far from what eleanor wanted for her mother's final resting place. >> she was a fabulous lady. she was very strong willed, very fashionable. >> reporter: turner pulled together the money to honor her mother with a headstone. she purchased it here at life stones. >> truly a pretty stone. i can't say it's not a gorgeous stone. has a beautiful sheen to it, well polished. >> reporter: her receipt shows she paid $2,500. she says they agreed to place it in august. >> we're in november. doesn't return my calls. i've been out there to see him, he's not in

. >> how would you as a republican be able to work with a democratic governor like tom wolf if you were to be elected mayor? >> i think that the background that i bring of being able to negotiate with government in singapore, here and -- >> you are talking about your business background? >> yeah. and also the collaboration with boards of directors. every single company thneeds to report to their shareholders how they are doing. i plan do that as mayor. the people of philadelphia are our shareholders. we need to let them know how we're doing. but we also need to engage all stakeholders. the fact that i don't have any springs attached to me, i don't have any special interests that i am beholden to, is going to allow me to have a clear mind in who i am actually serving, which is the people. and when we talk about working with harrisburg, in the city we have had to pay a lot of money to lobbyists to lobby on behalf of philadelphia. i think being a republican but also being a transparent person will allow me to help build the trust back with harrisburg, with the republican legislature. >> we

however, both pennsylvania governor tom wolf and delaware governor jack markell say they continue to support the refugees and will welcome them into their state. >>> and, democratic presidential candidate, bernie sanders, weighing in on the fight, too. sanders say the us should not turn it back on the refugees fleeing from the fighting in syria. he spoke about the issue during a campaign stop yesterday in ohio. sanders did, however, say that now is the time to develop a strategy to destroy isis. >>> meanwhile, donald trump is once again stirring up controversy during a rally in knoxville, tennessee yesterday. the republican presidential candidate seconds that the terror attacks in france were partly due to the country's leadership. >> a lot of bad things have been happening over the last little while, and it has gone on and on and on. and weakness has shown that when you are weak, and ineffective, bad stuff does happen. >> trump also called out president obama for refuse to go use the term radical islamic terrorism. >> democratic presidential canned date martin o'malley moving his ca

. >>> governor tom wolf is acknowledging proposed budget deal will weigh more heavily on people who not own their homes. wolf made those comments to a pittsburgh radio station today. he said the proposed 21 percent increase in sales tax will hit the poor harder. before that interview, wolf spoke to the pennsylvania association of student councils conference in harrisburg saying the deal is still a boost for public schools. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight a judge rules in favor of restoring jerry sandusky's pension. we'll have details of the payout ahead. >>> and as the eagles look ahead to the matchup with the dolphins, jordan matthews learns he has been fined for his game winning touchdown against the cowboys. >> after a blustery friday i'm tracking a very cool air mass moving in tonight. i'm talking wind chills for the first half of the weekend. i'll have all the details in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals

. >> delaware governor jack markell and pennsylvania governor tom wolf are standing by their effortsreset tell syrian refugees in the u.s. a spokesperson for governor wolf issued a statement saying that "we must not lose sight of the fact that families leaving syria are trying to escape the same violence and unimaginable terror that took place in paris and beirut. the new jersey governor chris christie and nearly half of the country's governors who oppose syrians seeking asylum in the state. the gop presidential candidate says he does not trust the current screening process. he says he wouldn't accept orphans even under the age of five. that's a reversal from september when christie said the u.s. should play a role in the refugee crisis. >> i'm erin o'hearn in the satellite center. philadelphia authorities say there are no credible threats against the city in wake of the attacks in paris but officials are still urging people to be aware. especially in public places like subways or train stations. philadelphia police say people can make a difference by saying something if they see som

governor tom wolf says he wants a budget on his desk by december 4th. >>> 5:36 right now. in business news this morning, celebrating the holidays with your work family. also, the short work week ahead on wall street. let's check in with money watch's jill wagner part of our work family up at the new york stock exchange, good morning. >> good morning, erika, it is a slow start to this holiday week on wall street. dow lost 31-point yesterday the nasdaq dropped about two. google getting into the mortgage bills, at least in california. the company is now a licensed mortgage broker in the state with a tool that would let shoppers compare mortgages from different companies. there are plans to expand to more states. >> all right, one thing republicans and democrats agree on, that mega merger between drug maker pfizer anal err again is bad for america's. called inch version, us company in this case pfizer base in the new york merges with overseas company to lower its tax rates. al err again is based in ireland. so hillary clinton says this week's american taxpayers holding the bag