. >>> holding nothing back, atlantic city mayor don guardian has mounted a full scale attack againstlans by the state of new jersey to take over his city. "action news" reporter walter perez is live at the big board and walter, guardian pledged cooperation with the state for weeks but apparently he now thinks he has a better idea. >> reporter: that's right, jim and that idea entails more of a partnership with the state rather than a takeover but governor christie and many state officials say ac is on the brink of going broke and time for partnerships has passed. surrounded by city officials and local leaders, atlantic city mayor don guardian delivered a passionate 20 minute speech that described the state's plan to take over ac as nothing short of a "fascist dictatorship." >> unilaterally sell lease or privatize all atlantic city owned assets unilaterally abolish nonelected positions and terminate all employees. >> reporter: guardian also says there is no way the state will be able to compensate for what he describes as an oversaturated east coast gambling market by simply slashing t

don guardian gathering with other governmental officials promised to go fight the state's plan to take over cities financing. guard yan telling media yesterday the city is willing to work with the state in achieving financial recovery, however he says the state plan is a complete take over, of the local government. >> in the end, all of our concerns felon deaf ears. the final piece of legislation that the state presented to us was from a partnership, it was much worse, it was absolutely a dictator ship. >> strong word from mayor don guardian. he and members of the council want a plan that will set goal and bench marks for city to meet so they can get out of debt. he said that sort of plan went in where in past negotiations with the state. >>> lansdale family had a huge unexpected surprise before the carrie underwood concert last night. >> we really appreciate you joining us. >> nice to meet you. >> the martin's got the to meet the singing superstar in person, millionry family of four got backstage passes and tickets to underwood's concert at the wells fargo center as part of the operat

don guardian has pledged his cooperation for weeks now but today he called the plan "a fascist dictatorship. ." he's lining up other local lawmakers to get another plan in place. walter perez will have the details coming up on "action news at 6:00. >> a delaware county man has been convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl that he was hired to babysit. a jury found 39-year-old patrick fries of prospect park guilty on friday. fries assaulted the victim at his home on january 10th. the assault was reported to police by the child's grandmother. >>> new jersey state corrections officers are asking for more support when they get hurt on the job. representatives with the state policeman's benevolent association and new jersey assemblymen dan benson spoke in trenton today about a new bill they want passed. it would establish a compensation program for certain law enforcement officers injured while performing official duties. andrea berry has been on the job 13 years and is still recovering from a recent attack. >> after this incident i definitely. fearful and more so because the entire time you a get

. >>> atlantic city mayor don guardian has come out swinging against the proposed state takeover of the city's finances. we showed you the start of the mayor's news conference in the last half-hour. the mayor said he could live with the state's plans to negotiate and restructure the city's debt if it saved atlantic city from bankruptcy, but in a fiery speech guardian accused the state of running a dictatorship not a partnership and said it was an insult to democracy. we'll have more on "action news" at 4:00 p.m. >>> new safety standards could make the holidays' hottest gifts extinct. >>> a girl battling a brain tumor gets a big gift from the wieches of -- wives of the philadelphia flyers, that story is ahead. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by u

mayor don guardian blasted the proposal last week saying the city would be left out of any decisionmakingrocess. just last month guardian agreed with the governor and state senate president on a preliminary partnership plan is what they called it to save the city from bankruptcy. >>> a south jersey church says they will not be intimidated after someone stole their black lives matter sign. they put up a new sign yesterday. an employee noticed the signs were gone and a frame that held it up was broken. they say this is the second time something like this has happened. >> this is vicious. this is angry. this is hate-filled. that's not what we are. >> the church says the signs were men to the start a conversation and advertise a forum that the church is hosting on the subject on thursday night. >>> this morning, a local politician running for pennsymfania attorney general has the endorsement of governor tom wolf. wolf said he supports josh shapiro who shares the montgomery county board of commissioners. shapiro is also a former state lawmaker. he's one of three nominations face iing zapalla a

without the plan, atlantic city could run out of money in two months but mayor don guardian admits thety needs help but not if the state strips ac ogç his decisionmaking ability and privatizes the water works. >> allow us to be representative, talk about the benchmark and plan of action to move the city forward and accompany that with this pilot leg from the casinos. if that happens, there's no problem. >> the state takeover plan is not sitting well with many who live in atlantic city. the people we spoke with said they'll take the fight to trenton if they have to. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 5:00. leaving the house, don't forget your umbrella. i'm tracking rain. it hasn't arrived yet but it is on the way. heavy downpours with a two-day system. looks like the heaviest rain is due in tomorrow. winds gust to more than 30 miles an hour. this morning, the wind is fairly light and the temperatures colder in allentown, completely dry and 31 degrees. 38 northeast philadelphia. and atlantic city is at 41 degrees. the warmer temp

mayor don guardian plafted the proposal last week saying the city would be left out of decisionmakingut last month guardian agreed with the governor and the state senate president on a preliminary partnership plan to save the city from bankruptcy. >>> an endorsement from harrisburg. >> a local politician running for pennsylvania attorney general now has the backing of governor tom wolf. wolf said he will support josh shapiro who chairs the montgomery county board of commissioners and is a former state lawmaker. he's one of three candidates running for the democratic nomination facing john morganelli and allegheny county d.a. steven zapalla. kathleen kane announced she will not seek re-election. john rafferty and joe peters are the republicans in the race. rafferty represents berks, chester and montgomery counties. peters serve as kathleen kane's communications director. >>> decision 2016. the next test for the republican presidential candidate comes tomorrow in the nevada caucus. yesterday senator marco rubio picked up the endorsement of nevada senator dean heller.ç rubio finished se

twoaysfter "action w alertedhe mayor about our investigation, don guardian and city council president martymall called a quickly scheduled press conference. eop ng, ta home rs. >> today we wanted to te everyone that t cars are back in. >> council president small announced he to all ys from council mbers as well aspe keys from cy lots. >> they have to gto the clerk's fe get permission by me t is ahorizedity business. i will approve it. >> if the citylerk was never able to find "action news" any rerd that thea were previously bng signed out. >> there are laws all over city that are not enforced. >> i implore the new president of the city cnl f investigating this. >> question is will he fully prom toysse s car for council business? this third te be a charm. i wille a at ci yard in two hours. >> the on theve us making this iestigation public i received this invoice showing taxpayers picked up a a 50 tab f in a cy car he drove last yearo repair paint spill on the a the last night council president small iroduced a resolution toanll cncil take home cars, it was unanimously pved, but one cou

two days after "action news" alerted the mayor about our investigation, don guardian and city council president marty small called a quickly scheduled press conference. the top inning, take home cars. >> today we wanted to tell everyone that the cars are back in. >> council president small announced he took all keys from council members as well as spare keys from city lots. >> they have to go to the clerk's office get permission by me fit is authorized city business. i will approve it. >> if the city clerk was never able to find "action news" any record that the cars were previously being signed out. >> there are laws all over city that are not enforced. >> i implore the new president of the city council for investigating this. >> question is will he fully prom toys use his car for council business? this third time be a charm. >> i will be a at city yard in two hours. >> the on the eve of us making this investigation public i received this invoice showing taxpayers picked up a a $350 tab for in a city car he drove last year to repair a paint spill on the seat. the last night council p

mayor don guardian declared a bill now before the state legislature would strip residents of their civilonstitutional rights. governor chris christie supports the legislation which would give the state the power to cancel union contracts and declare bankruptcy. guardian unloaded with some fighting words. >> if i think piece of legislation that the state presented to us was far from a partnership. it was much worse. it was absolutely a fascist dictatorship. this is an insult to democracy and to american citizens living in atlantic city. >> christie responded by saying all taxpayers in new jersey are no longer responsible to bail out atlantic city. >> i'm erin o'hearn at the big board updating you on love this morning. part that is. this is robert indiana's sculpture that is synonymous with the heart of s it will be transported across the street to dillworth park for a temporary display. of course the temporary relocation of love is while the park undergoes a $16.5 million renovation over the next year. and here are some of the renderings of what the new park will look like. the area will

mayor don guardian gathering with other government officials promising to fight the state' plan to taker the city's finances. critics say that plan removes power from elected city officials. guardian telling the media the city is willing to work with the state in achieving a financial recovery, however, he says the state plan is a complete takeover of the local governme government. >> in the end, all of our concerns fell on deaf ears. the final piece of legislation that the state presented to us was far from a partnership, it was much worse. it was absolutely a dictatorsh dictatorship. >> the mayor and council members want a plan that will set goals and bench marks for the city to meet so they can get out of debt. they say that sort of outlying went nowhere in past negotiations with the state. >>> apple and fbi are still at odds over an order to help unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. apple says it's not budging much the maker of the iphone is continuing to fight a court order to recover data from the phone of syed foo rook. the families of the some of the vict

mayor don guardian blasted the proposal last week saying the city would be left out of decisionmakingprocess but last month, guardian agreed with the governor and the state senate president and a preliminary partnership plan to save the city from bankruptcy. >> friends and family are mourning a grandmother who die during a house fire as her husband desperately tried to save her. neighbors told us that the woman's husband was frantically screaming her name as he tried to get inside to save her. the fire was burning out of control and even firefighters couldn't get in to save her. katy zachry is live in boothwyn with what neighbors say happened minutes before the house caught fire. katy? >> tracy, truly tragic scene that played out here at this this home along this small cul-de-sac. maybes say you could feel the heat from the fire all the way across the street from where i'm standing. the home has been boarded up because ofç the extensive dama. there was one person inside when the flames began. her husband was not inside the house when the fire started. he was apparently watching the c

mayor don guardian gathering with other government officials promised to go fight the state's plan to take over the cities finances. critics a say that plan removes power from elect city officials. guardian tells the media that the city is willing to work with the state in a achieving a financial recovery but he says the state's plan ace a a complete take over of the local government. >> in the end all of our concerns felon deaf ears. the final piece of legislation that the state presented to us was far from a partnership, it was much worse, it was a a absolutely a fast is dictator ship. >>> mayor guardian and council member want a plan that will set goals and bench marks to meet so they can get out of debt. they say that sort of outline went in where. past negotiations with the state, as you heard from him right this. >>> 5:36. an update the from phillies spring training, was absent and when he might decide to check in. >> there is a hint as to who that individual might be,. >> we will be right back in sports. enamel is your teeth's first line of defense. but daily eating and drinkin

atlantic city mayor don guardian standing alongside other government officials today promising to fight state's plan to take over the city's finances. critics say that plan removes power from elected city officials. the mayor says the city has been willing to work with the state achieving a financial recovery but that his cup plan shows no cooperation at all and just a takeover of the local governme government. >> in the end, all of our concerns fell on deaf ears. the final piece of legislation that the state presented to us was far from a partnership. it was much worse. it was absolutely a dictatorsh dictatorship. >> guardian and other council members plan to introduce a plan they say didn't go anywhere in previous negotiations with the state. that bill they say will set goals and bench marks for the city to meet so they can get out of debt. >>> century old catholic church in montgomery county set to close next month. archdiocese of philadelphia says they need to do it because demographics are changing but also says cost to maintain ss cosmos and damien charge are no longer feasible. t

. >>> here in atlantic city today a pretty fired up mayor don guardian speaking out over the state'sposed takeover of the city. guardian once pledged cooperation with the state but today he blasted the new plan calling it a fascist dictatorship. steve sweeney introduced a bill that would give the state of new jersey vast control over ac's finances from the ability to sell city assets and land even declare bankruptcy. the mayor says the city could run out of cash within the next two months and certainly needs help but he says he was hoping for a partnership not a near total takeover. he says he feels all of his city's concerns fell on deaf ears. >> the final piece of legislation that the state presented to us was far from a partnership. it was much worse. it was absolutely a fascist dictatorship. this is an insult to democracy and to american citizens living in atlantic city. >> governor chris christie today responded saying "the taxpayers of all of new jersey can no longer be asked to bail out atlantic city especially when they continue to tax and spend so irresponsibly adding that h

mayor don guardian says a press conference is scheduled for noon time today. he and council members will go over legislation that would give state officials vast powers over atlantic city's finances, land, and major decision making powers. updated version of take over plans was introduced by state lawmakers last week. >>> months after crash that killed three people the man behind the wheel is behind bars and facing charges. christopher bloom field is charge with homicide by vehicle, police say he was speeding on the night of july 29th when he lost control and hit the a tree in sandmeyer lane in north philadelphia that car split in half. two, 17 year-old girls and 20 year-old man were all killed in that crash. >>> a northeast philadelphia neighborhood had a rude, awakening yesterday, more than a dozen people had their cars vandalized overnight. this happened at the four blocks in the castor neighborhood. people living there say someone smashed car windows and stole loose change and sunglasses. the this happened between glenn view and brighton streets, police sa

mayor don guardian and other city leaders are promised to go fight the state's plan saying it removes power from elect city officials. guardian telling the media that the city is willing to work with the state in achieving financial recovery but he says that the state plan is a complete take over of local government. >> in the end all of over concerns felon deaf ears. the final piece of legislation that the the state presented to us was far from a partnership. it was much worse. it was absolutely a fasist dictator ship. >> mayor and a council member want a plan to set goals, bench marks for the city to get out of debt. >>> bill to raise smoking age from 19 to 21 in new jersey has advanced in the state assembly. committee approved it yesterday. it would fine retailers if they sell to anyone 20 years or younger. the it would not punish the under age buyers. new jersey, would be the second state behind hawaii to raise the smoking age to 21 mike and alex. >> just the second state. >> only the second. >> way to go, new jersey. >>> 7:08. happening now police are looking for three people hel