. >> we're off to the statehouse. [inaudible] >> you got me to the statehouse, was going on. >> i'm glad you made it because even though we thought it was going to be a quite season not soquel fast. governor christie wants to write a book but in order to yes to change the ethics fall so the committee voted, a past 9 - three, now this bad book deal goes to the full senate i will see we'll see what happens in assembly on monday. i caught up with -- was an opponent. >> wire while where all pay more trying to get to work and run run for the holidays and get our kids to school, were giving, we but the legislature has decided to give huge pay increases to the clinical elite. and to me i cannot think of a bigger slap in the face and to do this now. >> so you might think it's all over, but we do have till monday and senator ray have this to say. >> have everybody, everyone of of your viewers caught their legislator and say i will hold you accountable. next next year election time i will hold you accountable. please do the rig

senate of present trump 's victory and this statehouse victory now?a scaleit would seem like -- senator mcconnell: given my expectations, doubly exciting because i thought we would come up short on the senate. we had a lot of exposure -- 24 and the democrats only had 10. a lot of them were very difficult states for us in presidential years. that was really something. but it never occurred to me that he might be able to win as well. that gives us an opportunity to, you know, through his appointment to change the court system, to move the country in a more, i think, more competitive direction. try to deal with the excessive regulation, other things that have kept the economy underperforming. so, it was really exciting because i think you get more excited when things you do not expect occur. mr. goodman: you said after the election this was a comeback for rural america. senator mcconnell: yeah. i think there are an awful lot of people in rural america, and white working-class people in larger states like michigan and wisconsin and pennsylvania who looked

did you know the liberty bell was originally called the statehouse bell? and that race street used to be named sas fras and george washington rotated his slaves between philadelphia and mt. vernon for a not very presidential reason. with us now is lee around ornol senior director of the library and collections and chief operating officer. thanks so much for joining us. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> you're the historical person forgo to facts. >> i'm happy to be here. i've been with the historical society for 24 years and tour guide within the city. it's always amazing that people even locals don't know a lot of the history of their own city and area. one of the first ones starts with the founding of philadelphia and that it was first founded by william penn, a quaker. you already mentioned early that race street used to be called sasa frasthe east/west trees were named for trees and north/south after numbers and philadelphia was the very first city built on a public grid and public quar system in the united states and also first city that established a

. >> reporter: as you can see, a few hundred anti-trump protestors rallied at the statehouse as the electors convened. >> i think he's going to be a dangerous president and i think that he inspires a lot of hate. >> reporter: still the

he started out in the pennsylvania statehouse and spent more than 20 years in congress. in 2007, fattah unsuccessfully ran for philadelphia mayor. read more about fattah's history in philadelphia and get reaction to today's sentencing by tapping on the nbc 10 app. >>> now, to a deadly confrontation on a philadelphia street. federal marshals shot and killed a suspect while serving a warrant, leaving a neighborhood in shock around 10:00 this morning behind a house on hellerman street in the city's oxford circle neighborhood. nbc 10's tim furlong spent the afternoon in that neighborhood speaking to a family member of the man shot. tim? >> reporter: scary couple of hours here, jacqueline. u.s. marshals were waiting for the guy to come out. when they finally saw him come out, they tried to take him in

senate and president trump's victory and this statehouse victory now?a scale, it would seem like -- senator mcconnell: given my expectations, doubly exciting because i thought we would come up short on the senate. we had a lot of exposure -- 24, and the democrats only had 10. a lot of them were very difficult states for us in presidential years. that was really something. but it never occurred to me that he might be able to win as well. that gives us an opportunity to change the court system and to move the country in a more competitive direction and try to deal with the excessive regulation and other things to get the economy underperforming. it was really exciting. i get more excited when things you don't expect occur. >> he said this was a comeback for rural america. inthat are a lot of people the white working class people and larger states like michigan and wisconsin, pennsylvania who looked at the democrats and said they are a party of groups. there's this group and the that group. i am not in any of those groups, what about me? they wereeople fel

. >> diana, you started the day at the statehouse in trenton where the latest money grab is underway. >> that's right. it was a pretty strange a pretty strange day at the trenton state house. >> i do not really know yet who is voting no one whose wedding yes i don't know who to smile at her wink at. to be honest, honest, we have only had a couple of committee votes. we do not really know how this is going to go. >> to controversial bills were for a vote in trenton. one hikes the salaries of judges and state officials while governor christie can then cash in on a book. the other cuts legal advertising revenue and possibly cutting 300 jobs in the process. both were fast-track to new jersey legislature and many jerseys can't figure out why they're being passed in the first place. >> there's nothing in these deals for the taxpayers and the people of new jersey. these are deals these are deals that benefit only the people who work in this building and no one more so than our governor who doesn't deserve any gifts at this point. >> i'm never seen a deal this bad in all of my years. it is de

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senate, of present trump's victory and this statehouse victory now?ean, on a scale, it would seem like -- senator mcconnell: given my expectations, doubly exciting because i thought we would come up short on the senate. we had a lot of exposure. we had 24 members of, the democrats only had 10. a lot of them were very difficult states for us in presidential years. so that was really something. but it never occurred to me that he might be able to win as well. and that gives us an opportunity to, you know, through his appointment, to change the court system, to move the country in a more, i think, more competitive direction. try to deal with the excessive regulation and other things that have kept the economy underperforming. so, it was really exciting because i think you get more excited when things you do not expect occur. mr. goodman: you said shortly after the election this was a comeback for rural america. senator mcconnell: yeah. yeah. i think there are an awful lot of people in rural america, and white working-class people in larger states like mi

north carolina with a third straight day of protests and arrests at the statehouse today.s of other people arrested, police today arrested santa claus. they arrested a woman nursing a baby. they arrested an elderly woman with a walker. all of the people who got arrested today in north carolina were there to protest just this extraordinary rewriting of governance in north carolina which was launched as a kind of surprise attack by republicans who are determined to strip power from the incoming governor now that north carolina's governor's race is settled and they know that the incoming governor is going to be a democrat. republican lawmakers called a sudden unexplained surprise session and passed legislation so the incoming governor will no longer control key state functions, key state boards like the ones that protect voting rights in north carolina. republicans are also making it harder for cases to reach the supreme court now that a majority of the justices on the supreme court they know will be democrats. just for fun, republican lawmakers in this surprise session they

usually at the statehouse it self, sometimes other venues. it's not really spelled out how the process works. they have to sign certificates. that is mandated under the law. those certificates get sent to congress which will count the vote in early january. whether those certificates are announced publicly or just on a quiet ceremony is sort of up to the interpretation of the state. host: normally this is a process that does not get a whole lot of attention. when we vote on election day we are not actually voting for president, we are voting for electors who are meeting today. guest: exactly. usually a rubberstamp moment where they just safely check the box taste on what the states have decided. an unusual election for the beginning. this lobbying push to convince republicans to reject donald trump knowing there are a lot of republicans who have concerns about him is another facet of this unusual year. host: article two of the u.s. constitution dictating the electors based on congressional delegations in each of the states. your story points

it's expected to be a long neither here at the statehouse.hanic channel6 "action news." rick. >> all right, nora, thank you. >>> a suspected thief did not count on his victim fighting back when he allegedly tried to attack herou her outside of a grocery store. he tried to hit her with a large stick threw hot coffee on her. that's when the woman pulled out a gun and fired two shots. one of the bullets ricocheted off the ground and hit a nearby security o he's going to be okay. the thief ran off with the woman's purse but was later arrested by police. >>> two men charged in connection with the death of a bethlehem man appeared before a judge today. 30-year-old james heim balk is accused of killing 28-year-old joseph goda back in september. also charged 32-year-old charles yoakum. all three men were using flak today a synthetic drug similar to bath salts at the time when heim back allegedly killed goda. investigators say yoakum helped heim back roll up the body in a carpet. the body was later found in the truck of a car. >> a man who served time

people whose names we don't know went through, you just keep coming back and legislatively in the statehouse of virginia, we did that with some bills where i knew what was going to happen but we moved the ball further each time around and that's a good character straight. >> what will you be dogged about here in washington? >> we ran on a student security sort of proposal that would allow young people with student loan debt to choose to defer to receive social security benefits to exchange forgiveness of student loan debt and would make our social security promise to our seniors solvent for perpetuity and allow young people if they chose to and only if they chose to, to help erase some of that student loan debt. it's a winner all around because you've taken an entire generation out of the producing class, you don't start a small business if you've got student loan debt and you don't buy a car or get married to paraphrase mrs. clinton, you don't move out of mom's basement and don't mean it in a pejorative sense and that innovative thinking, i'm looking forward to have the opportunity to fight

an epilogue in a second or third printing of "the long game," something that will talk about the statehouse in this republican victory? sen. mcconnell: that is another big thing that happened in 2016, my memoirs came out. maybe there will be another version at some point. mr. goodman: what are you most thankful for this holiday season? sen. mcconnell: this great country of ours is extremely resilient. we just went through a very nasty campaign. i know a lot of people are upset and bent out of shape about things that happened this year. i just want to remind everybody this is an extraordinarily resilient country we live in. we have had tough times were people were upset in the past. but we have had nothing like the great depression. we have had nothing like the change they came across the country when andrew jackson got elected, it was totally different than anything anyone had seen. we all have faith in this great country of ours. its resilience, ability to change and move in different directions. regardless of who people supported, i feel good about the country. mr. goodman: you remain hop

brad: i have been covering the maryland statehouse since 13985. this is the covered the electoral vote. but this is no normal election. it was filled with protesters. >> the protesters arrived early today. brad: some want the electoral college abolished in favor of a straight popular vote. >> it's the true vote. brad: others want electors to ignore the will of the people altogether. >> vote for a reasonable republican compromise candidate. that is the best chance we have to save the republic from donald trump. brad: the group crowds in the governor's outer lobby. singing. >> ♪ america ♪ america brad: once the electoral college meeting began there was a formal meeting from larry hogan. >> all across the country today, electors are gathering to cast the vote. >> then a roll call vote. hillary clinton won maryland's general election. the electors the democratic party to vote for her. there were no vogue rotes. >> i -- no rogue votes. >> i'm pleased and proud to cast my vote for hillary rodham clinton. >> i vote for hillary rodham clinton. brad: it wa

. >> thousands of people made their way to the statehouse today. the at it trium that is behind me where the long line behind me, to where john glenn is lying in repose. we have seen families and people who have come from many miles away to be part of the moment. senator glenn died last week at the age of 95. an american flag is draped over the casket and guarded by marines in the rotunda. now the same here at the ohio statehouse was afforded to several other dignitaries to years past including president abraham lincoln. some are telling me they are grate to feel have met senator glenn. many others cherish the memories they have of growing up with the space program and watching history when glen was the first american to orbit the earth. thousands more expected to pay their respects throughout the evening. the viewing ends at 8:00 tonight. a memorial service is tomorrow and joe biden is expected to speak at the service. back to you. larry: thank you so much for that. coming up at 5:00, porch pirates targeting packages and ending up with more than p

they found names and phone numbers for the statehouse complex in columbia, south carolina. roof is facing 33 federal charges including hate crimes. roof's defense team is not disputing the facts of the case. their goal is to avoid the death penalty. >>> attorney general loretta lynch addressed the rise in hate crimes in the u.s. during an interfaith event in virginia today, joined by a large collection of faith leaders who denounced hate crimes. the number of hate crimes reported in the u.s. rose by 6% last year, led by a surge in attacks targeting muslims, according to the fbi. >> behind every statistic is someone whose rights have been violated. behind the pages of the reports lie communities who are now more afraid than before and more afraid than any american should ever feel. >> the fbi report shows a 67% increase in hate crimes committed against muslim-americans, the highest total of anti-muslim incidents since 2001. >>> four major retailers have been slapped with lawsuits over alleged fake sales. jcpenney, sears, macy's and kohl's have been hit with lawsuits in los a

a project that democrats have to work on, along with working harder and electing people at the statehouse level. >> donald trump delivered his review via tweet. let's just remind our viewers what he said about the president's claim. president obama says he thinks he would have won against me, i say no way! jobs leaving, isis, obamacare, et cetera. is that a fair criticism? does he have a point? >> well, i think -- you know, this is great bar stool talk. it's like would marciano have beaten muhammad ali. but the president is leaving the office with a very high approval rating, akin to ronald reagan. and there was a poll that bloomberg did after the election that suggested he would have beaten trump by 12 points. now, that's not a campaign, and you don't know what will happen. but the president's point was that his point of view, and that's a more progressive, tolerant one america kind of outlook, has a majority constituency in the country. but he did say as athena mentioned, if the democratic party doesn't solve its problems, the democratic party could regain the presidency but still face

glenn will also lie in state at the ohio statehouse. funeral arrangements are still being worked out. glenn died yesterday, at age 95. a man steals a 75-inch television from a vape shop. let's take a look at this surveillance video from the texas store. the man pulls up in a u-haul takes the tv off the wall and , climbs out a low window. one of the store's owners says the thief completely ignored the cash in the register and tens of thousands of dollars worth of vape items. he just took the tv. police are still looking for him. patrick: if you get an email about a package delivery, don't click on it. it could be a scam. security company fire-eye sees a significant increase in fake package email alerts beginning in november. common subject lines the company your order is ready to be delivered, or courier was unable to deliver the parcel." the email could be infected with a virus that either locks up your computer or can extract your personal banking information. take time to look at the email and don't click on the link provided. instead

senate and president trump's victory and this statehouse victory now?n a scale, it would seem like -- senator mcconnell: given my expectations, doubly exciting because i thought we would come up short on the senate. we had a lot of exposure -- 24, members and the democrats only had 10. a lot of them were very difficult states for us in presidential years. that was really something. but it never occurred to me that he might be able to win as well. that gives us an opportunity to, you know, through his appointment to change the court system, to move the country in a more, i think, more competitive direction. try to deal with the excessive regulation, other things that have kept the economy underperforming. so, it was really exciting because i think you get more excited when things you do not expect occur. mr. goodman: you said after the election this was a comeback for rural america. senator mcconnell: yeah. i think there are an awful lot of people in rural america, and white, working-class people in larger states like michigan and wisconsin and pennsylva

the body of former astronaut and u-s senator john glenn will be taken to the ohio statehouse for public viewing. a memorial service is also being planned at ohio state university. the date and time are still being worked out -- but the public viewing and other services are expected to happen early next week. burial is being planned at arlington national cemetery near washington. toss to weather weather winter storm watch for all of se wi from saturday night through sunday night increasing clouds tonight. it will be very cold with temperatures falling into the teens by sunrise. mostly cloudy and quiet during the day saturday with highs in the low 20s. snow moves in from the west through the day sunday and taper off sunday night. 6-9" of total accumulation is forecast, lower amounts toward fon du lac county. tonight: increasing clouds. cold. low: 13 wind: nw 5-10 mph saturday: snow moving in from the west during the evening. high: wind: w 5-10 mph sunday: snow likely. tapering off sunday night. 6-9" total accumulation. am low: 22 high: 30 wind: se 10-20 mph monday: mostly cloudy. am low:

columbus of the ohio statehouse rotunda where glenn's body is lying in state. hundreds filed past his flag-draped casket to pay respects. he died last week at the age of 95. the world war ii and the korean war veteran will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery in the spring. jonathan: the man accused of opening fire in what he called was a rescue mission at a pizza restaurant pleaded not guilty. earlier, edgar welch burst in comet ping pong in chevy chase and said he was there to break up a child sex trafficking ring. the ring isn't real. the hearing was a laundry list of charges against him. he faces ten years if convicted. maureen: virginia lawmakers is considering a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. it's the unborn child protection act. it's expected to make the way there is just a few exceptions, including when the mother's life is at risk. jonathan: next for us at 6:00 -- jonathan: that is a deer behind the tree. what the teenager who shot the video did after he put down his phone and what may have lured the deer inside to begin wi

the electoral college convened the electoral college convened yesterday in the nation's statehouses.empt to keep him from the white house. but they were unsuccessful. trump once blasted the electoral college as a disaster for democracy. but he's now praising the system. in maryland, d.c., and virginia, all the electors voted for hillary clinton, as expected. nationwide, trump lost two electors. two texas electors defected, and voted for john kasich and ron paul. but hillary clinton lost even more four of her electors in washington state defected. three voted for colin powell. one voted for native american anti-pipeline activist, "faith spotted eagle." trump's team confirms.. his longtime head of security, keith schiller, will remain on the job while trump is president. trump has continued to employ a private security and intelligence team at his "thank you tour" rallies. sources tell "politico," he's expected to keep at least some members of the team after he becomes president. the arrangement is a major break from tradition. all modern presidents and presidents-elect have entrusted

also in statehouses. does president obama accept responsibility for that downward trend? >> you know, jim, i had this very discussion with him during this podcast and, you know, he did in a way accept it because he said we got to the white house, we were grappling with these problems, and suggested that perhaps we lost focus on that element of leadership but spoke very, very strongly about the need to retrench, to rebuild that strength at the statehouse level, at the legislative level, and to inspire young people to seek these offices. so implicit in what he was saying was we should have done this, we didn't do it, we have to do it now. >> he also, perhaps, as a final point, talks about strength of his marriage. how michelle obama, a real force not just to help him through his personal time in the white house, raising kids, et cetera, through his political life. >> absolutely. his point on michelle is that she kept him level. that she always was willing to tell him the truth. and what he knew about his wife, his children, and this cadre of very close friends he's had for

. >> reporter: as you can see a few hundred protestors gathered and chanted at the statehouse. none of the picketers we spoke with really believe their presence would sway the members of the electoral college. many said they simply wanted to express their opinions one more time before that the inauguration. >> i think he's going to be dangerous president and i think that he inspires a lot of hail. it electors say in the end their responsibility was to express the will of the voters. >> more people in the commonwealth voted for donald trump than they did for secretary clinton so i think that the decision was very easy quite honestly. >> reporter: but that's not to say that clinton supporters didn't try to change the electors minds. the electors we spoke with say the last few weeks were overwhelming. >> getting 1500 e-mails a day and when you get one from work it's hard to sort through and find them. it kept my staff busy. many phone calls at home. >> reporter: lawrence tabas the only elector from philadelphia says this vote was never in doubt. >> it was so assured that if you ha

but after nine hours of debate at the statehouse, the bill is in place.> reporter: demonstrators protesting house bill 2 packed the north carolina statehouse but a deal to repeal the law failed wednesday night. democrats and republicans quickly blamed each other. >> today, the legislature had a chance to do the right thing for north carolina and they failed. >> reporter: the bill forces transgender people to use the bathroom matching the gender on their birth certificates and limits lgbt protections. it's become a lightning rod. major concerts and sporting events were canceled and protests, some companies left the state. >> enough damage has been done. >> reporter: hb2 was passed in march by republicans after the democratic charlotte city council expanded lgbt rights in the city. yesterday's two step deal called for the city council to repeal their measure which they did, then state lawmakers were supposed to follow suit by rolling back hb2. but their repeal bill included a provision stopping charlotte or any city from expanding lgbt rights for the next s

on friday his body will lie in repose in the ohio statehouse rotunda in columbus. his body will remain overnight at saturday it will be carried to ohio state university for a memorial service. all events are open to the public and he will be buried at arlington national cemetery.>> he was an icon. >>> former congressman chaka fattah order to spend the next 10 years in prison. the jury found the philadelphia democrat received an illegal $1 million loan for his run for mayor and repaid the loan with funds that included nasa grant money steered through an education nonprofit run by former staffers. he insisted justice department cases politically motivated. >>> former illinois c guilty to corruption charges. at today's arraignment prosecutors say the 35-year-old republican use government and campaign money to subsidize an extravagant lifestyle. bhajans abhi sparked in part by words that he be decorated his congressional office in a lavish style of "downton abbey". he said he made an honest mistake. >>> the united nations sworn in and new secretary-general. former port

time to unite behind key issues to maintain a strong voice in what is now a republican-controlled statehouse. "i think one thing that we need to do is specifically start engaging in party iowa and supporting people that are out there in rural iowa who are interested in strong public schools who are interested in quality drinking water."right now -- at least seven democrats are running for chair of the state party. more consumers are taking advantage of the affordable care act this year than last year.according to the chicago tribune, more than two-million americans signed up for plans through the a-c-a since it opened the first of november. that's an increase of 97- thousand november.here in the hawkeye state -- nearly 13-thousand signed or renewed their policies.the des moines register reports that's up almost 300 compared to november 20-15. as concern grows over support for undocumented immigrants at univerisities - campus officials across the country are taking a stand in that is up almost 300 compared to november 2015. >>> as concern grows over undocumented people at universities, there

the plan is for him to lie in repose in the ohio statehouse rotunda friday.memorial service is scheduled for december 17 at ohio state. glenn was the very first american to orbit the earth. he was also a test pilot and ohio senator for more than two decades. he died thursday at the age of 95. the new mgm national harbor tonight, the "it" spot reaching parking capacity this afternoon. since opening its doors thursday casino and the garage have reached capacity at least three times. no better way to warm up from the cold temperatures than by getting moving. a race stepped off early this morning. the 5k wrapped up with hot chocolate. a chocolatier and local chocolate shops set up at the holiday shopping season. i talked with some runners right afterwards and they were still cold come even after running. ryan: we were in the 30's all day long with the windchill in the 20's. temperatures.rage the big arctic front came through earlier this week. it looked nice today. the time lapse photography, courtesy of the weatherbug station in annapolis, the naval now,my, 32 d

getting a chance to say goodbye to astronaut john glenn as his body is lying in state at the ohio statehouse. this is a live look at the viewing taking place. the memorial service for john glenn will be held tomorrow. vice president joe biden is expected to speak at the service. he died last week at the age of 95. he was the first american to orbit the earth. coming up on "abc 7 news at noon ," new information in the mystery of the murder of jonbenet ramsey. we will take you live to new york city for details. also, christmas lights are nice to look at, but some of them may be a danger to pilots. a warning from the faa. jamie: construction. outbound bw parkway, 10 miles per hour is what you drop down to, also some volume northbound on kenilworth avenue. from theinly seeing it 11th street bridge, close to eastern avenue. if you are traveling along the capital beltway, not bad at all. we are in pretty good shape in maryland as well as virginia. a live look in virginia, passing van dorn street, we look good in both directions. too bad a 95, not variety ride, but northbound past lorton, problems

i'll be there at the statehouse which i understand are public and we'll see. what what you think, does this happen? >> i think if this was an idea that they felt would be met by a big embrace of the general public they would be trying to ram it through a four-day. >> on your way to this committee meeting stop by the radio show, new jersey 11.5 it on thursday morning. i'll be live streaming and were using the #, no book deal. that just captures the essence of the corruption. >> i can hear you. >> that's how works. >> ladies and gentlemen tell me if you think this is a romantic proposal or a little crazy. a from mobile alabama propose to his fiancÉe in an interesting way. he enlisted the help of a local police department, had, had him pull over called the fiancÉe and as he pulled out officers had their tasers outgoing toward the man and write down then he got on his knee and propose. she said yes number but it plotted. i don't how romantic it was but he got himself a future wife. >> this proposal really enforces that all i want for christmas is you. this couple

. >> ohio leaders are finalizing details to have john glenn lie in state at the statehouse. an emergency meeting is called for 6:30 this only our time to finalize details to have him lie in repose in the rotunda. he was the first american to orbit the earth died on thursday at 95. >> there is a warning in are you using a g.p.s. mapping the shortest map for this family from oregon to california and them them up a mountain road and they were socked in. they finally found help to call 1991 and crews found them and issued a warning to drivers, many g.p.s. and map systems can point you in the wrong direction during travel where conditions are poor. >>> it was scary because to the last was a downgrade, quite steep. >> the familiar had enough food to last through the night. what should have been a seven hour took 24 hours. >> the next time you call uber you will get interest an x wing star firefighter from "star wars". kind of. they are teaming up with disney. you will get this message when you update your app. the next two times you request uber can you watch exclusive clips from

five a glance body will lie in state of ohio statehouse in columbus ohio followed on saturday by memorialservice at ohio state university. ceremony still have to be approved by an ohio state board will meet today. john glenn the first american astronaut to orbit the earth will eventually be buried at arlington national cemetery in virginia. >>> that is another person facing criminal charges in connection with the deadly plane crash that killed most of a brazilian soccer team to the owner of the chartered jet that crashed last month is in jail facing manslaughter charges. now his son is also facing charges of manslaughter and fraud. 71 people died when the jet crashed just short of the airport the investigators believe the plane's pilot ignored international rules on how much reserve fuel a plane must have and the jet crashed when it ran out.>>> permit leaders in nigeria promising a full investigation into a deadly roof collapse at the church filled with worshipers. with 160 people were killed and dozens more were hurt when that was collapsed. worshipers i been singing and dancing when the

legislative committee heard from amtrak and nj transit officials at a hearing yesterday at the statehouse in trenton and talked about the problems and plusses of implementing positive train control. that technology can automatically slow or stop a train to avoid an accident. it's already used in cities across the country including right here in philadelphia. >> and the push for positive train control or ptc has intensified since a new jersey train crash back in september. investigators say the train was going double the speed limit when it slammed into the hoboken terminal. the crash killed a woman on the platform and injuredmore than 100 others that day. >> approval ratings for new jersey governor chris christie have reached a new record low. a new quinnipiac university poll finds 77% of voters disapprove of the job christie is doing. only 19% approve of his work. pollsters say this is the lost approval rate for any governor in more than 20 years. 48% of voters also say they believe the governor personally order the bridge gate traffic jam. christie has denied any involvement a has never

. >> reporter: as you can see, a few hundred anti-trump protestors rallied at the statehouse as the electors convened. >> i think he's going to be a dangerous president and i think that he inspires a lot of hate. >> reporter: still the electors we spoke with say their responsibility was to express the will of the voters of pennsylvania. >> more people in the commonwealth voted for donald trump than they did for secretary clinton. so i think that the decision was very easy quite honestly uh these elector say this vote was never in doubt. >> i know a lot was made in the media by pundits that there may be some stuff in doubt but it never really was. >> it was so assured that if you had gone to vegas to bet that we would all cast our votes for donald trump you'd have enough money now retire. >> reporter: and donald trump is the first republican presidential hopeful to win pennsylvania in nearly 30 years. and so now the next step, of course, inauguration on january 20th when donald trump becomes the 45th american president. reporting from harrisburg walter perez channel6 "action news." >> the del

glenn's body will lie in repose in the rotunda of the ohio statehouse. he's the ninth person ever to receive that honor. public memorial for glenn will be held tomorrow. >>> coming up, the president-elect and the president at odds over vladimir putin's involvement in our presidential election. trump now blaming the white house for not alerting the country even though they did. in the meantime, the message president obama is sending to russia. it's all coming up next. >>> first, happening right now, during the last 24 hours, our team has been through the storm that barreled through the bay area. you can become part of our coverage by sending us your pictures and videos, mention nbc bay area in your tweets and we can air them on tv. >>> on our facebook page, something you've got to see. posting photos of a truck that landed on its nose in the parking lot of a southern california car clear ship. more top stories coming up in two minutes. because of flooding. this is just north of bear valley road. >> would you pay eight bucks to cross the bay bridge? a lot

. >> arnett and gray have performed at the indiana statehouse and the governor's mansion over the past they're no slouches when it comes to a capella. >> that's a cool thing. >>> learning more about the new jersey state trooper killed in that head on crash in millville. coming up at 5:00 a childhood friend says goodbye to frankie williams. >> philadelphia's top owl will that officially become a bear today and still people on the temple campus are having a hard time accepting it. that's next. >> ♪ >> a 19-year-old man has turned himself in in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old in the mayfair section of philadelphia last week. ian wilsey was shot three times while walk weighing friend on the 2900 block of devereaux avenue last monday night. wilsey died at the hospital. the suspect's identity has not been released yet a second suspect is still on the loose. >>> and federal prosecutors are seeking 17 to 21 degrees in jail for former pap congressman chaka fattah. fattah is that scheduled to be sentenced on monday, the 11 term democrat was convicted of racketeering and fraud in june

. >> arnett and gray have had the opportunity to sing at both the indiana statehouse and the governor'son over the past year and this is the time of year for mary did you know so i think they're right that one is really going to -- >> absolutely. i'm trying to imagine if you hired them to work on your house and they're singing those beautiful songs. >> they do good dry wall. >> multi talented. >> let's take a look outside. commute is already a mess so at this hour when do you see a jam on the schuylkill at 5:51? what a day. from the blue route to the vine a 20's minute drive t look at these people barely moving. looking live at montgomery that's eastbound traffic head towards center city. it's jammed because of emergency workers blocking the right lane with this accident that's near montgomery so causing a problem right there dave. also septa regional rails a couple delays already. lansdale doylestown is now originating at lansdale today because of a problem dave. >> all right, karen, a couple of sprinkles and showers left over from last flight but they're really getting out of here. lo

republicans have astonishing control of statehouse, governorships across the country. they are in an extraordinary strong position and now having the presidency. what's gone wrong from 2008 where you took everything and you seemed to be advancing across the country, and now you're in a worse position as the democratic party than you been in a generation? >> that goes to the humility that we won twice but there were problems. as i think elizabeth warren said earlier, yes, they won the electoral college and that is how you win the presidency and to get to govern, but they're going to have, they have a respectable public lost their there are conflicting sources. i guess what i really feel in my heart is about barack obama coming in to a terrible financial crisis was no doubt a mixed blessing that actually made it easier for a democrat to win the presidency in 2008. but terrible financial crisis as i think others said, they are terrible in at least three ways that are very difficult. number one, the degree of pain and suffering in people who lost their dreams, their houses

a joint legislative committee heard transit officials at a hearing yesterday at the statehouse in trentonalked about the problems and plusses of implementing positive train control. that technology can ought mat crislow or stop a train to avoid an accident. it's already used in cities across the country, including right here in philadelphia. >>> the push for a positive train control has intensified since a new jersey transit train crash back in september. investigators say the train was going double the speed limit when it slammed into the hoboken terminal. the crash killed a woman on the platform and injured more than 100 other people. >> they are getting out of the business of busing kids to school. here's the story. the upper marion school board voted to outsource its bussing to first students, one of the largest school busing companies in the country. school bus countries packed the bothered earlier this week to urge the district not to go with the plan. the district officials say the cost savings are too good to pass up and that the new company will continue to check drivers' backgro

protesters stormed the statehouse friday complaining gop lawmakers were making an unconstitutional powergned a new law friday to stop cooper from appointing a majority of democrats to the elections board. cooper on the election by less than 1% of the vote. mccory didn't concede until nearly a month after election day. >>> there is a pie in britain that can truly lay claim to being out of this world. gathered in the parking lot of a local pub, a couple of admitted space geeks launched a meat and potato pie 29 miles in the air until it reached the rim of outer space. and then, as all things do, it came back down. the pie hurtled back to the earth at speeds of um to 100 miles per hour. no one has had the courage to taste it, but they think a sheep took a bite out of it when the pie landed. not kidding. how crazy is that? >> how crazy is that. we've got a development here we want to let nobodies know about. >> this just in. >> this just in a few moments ago. dylan dreyer apparently i've been told at the hospital. >> i think she was en route and now she's there? is that it? i see teem going l

and the repeal sets up more showdowns in the statehouse as well as in court. joining me now is former miami-dade court judge, alex ferrer. welcome back, judge. what happened in north carolina? >> everything they didn't want to happen. there was a big four repeal this bill. it cost north carolina a fortune. ncaa has moved all championships out of north carolina. bruce springsteen canceled concerts. charlotte repeals the ordinance that originally started it. charlotte repealed part of the bill, and the house saw that as an affront that they were trying to pull something. charlotte tried to repeal the rest of it. the house created a moratorium so they couldn't reimpose it for a period of time. there was a lot of finger pointing and accusations, even the incoming governor was actually behind the scenes telling democrats not to repeal the bill. kennedy: what does roy cooper get out of telling them to not repeal it? especially since he lost in such a close race. and it took pat mccrory weeks to concede the now governor of north carolina. he lost and he was the one t