they provided the space and accounting firm kpmg provided 10,000 books.acher got to choose up to 100. many school librarians showed up, of course. they'll be able to give the books to their students. >> we just had a book fair where they had to purchase some books, so to be able to hand them to them is a special thing. >> to be able to see the kids yesterday when we delivered some books and then today, these wonderful educators, you know, it's what life is all about. >> kpmg's family for literacy program has donated more than 3 million books to children. you know the old saying kid in a candy store? how about teachers in a bookstore. that is irreriftible. >> and with each book, you open up a whole new world. >>> from one dimension to two, the man who took this sketch and made it come alive. a peek into the wold of an iconic disney animator. >>> first we want to thank san francisco sundays who caught these kids trying to run up a challenging hill. share your pictures with us. >> that's >>> a san francisco shop owner is in trouble accused of selling clothin

this is part of kpmg's nationwide read to succeed initiative.rs and volunteers handed out books to students here. and the audit and tax company has given out 3 million books since 2008. they gathered at the pennsylvania convention center for the be beautiful expo. people of all ages enjoyed the music from d js and professional artists, how to break into the music industry and entremendous newership and maintaining healthy relationships. >> women want a day to experience entertainment, motivation and inspiration. we work so hard, we're the anchor of the family but it's great we comport into the family. it's been phenomenal all day long. >> a way to give back to women and community. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 were also sponsors. >> spring fever is in full force, nbc 10 here at playapalooza. >> arts and crafts to preview the start of playground season which is april 1st. >>> in chester county, first alert meteorologist crystal posed for pictures at west chester east high school all about getting girls interested in math and science. maybe one day they

kpmg has given out nearly 3 million books since starting the program in 2008. >>> thousands gathered inside yesterday at the pennsylvania convention center in center city for the expo. panel discussions included how to break into the music industry, how to be a entrepreneur and how to maintain healthy relationships. >> women want a day to experience entertainment, motivation and inspiration. >> radio 1 organized the veent as a way to give back to women and back to the community. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 were also proud sponsors. >>> 7:27 right now on this sunday. thousands of runners are lining up for the start of the philadelphia love run. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in center city where the half marathon will step off momentarily. matt? >> reporter: rosemary, just about three minutes away from the start. after the break, some of these runners will cross through. back live after this. >> the good news is it's dry for those runners, but cooler and breezy for us. this sunday we'll look at the ups and downs from areas here in center city all the way to the lehigh valley and shore comi

>>> thousands of kids in philadelphia are going to have more books to read thanks to initiative by kpmgstributed 10,000 books in the powelton neighborhood today. the books are going to teachers who work in lower income areas. organizers say this is important because access to books is the biggest barrier to literacy. >> teachers and educators are that err who are so appreciative and so excited to get all these books, and we know that these books are going to a cause that's going to help and help educate and advance children in our community. >> the company is donating more than 150,000 books all over the country. >>> this was a passenger in this self driving uber car will never forget. it wasn't the car's fault. >>> it's every pass parent's nightmare. a daycare worker slams a child watch police say caught it all. >>> self driving uber car was involved in a cash in tempe, arizona yesterday. video shows the car rolled on to its side. police say another car failed to yield while making a turn and hit the self driving car. nobody was hurt. uber self-driving cars started picking up people in

. >> well, the innovation awards is something that in other city does, and as you know, the kpmg did a study showing chicago in the world is the sixth tech hub, bringing together universities, innovators, patent capacity, and also what we've done on immigration with reform what we've done with the universities, bring entrepreneurs' talents to the city, and city of chicago as an innovation, a hub, kpmg studied the brookings institute, and when they declined, chicago went up last year to $1.7 billion, and it's actually the number one city for return on venture capital investment. and so it's a verse economy. number one city for four years in a row for corporate relocation. it's the number one city for five years in a row for direct foreign investment. those are leading indicators of a healthy economy, and one of the things that we're doing with our innovation awards, we do it every year, the mayor with the innovators, is helping and assisting entrepreneurs in the success in meeting major corporations in efforts. it's growing and succeeding, and the goal is to ensure more entrepreneurs

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thanks to an initiative by kpmg.ed 10,000 books to philadelphia educatrs in the city's powelton neighborhood today. the books are going to teachers who work in lower-income areas. organizers say this is important because access to books is the biggest barrier to literacy. >> teachers and educators that are here so appreciative and so excited to get all these books, and we know that these books are going to a cause that's going to help and help educate and advance children in our community. >> the company is donating more than 150,000 books all across the country. >>> and are you getting what you paid for when you buy those expensive shoes? up next, a fox 29 investigation into counterfeit sneakers. plus, are you using a tracking device for your sleeping? help you catch up on some z'. why the product actually be were costing some people their rest. ♪ >> high end sneakers all the rage these days. people are spending hundreds, sometimes over a thousand dollars just for one pair. but according to federal and local authori

. >> audit firm kpmg polled global tech industry leaders and they chose this man.musk of tesla as the most innovative tech leader in the world. as for the most innovative leader in the u.s., tim cook of apple took that prize. as he did for best visionary. on a list of brands that drive tech innovation, google came in first, followed by apple, tesla came in fifth, tied with amazon. >>> coming up next at 6:30, thousands of women expected to call out sick today. how one local school district is preparing for a day without women. >>> and get ready for gas prices to spike again, why state lawmakers are considering a new tax at the pump and how it could actually help your commute. >>> and we've got some issues on the commute this morning. if you are going to be riding ace rail or capital corridor, some union pacific track work going late. we just talked to officials there. i have a it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> and now at 6:3

a recent study by kpmg show chicago is six in the world as a tech center, beating both boston, tel aviv we are the number one city for return on venture capital. vc's already know it and now they are further investing in the city. is alreadytion happening and what i'm trying to do is support the innovators. with all our universities, 16 of for, basically modified h1b innovators and immigrants who want to come and bring innovation and their patterns and research to our universities. talentinue to nurture coming to the city of chicago, and creating a platform for that success. on money and talent, they are already showing up. visas toink with the university communities, and you see where it's growing, a lot of it has to do with universities. what is replicatable? >> nothing. here's the thing. we have more universities than any other city and the united states but boston. i meet with presidents of universities once every quarter, what are you doing on n r&d and what can we do to get that r&d. i know three engineering schools that are going up in the next year in chicago. them.ed that resea