butkovitz, alan butkovitz, who has been reviewing the money there and saying that they don't close down abandoned houses very quickly. it costs a lot of money to seal them up and make them at least safe until they get demolished or bought by a new owner. so a lot of heavy criticism calling for carlton williams to be fired or step down. a new administration's coming into the mayor's office and probably he may not be kept anyway. do you think, again, this is a tempest in a teapot, there, jim? >> no, i think there are serious questions about l&i, just by the collapse -- just that one collapse. and there's been others, but people died. but one of the things i thought that was extraordinary about that was the public spat between mayor nutter and alan butkovitz and the personal comments that mayor nutter made about alan butkovitz. >> because mayor nutter's backing carlton williams. >> i thought that was pretty extraordinary and something i hadn't really seen before. >> i don't think there are questions about l&i. with all due respect, i think l&i's a disaster. and it has been a disaster for a

. >>> it is a war of word between city controller alan butkovitz and mayor michael nutter. today controller called for the mayor to dismiss l and i commissioner carlton williams. at issue here is the agency doing a good enough job keeping the city safe. we will get more from "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter. >> instead of getting it done he has been interested in making it appear like things are better. >> reporter: city controller alan butkovitz called for the immediate dismissal of carlton williams by the the mayor, the the controller saying his investigation shows that following the the deadly june 2013 building collapse that killed six, the department has allowed too many dangerous buildings to remain standing at a too many improperly certified workers to remain on the payroll. >> i'm calling for l and i commissioner carlton williams to be replaced. >> reporter: minutes later, the commissioner and mayor told me that wouldn't be happening. >> reporter: your response for his call for you to be replaced. >> thinks first time i have heard of it. when time ace pope eig

city controller alan butkovitz is reached out to dozens of restaurants and hotels and the majority of them have concerns about the papal weekend. the results of his economic impact survey suggest that majority of philadelphia businesses feel they have not been given enough details regarding the pope's visit. even more say that traffic box rename the francis festival grounds will create big challenges in keeping their doors open despite the concerns butkovitz says there's time to correct these issues and he's optimistic about the potential for the papal weekend. >> we're not trying to do a poll. we're trying to put the decision makers together with the people who need certain problems solved in time before this thing happens so that it can be successful. >> mayor nutter' office is discrediting the results of that survey his administration says the small sample size doesn't reflect all businesses in the city and it's heard fewer pope related concern over the past few week. >>> new at 6:00 a worker caught in an explosion as a camera rolls. believe it or not that employee is rallied but h

alan butkovitz surveyed a handful of business the the in area pope francis investigated around the parkway and independent mall. retail stores were hit hard west sales of only 20 percent compared to a normal weekend. restaurants say they saw about half as many diners as a typical weekend but hotels they didn't seem to be affect because of the visitors. their 88 percent occupancy rate is a typical weekend for them. >>> we had concerned that the hotels would be booked up but it turns out how that worked out it is interesting. >>> a magazine cover controversy, we will show you picture that even the editor of it, was just stupid. >>> just days after the pope left philadelphia, we are learning about a secret meeting he reportedly had during his trip to the u.s. >>> and a slip of the tongue with vice-president joe biden but this time he is not the one with the lose lips. >> ♪ >> yeah, lot of folks waking up hearing that rain and thinking i wish i could just stay in my bed, ride out the the storm, but, it is okay, you can get up, rise and shine, it will hopefully be better as we move throughout t

. >> reporter: city controller alan butkovitz isn't mincing words he's out reached the city's latestouncement on parking restrictions and together enforcement during the papal visit will disrupt the holiest day of jewish calendar, yom kippur. >> it occurs tuesday night september 22nd and wednesday september 23rd. it's a fast day. it's a day for forgiveness. and it is the one day of the year that almost all jews are in synagogue. >> butkovitz fired off this strongly worded letter to mayor nutter on friday voicing concerns from philadelphia's jewish community with the city announcing together enforcement beginning on september 20th inside the traffic box. butkovitz is concerned that congregants won't be able to park at synagogues within restricted areas. >> number one because it will be eliminating on street parking and, number two, it will be forcing neighborhood residents to fill up all the available parking lots. so the plans that congregants may have about how they'll get to synagogue are totally disrupted. >> reporter: mayor nutter has announced that residents within the secure zo

today city controller alan butkovitz becoming just one of the latest critics of philadelphia's handling coming papal weekend. the results of his economic impact survey suggests that majority of philadelphia businesses feel they have not been given enough details regarding the pope's visit. even more say the traffic box now renamed the francis festival grounds will create challenges for those keeping their doors open. despite the concerns, butkovitz is optimistic about the potential for the papal weekend. >> i mean we're not trying to do a poll. we're trying to put the decision makers together with the people who need certain problems solved in time before this thing happens so that it can be successful. >> mayor michael nutter's office is discrediting the results of the survey. his administration says the small sample size does not reflect all businesses in the city, and that it's heard fewer pope related concerns over the past few weeks. >>> another school district says it's going to close its doors around the papal visit. the superintendent of lower merion schools said the district wi

today city controller alan butkovitz became the latest critic of philadelphia's happened link of thefather's visit the results of his economic impact survey suggest majority of businesses feel they have not been given enough details regarding the pope's visit. even more say the traffic box which has been renamed the francis festival grounds will create big challenges and keeping in those doors open despite the concerns butkovitz says there's time to correct these issues and he's optimistic about the potential for the papal weekend. mayor nutter's office is discrediting the results of that survey. >>> it is back to class but not back to normal in one local school district. as of today, teachers and staff in the chester upland school district are working without pay until the state passes its budget. fox 29's jennifer joyce was there for what am to do memorable morning. >> reporter: buses rolled up, students walked in. >> good morning, good morning, good morning! happy new year! >> reporter: the 2015-2016 school year has begun at chester upland school district. thanks largely to the te

. >>> philadelphia city controller alan butkovitz is calling for removal of the l and i commissioners. buck variety says there are still too many dangerous buildings in philadelphia a, following the deadly center city building collapse in 2013. mayor nutter says he supports williams. >>> we have a look today at some new equipment in place along ben franklin parkway to ensure cell phone service when the pope comes to town. portable cell towers and antenna have been installed atop streetlights and other equipment is brought in as well. >>> officials and developers break ground on a 44 million-dollar redevelopment, of the historic divine lorraine hotel in philadelphia renovations on the north broad street site will include retail space and more than 100 apartments. the kate? >>> and sunny stretch of weather continues not much to talk about in the weather department over the next couple of days but we have some changes in the seven day forecast, cooler weather moves in next week and we have a chance for rain, coming up in the seven day, i will tell you when that chance for rain is, and w