they're paid for by what are called super pacs and that is treemly benefiting anthony hardy williams and jim kenney. >> reporter: political analyst predicts williams and kenney who have solid support from other politicians and unions may be cautious this evening, unlike the other candidates. >> i think you'll see an aggressive abraham. she's not shy at all. i think in terms of nelson diaz oliver and street, you'll see those folks really try to get their messages out there. >> reporter: on stage in less than an hour, we could witness a real turning point in the race. if it seems predictable, just wait. the action will heat up in these weeks before the primary. >> 2007 we may have said the same thing. all of a stud councilman michael nutter comes up from fifth or last place to take the lead so who knows. we could see something similar this year. >> reporter: a lot of preparation and work has gone into tonight. it's expected to be a fantastic debate. a lot of action here. i also can tell you that all of the candidates are already here at the kimmel center. they are looking forward to thi

we know that anthony hardy williams had his own list of city council members and people from the african-american community stand up with him this week, as well. it's gonna get down to, now, i think, that all the endorsements are out, where are the voters really gonna be, and what's gonna be the best way to reach them? everybody keeps saying to me this one thing -- tv. >> mm. of course. that's the bottom line. for williams, he did have to pay an $8,000 fine because of some campaign donations that went over the limits. there are differences in the state requirements, the national requirements, the local requirements. it can get a little confusing. was it an accounting error, or do you think it was simply that they really have so much money going that they -- >> in philadelphia, this isn't even a drop in the bucket. i mean, this is relatively minor. it's not gonna matter. i think there's a rational explanation when you transfer money from a state campaign committee. remember, in state politics, you run for a state office, you can give any amount of money at any time, and the candidates can virtuall

one just ran before you came on by anthony hardy williams.bates, because it allows those who don't have the money, you know, maybe oliver street it to have a chance to speak to their audience right? >> this is extremely important for -- that's why i think the most important winner in this is not the candidates as much as the public who is going to be watching getting the opportunity without filter listening to the five candidates and making up their mind on -- for whom they're going to cast their vote. and it doesn't matter who they vote for. as long as they come out and vote because i think a low turnout, especially when a city is at a tipping point as we are today, would be disastrous. >> ajay quickly, i know you've been getting a lot of press. i know -- this interview, i know, isn't about you, but still, i like to ask you, do you have political ambitions? do you want to run for mayor some day? >> i think there are multiple ways to serve. to say something, if you see something, but we have a foundation and a lot of the public service that w

. >> anthony hardy williams believes -- >> reporter: so far, only two candidates have been using the air waves to reach voters. >> councilmen at large, representing the whole city. >> the ads that are on tv now, they're not even their own ads. they're paid for by what are called super pacs and that is treemly benefiting anthony hardy williams and jim kenney.

here are the candidates lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, jim oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams. nbc 10 has teamed up with the philadelphia chamber of commerce and hosted a forum last summer to learn what philadelphia candidates want in a mayoral candidate since their office works closely with whoever wins. >> we work every day with the better administration and his team. it could be from encouraging companies to locate here from around the world to being business properties that are in local city council. >> reporter: over the next hour we'll look at the issues that are on the ballot. what philadelphia voters care about most this election. if you want to learn more about the candidates tonight at 7:00, we have it all for you. thank you. >> and nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to sponsor the mayoral debate tonight at 7:00 p.m. >>> students are back for their first full day back to school. the electrical fire caused the school to close in february. it caused significant smoke damage to first and second floors. while repairs were made they attended classrooms and in january he pl

philadelphia's candidate for mayor black clergy will announce its support for state senator anthony hardy williams, one of the several democrats running in the may 19th primary. williams is expected to be the at the formal will announcement this morning. >>> well, how much times have you thought to your early is, i just wish i had some extra money. well today toy day might be your lucky day. >> i love that cash register news we have there. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan is here to help you claim your cash. something we all could use more of, right jim. >> reporter: that is right. it the is hard to believe but in our area, get this 8 billion, that is billion with a b dollars in cash and property is sitting waiting for rightful own tore show up and claim it. today three on your side will do our best to help you get it back into your hand. a new car a caribbean cruise, designer clothes what would you buy if you came into some unexpect cash? well, you could be owed money and not even know bit. >> this is one of the oldest consumer protection laws in the country but one that is lea

oliver nancy street and anthony hardy williams. the democratic primary is four weeks away. the one republican is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> a new pole from quinnipiac university shows that new jersey governor chris christie's approval ratings are at an all-time low due to the new jersey bridge scandal. more than half polled believe he was aware of what happens happening. more than 60% say he did not officially order the lane closures. 29% say christie should be removed. the same percentage of voters think an apology is good enough. the lane closures let to severe backups in september of 2013. e-mails revealed that a christie aide ordered the closures. the governor was cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> today new york governor andrew cuomo is in havana to lead a trade delegation with top cuban officials. most trade and investment is still illegal. the meeting is a way to speak about the long standing u.s./cuba embargo. >>> in king of prussia, crews evacuated the penndot building after it filled with smoke. this happened a few minutes before

according to records state senator anthony hardy williams will pay more than $17,000 for the excess contributions as well as a $6,000 fine for accepting those contributions and a $2,000 fine for misstatements on his campaign finance report nbc 10's diana durante is live in center city with the story. >> williams came clean about the extra money, but how did this happen? >> reporter: he said the dispute is basically about how the money was collected and the city says it was about that and how it was deposited as well as how it was recorded. is the timing of this unfortunate for your campaign? >> no. state senator anthony williams says he is the only candidate running for mayor who had to follow two sets of campaign finance rules and he said as state senator there were no limits in how much money he could take from donors but he accepted contributions from those who donated to the senate campaign and the ethics board said that is a violation. they've taken those funds and moved them and not touched them and we wouldn't be sitting here taking about them. they did notify the board about the excess fu

. >> well the most recent poll shows it's a tight three-way race between jim kinney anthony hardy williams and lynn. melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. registered democrats outnumber republicans by a 7-to-1 ratio in philadelphia. >>> you'll soon have to pay for grocery store shopping bags in philadelphia if one local lawmaker gets his way. the city councilman introduced a measure to instruct stores to charge a nickel for every grocery bag and says the money would be split between the store and the city to help control litter. the fee would not apply to reusable bags you take with you. the next step is a public hearing on the proposal. >>> tonight, family friends and community leaders gather to honor a man who was badly beaten at a gas station more than two weeks ago. robert barnes' relatives say doctors don't believe barnes will ever wake up and will likely remain in a permanent vegetative state. police arrested three people in connection with the incident. tonight barnes' sister said she hopes the people responsible will pay for what they did. >> now i won't e

>> the most recent poll shows it is a tight three-way residential race between jim kenny, anthony hardy williams and lynn abraham. the primary is may 19th. melissa murray bailey is the only republican. >>> this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder is getting set to begin his last day on the job. holder announced his resignation last year. he's been on the job since 2009. he was one of three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet. as holder leaves loretta lynch is stepping in. yesterday the senate confirmed her as the next attorney general. she's expected to start work on monday. republicans in the senate delayed a vote on her confirmation because they were upset that she supported president obama's executive action on immigration. >>> no prison time for the former cia director who leaked classified information to his miss stress. yesterday a judge sentenced david petraeus to two years of probation and $100,000 in fines. petraeus apologized after yesterday's hearing. >> i apologize to those closest to me and to many others including those with whom i was privileged to serve

candidates lynn abraham nelson diaz, jim kenny doug oliver and anthony hardy williams are expect to a ten. primary day is may 19th. >>> a mother is speaking out about her approach to dealing with her son found participating in the baltimore riots. many are praising her for her action. sianni hear what she has to say about the the riots and her parenting. >>> do we have another nice day, katie joins us next with the check of your forecast, day i have been looking forward to. >> bring it. >> we will be rig >>> do you recognize this man? he was caught break nothing to a church and taking money from donation boxes for the poor. it happened at nativity of our lord church in warminster bucks county. it is believe a thief with dark colored hair and possible goat tea broke in monday night through a side door. >> for us as catholics the church is a place where the the blessed sacrament is reposed, it is sacred to us, and for somebody to go in there and do that and it is just disheartening. >> the father believes the man probably got away with less than a hundred dollars. >>> philadelphia conti

tuesday's mayoral debate 74 year-old candidate lynn abraham collapsing her rival state senator anthony hardy williams quickly rush to her aid, other scrambled too. although she was down former philadelphia d.a. came back strong in a press conference after doctors gave her the okay. >> i was talking to the doctor when he said you fainted. i said i want to get up. he said, no, let go back. i'm not concerned but obviously it is embarras to go faint on stage. something that has never happen before. >> reporter: back home the remaining five contenders took turn making their pitches. >> i want to create jobs that create opportunities for people. >> unless we are in public service to make peoples lives better we will never be happy and successful. >> we have to grow our tax base. the answer is with young people. i seek to represent them, their interest but i seek to do it on behalf of the entire city. >> i got involved in politics and done heavy lifting. i have taken on the housing issues. >> whether you are a police officer, a person who lives in the community, the experience and humanity is part of our ci

lynn abraham, doug oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams. that's exactly four weeks away. the one republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a stormy start this morning with showers and some thunderstorm activity overnight. those storms though are pushing out of here. sunshine will be taking over today. you'll definitely need your sunglasses during the day today. right now clouds and still a few rain drops in the area. the heavy showers and thunderstorms have already come to an end. we are tracking a few showers. the last stragglers. the wind will be picking up helping to push the clouds out of here. it will shape up to be a pretty nice day. still some rain in reading. 5 degrees and warmer this morning in spied of the rain. light rain wilmington is 58 degrees with cloudy skies. you can see the clouds over center city while the wind takes a break at "nbc 10" studios. the wind will be picking up. that will help us out. a couple of showers north and

reporter: other talker was the the high poverty rate, jim kenny and current state senator anthony hardy williams agreed a better school system is the answer. >> first in life is in the wrapping, dribbling a basketball, not entertaining but children look to a life provided to them through an educated experience. >> universal prek making our schools community schools centers on have the community where people go for all services mountain just for educational, and a daytime basis. >> reporter: democratic primary race is may 19th. as for lynn abraham, we know that she was checked out by a doctor and is doing just fine. jim, she says she looks forward to getting her message out over the coming weeks. >> all right, thank you sharrie. >>> burlington county mother arrested for setting her baby on fire in january has now been indicted for murder. a grand jury leveled a count of first degree murder against 22-year old hyphernkemberly dorvilier today, investigators alleged that the pemberton woman gave birth at home and then immediately drove her new born daughter to simontown road where she set the the in

lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams are the six candidates to debate the key issues on the stage inside the kimmel center tonight again at 7:00. all running to fill mayor michael nutter's seat which he's leafing vacant. the philadelphia chamber of commerce has been meeting with voters to talk about the key issues. and the president of the chamber tells me that job creation is at the forefront of that list. >> people are looking for the next mayor who is going to care deeply about this city care deeply about their interests, and be organized around growth and job correct creation. >> reporter: now this year's election for mayor is an open seat. what exactly does that mean and what advantage or disadvantage does it give to the candidates that you just saw? we'll talk about that coming up next half hour. reporting live in center city, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> now melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. she has a background in business and was a registered democrat until changing her party earlier this ye

. >> the backstory in the battle of the campaign between jim kenney and anthony hardy williams is about this e.i.t.c., these obscure tax credits. these are wonderful programs that help many kids go to schools that they would not be able to go to, and it's the kenney force who's trying to stir up mud. >> nia. >> we had a lot of issues and a lot of attention brought because septa was gonna have some really offensive ads on their buses dealing with anti-muslim messaging. but a group of people filled love park last week with a "dare to understand" campaign that's really challenging people to go out there, get to know your neighbors, get to have a better understanding. it's not about squelching free speech. it's about adding more speech. kudos to them. daretounderstand is the hashtag. >> it's gonna be interesting to see the response to those buses. i think a lot of people are ignoring them. but they are seeing the billboard. >> mm-hmm. >> let's end with you, ed. >> tam, 147 kenyans were murdered by islamist terrorists this week because they were christians. and on this easter sunday, there a

jim kenny, doug oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams. just one republican in the running. the pennsylvania primary will be held tuesday, may 19th. >> we're following developing news in the fight against isis. about six men charged with trying to travel to syria all six are from minnesota. the state has become a hot bed for terror recruits. >> i have said many times that we need to break the cycle of terror recruiting in minnesota. these arrests bring us one step closer. >> the fbi tells us at least one person from minnesota has died while fighting for islamic militants. now, earlier this month, authorities charged a philadelphia woman with trying to join isis. thomas is accused of communicating with isis fighters and buying a plane ticket to meet them in syria. she faces up to 15 years in prison. >> these demonstrators marched in baltimore demanding answers about the death of a man after he was taken into police custody. cell phone video shows officers arresting freddy gray while they were investigating an assault back on april 12th. aft

they are endorsing state senator anthony hardy williams of mayor of philadelphia here he is with the other candidates at a forum last week. union's 300 members and supporters will rally for the democrat this afternoon. >> don't forget we will have a debate too alex. >> it is next philadelphia mayoral debate you can watch it right here april 23rd at 6:00 p.m. you can watch it streaming at my fox philly.com and it the is all of the don't news, using the hash tag fox 29de ms debate. iain page will host with lucy nolan acting as moderator. >> so there will be a host and a moderator. >> what is the difference. >> i'm not the sure. we will find out when we watch. >> but, you know, there is a 10:00 p.m. news together. >> one team. >> yes. 6:37. the 69th street, transportation center in upper darby is getting a make over. >> little bit of the make over. the the project will cost a pretty penny though. septa will host a ground breaking ceremony this morning. goal, to repair restore and modernized the terminal that serves 35,000 people every day. the plan will cost about 19 million-dollar incl

express her outrage over the campaign finance fines being issued to her opponent, senator anthony hardy williamsshe says all the candidates should pledge to reject money that violates both the letter and spirits of the law. of course he will have a response to that for sure. fox 29 will host the next debate. you can watch it right here april the 23rd at 6:00 p.m. you can also watch it streaming at myfoxphilly.com our website, and follow along with all the debate news using the hashtag 29 dims debate. you got that? fox 29 dems debate, i should say. and i believe lucy noland is going to be the moderator of that debate. should be good. >> 6:38. police say sexual assault investigation involving a popular local dj revealed much more. >> man, he is facing like 300 federal charges. jenny's on the story. >> yes police tell us that they found a lot of child pornography, on this man's computer, of children as young as five years old. twenty-eight year old daniel melicky charged with more than 300 counts related to child pornography and sexual assault. police started investigating this man after a woman re

her rival state senator anthony hardy williams was at the mike and quickly rushed to her aid. other scrambled too. >> lights went out. >> reporter: under watch of doctors, abraham staff, and came back swinging in the post press conference. >> i was talking to the the doctor and he said, you know you fainted. i said i want to get up. said no, let's go back. i'm not concerned but obviously it is embarras to go faint on stage something that has never happened before. >> now abraham again says that she will be okay for today's forum. the last night's debate was a bit more traditional focusing on taxes jobs education and things of that nature. today is focused on development, hosted by the the group build philly. we will meet up all five contenders plus lynn abraham about the presumptive g.o.p. mayoral nominee medical list bailey that starts at 8:00 a.m. at american jewish museum. we are live, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. >>> you can hear from the democratic candidates, right here on cbs-3, join ukee on saturday night at 11:35 as a he in moderates

. >> reporter: anthony hardy williams talked about his plan for a safer philadelphia at an endorsementnt today. he had a captive audience on that subject as people are tuned into coverage of the riots in baltimore. >> there's a better way to solve our problems. and tearing down our neighborhood and hurting other people -- >> williams stressed the importance of intervention programs. another candidate told us accountability for police is key for showing the public that the system is fair. >> we have a lot of mistrust in the police department. and i would bring back community policing. >> he wants to create a civilian review board with subpoena power. jim kenny says his heart breaks for baltimore. and this kind of unrest could be prevented with a police department that respects the citizens. >> we need to look at ourselves in many ways as to how we don't serve people in the appropriate way and we're not just to every segment of our society. >> many of the people burning buildings and looting are taking advantage of what should be a serious discussion on policing. she says leaders need to

lyn abraham, anthony hardy williams. the one republican is melissa murray bailey. democratic primary is may 19th and the general election is november 3rd. ♪ >> ah you love the music. the nfl schedule will be released later tonight. the eagles fans are waiting to see what's in store for the birds. "nbc 10" matt delucia is live at the stadium. this is a big day for eagles fans, nfl fans and people who do fantasy football right? >> reporter: it is vai. i've been talking with some eagles fans these past couple of days especially with the tim tebow signing yesterday. there is a lot of curiosity as to just how successful this team is going to be in the upcoming season. the nfl schedule is scheduled to be released later tonight at 8:00. we've known since december which teams will be playing but now we will know when. of course some of the bigger games on the schedule the divisional rivalries. demarco murray now an eagle. it will be interesting to see what happens when he plays against his former team the cowboys. also on the schedule this season, a home game against buffa

to his left, we have state senator anthony hardy williams. thony williams was first lecked to the pennsylvania house in 1989. he won a senate seat in 19 nate representing the state's eighth district. next to him we have former tee council jim kenney. becoming the first in his family to graduate from college jim kenney went on to become the city councilman at large where he represented the entire city for 23 years. and to mr. kenney's left we have former state senator t milton street. milton street was first lecked to the pennsylvania house in 1978. he then wouldn't leck to the state senate in 1980. our sixth candidate is doug oliver. former press secretary for mayor nutter. mr. oliver was recently senior vice-president of marketing and corporate communications for philadelphia gas works. now, since we do have a variety of former and current office holder we will refer to you simply by name instead of title i hope works for you. for those of you at home we would absolutely love to hear your comments on twitter just use the hash tag it's very se

state senator anthony hardy williams answered a question, abraham collapsed on the stage at kimmel center is currently attending a mayoral breakfast forum in olde city. >> katie has your forecast, good morning. >> definitely a dreary start to the morning chilly too. we have more breezing for us out there. it is a totally different day. even by comparison, feature wet weather, new we have a chill. we have northeast component to the wind flow. while storm scan may be empty locally there are signs of life off to the west here. eventually additional round of showers, light rain and drizzle, it is in the raining, breezy, and cloudy andreas i, high no better than 49, dropping do 43. still stuck with basically exact same thing tomorrow. come tomorrow a surge on the thermometer but we will dodge showers and probably some locally strong to severe thunderstorms too. but weekend looks awesome. vittoria, over to you. >> good morning everyone. >> i wish i could say that the roads were awesome but they are really just slow, sluggish and awful. traveling on the schuylkill, net thinks activity on the eas

the wake of news that campaign finance fines have been levied against rival state senator, anthony hardy williams. >> well, they can hash it out during a debate thursday, april 23rd. >> that's right. 6:00 p.m., you can watch it streaming at myfoxphilly.com. follow along with all debate news using hashtag fox 29 dems debate. and lucy noland is mod raiding. >> did you say dems? >> dems, dems, dems debate. >> you know you only have so many characters on twitter, have to short ten down. dems debate. >> i think they new that, mike. >> i get you. 7:13. an energy plant that provides power for the revel casino, you know, says it will be cut off. they'll cut off the power today. we new about this early in the week. bringing in big generators. acr energy partners, has been in a battle over unpaid bills at that casino. revel was finally purchased, you know, was last week, wasn't it, by a florida developer, his name is glenn straub. but the energy company says it will shut off power at noon today, because it does not have any agreement that the power bill will be paid by the new owner. so, this glenn straub