let's take look at video of senator anthony hardy williams known as tony williams voting today. now, anthony hardy williams voted at a cobbs creek school. he remembers going to this school and voting here with his dad who is also a state senator in fact anthony williams holds his dad seat. you cannot turn on the tv as we said in the final weeks without seeing anthony williams' face. he aired in avalanche of tv ads with the help of wealthy supporters pushing on the school choice issue. if a recent poll is right williams is losing badly to jim kenney. last friday, williams was asked about that poll. he said, he believed the race was competitive. we will see here tonight at the sheraton. back live you'll see some balloons over my shoulder. they say vote for tony push number 66. we will see tonight if enough people do that. live at the sheraton at the anthony williams headquarters i'm jeff cole. folks, back to you. >> jeff, thank you. philadelphia's other mayoral candidates also taking to the polls today to cast their votes former da lynne abraham stepping behind the car 10 this morn

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anthony williams outspent kenny's campaign. that didn't matter. kenney has vowed to raise the city's minimum wage to $15. >> together i know we can achieve even greater things so let's get to work and thank you for being here. >> reporter: and his mother has something to say about the win, too. i'll have that at 5:00. melissa murray bailey we mentioned, she is the only republican challenger. though no republican has won the mayoral seat in six decades, kenney said he'll spend the next six months trying to earn every vote. i'm he matt delucia "nbc 10 news." >>> now the runner up in the democratic primary anthony williams congratulated kenney on a successful campaign. the five-term state senator said the campaign may be over but his work is not done. >> the campaign ends the journey continues. the work continues. the passion continues. the drive continues. the commitment continues and the desire to bring us altogether as human beings continues. >> now williams' campaign was marked by millions of dollars in special interest contributions. his support

williams at 26%. remember anthony hardy williams is the sitting state senator.s been there for 16 years. he's well-known in this city. he is an african-american and his father held the senate seat and this campaign was fueled by millions and millions of dollars most of it from wealthy donors outside the city who were proponents of choice. none of that work at all tonight tonight. interestingly williams seemed to find some passion in here tonight that possibly you didn't hear during the campaign. let's listen to his concession speech. >> i want to let you know tonight that while the campaign ends the journey continues. the work continues. the passion continues. the drive continues. the commitment continues. and the desire to bring us altogether as human beings continues. (applause). >> reporter: anthony hardy williams goes back to the state senate he says what he's looking forwarded to sit on the porch and talk to his wife and discuss the future of his grandkids in the city of philadelphia. live at the sheraton in fill. jeff cole, folks back to you. >> jeff, than

hall this morning, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >> matt the runner up in the democratic primary anthony williams congratulated kenney on his campaign. they rallied until the race was called last night. williams' campaign was marked by millions of dollars in special interest contributions. his support of charter schools and his plan to fire the police commissioner if he was elected. lynne abraham thanked her supporters in old city. during her campaign abraham leaned on her nearly two dozen years of experience as district attorney. she had single digits. >>> you can count on "nbc 10" for complete coverage from the pennsylvania primary. 5:15 the results from philadelphia city council races and the ballot races. then at 5:45 we'll have results from races in the suburbs. you can go to nbc10.com or check out the "nbc 10" app. >>> 5:05. new from overnight, six shootings, some of them deadly in what was a violent night in philadelphia. the shootings happened from the northern neighborhoods to the central and western sections of philadelphia. in the latest incident a stray bullet blasted through the fron

that's supposedly anthony williams' passion. he should've latched onto that. he would've at least achieved some educational goals. he might still have lost, but at least he would've spread the ideas that he says he stands for, and i think it's inexplicable why he didn't go with his strength and find himself in the situation he's in now. >> i think jan's right. and another way to look at it -- i think it muddled his message as i think my colleague across the way would know more about than i do. the other thing, onto ramsey you can't rule out that internal polling showed him not doing well or as well as he would like to in the african-american community. so he comes out with the attack on ramsey, saying, "i'll fire him." >> but it appears like pandering, which is a problem. >> i understand that, but i'm merely pointing out that it could be that his own polling showed him losing increasingly as the weeks went by. >> and it was a rare misstep, i think, in his campaign, as well, because anthony williams comes off as an extremely capable, dedicated, ethical man, and

our third mayoral candidate profiled for the night is on anthony william.ean sat down with the state senator who says after years of working in harrisburg, he's ready to lead the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: in the final weeks of the mayoral democratic primary race anthony hardy williams grabbed the headlines with one comment. >> the person who unfortunately is the person who uses stop and frisk the most the current commissioner would be changeed. we have to change commissioner in philadelphia. >> those words ellis sis the strong reaction from the current mayor. >> one of the smart test things that i've done is to ask charles ramsay to come and be the police commissioner steve philadelphia. anyone who is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run this city. >> at a press conference following that comment from mayor nutter william said he would not engage in what he called name calling. instead he said this was about ending stop and frisk. >> i do respect commissioner ramsay. i think he's a good person. i think he

. >> reporter: anthony williams walked into "ain't no stopping up now" and conceded to kenney. >> the passing continues, the drive continues, the commitment continues and the desire to bring it all together as human beings continues. >> reporter: williams supporters gathered. they watched throughout the night as the results trickled in on day of light voter turn out. the campaign was highlighted by millions of dollars and special interest contributions, tv ads and announcement he would fire the police commissioner and support of charter schools. he got the message during dozens of forums and debates. he had this to say to those who pulled for him and his campaign. >> i want to thank you for embracing the concepts that have made this more than a campaign. >> reporter: anthony williams holds onto state senate seat which means there will be no shortage of issues for him to address. >> lynn abraham tracked the election results at the old bar on walnut street where supporters gathered to rally behind abray ham. she leaned on her nearly two decades of experience. it wasn't enough for a win.

state senator anthony williams came in second despite outspending kenney's campaign. kenney has been in government for 23 years. he's vowed to provide universal pre-kindergarten. he wants to stop the stop and frisk and wants to raise the minimum wage to $15. >> whether you live in cobbs creek, mayfair, we must work together with an understanding that every neighborhood matters. >> campaign ends the jushy continues. the work continues. the passion continues. the drive continues. the commitment continues. the desire to bring it altogether as human beings continues. >> anthony williams there in his concession speech. november melissa murray bailey is the only republican challenger. though no republican has won the mayoral seat in six decades, kenney says he'll try to earn every vote that is out there. live at city hall this morning, i'm matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> if you would like to hear more of the speeches or check results from other local races you can go to our website nbc10.com or download the news app, "nbc 10." >>> meanwhile, new from overnight police are i

the comments came from mayoral candidate anthony williams during a debate last night. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at city hall with more on what was said. alex? >> reporter: i cannot say that these comments today were expect but it was an emotional event so emotional it did become. interestingly enough, the at the center of all of this stop and frisk policing. these are trying times indeed, said police commissioner charles ramsey, even so. >> i have never been more prouder to wear the the the uniform and a badge of a police officer then i am right now, right here in the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: talk moved from our heroes to first responder safety and then to comments about the commissioner. >> anyone who is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: mayor nutter was speaking about mayoral candidates state senator anthony williams who said this the at last nights debate. >> person who unfortunately is person that using stop and frisk the most the the current com

anthony williams stopped by the dawa day street fair and lynnne abraham attended a police survivors' benefit. here's a look at all six democratic candidates for mayor along with the three we just mentioned, nelson diaz doug oliver, and malcolm street are running. the winner of the primary will face melissa bailey in the general election in november. >>> all right. you're going to see a day a lot like yesterday. yesterday, we had the showers in the afternoon, some thunderstorms as well that produced hail even some gusty winds, and that could be the same scenario today. it's warm it's humid, it's mostly cloudy and we're going to see temperatures in the mid-80s. yesterday, we reached out to 86. we may not get there, but we'll get pretty close. warm and humid today, again. and one more day before we start to improve things over the next couple of days. a chance for showers and storms once again, some thunderstorms, and cooler this weekend, temperatures into the mid-70s. still mild and average for this time of year but not the average we're seeing for yesterday and today. winds are calm a

jim kenney a doubles here knee rest op opponent state senator anthony williams.hen he arrived here a couple of moments ago, he was greeted with lot of smiles an lot of hand shakes and a crowded field of six democrats including former district attorney lynne abraham. at the rental of the night it just really wasn't close at all. a couple of moments ago i got a chance to speak we kenney. i did ask him about his margin of victory as well as stop and frisk, and his chances in winning the november general election. what do you think it is that resonated with voters? you were out there on the campaign trail. >> i think the positivity. the issues we talk about which is all sent aid round poverty. pre k and blue collar jobs and re-entry. >> you pledged to end stop and frisk. why >> well, it doesn't work. i mean 83% of the stop stops don't result in arrest or recovery of weapon and those 83 times that someone stopped for just being who they are row yates a problem with them and police. >> in city where democrats out number the republicans seven to one. >> i am going to gi

anthony williams said he would not raise taxes insisting the answer is in managing the cities assets better. nelson diaz said it is time to shift who get taxed. >> we tax the wrong people in the wrong places. we should be taxing the commercial real estate taxes. we should be reducing our wage taxes. >> reporter: as for the the debate over dividing dollars among public schools and charter schools doug oliver raised a bigger concern. >> i think conversation about charter schools verse district schools is the wrong argument. i think it needlessly divide us. the better conversation is higher perform schools and under performing schools. >> it was civil and straightforward but anthony williams and jim ken write call out the the most. >> you can't believe a word senator william says. >> tony williams campaign is supported by billion air and millionaire of wall street and jim kenny's campaign is funded by special interest and union movement. >> reporter: just a few jabs here and there. six contrasting candidates running on the democratic side. primary election is tuesday may 19th. >> thanks

let's take look at some video tape here of senator williams who voted this morning at a school in cobbs creek. the veteran pennsylvania senator anthony hardy williams has run a campaign fueled by millions of dollars in part from a pack fund funded mostly by a group of wealthy donors who believe in school choice. williams dad held senate seat before him. he is well known in the city but if polls are to be believed in this race, williams is trailing badly to jim kenney. if polls are to be believed, and of course there was one big one late last week. political observers believe that williams may made a mistake when he said that he would dump charles ramsay the popular police commissioner here. now, williams said once again that he has a very aggressive get out the vote effort and again that can be very important here when you just don't have a lot of voters going to the polls in primary elections. he's a savvy politician. he's been around a long time. the perception here is that he's behind. we'll see how he does here as folks close this thing up life at the sheraton with the williams cap pain i'm jeff cole. folks. >> all right, thank y

, anthony williams has the most financial backing.cial trailedders -- traders could spend up to $4 million to promote his candidacy. >> for a decade i've interacted with a little different people who have a different prospective on education. >> reporter: williams has been put on the defense -- defensive by unions. what would he do to create jobs for philadelphia which is had -- which has a 26 poverty rate. >> we talk about energy hub small business and technology. >> reporter: to promote investment philadelphia must end it's dependency on the wage tax. >> 40% of the revenue come from the wage tax. those who live close in line, fall off the line. those who want to bring businesses to philadelphia don't. those with promising careers don't stay. >> reporter: what is his plans to reduce tensions with the black and latino community. mayor nutter's "stop and frisk" will be scuttled. commissioner ramsey can stay if he wants to. body cams for alls. here in the stretch anthony williams has the superior financial resources to continue waging w

anthony williams. you have 45 seconds to pitch the ceo to move to philadelphia. >> michelle, we're in the elevator and i want you to understand. i come from the business background. former mid level executive at a large corporation. i have owned my own business. first we need to make philadelphia business friendly. for departments like l and i will change. technology will allow for experienced no longer drug out over hours and hours and run from different department to different department. we will have go to one apartment, have an appointment, use technology to officially get your paperwork. that is first thing people do. second thing is we will have a growth strategy around a economy, and industry that grow. so that we will be able to cut wage taxes in philadelphia. we will also give you a rational business schedule. you don't have 12 different tax toes figure out what to pay. you will know what you will pay. we have a long term strategy in harrisburg where we will uncouple the uniformity cause allow

kenny won about 56 percent of the vote, in a six person field and anthony williams finished a distantond, lynn abraham third, doug oliver and nelson diaz battling for fourth and milton street is sixth. "action news" reporter sharrie williams was live at headquarters on north broad street in spring garden. and any suspense ended early tonight. >> reporter: it only took a an hour and five minutes to declare jim kenny the winner of the democratic primary. he was the best of the field of six. kenny says once there he wants to end the policy of stop and frisk. he wants to provide universal prek as well as raising the minimum wage, to $15. he is humled by what he has seen tonight as a long time city council member i asked him tonight, you have been on the council for more than two decade. how does it feel to be one step closer to being in the driver's seat for the city of philadelphia. >> would i describe it to be in the a driver satisfies. everyone has their talent, skills, and instrument they play whether it is in city council or state legislature business community labor community and it

here is what was said by anthony williams. >> number one commissioner ramsey is out of here. >> people have to be replaced when they stand for a policy that people in the community don't trust. >> concerning the policy of stop and frisk and implied it could have made a different in the death of robert wilson last march. >> when two cowards took target practice at sergeant robert wilson i know we wished we had been able to get those guns away from those people that shot down our officers on the streets of this city. >> and those that want to see ramsey go. >> anyone that is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run this city. >> well, there you go. we spoke to milton street and his reaction is stop and frisk in philadelphia has generated a number of civil liberty complaints and because the commissioner has been in charge, he maintains he has to go. >> anthony williams has scheduled a press available to discuss the commissioner's situation. back to you. >> several the candidates hemmed and hawed on that question last night. >> lets go outside to met

in the philadelphia mayor's race involves the current mayor himself during our debate at 6abc anthony williams and milton street said they would fire commissioner ramsey. >> anyone who is not smart enough to ask him to stay, is not smart enough to run this city. >> williams said ramsey supported the police department's controversial "stop and frisk" policy shows the commissioner cannot be an effective leader. williams responded to nutter's criticism. >> mayor nutter ran to implement stop and frisk i'm running to end it. in order to transform the culture of the police department there needs to be change and that change starts now. >> milton street issued a similar statement. all six candidates oppose "stop and frisk." >> nfl report reports that tom brady is among the patriots that had knowledge of the deflate gate scandal. jim mcnally referred to himself as the deflator. he was spotted at the afc championship game walking into the batting -- bathroom with the balls and walked on to the field for later. >> it clouds the reputation of the patriots quarterback. >> reporter: the patriots, that's li

. >> at a quickly called availability anthony williams had this response. >> mayor nutter implemented stop and frisk and i will end it. and it needs change and the change starts now. >> milton street had a similar response today saying both stop and frisk and the commissioner have to go and ramsey was asked if a new mayor was elected other than mr. street or mr. williams would he stay on if asked and he said diplomatically that would not be something done in public. >> thank you. >>> two childrens are in the hospital after being hit by a van in the logan section of philadelphia, the accident happened at 1:15 on broad street south of wyoming, and police say that a woman was holding the hands of three small children they were crossing midblock when two of the children darted out into traffic and the 2-year-old suffered injuries to the head and a 4-year-old broke his leg and the driver did stop and police are not filing charges. >>> a contractor working in the 1200 block of elston road struck a gas line now and haverford township fire department was called in along with peco to contain t

anthony williams, and milton street promised to fire charles ramsey. >> anyone who is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to run the city. >> mayor nutter did not names but his comments were aimed the williams and streets. williams said his support of the police department symptom and frisk policy shows the commissioner cannot be an effective leader. >> mayor nutter ran on "stop and frisk" i'm running to end it. in terms of of the police department there needs to be complaining. that starts now. >> milton street i should a similar statement. >>> for the candidates for mayor gathered at a forum in mount airy. tamala edwards monitored the event. it's important to residents and businesses in northwest philadelphia. >> an nfl report concludes that star player tom brady is among the new england patriots who had knowledge of the deflate gate scandal. jim mcnally referred to himself as the deflater. he was spotted we afc championship game walking into the bathroom with the because and walking on the field later. the nfl is considering discipline. >> i sho

lynne abraham and anthony williams were tied for second with 15%.nbc 10's jesse gary checked in with the candidates today. >> reporter: inside a cramped lutheran church the jim kenny political machine is humming, poll volunteers are receiving instructions as their candidate cooley tries to cruise to victory. >> you never run like you are ahead because you will end up looking at people crossing the finish line not you. >> reporter: our exclusive poll shows kenny comfortably in front. >>> understand and i know the things that he stands for and i'm behind it 100%. >>> second place see as tie with state sneert anthony williams and former d.a. lynne ape abraham. >> the reality is that we have a lot of work between now and election and there is a significant number of undecidesed and those who are leaning will determine the race. >> reporter: williams hopes his message of include sigs connects with undecided voters. >> i believe he would do what he came to do. >> number 71 -- >> reporter: for her part lynne abraham took to the air waves from the far north

anthony williams stopped by the dawa day street fair and lynne abraham attended a police survivors benefitere's a look at all six democratic candidates for mayor. along with the three we just mentioned, nelson diaz doug oliver, and they will face melissa murray bailey in the general election in november. >>> today on nbc"nbc 10 @ issue"," we'll have more with lynne abraham and jim kenney about the race and why they each believe they should win the nomination. >>> a i have big fat baseball bat and i'm going to stand at home plate and swing at the big problems that have come across the plate that people tend to shuffle off to the side. >> i think what you see now is the real jim kenney. it's certainly more disciplined, because the job you're asking for requires more discipline. but i think he also needs to be authentic with people. i'm a philadelphiian through and through. >> we have interviewed all of the candidates throughout the primary season on "@issue." >>> tomorrow philadelphia's district attorney will vote yes for universal pre-k. set williams will be joined by preschool children for

jim kenney sliced roasted pork and anthony williams stopped by the dawa days street fair and lynne abraham attended a police survivors' benefit. here's a look at all six candidates for mayor, nelson diaz doug oliver, and melvin street are running. the winner will face the only republican candidate, melissa murray bailey in the general election in november. >>> tomorrow philadelphia's district attorney will vote yes for universal pre-k. set williams will be joined by preschool children for a mock vote at city hall. voters will be asked about the citywide plan for universal pre-kindergarten on the primary ballot this tuesday. the d.a. says two-thirds of preschool-aged children in philadelphia do not have access to high-quality pre-k. >>> a judge in northeastern pennsylvania says workers can sue the owners of 16 mcdonald's restaurants. the lucerne county judge gave class action status to a 2013 lawsuit, who claims that the owners paid employees with debit cards that came with numerous transaction fees. after the suit was filed, the owner said they would give the workers the choice of being pa

philadelphia democratic mayoral primary is now just four days away and recently i sat down with anthony hardy williams who says after years of work in harrisburg he is ready to lead the city of philadelphia. in the final weeks of the mayoral democratic primary race anthony hardy williams grabbed the headlines with one comment. >> the the person who unfortunately is person who uses stop and frisk the most current commissioner would be change. we have to change the commissioner in philadelphia. >> reporter: those word elicited strong reaction from the current mayor. >> one of the smartest things that i have done was to ask charles ramsey to come be the police commissioner of the city of philadelphia a. anyone who is not smart enough to at least ask him to stay, is probably not smart enough, to run this city. >> reporter: at a press conference following that comment from mayor nutter williams said wow not engage in what he calls name calling. instead, he said this was about ending stop and frisk. >> i do respect commissioner ramsey. i think he is a good person. i think he was charged to implement a polic

they are lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug oliver milton street and anthony williams. today's winner will face one republican candidate, melissa bailey in the november general election. >>> as voters head to the polls, city leaders are working to ensure that the primary election is free of fraud. matt delucia is live. matt? >> reporter: tracy, when voters go to the polls, they open at 7:00, the dmp.a. doesn't want any foul play involved. arrest warrants were issued for four people who worked at the polls last year. it happened at the hancock recreation center. the workers are accused of trying to fix a discrepancy from the number of voters cast and those on the sign in sheet. add to that, three of the accused live outside the 18th ward division where they were working. all the time they were being watched by a certified poll watcher. the d.a. says if you see anything suspicious at the polls today, give their office a call. >> there are situations where people are being intimidated, where people might be threatened. we are here to ensure that every philadelphian that wa

lynne abraham and anthony williams are tied. >> without all of the dragging of feet on things that have been deferred too long. >> work between now and election day and significant number of undecided. significant number are leaning will determine the race. >> coming up at 5:00 we'll hear from a political analyst who will break down the race. you can see more results of our exclusive poll on nbc10.com. you can read more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues before you cast your vote. >>> happening in 2016 a republican for the white house will be in philadelphia. kentucky senator rand paul is expected to visit the national constitution center. he's here to promote his book which comes out later this month. he's also going to hold a news conference at independence hall. >>> now "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> should be in the 50s this time of year but we are getting a warm start and a dry start, too. nice dry view commanding view from center city. that's a live view from the comcast center. going to see some sunshine today. there will be c

lynn abraham and anthony williams have 15%. harry hair ston breaks down the numbers. >> i'm very surprised the margin is that large between the presumed front-runners and front-runners based on this poll. >> ken trujillo says the poll also suggests it's a new day of sorts in philadelphia politics. >> the one thing that this poll tells me more than anything else is that the whole narrative that this is a -- the philadelphia votes on the base of race is -- i think out the door. >> trujillo tells us it appears people are voting on common interests not race. >> it's likely you're going to have the white candidate get one of the white candidates get more african-american votes than any other african-american candidate. it's likely they're going to have more latino votes -- >> he's leading the way with more black votes and lynn abraham with hispanic votes. >> what do you do if you are trying to catch up? >> we're less than a week away and all the money that's going to be spent on television is going to be spent on television. the onl

lynn abraham, nelson diaz milton street anthony williams. the winner will face the lone republican candidate melissa murray bailey in the november general election. vote jer turn out in 2011 was 21%. >> different story. michael nutter had only one challenger milton street. "nbc 10's" matt delucia joins us live. the numbers of young voters could be going higher this time around, right? >> reporter: it could be, chris and tracy. the coercing has been going on for months. anything to get teens and young adults engaged. the clock is ticking. the folks over at young involved philadelphia have been working to get those under the age of 35 more engaged. the last may oral election in philadelphia had very low turnout. the general election only had 20%. also making things a little complicated is the fact that no republican may oral candidate has been elected in the city in six decades. in one way the committee of 70 is trying to push younger voters is by putting them at the polls. students from six philadelphia high schools will be working at six pol

lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug oliver anthony william.the winner will take on the lone republican melissa murray bailey in the november general election. >>> defense lawyers for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev rested their case in the penalty phase of his trial. the sister from "dead man walking" was the last of 40 defense witnesses to take the stand. she testified that tsarnaev was remorseful during the jail house conversations. a federal jury will begin weighing their punishment. jurors have to decide whether the 21-year-old college student should spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed for his crimes. >>> how about this one, a judge in alabama handed down a life sentence for the woman who was convicted of running her 9-year-old granddaughter. she punished her granddaughter for stealing candy by making her run around the yard for three hours. she died of extreme physical exertion. >>> george zimmerman is back in the headlines again after someone shot at him. police in florida say a driver opened fire while both men

lynne abraham and anthony williams at 15%. three other candidates under 5%. 14% still undecided.ur political experts say they're surprised the margin is so wide. >> the one thing at this point, more than anything else is the whole narrative that philadelphia votes on the base of race is out the door. >> you can get more details and insight by reading that exclusively poll on nbc10.com and the app. we have views from each of the candidates here. you can learn about where they stand on key issues of the campaign so they're ready to cast your ballot. >>> well, the crash could have been prevented. those are the words from federal investigators in response to that deadly crash. plus the technology that amtrak already has that could have stopped that train from speeding off the tracks. >>> plus the change that development could spark in trains across the country. ♪ "smash me. dear god, smash me into a million pieces" little miss puffytail thinks every time someone enters this room. for while the people who come in here can use quilted northern, a toilet paper that works so well they ca

. >> unlike his rifle anthony williams diaz open to keeping charles ramsay as police commissioner. >>he decided to work with me on community policing i would weportunity to keep him on. >> he also wants reforms. reducing philadelphia's wage and business taxes which he calls regressive by shipping the tax burden on to commercial real estate. and he wants new sources of revenue like allowing center city bars to stay open later at night. new money will lead to new jobs an better philadelphia. >> it's about what is best for the city. and what's best for the educational opportunities of our kids. that's why i'm doing it. >> he's also doing it to make history. to blaze a trail to city hall. >> you've got a chance to be the city's first ever lecked latino mayor. >>> i'm very proud of it but we're all americans and as american we'll try make this city and this country better than it was before. >> chris may cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> of course stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the race for mayor. we will have the pry march results tuesday night on television and online at

earlier this month, anthony williams said he would replace him if he's elected mayor specifically because of stop and frisk. milton street also wants to get rid of the commissioner. the other candidates have said they would keep ramsey or expressed their support for his work. when we spoke to ramsey, he said a mayor should be able to choose their own cabinet and did not want to speak publicly about whether he wants to stay on as commissioner. to read more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues we have full coverage on the nbc 10 app. you can also see results of our exclusive poll on the mayor's race and what voters believe is the most important issue facing philadelphia. >>> now, some places got some much-needed rain yesterday, and even during the day today. but a lot of places missed it. it has been humid everywhere. muggy monday extremely muggy earlier in the day. tracking some thunderstorms partially triggered by that high humidity and heat. and we'll have a look ahead to the memorial day weekend. aj we've got a lot of clouds around now. these are low clouds moved in f

state senator anthony williams met with voter at several locations across the city of philadelphia.nd councilman jim kenney attended a get out the vote rally. it was sponsored by ibew local 98. >>> of course there are three other candidates on the ballot seeking the nomination for mayor. former city solicitor nelson diaz. former communications chief for mayor michael nutter doug oliver and t. milton street a form are lawmaker and brother of philadelphia mayor john street. >>> on the republican side melissa bailey is running unopposed for her party's nomination. she's a business woman and lives in society hill. >>> you can count on "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of the primary election and the ongoing race for mayor. we'll have results for you tomorrow night both here on the air and also online at cbsphilly.com. >> president obama visits camden with a very specific message. hear what it is. that's coming up next. >>> plus drivers say it's a loud crash then shattered glass is everywhere. three on your side jim donovan with the potentially dangerous problem your car could have

followed distantly by anthony williams. lynne abraham, diaz all in the single digits. a surprise for aberahamabraham. jim kenney supporters celebrated the victory just after polls closed at 8:00 last night. if he's elected mayor the former council man will start in the classroom vowing to provide pre-kindergarten funding. and he wants to stop stop and frisk, and he wants to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. >> we must have the understanding every neighborhood matters. >> this all ensures that kenney will be the next mayor. democrats outnumber republicans 7 to 1. businesswoman melissa murray bailey may have something to say about that in the general election. she was officially crowned the republican nominee last night. no opponents in the race against her. she was at the united club in port richmond where some of her supporters celebrated. >>> in 15 minutes we'll show you election results from the suburbs. you can always visit nbc10.com or use the "nbc 10" app to find more results. >>> it's 4:35. 64 degrees outside. it is the biggest auto recall ever. if you own a

. >> state senator anthony williams finished a stand sexed in the democratic primary race. he was the frontrunner early on in heavily democratic philadelphia kenny -- both nominees attend a fundraiser at the broad street ministry today. >>> we have posted results of other primary races on 6abc.com. >> developing now a ruptured pipeline has sent 21,000 gallons of oil spewing into the pacific ocean. cleanup is under way along the california coast. officials say the source of the spill is secured. the leak has already shut down beaches and is threatening wildlife. you can see two whales coming within just a few feet of that slick. it stretches for about 4 miles off the coast of santa barbara and it could end up stretching even further. >> we plan to do a first light overnight with a helicopter to determine if the oil has moved. there are wind projections that say that the oil could move two to 4 miles south down the coast. >> the pipeline is operated by planes all american pipeline company. it has enacted an emergency response plan contracting two companies to do some of that

he defeated state senator anthony hardy williams by two to one. former d.a. lynn abraham was their, three others nelson diaz, doug oliver and milton street got less than 5 percent. after roads were counted kenney claim the nomination at the a spring garden restaurant. he credits his win to the coalition of diverse groups. now kenney wants that coalition to grow enlarger to take on the cities challenges. >> to achieve these goals the entire city must come together and work together regardless of whether you work in city hall or resign temporarily up on state road, we have a responsibility to our city and to each other. >> business woman melissa murray bailey spoke to her supporters at united republicans club. she said philadelphians have two choices murray bailey said that she represents a different way of doing things, erika. >>> if kenney wins in november he would be second straight mayor to graduate from st. joes prep. mayor nutter is a st. joes grad. we did digging and found old high school of kenney from 1976 check out these bow tie um-hmm, that is back t

democratic field includes lynn abraham nelson diaz jim kenny doug oliver milton street and anthony williamshool funding was one of the first topics addressed. the candidates also exchanged jabs about one another, the primary is two weeks away from today. watch tonight's debate commercial free starting at 7:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. we'll also stream it on 6abc.com. still have time to send your questions for the candidates to join the action at 6abc.com or use #6abc action on social media. >> let's talk about that accuweather forecast. some people could see a little bit of rain today. >> possible, yeah. storm tracker six live double scan right now shows you that it's nowhere to be seen in the morning and as we take a look outside we're looking at sunshine early on with some cloud cover to the west and as that builds in, we'll be on the lookout for those pop-up showers later today. 62 degrees and very comfortable right now in philadelphia though. your dewpoint still behaving itself. i could see that rising a little bit during the morning and maybe getting a little bit more humid as we head

democratic field includes lynn abraham, nelson diaz, jim kenny, doug oliver, milton street and anthony williamshool funding was one of the first topics addressed. the candidates also exchanged jabs. the primary is two weeks away. >>> watch tonight's debate commercial free starting at 7:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. we're also streaming it live on 6abc.com. you still have time to send your questions for the candidates to join the action at 6abc.com or use #6abc action on social media. >> looking forward to seeing that. we have baseball tonight. will we get the game in? >> yeah, i think so. spotty showers and stuff. if you hear the rumble of thunder you get everybody off the field. storm tracker six live double scan shows you we are dry and as we take a look outside we're looking at sky six and looking pretty nice out there with some sunshine coming up over the horizon. a few clouds around. and looks like the clouds will probably get a little bit thicker as the day goes on but we're starting out in good shape. you have winds west-southwest at 7 miles per hour building just a little bit but not all

lynn abraham, nelson dias jim kenny, jim oliver milton street and anthony williams. they will face melissa murray bailey in the general election. democrats outnumber democrats 7 to 1 in philly. that tells you what kind of odds she will face. "nbc 10's" matt delucia live at a polling place in rhawnhurst. matt they're trying to get younger voters out. what's being done to make that happen? >> reporter: chris one person i spoke with said if the youth want their voices heard they need to come out and vote. young involved philadelphia have been working to get those under the age of 35 engaged through phone banks and the like. the last mayoral election had very low turnout. the general election only had 20%. making things complicated is the fact that no republican may oral candidate has been elected since a decade ago. students from six philadelphia high schools will be working at several polling locations and answering questions. >> i don't have to tell any of you how troubling the numbers are about young voters and their lack of interest in registering and voting. we fee

lynn abraham state senator anthony williams, former city solicitor nelson diaz, former communication chief for michael nutter doug oliver and former state senator milton street. on the republican side business woman melissa marry bailey is running unopposed for her port i's nomination. the she's a business woman from society hill. >>> count on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the primary election and race for mayor, we will have you covered on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> president other bam a a maid a visit talking about community policing. the president met there with police and some young people to get their take on the department's initiatives. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan was there. >> reporter: known for years as america's most dangerous city camden is gaining a new reputation as one of the country's most progressive communities. >> fit is working here, it can work anywhere. it can work anywhere. >> reporter: speaking at camden crock center president obama recognized the strides camden, and violent crime by 20 percent. since becoming running a cou

former councilman, jim kenny state senator anthony williams former district attorney, lynn abraham former philadelphia gas works executive, doug oliver, former judge, nelson diaz, and former state senator t milton street senior, they are all running for the office. "eyewitness news" has spoken with each of the candidate and you can check out those interviews on our website cbsphilly.com. polls are open tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. >> happening today pennsylvania governor tom wolf will hold medical marijuana round table discussion with lawmakers, week after the state senate passed a bill legalizing prescribed pot. governor wolf has said he supports it. that bill now goes to the pennsylvania house where it face as tougher climb. several republican house leaders say they will oppose it. >>> well, another round of severe weather in the midwest to tell you about. powerful storm in kansas pick up this train and tossed it around. strong downpours dumped nearly a half foot of rain on north texas stranding people inside their homes turning roads into rivers. near wichita, there was very he

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and state senator anthony hardy williams was considered front runner early in this race. nbc 10 was there as he voted in cobb's creek. the philadelphia enquirer endorsed him as the pick for mayor. the winner of today's democratic primary will face the lone republican in the general election. businesswoman melissa murray bailey voted this morning at the society hill dance academy. rosemary connors has been following the candidates and their final push for votes. >> you've been talking to voters, what are you hearing? >> well renee and jim, it's the reason many are coming out to the polls. their main reason for coming out today, as you can see here at this polling site in bella vista, some supporters are still this evening. some of the candidates arrive to greet voters and supporters and reflect on the race for mayor. an effective campaign -- >> i do. i love campaigning, love the city, love the people i'm excited about the prospect of serving. i think i ran a very credible campaign. >> front-runner jim kenney cast his ballot this morning expressing confidence and gratitude