rally inside city hall, and outside governor corbett's center city offices, teachers sounded off at bartram high school in south philadelphia. >> i call it the trail of kid. >> reporter: their audience mayor michael nutter on his listening tour, teachers and staff gave him an ear full as they struggle with budget cuts and as entire district faces a 216 million-dollar budget short fall for next school year. >> there were several vacancies never fill the entire year. >> reporter: over five years bartram teachers have have seen a 40 percent reductionness staff and impact they say are obvious. >> truancy, it is just a big problem. >> reporter: bartram has one full-time nurse but she sees it as a blessing and curse. >> one's mergecy in a build be and i cannot be in two places at within time. >> reporter: likewise students express their frustration. >> we need more teachers. i think we need more activities. >> the the children of this city need every possible dime and dollar that they can get their hand on. >> reporter: some of that monday a proved at city hall on thursday, council okaying use of

philadelphia's mayor michael nutter visits bartram high school, school safety is on the agenda, police patrol bartram's halls after attacks on staff members and fights among students. >>> accident investigators are looking into what role a truck driver's commute played in the crash that chris thecally injured tracie minister again. truck driver kevin roper pleaded not guilty yesterday in new brunswick. he is facing death by auto and assault by auto charges. roper was driving a wal-mart truck early saturday when he swerved to avoid slow traffic on the new jersey turnpike, and plowed into morgan's limo. >>> take a look, police in roxborough hope thaw can help stop a violent robber now on the run after an attack inside a deli. that guy beat up the clerk at m and m deli on marple street tuesday afternoon. the attack left the clerk unconscious with the broken bone around his eye. he got away with $1,500 in cash and merchandise. >>> a chaotic scene when police swarmed a new jersey side of the lincoln tunnel. police say a man from our area threatened to kill people heading in to new york city

also school safety issues are sure to be a hot topic when mayor nutter visits bartram high school. police officers have been guard willing hallways after several teachers and staffer were attack earlier this year. six students were arrested in march after a huge fight. >>> developing right now islamic extremist have taken over more towns in iraq in the last 24 hours after launching a surprise attack earlier this week. the nation is now reaching out to the u.s. for help and as susan mcginnes reports, the white house has gathered top pol willcy makers and military leaders to figure out how to respond. >> reporter: some iraqi troops abandoned their post and seen walking in civilian clothes near the the city of kirkuk. the retreat comes as the obama administration is moving closer to ending aid to battle al qaeda inspired militants across iraq n a statement the white house acknowledge ongoing violence and said it will quote continue to provide and as required, increase assistance to the government of iraq. wednesday the insurgents to go over saddam hussein hometown of tikrit sending mo