committee, debbie wasserman schultz met with president barack obama last night according to congressman bob bradythe president had questions about philadelphia's bid and it was hard to read according to brady what those questions meant. but they were logistical questions. simple ones easy to answer apparently. once wasserman schultz answered those questions, president barack obama said go with philly. nbc 10 spoke to mayor michael nutter this morning and what happened last night got relayed to him in a call this morning. >> just kind of sitting there, getting ready for my day and i got a call from chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. she asked if we would be the host city for 2016 dnc convention, which, of course i screamed yes. and so we're very excited. >> reporter: and, of course there is still labor contracts to be signed among all the unions down at the wells fargo center and security and logistics and details have to be worked out. there will be a noon conference call involving the mayor and other principles. after that a press conference and gradually will ripple through the community in t

john rawlins back to you all. >> philadelphia democratic party leader congressman bob brady says now is the time to roll up our sleeves and show the dnc and the nation what we have known all along that philadelphia is a great city that can fill memories to last a lifetime. and tom wolf says this is great news for the commonwealth will generate millions in activity in the state. and philadelphia will shine in the national spotlight. we continue now with "action news" reporter david henry, he is in rittenhouse square gathering reaction from none politicians this afternoon. >> reporter: yes the politicians are not the only ones celebrating out here this is a big source of pride for philadelphians they love the city and love living in the city when they heard the news except for one person they were all ecstatic about it. >> i think it's terrific it will be great and good for the city. bring in money. and give us some publicity. >> i think it's high time philly gets more attention. when you look at the city it's looking old and we need a facelift this kind of event will help philadelphia

congressman bob brady says it is time for philadelphia to roll up its sleeves and show itself off as d-class host. >> brady worked alongside two other congressmen to bring the dnc to the city of brotherly love. >> it's going to be a chance to highlight one of america's greatest cities philadelphia and really all of pennsylvania will have many hundreds of people and maybe thousands of people who will come and that's terrific for the economy for the city and the region. >> and pennsylvania senator bob casey also played a key role in bringing the dnc here. >> the testament to the people of philadelphia. people believe in the city and believe the city has turned a corner over a generation and is making progress and moving in the right direction. it's a happy day for all of us. >> casey said a lot of people are going to show up for this big event and he even said republicans are welcome. >>> this is not the first time philadelphia has played host to national conventions. the last time the dnc was held in philadelphia was july 1948. this is video from youtube showing the gathering at conven

they have bob brady and ed rendell and his former chief of staff, a comcast executive, he has signed on as a senior adviser. >> thank you john, in a statement released today pennsylvania governor tom wolf, says quote we look forward to working with local leaders to assure that philadelphia will shine in the national spotlight and the announcement is tremendous news for the commonwealth. debbie wasserman shultz is the chair woman and i asked her why they chose philadelphia. >> the most important criteria was lonlistics and security and resources, and because our primary goal was to make sure that our delegates a really wonderful experience so they are motivated and excited to go out after the convention and work for our party's nominee, and in philadelphia the host committee did a fantastic job. >> i would not be presumptuous to make any predictions about the nominee but was there any conversation between the party and hillary clinton where she wanted to see the convention. >> there was no conversation with anyone other than our technical group. >> i saw a vine on your twitter timelin

congressman bob brady helps bring the convention to town. brady, and fellow philadelphians, say third excited for the dnc. >> i want to show off our city. to my colleagues, to the nation, to the world. >> mayor nutter stopping by "eyewitness news" to our studio to talk about convention and what it will mean for the city. >> "eyewitness news" has you covered with latest information in the run up to the dnc. you can get the latest any time at cbsphilly.com. >> president obama holds a cyber security summit today at stafford university in california. the president is expected to unveil executive action to increase information sharing between private companies and the feds. the administration says recent hacks and data breaches have shown that law enforcement needs to be better prepared to protect american consumers. >>> journalism has lost another prominent voice. new york times columnist dived car, collapsed and died in his news room late last night. >> you have never seen a big hard suspension after anchor like this. >> that was one of car's f

. >> reporter: congressman bob brady believes companies might use the meetings as leverage but doesn't think governor scott will have any success. >> fall on his face or by himself. everybody will see what it is. it is just a grandstand play. >> reporter: florida's governor is here today and tomorrow. one of the companies he's meeting with is wawa which already has several dozen stores there. some is about expansion. but they're also trying to get some companies to leave and never look back. in center city, matt delucia, "nbc10 news." >>> right now on the nbc10 app, can you watch governor scott's entire interview with match, including his pitch to wawa and why he says pennsylvania workers should consider moving to florida. >>> pennsylvania supreme court nominee has withdrawn his name from consideration following an e-mail controversy. judge thomas kestler has been under fire for apparently forwarding a racially insensitive e-mail. in a statement released today he said urgent matters in center county made it an inopportune time to leave. governor wolf nominated him to fill an empty spot

. >> reporter: congressman bob brady helped bring the convention to town instead of brooklyn or columbus, ohio. brady and party leaders announced their choice in this video featuring what else, a philly cheesesteak. and speaking of cheesesteaks, the d inform c was the dinnertime talk at jim's on south street. >> philadelphia shows love. we are the city of love and we're the foundation of the nation. >> reporter: pearl is proud to show off his city to the country and the world. they a gut feeling philadelphia would win the bid starting last week. >> last week came in wanted the best cheesesteak in the country and we gaff it to her. >> the last time the inform dc was in town 1948 with president harry truman at the held. r inform c took over philadelphia in 2000. >> i think it's great. i think it will pump up the economy. >> it's enormous in terms of how people view philadelphia. >> reporter: temple university professor ira rosen knows tourism and hospitality. he dedicated his that you are night class to the impact of the convention. >> we'll phil 11,000 center city hotel rooms there's 30,0

congressman bob brady explained why he thinks philadelphia is ready to host a parade. he says other cities in this area have veteran's day parades. philadelphia should, too. >> across the river, jersey has a great parade. we've got a great city. why don't we get a parade? why can't we put one on? >> and if you'd like to put it on your calendar now, the veteran's day parade is scheduled to happen in philadelphia on november 11th. >>> happening today, a sign that spring isn't too far away in spite of how it feels outside. phillies tickets go on sale. this is the first day of single-game ticket sales for the team. and today also pitchers and catchers will have their first workout of spring training as we take a jealous look at the conditions there. in sunny florida. they reported to camp yesterday. position players get to camp next week. >>> and of course we will stay on top of the phils as they get ready for their season in clearwater. you can get real updates any time with the nbc 10 app. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a blust

i sat down with congressman bob brady accusing florida's governor of grandstanding in a state with democratic leadership. and he doesn't believe any companies will leave. >> i think he's going to grandstill a hospital. it is not easy for a business to pick up and we're not giving them any good reason. and they are also motivated by our new governor who again is a very successful business person. >> reporter: the pennsylvania governor tom wolf's office tells me they believe this is nothing more than a political stunt. now, this is the first day that the florida governor is visiting with the hopes of soliciting businesses. i did ask that office if there are any plans to go to any other states, say new jersey or delaware, at this point they tell me there are no other plans. i am scheduled to sit down with governor rick scott later on this morning to talk about this. in the meantime could pennsylvania be doing anything more to keep businesses here? a question i'm trying to get an answer to coming up in the next hour. for now, live in university city, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> 5:07 now. hap

congressman bob brady says other cities in this area have veteran's day parade. philadelphia should, too. if you'd like to put it on your calendar now, veteran's day parade is scheduled to happen november 11th. >>> caught on camera. coming up in our next half hour this big ball of light. nbc 10 gets answers about that fireball seen streaking through the sky over pennsylvania. >>> plus pizza and bacon. it's not an unusual combination until now. just wait until you hear how one pizza chain is trying to cash in on america's love affair with bacon. i get out of work, and i go to the store, and somebody says, smellin' around, "i smell cookies." i said, "oh no you just smell me, i just got out of work that's honey bunches of oats, that's all." i said "don't eat me now." >>> 5:24. we're looking at a flag blowing in a stiff wind out there on south street. 15 degrees is what it says on the screen. it's going to feel around zero actually, with the windchill you have out there. and much coltder than that tomorrow morning. meteorologist bill henley is back in a moment with a

meanwhile, congressman bob brady here in philadelphia is not holding back on his thoughts about this chris. i'll have that coming up at the top of the hour. now live in university city matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> 4:36. happening later today the trial is set to begin for a philadelphia man who is accused of raping a teenager girl by pretending to be a police officer. john cashew went to the girl's home showed her a fake badge and got her out of the home by telling her it was surrounded. he took her to this hotel on roosevelt boulevard, handcuffed her and raped her. >>> camden is taking a different approach to help the homeless. >> next, the city's plan to give people a permanent place to stay. >>> plus the real cost of a speeding ticket. a new report shows the ticket itself is just the beginning. still ahead, a state-by-state breakdown of how much this will jack up your insurance. >>> so cool for him. the big winners of the oscars. the film that cleaned house and the stars who were the talk of the night. >>> 4:39. leaders in camden county are looking to end homelessness in camden

his relationship, of course, not only with the party, about you with the white house, congressman bob bradyr party here, and the person who has been pushing this idea for some time. we didn't think we were ready, i didn't think we were ready for '12, but i nigh we would be ready go 2016. security is our big thing here in philadelphia. the enthusiasm about this, chris, you know philly, is off the charts. people are really excited in the streets of philadelphia. again, i want to say thank you to the chair for picking philly. >> governor rendell, you gave us a great boost of morale, what's this going to mean in terms of recognition, finally philly will be the center of our country for at least a couple weeks. >> well, we have a tremendous boost from the republican convention. people saw philadelphia and couldn't believe the changes that had occurred. as mayor nutter pointed out today, all the good things that were in place in 2000, those things have just progressed under mayor street and mayor nutter. it's a hotbed for millennials, count to "bon apetit" it's a great restaurant city. conde nast

but congressman bob brady is accusing florida's governor of grandstanding, but he admits pennsylvania does need to work on business and wage taxes. and that companies taking part in these means with the florida governor might be doing this to gain leverage. >> we're going to take care of our state. i think that governor scott is doing the same thing in florida. he doesn't need to be here. go back to florida. >> reporter: let me ask you, are you now thinking of any counter action? >> guys can think by themselves. >> reporter: strong words there. pennsylvania governor scott wolf's office believes this is nothing more than a political stunt. i'm going to sit down with rick scott later this morning. we'll have that at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. matt delucia "nbc 10 news." >>> 6:35 now. later pennsylvania lawmakers will talk about changing the state's liquor laws. reports say some delaware county lawmakers want to change the law to make it illegal to buy alcohol out of the state and bring it back to pennsylvania. others say this will hurt pennsylvania businesses by allowing people to buy the

congressman bob brady explained why he thinks -- don't want to demote the congressman there -- explainse thinks philadelphia is ready to host a parade. he says other cities in our area have veterans day parades and philadelphia should, too. >> jersey has a great parade. we've got a great city. why don't we get a parade. why can't we put one on? >> the veterans day parade is scheduled to happen november 11th. >>> and another cool day in florida. >> things better improved by the time pitchers and catchers get their first workout at spring training tomorrow, right? >> oh boy. >> comcast sportsnet marshall harris joining us live from clearwater and the home of phillies spring training. look, the poor guy has a jacket on. >> you have a jacket on today, marshall. what's going on down there? >> reporter: well, renee, i wore the jacket just so i could feel like i was a kind red spirit of you up north in philadelphia. clearly, it's working right now. i have to tell you, you expect the weather to get warmer. that's not the case. get this, down here in clearwater they're calling for record lows to

this time around congressman bob brady says he pushed wasserman schultz hard. >> hugs do work. hugged her every day. gave her a hug every day. i missed her one day i hug the chief of staff. >> convention is expected to bring more than 35,000 visitors to philadelphia. includeing a hefty couldn't tint tin jent of news media. local tourism officials are drooling over the possibilities. >> we'll be able to show off our food scene our shopping scene of course, our history our arts, our culture our sports. >> dnc was particularly impressed with the city's hotel package part of that delegate experience the ability to conveniently get two and from the main venues. the wells fargo center, xfinity life and the pennsylvania convention center. center city hotel capacity is up 14% since the city host theed the republicans. more than 11,000 rooms. >> we have plenty of hotels in center city that are within walking distance from the convention center which cuts down on transportation costs and makes it very convenient for visitors and convention nears. >> reporter: sell bra la-la tower news co

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mvp brady made a commercial shot for the tattoo ted 2... they got along side is the great bobstreet advertising area will the commercial officers offers offers come in for brady-have seen it now will deflationary data have anything to do with it deflation gate... >>gary: i read something where he said the only one to do press next. he this was then there and look good and not worry about dilate dialogue. >>reporter: and think he's busy another making enough and pluses wife makes more than he does. >>gary: you really don't think you'd a company would invest that money in him even though he mayest be suspended for four games next year. >>reporter: i this something is such a big deal i think is one of those things is being blown out of proportion. >>gary: the cam per-she and ed was leaked out next week kim kardashian ... i don't know what this is gonna get them the switch did t mobile i think the commercial was ineffective. >>gary: the budweiser lost dog was number one. yet popeyed and argue we get a beautiful animals involved. the two majority of these commercials and culture cu

bobbing the ball around. he somehow comes up with it. tom brady can't believe what's going on. lynch thought they pounded it out to get it in the end zone. pete carol admitted after the game he made the call for a pass play. >> five. fast. intercepted at the goal line by malcolm! unreal! >> it was unreal. seahawks opting to pass instead of giving the ball to marshon lynch. tom brady four touchdown passes to grab his third super bowl mvp. new england wins 28-24 for the fourth super bowl title. pretty amazing. again, tom brady is going to go down as an all time great. nbc 10. >>> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> a changing weather situation. we had snow overnight. now most of the area is getting rain. it's snowing in the pocono mountains. in between the snow and rain we have slushy slippery conditions for many areas north and west. a busy morning for us all especially jillian mele in the traffic center. good morning. >> good morning, bill. it is busy out there. the slushy commute is what you are seeing now. when we come back i'll get you an update on the northe

brady was one of two references made. >> you were on the field as you were just referencingin inviewed the owner, bob kraft. want to play a little bit of that. >> we've had our challenges this year and found a way to come together and execute and this game we did a great job for your parent, nbc. i love steve burke and brian roberts, i'll bet the ratings for this have to be through the roof. >> you mentioned difficulties -- what are you talking about specifically? >> keeping our team together and making sure everyone is healthy. have a good day. >> you know craig, just a shout-out to the camera work and direction from nbc sports the reaction shots you saw every emotion across -- richard sherman's face when the catch -- during the catch and tom brady's as well. it was just amazing in the last couple of minutes of that game. >> no one could believe it. not even chris kol lingsworth he said what everyone else was thinking about that call. just even to hear pete carroll explain it last night, folks who understand the game of football i don't profess to be one of them but folks who get the xs and os didn't get i

. >> so, what should we watch for when brady and the patriots have the ball against the defense. >> they have one elite player on the offense. it is bob they defend him. double team him. triple team him am or feel they have one person on the team that can take him out. >> so, that's what you have to watch. >> how they defend. >> that's what they will focus on. >> absolutely. it will be a big mistake. >> he has a hyper extended elbow and he could do 99% of the things he normally does. and if they test him. it could be an interception right now. >> we will turn the page a little bit and talk about what should we look for when the seahawks have the ball. >> what thank you should look for with the saw hawks. they have a secret weapon. you think of russell wilson and you have jermaine kearse. >> and they don't throw to him in the reeg season. but you becomes the touchdown. and that is against the prak kerrs. > ening and so, will the patriots forget about it ehim. and do they know who he is. >> this is one of the best cornerbacks in football. put revis on kearse. and i expect bill belichick to do the short thing. the game will be low scorin