also with us tonight, senator bob casey of pennsylvania. great to have both of you with us tonight. senator baldwin, you first. do your residents know what trade promotional authority is? has there been a lack of knowledge amongst the american public as to the severity and the impact of this decision? >> i think my constituents have vivid recollections of the last go-around of this. they remember very vividly nafta and the fast-track authority that went before that. so those recollections are vivid. they're very curious about whether this has changed at all in the years since. i'm going to be sad to tell them i really don't think it has changed. not only is it frustrating that the fast track hasn't kept up with the times, but in terms of trying to understand what's in the tpp, what's in the trade agreement that's being negotiated with the european union, that is next to impossible, even for senators let alone the constituents that i represent in wisconsin. >> senator casey, if it's hard for senators to understand because of lack of access to exactly what's in the deal you're going t

let's be joined by our guest senator bob casey. a democrat from pennsylvania. re for joining us. bob: thank you. mark: as the steel moves to the senate floor, what are your chances of stopping them from getting to the president's desk? how you do it? senator casey. : i think it is a very important debate to have. i wish we were given more time to be able to examine the deal itself. the first thing they have to confront is the trade promotion authority, which i think is a mistake. forever id of reasons. when i look at this promotion authority as well as the trade agreement itself through the lens of pennsylvania and i see what has happened over the last 45 years, it seems that every time we have a deal like this that both parties support pennsylvania gets the short end of the stick. there is not the kind of job growth and expansion or janssen of the middle class that i would hope to get from a trade agreement. this is a difficult subject between and among them across but also for people in both parties. mark: you have been against a lot of trade deals since you h

now, to decision 2016, hillary clinton now has the support of bob casey in her run for the white house. >> i think hillary clinton is prepared not on a great commander in cheer but. >> case lipin in 2008 been on the republican side of the presidential race three senators, ted cruz rand paul and know fopwhether he will denexts under way. how teal is plus sif ear waeft mid raced. what with. we'll be right back with an update. lets say this is your tv and these are the channels you pay for with cable but these are the types of channels you actually want to watch what if you could pay for what you want, and not for what you don't so you could get kids channels sports... or entertainment mix and match, or get them all. now fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv starting at $74.99 -- including internet and phone. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. >>> good morning. it is cold start to the morning. most of the area is either under a warning or freeze/froz advisory. the rest of the area is under a freeze warning with temperatures at freezing or below freezing

senator bob casey is throwing his support behind hillary clinton in the race for president. >> i think hillary clinton is prepared to be not only commander in chief, but a great president. she's spent a lifetime not just in public service itself but a lifetime in public service to help everyday americans. >> the senator endorsed president obama over clinton in the hard fought 2008 democratic presidential primary. >>> so far, three republican senators have announced they'll run for the republican nomination for president. they are ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio. >>> there's plenty of excitement tonight from local music fans after a big concert announcement in south philly. ♪ >> paul mccartney coming back to the city of brotherly love. he last played in philly back in 2010. the wells fargo center made it official this afternoon. workers unfurled a banner with the concert details. mccartney will play at the arena on june 21st. tickets go on sale may 1st. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00 a prescription problem for a popular delaware park. vandals that are ruining the neighborhood fun, a

senator bob casey is making a push to close a communication gap.ey will call on the ftc to allow them to use the same radios of first responders. they made the request back in 2013 but so far the fcc has not reacted. >>> an annual report on airline quality is out today. it was not a good year for the industry according to the research. the number of complaints was up 25%. jetblue and american airlines topped the list. lost bags and late flights. the report is a joint research project from wichita university and emory riddle aeronautic university. >>> a scare at a zoo will lead to charges for a mother. her child fell into the cheetah enclosure. what the mother was doing when the child fell. >>> and an intergalactic coffee run. the mission to carry an extra jolt to astronauts in the international space station. >>> happening today, a sentencing hearing for four former black water security guards. they were convicted in october in connection with the deaths of 14 iraqi civilians in 2007. three of them faced mandatory decades long sentences on firearms

. >>> new at 6:00 pennsylvania senator bob casey wants action when it comes to the va. the democratic senator is calling for indicted of 35 recommendation from his a report that found serious problems at the the philadelphia va. >> we have to make sure that this report doesn't just go on to a shelf somewhere, that the recommendations, and the calls for change that are set the for the in this report, in fact, get implemented. >> at the philadelphia va that report found excessive weight times for care and evidence that dates were changed to cover up wait times. >>> today is last day pennsylvanians can register to vote in next month primary election. the it is deadline to change party affiliations. pennsylvania may 19th election voters will cast ballots for county, local offices and seats on the pennsylvania supreme court superior court and commonwealth court. >>> what states give you the most bang for your buck when it comes to school. >>> still to come a new survey puts together rankings and number one is in our area we will tell you which one is making the grade, kathy.

. >>> happening today with decision 2016 bob casey is expected to endorse hillary clinton.e plans to release an e-mail saying he's backing clinton. casey backed barack obama over clinton during the 2008 white house race. >>> so far three republican senators have announced that they're running for the republican nod for president, they are ted cruz, rand paul, and marco rubio. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 19 minutes after 4:00. the temperatures are falling right now. it is another chilly start this morning. back a little bit colder than yesterday, and the wind is blowing across boat house row. winds gusting to 26 miles an hour. steady at 18. 41 degrees feels 34r50ik 2 this morning. a cold start. watching for snow flurries in the pocono mountains. snow showers moving into northwestern pennsylvania and north central pennsylvania. some of those bringing clouds into allentown and philadelphia. not expecting to see flurries but we are getting a cold start. and we will see that cold air continue to dump out of canada during the day t

. >>> senator bob casey is calling for action after reports showing delays and mismanagement at the philadelphia'sans affairs regional office. the senator sent a letter to v.a. officials for fast work to implement recommendations by the attorney general. they found data manipulation wait times for claims-related issues that dragged on for almost a year and a pattern of behavior that left veterans without the services that they need. >> the philadelphia va needs a reminder about for whom they work. they work for veterans they work for their families and they work for taxpayers. >> the house veterans affairs committee is holding a hearing to focus on the philadelphia office. >>> president obama's senior adviser will join philadelphia mayor michael nutter for a conversation at city hall. valerie jarrett is in town for the lead on leave empowering working families across america tour. she's expected to highlight a sick leave law passed by city council earlier this year. the obama administration wants congress to give every worker in america access to paid sick time. >> you don't want to have young peo

. >>> happening today, with decision 2016 pennsylvania senator bob casey is expected to endorse fellow democrat hillary clinton. he's going to send an e-mail backing clinton. that will taut her dedication to fighting for the middle class. casey backed barack obama during the 2008 white house race. on the republican side three senators have announced that they will run for the republican nomination for president, ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio. >>> in the kathleen kane investigation a judge postponed a hearing on whether pennsylvania's attorney general should be held in contempt of court. the hearing was scheduled for monday montgomery county court. yesterday kane's lawyers challenged the basis for the hearing claiming kane was biased. she's accused of leaking secret grand jury information, she fired a prosecutor after the judge ordered a ban on retaliating against potential witnesses. >>> it's about 18 minutes after 5:00. we were watching some construction earlier on the roads. hopefully that's moved out of the way. we're also checking on any other problems that may pop up on your

. >> hillary clinton now has the support of pennsylvania senator bob casey in her reason for the white house. >> i think hillary clinton is prepared to be not on commander in chief but a great president. she spent a lifetime not just in public service itself but a lifetime in public service to help every day americans. >> senator casey officially endorsed clinton yesterday. that was not the case in 2008 when casey backed obama over clinton in the primaries. ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio have announced their candidacies. new jersey governor chris christie says he will decide soon whether he's going to run. >> this could be a sign that chris christie will soon announce a run for president. his wife recently resigned from her job. >> repairs to this railroad bridge will close one of philadelphia's busiest streets for a while. chunks of concrete keep falling on to the street. in fact one of them slammed through a car's windshield recently barely missing the driver. csx has announced it will start repairs to the bridge beginning in june. neighbors and officials tell us that the work sh

. >>> happening today in decision 2016 pennsylvania senator bob casey is expected to endorse hillarynton for president. he plans to send an e-mail to supporters announcing his backing clinton. the e-mail will tout her dedication to fighting for the middle class. casey backed barack obama over clinton during the 2008 white house race. >>> so far three republican senators have announced they will run for the republican nomination for president. they are ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio. >>> how would you like to pocket more than 2,000 dollars. that's how many your family could save if you stop wasting food. the average american household throws about $2200 worth of food each year. that's according to a new study. it found overall americans throw away $165 billion in food each year. that's a whole lot of leftovers. >>> an out of this world anniversary, 25 years ago today a space launch helped pave the way for the united states. >> reporter: stunning sights exposed to the human eye for the first time. all possible thanks to a single telescope from nasa launched on april 24th 1990. only

senator bob casey wants that to change.e frequency is limited and the sec tsdz amsaid that amtrak police belong to the railroad. >>> from our jersey shore bureau some unexpected items have been found on jersey beaches. in addition to the seashells and sandcastles, visitors have encountered a whoopee cushion, parking meter, and stun gun. 315,000 pieces of trash were picked up last year. the most common wasn't as original. it was actually pieces of plastic. >>> medical marijuana is not even legal in every state. >> but new research shows it could help children battling severe illness. we'll have the details next a at 4:00. >>> a mother is in trouble again after her young children were found wandering alone. why she is still defending her parenting decisions and what she had to promise to get her kids back from police >> what went wrong? is a man who is disabled left abandoned in the woods with nothing but a bible and blanket. his mother facing charges. now nbc 10 is taking a closer look at the difficult reality families in si

. >>> senator bob casey is calling for action after reports showing delays in mismanagement at the philadelphiaeteran affairs regional office. the report found a pattern of data manipulation. weight times for claims related issues and dragging on for more than 300 days as well as a pattern of behavior that left vets without the services they need. >> the philadelphia v.a. needs a reminder about for whom they work. they work for veterans. they work for their families and for taxpayers. >> the house veterans affairs committee is holding hearing to focus on the philadelphia office. >>> new jersey governor chris christie approval ratings are at an all time low in a new poll. some of the drop appears to be due to the jersey jam bridge scandal. more than half of voters believe he was aware of what has happening. close to 60% say he didn't order the lane closures. 29% say he should be removed if-involved. the same percentage of voters think an apology is good enough. >>> the governor was cleared of my rong doing. >>> the new owner of revery welll is allowed to cancel policies. he is negotiate with the

bob casey says he sent the letter to remind federal officials that this project needs to be completedmore than $97 million being devoted to the project this year. but casey's calling on the administration to continue investing in the work. >> because we have to make sure when those larger vessels are coming up the east coast that we get them to philadelphia. this is an imperative for the region. >> completion of the project should lead to $1 billion in port infrastructure projects in our region. that means, more jobs for the future. >>> well check those lottery tickets. someone is almost a million dollars richer after buying a winning ticket in burkes county. the winning ticket sold to the speedway in redding. the match 6 lotto ticket worth more than $907,000. it was for the april 23rd drawing. winning numbers, 2, 3, 24 38 39 and 45. again, they are 2, 3, 24, 38, 39 and 45. >>> back now to the top story. breaking traffic news. >> rush hour headaches ahead for commuters traveling through one part of chester county. route 202 in birmingham township is delayed in both directions. only on

senator bob casey is making a push to close the communications gap between amtrak and first responders at third street station today gates is calling on the fcc to allow amtrak police access to the same radio frequencies used by first responders to communicate during emergencies. amtrak police made the request in 2013 but the fcc has not yet act the. >>> it is 6:46. you might find this next story disturbing. there's a warning. it played out on a police body cam video from tulsa county oklahoma earlier this month. it's an undercover sting that went wrong and ended with the death of a suspect. you can see the suspect running from the volunteer deputy. the deputy can be heard screaming, taser, taser, but instead of shooting his taser officials say the deputy mistakenly fired his gun. you might find the end of the chase, which you hear, disturbing. >> your stomach now. [ gunshot ] >>> the suspect died from his injuries. >>> four people died after a plane crash in florida. the federal aviation administration said the small twin engine plane took off from orlando. tried to make an emergency

. >>> happening today with decision 2016 pennsylvania senator bob casey is expected to endorse fellowocrat hillary clinton. he plans to send an e-mail announcing he's backing clinton. the e-mail will taut clinton's dedication to fighting for the middle class. he backed obama over clinton during the 2008 white house race. >>> three republican senators have announced they will run for the republican nomination ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio. >>> 6:45. in the kathleen kane investigation they postponed a hearing. the hearing was scheduled for montgomery in county court. yesterday they challenged the basis for the hearing claiming that the judge in the case is biased. kane's office is accused of leaking secret grand jury information. she fired a prosecutor after a judge ordered a ban on retaliating against witnesses. >>> a bill was a proffered that allows nurses to use narcan. health lawmakers approved a plan to give school nurses access to the drug and training to use it. they did not mandate the schools keep the drug on hand. the delaware senate approved the measure and the governor

. >>> bob casey calls for immediate action now that the report about philadelphia's veterans affairs regional office is official. the senator sent a letter to v.a. officials calling for fast work implementing the recommendations issued by the inspector general. that report found a pattern of data manipulation wait times for claims-related issues that dragged on for more than 300 days and a pattern of behavior that left veterans without the services they've earned. >> the philadelphia v.a. needs a reminder for whom they work. they work for veterans they work for their families, and they work for taxpayers. >> the house veterans affairs committee is holding a hearing to focus on the philadelphia office. >> and a first alert traffic note for drivers in chester county. a bridge restoration project is expected to cause traffic tie-ups for several months. route 23 closed, drivers should expect detours. penndot says the bridge is structurally deficient and needs to be fixed over the nexting a months. contractors will remove deteriorated is steel beams and replace them with concrete beams ne

. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey is calling on veterans affairs officials to act fast and act decembereively and i policemenning recommendations from an inspector general report report. casey did so in philadelphia today. fox 29's jeff cole joins us now. jeff, what did senator casey say about this report which as we've stabbed was scathing? >> certainly not happy about it lucy. as you can imagine the report is unacceptable according to the united states senator. he says that the va especially in philadelphia is not doing its job to provide veterans with a benefits they deserve. the report showed thousands of calls not being returned to veterans for over a year and also claims the va was manipulating dates, ignoring thousands of peaces of male and failing to document patients records in a time manner. in a press conference today senator casey demand the va act now to fix the problems with its playinged -- it's playinged with. he read parts of the letter they sent to the va. >> quote what specific actions are being taken to ensure issues of data manipulation, duplicate payments and delay

. >> pennsylvania senator bob casey was in town today to push for more funding for the delaware deepeningsey was joined by business leaders around the region here in south philadelphia calling on the obama administration to invest in the project so it can meet its 2017 deadline. the funds will allow the army corps of engineers to deepen a stretch of the delaware river. casey calls it the region's largest jobs project. >>> the federal emergency management agency or fema says it has purged more than $6.9 billion into new jersey since hurricane sandy hit in 2012. the money reimbursed municipal for clearing debris restoring works. fema paid out more than a few billion dollars in flood insurance claims ton elevate homes. >> the red cross is getting a boost thanks to a local grocery store chain. the burns family fresh grocer supermarkets presented the red cross with a check today at the store at progress plaza in north philadelphia. all last month customers were given the opportunity to donate that along with corporate support raised $10,000. this is the chain's third annual fundraiser for the

. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey is preparing to publishly endorse hillary clinton for president.asey's spokesperson says he plans to send an e-mail to support's announcing his support of clinton, in the e-mail clinton will tell clinton's dedication for fighting for middle class. the casey sided with president obama over clinton in the 2008 democratic presidential primary. >>> a local woman has turn a love of flowers into you can say a blooming business. she takes us inside her greenhouse next. >> aren't you clever. >>> ♪ >> funny guy. >> yeah. >> happy birthday to mom too and alex holley. we won't say her age either. >> a young chris murphy and her mother. >> that is good. >> 4:53. local woman's passion has bloomed into something a lot of people are talking about these days. >> fox 29's dawn timmeney visited her award winning greenhouse but this woman isn't the only one with the green thumb. >> the color it is a income out. >> reporter: lewis and jim have quite the the prize collection of prized orchid, bright, beautiful and boosting with color. >> what catches our interest is wh

senator bob casey is on a mission to fix some problems for many military veterans in our area. he took aim at the regional office for veterans affair in philadelphia's east falls section. today the senator called for implementation of dozens of recommendations related to that office. the changes mentioned in an inspector general's report includes speeding up long delayed benefits for vets who use the branch. >>> philadelphia leaders met for a second time today to help build bridges between law enforcement and citizens mayor michael nutter and two dozen other community leaders discussed building trust. it stems from a march report on police use of force the best practices for policing and improving relationships. >>> spectators at today's boston marathon say the atmosphere was less intense than last year but the sense of tradition was as strong as ever. an estimated 30,000 runners dealt with chilly temperatures and rain during today's race. the winner of the men's division won the race two years ago when it was struck with the deadly bombing and kenya's was the women's champion.

. >>> senator bob casey calls for immediate action now that the report about philadelphia's veteransaffairs regional office is official. the senator joined local veterans this morning. he sent the letter to v.a. officials calling for fast work implementing recommendations issued by the inspector general. the report found a pattern of data manipulation wait times for claims-related issues that dragged out for more than 300 days and a pattern of behavior that left veterans without the services they've earned. >> the philadelphia v.a. needs a reminder about for whom they work. they work for veterans, they work for their families, and they work for taxpayers. >> the house veterans affairs committee is also holding a hearing to focus on the philadelphia office. >>> there's a new poll out today on the jersey jam bridge scandal that rocked governor christie's administration. most voters do not believe that christie was responsible for the lane closures on the george washington bridge last year. but, 57% believe he was aware of the closures. that same percentage of people do not believe he p

. >>> senator bob casey want to make sure amtrak has what it need. casey called for fcc to change policies for amtrak police. right now fcc does not allow amtrak police to use the same radio frequency as other first responders on the noter line of an emergency. >> if you are a law enforcement officer you ought to be able to communicate with other law enforcement officers or other public safety officials when you are doing your job. >> reporter: amtrak has been pushing for the change since 2013. >>> good evening everyone. things are getting even slower on i-95, part of the shaking in the camera but if you are traveling on i-95, in the southbound direction you will notice red flashing lights here, thinks right around area of allegheny. we have an accident with emergency teams on the scene blocking the left-hand lane. please give yourself some more time on the northbound size, we just cleared and, right around betsy ross bridge. but you are delayed in either direction between the vine and cottman on both side of i-95. in and out of the center city north

. >> bob casey joins me this morning.'s finally apparently going to get a vote, you think she's going to have any trouble getting confirmed? >> seems like she's going to have the votes but we should remind ourselves this is the 165th day that she has not been confirmed, so we have to make sure this gets done tomorrow for sure. i'm not sure we've ever had anyone more qualified to be the attorney general yet she was held up purely for political reasons. >> and it was november when the president brought her name, november of last year. >> yeah, and the time period between her being moved out of the judiciary committee and today, that's an awful long time. hired by a long shot than the previous seven attorney generals, so we need to get this done, get her confirmed and begin her service as attorney general. >> senator i want to change topics to iran. president obama talked about strategy with our own chris matthews. here's part of what he said about what iran is doing right now. listen to this, sir. >> right now, their ships

. >>> senator bob casey in philadelphia today urging veterans affairs officials to act fast and implementing. notice changes recommended from a scathing inspector general report claims the va was ignoring thousands of pieces of mail manipulating dates and failing to document patients records in a timely manner. today at a press conference senator casey read parts of a letter he sent to the va. >> quote what specific actions are being taken to ensure issues of data manipulation, duplicate payments and delay in responding to inquiries from beneficiaries among other findings do not happen again unquote. that's the main question that i asked them to respond to me. >> call to the veterans administration was not immediately returned for comment comment. the local va has said would it do its own review and report back by the end of the june. >>> philadelphia mayoral candidates in the spotlight again tonight's focus technology. free library one of my favorite places in spring garden hosted the forum. the candidates fielded questions from voters about how they'll encourage the expansion of technology

so you have people like bob casey and sherrod brown.sent upstate new york all being anti-trade. >> do you think it's a mistake to be anti-trade or at least to be skeptical of all free trade deals? >> it's just an old argument that both sides do it. i grew up in a city, north philly, as a kid where they used to be factory jobs for my grand pop, local democratic committee man, but he went to a factory job at night. high uncle charles went to a bud plant. it was always within 20 minutes away a big industrial place to work with good blue collar jobs. they're gone. they're gone. and so the democrats see that loss very dramatically because there are people that have lost those job opportunities. >> so let's talk about the message of the candidates for 2016. today is the second day in new hampshire for hillary clinton. but she is facing new questions this morning about her time as secretary of state. an krupupcoming book called clinton cash krams foreign entities received special favors from the state department if they donated to the clinton

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bob kacie is backing hillary clinton's run for the white house. the pennsylvania democrat plans to send an e-mail announcing his support later on today. a spokesman, for caseys he's taught clinton's dedication for fighting for the middle class, sited when barack obama over clinton in the hard fought 2008 democratic presidential primary. >> right now 5:53. oh man feels like winter is back katy? >> it is chilly out there. so start the morning off for sure especially when we still have the breeze coming in out of the northwest. that will continue to be running theme all day but we should brighten up for a lot more sun than what we saw yesterday. mid upper 30's, general theme here across most of the board, and we do still have freeze watches and warnings in effect in the purple. you have got warnings, so it will be a hard freeze for you with temperatures near or below freezing, and then, another round of watches take effect late tonight. so, it is a two like, basically two for the price of one here, and we are expecting that chill to hang on, obviously, into tomorrow morning. low 60s return though for the weekend, and again as we've been saying, there is chance