that is the mayor's responsibility. >> reporter: city council president darryl clark and other members of the council say risk of possible sale to uil holdings out weighed benefits. mayor nutter estimated the sale would pump between 40600 million-dollar in the cities under funded pension plan. council says that number would more likely be, between 20,400,000,000. >> this was highest price offered by 33 companies. it has the best terms and conditions for our citizens, for our customers, for the work force, and for the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the deal with a frozen rates and programs for low income families and seniors, for a three-year period, uil have would have safe guarded employee pensions and offered current workers jobs. >> what happens after three years when the the city publicly owned and publicly traded company, the reality is that their issue relates to their responsibilities to the stockholders, not to the citizens of the city of philadelphia. >> now the mayor and non-partisan committee of 70 expressed concerns that there were no public hearings on the proposed sal

council president darryl clark sent a letter to the mayor today stating that council will not endorsehe proposed $1.86 billion sale of pgw to uil holdings which is a utility based in connecticut. the mayor said that he would use a portion of those proceeds to shore up the city workers pension fund. the mayor calls the move a copout and says that uil should have been able to answer questions in a public forum before council could decide. >> they summarily dismissed and essentially thrown out of the door raises questions about true ability to do big things, to get big things done and to do business at a national or international scale. >> well, the utility workers union of america local 686 supports city council's decision. they release add statement tonight that read "this poe posed sale was never in the best interests of our citizens, especially the poor and elderly on fixed incomes. pgw is a stable profitable city asset and we are delighted it will remain so ." >> a pennsylvania speak justice caught up in a state government porn e-mail scan dell has retired. the state judicial conduc

darryl clark introduced new legislation yesterday to designate the area as an educational housing district. it will hold students responsible for certain conduct and landlords of unruly students could lose their rental licenses. the measure will now be up for a debate in committee. >>> this is causing a lot of talk here. a 17-year-old girl said she was unfairly sent home from school for breaking the school's dress code. here is the outfit she was wearing. you can see the legs there with the boot and the coat. the girl said she was sent home in wilmington because she was wearing the leggings. her mother says the school told her it was trying to make sure boys weren't detraistracted by clothing. boys should be responsible for their behavior. the dress code promotes a proper learning environment the school says. >>> septa will launch a new campaign to silence the violence on trains and buses. the campaign will be officially announced later today. teamed up with young broadcasters of america to prodouse public service announcements about transit safety. the announcements will run on tv, radio

city council president darryl clark set a letter to the mayor saying councils little not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion sale to uil holdings, utility company bales in the connecticut. mayor nutter planned to use a portion of the proceeds to bolster the city workers pension fund. but utility workers union of america local 686 supports the council's decision. >>> amazon has unveiled another streaming service. the fire tv stick plus right into your tv set, provides users access to movies, tv shows, music, and more. the on line retailer says that tiny device offers the same experience as the $99 amazon fire tv, but, in a smaller package. the fire tv stick is available for pre-order today on amazon's website. >>> and dunkin' donuts plans to roll out new hybrid menu item, do not call it a cronut. says it will launch its christ and the donut nationally for limited time on november 3rd t comes more than a year after the bakery in new york city introduced its popular and now trademark cronut. don't call it a cronut. >> no kidding. >> former president bill clinton took to pennsylvania to c

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today council president darryl clark sent a letter to mayor nutter stating that the council will not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion deal of pgw to uil holdings, the utility company, based in connecticut. mayor had said that one quarter of the proceeds from that sale would be used to sure up the struggling city workers pecks fund, opponents had said putting the utility in private hands could subject residents to frequent rate hikes and endanger relief programs. >>> well, nurse quarantined in new jersey after returning home from west africa is now going home to maine. casey hitchcox, the first person forced in the mandatory quarantine in the u.s. was symptom free for 24 hours. although she had complained about her treatment, and threatened to sue. meantime right now, in new york a five-year old boy is being evaluated with possibly bowl a symptoms at bellevue hospital. the cdc and the pennsylvania health officials have not issued new monitoring guidelines. they include requiring people to travel to west after rick to keep a journal of their symptoms. >>> those new guidelines officia

today council president darryl clark introduced new legislation to designate the area an educational housing district. it would hold students responsible for certain conduct and landlords of unruly students could lose their rental licenses. the measure must now be debated in committee. >>> the manhunt for fugitive eric frin continues into its 27th day. a journal frein left behind gis us a cold-blooded and chilling account of the night two pennsylvania state troopers were ambushed. frein wrote he saw his shot and took it, watching from a distance, as his victim, corporal bryon dickson, dropped to the ground. he killed bryon dickson and wounded alex douglass. >>> two accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an atlantic city casino. andre torres entered a plea of not guilty, released on his own recolony zans. a second denied it. a new york woman says two assaulted her at the taj mahal last april. according to court documents he said she was drunk and unable to resist. >>> new jersey's board of medical examiners has stripped abortion doctor steven brigham of his final medical license. t

two men are identified after crashing into a semi on the bishop ford. 26 year old darryl clark... and 25 year old lamont taylor -- both of chicago, were killed in the crash. it happened about 2:30 yesterday morning near cottage grove. witnesses say the car was speeding behind the semi while it was slowing down. the car then hit the semi from behind... becoming stuck underneath. no school again today for students in waukegan.. as teacher salary negotiations head waukegan school district 60e. released a statement saying salaries demanded by the union however, union board members claim the district gained a 37- million dollar surplus over the past four years. the district is apologizing for the inconveniences caused by the strike. the bears were their own worst enemy in another second half collapse. bears were up by as much as 14, bears were up three in the back. fourth, when jay cutler overthrows a receiver, right to the panthers would kick a field. goal to tie it at 24. next possession, matt forte runs off to the right.. and he fumbles the ball. that gives the panthers a very short

private ownership would subject pgw customers to unfair rate hikes and city council president darryl clark tweeted the risks out weigh the benefits. >>> john stam os was quite a dream date you could say for many women out here. >> yes, he was. >> something you heard. >> yes i have heard that. apparently he likes woman with a sense of humor. whom he went out with on a date and what she's spilling about that experience. okay. >>> inmates in california getting a second chance at life outside of prison, what a city there is now offering, touching the lives of these who say they are done doing time. >>> good morning to you. 4:39. it already feels kind of nice out there. >> it will be so nice. >> it is going to be beautiful. sue will talk about that in approximately a minute but, until then, a big traffic signal improvement project underway in center city philadelphia you will see work crews in the area from callow hill to market and broad to second. sixteen intersections are getting new traffic signals and 15 intersections are getting what city is calling traffic management cameras. work is exp

critics of the deal say private ownership, would subject pgw customers to unfair rate headaches and darryl clarkthe benefits. >>> you knitted methodist pastor disciplined after he officiated wedding of his gay son will be allowed to maintain his minister. a pennsylvania church jury was wrong to defrock frank schaefer after he refused to promise never to perform another gay marriage. council ruled on technical ground and didn't express an opinion about gay marriage. since his church, trial, schaefer has become a big proponent for gay rights. >>> a brawl, involving more than two dozen people, breaks out, the at of all places, a baby shower. it happened saturday night, at social hall in lower macungie in lehigh county. neighbors say a hundred people were at the shower and then at 11:00 o'clock at night, they poured outside into the streets. police say when they got there, there was about 25 people, street fighting. >> apparently there were harsh words exchanged inside the venue. people tried to break it up or defend one another. it got out offhanded and den graded in to a physical altercation. >> w

the row posed sale of pgw is as good as dead, that is per philadelphia it is i council president darryl clark who says that council members don't believe the benefits out way the risk. mayor michael nutter argued selling pgw would pump 424 million-dollar in philadelphia's pension fund and maintain low income energy programs. >>> a pennsylvania pastor, defrocked for officiating his son's gay wedding can remain an ordained minister. methodist church's ruling authority deidentified frank schaefer's fate today. he was discipline not only for performing the wedding but because he would not promise never to officiate at another same sex wedding. the church says that it has not reversed its stance on gay marriage. >>> it is immediate retirement for pennsylvania supreme court justice shamus mccaffery, days after being implicated implicata government porn e-mail scandal he was suspended a week ago and today resigned via a letter sent to governor tom corbett. supreme court's chief justice disclosed mccaffery sent or received 234 e-mails with sexually explicit content. >>> atlantic city's mayor was hono

private ownership would subject pgw cuss mers to unfair hate hikes and city council president darryl clark tweeted the risks out weighed the benefits. >>> a you knittedded methodist pastor discipline after he officiated a wedding on have his gay son will be allowed to remain as an ordained ministers. church's judicial council ruled that the pennsylvania symptom monitoring jury was wrong to defrock frank shaper last year after he refused to perform another gay marriage. council ruled on technical grounds and didn't express an opinion about gay marriage. since his church trial schaefer has become a big proponent for gay rights. >>> 5:36. a program in callus offering inmates a second chance, how their lives are being touched by this opportunity to live a normal life once again. >>> and a snow ban in the middle of october. hall have of fame prankster back at tonight time for halloween we will have an update coming up in >>> a big traffic signal is underway in center city philadelphia we will see a little bit of work from callowhill to market and broad to second. sixteen intersections are getti

city council president darryl clark sent the mayor a letter, says council will not endorse the proposeale to uil holdings, base in the connecticut. mayor planned to use a portion of the proceeds to bolster the city workers pension fund. but utility workers union of america local 686 spouse council's decision. >> beautiful day, great excuse to get outside and enjoy, what you have got while you have got it. this may end up being one the lasts times we see forecast like this, for the rest of the year. and we're well above average with temperatures expecting here. look at that sunrise, so nice. >> why not make it a beach day. great excuse. and we will be keeping the sun around all day today. let's go next to storm scan three despite cup of clouds here and there, still generally clear right now. and the sun is just absolutely beautiful over that horizon, 46 currently in mount pocono, note's from ac, to up philly, and expecting temperatures to spike easily, into the low and mid 70s, later this afternoon. flirting with 70 in the poconos, but the sun will shine for everybody. jess, we send it

council president darryl clark sent a letter to the mayor, state ago this council will not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion sale of pgw to uil holdings, a utilities company based in connecticut. mayor had said that one quarter of the proceed from that sale would be used to sure up the struggling city workers pension fund, but opponent said putting utility in private land will lead rate pairs subject to rate hikes and endanger relief programs. >>> latest one bowl, the cdc and pennsylvania department have of health are monitoring more than 100 people, for possible signs of that virus. about 30 people who have recently traveled from west africa are being machine toward here in philadelphia. city health department says five to ten people could be added to that list on a daily basis. health officialness bucks county say they are monitoring two people right now. the the the nurse who threatened to sees after she was forced in toe bowl quarantine has been released from a newark, new jersey hospital. correspondent allison harmlen has the the latest. >> reporter: nurse casey hitchcox is headi