governor jack markell was on hand to congratulate her on her new post.pologize to her for messing up her story. she was first appointed to the state's highest trial court back in 2001 and since 2008 she has overseen the mental health court. >>> channel 6 very proud tonight to have taken part in a sizable gift at children's hospital of philadelphia. "action news" reporter annie mccormick was there and has the story. >> reporter: mickey mouse and mini mouse spread their special disney cheer to patients and their siblings at the children's hospital of philadelphia on monday. but before the fun the two iconic characters gave a check worth $250,000 with the help of 6abc's president and general manager. they presented the check to chop ceo dr. steven altshore. >> we reached out and they were very happy to make this gift for $250,000 to children's hospital of philadelphia. >> reporter: the check is on behalf of 6abc, disney and the disney abc television group. the money goes towards await play learn area. it will look something like this and will go inside the

yesterday, president obama met with the democratic governors, including tom wolf of pennsylvania and jack markell of delaware. the president praised his party's governors for pushing initiatives ranging from raising minimum waejs to extending paid sick leave for workers. philadelphia mayor michael nutter will be in washington this weekend. later on this morning, the mayor will address the democratic national committee win's winter meeting. >>> we have new information this morning in that deadly las vegas road rage killing. a police report says that the 19-year-old suspect in the case bragged to his friends about killing the mother of two outside of her house with a semiautomatic handgun. police say that he fired 22 shots at tammy meyers and her son brandon last week. after the shooting he allegedly told his friends that he quote, got them. the suspect and the victim knew each other, police say. >>> back in our area police are warning local college students about the dangers of using fake i.d.s after a college dean helped to break up a fake i.d. scam. here's what we know. radnor township police te

governor jack markell attended the first meeting.embers are studying wilmington crime data reviewing police deployment strategies and will make recommendations on how to reduce crime in that city. >>> there's breaking news tonight nbc says it is suspending nightly news anchor brian williams for sick months without pay. williams apologized on air last week for falsely claiming that he was in a helicopter that was hit by a rock propelled grenade while he was covering the iraq war in 2003. inform bc says you continues to to intendly investigate williams statements. his suspension will take effect immediately. >>> another big name in television is stepping down. find out what host is calling it quits. and new tonight why you can now enjoy your eggs with a little less guilt. the new research that could have you changing your diet. kathy? >> we have more snow on the way. it's the clipper train. one after another bringing in two shots of arctic air. we're talking about the coldest air of the season. we'll time it out and show you when it al

part of governor jack markel's executive order to plan for and adapt to climate change and sea levelhe final recommendations are expected next month. >>> and ben salem is using casino cash to help cleanup the city and educate people about gambling addictions. the bucks county redevelopment authority awarded more than $83,000 in grant money to fund a graffiti removal program across the area. ben salem is one of several bucks county communities receiving impact grants from parks casino this year. >>> and in delaware county administrators at penn state brandywine hope two new buildings will be ready for students starting in 2017. they will include a first ever residence hall along with a separate student union and a dining hall penn state brandywine has been a commuter campus since opening in the '60s. student housing has always been a part of the plan for the school. >>> happening today, governor surveyors will announce a new hike for the washington monument. they have determined that the monument is nearly ten inches shorter than what it has been thought to be for more than 130 years.

navent gave them $50,000 each, and governor jack markell applauded the company's commitment to adding 150 more jobs to the diamond state's economy, they employee almost 800 people in the diamond state. >>> coming up next we'll check the forecast for you. looking live at sky 6 hd a pretty picture of the skyline, meteorologist, melissa magee has the die tails from accuweather. >>> time now for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist, melissa magee is standing by to tell us what to expect by this evening, now that we have cleared out. >> the snow we had earlier today and the temperatures are cold but not as bad as the last couple days, we have a beautiful picture to share with you from chester county from danielle. one of our social media followers, in lancaster they picked up 2.5 inches of snow and you can see the horse drawn buggy, looks like a postcard. and another picture along the ben franklin bridge this picture was taken by jim you can see all the ice on the delaware river that is a concern as temperatures are cold and colder than they are right now. outside we l

called a better bottom line that was patterned after an idea from my friend, delaware governor jack markell, when he was the chair of the national governors association. it is about helping employers identify the unique abilities of people who are defined, by some as having a disability. tonight i want to recognize some of the people who i met this year through a better bottom line. here with me tonight are people like spencer kletzien of dickmann manufacturing in grafton, mary lapointe, who uses her computer skills at her job with beyond vision in milwaukee, peter wenzel, who works at mosinee cold storage and dan blomgren, who i met at mcglynn pharmacy in stoughton. let's give them each a round of applause. [applause] as part of a better bottom line we expanded programs helping transition people with disabilities into the workforce in a way that matched their skills with the needs of prospective employers. for the first time in more than a decade, the division of vocational rehabilitation eliminated a waiting list for employment services for people with significant disabilities. we will co

we are awaiting a press conference with governor jack markell, that is coming up at 8:40.will head right over there, and we will bring that to you in a little bit mike and alex. >> what a view there. >> every live shot should have a dog peaking. >> we held that shot too long. >> we were fascinated. >> fab has particular. >> thanks, jenny joyce. >> lets see, did you hear about this, leslie gore died. >> i did, i did. >> it is my party. >> yep. >> she was a pop idol in the 1960's a. >> ♪ >> did you know she was only 15. >> when she sang this conshohocken. >> yes, only 15. >> yes, let's see that would make her, 68. such a great song. she had a really, great career, and a long one. >> yes good but never could come up with a hit as big as that one, it's my party the she died of lung cancer up in new york city. sixty-eight years old. >> she was born in brooklyn. but she was raised in new jersey. >> and few people realized she was discovered by quincy jones. >> i love quincy jones. >> yep. >> a snow day for a lot of kids. >> um-hmm. >> but parents listen up, can your boss dock yo

their headquarters at justice street today and 123 employees work in the new offices, governor jack markell says the companies move is a sign of economic growth for the city and navent announced grabs for three local nonprofits including the childrens museum. >>> don't be surprise fire department coffee goes up over the next three years the international coffee organization says that it could spike 25% by 2020. coffee consumption is growing in india and china and latin america and it will likely push the prices higher and higher. >> many people try lots of ways to lose weight fad diets and exercise and even pills but a new study suggests that fiber may be the key monica malpass is live in the newsroom with more. >> that is right many folks that try to lose weight thinks it's tedious calorie counter or avoiding a list of forbidden foods but it could be as easy as adding fiber they suggest taking in 30 grams of fiber a day and coming up in health check ali gorman will tell us about hundreds of people that were overweight benefitted from making the fiber change and why it's so powerful. we'll

philadelphia mayor michael nutter delaware governor jack markel and cory booker took part. >>> we havenformation on a story we first told you about yesterday. 10-year-old maya rigler from brynn mar has a rare cancer. it's difficult for doctors to treat. she battled and beat a different cancer. even though she's been showered with gifts, maya is asking everyone to make a donation to alex's lemonade stand. in just one day since her story aired there's been a boost to the campaign about $10,000 donated in the past 24 hours. actress may imbialik from the big bang theory poefrted her story on the facebook page. information on s veilis available on the nbc 10 news app. >> making a difference. >> nbc 10 news at 5 dlok:00 is next. >> hopefully maya is smiling because of those donations. >>> next live team coverage of today's snowstorm. >> a morning of white leaves parents at the jersey shore seeing red. >> i think they definitely should have closed it. >> i'm ted greenberg. how a decision to open schools in a snowstorm is coming under criticism. >>> and i'll show you some of those snow totals

jack markell of delaware tweeting during the last session the national governors association meeting on the economy cannot just blame dcn action. states must better connect training with skills employers need. you heard that from our first caller as well. the issue coming up at today's session, training workforce skills, and so forth. back to calls. you are on with us. >> actually, how it is in my neck of the woods, it feels like we don't get enough support rum the community and locally to be an entrepreneur. >> what kind of support are you looking for? >> as far as community. even if it is more workshops training, things that are available for entrepreneurs were innovators to pursue their passion or dream. something like that. that is more what i mean by locally. i don't believe that we have support that is needed to encourage economic growth. >> william in tampa, florida. go ahead. >> i was republican all of my life. i organized the democrats for us in our 1952 on the campus of mississippi state. i am not a republican anymore. i live in florida, the most corrupt stay in the united

delaware governor jack markell gave an update of how the state is handling the storm. >> we're makingts who do not need to travel to stay home to make it easier for crews to clear the road. state offices in delaware are closed today. >>> and the snow and ice causing arriving flights to be delayed by 40 minutes at philadelphia international airport. if you're schedule to fly out or pick someone up at the airport call 1-800-phl-gate. i'm renee chenault-fattah. another update for you in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news app. now back to the "today" show. have a great morning. >>> welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. not the prettiest sight. we are happy you are joining us. i'm tamron hall. al is here and natalie left early and was feeling under the weather. willie is off and back tomorrow. hoda was here and left. >> had to do prep work for the fourth hour. >> i thought she was still in the hot tub drinking. >> they are writing news stories. >> reading the "wall street journal." >> not like this is exactly the report. >> and furthe