dawn, thank you. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney on happened for a big birthday celebration. >> it's all for some of the city's most senior residents. kenney hosted the 16th annual mayoral centenarian celebration it honors as you can probably tell by the title philadelphian who's will turn 100 or older in 2016. handful of other city leaders joined in today's celebrations. at sheet metal workers union hall in south philadelphia. so a big happy birthday to all! >>> she looks great. >> i know. my goodness. >> all right. the weather was pretty good out there today, too. scott. >> i mean we had high temperatures in the 70s today. 70's again tomorrow. tomorrow is actually going to be better than today. but unfortunately we do have some rainfall back in the forecast. dry quite tomorrow, but look at saturday. 80% chance for rain. heaviest rain south and east. then lingering chances sunday and into monday. but it definitely looks like saturday the wetter of the upcoming two weekend days. we're dry and quiet as we look at ultimate doppler. we have a satellite on this as well. clouds and shower

. >> the clock right now ticking on mayor jim kenney's plan to use soda tax to fight rec centers in the city of philadelphia. plenty of opposition, only few weeks to figure this out. so supporters and opponent. measure walked into city council chambers believing a vote was imminent. but that didn't happen. the 3 sent per ounce tax on sugary drinks still in limboment some council members are proposing alternative such as a levy on beverage containers themselves. >> new tax is expected, it is not just clear, what this will be though. >> i know they're going to do something, whatever it is, it will be, and -- it will impact

. >> rothman center unveiled age friendly initiative to take, official where is joined by mayor jim kenneyhiladelphia rothman center's goal under this new initiative is time prove access to educational programs, fresh food and neighborhood amenities, and for those, 55 years old older, says most in life. >>> mayor kenney is taking action to assure religious and cultural diversity within philadelphia schools and government. he launched the mayor's task force for cultural inclusion. the mayor was joined by philadelphia school district superintendent william hite and other community leaders there at city hall. hite announced the district is adding two islamic holidays to the calendar. >>> some of the world's top horse riders are taking part in the 120 devon horse show. >> eye witt the necessary news was in the ring this morning as competitors warmed autopsy head of their events. it was also family day with discounts and free guided back barn tours. a stop by the rodney hicks stable turned up world champion horses and ponies. they are known for their fancy foot work. >> it is bread into them. w

mayor jim kenney he says if this tax doesn't go through, he does not know how expanded pre k will be funded. he says there is no plan b. so we'll have to wait and see what happens. but again thousands thousands of people turning out this afternoon to say no to that sugary tax. iain and lucy, back to you. >> dawn, thank you. >>> developing news tonight out of the city's overbrook second. a man is dead after inn of investigators say he tried to run down officers with a van overnight. authorities say those officers opened fire killing the driver. let's get out to karen hepp who is live in overbrook tonight. karen? >> reporter: iain, first of all, the driver was unarmed and he was driving a mini van. this is the scene where he wound up he was actually shot across the street of lancaster avenue. this is where he wound up and that's just one of about five parked cars that was hit in this chain reaction. you can see right there, that witnesses say is the victim's shoe. the man driving this mini van was fatally shot early this morning by an undercover officer trying to stop him police say. >

. >>> mayor jim kenney spent the morning discussing race, diversity and education.he action cam on the scene at the university of pennsylvania where the mayor spoke at a forum helping more african-american men in philadelphia advance educational standings. joined by jack drummond from the office of black male engagements and researchers. >>> a horse abandoned, weak, half blind and shot with paintballs soon has a new home with jon stewart from the daily show. and the officials named her lily, and she regained hundreds of pounds since her arrival. and she will live on a form owned by stewart and his wife. and joining dozens of cows, pigs, sheep and other rescued animals at stewart's farm. >>> philadelphia's kensington section now home to a brand new piece of art. >> one, two, three -- [cheering] >> the philadelphia federal credit union partnered with the city's mural arts program to spruce up the wall outside of the auto repair on frankfort avenue. more than 2,000 people in the neighborhood came together to bring this mural to life. ♪ >> here in new hope plenty of pri

. >> mayor jim kenney says every boiler in city schools has been inspected since the accident. 11 werehut down for repairs. >>> happening now it's day four of the chaka fattah corruption trial. a political consultant who testifying for the government spent the entire day on the stand. >> jeff cole is following the case and joins us from the newsroom. >> his name is thomas linden felled he proved to be a very tough witness for the defense to worto crack. he work for congressman fattah. he linked fattah directly to an illegal million dollar campaign loan. linden felled claims he got the loan from wealthy donor at fattah's direct. claims when he raised concerns about how the lone would be repaid, fattah told him that he would take care of it. he also says fattah co-defendant sent him 600 grand to pay off the lone. the money was made to look as if it was a payment for work done but linden felled says did he virtually nothing to earn the 600 grand. defense attorneys claim linden felled is trying to save his own skin by cutting a deal with the feds. they claim fattah new absolutely nothing o

mayor jim kenney joined superintendant william hite at the prince theater, 58 teachers were honored today. each was nominated by their colleagues and studentses. >>> abc world news is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17. with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please join us for a special report on channel 6. the troubleshooters are on the hunt of a medical mistake. >> this is don from south philadelphia, he is battling a brain tumor and he came to me because he was battling a huge hospital bill for treatment. we'll have results and how you can get help with surprise bills. >>> and for cecily tynan and ducis rogers, oh birthday boy ducis rogers. and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, several breaking stories. the voting under way in indiana. will donald trump deliver his final knockout? and what trump said about ted cruz's father. the jfk says yags. and this mysterious photo. our reporter, one-on-one with ted cruz's father, outraged tonight. >>> the h

philadelphia mayor jim kenney is among the nearly three thousand guess in attendance. moments ago the president reflected back on his nearly eight years in office. >> eight years ago i was a young man. idealism and vigor. look at me now. i am gray. graze sold. just counting down the days. here we are in 2000 eight. here we are a few years later. and this one is from two weeks ago. >> the president was roasted. stay with us everyone still to come tonight unique marriage proposal right here in our area. city how one pennsylvania man with more than the extra mile for the woman that he loves. and philadelphia tradition is grabbing international headlines the world record broken today at the pen relays. lauren? >>> heaviest rainfall but tomorrow isn't the only day you'll need the umbrella. talking about >> caught on camera this hot rod crash in texas leaves arrays 0 with a broken arm it could have been much much worse. take a look at that video he lost control of his corvett yesterday at arrays way about 35 minutes or so away from houston. he was air list ed for surgery and

this morning mayor jim kenney announced a feasibility study for recouping tax debts. he proposes selling off the debts to third parties an initiative that the study will take a look at. >>> the u.s. navy held an open house at the horsham community center to answer questions about contaminated water in parts of montgomery and buck county. chemicals used in aviation firefighter foam at the naval center in warminster may have seeped into the ground water, as a result 16 municipal wells five in horsham and six in warminster are shut down along with 80 private wells. a big problem there. a new state of the art theater inside of convenience center is now named for the man you just saw. former mayor michael nutter, he served as the chairman of the board of directors for the dedication, the 600 seat theater offers a g 4 film screen and a four k cinema projectors, the theater will be used for film festivals and movie premiers and corporate meeting. >>> more than 400 of chester's best and brightest students were honored. they all received rising star awards. to qualify they had

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney spent time at boathouse row today meeting a group of talented young athletes. the center city rowing program, free for any student at a philadelphia public or charter school. >>> we are getting ever closer to a break in the weather. >> yes, yes. the weekend gradual clearing but we have to get through tomorrow. some heavy rain is on the way tomorrow. it's going to be a soaking rain. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's not all that bad out there. a few sprinkles here or there and plenty of clouds. we are socked in with clouds the better part of eight full days. looking at the center city skyline. in addition to the gray tomorrow we'll get a good soaking of rain. these are all the computer forecast models, they all show around an inch of rain for philadelphia tomorrow and the bulk of that will be occurring the first half of the day. but it's not all doom and gloom, this is future tracker for 3:00 sun afternoon mothers day. look at that, not a cloud in the sky with temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees, our weather will definitely be

mayor jim kenney and officials are paying respects to hero that died in the line of duty. walter dewitt iii is a veteran injured on the job in 1 995. >>> the controversial proposal to hike the tax on sugary drink. mayor kenney wants to use the money to pay to expand pre-k classes, he argued the fee will not make it pass the wholesale level but critics say it will be passed on to consumers. we'll have complete coverage starting on "action news" at 4:00. >>> still to come here on "action news" at noon, thousands of homeowners are forced to flee when a massive wild fire suddenly changes direction. plus, the school district faces backlash. after a school note written by a second grader. >>> and we'll go in tighter on stormtracker 6 live double scan coming up next letting you know where temperatures are going today and let you know when the weather pattern will change for the better. that is coming up . every friday, mr. lewis connects with his friends at the senior center to enjoy a nutritious, hot meal. which gives him the energy he needs to connect with his grandson, so he c

mayor jim kenney has placed carleton on leave. deputy streets commissioner mike carroll will run the department in the meantime. >> we are still waiting for the person who bought the winning powerball jackpot ticket to come forward in trenton. just one lucky ticket worth $429 million matched all six powerball numbers in saturday night's drawing and it was sold at a 7-eleven. lottery officials say last tuesday that person spent six dollars, six dollars and got a ticket for wednesday and saturday night's drawings. not a bad return on that six dollars investment by the way. the buyers selected the cash option which is valued at $284 million before taxes. while we wait to meet nine the big winner today we met that woman right there. she soldier winning ticket. andrea shin now gets a $30,000 bonus and she says she is still stunned. >> awe it's amazing. you know, i just -- i'm so happy. i just hope that it brings something positive to their life. it's definitely life changing and it's great for the trenton community to have something po

. >> happening today, philadelphia city council will hold a hearing on mayor jim kenney's proposed 2017ub will be able to weigh n he's calling for a three cents per ounce tax to fund programs including universal pre-k. opponents say it will hurt small businesses in low income communities. the hearing gets under way at 5:00 this evening. >> itsy bitsy storm cells out there. >> little spritzes here and there. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows you the wide view and you can hardly see anything out there. i will take you in a little bit closer and not all of the green that you see showing up on radar is actual rain. some of it's ground clutter and i can highlight that for you. this don't worry about. all the stuff around doylestown it's not moving when the radar lapses. this is a little bit of actual rain coming in around pottstown. and there's a little bit more just on the chester and new castle county delaware border pushing into southern delaware county and that's a little bit of a blip over by hammonton and there might be a little bit more coming out of the chesapeake bay,

. >> forecast of a lost due to the tax proposal by mayor jim kenney, 3 cents per ounce charge on sugary drinks at the mayor's officer estimates could raise some $400 million. >> and the mayor has said the mondayly go directly to pay for expanded pre-k services, rebuilding parks and libraries and rec centers, community schools, a whole lot of things that matter, a great deal, to the future of our city. >> future depending on city council support, inside council chambers wednesday, both sides weighed in, and in the public hearing. though, those against siting costs. >> i'm here to speak out, though, against in outrageous and discriminatory tax. >> knows four siting gains, such as the prospect of city children having access to free universal pre k. >> my son attended pre k because we new he would developmentally benefit, and because we could afford it. the children whose parent cannot afford it deserve pre k just as much. hours before the hearing, anti-tax rally took over the streets outside city hall. >> we pass this tax, you're going to see the greatest bootleg operations since prohibiti

. >>> happening today, mayor jim kenney will lead a tribute to philadelphia's fallen police officersirefighters. the annual living flame memorial service acknowledges the sacrifices of those killed in duty. it will include family members of the city's fallen heroes. >> the fbi arrested a money had a admitted to contaminating food at several michigan grocery stores. the man spread a mixture of hand sanitizer water and rat poison on produce in open food bars at three grocery snores an arbor over the last few weeks. the fbi is trying to determine if other stores have been targeted. there are no reports of anyone getting sick. >> a second grader in texas fooled school officials with a fake note but today she's not the only were unin trouble. he couldn't believe his seven-year-old daughter was able to use a note with no parent signature and miss spelled words to leave school on monday instead of staying in the after school program. the neighbor called him when rosa bella couldn't find a way inside her home. deju took his concerns to the after school program. staff showed him the fake note

. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney proposing the soda tax to help fund universal pre k and other programs across the city. the tax is expected to bring in $400 million over five years. but opponents say it will hurt the poor and cripple businesses. >> i don't think the people from my neighborhood are ready to tea pay all these taxes. i don't think -- >> the tax on $5 nebraska cent, 20 pack of juice drinks would be $7 and 20 cents for a new total of $13 and 99 cents. >> boo! >> reporter: frank drives a coca-cola tax for living and he's against what he says is unfair tax. >> it will hurt my job. it will hurt my job definitely. i mean we can drive businesses like coca-cola, pepsi, canada dry, we can't drive them out of the city. >> reporter: now, three city council members were at today's rally and say they will all vote no. jane me blackwell, al taubenberger and council sanchez are again the tack. mayor kenney says if this tax does not go through there's no way to fund the expanded pre k and other services for the parks and rec centers in the city. the city council will vote on this measure

mayor jim kenney and city leaders will name four center city locations as hot spots.y'll deploy street outreach teams to these hot spots to help the homeless with housing and social services. >> and the nbc 10 digital team shed light onç homelessness in its special "the faces of homeless youth." see reports and read stories about the people they profiled on the nbc 10 app and on nbc10.com. >>> more than two dozen furry friends have a pla is to call home this morning. >> the 7th annual with love adoption day. they are still going through the applications they received. nbc 10 is committed to clearing the shelters. every weekend we show you a loving animal that needs a new home. join us on nbc 10 news at 9:00 a.m. saturday. see if you can find your forever friend. >>> a player with the philadelphia eagles joined others to take a stand against pediatric cancer by sporting a new look. >> cheering fans there for eagles tight end brent celek who got his head shaved at the one mission buzzoff for kids with cancer event at lincoln financial field and then he took a turn as a

mayor jim kenney was even on handled for the trial. the event was part of law week 2016. >>> the weather didn't rain on the parade of graduates inside temple university's liacouras center today. this was a record breaking commencement. the class of 2016 is the largest in the history of the university. more than 9300 diplomas were awarded this year. the students come from 76 countries and range in age from 20 to 63 and we congratulate all the owls who received diplomas today. >>> big man on cam pulls. eagles defensive lineman brandon brooks goes back to school. >> a south jersey airman returning from his seventh tour of duty surprises his little girl at her school today. i'm nora muchanic in marlton. i'll have that story coming up. >> well in addition to the rain we were one of the coldest places in the country. today's high only 56. minneapolis 91. i am tracking some summer-like warmth on the way. i'll let you know when it comes in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> if you didn't hear it correctly we have brandon brooks going back to s

she got a tweet from philadelphia mayor jim kenney. here is the tweet i'll read to you.eve it jesus, and i love your suit. keep being yourself. >> a lot of comments whether it first came out they said they believe in jesus and that's why she should be dressed like a traditional woman. >> goods for her and the principal for tweet that out. >> how thieves can wipe out your bank account, using just a phone. >> we'll be right back. (vo) want to be happy with your at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... change your thinking about buying your next one. >>> well, we just can't shake this wet weather pattern. katie is tracking more showers today. find out when your umbrella can finally take a break. >> also, this morning, a south jersey teenager hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver over the weekend. we're live with how his classmates will deal with the loss today. >> new video overnight, the big change i announced on his historic trip. today is monday may the 23rd, good morning,

mayor jim kenney was on hand to pay his respects, with hundreds of mourners. williams died last week in his home near atlanta after a long illness. he was 72 years old. >>> vice-president joe biden delivered the commencement address today at delaware state university in dover. biden talk about the the close knit nature of the delaware community and told graduates that they are facing a future filled with promise. >> you are the most tolerant, talented, technologically advanced generation in american history. to be successful and happy you have to be willing to run the risk of failure, in the service on have what matters most to you. >> commencement ceremonies coincide with the university's 125th year. biden spoke at school's 2003 graduation ceremonies. >>> president obama offered a hopeful vision of the future as well, in the speech to the graduating class at howard university today, called on students at historically black college to engage with people who disagree. >> if you think that the only way forward is to be as uncompromising as possible, you will fee

protesters in favor of mayor jim kenney's sugary drink tax kicked out of today's council hearing. word tonight of an alternative, a on tancontainer tax expected proposed by councilwoman brown. we received no specifics. we learned it could be similar to a tax in baltimore which is 5 cents levied on products ranging from alcohol to bottled water but in philly it's unclear whether milk could be added to that list. it's an alternative tax mayor kenney hopes will fizzle l out. >> this measure adds pain and removes the gain. there's not enough revenue generated between $19 million and $25 million to pay for a water of what we're talking about. >> reporter: h he says the city needs is $95 million which would fund education, and others. >> i support the entire plan that the mayor's proposing. i just believe there are other ways to get to his goals. >> reporter: including the container tax. she's the chair of the appropriations committee. opponents of the mayor's sugary drink tax 3 cents per ounce could hurt businesses and cost jobs. >> doesn't make a lot of sense in my opinion. definitely

>>> tonight is the last chance for the public to have their voices heard on philadelphia mayor jim kenney's proposed budget including the soda tax. there has been plenty of testimony already, for and against that soda tax. supporters say that the 3 cents an ounce tax will help fund prek, community improvements, critics say it will drive businesses out of the city. the meeting is 5:00 o'clock tonight at city hall chambers. >>> good news for young people in philadelphia hoff been quick of non-violent crimes. >> twenty-two work trained youth aid volunteers were sworn in yesterday at the district attorney's office. d.a.'s youth ate panel provides counseling and helps young people complete requirements like community service. in many cases their record can be expunged. >>> still ahead how volunteers from our area trying to help victims have of the wild fires in canada. >>> also a head a magazine for children is being criticized for this morning. we will show you article that has a publisher apologizing. >>> imagine looking out your front door and seeing this, where this muse on the loose was mak

mayor jim kenney placed carleton on leave. carleton is that scheduled for his first court appearance next month. >> ♪ >> new jersey governor chris christie will have an official role on donald trump's team if trump is elected president in november. today trump tapped christie to lead his transition team. christie says he looks forward top assembling an administration to serve president-elect and the country. trump has a key meeting with house speaker paul ryan on thursday. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders brought his message to atlantic city this morning. he spoke to supporters during a big breakfast rally at boardwalk hall. sanders ran through a number of issues from fracking and healthcare to raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and job creation. hillary clinton campaigned in virginia today. she held a discussion on work life balance and family issues with suburban women in the town of stone ridge. >>> philadelphia public school students got the chance to voice their concerns about their schools this after

reporter: brooke, jim here at city hall, council members are preparing their first budget under mayor jim kenney why a campaign promise has triggered a flow of controversy. >>> we are dry here the sky deck we will continue to stay that way for better part of the day but there is wet weather that we will dodge a at some point and it does come through as steady rain i'll tell you when that gets here coming up. >>> meisha's watching the roads for us, that and more when we continue 59:30. >>> philadelphia's soda tax proposal falls flat, and some folks created quite a scene in center sit the eye. good morning i'm brooke thomas. >>> i'm jim donovan. the debate moved from the streets inside city a hall, justin finch has details in just a moment but first here's what you need to know to start your day in our morning minute. >> it is madness, lots of police activity in the neighborhood. >> manhunt for escaped prisoner in new jersey continues in the third day. >> you are going to be apprehended, my suggestion to you is to surrender to law enforcement. >> supporters and opponents came out in force, to voic

the council opened the floor to people who had a lot to say about mayor jim kenney's proposed tax. >> i feel like, you know, when i'm at a sports event. >> reporter: restaurant owner benjamin miller spoke in support of the 3 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks. miller compared it to cigarettes saying although they're expensive, people don't hesitate to buy them. >> people who want to drink soda are still going to drink soda. >> some don't mifind it that simple. >> some who can ain order to drive to the county line will go there, do their one-stop shopping. >> reporter: hours before the hearing, anti-tax groups swarmed city hall. so did 18 wheelers featuring logos of soda companies. recently, groups for and against are spending a lot of money to push their agenda before the new budget passes. despite the financial backing, it's an issue keeping parents on both sides of the fence up at night. >> the sole provider for my home. i work 60 to 80 hours per week. this soda tax goes through myself along with 2,000 other people with families will lose their jobs. >> if we don't give our childr

mayor jim kenney and city leaders will name four center city locations as hot spots they'll deploy streetreach teams to these hot spots to help the homeless with housing and social services. the nbc 10 digital team spent months profiling the faces of homeless youth. watch their in-depth reports right now on nbc10.com. >>> this morning, a teenage girl is out of the hospital after a group of other girls jumped her at a montgomery county carnival. it happened saturday night at a boys and girls club carnival in willow grove. police believe two girls got into a fight and several other girls got involved. they beat the victim. investigators say all the girls are under 18. they're still trying to identify everyone involved. >>> a player on the philadelphia eagles joined others to take a stand against pediatric cancer by sporting a new look. those cheers are for brent celek who got his head shaved at the one mission buzzoff at lincoln financial field. he took a turn as barber, shaving the heads of some very brave kids. >> i like shaving other people's heads. my mom has been aç hairdresser her wh

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney spent the morning discussing race, diversity and education. action cam on the scene here at the university of pennsylvania, where the mayor spoke at a forum on helping more african-american men in philadelphia advance their educational standings. he was joined by jack drummond, head of the city office of black male engagement along with researchers from penn. >>> kid in need received a helping hand today courtesy of a yard sale this morning organized by a middle schooler from chester county. molly doland of west chester started a a group called kids for kids, three years ago at just nine years old. each year the group organizes a yard sale and donates proceeds to charity benefiting children all across the country this year molly got the her classmates involved but her biggest event yet. today's yard sale featured bake god, lemonade stand and a bounce house. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, she was injured, a abandoned and pummeled with paint balls in lancaster county. now this horse has new hope courtesy of a famous celebrity. >

. >> happening today, philadelphia city council will hold a hearing on mayor jim kenney's proposed 2017get. the public will be able to weigh in on the mayor's proposed tax on sugary drench eases calling for a three-cent per ounce tax. opponents say the tax would hurt small businesses in low income communities. today's hearing gets under way at 5 o'clock. >> coming up next on "action news" a matter of religious and military tradition. a prestigious military school debates a student's request to wear ahead scarf. >> should a bartender refuse to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman? new changes in guidelines in new york city. >> this afternoon it's shorts and t's and there's rain on radar down south this morning. i'll show that to you and let you know where numbers are going for the rest of the work week and the weekend. it's all ahead. >> the search continues for a mother accused of leading police on a crazed chase. dashcam video shows her driving backwards on streets to maneuver her minivan around patrol cars. she sped through several lawns before driving up a street the wrong way. police e

mayor jim kenney opposes the idea saying it won't raise enough money to fund universal pre-k and otherovements that his soda tax will. >>> happening today, a big day for the city of philadelphia and nbc 10. wawa welcome america will officially announce details about this summer's festival. >> june 27th through july 4th there will be 350 performers in for the entire family. we got a sneak peek from the president and ceo. he tells us there will be five hours of nonstop music starting earlier at 5:00 on july 4th. there will be a high energy celebration that day. every performer will have ties to philadelphia this year. there will be tributes to kenny gamble and leon huff. they're legendary and leslie odom jr. from the musical "hamilton" will perform and serve as emcee. >> eight days of absolute fun. if you're a millennial to a baby boomer you'll find something that you're going to love. >> of course there will be three nights of jaw-dropping fireworks. you can't get downtown that day? >> no problem. we have you covered. >> that's what i'm talking about. nbc 10, telemundo 62 will bring you

. >>> dozens of doctors and nurses threw their support today behind philadelphia mayor jim kenney's tax on sugary drinks. they gathered at a health clinic in center city to speak in favor of the plan. it calls for a three cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks to help fund city programs such as expanded pre-k. these doctors believe the price increase would curb lier sugar consumption which is blamed in part for the diabetes epidemic. >> what do we want. >> no guns. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> fourth graders from samuel powell elementary got a lesson in activism today. they held a antigun march around philadelphia city hall this morning. the students then had a chance to go inside for a discussion on gun laws with city council members helen gwynn and kenyatta johnson. >>> preliminary hearing in the sexual assault case against bill cosby will go on tomorrow. the pennsylvania supreme court denied a stay in this case this afternoon. cosby faces a hearing in montgomery county in norristown to determine if the case goes to trial. former temple university employee andrea constand claims th

. >> happening today, philadelphia city council will hold a hearing o mayor jim kenney's proposed 2017udget. he is calling for a three-cent per ounce tax to help fund programs including universal pre-k. opponents say the tax would hurt small businesses in low incan come communities. today's hearing will get under way at 5:00 in the evening. >> so, is it going to rain forever? >> no. you keep saying, oh, it's raining every morning. it really isn't raining that much this morning. >> it's raining, raining. >> storm tracker6 live double scan will settle this argument right here. it's not raining a the l if you're down in cape may county you've got some of this right now. if we go in on that two dimensional view that's the only place you're really significantly wet but you're looking at showers. now, there were some occasions of lightning earlier coming out of dover delaware. that's long gone. that's probably a couple hours in the rear-view mirror at this point and this shower activity you see crossing the majority of cape may county, well at least the southern end of it is probably going t

mayor jim kenney served as panel list at a town hall forum at free library of philadelphia group of experts the state of the cities technology, and how it ties in with entrepreneur ship, tonight's town hall hall all part of the philadelphia tech week. >>> jimmy kimmel live next up followed by night line. jimmy's guest tonight doctor oz, emily dush until, music mash ups of the monster and men at work. "action news" continue at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the colonial penn program, and this will really help with the cost of her final expenses. they have been so helpful and supportive during this time. maybeshould give them a call. i really could use some more life

mayor jim kenney served as panel list at a town hall forum at free library of philadelphia group of expertsssed the state of the cities technology, and how it ties in with entrepreneur ship, tonight's town hall hall all part of the philadelphia tech week. >>> jimmy kimmel live next up followed by night line. jimmy's guest tonight doctor oz, emily dush until, music mash ups of the monster and men at work. "action news" continue at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- dr. mehmet oz. from "bones" emily deschanel. and it's mash-up monday with music from of monsters and men at work. with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: thank you. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy. i'm your host. thank you for watching. thank you for

mayor jim kenney announced the return of political fest, that debuted during the republican conventionack in 2000, the idea is to allow visitors to learn about goemts and the road to the white house. >>> children in philadelphia have a new place to learn, the first reading nook opened today at a neighborhood barbershop and children gathered at the creative image on cecil b. moore avenue. at least three other barbershops will participate. it's a partnership with philadelphia and pnc bank. >> the childrens hospital of philadelphia invited patients and families to learn about healthy eating today. two chefs put on the culinary demonstration and rooftop gardens, along with that new book it's part of the hospital's books and cooks series and the reach out and read program. >> philadelphia firefighters are ready to fill the boot once again, they kicked off their annual campaign in south philadelphia today. starting tomorrow 2000 firefighters are fan out across the city asking drivers for donations and the money goes to kids and adults battling md and ms. >>> coming up george zimmerman is get

. >> a new place for youngsters to play and learn and jim kenney was at the cramped schools new playground. and it includes outdoor space and air quality monitor and bird and butterfly houses. >>> some budding artists have a gallery at the philadelphia international airport. look at this artwork done by eighth graders at northern liberties. they used art as inspiration. and it was in the a east baggage claim area. that serves international flights. very nice. >> still to come a check of the not so nice forecast, but it's getting better. can't get worse. going live outside. atlantic city right now, meteorologist, melissa magee, with the exclusive accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. in the senate, it's no surprise toomey's been siding with wall street. voting to allow banks to continue making the risky investments that wrecked our economy. afscme people is

today along with mayor jim kenney they officially launched the new program, to improve the quality oflife and well being of philadelphia seniors. >>> lets get a check of the commute home on a tuesday night. matt pellman is live with an update. >> it's very confusing, the vine street expressway is jam the the length both ways, end of story. the traffic here on 676 and the vine will close again tonight and the next three nights for construction starting at 11:00. 422 westbound side bumper to bumper traffic from 202 from oaks to 29, just off of 422 on 29 itself collegeville road an accident scene this afternoon and a crash in phoenixville shutting down bridge street by molly mcguires and stick with prospect or church. this is 295, as you head southbound some typical slowing by the black horse pike and at 9:00 tonight the southbound lanes of 295 are said schooled to close at is the 42 freeway. if you are out and about, i wouldn't use 295, head to 30 or the 551 spur or the new jersey turnpike an easier alternate to 295 southbound. >> thank you sir. >>> a local family's life was forever cha

mayor jim kenney says the money would allow six an additional children to receive pre k education each year. >> led ers to allow open containers on the board walk drinking alcohol would be allowed between albany and massachusetts avenues, coming this summer. under the proposal, drinks would have to be in a cup that has the logo of approved boardwalk bar that poured that drink. having alcohol on the streets or the beach would still be banned. >> legislation would require all pennsylvania high schools and middle schools to write and enforce anti-hazing policies waiting to be signed guy governor john wolf would apply to any public or private schools that include grades seven through 12. penalties could include fines withholding diplomas, transcripts, probations, suspension, dismissal or even expulsion. >> still ahead, month after they went tow to tow in the presidential debate megan kelly sat down with donald trump. what the presumptive presidential nominee on the republican side admitted to this one-on-one interview >> well the 76ers win the mba draft lottery, first overall pick next mon

jim kenney's tax on soda and sugary drinks. it's the best way to reduce the chance of diabetes. an ounce tax on sugary drinks. >>> in south jersey ten families are out of their home because of a fire in burlington county. the flames broke out before midnight at the woodlane crossing amounts in edgewater park. no one was hurt. i'm vai sikahema. we will have a full hour of news coming up for you in about 30 minutes. of course, you can always get this the latest news and weather. we'll send you back to the "today" show. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >>> it's f ee's funday monday a wouldn't bit nice if you could wake up looking at flawsless as these gorgeous celebrities. >> most don't wake up that way. they have a little expert help. >> or a lot. >> sow so if you want kim k's eyes or j. lo's cheeks we have tips from celebrity makeup artist ashley glazer. >> good morning! >> the kim k eyes seem hard to perfect. >> what we're going talk do is talk about the liner. so kim has such almond exotic shaped eyes i'll show you how everybody can achieve this same look. we've already do

jim kenney proposing 3 cent per ounce tax. also an alternative from one council member, a container tax of 15 cents, it would include bottled water. council members are considering both objections as funding measures to pay for pre-k in the city. today mayor kenney took a swipe at former pennsylvania governor ed rendell skeptical of the tax. recently, rendell asked whether sugary doughnuts would be taxed, too. >> so people say, former governor rendell, keep his mouth shut, saying tax doughnuts. you don't absorb all of the sugar in a doughnut. you absorb all of the sugar in a sugar-sweetened beverage. >> if the soda tax doesn't have enough support, he's leaving the door open for negotiation. >>> final beeps swung into place, topping off one riverside and center city today. that's a new 22 story condominium project under construction at 25th and locust. one-bedroom in the high end building set you back about $685,000. that's for one bedroom. sales agent tells us one-third of the 68 units have sold signs on them. >> we're plannin

mayor jim kenney was honored at the lunch en. the local nonprofit organization presented the awards to two local women for their commitments to the community. the luge lutheran house -- >>> pennsylvania state police are accepting applicants for their annual week cadet. they show what it's like to be a police officer and get this, no electronics are allowed so leave the iphones at home. this camp is open to boys and girls ages 4 to 14. the deadline to apply is june 1st. if you would like more information head to 6abc.com. >>> this weekend's billboard music awards is a source of controversy and criticism online. anchor, monica malpass is live with more on this story. >> it has to do with the show's tribute to the late star, prince. the first tribute since his sudden death last month. the online petition calling for the show's producers to rethink how they do the act. and philadelphia week on "wheel of fortune" continues, karen rogers is taking you behind the scenes of america's game and tonight she takes you inside of vanna white's

followed by remarks by mayor jim kenney and then treated to a lunch as a reward for their heroic service> and hear from the victims that survived the storms in the heartland and get a look at the extensive damage next. >>> and we'll explain why megan trainer was so angry she unpublished her new music video. >>> and adam joseph is back with the full accuweather forecast. when we might see sunshine. dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down the road, that'll be worth it too. it's all about having a strategy, that fits your life. so, if you have a question about how to make debt work for you, ask me. sincerely, brandon heaven fellow dad and fellow citizen. >>> we are getting a new look at the damage left behind by a deadly tornado in oklahoma. take a look at this. it's incredible the twister was on the ground for 10 miles tearing through homes in garvin county. oklahoma was the harde

city of philadelphia is honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. [ taps ] >> mayor jim kenney and police commissioner, richard ross were among those paying respect at the living flame memorial service at the park today. it's dedicated to fallen police officers and firefighters. families of the fallen place flowers on memorial plaques as a tribute to their loved ones. >> if you have not gotten your power ball tickets, i have good news, there is still time. it's worth a whopping $348 million. nobody has won the jackpot since march 2nd. in january three winning ticket holders won the 1$1.6 billion power ball prize. we'll show you the numbers later tonight at 11:00. >> how can we forget. we were all in. >> time for the "action news" traffic report. >> we are all in with matt pellman. he has an update for us. >> we are sitting through the traffic jams together. that makes them more bearable. possibly. sharrie and brian on this wednesday afternoon, a jam on the schuylkill westbound from there to university. toward 30th street that is where there was a broken down vehicle on the west

police have charged blake bowers we talked to mayor jim kenney about this very scary incident. >> sickeople in the world. and there's always been sick people in the world and i assume there will be continue to be sick people in the world. we have to get to them before they hurt or kill somebody. what would possess anyone to do n i have nod yes. i assume there's some kind of pyschosis or psychological issue. but we have to make sure that we keep people -- people like that away from our citizens so we can be safe. >> one of the drivers was treated for an eye injury after the windshield smashed but no one fortunately was seriously hurt. >>> house party turns violent when somebody pulls out a knife and goes on the attack in north philadelphia. tonight one man is in the hospital and another on the run. crews rushed to the scene of west erie avenue in north 19th street that was around 1:00 o'clock this morning. witnesses say two men got into an argument and one of them pull out a knife and stabbed the other in the chest. the victim is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >>> a gun

philadelphia mayor jim kenney expands travel ban in connection to recent legislation that says well hection of the lgbt community, last month the ban placed non-essential city funded travel to mississippi and north carolina, now including tennessee and the city of oxford, alabama. mayor kenney, critical of laws that require people to use bathrooms that match their biological sex. >> people living in west tordil are dealing with a deluge of cat per pillars. take a look at this, each spring sudden infestation of calder pillars, and they're harmless to people. but can be disastrous to plants and flowers and to your pumps if you step in these things, resident along the chester feel road area say they've come to expect these things each and every year, but not like this. >> when i called the city, i said i feel like we're being over burden with caterpillars here. i was in the house, i had one on my shoulder. >> all right, the caterpillars like to nest high in the branches of cherry and maple trees. they should be gone in a few weeks. >> i heard you're going to go investigate and see if they

mayor jim kenney explained why improving education in philadelphia is so important for everyone. >> youngple who go to school are reading by greater grade level by third grade. seventh and eighth grades they're so embarrassed they can't read they're acting up. in fifth and tenth grade they're dropping out. then they go to the corner and they hustle and they wind up seeing seth williams at some point in time. they wind up going to jail or they wind up going to the cemetery. >> representatives from the department of education also attended today's event. >>> septa and uber are teaming up to get around some of the congestion at train stations. listen to this one today the two companies announced 14 week program that offers discounted uber rides to suburban septa stations. program will run from memorial day through labor day and during this time rides will drop 40% and from the 11 suburban regional train stations. now, officials say the companies make perfect allies. >> recent study of the american public transportation association found that people who use ride sharing apps like uber are mor

speaking of the city, the city's mayor, jim kenney, got swept up in the celebration of a new playground moving light on his feet. he opened the camp school community playground in fair hill. the high-tech playground offers outdoor classrooms with the weather station and butterfly houses. >>> cloudy skies out there, but the rain held off. first alert weather. folks in camden county took advantage of the mild temperatures. and that break from the clouds, this was the scene a few hours ago at. cooper river park. >> not a lot of people even saw the sun today. sheena parveen now is here now with your neighborhood forecast. she sheena. >> we did see more in in the way of sunshine. new jersey and delaware still seeing that. but then areas seeing rain, so that is mostly north and west of philadelphia through parts of bucks county. lancaster, upper montgomery, upper bucks county and lower parts of bucks county, montgomery county. near the p.a. turnpike, this is mostly on the lighter side. it's going to start to move into mercer county soon. as we go through the rest of tonight, we are going to k

. >>> the clock is ticking on mayor jim kenney's plan to use soda tax to fund education and parks andec centers. there's plenty of opposition and just a few weeks to try and figure it out. they walk into city council chambers believing a vote was eminent but it didn't happen. 3-cent tax on sugar drinks is in limbo. some are proposing a alternati alternative. a new tax is complected. it's not clear what it will be. >> i know they're going to do something. whatever it is, it will be, and if pitt will impact your industry -- >> it's going to impact us. and if it is a cent per ounce tax we're going to see them in court. >> sources tell fox 29 council wants to support the mayor's initiative so some sort of tax involving sugary drinks is expected. >>> incredibly happy ending for a horse shot with paintballs over and over again. abandoned in lancaster county earlier this year. lilly is her name. and she's now going to live with comedian john stewart and his wife tracy. imagine that. she's headed to their sanctuary farm for abused animals. fox 29's dawn timmeney has her happily ever after. >>

hour doctors and nurses from across the philadelphia area will announce their support for mayor jim kenney's proposed tax on soda and other sugary drinks. the health professionals say the mayor's proposal is the best way to reduce the risk of diabetes and save hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in health costs throughout philadelphia. mayor kenny wants to add a 3 cent per ounce tax on drinks. beverage distributors say the plan would be bad for business. >>> delaware governor jack markell has declared this zika awareness day. they're distributing zika awareness kits today. it shows 279 pregnant women in the u.s. and its territories have tested positive for zika. meantime, democratic lawmakers are calling on their republican counterparts to fund the fight against zika. >> the house of representatives ought to get with it and vote the money that's needed so we can stop zika from becoming a scourge this summer here in new york and in the rest of the country. >> house republicans say the obama administration has padded its request for zika money. three months ago the president asked for ne

mayor jim kenney, city council members and city youth groups all on hand to talk about challenges thate philadelphia schools. school officials say they'll work to address any concerns the students may have. >>> a fourth person has reportedly died from fire that ripped through a norristown home early saturday morning. fire officials tell the norristown times herald the victim is an 11-year-old girl. >> the fire remains under investigation. but authorities say it is not suspicious. shawnette wilson live tonight in norristown. shawnette. >> reporter: well, earlier this evening, friends of that 11-year-old girl put down handwritten notes in hem east young girl who they say is named jennifer. in the meantime, the deaths left many wondering how something like this could happen. >> a memorial outside this norristown apartment building on dekalb street drew more people driving today. after tragic news that 11-year-old girl died from injuries she suffered during the fire. neighbors say her father and young sibling died saturday the day it happened. the montgomery county district attorney says a