philadelphia's mayor jim kenney was also at today's back to school event. take a selfie, nice. >> it will be back to school before we know it. some kids are already in school. >> yes. >> some are getting ready to go back after labor day. one of these last summer weekend. >> yes. >> a lot have of kid start on manor start the following tuesday or they have already started. when you go back to school you want to wear your fall clothes. not so much tonight. >> still warm for that. >> there was a nip in the air in september back in the day. >> i remember sweating through a few first day of school in your jeans and boots but you have to look cool. boys now a day with the high socks pulled up, you know, a little hot but they are rolling witt. it will be hot next week. if you go back to school next week temperatures in the 90's. find a nice summer outfit for that day but not that farrah above average. it is a seasonal summer stretch, taking us through the weekend and into next week. lets look outside right now down the shore one more time and this is ocean city, fi

you very much. >> reporter: record relating to the campaign of former city councilman now hair jim kenney will soon be in the hand of the federal investigators. kenney took over mayor's office in january, but sources tell cbs-3 "eyewitness news" that federal investigators are interested in campaign documents. the latest information, and, comes not even three weeks after fbi agents raided headquarters of ibew local 98. union boss john dougherty's house and two of philadelphia city councilman bobby henon's offices. henon stayed silent but you dougherty spoke to cameras as agents raided his home. >> i don't understand y maybe because i win too much. >> reporter: authorities have been tight-lipped about what they are looking for but sources say investigation, continues, and that the kenney request, is related to the dougherty and henon raid. "eyewitness news" has also confirmed that authorities took document from the office of john dougherty's chiropractor, a man by the name of doctor jim moylen. dougherty's spokesmen frank tiehl released a statement and said to cbs-3 "eyewitness news" neithe

philly mayor, at ted cruz wants to know what is wrong with america, look at jim kenney, he is your poster boy. >> what is wrong with america? wow. >>> more closure for septa, we will show you route that will be affect starting this weekend, katie. >>> i a appreciate mayor kenney has a good sense of humor. >> that is right. >> we are starting the forecast off on a pretty steamy note. that will be a running theme for us in the days ahead with shore instability in the atmosphere. we will tell what you that does to the forec >>> and we've got a little bit of cloud cover out there, thankfully nothing terribly low to the ground over center city just yet but a few patches where we see some fog here and there but generally speaking we are off to an okay start. good morning, happy wednesday to you we are looking ahead here to the beginning of at least a stretch of the 90 plus degree days in our forecast and we do have again some clouds overhead but no wet weather to report just yet. although, as you look just off in the distance to the northwest, let me zoom it out one time we have showers and sto

eyewitness where mayor jim kenney were both in tendency. ighbors line the streets and participated in a parade organized by the police department. mayor kenney posed for pictures. the national night out celebration continues across the bridges. >>> david spunt visitored south jersey where the k9s got in on the action. >> it's a night to bring police officers and neighbors together and while tens of thousands are celebrating across the country. police put on quite a show. k9 officers showed off their talents to a pleased crowd. the dogs a playful. they love seeing the dogs playing. it's a game they love it. >> reporter: national night out also brought some family fund a way to enjoy time with police officers. >> live around the corner big fans of evesham police. the kids of camden came out to meet with police officers. the kids are no strangers to the police department >> i think that is really cool they like to help the community and stuff and keep us safe. >> reporter: police officers are happy, longer shifts for a night like this to connec

federal investigation in the union boss john dougherty takes a new turn and it is expanded to jim kenney's mayoral campaign. mayor kenney is responding. >>> a rescue on the rails, surveillance video showing how quick thinking septa police officers jumped into action. to save a passenger who collapsed on the train. >>> good morning aim greg argos is five credit 59. rahel solomon has the morning off. lets get straight to meteorologist justin drabick with eyewitness weather. what a beautiful morning. >> yes, nice, clear, good sunrise, we got up to 93 degrees. we are still talking about 90's but humidity drops. it will be comfortable to be outside. no threat of rain for next several days. locked into a dry weather pattern as we finish off the month of august but still, our temperatures will be well above average in the mid 80's. not happening. upper 80's to lower 90's for next several days. no problems as far as visibility. temperatures at the airport 74 . breeze at 7 miles an hour pushing out humidity and bringing in slightly cooler air mass compared to this time yesterday. we're two to 9 deg

eyewitness where mayor jim kenney were both in tendency. ighbors line the streets and participated in a parade organized by the police department. mayor kenney posed for pictures. the national night out celebration continues across the bridges. >>> david spunt visitored south jersey where the k9s got in on the action. >> it's a night to bring police officers and neighbors together and while tens of thousands are celebrating across the country. police put on quite a show. k9 officers showed off their talents to a pleased crowd. the dogs a playful. they love seeing the dogs playing. it's a game they love it. >> reporter: national night out also brought some family fund a way to enjoy time with police officers. >> live around the corner big fans of evesham police. the kids of camden came out to meet with police officers. the kids are no strangers to the police department >> i think that is really cool they like to help the community and stuff and keep us safe. >> reporter: police officers are happy, longer shifts for a night like this to connec

philly jim kenney is a liar or an idiot. take your pick. i vote for idiot. >> this is his idea. he decided to read the tweets to celebrate his 58th birthday. and he might do it again next year. happy birthday, mayor. >> you have to be a good sport to do that self-deprecating. >>> this morning, following breaking news on the regional rails. >> what this means for those looking to catch a train right now. >>> and a 6-year-old girl in the hospital after a shoot-out in a philadelphia neighborhood. how she got caught up in the violence. for small batches steeped slowly in coldr with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. america runs on dunkin'. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going

we begin with the federal probe that's now expanding to jim kenney's mayoral campaign.ca dean. >> i'm ukee washington. the new developments come three weeks after fbi raised involving john dougherty and the ibew union >>> david spunt was the first to break today's story. he has response from mayor kenney tonight. david? >> jessica, ukee, sources confirm that fbi agents have not personally met with any campaign staff but they did request a lot of records. mayor is taking about it publicly. >> three weeks after fbi agents raided the ibew 98 headquarters, and john dougherty firm. he confirmed that his documents will be reviewed by federal investigators >> my understanding is it's quite standard. to request these documents, as you remember to check them out. make sure they make sense. >>reporter: he has not personally spoken with anyone from the federal government about the document >> i think the federal government is doing their job. in an effort to get them to do their job, you need to be cooperative. 's whatever they ask for give them >> they raided two offices of henon

we begin with the federal probe that's now expanding to jim kenney's mayoral campaign.'m jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. the new developments come three weeks after fbi raised involving john dougherty and the ibew union >>> david spunt was the first to break today's story. he has response from mayor kenney tonight. david? >> jessica, ukee, sources confirm that fbi agents have not personally met with any campaign staff but they did request a lot of records. mayor is taking about it publicly. >> three weeks after fbi agents raided the ibew 98 headquarters, and john dougherty firm. he confirmed that his documents will be reviewed by federal investigators >> my understanding is it's quite standard. to request these documents, as you remember to check them out. make sure they make sense. >>reporter: he has not personally spoken with anyone from the federal government about the document >> i think the federal government is doing their job. in an effort to get them to do their job, you need to be cooperative. 's whatever they ask for give them >> they raided two offices

mayor jim kenney was there too. the community party featured games and a parade.vent lets police and resident get to know each other in a safe environment. >>> well in, other news a monsoon storms drench phoenix causing flash flooding and water rescues. elderly woman was pulled after being trapped in the middle of the flooded highway with you she's okay. another driver misjudged rising water a and got stuck, with no place to go. >>> justin, always tells us even if it is small amount of rain don't drive-in puddles of water because we don't know what will happen. >> you never know not only is is it dangerous but you never know how deep it is, when it is dark, rain affecting vision, you never know. >> and you don't walk through it, 6 inches can knock over a human being. it can actually moving a car. not worth it. turn around. we are not dealing with any rain here across the delaware valley. if you have outdoor plans we have a good day inn store. getting ready for a nice sunrise. we are looking at spring garden camera seeing color this morning off to the east with the

jim kenney, the mayor, he didn't want presents.nstead he wanted mean tweets, yes, to celebrate his 58th birthday, he red some mean tweets, kind of like jimmy kimmel segment. sit there with the cell phone, see all of the mean and nasty things. >> so being the mayor, of a major city, you get a lot of mean tweet, people upset with you, right? so these are legitimate tweets he has received. >> as philly mayor -- sir, i know i am not alone when i say this, are you being paid to say stupid things or is this really who you are? no, it is really who i am. at philly mayor: it usually takes years to become the city's worse mayor. did you it in four days. must be some casino of record. why thank you, very much. i appreciate your confidence. i'm amazed that at philly mayor can form a sentence with his mouthful of beep and garbage. hashtag you lie. >> that's good. it was mayor kenney's idea, of course. 6:56. we have a problem on our hand here, what, over the last two weeks, seven day care centers have been busted into? >> now something they're

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details released in a press conference scheduled tomorrow at tune with mayor jim kenney, officials fromhe eagles, nfl and philadelphia convention and visitors bureau all in attendance. >>> we are celebrating a national championship here in philadelphia. today at noon the city celebrating the 2016 arena bowl champs, your philadelphia soul, and mayor jim kenney declared today philadelphia soul world championship day. hundreds of fans showed up to city hall to congratulate the team, visit the their second championship in eight years. fans were pumped up. >> hard hitting, pay less money for what they do and more people should come out. come to a live game you'll love it. >> bring home another championship. >> fantastic. brings excitement back to the city. it makes you proud to be here. >> hopefully inspire eagles playing their final game tomorrow night at the link against the jets. eagles play cleveland in week number one, game you can see right here on cbs-3. most of the starters will sit out tomorrow's game. sam bradford says they are just ready for the season to begin already. >> it gets

it's only seven months that jim kenney's been in office. >> but it builds on larry's point. is goes back to civic education, what our expectations are of our public officials. yes, i mean, if we're looking at this and say, "wow, kenney might be embroiled in a whole bunch of ugliness," again, what is it that citizens expect of their elected officials? and we have not expected that much because philadelphia's fat and contented. >> i'll tell you one thing, too. will bunch had this a few days ago in one of his columns, too. the other thing that the city desperately needs -- and there's no easy way to get it, and i know people are trying to -- is a more vibrant two-party system. when you have just one party... >> hear, hear. >> that's true. >> that would be the best thing. >> you need a competition of ideas, but true ideas and not ideology and craziness. >> all right, let's move on to talk about d.a. seth williams, has been able to set or get a retrial set for monsignor william lynn, a catholic official who -- an interesting case that's gone on now for years. first was convicted o

. >>> plus, mayor jim kenney's campaign office forced to hand over documents to the fbi as part of the investigation into union boss john dougherty. >>> and the war of words as the presidential election gets closer by the day, how the two sides are attacking each other toda today. >>> from the fox 29 studio, this is it good day philadelphia weekend. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to a beautiful saturday morning. good day philadelphia, good morning, karen >> good morning to all of you. thank you for joining us. we've been talking, please join us on twitter and facebook. >> talking? >> interacting. >> first thing. >> there's the parrot heads in town, across the river in camden, i got to check on that one. how will the weather be. >> same song and dance, this will go down as one of the hottest august on record for philadelphia. we're likely hit 90 degrees again today. a lot of look right now showing the center city skyline, hazy, sunshine, we'll talk about the fryer forecast for the city down the shorn also a rip current risk. but first we want to check in with sue serio and be weeke

nbc 10 has confirmed that the fbi has requested documents from philadelphia mayor jim kenney's campaign. a campaign representative said it is fully complying with the request but can't tell us what type of documents they're providing or what prompted all of this. kenney was elected mayor last november after more than two decades on city council. >>> happening today, upper class men will move into their dorm rooms at rowan university in glass borrow. from 8:00 to 6:00 the students will unpack and guest to know their classmates. it will be a similar scene at west chester university. fall glasses begin there on monday morning. >>> an 8-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet in camden has died. gabriel hill-carter was taken off life support yesterday. gabby was playing near her home on wednesday when several men started shooting at each other. she was caught in the crossfire. there is a $12,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of gabby's killer. >>> a candlelight vigil will be held for two-year-old jamille baskerville. police say he died at the hand of his moth

mayor jim kenney announce dad only eight of the city's 70 pools will close this weekend.ally, the city was going to board up about two dozen pools because of a lack of lifeguards. but this weekend's excessive heat warning forced officials to change course. the public pools are open tomorrow and sunday from 12 noon until 5:00 in the evening. >>> the city's heat line is still active until midnight tonight. it will be back open tomorrow from 8:30 until midnight. health department nurses are manning those phones to help with any heat related problems. the number to call is right there on your screen. (215)765-9040. we have that information by the way posted on fox29.com as well. >>> and don't forget, you can always beat the heat with the fox 29 app. get the extended forecast, breaking news alerts sent right to your smart phone. that app is available on i tunes or google play. >>> breaking news right now out of east germantown. police have just released these surveillance pictures of a vehicle wanted in connection with the shooting of a six-year-old boy. they are looking for a

industry would not release buildings elevator inspection reports citing this investigation, mayor jim kenney did put out information saying that the elevators inside cjc judge justin expected in june and they passed so the investigation into what went wrong, continues. lauren and karen. >> thanks, jenny joyce, thanks very much. >>> developing in west philadelphia a police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition this was the scene on the 2200 block of south 59th street around 11:45 last night. man was shot multiple times, no arrests have have been made. >>> man is fighting for his life this morning after being shot in west oak lane in the 7200 block of forest avenue just before 10:00 o'clock last night. >> police say victim was 20 years old was shot three times simply standing next to his car. he did manage to walk himself over to ogontz avenue where he fell down and collapsed. police found him, they raced him to the hospital where he was rush into surgery. right now they say he is in critical condition. police say he was intended target. they have n

philadelphia mayor jim kenney confirmed for fox 29 that the fbi has sent a subpoena to his campaign officegood evening, i'm dawn timmeney. >> i'm chris o'connell. this is all tied to the widening investigation of union chief john dougherty. days after the fbi raided the home and offices of international brotherhood of electrical workers union boss john dougherty, those same agents were sending a subpoena to the campaign offices of philadelphia mayor jim kenney. >> i'm not -- i'm not surprised by the request and we move quick toll comply with what they need. >> reporter: speaking to us by phone mayor kenny says federal agents made a request for documents from his 2015 mayoral campaign office two weeks ago. his campaign adviser said it has complied. kenny tells us most of what was requested was general campaign material and documents that have already been made public. the subpoena comes after agents simultaneously raided more than a dozen homes and offices connected to union boss johnny dock. including the local 98 union hall and the city hall offices of kenney supporter councilman bobby he

mayor jim kenney is cooperating.ewitness news" reporter david spunt first broke the story and he has the mayor's response. >> reporter: three weeks after fbi agents raided ibew local 98 headquarters and about john dougherty's home mayor jim kenney confirmed that his campaign documents will be reviewed by federal up investigators. he spoke to kyw news radio by phone. >> high understanding is it is quite standard to request these documents. i assume to check them out make sure they all headache sense and that is all i know. >> reporter: kenney says he has not spoken with anyone from the federal government about the documents. >> i think the federal government is doing their job and in an effort to get them to do their job to come to a conclusion you need to be cooperative and whatever they ask for you give them. >> reporter: kenney's piece comes weeks after authorities raided two offices of the councilman bobby henon a dougherty alley, sources say that dougherty's chiropractor, who happens to be the chair of the zoning

. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney has worked closely with both dougherty and henon but when we caught up with him today he said he knew as much as the media which is not very much. >> i know basically what you know. and as it plays out we'll see what happens bullet i don't have any other information and you can ask the question 20 different ways but there won't be any comment because i don't have any information. >> the mayor also said his office has not been asked for anything by the fbi. >>> and this is investigation is now crossed state lines. fbi agents took guns out of a warehouse in berlin, new jersey. this is at mjk electrical on cross keys road in berlin. coming up tonight at 6:00 we're live at the warehouse with more on this part of the investigation. >>> and we're following this story every step of the way on line at 6abc.com. we'll alert to you any developments as the investigation continues to unfold. you can also get updates by following the "action news" team on social media. >> court was not in session today for many folks at the criminal justice center in center city.

mayor jim kenney opened the discussion at the round table meeting this morning in center city. kenney says that people that have paid their debt to society deserve the chance to get back and build a better life for themselves and their children. >>> mcdonald's are pulling the activity trackers from their kids happy meals because the bands may cause skin irritation, the fast food giant just put the trackers in the happy meals to try and get kids moving more but they received reports of potential skin problems. they will remove the bands while it is investigated. >>> losing a spouse could be devastating with feelings difficult to express. tamala edwards meets a group of widowers finding comfort with their own words. >> she lost her soul mate. >> we did everything together and all of a sudden it's like falling off a cliff. >> it's all encompassing the like some days i cannot lift my head off the pillow. >> a group of widows meet every tuesday of the month. >> a group of women that are ready to we rebuild their lives in a positive way. >> to help the widows heal she has them writin

that means the end of internships and philadelphia mayor jim kenney congratulated students who completednships in different city departments. 51 of them each intern got a certificate along with well wishes for the future from mayor kenney. >>> fresh paint and some new plans spruced up a school in the frankford section of philadelphia today. lowes partnered with the community to give the harding middle school $4,000 worth of improvements before the school year begins next month. looking good. >> yup. much more still to come on "action news tonight. a check of that forecast for you. >> all right, let's take you live outside sky6 hd checking out atlantic city, folks in the surf enjoying some cool water. we'll be right back. >> ♪ and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into har

mayor jim kenney signed a bill making these facilities multigenerational and family friendly and accessible for people with disables. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs] and as of now, i'd have to say no. iso let me tell you what i knowe about senator pat toomey.. my mom was the principal at sandy hook school in newtown. she died that day protecting the young children in her care. when it came time to vote on background checks, pat toomey crossed party lines to do the right thing. that's who he is, and i'm grateful. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> time for sports and

john dougherty, some of those same agents wanted to look at documents for the 2015 campaign to get jim kenneylected as mayor. >> i'm not surprised by the request, and we move quick toll my with what they need. >> reporter: speaking to us by phone mayor kenny says federal agents made a request for documents two week ago. he says his campaign advisers complied. kenney tells us most of what was requested was general campaign material and documents already made public. three weeks ago agents raided more than a dozen homes and offices connected to union boss johnny dock including the local 98 union hall and the city hall offices of kenny's supporter councilman bobby heenan. the search warrants were looking for evidence of possible crimes including embezzlement and extortion. kenney says his office has done nothing wrong. >> federal government is doing their job. what's they guessed paid to do. they're asking information. we're providing that information in an toast see this come to some conclusion. >> reporter: dougherty has denied any wrongdoing and to make it clear, dawn, so far in one has been

we were probably the first and strongest supporters of jim kenney for mayor and recent helped him launch his you say unprecedented rebuild philadelphia program. ongoing investigation included a trip to city councilman bobbie henon's office. while the federal government declined to comment, dougherty put his bottom line in black and white saying, quote, if these investigations were simply about me, i'd retire today. of and save our union any additional headaches. local 98 spoke man frank kiehl also released a statement today saying dougherty's letter was intended to reassure member that is the investigation will not impact the union's reputation or its ability to represent its members. a group he says was overwhelmingly supported during a union meeting. we did reach out to mayor kenney's office. no could not no comment. >>> take a look at this surveillance video, police say this suspect rides up behind victims on a bicycle and inappropriately touches them as he passes by. authorities say the suspect has struck at least four times in washington square west and east passyunk between august

they beat the arizona rattlers last friday night and mayor jim kenney declared this soul world champion day in philadelphia. gray hall will have more from the team and the fans and the big celebration coming up at 12:30. >>> and still to come on "action news" this noon, jetblue makes the first commercial flight between the u.s. and cuba in the last 50 years. and we hear from the woman that called police on chris bound leading to the singer's latest arrest. and david murphy is back with the exclusive accuweather forecast. and word of some relief when "action news" continues. katie: on crime, pat toomey's attacks on me are shameful. he's making it up. of course, anyone who commits a violent crime needs to be prosecuted -- and put behind bars. narrator: katie mcginty will keep us safe -- more police on the streets, better training and equipment, and take on the gun lobby for gun safety laws. katie: i'm the daughter of a police officer, and the mother of three. i'll stand with law enforcement to fight crime, and protect our families. i'm katie mcginty, and i approve this message. what's tha

dougherty reportedly helped direct large amounts of campaign monies to one time phonal lie mayor jim kenney. to date the mayor said he knows nothing about what's behind today's many raids. >> i know basically what you know. and as it plays out we'll see what happens but i don't have any other information and you could ask the question 20 different ways but there won't be any comment because i don't have any information. >> reporter: the mayor departed without answering if all this reflects badly on city council. he did respond though when asked. have you all been asked by the fbi for anything. >> no. >> ♪ >> reporter: local 98 spent an estimated $80,000 on social events at the recent dnc plunk those said to be attending councilman mark swila. he too at a loss at what is happening. >> i really denote i mean, it would be unfair to comment on something i really don't know about. i'm not sure why they're there and what they're looking for. >> reporter: so brian a-very curious day here. lots of high profile law enforcement activity a lot of questions, few answers. live at city hall, john rawlins

mayor jim kenney called the incident a distraction but one he knew little about. >> she shouldn't have done it. she apparently admitted doing it. >> reporter: sources say 12 days after the incident the d.a.'s office reported the crime to police. still, handled the investigation in house. then august 10th of this year nine months after the alleged crime, sources say stacy cummings' attorney went to the d.a.'s office and said they had information about the crime. it was referred to the delaware county d.a. office and charges were filed rather quickly when sources say cummings confessed though she didn't go into detail about motive. >> leads you wondering there's some blurring of the personal and the professional in this instance that seems a little troubling. >> reporter: david thornburgh is the ceo of the committee of 70 a political watchdog group. he says the recent criminal case and williams' recent disclosure that he failed to report $160,000 in gifts including a $45,000 the new roof should raise questions for voters. and in what may simply be a coincidence cummings authorities went

mayor jim kenney philadelphia d.a.lliams and other state and local leaders all addressed that meeting. there forum will run through wednesday. >> next on "action news," a dozen violent business break-ins are being linked to two suspects targeting locations in philadelphia. their latest crime happened just this morning. we're live with the he details. >> plus, coming up in what's the deal find out what laptops are worth the money especially as students get ready to head off to college. >> ♪ and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam jose

. >>> well, philadelphia mayor jim kenney in new york city today for the funeral of former police commissioner, john timoney. the 68 year old passed away last week at battling lung cancer. funeral mass was celebrated at st. patrick's cathedral in man hat on, laid to rest in west chester county, new york. john timoney served as first deputy commissioner with the nypd as well as miami's chief of police. >>> within the hour, president obama will be in louisianna for a first-hand look at the devestation left behind by the recent historic flooding. correspondent don champion has this report. >> reporter: president obama boarded marine one this morning, before flying to baton rouge, louisianna, widespread flooding there is blamed for at least 13 death. clean up is underway, but clearing all of the debris will take months. recovery will take years. >> we want to come back home, but we can't. >> the flooding damaged or destroyed 60,000 homes, and more than 106,000 people have registered for emergency federal aid. >> we don't know what we're going to do. >> people there tell cbs news they opportunity a

so tonight philadelphia mayor jim kenney teamed up with a local non-profit to help two lucky studentsp even joined unity in the community for operation college help. team surprised two students with a book scholarship to ease some of those expenses. >>> when you see news happening be sure to takeout your phone and shoot it and to make sure you use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom. lucy. >> you get to make money doing that too. >> i know. >> speak of money in your money tonight, if you think you're shelling out ton of money for school splice your child's teacher may actually have it worse. education mark association says most teachers spent $500 out of pocket. out of pocket for their classrooms last year. one in 10 spent at least a thousand dollars which is why we need to help them out when we can. researchers say many states are providing less support per student than before the great recession. >>> apartment complex in las vegas threatening to fine an army veteran for flying his american flag. ken jackson has lived in the chris cal creek apartments for the past five years. a

mayor jim kenney says there can be a discussion about the statue's location but it will not be decideda few hundred signatures on petitions. >>> well, tonight it will be welcome home chase. >> phillies fans are anticipating the return of one chase utley, even though he'll be wearing a dodgers uniform. utley and the dodgers arrived in philadelphia last night. the former philly star and fan favorite ready to play his first game in town since being dealt to l.a. last year. >>> here's a look at utley in a familiar phillies uniform. he's scheduled to hold a news conference at citizens bank park later this afternoon. it will be just a few hours before his dodgers take on the phillies. stay with nbc 10 news and top the nbc 10 app to hear about what utley has to say about his return. >>> xplees sover the weekend, a crashes sent five people to the hospital. personal watercraft rental zones are highly regulated in new jersey. the crashes on sunday were outside rental zones. >> it's the equivalent of riding a high-performance sports bike on a highway with no marked lanes, no brakes and a speed bu

. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney is among local politicians who benefited from dougherty's support over the years. so is city councilman mark squilla. we spoke both today. >> all we know there was information requested and fbi went out to get information and they'll sort through it and come up with a conclusion one way or the other. >> not exact al shining moment for the city's political leaders? >> i mean any time you have fbi involved out there doing an investigation it's always a concern. everybody is innocent until proven guilt. >> as the last of the evidence was packed up and carried away from dougherty's home neighbors stepped forward to offer their support for this long-time power broker. >> he's been my neighbor for 16 years, and he's to me a wonderful man that i don't know what i would do without him. >> reporter: again, far more questions than answers regarding exactly what investigators are looking for but given the length and complexity of most federal probes it could be awhile before this story become clear. for the moment at least sure doesn't look like good news for johnn

new tonight at six a-a-"action news" has learned that the fbi has requested documents from mayor jim kenney's campaign officers. officials have not revealed exactly what they may be looking for. we have requested a comment from the mayor's officers but we have not gotten a response. earlier this month federal agents raided the homes and officers of philadelphia city councilman bobby henon and electricians union boss john dougherty. there is no indication whether today's request of kenny's campaign is related to those earlier raids. >>> vice president joe biden announced today the federal government is giving a 2 billion-dollar loan to amtrak to modernize rail service along the northeast corridor. mr. biden delivered the news at the wilmington train station. the funds will go towards buying new trains upgrading the tracks and making platform improvements. new technology on the trains is aimed at preventing train collisions and derailments. biden spoke fondly of the many workers he met riding from wilmington to washington for 36 years. >> they're my friends. they were with me. they're the guys

we were probably the first and strongest supporters of jim kenney for mayor and recent helped him launch his you say unprecedented rebuild philadelphia program. ongoing investigation included a trip to city councilman bobbie henon's office. while the federal government declined to comment, dougherty put his bottom line in black and white saying, quote, if these investigations were simply about me, i'd retire today. of and save our union any additional headaches. local 98 spoke man frank kiehl also released a statement today saying dougherty's letter was intended to reassure member that is the investigation will not impact the union's reputation or its ability to represent its members. a group he says was overwhelmingly supported during a union meeting. we did reach out to mayor kenney's office. no could not no comment. >>> take a look at this surveillance video, police say this suspect rides up behind victims on a bicycle and inappropriately touches them as he passes by. authorities say the suspect has struck at least four times in washington square west and east passyunk between august

. >>> and mayor jim kenney to repeal the policy southwest democrats katie mcgintsty, his challenger in the re-election campaign. the sanctuary involved philadelphia's cooperation of federal immigration authorities. toomey highlighted the case where officials say they failed to but a retainer. who was released and arrested last month on child rape allegations. >> it's one of the mole heinous crimes possible to commit, committed against this young child. and it should not have been possible. and it would not have been possible, but for the fact that philadelphia is a sanctuary city. >> the spokeswoman for mayor kenney says he stands by the mayor's cooperation with i.c.e. she said she's been clear, she wants local and federal law enforcement to stop dangerous criminals. >>> delaware downtown development district is expanding. the governor unveiled a new district in smyrna, milford, harrington which means money will pour in to expand development in those downtown areas. the program also offers incentives to private investors. >>> nbc10's jacqueline london is bringinging us the flavor of ri

nbc 10 has confirmed the fbi requested documents from philadelphia mayor jim kenney's campaign, a campaign representative said it is fully complying with the request but can't tell us what type of documents they're providing or what prompted all of this. kenny was elected mayor last november after several decades on city council. >>> in bucks county police are looking for a pair of pick pocketers targeting unsuspecting mothers. take a look at this video from inside a chick-fil-a in ben salem township. police say on wednesday the man and this couple moved close to two women sitting with their children, the man grabbed a wallet from the purse of one of those mothers. police say he then spent $1600 at the target store across the street. >> that's the most angering thing, i think, is that you're so close -- they were so close to my kids and -- yeah. who would do something like that? >> police suspect the pair are responsible for other thefts and they're warning women not to sling their bags over chairs. if you recognize the couple in the video,p call police. >>> beach season is quickly drawing

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mayor jim kenney announcing today he's going to keep many of the city public pools open a mid this excessive heat warning. only eight of the city's 70 pools will close their doors for the season. >> save decision as we brace for even more burning hot temperatures. fox 29's jennifer joyce head to do a crowded pool to cool off with the masses. she joins us live from port richmond. jennifer, i hope you got a dip in that pool today. >> reporter: i wish i did. i was told i couldn't come in because i didn't have bathing suit. i completely forgot to pack my becaming suit to go to work today. we saw another round of rain. it didn't do much for the humidity but it did empty out this pool which had been packed all day. cooling off isn't easy in an excessive heat wave. >> extremely hot. the humidity is making it worse. >> the pool is like burning. >> reporter: for relief people packed this pool in port richmond to capacity making games of marco poll low challenging for jasmine downey. >> everybody is crowded in the there, and when i swim i keep on bumping into people. >> reporter: but at least the pool

mayor jim kenney said the d.a.should speak up. >> lots of balls in the air that we're juggling relative to the condition of the city and the future of this city. while this is a distraction, it's not my distraction. it's something he'll have to talk about. >> the city says it cost taxpayers almost $1,000 to fix those slashed tires. the mayor says he's not certain if cummings will keep her city job. seth williams is fighting the perception of his recently released financial disclosures. they show cummings gave him a $6,500 rolex watch and $1,100 in clothes. >>> a ruling could send a group of undocumented immigrants in berks county back to latin america. more than two dozen are being held at the county residential center in lease poesport. the families plan to appeal the decision. >>> in montgomery county, officials and politicians now have more inputç from citizens concerned about contaminated drinking water. three area congressmen co-hosted a panel destruction at hatboro-horsham high school last night. they took q

mayor jim kenney says he's open to meeting with the group about the statue's location.91. >>> a t-shirt controversy in camden county has been squashed. amir miller says he's been selling t-shirts at the cherry hill mall. the shirt says "this has to stop." stirred up some emotion. miller says it's nothing more than a call to end police brutality. mall management told him to stop selling the shirts. miller tells nbc 10 he and mall management have been able to hash out their differences. >> people have been more supportive of the movement and knowing that it was something positive and not negative. my brand. >> miller says he's also gotten support from several philadelphia police officers and corrections officers. you can look for a kiosk in the mall in january. >>> take a look at this gas main fire in atlantic county. an electric wire falling on to a guardrail sparked the flames. the gas main ignited yesterday. this is ocean heights avenue in egg harbor township. it took crews several hours to bring it under control. no one was hurt. >>> new details about the auction of b

this is allq)t of mayor jim kenney's new community schools initiative.oday the mayor will meet the newly hired school coordinators and support staff as they start a two-week training boot camp. the schools will look at needs in their neighborhoods and develop plans to meet them. they'll start implementing the plans in december. >>> the new jersey department of education will not stop a school closure in evesham township. the township school board voted in march to shut florence elementary next year. many parents are upset because the commute to other schools would be a hardship to them. steep drops in enrollment an a potential savings of nearly $1.5 million a year as reasons for closing the school. >>> crews are out in two local counties today, spraying to kill mosquitos. >> in camden county, now through 6:00 this morning, crews are spraying in gloucester township, bellmawr, water ford township, also delaware county crews will spray mosquitos in lansdowne, yeadon and darby borough. they can help eradicate mosquitos by emptying all containers containing w

. >>> and searching for answers, what the fbi is asking from philadelphia mayor jim kenney. >>> comingh to get to the jersey shore before the end of the summer season. >>> good morning and will come to nbc 10 news today. i'm lauren mayk. it's 6:00 a.m. this saturday morning. let's get you started with a look at how your saturday weather is shaping up. first alert meteorologist krystal klei has your neighborhood weather. goodni

was on hand to receive a proclamation from philadelphia mayor jim kenney and philadelphia has one of largest populations in the country even bigger than new york's. a stage full of young boys and girls took part in an evening of dance. the pow dancers joined a pilot program intended to serve over a dozen children but due to popularity admission was expanded and this took place in philadelphia's windfield section. ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips. and pat toomey? against an assault weapons ban and against banning high capacity ammo clips like those used in the orlando massacre. listen to pat toomey brag: "i have had a perfect record with the nra." pat toomey gets an "a" from the nra. he's not for you. sena

. >>> mayor jim kenney will welcome more than 500 new teachers to the school district of philadelphiaill speak to them as they wrap up a week-long orientation in northeast philly. >>> uber users in pittsburgh will soon get to ride in a self-driving car. landon dowdy is here with details in this morning's cnbc business news. >> good morning. uber planning to add self-driving taxis over the next couple of weeks to ferry customers around the pittsburgh area. the car hailing service will use specially equipped volvo suvs and ford fusions. it's the first time the autonomous technology has been offered to the general public. no word if philadelphia could be next. >>> meanwhile, over on wall street, futures pointing to a lower stock market open. this as the major indexes are on track for their third positive week in a row. today we get quarterly earnings from foot locker and estee lauder. taking a look at the broader markets, the dow closing up nearly 24 to 18,597. the nasdaq gaining more than 11 to 5,240. back over to you. >> thanks, have a nice weekend. >>> 5:27 and 74 degrees. we're seein

mayor jim kenney among the leaders discussing the issue along with the city's work force developmentrd and local employers. kenney says that he understands employers may be reluctant to hire former offenders but he still believes it's important to break the stigma. he says employing formerly incarcerated people is a benefit for the whole community. >> we can put more and more of our formerly incarcerated people back to work i can tell you predictable they'll be paying taxes and not eating taxes. they'll be paying for their children and not having their children paid for by somebody else. they'll be home with their families and with their neighborhoods so our neighborhoods become more stable, less violent and more productive. >> during today's meeting city leaders discussed hiring incentives and successful strategies that will help employers around legal risks of hiring former felons. new at 6:00 glimpses of the man police say burglarized a local k mart and what he got away may leave you with a few more questions. >> and proof that it's never too late to try something new. this woman