one of the passengers was jim and rahel, on board was philadelphia mayor jim kenney. mayor's office says he is spending night in boston as well. this first ever direct flight from philadelphia to iceland started with fanfare inside ph l wednesday night including champagne, taking pictures. well, two and a half hours in the flight passengers said they knew something was wrong there was an announcement being made and plane turned around for boston. then they found themselves in long lines, for hotel vouchers "eyewitness news" caught up with one passengers on the phone this morning from lancaster and headed to iceland for a conference. lets take a listen. >> people are tired, and a little worried but for the most part it is just calm. nobody is yelling or screaming or anything. i just got my slip for the hotel and they said to look out for an e-mail and i mentioned that i'm afraid to go to sleep what if i miss an e-mail. they say it probably went be early in the morning. so probably, sometime mid-morning, early after noon. >> reporter: donna there commending ice landair

overnight first non-stop flight from philadelphia iceland is forced to turnaround and land with mayor jim kenney on board, passengers waking up in boston we will hear from them next. >>> live look at bethlehem this morning parts of the area are waking up to fog and that will slow down the commute. we will tell you where there could be storms. it is wednesday, may 31st i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. call it i and meisha keeping an eye on things on this last day of may. >> yes, see you later, may. >> yes. >> we're starting off june, we're talking about rain coming up. >> yeah. anyway, we will talk about a lot of construction and the visibility issues, katie, the fog out there in all camera shots. we cannot see what we are looking at. >> very poor visibility, lots of moisture, light wind, all of the ingredients necessary to allow that fog to form. i know your field cameras will be tough to pick out what we are looking at here over next couple of hours but taking a peak at storm scan is there activity to track but not necessarily locally on the radar but we have had some drizzle, we have ha

mayor jim kenney was on that full flight.air says, a smell in the back of the plane, and then turned around and backtrack, in boston just to be safe. and, the iceland capitol. >>> well, trouble forced emergency landing in jet blue flight from new york to california. passengers smelled smoke in the cabin and flight attendant found a burning lithium battery in the lap top in overhead compartment. plane made an emergency landing in gland rapid michigan where they were carried out on the plane. and, they were taken to san francisco. >>> back here at home south jersey man is behind bars after police say he stole a woman's car with her child still in the back seat. authorities identified the suspect, as, 31 year-old pedro ortiz. woman left her car running as she ran out of the gas station , and, 400 block of west landis avenue in vineland yesterday, and, then, jumped in to her car, and, authorities later found the car abandoned with the child still inside. police track ortiz down a short time later facing multiple charges including

mayor jim kenney was aboard the plane.and in boston. >> foggy and not fast on these roads. 95 southbound a slow go from cottman into girard. karen. >> and watching storms that will be hitting the lehigh valley. they're west of allentown and reading right now. we'll have a few scattered showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and evening especially. look at the fog, though. in some spots just .3 of a mile visibility. your high today, 78. >> got to go, got to go. staystay with us because "gma" s next. for mattfor matt pelman, tamala edwards, karen rogers and matt o'donnell. have a good day, everyone. goldman sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy... vo: as a goldman sachs president, phil murphy made his fortune in a rigged system. now the jersey machine has lined up with murphy and his millions. leaders should stand for the people, not the political machine. as a prosecutor, at treasury, and as head of the brennan center, i've taken on the powerful - from the mafia, to the nra, to

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney joined volunteers to distribute groceries part of philabundances backpack programming that supplies meals with little to know preparation for children. >>> looking live outside at sky 6 hd are we going? there we go. at the center city skyline it's ominous tonight. that tells the story of what to expect. meteorologist, cecily tynan has the soggy accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. >>> time now for the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan looking ahead to the memorial day weekend. >> how are we shaping up? >> it won't be completely nice. not a washout and temperatures are comfortable, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing i am tracking this line of showers and thunderstorms and it's working into philadelphia right now. it's just moved into philadelphia and no lightning strikes here. this is where there are heavy downp

icelandic dignitaries and officials including mayor jim kenney were on hand to toast the event with fourlights a week. john carney signed bills to fight the state's addiction crisis, expanding access to strengthen oversight of opioid prescriptions. he called for an all hands on deck approach to fight the opioid epidemic. >> brandywine hospital in coatsesville, phoenixville hospital, jennersville hospital in west grove, pottstown memorial medical center and chestnut hill hospital have been sold. the deal is expected to close this summer. they'll rebrand it tower health serving 2.5 million people. >> they made quite a splash 19 years ago. the griffin quinn tu quintuplet. they are now approaching a real milestone. >> the griffin quintuplets are graduating high school in a week. since they were born, the five do everything together including working here at meadow wood senior living. >> they make suggestions what is better on the menu. they come over with a smile. that's the nicest part. >> they are lovely young people. werwe are delighted to have them here. we are glad they are each getting

mayor jim kenney addressed the group and thanked them for all their hard work.said that even though this is love your park week he's finding it a little hard to be outside. he and his allergies are acting up and we know he's not alone. >> delaware senator tom carper concerned about protecting federal clean air. he stopped by the air monitoring station here in wilmington for a tour. representatives from the american lung association were there. they want to make sure that folks do have clean air to breathe. >>> meantime from our new jersey news room crews will be working round the clock to finish the avalon beach fill project. it's going to be completed in just a few days ahead of schedule. nearly a million cubic yards of sand had been put on the north avalon beach front. the beach will be ready for business of course memorial day weekend and for hurricane season which begins june 1st. this project cost 7.7 million bucks. it was largely financed by federal and state funding. >> well, spending the afternoon by the water is a nice way to round out the heat especial

. >>> and jim kenney made a stop in new england. as part of non-stop iceland flights to iceland. and the plane ran into mechanical problems and landed in boston. the diverted flight is expected to leave boston this afternoon and reach iceland at 3:30 in the morning. kenney is excited to continue his trip and enjoy the best in-flight meal he ever had. >>> turning to accuweather we are finally seeing some sun after a string of gloomy days but still the chance of a shower or storm and some storms. karen rogers is in for david murphy with a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> that is right. this is big news that we can actually see some blue sky and sunshine mixing in with the clouds, it feels like the first time in a while. seven of the last 10 days are cloudy and gloomy. we started with drizzle and low clouds and fog and the clouds are starting to break a bit and more sunshine on the way this afternoon out to the west as you look near pittsburgh that is the front that will tricker a few more showers and thunderstorms. ahead of it, we move nicely ahead with the temperatures,

from philadelphia to iceland hits a snag we will tell you why it was divert todd boston with mayor jim kenney>> breaking this morning searching for a 18 year-old after police say his seven year-old family member was found unresponse with a bag over her head. >>> kathy griffin is responding to a backlash after she posted a photo of herself holding a decap that ited image of president trump, hear what she says this morning. it is wednesday, may 31st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. plus video of the horse rubbing lose on the street of the big city but first lets check the forecast with katie and road with

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. >> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney helped to celebrate a ground breaking program in the city. "action news" was at the win star institute in university city. mayor kenney joined officials from the pennsylvania department of labor to learn about the intoot's entrepreneurship program. the first registered none registered entrepreneurship program of bio research in the country. >>> the famed rocky statue is temporarily off limits to the public. they snapped the last pictures before crews cut off the area for renovations. they are making improvements on the grounds around the sculpture. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ donald tmeet phil murphy,by former goldman sachs bankers. another wall street banker running for governor, whose firm helped

. >> jim kenney: to lay criminality at the feet of immigrants is not only morally unfair, it is factually>> pelley: one of jim kenney's first acts as mayor was to declare philadelphia a sanctuary, which means his police do not ask about citizenship, and will not hold illegal immigrants if the only reason is that ice wants to deport them. he says it violates the constitution to hold people without a warrant. there are more than 600 cities, counties and states that consider themselves sanctuaries. two years ago, there were half as many. >> trump: we've ordered a crackdown on sanctuary cities. >> pelley: president trump is now trying to cut off federal funds from these sanctuary cities, but he's been stopped so far by the courts. >> kenney: this is not a us versus them. this is-- this is we upholding the constitution of am-- the united states of america, and asking them to comply with it also by presenting us with a proper judicial warrant so we can release that person to their custody. >> pelley: the feds are talking about taking your federal money away. and mr. mayor, i bet you can't affor

philadelphia mayor jim kenney was among one of the first to fly to ice land on the inaugural flight.hilly is the 14th u.s. city the airline has put down roots in. >>> in north philadelphia, fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that killed two children and their grandmother. 5284 old monique gellery and two grandchildren nine-year-old prudence and seven-year-old dean figueroa died over the holiday weeknd and monique's father has a near reach he showedd fox 29 a gas can up against a wall of the burke street home with two charred boards covering it. he says that he's worried someone set the fire which killed his daughter and great-grandchildren. >> i never seen this can't there before. i know it has liquid in it. i touched it like this. there's something in there. >> we ran his claims past the fire commissioner and showed him a picture of that gas can but he says it's far too early to say what started the deadly blaze. >>> in oregon defiant man in court faced a judge on murder charges. >> you call a the terrorism. i call it patriotism. you hear me. die!

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney hosted a hearing in center city to give women the chance to discuss the impact of the gop health care bill. patients advocates and health care experts discussed the bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. they are working on a compromise bill that could pass the senate. >>> and the 100th graduate milestone montgomery county gateway to college program. during the graduation and awards ceremony, people presented the program a $10,000 grab to help support students at risk of not completing their high school education. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, we'll take you inside of the newest attraction at disney world that auto loz you to explore the avatar world of man dora. >>> seven divers became separated from their commercial drive boat off the coast of florida. they found two divers right away and took them to the marina. they found four more a few miles away and were picked up by another nearby dive boat. >>> a woman fought back against a would be car thief by jumping on the hood of her suv. it happened while she was pumping gas. a

mayor jim kenney was among those thigh turned out to pay trouble to fallen service members.y took time to honor the air men, the nation's first to african-american combat pilots. those that gave their lives were honored today in wilmington. volunteers with the friends of historic river view cemetery placed american flags on more than 1,000 veteran grave sites in that location. >> in delaware county, the 10th annual walk for the wounded event took place in rose tree park. this event is designed to draw attention to and raise money for the thousands of returning wounded troops and their families to help them with any financial and emotional challenges they may face back home. >>> much more to come on action news, president trump kicks off his first foreign trip as president, some of the cabinet members taking part. >>> a new beginning, welcome to the real world thousands of hard working students received their degrees at st. joe's university today. we'll take you to the some commencement ceremony. jeff skversky has sports when we come back chris christie: addiction is a diseas

philadelphia's mayor jim kenney says he does not expect pennsylvania to take similar action. >> i really don't have any feeling that our governor would sign something like that i don't think he would. he is much more decent person. we will work our way through this issue, probably having the court be the final determination of the what our policy is. >> texas law allows police to inquire about a person's immigration status during routine interactions like traffic stops. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says he wants to reduce violence in trenton. today he announced a 13 million-dollar plan to tear down abandoned buildings and add surveillance cameras. >> people will actually begin to now see buildings like the won around us be taken down and clear the way for new development to occur in this city where families will want to live here raise their children here, send their children to school here. >> trenton has second highest rate of violent crimes in the state in 2016. >>> people living in the back bay area along the jersey shore are demanding officials focus on flooding in their c

yesterday, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf joined health officials at city hall. they enjoyed recommendations from the mayor's opioid task force. advocates hope the new guidelines will help boost advocacy and prevention options for people battling substance abuse disorder. >> we have seen the cost of epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again. >> mayor kenny says some recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> before your son or daughter takes off on their scooter this weekend, there's a recall you should know about. pulse is recalling more than 18,000 pulse scooters. part of the scooter can break and cause the rider to fall. customers should contact the company for a refund. >>> this morning in philadelphia, more than 400 people will participate in the million-dollar bike ride. it begins at highline park on the campus of the university of pennsylvania. the ride supports people with rare diseases. over the past three years, the event has raised more than $3.5 million for research. >>> today in delaware county, the tenth annual run

fail's mayor jim kenney was also on the flight. icelandair said passengers and flied a tenth ant reported finding rubber and they made an emergency landing in boston to be safe. it was heading to the ice land 's capitol. >>> south jersey man is facing charges this morning after police say he stole a woman's car with her child, still in the back seat. authorities have identified the suspect as 31 year-old pedro ortiz, and police say woman left her car running as she ran in the gas station along the 400 block of west landis avenue in vineland, yesterday. that is when ortiz jumped in to her car, and then drove off authorities later found the cara bandon with the child still inside, police track ortiz down a short time later and arrested him. >>> this trenton mother faces child endangerment charges. that is after police say that she burned her baby, with a cigarette. police say 23 year-old vanessa owens sent text messages to the babies father saying she would physically hurt and burn the baby. when officers arrived, they noticed burn m

mayor jim kenney will join the mayor of the capitol of iceland for a water cannon salute at the gate. air flights will operate four days a week in the spring, summer and fall to start. >>> wall street resumes trading after at memorial day holiday. the alamo theater in texas plans to host screenings of the movie wonder woman that are for women only. some people are calling the event sexist and against equality. others have praised the theater for its celebration of women. the tickets are sold out. some of the proceeds will go to women's charities. >> it's 4:52 and ahead at 5:00 bruce springsteen's surprise concert and the joke where he was the punch line. >> a car rolls back into a river in china and a hero quickly emerges. >> ♪ >> police are investigating a home invasion in southwest philadelphia. it happened on the 6000 block of kingsessing after yesterday evening. investigators say the intruder walked in the front door and walked in the back of the house and let a second person home. the homeowner was inside and called police. then the intruder's cell phone rang which authorities sa

years welcome america festival at ben franklin parkway on independent day and philadelphia's mayor jim kenneys a big fan, let's take a listen. >> we don't need no hateer nation. >> applause. >> as you can tell, i love mary j. blige. wow. i think we have achieved this great celebration over the last 24 years and i see no reason why this won't continue for 25th rendition. >> mayor go on, go on. there will be a tribute to philadelphia's very own boys two men and new philly pops band will make its debut. welcome america festivities begin june 29th. >> very nice, well done. >> i got to say politics aside i will give him a big round of applause. >> he lives in my neighborhood very nice guy. when he does things like this it surprises me. >> yes. >> mary j. blige. >> amazing. >> i will tell you my sister in law, absolute favorite artist of all time, so i have a feeling she will come up and check this out. >> okay, i have a feeling you will be talking about rain. >> yes. >> we have got some rain in the forecast for multiple days , more systems to track. >> listen i just planted plants in my flower pot

mayor jim kenney happened to be one of the passengers and instead of spending the night on the nordicsland he is in boston right now. "action news" reporter katherine scott is at philadelphia international airport to explain how the mayor ended up in the wrong place. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the first direct philadelphia to reykjavik flight was supposed to take off last night and then land in iceland but they ran into problems over canada and they had to be diverted back to boston where they landed safe a. itly. it was a technical issue. they'll take off this afternoon. let's go video from last night. before this happened there was a champagne toast with mayor kenney and the mayor of reykjavik. they then cut a multi tiered cake as they celebrated the first direct flights between their cities and then they boarded the plane. the iceland airplane arrived in philadelphia on sunday and they took off last night but a couple hours into the flight as they were over canada the flight was diverted to logan airport in boston. philly mag reporter snapped this picture of law en

. >>> mayor jim kenney had a change of plans.was supposed to be in ice this afternoon celebrate the inaugural direct flightily from philadelphia to reykjavik. kenny ended up in boston. katherine scott is live at the airport to explain how. >> reporter: the first direct flight from followed reykjavik will have to be completed at another time because the one that took off last night had to be diverted to boston due to a technical issue. it did land safe in boston. but let's go to video from last night before that flight took off and you can see mayor kenney and the mayor of reykjavik toasted the first direct flights between their cities. they cut a multi tiered cake before they boarded a plane to iceland. the plane arrived in philadelphia on sunday and took off last night but according to the flight tracker flight aware. the flight was diverted to logan all right in boston as they were flying over canada reporter victor took the photo of this. twitter user donna talarico took this picture of the hotel voucher line at the airport. l

fail mayor jim kenney was on the full icelandairplane.night in boston hotels and they are leaving this afternoon at 430:67:89 iceland air says unusual smell in the rear of the plane forced the un scheduled landing. >>> lets send it over to katie fehlinger. we might see the sun today. >> no kitting, we have been very distance friend, doesn't it. we do promise that you will finally brighten up a bit here and it has been a perfect difficult? definitely not. we had fog still out there but getting better now that the sun has been out for almost two hours already. you can see clearly see a couple showers working through anyone is fair game for that as the day goes on. we will brighten up, warm up by comparison and then thursday and friday we are looking really nicest specially tomorrow. meisha. >> thank you so much for. that looking outside speaking of all that fog, visibility we have been talking about all morning long, we have had a few accidents, in new jersey, some of which are just now clearing, and 295 north at route 30 is one and just no

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney and other passengers are finally on their way to iceland. late last night the first mishap from philadelphia to reykjavik forced it to turn around it had a technical issue over canada it landed safely in boston and they spent the night before being rebooked. the mayor has a good sense of humor he tweeted saying that iceland air served him the best in-flight meal he ever had and commented on the great customer service. >> a flight to iceland. >> we'll see how that turns out once he gets there. time for the "action news" traffic report. >> smoother travels on the roaded right now. matt pellman in the action center. in south philadelphia. i-95 northbound side stacking up as you can see. coming away from broad street. from this point at the walt whitman bridge because the ramps to the bridge itself are all backed up because of an eastbound jersey bound accident on the walt whitman bridge on the downside on the jersey side just 4 miles per hour getting foo south jersey via in a bridge this afternoon. i would stick up top the the ben franklin brid

. >>> wednesday night and mayor jim kenney's trip back to iceland is back on track and witnesses rescue people from a burning vehicle after a head-on crash in wilmington. >> but the big story on "action news" is a mistrial in the case of the state of new jersey verse david creato. the man was charged with the murder of his 3-year-old son but the jury was unable to reach a verdict and nora muchanic is live in haddon highway patrol. does the prosecution retry the case or does he go free? >> they made it clear they will retry this case and creato remains behind bars, this is a memorial to little brendon creato, who would be 5 tomorrow. there is still no justice for the toddler after the hung jury in his murder case. >> assistant prosecutor krit even shaw had no comment as she quickly left the camden county courthouse along with his mother. and moments before the judge declared a mistrial if the case against david creato accused of

to a very wet welcome with a water cannon salute, officials from iceland were welcome by mayor jim kenneyhey left. headed, and they all thought, well, check out the flight aware map. see the plane took off, 8:30 last night, then flight 828 makes a big u-turn, it doesn't come back to philadelphia, instead, it lands at logan international airport in boston around 12:30 a.m. lauren communications direct or for mayor kenney red a statement in part philadelphia airport regrets the significant inconvenience this has caused all those on board, doing all we can to ensure future travelers have smooth travel experience on this new route this is very out of the ordinary. says technical issues to blame for the diversion but promise the flight will be back up and running 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. mike and alex. >> and this time -- >> technical issues. >> and this time they're going to orlando. no. >> it is like the bow-wow challenge or something. >> so, again, i really want to go, and i want to go this week toned iceland. list thing.ed to go, bucket- >> seriously in my plans. >> now our viewers are ju

. >> mayor jim kenney was on hand for a food distribution event, at edward giddian school in north philadelphia. students went home today with 5 pounds every groceries provided by philabundance, the school is designated as one of philadelphia's community schools, those are funded by the city's beverage tax. >>> philadelphia is growing, so why are we slipping down the ranks of america's largest city. >> the answer is next. >> the long time ago, galaxy far far away, milestone for the original star wars. >> and pool season almost here. do you know what is lurking in the water at your public swimming spot? the cdc has a warning tonight. lauren? >> after a rainy week, we'll get a break as we head into the upcoming holiday weekends, at least saturday looking pretty good, mostly to partly sunny conditions, could see passing thunderstorm at night as we head into saturday. we do have rain chances sunday and monday, but mainly during the afternoon and late day. looks like we could see some sunshine in the morning on both of those days, especially memorial day. temperatures will warm up for the holidays,

mayor jim kenney joins students for a few songs for the girard academic program in philadelphia.er the sing along they had a chance to take mayor kenney and talk to him about their love of music. how about that? >> more talents we are finding out about. time to head back outside to longwood gardens where they are getting ready for the big return of the main fountain garden. adam joseph got a sneak peek and is live in kennett square. >> reporter: yes, this is amazing and are you getting a cool look that most people don't get. we are in the control room basically this is the bells and whistles behind all the fountains that dance around and throw fire and cannon shots in the air. these guys work hard four in them in fact. 200 hours for every half hour show they are putting together. they are going to let me push a button and show you what happens. look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we have a healthy amount of rain coming in late tonight and low pressure in the carolinas and all the precipitation down in virginia and north carolina is heading our way. so a chance of rain as we g

mayor jim kenney was on the plane. a mechanical issue forced the plane to land in boston.afternoon arriving in iceland early tomorrow morning. so, they will arrive there eventually. >> ♪ for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ one hero was on a mission to pasave snack time., watch babybel in the great snack rescue. you want a piece of me? good, i'm delicious. creamy, delicious, 100% natural cheese. mini babybel. snack a little bigger. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking this morning a massive explosion rocks a capitalty. a suicide bomber detonates right in the middle of rush hour. dozens killed. hundreds wounded outside embassies in afghanistan. >>> also this morning, president trump's mysterious midnight tweet taking on the p

held this morning at temple university. 380 officers were a part of the graduating class mayor jim kenneyssed the graduates say he's grateful for their service. >> public service in the form that you're going to perform it in is the highest level of good. the highest level of decency. you are putting yourselves out there for us and we truly truly appreciate it. you're doing god's work and we want god to bless you and keep you safe. >> mayor kenney also urged cadets to remember golden rule when working with the public and told officers therapeutic em mers themselves in the areas in which they patrol. >>> happening right now the national finals are upon us. the sports top stars ready to do battle for the big prize. no we're not talking about the nba or nhl. this is the 2017 scripps national spelling bee. and young lady from delaware county is among the top performers ready to duke it out. bruce gordon spoke with her about her amazing opportunity. bruce? >> reporter: duke, d-u-k-e, duke. not bad but not in the same league as a middle schooler we met today who has taken to competitive spellin

yesterday, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf joined health officials at city hall.dvocates hope the new guidelines will help boost prevention and education and improve treatment options for people battling substance use disorders. >> we have seen the cost of inaction to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again to so many more families. >> mayor kenney also says some recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> chaka fattah jr., convicted felon and son of a former philadelphia congressman, is suing the federal government for $10 million. yesterday, a judge set a june 20th date to hear the case. fattah claims the feds violated his rights and damaged his ability to earn a living after an agent tipped off the media about a raid at his center city apartment. fattah is now serving five years in prison for bank and tax fraud. >>> this morning in philadelphia, more than 400 people will participate in the million-dollar bike ride. it begins at highline park on penn's campus. the ride supports people with rare diseases. over the past three yea

mayor jim kenney is a big fan. >> we don't need no hater. as you can tell, i love mary j. blige.wow. i think we have achieved this great celebration over last 23 years and i see no reason why they won't continue for 25th rendition. >> go ahead mr. mayor. go ahead. there will be a tribute to philadelphia's very own boys to men and philly pops big band will make its debut, welcome america festivities begin june 29th. >>> with the unofficial start of the summer just days away we are gearing up for something big here at cbs-3 and we are calling it summer fest. >> this week our newscasts are hitting road taking to you a different location every friday to show off amazing ways that the delaware valley and tri-state area celebrates summer. week one we will be in wildwood, we will start off with the behind the scenes look at morey's pier during "eyewitness news" this morning and then we will head down to the shore to be live on the boardwalk right by the wildwood convention center for five, six, 10 and 11:00 p.m. newscast. yes, summer fest, can't wait to see y'all down there. >>> meteoro

governor tom wolf and minute jim kenney held a join newscast to -- safe sites users can inject heroinnd while such sites have operated for years, in places like the netherlands and australia, they face significant legal and political challenges here in the united states. critics arguing that the sites amount to surrendering to an epidemic that should be fought with prevention and treatment. >> this is a big problem and it affects everybody. it affects rural areas. it affects urban areas. it affects rich and poor, male, female, republicans and democrats young and old. so we need to do something about this across the state. >> overdose deaths in pennsylvania surged over 900 in 2016 that is a 30% increase from the year before. >>> a crook gets away with twoism phones stolen right from cell phone store. what he said that made them feel so guilty they hasn'ted over the phones. >>> father's heartbreak. wiping away tears knowing he'll never see his son again. murdered months ago. what this dad wants is simple. answers. >> and the ringling brothers circus is coming to an end. how you can watc

. >> well, good warning, they try it again, mayor jim kenney with folks at at&t hoe continuing this event raise awareness about dangers of the distract driving. they had a virtual simulation and people put on headsets to see the risk of texting or talking on the phone while at the wheel, so this is in conjunction with at&t it can wait campaign. >> there is a sinner joy between the drivers being responsible and paying attention to the road and what the mayor's initiative toys keep the streets safe and keeping safe for all philadelphians. >> we have something in the city called vision zero, a whole campaign with the goal to eliminate all traffic- related deaths by 2030 >>> just like children's book, right? but here's the real life rescue. >>> welcome back taking a live look at ocean city, you will be busy that boardwalk quiet right new but i'm sure that is a different scene at five or 6:00 o'clock tonight as folks head down there. >> do knee a favor if you leave, leave after 5:00 so i can get a head start to go down there beautiful weekend. >>> let's talk about these little ducks safe thank

. >> reporter: police commissioner ross joined members of the mayor jim kenney's team to make the announcement. built in 1924 the old inquirer building was once called elverson building a tribute to the one time publisher of the newspaper. newspaper staff left building in late 2011 a 12 and building has been empty ever since, until now. >> centrally located which i personally believe that any police headquarters should be. >> reporter: working in cramped conditions at present building better known as round house the department expressed a need for change. philadelphia police moved in the round house in 1963, and from the sky the building resembles two handcuffs, the department planned to move into 4601 market street. officials held a big ground breaking and spent millions but market location would have excluded the 911 call center and was 100,000 square feet smaller then the old inquirer building. >> i don't think it was an issue of that being an absolute terrible location, but there is one better than another. in this case do i whole heart ly believe that this location is better for the polic

yesterday, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf joined officials at city hall and endorsed recommendations from the mayor's opioid task force. they hope the new guidelines will help boost education and prevention and improve treatment opgs options for people who are embattling substance use disorders. >> we have seen the cost of action to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again. >> mayor kenney says some of the recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> looking for something to do today, you've got to go to south philly. it's the ninth street italian market festival. the event runs today from 11:00 to 6:00, whether it's raining outside or not, it's happening. there will be an array of italian specialties from pasta to imported meats and cheeses and cannolis from desert. everything you can imagine. there will also be live entertainment and games for the kids. also today, you can celebrate asian pacific heritage at a festival in old city. the event runs from 11:00 to 5:00 at franklin square park. asian food trucks, performers, and a children's art display

. >>> mayor jim kenney wants city council to relocate the philadelphia police department headquarterse on the 400 block of north broad street would have an extra 100,000 square feet which could centralize the department. the cost to fix the building $288 million. tentative move in date if it all goes through is spring of 2020. >>> pennsylvania now one step away from passion the so called real id bill. the house and senate overwhelmingly passed the bill today. it gives residents the option to comply with federal and id standards for people who want to fly or enter federal buildings. still needs to be signed by golf nor wolf. president trump met with pope francis a lot some gifts he received spoke for themselves. the pope gave mr. trump his essays on the importance of saving the environment. the president called climate change a hoax. pope francis. (the hmm with medal lon of a olive tree a symbol of peace. >> last night a lot of people watching tv saw messages like that right there. warning them about a problem at a nuclear power plant. the new jersey office of emergency management says

. >> mayor jim kenney wants the city council to relocate the philadelphia police headquarters.n the 400 block of north broad street. would it have an extra 100,000 square feet which would help centralize the depth. >> i do whole moredly believe that this location is better for the police department. it's centrally located. which i personally believe that any police headquarters should be to the extent that you have that available to you, and this is one that's more centrally located for all of us. >> the cost to fix up the building about $288 million. with a targeted move in date of spring of 2020. >>> all right. so you know we talk about studies a lot. we love this one. why you may want to load up on chocolate. >>> empire season finale a little more than three hours away now. the big questions we could find n answer to.tions we could find >> new at 6:00, this little guy didn't do anything wrong. so why is he locked up in the cage of a police car? ♪ ♪ having a baby. caring for your parents. learning you have a condition. these are moments when people realize that where you get

the flight which had our mayor on board jim kenney had to be diverted. the flight to iceland took off from philadelphia international airport last night, fanfare, didn't get too far. they needed to be diverted to boston just before 11:00. they've not released the reason. kenny was on board as part of cultural exchange, the airline set to fly four flight through the fall. the mayor of the city says he's becoming -- has become a major hum to lay over for travelers on their way to europe. >> you have a small city with everything a city needs. if you like good food, or go out for drinks or something, but then you can be on a top of a glaser, or down in a geothermal pool, or up in the mountains, just an hour or two. >> you get a chance to take one ticket -- >> yep, there is our mayor, along with the rest of the delegation, spent the evening in boston. the airport of philadelphia released a statement saying it regret the significant inconvenience this has cause today all of those on board. >> all right, it is about to click over to 4:13, there is a picture tha

. >> happening today, mayor jim kenney will hold a news conference to address several recent deadly firesn philadelphia. the mayor will join fire commissioner adam thiel and representatives from the red cross this afternoon to speak about the importance of fire safety and prevention. a fire claimed the lives of two children and their grandmother in north philadelphia on sunday morning. another fire in the wynnefield neighborhood on may 21st killed an elderly couple and their adult son. >>> police in delaware county are investigating a rash of thefts involving large truck batteries. the thieves first struck a week ago targeting auto repair shops along the route 291 corridor in eddystone tinicum and treanor. they stole eight batteries from one business alone. no arrests have been made. >> lehigh valley zoo is officials are trying to figure out exactly what led to the death of a young giraffe. zoo officials say six-year-old ernie the giraffe died from a neck injury on sunday. officials say zoo staff separated ernie from his father after ernie began exhibiting aggressive behavior towards the

. >> mayor jim kenney want the city council to relocate the philadelphia police department headquarterse proposed new site, on the 400 block of north broad street, which is the old philadelphia inquirer building. the cost to fix up the building, about $288 million. now the proposed move comes after the city already spent $50 million rehabbing a 90 year old former insurance company building in west philadelphia to accommodate the police department. that's on market street. the tentative move end date is spring of 2020. >> as more and more companies offer those on line food delivery services, campbell soup company making big investment, to keep up with the changing times. the food giant has invested $10 million in e commerce, male, marketplace base in the california. so the company's hoping to expand its brands, and of course on line food options. campbell has projected e-commerce sales of food and beverages, to reach $66 billion over the next five years. >> i like it, think it is a good idea. about. >> spicing things up. the way star burst is bringing the heat. get your mouth ready. stay

we'll let philadelphia mayor jim kenney tell you. >> we don't need no hater race. [ laughter ] [ applause >> as you can tell i love mary j. blige. >> he heard him mary j. live one of the headliners if you love fireworks philly is the place to be. there will be two fireworks shows along the delaware river and then two more along the parkway. >>> man from san francisco told to give up his seat on the airplane because of his dissable. the reason he says the flight attendant told him he had to move. >>> the look of one city will soon be changing. what will no longer be welcome in utah town. >>> and one woman's new mission to educate the world about the importance of service animal. ♪ >>> surveillance video captured a head turning seen in south florida when a man tried to run away from police handcuffed. it began in a garage on a condo building in surf side near miami beach. police were arresting 26-year-old carlos sierra for stealing bikes. but once they got him out of the garage, he took off. handcuffs and all. police say they had to tase him to stop him. >> this case is definitely a unique

now it is a very great , pleasure to welcome the mayor of the great city of philadelphia, mayor jim kenneyuse] mayor kenney: good morning, everyone. i can't tell you how proud i am as a native, lifelong philadelphiian to be standing here in front of this building , and in front of all the great dignitaries that have come here today. i am just personally very much honored. it's fantastic to see so many of you out there helping us open this new edition to our city's already thriving historic district. those looking to find out more about the founding of their country have already made philadelphia a priority. the museum will bring those people back while giving those who haven't yet made the trip more incentive to do so. , philadelphia is named the world heritage city because it served as the backdrop for the formation of our country. this museum will provide greater insight into the sacrifices that were made in order to make the ideas that were first discussed in independence hall a reality. this museum will provide us with a much deeper appreciation of what it means to live free. and i thi

the flight with mayor jim kenney on board, it is tradition, fly to where ever the destination is, had international airport, at 8:35 p.m. last night after a big party, they had cake, they had music, they had dancing g, hats, decorations, look at that, then they got on the flight and it didn't go very far. in fact it didn't even make it to iceland. went to where, boston, yes, just before 11:00. iceland air says it was a technical issue, that caused the flight to be rerouted. yikes the first onement kenny on board as part of the exchange, so new flight is set to take off from boston, not this morning, but at 4:30 this afternoon. so i guess this means our mayor spending lovely day in boston. and then will get on the flight and head to iceland hopefully. >> oh, that's what's going to happen. so they'll use the same plane, and fly from boston to iceland? >> yes. >> oh. >> maybe they had to do some work, and this is why they're leaving so late. we thought they would leave first thing this morning. either way, i still want to go to iceland. i'm still talking about it, so i think i will ' sti