erin: mayor jim kenney, thanks so much for being here. jim: thanks. erin: next on "nbc10@issue," supreme court showdown. we're going to discuss a case being decided that could have a major impact on union members right here in our area. and workers opposed to paying union fees made it to the supreme court last week. the case could be a game changer for unions, especially in pennsylvania. the supreme court case hinges on whether or not unions can collect dues from workers who don't want to participate in the union. the union fears if the court rules against them, it will weaken their ability to negotiate. the illinois government worker who brought the case argues the first amendment should allow him to avoid paying union fees that bargain on his behalf since he disagrees with their political activity. pennsylvania governor tom wolf weighed in, releasing a statement calling the case, quote, "a decades long effort to destroy unions. special interest groups have formed throughout the country with the goal of weakening unions and making it easier for their

and cecily tynan has the latest from accuweather. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney delivers his budget. city taxpayers will like neither of the the proposals but kenney desperately needs the money for the schools. vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: the mayor came to city council with a spending plan including goodies for pretty much everyone. more for police and for more firefighters and more resources to battle the opioid crisis and more for the school district and there in lies the bone of contention he wants a hike in real estate taxes to the tune of 6% to cover the perpetual deficit this time $900 million over the next five years. >> we return to locally controlled schools we must provide the stability that they need to keep billing on the progress of recent years. >> a home assesses at $113,000 there see an increase of $97 in their tax bill. >> it's not the first time members of council have to wrestle with property taxes to get the schools funded. >> i would like to see more businesses paying their fair share to the support of our public schools and the tax abatement could b

. >>> mayor jim kenney to ask for a 6 percent property hike which he'll deliver to the city council veryhortly. this is a live picture from city hall where the mayor will lay out his five year plan to raise $980 million for the if philadelphia school district. property tax increase would generate the most money raising half a billion dollars. he's expected to increase the transfer tax making philadelphia one of the highest in the nation. council would have to approve the proposal. >> a gun scare forced a brief lockdown at a beverly hill middle school in upper darby delaware county. police say the student waking to school was caught with a pellet gun. they were tipped off by another student. we're told the pellet gun never made it inside the school. the lockdown has been lifted. >>> police in gloucester county make an arrest after a threatening note forced two school districts to close classes today. cleve bryan is live. >> reporter: we found out from that news conference that a 10-year-old boy who lives here in franklin township has been arrested and charged with making terroristic threa

. >>> we're now getting a look at philadelphia mayor jim kenney's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2019. the mayor pitched a $4.9 billion budget to city council today. it mainly focuses on public safety, improving the city schools. also includes a 6% increase in property taxes to help close the district's definite set. the mayor says it could bring the district $475 million over the next five years. mayor kenney also adds that there are some new underdogs in town. >> these students are waiting for their shot at greatness. just like that team of under dogs we cheered on broad street and the parkway a few week ago. the truth is, i believe the real philadelphia under dogs are our students. hundreds of thousands of preschoolers, children, teens, young women and young men who have been poorly served by an under funded school district. >> kenney also talked about invest manies to the police and fire departments. the opioid crisis and the soda tax. >>> a major bust of a crime ring spanning five counties. investigators say it brought in big money and preyed on those addicted to heroin. dav

. >>> we have a preview of the proposals philadelphia mayor jim kenney will present in the annual budget address to city council today. he will ask council to pass a 6% increase in property taxes which will help erase a $900 million deficit facing the city's middle schools over the next five years. the -- city's public schools over the next five years. the manager talked about how it will affect the average homeowner. >> the median home is $113,000, a 6% would be about a $95 increase for the year. >> other highlights of the proposed budget include almost $100 million to add police officers and fund the relocation of police headquarters. $60 million would go toward the city's vision zero, a program to prevent traffic fatalities. you'll be able to watch the mayor's address at 10:00 this morning on the free nbc10 app. >>> following accusations of violence against a delaware county lawmaker this morning. at least two women filed complaints against representative nick miccarelli. two newspapers including "the philadelphia enquirer" say the women are a political official and consultant who dat

mayor jim kenney unveiled his budget proposal to city council on thursday.

. >>> new, a proposal of the proposals philadelphia mayor jim kenney will present to council today. he will ask council to pass a 6% increase in property taxes to help erase a $900 million deficit facing public schools over the next five years. the city's finance director talked about how it will affect the average homeowner. >> our median value home is about $113,000. a 6% increase, would be about a $95 increase for the year. >> other highlights of the proposed budget include almost $100 million to add police officers and fund the relocation of police headquarters. $60 million would go toward the city's vision zero program to prevent traffic fatalities. you'll be able to watch the mayor's address at 10:00 this morning on our free nbc10 app. >>> 4:04. today the jury in the allentown mayor's corruption trial will take at least one more day to deliberate. jurors got the case after noon yesterday and worked until 6:00 p.m. last night. prosecutors say ed pawlowski is the mastermind in a pay-to-play scheme that awarded contracts to companies that support his campaigns. pawlowski says he

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney's annual budget plan is asking taxpayers to shell out more to the city public schools, the mayor wants city council to increase property taxes by 6%. slow the rate after planned city wage tax reduction, and increase the real estate transfer tax. we're told the moves could bring estimated $980 million to the school district, over the next five years. >> well, as we've been sailing , tracking major storm moving through our area this morning. >> meteorologist, matt peterson in the mobile weather watcher. hi, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning , jim, rahel. it is wet out here to say the least. the roads little slippery as well. we will be giving an update on where the rain is coming down and what the roads are like her in just a little bit. >> all right, matt, see you soon, and the east coast not the the only place dealing with severe weather today. we will take you out west where the storm is forcing evacuations as they worry about possible mudslides. >> the west coast is dealing with severe weather, the scene in california, with the border of nevada

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney laid out his future with the budget proposal. what is in store for the school and services. vernon odom is live with the story. >> reporter: rick can good evening, the mayor is spending plan for the new year is an ambitious one and now out here now for review and evaluation. and the most eye popping proposal a 6% hike in real estate taxes than will be evaluated in the months ahead. >> the mayor came to city council with the spending plan with goodies for everyone. more money for police and firefighters and more resources to battle the opioid crisis and more for the school district and there in lies the bone of contention he wants a hike in real estate taxes to the tune of 6% to cover the deficit this time projected at $900 million over the next nine years. >> there is nothing else to cut and no one to turn to. we continue to press the commonwealth to fund schools adequately, we can no longer wait for other people to help us. >> the arrange property owner with a home assessed at $113 will see an additional $97 a year in their tax

. >>> we will get a look at philadelphia's mayor jim kenney's budget proposal for 2019 fiscal year. mayor pitched a $4.7 billion budget yesterday, that mainly focuses on public safety and improving the city schools. it includes increasing real estate and property taxes to help close the district's deficit. his proposal with mean an additional 980 million-dollar for philadelphia schools over the next five years, mayor kenney also spoke about investments to the police, fire department, opioid crisis and, of course, soda tax. >>> you may notice new numbers popping up on your caller id is this from far away? 405 will be a local number. thinks happening soon. these are numbers from philadelphia, bucks county, montgomery county, lehigh county and berks county. because we ran out of numbers for our to existing area code 215 and 267. if you end up changing your numbers you will get a 445 number. >>> can you believe it has been a year do you remember last year oscars feye dunnaway and warren beatty with the envelope, they announced the wrong winner? there they are, second time a charm. >> ho

we have a look at philadelphia mayor jim kenney's budget proposal for 2019 fiscal year e pitched a $4.7 billion budget that focuses on public safety and improving city schools. it includes, increasing real estate and property tax toes help close the district's deficit. his proposal would mean a additional 980 million-dollar for philadelphia schools over the next five years basically means 98 more dollars for you. mayor kenney spoke about investment to the police and fire department, opioid crisis and soda tax. >>> there may be new area code s popping up on your caller id because we have 445, welcome to the greater fail area new phone numbers in philadelphia, parts of the bucks, montgomery, lehigh and berks county because we ran out of phone numbers using our existing area code, 215, and 267. if you change numbers likely you will get a 445. >>> big oscars are this weekend, a lot of us will be watching but do you know who will not be there, harvey weinstein, but they will be feeling his presence in hollywood. >>> still ahead here on "good day philadelphia" the idea behind the casting couc

. >>> we're now getting a look at philadelphia mayor jim kenney's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2019. the mayor pitched a $4.9 billion budget to city council today that mainly focuses on public safety and improving the city schools. it includes a 6% increase in property taxes to help close the district's deficit. the mayor says it could bring the district $475 million over the neck five years. mayor kenney says there are new underdogs in town. >> these students are waiting for their shot at greatness. just like that team of underdogs we cheered on broad street and the parkway a few week ago. the truth is, i believe the real philadelphia underdogs are our students. hundreds of thousands of preschoolers, children, teens, young women and young men who have been poorly served by an under funded school district. >> kenney also talked about invest manies to the police and fire departments, the opioid crisis and the soda tax. >>> a big crime ring spanning five counties busted tonight investigators say it brought big money and preyed on those addict to do heroin let's get out to dave sc

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney makes his annual budget address and asking for property tax increase, that helps fund public schools. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live at philadelphia schools district headquarters, with more on that proposed plan, greg. >> reporter: jessica, the mayor announced that plan, this afternoon, if passed, as the mayor proposed it, it could bring get this 980 million-dollar, nearly a billion bucks into the school district budget and about half of that as proposed, would come from property owners. over the next five years the philadelphia school district, facing nearly a 1 billion-dollar deficit. >> there is nothing left to cut. there is no one else to turn to. >> reporter: mayor kenney is taking three pronged approach to filling that budget hole. in his fiscal year 2019 budget proposal the mayor asking city council to increase property taxes by 6 percent. slow the plan of the wage tax reductions and increase the transfer tax, rate. >> i know for many residents this will be a sacrifice. protect low income homeowners. >> reporter: city said median

. >>> i'm bruce gordon, all, at least most owe a debt of gratitude to jim kenney for helping us stick to our diet. you're probably asking yourself, gee, bruce how did the kenny administration help me lose weight? well, the answer is a little complicated and this being television, we don't want bore you way lot of charts and graphs. so how about i show you some eagles highlights in the big super bowl parade? well, i explain. >> bleed green. >> sound like a deal? good. now this, more than 20 years ago, then mayor ed rendell began chipping away at philadelphia's infamous onerous city wage tax, lots of folks believe the tax was driving businesses and residents out of philadelphia. well, rendell's successor john street kept up the reductions as did his successor michael nutter, here's nutter addressing the city council with the 2015 working address >> we've lowered wage business taxes bringing the wage tax rate below 4% fors first time since the 1970 as much as >> i heard a variation of that line over and over and over past 20 years. philly mayors bragging about cutting taxes. here's the t

coming up n 7:15, mayor jim kenney of the great city of philadelphia, revealed his plans for philadelphia this morning. >> we are talking about the budget. >> the budget of course. >> he will formally present his budget for the upcoming fiscal year to sit council. there are reports, his budget let include a property tax increase to help fund city schools. >> oh, oh. by the way a school is being mocked for banning student for touching snow on the school's campus. this is for little kids, mostly. >> so this is how the rule goes. don't touch the snow. if you don't touch the snow, you're not going to throw it. >> so they're trying stop with the snowball fight and things. >> yes. >> school leaders say it is meant to prevent snowball fight, potential lawsuit if somebody gets hurt. so, also, it says, that playing in the snow leaves children's clothes wet, and unfit for school. okay? the school, here comes, is in glands. >> oh,. >> and it is being called the snowflake decision. >> also concerned that sometimes you may pick up a rock and covered in snow, you may not snow about a snowball, somethin

cities from the same state, philly facing off against pittsburgh let's head to philly with mayor jim kenney philly has momentum perform an historic super bowl victory, parade through the heart of the city, our residents, institutions and businesses are more passionate than ever about philadelphia's future. combine that with all we have to offer and you have a winning combination. our location on the northeast corridor are a deep pool of talented people and make it a perfect fit for amazon and its employees. we sent decades as the underdogs but now it's time for philly to shine. >> i don't know if they're underdogs after the super bowl. >> now to pittsburgh where joe grushecky makes the case for pittsburgh. >> i want to show you my hometown come on, take a look she's a beauty, isn't she? one of the most beautiful cities in the world used to be a steel town. now we're a high-tech center we have great universities, hospitals, a thriving art scene, progressive leadership and we're full of smart, hard-working, loyal people why would you want to go anywhere else? >> well, now that we've heard the