jim kenny resign as city councilman so he can run for mayor's office. that happened because a couple people decided to leave the race, darryl clark didn't enter in the first place city council president but ken trujilo entered but then withdrew his name because of family issues. what do you make of the comings and goings. >> i don't think jim kenny was candidate ken trujilo is hoping for. he is hoping for somebody with the business connection. it would surprise me if anybody else entered the race. it is late in the season now. just over three months until primary day and so unless you've got a ton of money or you have been planning this out from the beginning it is kind ovulate to jump in the democratic race but you could run as an inn. we have talk about that on other shows. that is a possibility. on the other hand it is a multi person race. you don't to have get a majority to win primary. you only need plurality and everybody is doing calculationness their head as to how they get that plurality and come in first. >> well, kenny feels like he may have

jim kenny and nelson diaz have 75 to 80,000. last time we had a big raise we had tom knocks with # -- 3 million. dwight evans 1.3. what's going on here? >> this is a shockingly small amount of money. a strong week of television in this market is $250,000 a week. you can see it's surprising how little has been raised. there will be an advantage if you have the most. lynn abraham has it, jim kenny has some, but i think tony williams is the favorite. >> we are seeing the map remade under our feet, as the way campaigns were made before, giving the money to the candidate. we've heard dark money or pacts out there a philly rising, a lot of people caring about the education issue. the rules are different for what you can give to the individual, versus what you can do if you put up your own ads. is that where the money is going? >> we're waiting to see that, there's about a lot of talk where the real money will be in the campaign, it will be in the 457 grooms, organizations that are not coordinating with candidates being able to run ads

he joins jim kenny, lynn abraham and two others. the primary is may 19th. >>> new at 11:00 there could be a multimillionaire among us. the power ball is worth $380 million. we have the winning numbers tonight. here are the numbers. 5, 10 21 34 58 and the power ball being 33. . nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal spoke with people who already have ideas for the prize money. >> going to be happy. >> reporter: with the jackpot of 380 million on the line tickets were selling rapid fire around philadelphia. >> for all the good people in this world. >> reporter: lottery hopefuls dreaming up ways to spend the cash the seventh largest jackpot in power ball history. >> pay my bills and help people in my family. >> keep on playing. and you know that's the only way to win. >> reporter: the take home pay after taxes, $256 million. kalvin says it's more than enough to start a new life. >> i'm playing to buy a nice house and give the money to people that need it. >> reporter: randy gyllenhaal nbc 10 news. >>> next seven people shot inside a home. some of t

responding to a house fire in nether providence at the time. >>> today long time city councilman jim kenny will enter the race for philadelphia mayor as many suspected he would. kenny will make that announcement at city hall this afternoon. he resigned his at large seat on council last week after 23 years in that position. kenny will be the fourth official candidate for mayor. >>> all right, happening right now, we told you we would take you to it when it happened. this is it. a live view here of the new england patriots super bowl victory parade. pushed back a day because of the crummy weather they had in boston all the snow they had. you see that has not stopped a lot of fans from coming out. these fans really are no stranger to championship celebrations. beantown teams have won nine titles since 2001. that's enough. that's enough titles boston. you had enough. here are the champions there, live shot of the float. you can see looks like tom brady there in front. and the lombardi trophy there on the right side of the float. the patriots of course winning the super bowl to capture the four

former judge nelson diaz and jim kenny, former mayoral spokesman doug oliver and milton street took part in the event. street has not formerly announced his candidacy. among the topics are education and job creation and the purge of poverty. >>> and now -- i'm jeff skversky with the phillies down in florida, on day one of pitchers and catchers cliff lee doesn't just pick up a baseball, he picks up a magic 8 ball, temperatures are below freezing across the eastern half of the country and we'll talk about the wintery weekend with precipitation and accuweather. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> penn state abington students hit the road this afternoon for state college, they are heading to take part in thon, the 46 hour marathon that takes place to fight pediatric cancer, the largest student run philanthropy in the world and includes all campuses of penn state. abington police escorted the dapters and then it was on to state college. >>> "action news" is heading to state college and covering it all weekend look for chad pradelli's live coverage as the d

. >> former councilman jim kenny made the decision is he running for mayor. he made the announcement at city hall and resigned his seat on council last week so would be eligible to run joining lynn abraham and nelson diaz in the race for mayor of philadelphia. >>> coming up the filming of the next rocky movie is underway ahead we'll give you a sneak peek of the locations here featured on the big screen and the jackpot for tonight's power ball drawing is the largest it has been in nearly a year. >> we hit the jackpot today 47 degrees the warmest day in a month. right now 5 below in international falls and some of that cold air is heading our way. >> it is national signing day for local high school football players and jeff skversky has that story and more when "action news" continues. >>> just win the new rocky movie creed beganing filming in philadelphia on january 25th and eva pilgram was in the neighborhood today and there was a lot of excitement. rocky sightings have blown up social media some lucky fans spotted sylvester stallone at the iconic steps. >> i

he joins a crowded democratic field including jim kenny, lynn abram. states attorney williams and judge diaz. the9bÑ primary is may 1 9th. >>> tom wolfe. joseph will head up the department of military and veterans affairs. >> police arrested a suspect in connection wan armed robbery of a temple university student this morning. but a second suspect remains at large. one of the men pulled a gun on the student at 18th and burke streets and stole his cell phone. the student was not hurt. >>> and this crash on roosevelt boulevard. three cars collided just before 3:00 this morn morning. police are snot released any information about the victims or cause of the accident. >>> philadelphia police also investigating the give crash on the boulevard that sent two people to the hospital. two cars collided near 3rd street around 5:30 this morning. >> coming together to pray for philadelphia and the challenges the city faces. local clergy members led the interfaith service at city hall this morning. the group offered prayers for the safety of the city. the need for

jim kenny pend this letter to his bride to be mary back in 1942, from on board the u.s.s. oregon in the south pacific. the couple married 64 years has since passed away. but just this week the the note showed up in the mailbox of their grandson's home in havertown. more than 07 years after it was written it was fund by a stranger during an estate sale in missouri. today the kenny's had a chance to thank the man who return it during a face time conversation. >> we just wanted to give a group thank you from everybody. thank you so much. >> thank you. what a great story. the kenny family told "action news" that receiving that letter brought their grandparents back to life if only for a little while. that they say was something that felt better then winning the lottery. >>> much more to come on "action news" who need coffee when you can do this. we will show you folks who had serious fun with intestinal fortitude as they jumped in the coal water there. >>> story of strength and hope we will introduce to you a young power lift shore has overcome a whole lot have of obstacles on

nomination the field includes lynn abraham, nelson diaz, anthony williams and former city councilman jim kenny. >> history was made on the courts today in east falls. philadelphia university head basketball coach herb magee collected his 1,000th win. >> five, four, three two, one! [ cheers and applause ]. >> hugs for coach magee that hit 1,000 w's on the court and had his name there on campus. the 73-year-old coach has been court side for rams for 48 seasons. philly u also happens to be his alma mater getting this win at homemade today even more special. we'll hear more from the coach on amazing milestone coming up in sports. >> and quick thinking firefighters yumpied into action today to save life of golden doodle that had fallen through the ice in 20 degree water. its with a dramatic scene with a rescue in the nick of time. "action news" reporter "action news" has more. >> frantic 911 call dpraim this owner saturday morning after she fell through the ice. >> she was yelping and crying and frigid. she was trying to get herself out. every time she climbed on the ice it would break away and she

. >> pension adjustment factor, mayor nutter this week came out and accused jim kenny of being responsible006 law that was passed and overridden john street's veto was over ridden. it cost the pension fund $62 million. the pension fund had a big hole drilled it in back in 2006. this is something that every candidate should be asked about. because it's a canary in the coal mine for our ability to manager the pension fund. >> we know about rob mckort's properties. maybe we should not elect pennsylvania treasurers any more. the treasurer does nothing but collect money and pay it out why do we need to elect treasures. we're getting a new set. that's why thing like different. inside story returns next week. >> i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. coming up on "action news," strong winds and below freezing temperatures led to power outages flight cancellations and speed restrictions in the area. >>> strong winds wreaked havoc for one delaware county family after a massive tree fell on their home. >> we'll tell you about the new regulations taking to the sky. those stories and more on "action ne

oliver will be running against former city councilman jim kenny, former d.a.ynn abraham, state senator anthony hardy williams and former judge nelson diaz in the may 19th democratic primary. >>> delaware has a new class of heroes ready to help to keep our community safe. today 19 new recruits officially graduated to -- the 38th fire academy. some of the department's top brass were also there to say a few words and to thank them for their service. >>> and some special recognition for hundreds of local scouts. the archdiocese of philadelphia held the annual scout mass this morning for those who have earned their religious emblem over the past year. bishop michael fitzgerald was the principal celebrant and homilist for the mass. afterwards a ceremony was held presenting each with their new medals. >>> happening right now, just one win away, so very close. philadelphia university's legendary coach herb mcgee is getting another chance at career win number 1,000. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is in east falls tonight with some exciting details. matt. >> rep

. >>> former democrat city councilman jim kenny made it official today, throwing his a hat in the race for philadelphia mayor. kenny made at announcement a at mayor's reception room in philadelphia a city hall. resee lane last week in preparation for the month. >> he need to have his own vision. we will go to harrisburg and ask for money and we will go to and beg for money and do what we need to do to get what is due to us but there is no super man in harrisburg fly into solve our problems there noise super man from washington coming into solve our problems. your problems are what they are and we have to get our arms around them and deal with them. >> on the democratic side kenny joins philadelphia d.a. lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams and former judge nelson diaz as those hoffa announced. doug oliver a former spokesmen for mayor nutter is expected to a announce his candidacy on saturday. >>> still ahead here on "eyewitness news" a mild day to day but you do not want to get used to it. our temperatures are expected to plunge with chance for snow in some spots. coming up how

the firefighters union today came out for jim kenny. the president of local 22 said today that kenny has been a steadfast ally of firefighters over the past two decades as a city councilman. the union represents 4,000 current and former members of the fire department. kenny's father was a firefighter. >>> penn state's thon is now officially under way. more than 700 dancers began their marathon at exactly 6 o'clock and they will go without stopping for 46 hours, this the scene just six minutes ago. this is all happening at the bryce jordan center in state college. and that's where "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live tonight. chad as you know firsthand because you've been there before, this is the start of an extraordinary weekend at penn state. >> reporter: yes jim this really is a special event and it has been an honor to cover over the past several years. this place is rocking. just moments ago, 700 dancers got up on their feet and they will begin a 46 hour dance marathon. it won't end until sunday at 4:00 p.m. this place is p

jim kenny announced his mayoral campaign today at city hall.nney resigned from the city council to run for the city's highest office. he served six terms as a councilman. he joins a democratic field that includes abraham, williams and former judge nelson diaz. the primary is may 19th. >>> new at 11:00, there's a chance someone out there is jumping around and screaming so loudly right now. they can't hear a word they're saying. >> they don't know what's going on. that's if they matched all six numbers, powerball selected a few minutes ago for tonight's $317 million draw. and here are those numbers selected. 51 52 36 24 56 and the powerball is 22. again, the estimated jackpot, $317 million. the 11th largest powerball prize ever. >> nbc 10's keith jones is live in lower marion township. and keith, simply by the fact that you're standing there, i'm guessing you didn't buy the golden ticket. oh, maybe he did. >> you want me to repeat them? >> reporter: time to go guys. sorry. no, listen. i was feeling so lucky i didn't prepare a live shot for that.

jim kenny plans to make his announcement at city hall this afternoon. he resigned his at-large city in council last week and will be the fourth official candidate for mayor joining anthony williams and former judge nelson diaz. >>> and carl icahn will give the trump taj majal its first round of money tomorrow. >>> meanwhile the revel hotel buyer is threatening to walk away again this time if the sale is delayed beyond monday. the judge was asked to lift the ban on the sale yesterday, otherwise it will be forced to liquidate. the nightclub located inside revel is suing saying it will need $16 million in investments. revel is also trying to keep the utility supplier from cutting off the power which is threatening for tomorrow night because of unpaid debt. >>> after several snow delays jury selection will resume today in the boston marathon bombing trial. this comes as dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyers are trying to get this moved outside of massachusetts. they say a question nairnaire shows that over half of those who filled out their papers think he's guilty.

he joins lynn abraham, former judge, nelson diaz, and former city councilman jim kenny.ary is may 19th. >>> talking weather now, new england is getting hit with another major winter storm, and some neighborhoods don't have any room for it really. people in boston just finished digging out from the last one that dropped 2 feet or more of snow. an additional foot or more of snow will blanket new england before tuesday. >>> parts of new york are under a fresh coating this morning. here's a live look at rochester. they're getting a break right now, but steady snow will begin falling there again tonight into tomorrow morning. meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking a dry sunday for us. that's the good news but we are expecting some wet weather for the week ahead. right, michelle? >> that's right. dry today, mild today, but we are tracking some wet weather, just in time for your monday morning commute. and monday looks to be like a messy day. enjoy today, before that comes tomorrow. weather headlines on your sunday morning, a mild day once again today. we had a great day y

jim kennie made that announcement yesterday at city hall. he resigned from city council last week so he could enter the mayor's race. he served six terms as a councilman. who's in? he joins a democratic field including former district attorney lynn abraham, state senator anthony hardy williams and former judge nelson diaz. the primary is may 19th. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a warmer start, but there's cold air on the way. right now the wind is light. that's going to change in a big way today. clouds are moving into the area and they'll be thickening up this morning. and we will see snow over philadelphia. it will happen during the morning hours. probably during the morning commute. but just a dusting in some spots or less. 36 degrees. there's why. it's just too warm for accumulation especially with how light it is. the westerly winds are just at three miles an hour. they'll be closer to 30 miles an hour and beyond this afternoon. waiting to see some snow on this view from camelback. there

the field includes lynn abraham, nelson diaz state senator anthony williams former city councilman jim kenny. >>> a legendary local basketball coach is going for win number 1,000 this evening, philadelphia university head coach mesh magee is in his forty-eighth season and this one could be one for the books. "action news" reporter kenneth the moton is live in east falls with the latest. ken, did they do it? >> reporter: well, walter, it was nothing but electric when philadelphia a university mens basketball coach herb magee got that 1000th win and here's that moment. magee got that 1k on the basketball court named for him, and inside gallagher center on philly u's campus about 30 minutes ago. student and alumni were out of their seats celebrating with their team and hall of fame coach. magee is the first coaching in division two ape second in history to reach this monumental a milestone. before that big moment it was tense but exciting inside the gallagher center. for most of the game it was close as rams took own the university eagles. seven three-year old magee has been court side for the

ali very will be running against jim kenny former da lynne abraham state senator anthony hardy williams and former judge nelson diaz in the may 19th democratic primary. >>> the chance of winning 380 millions dollars has powerful fever sweeping the delaware valley tonight. stores all over the place were packed with folks buying up tickets all day long today. all of them of course dreaming about what they would do with all of that cash. winning numbers were picked just a few minutes ago. so everybody grab your tickets. here they are. let me give them to you here. we can just -- 35 --, 34 that is 34, 58, 05, 21, 10 and the powerball is 33. okay. let's do that again. 34 58, 05, 21, 10 and the powerball is 33. >>> good luck everyone if you played. certainly a well deserved surprise for one local high school basketball player. today becca brown a junior at king way regional highway got the chance to start for her varsity team in its annual coaches versus cancer game. becca was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma a year ago but with hard work an lot of support from her family and friends she's w

the former city councilman jim kenny officially entered the race for the democratic nomination announcing today at city hall. joins a field that includes the former da lynne abraham the state senator anthony williams and the former judge nelson diaz diaz. >> we will go to harrisburg and we will ask for money and go to washington and building for money do all the things he need to do to try to get what's due us. but floss super man in harrisburg flying in to solve our problem much there's in sowp mr. man from washington coming in to solve our problems. our problems are what they are and we have to get our arms around them and deal with them. >> it looks likes the field is not yet set. doug oliver a former spokesman for mayor nutter is expect to do announce his candidacy on saturday. >> get your powerball tickets out. we have winning numbers. $324 million up for grabs. lottery machines in center city philadelphia busy churning out those numbers tonight. it's been nearly a year since the powerball jack.climb past the three hadn't dread million mark. no more suspense. here are the numbers the

. >>> former philadehia city councilman jim kenny officially begins his campaign for mayor. the democrat will outline his platform at city a hall this afternoon. kenny spent 23 years as a councilman at large but the city charter forced him to step town to run for mayor. the primary is may 19th. >>> confirmation hearings begin for defense secretary nominee ashton carter. he was sworn in philadelphia and grew up in montgomery county. in prepared remarks carter said congress needs to restore stability in the defense budget but he is calling on the pentagon to end ways full spending. carter goes before the senate arms services committee and he is expect to get senate approval. >>> 5:19. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report and cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >> reporter: professionals in the social services industry describe their careers less of a job and more of as calling through which they can positively impact someone's life. field encompasses counseling, social worker and psychology. many require advanced degrees but before you commit a large amou

jim kenny writing his bride to be, mary. he was in the south pacific, away at war.ack in philadelphia, waiting for him. >> and i wanted to come home and settle down. >> it's such a consolation to know that someone still loves you and is waiting for you back home. >> it's like my dad's normal every day affection for my mother. >> it's so, so typical of my father reaching out through the mail to let us know that my parents are together and once again, in love. >> reporter: mary and jim both gone now. they spent a lifetime together. married for 64 year. two kids, six grandkids, seven great-grandkids. >> it's better than winning the lottery. it -- it brought our dad back to us. >> reporter: a gift from a stranger. >> how are you? >> reporter: thanking him for this letter. >> thank you so much. >> thank you! >> reporter: and now, their family's very own love story. >> loving you always and always, i close with millions of kisses and all my love to you. >> a lifetime of love. and thanks to our philadelphia station wpvi for help with that great story. "gma" and "this week"

former city councilman jim kenny officially announced he is running. resigned his seat in council last week so he would be eligible for this race. democratic primary now includes kenny lynn abraham nelson diaz and anthony williams. >>> first he served his country and now 27 year-old joseph sparac hoi will serve his township. he was sworn in as deerfield township new jersey's newest committeeman. he was deployed with the air national guard when elect in november and said the delay in the swearing in even more notable he was top vote getter. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight possible efforts to save a century's old lehigh valley food maker. >>> plus developing right now a shooting out the side a high school basketball game in the state of maryland. >>> in tonight's special report, decoding your cravings, day dreaming about a check late candy bar means more than just having a sweet tooth, alycia vitarelli explains. >>> cecily tynan has your weather and plus winning power ball numbers just drawn, worth at least $317 million. when "action news" con

. >>> wednesday night and jim kenny announces his run for philadelphia mayor and a driver strike a trenton police officer during an investigation, but the big story on "action news" is an attempted robbery that ended in gun fire, it happened this afternoon in cobb's creek park and the gun fire did not come from a bandit but from the victim and one of the alleged thieves dead. kenneth moton is live in the 6700 block of church lane. >> reporter: new at this hour, we learned that the suspected robber was a teenager upper darby police cleared the scene and this happened three hours ago across the street from this row of homes. >> it was a walk through cobb's creek park on a warmer day when two suspected robbers targeted the wrong man, people run across here and rob something and run across west philly and it's dangerous, they should have all of this clean. >> two masked men ran up with a stick and what appeared to be real guns the

. >>> he is talking about it for a week now but jim kenny, former city councilman is running for mayor. he threw in his hat last month he resigned his seat on city council so would be eligible to run. it's a big field of candidates some jumping in and others gotting out quickly. there are four democratic candidates. >> lynn abraham, nelson diaz and williams and soon there could be six mayor michael nutter's former press secretary doug oliver and milton street is expected to enter the race later this month. >>> we now have the accuweather forecast, there are smiles on our face, adam joseph is at the big board. could you make this last longer? >> sorry i have to turn that smile upside down to a frown but it's not all that half, 46 degrees that is why you are smiling that was the high in philadelphia, a break in the cold the warmest day in a week and a half in philadelphia, if we make one more degree out of this if we get to 47 it will be the warmest day in a month. stormtracker 6 live double scan a front pressing through chicago detroit and cleveland this is sinking to the south overnigh

. >> after more than 20 years on city council, jim kenny has evacuated his seat and thrown in his hat for mayor. he voted the progressive line and he put together enough to win the -- i do think i'm uniquely qualified to listen to the chamber of commerce and organized labor at the same time and be the person in the middle. >> oliver was a pgw executive and he too is running on the jobs public safety boiler plate. >> our schools is number one and creating jobs in philadelphia is number two and doing it with an eye for fairness is number three, if we can solve the core problems the other problems will start to solve themselves. >> veteran state senator anthony williams has a large war chest and many of his proponents are charter schools. >> i did a lot of support public education period. i done believe you have to pick a traditional charter school or public school they are all public schools. >> and lynn abraham the legendary tough cookie and former hard line d.a. of philadelphia surrounded by staffers promising a firm steady hand to take a stand in the post nutter era. >> education job

. >> as expected jim kenny announced his mayoral race today. kenny served six terms as a councilman. >> we have to get back to that motto. we have to get back to a neighborhood feel where we truly care about each other, about the person down the street care about each other's children. >> as count krill men, kenney led a push for smaller penalties for marijuana possession and a bill authorizing tougher penls for hate crimes. the democratic primary coming up on may 19th. >>> students at st. laurent in upper darby county thanked police officers for serving their school and community. faculty members and students were inspired by a youtube video entitled cards for cops. activists randomly select officers and give them cards of appreciation. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, the atlantic city boat show started today. nbc10 was there for day one of the 36th annual event. doors open at atlantic city convention around 11:00 this morning from luxury yachts to performance boats. there's more than 400 booths showcasing the latest in marine travel. >> we

another candidate throws his name into the mix to become philadelphia's next mayor jim kenny. his candidacy later today. long time city councilman, on the council for 23 years. jim is known for fighting for a number of progressive causes, and backing working families of philadelphia. >> all right 6:39. it is one of the most secure events in the country. so, how did two men from ireland manage to sneak into the superbowl without a ticket? >> they were just luck. >> i may be. how easy they say it was. >> that's not good, sue. >> about time to break out the flip flops just yesterday, oh, it will be a little miler than yesterday. how long will this last. >> we have your forecast coming up and more how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothly. every time you put money in it causes, uh...deposit friction. gotta get some fiscal lube on there. [ male announcer ] it's time to bank hu

lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams former judge, nelson diaz and former city councilman jim kenny >>> tomorrow hundreds of protesters from our area will join a statewide push in pennsylvania to raise the minimum wage. busload of people will leave from philadelphia for the event in harrisburg. an organization called rage the wage p.a. is behind the campaign. organizers say they want the minimum wage to increase from $7.25 to at least $10.10 in the state. >>> also happening tomorrow small business owners can learn more about what the affordable care act means for their operations. the regional administrator for the u.s. small business administration will talk to them from 9:00 in the morning until noon in center city. the goal of the event is to guide the small business owners in making decisions about providing health insurance for their employees. >>> hey, have you been to the pump lately? well if you have, then you've noticed that gasoline prices have gone up over the last week as oil prices rebound. aaa reports that the national average price is running around $2.17 gallon. that

happening today another candidate throws his name in the mix to become philadelphia's next mayor, jim kenny will announce his candidacy later today long time city councilman resigned last week after 23 years. he's known for fighting for number of progressive causes and backing working families. authorities investigating attempted abduction of 11 year old boy in berks' county. fox's dave kinchen with more on this. >> reporter: boy coming from his apartment in this complex walking down this service road headed over to the bus stop right by that no outlet sign, bauman grabbed him in the process. >> you are looking at a sketch after man we missing police say startled a 11 year olds boy, grabbing him as he was walking to the school bus monday morning. >> it is very, very scary. i actually drop off my kid this morning at school, instead of dropping them offer at the bus. and, you know, and i think i will ' be doing that more often. >> this kind of weird for this area. you don't really see that kind of thing in this area. >> police say it happened when the boy was walking on a service road that ru

candidates jim kenny, lynn abraham, anthony williams nelson diaz, doug oliver and milton street all talk issues at the invitation of the business association of west park side. the candidates have three months to win voters before the democratic primary, on may 19th. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutter delivers a keynote address at temple university this afternoon. the mayor spoke about efforts in the city to give youth the training and skills needed in the work force the at the youth violence prevention collaborative. he emphasized early invention to help young people make good decisions. >> when they reach that fork in the road, insuring that every single will child has an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty, crime and violence. >> last summer philadelphia invested over seven million-dollar to provide summer job experiences for young people all a across the city. >>> well, the philadelphia phillies starting to prepare for 2015 season today in clearwater, florida. expectations unfortunately for this year are pretty low. >> our leslie van arsdal joins us from spring training wh

. >> jim kenny made it official he is running for may. >> this comes just one week after he resigned from sit council where he served six terms. kenny, democrat, says he wants to make education a top priority. he is also installing advocates for the lbc community and while in counsel pushed for smaller penalties for marijuana possession. >>> coming up ryan williams comes clean. why he's apologizing for a story he's been telling for years. >> plus, blast from the past this throw back thursday, tonight show goes back to bay side high. you've got to see coming up next. >> bobbi kristina was found face down in a bathtub, not brown's partner nick gordon, police previously said it was gordon who found her there is comes after yesterday's news that gordon and brown are not really married. they say that's important because that would determine who has the legal right to determine brown's care. >>> nbc nightly news anchor brian williams is backtracking just a little bit after fabricate ago story about his experience during the 2003 invasion of iraq. >> on this broadcast last week in an effort

. >> happening today former philadelphia city councilman, jim kenny makes his run for mayor, official. he'll announce his candidacy later today at city hall. resigned from city council after 23 years in office, he says the biggest challenge he'll face as a candidate for mayor is the school funding crisis. >>> police in berks country investigating an attempted child abduction. it happened monday morning while a 11 year old boy was on his way to the bus stop in we a missing. police say he was then approached by a man who grabbed him on the arm. he was able to get away and make it to the bus stop. he then told school officials what happened. >> declared his intent basically to the child and grabbed him on the arm. the childs was able to get away from his grasp. and pleaded -- need the area. >> something like come with me. >> words that effect yes. >> it is very, very scary. i actually drop off my kid this morning at school, instead of dropping them off at the bus and, you know, and i think i will ' be doing that more often. >> it is kind of weird for this area. you don't really see that

. >>> happening today jim kenny officially kicks off his campaign for mayor of philadelphia a.ursday the democrat resign as councilman at large after 23 years. kenny had to step down because of the resign to run rule, in the city charter. he is up against several other candidates for mayor with more expect to jump in before the may 19th primary. >>> confirmation hearings begin for president obama a's choice for defense secretary. ashton carter was grew up in abington n written comments carter said he would reconsider plans for withdrawing all u.s. troops from afghanistan by the oven next year if security conditions worsen. the senate is expected, to approve cart are's nomination. >>> disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is back in hot water after being accused of hitting two park cars and letting his long time girl friend take the blame. let's show you photos from aspen a's police department. according to police report armstrong's girlfriend said she was driving his car home because lance had a little bit to drink. they left the scene before police got there. he was cited for fail

. >> reporter: this is by the way for this seat being vacate by jim kenny of course, hoist running for mayor of philadelphia. >>> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" new developments tonight the after a teenager's selfie lead to a murder investigation in pennsylvania. >>> another suspected case of measles in our area health reporter stephanie stahl is on our side with numbers that have just been released. >>> plus... >> ♪ won't you stay with me ♪ >> sam smith grammy blow out, a major upset for album of the year, the insider breaks down the grammy's biggest moments. >>> well the cbs-3 healthwatch today the nationwide measles out break continues with an additional 19 confirmed cases in the last week according to an update for the centers for disease control today. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on our area and is what happening here. >> reporter: that is right. we first want to tell you there is a new suspect case of me unless lancaster county being investigate by pennsylvania health department, at this point, they are not releasing any other information. if confir

. >>> former philadelphia councilman jim kenny made it official today and announced he is running for mayor. kenny a democrat returned to city hall today to make the announcement. this of course comes a week after he resigned from tee council where he served six terms. kenny is a strong advocate for the lgbt community and pushed for smaller penalties for marijuana possession. during his announce many he spoke about the importance of taking care of your neighbor and said that's the main reason he wants to lead the city. >> one thing i know for sure philadelphia needs to take control of its own destiny and needs to have its own vision. we will go to harrisburg and we will ask for money and we'll go to washington and beg for money and we'll do all the things we need to do to try to get what's due to us. but there is no super man in harrisburg flying in to solve our problems. >> kenny enters a field that includes former district attorney lynne abraham and state senator anthony williams who may also seek the democratic nomination. the prime mayor election is may 19th. >>> philadelphia man

oliver is a former aid to mayor michael nutter and he will be running begins former city councilman jim kenny d.a. lynn abraham, state senator anthony hardy williams and nelson diaz in the may 19th democratic primary. >>> well, power ball jackpot grows to 450 million-dollar, because no one hit last night. stores every where were packed with people buying up ticket yesterday all of them dreaming about what they would do with their in millions if they should win. the jackpot was 380 million-dollar, but after yesterday's ticket sales, it is now up to 450 million-dollar. so while no one won that entire jackpot you could be a winner of smaller prize. grab your tickets good luck. here are winning numbers from last night's drawing. thirty-four, 58, five, 21, ten, and the power ball number is 33. again that is 34, 58 five 21, ten and power ball is 33. >>> all right. 6:07. philadelphia a university's legendary baskets ball coach herb magee reaches a big milestone. coach mcgee earned his 1,000 win yesterday when rams beat the post university eagles 80-60. man magee is officially the first mens coach in

the field includes lynn abraham nelson diaz, state senator anthony williams and jim kenny. >> today is day to get a look at hot rod and concept cars at the philadelphia auto show. thousands have been checking out the cool rides this past week. you can get a look at the newest models and the future vehicle promote times until 8:00 p.m. tonight. >> 9:39 there is much more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." you need to hear why this little guy's birthday is so fitting. >> getting artistic with legos we'll show you a brand new exhibit in philadelphia that features artworks justing just the children's toys. >>> taking a look outside through sky6 live hd a look at the philadelphia airport where things are moving right along meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wind-driven wildfire

oliver is a former aid to mayor michael nutter and he will be running against former city councilman jim kenny former d.a. lynn abraham state senator anthony hardy williams and former judge nelson diaz in the may 19th, democratic primary. >>> well, we are in the middle of a warm weekend, at least by winter's standards but wet weather is on the way for the start of the workweek. carol will tell us more about that coming up next. also this... >>> i'm meteorologist kate bilo wait to be rescued. i'll show you dangers crew put themselves in, all through the ice. >>> and shoppers on alert, pickpockets at wegmans and other south jersey businesses, the suspect, has been charged hundreds of dollars on the victim's credit cards. the what you need to look out for when we come back. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. buying used cars is all we do... all makes and models... no dealers

coming up later on inside story interesting twist for race for philadelphia mayor, jim kenny former councilmansigned and wants to be in the run for mayor. couple folks removed their names or didn't put them at all, darryl clark, city council president, ken trujillo, we will talk about what is happening with that. >>> new governor in the state of pennsylvania tom wolf had a busy couple weeks and has to fill two seats on the state supreme court among others that he has to fill long term. we will talk about whom he will pick and how it might all get approved or not approved when we talk later this morning on inside story. i'm monica malpass, i hope you will join us. >> snow and rain on the way tonight. >> quiet day to day. light wintry mix moves in for start of the super bowl. here's what we're expecting one to three for lancaster coatsville wayne philadelphia, mount holly and lakehurst. three to six from pottstown to doylestown, including quakertown and reading. 6 inches plus for allentown and easton but do i want to point out this when you wake up tomorrow morning in the one to 3-inch zone with

. >> reporter: jim and mary kenny married almost three years after this letter was originally mailed on august 27th 1945 in maryland. this is a picture of the day they eloped. the two were together for 64 years. this letter, a piece of their history, a glimpse into the early love of a couple this family will always miss. >> loving you always and always i close with millions of kisses and all my love to you, love jim. >> reporter: eva pilgrim channel6 "action news". >> flyers in columbus tonight. here's ducis rodgers. >> we're going see a former flyer in scott hartnell tonight. scott hartnell spent more games in a flyers uniform than any of the other teams he played for. it's fitting the flyers will be in the house as hartnell honored. hartnell is a member of the blue jackets. flyers visit them tonight. before the game hartnell will be honored for having appeared in his 1,000th nhl game earlier in the week. flyers say they're happy they'll be able to see the honor. >> app special moment for us but obviously for him and his family. it's a big milestone. >> he played hard on the ice gav

. >> reporter: jim and mary kenny were mailed three years after the letter was mailed 1947 in maryland. the two were together for 64 years, this letter, a piece of history, a glimpse into the early love of a couple this family will always mills. >> loving i always, and always closing with millions of kisses and all my love to you. love jim. >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00. if you're having trouble sticking to your new year's resolution, we have a story that might inspire you. >>> plus this guy is on the road for recovery, he is looking for his forever home. find out if you're the right fight in the "shelter me rescue of the week." and we're looking at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a cold one when "action news" returns. hey, honey? huh? oh, you caught me daydreaming. dreaming about a salt water bedroom aquarium? i am, actually. with exotic fish? yeah! and a giant star fish? how can you tell? you've been staring at the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. right. $300,000 buried treasure. with 10 top prizes of $300,000. (annou

. >>> today, jim kenny will officially enter the race for philadelphia mayor. cato. we'll be back with a full hours of news coming up in 30 minutes at 11:00 a.m. you can always get the latest news and weather through the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. have a great wednesday. ♪ >>> we're back with more "today" on this wine day wednesday, ready to play the weekly tropical wave ya game called who knew. the biggest music stas r will be at the grammy awards. we're getting ready fun facts. kathie lee is across the street, she's ready to hand over $100 for anybody to get the questions right. you get one of her wonderful cds. >> they are wonderful. >> co-host of cubby and caroline in the morning here in new york. hello, how are you? >> great to be here thank you. >> >> lets over the question just before the break. this is what we asked. where does the term grammy come from? >> the correct answer is b, this is really interesting. the person who named the grammy's won a national contest back in 1959. her name was rose j. and the reason why she won the contest

the bond market -- >> is it looking for an excuse kenny? to jim's point, we've seen the 10-year.t was the story before this. we're moving up to 2.3%. utilities were in correction territory. we were looking at reits starting to get concerned. >> i think every time janet gets out and speaks and she does a great job but it causes everybody to get excited, and then tomorrow will be another day because she will address it again tomorrow and then the market calms down a little bit because she didn't really say anything new. she's going to remove patient out of the conversation but people are expecting that. i think it's a little bit of an interreaction. we've had a very nice move but it needs to do some back fill before really it's going to move ahead. >> and the truth is they don't know. >> they don't know. >> of course not. >> it really will depend on the data. >> do you think the fed knows? >> no they don't know when to do it. >> and elizabeth warren doesn't know either. >> you know what? i thought that was very interesting, her pushback from the senator from new york schumer, and a