. >> reporter: long-term city council man jim kenny says he would approach nonprofits and corporations. >> job one is every 3 and 4-year-old in the city should have access to a quality pre-k. right now there are 14,000 babies in our city that don't have access to that kind of opportunity and that kind of experience. knowing their numbers, their colors, their letters. being ready to read. >> reporter: if kenny wants to add pre-k, diaz nelson wants to eliminate the src. >> what we need is to have a school board that is made up of parents. we have to have a wraparound system that provides social service programs around the children's needs. >> reporter: and the long running debate pitting charters versus public school. milton street says he is against charters. >> charter schools are nothing more than triage. they have given up on the public school district. so what they say is we'll take those who we can save and put them in charter schools, and we'll create some prisons for the rest of them. >> reporter: but state senator tony williams an early champion of charters says it's not an eith

democrats anthony williams jim kenny, doug oliver and lynn abraham were all there along with republicansa bailey. they answered questions submitted by audience members. voters go to the polls may 19th for the democratic primary in philadelphia. then november 3rd voters choose the next mayor of philadelphia in the general election. >>> hillary rodham clinton's second run for the white house will kick off on sunday according to people familiar with her plans. they say clinton will announce her presidential candidacy in an online video. after her announce maenlt the former secretary of state is expected to travel to iowa and new hampshire to meet voters. >>> never give up on your dreams. that was the message of lauryn hill the college basketball player inspired many during her fight with brain cancer. today the 19-year-old died of that cancer. she did fulfill her dream of playing college basketball. today her coach at mt. st. joseph's spoke of the woman who taught him and his team so much. >> it's not often you get to celebrate a loss but today we celebrate a victory of how to live a life

. >> reporter: other talker was the the high poverty rate, jim kenny and current state senator anthony hardy williams agreed a better school system is the answer. >> first in life is in the wrapping, dribbling a basketball, not entertaining but children look to a life provided to them through an educated experience. >> universal prek making our schools community schools centers on have the community where people go for all services mountain just for educational, and a daytime basis. >> reporter: democratic primary race is may 19th. as for lynn abraham, we know that she was checked out by a doctor and is doing just fine. jim, she says she looks forward to getting her message out over the coming weeks. >> all right, thank you sharrie. >>> burlington county mother arrested for setting her baby on fire in january has now been indicted for murder. a grand jury leveled a count of first degree murder against 22-year old hyphernkemberly dorvilier today, investigators alleged that the pemberton woman gave birth at home and then immediately drove her new born daughter to simontown road where she

here are the candidates lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, jim oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams. nbc 10 has teamed up with the philadelphia chamber of commerce and hosted a forum last summer to learn what philadelphia candidates want in a mayoral candidate since their office works closely with whoever wins. >> we work every day with the better administration and his team. it could be from encouraging companies to locate here from around the world to being business properties that are in local city council. >> reporter: over the next hour we'll look at the issues that are on the ballot. what philadelphia voters care about most this election. if you want to learn more about the candidates tonight at 7:00, we have it all for you. thank you. >> and nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to sponsor the mayoral debate tonight at 7:00 p.m. >>> students are back for their first full day back to school. the electrical fire caused the school to close in february. it caused significant smoke damage to first and second floors. while repairs were made they attended classrooms and in janu

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> well we have rain moving our way. this will be around for the afternoon commute. take your umbrella. >> be careful out there too. that is it for us, have a great night, see you tomorrow. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- christina aguilera jeff probst, musical guest, kid rock

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> a familiar face returns to her hometown politics. kristin welker tonight. she was a special guest at the media seminar and she talked about her career path through the network which included a start right here at nbc 10. >> a terrific great career. >> all right, we're dodging rain tomorrow? >> yeah we have one more warm day, especially from philly ñr southward, and then everybody gets chilly for wednesday and thursday. wet off and on for the weekend. >> just hand on for the weekend. >> we thank you so much for watching. "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon is next. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- michael douglas, kat dennings musical guest, st. vincent

i think for -- if you look at the polling, at this point, lynne abraham, senator williams and jim kennyhem for the three of them it will be an opportunity, especially to lay out a vision to separate one from the other. and that would be an opportunity, also for our audience members. i think this is a great opportunity for those who are going to be watching. collectively among the six of them, we have over a century worth of public service that these candidates bring to the table. so it is an exciting moment six dedicated public servants all looking to carve out a new future for the city. and citizens have to make sure they come out and vote on primary day because one of them most likely just based on the democratic numbers, one of them will most likely run our city for at least the next four years and if history is an indication the next eight years. >> not surprisingly the three you mentioned, also probably had the most money and have ads running. one just ran before you came on by anthony hardy williams. so this really kind of levels the playing field, these debates, because it allows

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> the flyers are hoping to play spoiler. the captain already with one goal how about another one? flyers up 3-0. the islanders scored and tied it up. time ticking down, all the isles have to do is go into overtime. duchene fires one on the niet. the flyers win a wild one. >> i was happy to see that with two seconds left. we will take it for sure. >> did you think he was maybe just not expecting a shot? >> i didn't even see the shot. i thought we were going to overtime. it was pretty exciting. >> the eagles signed a few more free agents tonight. dj biggers has played for the red skins for the last few years. here he is being beat by riley cooper last year. new eagles. phillys back at it tomorrow night after the worst opening shut out loss. they magnaged just three hits. they were the worst offense in all of spring training. the phillys know they have to have better at bats. >> we'll start with getting someone on first. we

. >> should philadelphia take the leap and legalize it, yes or no, we will start with jim kenny. >> yes. >> milt street. >> they can't, state issue. >> doug oliver. >> yes. >> lynn abraham. >> state issue only. >> nelson diaz. >> i want some, yes. >> do we have a reporter in the house because i think we have another news story right the now. >> you realize you will be solomon jones guest tomorrow morning. anthony williams. >> it is a state issue. >> quick fire round five. >> you know watch the entire thing again if you want on the web site at my fox fill i.com. you can follow all of the debate news using hash tag fox 29de ms debate. don't for get you should probably get out ape vote. primary may the 19th. >> there was a question but mike. >> there was. >> they said if you could vote for someone not yourself who would you vote for and within of the options was yes you can vote for mike jerrick. >> a lot of them said they would vote for you. >> but we're in the using that clip. >> later we will. >> new details coming out in the death of freddie gray that story out of baltimore. >> what in

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyock by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, april 9. here's what's happening. >> we are learning more about the south carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed man. he has ties to a south jersey community. >>> a 14-year-old is in custody charged with kidnapping her one-year-old cousin. >> accuweather is tracking a cold and dreary day but a dramatic change is in the forecast. >> could it be time to put away the winter coats? let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: for now you need a coat, right now i have drizzle on the terrace. we have showery weather near baltimore. the rain has tapered off and heading to the south of us, we have another band near pittsburgh that could come in later tonight. we have a current temperatu

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> the phillies opening with a world series favorite the nationals. ryan sand burg switching up his line burg tonight. ryan howard is going to sit. he's just one for 12. rupp will hit first because he's hitting very well off gio gonzalez. >> you get a hitter that's hot or producer it's hard to take them out of the lineup. that's an open door for all the guys, but, you know i'm going to -- i'm going to try everybody and get them in the lineup. >> the nfl draft is three weeks away. espn analyst ron joined us on comcast sportsnet "philly sports talk," he has good insight on mariota. should chip kelly trade up to get him if he's going at the top of the draft? >> if this is the guy you absolutely believe in that's your guy, yes. the latest i'm hearing now from my sources around the league we're pretty wired in, is that he's going to go number one now to the tampa bay buccaneers. i've heard it from a couple three people that hav

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny to move philadelphia ahead. >>> taking a live look right here at citizens bank park. what a nice evening and it's starting to feel like baseball weather just in time for the phillies home opener coming up monday against the sox. don't miss welcome home phillies and nbc 10 will feature a pregame special monday afternoon at 2:00 and the home opener at 3 p.m. play ball. you'll see it here on nbc 10. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> i'm john clark, the phillies are back to philly and they finished the clearwater spring training schedule and they were outscored by 55 runs this week and they had the worst percentage. this is rookie hazing. nice! jerome williams will likely be the third starter and gets beaten up for a third straight start and gives up the third-run homer and williamsho allows six runs and chase utley and herrera had the.*qáu springs at the plate for the phils and they hit one deep to right gone. his second

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennye block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- ricky gervais, jordana brewster musical guest, elle king

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schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> we have breaking news coming into nbc10 here. we understand there is a huge police presence. this is on i-76 west at matson ford road. we're told a shooting happened here. one victim involved in the shooting. again, traffic backed up in the area of i-76 west and matson ford road. we've got skyforce10 on the way to the scene there. as soon as we get a picture, we'll bring more information to you. stay with us on that story. >>> well now going to the lehigh valley. a 14-year-old girl has been accused of plotting and taking part in her own mother's murder. and tonight her lawyer's talking to nbc10 about those allegations. police say sheryl was killed outside her home in lehigh county then her body was buried in a shallow grave in south whitehall township. jamie and her boyfriend caleb jones are both facing charges in her mother's death. doug shimell spoke to the teen's lawyer today. doug, what's the defense here? >> report

. >> the most recent poll shows it is a tight three-way residential race between jim kenny, anthony hardy williams and lynn abraham. the primary is may 19th. melissa murray bailey is the only republican. >>> this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder is getting set to begin his last day on the job. holder announced his resignation last year. he's been on the job since 2009. he was one of three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet. as holder leaves loretta lynch is stepping in. yesterday the senate confirmed her as the next attorney general. she's expected to start work on monday. republicans in the senate delayed a vote on her confirmation because they were upset that she supported president obama's executive action on immigration. >>> no prison time for the former cia director who leaked classified information to his miss stress. yesterday a judge sentenced david petraeus to two years of probation and $100,000 in fines. petraeus apologized after yesterday's hearing. >> i apologize to those closest to me and to many others including those with whom i was privileged

candidates lynn abraham nelson diaz, jim kenny doug oliver and anthony hardy williams are expect to a ten. primary day is may 19th. >>> a mother is speaking out about her approach to dealing with her son found participating in the baltimore riots. many are praising her for her action. sianni hear what she has to say about the the riots and her parenting. >>> do we have another nice day, katie joins us next with the check of your forecast, day i have been looking forward to. >> bring it. >> we will be rig >>> do you recognize this man? he was caught break nothing to a church and taking money from donation boxes for the poor. it happened at nativity of our lord church in warminster bucks county. it is believe a thief with dark colored hair and possible goat tea broke in monday night through a side door. >> for us as catholics the church is a place where the the blessed sacrament is reposed, it is sacred to us, and for somebody to go in there and do that and it is just disheartening. >> the father believes the man probably got away with less than a hundred dollars. >>> philadelphia conti

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennye block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> last three days proving that springtime is a wonderful season. >> gorgeous. and we have a little bit of a hiccup tomorrow. and then it's back to sunshine on wednesday. we have some rain on the way. storm tracker six live double scan showing the rain is not here yet though. still dry conditions and the action cam showing the scene at 30th street station. looking up and seeing all that blue sky that sunshine. one of those days even though it's a monday, kind of puts you in a good mood. and the accuweather highlights will show you that we had two days this year of 75-degree weather. one was last monday. the second one was today. the warmest days so far this year. the normal high 63, so that's 12 degrees above normal. our weather though, takes a downhill turn tomorrow. forecasting rain. futurefuture tracker showing how much rain depends on where you are. philadelphia and areas north like al quarter inch or even less. allentown c

anthony williams, jim kenny milton street and lynn abraham talked with family members and advocates forng people with intellectual disabilities and autism. the group says it wanted to educate the candidates about their needs. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a political standsoff in the borough of colwyn has led to a lockout at borough hall today. >>> and the phillies are preparing to host the nationals tonight. jeff skversky with in story and more coming up in sports. >>> and cecily tynan back with the seven-day accuweather forecast when "action news" continues >> she is no stranger to political drama and tonight paula brown finds herself in the middle of a firestorm in colwyn delaware county. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at colwyn borough hall tonight. vernon. >> reporter: jim paula brown says she is now a whistle-blower exposing corruption here. the former mayor of darby borough has been colwyn's business manager for more than a year now. this morning county detectives seized more financial records from the colwyn borough hall. part of an ongoing investigation in

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> i'm john clark. it is the temple owls and the n.i.t. semifinals against miami tonight. we're going to madison square garden. we got a wild finish. under a minute to go. it's will coming. he throws it up. where there's a will there's a way. temple within one. miami answers back. deandre burnett, the lay-in. miami up three. temple with a last chance. tie at the buzzer. temple's season comes to an end. they lose 60-57. how about this? cowboys quarterback tony romo tried to keep his running back demarco murray from leaving dallas and joining the eagles. he asked tony to take a pay cut for him to stay and tony says he was open to it. >> i was like i would take a pay cut to go do this. they're going to reinstruct and the same thing in some ways for purposes. okay. now we're back to being friends again. >> i would take that. i would take $5 million left to get me back. a. >> 5 million? he really wanted to come to philly, huh?

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> the chester county artist who created the official icon the logo for the world meeting of families in philadelphia unveiled new paintings on this easter sunday. the works of art are now in place at the church of st. mary in schwenksville, montgomery county. artist neil carlin is behind the project. one of his creations for the world meeting of families is already on display at the vatican. nbc 10's matt delucia talked to him about what it means to have his work take center stage for the pope's visit. >> my first order of business is trying to get as much territory covered as possible. >> reporter: the brushstrokes are countless. the size is immense. >> i sketched it out and transferred it up to this scale. >> reporter: and task -- >> well, it's humbling. certainly from someone coming from doing mostly gallery work. >> reporter: now neil carlin is no stranger to art, not even catholic art. he's been painting for the chur

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyk by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. ♪♪ >>> opening day has come and gone, and so we move forward. >> we need to move forward rather quickly. they are off tomorrow. 161 more of these things to go let's hope they don't go all the same way. the phillies managed three hits against the red sox in the opener. cole hamels hasn't always been sharp early in the season. the long-ball, the second batter of the game, dustin pedroia, 1-0. and second inning another solo homer to left field, 2-0 red sox. and pedroia again. and the phillies fall behind 3-0. in the fifth, different batter same result. hanley ramirez. the only time hamels came up four homers in a game was 2010. and the ninth inning jake diekman in a major jam and ramirez grand slam. they lose 8-0 and jamie apody with more. >> remember the talk about the red sox wanting to trade for cole hamels? they may not want him after watching today's performance. tying a career giving up four home runs and loses the season opener t

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> the breaking news tonight. the boston bombing trial, now in the hands of the jury at this hour. the dramatic final moments. a packed courtroom. should the alleged bomber's life be spared or should he face the death penalty? >>> also breaking tonight, the carbon monoxide horror. authorities on the scene right now. eight people discovered in a family home. >>> the deadly police shootout now under the microscope. the officer allegedly firing 49 shots. 15 into this windshield. the man and woman inside unarmed. >>> the family poisoned while on vacation. their two boys in critical condition. authorities tonight on what was used at that resort. >>> and the busted brackets across america. and tonight, right here the numbers guy who has one team winning by one.

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyby block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> sports tonight, the eagles have miles to go before they are done making deals, huh? how long did you work on that line? >> all night. >> pretty good. >> i will use it tomorrow too. >>> the eagles have a pretty interesting recruiting system in place. sam bradford called murray lobbying to join the birds. and murray causing austin to do the same and it worked. inking him to a one-year deal. the veteran last season with the browns, 47 balls and two touchdowns. and 215 pounds and sounds like a team guy. >> i always had the same mindset of doing what i can to make the team better. and making myself better at every opportunity. i felt like it was a great chance to win here. i think it is a great team already and i just wanted to add whatever i could add. i don't know exactly what that role is going to be. jordan matthews in philadelphia, and he and verizon partnered to raise awareness of domestic violence. and the number one receiver mea

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyblock by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> the phillies are back home from spring training with a pair of exhibition games again the pirates starting tomorrow and opening day monday afternoon against boston. boys are back in town. one a sign of edge of your seat excitement at citizens bank park park. they'll have to earn our interest. low expectations for the season as they start the long journey back to contention. >> i think this year i think kind of the theme. a work in progress and we'll have to try to, you know, show improvement in a variety of areas. but we'll see how the goes. i mean we're relatively healthy and we'll get the season going and see where it goes. >> phillies played their final grapefruit game against the rays rays. herrera had six hits includeing a homerun went three for four. starter jerome williams rocked giving up nine hits and six runs in five and two-thirds innings. as the phillies lost 10 to one. they finished 12-17-two in florida. they wen

lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams are the six candidates to debate the key issues on the stage inside the kimmel center tonight again at 7:00. all running to fill mayor michael nutter's seat which he's leafing vacant. the philadelphia chamber of commerce has been meeting with voters to talk about the key issues. and the president of the chamber tells me that job creation is at the forefront of that list. >> people are looking for the next mayor who is going to care deeply about this city care deeply about their interests, and be organized around growth and job correct creation. >> reporter: now this year's election for mayor is an open seat. what exactly does that mean and what advantage or disadvantage does it give to the candidates that you just saw? we'll talk about that coming up next half hour. reporting live in center city, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> now melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. she has a background in business and was a registered democrat until changing her party earlier this ye

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> all right. so the flyers in quite a game tonight. >> i know. three games left and islanders coming into the center tonight needing just one point to clinch a playoff spot. yes the flyers wanted to stop them. to the third period of the game flyers with two goal lead. zach rinaldo with the pass. scored his second goal of the season. flyers lead four-one. islanders come back down a goal 302nd left apartments lee scores. game is tied. so it look like we're going into overtime. brayden schenn one final rush. shot goes in. 2.1 seconds left in the game islanders will have to wa

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennye block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> "eyewitness news" returns in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington and erika von tiehl and meteorologist katie fehlinger. we thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 11:00. for beasley kathy and everyone here i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. we're always on at cbsphilly.com cbsphilly.com. up next the late show with david letterman tonight'ss guest is senator al franken. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. ( band playing "late show" theme ) tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm mike mcaffe. and now renaissance man, david letterman!

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schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyock by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. that is "eyewitness news" tonight. i'm natasha brown. for james, justin thanks for joining us. if you're up early join our morning team starting at 6am we're online for you all the time. cbsphilly.com. up next, the moving philadelphia forward forum moderated by our own ukee washington. have a great night take care. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retirement. talk to a state farm agent today. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> thursday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams in the news airport workers rally for higher wages and senator robert menendez appears in court on corruption charges, but the big story is the done deal for the shuttered revel casino in atlantic city. the judge finally approved the $82 million sale of the casino to florida developer glen straub after months of on again off again bids. wendy saltzman covered the hearing and is live in camden with the full story. >> reporter: rick the sale came through at the 11th hour after multiple delays and several bids fell through, attorneys wrapped up with the judge after narrowly winning her approval of the sale, polo north of florida made an $82 million bid to purchase the bankrupt casino originally built for $2.4 billion and was only open for two year, that offer was made in

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> "inside story" is presented by temple university. temple fuels students with academics and opportunities to take charge. plugged into the city, powered by the world. temple.edu/takecharge. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm tamala edwards. inside stories, george, you're up next. >> there's a rumor that, on monday, a group of african-american elected officials is going to endorse jim kenney's candidacy for mayor. and i'm sure that people like bill gray and dave richardson, who helped these people get into office so that african-americans would have a seat at the table are turning over in their graves that they're voluntarily going to give up that seat. >> all right. >> the backstory in the battle of the campaign between jim kenney and anthony hardy williams is about this e.i.t.c., these obscure tax credits. these are wonderful programs that help many kids go to schools that they would not be able to go to, and it's th

i am bringing you the candidates, lichbynn abraham, nelson diaz, jim kenny doug oliver milton streetnd anthony hardy. we will find out what issues are most important to them and we'll learn that the two main issues are job growth and education. tonight's debate lasts from 7:00 to 8:00. katy zachry "nbc 10 news".." >> nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to team up together to host the debate live tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the kimmel center. you can see it right here on nbc 10. >>> at 6:57 i want to give a heads-up for drivers on route 422 in montgomery county. there's an overturned tractor-trailer on the westbound side at evergreen road and the rupert road intersection in that area not far from the premium outlets. crews are on the scene out there. taking a look at interstate 95 near the commodore we areberry bridge. it will take you 32 minutes from the woodhaven road to 676. and on 422 eastbound in the king of prussia area from route 29 to the schuylkill expressway you can expect a 19-minute ride. no problems on that ismass transit. >>> tracking some wet weather in the area. light rainfa

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyed to move philadelphia ahead. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> thursday night a chester county bus driver is charged with child endangerment and police investigate a roadway shootout in south philadelphia. but the big story is developing news from down south the release of dash-cam video of the south carolina traffic stop that ened with a police officer shooting a man in the back. the police officer michael slager is originally from medford new jersey and there is reaction there to what is happening down south chad pradelli is live in medford tonight. >> reporter: jim we haven't met anyone from our area that new slager really well and we talked to some neighbors and some described him as a good kid that never seemed to be in trouble but slager is in trouble now facing murder charges. >> in this newly released dash-cam video you can see walter scott get out of his cruiser and run and michael sla

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennye block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> close to 100 kids got healthier smiles thanks to the pennsylvania dental school part of the 10th annual give kids a smile. 4,000 local children were selected to get dental exams and care. >>> now the "action news" team is standing by with these stories next at 6:00, robert menendez is being indicted by a grand jury. >>> also, hear from the man that shot this incredible video as the freighter ship ran aground at the burlington bristol bridge. that and much more at 6:00. for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jeff skversky and monica malpass, and the "action news" team, i'm rick williams "action news" at 6:00 is next. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> wednesday night and jim is off and i'm rick williams and the big story on "action news" is breaking news from the united states justice department, u.s. senator robert menendez is indicted by a federal grand jury, he faces several counts of conspiracy to comm

vernon odom is here with more on jim kenny. >> lets get out and get to work. >> after deciding late tohe ring, is he moving fast and gathering up major endorsements at a rapid pace from unions and commune groups and what is considered a major coup from black officials from north western wards, on the issue of improving schools, he believes in governor tom wolf and the progressive line. >> universal pre-k for all and achievers and ingrating the schools and making them community spaces and places for people to go and get services. >> kinney believes he will address the town's poverty. we have a 16% poverty rate getting people coming out of incarceration, it's $40,000 a year to keep them locked up. >> dpuring his more than 20 years on city council, he ambulanced the budget and looked at taxes every spring. >> people say they are going to cut the wage tax, be prepared to have a city with little services and people are not happy with that either. >> now that police brutality and excessive force is a major issue how would kenny confront that issue? >> we have problems with the relationship b

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyock by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >> it is 6:50 time for a preview of "good morning america." let's go over to amy robach to see what they've got coming up on this friday. >> reporter: good morning, tam and alicia, great to be with you on this friday. coming up on "g.m.a.," the latest home grown terror threats, two new york city women accused of plotting to attack and learning to make a bomb on liner. >>> 147 are dead at a university in kenya after gunmen opened fire in a 13 hour rampage reportedly shooting christians while letting muslims go. >>> rescued by the coast guard after spending 66 days lost at sea, how he away spotted and saved. >>> it's friday, so why not, we have mascot madness we're cheering baseball's opening day with an epic mascot danceoff. we have the mashing pumpkins back to you. >> you know the phillie phanatic is the best mascot. >> with the best moves obviously. >> we're heading into easter weekend, i thought we might peep outside and look at

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schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> okay. welcome back everybody. it is 9:30. hi, tall buildings. i'm so glad we had one of our sponsors coming in earlier from the giant food stores. >> yes. >> because, it was all really healthy food. >> it is nutrition. >> and that a allows us now to stuff our faces. >> yes, pig out. >> with candy and treats for easter. >> let's do it good lean morris is here. how are you. what should we call you a lifestyle expert. >> yes. >> and i should use ideas, saying look harder then they are. >> they look amazing. my gosh. >> i want to know first off right off the the bat how did you make the little chicks. >> i saw these, and i'm not that positive to make mack ruins and a i made them with oreos. >> yes. >> what do you do. >> you just take yellow chocolate candy, put it in the microwave, melt it down and dip oreos. you want to to it twice because first time, it is oreos that are dark and put them in the fridge for ten minutes. the once it hardens you ta

democratic candidate jim kenny picked up a handful of endorsements this morning.state representative dwight evans and philadelphia councilmembers sydney bass and marian tasco plus several other elected officials lent their support to the kenney campaign. besides kenney five other democrats are running for mayor, lin abraham, diaz doug oliver street and williams. nbc 10 and telemundo proud to co-sponsor the debate at 7:00 live in the kimmel center jim rosenfeld will moderate. you can watch on nbc 10. we want to give you your chance to ask questions of the candidates. click on nbc 10 news app. while logged on you can find the link to buy tickets to the event. >>> today preparing for the pope, the $30 ticket to see the pontiff in person. also today -- >> why would he rob somebody. he's already a millionaire. >> robbed by a rapper? one man claims he's out thousands of dollars after a run-in with a famous face at this new jersey gas station. >>> later, prom prices all that glitz and glitter comes at a price. why some should expect to pay less this season while others w

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schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyse ] ♪ >> jimmy: two years ago, our next guests produced the emmy nominated mini series "the bible" and over 100 million people watched it. starting this sunday their new series, "a.d. the bible continues," premieres at 9:00 p.m. on nbc. everyone, please welcome roma downey and mark burnett! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. did you just see pharrell was out here. your buddy, i know you produced "the voice." >> afro and deziak what was that? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. exactly, afro and deziak. big hits, giant hits. thank you guys so much for coming out. i appreciate this. you both have had amazing careers, of course, "touched by an angel." and then you produced, executive produced, some of my favorite shows in the history of television. you know i love "survivor." i would tell you every time i see you, i love it. [ cheers and applause ] you're married almost eight years, right? >> we are, yeah, we're together 12 years. >> jimmy:

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. >> -- in this government for the last 23 year ss, jim kenny. >> yesterday, the municipal workers union threw its support behind kenny. he said he's humbled by the endorsement. >> one thing i can guarantee you is dignity, conversation face to face negotiations and a fair fair approach to what your wages, benefits and health care should be. >> kenney said he welcomes ideas from union members an how to make philadelphia better. and kenney is one of six democrats running in the primary. the others are lib abraham, nelson diaz anthony williams. >>> former pennsylvania governor ed rendell wants local students to get involved in the race for philadelphia mayor. the center for civics and civic engagement will host a forum that will be stream lived to elementary middle and high schools. >> -- will be sending out lesson plans to all the elementary schools an how to use the debate as a motivator, talk to the kids about elections. >> the mayoral forum will be held on may 4th. >>> and, of course nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to partner with the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce to host t

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kennyck by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. 1 underline evertz test text1 >>> we have very happy special birthday for calvin garnet, turning 78 today. he watches every day. also, what makes him special err linda garnet's father. one of the producers here on the show. >> you did a great job raise that young woman. >> i have a question. remember that scene step brothers when will far sell interviewing for a job but can't seem to get the interviewers name right? >> human resources lady. >> it is actually, pam. >> sorry. >> well, pam. >> no, my name is pam. >> pan? or pam? >> i'm saying pam. >> oh, gosh. >> so that's a funny scene kate upton and her boyfriend justin hilarious instagram video which they perfectly created? scene. >> it is pam. >> i'm sorry. >> well, pan -- >> , no my name is pam. >> are you saying pan? or pam? >> i'm saying pam. >> it is pam. >> so of course using -- we it, we can use that, so i guess, you know, now that mlb had opening day he's going to be on the

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jim kenny, doug oliver milton street and anthony hardy williams. just one republican in the running. the pennsylvania primary will be held tuesday, may 19th. >> we're following developing news in the fight against isis. about six men charged with trying to travel to syria all six are from minnesota. the state has become a hot bed for terror recruits. >> i have said many times that we need to break the cycle of terror recruiting in minnesota. these arrests bring us one step closer. >> the fbi tells us at least one person from minnesota has died while fighting for islamic militants. now, earlier this month, authorities charged a philadelphia woman with trying to join isis. thomas is accused of communicating with isis fighters and buying a plane ticket to meet them in syria. she faces up to 15 years in prison. >> these demonstrators marched in baltimore demanding answers about the death of a man after he was taken into police custody. cell phone video shows officers arresting freddy gray while they were investigating an assault back on april 12th. aft

schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> welcome back on this saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. we're tracking some showers this morning. you can see them moving pretty fast. they're off to the east right now. they will be off the coast shortly. we'll start a clearing pattern as we head throughout the afternoon. zooming in closer we have packets of moderate rainfall. for the most part light showers in burlington county, even parts of central delaware. winds gusting all day long to 28 mile per hours in philadelphia. up to 38 mile per hours in mt. pocono 30 mile per hour win gusts in dover. this wind will stay with us throughout the afternoon. we're still seeing winds gusting 31 miles per hour in mt. pocono, 32 miles per hour in philadelphia. it will be a windy day. showers in place right now. clearing skies as we head throughout the afternoon. clearing and windy today 55 to 58. right around normal for