i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. the demonstration started hours ago and is likely to continue well into the evening. >> nbc 10's lauren mayk is live in the digital center. no bill, no break. >> yeah, jim. the images they're sharing, they're pretty unusual. i just got off the phone with a local congressman who tells me they're frustrated but he also called today saying they're inspiring. >> reporter: this is video tweeted out by cory booker. look on the floor. members out of their seats sitting on the floor staging a sit-in. that's democrat bob brady at the um

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. the negotiations went into the night and with time running out, here's the deal that emerged. instead of a 3 cent soda tax the tax rate would be 1.5 per ounce and would include diet sodas as well, another change from the original proposal. >> keith jones is live at city hall. keith, the soda tax has not crossed the finish line yet but did clear a major hurdle. >> reporter: that's right, jacqueline, a major hurdle and major victory for mayor jim kenney at city hall not to mention a major blow to the soda industry and people against more taxes in the city. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: cameras capture cola history, council gives the early approval. >> traditionally the bills come out of committee with a significant vote, more often than not it will pass. >> reporter: the proposed tax rate dropped from 3 cents per ounce to 1.5 cents per ounce but covers more drinks. artificially sweetened beverages are included. in other words, diet soda. earlier today emotions bubbled over. i

i'm jim rosenfield. philadelphia police are investigating a woman's claims against nelson aguilar inside cheerleader's gentlemen's club. joining us live from police headquarters, randy gilhen ha y and a sframt the eagles put out >> reporter: jim, police say their detectives have not yet interviewed anybody from the eagles' organization nap could be coming. meantime, special victims detectives are speaking with the alleged victim, who's an exotic dancer from the club you mentioned in south philadelphia. police say that 27-year-old dancer working at the cheerleader's gentlemen's club file add police report yesterday afternoon accusing a member of the philadelphia eagles of sexually assaulting her inside the club. >> we're apparently investigating an allegation of a sexual assault. >> reporter: police haven't released names4ç only saying th investigation involved somebody from the eagles. >> involving allegedly a member of 9 philadelphia eagles organize. at this point in time our special incidents team is in

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. philadelphia police say the attack happened monday morning. but the victim's son didn't find his body until this afternoon. >> next 10's brandon hudson is live at the home in southwest philadelphia. brandon, do police think this was a random attack? >> reporter: jacqueline and jim, police believe the victim was targeted. the suspects got in through the back of this house. they say they broke in through the back window which is next to that door. then killed the 77-year-old homeowner. since our last report, we spoke to friends who described the victim as a great guy. in the hours following the gruesome find made by the victim's son, philadelphia police collected evidence from this murder. the place a 77-year-old man called home on theodore street most of his life now a crime scene. at this time investigators haven't said if they found a weapon. >> a shame, i'm telling you. >> reporter: arthur became friends with the victim years ago from their time at the american legion post. arthur got a phone call his buddy was killed. when is the last time

i'm jim rosenfield.nvestigators say that suspect is a career criminal. the officer a rookie who is alive tonight thanks in part to his bulletproof vest. and tonight we have live team coverage beginning with nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal who's live at the scene in fallcrop, delaware county. >> neighbors here called police this morning complaining about somebody smoking marijuana, possibly dealing drugs inside this apartment complex here behind me. when officer chris dorman showed up to investigate police say a man armed with a gun opened fire. and tonight we're learning that suspect is no stranger to police. >> are you sorry for what you did? >> reporter: prosecutors call donte island a career criminal. and now he's heading back to jail. police say he shot and nearly killed a rookie cop who responded to complaints about drugs. >> five to six gunshots right outside my house. >> reporter: that gunfire shaking this neighborhood. police say rookie officer chris dorman confronted the suspect outside his apartment.

nbc10's jim rosenfield shows us the celebration of his life. >> ali ali!> reporter: one final homecoming fit for a champion. >> it's wonderful how we're celebrating him today. >> reporter: a celebration that stretched 19 miles. through the louisville neighborhood where muhammad ali grew up, past his childhood home. thousands lining the processional route, all drawn to ali's hometown where the hearse rolled over rose petals as it entered his final resting place for a final traditional muslim burial. >> i can just hear muhammad saying now, well, i thought i should be eulogized by at least one president. >> reporter: then one very last public good-bye. >> we should honor him by letting our gifts go among the world as he did. god bless you, my friend. >> reporter: politicians and dignitaries. sports heroes and hollywood stars. >> he was funny, he was beautiful. he was the most perfect athlete you ever saw, and those were his own words. >> reporter: thens of thousands from around the world honoring ali's legacy, including his family. >> until we meet again, fly

i'm jim rosenfield.ice say it happened several times over the course of the past school year, at the school, and her home. nbc 10's brandon hudson has the story from lower gwinnett township. >> reporter: police paperwork says some of the inappropriate touching between the 40-year-old staffer and 13-year-old girl happened at this school in his office behind closed doors. at least six different times. we went to where he lives and met neighbors who were shocked by the allegations. at the address listed for marcus forte no one answered the door. but we heard a dog. the same one janice brown says she would see forte walking around the neighborhood. >> i used to quite often see him every morning when i went to work. >> reporter: janice told us she hasn't seen forte around the last couple of months. now she's learned he's in jail for inappropriate behavior with a 13-year-old girl who is a student at gwinnett mercy academy. >> he was nice. i'm really stunned. >> reporter: a criminal complaint says the 40-year-o

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. cape may county saw some of the worst damage in our area. nbc 10's brandon hudson begins our coverage in middle township tonight. >> reporter: we're told this is at least one of a dozen trees that crashed through a home. in 30 minutes, this storm packed a lot of punch in parts of south jersey forcing crews and homeowners to spend the next few hours cleaning up. >> lift. >> reporter: a silver lining for one family in middle township. the vasser family reunited with the second of two lost cats after a large tree crashed through their home this afternoon. we spoke to the homeowner as the pet was discovered. >> oh, that's all i need. thank you, lord. thank you, lord. thank you, lord. >> reporter: chris vasser wasn't home one the storm rolled through but his neighbor was. >> it was like a tornado was coming down the street. i mean, a big old -- i was literally standing there shaking. >> reporter: not too far away, another tree tumbled on a home in burly. middle township place say no one was hurt in the storm. some people did lose their cars. seve

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jim rosenfield is live with the insight into this new decision, jim? >> reporter: rosemary, in the letter, he says his resignation comes out of respect for house leadership after speaker ryan said he wanted fattah gone. he planned to stay in office until october 3rd, the day before he's set to be sentenced now. on tuesday, he was found guilty, as you know, on all 22 counts against him of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. he represented west philadelphia and montgomery county and mainline since 1995. he served on the powerful house appropriations committee. u.s. senator bob casey of pennsylvania testified against fattah in the try, and today, casey spoke to us about the jury's decision to convict. >> someone with those kinds of charges levelled against them, convict the of the charges, they have to be held accountable. it damages our system when one elected official is engaged in any kind of corruption or other activities which are illegal. >> mean time, we have been getting reaction to fattah's resignation from the chairman of the republican p

i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. the demonstration started hours ago and is likely to continue well into the evening. >> nbc 10's lauren mayk is live in the digital center. no bill, no break. >> yeah, jim. the images they're sharing, they're pretty unusual. i just got off the phone with a local congressman who tells me they're frustrated but he also called today saying they're inspiring. >> reporter: this is video tweeted out by cory booker. look on the floor. members out of their seats sitting on the floor staging a sit-in. that's democrat bob brady at the podium. congressman brendan boyle also taking part. i spoke with him by phone within the past hour. >> we're sick and tired of simply having tragedy after tragedy, a moment of silence, and then doing nothing. that is no longer acceptable. we need to act now to prevent the next tragedy from happening. >> reporter: he said he was preparing to speak on the orlando shooting when the sit-in start and he joined in. how long you do expect this to go on today? >> that i d

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. >>> tonight an emergency on campus.a deadly shooting at ucla. police on full tactical alert. students barricading themselves in classrooms, hodding doors closed with belts and cords as panic spreads. >>> a mother's desperate plea for help. her son plunged into the gorilla enclosure at the zoo. 911 calls shedding new light on a national firestorm. >>> trump university bombshell. former employees calling it a fraudulent scheme that pushed staffers to prey upon the struggling and the elderly, taking their money and, quote, selling false hopes and lies. >>> potentially defective air bags, the same kind linked to a string of deaths. th l

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. >>> well, good evening, everyone i'm jim rosenfield. another story we are following, the potential for severe storms tomorrow. first alert radar showing what is headed our way. we have declared a first alert for part of our area in fact. glenn schwartz is tracking the storms heading our way. glen, who is going to see the storms? when will they get here. >> most areas will see a storm or two during the day. the greatest chance of severe weather is in the north area. specifically mercer county. that's why we've issued a first alert. the timing saturday 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. the greatest threat is for damaging winds similar to what we saw a couple of days ago. the severe storm possibility goes from the jersey shore all the way to detroit. and the best chance like i said in our area is just north and west of philadelphia. but there still is the chance of some severe storms in northern delaware and other parts of new jersey. just a little bit lesser chance at this point. you can see this line of storms approaching chicago. that's some pretty nas

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. >>> tonight an emergency on campus. a deadly shooting at ucla. police on full tactical alert. students barricading themselves in classrooms hodding doors closed with belts and cords as panic spreads. >>> a mother's desperate plea for help. her son plunged into the gorilla enclosure at the zoo. 911 calls shedding new light on a national firestorm. >>> trump university bombshell. former employees calling it a fraudulent scheme that pushed staffers to prey upon the struggling and the elderly, taking their money and, quote, selling false hopes and lies. >>> potentially defective air bags the same kind linked to a string of deaths. the largest recall in history. why are they still being put in brand-new cars. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. there were moments of terror and fear today on a major college campus in the nation's second largest city. ucla under lockdown for

. >> good morning, i'm jim rosenfield for "nbc10 @ issue." hundreds of people serving life in a philadelphia prison or across the state for crimes they committed as teenagers could have a shot at parole. earlier this month a judge heard the long rest of resentencing cases. 300 inmates in philadelphia must get a new hearing or considered for parole. those in prison for the longest period of time will get hearings first. two inmates in philadelphia have already been granted new sentences making them eligible for immediate parole. advocates will reach out to family members of the victims to make sure they are aware about any release. now, this is based on a 2012 u.s. supreme court ruling that called mandatory life without parole for juveniles unconstitutional because it violated the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. earlier this year the supreme court said it applied to back cases as well as cases now in the courts. this ruling affects more than 1,500 inmates across the country. but philadelphia has more juveniles sentenced to life without pa

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i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with "nbc nightly news" with letter ho le. good night. >>> tonight, panic at the airport. a sudden emergency caught on camera. police open fire as frightened passengers are evacuated. new details about what happened before the officer pulled the trigger. >>> vp speculation swirling as elizabeth warren meets hillary clinton at her house, and donald trump goes on a tirade about warren's, quote, nasty mouth. >>> a billionaire's revenge, forcing a powerful media empire into bankruptcy. tonight the wrestler, the tape, and the secret admission that exploded into a storm of catastrophe. >>> good-bye to the greatest. 100,000 lined the route in a star-studded crowd in the arena. a moving and memorable farewell to muhammad ali. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. police gunfire rang out at a dallas airport this afternoon, sending some passengers scrambling for cover. others left standing in apparent disbelief. the mome

i'm jim rosenfield. adelphia police are investigating a woman's claims against nelson aguilar inside cheerleader's gentlemen's club. joining us live from police headquarters, randy gilhen ha y and a sframt the eagles put out >> reporter: jim, police say their detectives have not yet interviewed anybody from the eagles' organization nap could be coming. meantime, special victims detectives are speaking with the alleged victim, who's an exotic dancer from the club you mentioned in south philadelphia. police say that 27-year-old dancer working at the cheerleader's gentlemen's club file add police report yesterday afternoon accusing a member of the philadelphia eagles of sexually assaulting her inside the club. >> we're apparently investigating an allegation of a sexual assault. >> reporter: police haven't

. >> nbc 10 jim rosenfield is live in the digital operations center with everything we just learned, jim? >> we learned a lot from the news conference that just wrapped up minutes ago, where authorities identified the suspect as dante brooks island, known as abdul wahi, a career criminal, recently released from prison. this is video from the suspect on the left side of the screen as he was taken into police custody in folcroft. he remains there tonight at headquarters. three other people also taken into custody there in the back of the police cars right here. all three are being questioned, but they have not been charged. the da says this began with a 911 call this morning about a drug deal at an apartment complex in folcroft. officer dorman responded to the scene, he and the suspect got into a scuffle, according to authorities, and the suspect fired shots at him, hitting the officer seven times including in the face. he also shot at a second officer, say authorities. swat responded then. you see this video right here, right in the middle of the community, took several hours to get th

jim rosenfield is here with more. >> reporter: on the oonl video the president calls on democrats to unify behind his former secretary of state's bid for president and build on the progress of his eight years in the white house. >> i don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. she's got the courage, the compassion and the heart to get the job done and i say that as somebody who had to debate her more than 20 times. >> the white house taped that endorsement tuesday. he'll be campaigning in wisconsin next wednesday. after the news broke donald trump defeattweeted his reactio saying obama endorsed crooked hillary. i wants four more years of obama but nobody else does. >>> bernie sanders met with the president at the white house this afternoon. the two had a discussion about issues facing working families an sanders will he will work with clinton and do everything in his power to defeat trump in november. >> i look forward to meeting with her in the near future to see how we can work together to defeat donald trump and to create a government which represents a

here's jim rosenfield. >> coming up next, on nbc 10 news at 6:00, we are tracking the potential for severether. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is keeping an eye on the threats to parts of our area. glenn? >> yeah, this is the radar right now. you can see thunderstorms moving our way. i'll tell you what you can expect in your neighborhood, and when. plus the all-important holiday weekend forecast. >>> also just in time for the fourth of july weekend, you could be paying several dollars extra when you fill up at the gas pump. >>> also ahead. >> he put it out there, you know? people loved him for it. >> philadelphia remembering beloved eagles coach buddy ryan, next, on nbc 10 news at 6:00. >>> breaking news at a busy airport in istanbul, turkey. the death toll is rising at this hour after multiple bombings at the international terminal at the city's main airport, one of the busiest airports in the world. nbc 10's keith jones has been monitoring this breaking story and has an update from the digital operations center. >> jim, we now know that 28 people were k

. >> i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. irst up at 6:00, rosemary connors is here with how local businesses are preparing for the rush of visitors. rosemary? >> jacqueline and jim, sightseeing tours in philadelphia are eager for the convention crowds this summer. it will be an opportunity to do some extra business and to show off all the city has to offer. >> everybody hold on to their hat. >> reporter: with the tom down, visitors aboard big bus tours in old city get a bird's-eye view of independence mall during their trip. the crowd today are manageable but during the last week in july it will be all hands on deck. >> in light of the fact with the dnc we've stepped our game up way, hired more guys than ever, more sales staff. >> if you look to your right, you will see the national constitution center. >> reporter: eight of big bus tour's double deckers are booked every night of the convention. >> we're looking forward to the dnc which we think will be a great opportunity for people to take advantage of our products for them

jim rosenfield was the moderator. nbc10, telemundo 62, and our parent company comcast were all sponsored. >> up next, fanning the flames. >> deadly heat wave fueling fires across several states out west and how the soaring temperatures are intensifying the flames. >>> plus, cleared for takeoff. the decision announced this morning that could soon allow certain commercial drones to take flight. >> this morning, we saw showers and thunderstorms, even more likely this afternoon, and they could turn severe. we have issued a first alert. the latest futurecast, hour by hour, to take you through this afternoon and into this evening when we come back. >>> new this morning, small drones are now cleared to fly if they're used for a commercial purpose, as the federal aviation administration has created a new category with rules for drones, weighing less than 55 pounds. the rules mean drone operators would be able to fly without special permission. currently, they have to apply for a waiver from rules that govern manned aircraft.

. >> good morning, i'm jim rosenfield for "nbc10 @ issue."of people serving life in a philadelphia prison or across the state for crimes they committed as teenagers could have a shot at