governor john carney and various city and state officials were on hand in wilmington for the announcementte housing authority will receive $5.5 million from various mortgage settlements. the money will be used for the strong neighborhoods housing fund. already several homes are currently under construction thanks to the pilot program. >> the big flower show is under way in philadelphia and today there were beautiful sounds to match the beautiful images. >> ♪ >>> well, that is the george weldon jazz trio. they brought the jefferson train station alive today as crowds of septa riders made their way to the flower show at the convention center. this year's theme is holland flowering the world. the musical greeting is all part of the week long events surrounding the flower show. >> looks lovely. >> uh-huh. >> we have continuing coverage of that massive winter storm threatening our entire viewing area with heavy snow sleet and wind and much more. we've got an update when "action news" continues. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with an accuweather alert that's almost hard to b

they put out an open letter to governor john carney, asking that he use his authority to shield immigrants from deportation efforts. >>> the president signed the revised travel ban last week. it was supposed to go into effect yesterday,ly barring refugees from coming into the u.s. and sus issuing visas to people from six muslim majority countries. >>> we told you how about the philadelphia school district is looking to hire a thousand new teachers. why this upcoming new year may be a harder sell. philadelphia federation of teachers say five years without raises and stall contract negotiations will make it more difficult to attract new candidates. superintendent hite says he, too, wants a deal but that increases offers by the district, rejected by the union. still, director hite says the contract dispute hasn't hurt recruiting in the past. >> with almost 1100 teachers we hire, we didn't see that as a factor nor is it mentioned as a factor. however, the longer this goes on, the harder it will be to retain very good teachers. >> reporter: >> the district is focused on hiring elementary and mi

. >>> delaware governor, john carney is proposing steep budget cuts and tax hikes to bridge the gap. a reduction in senior property tax credit and cuts to schools and higher education. and a that comes in a raise for personal income tax. and a tobacco hike. >>> following the deadly prison standoff, the governor's proposal increases hazardon ous duty pay for directional officers and adds new officers. the budget sets aside money for new equipment and training. >> tonight, philadelphia's green party said it's going court to toss out of the the results of tuesday's special election. the winner will serve pennsylvania's 197th district. but there's numerous allegations of voter fraud and the republican party has ask today state attorney general to investigate. the winner of the race has yet to be announced but we are told it was one of the write-in candidates. >>> the indictment of seth williams has added a new dynamic to the district attorney race. all eight candidates answered questions in front of voters and trust and integrity were two of the most important topics. >>> debate moderato

e" >>> cheers and gratitudecorrorte for two days in a delaware prison. [ applause ] >> governor john carney recognized joshua wilkinson during his address to the legislature yesterday. it was only wilkinson's second public appearance since he was ta uprising last month. wilkinson was oeesne taken host correctional center in smyrna. lieutenant steven floyd was independent investigation into what led to the standoff. >>> nbc10 gets an excsive firsthand look the septa's efforts to prevent violence. police launched a crackdown putting more officers iide and congregate during peak hours. officers are walking along platforms, riding on the before it happens. >> every day it will be at th i from the officers what worked, what didn't work. strength opportunities, what we have to do better next time. >> the changes come in the wake of this student fight earlier s fights at subway stations ye> patients paid off -- patience paid off for a delaware county man. >> robert tracie found a bag filled on a street inni isnish darby last year. he tpodce, and they held on for a year hoping that the owner would

instead saundra floyd is earning governor john carney to respond to her family's demands for the autopsy report on lieutenant steven floyd. she wants details on how he died. authorities say prisoners killed lieutenant floyd and held others hostage at that uprising in smyrna lasting month. in a letter to governor carney, mrs. floyd referenced an incident at the prison in 2004 when an inmate took a female correctional officer hostage and sexually assaulted her. she wrote to the governor, "my husband died as a result of the policies of the prison." a spokesperson for governor carney told nbc 10 because of a potential lawsuit against the state, he can't comment on mrs. floyd's letter. he went on to say the governor hopes to meet with the floyd family. >>> atlantic city's two police unions filed a lawsuit to block the state from cutting pay and imposing longer shifts. it comes on the same day that salaries and lowered, work schedules changed, and a move in the officers' health care plan. just how safe is your e-mail account today? authorities announced four men are responsible for hacking hal

corrections officer killed during a delaware prison uprising is refusing to meet with governor john carney. instead, sandra floyd is urging the governor to respond to autopsy plans for lieutenant floyd. she also wants more information on how he died. authorities say prison inmates killed floyd. in a letter, mrs. floyd referred to when an inmate took a woman hostage and sexually assaulted her. part of it reads my husband died because of various failures to follow the key and essential recommendations of that report which resulted in correctional officers being thrown into the snake pit which is the vaughn prison at lives for these many years. a carney told us because of the the governor can't comment on mrs. floyd's letter. >>> localpeciol recognition in northeast philadelphia last night. global security firm asis international honored jesse hartnet and sylvia young and universe of pennsylvania police officer ed miller. all of them shot in the linyear. they all received awards for valor. julio and ware, the newhr patr seahawk, well ahead of their ord be ready to hit the streets in about a w

governor john carney encouraging anyone who doesn't have to be on the roads to stay home. now first alert meteorologist krystal klei checking the conditions in your neighborhood. >>> we really got a close eye on radar and sat lied. we're going to be showing you this as much we can. it's changing so frequently. like matt was saying the snow is not making it to the shore. right now we're actually watching warm air be pumped into the area off the ocean. that's why those areas are looking at rainy conditions. this pink is where ewe see reports of freezing rain. that's the snow that melts just before impact and can then freeze upon impact again because it's just cold enough outside. so more of an icy forecast from philly. look how closely this charges. northeast track into the suburbs. it's snow, you track burlington county. it's snow. this is a very tight grade between rain and snow. both are looking at a heavy period. this is what we're watching. like i said. around philly and wilmington. rabbi snow less snow, but more sleet and ice. wobbles a little further south then higher

of the guard killed in the inmate uprising at delaware prison is refusing to meet with governor john carneyieutenant steven floyd was killed when inmates took hostages at vaughn correctional center in smyrna. sandra floyd says she wants governor carney to respond to the demand of her family, namely the autopsy report on her husband's death and details on how he died. >>> well, time right now is 5:36. in business news there could be a new way to pay. >> how many more interest rate hikes are on the way? money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, hello again, jill. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. futures are pointing to another higher open, yesterday dow jones rose 112 points, nasdaq up 43. interest rates are going up, fed raised short term rates by quarter point and said two more could come this year. janet yellin said simple message is the economy is doing well. >>> retail sales rose slightly last in by .1 percent compared to january, that is a sign consumers are still cautious about spending even though they are feeling more optimistic about the econ

. >>> today, delaware governor john carney will spell out his prescription to fix the state's budget shortfall. the spending plan is for the fiscal 84 that starts july 1. according to various reports the state is short by more than $340 million. >>> will to camden county where the anti-defamation league and the naacp are commending the cherry hill school district for how it handled the recent controversy over how it handled a school production of a musical. civil rights organization applauded cherry hill for turning the production into an educational opportunity about racism. >>> down the shore, folks are waste nothing time making plans for summer. real estate agents in ocean city tell us that summer bookings are up about 20%, compared to this time last year. they believe warm weather during the weekend lured people to the shore. however, there's also slightly less inventory because more homeowners have decided not to rent out their places. >>> in wildwood, they're trying to lure tourists with a new slogan. the tourism authority unveiled as wild as you want to be campaign. it's desig

killed in the inmate uprising in a delaware prison is refusing to meet with the delaware governor john carney, lieutenant steven floyd was killed last in when inmates took hostages at vaughn correctional center in smyrna. sandra floyd said she does not want to meet the governor until he respond to the demand of the family family wants to see autopsy report for details on how lieutenant floyd died. >>> neighbors in tacony want to know more about plans for a community center, causing concern. historic tacony music hall could have a new tenant, an organization calling itself the philly music hall wants to use the building as a sex positive community center. it is a founder that tells our greg argos this will be a place where the cities marginalized sexual communities can gather but there are two questions, concerning neighbors, and they have about the proposed center >> is this going to be a sex club. >> no. >> reporter: will there been sexual activity here at philadelphia music hall. >> we don't prohibit sexual activities between our members but this is not a sex club. >> i don't really think t

. >>> governor john carney wants to eliminate discrimination. the governor signed an anti-discrimination policy. the governor hopes to have the new policy in place by april 1st. >>> eight minutes before 5:00. in lehigh valley, police and prosecutors have a tank force to track down a armed robber who targets cell phone stores. in the past few months, robbers tied up employees and stole electronics from verizon and at&t stores in the area. >>> football institution is on the move. pennsylvania big 33 football classic will no longer be played at hersheypark stadium starting this year. it pits players against national stars will be moved to a dauphin county facility because of financial issues. >>> sidelined for the rest of the season, sixers star joel embiid will not be back on the court. officials have determined that his torn meniscus has gotten worse. surgery is a possibility. >> selfish ly, you know, you go through it as a coach, but my immediate thought going to being with him and helping him navigate through that. >> how about this stat. he pl

. >>> delaware governor john carney and wants to hire 50 new corrections officers at the prison which taken over by inmates last month. one officer was killed during the melee at the vaughn correctional center in smyrna. lieutenant steven floyd. the governor says the 2018 budget proposal will include more than $2 million to hire addition iadditional officers. officials allocated money for additional equipment and training. >> former vice president joe biden launched by his alma mater for the launch of the institute. the biden institute is focused on domestic issues including economic reform environmental sustainability criminal justice and civil rights. >> ♪ what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >> let's acknowledge the honor of being seeded one out of 68 teams going into the ncaa tournament. >> it's quite an honor. but with that comes a lot of pressure on this bask

the morning with extra dispatchers handling calls and prep preparati prepa centers and governor john carney a driving warning for new castle encouraging people to stay off the roads without a need and workers loaded up salt trucks in cristiana and crews brined the roads yesterday so they can relax and get ready for the big one tomorrow. midwest is digging out from the storm headed our way and a foot in milwaukee and those roads obviously dangerous. a chain reaction crash involving three semis and a dozen other vehicles shut down the interstate. chicago is also dealing with its first blast of winter since december. the snow resulted in slippery commutes, slippery conditions for the first time in 85 days residents had to get out their shovels. action news morning team will begin early tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. tracking the storm and its impact on local schools and travel so we ask you to join them for continuing coverage through the morning commute. we are inviting you to join the action just send pictures or videos as you get ready for the storm and as the snow starts to fall in your area just u

. >>> today delaware governor john carney will spell out his prescription to address the state budget'sending plan is for the fiscal year that starts july 1st. >>> new research shows that having just a few drinks a week may lower the risk of some type the best way to protect your heart. british researchers found moderate drinkers had a lower risk of developing angina, heart disease, and stroke. increased risk of heart failure, cardiac arrest, and stroke. experts say exercisingand quitting smoking are safer and more effective ways to protect against heart disease. >>> alec baldwin says he may be hanging his president trump impersonation soon. it looks like he is already training his replacement. baldwin showed a young boy how to imitate president trump. gestures to facial expressions. >>> coming up, northeast high school's favorite former teacher is back. next up, we'll catch up with tony out. just a light breeze. a big improvement. that's the view from center city. blue sky today, but i am tracking showers for tomorrow w weather as well. ten-day on 10 when we come back. this is todd har

governor john carney issued a level one driving warning for new castle county.vers are encouraged to stay off the roads if you don't really need to be out there. crews will continue to spray brine on roads, overpasses and bridges. >> let's turn now to "action news" reporter jeff chirico who is live in were evident mount airy in a philadelphia neighborhood to show us what's going on there. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: good morning matt. a very snowy mount airy this morning and a very quiet germantown avenue. you see we do have some slush, some snow over here. travel this morning has been rather busy -- rather difficult. your roads, your wheels are spinning as you are traveling through these roads. the past a, say, 15 to be 20 minutes we started to see a changeover from snow to more of a rain. it is not quite sure exactly what is happening here but we do see the accumulation seemed to have kind of tampered a little bit and we see more of a slush than a snow here on the sidewalks and on the roadways. now, as you -- as you know, this city government offices and

they put out an open letter to governor john carney, asking that he use his authority to shield immigrants from deportation efforts. a judge in seattle has ruled his order blocking president trump's original travel ban will not apply to the revised one. that revision remains on hold because of court rulings in hawaii and maryland. the white house vows to keep fighting those rulings. >>> do you have your green on today? cities the country will celebrate irish heritage on this st. patrick's day and roman catholics have the okay to break the no meat on fridays during lent rule. >> archbishop of philadelphia, bishops in camden and wilmington diocese have granted disp dispensation to eat corned beef and cabbage. >> christ the redeemer is lit up in green for the holiday. >>> 28 degrees outside. bill promises it is warm iing u. we'll get to him in a second. first a live look from our kimmel center camera. pretty shot there. it is chilly, though. you can't get around it. >> i see a few green lights out there. bill henley has the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. >> it's not warming up

there was standing o john carney.ice held up traffic so that parishioners could begin their march down north king street to a fundraising breakfast. they provide a variety of services to some of the city's most vulnerable resresidents. about every day 300 people rely on the food, clothing, and a warm place to sleep that st. patrick's officers. they help those who are hungry and homeless. for the 24th year, community members came out to celebrate saint paddy's day and support the good work that the center does for people in need. >> we have about 1500 families every month come to st. patrick's center for emergency food. we have up to 70 people who come in every day for respite who are experiencing homelessness. we have a lot of people who are relying on the services of st. patrick's center, and we cannot do what we do without the support of the st. patrick's day society, the support of wilmington, and the state of delaware. >> reporter: and some of the seniors as well as families who rely on the cent morning. ge one th

corrections officer killed during a delaware prison uprising is refusing to meet with governor john carney. she is urging the governor to respond to her family's demands for the autopsy report on lieutenant steven floyd. she also wants more details on how he died. prisoners killed lieutenant floyd and held other he or she ta -- hostage last month. in a letter to governor carney, mrs. floyd referred to another incident at the prison in 2004 when an inmate took a woman counselor hostage and sexually assaulted her. two previous governors ignored safety recommendations made after that attack. part of the letter reads, my husband died because of various failures to follow the key and essential recommendations of that report which resulted in correctional officers being thrown into the snake pit, which is the vaughn pretty at the risk of their lives for many years. a spokesperson for carney told us because of a potential lawsuit to the state the governor can't comment on mrs. floyd's letter. >>> the villanova wildcats begin their bid to repeat their round as national champions. villanova has a l

. >>> john carney says tax hikes and spending cuts are necessary to balance the state's budget. the democratic governor unveiled his budget plan today. the governor says they will close a budget shortfall. it includes cutting spending for public schools. energy programs and farmland preservation. governor coarv carney wants to taxes. >>> a south jersey woman is afraid to leave her home after her husband was deported blocks from her house. two weeks ago her husband was in his car when he was stopped by immigration enforcement agents and deported. now she's alone with their seven children while he's in mexico. she says she can't legally find work. community advocates say this is why there needs to be immigration reform. >> most of the spanish community, they really play because they don't even want to go out if they don't really have to do. >> meanwhile, organization asteca is helping others to create documents. >>> septa poised to buy a new generation of rail cars, at a meeting underway, septa's board expected to vote on a plan to buy 45 new cars. the former company built the fle

. ♪ >>> governor john carney was among the parishioners this morning for an early mass.h was pack would people paying homage to the patron saint of ireland. one place they know how to celebrate st. patrick's day is wilmington. >> that's where we find tim furlong. everyone's irish today, tim? >> reporter: everyone's irish. wilmington is an irish town as it is. we have motown playing here. we had mcdonough a little bit ago. a lot of irish music and beer. there's been more traditional celebrating today in wilmington as well. in wilmington, st. patrick's day began with church music, not irish music. mass at st. patricks. >> we ask st. patrick to pray for us. >> reporter: after mass, the st. patrick's day breakfast. this isn't the same as the city's parades. this is a fundraiser. >> over the years, as the needs in the community have shifted we've try today respond as best we can to those needs. >> the people are wonderful, kind, appreciative. we love being with them. >> reporter: this year the st. patrick's center is getting a $150,000 boost. students hold an all night dance

. >>> delaware governor john carney wants to hire 725 new prison guard next year in response to last month's inmate up rise ago this left a guard dead. the governor says that his 2018 fiscal budget will include 2.3 million-dollar to hire, 50 guard at vaughn correctional center in smyrna and 25 new guard, at the women 's prison in new castle. he also proposes more than a million-dollar in new spending , next year for equipment. >>> todays winter storm does not keep people from flocking to the philadelphia flower show. flower show is in full bloom at pennsylvania convention center in center city this years theme, flowers of holland, flowering the world, and fountains, windmills and hanging canopy of 6,000 colored flowers. many visitors say today was the perfect day to enjoy the magic. >> once you are down there, it is just, an explosion of color and beauty. >> i don't want to leave. it is so beautiful. it remind me of holland where i was as a child. so beautiful. >> the flower show runs through sunday, march the 19th >>> some of the trees that went down, they have budd on them already.

governor delaware, john carney, indiana, governor eric indiana, governor eric local, missouri, governorh carolina, north dakota, puerto rico, who also is the son of a former governor of puerto rico. vermont, vermont, phil scott, and south carolina, governor mcmaster. give a round of applause to the new governors with us today. [applause] went to recognize all of the chairs of the state workforce board. we appreciate all of the great work you do to help us on workforce and our respective states. before i go further, part of of the rules of the nga require that any governor who wants to submit a new policy or resolution for adoption at this meeting will need a three force vote to suspend the rules to do so. please submit any proposals you have in writing to anna davis. anna, please put your hand up. that needs to go to her by 5:00 p.m. tonight. now we like to recognize several companies that have been so critical to the national governors association. their commitment through the years and participation in our corporate program has allowed us, since 1988 to facilitate the exchange of expe

ambassador john bolton, tim carney and peter suederman.ht. >> one family's secret history buried in old boxes. >> i needed to know who i was, where our family came from. >> a fortune in precious art looted by the nazis. >> renoir, degas, botticelli... >> i'm sorry, the degas, the renoir? >> oh, yeah. we didn't know until we started to read through these documents and discover what he'd been looking for all his life. >> two sons vow to keep their father's search alive. >> it's about vindicating my father and my grandfather. >> we said, "you can't sell this painting. it's ours. it's stolen." [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ]

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. >>> and governor, delaware, john carney is going to be meeting the field hockey team.ova nation has been waiting for. the defending champion villanova wildcats are taking on st. mary's tonight in the road to repeat in the ncaa tournament. we go back to the "today" show and we will see you in 25 minutes. ♪ >>> there are so many tv shows and movies coming out, it's hard to keep track of them all and know what's worth watching. >> we called in chris witherspoon, from fandango, to break it down for us on must-see entertainment. >> how are you doing? >> good, man. let's talk about the first one. "beauty and the beast." >> i saw this last night. it was amazing. all-star cast. emma watson, luke stevens. it is our fastest selling family film in fandango's history. they're actually singing a lot of the times, when they're filming this. but this beautifully shot, very opulent, over-the-top. great scenery. and it could be the biggest march opening of any film. >> really? >> big business. >> a lot of them seems like the kids will love them. but the adults will, too. i'm a little n

carney divergence. here are yields within the united kingdom and the united states. we go back to john1992 with brief moments and the u.k. was supposed to be a higher yield and it was not. here we have a massive divergence in yields. what does that signal for the bank of england? >> it is a refresher on rates, but at this point, they are going to be cautious. our expectation is we will not see any moves. they will stay neutral for the time being. on the one side, and improving europe, maybe some budget issues, but on the other side, i had of brexit, my sense is they will want to be on the sidelines. francine: there was this saga we covered on surveillance extensively two days ago. mark carney has now lost his deputy governor because of a scandal. does that hurt his own credibility? >> i think mark carney carries a lot of personal credibility, obviously, which did not help. but i don't see it making a major change in the bank of england policy. >> do you worry about inflation in the u.k. -- tom had an inflation chart? >> inflation has been running a bit above target but at the same time