several blocks to the new office he will now occupy as mayor. >> kenney, kenney. >> supporters of the immigration reform, welcomed kenney with loaves of bread at city hall. >> gave mayor kenney two loaves of bread, as a thanks for his support. >> i will discharge duties of my office with fidelity. >> with fidelity. >> reporter: minutes earlier the 57 year-old son of the philadelphia fire fighter, who was raised in a south philadelphia row house took the oath of office, his son and daughter at his side, after he had served 23 years as a city council member. >> my parents self lessness led me to this stage and together they taught the me that you can never truly be happy unless you are in service to others. >> ♪ >> reporter: choir voices a feeling of the optimism filled the moment, kenney making berth education, and police community relations, his top priorities. >> so excited about the the new administration. people offering exchanges and major possibility. >> reporter: so, on this freezing day, greetings, kenney walking the last few steps on his journey, now the 99th mayor of the phil

that is the time when former city councilman jim kenney and mayor-elect jim kenney will drop elect from his title and become 99th mayor of the city. of course, america is a nation phone for a peaceful transfer of power at all levels of government and here at the the city level in philadelphia, that is in exception. kenney went back to where it all started tweeting a picture of himself editing his inaugural address at his olde city council desk. he said in this tweet that he cannot wait to continue serving the people of philadelphia, that jim kenney has been called a progressive but he doesn't always favor that title. he said he wants to affect us on fairness, kenney is a late 50's irish american from south philadelphia who is quite comfortable talking about race, equality, policing concerns and police nothing minority communities and mass incarceration. some views have caused many to compare him to new york's mayor bill deblasio. kenney also has vowed to take on the the city's ailing school budget problems, especially with some action coming from the the state capitol but still the scho

now, for all intents and purposes, he and jim kenney are buds.hey were allied together during the campaign. philadelphia magazine, in a blog, noted when listening to darrell clarke's speech right after jim kenney's -- called it more mayoral, and even went so far as to say upstaged kenney because it was more detailed and longer. what do you make of that? >> the question for jim kenney is whether he's going to exert his will or moderate it to the point where darrell exerts his will. i think part of darrell's calculus of not running was he already thought he had the better job, and, in many ways, he does. >> council president clarke, during the nutter years, began to make the council more policy-directed, more program-directed, and so this is a continuation of what he's done. it's not something new, but the council president himself is also in a new world. in the last council, council was very responsive in following, you know, we're gonna see what councilman henon's election as majority leader means. there's division in the council on who they supp

jim kenney is sworn in as the city's 99th mayor and then gets right to business. the changes he's already made and the unique way he's celebrated his inauguration tonight. >>> a family clinging to hope that their missing daughter is still alive ton night there's new development in the search for amanda. >>> how low will they go. gas prices drop again dipping blow $2 in pennsylvania. find out where drivers are filling up for less and speaking of driving dropping, temperatures are tumbling. we haven't felt weather this cold in about 10 months. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we have been spoil so far this winter but bitter cold is now blanketing the region. meteorologist indicat kate bills outside on the sky deck. >> how long will they go for the temperatures as well. they continue to drop. i just changed our forecast knock it down couple of degrees because temperatures are dropping so rapidly tonight. dew points are incredibly low. skies are clear. it is a recipe for cold and i can tell you i'm feeling it on the sky deck right now. definitel

mayor kenney has had a busy day ahead. council president daryll clark at the podium now with closing remarks. stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app for continuing coverage. the republicans in harrisburg were fighting each other over the state budget. that's right. each other. the republican state senate passed a responsible budget that "begins" to fund education but the republican house of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to fund education and balloons the deficit. call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget that's right for pennsylvania. >>> here is a little something that may make the new year a little more pleasants. well, driving may not cost you as much. nbc's chris clackum has an update on gas prices. >> we already know the average consumer spent about $700 less on gasoline in 2015. >> it's the savings that they incurred incrementally with each fuel purchase from january through december. >> reporter: we are starting off 2016 with an even better outlook because the national average of about $2 a

kenney. >> with his his children at his side this morning jim kenney was sworn in by newly elected supreme court justice kevin dougherty at the academy of music. >> congratulations mayor kenney. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: the former city councilman laid out his priorities over the next four years. promising efficient and effective services to every single philadelphian. >> over the last year we articulated a lot of different ways that we believe our administration can serve the city. expanded prek, stronger need for commercial corridors, community schools and community policing. and while those policies cover a wide range of issues, they all come from one fundamental truth, government functions properly when it's accessible and accountable to the people it serves. >> reporter: after the ceremony, kenney walked up broad street shaking hands along the way to city hall where he greeted council members and staff. in his inaugural address he mentioned the black lives matter movement and police who keep our streets safe. he explained further at a news conference this afternoon. >> one wa

jim kenney is sworn in as the city's 99th mayor and then gets right to business.he changes he's already made and the unique way he's celebrated his inauguration tonight. >>> a family clinging to hope that their missing daughter is still alive ton night there's new development in the search for amanda. >>> how low will they go. gas prices drop again dipping blow $2 in pennsylvania. find out where drivers are filling up for less and speaking of driving dropping, temperatures are tumbling. we haven't felt weather this cold in about 10 months. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we have been spoil so far this winter but bitter cold is now blanketing the region. meteorologist indicat kate bills outside on the sky deck. >> how long will they go for the temperatures as well. they continue to drop. i just changed our forecast knock it down couple of degrees because temperatures are dropping so rapidly tonight. dew points are incredibly low. skies are clear. it is a recipe for cold and i can tell you i'm feeling it on the sky deck right now. definitely

kenney went back to where it all started with this twitter picture. he tweeted out a photo of him editing his inauguration speech at his olde city council desk at city hall. he said he can't wait to continue serving the people of philadelphia. kenney will be working with new comers of city council to tackle pressing issues like the cities ailing school budget and it comes as within of the biggest challenges for him as school district of philadelphia announced it will run out of money january 29th without major aid from the state but state funding is only one factor, kenney said he will work with the variety of groups to get an education plan in place. >> we will find a way to implement it and find money within our own current budget and also go out philanthropy and corporations and whoever else wants to help and we will cuddle this together and make it happen. >> reporter: quite significantly time is of the essence here, even with governor tom wolf releasing emergency fund for philadelphia schools late last month the the school district already borrow

jim kenney will become philadelphia's 99th mayor. good morning.i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it is 6:30 and chilly. we have live team coverage of the cold blast. matt delucia is live at the jenkintown train stigs. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and find out about the chilly temperatures and the wind. >> we're now at 33 degrees. that's 2 degrees colder than it was when we went on the air at 4:00. douls town, trenton in the 20s. below freeze for roxborough. 32 in northeast philadelphia. the winds are steady at 16 miles an hour at the airport. northeast philadelphia has 18-mile-an-hour winds, but both locations are reporting gusts to 24 miles an hour so. a blustery day ahead. we'll see clouds, maybe a flurry. we'll get enough sunshine to cause the temperatures to go up a little bit. minimal warm-up in the morning hours. 11:00, 33 degrees. holding at 33 at 2:00, in fact, the winds will be kicking in and will be getting even colder as the morning or the afternoon progresses we'll be dropping in the 20s for the first time this sea

jim kenney -- he supported him early on.t's a fascinating dynamic, but i think people know chaka fattah over "x" number of years, and i think there will be a, "i've been railroaded here." there'll be those arguments, and i think he does well. >> yeah, philadelphians are notoriously loyal to elected leaders, especially who bring home the bacon for their constituency, and chaka fattah, for 20 years, despite what you may say about the charges, indictment, et cetera, has a strong loyalty with the neighborhoods. and so he would be a formidable candidate. dwight evans, on the other hand, is at his peak of his political power. helped elect a governor, helped elect a mayor, and has all of the backings, and you see that manifest itself in how quickly he's raising a war chest. so i don't know if it's a foregone conclusion, but i agree with you -- chaka fattah will be a formidable candidate. >> is there anything you want to get in before we go on to kenney? >> dwight is an innovative thinker, so i think it would be interesting to see h

mayor kenney is now the 99th mayor of the city of philadelphia good afternoon i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. mayor kenney says that he will focus on poverty in the city and improving the the the troubled public school system. we have live team three coverage for you tonight, our vittoria woodill is waiting for that block party to start but lets get started with walt hunter live in city hall. >> on this freezing day new mayor james kenney found themselves getting a a warm greeting just about every where, shortly after he was sworn in around 11:00 this morning i few blocks from here at the academy of music. >> ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the the mayor of the city of philadelphia, james kenney. waves of place engulfed jim kenney moments after with hand on the bible his two children at his site, he was sworn in, as philadelphia's 99th mayor. >> i business discharge of the tooth is of my office with fidelity. >> reporter: his dad a philadelphia fire fighter growing up in the south philadelphia row house kenney rose through 23 years as a city council member to win a h

south philadelphia native jim kenney inaugurated as the city's 99th mayor. ceremony taking place this morning in center city. within the first hours of taking office the mayor already ready to get to work. >> he's already signed executive orders in fact. fox 29' is that so bean in a kuriakose live outside city hall. sabina? >> reporter: that's right. lucy, kenney waste no time getting down to business tackling a hot button issue. in one of his first actions as the newly elected mayor jim kenney reversing a decision by his predecessor and reinstating philadelphia status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. >> what we had promised we do first day and that is remove the most recent executive order signed by former mayor nutter. >> reporter: in his inaugural address kenney laying out a big challenge for the neck four years. prioritizing effective and accountable government touching on schools, income inequality and police community relations. >> it is as large and difficult a goal as ever been announced on this stage. >> reporter: kenney vowing to re

mayor jim kenney took the helm at city hall this morning.you'll remember served on city council for more than 20 years. he was elected mayor in november during his inauguration speech kenney listed top priorities including cutting poverty and starting universal pre k. kenney succeeds michael nutter who served as philadelphia's mayor for eight years. >>> firefighter from berks county facing arson charges. authorities say surveillance video and witness reports helped them nab 19-year-old cory widener. a probationary member of the fleetwood fire department. police say he set a shed on fire saturday. a garage on fire in fleetwood on friday. and started another blaze in neat wood in august. >>> of course by now a lot of you out there are wary of the possible dangers of hover boards. >> in california police say a hoverboard exploded and that was only the beginning. fox's doug joneses has the sto story. >> reporter: hilly neighborhood surrounding this high school, fire department responded to call unlike they have ever had before. >> for me and for

. >>> but the big story on "action news tonight is jim kenney sworn in today as philadelphia's 99th mayor>> i will discharge the duties of my office. >> i will discharge the duties of my office. >> with fidelity. >> with fidelity. >> congratulations, mayor kenney. >> and with there the torch was passed from michael nutter to jim kenney who will now carry the enormous responsibility of leading a city of 1.6 million people with the highest poverty rate in the country. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live at the convention center tonight. sarah, what is in store for the inaugural celebration? >> ♪ >> reporter: jim, the party is under way here at the convention center tonight. you can see behind me jerry blavat there on stage with just about every philadelphia mascot. all the sports teams, all the universities, he's playing all the philadelphia classic sounds tonight. as we pan out across the convention floor this is being billed as a block party a casual affair not black tie celebrating philadelphia neighborhoods and schools. they have food trucks and picnic tables. these guests a

this is not about jim kenney mayor. this is about us as a community, it is not what i am going to do, it is what i am going to do. for us to find out what we are going to talk, talk with each other, talk to each other, treat each other be respect, move the city forward. i know we can do that. >> that move will begin today here at city hall after jim kenney takes the oath of office at the academy at 10:00 this morning. today will be who's who of national state and law lawmakers from governor tom wolf to city council as well as city commission. he will have a fundraiser for schools at about 5:00 today. the mayor will then go to what we're told will be a city style block party. there are no black tie gala's scheduled, erika, and he says that is by design. this will be a very jim kenney day here, in philadelphia. back over to you. >> all right, justin fin of for us, thank you. the inauguration ceremony taking place as justin mentioned, and kenny taking the oath at 11:00 a.m. watch it live right here on cbs-3. >> new this mo

and this is what mayor-elect kenney, now mayor kenney, is asking from folks tonight as he begins his first day of his administration. lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> all right, lauren, thank you. outgoing mayor michael nutter performed one final act before he left office. he stopped by his alma mater here, st. joe's prep, before attending the inauguration. >>> flying a drone led a delaware man up a creek without a paddle. he crashed his christmas present behind his home west of wilmington. the man took a tumble, also landed in the creek. he had his cell phone with him, so he called for help. he was cold with a sore ankle, but will be okay. >>> the first monday of the year saw a nose dive on u.s. stock markets. the dow dropping 276 points there, poor manufacturing data from china helped drive the selloff. china's main stock market had to temporarily halt trading after stocks in shanghai took a 7% plunge. at one time today u.s. stocks saw the largest drop on the first day since the great depression. >>> the ebola outbreak is over, the philadelphia department of public health will no longe

see more on mayor kenney's first day in office at 6abc.com.hat's where we stream the inauguration ceremony earlier today and have posted highlights. >>> "action news" was there to witness history in the making for camden county tonight. susan the first asian-american sworn in. and she already set the record the first toll hold office serving in cherry hill. others took the oath at a ceremony in blackwood. >>> president barack obama about to take unilateral action to strengthen gun laws. a move that is guaranteed to create huge political controversy. obama met with the attorney general lynch this morning at the white house and i announced he will take executive action for background checks for people who buy guns. >> this is not going to solve every violent crime in this country, not preventing every mass shooting. it will potentially save lives. >> obama's actions require those who sell guns at gun shows, flea marks and online for the first time register the federally licensed gun dealers forcing them to have background checks on potential cus

kenney says this won't be a fancy event, not having a ball, instead calling it a block party. kenney who calls himself a regular guy from south philly got choked up when we asked about his new role. >> growing up as a kid hanging in the fire house with your dad and then being mayor. pretty amazing stuff. exciting but you don't let your head get too big or you can't get in a room. >> a fund-raiser for schools is part of the lineup and kenney is talking about plans to improve education and reduce poverty in the city. here is a look at the schedule today. 10:00 a.m. kenney will be sworn in, several receptions, 3:15, sign executive orders, at 5:00, reception for the school district and then the block party at 5:30. >> the city of chester has a new mayor as well. thaddaeus kirkland takes office after a big victory over wendell butler jr. in november's election. kirkland received nearly 1,000 votes more than his opponent to win. in montgomery county democrat kevin steele will be sworn in as the new district attorney. ceremony takes place in glenn side. he defeated bruce castor last

joe's prep, both nutter and kenney are graduated of the prep. in 2008 a visit to the prep was nutter's first official act as mayor. he wanted to come full circle by speaking to students there this morning. >> these guys, you know, i love these kids and they inspire me, and i am who i am today because of what happened here at 17th and gerard a whole bunch of years ago. >> reporter: nutter graduated from st. joe's prep in 1975. kenney received his diploma a year later. >>> a crash involving a delaware state trooper sent several people to the hospital. sky force 10 over the scene just after noon in newark. in all, five vehicles involved. the injuries don't appear to be serious right now. investigators are working to determine just what caused this crash. >>> a man's death outside a bucks county grocery store has investigators asking questions this afternoon. sky force 10 was also over bensalem around noon today. police found the man's body on the ground at the entrance of the supermarket. his face was injured, but it's not clear yet if he died from

mayor kenney says he is not stopping there. he's giving up the mayor's box tickets to local sporting events giving them up to local companies who donate to the fund. reporting live outside of city hall, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> one of kenney's first actions as mayor making philadelphia a sanctuary city. this limits cooperation between philadelphia police and u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement in holding undocumented immigrants. this all comes after federal agents launched a serious es of raids across the country targeting undumgteocumented immigrants over the weekend. we spoke to a spokesperson with the mexican consulate who tried to reassure those who are concerned about the raids. >> the targets are people or families who hold any kind of final removal order and that they didn't comply with it, so we need to keep in mind that it's not like they're trying to report everybody. >> the mexican consulate says it has a 24/7 hotline available for anyone seeking legal advice. >>> president obama is using the powe

. >>> mayor jim kenney says something has to change with the annual new year's mumer's parade.this year it drew controversy. critics say some acts like this one where marches were captured, dressed as tacos. another that gender the parody transition of caitlin jen rer shedding a negative light on the annual parade. >> you can't pick on trans people, you can't pick on gay people, you can't pick on immigrants. it's not funny. >> there definitely has to be a level of accountability built in. they haven't been able to do it themselves. >> mayor kenneies team says the groups are already penalizeing members for egregious violations. >>> 140,000 volunteers plan to give back in honor of dr. martin luther thing i king, wallace they revealed the plan fosser the mlk day of service mayor kenney presented the active citizenship award. kenney says it's important to reflect on our country's civil rights history on the upcoming holiday. >>> israel is planning to close its consulate in philadelphia after being in the city for half a century, mayor jim kenney says he will do whatever he can to k

jim kenney will be sworn in. at 2:00 he will attend several receptions. 3:15 sign some executive orders, and 5:00 go to a reception for the fund for the school district of philadelphia, and finally his block party begins at 5:30. >> police in montgomery county investigate an apparent accident at an applebee's restaurant someone sprayed mace. she accidentally sprayed the restaurant last night. more than a dozen people were evacuated. none wanted to go to the hospital. hazmat crews are investigating. >> five people were taken to the hospital after four cars crashed in hamilton township mercer county. that happened around noon yesterday at south broad street. take a look at surveillance video that shows the crash. you see the two cars smash, hit two more vehicles in a parking lot. rescuers had to cut off the doors of one of the cars to pull two men out. another adult and two children in the other car went to the hospital. we're working to find out how they are doing. zpl it's 4:07. in delaware hundreds of dupont wor

mayor jim kenney will attend at central high school where ross argumented. ross is taking over for retiring commissioner charles ramsey. >>> it's 4:50 time for check on business, money watch jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. the bill sell-off kicking off the new year not in a great way. mostly due to problems in chinaful what do you think is going to happen today >> so far, erika, china's stock market is down again, for the like yesterday but slightly, certainly not how. the dow was down as much as 467 points minutes after the open. it recovered ending with a loss of 2 suffocate points. the nasdaq fell 104 and it is the worse start to a year since the financial crisis. erika >> not a great way to start a new year, jill >>> also facebook ceo mark zuckerberg had goals for 2006. we talked about this yesterday. he's giving advice too. let's hear about it. >> for he wants to build a personal assistant using artificial intelligence. he wants to run 365 miles, a mile a day. he's doling out free advice for young women. he says be the nerd don't

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we met up with mayor-elect jim kenney yesterday on the eve of his big day. he was outside the academy of music wishing his constituents a happy new year. today he will spend time inside the academy as he is sworn in as the city's 99th mayor. the ceremony is at 10:00 a.m. after that he and other newly sworn in city officials will greet people as they walk from the academy of music to city hall and later instead of inaugural ball he will host a block party. >> it's a huge responsibility and i don't take it lightly. i'm humbled by the opportunity to serve. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 i'm working on laying out the day's full schedule of events to let you know how you can get in on part of the fun. that will be over the next hour. live in front of city hall, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> new from overnight a new jersey transit bus driver cited for reckless driving after allegedly rear ending a street sweeper and causing a crash along the white horse pike. the impact sent the bus off the road into a tree. three passengers were on board but not seriously hurt.

kenney. mayor nutter came to the prep as his first act as mayor back in 2008, so he wanted to finish things off pi speaking to students there. both he and kenney are graduates of the prep. >> i look forward to supporting and working with mayor kenney. he's got a great team around him. he knows the city well, and he's ready to lead. >> mayor nutter graduated in 1975. mayor kenney received his diploma the following year. >>> president obama ignites a new debate over gun control. he's proposing new regulations, but tonight the public is asking will it work and is it legal. >>> plus, the holiday break is over, the presidential candidates have now kicked their campaigns into high gear, and now donald trump and hillary clinton have both done something for the very first time. that's still ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> also, the search is on. who will the eagles interview today for the head coaching job and who else is on their calendar in the coming days? hey gus! good to see you again! the usu

well, mayor-elect kenney, excuse me mayor kenney will build a coalition to bring everybody together and fix this problem once and for all. we will talk more about that at 8:00. >> where are you, i hear dogs barking. >> reporter: we have, is there a k-9 unit that will begin a sweep here, yep, so they have not started yet but that could be what that is. that doggies behind the truck. >> yes. >>> not at city hall even though it is a city hall event, it is at the academy of music on broad street. >> we will carry it here on fox 29. >> we will carry it live. >> thank you. >>> authorities in new jersey are investigating a tragedy along the turnpike how could this have happened. >> a person appears to have been struck and killed in hamilton township. >> a pedestrian. >> reporter: it was mike and alex in the outer lanes of the new jersey turnpike near exit number 7a, the trenton exit and woodrow wilson service a area. the medical examiner's office was out here on the scene as ab accident reconstruction crews tried to piece it all together. again, accident happened in the out are lanes here. wou

mayor mayor kenney will give those to those schools. last night langhorn the shaminey school board pleaded to keep oliver heckmann school opened. they postponed the vote until april. it is considering that along with lower hampton as a part of the effort to consolidate schools due to low enrollment. a hearing will be held tonight for southampton. >>> this morning, students will return to chester, delaware county. it was closed because of a broken heater, crews repaired it yesterday. school will open at its regular time today. >>> now it actually feels like winter outside, it's time to hit the slopes in the poconos. camelback mound tony returns today. more than ten trails are now ready for visitors. you have as to wait a few more days for snow tubing. nbc 10's katy zachry will have a live report in the next half hour. while we have been assayeing it's so warm the skiers are say, we're ready, we're ready, we just need snow. >> they got the cold him they got the cold. they're back to making snow in the pocono mountains. that's the only pla

. >>> congratulations, mayor kenney. >> the city of philadelphia has a new mayor. democrat jim kenney took the oath of office just about an hour ago, to become the city's 99th mayor. good afternoon, i'm erika von tiehl. mayor kenney has a very busy day ahead, he is expected to sign series every executives orders and attends various receptions all before hosting his inaugural block party tonight. first right over to "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter at the academy of music in center sit which more on today's swearing in ceremony. walt? >> reporter: erika, i'm live in the lib of the academy of music. what you see now in the vast crowd right behind me is the new mayor, james f kenny, the 99th mayor of philadelphia, headed out the door and on his way up broad street to city hall. he's going to be shaking hands, greeting people, very much in line with his idea of being a mayor of the people. this was the scene here, at the academy of music just within the last hour, as kenny was sworn in as mayor here in philadelphia. and the ceremony attended by 17 members of city

. >>> with the new year comes the new mayor, city of fill will a where you can see jim kenney before it end to take. >>> disturbing fight caught on camera pregnant woman at center of the brawl. what police still do not the know about this fight. this this is hard to watch. >>> yes. >> good day, it is monday, january 4th, 2016. >> happy new year. >> wow, wow. >> i haven't seen anyone. >> i haven't seen you in more than a week. >> happy new year. >> how was your time off. >> of course, sleeping in. >> so when you get up at the 6:00 and it the feels like sleeping in you know you get up in the middle of the night and it is hard. how are you doing. >> i'm good. >> i got something for bob because i didn't see bob for christmas. when bob goes up there to do his traffic i will run it over to him. >> okay. >> sue, happy new year to you as well. is nia still home for january. >> yes, we will have her for a little while longer. and, you know what, happy new year celebration, from friday, some of us were here, and we are only going to go with the six out of ten because it is a lot colder then it

. >> congratulations, mayor kenney. [applause] >> reporter: with that oath former councilman jim kenney became philadelphia's 99th mayor pledging to utilize every asset this city has to offer. >> government simply he cannot do it alonely we need our businesses nonprofits universities and every day philadelphians to um together and row in the same direction. >> reporter: in his speech to a packed academy of music the south philadelphia native promised to fulfill his campaign promises fighting the city's poverty rate, generating universal prek and working overtime to bolster better police-community relations. >> black lives do matter. (applause). > >> and that the overwhelming majority of hour police are hard working public servants who risk their lives every day. right after the ceremony the new mayor marched up broad street to city hall to the applause and excitement an array of citizens. reaction from those who attended this ceremony was overwhelmingly positive. >> i think the ceremony was excellent, the mayor's speech

mayor jim kenney says he'll do what he can to keep it open. mayor kenney's office says it's disappointed since philadelphia has a sister city relationship with tel aviv. the consulate in center city is one of six planned closures around the world. all part of a cost saving measure. a decision to close the consulate two years ago was canceled thanks in part by efforts of former mayor michael nutter and the jewish community. >>> nbc 10 in langhorne tonight. the board listened as the community weighed in on keeping the elementary school opened. the board postponed the vote until april. it's considered closing the school. a hearing for lower south hampton will be held tomorrow night. >>> a radnor man is due in court to face charges in the alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old relative. police arrested charles robinson last week on his 60th birthday. they say the alleged abuse went on for several years. robinson was also involved with the boy scouts of america, youth groups and a local church. investigators fear more victims may be out there and th

this is exciting. >> kenney's block party raised $650,000 for philadelphia public schools. mayor kenney wasted no time after his inauguration yesterday taking his first actions including making philadelphia a sanctuary city. the designation limits cooperation between philadelphia police and federal law enforcement in holding undocumented immigrants. kenney's action reversed the policy of former mayor michael nutter and followed a series of federal raids across the country targeting undocumented immigrants. we spoke to an wolf the mexican consulate in philadelphia. >> that the targets are people or families that hold any kind of final removal orders and that they didn't comply with it so we need to keep in mind that it's not like they are trying to deport everybody. >> the mexican consulate has a 24/7 hot line available for anyone seeking legal advice. >> funeral services will be later this week for a boy with autism. a celebration of the boy's life will be held friday at 2:00 at cal st calvary temple. his body was found in a canal saturday. he had been missing since thursda

kenney. >> thank you very much.ant to thank all the agencies for their hard work in preparing for this. i also want to make sure we recognize and think about our city workers who are going to be out there in the frigid cold for a long period of time doing what needs to be done to give the city back -- keep ourselves safe and get the city back in order. and they're out there time and time again. sometimes we lose sight of the fact that they're out there somebody oh out that driving those plows and doing things they need to do. we want to thank them for their work and give them keep them in our thoughts during the course of this next couple of days. i want to ask palistineans to be safe and look out for eve other. try to help your neighbors much clear the steps. check on our seniors and people who are shut in. just work together as neighbors and citizens together to make sure that we're safe went get out of this as soon as possible and get back to normal as soon as possible. citizens should also contact project home.

kenney fired off this tweet, chris christie is sitting on his very fat back side.tink, kissing texas behind. >> if you're a giants fan, i got you, southern new jersey should be an eagles fan. maybe it's overreacting a bit. after i said it, i was like maybe i shouldn't have said it. >> reporter: but his tweet did come in handy in election time. >> an older lady, white hair, beautiful older woman, she says come here. i went over, she says you have my vote. i said thank you, can i ask you why? she said, you told that chris christie what to do. i said, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: vai sikahema, nbc 10. >>> nba star lebron james had a special fan in the audience at the game last night. look at this, 5-year-old leah still was there wearing james' number 23 jersey. leah's battle with cancer won her the 2015 espy award for perseverance. james says leah's presence gave him extra motivation to score a win over the washington wizards. >> you know, just her strength and her courage and what she's been through over the last few years, man, you know, it's always great seeing her for

. >>> and welcoming kenney as the 90th pennsylvania mayor. kenney says the poor will be top of mind while he is in office as he will be mayor of the most poverty-stricken major city in the country. >>> the leaders of the mummers parade are denouncing what they call hate speech. cell phone video captured this man yelling anti-gay comments on new year's day parade. the mummers banned that man and he cannot march with any group, and the group he marched with are reaching out to lbtg groups to fund raise with. and one of the acts that prompted backlash, these mummers who performed in brown faces and dressed up as tacos. e sickened me and everybody else and it's intolerable and hate speech. if we can embrace this as a teaching moment for mummers, it will go further to help things. >> now that leader was talking specifically about the man who you just heard earlier. >>> tomorrow morning there will be an autopsy for the 5-year-old boy found dead in a canal the lehigh valley. last night the allentown community came together to hold a vigil for the bo

jim kenney took the oath of office.or says transparent government that highlighted his top priorities. poverty and universal prek in place. also efficient transportation throughout the city. >> well, this arctic bitter blast, made for a challenging fire fight, that started 11:00 . golf course there that iconic clubhouse is basically gone. fire fighters had a problem getting water flowing because of the extreme cold and low water pressure. they got it under control in two hours. the the the cause of course is under investigation. >>> also in the political world, donald trump, is coming under some fire, i think he explained it away pretty well over his first political a ad. bill anderson shows us why people are fired up over this. >> donald trump has a way of explaining away everything and his numbers just keep going up but in the ad the donald reassures g.o.p. primary voters that he will stop illegal immigration by building a wall on the southern border and mexico will pay for. the problem is footage shows more than a do

mayor kenney also making storm drain cleaning a priority to prevent flooding after the storm.ut the mayor mostly appeal to the humanity of fellow residents calling upon philadelphians to look out for each other. >> i want to ask philadelphians to be safe ton look out for each other. try to help your neighbors were the storm is over. clear the steps. check on our seniors and people who are shut in. just let's work together as neighbors and citizens together. >> reporter: in south philly where parking and narrow streets often make plowing a problem carly about to get hunkered do down. >> it's fine as long as you have a spot. you just bunker in and go to the store to get food to make crock pot recipes for the weekend. >> it's horrible. you can find anywhere to park. the kids love it but i hate it. >> reporter: not everyone shares that same sent many. >> i really ready for the snow. >> reporter: at least somebody is ready for the snow. meantime city officials say they will likely activate the emergency operations center op friday as you can imagine they are closely monitoring this

philadelphia mayor jim kenney has once again addressed the controversy over the mummers parade. it sparked new calls for change after comics strutted in brown face and others performed an exit-about caitlyn jenner, it's just some proposals under consideration for kenney's administration, it's about education and explaining to people you may not understand that you do things that are offensive to people, whether you meant to or not it offends them. the mummers parade is a celebration of family and competition and celebration of the new year and steeped in great tradition. making people feel bad about who they are is not part of the mummers tradition. >> he made the comments following an inter faith prayer service, reestablish leaders blessed the city under kenney's new leadership. >>> if there is one thing that will melt a january winter chill outside it's power ball fever, tonight there are 500 million reasons to buy a ticket but the clock is ticking, the big drawing is less than five hours away for a jackpot that reached a half billion dollars, one of the biggest jackpots in u.

and now mayor jim kenney. >> good morning. first want to start off by thanking the citizens of the city for heeding the warnings and cooperating with us. very few instances did people try to venture out. we had some issues relative to cars. but by and large, our citizens helped very much in making our ability to attack the storm in the way in which we did. this will be a long time plowing and cleaning operation. and i want to think that the city worker positive it their work. hundreds of people worked around the clock and they will continue to do so. please continue to partner with us. i will say a few words about our city workers. the people who are in this room who have been here for -- i see your faces every time i come in here. but as importantly the streets department, sanitation department worker, our complete people, 311 people, had the privilege of going out to whitaker avenue yesterday, those folks are soldiers in the war against mother nature. they were taking 15 minute cat naps and then back on the trucks and plows,

. >> by the way locally philadelphia mayor jim kenney will speak very shortly. marries scheduled to hit the podium around 5:15 and will update everyone on local preparations for the storm. >> supplies are in big demand for the weekend and anita oh is live in cherry hill where customers are stocking up, hi there, anita. >> reporter: hi there, jessica. it does not seem like anyone here is turning a cold shoulder to this blizzard watch. since we arrived here earlier this morning activity has in the slowed down at all, at district mall in cherry local hill a as people tried to pick up everything they need before that major snowstorm is expect to hit tomorrow not much calm in cherry hill. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: before major winter storm headed our way this weekend. >> everybody panics. >> seem lessened less flurry of people spent the day grabbing what they say are storm survival essentials. >> milk, meat, breakfast foods. >> i have a sleeping bag in my truck. i have something that make a little fire if i have to. >> salt to melt the ice with and all of the snow.

i know turn it over to honorable mayor jim kenney. >> i want to thank the agencies for preparing fors and i want to make sure we recognize and think about our city workers who aring going to be out there and doing what they have to to keep the city safe. they are out time and time again, we lose sight of the fact that someone is out there driving the plows and doing the things they need to done and thank them for their work and keep them in our thoughts the next couple of days, i want to ask philadelphians to look out for each okay, clear the steps and check on seniors and people shut in. lets work together as neighbors and citizens together to make sure we are safe and get out of this as soon as possible. and get back to normal as soon as possible. you should contact project home, their hot line is 215-232-1984, if they see a homeless person in need during the assistance of a storm, the operator will ask for a description of the person and provide as much detail as possible. homeless people are particularly vulnerable. keep your eyes open and make the calls and get those people off

it's believed kenney's 600-feet below where he jumped in the puh-rye-uh paria canyon. the county sheriff's office is coming up with a plan to recover kenney.### an american airlines flight, diverted to las vegas... could have posed a scheduling problem on good morning america today. "welcome back to gma. khloe kardashian is here after, whew, a little rough journey here." khloe kardashian was on the flight from los angeles to new york city. the crew on flight 256 smelled smoke in the cockpit yeterday afternoon, so it diverted to mccarran international. "lara: but you really almost didn't get here. scary night. khloe: long day, yesterday. but it's all good. there was some electrical something on the plane so took a cute little reroute to vegas. but i'm here!" you heard her... kardashian finally arrived to new york city and did make it onto this morning's broadcast of good morning america. she told lae-ruh lara spencer that she landed at about four-30 this morning. fire or smoke aboard the plane.### the drawing is tonight. will a local be the newest billionaire in america

so i know, again, that mayor-elect kenney will maintain, he has selected a great person to be police commissioner in rich ross and i'm sure that the good work will continue in that regard. >> if you had a little bit more time, what would you do specifically on gun issue, on the issue of gun and crime and violence? >> much would be continuation of the things it has led to. the significant 30-plus percent in reduction in homicides. but we can't really win this battle by ourselves. there are still too many guns on the streets of our city or available in other places. we have some of the weakest gun safety regulations in the united states of america, from the common wealth of pennsylvania and they have blocked the city from taking further action. but, you know, those things are your things. people are engaged in crime and violence for a variety of reasons. there are some who actually don't want to be engaged in that life. in many instances have a previous criminal record or did not finish high school. the challenge there is how do we get more employers to take on our returning citizens a

reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney was at the hospital aid long with the officer's family. you can see what the mayor had to say about season crime in the city. and what needs to be done to stop the try lens. >> we'll bring you updates, you can get the latest on our app or on nbc.com anytime. >>> eight minutes after 6:00. the temperatures are running a good deal warmer. one of the reasons, it's a cloudy morning. and it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. rain showers will hold off until this evening and this weekend too. that's when we'll see some steadier rainfall. right now it's completely dry, in the pocono mountains they need the cold for snow making which is continuing. just shy of 40 degrees in northeast philadelphia. 35, there is camelback t snow making continues. skiing off to a great start. the clouds from the shore to the city with thicker clouds waiting in the wings, these are going to be moving in. that wind-chill factor give us a chance of rain. the rain is to the west. that first rainfall coming in during the evening hours, this

mayor kenney also making storm drain cleaning a priority to prevent flooding after the storm. but the mayor mostly appeal to the humanity of fellow residents calling upon philadelphians to look out for each other. >> i want to ask philadelphians to be safe ton look out for each other. try to help your neighbors were the storm is over. clear the steps. check on our seniors and people who are shut in. just let's work together as neighbors and citizens together. >> reporter: in south philly where parking and narrow streets often make plowing a problem carly about to get hunkered do down. >> it's fine as long as you have a spot. you just bunker in and go to the store to get food to make crock pot recipes for the weekend. >> it's horrible. you can find anywhere to park. the kids love it but i hate it. >> reporter: not everyone shares that same sent many. >> i really ready for the snow. >> reporter: at least somebody is ready for the snow. meantime city officials say they will likely activate the emergency operations center op friday as you can imagine they are closely monitoring th

kenney held what he called a block party at the convention center.vent served as a fundraiser for city schools. >>> you can see more on mayor kenney's busy first day in office on 6abc.com. that's where we stream the inauguration ceremony and have posted highlights including the moment that kenny was sworn in. >> 4:39 is the time and still to come on "action news" a schooschool bus fire is unable o prevent a new jersey track team from racing to their meet. >> local ski resorts finally getting ready to open. karen. >> wind chill below zero everywhere below zero at 4 degrees below zero in philadelphia but minus meant mount pocono. the cold is serious. details on how long it lasts coming up. >> ♪ >> even though it's so cold skiers will not find too many local spots to hit the slopes. right now jack frost/big boulder in monroe county is one of the only resorts currently open to skiers. blue mountain in carbon county has powered up its snow makers and expects to be open thursday. spring mountain in montgomery county scheduled to open to the public tomorrow

we'll hear from philadelphia mayor jim kenney on gun violence. >> it's 38 degrees and we continue to follow this breaking news out of north philadelphia. monique braxton is on the scene after house fire. i know the fire commissioner arrived. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right, tracy. the fire kbhigsncommissioner, a fire marshal along with firefighters and relatives. this is what we've been able to find out from some relatives on the scene. that as many as a half dozen people were inside the house, four or five children and two adults. right now the fire commissioner is over speaking with the investigators to find out if the everyone is accounted for. a short time ago i arrived on the scene to find out that some people had tried to help rescue some of the children. >> we got the gate opened up a little bit. i picked up the son first, i pulled him over the gate. after i did that i picked up the lady, i pulled her over the late with the other guy helping me. >> reporter: the house near fourth and cambria is fully engulfed. it's totally gutted. a two-story wooden and brick s

kenney presented the active citizenship award. kenney says it's important for everyone to reflect on our civil rights history on the upcoming holiday. >>> happening today, history lesson at one of the oldest children's hospital, st. christopher's hospital for children is continuing its celebrations today with a lesson about how it acquired its first ambulance. a horse drawn carriage. you can learn about 1896, enjoy a snack from that era and look at some historic pictures. >>> duncan donuts is encouraging people to do nate blood. they are giving coupons for free pounds of coffee to the american red cross. through the month, all donors will get one of the coupons. the eagle's coaching search is heating umm. even though the eagles and giants are out of the playoffs, they seem to be battling over the same coaching candidate. today the eagles are meeting with ben mca doo, a giants defensive coordinator. he could be in the running for the head coaching job with the giants. according to nfl sources, he's already interviewed. now a new na

kenney's action reversed the policy of former mayor michael nutter. it also followed a series of federal raids across the country targeting undocumented immigrants. we spoke to an official with the mexican consulate in philadelphia. >> the targets are people or families that hold any kind of final removal order and that they didn't comply with it. so we need to keep in mind that it's not like they're trying to deport everybody. >> the mexican consulate has a 24/7 hotline available for anyone seeking legal advice: >>> today a member of the pennsylvania supreme court from philadelphia will be inaugurated. kevin dockerty is one of three new justices taking the oath of office. dougherty was a common pleas judge for 14 years. jim kenney will attend his swearing in at the national constitution center a little bit later today. >>> police hope newly released surveillance video can help them catch the thief who robbed a man at a tioga county convenience store. the suspect walked over and swipe it had cash right out of a man's hand. >>> state financial relief w