mayor jim kenney was aboard the plane.and in boston. >> foggy and not fast on these roads. 95 southbound a slow go from cottman into girard. karen. >> and watching storms that will be hitting the lehigh valley. they're west of allentown and reading right now. we'll have a few scattered showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and evening especially. look at the fog, though. in some spots just .3 of a mile visibility. your high today, 78. >> got to go, got to go. staystay with us because "gma" s next. for mattfor matt pelman, tamala edwards, karen rogers and matt o'donnell. have a good day, everyone. goldman sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy... vo: as a goldman sachs president, phil murphy made his fortune in a rigged system. now the jersey machine has lined up with murphy and his millions. leaders should stand for the people, not the political machine. as a prosecutor, at treasury, and as head of the brennan center, i've taken on the powerful - from the mafia, to the nra, to

where it went off course with mayor kenney on board.g, mist, clouds we're used to this soggy weather by now while accuweather plans to reintroduce us to the sun briefly later today. >> karen rogers is in for dave murphy. we don't want a brief introduction we want a long acquaintance. tt

one of the passengers was jim and rahel, on board was philadelphia mayor jim kenney. mayor's office says he is spending night in boston as well. this first ever direct flight from philadelphia to iceland started with fanfare inside ph l wednesday night including champagne, taking pictures. well, two and a half hours in the flight passengers said they knew something was wrong there was an announcement being made and plane turned around for boston. then they found themselves in long lines, for hotel vouchers "eyewitness news" caught up with one passengers on the phone this morning from lancaster and headed to iceland for a conference. lets take a listen. >> people are tired, and a little worried but for the most part it is just calm. nobody is yelling or screaming or anything. i just got my slip for the hotel and they said to look out for an e-mail and i mentioned that i'm afraid to go to sleep what if i miss an e-mail. they say it probably went be early in the morning. so probably, sometime mid-morning, early after noon. >> reporter: donna there commending ice landair

mayor kenney was on board. he and everyone else on the flight ended up in boston overnight.tion news" reporter katherine scott is live at philadelphia international airport with the full story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the first philadelphia to iceland flight took off with great fanfare last night but they ran into problems a couple hours into the flight. they were flying over canada when word came down that there were some mechanical issues and they had to be diverted to logan airport in boston and that's where they spent the night. let's go to video from last night at philadelphia international airport where that mayor kenney and the mayor of rahavik toasted a flight, cut a multi tiered cake. the iceland airplane arrived in philadelphia on sunday and took off last night but according to flight tracker flight aware the flight was soon diverted to logan airport in bottom of the boston t a repd this photo of law enforcement meeting the plane on the ground boston but iceland air says it's standard practice for safety reason. twitter user donna took this pict

tam. >> thank you, jeanette. >>> mayor jim kenney had a change of plans.was supposed to be in ice this afternoon celebrate the inaugural direct flightily from philadelphia to reykjavik. kenny ended up in boston. katherine scott is live at the airport to explain how. >> reporter: the first direct flight from followed reykjavik will have to be completed at another time because the one that took off last night had to be diverted to boston due to a technical issue. it did land safe in boston. but let's go to video from last night before that flight took off and you can see mayor kenney and the mayor of reykjavik toasted the first direct flights between their cities. they cut a multi tiered cake before they boarded a plane to iceland. the plane arrived in philadelphia on sunday and took off last night but according to the flight tracker flight aware. the flight was diverted to logan all right in boston as they were flying over canada reporter victor took the photo of this. twitter user donna talarico took this picture of the hotel voucher line at the airport. l

overnight first non-stop flight from philadelphia iceland is forced to turnaround and land with mayor jim kenney on board, passengers waking up in boston we will hear from them next. >>> live look at bethlehem this morning parts of the area are waking up to fog and that will slow down the commute. we will tell you where there could be storms. it is wednesday, may 31st i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. call it i and meisha keeping an eye on things on this last day of may. >> yes, see you later, may. >> yes. >> we're starting off june, we're talking about rain coming up. >> yeah. anyway, we will talk about a lot of construction and the visibility issues, katie, the fog out there in all camera shots. we cannot see what we are looking at. >> very poor visibility, lots of moisture, light wind, all of the ingredients necessary to allow that fog to form. i know your field cameras will be tough to pick out what we are looking at here over next couple of hours but taking a peak at storm scan is there activity to track but not necessarily locally on the radar but we have had some drizzle, we have ha

mayor jim kenney was on that full flight.air says, a smell in the back of the plane, and then turned around and backtrack, in boston just to be safe. and, the iceland capitol. >>> well, trouble forced emergency landing in jet blue flight from new york to california. passengers smelled smoke in the cabin and flight attendant found a burning lithium battery in the lap top in overhead compartment. plane made an emergency landing in gland rapid michigan where they were carried out on the plane. and, they were taken to san francisco. >>> back here at home south jersey man is behind bars after police say he stole a woman's car with her child still in the back seat. authorities identified the suspect, as, 31 year-old pedro ortiz. woman left her car running as she ran out of the gas station , and, 400 block of west landis avenue in vineland yesterday, and, then, jumped in to her car, and, authorities later found the car abandoned with the child still inside. police track ortiz down a short time later facing multiple charges including

mayor, i bet you can't afford that. >> kenney: no.nk about the conundrum that-- that-- that this presented. if you-- if you accept the assertion that undocumented immigrants cause crime-- which i do not accept, and i think it's wrong-- why would you defund police departments? >> pelley: there are people shouting at the television right now, saying, "if they came illegally, they shouldn't be here. it's a terrible thing, but they shouldn't have come." >> kenney: well, you know, ellis island had opened in 1892. the bulk of irish diaspora came to america in the 1840s. we didn't have papers either. we were undocumented. there was an anti-italian slur, when i was growing up in my neighborhood, called w.o.p.-- that's "without papers." if you come to the country without documents because you're starving in your country or you're being held hostage by drug dealers or you're afraid your children are going to be shot in the streets or on their farm, i think that that's self- preservation and self-survival. and any group of people would flock to

and it was supposed to be a celebratory inaugural flight, mayor kenney on board that flight, head todayceland, part of the excitement along with others, then something happened. website flight aware. com shows the plane makes an unexpected turn around 10:45 then show it being diverted to logan international in boston. plane landed 12:34 amount. iceland air says it was a technical issue that cause that flight to be rerouted. in a statement from the mayor's office, lauren says philadelphia airport regrets significant inconvenience, this has cause you had all every those on board. we and iceland air are committed to doing all we can to ensure future travelers have a smooth travel experience, on this new route, this is obviously very out of the ordinary. >> there was big party ahead of the flight, plane welcomed with water cannon salute, took officials from identification land all around the city to give them tour of philadelphia. the ceo of iceland air said philadelphia will strengthen ththe airlines presence, and better service passengers with faster travel times, to europe, and easy conn

. >>> and jim kenney made a stop in new england. as part of non-stop iceland flights to iceland. and the plane ran into mechanical problems and landed in boston. the diverted flight is expected to leave boston this afternoon and reach iceland at 3:30 in the morning. kenney is excited to continue his trip and enjoy the best in-flight meal he ever had. >>> turning to accuweather we are finally seeing some sun after a string of gloomy days but still the chance of a shower or storm and some storms. karen rogers is in for david murphy with a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> that is right. this is big news that we can actually see some blue sky and sunshine mixing in with the clouds, it feels like the first time in a while. seven of the last 10 days are cloudy and gloomy. we started with drizzle and low clouds and fog and the clouds are starting to break a bit and more sunshine on the way this afternoon out to the west as you look near pittsburgh that is the front that will tricker a few more showers and thunderstorms. ahead of it, we move nicely ahead with the temperatures,

. >>> and back here mayor kenney helped to celebrate a ground breaking program. the action cam was in university city. there mayor kenney joined officials from the department of labor to learn about the entrepreneurship program. the first registered none tradition traditional apprenticeship program. >>> an 82-year-old man caught a man attacking his wife and he jumped into action. >>> and we have details on a tiger attack in the uk. >>> an 82-year-old man is called a hero for fighting off an attacker at his northern california home. he was inside of his home on sunday when he heard his wife scream from the backyard. 76-year-old christina says a female burglar hit her in the head with a stick and the man went out and scuffled until deputies arrived. >> he tried to bite every finger and like that -- and really she fight for running away -- like tiger -- >> officers arrested 50-year-old singh he is a former champion weight lifter and still works out daily. >>> investigation is underway after they say that a tiger kill aid zookeeper. it never escaped but visitors were

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mayor kenney, thank you for your comments.s great to be here and i want to welcome all of you who are from out of town to pennsylvania. i just want to point out that the weather is always like this in pennsylvania. [laughter] governor wolf: again, i want to thank all of our distinguished guests for being here today, but i especially want to welcome vice president joe biden. [applause] governor wolf: vice president, we are truly honored to have you here today. since you begin your career you , have stood up for the middle class, for working people, for interestsand for the of the less fortunate and everywhere. your time in the senate and in the white house have made this country better and i just want to welcome you back home to pennsylvania. [applause] governor wolf: i'm proud to be here to help commemorate the opening of the new museum, this museum of the american revolution that will act as a monument to the lives of those who created this great nation. there is no better home for this museum than in philadelphia, than in pe

: one of the 18 recommendations contain in the cities opioid task force report presented by mayor kenney. >> we have seen the cost of in action, to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again to so many more families. >> reporter: if the current pace continues, there will be another 30 percent increase in overdose deaths this year in philadelphia, 80 percent involve opioids, recommendations also include broadening access to medication assisted treatment, increasing education and prevention, expanding the narcan, availability and reducing the stigma attached to drug use. >> more we talk about this, more we publicized this and address and reduce stigma, that might do more than anything we can possibly do, to actually get people in the treatment that they need. >> reporter: in terms of the funding for these proposals, mayor kenney says there is no specific dollar amount just yet but that the budget does include, increased spending to reduce this drug epidemic. so now we will wait to see which of these recommendations they follow-up with. >> interesting to go see, stephanie, th

but the kenney administration believes this is just a better choice, easier to get to and close toward city hall and the courts still the city has already spent millions on the west philadelphia location. 400 north broad street in a couple of years this will be the new had quarters for the philadelphia police department. >> this is really a great location for the efficiency of police operations, the ability to have a central location where you can have a lot of functions running out of it. location that is the big issue for the kenney administration that reviewed mayor nutter's choice to move the headquarters to market and the providence mutual insurance building and the city already spent $60 million to remediate that property. and they say no worries they have heard from interested developers. >> it's the intent of the city to make sure there is an occupant of that building and that building gets reused in a way that is ben fish to the community. >> it's 100,000 square feet larger and the police 6th and 9th distributes are moved here along with the medical examiner and lab. >> we'll

. >> we will hear from mayor kenney who sings one of his favorite songs.e knows her. >> mayor kenney is singing. >> apparently he is a fan. >> i got to stay tuned for that. >> i got tell you, later in the broadcast. >>> back on "eyewitness news" thinks an area view of highway one on california's big surf coastline a quarter mile of road is buried under 40 feet of rock and dirt following a landslide that happened south of san jose on saturday night. california has had a winter full of landslide and flooding >> wow. >>> big clean up for folks in north carolina this morning after a tornado touched down. >> funnel cloud was captured on cell phone video in autry ville off of i-95. national weather service says it was an ef1 tornado with wind speed up to 110 miles an hour. twister caused damage for 14 miles including at a volunteer firehouse. fortunately there were no serious reports of any injuries. >>> more severe weather strong wind caused damage in sealy, texas, take a look, this big rig knocked on its side. multiple reports of overturn vehicles prompted off

but the plane was diverted overnight with mayor kenney on board.e report to tell you will where it ended up and. >>> a vigil is planned for an eighth grader who was gunned down in the city's port richmond section. >>> accuweather is tracking some pop-up showers today. we can just not go a day without having some rain. "action news" is up next. >> ♪ but 71 in spokane. >>> 291 young spellers have a very big day ahead of them as the scripps national spelling bee gets under way. >> it always is fun to watch. one of the most recognizable kids is also the youngest ever. abc's david muir reports. >> my name is edith abigail fuller. f-u-l-l-e-r. >> reporter: edith in march at 5 became the youngest person ever to qualify for the scripps national spelling bee. >> the room was quite large and there were 53 at that competition and most of them were probably 10 to 15. it could be very intimidating. >> b-a-e-d-e-k-e-r. >> didn't even seem difficult for her. i couldn't spell the words she spelled. >> reporter: it didn't end there. >> mesmerize. sass parrilla. s-a

fail's mayor jim kenney was also on the flight. icelandair said passengers and flied a tenth ant reported finding rubber and they made an emergency landing in boston to be safe. it was heading to the ice land 's capitol. >>> south jersey man is facing charges this morning after police say he stole a woman's car with her child, still in the back seat. authorities have identified the suspect as 31 year-old pedro ortiz, and police say woman left her car running as she ran in the gas station along the 400 block of west landis avenue in vineland, yesterday. that is when ortiz jumped in to her car, and then drove off authorities later found the cara bandon with the child still inside, police track ortiz down a short time later and arrested him. >>> this trenton mother faces child endangerment charges. that is after police say that she burned her baby, with a cigarette. police say 23 year-old vanessa owens sent text messages to the babies father saying she would physically hurt and burn the baby. when officers arrived, they noticed burn m

kenney administration announced that the department will move from the current location at seventh and race to the corner of callowhill and broad. >> new headquarters will be inside one of the cities most iconic buildings the former philadelphia inquirer building , seen here from our camera on the roof of the cbs-3 studios. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live with more on this big announcement, david? >> reporter: hi, jessica and ukee. it is almost 100 years old, so many people pass it every day, as more history about that building, top brass at police headquarters say this movies long overdue. from journalism in the 1920's to law enforcement in the 2020 's, this iconic building at 400 north broad will soon undergo a 288 million-dollar make over. >> the efficiency is something that you really can't put a value on. >> reporter: police commissioner ross joined members of the mayor jim kenney's team to make the announcement. built in 1924 the old inquirer building was once called elverson building a tribute to the one time publisher of the newspaper. newspaper staff left buildi

mayor kenney was aboard the flight.office told us he spent the night in boston. >>> at home, a 7-year-old girl in critical condition after her mother found her with a being over her head at their home in olney. police gave her cpr and rushed her to the hospital. officers were at the house investigating a stolen car. whoever stole the car crashed it and abandoned it. officers want to question a teenager who lives at the home. >>> today jurors will resume deliberations in the d.j. creato murder trial each after telling a -- even after telling a judge yesterday they couldn't reach a verdict. the judge told the jury to keep working. creato is accused of killing his 3-year-old son brendan to preserve a relationship with his teenage girlfriend. >>> and opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial of a bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting six girls from the same family. prosecutors say lee kaplan of feasterville fathered two children with one of the girls. investigators say the girls' parents gifted them t

she served in the kenney and nutter administrations, and perhaps may be a sign of a portion -- or a portiongeorge, of the philadelphia electorate is tiring of some of these long-time democratic politicians? is that your interpretation? >> i don't think there's any question that people are looking for change. i think -- you know, and it's not just rebecca rhynhart. if you look at the philadelphia city council, if you look at the philadelphia delegation in harrisburg, the next generation of elected officials are almost all in place in those places. change is taking place quickly, and rebecca rhynhart is an example of that. i think she benefited from the increased turnout that probably was driven by krasner in this election. turnout was only 18%, but the last election was 13%. so there's a 5% increase. and i do think that people are looking for change. people are frustrated and are tired of supporting people based on intent and effort. they're looking for outcomes. they don't think they've gotten outcomes from the existing elected forces, and they're looking for change. >> let me get donna in

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney joined volunteers to distribute groceries part of philabundances backpack programming that supplies meals with little to know preparation for children. >>> looking live outside at sky 6 hd are we going? there we go. at the center city skyline it's ominous tonight. that tells the story of what to expect. meteorologist, cecily tynan has the soggy accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. >>> time now for the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan looking ahead to the memorial day weekend. >> how are we shaping up? >> it won't be completely nice. not a washout and temperatures are comfortable, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing i am tracking this line of showers and thunderstorms and it's working into philadelphia right now. it's just moved into philadelphia and no lightning strikes here. this is where there are heavy downp

germantown, mayor kenney was among those that turned out to tribute fallen service members in our countrye their live in defense of our country were also honored in bloomington. the cemetery placed american flags at 1,000 gravesites. in delaware county the walk for the wounded took place in delaware park. this is to help returning service members and their families with challenges they face at home. >> police hope a surveillance video will help find the person responsible for an arson fire. >> monday may 1st, a building under construction 20th and wharton goes up in plam flames. the fire lights up the sky and what was to be residential housing. >> the fire was intentionally set. they have surveillance video of a person of interest. >> he has a hoodie and then leaves without it and there's a fire. >> four entities have come together to offer a $107,000 award including johnson's office. $2,500 from johnson. $10,000 atf, 4500 crime commission people and $95,000, letter of intent from the developer. >> the reward is $107,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the perso

icelandic dignitaries and officials including mayor jim kenney were on hand to toast the event with fourlights a week. john carney signed bills to fight the state's addiction crisis, expanding access to strengthen oversight of opioid prescriptions. he called for an all hands on deck approach to fight the opioid epidemic. >> brandywine hospital in coatsesville, phoenixville hospital, jennersville hospital in west grove, pottstown memorial medical center and chestnut hill hospital have been sold. the deal is expected to close this summer. they'll rebrand it tower health serving 2.5 million people. >> they made quite a splash 19 years ago. the griffin quinn tu quintuplet. they are now approaching a real milestone. >> the griffin quintuplets are graduating high school in a week. since they were born, the five do everything together including working here at meadow wood senior living. >> they make suggestions what is better on the menu. they come over with a smile. that's the nicest part. >> they are lovely young people. werwe are delighted to have them here. we are glad they are each getting

mayor jim kenney joins students for a few songs for the girard academic program in philadelphia.er the sing along they had a chance to take mayor kenney and talk to him about their love of music. how about that? >> more talents we are finding out about. time to head back outside to longwood gardens where they are getting ready for the big return of the main fountain garden. adam joseph got a sneak peek and is live in kennett square. >> reporter: yes, this is amazing and are you getting a cool look that most people don't get. we are in the control room basically this is the bells and whistles behind all the fountains that dance around and throw fire and cannon shots in the air. these guys work hard four in them in fact. 200 hours for every half hour show they are putting together. they are going to let me push a button and show you what happens. look at stormtracker 6 live double scan we have a healthy amount of rain coming in late tonight and low pressure in the carolinas and all the precipitation down in virginia and north carolina is heading our way. so a chance of rain as we g

held this morning at temple university. 380 officers were a part of the graduating class mayor jim kenneyssed the graduates say he's grateful for their service. >> public service in the form that you're going to perform it in is the highest level of good. the highest level of decency. you are putting yourselves out there for us and we truly truly appreciate it. you're doing god's work and we want god to bless you and keep you safe. >> mayor kenney also urged cadets to remember golden rule when working with the public and told officers therapeutic em mers themselves in the areas in which they patrol. >>> happening right now the national finals are upon us. the sports top stars ready to do battle for the big prize. no we're not talking about the nba or nhl. this is the 2017 scripps national spelling bee. and young lady from delaware county is among the top performers ready to duke it out. bruce gordon spoke with her about her amazing opportunity. bruce? >> reporter: duke, d-u-k-e, duke. not bad but not in the same league as a middle schooler we met today who has taken to competitive spellin

mayor jim kenney addressed the group and thanked them for all their hard work.said that even though this is love your park week he's finding it a little hard to be outside. he and his allergies are acting up and we know he's not alone. >> delaware senator tom carper concerned about protecting federal clean air. he stopped by the air monitoring station here in wilmington for a tour. representatives from the american lung association were there. they want to make sure that folks do have clean air to breathe. >>> meantime from our new jersey news room crews will be working round the clock to finish the avalon beach fill project. it's going to be completed in just a few days ahead of schedule. nearly a million cubic yards of sand had been put on the north avalon beach front. the beach will be ready for business of course memorial day weekend and for hurricane season which begins june 1st. this project cost 7.7 million bucks. it was largely financed by federal and state funding. >> well, spending the afternoon by the water is a nice way to round out the heat especial

actually get people into the treatment they need. >> in terms of funding for the proposals, mayor kenneyays, there are no specific dollar amounts yet, but the budget does include increased spending, to reduce the drug epidemic. i'm stephanie stahl. cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> a criminal complaint shows the man who authority say barrelled through times square told investigators he had been smoking marijuana layed when pcp. richard rojas made his first court appearance on second degree murder and aggravated vehicular homicide charges yesterday. captured car traveling at high rate of speed, as the driver mode down pedestrians. rojas allegedly told prosecutors, he wanted, to, quote, kill them all, officials are await willing the results of the toxicology report, rojas is being held without bail. >> a security scare on flight from los angeles to honolulu now, man arrested after he tries to force his way into a cockpit. this is video of the passenger being taken offer the plane in hawaii. he was standing next to the bathroom in the front of the plane with a laptop, when a flight attendant saw

yesterday, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf joined health officials at city hall.dvocates hope the new guidelines will help boost prevention and education and improve treatment options for people battling substance use disorders. >> we have seen the cost of inaction to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again to so many more families. >> mayor kenney also says some recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> chaka fattah jr., convicted felon and son of a former philadelphia congressman, is suing the federal government for $10 million. yesterday, a judge set a june 20th date to hear the case. fattah claims the feds violated his rights and damaged his ability to earn a living after an agent tipped off the media about a raid at his center city apartment. fattah is now serving five years in prison for bank and tax fraud. >>> this morning in philadelphia, more than 400 people will participate in the million-dollar bike ride. it begins at highline park on penn's campus. the ride supports people with rare diseases. over the past three yea

have seen the cost of action to epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again. >> mayor kenney says some of the recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> looking for something to do today, you've got to go to south philly. it's the ninth street italian market festival. the event runs today from 11:00 to 6:00, whether it's raining outside or not, it's happening. there will be an array of italian specialties from pasta to imported meats and cheeses and cannolis from desert. everything you can imagine. there will also be live entertainment and games for the kids. also today, you can celebrate asian pacific heritage at a festival in old city. the event runs from 11:00 to 5:00 at franklin square park. asian food trucks, performers, and a children's art display will be there for everybody to enjoy. there will also be a free health fair and an appearance by the philly phanatic. >>> new this morning, the million-dollar bike ride is now underway in university city. nbc 10 was there as more than 400 riders started the race at high line park on the campus of the univers

philadelphia to iceland hits a snag we will tell you why it was divert todd boston with mayor jim kenney>> breaking this morning searching for a 18 year-old after police say his seven year-old family member was found unresponse with a bag over her head. >>> kathy griffin is responding to a backlash after she posted a photo of herself holding a decap that ited image of president trump, hear what she says this morning. it is wednesday, may 31st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. plus video of the horse rubbing lose on the street of the big city but first lets check the forecast with katie and road with

on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenney said the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> that price coupled with a unique location. of >> pure beauty of a country >> is making many reconsider their summer plans down the shore. >> jersey shore is something we take for granted. it's what we do every saturday or sunday around here. northern lights. and food i've never seen before >> i've never been to iceland >> i'm young, vibrant, it's a whole world outside of philadelphia, i want to see it >> the direct flights are scheduled till the end of september. after that iceland air will reevaluate and determine whether to keep it on for full time. that 399 special ends thursday at midnight >> what were you saying about golf >> sunlight. >> road trip. we're on. thank you, buddy. appreciate it. >>> a delaware county veteran is reunited with hi dog tags decades after they disappeared. he lost hi

at the round house, joyce evans, fox 29 news. >>> mayor jim kenney wants city council to relocate thea police department headquarters the new site on the 400 block of north broad street would have an extra 100,000 square feet which could centralize the department. the cost to fix the building $288 million. tentative move in date if it all goes through is spring of 2020. >>> pennsylvania now one step away from passion the so called real id bill. the house and senate overwhelmingly passed the bill today. it gives residents the option to comply with federal and id standards for people who want to fly or enter federal buildings. still needs to be signed by golf nor wolf. president trump met with pope francis a lot some gifts he received spoke for themselves. the pope gave mr. trump his essays on the importance of saving the environment. the president called climate change a hoax. pope francis. (the hmm with medal lon of a olive tree a symbol of peace. >> last night a lot of people watching tv saw messages like that right there. warning them about a problem at a nuclear power plant. the ne

kenney tweeted that iceland air had excellent customer service and in his words, the best in-flight meal i have ever had. >> hundreds of teens caused mayhem in margate over the weekend and the new security measures in place to keep this from becoming a regular scene this summer. and a deer wander into an unlikely location in delaware. >>> the warmest day in a week and a half and we have a couple of nice days to start the month of june and then changes for the weekend. >>> will the phillies misery ever end? we'll see what happens this afternoon. what's more exhilarating than playing $100,000 club with top prizes of 100 thousand dollars? winning...on the spot. yeah! (laughter) play $100,000 club, the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery. and you could win...on the spot! keep on scratchin'! >>> police in margate are trying to figure out how to avoid what happened last weekend from becoming a regular occurrence this summer. at least 21 people were arrested on the beach after a fight involving about 300 teenagers near lucy the elephant. >> chaos on margate beach was captured on cell

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but one mayor kenney's health commissioner wants to explore to battle the city's opioid epidemic. >>opportunity to engage people where they are, prevent them from dying, and hopefully over the long term get them into treatment. >> reporter: there are 907 overdose deaths in the city in 2016 many in the fair hill section. home to the um taken muss he will cap mento running along a conrail line one of the wore the drug encampments in the country. rivera has roam the cities for a decade. friday's release of the task force report governor wolf cautiously endorsed the idea. >> you're not opposed to it? you can set up a center where somebody could use heroin with a doctor's and slowly take them off this drug. >> if that's what the medical progress thinks could work in that situation. >> the city's top cop wants to know much more. >> obviously to have police officers present for the administration of an illegal narcotic is somewhat problem mat tick. >> rivera thinks it could save his life. >> reporter: would you like to get off heroin? would you like rehab? >> yes, i will. >> reporter: placi

philadelphia mayor jim kenney was among one of the first to fly to ice land on the inaugural flight.hilly is the 14th u.s. city the airline has put down roots in. >>> in north philadelphia, fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that killed two children and their grandmother. 5284 old monique gellery and two grandchildren nine-year-old prudence and seven-year-old dean figueroa died over the holiday weeknd and monique's father has a near reach he showedd fox 29 a gas can up against a wall of the burke street home with two charred boards covering it. he says that he's worried someone set the fire which killed his daughter and great-grandchildren. >> i never seen this can't there before. i know it has liquid in it. i touched it like this. there's something in there. >> we ran his claims past the fire commissioner and showed him a picture of that gas can but he says it's far too early to say what started the deadly blaze. >>> in oregon defiant man in court faced a judge on murder charges. >> you call a the terrorism. i call it patriotism. you hear me. die!

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney hosted a hearing in center city to give women the chance to discuss the impact of the gop health care bill. patients advocates and health care experts discussed the bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. they are working on a compromise bill that could pass the senate. >>> and the 100th graduate milestone montgomery county gateway to college program. during the graduation and awards ceremony, people presented the program a $10,000 grab to help support students at risk of not completing their high school education. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, we'll take you inside of the newest attraction at disney world that auto loz you to explore the avatar world of man dora. >>> seven divers became separated from their commercial drive boat off the coast of florida. they found two divers right away and took them to the marina. they found four more a few miles away and were picked up by another nearby dive boat. >>> a woman fought back against a would be car thief by jumping on the hood of her suv. it happened while she was pumping gas. a

mayor jim kenney was among those thigh turned out to pay trouble to fallen service members.y took time to honor the air men, the nation's first to african-american combat pilots. those that gave their lives were honored today in wilmington. volunteers with the friends of historic river view cemetery placed american flags on more than 1,000 veteran grave sites in that location. >> in delaware county, the 10th annual walk for the wounded event took place in rose tree park. this event is designed to draw attention to and raise money for the thousands of returning wounded troops and their families to help them with any financial and emotional challenges they may face back home. >>> much more to come on action news, president trump kicks off his first foreign trip as president, some of the cabinet members taking part. >>> a new beginning, welcome to the real world thousands of hard working students received their degrees at st. joe's university today. we'll take you to the some commencement ceremony. jeff skversky has sports when we come back chris christie: addiction is a diseas

on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenneysaid the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> that price coupled with a unique location. of >> pure beauty of a country >> is making many reconsider their summer plans down the shore. >> jersey shore is something we take for granted. it's what we do every saturday or sunday around here. northern lights. and food i've never seen before >> i've never been to iceland >> i'm young, vibrant, it's a whole world outside of philadelphia, i want to see it >> the direct flights are scheduled till the end of september. after that iceland air will reevaluate and determine whether to keep it on for full time. that 399 special ends thursday at midnight >> what were you saying about golf >> sunlight. >> road trip. we're on. thank you, buddy. appreciate it. >>> a delaware county veteran is reunited with hi dog tags decades after they disappeared. he lost his

philadelphia's mayor jim kenney says he does not expect pennsylvania to take similar action. >> i really don't have any feeling that our governor would sign something like that i don't think he would. he is much more decent person. we will work our way through this issue, probably having the court be the final determination of the what our policy is. >> texas law allows police to inquire about a person's immigration status during routine interactions like traffic stops. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says he wants to reduce violence in trenton. today he announced a 13 million-dollar plan to tear down abandoned buildings and add surveillance cameras. >> people will actually begin to now see buildings like the won around us be taken down and clear the way for new development to occur in this city where families will want to live here raise their children here, send their children to school here. >> trenton has second highest rate of violent crimes in the state in 2016. >>> people living in the back bay area along the jersey shore are demanding officials focus on flooding in their c

mayor kenney and the mayor of reykjavik, iceland, will be there for the departure. >>> police in new jersey say a change in policy when it comes to investigating gun crimes is paying off. it used to take months of testing a gun before police could use the federal data base to see if the weapon had been used in other shootings. now the process is down to just 48 hours. state police say the change has dramatically helped their ability to solve crimes. >>> it could soon be a crime to take a picture or video inside or near a courtroom in pennsylvania without permission from a judge. >> the lawmaker behind the bill says banning cameras protects victims and witnesses from any kind of intimidation or retaliation. violators would face a $5,000 fine and time in jail. the house passed the bill unanymously last week. it now goes to the senate. >>> the pittsburgh penguins off to a winning start in the stanley cup final. >> yeah. on nbc10 last night the pens erupted for three goals late in the first period. the nationals tied it late in the third. pittsburgh scored with less than four minutes to

yesterday, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf joined health officials at city hall. they enjoyed recommendations from the mayor's opioid task force. advocates hope the new guidelines will help boost advocacy and prevention options for people battling substance abuse disorder. >> we have seen the cost of epidemics in the past and we cannot let this happen again. >> mayor kenny says some recommendations from the task force are now city policy. >>> before your son or daughter takes off on their scooter this weekend, there's a recall you should know about. pulse is recalling more than 18,000 pulse scooters. part of the scooter can break and cause the rider to fall. customers should contact the company for a refund. >>> this morning in philadelphia, more than 400 people will participate in the million-dollar bike ride. it begins at highline park on the campus of the university of pennsylvania. the ride supports people with rare diseases. over the past three years, the event has raised more than $3.5 million for research. >>> today in delaware county, the tenth annual run

morning at temple university. 380 officers part of the graduating class speaking to the group mayor kenneyey are doing god's work and urged the cadets to remember the golden rule when serving and emerge themselves in the areas they patrol. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. we in talking to a lot of people about heading to the shore for the holiday weekend. but they'll also be spending some time up in the beautiful pocono mountains. i know i'll be heading up on sunday. our scott williams has your holiday forecast in just 15 seconds. ,. >>> oh it's here. we're talking about the memorial day holiday weekend so will the weather cooperate? well, it won't be completely dry but it won't be a washout either. take look at the forecast. the holiday highlights for the injuries seashore and the delaware beaches. for tomorrow, sunshine to start. then a few afternoon clouds and then there could be some pop-up showers moving through. as we move toward sunday, it's mainly a dry day. but sunday evening and overnight watching another storm system that could bring some showers and then the best

kenney administration announced the proposal to move the headquarters to broad and callowhill. current location better known as round house is at eighth and race and is in need of repairs. city councilman alan dumb who is well known developer plans to vote yes for the move. >> it is a great anchors near residence as cross the street, lot more coming here. >> centrally located which i believe that any police headquarters should be. >> officials say target for new headquarters is spring of 2020. >>> pennsylvania state senate is advancing legislation to allow on line casino style gambling in the keystone state make pag the first state to allow both casinos and lottery to play games on line. the senate estimates the state would make more than 100 million-dollar next year. bill would reinstate a requirement that casinos pay millions to local governments. the bill however still does need house approval. >>> earlier this week our very own pat gallen gave you a sneak peak at walk off. >> fifteen of philadelphia's best restaurant will battle it off to see whose quack coming out on top.

mayor kenney set to hop on the first flight back to iceland. he's going return this weekend. you know it's tough to be mayor. you get to travel and stuff. this is of course helps expand philadelphia's international reach and from what we understand, it's very well priced and wonderful launching off point to the rest of europe. >>> well most of attention is recent days has been on president president trump's son-in-law the russia investigation is now expanding to include the president's personal lawyer. michael cohen who is considered to be one of president trump's closest confidants has now become the focus of the expanding congressional investigation into russian efforts to influence the 2016 campaign. cohen reportedly rejected congressional requests for cooperation into the investigation with a senate intelligence committee and in return granting blanket authority to issue subpoenas as it deems necessary. >> all right. let's get a check of your fox 29 wet authority now. as we take live look at ocean city on another cool, gray day. we say memorial day is that unofficial star