the kenney administration predicted 50,000 to 75,000 people will come into town to take part in the celebration, in addition to the folks here every frit working and going to school. the villanova parade will kick off friday here at 20th and market at 1:00 p.m. sharp and then proceed five blocks east to market down into dillworth park where the tulips are flourishing, this is in the works since friday in case the wildcatted came through. >> they have a philadelphia school and a large regional city in the southeast part of the pennsylvania and we are happy that they won. happy to host it. >> these are scenes from the 85 celebration when villanova pulled off their upset against george town to win the mens title that year. city hall says the tab this time for extra services like police will be picked up by the university and the details were finalized midmorning and it was starting to plan on friday. >> we want folks to come into the city and feel comfortable this is their town and they feel welcome and coming into philadelphia and helping our economy and celebrating big events that we are all pro

this is a big moment for kenney administration as the administration continues to put more pieces of the government together. those appointments set to be announced this afternoon. mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel as the cities new fire boss, incoming fire commissioner, most recently served as deputy secretary of the public safety and home land security for the commonwealth of virginia. mayor kenney's office say thiel helped lead and coordinate state agent is in virginia and was previously the fire chief of alexandria, virginia. thiel will replace derrick sawyer the fire commissioner who was appointed two years ago. on the prison side mayor kenney is naming a 21 employee of the system blanch carney will be the first female in city history to serve as the cities prison commissioner. mayor's office says carney was deputy commissioner of restoring and transitional services. basically she previously work on efforts to treat inmates who had drug and alcohol problems and will also be interesting to hear what the mayor says about her overall prison reform efforts in light of the mov

. >> and two new faces coming to two big jobs, rounding out the kenney administration. the those names and faces would be introduced this afternoon. mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel as the new fire boss, incoming fire commissioner most recently serving as deputy secretary of public safety and home land security for the commonwealth of virginia. the mayor kenney says that thiel will help lead and coordinate state agencies there and serve as fire chief in alexandria, virginia. one of the larger cities down that way. thiel replaces derek sawyer who was appointed two years ago by mayor nutter you may recall. mayor kenney is naming a 21 year employee of the system blanch carney will become the first tea mail. she was deputy commissioner of restorative serve which is which means she guided efforts to treat inmates with drug and alcohol problems and other issues there. it will be interesting to go see what the mayor says regarding overall prison reform efforts. he has touched on it in the past, of course, it is a national movement. right now, to reform prison systems t

some estimates came out from the kenney administration about projections for friday's parade and celebrationhere around city hall, they project from out of town will come some 50,000 to 75,000 people for the parade and celebration due to begin here at 1:00 p.m. friday afternoon about five blocks from city hall. the villanova parade will kick off friday here at 20th and market at 1:00 p.m. sharp and proceed five blocks east down market into dill worth park where the tulips and daffodils are thriving. >> we want to make sure villanova was on board, we offered philadelphia as a venue and they thought it through and thought about what they wanted to do. they won the championship. we are the venue but they are the team and the school. >> these are scenes from the 85 celebration, when villanova pulled off their earth shaking upset of powerhouse georgetown to win the title that year. city hall says the tab this time for extra services like added police deployment will be picked up by the university. the initial talks started friday before the region for celebration was a real thing. >> the rails wi

where he drew the ire the kenney administration when attacked the mayor's 3-cent -- three penny tax proposal on sugary drinks. bernie sanders says it's regressive and funds pre k on the backs of the poor. kenney's people say sanders is all wet on that. more on that at 6:00. >>> police say accused robber made their job pretty easy after hitting several businesses police say he practically walked right into their handcuffs. >> good movely. >>> and it was his dream come true playing for the philadelphia eagles until a serious injury took him off the field for good. >> i just remember lying on the turf at the vet screaming, you know, the pain was just unbearable. >> how he turned everything around and is now making history in south jersey. >>> plus, a dangerous weather phenomenon in china sending children and teachers running and this wasn't the worst of it. what happened when a little boy was whipped into the air. >> wow. coming up all new at 6:00 o'clock the shuddered revel casino could be back open sooner than expected but folks will have the chanced to something very different inside. how th

. >> reporter: two big jobs that help round out the rest of mayor kenney's administration. some people are even wondering about the timetable but the mayor's office says that they conducted national searches for two of these positions here we're talking about and the announcement will be made this afternoon. mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel as the new fire boss. incoming fire commissioner was most recently the deputy secretary of public safety and home land security for the commonwealth of virginia. mayor kenney's office say thiel helped lead and coordinate several state agencies there ape was previously the fire chief for alexandria. thiel will replace derek sawy eras fire commissioner who was a pointed two years ago by mayor nutter at the time. on the prison side mayor kenney is naming a 21 year employee of the prison system blanch carney will be the first female in the cities history to serve as prison commissioner. mayor's office say they did launch a national search and found the best qualified candidates right here in the city. and in the prison system there

the fire commissioner appointed by mayor nutter and stayed on during the early days of the kenney administration. on the prison side, mayor kenney is naming a 21 year-old employee of the system, blanch carney, who in fact was one of the first females in the the city to serve as prison commissioner. mayor's office says she previously guided effort to treat inmates with drug and alcohol problems. it will be also interesting to see what the mayor says about overall prison reform efforts. he has talk bit before. maybe he will say more about that. with the announcement of carney as the new prisons commissioner there, they are boating to be introduced at 1:00 o'clock at city hall in the mayor's reception. of course, we will be there. >> back to you. >> of course, we will. all right. >>> we will continue to talk about the loss of ed snider. the philadelphia eagles reacting to the news. the team tweeting out a statement from eagles chairman and ceo, jeffery lurie, and it read in part ed was a true visionary and a pioneer who did tremendous things for our city. and for the sport of hockey. >> and in a st

. >> things go as your career is planning them to go, eight years of the kenney administration is what how many more championships do you we get, during two terms as you predict. >> well, steve, we are smooth and we are ready that we can create an event a at anytime any year and we are ready to did all of our sports, so bring it on report report sheila hess, former sheila from south philadelphia, first live interview on tv, i think i will give her a 9.9. >> that is great, i want a ten. >> why in the give her a ten. >> don't be so hard. >> reporter: you have to have room to grow. >> you can always improve. >> sue, we need to pick it up with how cold it is, with coach jay wright, he said i'm not sure if i should have mize t-shirt, varsity letterman. >> jay wright did think he would need a warm jacket, coat or sweat shirt and he is indeed correct because we have temperatures in the 30's and 40's right now. we will be in the upper 40's by parade time but the breezes will make it feel colder. now looking north and west of the city, you can see a couple sprinkles, snow flakes around, not a w

mayor kenney will formally announce two new appointments to his administration.ources last week had told "action news" adam thiel will be the new commissioner. he comes from virginia where he served as deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security for the pelt. where that he was the fire chief in alexandria. branch kearny will serve as the new prisons commissioner. she's been with the prison system for more than two decades. in january 2015 she was appointed deputy commissioner for restorative and transitional services. her previous role was overseeing programs that served inmates with substance abuse issues. she has a bs in psychology from lincoln university and has a degree from bryn mawr college graduate school of social work and social resources. again, that announcement comes this afternoon here at city hall. we're live at city hall, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> police in gloucester county released a sketch of a man they say claimed to work for a gas company so he could burglarize a house. the woman said she confronted the nan her hom

the three spots in his administration, mayor jim kenney has to fill, why two philly broadcasters spent off season learning spanish. check in two, three, four times a day "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> and coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", we are live with a lingering problems from yesterday's deadly amtrak crash. >> plus, one more win, that's all villanova needs to bring the title home to the main line. true story of >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> big crash, bang, loud bang, and the whole train shook. >> passengers are rattled after a deadly amtrak crash kills two workers there is morning, investigators are trying to figure out just what went wrong at the impact the crash will have on the morning commute. >> plus, one more win for the wildcats. the villanova is on the brink of a national championship tonight. we have the keys to the game as the wildcats try to make history in houston. >> and, get ready for some april showers. storm scan3 shows us rain heading our way today. katie will

. >> mayor kenney reflects on his first 100 days in office and says his administration is just getting started. the report highlights cities progress in five key areas including economic security, and development, education and public safety. the report also listed some fulfilled campaign promises, including a plan to fund universal prek and bringing in an end to recession era policies like fire department brown outs. >>> we woke up to rain this morning. tomorrow some of you could face blast of winter. a freeze warning has been issued. justin drabick is live with who will be freezing. >> it that time of the year we will still get cold air, and warm afternoons. get ready for sunshine in our forecast. we have it the right now. that helped warm temperatures back in the lower 60's. we did not make to it 63 at philadelphia international. the that is right on target on average for this time of the year. fifty-nine the high up in allentown. the current temperatures, still very comfortable outside, mid 50's, in the coolest suburbs north and west of the city, to still lower 60's across delaware

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney's only been in office a short time but making it clear, education is a major focus of his administration. today, he paid a visit to the technical school in north philadelphia. mayor kenney spoke with students, parents and teachers. the mayor continues to make a push for more funding from harrisburg to help students, like the ones he met today, realize their full potential. >> the money they spend, the money we're asking for from harrisburg would be well spent in schools like this, kid have opportunity to go from high school to work. >> the sugar drinks tax he proposed could go a big way to helping fund schools across the district. >> country's oldest and largest track and field competition will be in full swing tomorrow in university city. penn relays draw high school and college athletes and hopefuls to franklin field. today's events included the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. tomorrow through saturday, fans will be packed for the final championship of mercury lay. for many, an opportunity to get a sneak preview of the pros who may compete this summer in rio. >> i saw that guy

forum with mayor jim kenney and police commissioner richard ross on the status of what his team has a controversial and racist stop and frisk policy implemented by the prior administration. but the meeting ended in chaos, and had to be shut down. >> the meeting had started in an orderly fashion with mayor jim kenney saying he kept his campaign prom toys even unconstitutional stopping and frisking of police for no reason. he said officers are required to have reasonable suspicion as required by the constitution. >> policies and procedures... and supporting an environment that are unprecedented in the country. >> reporter: mayor apologized for what went on before he took office which some people were not buying it. >> we're not here to listen to all this nonsense about these policies and numbers and all this bleep. >> reporter: the reverend gregory who will exton reminded people they were in the house of god and then unloaded on the mayor himself. >> unaudible. >> reporter: one lady, decided to sign a petition to demand police get out of their neighborhoods. >> unaudible. >> reporter: mayor tried to speak but kept getting interrupted. >> unaudible. >> reporter: soon there

administrative leave. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, the city a's lgbt community honors jim kenney and we will tell you why. >>> later it was a fantastic event today at lincoln financial field as hundreds of the youngsters took over. we will tell what you made this event so special. >>> and after two straight losses, phillies try to win one against the nationals. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> 12,000 people walk to raise awareness about oregon donation today. twentieth annual donor dash stepped off from the art museum. it is organized by gift of life program. there was a 3-d walk and five and 10k raises. on the walked in teams as they celebrated those who received life saving transplants, and honored those who gave them those second chances. >>> families with loved ones battling serious illness and disabilities got a welcome break today. they enjoyed lunch, entertainment and cruise on the delaware river. the spirit of philadelphia partners with the kelly ann dolan memorial fund to host 400 children, their parents, siblings, for 40 years the fund has work

kenney went through a national search before deciding on a man for firefighting executive. from maryland and now from virginia. out going commissioner derek sawyer was too close to mayor nutter's administration. >> it's no knock on him. i want a fresh set of eyes going forward. >> the firefighters union says they are displeased. and says it's all politics. local 22 says they are disappointed that the mayor went out side of the department. >> there are many number of qualified members of the fire department that could have taken over the position. and the mayor chose to go outside of the department. >> you okay with that? >> i don't have a choice. >> i work with all kinds of groups and i look forward to working in this setting. >> the mayor stayed inside of the prison system to name a new commissioner. blanche carnie. >> they are people mostly non-violent drug offenders that need help. >> this is not just to pass the time, we have education and parenting skills and various reentry services. >> mayor kenney knew he would take flak for going outside of the fire department, but thought it would be better to go outside rather than have the view of favoring one over the other. i'm vernon odom, cha

kenney says he wanted someone with a different perspective. >> i think commissioner has done a good job but some decisions made by administration in the last eighta serious problem in our department, brown outs, and there is a new need for fresh set of eyes. >> reporter: existing commissioner derek sawyer has been with the department for more than 30 years but in the commissioner role just last than two. the group representing some 400 current black philadelphia fire fighters, also criticized the mayor, for releasing a statement reading in part, while we respect the mayor exercising his prerogative to choose his own administration, we could not believe that there is justification for removing an effective leader with i a stellar record. in commissioner sawyer's tenure philadelphia has experienced its lowest recorded annual fire death rate in its entire history. when asked about concern over his appointment, the response was he is looking ahead. >> i'm looking forward to working with local 22 and working with everybody in our department to make sure we have diverse, inclusive work place and that we have everything that we need, training, equipmen

the city of philadelphia under mayor kenney, darryl clark, you can go to any council office or anyone in the administration, they all know about it, it is just one ooh thousand people got it, but yet we have 40,000 that didn't get it. unbelievable. >> ryan in the control room, can you make sure you get that website on the lower third graphic there and the phone number, so say it again real slowly. >> (215)686-9200. the website www you earned it philly.com. >> is it easy to figure out once i go to the website. >> it is easy. one more thing, we sent letter few weeks ago to president obama, we'll see how he react to this, copied everybody, and we asked him to merge the earned income tax bracket credit formula with the tax returns filed through the irs which would make sense the irs can just sends out the checks, that's pope lull any if the your that will happen. we have to get our politicians on board with merging income tax brackets with the returns and the checks go to the people. >> now, is this as simple as just marking it and filing? >> yes, 516 questions you have to fill out. city of philadelphia are ve

administration, officer hartnett was shot. he's struggling but going back very well. and this officer is going to do the same thing. >> reporter: and philadelphia mayor kenney went on toble to have a conversation with officer james mccollough last night. he said he was able to carry on a solid conversation. he had a strong handshake. that was all before the officer was taken up to his recovery room here at penn presbyterian hospital. a lot of people very relieved this morning that he is expected to be okay. and that he was able to react so quickly in the field after he was shot and apply that first aid tourniquet to himself. reporting live in university city, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> thank you. with the nbc 10 app we send information right to your phone as soon as we have it. you can stay connected on breaking stories like the officer being shot, as they happen, by downloading the free nbc 10 app. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a cool start. look at the sunshine reflecting off the building at center city. that's a live view from the loews hotel in center city. blue sky overhead. we're on our way to a beautiful d