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linda long was promoted to be the city's first female fire battalion chief and crystal yates became theirst african-american woman to serve as chief of paramedic services. yates long and 22 other candidates were sworn in to their new ranks at the fire academy in northeast philadelphia. [applause] >> i am so excited and proud to be able to be a representative of all the women in the fire department. 'cause i may be the first female bat at a i -- battalion chief but i doubt i'll be the last. >> there has been a deliberate effort to recruit women firefighters and paramedics. >> opening day for your philadelphia phillies. >> just one game but so far looking pretty good, jim. >> good. >> we'll take it. opening day should be a national holiday. in that regard happy new year. phillies open the regular season with the reds in 14 that was last in runs scored last season. phils bats are showing some life. this is the firings game -- first game of a three game seven. phillies strike first in the first inning with the first batter. that's cesar hernandez leading off the game with a home run off sco

fire captain linda long will become the city's first female battalion chief. long joined the department as a pair medic in 1990. she's the first person ever to rise through the ranks as both a paramedic and a firefighter. >>> 5:04. decision 2017. today is the deadline for major party candidates in the race for the new jersey governor to file petitions. the primary is june 6th. independent candidates have until that day to get their petitions in. on the democratic side, former ambassador bill murphy is leading and funding his campaign himself. he's running against former treasury official jim johnson, state senator ray lesniak, and assemblyman john russnewski. on the republican side, kim guadagno is leading. running also is jack chetterelly and commissioner steve rogers also running. >>> health care was the big topic at a town hall by democrat dwight evans. >> he spoke to a friendly crowd of constituents yesterday at drexel university. many wanted to talk about obamacare and the reform that's are needed to the system. congressman evans spoke about the divisive

fire commissioner thiel swore in captain linda long today. she's also the first person male or female to rise through the ranks as a paramedic and a firefighter. she was one of two dozen promotiopromotions today also pg department history is paramedic captain crystal yates. she became the city's first african-american female paramedic services chief. ♪ >>> it's hank. the city is redoing south american street. skinny one block long but it is historic. is it worth the seven hadn't dread to us san they'll spend on it my take is depends on who you are and where you live. >> most important the city will put up sick hundred thousand dollars you better jump on it because you don't know when the chance the next city will get my morning. >> hard to logic with tom mc feeley logic. when the city wants to renovate your street let them do their thing. >> that's what convinces me. if they don't do it it will go to another street. not that there aren't streets that are worthy. >> reporter: there are. we'll get to that. but first, 700 grand for one block? it

linda long is the first female fire battalion chief.egan her career as the paramedics, rise to go captain. she then left, then started over in the philadelphia firefighter academy. long is the first ever to be both a paramedic and firefighter. crystal yates is the city's first after can american paramedics services chief. >> i'm excited, and nervous, and proud to be able to stand here for all of the other women in the fire department. >> i stand on the shoulders of other, hopefully my shoulders strong enough so that people can stand on mine. >> what a message. so proud of those two women. and the swearing in was an informal ceremony, so these two can get to work. the formal celebration with all of the proper pomp and circumstance is set for june. con yacht lakes cents. >> speaking of pomp and circumstance, it is 4:43. >> and katie is here with another check of the forecast. what pomp and circumstance, katie? >> i know, she doesn't feel well. she has a head coal. i'm just trying to make her feel better. >> i think it is an allergy driven

. >> linda long the first woman to become fire battalion chief. began her career as paramedic, rise to go captain, left and started over in the philadelphia firefighter academy. crystal yates now the city's first after can american paramedic services chief. >> i'm excited, and nervous, and proud to be able to stand here for all of the other women in the fire department. >> i stand on the shoulders every others, hopefully my shoulders strong enough so that some people can stand on mine. >> we are so proud of them. yesterday's swearing in ceremony was an informal ceremony, so these trail blazing women can get right to work. set for june. big congratulations, again. >> delivery driver stops at a home that drops off groceries, but leaves with boxes worth more than a thousand dollars. >> find out what was inside those packages, and how the delivery service is responding. >> and, good news for the procrastinators among us, jim, have you filed your taxings yet? >> yes, i have. >> boy, i still have not. you also too have time if you haven't filed your tax

fire captain linda long will become the first female fire chief. is the first person ever to rise through the ranks as both a paramedic and a firefighter. >>> major league baseball is back and for the second straight season the phillies open the 2017 campaign on the road in cincinnati. the first pitch is set for 10 minutes after 4:00. the game can be seen on csn. >>> nbc 10 will help welcome them home. you can watch the home opener against the washington nationals friday right here on nbc 10. and before the first pitch be sure to catch our pregame show starting at 2:00 p.m. >>> coming up on nbc 10 news, a teacher goes the extra mile for her students and get rewarded. we'll show you how she was able to get a bike for every single student at her school. careful joe, they've got you outnumbered. the dinosaurs' extinction... don't listen to them. not appropriate. now i'm mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter... why don't you sit over here. something for everyone is awesome. find your awesome with the xfinity stream app. more to stream to every

. >> captain linda long took the oath as the fire chief alongside her is captain crystal yates, the first african-american female paramedic. yates father served in the fire department. i want to einstein that the fire department paid for. we had to give back three years of service, i never saw this as a career option. my dad hates when i say, i'm probably the son he never had. >> congratulations. long joined the fire department as paramedic in 1990. she is the first person male or female that rose through the ranks as paramedics and firefighters. >> i saw the fire truck in kindergarten, and i loved it. i loved being on the truck with the guys, it's like playing the best game in the whole world you're using strategy and tactics and knowledge and experience. >> nine out of ten members of the philadelphia fire department are men. the department has an application online. >> reporter: all right, welcome back everyone, 7:23 sunday morning, if you're heading to citizens bank park, it's a nice day, lots of sunshine and a warm day, 64 degrees at the first pitch 1 5:00 p.m. 9th inning, 68 and sunn

linda long began her career as paramedic. she quit and started over in the firefighter academy.is the first ever to be both a paramedic and firefighter. crystal yates is the city's first african-american paramedic services chief. >> i'm excited and nervous and proud to be able to stand here for all the other women in the fire department. >> i stand on the shoulders of others and hopefully my shoulders are strong enough so people can stand on mine. >> these trail blazing women can get to work. the formal celebration is set for june. >> actor harrison ford is cleared for takeoff. ford's lawyer says the actor will not be penalized for accidentally landing his plane at a taxi way back in february. you can see ford there flew right over an american airlines plane. the faa could have fined ford or have taken away his pilot's license. >>> just a few minutes ago you saw north carolina outlast gonzaga. >> nicole brewer is here to play the name game with the tarheels and bulldogs. >> maybe you know location of the school, right? or maybe you know the mascot or maybe not. we put silly to t

linda long began her career as paramedic. she quit and started over in the firefighter academy.a paramedic and firefighter. crystal yates is the city's first african-american paramedic services chief. >> i'm excited and nervous and proud to be able to stand here for all the other women in the fire department. >> i stand on the shoulders of others and hopefully my shoulders are strong enough so people can stand on mine. >> these trail blazing women can get to work. the formal celebration is set for june. >> actor harrison ford is cleared for takeoff. ford's lawyer says the actor will not be penalized for accidentally landing his plane at a taxi way back in february. you can see ford there flew right over an american airlines plane. the faa could have fined ford or have taken away his pilot's license. >>> just a few minutes ago you saw north carolina outlast gonzaga. >> nicole brewer is here to play the name game with the tarheels and bulldogs. >> maybe you know location of the school, right? or maybe you know the mascot or maybe not. we put silly to the test to see how much they

fire captain linda long will be the first woman battalion chief. e department as a pair medic in 1990 and is the first person ever to rise through the ranks as both a paramedic and a firefighter. >>> the second oldest black baptist church in pennsylvania is recrea-creating the past. monumental baptist church turned 50. to celebrate they re-enacted a pilgrimage they made in 1967 from their old church to the new location. they even cut a ribbon before going inside as they did in the past. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with you and watching the roads. we're watching the roosevelt boulevard. the sun coming up there looks really nice. our cameras around 17th street, no major problems or delays. at least that are reported for now. most of the major traffic picking up. we'll have updates on the trouble spots at about 6:30. for now we'll check on the forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 15 minutes before sunrise. clouds out there but skies brightening nicely. what you're not seeing is rain. that's due in tonight. the neighborhood for

linda long was swarp i sworn ine first battalion chief and crystal was the first african-american women'samedic chief in northeast philadelphia. 20 other personnel were promoted today. >> target has targeted another philadelphia location opening at 6th and spring garden in northern libby. target has three other locations and a fourth slated to hope in spring garden this october. severe weather moved through georgia lifting the roof off of the fire station west of atlanta. fortunately, there were no injuries there. there was a brief ground stop at the airport in atlanta. at one point 50,000 people were without power in the atlanta region today. >> they had more than a dozen tornado reports today. it's the same system bringing us rain. >> we are not getting severe weather, but we are getting rain. the rain has arrived in philadelphia right now. it's on the light side. you see the lighter shade of green. working into burlington county, chatsville as well. this has heavy downpour through newark delaware, salem new jersey, cumberland county, new jersey and this is pushing north. we could get a

promoted their first ever female fire battalion chief, fire commissioner tiehl, swore in captain linda longesterday. she's also the first person, male or female, that rose through the ranks as both a paramedic, and a fire fighter. she joined the department as a paramedic back in 1990 and 14 years ago at age of 39 she decided i will switch gears and become a fire fighter. she said it took a lot of hard work to get where she is right now. >> i'm so excited, proud to be able to be a representative of all of the woman in the fire department because i may be the first female battalion chief but i doubt i will be the last. >> absolutely, claps and qued owes all the way around. there were two dozen promotions. also making history crystal yates, paramedic captain, cities first african-american pea mail paramedic services chief. nicely done. >> congratulations. >>> road to redemption, may have been paved with good intentions. >> last year villanova came out on top against north carolina tar heels, well, this is a very different story. sean has you covered with more sports in a minute. >>> coming up

. >> reporter: linda long is first woman to be fire battalion chief, she began as a paramedic, rising to captain , and then at 39, she quit, starting over in the philadelphia fire fighter academy. >> became a fire fighter. fire fighter lieutenant, fire fighter captain. >> reporter: now grandmother is chief and first ever to be both a paramedic and fire fighter. >> you know, i'm excited, and nervous, and very proud to be able to stand here for all of the other women in the fire department. >> this is a great, look at our future success. we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: fire commissioner adam tiehl says mostly male department is working to recruit more women but it is not easy. >> it is just in the something i saw women do so i never thought to do it. >> reporter: crystal yates is cities first african-american paramedic services chief. her father, a retired fire fighter joined the department when it was all male in the 1970's. today she has role models like lieutenant diane mercer, one of the first woman to join in 1985 and long, her first mentor. >> i stand on the shoulders of

fire commissioner adam tiehl swore in captain linda long yesterday. she's also the first person, man or woman, who rose through the ranks as both a paramedic and then a fire fighter. she join the fire department as a par medicine nick 1990 and then 14 years ago at age of 39 she said i want to be a fire fighter. lots of hard work later now she's where she is today. >> so excited and proud to be a woman representing the women in the fire department. i may be the first but i doubt i will be the last. >> thank you. there were two dozen promotions yesterday and more history was made there paramedic captain crystal yates because came cities first african-american female paramedic, services chief, nicely done. >> big congratulations, proud of them all. >>> airplane woes, harrison ford in the clear. >> so, he learned whether he will face charges after landing in a big scare in the airport, a big plane and little one coming across the runway, like what? weak explain what happened. >>> i feel, time to look at that money n your health at 5:25, the smell of panca

fire commissioner thiel sworn in captain linda long today.irst person mail or female to rise through the ranks as both a paramedic an firefighter. long join the fire department as a paramedic back in 1990 and 14 years ago at the age of 39 she decided she wanted to be a firefighter. she says it took lots of hard work to get where she is today. >> i'm so excited. i'm proud to be able to be a representative of all the women in the fire department because i may be the first female ba toll yann chief but i doubt i'll be the last. >> good for her. to dozen promotion today's. also making department history, is paramedic captain crystal yates. she just became the city's first african-american female paramedic services chief. >>> severe weather moves through parts of the southern u.s. high winds and rain leaving major destruction. fox's will car has the story from louisiana. >> reporter: the entire state of louisiana put on high alert as a storm system with hurricane force winds crawls across the deep south. >> this is the highest level of warning tha

captain linda long is officially the city's first female fire battalion chief.edic captain crystal yates is now the city's very first african-american female paramedic services chief. they were sworn in at the philadelphia fire academy today along with more than 20 other personnel who received promotions. captain long is the first person male or female to go through the ranks as both a paramedic and a firefighter. she was a paramedic captain in 2003 when she decided to then also join the fire department at 39 years old. >> the first volunteer fire department i tried to join wouldn't let me in 'cause i was a woman. i'm so excited and proud to be able to be a representative of all the women in the fire department because i may be the first female battalion chief but i doubt i'll be the last. >> i think that you always go forward. it's not always going to be easy. hold your own, stand your ground, know that you can do it, know that you have the strength to do it and go for it. >> those are the inspirational words from newly minted paramedic services chief crystal y

administrator linda mcmahon, who has been a friend of mine for a long time -- [applause] long time. she's done an incredible job in business, by the way. administrator seema verma, secretary betsy devos, and, of course, my good friend from south carolina who is a very tough competitor, i want to tell you -- nikki haley, ambassador. she is doing fantastically well. [applause] and we're also joined, of course, by florida attorney general, highly respected, pam bondi. so i want to thank you, pam. thank you. [applause] elaine chao, our secretary of transportation, who's a real expert. she was secretary of labor, but she said, i really wanted to be secretary of transportation. that's a real expertise, and she's doing incredibly. she would have been here, but she's celebrating the 50th anniversary of the department of transportation right now as we speak. and we're going to work on infrastructure and we're going to put up one of the big and great infrastructure bills of all time. [applause] we're going to get our infrastructure fixed in our country, and we're going to rebuild our country,

administrator linda mcmahon, who has been a friend of mine for a long time. long time. [applause] done an incredible job in business, by the way. gurma, betsy seema devos, and of course my good friend from south carolina, who who is a very good competitor, nikki haley, ambassador, she's doing a great job. we're also joined by florida attorney general, highly respected, pam bondi. want to thank you, pam. elaine chao, our secretary of transportation, who is a real expert. she was secretary of labor. she said, i really wanted to be secretary of transportation. that's her real expertise. she's doing incredibly. she would have been here but she's celebrating the 50th anniversary of the department of transportation right now as we speak and we're going to work on infrastructure and we're going to put up one of the big and great infrastructure bills of all time. we're going to get our infrastructure fixed in our country. and we're going to rebuild our country and that's what we need. lots of jobs, also. and i want to thank ford, you saw their big announcement yesterday. so man

it was a long way from yorba linda to the white house.when my father was 11 years old, his teacher asked each student in the class to write an answer to the question, what do you want to be or do when you grow up? my father wrote that he wanted to help the people. that spirit characterized young richard's dream and guided him through the tumultuous times in which he lived. from military service in the navy during the second world war to congressman, senator, vice president, president, and elder statesman, his life was a tapestry of accomplishments to make a safer and better america and world. a journey through the library is a journey through the history of the second half of the 20th century, an era that has been described as the age of nixon. that will history includes the herder committee, missions abroad for president eisenhower, promoting minority businesses, desegregation of schools in the south, title 9, bringing women into high positions of responsibility in government, a matter of simple justice, lowering the voting age to 18, en

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long time anchor linda cohn says inserting politics in sports has hurt espn. here is her quote. of it, people leaving the network, people turning off the network. i don't know how big of a percentage, if anyone wants to ignore that fact they are blind. jared mack joins us, fox news radio guy. i say politics is hurting espn but you disagree. >> politics versus nationalism. there is a difference between red and blue, versus red, white and blue. there are different political issues became a matter for espn, whether about colin kaepernick or people talking about giving courage award to caitlyn jenner or michael sam. it is not about which side. i believe espn kind of blows the way the wind blows or the way they believe the wind is blowing. stuart: come on, they're dominated by leftist politics. >> maybe, maybe not. stuart: aren't they? >> my belief, they think what does the audience want. stuart: hold on a second. espn website. >> yes espn w.com. stuart: they post ad poem in praise of joanne chesimard who is a cop killer hiding out in cuba for last 35 years. that is on the espn websi

. >> reporter: linda with the brandywine spca say they are more than happy to open up for cats and dogs who made the long trek. >> when we have extra space we want to help where ever we can and these animals never would have had a chance for a family without us. this is why we do this work. >> reporter: journey for these 56 cats and dogs still has a way to go. brandywine spca has been looking for forever homes for these fury friend. >> they are really friendly, very ready to go in the home what we will do is medically assess them and we will make decision opposite adoption availability. we are hoping within the next couple days they are ready to go home. >> reporter: they say it is part of the initiative to help shelfers in puerto rico, driving for change around the way animals are treated. justin udo for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> an important traffic warning for philly drivers, the first phase of the road closures is now in effect around art museum ahead of the 2017 nfl draft. >> this is a live picture near art museum where certain closures are now in effect after kick nothing at midnight spring gard

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creighton and evelyn townsend and linda wheatley and many, many others, we were able to share that story and build that common bond to begin the work that is taking so long legacy of harriet tubman. that, but toto do capture the vision she had to bring people together, to be able to really understand our history, to share in that history. it is a dark history. but, it is something we all have to deal with a because it impacts each and every one of us . and here in dorchester county, we want to uphold a new vision. a new vision that wasn't the essence of harriet tubman. she believed we needed to build on our strength. -- that was the essence of harriet tubman. think about that. as we do in underground railroad and able to think about freeing the people, moving people, feeding people, taking care of people, introducing to one another, how do you do that? you do that by building relationships and find it out what each person has to offer regardless of what they look like. and you build the bridge. and you build railroads. and you make progress. we celebrate that today and asked the state and local and federal level and communities have come together to put

crayton, evelyn townsend, linda wheatly and many, many others, that we were able to share that story and build that common bond to begin the work that is tha has taken so long the vision she had to bring people together, to be able to really understand our history, to share in that history. and it's a dark history, but it's something that we all have to deal with because it impacts each and every one of us. and here in dorchester county, we want to uphold a new vision, a new vision that was, i think, the essence of harriet tubman. she believed that we needed to build on our strengths and our relationships. so, think about it. as we do an underground railroad and we are able to think about freeing people, moving people, feeding people, taking care of people, introducing folks to one another, how do you do that? you do that best by building relationships and finding out what each person has to offer, regardless of what they look like. and you build the bridge. and you build the railroad. and you make progress. so, we celebrate that today. and as the state and the federal level and the communities have come together to put together this -- some $22 million fac

long and distinguished biographies. we will go in the order they are presented in the program. first, we will have linda gordon, who is the university professor in humanities and florence kelly professor at new york university. she is the author of, among other things, cossack rebellions , heroes of their own lives: the moral property of women, pitied but not entitled, single mothers and the history of welfare, the great arizona orphan abduction, which when the bank or prize for the best book in u.s. history, and her latest book is called the second coming of the kkk, the ku klux klan and the .merican political tradition second, we will hear from richard wright, professor of american history at stanford university. professor whyte is a recipient of numerous honors, as are all of our panelists today. received jury .election finalist he's also the past president of this organization, the organization of american historians. he has been a macarthur fellow. various other awards and prizes, including a guggenheim fellowship. he has a forthcoming book entitled the republic for which it stands, the united stat