>> april/may. >> if you have a handicap lynn abraham lots of name i.d. hardy williams a name and operation around and the ability to raise money. he'll have the cash, i'm not sure lynn will, you get into the mayor, rendell, governor rendell he knows how to raise money. >> what does that tell you he sports ken here. >> i guess because he thinks that ken would be a employ mayor, he has the brains and the ability. >> did he support evans when nutter ran? >> ken would bring in a national prospective, we've never had a latino mayor on the east coast. >> or a women. >> lynn abraham has name recognition from 20 years ago. a lot of people were not lynn abraham fans laurel among democrat also. anthony hardy williams, for good or bad how you feel about charter schools he is a known quantitiy, he has delivered. it's almost like people who is going to grab the millennial market. i don't see that being lynn abraham. who is going to grab the business corridor? whose going to grab women? >> you've done a lot of thinking about this. >> i defer to you on all of that. the

lynn abraham is running for mayor.crat made the announcement today. >>> let's take a look at the candidates who have officially declared candidacy. lynne abraham, terry gillen, ken trujil trujillo, anthony williams is expected to announce in about an hour from now and former mayor nutter spokesman doug oliver is also considering a run. >> nbc 10 first alert weather tracking antarctic blast. gripping our çarea, cold temperatures didn't keep people from shopping at the italian mark net south philly. shoppers smartly bundled up before hitting the vendors outside. in haddonfield, the sidewalks were less crowded today. a few people and at least one dog we spotted here with our camera were out for a walk through the camden county town. let's see where temperatures are headed right now. >> for that we turn to nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn? >> renee, we do have very cold weather across the area now. we'll have a very good night tonight. we won't be seeing a repeat of the records we s

lynn abraham smiled and insisted ed rendell would be standing next to her come primary. i asked him about that comment? he kind of smiled and said he doesn't know who he is standing next to in a few months. we will be inside williams out and have a live report at 6:00. live from olde city, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks much. >>> fire fighters return to the columbus farmer market in burlington county today to put out hot spots left behind from yesterday's big four alarm fire. today parts of the market are actually opened, areas that weren't damaged. but even if a shop escaped damage, business is still affect because of reduced food traffic there we are told that this is normally the market's busiest time of the year. >>> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a beauty queen found dead just days before competing in miss worlds. >>> a local business gets a surprise delivery and police want to know why 90-pound of marijuana was sent to that closing store, we're live. >>> new fall out for bill cosby as a former super model makes more explosive allegations agai

facing several charges, including vehicular homicide. >>> former philadelphia district attorney lynne abrahamunning for mayor. the democrat made the announcement today. abraham joins mayor nutter's former aide terry gillen and former city solicitor ken trujillo. former mayor nutter spokesman is also considering a run. anthony williams is expected to announce within the hour. >>> record snowfall in western new york, even more is on the way. >> the weather channel's stephanie abrams is in hamburg to show us how much snowç fell and when more is expected. >> reporter: i want to show you the after-effects of the first storm we got and what we are going to see south of buffalo in hamburg yet again. first what we're dealing with now, this caught may eye. can you see the white hanging over right underneath this roof? that's a mound of snow. i'm getting concerned about all the snow that's going to be falling off the roofs. it's there, across the street on the hotel. it's also sloughed over the edge there. our temperatures as we get into the monday range we're talking 40s, even 50s. that's going to be

two familiar faces have entered the race for mayor of philadelphia, former district attorney, lynn abraham formerly announced this afternoon and state senator anthony williams made his announcement this evening. they join two other candidates already in the race, former solicitor terry gillin, a former aid to mayor michael nutter, the primary will take place next may. tony mack is seeking an appeal of the corruption conviction and the attorney for mack requested a new trial today saying that they misled jurors about evidence during the trial and closing arguments. mack was convicted of bribery and extortion as well as mail and wire fraud. he is currently serving a 58 month prison sentence in west virginia. >>> members of pennsylvania's legislatur legislature, heard from officials of charter schools today, it was the commission's second day of hearings at philadelphia's city hall, they told school officials they are doing more with less and there is nothing more to cut and the commission is charged with distributing state aid to schools. >>> shire, a bio pharmaceutical company in chester br

philadelphia's race for mayor now has more candidates, anthony williams and former district attorney lynn abraham announced their candidacy yesterday. they join terry guillen, the former head of the philadelphia redevelopment authority and ken trujillo, the former solicitor. trujillo attended a panel meeting at temple university. nbc10 moderated that event. trujillo spoke to us about the importance of learning. >> education is not just a political issue, it's the seminal issue of our generation. it's something that we have to get right. it's been the differencemaker in my life and the differencemaker for everybody that i know who has been successful. >> and trujillo said it's time for the city to elect a bold new leader. >>> talk about special delivery glps this morning, philadelphia police are looking into a marijuana mistake that came via fedex. yesterday, for the second day in a row, a store owner called police after this, worth $300,000. the manager of city blue said the packages were addressed to the store but not clearly the recipient. >> somebody is missing a lot of marijuana on the street

. >> reporter: lynn abraham announcing her candidacy. she's the second woman in the ranks. she and terry gillen hope to be the first female mayor. while this was happening -- >> every single one of those people is critical to our success. >> reporter: they formed this panel how to improve education moderated by nbc 10's jim rosenfield. in the audience -- >> education is not just a political issue. >> reporter: he says it's time for the city to elect a bold new leader and more candidates are expected to join the pool. among the names darrell clark, current district attorney seth williams, former spokesman for mayor nutter dug oliver and reporting live in the digital operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> nearly 100 pound of marijuana delivered to the wrong address. next, why the holiday season is the perfect time for dealers to get away with illegal packages. >>> then a man loses control, rolls, ending up in a water retention pond. how good samaritans jumped in to rescue the six people stuck inside. >>> plus this record cold is about to break and just in time for y

it was the scene center of choice for former district attorney lynne abraham as she announced her mayoralid. abraham's resume fits the underdog theme, a jewish woman who became a lawyer, a judge and for nearly 19 years tough cookie da. she made the city's failing public school system the centerpiece of her remarks. >> too many young middle class families who love the city leave it because they can't afford private school and public schools are simply not an opti option. >> reporter: in philadelphia, charter schools have become a lightning rod for controversy. drawing students and funding away from the public schools with the promise sometimes unmet of better results. abraham noted that she herself is ceo avenue charter in reading. >> so it's not that i'm against charter school. what i'm against is selling wholesale the entire public school system to the highest bitter and that's i'm absolutely against. >> reporter: that's happening in philadelphia. >> i think it could happen. >> reporter: democratic political consultant larry ceisler briefs abraham in the front run are in in this race for

. >> reporter: lynne abraham came out firing, saying the next mayor of philadelphia has to fight forairness in school funding, open discussion on the proposed sale of pgw. >> there's a dysfunctional relationship between the mayor's office and city council. >> reporter: at 72 the former five-time district attorney says -- >> i've got lots of dreams, lots of energy, nobody's going to outrun me, outcampaign me, outtalk me, outthink me. >> she will not be the candidate of the established democratic party. >> reporter: a former republican candidate for mayor three times, sam katz says abraham is smart and savvy but wonders if she can raise the kind of money ken trujillo was raising. the former governor mayor ed rendell at his side. anthony williams is announcing now. that makes a foursome of declared candidates with terry gillen, the former city director of federal affairs and there's a long list of undeclared potential candidates including daryll clark, seth williams, doug oliver, former councilman frank rizzo jr., even sam katz. >> i would not consider running under a party banner. the

former district attorney lynn abraham announced her candidacy at the franklin institute.he would be the first woman to hold the office if elected. state senator anthony williams announced his candidacy on independent mall. he ran for governor in 2010. kerry gillen and ken trujillo are also running for the democratic nomination. >>> learn more about the candidates and issues in the race for philadelphia mayor on our web site. go to cbsphilly.com and click on politics. >> a community meeting over a proposed school in schuylkill township. on the former meadowbrooks golf club. now, some who live nearby are opposed to that development project. they say it amounts to a mega development plopped in the middle of an otherwise quiet neighborhood. >>> new tonight, a safety seminar on the main line. "eyewitness news" at the radnor township police department. the seminar called safety and security for religious institutions and schools in today's world was a question-and-answer session. it allowed those taking part to weigh in on security and solutions in the area. there were also dem

lynn abraham. they join the director of redevelopment. speaking of trujillo he was in the audience for a campus discussion on education. he spokes with about the importance of learning. >> education is not just a political issue. it's the seminal issue of our generation. it's something that we have to get right. it's been a differencemaker in my life. it's a differencemaker for everybody that i know that's been successful. >> trujillo said it's time for the city to elect a bold new leader. >>> if hillary clinton decides to run for president in 2016, a member of her own party may challenge her for that nomination. he's former senator jim webb. webb said america's solutions to problems are not simply political, but are tied to leadership. >>> a special shipment that left a local business with a lot of green. >> not the kind of green that you're thinking of. here's what showed up. 90 pounds of marijuana. we will tell you how police think it happened. and why the holiday season is partially to blame. >>> plus, a car careens into an icy pond w

former district attorney lynn abraham will make her formal announcement at the franklin institute atn. state senator anthony williams will announce his candidacy at 5:30 p.m. at the liberty ballroom of the independent visitor's center. they will join two other candidates ken trujillo and kerry gillen a former aid to michael nutter. >>> more than 1,000 casino workers will hold another rally on the atlantic city boardwalk. they will protest the planned shutdown of the trump taj mahal and billionaire investor carl icahn's role in the process. they'll march from the taj to the tropicana which i can can owns. owners of the taj plan to shut it down on december 12th. it would be the fifth casino to close in ac this year. icahn has demanded concessions and state aid to keep the taj open. >> another person has come forward accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. this time it's a former model. we'll give you new details. >> two women down south are accused of stealing wigging from a beauty supply store and then attacking an employee as they tried to get away. david. >> i haven't changed a thing

lynn abraham will slow her hat in the ring first today. e'll formally announce candidacy at noon at the finger lynn institute. state senator anthony williams will announce he's jumping into the race late this afternoon at the independence visitors center. former city solicitor ken trujillo seen coming up a little later here, that's anthony williams obviously and former nutter aide terry gillen have already started their campaigns. >> also happening today, 6abc is teaming up to fight hunger in the delaware valley and we need your help. join us tonight for a live telethon to benefit philadbundance. volunteers and some surprise guests will man the phones to take your donations from 4:00 until 6:30 tonight. you can also go online to 6abc.com for a link to the philadbundance donation page. >> it's been colder around here, much colder but this time of year we're really not ready for it. >> no, we're not acclimated. that's why it might feel especially uncomfortable for us yesterday and today as well. storm tracker 6 shows you we're dry. as we head

lynn abraham said she wants the city's top job. >> i have got lots of dreams, lots of energy, nobody will out run me, out campaign me, out think me, i have got more energy then all of the candidates put together. >> reporter: other candidates include 10trujillo a city solicitor who met with ed rendell and other potential donors during a private lunch. he said education is his big campaign issue. >> it is so tight and so fundamental to everything that we're doing f we don't get that right everything else fall will by the way side. >> reporter: former nutter staffer terry gillon announce that had a couple months ago in september. she did not have any public events listed today. but we are live at the independent visitor center, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> race to watch, thanks very much. >>> votes are now tallied and best public rest room in the united states has been named. >> we told but the local landmark that was in the running, still a ahead at 6:00 how does long wood gardens stack autopsy against the competition. >>> also ahead more on the bitter blast that has gr

former philadelphia district attorney, lynn abraham announced her candidacy at the franklin institute yesterday. she wants to be the first woman to hold the office. a few hours later state senator anthony williams a announced his candidacy on independent mall. he ran for governor in 2010. two others are also running for the democratic nomination. >>> is there much more to cover on "eyewitness news" this morning, straight ahead, a safety ranking just released revealed some alarming new information about several popular minivans. >>> the critical test that these vehicles failed when we come back in two minutes. >>> a safety rating shows minivans don't farewell in accidents. insurance institute for highway safety recently tested for four minivanness small front and back crashes. a front corner of your vehicle hits another vehicle or an object like a tree or a utility pole. toyota siena that earned an acceptable rating. previously tested honda odyssey earned a good rating but nissan quest, dodge caravan and chrysler town and country, they all failed. >>> a man accused of bringing a weapon

we start with former philadelphia da lynne abraham. she announced her candidacy at the franklin institute. she wants to become the first woman to hold that office. a few hours later state senator anthony hardy williams announced his candidacy on independence mall. he of course ran for governor in 2010. terry guillen and ken, are also running for the democratic nomination. >> it was a surprising shipment, 90 pounds of pot shows up at one store's front door. the burning question, who sent it? that's next. plus -- >> some of the most vulnerable people and you bilk them for everything they're worth. how do you sleep at night. >> the i-team's charlotte huffman confronts a woman who's committed of stealing millions from the elderly. we talk to this woman who says she was a victim and being held against her will. an i-team exclusive is straight ahead. >> kathy? >> we are finally going to take a break from the cold but the big question is, how long does it last? that answer coming up with the seven day. >> and why a bad marriage can really mea

former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham will officially launch her campaign a at noon time. abraham was the city's first female d.a. and longest serving one. she has been in private practice since she did not run for reelection in 2009. >>> a few hours after abraham's announcement state senator anthony williams will throw his hat in the ring. three other candidates have started to campaign to replace mayor michael nutter next year. primary is in may 2015. >>> we are learning more about the investigation in the death of cooper health ceo and his wife. courier post reports that john sheridan junior and his wife joyce were attack in their home before a fire on september 28th. tom wilson a family spokesmen for sheridan's sons released this statement. quote, from the beginning we say no one wants answers more than us. real answers will come after a full, thorough investigation. we do not conn down releasing information in a piecemeal fashion because of frustration with the process. it is not helpful to getting to the truth to what happened to our parents. we are committed to get

state senator anthony williams and former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham plan to formally announce their bids today. they're both democrats. two other democrats have already announced that they're running, terry gillen, former head of the philadelphia redevelopment authority and ken trujilltrujil former solicitor. and a spokesperson for current mayor michael nutter launched a exploratory committee to look into the race. doug oliver was considering a run as a republican. nowhe says if he throws his hat into the ring, it will be as a democrat. oliver said he will make a decision in the next two months. >>> philadelphia city council says it wants to make sure your holiday travel goes smoothly. that's why they're holding a special hearing later today meant to promote labor harmony at philadelphia international airport. airport workers have been protesting what they call low pay, unsafe working conditions and other problems. council will hear from workers, airline industry experts and labor leaders at this morning's hearing. >>> fire fueled by a forceful wind devoured a popular

former district attorney lynn abraham announced her candidacy today, she said quote we have a city in peril of failure. she said she's willing to break some china to get things done. former city solicitor kenneth trujill o and terry gillon have announced their candidacies. >>> still to come tonight, fresh fall out for growing allegations against bill cosby. >>> and snowed in, we will show you how they are digging out in upstate new york from under 5 feet of snow. cecily? >>> no snow here but plenty of cold air wind chills in the 20's right now i'm tracking a warm up and rain and we will let you know when in the action you weather forecast. >>> a alycia vitarelli joins with us a special report. >> jim, as a new parent i'm learning what many of you already know, if the kid aren't sleeping neither are you. tonight a certified sleep coach is helping all of us, catch some peaceful and restful z's. >>> and it is 11th time a charm, ducis rodgers with the sixers seeking their first win when "action news" continues tonight. fact. fast-acting advil is designed with an ultra-thin coating and fas

state senator anthony williams and former district attorney lynn abraham plan to formally announce their bids for mayor today. they're both democrats. meantime, also a former spokesperson for mayor michael nutter is now considering a run for the office. doug oliver launched an exploratory committee yesterday. at first, he said he was considering a reun as a republican, but now oliver says if he runs, it will be as a democrat. he said he will make a final decision in the next two months. two other democrats have already announced that they're running. terry gillen, former head of the philadelphia redevelopment authority, and ken trujillo, the former city solicitor. the primary will be held in may. >>> the philadelphia city council wants to make sure your holiday travel goes smoothly, so they're holding a special hearing later today meant to promote labor harmony at philly international. airport workers have protested what they call low pay, unsafe working conditions and other problems. council will hear from those workers, also airline industry experts and labor leaders at this morning's

we expect to hear from state senator anthony williams and former philadelphia district attorney lynn abrahamthey'll announce their bids for governor -- rather for mayor formally. and former head of the philadelphia redevelopment authority terry guillen and former city solicitor ken trujillo have announced they'll be running, too. the democratic primary will be held in may. >>> a very generous gift for a local food bank. >> typically people donate food or money but this time a woman donated her house. the food bank of delaware says the woman was a former nurse who recently died of cancer. she did not have a spouse or children. and it's believed that she was a food bank client but she didn't stop at her house. the woman also donated $100,000. >> so we have this woman who's given us the largest gift we've ever received and we can't thank her because she's also passed away. >> the woman did not want her name released. a local realtor volunteered to sell the house for the food bank without taking a commission. >>> a germantown salon is helping people recovering from abuse or mental illness discov

also declaring yesterday former district attorney lynn abraham. they join terry gilliland and ken trujillo a former solicitor. speaking of trujillo, he was in the audience do for a panel on improving education. jim rosenfield moderated that event. trujillo speaks with us about the importance of learning. >> education is not just a political issue, it's a seminal issue of our generation. it's something that we have to get right. it connects everything. it's been the differencemaker in my life and the differencemaker for everybody knew who has been successful. >> trujillo said it's time for the city to elect a bold new leader. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >>> we'll see a lot of sunshine around today. there are a few clouds in the area that will be clearing out. the wind will be picking up this afternoon, and after we reach into the 40s, the temperatures will drop late this afternoon. another blast of cold returning for tomorrow. right now, it is cold in allentown and northeast philadelphia. back in the 20s this morning look at

former district attorney lynne abraham surrounded by mummers playing the rocky theme as she announced mayoral bid today. general election for mayor is next november and right away political experts say she could be a front runner give her name recognition, track record of fighting courtroom and making the is he's failing public school system a centerpiece of her campaign. >> too many young middle class families who love the city leave it because they can't afford private school and public schools are simply not an opti option. >>> another political heavy hitter handy joined the field as well. long time philadelphia state incident anthony williams making at nouns many at independence mall tonight. joking about his true loyalty to the city and its sports scenes before setting higher priorities for what he'd like to do as mayor. >> in spite of sunday -- (laughter). >> -- i still bleed green! for all that makes us great, the city needs to compete not simply on the national stage but we need to think and begin to compete on the world stage. ♪ >> williams wants to create more jobs and impro

former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham will officially launch her campaign today at noon. abraham was city's first female district attorney and longest serving one. she has been in private practice since she didn't run for reelection in 2009. >>> a few hours after abraham's announcement state senator anthony williams will they his hat in the ring. three other candidates have started campaigning to replace mayor michael nutter next year. primary is may 2015. >>> a casino controversy in philadelphia, why some people say a new hotel and casino will be bad for their neighborhood, that is coming up. >>> also fall out mounting for bill cosby in the wake of the growing sex assault controversy, now a former super model is adding her name the two list of woman who claims that the comedian raped her. >>> you have seen grocery stores and menus and restaurants, thousands of people jumped on the gluten free band wagon but is this the answer to some health problems or just a new diet the craze. we have details coming up in the healthwatch. >>> ♪ >> we like to break dean-o out but we usu

lynn abraham announced her candidacy at the franklin institute this morning. she served as district attorney in the city for nearly two decades. tonight, state senator anthony hardy williams confirmed his bid in a speech at independent visitors center. they join to second other democrats in the race, city solicitor ken trujillo and terry gillen former aid to mayor nutter. primary will take place in may of next year. >>> former trenton mayor tony mack wants out of jail. his attorney is now filed an appeal for a new trial, on corruption charges, mack was quick of extortion, bribery, and fraud, he is now serving a 58 month event isens. >>> philadelphia is in it to win it when it comes to hosting the 2016 democratic national convention and in it to win it was title of tonight's fundraiser at the c ira center. the entity signed for young professionals to build excitement for philly a's bid for dnc was attended by mayor michael nut's among many other folks. philadelphia is one of five cities vying to be next years host. >>> well, viewers of six abc came through in a

. >> former district attorney lynn abraham surrounded by mummers, playing the rocky theme.s as she announced her mayoral bid yesterday. the general election for mayor is next november. >> experts say she probably is the likely frontrunner at this point, given her name recognition, track record of fighting crime, and making the city failing public school system a centerpiece of her campaign. >> too many young middle class families, who love the city, leave it, because they can't afford private school, and public schools are simply not an option. >> another political heavy hit is her running, as well, long time philadelphia state senator, anthony williams, made the announcement at independence mall yesterday. joking about his true loyalty to the city, and sports teams, before setting his high priority. what he would like to take on as mayor. >> and in spite of sunday ... i still bleed green! >> for all that makes us great, the city needs to compete not simply on the national stage, but we need to think and begin to compete on the world stage. >> ♪ >> so williams says he wants

attorney lynn abraham was surrounded by mummers playing the rocky theme, as she announced her mayoral yesterday. the general election for mayor comes next november, and right away, local experts say she could be the frontrunner, given her name recognition, track record, of fighting crime and making the cities failing public school system a centerpiece of her campaign. >> too many young middle class families, who love the city, leave it, because they can't afford private school, and public schools are simply not an option. >> and, another political heavy hitter running as well, long time philadelphia state senator, anthony williams, made the announcement at independence mall yesterday, joking about his true loyalty to the sit and sport teams before setting high priorities for what would like to do as mayor. >> and in spite of sunday ... i still bleed green. for all that makes us great, city compete not simply on the national stage, but we need to think and begin to compete on the world stage. >> williams says he want to create more jobs, improve schools, create better future for everyo

former district attorney lynn abraham surrounded by mummers playing the rocky theme, as she announced next november, and right away, political expert say, she could be the frontrunner given her name recognition track record of fighting crime, and making the city failing public school system a centerpiece of her campaign. >> lover the city leaves it because they came can't afford private schools, public schools are simply not an option. >> long time philadelphia state williams made the announcement, independence mall, blowing g about his two loyalty to the city and sport teams. >> need to compete not simply on the national stage, but need to think and begin to compete on the world stage. >> before setting high priorities what he would like to do as mayor, he talk about philly sports teams, as we said, so williams went on to say that he want to create more jobs, improve philly schools. i mean, that has to be near the top. >> it has got to be, yes. >> then create better culture for everyone. still undecided darryl clark, among the frontrunners if he decides to run. the timing will be int

former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham will officially launch her campaign today at noon time. abraham was the city's first female d.a. and longest serving district attorney of all. she has been in private practice since not running for reelection in 2009. a few hours after abraham's announcement state senator anthony williams will declare his candidacy. so far three other candidates have started to campaign to replace mayor michael nutter next year. primary is in may of 2015. >>> we're learning more about this investigation in the death of cooper health ceo and his wife. >> courier post reports that john sheridan junior and his wife, joyce, were attack in their own home before a fire on september 28th. tom wilson a family spokesmen for the sheridan's son released this statement. from the beginning we have said that in one wants answers about our parent's deaths more than us. real answers will only come have after a full and thorough investigation. we do not conn down releasing information in a peaceful fashion, because of frustration with the process. it is not helpful t

state senator anthony williams and former district attorney lynn abraham plan to formally announce their bids for philadelphia mayor today. they are both democrats. also, a former spokesman for mayor michael nutter is now considering a run for the office. doug oliver launched an exploratory committee yesterday. at first he was considering a run as a republican, but now oliver says if he runs, it will be as a democrat. oliver says he'll make a decision in the next two months. two other democrats have already announced they are running. terry gillen, former head of the redevelopment authority, and ken trujillo, the former democratic solicitor. the primary will be held in may. >>> 6:06 and 20 degrees outside. happening today, a protest on the atlantic city boardwalk by hundreds of unionized casino workers. the employees are upset about a plan by billionaire carl icahn to close the trump taj mahal on 12ke6789th. icahn holds the mortgage on the taj and is asking for $175 million in tax breaks in order to keep it open. the workers claim that icahn is profiting while they are being tarred for l

former district attorney lynn abraham will make her formal announcement this afternoon, yes, at the franklinnoon. state senator anthony williams will announce his candidacy at 5:30 p.m. at the liberty ballroom of the independence visitors center, not seen here obviously. they join two other candidates already in the race, former city solicitor ken trujillo and terry gillen, a former aide to mayor michael nutter. >> also happening today, 6abc is teaming up to fight hunger in the delaware valley and we really need your help. join us tonight for a live telethon to benefit philadbundance. volunteers and some surprise guests will man the phones to take your donations from 4:00 until 6:30. you can also go online to 6abc.com for a link to the philadbundance donation page. >> you were out there seven minutes ago. >> yes. >> i mean, it's really just brutally cold. >> oh, yeah . >> [laughter] >> still cold. storm trackerstorm tracker 6 lie scan looking at dry conditions this morning as we take a look outside. we do have sunshine getting ready to come up over the horizon so that's good. but that's abou

former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham will officially launch her campaign today at noon. abraham was the the city's first female d.a. and longest serving district attorney in philadelphia's modern history. she has been in private practice since 2009. >>> a few hours after a abraham's announcement state senator anthony williams will also join the race. two other candidates will also campaign, for michael nutter next year. democratic mayoral primary is in may of 2015. >>> we are learning more this morning about the investigation in the death of coupe are health ceo and his wife. >> the courier post reports that john sheridan junior and his wife joyce were attack in their own home, on september 28th. tom wilson a family spokesmen for sheridan's sops released this statement. from the beginning we have said no one wants answers about our parent's death more than us. real answers will only come after a full, thorough investigation. we do not conn down releasing information in a piecemeal fashion because of frustration with the process. and it is not helpful with getting to the

lynn abraham the city's former district attorney and state senator anthony williams.f candidates in the race to replace michael nutter. >>> 8:27 now on this wednesday. we have some grim details coming out of berks county. let's go to karen rogers. good morning. >> matt an accident involving a tractor-trailer and up to six other vehicles. we're hearing it's very serious. chopper 6 headed to the scene right now as well as a number of emergency crews dealing with this accident in meeting freak creek township in berks county on 222 near 73. just avoid the area altogether. stick to park road as your alternate. a tractor-trailer again and up to six other vehicles. a messy accident scene. a vehicle fire here in montgomery county on north park avenue at ridge pike so watch for that one. outside on the vine street expressway right here westbound traffic headed towards the schuylkill, you see you're slowing approaching the schuylkill and near broad street we're hearing about an icy patch there, maybe some water has fallen from the overpass so be careful anything that was slick

an on this in i williams and former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham plan to announce their week by putting your knowledge of the globe to the test. kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store ready to hand out a hundred bucks who get the questions right. to those who don't, they get won of her wonderful cds. everybody is a winner. here to help me out is markornwall. ready to play? >> from richmond, which of >> i would say idaho, b. >> close. >> everyone has a story. >> fortunately it's north dakota. it does not share a border with oregon. you'd have to drive through idaho, through the great state of montana, about 1,000 miles before you got a dose of north dakota, nice. >> back over to you, kat. >> from muncie, indiana. which of the following is not a state capital, new york, new york, harrisburg, pennsylvania or baton rouge, louisiana. >> a. >> she wanted the cd. that's sad. >> absolutely right. new york, new york is not the capital of the state, albany. new york used to be the capital. it was the first u.s. federal capital back in 1790. >> interesting, mar