factor helps it helps lynn abraham. people are like she would be the olds mayor, et cetera, et cetera. it seems like she is out there and about and raising money. she also has name i.d. in terms of a name i.d. it's half a million dollars in value. >> tony williams, has been sitting on the phone for four years, williams name coming out of the hardy williams organization in west philadelphia he's been quietly just doing his job and building and building a campaign team as well as sitting on the phone and raising money day in and day out. he will be a formidable candidate. >> lynn is the most polarizing person in the race. there is no one who excites the most emotion positive and negative than lynn abraham. >> that might be the best thing for her. >> keep her name out there. all right we'll take a break. inside continues right after this. >> so far folks are playing nice in harrisburg, we have a state -- republican control house and senate sworn in last week, a new governor who is democrat that will approve to be interesti

lynn abraham state senator anthony williams. nelson diaz and former judge and long time panelist on inside story. and 6abc has cooperated with sam katz and his documentary philadelphia the great experience. doug oliver. noelle street. >> can milton street, win? no. >> but 25% of the vote, the last time out, in a primary you get 15, 20% of the vote. you might affect the outcome. >> he will, that's what he does. >> a multiple candidate race anything can happen. what's interesting about those three announced candidates, to me, is that two-thirds of them are temple law school grads. >> all right. >> you're looking at a demographics race, look at the announced candidates and proposed coming in. we don't have anybody speaking to the new millennials that's an open did he demographic. talking to women some say lynn abraham has that locked. others are not convinced. african-americans, you're looking at senator williams and the latino population and the immigrants in philadelphia one in ten is a new immigrant. we have a different dynamic

if he joins the race he would have to beat five other democrats like lynn abraham, doug oliver and tony williams. >> it's the tuesday before the super bowl known as media day. a day where it seems like everything but football is up for discussion. >> joining us to explain why it was a player who was not talking who stole the show. john? >> we know mar shawn lynch does not like talking to the media. he had an answer and the same answer to every question. because of his distaste for speaking to the media. i asked him and teammates if he is super bowl mvp, would he say i'm going to disneyworld. >> i'm just here so i don't get fined. >> i'm just here so i won't get fined. >> i don't know i don't know. he might say i'm going back to oakland. i don't know. >> i'm here so i won't get fined. >> you will have to ask him those questions. i can't speak for him. >> we will. mar shawn lynch. he's gone. his skittles are skill here. when he talked to the media, he said i don't know. i'm not sure. he will say exactly where it's going. not known to smile a lot. there is a bet. will bill belichick be see

it includes nelson diaz and lynn abraham and williams. >>> they were rushing a shooting victim to the hospital when they crashed with a lexus at 25th and lehigh, the cruiser hit a third vehicle and both officers and the shooting victim had expected to be okay. >>> sixers-knicks used to be a marquee attraction but not tonight? >> may not be the top quality basketball. the worst teams with the worst records and sixers fans who are also st. joes fans will see a familiar face. >> galloway pulls off the dribble yes, sir! >> former star langston galloway the second leading scorer in school history is trying to score a full-time job with the new york knicks the undrafted rookie is expected to make his second start against the sixers galloway is playing on his second ten day contract. >> i never lacked confidence of getting to the league i take it day by day to work hard and get up here. >> galloway stopped by his old stomping grounds to say hello to his old teammates and former coach who is still giving him advice. >> since he was 12 years old he dreamt of being a professional basketball pla

for 23 years, he is required to resign from council before announcing his candidacy, including lynn abraham, anthony williams and former judge nelson diaz. >> there is more to come on "action news" at 12:30 a sweet take on deflate-gate the candy coated knock on tom brady and the patriots that one new york chocolate factory cooked up for charity. plus -- >> chaos at a public meeting in st. louis the shoving match that sparked a major scuffle. and david murphy has the exclusive accuweather forecast, when "action news" continues. skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! >>> it was a chaotic scene at a public meeting in st. louis last night. the city's board of aldermen were considering a bill to create a police oversight committee, it started when a police activist got into a pushing match with a woman. no word on who started it. >>> and more on a fire that kill aid family in a mansion in maryland. the faulty outlet from a christmas tree caused the fire, it was dry

kenny has served in council since 1992, he joins lynn abraham and nelson diaz for the race for philadelphia mayor. valerie r. kush took the oath of office as the newest commissioner and she takes the seat vacated by leslie richards who took the job as governor tom wolf's transportation secretary. >>> if you own and ride a bike in philadelphia we have information that could spare you financial hardship and aggravation, tonight at 11:00 reporter wendy saltzman will target the thieves and where they are snagging bikes in the city. wendy where are you. >> jim in 18 months 15 bikes are stolen here at the corner of julep and walnut. it only takes seconds to commit this crime and the number of thefts keeps going up and up. >> stealing a bike could be as simple as picking up a sign and taking your ride in the matter of seconds. >> they pick up the sign throw the bike in the van and leave. >> like this hike at jfk, where criminals used a blow torch to break away the sign and took away two bikes. >> thieves so daring they stole this police bike in broad daylight, tonight we are identifying the hot sp

candidates are vying for the democratic mayoral nomination including former district attorney lynn abraham, former city solicitor and anthony harding williams and also to include doug oliver former judge diaz and former state legislator milton street. >>> he had success as a sportscaster but tonight don tollefson is struggling as a lawyer. >> that seems to be the consensus as he defends himself against fraud charges in buck's county. doug shimell was inside the courtroom and joins us live from doylestown. there was a lot of confusion in the courtroom? >> reporter: well in fact one of don tollefson's alleged victims said he would rather be waterboarded than to have to sit and watch tollefson defend himself in court. he says he's not a crook. he's just bad with numbers. >> i made terrible business decisions because i've always been the bad businessman -- business person. but this was and i do believe still is a civil issue. >> reporter: but buck's county prosecutors have accused the former sportscaster of selling $34,000 in nonexistent sports packages to benefit his charities and personal ba

first latino judge in pennsylvania history he has join aid crowded democratic field including lynn abraham and anthony williams. >>> philadelphia played host to had the u.s. attorney general today part of the government's effortses to improve efforts between law enforcement and the people whom it serves. vernon odom has that story. >> the trust that exists in certain communitys real and we have to concede that. >> attorney general eric holder was in philadelphia today the fifth stop in his city tour to build trust between local police and minorities. it's drawn by all the upheaval and bitterness triggered by the killing of an unarmed teen in ferguson missouri. >> people want a sense that they are treated fairly. >> a lot of law enforcement brass and community activists that have their hand on the pulse of this community. rodney muhammad says that the entire justice system needs to be overhauled. >> if there is a question of police misconduct, there should be a special prosecutor, someone that is more objective we don't believe that the police can police themselves. marcus allen the head of

kenny joins a field that includes lynn abraham nelson diaz and anthony williams. >>> pennsylvania's unemployment has dropped to its lowest level since march of 2008. the state department of labor and industry says the jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in december. that is down two points from december 2013. pennsylvania's unemployment rate is also lower than the national rate of 5.6 percent. >>> instead of tackling that to do list this weekend, you can pick up an idea for a new project. the 2015 philadelphia home show opened today at the pennsylvania convention center. more than 500 industry experts will be on hand offering home improvement tips. guests can also take advantage of a beer garden and there is no need to pay to park. a shuttle is being provided at no cost to and from the columbus boulevard ikea. >> deflate-gate, it is a story that has not 10 a lot legs to it an lot of people are talking about. >> it will not go away. not yet. we heard from the patriots. today the nfl finally said something on deflate-gate. the league says the investigation is ongoing on how 11 of the 12 balls became

he joins a crowded democratic field expected to grow larger that already includes lynn abraham, ken. it riho and anthony williams. >> still to come tonight a pope weighs in on attack in france and his words might surprise you. mean while another alleged terror plot in europe leads to dramatic gun fight and new fears tonight. >> plus gi jane how women are getting closer to coveted role in the u.s. military. meteorologist cecily tynan returns with the weekend outlook from accuweather and dus us rogers with the flyers facing knucts when "action news" continues tonight >> this is what it looked and sounded like today in belgium as police raided a former bakery and shot out with three alleged terrorists two suspects were killed and a third arrested and the police raid preempted terrorist attack on police installation possibly by a matter of hours. lawmen may be continuing anti-terrorist sweep at other locations in belgium batili is muslim employee of kosher mark net paris which four were killed last friday. he hid several hostages in a walk in freezer and saved theirs live. his heroics wi

district attorney lynn abraham, former city slis material kenny trujilo.e primary is in may. >> the man accused of viciously attacking a woman in a philadelphia parking garage made his first appearance in court today. steven woodson is charged with attempted murter and rape. nbc 10 has learned that woodson has a criminal history in philadelphia and as well as pittsburgh. police say he beat choked and raped a 33-year-old woman on new year's day. they tell us she might not have survived if it hadn't been for a couple who witnessed the attack and broke it up. >> former sports caster don tolofson's trial will start monday morning. as planned, tolofson asked the judge for a delay but was denied. he wanted time to take a lawyer who would take his case for free. he's accused of stealing more than $300,000 by auctions fake sports trips for local charities. >> thousands of dollars of high-end merchandise stolen. now, police hope you can help find the thooefings behind the crime. these pictures of four suspects. investigators say monday night, the men took more than

lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams, and former city solicitor nelson diaz. when ken trujillo withdrew he said that gave him a opening. >> i reject the racial had mathematics of elections. if i put my best foot forward and my best approach to everyone, i think i can get after rick cab americans to vote for me, latinos, asian people to vote for me. >> reporter: kenny is all for labor and decriminal icing marijuana a has in recigarettes for his sports trash tweeting about governor chris christie's love of the cowboys. >> i come from south philadelphia. that particular term is not exactly the most profane term, you could imagine, if you become mayor there are certain things you have to refrain from doing or refrain from saying or saying in a different way, yes. that is just growing. >> reporter: councilman kenny it is first thing first a resignation on thursday before city council and then next week the announce. that he intend to run for mayor of philadelphia a. awe thin let the campaigning begin. at city hall, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well,

that leaves three candidates for now, lynn abraham, nelson die as and anthony williams. >>> things arequickly as you had and cuba worked to normal ice relations. high level delegations traveled to havana and began two days have talks with their host counterparts. today's talks involved safe orderly travel between the u.s. and cuba. tomorrow delegates will take up more tricky issue of establishing embassies in washington and havana. >>> dock in the harbor today a reminder of cold war relations, the presence of the victor leonoff a russian spy ship. >>> fifty-seven varieties, spread out across the highway a truck hauling heinz ketchup crashed on i81 in lackawana a county just south of scranton. the conn. crash squeezed traffic down to one lane but has been since cleaned up, fortunately no one was hurt. >>> microsoft took wraps off a top secret project to take, called the hallow lamps. futuristic technology is a headset that lets users view and interact with 3-d images. unlike virtual reality which is 100 percent simulate these lens display objects in real space like in your kitchen or yo

. >> kenny will join a democratic primary field that includes former da lynne abraham senator anthony williams and nelson diaz diaz. that democratic primary is set for may 19th. >>> it's not what you would think of as get away vehicle. next, a woman goes on one wild ride. we've got the details of this daring escape that has her in double trouble tonight. >> then the video do you not want to miss much the ride that leaves a motorcycle in need of a real pick me up. >> and meteorologist kathy orr is tracking a bitter blast of cold heading our way for the next couple of days. she'll break down our plunging temperatures next. >> plus, nine lives, no joke. everyone thought bart was down for the count. that's until he made a dramatic return from the dead. we'll be right back. >> new at 11:00 woman in handcuffs makes a bold move in a desperate attempt to avoid arrest. she steals a police cruiser and takes it for wild ride. police outside of pittsburgh pick up 27-year-old roxanne primmer for allegedly shoplifting. they placed her in the back of a police cruiser. well as they checked out her ve

district attorney lynn abraham, ken trujillo and anthony williams. michael nutter cannot run for a third term. >>> from our delaware bureau heads up for residents who live near the salem hope creek nuclear generating stations. on tuesday officials will test emergency sirens at the plant. 37 sirens positioned within a ten-mile radius of the facility will sound off just be aware of that. the tests will start at 10:00 in the morning and last an hour and a half. >>> happening today in burlington county, a fitness fund raiser to raise money to keep a catholic school open is happening today. police will be dancing the afternoon away dirkuring a jumba session. it's slated to close until p community raise $250,000 by january 15th. right now the school has more than half of that goal. >>> next a glocester county community come together to say a fine nam farewell to a 10-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a police cruiser. how they're remembering the child following the tragedy. >>> plus these dog treats could harm your pet approximately we'll tell you

. >> the perceived front runners among announced candidates former long time da lynne abraham who's white and state senator anthony williams who is black. convention al wisdom says kenny will split the white vote with abraham in the primary hasn'ting the nomination to williams. kenny says, not so fast. >> what kind of voter do you believe you appeal to? >> thinking voter, intelligent voter arc person that cares about the things in their soul that i care about. >> he's known for sharp times off color sense of humor. his twitter account for example is full of occasionally profane rants on wide range of subjects. some would call them embarrassing. kenny's description -- >> i've been called authentic and authenticity sometimes a feeling. >> personalities aside issues are what usually decide races in this city at this time, the issue is education. kenny offered no specifics on the school funding crisis today but made clear he will not wait for in his words super man to fly in from harrisburg to save the day. lucy? >> got to leap tall buildings at a single bound first. thank you very much bruce

. >> former philadelphia district attorney lynne abraham state senator anthony williams and former philadelphia judge nelson diaz have all formally announced they are running for mayor. >>> drugs are found in unusual place during a traffic stop in delaware yesterday. dover police say they found more than 25 grams of cocaine hidden in pros set tech leg. 39-year-old marlo holmes a passenger in the chevy tahoe was arrested. the k9 officer indicateed to illegal drugs were inside. holmes is facing several charge that is night. >> soon you'll have new way to catch ride in philly. >>> we're not talk about uber or takes. be honest and a little annoyed we didn't get more snow. >> i was happy. >> you were annoyed. people woke up were you mixed feelings today and tonight they're sounding off. we'll hear from them coming off. >> media day at the super bowl and the mum and marschon lynch forceed to talk to the press. he was forceed to. see hawk running back breaks his silence coming up later in sports. >> lucy. >> you got to see this one. this man marchs in a local dunkin' donuts flips out gun he doesn't kn

lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams and city solicitor nelson diaz are running in the may 19th democratic primary. >>> the mother of the isis hostage is making a plea save her son's life. japanese journal is in kenji goto has appeared in another video one the extremist group calls his final message. isis is threatening to kill goto and jordan pilot whose picture he is holding right there unless jordan frees an iraqi woman sentenced to death for 2005 terror attack. >>> our time 5:39. a lot of people will tune into the super bowl sunday to see the the ads. >> right here. >> there is one commercial that has been already pull from the game. see why it is upsettingng so many people. >>> before the big game it is a circus at super bowl media day, like it always is but you have to hear identical answers one player gave to every single question. >> that has got to be good. >> um-hmm. >> also fire fighters risk their lives to pull three children out of the burning building, see the rescue through their eyes, more coming ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my home

kenny joins democratic field that already includes lynn abraham. anthony williams and nelson diaz. >> pennsylvania unemployment dropped lowest rate since march of 2008. the jobless rate fell to 4.2348 december that's down two prints to december 2013. pennsylvania's unemployment is lower than the national rate of 5.6%. >> and much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9. including shelter me. this week's rescue features small pets with big personalities and "healthcheck" another reason top pour that cup of coffee this morning. taking a live look now through sky6hd at atlantic city. the wind down there. mostly just rain for the shore. meteorologist chris sowers will give us the latest open accuweather when "action news" returns >> mobile 6 keeping an ion the roads for you this morning. give you a good idea of what you're working with if you have to head out in your car today. right now it's in south philadelphia right there at a stoplight washington avenue. you can see the roads look pretty good there's some snow on the ground. for the mo

philadelphia government kenny fought for progressive causes from philadelphia district attorney lynne abrahamator anthony wl jumps and former philadelphia judge nelson diaz have all formally announced they are running for mayor. >>> one out of nine lives down for a florida cat. it appears bart the cat is back from the dead. after he was hit by a car buried and then showed up at his owner's back door. he was pronounced dead by vets after he was hit boy a car in tampa florida. five days after he was buried dug his way out of the grave and went into hiding for several days before a neighbor found and recognized him. >> i knew there was something wrong, because i knew this cat was buried five days earlier and he was underground. i took him to my -- the owner and he open the door and he was in complete shock because we knew this cat was dead. >> there's no logical explanation and it's god's miracle. >> the neighbor says bart was hungry when he first turned up. >> yeah. >> tampa how main society believes bart was only unconscious when he was buried much he's being treated now for severe head trauma

diaz is the fifth candidate to throw his hat in the ring, joining lynn abraham and anthony williams. >>> still ahead here at 4:00 we'll get back to breaking news, the deadly crash that has part of i-95 shut down, we'll go to matt pellman to find out how to get around the wreck. >>> and what the fbi is saying about the man planning to carry out an attack against the capital. (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload spee

in city government, kenny fought for progressive causes, former philadelphia district attorney, lynn abraham thanked senator anthony williams and philadelphia judge nelson diaz, all formally announced they're running for mayor. >> coming up: seattle's marshawn lynch some call beast mode, had only one thing to say at superbowl media day. and he said it over and over and over again. his ridicul >> those with prostate cancer who smoke new study out of sloan kettering cancer hospital, shows smoking can double the chances of prostate cancer patient will see his disease spread, and he will eventually die from it. >> new research reveals people who skip breakfast, three times a week, are twice as likely to eat an extra 25052 calories a day. survey conducted by breakfast week finds that missing the first meal of the day increases the urge to snack. the survey also finds people who skip breakfast ends up snacking on unhealthy foods. well, i know i do that. >> all the time. >> oh, i'm hungry, starving, and then those potato chips just can't sit in that bag. >> powerful new ad against domestic violence

former philadelphia district attorney, lynn abraham state senator anthony williams, and former philadelphia judge nelson diaz have all formally announced they are running for mayor. kenny says he will formally announce his plans early next week. >> also, happening today president barack obama will be in philadelphia. he will be speaking tonight at the democrat's policy retreat in society hill. the vice president joe biden already speaking at the event tomorrow. >> meanwhile, a delegation from the democratic national committee has visited philadelphia as it nears its decision on which cities should host its 2016 convention, mayor nutter and former governor ed rendell led small team from the dnc around the city yesterday, they toured philadelphia's convention venues and his door call site such as the liberty bell, independence hall, columbus and brooklyn in the host to -- in the running to host the convention. final decision could come within the next few weeks democratic convention philadelphia. >> let's hope for it, right? wouldn't that beneath? so philadelphia police arrest man they say at

runners in the democratic primary and state senator anthony williams and long tie district attorney lynne abraham>> delaware county school got a big financial boost from local biosis the mother of providence regional catholic school received a $45,000 check today. the money from the block organization headed by formers flyer great john zaleski. today's presentation is part of catholic schools week. >>> the company behind hard rock casinos get approval to move into atlantic city. seem menthol hard rock entertainment got the go ahead from the ccc. hard rock has long standing interest in the market. >>> a pick up goes up in flames but this is no accident. you can see the trail of fire leading right up to the truck. how this inferno may have solved another mystery. >>> and -- >> chaos breaking out in a city hall meeting. what set off this mayhem. >>> and beer, good for your brain, the new research that could have you cracking open a cold one. >> now with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >> good evening everybody. watch for leftover delays. leftovers tonight on 95 between airport and old city from

if kenny officially runs for mayor he would join lynn abraham, tony williams tony diaz, doug oliver andmilton street. >> today a change of life before your time. nbc 10 with the findings about the conditions all around women that could lead to an early menopause. plus a local shore town goes to the dogs. >> but first, here's what we're working on for you right now for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> i looked out my window and i saw into their window and i saw the fire starting. >> nbc 10 told you about this deadly fire in philadelphia. now firefighters want to make sure it doesn't happen again. new at 5:00 what they're doing right now to keep residents safe in the cold. then gm promises to stick to the recall deadline. coming up what that means for drivers who still haven't fixed their car. plus a string of car smash and grabs in delaware county is becoming an even bigger problem. count on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> a new study has found that women exposed to certain chemicals may be at risk for early menopause. the chemicals are known as endocrine disruptors and while some have been banned othe

if kenny officially enters the race he would join a crowded field of democrats including lynn abrahamiaz doug oliver milton street andant iteny williams. >>> legalizing medical marijuana in pennsylvania is moving forward. the state's new governor is backing it and a bill to approve it was introduced into the state legislature. supporters say using marijuana under a doctor's supervision can mean less pain and symptoms for patients. polls show strong support. users say it's common sense. >> i use medical cannibis to stay well and there are a lot of patients who use medical cannibis to not be sick. >> many opponents believe relaxing views on marijuana will undermine overall drug abuse prevention. health and judiciary committees in the house will schedule hearings on that issue. >>> 23 states and the district of columbia have legalized medical marijuana. locally medical marijuana is only legal in new jersey and delaware. >> philadelphia international airport should be busy today when regular flight operations will resume. hundreds were canceled yesterday and monday because of the winter s

former philadelphia district attorney lynne abraham state senator anthony williams and former philadelphiaudge nelson diaz have all formally announceed they are running for mayor of philadelphia. lucy and iain. >> thank you very much, joyce. >>> a whole lot of talk in the big storm is pretty much a bust for our region. though it is raging in other areas. so when you're talking about weather it's anything but exact science, right iain? our meteorologists are not exactly in control. that didn't stop whole lot of you from taking to social media to tell you how you feel. our jeff cole has this edition of snow fox unfilteredfiltered. >> eight to up a foot over philadelphia. >> maybe eight to 12-inches. >> philadelphia six to 10-inches 10-inches. >> let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. >> reporter: oh, man. happy i made it to work today. i'm really lucky. eight to 12-inches really? >> everyone by now should have an ample supply of eggs, milk bread and cinnamon. philadelphia is the city of french toast. >> i wish i was in your business because when you are wrong everybody is happy. >> sorry guy

lynne abraham, kenneth trujillo anthony hardy williams nelson diaz and doug oliver plans to announcedidacy next month. the mayoral primary is in may. >>> central bucks school board should decide whether to fire a high school guidance counselor for making threats on the internet. administrators suspended eded mary k. blackenburg after they say she posted to facebook that she would shoot protesters who stop her child from getting to the eagles game. >>> residents in coatesville are bracing for a big tax hike. the school board plans to vote on a preliminary budget that calls for a 2.4% tax increase. that's to make up for the nearly $4.5 million budget gap. if approved this will be the second year in a row district residents were faced with a bigger tax bill. last year school taxes went up more than 2.5%. >>> and this morning, all bottom dollar food stores are officially closed ahead of schedule. the chain shut down a few days earlier than planned. the company spokesperson says the stores did not have enough food on the shelves to stay open until thursday. the discount grocery chain is s

lynn abraham and glen triuillo and anthwilliams. the primary is in may. >>> your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> here it comes. snow moving in this morning. and it is falling in center city. this is a live view from the melon bank building just a very light snowfall and thanks for the tweets. all getting some light snowfall right now. and it is falling in reading, philadelphia and atlantic city just in the last few seconds has seen the snow start to fall. 21 degrees for atlantic city and philadelphia. look at reading at 16 degrees. this will ensure that this is only snow and that it will all stick. you can see it is coming too, in portions of pennsylvania. that is u.s. 30 westbound, which is seeing some very light snowfall right now. the radar shows it is stretching to the jersey shore. but there are parts of the area not getting any snow in central and southern delaware after a few flakes this morning. so, it is on and off there. but a steady very light snowfall for much of the rest of the area will lead to m

lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams, and former city solicitor nelson diaz. the primary is may 19th. >>> president obama is defending the u.s. government's relationship with saudi arabia during the mid east country. 's arrived earlier to pay respects to king abdullah who a passed away last week. the critics have raised concerns over country's alleged human rights abuses but president says best to balance those talks with other moree immediate issues. >>> some 300 holocaust survivors return to the auschwitz concentration camp in poland today. ceremonies marking 70th anniversary of the camp's liberation by soviet army troops were held outside the infamous gate have of death. one survivor became emotional as he pleaded for people not to repeat the a atrocities of world war two. >> that is ths the key to me existence, which survivors do not want our past to be our children's future. >> it is estimated 1.3 million people were sent there during world war two more than a million of the mostly jewish prisoners were killed. >>> unfortunately without getting the the sn

early front run are in in the democratic primary are anthony williams and former long time da lynne abraham. and those observers believe kenny's entry stirs the pot in this city race still matter. >> tony williams is helped if you look racially the map is on his side. majority of democrats are going to vote in the primary are african-american. so you have two high profile white candidates and only one african-american candidate at this time. >> reporter: i asked kenny about that racial calculus. he would not take the bait. >> i don't look at that. it's not -- it's not really beneficial to look at it. you heard me. you heard what it stand for. >> reporter: like michael nutter eight years ago kenny will need white and black voters to win the primary. speaking of whom, kenny has been a frequent and harsh critic of nutter's but today he was full of praise for the man who's path he hopes to follow right down to the second floor of city hall. iain and lucy. >> bruce thank you. >>> in one local community a business reveals plans to expand but some people don't see this as good news. >> pharmacy's

it began right after bull run when lincoln lynn -- abraham lincoln issued a cowl for volunteers. newspapers editorialized against joining the army. newspapers that suggested that the battle of bull run had been a humiliation for the north, a humiliation of the american troops-felt the brunt of the first wave of suppression. it was disorganized at the beginning. the post office -- the postmaster general said don't let those newspapers be mailed. the secretary of state said, let's not allow this editor to be at liberty. arrest him. without charge. the army in the border states that were teetering on the brink of secession, maryland baltimore, shut down newspapers. so the army the state department the post office department, and then the justice system. a grand jury in new york city issued what amounted to a subpoena suggesting that eight or nine newspapers be shut done because they were arguing against join thing military. this in turn inspired mobs to attack newspapers in new england, in massachusetts in rhode island in maine. can't get much more north and out of the danger of sec