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

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,

. >> 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

philadelphia government kenny fought for progressive causes from philadelphia district attorney lynne abraham statenthony 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. a br

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

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

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

. >> 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. >>> happ

lynn abraham, he is a polarizing figure. when he ran against tom corbett for attorney general he burned a lot of bridges in the republican party in the state and in the county. him i'm not sure he rebuilt those bridges. >> i don't think he has the strengths of the roots. he was out there as he has the name i.d., but the fact of the matter in the party he is not beloved. there is something about him if he was a friend, you would say i know you want to do it, do something else. he is a young man, this is not going to happen. first you have to get the republican nomination, there's a lot more rebuilding to do to show your selfless in terms of helping out before you say i want the nomination. >> and there was a lot of infighting picking fights. do you think that hurt him. >> i was in school when castor was coming up, i was in law school and i was practicing and i watched him as monco da. he has a difficult time playing nice with people. i think he has that same kind of maverick reputation that lynn abraham has. while he may have problems with the republican establishment that might help him in the election. >> final topic quickly before he wit

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 bank accounts. >> he's just making a mockery of everything. >> reporter: tom fox is one of tollefson's alleged victims an

lynn abraham nelson diaz and anthony williams. >>> pennsylvania's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since march of 2008. the statertment 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 deflated after they were cleared by officials. the balls according t

observers believe the early front 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

race for mayor of philadelphia today stating only in his word there are family matters that require my full attention. that leaves three candidates for now, lynn abraham die as and anthony williams. >>> things are moving quickly 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 disp

lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver milton street andant iteny williams. >>> legalizing medical marijuana in pennsylvania is moving forward. the state'snor 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 storm. according to the u.s. travel association, more than 7,000 flights were canceled nationwide which means a loss of about $230 million. >>>