lynn was convicted over his role supervising priests accused of pedophilia. as it stands now monsignor lynn is headed back to prison in western pennsylvania to keep on serving his time. live in center city, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> one person was hurt in a collision with the morning rush in delaware. the action cam was on the scene on kirkwood highway in roselle this morning. the driver lost control and ran into a utility pole snapping the poll and bringing down wires the eastbound lanes were closed for several hours while crews made repairs to the broken pole and the driver was taken to the hospital to be checked for injuries. >>> here in philadelphia firefighters battled a stubborn blaze that burned a home overnight on overnight in german town. they found flames coming out of back of the house tonight took a half hour to get things under control. >>> turning to weather now we continue to enjoy more seasonable weather but not quite as nice as yesterday not too bad yesterday, sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, more clo

lynne hermle is a legendary defense attorney. her key takeaways from the trial and what the tech community can learn. lynne: great to be back in my office. great for kleiner perkins to prevail on everything. cory: the jurors were stunned when they saw all of the cameras. lynne: just a tidal wave of reporters, overwhelming. occasionally, people would tweet or e-mail me. cory: what made this case unusual? lynne: cases don't change industries, not what they are about. this case was the right issue at the right time, wrong case wrong forum. a very hot issue in silicon valley and people feel passionately about it. the media coverage made everything different. you could hear comments in the audience. the jurors were distracted by the clacking of the keyboards. cameras in your faces. cory: did that help you? lynne: it is a distraction you have to look beyond. you are always worried, what is the press reporting and if the jurors are reading it? this jury seemed to be very careful about following the judge's admonitions. cory: i heard you

lynn abraham mayor may 19th thank you very much. >> thank you lynn a abraham.elson diaz. >> thank you viewers for watching and as a parent of three children, in the public school system i'm the only one up here who has that and i've been fight fog equal rights my whole life. i have the executive experience. you can tell from my corporate background from my activities where president clinton asked me to work to reform public housing. where the supreme court asked me to reform the court system. as a corporate director you heard that i was able to reform the pension fund in a corporation. a pennsylvania fund of over $30 billion. i intend to be your mayor and i hope that you understand that we have to create a good school system create good jobs and lower the prime rate. -- crime rate. if you stand with me, if you dream with me, if you fight with me i will fight for you every day. god bless you and god bless philadelphia. >> thank you nelson diaz. >>> milton street. >> mr. diaz milton street, jr. is out there. he graduated from strawberry mansion. my other children

lynn welcome to the show. you just tell us a little bit about this particular ascent and how important it was for you? >> it just required a lot of patience and confidence. i was surrounded by all these macho guys and i was proving that girls could do it too. >> what did the macho guys say when you completed this climb? >> you wanted to hang with these guys you had to climb hard. i don't know, because they wouldn't tell me to my face. i think it's changing now. in the sport you see a lot of young kids that are amazing, and especially young girls and older girls. i mean a lot more women are climbing now because they realize it's such an amazing sport. >> in your climbing career do you think this was the biggest feat or was there something else you consider your greatest accomplishment? >> this was my greatest just because of the fact that yosemite is a magical place, kind of unprecedented for a woman to do something before the men and, of course takes a decade for somebody to do it. >> ground breaking earth sha

lynn: you could feel it. you could hear comments in the audience, the jurors were distracteded by the clacking of the keyboords. you come out and have cameras in your faces. it was a very different experience for a trial lawyer. cory: did that help you? lynn: it didn't help. it's a distraction you have to look beyond, keep your eyes on the prize. and that's what we did. you're always worried what is the press reporting, if the jurors are reading it. but this jury seemed to be very careful about following the judge's admonitions. cory: one of the things i've read and heard about you is that you're very aware of what the jury is doing at all moments in the courtroom. and when you're walking out or when the jury is walking out. lynn: you have to watch the jury. you have to see if they're having a bad reaction to you. that's important. but i wouldn't say staring at them all the time. it's just important for a trial lawyer to try and read how you're coming across and how they're reacting to you. cory: do you belie

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inger we need to waive the residency requirement for lynn merz. >> and that's seconded by supervisor cohen and i want to thank all the applicants for reappointment for being here and for your service and look forward to your service moving forward. i of course will be supporting the motion. i also want to put in a good word for lin da asato who's done a lot of wobbling in the field as an executive director. i also had the pleasure of my son shared daycare at a family daycare center in district 11 with her child as well, so i know she has lots of personal experiences and with the network and as well as providing a service herself, so it's a really strong contingent and we can take the motion without objection. supervisor cohen? >> thank you, before we make that vote, i just want to also take a moment just to recognize the service of linda, suzanne and lynn, i served on the first five commission for a little over a year and really enjoyed my work. i think we are at a pivotal point in our city when it comes to our early education and it's extremely important. i want to compliment the le

lynn: the float test -- and dr.e real expert -- you take the air out, and if they float, there is air, and that means a baby took a breath, but it has been known for a hundred years that air can get into lungs another way. it is an invalid test used in countries like el salvador to convict women of illegal abortions that have actually suffered miscarriages. the indiana court said if you are in woman who has a miscarriage and has done research to see if, perhaps, you could have had an abortion -- women that suffer miscarriage and stillbirth, and women that have precipitous home births can go to jail now as murderers. nermeen: what is it about indiana's suis -- laws that allow prosecutors to convict on both of these counts, and is it similar in other states? lynn: i would say there is nothing unique about indiana's feticide law. what is unique is the judge allowed it to go forward despite an amicus brief. 38 states have feticide laws. most of them explicitly say how they were all past, which is they were all past or a

monsignor william lynn has been sent back to prison for his role in a priest scandal. earlier today a judge refused to grant a stay that would allow lynn to remain free during his appeal. >> reporter: monsignor william lynn, the first church official convicted in the church sex abuse scandal is back behind bars since january of 2014 lynn has been free of bail and on house arrest pending his appeals to the supreme court but on monday the supreme court reinstated his guilty verdict and the d.a. wants him immediately locked up and sent back to prison. he was convicted for endangering the welfare of children his bail was revoked and lynn's lawyer blasted the common court judge. >> there is no legal support for what she does, she is wrong and i am going to prove it. >> he says he will file an emergency appeal of the judge's order with the state superior court to allow lynn to remain free on bail pending appeals he was convicted following a landmark trial we'll prove she is wrong again. >> assistant attorney pat blessing blessington refused comment. and monsignor lynn the ul

we will meet up all five contenders plus lynn abraham about the presumptive g.o.p. mayoral nominee medical list bailey that starts at 8:00 a.m. at american jewish museum. we are live, justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. >>> you can hear from the democratic candidates, right here on cbs-3, join ukee on saturday night at 11:35 as a he in moderates moving philadelphia forum with a panel of journalists. >>> and if you you miss it you can catch it at 11:00 sunday morning on the sister station the cw philly. >>> south carolina police officer faces murder charge these morning and shooting is caught on a bystander's cell phone camera. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from the studio with that video and next step as officials move forward with this case, nicole. >> that cell phone video is difficult to watch but it does show event that occurred, following that traffic stop, the moments of course leading up to walter scott's death and ground for murder charges against that officer who shot and killed him. again, we do want to warn

gets a lot of help from the staff at wayside elementary. >> thank you. >> reporter: but lately lynn's mother says she's been frustrated by a string of problems at school, everything from lost coats to $5,000 worth of damage to a new wheelchair. >> to me it just came across as some in competence and not caring. it just again comes down to my level of confidence in the school, which is none. >> reporter: here's the bus stop where lynn noticed the most serious problem. last week she got carter off the bus and he seemed to be having trouble breathing. lynn discovered a velcro strap had been used to secure carter to his chair. >> it tied his neck so far back against the chair it was actually taking away his airway. >> reporter: what was the explanation for why that was done? >> the teacher said it was to control his behavioral issues is exactly her quote. >> the specifics of that instance are probably we would see it a little differently. >> reporter: the district typically doesn't discuss individual student issues, but -- >> i will tell you i talked to the principal. they've been working

police say nope lynn pulled out a gun and shot the officer. he fired back. >> very brave.e was lucky he was able to defend himself and his partners came along and able to apprehend this male. isn't he shot the suspect twice in the arm. police race the the officer to the hospital. he was founded wounded in an alley nearby with the gun. >> danny is a hard charger. one of my bike officers. engaged in the community. addressing crime issues every night. >> police say nobody lynn has 13 prior arrests from theft and robbery to aggravated assault he was last arrested in 2012 on drug charges. he served one year. police can only speculate on why knob lynn opened fire. >> i can only surmise it had to do with the fact he's got priors. significant priors and he had a weapon. >> the officer was very lucky. everybody got out unscatheed no citizens got hurt. the officer is okay and the bad guy will go to jail. >> reporter: the suspect is expected to face attempted murder aggravated assault and weapons offenses. he was wounded by the gunfire as well. he is in stable condition at hahnemann

not for me, but about me. >> reporter: i reminded lynne abraham former philadelphia mayor john street used to tell folks at every opportunity to drink their water said it was good for their health. abraham said she remembered that advice and used to laugh it off. she's not laughing any more. dawn? >> i guess not. thank you, bruce. >>> fox 29 by the way will be hosting the next debate you can watch it right here april 23rd at 6:00 p.m. you can also watch it streaming at myfoxphilly.com and follow along with all the debate news using the hash tag fox 29 dems debate. iain will be the host and lucy noland will be acting passion moderator. >>> a distress call from the injuries seashore. a big commercial ship runs i was ground. who was on board that ship and why thing may not be as bad as they seem here. >> guard your nose on some new jersey transit trains. a lot of people have been complaining about a weird smell. tonight we may know where that odor is coming from. there's a big question, though, left to answer. howard? >> citizens bank park. no, i'm only kidding. (laughter). >> that's ter

. >>> some drama as the mayoral debate, why lynn abraham collapsed, on stage. >>> we will show you more and talk more about it, good morning i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. >> say good bye to the warm weather, temperatures dropped and just a rainy wet mess, we will get latest on the forecast with katie and more rain but no warm temperatures. >> that is the case, guys we are expecting to see these temperatures at best, in the upper 40's across the board here. i want to zoom you around to local level to start things off for you. we are finding some showers across our area that are at least visible on storm scan but this is a day where radar can play tricks on you. i would say rain and drizzle will is a given at anytime. we will have some breaks where it is cloudy and dreary but otherwise, the umbrella isn't worst idea. we are not talking about a wash out just one of the classic northeasterly flow in our win and what that is doggies allowing the moisture to get shoved on shore and we have this stationary system with the frontal boundary dropping to our south ever so slightl

is lynne abraham's fainting spell enough to effectively end her run for philadelphia mayor? we'll discuss that. we'll also talk to freshman congressman brendan boyle on "inside story." good morning again. welcome to "inside story." we want to welcome freshman congressman brendan boyle from the 13th congressional district. thank you so much for being here. big transition year for you. you were elected a year ago, down in d.c. working on the big issues. and among them are a couple that are very serious to americans, like paycheck fairness. i know you've been a big supporter of that. tell me about that. >> well, so, i'm a co-sponsor of a bill, along with longtime congresswoman rosa delauro. this is one of these issues that always gets talked about and yet never gets resolved. it is a disgrace right now that, in the united states of america, in the year 2015, women could be working in the same exact position, same exact job, same qualifications, making 72 cents on the dollar for what a man makes in the same position. so paycheck fairness, i think we actually have a real chance t

i was like is this the lynn chen? and then we started talking and really just bonded over what it's like to be asian-american and having that pressure of, you know, having that perfect body, whatever that is. >> well, can you describe some of those struggles? >> yeah, definitely. i think for the website, for us the story that we really want to tell is that of course i think all women and a lot of men struggle with body image, regardless of race, ethnicity, but i think it's very interesting to look at it from the lens of the cultural standpoint as well because i think for many asian-americans, particularly the ones that have immigrant families, et cetera, this idea of being too big is something that is such a huge pressure. >> it's like the stereotype? >> it is a stereotype. >> what is the stair oe >> it is a stereotype. >> what is the stair reostereot? >> i think the stereotype that is out there in the mass media and is actually very internalized amongst our own cultures is that asian-american women are just born natu

lynn didn't wait for tv to discover her.hen people hear you have a television special, they pay attention to you. and then we booked the tour out of that and the fan base started growing. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 50,000 fans follow her on social media. she has a publishing deal and a summer tour schedule. >> i'm really excited. if you weren't coming from within nashville, you couldn't break in country music. >> reporter: former sony executive al smith said she's an example of how social media has rewritten the rules for becoming a country star. >> now you can so many things you can present yourself with. >> reporter: she still follows tradition in a few ways. >> my dad plays bass and my mom is my background singer. my fiancÉe is my lead guitar player. it doesn't feel like you're far from home. >> reporter: this city girl is out to prove you can get there from here. christine johnson, cbs news, new york. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs-- "60 minutes." i'll see you morning and scott captioning sponsored by cbs capt

when i talked to lynn abraham, she said how did you like my opening act? she said it was embarrassing and that she didn't want to leave the stage. welcome to the live -- >> a cary moment 12 minutes into the first philadelphia mayoral debate. the debate stops. >> the very nice gentleman jumped on the stage and also the producer for nbc 10 and i said to the doctor i want to get up and go on and he said i don't think so. the doctor said it was a sudden drop of blood pressure. she said it was a first and that she didn't sustain any lasting injuries. >> it's a little embarrassing but i fell gracefully. jim rosenfield could not have been nicer. >> so the debate continued without here. >> you have to terminate that reform commission. you have to give the schools back to the parents and let the parents do the guidance and give local control and hold the mayor accountable. >> regardless of what neighborhood, what party you're in. >> the city's changing workforce. >> i think you start first from the 3 and 4-year-olds that don't have access to pre k. you need to make

monsignor william lynn is heading back to prison.served half of his sentence after being convicted of child endangerment. the state he's the former secretary of clergy for the archdiocese of philadelphia. he's the first u.s. church official ever prosecuted over his handling of abuse come complaints. >>> a temple university senior is undergoing more surgery after a hit and run. police say 22-year-old rachel hall was hit by silver galant last night as she was riding her bike. >>> the police officer was taken away from the accident on a stretcher. >>> in gloucester county police are looking for the person who stabbed a woman several times. authorities found the victim inside her home early this morning. we're working to find out and get an update on her condition. >>> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist is here with our forecast. hey, glenn. >> some of the biggest changes will be occurring at the shore today as the wind direction starts coming in off the cooler ocean and the flags in center city are blowing a different way. they been blowi

just minutes into the debate last night, former district attorney lynne abraham fainted. the debate stopped while abraham was helped from the stage. a doctor said she experienced a sudden drop in blood pressure. nbc 10's monique braxton is live for us in old city. you talked to her a short time ago. tell us how she's doing. >> reporter: the former d.a. told us she fell gracefully last night and said she feels well this morning. we caught up with her when she arrived here at the national museum for american jewish history. she was carrying a cup of coffee, she mentioned she doesn't drink water, she says last night during the televised debate on nbc 10 she was dehydrated. overnight, political analysts have been weighing in on abraham's fainting. i asked her about that. >> some of the political analysts are asking that you release your medical records. will you do that? >> i don't even have any medical records. i go for annual checkups i'm big on mammography, i speak about that race for the cure susan komen. i'm perfectly fit. >> abraham was one of four mayoral candidates ap

bruce gordon live in center city with a look at the impact it may have on lynne abraham. bruce? >> reporter: guys, the last thing any political candidate wants is to have a perceived weakness play out for real in front of a mass audience that's exactly what happened to the 74-year-old abraham last night. on stage and on live tv. >> getting that information out does help. >> reporter: on the morning after lynne abraham was back on stage at a candidate forum in old city and assuring reporters she was fit as a fiddle. >> i'm glad that you came out this morning. i feel well. you know i have a habit of not drinking water. i'm the only person in america who doesn't drink water. coffee, tea and i was dehydrated. >> reporter: the $45,000,000.1 time grant i brought home and 1% sales tax are all in legislation legislation -- >> abraham collapsed about 10 minutes into tuesday night's first televised debate among democratic mayoral hopefuls. she was quickly revised but under doctor's orders did not return to the stage. some political analysts believe that empty space may remind voters of th

lynns occupancy this is 7 minutes already to wow. oh i did not realize the mayors directive actually directs them to examine the permit they're to send it to planning for a discretionary review and that should have happened in this case excepts the landlord checked no in terms of the occupancy question we're asking you grant ms. lynn her jurisdiction request thank you >> thank you. we hear from the permit holder now. >> good evening, commissioners before i precede i'm audry. >> speak into the mike. >> i represent the owner slash the permit holders and before i start let me give you a copy of the proof of service the petition for this jurisdiction request is on the tenant well, this is a simple matter there's a notice of violation issued so the landlord going and get a permit now they're saying the tenants are claiming no timely noiftsd first of all no requirement to notify the tenant, and, secondly, we served a 60 day notice to vacate that was back in february so the 40 days after they received the notice as well as the job card and

lynn was never accused of molesting children but he became the first church supervisor in the country charged with how he handled sexual abuse complaints. lynn is now on house arrest. >>> a stabbing at a radnor township school has put the victim in the hospital and the suspect in a jail cell. it happened at the barack hebrew academy on south bryn mawr avenue today. officials say students were not in danger and the suspect was apprehended within 20 minutes. live with more is "action news" reporter annie mccormick at radnor police. annie. >> reporter: and jim, the 50-year-old victim remains in serious condition at pep presbyterian hospital. like you said that suspect is in custody. niece a delaware county jail but it's unclear what the motive was behind this attack. 32-year-old ivan moore is on his way to jail facing a slew of charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault. just before 10:00 a.m. police say moore a former member of the kitchen staff at jack barack hebrew academy in bryn mawr gained access to the bus entrance after an employee recognized him. moore allegedly c

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this morning, a judge revoked bail for monsignor william lynn. lynn was the first u.s. church initial to be prosecuted for his handling of priest abuse cases. he's been on house arrest since the state superior court overturned his conviction in 2013. but earlier this week pennsylvania's supreme court reinstated the ruling. the prosecutor said lynn needs to go back to prison but lynn's attorney says the judge did not have that authority. >> i think there is no support, legally or factually, for what she did, period. she's wrong. i'm going to prove it. >> lynn's lawyers say they will file an appeal. >>> a rare moment of joy in nepal today as rescuers pulled a teenage boy from the rubble some five days later alive. take a look at the frantic efforts to bring that 5 15-year-old to safety. it took rescuers hours to reach the boy who was trapped under debris from a seven-story building. he managed to survive there for five days. rescuers cheered and celebrated after his release. and you want to take a look at this video. it captures the moment the deadly quake began. you can

lynn served half of a three to six year prison term when superior courts toed his conviction in 2013. he's been on house arrest ever since at a northeast philadelphia rectory. lynn has 14 days to appeal the ruling. >>> angry parents are asking questions after a local school board voted to do away with the librarian position at its elementary schools due to lack of funding. wept defendant forward parents met with board members to try and convince them to keep that position. vacancy is scheduled to take effect in the next school year n recent years students at the three elementary schools have shared one librarian. >> philadelphia organizers with the world meeting of families launched their volunteer recruiting campaign today. organizers say that they'll need as many as 10,000 volunteers for the week of september 22nd through the 27th. they are looking for people with a variety of skills but especially those who can speak more than one language. >>> for more information on the papal visit and how you can help just head to our website cbsphilly.com. >>> the world is still waiting to see

. >> reporter: that's the relief to homeowners lynn and kristin moore who live on sanders lane near the manassas battlefield. >> we worked our butts off all our life. why take it? >> reporter: residents and lawmakers have been fighting for years against a road they say is bad for the area. >> it was ruining the royal crescent and to give up federal land as well. and -- which will impact the battled field and our way of life here. that's why we moved here and we love it here. >> reporter: that may be a premature celebration virginia department of transportation says. a law passed last year puts the project on hold as they figure

>>> after collapsing during last night's televised debate lynn abraham is getting set to return to the campaign trail this morning. we'll let you know what she's saysing about her fainting episode. >>> and a car collision with a big pothole ended up damaging a whole group of cars. and what happened after the crash could have him facing more serious charges. >>> we are off to a chilly start with temperatures taking a dive. and more wet weather is on the way. it's 44 degrees outside. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we have had a couple nice days weatherwise. >> hope you enjoy spring. >> we may be dialing the calendar back to march. brittney shipp is here with the first alert forecast. brittney? >> much colder conditions today and we are dealing with the wet pattern to stick around for the next three days. taking a live look outside, it's a bit of a dreary wet start. especially down in cape may. and it's wet enough the roads are slick. be careful of that heading into the next few days with on and off showers. by friday we are talking thund

lynn is one of the six democrats in the race nor mayor. too bad. that was the headline instead of the issues they were talking about. >> you'll get a chance do hear it again. candidates will square off again here on fox 29. >> trouble is her platform, she was on the platform. probably not good thing to say either. >> why start a debate on april 23rd starting 6:00 p.m. see where they stay on key issues like education unemployment mayoral primary set for may 19th. >>> and, you can see where they stand. hopefully they'll all be standing. >> here go. >> we can only do this because she doing well, and she is okay. >> so i guess -- >> she is a french our show, i hope she is feeling good today. >> man, this is horrible. killed basically oh my, now considered a murder. a south carolina police officer accused of murdering that man. the disturbing cell phone video that led to his arrest. doug, we have the results, but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo? nah, i'll just let the results do

lynn served half of three to six year prison term when superior court tossed his conviction in 2013. he's been on house arrest ever since. lynn has 14 days to to appeal monday's ruling. >>> the new jersey boater accused of faking his on death is facing more charges this morning, andrew biddle was indicted on more than dozen count of theft for some sales through his boat business in atlantic county. he disappeared in july after his boat hit a buoy. he suddenly showed back up in february, but has not said where he was for seven months. >> it is 5:13, let's yet our traffic and weather together. here's kate. >> i good morning, hey, everyone start zero g things off on little bit of cloudy note. clouds quickly starting to fizzle. as they do so we ends one real noise day overall here, on out to storm scan3 storm system continues to spin away and some really well defined cloud structure there with the counter clockwise rotation. that's what's retreating, so we end up with the clouds thinning out nicely for some sunshine yes, you can even see, little hint of some moisture rolled through in th

the sound of former district attorney lynne abraham fainting. the debate stops. >> the very nice gentleman jumped up on the stage and the producer for nbc 10. and i said to the doc, i want to get up and go on. he said i don't think so. >> reporter: that doctor said it was a sudden drop in bloop. abraham tells me it's a first and she didn't sustain lasting injury. >> it's a little bit embarrassing, but i fell gracefully which is all i can say. jim rosenfield couldn't be nicer. >> we are going to continue on with the remaining five candidates. the hour-long debate continued without her covering education. >> you have to terminate that reform commission and give the school back to the parents and let the parents do the guidance and give local control and hold the mayor accountable. >> regardless of what neighborhood you live in and how much money you live in when difficulty surrounds you, it's a move from poverty in america. >> reporter: the city's changing workforce -- >> i think you have to start first from the 3 and 4-year-olds in the city that

. >>> lynne abraham is back op her feet after collapsing on stage at tonight's mayoral debate. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at the kimmel center where abraham gave everyone quite a scare. todd? >> reporter: jessica in her own words tonight lynne abraham says quite simply, the lights went out. when she takenned on stage here at the kimmel center. >> just about 10 minutes into the debate while fellow candidate annie william was speaking abraham fainted on stage. other mayoral candidates tried to get to the 74-year-old to help but they were tether to do their podium by their microphones. this all took place as the debate was aired life. after cutting to a commercial, abraham was helped to the back of the stage. where she was seen by a doctor. an ambulance pulled up to the kimmel center and emergency personnel wheeled in stretcher but that wasn't needed as about an hour and a half after fainting abraham was well enough to appear at a previously scheduled post debate press conference and she talked to us and told us what happened in her own words. >> i was -- i w

lynne abraham. early on in the first televised debate for the mayoral candidates on nbc 10 abraham collapsed last night. you can see people rushing to her side. the 74-year-old who was the only female candidate was seen by a doctor who advised her not to return to the podium. but the debate continued. here's what abraham had to say just after the one-hour debate. >> the lights went out. and the doctor who was a very nice gentleman jumped up on the stage and also the producer for nbc 10 and i said to the doctor, i want to get up and go on. he says i don't think so. >> reporter: now while you were sleeping, i was reading what some political analysts were saying about abraham's collapse. we'll have that for you in the next half hour. as well as more from the former district attorney about her candidacy and what she expects going forward. live now from old city monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >>> now the debate went on last night with the five remaining candidates for mayor of philadelphia. they answere

she is okay tonight but candidate lynn abraham collapsed to the floor behind her podium. "action news" reporter sharrie williams is live at the big board. fortunately, sharrie it was a quick recovery for the the former district attorney. >> reporter: it turned out okay jim. abraham says she had a sudden drop in blood pressure and she lost her balance and blackout. her campaign tweeted out this photo showing her giving her two thumbs up. >> my opening act. >> reporter: mayoral candidate lynn abraham all smiles tonight, this is after frightening moments during a televised mayoral debate. just minutes into the program, the former district attorney collapsed several people immediately rushed to her aid, she quickly regain her footing and could be heard saying she was fine, a chair was brought on stage for the 74 year-old to rest while she drank a glass of water. just minutes earlier abraham kick off the debate saying that she would not raise property tax toes fund schools. >> it is regress i have and it hurts the the people that most need to hold on to their dollars. >> repor

eric: lynn, do you think that's going to work?ink we'll see what some say is the real hillary clinton? is it possible? >> i've seen that. i've been around for a number of years where i've seen her up close and she is a warm person when you are dealing with her outside of a work, out of a press conference can or something. she has -- when i've seen her in her years in the senate, you could go up to her ask a question just like other senators. so it's there. i think one of the reasons she's having a social media launch is that they want to just have her go talk to people and let her, let hillary be hillary and not have to go into a buzz saw right away. but we know it's coming. there's probably more political media out there in 2016 than there has been at any other time. >> right. [laughter] eric: that is true. lynn, thank you so much. >>, judy we want to cob congratulate late you, a new book. go on amazon -- >> judy, i'm reading it right now. eric: a reporter's journey. it's a chronicle of judy's life and career in journalism, 25 ye

lynn, great pleasure to see you. the criticism many people in chicago believe that rahm emanuel appealed to the wealthier chicagoans and didn't focus on some of the issues for the middle class and poor. people in that city he says he's got this second chance what has he said he will do differently? >> well, i think one of the things he has to do differently and as you know tamron from working the streets in chicago, is that if he has policies he wants to do, he needs to get buy-in. we'll see how long he remains humbled. i think maybe 10 20 minutes might be it because he did win. and but here's what will be different, the campaign spawned an opposition that's not going to go away and he had governed mainly by fiat in the first four years. and i think his ability to just call the shots now is diminished with this. first thing up he has enormous financial woes. the city has to contemplate perhaps finding more revenue. but during the campaign both chuy garcia the man he beat and rahm himself ended up ruling out property