lynne abraham, who's a former philadelphia district attorney. milton street, who once was a state senator, and melissa murray bailey, political unknown, will be running for the g.o.p. we'll be talking about all these people in a moment. first of all, we want to do something fun here. and there's melissa murray bailey. we wanted to show how many signatures all the candidates were able to collect, which was required last week so that they could run. you need to get at least 1,000. and look who came out on top -- anthony williams with 15,000. another thing that i thought was interesting -- how close milton street and lynne abraham came near the end of all the democrats in terms of submissions. >> mm-hmm. >> anything stick out for you guys? i mean, does this mean that anthony williams is the front-runner just for the simple fact that he's got the most signatures? >> i would say having been a candidate myself the signatures really come down to organization. that's really what it shows. >> doesn't the collection of signatures tell you something about

like, let's not continue the problem. >> that's a bit of change that's concrete, and lynne abraham is out there arguing for that. >> because it is one of the biggest budget items that is eating away, obviously, at the city budget every year. all right, and quickly, how does everybody feel? it seems like a no-brainer. but when septa cops are now handing out little business card-type things to parents around the city, saying, "wait when you say to your child 'there's a policeman -- if you don't straighten up, he might arrest you,' as sort of a discipline approach for your child, you might very well be frightening that child so much they wouldn't ask a police officer, septa or otherwise, for help if they're lost or if they're a victim." so they're now handing out cards to parents saying, "don't make us your scapegoat." make sense or not? >> it's a -- i mean, i think people's view about police are gonna be shaped a lot more from their day-to-day interactions and things like that. so i understand the controversy, but it seems -- >> but i think -- i think it's actually a good idea because i

lynn abraham released an internal poll claiming she she is in the lead. i want to talk about milton street, a judge said he can remain in the race, he doesn't live in philadelphia and doesn't have membership with the democratic party. milton street on the ballot is good and bad for who finish the sentence? and you're not allowed to think. >> it's it's indifferent. i don't think he'll get the 24% that the got when he ran against the antimichael nutter vote when he ran 4 years ago. i don't think he will be a big factor in what happens in this election. >> i agree. >> shot down the milton street thing. >> the one point i would make because of the campaign finance limitations, we're already seeing the impact of outside groups, what we call outside groups that are in. the big buy by williams to go on television, i think what's remarkable about the primary we'll see larger amounts of money by the independent campaign committees that are going to dominant the air waves of and we're going to have to find out whether or not television trumps all of these endorseme

when it comes to campaign funds, it's neck and neck in a money race between anthony williams and lynne abraham. williams' campaign shows that he has $425,000 and abraham is a close second with $424,000. you can get a breakdown of each and katecandidate's fund-raising total on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. and milton street has spent a lot more time on the road than on the campaign trail. he talks about whether he lives in philadelphia and if he was properly registered as a democrat. last week the judge ruled he can on the ballot as a democrat. the residency issue will be decided in court later this week. >>> the democratic primary for mayor is may 19th. and jim rosenfeld will moderate the first debate at the kimmel center on april 7th right here on nbc 10. and if you have questions for the candidates, submit them on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> coast guard helicopters will be taking off for frequently over the next few days from atlantic city. because they continue helicopter training tomorrow through april. new pilots are training to eventually secure space over washington. most of the fli

among the six democratic candidates for mayor, lynn abraham, diaz oliver and anthony williams are the others. on the republican side melissa murray-bailey is the lone candidate. >>> before you vote in the primary on may 19th, nbc10 will get the answers you need from the candidates. >> we're partnering with greater philadelphia chamber of commerce for the first mayoral debate. i'll be moderating that event on april 7th from the kimmel center. you can watch it live on nbc10. if you have a question for the candidates, let us know. you can submit them right now on nbc10.com or the nbc10 app. institute arrest of an eccentric millionaire for murder has police in lehigh valley recalling their encounter with this suspect. robert durst is accused of killing a woman in l.a. years ago. he was arrested just before the final episode of a documentary aired on hbo. the documentary looked into the murder and disappearance of several people connected to durst. at one point he was recorded saying, he killed them all. durst was arrested in our area some 14 years ago. he was picked up for shoplifting a h

there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver milton street and williams. the lone republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. may 19th is the democratic primary. the general election is november 3rd. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen cain will soon find out if a criminal case against her will move forward. her legal team argued before a state supreme court justices in center city today, whether they had the authority to appoint a special prosecutor. cain said the judge had no legal authority to appoint the special prosecutor. the grand jury recommended charges. that case is on hold until the supreme court rules. no word on when that will happen. >>> over a deadly shooting in trenton tonight. police found a man shot and killed in a car here on hamilton avenue around 8:30 tonight. so far no arrests and no word on a motive. >>> also new at 11:00, two camden men will face felony murder charges in the case of a woman buried alive. a grand jury indicted carlos and ramon ortiz. they're on jail on $5 million bail. the woman was carrying about $8,00

and the first pick went to lynne abraham her ballot position by the way is six many in the lineup. state senator anthony williams drew the first spot. city commissioners council at large and sheriff ballot positions all part of today's drawing as well. >>> a familiar face may once again be setting sites on the oval office. straight ahead what donald trump says he can do for america in 2016. >> a heart warming gesture by a local salon opening its doors for a group of cancer survivors. howard? >> villanova they're getting closer to the start of the final leg on this great season and what would it be like if they relived nova history of 30 years ago. >>> eagles resigned one of their own players much that's coming up in sports. >> donald trump for president. he apparently likes the sound of that. the republican announced plans today to form a presidential exploratory committee. one step short of a formal launch but gives him time to start the all important fundraising and hiring of staff. trump has flirted with the idea of running for president in the past but this is the biggest step

lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver kinney and anthony williams all turned in the necessary number of signatures by yesterday's deadline. in a race that's typically dominated by democrats, though one republican also throwing her hat into the ring. but melissa murray-bailey is no stranger to the democrats. nbc10's christine maddela reports she was a member of that party just six weeks ago. >> i really embody who we are going to be in the future, not the past for philadelphia. >> reporter: south jersey native, a businesswoman making her debut on the political scene. she's also making her debut as a republican after switching parties in january. >> there are not just me coming from the democratic party and moving over to the republican party. there are lots of people doing it. a lot of people who are millenials or starting a family are really looking at what's been happening and saying, that's not for me anymore. >> reporter: former political strategist and campaign manager explains why the gop struggles in the city of brotherly love. >> unfortunately for the republican party, they're

democrats jim ken nearing anthony hardy williams, lynne abraham and nel see diaz were among the candidates seeking support from the fop. and when it was all over the fop voted to endorse kenny. >> electing our boss most likely the neck eight years. so we thought it was important enough to bring everybody together, call a special meeting, have each of the candidates come, address our membership and to have a ballot vote to do it the fairway. >> the other three candidates did not appear at the forum tonight. >>> investigators tonight are looking for the cause of this big apartment fire in northeast philadelphia. you saw it live last night on "eyewitness news". and those flames left many people homeless. crews spent the day tearing down the charred rubble of rita' grace manor on academy road. that fire quickly spread leaving about 100 people homeless. and many are stepping up to help with donations and assistance. nearby abraham lincoln high school is offering temporary shelter and lodging for those displaced. >>> police are asking for the public's help to solve a nearly month old murder in p

candidates lynne abraham and melissa bail dull not attend the event.rimary day for philadelphia mayor is may 19th. >>> actress angelina jolie surprises the world with another surgery and once again it's an attempt to ward off cancer. jolie made the revelation in a new york times op ad and she's had her ovaries and fallopian tubes remove as of last week. the 39-year-old super star carries the brca1 gene mutation that greatly increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. her mother, grandmother and aunt all died from that disease. and recent blood test showed a possible early sign of cancer. >>> ovary makes estrogen and progastrin she's with out the hormone produceing ovaries menopause is produced a decade earlier than in a woman. >> more than a half a million americans will develop alzheimer's disease this year. but there's new information as ams half of those will never be told their diagnosis and tonight's health watch health reporter stephanie stahl shows us what's behind this alarm statistic. >> he was very happy there. >> reporter: those happy

lynn abraham were not there. >>> members of the philadelphia youth orchestra were given a chance to rehearseh the pro this is morning at the kimmel center. >> ♪♪ >> how cool is that in these young musicians played side by side with the philadelphia orchestra and director yennick. they purchased the fifth symphony. afterward they had a special surprise, a giant greeting card to celebrate his 40th birthday. that is a big card. >>> much more to come including the cold, could not stop runners from hitting the streets today in havertown. >> on your mark... >> they are off. both runners and walkers showed up for shamrock shuffle 5k. before the race a group of young irish dancers warmed up the crowd. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the differe

lynn abraham and keith good man were not there. >>> american red cross held the red ball at please touch museum this evening. chinese new years theme party featured cuisine by susan fu. guests mingled enjoying cocktails and a live ban, dancing. proceeds benefit the red house which provides short term residents for families displaced by disaster. "action news" reporter annie mccormack joined philadelphia red cross ceo judge hughes, at the event. i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those. we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> meteorologist melissa magee has the accu weather forecast. we lose an hour of sleep tonight the but it is okay. we're okay witt. >> we're okay because we will gain an hour of daylight, sunset tomorrow walter just wait until i tell you the time. don't give ate way. you have to wait. >> i was about to jump.

all the candidates vying for mayor of the city there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver jim kenny, milton street and anthony hardin williams. one republican is on the ticket in the race melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. ♪ ♪ the right stuff ♪ >>> '80s and '90s nostalgia on full display this summer at the delaware state fair. organizers announced wednesday new kids on the block will be among the performers. you question how new they are now, but they're still on the block. also slated to appear bryan adams. july 23rd through august 1st is the fair. >>> and plenty of sunshine expected for us today. a big difference from our conditions yesterday. temperatures won't be quite as warm but i'm also tracking rain as we head into the weekend. christine. >> taking a look outside right now, things are looking pretty good. we're not seeing a lot of volume out there on the roads in the le hi high valley or new jersey. a comprehensive look at drive times when we come back. >>> and we'll continue to follow the breaking news out of ferguson missouri wher

anthony williams milton street jim kenny, doug oliver and lynn abraham. the order was chosen by picking names out of a coffee can. now, the democratic primary is on may 19th. will be moderating the first debate between the candidates at the kimmel center. you can see it live on nbc 10. it'll be tuesday, april 7th. and if you have a question for the candidates, let us know. submit them now on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> the u.n. security council is condemning a deadly attack the a museum in tunisia. no terrorist action can reverse the country's move toward democracy. attackers killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more. police killed two of the gunmen. but a manhunt is on for another suspect. tunisia's prime minister says one gunman was known to intelligence sources, but no formal links have been established with a particular terror group. >>> now to arizona where investigators are trying to figure out why an ex-convict went on a rampage that involved a motel shooting a carjacking and a home invasion. police took the man into custody after they

democrats jim kenny, lynn abraham and nelson die as, were a among candidates seeking support from the fop. when it was all over fop voted to endorse kenny. pour candidates did not the appear at that forum. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" amputee find a extremely rude note on her car after she asked her neighbor to stop park nothing her handicapped parking spot what that note says that is making this story go viral. >>> are we saying is there snow in the forecast for tomorrow the first day of spring? it is a cruel joke. >> it is. >> hate to hear that. >> yes. >> katie will break it down for you on the other side >>> we're updating breaking news for you the morning commute will be impact by this overturn truck near ben franklin bridge. this is a live picture of that tractor trailer on the philly side of the bridge. you can see it still on the side there so it will be a while before that scene gets clean up. truck is carrying produce and has to be unloadedded before it can be unuprighted. jessica will have an update in just a few in minutes. >>> about a thousand students gathered at

the others are lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver, jim kennie, and anthony williams. >>> today in the lehigh valley fans will say a final farewell to eagles legend chuck bednarik. there's a viewing at connell funeral home in bethlehem. then there's a private mass for family and friends tomorrow. the hall of fame linebacker died over the weekend after a brief illness according to the eagles. he was known as concrete charlie and played for the eagles from 1949 to 1962. bednarik was 89 years old. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a foggy start this morning. the fog is thick in some areas, especially at the shore. dense fog to start with. showers will be here during the day. tracking some showers and a possibility of some spring thunderstorms. those look most likely for this evening. right now it is 40 degrees in mount pocono. that's much warmer than yesterday. in fact, the entire area is warmer than yesterday. northeast philadelphia is 42. atlantic city has fog as does cape may. the fog, though will be thinning out. and then the attention goes

lynne abraham. the williams' reports shows he has $425,000. abraham has $424,000. nelson diaz's campaign reports he has $79,000. jim kenny says he has $76,000. the nbc 10 investigators found the former state senator bob street filed his report 25 days late and when he did file it it showed the campaign raised $3200. we don't have campaign fund-raising information for mayor nutter's spokesperson oliver. michael cook is at the philadelphia board of ethics to make sure the election is a clean one. >> the idea is to give people enough time before the election to make an assessment about who is funding the candidate and what the candidate is spending money on to see if it influences their vote. >> in the enmoo time they have raised more than a million dollars, much less than the last open mayor's race. the democratic primary for mayor is april 7th at the kimmel center. you can watch it live here on nbc 10 and if you have questions, let us know by submitting them to nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> the former neighborhood watchman acquitted in the shooting death of trayv

lynn abraham and reverend keith good man was not there. >>> diego castellanos host of puerto rican panoramaeceived an award for the fight against breast cancer. the night of the cure provided everyone on hands with health, exercise and stress management resources. >> he is such a great guy. >>> sky6 live hd taking a live look meteorologist chris sowers back next with the exclusive accuweather forecast. i think you will like this one. >> broadway philadelphia is bringing dirty dancing to the stage in center city. karen rogers has a preview of the musical. >>> students square off at the george washington cover science fair in north philadelphia. lisa thomas-laurey talks to them about their ideas. >> sky6 live hd taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. busy, busy morning for people flying out this morning. hopefully by now the airport is all clear and everything is moving like it's supposed to be moving again. >> this is the toughest day of the year for people who don't like to get up early. >> reporter: i slept like a baby, this is usually a night where i am worried about it

the others are lynne abraham, nelson diaz, doug oliver, jim kinney and anthony williams. jim rosenfield will moderate the first debate ahead of the may 19th primary. at the kimmel center on tuesday, april 7th. watch it here on nbc 10 of course. if you have a question for the candidates, let us know. you can submit them right now at nbc10.com or through the nbc 10 app. >>> camden city schools announced a shake-up in leadership at five of the lowest performing schools and up with of the oldest school buildings is shutting down. the whittier school building is more than 100 years ole. and will close for good. educational nonprofits best known for operating charter schools, will take over leadership at those five schools. education officials say only one out of every five students in the camden city school district performs at grade level. >> we don't give them the opportunity that they are due, then we're failing as leaders. through this partnership, we're build ing building real signs of progress. >> you may remember last month in philadelphia there was plenty of public out

discussion, we listened as candidates jim kenny questioned the panel on attracting jobs while lynne abraham wanted to know the strategy for getting businesses to improve education. nelson diaz asked about the next big entrepreneur idea for philadelphia. and douglas oliver asked when should those marketing the city start reaching out to give students incentives to stay in philadelphia? now, my colleague jim rosenfield moderated the panel discussion. in the next month, we're going to assemble the mayoral candidates once again when nbc 10 and comcast sponsors the mayoral debate at the kimmel center on april 7th. live for now in university city monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> right now, former delaware county congressman joe sestak is formally announcing he'll run for the u.s. senate in 2016. the 63-year-old retired navy vice admiral hopes to unseat pat toomey. toomey nairrrowly beat sestak in 2010. he's been making appearances across state in preparation for the rematch. >>> the trial for a philadelphia woman accused of giving a deadly butt injection has been delayed for at lea

here are the contenders, lynn abraham, nelson diaz milton street and an thoughthony william. >>> farewell foles. heads are spinning this morning after a surprise trade by eagles coach chip kelly. bradford missed most of the last two seasons including all of last season. he tore the acl in each of the last two seasons. the eagles are giving up nick foles and draft picks. he was 14-4 as the eagles starting quarterback and made the playoffs and pro bowl. he was hurt in most of last season with a broken clavicle. >>> good morning. as we head into the rest of your wednesday, we'll start to get rid of the fog and the lingering showers to give way to a very nice afternoon. there's a live look at our city skyline. we are going to see a nice start to your day, especially once we get rid of the patchy fog. 64, well above average. lit feel like spring but i'm tracking the return of rain. a closer look at 40 degrees in the pocanos. 44 in trenton. 49 in atlantic city. close to 50 degrees stepping outside. 44 in will bigtonmington and reading. within the last 15 minutes, the showers pushed offshore and

the others are lynne abraham, nelson diaz bud oliver and anthony williams. before you vote in the primary on may 19th, nbc 10 will get the answers you need from the candidates. we're partnering with the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce for the first mayoral debate. jim rosenfield will moderate that on tuesday, april 7th, from the kimmel center. watch it live here on nbc 10. and if you have a question for the candidates let us know. submit them right now on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> atlantic city officials unveil plans to regamvamp gardener's basin. these spots are prime real estate in atlantic city. nbc 10 got our first look at the resort's conceptual plans for the area in the northeast inlet. they include the addition of a new retail village, a water front restaurant new entrance drive, and parking lot and expansion of the existing atlantic city aquarium. as for the much anticipated redevelopment of bader field, the mostly empty former airport spread out over 140 acres, city planners believe the improvement should come in phases starting with

the others are lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver jim kennie and anthony williams. >>> now your nbcert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a foggy start this morning and we've got some showers in the area. the fog will be departing. right now the thickest fog is northeast philadelphia and into central new jersey. dense fog will be easing. then well be watching showers. already seeing them in delaware and south jersey and a chance of some thunderstorms this morning at the shore. later today, the rest of the area could see those storms. cold, yes. but nowhere near as cold as yesterday. 35 in doylestown. philadelphia is 39. and cape may with cloudy skies is 46. still some light fog at cape may. nowhere near as thick as it was when we went on the air at 4:00 this morning. those are raindrops falling in cape may. just very light rainfall. heavier showers are pushing offshore. those were thunderstorms. and more thunderstorms moving into virginia. that's the next line of showers that will be arriving by 10:00 this morning. the hour-by-hour forecast shows the wet weather in delaware

democrats, jim kenny, anthony hardy williams, lynn abraham and nelson diaz were seeking support from the fop. when it was all over fop voted to endorse kenny. >> we're electricking our boss for most likely the next eight years. we thought it was important enough to bring everybody together, call a special meeting, have each of the candidates come, dress our membership and to have a valid vote to do it the fair way. >> the other three candidates did not appear at the forum. >>> 6:38. coming up in today's story of brotherly love help for hundreds of children who age out of foster care. >>> now you can send your friends messages on facebook but pretty soon you'll be able to send them money. >> another way to hitter friend up for money there you go. >> kate middleton reveals a huge baby secret exciting news that it has finally shared coming up next. >> ♪ >>> overnight we are hearing about a solar storm setting off a light show in the sky we will show you the the northern light coming up next. no, they are not along ben franklin bridge. we will be right back. >>> updating breaking news we

there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver, jim kenny, milton street and anthonyilliams. the democratic primary is may 19th. the one republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> and happening today, hundreds of parents will learn if their kids make the cut to get into a philadelphia charter school. russell byers charter in center city will hold its admissions lottery at noon for the school year that starts in september. there are more than 1300 applications, and there are just 23 openings. >>> philadelphia city officials will break ground today for an ultra-luxury tower. take a look at these artists' renderings of the new structure at 5th & walnut. the condo tower will stand 26 stories, due to open in spring of 2017. >>> and in allentown, officials have given preliminary approval for work to begin on a 33-story skyscraper downtown. it still needs the final go-ahead from the zoning board. the building would be the tallest in allentown and would bring new jobs and residents to the city so builders are also putting up new