>> lynne abraham. >> goofy. >> lynne abraham. >> mad scientist. >> all right. anthony williams? nelson diaz. >> a winner. >> okay. jim kenney. >> mad scientist. >> milton street? >> goofy. (laughter). >> all right. and doug oliver? >> jury is out. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, don't miss the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! now we can all choose amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. save $500 on the memorial day special edition mattress with sleepiq technology. know better sleep with sleep number. ♪ >> the biggest really only city council primary race is in philadelphia's second district which includes a lot of south filly. >> that is where real estate developer rory if i bush aggressive campaign against kenyata johnson. he argues johnson is an obstacle to economic growth. it's too har

and now from our six abc studios in alphabetical order the candidates are lynn abraham, nelson diaz, jim kenny, and doug oliver, milton street and, anthony hardy williams. our panel for today's debate are uni vision 65 anchor and senior producer ilya gar see a inquirer reporter chris hepp and now your moderator "action news" anchor jim gardner. >> hello, thank you for joining us for this debate among the six democratic candidates running for mayor of philadelphia. a quick note about our format tonight, each candidate will have 45 seconds to answer the question posed to them by myself and our two pap he-- panel list. if we feel a issue bears furnished der discussion we can continue, and each candidate will have an equal chance to weigh in. the candidates will also answer some questions sent to us, by way of six abc.com and facebook, and twitter. at the end of the debate, each candidates will have one minute to make a closing statement, so let's begin. folks, i'm sure it is fair to say that every mayor in america has been laser focused on the situation in baltimore. i think, voters of

i mean, lynne abraham, before jim kenney, has said, "oh, yes i have a poll, and i'm winning." and it's like, "well, okay, but who paid for that poll again?" >> yeah, exactly. >> "oh, yeah, wow! you got your money's worth." at the end of the day -- again i can't stress this enough -- it's going to be turnout. whoever can turn out those wards, whoever can turn out those folks, that's going to be the person that's gonna take the banner. however, unlike in the past, depending on who the eventual winner is, there's a high anticipation that we're gonna have an independent challenger come the fall. >> we could, yeah, so it may not be over. >> big possibility. could be you. i don't know. >> well, i don't know about that. [ laughter ] the league of women voters will be hosting a live mayoral debate right here in our 6abc's studios. takes place tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc. we'll stream it on 6abc.com. you can tweet us questions with #6abcaction, or you can e-mail us at jointheaction@6abc.com. governor wolf has been in office for 103 days now. what do you think? >> how exciting. [ laugh

we catch up with lynne abraham. elphia's long-time da has her sights set on the city's top job. and our own chris may recently sat down with abraham at her campaign headquarters in center city. >> reporter: she's spent more than 40 years shattering glass ceilings in physical politic at the redevelopment authority as a municipal court judge then for five terms as district attorney. and now lynne abraham wants to do it again. >> you have legitimate shot at becoming the first woman ever to be elected mayor of the city of philadelphia. what do you think that would mean to this city? >> i'm running for mayor because i'm the best ceo and the best trusted and proven leader and i also happen to be woman. >> a powerful woman. long associated with law enforcement. it's a mantle she's not fray afraid to carry even in the aftermath of ferguson and baltimore. abraham says as mayor she would tackle philadelphia's own problems with racism and race separation by making sure everyone's concerns are heard. >> i will go back out to eve

we'll talk about that coming i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> 4:42. it's monday. and it's a little soupy out there. >> yeah, still a little soupy out there and unsettled too. as you look at double scan now most of the area dry. if you go in tight to chester county there's a couple of areas, chester county, new castle county, delaware and lancaster county we're seeing a couple sprinkles and showers. that stuff in the upper right hand portion of the screen that's ground clutter. that's a wide shower from chester county towards wilmington and chester now. something to keep in mind. it won't last

we can tell you that lynn abraham, doug oliver and milton streak were all in single digits. steve. >> reporter: the former city council won handling. let me show you what's happening. the podium is being broken down but we're going to try something fun. if we turn the camera around at what i'm looking at past our telemundo 62 crew. you can see about a hundred people still enjoy themselves. if you think it's loud now, wait until you hear when it was official. [ cheers and applause ] 9:00 p.m. just an hour after the polls closed. 57-year-old jim kenney lifelong philly resident. >> whether you live in cobbs creek, may fair we must work together with an understanding that everybody neighborhood matters. >> reporter: voter turn out was low. that also didn't matter. >> fighting for universal pre-k, community schools. community schools, a real living wage and an end to the stop and frisk. >> reporter: we caught up with his mother and emotional father. >> we're proud. he's always number one with us. we're very very proud of him. he worked very hard. >> reporter: humble root supporte

lynne abraham thanked her supporters in old city. during her campaign abraham leaned on her nearly two dozen years of experience as district attorney. she had single digits. >>> you can count on "nbc 10" for complete coverage from the pennsylvania primary. 5:15 the results from philadelphia city council races and the ballot races. then at 5:45 we'll have results from races in the suburbs. you can go to nbc10.com or check out the "nbc 10" app. >>> 5:05. new from overnight, six shootings, some of them deadly in what was a violent night in philadelphia. the shootings happened from the northern neighborhoods to the central and western sections of philadelphia. in the latest incident a stray bullet blasted through the front door of this house on east walnut lane in germantown. that was around midnight. police say a woman standing near the door she was hirt by shattered glass. her injuries were not serious. police aren't sure who fired that bullet. couple hours earlier a double shooting in kbsing ton killed one man and sent another to the h

lynn abraham and nelson diaz appeared in a neighborhood forum.the other four candidates didn't make this one. two of them did send representatives. the big issue here focused on how the next mayor will make philadelphia a global destination. once again here is a look at all six democratic candidates facing off in the primary. lynn abraham, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug oliver anthony william. the winner will take on the lone republican melissa murray bailey in the november general election. >>> defense lawyers for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev rested their case in the penalty phase of his trial. the sister from "dead man walking" was the last of 40 defense witnesses to take the stand. she testified that tsarnaev was remorseful during the jail house conversations. a federal jury will begin weighing their punishment. jurors have to decide whether the 21-year-old college student should spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed for his crimes. >>> how about this one, a judge in alabama handed down a life sentence for the woman who

lynn abraham and anthony williams have 15%. harry hair ston breaks down the numbers. >> i'm very surprised the margin is that large between the presumed front-runners and front-runners based on this poll. >> ken trujillo says the poll also suggests it's a new day of sorts in philadelphia politics. >> the one thing that this poll tells me more than anything else is that the whole narrative that this is a -- the philadelphia votes on the base of race is -- i think out the door. >> trujillo tells us it appears people are voting on common interests not race. >> it's likely you're going to have the white candidate get one of the white candidates get more african-american votes than any other african-american candidate. it's likely they're going to have more latino votes -- >> he's leading the way with more black votes and lynn abraham with hispanic votes. >> what do you do if you are trying to catch up? >> we're less than a week away and all the money that's going to be spent on television is going to be spent on television. the onl

lynn abraham nelson diaz jim kenny, nelson oliver anthony kenny. they'll take on the lone republican in the race in the november general election. >>> happening today. voters in delaware will elect new school board members in all 16 districts across the state. in delaware you don't have to be a registered voter to participate in school board elections. you do need to be at least 18 and live in the district in which the election is taking place. polls open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in each district. >>> the camden county school board district holding a meeting tonight. they're announcing staff level changes for next year. cuts expected due to either performance issues or the need to align the number of staff members to the number of students. >>> happening today delaware county will unveil its new identity. the product of a marketing campaign aimed at bringing more businesses and families to the area. "nbc 10's" katy zachry has more. >> reporter: hi, tracy. up until now county leaders are keeping quiet about this. they want to unveil their new ma

now, lynn abraham want to do it again. you have a legitimate shot at becoming the first women ever to be elect mayor of the city of philadelphia, what do you think that would mean to this city. >> i'm running for mayor because i'm the best ceo and best trusted and proven leader. i also happen to be a woman. >> reporter: powerful woman long associated with law enforcement. it is a mantle she's not afraid to carry in the aftermath have of ferguson and baltimore. a abraham says as mayor she would tackle philadelphia's own problems with racism and race separation by making sure everyone concerns are heard. >> i will go back out to every community as i have always have done, every week, and sit at some community table and listen to whoever wants to speak because they have a voice in my administration. >> she believes wage taxis too high, the current business taxes make the city less attractive, and that pension reform is unavoidable. while she opposes mayor nutter's property tax hike to provide more money for schools she says e

i'm lynne abraham.n i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> the nfl has spoken in the tom brady case. >> the nfl says what factored into this decision the team's prior record back the 2007 they were caught videotaping coach's signals. the nfl has punished the patriots as a team and tom brady for the so-called deflate-gate. the league suspended brady for the first four games of the upcoming nfl season. patriots fined a million dollars they forfeit their first round draft pick in 2016 and a fourth rounder in 2017. the patriots were found to have used underinflated during their afc championship ga

former district attorney lynn abraham was third.elson diaz, doug oliver and milton street each got less than 5 percent a piece. >>> kenney's next opponent is melissa murray bailey. election day is tuesday november 3rd, less than six months from now. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from outside city hall to talk more bit, justin, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika good morning. poll numbers favored jim kenney going in the the race and he came out the winner. after the victory speech he is looking ahead to the raza head as well as to his new g.o.p. opponent. just after ten tuesday night and after waiting through a sea of supporters former city councilman jim kenney stood at the podium for the first time as city democratic mayoral nominee. when asked what made him resonate as owe

an lot of hand shakes and a crowded field of six democrats including former district attorney lynne abrahamat the rental of the night it just really wasn't close at all. a couple of moments ago i got a chance to speak we kenney. i did ask him about his margin of victory as well as stop and frisk, and his chances in winning the november general election. what do you think it is that resonated with voters? you were out there on the campaign trail. >> i think the positivity. the issues we talk about which is all sent aid round poverty. pre k and blue collar jobs and re-entry. >> you pledged to end stop and frisk. why >> well, it doesn't work. i mean 83% of the stop stops don't result in arrest or recovery of weapon and those 83 times that someone stopped for just being who they are row yates a problem with them and police. >> in city where democrats out number the republicans seven to one. >> i am going to give the respect republican nominee she's earned and she deserves. she's a smart person with something to say and some good ideas and we're going to have that discussion. >> reporter: during

stay with us, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> at long last the fly guys have their man behind the bench. >> it took about a 30 day search but they found their guy, a move very similar to the eagles move, signing one of the best coaches in the college ranks. dave hakstol is 46 years old with a very impressive resume. general manager ron hextall pluck him from the university of north dakota where an 11 seasons his teams made the the frozen four, seven times. >> well, there will be several adjustments along the way but i think number one, you know i believe in what we do and i b

now both lynn abraham as well as state senator hardy williams have about the second place spot on some polls coming up about the race. councilman jim kensy far ahead in those numbers, coming in at 42%, abraham and williams coming in at second, at a tie at 15%. we should also mention three other candidates on the ballot here that's street, oliver, as well as former common pleas judge, nelson diaz. the winner of the primary that should go down tonight should go up against the republican presumptive nominee melissa murray bailey. back out live here, anthony hardy will set to arrive here at this elementary school to cast his ballot at 7:00. this morning or so. the pollose at about 8:00 tonight. we are live in west philly, justin fin. cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. now, the race for mayor is not the only big issue on the ballot today in philadelphia. there are also several hotly contested primaries for seats on city council. also vote letters be weighing in on four ballot questions including non-binding referendum on whether the city should have control over philadelphia pu

still ahead we profile lynne abraham. >>> also ahead on "eyewitness news", a moving ceremony in sainters square as pope franciscan nonuses two nuns. and justin is back with your complete work week forecast. it's 11:46. stay with us, everyone. back >> dozens turn out at one world trade center today for the first ever tunnel to tower stare climb climb. it was a grueling 90 floor climb witness proceeds going toward high tech homes for injured veterans. today's run was organized by a group named in honor of 21st responders who died on 9/11. while trying to get people out of the world trade center.ír >>> pope franciscan nonuses two nuns during a ceremony in saint peters square. miriam and marie alfonzi became saints recognized for their work in the poor. they were born in the late 19th zen teen the first palestinian nuns to be cannon knifed. it comes days after the vatican formally recognized palestinian state hood. ♪ >>> well now our philadelphia mayoral candidate profiles continue tonight. we catch uynne abraham. philadelphia's long-time da has her sights set on the city's top job. and o

i'm lynne abraham.adelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> hello again, here are the stories we are following for you on "action news" at 12:30. we are live at philadelphia international airport awaiting the president's arrival, details in a live report, about what he is going to be doing in camden, new jersey this afternoon. >>> plus services resumed a week after a deadly amtrak train derailment, passengers talk to us before they departed. >>> abc as you exclusive interview with ill yan gonzales. hear what he has to say about the the united states a bitter custody battle between u.s. and cuba. >>> now deta

more than 40% of democrats polled say they will vote for jim kenney followed by lynne abraham and anthonylliams. 14% of voters are still undecided. we caught the three front-runners stumping for those undecided votes yesterday. jim kenney sliced roasted pork for their anniversary. anthony williams stopped by the dawa day street fair and lynne abraham attended a police survivors benefit. here's a look at all six democratic candidates for mayor. along with the three we just mentioned, nelson diaz doug oliver, and they will face melissa murray bailey in the general election in november. >>> today on nbc"nbc 10 @ issue"," we'll have more with lynne abraham and jim kenney about the race and why they each believe they should win the nomination. >>> a i have big fat baseball bat and i'm going to stand at home plate and swing at the big problems that have come across the plate that people tend to shuffle off to the side. >> i think what you see now is the real jim kenney. it's certainly more disciplined, because the job you're asking for requires more discipline. but i think he also needs to be a

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> welcome back to "inside story." a new poll shows pennsylvania governor wolf has a 49% favorability rating. that's fairly high. what's interesting to me in the poll is 59% of the people still think the state's going in the wrong direction, and 70% think their taxes are gonna go up. so bad news on two fronts, but they think the guy leading is doing well. what do you make of that, terry? >> i think, by and large, the governor has an agenda on education spending, which is popular with the voters, a shale tax, which is popular with the

lynne abraham and anthony williams were tied for second with 15%.nbc 10's jesse gary checked in with the candidates today. >> reporter: inside a cramped lutheran church the jim kenny political machine is humming, poll volunteers are receiving instructions as their candidate cooley tries to cruise to victory. >> you never run like you are ahead because you will end up looking at people crossing the finish line not you. >> reporter: our exclusive poll shows kenny comfortably in front. >>> understand and i know the things that he stands for and i'm behind it 100%. >>> second place see as tie with state sneert anthony williams and former d.a. lynne ape abraham. >> the reality is that we have a lot of work between now and election and there is a significant number of undecidesed and those who are leaning will determine the race. >> reporter: williams hopes his message of include sigs connects with undecided voters. >> i believe he would do what he came to do. >> number 71 -- >> reporter: for her part lynne abraham took to the air waves from the far north

i'm lynne abraham.me philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> for the first time since last week's deadly derailment an amtrak train has left philadelphia and is on its way to new york sit. >> i chopper three was over it shortly after the train left 30th street station, earlier this morning and here it is goin at frankford junction. the site of last tuesday's deadly derailment. good morning everyone, "eyewitness news" reporter january car payee at 30th street station right now where she spoke to some passengers jan? >> good morning already a busy station here at 30th street station amtrak pulling out of

voters will choose between lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver, jim kenny, milton street and anthony harding williams. the winner of the democratic party primary will face marissa marie bailey in november. this weekend, lynn abraham and jim kenny talked frankly to us our final installment of "meet the candidates." we asked the candidates why they'd be the best mayor. >> i have a big, fat baseball bat and i'm going to stand at home plate and i'm going to swing at the big problems that have come across the plate that people tend to shuffle off to the side. >> i think what you see now is the real jim kenney, certainly more disciplined because the job you're asking for requires more discipline, but you also need to be authentic with people. i'm a philadelphian, through and through. >> catch more sunday at 11:30 on nbc10. in this final weekend before the primary, learn about the candidates, where they stand on the issues by tapping on the nbc10 news app. >>> president obama is among those paying tribute to blues legend b.b. king. he died last night at his home in las vegas. he was a 15-ti

lynn abraham, nelson diaz milton street and anthony hardy williams. today's winner will face melissa murray bailey in the november general election. as voters head to the polls city leaders are working to ensure the primary election is free of fraud. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live. matt the district attorney says it's important to vote but to protect the vote. explain. >> absolutely vai. when people go to the polls today the da says he doesn't want any kind of funny business. arrest warrants issued for four people yesterday, people who worked at the election last year. the discrepancy happened at the han caulk recreation center according to d.a. seth williams. they're accused of trying to fix a discrepancy between the number of votes cast and the number of names on the sign-in sheet. all of this time they were being watched by a certified poll watcher. they want people watching if there's anything suspicious. they say any kind of voter fraud is troubling. >> there's no more fundamental right than americans have is voting. we have to take seriously an

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. improve education for all of our children. >> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. thursday, may 7. breaking this morning. >> we're gathering images of the tornados this ripped through the nation's heartland. >> a bad crash has snarled traffic on i-95. karen rogers is staking a look at that. >> there's a manhunt underway for a prison inmate. we'll tell you how he made his great escape. >> weather and traffic with david and karen good morning. >> reporter: weather cool down but we're w

here's a live look from lynne abraham's campaign in old city. she came in third far behind kenney and williams but also ahead of nelson diaz doug oliver and mill tron street. >> kenney will face bailey this move. she cast her ballot at the society hill dance academy and stuck around to talk to people outside. all right. another live look from jim kenney's headquarters the new nominee is getting set to speak. we'll bring to you that life when it happens. remember you can find all today's results on our website at myfoxphilly.com. we're updating them all right there on the home page. >>> developing to night philadelphia police are investigateing two double shootings both deadly. the first just before 8:30 tonight here frankford avenue and east dulles street in port richmond. two men in their 20's were taken to temple university hospital after getting shot. one died. and in west philadelphia homicide detectives are now vest 1500 block of north read field street. police say a 36-year-old man was shot and killed around 5:30 this afternoon. a 28-year-

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> phillies trying to salvage a tie with the pirates. >> maybe giving us some hope. he may not be their best pitcher but the best starting pitcher. coming in with the irates language worldy on the hill gary sizemore singles in a run and the phils capitalize on this one and 3-0. he is on point eight innings of shut out ball and strikes out six batters how about ryan howard in the fifth inning a solo homer his seventh of the year howard is heating up again, he goes three for four. >> i like what he is doing and he can help us win a gam

. >> melissa murray bailey will try to win it in the fall, lynn abraham is the nominee for the democrats or not. >> it's important for women to step up to the plate and be competitive and fight for something you believe in. this is a mission and a calling. >> former pge executive doug oliver voted near his west oak lane home, hoping he can shake up the world with a victory sfl it feels good we played our hannah above board and did not fall into any of the dirty tricks, that is exactly what the city doesn't need. >> street the senator from philadelphia, is running his campaign, his specialty. >> i have driven the election and driven the other candidates. >> nelson diaz when with other family members to the polls. >> i hope whoever wins this takes it seriously sfw state senator, anthony hardy williams was at the polls early this morning, accompanied by family members including his grandson and old friends. >> it has introduced me to the prosperity of the city and introduced me to the philadelphians that need help, they need schools to get better not in the long-term but immediately. >> aga

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> kids from montgomery county school kicked it in for a good cause, they were off to the races in support of their catholic education the students for age kindergarten through eight ran or walked through a course outside of the school today and they got water to keep them cool. which was a good thing. >> a great day for a run but temperatures in the 80s, we need the rain next week and we'll get a little bit of rain here is the scene center city skyline, bright sky and the sunsetting at 8:01, i want to compare this with sky 6 and cap

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> traffic is being disrupted tonight through a good portion of center city philadelphia because of that -- a pedestrian was killed at 5:15 tonight when he or she was hit by that duck boat. this happened at 10 and and arch in chinatown the duck boat has tourists on it and those tourists had to stay on that duck boat for a sustained period of time and now they are allowed to leave but the yellow tarp is covering the victim at 10th and arch traffic is blocked off from that street and surrounding streets in center city, a tough night in

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> welcome back you're taking a live look here, sky6 live hd looking out over philadelphia international airport. depending on where you are this morning you may have a little fog as you step out, it is really muggy 5:42, 70 degrees, what are you seeing karen? >> reporter: we're got a couple of problems creating backups. here's the accident scene 295 northbound between 42 and 168. an accident involving an overturned truck blocking two right lanes. we're seeing delays on 295. because of delays look at the backup on 42. 42 jammed approa

former district attorney lynn abraham was third. nelson diaz, doug oliver and milton street each got less than 5 percent a piece. >>> kenney's next opponent is melissa murray bailey. election day is tuesday november 3rd, less than six months from now. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from outside city hall to talk more bit, justin, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika good morning. poll numbers favored jim kenney going in the the race and he came out the winner. after the victory speech he is looking ahead to the raza head as well as to his new g.o.p. opponent. just after ten tuesday night and after waiting through a sea of supporters former city councilman jim kenney stood at the podium for the first time as city democratic mayoral nominee. when asked what made him resonate as owe voters. >> positivity, which is all centered around poverty, blue k, blue collar jobs, all surrounding neighborhoods. every neighborhood is having difficulties. >> reporter: new nominee spent 20 years experience that helped him gain s

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> chopper 6 is live over the amtrak derailment site in port richmond philadelphia. the crane has taken a damaged rail car off the area of the tracks and placed it into a flat bed. this is an on going process to clean the site. no estimates when the northeast corridor of amtrak will be reopened in this location. >> let's go over to karen rogers to find out the latest with commuting good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we have a serious accident we've been talking about here in northeast philadelphia. welsh road has just reopened a

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> chilly one today and tomorrow gets warmer. >> tomorrow is seasonable and low humidity and sunshine and the wins diminish. the winds were an issue today tomorrow the nicest day of the week. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out there and we have some clouds earlier today and cold air aloft and sky 6 looking at the ben franklin bridge and showing the clouds are clearing out very well and sky 6 is still shaking with the winds but once the sunsets the winds will be diminishing, our high was 72 in philadelp

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i'm lynne abraham. i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. >> happening now on "action news," amtrak posted a message from irts president and -- it's president and ceo on the derailment. >> a helicopter missing in nepal has been found. >> oh, lucille, the king of blues has died. >> let's check weather and traffic with david and karen. >> reporter: another cool start. we have sunshine getting through the high, thin clouds. the clouds look worse on the image than they actually are. 57 degrees in philadelphia. still in the 40s in trenton allentown and reading and millville. 52 in wilmington anne mid 40s along the boardwalks. tgif we made it through a school weekend

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> welcome back taking a live look there across the delaware, all the way over to ben franklin bridge, beautiful start to your friday, still a cool morning though 5:44, 57 degrees, stop, dead end one way, what is going on in the suburbs, karen rogers. >> reporter: so many things i'm here to numerous rate them -- epneumonia rate them for you. >> we have a tractor-trailer blocking the ramble to bensalem. it cleared. you're looking better, overall we're looking better all the overnight construction is in the process of getting out of the

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> might have been a bead of perspiration today. >> it was hot. i broke down yesterday and put on the air conditioner, i didn't want to do it in may but the con combination of heat and allergies. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we do need rain and nothing more than a couple of sprinkles in southwestern cumberland county and the action cam was in atlantic city, a day like today makes you think of summer and memorial day weekend is only a week and a half away. we are almost there and the accuweather highlights though you that i

more than 40% of democrats polled say that they will vote for jim kenney followed by lynne abraham and anthony williams. 14% of voters are still undecided. we caught the three front-runners stumping for those undecide votes yesterday. jim kenney sliced roasted pork and anthony williams stopped by the dawa days street fair and lynne abraham attended a police survivors' benefit. here's a look at all six candidates for mayor, nelson diaz doug oliver, and melvin street are running. the winner will face the only republican candidate, melissa murray bailey in the general election in november. >>> tomorrow philadelphia's district attorney will vote yes for universal pre-k. set williams will be joined by preschool children for a mock vote at city hall. voters will be asked about the citywide plan for universal pre-kindergarten on the primary ballot this tuesday. the d.a. says two-thirds of preschool-aged children in philadelphia do not have access to high-quality pre-k. >>> a judge in northeastern pennsylvania says workers can sue the owners of 16 mcdonald's restaurants. the lucerne county jud

. >> lynn abraham the early front runner voted in her regular rar polling place in society hill, she could win it be go on to victory in the general election. >> you know me i'm a tough competitor and i love the process. >> jim kenny was the last to vote at his polling place in old city. >> win or lose i'm going to enjoy the fact that i have done it. >> whoever does win the democratic nomination tonight the experts say is expected to be the front runner to win the election in the fall, because of the massive democratic voter registration over the gop here in the city of philadelphia live in park side vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. also if philadelphia voters in each party will nominate five city council at large candidates and a special election will choose who will replace mike stack for the third senate district. and three open seats on the state supreme court and that has never happened before. if you have questions or problems casting your ballots, the league of women voters can help you are looking live at volunteers here at 6 abc, they are taking calls from

i'm lynne abraham.n i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> an inferno at rome' busy yesterday airport. this fire started last night in the main terminal burn about 4,000 square feet of retail space. investigators aren't 100% sure yet but say electrical short circuit in a restaurant may have started that fire. no one is hurt. all flights are back to normal. >> are you a police officer? are you a police officer? retired? >>> florida state trooper radios the miami police cruiser you see driving in front of him in this dash cam video. that trooper became suspicious when he saw that cruiser speedin

i'm lynne abraham.hiladelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board. meteorologist cecily tynan here. unsettled weather for a lot of us tonight. >> exactly. that's going to happen again tomorrow, especially early tomorrow. double scan live showing we've got a line of thunderstorms just west of our viewing area. that line is not moving east. these are book door cold fronts moving to the west. this has been triggering showers and thunderstorms but the activity over delaware is really beginning to diminish. no lightning strikes associated with this now but we do hav

. >> filing for second, district attorney lynn abraham state senator anthony hardy william both coming in at 50% both very vocal about education reform, and funding. >> i understand will be dependent, especially around public schools. >> we don't have janitors. we don't have nurses don't have counselors, any taxes directed to the schools is superb. >> former come on please judge, nelson diaz, also sees education, as a top priority. >> everything stems from education, education is the only equalizer. why do i know that? because that's how i got it to the middle class. >> primary race has heated up in recent month as voters got to see candidate debate and campaign. newcomber and former pgw spokesman, doug oliver, appealed to philly future. >> i think that this city could use a different perspective on some of the challenges that have faced for years. >> meantime state senator key milton street's campaign promises tough on crime and fight to the finish. >> the establishment now can't deal with me. >> looking live, as you can see, already someone at the door waiting to go inside, cast thei

i'm lynne abraham.n i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> no need to check the calendar. a blizzard really did hit south dakota. 6" of snow on the ground by 6 a.m. and most flights cancelled and drivers urged to stay off roads. tornadoes spotted in eastern south dakota today. they were not alone. denver pregame preparation included clearing 4" of snow there. this time lapse video coming up shows the operation. across the denver area the wet heavy wet snow brought down trees and power lines and made mother's day travel a real mess and up to 4 more" are expected tonight in higher elevations. an

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >>> i want to update you on the deadly train derailment. an eighth victim was found this morning by cadaver dogs, they are looking into why the train was speeding at the time of the crash and working to remove the cars from the tracks to reopen the northeast corridor. stay with 6abc.com for the latest on the investigation through the day. >>> one more check of accuweather forecast with david murphy. >> beautiful afternoon with low humidity and less wind and lots of sun in the northern and western suburbs and light wins today about 7 t

i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attackers. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. >> he is a kind family man and we have suffered a tremendous loss today. >> the wife of a big bank vice president speaks out for the first time since learning he is among the victims. deadly amtrak derailment. >> had such a system been installed in a section of track this accident would not have occurred. >> as stunning admission from federal officials, we have the latest information on the investigation into the railway disaster and what might have caused it. >> good morning everyone, 5:30, weather and traffic with david and karen. >

. >>> lynne abraham thanked her supporters. she leaned on her nearly two decades of experience as philadelphia's district attorney, again, getting single digits in votes. count on "nbc 10" for your information. the ballot issues. at 4:45 it's a result from the races in the suburbs. you can always go to nbc10.com for the election results. >>> six shootings in philadelphia, some of them deadly, in what turned out to be a violent night in the city. the shootings happened across the city. in the latest incident a stray bullet blasted through the win doe -- the front door i should say, on this house on east walnut lane and police say a woman who was standing near that door was hit by shattered glass. thankfully her injuries are not serious. police are not sure who fired that. a couple of hours earlier a double shooting in kensington killed one man, september another to the hospital. police have no suspects or motives. >>> and about an hour before that one someone shot a 20-year-old man in germantown. sky force 10 was over east seymo

primary elections in pennsylvania today anthony hardy williams and jim kenney nelson diaz and lynn abraham cast their votes business woman marissa bailey is running unopposed for the republican nomination. the polls close at k tonight. >>> stay with "action news" for cleat coverage, we'll have a wrap-up at 11:00 of the results, and streaming them live at 6abc.com and we'll tweet updates on 6 abc's twitter account. >> if you have questions or problems voting today the league of women voters can help, you are looking live at our volunteers here at 6 abc, they are taking phone calls until 8:00 tonight. the number is on your screen 1-877-940-6222. >>> it's been nearly a week now since the deadly train derailment in port richmond members of the ntsb says it could be a year before their investigation is complete. they are uncertain if anything struck the windshield of the train but they know it was not a bullet. eight people were killed in the derailment one week ago tonight. the train's engineer has no memory of what occurred after the train pulled out of 30th street station just before the cra