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mayor kenney want the city to have its own nine-person school board that he will appoint. he says the biggest benefit for the community is accountability. parents we spoke with agree. >> again and again we've told the people of philadelphia that the state of their schools are someone else's responsibility. that ends today. [ applause ] >> an opportunity for parents, teachers, and true community machines to have a voice in our local school board unlike at the src. >> while the community widely embraces the move, we heard from parents who fear the school board will not represent the entire community. those members will not have to be representative of any district or geographical region. the src will vote on the future in two weeks. >>> 4:06 and 57 degrees outside. the take-a-knee debate took center stage last night in a town hall meeting. the panel discussed the recent controversy in the nfl and what happens when activism meets patrioti patriotism. as you know, colin kaepernick started the protest, and now more players have joined. players say it's patronic. supporters say
mayor kenney want the city to have its own nine-person school board that he will appoint. he says the biggest benefit for the community is accountability. parents we spoke with agree. >> again and again we've told the people of philadelphia that the state of their schools are someone else's responsibility. that ends today. [ applause ] >> an opportunity for parents, teachers, and true community machines to have a voice in our local school board unlike at the src. >> while the...
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>> this will be a big change, we could find out from mayor kenney, today. about, the src? >> yes, mayor kensy making this announced to. he want to dissolve the src and bring back education, to local accountability, he wants it to be governed locally at 10:00 this morning, wants to make that point among other as he called for the dis solution of the school reform commission or src. the commission, five member authority, made up of mayor appointed and governor appointed members, is currently in charge of policy and financial decisions of the school district. and has been for the last 15 years. but, mayor kenney feels, that these issues should be handled locally, especially, since funding will present continued challenges. the school district project a 105 million-dollar budget deficit by 2019. which will likely lead to tough decisions, so at its next meeting the srrc will recommend to the state education secretary that it be dissolved. the secretary will then have to approve the change which would take effect later this year, mike analling. >> sounds like mor
>> this will be a big change, we could find out from mayor kenney, today. about, the src? >> yes, mayor kensy making this announced to. he want to dissolve the src and bring back education, to local accountability, he wants it to be governed locally at 10:00 this morning, wants to make that point among other as he called for the dis solution of the school reform commission or src. the commission, five member authority, made up of mayor appointed and governor appointed members, is...
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to close the school district deficit that could soar to $1 billion over the next five years. >> mayor kenney told the city council the school reform commission has passed. the mayor says that the city's public school district with 200,000 students has a balanced bunt and is ready to end the src's long reign. >> when the src returns to the city you can hold me and future mayors accountable. >> they want it up and running by the new term in september and that city hall as taken the bull by the horns and raised the money to close deficits. >> we raised our contribution 5$520 million annually. >> they claim to not fear that harrisburg will cut their funding accounting for 55% of the funding. >> the powerful teachers union flush with a new contract says they are all in and fought the state take over from the start. >> for the mayor to make the kind of presentation he did today obviously he has a plan. and we have to wait until we see what his plan is. >> parent organizations calling this a moment of triumph over the src. >> make sure the stake holder are not making money over the back of our chil
to close the school district deficit that could soar to $1 billion over the next five years. >> mayor kenney told the city council the school reform commission has passed. the mayor says that the city's public school district with 200,000 students has a balanced bunt and is ready to end the src's long reign. >> when the src returns to the city you can hold me and future mayors accountable. >> they want it up and running by the new term in september and that city hall as taken...
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mayor do with this report? >> well, one thing is, they should talk about it. we don't talk about this. jim kenneyan for mayor, and to his credit, said that this is a disgrace, and we should all be embarrassed by it, but the poverty rate has not changed an iota since he became mayor, and i think you need to use the bully pulpit to talk about this "tale of two cities" narrative we have going on now, because center city is booming, and two miles down the road, you have abject poverty, and cities don't ultimately overcome that kind of discrepancy. >> and we're kind of inured to it, as well. i mean, the news comes out, and it's like, "yeah, you know." we're in last place, guys. we're the highest, most horrible poverty situation of any major city in america, and we're not like, "well, it's just 'cause we're geographically isolated." no, we're not. we're between washington and new york city. we've got trains, we've got highways, we have all kinds of infrastructure here. jim kenney is, we'll get elected talking about it, but then they feel, i think, kind of like they own a piece of it, and they kind of g
mayor do with this report? >> well, one thing is, they should talk about it. we don't talk about this. jim kenneyan for mayor, and to his credit, said that this is a disgrace, and we should all be embarrassed by it, but the poverty rate has not changed an iota since he became mayor, and i think you need to use the bully pulpit to talk about this "tale of two cities" narrative we have going on now, because center city is booming, and two miles down the road, you have abject...
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now in a letter mayor jim kenney says the schools need more accountability. uate resources, strong management and collaboration, and to do this, officials say local control is the answer. >> i think the mayor looks at this as not the end. it's the end of the src but not the end of any type of, you know, educational process in the city it's really the beginning of the city stepping up additional way to take both control and responsibility for schools and for public education in philadelphia. >> the recommendation would then head to pennsylvania secretary of education mayor kenney is expected to speak about this discussion later on this morni morning. >>> candles an line of officers to honor a hero exactly ten years ago he lost his life protecting our city. tonight, emotional thank you. >>> and what do you do with an empty ballpark? almost knew. tear it ♪ >>> delaware county shopping center evacuated to night for a fire. it broke out at bed, bath and beyond on baltimore pike in springfield around 9:00. firefighters think it started in an ac unit. thankfully no o
now in a letter mayor jim kenney says the schools need more accountability. uate resources, strong management and collaboration, and to do this, officials say local control is the answer. >> i think the mayor looks at this as not the end. it's the end of the src but not the end of any type of, you know, educational process in the city it's really the beginning of the city stepping up additional way to take both control and responsibility for schools and for public education in...
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joining me now is philadelphia mayor jim kenney, thanks for being with us. jim: it's my pleasure. mary: so, first explain why an appointed school board by you, the mayor, is better than what's in place right now? jim: it's all about accountability. i mean, for many, many years, 15 years now, people have been pointing fingers at each other. city pointing fingers at the state legislature, state legislature pointing fingers at the governor, charter school people pointing fingers at the public school folks, public school doing the same to the charters. it's time for us to make a-- make a decision whether or not our children's futures and the city's futures are important enough to fund education and to be accountable for its results. and i think this, having direct appointment power by the mayor, as it was before the src was in existence, i think is the most direct way to do that. and that allows us to bring with it all the integrated services that the city provides in varying degrees. sanitation, police services, dhs, behavioral health, you name it, we can work as integrated partners a
joining me now is philadelphia mayor jim kenney, thanks for being with us. jim: it's my pleasure. mary: so, first explain why an appointed school board by you, the mayor, is better than what's in place right now? jim: it's all about accountability. i mean, for many, many years, 15 years now, people have been pointing fingers at each other. city pointing fingers at the state legislature, state legislature pointing fingers at the governor, charter school people pointing fingers at the public...
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governor wolf and mayor kenney appoints the members. officials say getting rid of the commission will shift power from the state directly to the city. >>> today we will learn new details about how the bridge will transform into a new bike and walking trail. the city and conrail officials plan to extend the schuylkill expressway trail into southwest philadelphia by turning this historic swing bridge into a trail crossing. work will begin next year on what will be called the conrail crossing bridge. >>> 4:07. every wednesday we are taking nbc10 on the road showing you local communities and what makes them unique. >> this morning we're at the wawa at 332 south black horse pike in williamstown, gloucester county. you have until 9:00 to swing by and say hi. you got plenty of time. first alert meteorologist bill henley is there now greeting people. highlighting your community. tell us what's happening there right now. >> a chilly start. you see my breath. temperatures have dropped into the 30s here. a cold one. we had mostly clear skies for t
governor wolf and mayor kenney appoints the members. officials say getting rid of the commission will shift power from the state directly to the city. >>> today we will learn new details about how the bridge will transform into a new bike and walking trail. the city and conrail officials plan to extend the schuylkill expressway trail into southwest philadelphia by turning this historic swing bridge into a trail crossing. work will begin next year on what will be called the conrail...
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now, mayor kenney, i give him a lot of credit, said, "it's now my responsibility.complain to me. i will take it." and i'm sure he'll be held accountable for that. >> one of the complaints was that it was too sort of tight that it's who you know and that's how you get put on the board, and maybe you're gonna just pass a policy because it's your friend that puts you on the board. so, that's why in the first place state control started and to get the finances untangled, certainly. >> well, as a conservative, i like local control, but these were babysitters. the city of philadelphia needed babysitters. that's exactly how i see it. that's how they got the funding. i don't know what's changed. what has changed here as far as reading skills, math skills, and, also, the deficit -- >> a $100 million deficit projected. >> so, i'm glad to see this happen, but jim kenney will not be held responsible. he's a political genius here. have all the power. they will blame the state or the suburbs for not giving enough money. it will always come back to money. >> how do you get around
now, mayor kenney, i give him a lot of credit, said, "it's now my responsibility.complain to me. i will take it." and i'm sure he'll be held accountable for that. >> one of the complaints was that it was too sort of tight that it's who you know and that's how you get put on the board, and maybe you're gonna just pass a policy because it's your friend that puts you on the board. so, that's why in the first place state control started and to get the finances untangled, certainly....
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i tell you the truth. >> mayor kenney described the trump administration's first year in office as nonsense. >> a story of paying it forward is going viral and with good reason. >> a homeless man that helped a woman who ran out of gas has raised thousands of dollars for the good samaritan. a homeless veteran named johnny used his last $20 to give her gas. kate created a go fund me page to help johnny out. tonight it's raised over $100,000 with 3,000 people making contributions. >> still to come on "action news," he is accused of molesting and killing some 2500 women. today, justice is served. you might want to serve coffee after turkey tomorrow. the latest benefits on health check. >> melissa? >> jim, we have temperatures that will be cooler as we get to our thanksgiving. today's high 57-degrees. tomorrow, 7-degrees below average with the high temperature just 46. we have more details for thanksgiving coming up in the full and exclusive forecast. >> plus, ducis rogers with a commanding performance when "a it's time, america. there's work to be done. it's not going to be easy. but there's gr
i tell you the truth. >> mayor kenney described the trump administration's first year in office as nonsense. >> a story of paying it forward is going viral and with good reason. >> a homeless man that helped a woman who ran out of gas has raised thousands of dollars for the good samaritan. a homeless veteran named johnny used his last $20 to give her gas. kate created a go fund me page to help johnny out. tonight it's raised over $100,000 with 3,000 people making...
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old pine with a traditional american meal with added countries of the countries represented and mayor kenneyas there. >> reporter: good people of may fair and homesburg turned out today to kickoff thanksgiving week. ♪ you see there they are strutting their stuff on frankfort avenue for the parade and watching the bands and community organizations, this year's theme was scouting and local members the girl and boy scouts were there. >>> thanksgiving four days away and five away from one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> you have to know where to look for the deals and here is marcy gonzales. >> reporter: shoppers hoping to avoid the black friday rush and can cash on deals rolling out and wall mart with 55-led for more than 750 off and home depot offering the vacuum for 325 off but some experts say it's worth waiting. >> the best deals are actually after black friday the stores want to get rid of merchandise. >> reporter: it's a good time to buy electronics and smartphones but don't buy toys and clothing just yet those prices go down the closer it gets to christmas, the biggest disco
old pine with a traditional american meal with added countries of the countries represented and mayor kenneyas there. >> reporter: good people of may fair and homesburg turned out today to kickoff thanksgiving week. ♪ you see there they are strutting their stuff on frankfort avenue for the parade and watching the bands and community organizations, this year's theme was scouting and local members the girl and boy scouts were there. >>> thanksgiving four days away and five away...
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♪ >>> mayor jim kenney saying the president has no compassion for immigrants here in the u.s. mayor held a news conference with city council, clergy and advocate groups today and they're asking the trump administration to reverse its decision to end the temporary protected status of haitian migrants. the daca program allows young people to stay in the u.s. who were brought here illegally but president trump wants to end it. mayor kenney getting emotional today calling the moves unamerican. >> i'm just beside myself with sadness because our president is a bully. our president is a punk and he just doesn't get it. i don't know where he was rais raised, but his family didn't do a good job in raising that guy. >> the president has defended his decision to end daca and says he's challenging lawmakers to come up with a better plan. busy night at 30th street station university city a lot of folks are still making their way to visit family for thanksgiving, and if you're one of them, you are definitely not alone as you probably figured out today. nearly 51 million americans are hitting
♪ >>> mayor jim kenney saying the president has no compassion for immigrants here in the u.s. mayor held a news conference with city council, clergy and advocate groups today and they're asking the trump administration to reverse its decision to end the temporary protected status of haitian migrants. the daca program allows young people to stay in the u.s. who were brought here illegally but president trump wants to end it. mayor kenney getting emotional today calling the moves...
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. >> now at noon, philadelphia mayor jim kenney wants to end state control over city schools schools.e's called on the school reform commission to resolve itself and restore control back to the city. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. joe holden is live. >> reporter: the school reform commission has been nothing short of a failed marriage that according to some parents who showed up here to applaud the mayor's call to dissolve the src. now, mayor kenney taking to the podium here inside city council chambers receiving a standing ovation when he made his intentions official. his remarks were carefully delivered using a teleprompter the commission has existed for 16 years in exchange for more cash the state assumed control of the financially troubled school district. in a statement the reform commission has signaled a november 16th vote on a resolution to dissolve. there's no telling how that will play out. that would be the first step in the process. one that would need a signoff by the commonwealth's education secretary. the mayor painted a grim financial picture most notable a
. >> now at noon, philadelphia mayor jim kenney wants to end state control over city schools schools.e's called on the school reform commission to resolve itself and restore control back to the city. >> i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. joe holden is live. >> reporter: the school reform commission has been nothing short of a failed marriage that according to some parents who showed up here to applaud the mayor's call to dissolve the src. now, mayor kenney taking to...
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mayor kenney and police commissioner richard ross spoke about the positive impact pal's free programsves. channel6 general manage and president bernie prazenica happens to be the chairman of pal and he was there as well of course. pal now with 19 centers across the city. >>> today is national adoption day. more than 40 adoptions were finalized in camden county today. some of the parents met their children through the foster care system. camden county surrogate michelle genentech mayor says the process can take some time but it's important to ensure the children and parents are well matched much she also says the reward is well worth the wait. >> to think that there's children out there who don't have a family and a permanent home is really sad. if you have it in your heart to bring these children into your home and i guarantee it will bring you lots of love. >> more than 6,000 children in new jersey are in the foster care system. and many of them, of course, are hoping to be adopted. >>> these students are eight hours into a 12 hour dancing mini thon at lower moreland high school rais
mayor kenney and police commissioner richard ross spoke about the positive impact pal's free programsves. channel6 general manage and president bernie prazenica happens to be the chairman of pal and he was there as well of course. pal now with 19 centers across the city. >>> today is national adoption day. more than 40 adoptions were finalized in camden county today. some of the parents met their children through the foster care system. camden county surrogate michelle genentech mayor...
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the proclamation is mayor kenney's way of recognizing the work of the city's many crafters whose worklects philadelphia through the ages. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." channing tatum is hosting tonight. "action news" at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪
the proclamation is mayor kenney's way of recognizing the work of the city's many crafters whose worklects philadelphia through the ages. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." channing tatum is hosting tonight. "action news" at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪
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. >> now after 16 years, it seems the school reform commission is on the way to its end, mayor kenneyected to name a nominating committee. board members will be named early march oosm three masked suspects stormed into a house and got away with $4,000 in cash and a passport. this happened at 8:00 on dicks avenue. the homeowner is being treated at the scene. no arrests have been made. >>> a pedestrian was struck and killed in new castle delaware near wilton boulevard at 5:30. within the past hour, authorities identified the victim at 67-year-old rosa martinez of new castle. she was wearing dark closed, crossed against the light and not in a crosswalk. >>> a south jersey woman was rescued from a septic tank ten feet under growth and the dramatic event was recorded on cellphone video. authorities say 57-year-old tammy camp was trapped for two hours. it's believed she fell through a rotted cover of the abandoned tank. >> south jesse firefighter suffered an ankle issue battling a fire tonight. 18-year-old michael huggins is back in custody tonight after being captured in atlantic city earl
. >> now after 16 years, it seems the school reform commission is on the way to its end, mayor kenneyected to name a nominating committee. board members will be named early march oosm three masked suspects stormed into a house and got away with $4,000 in cash and a passport. this happened at 8:00 on dicks avenue. the homeowner is being treated at the scene. no arrests have been made. >>> a pedestrian was struck and killed in new castle delaware near wilton boulevard at 5:30....
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and the philadelphia girls choir and the vip seats and mayor kenney will be here speaking and giving.m. and chilly guys too. we'll sugar you up with cookies and hot chocolate and i'll see if i can crash that and get some in me before that starts. we'll have the seven-day forecast in just a little bit. >> we wish we could be there. have cookies and cocoa for us. >> thank you. >>> be sure to bring us with you as you head out for the holiday real time traffic conditions and stormtracker 6 live double scan and much more on your phone or tablet. the 6 abc app is a free download for your mobile devices, the authorities have resumed searching for the two people missing after the senior home fire in westchester, crews discovered the remains of the other two missing reads at the barclay friends senior living fas it's and trying to locate the remaining victims and the atf will work flew the holiday weekend and they are bringing food and supplies to them. >> a couple of people decided to put together a lunge and just helping to bring down tables and coolers. >> today we are doing lunch and amer
and the philadelphia girls choir and the vip seats and mayor kenney will be here speaking and giving.m. and chilly guys too. we'll sugar you up with cookies and hot chocolate and i'll see if i can crash that and get some in me before that starts. we'll have the seven-day forecast in just a little bit. >> we wish we could be there. have cookies and cocoa for us. >> thank you. >>> be sure to bring us with you as you head out for the holiday real time traffic conditions and...
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mayor kenney says he wants the buck to stop with him but the hard part has just gun. [ applause ] >> rter: jim kenney dropped his hand to his heart as he entered council chambers the often emotional first term mayor seemed moved by the long awaited announcement he was here to make. >> i'm fishily calling on the members of the school reform commission to vote to dissolve their next schedule meeting. >> reporter: school reform commission the very embodiment of state control of philadelphia's 200,000 student public schools should vote itself out of existence argue kenney. it will be replaced by nine member board appointed by the mayor. parent activist long resentful of state control of their kids education could not contain their joy. >> this is an opportunity for parents, teachers and true community members to have voice on our local school board. >> reporter: but return to local control does not come without big concerns over the nagging issue of school funding. the district faces stunning 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five-year plan. >> why did i know you were going to ask that
mayor kenney says he wants the buck to stop with him but the hard part has just gun. [ applause ] >> rter: jim kenney dropped his hand to his heart as he entered council chambers the often emotional first term mayor seemed moved by the long awaited announcement he was here to make. >> i'm fishily calling on the members of the school reform commission to vote to dissolve their next schedule meeting. >> reporter: school reform commission the very embodiment of state control of...
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new plans that will make it safer to drop riders off and pick riders up. ♪ >> philadelphia mayor jim kenneyng off the official start of the deck the hall holiday light show at city hall. ♪ >>> live look at center city philadelphia mayor jim kenney kick off the deck the hall holiday light show at city hall which is what you're looking at right there from sunday through thursday. you'll see this once an hour lighting up city hall and even more on fridays and saturdays. >>> happen pell newest gadgets won't be ready in time for the holiday shopping season. tech giant home pod smart speaker won't ship until early next year. the company says in part we can't wait for people to experience home pod but we need more time before it's ready for our customers. not clear why it's delayed. >>> little behind the times on this, right, echo, some of the this other stuff going on. anyhow. >>> some cities across the country are coming around the idea of designated parking spots for ride sharing services like uber and lyft instead of putting up the obstacles like so many have for so long. it's part of an effor
new plans that will make it safer to drop riders off and pick riders up. ♪ >> philadelphia mayor jim kenneyng off the official start of the deck the hall holiday light show at city hall. ♪ >>> live look at center city philadelphia mayor jim kenney kick off the deck the hall holiday light show at city hall which is what you're looking at right there from sunday through thursday. you'll see this once an hour lighting up city hall and even more on fridays and saturdays....
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mayor kenney offering a reminder. >> this is an important time to renew our commitment to each other. piece on earth, piece on the streets and in your hearts. >> the fur came from pennsylvania, decorated with lightselights and a familiar lon the stand. we come to kick the season off, buy food, look for things for people for the holidays. >> there's skating and enjoying hot chocolate by the fire and shopping in the christmas village. >> the art of words. every eagle from 1 1933. >> jane fullner says shoppers are out in force. >> it was amazing. it was busy. tons of people here. we did great. >> every 30 minutes, a treat for the eyes. the deck the halls light show on city hall. a sight to bload. >behold.>> the atmosphere is aw. we love it. >> here's another look at the beautiful tree standing in front of city hall, as you come down to check it out. the philly holiday festival continues at dilworth park at city hall until january 1st. reporting live at city hall, jeff chirico "action news." >> the ice may be cold but folks found warmth at winterfest at pencpens landing. there is skating
mayor kenney offering a reminder. >> this is an important time to renew our commitment to each other. piece on earth, piece on the streets and in your hearts. >> the fur came from pennsylvania, decorated with lightselights and a familiar lon the stand. we come to kick the season off, buy food, look for things for people for the holidays. >> there's skating and enjoying hot chocolate by the fire and shopping in the christmas village. >> the art of words. every eagle from...
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honoring philly fanatic mayor kenney offered his thoughts on halladay's passing. >> it is a bitter sweet day to day with the loss of roy halladay, just amazing, that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves behind a wife and two sons. >>> the new video of halladay flying shows him roll over water and eyewitnesses say plane was making extreme unusual changes in altitude. >> our natasha brown showed video to an aviation expert for his reaction and she joins us now. >> reporter: very interesting reaction here, from this expert, ukee and jessica, outside of a steep tern aviation experts say they don't see any glaring obvious reasons for the crash. we talked to a pilot with decade of experience flying sea planes and got his impression of what he saw just moments before the plane went down. >> that is a perfect set up for a water landing. >> okay. >> nothing report with that. >> reporter: arthur wolk is aviation attorney and jet pilot with 45 years experience flying. we showed him tmz video that has surfaced of roy halladay'
honoring philly fanatic mayor kenney offered his thoughts on halladay's passing. >> it is a bitter sweet day to day with the loss of roy halladay, just amazing, that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves behind a wife and two sons. >>> the new video of halladay flying shows him roll over water and eyewitnesses say plane was making extreme unusual changes in altitude. >> our natasha brown showed...
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. >> mayor kenney argues that the city is safer when immigrants come out of the shadows without reprizal from cities. >> brigitte foys was foiled by flames. tonight, area residents got together to raise money for foy's workers and the pet store next door. hundreds turned out to support the eatery and the people that made it a south street staple. >> fellow community members rolled up their sleeves in support of corporal seth kelly. he was shot during a traffic stop. today they donated blood. kelly's catch tain says he is steadily improving. >> channel6 takes great pride in our community. we hosted our annual food drive telethon. we raised money for area food banks. president and general manager bernie prazenica announced the donation of $15,000 on behalf of abc and disney television. three quarters of a million people in our area face hunger everyday. >> still to come on "action news," new women come forward with claims against candidate roy moore. >> and the eye capping price someone paid to buy a da vinci. it's an all time record. cecily? >> the past few days temperatures have been war
. >> mayor kenney argues that the city is safer when immigrants come out of the shadows without reprizal from cities. >> brigitte foys was foiled by flames. tonight, area residents got together to raise money for foy's workers and the pet store next door. hundreds turned out to support the eatery and the people that made it a south street staple. >> fellow community members rolled up their sleeves in support of corporal seth kelly. he was shot during a traffic stop. today they...
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. >> reporter: mayor kenney this month announced plan that would bring about demise of the school reform commission, and nine people would be appointed by him following a recommendation and approval process. a particular sore spot with the src has been the lack of transparency. >> we asked questions about how is the money spent? we never got that information. so that is why i'm glad, the s rc is being dissolved and that the marries taking over the philadelphia school difficulties trick. >> reporter: so, once again all this will come to a vote at some point this evening and their agenda is very lengthy. in fact they are going point by point through how they legally accomplish this, and then they are going to hear from more than 50 speakers, members of the public, teachers and, of course, a lot of these people are for dissolution of the src. coming up at 6:00 there is a rally going on outside and more on the time line for when a new school board here in philadelphia, a local one, could be seated. i will see new about an hour. live from inside school district headquarters aim joe holden for
. >> reporter: mayor kenney this month announced plan that would bring about demise of the school reform commission, and nine people would be appointed by him following a recommendation and approval process. a particular sore spot with the src has been the lack of transparency. >> we asked questions about how is the money spent? we never got that information. so that is why i'm glad, the s rc is being dissolved and that the marries taking over the philadelphia school difficulties...
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>> ya, good morning guys, so mayor kenney wants to dis solve the src. so src the governing body of the school district, he want it back in local hands he thinks that will improve accountability. so at 10:00 this morning kenny plans to make that point among others, as he calls for the disillusion of the src before the city council the commission is a five-member authority, made up of mayor appointed and governor appointed members. it is currently in charge of policy and financial decisions of the district, it has been for the last 15 years. but mayor kenney feels these issues should be handled locally specially since funding will present continued challenges. the school district, project a 105 million-dollar budget deficit, by 2019. which would continue to grow, and likely lead to tough decisions. >> the mayor will now be responsible for all the school board appointments at the same time. and that's the key distinction from school boards of the 1990's and the 1980s that only existed again, bore a year and half under mayor street. so we've never had a sch
>> ya, good morning guys, so mayor kenney wants to dis solve the src. so src the governing body of the school district, he want it back in local hands he thinks that will improve accountability. so at 10:00 this morning kenny plans to make that point among others, as he calls for the disillusion of the src before the city council the commission is a five-member authority, made up of mayor appointed and governor appointed members. it is currently in charge of policy and financial decisions...
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mayor kenney will be encouraging shoppers to buy local. tomorrow the mayor will visit businesses along the 52nd street corridor in welfare philadelphia. -- core in west philadelphia. american express started it in 2010. owners of mom and pop shops say it's now the busiest day of the year. >>> margate will throw a noontime parade featuring carolers today, dancers, and santa claus. tomorrow, you can enjoy discounts at shops and lucy the elephant, plus a free screening of the movie "the polar express." then a christmas-tree lighting and menorah lighting will be at the park. download the nbc10 app for a complete list of stores and hours across the area. >>> a plan is dead after dogs attacked him in the hunting park neighborhood on thanksgiving. officers found the man on the ground at 13th and pike. four dogs were attacking and biting him. an officer fired once and killed one of the dogs. paramedics took the man to the hospital where he died. police say the dog bites were minor. they believe he may have overdosed. that may have been the cause of
mayor kenney will be encouraging shoppers to buy local. tomorrow the mayor will visit businesses along the 52nd street corridor in welfare philadelphia. -- core in west philadelphia. american express started it in 2010. owners of mom and pop shops say it's now the busiest day of the year. >>> margate will throw a noontime parade featuring carolers today, dancers, and santa claus. tomorrow, you can enjoy discounts at shops and lucy the elephant, plus a free screening of the movie...
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. >>> and why philadelphia mayor jim kenney is calling the president a bully and a punk. >> i posted that story yesterday on my facebook page, and boy did i get some reactions. happy thanksgiving. welcome to nbc 10 today. >> welcome. and vi is off today. we begin with steve sosna. good morning, steve. >> good morning. it's a bright and beautiful day, but it will be chilly so be ready for that. temperatures this morning are quite cold. 32 right now in philadelphia. the wind chill, it feels like 26. this is what you need to dress for if you're trying to get an early start, maybe heading out out of town with the traffic out there. 28 in pottstown, 21 in dover and not much milding at the shore with temperatures in upper 20s to lower to middle 30s. this is what you need to prepare for, the feels like temperature. that sunshine will help temperatures recover today in the mid-40s, but still a chilly day overall. it is a dark and chilly morning. how are the roads doing this morning? >> they actually look pretty good. we're going to start things off on the scougal expressway. you can see if l
. >>> and why philadelphia mayor jim kenney is calling the president a bully and a punk. >> i posted that story yesterday on my facebook page, and boy did i get some reactions. happy thanksgiving. welcome to nbc 10 today. >> welcome. and vi is off today. we begin with steve sosna. good morning, steve. >> good morning. it's a bright and beautiful day, but it will be chilly so be ready for that. temperatures this morning are quite cold. 32 right now in philadelphia. the...
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. >> lets continue -- all right mayor kenney welcomes army and navy back to philadelphia. the coaches and players of each team attended the luncheon for each. and the rival teams face off for the 118th time on december 9th at lincoln financial field. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> the ice rink's christmas village. hey cecily. >> i do jim i'm getting into the holiday spirit here and we have the philadelphia celebrates the holiday special at 7:30 and i couldn't wait i had to come down here and look at everything on my own and i am standing in front of the rothman ice rink and thi
. >> lets continue -- all right mayor kenney welcomes army and navy back to philadelphia. the coaches and players of each team attended the luncheon for each. and the rival teams face off for the 118th time on december 9th at lincoln financial field. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable,...
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the proclamation is mayor kenney's way of recognizing the work of the city's many crafters whose workhe ages. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." channing tatum is hosting tonight. "action news" at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >> channing: hello, hello, i'm your guest host tonight. channing t-t-tatum. channing taint-taint-yum. hello, i'm channing tait-yum. >> hi. >> channing: hi, hi, hi. >> hi, hi. >> channing: thank you for being here, i'm so nervous. >> my pleasure. you're nervous? you're crazy. come on, you're going to be great, you're channing tatum. >> channing: that's it, hold on, i need to write that down. >> you're writing your name on your hand? come on. you're going to be great. no one's going to care about what you say, especially after you dance. ♪ everything dance now >> channing: no, dancing is your thing and i'm not going t
the proclamation is mayor kenney's way of recognizing the work of the city's many crafters whose workhe ages. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." channing tatum is hosting tonight. "action news" at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >> channing: hello, hello, i'm your guest host tonight. channing t-t-tatum. channing taint-taint-yum. hello, i'm channing tait-yum. >>...
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. >>> mayor kenney says the city of philadelphia wants its schools back, and he has no lack of support. check out the response yesterday when he demanded the state impose school reform commission vote to disband itself. [ cheers ] the city council chamber,ruptsed in cheers as -- erupted in cheers as mayor kenney demanded control of local philadelphia schools. he says now it's the time after a contentious 16 years. the mayor wants the city to have its own nine-person school board that he will appoint. while the community widelien braces the move, we heard -- wily embraces the move, we order that some fear it won't represent the entire community. >>> president trump tweets his thoughts all the time, right? for more than ten minutes last night, his twitter account disappeared. and here's the message you saw when you tried to open the president's page shortly before 7:00 last night. it's now back up and running, and twitter is explaining how that page went down. now they're saying that it was an employee of twitter, it was his last day on the job. and he did it to make his last day importa
. >>> mayor kenney says the city of philadelphia wants its schools back, and he has no lack of support. check out the response yesterday when he demanded the state impose school reform commission vote to disband itself. [ cheers ] the city council chamber,ruptsed in cheers as -- erupted in cheers as mayor kenney demanded control of local philadelphia schools. he says now it's the time after a contentious 16 years. the mayor wants the city to have its own nine-person school board that...
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. >> with that mayor kenney calls for abolition of the 16-year-old school reform commission. when philadelphia school says tim was a fiscal basket case. they pushed for years to have the city regain control with the school board independent of harrisburg and the mayor wants the power to appoint the school board and he would be held accountable. we'll select them with one goal in mind assuring every child has access to quality schools no matter what they look like or where they live. >> now the district claiming to be financially stable but facing a billion dollar deficit over the next decade. but the mayor assures everyone that there are measures in place to cover ta but still need state money, hundreds of millions to avert another crippling crisis. >> reporter: rick, there are bumpy political roads ahead with this desire to make this move but the mayor hopes to have the new school board ready to go this spring for the next school year. vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> turning to accuweather and the things are warming back up today. as we look live outside sigh-showin
. >> with that mayor kenney calls for abolition of the 16-year-old school reform commission. when philadelphia school says tim was a fiscal basket case. they pushed for years to have the city regain control with the school board independent of harrisburg and the mayor wants the power to appoint the school board and he would be held accountable. we'll select them with one goal in mind assuring every child has access to quality schools no matter what they look like or where they live....
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school superintendant, william hite and mayor kenney says that graduation rates increased 4% district wide last year. lincoln had a 12% increase. >>> coming up at noon we explore the top local bars by philadelphia magazine. >>> and expensive gyms but the ser size program that is free for certain philadelphia residents. when "action news" continues in a moment. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] you'll be able to visit any doctor or hosp
school superintendant, william hite and mayor kenney says that graduation rates increased 4% district wide last year. lincoln had a 12% increase. >>> coming up at noon we explore the top local bars by philadelphia magazine. >>> and expensive gyms but the ser size program that is free for certain philadelphia residents. when "action news" continues in a moment. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay...
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." >>> david, event today, honoring the fanatic, mayor kenney offered his thoughts on his death >> it's a bitter sweet day with the loss of roy halladay, amazing that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves a wife and two son, others, including david bore yon nis are saddened. >> much love and god rest and hock doc holiday. >> our coverage of the plane crash continues. get the latest at any time at cbsphilly.com. >> we're learning more about the shooting of a pennsylvania at any rate trooper during a traffic stop. the gunman, 22-year-old daniel clary was shot after fighting with troopers, he's in the hospital and was reigned through his hospital bed. this bail set at a million. he faces criminal attempted murder. his family was belligerent with joe holden. seth kelly remains hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times >> he carries a tourniquet on his belt, and he was able to have the wherewithal to pull that tourniquet off his belt and apply that to one of his wounds. more than likely saving h
." >>> david, event today, honoring the fanatic, mayor kenney offered his thoughts on his death >> it's a bitter sweet day with the loss of roy halladay, amazing that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves a wife and two son, others, including david bore yon nis are saddened. >> much love and god rest and hock doc holiday. >> our coverage of the plane crash continues. get the latest at...
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that's the word from mayor jim kenney. thursday night some people splattered paint over the walls of the police building smashing the windows with a hammer. mayor kenney says they condemn the violence and rupgs of property. right now there are no suspects. ♪ >>> i love that music. >> it gets you pumped up. >> and we'ring about a big-time rivalry. tonight the league leading eagles visiting the. >> this is your official eagles station. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> and deep in the heart of texas the eagles and their fans have landed for tonight's big showdown with the cowboys. this bar outside dallas was turned into a philadelphia strong hold even behind enemy lines fans from both sides admit the eagles are a hot team on the rise. >> i think they're heading in the right direction. >> tough to say as a dallas fan? >> yeah. >> fans we spoke with say they are planning a huge tailgate before tonight's game at at&t stadium. nbc 10 is the only place to watch the birds take on the boys on "sunday night football." our exclusive coverag
that's the word from mayor jim kenney. thursday night some people splattered paint over the walls of the police building smashing the windows with a hammer. mayor kenney says they condemn the violence and rupgs of property. right now there are no suspects. ♪ >>> i love that music. >> it gets you pumped up. >> and we'ring about a big-time rivalry. tonight the league leading eagles visiting the. >> this is your official eagles station. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles!...
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in february, mayor kenney will appoint his new nine-person school board. in june, the src will officially disband. the new board will take control in july. parents, activists, and teachers made no bones about how they felt about the src's performance. >> seems to me that the src literally did not realize what they were tasked to do. and that was improved education in the city of philadelphia. they failed, and they failed horribly. >> at least one commission member said philadelphia doesn't have the resources to provide for stability for a new board. applications to be part of the board will be available starting next month. >>> in south jersey, an 18-year-old accused killer is back behind bars and could face more charges after escaping a juvenile facility. police captured michael huggins yesterday morning more than 30 hours after he escaped from harborfield's youth detention center in egg harbor city. officers found him in an apartment in atlantic city. police aren't sure how he got there and how he came to possess a handgun. huggins and three other teenag
in february, mayor kenney will appoint his new nine-person school board. in june, the src will officially disband. the new board will take control in july. parents, activists, and teachers made no bones about how they felt about the src's performance. >> seems to me that the src literally did not realize what they were tasked to do. and that was improved education in the city of philadelphia. they failed, and they failed horribly. >> at least one commission member said philadelphia...
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. >> even mayor kenney was shopping in west philadelphia. >> they employ the bulk of our population.f singing and horse and buggy rides, santa clause has a message. >> be good to each other. >> we had a great time. we wish everyone a happy holiday season, and shop local. bob brooks, channel6 "action news." >> some shoppers enjoyed free parking in taking part with small business saturday. the city of philadelphia is offered free metered parking saturday 11:00 a.m. also, saturday and sunday, park at 6 philadelphia parking authority garages for a flat fee of 8 bucks. the time limits on residential parking blocks will still be enforced. >> black friday sales surged as more shopper shoppers opted to t discounts. $7.9 billion on, on line sales over the two day period up 18% from last monday. cyber monday is expected to set a record of $7 billion in sales. much more to come on "action news," officials in egypt reveal details about the deadliest terrorist attack in that nation's history. >> and several teams team up to help find animals homes and jeff skversky has news about the eagles and t
. >> even mayor kenney was shopping in west philadelphia. >> they employ the bulk of our population.f singing and horse and buggy rides, santa clause has a message. >> be good to each other. >> we had a great time. we wish everyone a happy holiday season, and shop local. bob brooks, channel6 "action news." >> some shoppers enjoyed free parking in taking part with small business saturday. the city of philadelphia is offered free metered parking saturday...
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." >>> david, event today, honoring the fanatic, mayor kenney offered his thoughts on his death >> it's a bitter sweet day with the loss of roy halladay, amazing that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves a wife and two son, others, including david bore yon nis are saddened. >> much love and god rest and hock doc holiday. >> our coverage of the plane crash continues. get the latest at any time at cbsphilly.com. >> we're learning more about the shooting of a pennsylvania at any rate trooper during a traffic stop. the gunman, 22-year-old daniel clary was shot after fighting with troopers, he's in the hospital and was reigned through his hospital bed. this bail set at a million. he faces criminal attempted murder. his family was belligerent with joe holden. seth kelly remains hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times >> he carries a tourniquet on his belt, and he was able to have the wherewithal to pull that tourniquet off his belt and apply that to one of his wounds. more than likely saving h
." >>> david, event today, honoring the fanatic, mayor kenney offered his thoughts on his death >> it's a bitter sweet day with the loss of roy halladay, amazing that you have to cherish every moment that you have because you never know when your time is up. >> halladay leaves a wife and two son, others, including david bore yon nis are saddened. >> much love and god rest and hock doc holiday. >> our coverage of the plane crash continues. get the latest at...
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immediate authority to shut down any of these establish manies that are not plying with the law and mayor jim kenney committed the city's resources with expecters from lni. >> thank you wendy. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney wants to take control of the philadelphia public school district and do away with the school reform commission. that after 16 years of src oversight by the state. he says that it's time the city should be accountable for the education of their 200,000 school children and governor wolf supports local control of the district. and we'll have more coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> a new era of phillies baseball is underway, today they introduced the new manager gabe kapler, the 54th skipner history. he has never managed in the big leagues and coming up tonight you'll hear from kapler and philly officials for what they think he will bring to the ball club. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. matt pellman in the know. >> the ride home is not a ball we can say that. good afternoon. news is better than the last time around on the septa regional rail,
immediate authority to shut down any of these establish manies that are not plying with the law and mayor jim kenney committed the city's resources with expecters from lni. >> thank you wendy. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney wants to take control of the philadelphia public school district and do away with the school reform commission. that after 16 years of src oversight by the state. he says that it's time the city should be accountable for the education of their 200,000...
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. >>> i'm jessica dean this vote comes two weeks after mayor kenney called on src to disban "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live inside the meeting at cool district headquarters, joe. >> reporter: jessica and ukee this is expect to be a long meeting, we are only about 10 speakers in, there are 50 some speakers on the list, each given three minutes, so there could be another two hours of listening, to members of the public, right now they are hammering the school reform commission, on allegations of more than 16 years of miss management. >> dance party on north broad teachers and parents called this the start of the happier day. >> sixteen years of this reign of terror. >> reporter: perhaps that is dramatic but there is a wave of relief at school district headquarters as school reform commission is expected to vote to dissolve, paving way for locally appointed nine member school board. >> this is what we wanted for a number of years, 17 years in fact, i believe that the take over of the school district of philadelphia was a wrong initially. >> reporter: meeting to actually bring
. >>> i'm jessica dean this vote comes two weeks after mayor kenney called on src to disban "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live inside the meeting at cool district headquarters, joe. >> reporter: jessica and ukee this is expect to be a long meeting, we are only about 10 speakers in, there are 50 some speakers on the list, each given three minutes, so there could be another two hours of listening, to members of the public, right now they are hammering the...
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today mayor kenney asked the school reform commission run by the state to end its 16-year role controllingity schools. a nine member board appointed by the mayor would replace it but returned to local control does not come without big concerns over a nagging issue. it's school funding district faces a 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five-year plan. >> it will need additional funding for public schools not only in the city of physical but in the state. >> all right. so in two weeks the school reform commission is expected to take that vote to send itself packing. we'll see what happens with th that. philadelphia mess are looking for a man who posed as verizon worker and sexually assaulted a young woman. we have surveillance video of the guy police are looking for. police say it all went down monday morning at a home on the 4900 block of mulberry street in frank for. the man knocked on the door said he was a verizon worker there to fix the cable box. he got inside the home. he began to assault the 18-year-old, but she fought him off. >> the complainant was able to grab a hold of a sword
today mayor kenney asked the school reform commission run by the state to end its 16-year role controllingity schools. a nine member board appointed by the mayor would replace it but returned to local control does not come without big concerns over a nagging issue. it's school funding district faces a 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five-year plan. >> it will need additional funding for public schools not only in the city of physical but in the state. >> all right. so in two...
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mayor jim kenney says his family didn't do a good job raising thanks for joining us. jim rosenfield. the mayor even suggested the president should get out of the country. let's bring in lauren mayk. this all started with a discussion of how the white house treats immigrants. >> reporter: the mayor has a history of criticizing president trump. there is a lot they don't agree on. on the topic of immigration things get emotionally charged. the mayor talks about his own family's irish heritage. today, though, he got personal about the president's family. >> this country used to be a country of compassion and empathy. it's now a country of anger and divisiveness. >> reporter: jim kenney with frustration and harsh words in comments that started with a script about immigration policies. >> now the reality is that the trump administration is telling nearly
mayor jim kenney says his family didn't do a good job raising thanks for joining us. jim rosenfield. the mayor even suggested the president should get out of the country. let's bring in lauren mayk. this all started with a discussion of how the white house treats immigrants. >> reporter: the mayor has a history of criticizing president trump. there is a lot they don't agree on. on the topic of immigration things get emotionally charged. the mayor talks about his own family's irish...
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that's the word from mayor jim kenney. someone splattered paint and smashed windows of two police cars with a hammer. mayor kenney says they condemn the violence and destruction of property. there are no suspects at this time. >>> advocates for the fight against gun violence are paying tribute to the top prosecutor and several others. >> the charles foundation honored attorney general, state attorney general shapiro, johnson and council president curtis jones. the nonprofit group was founded to help at-risk children improve their self-esteem through community programs and education. ♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> deep in the heart of texas the eagles and their fans have landed for tonight's big showdown with the cowboys. green legion, a travel group turned this bar outside dallas into a philadelphia stronghold. even behind enemy lines fans from both sides admit the eagles are a hot team on the rise. >> we're if control of our own destiny. >> they're heading in the right direction. >> tough to say as a dallas fan? >> yeah. >>
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. >> reporter: mayor kenney will make way for school board that will take over district manage but commissioner bill green voted against the change feeling it was just too soon to switch things up. >> i want the city to actual put up the resources they say they will put up to end our fiscal distress prior to voting to eliminate rather than to rely on promise. >> reporter: thus one school board who abstained from voting. now, we can tell you that all of this is set to take place -- excuse me. all of this is set to go into place where src power leaves the power by the end of next june when the mayor's board will take over. school board will take over. back to you. >> all right. thank you much, dave. >>> south jersey woman is in the hospital tonight after police say she fell 10 feet into an old abandoned septic tank. it was in the backyard of the 57-year-old woman's mullica township home on the 3600 block ofness company rode this afternoon. police posted this video of the rescue on their facebook page. they will say the cover the tank had rotted through. took about two and a half hours to get her
. >> reporter: mayor kenney will make way for school board that will take over district manage but commissioner bill green voted against the change feeling it was just too soon to switch things up. >> i want the city to actual put up the resources they say they will put up to end our fiscal distress prior to voting to eliminate rather than to rely on promise. >> reporter: thus one school board who abstained from voting. now, we can tell you that all of this is set to take...
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. >> new school board will take over july 1st with mayor kenney appointing nine members >> the manhunt is over, teen murder suspect who escaped from juvenile detention facility in south jersey now in custody. this video from the press of atlantic city shows arresting 18 year old michael huggins in atlantic city. he and three other teens why from the harbor field youth detention center, the three other were found on the same day they escaped. >>> philadelphia police investigating stabbing death of port richmond man. the victim was found wednesday night in the 2500 block of east lehigh avenue. officers say the man lived in the home with his family. neighbors say he was a beloved member of their community. at this point, police have made no arrests. >> the senate ethics committee resuming its investigation into senator bob menendez after federal corruption case ends in a mistrial. >> and i love you so much. i can't -- i can't -- >> the new jersey democrat broke down while talking about his children after the jury said it could not make a unanimous decision. menendez accused of excepting g
. >> new school board will take over july 1st with mayor kenney appointing nine members >> the manhunt is over, teen murder suspect who escaped from juvenile detention facility in south jersey now in custody. this video from the press of atlantic city shows arresting 18 year old michael huggins in atlantic city. he and three other teens why from the harbor field youth detention center, the three other were found on the same day they escaped. >>> philadelphia police...
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reporter: night started with performances by recording artist kathy sledge and other local singers, mayor kenneyffering a reminder for the season. >> this is important time of the season to renew ourselves and commitment to each other, peace on earth, peace on the street and pete in your heart. >> reporter: star of the show with 52-foot tall tree from york, pennsylvania decorated with thousands of lights, and a familiar logo on its stand, the family came from delaware county to get a early taste of christmas. >> we came up here just to see the season get kick off. >> sample the food and buy some gifts and look for things for everybody for the holidays >> reporter: is there ice skating at the rink enjoying hot chocolate by the fire and shopping in the christmas village. >> it is everything right here is, every eag from 1933. >> reporter: james ballnor says shoppers are out in force >> it is an amazing day, really really busy, tons of people here, we did great. >> reporter: every 30 minutes a treat for the eyes, cell phones point up to capture the dancing lights, the deck the halls light show on c
reporter: night started with performances by recording artist kathy sledge and other local singers, mayor kenneyffering a reminder for the season. >> this is important time of the season to renew ourselves and commitment to each other, peace on earth, peace on the street and pete in your heart. >> reporter: star of the show with 52-foot tall tree from york, pennsylvania decorated with thousands of lights, and a familiar logo on its stand, the family came from delaware county to get...
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grossman says she cannot endorse the designation but will enforce the law as set by mayor kenney. krasner fully supports being a sanctuary city and will resist the president's policies if need be. philadelphia's last top railroad, seth williams, resigned after -- prosecutor, seth williams, resigned after admitting to bribes for political favors. in delaware, no elections today, the next primary election is nearly a year away in september of 2018. >>> new details about the man who turned a texas house of worship into a mass murder scene. gunman devin patrick kelley may have been hunting for his mother-in-law when he opened fire on the church. there's no clear motive for the shooting that killed 26, many of them thinner. police say -- them children. police say kelley recently sent his mother-in-law threatening texts. they stopped short of calling the spree revenge. one eyewitness watched in horror as a victim ran from the church. >> one of the victims was running like this, he had blood all over his arms and face. and we let him in. he said, "there's a shooter. there's a shooter, he
grossman says she cannot endorse the designation but will enforce the law as set by mayor kenney. krasner fully supports being a sanctuary city and will resist the president's policies if need be. philadelphia's last top railroad, seth williams, resigned after -- prosecutor, seth williams, resigned after admitting to bribes for political favors. in delaware, no elections today, the next primary election is nearly a year away in september of 2018. >>> new details about the man who...
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mayor kenney is calling for the school reform commission to currently run by the state to hemselves out. the next step tout control the district bache fox9's jee us in studio with mn that. jeff. >> reporter: you know it lucy. in two week the schoolorm commission is expected to vote itself out of existence as you say a loud cheers likely to go with local control may come a bigger bill. an increase in property taxes could be comeing. 200,000 children attend city schools serving the country's poorest big city. when 35% of its third graders read at grade level it's seen as an improvement. >> parents realize the stakes are high. >> i think maybe the state should get more involved because the state has more access to things. >> reporter: in terms of funding. >> yes. because the public school systems are in jeopardy like that. >> reporter: the state has been involved. for 16 years it's run city schools through the school reform commission. the mayor now wants it gone. >> i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to vote to dissolve at their next schedule meeting. >>
mayor kenney is calling for the school reform commission to currently run by the state to hemselves out. the next step tout control the district bache fox9's jee us in studio with mn that. jeff. >> reporter: you know it lucy. in two week the schoolorm commission is expected to vote itself out of existence as you say a loud cheers likely to go with local control may come a bigger bill. an increase in property taxes could be comeing. 200,000 children attend city schools serving the...