coming up i'll introduce to you melissa murray bailey the republican who wants to be the city's youngest mayor as well as its first female mayor. >>> and a hero farewell for nine five-year old actor fire fight shore served his community until the very end, kate? >>> and temperatures stayed on the cool side today, also gray with a couple showers as we sweep the area but much better weekend is on the the way, i'll tell but the sunshine that is finally returning to the area leslie. >>> kate, as flyers prepare for last game of the season they will be without vinny lacavalier. we will update his condition and hear from gm ron hextall and local product john mccarthey so exited to get start in net for his home town philadelphia union. we will hear from him coming ready to get rid of that old mower and move up to a honda well, you couldn't have picked a better time choose from ten different models with features you just won't find on any other mower whether you decide on the rock solid hrr series or the amazing hrx series you owe it to yourself to check out these incredible mowers and see what s

the winner will face melissa murray bailey. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 11:00 major road closures in centerrow. the respairs crews are making and the detours you want to know about. >>> the local stool that locked their doors and left parents with no explanation. >> i'm john from comcast sports net. coming up later in sports rocking off ryan howard's back and philly to a second straight win. and -- ♪ >> today she reached another major milestone. her first touchdown. a feel good moment for temple's carry in white scrimmage. that is later in sports. sdmreerchlgts new at 11:00 new jersey transit riders will have a chance to weigh in on the transition increases. it faces a $60 million budget gap. the rising price of health care and retirement benefits for employees are blamed on the hearings on fair increases and service changes that will be held may 16th to the 21st. >>> expect road closures if you are in center city tomorrow. the water department will be working at the intersection of 17th and locust street from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. this is a water main leak. locust street from 16th to 18th

the winner will face the lone independent candidate melissa murray bailey. reminder 19 days until the primary in pennsylvania. >>> keep deliberating that's the word from a judge to a deadlocked judge to the etan paez case in new york tee. he's accused of killing the 6-year-old boy in 1979. prosecutors say he confessed a few year agos ago. but hernandez's lawyer said someone else killed the boy and that hernandez is mentally ill. the jury sent a note to the judge saying they're unable to reach a unanimous decision. the judge ordered them to keep trying. >>> the prosecutor calls it a death without dignity after charging a chester county man with the murder of his elderly father. prosecutors argue that edward o'brien iii moved his father from a rehab center to his home. investigators claim that the son was told that his father needed 24/7 hour care and medication but the son never gave him medication. >> this army veteran now weighed 130 pounds. he was covered with bed sores. he was covered with human waste. he had died from neglect. >> and the attorneys say th

the one republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. the general election is coming up november 3rd. to decision 2016 now, hillary clinton dismissing questions about the clinton foundation as predictable political attacks from republicans. upcoming book called "clinton cash" claimed clinton was to donate to get favorable treatment for hillary's department. >> the clinton foundation has been involved in a lot of things, so have their donors. there's going to be a lot of conflict of interest. >> we're back into the political season and therefore, we will be subjected to all kinds of distraction and attacks. and i'm ready for that. i know that that comes, unfortunately, with the territory. >> before clinton was confirmed as secretary of state, the white house insisted the foundation showed all money for ethics approval. it did not in one case. >>> joe biden will be in philadelphia tomorrow to talk energy. the vice president will speak tomorrow afternoon in center city. he will be traveling with secretary of energy. this will be mr. biden's

the democratic primary winner will face melissa murray bailey. we're 19 days before the pennsylvania primary. >>> we're counting down to something else. the countdown is on here. a live look at lincoln financial field where tonight eagles fans will pack the stadium for the birds nfl draft party. it's going to be huge. joining me now to talk all about it is the man who was drafted in 1986 by the cardinals, just a few years ago, nbc10's vai sikahema. so the clock is ticking to the birds' first selection, right? >> it is chris. that would be select number 20 unless of course, they move up higher. a lot of fans expecting the fans to somehow trade up to get to number two to get chip kelly's former number two quarterback marcus mariota. kelly is trying to put together a deal to get this guy. but just how tough will it be? well, one general manager said as soon as everybody knows you're after something, guess what, your price just went up. but a few of the nfl greats says chip has to get his man. >> in order to win the super bowl for philadelphia i beli

the one republican is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> a new pole from quinnipiac university shows that new jersey governor chris christie's approval ratings are at an all-time low due to the new jersey bridge scandal. more than half polled believe he was aware of what happens happening. more than 60% say he did not officially order the lane closures. 29% say christie should be removed. the same percentage of voters think an apology is good enough. the lane closures let to severe backups in september of 2013. e-mails revealed that a christie aide ordered the closures. the governor was cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> today new york governor andrew cuomo is in havana to lead a trade delegation with top cuban officials. most trade and investment is still illegal. the meeting is a way to speak about the long standing u.s./cuba embargo. >>> in king of prussia, crews evacuated the penndot building after it filled with smoke. this happened a few minutes before 4:00. investigators say this was an electrica

melissa murray bailey is the only republican on the ticket. registered democrats outnumber republicans by 7 to 1 in philadelphia. >>> this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder is beginning to get ready to start his last day on the job. he was one of three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet. holder's leaving office now as loretta lynch has been confirmed. she'll be the first african-american woman to hold the job. she'll start work on monday. they delayed a vote on her confirmation because they were upset she supported the executive actions on immigration. >>> the cia director who leaked information to his miss stress, they sentenced david petraeus to two years of probation and $100,000 in fines. petraeus apologized after yesterday's hearing. >> i apologize to those closest to me and to many others including those with whom i was privileged to serve in government and in the military over the years. >> petraeus had an affair with his biographer paula brown well. then gave her classified material while she was working on

melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. registered democrats outnumber republicans by a 7-to-1 ratio in philadelphia. >>> you'll soon have to pay for grocery store shopping bags in philadelphia if one local lawmaker gets his way. the city councilman introduced a measure to instruct stores to charge a nickel for every grocery bag and says the money would be split between the store and the city to help control litter. the fee would not apply to reusable bags you take with you. the next step is a public hearing on the proposal. >>> tonight, family friends and community leaders gather to honor a man who was badly beaten at a gas station more than two weeks ago. robert barnes' relatives say doctors don't believe barnes will ever wake up and will likely remain in a permanent vegetative state. police arrested three people in connection with the incident. tonight barnes' sister said she hopes the people responsible will pay for what they did. >> now i won't ever have the opportunity to look him in the eyes again and tell him i love

melissa murray bailey is the only republican. >>> this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder is getting set to begin his last day on the job. holder announced his resignation last year. he's been on the job since 2009. he was one of three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet. as holder leaves loretta lynch is stepping in. yesterday the senate confirmed her as the next attorney general. she's expected to start work on monday. republicans in the senate delayed a vote on her confirmation because they were upset that she supported president obama's executive action on immigration. >>> no prison time for the former cia director who leaked classified information to his miss stress. yesterday a judge sentenced david petraeus to two years of probation and $100,000 in fines. petraeus apologized after yesterday's hearing. >> i apologize to those closest to me and to many others including those with whom i was privileged to serve in government and in the military over the years. >> he had an affair with his biographer paula broadwell, befo

the one republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a stormy start this morning with showers and some thunderstorm activity overnight. those storms though are pushing out of here. sunshine will be taking over today. you'll definitely need your sunglasses during the day today. right now clouds and still a few rain drops in the area. the heavy showers and thunderstorms have already come to an end. we are tracking a few showers. the last stragglers. the wind will be picking up helping to push the clouds out of here. it will shape up to be a pretty nice day. still some rain in reading. 5 degrees and warmer this morning in spied of the rain. light rain wilmington is 58 degrees with cloudy skies. you can see the clouds over center city while the wind takes a break at "nbc 10" studios. the wind will be picking up. that will help us out. a couple of showers north and west for alan town and some moderate showers in burlingt

today, melissa murray bailey tells us why she's running against all odds. plus how pennsylvania steers clear of paying drivers for pothole damage and why so many dangerous vacant city buildings are still standing. >> that's this morning at 11:30, following "meet the press," right here only on nbc 10. >>> 12,000 volunteers helped clean up philadelphia this weekend. nbc 10 was at vernon park in east germantown for part of the eighth annual phillies spring cleanup. volunteers helped out with more than 6,000 projects throughout the city yesterday, and couldn't ask for a better weekend to do it. right, brittney. >> yesterday was nice today is going to be even nicer. yesterday was a little bit breezy. today, we're not going to be dealing with any of those wind speeds. if you take a look outside right now, cape may, plenty of sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. very nice. although it was a very cold start to the morning. our temperatures will be at 68 degrees with plenty of sunshine. those games starting today at 1:35. our average for this time of year 62. so we're

the winner will face the soul republican candidate for mayor melissa murray bailey. i'm chris may cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and you can see the entire democratic candidates forum this saturday night at 11:35 here on cbs-3. moving philadelphia forum will also air sunday morning at 11:00 on sister station the "cw philly". >> get extra large coffee this morning. >> yes, interesting night and fun night last night in a very informative night. no doubt about that. >> right now 5:40. after month of anticipation, the wait finally over. when hillary clinton is expected to finally launch her presidential campaign. >> also, he is one of the richest people in the world. but there are some places, even mark zuckerberg cannot go. see what happened when the facebook founder accidentally walked into a private meeting. >> and taylor swift shares some truck family news. see the sing he's heartfelt message about her mother. we'll be right >> 08 miles from chicago a tornado touched down. buildings in the town were simply flattens. >> also, breaking this morning, one if i fighters' be

businesswoman melissa murray bailey. the philadelphia republican party released a statement saying, in part with respect to tonight's debate we saw the same tired rhetoric and pandering. our city is broke our schools are broken and we are taxes ourselves out of competition. but rather than new ideas and a clear vision for the future one look at the stage showed a philadelphia of the past. you can count on nbc 10 for in-depth coverage of the race for philadelphia mayor. visit nbc10.com to read up on all the candidates including their responses to questions jim rosenfield asked about education, taxes and crime. >>> one of the big topics at last night's debate was the philadelphia school budget crisis. and students are addressing it in a unique way. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the national constitution center to tell us more on what is happening there today. matt? >> reporter: well, there are two performances of school plays scheduled for tonight and tomorrow. and 400 tickets were issued for this but are sold out, but

." >>> now melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. she has a background in business and was a registered democrat until changing her party earlier this year. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to partner to host tonight's debate. jim rosenfield is the moderator starting at 7:00 right here on nbc 10. >>> 4:35 and new information from lehigh county where federal officials are investigating two plane accidents. first skyforce 10 was over the lehigh international airport yesterday after a small plane went off the runway while landing. then just three hours earlier a different plane went down during takeoff from queen city airport in allentown. it skidded through a field and came to a stop at a fence, which kept it from going onto the interstate. nobody was hurt in either accident. >>> a man accused of killing his millersville university girlfriend waives his right to a preliminary hearing to put 19-year-old gregorio orrostieta one step closer to a murder trial against him. he beat and strengthened carly hall inside her dorm room. he called

mentioned yet, and i'll do that right now -- nelson diaz, doug oliver milton street, and also melissa murray bailey, and i mentioned lynne abraham, as well. so... can the field consolidate with a month to go -- democratic side? >> oh, okay. let's be clear. >> because the republican side cannot consolidate any more. >> well, they have another democrat who's masquerading as a republican, but what the heck? >> well, i think you're pretty close to the point of no return, because if you're gonna spend money, you will have spent it or you're pretty close to having already spent it. >> so, you might as well stay in? is that what you're saying? >> so, two weeks out, you pretty much have spent, you know -- or pretty close to have spent whatever you're gonna do, so i don't know why any of them would get out at this point. >> mm-hmm. >> they're not gonna get out. this gets their name out, so i wouldn't get out, either. >> and in terms of endorsements, i don't know what they have to offer. lynne abraham may be able to offer some votes, but... >> i'm sure we've discussed what happened with the debate. long gone

melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. registered democrats outnumber republicans by about 7-1 in philadelphia. >> also happening now is comcast cares day. thousands of employees are showing how much they care about their communities by volunteering for projects. the northeast frankford boys and girls club is where we'll go to matt. >> reporter: they're getting their hand dirty for a good cause. this is a small sample of some 90,000 workers doing work for comcast cares here. there was a check present out here for the boys and girls club to continue the renovations after today. you see a little landscaping going on outside and to the right a lot of folks who will be going inside momentarily. they'll be doing painting and renovations. they're going to remodel a computer lab. a lot of important things going on out here this morning. to talk about how important this is i'm going to bring in the ceo of the boys and girls club here in this region. tell me how important this really is for this club. >> matt that is really importa

." >>> melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor with a 36-year-old background in politics. >>> and we are learning more about a robbery that occurred on chestnut street. it shows a man matching the police's description of the robber's vehicle. on saturday three men kidnapped the woman after she left work at a jewelry store. according to investigators, the thieves wanted the code of the store safe beating her and using a taser on her and dumping her in a cemetery. >> she's the nicest soul, aprntly he's knowledgeable about the items i bought. >> police are still looking for the men who carried out the attack. >>> the northeast philadelphia man who confessed to killing his wife will appear in court. christopher murray is scheduled for a pretrial hearing this morning. last august murray strangled his wife connie after an argument and then reported her missing. murray failed a lie detector and confessed to the killing. >>> a philadelphia lawyer accused of paying for sex with a teenager girl will be in court today. brian meehan had sex with the 14-year-old girl more tha

the democratic winner will face republican melissa murray bailey on the november ballot.9 days until the pennsylvania primary. >>> and in decision 2016 another candidate expected to enter the presidential race. bernie sanders will announce his run as a democrat. he describes himself as a democratic socialist and a liberal alternative to hillary clinton. so far three gop senators have officially joined the race for the republican nomination. they are ted cruz rand paul and marco rubio. >>> and there's new information in the germanwings crash investigation. the faa says while training to be a pilot at a flight school in phoenix in 2010 is andreas lube lubitz submitted a medical form saying he had been treated for severe depression between '08 and '09. the faa would not permit him to operate until he provided letters from his doctors saying he had recovered. >>> and the faa saying someone through a drone too close for landing. >> the america flight was crotching controlled airspace when the pilot says the drone barely missed the airbus. it's illegal to fly above 400 feet or

businesswoman melissa murray-bailey will be the gop nomination for mayor. here's the nbc10 election calendar. tuesday, may 19th is the primary and tuesday november 3rd voters will head to the polls for the general election and choose the next mayor of philadelphia. >>> an extended autism assessment center is open in chester county. it will provide families with autism testing, support and guidance services. the service's clinical director tells us adults will benefit as much as children. >> they need the diagnosis, so to help them understand what it is, why they're having difficulties with social skills difficulties in their job and to help them get the right treatment also. >> families will also not have to wait as long to get a diagnosis. >>> an ohio college basketball player who inspired many during her battle with cancer has died. 19-year-old lauren hill was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, given just weeks to live but the mount st. joseph university basketball player defied doctors. she lived for months. the school began its basketball season two

republican melissa murray bailey joined some of the democratic candidates, anthony williams jim kenney doug oliver and lynn abraham. they answered questions on topics like education, transportation and taxes. we are counting down to the important dates on our nbc 10 election calendar. tuesday, may 19th is the primary in philadelphia. and then tuesday november 3rd, voters will head to the polls for the general election. >>> still talking politics. happening this weekend, hillary clinton will end years, it has been years of political guessing by announcing that she will run for president for a second time. the former secretary of state, u.s. senator and first lady plans to tweet her official announcement tomorrow and release a video. clinton ran for the democratic bid in 2008 losing to then senator barack obama. this time around observers expect her to avoid acting like an inevitable nominee. >>> i think humility is the order of the day. they're getting it right with this announcement. start off from the ground up, ask people for their vote. >> nbc news is reporting that clinton will sta

the winner of that primary will face the loan republican candidate, melissa murray bailey. this is the "nbc 10" election calendar. primary is tuesday, may 19th. general election takes place tuesday, november 3rd. >>> people who want to receive food stamps in pennsylvania no longer have to go through asset tests. the asset tests prevented people with too many asseting from getting food stamps. tom corbett started this to prevent fraud. this impacted the disabled and elderly who needed them. the change will save the state $3 million a year in administrative costs and error. >>> teachers and bus drivers in the easton area school district will volunteer their time to provide free lunches to disadvantaged children. it provides school lunches and according to lehigh valley live the government is allowing the district to continue the program for six weeks. it doesn't cover staff so volunteers are stepping in to fill the need. >> to the lehigh valley now this morning where there's new life for an alan town soda company that closed earlier this year. reports show that businessman pa

the winner will face the sole republican candidate, melissa murray bailey. check out the nbc10 elections candle. primary held tuesday may 19th. general election will take place tuesday, november 3rd. >>> the criminal case against new jersey's senior u.s. senior, is back in a courtroom today. lawyers for senator bob menendez are in newark for a pretrial conference. earlier this month a federal grand jury indicted menendez on bribery and corruption charges. he's accused of accepting millions of dollars from a friend. >>> to boston where several jurors cried as relatives of victims testified at the sentencing of boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. the brother and step brother of the m.i.t. police officer sean collier took the stand this morning. they told jurors his death has devastated the family. he died in a shootout with dzhokhar tsarnaev and his older brother days after the marathon bombings. this is the second day of testimony in the penalty phase of tsarnaev's trial. earlier this month, a jury convicted tsarnaev on all accounts. now they'll decide if he sho

melissa murray bailey is running unopposed as a republican for philadelphia mayor. >>> drexel university tells us it's investigating a law professor who allegedly e-mailed students a link to a pornographic video. school officials say professor lisa mcelroy's e-mail last week erroneously included a link to inappropriate materials. nbc10 reached out to the school for comment. they said, in part, drexel is required to initiate fact-finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community. >>> whoa have new information about a hazing investigation involving the women's softball team at st. joe's university. today members of the team released a statement through the school newspaper saying they are, quote, devastated by the allegations. the school is investigating whether some of the girls forced younger players to participate in unsanctioned hazing. the team also said in part we are facing allegations head-on and with our heads held high. hawk hill is too important to us to do anything less. >>> several dozen students walked out of class

there's just one candidate on the republican side this woman, melissa murray bailey will be the gop nominee for mayor and here's the nbc 10 election calendar, tuesday may 19th is the democratic primary in philadelphia and then tuesday november 3rd voters will head to the polls for the general election and choose the next mayor of philadelphia. >>> new jersey governor chris christie's job approval rating has sunk to a new low. a rutgers poll finds 54% of registered survey disapprove. the republican is down to new lows when it comes to his handling of super storm sandy rebuilding, as well as taxes and the state budget. >>> within the past couple of hours in atlantic city the power plant that feeds utilities to the former revel casino has shut off service to the building. acr energy partners says they're aware of the disconnect. staub bought revel on tuesday. no power could lead to a number of problems including mold if the climate isn't controlled. >>> new jersey state officials say thousands of people got bigger tax credits than they were supposed to and now they want the money back. the sta

republican melissa murray bailey joined some of the democratic candidates, anthony williams jim kenneyy answered questions on education, transportation and taxes. we are counting down to the important darts on our nbc 10 election calendar. tuesday, may 19th is the primary in philadelphia and tuesday, november 3rd, voters head to the polls for the general election. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> and finally we'll see sunshine today after four maybe five days of grey skies, dreary conditions finally drying it out, bringing back the sunshine. nice start to the weekend. we'll have an even nicer finish. weather headlines on your saturday morning if you're just waking up. we see the sunshine returning. mostly cloudy skies in some spots this morning. the clouds will take a little bit of time to get out of here. seeing sunshine through the clouds. windy today winds will be anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour. gusting higher than that in some spots. we lose the wind up the temperature and bring back lots of sunshine. nice day on sunday before we bring back showers during your sev

today, melissa murray bailey tells us why she's running against all odds. plus, how pennsylvania steers clears of paying drivers for pothole damage. and why so many dangerous vacant city buildings are still standing. >> that's this morning at 11:30 following "meet the press," only on nbc 10. >>> now, let's check in with this week's wednesday's child. she is full of life and loves to take on new challenges. she is looking for a forever family to support her. nbc 10's vai sikahema introduces us to mikalah. >> so we're going to do that on the high bar now. >> reporter: mikalah is a sweet and athletic 11-year-old who loves to try new things. and from what we saw in our recent trip to philadelphia gymnastic center in conshohocken, p.a., she may have found her calling. >> mikalah is a very fun, energetic 11-year-old, who loves anything that's active and any sport, she loves basketball gymnastics. >> make your jumps a little bit smaller. >> reporter: she got right in the swing of things if besides her natural athletic ability and infectious energy she has a can-do

coming up a at 6:00 i'll sit down with the republican date for mayor of philadelphia melissa murray bailey, she sayers her vision have of taking philadelphia forward would she become mayor. >>> jurors wrapped up fourth days of the deliberations in the murder trial of aaron hernandez. they are due back in court monday morning. jurors spent 19 and a half hours deliberating since they got the case tuesday afternoon. hernandez has pleaded in the guilty to murder in the shooting death of odin lloyd. his defense team says although he was at the scene of the shooting he was in the involved. >>> today we have learn that lauren hill college basketball player who inspired millions with her brave fight against cancer had died at the age of 19. mount st. joseph in ohio, a freshman, she gain national attention for fighting a inoperable brain tumor nerd to play college basketball. she will be remembered as someone who encouraged others to make the most out of every day. lauren hill also helped raise one and a half million-dollar for cancer research. she really did inspire, millions of you not just a few

and the winner will face the sole republican candidate melissa murray bailey. and check out the nbc 10 election calendar the pennsylvania primary will be held tuesday, may 19th. and the general election will take place tuesday, november 3rd. >>> happening today, the nfl schedule will be released this evening. eagles fans counting down to see what's in store for the birds and when they will play which teams. our countdown clock shows we'll all find out in less than four hours now. and the ink barely dry on tim tebow's eagles contract but fans can already buy a tebow jersey. >> found this jersey on the online team store. you can own tim tebow's number 11. it's going to cost you, though, $99.95. eagles fans hope this is their year. nbc 10 is the official television station of the philadelphia eagles. that means we're bringing you all of the preseason games and moves. we'll take you live to chicago for draft day. our nbc 10 draft day special airs thursday april 30th from 7:00 to 8:00 then hear from the coach and eagles picks on the post draft special. airs sunday m

just one republican in the running, she's businesswoman melissa murray bailey. >> more digital billboards popping up in philadelphia. there are limits. if an advertiser wants to convert a traditional billboard into a digital version, the company would first have to remove two traditional billboards. there's also a cap on how bright those digital billboards can be and how frequently the signs change. >>> good evening, we are tracking a few scattered showers as we head into the next few hours. but your friday night plans are on the safe side. we're going to clearing after 9:00 p.m. and temperatures on saturday pushing close to 80 degrees. but i'm also tracking inging storms as we head into monday. for philadelphia right now, a mix of sun and clouds, 74 degrees, our humidity at 55%. wind speeds out of the west-southwest at 9 miles per hour and across the rest of the region. a live look at the poconos, 64 degrees, a bit cooler there, down the shore. at 73, it's a warm day for us. 64 degrees near camelback mountain. 73 in wilmington and we're at 74 degrees in dover. here are our isolated showe

she is businesswoman melissa murray bailey. to learn more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues to you, check out the nbc 10 app. pennsylvania primary will be held tuesday, may 19th. the general election will take place on tuesday, november 3rd. >>> we have new information tonight for anyone who rides new jersey transit. for weeks, we've been telling you about the possibility of a fair hike. and today, we now know the transit agency's plan. we'll tell you how much more riders will have to pay. plus, what a budget gap will mean for some roads in jeopardy. >>> and every second counts nbc 10 has dash cam video as police in new jersey rush to a car fire with someone trapped inside. >>> and with progress comes problems. development in some philadelphia neighborhoods has been leaving behind a rough ride. when nbc10.com has uncovered and what's being done to fix the problem. >>> here's a live look at the radar. we have a tornado watch until 10:00 p.m. tonight for most of the area. so what you see now are thunderstorm

." >> one republican is running for philadelphia mayor, businesswoman melissa murray bailey. the republican party said, with respect to tonight's debate we saw the same pandering. our city is broke, our schools are broken and we are taxing ourselves out of competition. but rather than new ideas and a clear vision for the future one look at the stage showed a philadelphia of the past. >>> and you can count on nbc 10 for in-depth coverage of the race for philadelphia mayor on nbc10.com and the "nbc 10 news" app. you can read about all the candidates including their responses to questions that nbc 10's jim rosenfield asked about education, taxes and crime. >>> one of the big topics at last night's debate was the philadelphia school budget crisis. the students are addressing it in the unique way. matt delucia is live at the national constitution center. matt, what is this about and what are the creators of this program saying will come of this? >> reporter: actors were hired to play the role of student, parents and teaches and how they feel about the education system. it sounds s

the one republican is melissa murray bailey. democratic primary is may 19th and the general election is november 3rd. ♪ >> ah you love the music. the nfl schedule will be released later tonight. the eagles fans are waiting to see what's in store for the birds. "nbc 10" matt delucia is live at the stadium. this is a big day for eagles fans, nfl fans and people who do fantasy football right? >> reporter: it is vai. i've been talking with some eagles fans these past couple of days especially with the tim tebow signing yesterday. there is a lot of curiosity as to just how successful this team is going to be in the upcoming season. the nfl schedule is scheduled to be released later tonight at 8:00. we've known since december which teams will be playing but now we will know when. of course some of the bigger games on the schedule the divisional rivalries. demarco murray now an eagle. it will be interesting to see what happens when he plays against his former team the cowboys. also on the schedule this season, a home game against buffa

today, melissa murray bailey tells us why she's running against all odds. >>> how pennsylvania steersar of paying drivers for pothole damage and why so many dangerous vacant city buildings are city standing. >>> good morning. welcome to nbc 10 "@ issue." we begin with the only republican in the race for mayor of philadelphia. melissa murray bailee is a successful executive but unknown political in a city where connections matter and where