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republican melissa murray-bailey is focusing her platform on economic growth. she's a business cheexecutive w a nonpolitical background, a quality she says works to her advantage. she wants to make the tax code less confusing for businesses and she wants to lower wage taxes for residents, but she faces a major uphill battle, as philadelphia has not elected a republican mayor in six decades. both candidates have a few more weeks to rally voter support. election day is tuesday, november 3rd, and you can live stream tonight's debate. there's a link right on our website, nbc10.com, and we'll have a full recap tonight at 11:00. jacqueline london, nbc 10. >>> meantime, the democratic presidential candidates will debate tomorrow for the first time this election cycle. a podium awaits vice president joe biden in case he decides in the next 24 hours to run, but how likely is it? nbc 10's tim furlong is tracking the possibilities from the vp's home state. >> reporter: we know joe biden spent the weekend at home in delaware, we don't know if he decided if he'll run for pr

more on the de wait between jim kenny and melissa murray bailey. good morning, it is tuesday, october 13, i'm erray did a von tiehl. check on traffic and weather together. possibility of rain, not good for the roads either? >> good morning cents it my friday, ladies. >> the roads are looking good, so kai last i want to hear if we have to anticipate any rain coming down, but just overnight construction we're dealing, with still blocking the roadways. >> okay, so i have some good news, i think our rush hour this morning is likely to be okay. we'll have cloudy skies out, there light showers, so don't panic, everybody, just take that umbrella with you today. warm temperatures in the mid 70s yet again. sun will yield to more clouds going throughout the day. spotty showers, not a lot of rain accumulation, just about, you know, a .10 of an inbetween one and .2 of an inch. 64 degrees in rehoboth. nobody on the board walk now, see little warmer than we were yesterday. live look at storm scan3, shows you, there we do little trouble off to the west, stormy we

democratic candidate jim kenney and republican candidate melissa murray bailey will tackle questionsed by you our viewers. send them through 6abc facebook and twitter accounts with #6abcaction or send them to join the action as 6abc.com. you can then a watch the mayoral debate on sunday october 25th at 11:00 a.m. right here on channel6. >> police have not yet said if a driver who fell asleep behind the wheel will face criminal charges a crash in south philadelphia this morning. this is the scene at the intersection of penn rose and pattison avenue around 2:00 a.m. the driver of the cart reportedly fell asleep and slammed into the back of a tow truck stopped at a light. the car's driver had to be cut out of the wreckage. he's in serious condition. the driver of the tow truck was also taken to the hospital to be checked out. >> now to another check of the "action news" traffic report tonight. >> swing it over to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> some of these people headed to the linc might be breaking out the tailgating food while in the car because they're stopped c

jim kenney will face melissa murray bailey in our studio at 1:00 today and we'll air the broad cast commercial free here on 6 abc. >>> a democrat that struggled to gain attention is out. lincoln chafee announced his decision at a woman's forum in washington, d.c., that leaves three main candidates, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin oh molly. lightening herself is back on the campaign trail after her marathon hearing on capitol hill. she spent 11 hours answers questioning about the terror attack in benghazi. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. >> reporter: our political watchers say that hillary clinton is heading into the weekend with another big victory, she stayed above the fray and let others battle over the legitimacy over that committee. >> hillary clinton back on the campaign trail. >> as some of you may know i had a pretty long day yesterday. >> she was speaking at a d and c leadership meeting in washington. she wrapped up 11 hours on capitol hill late last night, being grilled on the 2012 attacks in benghazi, four americans including ambassador, chris stevens. >> lib

more on the de wait between jim kenny and melissa murray bailey.g, it is tuesday, october 13, i'm erray did a von tiehl. check on traffic and weather together. possibility of rain, not good for the roads either? >> good morning cents it my friday,

nbc10 at temple university center for the performing arts where jim kenny and melissa murray bailey,ook part in their third debate. we spoke to both candidates afterwards about president obama's decision to keep troops in afghanistan through 2017. >> he's the commander in chief. and the president of the united states. he's going to make the decision that's best for the country. >> i don't want any of our men to be hurt or women that are overseas. so i hope they can come home safely. >> the candidates have more than two weeks to get their message out to voters. election day is november 3rd. >>> one of the conditions is headed to the city of brotherly love. chelsea clinton will be in philadelphia tomorrow. she's promoting her new book titled, it's your world, get informed, get inspired and get going. she will visit the palestra at upenn in the morning. >>> tonight there's word of a possible shake-up in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. jim webb's campaign says he's considering running for president as an independent. he released a statement saying that he will discus

democratic candidate jim kenly face-off against republican, melissa murray bailey. now less than month away from the mayoral election. >> still ahead this noon, mother nature's power caught on video. >> waterspout turns into a tornado and takes out a truck full of mail. you're going to hear from the driver next. kyla? >> i'm monitoring the weather. it is a gorgeous day today. but we've got rain on the way tomorrow. wait until you see how low these temperatures are going next weekend. i'm have your full weather forecast, stay with us, "eyewitness news" will be right back. >> you are looking at a waterspout. the male went flying everywhere, but the driver was able to walk away from the damaged truck, without getting any injuries. one witness says that he didn't even realize what he was seeing. >> i didn't even think it was anything except a bunch of birds at first, until i saw it casino of get bigger and get closer, then able to kind of spin around, turn around the opposite direction, to kind of drive back the wrong way until we were able to pull off on to the rest ar

democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey face off in a debate for 7:30 tonight at temple university's center for the performing arts, doors open at 6:30. it's free but you need to register in advance. and you can also tweet questions to@philly.com using #next mayor. >> near pli a year after losing a bid as pennsylvania's governor, kor sbet teach iing. corbett taught high school history and civics back in the 1970s. >> are you ready for this. like so many times in the past the eagles giants game is a battle for first place. the eagles are 2-3, the giants are one game ahead, 3-2. here is a look at coach tom coughlin and the giants team arriving in center city yesterday. eli manning is having a great season on pace for a career year. but he's lost to the eagles 11 of the past 14 times. and the eagles are going to make it tough on him. so will fans at the link. the eagles are wearing the black jerseys and fans are doing likewise having a blackout at the link. >> also tonight, halftime the eagles will in-duct brian west broon brook into the team's hall of fame. he played at vi

jim kenny and melissa murray bailey will discuss the issues in a debate on whyy. the general election is november 3. >> now to decision 2016, we're a day away from the first democratic presidential debate. we're also waiting to see if stris president joe biden will shoyn the race. each if biden decides today it's not too late to join tomorrow night. the vice president was with his family in kentucky, pondering whether to hit the campaign trail. the other political question, who is replacings john boehner as house speak center republicans are urging paul ryan to run. >> so far no interest from ryan despite intense pressure to get things on track in the house. >>> president obama says hillary clinton's use of a private e-mail server was a mistake. but did not endanger national security. the president told an interviewer that criticism of clinton has been hyped because of the politics. federal investigations of the e-mail issue continue. >> ever wonder what happened behind the scenes here at "nbc 10 news today"? enjoyable this morning. >> only the people on paris sco

i've been talking to the major candidates, democrat jim men key and republican melissa murray bailey the issues in the race. you can watch my latest segment go pro politics in which we talk about aggressive policing right now on my facebook page. >> new this morning, princeton university public safety officers will soon have access to rifles. the guns could be used in case of campus emergencies involving active shooters or armed suspects. the policy change will be implemented over the next several months. it comes in the wake of several deadly shootings on campuses around the country. the officers do not carry guns while on duty. currently princeton police respond to incidents involving an armed suspect or active shooters. >> happening today, funeral services will be held for jerry mondesire, the former naacp president in philadelphia. a viewing was held yesterday afternoon at bright hope baptist church in north philadelphia. friends and family were on hand along with police commissioner charles ramsey. this morning's celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the same

democrat jim kenny and republican melissa murray bailey will again debate the issues. their debate is 7:30 tonight at temple university center for the performing arts, doors open at 6:30. it's free but you need to register ahead. you can also tweet your questions to @philly.com. >> birds fans are ready for the national close-up, the next national close-up. a live look inside a calm, quiet lincoln financial field. this is from our view in the eagles nest. tonight the place will be rocking as the birds host the new york giants for "monday night football." like so many other times in the past tonight's contest is a battle for first place in the nfc east. the eagles 2-3, the giants are leading the division at 3-2, and here's a look at the team, the giants arriving in center city yesterday, quarterback eli manning having one of his best seasons so far. but the eagles usually have his number. he lost to the birds 11 of the last 14 times. the birds quarterback sam bradford would like that trend to continue. >> obviously it's a big game because it's a division opponent as well

their ballots for the next mayor in just over two weeks and tonight democrat jim kinney and melissa murray bailey will take part in a debate. the debate is set for 7:30. doors open at 6:00. this is the second debate between two candidates. they will answer questions submitted by voters on twitter. regist >>> police need some help identifying a man who ripped off a church. take a look. the man is caught on surveillance video kicking in the hoarse of healing waters church on south 56th street. once inside took a flat screen television, and he actually leaves and comes back two minutes later and takes another flat screen tv and microphone. if you recognize this guy you're asked to call police. >>> police need your help finding this armed robber. this picture of a man in question right here police say a guy in his 20s went into a cvs on lancaster avenue early sunday morning. after buying something the suspectened the clerk with a tire iron and demanded money. >> a new top cop in less had high valley. keith morris was sworn in. chief fitzgerald resigned to become the chief in ft. worth, texas. more vi

democrat jim kenny and republican melissa murray bailey faced off at temple performing art center kicks off tonight at 7:30. this is the second to last debate before the november election. just two weeks to go. >> well, listen to there is snake gets loose on septa bus causing quite a scare among passengers and forces an evacuation. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon has the story now of how the creature got loose and the reunion with its owner. >> it was a harrowing ordeal, sunday afternoon on passengers on the route 52 bus. she got under the seat in the bus. she got stuck in there. >> somehow slithered away from own or koran really, said she was supposed to be tucked in his pocket when he realized she was loose. >> everybody freaked out. >> the bus was evacuated at 52nd and westminster while septa police caught the snake. it was in a compartment under a seat. >> they got it. >> overcome with relief at the safe return, koran immediately hugged the brave officers and even our cameraman. he tells us he just was on his way home when she escaped. he says, no big deal. she is gentle. s

jim kenney and melissa murray bailey fielded questions in center city.ns for public schools were among the topics discussed. >> universal prek are absolute and we're working on a plan to make sure we have enough input from city government in resources from philanthropy and corporate health to make sure we get this program off the ground immediately. >> what we need do is stop investing in things, pressing pause on programs that are not our number one priority. >> a group from the philadelphia federation of teachers gathered outside to expression their frustrations with the city's public schools. jim foster osborne hart and boris kindij are also on the ballot but were not part of last night's debate. two more debates are planned before election day which is three weeks before today. >> much more to come on "action news" this morning. another retail chain is adding same day home delivery to our area. >> a resort in the poconos found another use for its ski lifts when the leaves are changing colors. david. >> that's a good idea. hey, it's another cool start

. >> reporter: for republican melissa murray bailey it's a uphill struggle to try to win the mayor'sace against democrat jim kenney a city hall clubhouse veteran with all the resources waving in his major including a massive voter registration advantage of seven to one. during the taping of the debate there were many questions about police community relations and crime in our city. >> we have too many people who feel like there is no opportunity and they need to turn to selling drugs to provide for their family which typically leads to violence. >> community policing needs to be expanded, needs to be improved and we need to have a better relationship between our community and our police so that people in the community trust the police and give them information to solve crimes. >> what about the never ending problem of public school funding? philadelphia schools are getting desperate because millions of dollars are bottled up in harrisburg because of the four month old budget impasse between governor wolf and the republican controlled general assembly. plus there's a constant roar bet

democrat kim kenny and melissa murray-bailey will talk about the issues facing voters. hosted by whyy and the general election is november 3rd. >>> don't look for a cost of living increase next year if you are on social security. you can blame it on gas prices. this is just the third time in 40 years there will be no increase in benefits. the annual cost of living adjustment is tied to inflation and inflation is so low this year that a benefit increase for next year is not expected to happen. gas prices are used as an indicator of inflation for the government. those gas prices are low in the area. aaa says drivers in every state are paying less than $3 a gallon for the first time since 2009. in the philadelphia area, drivers are paying $2.32 a gallon for regular. delaware drivers 2.21 and still cheapest in new jersey at 1.93. ♪ >>> tomorrow is columbus day but today was the time to celebrate in south philadelphia. the annual parade down broad street brought plenty of people out. actor, singer and former teen idol frankie avalon served as grand marshall and the 75-year-o

democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey addressed priority issues like poverty, diversei gdiversifying the city's economy. we're asking you for your input and to have your voices heard. e-mail us your questions at join the action at 6abc.com or post them to social media using the #6abcaction. >> ♪ >> the eagles now lead the nfc east thanks to a sloppy win over the giants on monday night football. they beat their rivals 27 to seven at lincoln financial field last night. the eagles defense had three take aways, sacked eli manning three times and forced two intentional grounding penalties. sam bradford struggled at times throwing three interceptions. still the eagles are three and three and visit the panthers on sunday night. >> a win is a win. >> yup. >> 4:39. still to come on "action news" oprah winfrey is investing in weight watchers hoping to turn the company's dire financial situation around. >> "action news" has video of a suspected burglar who struck at a philadelphia church over the summer. david. >> cool again this morning but not as cold as it was yesterday. sweat

. >> and also in philadelphia, republican candidate for mayor melissa murray bailey held a news conference in north philadelphia today to draw attention to gun violence. bailey spoke at a playground at eighth and diamond near the site of a recent shooting. if elected she said she'll beef up community policing and partner with community leaders. >> we are in a time of crisis in our city where we just have violence and murders. people in this neighborhood are afraid to come out of their house. >> democratic candidate jim kenney says bailey could address gun violence by helping to lobby her fellow republicans in harrisburg to pass gun control measures. he says part of his anti violence plan includes job growth, education and rehabilitation of convicted criminals. >>> two carpenters union workers were struck by a vehicle while picketing outside the dietz & watson plant today in the tacony section of philadelphia. authorities haven't released the extent of their injuries but police are looking for surveillance video of the incident. dietz & watson issued a statement saying it's cooperating with

melissa murray bailey and jim kenney debated. kenney repeated support for expanding the port for blue collar jobs. bailey saying that the company that runs the port's packer avenue marine terminal contributed to kenney's campaign. the final debate is set for friday. >> in a span of two weeks the eagles have gone from trying to salvage their season to sitting atop the nfc east. the birds' defense made up for a sluggish offense to beat the new york giants on "monday night football." after the birds spotted the giants an early touchdown sam bradford tied the game. then the eagles defense took over. carroll scoring on this. later demarco murray had his best game of the season so far, nice stiff arm there for the touchdown that put the game out of reach. the birds blasted the giants, 27-7. >> going into this they had only given up a short amount of sacks, so for us to come up with the pick was big. >> they did a good job. they started getting pressure. we didn't run the ball as well and they got us off the field on third downs. >> the

you can get involved, we're taking your questions for jim kenney, melissa murray bailey at join the actionsix abc.com or through social media using the hashtag six abc action. we will air the full debate, including your questions, this sunday morning at 11:00. >>> federal investigators are trying to determine if several church fires in the st. louis area are hate crimes. they also suspect that the same person may be responsible for all six of the blazes at predominantly black churches. the fires happened within 3 miles and ten days of each other. >>> refund are now on tap a for drinkers of the beck's beer, in a 20 million-dollar settlement over its german heritage. the lawsuit claimed that beck's packages was misleading. since the beer sold in the you had, is now actually made in st. louis, not germany. as it had been for more than a century. the households can claim up to $50 with proof for $2 even without a receipt. >>> another marketing lawsuit inching along for years has now come to a resolution. sun way will now measure their bread to make sure that the foot long sandwich is, in fact,

democratic candidate, jim certainly i, will face offer against republican, melissa murray bailey, lessaway now from the mayoral elections. >> well, some chaos on capitol hill. the expected republican nominee for speaker of the house pulled out of the race on thursday, leaving many in the party wondering who is going to be the chambers next leader? >> the favorite of many is former vice presidential candidate paul ryan of wisconsin, but he doesn't appear to be as sure as some, but right for the job. kim hutchinson with the details. >> representative paul ryan is still under pressure from fellow republicans to run for speaker of the house. ryan told cnn on sunday, his answer is still no. but, according to ryan's allies, he is still trying to make up his mind if he wants the job. ryan emerged as favorite among some republicans after representative kevin mccarthy's surprise thursday announcement that he would not run for speaker. friend of the ways and means chairman says ryan will only take the job if he gets support from all 247gop house members. hurried thal contributed to mccarthy pull

eyewitness news" at temple university democratic nominee jim kenney and republican nominee melissa murray bailey debated the issues. the election is two weeks from gnome tomorrow. to night's debate was hosted by the center for public interest journalism at temple's school of media and communications. >>> a contract has been found guilty for his role in the deadly 2013 sent city building collapse. after less than three hours of deliberations, jury convicted griffin campbell of six counts of involuntary man lauder. prosecutors say he cut corners causing the demolition at 22nd and market to kill six people and injure 13. campbell had said he's a scapegoat for the architect overseeing the project. all parties involved remembered these lost their lives two years ago. >> my heart hurts every day that this happened for them and my heart is hurting because he was a good guy. >> the wound that never heals so they are grateful for the jury. they're grateful for the convict but they know that won't ease the paper in their hearts. >> jurors rejected the third degree murder charges sought by prosecutor that

the two frontrunners, democratic councilman, jim kenny, and republican, melissa murray bailey, faced off in hour long debate last night. it was a cordial affair, with both candidate sharing ideas on how to make the city better, including, bringing busies here. kenny spoke about using the navy yard to revive the port industry. >> thirty-five to 45-dollar per hour jobs, great benefits for people to raise families, buy homes, take care of their children. >> we need to continue to reduce the crime in our city, and build up our education system. so the people want to bring their employees to philadelphia. >> affordable housing and education were also topics in the debate. election day is tuesday, november 3rd. >>> democrats seeking the white house are holding their first debate tonight. the new cbs news poll showing hillary clinton maintaining her lead over bernie sanders. martin o'malley, jim web, and lincoln chappie are hoping to gain some of the spotlight. don champion will preview the debate coming up at 5:30. >> happening today, a judge plans to sentence driver who admits to hit-and-

democrat candidate jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey will tackle questions submitted bywers. leave suggestions on our sick abs facebook page or send them through twitter by using #6abc action. you can also e-mail them to join the action at 6abc.com and watch the mayoral debate on sunday at 11:00 a.m. right here on 6abc. >> and we we will be watching. am i wrong or last year this time it was much colder. >> probably. on average it would be but we're getting a little bit of a break today and yesterday it really started. storm tracker6 double scan shows you we're dry this morning as we take a look outside sky6 at the airport, camera not bouncing much at all. winds are in the single digits this morning. even though it's cool it's a little bit milder than it's been in some neighborhoods in the past couple days. in philadelphia 52 degrees currently. still down to 44 -- 43 degrees i should say in allentown, 46 in reading, 47 in wilmington. trenton has popped up to 50 and 59 degrees in cape may, new jersey. there you see satellite pick her showing you that the cloud cover is off

i've been talking to the major candidates democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey. can watch my latest segment of go pro politics which is on aggressive policing right now on my facebook page. >> let's turn now and talk to dave murphy about what you can expect in accuweather the last few days have been great, cool mornings, lovely afternoons. what about today? >> not too bad. storm tracker6 live double scan shows we're starting out dry so the showers we had at times yesterday are gone. as we take a look outside it's a decent morning out there, a little bit on the cool side. there's sky6 looking at the ben franklin bridge. obviously everything's dried up from yesterday's sprinkles and showers. but it is going to be a bit on the breezy side as we roll through the day. in fact right now got a 10 miles per hour wind at the airport. temperatures 57 degrees. there's that wind out of the west-southwest and it is cool to start out across the area. satellite and radar shows you how we're probably going to get some early sunshine but a lack of real significant clouds although

democratic nominee, jim kenny and republican nominee melissa murray bailey attend philadelphia the event at temple university. the debate hosted by the center for public interest journalism at temple's school of media and communication. >> still ahead this morning, in or out? the waiting game continues for joe biden. but one local congressman says he knows what is next for the vice president. we'll have that for you. also, signs of improvement from lamar odom and the former nba star is moved to los angeles hospital. we're now getting a new look inside the brought he will room where he was found unconscious. also, this. >> she's creating potentially more risk than she is safety for herself. >> if you saw this black dot, would you know what to do? why the latest campaign to go viral is causing safety concerns. >> and after down right frigid start to the week it, will start feeling more like fall today. justin has that warmer forecast, when we come right back. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >> photos of basketball star odom are now pu

democratic nominee, jim kenny and republican nominee, melissa murray bailey attempt dollars the event at temple university. last night's debate holes dollars by the center for public interest journalism at temple school of media and communications. >> the obama administration says some upgrades to the government's health insurance website could take more time. at issue was new doctor look up tool for healthcare ~.gov. at well as feature that will allow consumers to find out whether a particular health plan covers their prescription drugs. open enrollment runs from november 1st to january 31st. >> still ahead this morning, on "eyewitness news", it was one of the biggest moments in monday night football t wasn't even the game. the trailer for the new star wars film was released during half time. we have more on what we know about this new movie and the computer problems caused by people all flooding the internet to buy those pre sale tickets. >> and, a bit of relief from the cold, we're warming up from the near freezing temperatures, justin takes a look at just how warm we will get toda

candidates melissa murray bailey and jim kenney are meeting with students at the education center for what's called conversation with the candidates. the students will present and discuss their ideas on how they believe the next mayor should improve the city and its schools. former pennsylvania governor and philadelphia mayor ed rendell is also expected to be there. >> speaking of kids a new study shines a spotlight on how safe they are at school. >> how many parents are in the dark for emergency plans for a daycare center or preschools. >> the case against cosby. someone replaced his face with an image of kim jong-un. >> 47 degrees here at nbc 10. 4:37. it's a chilly start. but a beautiful day ahead. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood just ahead. a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you av

democratic candidate, jim kenny, will face-off against republican, melissa murray bailey. less than a month away now from the mayoral election. >>> 4:50, time to check on business news, big layoffs could be coming to twitter. money watch's jill wagner joins us now from the new york torque stock exchange, tight hear about anyone losing their job. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, yes, that's right, just week after founder jack dorsey was named the permanent ceo of twitter. re code is reporting that the job cut will be across the board, now, the company doubled it staff more than 4,000 workers in just the two years since it went public. twitter has been aunt lot of pressure to use stroam line operations. twit is her not commenting. >> twitter to facebook, they are considered one of the best companies to work to, the pay, the perks, but not easy getting a job naturally. and i hear that you have dug up some of the quirky questions candidates are asking. what kind of stuff do you have there? >> that's right. so glass door put together questions asked to candidate.

democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey fielded questions in center city. plans for public schools were among the topics discussed. >> universal prek is an absolute and we are working o on a plan right now to make sure that we have enough input from city government in resources in from philanthropy and from corporate help to make sure we get this program off the ground immediately. >> what we need to do is stop investing in things, pressing pause on programs that are not our number one priority. >> a group from the philadelphia federation of teachers gathered outside to express their frustrations with the city's public schools. jim foster, osborne hart and boris kindij are also on the ballot but were not part of last night's debate. two more debates are planned before election day which is three weeks from today. >> let's talk about today and the changes that we'll see by the end of the week. >> no kidding. cooler air coming but, hey, it's october in philadelphia, right. >> yeah. >> storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows you we're dry, we've had sh

. >> his republican challenger melissa murray bailey under funded schools are not an opti option. >> before we fund anything else, we need to fund the schools first. and then secondly we need to look at how are we getting better schools in the community and that goes to paying sure that kids can read by third grade. >> both candidates talk affordable housing how they would handle the upcoming democratic national conventions given the lesson of the recent papal visit. >> there are things i would have done differently reducely traffic box, encouraging more people to be out and about. so many people left the city which left businesses in dire straits. >> i don't understand the controversy. it was a wonderful weekend. it was a transform ma tiff weekend. everyone was safe. >> reporter: murray bailey says she realizes she's got an uphill battle as the republican candidate in largely democratic city but with just three weeks until election day, both will be pounding the pavement talking to as many voters as possible to get out their message. in satellite center tonight i'm diana rocco cbs3

democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey addressed issues like poverty diversifying thes economy and infrastructure improvements. 6abc is hosting the next mayoral debate. it will air this sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. we're asking you for input and to have your voices heard. e-mail us your questions to join the action at 6abc.com or post them to social media using #6abc action. >> education will most certainlying a topic for that debate. the president of the philadelphia federation of teachers is demanding the school district fill more positions. jordan says the district has more than 200 teacher vacancies. he made the remarks yesterday and says that school has eight teacher openings. >> thousands of our school children are being shortchanged for no good reason. this crises becaus was created r through intention or incompetence by the district. >> district officials argue they are already ahead of last year's hiring pace and are still accepting applications. >> this story will put a smile on your face as you start the morning. the central bucks south high school's homecom

that was republican nominee melissa murray bailey. i've been talking to the candidates, doing some things on facebook, talking about some of the issues, but generally, it's been a very silent campaign, 'cause, for one thing, you haven't seen anything on tv in terms of ads. throw anything out there you want to about the mayor's race at this point. three weeks and two days. >> we're being quiet, also, so you can tell. >> well, what i'm gonna say, i was a part of a group of civic organizations that held the first debate. and i was glad to say that tamala edwards was our questioner. and it really focused in on issues. and i've been to several different forums where the candidates have been and they've been talking about issues. i think, certainly, there hasn't been a lot of publicity around it, but i think that has really sort of led people to sort of dig in on some of the things they care about -- this whole question around the port and what's going to happen there and whether or not there's a real strategy there. governor wolf came out

republican melissa murray-bailey is up against democrat jim kenny. faced some critics. >> dozens of fourth and fifth graders proposed ideas on how the next mayor can improve the city and schools. >> reporter: these kids have opinions on how to make their world and their schools better. >> i think they should -- and the city -- >> >> reporter: she their their ideas with philadelphia's mayoral candidates. we also wanted to know what they think of the other race, presidential one. >> reporter: what would you like to see the next president do? >> i would like to see -- >> reporter: the number of candidates running for president tops 20, but two names stand out even if you're 10. >> hillary clinton and donald trump. >> reporter: now if she wins, she would be the first woman president. what do you think about that? >> that would be school. having a girl runs as a president. you know, boys and stuff, they think girls can't do anything. >> i love that. >> out of the mouths of babes. >> exactly. >>> all right. a treat for "star wars" fans, if you cause you wi

fourth and fifth-grade students will meet with candidates melissa murray-bailey and jim kenny duringed at temple university last night. kenny repeated his support for expanding the port of philadelphia to create blue-collar jobs. bailey responded by say the company that runs the port's packer after marine terminal contributed to kenny's campaign. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have a full hour of news coming up in 30 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. ♪ he did the mash smo♪ ♪ the monster mash >> halloween a few days away and we are putting the booze in boozeday tuesday to get you ready for the big night. >> and the author of "ghoulish gadgets" steve danbury. >> and we have dancing brooms, and that ri motion sensors and so much noise here sh, they go on their own. and this costume is a walking x-ray of the big daddy bones. >> does it glow in the dark? >> no, but it is scary. >> what about these? >> we have -- i was going to wear a baby mask, but there is a big run on them, and we had a lot of the staffers wearing them. oh, my g

democrat jim kenny and melissa murray bailey will discuss the issues in a debate on whyy.he general election is november 3. >> 6:35, a game they had to win eagles rose to the occasion. the eagles and saints 1-3 coming into the link yesterday. birds broke the came open in the third quarter scoring twice in 13 seconds with the defense in between. bradford found brent celek in the corner of the end zone. >> is this the turn around? >> yes. great comeback. got to keep it going, keep it rolling, keep it flowing. fly, eagles, fly, baby! >> eagles improve today with-3 a game back of the giants who won last night. and speak of the devil they come next monday night. we'll have complete pre-and post game coverage. nbc 10 the official station of the eagles. speaking of the eagles, they use their green thumbs to plant some today. part after program to give low income citizens access to healthful foods. >> we have new information this morning on this play that are cost chase lit two games, suspended two gims. the former philly expected to miss those games after this slide that broke th

democrat jim kenny and republican melissa murray bailey will once again debate the issues much the debate:30 tonight at temple university's center for the performing arts. i'm lauren make. we will have a full hour of news in about 30 minutes. >>> all right. it is fupdnday monday and we ar back with the guy that is called rude and lippy and opin yated, and we are talking about collin quinn. >> "saturday night live" alum, and starring as amy schumer's irritable dad in the blockbuster "train wreck." >> and now collin is back on the stage with a second run of his stage hit "runway story." >> and who asked for more? was it your agent? we will ask for more when you get more. >> the first of all i would like to say they called amy schumer's irritable dad, because he has ms in the movie, and of course, he is irritable, and you said he is cantankerous, but he is irritable. >> and you had an interesting back story. >> did you think that the movie would do as well as it did? >> i think that every time it is always going to be giant. nothing ever surprises me except when i failed it. i was like, what

jim kenney won the democratic primary, melissa murray-bailey, hosted by our partners, whyy. collection day is around the corner. the next mayor will be voted into office on november 3rd. >>> and there's another debate scheduled tomorrow, this one for the democrats running for president. they'll square off for the first time in las vegas. front-runner hillary clinton will be joined by candidate bernie sanders, martin o'malley, jim webb, and lincoln chafee. the big question remains, will vice president joe biden enter the race. the past weekend may have been a tipping point for decisions. delaware bureau reporter tim furlong reports. >> reporter: joe biden spent the weekend in delaware watching his grandkids' sporting events, outside his house, waiting to hear whether he's running for president. isn't sure americans care as much as the media does. >> i don't know there are that many people hanging by a thread to find out what joe biden is going to do. >> reporter: the delaware politician in wilmington surely want to know what joe biden will do, as do hillary clinton supporters

. >> democratic canned date, jim certainlily face offer against republican, melissa murray bailey. debate is tonight at 6:30, at the whyy studios in philadelphia. we are less than a month away from the mayoral election. >> meanwhile, several presidential candidates are courting voters in new hampshire today. this event comes just one day before democratic candidate face-off in their first debate in las vegas. as don champion reports, president obama's news weighing in on the presidential campaign. >> the latest cbs news pole shows only 35% of primary voters view hillary clinton as honest and trustworthy. during a interview, that aired sunday on 60 minutes. president obama weighed in on clinton's ongoing e-mail controversy. >> she made mistake, she acknowledged it, i do think the way it has been up because of politics. >> still democrats overwhelmingly believe clinton has best chance of winning, but, joe biden more honest, and trustworthy. when president dollars on whether biden might announce his candidacy, the president said this. >> i'm going to let joe make that decision. >> the

former governor ed rendell joined democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey. the rendell center has developed a lesson plan called "a kid's guide to becoming mayor." candidates debated at temple university last night. he repeated his port for expanding the port of philadelphia to create but collar jobs. bailey responded by saying the company that runs the ports, packer avenue marine terminal contributed to kenney's campaign. the candidates' third and final debate is set for friday. >>> new information on the case of a four-year-old philadelphia boy killed in a hit-and-run crash in april. the suspect, shaneka mason, had a preliminary hearing today. authorities say she was the driver that killed four-year-old abdullah tv wi latif mason. >>> yesterday a jury convicted contractor griffin campbell on six counts of involuntary manslaughter. they rejected third degree murder charges. campbell described himself as the scape boat for the architect who oversaw the demolition who saw the project. prosecutors say he controlled the work site and lied after the collapse abo

republican melissa murray-bailey and republican jim kennedy will talk to groups that advocate educational development, youth services, and women issues on broad street. >>> right now family and friends are attending the viewing for the 3-year-old found dead in the woods in haddon township. it's been more than a week since brendan creato's body was discovered by a k-9 unit by the cooper river. tonight haddon township is holding a fundraiser in memory of the little boy. some of the proceeds will help the families affected by his death. >>> a delaware county man is charged with trying to lure children at a playground. daniel lee was arrested after concerned parents called police last night. they say he was talking to children at the playground of wayne elementary. the children became scared when lee started talking about going to a cabin in the woods. >> situation where the system absolutely worked, that we were notified by the parents of the children immediately after the incident occurred, where they called 911, which initiated a police department response and as i stated, within two minut

so democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey.hey faced a off in the debate at temple last night. candidates had this to say about attracting businesses and jobs. >> one of the areas of opportunity i think philadelphia has is to attract west companies companies to put their east coast headquarters in philadelphia as well as looking at foreign companies and having them put their u.s. headquarters in philadelphia by focusing on that area it would lead to diversification. >> interesting they would have it on a monday night football game when eagles played, that is not a good move. >>> in response jim kenney talk about ways to help people get to work, who don't have college degrees. >> so i'm looking at areas where industrial style jobs that i think one of the mess important areas is port of philadelphia. we have do 450,000 containers a year. we do 60 percent cargo that is not in the container and we do 40 percent containers. most of the successful ports on the east coast and around the world have a 60 percent container, 40 percent br

democratic nominee, jim kenny, and republican nominee, melissa murray bailey attended the event at templeuniversity. the debate was hosted by the center for public interest journalism at temple's school of media and communications. >>> right now, it is 6:37. woe all know americans are still having a tough time meeting the retirement savings needs. but, recent survey finds, that women are actually in much worse shape than their male counterpart. for more now joined by list analyst jill schlessinger up in new york for thus morning, jill, some just unfortunate news here, survey found this major gender gap. what's this about? >> reporter: financial fitness found retirement savings between 45 year old men, and women, well, that divide is significant. okay, like, really? we have to underscore that neither sex is in very good shape. but women on average are more than $268,000 short of what they need to retire comfortably at age 65, foremen, they are also short, but it is a smaller number, 212,000. so, let's look at this another way. if our guy, do you have set aside 100 bucks for your retirement

democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray bailey will debate, set for 7:30 tonight at templeversity's center for the performing arts. doors open at 6:30. the forum is free but you need to register. you can also tweet questions to@philly.com using the #next mayorphl. >> do you music. are you ready for football? some cold "monday night football." a live look here from our camera inside the link and the eagles nest. in about 14 hours give or take this joint will be jumping. the birds' arch rival are in town. tonight's contest is a battle for first place in the nfc east. here is a look at the team, the giants coach tom coughlin arriving in center city yesterday and eli manning, the quarterback, having a career season so far. but he's also lost to the eagles 11 out of his last 14 tries. we hope that trend continues. he knows the birds and the fans will be jacked up. >> it will be loud, fired up, rocking. so we got to do our job. and we got to go out and play smart, handle the crowd noise. hope to get off to a fast start and calm them down. >> he will see a different look. the eagl

. >>> will it be a slam dunk for democrats or come from behind victory for melissa murray-bailey? on tuesday philadelphia voters decide who will be the next mayor, but before you cast your ballot, we talk candidate to both candidates about the issues that could impact your job and your wallets. >> if we're able to attract manufacturing companies to work around the liquid natural gas we can provide here, we can have the next generation boom. >> i'm not interested in raising taxes, but having what's appropriate for people to live in philadelphia. >> 11:30 right after "meet the press." >>> news thousands of students have been waiting for, now eligible for federal pell grant money. a new experimental program today for high school students who take college courses through dual-enrollment programs can apply. they'll invest up to $20 million in the 2016-'17 school year, helping up to 10,000 students. pell grants don't have to be repaid. >>> right now at 5:00, a rowdy scene near independence mall. espn is set up shop right there, you see them, for saturday's big showdown between temple un

election and i have been talking to their major candidates democrat jim kenney and republican melissa murray baileyues in the race. watch my latest segment go pro politics on aggressive policing right now on my facebook page. did erin make a guns and roses reference. >> i know. >> chinese democracy was the album and it wasn't very good at all. >> it was too much keyboards. >> i totally have no idea what you're talking about. >> but he will talk about the weather. >> storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows you that we are dry so get on up and get out there, people. no problems weather-wise. pretty morning, too, hm? a fair amount of sunshine coming and and there sure is over the ben franklin bridge and the water rippling a little bit not only from a passing tugboat but the winds are a little bit more noticeable this morning than they were the last couple mornings. that's a beautiful picture though on sky6 this morning. hope you enjoy that. 57 degrees is your temp right now. winds running west-southwest at 9 miles an hour. >>> it will build once the sun gets up off the horizon. looking at a 10