and in philadelphia mayor michael nutter says they would be disappointed with the move,

. >> mayor michael nutter still has some time to sign or veto that bim. right now in philadelphia, the penalty for possession of an ounce of marijuana for recreational use results in a mandatory arrest, but the new ordinance would lessen the penalty to a $25 fine and a ticket. >> nbc 10's christine maddela checked with mayor nutter about the likelihood of this becoming law. she joins us live tonight from center city what did he say, christine? >> reporter: a short time ago, we talked to the mayor as well as a spokesperson from the philadelphia prison system. now, even though this bill passed through city council, it looks like the road to becoming a law may be a difficult one. >> absolute guaranteed way not to get arrested for having a small amount of marijuana in your possession is just not to have it. >> reporter: philadelphia mayor michael nutter says the police commissioner around the district attorney have concerns about the bill. >> marijuana is an illegal substance. so i don't know that at the local level, we can actually, in fact, decriminalize so

again, mayor michael nutter says he has not heard anything officially, he would be disappointed. he is aware of how aggressively the state of new jersey has been moving to lure the practice facility there. >> the state of new jersey literally throwing money at the 76ers and, you know, sometimes that might be a little tough to turn down. >> sources tell "action news" the sixers and the state of new jersey reached a deal to be announced next week. one source said they made the sixers an offer they could not refuse. not just to build a new practice facility on the waterfront but to pay for 85% of the cost. for camden it is an incredible boost. and in philadelphia mayor michael nutter says they would be disappointed with the move, the sixers will still be playing their games here. >> what i do know is that all home games will continue to be played, no matter what happens with the practice facility, all home games continue to be played at the wells fargo center. they are under contract for a long time. >> and here is a statement we received a short while ago from the sixers c.e.o., sc

he was joined by philadelphia mayor michael nutter to cheer on the athletes. >> go on to bigger things, have fun. >> i enjoy seeing the smile on their faces and they work just as hard as us. i would like to be here and enjoy it. >> special olympics are being held in mercer county over the next seven days. >>> we had all that rain and storms over the last few days and as soon as the weekend comes, it gets dry again. nice weekend number four and if you like today, you'll love tomorrow. because tomorrow's going to be even sunnier and warmer. the first 90 degree temperatures of the season, kind of late in coming, but they're coming next week. and the thunderstorms are going to be returning, as well. we are not entering a dry weather pattern overall. it's down to 64 degrees already in philadelphia and northwest wind at 8 miles an hour. and 7 degrees cooler than it was at this time yesterday and we may see temperatures climb up to 82 degrees on sunday. almost exactly average. but 89 monday. 8 92 degrees on tuesday and with the higher humidity, as well. that is going to be quite a change from

was employed last year and returned was employed at two other businesses where he was a deliver michael nutter. michaedeliveryman. >> the d.n.a. compareson is done in this case. >> they are cooperating with investigators. the roommates were taken in for questioning. the police say they have been released jim. reporting live in south philadelphia, kenneth moton, "channel~6 action news." >>> thank you. they identified george batty that was shot and killed in mayfair yesterday. he pulled a knife on sharon doyle. it happened at the 7100 block of frankfurt appeal. doyle pulled a gun and shot batty. he had a long rap sheet and recently released from prison. >>> a driver of a minivan suffered minor injuries a collision with a septa trolley. it happened at 54th and lansdowne. the driver was pulling out of a park space. >> the drivers at the allentown boston market scurried for safety when a car crashed through a window. the accident happened after 7:30 in cedar crest boulevard in the cedar point shopping center. they believe that the driver is in his late 70s or early 80s. nobody was hurt. >>> a phila

two big announcements from philadelphia mayor michael nutter. >> involving the democratic national convention and the other about the city's professional basketball team. >> harry hairston live at center city. >> what have you learned in the last hour? >> as far as the democratic national convention, this is the place to have it. this is where it needs to be. there is a lot of risk here that will play perfectly for having the convention right here. the bid has gone out. >> the city of philadelphia filed an injunction with governor rendell and the committee and filed a bid to seek the host of the 2016 democratic national committee in philadelphia. we have committed a very competitive sealed bid in accordance with the dnc process. >> that's tens of millions of dollars for philadelphia and the area as well. the decision could be made as early as november. on to the other big issues. talking about the 76ers and wanting to move the practices he didn't know a lot about that and here's what we know. officially the scene has filed an application for a site along the waterfront. the economic developme

. >>> and now a story involving philadelphia based, dietzen watson, mayor michael nutter announced the expansion of the philadelphia location. this comes in the wake of the devastating fire at their factory in december. 110 jobs will be moved to the new food campus at the tacony campus at the old frankford arsenal. it will have a trucking and distribution center. >>> turning now to the weather, another beautiful summer day on tap, enjoy it now. sky 6 hd taking a look at the jersey shore, and the weather in cape may, a few people on the beach, we'll feel more humidity moving in this afternoon and accuweather says get ready for the storms in the forecast, meteorologist, david murphy, joins us with more in the sunshine. >> feeling good on the terrace right now, look at the cloud cover that was in play for the rush hour this morning and it has pushed to the north of philadelphia and now we look at a lot of clear skies, maybe nor clouds in the northern suburbs and a couple of sprinkles and showers that popped up in northern berks county are pushing out of the picture and additional cloud co

. >>> mayor michael nutter was asked to create a task force to see how the city deals with sick leave. with paid sick leave policies and their impact on employees. earlier nutter vetoed a bill to pay workers while they were sick. >>> well, a family of puppies and their mom are in good health tonight after being rescued in toms river, new jersey, it was yesterday when a passer by spotted two small puppies and their mom walking along the roadway close to traffic, the woman retrefed the pups and then the mother ran into the woods, they searched the area and found the mother and six additional puppies huddled under pine trees. they will be put up for adoption if the own senior not loektsed. >>> right now we are taking a live look at the boardwalk in wildwood tonight. if looks dreary out there. we see folks strolling the boardwalk though despite the gray skies, that will change in time to celebrate father's day on sunday and looking forward to the weekend coming up. for all of you looking for excitement and friendly competition this weekend look no further. melissa magee has all the happen

mayor, michael nutter hosted the centenarian celebration with the guests of honor, they are each at least00 years old. and 114 is one of the oldest in the world. there are know that chasing performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. >>> phillies are trying to get the game in tonight, hopefully it will be a win. >> sometimes you need a day off, the fillies got one yesterday and hopefully they can start anew. it must never rain in san diego, they are fascinated with the wet fluid falling from the sky, what is this wet stuff rick? >> rain. >> it is rain, and the time is running out, but not completely running out. despite being in last place in the division, they are only seven games out of first place. >> we have a week stre

now, mayor michael nutter today sent a letter to the src calling this a crucial moment for children inhe city. that letter reads in part from the mayor "i you were you to pass a budget with place holder that anticipates positive action in harrisburg as they continue to work to finalize a budget and to refrain from passing a budget that would allow cut that is are so painful that they pose serious questions about whether it is safe to open schools" that letter sent to the src from mayor michael nutter just today. this meeting set to start at 5:30a group of parents are scheduled to arrive and have a rally just ahead of the meeting. we'll have an update for you coming up at 6:00. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. people around our area are still in disbelief over the freak accident that killed a little girl in brewery town. security door at a water ice stand came crashing down on her after the break what one witness says he'll never forget. >> one of the last things you want to hear on a flight a popping, a bing and then a boom. it just happened on a sunday night red eye

philadelphia mayor michael nutter helps unveil the design for the newestk to grace the wat 68.t was once a shipping pier for importing sugar. it will go from industrial to a beautiful display of nature and public space that includes fishing and observation areas. construction is scheduled to start in the fall. expected to be open next summer. >> the ups and downsf t philadelphia real estate market will loot the neids whese are selling like hot cakes and the places that are dealing with a dramatic decline. and speaking of real estate, here is a new development that's helping transform one philadelphia neighborhood. ifol a certain job, t to considemo . >>> good morning. we continue to follow this breaking news for drivers in delaware. all lanes remain blocked on interstate 95 southbound at route 141, exit 5b, just south of the split between 95 and 495. all lanes are blocked right now. we're getting a press release into my e-mail. i'll read that, have more information from you and bring that you coming up in a few minutes. >>> there's a sharp decline in homees across par of ph the

. >> reporter: their audience mayor michael nutter on his listening tour, teachers and staff gave him an ear full as they struggle with budget cuts and as entire district faces a 216 million-dollar budget short fall for next school year. >> there were several vacancies never fill the entire year. >> reporter: over five years bartram teachers have have seen a 40 percent reductionness staff and impact they say are obvious. >> truancy, it is just a big problem. >> reporter: bartram has one full-time nurse but she sees it as a blessing and curse. >> one's mergecy in a build be and i cannot be in two places at within time. >> reporter: likewise students express their frustration. >> we need more teachers. i think we need more activities. >> the the children of this city need every possible dime and dollar that they can get their hand on. >> reporter: some of that monday a proved at city hall on thursday, council okaying use of the 120 million-dollar in sales tax revenue for schools. mayor nutter wants harrisburg to follow suit and not only with approval of the city's proposed jet tax. >> w

. >>> firm mayor michael nutter helps unveil the design for the newest park to grace the delaware riveraterfront, pier 68 will be the third park to be built along the delaware river waterfront since 2009. pier 68 was once a ship willing pier for importing cuban sugar, but it's long been closed. now, it will go from industrial blight, you saw the picture there to a beautiful display of nature and public space that includes fishing and observation areas, construction is slated to start this fall. pier 68 park is expected to open next summer. >> i love when i see development along the rivers. that's always a great thing. the weather is -- >> great. >> yeah. we are in this weather pattern where we get the stormy weather in the middle of the week and the nice, comfortable weather on the weekends. this is going to continue, at least another week or so. so, this weekend is looking nice and comfortable, then the heat and humidity comes the middle of next week. >> the weekend is good. for glenn "hurricane" schwartz and all of us at nbc 10. thanks for watching. i'm renee chenault-fattah. the news

mayor michael nutter and fire officials spoke to students at ferrell school in rhawnhurst about thatthe the goal, to raise awareness on the dangers of the swimming in the city's waterways. thirteen year-old brandon doyle drowned last year. his mother delivered an emotional message to her son's classmates. >> the only reason why i'm here if i could save one of you, and one of your parents from thal any of getting up out of bed knowing your sonnies not there. >> five others died while swimming or playing in these waters in 2013. city officials say although it is a common summer practice it is still illegal and unsafe. >>> kathy has return from the sky deck and thankfully you are dry. >> yes. >> although not everyone can say that. >> no, it is raining heavily in many locations and we are looking at flooding concerns. water rescues. so please be aware of that and never drive in the road covered in water. where we do have rain right now they will camden and philadelphia not falling that heavily but more of a nuisance. mild muggy weather will continue in the late night hours. on storm scan

. >> philadelphia mayor michael nutter gets emotional as he announces three of his top aids are leavinga press conference today, the mayor said dr. donald schwartz deputy mayor for health and opportunity, anne-marie ambrose the commissioner of human services department, and first deputy chief of staff susan are on their way out. schwartz and ambrose have been working with the mayor since 2008. by miller joined in 2010 much the clock is ticking for the winner avenue million dollar powerball ticket to claim their prize the ticket was bought for july 13th, 2013's drawing at country farms food market in new field in gloucester county. the winning numbers are 02, zero i was, 22, 25 and 37. the ticket spires on july 13t july 13th. >>> it's the kick off to the citywide baseball season at belmont plateau in fairmount park. hundreds of young people from the city competed in pal's annual homerun derby. it teaches children about the game, fitness and team work. after the competition, the young people were given words of encouragement. >> despite all the controversy over business in atlantic city,

. >>> today, michael nutter and the philadelphia eagles will begin a free summer meals program for kidschildren under the age of 18 will be able to get free meals at hundreds of locations throughout the city. the day's event will be held at one of those sites, the columbian north ymca and north broad. the goal, to ensure that no kid goes hungry while school is out. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> a sunny day is brewing, another nice one with humidity in check today. it will be a warmer afternoon and it's going to be turning hotter starting tomorrow. heat and humidity are on the way, especially later in the week. that will likely lead to some strong storms. for now, our skies are clear. 56 degrees in allentown. northeast philly in the low 60s and 60 degrees in atlantic city. we're getting a better view, some of the high clouds over the ocean this morning. the view from cape may, the lafayette hotel, upper 70s at the shore today. you can see where the high clouds are coming from, off to the northeast. to the west are other clouds that will be h

. >>> mayor michael nutter makes an emotional farewell to three members of the senior staff. today at city hall mayor announced departures of the susan miller. human service commissioner ann marie am rose and health commissioner donald schwartz. mayor choke up talking about schwartz tenure. >> the city is a better our children are safer because of don schwartz. >> all three will lead the administration next month. >>> philadelphia's new fire commissioner, overseas his first promotion ceremony. "eyewitness news" at city hall, commissioner derrick sawy era pointed ten fire fighters and officials, mayor nutter administered the oath. >>> you can escape awe new park has opened in philadelphia but it is only here for a limited time. we will tell what you makes this urban oasis unique. >>> also on the way at 6:00 a change in the air, what can soon be at new jersey beaches, kathy? >>> we are looking a head to clear skies tonight and that bodes well for weekend, but then it gets steamy and stormy, plus the forecast for the fourth of july, i'll that have coming up. hi beasley. >>> nhl

mayor michael nutter has long touted the benefits of planning trees. they provide beauty and shade.o what happened when a south philadelphia block captain tried to take that advice to heart? bruce gordon is here to explain it. bruce? >> reporter: william penn didn't call philadelphia his green country town for nothing. trees have always been a big part of the philly landscape, but not in every neighborhood. not in every block. poof hundred block of segal street is a better place because of people like catherine le delaware. long-time block captain here catherine helped drive out the drug push schers. she tips weeds and sweeps sidewalk near the seven vacant lots that scar this block. a couple of years ago she looked up the way at this 600 block of segal and noticed the beautiful trees that line the street. >> they cool the block down. you get a lot of shade. you know, it keeps your house cool, too. beautiful to seem it's earth. >> reporter: she signed up for a free street tree like the one on her block through the city's free philly program. after a two-year wait, she received this n

mayor michael nutter now gets the bill and he must decide whether or not to sign it. >>> today new york expected to become the latest state to legalize medical marijuana. lawmakers say there appears to be enough votes to pass the bill. under the proposal, the marijuana wouldn't be smoked, it would be used in a vaporizer or in an oil base. lawmakers will vote on the bill later today. >>> more now in a story we told you a few minutes ago, the developing crisis in iraq. secretary of state john kerry will heed to the middle east this weekend, part of the president's plan to deal with militants. tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: up to 300 military advisers are heading to iraq to help its military choose targets, not to fight. >> that does not foreshadow a larger commitment of troops to actually fight in iraq. that would not be effective. >> foreign military intervention, especially if led by the united states will only harden the resolve of the radicals and unite the less religiously çmotivated. >> reporter: the president's decision to hold off on air strikes for now got mi

mayor michael nutter made that announcement earlier today. >> we have submitted a very competitive field bid in accordance with the dmc process. philadelphia, of course, is great city in which the host huge event. >> philadelphia does have some competition. other cities in the running for the dnc include new york, specifically brooklyn, brief cleveland, columbus, orlando, phoenix and salt lake city. >> tonight remembering d-day. president obama paid tribute to u.s. service members and their allies who stormed the beaches of normandy 70 years ago. >> these men waged wars so that we know peace. they sacrificed so that we might be free. they feet in hopes of day when we'd no longer to fight. >> the d-day invasion liberat ld france from nazi germany. they laid a wreath honoring the sacrifice of more than 150,000 allied troops. the men who stormed the shores changed the course of history. walt hunter introduces to one local who fought valiantly and made it home unlike so many other. >> it didn't really hit you until you got into those boats and you saw the shells flying over. >> reporter: the

commissioner charles ramsey says his department won't stop arresting people for possession even if mayor michael nutter signs the bill allowing it. the commissioner says marijuana possession will still be treated as a misdemeanor. the council passed a bill that if people are caught with less than an ounce of marijuana, they would get a $25 fine instead of going to jail. >>> drivers in our region hit another obstacle, another bridge closed for safety reasons. this one in montgomery county. the graterford road bridge, we're told the bridge could be off limits for years and that's not welcome news for local businessowners. nbc 10's lu ann cahn is joining us live tonight. >> reporter: we're just across the street from the bridge. so is this restaurant. it's karaoke night but they're also planning a fix the bridge party hoping e ining to convinct to hurry it up. >> the traffic around here is going to be madness. not only for the people trying to get to work, but the people trying to get to my business. >> reporter: patricia gillespie's restaurant on route 29 was once built as an important stagecoach stop. n

. >>> as well mayor michael nutter said he continues to work to find revenue for the district but ingly worded statement city council president darryl clark called on the district to also do more to help itself. >> in the morning buzz, more emojis. can you give me this one? live long -- can you do that, live long and prosper. be careful because you can make this very different. it's what spock used to do on star trekly the uni code consortium is the organization that codes for all these emojis. it's offering 250 more of them. you see them right there. there's a chilly pepper, chipmunk, a dove, dinner table. the fork and knife, some kind of road sign. there's the spock thing down in the bottom right corner. if you're interested in learning all about all of these new emojis, head to my twitter page. i'll have a link where you can see all 250 of them. >> still ahead in the next half hour of "action news" the hunt is on for the gunman who opened fire on another man sitting on his front porch. >> a million dollar home was bill on the water front in rhode island. th >> happening now on "ac

official, the city of philadelphia is campaigning to host 2016 democratic national convention, mayor michael nutter made this announcement just a short time ago. >> we have submitted a very competitive, sealed bid in accordance with the dnc rfp process. philadelphia, of course, is a great city in, which to host the huge event. >> reporter: cleveland, columbus and new york air machining the city of philadelphia will be competing with. >>> well to day marks the 70th anniversary of d-day, of the 16 million americans who returned home from world war two, barely a million are still with us. today, veterans gathered for d-day event at independent see sees port museum. artifacts are on exhibit there. among them american, flag, carried troops and equipment and june 6th, 1944. >>> "eyewitness news", walt hunt er spent his day with the d-day vet who like so many helped change the course of history. >> it didn't hit you until you get into there and you saw shells flying over. >> reporter: now, the legs need a little help from a cain, and from le vana his nursing aid but you on this day, 70 years ago, there we

mayor michael nutter signed an order mandating they be paid $10.88 an hour. contractors can't be forced to . >> what's the use of doing all this beaskally. >> they approved a new living wage .itrk menhe code not ju contractors. they demand they pay each worker 150% of the federal minimum wage or $10.88 an hour. >> people gathered to protest the closing of the tent county. the homeless camp is on township-owned land and they say it's dangerous as well as a nuisance. for months it demolished the tents and that will end this week. >>> jury selection for killing an off duty police officer with his car. he is charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. he was riding his bike in july of 2012 when he drove into him. there was bad blood over brady's ex-girlfriend who he was dating at the time. he worked with the philadelphia police department for eight years. >> the truck driver facing charges in a deadly crash that critically injured tracy morgan will appear in court tomorrow. kevin roper is changed with death by auto and four counts of assault by

rod stuart and mayor michael nutter helped. it runs until 6:00 tonight. >> four more recalls to tell you about. it includes the camaro. they are recalling them because they show a driver's knee can also recalled today, saab 93 convertible and sedans and compac compacts. all four recalls on the website, nbc 10.com. >> a local nonprofit called 21st century solutions. there is a grand available as well as two grants. we want to help turn good inside into great one. applications are being accepted. to apply go to nbc 10.com. we are talking about the end of an era. after 40 years, the fire commissioner says goodbye. his surprising last day. >> per we continue to see heavy rain now. a lot is moving into new jersey. there is plenty back in pennsylvania that we have to deal with before the night is over. we will track it all coming up. >>> they're happy, i'm happy. >> i'm not happy. >> the landlord accused of running a rental scheme at the jersey shore. all new and only on nbc 10 news at 6:00, how he made it right just before we confro

mayor michael nutter unveiled the design for the new frankford paws park. new park will be a dynamic outdoor community space coming next spring. the project is being paid for by a grant for art place america. that pop-up park on pence landing, it's right around the corner from my house and i was debating on going friday night, the opening night. i thought it's going to be packed. let's wait. >> we've been having some great weekends. let's hope it keeps going. today's the day to visit the beachers. head down to the beachers where it will definitely be cooler. boathouse row, a nice day for a drive and a walk at kelly drive and we're looking at light winds for today. light winds. take a look. currently temperatures that hour not too bad. no jacket needed at all this morning. e're currently in the 70s. 71 for philadelphia, 69 for lancaster, 60s for atlantic city and about 71 for the lehigh valley right now. your forecast for the day today, here's hour it looks hour by hour. by noon we'll already be in the 80s for philadelphia. our high today like we said, about

the philadelphia mayor michael nutter was on hand to great ms. clinton along with her many fans. >> i think she's an incredible public servant a and her dedication issed a merable. >> i hope she runs and she said i'm just happy you could be here today. >> she did not give any interviews, did not answer any questions about any plans to run for president. he said she would make a decision about running by the end of the year. >>> last night dozens of high school students celebrated graduation with a traditional african ceremony. more than 120 seniors dressed in traditional white clothing from the african nation of ghana. it is -- congratulation to all of the school's graduates. >> happening this weekend, city fathers in wild wood are set to officially open a designated dog beach there. our four-legged friends are invited to a ribbon cutting on the beach today at noontime. city commissioners passed an ordinance that allows the dogs on that particular beach. canines must be leashed and owners, you've got to clean up after them. >>> well, time for the

street, dozens of people joined the mayor at the demonstration, the group is opposed to mayor michael nutter to pgy to a company based in connecticut, they say the sale will cost jobs and increase gas rates, mayor nutter says the bill will keep rates flat and generate revenue, the city council needs to approve that deal. >> to business now, clothing chain american apaparel is firig the ceo as they look into possible miskonlt. they ousted dove charny as chairman. the board cited an ongoing investigation but did not give details, charny is at the sent of of lawsuits. accusing him of sexual misconduct with employees. >>> and now chrysler is being investigated as part of a larger probe with american made cars, the national highway traffic administration opened the investigation after general motors recalled 2.6 million cars for a similar problem. now they are testing dodge journeys and caravans as well as chrysler town and countries for keys falling out of the ignition. >>> now time for the "action news" traffic report today. lets go live to matt pellman, live in the traffic center. it's thursda

. >>> also happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter is going to unveil plans for a new park in philadelphia. it's a new pier park. the park will feature panoramic views of the river with places to react. >>> and a bridge is scheduled to be reopened. the greenwood avenue bridge in jenkintown is expected to be ready. penndot demolished the old bridge to put up a new one. it connects jenkintown and cheltenham. >>> speaking of bridges, we have a problem in lindenwold. this is a tweet from patco warning the riders. the white horse bridge road is closed in that area. you're going to have major detours out there this morning. detours will be posted but if you need to get around that problem, you can sa's w saying, thatt wee saying. expect to see additional volume over there. it's unclear what's wrong with the bridge. there's some structural problem. views are monitoring the situation. trying to figure out what's going on. that bridge is closed. we'll keep you updated. let's take a look outside to from the comcast center in philadelphia. it looks steamy out there, it's a bad hair da

. >> councilman jim kenny will send philadelphia mayor michael nutter a letter, asking him to sign the bill into law, but the mayor says this bill can be difficult to adopt. you will hear from mayor nutter at 6:00. >>> new at 5:00, gloucester township is launching a new initiative aimed at stopping the cycle of heroin abuse and the crimes that result from addiction. it is called project save. ifdrr be es couris first time atrt son's le once e he became aic s. court, donwtothldrenis idi t out b the tree ises. we are openg doors, giving them a chance to recovery. and a chance to live their life and understand that we do care about them. >> the holistic program will cost the municipality about $8,000 to begin. it consider it is a life-saving investment. drug-relat eath he stollbooosiveaeheacre. l's aa dduk,th. use for ti accditatind mayo tor erms museumin ti cbu oclthe o w p csr se ] bet maan to -o t ol he eaasf ioop. tout ine iter t whiteseecithug inndnis to people,wahilades.>> the council. >>> how the recent heat turned deadly in our area. >> a scare in the air, a commercial plane has t

michael nutter is on the board. they include two incidents in our area. a delaware valley charter high school and three days later a student at widener in chester was shot on campus what the police believe is a targeted attack. president obama is frustrated that they will not implement new gun laws. it remains that until they demand change. >>president barack obama:until there is a shift in public opinion, enough. this is not effective or normal. this is not the price that we have to pay for the freedom. this is becoming the norm. >> tonight the house of representatives held a moment of silence for the oregon shooting victim. >>> the pentagon is releasing information after men were killed in a friendly-fire in afghanistan. they called for air support. the officials say there was a miscommunication about the location and the warplane dropped a bomb on the wrong spot. so far two of the five soldiers have been identify. of a 19-year-old from southern illinois and a 25-year-old man from ohio engaged to be married. >> it's safe to go back into the water a dela

mayor michael nutter announced the design of the frankford paws park. the new park will be a dynamic outdoor community space coming next spring. the project is being paid for by a grant from art place america. >>> the pain at the pump is getting worse. prices are now reaching heights we have not seen in years. >>> how much do you have saved for a rainy day? do you save at all? according to a new study, a surprising amount of americans have no emergency fund. learn how much you should have socked away just in case. ♪this is home box!!! come to hhgregg's 4th of july sale and save up to 30% storewide plus, up to an extra $500 more when you buy multiple major appliances. get this samsung french door refrigerator for only $999. or a samsung 51" hdtv for just $398. get savings storewide on amazing deals and the boxes they come in. come to hhgregg. and fill your home with happy. >>> taking a live look now at citizens bank park. really a great day to see a baseball game. the phillies will wrap up their series against the braves at 1:35 this afternoon. unfortuna

mayor michael nutter gets the bill and he must decide whether or not to sig. >>> meanwhile tay in newey are expected to become the last state toegalize medical marijuana. lawmakers say there appears to be enough votes to pass the bill. under the proposal, the marge math wouldn't be smoked. it would be used in a vaporizer or oil base. lawmakers will vote on the bill later today. >>> right now, the only states that allow marijuana for recreational use are colorado and washington. >>> now to the developing crisis out of iraq where secretary of state john kerry will head to iraq as part of an international trip that begins this weekend. kerry's trip to get commitments from allies is part of the president's response to the violent insurgency beginning on in iraq right now. at the white house yesterday, the president said up to 300 u.s. military advisers would be heading to iraq to help tighten security. the president said it will not lead to american combat troops. meantime, the sunni militants are battling government forces at the site of iraq's largest oil refinery. the militant attacked

philadelphia's mayor michael nutter visits bartram high school, school safety is on the agenda, police patrol bartram's halls after attacks on staff members and fights among students. >>> accident investigators are looking into what role a truck driver's commute played in the crash that chris thecally injured tracie minister again. truck driver kevin roper pleaded not guilty yesterday in new brunswick. he is facing death by auto and assault by auto charges. roper was driving a wal-mart truck early saturday when he swerved to avoid slow traffic on the new jersey turnpike, and plowed into morgan's limo. >>> take a look, police in roxborough hope thaw can help stop a violent robber now on the run after an attack inside a deli. that guy beat up the clerk at m and m deli on marple street tuesday afternoon. the attack left the clerk unconscious with the broken bone around his eye. he got away with $1,500 in cash and merchandise. >>> a chaotic scene when police swarmed a new jersey side of the lincoln tunnel. police say a man from our area threatened to kill people heading in to new york city

. >> major changes at philadelphia city hall as three of mayor michael nutter's senior staff membersounced they are leaving. at a press conference today the mayor said dr. donald schwartz the deputy mayor for health and opportunity and marie ambrose the commissioner of human services department and first deputy chief of staff susan by miller on their way out. he praised their service to the city and got particularly emotional as he spock about dr. schwartz's departure. >> the city is a better place and our children are safer because of don schwartz. (applause). >> schwartz and ambrose had been working with the mayor since 2008. by miller joined on in 2010. >>> it's not exactly the beach but philadelphia found yet another way to entice you to stay in the city this summer and its it's shore to please. >> the sun, the sand and a boardwalk, too. this isn't a jersey shore town, but rather a newly transformed segment of penn's landing. spruce street harbor park. >> you kind of heard about it. you wondered in it was going to be as good as it sort of seemed and you show up and it's if as tan

south philadelphia woman is looking to green up her neighborhood and for a while now mayor michael nutter has taughted benefits of the going green by saying the greens not only provide some shade but they also are, you know, beautiful. >> so a block captain in south philadelphia, is up to the challenge, wanted to do what the marries talking about but it didn't go as planned. fox 29's bruce gordon has that story. >> reporter: 500 block of segal street is a better place because of people like catherine le gar, the long time block captain here catherine helped drive out drug pusher. she trims weeds and sweeps sidewalks near the seven vacant lots that scar this block. couple years ago she looked up the the way at a 600 block of segal and noticed beautiful trees that line the street. >> they cool the block down and it keeps your house cool too. beautiful to see. it is earth. >> reporter: so she signed up for a free street tree like the one on her block through the the the tree philly program. after a two year wait she received this notice back in february that her tree would soon be on the way

. >> ma your changes at philadelphia city hall as three of mayor michael nutter's senior staff members announced they are leaving. at a press conference today the mayor said dr. donald schwartz deputy mayor for health and opportunity and marie ambrose the commissioner of the human services department and first deputy chief of staff susan bay miller on their way out. he praised their service to the city and got particularly emotional as he spoke about dr. schwartz's departure. >> the city is a better place and our children are safer because of don schwartz. (applause). >> schwartz and ambrose had been working with the mayor since 2008. bee miller joined on in 2010. >> neshaminy school board approve p.m. see that limb the school newspaper's ban of word redskins. it all centers around the school's sports teams and masc mascot. the newspaper staff voted in the fall to ban the word but not everyone agreed they had the right to do that. under the new p.m. see the students will not be able to ban the name of the mascot from its editorials or its letters to the editors. >> happening now, phila

airport workers will pack city hall to demand enforcement of their minimum wage hike n may mayor michael nutter sign an executive order and voters approved a raise to $10.88 an hour but airport workers say that they have yet to see the change in their paychecks. >>> former eagles player irving friar has been offer a plea deal in connection with his mortgage fraud case. plea would have sent him to state prison for five years. friar and his mother are accused of obtaining loans without disclosing the other loans to banks. they pleaded not guilty earlier this year to those charges against them. a plea deal for his mother would mean probation. the pair have until august to september the deal. >>> actor/comedian tracie morgan remains in critical but stable condition following the crash that killed one person and injured several others. it happened along the new jersey turnpike and as morgan was leaving a show in delaware, this crash happened. now this morning we're hearing some of the 911 calls from drivers who saw that crash. >> it was a terrible accident. >> were you involved or are you just calli

they just release add study and today some of that information was shared with mayor michael nutter andring a meeting at the anti-violence network. also on hand was president obama's assistant and cabinet secretary brodrick johnson had chairs the task force. >> what we wanted to do with this visit today was, first, give people a sense of what is in the report, and how important this is to the president want we've recommended to him. but second, to come to philadelphia to hear from the young men who are here that the mayor so strongly represents and leads in the city. to hear what it is about their lives that has been changed. >> leaders say young people need more jobs, more education and improved housing. >>> in health news tonight, a new test that could help cancer patients researchers say there's new test that may help to identify the underlying genetic link to their disease. the test could help patients quickly find the best possible treatment. it will soon be used in hundreds of research centers across the us in a clinical trial. >> roaches and cats helping babies. there is way they

back here at home, south philadelphia woman is looking to green up her block, mayor michael nutter has long taughted benefits of planting trees they provide both beauty and shade. >> so what happened when a south philadelphia block captain tries to take that advice to heart? fox 29's bruce gordon getting results now. >> reporter: 500 block of segal street is a better place because of kathleen le gar, long time block captain catherine helped drive out drug pusher, she trims weeds and sweeps sidewalks near seven vacant lots that scar this block. couple years ago she looked up at this 600 block of segal and noticed beautiful trees that line the streets. >> they cool the block down, they get shade and keeps your house cool too. beautiful to see. it is earth. >> reporter: she signed up for a free street tree like the the one on her block through the tree philly program. after a two year wait she received this notice back in february, her tree would soon be on the way. then just about a month ago. >> i woke up one morning and there was a tree but there were no leaves. it was not green. >> re

the delaware river waterfront corporation and philadelphia mayor michael nutter unveiling the designshe brand new pier 68. the peer park will serve as the southern trail head for the central delaware trail. the park is in development in segments from pier 70 boulevard north to penn treaty park. a grant from wal*mart is helping to make the new park possible. >> it's also an opportunity to take down one more no trespassing sign and provide the public with access and green space that we've talked about for the last few years. >>> pier 68 will offer areas for recreation with hammock style seating as well as fishing and it's expected to open sometime in mid 2015. >> all right. a man with a $40 million fortune passes away with no family and no will. >> well the ghost from his past that could and inherit all that money,. >>> and a woman on vacation in florida with her family loses her life after being hit by a car on a beach. what police say the driver did just seconds before he slammed into the woman. howard? >> i'm here at the sixers draft headquarters and still remaining incognito to try

mayor michael nutter has long touted the benefits of planting trees.hey provide both beauty and shade. so what happened when a south philadelphia block captain tried to take that advice to heart? fox 29's bruce gordon explains. >> reporter: 500 block of segal street is a better place because of people like catherine will he delaware. long-time block captain here catherine helped drive out the drug push schers. she trims weeds and sweeps sidewalk near the seven vacant lot that scar this block. a couple of years ago she looked up the way at this 600 block of segal and noticed the beautiful trees that line the street. >> they cool the block down. you get a lot of shade, you know, and it keeps your house cool, too. beautiful to see. it's earth. >> reporter: she signed up for a free industry tree like the one on her block through the city's tree philly program. after a two-year wait she received this notice back in february. her tree would soon be on the way. then just about a month ago -- >> i woke up one morning, look out the window there was tree. but th

after this morning's hearing, the group plans to march to mayor michael nutter's office. >>> we are still waiting to learn if the new jersey economic development board will approve big tax credits that would allow the 76ers to build a practice facility in camden. here is a live look at the camden waterfront, where the sixers hope to build their new facility with some help from new jersey. the sixers won an $82 million grant from the state to build the new gym. they currently practice at the philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine. the new jersey economic development authority is meeting right now to discuss the proposal which is listed on its agenda. >>> a major construction project that was supposed to begin last night on busy i-95 in philadelphia has been postponed because of the weather. the work will be gone on the road between girard and allegheny avenue. the project has been rescheduled to start wednesday night weather permitting. it's all part of a much larger highway rebuilding project which is expected to take just about four years to finish. >>> the obama administration is

. >>> still no official word from mayor michael nutter about how he'll proceed with philadelphia cityouncil's pot plan. yesterday a majority of members approved a plan that would reduce the penalty for minor pot possession. if you're caught with 30 grams or less you won't go to jail. instead you'll be slapped with a $25 fine. that measure passed with a 13 to three majority which would make it veto proof. no word if the mayor will try to change anyone's position. >> pope francis is making his opinion known on the legalization of drugs for recreational use. ly. the leader of the catholic search says the problem of drug use is not solved with drugs. fox's lauren green explains why the pope says legalization is not the answer. >> reporter: pope francis making his views known when the come to the legalization of drugs. >> let me state this in the clearest terms possible. the problem of drug use is not solved with drugs. drugs are evil and with evil there can't be retreat. >> reporter: pontiff speaking to a drug enforcement conference in rome putting his moral weight behind a movement seeki

mayor michael nutter has said ayers has an example of sensitive respectful leadership for the country. derrick sawyer, a 29-year-old veteran of the department, takes over the position tomorrow. we wish them both the best of luck. >>> still to come, courtroom mistake. find out what happened when a california jury accidentally signed a decision on a case that none of them agreed to. >>> plus the war over words. why five simple letters, those right there on your screen, are causing such a mess this morning. >>> and poor planning. a look at a crook who picked the, well, worst possible place to steal a car. >> and we have another stormy day on tap for us, but this should be the last before we head into the weekend. we are going to see plenty of sunshine both on saturday and sunday. i'll have your father's day forecast coming up. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minu

. >> reporter: public safety director michael rest nick says nutter administration finds a number of problems with the bill, pot could be laced, disputes over possession amounts, interpretation from other agencies like septa, and campus police, and complication from his officer discretion. >> in the case of the possession, this new bill would essentially give an officer a choice, make an arrest under the current state law or write a simple code violation under this new ordinance. it is exactly that choice though that the city has a problem with where we put them in the position where they are being called out on well, this demographic gets arrested while this demographic only gets a code violation. >> reporter: restnick would say he would rather see harrisburg pass this not philly. bill is up for final passage on thursday. from city council, steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will be watching that vote. >>> philadelphia school officials are again, pleading with the city and the state to quickly provide them with millions of new funding. district has to adopt its budget

philadelphia 76ers, michael carter williams, among those wishing the athletes well, giving them high fives, mayor nutter was also there, posing for some pictures, before speaking to the crowd. he adds athletes left in buses with philadelphia police escorts. >>> and while that was going on, thousands of other athletes flew into philadelphia, trenton, and newark today for the games. they were all greeted with quite a welcome, as fox 29's drew dickman shows us. >> athletes from across the country traveled in style to the 2014 special olympics usa games in new jersey. they're getting treated like a world class athletes they should, when they land, they won't touch their baggage until they get to their dorm room. no different than when peyton manning wag here for the superbowl, they are getting the same vip treatment. >> basketball player amy williams, dublin, ohio, was the first off the plane. a red carpet and large welcome committee greeted her and the others representing the buckeye state. >> awesome having all of them people. >> private jets kept coming landing every few minutes at the citation special o

philadelphia 76ers michael carter williams was among those wishing the athletes well giving them high fives. mayor nuttero posing for some pictures before speaking to the crowd. the athletes left in buses with philadelphia police escorts. and while that was going on, thousands of other athletes flew into philadelphia, trenton and newark today for the games. they were all greeted with quite a welcome. as fox 29's drew dickman shows us. >> reporter: athletes from across the country traveled in style to the 2014 special olympics usa games in new jers jersey. >> they're getting treated like world class athletes they should. when they land they won't touch their baggage until they get to their dorm room. no different when peyton manning was here for the super bowl the same vip treatment. >> amy williams of dublin ohio was the first off the plane. red carpet and large welcome committee greeted her and the others representing the buck eye state. >> awesome having all them people. >> reporter: private jets kept coming landing every few minutes at the cessna citation special olympics airlift at the trenton mercer