mayor michael nutter and other officials took part in that groundbreaking yesterday for the new baxter trail. it will be part of the north delaware riverfront greenway. here's how it works. the new trail is 1.8 miles long. it will provide an important link between pennypack park on the delaware river and pleasant hill park. also, a 12-foot-wide asphalt trail will connect to the pennypack trail. now, the mayor says he hopes this project will encourage all residents to get out and exercise and explore the city. >>> i am firmly committed to many of these projects, especially with regard to the delaware river. there are so many, many more things for us to see and to know and experience and to truly appreciate about what we have here. >> he says baxter trail is one of many planned construction projects aimed at bringing new life to the delaware riverfront. >>> a major milestone today for

said dozens of people who will follow michael nutter's lead. didn't jump. he's repelling in a safe manner. the annual funds raiser from outward bound made this happen. supporters that raised enough money repelled down logan square. mayor nutter made it look pretty easy. out yard bound offers teen-building events for teens throughout the district. >> outward bound changes lives. it brought me out of a dark time, gave me confidence and strength to believe that i could carry on and continue to make a dpimpbs in the world. >> it was a windy day yesterday for that repelling, too. the charity came up with this fund-raiser as a creative way to raise money after the philadelphia school district had to cut funding because of the ongoing budget shortfall. >>> a call for action after dozens of local students' a.c.t. test went missing. this morning we're telling you what lawmakers say need to be done to keep this from happening again and what the testing company is promising those students. >>> a live picture -- actually, video of new york city where we're following br

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with the stroke of a pen mayor, michael nutter decriminalized marijuana. if a person is caught with less than an ounce of pot, they face a fine. sara bloomquist is live with reaction to the bill. >> reporter: shirleen after a summer of debate and deliberation, mayor michael nutter signed this legislation this afternoon, beginning october 20th, possessing a small amount of marijuana here in philadelphia will no longer be a criminal offense, instead a civil fine, like getting a traffic ticket. mayor michael nutter signed the bill to decrimealize marijuana, the new orderance takes affect on october 20th. >> it is our hope that by decriminalizing marijuana in the city of philadelphia, we can begin to eliminate this great impediment who are otherwise law abiding citizens trying to leave productive lives. >> they will no long arrest someone with under an ounce of pot, they will pay a fine of $25 and police will confiscate the drug. mayor nutter first opposed to the measure took the summer to consider it, and today praised councilman jim kenny for making changes

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. >>> michael nutter is getting ready to talk about preparing for ebola. he is updating us on the city's preparations. that's about an hour from now. in our next half hour, a look at what's in place in case ebola comes to philadelphia. we will carry mayor nutter's news conference live at noon. you can stay on top of the latest news and information about this story at nbc10.com. follow us on twitter and find stories using the hashtag ebola. >>> first alert weather tracking changing candidates this weekend. temperatures are expected to take a drastic drop over the coming days. meteorologist bill henley tracking the changes ahead in his first alert forecast. what do you have? >> i would like to hit the pause button and enjoy this for weeks, let's say. what a beautiful day. look at that view. this is the view from here at the nbc 10 studios. a gentle breeze is blowing. not a single cloud in that sky over philadelphia. 66 degrees at the airport. the humidity has come way down. really comfortable day. light wind out of the southwest at eight miles an hour. the w

mayor michael nutter cut the ribbon on the boardwalk.he extension of the schuylkill river trail now goes from locust street to south street. this took three years to build. it connects cyclists and pedestrians in center city, south philadelphia and west philadelphia. >> for the boardwalk we would have to head up like locust street towards rittenhouse square. now we have just a nice uninterrupted stroll back to markets and then we go down market so it's good. >> the boardwalk is part of a lamp erin anybody tiff to create a continuous trail along the schuylkill from pottsville to southwest philadelphia. >>> in hong kong now pro-democracy protesters made their way to the chief executive's building but he is refusing to stepdown. instead, he's offered talks in hopes of calming down a week of demonstrations. the protesters want beijing to reverse its decision that all candidates in an inaugural 2017 election for hong kong chief executive be approved by a committee of mostly pro-beijing elites. >>> a new york community is in mourning tonight a

mayor michael nutter and other people taking part in that groundbreaking yesterday for the new baxter trail, part of the delaware riverfront greenway. the trail is 1.8 miles long and will provide an important link between penny pack park on the delaware river and pleasant hill park. also, a 12-foot-wide asphalt path will connect to the pennypack trail. the mayor hopes it will encourage all residents to get out and explore the city. >>> from our delaware bureau now, a state landmark is lowering its flags for good this week. and they have a lot of them to lower. pearson's flags in new stanton county has been around for 50 years. the 82-year-old owner says with corporate contracts and online sales, business has never been better, in fact, but she's just ready to retire. i can imagine after 58 years of this. she says some of her most cherished memories are the days after the september 11th attack. >> well, everybody wanted a flag. i mean, everybody wanted to show patriotism at that time. they were buying everything that was red, white and blue. >> the store will close its doors for good s

. >>> you're looking live now at philadelphia city hall where later this morning mayor michael nutter will deliver remarks at today's fifth annual lgbt history month celebration. that event begins this afternoon at 1:30. >>> this morning a proclamation by michael nutter will make next week fire prevention week. fire commissioner derek sawyer will stand in for the mayor at today's announcement in northern liberty. this year's theme will be freedom from fire, be safe and smart through community risk reduction. >>> now to the investigation into the deaths of cooper hospital ceo john chsheridan an his wife. sheridan was a prominent figure in new jersey's health care industry. the fire started early sunday morning at the couple's home in somerset county. yesterday prosecutors announced the fire was intentionally set, but they did not say who they believe set the fire or if the fire caused the couple's death. they're still waiting for autopsy results. >>> an update now on the breaking news we brought you yesterday morning at this time. four buildings in atlantic city containing stores and a

mayor michael nutter is weighing in on the pp at fight with uber. yesterday mayor michael nutter tweeted out his support for the service. over the weekend the ppa started together uber's cars. >> we're starting out dry, that's always good. taking a look outside, still need a jacket as you head out early because we are looking at partly cloudy but chilly conditions across the region. and temperatures are not horrific and there isn't a lot of wind, too, so that's nice but cool enough for a jacket to start out. couple highlights to your forecast. we are looking at two mild days both today and tomorrow. of course the afternoon this time of year is when you're really going to feel it. the mornings will be cool. then we go for a much cooler change as we head later into the seven day. 51 degrees right now in philadelphia. your winds are east-southeast at 3 miles per hour and a lot of spots they're calm so not a lot of wind out there to worry about. satellite shows you how there is a little bit of additional cloud cover that has begun to move in in the over

. >>> well, mayor michael nutter says people that live, work and visit philadelphia need to remain calm. the city is prepared for ebola. >> the best that we can do is to be as best prepared as we can with nothing going on, at the moment. should something occur we're fully prepared to mobilize. >> we will have more on the city's preparations in a live report coming up at 5:30. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of ebola in the u.s. and overseas, we have assembled an on line research guide to help keep you informed, you can check it out on our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> court has now spoken, the trump entertainment resorts can terminate its contract with the local union. casino says that decision means that the trump taj mahal can stay open but union is furious. our new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live on the boardwalk tonight to explain consequences of today's decision, cleve. >> reporter: chris, trump officials says that the ruling will a lou them to keep these doors opened, the casino operational but union leaders say closing in their opinion was really just a

any moment now mayor michael nutter will talk about the measures getting ready for a worst case scenario. >> and the government has named an ebola saturday. this of course is after to affected nurses continue their treatment. nina pham was moved to a maryland hospital overnight and she is in stable condition. we are live at the dallas hospital where the first virus was spread. >> reporter: this story still centers around the two nurses that contracted ebola. plans for dallas to the national institute of health clinic in money. following developments on the local front as well. a second philadelphia hospital is tapped to treat ebola patients and david henry is live now in center city with the details. >> mayor nutter and the city's emergency response team is holding a briefing here in just a few minutes to bring the public up to speed on how the city plans to handle ebola should a case pop up here. much of what they have to say is aired at a city council hearing today. they told city council that all the hospitals in the city have been preparing for ebola. he says they will all be able to

the yearly cycle of uncertainty can't go on any longer according to mayor michael nutter. >> they did what they needed to do to get desperately needed services back into our school. >> this action could save $50 million a year. and the mayor says it puts teachers in the same boat as other school unions that have already take and pay cuts. >>> democratic challenger, tom wolf has a sizable lead over tom corbett. the 17 point margin is smaurl than what we have seen ore the past few months. the same poll showed wolf with a 24 point lead in november, the election day is november 4th, less than a month away. the final debate is tomorrow night in pittsburgh, you can see it live on our digital channel, 6.2 and we'll stream it live on our website at 6abc.com. it starts at 7:00 p.m. >>> the department of veteran as fairs tries to clean itself up and it's starting here in pennsylvania. >> and amazon is under investigation, the online giant is in the middle of an international case and what other companies are also involved. >>> protests in turkey turned violence as kurdish demonstrators demanded

the new law signed by mayor michael nutter was in effect at midnight. anyone that is caught with 25 grams or less get a fine or community service. >>> man was hit by a septa train on the broad street line. it happened atwa at the walnut d locust street station. no word why he was on that track. >>> how are you matt? >> great. i hope you had a nice weekend as well, rick and monica. we had amtrak track work this afternoon that gave us scattered delays on paoli regional rail lines. that work is resuming to normal service. it camera time on the schuylkill as you round the curve coming westbound away from the vine. it's off side by the off-ramp. the delays are worst. it's 11 minutes on the eastbound travel time. washington lane and cheltenham avenue. the speeds are in the teens coming down from route 70. woolwich watch out for a hydro atlantic down. hydroline down. >>> a pillow can find relief for those suffering from acid reflux. >>> a break in the search of a missing college student. the search for hannah graham is straight ahead. >>> "action news at 5:00"

. >>> and michael nutter is taking to the ropes again. and it's all for the benefit of philadelphia students. we'll explain. i'm robert de niro and new york is my home. it's the best place to visit in the world and now it's the easiest, because now there are new tourism guides on the road, and on your phone that make it easier to find the places you love. find great dining, amazing history, and world-class entertainment, no matter where you are. take the ultimate road trip and see why i love new york. for more information, go to iloveny.com >>> just about 6:15. a live look outside. it will be another sort of a gloomy day. so don't forget the umbrella. wet and windy ahead. we'll get an update from meteorologist bill henley. >>> mayor michael nutter and westchester mayor carolyn comitta are scheduled to rappel down the brandywine realty trust building in logan square. it's to raise money for scholarships for the philadelphia outward bound school programs. >> police are investigating a case of animal cruelty outside an elementary school in a

michael nutter will talk about council's decision any minute now.you what he has to say as soon as we get that information. >>> under normal circumstances i can't imagine her doing anything like this. >> an atlantic county family is in disbelief, saying their relative threw her baby off a jedi into the water. >> now her family is trying to understand why this happened. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg spoke with him today. he joins us live in atlantic city. ted? >> denise andç jackie, family members tell me that baby is fine, here at atlantic care regional medical center, along with her mother who is in fair condition and under police guard. along with their pain, relatives have words of praise for those who came to the rescue. >> words can't describe the feeling we have, the thankfulness. >> from a badly shaken family, gratitude for the good samaritans who saved 24-year-old patricia shurig and her infant daughter from the atlantic city inlet. >> in her mind that's what she thought, she was doing what was best. >> her mother and si

mayor michael nutter and local elementary school students joined with the consumer product safety commission to get out of the word, they reminded people to get a carbon monoxide detector. >>> have you ever had a close call with a septa bus? tonight at 11:00, drivers sounded the alarm, they say it's placing pedestrians in danger every single day. how many deaths does it take before someone says septa do something about your safety issue. >> we'll show you shocking foot able of these buses striking pedestrians that came into their path and don't miss this exclusive investigation tonight only on "action ne this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ ♪ make just one hear

philadelphia mayor michael nutter will discuss the preparation to deal with ebola at noontime. children's hospital in philadelphia is one of several pediatric hospital that may treat children who contract the virus. as you know at this point there are zero ebola cases in the region. president obama said is considering apointing an ebola czar. he said he is not philosophically opposed to a travel ban. >> the biggest thing we have to do is make sure health workers have more confidence, because they are are on the front line and with us entering flu season some may be coming in with symptoms and there may be false alarms and concerns. >> president obama said he may call in the national guard if needed to fight the ebola outbreak in west of africa. >>> overnight nina pham the first nurse diagnosed with ebola in america is at the institute of health in washington, d.c. taman bradley has more. >> reporter: the first nurse who tested positive for ebola arrived here in maryland. we are told she is in good condition. she'll get all the care she needs. she left texas presbyterian hospita

." >> today at noon, mayor michael nutter will hold a briefing on philadelphia's ebola preparedness. the mayor is saying all paramedics there be trained to handle patients with infectious diseases by the end of the day. children's hospital has been designated as one of the hospitals to treat ebola in young patients. chop said it's been working on a plan since august to treat a sick patient and keep the staff safe. >>> an er doctor is in west africa. "action news" caught up with the doctor at philadelphia international airport. she greed to work with the medical corps. >> i think the response needs to be more vigorous from the international community and the medical community. >> priority joining pen the doctor work,ed in east africa for about a decade. >>> look for live reports later today from dann cuellar in dallas and registered nurse ali gorman coming to us from atlanta at that. >> 5:36 a charter school in philadelphia has kicked out 250 children because it is unable to pay its bills. outraged parents gave the founder of the charter school an ear full. the school held a lottery d

nbc 10 was there for the ground breaking where mayor michael nutter helped launch the project. demolition of the stores along market street is now under way. >>> back to the first phase of what the developer is calling the east market redevelopment project that focuses on a four-acre site from market to che chestnut and from 11th to 12th streets. our live sky cam network shows the site which will culminate with the block becoming a new center city hub. nbc 10's jesse gary has details of the transformation. >> reporter: developers say by the end of thedecade, this will look like these artist renderings. high-end apartments above, restaurants, shops, major retail stores below. the goal, connecting convention center commerce with residential neighborhoods, city hall, and tourist attractions. >> the idea is to make this a new place in philadelphia where people can shop, dine, live, work. >> reporter: project executives promise thousands of jobs initially during construction, with hundreds of permanent jobs after completion. in center city, i'm jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> next on "

movers and shakers are here in philadelphia hearing inspiring words from current leaders, mayor michael nuttererence today. they are trying to create partnerships over the next 50 years. a new place for high school kids to get advice tonight. staffers volunteers and students here transformed a classroom into a vibrant learning center thanks to a grant from capitol one, look at what they did, there is the result, how great. one, look at what they did, there is the result, how great. students c and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in, and sends some sugar out through the process

. >>> mayor michael nutter and others raised a rainbow flag outside of city hall, this supports the lesbian, gay and trance gender population. they say there is no place for hate in philadelphia. >>> time to get a check of traffic out there and see how the roads are rolling along. matt what can you do about it? >> it's severely backed up and we are raising the red flag over 95 in delaware county, we are back to this accident that happened a long time ago, it was off to the side and now they are forced to block the left lane again, coming south of the airport from this point at 476, you are dealing with crawling traffic and northbound 476, it remains heavy from 495, to broomall. we have the accident in upper providence at provence and bishop hollow roads. and a crash at 95 southbound giving us slow speed there's and the night market in chinatown, block at at 10:00 and and ray streets. and an accident near route 100 and giving us slowing and the construct in buck county on route 1 heading towards the norristown bridge. lots of issues once again. >> no doubt. thank you. >>> still ahead on "act

. >>> mayor michael nutter is standing by the school reform commission's decision to cancel the philadelphia contract of the philadelphia teachers. they will be asked to contribute to their health coverage, they say that the move will save $54 million in the first year alone. >> i am please that dr. hite is choosing to invest these dollars back into the classrooms, our schools and principals will have a great deal to say how this reinvestment will be used in their buildings. the teachers are bargaining for a new contract for to years with no pay raise, 5,000 staffers have been laid off and 32 schools have been closed. >>> a widener university freshman is in custody after police say he made a threat against the school. lewis vela, a 20-year-old from lodi, knowledge, posted a message to yik yak, a social media app. they investigators traced his address. >>> today family, friends and public officials and other dignitaries, horned the lives of john and joyce sheridan at the war memorial in trenton. the cooper health system ceo and his wife died september 27th in a fire that authorities say were

mayor michael nutter has two weeks to sign the bill into law. >> do not expect more cabs on street if septa workers go on strike. the taxi workers say it's keeping its regular service in solidarity with septa workers. negotiators are trying to reach a last minute deal to prevent a strike. christine maddela is live in old city where another day of negotiations just wrapped up without a deal. is there any hope at this point? >> reporter: there is still hope. i talked to a septa representative who told me negotiations here in old city, they are done for the day but the union and septa are scheduled to meet back here tomorrow at noon and she told me since they are heading back to the table that's a good sign. today i also talked to the vice president of utu. the union representing bus and rail operators that services parts of delaware county and montgomery county. he said they are negotiating with septa. his members authorized a strike already so they could also walk out if negotiations break down. >> this strike would be a really big problem for me because i need to get to and from work

today mayor michael nutter signed a bill that decriminalizes the offense. it states carrying less than 30 grams of marijuana will get violators a $25 fine. smoking it in public will carry a 100-dollar fine and or community services. new rule initial to effect october 20th. >>> meanwhile as of tonight smoking cigarettes now cost more in philadelphia. city's new cigarette tax went in effect which adds $2 of each pack of smokes. revenues will benefit the cash strapped philadelphia public school district. >>> a canadian firm could breathe new life into what was once the revel casino hotel. brookfield asset management has the winning bid in today's bankruptcy auction for the failed gambling hall. at 110 million-dollar, it acquired the two $.4 billion property for pennies on the dollars. union workers are looking at the deal as fingers crossed with hopes that the sale will bring jobs back to a struggling atlantic city. brookfield owns hard rock casino in los angeles and atlantis paradise island casino in the bohamas. >>> we have had a nice start to october but we

mayor michael nutter did it yesterday and made it look easy. no hands.outward bound offers bereavement program for teenagers throughout the year. that's what the money raised will go to support. >> outward bound changes lives. it brought me out of a dark time in my life and gave me confidence and kind of strength to believe that i could carry on and that i could continue to make a difference in the world. >> so, the charity came up with this creative way to raise money after the philadelphia school district cut some funding because of a budget shortfall. >> a lot of charities are becoming more creative in how they get them to donate. >> and creatively daring in that case. >> you're watching "nbc 10 news." >>> ebola has hit new york city. a doctor there is diagnosed with that potentially deadly virus. this morning we're learning more about where he had beened in hours just before he started showing symptoms. >>> a cash crash and shots fired. we're foelg more breaking news in hee lie valley where a police chase ended in gunfire. >>> and we're drying out th

michael nutter was joined by congresswoman allison schwartz and others to starts construction on the new baxter trail. it will provide a link from pennypack park and pleasantville park. that includes a pedestrian bridge over the creek, officials say that adding the trail allows everybody to experience the hidden gems of the city. >> even lifelong philadelphians still have so much more to explore and still so much more to learn, and so much more to see about this great city -- >> so if you like the outdoors and these types of trails, mayor nutter says this is just the beginning there are more projects in the works and they are trying to make philadelphia the greenest city in the united states. quick break and it's accuweather quick break and it's accuweather we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speeds of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job of posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half-fast. totally half-fast. stop living with half-fast internet. only verizon fios comes

mayor michael nutter wrote an opinion piece scolding council for their decision. he said it would have created new energy jobs and paid for repairs of aging gas mains. >> it was back on september 11th when individuals allegedly assaulted and hurled slurs at the gay couple. but the d.a. could not press hate crime charges. but today city council unanimously approved a new hate crime bill that offers protection from criminal conduct against matters of sexual orientation and gender identity. >>> a husband of a senator surrendered to police after allegedly stealing campaign signs belonging to republicans. vernon odom is live in middletown, delaware with the full story. >> reporter: jim, election day draws near and the gloves have come off even here in the peaceful delaware country side. >> late today middletown police released the mugshot of dana long, who surroundered to one count of misdemeanor theft, the husband of bethany hall long. a state senator. >> this video shows long clearly stealing republican signs. >> what are you doing this for? >> don't stop me. >> thos

caught with small amounts of marijuana in philadelphia will now avoid a criminal record, mayor michael nutter signed the bill that lessens the penalties for anyone carrying an ounce or less of the drug. it comes with a $25 fine and using the drug in public comes with an additional $100 fine and maybe community service. now it costs smokers $2 more to buy a pack of cigarettes in philadelphia. it is expected to raise $82 million a year for philadelphia schools. >> tom corbett and tom wolf traded comments in a debate. vernon odom was right there. >> reporter: the gloves are coming off here on october 1st, the debate on all news radio was the face-to-face platform. they accused each other of cooking books and who is to blame for deficits and downgrades in the state's credit worthiness and the governor's cuts in state funding to schools. corbett claims the funding cuts are not really cuts for the first 17 minutes the incumbent was on the defensive. >> they are pushing for additional money and i understand that everybody wants additional money but there is tight budgets now. >> some of the money wo

. >>> well, philadelphia mayor michael nutter's plan to sell philadelphia gas works is dead.ouncil president darryl clark sent a letter to the mayor today stating that council will not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion sale of pgw to uil holdings which is a utility based in connecticut. the mayor said that he would use a portion of those proceeds to shore up the city workers pension fund. the mayor calls the move a copout and says that uil should have been able to answer questions in a public forum before council could decide. >> they summarily dismissed and essentially thrown out of the door raises questions about true ability to do big things, to get big things done and to do business at a national or international scale. >> well, the utility workers union of america local 686 supports city council's decision. they release add statement tonight that read "this poe posed sale was never in the best interests of our citizens, especially the poor and elderly on fixed incomes. pgw is a stable profitable city asset and we are delighted it will remain so ." >> a pennsylvania spea

. >> now michael nutter and his colleagues are expected to present a plan to the justice department today on how to improve relations between police and their communities in the city. >> this is one piece of technology that can help in situations like the one in ferguson. body cameras, police are now wearing the devices. they started doing so last week. according to "the daily local" the police chief says the cameras will enhance trust in the comphient by holding officers responsible for their actions. a private donation covered the costs of those cameras. >>> new castle county police are taking a look at old cases. they are starting a cold case team to try and solve murders dating back to the early 70s. one team will go back to the crime and evidence and resubmit samples to the state crime lab. that way they'll see if it will match up with criminals later locked up on other crime charges. >> that's the goal to finally get closure for the victims and the loved ones. >> cold case team will soon have its own spot on the department's website, and the public will be able to offer cold case ti

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. >>> mayor michael nutter says he supports the decision made by the philadelphia reform commission toancel the contract with the teachers' union. the src voted yesterday. the decision means members of the philadelphia federation of teachers will be required to contribute money toward their health care benefits retired teachers will be impacked because manufacture their health benefits, having to do with prescriptions and various items will not be subsidized. >> principals and janitors alike have taken pay cuts over the last two years. they have already agreed to similar health care benefit changes. i support this and hope others can see it for what it is. another consequence of a horrible situation our schools have had to face. >> the mayor says the src's decision will allow money to be redirected into the city's classrooms and the union is fighting it. >>> in berks county this month, 50 people rushed to the hospital, complaining of psychotic symptoms. why doctors say a chemical concoction might be to blame. >>> plus, is it legal to flash your lights to warn other drivers that police

growing public health concern during a conference call with state and city leaders including mayor michael nutter. health officials and community advocates are working together to educate the public and provide help to west african countries in need. the ebola crisis prompted an educator and member of the ebola collaborative to take her mother out of sierra leone. >> it's very alarming. so we brought my mom over, and she's not happy to be here because she wants to be home. >> reporter: there is a local effort to collect medical supplies for west africa, something as simple as gloves to help contain the outbreak there. the infectious disease conference starts again tomorrow morning with a briefing on the ebola outbreak. live in city hall, denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >>> right now on nbc10.com we have an entire section devoted to the ebola crisis. >> happening right now, one person is accounted for and one person rushed to the hospital after this fire in delaware county skyforce 10 in media around 9:30 tonight. a facility for people with disabilities in media. people inside were evacuated. no word

." >> happening today, mayor michael nutter will sign off on a measure sure to relax marijuana laws inladelphia. come october 20th, anyone caught with an ounce of pot or less will be fined $25 instead of being arrested. using the drug in public will get violators an additional $100 fine or community service. >>> pennsylvania's candidates for governor are in philadelphia today for their second debate. republican incumbent tom corbett remains behind tom wolf in the polls. the final debate will take place in pittsburgh next week. >> the grace period is over for red light runners in abington township. drivers who ignore traffic lights at three intersections will now face a $100 fine. the money will pay for the traffic cameras put in place to catch violators. police will enforce the law for an entire year, then evaluate how effective the cameras have been. they are posted at route 611 at both old welsh and susquehanna roads and at route 63 at fitzwatertown road. >> time now is 4:39. here are some stories you didn't see last night. two masked men rob a mcdonald's down south and the dramatic

mayor michael nutter swung and sledge ham tore break hammer on the east market project to day. this will transform the block on market street between 11th and 12th. east market will include new retail shops, office space, and a 322 unit apartment building. the project is expect to be completed by the summer of 2016. >>> three on your side a south jersey family was charged for an operation that is supposed to be covered by insurance. >> when they could not get it correct they turned to our health reporter stephanie stahl. take a look at what happened. >> reporter: seven year-old chloe is back to happily playing with her siblings in williamstown after years of suffering with nasty sore throats. >> it was pretty bad. i didn't like it at all. it hurt a lot. >> reporter: when the the doctor recommend removing chloe's tonsils her mom called their insurance company aetna to make sure it was covered. surgery and least coverry were a breeze compared to the pain that follows, when the the bills started add arriving. >> they said, you know, your responsibility was the whole amount. >> rep

mayor michael nutter and other dignitaries took part in the ceremonial first shovel.is is at 46th and market streets in west philadelphia. >> 4601 market street in west philly will be transformed into a state-of-the-art campus that will serve our city's police and health departments all on one campus. >> the merger will allow the city to sell the current police headquarters and health offices buildings in center city as well as the morgue facility in west philadelphia. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, it was supposed to begin this weekend but find out why the start of sports betting in new jersey could be in jeopardy. >>> plus, a visit from this year's nobel peace prize winner. why malala yousafzai is coming to philadelphia and the award she will be receiving here. sheena? >>> and i'm watch something rain as we go into parts of this week. i'll show you the timing of the rain and who can expect the heaviest. at the bottom in job creation. massive cuts to education. and higher property taxes. under governor corbett, pennsylvania's been heading in the wrong direction. th

. >>> philadelphia sky scrapers are joining energy reduction race, mayor michael nutter made the announcement at city hall. race is a city wide competition to save energy in philadelphia's largest buildings. mayor nutter says three top performing buildings will be award $5.000 each, that race runs through next september. >>> on the healthwatch tonight, the centers for disease control is now using a new faster lab test to detect enterovirus d68. since the august out break began, the cdc has screened more than 11 hundred people from 45 states, about half of those have tested positive. now the new process will allow health officials to screen patients at almost five times, the previous rate. >>> welshing during their more than two decades of fame, boys two men has logged a lot of miles and performed in front of the hundreds of thousands bows day may have been one of the group's most important concerts. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson joins us live now with the story, steve. >> reporter: yeah, chris, the boys of boys two men now certainly men. these three guys could have released their

mayor michael nutter has two weeks to sign that bill.upporters say that it fixes a gap in the state law which was exposed last month in this attack on same-sex couple in center city philadelphia. prosecutors were not able to charge the suspects in that attack with a hate crime because sexual orientation and gender identity are not covered by pennsylvania law. >>> a montgomery county judge sentences pennsylvania state senator leanna washington to five years of probation. the first three months will be spent on house arrest. washington pleaded guilty to a conflict of interest charge in norristown today. she admits using state senate staff and other resources to plan her campaign fundraisers. the 69-year-old democrat plans to resign from office tomorrow. >> the nurse who was quarantined in new jersey over ebola concerns is now defying a quarantine in her home state of maine. kaci hickox left her home again today. she jumped on a bike and took a ride with her boyfriend. officials in maine have threatened to go to court to have her confined a

. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutter spoke out today. he wanted to reassure that the public the city is prepared to handlee bowl. >>> we are fully prepared to mobilize immediately, and with the level of coordination, city, state, federal, hospital, and first responder community in particular we're geared up and ready to go. >> coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 protective chemical suits made right here in our area being used by aid workers in africa. i had a chance to try one of these on today. we will show you how they work tonight on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >>> we invite to you stay with "eyewitness news" as we will have continuing coverage of ebola in the u.s. and overseas. we have assembled an on line resource guide that can answer many of your questions. you can find it on cbs philly.com. >>> a beautiful sunny end to our workweek but will this beautiful weather be hanging around for the weekend? meteorologist kathy orr joins us now from the sky deck with the check of your first forecast, kathy. >> natasha, the

michael nutter. >> good for him. >> not too bad. >> eagles, cardinals, and going to be a good game. >ugh game as well, jim, 5-1 against 5-1 eagles in for a test against cardinals sunday. number one in the nfl against the run. and that means nick foles may be asked to do more with his arm. this begins a tough stretch for eagles three of the next four games on the road and eagles being louded for record but they are not letting any of that hype go to their heads. >> we're 5-1 right now and that does not guarantee us anything. so we got to act like we have nothing and go play next next week try to be 1-0. >> most important thing is record not stats good statistics will bren the win in. we're in a position we want to improve. the record doesn't matter it's on to the next week. this game is most important game. it's you know one game season right now. >> blood will not be thicker than water sunday eagle linebacker emmanuel acho has a younger brother sam acho playing for arizona big brother used to take it to little brother when they were kids. >> i hope this gets to eagles media we played

. >>> this afternoon, philadelphia's mayor, michael nutter, part of a conference call with president obama. it also included top leaders from the white house and the cdc. >>> on the agenda, how well america is prepared to handle the ebola epidemic. this as emergency responders in suburban dallas say a sheriff's deputy now showingç symptoms similar to those an ebola patient would experience. this is video of the deputy being transported today. the deputy entered an apartment where thomas duncan was staying. he was the first patient to be diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. >> this patient had reported that he initially had been in the apartment and the initial ebola patient in dallas and had some contact with family members. >> authorities say the deputy is being treated out of an abundance of caution. there's no indication he had any direct contact with duncan. >> as for duncan, he died at a dallas hospital this morning. he arrived from the u.s. from liberia last month. he was showing no ebola symptoms at that point but fell ill within a week. he was initially sent home after that firs

. >>> tomorrow, philadelphia mayor, michael nutter will sign a bill easing the penalties for carrying a small amount of marijuana in the city. under the new law, if you're caught with fewer than 30 grams or just over an ounce, you'll face a $25 fine. if you're caught smoke tg in public, you do get a $100 fine and community service. but you won't be arrested in either case. the new law is scheduled to go into effect october 20th. >>> guilty, that's the verdict in the murder-for-hire plot in atlantic city. a jury in camden county convicted this man. he hired two people to kill his daughter's boyfriend. he faces up to 70 years in prison. >>> the second of three debates set for tomorrow morning between pennsylvania's gubernatorial candidates. republican governor tom corbett and his challenger tom wolf will be facing off in philadelphia. election day is coming up november 4th. >>> it could be the end of paying big parking fees for concerts and special events in atlantic city. tomorrow, city council will vote on a measure that would slap casinos and parking lots with bigger fines if they su

meanwhile, mayor michael nutter is talking about philadelphia's readiness for ebola.he says all city agencies are prepared to make sure there's a quick reaction if a patient with ebola appears. 911ujjtj are asking patients where they traveled recently. extra supplies for firefighters and medical responders have been ordered. live in the digital operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> the world health organization says this was a perfect storm ready to burst open in full force. tonight, the agency admitting it botched the handling of the ebola outbreak in west africa. nbc 10's jacqueline london is here with new details. >> reporter: in that internal report released today, the world health organization blames factors as a lack of information and incompetent staff. experts should have realized that traditional infectious disease con danement methods would not work in a place like west africa. the w.h.o. says nearly everyone in the outbreak response failed to see some fairly plain writing on the wall. it took the agency five months and 1,000 deaths before it decl

. >>> happening today, rain or show, philadelphia mayor michael nutter and westchester's mayor carolyn panetta will raise money for an event. the mayors will rappel down the brandywine trust building. they're raising money for the philadelphia outward bound school programs. >>> a cause for concern in the poconos just months before a new water park is scheduled to open. there are fears that a police manhunt may keep tourists away. >>> and new develops in an air bag recall. the answers that investigators are looking for this morning. what's the truth on taxes? factcheck.org says it's tom corbett who's being dishonest. they say tom wolf has a plan to reduce income taxes for the middle class and cut local property taxes. and tom corbett? it's corbett who slashed education by a billion dollars... ...and now almost 80% of school districts plan to raise property taxes. and it's corbett who's increasing gas taxes by 28 cents a gallon. tom corbett. desperate and dishonest. beach avenue in cape may. you can see the rain has moved through, leaving the streets wet again. the rain is not falling ri

philadelphia's mayor michael nutter was among those who scaled down the side of the 31 story one logan square building in center city. how about that. money raise supports scholarships for students. mayor nutter says it was a great way to build confidence just like the program does for its students. >> outward bounties an educational program, experience learning, teaching young people to believe in themselves, rely on each other and bill up that self esteem to be successful in their lives. i'm a huge supporter. >> fun raising goal for philadelphia a outward bound school is $250,000. >>> it looks like fun, hopefully they came down building after the rain. >> yeah. >> and wind that is more scary, wind is stronger as you go higher up. we are talking about rain out of here. cloud persist. that is keeping us from seeing partial eclipse of the sun but i will show it to you live, it is a spectacular site. take a look outside to the north we will go in the poconos where we are seeing breaks in the included before sunsets at jack frost big boulder. same thing down the shore in atlantic city whe

meantime happening today mayor michael nutter will talk about how prepared they are to handle ebola and other infectious diseases. the mayor's remarks could echo those of the new health commissioner. the city is ready for it arrives here. his department is coordinating efforts with area hospitals and health care providers. but on the flip side, first responders said they're not ready for ebola questioning the quality of their safety gear. >>> children's hospital of philadelphia is questioning. c.h.o.p. has isolation rooms set up and educating staff on how to be safe and put on protective gear and how to remove it. >> caring for sick children is in line with our mission here at c.h.o.p. we accepted the offer and we need to continue to prepare for that possibility. preparations in place and planning in place since august using guidance from the cdc, as well as locally and using that guidance to develop a preparedness plan. >> social media is critical as we try to get out the word about ebola. we encourage you to come to our website and use our news app. use #ebola on twitter as we push ou

mayor michael nutter an superintendent william hite will take part in groundbreaking ceremonies. they're unveiling play areas to be built at the william krantz school and at the jose manual playground. >>> the city of allentown announced a new warming shelter for that region's homeless population. at alliance hall, it offers 50 cops to families in need. this is the first permanent shelter. it will be open every night this winter. last year, local churches were overflowing with homeless and needy. many were forced to sleep out in the cold others were stuck on the floor. this year, the city has $10 million for the onround facility. >> not just a place for homeless to go in the dead of winter but also a place to find permanent shelter. >> in addition to beds counseling and city services will be offered. the city says it's a holistic plan to get homeless people back on their feet. >> announcer: now your your "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> it's a chilly start this morning, and we've got some areas of fog. and it is thick this morning. the fog will take some

mayor michael nutter helping to cut the ribbon. it opened yesterday after 2 1/2 years of construction delayed by winter storms and flooding. the mayor was among the first to take a ride down the boards which are made of concrete. >>> eagles quarterbacks usually try to avoid sacks but not last night. eagles backup quarterback matt barkley was among several birds involved at sac's fifth avenue. his foundation works to promote education, discipline and organized activities for youth. >> to really help the people we want to help so to see these people giving and scoring in our foundation means everything. >> he had a big recovered block punt. eagles players went face to face in a number of fashion challenges. they were judged by a panel of experts. no word yet on who won that fashion showdown. >>> fueling the heroin crisis. next, something that's meant to help that experts say is only making the epidemic worse and some track trouble. a new warning from septa this morning that could be a matter of life or death. >>> heroin deaths in the