the chair of the dnc called mayor michael nutter this morning to make the official offer.rs say the event would generate hundreds of millions in of dollars in economic activity. the convention will be held the week of july 25 2016. >>> it beat out brooklyn and columbus ohio to host the convention. how do they feel about losing to philly? according to andrew sif, they're fine with it. >> reporter: getting dumped two days before valentine's didn't break the heart of these brooklynites. >> i'm very glad. there's enough traffic here and enough stupid people. >> it will be congested and i don't think it is suitable to be here. >> it probably would have been a pain in my [ bleep ]. >> reporter: bill de blasio said the city's $6.5 million bid to host the convention wasn't a failure. >> we're obviously disappointed but we're proud. >> he said well-publicized tensioned with police didn't impact the city's decision. >> i talked to countless people in washington and it was not raised by a single person. >> the mayor said new york made a compelling pitch that brooklyn's building boom

. >> we want to go right to city hall where mayor michael nutter is talking about the democratic national convention coming to philadelphia next year. >> all of them have been actively engaged in this process. i want to make reference to governor tom wolf, who i have talked to on a number of occasions and he has had important discussions with congresswoman and chairwoman, debbie wasserman-shultz and i want to thank allison schwartz who participated in many discussions in this regard. i am joined by an incredible array of really great focused committed and dedicated public servants, not just on this issue but on so many things that happened here in philadelphia and it's because of all of these folks that we are able to do some of the big things that we do in the city. first and foremost let me thank councilman clark and all the city council here, i think we almost have a forum. but we are in public so it's oak. our leader councilwoman marian tasco, a member of the dnc, state senator shirley kitchen and the entire senate delegation and sharel parker and chair of the philly house delegation

several towns in north jersey already raised their smoking age to 21. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutteris a tv star making an appearance in the show "allegiance" last night. >> welcome regardless of ethnicity or orientation. >> nutter was a small cameo as himself. not a big threat. the series is filming episodes in philadelphia. last night the episode centered on federal agents rushing russian spies to look for a laptop that contained secrets to stop them. >> i want to sea that show. >> i do too. if you like "homeland," a lot of people are following "allegiance" as well. >>> you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> bitter blustery and record-breaking. you are waking up to extreme cold and it is too dangerous to be outside for too long. look at this map, parts of the area feel like 20 below or more. mount pocano, we have issued a first alert to warn you about the temperatures this morning. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. it's an extreme cold day and many schools are canceled or delayed be

mayor michael nutter says everyone worke hard to win that bid. >> we knew we had the right team great parceners, the infrastructure, the amenities and the enthusiasm necessary to put together a compelling bid. we literally put our heart and soul into this. >> but this is much more than just politics. this is about philly pride. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at art museum with what has become the talk of the town. david? >> reporter: jessica a lot of philly pride tonight despite the cold temperatures we spoke to people out and about in philadelphia tonight who say listen politics aside they just want to show off philadelphia to the nation and the world. it all started behind these walls. 238 years ago. and many believe it's philadelphia' place in history that made it the final choice for the 2016dnc. >> i want to show off our city to my colleagues, to the nation, to the world. >> reporter: congressman bob brady helped bring the convention to town instead of brooklyn or columbus, ohio. brady and party leaders announced their choice in this video featuring what else, a p

. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter led cheers surrounding by the team that led philadelphia's bid to host 20916 democratic national convention. >> we literally put our heart and soul into this. >> reporter: in the end of the years behind the scenes efforts by bid organizers, plans were made and pitches were honed culminating in a two day philadelphia visit the by party officials back in the summer. they were given a tour with the distinct focus. >> we just focus had on the three things that the chair woman always said that were important. security, logistics, and fund raising. >> reporter: strong police force means tight security, and easy access to thousands of hotel rooms means good hospitality but you what about fund raising? who pays for it all? officials estimate 70 to 80 million-dollar will need to be raised to host this convention, but the nutter administration says taxpayers won't be hit with the bill. city council session overshaded by the news. >> we have presented a good argument for being here in philadelphia people were clearly understanding that the city of philadelphia

excited mayor michael nutter said dropping our name didn't hurt our chances either. >> when you haveancis and jay-z within your city you do so. it's like, what else are you going to do right? >> i just want to say one thing. i hope to host another dnc convention. in charlotte they had to arrest 25 people who got out of arrest. and here or in the end there were no major problems. we are told the department will be ready next year. the commissioner ram see says they still need to watch the dignitaries and they are uncertain how many officers are needed on the street. but i will try to find out more information and bring it to you. >>> and we have more information from the fbi that now says it is investigating to see if any federal law report eded on this. >>> and recovering from injuries after a training exercise went wrong. this happened at the marine base known as 29 palms. officials say a fire extinguisher system in an assault victim went off accidentally and marines were treated for breathing problems. right now they are all in stable condition. >>> 5:20 to get another check on the

. >>> the former spokesperson for philadelphia mayor michael nutter is joining the race to succeed him. >> today is the day when change begins. today is the day when a bright future for philadelphia begins. >> doug oliver launched his campaign in germantown today. he said he would look at the problems in the city with fresh eyes. he is the fifth candidate to enter the race. he joins jim kenny, lynn abraham and two others. the primary is may 19th. >>> new at 11:00 there could be a multimillionaire among us. the power ball is worth $380 million. we have the winning numbers tonight. here are the numbers. 5, 10 21 34 58 and the power ball being 33. . nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal spoke with people who already have ideas for the prize money. >> going to be happy. >> reporter: with the jackpot of 380 million on the line tickets were selling rapid fire around philadelphia. >> for all the good people in this world. >> reporter: lottery hopefuls dreaming up ways to spend the cash the seventh largest jackpot in power ball history. >> pay my bills and help people in my family. >> keep on playing. and

this morning the former spokesperson for current mayor michael nutter says that he wants the job. >>nge begins. today is the day when a bright future for philadelphia begins. >> doug oliver launched his campaign in german town yesterday. the 40-year-old told supporters that he would look at the problems plaguing the city with fresh eyes. oliver, who, again, is mayor michael nutter's former spokesperson, is the fifth candidate to enter the race for the democratic nomination. he joins former district attorney, lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams former judge, nelson diaz and former city councilman jim kenny. the primary is may 19th. >>> tomorrow hundreds of protesters from our area will join a statewide push in pennsylvania to raise the minimum wage. busload of people will leave from philadelphia for the event in harrisburg. an organization called rage the wage p.a. is behind the campaign. organizers say they want the minimum wage to increase from $7.25 to at least $10.10 in the state. >>> also happening tomorrow small business owners can learn more about what the affordable c

nbc 10 spoke to mayor michael nutter this morning and what happened last night got relayed to him in call this morning. >> just kind of sitting there, getting ready for my day and i got a call from chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. she asked if we would be the host city for 2016 dnc convention, which, of course i screamed yes. and so we're very excited. >> reporter: and, of course there is still labor contracts to be signed among all the unions down at the wells fargo center and security and logistics and details have to be worked out. there will be a noon conference call involving the mayor and other principles. after that a press conference and gradually will ripple through the community in terms of how exactly do we sort of coordinate logistics and all the motorcades and as you hear sirens, public safety and police escorts. all of these things sort of a dry run when the republican national convention was here back in the year 2000 impacting both new jersey and pennsylvania from the camden county side as well as through the suburbs on the pennsylvania side. so a lot of details s

can be bought as souvenirs good or given as a gift as was the case a few months ago when mayor michael nutternd governor tom corbett presented tiles of the the evangelist matthew mark luke and john to pope francis when they traveled to rome in hopes of having the holy father visit philadelphia next year. in addition to being the love of tile and mercer an archaeologist who studied law at the university of pennsylvania, collected many artifacts. lots of them. many of which can be found inside of a museum, which bears his name. >> this is his museum that he design, and built to house his collection of early americana. what you do experience in here is probably one of the most even psyched pied i can collections of early american material culture in the world. >> there are objects of every kind. by cycles to boats, sled to horse drawn carriages. >> you come to doylestown and you come into this central part of the mercer museum and you have that oh, my gosh oh, wow experience just like people did in 1960. the stories that we speak from these objects are store that is resonate down through the age

for mandatory sick leave for thousands of workers, it offers five sick days per year and mayor michael nutter has voiced his support for the bill. philadelphia native ashton carter, is expected to be confirmed today for the next secretary of defense the 60-year-old abington high school alum and president obama's pick to replace chuck hagel as head of the pentagon if confirms he will steer the efforts to defeat isis and wind down the war in afghanistan. >>> a possible break through to end the bloody conflict between russia and the ukraine, they emerged from marathon peace talks with a cease fire due to start on sunday that could end a 10 month battle that claimed thousands of lives. they promised to remove heavy equipment from the frontline of conflict. >>> still to come a security breach with a popular tax software used by millions of americans. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> there is word this noon of a security breach involving a popular tax return software used by millions of americans the fbi is

among the characters tonight, mayor michael nutter who plays himself. there's no word how big his role will be. you have to tune in to see for yourself. watch the new episode during the all new thursday night on nbc starting with "the slap" at 8:00 "black list" 599, allegiance and nbc news 10 at 11:00. >> there are thousands of cars for people to drive a car. there are more rebuilt wrecks on the road in new jersey than anywhere else in the country. what you need to do to protect yourself. >> this philadelphia ice house still holding on. now the investigators are asking questions. new at 6:00 why l & i won't step in to tear it down. then a billion dollar deficit when it comes to pensions in philadelphia. that number is growing quickly. new at 6:00, candidates running for mayor tell us how they plan to make sure that problem doesn't bankrupt the city. a story you'll only find on the nbc 107 app. take a look at butterscotch the puppy looks very happy now. a few weeks ago, he was so emaciated we decided not to show his picture on tv. butterscotch is recover

mayor michael nutter expected a federal grant for most if not all the cost for security. >> charlotte in 2012 received a $50 million grant. >> it pays for security and some of what they know to be the cost of police overtime and cleanup services and equipment. >> reporter: and deputy mayor gillson would not give me an estimated figure on the security costs but would no more in the coming months. >> thank you chad. >>> positive media coverage for philadelphia has already begun and thousands of stories like this one is one of the big benefits of hosting a political convention bloomberg.com posted this within hours of the decision. >> and admit it philadelphians will feel pride here because they beat out new york. but "the new york times" calling it a rare win. please. david ry is live on the steps of the art museum. the fact is it brings pride to the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: isn't that the newspaper that named philadelphia number two in the 50 cities worldwide that are must visits. go figure. we are already looking forward to the pope, celebrating mass right here on the parkwa

withdrawing because developments in his county's court system need his full attention. >>> mayor michael nutterbusinesses to invest in themselves by putting a teenager to work this summer. the mayor spoke directly of the benefits of summer jobs today at city hall. nutter says statistics show early employment experiences for young people have a positive impact on school attendance and can even cut down on the crime rate. it's also a way for companies to improve the future workforce and, in turn, improve the city. >> youth employment in the development of a skilled and educated workforce are critical to achieving so many of the city's long term priorities. >> through partnerships with city offices local businesses and philanthropies, philadelphia hopes to fill 10,000 summer jobs this year. >> all right, and still ahead on "action news" tonight new developments in the little pizza pizza shop assault captured here on surveillance video. >> chase utley says he would listen if the phillies approached him about a trade offer. the story of coming up in sports. >> cold air continues to drain in from the

. >> if you look at the money, 8 years, you have to remember, michael nutter resign well over a year before and on the phone everyday. he built the war chest. everybody else in the campaign other than dwight who had run before and appropriations chair and had money had the same difficult raising --ey in a short period of time of time. >> let's take a turn and look at somebody who is looking at the big picture, chris christie in london. the new york times did a piece the governor likes to live large pointing out he likes to travel on private planes and stays in luxurious hotels. he want to jordon and king abdullah spent $30,000 for the weekend for family and friends. many candidates fly on private planes and have backers and for him this is bad an image of being a jersey boy tough talking and straight shooting. rene is looking at me. >> leash me -- leave me alone [laughter]. chris christie wants to be president when he growings up, i want to be clear about that. he wants to be transparent about how he is. he was in the dallas. >> and the hamptons. >> everybody is into what's doing and

he also served as a spokesperson for mayor michael nutter. he joins a crowded democratic field including jim kenny, lynn abram. states attorney williams and judge diaz. the9bÑ primary is may 1 9th. >>> tom wolfe. joseph will head up the department of military and veterans affairs. >> police arrested a suspect in connection wan armed robbery of a temple university student this morning. but a second suspect remains at large. one of the men pulled a gun on the student at 18th and burke streets and stole his cell phone. the student was not hurt. >>> and this crash on roosevelt boulevard. three cars collided just before 3:00 this morn morning. police are snot released any information about the victims or cause of the accident. >>> philadelphia police also investigating the give crash on the boulevard that sent two people to the hospital. two cars collided near 3rd street around 5:30 this morning. >> coming together to pray for philadelphia and the challenges the city faces. local clergy members led the interfaith service at city hall this mornin

. >>> that's philadelphia mayor michael nutter going prime time tonight. a cameo as himself on the series "allegiance." big stretch for him there. a starring role in the spy drama focused on city hall. >> and really frigid morning. >> yes. and it is already really cold outside right now. close to 10 degrees below 0 in philadelphia. and tomorrow morning it is going to be even colder. i know you don't want to hear me say it but we have been talking all week anywhere from a minus 20 tomorrow morning to minus 30 in the poconos through the afternoon. we're going to be lucky if it feels like 0 degrees in parts of the area but at least it is dry and sunny from inside it'll look really nice, i'm sure. then we go into saturday. snow mostly in the afternoon hours saturday. we will see accumulation. but as we go into sunday. even saturday night, that snow is going to start to transition to a wintery mix and then rain and by sunday we start to see that clear out. 40 degrees sunday. didn't look too bad. but then monday and tuesday, back into the 20s next clans of snow

. >> reporter: oliver is a former aide to mayor michael nutter.liver will be running against former city councilman jim kenny, former d.a. lynn abraham, state senator anthony hardy williams and former judge nelson diaz in the may 19th democratic primary. >>> delaware has a new class of heroes ready to help to keep our community safe. today 19 new recruits officially graduated to -- the 38th fire academy. some of the department's top brass were also there to say a few words and to thank them for their service. >>> and some special recognition for hundreds of local scouts. the archdiocese of philadelphia held the annual scout mass this morning for those who have earned their religious emblem over the past year. bishop michael fitzgerald was the principal celebrant and homilist for the mass. afterwards a ceremony was held presenting each with their new medals. >>> happening right now, just one win away, so very close. philadelphia university's legendary coach herb mcgee is getting another chance at career win number 1,000. "eyewitness news" reporter

mayor michael nutter is expect to sign the measure that requires companies with ten workers or more, one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours work for five taste per year. >>> this morning the house foreign affairs committee will hole a hearing on president obama's proposal on a was are on isis. jim and debbie fine of bucks county say they are eyewitnesses of the the devastating effects of the militant they spent four years in iraq on a peace keeping mission with the mennonite central committee when they return home last august. the the couple says although a conversation about taking military action against isis is necessary, it should not be the primary focus. >> but we're not broadening that debate and asking what do we have to do to win in the political, in the diplomatic, and reconstruction dimension what are the bench marks that have to be achieved if we're going to be able to defeat the islam being state and remove its sources of support. >> the president's plan bars the use of ground troops unless special circumstances arise and would expire after three years. >>> now to an

he previously served as press secretary for current mayor michael nutter. today he shared his vision for the city and said that the city need a fresh set of eyes. >> we, as a city want something other than what we have already gotten. we need to do something other than what we have already done. >> oliver is a fifth candidate to enter the the the race for democratic nomination. the field includes lynn abraham, nelson diaz state senator anthony williams former city councilman jim kenny. >>> a legendary local basketball coach is going for win number 1,000 this evening, philadelphia university head coach mesh magee is in his forty-eighth season and this one could be one for the books. "action news" reporter kenneth the moton is live in east falls with the latest. ken, did they do it? >> reporter: well, walter, it was nothing but electric when philadelphia a university mens basketball coach herb magee got that 1000th win and here's that moment. magee got that 1k on the basketball court named for him, and inside gallagher center on philly u's campus about 30 min

. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter's chief of staff says after vetoing paid sick leave in 2011 due to a slow recovery things have change. >> mayor nutter believes that the time for paid sick leave has come. >> reporter: bill passed committee unanimously today and now goes before the full city council where it is expect to be passed and up to two weeks. reporting from city hall, todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> welshing federal health officials they are urging parents now to vaccinate their children against measles if they have in the done so already. the national debate on vaccinations reached capitol hill today as measles out break now grow toss 102 cases in 14 states. during a house hearing on capitol hill officials said that the measles vaccine is safe. >> measles can be serious and i would hate for a parent to think that everything will be fine and have a bad outcome with their child. so i strongly recommend people talk with their physicians and get the right information but personally would i definitely have my child vaccinated. >> most of the measles cases have been li

this is his fire visit to the area the first minister met with mayor michael nutter and other area businessead tore highlight historic relationship between wales and pennsylvania and the current industry sector development. >> the objective is to make sure that people heard of wales that they understand wales is a nation just like scotland, just likening land and ireland, and of course continue to build on the business that we already have with companies here in a pennsylvania. >> indeed, pennsylvania maintains the highest number of welsh american residents anywhere in the the country. >>> well, all right, we know february got off to a cold start, and it looks like it is going to end the same way. >> so it goes. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking the chill kathy. >> at least it is consistent. >> there is that, yes. i have to say something good about it. at least it is a short month perhaps. on storm scan three we are seeing just cloudy skies and over state college, a few scattered flurries, if they make it into the philadelphia area. otherwise we're talking about cold temperatures, over th

this morning the former spokesperson for mayor michael nutter says he wants the job. >> today is the change begins. today is the day when a bright future for philadelphia begins. >> reporter: doug oliver launched his campaign in germantown yesterday. the 40-year-old told supporters that he would look to the -- look at the problems plaguing the city with fresh eyes. oliver is the fifth candidate to enter the race for the democratic nomination. he joins lynn abraham, former judge, nelson diaz, and former city councilman jim kenny. the primary is may 19th. >>> talking weather now, new england is getting hit with another major winter storm, and some neighborhoods don't have any room for it really. people in boston just finished digging out from the last one that dropped 2 feet or more of snow. an additional foot or more of snow will blanket new england before tuesday. >>> parts of new york are under a fresh coating this morning. here's a live look at rochester. they're getting a break right now, but steady snow will begin falling there again tonight into tomorrow morning. meteorologist m

the philadelphia mayor michael nutter and new jersey senator cory booker all took part. >> here we hadlittle over 8,000 jobs for young people in the city. our goal is to surpass 10,000. but really the demand is even more. >> the mayor shaved his goatee. nearly 6 million young people are not in school or working. they are also unemployed at nearly twice the national average. >>> in california prosecutors say no charges will be filed in connection with tuesday's commuter train derailment. investigators say the driver of a produce truck caused the crash after getting stuck on the track. he abandoned the truck which was then hit by the train and 51 people were aboard the train. everyone survived. the driver of the truck was found about a mile away. he was originally arrested on us is spigs of hit-and-run but released last night. >>> passengers on the us airways flight from ireland to philadelphia had a scare. after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. here's what happened. the flight took off from dublin yesterday morning a little more than an hour into the flight the plane e

mayor michael nutter supports the bill. >>> and we're all still here so we did in the win the pur ball jack the pot last tonight but tickets with the winning numbers were purchased in north carolina, texas and puerto rico. jackpot was worth 564 million-dollar. there were smaller prize is here in pennsylvania, we will keep you posted as we learn more about those winners. small prize as nicole mentioned still a million. >> was still going to come if i win with a big smile on my face. >> yeah. >> and you are buying coffee every day. >> 5:15. college community rocked by murder of three students, how a fight over a parking space may have triggered the deadly shooting. >>> puzzling assignment at a pennsylvania school, the the unusual project inspired by 50 shades of gray. we will be right back. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our sta

mayor michael nutter supports the bill and it is expect to pass the full city council. >>> time for your traffic and weather together. here's katie. >> hi everyone e we will check with our eyewitness weather watcher network. temperatures around 20 degrees. we will start off in new castle county. twenty-one degreed sent in from sander lipsick but did he say he has light flurries as well. it is not indicative of anything big coming our way today but rather just a little disturbance, barely clipping our region. we will go further north east where 23 degrees was sent in from kerry higgins. it depend where you are what kind of cloud cover you have, if any at all. she's in mount laurel. she has a comment cold crisp outside. beautiful full moon standing guard over us. i love that. nice wording there. we will go out to storm scan three and i want to show you this wider zoom because we do have another disturbance. the here's the the first one i mentioned a moment ago generally just clipping us. and then there is another piece of puzzle here. this will end up being a frontal boundary with the firs

mayor michael nutter kicked off the 45th annual lockheed martin pal day this morning. 18 high schoolers took the oath of office and then spent the day shad going senior level city officials. 6abc president and general manager showed his support at the ceremony today. >> everybody is in camp ready to get to work. >> lots to talk about with this phillies too. phillies will hold their first full squad workout tomorrow. today the media tried to pull a full court press on ryan howard. jeff skversky in clearwater with more on ryan and his relationship with management. jeff. >> reporter: deucis on his first day here in phillies camp ryan howard says he feels great he chatted it up with phillies fans signed some autographs. manager ryne sandberg says his first baseman is in good spirits after a long talk. of course howard had quite the off season trade rumors and harsh comments from his general manager. a big hug for the big piece. ryan howard among the remaining veterans to report to phillies spring training today. general manager ruben amaro recently had a heart to heart with howard after say

mayor michael nutter is expected at tonight's preview party at the pennsylvania convention center. the world's oldest and largest indoor flower show will feature large scale garden landscapes and full creations. the flower show runs through sunday, march 8th. >>> and patco is boosting service to help get you to and from philadelphia's flower show. the transit agency will run trains every 15 minutes on both weekends of the event. the usual weekend schedule has trains running at least 30 minutes. >>> we want to say a big congratulations to vai sikahema who was honored by the city of philadelphia yesterday. >> thank you very much, council president and council. thank you for this honor. appreciate it. >> thank you. good luck. >> we all know he's been an nfl player sports anchor, now a news anchor my co-anchor. and now the city of philadelphia has given him a new legend. they are looking for dedication to their communities. and members of the nbc 10 families both past and present were there to cheer him on to say thank you for all you do. >> there's always a tricky balance to express e

. >>> well philadelphia mayor michael nutter is challenging city employers to hire young people this summer. >> this year we have made it our krol collectively in partner slip with private company, non-profit and philanthropic community to offer at least 10,000 job opportunities to young people this summer. >> a mayor spoke at city hall today. he is working with local businesses encouraging them to bring teenager on board. and mayor says, he says summer jobs teachers work place skills and life skills as well. >>> paying for college is no easy task but at drexel university a senior says his app, can help you by getting you free money. app pairs students available to scholarships and its popularity is through the roof. here's "eyewitness news" reporter, todd quinones. >> reporter: chris gray is but he wants your kid to get free money. >> i came into college winning a million-dollar in scholarships and it is a beautiful thing now that i'm creating something that is helping millions of students to dot same. >> reporter: drexel university senior designed an app and web side called school

. >>> happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will encourage local businesses to hire more people this summer. this afternoon mayor nutter plans to announce a goal of 10,000 summer job opportunities for philadelphia's youth. >>> running out of time. the department of homeland security will run out of funding this week if congress doesn't do something fast. we'll tell you what that would mean for national security if the agency runs out of money. >>> a cold start this morning. it will get colder and we're tracking light snow up to western chester county right now. right now it's 33 degrees at 5:36. >>> a cold start this morning and the temperatures are falling at this hour because of the steady wind that is blowing. the winds are going to stay with us throughout the day. the temperatures well, this is as warm as it's going to be all day. 34 degrees in philadelphia. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles an hour producing a few snow showers in lancaster and chester county and a few snowflakes moving into montgomery county. that's the cold air that's coming in producing the lig

. >>> mayor michael nutter is expected to be at tonight's preview party at the philadelphia convention it's the oldest and largest indoor flower show. this is video we got inside. it's really quite a beautiful view if you have never seen it. it has entertainment, gardening workshops and runs tomorrow through sunday march 8th. >>> well, patco is boosting service to get you to and from the flower show. the transit agency will run trains every 15 minutes on both weekends of the event. the usual weekend schedule has trains as well every 15 minutes. >>> and as philadelphia prepares for pope francis' visit later this year the first acting local catholic will offer up a place to say. they are offering places for people to stay through parishioners. thousands of hotel rooms have already been booked, so anyone with a furnished bedroom, apartment or house within 120 miles of center city wanting to help can register online. 600 people have already signed up. >>> and we have added that link to our website where we have an entire section dedicated to the pope's visit. read more about the places the

philadelphia mayor michael nutter will be in washington this weekend. later on this morning, the mayor will address the democratic national committee win's winter meeting. >>> we have new information this morning in that deadly las vegas road rage killing. a police report says that the 19-year-old suspect in the case bragged to his friends about killing the mother of two outside of her house with a semiautomatic handgun. police say that he fired 22 shots at tammy meyers and her son brandon last week. after the shooting he allegedly told his friends that he quote, got them. the suspect and the victim knew each other, police say. >>> back in our area police are warning local college students about the dangers of using fake i.d.s after a college dean helped to break up a fake i.d. scam. here's what we know. radnor township police tell us that a name mix-up allowed them to intercept the delivery of four fake i.d.s bought by college students on a website. they won't identify the school but the i.d.s were mailed to the dean instead of a student named dean. po

already vetoed twice, by mayor michael nutter, the revised plan would require businesses with ten or more workers to offer the benefit. last year, mayor nutter convened attacks force on the subject. that group recommended that businesses with fewer than 15 employees should be exempt from that law. >> now "eyewitness news" exclusive. hearing from the mother after boy who was struck and kill by a franklin township police cruiser. >> ten year old matthew mccloskey hit while causing delsea drive three days after christmas. police say officer nicholas was responding to a non-emergency call when it happened. investigators say he was going 74 miles an hour in a 50-mile per hour zone without his emergency lights and sirens. now, his mother plans to sue the township. >> the police turn the lights on just to get through a red light, or if you didn't turn your turn signal on they would put your lights onto pull you over. it is not an emergency but you use your light. use your lights, 80 miles an hour. and in a residential area. >> the gloucester county prosecutor's office decided not to charge

. >>> happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will include small businesses to hire younger workers this summer. he will hold a briefing this afternoon about this at 2:00 at city hall. >>> today marks one week since philadelphia's building here became encased in ice. this is after firefighters doused it with water last monday. neighbors have referred to it as the ice palace. officials say the owner is still trying to find a demolition company to tear it down. there's a fence going up around the property but some neighbors say it's not big enough to protect the public if it comes down. >> i worry that even if it falls, it's going to go all in the street. i worry that this is not going to block it. >> we tried to contact the owner of the property but at this point we have not heard back from him. >>> this weekend the animal control center in philadelphia offered straw bedding for people carrying for outdoor pets. the straw repels moisture and keeps the animals warm. this is the first winter that dog owners can be fined for me reflect of providing proper shelter for their pets.

philadelphia mayor michael nutter hit the court in honor of the national girl and women in sports daywearing a suit and a temple hat the mayor got in on the fun at one of today's workshops at temple university. he talked to the young ladies today about the importance of staying active throughout their lifetimes. reminding them you can have fun and be healthy all at the same time. >>> we'l

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at a news conference today at city hall we expect to hear michael nutter reveal the name of the program and his corporate sponsor. nbc 10 already learned riders will buy monthly membership passes that will allow them to use one of many bikes stationed at various locations around the city. and we got a sneak peek at where the bike share stations could be. you can find the list right now on our nbc 10 mobile app. >>> and in the lehigh valley pesky potholes are popping up everywhere and the city of allentown is looking to report those in a possible hotline. callers have to give the location of the pothole along with their name and telephone number. in fact, you are just a few taps away from being able to contact the pothole contact. you can use the new nbc 10 app on your smartphone to get the contact information. >>> allen town says that will work quickly to repair every pothole reported and at least one crew is assigned to repairing potholes every day. they filled more than 12,000 potholes last year alone. and that will cost $110,000 in equipment, material and labor. >>> the troubling dil

and among the cast of characters mayor michael nutter who is playing himself. no word on how big his role will be. so you'll have to tune in to see it for yourself. or in the case of tracy and me we'll have to dvr it. catch the new episode during the all-new thursday night on nbc. it starts with "the slap" at 8:00. "blacklist," a tracy davidson addiction and then "allegiance" followed by nbc 10 news at 11:00. >>> the new "rocky" spinoff. we spotted sly at 13th 13th & dickinson yesterday. the new movie will be titled "creed." it focuses on the grandson of apollo creed. >> did we notice that was still on or was it that impersonator? >> i'm pretty sure we checked it out. >> that was the real deal there. >> nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> they are the faces of the forgotten. the fbi will announce a new effort today to find missing people. and it starts with this philadelphia couple who disappeared one decade ago. >>> cold concerns as another batch of bitter cold blankets the region. we have important information for parents about how to protect

city hall that holds secrets to stop an attack on america and among the cast of characters mayor michael nutter who plays himself. no word on how big his role will be. so you'll have to tune in to see it for yourself. catch the new episode during the all-new thursday night on nbc. it starts with "the slap" at 8:00. "blacklist," my favorite at 9:00, and then "allegiance" followed by nbc 10 news at 11:00. >> shows for us that can only be seen on the dvr. thank goodness for that. >>> there's one thing that a local doctor says you can do to keep your friends and neighbors safe. we'll tell you about that. >>> plus stuck in park. this car is no match for mother nature. we'll tell you where. >>> everybody's down about the weather. >> art under the overpass. how one man is trying to spread a warm feeling inging during the deep freeze. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next, after the next? so predictable and so unsatisfying? what about pulling up a chair, a stool, a beanbag, and actually tasting our food. we are a creamy cheese that still believes in th

mayor michael nutter has vetoed two plans but did back a task force to look into other recommendationsn snow and sleet are no longer falling but there's still concern for icy spots on the roads this morning especially in the olde city section of philadelphia. a pipe broke there. water spilled from the building and onto market street near front street and the water promptly turned into a sheet of ice. some of the water even froze onto the face of the building. the water department responder to do that week overnight. >> david you were warning about this yesterday morning saying this afternoon the temperatures will drop overnight when you get up tomorrow you'll be dealing with freezing. >> yeah, so, and karen is keeping an eye on the roads. we're not seeing it widespread everywhere but it is something you got to be careful of. if it looks like it's wet probably on the frozen side. as we take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're seeing a lack of precipitation this morning which is always nice. as we take a look outside you've got sky 6 and we are looking above center city and

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. >> mayor michael nutter is talking to students about way to curb youth violence, he delivered the key note on youth safety. it's a topic that is close to his heart when his best friend was shot in the face in high school. nutter says the city is making strides to cut down on violent crime but children must have the knowledge, support and tools and guidance to allow them to make good choices. >>> students in new jersey got a special history lesson their teacher was a tuskegee air andman. he talked about his experiences and their fight for equality during world war ii they were the first african-american an aviators and were subjected to segregation. >>> now a look at the traffic. car batteries don't like this kind of weather. >> we see a bunch of vehicles that don't want to run, this one is off to the side here on the schuylkill expressway, westbound by conshohocken and penndot was here and they left and we saw a taxi go and the poor person has given up on this suv and the main lanes of the schuylkill moving okay slow in both directions eastbound you see the taillights, people hitting

that means policeman power overtime and a lot of money and mayor michael nutter expects a federal grant and fundraising will cover the costs to pay for security not just the federal side but also to cover some of what they know to be the costs of police overtime cleanup services, equipment -- >> and deputy mayor gillson would not give me and estimated cost of the security. charlotte hosted the 2012 dnc received a $50 million federal grant. chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> as chad said the democratic convention will come less than a year after philadelphia hosts the world meeting of families and pope francis more than a million people are expected to visit while the pope is here celebrating mass on the ben franklin parkway that is set for september 27th. our coverage of the 2016 democratic national convention continues on 6abc.com and you can watch the democratic party's facebook announcement again and look at photos from past political conventions held in philadelphia. >>> in other news, a 2-year-old was killd this afternoon when he was hit about a trolley in west philadelphia

the city of philadelphia took a big step towards the launch of the bike share program, mayor michael nutter posed on a bike that cyclists will be zipping around on the name of the program is indego, a fleet of 600 bikes will be placed at docking stations throughout the city, one part of the program is making the bikes anna canzano says our program is structured to lower the cost for regular users and includes a cash payment option. i believe it is still true that launching a bike share program, that does not require that the user have a credit card. >> the program is set to launch this spring. >> terrific. >> might need a bicycle to get home tonight. lets see how traffic is rolling with matt. >> i think i would recommend it. >> thanks a lot. go for a little ride. >> it's not so cold out there lots of drivers are sharing 95 northbound this evening and things are not moving so well, just north of the walt whitman bridge to point at tasker and girard. the good news is the tanker truck accident is gone but the delay is not the jam spilled back on to the vine street expressway in both directions

. >> lynn abraham, nelson diaz and williams and soon there could be six mayor michael nutter's former press secretary doug oliver and milton street is expected to enter the race later this month. >>> we now have the accuweather forecast, there are smiles on our face, adam joseph is at the big board. could you make this last longer? >> sorry i have to turn that smile upside down to a frown but it's not all that half, 46 degrees that is why you are smiling that was the high in philadelphia, a break in the cold the warmest day in a week and a half in philadelphia, if we make one more degree out of this if we get to 47 it will be the warmest day in a month. stormtracker 6 live double scan a front pressing through chicago detroit and cleveland this is sinking to the south overnight, and it's bark is worse than its bite. if we look at future tracker as the front progresses through the moisture will begin to evaporate and pull apart as it pushes through philadelphia the concentrated snow showers will be from new york city to new england, they will be developing a coastal low off the coast an

and it paid off mayor michael nutter announced today philadelphia will be home to the democratic nationalion and now the planning begins it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the excitement for the convention and the huge economic impact it will have on the region. we have team coverage we begin with john rawlins and why philadelphia was picked over columbus ohio, and new york. >> reporter: this was a well planned well executed multiyear approach that would put together a package and attract the dnc in terms of security and logistics like where the delegates will stay and how they get to the wells fargo center and how to fund it all. >> the formal word came today by phone from the dnc chairman. the dnc will host their democratic convention in the city of brotherly love, the wonderful city of philadelphia [ applause ] >> for three years local dems were lobbying the dnc the pitch philadelphia having hosted the gop in 2000 had the mix of big city amenities and the dnc liked what it

the chair, florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, ed ren democrat, michael nutter, and pennsylvania'sor, bob casey. don't take all the time, because i want everybody to talk here. congresswoman, the choice many philadelphia, how much was it about the symbolic history of the city? >> well, the main three reasons that we focused on for any of the cities when we decided on philadelphia, was resources, logistics and security. but philadelphia is the cradle of democracy, chris, as you have said many times during this review. the opportunity to nominate the next president of the united states in philadelphia with the backdrop of the birth of our nation, and to showcase the democratic party's values of inclusion and empowerment and creating more opportunities for people to succeed, that's what it's all about. we're thrilled to be coming to philadelphia. i was so excited to call mayor nut are, governor rendell and senator casey this morning. >> i'm so happy for you, mr. mayor. congratulations. what a great way to end your tour, your terms as mayor of philadelphia. clean as a whist 8, which is

mayor michael nutter isn't worried. >> there's only one liberty bell. it's here.y only one independence hall. it's here. there's only one national constitution center. it's here. >> also at the wells fargo center, it produced more than 100,000 roommates in area hotel and generated $90 million in total economic impact. the last time a dnc was held here in philadelphia it was in university city in 1948. reporting live in the national operations center keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> this convention will have far-reaching impacts on so many lives and you'll know about those developments as soon as we do and we'll update you on your smartphone and tablet on the nbc 10 news app. >>> your first alert weather. >> depending where you are you may have seen snow today and it was coming down pretty hard in montgomery county. flakes flying around in newhanover township. now comes the cold. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. you've been warning us for days this will be the coldest weather yet of this winter season. >> it will not just end with tomorrow morning a