again, here center of the courtyard city hall, tonight' pep rally hosted by mayor nutter. check the out. watch party also at 7:30. come on down and hang out. more on the forecast coming up ladder on with kate. we'll zen it back to you in the studio. >> justin drabick, thanks very much. >>> in other news night moments after he was shot in the head philadelphia police officer steven korpalski got very welcomed and unexpected help. it came from father steven wet sell he was doing a ride along with fellow officers and was among the first on the scene. tonight, he shares his story of those frightening moments exclusively with our walt hunt hunter. >> only on the street maybe 10, 15 minutes when this call came out a man with gun. >> reporter: father steven wet sell is a priest not police officer. but during a ride along with 15th district officers monday night, the chaplain who wears a stole with the fraternal order of police emblem instead of a badge suddenly found himself among the first on the scene when officer steven korpalski was shot in the head and wound wounded. >> i im

that according to district officials and mayor michael nutter.hey were depending on this proposed cigarette toox help them close the gap they're facing and legislators in harrisburg have known that quite sometime. tonight leaders near philadelphia are sounding off. >> it is irresponsible. of course it's irresponsible. it's irresponsible what you don't do your job. >> mayor nutter calling out state legislators in harrisburg tonight after a vote that could help with school funding is now a no-go. republican controlled house does he sided to cancel monday's vote on a new cigarette tax for philadelphia. the bill would authorize a $2 per pack tax to generate more than 45 million in the first fiscal year. the money would greatly help the district facing 81 million budget short fall. >> we shouldn't be in this position in the first place. >> they said they were coming in and taking care of this measure on august 4. >> without the money district leaders say lay yoov notices are set to go out to 1300 employees come august 15. >> i'm annoyed. annoyed, disp

. >> tonight mayor nutter is furious state lawmakers postponed a vote on the cigarette sales tax that money would from the tax would have helped fund philadelphia schoo schools. pennsylvania house was schedule to vote on the tax monday. superintendent william hite said repeatedly that if the district didn't get that money layoff notice boss go out august 15th and school might not open on time. >>> tonight mayor nutter says harrisburg is failing philadelphia children. >> it is an absolute disgrace what is going on here, and no other school district in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, no other set of parents, no other counties, no other school district would ever be subjected to this kind of nonsense and irresponsibility as we're now experiencing today based on the announcement that was made. >> lawmakers said asked governor corbett to advance the district money to help close that deficit. tonight the governor's officer says it is looking at all options and the governor will meet with legislative leadersing in week. >> tonight two penndot contractors charged with stealing millions of t

there to welcome them mayor michael nutter. >> it's very clear that she is tremendously strong woman. that her faith gives almost a certain aura. >> nutter gave them liberty bell explaining the significance. >> i talk about william penn and the founding of philadelphia and pennsylvania city founded on tenants of religious free donovan mcnabb, and tolerance and openness and the ability to practice your faith. both of them smiled. >> reporter: before the family flew to the us they had an audience with pope francis. >> we shared some stories about our individual meetings with his holiness pope francis. her face really lit up. >> reporter: mazing journey from a death sentence to the pope and now here to america. a place where she and her family can truly finally be free. >> i think they're looking forward, not backward inform mayor nutter called her a world free donovan mcnabb fighter and invited her to speak at the world meeting of families here in philadelphia next september. >>> there's new information night in the ebola outbreak in west africa. a medical helicopter from georgia is hea

mayor michael nutter had them up on the stage and one time mayor nutter got choked up saying mo'ne davis was the first african-american girl to pitch in the world series and the first girl to pitch a shut outand he and others were touched by this team. >> what do you think about the turnout by philadelphians, they turned out in numbers? >> yes, a lot of people were here, i didn't think that many people would be there. what do you think about miael nutter talking about you and your performance? >> that was cool. >> i think it was nice seeing all the people, and it was fun but at the same it was hear breaking at the end, the shadows starting to go away and it was hot. coach alex rice, is he a boston guy who has lived here for the past 25 years, watching the people come down from their offices to the parade route that, really touched him now he calls himself a die hard philadelphian. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> we are all touched by the taney dragons. thank you. >>> some excited kids in camden got a fresh start to the school year with fresh new gear. >> oh yeah! >> spider-man

. >>> a five-year stalemate between philadelphia mayor michael nutter and city's largest blue collar union is finally over. mayor nutter signed a new seven-year contract with district council 33 which represents nearly 9,000 streets, sanitation, and other workers. the deal calls for a 3.5% raise this year and 2.5% raise next year along with a $2,800 signing bonus. the city agrees to contribute more to the union's health plan while workers afrgree to pay mo into their pensions. >> had to take my son out of college because i couldn't afford to pay for his tuition, you know, but now this law, increase, and finally get the contract might help out a little bit. >> the deal must be approved by the members of district council 33 before it goes into effect. as we reported through the years, coming to an afwreegreemn this contract did not come easily. >>> you'll remember this scene from the mayor's state of the city address in 2013. city union protesters caused so much noise and chaos that mayor nutter was drowned out and forced to leave city council chambers. the mayor and city's unions have

it is an insult to the community. >> mayor nutter said people are more concern with jobs and school system. mayor has until september 11th to sign or veto the bill. >>> well, montgomery county sheriff's office says it is providing its k-9's with another level of safety. 3-d nine's received their official law enforcement badges today and "eyewitness news" was there at montgomery county courthouse in norristown. these badges will help to more clearly identified the k-9's as police dogs, at the the event they get separated from their handler during an incident or investigation. >> badge is a symbol of authority and have of recognition. recognition that these dogs have earned a place alongside their human partners who no longer look at dogs as a piece of equipment, they are now partners. >> by the the way under a new law called rocco's law, juror killing a police dog carries a max penalty of ten years in prison. >>> a woman nearly drowns in the ocean off atlantic city as "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan tells us tonight, tropical storm bertha is churning up the surf and bring

. >>> labor dispute, mayor nutter signed off with the city's largest union. >>> chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. chris, no pressure. >> reporter: we only have two weekends left. >> exactly. >> reporter: it's a 50/50 weekend. it's not great, but it's not bad. it's defnltly dark out there, it's a sure sign of the seasons getting ready to change here and we are starting to move from summer to fall. there's the view. of the days are getting short and the nights getting longer. yesterday we were stuck in the 70s for the 5th time this month which is unusual, especially for august. most locations are in the 60s. we're not climbing very high today. we'll have cloud cover that will keep us in the mid 70s as well. majors creek 64. cinnaminson, same number, glassboro, 64. buena, 63 degrees. back door cold front stretches across central pennsylvania and that will allow for showers to erupt from time to time. we're not expecting anything too terribly heavy. there's a flood at advisory, thanks to that cell. as this is diving south and east, this will fall apart, we're

mayor michael nutter through a party in love park.he promised to throw a parade for them on wednesday but some say a parade is a bit too much. >> you've got to be proud them but i don't think the city should pay for a parade. i don't think we have the money for it. >> i think it should be sponsored by a corporation. i don't think the taxpayers should foot the bill. >> they don't deserve it. they didn't win, right? you get a parade when you win the big one. >> exact details of wednesday's parade still need to be worked out. we'll let you know when we hear more about them. stay with nbc 10 for your complete coverage of the taney dragons. in about ten minutes, nbc 10's matt delucia will bring us a live report from 30 rock. >>> as friends and family say good-bye to murdered journalist james foley, his parents released details of a letter he wrote while he was being held hostage but the letter itself was never allowed to be sent. you'll find out how his message made its way to his loved ones. >>> doctors are weighing inl(dta downside of th

. >> taney's biggest fan michael nutter will cheer on the team at a city hall watch party tonight. here's pregame analysis. >> they have las vegas tonight, a couple of sluggers on their team, on the other hand we have mone. >> mayor mentioned that there will be a celebration for the team, whenever they come home. we have a special story for you tonight at 6:00 o'clock baseball legend is talking about in mone davis and her teammates. our pat ciarrocchi talking with one of the last surviving members of the philadelphia stars negro league team and you will want to hear his unique take on this group of philadelphia kids. >>> again, dragons are on the field against las vegas tonight at 7:30. we will have another live report from williamsport on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 and on our late newscast at both 10:00 o'clock and 11:00. >>> a nasty three car crash involving an ambulance landed six people in the hospital this morning. chopper three was over that scene just after 8:30 at corner of chew avenue and east washington lane. the crash also damaged a building that houses a laundry math and

mayor nutter says tomorrow there will probably be another watch party. the party continues, fingers are crossed and everybody continues to root for their team. live in city hall, nbc10 news. >> positive thoughts all around. the taney dragons aren't done yet. the team takes on illinois tomorrow at 7:30, the losing team is out. the winner takes on nevada saturday afternoon in the u.s. final. and can you count on nbc10 to be there. the taney dragons are still in the running for the little league world series championship title. >>> rain could be an issue for tomorrow night's game as well? >> the storm that will impact our area. >> they're fortunate they got the rain in the afternoon and this evening it was dry. there's still showers around williams port here, western pennsylvania still getting pretty heavy showers and thunderstorms. this gives you an idea at this time of the night, to see the showers around. the atmosphere is moistening up. here's the future cast for 8:00 tomorrow night when they will be playing, we expect some showers in the area. they hav

mayor nutter is throwing a party here at love park. that team is expected to arrive here at around noon. hopefully they'll have a big showing of support here in center city. reporting live, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> new this morning, a man is recovering while another is in this custody after a stabbing in philadelphia after 1:00 this morning on the 2000 block of east allegheny avenue in kinsington neighborhood. a 28-year-old man was stabbed in the back. he's in stable condition. police have a suspect in custody. >>> it's known for seafood, family friendly atmosphere. police say an iconic philadelphia restaurant was the scene of a violent attack last night when a cook stabbed a coworker. this happened at snockey's oyster and crab house. it's been open about 100 years. police say an argument between two cooks led to a stabbing. the victim was rushed to the hospital. police have not released his information. >>> police are also searching for a man that ran over a man and then shot and killed him. this happened around 8:45 last ni

. >>> labor day coming up tomorrow, district council 33 gained a tentative agreement with mayor nutter they have to ratify it. there are bonuses involved the last contract expired in 2009. the question, i'll go to you, again, george, is this fair for taxpayers. do you think mayor nutter might have gotten a better deal fed gotten the deal back in 2009 or 2010 the next year? >> i think the demands were consistent back in 2009 with what they are now. the environment was different. there was stronger support even within the labor movement back then, the mayor was new, new at the process of negotiating with them. i'm not sure he would have gotten a better deal. he had gotten a deal they would be negotiating that deal now going forward in any event and $127 million over five years. when we like things we say it's less than 1% of the budget. this is much less than 1% of the budget. over a five year period of time they will find it,ing they will find it for everybody that provides services. everybody relies upon the work that those people do and we need them. >> this becomings 50% of it i gues

after a congratulatory chat on the bus with mayor nutter, the dragons met privately with their parents. ♪ then each of the dozen teammates and their families walked onto the stage to the song that's become philadelphia's song of champions. >> the philadelphia champion taney dragons! >> reporter: each player was introduced to the roaring crowd, including their famous cover girl pitcher. >> only needs one name. number 3, mo'ne! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: when her coach asked about her favorite part of the last two amazing weeks, she hinted at her future aspirations. >> my favorite part was talking to geno auriemma from uconn. the uconn coach. >> we grabbed mo'ne's stepdad just after she spoke. >> only thing that could have been better than this is us winning the whole thing. and we're not upset about that either. we have the experience. >> reporter: during the hour rally we also spoke to people whose hearts have been won over by this little league team from south philly. >> i think she's a great role model for girls. i think it's wonderful. >> reporter: wonderful would also des

nutter said yesterday the focus was on showcasing city attractions. they stopped by terminal as well as independence mall where the dnc committee participated in a candle light tour. the mayor says today's goal will be answering questions including logistics, security and how the city will raise as much as $80 million. >> crucial issues are delegates, donors, democratic nominee, details. it is all about the ds. all of those are covered. >> we will do whatever we need to do to get the convention within reason obviously. >> reporter: when asked about how business leaders are feeling about the possibility of two major events here one year apart the ceo of independence blue cross told us no problem they can handle. the pope coming to town in 2015 and democrats coming to town in the summer of 2016. we will let you know what the outcome is. right now the toughest competitor on record is new york. live for now monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> you can read more about how philadelphia is trying to impress the dnc committee on our website, nbc10.com. >>> police

mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendell join party leaders. after their visit members will need to talk finance and funning if the convention comes to philadelphia. >> we're working to see what fund will be a railable and what the host committee will put together and how much it will cost to host an event of this magnitude. >> city leaders are confident they can raise 80 million-dollar to host the convention, however, brooklyn, birmingham, columbus and phoenix, they are still also in the running to host. >>> north philadelphia mother killed after a carjacking crash will be buried today. "eyewitness news" was at a prayer vigil last night for keisha williams. she died with three children after an out of control suv slammed into them last month. one of the suspects asks for the family's forgiveness when he appeared in court yesterday. >>> this philadelphia police worker will be in court today, captain pew is accused of beating up, a woman during a fight in south philadelphia in june. pugh has been a civilian employee with the police department fo

of philadelphia's blue collar employees have now reached a tentative agreement with mayor michael nutter and the city. it's been years of back and forth bargaining, as well as bickering. >> that's right. if this deal is approved, mayor nutter agreed to drop a controversial lawsuit seeking to impose contract terms offer district council 33. under the proposed deal, workers will receive a $2800 signing bonus, as well as a 3.5% raise next month. and a 2.5% raise in july of next year. the deal prevents the city from securing the right to furlough workers. >>> nbc 10's doug shimell was there for the big announcement from the mayor today. >> doug, you say some have mixed feelings about this deal, right? >> reporter: the rank and file were not jumping for joy as you might think it are were that a deal was signed. the only consensus we could find is many said it would be a slight psychological boost to see a few extra dollars on that paycheck. >> when the old contract ran out in 2009, none of the guys with the city's sanitation division thought it would take long. >> in the beginning it wasn't b

mayor nutter has harsh words for harrisburg. >> we need to be crystal clear as to why your children will not start school on time. it is because the general assembly and the house republican leadership decided not to come back into session for one day and do their jobs for which you pay your taxes. >> lawmakers said they've asked governor tom corbett to advance the district money to help close the deficit. the governor will meet with legislative leaders next week. superintendent hite will join us by the way in our next hour to talk about what happens next for the cash-strapped district. >>> time right now 5:08. and new developments this morning, in the ebola outbreak spreading across africa. >> some infected patients are on their way to the united states right now. what happens next as the dangerous fires continues to spread. >> plus neighborhood consume by ball of flames after several deadly explosions. we're now getting new video of that blast, and the devestation left behind. >> and, a new jersey driver is stunned to see heroin dose shattered by paramedics. find out what they were loo

mayor michael nutter was there is there, welcomed her and gave her a liberty bell. >> i talked about william penn, and the founding of philadelphia, and pennsylvania city, founded on the tenants of row lidge us freedom. and tolerance and openess and the ability to practice your fate, both of them smiled. >> reporter: the mayor invited her to next year's world meeting of families in philadelphia. >>> the woman who for years refused to sell her atlantic city home to casino developers finally cashed out. vera's home sold at auction for $530,000 yesterday. it sits on columbia place in the shadow of trump plaza. donald trump said he offered as much as $4 million for the property in the 1990's. the 91 year old now lives in san francisco. >>> well, after the auction, trump got in one last dig, tweeting vera made big mistake in atlantic city by turning down many millions of dollars years ago for property that just sold for $530,000. vera saved much owe money by turning down my offer. thanks vera. >> turning the knife there. common. trump? >> atlantic city casino industry is rolling the dice

. >>> mayor nutter reaches a deal with the largest blue collar union. >>> is it raining out there. >> reporter: it's just started. if you're heading to the jersey shore, we're expecting the clouds to increase, with the east/northeasterly breeze we'll see temperatures in the 70s. ship bottom, 71. beach haven, 71. you're seeing the flag in the left-hand side of the screen. small craft advisory in effect, waves build 3 to 5 feet with the strengthening easterly winds. ocean city, 71 degrees, sea isle, 72. avalon, 72. cape may, 66. but the ocean temperature is nearly at 80. it's nice and comfortable in the water. sea breeze later on, look at the numbers, 4:00 p.m., 75 degrees in philadelphia. hard to believe it's the middle of august we're talking about highs in the mid 70s. look at atlantic city on the beach, 71. wildwood, 73 and lakehurst, 72. lots of clouds rolling in there could spritzes or sprinkles developing this afternoon after a few passing showers this morning. if you're staying in the city, 77 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, for the jersey shore, you'll pick up a cool breeze high

. >>> this is a big story, breaking news from philadelphia mayor michael nutter. just about ten minutes ago the mayor announced a tentative contract deal being reached with the city's blue collar labor union district council 33. this has been a long-running dispute. the union has been worked under an expired contract since 2009. the new contract offers a $2800 signing bonus and pay increase of 3.5%. >> taking a live picture of city hall where mayor nutter signed that agreement. this is the city of philadelphia and district council 33. >> city employees have the contracts that they deserve and so it's time to get back to work, moving philadelphia forward to set the next level of economic success and set this city on the right place on the global stage. >> when the mayor got word he actually was in atlanta, but rushed back to the city to make this happen. this has been a long-running labor dispute with d.c. 33 and the city. the term of the proposed contract would run through june 30, 2016. >>> well, petco riders are seeing changes today. it's part of a two-year $1

. >> mayor michael nutter's offers putting this whole pep rally and game watch party together, of courses taking the mound at 7:00. and a lot of these fans already fired up. karen, joyce? >> all right, thank you, dave. >>> and for good night, president obama is taking a break from his vacation, headed back to washington, dc the first family in the middle of two week vacation in martha's vinyards. the white house being aging about why the president is returning to washington, but report he had have i meeting tonight with vice-president joe biden, and other advisors. there has been criticism over president obama's spending time on rhode island, while several crises are playing out around the world. the president is expected to go back to cape cod on tuesday. >>> now, to the latest on the dangerous situation in iraq. yet another round of us air strikes, against the mozul damn in iraq. it was day three of those attacks, allowing kurdish fighting to re-take part of the damage. the us says it will continue to protect iraq's critical infrastructure, the pentagon has not ruled out using grounds

also, today, mayor nutter did say there will be a celebration for the dragons whenever they return home. >> okay. again, the quest for a world series title is not over for taney. they'll play again tomorrow night against the team from chicago. if they can win that, then they'll square off against las vegas once again that's the us finals that game on saturday. >> well the little leaguers did have to dodge raindrops in williamsport tonight and we may see our share of showers and storms tomorrow. meteorologist kate bilo is here with the details now. kate. >> thanks chris. we did see a couple of sprinkles get here later this evening or earlier this evening. after they moved through williamsport a line of showers and storms really impacted central pennsylvania today. they kind of lost their strength by the time they got here. you can see now we're just dealing with clouds a couple of showers started breaking out actually over a portions of the pocono region and into the lehigh valley. so still a couple of showers tonight and you can see another round developing west of williamsport that cou

back at home mayor nutter organized a watch party at city hall where taney fans held a impromptu pep rally. people came across from town. they were hopeful, excited and most of all they were inspired. next up taney takes on las vegas on wednesday, again, and that team is undefeated. and it will be a good game. we will see mone davis again back on the pitchers mound. it is, at that watch party where there were people who were neighbors of these kids, friends of these kids. some kids were actually, playing against taney's players. so these kids are really hometown heroes. back to you guys. >> we will talk to their mothers next hour, and later on in the show. >>> so the dragons, who certainly have the fever that we have. we have the fever. >> we have the the dragon fever good the the dragon breath, dragon fever, continues today. >> that too. >> go to my fox philly.com for all of the highlights, pictures, interviewing, we have heard from the team members and fans. 30,000 people at the game last night. huge. >> we will check with chris o'connell who we will be speaking with in mone's mom,

but years of hard negotiations have led to a new deal which mayor nutter signed today. it will cost the city 127 million-dollar over five years. five of the seven years of the pack cover the last five years, the pack expired in 2016. there will be a three and a half percent wage hike, next month, a two and a half percent salary increase next july and a $2,800 lump sum bonus, workers will to have pay more for their pensions, mas ll ved isrsa >> bntage meht, th wickssonodnts sesildl. ocalheg spokesperson: you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. so why are we so obsessed with turbo? because there's nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride. and you can get that in places you might not expect. like the passat. and also in the fun-to-drive jetta. in fact, volkswagen has sold more turbos than any other brand over the last ten years. that is a lot of turbo. avo: hurry in and you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card when you purchase or lease a new 2014 turbo model. lyw repoas the man mthntisgnssl. terone paid $795 never got their vi

. >>> mayor michael nutter join fans at spring side chestnut hill academy tonight, where three taney players go to school including mo'ne davis. the the school set up a 25-foot led screen in the courtyard to watch their little league superstars. >>> taney coaches and sponsors set up watch parties, at several spots around the city including here, at new wave cafe in queen village. the restaurant at third and catherine, and television's tuned in and some free snacks, in a family friendly atmosphere. >>> the city of philadelphia hosted a watch party tonight at city hall and "action news" reporter kenneth moton was right there, kenneth? >> reporter: well, jim, as we have said, and shown there is so much support around our area for this team. we have seen it first hand with the wins and we definitely saw it tonight with this loss. as, soon as that game ended, in williamsport, i can also tell you that people walk out of here applauding and with their heads held high for this young roster of players who have done so much for this city. earlier tonight here at city hall it was a party from t

that mayor nutter. he is getting everybody to lift their hands up.he taney dragons and their family members step up on the stage at love park. look at how crowded love park is today! there's mo'ne davis. >> right next to the mayor. he is lining them up so everyone can see all the taney dragons. a remarkable accomplishment for them, positive attitude. it's a great example, too. >> monet is so poised. a lot of pressure for a young girl. can you hear us? we'll check in with annie mccormick in just a little bit as the taney dragons have their welcome home in love park this afternoon. >> very excited. >> i was going to say some of the live shot she can't hear a think. >> reporter: what a beautiful day for that, though, good thing it wasn't yesterday when they came back. let's go live on sky 6. we'll show you the view of the center city skyline. you can see a few puffy clouds, otherwise we're seeing mostly sunny skies, it's a nice afternoon around the delaware valley. temperatures are below average, this has been the trend not just for the past week, but a

mayor nutter was front and center. >> without enactment of the cigarette tax, the city of philadelphia will not and does not have the necessary revenues to open our schools on time and safely and for an entire school year. >> reporter: and one other note, when william hite gets the $80 million thrust he wants $220 million on top of that to rehire the employees that have been laid off. >>> police have released new information tonight about a crash that snarled the morning commute in montgomery county, a man was critically injured by his own bmw, the victim was pumping gas on belmont avenue at 6:00 this morning, the car was still in drive and rolled away, the man chased his vehicle and it collided with another car, belmont boulevard was closed as police investigated the situation. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a man driving a stolen car hit parked vehicles in wilmington. it happened at 27th and washington street just before 11:00 this morning. they noticed the vehicle before the crash but did not say if they were fur suing the driver. police arrested the driver and several people were

mayor nutter said the city will host a parade for the little league world series team on wednesday. >right morning out slowing traffic on i-95 through bridge to girard. wood chipper is out there taking care of a down tree on the delsea drive. >> reporter: lots of sunshine, 71 degrees by 9:00. 80 by noon, heading to a high of 84 degrees around 4:00 p.m. looks like nice, light winds and humidity behaving itself for the most part. >> best of luck to all the kids heading to school for the first time. and the teachers, sometimes they get butterflies. for dave, tam, erin, matt, i'm matt. ♪ i gotta have that bag. italian leather? for an amazing deal. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that? [ female announcer ] two stores. two amazing ways to score. t.j.maxx and marshalls. >>> good morning, america. middle of the night chaos. >> it's an earthquake. >> brand new video coming in after the massive quake devastates much of napa and the wine country. roads ripped open, homes on fire, more than 200 injured, thousands of broken bottles and more aftershocks at this hour. >>> sudden freedom by an amer

mayor nutter says that will not happen without the extra tax revenue. >> this is breaking overnight, the three day cease-fire in the northeast may have been broken. israeli tank fire has killed five and wounded others. for now, things look quiet. the israeli army said it is looking into the incident. the truce was to go into effect a few hours ago, israel and hamas have agreed to conduct defensive missions. israeli troops on the ground can destroy the tunnels. palestines in gaza are supposed to receive food and medicine and bury their dead. >>> breaking this morning, a plane is on its way to africa 0 to bring home they don't americas struck with ebola. the first patient to arrive will be taken to emory university hospital in georgia which has prepared a special isolation unit. the center of disease control said americans have no reason to worry. >> i'm confident that well not have widespread ebola in the u.s., whether a we have to do is make sure if someone arrives with the symptoms they isolate them and get the test from the cdc. >>> "good morning america" will have more on the ebol

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so doctor hite state senator vincent hughes, mayor nutter among others, will meet here at city hall at 10:00 o'clock this morning to discuss potential impact if the cigarette tax is not voted on and not passed. kerrey, chris? >> yes, huge impact as we end view doctor height earlier this week. all right, we'll check back of course, 7:14, annual lit of the friendly he is cities. >> you got to have a ying to the yank. several cities in our area scored in the top ten. coming in at number final, wilmington, delaware, atlantic city, new jersey, ranked fourth, and topping the list, newark, new jersey right up there at the top. of course that's north jersey. we can't lay claim to that. >> nothing but fun in atlantic city. very friendly there. >> southern hospitality helped several cities make the list. ashville, taking the tenth place on that list. coming in at number five, new orleans, and charleston, south carolina, the friendliest city in the country. >> hearing now bad good things about charleston. >> beautiful really is stunning, yep. >> i believe jordan seat the golf is her from charlest

mayor nutter finally signed a contract with the union that represents city workers. the deal calls for a raise this year and next year along with a $2,800 signing bonus, and workers will have to pay more into their pensions. >> i had to take my son out of college because i could not afford to pay for his tuition, but now this will increase and i will finally get the contract, and maybe i could help out a little bit. >> that deal still has to be approved by the member of district council 33 before it goes into effect. >>> a meet and greet turns into a melee. and the result, you can see it here, a good old-fashioned chair fight. >>> if you have your heart set on apple's newest iphone. hang on a minute. you will find out why you may have to wait a little longer for the gadget's release. >>> now here is why we have been saying don't let the rain that is around the area today spoil your outdoor plans, because look at cape may right now, a live look, a pretty nice day down the shore. they may see showers down the shore later this afternoon, but meteorologist, tedd florendo

. >> mayor nutter has announced the city will hold a pread for the dragons on wednesday. if you can't wait to see the dragons, "good morning america" will have the team on live this morning, you can watch that following "action news" at 7:00 a.m. >>> 4:39 an investigation is underway into whether a police shooting outside kansas left an 18-year-old dead. >> a lease you'rely mid -- leez stroll on a bridge got a man thrown into jail. >>> >> 4:42, monday morning, it's been a while since a lot of us have used the air-conditioning. it's so nice, you open up the windows and let the outside air in, it's great sleeping weather. david murphy is coming over to give us the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast this week. >> reporter: it was beautiful, the first part of the weekend was a little showery. i want to the phillies game yesterday. >> i did, too. >> reporter: it was a good game. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you all the unsettled weather from saturday departed on sunday is still long gone and we're off to a good start. as we look at sky 6 we have tranquil condit

series but before that, you can get in on all of the excitement by joining philadelphia mayor michael nutter at a pep rally. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of philadelphia city hall. she's got the latest. a lot of spirit out there for this team. >> reporter: absolutely, tam, then pep rally is taking place at 6:30 this evening at city hall courtyard. there's a viewing party planned for directly afterwards. it's big game tonight. their opponent las vegas has proved to be a team of good hitters. the taney dragons say they're ready to go. the taney dragons have taken williamsport by storm and back home they have a huge crowd cheering for them. taney gear has been flying off the racks at modell's and well wishes have been rolling in from their hometown pro athletes. >> a lot of congrats go to them and hopefully they finish up strong and do well. >> mo davis mowing down those boys. she's pretty good. >> i definitely want a jersey. if anybody can get that for me. i need a jersey so i can represent for philly. >> reporter: 13-year-old pitcher mo'ne davis has become the first

she's live at city hall where mayor michael nutter will hold a pep rally and a viewing party.d morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, sharrie. it's been so much fun watching these kids. they've been doing such a great job on such a big stage with so many people watching and watch they will tonight when taney faces off against las vegas. both teams are undefeat and it should be a great matchup. a nail-biting victory over texas followed the four-zero win over nashville for the taney dragons their sights are set for tonight's game against undefeated las vegas. >> this isike another game. doesn't really bother me. i know they can hit well so i just got to go out there and throw strikes. >> reporter: 13-year-old mo'n davis has become the rst little leaguer to make the national cover of sports illurated. the eigh grader is taking at keeping f heusnhisride is next game. her teammates and opponents are as well. >> probably a of us will be a little bit nervous, you can you know, having many, many people at this game. >> reporter: no nerves tonight. >>ot ry,o. crowd back home ch

." >> mayor michael nutter is hosting a pep rally at city hall courtyard. chad perdelli will have more as the taney dragons go for it all in the world series. >> there's much more to come on "action news." the cutting edge technology that uses medical marijuana it could be life saving for people who suffer from sickle cell anemia. >> sky6 live hd clear skies over pladelphia international. meteorologist chris sers word on possible storms here in the area, "action news" sunday morning continues in just a moment. giant storms hit parts of texas, and took down power lines. 32,000 residents were without power. area restaurants dealing with minor flooding from the heavy rain in that area. the rain and wind affecting flights delaying many of them. >> we're expecting rain this week, right. a little bit today. rain this >> reporter: today's stuff is like nuisance-type drich -- drizzle and things like that. we have a couple of things to talk about in just a second. we're waking up to cloud cover, it's more humid, but temperatures are nice especially for the month of

much more on that with mayor nutter coming up in a half hour. >> we arranged perfect weather for thatomorrow. i'm telling you, you will love it tomorrow. today not so bad either. out of ten, we are going with a nine for today. would have been ten. we have the outside chance of a stray afternoon shower with cold front coming through later on, weak cold front, later in the day. so, other than that, though, don't want to spend too much time talking about that, because it will be beautiful day. bus stop buddy ready for day at the pool. already got his shades on, already got the sunscreen, temperatures, though, cooler

. >> mayor nutter has announced the city will hold the parade for the dragons on wednesday. once we know about the city's plans to honor the taney on wednesday we'll pass them along don't miss the dragons next on "good morning america." you can watch the team after "action news" at 7:00. >>> looks like we're getting rethat it's still -- that it's still summer and still august. >> reporter: and the humidity will come back this week, as we look outside, it's a nice, comfortable start. the sky is getting nice and bright, hardly a cloud in sight. very pretty picture at penns landing, though, glassy water in the delaware river because of those calm winds. 64 is the current temperature, 59 is the dewpoint, a little bit below what we would consider that cut off nor humid air. i don't think today will feel all that humid to you. satellite shows you cloud cover all the way out to the west of us, as we roll through the day it will be comfortable by 8:00 a.m., 668 degrees, by 11:00 a.m. we'll creep into the 70s. 82 degrees by 2:00 p.m. 84 is your high probably hitting that around 4:00.

the fun continued with a rally over at fdr park, mayor michael nutter officially declared today taney dragons today and speaking of the phillies, the team will pay tribute to the dragons and their families, that is set to start at 6:30 and jaime apody will have a live preview in just a few minutes. what a great group of youngsters that inspired a city and an entire nation, they were fun to watch and cheer for. go to 6abc.com for complete coverage of the taney day parade. you can see a slideshow and videos of the dragons celebrating down broad street. >> and incredible summer for them and us. >> traffic is dragging across the city. lets check in with matt pellman. >> i don't blame you, i do the same sort of thing and hopefully the drivers are not breathing fire as a result. and it's reopen after the parade today along the eastbound side of market and the southbound side of north broad street, no more restrictions but there are restrictions as they get ready for the made in america concert steeries this weekend. and traffic problems in overbrook at lancaster avenue, several lights are d

. >> the team took the stage with mayor michael nutter at fdr park and at one time the mayor got choked up after talking about mo'ne davis talking about her accomplishment to be the first african-american girl to play in the little league world serieses. >> he quickly regained his composure. >> he claimd this. >> i declare august 27th to be taney dragons day in ph. he tanerag the fee noutovd athe festivities co >> wa psark on a hig,a to bck for more. >> i'm happy th dehadelspi his heart. n ag th c chad pradelli, channel 6 newsyot fewhi nd m b warm gett thcitin line up on 10th street to see the taney dragons and their families make their way into the ballpark with the philly fanatic leading the way. >> it's the little leaguers hanging out with the big leaders as they get ready for a big celebration. >> it's a good idea to support them. the kids look to the fillies as a role model. fans are in their streets to see the mid-atlantic champs make a trip to this field. one of their biggest major league supporters, ryan howard, is there to support them in front of their hom crowd. >> they did a

we captured video of other places mayor nutter wants them to check out.a cheese steak, a candle light tour of national historic attractions on independence mall. we'll be with them and have that for you in later shows. >>> good morning. let's get you updated on 95 right now. serious accident blocking two lanes northbound at the commodore barry bridge. huge delays. this is what it looks like at highland avenue. back two miles away from the accident scene, 95 northbound at route 452. west whiteland, accident ship road near spring dale drive. take route 100. that's okay, if you need to get around it. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> clearing skies and below average temperatures as we wind down the rest of your workweek. take take closer look at the seven-day forecast. we'll be at 83 today, down to the 70s by friday. >> all right. thank you, britteny. "today" show is up next. see you for a local update in 25 minutes. >> get the latest news and weather on our website, nbc10.com. thanks for watching. have a great day. >>> good morning. under water. r

mayor michael nutter was there as was former governor ed rendell and senator bob casey.d their pty >> well that really capped offlong day for the committee who philadelphid and venearlier hundreds of philadelphians greeted democratic party officials as they arrived for the first day of their two-day tour. they enjoyed some cheesesteaks down in south philadelphia. but they also prepared to ask city leaders some tough questions about the city's ability to host the convention. >> we're very focused on the financial, logistical and security issues around hosting we're concentrate concentrating on those three areas and work wig the team here to answer questions in those areas. >> civic leaders say they are confident they can raise the $80 million they'll need to host the convention. >>> a public tribute tonight for robin williams. broad kay dimmed its lights in memory of the late comedian and actor. it went dark for a minute the only ill lump night 98ed sign his photo. died monday morning takeing his own life after a long battle with depression. >> and watch now as a traffic

mayor nutter is planning a celebration to honor dragons in the near future. >>> rest of the taney fans or some of them gathered in city hall last night to watch the game. philly fanatic helping get the crowd pumped up for the game and once things get started, they were all on the edge of their seats. drew dickman was there and he spoke with fans and said no matter the outcome, they are still proud of their team. >> proud of the kids and i want them to have a kids. they are mid-atlantic champs and they deserve a parade. mayor nutter, give them a parade. >> drew tells us when the game ended all of the fans in the room stood up and applauded the team for a job well done. >>> it has been i great run by taney, we have the team's journey to williamsport, all of the information on our web site at my fox philly.com. you will find pictures, interviews with all of the players and the the coaches, as well. >>> unaudible. >> my goodness a head on crash with the wrong way driver, and police car, why the the officer's got in the driver's way, intentionally. >>> plus our jennifer joyce is live this m

tom corbett may exempt that monday if i that taxis not approved by august 15th but mayor michael nutter says that is not a good option. >> you take $5 from your left pocket and move to it your right pocket you are not $5 richer. it is the same money. advancing money that is already owed to the school district does not involve this particular issue. they need new money, more money, recurring dollars, that will come each and every year. >> school district says that they need cigarette tax approved to close a 81 million-dollar budget short fall. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 big health scare for a flyers player and raises real questions about his future in the league. >>> and then a woman takes matters in her own hands and shoots a man she finds inside of her home, we are live with that story, stephanie. >> reporter: grab some groceries and check out your mental health, i'm health reporter stephanie stahl and we will tell but this new preserve zest coming up. >>> you might call it a birds eye view, we will tell you where this two can made an unusual appearance on the traff

philadelphia is making its pitch today to host the democratic national convention in 2016, mayor michael nutter, senator rendell greeted the delegates in center city. the city is one of five bidding to host the convention along with birmingham, columbus and brooklyn and phoenix, arizona. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people are packing the boardwalk in atlantic city as the 12th annual air show gets underway, "action news" reporter amy buckman is live in the middle of all the action with the latest. >> reporter: you can see that the boardwalk is crowded with folks waiting for the airplanes to begin flying over head, the weather last night was not great but today the sun is out and the only thunder we'll hear is that from the planes over the boardwalk. >> by midmorning, the boardwalk was filled with people carrying their blankets and chairs and cooler, ready to see the acrobatics, and of course the thunderbirds, they were not part of the show last year because of government budget shut down. >> what do you love about the show? >> the thunderbirds, they were here last year but we have been c

over at icy hall mayor michael nutter organizing a watch party. many watched this game.ere's outfielder ty shanahan talking about the game. >> it took a lot to get where we are but we played good baseball. we played our game. we could be just good luck. >> it was a tight game, well played game. the both teams had good plays and good players. but we got the team that has enough to get it done. i'm just happen bye that. >> reporter: well, lot of us are happen bye that. they sure do get it done. that final score seven-six. the as we mentioned their backup, at it the on wednesday when they play vegas when it will be mone out there. there is a huge philadelphia contingent that has traveled with this team, 32,000 people are in attendance and nationally all eyes are on this team as well, kerry? >> it is awesome, is a bean, thank you. >>> 4:36. taney dragons fever continues on line. go to my fox philly.com for highlights, pictures, interviews and, of course, what is next for the team and don't forget to send your well wishes, all you have to do is use the hash tag, fox 29 taney

. >> so everyone is behind them including of course mayor michael nutter of philadelphia.n fact, he will be on good day today at 7:30, he'll join us here, to talk about this big pep rally you mentioned. >> right. we'll have live reports from williamsport, starting today, at 5:00 tonight about the game. then our coverage will continue throughout the weekend. so we're really rooting on the taney dragons. >> all right, go monee water floods through a. who did you see this? it left a path of destruction, but luckily the hospital is still up and running this morning. why this was the best location in the hospital this could have happened to. >>> plus philadelphia giving the democratic national committee the grand tour. why the city may have a leg up on the competition, vying to host the democratic national convention, in 2016. >> check this out, looking at flood waters coming into a hospital. the water broke through the glass water of the hospital's cafeteria. then water just returned in. dragging chairs, tables, across the room. the good news is no one's hurt. the flooding did