we will carry mayor nutter's news conference live at noon. you can stay on top of the latest news and information about this story at nbc10.com. follow us on twitter and find stories using the hashtag ebola. >>> first alert weather tracking changing candidates this weekend. temperatures are expected to take a drastic drop over the coming days. meteorologist bill henley tracking the changes ahead in his first alert forecast. what do you have? >> i would like to hit the pause button and enjoy this for weeks, let's say. what a beautiful day. look at that view. this is the view from here at the nbc 10 studios. a gentle breeze is blowing. not a single cloud in that sky over philadelphia. 66 degrees at the airport. the humidity has come way down. really comfortable day. light wind out of the southwest at eight miles an hour. the wind will pick up some this afternoon. it will turn a bill breezy. 64 in pottstown. doylestown is 63. upper 60s for wilmington. 66 in camden. 64 in cherry hill. the temperatures are climbing. it will continue to climb. noth

should mayor nutter be here to be a part of this discussion? >> i think mayor nutter has competent, capable commissioners that are better prepared than he is to deal with any emergency. >> reporter: it didn't seem to bother council member curtis jones, both answered the biggest of questions. if the worst-case scenario public health emergency happens in philadelphia, who is in charge? >> i guess our health department. >> reporter: if the worst-case scenario happens in philadelphia, who's in charge? >> the health commissioner. >> reporter: the new city health commissioner is dr. james buehler. he was peppered with questions from the council. >> if you had to give the public a letter grade, where would you be confident we are? >> i'd say somewhere between an "a" and "a" plus. >> reporter: he said the city is ready for the worst with 1,800 health care professionals on stand by and best hospitals in the world following strict protocols. still, questions. >> what would be the procedure, what would call the shots? >> reporter: one question made clear,

mayor nutter made it look pretty easy. out yard bound offers teen-building events for teens throughout the district. >> outward bound changes lives. it brought me out of a dark time, gave me confidence and strength to believe that i could carry on and continue to make a dpimpbs in the world. >> it was a windy day yesterday for that repelling, too. the charity came up with this fund-raiser as a creative way to raise money after the philadelphia school district had to cut funding because of the ongoing budget shortfall. >>> a call for action after dozens of local students' a.c.t. test went missing. this morning we're telling you what lawmakers say need to be done to keep this from happening again and what the testing company is promising those students. >>> a live picture -- actually, video of new york city where we're following breaking news this morning. the doctor in this photograph has been diagnosed with ebola. in new york city. he's being treated at a hospital and health care workers are trying to find people who he's

and for mayor nutter, the biggest frustration was that the council never aired those differences in a public hearing. >> it is the opposite of transparency. and openness. >> reporter: and the divisions continue tonight. the blocked sale was praised this evening by pgw's workers' union. it was criticize by a nonpartisan watchdog group which called the lack of transparency "disgraceful." leadership did promise a future hearing about improving pgw moving forward. >>> live tonight in city hall, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> tonight, the family of an at lantic city mother says that is the reason witnesses claim she tossed her baby into the waterer and then jumped in herself. last night, two fishermen rescued the 22-year-old and her 1-month-old daughter from an atlantic city inlet. they told nbc 10 that while the mother had been struggling with post partum, they never imagined she would do anything like this. >> in her mind, that's what she thought. she thought she was doing what was best for her and her baby. but, obviously, it's not. >> she has been very sad. >> e. >> she is in fair con

you are up on that. >> today national fluffer nutter day. >> well said.hn. we're going to talk about this tropical storm and top that with the lunar eclipse we have but the storm in place now post tropical losing all of its tropical characteristics, a few isolated thunderstorms at this hour but as the sun comes up across the valley of the sun and portions of southern arizona we are going to see some thunderstorm activity begin to brew because of the moisture left in place, if you're watching us across the region no major threat for any sort of flash flooding but still could see a couple of inches come down in areas scattered about southern arizona from casa grande to tucson and baja, 1 to 3 inches over the next couple of days and a lot of cloud cover going to impact travel delays with thunderstorms in the region. phoenix making the billboard up to 45-minute delays expected at phoenix's sky harbor international airport into the morning hours of wednesday there with isolated storms across portions of the midwest also causing a few delays and, again, the clo

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

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

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

mayor nutter estimated the sale would pump between 40600 million-dollar in the cities under funded pension plan. council says that number would more likely be, between 20,400,000,000. >> this was highest price offered by 33 companies. it has the best terms and conditions for our citizens, for our customers, for the work force, and for the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the deal with a frozen rates and programs for low income families and seniors, for a three-year period, uil have would have safe guarded employee pensions and offered current workers jobs. >> what happens after three years when the the city publicly owned and publicly traded company, the reality is that their issue relates to their responsibilities to the stockholders, not to the citizens of the city of philadelphia. >> now the mayor and non-partisan committee of 70 expressed concerns that there were no public hearings on the proposed sale. meanwhile the union representing the worker says city action today was right thing to do. we are live from north philadelphia, i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thank

mayor nutter's office announced yesterday she died of cancer at age 42. the philadelphia native joined the nutter administration back in 2008 and has been recognized by a number of groups, including the naacp for her work. this picture was taken at an lgbt flag-raising ceremony just a few weeks ago. mayor nutter released a statement saying "she was a clear, strong voice for the lgbt community in philadelphia and across america." "we all loved gloria's commitment and spirit. she was a fighter and champion, personally and professionally." >>> this morning, investigators are awaiting for results of lab tests to see if human remains found over the weekend are those of missing student hannah graham. the search team found the remains on saturday. investigators are now not sure how long the forensic tests will take. police have a suspect in custody in connection with graham's disappearance. >>> officials are reviewing surveillance pictures and social media sites to identify the people responsible for a chaotic weekend near keen college in new hampshire. it happe

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mayor nutter around charles ramsey and other officials broke ground on $250 million public safety services campus. police headquarters move into the old life insurance building at 46 and market. and nutter thanked the residents in supporting the plan and what it means to this community. >> you called out to us on many occasions about this site and building. what it was and i would suggest what it can be. >> the building will house philadelphia's medical examiner's office the morgue and the department of public health. >>> news on ebola have forced two students that spent time in africa now to spend time away from school. >>> jamie apody with an injury update as the eagles come off of their bye week. cecily. >>> once the unsettled weather moves it moves out. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a

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

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

she joined the nutter administration in 2008.e was also a philly native. >> we're in a great deal of pain as a city, as a people, as a government, as a group of folks who had an incredible opportunity to work with a very special person. >> mourners said casarez united the lgbt community. the mayor says plans are in the works for an official service to honor her. >>> a rare appearance from monica lewinsky at the first ever forbes 30 under 30 summit being held in philadelphia today. the former white house intern at the center of president bill clinton's imimpeachment scandal was the keynote speaker. she discussed the struggle to protect one's image in the digital world, sharing they contemplated suicide long before social media took over our lives. lewinsky said she is vowing to put purpose to her past to stop people from being humiliated to death. >>> forbes 30 under 30 honoree and recent nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai is set to be honored in philadelphia tomorrow. the 17 jeerld wi-year-old will recipient of the 2014 li

mayor nutter says three top performing buildings will be award $5.000 each, that race runs through next september. >>> on the healthwatch tonight, the centers for disease control is now using a new faster lab test to detect enterovirus d68. since the august out break began, the cdc has screened more than 11 hundred people from 45 states, about half of those have tested positive. now the new process will allow health officials to screen patients at almost five times, the previous rate. >>> welshing during their more than two decades of fame, boys two men has logged a lot of miles and performed in front of the hundreds of thousands bows day may have been one of the group's most important concerts. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson joins us live now with the story, steve. >> reporter: yeah, chris, the boys of boys two men now certainly men. these three guys could have released their new album at any lavish venue in the country but instead they chose a public school in philadelphia. it is the same school where it all started for them and the principal says, they could not have come

and mayor nutter and city officials discussed some of their preparation to deal with ebola today, right? >> yeah, monica, the city's emergency response team was shoulder-to-shoulder with mayor nutter to reassure the public saying that the city is ready and the local hospitals are ready. >> i want to reassure all of our philadelphians and folks in our area that they are working very, very hard and know what we are doing. >> the city health commissioner says all city hospitals are prepared to evaluate and treat anyone who shows up infected with ebola. there are no cases of ebola in philadelphia, but if one does emerge here, it's likely to show up first at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. the hospital says it has agreed to treat health care workers who get infected while working in africa. as for the general population the city is urging anyone who has search -- symptoms to call for an ambulance or go to an emergency room. but if someone shows up at the city health colin be -- clinic workers are protected. >> we have gloves, masks and facials. >> they may have gowns but not

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

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

mayor nutter says it was a great way to build confidence just like the program does for its students. >> outward bounties an educational program, experience learning, teaching young people to believe in themselves, rely on each other and bill up that self esteem to be successful in their lives. i'm a huge supporter. >> fun raising goal for philadelphia a outward bound school is $250,000. >>> it looks like fun, hopefully they came down building after the rain. >> yeah. >> and wind that is more scary, wind is stronger as you go higher up. we are talking about rain out of here. cloud persist. that is keeping us from seeing partial eclipse of the sun but i will show it to you live, it is a spectacular site. take a look outside to the north we will go in the poconos where we are seeing breaks in the included before sunsets at jack frost big boulder. same thing down the shore in atlantic city where wind are persisting gusting to 30 miles an hour but still not enough blue sky to see this spectacular sight. lets take you out to l.a., courtesy of nasa this spectacular image. this is a live pic

nutter tweeted his support for the new service yesterday.he ppa carried out its threats over the weekend to tow uber x cars and fine drivers claiming the low cost ride service violates state law. >>> septa's largest union says it will not go on strike in the next few days but is making no promises beyond this week. the transport workers union local 234 represents about 4700 bus drivers, subway operators and mechanics. members voted to authorize a strike over the weekend. they have been working under an expired contract since march. local 234 says its main problem is with pensions. its last septa strike was in 2009. that one came without warning. now, leadership promises to give a 24 hour notice if they decide to walk off the job this time. >> the owner of two abused dogs was found guilty in absentia after failing to show up for trial. authorities say 27-year-old brian talbert of philadelphia's mayfair section let his dogs starve. one of them is prince the late pitbull you see there. prince was emaciated when he was first rescued in september

. >>> well, philadelphia mayor mike nutter's plan to sell pgw is a no-go. city council president darryl clark set a letter to the mayor saying councils little not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion sale to uil holdings, utility company bales in the connecticut. mayor nutter planned to use a portion of the proceeds to bolster the city workers pension fund. but utility workers union of america local 686 supports the council's decision. >>> amazon has unveiled another streaming service. the fire tv stick plus right into your tv set, provides users access to movies, tv shows, music, and more. the on line retailer says that tiny device offers the same experience as the $99 amazon fire tv, but, in a smaller package. the fire tv stick is available for pre-order today on amazon's website. >>> and dunkin' donuts plans to roll out new hybrid menu item, do not call it a cronut. says it will launch its christ and the donut nationally for limited time on november 3rd t comes more than a year after the bakery in new york city introduced its popular and now trademark cron

. >>> also developing at 6:00 o'clock "eyewitness news" has learned mayor nutter's plan to sell fill gas works is dead. today council president darryl clark sent a letter to mayor nutter stating that the council will not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion deal of pgw to uil holdings, the utility company, based in connecticut. mayor had said that one quarter of the proceeds from that sale would be used to sure up the struggling city workers pecks fund, opponents had said putting the utility in private hands could subject residents to frequent rate hikes and endanger relief programs. >>> well, nurse quarantined in new jersey after returning home from west africa is now going home to maine. casey hitchcox, the first person forced in the mandatory quarantine in the u.s. was symptom free for 24 hours. although she had complained about her treatment, and threatened to sue. meantime right now, in new york a five-year old boy is being evaluated with possibly bowl a symptoms at bellevue hospital. the cdc and the pennsylvania health officials have not issued new monitoring guidelines. they inc

just minutes ago, mayor nutter called the action without public hears or a public vote a copout. and the nurse who spent the weekend in isolation tent at a new jersey hospital was released this afternoon. and officials from university hospital in newark say casey hick jp cox nrevt private vehicle 1:20. she worked with ebola patient in west africa and complained about mandatory quarantine since returning to united states. today governor chris christie defended the quarantine saying his priority is protecting the helm of the people of his state. >> i know she didn't want to be there. no one ever wants to be in the hospital i suspect. and so i understand that. but the fact is i have a much greater, bigger responsibility to the people, the public. i think when she has time to reflect she'll understand that as well. >> hickcox has no symptoms and will tipish out quarn frein her home in maine. >> world news with david muir will have continuing coverage on the efforts to spop straed of ebola in the united states and that's next on channel 6. >> this pact weekend saw local 234 transit wo

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

. >>> the philadelphia history museum honored mayor nutter and the citi' first lady lisa nutter tonightame at a museum fundraise sr. called city social besides honoring the nutters the event is a celebration of philadelph philadelphia's have i bran past. >> here's a little dead tee that some eagles fans might be into. trouble for the dallas cowboys. cowboys running back joseph randall has been busted for shoplifting. police in a dallas suburb say randall took underwear and cologne from a mall department store without paying. he was detained by store security and later taken to the city's jail before posting bond. maybe he didn't like his scent. >> i was waiting for a howard -- just wait, wait long enough and howard has got something on that one. >> i hope he didn't use too much. all right. the 76ers -- cowboys sting any way. the 76ers already have enough problems. but add an injury problem where they weren't completely honest with the fans. that's shocking and the flyers still trying to do anything to win game. push, should have, tonight it went ♪ >> i know it's early in the season but

though this may free up burden of low level drug suspects in the court system, mayor nutter reiterated that mar juan ace still illegal and people who smoke in public will to have pay a hundred dollars fine or do community service, this law takes effect october 20th. >>> three bucks county residents charged in that attack on a gay couple in philadelphia, dozens of bucks county citizens gathered tonight at the the courthouse to call for love, over hate. "action news" reporter walter perez has the story. >> reporter: more than a hundred people gathered in the name of peace, on the front lawn of the bucks county courthouse. but they came with a stern message as well, a message that attacking anyone because of their sexuality or gender identity is socially and morally reprehensible. karen, a close friend of the gays couple brutally beaten in philadelphia last month, read a statement from one of the victims, part of which directly addressed the alleged attackers. >> you butchered my boyfriend's beautiful face. you violated our rights. you jeopardized our health and safety. >> reporter: for p

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

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

. >>> and mayor michael nutter is urging the board to vote on the second casino license for philadelphia. nutter strongly favors another casino to help the city grow by creating new jobs and bringing in revenue. it's been eight months since the board heard from applicants. >>> 5:18 right now, and bill's been talking about rain moving in, so the afternoon rush might have wet roads, but dry this morning. >> let's hope it stays that way. nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has a look at everything. >> the roads are dry and quiet right now. taking mass transit, including septa regional rail lines, on or close to schedule, so no big issues to deal with right now. heading out to chester county, route 30 bypass at route 322, traffic is moving along. no delays to report. we will see a delay there eastbound later in the morning. i'll keep you updated on all of the delays as they form. heading into delaware, 95 at the newark toll plaza, no problems there. and if you plan to travel the burlington bristol bridge and say you're leaving the door in the next few minutes, just be warned tha

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

philadelphia mayor nutter's plan to sell pgw is a no go. city council president darrell clark sent a letter to mayor michael nutter stating council will not endorse the proposed $1.86 billion sale to uil holdings utility company based in connecticut. the mayor planned to use a portion of the proceeds to bolster the city workers pension fund but utility workers union of america and local 686 supports council's decision. >> new at 11:00 night potential 2016 presidential contender is in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" at the national constitution center where former florida governor jeb bush pre viewed a new gallery named for his father the 41st president george hw. bush. a little bit later this year a copy of the declaration of independence are the constitution and bill of rights will be on display there. supreme court justice samuel alito and pennsylvania governor tom corbett also took part in tonight's event. >> meantime the former president bill clinton visited pennsylvania today campaigning for governor corbett' challenger tom wolf. hundr

mayor nutter's office announced she died of cancer at the age of 42. she joined the nutter administration in 2008 wands a recognized by a number of groups including the ncaa for her work. this photo here was taken at an lgbt flag raising ceremony a few weeks ago. mayor nutter released a statement saying she was a clear strong voice to the lgbt community in philadelphia and across america. we love gloria's commitment and spirit. she was a fighter and champion. >>> he's a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks but connor barwin has been a welcome sight for people in one developing country. we'll hear him talk about his travels to help others coming up. >>> dry today. we've got some sunshine, a few clouds. eventually the clouds take over. then we'll be tracking some rain and the first rain drops will be falling overnight tonight. seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> and take a look at the top stories trending right now in the "lunch break" section of our nbc app. >>> today apple unveils its apple pay program which will allow users to make purchases at st

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

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mayor nutter's office announced yesterday that casarez died of cancer at the age of 42. the philadelphia native joined the nutter administration in 2008 and was recognized by a number of groups, including the naacp, for her work. this photo was taken at an lgbt flag-raising ceremony. this was just a couple of weeks ago. mayor nutter released a statement, saying she was a clear, strong voice to the lgbt community in philadelphia and across america. we all loved gloria's commitment and spirit. she was a fighter and champion, personally and professionally." >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a cold one this morning, coldest of the season. and the temperatures have not reached their coldest point yet. we're looking at some frost in the area and some areas that are freezing this morning. but sunshine will warm us up. it's going to be a dry day today, but tomorrow, rain drops will be falling. the first showers will come in with temperatures in the 60s, but that's part of the system that's going to drop the temperatures during the we

. >> mayor nutter and city officials will discuss how to deal with the effects of ebola and other infectious diseases. chop has been working on a plan since august to treat an infected child while keeping other patients and staff safe. >> dispatchers are acid to do become the first line of defense in berks county. 911 operators will be asking patients extra confess to see -- questions to see if they are showing any symptoms of ebola just? case they show up show up in berks county. dann cuellar is tracking developments in texas be texas and ali gorman is tracking developments in atlanta. >>> state police are trying to determine if a crash earlier in bucks county was caused by road rage. the crash killed lisa demayo a mother of three. demayo's jeep was cut off by a black does an. the jeep swerved and flipped over several times. the victim was on the phone with her husband telling him someone cut her off. >>> a crucial ruling is due today on the taj mahal in atlantic city. let's head over to maribel abers live at the nasdaq in time square. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, a federal

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

can result in enhanced cooperation between local residents and law enforcement officials. >> mayor nutter and his colleagues are expected to present a plan to the justice department on how to improve relations between police and their communities. >>> a beautiful fall day is what we have. plenty of sunshine. it was chillier this morning with clear skies overnight. the temperatures are climbing. we will reach into the low 70 today. tracking rain. the first raindrops arriving tomorrow afternoon. it will stick around into the weekend. there's a possibility we will see game-day showers coming in in the evening for the eagles game. wet weather is ahead. 61 now in allentown. northeast philadelphia at 67. 64 in millville and still climbing. a few thin scattered clouds. a little bit of a breeze. the winds will be picking up around midafternoon. the tomorremperatures are six ds cooler than yesterday at this time. wilmington is off by six. allentown is four degrees cooler this morning. you can see the rain. it's inching toward us. that's going to be arriving later tomorrow. the future weather shows

nbc 10 at the ceremony where mayor michael nutter launched the project. demolition of the stores is under way. the block will become a new center city hub. nbc 10's jesse gary has details of the transformation. >> reporter: developers say by the end of the decade, this once vacant and decaying site will look more like these artist rendering, high-end apartments above, restaurants, shops and retail stores below. the goal, connecting convention center commerce with residential neighborhoods, city hall and tourist attractions. >> the idea is to make this a new place in philadelphia where people can shop, dine, live, work. >> reporter: executives promise thousands of jobs during construction with hundreds of permanent jobs after completion. in center city, i'm jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> the new person at the head of the secret service that's a familiar face for the president and familiar to our area as well. >>> royal warning. the issue involving their son that has prince william and kate threatening to take legal action. >>> it's shaping up to be a pleasan

mayor nutter raised the rainbow flag and that starts the fifth annual lbgt history month. he told the crowd there is no place for hate in philadelphia. leaders from the gay community spoke at the event and called on state lawmakers to call for state equality in pennsylvania. >>> students at one chester county school were asked to bring their friends both furry and fabric to class today. part of a special animal blessing an all assumption academy, preschool and kindergarten students brought in pets from dogs and cats and hamsters and stuffed dragons, it was in honor of the feast of saint francis of assisi. the patron sane for animals. >> here at the big board now, as you know philadelphia is quite a serious foodie town, but there is a culinarily tradition here that goes back five generations. they say it's all about the bread and they have been making it the same way for almost 100 years sarcone's bakery opened up on south 9 street in 1919, when he came from northern italy and brought his now famous bread recipe with him. >> what is the secret to your success? >> not making

. >>> what mayor michael nutter said in just the last hour about city council's decision. >>> caughtl investigation. a pennsylvania supreme court justice leaves his job on the high court. what seamus mccaffrey had to say in his resignation letter. >>> i got a phone call at 11:00 last night telling me not to send my daughter to school this morning. >> and the voicemail parents received as a warning and how the school is addressing their concerns tonight. this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> developing at this hour, the mayor reacting to philadelphia city council pulling the plug on his plan to sell philadelphia gas works to a private owner. council announcing this a

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

back here live at noon, mayor nutter holding a press briefing to talk about the city's preparedness fore bowl, back to you. >> okay, thank you. >>> at 4:07. a judge says it doesens of hospital employees who had contact with the man who died ofe bowl air being asked to sign a legal documents agreeing not to go to publish places or use mass transit. abot on staff members at texas health presbyterian where they were involved in the care of thomas duncan after he was hospitalized. >>> children's hospital of philadelphia, chop is one of several american hospitals, federal officials may call upon to provide care for any child, who gets ebola. chop says likelihood of an out break is extremely low but if a child catches ebola in this country it has agreed to provide care. >>> a lot of people are glued to the developing ebola a story. of course, could ebola virus lincoln your fox -- my fox philly.com web site, of course, you can get coverage on that 24/7. >>> how private are your cell phones? does the government have the right to see is what on them if you are accused of committing a crime. fight