former mayor michael nutter has a blunt response to am allegations of financial impropriety. next. urn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get zero percent on select subaru models during the subaru a lot to love event, now through august thirty-first. action news delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardn gardner. >> tuesday night jim is off, i'm rick williams and the big story on action news is a week straight of 90 degree plus highs, tomorrow this heat wave will become the longest of the year and it could even stretch through another weekend, metrologist cecily tynan is at the action big board with a look at the forecast cecily. >> a heat wave has now gone for seven days now, the good news is it peaked already. the worst of it was saturday when the heat index rose all the way up to 111 but seven days ties as the longest heat wave of the year in late july and this heat wave has the potential to last five more days but t

. >>> the comptroller puts former mayor michael nutter on the hot side and ignited a scathing war of words. it is about $400,000 of spending and whether it was proper. chad pradelli is following story from city hall with more. >> reporter: rick, the city's financial watch dog put out the press release, the headline, mayor's fund for philadelphia was used like a slush fund, an explosive charge, but former mayor michael nutter and his right hand are fighting back. >> city comptroller alleged that $400,000 in questionable spending from the mayor's fund, a nonprofit that says the aim is to improve the lives of all philadelphians. >> among the spending $52,000 at the courtyard marriott in philadelphia, and a $45,000 trip to rome for michael nutter and his staff and $80 shoes at macies. >> if they had done it through regular city channels and processed the trip through vouchers and the treasurers office we would have insisted on receipts and had an internal debate and they knew there would be scrutiny for that. >> but political insiders, say that the mayor's fun is used when public funds s

mayor nutter was mr.ics, and always was throughout his campaign and throughout his administration. and this is the first thing that really has come up. so, what's the story here? what's the inside story here? >> well, i think, first of all, that the mayor's comments were uncalled for, what he called mr. butkovitz. however, you do wonder why this report comes out now, post the nutter administration, when the activities he's alluding to have been evident for several years. i mean, the real problem is the fact that they have created, in this agency of the city representative, authority over the marathon. it's not very effective. the broad street run is run much more effectively, actually makes more money with the broad street run, it's run by the department of parks and recreation. they could do the same thing with the broad street run. instead, they put it in the city representative's office, it does serve as a slush fund for the mayor. it didn't just occur after he left office. so, it's probably -- it is s

but it was he who flagged the city controller once nutter's term ended and kenney took office.mportant to note no charges have been filed, also unclear if any laws were broken but it's something that the city controller says he is looking into. reporting live at city hall channel six action news ris rick. >> a delaware woman eye accused of throwing bleach at a mother and toddler under arrest and under bail and lataka mason surrendered today and troopers say back on august four she got in an argument on the target on 1,000 block of brandywine parkway and the argument concerning a shopping cart blocking the aisle and escalated when investigators say mason grabbed the bottle of breach and poured it on the other one and some bleach splahed on the child. a 66-year-old staffed to death by wife of 41 years and police called on the 100 valley park south in bethlehem sunday and found roger dead from multiple stab wounds, his wife 58-year-old kathleen was taken into custody. court documents revealed that she confesses to the murder saying she became enraged after her husband told her he

. >>> a top city officials is making strong accusation as begins former fail mayor michael nutter's administration, the spending he is raising questions about and former mayor's choice word for the city controller. >>> good morning it is wednesday, august 17th i'm jim donovan. >> thanks for joining us. i'm brooke thomas. we will tell but that plus what police want to you look out forget expensive bikes back to the wounded warrior project. >>> but first katie says there is a a break in the humidity coming. meisha is keeping a track on your roads. >> happy hump day. already this morning we have a down tree, and an accident, and water main break a lot going on. i swear this week has been so busy in the world of travel. >> what i day is it again. >> i know, hump day. >> i have a high tolerance for hot weather but yesterday was amazing. >> i thought it was amazing. it was best day out identify in a while for me. >> wow. >> you know i have a higher tolerance. i'm from the 07e degrees to 115. >> well, we're definitely not acclimated to that. you know, in terms of really for philadelphia it is on the the

he is a sad and sick person says former mayor michael nutter.that end alan butkovitz spokesperson got back and said mayor nutter had a non-response because of a lack of documentation, nutter also questioning the timing of this saying there are numerous law enforcement investigations descending on the city, he left it at that. reporting live from center city, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> in other news the country of kosovo is honoring late son of the late vice-president joe biden. they are naming the road after beau biden. he served in 2001 as an interim legal advisor on post war kosovo. the vice-president arrived in kosovo today for his final visit as vice-president. beau biden died last year of brain cancer at the age of 46. >>> welshing still to come on "eyewitness news" the cost of a life saving medical device is sky rocketing, putting it out of reach for some families, even children who need it. how the manufacturer, explains that cost coming up. >>> meet stubby who is real, we will explain, coming up. kate? >>> excessive heat

. >>> former philadelphia mayor michael nutter is firing back at the city's comptroller.a comptroller report that found nearly $400,000 in proceeds from the philadelphia marathon were used as a so-called personal slush fund under nutter's watch, claiming the cash came from the mayor's fund. an independently funded nonprofit. a top nutter aide who oversaw the fund spent money without approval of the fund's board, the report showed a credit card used pay for a trip to rome, a $52,000 local hotel bill during the pope's visit, transportation, and even shoes. >> this is extraordinarily dangerous, it's completely unacceptable, and it's particularly concerning in an administration whose hallmark was transparency and honesty. >> nutter issued a statement calling the comptroller a liar, a snake, and a hypocrite. >>> the elite athletes who are competing here in rio know that food is their fuel. feeding their bodies to be the most efficient, but when that competition is over, feeding the body turned from fuel to fun. once the olympics are over and you don't have to be as regimented

in a so-called slush fund under nutter's watch, the nonprofit, the mayor's fund was set up to collectend money from the philadelphia marathon an community projects. according to the report, a top nutter aide who oversaw the fund spent money without approval of the fund's board. the report also shows the money was used to pay for anç overse trip to rome, a $52,000 local hotel bill during the pope's visit, transportation and even shoes. >> it's extraordinarily dangerous, completely unacceptable and it's particularly concerning when the administration's hallmark was transparency and honesty. >> now, the former mayor is firing back. he issued a statement calling the controller a liar, a snake and a hypocrite. >>> philadelphia fans are showing just how much they love and miss chase utley. >> he returned to citizens bank park last night for the first time since the phillies traded him to the dodgers last year. >> second baseman, chase utley. >> there he is. fans gave him the standing ovation for about a minute and a half before his first at-bat. ryan howard even gave utley a tip of the hat

pointing the finger at desiree, the former chair of the mayor's fund an cabinet member of michael nutter. peter directed the executive director of the fund to set aside a new and separate marathon reserve fund, of $200,000 for grants. the executive director, ashley del bianco, raised the red flag. >> some people would say you're a whistleblower. how do you react to that? >> i don't qualify as that. i think it was simply following actually the path that the previous mayor and the current mayor have laid for integrity and transparency. >> reporter: she showed us what was called 16 questionable purchases, including $52,000 charged to the courtyard marriott before and during the visit of pope francis. the trip to rome, to finalize the pope's visit came in at $45,000. other expenses he questions include a trip to san francisco for $766. 33 uber rides for $704. and $80 for a pair of shoes from macy's. del bianco said she was more concerned about $45,000 paid to vendors for a holiday celebration. >> some of the expenditures specifically around end of the year events, and some things that weren'

. >> and forminger mayor michael nutter fires back at claims his office engaged in questionable spendingfunds from the philadelphia marathon. >> let's find out more about your accuweather and head on over to dave murphy. he's back. he's got that and karen rogers has a look at your traffic. good morning. >> and back and boy it's still hot and humid around here. it does look like things are going to get a little bit better this afternoon across about two-thirds of the region but for now it's still very sticky to start out. had some showers and thunderstorms come through. a watch backs is n box is no lor there. shower activity out to the west that might try to clip reading in awhile. 80 degrees in philadelphia, 76 in trenton, 73 degrees in reading, 79 currently in wilmington and 80 in cape may. and as we start out this morning we're still pretty humid. a dewpoint of 70 up in allentown and even the poconos and 77 in millville, 77 in cape may. again anything over 70 is considered oppressive and we're getting way more than oppressive once again down in parts of south jersey and delaware but as

. >> former mayor michael nutter fires back at claims his office engaged in questionable spending ofds from the philadelphia marathon. >> but let's find out what you can expect in that accuweather as we couldn't to deal with this heat and humidity. dave murphy hag that and karen rogers is dealing with that. >> right now we are still very sticky across the region. take a look at satellite. you had some showers and a couple of thunderstorms that rumbled through last night. watch box is gone though. still a little shower activity north and west of reading that may or may not hit you up there in reading. if it does it won't last long won't be much. 79 degrees in philadelphia so still pretty warm. 74 in allentown, 78 in wilmington, 78 in cape may. when you check out those dewpoints man it's still oppressively muggy out there. even in allentown and reading and trenton we have dewpoints of 70. as you get down into south jersey and delaware it's even worse with dewpoints in the 70's. your exclusive call from accuweather shows a warm and muggy start with a temperature of 79 by 8 o'clock. now

. >>> plus, nutter fires back.ow you how philadelphia's former mayor isple salahing the city's controller after allegations of misuse of money. moms know their kids need love. and encouragement. they also know milk is a nutrient powerhouse. with 8 grams of natural protein, plus 8 other essential nutrients. it's no surprise 9 out of 10 u.s. olympians grew up drinking milk. moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. >>> an apartment building fire in south philadelphia forces people into the rain and takes crews hours to control. >>> stepping down. kathleen kane is expected toç officially leave her post as pennsylvania attorney general following the conviction in her perjury case. >>> help on the way. how crews in philadelphia are lending a hand to flood victims in louisiana. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> good morning, just about 6:30 this wednesday. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. some storms rolled through overnight. let's find out what's to come today with meteorologist bil

. >>> the question, spending within the administration of former mayor nutter. woman at the center of the report intends to file a lawsuit. a lawyer says belle will sue for defamation. the report claims she misused nearly $400,000 in proceeds from the philadelphia marathon while working as a top aide for mayor nutter. both deny the accusations. >>> a philadelphia man is accused of holding women as slaves inside his home and forcing them to work as prostitutes. investigators say he recruited prostitut prostitutes. andrea klein thomas takes us inside this human trafficking case. >> reporter: authorities busted in to arrest 44-year-old bruce steel. did you see women going in and out of house? >> just once or twice. they weren't wearing anything specifically. they were just women in general and i never really paid attention. >> reporter: according to court documents, for years, "cash" would recruit women and force them into prostitution. they would be closely monitored by surveillance and a door lock. >> that that's going on next door, and it took that long to catch

it's particularly concerning in an administration whose hallmark was transparency honesty. >> mayor nutter said there is no truth in wawa he said. it's for an approved purpose and he never talked to them about any concern, which is standard procedure before releasing this salonedder russ, he is a sad and sick person. a rally for peace. one philadelphia community is coming together to speak out against the gun violence that sent two 6-year-olds to the hospital last week. one of those injured children is recovering a the saint christopher's hospital for children. trang do has that story. >> reporter: a family friend tells me mahaj brown remains here recovering from gunshot wounds to his arm and chest. in his germantown neighborhood community members tell me they're fed up. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: more than 100 people gathered in germantown as a call to action against increasing gun violence in the neighborhood. >> the movement to stop violence in the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the rally comes a week after a 6-year-old girl shot in the arm sitting on her front porch on 6300

it's particularly concerning in an administration whose hallmark was transparency honesty. >> mayor nutter said there is no truth in wawa he said. it's for an approved purpose and he never talked to them about any concern, which is standard procedure before releasing this salonedder russ, he is a sad and sick person. a rally for peace. one philadelphia community is coming together to speak out against the gun violence that sent two 6-year-olds to the hospital last week. one of those injured children is recovering a the saint christopher's hospital for children. trang do has that story. >> reporter: a family friend tells me mahaj brown remains here recovering from gunshot wounds to his arm and chest. in his germantown neighborhood community members tell me they're fed up. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: more than 100 people gathered in germantown as a call to action against increasing gun violence in the neighborhood. >> the movement to stop violence in the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the rally comes a week after a 6-year-old girl shot in the arm sitting on her front porch on 6300

in a so-called personal slush fund under nutter's watch.e nonprofit, the mayor's fund, was set up to collect and spend money from the philadelphia marathon on community projects. according to report, a top nutter aide who oversaw the fund spent money without the approval of the fund's board. the court also shows the money was used to pay for an overseas trip to rome, a $52,000 local hotel bill during the pope's visit, transportation and even shoes. >> it's extraordinarily dangerous. it's completely unacceptable. and it's particularly concerning. the administration's hallmark was transparency and honesty. >> now the former mayer is firing back. he issued a statement calling the controller a liar, a snake an a hypocrite. >>> 5:37. happening now, more than 82,000 people are being forced out of their homes this morning because of this fire. that would be like evacuating upper darby in our area. this fire started as a small brush fire and exploded into a fast-moving wildfire just north of los angeles. at least a dozen buildings including homes a

if clinton becomes president, former philadelphia mayor michael nutter could end up in her cabinet. today political reports, nutter's under consideration for both transportation secretary and secretary of housing and urban development. >>> new franklin and marshall poll shows a tight senate race in pennsylvania. in a survey among likely voters, it shows katie mcginty with a lead over republican incumbent pat toomey. toomey has not backed donald trump for president. >>> other news now. chaos in center city. an elevator accident sent two workers to the hospital. one with critical injuries. the malfunction with the elevators closed the main criminal courthouse today. nbc 10's cydney long is joining us live from center city. one of the victims already out of the hospital? >> reporter: jim, that's right. that woman is a clerk. she was alert as she left here on a stretcher this morning. we're told she was in tears in the e.r. this afternoon, and that she was also instrumental in letting authorities know that someone else was trapped and hurt. one moment in an elevator, the next on this st

politico is reporting that nutter could be in the running for transportation secretary and secretary of housing and urban development. the article speculates clinton cam is that interested in emphasizing cities and drawing on urban experience. >>> a table covered in coke and cash in philadelphia today after investigators find the multi-million dollars stash in a warehouse what tipped police off to this incredible discovery. >>> and local food banks and businesses are teaming up to mack sure excessive food doesn't go to waste. the simple new tool they'll use to help fight hunger. ♪ what's that?! a bird? no, it's gus, the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania! have no fear, wonder gus is here! wonder bucks! whaaa... wonder bucks, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of $300 grand! one can dream. you can say that again. (giggles) keep on scratchin'! whenthe state made aers, commitment to us. i knew that i wasn't going to make a fortune. but i would have a secure pension plan when i retired. each and every one of us made that contribution from every

politico reported that nutter is under consideration for both transportation secretary and secretary housing and urban development. >>> president obama is answering donald trump and other critics of a $400 million u.s. payment to iran. yesterday the president denied claims that the cash transfer was ransom for the release of four american prisoners. president obama said the payment was part of a settlement with iran that he announced in january. a "wall street journal" report said an unmarked cargo plane delivered the cash to iran around the same time that the prisoners were released. the presidentç said that transr was not part of a nefarious deal. >>> president obama also took aim at donald trump's latest campaign claim that the november election will be rigged. the president called that notion, quote, ridiculous. >>> 4:47. happening today, the man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan could walk free. john hinckley jr. is due to be released from a psychiatric hospital in washington. last week, a federal judge ruled he is no longer a danger to himself or others. the cou

both peter cabell and nutter deny the accusations. >>> we have anyiam date this morning on an nbc 10tigation into how philadelphia schools have been failing at fire drills. on thursday, the school reform commission approved new regulations governing how philadelphia schools conduct and document fire drills. the changes come after nbc 10 investigators exposed that the district had not been conducting all the required drills for at least three years. >> through your investigation individuals were not completing those drills and so it was really important for to us look at that process. >> some of the changes approved by the district include electronic reporting to the district office and hiring someone to ensure schools follow the new policies. >>> well, it was a sea of white at the philadelphia art mu sell last night. >>> it certainly was. 5,000 guests gathered all dressed in white for the 5th annual diner en blanc. the idea is to connect philadelphia with its french ç roots. >> it's the champs elyess of america. >> the guests enjoyed an evening of dancing, and food. >>> swimming sca

let's bring in our panel, scottie nell hughes, michael nutter, caylee mcenany, and democratic strategist, jonathan kissimmee. do you think this matters about steve bannon? most of america doesn't even know who he has and these charges from the late '90s were dropped. >> i don't think it matters. first, it goes without saying, domestic violence is never excused in any contest. with that said, steve bannan's case, this was a 20-year-old charge. it was dropped. it was never proven in a court of law. that's important to acknowledge. but this charge with steve bannon, i think there were far more important charges brought against hillary clinton, which is she used bleachbit to bleach her e-mails that were allegedly personal about her daughter's wedding and about yoga. not sure why you would bleach those e-mails and that i can sure they were never recoverable. and we found out that clinton had a clinton foundation dinner at her apartment and there was supposed to be this stone wall between the foundation and the state department during her tenure. these charges against steve bannon, i think the

the website politico reported that nutter is under consideration for both transportation secretary andcretary of housing and urban development. >>> president obama is answering donald trump and other critics of a $400 million u.s. payment to iran. yesterday the president denied claims that the cash transfer was ransom for the release of president obama said the payment was part of a settlement with iran that he announced in january. a "wall street journal" report said an unmarked cargo plane delivered the cash to iran around the same time that the prisoners were released. the president said that transfer was not part of a nefarious deal. >>> president obama also took aim at donald trump's latest campaign claim that the november election will be rigged. the president called that notion, quote, ridiculous. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 5:38. we've got a sunny day atoday. we're getting closer to sunrise this morning. look how nice and clear it is. that's a live view from the comcast center in center city. philadelphia, 69 degrees. it's cooling down at this hour. a nice, cool

michael nutter, former mayor, hillary clinton supporter. super pac. clinton says i'm sure no further revelations will damage me or my campaign. i'm not sure she's the one who gets to decide this, is she? >> she's not saying she is going to decide. she was asked a question and she gave a direct response. i think more than likely no one probably knows more about her e-mails or what she may have written or what people did or didn't do then she would about herself. she wasn't trying to decide. she was asked a question. she answered the question very directly. that's what you would expect from secretary hillary clinton. >> lonnie, i was listening to republican party officials say, and part of it was spin. they were saying the last two weeks have been great weeks for donald trump. because they think what happened with the e-mails and the clinton foundation issues, that that was good for them. i want to ask you, i'm not sure you have a dog in the fight necessarily. is that true? because as we sit here on friday, there's a lot of talk about what do

michael nutter issued this response less than an hour ago, saying that the comptroller say liar, and snake and hypocrite and no truth in what he says, every expent tour was proper and for an approved purpose and he is a sad and sick person. chad pradelli will have more on this story that continues to unfold tonight at 6:00. >> leaving nothing to the imagination with that statement. >>> it's time for the "action news" traffic report, lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic centers. >> i could use scathing words in reference to the roadways, the roosevelt boulevard is jammed coming off the schuylkill from fox street to broad street. this is normal afternoon volume. on the southbound side, there say crash to watch out for in the outer drive heading into the phils game problems on 95, construction going on at academy and cotman, they are taking out the right lane, we are down a lane. that means coming down from woodhaven you hit a jam. they were suppose clear at 3:00 but vent yesterday. the vine will close tonight at 11:00 for overnight construction, also closing at 8:00 tonight. the

. >>> former philadelphia mayor michael nutter could be in the running for cabinet level post shouldlary clinton win in november. nutter's name might be in the ring for transportation secretary or secretary of housing and urban development. >>> that article speculates that the clinton camp is interested in bolstering cities and drawing upon someone with an urban experience. >>> 6:20. tough day of practice for the eagles, key players go down with injuries, already. howard has an update next in sports in a minute. but first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. whenthe state made aers, commitment to us. i knew that i wasn't going to make a fortune. but i would have a secure pension plan when i retired. each and every one of us made that contribution from every paycheck we ever earned. they've been negligent in their responsibility over the years of not funding this pension the way it should have been funded. they have made a promise, they've made a commitment, and they need to stick to it. >>> good morning i'm howard eskin. eagles have had some injury problems and other issue

he says tens of thousands of dollars were used during the nutter administration to pay for a trip toel rooms in philadelphia and some other credit card purchases. the controller says the spending was approved only by the chairwoman of the fund city representative did he say sierra peter kin-bell. >> in addition to the questionable credit card charges it appear the former chairperson also you've the marathon reserves account to fund celebration events instead of making grant awards. one example included $45,000 paid to various vendors for the mayor's 2015 tree lighting ceremony. >> controller says more in depth audit of that fund will happen soon. former mayor michael nutter released this statement earlier today it reads in part "the controller is a liar, a snake and a hypocrite. there's no truth in what he says, every expenditure was proper and for an approved purpose and he never talked to either desiree peter kin-bell or myself about any concerns ". >> questions still linger about the $160,000 worth of gifts philadelphia district attorney seth williams got from friends and why it t

. >>> now, if hillary clinton becomes president, former philadelphia mayor michael nutter could end up in our cabinet. that's according to the website politico that reported nutter is under consideration for both transportation secretary and secretary of housing and urban development. and you can count on nbc 10 for complete coverage of decision 2016. you can fact check the candidates and what they say and track all of the political headlines on the nbc 10 app. >>> a good-looking friday so far. we've been enjoying lots of sunshine. there are a few areas that have seen some clouds, including the lehigh valley. those are fair weather clouds. no rain, not today, anyway. the temperatures, already up to 80 degrees in south jersey. 79 degrees at the shore. philadelphia, 79 degrees. even upper 70s for delaware, the suburb, and the lehigh valley. right now in the valley, those clouds will be thinning out. we will see enough sunshine to warm into the 80s. in fact, leaseport is already there. and look at bethlehem at 78 degrees, while easton is now 80 degrees. a sunny view from frawley stadium i

instead, the controller said, tens of thousands of dollars were used during the nutter administrationo pay for a trip to rome, pay for hotel rooms in philadelphia, and other credit card purchases. the controller says the spending was approved only by the chair woman of the fund. city representative, desiree bell. >> in addition to the questionable credit card charges, it appears the former chairperson also used the marathon reserve account to fund celebration events, instead of making grant awards, one example including $45,000 paid to various vendors for the mayor's 2015 tree lighting ceremony. >> the controller says a more in-depth audit of that fund will happen soon. meantime, former mayor michael nutter released a statement slamming butkovitz, the control serra liar, a snake, a hipocrit. there is no truth in what he says, every expenditure was proper and for an approved purpose and he never talked to desiree peterkin-bell or myself about any concerns. >> controversy this morning for ellen degeneres. why she is facing some serious backlash, over a tweet about one of the sprinters i

politico reported that nutter is under consideration for both transportation secretary and secretaryice and park officials in north jersey are warning runners, hikers and bikers to keep alert after finding booby traps along a popular trail. police say the discovery of the traps at a park in passaic county dates back to june. they include broken bottles, placed near rocks, rope tied around logs, barbed wire strung across pathways. there are even wooden planks with screws and nails sticking out of them placed just under the road surface. so far, no injuries have been reported. >>> police in philadelphia want to know who shot an arrow who hit a house just feet away from where a toddler sleeps. the arrow was lodged into the glass of this second floor window. the son of the homeowner posted these images. the incident happened on wednesday. they're not sure what time. >>> don't go swimming in dumpsters. it's a warning that doesn't really seem necessary but we're putting it out there. >> it sounds weird but it's because of this picture, this is what philadelphia is telling residents. the ci

instead the controller says tens of thousands of dollars were used during the nutter administration to pay for a trip to rome. pay for hotel rooms in philadelphia and other credit card purchases. the controller says the spending was approved only by the chairwoman of the fund city representative desiree peter can bell. >> if in addition to the questionable credit card charges it appears the former chairperson also used marathon reserves account to fund celebration events instead of making grant awards. one example included $45,000 paid to various vendors for the mayor's 2015 tree lighting ceremony. >> the controller says more in depth audit of that fund will happen soon. >>> former mayor michael nutter released a statement saying slamming butkovitz. it reads in part the controller is a liar. a snake an hypocrite there's no truth in what he says. every expenditure was proper and for an approved purpose and he never talked to either desiree peter kin-bell or myself about any concerns ". >> developing to night in southern louisiana, the state faces continued flood warnings as communities

former mayor michael nutter released a staple slamming allen butkovitch.ook what it says: the controller is a liar, a snake and a hipocrit. there is no truth in what he says, every expenditure was proper, and for an approved purpose and he never talked to either desiree or myself about any concerns. wow. all right, 6:41, what is it, wednesday? >> it is wednesday. >> wednesday. and what, well, like like innocent tweet by ellen de jen remembers last night, people on twitter got very upset with her. we will show you what she tweeted out, it involves bolt, one of the best runners in the worlds. >> plus twitter coming it gabby douglas defense after the olympic gymnast target of on line bullying throughout the 2016 olympics. >> here we go. >> leave her alone. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, s

. >>> a top city officials is making strong accusation as begins former fail mayor michael nutter's administratione spending he is raising questions about and former mayor's choice word for the city controller. >>> good morning it is wednesday, august 17th i'm jim donovan. >> thanks for joining us. i'm brooke thomas. we will tell but that plus what police want to you look out forget expensive bikes back to the wounded warrior

. >>> a woman who worked as an aide for former philadelphia mayor michael nutter says she's suing philadelphiaontrollerç allen butkovitz for defamation. the report filed by butkovitz questioned her use of tens of thousands of dollars for things like travel, hotel stays and shoes. nbc 10 reached out to his office for comment but we haven't heard back. >>> 5:36. four more people in our area are infected with the zaekz virus. the new cases are in montgomery county. in each case, the patients were infected outside of our area. the county is providing free zika prevention kits. there are 74 cases in pennsylvania, 7 cases in delaware and 97 in new jersey. so far this year, the cape may county department of mosquito control collected 25% fewer mosquitos compared to the same time last year but experts say the situation could change quickly. >> coupled with high tides or lunar tides, the mosquito production could take off within about a week's time. >> remember mosquito season usually lasts until there's a very hard frost which often happens late october or early november. so there is a lot of time le

that's what former mayor michael nutter is calling a philadelphia employee. york city marathon and nearly $400,000 are involved. >>> plus -- >> second baseman, chase utley. >> hats off to utley. chase utley comes home for the first time since being traded. we'll show you the heyls from his big night. ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. there's a moment... when you push... past walls... and limits. panting... sweating... smiling. and you realize... you've just pushed past... what you ever thought possible. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> breaking news this morning in south philadelphia. an apartment fire on broad street sends a firefighter to the hospital. we're live on the scene. >>> kane to resign. she's expected to step down just after she was

and former mayor and hillary clinton supporter michael nutter. welcome to all of you.el, why this meeting and why now? >> first and foremost, it's just a continuation of secretary clinton's demonstrated support over a long period of time for both law enforcement and the concerns that people in communities have. you can actually respond to both. it's not a singular idea or concept, which is the only track that donald trump is able to operate on. it's either a or b. he has no ability to understand the gray areas and what it really means to govern. this is a continuation of her extensive experience with law enforcement at all levels, local, state and federal, and continues to demonstrate her sensitivity and understanding of the dangers of policing, while at the same time, can bring a perspective of concern that people in communities, especially communities of color, have all across the united states of america. you have to be able to deal with both. >> so, tana, as a trump supporter, what do you make of this meeting? >> well, i think what hillary clinton is doing here is

supporter, scottie nell hughes and cnn and clinton supporter, former philadelphia mayor, michael nutter. immigration has been central to donald trump's campaign. he has talked about it consistently and was consistent in his message for a long time. take a listen. >> we have a law, right. you're supposed to come in legally. i would get people out, and i would have an expedited way of getting them back into the country, so they can be legal. they are illegal immigrants. they got to go out. >> how do you do it in a practical way? >> at some point, we are a going to try to get them back, the good ones. >> you're going to do it humanly. >> are you going to be sending in officers? >> we are a going to be sending people in a very nice way, we're going to give notice. saying you have to go. we have at least 11 million people in this country that came in illegally. they will go out. they will come back some will come back. they have to come back legally. >> that message, though, of course, shifted a bit as we saw when he spoke with shawn hannity. let's listen to that. >> there certainly can be a

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he says one of the questionable uses was mayor nutter's trip to convince pope to appear in philadelphia. >> autopsies set for today for the father and son killed in a fire in monmouth county new jersey. the two alarm fire broke out in a home on the 200 block of 14th avenue in bellmawr. the home is described as a year-around rental. it took crews from five departments to put out the fire. the names of the victims have not been released. >>> four children and one adult are in stable condition after this car crash on roosevelt boulevard in lawncrest. the crash happened around 10:30 this morning in the northbound outer lanes near langdon street. two, eight year old girls, five year old girl and four year old girl are at einstein hospital, so is ooh year old man. police are investigating the circumstances of this crash. also, traffic is back to normal now, along i-95 mercer county. but it wasn't that way earlier today. chopper three was right here over the ramp from southbound route one to southbound 95 in lawrence township about 5:30 this morning. a dump truck tipped over on the ramp, the d

. >> former mayor michael nutter fires back at claims his office engaged in questionable spending ofthe philadelphia marathon. >> but let's find out what you can expect in that accuweather as we couldn't to deal with this heat and humidity. dave murphy hag that and karen rogers is dealing with that. >> right now we are still very sticky across the region. take a look at satellite. you had some showers and a couple of thunderstorms that rumbled through last night. watch box is gone though. still a little shower activity

politicians always tend to overestimate amount of economic impact. >> right. >> mayor nutter thoughtt would be 50 million. dnc thought between 250 and 300 million. in reality we estimate back in our shop it was probably about 125 million in what we call direct economic impact, meaning mike, going to the restaurant, alex going to the bar, hotels room, et cetera. direct impact. indirect impact is harder to measure, so indirect impact we have delegates in town she wants her nails done, right. that is indirect impact. or future visitors, we pulled off a good event here in the city we should be proud of it. future, those delegates say it could be a cool plates. maybe coming back for a week even. maybe hit jersey shore. it is hard to measure those future benefits but surely they are out there don't call my shirley. >> is what directly. >> about 125 million. >> yes. >> and maybe 25 million in future or indirect benefits that we will see over next few years as well. >> 125 million sound good to me. >> yes. >> because when i work at myrtle beach and it will take weeks for them to tally up eve

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