video shows a man wearing a philadelphia parking authority uniform. taking lawn mowers and a grill and tool box and even a sump pump from the yard of the fast way courier, the owner does not know who he is and called police. repo agent rents next door and show the us what his surveillance cameras captured. >> the way he did it. he didn't care who was around and not worried about being catched by anybody. >> we reached out to the parking authority and they sent a supervisor out to look at it. and they believe that may be a stolen uniform from a theft from one of their employees. >> and northeast detectives are working with the the state agency. >> obviously when that kind of stuff is stolen we investigate it, and rarely do we find it or does it get used in a crime. but in this case that is possible. >> according to the parking authority the uniform is out dated. we put the version of the ppa symbol seen on the thief next to the current symbol. another curious part of the video is the person in the background running back and forth. police don't know if

who is accusing the parking authority of ripping off the school district. >>> dramatic video of a security guard. being dragged by this suv. he ended up getting pulled around this new jersey art. that's all ahead at 5:00. >>> right now at 4:30, missing out on $78 million. >> that's how much the auditor general says the philadelphia parking authority costs the school district. nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas joins us now live from school district headquarters in spring garden with more on the audit's impact. >> reporter: the money from all of these parking fines are supposed to go to the city and the school district. but often times the school district's check came up short. according to the audit, some of that is because of large payouts to upper management, upper executives and even things like catering bills. >> when it comes to giving tickets, philadelphia's parking authority does not miss a beat. but where is is all of that money going? >> i don't think it's going to fix anything or to make any improvements or anything like that. >> the board's oversight allowed the director to become wh

he want to find out who he is. >> we reached out to the parking authority and they sent a supervisor out to look at it. right now they believe that that is a stolen uniform from one of their employees. >> according to the parking authorities the uniform is out dates and we put the version of the symbol on the thief here on the left. next to the ppa symbol seen here on the right. police say that the state agency is helping with the investigation. no one recognizes him right off by looking at the video. but it's probably the stolen uniform. and a person running back and forth during the crime and police believe it may be a child or a witness for a lookout for the thief. they think that people will recognize the trunk. >> it's a gmc pickup truck and has a custom cab on the back of it. >> reporter: and it also has damage on the rear passenger side over the back tire of course if you have information can you contact 215-686-tips. reporting live in may fair, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police in burlington county are looking for a suspect that has been breaking into cars whi

can we really trust the parking authority this time around?ere's fox 29's hank flynn. ♪ >> the city we giving the city of philadelphia enough our mon money. stop ticketing so much. it costs us. it's holiday time. merry christmas. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's hank. tired guesting tickets of course you are. philly parking authority says the solution is right here on your cell phone. my take is, it's not for me. but it might work out for you. tamika notice about the philly parking authority's new app called meter up. but she doesn't trust it. >> no, no, no! absolutely not! [ laughter ] >> reporter: how come? >> no credit card info. no credit card. they got the right to charge me whenever they want. no! >> reporter: it's technically the new new app rolled out to replace the old one which failed when the vendor chosen by the ppa went belly up which replaced the one before that. downloadedownloaded it today loy short it's coming online in center city and other neighborhoods to make it easier to pay parking fees and avoid situations like this one.

so can we trust the parking authority this time around?ving the city of philadelphia enough of our money. stop ticketing so much. it costs us. it's holiday time. merry christmas! >> reporter: [ laughter ] >> it's hank. tired of guesting tickets? of course you are. philly parking authority says the solution is right here on your cell phone. my take is, it's not for me. but it might work out for you. tamika willoughby knows about the p ppa new app called meter up. but she doesn't trust it. >> no, no, no! absolutely! [ laughter ] >> how come? >> no credit card info. no credit card. they got the right to charge me whenever they want. no. >> reporter: it's technically the new new app rolled out to replace the old one which failed when the vendor chosen by the ppa went belly up which replaced the one before that. downloaded it today. long story short it's coming online in center city and other neighborhoods to make it easier to pay parking fees and avoid situations like this one. >> that starts at 4:00 o'clock. >> how late were you? were you a l

. >>> police are looking for a man they say is using a stolen philadelphia parking authority uniform to steel. take a look at this video police say this man stole a lawn mower grill and other items from a business called fast way courier services, this is in brideberg on sunday they say uniform he is wearing belongs to the philadelphia parking authority employee that uniform was stolen out of their car weeks ago. if you have any information please contact the police. >>> philadelphia students are preparing for their futures. philadelphia school district hosted a college fair yesterday afternoon. students were able to learn about all 14 publicly owned schools in pennsylvania, some schools even offered on site admission to qualifying students. >>> professional group for philadelphia woman is providing information on a growing business opportunity. it is called with man grow philadelphia hosted cannabis education for number center city. pace implementing its medical marijuana program which was signed into law last april. it provided ideas about marijuana's role in fighting illnesses. >>

school district of philadelphia potentially missed out from miss management, at the philadelphia parking authority of approximately 77.9 million in revenue over the past five years a loan. that could have been 1,322 teachers. >> audit has been turned over to prosecutors, for possible further action. >>> we're following breaking news out of bristol bucks county tonight, chopper three over the scene of the barricade near lafayette and canal street. bristol police department and swat team are on the scene with sources telling "eyewitness news" that the person barricaded inside a house is believed to be a person of interest, in a hit and run in croyden earlier this week. we will continue to keep you updated. >>> another chilly day all across the area we're tracking some chances for snow, we will check with meteorologist kate bilo on the cbs-3 sky deck, kate. >> definitely feeling winter chill out here on the sky deck tonight, there is a cool breeze and temperatures dropping in the 30's, we're eventually heading down in the 20's but dry for now, that said, enough cold air in place you get moisture in t

uniform he is wearing there belonged to the philadelphia parking authority employee. that uniform was stolen out of their car weeks ago. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. >>> update new person suspect of violently robbing a elderly blind man last month in upper darby is in custody this is the suspect arrested for the attack. twenty-five year-old marvin harper. it happened november 26th on glendale road. seven five-year old victim visually impaired was tackled from behind. harper made off with the man's money and phone. man is still suffering from the broken hip and leg. >>> hard to believe but officials say war may be yet to come in southern california where fire fighters are doing everything they can to combat four major wild fires, tenses of thousands of acres are burning, here's cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham. >> reporter: flames, smoke continued to engulf parts of the southern california, hours before the powerful santa ana wind picked up. >> winds is expected to kick up to 70 miles an hour. that is hurricane force winds. >> fi

the philadelphia parking authority just relaunched its pay by phone parking app. may remember it. meter up. the app was released more than an operating it had financial problems and shut down back in april. but now it is back with a new partnership which means you will need to download that new app again. right now it's available in center city and university city. the parking authority hopes to expand the program city wide over the next four months. >> turning now to accuweather and not so bad until we get to this evening, right. >> yeah, later on in the afternoon and especially the evening that's when the temperatures plunge. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows that you we have a little sprinkle activity here and there around the region. right now some of this is in dover crossing the river into cumberland county, new jersey. and the bay that's where it's c. so, more stuff down by baltimore and out by lancaster may try to slide into the western suburbs a little bit later on. look how far north we have to see the changeover to snow. it's all the way u

the park authority has demarcated fishing zones and make sure the fishermen respect spawning seasons. of fresh water in the basin has helped revive the local fauna to . lotus's have begun thriving again. local women spend two to three hours a day in the water collecting seeds from the lotus stalks. then they sort them shell and dry them and over a period of several weeks turn them into cous cous. after the dam was built until last year we couldn't harvest anything but now nature. has started to recover the lotuses have returned and we can collect the seeds again so. they harvested some six hundred kilos last year and up to feed their families for months and sell the excess another successful venture made possible by the park local craft traditions have also made a comeback these women make jewelry they are planning to sell the raw materials come from the national park and. these are tiny beads that they make from tree resin. boy on the interest of his and we help them to extract the resin without destroying the trees. back in the delta biologist zen is out on the water almost every da

can we trust the parking authority this time around?e's fox 29's hank flynn. >> we giving the steve philadelphia enough of our money. stop ticketing so much. it costs us. it's holiday time. merry christmas. >> reporter: >>> it's hank. i'm tired of guesting tickets, of course you are. philly parking thor says the solution can right here on your cell phone. my take is, it's not for me. but it might work for you. >> tamika notice about the philly parking authority's new app called meter up. but she doesn't trust it. >> no, no, no! absolutely not! >> reporter: how come? >> no credit card info. no credit card -- they got the right to charge me whenever they want. no. >> reporter: it's technically the new new app rolled out to replace the old one with which failed when the vendor chosen by the ppa went belly up which replaced the one before that. downloadownloaded date long stot it's coming online in center city and other neighborhoods to make it easier to pay parking fees and avoid situations like this one. >> that starts at 4:00 o'clock. >>

parking lot. the city authorized and the use of this space as a parking lot and operated it as a parking lot, and that sets the precedent. not the ongoing use over the last 30 or 40 years or whatever, but the city itself authorized the use and then operated it as a parking lot historically. so that -- that's a -- i don't -- i don't find that a slippery slope, and that would be the -- the intent of my motion if i were able to make it or anybody else. >> i would concur with that. i'm in the neighborhood quite frequently. that's a pretty dark, dark space, to be honest. like i said, just if we could get to a space where we're not setting huge precedent here, right? >> i would add an amendment, if i may. >> i have made the motion. >> you can make the motion. >> yeah, you can make the motion. >> can i say something first? >> yes. >> since we're about to make a motion. i am completely sympathetic, empathetic, whatever term you wish to use. i would very much like to see this happen. i have not been persuaded that there are problems with the letter of determination, so i'm a little stuck on that. i totally

they find mismanagement in the parking authority cost the public schools $78 million. the district is supposed to get the money from fines. according to the audit, some of that money was going to pay large scale increases for executives. today the council passed a resolution asking the governor, general assembly and the mayor to return to local control. >>> around the country, we're observing a day that will live in infamy. e we pause to remember the attack on pearl harbor. president trump signed a proclamation this afternoon in recognition of today's anniversary. several survivors were on hand for the ceremony. 2300 american servicemen were killed when japan airplanes bombed pearl harbor 76 years ago. it led the u.s. to enter world war ii. >>> a squadron of planes flew over new jersey to honor the fallen. the now decommissioned battleship wassed into service one year after the pearl harbor attack. now on the nbc 10 app, you can watch archival video from the date that will live in infamy. just search "pearl harbor." >>> new at 6:00, safety upgrades are coming for peopl

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. >> a new report says philadelphia schools have suffered due to mismanagement at the parking authority. the ppa is supposed to give it's net profits to the school district. according to an audit, the school district may have missed out on $78 million. the audit blames questionable ppa expenses and parking fines. >>> two thousand families have won a scholarship to pay for their education. it helps lower income families send their children to tuition based school of their choosing. more than ten thousand families applied for the funding this year. >> i want the best for them, i want them to be outside the he will meant. i don't want them to be in the box where they have to be in the public school system. >> one of the lucky parents who is getting aarship for their children. >> congratulations. >>> next thieves make a fast break basketball shoes. why police say the store was an easy target. >>> clever phone case you'll have to have that helps couples capture every moment as he pops the question. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic m

. >> we put these allegations to the deputy director of the national parks authority, whose remit is to protect and police the country's wildlife. >> [speaking thai] >> but despite such assurances, evidence suggests trade in wild calves is still ongoing. >> investigations in the last 6 months and conversations have been had with traders and elephant owners have shown at least 14 wild-caught calves have been traded across the border from burma into thai camps. and we beeve this is just a fraction of the numbers. >> elephant advocates claim the presence of scarred baby elephants at the recent surin elephant festival also highlight the need for urgent action. >> the world has lost up to 90% of its asian elephants the last 100 years. and unless actually more is done to protect this species and stop activities such as the illegal live trade, then we're going to lose the asian elephant in the wild forever. what 're asking for is only a registration of cative bulcalves so that they're actually registered within t weeks obirth. and to make this ev stronge we're also calling for a dna dabase.

the philadelphia parking authority just relaunched its pay by phone parking app. meter up.ased more than a year ago but the company operating it had financial problems and shut down back in april. now it is back with a new partnership which means you will need to download the new app again. right now it's available in center city and university city. the parking authority hopes to extend the program city wide over the next four months. good 'cause i don't want to walk in the cold to the meter. >> i know. >> it would be good if it works this time and you can kind of use that and keep it there, right. let's check this jam on i-95. it's a problem. this is i-95 southbound -- wow, look at that travel time. so, last time i showed you this it was 31 minutes. it has jumped up to 42 minutes. it was only a couple minutes ago we looked at this. so southbound traffic is jammed from cottman to girard. we have a multi-vehicle accident. there are four vehicles involved. it's all blocking the left lane. chopper6 on the way and it's a jam on i-95. we also have an accident here in the northe

a state audit shows the philadelphia parking authority used nearly $78 million meant for the school district on large salary increases. the ppa is currently controlled by the state. the resolution passed by philadelphia city council yesterday demands control be returned to the city. pennsylvania governor tom wolf weighed in tweeting yesterday, "i urge the legislature to swiftly abolish state control of the philadelphia parking authority and return function to philadelphia." the auditor germ's audit -- general's audit findings display a culture that runs afoul of good government and basic decency." >>> a montgomery county family is trying to raise awareness about their son's rare disease and encourage kindness after someone left them an upsetting message at the mall. >> nancy coyne took her 7-year-old garrett to see santa at the king of prussia mall. she parked in a handicapped spot. she has a placard and needs extra space to help garrett out of the car. she has a rare terminal condition called batten disease with limited nobility and no vision. somebody wrote on the window, as you see, "you'

new report says philadelphia schools have suffered due to mismanagement at the philadelphia parking authority. the ppa is required to give its net streak parking revenue to the city and the school district but a state audit says the district may have missed out on $78 million in ppa revenue between 2012 and 2017. money that could have been used to hire about 1300 teachers. they blame questionable ppa expenses and uncollected parking fines. it also criticizes the ppa board saying it allowed the executive to operate unchecked as he mismanaged the agency and sexually harassed employees. >>> employees of a major investment firm spent this day loading thousands of toys for children. the volunteers for begangard turned the company's warehouse into santa's workshop. all of the gifts will be distributioned through toys for to the scene. and santa traded his sleigh in for a helicopter today. while his reindeer were resting up for christmas. the children were able to share their wish lists with santa. >>> another sign of the season is being assembled on independence mall in philadelphia. crews are putt

it belongs to a philadelphia parking authority employee and it was stolen out of their car weeks ago. the items were taken from a business name fast way which delivers blood for red cross. >>> a suspect is in custody for the robbery and assault of a blind man in upper darby. he was arrested for the attack november 26th on glendale road. police say it 75 wed victim who's visually impaired was attack he willed from behind. the victim suffered a broken hip and broken leg. firefighters in southern california are battling another new wildfire destroying homes. a wind fueled fire quickly spread in the famous bel air neighborhood full of multi-million mansions at least four homes were lost. it forced the shutdown of the 405 freeway. the get tea center is closed. but the art inside is protected. >>> a controversial decision by president trump recognizing jerusalem as israel's capitol. the president reverse the decades of policy and that he starting the multi-year process of moving the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. he said he remains committed to a two-state solution for mideast

. >>> here's a nice gift from the philadelphia parking authority they are not enforc ing meters, kiosk or time limits today so don't worry about that heading out tonight. parking will go back into effect, tomorrow. >>> one of the most popular visitors down the shore is missing, it has been more than six months since mary lee the shark has been spotted swimming off the new jersey coast. since the 16-foot shark transmitter has been silent. researchers think batteries may have died partly because mary lee surfaced so frequently over last five years. they have been tracking her. >>> so, battery just died. >> yeah. >> hopefully she will return. >> finding mary lee. >> maybe taking a christmas vacation. >> warmer waters i'm sure. >> they are not warm right now >> definitely not. >> go where it is warm, yes. a frigid day to day, christmas holiday but hey we hung out inside, eat a lot of food, spend time with families, opened presents and we are going to keep this cold around , it is not going anywhere. it will get settled on in, getting a live look at center city philadelphia, the sky line li

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it belongs to a philadelphia parking authority employee and it was stolen out of their car weeks ago. the items were taken from a business name fast way which delivers blood for red cross. >>> a suspect is in custody for the robbery and assault of a blind man in upper darby. he was arrested for the attack november 26th on glendale road. police say it 75 wed victim who's visually impaired was attack he willed from behind. the victim suffered a broken hip and broken leg. firefighters in southern california are battling another new wildfire destroying homes. a wind fueled fire quickly spread in the famous bel air neighborhood full of multi-million mansions at least four homes were lost. it forced the shutdown of the 405 freeway. the get tea center is closed. but the art inside is protected. >>> a controversial decision by president trump recognizing jerusalem as israel's capitol. the president reverse the decades of policy and that he starting the multi-year process of moving the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. he said he remains committed to a two-state solution for mideast

the park authority has demarcated fishing zones and make sure the fishermen respect spawning seasons. for fresh water in the basin has helped revive the local fauna to. lotus's have begun thriving again. local women spend two to three hours a day in the water collecting seeds from the lotus stalks. then the. sort them shell and dry them and over a period of several weeks turn them into cous cous. after the dam was built until last year we couldn't harvest anything but now nature has started to recover the lotuses have returned and we can collect the seeds again so. they harvested some six hundred kilos last year and up to feed their families for months and sell the excess another successful venture made possible by the park local craft traditions have also made a comeback these women make jewelry they are planning to sell the raw materials come from the national park service and. these are tiny beads that they make from tree resin. boy on the interest of his and we help them to extract the resin without destroying the trees. back in the delta biologist zenda law but dean is out on the

that suspect was said ton wearing a uniform that was stolen, out of the philadelphia parking authority employee's car, in brideberg, three weeks ago. police are now investigating. >>> suspect is in custody tonight for robbery and assault of the blind man in upper darby last month. police say they have arrested 25 year-old marvin harper, that attack happened on november 26th, on glendale road, police say the seven five-year old victim, visually impaired was tackled from behind and suspect made off with the man's money and phone in broad daylight. victim suffered a broken hip and leg. >>> as cold temperatures settle in we are tracking some chances for snow. that is right, meteorologist kate bilo is outside on the cbs-3 sky deck. what is the latest on that. >> it that is time of the year where we get enough cold air and anytime we can pick up chance for precipitation it may come in the form of snow. we have a couple chances to see it over next couple days, lets take a peak at storm scan three, first showing you some cloud cover outside right now, showers, rain showers, down across portion

. >>> coming up thief stole a parking authority uniform and then used that to steel even more, we will she what you security cameras captured him doing. >>> speaking of security cameras they have captured a security guard being struck, dragged in the new jersey mall parking lot, we will tell you what the woman inside the carries accused of doing. >>> find out what cause aid massive cargo ship to break free and see damage it left behind when we come right back >>> in wayne, new jersey. >> this dramatic surveillance video of three women stealing from lord and taylor last week well, they tried to get away but security guard chased after them and see suspect driving and dragging the man hanging on by a thread. he falls suffering a concussion, police are still searching for suspects. >>> officialness boston say weather likely played a role in a near disaster in the far from the cities harbor front historical area 1,000-foot container ship called helsinki bridge was being off loaded tuesday night in high winds when officials say it was pushed out in the channel and then all 12 lines holding

. >>> when it comes to giving tickets, philadelphia's parking authority doesn't miss a beat, but the auditor general says philadelphia's public schools are paying the biggest price. an audit shows the ppa costs the district nearly $78 million. the district is supposed to get the money from fines, but according to the audit some of that money was instead going to pay large salary increases at the ppa. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 11:00, a slam dunk before the game. you'll want to stay up to hear what 6ers star ben simmons did for a fan. >>> a cat tossed down the trash chute. >>> someone wasn't in the christmas spirit. a mother took her sick son to meet santa at the mall. the message left on her car window now has her outraged. it's a small finger...a worm! like, a dagger? a tiny sword? bread...breadstick? a matchstick! a lamppost! coin slot! no? uhhh... 10 seconds. a stick! a walking stick! eiffel tower, mount kilimanjaro! (ding) time! sorry, it's a tandem bicycle. what? what?! as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen

today the parking authority relaunched its app called meter up. the city's old app was suspended last spring. the new version should be available for all meter spots by the end of march. >>> from our delaware bureau, more traffic troubles for drivers in new castle county. deldot says work to replace the route 141 bridge over dupont highway will continue into january. project was originally supposed to wrap up this month. >>> you could call them the grinches who stole christmas. how police say this couple used people's trash to ruin a neighborhood's holiday spirit. >>> plus, back on her feet, a delaware girl with cerebral palsy gets a special gift after thieves took off with her walker. >>> and hoping for a christmas miracle. how santa and firefighters worked together to save a group of nuns in delaware county. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable

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. >> the state auditor general finds mismanagement in the parking authority that cost the public schools nearly $78 million. the district is supposed to get the money from fines. according to the audit, some of the money was dpoing to pay large salary increases for executives. the audits also raised concerns about how sexual harassment allegations were addressed uncolluding those against the former executive director. today city council passed a resolution asking the governor, general assembly and mayor to return to local control. >>> a strange unexpected object in the sky has a lot of people asking what is that? >> what looks like a fireball was spotted over a jersey shore town. we're breaking down what this actually is ahead at 5:00. >>> and all new at 5:00, a mother assaulted by a man in a bit of road rage. she walked us through the terrifying attacks that unfolded right in front of her kids. >>> stepping down, al franken resigns after allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. the jabs he took at president trump during his announcement today. that's next. >>> minnesota senator al

. >>> new audit that shows ppa, philadelphia parking authority , shortchanged the school district for millions of dollars. so auditor general released two reports yesterday that looked into the ppa and found ppa left out 78 million-dollar in revenue that should have been going over to the school district over a five-year period and they blast former executive director, remember his name vince finnerty an un check tyrant who was allowed to spend what he wanted in ppa fund and sexually harass staff without consequences. they went after the board as well saying they allowed fin nerty to keep his john after settling a complaint against him. year later another complaint ant came forward and board allowed him to resign with the pay out that outraged everybody, 227 you this dollars to walk away. >>> big news at the ballpark. remember last month we were telling but campbell's field we had our river sharks play and they had financial trouble they will tear it down. rutgers university says it will replace stadium with three athletic field. rutgers board of governors voted to move forward with t

. >>> new audit shows philadelphia parking authority shortchanged the school district millions of dollars. >> auditor general released, two audits that looked in the ppa's operations and policies and determined that the ppa left 78 million-dollar in revenue on the table from 2012 through 2017. not only that audit calls former executive director vince finnerty an unchecked tyrant who was allowed to spend what he wanted in ppa fund and sexually harass staff without consequences. audit blast the board for allowing him to keep his job after ttling a complaint against him. year later another complaint came forward and theoard allowed him to read sign with a pay out of $227,000. >> wow. >>> well, big news at the ballpark, rutgers university 's field with three new athletic fields, rutgers board of governors voted unanimously to move forrd with the deal to team up with the sit of camden and the camden county improvement authority. estimated cost for the pject , 15 million-dlar, rutgers pledged to fork up or out about half of theost and city inspector a reply for state funding for rest of it but

. >> back by popular demand, philadelphia's parking authority will return the meter up pay by phone parkinge app was released briefly for a pilot period but then it disappeared so the new meter up app will allow drivers to pay for parking with their smartphone and remotely add more time and money to the kiosk so you don't have to run back to the car. the app will expand city wide in the next four months. >> turning to sports tonight the eagles suffered a disappointing loss against the seattle seahawks last night their first loss after a nine game winning streak and just their second of the season. >> they're still on quite a run. sports director ducis rodgers and jaworski with the highlights. >> jaws sometimes i can be a pessimist. give me a reason why the sky is not falling. >> it was a tough loss no question about that out in seattle last night but this is still a very good eagles football team. as i've watched the game last night, both the tape this morning it almost boils down to a couple plays, three plays in a ball game that determines the winner or loser. russell wilson was the guy y

. >> reporter: david buchta has overseen the fairfax county park authority's resident curator programce the woodwork here is actually hand-scribed. the stairway is original. you can see some of the hand detailing on that. the fireplace. >> reporter: on what was the former lorton prison property, inmates built the house in 1937, likely for the superintendent or warden of the complex. for the past 20 years, no one's lived here, until now. >> this is the kind of challenge that i really enjoy. >> reporter: meet lieutenant commander steven mccullough, a single father who spent nearly 20 years serving active duty in the u.s. coast guard. some people would say you couldn't pay me to live in here. >> yeah. >> reporter: because there's a lot to be done. >> yes. >> reporter: why did you want it? >> i don't know. some people may call me cheap. so, the ia things like this myself that i know i can do -- why pay somebody else to do things that i can do myself? >> reporter: the county is helping with the basics -- electricity, plumbing. the rest, that's up to steve. for the county board supervisor w

. >>> audit just released shows the philadelphia parking authority short changed the school district millions of dollars. auditor general eugene depasquale releasing two audits today that looked into the ppa's operations and policies. it determined that the ppa left about $78 million on the table from 2012 to 2017. not only that the audit force executive director vin fenerty who was allowed to check what he wanted in ppa funds and sexually harassed staff without any consequence. the audit blasts the board to allowing him to complete his job after a complaint against him. the board allowed him to resign with a payout of $227,000. >>> december 7th, 76 years on this day japanese war plains pearl pearl harbor launching the united states into world war ii. eric is the last survivor of that attack and yesterday we were at his northeast philly home as he and his son headed to washington, d.c. well today they joined five other pearl harbor survivors to visit the national world war ii memorial. and that's not all. president trump invited them to the white house to join him and his cabinet in

it's part of the new resident curator program run by the park authority. the steps in-house on the old lorton prison property is the first to be renovated, built by inmates back in 1937, it's now going to be occupied by a lieutenant commander in the coast guard. >>> back in august when amazon acquired whole foods they said consumers would see lower prices. news4 is working for you with the reality check on promise. our partners at nbc news compared current prices at a seattle whole foods to prices from last august and a 35,000 items for sale, they found just 269 prices were flagged as lower since the merger. a study in new jersey found prices down just about 1%. and in boston a consumer investigator surveyed three whole foods stores and found lower prices on an average of 254 items. >> between 97 and 99% of the items were not cut in price. >> but grocery analysts say amazon is cutting prices strategically to gain a competitive advantage. and in a statement, the company told nbc news this. quote, whole foods market and amazon have a shared goal to bring the

. >> reporter: david has overseen the fairfax county park authority's resident curator program. >> you'llthe woodwork here is actually hand described. the stairway is original. you can see some hand detailing on that. the fireplace. >> reporter: on what was a former lorton prison property, inmates built the house in 1937. likely for the superintendent or warden of the complex. for the past 20 years, no one has lived here until now. >> this is the kind of challenge i really enjoy. >> reporter: meet lieutenant commander steven mccullough, a single father who spent nearly 20 years in the active duty on the coast guard. there is a lot to be done. >> yes. >> why did you want to do it? >> some people may call me myself that i know i can do, why pay somebody else to do things that i can do myself? >> reporter: the county is helping with the basic, electricity, plumbing, the rest is up to steve. for the county board supervisor who oversees this district, history is important. just look at dan stork. well, give him some facial hair and a top hat and, well, you'll see. >> i don't currently have the