senator pat toomey. spite all evidence to the contrary, senator toomey things betsy devos would be a great choice to lead the department of education. if betsy devos can buy senator toomey's vote, we should be allowed to do the same." in one day, more than 2,000 people offered to donate money to pat toomey to try to compete with what betsy devos has donated to him over time. they set their goal for the fund-raising as the amount of money that betsy devos and her family spent on them so they could be heard just as loud. if they reach their goal fast, who knows? maybe they can get a last minute invite to palm beach for the republican donor summit. imagine senators being lined up by their staffers to meet their $50,000 donors, right, hello, rich person, hello, rich person, hello lobbyist person, hello cabinet secretary nominee, hello 2,000 of my own constituents. [ laughter ] how did you guys get in here? after that go fund me page was posted to buy pat toomey's vote, a very similar version of the same idea

well, let's talk about this -- pat toomey this week.r of republicans usually go back home, they do town halls. not this time, because they've seen other colleagues get yelled at with -- you know, the town halls are packed. instead, he went on facebook live and took 10 curated questions. so that suggests that the resist movement has some purchase, but at the same time, many places that support trump, they're saying, "we're fine. we're good with this. go to pennsport. they still love him." again, which story is the truth? >> i think that, first of all, if you've just been elected to the senate -- re-elected to the senate for six years -- you do have a little more flexibility than the guys that are gonna be up in 2018. and toomey, you know, threaded the needle. when did he come out and decide who he's voting for? >> 15 minutes before on day of. >> let's give the guy a little bit of credit for having the smarts to thread that needle, 'cause everybody else was getting killed between the trump -- or the republican party. this level of angst a

they are use go fund me for buy pat toomey's vote for betsy devos vote. it represents money devos contributed to the toomey's campaigns. any money raised will go to charity. >> no to devos! >> this is an anti-devos demonstration in delaware county yesterday. hundreds of teachers, principals and parents were there. observers say vice president mike pence may be needed to cast the tie-breaking vote for the confirmation of devos. >>> not everything went tom brady's way during super bowl li. we'll tell you what happened to the mvp's game jersey. >> bridgework. we'll show you new pictures of delaware bridge as crews work. an update when it will be completed. >> breaking news during septa's market transit line. they pulled dozens of train cars from the track that could have a potential crack. an update on the morning commute. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ know you can save today for what's important tomorrow. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington watching the roads. the big story we're watching, the market frankford transportation center, we're watching for some delays tod

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they're using a go fund me page to try to buy pat toomey's vote. toomey says he'll support nominee betsy devos during her confirmation vote tomorrow. the web page's donation goal represents money devos gave to toomey's campaign. any money will go to charity. >>> this is an antidevos demonstration yesterday. hundreds of teachers, principals and parents were there. observers say vice president mike pence may be needed to cast a tie breaking vote. >>> let's take you state by state and county by county with a look at some of the stories. >> norris town montgomery county, family and friends marked one year since this 12-year-old died. he ran back into his family's burning house thinking his dad was still inside. his father had already jumped to safety. the boy didn't know that. he never made it out alive. >>> learning new details this morning about this deadly three-car crash in franklin township gloucester county over the weekend. an off duty police officer who also served as the vineland board of education vice president was critically injured. his ch

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protesters against her nomination took to the streets, outside of the office of pennsylvania senator pat toomey. toomey has said he will vote to confirm, devos. >>> one philadelphia teacher is using senator toomey and his yes vote to raise aware ness about her opposition , to devos. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in our sat center with more on that, greg >> reporter: jessica, good evening. this philadelphia teacher is concerned about how devos will handle the department of education, and with the senate making the final decision about devos's appointment this teacher is getting creative in hopes of the getting senator pat toomey's attention. >> empowering and reempowering teachers in a new way. >> reporter: betsy devos is president trump's pick to head department of education. her nomination is controversial because of her support for charter schools and tuition vouchers using public fund and experts say a it will be a close nomination vote in the senate. >> i said i started a fund raising campaign called buy senator toomey's vote. >> reporter: one philadelphia teacher is doing e

raise maybe $30. >> reporter: this south philly teacher has raised $37,000 on a page she calls buy pat toomey's vote. she's planning to donate it local education charities with the goal of matching what devos's family donated to toomey's campaign. >> i am not trying to actually bribe an elected official. that was never the actual goal of this campaign. it's satire and tongue and cheek. >> reporter: this is one of three demonstrations that are actually happening right now in center city. all of them having different themes. coming up in our next hour, we'll show you all of the activism that's going on and the effect it's having on lawmakers whose offices is being flooded with calls. nbc 10 news. >>> all right, i want to go to breaking news right now concerning the closed delaware river turnpike bridge. >> the bridge won't be reopening anytime soon. keith jones is joining us live. >> listen to this, we just learned the delaware river turnpike bridge will stay closed until april. the bridge connects the pa and new jersey turnpikes. it's been closed for two weeks. the bridge could reopen in early a

but my calls were not returned i also reached out to republican senator pat toomey from pennsylvania,'m told the senator is not in favor of any taxes that are not in place that would affect american's wallets. reporting from the port of philadelphia, i'm david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> it the countdown to superbowl 51 is in full swing. and if you are willing to buy ticket, we'll tell you why you might be in luck. that's still ahead on " eyewitness news," plus, tref heavily traveled bridge in our region is shutdown. the reason it is closed and how long drivers will have to deal with the detours. >> and new jersey fishermen and businesses are gearing up for a fish fight. still ahead why lawmakers are proposing changes. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house has full internet, with uploads as fast as downloads. don't pay for uploads that aren't up to speed. get

a group opposed to the president's pick is now trying to buy pennsylvania senator pat toomey's vote. "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> 5:30. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. septa is pulling 30 to 40 train cars because of cracks that were found in support beams. leaders with septa say expect extremely crowded trains and platforms. we have every angle of the story covered. we'll have the live update coming up in minutes. first,

senator pat toomey speaking right now. a live picture of the senate. democrats have been working around the clock to block jeff sessions. >>> new at 6:00, saving high schoolers from overdoses. three south jersey schools are now eing nurses with the opioid antidote narcan. cydney long met a high school graduate who might not be here today if not for that life saving drug. >> by the time i was 22, i was a full-blown heroin addict. >> you might consider 29-year-old steven the poster boy for nar. >> in august 2010, august 10th, i overinosed in north camden in a port-a-potty. >> he returned to his alma mater as a heroin overdose survivor, a mentor, and role model. >> i'm grateful to be here because of medication like narcan that helped save my life. >> he's proud to have a voice on the camden county addiction awareness task force. today, it introduced a life saving narcan to all three high schools serving 4,000 students. >> we have an aed for cardiac emergencies. epinephrine, so this is just another life-saving medication. >> school nurse kristen moore hope

this is video of judge gorsuch having a few words with senator pat toomey. the pennsylvania republican says he feels very confident gorsuch will be confirmed. now, the judge also met with delaware senator chris coons today. >> i was somewhat encouraged by the humility that judge gorsuch showed, by the degree of concern about litigants and the outcome of litigation that he conveyed. but i also am troubled by a number of decisions that he's rendered and where they could go in the future. >> reporter: senator coons says he asked gorsuch to meet with him again soon to talk about some of the cases the judge handl handled. >>> the director of secret service is retiring now for a second time. joseph clancy came out of retirement more than two years ago to take over the secret service. he's a villanova graduate. and taught at father judge high school before being named comcast's director of corporate security. his departure means that president trump will be able to name a new secret service director. >>> for all the latest developments from the white house, join nb

office, republican senator pat toomey, he is not the in favor of putting tariffs on anything we don't have them on today. it is just another tax that americans would pay. i also got a statement from the united automobile workers union quote we have always been very critical of trade agreements that did not protect american jobs, american workers and the economy on skill for the middle class. we have been very vocal about it and very tough on it and we will continue to do so. that is coming from the uaw. reporting live tonight from the port of philadelphia, i'm david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thanks very much. >>> meantime new jersey lawmakers are vowing to fight feds over a fish, some say dramatic cuts by washington to the summer flounder harvest could decimate fishing industry at new jersey shore. our anita oh will have more on what is going on and why tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> damages phase in the market street building collapse trial got underway today, salvation army thrift store came crashing down in 2030 after a wall of an adjoining building fe

outside the office of pennsylvania senator pat toomey. ey saidel vote to confirm de vos. >> well the search for gunman continues this morning in camden county. police were called to the 100 block of in voor heed, after 11:00 last night, one person wounded in the shooting near the heritage grove svelt development. so far police made no arrests. they have no motive. >> well, philadelphia police say they've cracked the year and a half old murder case. officers arrested james jones, and charged him with killing 22 year old stephanie sighcow ski. shot in her home aramingo after ro -- avenue, jones already in prison for different crime. >> the six men charged with running a gun trafficking organization in montgomery county. the district attorney says the men illegally bought guns and then sold them to other people they are all locked up in jail this morning. police are still looking for jennifer bender also charged as part of the crime ring. >> we are now hearing from the father of this baby, left on sidewalk, during the theft of an s.u.v. meant

we also ask for access into senator pat toomey's office, they do not allow access to cameras inside.ight now let's get an update on your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> we could see '60s and snow in the same week. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here. >> even more than that, we could see the record warmth to snow in less than 24 hours. that's pretty amazing. we're seeing some high thin clouds out here in the western sky as we go into the sunset. sign of things to come. the temperature not dropping really quickly. it was in the 50s in most places now it's in the 40s in several places. now one of the cool spots was right at the jersey shore because the wind's coming in off that cooler ocean so it was in the 50s in mullica township and dennis township in woodbine while it stayed in the low 40s and elsewhere. we have those high thin clouds increasing across the area and the rain gets a little bit closer moving into west virginia now and it should be into the parts of the area. as you can see by the morning rush, generally on the lighter side, kind of scattered a

pat toomey welcomed neil gorsuch to his office this morning. president trump named gorsuch as his pk spk nominee last month. toomey called gorsuch's credentials sterling. he echoed those sentiments today. >> i'm absolutely a yes vote for the nomination for judge gorsuch barring some unanticipatable knocking discovery that i'm quite confident will not occur. so yes, i'm intending to enthusiastically vote in favor of judge gorsuch. >> senator toomey just issued this statement. it's clear to me that judge gorsuch is eminent my qualified and understands the proper role of a judge. senator toomey says he looks forward to judge gorsuch's hearing. he also met with chris coons today. he's among the democrats that says that gorsuch deserves a hearing despite the fact that republicans blocked president obama's pick for the supreme court last year. >>> the delaware county native who has been serving as the director of the secret services retiring for the second time now. >> joseph clancy came out of retirement two years ago to take over the secret service

senator pat toomey said he will vote for her. that is not sitting well with local teachers. >> fair and equitable funding for our schools is incredibly important. i don't believe that's going to happen. if you have somebody who has an agenda that specifically does not benefit public schools. >> despite the protests, the final confirmation vote is expected early next week for devos. >>> rallies are one way to try to get attention, but many others are relying on an old fashioned phone call. >> lawmakers say they never seen so many people calling their offices. drew smith spoke with some of the lawmakers today. they're getting calls about all sorts of issue? >> reporter: take a look at the people still gathered out here. the thing we've noticed about the demonstrations is that they specifically target our local lawmakers. i spoke to some of those offices of the lawmakers today who tell me they've had to adjust staffing to deal with the overwhelming response. whether it's demonstrations in the street or voicing opinions to lawmakers

pat toomey is saying he will vote for devos. >>> a new jersey girl who is suing her school for not allowing her to play basketball on the boys team has been kicked out of school. >> reporter: the famous groundhog is getting ready to make his winter predpriks. >> if you're dressing the kids, bundle up a bit, it will be a breezy and chilly afternoon. i'll have the seven day next. >> an update on our breaking news story, inmates at the james vonn correctional center continues to hold two people hostage. two other corrections officers have been released swells two dozen other inmates. the hostage taking inmates are demanding more education and rehabilitation. >> let's turn to david murphy with a look at accuweather today. >> reporter: yeah, chilly out there, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows while most of the area is dry, as we go up north there's a light snow shower, probably not doing a whole lot, around kutztown, need wood, hamburg is pushing toward allentown toward the east. it will put a coating on the road. won't last long. sky6 live hd we are dry, 38 degrees in philadelphia. right n

. >>> tonight, pennsylvania senator pat toomey is addressing several hot button issues, including a phone controversy through a town hall. we've been getting calls from viewers saying they are struggling to get ahold of senator toomey. over the last few weeks, he says people outside of pennsylvania are blocking the lines to his office so no one in our area can call. senator toomey also addressed his push against legislation for sanctuary cities and supporting betsy devos for secretary of education. >>> the family of late flyers founder ed schneider is looking to get into the medical marijuana business. pennsylvania will be accepting licenses from people who want to grow marijuana. the state with issue up to 12 licenses. the schneiders want to build their business on 14 acres near the bucks county border. they have partnered with a medical marijuana company to build the facility. >>> workers are anxious to weigh in on the sugary drink tax. soda industry workers said they're taking a hit. they asked the council to amend or repeal the tax. members of the council says it's too soon to make ad

protesters against her nomination took to the streets outside the office of pennsylvania senator pat toomeyomey said will vote to confirm betsy devos. >>> french soldiers thwart add terror attack. it happened at an entrance to the shopping mall that extend beneath the museum. soldiers tried to fight off the suspect shouting god is great in arabic. then they opened fire shotting him five times, no word on the identity of the attacker who is hospitalized. a 29-year-old egyptian. >>> this weeks marks 29 years of frederick cione the only murder of a philadelphia police officer still unsolved. greg argos takes a look at the killing on a cold january morning. ♪ . >> reporter: officer cione was a one-year rookie is. >> reporter: 25 years old. working alone january 30th 1970 >> in his patrol car. he gets out to stop three african-american males. >> he approaches the three men. >> in the area of 17th and october ford. >> reporter: it's his last assignment. rookie ambushed shot multi-times >> he go it's down. 47 years later and 26 boxes of homicide files interviews and evidence gathered, officer cion

. >> constituents are lobbying pat toomey will nominees like betsy devos. toomey plans to vote in favor of devos. >>> the travel ban heads to an appeals court tomorrow. he wants to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. it was put on hold after minnesota sued and -- either side could escalate the case by appealing to the u.s. supreme court. >>> a family is reunited after being kept apart because of president trump's executive order. only nbc 10 was at the home in allentown as that family celebrated. six family members arrived at jfk airport in new york. they were turned away at philadelphia international one week ago. now they are back with extended family already living in the u.s. matthew tells us it's been a stressful trip. >> going back to my life where -- >> it's still a dream but the dream has come true today. >> the newly arrived members of the family plan to make the lehigh valley their new home. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will reveal his budget proposal including $2 billion in cuts and savings without major

. >>> senator pat toomey's philadelphia office is moving. protesters have been showing up outside his office on jfk boulevard to raise concerns about the senator's support for president trump and his policies. you may recall the senator revealed he was voting for president trump on election day. as for the move, he says his lease is expiring. starting next month his office will be at the u.s. custom house on federal street. >>> philadelphia leaders tried to show how the extra money raised by the soda tax could pay for more than just preschool. >> renovations at libraries, parks and recs centers are on hold. revenue from the tax is supposed to pay for the improvement. even though the city isn't getting the money, you're still paying the taxes. businesses are starting to feel the effects. >> we went from paying $80 for box of syrup, now to about $130, $140. quite significant for a small business like ours. >> a judge will hear arguments against the soda tax in april. >>> tonight, officials at penn state say they're shutting down the fraternity

local teachers, school employees and parents rallied against betsy devos yesterday outside of pat toomey's office. they want toomey to break party rank and vote against secretary of education nominee. >> devas has no experience in education or experience in public schools. she's totally unfit. conflicts of interest. senator teemy should listen to constituents in his state and listen to those who have education in experience. toomey says he plans to vote for devas. >>> police are looking for more victims after that i have say they arrested a serial child abu abuser. worked as a handyman at several mobile home parks the in his trailer, police found thousands of images of child pornography, souvenirs of crimes against little girls and a diary of what he did to victims. they believe he is responsible for attacks up to 40 years ago. police say they have identified six victims, but they think more may come forward now that thomas is arrested. >>> take a look at this taxi cab out of control. bystanders dove for cover. others rushed to stop the ear screeching rampage in the streets of philadelphia

. >> regarding pat toomey's vote in support of devos his oke ice reverend us to a statement where the senator wrote in part that devos spend twatee decades of hr re tife and millions of dollars ensuring that children trapped in failing schools have the same oow.ortunities that middle clas and wealthy kids have. >> a few picketers say that the scssibility of diverting schoo funds will serve to destroy the system. >> i am with the catholic school it's great if you have a voucher for there but it shouldn't come from the pteolic school funds. >> and dr. miller says despite the decent between lawmakers and tereagaident truride he is not d surprised that only two gop senators voted again the nomination. in short he says that is sclitics. >> one thing with republicans and even moderates, we say privately wouth,ll take a lot o this stuff crazy as it is, and we'll give trump these things because we want tfuride ton mivs something and the economic package they want to put forward which is not whers. p's package. >> for those two republicans that voted against devos despite her pasagaion she is

other lawmakers decided instead of actually doing town halls, they're now doing conference calls >> pat toomey in pennsylvania did that. >> right. so i think right that they do have to listen to them to appoint. absolutely. >> alice lloyd thank you so much. we appreciate you coming in and your perspective >> thank you. >>> the white house's new guidelines on deportation are certainly rattling the nerves of immigrant communities nationwide. the new rules target up to 2 million undocumented immigrants. the big change involves nonviolent crimes, undocumented immigrants who use fake ids or drive without a license will be expelled >> white house plans to hire 15 new border patrol agents and construction will begin in part. and we can expect the revamped executive order on his temporary refuge and travel ban at least some time this week if not next, there seem to be some reports that say it may be delayed but as we've learned in the first month of his administration, anything is possible. it can be unexpected but we'll see it sooner or later >> all the is are dotted and ts are crossed. make sure tha

on tuesday, republican senator pat toomey met with gorsuch. >>> well, a long-running tax fight between atlantic city and one of its casinos has come to an end. >> we'll mean what the multimillion-dollar settlement means for borgata. >>> and ringling bros. circus. >>> look at the wind in the live view from center city philadelphia, feels like in the 20s. at 4:34. neighborhood forecast, just ahead. >> announcer: this portion of nbc10 news sponsored by morgan and morgan for the people. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> good morning, i'm jessica boyington watching the roads and we're watching the vine street expressway this morning. we're dealing with the construction closing it do

. >>> in delaware county last night, people angry at senator pat toomey demonstrated outside event in drexel hill. blasted toomey after he said he will vote to confirm betsy devos for education secretary. senate is evenly split on devos. final vote set for monday. >>> criminal misconduct complaint against new jersey governor chris christie. former firefighter filed a complaint over the george washington bridge lane closing scandal. accuses the governor of knowing about the plot against the mayor of fort lee and doing nothing to stop it. chris chr christy had denied knowing anything about it. >>> scheduled to be sentenced later for their role. the sentencing will now happen in march. >>> offer from the pros. that's what a student had in her pocket after being expelled for pursuing to play on the basketball team. >> took her catholic school to court after being told she couldn't be on the boys team. the school didn't have enough girls for the girls team. she wanted to play on boys team. lost lawsuit. family is appealing. church officials say its policy to expel any student for taking le

protesters against her nomination took to the streets outside the office of pennsylvania senator pat toomeyomey said will vote to confirm betsy devos. >>> french soldiers thwart add terror attack. it happened at an entrance to the shopping mall that extend beneath the museum. soldiers tried to fight off the suspect shouting god is great in arabic. then they opened fire shotting him five times, no word on the identity of the attacker who is hospitalized. a 29-year-old egyptian. >>> this weeks marks 29 years of frederick cione the only murder of a philadelphia police officer still unsolved. greg argos takes a look at the killing on a cold january morning. ♪ . >> reporter: officer cione was a one-year rookie is. >> reporter: 25 years old. working alone january 30th 1970 >> in his patrol car. he gets out to stop three african-american males. >> he approaches the three men. >> in the area of 17th and october ford. >> reporter: it's his last assignment. rookie ambushed shot multi-times >> he go it's down. 47 years later and 26 boxes of homicide files interviews and evidence gathered, officer cion

senator pat toomey's constituents orthopediced this event.ylvania republican did not attend. >>> also in center city, advocacy groups helped plan long-term resistance beyond the protest. dozens of people showed up at community action committee, action meeting to learn how to coordinate with others to speak out on issues. >>> people supporting president trump are also mobilizing to speak up for the leader they helped to elect. protests opposing the president's policies and nominees marked first month in office. now local group planning a rally to back mr. trump. organizer told us it's something the group was planning to do after the president's first 100 days in office. >> had to speed it up. so many anti-trump rallies. may not be able to wait. >> pro-trump rally is set for saturday, march 4 at noon. similar rallies will be going on across the country. >>> a man from philadelphia is leading an effort by muslims to raise money to repair a vandalized jewish cemetery in the midwest. >> someone toppled dozens of head stones in saint louis last wee

gathered outside republican senator pat toomey's office and called on him to oppose any repeal of aca without a good replacement. promised to keep concerns in mind. >> in new jersey chris christie supported donald trump on the campaign trail. now criticizing the role out of the executive order on immigration. >> the rollout of this executive order was terrible. the right people were not involved or consulted. >> however, the governor said president trump's intentions are in the right place. last night on msnbc christie told brian williams this policy was actually much better than the policy president trump introduced during the campaign. and coming up in our next half hour, break down the ongoing battle over the immigration order. why the white house says it is not a ban. tell you about the states filing lawsuits over the move. take a closer look at president trump's pick for supreme court. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf wants $10 million to help the state fight opioid addiction. money would be used to help first responders buy the overdose aneck done narcan. >>> pennsylvania stat

on tuesday, republican pennsylvania pat toomey met with gorsuch. >>> at the jersey shore, president trump's name is coming down from signs outside the trump taj mahal casino that closed last september. it required that the president's name be removed from the building by march if renovations or improvements were not made. >>> pennsylvania tom wolf joined by mayor jim kenney at city hall to speak out about a state wide abortion bill that would ban abortions at 20 weeks except in circumstances. >> pennsylvania is not and cannot afford to be place where women cannot make their own held care decisions. >>> sb 3 seeks to circumvent the ruling by enacting some of the most extreme legislation in women's health in the country. and that's not hyperbole. >>> and former vice president joe biden is keeping busy after leaving office. he's been elected chairman. board of trustees at the national constitution center. he succeeds florida governor jeb bush whose term ended in january. biden will also split his time between programs at the university of delaware and penn. >>> heading out right now, look at t

. >> in delaware county people angry at senator pat toomey demonstrated outside a republican event in drexel hill. toomey was not there. blasted toomey after he said he will vote to confirm betsy devos for secretary. evenly split and final vote set for monday. >> next week a judge will decide whether criminal misconduct complaint against chris christie can move forward. filed a complaint over the george washington bridge lane closing scandal. accuses the governor of knowing about the alleged revenge plot against the mayor of fort lee and doing nothing to stop it. christy has denied any involvement. ie has denied any involvement. >>> right the wind is blowing. that's north westerly wind. not a strong wind above the building level getting a little bit more wind. at the surface, not so much. temperatures are dropping as a result of that wind. and the cold is going to be with us through the day. cloudy and colder today. the wind blowing this afternoon will increase this evening. you'll feel cold gusty wind as clouds move out of the area. moving out the door right now. winds at 5 miles an

senator pat toomey confirmed he'll vote for the nominee pointing to her track order of helping childrenrom failing schools. one teacher we spoke with yesterday at this rally wasn't buying it. >> fair and equitable funding for our schools is incredibly important and i don't believe that that's going to happen if you have somebody who has an agenda that specifically does not benefit public schools. >> protest against devos are expected to continue through the confirmation vote on tuesday. >>> the irs is warning of a new scam that targets businesses, school districts, even nonprofits. nbc 10 tom costello reports they are tricking people to hand over their financial information. >> reporter: it's a new twist on an old e-mail phishing scam. at mitchell gold and bob williams furniture a thousand workers had their personal information compromised after several employees received an e-mail that appeared to come from the ceo. >> it was an e-mail that looked like it was from me and sounded like it was from me but it wasn't from me. >> reporter: the e-mail tricked employees into giving away compan

teachers made their voices heard outside senator pat toomey's office in center city.os is a fierce advocate for charter schools. many teachers we spoke to think she'll have a negative impact on the public school system. toomey indicated he will vote in favor. >>> new information about grace packer, the missing teenager found murdered. tonight nbc 10 sat down with a foster child who discovered grace's adopted father was abusing her and reported that to police seven years before the murder. crystal rodak lived in the same home with grace packer. 14-year-old grace was found dead in october months after her adopted mother sara packer reported her missing. rodak left the home in 2010 after finding a cell phone belonging to sara's former husband david. we want to warn you, some details are disturbing. >> he had her, like, dressed up in outfits. chained up to the ceiling. he had videos of the phone of her performing oral sex on him and him touching her. >> she says the images she found on packer's phone were of him and another foster child. david packer was eventually sent t

they gathered outside republican senator pat toomey's office and called on him to oppose any repeal of the aca without a good replacement. senator toomey who is in washington promised to keep concerns in mind. >>> he supported president trump on the campaign trail. now new jersey governor chris christie is chris sizing the rollout of the president's executive order on immigration. take a look. >>> it roll out of this executive order was terrible. the right people were not involved or consulted. >> however t governor said president trump's tensiintentioe in the right place. led to protest and confusion at airports around the country. trump administration insists the changes had been going smoothly. >> new jersey supreme court has rejected governor christie's request to overrule teacher contract. wanted to be able to override contracts and freeze district funding so he can create a new formula to distribute funding equally among the state school districts. >>> 5:37. repairs to closed river bridge. take a step forward today. crews expect to finish the work on one of eight touriwers that l

. >>> nine people were arrested after staging a sit in at senator pat toomey's philadelphia office today. police say they were arrested for disorderly conduct after refusing to leave his office, on jfk boulevard. the sit in lasted about an hour. the protesters were demanding that the senator hold an in person town hall meeting, senator toomey's office released a statement saying that staff met with protesters last thursday, and were unavailable today because of an office move, scheduled for tomorrow. >>> tonight president trump will outline his budget priorities, when he delivers his first speech to a joint session of congress. the president is keeping a busy schedule ahead of the speech. today he signed bills pro most ing women entrepreneur ship and careers in space exploration. he also signed two executive orders one bolsters support for historically black colleges and universities and others reviews how to protect small bodies of water from pollution. >>> cbs news coverage of the president trump's address to congress starts at 9:00 o'clock tonight, followed by response from democrats.

. >> horrible who oppose president trump's pick for secretary of education are hoping senator pat toomeyainst her. hundreds of teachers, employees and parents rallied at media. they're demanding in any vote against betsy devos tomorrow. senator toomey is, of course, republican, he could make or break the billionaire's confirmation. democrats lead three knows in the gop. last week, two republican senators announced they would not support her. >>> family of steven floyd announced funeral services. a first visitation will happen friday at memorial hall. there will be a second saturday morning, followed boy a funeral service and burial for 47-year-old. lieutenant floyd died last week during a hostage standoff at the james t vaughn correctional center near smyrna. >>> a young hero remembered one year after he died trying to save his farther, his norristown honored his family. he never came out. his father did though. how do you cope with such a loss? his family spoke to jennifer joyce tonight. >> his memory to keep going on and on, i want everybody to remember sanford as a hero >> sending lov

a gathering at pat toomey's center city office and people taken away in police vans.olice arrested nine people and cited them for disorderly conduct after they refused to leave. hundreds more chanted and cheered as officers led the protesters out one by one. the group said they weren't going to leave until toomey agreed to have a town hall meeting with his constituents. his office responded with this statement, senator toomey believes that civility is a necessary part of a productive conversation. he does not support the actions of the protesters today who disobeyed the lawful request from the philadelphia police department. >>> to this now, new at 6:00, a montgomery county man is accused of filming the inside of a school locker room during a swim meet. john lyons jr. walked into a locker room at the high school and started recording video on his cell phone. the school was hosting an invitational swim meet. because so many kids were involved the girls had to use the boy's locker room. he's charged with invasion of privacy. >>> hit over the head and st stuffed in her o

. >>> this event was organized by senator pat toomey's constituents. the senator did not attend. meanwhile dozens of local groups helped lay the ground work for what they call long term resistance in philadelphia tonight. nbc 10 in center city where hundreds showed up to learn how to coordinate with others to make their voices heard. >>> new at 11, new jersey governor chris christie has come under fire in the past for the amount of time he spends out of state. records show new jersey taxpayers dished out more than $300,000 to pay for the governor's security detail while he trafford last year. during his run for the presidency in 2015 it was more than double that. that kris brings his two year told to more than $700 million. >>> a police pursuit ended in a crash. police say the suspect was taken into custody of a slamming right into a tree. no word on injuries or what sparked this pursuit. >>> new at 11:00, a deadly shooting outside an auto zone in north hampton county. skyforce10 over this scene on nazareth road in palmer township. police responded just before 10:00. they found b

pat toomey made a big issue out of it and pointed out that a dangerous criminal had been let loose onhe streets instead of being turned over to ice. that helped him win reelection. that helped trump in pennsylvania. milwaukee is a century city. detroit. auburn, michigan. with the sanctuary city policy is it puts the interests of illegals about the safety of everybody else. host: another viewer saying clearly congressman ellison isn't about to give up the dnc chair limelight. it should be entertaining to shadow followz's him about. as soon as tom perez was elected as chair of dnc, he had this to say. begin byd like to making a motion. have discussed with a good friend. and his name is keith ellison. [applause] and the motion i would like to make to the body is a motion suspending the rules, if i may. to appoint keith ellison deputy chair of the democratic national committee. [applause] tell me the -- phrase i'm supposed to utter? a second? all for? opposed? the silence is deafening. the motion passes. congressman, the floor is yours. and hism perez runner-up in that race getting about

. >> and tonight senator pat toomey will vote for betsy devos embattled nominee for secretary of education and the senate pushed back the confirmation vote until monday. in the meantime they approved nominations of scott pruit at epa administration tore. dates have not been scheduled yet. >> and football is top of mind with the super bowl coming up this weekend. >> right now there's a big push to change the game for young players all in the nail of safety. >> nicole brewer is here with what the changes are and how it might affect the sport, nicole. >> reporter: this is called modified tackle ukee and jeff and governing body of football hopes it cuts back on injuries and convinces parents not to let their kids my tackle football which has seen a decline in the ages 6 to 12. >> from concerns over safety to fewer students willing to play they decided it's time to change the game. >> anything to make it safer is a plus. >> we have to protect the child first. >> as part of pilot program usa football will change several rules in small number of leagues for ages 5 to 14 and determine which adjust

they want pat toomey to change his mind whether to confirm her her. he said he would vote to confirm de vos. >> in other news, this is one superbowl that football fans will remember. >> new england patriots trailing, make dramatic come back in over time over the atlanta falcons. in the third quarter the falcons with 21 to three lead, matt ryan throws 6-yard touchdown pass to kevin coleman, that made the score 28-three atlanta then in the fourth quarter patriots begin their amazing come back. james white scored. then they made the two-point conversion to tie the game. force first over time ever in superbowl history. then over time, white sealed the deal, scoring again as the patriots beat the falcons 34 to 28. and in the biggest come back in superbowl history. >> thank you to all of our fans, everyone, back in boston , new england shall we love you. you have been with us all year , we are bringing this sucker home. >> now, not only did the patriots take home the vince lombardi trophy for the fifth time, tom brady get the superbowl mvp award for the fou

trump's controversial choice for education secretary, today a media dozens of people rallied to urge pat toomeyvote no on betsy devos and she is a billionaire donor to the republican party and protesters say she is not qualified and seeking to dismantle public education and senator toomey said he will support her and several republican senators said they will vote against her. >>> moving on to the accuweather forecast and there was a little warmer today than yesterday and the temperatures will climb even higher during the workweek and metrologist melissa magee has the first check of the accuweather forecast melissa. >> walter certainly it wasn't a bad day across delaware and lehigh and the high is 43 and 1 degree where we should be this time of year, across the mitt atlantic numbers are 20, 30 and 37 philadelphia, 29 in buffalo, 44 degrees in roanoake virginia and the wind chill is a factor and 31 factoring the wind and feeling 19 in buffalo, 29 the current wind chill in pittsburgh and 38 in charleston west virginia. here is satellite six along with action radar we have a partly cloudy sky acro

they were trying to send a message to pennsylvania senator pat toomey.ns out senator toomey was not there tonight. it comes as he announced his intention to vote to confirm betsy devos as education secretary. >>> testimony begins tomorrow in the penalty phase of the civil trial involving this deadly building collapse in philadelphia. all six defendants were found liable in the case. now the jury has to decide how much each defendant will pay to the survivors and relatives who filed the suit. seven people died and 12 others were hurt when a wall crushed the salvation army thrift store on market street in june of 2013. the jury is expected to begin deliberating in about a week. >>> a montgomery county woman accused in the rape and murder of her adopted daughter is facing federal charges tonight. nbc 10 has learned today sara packer charged with theft of federal money and recordsix÷ tampering. she's accused of cashing thousands of dollars of social security checks for her daughter grace after grace was killed. the 14-year-old was found dismembered in the wo

zplierchlt protesters gathered outside pat toomey's office. they want him to oppose any repeal of the aca without a good replacement. the senator, who is in washington, promised to keep their concerns in mind. >>> more reaction to president trump's issue on immigration. >> four states have filed a lawsuit against the trump's administration. those states are washington, massachusetts, virginia, and new york. they say other states could join. the white house now insists the immigration restrictions are not a ban even though president trump has used that language himself. >>> new jersey governor chris christie was a big supporter of president trump on the campaign trail, but today he criticized the roll-out of the president's executive order. >> the roll-out of this executive order was terrible. the right people were not involved or consulted. >> the governor said president trump's intentions are in the right place, but the president deserved a better start than what we saw. the executive order led to confusion, and these protests at airport acro

. >>> meanwhile back here in pennsylvania, senator pat toomey, facing backlash for not connecting with the people dozens of people rallied outside his harrisburg office tea handing natalie senator pick up the phone, protesters are demanding answers regarding president trump's immigration order. toomey's office say they have spoken on multiple occasions and continue to offer to meet with people in the offer. >>> syrian refugees who re settled in northeast philadelphia took part in the the special event at reading terminal market. those refugees joined hey fair resident for cooking demonstration and dinner last night as part of the series called breaking bread, break ing barriers, that aims to bring cultures together through food. >> the most important thing that we can say right now is sending a clear signal of welcome and being opened to everyone that wants to be part of the philadelphia community here. >> the cooking demonstration where is led by cammal family of cammal's middle eastern sessionties and jack mack david of jack down home diner. they work together to create a menu to fus

very moment the demonstrators learned that betsy devos had been confirmed, they gathered outside pat toomey'sice hoping he would have changed his mind and voted against her and he voted for her. a local hockey club is mourning the death of a popular player tonight and the skating club in chestnut hill confirmed the death of nick bond captain of under 18 team and collapsed coming off the ice following a game on sunday, he died yesterday at einstein medical center and we are awaiting further details on the circumstances surrounding bond's death. philadelphia police are trying to bring in bandit and accomplices and restaurant owners in west and southwest philadelphia will be glad when they do and action news reporter is live with dann cuellar and dann what are the details here. >> reporter: police say the main bandit lost with a store owner but did not stop him from carrying on and got another partner apparently no experience required because he doesn't seem to know what he is doing, this all began on november 27 at the gm mini market at 401 north 64 the suspect normally wear as mask but somehow

the aca, resurrected life community church hosted the healthcare town hall and invited senator pat toomeycome but he did not come. a chester city police over on the mend tonight after accidentally shooting himself in side the police station at 1:00 this afternoon, the officer suffered a graze wound to his leg and treated at the medical center the incident is under investigation, wilmington spike in violence claimed two more lives the victims were gunned down on 2200 block of north market street just before 11:00 this morning, one died at the scene, the other died at cristiana hospital tonight, police swat team shut down the street for hours today as they search for the gunman but so far they have made no arrests. there has been an arrest in a double shooting at a vfw facility in willing bureau new jersey and 31 brandon washington has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two security guards were shot last thursday night at post 4919 on creek view road. police say more charges are expected. report of a stolen car with a child inside last night it turned out to be a hoax. and no