pennsylvania is 25th. overall there were more than 7 million complaints this year about calls that violated the do not call registry. that's couple double the number from 2016. optimism over tax reform. the dow up 140 points and closed at a new record its 70th this year. looks like futures pointing to a higher open. reports on housing starts and building permits due out later today. that's the latest in business. >> thank you maribel. >>> back to those robo calls they literally have destroyed using a phone. home phone you never get calls you want from who you want any more. >> even if you're on the do not call list. >> it doesn't matter. they find a way through it. >> i almost missed a call from someone who i actually wanted to hear from the other day because i wasn't paying attention to the call waiting thing. >> we needhy. >> this is light nuisance stuff. allentown ready to pick up some of it. the earlier showers down in chester county, delaware county, montgomery county appear to be falling apart a litt

role.jamin franklin's what the pennsylvania petition -- would be pennsylvania petition been given as much weight had not been the president of the society? prof. polgar: interesting question. there are two petitions from quaker yearly meetings that were also presented. these meetings have nothing to do with franklin. he did not sign the petition. on the one hand, you could say his role was not necessary for them to be heard. however, his signature on that document acts to sort of signal to congress that the principles of the pennsylvania abolition society are relevant. that is the role his signature and involvement played. that was a very important one in this attempt to sort of project larger national congruence with the pennsylvania abolitionist society. james jackson accused franklin of being senile in the debates. he said this is the only way franklin could've possibly signed this petition. franklin got his revenge. he wrote a satire in a local newspaper imagining in algerian politician defending the slavery of christians 100 years before. of course, franklin was a master of sati

she worked for the pennsylvania f.f.a. association, was known as momma b by the commonwealth youth leaders of agriculture. enny inspired thousands of teenagers to have passion and a drive to pursue their dreams. she is survived by her loving husband, high school, and sweetheart michael. her son, teenagers to have passion and a and his wife. and her daughter. and her husband. as well as her parents, george and shirley. she also leaves her grandchildren. mr. speaker, my heart is heavy for the entire family as well as for penny's extended family at the pennsylvania f.f.a. association. and the new kingstown volunteer fire company. penny dedicated her life to helping others, especially our youth. her memory will live on in the hearts of all those whose lives she's touched. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: withou

they talk about pennsylvania. but i got to tell you. the friday night lights story started in pennsylvania. with all due respect to my friends from texas, the keystone state was the first when it came to friday night lights. and the great pride it brought to these communities. the 2017 teams of cathedral prep and wilmington high school along with pine richland rams which is just outside the third district and they won a state championship, again, they add to this really storied history of football in western pennsylvania. more importantly, they add to the local lohr and pride of strength in communities like erie and new wilmington, pennsylvania. the hard work, the perseverance, the hometown pride that allowed each of these teams to reach a championship is a reflection on the communities, the families, and the people that live in these towns. so, again, i say to the ramblers, the rams, congratulations, great job, guys. although i am a golden tornado from butler, pennsylvania, i am proud to say go ramblers, go greyhounds, and go, rams. wi

the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. brady: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman raskin.yland, mr. mr. raskin: i thank the member for yielding and his leadership. and salute ms. speier and mr. hearp for their work. i rise in strong support of h.r. 630, which requires all members, staffers, and interns to undergo annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training to of us our all individual all of our hill offices and also in our district offices setting forth what the rights and protections are of our employees so they know this is how we got rid of minimum wage violations, violations of overtime protections in america. and this is how we will eliminate sexual harassment here on capitol hill. from coast to coast, america is in an uproar over sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. from capitol hill to the white house, from the offices of fox news in new york to the studios of hollywood, from washington, to alabama, high officials and media luminaries are learning that sexual harassment re

a mall function occurred on the lift in pennsylvania. the resort saying one of the chairs slipped along the haul rope and slid back words causing a domino effect, sandwiching the passengers between the chairs. my jaw dropped and i sat there for a while and watched everybody, watching the emergency personnel coming up. they were on the scene right away. >> reporter: five people were injured, rescuers taking up to two hours to lower them to the ground one by one. at 7:00 a.m. we'll have more on the accident with the "g.m.a." first look, kendis gibson, abc news new york. hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance! ico's got you covered! like a blanket! houston? you seng this? geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. turn up your swagger game with one a day men's. geico. ♪ a complete multivitamin with key nutrients plus b vitamins for heart health. your one a day is showing. go wrong starting the morning with cute puppies,

pennsylvania avenue. and the willard family, when they were brought in by the owners of the property to upgrade the status of the property, wanted to bring in all of those things that people had been experiencing in other cities, including in europe and new york. >> henry clay came to washington in 1808. and along with henry clay came barrels of kentucky straight sour mash whiskey, otherwise known as bourbon. the barrels he brought from bourbon county where stamped with bourbon county for tax reasons, that is how the name evolved for bourbon. and he discovered that those in washington, washingtonians, were drinking mint juleps with rum or brandy. he was appalled and decided to show people the proper way to make a southern style mint julep. he is to relish in showing people how to make them. southern style, with kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. and we continue to practice that legacy here, using henry clay's original recipe. in fact, henry clay traditionally, in the beginning of every new session of cong

shapiro and ross both say the potential law would undermine pennsylvania state law. >> we don't know what those permit holders have gone through in order to be licensed as well as whether they even had a

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pennsylvania turn general josh shapiro and richard ross say they are against legislation that would how people to care concealed handguns in any state as long as the gun owner is licensed in their home state. >> i think my responsibility to protect people's second amendment rights very, very seriously. i also take very seriously public safety. this federal bill under mines both. >> it posts some problems for police officers on the streets in their attempts to validate the many different permits that they may come across in the country. >> the consumer carry reciprocity act could be up for a vote later this week in the house. >>> change of plans upper perkiomen school district board halts construction on a controversial new middle school, so far taxpayers have spent 10 million-dollar on a project along montgomery avenue in pennsburg. new majority on the board made the decision after being sworn in last night. this project had split the communities, some say the school is needed to ease overcrowding but others, they want to reinvest money in to academics and other area. >> we thought

just by one estimate, when i consider just pennsylvania, here are some of the numbers on pennsylvania. in pennsylvania, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program has allowed nearly 5,000 young people to come forward to pass a background check, to live and to work legally in this country. that was the promise. you come forward and you allow a background check to proceed and you pass it and you work legally in this country. what kind of impact would play out in pennsylvania if those 5,900 young people were lost because daca was ended? the cost for our state, by 1 estimate, is $357 million. the national number is extraordinarily high. for the 800,000 young people who have lived in the united states since their childhood, if daca ends, the national economy loses $460 -- more than 46$0 billion, that's billion with a "b," as opposed to the pennsylvania number which is in the millions. the nation would lose $460 billion over a decade -- so roughly $460 billion every year for ten years. why would we do that? why would anyone want that to happen, to have that kind of economic hit to t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for five minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, again, i'm honored to be accorded the privilege of standing in the well of the congress of the united states of america. mr. speaker, the american poet robert frost penned a poem with the words, two roads diverged in the woods, and i took the one less traveled. mr. speaker, in a metaforcal sense today, sometime afternoon, shortly after 12:00, i will take the road less traveled. mr. speaker, i ask that no one take this journey with me. i am absolutely convinced that this is a road worth traveling, but i have not asked that others travel this road and will not. after 12:00 today, i will present articles of impeachment, and there are many who want to know what's next, what will happen after there's a vote. mr. speaker, i will spashiate those concerns after the -- spaciate those concerns after the vote, but i will take the road less traveled and i believe that it wil

we actually just got an update from pennsylvania state police.ll us that they're watching nine separate crashes all across the region. we're trying to get some more information about some of those spots they're watching. we know they're looking at the schuylkill expressway and mill creek road underpass in lower merion township and in upper merion township schuylkill expressway, again, we're going to continue to keep an eye on the roads out here, keep you posted. if you are heading out today, avoid the schuylkill expressway because as we've said it is backed up. meteorologist steve sosna will be back in just a moment with the details of your neighborhood first alert forecast. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. here's your receipt. have a nice day! ♪

the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: mr. president, how much time is remaining on the majority side? the presiding officer: ten and a half minutes. mr. toomey: thank you. i will be brief. let me respond briefly to my colleague from my state of pennsylvania. our bill increases the child tax credit. our bill lowers the tax burden on every category of income earners, including working families, middle-income families, every category. as my colleague from colorado demonstrated kindly, he showed in the chart, that the biggest proportional savings go to the lower-income families, and the pro-growth policy is going to create more job opportunities and higher wages. so let's see. more money in child tax credit, less taxes owed on the part of families, and more job opportunities and higher wages. i think it's a pretty safe bet that is good for kids. i think it is a pretty safe bet that when families make more money it's good for the kids. i think most of my constituents would probably agree with that. we heard folks on th

places closer to the pennsylvania border get get an inch. if you are south towards fredricksburg or culpepper, you are not going to see as much. my main concern is untreated secondary neighborhood roads. light snow on cold ground will cause tricky spots for travel on saturday morning. here's a look at the new year's eve weekend. 27 for new year's eve itself. looks like midnight wind chills will be running around 10 degrees. new year's day 24. that will be as cold as it was today outside. we stay cold in the 20s and 30s with light snow on wednesday and thursday next week. >> . they. >>> the number of police officers killed in 2017 hit the second lowest mark in as of today 128 officers died in the line of duty. that's down 10% from 2016 when 143 officers died. 66 were gunned down. that data comes from the law enforcement memorial fund. the only year in the last five decades with fewer deaths was 2013 when 116 officers were killed. >>> president trump is looking ahead to the new challenges in 2018 while reflecting on his accomplishments from th

i just want to point out that the weather is always like this in pennsylvania.ed guests for being here today but i especially want to welcome vice president joe biden. vice president. [ applause ] >> we are truly honored to have you here today since you began your career you have stood up for the middle class, for working people, for families and the interests of the less fortunate everywhere. your time in the senate and in the white house have made this country better and i just want to welcome you back home to pennsylvania. [ applause ] >> i'm proud to be here to help commemorate the opening of the new museum, this museum of the american revolution that will act as a monument to the lives of those who created this great nation. there is no better home for this museum than in philadelphia, than in pennsylvania, am i right? [ applause ] >> because this museum tells the story of the women and the men who created this nation right here in philadelphia where this nation began. located with only -- within only a few blocks of the museum are a number of historic trea

north of the pennsylvania turnpike they have seen close to the two inches.seen those numbers, most areas it's a coating to inch. 27 degrees, light wind out of southwest at 3 to 6 miles per hour. overnight tonight, here we go, partly cloudy, icy cold, 12 outlying suburbs. 16 for center city. look at the winds picking up out of the northwest, 10 to 20, windchills close to zero if n we get into the late evening hours down in the single digits. windchills tomorrow morning anywhere from zero to 5 below north and west. 5 above in philadelphia. 15 below in the poconos. it's single digits feels-like temperatures all day ringing in the new year, it will feel like zero in philadelphia. 5 below in allentown and 20 below in the poconos. new year's day, 9:00 a.m., zero in philadelphia with the winds, zero in allentown and 4 below ie celebration 6:00 p.m. temperature, 17. midnight temperature, 12. windchillsovering close to zero. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast old man winter will continue to have a stronghold on the area the entire week. 22 tomorrow. 19 mond

kellye: breaking right now come a shooting spree targeting officers in pennsylvania declared an act of terror. an explosive report regarding president trump ticking to gets the last-minute shopping. the christmas crunch is happening in our area. >> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. kellye: the department of homeland security calling last night's shooting your pennsylvania state capital a terror attack. authorities say that officers were targeted after a former rain was charged for a terror plot in san francisco was foiled. q mccray has the very latest developments. q: officials say the shooter in pennsylvania came to the u.s. on an extended saudi-based visa. terror investigations are going on right now on both coasts, in pennsylvania and california. authorities are investigating two terror plots. in harrisburg, police determine a string of shootings targeting law enforcement was an act of terror. the police say the 51-year-old attacked the police in three places, first opening fire at a police officer in his police car, later shooting and hitting a state trooper before sp

the two largest states new york and pennsylvania new york is going to go with the democrats and pennsylvania could go to the republicans. so i don't to ruin this story. tell you how it turns out but i would say this. lincoln persuades almost nobody from the democrats to vote for him in 1864 they have in 1860 -- nearly 48% of white northern men will not o vote in 1864. isn't that amazing been imreats national crisis with our greatest president or for the greatest purpose that democrats will vote for george in the ends of the war. 80,000 votes in krit corral areas not elected abraham lincoln so number that we may have heard in recent elections about the same percentage we understand now, but the retrocollege did what it was supposed to do to give lincoln a great mandate and so coming out of the election there's no question that all of the things republicans are pursuing but what we need to remember all through reconstruction that nearly half of what northern men haven't changeed their mind but there's a crucial part of the story that we usual lily leave out so eager to cheer on grant and lee,

what we saw in pennsylvania -- -- in pennsylvania was a 2012 turnout. we saw things in philadelphia looking like we expected them to look in terms of turnout. the rest of the state -- if you are familiar with pennsylvania, it is a rectangle. the rest of the state looked different. bush beat dukakis there in 1988. clinton won his two races there. and then the other 62 counties. you can see that bush beat kerry there by 250,000. in 2012, romney defeated clinton. trump wins by 700,000. more than covering the vote differential that he was down in the southeast part of the state. so these bring up some points. -- points that we were not used to seeing and pollsters don't like to admit, but we had to. we saw miami look like 2012. typical presidential turnout that we have seen. but then there were places in the panhandle, jacksonville, tampa that looked like 2014 and it was going to be good for republicans. pollsters like one turnout model for the whole state. i have done high turnout models with higher-than-expected african-american and hispanic voters in tex

more than 178,000 children in pennsylvania get low cast healthcare coverage. congress missed the deadline in september to reauthorize funding for that program. >> with every day that goes by, our concern increases. we need congress to act quickly. so kids and their families are no longer left wondering whether they're going to have healthcare at the end of january. >> c.h.i.p. is available for families whose income is above 133% of the federal poverty level. >>> new details about a deadly crash that killed a south jersey teenager. the driver involved in the accident is now charged with aggravated manslaughter. his name has not been released because he was a juvenile at the time. he was driving a stolen vehicle when it crashed into the back of a tractor trailer on route 130 last month. his 15-year-old passenger was killed. >>> an emotional morning for the wilmington fire department. nbc 10 at the fire station in the trolley square neighborhood, that's where crewed honored lieutenant arty hope. lieutenant hope died two months after she was injured, fighting this

one in pennsylvania, one in new jersey.e good news in pennsylvania. 476 free and clear of crashes. 76, it's just volume that's delaying your drive time as you go eastbound between the pennsylvania turnpike and center city. a problem between woodhaven and the vine. the drive time 30 minutes. here's what we're dealing with. we're dealing with just minutes ago a disabled vehicle, 95 southbound before girard. i brought this camera up because a couple of minutes, it was still backed up at the betsy ross bridge. there was a lot of delay because of the disabled vehicle. there was a multi-vehicle crash in the area. the last few minutes, most of it has cleared. traffic is running normally. if you are waiting a little on 95, it's a residual delay because of the backup. an issue northbound at 32, the exit for route 561. there was a crash. it is clearing, but you see this is 295 approaching that crash scene. it is still backing up. your drive time as you go northbound on 295 between 16 and route 38, that still is a 35-minute drive. we'

and they go on to say across the state, meaning pennsylvania, more than 1.8 million households claim the state and local tax deduction for a total of $ 32.4 billion. we're particularly concerned that the loss of state and local tax deduction will harm homeowners and property values. without the state and local tax deduction, our taxpayers, pennsylvania taxpayers, would be doubleably taxed. this is contrary to the intentions of our founding fathers and overturns the precedent set in the civil war income tax proposed by -- imposed by president lincoln and again in the original federal tax code of 1913. there is strong rationale why the state and local tax was included as one of the original six federal tax deductions. simply put, the state and local tax deduction is not a special loophole, but instead a core principle of fiscal federalism that should be preserved now. that's the letter and there's more to go on, but -- signed by a series of individuals who are elected representatives in pennsylvania, including, those who represent dauphin county. so every year successful blue chip stat

a quick look at pennsylvania. lostry clinton pennsylvania. here is what is interesting. and what we did not see until about 2-3 weeks to go in other states like this, particularly florida. the margin of victory in the similar to pretty and obama had done in 2008 2012. you average out obama's margin of victory in the suburban philadelphia counties, you get about 179,000 votes for hillary clinton. in philadelphia county, the same as philadelphia city, it is going democrat all the way back 455,000and she gets margin votes there. not quite what obama had done in his races prior, but add that to the margin of victory that she enjoyed, she was basically where obama was. what we saw in pennsylvania -- was a 2012 turnout. we saw things in philadelphia looking like we expected them to look in terms of turnout. -- if youf the state are familiar with pennsylvania it is a rectangle. the rest of the state looked different. bush beat the caucus there in 1988. clinton won his two races there. and then the other 62 counties. you can see that bush beat kerry there by 250,000. in 2012, ro

we're also looking at construction on the pennsylvania turnpike. more details coming up. >> all right. thank you. >>> after establishing a life for nearly 30 years in the united states, a south jersey couple will likely be deported back to mexico before sunrise. [ chanting ] >> these are prayers from supporters of oscar humberto campos outside cory booker's camden office yesterday. the family hoped his influence would help initiate a stay on their deportation. however, immigration officials denied the request. senator booker says it's sad to see the family needmentsly torn a-- needlessly torn apart. the couple's children may have to face the reality of living without their parents. >> my parents always motivate me. my little brother motivates me. i'm going to have to try and be a mother to him and support him. you know, make him have a life that i had, that my manners made me have. >> the campos family has to be at newark airport within the hour to check in. then their flight to mexico takes off at 6:35 this morning. we'll have a reporter live at t

pennsylvania ranked 25th. you might get some relief soon. the fcc has given phone companies more power to block row bow calls. experts suggest call blocking services through your phone carrier or a call blocking app. also never press a number if you receive a row bow call. that could lead to even more calls. >> also tonight. transforming a troubled neighborhood. nine new business owners set up shop on kensington avenue. denise nakano shows us. they are ready to take on the challenge. >> reporter: dreams do come true. as they have for the owners of the nine proposed businesses. winners of the store front challenge. >> i'm excited. to be a part of the revilelization. >> breathing new life into the avenue. in coffee roaster and retailer called cafe. >> we want to provide jobs. and donate a percentage of the proceeds to non-profit to help solve opportunity gap here. >> from art and sound studio to a day care and restaurant. this stretch will be transformed by the summer of 2018. >> reporter: the reimagined project will stretch from f. to k stree

parts of pennsylvania. >>> yes, five feet of snow and climbing. parts of the north and east getting socked with winter weather as a cold front brings single digits for new year's revellers. >> and white house getting ready to roll out the frame work of an infrastructure plan. can the president get democrats on board? good morning and welcome to "early start." >> if i'm a betting man, bipartisan ship, that is a stretch in this climate it's wednesday, december 27th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. 10:00 a.m. in london. we start with the weather. outside is indeed frightful. snowfall records being shattered as temperatures dip in ain't wither blast invading much of the north and east. check out some cool time lapse video of this record breaking snowfall in erie, pennsylvania. people there got over 5 feet of snow since christmas day and it is not over yet. >> yeah, but there are a lot of people trying to make the best of it. this man broke out his skis to get around his neighborhood. even some dogs are having a hard time getting around in this, but they get to

he wanted pennsylvania avenue to be the avenue of everyone's dreams. the commission decided the willard hotel should be demolished and open park space should be created. an auction was held. admission was one dollar. the hotel was stripped of everything. see 48lobby, you will tiles were removed. in the restoration, we restored them. chandeliers were taken. the ballroom was stripped of its a lot of we lost beautiful architecture in the hotel. after a 15 year battle, it was decided that public affection would save the hotel and it would be restored. it was a three-year process to bring it back. there is something special about the willard. it is born not just from its architecture, but that this was a place that has witnessed history being made and had wonderful people coming to it. announcer: you can watch this and other programs by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >> jefferson probably knew more about more things than any single man in north america. i am including franklin and that . everyone was impressed by the extent of his knowledge. ad

he wanted pennsylvania avenue to be the avenue of everyone's dreams. the commission decided the willard hotel should be demolished and open park space should be created. an auction was held. admission was one dollar. you are asked to bring chisels and hammers. the hotel was stripped of everything. in the lobby, you will see 48 tiles were removed. in the restoration, we restored them. chandeliers were taken.

there is also an accident on the westbound pennsylvania turnpike before willow grove.e there is block, also, two lanes block on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike for construction. also, speaking of construction , there is construction on the ramp from roosevelt boulevard southbound , onto i76 westbound , crews are blocking all of the lanes there, intermittently, so keep that in mind, as well. >>> planning forever homes for more than a thousand animals was the mission at the 23rd street armory in center sit. >> i over the past few days, the brandywine valley spca hosed the tri-state area's largest pet adoption event. dogs and cats of all ages and sizes were available for just $20 each, the june mega adoption event held at bellevue state park placed more than 1100 animals in two days. >> well, coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning, why eagles nation was on the edge of their seats in the fourth quarter. >> it may be the most wonderful time of the year for you, but also the busiest time for the us postal service. we are taking you live behin

the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that there now be 30 minutes equally divided for debate only with no amendments or motions in order and with the majority leader being recognized at the conclusion of that time. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: we're going to have several of our colleagues on our side take five minutes each and we're going to start with senator sanders. mr. sanders: mr. president, as i think about what's going on here today, i think this is in many ways a historic day, a day that historians will look back on december 1, 2007. and they will conclude that today is a day of one of the great robberies act of criminal activities if you like in the modern history of this country because the federal treasury is being looted tonight. as we speak, there are lobbyists all over capitol hill writing down in handwriting amendments

. >> 4:38a pennsylvania woman is left speechless when she sees her electric bill. a simple mistake turned night a pretty big statement. >> also ahead several people are injured after gunfire erupts outside of a memphis mall. >> record snowfall from the northeast to the midwest. we'll have the latest on whiteout conditions in parts of the region. david. >> our temperatures are running in the 20's, some of you in the teens and the wind chills everybody is in the teens this morning. there might be a spot of snow coming through parts of south jersey and delaware. we'll check it out on storm tracker6 live double scan coming up. >> ♪ >> old man winter has brought a big wallop to a large swath of a nation. record shattering accumulation of snow falling in parts of pennsylvania and new york with more than 50-inches in some spots. >> well, more than third of the country is now facing subzero arctic air and some dangerously cold wind chills. here's serena marshall with the details. >> reporter: whiteout conditions creating white knuckle driving across the country. from the c

it's not reaching the ground yet in pennsylvania.t and much to new york and eastern ohio, it's reaching the ground and some of that area is moving to the east. the clouds will be increasing and by tomorrow morning, a little bit of light snow up towards the poconos and it will be warm enough because temperatures are warming through the night for it to be rain in parts of berks county and lehigh valley for the first thing in the morning and the temperatures should be above the freezing mark throughout the area. so not anticipating any significant driving problems. then the problems in the afternoon happen because we're going to be seeing temperatures going into the 30s by afternoon and then it's going to get even colder as we head toward tomorrow night. that is going to be when we get really cold and we're going to be seeing these areas of snow come in not just tomorrow but the bigger system is going to be coming in on thursday. and on thursday, here comes an area of light snow. remember how cold it is going to be on wednesday and wedn

in his suburban pennsylvania community. he was the first democrat elected in 60 years the statehouse. the first democrat ever reelected to congress. and the first democrat to chair the montgomery county board of commissioners. a final personal note, his wife, francesca, is one of our most valued and talented volunteers. we cannot let that go without saying! [applause] >> hello everybody! i am so happy that all of you are here it is a beautiful day. you could have been doing other things. and i really appreciate your choice to be here with us. let me just say how much i appreciate what nancy hammeke marshall and her great staff to hear at the abington township library. this is a magnificent community asset. and nancy, thank you and keep on trucking! we are lucky to have such a wonderful library here. it does not matter that the air conditioning is not working. we are going to raise the temperature a little bit today anyway! who have a good discussion and i hope that you have a lot of questions and comments to make after i ma

daylin leach announced he's stepping back but he's still holding on to his place in the pennsylvania state senate. he's accused of acting inappropriately and some are calling on leach to resign. deanna durante has the latest. >> reporter: he has not talked to state senator since the accusations were made public and he says that does not matter as he's calling on the state senator to resign. >> we need to make a statement about what kind of commonwealth we are. >> staffers were there but no leach today. and no one answered the door at his home. calls for his resignation come after some say they felt uncomfortable. she says she was offended by a sexualized tone in the office saying, "when i expressed my discomfort, daylin suggested i just didn't get the joke and labeled me a prude." a long-time friend joan says she doesn't believe the allegations. you saw him yesterday. how was he? >> he was hurt. he was sad and it's hard. he dedicated his life to the people of pennsylvania to the district and for them to turn on him like that is crazy. >> reporter: she says she's disappointed for the

pennsylvania governor tom wolf was at the children's hospital of philadelphia today. he resigned the children's health insurance program or chip. however, federal funding for the program ran out in september after congress failed to reauthorize it. governor wolf is willing to work with congress to keep the program alive. >>> nearly 82 toyota tune dras rumbled through philadelphia to deliver meals to the hungry. the food drive received its largest donation ever, 170 tons of food. it's the 11th year of the tri-state toyota dealer association haul away hunger program and campaign. all of this food enough to feed 350,000 hungry philadelphians at the headquarters >> we started out with five trucks and a couple of dealers getting involved doing the best we can >> the problem is it's big, the response from people like toyota and the partners here is getting bigger. >> they say the hunger problem is growing and any help is welcome. cbs3 is a proud partner of this food drive. >>> last minute deals for last minute shoppers >>> a little more than a week left to buy the gifts. on

this was your window to do it. 47 in the pennsylvania suburbs. delaware, 49. 51 in south jersey.jersey shore, 53. philadelphia, 51. yes, we have cloud cover. a few peaks of sunshine but we'll watch those clouds continue to thicken as the evening wears on. in b in bedminister, 48. oxford, 48. very popular numbers. so we're very comfortable, in the upper 40s and low 50s right now. let's zoom on in to philadelphia. it's 51 at the airport. 52 at society hill. 49 in parkside. 51 for all of you. we're looking at 52 in parkwood. so it's comfortable. we should be 49th time of year for our daytime high. we exceeded that today. we're going to do it again tomorrow and then you best get ready for winter and here's why. we're going to see rain showers tomorrow. we'll see a light rain shower in the morning and then we'll see a steadier heavier rain tomorrow afternoon and early wednesday morning. temperatures tomorrow are near 60 degrees. it's going to be very comfortable. don't be fooled. temperatures will fall drastically behind that rain and the cold front that brings it that we could see fl

the pennsylvania ballet tried something different. a sensory friendly performance.t's so cool. >> our hank flynn check it out. ♪ >> all we do we keep the lights a little bit higher. we leave the doors open. people can get up and move around throughout the theater and throughout the space and react to the show in the way it's comfortable to them. >>> it's hank. i'm at the pennsylvania ballet it's a nutcracker presentation for a sensory friendly audience. my take is, they ought to do this a lot more. it's a good idea. say you love going to the theater, ballet, even the library but it's hard make because your kid autistic or has terrets and other people don't understand. pa ballet gets it they did glorious nutcracker sensory friendly for a sensory sensitive audience parents were rejoicing. i think the best part about these shows you don't have another people looking at you saying like keep your kid quiet. it's acceptable for children to walk around. sing the song. say they, you know, express their needs whatever is happening. >> we like to have fun. >> of course. >> th

. >>> pennsylvania statements say they -- pennsylvania state police say they have found the car responsible for a deadly hit and run in delaware county. the driver, however, remains on the loose. police discovered the car in new castle county, delaware. whoever was operating the car may have hit and killed ronald williams, also known as peabody, over the weekend. it is unclear why williams was parked on an exit outside of his car. >>> happening today, a pastor in burlington county who faces child sex assault charges will go before a judge for a detention hearing. harry thomas is accused of sexually attacking four children over the course of 16 years. during that time, he led medford's come alive church. no victims or church members were in court when the 74-year-old appeared before a judge this month. thomas' public defender entered a not guilty plea on numerous counts of molestation and exposure. >>> 4:05. a beer company in the lehigh valley will release a new brew today in honor of pennsylvania state trooper seth kelly. the beer is called trooper kelly sason. two rivers brewing says $1 fo

pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts. like the new merry millions. happy holidays!from the lottery. ♪ what caused these amtrak cars to fly off the track near seattle, killing at least three and injuring 100 others what role did speed play in the crash. >>> yes, crash brings back painful memories, from the deadly derailment in 2015. are our nation's railroads safe what can be done to prevent these accidents. >>> well, day republicans have been waiting for the house begins vote to go day on a massive tax overhaul, but, it will be close. do they have enough votes? we're live on capitol hill. >>> and doug's dilemma. >> we have a great opportunity , men. >> eagles are close to locking up home field advantage through the playoffs so is it time to start thinking about resting the starters. >>> why the coach says, he is not worried about that just yet. >>> can't rest starters until we have home field advantage throughout playoffs that is for sure, we need minnesota to lose on sunday but they will probably not going to. we will get into sports in a second. it is tuesday, the

pennsylvania is one of the poster board. in 2012, 52% of pennsylvanians voted for the local democratic candidate for congress. and there are 18 members of congress so you would think by that racial the split would be nine to nine but it's 13 republicans and five democrats. because the last reapportionment with a ring -- with the republicans in charge, at the democrats do this in democratic states, so i'm being even had to do, just using pencil thing, politicians cannot help themselves when it comes to redistricting. in the last pennsylvania reapportionment, the democrats were packed in five districts and republicans were spread out as a small majority in the other 13. .. >> rather than the other way around, and it really does need to be reformed. we need to oppose the president's america first agenda. it's just warmed-over isolationist and a brand new nativism that i think is dangerous. we need democratic alliances, we need trade agreements, we need mutual fence, defense agreements, and we need open and fair trade. and we ne

and now they appeal to pennsylvania superior court. the rapper is serving 2 to 4 years for violating a probation from a drug and gun case from 2007. >>> and breaking news from cobb's creek in philadelphia. a 14-year-old girl has been hit by a hit and run driver and the driver left the scene. it happened about 20 minutes ago at 63rd and market street. the girl has been rushed to penn presbyterian hospital and we do not know the condition of the girl but she was rushed to the hospital. the driver fleeing the scene we'll update the story if we can. >> a 21 gun salute marked the anniversary of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. pearl harbor day is actually thursday, they gathered on the battleship new jersey to commemorate 76 years since the fateful day that threw the united states into world war ii and veterans lay aid wreath on the delaware river to honor those that died. and recognized perry johnny levine a veteran of the u.s. navy for his service. >>> and working hard off the field. we'll tell you how the eagles gave back even though the

majors looking good including 95, 76, 202, 30 and pennsylvania turnpike.ler now back to you. >>> eagles get ready for christmas clash with the raiders and joel embiid suits up for sixers here's leslie van arsdal with "eyewitness sports". >>> joel embiid is back after missing three games due to back stiffness sixers starting a five game road trip in toronto against raptors two teams heading in the different directions. sixers who four straight, raptors won five in a row. check out trainers stretching out embiid's legs and backs during extensive warm up. it got off to a fast start here, joe joe scores the sixers first eight points and then in the second, check out embiid, playing defense, with the rejection, and sixers down eight at i half due to turnovers. to the third, embiid with the dunk, raptors, however pulled away in the fourth, sixers lose their fifth, 102-86. the next up the nixon christmas. >>> to hockey game two of the flyers four game road trip saturday looks to rebound against blue jack nets clum best. late in the fourth flyers down a man and co

president. >> senator from pennsylvania. >> i would happy to read the senator from oregon. in this provides any college that chooses not to receive federal funds under title iv which is a give-- big category of funding for higher education. is the provision that authorizes federal financial student loan programs, for instance. my view is it if a college chooses to forgo federal money and the student that attend have to find their own way to get there it's diminishing the burden that the college would otherwise impose on the taxpayer so it's perfectly reasonable, to exempt such a college from the tax on endowment we apply generally. that's the answer to your question. >> but if my colleague would yield further, what's your analysis of how many colleges would benefit and the reason i ask is in my view there are a schools and i seem to remember quite a few colleges in pennsylvania that are also deserving and they would not benefit from this guy would like my colleague assessment of how many colleges would benefit from this particular-- >> i think there are few probably hutus n

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than in pennsylvania. am i right?ls the story of the women and men who create third down nation right here in philadelphia where this nation began. located within only a few blocks of the museum are a number of historic treasures that tell the story of how a loose band of colonials toppled a mighty empire and created a nation that has led the world for over two centuries. from independence hall to the site of the liberty bell to the president's house congress hall to the tomb of the unknown revolutionary war soldier, all around us are the struggles that were dedicated 209 life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and now we have a museum solely dedicated for the first time those who have gone nameless and uncommemorated. they deserve our respect. only a couple of blocks away, emblazoned on the tomb of the unknown soldier of the revolutionary war are the word, freedom is a light of which many women and men have died. this will turn the light on to those in p.a. and around the world who made the country what it is and s

it will be successful in western pennsylvania central pennsylvania. early on christmas day, christmas eve, even, you may see a few snowflakes, santa, if you're out and about making your rounds. i'll show how long the chilly air will be with us when i come back in ten minutes. >> see you then. thanks. >>> santa's got a few days. >> yes. >> for commuters, heading in for a final day of work maybe before the holiday weekend, getting time off. dry conditions. >> yeah. katy zachry has a look at the roads starting on 309. >> that's right. let's look at 309 outside at the pennsylvania turnpike. light to moderate traffic. really a lot of people taking the day off as it is a few days before the big holiday. all right's look at drive times on the pennsylvania turnpike. as you make your way between the exits for route 1 and valley forge, about 22 minutes in both directions. any of the jordan construction that you -- the overnight construction that you saw lift around 5:00 a.m. free and clear this weekend with the overnight construction. moving into camden, a look

time lapse video of record breaking snowfall in erie, pennsylvania. people got over 5 feet of snow since christmas day alone and it's not over yet. >> i love that video. some people try to make the best of it. this man here, you see him, he broke out his skis to get around his neighborhood. even had -- even some dogs had a hard time getting around. at least they get to play in it. >> the snow part of a broader system heading east for new year's. temperatures for the ball drop in times square will feel like single digits for those that get to enjoy it. we're live in the weather center. good to see you. is erie, pennsylvania, out of the woods just yet? >> gosh, i think a little more snow left. i think at least a foot and you think about a foot of snow being a little bit more snow left and that's what they're looking at across this region and i want to show you how this is played out. going from 25 inches in a few spots, just a few miles down the road up to almost 63 inches coming down and another way to show this and how it all played out is looking at

he been abandoned at pennsylvania spca shelter in danville, and he had been at pennsylvania spca for in one took him, he did have some lumps and bumps and he was older so that sort offset him up for a dog that would be staying at the shelter for a while. here's a picture of when i adopted him at the shelter, there we are, and he has been absolutely phenomenal. he had a couple of little lumps and bumps taken off which is never fun for anybody , but, he is doing just great. what i wanted to bring up today because every time, and he works wonderfully with marvin and loves my grandson, ben. ben loves him. so, to find a wonderful dog, and that is why sometimes older pets you really get an idea who that animal is because they are older. they have got a chance to, show their personality. also, i got him a harness because i realized this dog pulls when he walks. i don't want to chock him or stopping him and backing up. he is loose so i have to harness or a gentle leader head collar for any dog thaw have because that will make it easier to take them for walks. if you want to get down that is