the democratic national convention is coming to philadelphia the city beat out brooklyn new york and columbus ohio, to host the event in 2016. here is how they made the announcement. a facebook video of debbie washerman shultz slapping a philadelphia magnet on the refrigeratorer. she is expected to have a meeting with governor tom wolf and ed rendell. lets go to john rawlins and reaction from city hall. >> reporter: hi sara, i'm standing outside of room 21 is that is where the conference call will happen in the last few minutes. the news came in and hit like a ton of bricks it was a pleasant ton of bricks there was an announcement on facebook no dog and pony show there. this is going on for two years they courted the dnc and brought leaders into philadelphia as early as a few weeks ago, the mayor, governor rendell and congressman bob brady sold the idea of the historic elements of philadelphia and that appealed to the dnc so on july 25th 2016 the convention will open here as we say this is a democratic town and today here in city hall, many many pleased democrats. >> just kind of sitt

today. >> this is just a fantastic moment incredible moment up for the city of philadelphia, we have the world meeting of families and subsequent announcement that pope francis is coming and now this, history making. >> people are clearing understanding that the city of philadelphia can put on big events, like the pope coming here and we are the place to be and it's going to be awesome. >> i think philadelphia has a lot to offer, we did the republican convention and things went well and as a democratic city, the party saw how important it was to put in a city that delivers votes. >> absolutely. >> meantime pennsylvania governor tom wolf, responded to the announcement saying it's tremendous news for the commonwealth of pennsylvania philadelphia will host the democratic convention to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic activist in the state. we look forward to working with local leaders to make sure philadelphia will shine in the national spotlight. david henry is talking to people in the city and joins us live once again from rittenhouse square. hey david. >

we're live outside philadelphia city hall this morning, jesse gary. >>> 6:34. we're learning more about the criminal history of the man accused of attacking a woman at a center city septa station. police gave us this picture of officers arresting reginald green. they've arrested him at least ten other times including charges for indecent exposure and shoplifting. this time he's charged with attempted rape, robbery and assault. now, investigators say the surveillance video from the jefferson septa station at tenth & market was the key to catching him. he's accused of sexual assaulting and attacking a woman at the station on monday. >>> and happening today in delaware wilmington will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new market street village apartments. dozens of new units will be housed in three historic buildings. the local developer in charge of this project says the time is right to introduce these homes to the booming market street corridor. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is headed to chicago. many believe he is continuing to build support for a

. >> that was the way that philadelphia city officials got the news this morning from the chair of the democratic national committee, the democrats and the glare of the worldwide spotlight are coming to philadelphia. thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is a huge win for philadelphia selected to host the democratic national convention over the cities of columbus, ohio, and new york. the convention will begin on july 25 and, 2016 at the wells fargo center it will be philadelphia's second political convention in 16 years the republicans nominated george bush in 2,000. the first democratic national convention since 1948. they nominated harry truman to a full-term. we have a team standing by to cover all the first day angles of this story. john is live at city hall, john we thought the announcement would come this week and for the city it was the right announcement. >> smiles all around in city hall today jim. think about it for a minute there are millions and millions of dollars raised and spent, and it could have happened in brooklyn or columbus with you it's happening h

i look forward to making history again in philadelphia. well, city has worked for more than a year to bring the convention to philadelphia. we're joined live now by one of the people who worked to bring it here josh shapiro. he's on the planning committee for philadelphia's dnc bid. congratulations and, again, tell me how this feels. >> thanks vai. it feels great. it is a great day for philadelphia. great day for our region. and it shows that when we work together, great things can happen for us. >> josh who gets the credit for in your opinion -- who gets the credit for the convention coming here? >> vai, victory has got a thousand fathers and mothers. a handful of us met around a conference table at the union league in a meeting coordinated by congressman bob brady who you heard from on the phone, nearly two years ago. as we went forward, more and more people joined our efforts. republicans, democrats, people from the city people from out in the suburbs, where i'm from in montgomery county, donors everybody stepped up and made our bid strong. so a l

madam chair and all the folks involved, we are honored, the city of philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, we are honored to be the host city for 2016. as i mentioned the other day having last hosted the democrats in 1948, we have been prepared and excited for some time for this opportunity. philadelphia is the largest city in america with an african-american mayor. we will and the chair has insisted, we will have an economically inclusive convention in the city of philadelphia. every opportunity, to include the incredible diversity of our city and our nation, we will look for those opportunities in the economics of what happens in the democratic national convention. we were also becoming to one of the diverse cities and united states of america by race, by age, by sexual preference, and every other measure philadelphia truly is a microcosm of the united states of america. you know our history, but let me just mention it. located on the eastern seaboard of the time, the second largest city in the greatest empire philadelphia was a safe port in a contentious pol

philadelphia. by 7:00 it tapers off in the city. by 9:00 it might still see snow falling in cape may, but not in philadelphia. just cold and cloudy. and we'll be waiting for the afternoon sunshine. first alert meteorologist brittney shippis is taking a look at the snow out there. >>> if you are watching the central and southern parts of delaware along cape may county we'll look at the snow forecast heading throughout the rest of your tuesday morning. snowfall totals between five to nine inches for rehoboth beach. parts of sussex county picking up 4.5 inches of snow already. and if you're closer to millville, closer to seven inches is expected with this system. and you will notice as we get closer to philadelphia and some of the suburb locations, the snowfall totals go down. that's because we expect the heaviest amounts of snow to be closer to the shore and parts of south jersey. so two to four inches in the suburbs, doylestown west chester, trenton and mount holly. closer to the lehigh valley, one to three inches of snow. and the poc

just heartbreaking there. >>> well it is a huge win today for philadelphia. the city has just landed the 2016 democratic national convention edging out brooklyn new york and columbus ohio. we're a key part of the political landscape. finding the nation's next president. fox 29's bruce gordon live in our newsroom tonight with more on the big announcement. bruce. >> reporter: today's news means philadelphia does indeed get center stage all to itself on the last week of july 2016. the economic impact of democratic national convention could approach $200 million for the city and region but if the convention comes off without a hitch, the public relations benefits are priceless. >> i'm thrilled to announce that the dnc will host its 2016 democratic national convention in the city of brotherly love, the wonderful city of philadelphia. >> whoo! >> reporter: noontime call from dnnc chair debbie wasserman schultz had mayor nutter and his sales team grinning from ear to ear. >> that is one hell of a way to start a morning. >> reporter: back drops like the will be tee bell and i

. >>> philadelphia city council meeting was held in a different room this morning after a pipe burst drenching council chambers, water soaked the carpeting after a pipe on an upper floor broke they hope the cleanup will by completed by tomorrow. a building now frozen over after a fire on monday will be demolished the building was already demolished by the flames and the weight of the ice could cause it to collapse. roads around the building could be shut down until any potential danger has passed. >> police are searching for a man that held up a 7-eleven at gun point in the olney section it happened monday morning at the store of east street you can see the robber walked up to the counter with the gun and the clerk hands over the cash from the drawers and several packs of cigarettes and the robber stuffs it into a plastic bag before taking off. anybody with information should call philadelphia police. >>> a plan to change the philadelphia city charter is not sitting well with local leaders a group gathered at city hall to speak out about darryl clark's proposal for planning and devel

philadelphia after monthies of lobing the city won its bid to host the democratic convention. politicians cheered today's announcement. >> they are thrilled but they will tell you that philadelphia was the obvious choice all along. doug shimell is live in center city with more on the exciting announcement today. doug? >> it almost seems as if philadelphia has a long-running inferiority complex to new york so officials say it was kind of nice to win a head-to-head competition. it was a day you could high five your sometimes rivals because the democratic national convention was coming because of the basics. >> security logistics, fund-raising fund-raising. all of the rest was really kind of drama and the chatter and the noise that's out there. >> the democratic national committee looked at columbus ohio, and brooklyn new york but picked philadelphia for the 2016 convention. >> the role of philadelphia in shaping the nation's history is unmatched and also unmatched is the proposal that the philadelphia team put together. >> reporter: philadelphia having hosted the republican conve

taking a live look at center city philadelphia.oing to be warmer today than it was yesterday and warmer is all relative when you've got temperatures sometimes that are dipping to 0 degrees. tomorrow is going get cold again so i guess enjoy today. >>> philadelphia police are searching for this woman. she is suspected in carrying out a shooting at a laundromat in the city's tioga-nicetown neighborhood. detectives say a confrontation sparked the gunfire back on february seconds outside the business on the 2600 block of roberts avenue. two women were wounded when the shooter blocked the victims with her car and opened fire. >>> crews spent two hours pulling a snowplow out of a sinkhole in north jersey yesterday. the road buckled because of a water main break below. the driver was able to climb out on his own. the hole measured 20 by 15 feet. >> happening today, christians across the world observe ash wednesday. archbishop charles chaput will preside over the noon service at the cathedral basilica of saints' peter and paul. >>> a group

organizers are reminding everyone about what is good about philadelphia the city of brotherly love. and i love philly rally will be held on valentine's day as well. >>> and a major initiative in philadelphia will help people learn to read through cooking. >> such a cool program. today walmart is pitching in $25,000 to the free library of philadelphia's culinary literacy center. officials from the chain will present a check this afternoon. every week the library teaches students and adults how to read and write recipes, change ingredients and measurements and cook with different fruits and vegetables. >> so culinary literacy, as we have been given a really unique opportunity to define that so it doesn't exist as a term so we have been combining literacy with cooking. >> teaching on so many levels. the check presentation will happen today at culinary literacy center in philadelphia's spring garden economy. >>> and the culinary literacy program just started last june and is already teaching hundreds of kids and adults how to read through cooking, through learning recipes. >> and adding

dozens of couples were married at philadelphia city hall. n news" reporter, chad perdelli has their story. >> under the authority vested in me by the commonwealth of pennsylvania, i pronounce you husband and wife. >> reporter: it was a day of matrimony inside city hall. 50 couples mailed valentine's day a bit -- made valentine's day a bit more special. grace and roberts were the first to tie the knot. >> we've been together for a while, and life got in the way and the time is right. >> i love her and wanted to mary her today. special today on saint valentine's day. >> we wanted to do it it's a very special day. >> i'm nervous, and happy. >> reporter: this couple arrivalled from the czech republic a month ago. we're married and we can live happily together as we want to it feels great. >> reporter: valentine's day is ideal, they won't be forgetting the anniversary dateless when it comes to gifts it's two birds with one stone. >> one of the reasons why i'll always remember it. >> reporter: the nuptials lasted last than a hour. >> a lot of what

in the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. the selection of philadelphiao host our convention is the culmination of a long process. all three finalists cities put in strong bids but philadelphia stood out. based on our security, logistics and research criteria. i'm sure our delegates and attendees will have a fantastic experience that will launch us into the general campaign united and excited. with the rich history, philadelphia offers an ideal stage. it was there that our founding fathers had the courage to declare independence by observing adherence to self evident truths. the belief that all men and women are created equal is embedded in the fundamental values of the democratic party. we are the party of inclusion and expanded opportunities to -- we are fighting to ensure that all americans have their fair shot and a chance to get ahead. why am i a democrat? i know what being a democrat means to me. i know that every person here has their own reasons as well. over the coming months, we need to distill our collective stories into one narrative so that t

people were clearly understanding that the city of philadelphia can put on big events. >> i think it is great for the city of brotherly love and great for the people of the city of philadelphia. >> one official we spoke to said celebrations will continue only through the rest of the day today come tomorrow morning the planning for this convention really starts in full. the impact of this convention will, of course, be enormous in philadelphia but what about philadelphia's surrounding suburbs. coming up at 6:00 we will look at what all this means both for the the suburbs and for national politics. and in south philadelphia, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will look forward to that matt thanks very much. >>> philadelphia is no stranger to hosting big political events. the city hosted the g.o.p. convention back in 2,000. >>> well, mayor nutter, mentionedded that philadelphia had promised the democrats a safe convention, the the police department, and it law enforcement partners plan to deliver, what is one of the largest security effort in the cities history. "eyewitness new

we are hive in south philadelphia tonight matt rivers for "eyewitness news". >> matt, thank you. >>> the city of philadelphia a over came stiff competition win the right to host this convention. the fail a beat out brooklyn, new york and columbus, ohio. the other two finalist for 2016. >>> so why philadelphia? i spoke with debbie wasserman shut chair of the democratic national committee who answer that had questions and talks about the the philly locations the dnc will use next year. >> xfinity live will be a real focal point for us. we will be very involved at the convention center, i had a chance to go to constitution hall with governor rendell and take a look at the the place where our country was born as a backdrop in philadelphia a, being in the cradle of american democracy. >> wasserman schultz added philly got top marks on the main cry tear, yeah logistics resources and security. >>> mayor nutter says it will cost between 70 and 80 million-dollar to stage the convention but the pay out to the city could triple that e very. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at the art museu

city. philadelphia is predominantly democratic, carrying the city since 1992. it comes to conventions in philadelphia, it is republicans hold the edge. >> mr. chairman i accept the nomination. >> the most recent, back in 2000, george w.bush accepted the nomination. >> the first formal national convention was held in philadelphia. republicans came back in 1872. 1900 and 1948. the democrats held their national convention in 18948. >> my duty as president i am therefore calling this congress back into session on the 26th of july. >> convention hall was the center of the political universe in 1948. hear k.truman won re-election. philadelphia was the logical choice since center city was the center point of the boston to richmond co-axle cable that was carrying the convention for the united states. >> you can find the latest on 6abc.com. >>> when the democrats come to philadelphia, the republicans will head to cleveland ohio, site of the 2016 national convention. "action news" will be there for the live events. >>> pope francis will be in town in september of this ye

. >>> philadelphia city council votes to require business toss provide paid sick leave to workers. mayor michael nutter supports the bill. >>> and we're all still here so we did in the win the pur ball jack the pot last tonight but tickets with the winning numbers were purchased in north carolina, texas and puerto rico. jackpot was worth 564 million-dollar. there were smaller prize is here in pennsylvania, we will keep you posted as we learn more about those winners. small prize as nicole mentioned still a million. >> was still going to come if i win with a big smile on my face. >> yeah. >> and you are buying coffee every day. >> 5:15. college community rocked by murder of three students, how a fight over a parking space may have triggered the deadly shooting. >>> puzzling assignment at a pennsylvania school, the the unusual project inspired by 50 shades of gray. we will be right back. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progr

take a look outside it is a pretty night in center city philadelphia and in camden. we're at campbell's field looking across the river at center city philadelphia we're looking good with temperatures holding on in the 40's in many locations. on storm scan three you can see cloud rolling in, there is our arctic front. it bark is worse than the bite. do you see those snow showers weakening as they move toward the east and in the city tomorrow morning we will see a few flurries. best chance of seeing light snow through the lehigh valley and poconos. right now our eyewitness weather watchers are saying not so bad. temperatures mainly in the the 40's. dimitri says 40 degrees right now in burlington township. look at these high temperatures around the region because they were very impressive. gary says in landenberg 47. phil in philadelphia near chestnut hill he says 49. tom in la hans haska and 41. steven says in robbinsville 47 degrees. lets look at the the city. we are still holding on to 43. allentown colder poconos sitting at 306789 reading at 36. look at what is comin

to nominate a president of the united states, an opportunity to show case what a jewel of a city philadelphia >> congresswoman schultz says the leaders behind the bid were organized and addressed all of the committee's concerns and in the end the city proved it had the best logistics, resources and financing to host the bid. >>> speaking of logistics with the pope coming this fall commissioner ramsey told us today it's nothing they can't handle and the department will be more than prepared and ready. we have time to plan and we had the rnc here in 2000 and many of the people that planned that are still here. >> commissioner ramsey says there are lots of factors to consider to get ready for an event like this including, of course, crowd control and protection of political dignitaries. any time there's new information about the convention and its impact on our region you can be the first to know about it. we'll be pushing out news alerts and updates with the nbc 10 news app. >>> the gop will hold their convention a week before the democrats. the republican national convention in 2016 will be he

. >> that was the way that philadelphia city officials got the news this morning from the chair of the democratic national committee, the democrats and the glare of the worldwide spotlight are coming to philadelphia. thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is a huge win for philadelphia selected to host the democratic national convention over the cities of columbus, ohio, and new york. the convention will begin on july 25 and, 2016 at the wells fargo center it will be philadelphia's second political convention in 16 years the republicans nominated george bush in 2,000. the first democratic national convention since 1948. they nominated harry

. >>> the city wants this so-called ice palace in west philadelphia torn down. we're just waiting for them to say when it will happen. the building is covered in ice following a fire monday morning that we showed you. and the city says it is in imminent danger. the owner says he wants to tear it down as soon as possible. we're also waiting to find out the cause of the fire. >>> as you saw in that video, the streets around there, 52nd & locust are still closed because of fears that the ice or the building could fall and impact traffic. >> right. >>> philadelphia city leaders want to talk. >> how they're making it easier for neighbors to get ahold of them. >>> plus, ice to art. a local artist turns one of the many signs of winter into a rather eye-catching masterpiece. >>> a blustery start this morning. a windy and cold day today. right now 15 degrees at 4:36. and we're tracking record cold for tonight. homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legr

in the city of philadelphia we will be there during tomorrow morning. that wind chill advisory for poconos for wind chills between five a and 15, below zero. and elsewhere in the the lehigh valley below zero, zero to five below philadelphia zero to five along the i-95 corridor even in south jersey and delaware, five to 10 degrees. feels like reading tomorrow morning. by the afternoon temperatures in the 20's, wind chills, of course in the teens during the afternoon. we will catch a break saturday with high pressure to the south, temperatures rebound in the 40's. real nice day to get outside, go for a run, maybe take the the dog out for a walk. here comes another blast of cold late saturday into sunday. we are watching low pressure giving south rain and then wintry mix and then some snow by monday. but our exuder models are saying light snow, possibly a couple inches in philadelphia. our storm system lifting north and these computer models with the heavier snow through northeastern pennsylvania into interior parts have of new england. we will continue to

all philadelphia city offices, they're open today, but city offices in wilmington are closed. as you take a live look from our camera on the blue rock stadium. state offices in delaware are closed today. >>> parts of delaware saw some of the heaviest snow from the winter storm. delaware bureau reporter tim furlong live on market street in wilmington. tim, what are the conditions like right now. looks like the sun is shining. >> reporter: it is glorious. the cold doesn't feel so cold. this is great. you feel like you have a ski resort. we got some in wilmington a light, fluffy snow not too bad. the sidewalks, most of the sidewalks have been cleared. the main roads, they're doing okay. you can see some of the side streets are slushy and the further off the main street you go, the slushier it gets. take a look at the video we have from earlier, up and down the state, the roads have been an issue. i-95 was sloppy especially as you got on the ramps. the problem has been the extreme cold. road solt, i'm told, isn't as e effective in extreme temperatures. temperatures in the 20s. the

city. even though delays around south philadelphia, university city and so on and so forth until you get to the walt whitman bridge. heading in to new jersey once you get to the 42 freeway, new jersey pennsylvania delaware all speed sensors are indicate gooding news and that is speed high up in the 50's no matter how you cut it. if you are traveling on 130 east and westbound we are dealing with the closure point as a result of the accident, route 168 is your best alternate, ukee. >>> in the news, tied up beaten and robbed in his own home. that happened to a senior citizen in south jersey. >> lets get to "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao with the medford township police department with the the sketch and key piece of evidence that they left behind jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, what a terrifying situation. imagine sitting in the comfort of your own home when two men burst inside tie you to the chair, beat you and rob you. fortunately the the victim here will survive, unfortunately police are still searching for the the suspect. police just released these sketches of th

we are seeing the delays pretty heavy this morning heading into center city philadelphia. your roads like 95 southbound are jam-packed right now. 76 is seeing heavy yol yum westbound near city avenue. eastbound near montgomery drive no matter where you are going this morning, it's a good idea to leave yourself extra time and slow down out there to watch the bridge surfaces that are especially slippery. vai? >>> thank you, jill. community discussion on race and policing. >> how many white people have had their guns drawn on them? how many? >> and the intensity debate heats up in lower marion. what some residents want from police and what police say about racial profiling. >>> math chemistry and reading. just ahead, students master the basics in the kitchen instead of the classroom. i love my shows, but i can't just sit around all day. that's why i have xfinity. their cloud based dvr lets me take everything i've recorded anywhere i go. which is perfect for me, [whispering] because i have responsibilities. ...i mean that's really interesting, then how do you explain these pho

philadelphia parking authority. parking authority is an agency of state government with the majority of its director appointed by the governor not by the cityadelphia. >> hasn't been an outcome yet? >> not yet but it shows people in philadelphia are asking for ride sharing by uber and lyft and philadelphia parking authority is defending the the taxi industry. >> all right. >> renee? >> going back to harrisburg talking about senator pillegi who has done a wonderful job as majority leader. then he just stepped down last week from the committees he is on. he really doesn't have anything in harrisburg. so he will run for judge common pleas judge in his district. so lets see what happens. >> okay. keep an eye on that one. that is inside story. thanks so much for our insider for being here this week we appreciate your time and your thoughts. thank you for joining us. the let's find out quickly patriots or seahawks. >> seahawks. >> patriots. >> all right. >> i think patriots will win but i don't like what they did with all that mess with the the football stuff, deflate gator whatever. >> they will not win anyway. >> seahawks i feel like they won l

city should not require up to five sick days a year. if passed the bill would benefit 180,000 people working in philadelphia. the greater chamber of commerce believes the likely new law could also hurt businesses and by extension, employees. >> it isn't about sick leave for us. it's about competitiveness. we believe that this would allow the city to remain competitive and grow jobs. >> reporter: those not requiring sick leave could stifle jobs including the exemption for businesses with fewer than ten employees. with passage all but certain, the mayor saying he's behind it what comes up next? well, a signing ceremony and then a little bit of waiting before the new -- potentially new law takes effect. we'll talk about all of that coming up in 30 minutes. live outside philadelphia city hall jesse gary nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight, the fire marshal is looking for the cause of a house fire in northeast philadelphia. it broke out around 1:00 this morning on princeton avenue at montour street. in spite of initial reports of people being trapped inside firefighters found no one in the home. >>> following toda

. >>> the fans are blowing tonight at philadelphia's city hall trying to dry out the water logged carpet, city council chambers. a pipe burst this afternoon leaking water in it or nate room and prompting a change of venue for tomorrow morning's law and government committee meeting. council officials hope to be back in the main chamber by thursday. >>> it happened today in harrisburg. former pennsylvania state treasurer rob mccord pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted extortion. mccord entered the plea in federal court. he has admitted to using his position as treasurer to strong arm state contractors into donating money to his campaign for governor last year. the judge did not set a sentencing date. each count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars. >>> a 21 year-old man was convicted today of gunning down another man for his expensive headphones. a jury found garcia guilty of second degree murder for the november 2013 shooting death of christian massey in west philadelphia. sentencing was delayed, after garcia got in the scuffle with the deputy sheriff. he faces mandatory

. >>> let's take a look at the conditions in the city of philadelphia. le6 has been traveling around center city philadelphia. looks like we're heading around logan square near the ben franklin parkway and j.f.k. boulevard. you see that there's still some snow and some slush on the roadways there and that's even with all this vehicular traffic. usually that breaks it up but it still comes down and still accumulates. let's also check another part of the city, the roxborough section of philadelphia and "action news" reporter erin o'hearn knows full well how hilly it is and how treacherous it can get in snowy conditions. >> reporter: definitely treacherous, matt, and traffic is starting to pick up. we're seeing some more cars pass through here. we're on the corner of ridge and cinnaminson. , see a police car just passed us and some plows as well. but the snow has really started to let up, which is good news. although you have to be careful because we've seen that pattern all morning. just when we think we're coming to the tail end of it all of a sudden we se

penndot has about 50 trucks out salting, responding to any left over icy areas and back here in philadelphia, the city has more than two dozen trucks out, as well. but i was able to speak to some of the road crews this morning, they say overall here in philadelphia, the roads are in pretty good shape my photographer also drove in from delaware county, he says he didn't encounter any problems, as well, so looks like this ice is really hit or miss depending on what area you're driving in from this morning, but of course, with temperatures again this low you always want to keep in mind that there are possible slick spots out there. reporting live in philadelphia, jan carabeo cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank you for. that will here's what's going on in southwest philly. police sergeant rushes a shooting victim to the hospital after noticing the man was driving irradically in front of the 12th district headquarters overnight. it turns out the 22 year old was shot in the chest. he remains hospitalized, in extremely critical condition. police say gunfire errupted nearby at 66 and paschall avenue just

wind chills are 24 below zero in mount pocono, eight below in philadelphia, ten below in wilmington and atlantic city, actual temperatures, well they are pretty low as well but the wind just makes it feel so much more worse. we have an 18-mile an hour sustained wind in philadelphia, right now. so here's your radar picture nothing to show you there. in fact clear skies, contributed to this problem. 10 degrees right now is your actual temperature, sunrise is 6:56. we only expect to get to 26 degrees but wind will stay gusty today so it will feel like the teens or single digits depending on where you live all day long and talk about deceiving sunshine, bob kelly, it will look beautiful outside but it won't feel like it. >> just stay on the inside of that house looking out. >> 6:02. we are shut down on the platt bridge here an accident on the platt bridge leaving southwest philadelphia, heading towards the airport. penndot is moving the camera around trying to get an angle on it here. it is mid span, we just saw the the fire trucks head up toward the crash scene so anyone leaving the neighborhood southwe

. >>> big clean up is underway at philadelphia's city hall where a burst pipe sent water in council chambers. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live in chambers and officials are blaming this mess on the weather, matt. >> that is correct, yes, sir contact cold weather is to blame. we're told by officials that if you you hear that humming that is coming from the dozens or so fans city workers are moving around there to air this place out after that pipe burst overnight monday into tuesday. with that said city council and city hall are not the only ones dealing with burst pipes in our area. >> well to day's episode of home owner had headaches takes to us this crawl space in the basement of the haverford home. the culprit this pipe which burst somewhere in the walls. we could not see the the hole but we did see the the small leak through a light socket in the garage. >> we have had more consecutive days in a row with really cold temperatures and that is when you see it happening. >> reporter: an issue people at charles bgans have dealt with this winter. >> it started, end of last week w

you can see the city of philadelphia in the distance. sunset tonight at 5:40 just a gorgeous shot as we await the arrival of the few snow showers and squalls heading toward the a area pretty quickly. we will tell but those and cold that follows them, coming up chris. >>> kate, thanks very much. >>> new at the 5:30 concerns about police involved shootings are bringing the community and law enforcement together for frank discussion on the issue. "eyewitness news", reporter cleve bryan is live in atlantic city with more on that cleve. >> reporter: chris, atlantic city's last police officer involved shooting happened last september behind me. they say that 20 year-old shawn brown had a hand gun when he got in the confrontation with police and today members of the community met with law enforcement to get a deeper understanding of the reality of police officer involved shootings. from ferguson missouri new york city and places like bridgeton, new jersey there has been outrage over incidents where police used deadly force. >> don't move. >> i

between two top teams in the big east. >>> happy valentine's day. >> love was in the air at philadelphia's city hall. dozens of couples filled the courtroom to say "i do" at the wedding extravaganza. a dozen judges performed the ceremonies uniting about 50 couples in marriage. >>> in northwestern pennsylvania icy conditions caused a massive pileup involving 107 cars. it happened on interstate 90 in erie. at least seven people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. it shut down part of the interstate for hours. >>> dangerous cold and extreme winds on the heels of today's snow. >> i'm tracking how cold it will be tomorrow morning and how long the cold conditions will stick around. that's all coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. pe nn state is right here in greater philidelphia. ♪ we are top ranked by corporate recruiters. ♪ there's new scholarship money available. ♪ we have four year degrees so you can finish here. or at another penn state campus. ♪ and there's no application fee when you visit here. penn state in greater philidelphia. download your application fee waiver at:

city of brotherly love followed the trail blazed by san francisco and austin. it makes paid sick time mandatory for an estimated 180,000 people working in philadelphia. many of those workers are in the food and beverage industry and do not get paid when they call in sick. >> the working people of the city of philadelphia will get i think a very reasonable benefit that people now all over the country are starting to get, and i think it will just keep growing. >> reporter: we're going to explain how this proposed new ordinance would work if it is signed into law after the vote later today. we'll talk about that in 30 minutes. live outside philadelphia city hall in center city jesse gary nbc 10 news. >>> happening today, patco is changing its train schedules because of the latest round of track work over the ben franklin bridge. after today's morning commute, they'll be working to update signals and communications on the south side of the bridge so riders will see service gaps of up to 26 minutes this afternoon and all day tomorrow. again, service gaps of 26 minutes. for a link to the revised train schedules, use the nbc 10 app or go to nbc10.com. >>> pr

. >>> philadelphia city leaders are celebrating a really big get. >> this is huge. >> under statement about huge. >> yeah. >> democratic national convention is coming to philadelphia in 2016. jenny joyce joins us from the art museum area with more on this positive news this morning, hi jenny. >> reporter: good morning lauren and chris. hotel rooms will be going for minimum of between two and $300, chris o'connell has already gotten phone calls of people trying to book their rooms a year and a half out. by the time the announcement came yesterdayard noon, word was out secret was out that philadelphia was chosen hose for 2016 democratic national convention. in addition to being thrust in the global spotlight this event will have a huge economic impact, tens of thousands of visitors to our city, our hotels, eating at the our restaurants and it may be the best advertising campaign for future tourism and will shine a bright light, on this city of brotherly love foresees opposite to come. now we have talked to a bartender at the the irish pub and spokesperson for the sunes ta hotel saying i

, "action news". >>> well, unless we for get it is valentines day and love was in the air at philadelphia city hall. the these high school sweethearts from south philadelphia were among those who got married during a special valentines day ceremony. several judges were on hand to do honors. in total about 50 couples tied the knot. >> we have been wanting to do this for a long time now it is just a very special day. we will always remember this day. >> some brave newlywed endured bitter conditions with the outdoor photo session after saying, i do. >>> and there were feelings of love at reading terminal market as well where six couples tied the k not there. jeffery mineheart, common pleas court judge presided over the the ceremonies at city kitchen. the the tradition started in 2002 when judge bernard goodheart did the honors. >>> it wasn't just humans feeling love today, the philadelphia zoo hosted annual wild at heart celebration. the visitors could take part in the tour, highlighting how love unfolds in the animal kingdom. meet some of these zoos famous couples. there were ice sculptures on h

. >> philadelphia city leaders celebrating a big get yesterday. >> democratic national convention will be held in philadelphia in 2016. >> jenny joyce joins us live from the art museum area with this story hi jenny. >> reporter: hi chris and lauren. well, chris o'connell was out last night talking to various vendors and hotels and hotels have said they have already gotten calls about booking rooms which is a year and a half a away. by the time of the announcement made around yesterday at noon word had already spread that the the secret was out that our city was the the the chosen host for 2016 democratic national convention. in addition to being thrust in the global spotlight this event will have have a huge economic impact, tens of thousands of visitors to our city, staying at our help tells, eating at our restaurants and maybe best advertising campaign for future tourism and will shine a bright light on the city of brotherly love foresees opposite to come. we have had our fingers crossed we could land this great opportunity. there is in real strategy to win a correspondence to go our

. >>> a pipe burst in philadelphia's city hall as well. the pipe broke on the ninth floor of the building leaking water into city council chambers. crews trying to dry it all out. a committee hearing scheduled for tomorrow has been moved into a nearby courtroom. >>> center city crews put in a little extra work to clear snow in dilworth park. they had to use delighted salt to preserve the outdoor granite and used shovelers with a softer touch. 500 city workers and contractors helped to clear roads in philadelphia. on the bright side we saw sun today. >> what's in store for the rest of the night? >> that sun did help to dry a lot of the main roads out. that's helped the commute home but the areas that did not get a chance to dry out, they're going to ice over. now, major roads like i-95 they'll be okay during the night tonight. but the temperatures never did get up to the freezing mark. they're already dropping. down to 18 in wilmington. 19 in dover. any of that slush that melted during the day is refreezing right now as the sun goes down. an

philadelphia mayor michael nutter going prime time tonight. a cameo as himself on the series "allegiance." big stretch for him there. a starring role in the spy drama focused on city hall. >> and really frigid morning. >> yes. and it is already really cold outside right now. close to 10 degrees below 0 in philadelphia. and tomorrow morning it is going to be even colder. i know you don't want to hear me say it but we have been talking all week anywhere from a minus 20 tomorrow morning to minus 30 in the poconos through the afternoon. we're going to be lucky if it feels like 0 degrees in parts of the area but at least it is dry and sunny from inside it'll look really nice, i'm sure. then we go into saturday. snow mostly in the afternoon hours saturday. we will see accumulation. but as we go into sunday. even saturday night, that snow is going to start to transition to a wintery mix and then rain and by sunday we start to see that clear out. 40 degrees sunday. didn't look too bad. but then monday and tuesday, back into the 20s next clans of snow is wednesday. spring cannot come soon enough. >> no, it cannot. >> we're in agreement on that one. >> for all of us here th

as we look at the results 30 in philadelphia and across the mid-atlantic we are looking at chilly conditions 34 in washington and teens in binghamton and 29 in new york city and with the cold air and winds it's combining to give us severe local windchills. feels like 16 degrees in philadelphia and some northern suburbs feel like the single digits right now. treat the cold with a degree of serious license. 35 is your current wind gust and 29 in wilmington and there is no escaping the uncomfortable feel we are in for out there. temperature-wise, 28 degrees by 2:00 and 25 by 4:00 and we just keep going down from there 22 by 6:00 and 19 by 8:00 and 17 by 10:00 and we go down to 11 for an overnight low and the winds die down later into tonight and basically the windchills are stuck down to zero through most of the overnight hours. as we step back inside another round of precipitation that starts on sunday and may not end until tuesday morning. >> thank you david. of course you bundle up check the 6 abc storm tracker app both the hourly and seven-day forecast are there to help you get ready for the frigid digits. >> now a developing story two philadelphia polic

take a live look at philadelphia's city center full of lights.ports the american heart association to promote heart disease awareness among women. here is liberty one and two also gone read. more than a dozen buildings are participating in the city goes red movement. >> and that red may be warming us up because it has been chilly. >>> there is nice warmth coming our way. when you feel the temperatures saturday and sunday it will be a nice pleasant surprise for a lot of you, or a nice pleasant change. as we go through the rest07r ñ of tonight and the overnight hours, it is cold but not as cold as last night. through the weekend we have a nice warm up for the poconos, but tomorrow it will still be cold enough to support a little light snowfall. other than that we're tracking rain and a wintery mix into monday morning. right now 15 in allentown, 16 pottstown. teens through south jersey and the suburbs. mid 20s in parts of delds. today we got to 32, the average high is 42 look at how much we will jump tomorrow. sunday we will be in the low 50s. that

this is center city philadelphia i don't second guess anyone on any decision but i am surprised by the two hour delay and that a complete cancellation of schools in the city of philadelphia because as i say this is fourth street and clearly a plow has gone over here a couple of times. market street is also looking just as snow covered as this and guys, i come from the lower merion area and the schuylkill expressway looks just like this, in some instances, it was worse then this. so it will be interesting to see how these school districts react, how businesses react, whether or not they will ask people to come in. you know this guy typically when you live in the suburban area or even in the city you get through the side streets hoping that a major street like fifth street here or schuylkill here is clear and in these instances it is not the the case, guys. >> exactly. >> we all as we said had to drive-in the middle of the night's sentencely and it was awful. my carries not equipped for this rear wheel drive and it was so dicey to get through my driveway to the schuylkill expressway. eve

. >>> well love was definitely in the air at philadelphia's city hall today. >> happy valentine's day. >> nice kiss there as dozens of couples fill the courtroom at city hall to say i do. this was the 13th annual valentine's day wedding extravaganza. nearly a dozen city judges performed the ceremony, uniting about 50 couples in marriage. congratulations to you all. and other couples took big steps by saying yes to a wedding dress in south jersey. the pennsauken 17th valentine's sale extravaganza. deep discounts to help brides on a budget. >> live from new york it's saturday night. >> saturday night live celebrates 40 years of laughs tomorrow night. it starts at 8:00 p.m. right here on nbc 10. snl has invited all of its former cast members, guest hosts and writers to celebrate. >> people you never worked with you do feel like a different cousin with because of the fact the show's always been in the same building and same theater. so you just know everybody has some sort of shared experience with you. >> formtomorrow morning chuck todd sits down with dayna carvey to talk about the state

it shifts from cloud, social, and analytics -- the city of philadelphia is a shining example of wheree technology priority and crack down on wasteful spending. >> where you short ofort of show how fastness improved delivery. >> the challenges in the eastern seaboard now are with this snow. let them know where the plows are in real-time to make sure they are collecting trash, or potholes in real-time. more importantly, what if city governments could forecast and predict problems -- getting ahead of those issues. welcoming those citizens to a better future. in the past, the responding has been to crises instead of getting ahead. that is exciting. another big areas entrepreneurship. why not demystify the permit and lyicense, instead of having to apply at your local and state level, we are beginning to see this happen not his an united states but in japan, australia it europe. that is why you are seeing the exhilaration as far as the technology being adopted across the world. >> salesforce executive vice president. how can companies cash in on ? who will talk to an astronaut who just got

that is the title philadelphia city council bestowed upon nbc ten's vai sikahema. he and other civic and political leaders were recognized for their commitment. >> bill henley and lots of members and steve levy and of course, chris cato and tracy davidson and i know denise nakano and his lovely wife. >> that's not me. >> i didn't know you were there. >> congrats to vai. >> one of the best people you will ever meet. tomorrow it will be bitter cold and then it's march. things will change. >> can't wait. nightly news is next. have a good night. >> see you at 11:00. >>> on the broadcast tonight, behind the mask. the brutal isis killer with the knife beheading hostages including three americans. tonight, jihadi john has been identified. what secret intelligence has known about him for years. >>> also the priceless destruction underway by isis wiping out some of the most important pieces of history. nbc news exclusive, robin williams daughter zelda breaking the silence about the sudden loss of her father and the legacy she carries on. >>> and a whodunit. a shocking heist

the feds and russian spies are racing to retrieve a laptop from philadelphia city hall that holds secrets to stop an attack on america and among the cast of characters mayor michael nutter who plays himself. no word on how big his role will be. so you'll have to tune in to see it for yourself. catch the new episode during the all-new thursday night on nbc. it starts with "the slap" at 8:00. "blacklist," my favorite at 9:00, and then "allegiance" followed by nbc 10 news at 11:00. >> shows for us that can only be seen on the dvr. thank goodness for that. >>> there's one thing that a local doctor says you can do to keep your friends and neighbors safe. we'll tell you about that. >>> plus stuck in park. this car is no match for mother nature. we'll tell you where. >>> everybody's down about the weather. >> art under the overpass. how one man is trying to spread a warm feeling inging during the deep freeze. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next, after the next? so predictable and so unsatisfying? what about pulling up a chair, a stool, a beanb

everyone who might have had contact with the student. >>> it's now easier to get in touch with philadelphia city officials thanks to the newly improved philly 311 system. the city teamed up with unisys to beef up the system. now you can report problems get important information and find educational opportunities by of course, dialing 311, as you've always been able to do. but now you can also download the philly 311 mobile app. >>> a close call on the tennessee highway. >> yeah it was all caught on police dashcam video. take a look. a pickup truck loses control on black ice and nearly hits a worker from the tennessee department of transportation. that worker at the scene of a tractor trailer accident on interstate 40 that's near knoxville, police did not file any charges against the pickup truck driver. you tend to see these kinds of videos because of the weather. and a lot of them go viral on social media, but we've been lucky we haven't seen that kind of stuff here. >> that's true but jillian's always warning us about that with refreezes or any kind of precipitation out there, that black ice c

philadelphia. some pipes dated back to the 19th century. we also learned since 1980 the city of philadelphia has used a point system to track and identify the most vulnerable pipes, age, location and proximatety to electricity all earn a point. >>> in boston tonight, crews are working nonstop to recover from the latest winter storm up there. more than 34 inches of snow set a record for the snowest seven-day stretch in boston history. in the past ten days people there have seen more snow than they see during an average winter. victory parade for the new england patriots' super bowl win has been rescheduled until tomorrow because of that snow. >> yeah&=tx boston's had 48 inches of snow in the last ten days. and they're going to get hit a couple more times in the next week. we've got some milder weather coming in during the day tomorrow. then we're going to be trackingment so light snow. then another bitter blast coming in for thursday night and into friday. at least as cold as what we've seen today. we have sunshine out there now. hasn't exactly warmed up. it's 30 degrees. win