maybe the economy swung back around people around feeling so anxious. >> governor rendell, when you talk, you know, sort of blue collar/white working class and the relationship that clinton has to them, one wonders, you know, what will it take for democratic to regain this part of the country. can they? especially when, if you look at, for example, kentucky, right, and we're talking about coal country, the jobs in kentucky were disappearing long before the epa started creating rules to clean the air. in kentucky, there is the highest lung cancer rate in the nation, which is 22% above that of mississippi. there are good things that are part of a progressive democratic platform, and in some ways, it's sort of reason butting up i guess against cultural dictates. >> yeah, i think you're absolutely right. there's no question. that in eastern kentucky, particularly, people are under ing economically. not just because of the changes in the coal industry. you're absolutely right to identify it. if i'm campaigning there, if i'm allison lunder son grimes, i talk about employment compensation. how

what happened under the rendell administration when he was trying to get the ledge later to agree with something they came up with a five-party agreement where they all agreed that they would salute get the votes to pass a particular bill so that the project could go forward. there's other money that the governor could identify and say, look, i'm going to give the money to the philadelphia schools so they know they will it all year and fight with the legislature to get it back. >> to the school district credit they did close 32 schools in the last several years, they let go five thousand workers and cut administrative costs 50%. if the old excuse was let the schools waste our money, this is the state talking perhaps. >> philadelphia has been seen why bother with philadelphia, anything we do in philadelphia tends to be for this legislature and legislatures of the past is a waste of money. it's like we don't belong in the state. >> you don't have the legislatures that took care of philadelphia. fumo, perzel, sarve -- salvatore. it's a long term problem. we can get a cigarette tax that's

this is what governor rendell told me. he told me congressman brady is going to demonstrate to the crowd how to appropriately eat a cheesesteak without getting it all over your clothing, especially if you're wearing a suit. and a rocky impersonator is going to be running around the crowd, of course, bringing everyone up to speed on rocky, that famous cashiharacter, fictl character people think about when they think of philadelphia. you've got cheesesteaks, rocky on display, the mall where they will be eating more philadelphia food. for now, live in center city, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> today texas governor rick perry will meet with texas national guard troops. the troops are training to be part of operation strong safety to beef up border security. 1,000 national guard members will be deployed to the border. >>> also happening today, secretary hillary clinton -- former secretary hillary clinton will hold a book signing on martha's vineyard, the same place where president obama is vacationing this week. this comes

rendell say it would cost tens of billions of dollars to most the convention unlike the rnc. money would come from cash reserves and donations. a tall order but the longtime politician is confident of the success. >> we're facing a lot of challenges, notwithstanding that, we're confident we can the mayor and i will be working the phones, and we'll do it. >> reporter: a lot of area the regional economic bump estimated upwards of $350 million. now, of course, new york, phoenix, cleveland, columbus, birmingham will have something to say as they're vying to host the convention as well. coming up in the next hour, i'll explain what makes philadelphia so attractive. live in center city, jesse gary, "nbc10 news." >>> you can read more about how philadelphia is trying to impress the dnc selection committee on nbc10.com. >>> happening today, there is a court hearing schedule for chaka patel jr. prosecutors say he lied about his income to get hundreds of dollars in loans. they say he also stole money from the philadelphia school district grant. he's the son of congressman chaka patel.

also joining us is the former dnc chair, ed rendell. i love this stuff. governor, i know you do, too. this is real politics. it reminds me of "the candidate." this is the pro against the amateur, and you really don't know who's going to win, howard. >> chris, i did have a front row seat, and i started in journalism in kentucky, spent almost five years in the state, so i know how they play politics there. this is as elemental and as confrontational and personal -- >> in a room. did you see the face on mcconnell when she's laying into him? >> yeah, and she had a frozen smile on her face when he was laying into her. nay speak back to back. this is national but also personal. it's national because it's the republican establishment against what's left of the democratic party in the south, and it's also personal and negative. this race is basically whom do you like less? barack obama or mitch mcconnell? and it's a race to the bottom between the two, and it's going to be for better or worse, almost entirely negative, especially from here on to november 4th. >> g

joining me, chris cillizza, former pennsylvania governor and former democratic chair ed rendell and former republican chair michael steel. welcome all. michael, that's the way they play in kentucky. they roll pretty tough. >> they roll hard. i've had the privilege of speaking there twice. and, trust me, it's a privilege. it is the rawest and the bare knucklest politics you can find. there's booing and catcalling nall good fun but there's some clear messages in lines being drawn there. you saw, i thought, with allison grimes someone who is prepared to stand on the stage toe-to-toe with the minority leader, mitch mcconnell. and mcconnell, you know, some said he seemed a little timid and -- i disagree. mcconnell was himself. he was in his element and he showed that he's ready for this fight over the next few weeks going into the fall. so we're off and running, andrea. this is going to be a real barn burner, i think, in kentucky. >> ed rendell, allison grimes has the clintons behind her. it's still tough unseat a republican leader in, you know, in kentucky. what are the chances that she's goin

mayor michael nutter was there as was former governor ed rendell and senator bob casey.d their pty >> well that really capped offlong day for the committee who philadelphid and venearlier hundreds of philadelphians greeted democratic party officials as they arrived for the first day of their two-day tour. they enjoyed some cheesesteaks down in south philadelphia. but they also prepared to ask city leaders some tough questions about the city's ability to host the convention. >> we're very focused on the financial, logistical and security issues around hosting we're concentrate concentrating on those three areas and work wig the team here to answer questions in those areas. >> civic leaders say they are confident they can raise the $80 million they'll need to host the convention. >>> a public tribute tonight for robin williams. broad kay dimmed its lights in memory of the late comedian and actor. it went dark for a minute the only ill lump night 98ed sign his photo. died monday morning takeing his own life after a long battle with depression. >> and watch now as a traffic

congressman cleaver and former governor ed rendell. thank you for your time tonight. >> good to be with you. >> my pleasure. >> coming up, actions have consequences. congressman steve king gets into heated confrontation with immigration activists. listen to what he says. >> please, please. you're very good. stop a minute. >> i was raised in the united states. >> good. so you can uh understand the english language. >> where was rand paul going? he can run, but he can't hide from his record. >>> plus, the man charged with murdering an unarmed teenager grilled on the stand today, hammering his self-defense story. what he said today is not what he said moments after killing ranisha mcbride. it's a big night at the white house. getting ready for the africa summer dinner and big vips. stay with us. this is charlie. his long day of doing it himself starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. honey, you did it! baby laughs! >>> caught on camera, congressman steve king confronted in iowa by t

its pitch today to host the democratic national convention in 2016, mayor michael nutter, senator rendell greeted the delegates in center city. the city is one of five bidding to host the convention along with birmingham, columbus and brooklyn and phoenix, arizona. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people are packing the boardwalk in atlantic city as the 12th annual air show gets underway, "action news" reporter amy buckman is live in the middle of all the action with the latest. >> reporter: you can see that the boardwalk is crowded with folks waiting for the airplanes to begin flying over head, the weather last night was not great but today the sun is out and the only thunder we'll hear is that from the planes over the boardwalk. >> by midmorning, the boardwalk was filled with people carrying their blankets and chairs and cooler, ready to see the acrobatics, and of course the thunderbirds, they were not part of the show last year because of government budget shut down. >> what do you love about the show? >> the thunderbirds, they were here last year but we have been coming for eight y

we have positioning ourselves since the rendell years to be a destination city for large event. conventions we expanded the convention center. we got a ton of money for infrastructure for septa, we'll see improvement to our public transportation system. everybody is on board for this. we have the hotel rooms, we've got everybody excited about it, the real question will be what is the dnc require as it row late to money. if it is about money we'll be row peeght to new york about the the -- competing with new york. >> money over politics. >> money is politics. from a strategic standpoint phoenix makes sense for the democrats, but it's a right to work state. i don't see them doing that. >> revel casino in atlantic city says it's going to close in a month in september. it just opened in april 2012, many saw it a grand structure of its bright future, instead it's a symbol of its rapid decline. it's one of four casinos to close in two years. big support from governor christie, monday morning quarterback time, why did they built this huge thing along the beach. why didn't people say th

. >>> mayor michael nutter, and ed rendell and congressman bob bread are trying to convince the party to choose philadelphia for the dnc to consider what the city has to offer. >> they will see one of the most incredible cities in the united states of america, one of the most incredible facilities in the united states of america. they will see sites you can't see anywheres in the united states, but in philadelphia. >> philadelphia is one of five cities bidding for the event. dnc is considering birmingham, alabama, new york city and phoenix arizona. >>> a devil of tropical weather is taking aim at hawaii this morning. people in hawaii have not seen of this bad weather -- this much bad weather in decades. there's julio getting stronger in the pacific. julio is a category three storm with maximum winds at 115 miles per hour. >> people vacationing along the east coast are mainliful of hurricanes -- are mindful of hurricanes this time of year, but not hawaii. >> reporter: this is the stoppingest storm since 1922. batten don the hatches. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry arou

. >> reporter: with the federal government throwing in $50 million for police security, rendell believes that's plenty of money to run a convention here. >>> next year's world meeting of families in philadelphia is also expected to run up a big bill. the delegates don't have an actual number, estimates range from 15 million to up wards of $50 million. the economic impact is expected to be $100 million. >>> now to discussion 2014. the men vying to be governor of pennsylvania have set their date. they will face each other three times. the first debate is in hershey on september 22. the next here in philadelphia on october 1. the last one is october 9th in wilkins wilkinsburg. that's near pittsburgh. >>> it's a day to clean up. sky force 10 over millville where some residents had to evacuate overnight. too much rain in too short a time. cars were stranded and people were forced to wade through water in some places that was knee high. straights were impassable. homes felt the power of the rushing water. more than nine inches of rain fell. that's an outside air conditioning damage that did th

ed rendell called philly the betting favorite of the top five cities. philly is seen as more compact and highly walkable, relative to rival brooklyn, new york. pennsylvania is more of a political swing state than the home states of most other candidate cities. and philly has successful past convention experience. even with all that, cookies and chocolates can't hurt the city's case. >> they've seen the market, our great convention center, i think people are really impressed with what we have to offer in this region. >> earlier today, the owner of pats cheese stakes told us that his business probably jumped 25% during the republican convention back in the year 2000. as for this round the woulding continues first thing tomorrow morning with a financial presentation at the comcast center, and it will wrap up tomorrow night with a reception at the art museum. live tonight along boat house row, george spencer, nbc10 news. >> we have a lot to showcase, to read more about how philadelphia is trying to impress the dnc selection committee, head to our website, n

mayor michael nutter and ed rendell led the trip and both leaders believe that philly made a great impression. >> if i were to grade how we did, i would give us at every venue and every stop and every interview, we did 100 out of 100. >> i think they leave and go back to their respective areas knowing that this is a city that clearly can put on a major national convention. >> the 2016 democratic national convens convention could bring the city in economic impact. considered the front city among the five cities that want to host the event. columbus, brooklyn, phoenix and birmingh birmingham. they'll make their decision by the end of this year or early next year. >>> eight people are now charged in connection with that casino heist at caesar's in atlantic city. the suspects include these five men. plumbers and evans robbed employees at gunpoint taking more than $181,000 out of cash machines. plumber worked as a security guard at caesar's and fired two weeks before that hold up. police spoke publicly for the first time since the robbery on july 21st. >> pretty good information when it was going

checking out the video from us here at this first stop of the two-day visit, mayor nutter, governor rendelland congressman bob brady will officially great the dnc committee. philadelphia show cased the city with such a strong presence in washington, d.c. that party leaders thought they should come see what the city has to show case. so today's show and tell of sorts includesç stops for chee steaks. the question and answer at xfinity live near the stadium an a candle light tour of the national historical attractions on independence mall. patriotic colored lights will adorn boat house row and the peco building. >> there are a lot of benefits that carry over after the convention is over. people look at philadelphia. they think, what a beautiful city. i'd love to come visit there. it brings in additional business for hotels, for conventions, hopefully. so there are a lot of residual benefits after the convention leaves town. >> as you may recall, philadelphia hosted a republican convention in 2000. dnc leaders say this bid will be evaluated independently of other conventions held in the city.

mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendell led the tours and committee discussions.eir guests left, both men said philly made a great sales pitch. >> if i were to grade how we did, i would give us at every venue, at every stop, every interview, we did 100 out of 100. >> i think they leave and go back to their respective areas knowing this is a city that clearly can put on a major national convention. >> the convention could bring in $345 million of economic impact. right now, philadelphia is in the top five cities to host the 2016 convention. philly is competing against columbus, ohio, brooklyn, new york, phoenix, arizona, and birmingham, alabama. >>> not guilty. that is the plea u.s. congressman fattah's son made in court today. the grand jury indicted him on federal charges. he lied to get $200,000 in bank loans and filed false tax returns. the government also alleges he took federal funds from contracts with the philadelphia school district to spend at restaurants, clubs and casinos. fattah jr. denies all the charges. no trial date has been set. fattah's former bu

ed rendell led the tour and city discussions. both leaders believe philly made a great impression. >> every venue, every stop, every interview. we did 100 out of 100. >> i think they leave and go back to their respected areas knowing this is a city that can put on a major national convention. >> so, they think they nailed it. the 2016 democratic national convention could bring the city $345 million in economic impact. philadelphia is considered the front-runner among the five cities vying for that event. philadelphia is up against columbus, ohio, birmingham, alabama. the committee will make their decision by the end of this year or early next year. >>> batter up. the dragons played their first game in the little league world series. the city of philadelphia is ready for that big game. this is a live look at city hall where a prep rally is scheduled for later today and that's where nbc 10 jesse gary is live. a lot of people say philadelphia needed this feel-good moment that this team has provided. >> that's for sure if you're watc

mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendell join party leaders. after their visit members will need to talk finance and funning if the convention comes to philadelphia. >> we're working to see what fund will be a railable and what the host committee will put together and how much it will cost to host an event of this magnitude. >> city leaders are confident they can raise 80 million-dollar to host the convention, however, brooklyn, birmingham, columbus and phoenix, they are still also in the running to host. >>> north philadelphia mother killed after a carjacking crash will be buried today. "eyewitness news" was at a prayer vigil last night for keisha williams. she died with three children after an out of control suv slammed into them last month. one of the suspects asks for the family's forgiveness when he appeared in court yesterday. >>> this philadelphia police worker will be in court today, captain pew is accused of beating up, a woman during a fight in south philadelphia in june. pugh has been a civilian employee with the police department fo

. >> former governor ed rendell says decision on the host city is expected is later this year. >>> it is the oldest residential street in the nation and one of the philadelphia's most popular tourist spots. >> now you can call it home if you'd like. up next a sneak peak at is what on the the market in philadelphia's he will fret's alley. >>> kate. >> it has been a beautiful day and we have more nice weather where that came from we will have the seven day forecast from the city down to kathy orr who is live in wildwood tonight, kathy? he will fret. >>> thanks very much, kate. >> turf grab the tram car we will have have forecast as kate mentioned and plus show if you it thinks beautiful down the shore for the rest of the weekend and remember watch the tram car. we will be back with more news as "eyewitness news" at 6:00 continues. go ahead we are you fifteen percent or more on huh, fiftcar insurance.uld save everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! ge

i asked rendell to be the cheerleader which he is the best cheerleader we have and agreed. i think we will be successful. >> committee members will also be invited to run up those rocky steps at the art museum, classic thing to do here in philadelphia philadelphia is competing with brooklyn, birmingham, columbus and phoenix. >>> she was among last of hollywood's golden age stars, lauren bacall has died. >> you know how to whistle, don't you? you just put your lips together and blow. >> that huskie sultry voice was her trademark n key lar go and the big sleeve she created on screen magic humphrey bogart her husband of 12 years. about a california's long career brought 32 tony and special oscar. she died in her home in new york after suffering a stroke. lauren bacall was 89. >>> robin williams investigators say took his own life by hanging himself. he had cuts on his wrist. pocketknife was found near his body in california. the the actor's personal cysttent fun williams body monday in a bedroom. williams was 63, he had been struggling with severe depression. >>> 4:39 right no

. >> governor rendell says city won't be paying to play host, but instead city funds will have to be raised separately but philly has done that in the past with rnc in 2,000. >> we raised 68 million-dollar in cash and contributions in 2,000. i think we can easily replicate that. >> reporter: it is something dnc committee will be paying close attention to as they tour the town. >> we are working to see what funds are available and what the host committee would put together and how much it will cost to host a event of this magnitude report report mayor nutter says there is working to donnas brooklyn, birmingham, columbus and phoenix are still also in the running, to play host. >> to get this far is significant but we still have, certainly much more work to do and they have a whole lot more questions and it is our responsibility to answer those questions, in the committee, the kind of comfort that ultimately, from our perspective, would result in the recommendation. >> reporter: today's activities concluded with the tour of reading terminal market and candle light tour of independent ha

ed rendell said he's confident donations from corporate and private sources will raise $80 million toet this thing off the ground. should be an interesting next couple of months. iain. >> no doubt, bruce, thank you very much. >>> septa bus runs into some trouble in old city. the bus got stuck in hole at third and mark. a tow truck had to come and get the bus out. no word on any injuries or if any passengers were on board the bus. >> tense moments in philadelphia's port richmond section this afternoon. skyfox over the scene as emergency crews were call out for a hazardous material situation in the 3700 block. a couple of businesses at aramingo avenue and east butler street were evacuated. the situation is now under control. no details have been released about the materials involved or if anyone was sick or injury. >> the city of philadelphia is rallying behind local team hit heading to the little league world series. you can head down to city hall this friday to show your support for the taney dragons. a big rally starts at 2:00 p.m. shortly before the team hits the field in williamspo

mayor michael nutter, former governor ed rendell and congressman bob braid write among the political heavyweights touting the city of brotherly love. this rail of sorts was held at a beer garden on independent mall. the members of the dnc site committee will be in philadelphia next week to discuss city's efforts to host convention in 2016. government leaders spoke to philadelphia's past success in hosting major convention, and all of the historic attraction this is city has to offer. >> they are going to see one of most incredible cities in the united states of america, one of the most facilities in the united states of america, and they will see sites you cannot see anywhere else, in the united states, but in philadelphia. >> philadelphia is one of five cities bidding for the event, dnc officials are also considering birmingham,al bam, columbus, ohio, new york, and phoenix. >>> a california man is facing federal charges tonight accused of assaulting crew members on a flight from philadelphia to london. it happened, in may. the u.s. airways plane had to turnaround over massachusetts,

. >> we tried to get it three years ago but now the mayor says he is ready to go and i asked rendell to be the the cheerleader which he is the best cheerleader we have and he agreed. i think we will be successful. >> committee members are invited to hit the iconic rocky steps at the art museum. we will see if they will run up them or not. philadelphia is competing brooklyn, birmingham, columbus and phoenix. >>> well, atlantic city's newest casino will be soon closing its doors. revel announced it will shut down september 10th leaving more than 3,000 employees without a job. "eyewitness news" reporter elizabeth hur looks at the impact the close another could have on and off the the boards. >> reporter: from saint georges pub in brigantine. >> everybody is upset. >> reporter: to this ought owe repair in galloway. >> huge impact. >> all eyes are on their neighbors in atlantic city with revel the latest casino to confirm, it is closing, the the atlantic club closed in january, show boat is next and then revel and trump plaza are set to close in september. the immediate impact the loss of

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ed rendell is never angry, only determined. >> okay.he fallout from that in just a moment. >> what a mess. >> but first we begin with breaking news from the middle east. there are reports this morning that the cease-fire between israel and hamas has unraveled just hours after taking effect. both sides are accusing the other of violating the truce. a palestinian official says israeli shelling this morning has killed at least 35 people and wounded hundreds of others in southern gaza. the israeli military meanwhile says militants have fired eight rockets and mortars at israel since the cease-fire began. an israeli source says at least two israeli soldiers were killed and the army says it appears an idf soldier may have been abducted. we have live coverage from gaza and israel. we'll go to nbc's foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin live in gaza first. ayman? >> reporter: good morning, mika. let me bring you guys up to speed on what is happening here on the ground. according to the israeli military, operations are ongoing now searching for

mayor nutter and ed rendell and bob brady are among the heavyweights trying to convince the party toiladelphia.trying to convince the site committee will visit philadelphia next week to see what it has to offer. >> they will see one of the most incredible cities in the united states of america they will see sites you can't see anywheres in the united states, but in the philadelphia. >> philadelphia is one of five cities bidding for the event. dnc is considering, birmingham, alabama, columbus ohio, and phoenix arizona. >> postal worker who was supposed to be ♪ [ telephone rings ] how's the camping trip? well, the kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. ♪ the best part of wakin' up what are you doing? having coffee. ohh. ♪ is folgers in your cup >> developing this morning, a fire forces residents out of a mrg -- montgomery county apartment complex. >> a raid uncovers a cockfighting ring at a berks county farm. >> iselle slams into the high volume contain notices of -- volcanos and turns into a tropical storm. >> let's go outside to david murphy, what did we do to deserve this beau

rendell believes they can raise $70 million from private donors. tomorrow there's going to be a big presentation to the dnc committee to tell them exactly how to do it. while they there are many good reasons to come to philadelphia, this is going to be critical. live in south philly, lu ann cahn, nbc 10 news. >> as you mentioned, tomorrow the local officials have another day of courting ahead of them. the dnc will be in town tomorrow. a live look at the comcast center. that's where they will meet with local leaders tomorrow morning. they will have a thank you rally at the national constitution center and then the visit wraps up tomorrow night with a reception at the art museum. stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the dnc's tour of philadelphia. visit nbc10.com to find out how the city is pulling out all the stops and why philly's political history could make it the front runner. >>> chris christie spent the day in alabama. the governor is there supporting fellow republican governor robert bentley. they toured a research institute where they

. >> ed rendell insists the city can raise the money from private donors. officials are making a formal presentation tomorrow. philadelphia landmarks are firing up the red, white and blue. you are looking live at the dnc-phl on the side of the building. brooklyn, columbus, birmingham and phoenix all hoping to lure democrats. count on nbc 10 news to provide could ha coverage on this. as soon as they decide on a host city, we will bring that to you. >>> a surprise apology in court today from one of the two men accused in the deadly carjacking and crash that killed three philadelphia children and their mother. 19-year-old jonathan rosa waved his right to a preliminary hearing. he grabbed the microphone and blurted out a statement asking for forgiveness. his attorney learned minutes earlier that the mother had died last week. her two sons and a daughter were killed in the crash on july 25th. they were participating in a fund-raiser for their church when an suv that had been carjacked plowed into them. rosa and crawford face charges including murder, kidnapping

democratic national committee will be in philadelphia, mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendellill give them the tour of the city as officials push to have the 2016 democratic convention held right here in philadelphia. brooklyn, birmingham, alabama, columbus, ohio and phoenix, also in the running to hold the convention. >> the class action lawsuit accuses philadelphia prosecutors of illegally seizing homes to help fund their offers. the lawsuit claims philadelphia seizes nearly $6 million in homes, cars, cash each year, the money provides 20% of the district attorney's officer's budget. city law allows properties to be seized, police believe; linked to crime. if they believe it is linked to crimes. lawyers say most of the seizures involved low income drug cases, and the property can be seized even without convictions. >> we are here to stop philadelphia's outrageous system of civil forfeiture. we've filed federal class action lawsuit to end philadelphia's forfeiture machine. but first -- >> the city says seizure of properties used in narcotics distribution is an important tool

mayor michael nutter, pennsylvania governor ed rendell will announce details of the upcoming nationalmmittee site visit to philadelphia. the group will be in philadelphia next week. philadelphia one of five cities the commit lee visit as it narrows the field of hoses for the 2016 democratic national convention. >> at 8: 04 this morning, turns out that revel casino will not hit the bankruptcy auction block today. auction now slated for next week, lawyers say they received multiple offers, they need more time to review the bids, revel says it will close and layoff its 3,000 plus employees if it can't find suitable buyer for atlantic city casinos have already closed or announced plans to shut down this year. here is a question for you. could the eagles switch back to their old kelly grown uniform? >> getting a lot of reaction on there is don team president said considering it during durig yesterday, the birds switch from the traditional kelly grown to the current midnight green in 1996. so they've worn the new color for 18 years. says a lot of league rules they have to work through befor

thing, a lot of hard work, we tried to get it four years ago, three years ago now ready to go, i ask rendell to be the cheerleader, best cheerleader we had. he agreed. i think we'll be successful. >> committee members invited to run up the rocky steps of the art museum, got to do that when you're in town. philadelphia competing with brooklyn birmingham, columbus and phoenix. >> got to take a picture with the rocky statue. no doubt. another atlantic city casino is folding, revel will shut down in less than a month leaving some 3,000 workers without a job. ac's newest hotel and casino will close its doors on september 10th. revel is just one of three casinos shutting down over the next few weeks. local businesses and others close by wonder are worried very worried, the closures will impact their sales. but neighbors trying to stay hopeful. >> you know, there are so many people that are concentrating on making this happen. then, in a few years we will look back and say you know what, atlantic city, that was close, but look at us now. >> showboat announced its closing its doors at the ends of th

. >> reporter: darel and rendell have grown up since we first met them when they were both 10 years old. brother and sister, 11 months apart. now both almost 14, and still waiting and wishing for a permanent adoptive family. we wanted to catch up with them with a visit to bang and olefson. we saw cool wireless devices for taking your music with you wherever you go. >> do you think you would like to do when you grow up. >> yeah. >> what? >> an electrical engineer, photographer, dancer, stepper. >> i like it loud. >> she likes music too but has a strong interest in sports as well. >> doing karate. >> still riding skateboarding? >> yes. >> you are? and are you good at it? >> yeah. >> you were good when we first met. >> reporter: they have spent most of their lives in foster homes. >> nine years almost ten years now. >> almost ten years. and how many places have you lived in those ten years? >> i don't know, like ten, 15. >> reporter: right now they are in separate homes but want very much to be back together again. >> they just want to be with a family, a family that is going to show them

it will cost a lot of money, but ed rendell says no tax dollars would be involved in this.uld be from cash reserves and private donations. closing events this afternoon on the art museum steps. live in center city, jesse gary. "nbc10 news." >>> good morning, as we approach 7:00, i have a new accident to tell you about. for drivers in new jersey pennsauken, 73 southbound at remington road. it's on the shoulder. not blocking anything. we have a disabled out on 95 northbound, right near the commodore barry bridge. it's cleared and we do have a slowdown in that area. 95 northbound in delaware county. 76 eastbound near the blue route. the disabled truck causing problems for drivers. you can see traffic is very slow as drivers make their way past that disabled truck. and we have this volume that we're used to seeing this hour in chester county. route 30 bypass. near 340. that volume continues past route 322. no other accidents to report on the majors so far this morning. the highways in delaware have been quiet. if you're taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule

. >> i challenge joe he will embiid of the sixers, lesean mccoy of the eagles and he haded ed rendellhis isis for nominating someone for als. >> i nominate mr. tyreese gibson and jamie fox, let's go. >> double nomination. >> yes, perfect my husband billy v. >> okay. i will nominate lucy nolan, she's fun. >> she might get her boots wet. >> i will nominate my parents and tom loudon. >> aaron murray. >> he can it already. >> i nominate let's see rube's amaro, junior, he deserves it. all right guys, ready. here we go. >> you better put that mike down. >> one, two, three. . . >> announcer: live from new york city, it's wendy williams! today, the queen of country, dolly parton, gets personal with wendy, and performs a song from her new album. plus, lamarcus is caught on tape. we've got the details and all of the latest juicy hot topics. [cheers and applause ] now, here's wendy! [cheers and applause ] >> wendy: hello, my people! ♪ thank you!

ed rendell led the tour and committee discussions. both leaders believe philly made a great impression. >> if i were to grade how we did, i would give us at every venue and every stop and every interview, we did 100 out of 100. >> i think they leave and go back to their respective areas knowing that this is a city that clearly can put on a major national convention. >> the 2016 democratic national convention could bring the city $345 million in economic impact. philadelphia's considered the frontrunner among five cities that want to host the event. philadelphia is up against columbus, ohio, brooklyn, new york, phoenix, arizona, and birmingham, alabama. the selection committee will make its decision by the end of this year or early next year. >>> good morning. fall-like temperatures on top for us as we head into the end of your workweek on this saturday. we'll stay in the 70s and a cool start to the morning, as well. below average temperatures are average for this time of year. 86 degrees and we won't even make it into the 80s. weekend

not tax dollars but donations, private and corporate, ed rendell says he's confident $80 million canraised to help host this big event. in the newsroom, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >> a mother murdered in pennypack park. her husband accused of the crime and now thieves break into their house home. next, who police say is behind the break in that has neighbors shaking their heads. >> a child's birthday pear goes sour when crooks see an opportunity to strike. >> as soon as these two suspects left the store, um, you could see the little girl running all around the store trying fine the i-pod. >> what the family first thought before they realized they'd been robbed. >>> plus, forget just looking out the window on your next flight. what if the plane was see through? the new proposal that could make your stomach drop and -- >> story of my life, i take her home ♪ >> boy band invasion. fans are flocking to the link long but not just for the music. why some had marriage on their minds. scott? >> iain, right now there's a dry air inn vague taking place across our area. what it means for you

ed rendell says he's confident they can raise $80 million to help host this big event. iain? >> all right, bruce. thank you. >>> a home health worker accused of stealing from an elderly woman that sea cared for. 5084 old lisa johnson and her 26 year old boyfriend justin brown pride open the woman's july row box at her home in egg harbor township and then sold the items at a pawn shop. johnson is now charged with theft and receiving stolen property. police are still looking to catch and charge her boyfriend for the same offenses. police say the 82 year old victim was not hurt. >> the jerry sandusky scandal continues. an important vote today by the penn state board of trustees on the ncaa fine. the board voted to support a possible legal settlement that would keep the $60 million from that type in pennsylvania. the vote comes in response to a lawsuit filed over the youth of -- use of that money. board also vowed to remain in full compliance with other sanctions including a multi year bowl ban. scholarship reductions and other penalties. penn state has five years to pay that fin

tonight mayor nutter and former mayor rendell outlined the pitch they'll make next week.emocratic national committee is dropping by for a site visit next wednesday and thursday. supporters say the convention could be worth as much as three hadn't dread million dollars to the local economy. >> and what great night to be outside. just the start of lots of good weather to come, scott. >>> you know, beautiful conditions here on this thursday evening across our area. the pocono mountains, the lehigh valley, the heart of our area, also, into south jersey, sections of delaware, really not a cloud in the sky. the humidity is comfortable. open up those windows, let some fresh air in during the overnight. wake up weather for 6am on your friday it will be fantastic. take a look at the north and western suburbs. temperatures in the mid if you have 50s unheard of for august. low 60s in the city. a light breeze. so if you have the chance get outdoors early tomorrow morning and maybe take that early morning walk with the pets. 76 degrees right now in philadelphia. humidity at 52%. those

democratic national committee will be here in philadelphia mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendell will give them a tour of the city as officials push to have 2016 democratic national convention held here in philadelphia now. now brooklyn new york, birminghammal bam, columbus, ohio and phoenix are all in the running to hold the convention. >>> it is official, atlantic city's revel casino will shut down next month leaving thousands of people out of work and this is just what atlantic city does not need. >> steve keeley, and new jersey resident, keeping a close eye on this steve, there was such high hopes for the revel just a couple years ago. >> reporter: i was in at atlantic city resident 30 years ago this summer i would never dream it would be in this bad of shape, 30 years later. bigger and better than las vegas. we are in front of the revel, shutting down, september 10th, and then shutting out 3,000 plus workers. revel not even sticking around for miss america pageant week that always had a huge crowd here at the the shore. from here you can see three names soon to be gone from

joining me now, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and salon.com's joan walsh. you both for being here. governor, isn't impeachment a big part of the midterms in the gop? >> there is no question. it's been part of the primary season. the primary season in many states isn't over yet. the more it's talked about in the primary season, the more i believe they might be a force to forget about measuring the drapes. the american people do not think the president has done anything that warrants impeachment. they think it is a crazy idea. they think a party promulgating the idea shouldn't be in office. i was down in louisiana, gave the speech to the jefferson jackson dinner on saturday. mary landrieu, if she gets support from those across the country it counter balanced the amount of money spent against her. i think she'll win big for the election. >> you know, joan, he mentioned the president hasn't done anything impeachable. help me out here. fox news and mike huckabee was asked about impeachment. i want you to listen to his answer. >> let me be very clear. i never sai

. >> governor rendell and the great district attorney of philly. >> all the arguments about fairness. if you are the defendant, what do you want? he said the local guy. depends on how you look at it. we shouldn't be talking like this on a funeral day, but it's the next question after the funeral. >> yeah, it is. >> that's why the question you asked at the top of the hour about justice, i'm glad we're talking about the funeral. this is a human being. this is not just the justice of one knas somebody going to jail. it's about making sure this doesn't happen in the future. >> i agree. >> we're talking about a parent's agony. >> what made that argument for me, four hours lying in the street. thank you. thanks for joining us. >>> much more ahead on "andrea mitchell reports." we'll be right back. ♪ when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp

> joining us now for more on ferguson is msnbc political analyst and former philadelphia mayor ed rendell. you have had all the positions. what's your view of the way the case is being handled? is it adequate for the community out there? we don't know how they are feeling day to day. is it adequate to them to know you are getting dual investigations here -- one locally from elected officials and one from washington. is it adequate? >> it is. in one sense. i think the people of ferguson have confidence in eric holder and the fbi and their impartiality. they will give a fair investigation. but they can't lodge murder charges against the policeman. the only thing they can prosecute is violation of the civil rights act. although that carries a significant punishment it's not exactly the same. usually in these cases the federal investigation is a backstop that waits until the local state investigation is completed and finished. i have no doubt that mr. mcculloch is a good prosecutor. he was head of the d.a. association, the national d.a. association. but there is an inherent problem for him. n

is very slow unless bonn 24 coming at lafayette heading towards the rendell. check of your commute in the south bay there is no major trouble spots. >>:robin: that's getting heavy at of san jose and cupertino to 80 is not bad at all. there's a little traffic after the guadalupe parkway. so far no major trouble south of there. their >> darya :: 30 to be leaving at the embassy in london still. assange has been holed up in the embassy in a small apartment for more than two years. >>:the australian fled there in 2012 to escape extradition to sweden, where he is wanted over sex crime allegations. >>:ecuador has granted him refugee status, but british police have so far refused to let him leave. >>:assange says his health had suffered during his time at the >>: jamessome of ukraine's wealthiest elite are donating millions to fund the ongoing war in their country. >>: james:c-n-n's will ripley meets a kiev millionaire who's leaving his life of luxury to fight on the >>: james:health officials are now being extra cautious. they say a woman in new mexico could be infec

state and across the nation we will have a very extensive fundraising operation headed by governor rendelllready in place? >> non-profit already in place. starting to raise those dollars. our union steak hold remembers actively engaged, involved, business community stepping up. so i don't have any doubt that in this environment, in this region, across america, folks will want to come to philadelphia for the 2016 democratic national convention, but also want to invest in it, make sure it is one of the best conventions ever. >> we have to wrap this up. in summary, in 14, we have the taney dragons winning the little league world series. sixteen, pope francis will come. in 16 getting the dnc. >> yes. >> so, camera eight if we can to the cuff links, get a shot. awesome. hopefully the members of the dnc will be inspired by that if anything else. >> do you know that hillary clinton-joe biden collection? >> we're putting everything throughout. >> thank you. >> hopefully that will help. >> good luck. >> nice to see you, mayor. >> our jenn fred is here with everything you need for back to school sho

as of 24 is heavy s well for your ride on the call the pass tunnel backed up into more rendell. the south pole ride into walnut creek was 580 is a very heavy ride this morning. >>: george: let's take a look here at the right through the south bay. we're talking about the commute for the 85 ride. it is all extremely slow with the guadalupe parkway. the marin ride is up around 34 minutes so from a bottle down to the golden gate bridge. speaking the bridges were backed up all the way to the mcarthur maze with a 30 minute drive time from 24 which is at one time backed up to rock reach. the seven table bridge is another hot spot with an earlier a current problem to the approach. >>: george for the: golden gate bridge the drive for one oneself out is extremely heavy now coming down towards the toll plaza with slow traffic from the midst and trying to get to the delays for the softball pressure. >>: james: will go back to the san mateo bridge has to take a look out at the peninsula. but gallo the cloud coverage is out there over redwood city. take a look at what were seen at s f zero.

. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutter and former governor ed rendell are doing their best to show representatives from the democratic national committee that philadelphia is the place to be. >> dnc officials are in town to scout out city as possible help for their 2016 convention so lets bring in steve keeley to talk about the benefits of hosting this event which the republicans did. >> in 2,000. >> in 2,000. >> reporter: welshing it was great. i remember the excitement and getting to hang out with bob schieffer. from our vantage point being in this business it wases great but from the city's vantage point everything was lit up, everything was pack and it was all hand on deck from the police department and politicians just to the people that all were able to make some money off of this thing when air cabdriver, busboy or anything. it was a very good business week for the the town. even before that week all of the guys that layout plans before that have to arrive especially when you have a sitting president coming to speak like we had then with george w. bush getting elected in 2,0