former pennsylvania governor and dnc chairman ed rendell told "eyewitness news" he's not worried bute's realistic. >> we got a little more difficult time than we expected for three reasons. >> reporter: the first according to rendell is that both political parties will not receive $18 million from the federal government. that went away with sequestration. philadelphia doesn't have the budget surplus it did in 2000 sand when the rnc was in town. but the fir reason might surprise you. rendell blames republican nominee donald trump for the loss in dnc revenue. >> because of donald trump's candidacy and because of the things he said about latinos and muslims a number of major national companies pulled out of funding the republican convention, and then to be fair not to show favortism they pulled out and didn't fund us as well. >> reporter: but as party leaders wait for the money to come in, things are already starring to take shape down at the wells fargo center. construction began this week. mayor jim kenney held a news conference late this afternoon to convince citizens to stay in town

former pennsylvania governor and dnc chairman ed rendell told "eyewitness news" he's not worried but he's realistic. >> we got a little more difficult time than we expected for three reasons. >> reporter: the first according to rendell is that both political parties will not receive $18 million from the federal government. that went away with sequestration. philadelphia doesn't have the budget surplus it did in 2000 sand when the rnc was in town. but the fir reason might surprise you. rendell blames republican nominee donald trump for the loss in dnc revenue. >> because of donald trump's candidacy and because of the things he said about latinos and muslims a number of major national companies pulled out of funding the republican convention, and then to be fair not to show favortism they pulled out and didn't fund us as well. >> reporter: but as party leaders wait for the money to come in, things are already starring to take shape down at the wells fargo center. construction began this week. mayor jim kenney held a news conference late this afternoon to convince citizens to stay in to

>> reporter: governor rendell says he was here to support vederman. congressman chaka fattah is not taking the stand in his own defense. none of the defendants are. a big witness, former governor ed rendell to support herbert vederman. >> he didn't think giving him the little bit of money was going to get him an ambassador ship. that's rekick could y that that's ridiculous. >> reporter: he said he reached out to the obama administration and says his appearance to educate jurors about politics. >> we're not all bad. we're not all evil. we're not all seeking to do things for some tuel tearer motive. >> reporter: he says vederman's generosity is not a bribe. >> it had nothing to do with -- i think the allegations against the congressman are approach, he should go to jail. that's a serious offense. >> reporter: prosecutors again pointed tofattah's mean problems. >> he said he's in some trouble, he owns a piece of trouble. would you buy the property. either he would pay you rent or you could own it directly and do anything you wanted with it. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: convention host committee chair ed rendell has no problem with voices raised in support of sanders during the party's july convention at the wells fargo center. and tonight, nbc 10 has confirmed the sanders campaign wants to give those supporters a chance to be heard at a rally across from the sports complex in south philly sunday july 24th. rendell did voice concerns in a recent buzzfeed article that sanders' supporters could well be disruptive inside the convention. but tonight, the former governor expressed hopes the good of the party will win out. >> it's my hope that sanders people will tell their delegates and their supporters to be positive, to rally for bernie, to make noise for bernie. but to otherwise do nothing that would help donald trump's electoral chances. >> reporter: and rendell says it's partly trump to blame for the dnc's current $9 million to $10 million fund-raising shortfall. of the $64 million needed to pay for the philly convention. corporations at odds with trump's stance on various issues, vowing not to donate to the gop, keeping it even steven

. >> edç rendell is calling on supporters of bernie sanders to consider the big picture.bc 10 has confirmed the sanders campaign is planning a rally in an area set up for protesters across from the wells fargo center. it's scheduled for the night before the convention starts. rendell who chairs the convention host committee tells us he hopes those sanders supporters will take the good of the party into account. >> it's my hope that sanders people will tell their delegates and their supporters to be positive, to rally for bernie, to make noise for bernie. but otherwise, do nothing that would help donald trump's electoral chances. >> meantime, rendell blames trump for the dnc's the milli$9 to $10 million deficit in funds for the democratic convention. >>> ahead in the next half hour, which country calls trump a wise politician. >>> justices declined to hear an pa elle from workers who they say improperly lost their pension and health benefits when the casino, trump taj mahal, declared bankruptcy. lower courts left the cuts in place. >>> in atlantic city's most popular casin

. >> idea born of former governor ed rendell. dnc donkey around town project worked with the mural arts program, to select about 30 artists. delegates from all over the country provided artists with six pieces of imagery that help define their state. those artist then had to use at least three of those in their design, crazy part they just got their blank donkey canvas as week ago. >> two in a week. >> pretty much about it for this one. then i get to polish that one off. >> new jersey's donkey featured frank sinatra, and the atlantic city boardwalk. delaware's includes a sentimental token. >> with a little tribute to beau biden with the airplane flying above. >> as rendell toured the works, he couldn't help but compare. >> the pennsylvania themed donkey was the only one not present. it was revealed earlier. but governor rendell did seem to find a second favorite. >> put red slippers on the donkey himself. that will was, to me, the most ingenious, but all fabulous. >> during convention week a donkey scavenger hunt, when over, donk

rendell who chairs the convention host committee told us he hopes the demonstrators will take the goodof the party into account. >> it's my hope that sanders people will tell their delegates and supporters to be positive, to rally for bernie, to make noise for bernie, but to otherwise do nothing that would help donald trump's electoral chances. >> meantime, rendell blames trump for the dnc's $9 million to $10 million shortfall in funds needed to pay for the philly convention. how's that? corporations at odds with trump's stands on various issues are vowing not to contribute to the gop and are withholding funds from the democrats as well to keep it even. >>> just last week, president obama said world leaders are rattled over a possible trump presidency. ahead at 4:45, hear which nation is proudly supporting trump. >>> the cleanup is under way after an american leith post went up in names in philadelphia and we got a new look at the charred remains. here's a look through the windows of the leith post in frankford. you can see the majority of the roof is gone. crews pumped thousands of ga

rendell says corporations at odds with trump's stance on various issues are vowing not to contribute and are withholding funds from the democrats as well to keep it even. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the sun is up and we're seeing some bright skies over avalon, new jersey this morning. it's a live view. matt delucia reported that no fog in avalon this morning. the few spots that did see fog, already seeing it clear. 68 degrees in philadelphia right now. no fog but a few scattered clouds now. sunny skies, 77 degrees at 10:00. by noontime, up into the 80s. the suburbs, sunny sky, 66 degrees. 81 degrees at lunch time. middle 80s by 2:00 this afternoon. a quick warmup in the lehigh valley, look at the sunshine. that's a live view from easton. 66 now, 75 degrees at 10:00. 84 at 2:00 this afternoon. new jersey saw some fog to begin with. there are still areas of fog as jessica has been reporting but it's going to clear quickly as the temperature climbs up. 77 degrees at 10:00. by noontime, 82 degrees. that's interior new jersey. at

rendell says both philadelphia and cleveland are facing challenges this year. he says donald trump has pushed some corporate donors to sit out the election. also budget cuts have eliminated federal funding. the parties used to receive for the convention. >>> for a complete decision 2016 coverage, including the latest delegate counts and social media updates from the campaign trail, tap the nbc 10 app. >>> we have new information about a fire in northeast philadelphia that sent a mother, child and off duty police officer to the hospital. the philadelphia fire department continues to investigate the cause. the mother and the officer were both overcome by smoke while trying to rescue the 5-year-old girl. firefighters eventually pulled them out. the girl remains on a vent later in critical condition. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers are be looking downlater in critical condition. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers are be looking down into cutting down the number of districts. a statewide study will be issued. the bill's sponsor says district consolidation could save money. >>> e

heard you talking to rendell there. and, like ohio, too, trump set to visit ohio tomorrow for his first rally since this quote/unquote trump 2.0. and for the first time since he became the presumptive republican nominee eight weeks ago. hillary clinton has visited this very important battleground state three times in the last three weeks. >> all right. nbc's hallie jackson, great reporting today. really appreciate it. >>> and now we tht bring in trump supporter and former contestant on "the apprentice," erin elmore. >> thanks for having me. >> let's talk about where donald trump is right now and his campaign. he's coming off of a rocky couple of weeks. he got blasted over this weekend for being in scotland on what seemed to be a business trip. as a trump supporter, how critical is it, do you think, that he gets back on message this week? >> see, i think that he is on message. it depends how you look at the situation. he called this brexit vote as opposed to obama and hillary clinton saying no, no, no. it looks like they

. >> i was going to say i talked to comcast, david cohen with then mayor ed rendell, he was the chief of staff, and he mentioned the point of this event was to reach a wide audience. to make it family friendly. now more than ever what we can say here on nbc 10 and telemundo 62, we're committed to bringing you all the events on air, online through the internet so you can see it in a way you've never seen it before. and that's a big point, to make it accessible to everyone? >> we want people to see themselves in the festival. they want people to come down to center city or also go out into the neighborhoods, experience the festival themselves then we want them to watch it on demand. on their ipad. but we're working towards the future. how do we position philadelphia for the 250th anniversary coming up in just ten years. it seems like a long time away but it's not. how do we connect with a millennial generation that is very different from a boomer generation, i'm a gen-xer, we're just as important but nobody talks about us. >> what david cohen and then mayor rendell and then became gover

rendell said he was not made aware of 9 allegations. fattah did not have any comment.eand thna did yourit durante, . >>> and it was the scene a few hours ago outside 30th street station. that relentless rain came down in buckets. and this was what it sounded like in pennsylvania when the winds whipped through montgomery county. this is the philadelphia vehicle cricket club. >> still on the breezy side, but at least we have dry conditions now and we'll have a lot of sunshine next couple days to dry things up. this is the way started today and as we told you, it was going to be nice and quiet for the morning rush and fairly quiet for the afternoon rush. but it was in between that we would have these problems. and here it came. it was moving eastward at 40, 50 miles per hour. strong winds came down in the middle of those storms. and at noontime, this was the line coming right through from the northern suburbs through philadelphia and into new jersey. numerous reports of gusts over 50 miles per hour. and now we're left with nothing on the radar pretty much. these dots indi

former pennsylvania governor ed rendell was on hand to lend his support. the scholarships go to students "k" through eighth grade. >>> we've got lots of sun coming and some heat as well. >> exactly for the weekend. we do have a few thunderstorms out there as well. stormtracker live double scan showing it's really not widespread. nothing severe right now, but there is a line of some thunderstorms working through lancaster county into northwest chester county. honey brook right now you're just south of this line. it's essentially between the pennsylvania turnpike and 322. we've had 28 lightning strikes with this and it's all diving to the southeast. so west chester's going to get involved in this. and we also have -- this isn't a thunderstorm. this is just a heavy downpour in browns mills right now. they really need the rain there with the forest fire. and it's moving into ocean county as well. and we will see a little bit more spotty activity tomorrow. today, though, it's warm. it's humid. 83 degrees, down from our high of 85. so seasonably warm. that's whe

former governor ed rendell is dnc chairman and he told "eyewitness news" donald trump's candidacy is one of the reasons funding is short. he said because of the things trump said about latin os and muslims many national companies pulled out of funding both parties. rendell is hopeful that they will get the money in time. >> is there a few days ago and that is good for to us make it up. we needed to raise 64 million in cash in contributions and we're 85 percent of the the way there. >> other reasons the former governor said funding is short because both political parties will not get 18 million-dollar from the federal government and because philadelphia doesn't have the budget surplus it did in 2,000 when the republican convention was in town. >>> to get ready for dnc the philadelphia city council is considering i bill that would decriminal ice disorderly conduct. instead of arresting protesters they could give them a ticket or fine instead. they hope would it prevent criminal justice system from being overwhelmed. >>> on the campaign trail both democratic candidates are battling for

then mayor ed rendell and 25-year-old familiar face. who was david cohen then?vid cohen was someone who most people in philadelphia had never heard of. >> now comcast executive vice president david cohen earned his chops as rendell's chief of staff. >> which was to sit in his living room at 2:00 in the morning and listen to these incredible ideas, and then try and work with him to figure out how to make them a reality. >> one of those incredible ideas, the wawa welcome america celebration. it was ambitious, but then again, the pair was a force. here's how nbc 10 described them back then. >> good cop, back cop, passionate, cool detail man. >> so in 1993, they launched an 11-day celebration, carving a space for philadelphia on the national stage, sparked by a visit from vice president al gore. >> i hearby declare the pennsylvania convention center officially open! >> and exploding days later with a trip by president bill clinton to award the liberty medal to nelson mandela. >> it was one of those moments where philadelphia was truly the center of the world. it is

>> i agree with governor rendell.no such thing as a perfect presidential or veep candidate. you have to go with who someone is going to be comfortable with. that's why i think tim kaine is a great selection because she's comfortable with him. when you look at what's going to happen in pennsylvania, you may see scott brown, former senator from massachusetts who really would bring in kind of that perfect casting for donald trump. he will be able to take that pickup truck, go down and really i think get a lot of conservative democrats support. he was also the first senator, former or current, to endorse donald trump before the new hampshire primary. i think that loyalty will matter to donald trump. >> alex, can i make a suggestion for the republicans? >> sure. >> ted cruz. >> are you taking it seriously, susan? >> i don't see how it happening. i see why he's saying that. >> i think the governor was being his usual charming sell. ed and susan, thank you. >> thank you. >> outrage looets leads to action. what's in today's n

rendell about democratic politics.weeks ago everybody was talking about how the republican party was fractured. it couldn't come together. it was atomized. the same is being said about the democratic party. that it is fractured. it won't coalesce f miss clinton loses in california, how bad is that going to be for repairing the democratic party? >> that would be a clear message that the sanders people have fought hard and done roarkbly well but lost. they lost the popular vote and the elected delegates. i think you it will begin the unity process coming to be. >> and would you call on him to get out if he loses california and those races? >> no. >> i'm sorry. >> no, absolutely not. he has every right to put his name in the nomination at the convention and he, in fact, in some ways he owes it to delegates. i was a delegate in '08. i wanted to cast our vote for hillary clinton as governor. she won our state. she took the microphone and moved it. and we were all -- all the clinton delegates, we were terribly disappointed w

former pennsylvania governor ed rendell for the defense. rendell said fattah should be convicted and sent to jail if the charges are proved. he is accuse of -- accused of using federal grants and campaign funds to pay off debts. >>> new station skippack pike will feet an updated kitchen and workout room and be built in a year. >>> philadelphia's lgbt community will celebrate with a parade and festival at 16th and locust at 11:30, it ends on festival pier where a festival will be held. >>> we take a closer look at some work ahead on "action news" sunday morning. >>> plus, we'll tell you about musical lie, it's an app that shows you a creative side lip sink a favorite song or movie scene also up next. >>> meteorologist, chris sowers will give you an update on the forecast. sky6 live hd taking you outside live over camden, new jersey, it's already monday and 77 degrees. there's a cool off on the way, chris will let you know in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. > >>> we want to go live to one of our breaking news stories this mornin

welcome back to "power lunch," governor rendell.ou know, much has been made over the past 24 hours over the phrasing of the ways we describe terrorists like the man in orlando. mr. trump criticized the president for not using the phrase islamic terror or some variation of that. is that important to you? >> no, not at all. i don't think how you characterize it is what is important. what is important is what we do about it to prevent it from happening again. i saw the press conference this morning. everybody got up there and said community is coming together. first responders did a great job. the medical personnel did a great job. all that is true. but we say that after every mass killing in the united states. and we never get to the heart of the issue. the heart of the issue is why there is one individual citizen come in with a assault rifle and unlimited capacity magazines so that he can fire off -- remember, he hit -- he killed 49 and he injured 53. at least he fired 102 bullets. we think he probably fired two or three times as man

earlier this morning, ed rendell took the stand, but not to testify for the congressman. in fact he had strong words about the case after. >> it's a serious offense. he should be convicted and should spend time in jail. >> riedel w are a dell vederman top money to get ambassador shf. rendell testified he was a friend and was not trying to bribe fattah, just help him out. court resumes monday. >>> it's a program aimed at ending sexual assaults on college campuses. >> and pennsylvania's governor is getting championship help. governor wolf was joined byville foe have a head coach jay wright to discuss the importance of the state's it's on us p.a. campaign. that campaign is aimed at raising a wearness about pre-vending sexual assault and how to respond to it if it happens. >> providing a safe atmosphere and safe environment for women and men to live their lives in a nice safe community is important to us. >> the white house created a national it's on us campaign back in 2014. pennsylvania launched the first statewide campaign this past general. >>> in decision 2016, bernie sa

the defense revved its case after having former governor ed rendell testify in defense of a lobbyistn trial with fattah. better man is accused of bribing fattah in he can change for helping seek a ambassador ship. former rendell this the prosecutor twisted the friendship between the two men. >>> you now have more options when it comes to buying a bottle of wine in the state of pennsylvania. governor tom wolf signing legislation today in harrisburg that allows licensed grocery stores and restaurants to sell wine. that bill also gives state stores more flexibility on what hours they can operate. the union however that represents state stores is opposed to the bill saying it will cost jobs. wine bottles could hit grocery store shelves by this fall. ♪ >>> five-year-old describes the moment bullets came flying into his home hitting the little boy. >> my mom turned me around there was a big hole in my back. >> when you saw -- >> right here. >> this brave boy's message to the gunman who opened fire in his neighborhood um taking his young life. >> a racing ambulance up in flames on the side

rested its case yesterday after having former ed rendell testify, on trial with fattah. co-defendant, herbert vettor man accused of bribing fattah in exchange for helping seek an ambassador ship. former governor rendell says he thinks the prosecutor twills dollars the friendship between the two men. >> resident living along one kensington street are hoping police can find who ever smashed their car windows there is happened tuesday night, along the 22 had unblock of memphis street. neighbor shared this surveillance video fox 29. you can see a car drive by, and then once it does, the window of the park car, shattered. people say it is not clear what exactly was used to break the glass, but despite the mess, one man we spoke with says he's not getting himself too work up. >> yes, it is annoying, but, i mean, it is almost impossible to get too angry. because there is nothing that could really be done about it. i mean, aside from having an officer on every single corner 24 hours a day which is unfeasible. >> authorities have not shared any information yet who they could be l

rendell says donald trump has driven some corporate donors away from the rnc.e added to budget cuts have dried up federal funding that the conventions used to receive. for complete decision 2016 coverage, including the latest delegate counts and social media updates from the campaign trail, just go to the nbc10 app. >>> also, a quick note on tomorrow's "meet the press" senator majority leader mitch mcconnell and libertarian presidential nominee gary johnson will sit down with moderator chuck todd to talk about the election. that's tomorrow morning at a special time, 8:00. right here on nbc10. >>> 6:36 right now on this saturday. in a surprise appearance, the little girl whose scalp was ripped off on a carnival ride speaks out for the very first time. >>> still ahead on nbc10. we'll hear more from the 11-year-old about her recovery. . >>> in paris, the siennes river is starting to go down after reaching its peak overnight. flood waters poured into the streets yesterday and museums scrambled to move artwork out of the basement storage areas. many museums, parks a

but former governor ed rendell says i thinks the prosecutor twisted the friendship between the two menecause tomorrow, it is finally here. because we are going to jenkintown, oh, look, already have the signs up for us. i love it. so we will take over, so we will be live from 7:00 to 10:00 at the town square, you want to know exactly where it; people have been asking me, you know where the west ave. grill is? go right behind it. >> we'll be behind a restaurant like by the dumpsters or something? >> no. >> maybe. >> we will be behind it, we have nice area set up. >> not an alley or anything it? >> no, not an alleyment come, finds out. meet us there and we'll show you. >> plus we'll tell you how you can win that car. >> sure can. you simply go to our website fox29.com. click on this red tabatha is covered up by the lower third, and you click on that. it will tell you -- just put your information in there. it is that certainly. just give us your name and how to get a hole of you. we will name a finalist tomorrow. >> good morning, already into june, the phillies still can't hit. we are into

i ask you because ed rendell, former dnc chairman, former pennsylvania governor, said recently that youot in any way, shape or form ready to be commander in chief. i want to know if you think you could be. >> yes, i do. >> senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts making this endorsement for the first time tonight, hillary clinton for president. thank you for making that announcement on this show. and thanks for being willing to talk to me. >> you bet. you take care. >> thanks. she's my senator too. i'm very lucky. >> my constituent. >> we'll be right back. >>> so you guys -- this was kind of a big day in american politics. senator bernie sanders went to the white house to meet with president obama one on one for more than an hour. president obama then endorsed hillary clinton for president. then tonight the person who's the reason nobody knows whether to call it the sanders ring of the democratic party or the warren ring of the democratic party, firebrand senator elizabeth warren, came to the studio just moments ago tonight to give us her endorsement of hillary clinton for president. s

of doing this, i'm not qualified to do this, really, ed rendell?o part of it is like when somebody says she's not capable, she's not qualified for holding the job, i think a person's competitive and natural instinct is to say slow your roll, actually, i am perfectly qualified to do this job. that may have been it. the reason i can't unpack that is because i imbedded that in the question so i don't know if that's what she was reacting to. but the way that all of these potential vice presidential running mates react when you ask them if they want the job is they all say no, i'm happy with my job, i'm not seeking it, you know, i'm sure i'm not in contention, it's a real honor to be considered but no, i don't want it. they all say that. she's definitely still saying that. all she told me is that she believes she would be qualified. she could be commander in chief if she were vice president and she had to, god forbid, step into that role. i take her literally at her word but that means if you take them all literally at their word, that means nobody want

on the rachel maddow show, she was asked about some comments governor ed rendel said.aid i do believe i'm qualified to be commander in chief. the second piece of this is whether or not they're able to work closely together. barack obama and vice president joe biden have been pretty close and biden has worked extensively, they meet and talk every day, that's kind of a model that they have been working off of and it can work better in many ways, this is something that of course is nearby, and involved in every decision that you're making. this is the beginning of that process for them potentially. overall the speculation has really exploded the last couple of days around elizabeth warren as she has increased her attacks on donald trump, elizabeth warren has shown that she can be a weapon of war against donald trump and perhaps that's the most important criteria. >> there's always cost benefit analysis made when someone is considering their vice president ticket, the cost benefit of elizabeth warren and when ed rendel said what he did, what was the reason for that? >> yea

but he took a conference call with the former governor and ed rendell saying on a scale of 1 to 10 rendell was a 2 in aggressiveness, the congressman a 6. messina testified as far as he knows there was nothing wrong or inappropriate in the push from the two politicians. as the government tries to build this case about that porsche sale, there were examples of corners cut. for example, a notary testified that she notarized a car transfer title with herb weederman and former news anchor renee fatah's names on that paper. she should have been standing in front of her but she notarized it anyway. lauren mayk, nbc10 news. >>> gas has been pretty cheap, but it's expected to creep up as we approach the summer season. coming up, we'll tell you who's offering to pay a little less at the pumps. plus, millions of air bags recalled for a dangerous and even defect, but why are some carmakers still selling them or at least parts of them? and why is it still legal? that's next. search crews were able to find some wreckage and human remains following the crash. >> today new reports that four automakers ar

but some high-profile politicians including governor tom wolf and former philadelphia may your ed rendell says he should resign much sooner. ben ek says a convention may add to that pressure. >> whether it equals judgment don't show up at the convention remains to be seen. >> reporter: through a statement from his congressional office, we were told, he would, quote, begin conversations in the coming days as dik talgted by the rules of congress, end quote. >> do expect him to keep the seat from now until then. money is a big issue. >> on october 4th. a judge will continue forfeiture of fattah's assets to pay for some of the money that was taken. the judge will also consider jail time. >> i'm guessing he's got exposure, somewhere between five and ten years. six is probably more accurate, but it could be up to five or ten. >> we contacted house minority leader nancy pelosi along with the congressional black caucus. they have yet to get to us on whether they're taking a stand on whether or not congressman fattah should resign. his next sentencing is skedsualed for october 4th. aundrea cline-t

our john harwood joining us on phone as well is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, and it is good to talk to you again. >> good afternoon. >> and john called it well delivered. >> good morning. >> and i wonder how effective you think it is for trump's purposes? >> well, i think that, john explained it pretty well. for getting independent or undecide undecided voters or the moderate republicans or moderate independents, it is flat, because the chargeser most of them were not believable and sort of extreme, but for the base which is important that he rally the base and for rank and file republicans, it was a good e speech and important. because there is a significant movement to change the rules to allow delegates who are pledged to donald trump when they ran for the primaries to allow them to vote for anybody they want on the first ballot. so, he has real problems with the republican convention that is coming up in four weeks. he had to so llidify those, and the speech probably reassured some of the delegates who were wavering. >> he made reference to bernie sanders' supporters and

chairman, ed rendell checked out the donkey that salutes the state of colorado and off to the double tree hotel to see the pennsylvania donkey, checked out with the state flag and mt. laurel, which is the state flower in pennsylvania. >>> organizers are making all kinds of plans for the delegates when they come to philadelphia for the dnc and a lot of those plans begin each night when the convention session ends, gray hall has that story. >> reporter: soon all eyes will be on philadelphia as the city of brotherly love plays host to the democratic national convention on july 25th through the 28th. >> that is one of the main reasons to do the convenience is to expose philadelphia to 18,000 media, 6,000 delegates and 30,000 other people. >> when all the work is done at the wells fargo center the fun begins as the delegates and attendees flock to the city for after hours activities. >> they want to see where is the hot place to go, where is the jazz and cheesesteak i heard so much about. >> there is no shortage of things to do from restaurants to bars and local favorite eateries, there i

fencing and infrastructure for the democratic national convenience costs money and host chairman ed rendell is trying to close the $10 million shortfall on a $64 million budget. he is busy on the phones with traditional donors. >> those that have not contributed yet will get a phone call or when they open the door i'll be there. >> among the problems the dnc is getting no federal or city money and donald trump. many companies give to both conventions but are balking now. >> to be bipartisan they would not contribute to us either. >> security corporations are flush with money. the money goes to everything from police wages to parking to equipment. at least a half dozen pro bernie sanders' demonstrations are expected in late july and police plan like they do for any other major events. police tell me they will make sure any demonstrators or police and attendees are safe at the dnc. i'm chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> after course you can download the 6 abc news app this election season to get breaking news alerts from the campaign trail and live results on election n

rendell comes around and scores the go-ahead run. espy with a 5-1 magness still proud of his score.y would add another one. your final in this game 11-4. afterwards, brice harper on the big night. >> we're down but not really down. we've got a great team, and the way we've been playing well, i think we've been swinging the bat well, had some good at-bats. we finally put it together and really had a great approach. >>> tomorrow night's pitching prospect lucas gialido will make his major debut for the nationals. >>> we'll head out to shocking news from the olympic trials tonight. katie ledecky did not break a world record tonight. that hardly ever happens. the most decorated olympian michael phelps watched fellow native ledecky punch her ticket to rio. ledecky already hosts the world record, a full body ahead of the pace record here at 200 meters. hear the crowd, folks cheering her on. she fell behind the world record line, but it did not matter. an easy first place finish, clinching a spot in her second olympic games. 38 days to rio. can't wait for it. >> i know. do you want this? >>

i ask you because ed rendell, former dnc chairman, former pennsylvania governor, said recently that youere not in any way, shape or form ready to be commander in chief. i want to know if you think you could be. >> yes, i do. >> senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts making this endorsement for the first time tonight, hillary clinton for president. thank you for making that announcement on this show. and thanks for being willing to talk to me. >> you bet. you take care. >> thanks. she's my senator too. i'm very lucky. >> my constituent. >> we'll be right back. don'let dust and allergies get between you and life's beautiful moments. with flonase allergy relief, they wont. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. flonase changes everything. ♪ using 60,000 points from my chase ink cd i bought all the framework... wire... and plants needed to give my shop... a face... no one will forget. see what the power of points can do for your business. learn more at chase.com/ink seeafdave stops working,ints can do for your busine

former governor ed rendell is the dnc chairman, he toll "eyewitness news" there are three main reasons why this year has been harder to raise money. for one, he blames donald trump. >> because it is donald trump's candidacy, because of the things he said about latinos, muslims, number of major national companies pulled out of the republican convention, then to be fair and not to show favortism, they pulled out, and didn't fund us, as well. >> still also says he's confident the dnc will get that money $10 million total. he thinks they will get it before the convention. >> to get ready for the dnc, philadelphia city council is considering a bill that would de-criminalize disorderly conduct, instead of arresting protesters, police could give them ticket for a fine instead. city leaders hope the change would prevent criminal justice system from being overwelmed. >> well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" the fight for felusia and the thousands of civilians trapped inside the city. >> and just barely keeping their heads above water, cattle swim for their lives, there is no end to the flo

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i ask you because ed rendell, former dnc chairman and former pennsylvania governor said recently youwere in no -- not in any way, shape or form ready to be commander in chief. i want to know if you think you could be. >> yes, i do. >> kasie, that answer is getting a lot of attention today. >> not quite a mike drop, steve, but pretty close. and it really is. the chatter about elizabeth warren as a potential vice presidential contender has gone from a simmer to a boil if not full-on explosion between that's interview, the increasing context between secretary warren and secretary clinton as well as elizabeth warren's increasing attacks on donald trump. she gave a speech last night to a liberal legal group that i covered. and she just absolutely ripped into him, calling him a racist bully. really kind of showing how she can go out there and potentialily tap into the anger and frustration of that populist democratic base and effectively attacking trump. and democrats at this point are worried about making sure that they bring out and activate all parts of the party. struggling to connect

. >> workers assembling this massive official sandwich by ed rendell back in 1992 when this event first kick off. it is all part of the welcome america fourth of july celebration, which began monday. celebrity chef robert irvine of the tv show a in the assembly along with mayor jim kenney. it goes beyond great food, just couple of moments ago, we saw military heroes, usher in all of this hoagie for everybody to enjoy, part of the liberty uso7 ' anniversary so great event. once again goes beyond just great food. but people turned out early and they had to, the people have been waiting in line all morning, look there she goes, got her hoagie, that's good. yes, everyone super excited out here. and if you haven't had a lunch already, dow apologize, because you're definitely hungry right now once again here at independence center, where wawa is getting back free hoagies. reporting live for now. thanks, alex. the welcome america celebration continues at philadelphia international airport, new photo exhibit at the airport was unveiled today, the pictures on display at terminal a-e, allows pass

. >> after having former governor ed rendell testify in defense of a lobbiest on trial with fattah. governor rendell said fattah should be convicted and and send to jail if the charges against him are proved. co-defendant, herbert vettor man, accused of bribe being fattah in exchange for help seeking an ambassador ship. former governor rendell says he thinks the prosecutor twills dollars the friendship between the two men. speaking of trials, big bill cosby attorneys are using hear say evidence at the preliminary hearing. attorneys for the 78 year old say that cosby accuser andrea constand, should have been called to testify that the hearing. instead prosecutor red her police statements in front of the judge. that just later sent the case to trial. >> defense lawyers want the charges dropped altogether, or another preliminary hearing to be scheduled with andrea there. >> 7:12, israeli military says it will deploy two additional groups of troops to the west bank in response to the tel-aviv sheeting. police say two palestinian men walk into the area, and opened fire, at people were ea

i ask you because ed rendell, former dnc chairman, former pennsylvania governor, said recently that you were not in any way, shape or form ready to be commander in chief. i want to know if you think you could be. >> yes, i do. >> senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts making this endorsement for the first time tonight, hillary clinton for president. thank you for making that announcement on this show. and thanks for being willing to talk to me. >> you bet. you take care. >> thanks. she's my senator too. i'm very lucky. >> my constituent. >> we'll be right back. in a good, clean salad, every ingredient is the main ingredient. the strawbry poppyseed... romaine, mandarin, pineapple, blueberry, strawberry, strawberry... strawberry... salad with chicken. at panera. food as it should be. trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax constipated? use dulcol tablets for gentle overnighrelief suppositories for lief in minut and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief there goes my sensitive bladder. sound familiar? then you'll love this.

ed rendell was there to introduce these new sculptures and also had a warning to anyone thinking about messing with them. >> every one of our 57 dompgies is under even manual or technological surveillance. if anybody messes with the donkeys, there will be hell to pay. i may visit them in their home. >> the donkeys will be on display in philly until september 9th. >>> taking a live look at the wells fargo center in south philadelphia which will host the convention from july 25th through the 28th. there will be events at the pennsylvania convention center. the dnc is expected to bring some 50,000 people to philadelphia. >>> tonight, nbc news is confirming that new jersey governor chris christie is on the short list of potential republican vice presidential candidates. christie is being vetted for the job. you may remember back in early may, governor christie was named the chairman of a transition team for donald trump. that team is in charge of assembling a team of experts on domestic and foreign policy. and will look to fill cabinet positions if trump is elected president. >>> it's day

rendell testified he was a friend and not trying to bribe fattah, just help him out.jury deliberations will begin monday. >>> overseas in israel tonight, at least four people are dead and nearly half a dozen more injured after gunmen opened fire in a tel-a-viv market. surveillance video shows the moment the attack went down sending people scrambling here. this chaotic scene understood fo unfolding in a high end open mall across the street from the central military headquarters. officials say two palestinian gunmen carried out the attack. both of those men are in custody. >>> a traditional islamic funeral prayer service for muhammad ali will be held in his hometown of louisville tomorrow. the boxing great scripted his own funeral plans which will include a public memorial service on friday. today, thousands of fans waited if line for tickets for the chance to attend that service. muhammad ali died last friday after a lengthy battle with parkinson's. >>> a local hero was honored tonight in bucks county. ryan brooks was recognized by the feasterville business association

>> reporter: well, good evening, former governor ed rendell, did confirm that the dnc is behind about ten million-dollar right now but he says he is confident that their goals will be met, but before the dnc rolls rolls around there is plenty more securing that needs to be done. as of this noon we were told that the wells fargo center is a secure zone, as physical preparations for democratic national convention begins. in cleveland for the republican national convention, will be held just one week prior to the july dnc, police were hit with pepper sprayed, a training exercise in proper use and how to shield in the case of protesters using it. >> great toll for officers on the street to be able to use. >> reporter: philadelphia police say here, pepper spray will not be emphasized. >> there is no one focus as to what type of tactical response we will have. >> reporter: convention security will be a big under taking with under tones, reminiscent of pope francis september visit. at that time anotherly empty city streets, proved that many residents simply did not want to be part of complic

host committee chairman ed rendell and mayor jim kenney announced the plans today. a new mile long mural will be painted right on south broad street from city hall to washington avenue to celebrate the city's diversity. and the pennsylvania horticultural society will create a garden walkway along north broad street from city hall to race street. >>> the british have joined forces with the save princeton coalition to preserve a revolutionary war battlefield in new jersey. two british military heritage organizations have joined the fight to prevent development on land adjacent to the princeton battlefield state park. the field was the site of a major victory over the british in 1777. >>> 50 people took the oath of allegiance this morning in center city philadelphia to become american citizens. the naturalization ceremony took place at the national museum of american jewish history. the group originated from 18 countries including ecuador, iran and south korea. today's ceremony also served to commemorate world refugee day. >> ♪ >>> graduates from lankenau high school s

the former pennsylvania governor ed rendell testified for the defense for the lobbiest, and sake thatld be convicted and sent to jail it it is proved to be true. and accused of using funds for personal use and to payoff campaign bills. >>> and bill cosby's lawyers filed a petition for dismissal of the case against cosby. saying his preliminary hearing last month violated cosby's due process rights because his accuser, andrea constand, should have didn't called to testify. constand has accused cosby of drugging her and molesting her. >>> and getting ready for a major construction project to improve lincoln drive. meeting in germantown. and including sidewalks and drainage. and the plan is to do work at night so it doesn't affect the morning commute. >>> and amtrak laid out plans for a busy one in the s -- in e suburbs. >> and the paoli, including access and parking. and a chance to discuss it with the members of the construction team. >>> still to come, terrifying kidnapping caught on camera. how the victim's mother helped to fend off the attacker. >>> and the high school is replacing

yesterday, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and members of the host committee unveiled severalfication projects which include plantings and a garden median between city hall and the convention center will have a fresh look. plantings will adorn south broad street along with a new coat of pain. the projects are expected to be completed before the dnc which begins on july 25th. >>> well, today the 76ers plan to work ou( some more players after they looked at a villanova fan favorite yesterday. you're looking at ryan arcidiacono. he dished out that assist that won the national title for villanova. he went to neshaminy high school. he said it would mean the world to him if the 76ers picked him in the draft. >> if i could play for the sixers, that would be awesome. never thought i could play in the nba until i got to college and started excelling. my junior year i thought there might be a chance. now there's definitely a shot. >> anything is possible. 76ers pick first in the nba draft on thursday night. >>> take a look at this video. shows funs and the philly phanatic dancing on top

. >> mayor didn't jump in, like mayor rendell used to do back in the day. he would jump right in the with the kid. >>> don has our sports. we are talking about a big day for sixers tomorrow. >> how long have we been waiting for this. >> three years. >> exactly, three years, beginning of the the last season, when they weren't that good. how about this, about time. we are 24 hours away from the nba draft. sixers are expect to take lsu forward ben simmons number one overall. last night they were on jimmy fallon. today he was on the media circumstance witt other top prospects. he was asked about brett brown who spent time in australia potentially meeting his coach. >> coached my dad back in the day back in australia. he has known me since i was born as a young kid, and, you know, we had that connection for a while. now, we're at this point. it is strange how it has happened like this. >> now hopefully one day ben can help bring this, to philadelphia, for the first time in 52 years, city of cleveland hosted a major championship parade. lebron and cavilers marchi

former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is calling on congressman shack a fattah to resign. he is still a member of the congress after all and at the this point there is in indication he will step down meaning it is possible we will have a convicted sitting member of congress until fattah reports for prison. veteran pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah convicted tuesday in federal court on all charges against him. including racketeering, fraud, money laundering. >> very tough day but we will confer with my lawyers, we will figure out what our next steps are. >> reporter: u.s. represent racketeering case focused on efforts to repay a a illegal one million-dollar campaign loan. prosecutors argued that fattah used federal grand money and not fund to do it and used that same money to even rich his family and friend. four of his coconspirators were also quick. >> we investigated the facts, we followed facts, we charge as appropriate. >> reporter: fifty-nine year-old democrat was first elect in 1995 and served on the powerful house appropriations committee he but fattah lost his

former governor ed rendell testified yesterday that he was a friend and wasn't trying to bribe fattah, just help him out. prosecutors claim congressman fattah took an illegal $1 million loan to fund his mayoral campaign. he says he's innocent. >>> well, good thursday morning. it is a little cooler this morning than yesterday morning. about 5 to 10 degrees cooler. you might want the jacket before you head outside right now. 54 degrees, philadelphia. sunny skies. everyone's going to see sunshine through the afternoon. 51 through many of our south jersey neighborhoods. pennsylvania suburbs, around 50 degrees. in wilmington, we're running at 51 degrees right now. 47 if you're in marshallton. we still do have some 40s on the map. 56, odessa. dover, around 52 degrees. we still have those 40s in parts of sussex county. 54, lewis. dewey beach at 54 degrees. it is cool this morning. it's going to be a little warmer this afternoon. mid-70s. warmer than yesterday but pretty perfect. here's a live look at rehoboth beach in delaware. clear skies as the sun is coming up. a little bit of a breeze. a