. >>> the mayor introduced new commissioner robert tracy this afternoon. tracy is a veteran of the new york city police force and more recently the chief of crime control strategies in the chicago police department. tracy says he looks forward to gettingen o the job friday ask to getting out in the neighborhoods. he will try to protect. >> job number one is to get to know the community, get to know my police officers and look at the department and the strategies we have in place and make sure the methodologies are in place and the department structure so we can carry out those things. >> the mayor says he interviewed 35 internal and external candidates for the toch job. he wants a big city candidate because he says despite the suz it has big city problems in terms of violence, guns and drugs. >>> jurors in the murder trial will go to the area where a 3-year-old boy's body was found. today a judge made the tentive ruling at a pretrial hearing. he's accused of killing the 3-year-old son in 2015. and then reporting him missing. not far from the home. . jury s

meet robert tracy he begins his new duties as police chief in two days.cy is a veteran of the chicago and new york city police departments and he says he's going to hit the ground running. >> look at the crime statistics immediately as part of one of my forte and find out if there's things that we can build on some of the successes. >> tracy says his hospital top priority is not surprisingly keeping citizens safe. big honor in south jersey tonight for more than two dozen of our nation's heroes. gloucester county officials along with the office of veterans affairs awarded veterans with long overdue medals. fox 29's shawnette wilson has been there for it all. live now from sewell, shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, it was a great night here. 30 veterans honored including two living world war ii vetera veterans. >> very proud of my husband. >> reporter: francesco proudly holds medals she stepped on behalf of her husband edward. >> very excited. >> he was honored for his service in the navy during world war and two the korean war. >> very proud indeed. i mean he p

today mayor mike introduced robert tracy. he's replacing the retiring chief. tracy spent the last five years as the chief of crime control strategies for the chicago p.d. he tells nbc10 news he's chomping at the bit to get to work. >> job number one is to get to know the community and my police officers, look at the department and the strategies we have in place. make sure the method ogz or in place and the department's structured so we can carry out those things. >> the mayor says tracy beat out 34 other candidates. his first official day is friday. >> now to staffing concerns in the school district of philadelphia. the city controllers audit found that 17 schools lacked the appropriate staffing levels to keep them compliant for state funds. the school district tells nbc10 news they are in the middle of recruiting hundreds of new teachers thanks to promotional videos like this one. they are hoping to hire a thousand for the next school year. >> atlantic city casinos are cashing in thanks to internet gambling. the division of gaming enforcement says march was

. >>> wilmington has a new police chief, mayor introduced robert tracie, veteran having worked with police departments in new york city and chicago. tracie says reducing crime is his number one, priority. >> we can have everybody on the same page working with the criminal justice system. it is strategy we need to put in place. i think we can make a difference. i see more hope, and possibility that we can improve some of the conditions that aren't so great here. >> tracie will replace bobby cummings, cummings is retiring , tomorrow. >>> well today marks end of the road for meter up, the philadelphia parking authority 's parking app. >> "eyewitness news" camera caught workers taking down signs as the app which was phased out at midnight. meter up was administered by a company called pango which ppa says is having financial trouble. parking authority is working to find another app provider by the summer. >>> a portion of the 17th street in rittenhouse square where a sinkhole opened up monday night is now opened to traffic again. repairs are complete, water department says that the sinkhole wa

. >>> today is the first day on the job for the new wilmington police chief, robert tracy, taking over police department for delaware the largest city. he is succeeding bobby cummings who retired. >>> up next, giddyap! a horse's great es stape takes her through philadelphia during rush hour. how she was reunited with her owner. >>> painful prank. a bench bounces right back and it's caught on camera. police are searching for this failed vandal. >>> spending easter in the 80s. breaking it down, your weekend warm-up in the first alert forecast. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care. but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. but supported a 600 billion tax break for the wealthy. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. but we've got the get tdigital tools to help. now with xfinity'

robert tracy whom we introduced you to yesterday is replacing him. >>> looking for some of the nation'st food? well guess what you? don't have to go to go very new jersey. the new jerse -- far. the new jersey diner named the best in the nation. >> how a dog is helping her healthily human companions. >> nice evening maybe for walking the dog. 65 degrees right now. the sun will set at 7:30. if you like today hang in there because yes the 80s are making a come back for part of the easter weekend. sean bell. >>> scott, we hear from ben simmons for the first time in a long time. the sixers had their exit interviews today and simmons talks about why this season made him a lot better. that's coming up later in spor sports. >> all right, sean. >>> skyfox over widener university in chester today as hundreds of kids took part in an easter egg hunt. >> more than a thus san eggs they were laid out on the lawn for the little ones to gather. >> ♪ she's a senior cataracts, grace hair but sadie the therapy dog is growing strong. look at that face. cutest this everything. she's bringing smiles to patien

meet robert tracy he begins his new duties as police chief in two days. tracy is a veteran of the chicago and new york city police departments and he said today he's going to hit the ground r running. >> look at the crime is it a tis, immediately as part of one of my fortes and find out if there's things that we can built build on some of the successes or what we can do. >> tracy says his top priority is keeping citizens safe. happening out of harrisburg, pennsylvania's lieutenant governor mike stack is on the hot seat. this following an investigation on how he treats staff including state plastrum%. >> stack former philadelphia area state senator faced reporters today. jeff cole joining us in stewed we way were the lawsuit governor had to say. jeff. >> lieutenant governor stack former philadelphia state senator very well known here served for a long time admitted he said things he wishes he hasn't. asked if he anger problem he said no. he had a human problem. according to stack's office pennsylvania inspector general has opened a probe of his behavior. n

. >>> police chief robert tracy begins his first day on the job today.comes from the chicago police department. it former chief bobby cummings was treated to this walkout ceremony yesterday. he is retiring after 32 years on the force. >>> two bills could equip police with radar guns. one would allow any police force to use radar. the other would allow only full-time officers to use the technology. right now only pennsylvania state police are allowed to use radar. both bills have advanced out of the state transportation committee. >>> a plan to build this 350-foot-high polar roller coaster in atlantic city received a financial boost. new jersey's economic development authority approved the grant to help fund this project. the ride would be built at the former sands casino site. construction is expected to begin next month and be completed by the summer of 2019. i feel dizzy just looking at this. >> you're not going to go on it? >> i don't think so. >>> this weekend and next weekend you won't have to pay any fees to get into national parks. entrance fees d

today will be the first day on the job for incoming chief robert tracie.ilmington from the chicago police department. >>> a community came together to honor an atlantic county boy. we told you about this yesterday. his quick thinking saved his family from a fire that destroyed their home. [ applause ] >> standing o. students at the primary school showing appreciation for the bravery of 8-year-old cane o'connor. the first grader who has autism alerted loved ones after a fire woke him up. he, his parents and sister and pet dog got out unhurt. >> if we don't get out, we'll all be dead. then the house was full of flames. >> what he did was excellent. to show the other kids around that paying attention to fire prevention is a huge deal. >> the family lost their home, but the community is rallying to help. since we aired the original story this week, donations to a gofundme page for the family have nearly doubled. good for them. >>> to a real inspiration. a wilmington woman is celebrating her 90th birthday today. >> she says maintaining an active life helped her

just yesterday the mayor announced veteran cop robert tracie will replace cummings, tracie has worked with police departments in new york city, and chicago. >>> all you early rise hers love your coffee we have got news for you, meisha johnson, are you listening. >> yes. >> okay. we have free coffee for you at was washings it is 53rd anniversary of wawa, which opened its first store on this date in 1964. you can get a free coffee any size, any size at wawa all day to day. there will be celebrations at several wawa stores including one at 19th and market, that will feature special announcements about wawa's welcome home america festivities this summer. >> any size. >> any size. >> love it. free coffee any size. >> always a good thing in the morning. >> yes. >> sixers partner with philadelphia's mural arts program and the end result is unveiled today. >> surprising person who inspired the artwork coming up next plus a pennsylvania man playing slots with his girlfriend puts money down and they hit the jackpot but get this, he is in the getting a dime of that money, oh, no, how he says he

just yesterday mayor announce that had robert tracie will replace cuppings. tracie has worked with police departments in new york city and chicago. >>> todays final day of testimony in eric frein's trial, just before the easter break, jurors heard entries from frein's journal yesterday which he kept during the seven week manhunt. one point frein says police were about a football field away from him. frein is accused of shooting and killing state police corporal brian dickson and wounding another trooper. >>> president trump is now throwing his full support behind nato, which is not what he he promised on the campaign trail. president hosted nato secretary general at the white house yesterday. both agreed that european members of the military alliance will increase their share of the defense spending to fight terrorism. president has complained that the u.s. paid more than other members to belong to other members. >> the secretary general and i had a productive discussion about what more nato can do in the fight against terrorism. i complained about that a lon

. >>> robert tracy begins his first day on the job today. he comes to the wilmington department from the chicago police department. bobby cummings is retiring after 32 years on the force. >>> i'm meteorologist erika martin. temperatur temperatures right now are pretty mild. we are expected to hit upper 60s by today. a little warmer in allentown at 57 and philadelphia current temperature 58 degrees. we are seeing northeasterly and easterly winds which means an on shore influence. i'll explain why in just one moment. let's take a look. lots of 50s. upper 50s for you. allentown 55. nazareth 56 degrees. east is warmer, 58 degrees. philadelphia seeing lots of 50s. some of us will see temperatures above average. port richmond 50 degrees. it looks like parkwood also seeing 58 degrees. so again, a nice trend. we'll stay above average for the next couple of days. really warm temperatures by easter sunday. let's take a live look outside. i tell you here, you're seeing brighter white clouds. we do have mid-and upper level moisture. the good news is it'

robert tracy introduced as chief of police. tracy spebt the last five years as the chief of crime control strategies. the mayor says tracy beat out to 34 our candidates. >>> philadelphia archbishop celebrated. tonight the archbishop will wash the feet of 12 seminary yans during the mass of the lord's supper. >>> president trump prepares for the easter weekend as our nation's relationship with russia remains very tense. >>> and it's the day caffeine lovers have been craving. wawa day is more than just free coffee. >> and of course i'm tracking your easter forecast. temperatures will climb into the upper 60s. a few passing clouds but what about easter sunday? looks like we could have rain and thunderstorms. more on the other side of the break. see you then. >>> u.s. military says a misdirected killed 18 fighters in syria. pilots were given the wrong coordinates. t it's not clear which air force was behind the strike. >>> rex tillerson is back from russia today. >> nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports from washington

lot of people have off today, but it's the first day on the job for new wilmington police chief robert tracytracy spent years with the nypd and most recently worked as chief crime control strategist in chicago. like chicago, wilmington has been plagued by gun-related trialens. women hmongton has seen more than 55 shootings this year. >>> a message for philadelphia's d.a. resign. tom wolf's latest plea to seth williams comes after yesterday's ruling by the state supreme court to is a spent williams' law license. the district attorney is facing federal bribery and extortion charges. in a statement released today's governor said, "it is beyond time for him to step down immediately from his post." williams' trial is set to begin next month. >>> after the showdown with north korea as the nation is reportedly poised to launch a nuclear test, president trump has toughened his talk against the country. it comes one day after the u.s. bombed isis in afghanistan. >> reporter: today a first look at the impact from the so-called mother of all bombs dropped by u.s. forces killing 36 isis fighters in afgh

robert tracy will replace him. >>> scientists made an exciting discovery in space. >> yes, they did atof saturn's more than 60 confirmed moons could support life. scientists say the tiny ice encrusteencrusted owing world im enough for potential life. now, nasa's casini spacecraft did he teched hydrogen molecules in the moon. nasa points out this does not mean there's live just that conditions are favorable. it's a super cool discovery and it happened 12 years after nasa launched the spacecraft. >> like a soccer bowl. doesn't it. >> a couple of criminals in florida have some people laughing tonight but what they did is no joke. two men you see right there dressed in clown and werewolf outfit. they had the masks on. they robbed convenience store in florida. >> nothing funny about them or what they had with them. fox's dan maddux takes thus. >> reporter: everyone community thinks it's little bazaar these robbers had clown masks on. they had glocks with them and not joking around. surveillance video shows the movement two men entered the 7eleven off wesley chapel boulevard in pasco county.

. >>> wilmington's new police chief, robert tracy, begins his first day on the job today.s from the former police department. the former chief, bobby cummings, was treated to a walkout ceremony today. he's retiring after 32 years on the force. >>> and people who work for the city of chester who want to go back to school can get help with their tuition. widener university is offering all chester city employees a 45% discount on continuing studies' tuition and 50% off for online great programs. eligible students must submit an employment rare fakz former at the -- verification form at the start of each semester. >>> and in burlington county, the new jersey health planning board has approved a prosal for a new facility. it would be built in west hampton township and would are you place the facility in north holly. the commissioner needs to give final approval. >>> the plan to build this 350-foot-height vertical roller coaster in new jersey receivesed an economic boost. the proposed ride would be built at the former sands casino site. construction sketchy to begin next month a

. >>> today, wimbledon's police chief, robert tracy, begins his first day on the job.he city from the chicago police department. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. join us weekday mornings from 4:30 to 7:00. ♪ >>> welcome back. 7:30. friday morning, everybody, april 14th, 2017. nice start to the day in midtown manhattan, as we head into a beautiful holiday weekend. >> 80 by sunday. >> i know. looking forward to that. the easter bunny. >> nice and cool in studio 1a. let's look at headlines on a friday morning. the pentagon just releasing video of the first-ever use in combat of that mother of all bombs. the most powerful nonnuclear weapon in a nuclear arsenal was dropped on an isis stronghold. it destroyed many caves and tantanl tunnels. >>> the famous las vegas strip was shut down due to a fire on the roof of the bellagio hotel. bystanders watched as firefighters rushed to the scene. nobody was injured and the cause of the fire is now under investigation. >>> and the irs says nearly 40 million taxpayers have yet to file their returns. keep in mind, with the tradi

tracy letts is a pulitzer prize winning playwright of august osage county who people know as an actor probably mostly from homeland, but has acted a fair amount. and you know, nice to see robert forster working. - yeah, yeah. terrific. - he plays her dad. - we exchanged marlon brando stories. well his very first picture was reflections in a golden eye with brando in the mid '60s, and then i worked with brando eer in well his very first picture wa picture called free money.ye about a good 30 years apart. - same brando? do you have similar stories? - very similar brando stories. but he worked with him when he was at the zenith. - how nice to be able to say i have a brando story. - yeah. - right, from a hollywood standpoint. you've been at this a long time haven't you? - it's gonna be... i moved to la in jan, it'll be 28 years in january. that i've been a professional actor. but before that, voiceovers, it's been over 30 years. - and i bet you've continued to do at odd times. - a little yeah. - well you have that voice, right? some people have that voice and some people don't. - i do. - yeah. (audience laughs) the world has changed. not only the literal world, but the world that