i think that sam katz is definitely in. i wish he'd run as a republican. he was an excellent candidate in the past, knows how to raise money, knows what's going on in the city. so i think he's definitely gonna be in. >> i think it all depends on who wins the democratic primary, and, frankly, it may come down to something -- well, not something. it'd be down to race. if anthony williams wins i expect, you know, could you see a bill green or a sam katz in? and if kenney wins, you probably don't see necessarily a katz race. >> i don't know. there could be another independent that comes in. if kenney wins, there could be people who say, "wow, we need someone who's not kenney to come in. maybe he's too close to one group or another." >> well, with sam katz, you have to wonder. sam has never been devoid of ideas. he's an intelligent man. he's had a lot of good ideas over the years, but you have to think if he couldn't beat john street in the middle of a wiretap scandal -- >> actually, he came closer four years -- >> the first time, right. you got to wonder how s

religious leaders announced they've commissioned history-making productions to make two films and sam katz is the director. it will come at the tail end of the conference in september. the documentary makers will also travel to shrines and churches across the region. it was a year ago that philadelphia mayor nutter and pennsylvania rep on the colburne traveleded to the vatican. the pope announced he would be coming to the city of brotherly love. it will be held the last full week of september. he'll visit at the end of the week the weekend of september 25th, and nbc 10 will cover the whole thing for you and we have a huge section on our website on www.nbc10.com. >>> just how many irish eyes are smiling where you live? >> apparently quite a few. our area features three of the top ten of the irish americans in the u.s. according to truvia website, more than 20% of the city's popular. camden comes in at number seven with 14. 8%. philadelphia is right behind at 14.2% and wilmington is in tenth with 13 7 of it claiming irish descent. cape county -- cape may county is the most irish with 21% --

sam katz will produce it.d to families and the papal visit that will come on the tail end of september. they'll travel to shrines and churches across the region. it will be held the last full week of september. pope francis will develop philadelphia at the end of that week the weekend of september 25th. that's just over six months away and nbc 10 of course will be there to bring it all to you. >>> it is 6:48. israelis are casting their voting today for parliamentary elections. benjamin netanyahu is seeking a fourth term. the campaign focused the economy rather than nuclear issues. >>> the man who broke his back when his kensington home collapsed on him this weekend will have surgery today. eric carroll has a 50% chance of being left paralyzed. his east sterner street home collapsed early saturday morning and there's the no word on the cause. but just yesterday his dog bruno was found alive at the collapsed site. >>> let ooh goes to new york for what's ahead on the "today" show. >> we get a preview from matt la

the documentaries will be produced by a company founded by former philadelphia mayoral candidate, sam katzll a local high school talent show has a very big name emcee. tony danza will join us live in studio to tell us about his annual return to northeast high school. we'll ask him what keeps him coming back. plus, he'll tell us about his new broadway show. >>> well we saw a little bit of sunshine. it's starting to fade right now. tomorrow we've got some rain moving in and then later this week a chance of more snow before spring arrives. the seven-day forecast when we come back. >>> to get away for spring break, you better book right now. according to the travel site orbitz.com being flexible can save you. they recommend thinking outside the box and traveling to a less popular spot. >>> authorities say that they're confident they can bring a criminal case against hackers who stole data from j. morgan chase last summer -- data rather. they got access to 83 million customers and small businesses. "the new york times" reports officials believe several suspects are gettable meaning they're in c

two more candidates could be on the ballot in november, one named sam katz with a new plan saving city schools. and bill green. lots going on with the mayor's race, we'll talk about it on inside story at 11:30 a.m. >> i love the selfie. >> it's selfie camera. he is got a timer on here, he puts the phone down and does whatever he wants to do it starts rolling. >> it's fantastic. >> reporter: the weather? not so fantastic. winds and sunny not that bad either. its going to feel like the low to mid 40s. monday is the winner in the seven-day forecast. look what happens beyond that point. 56 for tuesday, that's going to come earld early a cold front sweeps through. 42 wednesday, 46 thursday, first day of spring high of 45 degrees. beyond that it looks better. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up next on 6abc. he has information about the private e-mails plaguing hillary clinton. >> we have new developments organ the hillary clinton e-mails. we have the latest 0 on the backlash a key member of the gop leadership to respond. -- backlash over the letter sent to iran. a key membe

katz the cf om o of google. >> oracle. >> co--ceo. >> and sam berg. >> not many. >> the trial puts it in perspective scott coheneck on high flying pharma stocks exclusive interview with penny pritzker the commerce secretary. we'll be right back on squawk on the street. f "no regrets" ♪ plays throughout ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> biotech getting all of the attention. big pharma stocks on a roll this year. take a look at spdr pharmaceutical etf, up 20%. if you look at health care sector, it's done better. a rally of almost 30% over the last 12 months. joining us now, cnbc contributor and partner at claremont partners, barbara ryan. >> good morning. >> a lot of people -- i'm loving the way these stocks have performed but there will be people who are concerned they've missed out. >> absolutely. i mean these stocks whether it's biotech, pharma health care have had enormous runs but we have too look at a number of things that are really driving. one is the level of innovation. this morning merck announce they'd halted a trial early for a a drug as it beat out the first drug in that market bristol-myers. this is great stuff. you k