what happening, deciding whether to dissolve, a vote is expected any moment to see if the school reform commission will hand control of the school's back to the city of philadelphia. >>> good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean this vote comes two weeks after mayor kenney called on src to disban "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live inside the meeting at cool district headquarters, joe. >> reporter: jessica and ukee this is expect to be a long meeting, we are only about 10 speakers in, there are 50 some speakers on the list, each given three minutes, so there could be another two hours of listening, to members of the public, right now they are hammering the school reform commission, on allegations of more than 16 years of miss management. >> dance party on north broad teachers and parents called this the start of the happier day. >> sixteen years of this reign of terror. >> reporter: perhaps that is dramatic but there is a wave of relief at school district headquarters as school reform commission is expected to vote to dissolve, paving way for locally appointed nine member s

essentially to dissolve the school reform commission. they are explaining right now how that would actually happen , as you can see it is a pack room here, people say that this is a historic, evening for the philadelphia school district. it all goes as planned philadelphia's embattled school reform commission will vote itself into stinks by the end of the night. >> it is a celebration party today. >> reporter: rally outside district headquarters hailed move that would return philadelphia schools to local conn troll, under a local school board. dozens of people are expect to address, the state run panel that many critics charged had been a failed experiment. >> philadelphia is not really well liked up in harrisburg. >> reporter: members of the philadelphia delegation in the state house talked with reporters ahead of the meeting while the mayor's proposed management swap won't change the state's funning equation, money problems are still front and center. the district is project to run up a 1 billion-dollar deficit over the next handful of

the mayor wants to get rid of the school reform commission and replace it with a local school board than was just announced at city hall. vernon odom is live with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon, the mayor says it's time again for the city to control the school board. local control they say. to get rid of the src that had its own share of criticism over the years from abuse to conflict of interest. now the mayor says give the district with 200,000 districts back to the people of philadelphia. >> i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to dissolve at their next meeting. >> with that mayor kenney calls for abolition of the 16-year-old school reform commission. when philadelphia school says tim was a fiscal basket case. they pushed for years to have the city regain control with the school board independent of harrisburg and the mayor wants the power to appoint the school board and he would be held accountable. we'll select them with one goal in mind assuring every child has access to quality schools no matter what they look like or where they live. >>

. >> and philadelphia school reform commission strots disbands itself. what's next for the district. >> and first, a storm of criticism sure sounds a city u.s. senator. democratal franken faces agos of sexual misconduct and he's the latest high profile figure embroiled in scandal. >> president trump weighed in on twitter. >> i'm ukee washington. >> age jessica dean. >> the minnesota senator and former comedian is accused of improper conduct against a radio anchor more than a decade ago when they were entertaining troops overseas. >> the allegations stemsz from a 2006 uso tour involvin involvingal franken prior to being elected senator of minnesota. >> frank ep kissed her against her will during a rehearsal for a exit. >> i said if you ever do that to me again i won't be so nice about it the second time and i walked out and wanted to find a bathroom and rinse my mouth out. >> she posted a photo in which he grinz at the camera with his happened on her breasts as she slept. senator frank den not remember the exit in the same way and apologized to her. as fo

for 16 years it's run city schools through the school reform commission. the mayor now wants it gone. >> i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to vote to dissolve at their next schedule meeting. >> reporter: a nine member school board appointed by the mayor will take its place activists parents long resentful of out of state control to the classroom sense victory. >> we're looking to be sure the stake holders are being being appointed aren't making money off the back of our children. >> reporter: with local control, may come a bigger tax bill. >> it's going to cost taxpayers more in the city of philadelphia to do this, is it not? >> i don't know that. again, i am -- i am a resident of the city. i am attacks pair. i'm a homeowner. i'm talking about me. >> reporter: property taxes are likely to go up and there's another rub. some want to vote for this new board. >> you don't like this panel idea? you think it's a straight up election? >> i think best school today is what every other school district in pennsylvania has the right

. >> and philadelphia school reform commission strots disbands itself. what's next for the district. >> and first, a storm of criticism sure sounds a city u.s. senator. democratal franken faces agos of sexual misconduct and he's the latest high profile figure embroiled in scandal. >> president trump weighed in on twitter. >> i'm ukee washington. >> age jessica dean. >> the minnesota senator and former comedian is accused of improper conduct against a radio anchor more than a decade ago when they were entertaining troops overseas. >> the allegations stemsz from a 2006 uso tour involvin involvingal franken prior to being elected senator of minnesota. >> frank ep kissed her against her will during a rehearsal for a exit. >> i said if you ever do that to me again i won't be so nice about it the second time and i walked out and wanted to find a bathroom and rinse my mouth out. >> she posted a photo in which he grinz at the camera with his happened on her breasts as she slept. senator frank den not remember the exit in the same way and apologized to her. as fo

. >> new this morning, philadelphia school reform commission could be a thing of the past by the end of the school year. mayor kenny plans to replace the src with a local school board pointed by him and approved by council. if passes, the src will cease to exist. >> if you don't like the coldness, wait a few days, it's back to summer again. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we are dry, we have fog at the airport, you can see the planes are flying above it. down below gray and can see the fog, 48 degrees in reading and lancaster. a lot of these areas were in the 30s yesterday morning. but seen the milder flow from the south overnight and that's kept the numbers from sinking too far. 58 degrees in dover, 63 in millville. we have patchy fog. to our west you can see breaks in the clouds. overall we'll break into a sun and clouds mix. that's what we'll go for in the lehigh valley. sun and clouds overall, warmer high of 73. down the shore skin and clouds mixing, later in the afternoon. 69 degrees the high, cooler. in philadelphia, sun and clouds today warmer than it's been in th

the mayor wants to put an end to the school reform commission and replace it with a board of his choosinge mayor says his office will take responsibility to make sure the schools are funded properly. joining me now is philadelphia mayor jim kenney, thanks for being with us. jim: it's my pleasure. rosemary: so, first explain why an appointed school board by you, the mayor, is better than what's in place right now? jim: it's all about accountability. i mean, for many, many years, 15 years now, people have been pointing fingers at each other. city pointing fingers at the state legislature, state legislature pointing fingers at the governor, charter school people pointing fingers at the public school folks, public school doing the same to the charters. it's time for us to make a-- make a decision whether or not our children's futures and the city's futures are important enough to fund education and to be accountable for its results. and i think this, having direct appointment power by the mayor, as it was before the src was in existence, i think is the most direct way to do that. and that all

new this morning, it could be the end of the school reform commission in philadelphia. mayor jim kenny is anticipating to announce plans to replace the src with a local school board. kenny is expected to outline his proposal in a speech later this morning. >> what happened is that the src will character a resolution at its november meeting, which is november 16 to recommend they be dissolved. >> if the resolution passes they will crease to exist november 20. >>> new yorkers try to he'll from their latest terror attacks. the terrorist was in court to face charges that he used a rental truck to run over 80 people authorities say the 29-year-old was inspired by isis online videos and abe tacks over the past year. >> when something like this happens, it doesn't just impact the community it impacts millions of people who think about this effort they cruise the park. >> the nonprofit is planning a candle light vigil tonight. >> paul manafort and his former deputy rick gate are expected in a washington, d.c. court. a status hearing will be held to discuss the positions of thei

long awaited announcement he was here to make. >> i'm fishily calling on the members of the school reform commissionvote to dissolve their next schedule meeting. >> reporter: school reform commission the very embodiment of state control of philadelphia's 200,000 student public schools should vote itself out of existence argue kenney. it will be replaced by nine member board appointed by the mayor. parent activist long resentful of state control of their kids education could not contain their joy. >> this is an opportunity for parents, teachers and true community members to have voice on our local school board. >> reporter: but return to local control does not come without big concerns over the nagging issue of school funding. the district faces stunning 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five-year plan. >> why did i know you were going to ask that question. >> reporter: likely increase in city property taxes is coming coming. >> it will need additional funding for public schools not only in the city of philadelphia but in the state. >> reporter: how then will the city take on this financial burden?

he's called on the school reform commission to resolve itself and restore control back to the city. >i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. joe holden is live. >> reporter: the school reform commission has been nothing short of a failed marriage that according to some parents who showed up here to applaud the mayor's call to dissolve the src. now, mayor kenney taking to the podium here inside city council chambers receiving a standing ovation when he made his intentions official. his remarks were carefully delivered using a teleprompter the commission has existed for 16 years in exchange for more cash the state assumed control of the financially troubled school district. in a statement the reform commission has signaled a november 16th vote on a resolution to dissolve. there's no telling how that will play out. that would be the first step in the process. one that would need a signoff by the commonwealth's education secretary. the mayor painted a grim financial picture most notable a billion dollars deficit in theing years. >> we must choose to meet this moment and become the masters

could soar to $1 billion over the next five years. >> mayor kenney told the city council the school reform commission has passed. the mayor says that the city's public school district with 200,000 students has a balanced bunt and is ready to end the src's long reign. >> when the src returns to the city you can hold me and future mayors accountable. >> they want it up and running by the new term in september and that city hall as taken the bull by the horns and raised the money to close deficits. >> we raised our contribution 5$520 million annually. >> they claim to not fear that harrisburg will cut their funding accounting for 55% of the funding. >> the powerful teachers union flush with a new contract says they are all in and fought the state take over from the start. >> for the mayor to make the kind of presentation he did today obviously he has a plan. and we have to wait until we see what his plan is. >> parent organizations calling this a moment of triumph over the src. >> make sure the stake holder are not making money over the back of our children. we are talking about a vested interest and no

today mayor kenney asked the school reform commission run by the state to end its 16-year role controllingity schools. a nine member board appointed by the mayor would replace it but returned to local control does not come without big concerns over a nagging issue. it's school funding district faces a 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five-year plan. >> it will need additional funding for public schools not only in the city of physical but in the state. >> all right. so in two weeks the school reform commission is expected to take that vote to send itself packing. we'll see what happens with th that. philadelphia mess are looking for a man who posed as verizon worker and sexually assaulted a young woman. we have surveillance video of the guy police are looking for. police say it all went down monday morning at a home on the 4900 block of mulberry street in frank for. the man knocked on the door said he was a verizon worker there to fix the cable box. he got inside the home. he began to assault the 18-year-old, but she fought him off. >> the complainant was able to grab a hold of a sword

look at storm scan three, katie's here to let us know when the rain should clear out >>> school reform commission in philadelphia could soon be no more we will tell but the big vote that would change how schools are run in the city. >>> and today is thursday november 16th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this thursday morning, good morning, guys. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> happy thursday. >> so already we are pretty heavy in the accident department in the travel department this morning. i don't know if that is tied to the wet roadways or not but be very careful, slick conditions but more than three accidents right now. >> oh, boy. >> thankfully not ice but you can never let your guard down on a light rain like this and scattered showers, that messes with your commute and it will slow you down, so yeah, heed warning it seems as though, folks have already been trailblazers on the road are running into some issues, weather related or not but thankfully the rain is pretty scattered, at this point, most confined as you w

personal appeal for the gop tax plan hours before a critical house vote. >>> the philadelphia school reform commission is expected to vote to disband itself this afternoon ending state control of the city's public schools. after 16 years two weeks ago you may recall jim keny wants to place with a local school board he would appoint. >>> lehigh placed its chapter on interim suspension after an incident? which two studented landed in the hospital. another sited for underajd drinking. the chapter will be eligible to return in 2020. >>> philadelphia police were early this morning racing to the scene of a crash involving a prison van. investigators say another driver slammed into the van. police are testing the driver of the partnership truck for chog or drugs. no one was seriously hurt. >>> an animal shelter apologi apologizing after euthanizing a family's pet. >> now they are making changing. cod di's cat got out of his house on sunday. he has a micro chip. when a neighbor brought the cat to the animal rescue league workers did not see the chip. they claimed the cat was very aggressive and eventually it

the school reform commission, i got to give commends, first of all, to bill hite.e's done a great job, and you're seeing it, actually, in actual numbers and results, but the fact of the matter is, this is all about ego, i think it is, and it's also about power, okay? who wants the school reform commission to go away? the public-school teachers' unions. that's who really wants it. so that's what this is about, and, by the way, when you go to harrisburg, when you're asking for money now, they're going to say, "hey, your problem was solved," right? you own them now. so there's no really good business reasons or educational reasons to do this, but they're doing it for other reasons. >> i have to absolutely disagree with brian on this one. i really do think that the mayor -- >> you're hurting my feelings. >> i'm sorry, brian -- after all that great turkey, all that good stuff, but i do believe that this is the right time, really, for the mayor to take responsibility. if you look at washington, d.c., the mayor is responsible for schools. if you look at new york city, the

first he wants the school reform commission to disband itself by a vote in the next two weeks then he wants the city to return to a locally controlled school board. that would be nine members that he will appoint. they say this means the buck will stop with him. the concern is that he says there has been a lot of finger pointing in the district and outside of the district with state leaders and that nobody is taking the lead but he wants to be responsible for school district. the crowd erupted in cheers at many times. now, along with city council we are teachers union representatives and families here today. we are going to talk to them about how they feel about what the mayor had to say. we'll bring you all of the latest details on air and online. nbc 10 news. >>> clearing up and warming up. temperatures will warm into the 70s today. runners will enjoy a beautiful day this is a nice looking picture. if you want colder weather we have some of that in the forecast too. just a few fair weather clouds. the first picture was not very cold this morning. we have had things close to the free

aundrea cline-thomas is live at city hall with more on the plan to dissolve the school reform commission and what this could mean for students and parents. >> many people remember back in 2001 when the school reform commission took over the district was drowning in a financial crisis. over the past 16 years, they have made a will the of controversial decisions including closing two dozen schools laying off thousands of employees and creating tensions in the community. those community members, parents and folks are back today applauding the mayor's efforts. the city council chambers erupted in cheers as they made a push to abolish the reform commission. mayor kenny wants to return philadelphia public schools back to local control. >> the opportunity for parents, teachers and community members to have a voice on our local school board, unlike at the src. >> reporter: parents and community groups thought the takeover since it began in 2001 under local control mayor kenny would appoint the non-member school board and be. held responsible for the success or failureses of the district. >> true

philadelphia's teachers union and its members are anticipating an historic vote to dissolve the school reform commissionve will put local leaders in charge of philly public schools. >> aundrea cline-thomas joins us live in spring garden with what this means for students. >> reporter: supporters of this move to local control means the needs of the community will be better addressed. some people say they had had to be here today because they have been waiting for this vote for the past 16 years. >> more than 100 people gathered in administrative offices. everyone here is ready to bid fare wael well to the commission. >> the commission will vote to disband a takeover that started in 2001. >> now we as a community can come together and say this is what we need as aen community for our schools. >> when the state stepped in for performance and financial woes played the district. decisions were made to address the problems including closing schools and laying off thousands of employees. now 16 years later the district is on a more solid footing and some areas even making progress. the src chair says their job

schools back to city. >> yes. >> with that the reform commission voted to resolve much to the joy of critics that waited much to day. >> i'm excited to have an appointed school board. people will have a stronger voice. >> we have been going to meetings for years now. we are ecstatic. >> the mayor will be appointed to confirm nine new board members. the buck will stop with the mayor. i expect philadelphians toll hold me and future mayors accountable. >> it will be a tough road. we have a $7 million shortfall. we are no longer technically distressed, we need additional resources to deliver our kids the kind of education they deserve. >> bill greene vote #- voted no. >> i favor local control. >> board member her men ez abstained saying the board does not meet the definition. >> it's $5 billion and counting. if i was to employee the fuzziest of math, that adds up to distress. >> now after 16 years, it seems the school reform commission is on the way to its end, mayor kenney expected to name a nominating committee. board members will be named early march oosm three masked suspects stormed into a house and got away w

kenney wants to take control of the philadelphia public school district and do away with the school reform commission. that after 16 years of src oversight by the state. he says that it's time the city should be accountable for the education of their 200,000 school children and governor wolf supports local control of the district. and we'll have more coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> a new era of phillies baseball is underway, today they introduced the new manager gabe kapler, the 54th skipner history. he has never managed in the big leagues and coming up tonight you'll hear from kapler and philly officials for what they think he will bring to the ball club. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. matt pellman in the know. >> the ride home is not a ball we can say that. good afternoon. news is better than the last time around on the septa regional rail, the west trenton line is running again between neshaminy and langhorne has cleared out. the trains are running with delays and one is expressing meaning skipping stops, it's a mess on the west trenton line but improving m

>> yes. >> chair -- >> cheers erupt after the philadelphia school reform commission votes to disbandbeen fighting for this for quite a long time, 16 years of this rain of terror, what i call it. >> he came to me and he said dad i have a costume i want more than anything, i'm like -- no, i asked i have some connections, he said i want to be slash. >> today's morning minute is sponsored by pen medicine's abramson cancer center. the number one cancer center in the region. >> ben after lack who played batman on the big screen talking about getting upstaged by his son's halloween

the school reform commission dissolved itself and returned the schools to local control. mayor kenny will appoint a school board that will be approved by city council. >>> we'll bring you an update on the senior center that went up in flames that's next. >> former governor tom ridge is in critical condition and rushed to the hospital. we'll have the latest. >> reporter: it's cool, 42 in allentown. windy and cooler than yesterday. that story and the weekend coming up. welcome back we continue to follow our breaking news, the massive fire that ripped through a senior community in west chester. the blaze broke out at barclary friends senior living community around 11:00 p.m. you can see the insin racing that took place -- that took place. the red cross is on the scene helping those displaced. our katherine scott reporting that they feel the fire is under control. a number of questions remain as people are out there trying to find their loved ones and make sure they are okay stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the very latest developments. >> david was it breezy overnigh

school reform commission is no more. ia is now a step closer to gaining control of the city's public school system after 16 years of state oversight. src members voted to dissolve the board and return the school district to local control tonight. >> a judge declares a mistrial in the federal bribery case of senator bob menendez. the jury was deadlocked on all the charges against the new jersey politician after six days of deliberations. prosecutors did not say whether they plan for a retrial. >>> and former pennsylvania governor tom ridge remains in critical condition in a texas hospital. a spokesperson for the former gov non homeland security secretary says ridge was at the republican governors association conference in austin when he called for help at about 7:00 this morning. secretary ridge had a cardiac procedure and his spokesman says he has been responsive with his doctors. >>> police are looking for guy who they say tried to lure a teenaged girl into his car. that teen was walking down a street in moorestown, new

this morning, wants to make that point among other as he called for the dis solution of the school reform commissionive member authority, made up of mayor appointed and governor appointed members, is currently in charge of policy and financial decisions of the school district. and has been for the last 15 years. but, mayor kenney feels, that these issues should be handled locally, especially, since funding will present continued challenges. the school district project a 105 million-dollar budget deficit by 2019. which will likely lead to tough decisions, so at its next meeting the srrc will recommend to the state education secretary that it be dissolved. the secretary will then have to approve the change which would take effect later this year, mike analling. >> sounds like more interesting stuff happening on the street for our philadelphia reporters. >> 6:36. >> former south jersey police chief son the other side of the law this morning. >> frank, arrested on hate crime charges, he retired as the police chief in january, while under fbi investigation. the fbi says he slammed an african-american tee

. >>> cheers broke out as the school reform commission voted to resolve itself and return the school board to local control. mayor kenny want to replace the commission with a local school board approved by him and city council. it will go into effect next july 1st. >> david murphy has weather, looks like the flags are whipping around the parkway. >> reporter: we do, matt, as we look outside, we have clouds in place, dramatic picture this morning, that's big bright area on the lower left is the new soccer field they put up a few years ago. we're expecting the clouds to break up a little bit and we'll wind up with a fair amount of sunshine. starting out coolish in philadelphia. earlier in the week we were in the 30s, this is not too bad. we have a 13-mile an hour wind to deal with, and higher gusts. those winds will get more blustery after sunrise. we're expecting gusts up to 30 miles per hour. a little bit of hold on to your hat weather as we go through the day. some clouds earlier, see how they are breaking up, that's what we are expecting. 40 degrees by 8:00. 42 by 10:00. the clouds

philadelphia mayor jim kenny is expected to make a major announcement about the future of the school reform commission. >> good to see you, 5:30 a.m., november 2. karen and david what do you have in weather and traffic? >> reporter: i have warm and fog. a little bit of an issue out there this morning. >> reporter: the fog will burn off quickly be careful as you encounter that. especially now that we're in deer mating season. we have people talking about that on twitter. we have low lying fog and drizzle on the windshield. creek there are breaks in the clouds out to the west. overall we expect a mixture of sun and clouds. it's not as chilly as yesterday. remember up in allentown you were down close to the freezing mark. this morning, 57. 60 in trenton. 54 in philadelphia and wilmington. 62 in millville. as we go through the day of course it is going to be a nice one this afternoon. noon we're up to 70. you might want to think about luncheon a park bench. you don't get that much in november. 72 by 5:00 p.m. after sundown, 67 degrees by 7:00. kids on the bus stop will not need as much gear. 5 degrees as

. >> new this morning, philadelphia school reform commission could be a think of the past by the end the school school year. mayor kenny plans to replace the src with a local school board. he plans to outline the proposal in speech this morning. people have talked about this for so long, there may be shock if it goes through. >> it will take a process, but we'll have to see. >>> it felt more comfortable outside. >> reporter: as you walk outside you will feel a difference, you will feel it this afternoon, too. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry, ah look outside, in some cases we have patching fog. i'm not seeing it along the river front. we were picking it up on sky6 live hd a little bit while ago. mainly we're dry in most of the area not dealing with that. 5 degrees in philadelphia. a lot milder this morning. 56 in allentown. reading slipped to 49 as has lancaster. 63 in trenton. 62 in millville at this early hour. a lot of clouds and fog here and there. but we are picking up breaks out to the west. overall we'll transition to a mix of sun aides clouds today. in the leh

. >> reporter: two weeks the school reform commission is expect totter take that vote to send itself g to end its 16-year role controlling city schools. mayor kenney wants the buck to stop with him but the hard part has just begun. jim kenney dropped his hand to his heart as he entered council chambers the often emotional first term mayor seemed moved by the long awaite awaited a annout he was here to make good i'm officially calling on the members of the school reform commission to vote to dissolve at their next meeting. >> the src has control of philadelphia schools should vote itself out of existence argues kenney. it will be remade by nine member board appointed by the mayor, parent activists long resentful of state control of they are kids education could not contain their joy. >> that is an opportunity for parents, teachers and true community members to have a voice on our local school board. >> reporter: but return to local control does not come without big concerns over the nagging issue of school funding. the district faces stunning 1 billion-dollar budget hole in its five ye

. >> last night the school reform commission voted to disband with three voting yes, one no, one distention. returned the school district to local control for the first time since 2001. that's when the state took over to get the district's finances in order. >> we've been fighting for this for quite a long time, 16 years of this rain of terror. that's what i call it. >> i think we are bea a year away from being ready to do. that will i want the city to put up the re sources they say they'll put up. >> now the new school board will take over on july 1st. the mayor will appoint nine members. >> the senate will now decide the nature of tax reform plan backed by republicans and president trump, the senate finance committee approved the version of the tax cuts and jobs act last night. well, six hours before that it was packed from the house. the bill simplifies the individuals tax code and slashes the corporate tax rates, every house democrat voted no on the tax reform bill, as well as 13 republicans. the full senate set to vote on it the week after thanksgiving >> welcoming up: rapper meal mill

. >> and with that the school reform commission voted three- one, with one abstention to disband, the state of pennsylvania created the src school reform commission as governing body of the schools back in 2001 when district was so troubled, financially distressed and 16 years later they have made progress, many teachers, parents thought it was time for city to regain control of the schools. >> i thought over years and been through a million meetings, just to show the importance of how we being united as parents, we stick together we can make things happen. >> mayor kenney will replace s rc with the local school board appointed by him and approved by city council. >>> in burlington county police are searching for suspect accuse of trying to lure a teenage girl in his car that teen was walking on a busy street in moorestown yesterday when she says a man in a 1997 ford taurus drove up next to her and told her to get in. when she refused he offered her money. teenager ran home and told her parents who in turn called police. >> an incident like this is very concerning to us, a subject pra

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney, made his proposal official, he wants to end the school reform commission, he outlined the proposal during a speech at city hall. he wanted to replace it with a local school board appointed by him and the school board. >> and ultimately the children's success and philadelphia's success depends on the quality of our schools and right now we are leaving our city largely in someone else's hands. if it passes it will cease to exist. >>> and the a big day for studentsp staff for one school in bucks county as they celebrate the successful effort to get a new playground. >>> and a new restaurant in king of prussia began with farmers in the u.s. planting a seed in the mind of people in the food business. nobody delivers more for south jersey than steve sweeney. he stood up to north jersey special interests to increase funding for our schools. he stopped christie's commuter tax, saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and he led the charge to pass paid family leave. aarp applauded sweeney for freezing property taxes for seniors and cutting prices on

look at storm scan three, katie's here to let us know when the rain should clear out >>> school reform commission soon be no more we will tell but the big vote that would change how schools are run in the city. >>> and today is thursday november 16th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this thursday morning, good morning, guys. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning. >> happy thursday. >> so already we are pretty heavy in the accident department in the travel departments

>>> happening today a public hearing on mayor jim kenney's plan to dissolve philadelphia school reform commissionkenney announced the proposal earlier this month. tonight's hearing is at have at lutheran they logical seminar any mt. airy. reform commission plans a vote on the resolution to dissolve later this month. the commission has over seen philadelphia schools for 16 years. >>> police in calorie leased new video in the case of sherry pepini whose kidnapping last year made national headlines. detectives believe this surveillance video from the church shows her on the morning she was fun on the roadside, last in police released sketches of two women that she said kidnaped her last november. she was found on, thanksgiving day chain, battered and burned and despite, exposure the case remains unsolved. >>> vice-president mike pence meets with families of victims of the sunday's deadly church shooting in texas, investigators say gunman devin kelly escaped from a new mexico mental health facility in 2012 where he was sent after making threats against his military chain of command. kelly was court m

the hands of the city and local control. >> chair wilkerson. >> yes. >> applause. >> the school reform commission they voted you heard it three-one. they voted yes with one abstention to disban. state of the pennsylvania created src as governing body of philadelphia schools back in 2001 when the district was financially distressed. sixteen years later many teachers, parents, students felt that it was time for the city to regain control. >> i for the over the years and been through a million meetings just to show the importance of how we being united as parents, we stick together, we can make things happen. >> mayor kenney will replace s rc with the local school board appointed by him and approved by city council. >>> it is odd when you vote yourself out, you know. >> yes. >> 6:21. >>> we are following this breaking news of the five alarm fire out of west chester this is a fire at barclay friend as cyst ted living facility. we are expecting an update on how many people were injured in this fire in a matter of minutes. ♪weee! today's the day! wahoo! there's the second-most famous groundhog in penns

. >>> philadelphia may be one step closer to regaining control over its school reform commission votesater today on whether to dissolve itself. control over the city's schools were givhe ste in 2001. now mayor jim kenney says it's time for the city to get back into the driver's seat. members who oppose the plan are going rally outside the school district headquarters. >> the majority of americans disapprove of the gop tax plan. that tax plan gives tax cuts s an manyto pasinhouse wi from democratic lawmakers. the senate hopes to vote ontheil after the thanksgivingk. >>> well, roy moore continues to stand firm on his decision not to drop out of the alabama senate race as new claims of sexual misconduct surface. three additional woman have accused the republican candidate of unwelcome advance s. another woman claims he groped her. moore's campaign says the allegations are a political employ. >> three u.c.l.a. basketball players apologized to the president following a tweet he published about helping them get back to the united states. the players were arrested in china following a shoplif

. >>> the fate of philadelphia school reform commission will be decided tomorrow. and historic vote on whether to disband the src will take place at school district headquarters. two weeks after mayor kenny backed a plan to dissolve the commission in favor of the school board. it's been in charge of school district operations for the last 16 years. tomorrow meeting is set for 4:30. if you are planning on getting a glimpse of christmas village this weekend. you have to make other plans. a plan preview of the holiday attraction has been cancelled because construction took longer than expected. the christmas village will debut thanksgiving day. from thavrngs giving to christmas. this will be the tenth year for the largest holiday attraction. >>> phony foopharmaceuticals. tonight the nbc10 investigators take us inside the fight against counter fit drugs. and what's being done to keep them out of your medicine cabinet. coming up. >>> plus, not even children are off limits. why hackers have started targeting schools across the country. and how they're threatening to harm

. >>> happening now, philadelphia school reform commission is deciding on its future as it votes whether to disband. before the meeting a crowd gathered outside headquarters to bid fair well. it was established as a takeover at the time student performance plagued the district. progress has been made. some commissioners say their job is done. dissolving would return the district to a school board that's appointed by the mayor. >> mayor kenny is taking greater steps that have been taken in a long time. but it still remains to be seen how it plays out. >> we have a crew inside the meeting. we'll bring you the outcome of that vote on air and online. >>> up next right now at 6:00, trying to save lives with every step she takes. two-time cancer survivor special motivation at a flt marathon weekend. >>> healthy again, the good news for the eagles passing ataetamt ahead of their showdown with the cowboys. sglench tens of thousands of runners will take over the parkway for the marathon. a live look at the course where tents are already up for the race. this year many of the runners are raising m

. >>> philadelphia residents repairing for the possible end of the school reform commission. and what come next for the city school. cindy bass hosted this community meeting tonight in german town. she wants to know what residents think about replacing the mayor appointed school board. last week mayor urged the commission to disband a vote to officially dissolve the scrc scheduled for next thursday. >> frump received an elaborate welcome in china. the start of a two day visit that is sure to include tough negotiations on trade and discussions about north korea. >> china president treated mr. trump to a grand display of h hospitality. in beijing. children waved u.s. and chinese flags and jumped as the band played. it opens day of meetings between the leaders that will culminate with a lavish state dinner in trumps honor. >> former vice president biden says the fight against cancer is a by partisan issue. today he and his wife highlighted strides in research. they spoke to the packed house at the constitution center. in old city. the former vice president started a kabs cancer m

. >> philadelphia's mayor wants to get rid of the school reform commission. >>> the chamber erupted in cheers as they urged to vote to disband. they want to return to a local school board and this move would make the mayor responsible for the successes failures of the district. >> while this move is widely embraced, some fear the school board will not represent the entire community. they will vote on its future in two weeks. >>> you'll have to wait a little longer to see philadelphia's iconic love statue. the city announced it's delaying the statue's return to public view until early next year. that has been undergoing restoration since february. it's been hidden away since then. love park has been closed for even longer. it will be reopened for the holidays with the christmas village later this month. >>> coming up, temple fans tailgate iing outside the link tonight. next at 6:00, will they be taking that party six mimes north on broad street any time soon? >>> the best team they can be. why the fullies brand new manager thinks he can inspire the players to reach their fullest potenti

told nbc10 last night that last night was the first time they'd ever left a meeting of the school reform commission with a smile. >> the chair welcomes you -- >> yes. [ cheers ] >> 16 years of frustration ended for many as the frc voted to dissolve itself starting next school year. in february, mayor kenney will appoint his new nine-person school board. in june, the src will officially disband. the new board will take control in july. parents, activists, and teachers made no bones about how they felt about the src's performance. >> seems to me that the src literally did not realize what they were tasked to do. and that was improved education in the city of philadelphia. they failed, and they failed horribly. >> at least one commission member said philadelphia doesn't have the resources to provide for stability for a new board. applications to be part of the board will be available starting next month. >>> in south jersey, an 18-year-old accused killer is back behind bars and could face more charges after escaping a juvenile facility. police captured michael huggins yesterday morning more than 30 ho

. >> any minute the philadelphia school reform commission could vote to disband itself and return control of philadelphia schools to the city. local organizations have been calling for the src to do exactly that for years now. just a couple of weeks back, mayor jim kenney formally called for the commission to dissolve itself. the vote needs to majority to pass and three of the five members of the commission have already declared they will vote to dissolve. >>> pennsylvania state police say two troopers were justified when they fired at a suspect in plainfield township last week. state police corporal seth kelly was backing up another trooper when a routine traffic stop on november 7th when investigators say the troopers tried to arrest the guy. he resisted and then opened fire. hitting kelly. the troopers fired back hitting that driver who sir advised. officers say corporal kelly is still in the hospital but is now stable. and has a long road ahead of him him. they say they may ultimately release video of that traffic stop just to show deadly force would have been justified. >> they follo

. >>> well, philadelphia's school reform commission has voted to give total control of the philadelphia schools back to the city. >> applause. the commission voted to dis bandit self last night. it took majority vote of the three. src took control in 2001 to get district's finances under control. officials say district is in longer distressed. >>> decision effect about 200,000 school children in philadelphia, and pennsylvania governor tom wolf supports local control. >> we have been fighting for this for quite a long time, 15 years of this reign of terror that is what i called it. >> we are about a year away from being ready to do that. i want city to put up resources that they say they will put up. >> jim kenney will appoint nine members to the new school board which will take over july 1st. >>> well, coming up is there security concerns over amazon 's new key service. >> the surface laos delivery work tours put packages inside your home if you are not there but is that new service flawed why amazon is looking for a fix after the system may have been hacked. >>> they are known as man's

. >> thank you, shawnette n2001 the state of pennsylvania created the school reform commission as the governing body of philadelphia schools. tonight nearly 16 years later, the src has voted to did you band itself three to one that tally. fox 29's dave kinchen is live now in spring garden. big day in the city, dave. >> reporter: it was a big day and it was exactly what many grass roots activists were waiting for. >> chair wilkerson,. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> gone in a a three-one score former commissioner voted themselves out of a job before a crowded meeting with teachers, parents and students demanding to regain local control of the school district of philadelphia dropping state oversight. >> a miracle and i'm proud to be a part of it. >> ernie bristow has seen schools close on her kids and feel the current regime failed her. >> i fought over the years and been to million meetings, um, just to show the importance of how we being united as parents, we stick together, we can make things happen. >> reporter: src was assembled in 2001 after the school district of philadelphia

city officials will announce today that the school reform commission is going to recommend that it dissolveself. the src has been the school district's governing body since 2001. the state created it to oversee what was then a trouble school district. now in a letter mayor jim kenney says the schools need more accountability. adequate resources, strong management and collaboration, and to do this, officials say local control is the answer. >> i think the mayor looks at this as not the end. it's the end of the src but not the end of any type of, you know, educational process in the city it's really the beginning of the city stepping up additional way to take both control and responsibility for schools and for public education in philadelphia. >> the recommendation would then head to pennsylvania secretary of education mayor kenney is expected to speak about this discussion later on this morni morning. >>> candles an line of officers to honor a hero exactly ten years ago he lost his life protecting our city. tonight, emotional thank you. >>> and what do you do with an empty ballpark? almost kn

check out the response when he demanded the state impose a school reform commission vote to disband itself. [ cheers ] the city council chamber erupted in cheers as the mayor demanded local control of philadelphia schools. he says now is the time after a contentious 16 years. kenney wants the city to have its own nine-person school board that he will appoint. he says the biggest benefit for the community is accountability. parents we spoke with agree. >> again and again we told the people of philadelphia that the state of their schools is someone else's responsibility. that ends today. >> an opportunity for parents, teachers, and true community members to have a voice on the local school board unlike at the src. >> while the community widely embraces the move, we heard from parents who fear the school board will not represent the entire community. those members will not have to be a representative of any specific district or geographical region. the src will vote on its future in two weeks. >>> this morning, we're hearing from the foiphillies' new manag. the team introduced gabe kapler. th

that means the school reform commission. they will vote on whether to dissolve by the end of the year. it would be replaced by a school board appointed by the mayor. the staff was commissioned in 2001. governor wolf and mayor kenney appoints the members. officials say getting rid of the commission will shift power from the state directly to the city. >>> today we will learn new details about how the bridge will transform into a new bike and walking trail. the city and conrail officials plan to extend the schuylkill expressway trail into southwest philadelphia by turning this historic swing bridge into a trail crossing. work will begin next year on what will be called the conrail crossing bridge. >>> 4:07. every wednesday we are taking nbc10 on the road showing you local communities and what makes them unique. >> this morning we're at the wawa at 332 south black horse pike in williamstown, gloucester county. you have until 9:00 to swing by and say hi. you got plenty of time. first alert meteorologist bill henley is there now g

last night school reform commission vote today disbands with majority vote of three. it returns the school district to local control for the first time since 2001, took control to get the district finances and other assets under control officials say the district is no longer distressed. >>> lived and fight for this for quite a long time, 16 years of this rain of terror, what i call it. >> i think we're a year away from being ready to do that. i want the city to put up the resources they say they'll put up. >> new school board will take over july 1st with mayor kenney appointing nine members >> the manhunt is over, teen murder suspect who escaped from juvenile detention facility in south jersey now in custody. this video from the press of atlantic city shows arresting 18 year old michael huggins in atlantic city. he and three other teens why from the harbor field youth detention center, the three other were found on the same day they escaped. >>> philadelphia police investigating stabbing death of port richmond man. the victim was found wednesday night in the 2500 bloc