is it phil sheraton or george gershwin? my preference was for george gershwin. [laughter] i thought, they are both important but you can't leave gershwin out. i feel very much that patrick oliphant is the art for version of george gershwin. he is a major american phenomenon. the fact that we are going to get to enjoy his way of seeing life and seeing our time is a privilege, believe me. i remind you, for example, of thomas nast, the one who really put old boss tweed down. tweed something up perfectly, as you may remember -- you said, my constituents don't care a straw what you write in those newspapers. most of them can't read. it is those damn pictures that get me. [laughter] then of course, in france -- to my mind, surpassing them all, is our honored guest today, patrick oliphant. where are you, patrick? [laughter] he is at work. [applause] >> thank you. that is very generous of you thank you. now if you would let me get on with my work. >> go ahead. i want to preach a little more. >> do you have any johnson stories? >> i think that the phenomenon of the human

the president tonight will join his fellow democrats at the sheraton society hill where that group is in the middle of a three day policy retreat. >>> new at 6:00 o'clock that is where we will fine "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tonight diana a? >> reporter: chris, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival have of the president of the you had, president is expected to address house democratic caucus at 7:00 o'clock tonight at sheraton. we have seen some protesters out here so far this afternoon. the caucus retreat started earlier this week and includes five of the pennsylvania democratic congressional delegates with a 180 other democratic congress members, secret service and philadelphia police in place they are also awaiting the arrival of potus. the president is expect to talk about job creation growing economy, and immigration tonight. pennsylvania's house republican committee, offered some reaction to the president's expected remarks a short time ago. >> how can president obama and democrats say he is working to improve the quality of life for the american people while at the

is start time for the the event at society hill sheraton here in center city. so expect a heavy police presence. secret service already there. this is same spot where the the president attendedded that event last night. wing bowl taking over south philadelphia, a lot of extra volume heading in the stadium complex for the big event. the doors don't open up until 5:00 o'clock and it will impact our morning rush hour more so when the the event is over at 9:45 or 10:00 o'clock bam, 20,000 fans leaving the wells fargo center. that will block up our second half of the morning rush hour leaving south philadelphia. mass transit looking good chris and lauren back to you. >> that is beauty of philadelphia, we have something for everyone. we have presidential vice-presidential visits, we have pope coming in september and wing bowl. >> and at all different hours of the day. >> something for everyone. >> you are a mess. >> yeah, a little bit. >>> montgomery county community hoping to save their local farmers a market from another business they want to expand. >> this is flo

vice-president biden coming to town, morning event at the society hill sheraton, so same spot where the president is setting up shop last night right off of i-95. an event titled wing bowl chris murphy on his way down there. that is underway right the now at wells fargo center. 20,000 fans packed into the wells fargo center at this hour in the morning. the heading down you need a ticket to even get in the parking lot so don't bother heading down unless you have a ticket to the event but this event will be over at 10:00 a.m. 20,000 fans, exiting the building, all right. now motorcade madness vice-president joe biden coming up i-95 in the motorcade which of course will shut down i-95 while those fans are trying get out of the wells fargo center. do you think they will like him. >> i will tell you this i was in that area last night for the the president, it is a massive scene. there have been 300 police cars. >> it was a lot of cars. >> a a lot of flashing lights you could not even see, blinking. >> that same scenario will rhea peer, in society hill. you saw closure of i-95. flyers fans go

he is coming to fill think morning. 9:00 o'clock is the the event start time at society hill sheraton same spot as last night here in center city. expect a hypo lease presence and wing bowl in south philadelphia, the key here is that you need a ticket to even get into the the parking lot. they are not looking for a tailgating operation down here like we had for an eagles game. then 9:45 or 10:00 o'clock when this event is over 20,000 fans hit the roadway making it an instant jam of the majors in the second half of the morning, chris and lauren back over to you. >>> high carbon monoxide levels forced half dozen people from their norristown homes this morning. >> fox 29's sabina kuriakose live at the scene with more on two different leaks, less than a block apart, sabina. >> reporter: two separate incident, chris and one led to the other. luckily for those people in the apartment building. you can see fire fighters have have packed up and left but peco is on the scene new trying to figure out what happened. apparently it started with one of their underground wires. let look at video tha

heading to the society will hill sheraton for the event today. want to piece this together for you. the motorcade will be coming up i-95 around 10:00 o'clock as we go north bound i-95 it will pass the wells fargo center where there is 20,000 fans watching wing bowl probably going to start to exit around the same time, that i-95 could be closed, for that motorcade which will exit at washington heading in to society hill. same thing we had to deal with yesterday with the president. up and down that i-95 corridor 10:00 a.m. is the time you want to beat. >>> is there some show thaw watch back to back to back to back. >> breaking bad like did you. >> i did that. >> netflix originals, orange is the new black, house of card. >> it the is a good day if i have nothing to do i can sit on my couch and watch these shows,. >> so we have that is not good for your health. all of the bacon you are eating is not good for your health. >> i'm self-destructing. >> doctor mike, save that woman. >> may i see that bacon. >> people on witter, i do not eat it constantly

. >> he is speaking to house democrats in town for a policy retreat at sheraton in society hill. the vice-president biden will address that group tomorrow morning. the a as you might imagine security is tight at the the sheraton as house democrats attend this three day meeting. they are working on their agenda which they reportly hope to appeal to middle class voters. pennsylvania congressman bob brady says that the retreat will give philadelphia a chance to lobby for next years democratic national convention. >> we just think we have the best city, great tourist a attraction, great restaurant great history, we have got great logistics, security everything falls into place. >> in addition to philadelphia the convention short the list includes new york city and ohio democrats are expected to a announce their choice in a few weeks. >>> a montgomery county woman is charged with stealing more than $10,000 from local cub abe girl scout troops. investigators say 27 year-old heather len bellford took more than $7,000 from her daughter's girl scout troop while will she was their leader.

you can see security is extremely tight here at the sheraton with unmarked and marked cars. you see the capital police just across the street also to the right is one of their marked vehicles. philadelphia is on a role making national and world news. the president is coming as christine mentioned in a few hours. he'll be talking to the democrats. we were there when president obama was in philadelphia back in november stomping for governor to be tom wolf. last year the vatican confirmed pope francis will visit the world meeting of families in the city coming in september. the city of brotherly love is still on the short list for the 2016 democratic national convention. if you add convention shows, social events you get an idea of what visit philly has on its plate. >> we always have good things to promote and to work on. but this year there is no stopping it. there is down period. the city will be in the spotlight all the time. >> reporter: so the president arrives this evening in time for dinner. traffic is going to be a mess. coming up at 11:30, we'll show you what democrat

>> reporter: well, chris, it was a quick trip that president spoke here at the sheraton for about 20inutes giving house democrats a pep talk and setting at jenn today for the year to come. the president steps off air force one minutes later his motorcade arrives at the society hill sheraton where he addresses the house democratic caucus. >> we've now got some choices to make. going forward are we going to be an economy in which a few do spectacular well or in an economy in which everybody can succeed. >> president obama talked about job growth, the economy and immigration at the caucus retreat that began in philadelphia earlier in the week week. >> the ground that middle class families lost over the last 30 years still has to be made up. >> reporter: his speech to more than 180 democratic congressional delegates was not without humor and a few jabs to the other side. >> i hear republicans are holding their 50th or 60th vote next year to repeal or undermine the affordable care act. i've lost count at this point. but here's something easy to remember. if that bill ever reached my desk

stumped for governor wolf in november so think, they have a relationship and they'll head to the sheratons heightitey hill for the event this evening and the president is a keynote speaker. house leaders, democratic house leaders will be in philadelphia today and they'll be here throughout the evening and of course tomorrow they're meeting and holding work shops to talk about what's next they're still reeling from the november midterm elections and i was over at the sheraton society hill earlier today speaking to one of the congressmen who is here in town steve israel from new york and he told me that their focus for this time of their agenda is going to be on bringing back the middle class, and that's what they expect the president to be talking about this evening when he gives his keynote address. you're seeing it as we're seeing it. air force one pulling up here and an impressive site at philadelphia international airport and the president will be getting off the plane and as he will be greeted by tom wroflolf and michael nutter. they will be taking i-95. so if you're watching this rig

president obama will speak to house democrats at their policy retreat at the sheraton hotel in society hill. vice-president joe biden will be address that same group on friday. >>> "eyewitness news" outside the society hill sheraton where democrats from u.s. house have gathered for their p.m. see retreat. security is tight as lawmakers from around the nation visit philly. we caught up with congressman bob brady who said the retreat is another chance for philly to lobby for next year's democratic national convention. >> we just think we got the best city for it. we got the great tourist attractions, we got great restaurants, great history. you know we got great logistics, security. everything falls into place. >> and as we said, president obama will be in philadelphia tomorrow to address those lawmakers and the vice-president will be here on friday. >>> well tonight cbs3 tv exclusive. the digital age has brought about an unusual political tactic. a philadelphia city council hopeful has purchaseed domain names that steer potential voters from his opponent to him. that's right. if you go

live outside the sheraton monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> we do monique. thank you. count own nbc 10 to bring you continuing coverage of the democratic national committee gets closer to deciding on the host city for its 2016 convention convention. doug shimell will be at today's meetings all day long. he'll have a report live this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4:00. we're preparing to bring you complete coverage of president obama's visit to philadelphia tomorrow. the president is expected to speak at the house democratic policy retreat in society hill. this is video from november when he visited the city to support governor tom wolf's campaign. during this week's gathering, the democrats will discuss their strategy for the next two years. vice president joe biden is expected to speak to the group on friday. you can count on nbc 10 to bring you updates on the president's visit tomorrow. >>> and president obama returned home from saudi arabia early this morning. and nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports that the president stepped off air force one and into

they have police circling the societal hill sheraton. they handle everything from policy to where the 2016 convention will go. house minority leader nancy pelosi stepped off the bus in society hill in the midst of a massive u.s. capitol police presence. they fortified the sew sighty hill sheraton while democrats are in the house until friday to strategize on how to grow middle-class jobs and paychecks. >> we try to get along, work with the other side and hopefully they'll take the message that we want to work with them which is better for all the american people. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter says having the house democrats here helps to host the 2016 democratic convention. >> from what i'm told increasingly they're saying hey, if we have a voice and opportunity to weigh in many of us would like to be here. >> reporter: the head of the democratic national committee debbie wassermann schultz will also be here after she could not make last summer's summit. >> take us to wells fargo, other places and up and down. >> reporter: they are n

it happening at the sheraton society hill hotel. a large delegation of democrats is holding their annual caucus retreat there. vice president joe biden will attend the meeting tomorrow. >>> happening in philadelphia. governor wolf is scheduled to sign an order on drilling leases. his office said wolf will sign the order at benjamin rush state park in philadelphia. the marcellus shale trade group called it a political move. >>> here's a story straight out of pet cemetary. how this florida cat seems to have come back from the dead. david. >> reporter: wow, so we have temperatures that are cold out there, but not a lot of wind. i'm not adding scarves to the picture. tell the kids to stay bundled upped. we have snow coming in tonight and another round early next week and i will have that coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. alfonso salpingdis can appreciate a simple name. that's why he likes pick 4 from the pennsylvania lottery, they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something rea

he will join house democrats, and, others at sheraton society hill. it is their annual caucus retreat being held here this week. the vice-president joe biden will address that same group tomorrow morning. >>> pennsylvania's treasurer rob mccord is stepping down, the democrat who ran unsuccessfully for governor last year says that his final day in office will be february 12th. mccord will leave with two years left in his final term governor tom wolf will nominate a successor. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", a tragedy at a maternity and children's hospital, a gas explosion in mexico sit the eye killed at least seven people and injured dozens of others. >>> also as out break of measles spread, so does the debate over vaccines. some parents want schools to keep unvaccinated children out of their classrooms. >>> and a terrifying act of road rage is caught on camera, woman gets out of her car and attacks a grandmother behind a wheel. more news when we come right okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my othe

nearby expect police activity around the sheraton society hill hotel and vice president joe biden in town. we saw that yesterday with slowing around that. no shuttle busing schedule this weekend. >> reporter: we have snow showers down the shore karen but they are on the way out. we might get a flurry later on. generally speaking the story will be one of temperatures today. 34 by 9:00 a.m. which is similar to where we are now. 38 by noon. after that the temperatures plunge. 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the same time strong, blustery wind will build in this afternoon we'll have gusts as high as 40 miles per hour. the wider view shows snow shower activity to the west pittsburgh and ohio. dry in florida and a lot of rain building in the southern western portions of the county. on the big board at the airport the most frequently traveled destinations, a little bit of light snow in new york, and boston however. >> going on to "healthcheck." the ebola epidemic in africa may have turned the corner. the world held organization said -- health organization said it fell to the lowest levels. this should b

. >> what are your thoughts about the dichotomy with sheraton? he did not like them. sheraton. that grant pretty much did between that saying hey, he is paroled like anyone else. he is not a war criminal. >> sheridan and mosby were at each other's throats. mosby was a thorn in sheridan's side. sheridan got his first real taste of mosby in august of 1864 with what was called the wagon train raid. that is when mosby, with the largest number of troops he mounted during the war, 350 men attacked a wagon train. it stretched for miles outside of virginia. he attacked them in the morning. they used artillery and the surprise of these 350 maniacs running over the hill with guns blazing. the federals fired one shot and ran. he captured 600 cattle, several hundred horses and mules. 200 prisoners. it was an incredible thing. in late november, early december 1864, sheridan had enough of this man and ordered the burning of the valley. >> he scorched earth. >> yes. mosby always called sheridan a liar. he was a little man who tried to impress people. i don't have a high opinion of sheridan ei

that same group, tomorrow morning. >>> security as you can imagine is going to be tight at the the sheraton as democrats attend this three day meeting. they are working on their agenda which will appeal to middle class voters. pennsylvania congressman bob brady says the retreat will give philadelphia a chance to lobby for next year democratic national convention. >> we just think we have the best city. we have a great tourist attractions, great restaurants, great history, we have great logistics security, everything falls into place. >> now, in addition to philadelphia at convention's short list includes new york city and columbus, ohio. democrats are expect to a announce their choice in a few weeks. >>> right now 6:13. the president may have to deal with snow later on tonight. >> yes, we all will, in fact. well, at least most of us. northern western half of the region license most prime to see snow accumulation but really modest stuff, foulke. clear skies. leading edge of the cloud. there is your system. i want to take you out to the wide zoom though because i always say this looks can be

democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton society hill hotel starting next wednesday to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. the president will speak at a dinner thursday night and vice president will help close out the retreat on friday. >>> delaware governor jack markell will deliver his state of the state address in dover. he's expected to lay out his policy priorities for the new year. state lawmakers expect the governor to address crime in the city of wilmington and new castle county. that's where jesse gary joins us live. >> reporter: they are flipping the script on traditional policing models. they'll have a narcotic squad that goes after the drug trade but the new chief of the new castle police department says there's a better way. >> you have to pull resources and assign to areas that have the most problems. >> colonel setting is using high technology to lower the crime rate. inside the emergency hub, every 911 call is logged and analyzed. resources are shifted to problem areas that show dozens of repeat calls. this couple edd with a federal grant is helping

democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton motel. politico reports the president will speak on thursday night and vice president will close out the retreat on friday. >>> 5:05. happening today, the man charged with raping a woman inside a philadelphia parking garage on new year's day is set to appear in court. steven woodson is set for a preliminary hearing later this morning and he's also charged with attempted murder and robbery. that attack happened inside the parking garage in spring garden. they arrested woodson within minutes thanks to a couple who witnessed the attack. >>> today in harrisburg these two state lawmakers from philadelphia will have preliminary hearings in a corruption scandal. they're charged with bribery and conspiracy. they both admitted taking illegal payments during an undercover sting. a former lobbyist turned eded informant gave them money to buy influence. >>> the controversy swirling around kathleen kane will go before the pennsylvania supreme court. the high court unsealed records showing details of the

democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton hotel. >>> the annual state of the state address will be delivered in dover. he's expected to lay out his priorities for the coming year. two of those are bolstering public education and funding for infrastructure projects. state lawmakers expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and that's where jesse gary joins us live from this morning. what is the state of wilmington's crime? >> reporter: right now lawmakers, police, the clergy battling a heroin epidemic in new castle county. we've got the numbers to show you. heroin seizures year before last spiking up more than 400%. there was a slight downtick last year. much of that illicit activity centered in one area which locals call the route 9 corridor and delaware memorial bridge. hundreds of arrests, near overdoses and overdose deaths. clergy members use community outreach using education and faith to put afflicted on a different path. >> it's important that we have a community based approach. a faith based approach. we also have to involve law enforcement. >> reporter: dr. christo

democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton hotel starting next wednesday to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. politico reports the president will speak at a dinner thursday night. the vice president will help close out the retreat on friday. >>> the controversy swirling around pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane will go before the pennsylvania supreme court. yesterday the high court unsealed records showing that the grand jury found grounds to charge the state attorney general with perjury and obstruction and more. kane argues there was no legal basis for appointing the special prosecutor that led to the grand jury investigation. >> they start looking for a grand jury leak. they can't find a grand jury leak so they go and make things up. that's exactly what this is. i'm telling you that there is no leaks or they would have charged it and they didn't. >> the montgomery county d.a. will decide whether or not to indict kane. >>> former philadelphia tv sportscaster faces decades in prison after a bucks county jury found him guilty during his trial. the money w

. >>> democratic lawmakers will converge upon the society hill sheraton to kick off their annual policy retreat. pennsylvania governor tom wolf will deliver a welcome address this a afternoon. president obama will be in town tomorrow and vice-president biden will close out 39 day event on friday. republicans hosted their gathering in hershey early this month. >>> well, much more ahead on "eyewitness news", coming up next, we will look the at the continued damage the blizzard is doing to parts of the new england. >>> we will show you which areas got hit hardest and show you unbelievable video from the region this morning. look at that. we will be right back. at perdue, we pride ourselves on the freshness of our chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but i can guarantee the freshness of our chicken because we go beyond what the usda requires... with extra inspections in american family owned farms, refrigerated trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between. that's what it takes to bring your family a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. nor'easter is making

he will speak at a dinner at the sheraton society hill. house democrats are on a three day retreat while hammering out their legislative a agenda to 114th congress. the vice-president biden will speak to them tomorrow morning. >>> also today long time philadelphia city councilman jim kenny resigns so he can run for mayor. city rules prevent ken friday officially launching his campaign until he gives up his current job. kenny spent the the last 23 years as the the councilman at large. he will enter race for mayor against three other candidates with more expect to jump in before the may primary. >>> accused trooper killer eric frein will be formally arraigned in the pike county courtroom where prosecutors will argue their attempt to seek the death penalty. frein will take part via closed circuit tv from prison. he is accused of ambushing two pennsylvania state troopers last september, and then leading authorities on a 48 day manhunt. his lawyer says that frein intend to plead in the guilty. >>> philadelphia city employee is behind bars unabl

vice-president biden spoke to fellow democrats at the sheraton society hill a day after president obama spoke to that same group. the theme of that is year's issues conference was grow america pogs economy grow american paychecks. >> the middle class does well you all know it. the wealthy did very well. this is not about anti accumulation of wealth. and the poor have way up. that's the way we built this economy from middle out not from the top down. >> the vice-president urged fellow democrats to be open to compromise with the republican majority in order to get things done. >>> mitt romney ended weeks of speculation today. the former massachusetts governor announced he will not make another run for the white house. romney announced that decision today on a private phone call to supporters and staff. he said that while he believed he could recapture the republican nomination in 2016, he thought another candidate may be better able to defeat the democratic nominee. >> after putting considerable thought into making making another run for president i've decided it's best to give other lead

democrats should be arriving here at the sheraton hotel in a couple of hours. security's extremely tight due in part to a visit by vice president biden later this morning. you can see the capital police have marked and unmarked cars here. we have seen canines checking vehicles outside. and the fire department officials have just unloaded gear. president obama was the guest of honor yesterday for a dinner meeting of the annual meeting of house democrats. our camera captured him arriving to speak to the more than 180 democratic representatives from across the country. during this three-day event, they've discussed growing the middle class, creating jobs and fixing immigration. >> we need to stand up and go on offense and not be defensive about what we believe in. that's why we're democrats. >> vice president biden will speak to the caucus. local democratic leaders are hoping the man they often call pennsylvania's third senator will help convince the dnc chair to hold the 2016 convention here. philadelphia is locked in a battle with columbus, ohio, and brooklyn, n

happening today an annual policy retreat the for democratic lawmakers kicks off at society hill sheraton in philadelphia pennsylvania governor tom wolf will open up the three day president this afternoon with the welcome address. president obama will speak at a dinner for members tomorrow. and vice-president joe biden will be in town on friday. >>> meanwhile president obama's choice for attorney general faces questions from the senate judiciary committee. panel begins confirmation hearings this morning for loretta lynch. the republican controlled senate is expect to make the hearing contentious but lynch is expect to get senate confirmation. >>> philadelphia's race for mayor has one more candidate councilman at large jim kenny is seeking the the democratic nomination. he will step down tomorrow because of the cities resign to run law. kenny has been elect city wide six times. he said that gives him credibility. >> i have been able to work in every neighborhood in the city and i think folks understand how my heart feels what i feel and what motivate me to take a position that i have taken

and part anymore positions available you must be 18 to aemploy coup ballroom of second floor of sheraton atlantic city convenience center good luck. >> also take your chance to weigh in on the future of love park. philadelphia parksz and recreation is redesigning and the diapers you can ask about their plans. it starts 6:00 september ral library on vine street. >> update now breaking news south philly gas leak has been capped. 17 people were forced from their homes there 13 and snyder earlier this morning. there are no injuries. >> islamic mill tapts are demanding 200 million ran some in exchange foyer lives of two japanese citizens and japan prime minister saying the men's livers is the top priority. >> the help ran when a store manager fired shot into the keel >> yesterday was the last time the flyers play the eye landers. and jming from the scene they may be happy about that. eye landers beat them 7-4. they move to brooklyn next season. >>> speaking forgivable afternoons sivrmz had their problems in washington. butler with the slam for wizards. washington had double digit lead all mos

washington and take a left on dock street, that cobblestone street and takes him in the society hill sheraton. he is scheduled to speak steve keeley said he is scheduled to speak at 10:30. he is getting there a little early. now, we will go back. this is i-95 near 420. once the the motorcade goes through they open up traffic as you can see traffic rolling again there. is there the airport shot. >> it ties annoying to watch these videos. thanks bob. >> we have got some breaking turtle news. hey, jamill did he touch the seahawks. >> he walked right up to the seahawks and then turned a way. he is coming back. >> i have to think about this some more. >> we appreciated it. he is taking it very seriously. >> let's bring liz back in and turn him back around. >> we have to get to this. this is kind of sad thing. the temperatures are in the teens, 20's something like that. >> crazy. >> we're told. >> but i would go to air zone no, it was over 2,000 degrees in arizona yesterday. look at this. >> we will bring new to the temperatures and we are all doing okay. 750 degrees in heelabend and 1,270, in ahwa

the vice-president appearing in the sheraton society hill. he's urging voters to rally against the republicans who now control the senate and house. biden spoke to the crowd about pushing forward with the administration's plans for the economy and focusing on the middle class. >> stockholders aren't the only job creators. the line worker, the salesman, they build economy too. the economy expansion occurs when you focus on the middle class. >> last night it was president obama getting the depth cats fired up calling for an end to automatic budget cuts and a hike in spending above those limits. >>> mitt romney says don't look for him in the 2016 presidential race. he's not running. romney announcing today on a conference call with supporter that is he is not seeking office. romney says he put in a considerable amount of thought but says he's giving other leaders in the republican party a chance to be the nominee. that announce many follows nearly three weeks of speculation as to whether he would decide to run for a third time. he ran for the no

that is where he will deliver a speech to democrats who are holding their policy retreat at the sheratonotel. nbc 10 will bring you live coverage of the president's arrival both on air and on the nbc 10 news app. >>> right now at 5:30 skiers on the slopes at camelback mountain could see a few inches of actual snow tonight. on nbc 10 first alert radar, penndot already hard at work. nbc 10 along route 33 south where trucks are putting brine on those roads. sheena parveen is tracking that snow. what can we expect tonight? >> we can expect light snow moving in and good thing they're treating the roads because temperatures through the lehigh valley are already a little bit below freezing and cold enough to stick in the untreated surfaces and areas west of philadelphia and this is very light. so some of this may not be yet falling to the ground and allen town into the poconos and starting to see some better snowfall approaching the redding area and we go down into parts of chester county and new castle county and it may not be reaching the ground just yet, but in lancaster county light snow st

democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton society hill hotel to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. the president will speak at a dinner thursday night and the vice president will close out the retreat on friday. >>> happening in harrisburg two state lawmakers from philadelphia will have preliminary court hearings in a corruption scandal. ron waters and vanessa brown are charged with conspiracy. they admitted to taking illegal payments. >>> former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson could face decades in prison after he was found guilty in his fraud trial. tollefson sold fake travel sports packages for charity. he was convicted on all counts yesterday. victims lost in total $340,000. the judge said toll offefson will be sentenced within a month. >>> a hotel scam. a caller claimed to work at the front desk and needed credit card numbers to verify the security code on each card. police told us that most of the guests realized it was a scam but the thief ran up charges quickly on those that handed over their numbers. >>> 6:05. controversy surrounding pennsylvania'

they'll be at the sheraton society hill to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. the president will speak at a dinner thursday night and the vice president will help close out the retreat on friday. >>> from our delaware bureau governor jack markell will deliver his annual state of the state address in dover today. he will be laying out his priorities for the coming year. two of those will be bolstering public addeducation and funding infrastructure projects. they expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and new castle county. >>> happening now, new jersey governor chris christie is holding a third summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office is billing this meeting as bill. state lawmakers have competing plans to help the struggling city and its casinos. the democrats favor the casinos making annual payments for the next 15 years instead of paying property taxes which can fluctuate. the gop wants a freeze on property taxes for five years. lawmakers want to put people back to work in atlantic city. this he proposed a bill last week that w

the the president will speak to house democrats a at sheraton hotel in society hill. all democrats are holding their policy retreat there and vice-president biden will address them on friday. >>> well, president obama's nominee to be the next attorney general answered questions from congress today. loretta lynch appeared before the senate judiciary committee on capitol hill. for the first of a two day confirmation hearing. lynch is a career federal prosecutor. she spent part of the day deeven ifing the president a's policy on immigration. >> certainly think that people come to this country in a variety of ways cannery habilitate themselves and apply but that would be something that would be decided on a case by dates basis. >> if she's confirmed loretta lynch will be the first african-american woman to hold the position of attorney general. >>> a group of civil rights activist finally cleared their criminal record 54 years after their arrest. the the group known as the friendship nine went to jail in 1961 for sitting in an all white lunch count inner south carolina th

the mayor was on hand here at the sheraton for the 33rd annual awards and benefit luncheon put on byg association for nonviolence. earlier in the week nutter was joined by several dignitaries and chubby checker for the annual ringing of the liberty bell can which celebrates dr. king's message. >>> people gathered in abington montgomery county today to do their part on this day of service. students and staff at abington friends school cooked meals for those in need. spaghetti and broccoli was on the menu. they were also busy baking sweets in the kitchen. they took time to make cards to send along with their care packages. >> very nice. >> all right, up next on "action news" at 5:00 we'll check that forecast for you. looking live right now at the jersey shore, sky 6 hd a beautiful sunset in atlantic city. meteorologist cecily tynan with the exclusive accuweather details coming up. >> of course you can stay on top of the changing weather situation at 6abc.com/weather. there you can get the latest on storm tracker 6 radar also the latest video from our "action news" meteorologists and vi

president obama coming to philadelphia tonight he'll be speaking at the sheraton society hill air force one expected to touchdown just after 6:00 o'clock. we will show that to you live when it happens. the president will be in philadelphia to speak at the house democrats annual policy retreat. >>> the man a accused of of killing a pennsylvania state trooper is now saying he is not guilty. eric frein video rain many from the pike county jail today he made the plea and prosecutors charged the 31-year-old with first degree murder. terrorism and other charges connected to accept ambush that killed corporal brian dixon. that shooting outside the blooming drove barrack also injured trooper alex douglas. a 48 day manhunt in the pocono mountains finally led to frein's capture on october 30th. prosecutors want the death penalty. >>> pennsylvania state treasury rob mc cord is stepping down from the job after six years. mc cord's office says today his last day will be february 12th february 12th. the 55-year-old democrat was elected to two, four year terms in office and made a failed run for gover

capitol police and the secret service are fortifying security around the sheraton society hill hotellyft begins today. the philadelphia parking authority wants to put the brakes on it. ppa regulates taxi service and considers lyft an illegal taxi operation. the agency says it will fine lyft drivers $1,000 every time it catches them picking someone up. >>> today is media day at the philadelphia auto show. it features hundreds of vehicles from dozens of manufacturers and runs through february 8th. >>> i'm chris cato we'll be back with another update in 25 minutes. have a good morning. >> welcome back on this friday morning. i'm tamron hall with the black list. natalie is off and willie and al are off. we will check in with the guys in a second. you are going with the seahawks. >> i am. >> our own wrangler who we trust and he is like presidential level trustworthy. wrangler picked who is going to win. >> here picked wrong. >> he did not. you can't go against wrangler. they will go in on you on social media. he didn't just tap it. he really was certain or is certain that it's the patriot

the event of a democratic victory if mcclellan had won, lincoln together with grant, sherman and sheraton, would have done everything in their power to seize richmond and bring the confederacy to heel before march inauguration of mcclellan. even if they failed to extract surrender, they would still have a -- been able to hand mcclellan, now president mcclellan, now commander in chief, the imminent prospect of complete and total victory on a silver platter. william c. davis asks, referring to mcclellan, are we really supposed to ask that this men of all men given the opportunity to claim the ultimate triumph would have chosen instead to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, recall his armies and send jefferson davis a basket of roses and a note saying "you win"? of course not. therefore we must conclude that the fate of the confederacy did not hinge on this election. i agree with davis' assessment of the strategic situation and a mcclellan likely course of action, and yet i would argue that this counterfactual exercise doesn't invalidate the case that the election of 1864 was a turning p

biden spoke to house, the house democratic caucus at the sheraton society hill today, just a day after president obama spoke to the same group. now the theme of this years issues conference, is grow america's economy, grow american paychecks. >> with middle chas does well, you all know it, the wealthy do very well. this is not about anti accumulation of wealth. >> the the vice-president urged democrats to be opened to compromise with republicans in order to get things done. >>> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a rap music mogul a arrested in a hit and run accident. the accident that led to murder charges. >> you could see a punching bag. >> it started as a routine sales call but it likely saved the life of one woman, we will tell what you a tell marketer heard on the other end of the phone line that made her take action. >>> aim jim donovan, three on your side with places you can get your taxes done for free and a credit you need to apply for otherwise you'll leave money on the table hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of bet

the vice president spoke here at the sheraton society hill today on the final day of the house democratic caucus retreat. biden got a thunderous applause when he urged members of congress in attendance to stand up and defend their record. >> now the republican party is -- it's amazing they're trying rewrite history. >> now, president obama said much the same thing in his visit last night but top democrats do publically acknowledge what they call poor messaging in the past and that it may be too little too late with republicans now in firm control of congress. >>> still ahead in your 4 o'clock, a rap icon arrested after a deadly hit and run. the music mogul who could be charged with murder. >> and is he in or is he out? mitt romney makes his official announcement about 2016. >>> adam joseph is taking this show on the road today. he is live at the philadelphia auto show. >> nice car. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: i'm checking this bad boy out here. i mean, it's a measly $185,000 maserati. you can check out these hot rods for 700 other cars here at the pennsylvania convention center. it spans over 650,

like i went into the super bowl press junket saying the other day at the sheraton. and i just sort of made my way through. how did you get through all this. well i live here you know i know how to do things you know. i can get from this side of the street to the other i don't get in trouble. >> rose: but a couple stories about you you go into places where you weren't invited and somehow building able to look them in the face and sort of say i belong here. >> well you know, if you don't feel like you're taking over anyone's space like you're here to rob their fun that you are here to share and contribute people will let you go you know. it's like that feeling last night we went to the movie premier, right. and then there is a big party afterwards a lot of noise and alcohol and everything. but then you want to go out and get a bite to eat and decompress a little bit. we went to a place called smith i had never been to smith over by lincoln center. it was a thing where you look and you saw a handful of people in there, they are probably closing you know. so the guy dri

closures of i-95 northbound because of the vice president motorcade who is speaking at 10:30 at sheraton the schuylkill expressway westbound by the boulevard. we have a problem in lower merion a water main break causing a problem at spring hill road and old gulph road. we're seeing an accident at villa road or could cow path road. >> time to go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing the winds are picking up. the snow is off the coast. there's a lingering snow shower up by allentown but it's falling apart. it's above freezing south of the northern tier. the seven day shows a high of 38. that will be around midday. after that the winds roar out of the northwest testers tumble we'll be in the upper 20s by this evening and 11 overnight. saturday sunny cold. sunday evening into monday there's a chance of snow, it might accumulate, keep or eyes on that part of the forecast. >> will do. we'll check in with karen and david in 30. ♪ i want it i want it i want it ♪ ♪ i want it i want it ♪ ♪ i want it i want it ♪ ♪ right now i want it i want it whoo ♪ >> that

drama and that was why soma itself was selected because martin luther king and his advisers knew the sheratonoma was going to overreact and was going to be those protesters and it was going to shock the nation. and the reason that shocked the nation is because the media came running and the media portrayed it to people who were sympathetic to those protesters who were protesting nonviolently and they saw that it was not fair. so in that sense we know one thing about ferguson that violence did get the media's attention and we will remember ferguson for that more so then we will remember any of the other protests. >> it's an honor to be here this evening amongst this wonderful crowd particularly in the midst of a storm. but it lets you know how much a race is an issue in this country that you came out to hear about it. i have covered the white house for the past 18 years and i have found at the white house the white house every things the white house everything is come up with the white house the white house from war to peace and everything in between and between war and peace there are matters

>> that was in the sheraton hotel. he and i would agree and sometimes disagree. he could lecture.es. although sometimes he would call me up and remind me that i hadn't been elected governor and that he had been elected governor. so i was acting as his press officer at that time. sometimes speech writer and worked on a bunch of his speeches. so he would remind me that i should really speak to him before making any statements to the press. >> i want to hear about the speak writing phase because he's known for some great oratory phases. what was it like to put words on paper for him? >> he was a craftsman in terms of words. he read an awful lot. he was almost kind of a zen governor in some ways. he would do yoga. he would stand on his head. i remember during the sing sing uprising before he was elected governor, we were there just a few aides in the world trade center office and it was a very tense stand down. 17 folks at sing sing, correction officers, were being held hostage. so he stayed up for two nights as we all did, to get it done and get them removed safely. that kind of set