even though a growing number of officials have called for her to step down including the governor tom wolf. >>> happening today, a man accused in a deadly love triangle shooting faces arraignment in court. police charge zachary ludwig can first-degree murder in this case and happened last month in chester county. police say ludwig shot and killed nicholas maruza who was in a relationship with ludwig's ex. >>> a former principal at a chest you're county private school faces a preliminary hearing after police charged him with assaulting one of his students. george simmons is accused of the crime. they say it happened when he was head of the concept school in burnberry township. they say he told the alleged eighth grade victim to "not fight the love during the incidents." >> governor tom wolf and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are expected to resume their budget talks. the governor met with leaders in harrisburg yesterday during a closed door session and it focused on education funding and pension reform. wolf and those lawmakers referred to the talks as productive. the budget stalema

tonight, a judge denied governor tom wolf's request to change charter school funding for the chester upland school district. the cash-strapped district is required to pay charter school's $40,000 per special education student while public schools get less than half that amount. >> we need them to open, we need to stay open and to do that we need a fair funding formula. >> governor wolf million recommended cutting the amount of funding per student by more than half. the district is $20 million in debt. >>> the fate of a montgomery county elementary school now won't be decided until at least december. the school board met tonight to talk about the potential closing of the elementary school in eagleville. the school's superintendent had recommended closing the school, which would leave the remaining four elementary schools to absorb more than 400 students. tonight, the board postponed any vote on the closure until december. >>> pennsylvania's no closer to a budget tonight after the republican majority failed to convince democrats to override any part of governor tom wolf's budget veto.

governor tom wolf has recommended cutting the amount of money to the chester upland school district pertudent by more then a half, because the district is already $20 million in the red. >> letting the governor know that this won't happen without people being wide awake, without people being attentive and without people fighting back on behalf of their students, their families and their community. >> reporter: and more than half of the students in.chester upland school district attend charter schools. that gives you an idea of why this is a passionate issue. we are waiting to hear if this ruling will delay the start of school. we expect to learn more about that later today. reporting live in chester, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> it's 5:07 now. a suspicious death investigation continues today in hockessin, new castle county, delaware. skyforce 10 flaw over the scene at a business on st. claire drive just before 11:00 last night. someone called police after seeing that car sit idle for an unusually long time. when officers arrived with be they found a man dead in the driver's seat. >>> a

. >>> until last month, katie mcginnty was the top aide to pennsylvania governor tom wolf. now she's making a run for the u.s. senate. this online individual yes confirms she's seeking the democratic nomination for senate last year. she ran for governor last year. when wolf won, he hired her as chief of staff. she resigned in july. mcginnty faces opposition from joe sestak. he narrowly lost to pat toomey in the 2010 election. >>> nursing students at st. luke's hospital are helping kids get ready for the new school year. they'll be packing backpacks with school supplies at the hospital in bethlehem today. st. luke's hospital staff and volunteers donated the supplies as part of the schools backpacks to brighten project. good for them. >>> 4:38. summer is a great time for fun and games, especially if you have kids. >> loojust look at the play ground here. but there's a big problem that's causing people to be turned away on weekends. >>> legionnaires disease, how the illness was first reported decades ago in our area. >>> still clouds overhead this morning. i'll show you when t

kane is facing calls for resignation from governor tom wolf.e's scheduled for her preliminary hearing august 24th. >>> well, it's another showcase for the presidential hopefuls. >> beale show you where those candidates are gathering this weekend and who's picking up a big endorsement. >>> plus, recovering river. we will tell you why things are looking up for the colorado river contaminated by millions of gallons of toxic mine sludge. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 20 minutes before 5:00. temperatures are cooler this morning. the humidity nice and low. clear skies. nice, clear view looking across the delaware at center city. we're looking at 68 degrees. that's a few degrees cooler in philadelphia. some of the suburbs are down by 5 or 6 degrees this morning. calm winds. the wind will stay light and like yesterday, bright sunshine. you'll need your sunglasses. the only thin clouds are just offshore of atlantic city, cape may seeing a few overhead. no sign of rain clouds or this weekend. upper 80s in all

the republican majority failed to convince democrats to override any part of governor tom wolf's veto. the house voted 14 times to override the governor's veto. each vote was about a specific item in the budget itself. they then argued the procedure violated the state constitution. but republicans claimed there was legal standing to restore spending by individual line item vetoes. the state has been without a budget now since june 30th. >>> an update on a school budget battle in delaware county. a judge denied governor tom wolf's request to change charter school funding for the charter-upland school district. the cash-strapped district is required to pay charter schools $40,000 for each special education student while public schools get less than half that amount. during a school board hearing last night, several parents voiced their concerns. >> we need chester upland skoolgz to open, to stay open. to do that, we need a fair funding formula. >> now, governor wolf had recommended cutting the amount of funding for each student by more than half. the district is $20 million in debt. >>>

governor tom wolf is asking her to step down immediately. she is saying that's not going to happen. >> no one is above the law. not even the chief law enforcement of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. >> reporter: montgomery county district attorney risa vetri ferman laid out a case against kathleen kane she alleges the attorney general illegally leaked confidential grand jury information to the philadelphia daily news. then tried to consist up. >> when an elected official violates the public trust and violates his or her oath, it is up to us to stand up and hold that person accountable. >> reporter: according to charging documents kane had her driver patrick illegally get a hold of a secret grand jury document from a separate 2009 case and leak them to the philly daily news. whisperings of kane charges have circulated for months n january news broke that a grand jury recommended kane be charged with leaking information. here's how she responded during a visit to philadelphia on january 21. >> no, i won't resign and i'll tell you why. i promi

again here's what governor tom wolf is saying about the charges against kathleen kane. he says she is entitled to her day in court and to defend herself. but while she's doing that he wants her to focus only on that saying quote i'm calling on her to step aside step down as attorney general because i think she cannot do what she has to do as the top law enforcement officer in pennsylvania while she's facing these serious charges. >>> you can read the entire criminal complaint against kathleen kane just head to myfoxphilly.com and click on as seen on tv. >>> a picture perfect day near fox 29 weather authority. this one of my most favorite places dawn bush kills fall. like the niagra of pennsylvania in the pocono mountains. weather couldn't get any better but you'll have to get ready tour changes. chief meteorologist scott williams is track something trouble. what you got, scott? >> right now, it's dry but the trouble will arrive for some later on overnight and during the day tomorrow. that's the storm system off to the west. take look at all of the green showing up on th

change occurs that make life better for people when you have people who want change, and what tom wolfcted to do was change pennsylvania, which is, what, 49th in job creation. every characteristic by which you measure it, we're at the bottom of the barrel. >> you got the last word. we got to go. i know you guys can keep going. they are doing it in harrisburg right now. inside stories of the week after this. [ laughter ] >> "inside story" is presented by temple university. temple fuels students with academics and opportunities to take charge. plugged into the city, powered by the world. temple.edu/takecharge. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid. just seven percent received five stars. among them were four hospitals that are part of cancer treatment centers of america. learn more at cancercenter.com. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. man: ♪ this new mom is struggling ♪ ♪ to get the skates ju

she is rejecting that call from governor tom wolf.ane ignored cameras and reporters questions on the way to her first court appearance in montgomery county yesterday. a judge set bail at $10,000 unsecured, which means kane did not have to post money in order to be released. she surrendered to detectives days after being charged with perjury and abuse of power. police fingerprinted kane and took her mugshot yesterday. kane did not enter a plea. her next court appearance is august 24th. her driver is also in some trouble with the law. patrick rocco reese is charged with indirect criminal contempt. this is video of reese taken with kane last month. prosecutors say reese secretly tapped the files of the grand jury investigating his boss. >>> some voters in philadelphia will head to the polls this week and elect a candidate to finish the term of a state representative who resigned after a corruption investigation. democrat donna bullock is an attorney and former special assistant to the city council president. republican adam lang is a com

tom wolf said she cannot do her job while facing serious charges. she is leaving office later this year to run for judge. both candidates vying for her job said they will move forward with the case. count on nbc 10 for your continuing coverage on the kathleen kane case. you can get the latest development on the news 10 news app. >>> no need to put on the ac tonight. nbc 10 and chestnut hill where it was cooler than usual this evening. that wasn't enough to stop these people from enjoying a saturday night out. let's get a check on the weather. we are seeing very mild weather for august. >> it's great out there especially after the nine-day stretch of 90 degrees or greater. we made it to 87 today. it feels good. we're going to keep the ac's off. we'll keep the windows open. we have refreshing night and morning. 74 right now in allentown. 62 in millville. 65 in atlantic city. it's 64 in wildwood. 70s, 60s on the map. we'll see the temperatures dropping overnight. you can open up the windows by 6:00 a.m. 68 in philadelphia. 77 by 10:00. temperatures int

tonight. >>> in pennsylvania's budget battle, republican lawmakers plan to vote to override governor tom wolf'seir budget. wolf blasted lawmakers in a letter. the governor said gop leaders cannot negotiate in good faith while staging an unconstitutional and unproductive move. pennsylvania has been without a budget for nearly two months now. meantime, local parents and educators tired of waiting will go to harrisburg for a rally to call on lawmakers to approve a spending plan containing more than $400 million in new funding for schools. the bus to harrisburg will board at the united way in center city this morning. >>> 6:35. today civil rights leaders plan to deliver a letter to the u.s. attorney for new jersey calling for his intervention in a deadly police-involved shooting in cumberland county. >> show many he your hands. she me your [ muted ] hands. >> that's the video from a traffic stop in cumberland county last zes after police shot and killed reed after they say he defied orders and got out of the car. a grand jury decided not to indict the officers involved. >>> happening today, a lehig

attorney general kathleen kane is now a criminal defendant and she is rejecting a call from governor tom wolf to resign. kane ignored cameras and reporters questions on the way to her first court appearance in montgomery county yesterday. a judge set bail at $10,000 unsecured, which means kane did not have to post money in order to be released. she just had to provide her signature. she surrendered to detectives days after being charged with perjury and abuse of power. yesterday police fingerprinted kane and took her mugshot but kane did not enter a plea. her next court appearance is august 24th. >>> today is military day at eagles training camp. it's also the second and final practice open to the public. some members of the military will get special seating plus free food and drinks. a military reception will follow. if you're headed to camp, practice starts at 11:45 this morning. >>> the first preseason game is now just a week away. nbc 10 is the official station of the philadelphia eagles. we'll have pregame and postgame shows as well as every snap of the preseason opener against the colts

the report was prompted by pennsylvania governor tom wolf after several fiery crashes. in january, 2014 a train derailed over the schuykill river. the derailment left a tanker car, boxcar and five others leaning off the side of the bridge for days. >>> pennsylvania sees as many as 70 oil trains each week and each carries up to three million gallons of crude to the area from north dakota. >>> it was a hefty gift for a foundation dedicated to teachers that began right here in philadelphia. the bill and melinda gates foundation is giving a $2 million grant to the foundation run by teachers for teachers. earlier today, philadelphia's school superintendent spoke about how important it is for educators to learn from each other. >> my most significant opportunities is when i have the opportunity to talk to teachers because they are indeed, you are indeed the experts in the educational space and no one, no one should challenge that assertion. >> educators from every level get together at these edcamps to talk about what matters to them. they learn from each other and apply it t

pennsylvania governor tom wolf has called other attorney general to resign.ragic turn in the search for an 11-year-old boy in delaware county. authorities say the body found in the darby creek wednesday was laquan lattimore. police say the death is not considered suspicious. he disappeared on monday. investigators joined by the fbi scoured the area for him and his mountain bike until wednesday's discovery. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the man wanted in a suspected road rage incident in north philadelphia. police say he took a bat to a woman's car and then the woman herself at 16th and clearfield streets. that woman shared her story with fox 29. she says the man had followed her from broad street a few blocks away. scott. >> hi there lucy. of course continuing to follow patchy areas of light rainfall moving in with that some we have been talking about. most of the activity will be south and east of the philadelphia area. as we accident happened the view you can see that area of low pressure moving out of kentucky and through parts of virginia so mos

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is calling for the state's top lawyer to resign. state attorney general kathleen kane is hit with very serious charges today including perjury and criminal conspiracy and prosecutors say the reason she tried to get back at her enemies. she says she's innocent and our jeff cole reports she's not going down without a fight. >> reporter: state attorney general kathleen kane drew a crowd today, a hoard of photographers, reporters and on lookers at city hall to witness a state supreme court argument crucial to kane's career. she wore a smile. >> it all kim comes down to th this. a judge had no authority argued kane's attorney to appoint a special prosecutor thomas to, use a grand jury to probe whether kane had leaked confidential grand jury information to a city newspaper and later lied about it to a grand jury. why would she do it? according to her critics to embarrass a former state prosecutor frank careen in a who had been critical of kane's decision to pass on a corruption probe he led of philadelphia politician. kane's denied wrongd

a judge denied governor tom wolf's request to change charter school funding for the chester upland schoolistrict. at issue, the cash-strapped district is required to pay charter schools $40,000 for each special education student while public schools get less than half that amount. during a school board meeting last night, several parents voiced their concerns. >> we need chester upland schools to open. we need them to stay open and to do that we need a fair funding formula. >> governor wolf had recommended cutting the amount of funding for each student by more than half. the district is $20 million in debt. >>> 6:06 now. happening today, a whistle-blower and his attorneys will inspect a closed frat house at penn state as part of their hazing lawsuit. attorneys for james vivenzio say he will go through the former kappa delta rho house room by room with a video camera to show where abuse allegedly took place.ç he claims as a new from a tornadoty member he was beaten, burned with cigarettes and forced to drink urine and hot sauce. he claims penn state ignored his complaints. the school sus

. >>> governor tom wolf will launch the online voter registration site it will make registration more contract than submitting paper forms. pennsylvania is the 21st state to offer registration. >> you know you've reached late summer when you get out there in the morning and it is kind of chilly. >> reporter: some spots in the 50s, we'll do that again tonight. how do you like that? >> i like it. >> reporter: i had no other option if you didn't like it, so that likes. we were ready to start this day it's almost friday. why not go down the shore that's where i want to be looking live sky6 live hd at atlantic city we've got another good looking beach day coming up. 82 is the high if you're down the shore. 66 degrees in the city. disistles showing you earlier -- as i was showing you earlier just in the 50s, the dewpoint is way down, nice and comfortable out there. the winds out of the northwest at 6. barometer holding steady. satellite and radar showing we have clear conditions, we're staying clear and sunny, it's another day that's nice and bright. we're looking at 83 degrees for the high

day before kathleen kane is expected to address the media about being indicted last week, governor tom wolf called on kane to leave her post. john rawlins live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown. what are the details. >> reporter: jim, the governor did not mince words and did not waiver from what he said last week, the thinking publically is how can the attorney general do her job while defending herself against federal charges. she should resign her job. >> yes, he believes that kane indicted for perjury and other crimes should resign, but he has not looked for a potential replacement or taken measures to force her to step aside or resign. >> i heard some little snippets of things but i have not looked into that seriously, i hope what is what she is it. >> she is due to speak tomorrow. >> what do you hope she says? >> i hope she says she resigns. >> this close confident of kane's was arraigned in norristown today. patrick reece, a long time policeman and now an aide to kane, pled not guilty, he is accused of using his work computer to search emails despite a court order bann

education in charter schools, the cash strapped district wants to cut the funding in half and governor tom wolf says the lack of reform will cause it's lack of deficit in the district to deepen. >> as students get ready to head back to class, nurses at delaware schools will have access to drugs that reverses overdoses, a company that sells them will make a donation to the state, the drug is credited to saving the lives on people that overdose on heroin and pain killers. >>> much more ahead on "action news," gop frontrunner, donald trump, is in yet another feud with the media. what happened in iowa that had sparks flying. >> his life lives on, nascar racer justin ward makes a donation after he lost his. for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (husband) let me get this. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. (wife) look who went shopping! (female announcer) every day... (grover) your chariot awaits! (announcer) ... for the rest of your life. (wife) jump on! (grover)

elected to fight corruption, now facing charges of corruption, governor tom wolf expressed concern. >> i am not sure how the top law enforcement officers in pennsylvania can continue to perform her duties while she is defending herself against these serious charges. >> kane has said she has no plans to resign, but yesterday, fuhrman hinted, more charges in the kane case could surface. >> whether or not she should step down is a decision she will have to make and whether any action should be taken regard that if something that other outside of this room will have to address. >> and kane has released a statement this morning reading in part: i look forward to the opportunity to present my case in a public courtroom and move beyond the behind the scenes maneuvering that has defined the process to this point. now, kane the first woman and first democrat elected state attorney general is set to surrender, erika at a later date. live in the sat center, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thank you for. that will now if kane does decide to resign, state law says that they are first de

and pennsylvania governor, tom wolf, makes a change in the way people in the keystone state register to vote. >>> right now sky 6 hd looking at the center city skyline, blue skies and a nice afternoon, karen rogers has your accuweather forecast. when "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> meteorologist, karen rogers is back inside now with a look at the forecast. >> it's hard to come back in but i get to sit next to you, so why not. >> she had to come back in. >> that is not what i said. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are dry and clear and another beautiful day, a wonderful streak of weather, lets go outside, the action cam was out and about and our photographers find the prettiest views, the geese just enjoying it and you have a couple of butterflies that passed by, a breeze in pits grove township and the photographer wants to enjoy the coffee at a pretty scene, it works any way and it's beautiful, 77 right now and the dew point down there 53 degrees, we maintain the low humidity for this time of year, the winds out of the northwest feeling good at 6 miles per hou

according to governor tom wolf, pennsylvania is the 23rd state to offer internet-based voter registration and delaware already offers that service and new jersey does not. >>> students and faculty at westchester university are almost done with their first week of classes and the school wants to assure everyone the school is safe even though nmor legionnaire's bacteria is still found on the campus. it's found in a student housing area. on sunday, the school told you us the bacteria was found in hot water systems and ten other buildings on campus. they were shut down and rechlorinated. they will test in a few weeks to make sure the bacteria is gone. the university says the health department says there is no reason to cancel activities. >>> a new germ killing product hopes to reduce the amount of bacteria that is spread among schoolchildren. it's a sticker that peels on to structures like door handles and researchers say that it's metal and silver and will not allow micro organisms to multiple. researchers say the product reduces the spread of staph infection by 99.9%. >>> skies are nice and

governor tom wolf reiterated his call for kane to resign. yesterday, wolf said he has not looked for a potential replacement. nor has he explored any possible options to force kane to step aside. kane is charged with giving secret grand jury information to a reporter to retaliate against the former aide. a kane confidante has pleaded not guilty in connection to the case. >>> "action news" will air kathleen kane's news conference this afternoon. you can also watch it streaming live on our web site, 6abc.com. >>> the burlington county bridge commission will vote tonight on whether to increase tolls at two bridges that link south jersey and pennsylvania. if approved, tolls would double to four dollars for drivers who cross the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. ez pass users would pay three dollars. bridge commissioners say the hikes are needed to pay for work on the span. >> new this morning, a berks county day care has been shut down after a toddler was left alone outside. according to the department of human services the three-ye

according to the governor tom wolf pennsylvania is the third state to offer this service. delaware already offers that service and new jersey does not. >>> a new light will sooning shining on two and a half miles of broad street in west philadelphia. >> the lights will line hamilton street to government avenue. other lights are going up along broad street now. they stand 55 feet tall and lights programmed to be on every night from dusk until dawn. >>> we will see how the street lights are shining out there on your way to work this morning. nbc10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is watching the area roads for us. >> starting off on 422 or at least we are trying to. show you this drive time here right around trooper road. eight minute drive time eastbound from 29 up towards the schuylkill expressway so no problems in either direction if you're heading to the schuylkill. you'll be just fine there. no lane restrictions. on the blue route, doing great. 14, 15 minutes at the most in the southbound side where that typically where we jam up in the morning hours fro

rising star said she will not resign despite these charges rocky three years in office and governor tom wolfo step down. >> kane is free on unsecure bail unless she retaliates or intimidates witnesses in the case. that's pretty standard. norristown, trish hartman, "channel 6 action news." >> 6abc.com is your home for continuing updates on this story where you can find raw video of kane arriving for her arraignment and list of charges and details and i history of this investigation. >>> police are trying to get to bottom of murder mystery in north east philadelphia. that's where someone chased down and stabbed a young man to death as we hawkd home from a bar with friends. "action news" jeff chirico talk to victims and distraught family and friends joined us live at the scene with that story, jeff. >>> yeah, eva we now know name of victim s he is thomas ewing 21-year-old that lives not far from here. police tell us motive is unclear at this point and what we know a pickup came barreling the wrong way down this one way street, stopped, someone got out and stabbed ewing. >> he was haeringtd work

governor tom wolf blasted republican lawmakers over their plan to override his budget filled veto piece by piece tomorrow. lawmakers this afternoon, the governor said gop leaders can't negotiate in good faith while staging a "unconstitutional and unproductive move." pennsylvania has been operating without a budget for nearly two months. this shut down funding to a number of safety net services. >>> speaking of funding, tomorrow another court hearing is scheduled for a charter school. they're fighting the state for more money. they rallied outside the courthouse. governor wolf recommended cutting the amount per pupil by more than half because they're $20 million in debt already. this could delay the start of the school year. >>> they're going straight to the top. tomorrow, civil rights leader plan to deliver a letter to the u.s. attorney for new jersey calling for his intervention in a deadly police involved shooting. >> show me your hands. >> this is video from a traffic stop in cumberland county last december. that's where police shot and killed jerome reed. last thursday, a grand jury

attorney general, kathleen kane, is now a criminal defendant, and she's rejecting a call from governor tom wolf to resign. kane ignored cameras and reporters questions on the way to her first court appearance in montgomery county yesterday. a judge set bail at $10,000 unsecured, which means kane did not have to post money in order to be released. she just had to provide her signature. she surrendered to officials days after being charged with perjury and abuse of power. the attorney general is not talking but lawyers on both sides of the case are. >> our job in going forward here is simply to do justice and bring the truth out in the courtroom. >> her side tof has not come out. it will over the course of this case. that's how this process works. it's a marathon. >> prosecutors claim kane leaked secret grand jury information to a philadelphia newspaper to make her rivals look soft on crime. kane did not enter a plea yesterday. her next court appearance is august 24th. kathleen kane's driver is also in trouble with the law. patrick rocco reese is charged with indirect criminal contempt. prosecuto

criminal defendant, but she says she will not resign from her and is rejecting a call from governor tom wolf to step down. kane ignored cameras and reporters questions on the way to her first court appearance in norristown, montgomery county yesterday. a judge set bail at $10,000 unsecured, which means kane did not have to post money in order to be released. she surrendered to detectives days after the district attorney's office in montgomery county charged her with perjury and abuse of power. lawyers on both sides of this case are talking. >> our job in going forward here is simply to do justice and bring the truth out in the courtroom. >> her side of it has not come out. it will over the course of this case. that's how this process works. it's a marathon. >> prosecutors claim kane leaked secret grand jury information to a philadelphia newspaper to make her rivals look soft on crime. kane did not enter a plea yesterday. her next court appearance is august 24th. her driver is also in some trouble with the law. patrick rocco reese is charged with indirect criminal contempt. you're looking at

governor tom wolf says this means people will have better benefits.e new plan improves vision and dental care and won't increase premiums. >>> today the city of allentown is helping students end the summer with a splash. the parks and recreation department is teaming up with a back-to-school teen pool party at mack pool. the party runs from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. admission is an affordable $2. >>> as the dog days of summer wind down, a dip in the pool is a great way to stay cool. allentown's tenth annual doggy dip is what you're looking for. mack pool is going to the dogs. the pool closes to the public today. doggy dip opens saturday and sunday 12:00 to 4:00. >>> the deadline to adopt a rubber duck for philadelphia's 8:00 p.m. that fund-raiser is held by the city's animal care and control team. kiz wi duckies will be launched into the pool at 2:00 p.m. the winners will be notified the next day. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> tracking showers and thunderstorms at the jersey shore. that's a live view of cape may. heavy rainfall, lots of lightni

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is criticizing the state legislator for the budget stalemate in harrisburg. >> we have to get on a sound financial basis, get our financial house in order, and budget i was presented with on june 30th did not do that. >> the commonwealth is more than a month in the fiscal year without a budge net place. >>> new poll find 54 percent of garden state voters want governor christie to resign to run for president. 41 percent of those asks said he should stay in office. reports indicate that the governor has spent 55 percent of the year, out of state. >>> a steel beam recovered from the september 11th world trade center attack left philadelphia for florida today. the flag draped 2,000-pound artifact was put on the plane during a special ceremony at philadelphia international. it will be put on display at kennedy space center fire rescue's 9/11 memorial. september 11th will mark 14 years since the terror attacks. >>> it the is in the just great weather making people smile today, an adorable addition to the boardwalk in ocean city. >> so cute our vittoria

. >>> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle of expectedo resume budget talks. wolf and those lawmakers referred to the talks as productive. the budget stalemate is now more than one month old. >>> former president jimmy carter says he has cancer and it has spread to different parts of his body. the doctors found the cancer during a recent liver surgery. right now it's unclear what kind of cancer it is. in a statement, carter says he will release more information when he learns more, possibly next week. jimmy carter is 90 years old. >>> can you imagine spend ago whole night out in the water cling to go a buoy? that is exactly what happened to a teen from new jersey and he survived it. >> right. then he decides to swim. he disappeared tuesday afternoon. he wasn't rescued until nine hours later. 19-year-old dylan down's wave runner hit a rock and sank between this area. trapped in open water, he ditches his life jacket and latches on to a buoy so he holds on all night. after nine hours, he decides to make an attempt to swim to land about eigh

she's also facing calls for her resignation from governor tom wolf.he's schedule for a preliminary court hearing august 24th. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> eight minutes after 5:00. we are about one hour away from sunrise. like yesterday, we'll see a lot of sunshine. like yesterday, we're starting off with low humidity. that's giving us a cool start. we'll see a quick warmup today and today is the beginning of a warming trend that's going to head us into the 90s over the weekend. the beginning of what appears to be an extended heat wave for our area. right now, nice and cool. 59 degrees in reading. cape may down to 61 and philadelphia with clear skies, 67 degrees. nice clear view from the mellon bank building. a sunny day ahead. yes, a warmer day. yesterday's 84 degrees will be topped by 3 or 4 degrees. what we won't see, any activity here. the radar screen is going to be dry for an extended period through the weekend and into next week. ready your sunglasses. 81 for the pocono mountains, 87 in allentown an

. >>> pennsylvania has been running without a budget for 40 days now and today, governor tom wolf called on republicans to compromise and taxpayers to turn up the pressure. the governor was in norristown calling the republican-backed budget a sham. he said he vetoed it because the numbers didn't add up and it created a large deficit to be carried over into next year. >> two plus two in this case isn't coming out to four. they're trying to make it come up to a number that really doesn't exist. i think it's important for the people of pennsylvania to hear that. if they hear it, maybe they will put some pressure on their representatives. is that gamesmanship? i don't think that's the gamesmanship. i think the gamesmanship is coming from the smoke and mirrors and gimmicks coming from the other side. >> republicans claim the budget is too expensive. the governor and house republicans are scheduled to meet tomorrow. >>> junior varsity sports just one activity that could be on the chopping block in the christina school district. the school board votes tonight on what to take out of the budget.

despite numerous calls, including governor tom wolf, attorney general kathleen kane refused to step down saying she did nothing wrong. the criminal complaint charges her with leaking grnd jury information to the press. prosecutors said she did that in an attempt to embarrass two former staffers. attorney general kane says her rivals manufactured those charges to get her out of office and make sure that e-mails that she uncovered during her review of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case, to make sure e-mails related to that were not released. coming up, you'll hear from the attorney general about these charges and we'll look more closely into those e-mails and talk about what they contain. reporting live in norristown, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:05 now. breaking news from overnight, stocks fell in trading on the asian markets today following last week's plunge on wall street. tokyo stocks tanked overnight. the nikkei index dipped to its lowest point in two years. exchanges in shanghai, hong kong and south korea also tumbled. that has american investors bracing or another wild ride

governor tom wolf recommended cutting the amount of money per child by more than half because the district is already $20 million in debt. the parents are afraid the court battle will delay the start of the school year. >>> the race for the white house was the likely lunch discussion inside the white house today. vice president joe biden and president obama had their weekly lunch together. the vice president had meetings about a possible run for the white house. the vp also hired a new communications director over the weekend. she ran john edwards' 2008 presidential campaign. the white house says the president isn't ruling out making an endorsement in the 2016 democratic primary. spokesman josh earnest says the president has talked highly of former secretary of state hillary clinton and his choice for the vice president. >> seven years ago now, to add joe biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision he ever made in politics. i think that should give you some sense of the president's view of vice president biden's aptitude for the top job. >> hillary clinton is the fron

split on who to blame for the stalemate. 54% hole td the legislature responsible, 46% blame governor tom wolf you can now register online to vote in pennsylvania. governor wolf's administration launched that new system yesterday. it was one of the voting reforms that he promised when he ran for governor. officials say the move will save county voting offices time and money. he says he hopes it will get more pennsylvanians to register. >>> you have until october 3rd to register for the november election. pennsylvania is the 23rd state to offer online voter registration. delaware does it, new jersey does not. k that's already strapped for cash is now on the hook for nearly $900,000 in legal bills to defend its embattled mayor. a law firm has billed reading city government for several cases involving mayor vaughn spencer dating back to 2012. in a pending ethics case, he's accused of awarding city contracts to members of his campaign without going through the normal bidding process .fbi searched the mayor's home in july and reading city hall. spencer has not been charged with a crime. there was a

it shows 54% hold the legislature responsible. 46% meantime blame governor tom wolf.nnsylvania has been without a spending plan for nearly two months. some safety net services have been interrupted by that. >>> basketball fans are remembering darryl dawkins. there's a lot to remember. the former 76er star famous for his monster dunk died yesterday of a heart attack. he passed away at lehigh valley hospital at age 58. he goes by the name chocolate thunder. he pioneered the slam dunk, stunning crowds by smashing two backboards in 1979. it actually changed the way backboards were made. he went on to coach at lehigh carbon community college. dawkins wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. >> the talent and how kind he was in sharing that with our students. >> he really touched the lehigh valley as well as tri-c. >> he loved his kids, janis, his wife and i know they're going to >> and dawkins also leaves behind four churn. the sixers released a statement calling dawkins an absolute legend. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill he

governor tom wolf was in norristown, montgomery county yesterday where he called on republicans to compromisend taxpayers to turn up the pressure. pennsylvania has been running without a budget for 41 days now. the governor calls the republican backed budget plan a sham and said he vetoed it because the numbers don't add up. >> two plus two in this case isn't coming up to four. i mean they're trying to make it come up to a number that doesn't exist. i think it's important for the people of pennsylvania to hear that. if they hear it, maybe they'll put pressure on their representatives. is that gamesmanship? i don't think that's the gamesmanship. i think it's coming from the smoking mirrors and gimmicks coming out from the other side. >> rains on the other hand claim wolf's budget is too expensive. >>> in court today, a handy man accused of slashing an elderly woman's throat will go before a judge. leroy wilson is scheduled to be arraigned on murder charges. he also beat the victim and stole her car and wallet. her son found her body in her home in east mt. airy on july 29th. authorities say he

today pennsylvania governor tom wolf will be in norristown to stress the importance of balancing theudget. the governor is hosting a roundtable discussion at the montgomery county courthouse. the state has been operating without a budget for six weeks now. wolf says it's time to straighten out the state's finances without gimmick and bipartisan bickering. >>> 5:16. happening today, the eagles will return to training camp today knowing they have another hole to fill in the secondary. jacorey shepherd is out with a torn acl. not good. this setback comes just over a week after boykin was out. the eagles were hoping shepherd would take boykin's spot. we'll have to wait and see what coach chip kelly will do. >>> we're just five days away from the season opener, our pregame starts at 12:30. we'll also have postgame here for you. >>> 15th street just south of city hall will be closed while crews work to fill large craters in the road. police are warning drivers to avoid the area until the work is done. we don't know when it will be finished, though. the idea of rail service in the lehigh va

this morning after a public majority failed to convince democrats to override any part of governor tom wolf'sudget veto. the house struck down all 14 proposals. republicans claimed there was legal authority to restore spending by individual line item vetoes. the state has been without a budget since june 30th. >>> 5:37 now. pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at protecting pets left in hot cars. the measures would ban confining dogs an cats in unattended vehicles when it's dangerous for the animal's health and safety. the bill would also allow a police officer to remove the pet from the vehicle. >>> 5:37. eye popular delaware conte restaurant shut down by health inspectors is apologize to its customers via facebook. yangming in bryn mawr was recently cited after radnor township inspectors found dead roaches, mold and spoiled food inside. it was the second timeç inspectors found poor conditions in the restaurant. here's the message that was posted on facebook yesterday. it reads a sincere apology it our patrons. we are very, very sorry for the prorns which caused the township

pennsylvania governor tom wolf is among those calling for her to resign. >> you don't know how she can defend herself against those serious charges. and remain in office and do the job that we pennsylvanians need her to do to be the chief law enforcement officer. >> kane says she's innocent and is refusing to step down. you can count on nbc 10 for new information as kathleen kane prepares to surrender to face the charges against her. read more about the investigation and the grand jury findings right now on the nbc 10 news app. >>> fired for a second time. that's what's about to happen to a philadelphia police narcotics officer who won his job back after being cleared of corruption charges. this time, though, police say his firing is because he failed a drug test. police commissioner charles ramsey says perry betts will be suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss. a law enforcement source tells us that betts tested positive for marijuana. jury acquitted betts and five other narcotics officers on federal corruption charges. >>> a judge ruled the department had to give the office

governor tom wolf recommended cutting the amount of money per student by more than half because the district already $20 million in the red. >> letting the governor know this won't happen without people being wide awake and attentive and without people fighting back on behalf of their students and families and their community. >> reporter: more than half of the students in the chester upland school district attend charter schools. that gives you an idea of why this issue is so big. coming up in the next half hour, we'll look at if the start of school, the opening of school for the year could be delayed by this issue. reporting live in chester, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:05 now. pennsylvania's budget battle, wolf blasted lawmakers in a letter yesterday saying that gop leaders cannot negotiate in good faith while staging what he called an unconstitutional and unproductive move. now, pennsylvania has been operating without a budget for almost two months now. which has forced the shutdown of a number of safety net services. >>> local parents and educators tired of waiting for a new budget w

tom wolf is among those calling for her to resign. >> i don't know how she can defend herself againsthose serious charges and remain in office and do the job we pennsylvanians need her to do to be the chief law enforcement officer. >> kane says she's innocent and is refusing to step down. read more about the investigation and the grand jury findings right now on the futurecast news app. >>> fired a second time. that's what's about to happen to a philadelphia police narcotics officer who won his job back after being cleared of corruption charges. this time, police say he failed a drug test. charles ramsey says perry betts will be suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss. back in may, a jury acquitted betts and five other officers on federal corruption charges. a judge ruled the department had to give the officers their jobs back. they have since filed defamation suits against city officials. >>> the papal planning has entered a new phase, now that people know the scope of the road closures in the area, they're trying to figure out what happens next. that includes business owners wh

today governor tom wolf asked a judge to slash the amount the district pays charter schools. the pennsylvania coalition on public charter schools says it's a blatant step to kill charter schools at children's expense. >>> speaking of money, money in the bank. bb & t plans to buy allentown based national penn in a $1.8 billion deal. national penn has branches in new jersey, pennsylvania and maryland. our partners at the philadelphia business journal report the deal will mean about 25 branches will close. that's because bb & t just bought another bank a few weeks ago. shares of national penn jumped more than 16% at the opening bell. >>> a cherry hill millionaire learned his punishment for making child pornography today. he got five years in prison. a photographer received a four year sentence. they both pleaded guilty in may to taking pictures of 16-year-old and 17-year-old girls from philadelphia. the men promised the girls a modeling career. >>> officers on horseback galloped to the rescue. the mounted patrol unit heard a man scream for help outside his new castle home yester

social service agencies in pennsylvania are asking governor tom wolf and lawmakers to interrupt the budgettalemate and provide stop gap aid. the president of the united way of pennsylvania says a number of agencies that provide food, shelter and other assistance to the needy are already cutting services, many of them expect to scale back services or borrow money this month. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> eight minutes after 5:00. here we go, again, another afternoon into the 90s. 94 yesterday. it won't be as hot as it was yesterday this afternoon. but this morning, we're very close to yesterday's level. 74 degrees, the wind is calm. humidity 85%. you'll feel it first thing this morning. we're tracking an isolated shower. saw a few thunderstorms pop up yesterday afternoon. the shower is in the process of dying out, right along the turnpike seeing a few rain drops, into pottstown, light rainfall. that will not last much longer. then we have sunshine. you can see just a few scattered clouds in the area. thicker clouds to the west. that's where we're

she will not resign despite these charges, a rocky three years in office and call from governor tom wolf to step down. now, kane is free, on $10,000 unsecured bail unless she retaliates or intimidates any witnesses in the case. prosecutors say that is a press the eye routine bail condition, as for next time kane is due in court a preliminary hearing is scheduled for august 24th at 1:00 p.m. we are live from norristown, trish hartman for channel six "action news". >> eva. >> thanks, trish. we are following this story throughout the evening on six abc.com where you can find raw video of kane arriving in court for her arraignment, the list of the charges against her and details, about the history of this investigation. >>> we are following some developing news in philadelphia's kensington section tonight, that is where police are searching for a killer, who may be armed, with a rifle. the the action cam was on the scene along the the 3200 block of e street, that is where three men were shot around 2:30 today. one of the victims a 46 year-old man died at the hospital, a three three-year old

. >>> a judge tonight refused to allow governor tom wolf's plan to reduce special education funding for charter schools, in the chester up land school district. this is an issue that has sparked passions on both sides. that against a backdrop of the school funding crisis. "action news" reporter sharrie williams has the full story. >> we are asking you to be fair as to how we get our schools funded. >> reporter: passionate comments tonight as parents, students, educators spoke out about funding concerns in the chester up land school district. >> to make sure that accountability measures are in place to hold every school in chester up land school district accountable. >> reporter: the the cash strapped district, says that its millions of dollars in the hole ape needs to make up enough funding, in order to run properly for the upcoming school year, which is supposed to start next week. to save money, the district had asked a judge to step in and allow to it reduce certain funding for charter schools. currently, charter schools receive $40,000, for each student, listed with learning disabil