. >> i am tom wolfe and i will be a different kind of governor. >> tom wall, a fresh start for pennsylvanian: two years ago in february 2014, no one had heard of tom wolfe. he was at 5 in the polls. the only two people less likable are a-rod and joe banner. sam hinkey and joe banner. they were both around 30. they had millions of bucks. and wolfe was at 5, and he said he was going to spend $10 million of his own money. they get scared, they said they wanted to wait until the end of the campaign. the winner of the campaign, for a period of four or five weeks, he only spent $2 million statewide, tom wolfe goes on tv in goes from five to 40 in the polls. him that ad mattered because the campaign became a referendum on likability. it became a referendum on likability. it was not about who's going to create the most jobs, with save the taxpayers most money, was best at solving crime, it was a referendum on likability. that ad mattered. this is what i think is the last ad that really mattered in a presidential campaign. >> they had personally raped, c ut off ears, cut off heads. >> the accusation

. >> i'm tom wolf and i'll be a different kind of governor. >> president nixon doesn't believe we should play games with our national security. he believes in a strong america, to negotiate for peace from strength. >> my dad is pretty busy these days. but he still finds time to take me to school. >> have a good day. be good. >> it's morning again in america. and under the leadership of president reagan, our country is prouder and stronger and better. >> bush and dukakis on crime. bush supports the death penalty. dukakis not only opposes the death penalty, he allowed criminals to have weekend passes from prison. one was willie horton, put in prison for stabbing a boy 18 times. >>> joining me now is neal oxman. he is head of a campaign group that has performed tv spots for more than 700 races around the country. oxman's clients have included michael nutter and al gore. thank you for joining us. how are you? >> doing well, thank you. >> this is the home stretch for the candidates now, and i think a lot of people are wondering, can the political ads still have an impact at this point? >> abs

governor tom wolf appointed him attorney general over summer following kane's conviction. in two weeks, john rafferty will be facing off against democrat josh shapiro. while kane was in court for sentencing, she was hit with a $28 parking ticket. this was on the black land rover she arrived in. >>> happening today in harrisburg, state health officials will be giving an update on pen's medical marijuana program. the state's secretary of health will highlight the progress of the program so far which was signed into law in april by governor tom wolf. it's expecteded to go into effect early next year. the program will offer medical marijuana under a physician's care to patients who live in pennsylvania. >> 5:38. happening today, thousands of students from chester conte will kick off a kids vote event for this year's election at the county courthouse in west chester, students and lawmakers will give speeches and students will participate in a mock voter registration drive. >>> you are waking up to colder temperatures, temperatures in the 40s and 50s across the area. nbc 10 firs

governor tom wolf appointed him attorney general over the summer following kane's conviction. in exactly two weeks, voters will choose a permanent replacement for kane. john rafferty is facing off against democrat josh shapiro. while kane was in court, she was hit with a $28 parking ticket just outside the montgomery county courthouse. this was on the black land rover that kane used to arrive in court. the ticket was for an expired meter and issued about two hours before she was sentenced. >>> happening today in harrisburg, state health officials will be giving an update on pennsylvania's medical marijuana program. the state's secretary of health will highlight the progress of the program so far. it was signed into law back in april by governor tom wolf and it's expected to go into effect early next year. the program will offer medical marijuana under a physician's care to patients who live in pennsylvania. >>> in center city, history is reduced to rubble. >> check out what's left of the landmark entrance to the union league. police say this was no accident. it's 4:35. also si

both sides are thanking tom wolf for helping with the details. the details have not been released. the details will require them to pick up a higher share of healthcare costs. the 72 hour strike put the brakes on the semester. >> i feel better now that they have come to an agreement. >> this impacted over 100,000 students. students in west chester say they are happy it did not dampen home coming weekend. it has to go to the union for ratification. >>> many have unused medicine sitting in your medicine cabinet. there's a nationwide effort to help you get rid of it. prescription take back day is designed to keep medicine out of the wrong handles. the program is anonymous, you can find a link with times and locations in our area on the "healthcheck" page at 6abc.com. >>> 9:09. much more to come on "action news" for the this saturday morning. a philadelphia tailor is offering 6abc viewers a special discount on his custom suits, alicia vitarelli brings you the details in what's the deal. >>> and she paid the ultimate sacrifice battling a fire in philadelphia. now there's a new honor com

pennsylvania governor tom wolf, is cracking down on domestic violence. new bill was signed by wolf that designates strangulation as a form of assault, which would make strange always a felony. chester county district attorney tom hogan says since strangulation did not the fit in existing criminal charges in categories in pennsylvania, and felons were charged with the low level miss demean their did not reflect serious nature of the crime. the under new law victims will not have to show physical injuries to charge an alleged abuser. >>> is there a new twist in the bill cosby saga he is declaring himself legally blind so he won't be able to identify his accusers. that is what he is saying. his lawyers filed his new court documents with the revelation just a couple days ago. they say quote no 79 year-old blind man could possibly defend himself against a claim he sexually a all thed someone he supposedly met once half a century ago. the cosby is facing three counts of the felony indecent assault all stemming from an alleged incident back in 2004, during whic

pennsylvania governor tom wolf made the announcement on the trail of locate u.s. treat and center city this morning. the extension of the trail which runs along the schuylkill throughout the city will run from bertram's mile to passayam point. >> we want to make sure every pennsylvan pennsylvanian is within 15 minutes of a nature trail. >> the governor says the extension of the trail will help reduce stormwater runoff in neighborhoods that are near that river. >>> jury selection began today in a whistle blower lawsuit. the plaintiff says the school discriminated against him. the university terminated him in 2012. >>> one pennsylvania city is going green in an effort to avoid a charlie brown christmas. >> today the mayor of reading signed off on a plan to have an artificial tree on display. this was the scene in reading two years ago. the tree was likened to that sksk scrawny tree featured in "a charlie brown christmas." >>> a major funding boost for a philadelphia high school. today roxboro high school was presented with a $1.1 million check from the philadelphia

. >>> we caught up with pennsylvania governor tom wolf to him about the strike. he told us his concern is for the students. >> as long as they are not treated fairly, as long as they have to sacrifice, yeah, i'm upset. >> wolf blames education cut backs in the previous administration and says his goal is to restore funding to the college system. >>> more scrutiny tonight about the safety of new jersey's transit system after last month's train crash in hoboken. tonight lawmakers will consider granting themselves subpoena power as they begin to look this september 29 crash. one woman died and more than 100 were hurt. new jersey transit had more accidents and paid more in fines for safety violations than any other commuter railroad nationwide over the past five years. >>> here's details on a home invasion in plymouth township. police now searching for this man, kenneth moore, he went into a home when the family was sleeping inside, back on september 22, he cloned credit card numbers and he and another man bought hundreds of dollars worth of cigarettes and candy from

. >>> gomp tom wolf signed a bill shortening up the time to wait for a divorce from two years to one year for no fault divorce. >> the people in florida are getting ready format that you. >> reporter: it's good they are leaving the coast. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows no such issue. we are no longer dry, as we look outside we have plenty of sunshine building up over the horizon. the water and delaware is looking calm and tranquil because there's not much wind around. the temperature currently in philadelphia is 58 degrees, there are some suburbs that are still in the mid to upper 40s. at least it's not all that windy, though, the winds are out of the northeast at 3 miles per hour. as we take a look at satellite, cloud cover has evaporated overnight in most places, there could patchy fog here or there, but we're not seeing much of that on our models or reporting stations this morning. a little bit of patchy cloud cover here and there. overall we're expecting a mostly sunny start and mostly sunny finish. 61 degrees by 10:00 a.m. lunchtime, 68 degrees. the high, 73 degrees, 6:0

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sot - gasoline gfx governor tom wolf ordering the national guard to help in the recovery efforts, as state agencies respond to the leak the spill threatens several thousand customer, and sunoco logistics has cut off oil to the eight inch pipe. the several inches of rain also causing mudslides and flash flooding, washing away at least two homes. john wagner never expected to see his entire three story cabin wiped off the map. the day, slightly cooler temps and a bit of a breeze ahead of the system. chances for rain will start late sunday and continue on monday. expect highs in the mid 80s tomorrow and around 80 on monday. monday will be breezy, borderline windy with gusts to about 30 mph. the system moves on tuesday and we will see more sunshine that day, along with a little high temps will warm to the mid 80s on wednesday and thursday with mainly sunny to partly cloudy skies. another system moves in friday, which will again make us mostly cloudy, bring a slight chance for rain and pick up the breezes. high temps will drop to around 80 that day. the start to next weekend will be mainl

i want to contrast his business history with the history of your governor, tom wolfe, and i tell you ly started a business, the wolf organization. they worked hard then he and his cousincousins took it over and eventually, the sold-out. then the heart of the family was on the verge of bankruptcy. he didn't have any continuing responsibility. but he cared about the people that worked there. he cared about their families and their futures. so he went back to make sure that company didn't go into bankruptcy and were going to be heard. so there were different experiences in business. people will work hard like my dad and people that are part of a great family business and still feel an obligation to the employees who made it successf successful. but those are the kind of businesses we want in america and we want to lift them up and give them the opportunity to be as successful as possible. but we are not going to let companies that outsource jobs, companies that take bankruptcy, companies that restrict their employees of their rights and pensions to go to a low-wage economy. we are not go

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf signed a bill that will make buying beer little easier. you'll now be able to pick up a six pack. >> victim avenue shark attack says a great white had his entire leg in its jaws. what he says he was doing just moments before the attack he never saw coming. >>> i'm at thomas -- emit thomas under the bridge in trenton at a. he says he's not homeless any more. homeless shelter here in trenton say they're running out of money. all the details coming right up. [ roars ] [ up tempo music ] dinner! may i be excused? get the new xfinity tv app and for the first time ever stream live tv, watch on demand, and download your dvr shows anywhere. >>> cops are on the hunt for 95-wielding man who police say was after some cigarettes and lotto tickets. this is video from inside a 7eleven along the twenty three 2600 block of brides street in bridesburg. investigators say the man entered carrying a large knife demanded worker hand over cigarettes and those tickets. he took off towards thompson street. if you know who he is, call police. >>> disturbing new de

. >>> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf and other officials will call for the immediate of the berks family detention center. the state is issuing the emergency removal order because of the history of human rights abuses in the center which houses immigrants seeking asylum in the u.s. state officials are issuing an appeal to the united nations, calling on that organization to take action at the center. >>> camden county has its first female warden at work this morning. karen taylor was sworn in yesterday. she work for the depp of corrections since 1997. >>> philadelphia's finest come together in support of one of their fallen brothers. a benefit for officer douglas bambu bamberger was held last night. he died suddenly from a massive heart attack earlier this month while he was at the criminal justice center. proceeds from the event will go to help his kids and his wife. >>> a piece of philadelphia history is now back in the hands of the family who built it. >> nbc 10 was in east falls yesterday afternoon as prince albert of monaco arrived at his mother's childhood home.

to play. >> this is a jewel here in the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom wolf announced three million-dollar investment that will connect trail to southwest philadelphia between bartram's mile and passyunk point. in all project to extend the walkway more than 2 miles will cost an estimated 13 million-dollar. >> we need to take advantage of the route in the way that we have not and i think this walkway helps us do that. >> reporter: some trail users like christopher, think that money could be better spent elsewhere. >> i don't think it is necessary expenditure. i think we can put it toward philadelphia schools and other people just using the trail i think that would do our community more. >> reporter: governor wolf says both goals air tanable. >> i have put money in to education but we need to do all of the things that it takes to make for a healthy community. >> reporter: philadelphia councilman kenyatta johnson whose district includes parts of the southwest philadelphia echo that. >> i think we can do both. i don't they are mutually exclusive. >> reporter: on

. >> governor tom wolf in our ar area.rying to do to wipe out opioids addiction in the state. >> new information in series of a tax against prostitutes in philadelphia. what police think they know about a suspect. >> in your health push to end the opioid epidemic in pennsylvania. governor tom wolf visit add pottstown facility that helps people who are addicted. >> big focus of the democrat's administration. state's budge this year included more than $20 million for what are called centers of excellence. community health and dental care in pottstown is one of them. the centers have staff to help people with opioid related substance abuse and help them navigate through the medical system to get behavioral and physical health care. >> everybody it's a chronic disease and they need treatment and we need to have the ability to navigate -- they need the ability to gaff 98 they're way through the health care system. they need to be able to get treatment that really is tailored to them. >>> governor wolf secured funding for 20 cen

governor tom wolf isn't saying whether he will sign a bill. it will pass a house and senate. the legislation requires the officers name be released only if they are charged with a crime. philadelphia, durantly, has a policy to identify officers within 72 hours. governor wolf said he will sign a law to loosen up restrictions to beer sales in the state. it will allow them to sell six packs as well as single bottles. right now, they are only allowed to selby the case, by keg or 12 pack. that will provide more -- i will tell you this, still to come on "action news," a popular social media app is shutting down. >>> plus, a tense stand off at an environmental standpoint. more than 100 arrested. >>> a drastic option and a kidney infected with hepatitis b. >>> a cold front that brought much needed rain is moving through right now. i amtraking showers for the weekend as well as big changes in the temperature. i'll explain in the seven day forecast. >>> allegations of voter fraud in the ski stone state. wendy saltzman has been looking into the truth of the matter. >> we are asking, can

. >> reporter: back channel negotiations are under way, governor tom wolf says he globes both sides will make a decision soon. >> i don't know if they're talking in person or on the phone, but they're trying to get this done. >> reporter: but somebody will have to budge, one of the biggibig sticking point is health care. state administrators say state administrators are getting a pay raise amid a tight budget crunch. >> i think we're closer to the average that pennsylvania -- >> will no deal soon, the entire semester could take a hit, with seniors expecting to graduate. >> by them going on strike, it could mean me pushing my graduation date. >> reporter: most students out enjoying the time off, waiting for word of a compromise. >> i think as it goes on, it's going to get a little bit more serious. because then students will know it has to do with their graduation, their financial aid. >> reporter: both west chester and cooks town have their homecoming football game this is weekend. i'm told both will go on as planned. but in west chester, they had to bring in backup coaches because their

on the other side of the earning spectrum, pennsylvania's governor tom wolf pulls in the most, just under $188,000. governor bill haslam of tennessee makes nearly $182,000. but he's the wealthiest elected official in the country, worth $2 billion from his time as a business executive and turns down his whole public salary. so what does the governor with the smallest paycheck in the nation think of his wife rushing trays of food from kitchen to table? gov. lepage: she said, "i have an opportunity to go to work at the restaurant, i'd like to go." and we have a home there, so she could stay right at home. and i said, "you know how that's gonna look? i am gonna get crucified. so, let me say how this turned out. teddy roosevelt said about his daughter, i could be president of the un states and run the country or i can control my daughter, but i can't do both. and the same goes for my wife. i love her dearly, but i can't tell her what to do." sharyl: don't expect lepage her -- lepage to stop waiting tables anytime soon. ann: so i told my husband, "this year, it's a car. next year, it's a boat."

including six-packs and growlers, it heads to the state house of republicans, it's unclear if governor tom wolf would sign the bill. they enacted sweeping changes to liquor laws over the summer including allowing grocery stores to sell wine. >>> as we reported here before, prince albert of monica bought the home of grace kelly in the east falls section of philadelphia if for no other reason from preventing a developer from buying it and tearing it down. of course it was the home, the childhood home of albert's mother. the son of the print says was here today to check out the purchase firsthand and vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: this morning the kelly family gathered and waited for the arrival of the prince -- >> they were at the east falls birth place of grace kelly, a local landmark, purchased now by her son, princeal berlt of monica a satellite office for the prince's foundation that is devoted to environmental protection. the prince now 58 is the child of prince rainier iii and glamorous fashion icon and actress. they are thrilled with this development and has become rundown since t

governor tom wolf says the state received more than 87,000 applications yesterday alone. more than 254,000 applied during the month of october. the third and final presidential debate now just one week away, it will take place at the university of nevada in las vegas. lauren mayk will be covering it all from las vegas. >>> wells fargo ceo is retiring immediately. this comes in the wake of a scandal at the bank where employees opened 2 million accounts without customer authorization. wells fargo says there's been no severance agreement tied to his retirement. >>> fighting to preserve jeweler's row. the mayor says the city would be sued and would losive it steps in to stop luxury condos from doing up in the historic area. the area is on sampson street near 7th. preservationists say they are still not giving up the fight. >> theycollected thousands of signatures to try to keep the country's oldest diamond district intact. frank shaffer has been a diamond cutter all his life. he works every day at a bench made in the 1800s in the shop he runs on historic jeweler's row. his bu

today in pottstown governor tom wolf discussed the efforts to battle opioid abuse. community health and dental care which is one of the state's designated centers of excellence. the governor is also a trying to improve an online database to prevent doctor shopping for prescriptions. >> samsung is under fire yet again for a phone fix that customers say does not work. "action news" anchor rick williams live now in the news room with more on this story. hi, rick. >> hi, sharrie. thank you. that's right we're talking about the company's galaxy note7 phone which dozens of customers said would start smoking or catch fire right out of the blue. the company recalled more than a million of those phones and issued immediate replacements. now customers say those new phones are doing the exact same thing. coming up tonight at 5:00, what the company he says it's doing to make sure the problem stops for good. >>> also coming up tonight at 5:00 it looks like a video game but this device is actually giving a disabled teenager a new lease on life. in health check tonight, the joysti

governor tom wolf has already expressed his interest in doing the same thing statewide.y. >> we'll see where it goes. thank you very much chris torment perm candidate for mayor of philadelphia just got a ticket for bringing marijuana to the philadelphia international airport. philly police tell fox 29 sam katz had a small amount of pot in his suitcase tsa found it reportedly officers took the marijuana and gave katz a $25 ticket. >>> one new jersey lawmaker introduced a resolution condemning athletes who don't want to stand during our national anthem. state senator mike dougherty slammed 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick and any other athlete who followed his lead. dougherty a former navy officer called the protest hypocritical and worthy of condemnation. kaepernick is not standing because of america's treatment of black people and people of color. >>> you see it you shoot it our fresco users are helping us show what is going on in your neighborhood. iain, what's going on tonight? >> press so user snapped a couple of pictures of house fire in king says king neighborhood

pennsylvania governor tom wolf made the announcement on the trail in center city this morning. the path along the schuylkill river will be extended a little more than two miles to the bridge in southwest philly. >> we want to make sure every pennsylvanian is within 15 minutes of a nature trail. that's a big goal. it's really important. >> the governor says the extension of the trail will help reduce stormwater runoff in neighborhoods that are near the river. >>> next at 6:00, carson's first interception. ouch! the eagles' first loss. what coach pederson said today. >>> a dover church could be find for letting a homeless woman stay in a trailer on their property. coming up, why the county says she just can't stay here. >>> you have to break out the long sleeves and maybe some jackets when you sending the kids to the bus stop in the morning. how low the temperatures are going to go, next. katie v/o: she works hard. she stays late. but she gets paid 21% less than her male coworkers. pat toomey has voted time after time against equal pay for women, against pay that helps hard worki

governor tom wolf looks forward to signing them into law.ox 29 gets results for residents in south philadelphia neighborhood who have seen their street torn up for of the past four months and there's sick and tired of it. folk on the 1800 block of sleigh street say the city repaved their block back in may. rainwater pooled up in their driveways so crews dug up a lengthy stretch of asphalt near the curb, repaved everything but it was botched job. in mid june more digging. but this time crews never returned to finish the job. >> little quid fell in the hole two weeks ago he was riding his bike. >> went off the wretch. >> went off the edge into the into the curb, into the hole. >> you reached out to us why. >> because nobody is giving us any help. >> our bruce gordon got involved and the streets department has now promised to come out and finish the job within the proper drainage within the next couple of weeks we'll make sure the steepest keeps its promise a dog in south jersey needs temporary home tonight because his owner is too sick, too we

. >> reporter: rick, governor tom wolf is here in town today for a political fundraiser, he has not visited the campus yet but the students invited to come to the campus to talk about this but the governor is not the point person in the stalled negotiations that is the chancellors office and the governor is separate from that. >> vernon thank you. >>> the man who testify that he saw jerry sandusky abuse a young boy could take the stand today to prove he was wrongly fired. mike mcquery a former football coach fired a whistle blower defamation lawsuit. one of the potential witnesses in the civil trial saying that the school retaliated against him. the trial is scheduled to continue into next week. >>> lawmakers in new jersey are discuss how to improve plane safety with a hearing in trenton adding a system called positive train control, speed played a role in last month's deadly train crash in hoboken. new jersey won federal approval to install it six years ago but slow to actually happen. the authorities trains were involved in 157 accidents since 2011. >>> a delivery driver stumbled upon a g

senator bob casey and governor tom wolf on hand in north philadelphia today to announce a $3 million investment for project home. the non-profit helps fight poverty and homelessness for those in need. it now plans on building a new four-story affordable housing complex on the 1300 block of north eighth street. it will target young people and it's the first lgbtq friendly homeless shelter in the state. >> homeless youth which is a growing segment of the homeless community unfortunately, 40% of homeless youth are lgbtq. [ applause ] >> crews hope to break ground in april of next year. it should take about a year and a half to complete. >>> after three days of no classes it looks like desks will be filled again this monday at more than a dozen pennsylvania state universities watch finally may have broken the strike. >> have you been feeling anxious lately? you are not alone. this bitter election battle could be to blame. what experts say you should be doing to stay healthy. sean? >> chris after losing the last two games, eagles head coach doug pederson issues a challenge to select few.

. >>> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf and other officials will call on the immediate closure of the birks county family detention  center. the state is issuing the emergency removal order because of the history of human rights abuses in the center which houses immigrants seeking asylum in the u.s. state officials are also issuing an appeal to the united nations calling on the organization to take action at the center. pennsylvania does have the power to shut down the detention facility while berks county appeals. the center has been criticized for failing to give accurate health care to detainees. >>> african-americans and hispanics of philadelphia's lgbt community want to end racial discrimination at bars and clubs. >> this will end! >> a passionate and emotional crowd at last night's commission on human relations forum. several people told their stories of discrimination there. the meeting was sparked by a cell phone video allegedly showing the owner of gay nightclub eye candy using a racial slur to describe black customers. a few bar owners were subpoenaed to att

pennsylvania governor tom wolf urged both sides to the bargaining table. >> turning to our table mild air out there but not as warm as yesterday. lets go to sky 6 hd, there is clouds for your lunch time but all in all it's pleasant and david murphy is also outside with the accuweather forecast. the weekend looks a bit on the chilly side. >> if you like the warm weather you'll want to get out and enjoy it. when saturday rolls in we'll deal with a pretty stark change in our weather pattern. lets start you with satellite and as expected the clouds have filtered in and gotten thicker across the region and down the shore it's a bit overcast. if you look out to the west by harr harrisburg there is clearing. temperatures up and down the mid-atlanticic are on the mild side. 74 in philadelphia. all the way up to 78 on the thermometer at the nation's capital. up in new york city cooler, 68 degrees in central park and in northern new york, buffalo and binghamton still in the 50s. 72 not too shabby in pittsburgh. as we look at winds again not all that strong 7 miles per hour here and 15 up in new

pennsylvania governor tom wolfe and the filly fanatics cheered people on. it raises money for the autism community to improve the lives of people affected by autism. >>> remembering a fallen philadelphia firefighter gets a unique tribute. what artists are telling nbc 10. >>> demanding transparency, why pennsylvania republicans want more eyes watching the polls on election day. >>> crews are trying to clean up a gasoline spill in central pennsylvania. after a storm yesterday. officials say flooding caused a pipeline to rupture, spilling 55,000 gallons of oil into a nearby creek. >>> members of the community picked up paint brushes to help pay tribute to a fallen philadelphia firefighter. they're helping to create a mural honoring joyce craig. she is the first woman firefighter to die in the line of duty in philadelphia. craig died while battling a house fire in december of 2014. today volunteers painted panels on exterior wallpaper that will eventually become the completed mural. >> i'm going to take these sheets of wallpaper and touch them up in my studio.

pennsylvania governor tom wolf announced $3 million state grant to expand the trail by about 2 miles. now, it would ends in southwest philadelphia between bartrum and passyunk point, right now it end near south street. some people we spoke with welcome the plans while others say they would like to see the money spent elsewhere. >> i'm happen which it just going down south street. >> i'm happy, very happen. >> i why is that? >> because then there will be more space, me and my friends to play. >> now, the project will cost an estimated $13 million. the ground breaking should occur sometime in 2017, about 29,000 people who use the trail each week. >> well, coming up: chick i can students almost have the day off today. >> that's because a teacher strike was set to begin today. teachers and school officials, though, manage to find common ground overnight. we'll tell you just how close the district came to a shutdown. >> plus new evacuations in carolina this morning, the dangerous reason officials are ordering people away after hurricane matthew. stay with us. start the interview with a fir

800,000 septa commuters potentially impacted, 50,000 of them students, mayor jim kenney and governor tom wolf urged both side to stay the course. >> i'm's doing everything i can to make sure that both sides keep talking and that we, that they do what they need to do to avoid a strike. >> we're there to help. we have been in constant contact with both septa folks, and the union folks, urging them to stay at it. stay at the table and get it done. >> reporter: to emphasize if this strike happens, septa's bus lines, trolley lines, market frankford el and broad street line as well as broad ridge spur will not be running. not affect is regional rail lines, norristown high speed line, suburban buses and trolleys as well as lucy and cct connect. septa is encouraging ride tours make alternate lance but for now we are live, i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> keep us updated, thank you. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" on television and on line for latest on the possible septa strike. we are watching development as clock tics down to midnight. >> prosecutors now say a man accused of fathering t

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf made the announcement on the trail off locust street. >> we wantto make sure every pennsylvanian is within 15 minutes of a nature trail. that's a big goal and it's really important. >> the governor says the extension of the trail will help reduce storm water runoff in neighborhoods near the river. >>> ivy league e-mail investigation. >>> coming up, the search is on to find the person who sent racist messages to students and faculty at princeton university. >>> also, breaking her silence. still ahead, hear from "entertainment tonight" host nancy o'dell about being talked about the leaked donald trump case. >>> and outside, a little breezy this morning. a live look in philadelphia. also a lot colder. we're looking at how chill went temperatures are this morning, what to expect as you step out the door and how much it will warm up this afternoon. when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know

pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ordered the national guard to help recovery efforts after seven inches of rain fell in the central and western parts of the state yesterday. the storm has caused massive flooding, damaged hundreds of homes and killed one person. officials say water supplies have not been compromised by the rupture of a gasoline pipeline near harrisburg that dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into a river. the same storm brought widespread flooding to new england. two white minneapolis police officers involved in a fatal shooting last november of a 24- year-old black man, jamar clark, will not face any disciplinary measures. minneapolis' police chief and mayor announced yesterday the use of deadly force was warranted because clark had tried to grab one of the officer's guns during a street confrontation that was videotaped. that's also why state and federal prosecutors earlier this year declined to bring criminal charges against the officers. clark's family says it plans to file a civil lawsuit. the f.b.i. and u.s. department of homeland security haven't named any suspects

it's unclear if governor tom wolf would sign the bill.ready enacted sweeping changes to its liquor laws including allowing grocery stores to sell wine. >>> google halted its plans to add fiber optic networks in eight cities. the project came with the resignation of the project's executive. staff is being laid off. the service is up and running in some cities down in the south. >>> the major stock indices were all down yesterday. the dow, nasdaq and the s & p. futures point to more losses at the opening bell. >> 4:54 now. up next she didn't set out to be a teacher but she ended up delaware's teacher of the year. >>> as well some septa workers are threatening to strike in less than a week. we'll have a live report with the latest on contract negotiations. that's coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> ♪ dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down th

happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf and other officials will call in the immediate closure of the berks county family detention center. the state is issuing the emergency removal order because of the history of human rights abuses in the center which houses immigrants seeking asylum in the united states. state officials are also issuing an appeal to the united nations, calling on that organization to take action at the center. pennsylvania does have the power to shut down the detention facility while berks county appeals the closure. the center has been criticized for failing to give adequate health care to detainees. >>> emotions ran high in center city last night. >> members of philadelphia's lbgt community met to address concerns and offer solutions after claims of racism at bars and clubs. pamela osborne is live in center city to explain. morning, pam. >> good morning, vai, tracy. there were a lot of hurt feelings at last night's meeting. the gayborhood is a place where people are supposed to be able to come and be accepted. but people saw anything but after they saw th

governor tom wolf could sign it as early as today. the date legislature gave them the green light.pa twice initiated crack downs on the services when they were operating as rogues but now governor wolf says philadelphia schools will be the beneficiary. the law requires uber x and lyft to share a small portion of the revenue with the school district. >> david joins us. a lot of people waking up in the 40's. >> yeah, yeah, cooler this morning and even colder tomorrow morning. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows us that we are dry. taking a look outside, there's a little bit of a breeze starting to kick up again. every now and then you might see the camera shake just a little bit. this looks pretty rock solid as we take a look at the delaware river with the battleship new jersey lit up nice and bright on the waterfront of camden new jersey. here are those numbers though. 49 degrees in philadelphia and the mid 40's in allentown reading trenton wilmington, 40 on the nose in millville and still 53 in cape may. that's the mild spot this morning across the region. a little bit

governor tom wolf was in west chester today and faculty union has expressed gratitude to him for his support. reporting from the campus of west chester university i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> philadelphia police continue to investigate charred remains of the dead body, found behind a building in kensington. body was found this morning just before 8:00 a.m. near 2100 block of east allegheny avenue. remains were so burned they could not identify the gender. surveillance camera at nearby laundromat were not working at the time of the incident. residents complained that increased drug use and crime has fracture the neighborhood and police tell us they have increased officers and support in that area. >>> atlantic city police officer shot in the line of duty is getting better every day. two close friend talked to our cleve bryan, about his road to recovery, and the other ways his fellow brothers and sisters in blue are helping to support him. >> reporter: five weeks ago atlantic city police officer josh fidel gave a smile and thumbs up leading everyone know he was

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pennsylvania governor tom wolf was among the many officials on hand to thank autism parents. >> the most important thing about autism i would like people to know is that it's very important that you get into that person's world. like whatever their quirk is, whatever it is that they like they just want to be accepted just like everybody else. even if it's something you might not do on a normal basis it's very important that you get into that world and try to learn what they like and like it, too. >> our jim donovan and meisha johnson were also a part of the event. cbs3 is the proud media partner for the autism walk. >>> a chilly morning for the autism walk but lauren, we're looking forward to at least some sun on sunday. >> yeah, we have some sunshine in the forecast and a milder day in store. how many layers will you need if you're headed out to the eagles game? i'll let you know in our full forecast. >> one of the most famous homes in philadelphia is sold and it remains in a royal family. >>> plus, this isn't bill murray playing the role of president in a new movie. why he surprised re

governor tom wolf appointed him attorney general over the summer following kane's conviction.n just over two weaks, voters will head to the poll to choose a permanent replacement for kathleen kane. >>> turning now to our weather, we're tracking a cool down as we take a live look at center city. you can see it's breezy out there tonight and it's only going to get colder as we get into the middle of our work week. >> let's get a check of our first alert neighborhood forecast. sheena. >> tomorrow is going to be colder than today, especially by the afternoon. you'll notice colder and windy. right now temperatures are mostly around 50 degrees for the area. 48 in wilmington. 53 degrees right now in philadelphia. 52 mount holly. but take a look at the cool air just to our north. now that warmer air we saw today is going to remain to the south, but that cooler air is moving in now, and it's still kind of windy outside. as we go through the overnight hours, mostly clear skies. look at tomorrow morning, 8:30. if you're in exton or at the bus top around that time, you could be in the upp

on the other side of the earning spectrum, pennsylvania's governor tom wolf pulls in the most, just under $188,000. governor bill haslam of tennessee makes nearly $182,000. but he's the wealthiest elected official in the country, worth $2 billion from his time as a business executive and turns down his whole public salary. new york governor andrew cuomo earns $179,000 a year. the smallest paycheck in the nation think of his wife rushing trays of food from kitchen to table? gov. lepage: she said, "i have an opportunity to go to work at the restaurant, i'd like to go." and we have a home there, so she could stay right at home. and i said, "you know how that's gonna look? i am gonna get crucified. so, let me say how this turned out. teddy roosevelt said about his daughter, i could be president of the united states and run the country or i can't do both. and the same goes for my wife. i love her dearly, but i can't tell her what to do." sharyl: don't expect lepage her -- lepage to stop waiting tables anytime soon. ann: so i told my husband, "this year, it's a car. next year, it's a boat." gov