the democrat tom wolf has been elected defeating the incumbent governor, republican tom corbett.t's the first time in the commonwealth's history an incumbent governor has lost a reelection bid. good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. the latest numbers for all the midterm races are scrolling right now at the bottom of your screen. >> governor corbett is speaking to his supporters out in pittsburgh right now. he made his final pitch to voters throughout this campaign but it simply was not enough. >> that's right. governor corbett is speaking right now. let's listen in. [laughter] >> i look forward to seeing and continuing to work on a stronger pennsylvania, stronger for our children like chloe, like our grandsons, liam ali theodore and your grandsons and your grandchildren. stronger for the generation to come that they want to stay here in pennsylvania, that they want to move here to pennsylvania and i feel confident when the history books are written 10, 15, 20 years from now, they will look at this administration, jim cawley and i, as ones who made a huge difference in

decisive win for tom wolf. "action news" reporter dan cuellar is live at the correspondence bet campaign in pittsburgh and we will start with chad pradelli live in york with governor elect tom wolf and his supporters there, chad. >> reporter: yes, big party at the a arena here in york, pennsylvania. no surprise with this election. you know, tom wolf had double digit leads throughout this campaign, coming into this election day, wolf was, confident and calm. now we are waiting for him to take the stage behind me to give his victory speech. you can see supporters, they are listening intently as governor corbett concedes this governorship. it was a tough campaign for him. he was getting hammered for much of it on education. tom will wolf focused, his campaign and in the end it looks like that was the deciding factor. now, hundreds of supporters here are awaiting tomorrow wolf to arrive here to give his victory peach and begin a fresh start that has been his campaign all along in pennsylvania. that is his campaign

in york, pennsylvania. >> reporter: york businessman tom wolf, now governor elect tom wolf ran a campaign for a fresh start. he said that's what you are going to get. he came into the arena earlier to declare victory, driving his jeep, the 2006 jeep he says he will continue to drive to work as governor without taking a salary. he took the stage with his wife and two adult daughters telling the crowd they must work together to create good jobs, protect natural resources. but he said education is the number one priority. >> this nation was founded -- this nation was founded on the idea of a broad-based citizenship. early on in the republican -- in the history of the republic, our ancestors realized education was the key to a strong democracy, to a strong economy, to strong families. we need to invest in that. we need to make sure that we resurrect that idea here in pennsylvania and make sure that education is at the top of the list, not the bottom. >> reporter: during his campaign, wolf proposed that an extra billion dollars be put into public education. i asked his press secretary what is

he's here, of course, to stump for gubernatorial candidate for governor, tom wolf. the new york businessman running against governor tom corbett. corbett receiving some support from governor chris christie in bucks county. but before we get to that, here is a live picture. the president is in our area. this is philadelphia international airport. if we can somehow zoom back there off the tarmac as we do have our sights on the door that is open awaiting president obama. a lot of people in this area have talked about this for days, for weeks. when owe follow tom wolf's campaign, he's had star-studded support in the form of president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton, vice president joe biden has also been on the campaign trail with him. president obama expected to round out his support. and there he is right now coming down the steps onto the tarmac. if we have any kind of sound on this shot, i would love to be able to bring that up. but the president is arriving. there's the sound. philadelphia international airport being greeted by the constit

. >> democrat tom wolf lecked governor. tom corbett making history but no way he wanted. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. >> right now peps governor tom corbett is conceding the race to democrat tom wolf. these are live pictures right now from the pittsburgh area. this is historic iain because for the first time since 1968 when the state constitution was changed to allow for governor to run again, they've never lost. so he lost. and he's officially conceded the race last 10 minutes g evening to you. i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. thanks for joining us. live team coverage tonight of the pennsylvania gov

so they are certainly waiting for tom wolf. they are excited clear al historic race in that wolf has knock out incumbent. one other point it's likely here that wolf will come rolling in in that famous jeep it looks like that's the setup here. jeff cole live at wolf headquarters. we'll be back when he gets here. folks, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, jeff cole. >>> our you decide 2014 team coverage also is in pittsburgh where fox 29's bruce gordon is and we'll be going to him life very soon. as you know, he's right now listening to governor corbett doing a very lengthy concession speech. we now have a governor elect and we have bruce gordon with us. bruce, quite a difference between wolf and corbett. >corbett. >> it is very noisy as you can imagine at governor corbett's concession speech. he is getting cheers quite a few cheers even when he walked out on stage, iain, the whole place erupted, applauding him. it's very hard for bruce to hear us when web we can establish connection with bruce we'll talk to him. >>> w

. >> it is a historic win, in pennsylvania politics, tom wolf cruzs to an easy victory over governor tom corbett but that is not the only race we're watching this morning. we're waking up to a major shake up in washington. >>> also developing this morning a possible break in the case in the search of the woman snatched off the street in germantown. this surveillance video gives us our most clear look yet at the police are looking for right now. we are getting a new view of the kidnapping. >>> good morning, it is wednesday, november 5th i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. we will get a quick check of traffic and weather together with katie and vittoria. >> good morning. we can expect to see generally mild day unfold here but also, a cloudy day than what we saw yesterday. that is big difference you will notice is that it is still as mild as yesterday was but even just a quick check of storm scan three shows more of that white veil of cloud cover, over our area, now you have also got a lieutenant will line of wet weather just outside of our viewing area this will continue to

democrat tom wolf tonight easily defeating incumnt republican tom corbett. witness news" reporter todd quinones is live at wolf headquarters in york where wolf addressed his supporters earlier. todd. >> reporter: jessica as you know heading into today, we had tom wolf up in the polls at about 12 percent and as we take a live look right now at the remaining wolf supporters here beginning to file out, we're getting a closer picture at some of the election numbers and right now it appears the margin of victory for tom wolf was right at about that 12 percent mark. during his victory speech here this evening he talked about funding pennsylvania schools and his conversation he had with governor tom corbett. let's listen in to a bit of what he had to say. >> he gave me a very gracious, very gracious, gracious concession speech and he was so gracious and i think we owe him a debt of gratitude and i would like to just express my gratitude to governor coett for his years of public service. we need to reestablish education as a priority in pennsylvania. this nation was

democrat tom wolf and republican governor tom corbett a crushing defeat. it is first time in the state's modern day history a governor lost a bid for reelection. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is in south philadelphia with reaction from both sides, nicole. >> reporter: that is right, ukee, it was a spirited campaign on both sides and both side agree it was well for the but this morning voter reaction is definitely split as you mentioned tom wolf takes on the governor's seat with tom corbett as the forty-seventh governor of pennsylvania. >> let us be the people to actually create this bright future we deserve and lets get started. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside york's arena governor elect tom wolf steered his vision for pennsylvania, following a historic, decisive win over republican incumbent tom corbett, the first pennsylvania governor to go down in defeat while seeking a second term. >> i called tom wolf and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulated him on his victory and i wished him well in the next four years. >> repo

land gaither's abduction from germantown sunday night. >>> pennsylvania has a new governor elect, tom wolf defeated incumbent republican tom corbett, it ways wolf's first ever political campaign. >>> republicans have taken control of both the house and the senate, there will be an even stronger g.o.p. majority in the house of representatives this january, and republican man majority in the senate for the first time in eight years. >>> coming up after a short break, traffic and weather together on the >>> that time of the morning when we take care of business. >> jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange and jill, investors are watching the results of the last night's elections, what do you think a republican controlled senate could mean for wall street. >> repter: analyst say the market could get a boost now that republicans have won control of the senate, it is possible a republican controlled congress could pass some new legislation like tax reform that would benefit big companies. voters last night also weighed in on important economic issues five states voted to increase mi

steve patterson is with governor corbett and todd quinones is covering tom wolf. t's start with steve in ivy land bucks county. steve. >> reporter: natasha, in a close race, governor tom corbett says the pundits are always counting him out, that he's never the favorite in these raises but that he always responds with strong voter turnout. that was his message tonight. that was certainly his message as he went stumping through the state of pennsylvania today. our cameras were rolling in delaware county. he was there at a local diner but it was one of many stops corbett crossing through suburban montgomery delaware and bucks county ending tonight in a rally with chris christie in bucks county. the polls have corbett behind tom wolf. he tells me internal poll they've done say voting will be tight. tonight christie and corbett calling on the commonwealth republicans to get to the polls tuesday. we heard from both of them and they both had some pretty strong messages. >> my opponent wants to be ed rendell, tax and spend, tax and spend. he wants to be barack obama. >> de

every pre election poll shows tom wolf with a sizeable lead. lf running ahead of corbett in all parts of the state. among men and women and among those all important independent voters. corbett capped his weekend schedule with a sunday rally in buck county alongside new jersey governor chris christie. the incumbent says he has beaten the odds before and can do it again. >> i feel very good about it. you know, every race i've run nobody predicted that i was going to win. and we've won every time. including the first time iran for township commissioner right here in the seventh ward. i wasn't supposed to win and we did. and what we see is the tide really moving. we've been seeing it now for six weeks. we see it in our internal polls, and this is a turnout election. we know who our voters are, and we've been doing it from a social media met tricks, and i think we're going to get them out and win by 8:00 o'clock tonight. >> reporter: governor corbett says especially seniors have been important to him in the past, and believes they will be important

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >>> third down and 16, foles, and he is sacked, for second time by mercyless. >> that sack would take nick foles out of the game, quarterback leaving the field on a broken collar bone. he wasn't the only big injury of the game. is what next for our bird. >>> election day is almost here, tomorrow and this weekend, candidates for pennsylvania governor pulling out all of the stops but something didn't go a correspondence to go plan to president obama. what happened when he tried to leave philadelphia. >>> win for kacie hickox who was told to self quarantine, after treating ebola victims. she's free to come and go as she pleases but is there a catch, what she has to do every single day and what she's saying on behalf of all health care workers this morning. >> neighbors were worried to see her out and about ride helping her bike last week. >> yes. >> i'm sure they are breathing a a sigh of relief. good day, everybody it is monday november 3rd, 2014. >> sue,

tom wolf for governor.fresh start for pennsylvania. >> coming up 7:45 you're taking a live look at the jersey side of the ben franklin bridge. just about now, the bridge will be closing to trask until 9:30 a.m. it's a charity run and walk that starts in camden and goes over the bridge to philadelphia and back to south jersey, the bridge is scheduled to reopen around 9:30. if you have plans to take the ben franklin bridge you'll have to put them on hold until 9:30 when it opens back up. >> the runners will be facing company across the bridge this morning. >> reporter: it's a shame the eagles are not playing here, because on one side of the field you'd be able to kick a 60-yard field goal. let's go live on sky 6. that's the big story, the gusty breezes and december-like chill. a couple of locations will crack the 50-degree mark. that's the view in atlantic city, 42 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 29. winds out of the north/sunset at 20 miles per hour. pressure reading 0 inches. 39 in quakertown. these are

tom wolf at 55% to tom corbett's 45% tonight. e team three coverage of this big race. natasha brown is with the corbett team in pittsburgh but we will begin with the victor. todd quinones live at wolf headquarters in york. todd? >> reporter: chris, as you know, beang an incumbent is always tough but clearly what tom wolf did tonight no one else has ever been able to do ever before. tom wolf arriving here inside the a rona about 20 minutes ago. we have video of him arriving with his jeep heading 92 today most polls had tom wolf ahead at about 12% but as you mentioned as we're getting closer look at some of the election numbers it looks like his margin of victory here was right about that, 12% mark. during his victory speech here tonight, tom wolf talked about fully funding pennsylvania schools and the conversatiohe had this evening with governor tom corbett. >> i am so grateful and so grateful to the voters of pennsylvania for giving me this chance to serve as governor of pennsylvania. >> also got to make sure that we fund our educ

person of interest was caught on surveillance video. >>> pennsylvania's governor elect is democrat tom wolf, incumbent republican tom corbett is the first governor to lose a reelection bid in pennsylvania's modern history. >>> after yesterday's elections republicans control both u.s. house of representatives and u.s. senate. they will try to highlight differences between g.o.p. and obama administration. >>> still to come this morning more trouble for injury injured. >> we will tell you who is finished now and what it might mean forbidder offense come monday night against those carolina panthers. details coming u are like a passionate dance.ion it's color. it's a way of life. a harmony that brings people together. the more we give in to the magic of this place, the more we'd like to stay. oaxaca. live it to believe it. >>> signs that ban hoodies are popping up in some south philadelphia store windows and that is sparking a debate. signs say do no not enter with sk or hoodie. store owners say it is an effort to deter crimes, others say it mounts to racial profiling. they point to trayvon mart

corbett and his challenger democrat tom wolf. >> the false accusations i think have to be answered. >> i'd be happy to debate on facts. >> new polls find attack ads may be working for governor corbett

. >> democratic challenger tom wolf emerge victorious over tom corbett. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from south philadelphia with more reaction, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you, folks here in south philadelphia not exactly shy about their opinions and i'm sure there will be plenty of them this morning at geno's steaks just hours after tom wolf defeats governor tom corbett in a historic but decisive win. >> let us be the people to create this bright future we deserve, lets get started. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside york's arena governor elect tom wolf shared his vision for pennsylvania tuesday following a historic decise win over republican incumbent tom corbett. the first pennsylvania governor to go down in defeat while seeking a second term. >> i called tom wolf and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulate him on his victory and i wish him well in the next four years. >> reporter: reflecting on the past corbett thank his staff for a energetic campaign and constituents for the opportunit

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president obama in town tonight to campaign for democrat tom wolf. the presidential motor caid will be making its way up broad street to the campus of temple university. new jersey govenor christie is in town this evening, to campaign for republican governor tom corbett who has been hospital -- hop scotching throughout the philadelphia suburbs. we want to go live to kenneth moten at temple university where president obama is set to speak in a short time this evening. kenneth. >> reporter: what's a campaign event without campaign music. in one hour president obama will take the stage at temple university. the president trying to rally more support in the democratic stronghold of philadelphia while tom corbett is in the suburbs hosting republicans for the battle on tuesday. two more days for the two candidates for pennsylvania governor. tom wolf and tom corbett are getting help from two political stars, president obama and possible presidential contender, chris christie will work to energize the base for tuesday which is expected a low turnout. >> i thi

least four visits to pennsylvania recently in support of corbett. >>> meanmeantime, thousands cam a tom wolf rally at temple university, including president obama. he touted wolf's experience as a businessman, saying he will handle the economy better than corbett. >> he knows how to create jobs here in pennsylvania. he's done it. and now he's running because he believes that if you work hard in this state, if you work hard in this country, you should share in the country's success. >> if wolf beats corbett tomorrow, it will be the first time a pennsylvania governor lost re-election since 1970. meantime, the president's trip out of philadelphia hit a bit of a snag last night. there was a minor mechanical problem with "air force one," so he and his group had to be transferred to a backup plane. you can count on nbc 10 for early returns, reaction and live reports. joining us starting at 8:00 tomorrow evening. nbc 10's keith jones will be covering the corbett campaign in pittsburgh. lu ann cahn will be in york with the wolf campaign. we'll also have crews covering the big races in new jersey and

corbett and his challenger democrat tom wolfhe false accusations i think have to be answered. >> i'd be happy to debate on facts. >> new polls find attack ads may be working for governor corbett who continues to trail wolf but has tightened the distance between them. >> is it frustrating to watch these attack ads? and is there a proper system in place? are these vetted, truthful, 100% of the time? >> i look at this. for four years there have been ads on tv against me. four years repeating, i cut education funding. most recently i see showing the headlines that i cut education from 2011 when the budget was first done. it's a lie. >> do you have to put these out in order to win? >> in a democratic campaign i'm not sure where you draw the line in terms of negative advertising. when i call the governor to account for poorly performing economy or a commonwealth government that is going broke or schools that have been hollowed out, is this negative advertising? i think that's talking about reality. >> trying to counter it without putt

dann cuellar reports from tom wolf headquarters in pittsburgh. and nora muchanic is in trenton following the major new jersey races. brian taff is tracking the balance of power in washington. starting in york, pennsylvania and chad pradelli. chad? >>reporter:jim, wolf is now the 47th governor of pennsylvania. he wraps up his victory speech about 45 minutes ago. it was understated and brief and calm. much like the man himself. it's a remarkable story. he is not at political novice. he was a revenue secretary at one time. his assent to the governorship is astounding. he had a message and money. here was wolf as he enters in newark a short time ago. [ cheering ] like he has for much of the campaign, a fresh start for pennsylvania. he was joined on stage by his wife and two daughters. hundreds of sponsors had been waiting for him to arrive. he waited for tom corbett to give his concession speech. we talked about education that was at the top of the list. he pound the incumbent on education. that stuck with voters. he would like to the tax the drillers

he thanked his family, his supporters and tom wolf for running a tough race. irst pennsylvania governor to fail to win re-election since the state allowed two terms in 1968. during his concession speech, he also rattled off his accomplishments in office. among them, he says reducing the budget, lowering the unemployment rate and increasing spending for education. he said that he is proud of everything he did during his tenure because he did it for the people of pennsylvania. he said the next chapter involves serving as a babysitter to his three grandchildren. reporting live in pittsburgh, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> and i'm jesse gary live in university city. tom wolf wins, and what is next? a large list of agenda items, including education investment and job creation. the governor-elect takes office in harrisburg, but republicans control both houses of the legislature. so, political experts say he'll have to reach across the aisle, built by partisan support, to move his agenda and the state forward. wolf gets sworn in on january 20th. live in university city

tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> 6:00, if beautiful sunrise underway, fum hour earlier than it has been. gorgeous colors here in atlantic city. like the skies on fire. so pretty in atlantic city, and really everywhere else, east facing wind, go there now, not before you check the forecast out. jump ahead to tomorrow. sort of space things out here for election day, the forecast looks very quiet. we should get you to mid 60s, by mid-day, but, couple of choice times here at the polls opening in new jersey, then with just one hour left by 7:00 p.m. you're generally looking at a slightly above average day with temperatures. still

did enter the room flanked by friends and family members just a short time ago he says he called tom wolf earlier tonight and thanked him for this heart fought fight he described this as a are in energetic campaign but he says that wolf prevailed and he wishes him the best over the next four years. so while corbett is conceding defeat tonight he says he's very proud of all he's accomplished as governor. here's some of what he had to say. >> i'm particularly proud of everything and every office we have done because we did it for the right reason. we did it for the people of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. (applause). >> i'm overwhelmed by all the support of friends from by childhood to my college days to my days in the district attorney's office. u.s. attorney's office, private practice in the military. it has been a wonderful trip but it's just the end of one journey. it's the beginning of another journey. >> reporter: well the governor getting a bit emotional at times during his speech especially when he touted all of what he believed were his accomplish manies for the commonwealth of

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >> my fink remembers crossed for a clear day. >> if you spent too much time out yesterday, just too much, because it was so windy. and we all had some, you know, you could tell how windy it was just by looking out the window. if you're out in it, you know how cold it was. storm scan3, clear right now, we continue to see in atlantic city clear sky, as well, so on "skycam 3", no worries. you are looking good here with less wind, it will be very quiet day, all things considered, and we can thank high pressure for. that will our temperatures are in the 30's, basically, across the board. wildwood is one and only oddball out. let me give you quick check on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, nice rebounds on the thermometer in the next few days, then we drop right back off as new system comes our way, that looks like it will bring the wettest day of the forecast to us thursday, nothing more than chilly rain. ukee, over to you. >> thanks so much. let's

front the push is on for candidates vying to be the pennsylvania governor for the next four years tom wolf and tom corbett are running as the voters head to the polls to make their votes heard. and republican incumbent was joined by the jim colley and pat toomey. tom wolf is coming off of a weekend rally that featured president obama. he campaigned in lancaster before hitting to pittsburgh to speak to a group of steel workers. make time tomorrow to cast your vote. in new jersey the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware the doors open at 7:00 a.m. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. in all three states. the voter from the league of women voters will be here at 6abc from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to answer questions about the polls and any voting procedures. they will take information about any possible voting irregularities. the hotline number is 877-940-6222. >>> the atf is involved in the investigation of a fire that destroyed several trucks at bristol township business. and david henry is live at the scene tonight is. >>reporter:monica the trucks artotal loss. are at the total loss.

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that's where an event for his challenger tom wolf began within the past ten minutes.e're monitoring that one as well. live in the digital operations center, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> meantime, the garden state, democrat corey booker will try to retain his u.s. senate seat. the former new york new jersey mayor faces a challenge from jeff bell. he ran for senate in 1978. ober in delaware, chris coons is hoping for a victory over his republican opponent, kevin wade. the polls open tomorrow morning at 6:00 in new jersey.ç voters can cast their ballots an hour late at 7:00 in pennsylvania and delaware. of course count on nbc 10 to bring you election results tomorrow night as they come in. we'll have coverage of the candidates across pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. we'll hear from the winners and losers on the air with nbc 10 news at 11:00, online at nbc10.com and on your mobile device with the nbc 10 news app. that's a free download, by the way, for your smartphone or tablet. ♪ >> president obama getting a taste of brotherly love during his visit to philadelp

they say freeland gaither a's a atm card was used in maryland monday morning. >>> also democrat tom wolf has won his first ever political campaign. incumbent pennsylvania governor tom corbett is first to lose a reelection bid in the state in modern history. >> republicans are in control of the house and senate, kentucky senator mitch mcconnell could be new senate majority leader. much more coming sometimes, caring for your neighbors means going the extra mile. when our patient, susan, mentioned her dad couldn't make it in to pearle vision to get his eyes checked... we went to him. and we realized, if he had trouble getting new glasses... he probably wasn't the only one. to us, eye care is about living dr. pearles legacy. building a trusting relationship with the person behind the eyes. this is genuine eye care, right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >>> well, orlando magic in town to play your 76ers tonight at the well in south philadelphia. sixers and magic are both for their first wins of the season. somebody's o got to go. flyers and oilers last night at the well and jay v

>> voters in pennsylvania pick a new governor. >> democrat tom wolf ousting incumbent tom corbett in a historic defeat in the midterm elections. >> fox 29's lauren johnson live in spring garden with more on. >> this hi, lauren. >> good morning to you, chris. one and done for tom corbett, now out, tom wolf is in, many say that it is because of his focus on education, we're here outside the school board offices, and voters, here, in philadelphia, voted heavy for wolf. wolf will take office in january, start trying to make good on his promises a a fresh start. voters will be paying close attention to what he does in the wormed of education. wolf was always tough encore bet for cuts to the state education spending, he has different plans, he outlined his ideas in detail, and his campaign, saying he plans to restore corbett's 1 billion in cut, implement a fair funding formula for all schools, and introduce reforms to help school district and student performance. little background on wolf. the six a year old is new to the political scene. he's not new to running the show. he was at the hel

[applause] >> president obama campaign today in pennsylvania for tom wolf, the democratic candidate for governor, he spoke at a rally at the university in philadelphia. a businessman and former revenue secretary going against republican incumbent tom corbett, who is seeking a second term. ♪ >> hello, philly. hello. give it up for your next governor, tom wolf. [cheers and applause] we have also got one of the best senators in the country, bob casey, and your congressman. [cheers and applause] your mayor, michael nutter, and your next lieutenant governor, mike. we have got three outstanding congressional candidates here today who deserve your vote, so i want you guys to pay attention. you have to go all of the way down the ballot. we have got a doctor who is going to be a great member of congress, served this country with the marines in iraq. we have got kevin, strauss who served as an army ranger in iraq and afghanistan. we have gotten brandon boil, who has lived the american dream as the first in his family to go to college. all three of them. they are young. they are sharp. they are ha

i'm tom wolf and i have a plan. we can do great things, but we have to think ahead. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq. costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message. >>> well to day turned out a whole lot nicer then yesterday, warmer and the wind which was the big story yesterday with wind gusts reaching 50 miles an hour across the area that diminished today. let check with our weather watcher network ande what people are reporting all across the delaware valley. we will start off here in norristown david mitchell reporting 59 degrees in norristown. he has a comment. 59 degrees and fair with a nice fall chill in the air. it is,

president obama and tom wolf held a campaign event at temple university's campus to give tom wolf one final push before people head to the polls. then democratic candidate is hoping to beat out incumbent tom corbett, obama told a crowd of hundreds that wolf is a practical, successful businessman who understands the economy with focus on the middle class and who understands the importance of education. >> go to i will vote.com, find out where your polling place is and take your people, your friends, your neighbors to the polls. and when you do make sure they vote for tom wolf. let me tell you why, let me tell you why, first of all, tom is just a nice guy. you can tell he is a sincere person. he is not a professional politician. he is somebody that knows how to create jobs, knows how to start a business and knows how to serve the public, he is in it for the right reasons. you know he will do a good job. >> reporter: republican governor tom corbett had a big take yesterday campaigning with some help from new jersey governor chris christie throughout the pennsylvania suburbs. this event w

supers. >> that is right, that is the stage where tom wolf intends to give a victory speech in the race for governor. he is confident and calm, he has a double digit lead for much of this campaign, this was wolf earlier today as he cast his ballot in mount wolf, he was accompanied by his wife and family and says he feels like a school kid that just took a test and is waiting for the results. he says he will watch the results at home with his family and eat some chile and then head to utz arena. if the polls are correct, on this election day this place will be rocking later tonight. i'm chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> voters in south jersey are deciding several key congressional races today. a steady stream of voters cast their ballots at this polling location in burlington county. and voters are deciding whether to give democratic senator cory booker a full-term in washington. he is facing off against jeff bell for a six year term. >>> voters in wilmington delaware are out early casting their ballots earlier today and chris couns is seeming a full six year term and wade is tr

tom wolf is taking a bus tour across the state.sident obama stumped for wolf inside the liacouras center at temple university of corbett got help from chris christie at an event in ivyland bucks county. the president talked about would feel's background as a businessman. christy said corbett can come from behind and win if republicans get out to vote. >> he is a sincere person he is somebody who knows how to create jobs and start a business and serve the public. he is in it for the right reasons. >> democrats are not coming ot they are not excited. in fact they are not excited about their on candidates and they shouldn't be. they are not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me tell you what's going to happen on tuesday night, four more years. >> the 6abc franklin and marshall poll last week had would feel with a 13 point lead. if the democrat wins corbett would be the first incumbent governor to lose his bid for a second term. the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in new jersey, and 7:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware. all polls cl

temple university in north philadelphia yesterday to push for voters who elect democratic candidate tom wolf as the next governor. the president says wolf will fight for the people of pennsylvania. if wolf unseats corbett tomorrow, it will be the first time a pennsylvania governor lost re-election in nearly 45 years. and you can count on nbc 10 for early returns, reaction and live reports on election day. join us starting at 8:00 tomorrow evening. nbc's keith jones will be covering the corbett campaign in pittsburgh. lu ann cahn will be in york with the wolf campaign. we'll also have crews covering big races in new jersey and delaware. >>> 4:35 now. happening today in chester county, the trial is set to get under way for a music teacher accused of sexually assaulting students. anton foman is accused of inappropriately touching three 6-year-olds that he taught at the school of music. fomin who came from russia to the u.s. in 1999, is also accused of showing nude photos on other students. he was fired from his job after his arrest. >>> the trial is expected to start today for a philadelphia ma

we have to go forward with tom wolf.as a different vision for what this country should look like, and it is rooted in that core belief in america, the notion that prosperity does not trickle down from the top. derives from a thriving middle class and folks working their way up into the middle class, and when everybody is doing well, then the entire country does well. that is his understanding of how the economy once. pennsylvaniabuild 's economy from the middle class up, and he is not ideological about it. here is the thing you know about tom. if the idea ise republican or democrat as long as the idea works. he is a practical person who just wants to make it work for the people of pennsylvania. know, for example, that education is a key, not just to but also forth personal advancement in the modern economy. he is not going to run on an forda of slashing budgets schools or laying off thousands of teachers. he knows teachers matter. he knows you should support teachers, not run down teachers, that we should respect teacher

wolf a democrat beat the incumbent republican tom corbett in a race he led from start to finish. our bruce gordon has crunched the numbers and wolf's 10-point win over corbett. >> and explains how the challenger won and where. >> reporter: tom wolf seemed to send a message with topic a of his victory speech tuesday night but an educated work force makes job creation easier and education well funded schools. >> we need to make sure that we resurrect that idea here in pennsylvania and make sure that education is at the top of the list, not the bottom. >> reporter: seemed not so veiled reference to the biggest theme of the wolf campaign. at least on philadelphia area tv sets. >> tom corbett cut a billion dollars from our schools. >> reporter: fact checker said wolf's claim that corbett had destroyed schools by slashing funding wasn't completely fair. because prior school funding levels had been artificially inflated by temporary federal stimulus dollars. still those wolf ads were supplemented by almost weekly school funding protests aimed at corbett. so what happened on election day?

that is to support tom wolf. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> make sure to tune in to "meet the press" with moderator chuck todd. who will take control of the u.s. senate? that's going to be the focus of discussion. i'm also going to ask him about the pennsylvania governor's race. that's coming up right here on nbc 10 at 10:30. i will talk to chuck at the end of our 7:00 hour. >>> parents in one community are being warned to check their kids' halloween candy after one boy says he found a razor blade inside the wrapper of a candy bar. this happened in tot towamencin township. investigators tell nbc 10 they are not releasing the brand of the candy involved because they want parents to check every piece. >>> a well-known mummer and his daughter are now facing charges in the beating and shooting of a homeless man in queen village last weekend. it was captured on surveillance video last saturday morning. that's when we first told you about this incident. carmon butchy diamato and rhea diamato are facing aggravated assaul

in most of the poles are showing tom wolf in the lead some by a pretty wide margin over incumbent tom corbett, a main sticking point seems to be education funding. both candidates have been aggressive in their campaign ads, wolf claiming corbett took an ax to education by cutting $1 billion from the budget and corbett firing back saying a he increased the budget by 1.5 billion. according to government fact check resources, wolf's accused cuts are related to the loss of government stimulus fund which were always going to go away and corbett's claim of increased education spending is money toward the state employees pension fun in the money in the classroom. in the end it all comes down to what voters feel and what they believe, the polls here will open up at 7:00 this morning. we will continue to keep you posted. we are hoping to see people start to show up here this morning. kerry and chris. >> live in mt. airy, thank you. >>> in the meantime if anyone has any problems or questions at their polling locations today, hot line for help has been set up by the committee of 70. that number

. >>> well, locally the big contest is for governor of pennsylvania, and a democrat, tom wolf, has led substantially in the polls so far but the latest show governor tom corbett closking that gap. so we will begin with his campaign tonight and our natasha brownies with the team corbett and they are in pittsburgh tonight, natasha. >> reporter: good evening, chris. we can tell you governor corbett has continued to ignore polls where he is obviously behind his democratic opponent tom wolf. he has been vigorously courting voters up until the final hours of his campaign. up couple bent republican governor tom corbett enthusiastically cast his balance out outside pittsburgh tuesday morning hoping for another four years in office. after crisscrossing the state in the final hours of the election, the governor has continued to rally supporters hoping to boost voter turnout. >> what we see is the tides really moving. we have been seeing it new for six weeks. we see it in our internal polls. this is a turnout election. we necessity who our voters are. we have been doing it from a social media met

tom wolf, he'd bring a fresh start to pennsylvania.n macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on w psg the cw philly and back here on cws3 at 11:00. >>> cws evening news comes your way next. we have a grim warning about the state of the planet, why they say impact of climate change might be irreversible. they will look at key races on the eve of the midterm elections, scott pelley reports ton >> pelley: tonight, a new warning about our planet. u.n. scientists say the negative impact of climate change may be irreversible unless we take swift action. chip reid on what that action is. plus a more immediate climate problem, a

tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. >> time for the injury report.ut four to six weeks with a clavicle injury. we should know more tomorrow. demeco ryans potentially out for the season with what is reportedly a torn achilleas. and michael carter williams has played this season after off season shoulder surgery but slated to return to practice on thursday. >> it might be close to midnight but two minutes away but never too late for lunch with lesley. >> this week i sit down with eagles rookie kicker and very popular guy right now cody parkey. >> as undrafted rookie all of auburn the eagles took a chance on cody parkey. after graduating with picked up by the colts, released and driving back home when he got a call from howie roseman. he had been trade to do philadelphia. >> and so howie called me, hey, picked you up. real excited. and you're going to play in the game tomorrow. you guys play tomorrow? >> i got in. i went to atlanta. because i was about -- i was in the car when he called me, i flew out of atlanta got in about 1:00 a.m. and got my physica

tom wolf spent a great deal of time in philadelphia before coming back home to vote at 3:30 and wait for the results. after voting in mount wolf, he feels like he's taken an exam and is waiting for a grade from the teacher. he's worked hard, studied hard and got a haircut. he didn't want any wisecracks about his hair. he made four stops in philadelphia today as the democrat in this state has to have a strong showing through to win. we caught up with him speaking to labor leaders on columbus boulevard. >> this election is really about looking at where we have come, so i think the rut we're in and asking ourselves whether we want to continue to be in that rut, we followed our schools and created good jobs. >> reporter: the most recent poll shows wolf ahead by more than 13 points. when asked today by a reporter why he thinks he's ahead, he said, people think we can do better. live in york, lu ann cahn, "nbc 10 news." now let's go to keith jones in pittsburgh at the corbett camp. >> reporter:ly a.m lu ann, justu mentioned, we are ready for history here at the iwilliam pen hotel. if corbet

they are not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me tell you what's going to happen on tuesday night, four more years. >> governor corbett defended his record at the spring hill rally and said his opponent will have to raise taxes to get what he promised. >> my opponent wants to be ed rendell. tax and spend, texas and spend. >> there was one thing corbett and wolf's political heavy hitters had in common they pushed people to get out and vote. >> you need to elect tom corbett one more time on tuesday. >> you got to vote and you got to vote for tom wolf when you do i guarantee a better future for the people of pennsylvania and the people of this county. god bless you, god bless america, let's get to work! >> reporter: suddenly imagine today -- as you would imagine today is a busy day for tom wolf and tom corbett, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> "action news" has learned that president obama switch to do backup air force one jet in his trip to the philadelphia rally. the primary air force one plane experienced a minor mec

every poll shows democrat tom wolf leading incumbent tom corbett and often by a wide margin. g shows education is the governor's achilleas heel. how true are wolf's allegations? >> it's the biggest issue on voter's minds as bruce gordon shows us education funding has generated some of the harshest attacks and counter attacks. >> reporter: the allegation from the wolf campaign has been made repeatedly oh and tv. >> tom corbett cut a billion dollars from our schools. he took an ax to education. >> reporter: and with schools in philadelphia barely able to open their doors -- protests over school funding staged seemingly every week this summer and fall the claim has resonated in a city where democrats out number republicans by nearly eight to one. >> a lot more has to be done for these schools. kids are the future much it's that simple. >> reporter: you don't feel like governor corbett has done enough? >> i don't feel that way, no. >> reporter: governor back in his own campaign ads. >> reporter: he's increased spending in the education department $1.5 billion over what it was when

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >>> the mother of the pennsylvania state trooper allegedly killed by eric frein is talking about his capture. he was captured in monroe county. he was on the run for 48 days. brian dixon's mother never doubted that his fellow troopers would bring frein in. >> i cried. it was the end for me. they honored brian as their brother and he would be very proud of them. >> reporter: investigators are now digging into frein's past trying to understand what happened. police believe he had a grudge against law enforcement but they don't yet know why. >>> a new york doctor infected with ebola is doing better tonight. he is now in stable condition. dr. craig spencer has been undergoing treatment at bellevue hospital since he was brought in nine days ago. spencer is receiving therapies that have been effective at treating ebola patients in atlanta and at the nebraska medical center. >>> and a medical mission in our area will bring supplies to some of the areas hardest

. >> and historic defeat tonight in the race for pennsylvania governor, democrat businessman tom wolfpublican incumbent tom corbett. both candidates spoke earlier at their respective headquarters. >> i am so grateful and so grateful to the voters of pennsylvania for giving me this chance to serve as governor of pennsylvania. >> tom wolf there. let's go right to nbc10's luanne who is live at wolf election night headquarters in his hometown of york. >> tom wolf, the governor-elect, now just making his way out of the arena along with a thousand people who are celebrating here and still celebrating a victory. very interesting speech. he first said how gracious governor corbett was in his concession, asked the crowd to applaud. he said this state is going to have to take risks and move away from fear. and if not, the state is going to be con signed to a dead end. inspiring speech where he laid out what he's going to do next. live in york, nbc10 news. >> we'll have the latest at 1 11: 11:00. we >>> we are back. as we keep saying, a lot we don't know, but some lines are emerging the more res