friend of the show and activist, history teacher in union new jersey, he contacted me with a lot to say> you have an interesting message. when you heard about what happened, what is you think was about that? >> that could have been me considering i use a lot of the same materials, basically engage students in history but also to kind of discuss history and a very satirical way. >> sensitivity is at an all-time high. everyone has to be careful about what they say and do in the classroom. we can see that well. bill: who asked him to resign? from what i understood, the superintendent said he was welcome back and would accept the fact he rescinded the resignation, and it was not going to take until the end of the year anyway. it seems like there are facts that are confusing. >> one of the parents booked me on the phone and said, he was asked to resign at the end of the year by school administrators. this happened so fast, like a tornado. when i hear that he was actually planning on showing videos, similar nature of hillary and others, he is not imparting his views at all. it just started wi

keen university is located in union, new jersey. is facing a possible sentence of 90 days in jail. >>> tonight the heroin crisis took center stage in philadelphia. nbc 10 at northeast high schools for the first of a serious of community meetings on the topic. city councilman david oe is urging people affected by the drug to share their stories. tonight, he got feedback from neighbors about methadone clinics that help wean addicts off of the drug. city council plans to hold hearings on the heroin crisis next month. >>> and nbc 10 digital exclusive, generation addicted, takes a hard look at the heroin epidemic. you'll find it now on the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com. >>> a night out for a cause. nbc 10 in gloucester county for the annual taste of community fund-raiser. attendees sampled foods from dozens of restaurants. the proceeds went to the volunteer center of south jersey, an organization that helps non-profits throughout the area. >>> parts of houston, texas, are under water after more than a foot of rain fell in just 24 hours. peopl

in paramus new jersey, brian conybeare, cbs2 news. >>> a consumer alert about a needle scare, union beach new jersey police say a used syringe was found inside a hooded sweatshirt at a target store in middletown. police hope it's an isolated incident but encouraged shoppers to be cautious. and also, this bronze statue was stolen from a home on the upper east side, police say it disappeared on march 16 during an open house art exhibition at the owner's home on east 74th street. the statue is valued at $90,000. >>> campaign 2016 now, the governor of ohio is in a new york state of mind. john kasich is targeting our some delegates and stop donald trump from winning the nomination before the convention. cbs2's tony aiello reports. >> reporter: the sign on a huntington long island stage was telling. american never gives up. neither is john kasich. >> when trump is worried i'm going to get his votes, which i knew i could do. >> reporter: he seems to be under the skin of the new york billionaire. >> he ought to get the hell out. kasich should not be allowed to run. it's good if he gets out. i don

. >>> members of a union representing new jersey transit workers rejected a contract agreement that avoided a strike last month. the union voted not the ratify the agreement. the union was part of an 11-member coalition that reached deals with the agency in march. eight other unions have ratified their deals. the other two are expected to vote today. >>> the penn relays wrapped up today in university city and thousands of people from around the world came to franklin field for the oldest and largest track and field competition in the country. the relays are in their 102 -- more than 100 years. it came to an end with men's and women's college races and olympic develop run. >>> kids taking advantage of the mild weather today by holding a car wash. nbc 10 in north wilmington where students raised money for graduation. and this was the scene in ocean city cape may county this morning. it was cloudy but that didn't stop these folks from hitting the board walk. now let's look at the forecast with karen thomas. >> as we look at our forecast. today was not a bad day. we had mostly cloudy skies. tem

a significant amount of valuables including jewelry, cash, watches, passports, cameras. union wants new jersey's attorney general to investigator a local police department accused of racial profiling. as we reported earlier this week, a newly released study found nearly 80% of all drivers stopped in bloomfield, nj ew jersey are african-american or latino. the police department says they simply deploy officers to areas that have the most crime. >>> also, a queens man faces charges were stealing mail with some pretty creative tactics. pablo fernandez tied a string to a bottle covered in some sort of sticky substance, then used that to fish the mail out of two mailboxes. he even cashed a stolen check from one of the mailboxes. >>> big announcement today about fake car inspections in the city. new york attorney general says have been convicted of felony charges for issuing more than 13he,000 fraudulent inspection tickets. they gave cars passing marks without conducting safety and emissions tests. >>> after just a flood of complaints about the over flowing car flow flowing garbage cans, the trash wil

newscopter7 was over a car completely engulfed in flames on route 495 eastbound in union city. new jersey transit says the car had rear ended one of its buses which had no passengers on it. three people in the car were hurt. >>> crews in new jersey tonight working late in to the night to restore power or at least try to to several buildings in downtown newark. pse&g says the power outage sparked by a manhole fire earlier today. rutgers, newark were forced to cancel some classes. pse&g claims the problem should be fixed by tomorrow morning. >>> a serial armed robber strikes again, targeting more businesses on long island. nassau county police are searching for a man who's held up 10 businesses at knifepoint last night he targeted a dunkin' donuts in hewlett. >>> there will be no retrial for peter liang, the former cop convicted of manslaughter. a judge in brooklyn this afternoon upholding liang's conviction after defense attorneys claimed juror misconduct. liang faces up to 15 years in prison but might also get probation. >>> the fdny says burning incense is what sparked a fire that killed

. >>> federal investigators used a fake school in union county, new jersey, to bust an operation thatlegedly issued fake student visas to illegal immigrants. federal agents created the fake college in cranford. they made up a website and facebook page. agented targeted recruiters trying to cheat the u.s. immigration system by securing visas for young people, charging them thousands of dollars in fees. investigators say the scheme could have presented a threat to national security. >> they did not know nor did they care, one whit as to the students who were coming in what purposes they came into the country for and if they had any ill intent against the united states. >> the feds have now closed the fake school and have arrested 21 recruiters and brokers. federal agents say they will revoke around 1,000 student visas issued in the alleged scheme and may deport those people involved. >>> the university of connecticut women's basketball team is celebrating a four-peete this morni they won an unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship last night. until now, only the ucla men's

. >>> one of the 11 unions that reached a new deal with new jersey transit officially approved the new contract. the machinist union overwhelmingly approved the deal that came a day before strike deadline last month. their contracts the new jersey transit's board of directors will vote on it. governor christie will have a final say on the agreement. >> the changes that could affect airline prices. danger from up above, a small plane falls out of the sky and ends up on top of a car. >> and then later a fight over red light cameras gets one man arrested. why are some people supporting his actions. >> plus. >> she said because we all think you're a terrorist. >> a teacher in trouble after allegedly calling out a student in front of his classmates. >> and it's forced the rangers and the islanders are in a fight for a playoff position. >> and ever hear of a burger izza, how about a pulled pork parfait. we're going to show you some of later in sports. >>> new at 6, a small plane slammed into a car as it crash landed on a freeway in southern california. a female passenger inside the car was k

the commuter alert, there's an overturned truck in union new jersey. eastbound lanes of 78. we are hearing the driver was ejected and rushed to the hospital. several tow trucks are trying to get that tractor-trailer off the road. the local lanes remain closed at this time. >>> and new this morning, there's been another slashing in the city. it happened early this morning on the platform at the bleecker street station in greenwich village. the victim a man in his 50s was struck in the hands and face and was taken to bellevue in stable condition. the suspect is still at large. >>> a queens student is facing charges this morning after police say he threatened a knife. the boy was arrested yesterday after he allegedly brought a in elmhurst yesterday. investigators say the boy placed the knife against a girl's throat and threatened to slash her. she was not injured. the boy was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and menacing. their amazins. home game since their world series run last season. they split their opening series with the royals so they come in wit

actually considering down siding, buying a two bedroom condo, one thing for sure, he's staying in union, new jersey. >> i got a finance lawyer, settled my kids. >> his family, a bit camera shy, but thrilled they are all headed to disney world. as for gregly. >> i'm going to take each -- day as it comes. >> reporter: kemberly richardson, eyewitness news. >> i don't know how he tapes that laid back. i would be -- how he stays that laid back. i would be a fool. do right by that money, you know what i mean. sometimes it can be a curse. but seems like he has his head on straight. >>> we didn't win the lottery but we did win big dog sunday. >> amy? >> he seemed like he was a winner already. he was a sweet guy. good for him. around here, it's big dog sunday. get your paws up, especially for this special day. nicholas and rudy, sent in by grace. they are wearing blue because of autism. this has been autism blue awareness weekend, so thank you for showing your blue spreading awareness. so we appreciate that. it's baseball season. we have shelby all decked out. them in the 9:00 hour. yankees fans, and we'll

laurel, new jersey, take a look at this, hartford road closed between sixth avenue and union mill road. again, use alternate because of the closure, brings road, larchmont boulevard or arc road probably going to be your best bet to maneuver around that. also, some downed wires here, mays landing, new jersey, route 50 southbound past the a.c. expressway, only the shoulder getting by. not going to slow you down just now, but certainly will, as we progress, i'll let you know when it clears, more construction on the pa turnpike eastbound, also, balance a hill road and valley forge both left lanes and right lanes. jim, brooke, back to you. >> thanks, meisha a man shot twice in the stomach, and lives to tell about it. it happened overnight on the 200 block every west clarkson avenue. in the city olney section, police tell us they found a dozen shell casings at the scene. the 22 year old victim was rushed to the hospital and has already been released. so far, though, no arrests. >> the suspect accused in the shooting after philadelphia police officer are set for arraignment later this morning

news. >> katy, thank you. >>> union workers in atlantic city are fighting for a bill to keep their contracts in place. the new jerseystate afl/cio and public workers union led a march from caesar's casino to city hall yesterday. the workers believe a bill introduced last week will help the city recover from economic woes without breaking their collective bargaining contracts. governor chris christie supports a state takeover which allows the nullifying of contracts an a sell-off of city assets. >> obviously the state wants to come in and break our contracts. we feel that there's other ways to get it done. >> last week atlantic city workers got their last paycheck until early may. >>> meanwhile, according to philly.com, the christie administration is threatening to close atlantic city schools if the city does not make payments to the school district. the state education commissioner told the senate yesterday he doesn't know when it will happen but said the process has already begun. >>> it's 5:04. the neshaminy school district is closing two bucks county elementary schools, despite a plea from parents lastç night. t

you will see by the time we get to 10:00 k 64, by the time in to the afternoon, we will be of new jersey, union county, to 82. after school, great for sports, kids, get outside. it's going to be beautiful all week long, temperatures 80 degrees, cooler at the coast today. tonight 56. crobly mids and upper 40s to the northern west, clouds tomorrow, we get sunshine and the temperature is a breezy and cool 70 degrees. feeling cooler with the wind 67. 72 on thursday. next shot at rain on friday. april showers bring may flower, supposed to be a showery month april, we are going to be pretty dry this month. that's the shower activity friday, spotty at best. beautiful morning, rise and shine. let's get going, everybody. >>> over to heather. >> you are not going too quickly to the bell parkway, westbound on the belt, near cross bay, pushed to the side of the road. you have delays back to lorelton parkway. we are going to look at this, as you travel onto the cross island parkway, northbound, hillside avenue, we have an accident, that's going to start backing things up as well. we are looking at the 1, 2,

allentown, we are watching some construction, south 8th street is closed between union street and lehigh street. winslow, new jerseye if you're headed down south towards the ac expressway, this is route 73 near that point. no problems on either road in either direction. not a lot of cars out the door there. over in delaware, we're taking a fly through 95, north or southbound. a ten-minute trip at the most. speeds into the 60s as well from 295 to 495. i'll be back in the next ten minutes with another update on your morning traffic. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 12 minutes from 5:00. it is chilly and it is getting chillier hour by hour. the temperatures are dropping right now. clear skies and look at the wind, completely calm here at the nbc 10 studios. 43, that's at the airport. that's the warm spot. most of the area is colder than that. citizens bank park, well, the phillies have been doing great with the weather, that is. we've seen clearing skies on opening day monday. yesterday we started with rain. it was clear for the game last night. and now it's clear sailing for t

also, sewer repairs here mouth laurel new jersey take a look, hartford road closed between sixth avenue and unionill road. you will have to use alternate, briggs road, larchmont boulevard or arc road are your best bet around this right now, that's in place until at least noon today. jim, over to you. >> thank you, so much, meisha a well, sports is an important part of growing up. and today we are getting look at a place where children with learning disabilities have a chance to play the games they love. >> our pat gallen is live in east falls, where any kids are welcome to play. hey, pat? >> reporter: good morning, jim and brooke. i'm here in east falls at kids at play. it is a special place not because there is a ball pit, and because there is archery and because there is the slide that you saw my gangly legs, you know, sliding down, that thing wag fast, by the way, but because of all of the other things that come along with it, and to tell us about it, the direct offer of kids at play, julia singer. so tell us, what makes this place so special? >> we wanted to create a place leer where kids of

new jersey high school. students playing a drinking game a photo on social media. >>> this week the candidates have made some missteps. what makes new york different from every other state in the union union? >>> a >>> we have more on those stories for you in just a minute, but first an update on breaking news in new jersey. a massive fire raging in keyport. >> michael, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we can tell you right now this fire is still active. dozens of firefighters still pouring water onto several buildings that were engulfed in flames. if we pan over to the right, you can see that one of the buildings has actually collapsed. witnesses told us that two firefighters were injured in that collapse as they were fighting the fire. firefighters have not yet we can tell you there are dozens of firefighters here from multiple departments still on the scene trying to get control of this thing. we're on the water at keyport. there are several commercial buildings here. we believe this started in a warehouse, the but we're waiting for official confirmation of that. witnesses telling us they did see those firefighters transported to the hospital, but we are waiting for official co

still have the crash in when it pain township along township line road at union meeting road. mujahedeen new jerseyday lasting the next few days in lower gwynedd. pen ambler road is going to close during the mid days. morris road gets you around it. 422 the eastbound delay in full force approaching oaks into 23 and expect heavy westbound delays once a day during the midday in the pottstown area because of construction that once again will block one of the two lanes. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> new this morning criminal charges are expected in connection to flint's water crisis. according to sources michigan's attorney general will go after two state regulators and a city employee today. the government is investigating alleged wrongdoing related to flint drinking water tainted with lead and other toxins. many residents have gotten sick. the city has been under a state of emergency because of this for months. >>> and the death toll has risen to seven in houston, texas, where more rain and flash flooding is expected today. emergency officials have made nearly 2,000 water rescues including savin

patterson and montclair moving off to the north and the east and move into new york city by 6:30 or so into jersey city at 6:28 union city at 6:28 as well. then there are some downpours, new castle, over to north salem with the showers moving through northern fairfield with even more down to the south. area of rain, which will move up along the front tomorrow morning and keep us in the rain tomorrow morning through early afternoon. the next system will push that out, but it does not look impressive now with the snow out in front of it. behind it these powerful damaging winds that will be developing across the area. watch out for the storms, they will move away for a little while. we will be back in the 50s a lot cooler, but not too cold tomorrow with showers in the afternoon with clearing north and west with the change. look at this future cast here the area of snow even the coatings. up to 59 where it will be damp clearing to come through the afternoon, especially north and west. 37 feels like the 20s and the teens for sunday. the winds could be damaging over 50 miles per hour during the day with that high wind wat

left over from yesterday in mount laurel, new jersey hartford roadblocked at union mill road.hey had a sewer break. use briggs, larchmont boulevard or arc road is a an alternate. in overbrook a fire location at 53rd and media, no problems coming out of the villanova heading south the on the blue route, broad street subway market frankford line, trains are running with no delays, regional rails, patco, new jersey transit, off to a good start, in problems down to the northeast on i-95, we are looking good on the new jersey turnpike, chris and lauren, back to you. >>> we are following breaking news out of kensington scene of the very violent stabbing attack. >> details are horrific. a woman is fighting for her life, dave kinchen from the scene at frankford avenue crossing our fingers, because this doesn't sound good. >> reporter: no, it does not. police said they don't know if she's going to make it. the she's in surgery right now this happened on the 2900 block of frankford where we are right now and police believe surveillance cameras like this one here may have captured this i

south 8th street is closed between union street and lehigh street. if you're on the new jerseyke, this is right around the delaware memorial bridge. no problems in either direction. roadways are dry. >> jessica, thank you. >>> there's a turkey takeover happening in bergen county, new jersey. coming up -- >> aaah! >> that sounds terrifying. wild turkeys are terrorizing a neighborhood. now the community is trying to figure out how to fight back. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >>> can't get enough of this. big names have been praising the wildcats for their victory. >> jimmy fallon gave the team a shout out on "the tonight show." >> i want to say congrats to the villanova wildcats who won the basketball national championship last night! [ applause ] the game came

page of the burlington county times, thousands of striking verizon workers from new jersey and beyond rally with other unionembers and democratic lawmakers at the state house in trenton. the strike is in it second week. >>> burlington bristol bridge will be closed overnight, the span closed the entire weekend 6:00 a.m. saturday to 5:00 a.m. monday. >> that's look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> we have some important news before you head to the polls today. >> we're clearing up some campaign confusion, on some ballots. >> also, are sam bradford and the birds headed for a break up? pat has what the quarterback is refusing to do now that he's demands ago trade. plus: >> very moving moment. it is unfortunate that that got cut off. >> banned from singing at the 9/11 memorial. why some student had to stop singing the national anthem right in the middle of their performance. stay with us. your ceiling fan.allsaid he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew bette

. >>> union workers in atlantic city marched to city hall this afternoon fighting for a bill that keeps their contracts in place. new jersey state afl-cio and public workers union led the march from cesars casino to city hall. governor chris christie supports a state take over which allows a nullifying of state contracts. >> obviously this state wants to come in and break our contracts and we feel there's other ways to get it done. >> last week atlantic city workers got their last paycheck until early may. and more problems. the chris christie administration threatened to close atlantic city schools if the city doesn't give the school district the money i want owes. the state radiation commissioner said he doesn't know when it will happen but said the process has already begun. >>> new problems to tell you about for some charter schools in philadelphia. today the state auditor said charter schools run by the school districts have insufficient staffing and resources. the auditor believe the charter school office is too small to oversee too many schools. the superintendent said there's a problem with the way charters are fun

the next day i went to the union hall, got a ship from new jersey, amship. only place going in that year was vietnam, so i got on it, jumped ship, and got -- >> you took beer with you on the trip. >> there was always beer on ships. sort of like a tradition. >> rick, you're over there, and he shows up. what was your reaction? and he brought warm beer. you still drank it. >> well, everything was warm there. canteen water, everything. i was in total disbelief. i just, i was in shock. i just -- what are you doing here? and he said, i was in the neighborhood. i thought i would stop by and buy you a beer. and what he accomplished is amazing. how he got to find me in the desolate area i was in is -- it's a miracle. >> not to mention the lies you had to tell just to get in there. >> exactly. >> right? had to be creative. >> he's good at that. >> theyant lies. they were military lingo. there was no retreat. there was a strategic withdrawal. that was not a lie, either. >> well, you guys are absolutely terrific. we're proud of you. we appreciate your service to the cou

new jersey, 10 in pennsylvania. in new jersey, three happened in just one day. verizon said the number of cases have doubled since union workers went on strike. >>> investors will be watching wall street today after losses overseas. landon dowdy is here with details in this morning's cnbc business news. good morning, landon. >> hi there, tracy. good morning to you. wall street could be set for some losses today. futures are lower this morning. investors reacting to a big drop in japan's market after the bank of japan fails to launch more economic stimulus measures, which had been widely expected. stocks ending mixed on wednesday as the federal reserve offered few hints of a coming interest rate hike as it remains cautious on the u.s. economy. look for data today on unemployment and q-1 gdp, which may show the economy grew more slowly than in the final three months of 2015. the dow raising 51 points to 18,041. the nasdaq slipping to 4,863. >> we'll see what happens today. landon dowdy with cnbc, thanks. >>> 48 degrees at 5:26. clouds are moving back into the area. we've got another chilly day ahead, and we are watching

union and lehigh street. this is right around creek road. if you're approaching the new jersey turnpike, you have to get off that exit. you can see no problems and a four-minute drivingtime. that's really low headed northbound from 55 up north bound toward the walt whitman bridge area in philadelphia. the average speeds are well into the 60s. if you take mass transit, everything is rubbing on time or close to schedule. this morning, of course things will change for septa for the villanova parade but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. more in ten minutes. vai. >> thanks, jessica. >>> 18 minutes before 6:00 a.m. a texas police officer is under fire when he was caught on tape body slamming a girl. and we'll hear from the sixth grader who says she did not deserve to get roughed up like that. >>> plus, be praying for a victory parade. we'll tell you about the plans for the parade for villanova and how it will impact center city tomorrow. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second

union league. >> lauren, what else do you got. >> new jersey governor chris christie still pushing state lawmakers to approve atlantic city take over bill. the bill will allow alternative tax statements for casinos. only way to save sit friday financial collapse. christie says he is in agreement in place with the democratic senate president, that will have the casinos, make payments in lieu of taxes. he blames bloated contracts as a reason for the cities financial struggles. >> as i stand here today the city has horded 12.7 million-dollar, to pay municipal public employees rather than send these dollars to the schools and classrooms where they are belong. they are 12.7 million in the hole. >> governor also said he expected there to be a referendum on the november ballot to how casinos in the northern part of the state. villanova university history professor has been charged with more than 400 child pornography related counts. after the university contact police, radnor police say hundreds of image where is found in this investigation of 60 year-old professor christopher haas who was also a subject

news. >>> atlantic city is close to running out of money. today city workers enter an agreement with labor unions will be getting their last paycheck until next month. new jerseycould vote on a financial rescue bill as early as monday. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we've got sunshine but a chilly wind is blowing, 44 degrees in the city. the winds are now gusting to 30 miles an hour. we will warm up a bit. only into the 50s this afternoon. that's a live view of center city from the adventure aquarium. there you see the wind gusts, 30 miles an hour. sunshine at the shore. you'll feel the breeze there. clouds blowing through this morning. we'll see enough sunshine to warm into the 50s this afternoon. right now, 40 degrees, even in pottstown. factor in the wind, you'll have to bundle up this morning. 45 is what it will feel like with the winds in philadelphia. even at the shore feels like 30s. sunshine during the day today. >> thank you, bill. >>> tracy davidson and i will anchor our coverage of the parade starting at 1:00 with a team of reporters throughout the parade route. >> have a good one. >>> good morning. new york state of mind. candidates fr

verizon has hired thousands of non-union workers to replace those on strike. >>> a new jersey family is homeless tonight after their newscopter7 was over the home on west 26th street in bayonne. the fair started after 6 a.m. firefighters were forced through after flames started shooting through the roof. >>> a fire in queens sent one person to the hospital. that fire broke out in a house on 113th road this morning. firefighters were able to get that fire under control in about an hour. one victim suffering smoke inhalation, that person in critical condition tonight. the cause of this fire which burned through a second floor is still under investigation as well. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing retaliation after police declare a bus explosion in jerusalem was a terror attack. this shows you the aftermath, fire and smoke billowing from the bus. the explosion injured 21 people. police say the blast was caused by an explosive device detonated >>> a lucrative rally on wall street pushing the dow back above the 18,000 mark. despite a drop in oil prices, energy stocks

delran new jersey soccer star carli lloyd gets hurt tonight and leaves her game. the latest coming up in sports. plus the unionjoe sestak supports a plan that the new york timesfactreported makes cuts to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt.

union street and lehigh street. downed wires if you head out the door in new jersey on route 50.is is from an earlier accident scene, headed southbound, south of the atlantic city expressway. all lanes are closed but the right shoulder is getting by. no big delays on our map system here. we are still in the green. in marlton, new jersey, route 73 around route 70, around that intersection or that circle. you can see no problems or delays. cars are moving through just fine, at least for now. i told you we'd check in with the schuylkill expressway. this is through the conshohocken curve. no problems either direction. eastbound into center city, still a 12-minute trip there. 62 minutes from the blue route to the vine street expressway. more updates when i'm back in the next ten. vai? >>> 55 degrees right now in philadelphia. about 19 minutes before 6:00 a.m. under intense opposition, hear why lawmakers in tennessee pull the plug on a controversial bathroom bill and how the same issue rose up in our area. >>> plus, not exactly what you you get a college acceptance letter. hear why sch

. >>> today new jersey lawmakers will get a new bill aimed at averting a government shutdown in atlantic city. they want to offer state financial aid without restricting unions in atlantic city. that runs counter to the bill passed in the state senate supported by the governor. yesterday, atlantic city agreed to -- in order to keep the government running after the city runs out of money. >>> happening right now, police are searching for a teenage suspect in the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy on the subway. it happened on a manhattan bound c train last night. investigators tell news 4 that it all started with an argument between the suspect and a girl who they believe is 14 to 16 years old. that's when she stabbed him in the stomach. >>> in connecticut, a teacher is now facing charges after police say he brought a gun to school in newtown. police arrested jason adams at newtown middle school yesterday morning. another employee saw the weapon concealed under his clothing. he has a valid gun permit. but state law forbids firearms on school property. >>> it's 4:39 now. today a group plans to do something about the violence they say is creeping into new york city

union. no surprise there. there is a group called new jersey rail riders group saying they were concern. saying we have a right to privacy. conversations are supposed to be even at least in public are supposed to be private, and nobody has a a right to record them. then the question i had, i talked to a man, tyrone harley, how will hear in the next hit, who raised a question so the recording of this stuff. how do they save it and how long are they saving it for. a all legitimate questions. we are now in trenton it looks like. so we will get off and come back down but we will hopefully talk to some more riders, when we see you at 7:00. >> thanks, steve. nice experiment there. 6:35. >> well, happening today philadelphia mayor jim kenney will formally appoint the next fire and prison commissioner. >> all right, dave, give south names we will to have pronounce, it is not thiel, it is thiel, right. >> thiel, correct. >> that is right. >> and two new faces coming to two big jobs, rounding out the kenney administration. the those names and faces would be introduced this afternoon. mayor jim ken

the phony university of northern new jersey had a web site and a physical address in cranford union countyhe school had no instructors no, curriculum, no actual classes. agents arrested 21 people for conspiring to help more than 1,000 foreigners fraudulently keep or obtain student or work visas. authorities say the defendants and the foreigners knew the school did not exist. >>> a florida church worker turned the tables on a suspected crook and a news crew captured the entire scene on video. police believe the man wearing dark clothes with his hands up kicked in the church's glass doors. ed clayton there on the left is a maintenance man at the tampa church and says he pulled out his own gun when he heard a noise. the suspected thief faces a felony criminal mischief charge. clayton is not facing any charges on the arrest report. >> a new spill at the center of a major controversy in mississippi. supporters say the religious freedom measure protects people actorring in accordance to faith butter critics say it allows discrimination. mississippi governor phil bryant signed that bill yesterday

union accounts. >>> over in the burlington county times, tax relief may be on the way. new jersey state lawmakers advanced several bills intended to help this week. within bill would return millions of dollars in money collect from energy companies and utilities to municipalities. the other two bills would allow towns to create programs for rewarding people with property tax credits if they frequently shop at local businesses, or perform volunteer work for the municipality. >>> meanwhile in other news it is national championship thing is working out well for villanova students who don't want to go to school. >> yes, classeses at nova are canceled again friday so students can go to the team championship parade in center city. >>> now there was a celebration tuesday morning, a at nova, of course, but parade in center city this week will cost about $22,000. villanova will cover most of the cost that police emergency medical services and clean up, and philadelphia will pay about $6,500, to pay for sound system and barricade. mayor jim kenney says even if nova isn't in the city, it is

and new jersey turnpike and speaking of the new jersey turnpike around toll plaza that left lane is blocked. commodore barry bridge is your best bet. harper road is closed between sixth avenue and union mill road and it should be here until 4:00 p.m. today. it was scheduled to lift yesterday, it is in place jab today and your alternate same as yesterday, briggs road, larchmont boulevard and arc road. we have line painting between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. wednesday through friday, it will be schuylkill. then/from it turns in the vine street expressway. it wases blue route up until correction. make note, very us about it in the world of the construction, and crew, where ben franklin bridge you're looking good there. jim, over to you. >>> well, community of the robbinsville, new jersey is still in shock this morning after the sudden death of their beloved superintendent. >> hundreds gathered last night to remember doctor steve mayer. he was struck and killed yesterday morning while jogging near the high school. parents at the vigil said mayer was a school official who put needs of his students, first. >> great person. very positive in everything that he did. very inspirational. >> it is

laurel, new jersey, take a look at this, hartford road closed between sixth avenue and union mill road. you will have to use alternate. briggs road, larchmont boulevard or arc road will be your best bet for now. jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha a well, new this morning, philadelphia police have a mystery on their hands. when a woman is found with a slashed neck in kensington. police say someone spotted the victim walking on the 2900 block of frankford avenue when police approached her, she collapsed. right now, she is being treated for stab wounds and a slashed throat. no word on a suspect or motive >>> all right, two suspect in the shooting after philadelphia police officer are in custody and expected to have their first court appearance later this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at police headquarters. jan? >> brooke, good morning, behind bars, today, is this alleged shooter, scott griffin, as well as his alleged accomplice. today they are both expected to be arraigned on number of charges, including robbery and attempted murder. meanwhile, the office here

walked the picket line in center city, strike happening in pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware and several other east coast states. the union says verizon wants to freeze pensions and make it easier to lay off employees. verizon says it has trained thousands of nonunion workers to fill in for striking workers. >> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> plenty of sun and mild temperatures out there across most of the area today. nbc 10 at broad and federal streets in south philly, light jacket all those people needed. down the shore, things cooler and cloudier. a live look at cape may, cape may count tip like last night, temperatures going to take a dive overnight. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here with his forecast. >> the sun made such a difference today. >> yes, and it will do that tomorrow and friday as well. we're not going to see a big warm-up but the sun makes it feel warmer. clear skies out there right now. and sky clear over night going to allow that temperature to drop sharply. it's going to be at least as cold as last night. but it all depends on these clouds coming across the

over in new jersey, mount laurel, hartford road shut down, from a sewer main break that occurred yesterday right at unionl road. at least for morning rush hour use briggs, larchmont boulevard or arc road to work your way around mount laurel, new jersey that it is right there on route 38. pothole patrols are coming back again today. they will work on 322 here in delco. they will be working on i-95 between blue route and state line and as i mentioned with that closure of the vine coming off i-95 you will be push off at broad street and use vine street local. those crews should be gone in another ten or 15 minutes or so. the chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> if you use windows on your computer listen up, u.s. government issued an alert. home land security department is telling windows users to uninstall quick time program. that is video and audio software that at one time was widely used to play movie trailers and other internet media clips. apple decided this week to not issue anymore security updates for quick time on widows. it still works but without support. it could increase risk for viruses and

union followed boulevard. no service in either direction with the trains because of structural problems between east chester jagger avenue. teresa will have more. metro-north in new jersey transit with the three cleaning rules in effect today. juliet: thank you, ines. commuters who run the number five need to get around with some extra time factored in. >> big problems in the bronx. was good to teresa.it's >> have a lot of work ahead of them. they shut down the trains in this area. may be able to see the crews working behind me. is the last stop . this is a problem that started around eight 30 p.m. after a piece of construction equipment hit a massive concrete gaping hole in the platform. we are talking about a 30 foot chunk that sank about 1 foot. no one was injured but it's creating a lot of issues. crews have been working through the night attempting to not only repair it but also get things up and running . as a result, no fire trains running here at work for the next five stops. that starts in east and ends around east 180th street. department. >> they are giving it work for the correct situation. >> as a result, if you can't take a five train you have to go around

new york where you have jackson democrats, the jewish community, trade unions. all the hurly-burly of a mayor koch or mayor dinkins and the let's marginalize california, new jersey, ohio, pennsylvania, in new york which have been the traditional base of our party, and create more republican suburban version. that is not going to work. bush will win if the dlc super tuesday view of things happens. what we are seeing as a party that does have division. clinton is not winning in the northeast. he won in the south. you have this division and somehow we have to heal it and put it together. i believe the original process by which bobby kennedy and gene mccarthy fought this thing out as late as june, was a more open and authentic process. now newsweek and a lot of national media wanted end this thing two weeks ago. that really kills the decision-making process and the participation. >> what he thinks sangha's dropped out? mr. brown: he was out of money. all of these guys. i think clinton is a couple million dollars in debt. i want to make that point. this is a campaign well-managed. when we did not have the money, we spent less. we are on track and we are totally embed

>>> federal agents created a fake university in new jersey to help bust people in a visa scam of they had a website and actual address in cran ford, union county but the whole thing was a scam. they used it to arrest 22 people. for helping foreign people fraudulently obtain or keep student visas. >>> san francisco is the first in the country to require fully paid leave for moms and dads. the bill forces employers with at least 20 employees to give them six weeks off with pay after the birth of a child. the mayor is expected to sign the legislation but it is not without controversy. small business openers say it's an unfair burden. >>> and two drug companies are abandoning their plan to merge and a cash infusion to fight the zika virus. where the government is getting the money. in the last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over $40 million dollars on lobbying in pennsylvania. so it's no surprise that even though they've had over 4,000 violations, all they've ever gotten is just a slap on the wrist it's time for that change. i'm josh shapiro, and i'll hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and o

new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, our area, maryland, d.c. area and parts of virginia. they are trying to get verizon to make some changes. 5,000 jobs the union say have been shipped overseas, outsourced to low wage non-union contra contractors. they're concerned about long range transfers for months for some workers. fios not rolling out as promised and staff cuts 40% in the last decade. verizon, they say, is making big prof profits, over 3 billion or $39 billion i should sane the last three years and concerned about the impact on jobs. these workers that walked out two hours ago haven't had a contract since last august. verizon is saying it's willing to work with federal mediators to try to work this out. now, they have managers and other contractors filling in until the strike is over. >> tracie potts, live from d.c. thank you very much. >>> wall street put up impressive numbers today and can it continue today? >> two tech giants, facebook and google unveiling new features, landon is about to tell us about. good morning. >> good morning to you both. the markets look to extend tuesday's gains. futures are higher this morning and the dow pos

laurel, new jersey, hartford road is closed, between sixth avenue and union mill road, and it soundsill be closed until at least noon. probably further. so you will have to use that alternate to get around this. it will be briggs road, larchmont anarch road as your alternates. brooke, jim, over to you. >> i'm here with two special guests, meisha, a for many christmas in new york wouldn't be complete without a visit to radio city music hall to see the world famous rocketsbut you don't need to wait until next december, we have your backs here on cbs-3. the ladies back at radio city again this summer starring in the new york spectacular two of the rockettes to tell us more about this exciting show, good morning, theresa and jack. >> i good morning. >> thank you for being here with us this morning. i just want to get right into it. what's it like being part of this famous dance world? >> oh, absolutely a dream come true. this is my third season being a rockette. being with them, i couldn't ask for meg more. >> both philly girls now? >> yes. >> you live in fill. now you're not from philly

the american civil liberties union no surprise says there are laws in new jersey about audio taping conversationsand concerns with how government uses it who has access to it and how long they will keep it. now after riding the train for two hours i can tell you conversations i had, government would have in history n it was two hours of the history, and how yesterday's chronic was not as good as this morning's hit accord together people behind me on this train back in trenton. >> interesting conversation. >> but that is true too about the new jersey laws. we had our legal analyst in yesterday he was saying there has to be consent and looking at a sign that says we're recording you, does that really get consent? we will have to have see. >> would i think say yes. >> ken says for some people it may not be enough though. >> every time you make a phone call to what, the airlines. >> yeah. >> they tell you it is being recorded. >> call your doctor. >> go forward with the call good yes. >> all right. >> the philadelphia hockey community are upset when we her of the passing of the ed snider. >> so now t

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the phony university of northern new jersey had a web site and a physical address in cranford union countyhool had no instructors, no curriculum and no actual classes. agents arrested 21 people for conspiring to help more than 1,000 foreigners fraudulently keep or obtain student or work visas. authorities say the defendants and the foreigners knew the school did not exist. >> a young entrepreneur in washington, d.c. is capitalizing on a loophole in a marijuana law. the 25-year-old owns a juice delivery business. he's also handing out free samples of pot with each delivery. now the law that passed last february allows people to grow marijuana. you just can't sell it but you can give eight weigh. the small business owner says he isn't breaking any laws by providing the free drug. >> 6:27. the whirlwind continues for the champion wildcats. we're live at villanova university to run down the upcoming festivities. >> shaping up to be a pivotal delay to solve atlantic city's financial crisis. that and other stories when "action news" returns. >> ♪ >> developing on "action news," bullets smash thr

union street. eastbound coming towards me. typical volume for this time of day. the new jersey turnpike really is not looking too bad for us. things are moving well. crossing, 20-35 minutes. alternate side of the street back to you. greg: thank you very much. still observing the news that prince died yesterday at the age of 57. let me let's meet two people that knew him quite well. anthony decurtis. blondel mcmillan. an attorney who spoke to princess recently as sunday. sir, we are very sorry for your loss. welcome to both of you. rosanna: thank you both for being here. how was is your conversation with prince on sunday. >> everything was fine. as we know, everything was not fine. hopefully, he is that a perfect very sad. rosanna: they had to basically make an emergency landing. tmc is reporting that it was a drug overdose. to juneau with prince had any drug issues over the years? >> par from anyone who took drugs or fell from drugs in that way. he was very much a health nut. there is level. very clear. very focused. i know that tmc and other media so what they felt. we will see what happens when the reports come by. greg: