. >> from the department of homeland security, he joins us from philadelphia. and jack, good to have you back on the program. when an is attack like this happens, is it by definition an intelligence failure? >> it could be. and in this case, it appears that some of these individuals were known to u.s. tense, and perhaps those names were not shared with the french. we don't know why that happened. and it will be obviously the focus of an after-action review, but not every time an attack happens means that there was an intelligence failure. >> gotch a. so jack, i want you to explain to me, break down the anatomy of an investigation like this. friday happens in paris, and how do the various security agencies respond? >> sure, as we heard just a few minutes ago, right now in saint-denis, the french are doing an investigation, and combing through the public and looking for clues, and in addition to that, they're doing a very wide, concentric search with the individuals who were killed and caught. and that not only involves forensics, but computer forensics, and goin

joining us from philadelphia in the u.s.s so much. >> thank you. >>> the french president, has pledged his support for mali. a week of course, after the attacks in paris. and meanwhile french authorities say a body has been recovered from the apartment in saint-denis. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: dreadful moments in bamako, mali, when it appears the focus on targets with a french connection may have gone global. gunmen entered a five-star hotel popular with foreigners and diplomats. they took hostages. there have been a number of deaths. president hollande said french forces on the ground would do what they can to help. >> translator: once again, terrorists want to mark their bar barous presence on every location. so we need once again to be firm and show our solidarity towards our friend mali. in this hotel there were tourists, people in charge of businesses, people of different nationalities, and that's because mali needs their support to rebuild and develop. >> reporter: at home in france, another police raid, more pe

he joins us from philadelphia. so good to see you. >> how are you? question we always wish somebody would ask while promoting a book but never get asked: what stories from this book that you consider important had it not had a chance to talk about yet? >> i appreciate that. one of the things i find fascinating is whoever was hiring the andover faculty in the 1930's was brilliant because if you read bush's teacher reports, you find that the character of the man was entirely said from the time he was 14 until he was 18. he was intense about everything. he worked hard but didn't want anybody to know it. he covered it up with a great amount of charm, and inability to reach out to his classmates. he was a heroic figure at the school, famously helped a kid who was being picked on. the kid later said, who just saved me? and they said, that is poppy bush. the menre character of was born before he entered public life. mark: you did something unusual in a book like this, you want to some of the non-main characters and told them what you had and got their reacti

robert gates joins us from philadelphia. mr. secretary thank you for joining us.obert: thank you charlie. charlie: only what reality inc. acted harris is change. robert: i think you need to look at what happens in paris alongside of the bombing of the russian airliner over the sinai and the marketplace attack in beirut. within the space of three weeks threeaunched major attack very different laces using three very different technique. i think it speaks to the way in which their ability to reach beyond the area that they control syria and iran has expanded. we see that they are active in libya is well. made progress in establishing control of the central part of that entry. i think that this is a movement that reaching well beyond the boundaries of the territory that they conquered syria and in iraq. think that measures the magnitude of the kind of challenge that we face. charlie: the understanding of the strategy of war and strategy is now the strategy should. robert: i think that the linesgy has been ryan people in iraq and syria who are willing to take on isis w

joining us from philadelphia, dr. chuck williams, a psychiatrist and from austin, texas dr.e forest a psychologist. why is it on the rise? >> so i think three factors, basically, bill. first one is that the thing that you talk about so much people wanting to get ahead, working hard, that sort of opportunity is on the decline. you add that with income inequality and finally the third factor, protests are getting a life of their own and becoming an event that's far attached from being protest and so i think you are getting more people taking to the streets. >> you know, but we have been through 6 economic times in the past, dr. williams. the great depression, we had food lines. you know, our grandparents and great grandparents lived0[ z after world war it. did you not see this kind of stuff. so there is something now happening on the planet. do you know what it is? >> well, bill, i'm glad you are showing your harvard education and your knowledge of history not only in america but around the world. you're correct. but what's different about today is that people have this sense

nbc 10's doug shimell joins us live from philadelphia with more. doug? >> reporter: it wasn't an illegal lab that perhaps put the two small bodies in the ally? or a rogue medical waste hauler? or all of the above? the medical examiner believes the two small bodies of newborns found amidst trash in kensington were actually specimens from a medical facility. >> can't make it disappear. >> reporter: the news compounds with ronnie jackson and his 9-year-old son kassim saw. >> when you have specimens like that you want to get rid of, you should cremate it. somebody from a lab like that, throw it on the street, something like that, that just ain't right right there. >> reporter: detectives from the police special victims unit say the infant boy and girl had been preserved in formaldehyde after being professionally autopsied. >> it's terrible, i don't know what to think of that. >> reporter: investigators are likely checking hospitals and labs and medical waste haulers to see if any of those may yield something. >> the big one's stomach was cut open. >> reporte

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from philadelphia international a a airport where extra security measures are in place and those lines are slowing with some people. how is it looking right now. >> reporter: erika and nicole, good morning. we seem to be going through waves in long lines and short lines. it is a quiet period here at philadelphia international airport this morning. when we first arrived, though, that line was snaking all the way through the roped off area and down the hall way. it is looking much better. philly international a airport officials say on domestic flights folks come here two hours early to get and make their way through security screenings. i want to welcome in triple a spokesperson kathleen miller for philadelphia mid-atlantic region. what is advice for people as they helped to the airport this morning. >> just remember folks, you are not alone. there will be about 45,000 philadelphia area residents traveling will by air for this weekend. pack your patients. check your flight status before you come. give yourself plenty of time to get here, to

action news" reporter trish hartman spent the day talking with weary travelers and joins us live from philadelphia international airport, trish. >> water no surprise it's been a puzy night at the airport. travelers were wake making their way home on the air and road. >> when you're in stand still traffic and pumping the brakes and pumping brakes that makes a long ride just horrible. >> fill ma is johnson she's tired and driving her caught home to anyone side after spending thanks giving in disneyworld. they hit the road 9 a.m. and stopped here at the pennsylvania welcome center after a long day. >> today, traveling was really hectic. it was a lot of traffic jams and so we warmed it. >> ka cording to aaa almost 42 million were expected to take a road trip this holiday weekend and because gas prices are lowest we've seen since 2008 the number of drivers up from mast yearch the little family from berwick spent thanksgiving in virginia and swpd the ride sglom if you look at the gps we veered off the regular plenty of travelers packed the baggage claim area. many relieve the trip was so easy. >> it was

. >>> also coming in to us from north philadelphia a fast moving fire damaged a home.mes broke out around 1:00 a.m. on the 2200 block of west berk street. firefighters found heavy fire showing on the second and third floors. there is a report of people trapped but they were able to get out safely. the red cross was called in to assist. so far there's no word on what kicked off that fire. >> the u.s. state department has issued a worldwide travel alert to all americans due to increased terrorist threats. the alert states that militants from isis al-qaeda boko haram and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions around the world. americans are being told to exercise particular caution during the holiday period. this alert will be in effect until february 24th. >> ♪ >> i'm erin o'hearn. happening today, french president francois hollande will meet with president obama at the white house. the topic will be fighting isis. he's asked the u.s. to take a more active role but the president has shown no indication of a change in u.s. policy. in paris, au

he joins us from philadelphia. d the paris attack lebanon and the sinai from isis and what we ought to do about it. >> i think what those three attacks demonstrate along with the success that isis has had in gaining control of the central part of libya is that the reach of this organization goes far beyond the syrian iraqi areas that their troops control. while the capture or killing of the master mind of the paris attacks is obviously important and a good thing, the truth is this snake has many heads. while this is a setback for them the truth is i have a feeling that there are many others prepared to take his place. >> what more do you think that the u.s. could be doing to stop isis? what do you think? >> i think that first of all we need to loosen the rules of engagement for the forces that we already have in iraq and perhaps think about sending some modest increase number. we need to let our special operations forces be more active. we need to implant or embed advisers and trainers with the iraqi forces down to

nbc 10's drew smith checked out a couple of community shopping spots and joins us live from a philadelphia fairmount neighborhood. >> reporter: denise, here in fairmount, they're hanging out bags, even a passport where you can track where to go in the neighborhood. all in an effort from area business owners to try to get more people shopping local. peddler's village in bucks county is decked out in holiday lights tonight. that colorful glow, inviting sight for shoppers after a dreary day. >> a little slow because of the rain. >> reporter: nicole fresco was helping lift people's spirits and get them in the spending mood with some hot cider. >> it's an exceptional time to be out. >> reporter: now in it's sixth year, small business saturday is promoting the places that don't have the large muscle of retailers. >> every $1 spent locally, 68 cents stays in the community. >> reporter: people are buying into that idea. >> something that's very important to me. and i like supporting local. >> reporter: in doylestown, this book shop brought in authors and live music. >> this is a walking town, but

us. we continue our conversation now about the paris attack with robert gates. he was secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. serving both administrations. he joins us now from philadelphia. i'm pleased to have him back on this program. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, charlie. good to be with you again. >> rose: tell me what reality you think the attacks in paris have changed. >> i think you need to look at what happened in paris alongside of the bombing of the russian airliner over the sinai and the market place attacks in bay route. -- bay beiru had,t. within three weeks isis launched major attacks in three very different places using three very different techniques. and i think it speaks to the way in which their ability to reach beyond the area that they control in syria and iraq has expanded. and we see that they're active in libya as well. and have made progress in establishing control over the central part of that country. so i think that this is a movement that is reaching well beyond the boundaries of the territory that they've conquered in syria and in iraq. and i think that measures the magnitude of the kind of challenge that we face. >>

will impact everybody leaving bucks county from woodhaven road, contacted my road all the way down into cottman avenue. don't use i-95. from northeast philadelphiaevelt boulevard, boulevard will get you down, exit at harbison avenue and that will get you on the bridge street interchange. and then you can further your trip south. if i were you forget there was a river, spend three bucks to go over the bridge and come down route 130 or 295, and come back in over the betsy ross. that is the ticket. trying to get through the neighborhood will be a rough go this morning. use the new jersey side, 130 or 295, and you can come in on the the betsy ross bridge, put it on the expense report, right mike. >> five bucks on that expense report and come down i-95. tacony palmyra expecting an opening, at 6:00 o'clock, that is running late. don't use tacony pal my, yeah betsy ross is way to go, this morning, sue, when will we turn faucet off. >> just say a couple more hours, stay in bed call in late. you know what, this is an all day event this will be breaks in the action throughout the day but we have a couple of systems heading our way from the south, a double

he has been a long-time bull of this stock market back with us today from philadelphia. >> i think we'llave a good next couple of months, and honestly, it's not -- it's not on earnings this year. i think the stock market really likes what the fed said in october. i think they want to get uncertainty of the fed hike out of the way, and they particularly like the fact that the fed removed that sentence about being concerned about global risks. the u.s. economy can move ahead in 2016 and i think that puts stock investors are looking to in terms of what the statement is and, by the way, tomorrow we have statements by bill dudley of the federal reserve bank of new york, stan fisher, the vice chair. these are going to be important. are we -- are they going to say yes, the market is, in fact, taking the right inference of last week. let's talk about the quality of the rally, if you will, professor? i want you to listen to a soundbyte from our guests yesterday. >> i'm really not happy with what's driving this market? it's financial engineering. i would like to see revenues doing extremely well.

amtrak out offor the transportation bill, that is used from philadelphia to boston, that is 30% population is only used by a small amount of people and it is taking gas. host: since you seem knowledgeable about this, what do you do? do you work in the tradition industry? actually, i ran against bill once. i supported to other candidates that i do opposition research a little bit. host: why do you have to get off the highway to get onto another od?hway in breeze wo caller: as i said before, that was a creation of -- father. he was the highway transportation before him. and to our three local representatives of the turnpike corporation who own businesses here. they were able to use their influence on the turnpike commission. the 2002f you look at transportation bill, they drop a big map of the interstates and the highways. are 200 19 that was supposed to be completed years ago and it will not let the connected because of another highway connecting the i-81 corridor down they want everything to funnel through there. host: all right, that is john. he has run against bill shuster. he was talkin

us to explain it all. >> reporter: these are independenting findings. this research done in north philadelphia among low income minority families. it used to be many of those children from those families didn't have smart phones and tablets, that technology was mainly for people with money. well this new study from einstein is getting national attention, and national attention, showed, that digital divide is going away. eleven month-old enrique santana is at einstein clinic being treated for a fever. he is easily distracted by his mom's phone. >> good and not good add had same time. >> reporter: why. >> because of electronics. it the is not good. but he knows how to use it. >> reporter: it its common before children can walk or talk many know how to use mobile devices. new study of 350 children under the age of four in north philadelphia, shows even young children are handy with devices. >> in the first year of life, 92 percent of the children report they had were using devices or had used the the device. by age two, more than half of them were using it on a daily basis. >> reporter: lead researchers doctor matilda a the chair of the pediatrics at einstein medical cente

from st. peter's square. she brought us major stories from all over the world and a fixture in philadelphia homes for many years she really leads what we do here in the morning. she is the heart and soul of this operation. she'll be honored. you are. you make it happen. she will be honored with the -- at the 50th annual banquet. we'll be there to help enjoy and celebrate you as well. so a big celebration for you today, well deserved. >> thank you. i'm looking forward to it. fun to have the whole team there. >> wait until you see what i wear. you'll be stunned. >> no. no. >> i promise. >> i hope your wife will dress you. "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> believe that everyone deserves a second chance. >> today the immigration debate is expected to heat up in philadelphia. why activists are taking on city hall. >> terror in paris one week later this morning security concerns linger as france remains on high alert. >> just like that the car ended up as you see where it's at. >> that car ended up in a construction zone and on top of a worker now police triering to figure out why the warnings di

from the hit show "chopped" here to answer your questions everything about turkey, side, dessert but we begin with the rough holiday weather slamming 19 states. abc's rob marciano starts us off from philadelphiagood morning to you, rob. >> good morning, lara. it seems like every thanksgiving there is a big storm hitting somewhere and this year is no different. this is a powerful one and it is hitting the west hard causing all sorts of dangerous conditions across a huge swath of the country. >> wow. >> california winds causing chaos at this flea market. people fleeing for cover. winds tossing tents and debris in the air. 11 injured, three taken to the hospital. first responders treating many on the scene. >> the tents ago like big sails of there is a lot of metal poles. >> reporter: in northern california, plows out after nearly a foot of snowfall. drivers spinning out and crashing. >> so dangerous out here you want to get your chains on. >> reporter: massive waves battering the coastline of washington state. winds taking down trees and power lines. >> tore the lines up. >> go ahead. >> reporter: crews working through the night to restore power to thousands. and in utah dust storms blinding dr

. >> and flights continued to depart from philadelphia for france, many have told us they won't threat attacks stop them from returning to paris now or in the future. >> and college students from millersville university are studying abroad in paris, ahead, they spoke with jim rosenfield about watching the soccer match where the suicide bomber set off that bomb and the terror unfolded. >>> happening today, opening statements will get under way in the trial against phillip chis om, the teenager accused of killing his teacher two years ago. the 16-year-old was found competent to stand trial following a psychiatric evaluation. he was 14 when investigators say he followed his teacher, strangled, raped and murdered her and left her body in a pile of leaves. the trial is expected to last until mid december. >> no snowfall in this area yet. a lot of people not mad about that. other parts of the country are dealing request snowstorms. look at this in northern california. kids are enjoying fresh powder. the new fallen snow also made for slippery conditions on the roadways there. danger owls for

used by children by the age of 4 years old. researchers from albert einstein medical center collected data from philadelphia parents. 450 childrenad their own tv and 75% their own mobile devices and by 3 or 4 years old they could use an ipat without any help. many gave them mobile devices to keep them calm and quiet in public places. 25% of them used one to put their kids to sleep. >> they can do it better than we can. >>> the "action news" stories coming up at 4:00 p.m. >> how was halloween? >> reporter: it was great, now we can talk about thanksgiving. we're excited about the thanks day parade. there are incredible hotel deals if you want to come into the city and join us for that. there are exclusive deals we'll show them to you and break them down in what else the deal at 4:00. if big talkers you don't want to keep up with the car -- kardashians, there's an app for that. there's a a car block filter and how it works. you can watch our newscast streaming live on your phone or tablet. >> pennsylvania's most famous groundhog is back by popular demand. gus is coming out of retirement. he use his break to return to the state. he

that is only used grand from philadelphia to boston, is 30% of the population but is only used by a small amount of people and it is taking gas revenues that should be used for highways and one john, since you seem very knowledgeable about all of this, what did you do you work in the transportation industry? callback actually, i ran against bill once. and i supported the two other candidates and i do opposition research a little bit. >> host: why do you have to get off the highway -- >> we believe this until after the american enterprise institute for discussion of the criminal justice system and prison reform. this is hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> the last year, discussion on criminal justice reform come on over criminalization, on all sorts of things. went of things. workmen to focus today on on specific aspects of that. my thoughts on part of why i picked this, this is about prison specifically, and i do libertarian leanings. i think and rethink our illegal. on the catholic. big justice and mercy needs to be played at the on the other hand, i don't know and i don't th

sponsored by the greater philadelphia film office, where writers and potential producers get a chance to pitch their story ideas to a panel of professionals. he showed us this letter fromlm office saying as part of philly pitch prince described the tv concept "cream" to a panel that included lee daniels. the head of the film office confirms to the nbc 10 investigators she wrote the letter. after the pitch, daniels never called him. then on january 7th, 2015, prince saw "empire." >> i should own half of your company. >> and i want half my company back. >> prince put together comparison videos of "cream" to empire, he believes it illustrates the show's similarity. >> try again, everything you got into it. >> i need you to sing like you are going to die tomorrow. >> could this not all be a coincidence? >> based on the conversations i had with a copyright attorney, three or four things may be considered a coincidence, not ten things in the same one hour of program, no. >> some copying is okay. >> temple law professor gregory mandel specializes in copyright law. >> it's okay to copy fact. it's okay if you take somebody else's idea. >> that's why copyright infringement is to

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doing it and mayor-elect jim kenney wants to bring a similar program to philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon joins us from school district headquarters with more details, rahel, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. what is interesting here is that the school district of philadelphia and teachers union both seems on board. it is a relatively new innovative way of schooling other districts in the country are doing it and we found today one school in philadelphia a that is working with it as well. when resources are hard to come by and need is hard to miss and philadelphia schools, the the city in ohio have one solution. >> we saw so many things that shocked us, we walk in the hall will way and there was a eye center, vision center. >> reporter: in a press conference monday at tanner duckry school in north philadelphia mayor-elect jim kenney talked about expanding schooling similar to plans in cincinnati. model var fridays school will to school but essentially uses outside non-profits and institution toss provide services like health care, dental and vision, even extracurricular like music he had case. b

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passengers returning to philadelphia from brussels tell us they were asked not to leave their hotels during their stay, and we spoke to one passenger heading back to the country, and she said she understands the strong security measures. >> it's not nice, but i am to accept, i have no other choice, and whatever they do they do for my security, so. >> the u.s. embassy in brussels are asking all americans there to continue to shelter in place. >>> back in our area, a montgomery county family grieving today after a missing college student was found dead. the 19-year-old shot himself in berks county. officers found him inside a car in a picnic area in albany township. he went missing monday morning after he drove from his college in maryland to his parents house in khel ton ham. he took a rifle case with him and that prompted his school to shut down. the school sent their sympathies to the family, and the statement reads in part, this is a terrible flow to our community and we need to continue to be supportive of one another as we mourn individually and as a community. there will be coun

just hours away from the start of this year's philadelphia marathon. meteorologist scott williams will be with us in few minutes with your extended forecast. but we are continuing to follow the fallout from a latest terror attack and how people are responding here in philadelphia. >>> dozen of demonstrators flooding the streets in center city just a few hours ago. the message being sent that many are standing united against hate. good evening, everyone, i'm chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmeney. that crowd of protesters taking the march right to city hall. organizers are calling it an effort to speak out against war, racism, islamphobia and police repression. rally and march for unity happening during rush hour bringing out extra police patrols. tonight we have not heard of any arrests or any major disruptions but it's clear emotions are running high in the wake of last week's terror attacks in paris and the violence in africa tod today. >>> at least 19 people are dead including one american after an attack at a hotel in mali. islamic extremists armed with guns and grenades stormed the radison bl

philadelphia tradition is making some dramatic changes. >> the mummers parade is making room for diversity. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us from the mummers museum in south philadelphia. people calling for this a long time, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes. this is a monumental change that will be marked soon in the halls of the mummers museum. this is 115 year-old tradition that is set to change in 2016 when mummers new years parade welcomes new ethnic participants. this addition comes after city hall talked about making parade more inclusive and there is concern mummers marches had been insensitive to racial and ethnic roots. they say their satyrical style was never meant to offend and they are looking forward to featuring new faces including a mexican heritage group used during marches and all looking forward to the mummers new chapter. >> the mummers parade is philadelphia. it the should represent all of philadelphia, and it will. >> reporter: we also have reactions this morning from the spokesperson monica oross co saying we are excited our parade ape costumes are very similar. we are honor the mummers

us, i'm keith jones. students from penn, drexel, temple, and the community college of philadelphia are marching for change fighting for higher pay, less student debt, and even no tuition. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal joins us live from the scene. it was crowded there before, i imagine it still is there, randy. >> reporter: yeah, about a few hundred students from campuses around philadelphia. they came down broad street, market street, drexel, penn, temple, community college of philadelphia, and if you look over here you can see the huge crowds. all of them here protesting very specific things. i'm joined by one of the organizers. tell me, you're asking for specific demands at these universities, which include a $15 minimum wage. >> yes. >> reporter: why is that? >> we recognize those university campuses are gender fied. penn is the largest private employer and temple is the largest public employer. people of color coming from neighborhoods they cannot afford to live in the neighborhoods where they work. >> reporter: you're also asking for other things, including getting rid of college tuition, as well as can

passengers coming back to philadelphia from brussels tell us they were asked not to leave their hotelsuring their stay. we also spoke with one passenger going back to her home country, and she tells us that she understands the strong security measures in place. >> not nice, but i am to accept, i have no other choice, and whatever they do, they do for my security. >> the u.s. embassy in brussels is asking all americans there to continue to shelter in place. >>> they're a bunch of killers with good social media. and they are dangerous and they have caused great hardship to people. >> president obama did not minutmince words. president obama also vowed to not relent against isis and the world will not accept attacks on civilians like places in paris as the new normal. >>> this is in mermyanmar. most of the victims were villagers before the landslide hit. >>> back here in our area, a montgomery family is grieving today after their student was found after he shot himself. march burger went missing after he drove from his college to his parents' house and took a rifle case with him and his d

us they still consider the framework active. >>> philadelphia students and parents are calling on governor tom wolf to help restore low income scholarships. they protested in philadelphia. there is a restriction preventing companies from using tax credits to fund the scholarships because of the budget battle. the group claims the entire state could lose $150 million which benefits more than 45,000 scholarships. >>> it's 4:06. now to an nbc 10 exclusive. philadelphia's mayor-elect hans aggressive plan for improving schools. he wants to transform them into community learning centers that will benefit both the student and the neighborhoods around the schools. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in south philadelphia. you are the only reporter to travel with the mayor-elect when he toured one of these schools in cincinnati. tell us more. >> reporter: i was. it was pretty eye opening. they are called community learning centers for a reason. the idea is you open up a school building, traditional school building, to things other than classes for students. in cincinnati where i went with my photographer matt and we went with the mayor-elect education team, it is working. take a look. we toured one of the most successful community le

th uflight was headed from philadelphia to new hampshire. wiktnesses told us they heard plane and could tell something was wrong rm it sounded like something in distress, sort of a ru bmbling. but we didn't know what it was. >> reporter: ntsb investigators are looking int the pilot, the plane and the weather. flight aware shows the plane veered just before the crash but that's not been verified by investigators. 4 investigates checked the records and found that the same pilot made a hard landing in at area two years ago. it's too early to say what whe cause of the crash was. i asked the ntsb what evidence they've found. have you retrieved the flight >> these plans don't have the flight data recorders. they might have some memory devices on th , gpss. unfortunately i don' know that yet. >> the engine is still in the water. they hope to have a preliminary report on the cause of the crash ines about ten days. we're live tonight in breezy point, queens. >>> no one is complaining about e weather we've been having. we haven't seen a stretchggf mperatures likr this i

circulation improve and beginning now, uber is doing more than just getting you from point "a" to point "b," people in philadelphia can usece to protect against the flu. from now until 3:00 p.m. you can use the uber app to call for a flu shot. the fee is $10, far price the nurse will travel to your home or office to administer the vaccine. you get a wellness package that includes tissues and sanitizer and a lollipop. also a tote bag. very nice. looking for the best deals on auto insurance? well, how much you pay depends on what kind of vehicle you drive. a new report by insurancegoats.com shows suvs and trucks are cheaper to ensure than sedans and the best deal goes to the ford explorer followed by the gmc sierra. analysts say you can expect to pay annual costs of 4% to 7% of the price of the new vehicle. some of our area's best movers and shakers are coming together to break bread and make a difference. it's the 46th anniversary breakfast for the urban affairs coalition and charmaine matlock turner is the president and ceo of the urban affairs coalition. for those of our viewers who vrnt familiar the organization, tell u

us having to lower our price on items. >> reporter: state lawmakers considering increasing the sales tax from 6 to 7.25%, higher in cities like philadelphia. there's already some sticker shock from shoppers like kelly o'shea, who moved here from delaware. >> every time i buy something it's like i'm used to itting what it costs on the price tag. so definitely something i haven't accounted for but vie to start because it's affecting my budge the for sure. >> reporter: state lawmakers are considering a sales tax hike to avoid increasing property taxes. but senator leech doesn't think it's a fair trade-off. >> raising taxes on people like social security disability recipients, minimum wage workers to reduce property taxes, it makes the tack code more regressive. >> reporter: after a five-month stalemate the pressure is on to pass a state budge. it doesn't mean you just pass anything. >> reporter: and this is an option everyone would have to pay for. >> it's a shame that this there's a high tax already in philadelphia. but i wish they would, you know, try to think about small businesses. >> reporter: again, the question is, is a sales tax hike