. >> school reform commission announced the contract extension for william hite. you should the deal. the salary will stay the same. he'll only get a raise if district teachers do and at the same percentage. the contract and he thinks through august 22 is expected to be officially approved next thursday, william hite came to the district in 201. >> there's a hot-ticket item this holiday season, but don't bother taking one with you when you go home for christmas. >>> surf's up, dangerous high waves kicked up along the california beach thanks to a pacific storm. >> reporter: it feels like surfing weather out there this morning, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. one issue is on the roads. if you're traveling the next couple of hours, visibility has been reduced because of the fog settling in. i'll have the numbers in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastes

william hite sent a memo to staffers saying the schools could run out of money by the 29th. the state has been without a budget since june 30th. >>> philadelphia cab drivers were among the dozens of drivers protesting in center city yesterday. they were calling for the city to shut down uber x drivers. >> we can't advertise in our taxi to make a couple of extra dollars we can't do a lot of things in our taxi to increase our earnings because of the parking authority regulations, they are not regulated, uber and uber x. >> protesters say the unregulated drivers are putting people at risk. they called the parking authorities outdated reduce for the cab drivers frustrations. >>> looking live on storm tracker 6 live double scan, you're starting out the early part of the commute dry. as we look outside we have cloudy skies, cameras are rock solid, because we have calm winds. temperatures on the cool side, but mild for this time of the year. 48 degrees in philadelphia. 46 degrees in wilmington, 50 in reading and allentown and a little over 50 in atlantic city and down the coast in

of closing january 29th with the issues unresolved should this was a relief for superintendant, william hite. >> the governor is in a tough spot so i'm appreciative that he is releasing money and i support his call for the additional money for public education here in pennsylvania. >> dr. hite says the state has yet to determine how the money will be distributed to districts statewide so he doesn't know how long the schools will operate past the january 29th deadline. >>> turning to weather, the sky 6 hd video captured the rainy morning in center city and the steady soaking is over and a mild afternoon is on tap and boston and other places to our north are dealing with snow than is making it a tough day nationwide for people trying to catch a flight. first to meteorologist, david murphy. >> well, we have a big system roll through and some cases it produced precipitation in the lehigh valley and that ended before dawn, satellite and radar now, even boston is beginning to change over to rain, good news for those up there, we are looking at a few breaks in the clouds locally i can't rule that o

they propose an extension for superintendent william hite. the chairperson says hite has been a strong leader and they want to insure the continuity of that leadership. philadelphia police are questioning the death of an 82-year-old man stabbed in his home. they say they found the knife. the son was home. they took him into custody. neighbors say the victim had recently become terminally ill and his family was caring for him. >> his doctors were giving him five to six months to live. >> who has the audacity, who would do something like that to someone? you think about parents, something like that, especially this time of year. >> investigators say right now the man's son who lives with the father is the only suspect. they have fought released the identities of the father or the son. new information this morning, what is being called porn-gate, the pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. kane received e-mails from her sister. the philadelphia enquirer is reporting some of the e-mails had race pictures or referred to race or ethnic groups.

. >>> also today the philadelphia reform commission will extend william hite's contract. the frc proposes an extension to 2022. the superintendent will keep his current salary and will get pay increases. the chairperson says hite has been a strong leader during a difficult time and you want to ensure the continuity of that leadership. new information in the new corruption scandal vfing pennsylvania's attorney general. kathleen kane released e-mails she received from her sister ellen granahan. she works for the child predator section. some eles males had racial pictures, which is exactly what kane is criticizing about emales sent or received by other official officials. they said they did not warrant displimpblts a democrat in the state legislature in pennsylvania resigned from the philadelphia see. believes she was fought reporting an informant. the case was brought by city prosecutorings after attorney general kane abandoned it, because she believed it improperly targeted plaque officials. she worked trempb 27 years in the state house. she is now on probation for six mon

wolf's budget announcement frees up money for the philadelphia school district, superintendant, william hite reacted this way. >> we can operate further into the school year without the full budget but understand this is only a partial budget not all the moneys that would be coming to philadelphia so naturally that will allow us to go much longer into the school year, will it allow us to go through the school year? i don't know yet. >> again philadelphia's public schools were slated to close on january 29 without a resolution to the bumgt stalemate. >>> one person was found dead inside of a camper in townsend this morning. the vehicle was parked on pine tree road, investigators are not sure how the fire started or how the person died. >> a 7-year-old boy from allentown was killed in a drive by shooting in florida, authorities have identified amir castro in richmond heights, 25 miles outside of miami, his tamly said he recently moved there and castro was struck by a bullets when someone opened fire on a relative's house and the suspects were driving in a white pickup truck and the motive rema

william hite sent a memo to staffers saying that the school system could run out of money by january 29th and after that date the district may not be able to pay employees or pay its bills, the letter promises that the district is exploring all options, the state has been without a budget since june 30th. a vacant building in the winfield section of philadelphia is a place to call home for dozens of senior citizens, officials symbolcly broke grown on the old wynn theater and will be remodeled into apartments. it was build back in the 1920s and construction is expected to be finished this time next year. >>> coming up philadelphia police officers that went above and beyond the call of duty are honored for their service and their bravery. and it's all smiles as christmas comes early and presents are doled out for deserving students in hunting park. >>> and clouds are thicken and i'm tracking rain on the way and new information on timing and where the rain will fall in the accuweather forecast. >>> and the eagles cardinals preview with ducis rogers. holiday season's just like football s

school superintendent william hite revealed that in an e-mail. without state funds the ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills beyond january 29 is uncertain. pennsylvania has been operating without a budget since july 1. >> a new law in philadelphia is making it harder for employers to immediately disqualify an applicant with a criminal record. philadelphia mayor nutter signed amendments to what is known as the ban the box law. applicants no longer have to disclose prior criminal convictions on job applications and employers cannot run a background check until they extend a job offer. >> not guarantee anyone a job. it guarantees that people will receive fair consideration for a job. >> this won't afly for every job. law maintains protection for law enforcement, children and the elderly. >> happening today officials will honor members of the philadelphia police force at a commendation ceremony. it will recognize officers for valor, bravery and heroism. >>> eight minutes after 5:00. we're starting off with cloudy skies this mor

. >> philadelphia school superintendent doctor william hite responding. >> number one, it is good news that we can go beyond january 29th. naturally, there is a lot of details that we have to figure out. and as always indicate double -- in the detail, but in the short-term in allows us to move beyond january 29th. >> now, governor wolf placing the blame on state republicans are forcing him he says to line item veto certain items of that budget including state funding for education. now, in a response, by state republicans, we have a quote from republican party chairman rob gleason it, says, quote, today tom wolf finally admitted his multi-billion dollar mistake it continues quote it is a tragic that so many schools and non-profit were faced with unpaid bills, layoffs, and even closures because tom wolf used them as political pawns in his reckless budget game. we're live here in center city. greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> greg, thank you. >> meanwhile, turning to our weather, heavy rain overnight is clearing out right now. the morning though started out with quite a splash fo

william hite tells me he expects the emergency funding for philadelphia will be about $500 million and will take the school district into about june, about six months into the new year. he says even if that turns out to be not the case, he says the district can look forward to some funding coming from and related to city property taxes. that usually gets dispersed early springtime. reporting live outside of school district headquarters, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 reached out to state lawmakers in both parties today. they are hopeful a budget could be passed soon but are concerned the fix announced today is short term. >> what i support is us not leaving. what i support is us being back there now. i don't care who's exhausted, and getting this job done. >> there was a compromise fully ready, voted on, and supported by a majority of the members, it went first consideration, second consideration, then we were shamefully gavelled out. >> reporter: pennsylvania has been without a budget since july 1st. >>> and new at 6:00, state representative leslie acosta from philadelph

superintendent william hite warned that the district can only continue operating through january 29th. hite goes on to say after that date our ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills is uncertain. prospect of running out of operating fund is dire. >>> congressional leads have have reached a deal on a year end tax and spending bill. $1.1 trillion spending bill fund all government agencies through 2016 fiscal year. the the tax deal extend dozens of breaks worth billions of dollars. the voting should happen before congress adjourns later this week. >>> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", flyers and hurricanes storm into overtime and see the the dramatic finish. >>> do you remember this young man with the voice of the angel from the pope's visit, bobby hill, on another philadelphia stage, we are back in two minutes. >>> been i hill's angelic voice brought people to their feet at the kimmel center. >> ♪ >> hill performed oh, holy night, the 14 year-old grab the world's attention with that spontaneous performance in front of the pope francis in september. >> i

superintendent william hite made the startling a announcement the last night saying the district may have to close if the state does not the pass a new budget. that deadline is january 29th. now hite went on to say after that our ability to keep schools open and issue paychecks and pay bills is uncertain. prospect of running out of operating fund is dire. >>> and unusual crash involving a tractor trailer caused some traffic headaches in bucks county. chopper three over trenton morrisville route one toll bridge. tractor trailer struck a barrier passing through one of the southbound toll lanes around 7:30 this morning. three lanes were closed while crews cleared that crash. the the road and toll planes have been since reopen. >>> and, chopper three over a crash involving a septa bus and several vehicles in philadelphia's wissonoming neighborhood. this happened around 8:30 this morning on torresdale avenue near fender street. no injuries were reported. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> right now lets get a check of your weather. a little will bit cool but still mild for

william hite. under the new deal, his $300,000 salary will stay the same. hite will only get a raise if district teachers do and at the same percentage. the contract extension runs through august 2022. it's expected to be officially approved next thursday. hite came to the district in 2012. >>> one of the best known corporate flames in the tri-state area, dupont, wants to merge with another chemical giant, dow chemical to form a giant company that would be valued at $130 billion. but there would be some scaling back in this area. "action news" reporter vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: if the dupont dow merger goes through experts say the michigan based dow would be the dominant company. dupont says they will cut their global workforce by 10 percent with 7,000 employees here in delaware, a company spokesman says there will be an impact here. dow has 500 employees in delaware. >> we live in an economy where there's a lot of turn so we certainly work with them, our department of labor, you know, does a very good job of trying to help connect people with

in philadelphia the form commission imphotograph a 5 year car exception for upper intend enter william hite. >> his status came during packed src meeting tonight as parents and community members were there to discut a number of issues. >> august 31, 2022 the current sally with increases okay to come to the teeners. >> the flood gates reopened with the first showings of the star works the force abakeens. toptd we're going to folks after they saw is. "action news" reporter christie ile. it so. live in kichk prussia. chris it. >> there's a lot of hype leading up to the movie and some fans say it lived up to expectations. others say the film cut corner corners. >> its with great. >> i actually am speechless i'm surprised. >> for some it was worth the wait. >> special thanks you nowaktors and basically everybody is coming back from the old movies and basically you know making it better. >> there were lots of explosions were cool and went high and sglid to me it's like getting the group back together, like if you could get the beagles together like it would is that movement. >> it deposit fit the

william hite says failure of the state and state lawmakers to hammer out a new budget means the schoolistrict could run out of money at the end of next month. hite sent the memo to staffers informing them of these grim possibilities. >>> no grim positive bills here. there were piles of presents tonight at the pennsylvania convention center. and the councilwoman's party for the homeless. as you can see, no shortage of gift for the young and young-at-heart. just like christmas morning, the youngsters tried to guess what was inside. a little shaking going on. this is the 17th year for this event. >>> in center city, the american red cross brought holiday cheer to some families who endured great loss this year. this party was held for people who survivaled fires or other disasters in 2015. there were lots of smiles during the games and craft. but the biggest smiles were reserved for the man of the hour, santa claus. it took place at the marriott. >> and a new terror alert poet cool after doing away with the color system. >>> and millions of dollars in funding for cancer cures in the wake o

school superintendent william hite revealed that in an e-mail to colleagues this evening. he says without state funding the district's ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills beyond january 29th of next year is uncertain. pennsylvania has been operating without a budget since july 1st. >>> black lives matter! >> protests interrupted holiday shopping in center city tonight with demonstrators chanting and marching right through these stores. they were there to protest the death of brandon tate-brown a man killed during a confrontation with police one year ago. at the height of rush hour, at least 100 protesters clogged the streets of center city marching from city hall to the d.a.'s office. >> whose lives matter? >> black lives matter! >> reporter: and inside, several popular stores along walnut street in rittenhouse all in memory of brandon tate-brown. the 26-year-old killed during a traffic stop in mayfair a year ago tonight. this grainy surveillance video said to show tate-brown in a struggle with two philly police officers. one of whom shot tate-brown

also last night school reform commission voted to extend william hite's contract for five years as superintendent. there was a gathering last night one to push the src to approve more charter schools. commissioners will consider whether three underperforming elementary schools will become charter schools. they will vote on applications for 14 charter schools in february. destroyed by fire a church goes up in flames the week before christmas. we'll tell you who is brought in to sift through the damage left behind. plus this. >> may the force be with you. >> 76ers are getting in on the "star wars" craze. coming up, more from this hilarious video. >> i'm tracking cooler conditions this morning. you'll feel the difference when you step out. even colder into the weekend. warmer weather is on the way in time for your holiday. i'll go over the details in my seven-day forecast. ♪ more people protect their homes with state farm. talk to a local agent or find one at statefarm.com >> good morning. it's a cold start into the rest of today. expect temperatures to stay in the 40s, drop down into the low 40s by

philadelphia school district superintendent william hite said this is one step in the right directione've been operating this year with a lot of unanswered questions. this answers one question, whether or not we will be able to go beyond january 29th. the answer is yes, we now can. >> governor wolf vetoed other parts of the republican spending plan and told them to go back to the drawing board. lawmakers in both the house and senate do not plan to return to the capitol until monday at the earliest. >> you'll soon have to pay a little bit more to drive on the pennsylvania turnpike. starting on sunday, tolls will increase by 6 percent. the money will go towards repaying loans that were used to fund road work projects. the commission expects to impose annual fare increases of three to 6 percent until 2044. one way to get -- i know, forever. one way to get a little break is to have an e-z pass. those customers will still pay a little bit less. >> and you won't have to wait as long. >> yes. >> when you're projecting out to 2044. >> that's a long time. >> we won't have cars by then. that we

a student in the philadelphia school district, starting january 29th on your calendar, the day william hite says schools may have to shut down if the state budget does in the get passed. hite goes on to say after that date our ability to keep schools opened, issue paychecks and pay bills is uncertain. the prospect of the running out of the operating fund is dire. >>> the word is, the force is, with the new star wars movie. don't worry, no spoilers here we promise. the first official reviews for the force awakens were released at 3:00 this morning and critics like what they saw. the new batch of characters helped bring this franchise back to the glory days. so, who will prevail, when tweeting the battle between force and dark side and that the movie lives up to the height? you'll have to check it out, it the hits theaters tomorrow night. reading reviews on line, be careful about spoilers there are a lot out there. >>> still ahead, shut down one of the country's largest school district, find out why the teacher is taking harsh criticism after classes are canceled. >>> a scary scene when a wal

calling the financial situation, quote, dire, and could lead to a shut down of schools city wide, william hite made the comments in a letter to students and staff. it cuts off funding to schools across pennsylvania, hite says the district has enough money to pay teachers through january 29th, but its future after that is uncertain. state lawmakers are hopeful they will pass a budget agreement this week but so far today there is no sign that one is coming. >>> it's time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. lets go live to matt pellman in the traffic center, on a wednesday. >> it is hump day, happy hump day to you guys. vine street expressway westbound side backing up toward the schuylkill but doing better here in center city than the mid-day when the big demonstrations were going on around city hall. everything is back to normal as far as that goes at this hour. but during the mid-day it did a number on the traffic, and this too is doing a number on the traffic, speeds are going way down on city avenue away from st. joe's because of construction, blocking one of two lanes here a

public schools is unknown beyond january if pennsylvania can't come up with a budget agreement william hiterevealed that. without state funds the district's ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills beyond january 29 is uncertain. p. has been operating without a budget since july 1. >> pete rose is now responding to the decision to uphold his lifetime ban from baseball. rose was banned from the game back in 1989 for admitting betting on games. - on monday. citing new evidence that rose bet on baseball while he managed the cincinnati reds. yesterday rose reacted to the new mlb commissioner's decision. >> i'm not going to sit here on las vegas boulevard and complain about something because i'm the one that screwed up. i'm the one that made the mistakes. i can only hope that i can prevent other people from making the kind of mistakes i made in the game of baseball. especially young people. >> rose also admitted that he still bets on baseball and other pro sports as well. >> the mayor of flipt, michigan declared a state of emergency to raise awareness of the city's water probl

william hite explains he's grateful for the emergency funds as the cash-strapped school district hasad to borrow millions for months. >> it's been quite frustrating. we've gone six months now and we're almost at the end of the calendar year without a state budget. >> to me, it's not fair to the kids, not at all. >> reporter: parents like jacqueline, who is with her son shopping near the gallery today, hope more money will be on the way to improve her son's first grade public education. >> i think every kid deserves a chance. >> i think it's kind of ridiculous they don't have funding for the school districts. >> reporter: a security guard at reading terminal market is worried about the long-term effects of this budget battle. >> where are the kids going to be in the future? that's what it makes me think about. >> reporter: that woman you just heard from has a son who's in kindergarten in north philadelphia. again, she like many parents are wondering what is the long-term solution here. as for the superintendent, he has something to say about the governor taking a hard line in the budg

superintendent william hite says they have the funds to make payroll until january 29th. after that date not clear what will happen without state money. as far as the budgets concerned, the senate approved nearly all of the bills needed to put a spending plan in place. but the house has not yet acted. mike and alex, because to you. >> thank you. passage thieves -- package thieves caught on camera here, why the stolen gift was so special for a local mom, and her child. >> plus, back to class for one of the nays' largest school district. why investigators say, a threat against los angeles schools is not credible. introducing kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole-roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps, and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. say more with new kisses deluxe. kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> surround vale edges cameras catching this crime on marlboro street. see a man with a girl peaking inside a box that had just been delivered. the man, once he takes a lo

the superintendent william hite made startling announce. the last night saying the the district may have to close if the state does not pass a new budget. the deadline is january 29th. now hite goes on to say our ability to keep schools open, issue paychecks and pay bills is uncertain. prospect of running out of operating fund is dire. >>> 6:06. the republican presidential candidates have wrapped up their last debate of the year in las vegas. the debate centered on national security and foreign policy and it was punctuated by clashes between candidates. cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: nine republicans took the stage at the convenient meisha hotel in vegas where the debate focused on national security. the first topic was donald trump's call to ban muslims from entering the you had. trump would extend to it refugees already here. >> if obama has brought some to this country, they are leaving. they are going. they are going. they are gone. >> reporter: jeb bush said that is in the a serious proposal. >> in fac

superintendent william hite says the district has the funds to make payroll until januar january 29th after that date it's not clear what will happen without state money. hite says the district is exploring options but has no contingency plan as far as the budget is concerned. the senate approved all of the bills needed to put a spending plan in place but the house has not yet acted. >>> protesters teagueing to the streets of center city to mark one year since the death of a philadelphia man. at the hands of police skyfox over the 16th and 59 earlier tonight as the protesters moved around the city. brandon tate brown was shot and killed one year ago tonight. the district attorney's office determined the case was tragic but not criminal. the officers involved were not charged. the family has always disputed that decision. >>> nine hours of discussion spanning two days and tonight jurors say they are still deadlock in the freddie gray trial. a judge told those 12 jurors to keep on deliberate dag but they left the courtroom without reaching a verdict. they're discussion manslaughter char

breaking weekend ahead and the school reform commission offers philadelphia school superintendent william hitehe big story on "action news" tonight is the charge of aggravated arson in that fire last night in gloucester county. the blaze erupted at 8:30 on lafayette court in washington township. tonight police say 32-year-old lynette mcguire and her cousin set fire to the house with mcguire's children and parents inside. "action news" reporter wendy salts plan is live at the fire scene. wendy, the charges indicate this is one horrific family crisis. >> reporter: and, jim, prosecutors spoke exclusively with "action news" telling us that they believe this fire was a ruse to get the four children out of the home so that the mother could snatch them. they also told us that there were allegations of abuse and that's the reason that those children were removed from their parents' care. this blaze destroyed much of a washington township home last night is now being blamed on the owner's daughter lynette mcguire and cousin denise coyle. prosecutors tell us what they believe was her motive for sparking

william hite.e has been in charge of the district since 2012 under the new deal his base pay of $300,000 will stay the same but the performance bonuses will be removed. this contract says hite can only get a raise if district teachers get one as well and his raise would be the same rate as theirs. >> we are just a week away from the release of "star wars the force awakens" and all this week we've been bringing you an inside look at the movie from the eyes of the people who made it. well, today we hear from actors playing some of the more mysterious roles in the movie. here's "action news" anchor matt o'donnell. >> this oscar winner is now hanging out with r2 d-2 and 3c p.o. lupita nyong'o. >> so she's a pirate we know that. >> many uh-huh. >> anything else you can paint a picture for us. >> she owns a bar. >> a canteena. >> your word not mine. you can say that. >> okay. >> and yeah, that's about it. >> oscar isaac puts on the flight suit to portray the x wing fighter pilot p.o. he appears to play a

. >> yes, superintendent doctor william hite yesterday said the district has the funds to make payroll only until january 29th. so what is that five, six weeks. >> after that not clear what will happen without state money. doctor hite says the district exploring options, and contingency plans. approved nearly all of the bills needed to put spending plan in space. but the house in harrisburg has not acted yet. got to get that done. clock ten. >> happening today local taxi and limo drivers will protest in center city over two illegal ride share services operating in philadelphia right now. >> they are upset over what uber x and lift. >> yep. you know those are ride sharing services operate without the same regulations as limo and taxi companies do which unable them to charge levels. so how can they compete with that when it comes to limos antagonist so the driver want their leaders to do more to prevent the services at the same time though state lawmakers considering a bill that would allow the service toss operate legally across pennsylvania. >> that should be very interesting, interest