. >>> and superintendant, william hite are focusing a light like a laser on specific schools to help the economic performance of their students. live now is sara bloomquist at west oak lane. tell us about the turn around network. >> reporter: jim, the turn around network is made up with schools of chronically low economic performance. they are trying to jump start students using new investment and new strategy. >> the district grouped low performing schools in something called the turn around network. the superintendant is introducing a new approach to the school including the 11 promise academies and four more next year. >> my vision for the schools that they exit the turn around network because then they are schools where we have seen growth. >> the new approach calls for among other things smaller classes and intensive training for teachers and more innovative ways of assessing students progress. they plan to put $11 million in these schools next year. >> we have to acknowledge we have to do better for the children in those schools. the principals will have to reapply and so must

superintendant, william hite was on hand along with members of citizens bank. over the next month, 18 workshoped will be held at city schools focusing on financial literacy, covering topics like checking accounts and obtaining credit and consumer rights. >>> jaime apody on the campus of villanova university where spirits are high and hopes are even higher. hi jaime. >> absolutely hey jim. villanova is high now 30 thousand feet high up in the air on their way to houston as we speak and villanova's campus is all quiet quite a different scene than a few hours earlier. check this out, a sea of humanity, nova nation, young and old and alumni gathering by the hundreds to see the team off to houston. they play at 6:09 p.m. against oklahoma. jay wright went to the final four before. i have never seen him this emotionally invested in a team. listen to how he tears up. after the scene when his seniors kneeled down. >> the seniors are incredible people -- i love the pride they take in this program -- and when those guys -- when they kissed the court today -- that just sai

superintendent william hite will announce a new indistrict turnaround model. it will introduce strategies to accelerate strategies. the cost, more than -- >>> now your nbc >>> take a look at cape may. beautiful conditions along the shore and we're going to see the warm air. more record heise expected today. 80-d 80-degree temperatures again. we're going to see cooler air moving in for tomorrow and the weekend. philadelphia coming in at 60. allentown at 67. atlantic city and 62. this is pretty much through the whole area. upper 50s to low 60s. keep in mind we're still in winter. the normal high, 60. that's where we should be. unseasonably warm. 82 was the record high. we expect 80. that would be another record high. then the rain overnight. friday, we get around 68 degrees and by saturday, mid-60s. so cooler changes. when you compare it to where we should be, we estill well above normal. high pressure to our south giving us a warm air mass. now we see the cold front getting closer. overnight tonight that will start to move through and the colder air will move i

school superintendent doctor william hite credited teachers, principals and staff for their handling of the crisis. >> i mean it has been from financial discipline and fizzle california uncertainty, we have been able to navigate that and not interrupt a school year for students and not cut or eliminate anything that we started the year with. >> reporter: with these additional fund school district budget is expect to be $1.4 billion this year. as we see a budget meeting going on at district headquarters to crunch those numbers and meeting is opened to the public. live, from school district headquarters i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much. >>> cash strapped atlantic city is on the brink of the temporary shut down. new jersey governor chris christie wants the state to take over but ac's mayor says that would be a step in the wrong direction. >> there are a lot of issues that i agree with our governor but taking over atlantic city is certainly not one of them. he is dead wrong. we are sitting at that table today, faith based leaders, residents, members of the ci

superintendent william hite says one full-time school nurse and counselor will be added to every public school, so long as the district gets money it expects from the state. the extra workers will be hired for the next school year. >>> from the sound of philadelphia to jill scott, to the roots, philadelphia is definitely a music town. >> ♪ >> coming up a new way that you can check out the latest bandon philly's music scene and around the world. hear more from this philly band wave radio when we come right back. frustrated with your overactive can't handle the side effects? botox® treats symptoms of leaking, going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. ask your urologist if botox® can help calm your bladder and reduce your daily leakage episodes. the effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, loss of bladder control or muscle weakness can be a sign of a life-threatening condition. don't take botox® if you can't empty your bladder on your own or have

superintendent william hite is tremendously thankful to the actors for their generous donations. >>>t's a friendly competition between philadelphia's bravest that has long-term benefits. >> today was the weigh in for the weight watchers battle of the badges much it's a weight loss competition between the philadelphia police department and the fire department. the 13 week competition will track the number of pounds shed by each department. the department with the top 30 loser are actually the winners they capture what they call the perpetual trophy and the victory banner. 29 years of competition the two departments have dropped a brian combined 188,000 pounds. >> that's a lot of pounds. in berks county today, 25 home depot employees volunteered time on their day off to renovate home of a disable u.s. marine. gary ford is from reading he lost his leg -- left leg to grenade in vietnam and then a few years back an infection claim his right leg. when gary and his wife bought their home they didn't expect him to have to be in a wheelchair. so volunteers got to work and today unveiled a whe

william hite will host a career information session. the early dead lane to apply is this friday.you can find more information on the nbc 10 app. it has a link to the school district's website. >>> now to decision 2016. presidential front-runners will try to add to their delegate leeds when voters in three states cast their prime ares. there's a primary in arizona and caucus for both parties. as for the front-runners, the voter anger issue is still on the front burner for both republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton. >> anger is not a strategy. we've got to get together and figure out what we have to do to make a difference in people's lives. >> i will tell you right now, they're angry people. >> you can calm them down with your words. >> i will certainly try. >> republican candidates ted cruz and john kasich both said they're hoping voters turn to them in today's contest. >>> democratic candidate bernie sanders is already turning to pennsylvania ahead of next month's primary here. the senator's campaign will open its first headquarters in the state today in scranton.

. >>> superintendent william hite will visit martin luther king high school where he'll introduce a new turnaround model. he'll use a strategy to help 15 schools. the cost, $15 million in the next school year. >>> damage to the philadelphia vietnam's memorial at penn's landing. investigators tell us someone pride off and stole several brass star medallions and took a few metal brackets used to stop skateboarders. they believe it happened monday night or tuesday. they tell us repairs will cost more than $1,500. >>> still ahead, a slap on camera has a baltimore police officer in trouble with the law. >>> and history maker gabby douglas is back for an encore. she's trying to break an olympics route. rooms come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. with eight times more fragrance control, the new air wick® scented oil warmer lets you dial up or down. for the perfect amount of fragrance. no matter the size of the room. air wick®. home is in the air™. >>> good morning. temperatures in the 50s. we're in 60s for most if you're attempting to walk out any time soon. you might not need the light jacke

school superintendent william hite will host a career information session at school district headquarters thisç afternoon. the district plans to hire new teachers, counselors and nurses. the early deadline to apply is this friday. for more information, tap the nbc 10 app for a link to the school district's website. >>> meantime, a group of chester county parents is calling for the leaders of the coatesville area school district to step down. they gathered at a coatesville church last night. they say the school district is in crisis because of an increase in violence, failing grades and a mass exodus of teachers. they want the superintendent and assistant superintendent to resign. >> our sole purpose is to bring out why we feel like we feel. and then do what we can do convince the school board that she's not the proper fit for this community. >> the district's school board tells nbc 10 they firmly stand behind the superintendent and her team. >>> today deldot and other transportation officials will honor a group of delaware toll workers for their heroic actions. they jumped to help after

come september, school superintendent william hite says things will be different.e wants to hire 800 new teachers by the end of june. >> we're trying to do that as early as possible to take advantage of the high quality candidates that are available early in the process who i'm not likely to be available later in the process. >> reporter: it won't be easy. teachers in philadelphia face a shortage of books and other supplies that make learning uphill battle. says teacher's union president jerry jordan of conditions facing new hires -- >> they don't have all that they need. and certainly when compet compeg with suburban districts that have the materials it makes a big difference. >> reporter: then there's the pay. little over $45,000 a year to start in philly. that's fairly competitive with mid level suburban districts. but a lengthy contract stalemate means city teachers haven't had a raise since 2012. so for would be hires -- >> they need to know what they're going to earn this year, next year and the following year and -- report roar the city of philadelphia that'

superintendent william hite promised the school district will put full time nurse and counselor in every single school just as long as the district gets the monty expect from the state. the extra workers will be hired for the next school year. any schools only have part time nurses cents and counselors right now because there simply isn't enough money to pay. >> all right, stadium show-down between temple university and people who live in north philadelphia. we will tell you about the growing concern about plans to build a new football stadium there. also: wow. a frightening blast right near a shopping center, too. what sparked that massive fireball. >> and, whether you have kids or just lover the movies, you will want to see this. only "eyewitness news" takes you behind the scenes of the new picsar exhibit at the franklin institute before it opens up to the public. you'll learn about the science behind those hit movies. >> ♪ >> reminder don't forget to turn your clocks one hour saturday night for daylight saving time. unfortunately, yes, that means you're losing a hour of sleep this wee

william hite says they will focus on 15 schools with chronically low academic performance, they willput money in the schools and once they meet the criteria they would leave the network and the next lower school would get them. >>> pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen kane, was in town to talk about consumer protection, but this comes as she continues to protect herself against accusations of leaking confidential material. >> they wanted us to stick to questions with national consumer protection week but we had to talk about the elephant in the room. like her acting as an attorney general after the suspense of her law license. >> why not step down and let someone not unenkbum berred -- >> we do, the child unit has 800% increase against predators in pennsylvania. we are here to get the job done, and we are getting it done. >> i have done nothing wrong. >> legally you said you did nothing wrong but looking back ethically? >> no, i don't. my friends and everyone that knows me, knows i don't even jay walk. >> i asked about a special prosecutor to dig deeper into the email scandal. >>

superintendant, william hite announced workshops that will be going on in the month of april. they are available for students, parents and staffers and teachers and it's free and covers topics like savings and checking accounts and obtaining credit. they are partnering with the district to make the workshops possible and put on a workshop today for seniors at ben franklin high school. >>> and other lucky music students got insight into their careers today. paris knicks a philadelphia native and musical actor spoke to his alma mater. girard music program. is he appearing in the musical "beautiful" he fielded questions and offered advice about life on stage and on the road. >>> good to see him back and giving back. all right time for a check of the accuweather forecast. lets send it out to adam joseph live on city avenue this afternoon. >> reporter: a lot of sunshine today for your wednesday. beautiful from start to finish and a cool breeze but seasonable for this time of year. if you look at the present number, 57 right now and 54 in wilmington and 60 in the lehigh valley the w

designed to provide moms and dads to meeting space and work areas and computers, superintendant william hiteo cut the ribbon today. >>> the philly pops are getting ready for a busy year. ♪ ♪ they announced their plans for the upcoming season today during a performance at the cleft club in center city. the pops will pay tribute to music icons throughout their to 16-2017 concert standing including elvis and the beatles and ella fitzgerald. >>> we have an update on a delay in bill cosby's criminal trial. >>> plus, foods like vegetables which sound healthy could have adverse affects on your health even making you larger. we'll unravel the mystery behind hidden food allergies coming up. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, 6 c1 >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> hello again. it's 4:30 now and "action news" continues with a new effort to stop violence among philadelphia's children. and details on a new shopping center and grocery stores and jobs ready to boost the economy in a local neighborhoo

william hite addressing the group at the session this afternoon.chool district recently announced a teacher recruit many drive. the superintendent hoping to hire 800 new teachers by june. fox 29 working to get results in east germantown. residents say they have been living without a working elevator in their four-story apartment for weeks. now, the building is for seniors and those with disabilities. so they're now asking us to help get things fixed. fox 29's bruce gordon went digging for answers. >> reporter: we bumped into 70-year-old arthur thomas sitting outside the hamil mill apartments he was just back from the doctor's office with a badly broken foot. why was he sitting there? >> so you're resting up. >> resting up for the journey up to the third floor. >> reporter: with no elevator. >> no elevator. >> reporter: you'll slide yourself up the stairs. >> how else am i going to get there? you got any super powers? >> reporter: just inside this sign on the elevator of building one explains, saying it will be out of service for the next 48 to 72 h

superintendent william hite says one full-time school nurse and counselor will be added to every publicchool as long as the district gets money that it expects from the state. the extra workers will be hired for the next school year. >>> two customers at a joe's crab shack mere minneapolis made a disturbing discovery in the the restaurant's decor. historic photo embedded in the table showed hanging of the the black man for robbery and murder in 1895. he is surrounded by a crowd of white people. it includes a word bubble that says all i said was i didn't like the gumbo. >> just felt sick, confused, and it was just sickening, it was discuss continuing and it the just, it was just so shocking. >> the restaurant chain released a statement apologizing, the photo has been removed. >>> animal trainer caesar milan known as dog whisperer is known for animal cruelty stemming from an incident involving his reality show. the entertainment tonight cameron mathieson has that story. >> reporter: caesar milan is being investigated for animal cruelty following february 26th airing of this episode of cae

school superintendent william hite will host a career information session at school district headquartersthis offia noon. the district plans to hire new teachers, counselors and nurses. the early deadline to apply is this friday. for more information, tap the nbc 10 app for a link to the school district's website.ç >>> and a group of chester county parents are calling for the leaders of the coatesville area school district to step down. they gathered at a coatesville church last night. they say the school district is in crisis because of an increase in violence, failing grades and a mass exodus of teachers. they want the superintendent and assistant superintendent to resign. >> our sole purpose is to feel why we feel what we feel and do what we can to convince the school board she's not the proper fit for this community. >> the board of directioners tells nbc 10 they firmly stand behind the superintendent and her team. >>> doctors are treating a second case of bacterial meningitis in our area. the rutgers university student attends the new brunswick campus. they are notifying anyone who

philadelphia's school superintendent william hite announced there are 15 schools in the program.it's to accelerate progress through new investments and strategies. part of the plan, moving teachers around. teachers will have to reapply for their positions, half sent to other schools. >> it's a lot of smoke and mirrors. there is no literal plan to improve the education of our students. the only part of the plan that we know of is get rid of the staff. it's -- there is something going on other than our students' interest here. >> teachers and administrators at 11 philadelphia schools have already gone through the reapplication process. >> one of the new investments that hite talked about is adding nurses and counselors back into the schools. right now there are several schools operating without a full time school nurse. instead nurses are assigned to schools and make rounds throughout the day. other schools don't have a nurse on staff at all. hite said introducing nurses and counselors back in is contingent upon state budget money allocated in the district. >>> philadelphia's counc

generous donation, ice cube and his barber shop, co-star, presented a $5,000 check to superintendent william hite write books campaign which will help create classroom for kindergarten and third graders. >> extra special because me and my man called me to come to philadelphia, and not just come but we can leave with a few dollars in your hands. but it is for people deserve it and definitely need it books are always a wonderful thing. later at 6:00 now that pennsylvania's budget stalemate is almost over, what will it mean for philadelphia's cash strapped school district. our trang do will explain in a live report coming up at 6:00 o'clock. >>> new while members of the philadelphia police department take time out to markup coming easter holiday inn a special way. police headquarters today members of the department's radio unit assembled 85 easter baskets, each contain a small toy, coloring books, crayons, jelly beans and chocolate bunnies. baskets will be given to children with the help of the salvation army red shield family shelter. >> moral booster for the co-workers, and 911 room and, not only

come september, school superintendent william hite says things will be different.wants to hire 800 new teachers bite end of june. >> we're trying to do that as early as possible to take advantage of the high-quality candidates that are available early in the process who i'm not likely to be available later in the process. >> reporter: it won't be easy. teachers in philadelphia face a shortage of books and other supplies that make learning an uphill battle much says teachers union president jerry jordan of the conditions facing new hires -- >> they don't have all that they need. and certainly when competing with suburban districts that have the materials, it makes a big difference. >> reporter: then there's the pay. a little over $45,000 a year to start in philly. that's fairly competitive with mid level suburban districts. but a lengthy contract stalemate means city teachers haven't had a raise since 2012. so for would be hires -- >> they need to know what they're going to earn this year, next year and the following year. >> reporter: in the city of physical that's

superintendent william hite says one full time school nurse and counselor will be added to every public school as long as the district gets some money monday it expect froe state. the extra workers could be hired for the next school year. >>> well, no homes are in danger right now and firefighters work to go make sure that far in burlington county. about 250 ache verse burned in the penn state for necessary woodland township burlington county. those flames are near soue roads, the fire not expected to spread significantly. >> 6:09 right now. the republican candidates for president face-off in another debate. >> we will come up with solutions. we'll find the answers cents to things. and so far i cannot believe how civil it has been up here. >> it was civil. no fireworks on the debate stage as we've come to expect. coming up a little later, how voters reacted on twitter, and the major endorsement, trump is about to pick up. >> first though, most americans don't get enough sleep. right? but we have a solution. the simple drug-free trick to help you get more z's. >> and oh, this is so cool.

superintendent doctor william hite will join us live to talk about what they're looking for as well aso be filled when we fodeveloping drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a scientist, i know there's more that washington can do to help families. i'm running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment... to pass a ban on fracking in the delaware river basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. i'm shaughnessy naughton and i approve this message. >>> good morning, and waking up just to beautiful sunrise right there in the left of your screen, hard to believe the right part of the screen there tracking snow for the first day of spring, on sunday , skiers, snow boarders, happy news for them, but the rest of us just shaking our heads, first day of spring getting snow. looking back over the winter katie, feels like we've had a lot of snow here and there, then big gaps of nothing. >> absolutely, definitely been the case, kind of all over the place, classic el nino winter effect having its impact

superintendent doctor william hite is planning to bring back full-time nurses and counselors at all 214ow they only have access to these services a few days a week due to bubbling it constraints. other change a new model for turnaround schools designed to help struggling schools recover academically. >> why don't we talk to him. >> he is here. >> doctor hite. >> good to see you. >> good morning. >> what was it, three years ago i think we were talking to you, how many years have you been here. >> i'm in my fourth. >> i remember three years ago we were talking about laying off like 3800. >> a thousand good a total of 5,000. >> nurses and counselors. >> and everybody else, too. >> a lot of pink slips flying all over the place. >> indeed. >> nurses and counselors at every school. >> they are all back. >> they are all back. >> not yet. so one of the things, everyone that we laid off, several years ago, music teachers, counselors, they are all back. we have recalled all of those individuals but now we want to move beyond that and move beyond that to make sure that there is a full-time counsel

william hite says one full time school nurse and counselor will be added to every public school.g from the state of pennsylvania, the extra workers could be hired for the next school year. >>> right now, we will get the latest on your forecast for today and this upcoming weekends, not breaking any records today, right, katie? >> definitely not, but will stay above average for us today. yesterday, was cents a record breaker, i mean, could you feel it, the second you walked out the door, right? we ended up hitting 82 degrees, which just shatters the record setback in 2006 by quite a bit. meanwhile cold front has come along, already moving out of here, basically done with any wet weather, actually clouds already beginning to thin out nicely, you can see, it is basically a skewed skyline here, outside kutztown area middle school. winds is out there, it is a relatively light breeze, but what i would call pretty pleasant day unfolding here, guys, now that the clouds are starting to thin, see more and more blue skies, 67 degrees our anticipated daytime high. mid 60s continue this weeken

. >> superintendent william hite is set to announce new in district turn around model will focus on 15 can will i cannily low academic per for arms, schools will get over $23 million in investment for improvement during the 2016 and 2017 years. the announcement will be made today, at martin luther king high school that will be at 2:00 p.m. parent listen up, you won't believe this. dangerous new trends, responsible for at least two deaths, across the country. it is called dueshine. mixture of get this mountain dew and racing fuel. >> of course this is a homemade concoction, nothing to do with the pepsi company product that has the same name, but montel williams spoke out about this on doctor oz, listen. >> this concoction has already taken two lives, 16 year old jadi byron and his best friend. tennessee teens drank it thinking they would get the same buzz as they would from alcohol. unaware of just how toxic this mixture could be. >> jd fell into coma, was given dialysis to flurries system but died days later. the cause of death, for both boys, methynol poisoning. since jd's passing mor

school superintendent william hite will host a career information session at school district headquartersis afternoon, the districtç plans to hire new teachers, counselors and nurses. the deadline to apply is friday. for more information, tap on our nbc 10 app. i'm vai sikahema. more coming up in the next 30 minutes. now join us. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 22nd day of march, 2016. this is a special edition of "today" as we cover this morning's deadly terror attacks in brussels, belgium. explosions both at the airport and in metro stations. >> that's right. the death toll now stands at this hour, at least 28 people. 13 killed at the airport. 15 in the subway attack. we're now seeing the first images coming in of the damage and devastation. that image appears to be a train car. we've seen some terrifying images coming out of the airport, as well. >> we haven't had that image verified yet, but we do know that we have images of the scenes of devastation at brussels airport. where someone apparently set off one device. we've been told by brussels authorities or belgium author