nelson diaz, a former common pleas court judge who was also a panelist here on "inside story." doug oliver, who is a spokesperson for the mayor also a pgw executive. lynne abraham, who's a former philadelphia district attorney. milton street, who once was a state senator, and melissa murray bailey, political unknown, will be running for the g.o.p. we'll be talking about all these people in a moment. first of all, we want to do something fun here. and there's melissa murray bailey. we wanted to show how many signatures all the candidates were able to collect, which was required last week so that they could run. you need to get at least 1,000. and look who came out on top -- anthony williams with 15,000. another thing that i thought was interesting -- how close milton street and lynne abraham came near the end of all the democrats in terms of submissions. >> mm-hmm. >> anything stick out for you guys? i mean, does this mean that anthony williams is the front-runner just for the simple fact that he's got the most signatures? >> i would say having been a candidate myself the signat

a former judge's campaign nelson diaz reports he has $79,000. and jim kenney's report says he has $76,000. the nbc 10 investigators found that former state senator milton street filed his campaign report 25 days late when he did file it to show that the campaign raised $3,200. and we do not have the campaign fund-raising numbers for mayorfhd nutter's spokesperson doug oliver. michael cook is the enforcer at the board of ethics to make sure the election is a clean one. >> the idea is to give people enough time before the election to make an assessment about whose funding the candidate and what the candidate is spending money on to see if it influences what they do with their vote. >> so far the top candidates have raised more than $1 million. that's much lower than the last open mayor's race for the candidates to have almost $8.5 million. >>> in the past week milton street spent more time in court than on the campaign trail because the mayoral candidate has been fighting questions about whether he lives in philadelphia and if he was properly regi

there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver milton street and williams. the lone republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. may 19th is the democratic primary. the general election is november 3rd. >>> pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen cain will soon find out if a criminal case against her will move forward. her legal team argued before a state supreme court justices in center city today, whether they had the authority to appoint a special prosecutor. cain said the judge had no legal authority to appoint the special prosecutor. the grand jury recommended charges. that case is on hold until the supreme court rules. no word on when that will happen. >>> over a deadly shooting in trenton tonight. police found a man shot and killed in a car here on hamilton avenue around 8:30 tonight. so far no arrests and no word on a motive. >>> also new at 11:00, two camden men will face felony murder charges in the case of a woman buried alive. a grand jury indicted carlos and ramon ortiz. they're on jail on $5 million bail. the woman was carrying about $8,00

lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver kinney and anthony williams all turned in the necessary number of signatures by yesterday's deadline. in a race that's typically dominated by democrats, though one republican also throwing her hat into the ring. but melissa murray-bailey is no stranger to the democrats. nbc10's christine maddela reports she was a member of that party just six weeks ago. >> i really embody who we are going to be in the future, not the past for philadelphia. >> reporter: south jersey native, a businesswoman making her debut on the political scene. she's also making her debut as a republican after switching parties in january. >> there are not just me coming from the democratic party and moving over to the republican party. there are lots of people doing it. a lot of people who are millenials or starting a family are really looking at what's been happening and saying, that's not for me anymore. >> reporter: former political strategist and campaign manager explains why the gop struggles in the city of brotherly love. >> unfortunately for the republican party, they're

nelson diaz's campaign reports show he has $79,000. and councilman jim kenny's reports say he has $76,000. the four candidates are backed by powerful political action committee who is can legally raise more than $11,000 in a single donation. >> making government more accountable. >> reporter: the union-backed pac launched the first campaign ad. it supports jim kenney. >> the idea is to prevent corruption. >> reporter: michael cook is the the director of enforcement at philadelphia board of ethics. he makes sure the election is a clean one. >> the idea is to give people enough time before the election to make an assessment about who's funding the candidate and what the candidate is spending money on to see if it has any influence about what they want to do with their vote. >> reporter: the nbc10 investigators found former state senator t. milton street filed his campaign finance report 25 days late. when he did file it it showed the campaign had raised $3,200 total. for the investigators, i'm mitch blacher, "nbc10 news." >>> so far the

diaz doug oliver jim kenny, and anthony williams and milton street. nbc 10 investigators did digging and found when it comes to campaign funds, it's neck and neck in a money race between anthony williams and lynne abraham. williams' campaign shows that he has $425,000 and abraham is a close second with $424,000. you can get a breakdown of each and katecandidate's fund-raising total on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. and milton street has spent a lot more time on the road than on the campaign trail. he talks about whether he lives in philadelphia and if he was properly registered as a democrat. last week the judge ruled he can on the ballot as a democrat. the residency issue will be decided in court later this week. >>> the democratic primary for mayor is may 19th. and jim rosenfeld will moderate the first debate at the kimmel center on april 7th right here on nbc 10. and if you have questions for the candidates, submit them on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> coast guard helicopters will be taking off for frequently over the next few days from atlantic c

anthony williams, jim kenny nelson diaz, and doug oliver were in attendance. they discussed all topics. lynn abraham and keith good man were not there. >>> american red cross held the red ball at please touch museum this evening. chinese new years theme party featured cuisine by susan fu. guests mingled enjoying cocktails and a live ban, dancing. proceeds benefit the red house which provides short term residents for families displaced by disaster. "action news" reporter annie mccormack joined philadelphia red cross ceo judge hughes, at the event. i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those. we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> meteorologist melissa magee has the accu weather forecast. we lose an hour of sleep tonight the but it is okay. we're okay witt. >> we're okay because we will gain an hour of

doug oliver, nelson diaz milton street anthony williams and jim kenny all discussed their plans to improve the district's performance and its finances. candidates lynne abraham and melissa bail dull not attend the event. primary day for philadelphia mayor is may 19th. >>> actress angelina jolie surprises the world with another surgery and once again it's an attempt to ward off cancer. jolie made the revelation in a new york times op ad and she's had her ovaries and fallopian tubes remove as of last week. the 39-year-old super star carries the brca1 gene mutation that greatly increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. her mother, grandmother and aunt all died from that disease. and recent blood test showed a possible early sign of cancer. >>> ovary makes estrogen and progastrin she's with out the hormone produceing ovaries menopause is produced a decade earlier than in a woman. >> more than a half a million americans will develop alzheimer's disease this year. but there's new information as ams half of those will never be told their diagnosis and tonight's health watch health reporte

anthony williams, jim kenny nelson diaz and doug oliver were in attendance. they discussed jobs, education, housing and community police revelations. lynn abraham were not there. >>> members of the philadelphia youth orchestra were given a chance to rehearse with the pro this is morning at the kimmel center. >> ♪♪ >> how cool is that in these young musicians played side by side with the philadelphia orchestra and director yennick. they purchased the fifth symphony. afterward they had a special surprise, a giant greeting card to celebrate his 40th birthday. that is a big card. >>> much more to come including the cold, could not stop runners from hitting the streets today in havertown. >> on your mark... >> they are off. both runners and walkers showed up for shamrock shuffle 5k. before the race a group of young irish dancers warmed up the crowd. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes

here are some contenders, nelson diaz doug oliver and anthony williams. count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage leading up to the mayor's race in philadelphia. >>> from the delaware bureau now, state leaders are discussing a plan that could be good for state business owners. the small business administration led a tour tuesday of wilmington's south ridge neighborhood. this is a key spot on the underground railroad. harriet tubman led thousands of slaves north from the maryland line in kent county. officials are now working on a plan to better mark the tubman biway. >> this is touting our history and opening our doors to additional businesses and tourists along the way. >> along the byway the administration is looking to bring tours there soon. >>> and work on a beach widening project in long beach island will start next month that was originally scheduled for august. equipment became earlier than expected. >>> and new jersey homeowners still recovering from hurricane sandy might get a better idea when they will get financial help. state senate press steve

all the candidates vying for mayor of the city there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver jim kenny, milton street and anthony hardin williams. one republican is on the ticket in the race melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. ♪ ♪ the right stuff ♪ >>> '80s and '90s nostalgia on full display this summer at the delaware state fair. organizers announced wednesday new kids on the block will be among the performers. you question how new they are now, but they're still on the block. also slated to appear bryan adams. july 23rd through august 1st is the fair. >>> and plenty of sunshine expected for us today. a big difference from our conditions yesterday. temperatures won't be quite as warm but i'm also tracking rain as we head into the weekend. christine. >> taking a look outside right now, things are looking pretty good. we're not seeing a lot of volume out there on the roads in the le hi high valley or new jersey. a comprehensive look at drive times when we come back. >>> and we'll continue to follow the breaking news out of ferguson missour

the others are lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver, jim kennie, and anthony williams. >>> today in the lehigh valley fans will say a final farewell to eagles legend chuck bednarik. there's a viewing at connell funeral home in bethlehem. then there's a private mass for family and friends tomorrow. the hall of fame linebacker died over the weekend after a brief illness according to the eagles. he was known as concrete charlie and played for the eagles from 1949 to 1962. bednarik was 89 years old. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a foggy start this morning. the fog is thick in some areas, especially at the shore. dense fog to start with. showers will be here during the day. tracking some showers and a possibility of some spring thunderstorms. those look most likely for this evening. right now it is 40 degrees in mount pocono. that's much warmer than yesterday. in fact, the entire area is warmer than yesterday. northeast philadelphia is 42. atlantic city has fog as does cape may. the fog, though will be thinning out. and then the attention goes

candidates anthony williams james kenny, nelson diaz and doug oliver attended a forum at an old city church yesterday morning. they shared their ewes son jobs education, housing, community violence, and democracy. nbc 10 will assemble the candidates together for a mayoral debate next month on april 7th. >>> new developments on this anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of that malaysia airlines flight. the problem with a crucial piece of equipment that would have helped searchers find the plane. >>> plus shedding light on the dangers of what some call a deadly form of caffeine after tragedy strikes one family. we'll tell you what they're doing now to try to prevent it from happening to somebody else's child. yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-loving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity dinner feels a million years away grab and go, let's take on the world with 100 calories, snack yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to snack on it. >>> all right. wel

. >> how does that play out for senator williams, for nelson diaz, for lynne abraham as they said -- some of the other candidates? >> i think senator williams is the front runner. if you just look at the demographics, it's his race to lose. and i think they're also running a pretty effective campaign. kenney is an impressive guy. really likable. and on almost -- many of the issues, very progressive. but i think the major concern would be if you have all of the overwhelming heavy thumb of the unions influencing that mayoralty, whether or not there will be consolidation of just all of that influence in just one -- one special-interest group or one segment of our population. >> we are the most impoverished city in america. so if you want to keep the party going -- >> wouldn't you go backwards? >> or if you say, "you know what? this isn't working. we need something different." when you look at -- i mean remarkable, frankly, what ed rendell did in the '90s. we're still benefiting from it. i remember having my offices downtown. you'd walk out in 1989 at 6:00 it was a ghost town. and you're

nelson diaz's campaign reports he has $79,000. jim kenny says he has $76,000. the nbc 10 investigators found the former state senator bob street filed his report 25 days late and when he did file it it showed the campaign raised $3200. we don't have campaign fund-raising information for mayor nutter's spokesperson oliver. michael cook is at the philadelphia board of ethics to make sure the election is a clean one. >> the idea is to give people enough time before the election to make an assessment about who is funding the candidate and what the candidate is spending money on to see if it influences their vote. >> in the enmoo time they have raised more than a million dollars, much less than the last open mayor's race. the democratic primary for mayor is april 7th at the kimmel center. you can watch it live here on nbc 10 and if you have questions, let us know by submitting them to nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> the former neighborhood watchman acquitted in the shooting death of trayvon martin has harsh words for president obama. in a video posted online -- >>

the others are lynne abraham, nelson diaz, doug oliver, jim kinney and anthony williams. jim rosenfield will moderate the first debate ahead of the may 19th primary. at the kimmel center on tuesday, april 7th. watch it here on nbc 10 of course. if you have a question for the candidates, let us know. you can submit them right now at nbc10.com or through the nbc 10 app. >>> camden city schools announced a shake-up in leadership at five of the lowest performing schools and up with of the oldest school buildings is shutting down. the whittier school building is more than 100 years ole. and will close for good. educational nonprofits best known for operating charter schools, will take over leadership at those five schools. education officials say only one out of every five students in the camden city school district performs at grade level. >> we don't give them the opportunity that they are due, then we're failing as leaders. through this partnership, we're build ing building real signs of progress. >> you may remember last month in philadelphia there was plenty of public out

here are the contenders, lynn abraham, nelson diaz milton street and an thoughthony william. >>> farewell foles. heads are spinning this morning after a surprise trade by eagles coach chip kelly. bradford missed most of the last two seasons including all of last season. he tore the acl in each of the last two seasons. the eagles are giving up nick foles and draft picks. he was 14-4 as the eagles starting quarterback and made the playoffs and pro bowl. he was hurt in most of last season with a broken clavicle. >>> good morning. as we head into the rest of your wednesday, we'll start to get rid of the fog and the lingering showers to give way to a very nice afternoon. there's a live look at our city skyline. we are going to see a nice start to your day, especially once we get rid of the patchy fog. 64, well above average. lit feel like spring but i'm tracking the return of rain. a closer look at 40 degrees in the pocanos. 44 in trenton. 49 in atlantic city. close to 50 degrees stepping outside. 44 in will bigtonmington and reading. within the last 15 minutes, the showers pushed offshore and

nelson diaz asked about the next big entrepreneur idea for philadelphia. and douglas oliver asked when should those marketing the city start reaching out to give students incentives to stay in philadelphia? now, my colleague jim rosenfield moderated the panel discussion. in the next month, we're going to assemble the mayoral candidates once again when nbc 10 and comcast sponsors the mayoral debate at the kimmel center on april 7th. live for now in university city monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> right now, former delaware county congressman joe sestak is formally announcing he'll run for the u.s. senate in 2016. the 63-year-old retired navy vice admiral hopes to unseat pat toomey. toomey nairrrowly beat sestak in 2010. he's been making appearances across state in preparation for the rematch. >>> the trial for a philadelphia woman accused of giving a deadly butt injection has been delayed for at least one more day. the suspect, padge victoria winslow is hospitalized with chest pains. the d.a.'s office says the trial is pushed back until tomor

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the others are lynne abraham, nelson diaz bud oliver and anthony williams. before you vote in the primary on may 19th, nbc 10 will get the answers you need from the candidates. we're partnering with the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce for the first mayoral debate. jim rosenfield will moderate that on tuesday, april 7th, from the kimmel center. watch it live here on nbc 10. and if you have a question for the candidates let us know. submit them right now on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> atlantic city officials unveil plans to regamvamp gardener's basin. these spots are prime real estate in atlantic city. nbc 10 got our first look at the resort's conceptual plans for the area in the northeast inlet. they include the addition of a new retail village, a water front restaurant new entrance drive, and parking lot and expansion of the existing atlantic city aquarium. as for the much anticipated redevelopment of bader field, the mostly empty former airport spread out over 140 acres, city planners believe the improvement should come in phases starting with

candidates tony williams jim kenny, nelson diaz and doug oliver attended a forum at a church in old city yesterday morning. they shared their views on jobs education, housing, community violence, and democracy. >>> today, some families will welcome home delaware national guard troops while others will say good-bye to their relatives. this is video, by the way, from a previous homecoming. today in newcastle, seven troops will leave for africa to support operation enduring freedom. at that same time 20 national guard members will return from a six-month deployment to southwest asia. >>> new developments on this anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of that malaysia airlines flight. the problem with a crucial piece of equipment that would have helped them find the plane. >>> plus what the president is saying about hillary clinton's e-mail controversy, while she was secretary of state. ♪ there's new scholarship money available. ♪ we have four year degrees so you can finish here. or at another penn state campus. ♪ and there's no application fee when you visit here. penn state in g

mayoral candidates anthony williams jim kenny, nelson diaz and doug oliver attended a forum at a church in old city yesterday. they shared their views on jobs education, housing, community violence and democracy. >>> revenue from traffic tickets issued by pennsylvania state police has increased by nearly 10% over the past year. this despite a significant drop in tickets issued during the seven-week police manhunt for accused cop killer eric frein. morning call reports that revenue from tickets issued by state police rose by $6.5 million in 2014. it's largely due to a major hike in the fine for one of the most common citations. failure to obey a traffic control device. it used to cost only 25 bucks. now it costs $150. >>> and we're going to continue to melt that snow today, tomorrow, and really for most of the workweek. we're going to see temperatures in the 40s and 50s, and even some rain. so most of the snow will be out of here over the next couple of days. weather headlines on your sunday morning, milder today, it was milder yesterday than it was friday. and we're going to see 50s als

the others are lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver jim kennie and anthony williams. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a foggy start this morning and we've got some showers in the area. the fog will be departing. right now the thickest fog is northeast philadelphia and into central new jersey. dense fog will be easing. then well be watching showers. already seeing them in delaware and south jersey and a chance of some thunderstorms this morning at the shore. later today, the rest of the area could see those storms. cold, yes. but nowhere near as cold as yesterday. 35 in doylestown. philadelphia is 39. and cape may with cloudy skies is 46. still some light fog at cape may. nowhere near as thick as it was when we went on the air at 4:00 this morning. those are raindrops falling in cape may. just very light rainfall. heavier showers are pushing offshore. those were thunderstorms. and more thunderstorms moving into virginia. that's the next line of showers that will be arriving by 10:00 this morning. the hour-by-hour forecast shows the wet weather

democrats, jim kenny, anthony hardy williams, lynn abraham and nelson diaz were seeking support from the fop. when it was all over fop voted to endorse kenny. >> we're electricking our boss for most likely the next eight years. we thought it was important enough to bring everybody together, call a special meeting, have each of the candidates come, dress our membership and to have a valid vote to do it the fair way. >> the other three candidates did not appear at the forum. >>> 6:38. coming up in today's story of brotherly love help for hundreds of children who age out of foster care. >>> now you can send your friends messages on facebook but pretty soon you'll be able to send them money. >> another way to hitter friend up for money there you go. >> kate middleton reveals a huge baby secret exciting news that it has finally shared coming up next. >> ♪ >>> overnight we are hearing about a solar storm setting off a light show in the sky we will show you the the northern light coming up next. no, they are not along ben franklin bridge. we will be right back. >>> updating breaking news

deals -- nelson diaz were in attendance they discussed jobs and community issues. >>> a young mother got to mete the bone marrow donor who saved her life. she was in need of a transplant hours after the birth of her son. a standout volleyball player donated her bone marrow. the two were a successful match and met last night. >> it kind of makes it real, because of the idea of her i've read about her seen picture it makes the impact of what i was able to do was really becoming real tonight. >> the meeting is thanks to the nova head football coach and his foundation, this is the 5th year he has united a bone marrow donor with a recipient. >>> nearly a dozen students are hurt after a garage roof collapses during a college party this weekend. >>> a town became famous after it was featured on a popular tv show. now the entire town could be yours for the right price. looking live at sky6 hd chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we're warming up this week we'll be right back. >> a food truck exploded in minnesota injuring two people and smashing garage doors and wind

there are six democrats, lynn abraham, nelson diaz doug oliver, jim kenny, milton street and anthony hardy williams. the democratic primary is may 19th. the one republican in the race is melissa murray bailey. the general election is november 3rd. >>> and happening today, hundreds of parents will learn if their kids make the cut to get into a philadelphia charter school. russell byers charter in center city will hold its admissions lottery at noon for the school year that starts in september. there are more than 1300 applications, and there are just 23 openings. >>> philadelphia city officials will break ground today for an ultra-luxury tower. take a look at these artists' renderings of the new structure at 5th & walnut. the condo tower will stand 26 stories, due to open in spring of 2017. >>> and in allentown, officials have given preliminary approval for work to begin on a 33-story skyscraper downtown. it still needs the final go-ahead from the zoning board. the building would be the tallest in allentown and would bring new jobs and residents to the city so builders are also puttin