mayor jim kenney is receiving our ally award this year. if there's ever an ally in our community, it's certainly the mayor. he's only been mayor a little bit. while he was on city council he was an advocate and helped pass a number of bills that helped make philadelphia a more safer place for the lgbt community. >> and you're also awarding a lifetime hero award. tell us about that and who the recipient is. >> so our lifetime hero is executive director of the equality forum. they've been around a number of years, and they're putting together a great lgbt quality forum program in conjunction with dnc this year. and last year they had an excellent international quality forum that focused on the anniversary of the annual reminder lgbt rights protest here in philadelphia. >> tell me about your organization and the support that you've managed to get over the years. >> yeah, so we're almost 25 years young. our heroes event is ten years old. and, you know, i think we've seen the lgbtq community change over the course of the years in terms of right

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mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel as the new fire boss. incoming fire commissioner was most recently the deputy secretary of public safety and home land security for the commonwealth of virginia. mayor kenney's office say thiel helped lead and coordinate several state agencies there ape was previously the fire chief for alexandria. thiel will replace derek sawy eras fire commissioner who was a pointed two years ago by mayor nutter at the time. on the prison side mayor kenney is naming a 21 year employee of the prison system blanch carney will be the first female in the cities history to serve as prison commissioner. mayor's office say they did launch a national search and found the best qualified candidates right here in the city. and in the prison system there working for the administration. she guided inmates. it will be interesting to go see what mayor says about overall prison reform. he has talked about that before. will he talk about that again with the a announcement of the the new prisons commissioner. by the way 29 new commissione

mayor jim kenney joined a large group at the carpenters union training center off decatur road. they discussed platforms and how their ideas separate her from the opponents she faces on both side of the aisle. >>> meanwhile bernie sanders supporters hosted a veteran town hall in olde city. representatives told the gathering from hawaii was on hand to meet with veterans and highlight sanders plan to advocate for current and former service members. congressman sits on the house armed services committee and house foreign a fares committee. >>> much more to come tonight, a sad day for a congregation in delaware as they gathered on the ground of their church for a final time. we will tell what you happened to their house of worship. >>> also coming up dancing goes to the dogs today in montgomery county, we will take to you a competition where they are doing a four paw, two step. >>> flyers get ready for game two of the round one in the stanley cup playoffs, jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as... much as i

a meeting between members of that community and mayor jim kenney. that is what happens when you talk about stop and frisk. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live outside the new vision united methodist church, dann, what happened there tonight. >> reporter: well, jim, it was supposed to be a forum with mayor jim kenney and police commissioner richard ross on the status of what his team has a controversial and racist stop and frisk policy implemented by the prior administration. but the meeting ended in chaos, and had to be shut down. >> the meeting had started in an orderly fashion with mayor jim kenney saying he kept his campaign prom toys even unconstitutional stopping and frisking of police for no reason. he said officers are required to have reasonable suspicion as required by the constitution. >> policies and procedures... and supporting an environment that are unprecedented in the country. >> reporter: mayor apologized for what went on before he took office which some people were not buying it. >> we're not here to listen to all this nons

mayor jim kenney picked a virginia man with years of the state and local experience, who can get up to speed quickly on key issues. dann cuellar joins us live from fire headquarters tonight with more on that, dann? >> reporter: monica, mayor jim kenney made it known early he would conduct a national search for a new commissioner. tonight sources are telling us he has found one. he is said to be highly regarded, highly credentialed man from virginia with more than two decade in the business. sources are telling thaws mayor jim kenney will announce appointment of adam thiel next week as philadelphia's new fire commissioner. he is virginia's deputy secretary for public safety and home land security. former fire chief in alexandria, virginia. he is an emergency services instructor and public safety consultant with a master's degree in public administration and bachelor's degree in fire science. tonight, the mayor declined to discuss thiel's appointment. >> we will not announce it until next week. >> reporter: you have no comment on that. >> i want everybody to get it at the same time and,

. >>> happening today, philadelphia's mayor jim kenney will formally appoint the next fire and prisons commissioner for the city. fox 29's dave kinchen live with the people coming into our sit the eye's top spots, hi there, dave. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. this is a big moment for kenney administration as the administration continues to put more pieces of the government together. those appointments set to be announced this afternoon. mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel as the cities new fire boss, incoming fire commissioner, most recently served as deputy secretary of the public safety and home land security for the commonwealth of virginia. mayor kenney's office say thiel helped lead and coordinate state agent is in virginia and was previously the fire chief of alexandria, virginia. thiel will replace derrick sawyer the fire commissioner who was appointed two years ago. on the prison side mayor kenney is naming a 21 employee of the system blanch carney will be the first female in city history to serve as the cities prison commissioner. mayor's office says carney was depu

fifth graders from the baldwin school wrote poems about traditions and mayor jim kenney was there to welcome the citizens. >>> nova nation is still thriving off the national kmam wildcatted a $20.2 million donation will be used for the program, it's the largest contribution to the school's athletic program. >>> philadelphia's bike share program is expanding and mayor jim kenney was on hand today for the announcement. indigo bike share will have 100 in the city. they can use bicycles and dock them at their destination. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing 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. >>> flyers players paying respects to ed snider today and tomorrow night it's back to the battle. >> back to busi

many turned out at the a public hearing on mayor jim kenney's budget. mayor want a 3 cents per ounce tax increase on suing ary beverages. some would fund universal prek. many held signs condemning the proposed tax. >>> meanwhile pennsylvania governor tom wolf says he will sign a medical marijuana legislation if it gets to his desk. pennsylvania senate passed an amended bill for the second time, in 11 months, yesterday in a 42-seven vote. it now head back the two house. the bill a allows patient toss take the drug in pill, oil or liquid form but cannot smoke or grow their own. >>> president obama will sign a house approved bill giving financial companies to develop treatments for z ika virus. news comes days after top u.s. health officials warned the administration that the virus is scarier then first thought. >>> now the president want $2 billion to fight zika but says that is still just a small step forward. >>> new details on former nfl star will smith's death. coroner is expected to release autopsy results today, that former new orleans saint player

mayor jim kenney says city officials, septa and penndot will host five forums this month and the first is set for next thursday night, at the four points sheraton along the boulevard. >> pedestrians need to be protect and we have a responsibility as a city to come up with ideas to protect them. it is a state highway. we will work in conjunction with the commonwealth. there is very interested in solving this problem also and governor is committed to doing it. aim sure we can get something done that will have an positive impact on the conditions there. >> reporter: the forum is part of the five million-dollar root for a change program. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch, break through, three dimensional technology to save lives of dogs. man's best friend. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with how it works and first dog tested on it. >> reporter: this is so will cool, guys. we know penn, the university of pennsylvania, school of veterinary medicine, does some amazing things. well, now they are taking brain surgery to a whole new level. clobber has gotten used to wearing sunglasses for

what mayor jim kenney said to mark the occasion. >> you know it's spring when adam joseph is there for an outdoor adventure. today he is in the lehigh valley, visiting the lost river caverns. >> we are in haller town in north hamiltpton county. remember when this used to be a limestone quarry, they were blasting this area for the rocks and minerals, they opened up an entrance to a whole other world beneath our feet. they have built a museum and there is so much to show you when "action news" returns. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. >>> a new mississippi law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to deny services to gay and transgender members c

mayor jim kenney says he's thrilled. philadelphia has been aramark's home since 1961. it's unclear if the company will remain at its 11th and market street location. the company does employee more than 1,000 people at that world headquarters. >>> a 10-year-old from glenolden is getting ready to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at monday's phillies home opener. >> matt collins was diagnosed with leukemia in february. he absolutely loves playing baseball and he's an even bigger phillies fan. so some great people at nemours ai dupont children's hospital pulled some strings to make sure he gets to the pitcher's mound. >> i love baseball. i play it. i go to games a lot. i'm just used to pitching. and i think i can do it. >> ahead of monday's game there was a peppily rally in the hospital lobby today and even the philly phanatic as you saw joined in on all the fun. go get them, matt. >> um-hmm. >>> if you want to take a step back in time, you don't have to go very far. >> there's spot in montgomery county that serves up great food an hearty doze of nostalgia. in tonight'

mayor jim kenney will announce that adam thiel will take over the city's fire department. he served as a fire chief for alexandria, virginia. he will replace derrick sawyer who was appointed byç former mayor michael nutter two years ago. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a rainy start this morning for parts of the area. it hasn't reached philadelphia just yet but it is going to be moving in first thing this morning and staying into parts of the area for this afternoon. but it's just going to be rain. temperatures unusually warm, in the 50s and 60s. we'll get late day sunshine today, that afternoon clearing will come with gustier winds and then we're in for days of sunshine for the rest of the week. some really beautiful weather ahead. you'll need your umbrella for this morning. 59 degrees, the rain is falling in reading. cloudy, 60 degrees right now in philadelphia. it's 55 degrees in cape may. very warm start, now it's just a waiting game, waiting for the rain to move in. just off to the north and west, it's skirting past

clinton also spoke at a round table a long side mayor jim kenney today at a philadelphia agency dedicated to helping unemployment residents, find jobs. >>> the top two republicans were focused on a a single state the today. donald trump and ted cruz both campaigned in new york ahead of that state's primary two weeks from now. trump holds a wide lead there right now but still he lashed out on what he calls the republican establishment, blaming it in part for his big loss to ted cruz, in wisconsin last night. >>> now, to a developing story, from the sixers front office. the president and general manager, is out. sam hinkie resigned tonight, and for all of the developing details on this innings isers shake up, we will turn to jamie apody, hi. >> hi rick not the good when your record as gm is 47 wins and 195 losses. sam hinkie, didn't last three years after sending a 13 page resignation letter to the team owner ship group. hinkie was one who spearheaded dismantling of the roster. his attempts to rebuild team through high draft picks have not worked. the last straw came when team brought on je

. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, the city a's lgbt community honors jim kenney and we will tell you why. >>> later it was a fantastic event today at lincoln financial field as hundreds of the youngsters took over. we will tell what you made this event so special. >>> and after two straight losses, phillies try to win one against the nationals. jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> 12,000 people walk to raise awareness about oregon donation today. twentieth annual donor dash stepped off from the art museum. it is organized by gift of life program. there was a 3-d walk and five and 10k raises. on the walked in teams as they celebrated those who received life saving transplants, and honored those who gave them those second chances. >>> families with loved ones battling serious illness and disabilities got a welcome break today. they enjoyed lunch, entertainment and cruise on the delaware river. the spirit of philadelphia partners with the kelly ann dolan memorial fund to host 400 children, their parents, siblings, for 40 years the fund has work

the organization presented philadelphia mayor jim kenney with the straight ally hero award. he was one of several people singled out for their work. >>> 4:56 right now on this monday. volunteers are revamping the rain garden today at the adventure aquarium in camden. it's part of a celebration of earth week. friday is earth day. the aquarium is holing events all week long to honor its mission of being a steward of the environment. >>> families facing difficult challenges got to setç their cares aside at least for a little white yesterday. >> they were able to enjoy a beautiful day on the water. the spirit of philadelphia hosts this annual cruise for families with children battling serious illnesses. it's a partnership with the kelly ann dolan fund. one person we spoke with said it's an event that their family looks forward to every year. >> there's no judgment. the kids have a great time, run back, play, just be kids, normal kids. >> yesterday's cruise was the 15th year in a row the spirit of philadelphia has partnered with the kelly ann dolan memorial fund. she died of le

. >>> now mayor jim kenney made the celebration official during the huge rally at dilworth park. >> i jim kenney mayor of the city of philadelphia do here by proclaim fiss friday april 8th 2016 to be villanova wildcats ncaa men's basketball championship day! congratulations! >> the city of philadelphia was proud to host nova nation and the 2016 national champs. >>> not surprisingly parade went viral on social media and the team they were in on the action. >> coach wright was having a good time on the way to the parade. he tweeted this shot of ryan arcidiacono with the national championship trophy. the trophy had seat belt on much that's what i'm i'm talking about. during the victory rally coach wright sent out this tweet of kris jenkins known as the big smooth much nicely done. if you missed the big event or just want to see the again we got you covered. we'll have encore broadcast of the parade tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. on the cw philly. >>> every since villanova won the national championship there's been a lot of buzz about the school not just locally but all over the country. >> and th

mayor jim kenney says he's thrilled. philadelphia has been aramark's home since 1961. it's unclear if the company will remain at its 11th and market street location. the company does employee more than 1,000 people at that world headquarters. >>> a 10-year-old from glenolden is getting ready to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at monday's phillies home opener. >> matt collins was diagnosed with leukemia in february. he absolutely loves playing baseball and he's an even bigger phillies fan. so some great people at nemours ai dupont children's hospital pulled some strings to make sure he gets to the pitcher's mound. >> i love baseball. i play it. i go to games a lot. i'm just used to pitching. and i think i can do it. >> ahead of monday's game there was a peppily rally in the hospital lobby today and even the philly phanatic as you saw joined in on all the fun. go get them, matt. >> um-hmm. >>> if you want to take a step back in time, you don't have to go very far. >> there's spot in montgomery county that serves up great food an hearty doze of nostalgia. in tonight'

mayor jim kenney says even if nova isn't in the city, it is definitely part of our community. >> i grew up in the big five. i'm a life long philadelphian. the big five, count drexel six but big five most of my life and one of the big five members did good and won national championship. that is something we should applaud and be proud of. >> septa is increasing service on the for is town market and broad street lines tomorrow, they really want you there. fyi, the celebration should wrap up around 3:00 in the afternoon. >>> here's the parade route, and national champions will travel on market street from 20th to dilworth plaza at city hall. parade steps off at 1:00 p.m. if you cannot make it to center city tomorrow check out parade of champions live on cbs-3 beginning at 1:00 and if you air way from the tv, see the festivities live on our web site the at cbs philly.com. >>> it looks like the national championship craziness will keep going for wildcats and their fans. >> and it seems like nova has a new fan, in a high pre file one at that. >> really high character team throughout this thin

. >>> philadelphia's mayor jim kenney's office now officially confirming the next fire commissioner. adam thiel will be officially appointed to day. thiel identified here on the web site for virginia's state government. he was most recently deputy secretary of the public safety and home land security in virginia. kenney will announce blanch carney as new prison's commissioner as well. >>> senate backers hope medical marijuana legislation in pennsylvania will get to governor tom wolf's desk this week. the senate committee made changes to the bill yesterday and the bill's backer say they hope it can win passage in the house and senate. the bill would let ailing patients use marijuana a for therapeutic purposes. >>> in montgomery county a medical examiner trying to determine how a college student died. the to 22-year old man was found unresponsive at a home in west conshohocken on morehead avenue on sunday. police say officers performed cpr and administered an anti overdose drug but they were unable to revive that victim. the student has not yet been identified n a statement the college

. >>> now mayor jim kenney made the celebration official during the huge rally at dilworth park. >> i jim kenney mayor of the city of philadelphia do here by proclaim fiss friday april 8th 2016 to be villanova wildcats ncaa men's basketball championship day! congratulations! >> the city of philadelphia was proud to host nova nation and the 2016 national champs. >>> not surprisingly parade went viral on social media and the team they were in on the action. >> coach wright was having a good time on the way to the parade. he tweeted this shot of ryan arcidiacono with the national championship trophy. the trophy had seat belt on much that's what i'm i'm talking about. during the victory rally coach wright sent out this tweet of kris jenkins known as the big smooth much nicely done. if you missed the big event or just want to see the again we got you covered. we'll have encore broadcast of the parade tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. on the cw philly. >>> every since villanova won the national championship there's been a lot of buzz about the school not just locally but all over the country. >> and th

mayor jim kenney will announce that adam thiel will take over the city's fire department. he was virginia's deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security. prior to that he served as the fire chief for alexandria, virginia. thiel will replace derrick sawyer who was appointed two years ago by former mayor michael nutter. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> coming up on nine minutes after 5:00. a warm start this morning. we have temperatures that are in the low 60s, but we're tracking some showers that are moving in from the west. that rain will move through this morning and then it will be clearing out this afternoon. we have days of sunshine to enjoy ahead. a little bit of rain we can deal with this morning. right now, rain in reading, philadelphia is cloudy. 61 degrees. that's a live view of cape may. so far, dry. cape may and the shore, too. a few sprinkles moving through burlington county and into ocean county. the bulk of the rainfall is still off to the northwest of the city. just some light sprinkles now in delaware cou

just a few moments ago mayor jim kenney kicked off the 2016 philly clean up. monique braxton is live at sarasotaberry mansion. >> reporter: the program officially kicked off at 9:00 across several parts of the city. right now we're awaiting the arrival of mayor jim kinney. there's a lot of activity going on behind us. all paths leading to this location have been cleared of trash and debris, block part style of event is under way. at this neighborhood basketball court has been revitalized. new nets are in place thanks to the police officers. plants have arrived for the launch of the stiff's signature community clean up program. about 100,000 volunteers have participated in events like this in the past eight years. back in 2015 more than 723 projects across the city collected nearly 1 million -- imagine that, 1 million pounds of trash removed. and this year we're being told there are about 800 projects like this in place right now across the city. and as soon as the mayor arrives, we'll come back to him. so you can hear a few of his comments. live from north phi

the new mayor, jim kenney, is proposing a possible 3% tax on soda in the city of philadelphia. that's three times, by the way, what the only other city in the country, berkeley, california, has passed and had a successful run with. he says it will raise about $430 million over four years to help out in tight budget times, which is certainly a good thing. but the controversy, i guess, is whether the soda manufacturers will do a huge pushback and whether the tax, in fact, will be passed along to consumers. that's a double-whammy for folks if in fact they have to pay for it. what do you think, sam? >> well, this is a very complicated story because it's not just about the tax, it's what the mayor wants to do with the tax. the pre-k initiative that was part of his mayoral campaign is meritorious in every way except implementation. and there are stories that are coming out now about the number of high-quality what are called seats in early childhood education. this is a plan that's being rolled out as we speak. it hasn't been put together. we're talking about a school district that's

and our special guest here is mayor jim kenney from philadelphia. >> hi, matt. good to be back. >> your first appearance on "inside story" as a guest. >> ever. yeah, ever. not only as mayor, but just ever. >> [ laughs ] i don't know what we were thinking. >> well, no, i just think it was -- being an elected official, other elected officials would have wanted to do the same thing, and i think it was almost hard to manage. >> well, it's good to have you in. quick story. >> thank you. >> we had a number of conversations that i posted on facebook with some issues. one, you were running for mayor. and one day i was in spring garden, waiting for you to show up, and this taxicab pulls up right in front of me, and you come walking out. and i'm like, "well, that's not very mayoral, but that's also kind of cool." >> well, i mean, i think the biggest thing about being mayor is you can never lose sight of the fact that you are a regular, normal person coming from a row-house neighborhood. and if you ever lose sight of that fact and get too big for your head -- your head get

kenney. reporting live tonight on temple's campus david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> a lot more in the weeks to come. david, thanks so much. >>> hillary clinton made two stops in the city earlier today. democratic frontrunner greeted hundreds of union workers at pennsylvania afl-cio convention in center city. clinton took on sanders as she pledged her support to organized labor. the former secretary says she is more likely to succeed in promoting their agenda. >> i am concerned that some of his ideas just won't work because the numbers don't add up. others won't even pass congress or they rely on republican governors suddenly having a conversion experience and becoming progressives. well, in number of important areas, he doesn't have a plan at all. >> clinton rounded her trip to philadelphia in port richmond. there she met with community leaders and students and participated in around table discussion with mayor jim kenn kenney. >> we're giving young people an exposure to the criminal jus

kenney. reporting live tonight on temple's campus david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> a lot more in the weeks to come. david, thanks so much. >>> hillary clinton made two stops in the city earlier today. democratic frontrunner greeted hundreds of union workers at pennsylvania afl-cio convention in center city. clinton took on sanders as she pledged her support to organized labor. the former secretary says she is more likely to succeed in promoting their agenda. >> i am concerned that some of his ideas just won't work because the numbers don't add up. others won't even pass congress or they rely on republican governors suddenly having a conversion experience and becoming progressives. well, in number of important areas, he doesn't have a plan at all. >> clinton rounded her trip to philadelphia in port richmond. there she met with community leaders and students and participated in around table discussion with mayor jim kenn kenney. >> we're giving young people an exposure to the criminal jus

mayor jim kenney participated in take our daughters and sons to workday. the youngsters had the opportunity to shadow employees, it's important for kids to see how hard city employees work and how much they care about the people they work for. >>> ducis rogers is here now and the nfl draft. >> it starts a little after 8:00 for our birds, the future comes in focus tonight. they are targeting a franchise quarterback with the number two overall pick. jaime apody is covering the draft for us in chicago. she joins us live. >> reporter: ducis things are starting to heat up here on the red carpet. at announcer started talking and the fans are getting excited, we are waiting the top picks to come arrive here on the red carpet. lets talk about carson wentz, he is most likely to be picked at number two. the question is how will he handle the pressure in philadelphia. of course there are all of these reports that sam bradford wants to be traded with the eagles drafting wentz. how will he handle that, here is went z on the quarterback controversy. >> if that is the ca

mayor jim kenney cast his vote. more more on voter turnout we turn to vernon odom live in southeast philadelphia. >> reporter: hi rick and monica, good evening. let me say up front it was difficult if not impossible to find any republicans that wanted to speak on camera in the heavy turnout sections of the city we visited today. brisk, that is the word being used to describe the turnout across town today, the president primary the major engine for that in this town that is very much dominated by the democratic party. >> the school in the bustleton section, was teeming with election activity. restrictions for six divisions into this building. a judge says that the presidential primary is what is turning so many out to vote. >> by the end of the day we break 200. >> this remains a largely democratic area, like so much of philadelphia, and the epic hillary-bernie battle goes on. >> i liked hillary all along. but as far as the candidates are concerned she has the most experience and i think she will do the best job. >>

. >>> and mayor jim kenney reveals his plan to rid city neighborhoods of gaffe graffiti. >>> this all over the delegate process which trump calls rigged. rnc chairman says that trump needs to give us all a break. he is continuing his march to the gop delegate majority and later today he hosts his first of three events in pittsburgh. the first time he was in the state and he won't be alone. senator cruz will also rally in pennsylvania and rally supporters in eerie. on the democratic side bernie sanders picked up an endorsem t endorsement. the new york transit union backed sanders. and with more on all of this and the developments from the campaign trail, let head to marcy gonzales live in new york. >> reporter: it's a lot going on. ahead of next week's primary, here hillary clinton is holding another event tonight and thousands of people are already lining up for a big rally that sanders is holding in a few hours, this after another busy day of campaigning. bernie sanders back in brooklyn campaigning and picketing with striking verizon workers. >> thank you for your courage in standing

mayor jim kenney represented the red house, and accepted the honor. she is the ceo of the red cross eastern pennsylvania. in the past 18 years volunteers have helped 4300 families get back on their feet after fires and other disasters. >>> they have created this mural honoring prince on the side of a vacant building on east hanover street in trenton. they did it to showcase up and coming artists and helping blighted properties throughout the city. >> not a bad idea at all. still on "action news" we help you pick out the most reliable lawn mower just in time to put it to good news. and football star, johnny manziel faces charges. >>> and an act of kindness that is going viral. that is ahead in big talkers. >>> and adam joseph continues to track the rain and severe weather moving through, "action news" at 4:00 continues right after this. this change in attitude brought to you by escape to margaritaville, the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. featuring a second chance trip to the fabulous margaritaville beach resort in hollywood beach, flor

philadelphia mayor, jim kenney introduced two of the officials today. adam theil will head up the fire department. and headed up local fire departments in four states including maryland. he replaced acting commissioner, derek sawyer whose future is unclear. and a new prison commissioner, blanche carnie, the first woman to be appointmented to that job. >>> pennsylvania's state auditor says that pennsylvania's charter schools near more oversight. a report says that the school district charter school office is too small to oversee the city's 86 charters and that the district spends less than 1% on the budget charter office. they are in charge of keeping tabs on the schools. >> the charter school office is notoriously understaffed with only six employees to oversee charter schools with 68,000 students. >> they recommend they audit charter schools one auto year, currently it's once every five years and he calls for new legislation on charter school funding. >>> turning to accuweather it was a wet start as we forecasted but the delaware valley is getting a bi

. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney's only been in office a short time but making it clear, education is a major focus of his administration. today, he paid a visit to the technical school in north philadelphia. mayor kenney spoke with students, parents and teachers. the mayor continues to make a push for more funding from harrisburg to help students, like the ones he met today, realize their full potential. >> the money they spend, the money we're asking for from harrisburg would be well spent in schools like this, kid have opportunity to go from high school to work. >> the sugar drinks tax he proposed could go a big way to helping fund schools across the district. >> country's oldest and largest track and field competition will be in full swing tomorrow in university city. penn relays draw high school and college athletes and hopefuls to franklin field. today's events included the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. tomorrow through saturday, fans will be packed for the final championship of mercury lay. for many, an opportunity to get a sneak preview of the pros who may compete

kenney. >> i was 16 years old. it was a blast. >> the philadelphia mayor now looking back on the team ed snider brought into his city and into his life. >> my dad was a firefighter. i used to go to games in 1968. there was nobody in the building. >> the flyers were champions by 74. ed changed south philly building the spectrum, a gate way to the sports complex of today. >> at gino's they are serving cheese steaks to fans. >> what did he mean to south philly? >> he represented the passion that this city has. >> on and off the ice. >> i know you hear this term all the time, giving back. he just believed it. >> comcast vice chairman tells me that was particularly true in south philadelphia where snider wanted to give back to the community that had been so good to him. >> the iallegience of south philadelphia was very real. >> i speak for a lot that follow sports in this city. thank you, ed. >> the mayor told me today, that the best way to pay tribute would be for the flyers to win the cup this year. lauren mayk, "nbc

mayor jim kenney was on hand as indigo. you can sign up for limited one hour rides. no excuses maybe. >> the weather is not an excuse not to get outside either. >>> and still ahead a birthday celebration for the ages, the sights and sounds for queen elizabeth's 90th birthday celebration. next. >>> and see the incredible rescue from ecuador that is going viral. >>> it was a day filled with a royal birthday celebration in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth turned 90 today making her britain oldest and longest serving monarch, along with her husband prince phillip the queen took a stroll to greet her well wish is that line said the streets for days and yes each the queen get a birthday cake. here it is purple and gold with butter cream icing and get this, marmalade filling. delicious. >>> beyonce announced she is holding a fundraiser to help people from flint, michigan, recover from the water crisis there. we are waiting for details but a spokesperson says it will celebrate the resourcefulness of the people of flint. >> all right brian to big talkers today and a big su

here is one of their fans, mayor jim kenney. >> awful lot of suburbanite coming in on the regional rail, probably spending most of the day in philadelphia, having lunch, and dinner, and drinks, and, you know, and parking or driving in on the train. so we're regional. we're regional city. we're the biggest city in the southeast region, and they're all our citizens in some way. villanova's got rigorous academic program. all of those young men have, and women, in the women's program, and all of the athletes have to maintain their grades to be eligible. so i give them a loft credit for a lot of hard work. >> so the mayor kinds of saying hey we'll benefit from this parade outside of just being therefore the local college teams. so what's a short parade cost? philadelphia police protection barricades, trash pick up, it? the estimated cost, $22,000. so what's villanova paying? fifteen grand, likely coming from some wealthy graduate called boosters. and if you can't get off or get down here, watch the good day team, because we're putting in another extra long day for the second consecutive frid

. >> and in a statement philadelphia mayor jim kenney said in part, ed snider was a good friend a kind hearted man an first class mensch. i will miss him and i'm sure thousands will miss a man who changed the landscape of the philadelphia region ". >> you have been tweeting condolences all do you would you your memories of ed snider. we would love to hear more from you. tweet using the hash tag fox 29 philly. still ahead tonight the moment snider launched the broad street bullies and changed the flyers forever. >>> it was a return of spring like weather as we take live look into wilmington, delaware torque night. dry out there now but some rain could affect your morning commute tomorrow. so meteorologist kathy orr here to tell us all about that rain. kathy. >> we are watching this closely, iain. talking bout clouds rolling in right knowledge it is still mild out there. the rain not that far away so for the morning rush, it will be wet. so pack the umbrella and your patience because you know any time it rains, it's usual al slow go. so for your tuesday morning commute, a high impact mor

the organization presented philadelphia mayor jim kenney with a straight ally hero award. he was one of several honored for their work. congratulations, mayor. all right now great weather, congratulations to all of how love the nice weather. >> and it was warm today, it's going to be even warmer tomorrow, near 80. >> thanks so much for joining us. we'll see you here tonight at 11:00. >>> on this sunday night, disaster in ecuador. devastating earthquake leechbll more than 200 dead, many injured. rescue workers search for the missing in the rubble of towns all but wiped out. guns in schools. the controversial measure some districts are taking. our teachers and staff keeping who has the guns a secret? money back guarantee. a hospital chain where the customer is always right. offering refunds to unsatisfied patients, no questions asked. and the chosen. we hear from syrian refugees whose lives were changed in an instance now welcomed into the vatican by the pope himself. "nightly news" begins now."

. >>> philadelphia's mayor jim kenney introduces his appointments to lead the cities fire department and prison system. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live outside city hall with a look at the two commissioners, one of whom tonight is making history. >> reporter: jessica, good evening. that is right. this is first time that we met the new philadelphia fire commissioner, he says that he is eager for the role and eager to move in the role but recognized that there will be challenges. the prison's commissioner she's known within the prison system but this new role is historic one for philadelphia. he is the first, female prison commissioner in philadelphia history. >> i was excited there was a woman we picked because i do believe there needs to set aid tone with some of the people in our custody that it is not just about punishment but redemption and it business moving forward in their lives. >> reporter: lance carney a lincoln university in bryn mawr college graduate started her career at philadelphia prison system in 1995. she says that her role is to continue, lowering t

philadelphia mayor jim kenney says the city of philadelphia is happy to offer a venue for the parade, although the school is outside the city limit. >> the original big five always included villanova. villanova temple, st. joe's, lasalle, penn. that's part of the family. we're looking forward to being the host of this fine group of young men, and young athletes. >> inclusive in the city, because people, villanova is not in fill. >> i no, not even the county. >> i know, but we're inclusive. kenny said villanova will pick up most of the tab for parade. the parade is a win for the city because people will come, spend their money, businesses while they're in the city. >> i think we should just claim the whole delaware valley. >> i mean, when you are in the region, that's just what you do. >> yes. i mean, the university of delaware, newark, they win somethingment should claim it. right? >> you don't start drawing lines. only lines we draw are start coming up into new york. right? >> 6:30. well, they lose, but this time they lose out on history. actually won the game. how they're winning ke

mayor jim kenney stopped by the red cross house since it opened in 2003. the red cross house helped 43,000 families get back on their feet after fires and other disasters. mayor kenney presented the organization with a city proclamation and thanked the volunteers for their work in the community. >>> this is new at 6:00 tonight, and this is a day for congratulations for nine letter carriers for the fox chase section of philadelphia. katherine scott explains why -- >> reporter: letter carriers loaded up for another day of work in fox chase. but today some of them had a little extra to carry [ applause ] nine members of the station of the 700 block of rising sun avenue were awarded hats, pins and jackets for driving 30 plus years without any accidents. >> maybe we'll hit the 2 million truck. >> it's not easy to drive safely especially in the philadelphia area with all the traffic pattern we have here and so many drivers on the road. >> since 2005 more than 9,000 mostal workers have driven more than a million miles without an at fault accident. since steve sta

. >> going this event we will be joining hillary and mayor jim kenney. they'll have a round table discussion, but for right now we will continue here at the afl-cio convention, alexandria, hoff, back to you. >> meantime, a new quinnipiac university poll finds neither democratic presidential candidate could beat republican john kasich in a november election. the pole finds kasich defeating hillary clinton 51% to 35%, a 16-point margin. >> the pole which questioned pennsylvania voters, show the closer match up between kasich and bernie sanders. forty-six to 40%. but kasich is still on top by six points. >>> texting a senator ted cruz won big over donald trump in wisconsin last night, picking up majority of the state's 42 delegates. >> tonight is a turning point. it is a rallying cry. it is a call from the hard working men and women of wisconsin to the people of america. we have a choice, a real choice. >> cruz's upset victory increases the likelihood that none of his gop rivals can lock up the amount of delegates needed before the republican convention in

philadelphia mayor jim kenney continued his tour of pre k centers in the city today. to push for the expansion of early education. kenney join the philadelphia federation of teachers and win reach am pain at lasalle university today. the mayor specifically is calling object presidential candidates to make a stance on the issue. expanding pre k in philadelphia is one of the mayor's top priorities. >> pre k is absolutely something that we need and we need it for many children as possible. our goal is 10,000 kids between now and the end of this first term. >> the issue of course is paying for that expansion right now city council weighing a plan that would fund pre k through attacks on soda and other sugary drinks. >> you decide tonight the last day campaign before the new york primary. while gop frontrunner drum is that expected to win in a big way bernie sanders is hoping for an upset against rival hillary clinton. that's uphill battle. fox's joel waldman has the latest. >> reporter: less than 24 hours before polling sites open in the new york primary democratic underd

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney took part in a discussion today about the reentry of convicts into society. he believed that education is the only way out of crime, the lack of opportunity and the despair and stress of poverty in some communities is something that the city needs to address. the group watched a documentary from a philadelphia film maker about life after prison. it took place at the attorney general's office in center city. >>> cabrini college will become cabrini university. the name change reflects the growth of the institution since it was established 60 years ago. the change takes effect july 1st and in august when the students return for the new school year, the children will have a cleaner and greener place to play in the kensington section of philadelphia. today the officials launch aid fundraising drive to improve the school yard at horatio b. hackett elementary sool. they hope to raise 1.3 million there's to add more grass and outdoor classrooms and playground equipment. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight. remembering willy williams, the legacy of philade

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney, has introduced his choices to be the next fire and prison commissioners. vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: adam theil steps into the fire as he arrive fz philadelphia to become the new fire commissioner. mayor kenney went through a national search before deciding on a man for firefighting executive. from maryland and now from virginia. out going commissioner derek sawyer was too close to mayor nutter's administration. >> it's no knock on him. i want a fresh set of eyes going forward. >> the firefighters union says they are displeased. and says it's all politics. local 22 says they are disappointed that the mayor went out side of the department. >> there are many number of qualified members of the fire department that could have taken over the position. and the mayor chose to go outside of the department. >> you okay with that? >> i don't have a choice. >> i work with all kinds of groups and i look forward to working in this setting. >> the mayor stayed inside of the prison system to name a new commissioner. blanche carnie. >> they are people mostly

mayor jim kenney and philadelphia streets department getting in on the action today. they rolled up their sleeves for the ninth annual philly subpoenaing clue clean up and jennifer joyce was there for all the fun. >> we don't have that we'll try to get you that story. dozens of people seeing that video marching through philadelphia today to stop the violence. commissioner ross joined the group one day at a time on the march to city hall. the group says its notion work together with police to show people they care. >>> there was a hacker thon in camden. help works in partner partnered to work on ways for camden no non-profits to better utilize technology through the use of hands on workshops. >>> a 28-year-old delaware county man about to give his teenaged cousin a gift that will change her life forever. tonight why this young man says he feels it was destiny. ♪ >> i remember very clear. >> kate moran knew this day would eventually come her 16-year-old daughter day lee is in kidney failure and leaves a life saving transplant. doctors giving the family the bad news la