Seriously. Thank you for your time. You know, i just have to address this issue. We began this process of considering e. C. W. s, both with the policy, and then, people came to us and said, dont do the policy and considering whether or not to have them. Start with having them, and then do the policy. Over and over and over again, we heard that, so what did we do . We did what people asked, and now, im hearing all these voices saying well, why isnt there a policy . There isnt a policy because people who have asked for a policy for to have tazers, and then build a policy around it. Do you know how many take this seriously, how many meetings that weve gone to, how many public hearings we have had and by the way, commissioner hirsch is not the only one whos never voted. We never got around to voting, so commissioner hing has never voted on this, nor have i, nor has commissioner melara. We are all taking it seriously. We want to hear what the public has to say, and we have to switch rooms b
Circumvent what people wanted. Thats wrong. Reporter the governor and education secretary says it shows where kids need improvement but some teachers tell us they dont get the information quickly enough to matter. Some of our members still havent seen the scores from last year, so how can they use this to course correct in the middle of the year to address the needs of their students . Reporter theres the board of education building, department of education building. Parents just now getting results for the tests their kids took in the spring. Legislators could override the governors optout veto in january. At the local level, some parents already opted their kids out last year, they dont think its a valuable tool and the governor and a lot of other people, to be fair, they disagree, they say the test is an important one. Live in dover, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. In pennsylvania the state got a lot of pushback over the new pssa test, considered much more academically rigorous. In fact,
Nbc 10 breaking news. Right now at 11 00, we begin with breaking news out of bucks county. Thats where the bodies of a husband and wife in their 60s were discovered and tonight nbc 10 has confirmed it was a murder suicide. Police say they were called out to a home on lempa road in the holland sext section of norriton township just after four thank afternoon. Arriving officers found two individuals deceased on the second floor of the residence. There was a handgun nearby. Tonight police are not releasing their names, but we have learned they owned a store on jewellers row in center city. The bucks county coroner will determine their official cause of death. Well be gathering new information all night long and bring you any updates on the story on nbc 10 news today starting at 4 00 a. M. A wild scene inside a West Philadelphia barbershop tonight ends with one man dead and another considered a hero. Nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal is live at police headquarters. Randy, you spoke to people who we
Overall contribute to much of a delay yet. Taking a look at the roads in the Lehigh Valley and interstate 78 the northeast extension still looking good if you are heading in that direction. Taking a look at your drive times on 95 the southbound side is where we start to see things slow down in the morning commute. But were still getting a green light out there. Ten minutes from 495 to 295. And this is in delaware right there. You can see in that area. Take a look at the bridges, everything in the clear. No openings planned so far. Tracy . All right, christine, thanks. Skyforce 10 just arrived over breaking news were following in northeast philadelphia. Let me tell you whats happening with Police Investigating an accident here near horax street. One man was rushed to the hospital with chest injuries. We are working to find out the circumstances of the accident and how the man was hurt. And new from overnight, several car owners in a philadelphia neighborhood are missing something thieve
Meanwhile just days after the District Attorney called this incident a tragedy but not a crime, the Justice Department is about to release a new report about a Deadly Police shooting in philadelphia. This hour Justice Department officials are preparing to release their findings on deadly force used by Philadelphia Police officers. Nbc 10s jesse gary live for us outside the u. S. Attorneys office in center city. Jesse, youve seen the report what can you tell us. Reporter while the report is still under wraps technically until official release inside the u. S. Attorneyed office on the sixth floor, about 180 page report compiled by special Community Policing Division Within the department of justice. Police commissioner Charles Ramsey requested the review a couple years ago after a rash of Police Involved shootings. The number of incidents have since declined after the spike started an upward trend in 2007. Most recently protests erupted last week after d. A. Cleared philly cops. Head of