Energy to philadelphias city hall. Former philadelphia councilman jim kenney knew just minutes after the polls closed that he would be philadelphias 99th mayor. Throughout this campaign i have been asked time and time again what i am going to do to move philadelphia forward. Tonight surrounded by all of you i am reminded it is not what i am going to do, it is what we are going to do together. Reporter kenney greeted about 400 supporters and in his brief speech, he touched on crime and the Public School system. If we, f we all pitch in, then philadelphias teachers will actually have the resources they need to teach and our smallest most vulnerable our smallest most Vulnerable Children will go to pre k. Reporter many in the crowd have supported kenney for year. He knows the city. He mose how to work in the government. But still hes an agent of change. Reporter political insiders expected kenney to win the mayoral race after he came out on top in the may primary. Committee 70 president an
Is perfect out here with the calm wind. A lot of sunshine. 9 00 oclock temperature 58. Climbing up to 71 by lunchtime. Good lunch hour. Hopefully to escape the office and get out and enjoy it mid afternoon temperatures is 76 for the the high in philadelphia lower 70s a at the shore and 71 degrees in the poconos and this 70degree stretch continues through the end of the workweek. We have a couple rain chances with the forecast and get you details in a few minutes but lets energy today, how sit looking, right now. Certainly lets do so. Things are looking good, good morning, happy wednesday to you. Roadways are looking good although we are starting to see a steady flow hit the roadway, still early hitting 5 00 oclock hour. Ninetyfive north between girard and vine two lanes blocked moving in the northbound direction one in the southbound and that has since been cleared. We are seeing a light steady flow just starting to happen in the Early Morning hours. Also vine street expressway is open
Mayor. He and his side kick saw tori the real successful behind a successful restaurant. Im jessica dean. Ukee washington. We begin with leck night 2015 and has a new mayor. Democrat jim kenney won easily over republican Melissa Murray bailey. Kenney received 85 of the vote. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is outside kenneys headquarters right now on independence mall. David . Reporter ukee and Jessica Jim Kenney walk through these doors behind me in old city a mayoral candidate he walk out a mayor leck. 99th mayor of philadelphia to be exact. Promised multiple times as he left that he will Bring New Energy to philadelphias city hall. Former philadelphia councilman jim kenney knew just minutes after the polls closed that he would be philadelphias 99th mayor. Throughout this campaign i have been asked time and time again what i am going to do to move philadelphia forward. Tonight surrounded by all of you i am reminded it is not what i am going to do, it is what we are going to do t
Investigation would not release details about how they identified blocker as the suspect. They have been getting close over the the last six months. Reporter all agencies involved spent a thousand man hours on the case. I recalled the scene very vividly, and many of the officers have been since retired or left but it has always been in our heart and mind. Reporter police dont know if blocker had an association with cuevas who owned a Auto Parts Store in germantown. Some of cuevas children had children of their own and they are keeping their reaction of who they arrest private. They dont feel safe. They will never feel safe again. Reporter while there is work ahead is there new hope. If we had him were looking forward to receiving the the other one that brutally murdered my brother. And police wont say right now how close or if they are close at all to finding anymore of the suspects. The the the arrest today now one milliondollar bail. Reporting live a along Washington Township cleve b
Have to go back where we had a High Temperature in the 70s. That is what we had yesterday, repeat the of today and friday, i mean we could be approaching upper 70s. The wilt get close to record territory. Fifty right now at the the a airport. Fortyone, allentown and reading. Yes, it is cool, just like yesterday, it will be a quick rebound with the full sunshine. Some suburbs getting close to the upper 30s. Fortyone in mount holly and pottstown this hour. It is typical for early november, to get those cool mornings and you can get those warm afternoons. There we go, calm wind for those, 5 miles an her breeze, so no wind chills to deal with this morning and breaking down morning in the afternoon just full sunshine, temperatures running a good 16 degrees above average and the the reason is because we had clear skies. That is a trend. We will make i had up to 76 for a high in philadelphia a lower 70s at the shore and up in the poconos. We are talking about upper 70s. That full forecast in