jim kenney and melissa murray bailey this what the focus of their administration would be. and here is how they responded. known for creating an environment where people can meet their potential. everyone is put on this earth and has a certain potential or opportunity to be the best they can be, and i think that the government has a responsibility to assist that, get out of the way when necessary, but push and assist and encourage. i think taking back our schools and focusing on education. for far too long, we point to the state and we say, if the state s not gonna do our part, what, really, can we do? i don t accept that. i think it s our responsibility as a city and as mayor to make sure that we re giving kids every opportunity they deserve. so, to our insiders, we, at the very least, in this election have a contrast. we have one side saying government should reach out at times to help others, another side saying, you know, sometimes we need to look more inward to
to and where are they going to go? they are fighting for the same pool. once they get social security numbers, our legal americans who have been here, trying to get jobs will be on the unemployment line yet again or longer. the system can t afford this right now. john, you are not worried about the labor market? no, i m not. very rarely do i disagree with tracy. i have to wonder, when did americans become such wimps and worry about competition? when you are the vice president of a community bank and see an illegal picking fruit and all of a sudden he gets a work permit and he barely speaks english, if you are worried about him taking your job, you have more to worry about. they had very little, to do with the job market once you gave 3 million illegals amnesty. i don t see it happening now. they are lower income jobs. i don t see a negative as far as jobs are concerns. most of them have the jobs, by the way. when you add millions more people to the labor force, what hap
to and where are they going to go? they are fighting for the same pool. once they get social security numbers, our legal americans who have been here, trying to get jobs will be on the unemployment line yet again or longer. the system can t afford this right now. john, you are not worried about the labor market? no, i m not. very rarely do i disagree with tracy. i have to wonder, when did americans become such wimps and worry about competition? when you are the vice president of a community bank and see an illegal picking fruit and all of a sudden he gets a work permit and he barely speaks english, if you are worried about him taking your job, you have more to worry about. they had very little, to do with the job market once you gave 3 million illegals amnesty. i don t see it happening now. they are lower income jobs. i don t see a negative as far as jobs are concerns. most of them have the jobs, by the way. when you add millions more people to the labor force, what hap
bill henley and his first alert forecast. nice and comefy. that s a live view from the comcast centers. 50s and 60s. 59 pottstown, trenton. 63 in wilmington, 64 in philadelphia. we will see sunshine today. a pretty good breeze blowing, too. northwest at 9:00 at 12 miles an hour and by noontime up to 66 and climbing into the low 70s today. go through it neighborhood by neighborhood to show you what to expect. i m back in ten minutes. let s see if the clear skies are better this morning. they are not affecting anything at all. there s not a lot of volume. vine street expressway. 18th street. not affecting the drive times. right through the work zone. we re losing out the right-hand lane. the work zone isn t active. good thing there. headed westbound on the schuylkill expressway. no problems eastbound towards 95 as well. the rest of our drive times, still free and in the clear on 95 on the schuylkill. no problems on the blue route. new jersey on the 42 freeway. no problems on
you can see a little bit of volume. they aren t taking out any lanes. they are in the shoulder. part of the off ramp at 295 around the black horse pike. you can see northbound lanes moving fine. 13 minutes headed southbound from this point. as we head out the door to check out the rest of our drive times, no problems heading into center city. if you re on 95 or the schuylkill expressway. the blue route headed southbound free and in the clear as well. 15 minutes from the schuylkill up towards 95. as we check it out 95 out in delaware, the drive times currently free and in the clear. 10 minutes or 11 minutes if you re headed northbound southbound from 295 up towards 495. 5:01. decision 2015 the race for mayor. these two candidates will face off for mayor of philadelphia in november in what many believe is a foregone conclusion already. jim kenney won the democratic nomination beating out five other candidates. he will face melissa murray bailey who ran unopposed. here s a loo