the democrat tom wolf has been elected defeating the incumbent governor, republican tom corbett. it's the first time in the commonwealth's history an incumbent governor has lost a reelection bid. good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. the latest numbers for all the midterm races are scrolling right now at the bottom of your screen. >> governor corbett is speaking to his supporters out in pittsburgh right now. he made his final pitch to voters throughout this campaign but it simply was not enough. >> that's right. governor corbett is speaking right now. let's listen in. [laughter] >> i look forward to seeing and continuing to work on a stronger pennsylvania, stronger for our children like chloe, like our grandsons, liam ali theodore and your grandsons and your grandchildren. stronger for the generation to come that they want to stay here in pennsylvania, that they want to move here to pennsylvania and i feel confident when the history books are written 10, 15, 20 years from now, they will look at this administration, jim cawley and i, as ones who made a huge difference

decisive win for tom wolf. "action news" reporter dan cuellar is live at the correspondence bet campaign in pittsburgh and we will start with chad pradelli live in york with governor elect tom wolf and his supporters there, chad. >> reporter: yes, big party at the a arena here in york, pennsylvania. no surprise with this election. you know, tom wolf had double digit leads throughout this campaign, coming into this election day, wolf was, confident and calm. now we are waiting for him to take the stage behind me to give his victory speech. you can see supporters, they are listening intently as governor corbett concedes this governorship. it was a tough campaign for him. he was getting hammered for much of it on education. tom will wolf focused, his campaign and in the end it looks like that was the deciding factor. now, hundreds of supporters here are awaiting tomorrow wolf to arrive here to give his victory peach and begin a fresh start that has been his campaign all along in pennsylvania. that is his campaign

. >> democrat tom wolf lecked governor. tom corbett making history but no way he wanted. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. fox 29 news in hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. >> right now peps governor tom corbett is conceding the race to democrat tom wolf. these are live pictures right now from the pittsburgh area. this is historic iain because for the first time since 1968 when the state constitution was changed to allow for governor to run again, they've never lost. so he lost. and he's officially conceded the race last 10 minutes g evening to you. i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. thanks for joining us. live team coverage toni

so they are certainly waiting for tom wolf. they are excited clear al historic race in that wolf has knock out incumbent. one other point it's likely here that wolf will come rolling in in that famous jeep it looks like that's the setup here. jeff cole live at wolf headquarters. we'll be back when he gets here. folks, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, jeff cole. >>> our you decide 2014 team coverage also is in pittsburgh where fox 29's bruce gordon is and we'll be going to him life very soon. as you know, he's right now listening to governor corbett doing a very lengthy concession speech. we now have a governor elect and we have bruce gordon with us. bruce, quite a difference between wolf and corbett. >corbett. >> it is very noisy as you can imagine at governor corbett's concession speech. he is getting cheers quite a few cheers even when he walked out on stage, iain, the whole place erupted, applauding him. it's very hard for bruce to hear us when web we can establish connection with bruce we'll talk to him. >>>

businessman tom wolf, now governor elect tom wolf ran a campaign for a fresh start. he said that's what you are going to get. he came into the arena earlier to declare victory, driving his jeep, the 2006 jeep he says he will continue to drive to work as governor without taking a salary. he took the stage with his wife and two adult daughters telling the crowd they must work together to create good jobs, protect natural resources. but he said education is the number one priority. >> this nation was founded -- this nation was founded on the idea of a broad-based citizenship. early on in the republican -- in the history of the republic, our ancestors realized education was the key to a strong democracy, to a strong economy, to strong families. we need to invest in that. we need to make sure that we resurrect that idea here in pennsylvania and make sure that education is at the top of the list, not the bottom. >> reporter: during his campaign, wolf proposed that an extra billion dollars be put into public education. i asked his press secretary what is the governor elect

tom wolf awaiting his arrival. he's there along with thousands of others. doug shimell is there at temple university. we'll bring you the live picture there as soon as he arrives. >>> we'll be remiss without mentioning a number of races, especially in new jersey. the senate race between cory booker and jeff bell. we could mention a few high-profile races as well in delaware. democratic senator chris coops will take on republican challenger kevin wade for u.s. senate. stay with nbc 10 for complete coverage of the races in your community this election day. we'll have live updates beginning at 8:00 tuesday night. i'll be covering the corbett campaign in pittsburgh while luann kan will be in york covering that race. >>> switching gears entirely now, to the gridiron, the philadelphia eagles may have beaten the philadelphia texans this afternoon but it was not all good news. they suffered big injuries on offense and defense. we're talking about quarterback nick foles. >> reporter: this team has been dealing with offensive line injuries and are hit in two key area

how to you think tom wolf's elect will assist in state funding for schools. >> tom wolf is for education and specifically for philadelphia a, we're an urban area and corbett was more aligned to the src. we are hoping that we can make some changes. >> reporter: happy outcome at least for you here this morning, stephanie, thanks. we are out here live at geno's steaks all morning long tracking reaction on the election, back to you in the studio. >>> right now back to that power shift in washington, republicans take the majority in the house winning more than 190 seats. that is including a race in one of the most watched congressional districts, new jersey's their district. republican tom mack arthur who spent five million-dollar on his campaign defeated democratic candidate amy belgard. mcarthur succeed retiring republican john runyan. >> i'm excited, i'm humbled, i'm probably a little overwhelmed and i'm just very great full to the voters in this district for putting their faith in me. >> meantime, new jersey's first district will remain democratic,onald norcross beat out republican garry

democrat tom wolf and republican governor tom corbett a crushing defeat. it is first time in the state's modern day history a governor lost a bid for reelection. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is in south philadelphia with reaction from both sides, nicole. >> reporter: that is right, ukee, it was a spirited campaign on both sides and both side agree it was well for the but this morning voter reaction is definitely split as you mentioned tom wolf takes on the governor's seat with tom corbett as the forty-seventh governor of pennsylvania. >> let us be the people to actually create this bright future we deserve and lets get started. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside york's arena governor elect tom wolf steered his vision for pennsylvania, following a historic, decisive win over republican incumbent tom corbett, the first pennsylvania governor to go down in defeat while seeking a second term. >> i called tom wolf and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulated him on his victory and i wished him well in the next four years. >> repo

. >> tom wolf is getting ready to be pennsylvania's next governor. wolf defeated incumbent republican tom corbett, first incumbent ever in a modern era to lose a bid for reelection in pennsylvania. our campaign 2004 coverage begins with todd quinones in york, pennsylvania. >> reporter: in politics beating an incumbent is always difficult but what tom wolf was able to do here, in one has ever been able to do before. >> i'm so grateful and so grateful to the voters of pennsylvania forgiving me this chance to serve as governor of pesylvania. >> reporter: tom wolf arrived here in his signature jeep. during his victory speech here last night he talk about fully funding pennsylvania schools, and the conversation he had last night, with governor tom corbett. >> fund our education system fairly. we've got to make sure that we raise money that we used to fun our education that we use it fairly that we are not burdening property taxpayers. i just received a phone call from governor tom corbett and he gave us a very gracious, gracious concession speech and he w

recent polls show tom wolf with a double different lead over tom corbett but in order for wolf to win he's going need to turn up the vote especially in democrat rich philadelphia. a turn for the president to hammer home the message as the final speaker of the meeting. >> the number of eligible voter whose vote tip pick in a midterm is like in the 30's. >> reporter: during his speech the president touted national economic growth while pivoting to take a shot at governor corbett on job growth in pennsylvania. >> unfortunately because we've had a governor who doesn't always work with us, pennsylvania lags second to last in the country in job growth. second to last. >> reporter: but it was the candidate's turn to take the stage he focused in part on education with the philadelphia school district mri in there a series of budget problems and layoffs bush promised to fully fund schools. >> that is true in york could you, its true in elk county, it's true in eerie, it's true everywhere in pennsylvania, we need to make sure that we follow through on that promise. >> reporter: half the liacour

democrat tom wolf tonight easily defeating incumnt republican tom corbett. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at wolf headquarters in york where wolf addressed his supporters earlier. todd. >> reporter: jessica as you know heading into today, we had tom wolf up in the polls at about 12 percent and as we take a live look right now at the remaining wolf supporters here beginning to file out, we're getting a closer picture at some of the election numbers and right now it appears the margin of victory for tom wolf was right at about that 12 percent mark. during his victory speech here this evening he talked about funding pennsylvania schools and his conversation he had with governor tom corbett. let's listen in to a bit of what he had to say. >> he gave me a very gracious, very gracious, gracious concession speech and he was so gracious and i think we owe him a debt of gratitude and i would like to just express my gratitude to governor coett for his years of public service. we need to reestablish education as a priority in pennsylvania. this nation

every pre election poll shows tom wolf with a sizeable lead. wolf running ahead of corbett in all parts of the state. among men and women and among those all important independent voters. corbett capped his weekend schedule with a sunday rally in buck county alongside new jersey governor chris christie. the incumbent says he has beaten the odds before and can do it again. >> i feel very good about it. you know, every race i've run nobody predicted that i was going to win. and we've won every time. including the first time iran for township commissioner right here in the seventh ward. i wasn't supposed to win and we did. and what we see is the tide really moving. we've been seeing it now for six weeks. we see it in our internal polls, and this is a turnout election. we know who our voters are, and we've been doing it from a social media met tricks, and i think we're going to get them out and win by 8:00 o'clock tonight. >> reporter: governor corbett says especially seniors have been important to him in the past, and believes they will be importa

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >>> third down and 16, foles, and he is sacked, for second time by mercyless. >> that sack would take nick foles out of the game, quarterback leaving the field on a broken collar bone. he wasn't the only big injury of the game. is what next for our bird. >>> election day is almost here, tomorrow and this weekend, candidates for pennsylvania governor pulling out all of the stops but something didn't go a correspondence to go plan to president obama. what happened when he tried to leave philadelphia. >>> win for kacie hickox who was told to self quarantine, after treating ebola victims. she's free to come and go as she pleases but is there a catch, what she has to do every single day and what she's saying on behalf of all health care workers this morning. >> neighbors were worried to see her out and about ride helping her bike last week. >> yes. >> i'm sure they are breathing a a sigh of relief. good day, everybody it is monday november 3rd, 2014. >> sue,

tom wolf at 55% to tom corbett's 45% tonight. we have team three coverage of this big race. natasha brown is with the corbett team in pittsburgh but we will begin with the victor. todd quinones live at wolf headquarters in york. todd? >> reporter: chris, as you know, beang an incumbent is always tough but clearly what tom wolf did tonight no one else has ever been able to do ever before. tom wolf arriving here inside the a rona about 20 minutes ago. we have video of him arriving with his jeep heading 92 today most polls had tom wolf ahead at about 12% but as you mentioned as we're getting closer look at some of the election numbers it looks like his margin of victory here was right about that, 12% mark. during his victory speech here tonight, tom wolf talked about fully funding pennsylvania schools and the conversatiohe had this evening with governor tom corbett. >> i am so grateful and so grateful to the voters of pennsylvania for giving me this chance to serve as governor of pennsylvania. >> also got to make sure that we fund o

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >> coming up 7:45 you're taking a live look at the jersey side of the ben franklin bridge. just about now, the bridge will be closing to trask until 9:30 a.m. it's a charity run and walk that starts in camden and goes over the bridge to philadelphia and back to south jersey, the bridge is scheduled to reopen around 9:30. if you have plans to take the ben franklin bridge you'll have to put them on hold until 9:30 when it opens back up. >> the runners will be facing company across the bridge this morning. >> reporter: it's a shame the eagles are not playing here, because on one side of the field you'd be able to kick a 60-yard field goal. let's go live on sky 6. that's the big story, the gusty breezes and december-like chill. a couple of locations will crack the 50-degree mark. that's the view in atlantic city, 42 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 29. winds out of the north/sunset at 20 miles per hour. pressure reading 0 inches. 39 in quakertown. these a

. >>> governor tom corbett an tom wolf duke it out in attack ads. i recently sat down and asked them if they think attack ads work and how they affect them on a personal level. >> we already know todd wolf was ed rendell's tax collecting hatchet man. >> wolf is promising to raise middle class taxes. >> they've been impossible to avoid, negative tv political ads between pennsylvania governor republican tom corbett and his challenger democrat tom wolf. >> the false accusations i think have to be answered. >> i'd be happy to debate on facts. >> new polls find attack ads may be working for governor corbett

i called tom wolf, and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulated him on his victory and i wished him well in the next four years. >> i'm so grateful and so grateful to the voters of pennsylvania forgiving me this chance to serve as governor of pennsylvania. >> reporter: the newly elect governor tom have wolf is exited to get the next four years going. at the omni william penn pen in pittsburgh, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the results are in republican tom mcarthur wins the race to republican, new jersey's third district in the house of representatives. >> mcarthur beat out democratic candidate amy bel guard with 55 percent the of the vote. he served as mayor of randolph, new jersey and mcarthur is looking forward to his new role in congress. >> i'm excited. i'm humled. i'm probably a little overwhelmed. i'm just very grateful to the voters in to district for putting their faith in me. >> democratic senator corry booker wins a full term beating out, republican challenge are jeff bell. booker won a special election las

wolf and tom corbett. corbett narrowed the gap down five points. what's the issue that might make the difference to shrink that further. >>> we're looking ahead to 2016 and this man who had a classic christy moment will that work for him and against him as we start thinking about the presidential in the next couple of years. it's a great edition of inside story, we'll see you there. >> it's windy and brisk. >> reporter: that sums it up. here's the day planner. 44 degrees, chilly and winds. 350 degrees by 3:00 p.m. it will feel like the upper 30s all day long. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow will feel better always the storm continues to pull away, we'll looks like the wind. it will be breezy but not winds. 58 degrees. 67, tuesday, looks good. election day. wednesday 68. thursday, 62 we get rain and friday and saturday we clear. a little windy out there. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up at 10:30. george has a special election edition. >> reporter: special edition co

. >> democratic challenger tom wolf emerge victorious over tom corbett. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from south philadelphia with more reaction, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you, folks here in south philadelphia not exactly shy about their opinions and i'm sure there will be plenty of them this morning at geno's steaks just hours after tom wolf defeats governor tom corbett in a historic but decisive win. >> let us be the people to create this bright future we deserve, lets get started. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside york's arena governor elect tom wolf shared his vision for pennsylvania tuesday following a historic decise win over republican incumbent tom corbett. the first pennsylvania governor to go down in defeat while seeking a second term. >> i called tom wolf and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulate him on his victory and i wish him well in the next four years. >> reporter: reflecting on the past corbett thank his staff for a energetic campaign and constituents for the opportunit

tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> jeff is back with sports, the eagles back at the top of the division, but it came at a high cost. >> two key players for the football team go down. the extent of the injuries not good. nick income has thrown the most interpretations of the nfc which makes eagles fans question whether he is the quarterback of the future. that comes with a concern for another reason, nick foles gets hurt. he gives them the lead, how about the 59-yard touchdown. maclin four touchdowns in his last two games. nick foles picked off. foles has thrown the most interpretations in the conference. we're tied at 7. foles

his democratic challenger, tom wolf, is criss-crossing the commonwealth. stops in lancaster and pittsburgh. nbc 10's jesse gary joins us now live in studio. if these polls hold true and tom wolf wins, will we see an immediate change? >> well, campaigning one thing, governing completely different. tom wolf, if elected, will have to show he can do more than take shots on corbett. he has campaigned on increasing funding for education, things that resonate in the philadelphia region, but to have success in harrisburg, he'll have to work with a legislature that could be divided or in the hands of the republicans. >> i think a lot of it's going to depend on how much tom wolf is willing to go from the governor's office down to offices in the capitol of leadership in both parties to talk about how they can advance a shared agenda. >> of course, the election is not over. we've been talking a lot about pennsylvania this first half hour. i'm also researching and digging into races over in new jersey. a very big race. i'll have that for you coming up in the next 30 mi

ahead at 5:45, i sit down with pennsylvania governor tom corbett and challenging tom wolf. hear how the ads have affected their campaigns. >>> first, a boy says he found a razor blade in his candy. now police have issued a warning about something else a mother found while trick or treating. all new at 6:00, the dangerous objects hidden inside her child's wrapper. ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq. costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message. >>> this is nbc 10 breaking news. >> abduction, caught on tape. look closely at this black and white video philadelphia police say it shows a 22-year-old woman being grabbed right off a city street. the woman has been missing since sunday night. >> t

tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >> my fink remembers crossed for a clear day. >> if you spent too much time out yesterday, just too much, because it was so windy. and we all had some, you know, you could tell how windy it was just by looking out the window. if you're out in it, you know how cold it was. storm scan3, clear right now, we continue to see in atlantic city clear sky, as well, so on "skycam 3", no worries. you are looking good here with less wind, it will be very quiet day, all things considered, and we can thank high pressure for. that will our temperatures are in the 30's, basically, across the board. wildwood is one and only oddball out. let me give you quick check on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, nice rebounds on the thermometer in the next few days, then we drop right back off as new system comes our way, that looks like it will bring the wettest day of the forecast to us thursday, nothing more than chilly rain. ukee, over to you. >> thanks so much. let's

tom wolf wins, and what is next? a large list of agenda items, including education investment and job creation. the governor-elect takes office in harrisburg, but republicans control both houses of the legislature. so, political experts say he'll have to reach across the aisle, built by partisan support, to move his agenda and the state forward. wolf gets sworn in on january 20th. live in university city, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> now to breaking news. skyforce10 is over a fire at a diner on black horse pike in egg harbour township. that's what it came in as. we just learned there were reports of fire shooting out of the roof of the building. you can't see any flames there, but fire crews on scene. we'll update you as soon as we get more information online. >>> "today" show is up next. >> this is important information. we have a big closure of route 22 eastbound in the lehigh valley, shut down at route 33. all traffic is being sent on to 33 right now. if you need to get around it, interstate 78 is your best bet. >

tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> 6:00, if beautiful sunrise underway, fum hour earlier than it has been. gorgeous colors here in atlantic city. like the skies on fire. so pretty in atlantic city, and really everywhere else, east facing wind, go there now, not before you check the forecast out. jump ahead to tomorrow. sort of space things out here for election day, the forecast looks very quiet. we should get you to mid 60s, by mid-day, but, couple of choice times here at the polls opening in new jersey, then with just one hour left by 7:00 p.m. you're generally looking at a slightly above average day with temperatures. still

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tom wolf is coming off of a weekend rally that featured president obama. he campaigned in lancaster before hitting to pittsburgh to speak to a group of steel workers. make time tomorrow to cast your vote. in new jersey the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware the doors open at 7:00 a.m. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. in all three states. the voter from the league of women voters will be here at 6abc from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to answer questions about the polls and any voting procedures. they will take information about any possible voting irregularities. the hotline number is 877-940-6222. >>> the atf is involved in the investigation of a fire that destroyed several trucks at bristol township business. and david henry is live at the scene tonight is. >>reporter:monica the trucks artotal loss. are at the total loss. it looks like three hunk was coal. those are three trucks burned down and melted down almost beyond recognition. all of it, police say, the work of a arsonist. >> it has been ruled an arson fire. we have three tractors that were

after it was projected to go to tom wolf at 8:00. the governor waited before 10:00 to give his concession speech. he aggravated assault tom wolf >> we delivered on the promises in 2010 of fiscal discipline and a free enterprise. when i made those promises i said i was going to do what was right for pennsylvania, the tough decision and people may not like it. obviously, they didn't like it. i said i may be a one-term governor. i am. but i am proud what we did. >>reporter:in closing, governor corbett says this was not the end of his life and career. but the beginning of a new chapterer and journey. he and his wife, sue will do what they have wanted to do. >>> cory booker won election to a full-time in new jersey. he met with supporters in newark after defeating jeff bell. he was leading in the actual vote by 14 points, 56 to 43. and delaware senator chris coons won the election. coon was first electricke elect. he celebrated victory at the christiana hilton in newark. we are keeping score on the big board tonight. which party will be i

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that's where an event for his challenger tom wolf began within the past ten minutes. we're monitoring that one as well. live in the digital operations center, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> meantime, the garden state, democrat corey booker will try to retain his u.s. senate seat. the former new york new jersey mayor faces a challenge from jeff bell. he ran for senate in 1978. ober in delaware, chris coons is hoping for a victory over his republican opponent, kevin wade. the polls open tomorrow morning at 6:00 in new jersey.ç voters can cast their ballots an hour late at 7:00 in pennsylvania and delaware. of course count on nbc 10 to bring you election results tomorrow night as they come in. we'll have coverage of the candidates across pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. we'll hear from the winners and losers on the air with nbc 10 news at 11:00, online at nbc10.com and on your mobile device with the nbc 10 news app. that's a free download, by the way, for your smartphone or tablet. ♪ >> president obama getting a taste of brotherly love during his visit to phil

. >> republican tom corbett falls to democratic challenger tom wolf. this is first time ever an incumbent pennsylvania governor lost a bit for reelection. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from south philadelphia on more on the hard for the race, nicole. >> reporter: ukee and erika, both candidates gree it was a hard for the campaign, very spirited race but this morning you can expect voter reaction will be split out here in south philadelphia. seeing how people are react to go tom wolf defeating governor tom corbett as the the forty-seventh governor of pennsylvania. >> lets be the people that create this bright future we deserve. let's make this the time. lets get started. thank you very much. >> reporter: inside york's arena governor elect tom wolf shared his vision for pennsylvania tuesday following a historic, decisive win over republican incumbent tom corbett. the first pennsylvania governor to go down in defeat while seeking a second term. >> i called tom wolf and i thanked him for a well for the fight. i congratulated him on his

. >> let me start, let me start with a few -- >> oh, you can say the voters cried wolf, tom wolf, promising to make education a priority in pennsylvania watch it could mean for philadelphia schools. >> all right. and then, minnesota viking star, adrian peterson, not going to jail for beating his son with a switch, another kind of punishment, what he says he regrets, and how he feels about his son. >> and, bob kelly tell you, texting while driving, very dangerous. there is even a study saying 98% all of us on the road, we know this, and we know the risks, but that doesn't stop a disturbing number of people from doing it anyway. just how many people are texting behind the wheel. >> i don't know if i want to know that. >> right. >> i have 180 cameras though and we will be looking for you today, so zoom on in, take your picture. >> yes, good day everyone, it is win, november 5th, 2014. this is my favorite part of the day, we all get together. >> like i get a chance it come to the big boy table. >> this is the family. >> so, we're talking about a cool-down, some rain in the forecast. >> but knot

we have to go forward with tom wolf. tom has a different vision for what this country should look like, and it is rooted in that core belief in america, the notion that prosperity does not trickle down from the top. prosperity derives from a thriving middle class and folks working their way up into the middle class, and when everybody is doing well, then the entire country does well. that is his understanding of how the economy works. he wants -- tom wants to build pennsylvania 's economy from the middle class up, and he is not ideological about it. look, here is the thing you know about tom. he does not care whether the idea is republican or democrat as long as the idea works. he is a practical person who just wants to make it work for the people of pennsylvania. so he knows for example, that , education is the key, not just for economic growth but also for personal advancement in the modern economy. he is not going to run on an agenda of slashing budgets for schools or laying off thousands of teachers. he knows teacher

tom wolf both know their bruising campaign will come down to voter turnout tomorrow. it was a busy sunday for both candidate. president obama flying to philadelphia to campaign for tom wolf while governor corbett was with his new jersey counterpart, governor chris christie. lets turn to our noel mcclaren standing by live at the art museum to tell us where candidates were today, noel. >> reporter: chris, we caught up with both candidates and their messages were equally as clear. get the people to the poles, something that could prove to be a real challenge during the midterm election. >> i feel good. >> i feel absolutely positive battle. >> reporter: two confident candidate make their final push before tomorrow's big pull, tom corbett stumped philadelphia suburbs reminding voters in west chester of the success. >> when i go on the ballot with the people coming in they should ask themselves did this politician keep his promise? the answer to that is what? yes. did he keep his promise of reducing the size of government? yes. and have we grown the economy of pennsylvania?

tom wolf is taking a bus tour across the state. president obama stumped for wolf inside the liacouras center at temple university of corbett got help from chris christie at an event in ivyland bucks county. the president talked about would feel's background as a businessman. christy said corbett can come from behind and win if republicans get out to vote. >> he is a sincere person he is somebody who knows how to create jobs and start a business and serve the public. he is in it for the right reasons. >> democrats are not coming ot they are not excited. in fact they are not excited about their on candidates and they shouldn't be. they are not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me tell you what's going to happen on tuesday night, four more years. >> the 6abc franklin and marshall poll last week had would feel with a 13 point lead. if the democrat wins corbett would be the first incumbent governor to lose his bid for a second term. the polls open at 6:00 a.m. in new jersey, and 7:00 a.m. in pennsylvania and delaware. all poll

president obama and tom wolf held a campaign event at temple university's campus to give tom wolf one final push before people head to the polls. then democratic candidate is hoping to beat out incumbent tom corbett, obama told a crowd of hundreds that wolf is a practical, successful businessman who understands the economy with focus on the middle class and who understands the importance of education. >> go to i will vote.com, find out where your polling place is and take your people, your friends, your neighbors to the polls. and when you do make sure they vote for tom wolf. let me tell you why, let me tell you why, first of all, tom is just a nice guy. you can tell he is a sincere person. he is not a professional politician. he is somebody that knows how to create jobs, knows how to start a business and knows how to serve the public, he is in it for the right reasons. you know he will do a good job. >> reporter: republican governor tom corbett had a big take yesterday campaigning with some help from new jersey governor chris christie throughout the pennsylvania suburbs. this event w

tom wolf has spent millions the past year drawing a sharp line between himself and incumbent tom corbett. it has seemed to pay off. the challenger has a double-digit lead, and the full weight of the democratic party, including the president, supporting him. but polling numbers and votes are not the same thing. the lopsidedness in the polls could actually be a disadvantage. >> sometimes when the polls are so skewed, it could bring out the people who are supporting the person who is not expected to win. >> ellen kaplan with the committee of 70 says republicans will scramble this last day to close the gap. democrats try to make sure they don't fumble away the lead. in the next half hour, if tom wolf wins, will that end partisan gridlock? we'll talk about that. >> all right, jesse. now, in the final push for votes over the weekend, the candidates for pennsylvania governor had some big names campaigning with them. new jersey governor chris christie threw his support behind republican governor tom corbett yesterday in bucks county. corbett has been trailing in the polls, as you know, behind hi

out the headquarters of tom wolf. >> lets start with dan in pittsburgh. >> reporter: jim, with tom wolf leading independent polls, tom corbett's campaign is pointing to a narrow gap in this election. the governor voted in his home town of shaler with his wife susan dropping by polling places to shake hands with voters. he said that the final hours of this campaign came down to one word. taxes. he claims that wox wants to spend more tax dollars and he wants to keep them the same. there has been a declining unemployment rate. overall the race for pennsylvania governor has smashed the state spending record with more than $70 million spent, despite that, pollsters are projecting that fewer than 50% of registered voters will cast their ballots tonight. either corbett will make history for pulling off a stunning upset or going down as the first pennsylvania governor to lose a bid for re-election. we are live with the corbett campaign in pittsburgh, i'm dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." >> lets go east more than halfway across the state to york and "action news" reporter, chad pradelli, a

we have to go forward with tom wolf. tom has a different vision for what this country should look like, and it is rooted in that core belief in america, the notion that prosperity does not trickle down from the top. derives from a thriving middle class and folks working their way up into the middle class, and when everybody is doing well, then the entire country does well. that is his understanding of how the economy once. pennsylvaniabuild 's economy from the middle class up, and he is not ideological about it. here is the thing you know about tom. if the idea ise republican or democrat as long as the idea works. he is a practical person who just wants to make it work for the people of pennsylvania. know, for example, that education is a key, not just to but also forth personal advancement in the modern economy. he is not going to run on an forda of slashing budgets schools or laying off thousands of teachers. he knows teachers matter. he knows you should support teachers, not run down teachers, that we should respect t

wolf a democrat beat the incumbent republican tom corbett in a race he led from start to finish. our bruce gordon has crunched the numbers and wolf's 10-point win over corbett. >> and explains how the challenger won and where. >> reporter: tom wolf seemed to send a message with topic a of his victory speech tuesday night but an educated work force makes job creation easier and education well funded schools. >> we need to make sure that we resurrect that idea here in pennsylvania and make sure that education is at the top of the list, not the bottom. >> reporter: seemed not so veiled reference to the biggest theme of the wolf campaign. at least on philadelphia area tv sets. >> tom corbett cut a billion dollars from our schools. >> reporter: fact checker said wolf's claim that corbett had destroyed schools by slashing funding wasn't completely fair. because prior school funding levels had been artificially inflated by temporary federal stimulus dollars. still those wolf ads were supplemented by almost weekly school funding protests aimed at corbett. so what happened on election day

that is to support tom wolf. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> make sure to tune in to "meet the press" with moderator chuck todd. who will take control of the u.s. senate? that's going to be the focus of discussion. i'm also going to ask him about the pennsylvania governor's race. that's coming up right here on nbc 10 at 10:30. i will talk to chuck at the end of our 7:00 hour. >>> parents in one community are being warned to check their kids' halloween candy after one boy says he found a razor blade inside the wrapper of a candy bar. this happened in tot towamencin township. investigators tell nbc 10 they are not releasing the brand of the candy involved because they want parents to check every piece. >>> a well-known mummer and his daughter are now facing charges in the beating and shooting of a homeless man in queen village last weekend. it was captured on surveillance video last saturday morning. that's when we first told you about this incident. carmon butchy diamato and rhea diamato are facing aggravated assaul

tom wolf, he'd bring a fresh start to pennsylvania. first on fox a septa police officer accused of committing a lewd act on the subway car. you a saw this first on fox. prosecutors charged 44 year-old kevin fant with indecent exposure and open lewdness. last week septa a social media team found the video over the internet. septa police immediately recognized fant who was off-duty when happened. he is on leave, and fant has been on that septa police force now for 12 years. >>> parents and students are on alert after suburban philadelphia school confirms that its second case of whooping cough. >> you are looking at sky fox view of wissohickon high school in ambler n a letter sent to parents on friday, officials say a sophomore has that respiratory disease known as whooping cough. they say other students may now be at risk. whooping cough per tuesday is is a highly contagious disease unless you have been vaccinated. school had its first confirmed case in september. >>> federal government is going after southwest airlines, why they say som

. >>> well, locally the big contest is for governor of pennsylvania, and a democrat, tom wolf, has led substantially in the polls so far but the latest show governor tom corbett closking that gap. so we will begin with his campaign tonight and our natasha brownies with the team corbett and they are in pittsburgh tonight, natasha. >> reporter: good evening, chris. we can tell you governor corbett has continued to ignore polls where he is obviously behind his democratic opponent tom wolf. he has been vigorously courting voters up until the final hours of his campaign. up couple bent republican governor tom corbett enthusiastically cast his balance out outside pittsburgh tuesday morning hoping for another four years in office. after crisscrossing the state in the final hours of the election, the governor has continued to rally supporters hoping to boost voter turnout. >> what we see is the tides really moving. we have been seeing it new for six weeks. we see it in our internal polls. this is a turnout election. we necessity who our voters are. we have been doing it from a social media met

tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania. >> time for the injury report. nick foles is most likely out four to six weeks with a clavicle injury. we should know more tomorrow. demeco ryans potentially out for the season with what is reportedly a torn achilleas. and michael carter williams has played this season after off season shoulder surgery but slated to return to practice on thursday. >> it might be close to midnight but two minutes away but never too late for lunch with lesley. >> this week i sit down with eagles rookie kicker and very popular guy right now cody parkey. >> as undrafted rookie all of auburn the eagles took a chance on cody parkey. after graduating with picked up by the colts, released and driving back home when he got a call from howie roseman. he had been trade to do philadelphia. >> and so howie called me, hey, picked you up. real excited. and you're going to play in the game tomorrow. you guys play tomorrow? >> i got in. i went to atlanta. because i was about -- i was in the car when he called me, i flew out of atlanta got in about

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tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >>> the mother of the pennsylvania state trooper allegedly killed by eric frein is talking about his capture. he was captured in monroe county. he was on the run for 48 days. brian dixon's mother never doubted that his fellow troopers would bring frein in. >> i cried. it was the end for me. they honored brian as their brother and he would be very proud of them. >> reporter: investigators are now digging into frein's past trying to understand what happened. police believe he had a grudge against law enforcement but they don't yet know why. >>> a new york doctor infected with ebola is doing better tonight. he is now in stable condition. dr. craig spencer has been undergoing treatment at bellevue hospital since he was brought in nine days ago. spencer is receiving therapies that have been effective at treating ebola patients in atlanta and at the nebraska medical center. >>> and a medical mission in our area will bring supplies to some of the areas hardest

tom wolf has held a double-digit lead over tom corbett since the may primaries. what are your predictions for tonight? >> well, i think tom wolf is going to be winning but it will be closer than the polls indicated. the last polls were 13% to 14%. i think it's probably going to be 8%, 9%, 10% margin. but that's a healthy margin. pennsylvania is a purple state in presidential elections where it is always close, 2.5 points, 3 points. an 8 to 9% victory is the equivalent of a landslide. >> governor rendell, looking beyond the election tonight, what does pennsylvania need to do to succeed? >> well, he's got to find a way to generation more economic growth. you know, we have over a billion dollar deficit and it's basically because we are 50 out of 50 states in job creation. when i was in office, we were 9 out of 50 states. taxes means revenue, and revenue means we can do a lot of things we need to do. so tom wolf's first task will be to balance the budget. but his second task will be to get the pennsylvania economy moving again. >> governor rendell, we know the midter

every poll shows democrat tom wolf leading incumbent tom corbett and often by a wide margin. polling shows education is the governor's achilleas heel. how true are wolf's allegations? >> it's the biggest issue on voter's minds as bruce gordon shows us education funding has generated some of the harshest attacks and counter attacks. >> reporter: the allegation from the wolf campaign has been made repeatedly oh and tv. >> tom corbett cut a billion dollars from our schools. he took an ax to education. >> reporter: and with schools in philadelphia barely able to open their doors -- protests over school funding staged seemingly every week this summer and fall the claim has resonated in a city where democrats out number republicans by nearly eight to one. >> a lot more has to be done for these schools. kids are the future much it's that simple. >> reporter: you don't feel like governor corbett has done enough? >> i don't feel that way, no. >> reporter: governor back in his own campaign ads. >> reporter: he's increased spending in the education department $1.5 billion over what it w

tom wolf has a lead, 56% of the vote. we have team coverage of the governor's race. keith jones is with governor corbett's camp. >> we begin with lu ann cahn

they are not excited about tom wolf in pennsylvania. let me tell you what's going to happen on tuesday night, four more years. >> governor corbett defended his record at the spring hill rally and said his opponent will have to raise taxes to get what he promised. >> my opponent wants to be ed rendell. tax and spend, texas and spend. >> there was one thing corbett and wolf's political heavy hitters had in common they pushed people to get out and vote. >> you need to elect tom corbett one more time on tuesday. >> you got to vote and you got to vote for tom wolf when you do i guarantee a better future for the people of pennsylvania and the people of this county. god bless you, god bless america, let's get to work! >> reporter: suddenly imagine today -- as you would imagine today is a busy day for tom wolf and tom corbett, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> "action news" has learned that president obama switch to do backup air force one jet in his trip to the philadelphia rally. the primary air force one plane experienced a minor mec