were not your injured. >>> governor tom corbett has yet to sign the 2 $.1 billion budget. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city with a look at what will happen later this morning. walk us through this, katy. >> reporter: for starters, there's the hope that governor corbett signs the budget. we only have about a week from its key state services will start to be cut under the current budget we'd still be operating under. there's a key vote scheduled for today on the cigarette tax. that's important to the city of philadelphia because it would inject public schools with millions of dollars. now, the $29.1 billion budget was passed by the general assembly late yesterday and it repairs a large deficit without raising taxes. late last night, governor tom corbett issued a statement saying because pension reform was not addressed in the spending plan, he will not immediately sign it, another major sticking point, the cigarette tax i mentioned. it would inject philadelphia public schools with nearly $80 million. it was not part of the budget that passed and is being voted on today. >>

has no spending plan. governor tom corbett says the $29.1 billion plan lacks pension reform. the govern asked democrats to support pension reform in exchange for a $2 cigarette tax to help philadelphia schools. a vote on the cigarette tax will happen today. the state has a week to operate under the old budget. the philadelphia school district approved a budget last night without knowing if the money would be there. there's a $93 million gap in the school reforms commission budget. if the cigarette tax passes, that money will be there. if not, the district faces deep spending cuts. >> things like increasing class sizes to over 40. things like the elimination of more school police. and more things like the elimination of more services. >> the school reform commission says it won't decide on pink slips or cuts until it has a better financial picture. >>> meantime, new jersey does have a new budget in place. governor chris christie signed the $32.5 billion plan yesterday. christie used his executive powers to veto two tax hikes and cut back the state's contribution to pension funds f

signed by governor tom corbett. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city to tell us why the governor is holding out. what's this about, katy? >> reporter: according to governor corbett, the budget which is on his desk there as of last night falls short when it comes to pension reforms with made calls to lawmakers to find out how long we have to operate under the old budget before services are cut. we learned we have about a week before key services are cut. the $29.1 billion budget does not raise taxes. it was passed by the republican majorities in both houses. democrats say it relies too heavily on one-time revenue sources. late last night, governor tom corbett issued a statement saying because pension reform was not addressed in the spending plan, he will not immediately sign it. another sticking point, the cigarette tax. that will inject philadelphia public schools with $80 million, much-needed money there. that was not part of the budget plan, though. >> nothing is more important than public education. it is our, and it should be the governor's number win priority. >> i

. governor tom corbett has to sign a $29.1 billion budget. katy zachry is live in center city with a look at what will happen later this morning. >> reporter: hi, vai. the spending plan on governor tom corbett's desk, he says it lacks pension reform. we have about a week to operate under the old budget before some services begin to be cut. the $29.1 billion budget does not raiseç taxes, while that's the case, governor tom corbett has said it does not address pension reform, a major issue of his. because of that he won't immediately sign the plan. another sticking point this morning, the cigarette thax that would inject philadelphia public schools with nearly $80 million. that was not part of the budget plan and is being voted on separately today. governor corbett asked democrats to support pension reform in exchange for a $2 cigarette tax that would help philadelphia public schools. >> we continue to have communication across the aisle, trying to see if there's a way that we can come up with some much-needed compromise. but compromise doesn't start by drawing a line in the sand and tell

lawmakers argued on the floor, schoolchildren took their voice to governor tom corbett's office demanding more funding. by early evening, the house was debating the same budget. republicans have pushed for support on pension reform in exchange for the $2 cigarette tax. >> we want to help philadelphia. but we have to fix our pension system. it is the biggest tape worm in the common wealth of pennsylvania. it attacks every school board. >> reporter: the senate tonight moved ahead with the cigarette tax plan, but a full vote is not expected until after this budget is passed. >> do you think it is a win for the city of philadelphia? >> we're making on the cigarette tax issue progress is being made. it's not a done deal yet. >> reporter: but mayor michael nutter says this is the best sign he's seen in over a year. >> but we must fill this deficit first and then start to make investments on top of that. >> reporter: you think this is a good start? >> this is a good start but we have a long way to go. >> reporter: and we just heard from the governor's office, governor tom corbett says he will no

been signed by governor tom corbett. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city this morning to explain why the governor is holding out. katie? >> until the budget is signed by governor tom corbett, philadelphia mayor michael nutter says he is staying in harrisburg along with vincent hughes. the spending plan repairses a large deficit without raising taxes. it was passed by republican majorities in both houses. democratsç contend it relies t heavily on one-time revenue services. he said because pension reform was not addressed, he will not immediately sign it. another sticking point, the cigarette tax that would inject philadelphia public schools with nearly $80 million. that was not part of the passed budget and is being voted on separately today. there was political maneuvering over the cigarette tax last night. the bottom line is the senate will vote on it today. that will be followed by a house vote. keep in mind how vital this is for the city of philadelphia's public schools. it would inject $80 million into the public school system. coming up in the next half hour, you'l

zachry, "nbc10 news." >>> and happening today, pennsylvania governor tom corbett will have an announcement on the state budget. today the deadline for corbett to sign the spending plan, veto all or none of it. lawmakers have not gone along. >>> this morning, a muriel will be dedicated to two philadelphia firefighters. this is a picture of the muriel. installed in a building in kensington in may. it it looks over the building where lieutenant nery and daniel sweeney lost their lives. officials say the firefighters were trying to make sure flames were out at an adjacent furniture store when a wall collapsed on them. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clouds are overhead. we're seeing some breaks in the clouds. you can see it especially in the pocono mountains. there's still clouds around but skytop lodge is getting sunshine. skies are clear there overnight. that's why temperatures are running cooler in the mountains. the rest of the area is on the warm side. we're starting to see sunshine in philadelphia. meantime, south and eas

collapsed on them. >> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom corbett will have an announcement on the state budget. today is the deadline for corbett to sign the $29 billion spending plan. he can sign it, veto all or part of it or nothing. and that left to become a law without a signature. the governor wants a change to the pension plans but lawmakers have not gone along with that. >>> atlantic city officials will host a teleconference. it follows the announcement that the showboat casino hotel will be closing august 21st putting more than 2,000 people out of work. caesars entertainment, showboat's owner, said it would be willing to sell if it finds the right buyer. >>> and new us in on the benghazi attack, what top officials are revealing about a second attack. >>> and one of the most popular attracts, but the waters aren't running this morning, bill? >> mother nature may help out later this morning. not producing any wet weather just yet. but a cloudy view from the loews hotel. right now, 74 degrees at nbc10. >>> 5:38 right now. we're following breaking news in southwest philadelphi

the bill. it will go to governor tom corbett who is expected to sign it. >>> mean tile, pennsylvania lawmakers will hold a public meeting today over a boil advisory that affected six montgomery county townships back in may. more than 18,000 customers in east and west norriton, and others communities were affected. customers had no would thor pressure or low water pressure for four days. officials from pennsylvania american water will testify at this morning's hearing at the west norriton township building. >>> later today, lawmakers and union leaders will hold a news conference on the future of atlantic city. they're going to discuss plans for economic development in that city over the next five years. officials will alscl theofsino. the show boat is cng at the end ofaugust. more than 2,000 workers will be out of aç job once that happen. >>> don't be alarmed if you hear alarms this eveng in south jerseyndre emergency management agencies wi conduct a test of s hope creek nuclear generating systems alert systems. sirens will be going off between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. tonight. get ready

make repairs to the building. >>> this will be the week tom corbett will make the decision about whether to approve the state budget. the governor has until thursday to sign the $29 billion spending plan to veto it together or take out items and then sign it. his secretary says he's looking at whether the plan is too risky and whether it can fly without pension cuts. >>> starting tomorrow, a delaware county road will be closed off so worker can say replace a water pain. providence road will be shut down from 9:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. a detour will be in place. the closure continues weekdays through the end of this month. >>> today in cape may, a sunset parade honors coast guard vets and marine corp. more than 250 recruits will march in the parade that features the u.s. military only precision drill team. if you didn't get a chance to see fireworks this weekend, you'll have a shot tonight. in new jersey, atlantic city hosts the annual fireworks at 9:30 in the evening. cape may and avalon has shows n. pennsylvania catch displays in ex ton, middle down ship, p

approve this bill to get it in front of governor tom corbett's desk. reporting in the digital operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, robbed and run over. haddon township police are looking for the woman in these surveillance photos. they say she stole ensure nutritional shakes from a cvs last month. as she was making her getaway, police say her suv hit the store manager who was trying to get her license plate number. investigators are now looking for her 200 0 silver mercury mountaineer. >>> a warning tonight for anyone who uses an e-z pass about a new scheme. someone is sending out e-mails like this one telling customers that they haven't paid. and they need to download their invoice. but the e-mail isn't from e-z pass at all. the south jersey transportation authority says it's a fishing scam. if you get this e-mail, don't open it. contact e-z pass if you receive a message and if you're not sure it's legit. >>> lawmakers demanded answers from pennsylvania american water todayed. they want to know why the plant shut down in may during heavy rain

budget, pennsylvania governor tom corbett said he's holding off signing the spending plan. he wants lawmakers to reduce public pension payments to free up the money. the state budget deadline was monday night. the state can operate under the current budget for the next week with government services up and running as normal. >>> 5:35. from our jersey shore bureau, the atlantic city boys and girls club summgr camp will open today. you might remember, it was in jeopardy of closing unless it could come up with $150,000. louis katz and others donated the money. >>> the damage still remains for many home and business owners after hurricane sandy. more help is on the way. more than $7 million in aid is coming to new jersey victims. >>> also ahead -- >> conditions on the beach changed quite rapidly. >> and the jersey shore could see more dangerous surf this holiday weekend. but one beach patrol has a new tool to help keep swimmers safe. bill? >>> muggy conditions this morning. a steamy, a hazy view from south philly. the temperatures in the 70s right now. will be hotter than yesterday, int

. >>> it's july 2nd and still no budget for pennsylvania. governor tom corbett says he's holding off on signing a budget plan. the state budget deadline was monday night. also in harrisburg, hope is fading for theç proposed cigarette tax that could pump money into philadelphia schools. nbc 10's sources say lawmakers took that tax out of an amendment that will be voted on later today. sources say mayor michael nutter and the city's delegation will fight to get that tax put back into the measure. without the tax, the school district says it will have to make major cuts. >>> now from our trenton bureau, new mayor eric jackson will visit eight senior centers to thank voters for their support. he waste nod time shaking things up after his swearing in yesterday. he fired four department heads, including police director ralph rivera. he was part of former mayor tony mack's administration. he is now serving time for corruption. >>> the hoagyfest starts at 5:00 this morning. it's under way. associates from wawa will be at the national constitution center building a five-ton hoagy made up of 17

took the man into custody. >>> pennsylvania governor tom corbett will have to make a decision on the state's proposed $29 billion budget. he can sign it, veto it or take out certain items and then sign it. he also could take no action and then the budget becomes law. >>> a $2 pack cigarette tax to help fund philadelphia schools is expected to be a part of the final budget. >>> if you're flying out of philadelphia you now have a chance to squeeze in a workout at the terminal. philadelphia international is among the first in the country to offer exercise equipment, free. katy zachry is live at the airport. tell bus this program. >> reporter: the philadelphia international airport, it's one of the favorite in the nation to marry air travel with exercise. it's been so successful in the last two weeks that it rolled out the bikes, 20 more exercise bikes are being brought in today. next time you phone yourself at the philadelphia international airport waiting for a flight, why not skip the chair and opt for the bike? >> this is terrific. it's better than sitting in a rocking chair like a 0

philadelphia. >> as for the state budget, pennsylvania governor tom corbett said that he is holding off the signing the spending plan. he wants lawmakers to reduce public pension payments to free up the money. the state budget deadline was monday night. the state can operate under the current budget for the next week with government services up and running as normal. >>> happening today, a bucks county synagogue is inviting the commune to the remember the three israeli teens who were kidnapped and murdered. they will hold a memorial service tonight. the bodies of 16-year-old neftali fraenkel who has relatives in ocean county and two others were found monday nearly three weeks after they disappeared. meantime, thousands attended the funeral for the teens, including israel's president and prime minister. more air strikes were carried out yesterday on dozens of suspected hamas positions on the gaza strip. >>> more help is on the way for new jersey communities still recovering from hurricane sandy. the hurricane sandy new jersey relief fund is granting 2 new grants worth $7.3 million. i

no spending plan. governor tom corbett says the $29.1 billion plan lacks pension reform. the governor asked democrats to support pension reform in exchange for a $2 cigarette tax to help philadelphia schools. a vote on the cigarette tax will happen today. the state has a week to operate under the old budget before some services are cut. >>> up next on the "today" show, pippa middleton opens up about her relationship with her sister, the duchess of cambridge.ç >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. the first day of july 2014. on the wall there some pictures of sunrises from around the country. we always ask you to share your sunrise with us using the #todaysunrise. but stop the competition. >> e with love your sunrises, but i think we could do you one better. look at what was sent to us by nasa's reed wiseman this morning from the international space station. and he tweeted to matt, here is a sunrise from space. pretty cool. he's going to join us in a few moments live. >> my new favorite astronaut. it's cool. dark side of the moon. >>> let's look at what's making headlines this

screening. they are slowing reduction in depression and noticing improved health. tom corbett said he would not expand coverage. >>> this digital exclusive story, everyone knows college is expensive. the u.s. government says three local schools are among the priceyest in the country. at a cost of at least $32,000 a year or higher. two of the schools on list say the ranking is unfair. on nbc10.com and our mobile app, find out which schools made the list. what they say about the ranking. >>> some new jersey lawmakers are taking a second shot at extending student aid to undocumented students who want to attend college in the garden state. new legislation would extend state financial aid to certain students in the u.s. illegally. aid for the students was included in the state budget adopted last year, the governor used his line-item veto to delete the provision. >>> we want to tell you about this. don't forget about our grant challenge. there's a $50,000 grant available as well as two $25,000 grants. we want to help turn good ideas into great ones. applications are being accepted until au

philadelphia delegation will spend today fighting for the tax. pennsylvania governor tom corbett said he's holding off on signing the budget. >>> coming up on the "today" show, the consumer reports on the best and worst fast foods. i'm vai sikahema. another report in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather on nbc10.com. back to the "today" show. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, her choice. cameron diaz opens up about her decision not to have children. and the impact on her life and career. >>> plus an act of kindness. the walmart customer caught on camera paying it forward. what she did to brighten the day of a mother in need. >>> and fast food wars. how does your favorite franchise stand up against the competition? the surprising results of the new consumer reports survey. "today," wednesday, july 2nd, 2014. ♪ >> ohio loves "today." >> hey, y'all, in georgia. >> my only birthday wish is to be on the "today" show. >> matt lauer, we met six years ago and i'm back again. >> 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the second day of july 2014. it's a little sticky today. savannah