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Deadline Extended, 21,500 Absentee Ballots So Far in Montco

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Some 30,000 Montgomery County voters asked for absentee ballots this presidential election season, about 5,000 more than four years ago.

That amount swamped the county’s Voter Services Department, which two weeks ago expanded its hours of operation leading up to Election Day.

Last week, the county asked a judge to extend the Nov. 4 deadline for receiving absentee ballots. The extension was granted to allow for ballots to arrive through Election Day. Those ballots keep coming, the county said Monday.

As of 3:30 p.m., 21,500 had arrived, county spokeswoman Lorie Slass said. In 2012, 20,900 voters cast absentee ballots.

An issue this year with sending out absentee ballots to voters who applied for them was a delay by the county in finalizing the official ballots because of a state referendum’s wording, officials said.

The Voter Services Department also abruptly lost its top two administrators in September and early October.

County Commissioner Val Arkoosh, chairwoman of the Board of Elections, said she was happy the judge allowed for the extension.

"Based on the rate of absentee ballot returns last week, I made the recommendation that we seek to petition the Courts to extend the absentee ballot deadline,” Arkoosh said. “My Election Board colleagues agreed and we had the full support of both local political parties. I am pleased that the Court agreed and that we are able to continue to receive absentee ballots through Tuesday at 8 p.m."


Political Punchout: Reflecting on the Presidential Race

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With Election Day only a few hours away, political analysts Mark Alderman and Jim Schultz reflect on the campaign race.

Voter Refresher: Polling Place Do’s and Don’ts

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Are you allowed to take ‘selfies’ in the voting booth? NBC10’s Tim Furlong found out.

Gunman Shoots 2 Women, Man in Kensington

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A man and two women are all recovering after they were struck in a triple shooting in the Kensington section of the city Monday night.

A 22-year-old woman, 31-year-old woman and 33-year-old man were on the 200 block of E. Indiana Avenue at 6:34 p.m. when a gunman opened fire.
The 22-year-old was struck in the left breast and right abdomen, the 31-year-old was struck three times in the right arm and the man was struck once in the right leg. All three victims were taken to Temple University Hospital where they are in stable condition.

No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.



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NBC10 Investigators: Issues With Absentee Ballots

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About 8500 absentee ballots may not make it to Montgomery County by Tuesday's 8 p.m. deadline. The county judge extended that deadline from Friday but it became apparent thousands of ballots would not make it back in time. In an exclusive interview, a county voter services insider tells NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher why the situation should have been avoided.

Police Shoot, Kill Alleged Gunman in Philly

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Police shot and killed a suspect in a shooting in Philadelphia Monday night.

Investigators say an unidentified gunman shot a 44-year-old man in the back at 5:50 p.m. on the 700 block of W. Clearfield Street. The victim was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

Responding police officers approached the alleged gunman on the 900 block of Clearfield and opened fire. The suspect was struck at least once and later died from his injuries. Police have not yet revealed his identity.



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Suspect Stabs Woman, Toddler in Philly: Police

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A woman and a toddler both fought for their lives after being stabbed in Philadelphia Monday night.

Police said a 43-year-old woman and her 2-year-old grandson were on the 700 block of N. Preston Street when they were attacked by a suspect. The suspect stabbed the woman in the left shoulder and the boy once in the head, according to investigators.

The woman was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital while the toddler was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Both victims were hospitalized in critical condition.

Police recovered a weapon and charged a 26-year-old man with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. Police have not yet revealed the suspect’s identity however.

The suspect suffered cuts to his arm and hand while trying to break through a window while fleeing officers, said police.

Can Independence Mall Propel Another Democrat to Presidency?

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For those who entered through the security zone at Fifth and Arch streets, Bruce Springsteen suddenly appeared 30 yards away, strumming something about going home.

His small stage faced north in front of the Independence Visitors Center. Behind him and to the south of Market Street stood 30,000 people.

They stuffed the block between Market and Chestnut streets and Fifth and Sixth streets. They arrived on trains and in cars hours earlier to see Hillary Clinton on the eve of the presidential election. Clinton, a former First Lady, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State, had promised the crowd some star power: and not just of the New Jersey rock-and-roll variety.

Springsteen finished a three-song set and up came the lights on a main stage a bit north of the Boss. Chelsea Clinton appeared, talking about the incredible campaigning during the last year. Then came her father, former President Clinton.

Next came Michelle Obama, describing herself as “emotional” and sounding it.

“Wow,” she began as loud cheers erupted. “Well, thank you so much.”

The location is an important one for the Obamas -- and all Democrats.

Eight years earlier, on March 18, 2008, her husband Barack Obama gave a speech on race a couple hundred yards from the stage.

That address at the Constitution Center, known now as “A More Perfect Union,” has been credited with rocketing him towards the Democratic nomination. His trip to Independence Mall had propelled him from a first-term, ambitious U.S. senator to a candidate able to unify the Democratic Party.

Now, Michelle Obama stood, she said, in the midst of “perhaps the last and most important thing I can do as First Lady of my country.”

“We are one day away from again making history,” she said. “In just a few hours, we have the power to make her our next president.”

She introduced President Obama, who before calling Hillary Clinton out to the stage described her as having “more experience than me or Bill.”

“I’m betting tomorrow that you will reject fear and choose hope,” he said. “And that is a bet I never lose.”

When Clinton came out, she asked Philadelphia for help making another Democratic president.

“Get out and vote tomorrow, Philadelphia,” she said. “Let’s make history together.”



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Charges in Deadly NJ Stabbings

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A 26-year-old man with outstanding warrants on sexual and aggravated assault charges was charged with murder and other crimes Monday in the mass stabbing inside a home in Newark two day ago that left three people, including two children, dead, and another three injured. 

Jeremy Arrington allegedly went to the home on Hedden Terrace Saturday afternoon, after one of the stabbing victims posted on social media that police were looking for him in a sex crime, and flew into a fit of rage. Essex County prosecutors said he killed 8-year-old Aerial Little Whitehurst, 11-year-old Al-Jahon Whitehurst and 23-year-old Syasia McBorroughs, a college student who had been visiting the family. 

The 29-year-old mother of the dead children and two 13-year-olds, a girl and a boy, survived the attack and remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition, officials said.

Prosecutors say Arrington fled the scene of the bloodbath after the attack.

Arrington was taken into custody late Sunday after law enforcement found him barricaded in a home on Pomona Avenue, authorities said. He was charged Monday with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, among other crimes.

Arrington is being held on $5 million bail in Essex County. Information on an attorney who could comment on the allegations against him wasn't immediately available. 

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka described the scene as stomach-churning. 

A vigil was planned at the home Monday afternoon. 

Ex-Rutgers Student Faces Charges

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A 25-year-old former Rutgers student has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes for allegedly stabbing a student and a faculty member at the college's business school in Piscataway last week. 

Joshua Thompson, of Mountainside, has been hospitalized at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick since the stabbings Friday. Witnesses said he may have been trying to hurt himself. 

The two victims remain hospitalized as well. 

Thompson's bail has been set at $1 million. Information on an attorney for him wasn't immediately available. 

The school tweeted out an alert shortly before 3 p.m. Friday urging students and faculty to seek shelter after getting reports of the stabbings. 

Students on campus described a chaotic scene. 

"I just hear yelling, and like sort of a struggle go down, then people started getting up looking frantic," said Stephen Mourad of Edison. 

Sophomore Nathan Gabriel said he saw a woman in a chair, and a lot of blood. 

"I saw professors bring her towels to put on the wound, to apply pressure," he said.



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Election Day Freebies and Deals

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Americans head to the polls on Tuesday and can come away with more than an "I Voted" sticker. National brands will offer Election Day freebies and deals. Check out some of the specials.

Krispy Kreme
Show your "I Voted" sticker at participating locations and get one free doughnut of your choice. 

7-Eleven
Customers with the 7-Eleven mobile app can get a free coffee of any size at participating stores.

California Tortilla
After casting your vote, enjoy free chips and queso with any purchase at California Tortilla. All you need to say is one of the secret passwords: "I vote for queso," "Make queso great again" or "I'm with Queso."

Bob Evans
The restaurant is offering 30 percent off any dine-in or carryout order after 2 p.m. Get the special coupon here.

Great American Cookies
Show your "I Voted" sticker at participating shops and get one free cookie.

World of Beer
The tavern wants voters to "come together over a pint of common good." Mention the offer to your server on Nov. 8 and receive your first beer for $1.

Uber
Need a ride to the polls? Uber has an in-app feature that helps you find your polling place and lets you request a ride to the location. First-time customers can use the promo code VOTETODAY for $20 off the first ride.

Zipcar
In an effort to #DRIVEtheVOTE, more than 7,000 Zipcar vehicles are free for members to use from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The cars are available in hundreds of cities, towns and college campuses and can be reserved on Zipcar's website or mobile app.

Gold's Gym
Work off Election Day stress with free entry to your local Gold's Gym. Bring your valid "I Voted" sticker on Nov. 8.

eBay
Stock up on candidate figurines, campaign buttons and more. Until Nov. 9, bid on patriotic items in eBay's Cast Your Vote 2016 event.



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NBC10 Responds: Gap Insurance Issue

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NBC10 Reponds helps out an Easton, Pennsylvnaia man who tried getting his money back after cancelling insurance from a car dealership.

Voters Wait in Line to Have Voices Heard

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Voters around Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware flocked to the polls Tuesday morning to decide whether Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump will become President of the United States.

Lines quickly formed at several polling locations in Philadelphia shortly after voting opened at 7 a.m. The line outside Ben Franklin High School in the city's Spring Garden neighborhood swelled in minutes of opening leading to a two hour long wait for some.

"It's a pretty awesome thing to see so many people out to make their votes count," Jennifer Sludden told NBC10.

At 10th and Locust streets in Center City, NBC10's Jim Rosenfield captured voters waiting inside for their turns. And, NBC10's Monique Braxton found long lines outside the Kingsessing Free Library. A poll worker said the line was longest of the past three elections.

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Outside the city, voters found lines in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Rehoboth, Delaware.

In the Lehigh Valley, a line wrapped around the Zions Evan Lutheran Church in Zionsville where Sen. Pat Toomey will vote Tuesday evening as he looks to stop Democrat Katie McGinty. [[338107532, C]]

There were also anecdotally stories of voting rolls reaching into the hundreds already by mid-morning. At one Cherry Hill, New Jersey polling place more than 300 voters cast their votes in the first five hours or so.

And, voters at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia had the chance to spend a little more time at their polling place as flu shots were offered.



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Car Recovered After Philly Smash-&-Grab Robberies

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Police now have a Mercedes they believe was used for two Philadelphia robberies last month.

Will Smith's Ex Posts Tribute Noting Death of his Father

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Will Smith's ex-wife Sheree Fletcher took to Instagram Monday to note the death of her former father-in-law, Willard Carroll Smith, Sr.

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"We're gonna miss you Daddio! You lived & played by your own rules...you truly were 1 of a kind!" Fletcher captioned the picture of Smith Sr. along with son Will and grandson Will Smith III. "You instilled discipline, and a work ethic that has created a legacy in your honor!"

Smith, who was married to Fletcher from 1992 to 1995, has not publicly commented on his father's death. The actor has been married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith since 1997.



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#MyVoteStory: Tell Us Why You Voted

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You've put up through an endless election cycle, weighed the pros and cons of the candidates and cast your vote. Now tell us the why: Share your vote story by tweeting or posting on Instagram with the hashtag #MyVoteStory, #IVoted or #VotingSelfie, then search the mosaic above to find yourself.

If you include a photo, be sure to follow your local voting booth selfie laws -- you don't want to wind up like Justin Timberlake, in trouble with the law for doing your civic duty. Voting selfies are illegal in 19 states, and nine other states have ambigious laws. Click here to see what the rules are on your state.



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Stepmom Feeds 4-Year-Old Laxatives, Hot Sauce, Insults: Cops

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A Pennsylvania woman has been jailed on charges she fed her 4-year-old stepson laxative laced beans and hot sauce, and otherwise insulted him over her apparent frustration over potty training.

Thirty-one-year-old Danielle Miller was in the Lancaster County jail unable to post bond on aggravated assault, child endangerment and other charges. The boy's father, 30-year-old Nathan Duke, is also jailed on conspiracy and endangerment charges because police say he did nothing to stop the abuse.

Police say Miller also locked the boy in a closet for hours and sometimes teased him by scratching the walls and saying rats were coming to get him. He was also beaten, burned, bound and insulted by Miller who allegedly called him a "pig" with a "stupid ... ugly face."

Court records don't list defense attorneys.



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Dude, Where's the Voting Booth?

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Some voters showed up to their polling locations Tuesday morning and encountered some unexpected issues including voting machines not being ready to take their votes.

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Police ID Remains Found at Park as Missing BucksCo Woman

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A family mourned the death of a 21-year-old woman after Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that her body was found in a Bucks County state park.

Lindsey Piccone went missing in Tyler State Park in Newtown in September.

On Tuesday, state police said dental records identified skeletal remains belonging to the 21-year-old Bensalem woman. Last week, a park staff found Piccone's body while clearing vegetation.

Piccone was reported missing on Sept. 6, said officials. Piccone did not have her cellphone with her and was last seen two days earlier, according to investigators.

Family members said Piccone’s car was found at Tyler State Park where search groups scoured the 1,711-acre park for days in early September, causing closures.

Piccone's obituary mentioned her love for the outdoors and her friends. She worked as a caregiver at Magic Cottage School.

Piccone's family planned a funeral at Tomlinson Funeral Home along Bristol Pike in Piccone's hometown, said her obituary. The family asked that donations in Piccone's name be made to the Women's Humane Society, 3839 Richlieu Road, Bensalem, PA 19020.



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Elections Rundown: Mega Turnout; Toomey's Voting For...?

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Election Day 2016 has finally arrived! NBC10 has you covered with the most up-to-date information on turnout, voting issues, unique stories and more. Scroll down to see updates and come back to this page throughout the day and night to find more.


Potentially Historic Turnout?
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More Philadelphians could vote in this election than the 2008 contest that sent Barack Obama to The White House, city commissioners said Tuesday afternoon.

Chief Deputy City Commissioner Tim Dowling said turnout has been "on par" with Obama's first run for president. In that year, 70 percent of registered city-dwellers cast a ballot.

Dowling said an even higher percentage could be tallied by the time the polls close tonight.

"At the end of the night, its looking like will be up or surpassing that number," he told NBC10. Final numbers will be available after 8 p.m.

Across the river in Gloucester County, New Jersey, county election officials said they recieved a historic number of mail-in ballots and that voter turnout has been strong throughout the day.

"We have received over 17,000 mail in ballots – definitely more than we received in the 2008 historical election," Stephanie Salvator, Director of Elections, told NBC10.

Salvator said today's "great weather" is helping get people to the polls.

Turnout in Delaware County, Pennsylvania could hit historic percentages, according to the county's Republican party.

As of 2 p.m., the Delaware County GOP says their exit polling shows 40-55 percent of registered voters (all affiliations) have voted. By poll closure, it could hit 80 percent, officials said.

The county of 561,000 people is on target of having 300,000 votes cast, officials said.

In Chester County, a purple county deperately sought after by both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's campaigns, voting lines streched far outside polling places.

At a polling location inside the Schuylkill Township building, 1,100 of the 2,000 registered voters had already cast their ballot by 3 p.m.


Who Will Pat Toomey Vote For?
2:30 p.m.

Incumbent Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey will be coming close to the wire when casting his vote for president.

Toomey's camp says he'll vote at 6:45 p.m., but the candidate still hasn't said if he'll be supporting his party's nominee, Republican Donald Trump. Reps deflected the question when asked by NBC10.

Meanwhile, preps were underway at the senator's campaign headquarters for his election night rally.

Democrat Katie McGinty's challenge for Toomey's seat has been closely watched nationally. It's the most expensive senatorial campaign in U.S. history.

The race is close with recent polls with the lead volleying back and forth between the candidates.


A Few Minor Problems at the Polls
1 p.m.

Electioneering, polling places opening late and voters being pressed to present identification are the main issues confronting people at the polls, according to calls to the NBC10 Problems at the Polls hotline at 877-NBC-WCAU.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office tells NBC10 they have been investigating complaints similar complaints.

There have been no reports of major issues like voter suppression. Here's a handy guide explaining what to do if you run into issues at the polls.

Electioneering -- including displaying campaign signage -- is not allowed within 10 feet of the room where the voting is taking place in Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, it is prohibited within 100 feet of a polling location. It's 50 feet in Delaware.

Some viewers reported showing up to their polling location to find the place dark. In at least two instances in Philadelphia and Upper Darby, they said the polls were not set up. Volunteers were asked to help get the location ready, the callers told NBC10.

There was confusion in Pennsylvania specifically about whether or not people are required to show identification to vote. A person can be asked to show ID (it doesn't need to have a photo) when they vote a polling place for the first time.

Ryan Kellermeyer told NBC News he was eventually allowed to vote at Cayuga Elementary after arguing with the poll worker. He said he'd voted at the location before and that the worker was "asking everyone for ID."

"I think she wasn't trained very well," he said adding that he didn't believe she was being malicious.

You cannot be turned away if you don't have your identification. You can still be provided a provisional ballot.


Vote and Vax
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Citizens casting a ballot at Philadelphia's University of the Sciences were able to get two important errands out of the way this morning: voting and getting vaccinated against the flu.

Dubbed "Vote and Vax," USciences students set up a flu shot station outside the polling spot inside Rosenberger Hall on the college's campus. The location serves residents in the city's 27th Ward.

"The flu shots are free with their insurance and we are actually picking up the cost of anyone who is uninsured," said Karleen Melody of Sunray Drug Stores, who helped to organize the event with the school.

Five people got their flu shot right at 7 a.m., Melody said.


Long Lines Form Early Tuesday at Polling Spots Across Area
11 a.m.

Polling spots across the region were jammed early Tuesday as people ventured out to select the next President of the United States.

Several polling locations in Philadelphia had long lines. The wait at Benjamin Franklin High School in the city's Spring Garden neighborhood reached two hours shortly after opening.

In the city's Kingsessing section, a polling worker told NBC10 turnout was larger than the past three elections.

Philadelphia Commissioner Lisa Deeley told NBC10's George Spencer voting in the city is on pace to match or exceed the historic 2008 election of President Barack Obama.

Election officials in Delaware County, Pennsylvania described turnout as "robust" but declined to release specific numbers. County spokeswoman Trisha Cofiell said officials in Upper Providence mentioned crowds were larger than past elections.

Polls close at 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. And, FYI, if you're in line before that time, you must be given the opportunity to vote.



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