A nationwide pharmacy chain is offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest of an armed robber who fought with an employee opening up a Chester County store Friday morning.

The attack in the vestibule of the Rite Aid on Phoenixville Pike in West Goshen around 6:40 a.m. left the employee hurt, said West Goshen police.

Surveillance video shows the suspect – described by investigators as a man standing between 5-feet, 9-inches and 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighing between 180 to 190 pounds who wore a black hoodie and sunglasses – attack the employee just moments after the worker lifted the security gate and deactivated the alarm. A struggled ensued as the suspect knocks down the worker.

The suspect then forced the worker to open the safe at gunpoint, said police. The suspect filled up a plastic Rite Aid bag with cash then fled the scene on foot, said investigators.

The injured worker was treated at an area hospital and released, said police.

Rite Aid offered a $5,000 reward for information leading the robber’s arrest and conviction. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Goshen Police Department at (610) 696-7400.

Armed robberies are rare in West Goshen where only two were reported in 2016. In total there were 140 robberies throughout Chester County last year, according to state Uniformed Crime Report information.

Calling all Philly-area public transit users!

SEPTA and PATCO announced changes to train schedules ahead of Monday’s commute.

SEPTA’s new timetable goes into effect Sunday. Some of the major adjustments include changes to Regional Rail lines including the Airport Line schedule.

The new schedule is a follow-up to the recent time changes made in December to enhance service reliability and address congestion, the public transportation service said. SEPTA’s train adjustments are available online.

PATCO -- which runs between Center City Philadelphia and Camden County -- will start its new schedule on Saturday. Two Woodcrest local trains were canceled, three express trains were converted to local trains and a number of train schedules have modified as part of the January changes. To read all specific service information, visit their website. [[411903455, C]]

Two 21-year-old men face felony murder and robbery conspiracy charges, among other crimes, in the shooting death of a 57-year-old attendant at a New Jersey gas station earlier this week.

Dennis Barrett and Jorge Martinez, both of Paterson, were arrested Thursday in the death of Ruslan Magamedov, who was found lying on the ground outside the gas station on First Avenue in Paterson Monday.

An employee who trained the victim told NBC 4 New York he was from Russia, living alone in Fair Lawn and sending money back home. 

The employee said Magamedov had only been working at the station since May. 

It wasn't clear if Barrett or Martinez knew Magamedov prior to the shooting. Both men face up to life in prison if convicted. 

It wasn't clear if either man had retained an attorney who could comment on the allegations. Both are expected to be arraigned Friday. 

Our stretch of mild weather is coming to an end! Winter cold is blowing back into the entire region and this time it will be for an extended stay.

Winds are gusting to 30 mph Friday, making temperatures feel like they are in the 30s. Some flurries also fell Friday afternoon.

Then come Friday evening, we will see temperatures drop into the 30s with wind chills falling into the 20s. [[411990095, C, 576,324]]

Winds Friday evening won't let up much, gusts of more than 20 mph will be widespread. [[411991495, C, 576,324]]

The temperature trend shows afternoons will be just a little warmer than normal Saturday and Sunday, before turning colder next week. [[411991545, C, 576,324]]

You'll still need the heavy jacket this weekend, though, as it will still be a bit breezy. [[411991605, C, 576,324]]

The entire region will be colder this weekend, but we will get to enjoy it without the threat of a winter storm. Both Saturday and Sunday will be partly sunny and dry. [[411991655, C, 576,324]]

The NBC10 First Alert Weather Team's forecasts are the most accurate in the Philadelphia area, says WeatherRate.com. The team brings 80 years of combined forecasting skill to NBC10 viewers.

To take stress off the damaged Delaware River Bridge, engineers are literally jacking up the 1.2 mile-long span by installing extra supports as they work to permanently fix a fracture in the structure.

Eight, 80-foot tall jacking towers will be installed under the bridge next week, Carl DeFebo, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, said Friday.

The towers will shore up the 135-foot high bridge, which connects the Pennsylvania and New Jersey turnpikes by spanning the Delaware River, after a large vertical crack was found in a truss a week ago. The bridge is jointly owned by the Pa. Turnpike Commission and N.J. Turnpike Authority.

The fracture was discovered on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge by an inspector who was reviewing a contractor's paint job. Officials immediately shut down the bridge, which carries an average of 42,000 vehicles a day.

The truss is on the underside of the bridge in an area holding up the road deck.

DeFebo said engineers are still trying to figure out what caused the fracture and when the break happened. He estimates they'll need an additional week to come to a conclusion.

In addition to the support towers, electronic monitors to detect stress on the bridge will be installed, DeFebo said.

The bridge will remain closed in the meantime. Approach roads leading to the bridge, like the 5.7-mile N.J. Turnpike's Pearl Harbor Extension are also shut down.

DeFebo did not have an update on when the span may reopen, but officials previously said the shut down would last at least two weeks.

Philadelphia is preparing for a battle against both the state and federal governments as Republican lawmakers reaffirmed their collective stand against sanctuary cities.

On Thursday, Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Martina White asked House members to support a new bill that would punish cities from declaring sanctuary status. Her memo echoed earlier attempts to pass HB 1885, which failed to pass in the state legislature last year.

“It is an insult to the citizens of Philadelphia that Mayor Kenney would willfully disobey federal law and continue to ignore the negative impact his dangerous policy has had on our citizens,” White said in a statement.

Meanwhile, protesters in Philadelphia on Friday greeted GOP lawmakers at 30th Street Station as they left the city following their two-day retreat at the Loews Hotel in Center City.

Signs reading "Humans Aren't Illegal" and "Bye We Won't Miss You" greeted Republicans at the train station.

Paula Meninato was among the demonstrators. She carried a “Dismantle ICE” sign, alluding to the ongoing battle between President Donald Trump’s administration and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. The Democratic city leader defied Trump this week by continuing to declare Philadelphia a sanctuary city.

“I’m really proud of our mayor for taking a stand against Trump and against his bigotry,” Meninato said. “I’m also really proud of Philly for holding its ground and saying ... immigrant rights are important.”

Kenney signed an executive order in 2016 declaring the city a sanctuary for immigrants. It “states that city authorities will not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests for undocumented citizens who are arrested and would have otherwise been released from custody, unless the individual has committed a first or second degree felony involving violence,” according to the mayor’s office website.

Later that same year, White introduced HB 1885, which would “hold any municipality that has deemed themselves as a ‘sanctuary municipality’ liable for damages to persons or property as a result of criminal activity’ by undocumented immigrants.”

The bill passed in the House, but failed to come to a complete vote before the state legislature concluded the 2016 session.

Undeterred, Kenney issued an open letter this week extolling the benefits of immigration and reiterating his pledge to welcome all new residents.

“Philadelphia is strong because we embrace our diversity and respect our differences. We do not choose between economic growth and helping those in poverty. We do not create a false choice between public safety and treating all people with dignity and respect. And we welcome all - no matter race, creed or country of origin - to contribute to our city and our democracy,” he wrote.

Republican lawmakers in town for the GOP retreat questioned whether Philadelphia's sanctuary city stance would hurt the city, which stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funding if Trump makes good on his executive order to withhold funds from municipalities that defy his wishes.

In 2015, Philadelphia received $408 million in funds, the mayor's office said. Some of this funding is mandated by law and requires Congress' approval to be changed.

There are more than 300 sanctuary municipalities in the United States, including cities such as New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and Boston.

“This is the two sides of immigration that I think are so important - one is the rule of law. Two is compassion for people and families,” said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ.)  “That's going to be the challenge for us.”

Rep. Dwight Evans, a Democrat from Philadelphia, suggested that if the president wants to challenge cities individually or change the rule of law, he should take it up with lawmakers instead of issuing executive orders.

“The president is not the king or dictator,” he said. “If you want to change the immigration laws, you should come to the United States Congress.”

To that end, Evans speculated that Trump's executive order could end up in court. Already the American Civil Liberties Union is preparing for that eventuality.

“The executive orders signed this week by President Trump are legally flawed and are in deep contrast to our fundamental values as Americans,” said Reggie T. Shuford, executive director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania.

“Trump’s executive order on so-called sanctuary cities doesn’t even bother to define the term. Local governments throughout Pennsylvania and around the country have chosen not to hold people in jail at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless that request is accompanied by a warrant, which is a reasonable stance based on constitutional principles.”

On the other side of the aisle, Republican lawmakers pointed to the responsibility of cities to uphold the law.

“I’m not comfortable with municipalities ... that will tell their law enforcement not to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) said, adding that he would be comfortable with the federal government withholding community development block grant funding from sanctuary cities, such as Philadelphia.

On Super Sunday, the biggest game in American sports will have a distinct local flavor.

Matt Ryan, native of Exton, Chester County and a Penn Charter High School graduate, will play in his first-ever Super Bowl.

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback is a strong candidate to win his first-ever NFL MVP award and led the Falcons to the NFC South title before beating the Seahawks and Packers to reach Super Bowl LI.

Ryan has been with the Falcons for eight seasons. He makes his full-time home in Georgia, but maintains strong roots in our area -- specifically with the Believe and Achieve Foundation.

Believe and Achieve’s mission is to help at-risk youth in the Philadelphia area by promoting academic success, healthy lifestyle habits and positive self-esteem while also providing a safe haven to go and thrive.

Ryan has been involved with the foundation for five years. The foundation raises funds primarily through golf outings and gala events that Ryan comes back and participates in annually.

A teen is dead and another is being treated at an area trauma center after the all-terrain vehicle they were riding on collided with a car in Bensalem Friday evening, police said.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at Bensalem Boulevard and Jason Drive, police said.

Two boys, one 13 and the other who is under 16, were riding northbound on Bensalem Boulevard when their four-wheel ATV T-boned a silver sedan making a turn, police said. The force of the crash caused the ATV to flip over.

The 13-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the scene, police said.

Paramedics rushed the other teen, whose exact age was not immediately known, to Aria Torresdale Hospital's trauma center in nearby Philadelphia. He was last listed in critical condition.

Heather Carr, who lives nearby, said it was "a bad sight" when she came upon the scene.

"It was the quad turned over with a body in the middle of the road. First time I've ever seen something like that. It's just bad," she said.

Pennsylvania has the fourth-highest reported ATV fatality rate in the nation, according to data compiled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Between 1982 and 2015, 697 people were killed in Pa. ATV crashes. Nationwide, over the same time period, children younger than 16 accounted for 22 percent of the 14,129 ATV-related deaths, the CPSC's report showed.

In 2015, the CPSC estimates 97,200 people suffered ATV-related injuries serious enough to send them to the emergency room.

Authorities in Philadelphia, where driving an ATV on the road is illegal, have been cracking down on off-road vehicle use in recent years. Squads of ATV drivers have recorded videos of themselves racing through the city. Last April, police confiscated 60 ATVs and dirt bikes. The month before, they impounded 53.

The driver of the sedan stayed at the scene. They were not injured, police said.

Bensalem Township police Lt. David Richardson said police often receive calls about people driving ATVs down the town's roads.

The exact circumstances of the crash remain under investigation. Investigators will be looking at how fast the ATV was traveling and whether the headlight was on.

The dean of faculty at Princeton University sent an email to her colleagues Friday that noted some students and scholars have been "strongly advised" to put off travel outside the United States in the aftermath of President Trump's executive order on immigration.

Deborah Prentice, a professor of psychology and public affairs at the Ivy League school, wrote the email within hours of Trump signing an order that put restrictions on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries and temporarily halted a refugee program for Syrian immigrants.

The full ramifications of the order were not yet known late Friday after the Trump administration released the order publicly.

Prentice wrote that despite the ambiguity in the immediate aftermath of the order, she said deferring travel was recommended.

"We have strongly advised students and scholars who might be affected and who have travel plans in the coming days to defer travel outside of the United States until there is some clarity and legal analysis of the situation or, if they must travel, to seek legal counsel before they do," she wrote.

Those potentially affected members of the Princeton community were also given some information from a New York-based immigration law firm, Fragomen, that Prentice said has advised the university in the past.

Prentice said in another email Saturday morning that she was not available to comment further. A university spokesman said the administration would not comment further.

Trump said in signing the order that he pledged to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America."

Syria was the only country he named Friday, but the order suspended entry for 90 days from countries linked to a statute in the Visa Waiver Program. Besides Syria, those countries are: Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

In her email, Prentice said the order could also affect research and college education.

"We do, however, want ... to express our deep concern about any potential impact on the ability of this and other American universities to engage in teaching and research of the highest quality," she wrote.

Two Syrian families who arrived at Philadelphia International Airport Saturday morning from Doha, Qatar, were briefly detained and then sent back on another 18-hour flight, according to a family member from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The families, made of up two brothers, their wives and two children, were detained by Customs and Border Patrol officials after disembarking a Qatar Airways flight at 7:25 a.m., according to Joseph Assali, of Allentown.

Three hours later, the six were put back on a Qatar Airways flight back to Doha, Assali said.

"This is like a nightmare come true," he said, adding that they had visas and green cards legally obtained months ago.

"They're all Christian citizens and the executive order was supposed to protect Christians fleeing persecution," he said. 

The families were detained and deported by an executive order signed Friday evening by President Donald Trump that immediately put restrictions on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries and temporarily halted a refugee program for Syrian immigrants.

An immigration lawyer tried to obtain more information from federal officials at the airport, but Assali said it appeared too late. Officials would not discuss any details with Assali's family, who all live in the Allentown area.

"We're don't know what exactly is happening," he said before finding out they were back in the air headed to Syria. "We can't contact them."

He said the two families, who are in Damascus, hoped to use their time in America to obtain citizenship.

"They came as legal immigrants and were going to try sorting things out while they're here," Assali said.

Messages left for airport officials as well as Customs and Border Patrol and Homeland Security were not returned Saturday morning or early afternoon.

Friends and family are mourning a woman who saved her grandson’s life before she was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in West Philadelphia Friday night.

Catherine Brown, 48, was walking across 57th and Girard Avenue around 8 p.m. with her grandchildren, including her 3-year-old grandson, after celebrating his birthday. As she was walking and holding her grandson in her arms, a white minivan drove towards her. Witnesses say Brown threw her grandson out of the path of the approaching vehicle. She was then struck by the minivan and dragged southbound on 57th Street and then west onto Poplar for about 40 feet before she finally fell off. Police say the driver continued westbound on 58th Street as Brown lay on the ground.

Brown was taken to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 9:06 p.m. Her 3-year-old grandson suffered a broken leg. He was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where he is currently in stable condition.

“It’s horrible because they saw what happened to their grandmother,” said Miyetta Hardy, a witness. “She’s a hero also. That’s a grandmother’s love.”

Family members say aside from the 3-year-old boy, Brown had eleven other grandchildren.

“If she wasn’t working she was with her grandkids,” said Brown’s son-in-law Raymond Dugan. “That’s her life right there.”

Now those who knew her and loved her are demanding justice.

“You have to know, you can see the skid marks, you had to either feel it or heard it underneath your car,” said Marvin Robinson, a block captain. “I’m pleading to the person. Just turn yourself in.”

Investigators say the white minivan is a newer model and should have front end damage. If you have any information on the crash, please call Philadelphia Police.

The Academy of Music celebrated its first inaugural ball in 1857. Now, 160 years later, the Academy is ready to dazzle the audience once again.

The Academy of Music’s annual Academy Ball and Concert will be held Saturday night and will feature Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra with Special guest Martin Short. Soprano Vanessa V. Vasquez is also scheduled to perform.

This year, a digital show will open the concert highlighting the history of the Academy of Music before guests will hear the evening performances.

Proceeds from the event benefit the preservation of the historic ‘Grand Dame of Locus Street”—not only the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1900 to 2001, but where many historic moments in Philadelphia history have taken place, including a speech by Susan B. Anthony in 1870 and where mourners watched Abraham Lincoln’s funeral from the balconies in 1865.

Additionally, ‘The Acoustic Causeway’ will begin around 8:30 and will feature performances by the Mainstage Center for the Art-Harmony Show Choir, the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble and the Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School choir as guests make their way from the Academy of Music, past the Palm and into the ballroom at the Bellevue.

Be on the lookout for glimpses of the evening on the NBC10 Facebook Page.

Politicians from our area are reacting to the news that two Syrian families who arrived at Philadelphia International Airport Saturday from Doha, Qatar were briefly detained and then sent back on a return 18-hour flight to the Middle East.

The families were detained and deported through an executive order signed Friday evening by President Donald Trump that immediately put restrictions on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries and temporarily halted a refugee program for Syrian immigrants.

Since NBC10 put out the report, several politicians, including Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, have reacted to the news. You can view the responses below:

Mayor Jim Kenney

"I am sickened by reports that federal officials, without knowledge or cooperation of PHL Airport staff, detained and then turned away two Syrian families. By several accounts, these families waited months to obtain the proper documentation so they could come to our country legally. And still, they were sent back to a war-torn nation that has used chemical warfare against its own people. The Trump administration very well may have just given these families a death sentence.  

Banning immigrants and refugees is not only unjustifiably cruel, it also puts Americans at home and serving abroad at great risk. By refusing to allow entry to any immigrants from these seven nations, even those who have helped American troops as interpreters and fixers, we are enabling anti-American radicalization and endangering the lives of many.

History has taught us that dark moments like this occur when we allow fear to silence our compassion and better judgment.  Our city has welcomed approximately 260 refugees in recent years from these now-banned nations. We must speak out strongly against this executive order so that these new Philadelphians' friends and families can also find safe harbor in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.”

Governor Tom Wolf

"On a human level, this is unconscionable to do this to these legal immigrants and their families. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for vulnerable people fleeing oppression. This does not represent who we are."

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)

Very concerning. Our office has contacted DHS.

Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)