NBC10’s Rosemary Connors speaks to 102.9 WMGK’s John DeBella and former Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene about the second annual baseball equipment drive.
WMGK Holds Baseball Equipment Drive
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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Cold Today, Warm-Up on its way
NBC10’s First Alert meteorologist Bill Henley has the details on a warm up along with rain headed our way.
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Sen. Casey Will Vote 'No' for Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Thursday that he will vote against federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Gorsuch is currently in the fourth day of weeklong testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His confirmation vote is scheduled to go before the full Senate for a vote in mid-April.
"I have serious concerns about Judge Gorsuch’s rigid and restrictive judicial philosophy, manifest in a number of opinions he has written on the 10th Circuit," Casey said. "Judge Gorsuch opinions often reflect a commitment to satisfy his judicial philosophy more than to grapple with the complex circumstances faced by ordinary Americans. Disproportionately, powerful interests are the beneficiaries while workers, consumers and those with disabilities are the losers of this approach."
His remarks echo fellow Democrats' concerns throughout the confirmation hearings this week that Gorsuch's record shows a disproportionate lean away from the individuals in favor of corporate interests.
Casey and the Democrats are outnumbered 52-48 in the Senate, meaning that they would need to filibuster the confirmation vote in order to hold up the nomination. Republicans in turn have one pass-around to a filibuster. That option has been referred to as "the nuclear option" because of the filibuster's long-honored tradition in the Senate as a tool of the minority part.
A filibuster requires 60 votes to overcome, while the nuclear option would use what is known as "cloture" to bypass the 60-vote requirement and require a simple majority vote for passage.
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Teen Girls Set Another Teen's Hair on Fire in Philly: Police
A 16-year-old girl was jumped Wednesday night by fellow teenage girls at a SEPTA station in West Philadelphia and had her hair and sweatshirt singed by fire during the attack, police said.
Six teenagers were eventually found by police and allegedly identified as the attackers, police said.
The assault occurred at the Market-Frankford elevated train station at 46th and Market streets about 7:30 p.m., police said.
The victim was pushed to the ground and punched by several girls before one of the girls could be seen on surveillance video using "what appeared to be a torch," police said.
The girl was using the torch attempting to light the victim's hair on fire, police said.
A knife was also used during the attack to poke the victim in the back, police said, though no stabbing injury was found. The girl's jacket was ripped.
The victim went to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and was treated and released.
Those arrested included three 16-year-olds, a 15-year-old and two 14-year-olds.
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South Jersey Native Advances on 'The Voice'
"The Voice" contestant Dawson Coyle survived the "knockout" round on the hit singing reality show when Alicia Keys took the South Jersey native under her wing. "The Voice" is currently on its 12th season and airs on NBC Monday and Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
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Grumbling Ahead of North Philly Special Election Vote Count
One of the “write-in” candidates clinched the Special Election for District 197 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, but voters won’t know who it is until 9 a.m. Friday when Election Commissioner Lisa Deeley is expected to announce the results.
The unusual outcome saw Republican candidate Lucinda Little, the only candidate actually on the ballot, receive 198 votes, while 2,483 write-in votes were cast for Democratic candidate Emilio Vasquez and Green Party candidate Cheri Honkala.
Eighty-five percent of District 197’s registered voters are Democratic, 5% are Republican.
GOP reaction to the Republican candidate's loss was swift. House Republican leaders, including Rep. Martina White from Philadelphia, in a press conference Wednesday called for the state Attorney General to investigate what they allege were violations of the Election Code and irregularities during the voting.
The special election was prompted by the resignation of State Rep. Leslie Acosta after her money laundering conviction. It was then complicated by a court ruling disallowing the Democratic candidate who had been slated to be on the ballot. The judge ruled the candidate did not meet the residency requirements.
The whole process elicited strong reactions from Latino community leaders.
"I don't believe this election will resolve the issues in the 197th District. It's a set up for the next political fight," said former city Councilman Angel Ortiz.
Israel Colon, former director of the city’s Multicultural Office during Mayor Michael Nutter’s tenure, said the whole process has been disappointing.
“The infighting among that district’s [Democratic] party leadership is sad and disappointing to say the least,” he said. “It just continues to substantiate why voters in that district have earned the right to be cynical. The 197th has made national news as a symbol of the Democratic party’s weakness. What is happening in this sector of the Latino community is nothing more than a microcosm of an antiquated Democratic party in our city that has lost its way -- only concerned with preserving its power and its own existence.”
“And the consistent focus on criticizing the Latino community as the culprits for ‘embarrassing the party,’” Colon added, “rings of cultural racism to me.”
The outcome of the election will not affect the Republican majority (121-82) in the State House.
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Philadelphia Leaders Debate Republican Repeal and Replace Health Care Plan
Today is the vote on the republican’s health care repeal and replace plan. NBC10’s Pamela Osborne has the details and how Philadelphia officials feelings towards it.
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Sister Power: The Future of Feminism
NBC10’s Tracy Davidson learns about an upcoming event in honor of women’s history month.
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Tony Danza to Host Northeast High School’s Talent Show
NBC10’s Rosemary Connors talks with well-known actor Tony Danza about his relationship with Philadelphia’s Northeast high school and its upcoming fundraiser.
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Boy, 3, Found Dead in West Oak Lane Apartment: Police
A little boy was found dead Wednesday night in an apartment in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia in what police are calling "suspicious."
The toddler, who was only identified as three years old, was found inside a home in the 7100 block of North 15th Street, police said. He was laying on a bed and was pronounced at 8 p.m. by medics.
Detectives are waiting on autopsy results before making any decisions on charges.
Check back for more details on this breaking news story as they emerge.
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Jury Gets Case in Trial of PSU Ex-President
Attorneys for Penn State ex-President Graham Spanier on Thursday declined to call any witnesses to counter accusations that he acted illegally in handling a 2001 complaint about Jerry Sandusky showering with a boy, sending the case to jurors for deliberation.
The jury in former Penn State University president Graham Spanier's criminal trial is going home after more than six hours of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
Jurors twice returned to the courtroom with questions but gave no indication how long it may take to produce a verdict.
Spanier attorney Sam Silver argued there was "no evidence at all," saying the case involved judgment calls by high-ranking university administrators in dealing with the complaint that Sandusky, a retired assistant football coach, had been seen naked with the boy in a team locker room.
"They made judgment calls," Silver said. "They did not engage in crimes. They did not enter in a conspiracy."
Laura Ditka with the state attorney general's office said Spanier, former athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz took actions to preserve the school and their own reputations, at the expense of children.
"They took a gamble," Ditka told jurors. "They weren't playing with dice. They were playing with kids."
Spanier faces two counts of endangering the welfare of children and a related conspiracy count, all felonies. Curley and Schultz struck plea deals last week to a single misdemeanor count of child endangerment and testified against Spanier on Wednesday.
Spanier was forced out as president in 2011, after Sandusky was charged with child molestation and Curley and Schultz were first charged over their handling of the matter. Spanier was charged a year later.
Sandusky has been in prison since his 2012 conviction on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, and is due in a courthouse near campus on Friday for an appeal hearing.
After about three hours of deliberations, the panel of seven women and five men asked the judge to clarify the legal elements of the conspiracy charge and to define what reckless means.
Judge John Boccabella told them to take into account the companion charge of endangering the welfare of children when evaluating the conspiracy charge. He said conduct is reckless when someone consciously disregards a substantial and unjustified risk, far beyond what a reasonable person would do.
Jurors asked for dinner, a sign their deliberations are not on the verge of a verdict.
The scandal sent shockwaves through the Penn State community, led to the firing of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno — who died of cancer in early 2012 — and ultimately led the school to pay out more than $90 million to settle civil claims.
Silver called Spanier, Curley and Schultz "good men" who took seriously the 2001 complaint by then-graduate assistant coach Mike McQueary.
"It's not enough for you to find that Graham could have or should have done something differently," Silver told jurors.
He urged them to focus on testimony by Schultz and Curley that they never told Spanier that McQueary had reported seeing something sexual in 2001, although McQueary's own testimony was that he did tell the two of them it was sexual in nature.
"Mr. Schultz made clear — he, Gary Schultz, told Graham Spanier that it was horseplay," Silver said.
A key piece of evidence was an email exchange in which the three debated what to do.
Spanier OK'd having Curley tell Sandusky to stop bringing children to athletic facilities and inform The Second Mile, a charity for at-risk youth founded by Sandusky. An earlier plan had involved informing the state Department of Public Welfare, but Spanier approved putting that on hold, and the agency was never contacted. That failure to make a report forms the heart of the criminal accusations against him.
"The only downside for us is if the message isn't 'heard' and acted upon, and we then become vulnerable for not having reported it," Spanier told Curley and Schultz in 2001 in the email exchange. He called the plan "humane and a reasonable way to proceed."
Silver said several people knew of McQueary's complaint, an in fact The Second Mile's director was informed.
"That's not a conspiracy," Silver said. "That's an email exchange of responsible people trying to figure out what's appropriate under the circumstances."
Ditka began her closing argument with reference to the "only downside for us" quote, and repeated it several times, urging jurors to convict him on all counts.
"All they cared about was their own self-interest," Ditka said, arguing the three men "let (Sandusky) run wild" despite knowing he had been the subject of complaints in 1998 and 2001.
The 1998 complaint, from a woman who was upset that Sandusky had bear-hugged her son in a team shower, was investigated but the district attorney declined to file charges.
Ditka said that McQueary told Curley and Schultz he saw Sandusky behind a prepubescent boy, in a dark shower at night, with his hips moving slightly.
"Do you think that's horseplay?" she asked jurors.
She dismissed any idea that three of the university's top leaders would have immediately launched a series of meetings and discussions if they really thought it was a matter of horseplay.
She noted that Spanier's academic background should have prepared him to deal with the matter.
"For God's sake, he's a family and child therapist. Got a Ph.D. in it. They knew exactly what to do," Ditka said.
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Robbery Duo Targets Burlington Stores in South Jersey
Police in Evesham Township need your help in the search for a pair of thieves who have hit at least three Burlington stores in South Jersey. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the latest.
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House Republicans Postpone Health Care Vote
House Republicans postponed a vote on their new health care plan on Thursday. This comes as there were questions about whether the bill had enough votes to pass. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the very latest.
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SEPTA Police Announce 10 Arrests in Subway Station Fight
SEPTA police arrested ten students at Ben Franklin High School for their involvement in a fight inside a SEPTA station. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has more on the break in the case.
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Neighbors Upset Over Chester County Gun Range
Some Montgomery County residents are firing back at a Chester County gun range for the loud sound of gunshots. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.
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Health Care Bill Vote Postponed in D.C.
The vote on the health care bill was delayed until Friday. NBC Senior Political Editor, Mark Murray, weighed in from Washington, D.C on the larger implications of Thursday’s decision.
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Vote on Health Care Bill Delayed to Friday
The vote on the health care bill in Capitol Hill was postponed to Friday. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal spoke with people on both sides of the health care debate.
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Baby Girl Born in Haverford YMCA Parking Lot
There was a very special delivery in the cold parking lot of a Delaware County YMCA Thursday morning.
Dana and Tim Lu were on the way to the hospital to deliver baby number three when Dana realized the baby had other plans.
Dana told NBC10 she said to her husband: "Forget it, call 911, she's coming now."
So, Tim called 911 and drove into the parking lot of the Haverford YMCA, then followed instructions from the operator to help bring the couple's newborn into the world.
There was a little "more participation than I would have thought," Tim laughed, describing delivering his daughter, Marielle, in the back seat of the car.
"Once I realized that there was nothing else I could do but have her in the car, I was like 'OK this is what we're gonna do,'" Dana said. She said the birth was fast and little Marielle cried and the couple knew she was OK.
When police arrived, the baby's umbilical cord was still attached, and Dana was already comforting the newborn and keeping her warm.
Four officers and two ambulances made for quite a scene in the YMCA parking lot, so news of the special delivery spread quickly on social media.
Baby Marielle and her mom were doing well at Bryn Mawr hospital and getting ready for the impatient newborn to meet her two older siblings.
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Tony Danza to Host Northeast High School’s Talent Show
NBC10’s Rosemary Connors talks with well-known actor Tony Danza about his relationship with Philadelphia’s Northeast high school and its upcoming fundraiser.
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Boy, 3, Found Dead in West Oak Lane Apartment: Police
A little boy was found dead Wednesday night in an apartment in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia in what police are calling "suspicious."
The toddler, who was only identified as three years old, was found inside a home in the 7100 block of North 15th Street, police said. He was laying on a bed and was pronounced at 8 p.m. by medics.
Detectives are waiting on autopsy results before making any decisions on charges.
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