Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. is recalling more than 35,000 pounds of frozen "José Olé" taquito products that may be contaminated with rubber and plastic, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. 

The Lampasas-based company recalled 60-ounce packages of the frozen beef taquitos produced on Dec. 30, 2016. The recalled items include the case codes 3366365A, 3366365B, 3366365C and 3366365D and a "best by" date of Dec. 30, 2017.

The company initiated the recall after receiving two complaints of foreign material in its ready-to-eat beef products earlier this month. The foreign materials were pieces of rubber with white plastic that originated from the establishments processing equipment.

According to the USDA, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

The items were shipped to retail locations in California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to throw it away or return it to the place of purchase.

Coping with a 12 percent unemployment rate and a harsh fiscal plan already in place, Puerto Ricans on the island are bracing for further impacts on their quality of life if President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts are implemented.

El Nuevo Día, one of Puerto Rico's leading newspapers calls the likely effects of the budget cuts "devastating" in an editorial published March 18.

"The presidential proposal eliminates the entire Legal Services Corporation budget which would exterminate Puerto Rico Legal Services," the editorial reads. The impact environmental protections, it adds, would be substantial, and it estimates that about half of the funding used to provide health care for 1.5 million people would be lost through the cuts. 

Even before the president's budget proposal, the population of the island had been reeling from financial crisis, stringent fiscal oversight and austerity measures that have recently forced the government to slash $300 million from the public university's budget and other drastic cuts to address a $70 billion public debt. 

"The austerity measures imposed by the oversight board and the Governor are unrealistic, as years of cuts have gutted essential health care and education services and created a mass exodus of over 10,000 Puerto Ricans leaving the island every month," Philadelphia Councilwoman María Quiñones Sánchez told NBC10.

"This crisis was created and worsened by years of bad U.S. tax policy, and if we do not help Puerto Rico recover now, thousands more will end up in our cities requiring even more assistance at a time of serious uncertainty in our federal government," she said.

According to the Pew Research Center, the majority of the 50,000 Puerto Ricans who leave the island for the mainland annually settle in Florida, but Pennsylvania has seen a 33 percent increase in new arrivals since 2005 and ranks second in terms of volume (New York ranks third).

Joanna Otero Cruz, the deputy managing director for Community Services for the city of Philadelphia, said in 2015 that Latino community organizations like Concilio (which she headed at the time) had definitely seen an increase in the number of newly arrived residents. Further, cities like Allentown and Reading have seen rapid increases in Latino populations, thanks to the increased migration from the island. Allentown, the fastest-growing city in Pennsylvania according to the 2010 census, is now about 43 percent Latino, while Reading is 58 percent Latino.

But four out of 10 Latinos in the state live in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to a study by the Century Foundation and the Rutgers Center for Urban Research. In Philadelphia, the poorest zip code is 19133, in the Fairhill section of the city, which is 57 percent Latino (49 percent of that Latino population is Puerto Rican) and has a median income around $14,000. Puerto Ricans, who are U.S. citizens whether they are born on the island or the mainland, will thus be impacted by the budget's proposed cuts to the social safety net.

Frontier Airlines is expanding its service from Philadelphia to Puerto Rico.

The low cost carrier announced Tuesday morning that it will being flying year-round between Philadelphia International Airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico starting in June.

"We are very excited that Frontier will be offering nonstop service from Philadelphia to San Juan, which is popular destination for both tourists and natives of Puerto Rico who travel back home to visit," Airport CEO Chellie Cameron said. "We are pleased that Frontier continues to bring new service to Philadelphia and look forward to even more flights to more places."

American Airlines currently serves San Juan from Philadelphia. The new flight will expand service from Philadelphia to the American territory.

"Our network continues to expand in markets where people want to fly," Frontier vice president of network planning Josh Flyr said. "And customers in Philadelphia, with the addition of San Juan, Puerto Rico, now have a low-cost option to 20 destinations."

The first A-321 aircraft bound for San Juan leaves Philadelphia on June 11. One-way flights in the first week started for as little as $49 Tuesday morning.

Stars of the NBC hit show Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz spoke with NBC10 and gave us a preview of Season 2 of "This Is Us."

A woman remained behind bars a week after a 2-year-old boy she cared for was found dead in a Philadelphia home.

Officers found Azim Jones-Fearon's naked and emaciated body on a bed inside a home on the 7100 block of N 15th Street Wednesday evening.

Medics pronounced Azim dead at the scene.

On Tuesday, police announced child endangerment, reckless endangerment and abuse of a corpse charges against Jedayah Nesmith -- the boy's 22-year-old caretaker. A judge arraigned Nesmith Friday and sent her to jail in lieu of $750,000 bail. Sources told NBC10 Nesmith is the girlfriend of the boy's mother.

A man who wished to remain anonymous told NBC10 he tipped police off about Nesmith. The man claims Nesmith offered him $1000 to dispose of the child's body.

"[She said]'You gotta get rid of something. It's the size of a loaf of bread.' I'm like, 'What you mean? It's a baby?' [She said] 'Yeah.' [I asked] 'Whose baby is it?' [She said] 'Don't worry about all that,'" the man said.

It was not known if anyone else could face charges in Azim's death. The boy was initially said to be 3 years old but later police revised his age to 2.

The cause of death was pending an autopsy Tuesday as homicide detectives continued their investigation.

Weather permitting, repairs began Tuesday at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Wissinoming following last month's vandalism that toppled headstones at the Jewish cemetery.

New Jersey's controversial marijuana-themed restaurant is set to reopen its doors on April 20 under a new name: Weedbukx Cafe.

The restaurant won't actually serve any marijuana products, though it is the central theme of the restaurant. 

Weedbukx Cafe's unique design will mimic a medical marijuana grow room with curtains, tablecloths and chairs inspired by the plant, according to a press release.

It will also feature a marijuana-themed menu with dishes like "Snoop's Dream," a fish and grits dish and the "Pothead Sandwich," which is fried fish with a shrimp crab relish and sriracha sauce. 

The restaurant formerly known as Weedman’s Joint opened in Trenton in 2015 by Ed Forchion, also known as NJ Weedman. It was raided in April 2016 after claims Forchion was selling marijuana there.

Co-owner Debi Madaio, a registered nurse and the mother of a special needs child, has now announced plans to reopen the eatery under new management.

Madaio seeks to turn over a new leaf with Weedbukx, stating "we are hoping to provide an upscale environment where people can celebrate the wonders of marijuana in a fun environment without partaking in the actual use of it." 

Medicinal marijuana use was legalized in New Jersey in 2009. However, recreational use is still illegal. 

A man who police say was shot by a laundromat owner after he robbed him at knifepoint is now facing charges.

Marcus Quinones, 41, is charged with robbery, aggravated assault, theft, simple assault and other related offenses.

Investigators say Quinones entered a laundromat on the 2800 block of N. 5th Street. Quinones, who was carrying a knife, forced the laundromat owner, who was behind the counter, to give him $2,000, investigators said.

As Quinones left with the money, the laundromat owner grabbed a revolver and began to chase him, police said. Quinones threw the money in the air as the owner ran after him, according to investigators.

"I saw one of the guys running with a pack of money," Angel Perez, the owner of a store next to the laundromat, said. "When this guy ran he told him three times, 'Stop! Stop! Stop!'"

Quinones then allegedly turned around and raised his arm towards the owner. The owner then fired five shots, striking Quinones twice in the chest, investigators said. A 51-year-old woman who was standing on the corner and waiting for a bus was also shot twice in the left hand. investigators say she was an innocent bystander.

Surveillance video showed neighbors swarming the sidewalks and picking up the cash the suspect had thrown to the ground.

"People running north, south, west, east," witness Elvin Gonzalez said. "Then all of a sudden I'm like, 'Why are people coming back?' Because they saw the money flying in the air."

Police say all the money that Quinones stole and threw to the ground was stolen again by the onlookers. At a news conference Monday, they urged those people to turn the money over to authorities or face possible consequences.

Both Quinones and the woman were taken to the hospital. Quinones was listed in critical condition while the woman was listed as stable.

The owner of the laundromat was taken into custody for questioning. He has a license to carry and cooperated with investigators. Since the owner thought Quinones was armed and feared for his life, he wasn't charged with the shooting, according to police.

NBC10's Tim Furlong breaks down the impact the rising gas prices in New Jersey may have on commuters, families, and even summer plans.

The Trump administration has outlined its strong stance against sanctuary cities like Philadelphia. That means some counties just outside the city are potentially at risk for taking in undocumented immigrants. NBC10's Lauren Mayk has the details.

A group of New Jersey college students and landlords near Rowan University are suing the burough of Glassboro, accusing them of selectively choosing when to enforce ordinances. NBC10's Cydney Long has the details.  

Police officers, Good Samaritans, firefighters and a Jersey Shore mayor worked together to rescue seven people, including two children who they literally caught in their hands, during a fire at the Jersey Shore.

On Monday at 6:20 p.m. Wildwood Crest Police responded to a multi-family home on 5508 Park Boulevard in Wildwood Crest. Corporal Chris Webb, Officer Neal Cullen and firefighter Robert Murray forced their way into the home and rescued an elderly woman and her dog as well as three adults, a child and their dog.

“They did awesome,” Robert Valdes, one of the rescued residents, said. “”They really did awesome.”

Even after the rescues however, two children and their uncle were still trapped inside the burning home.

“I needed help,” Corporal Webb said.

That’s when Good Samaritans John Lynch and Zach Ruffo as well as Wildwood mayor and Holly Beach volunteer firefighter battalion chief Ernie Troiano Jr. jumped into action.

“This is something that you see in a movie,” Lynch said. “The boy was actually being hung over the railing here.”

Corporal Webb, Lynch, Ruffo and Troiano Jr. caught the two kids after their uncle dropped them from a second floor balcony. The uncle then escaped by jumping from the second floor to a garage roof and then to safety with help from Ruffo.

“I bear hugged him as he came down,” Ruffo said.

Firefighters from the Wildwood Crest Fire Company and the Wildwood City Fire and Rescue then brought the fire under control.

One of the women inside the building suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the Cape Regional Medical Center. No other injuries were reported.
The fire was ruled accidental and rekindled overnight, causing more damage. Community members are pitching in to help the families, providing clothing for the children. An elementary school is also coordinating an island-wide fundraiser.

“Everybody needs to do their part to help out,” Ruffo said. “Doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from. You need to help out everybody around you.”

A West Philly charter school welcomed their new students selected through a lottery system. Parents and students packed into the gym at Global Leadership Academy Charter School in West Philadelphia waiting to hear their names called.

A BIG PARTY? “WAIT UNTIL I HIT 100”

He was born and raised in South Philly.

He lived in a small apartment with FOUR other siblings, his parents, and two aunts “from the old country”.

His father was almost as wide as he was tall (54” waist), but my dad was slim and athletic his whole life.

He graduated from Drexel with a degree in Architecture.

He was training as a bombardier in New Mexico in 1945 when the war ended.

He worked as an architect for his whole career, for both private companies and eventually Jefferson University Hospital.

He once played racquetball with Charles Barkley and Moses Malone-and had no idea who they were.

He met my mother when they were children and were married just one month shy of 65 years

He had a major heart attack one month later, on what would have been their 65th anniversary. He had no heart problems prior to that.

THE STROKE OF FATE-OR GOD-OR WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE

It wasn’t until I was an adult that my father told me his “war story”. He was training as a bombardier in New Mexico in the last months of World War II. The crew flew every day as they were training. One day, my father fell ill with what was called “desert fever” and had to stay in the infirmary.

The rest of the crew flew their regular mission. The plane crashed and everyone was killed.

How did he go on without experiencing “survivor’s guilt? How could he not fear flying after that?

QUIET, UNEMOTIONAL, BUT INSPIRING

What do I remember about my dad growing up? He didn’t talk a lot, but often took work home. He would be drawing and reading while the rest of us were watching TV at night. But he loved what he did, and that was the best lesson he ever taught me-love what you do, and you won’t mind working hard.

He was a very good athlete, beating guys decades younger in racquetball. I followed his footsteps in this area (ask John Clark!). He loved to play ball, but not to watch it. How did I ever get my interest in watching sports? Or going to Phillies, Eagles, or Sixers games? One time he did take me to Convention Hall to see Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia Warriors vs. Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics. The seats were great. The game was a classic. And he fell asleep in the middle of it!

SERENITY NOW!

If there was one thing he wanted me to remember, it was his favorite saying. And it was his main philosophy of dealing with the world. It is “The Serenity Prayer”, by American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. You might know it as the slogan of Alcoholics Anonymous:

    God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
    The courage to change the things I can,
    And the wisdom to know the difference.

It took a long time for me to take that saying to heart, but my father accomplished his mission: every time I faced a challenge, I thought of the prayer.

THE HONESTY LESSON

It’s one thing to tell your children to be honest and to do the right thing-it’s another thing to “practice what you preach”. I’ve told this story to others in front of him, but he didn’t remember it. It was just a part of his personality, so it was nothing special to him. It was to me.

Dad took my 13 year old cousin and me (same age) to a drive-in movie (yes, they actually did exist). It was just the three of us. As we reached the toll booth, the cashier looked into the car and said to my father: “One adult and two children?” My father looked at the sign that said “children 12 and under” and said: “No-three adults.” It was such a simple (and unnecessary) thing to do, but it was the lesson of a lifetime.

ANOTHER LESSON-HANDLING TRAGEDY

My mother was the emotional one of the family. My father was the opposite, and he had experience handling tragedy in his past. The crash of his crew’s bomber in 1945 was not the only one. His younger brother (“the charming and handsome one”, he would say) died of an overdose in the early 60s.

The other event happened out of the blue. His only daughter, my younger sister Debbie, died suddenly in 1996 at the age of 39. We saw her on a Sunday, perfectly fine. But she died a mere two days later, leaving children ages 2 and 4. Of course, my mother was devastated, and never fully recovered. But my father’s calm, and patience, and optimism got them through a horrible time. Their devotion to their precious granddaughters also kept them going. And his attitude helped me get through it, too.

My father says he is proud of me. It’s because he made me that way.

A teen boy is fighting for his life after he was shot in North Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.

The 17-year-old boy was on N. 17th Street and W. Susquehanna Avenue at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday when a gunman opened fire. The teen was struck in the right hip and taken to Temple University Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.

The shooting occurred near Temple University's campus. Several witnesses heard the gunshots as bullets smashed car windows.

"I heard five more shots come from down here," Summer Meister, a Temple University student, said. "I heard people yelling."

Police say the gunman ran into an apartment building on the 2100 block of N. 17th Street. Officers arrived at the scene and declared a barricade situation. Several Temple students watched from their windows as a SWAT team moved in.

"I'm like worried about it because a lot of Temple students live in that apartment building," Meister said.

The nearby Duckrey School on 1501 Diamond Street was locked down as a result. The lockdown was later lifted however.

The building was later given the "all clear" after police found a gun and a jacket in a yard across the street. The suspect is still on the loose however. Residents who live in the area say something has to change.

"It looks like a war zone," Tina Marie Russell of the North Philadelphia Community Development Corporation said. "It's becoming normal. And that's the scary part as an adult. This should not be our normal."

A New Jersey family on its way back to the airport after visiting the University of Notre Dame Tuesday collided with a flying turkey on the road, authorities say. 

The Taraboczhia family was headed to O'Hare Airport in Chicago Tuesday after visiting Notre Dame, where the daughter was recently accepted, according to the LaPorte County Sheriff's Office in Indiana. 

The Taraboczhia's were on U.S. 20 when their rental GMC Yukon collided with the wild turkey, which was flying across the highway, authorities said. 

The 30-pound turkey broke through the glass, became lodged in the center of the windshield, and died.

“While vehicle versus deer crashes are common place, it is very rare to see a vehicle strike a turkey,” police said in a statement.

Authorities noted, however, that mating season has begun and, during this time, more turkeys are spotted close to roadways.

The family suffered minor cuts from the glass and refused medical treatment at the scene.

The pastor of one of Newark's best-known churches allegedly robbed a plumbing company of about $700,000, Middlesex County prosecutors said Tuesday. 

Robert Keith, 46, of West Orange, was arrested Saturday. He faces charges of credit card theft, money laundering and forgery. 

Prosecutors allege that Keith stole the money from a plumbing company in South Plainfield between Feb. 2015 and Feb. 2017 while acting as their bookkeeper. 

Keith, who is not a certified public accountant, presented himself as a religious leader to enhance the legitimacy of his bookkeeping business, the prosecutor's office said. 

As the Rev. R. David Keith, he leads the New Ebenezer Baptist Church on Camden St in Newark, one of the city's most prominent houses of worship. In fact, the office of Mayor Ras Baraka has previously held community events at the church, though they appear to have pre-dated Keith's official installation as pastor in late June 2016. 

"While the leadership of New Ebenezer Baptist Church may have been invited to meetings and events hosted by the (Newark Office of Clergy Affairs and Interfaith) Alliance, neither the church nor its leadership has been active participants. As such, no regular City-sponsored events have been held there," the mayor's press office said in a statement.

Congregants and leaders at the church, where Keith's picture hangs on the banner outside, were floored to learn of their pastor's arrest. They say they were proud of him and that he helped fix up their modest building. On the church Facebook page, he's seen passing out awards to local police officers. 

"I don't know what to say," said deacon Henry Austin. "I honestly don't know what to say." 

The congregation never knew Keith worked for a plumbing company. He told them he owned a car dealership. 

This is not the first time that the leader of Ebenezer Baptist has faced legal woes. A previous pastor, Amir Natson, faced fraud charges in 2012 for filing a false insurance claim. 

"I know the membership's gonna be hurt, because we just went through this seven years ago, and to go through it again," said Austin. 

"I'm going to have to give him the benefit of the doubt until he's proven guilty in a court of law, but right now I'm going to have to just pray for him," he added. 

Keith did not have access to church funds, church leaders say. 

Keith was released Tuesday afternoon with no bail, but must undergo psychiatric evaluation and have no contact with anyone at the plumbing company, authorities say. He'll also have to report monthly to an officer of the court until his next hearing, tentatively scheduled for May 25. 

Viewers across the country will be able to watch all 2018 Winter Games coverage live at the same time, NBC announced Tuesday.

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games are scheduled for Feb. 8-25, 2018, with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 8. Between that and the Closing Ceremony Feb. 25, viewers from coast to coast will be able to watch all coverage, including prime-time, live for the first time. 

"Nothing brings America together for two weeks like the Olympics, and that communal experience will now be shared across the country at the same time both on television and streaming online," said Jim Bell, President of NBC Olympics Production & Programming in a statement. "That means social media won't be ahead of the action in any time zone, and as a result, none of our viewers will have to wait for anything. This is exciting news for the audience, the advertisers, and our affiliates alike."

The primetime Olympics broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT and 5 p.m. PT on most nights. That will be followed by local news, then Primetime Plus programming featuring more live coverage. 

Mike Tirico will host the primetime program, which had been hosted by Bob Costas since 1992.

The events will be broadcast across all NBC Universal networks and streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app on mobile devices.

Click here for more details on how to watch.