Some rain showers started the day in Wilmington on Thursday, but vendors and organizers remained hopeful for a successful event. Rain or shine, they say they'll still be out there.

Saturday will bring heavy rain to our region, but the rain will likely move out in time for your Mother's Day plans. NBC10 Chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz and meteorologist Tammie Souza have the details.

If you're headed to Plymouth Meeting Mall, you won't just find clothing and accessories inside the building. On Thursday, Cyclebar opened in the mall, bringing new life to spaces inside the mall.

Philadelphia immigration advocates are calling for the resignation of a community leader seen front row at President Donald Trump’s Harrisburg rally last month.

Honduras-born Carolina DiGiorgio, the CEO of Congreso de Latinos Unidos, sat inches away from Trump as he promised to build the infamous wall separating Mexico from the United States.

“Year after year, you pleaded for Washington to enforce our laws as illegal immigration surged, refugees flooded in and lax vetting threatened your family’s safety and security,” Trump said at the April 29 rally. “Don’t worry, we’re going to have the wall.”

Some advocates say DiGiorgio’s politics are incongruous with Congreso’s work in the Latino community.

“I have zero faith that someone who stands front row at a Trump rally while he yells ‘Build that wall’ can lead an organization whose mission is stated to serve Latinos,” said Erika Almiron, executive director of immigrant action group Juntos.

“As a leader, you must love your community, believe in them. The behavior shows us none of that. Carolina should be fired immediately.”

DiGiorgio’s political ties are no secret. She is married to Valentino F. DiGiorgio III, chairman of Pennsylvania’s Republican Party. He also spoke at the rally and has expressed support for former Hazleton mayor and current U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta as a potential challenger to Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey in next year’s election.

Barletta rose to infamy in 2006 after he introduced legislation many considered to be anti-immigrant. The measures included denying permits to businesses that hire undocumented immigrants and fining landlords who rent to them. Neither were ever enforced. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the measures in 2014 after a lengthy legal battle.

Given those ties, DiGiorgio’s appearance at Trump’s rally ruffled more than a few feathers.

“She must be really tone deaf to do this,” said Marwan Kreidie, executive director of the Arab American Development Corporation. “Someone who runs a nonprofit has to be a little smarter than that. It puts her ability to lead in question.”

Kreidie said he will be among the signers of a letter calling for DiGiorgio to step down.

Congreso serves a population in the throes of poverty. More than 90 percent of their members live below the federal poverty line and 53 percent make less than $10,000 per year, according to Congreso’s website. The majority of their members are Puerto Rican.

By contrast, Congreso’s former CEO made more than $200,000. DiGiorgio’s salary has not been disclosed. She and her husband live in Chester County where the median income is more than $85,000, according to the U.S. Census.

“She has a lot of experience, but it shows a disconnect with the community that she serves,” Emma Restrepo, radio personality at Philadelphia’s El Sol, said of DiGiorgio’s ties to Trump.

“This is someone who can’t feel or understand what the community is going through.”

Congreso was founded in 1977 with the stated mission to “strengthen Latino communities through social, economic and health services, leadership development and advocacy,” according to the organization’s website.

But since DiGiorgio was seen at a Trump rally, Restrepo has heard from Congreso members who said they will never return to the center for fear of being reported to immigration officials. Restrepo worries that without a safe place to turn, an already marginalized community might sink further into the shadows.

“When I didn’t have my papers I lived in fear of the police,” she said.

Congreso’s “work for the past 30 years is in now doubt. The only way to make amends with the community is to resign.”

But Esperanza Martinez Neu, chair of Congreso’s executive board, said fear is not warranted. Community members are not in danger of being deported.

“It’s unfortunate that people are afraid, but they shouldn’t be,” she said. “It’s more about what’s going on in the country than it is about Carolina.”

Neu described DiGiorgio as an innovative and creative leader with the smarts necessary to fulfill Congreso’s mission. The two joined Congreso’s board around the same time, and Neu has watched DiGiorgio ascend into leadership while maintaining an eye on inclusivity. She never hid her politics from staff, Neu said.

“She demonstrates empathy. She’s very sensitive to other people’s needs,” Neu said. “I’m excited to see her rise.”

DiGiorgio did not provide a comment to NBC10.

Famke Janssen has been vocal about her thoughts on women in Hollywood, and as "The Blacklist: Redemption" hit TV screens, the 52-year-old actress says she's grateful for her role. NBC10's Jacqueline London sat down for a one-on-one interview with Janssen.

Hate group activity has been on the rise nationwide since President Donald Trump's candidacy and election, according to an assessment by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

And the Philadelphia region has not been immune to the growth. Pennsylvania has the fifth largest concentration of hate groups in the U.S., the SPLC said.

The NBC10 Investigators met face-to-face with leaders of accused hate groups to see how the new administration’s policies have changed their membership.

"For many years, there's a lot of black people who didn't realize how deep the racism of white America was, but now that Donald Trump is in office, boy, it's clear now," said Commanding General Yahanna, who leads the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge.

The ISUPK is labeled as a black separatist organization by the SLPC. Its school is based in Upper Darby, Delaware County and the group holds rallies in Center City Philadelphia.

Yahanna said his group is thriving since Trump's election, but disagreed with the characterization of being a hate group.

When asked for membership tallies, Yahanna declined to share numbers.

Daniel Burnside, who leads of the National Socialist Movement in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, did the same.

The NBC10 Investigators traveled to Ulysses, Potter County in north-central Pennsylvania to meet Burnside at his home. He said thanks to Trump, his movement feels like it has a voice.

"I chose not to back him and not to breath his name until he was elected because I didn't want to cause him damage," Burnside said.

"That's how bad I wanted him in there."

A hate group is defined as a collection of people who hate or discriminate another group of people based on race, religion or sex, according to the SLPC.

"I certainly do think that the Trump campaign and the election had an effect," Southern Poverty Law Center Executive Director Mark Potok said. "What the Trump campaign and now the Trump presidency have done in effect is to normalize or legitimize a lot of the views of these groups."

The SPLC reports the number of hate groups operating in the U.S. rose from 892 in 2015 to 917 in 2016. Fifty-nine of those groups are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

The NBC10 Investigators asked the White House to respond to claims that the president’s candidacy and election are to blame for these rising numbers.

A spokesperson referred us to a specific line in the Trump's February address before a joint session of Congress: “We are a county that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its very ugly forms,” Trump said.

The SPLC reports anti-Muslim groups — in particular — have benefited from some of Trump’s rhetoric and policies, but one such group’s leader said that is not accurate in his case.

"We don’t hate Muslims," Keith Davies said. He's executive director of the Shoebat Foundation. "We hate the ideology that drives Muslims to do what they do."

Davies runs his organization from Bucks County and said its purpose is to expose what he calls hateful and dangerous messages in Islam. Davies contends the foundation is not a hate group.

He said he’s glad the president is willing to talk about what he calls "extreme Islam," but theorizes far right supporters now don’t think his group goes far enough. He said donations to the Shoebat Foundation are down.

Still, the SPLC has the Shoebat Foundation on its list of hate groups.

"We were within 100 groups of the highest count we have ever had in some 30 years of counting," Potok said.

Hate group activity has been on the rise nationwide since President Donald Trump's candidacy and election, according to an assessment by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

And the Philadelphia region has not been immune to the growth. Pennsylvania has the fifth largest concentration of hate groups in the U.S., the SPLC said.

The NBC10 Investigators met face-to-face with leaders of accused hate groups to see how the new administration’s policies have changed their membership.

"For many years, there's a lot of black people who didn't realize how deep the racism of white America was, but now that Donald Trump is in office, boy, it's clear now," said Commanding General Yahanna, who leads the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge.

The ISUPK is labeled as a black separatist organization by the SLPC. Its school is based in Upper Darby, Delaware County and the group holds rallies in Center City Philadelphia.

Yahanna said his group is thriving since Trump's election, but disagreed with the characterization of being a hate group.

When asked for membership tallies, Yahanna declined to share numbers.

Daniel Burnside, who leads of the National Socialist Movement in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, did the same.

The NBC10 Investigators traveled to Ulysses, Potter County in north-central Pennsylvania to meet Burnside at his home. He said thanks to Trump, his movement feels like it has a voice.

"I chose not to back him and not to breath his name until he was elected because I didn't want to cause him damage," Burnside said.

"That's how bad I wanted him in there."

A hate group is defined as a collection of people who hate or discriminate another group of people based on race, religion or sex, according to the SLPC.

"I certainly do think that the Trump campaign and the election had an effect," Southern Poverty Law Center Executive Director Mark Potok said. "What the Trump campaign and now the Trump presidency have done in effect is to normalize or legitimize a lot of the views of these groups."

The SPLC reports the number of hate groups operating in the U.S. rose from 892 in 2015 to 917 in 2016. Fifty-nine of those groups are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

The NBC10 Investigators asked the White House to respond to claims that the president’s candidacy and election are to blame for these rising numbers.

A spokesperson referred us to a specific line in the Trump's February address before a joint session of Congress: “We are a county that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its very ugly forms,” Trump said.

The SPLC reports anti-Muslim groups — in particular — have benefited from some of Trump’s rhetoric and policies, but one such group’s leader said that is not accurate in his case.

"We don’t hate Muslims," Keith Davies said. He's executive director of the Shoebat Foundation. "We hate the ideology that drives Muslims to do what they do."

Davies runs his organization from Bucks County and said its purpose is to expose what he calls hateful and dangerous messages in Islam. Davies contends the foundation is not a hate group.

He said he’s glad the president is willing to talk about what he calls "extreme Islam," but theorizes far right supporters now don’t think his group goes far enough. He said donations to the Shoebat Foundation are down.

Still, the SPLC has the Shoebat Foundation on its list of hate groups.

"We were within 100 groups of the highest count we have ever had in some 30 years of counting," Potok said.

Gov. Cuomo and Gov. Christie on Thursday issued a joint letter to Amtrak CEO Charles Moorman, calling for a private company to operate Penn Station.

At a hearing with lawmakers on Thursday, Moorman said Amtrak planned to hire a private company to manage its concourse areas at the station. The governors went a step further, writing in the letter that the entire station should be managed by a private company. 

The letter comes after months of commuter horror stories and worsening conditions at the nation's busiest rail station, which is operated by Amtrak; LIRR and NJ Transit lease space there.

On Wednesday evening, signal issues at the station caused service problems for LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak, leading to such severe overcrowding that police had to barricade some entrances.

“The situation at Penn Station has gone from bad to worse to intolerable,” the governors’ joint letter begins.

The governors blame “decades of underinvestment” by Amtrak for a “continuing string of infrastructure failures at Penn Station.”

Commuters from New York and New Jersey have sacrificed time and energy, and endured ongoing suffering because of the infrastructure problems, the governors said, adding that the two states pay “the enormous amount” of $150 million a year to Amtrak to use the facility.

Despite the payment, “Amtrak’s management of Penn Station continues to produce multiple failures.”

“It now will require drastic and continuous improvement of these conditions by real experts over a sustained period of time to have the effect of improving commuting conditions for our citizens,” the letter reads.

The governors said a private station operator should be brought in to take over the repairs of the station and to manage things going forward.

“The situation is not tolerable and change cannot wait any longer,” the letter ends.

Amtrak had not responded to the governors' proposal Thursday night. 

The letter came the same day that Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road officials answered questions from lawmakers about ongoing issues at the congested station.

Officials are expected to lay out how they plan to accommodate customers during a renewal plan and various infrastructure projects in the coming months. Amtrak and NJ Transit have already announced commuters should prepare for daily delays.

An Amtrak spokesman said the rail service is looking at all possible options to accommodate customers during the Penn Station infrastructure project, including rerouting some trains through Grand Central Terminal.

During the hearing, Moorman also hinted that he was open to the idea of a private contractor.

"Let's give the people who really know how to do this well the opportunity to do it, and let the railroads, all three of us, do what we know how to do well," Moorman said. 

This summer Amtrak could cancel up to 25 percent of the trains at the station, even though most of the work will be done at night.

"We realize we are disrupting people's lives," Amtrak CEO Charles Moorman told a News 4 reporter.

At the hearing, Amtrak executives showed state lawmakers a diagram of the station's underground infrastructure and said improvements were essential. 

"We are operating at or even beyond the limits of the possible," Moorman said. 

Thursday's hearing followed another day of massive commuter problems and delays for NJ Transit, LIRR and Amtrak at Penn Station. Crowds of commuters swelled so much that at one point police had to block off some of the entrances to the busy station. 

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages was caught up in Wednesday's mess, and didn't let LIRR off the hook. She said the agency seemed caught off guard. 

"I was caught in that mess and we got not help on the platform," Solages said. 

Rush-hour problems this week were only the latest in what has seemed to commuters like an incessant string of rail problems:

• On March 24 an Amtrak train derailed and bumped into an NJ Transit train.

• On April 3 a second derailment closed more than a third of New York Penn Station's tracks for four days.

• On April 14 a train got stuck in a tunnel for nearly three hours, leading to systemwide delays for travelers.

• On April 21 an Amtrak switch problem near Newark caused widespread delays.

Another nor'easter will affect some of your weekend, but then the heat will return and summer-like conditions move in. NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Tammie Souza has your neighborhood forecast.

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Teen Extorts Nude Photos While Posing as Girl: A suburban Philadelphia high school senior posed as a teenage female to get more than 100 fellow teens to send him nude photos of themselves, officials said Thursday. Monsignor Bonner Catholic High School student Derrick Jones targeted boys – some in middle school – by leading them to believe they were communicating with a girl named “Haley” through various social media channels, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan and Darby Township Police Chief Regina Price. Jones, an 18-year-old from Glenolden, used platforms such as Instagram, Kik, WeChat and Snapchat, was found when investigators tracked his IP address. Even after he spoke to authorities, he continued to target victims, officials said. Investigators said Jones targeted 136 people – about 60 of whom are identified as local males. Once he had the nude photos, Jones posted them from fake accounts in hopes to extort more photos from the victims; he sent graphic images to one of the victim’s own family to shame him, officials said. “Haley” is a real girl who had her identity stolen by Jones, investigators said. A judge on Thursday arraigned Jones on dozens of counts, including child pornography and harassment. Jones posted $5,000 bail.

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Suspected Gunman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff with Police: A tense police standoff in New Jersey's capital city ended peacefully just after 5 p.m. Thursday. After nearly 35 hours, 35-year-old Tyleeb Reese walked out of the Trenton home where he had been holed up since Wednesday morning with his hands up and surrendered to police. The standoff lasted nearly 35 hours as authorities negotiated with the suspected gunman who opened fire on U.S. Marshals serving a warrant, killing a bystander and injuring three officers. Throughout the day Thursday, officers on a bullhorn could be heard pleading with Reese to leave the Trenton home. The incident began around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday when the U.S. Marshals Service Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a warrant at a home on Centre Street, Trenton Police Lt. Stephen Varn said. Police say Reese allegedly fired at the marshals from inside the home and they retreated. Several law enforcement agencies responded to the scene and surrounded the house. A bystander, 56-year-old Robert Powell Jr., of Lamberton Street in Trenton, was shot and killed outside the home.

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Acting FBI Head Undercuts White House Claims on Comey, Probe: In ways both overt and subtle, the acting director of the FBI on Thursday undermined White House explanations for the firing of former Director James Comey and contradicted the administration's characterizations of an investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the presidential election. Andrew McCabe, testifying before Congress in place of his fired boss, told lawmakers a counterintelligence investigation that a White House spokeswoman dismissed a day earlier as "one of the smallest things" on the FBI's plate was actually "highly significant." And though the White House has asserted Comey lost the backing of rank-and-file agents, McCabe flatly said, "that is not accurate.” "I can tell you that the majority, the vast majority of FBI employees, enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey," said McCabe, who called it the "greatest privilege and honor in my professional life to work with him." Comey, he added, "enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day.” McCabe's testimony undercut a White House narrative that has evolved in the two days since Comey was ousted. The White House initially said President Donald Trump made the call at the recommendation of the top two officials at the Justice Department, but in an NBC News interview that aired Thursday, the president said he would have fired Comey even without the recommendation.

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Judge Orders Prosecutors to Charge Amtrak Engineer in Deadly Crash: A Philadelphia judge has ordered prosecutors to charge the speeding Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment that killed eight people and injured about 200, days after they declined to do so. Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifield on Thursday ordered the arrest of engineer Brandon Bostian on involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office had announced Tuesday, as the two-year deadline to bring charges loomed Friday, that it couldn't prove Bostian acted with "conscious disregard" when he accelerated the train to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve. That judgment call prompted civil lawyers representing the family of a technology executive killed to seek a private citizen's complaint. They believe Bostian should be held accountable. Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office said it's reviewing the matter. It could appeal the order to the state's Superior Court. Federal investigators concluded that Bostian lost track of his location before the May 12, 2015, crash after learning a nearby commuter train had been struck with a rock.

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Eagles Sign Draft Picks: The Eagles signed seven of their eight draft picks before camp.  Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.

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$370K Raised for Family of Slain Delaware Trooper: A fundraising campaign has raised $370,000 to support the family of a slain Delaware state trooper. Local news outlets report the Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard memorial fund received $270,000 from donations collected at Wawa locations across Delaware, plus an additional $100,000 the convenience store company gave. Collections at Wawa locations have ended for the fund, which was started by the Delaware State Troopers Association. Those who wish to still donate can write checks to the DSTA-Stephen Ballard Memorial Fund and mail them to P.O. Box 168, Cheswold, DE 19936. Thousands attended the funeral held on May 5 for Ballard, who was shot and killed on April 26 at the age of 32 while investigating a suspicious vehicle at a Wawa parking lot south of Wilmington in Bear. Read more.

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A broken sewer line sent raw sewage flowing out of a basement toilet and bathtub this week in Aberdeen, New Jersey.

Owner Eloise Smart-Loadholt described a "river of feces" flowing non-stop throughout the basement, where she lives in the home.

Smart-Loadholt said when she discovered the messy scene she found a pair of boots and immediately called for help.

“I mean feces is pouring out of the toilet, pouring out of the tub like a river. I said, ‘Niagara Falls is coming here?’” Smart-Loadholt said.

According to workers nearby, a sewer main cracked, and because her basement is below the level of the pipe, the feces from multiple homes literally ran back downhill, flowing out of her toilet and bathtub.

Photos Smart-Loadholt took show murky water covering the floors of her home. 

Smart-Loadholt was trying to get the foul odor to go away Thursday. The carpeting was ripped out, most of the furniture was outside, and fans were blowing and windows were open.

The sewage flow was finally stopped but it will take a couple of days to repair the sewer main so that she can start using her toilet again.

A New Jersey man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his roommate to death for making noise while he was trying to sleep.

Police arrested 37-year-old Segundo “Paul” Ocon on Thursday for the killing of his 48-year-old roommate, Jose Edward Barriga Huaya, at an apartment they shared with a third roommate on Market Street in Paterson.

Authorities believe Ocon stabbed Huaya last Friday because Huaya was being noisy in the living room as he was trying to sleep.

Ocon stabbed Huaya twice in the torso with a large kitchen knife before fleeing the apartment, police said. Investigators found the knife used in the stabbing at the scene.

Huaya died at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Police said Ocon never returned to the apartment, but he was eventually found Thursday and arrested.

He faces first-degree murder and weapons charges. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on the case.

A thief or thieves struck collegiate rowers in town for the annual Dad Vail Regatta but that wouldn't stop them from competing on the Schuylkill River.

The University of Pittsburgh Rowing Team members arrived back to their vans parked at Brewery Hill and Kelly drives Thursday night to find broken windows and missing items including bags, purses and laptops, witnesses and Philadelphia police said.

Philadelphia police didn’t reveal if they had any suspects in the heist on the eve on the rowing competition. [[421979743, C]]

Pitt Crew wouldn’t let the incident dampen their spirits.

"Pitt Crew wants to thank everyone for all their support, especially our families and all of the University of Pittsburgh Alumni who reached out and showed their support," The University of Pittsburgh Rowing Team said in social media posts. "We are deeply saddened that this happened, but we are rowers. We do not let distractions get in our way. We are not afraid of adversity. Pitt Crew is a family. We are proud to represent one of the greatest universities in the world, and are excited to get back on the race course and get to work. #RowPitt" [[422085753, C]]

Radnor Township police are warning young people to not share compromising photos as it can cost them a job or getting into college.

Mother's Day is fast approaching. It's time for breakfast in bed, sweet phone calls and flowers.

And of course movies about horrible moms that make you realize just how lucky you are. Think you've had a rough patch or two with your mom over the years? You've got no idea.

Goodnight Mommy

If you haven't yet checked out this Australian horror film from 2014, you're truly missing out. In a day when most films telegraph what's going on minutes into the story, this one really keeps you guessing until the ultimate reveal. After undergoing a cosmetic facial surgery, a woman comes back home to her isolated lakeside house and to her 10-year-old twin sons. Her head is covered in bandages, with only her eyes and mouth visible.

Who is this woman? Why are her twins acting creepy? And what the heck is going on under those bandages? Watch with the lights on.

August: Osage County

Sure, Meryl Streep has played bad before. With a career spanning over four decades and more than 50 films, how could she not? She was contemptible in "The Devil Wears Prada," despicable in "Death Becomes Her" and a manipulative schemer in "The Manchurian Candidate."

But has Streep ever been as downright nasty as she was in "August"? Playing a drug-addicted widow following the funeral of her husband who committed suicide, Streep welcomes her children home with brutal truth-telling that culminates in a bare-knuckled free-for-all with her eldest daughter, played by Julia Roberts.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Few actresses disappear into a role as easily as modern-day chameleon Tilda Swinton. Here she plays a woman struggling to come to terms with her aloof son and the horrors he has committed. 

Swinton's character has issues identifying as a mother and has trouble bonding with Kevin, who appears to loathe her and behaves in whatever way he thinks will torment her. As a baby, he cries incessantly, rebuffs her attempts at affection and shows no interest in anything. While he's still small, Swinton's frustration culminates with her throwing him against the wall, breaking his arm. From there, the downward spiral only digs deeper.

Dolores Claiborne

Kathy Bates portrays Stephen King's flawed heroine Dolores Clairborne in this thriller about a woman being accused of killing her elderly employer in a bloody, Stephen King-like fashion. When Claiborne's daughter, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, begrudgingly returns home to defend her mother, we dig deeper into a sordid past that includes murder and child abuse. It's far from a happy reunion. 

Mommie Dearest

The original mother from hell. No list of crazy movie moms would be complete without Faye Dunaway's iconic portrayal of screen queen Joan Crawford. Dunaway captures the abusive and tortured relationship between Crawford and her adopted daughter. You'll never look at a wire hanger the same way.

Ironically, Dunaway has been notoriously reticent on talking about the movie over the years, only recently telling People Magazine she doesn't look back fondly on the film. "I think it turned my career in a direction where people would irretrievably have the wrong impression of me," she said. "I should have known better, but sometimes you’re vulnerable and you don’t realize what you're getting into."

You may not have decided on what to do for Mother's Day. But at least your mom can expect a card. 

Nearly 80 percent of Americans plan on purchasing greeting cards for the special women in their lives, according to the National Retail Foundation. 

If snarky messages are your thing, joking and rude cards abound online. One card on Etsy reads, "I love you more than dad," while another says, "You may have carried me for nine months, but you'll always carry me financially." Others reference giving birth and "ruining" mom's body, while some explicitly say, "I hate you." 

Crafting a more uplifting Mother’s Day card that speaks to you can be a challenge. But don't worry. American Greetings and Hallmark, two of the nation’s largest stationery retailers, have plenty of advice for penning that note. 

Anne McEvoy, a senior writer at American Greetings, said people are finding it pays to be "honest and real." 

She said there’s no way to pinpoint whether a more sentimental card is better than a cheesy, humorous card. But humorous cards often sell more for Father’s Day than Mother’s Day, she said. 

When picking the perfect card for your mom, go the "simple and sincere" route, she says. 

Keely Chace, a Hallmark Master Writer offers tips for writing cards to mothers, mother figures, grandmothers and more in a blog post on the stationery company's site. 

Some of her suggestions for writing out cards for mothers include simple phrases such as: 

"You're my one and only mom, and I'll always have a special place in my heart for you." 

"Sorry if I drove you crazy sometimes. I only did it because I love you!" 

"To my mom, my friend, my angel." 

McEvoy said that when she sits down to write a card, she tries to think of a particular type of mother — but when it comes to crafting a message for your own mother, it all comes down to individual relationships. 

"Nobody knows your mom like you do," she said, "So trust your instincts." 

She added that relationships with people who aren't necessarily a mother, but are like a mother, are important to celebrate, too. Stationery companies offer selections of cards that cover such relationships. 

Some of Chace's recommendations for writing out a card for mother figures include: 

"With love to an amazing lady…from someone who hopes to be one someday." 

"Happy Mother’s Day to an amazing woman I'll always admire, appreciate and love!" 

But as McEvoy said, nobody knows your mother — or mother figures — like you do. So keep it sincere and write from the heart.

UPDATE: With Melissa McCarthy set to host Saturday Night Live on May 13, she was spotted dressed as Sean Spicer riding a podium on New York City streets Friday morning.

Saturday Night Live's latest run of political satire is being fueled by a Montgomery County company.

When actress Melissa McCarthy returned to SNL to play White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last weekend, she pummeled through the press corps behind a podium made by Monkey Boy Productions, a prop, puppet and costume shop based in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.

Michael Latini, a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School and co-founder of Monkey Boy Productions, and fellow co-founder Marc Petrosino, were the brains behind the stage McCarthy first appeared on as Spicer.

On February 1 they got a call from SNL asking them to create McCarthy’s podium by February 3. After the success of the first sketch, which tallied over 23 million views on YouTube, they got the call to up the ante. This time, the show needed a mobile unit that would allow McCarthy to barrel into the crowd. They had 36 hours to make it.

“We're running around in the snow trying to find an electric wheelchair. We get back here, we're pulling it apart, pulling the seat off, trying to make an extra platform,” said Petrosino.

They built the new rig out of isolation foam which is sturdy but also light.

While McCarthy had a blast during the sketch, Petrosino says it took her a little while to get used to the mobile podium.

“In the first rehearsal, she got on it and was initially a little tentative and then she realized how fast it could go and was whipping around the rehearsal space, running people over for like 15, 20 minutes, just having a blast," he said.

Petrosino and Latini started the production company with Scott Hitz and Russell Tucker in 2006 after meeting at the Eugene O'Neill National Puppetry Conference in Waterford, Connecticut. The company has made props for smaller scale productions, and even Broadway shows.

While this is the first time one of their props has helped make a sketch go viral, this isn’t their first time working for SNL. Two years ago, they crafted “Little Shop of Horrors” puppets for a sketch featuring Bobby Moynihan and host Scarlett Johansson. While the sketch didn’t make it to air, their work caught the attention of the producers.

Fast forward to Season 42, and they’re getting called in for almost every episode. Seeing their work used in front of millions of people has them in awe.

“It’s amazing production," Petrosino said. "To hear the audience live in studio 8H is overpowering. They're so loud.”

Drivers in Montgomery County will be seeing some new traffic signals thanks to an infusion of more than $5 million in state funds.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transpiration announced 15 “Green Light-Go” grants that will upgrade and replace traffic signals in 13 different municipalities as part of the Connected Communities objective.

“These grants will help improve safety and reduce congestion at busy intersections across all corners of the county,” Jody Holton, executive director of the Montgomery County Planning Commission said. “As stated in the (Montco) 2040 plan, it is important for the county to work with PennDOT and local municipalities to improve road connectivity, expand Intelligent Transportation Systems, and eliminate road bottlenecks — these Green Light-Go awards will help our county achieve those goals.”

Here is the breakdown of where the money will go:

• Abington Township -- $298,480 Traffic Signal Upgrades along Fitzwatertown Road at North Hills Avenue.

• East Norriton Township -- $329,750 Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Germantown Pike Corridor.

• East Norriton Township -- $108,300 for Installation of Video Detection System along the Germantown Pike Corridor.

• Hatboro Borough -- $1,330,508 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades along Montgomery Avenue at Jacksonville Road.

• Jenkintown Borough -- $89,784 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades and LED Replacement at 8 intersections along the York Road Corridor.

• Lower Frederick Township -- $1,474 for LED Replacement along the Route 29 Corridor.

• Lower Moreland Township -- $148,080 for Traffic Signal Equipment and Safety Upgrades along Byberry Road at Pine Road.

• Lower Salford Township -- $54,200 for Preventative Maintenance at 13 Intersections throughout Lower Salford Township.

• Upper Dublin Township -- $2,200,000 for Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the West Moreland Road and Easton Road Corridors.

• Upper Merion Township -- $107,968 for LED Replacement at 24 Intersections along the Dakalb Pike, Gulph Road, Henderson Road, Valley Forge Road and Swedesford Road Corridors.

• Upper Pottsgrove Township -- $21,186 for Installation of Emergency Pre-emption Systems along Pottstown Pike at State Street and Moyer Road.

• Upper Providence Township -- $239,230 for Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Egypt Road Corridor.

• Whitpain Township -- $79,578 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades at the intersection of Skippack Pike and Pennlyn-Blue Bell Pike.

• Worcester Township -- $141,700 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades along Valley Forge Road at Skippack Pike and Township Line Road.

• Worcester Township -- $80,240 for Fiber Optic Traffic Signal Interconnection along Germantown Pike at Park Avenue and Trooper Road.