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Summer Mummers Concert at the Mummers Museum

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The Summer Mummers concert took place Thursday at the Mummer's Museum in South Philadelphia. It's all part of the 2017 Wawa Welcome America celebration. Take a look at these photos from the event.

Photo Credit: Joe Kaczmarek

Beachgoers Prepare for Holiday Weekend

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While some crowds are headed to the beach for the holiday weekend, some are headed away from the beach to avoid the large crowds! NBC10's Ted Greenberg spoke to some people about what their holiday plans are.

NBC10 First Alert Weather: Holiday Weekend Forecast

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Friday will bring hot, muggy weather to our region, and the holiday weekend won't be much different. NBC10 meteorologist Tammie Souza has your weekend forecast.

Kitchen Recall Jams up Cooking Efforts

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After six months of trying to get answers from a kitchen supply company, one consumer finally called Harry Hairston and the NBC10 Responds team.

10 at 7: What You Need to Know Today

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Here are the 10 things you need to know to start your day from your friends at NBC10.


TODAY'S TOP STORY 

Man Shoots, Kills High School Grad in Road Rage: Friends and family are mourning a Pennsylvania high school graduate who was shot and killed in what police said was a road rage incident. Investigators said Bianca Nikol Roberson, 18, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was driving a green Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Route 100 near Route 202 in West Goshen Township Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. As she was merging into a lane, a red pickup truck also merged in at the same time. "Route 100 South drops down from two lanes to one lane where it merges into Route 202," Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said during a press conference Thursday night. "At that point her car started jostling with a red pickup truck. Not actually hitting but both of them trying to merge together." Police said the driver of the pickup truck then pulled out a gun in a fit of road rage and shot Roberson in the head, killing her instantly. Roberson's car went off the side of the road and crashed into a wooded area. The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene down the shoulder of the road on Route 202 and continued onto Paoli Pike. The driver of the pickup truck is described as a medium-built, white male, 30 to 40 years old with blonde or light-colored brown hair. His vehicle is described as a small, red Chevrolet pickup truck with faded paint. Roberson had just graduated this year from Rustin High School and was headed to Jacksonville University in the fall.

    YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST  

    The humidity is expected to return for Friday and Saturday. Both days are expected to be hot and humid with temperatures in the mid 90s. Saturday could see some thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms are also possible for Sunday. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.

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    WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY

    Philly DA Pleads Guilty: Disgraced Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams pleaded guilty Thursday morning to accepting a bribe from a Bucks County businessman and resigned immediately in an abrupt ending to his federal corruption case. He was then handcuffed and ordered held at the Federal Detention Center at Seventh and Arch streets until sentencing in October. Williams, 49, admitted to accepting gifts in return for favors to businessman Mohammad N. Ali and could face up to five years in prison. As part of his plea, he would vacate his $175,000-a-year elected position. He said in court on Thursday morning that he "resigns humbly, sincerely and effective immediately.” "I'm very sorry for all the trouble," Williams told U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond. While asking for leniency, he said he only has $150-200 in a bank account and is not a flight risk. Diamond, however, ordered Williams held. He was handcuffed and led out of court by U.S. Marshals.

    AROUND THE WORLD

    GOP Backlash Grows After Trump Insults MSNBC Host: President Donald Trump's mocking tweets of MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski's looks and temperament earned a flood of rebukes from many lawmakers in his own party Thursday. Some fellow Republicans called the insults beneath the dignity of the office of president, a precedent set by George Washington. One political communications expert called the breach of decorum unprecedented and problematic. Hours after Brzezinski said on "Morning Joe" that "it's not normal behavior" for a leader to tweet about people's appearances, Trump claimed she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift" on a New Year's visit to his South Florida estate. "I heard poorly rated @Morning Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore)," Trump wrote. "Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came ... to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!” A statement from MSNBC referred to the tweets as "bullying," and while a White House spokeswoman said Trump is the kind of president who "fights fire with fire," other members of the party were critical of the remarks, starting from the top. "Obviously I don't see that as an appropriate comment," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters, adding it's not helping to "improve the tone and civility" of debate.

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      Summer Mummers Concert at the Mummers Museum: The Summer Mummers concert took place Thursday at the Mummers Museum. It's all part of the 2017 Fourth of July celebrations.

      SPORTS SPOT

      Flyers Re-Sign: The Flyers re-signed forward Jordan Weal to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.

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      THROUGH IGER'S EYES

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      A LITTLE SWEETENER 

      Vietnam War Vet Wins Second Annual Magis Award: On July 4th, Mayor Kenney will present the second annual Magis Award at Independence Hall as part of the Wawa Welcome America celebration. The award recognizes those who do and achieve more. This year’s recipient is Ralph Galati of Delaware County. Mr. Galati survived 14 months as a POW during the Vietnam War. He now devotes his time to helping Veterans at Saint Joseph’s University. Read more.


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      $90K Confiscated from Qatar-Bound Family at Philly Airport

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      A family of seven from Michigan tried unsuccessfully to smuggle more than $93,000 in U.S. currency onto a Middle East-bound flight from Philadelphia International Airport this week, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

      A husband and wife and their five children, who are American citizens, were caught with the cash as they passed through customs Wednesday to get on a plane to Qatar, a tiny kingdom on the Persian Gulf. The country is a peninsula attached to Saudi Arabia.

      "The father reported verbally and in writing that they possessed $12,000," according to a statement from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "During the inspection, CBP officers discovered a combined $93,393 concealed on the man’s, the woman’s, and their adult child’s bodies."

      The cash was confiscated, but customs officials eventually returned $3,393 to the family and allowed them to continue on to Qatar.

      No criminal charges were filed. A spokesman for the agency said the currency was concealed on the bodies of the two adults and in a winter jacket pocket of one of the adult children.

      Qatar was not the family's final destination, according to CBP spokesman Stephen Sapp, who declined to discuss what the family told agents at the airport because they could eventually petition for the return of their money.

      The unusual incident comes at a time when Qatar is facing strong pressure from several of its Middle Eastern neighbors, including Saudi Arabia, over allegations of harboring terrorists.

      Last week, 13 countries from the Middle East and northern Africa demanded Qatar comply with numerous sanctions that include shutting down the Arabian broadcast network, Al Jazeera. Leaders in some Muslim-majority countries believe Al Jazeera gives a voice to political and militant groups that in the last decade have been behind populist uprisings in several countries.

      Sapp, the CBP spokesman, said travelers who want to take currency with them into or out of the country need to remember two simple rules:

      "Travelers can take as little or as much currency as they wish," he said. "But travelers must truthfully report how much currency they possess, or face consequences, including seizure and potential criminal charges."



      Photo Credit: Twitter - @QatarAirways

      NBC10 First Alert Weather: Your Holiday Weekend Forecast

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      What weather can you expect for your holiday weekend? NBC10 Meteorologist Bill Henley has your full Fourth of July weekend forecast and a look at what we can expect through the week.


      Police Search for Suspect in Road Rage Shooting

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      Friends and family are mourning a Pennsylvania high school graduate who was shot and killed in what police said was a road rage incident. NBC10's Matt DeLucia has more.

      Wawa Welcome America Weekend Gets Started

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      Philadelphia residents and visitors are taking advantage of all that Wawa Welcome America has to offer. NBC10's Katy Zachary has details from University City where some events are getting started.

      Philly Website Helps Find Pets Forever Homes

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      NBC10's Erin Coleman sits down with Angela Marcus, the co-founder of getyourpet.com, and Sugar, to talk about how they are connecting pets with forever homes.

      Parents of Road Rage Victim; 'She Didn't Deserve This'

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      Rodney and Michelle Roberson still can't believe their daughter, Bianca, 18, is gone after a murderous road rage driver shot the recent West Chester high school graduate on Route 100 during rush hour Wednesday evening. They want police to bring to justice quickly the man who shot their daughter after "jostling for a lane" on the highway. A suspect, who is believed to have been driving a red pickup truck, remains on the loose. Police in three states are searching for him.

      Squishy Sea Creatures Appear Along the West Coast

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      Glow-in-the-dark "sea pickles" used to be rare on the West Coast, but thousands have been spotted on beaches from Alaska to Southern California. Some scientists believe warming ocean temperatures are causing the influx. 

      Life of Teen Fatally Shot in Road Rage

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      Bianca Nikol Roberson was killed in her car on the afternoon of June 28 in West Goshen Township. The recent high school graduate was fatally shot by a man in a small, red pickup truck while merging into a lane, according to an eyewitness account

      Photo Credit: Courtesy of Roberson Family

      Inside Look at Fireworks Setup for Wawa Welcome America

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      Get a behind the scenes look on the barge where fireworks are being rigged for their big shows at Wawa Welcome America.

      Pa. Gov. Gets $32B Budget Package, Awaits Plan to Pay For It

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      A budget package that sends more money to Pennsylvania's schools and services for the intellectually disabled while making big savings bets went to the governor's desk Friday without what some lawmakers called the hardest part: figuring out how to pay for it.

      Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf supports the $32 billion spending plan, but has not said how he would handle an unbalanced budget bill if lawmakers can't agree on how to cover a $2 billion-plus shortfall in the coming days.

      The main appropriations bill passed the Republican-controlled House and Senate by large, bipartisan majorities on Friday, the last day of the fiscal year.

      ``There's another big piece of this that needs to be finished, right?'' Sen. Judy Schwank, D-Berks, said during floor comments before voting for the budget bill. ``This isn't the way we normally pay our bills at home, or spend. We make sure that we've got the money first before we do this, we all know that, but now the really hard work is coming.''

      The state government's entrenched post-recession deficit is aggravated this year by its biggest cash shortfall since 2010, sending anti-tax Republican majority leaders in search of ways to borrow a substantial chunk of the missing money.

      That drew criticism from some lawmakers.

      ``I think it's wonderful that we provide services to people, but let's be upfront, let's be honest, let's tell people how we're going to pay for those services,'' Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-Chester, said during floor debate before voting against it. ``Everyone wants something, but no one wants to pay for something, and when you have a borrow-and-spend budget, we as a Legislature are doing exactly that.''

      House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, suggested Friday that a leading option is borrowing as much as $1.5 billion against future revenue from Pennsylvania's share of the landmark 1998 multi-state settlement with tobacco companies.

      An expansion of casino-style gambling is being debated, while Wolf, Democrats and some southeastern Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers want a new tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production in the nation's No. 2 natural gas state.

      The $32 billion figure falls between what Wolf had sought in his February proposal and the no-increase budget bill the House passed in April, strictly with Republican support. The governor's office contends spending is virtually flat under the package. Counting the amounts above the last approved budget of $31.5 billion, the increase is nearly 3 percent.

      The state's pension obligations drove spending higher, while public schools straining with rising pension costs would get an increase of $100 million, or 2 percent. Services for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism are getting a big boost and hospitals and children's groups gave good reviews to the spending bill, which also reversed tens of millions of dollars in cuts sought by House Republicans to county-administered social services.

      ``We're sending our `thank you' notes out,'' said Douglas Hill, executive director of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.

      Many other services and agencies will see no increase, including a Department of Environmental Protection beset by years of funding cuts. The plan asks Wolf's administration to find savings across its agency administrative budgets and in the Medicaid program that provides medical or long-term nursing care to nearly one-in-four Pennsylvanians.

      It also anticipates savings from a shrinking prison population, reversing years of cost growth.

      Approximately $600 million in aid to Penn State, Pitt, Temple, Lincoln and Penn awaited the passage of a revenue package.

      For the second straight year, the Legislature sent an on-time, bipartisan spending bill to Wolf, but with no plan to pay for parts of it.

      Last year, Wolf let the plan become law without his signature when the 10-day signing period expired _ despite questions about whether the move was constitutional _ and lawmakers delivered a $1.3 billion funding package three days later. On Friday, his office said it expects a revenue package can pass in the next 10 days, allowing Wolf can sign a complete budget package.

      Without a signed budget plan in place Saturday, the state loses some of its spending authority, although the Wolf administration said it anticipated no program or service interruptions, at least in the next 10 days.

      Under a 2009 court decision, employees are to remain paid, and the Wolf administration can tap ongoing tax collections to continue services involving public health and safety and those required by law, such as unemployment compensation.



      Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons

      Wawa Welcome America Kicks Off Day Two of Festivities

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      The Wawa Welcome America concert and fireworks are just a few days away. It kicks off Tuesday night from 7 to 10 PM with fireworks at 9:30pm. Today marks the second day of free events all around the Philadelphia area.

      How to Survive an Active Shooter

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      This new video gives University of Delaware students tips for surviving and active shooter situation. It advises students to either run, hide, or fight.

      Seth Williams Pleads Guilty

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      Philadelphia's former District Attorney Seth Williams has pleaded guilty to bribery. State Senator Daylin Leach wants any politician convicted of corruption to immediately be removed from office. NBC10's investigative reporter Mitch Blacher has the story.

      Vigil Held for 18-Year-Old Victim of Road Rage Attack

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      More than 100 friends, neighbors and relatives gathered Friday night to honor the life of Bianca Roberson at a vigil outside her family's home in West Chester.

      They choked back tears while reading short statements about her short life.

      “When we were younger we used to hang out a lot. We used to ride bikes all the time. We had a lot of memories," said neighbor Trevor Staples. "She will be greatly missed, and I will miss her a lot.” 

      Another member of the Staples family, Corey, also spoke.

      “Even though I didn’t really know her that well … I still feel that she was a great person and I still don’t understand why someone would senselessly take the life of someone so young. I wish her well in heaven,” he said.

      Another young man recalled making 10-second videos with Roberson, who was gunned down Wednesday evening while attempting to merge into a lane on Route 100.

      A man in a red pickup truck shot her in the head during an apparent road rage attack. Roberson’s car crashed into a ditch and her assailant fled the scene towards Paoli Pike.

      A hunt for the suspect has extended beyond Pennsylvania into neighboring states and even as far west as Texas.

      Police are looking for a white male, medium build, 30 to 40 years old with blonde or light-colored brown hair. His vehicle is described as a small, red pickup truck with faded paint.

      This story is developing. Please check back for updates.



      Photo Credit: Courtesy Roberson Family
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