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TODAY'S TOP STORY
'It Was a Hate Crime,' Father of Slain Kill Says: A day after an arrest was made, the father of an 18-year-old girl who was killed in an apparent road rage shooting spoke out and demands answers. “We’re still upset and angry and we still want answers as to why this happened to our daughter,” Rodney Roberson said. Roberson’s daughter Bianca Roberson was driving on Route 100 in Chester County on June 28. As she tried to merge into a single lane, a driver of a red pickup truck identified by police as David Desper, 28, also tried to merge, investigators said. Desper then allegedly pulled out a .40 caliber handgun and opened fire, shooting Roberson in the head before fleeing the scene. Roberson died instantly. After a four-day manhunt that stretched across New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, Desper turned himself in to police early Sunday morning. While investigators have said they believe Desper shot Bianca in a fit of road rage, her father believes he had a different motivation. “To shoot her in the head. It wasn’t road rage,” Rodney Roberson said. “To me it was a hate crime.” For now, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan hasn’t said the crime was racially motivated. Officials still continue to investigate why the shooting occurred however.
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST
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WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY
Man Dies While Swimming in Delaware River: A Philadelphia man is dead after he went missing while swimming in a stretch of the Delaware River in Bucks County on the Fourth of July. Solebury Township police said the yet to be named 27-year-old man was swimming in the river with family around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday near Aquetong and River roads in Washington Crossing Park when he went under and didn't re-emerge. Police marine units were dispatched to the area and searched the river for about an hour and a half. A dive team recovered the man's body just before 3 p.m. Police said they will continue to investigate, but that it appears the man's drowning was accidental.
AROUND THE WORLD
Trump Faces 'Uncomfortable Conversations' with World Leaders at G20 Summit: President Donald Trump's second foray on the world stage will include navigating a much-anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a potentially chilly reception from European leaders over his recent decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The stakes for Trump are especially high as he travels to the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, beginning Friday to discuss critical issues of counter-terrorism, the civil war in Syria, and trade, among other topics, with his European counterparts. In his meeting with Putin, Trump will have to work to confront and deter Russia, but also find ways to work together on issues like Syria and combating ISIS, experts said. And he must do this mindful of the increased scrutiny over his administration's relationship with Moscow and an FBI investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia.
TODAY'S TALKER
NJ State Beaches, Parks Open After Government Shutdown: New Jersey state beaches and parks opened Tuesday just in time for the Fourth of July holiday. Governor Chris Christie ended the three-day government shutdown.
SPORTS SPOT
Phillies Lose to Pirates: The Phillies lost 0 to 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
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THROUGH IGER'S EYES
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@billhess105 captured this cool image of the Philadelphia skyline on July 4.
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TODAY'S VIRAL VIDEO
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NASA celebrates the Fourth of July: Click here to watch.
A LITTLE SWEETENER
Smiles, Food, Fun at July 4th Parkway Party: Before the performers took the main stage at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert, there was a Party on the Parkway. Take a look at the fun, food and (lots of) smiles from the special Fourth of July celebration. Read more.
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