A first alert has been issued for much of Friday over the possibility for severe storms and downpours. NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Glenn 'Hurricane' Schwartz has your neighborhood forecast.
First Alert For Friday Storms
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NJ Woman in Barcelona Speaks About Attacks
One woman vacationing in Barcelona says she was terrified during Thursday's deadly van attack. NBC10s Drew Smith reports.
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'Black Power' Spray Painted in White on Rizzo Statue
The Center City Philadelphia statue of Frank Rizzo was defaced late Thursday with white spray paint.
The words "Black Power" were painted on the bronze statue of the former mayor amid calls for its removal.
A Rizzo supporter covered the vandalized midsection of the statue with a sheet overnight. City crews later used soap and brooms to clean up the graffiti and by daybreak the words were gone.
Philadelphia Police took the suspected vandal into custody before 7 a.m. It is unclear what charges he could face.
The latest act of vandalism came after protesters clashed with police near the statue and a man was arrested after cameras captured him throwing eggs at the statue.
Driven by Councilwoman Helen Gym, there is growing support for removing the statue. Some call it a reminder of the former police commissioner and mayor's “racist relationship towards Philadelphia’s African-American community."
Police arrived at the statue after Thursday's vandalism but no arrests had been made and it was unclear how the vandal had the time to paint the statue.
Removing the statue of a waving Rizzo from its prominent location outside the Municipal Services Building on John F. Kennedy Boulevard is gaining steam, thanks to support from Gym. The first-term Democrat tweeted that “all around the country, we're fighting to remove the monuments to slavery & racism. Philly, we have work to do. Take the Rizzo statue down.”
Mayor Jim Kenney didn’t reject the idea.
"If there's a group of people or folks in the city who want to reconsider the placement of the statue, whether it be removed or relocated, that's up to them to go through the same process as the people who erected it," Kenney said.
It's not the first time activists have demanded the stature be removed. Last year, an anti-police brutality group called Philly Coalition for Real Justice petitioned for its removal.
Lowlights from his time as police commissioner include an incident in 1970 of officers raiding the Philadelphia headquarters of the Black Panthers and forcing the men to strip in public.
For those who knew and covered him, like former cop and retired Inquirer reporter Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. and NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, Rizzo can't be easily compared to other politicians.
His bark included a bite, unlike President Trump's verbal attacks. And Rizzo doesn't belong in the same category as long-gone Confederate leaders whose statues are coming down across the country, Mitchell and Gibbons said.
“He is not by any means Robert E. Lee, or Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the Dred Scott decision," said Mitchell, who began her career as a radio and television reporter for KYW during much of the Rizzo years. "He was a twice-elected mayor of Philadelphia, who was clearly controversial in his years as police commissioner. But from a distance, I would say he is not analogous to those Confederate leaders who tried to overthrow the government.”
Still, Mitchell said, she understands why some in Philadelphia want to debate Rizzo’s legacy, and its embodiment in a statue placed at the heart of the city on public property.
Photo Credit: NBC10 Brandon Hudson
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Rapper Meek Mill Arrested in NYC for Dirt Bike Stunt: Police
A famous rapper was arrested in New York City after posting a video of himself on social media allegedly performing a dirt bike stunt without a helmet, police said.
Meek Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, was arrested Thursday night just after 10 p.m. at the corner of 10th Avenue and Dyckman Street in Inwood, Manhattan, according to the New York City Police Department.
He is charged with reckless endangerment in connection with popping wheelies on the dirt bike without a helmet, the NYPD said.
He is accused of posting the video of him on the dirt bike on Instagram, but the alleged post was no longer on his account Friday morning.
Photo Credit: Invision/AP, File
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Latest Terror in Spain Developments
NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal updates the latest developments in the deadly terror attacks in Spain.
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Adopt From Smaller Shelters Like the Kitty Cottage
Clear the Shelters Day is coming up, Kitty Cottage encourages adopting for a smaller shelters. Did you know adopting from smaller shelters can help the bigger ones?
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Clear The Shelters: Meet Peaches the Rescue
'Clear The Shelters' is happening this Saturday in an effort to get local dogs and cats a home. The PSPCA is looking for homes for animals like Peaches.
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Kitty Cottage: Clear the Shelters Without Adopting
If you are unable to adopt, volunteering is a great way to help shelter pets. Kitty Cottage speaks out volunteering and other ways to help Clear the Shelters without adopting.
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Who Saved Who? Man, Pit Bull Get 2nd Chances
A Delaware man and dog give each other a new appreciation for life after facing similar hard times. NBC10's Matt DeLucia has more. as NBC10 looks to Clear the Shelters.
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Clear The Shelters Meet Marley
This weekend NBC10 and Telemundo 62 are participating in 'Clear The Shelters' in an effort to give homes to dogs and cats around the area.
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Eclipse Excitement Building in Philly
NBC10's Matt DeLucia finds out how people are going to celebrate the rare solar eclipse over the United States.
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Storms Threaten Afternoon, Evening
A string of slow-moving storms poses a threat to the entire Philadelphia region Friday with a First Alert issued from 2 to 11 p.n. NBC10 meteorologist Bill Henley has details and looks ahead toward a clearer weekend.
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Find a Participating Shelter Near You
Animal shelters across the country are teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need.
The third annual Clear the Shelters event, a nationwide pet adoption initiative, will be held Aug. 19, 2017. Hundreds of shelters in 20 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will waive or discount fees as part of the one-day adoption drive.
The goal is to #ClearTheShelters by finding 'furever' homes for as many animals as possible. Over 53,000 pets were adopted during last year’s event, but millions more remain homeless. Every year, 7.6 million animals end up in shelters nationwide — and only 2.7 million are adopted, according to the ASPCA.
Dozens of local shelters will take part this year in Clear the Shelters. Refer to the interactive map above to identify a participating shelter near you.
Prefer a list? Check it out below:
Pennsylvania
Berks County
Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Lancaster County
Lehigh County
Montgomery County
- ACCT Everyday Adoption Center
- City of Elderly Love
- Kitty Cottage Adoption Center
- Montgomery Co SPCA
- Mostly Muttz Rescue
- Pawsibilities Animal Rescue
- Salfid Rescue
Northampton County
Philadelphia County
- ACCT
- City Kitties
- Morris Animal Refuge
- PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society)
- PSPCA
- Get Your Pet
Susquehanna County
New Jersey
Atlantic County
Burlington County
Camden County
Cape May County
Gloucester County
Mercer County
Ocean County
- Southern Ocean Co Animal Facility - Manahawkin
- Northern Ocean Co Animal Facility - Jackson
Salem County
Somerset County
Sussex County
Delaware
New Castle County
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On the Streets of Barcelona After Deadly Terror Attack
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NBC10 in Barcelona: 'This is Not A Way of Living'
BARCELONA — Flowers, candles and handwritten notes replaced a gruesome scene in the La Rambla section of Barcelona, Spain, where a driver plowed through pedestrians Thursday evening killing 13 people — including an American — and injuring more than 100.
Memorials sprouted up in areas where individual people died, including a small child who one witness said appeared to be "sleeping" in their final moments.
"This is not a way of living," said Juan Bautista Garvers, a tourist from Argentina, pointing to a brown stain on the ground.
“We can’t be here killing each other. Everyone remembers Sept. 11th, Paris, Germany, London. It’s just so sad.”
Garvers and his wife were on their third visit to Barcelona, strolling down the relaxed corridor of La Rambla with its Gothic architecture and labyrinthine alleyways, when they saw a van careen down the main walkway. Some pedestrians jumped out of the way in time, but countless others could not.
“It was so painful, so difficult, seeing a little one like that,” Garvers said, adding that he and his wife will cut their trip short by several days.
But New Jersey resident Zhannetta Cheshun refused to reschedule her 10-day trip. Traveling with her husband and two children throughout the Mediterranean, Cheshun said Barcelona would now be "the safest city in the world" as police closely monitor the Spanish haven.
The Cheshuns were en route to catch up with friends from New Jersey who had arrived in Barcelona prior to the attacks. Despite her calm demeanor at Philadelphia International Airport, Cheshun said she cried for fear that something happened to her friend of 15 years.
Indeed, the other couple was trapped inside a cafe just one block from where the attack happened. Police would not let them leave, and the cafe owner closed the gate to prevent anyone from getting inside.
"I never wished to live in this kind of world," Cheshun said, adding that her husband is a 9/11 survivor.
He worked in the World Trade Center and stopped for coffee the morning of the attacks. The detour added 10 minutes to Alex Cheshun’s commute but potentially years to his life, he said.
“There is nothing we can do about it,” Cheshun said, with an air of inevitability echoed in parts of Barcelona and other cities impacted by terrorism.
At Barcelona Airport, a family from Delaware patiently waited for their luggage to arrive. Two pre-teens blew gum bubbles as their mother, Amy Cole, tried to herd the lot. Her family would soon embark on a Disney cruise departing from Barcelona. After two years of planning, the Coles would not turn around. Instead, Cole explained to her daughters that the world is filled with terrible surprises.
“We tried to talk to them in terms they understand,” Cole said. “But you have to keep living. Anything can happen at any time.”
In the streets of La Rambla, Leah Israel, a tourist from the country of Israel, was thankful for the moments of solidarity that came after Thursday’s attack. She recalled hearing screams and seeing people scatter when the car tore down La Rambla. All of a sudden chaos erupted, she said.
“I started calling for my mom and she was yelling my name,” Israel said. “We saw a baby doll drop on the floor. People just dropped whatever they had and ran.”
Employees at a nearby market distributed free food and beverages for people trapped inside during the attack, Israel said. It was a hint of the unity that continues to be shown throughout the city despite fear of what could happen next.
NBC10 Digital reporter Alicia Lozano is reporting from Barcelona, Spain in the wake of Thursday's terror attacks. Look for her reports on the NBC10 app and NBC10.com. Follow her on Twitter or visit the NBC10 Facebook page for live reports.
Photo Credit: NBC10/Alicia Lozano
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Kitten, Puppy Up for Adoption in Camden County
NBC10's Rosemary Connors speaks to Mike Bricker about the animals up for adoption at the Camden County animal shelter including these two cuties.
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NJ Lifesaver: Trooper Performs CPR on Woman on Side of GSP
The quick actions of a New Jersey trooper saved a woman’s life along the Garden State Parkway.
Trooper Didier Paul resuscitated the 70-year-old woman using CPR around 4:20 p.m. Thursday along the southbound lanes.
Dashcam video released by New Jersey State Police shows Paul responding to Joan Murphy of North Wildwood and another person outside of a Chrysler minivan. "Hello can you hear me?" Paul says as he approaches the woman. You see the trooper helping Murphy into the van.
In the video you see that Paul quickly realizes Murphy isn’t breathing so he lays her down on the shoulder and begins CPR as traffic zips by on the other side of the van.
Murphy quickly regained consciousness and began to breathe on her own, even responding to Didier's questions, "are you OK?" after Paul administered several chest compressions, police said.
Middle Township medics arrived and took the woman to a nearby hospital where she was listed in stable condition.
Photo Credit: New Jersey State Police
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City of Elderly Love Introduces 4-Legged Betty White
NBC10's Rosemary Connors meets "Betty White," one of the pets up for adoption at the City of Elderly Love Rescue for "Clear the Shelters."
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Folk Festival Goes on Despite Possible Rain
Thunderstorms are expected to roll through our region Friday night, but that didn't stop the crowds from coming out to the Folk Festival in Montgomery County. NBC10's Steven Fisher was there finding out what makes the festival so special to some people.
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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Tracking Severe Storms
Severe storms are expected to roll through our region Friday night, including heavy downpours and strong winds. NBC10 meteorologist Erika Martin has the details on how long the storms are expected to last.
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