While President Trump continues to make changes to health care, NBC10 keeps investigating how these changes will impact you. NBC10's Tim Furlong explains.
What Could Health Care Changes Mean for You?
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Philly Cops Rebuilding Dozen Homes in Kensington
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, made up of Philly cops and other volunteers, dedicated time to renovate a dozen homes on Somerset Street in Kensington. Some delighted homeowners so excited by work through the organization said they hoped to have the opportunity to volunteer their time in the near future as well.
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NJ Firefighters Ready to Help in California
Firefighters in New Jersey are on standby as intense fires ravage California, ready to go help if they're needed. NBC10's Ted Greenberg explains what the firefighters are doing to possibly prepare.
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Firefighters Respond to Incident at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Firefighters stretched out the hoses Friday evening into the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for a report of smoke, according to emergency officials.
A few fire engines and ladder companies responded to the institution's highrise facility near North Broad and Arch streets in Center City about 5:45 p.m. Smoke could not be seen from NBC10 Skyforce helicopter, but emergency dispatch officials said smoke was reported on the seventh floor.
Firefighters remained at the scene shortly after 6 p.m. and it remained unclear if any damage was reported to any of the institution's studios, offices or artworks inside the building.
Check back for more details on this breaking news story.
Photo Credit: NBC10 Skyforce
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NBC10 Responds: A Call From Your Own Number
Did you receive a call on your cellphone from your own phone number? Well, you're not alone! NBC10's Harry Hairston explains why this is happening to people across the country.
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2 More Albright Players Cut, This Time for Not Kneeling
First, a backup quarterback at Albright College in Berks County got booted from the football team for kneeling during the national anthem.
Now, two more players have been kicked off Albright's team for not kneeling. Or in the words of the college president, "These players did not fully kneel."
The Division III school in Reading, Pennsylvani became embroiled in controversy earlier this week for kicking Gyree Durante off the team after last Saturday's game because he went against what the college has called a planned show of "team unity." That apparently involved kneeling during the coin toss before its match against Delaware Valley University, and then standing during the anthem.
On Friday, college President Jacquelyn Fetrow wrote on the school website that two more players were let go from the team after evidence arose that they didn't fully comply with the kneeling portion of the pre-game activities.
"Our ongoing investigation has uncovered additional evidence from last Saturday’s football game, which demonstrates two additional players chose not to follow the team’s shared commitment to unity. These players did not fully kneel when the team kneeled," Fetrow said in the statement posted online. "As before, these actions represent a failure to comply with team decision, actions which carry consequences."
The players were not identified. The Reading Eagle first reported the more recent cuts.
Durante, a Norristown native and sophomore at the school, told NBC10 earlier this week that he broke with his teammates because he felt it was time to take a stand.
“At some point in life, there’s going to be a time when you’ve got to take a stand,” said Gyree Durante. “For me it just happened to be on Saturday afternoon.”
He said the kneeling was a protest against social injustices and racism in the country, echoing the sentiments of many professional players in the National Football League. Their kneeling has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who has feuded publicly in recent weeks with NFL players as well as athletes in other American professional sports leagues.
“I was just taught you fight for what you believe in and you don’t bow to anyone,” Durante said. “I believe heavily in this. So I decided to fight for it.”
The spokeswoman said kicking Durante off the team was recommended by the team’s leadership council, which is made up of 24 student-athletes selected annually by team members. She also said the players had an understanding that there may be consequences for anyone who chose not to support the team.
Fetrow also noted that the two additional players knew of the consequences.
She added that school administrators and athletic department officials will be tasked with examining school disciplinary policies pertaining to athletes' actions on and off the field.
"Examination of our current policies and practices show that their implementation do not fully align with our core values," Fetrow said. "We must be certain that this does not happen again."
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Gradual Climb in Temps Next Week
First Alert Weather Meteorologist Krystal Klei is calling for a warm Monday, but a quick drop in the temperature on Tuesday before the temps gradually climbs back up.
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Pennsylvania District Maps Favor Republicans, Lawsuit Argues
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change how political maps are drawn nationwide, a new lawsuit aimed at reshaping Pennsylvania's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm election is speeding toward trial.
The federal lawsuit, filed earlier this month, alleges that majority Republicans in the state Legislature drew congressional maps that give the GOP an unconstitutional partisan advantage at election time. Republicans won 13 of 18 congressional seats in the 2014 and 2016 elections despite earning a little over 50 percent of the vote.
Senior Judge Michael Baylson, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, has signaled he wants to proceed quickly, scheduling trial for Dec. 5.
Pennsylvania is considered to be a heavily gerrymandered state. Its congressional maps show one of "the most extreme levels of partisan bias" in the nation, according to a 2017 study published by the Brennan Center at New York University School of Law. The Brennan Center opposes gerrymandering, the manipulation of legislative boundaries for the benefit of one political party over the other.
Republicans say their congressional maps are lawful.
Even if the plaintiffs prevail, it's unclear whether the case and any appeals would be decided in time for the spring primary. The judge in a separate state-court challenge to the GOP's maps said this month it's unlikely that case would impact next year's elections.
The federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of five Pennsylvania voters, makes an unusual legal argument. It cites the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which empowers state legislatures to set the "times, places and manner" of elections for House and Senate. The suit argues that Republicans who controlled the Pennsylvania Legislature after the 2010 census exceeded their authority under the Elections Clause by packing Democrats into as few districts as possible, concentrating and limiting the impact of their vote.
The GOP redistricting plan "has achieved its intended effect and made more likely the election of Republican candidates to Congress," the suit said.
The defendants are Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and state elections officials. It's not clear how Wolf's lawyers will respond to the suit or whether they would offer any defense of the Republican maps.
"Governor Wolf has been a strong opponent of gerrymandering, as it is detrimental to the democratic process, and he has been a proponent of reforms that would reduce partisanship in how districts are drawn," said his spokesman, J.J. Abbott. "We are currently evaluating our approach to this specific case."
GOP leaders in the House and Senate plan to join the case, and are expected to mount a vigorous defense.
"Congressional maps are done via law, we are integral to the legislative process and we believe the maps are constitutional," said House Republican spokesman Stephen Miskin.
At least one other lawsuit has cited the Elections Clause to take issue with a congressional map. Republican voters in Maryland say Democrats used an illegal partisan gerrymander following the 2010 census to flip a congressional seat from Republican to Democratic control.
That case is on hold, however, while the Supreme Court considers a gerrymandering challenge from Wisconsin.
The nation's highest court _ which has never thrown out a legislative map because it is too partisan _ must decide whether legislative boundaries that seek to maximize one political party's power can violate the constitutional rights of voters from the other party.
Michael Morley, a Barry University law professor who filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the Wisconsin GOP's political maps, took a dim view of the Pennsylvania lawsuit's prospects.
If the Supreme Court decides to "articulate a test for political gerrymandering, then that standard can be applied to this case," he said via email.
If the court "instead reaffirms that there are no 'judicially manageable standards' for identifying the existence of a political gerrymander, however, I think the plaintiffs here will lose regardless of the fact they mentioned the Elections Clause," he said.
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change how political maps are drawn nationwide, a new lawsuit aimed at reshaping Pennsylvania's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm election is speeding toward trial.
The federal lawsuit, filed earlier this month, alleges that majority Republicans in the state Legislature drew congressional maps that give the GOP an unconstitutional partisan advantage at election time. Republicans won 13 of 18 congressional seats in the 2014 and 2016 elections despite earning a little over 50 percent of the vote.
Senior Judge Michael Baylson, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, has signaled he wants to proceed quickly, scheduling trial for Dec. 5.
Pennsylvania is considered to be a heavily gerrymandered state. Its congressional maps show one of ``the most extreme levels of partisan bias'' in the nation, according to a 2017 study published by the Brennan Center at New York University School of Law. The Brennan Center opposes gerrymandering, the manipulation of legislative boundaries for the benefit of one political party over the other.
Republicans say their congressional maps are lawful.
Even if the plaintiffs prevail, it's unclear whether the case and any appeals would be decided in time for the spring primary. The judge in a separate state-court challenge to the GOP's maps said this month it's unlikely that case would impact next year's elections.
The federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of five Pennsylvania voters, makes an unusual legal argument. It cites the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which empowers state legislatures to set the ``times, places and manner'' of elections for House and Senate. The suit argues that Republicans who controlled the Pennsylvania Legislature after the 2010 census exceeded their authority under the Elections Clause by packing Democrats into as few districts as possible, concentrating and limiting the impact of their vote.
The GOP redistricting plan ``has achieved its intended effect and made more likely the election of Republican candidates to Congress,'' the suit said.
The defendants are Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and state elections officials. It's not clear how Wolf's lawyers will respond to the suit or whether they would offer any defense of the Republican maps.
``Governor Wolf has been a strong opponent of gerrymandering, as it is detrimental to the democratic process, and he has been a proponent of reforms that would reduce partisanship in how districts are drawn,'' said his spokesman, J.J. Abbott. ``We are currently evaluating our approach to this specific case.''
GOP leaders in the House and Senate plan to join the case, and are expected to mount a vigorous defense.
``Congressional maps are done via law, we are integral to the legislative process and we believe the maps are constitutional,'' said House Republican spokesman Stephen Miskin.
At least one other lawsuit has cited the Elections Clause to take issue with a congressional map. Republican voters in Maryland say Democrats used an illegal partisan gerrymander following the 2010 census to flip a congressional seat from Republican to Democratic control.
That case is on hold, however, while the Supreme Court considers a gerrymandering challenge from Wisconsin.
The nation's highest court _ which has never thrown out a legislative map because it is too partisan _ must decide whether legislative boundaries that seek to maximize one political party's power can violate the constitutional rights of voters from the other party.
Michael Morley, a Barry University law professor who filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the Wisconsin GOP's political maps, took a dim view of the Pennsylvania lawsuit's prospects.
If the Supreme Court decides to ``articulate a test for political gerrymandering, then that standard can be applied to this case,'' he said via email.
If the court ``instead reaffirms that there are no `judicially manageable standards' for identifying the existence of a political gerrymander, however, I think the plaintiffs here will lose regardless of the fact they mentioned the Elections Clause,'' he said.
Photo Credit: TAMI CHAPPELL/AFP/Getty Images
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30-Yr-old Man Dies Inside Legendary Philly Recording Studio
A 30-year-old man was found dead Saturday morning inside Superior Sounds Studio in the Old City section of Philadelphia.
The victim, who has not been identified, had been stabbed several times, police said.
The recording studio is well known among Philadelphia musicians, and has even hosted national acts like rapper Meek Mill. A witness told NBC10 he was shocked something like this would happen there.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
Photo Credit: NBC10
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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Summer-like Sunday
We started our day off with some fog, but it should be moving out as moisture moves out and temperatures rise. NBC10 Meteorologist Krystal Klei has all the details in your forecast.
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Man Jumps from Burning Apartment
Police say a man jumped from an upper floor of an apartment building after a rubbish fire in Frankford. Police are calling the fire suspicious.
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Deadly Overnight Shooting in Wissinoming
A man was shot and killed while sitting in his car overnight in Wissonoming. Police say the shooter opened fire in close range and then took off.
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Delaware Pharma Company Sues Over Allegedly Stolen Secrets
A Delaware pharmaceutical company says a high-ranking scientist stole company secrets and shared them with a Silicon Valley startup.
The News-Journal reports that the company, Incyte, is accusing Jordan Fridman, a scientist who worked at the company's headquarters for more than a decade, of feeding company secrets about a cancer-fighting drug to a prospective employer, which used the information to secure a $1.25 billion acquisition by competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb.
The suit says Fridman left Incyte for Flexus Biosciences a year before Bristol-Myers Squibb acquired the company.
A lawsuit seeks damages from Flexus's two founders and the company itself for an amount that could surpass $2 billion.
Photo Credit: NBC 7
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High School Blitz: Week 7 Highlights
Take a look at the best high school football action in our area. NBC Sports Philadelphia's Marshall Harris has the highlights.
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High School Blitz: Game of the Week
Two of the top teams in South Jersey squared off during the High School Blitz Game of the Week. Camden Catholic took on Shawnee in an entertaining matchup. NBC Sports Philadelphia's Marshall Harris has the highlights.
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Man Gets 10 to 20 Years in Fatal Head-On Crash During Chase
A man has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in a fatal head-on crash that Pennsylvania authorities said occurred as he was fleeing from police at high speed two years ago.
Christopher Kemp, 28, who pleaded guilty earlier to third-degree murder in exchange for the sentence recommendation from prosecutors, said nothing before he was sentenced Friday, The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard reported.
State police in Fayette County said they tried to pull Kemp over for driving with a suspended license in October 2015 but he took off, driving in Wharton Township at speeds of 100 to 115 mph before the crash that killed 22-year-old Erik Yannitelli.
"All he needed to do was stop,'' District Attorney Rich Bower said, adding that Kemp's stupidity and fear of being caught with alcohol and drugs in his system led him to flee and reach dangerous speeds on a two-lane road.
Judge Steve Leskinen said third-degree murder in a vehicle collision is rare, but in 40 years he had never seen such a clear case or one as tragic. While Kemp would have faced a minor penalty and probation if stopped, his reckless actions instead destroyed multiple lives, the judge said.
"It was just short of being intentional,'' Leskinen said.
Kemp also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, vehicular homicide, reckless endangering, fleeing or eluding police, vehicular homicide while driving under the influence and other counts.
The victim's mother, Kelly Jo Brunner, placed a framed photo of her son on the stand as she spoke about her son's love of cooking that led him to a job as a chef at Nemacolin Woodlands.
"He was dedicated to his profession and he took pride in his work,'' Brunner said. "But family was the most important to him.''
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Conference in Center City Calls for More Black Male Teachers
The inaugural National Black Male Educators Convening is being held in Center City Philadelphia this weekend. During the conference, speakers called for an increase in the number of black male teachers.
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Valor Bowl Makes Impact Beyond the Football Field
In June, Chester County hosted the annual Valor Bowl, a high school football allstar showcase. NBC10's Jacqueline London shows us how the game also makes an impact far beyond the football field.
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Vigil in Camden Held for Victims of Opioid Epidemic
The names of 903 Opioid overdose were read in remembrance on Saturday night at a special event at the Camden Waterfront Stadium. NBC10's Aundrea Cline-Thomas has the details.
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Play of the Month: Sam Karr Sets Public League Record
The High School Blitz Play of the Month comes rom Abraham Lincoln High School running back Sam Karr. He ran for 416 yards on 20 carries against George Washington High School, setting a Public League record.
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