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Car Crashes Into 7-Eleven

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Officials say a driver managed to escape injury after crashing into a 7-Eleven in the University City section of the city.

A blue Kia Sportage smashed into the window of the 7-Eleven on 42nd and Walnut streets shortly after 3 a.m.

Neither the driver nor anyone inside the store was hurt in the accident. Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

Stay with NBC10.com for more details on this developing story.

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Yesterday's Top Stories

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Beautiful Saturday, Snow Next Week
Saturday was a beautiful day with temperatures in the 60's. But more snow is set to hit the region in the middle of the week.

3 Teens Stabbed During Brawl in Northeast Philly
Three teenagers are recovering after police say a fight led to multiple stabbings in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night.

Mom Strapped Daughter in Minivan, Went Drinking for 5 Hours: Police
Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania woman locked her 2-month-old daughter in a minivan for five hours and drank at a bar.

Man Shot, Killed Execution Style Inside Apt. Complex
Police are investigating the execution-style shooting of a man in the Frankford section of the city.

Girl With Rare Disease Inspires Nationwide Support
A fundraiser is set to take place next month for a Levittown, Pa. baby girl who captured the hearts of thousands nationwide and even inspired the proposal of a state law.

NBC10 Arrives in Rome
NBC10 is in Rome, covering efforts to bring the Pope to Philadelphia. Check out photos of the team.


Cold and Cloudy Sunday

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After a warm and beautiful Saturday, we're in for a cold and cloudy Sunday. NBC10's Tedd Florendo has the forecast.

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1 Dead 1 Hurt in Crash

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Investigators say a speeding Volkswagen went airborne after crashing into a dumpster, killing one man and injuring another in the Bustleton section of the city.

Police tell NBC10 a 23-year-old man was driving a 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan southbound down Krewstown Road on Sunday around 4 a.m.

According to investigators, the driver was speeding and struck a fire hydrant, causing the hydrant to go airborne and smash into a parked car at a nearby Wawa.

Police say the driver continued to travel at a high speed and nearly struck a parked vehicle. The driver tried to swerve out of the way to avoid the vehicle and mounted a curve, striking a dumpster in the process.

Both the vehicle and the dumpster went into the air and landed in front of the drive-thru window of a nearby bank.

A passenger inside the Volkswagen, a 28-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not yet revealed his identity pending the notification of his family. The driver was taken to Frankford-Torresdale Hospital for treatment. Police have not yet revealed his condition.

Stay with NBC10.com for more details on this developing story.
 



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NBC10 in Rome: Sunday Angelus

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It's Day 2 in Rome for our NBC10 team as they cover efforts from local leaders to convince the Pope to come to Philly. The team was in St. Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus, where Pope Francis appeared in front of tens of thousands of people to give his blessing. Check out our photos!

NBC10 in Rome: Exploring the City

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It's Day 2 in Rome for our NBC10 team as they cover efforts from local leaders to convince the Pope to come to Philly. The team took a detour after walking out of their hotel Sunday morning due to several streets being blocked for a marathon. But they still got the chance to explore Rome. Check out our photos!

Spring Nor'easter: What to Expect

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Spring is here but the winter weather hasn't gone away. Another Nor'easter is set to hit our area Tuesday into Wednesday. But what should we expect?

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Local Students Get the NBC10 Tour

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Second-grade students from Grace Park Elementary School in Swarthmore, Pa. got a behind the scenes look of NBC10, touring the studio and meeting NBC10's Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, Bill Henley and Chris Cato. Check out some photos from the tour!

The Pope Gives His Blessing

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Day 2 in Rome started with a detour. We walked out of Hotel Minerve and were immediately reminded that all the streets around us were blocked off because there's a marathon today. The good news is, our hotel is a stone's throw away from the Pantheon and who doesn't like to start their day looking at the oldest, well-preserved building in Rome? And if I look to the left, there's the home of Catherine of Siena. The Dominican nuns from my grade school days would be so proud!

Our driver, Massimo can't get anywhere near the hotel and neither can a taxi. So we have to hoof it over to Massimo. We looked down at all that gear and up at the rain and then over to our doorman and asked, "How far?" He shrugs his shoulders and says, "1,000 meters, no more." I'm thinking that's about 10 football fields away. No biggie. And our doorman has graciously offered to help us.

Off we go along some of the narrower cobblestone roads of Rome and along part of the marathon route, which reminded me a lot of the Broad Street Run in Philly with people lined up along the route, race volunteers, and people selling their wares along the route.

"It was the walk that never ended," said photographer Jason Ryan who was lugging the heaviest gear.

So about a mile and a half later, we did find our Massimo and headed off to do a couple of interviews with priests who are working at the Pontifical College of North America, which is an American seminary.  Father Gregory Fairbanks and Msgr. James Checchio are both from our area -- Philly and South Jersey. (You'll hear more from them during our Monday morning newscasts). Both remember vividly going to see Pope John Paul II when he came to Philly in 1979 and they are excited that signs indicate Pope Francis will visit next year during the 2015 World Meeting of Families.

From the seminary, we rushed over to St. Peter's Square (although I use the word "rush" loosely here in Rome!) We could tell by the ringing of bells that we would be arriving just a bit late for the Sunday Angelus that Pope Francis gives. When he is home, the pope  appears twice a week for the public -- during his General Audience on Wednesdays and his Sunday Angelus. The Sunday blessing only lasts  about 15 minutes. We walked up to the back of the square which was filled with tens of thousands of people.  And behind the square where we were, nuns and bystanders filled just about every stair step and sidewalk. When the Papa Francesco finished his prayer, people clapped!

We all took pictures of Pope Francis, who was so far away there was no way to even see the emotion on his face as he spoke. That made me think again about the Philly delegates who will get to see him face to face in a few days. Tomorrow the Philly delegation arrives here. We'll follow them as they meet and plan for the 2015 World Meeting of Families and get ready for that big moment with Papa Francesco. #NBC10Pope

Ciao!
 



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Spring Snow: A Tale of 2 Tracks

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Spring is here, but the winter weather isn’t quite done yet. A nor’easter is approaching our area and should hit parts of the region on Tuesday. But how bad will the storm be for us? It depends on the track.

The bulk of the nor’easter is expected to hit Boston, Nantucket and New England, but remnants of the storm will still move into parts of our area. The system should arrive Tuesday afternoon, with a wintry mix changing over to snow in Philly and the North and West suburbs and mostly rainfall in South Jersey and Delaware. The system should then move out by Wednesday morning.

Current models are indicating 1 to 2 inches of snow for our area, though those totals could change over the next few days.

Models are also showing two potential tracks for the storm that will determine how severe it will be. If the system follows Track 1, it will hit closer to the shore and the coast, bringing with it more rain, snow and heavier winds for our area. If the system follows Track 2, it will be farther out to sea, meaning less rain and snow but still a significant amount of wind.

At this point, Track 2 appears to be the more likely scenario, though once again, that could change as the storm approaches.

Stay with NBC10.com and the NBC10 weather team for more updates on the approaching storm.

 



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Elderly Man Dies From Stab Wounds

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An elderly Cumberland County man succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed multiple times in his home by an intruder Friday night.

Eighty-five-year-old Eugene Cabinowski died shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, less than 24 hours after police discovered him in his Laurel Lake, N.J. residence.

The victim told police, who arrived at his home around 11:45 p.m. Friday, that he answered the door for the male intruder, who then entered his home.

After the assault, the intruder fled the scene in the victim's 2001 black Hyundai sedan, officials say.

Cabinowski was flown to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and underwent emergency surgery, but doctors were unable to save him.

Police detained a suspect. described as a white male in his 30s. Investigators are currently interviewing the suspect, but have not yet filed any charges.

Police are asking anyone with any information to contact the Port Norris Barracks at 856-785-0036.

Papal Mass in Philly?

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Philly planners who are in Rome ahead of the leadership delegation are telling us now that if the pope comes to Philadelphia next year for the World Meeting of Families (WMOF), the event could be the largest event ever hosted in the city and possibly the continent.

"Some are telling me that it might be the largest global event that will hit North America," said Father Bill Donovan who hails from Havertown, Delaware County.

Donovan has been in Rome for the past few months working diligently as the liaison between the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Pontifical Council for Families at the Vatican, which is in charge of the WMOF. The two organizations are collaborating on how the world meeting will unfold in Philadelphia next year from Sept. 22 to 27.

"We're celebrating the family and it will be a great moment in the life of Philadelphia, and the life not only of the church in Philadelphia but of all the great people of Philadelphia," Donovan said.

Pope Francis is expected to come to Philadelphia for the event, but officially, his schedule doesn't get confirmed by the Vatican this far out.

"He does seem to want to try and do this," said Fr. Donovan. "Generally, it's the custom not to finally confirm these matters until four to six months before."

If the pope does come, he is expected to say mass, which would likely be held along the Ben Franklin Parkway.

"That's our hope," said Bob Ciaruffoli, the president of Philadelphia's World Meeting of Families. "We don't have the final say in it, but that's our obvious choice for all involved. We've been talking about it from almost day one. When you take a look at the amounts of people that are going to be involved, the number of sites are extremely limited."

And the number of people expected in Philadelphia -- if the popular Papa Francesco visits -- keeps growing. On March 7, when Archbishop Chaput announced the members of the delegation team coming to Rome, the number tossed out for people expected to attend a mass by the pope was 1 million. Last Friday, Mayor Nutter told us the number could soar to as many as 2 million.

"I think in recent times at least, there will probably not be another event anywhere near the magnitude of this one, nationally or internationally," Nutter said.

Whatever the number, Fr. Donovan said the World Meeting of Families will be a pivotal time for the pope's intention to keep refocusing efforts around the world, on family.

"The family is really the place where somehow we feel the most loved, most appreciated, most special. So the family is really very important. Since Pope Francis became a pope just a over a year ago, this has been really the hallmark of his rejuvenation. He's really captured the imagination of the world about the importance of the family," Donovan said.  "So clearly, this has to be seen as a hallmark of the ministry and the service that he wants to put forth of the church to the world, certainly the family is the keystone of a healthy society."

On a personal level, Fr. Donovan said, working with the Vatican and the Philly Archdiocese on such a big event has been very rewarding.

"And I think I'm particularly joyful about this because being the fifth of eight children, all of my seven brothers and sisters are married with children and so it was a great surprise and a joy to have this type of work which is so dear to my heart because growing up in Havertown, and so many of my friends and family are there and so, it's a particular joy and privilege for me to be involved in this new ministry of the church and new movement of the church."

Fire, Smoke in Northeast Philly

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A fire broke out in a Northeast Philadelphia garage causing a thick cloud of black smoke to billow through the air Sunday night.

The blaze began shorlty before 5 p.m. in a garage on the 7300 block of Keystone Street in the Mayfair section of city, according to reports.

Officials say the flames caused part of the building to collapse.

Crews got the fire under control around 5:30 p.m., but remained on the scene to tackle possible hot spots.

No injuries were reported.

 



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Possible Grenade near Temple U

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A hotel on Temple University's campus in North Philadelphia was evacuated after a bomb squad was called to the area.

Officials say a possible grenade was found near the intersection of Broad and Berks streets, causing University officials to evacuate the Conwell Inn, which is located along Liacouras Walk.

An alert was sent out to the school's staff and students just before 5:55 p.m. informing them of the evacuation and warning them to avoid the area.

About 10 minutes later, a second alert was sent out telling the Temple community that the area has been reopened and that the "Philadelphia Police Department Bomb Squad have taken the suspicious device from campus."

Stay with NBC10 for more on this developing story.



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North Philly House Collapse

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L&I officials are investigating the collapse of a vacant home in North Philadelphia.

The three-story house on the 2500 block of North 6th Street collapsed Sunday morning, less than 10 days after the back wall of the structure fell to the ground, according to reports.

"It was still coming down during the week. Pieces were still falling down," said  Joe Ramirez, a neighbor. "It could have killed somebody."

Officials say the building is vacant and no one was injured during the collapse Sunday, but neighbors told NBC10 the partial collapse that occurred last week hurt a man who was staying at the home.

Philadelphia's Department of Licenses & Inspections issued violations for the initial collapse on March 16, indicating the property was "imminently dangerous."

But officials with L&I say the owner was having trouble securing the funds for an engineer's report and demolition.

The city agency planned to handle the demolition on the owner's behalf and issue her a bill, but the action didn't come soon enough.

L&I officials arrived at the scene shortly after the collapse and proceeding to demolish the remaining structure.

An investigation into the collapse will continue.

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Young Accordion Player in Rome

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We came upon this young boy, probably no older than 7 or 8, playing the accordion. He was walking up and down a street near the Vatican, playing for people like us who were out getting a bite to eat. He moves from table to table with a paper cup tucked high up in his left arm. People seemed generous with their donations and very happy to hear him play.

Tour the Vatican Gardens

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Come along with us on an exclusive tour of the Vatican Gardens. Our tour guides were Father Bill Donovan from Havertown, Delaware County, Pa., and Father Stefano from Switzerland!

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Attempted Abduction of Teen Girl

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Police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a teen girl in Camden Sunday.

The 14-year-old girl was walking out of the Dudley Grange Park near the intersection of 32nd Street and Rosedale Avenue around 6 p.m. when a man got out of a parked car and approahced her, according to invetigators.

Officials say the suspect tried to engage the victim in conversation and then grabbed her by the arm.

The teen broke free from his grip and ran away from the scene.

But the suspect continued to pursue the girl, chasing her on foot before returning to his car and making a U-turn on Rosedale Avenue to follow her, according to police.

The girl continued to flee and last saw the vehicle, described as a black four-door Pontiac with tinted rear and back windows and rust on the passenger side, turn onto Westfield Avenue at 32nd Street, officials say.

Investigators describe the suspect as a black male in his late 30s or early 40s, who is at least 6-feet tall, weighs more than 200 pounds and has salt and pepper hair. Police say he was wearing a tan or mustard-colored sweatshirt and black jeans with a rip on the right side.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the vehicle is asked to call the Camden County Police Department's anonymous tip line at 856-757-7042.



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Apartment Fire Hurts 1

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Two people were hurt and more than 100 people were forced out into the cold Monday morning after a fire inside a North Philadelphia apartment building.

The blaze broke out inside the Station House along North Broad Street at Huntingdon Street around 4:30 a.m.

"We had heavy smoky conditions going on in the third-floor rear of the apartment building," said Philadelphia Fire Department Battalion Chief Rodney Wright. "The fire was more or less contained to the third floor."

Two people were hurt -- one suffered burns and was found in a stairwell while the other fell while evacuating the historic former train station now used as transitional housing facility, according to firefighters.

Fire alarms startled dozens of people, who grabbed what they could before being forced out into the cold morning.

Firefighters quickly got the blaze under control as residents, 106 people live in the building, sheltered in place before being moved to a nearby building in an attempt to keep everyone warm.

SEPTA bus lines 4 and 16 were diverted from Broad Street as three blocks of the roadway were closed for nearly two hours.

Residents returned to their homes around 6:30 a.m.

The cause of the blaze and the extent of damaged weren’t immediately clear.



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Proof the Mediterranean Diet Works?

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A look at the sights and sounds of Roman culture as Philadelphia leaders visit the Vatican.


On Sunday we got detoured by a marathon because all the streets around our hotel -- the Hotel Minerve -- were blocked off. Same situation around major points of interest in this ancient city so we ended up walking about a mile-and-a half each way, with some heavy gear.

And at the end of the day, walks this adorable man, who'd run the marathon!

Look at those incredible calf muscles and how 'bout that smile.

I felt like a lightweight. I guess I could've hit the gym after that but instead, a few hours later I ended the log day with a full plate of prosciutto, mozzarella, olive oil and some red wine.

Seemed like the Mediterranean diet was working pretty well for him!
 



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