In what's being called a pivotal move in the battle for beauty image transparency, CVS announced Monday that it would ban digitally altered beauty imagery from its stores, websites, social media and marketing materials.

"We all want to be reflected in a true fashion, we want to look at photographs that feel real and authentic," Helena Foulkes, president of CVS Pharmacy, said in a video statement.

CVS Health, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, said it would begin making changes to its own products in store this April, and that it would require all products sold by CVS to comply by 2020, or they will be marked with a "CVS Beauty Mark" warning label.

"Twenty million women will experience some sort of eating disorder in their lifetime. Ten million men will do so, as well," said Bridgewater State University Psychology Professor Mia Holland. "There's a reason, there's something out there that's precipitating this and that's the unrealistic images."

Holland applauds CVS' efforts, but says others need to step up for this to have a wide-reaching effect.

"It needs to start with models, it needs to start actresses, it needs to start with the people who are promoting the images in the first place," said Holland.

Shoppers told NBC10 Boston they were pleased with the change.

"When you grow up seeing all these unrealistic beauty standards, you know you kind of feel – it definitely takes an effect on your self-image," said CVS shopper Sabrina Belozerova.

"I think it's great, anything making it more real for people actually know what people look like is always a good thing," added Claire Marvin.

Snow is going to sweep across the area this week, but when the flakes will fall will vary depending on where you live.

The winter storm will bring snow to the Lehigh Valley, Poconos, and western suburbs starting Tuesday morning. The precipitation will be light, but will last for nearly a day.

The front will also be moving very slowly. So the Philadelphia-area won't start seeing snow or even a wintry mix until at least the evening commute on Tuesday.

By Wednesday morning, it should be snowing across most of our region. Towns in South Jersey and southern Delaware may see some change-over from rain to snow.

The storm will be out of here by Wednesday afternoon. And then temperatures will warm up by the weekend, just in time for the Eagles' NFC Championship game on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

This will be a nuisance storm, but we're issuing a First Alert for Tuesday and Wednesday since your commute to work and school could be slow going.

EXPECTED TIMING

Snow Starts Tuesday at:

• 6 a.m. in Lehigh Valley and Berks County in Pennsylvania
  
• 4 p.m. in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties in Pa.
• 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, and Wilmington
• 11 p.m. in southern Delaware and eastern South Jersey
• Overnight Wednesday at the Jersey Shore

Ends Wednesday at:

• 6 a.m. in Lehigh Valley and Berks County in Pennsylvania
  
• 9 a.m. in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery,and Bucks counties in Pa.
• 11 a.m. in Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, and Wilmington
• noon in southern Delaware and eastern South Jersey
• 2-4 p.m. at the Jersey Shore
  

EXPECTED SNOW FORECAST

• Lehigh Valley, The Poconos, and N&W Pa. suburbs — 3 to 5 inches
• Philadelphia, Trenton, Wilmington and surrounding counties — 1 to 2 inches
• Lower South Jersey and shore points — 1 inch or less

To get the latest forecast, live radar and more, download the free NBC10 app to your smartphone or tablet.

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What should have been a simple Uber ride to the airport turned into an early morning disaster for a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, woman. She was allegedly kicked out of the car by a drunken driver and left stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Carla Guzman claims her driver behaved erratically and belligerently shortly into their June 2017 trip from Abington to Philadelphia International Airport.

She accuses Uber of deliberately misleading passengers about the safety of its drivers, and calls the service a “complete and total sham,” according to court documents.

Guzman’s nightmare started around 4:35 a.m on the morning of June 21 when her driver arrived 15 minutes late for a trip she had pre-ordered the night before. When Guzman climbed into the car, she was greeted by a “disheveled” driver whose car reeked of cigarette smoke and was littered with laundry. The driver slurred her speech, Guzman said.

The two women took off, but Guzman soon complained to her driver - identified only as “Rachel” - that she was taking a longer route to the airport and should instead use the turnpike, according to the lawsuit.

Rachel “became oddly agitated over the simple request and began acting in a deranged fashion,” according to court documents. When she approached a toll booth, Rachel did not stop to retrieve a turnpike ticket and instead repeatedly asked if Guzman could pay the toll because she did not have an E-Z Pass transponder. Guzman did not have cash, and offered to pay the $41 fine or get money from the airport ATM to pay Rachel back.

The driver agreed, but Guzman noticed Rachel “had bloodshot eyes” and “seemed disoriented,” according to court filings. She began to scream and curse at Guzman while “banging her hands on the steering column.”

“It makes no sense to me. How can you be a driver in Pennsylvania and not know you need an E-Z Pass to enter the turnpike?” Guzman told NBC10.

She scanned GPS for the nearest place to safely get out of Rachel’s car. When it become obvious the two women were 20 minutes from the nearest exit, Rachel allegedly slammed on her brakes and forced Guzman out of the car, with her luggage, near the Route 309 exit.

Guzman dragged her bags a quarter-mile to a nearby Best Western Hotel, where she had to throw her luggage over a tall fence and climb to safety, she said. From there, Guzman called a taxi and eventually made it to the airport more than two hours after her trip began.

She missed her flight.

After the incident, Guzman contacted Uber several times to complain but claims she was never taken seriously. The company gave her a $41 ride credit, not a reimbursement, Guzman said.

Uber confirmed to NBC10 that Rachel was suspended from using the app but would not comment on pending litigation.

According to its safety guidelines, drivers undergo a “thorough screening process to ensure they are fit to drive passengers.” Prior DUI convictions and speeding tickets can be used to reject potential drivers.

But Guzman’s attorney, Matthew Luber, contends that Uber intentionally misleads passengers about the fitness of their drivers.

“Time and time again, incident after incident, lawsuit after lawsuit, we are seeing sexual assaults, drivers being impaired or intoxicated, and we have yet to see any meaningful change from the company,” Luber told NBC10.

When Uber failed to address Guzman’s concerns directly, she took her complaint to the Pennsylvania Utility Commission, which oversees public services and utilities in the state.

“One of Uber’s main defenses is that they’re a technology company, that they’re not a transportation company, and we think that’s false,” he said. “They have a responsibility to consumers that they’re getting from point A to point B in a safe manner.”

Guzman’s lawsuit accuses Uber of negligence in the hiring, training and supervision of drivers; misrepresenting its services as safe and its drivers as reliable; and intentionally causing emotional distress to Guzman. She is seeking monetary damages.

A man says he found the perfect piece of equipment to complete his man cave. It was an audio receiver he says he was excited about until it went on the blink more than once. When he wasn't able to get his money back, he contacted Harry Hairston and NBC10 Responds for help.

Around 180 Puerto Rican Families depend on FEMA's Transitional Shelter Assistance program for housing after losing their homes to Hurricane Maria. Some of those families have no where to go when their aid runs out. NBC10's Miguel Martinez-Valle has the story.

Philadelphia residents say trash has been sitting in their neighborhood for days. NBC10's Brandon Hudson finds out why.

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday night. 

Tickets for the highly anticipated matchup go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. Check below for links to general admission and standing room tickets.

• General Admission Tickets

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Here are the top news stories you need to know to start your day from your friends at NBC10.

TODAY'S TOP STORY 

'Imparied' Uber Driver Strands Woman on Pa. Turnpike: What should have been a simple Uber ride to the airport turned into an early morning disaster for a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, woman. She was allegedly kicked out of the car by a drunken driver and left stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Carla Guzman claims her driver behaved erratically and belligerently shortly into their June 2017 trip from Abington to Philadelphia International Airport. She accuses Uber of deliberately misleading passengers about the safety of its drivers, and calls the service a “complete and total sham,” according to court documents. Guzman’s nightmare started around 4:35 a.m on the morning of June 21 when her driver arrived 15 minutes late for a trip she had pre-ordered the night before. When Guzman climbed into the car, she was greeted by a “disheveled” driver whose car reeked of cigarette smoke and was littered with laundry. The driver slurred her speech, Guzman said. The two women took off, but Guzman soon complained to her driver - identified only as “Rachel” - that she was taking a longer route to the airport and should instead use the turnpike, according to the lawsuit. When it become obvious the two women were 20 minutes from the nearest exit, Rachel allegedly slammed on her brakes and forced Guzman out of the car, with her luggage, near the Route 309 exit. Guzman dragged her bags a quarter-mile to a nearby Best Western Hotel, where she had to throw her luggage over a tall fence and climb to safety, she said. After the incident, Guzman contacted Uber several times to complain but claims she was never taken seriously. The company gave her a $41 ride credit, not a reimbursement, Guzman said. Uber confirmed to NBC10 that Rachel was suspended from using the app but would not comment on pending litigation.

• MORE ON THE LAWSUIT

WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY

Flatbed Truck Crashes into Home in Pilesgrove: A flatbed truck slammed through a Salem County, New Jersey home Monday following a collision with another vehicle. State Police say the truck was traveling on the 300 block of Lincoln Road in Pilesgrove Township around 2:45 p.m. when it was involved in a crash with a car. The impact caused the truck to crash into the living room of a nearby home. "I heard a large bang and then I looked out my window because it caught my attention and I saw that truck driving through the field across the street and it didn't stop until it went into our neighbor's living room," said Bill Rice, a witness. The homeowner, Steve Sulvetta, told NBC10 he rarely used the living room that the vehicle crashed into. Sulvetta and his wife were not hurt in the crash and are spending the night at a motel. The drivers of the truck and car suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST  

Snow is possible for Tuesday evening into Wednesday. But much of the snow is expected for Wednesday morning and afternoon. Sun and temperatures near 40 degrees are expected for Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday could see  temperatures hitting 50 degrees. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.

Tickets for Eagles-Vikings Game on Sale Tuesday: The Philadelphia Eagles are set to host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday night. Tickets for the highly anticipated matchup go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. Check below for links to general admission and standing room tickets.

• MORE ON THE TICKET SALES
  

AROUND THE WORLD

13 Children Hospitalized, Parents Jailed on Torture Charges: A Perris, California, mother and father are behind bars Monday after one of their children escaped their home and reported to sheriff's deputies that 12 of her siblings were still being held captive at their home, some of them shackled with chains and padlocks to their beds. All of the children appeared malnourished when they were found Sunday, some so severely that deputies initially believed the adult children to be kids, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, have been booked on charges of torture and child endangerment. They are each being held in lieu of $9 million bail. According to the sheriff's department, a 17-year-old girl fled the house in the 100 block of Muir Woods Road early Sunday morning and was able to call 911 using a cellphone she had taken from the home. Despite her age, deputies at first believed her to be around 10 years old because she was emaciated and malnourished.

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A New Jersey man is facing DWI charges after authorities said he admitted to drinking a bottle of “Catnip Cocktail” before getting behind the wheel.

Police in Wayne said they made the arrest after stopping a car that was driving erratically and speeding near Route 23 and Packanack Lake Road on Saturday night.

When officers pulled the vehicle over, officers noticed that its 35-year-old driver had slurred speech and jerky hand movements. That driver told police he was headed to a hospital, and one of the officers responding found that a passenger was holding a bottle labeled “Catnip Cocktail.”

The driver told police that he made the passenger hold the bottle, which was also marked “not for human consumption” while he was being stopped.

He also said he had drank the substance -- which is marketed as a “mood enhancer supplement for cats and dogs” but is sold alongside supplements in online smoke shops -- but wasn’t sure how much he ingested or when.

The driver was arrested on huffing, DWI and reckless driving-related charges.

If you want a final keepsake from Gov. Chris Christie’s tenure in Trenton -- or want to flick the visage of the most unpopular governor in New Jersey history on the cheap -- now is your chance.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame is holding a clearance sale of Christie figurines before the governor leaves office Tuesday and is listing the mementos for just $13 each. That -- not coincidentally -- is the same figure as Christie’s final 13 percent approval rating, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released last week.

“With Christie’s time in office coming to an end, we thought now would be a great time to clear out the rest of the bobbleheads,” said Phil Sklar, the CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame. “His approval rating made for a pretty good sale price, so we went with it.”

Christie’s bobblehead was introduced in July, when he was the head of with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s transition team. But Sklar said they only sold about 200 of the 500 figurines it produced at its original $20.16 retail price.

"Maybe a bobblehead of Christie on a bridge or at the beach would have gone over better, but we decided not to take the risk after our experience with this one,” Sklar said, referencing two of the governor’s most notable scandals during his two terms.

A storm system stretching 1,800-plus miles is crawling up the eastern continental United States, according to the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team. Eventually, it'll reach the Philadelphia region Interstate 95 corridor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It will be

Joe Gale has long considered himself a breath of fresh air in Montgomery County Republican politics.

Now, the 28-year-old who in 2016 became one of the county's three elected commissioners is taking his brand of brash, upstart politics to all of Pennsylvania's voters.

Gale announced Tuesday that he is running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in the May primary.

There is just one catch: Gale won't turn 30 — the age required for office by the state constitution — until March 2019, two months after the inauguration would be scheduled to occur for the elected position.

He said in an email that a candidate doesn't have to be 30 years old to run, noting that he "had a legal team of lawyers and retired judges look into it."

"You do not have to be 30 to run or be elected — you just must be 30 at the time of the swearing-in," he said. "So, I would have to wait only two months to assume office."

The unusual plan of postponing a swearing-in is not new, Gale said, citing two other cases in which candidates won election to seats they were too young to occupy immediately.

"There was a U.S. Senator from West Virginia, Rush Holt Sr., who was under 30 and had to wait 6 months to take office. And a Congressman from Kentucky, John Y. Brown, who was under the required age of 25 and had to wait until the second year of his term to get sworn in," Gale said. "For me, its only two months."

He joins three others who have already entered the race on the Republican ticket: Gordon Denlinger, a former state representative from Lancaster County, Jeffrey Bartos, a real estate investor from the Philadelphia area, and Otto Voit, a businessman from Berks County.

A large field of Democratic candidates also has emerged to challenge current Lt. Gov. Mike Stack in the primary. Stack, a former Democratic state senator from Northeast Philadelphia, saw his security team taken away last year by Gov. Tom Wolf. Stack and his wife reportedly verbally abused security staffers.

The deadline for filing to run in the May 15 primary is March 6.

Gale told NBC10 in 2016 that his surprising win in the Nov. 2015 election for county commissioner was a pre-cursor to President Trump's rise the following year.

"My race was a microcosm of what's happening on the national scene now," he said in July 2016, alluding to Donald Trump's stunning rise to Republican nominee for president, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' enduring influence on the Democratic presidential primary. "You have to remember there was no Donald Trump yet."

He often called himself Pennsylvania's first Trump supporter, and he made a bold prediction that came true.

"I'm very confident Donald Trump will be the next president," he told NBC10 at the time.

Gale said he is confident voters would find him worth the wait.

"I can tell you this, the people of Pennsylvania would rather wait two months for me to get in there and clean things up than be stuck with 4 more years of the same old politics as usual," he said.

It’s the stuff of science fiction, but Pennsylvania officials are hoping DNA testing will lead them to the man suspected of raping a 19-year-old jogger in broad daylight.

The attack happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 1 in Montgomery County’s Norristown Farm Park. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt despite the balmy summer weather jumped a young woman at gunpoint. Nearly six months later, Montgomery County officials have not found the suspect.

“This [crime] is really rare,” Kate Delano, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, said. “It’s been more than a decade since something like this happened.”

The case continued to nag local officials until they teamed up with Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia-based company that uses the forensic technique called phenotyping to recreate faces.

On Tuesday, Montco District Attorney Kevin Steele released an illustration of the suspected rapist created with this new technology. The result is a man in his 20s or early 30s with light to medium brown skin and between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-10 inches tall with an average build.

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“Since we have our attacker’s DNA, we know who he is — we just don’t know his name and where he lives,” Steele said. “While the composite is not expected to be a photo ID of the suspect, phenotyping puts a face on the rape suspect’s DNA in the hopes that someone might recognize him and contact detectives.”

Phenotyping uses DNA gathered from biological evidence - such as skin and blood - to predict a person’s ancestry and appearance. Scientists scan genes for indicators that influence skin color, eye color and even freckling and plug those markers into an algorithm to generate a composite illustration.

“It’s a high tech sketch,” Delano said.

On its website, Parabon says the technology, called Snapshot, “is ideal for generating investigative leads, narrowing suspect lists, and solving human remains cases.”

“Armed with this scientifically objective description, you can conduct your investigation more efficiently and close cases more quickly,” the company said.

Snapshot is new to the Philadelphia region. In November, Lancaster County officials used phenotyping to resurrect a cold case from 1992. Dozens of tips flooded the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office since police released an Parabon-generated illustration, according to news reports.

Steele is hoping for a similar outcome in Montgomery County.

“Montgomery County and West Norriton detectives have worked this case hard since the rape five months ago, evaluating and ruling out dozens of people developed of people of interest during the investigation,” he said. “Now we are looking for some help from the public, from anyone who might recognize someone using this additional information.”

Not everyone is excited by the technology. Some observers and lawyers warn that releasing a sketch of a suspect without any witnesses is a dangerous proposition.

Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union, said that from what scientists have said and written, not enough is known about the link between genes and facial features to rely on the technology to produce a suspect.

“You can lose weight, gain weight, change gender, grow a beard, have plastic surgery,” he said. “It risks ensnaring innocent people in webs of suspicious investigations. It risks playing on existing societal racial prejudices. It risks diverting investigations down wild goose chases.”

Parabon includes a “confidence level” for their predictions in an effort to limit these kinds of conflicts. In the Montgomery County rape case case, Parabon is 97.8 percent confident the suspect has light brown or brown skin color and 87.7 percent confident he has brown or hazel eyes. But the face shape, cheeks, nose, forehead chin and mouth are based on sex, ancestry and thousands of genotypes from Parabon's database. Age, BMI and even face shape cannot be determined purely from DNA.

"We hope Snapshot’s predictions for this individual prove helpful in the investigation," Dr. Ellen Greytak, Parabon’s director of bioinformatics, said. The suspect's "distinctive ancestry and associated phenotypes should significantly narrow the field of possible suspects."

A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call Montgomery County detectives at 610-278-3368 or West Norriton Township police at 610-630-1701.

Our beloved Philadelphia Eagles will host the NFC Championship Game Sunday  here in Philadelphia. A spot in the Super Bowl on the line and we want to make sure fans are prepared.

The game may be the main event, but from getting there to tailgating to where to watch, there is so much more to game day (and the lead up) than just what’s going on inside Lincoln Financial Field.

Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions.

When is the game?

The Eagles take on the Vikings at the Linc in South Philadelphia Sunday at 6:40 p.m.

I want to go to the game but I don’t have a ticket, what can I do?

The game is sold out so plan on forking over hundreds of dollars for a ticket. Tickets on resale sites including Stub Hub and Ticketmaster’s official NFL TicketExchange started around $400 as of Tuesday afternoon.

You can also be near the action by heading to XFINITY Live! Just plan on getting there early if you want a premiere spot.

How can I watch the game?

The game can be seen on Fox on TV. Smartphone users can watch the game on Yahoo!

When can we start tailgating?

The Eagles have yet to reveal when the official parking lots will open but normally it happens about five hours before kickoff. Normally, tailgating is not allowed in the parking lots north of Pattison Avenue and west of Darien Street (Lots Q-W and the lot near the Nova Care Complex.)

The Jetro lot — located near the stadium — is open all day. Parking there is expected to cost $40, Jetro said. SpotHero is also allowing people to reserve parking near the stadium starting at $50.

Forget about parking, I plan on taking public transit. Will SEPTA be running extra service?

SEPTA has 10 Broad Street Line express trains planned to depart from Fern Rock (times TBA). The Lana Del Ray concert is also set for the stadium complex Sunday night at 8, so expect plenty of people on the trains.

What’s the easiest way to pay for SEPTA?

Make sure you have a SEPTA Key, You can find out where you can purchase one prior to the game here.

Which team is favored?

Grab those (under)dog masks because the top-seeded Eagles are likely going to enter as an underdog, again. As of Tuesday, most Las Vegas sportsbooks had the Vikings as a three-point favorite.

Where can I get a dog mask like the ones worn by some of the Eagles after the win over the Falcons?

You can buy the masks online but they might not arrive before game day. Expect to see a few homemade masks in the crowd Sunday.

How is NBC10 getting fans ready?

NBC10 is the official television station of the Philadelphia Eagles and we will be getting fans fired up throughout the weekend with a series of specials, especially before and after Sunday’s game:

Friday, 7 p.m. – Eagles Road to Victory Special

Saturday, 7 p.m. – NBC10 Presents ‘Fly Eagles Fly’

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – Inside the Eagles

Sunday, 10 a.m. – Eagles Game Plan

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. – Eagles Gameday Kickoff Live

Sunday, 11 a.m. – NBC10 News Playoff Special Live (leading up to Flyers hockey at 12:30 p.m.)

Sunday, 10 p.m. – NBC10 News: Playoff Special Live

Sunday, 11:35 p.m. – Eagles Gameday Final Live

How can I share my video of 'Fly Eagles Fly?'

Share it on NBC10.com or through the NBC10 app and you might see yourself on TV.

Which players should I be keeping an eye on?

The Eagles success starts and finishes with quarterback Nick Foles. Since star QB Carson Wentz was lost for the season in December, Foles has had some good (including the Falcons game) and bad games. Foles playing well will be key for the Eagles.

The Vikings also have a quarterback who didn’t start the season as the starter. Case Keenum (Foles former teammate on the Rams) has shined since taking over for injured (former Eagles) QB Sam Bradford. His miracle walk-off touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs propelled the Vikings into the NFC Championship Game.

When was the last time the Eagles played in the NFC Championship Game?

The Eagles lost to the Cardinals in Arizona on Jan. 18, 2009. The last time the Eagles hosted the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Falcons on Jan. 23, 2005 to go to Super Bowl XXXIX.

When the Eagles win, which team will they face in the Super Bowl?

The AFC Championship between the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars will be decided Sunday afternoon. Super Bowl LII takes place in Minnesota (of all places) on Sunday, Feb. 4.

Feel free to ask other questions in the comments and we may be able to get an answer for you.

A Delaware County man, who sexually assaulted his friend's daughter and created hundreds of child porn images, received the statutory maximum sentence of 90 years in prison. 

Matthew Maffei of Aston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced Tuesday for manufacturing sexually explicit images of his childhood friend's 7-year-old daughter as well as the transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography.

Officials say they sought the maximum sentence for Maffei due to his "horrific sexual abuse" of the victim.

Maffei sexually abused the girl in her own home as her parents slept in the next bedroom. He also forced the girl's 5-year-old brother to watch the abuse and threatened to kill them both if they told their parents what he was doing. During the sexual assaults, which officials called "unspeakable," Maffei committed foul acts on the girl and even took photos which he later distributed as child pornography.

While imposing the sentence against Maffei, the Delaware County District Court asked the victim's parents to assure the girl and her brother that Maffei would "never in his lifetime be released from custody."

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Philadelphia police are warning local business owners in the Mayfair section of the city to be prepared for potential chaos if the Eagles win Sunday in the NFC Championship game. NBC10's Aaron Baskerville shows us how some businesses are preparing for potential celebrations.

A gunman shot a boy and his teen brother in West Philadelphia Tuesday night.

The 12-year-old boy and his 15-year-old brother were on the 6000 block of Ludlow Street at 7:44 p.m. when an unidentified gunman opened fire. The boy was shot once in the left side of the neck while hi solder brother was shot once in the right hand, once in the left arm and once in the chest.

The brothers were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where they are both in stable condition.

Police say the brothers may have been targeted by a group of other children they were feuding with at school though this has not yet been confirmed.
No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered. Police continue to investigate.

Students at Stockton University returned to class with heavy hearts Tuesday as they continue to mourn a fellow student who police say, along with her parents and a family friend, was shot and killed by her own brother on New Year’s Eve. 

The shooting occurred inside Brittany Kologi’s Long Branch, New Jersey home around 11:30 p.m. that night. The 18-year-old girl was with her parents Steven Kologi, 44, and Linda Kologi, 42, as well as their family friend Mary Schultz, 70, when a gunman opened fire, striking and killing them. Police identified the suspect, who was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, as Brittany’s 16-year-old brother. The teen was arrested and charged with four counts of murder as well as a weapons offense. Investigators have not released a possible motive.

Brittany Kologi was a freshman at Stockton University in Galloway Township, New Jersey. Her dorm room door still has Christmas decorations on it while her photo still hangs in the hallway. As Kologi’s floor mates returned to class for the first day of the spring semester Tuesday, many felt the painful void.

“I had so much anxiety coming back, knowing she wasn’t going to be there,” said Marissa Realdine, a freshman at Stockton. “It was just something so tragic and I think that’s what hit us all most is she had so much life to live. And we’re all here and she’s not.”

For fellow Stockton University freshman Olivia Stragapede, it’s been difficult to process the fact that her friend is gone.

“There’s just still that feeling that it’s not over yet,” Stragapede said. “Like, we’re still going through it. It’s not processed yet.”

Realdine painted a poster with a heartfelt message to her friend the night of Kologi’s viewing. The message reads, “Because someone we love is in Heaven, there is a little bit of Heaven in our home.”

“She’s always going to be here with us,” Realdine said.

Stockton University is offering counseling to both students and employees.

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A father of two is fighting for his life after he was shot while trying to protect three children from two gunmen during a robbery at a North Philadelphia barbershop.

Jalil Frazier, 28, was inside the Harris Hair Styling Barbershop on the 2900 block of North 22nd Street Thursday at 9 p.m. when two unidentified men walked in. Police say the two men were armed with guns and tried to rob the shop. With three children inside the shop at the time, Frazier tried to thwart the robbery and began fighting one of the suspects.

The suspect then shot Frazier multiple times in his right leg and chest. Surveillance video shows Frazier falling outside the shop moments after the shooting while a second man fights one of the robbers. Both robbers then ran off, fleeing south on 22nd Street and then west on the 2200 block of West Cambria Street.  

Surveillance video shows the two suspects being dropped off and picked up on the 2200 block of West Cambria Street by a blue, four door sedan of unknown make and model. 

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Frazier was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is in critical but stable condition.

“He’s always been the protector,” said Janelle Wright, Frazier’s aunt.

Family members say Frazier is not awake or talking but is slowly making progress.

“He doesn’t deserve to be up there fighting like he do but I’m glad that he’s still fighting,” Wright said while in tears.

Wright told NBC10 her nephew originally planned to spend time with his family the night of the shooting but decided to get a haircut at the last minute.

“I talked to him prior to the shooting happening,” Wright said. “He was very happy.”

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Wright is hoping her nephew pulls through both for his sake and for his children’s sake.

“All he wanted to do was focus on opening up his own business and buying a house that he can own on his own and just taking care of his kids,” Wright said.

The first suspect is described as a 20-year-old black male wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and black pants with thick distinctive white stripes down the sides while armed with a handgun. The second suspect is described as a 20-year-old black male with a light complexion wearing black pants and a light gray hooded sweatshirt with a small unknown logo on its left chest.

“I feel like the people that did this are pure evil,” Wright said.

If you see the suspects, don’t approach but call 911 immediately. You can also submit a tip by calling 215-686-TIPS or texting PPD TIP or 773847.