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5 to Watch: Shiffrin Debuts, White Wows & Men's Hockey Opens

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One of the biggest stars on skis, Mikaela Shiffrin, is set to hit the slopes; snowboarder Shaun White will look at another halfpipe medal; and the U.S. Men's Hockey Team, featuring three guys with Pennsylvania and New Jersey ties, are set to take the ice in a busy day of Winter Olympics action.

Here's what to watch out for over the next 24 hours:

Mikaela Shiffrin Finally Will Ski (If the Wintry Weather Cooperates)

Two days later than expected, Mikaela Shiffrin will make her Pyeongchang debut on Wednesday morning (Tuesday night in the U.S.).

After the giant slalom race was postponed due to dangerous winds Monday, Shiffrin will first ski in her signature event, the slalom. Shiffrin was the youngest-ever Olympic slalom champion at the Sochi Games at age 18, and she's the first woman to win three consecutive slalom world titles in 78 years. She hopes to become the first person to win the slalom gold medal twice in a row.

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This will be Shiffrin’s first race of a busy schedule — she’ll be back on the mountain Thursday morning (Wednesday night in the U.S.) for the giant slalom. Skiing two races in two days shouldn’t be a problem for Shiffrin — World Cup races are often held on consecutive days. She is the favorite for a medal in slalom and giant slalom — and she might add the other three individual women’s races to her Pyeongchang itinerary.

Lindsey Vonn, another standout American skier, will not compete in the slalom.

Watch live on NBC10, with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET, or on digital platforms

And catch the finals runs, starting at 11:45 p.m. ET on digital platforms.

Back from Sochi Debacle, Shaun White Aims for 3rd Gold in the Halfpipe

In Sochi four years ago, Team USA’s Shaun White hoped to become snowboarding’s first three-time Olympic gold medalist in men’s halfpipe. In the end, he made mistakes on both runs and placed fourth.

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White, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano and Australia’s Scotty James are top contenders for the gold in Pyeongchang. At 30, White’s going up against the sport’s younger generation. Hirano is 19, while James is 23. White’s teammates, 23-year-old Ben Ferguson and 19-year-old Jake Pates, are making their Olympic debuts. Chase Josey, 22, also made the final.

Despite his veteran status, White made a statement in qualifying. He's on top going into the final.

Watch live on NBC10, with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, or on digital platforms.

U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Needs No Miracles: Coach

The U.S. men’s hockey team has not won a gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice” team of 1980, but on Monday the team’s coach told reporters, according to The Los Angeles Times: “To win we don’t need a miracle. We need to be at our best for two weeks.”

For the first time since the 1994 Olympic Games, NHL players will not be part of the teams’ rosters. Team USA makes its Pyeongchang debut Wednesday morning against Slovenia.

The U.S. team features Pennsylvania natives Ryan Gunderson, Chad Kolarik, Brian O'Neill and Ryan Zapolski as well as New Jersey's Bobby Sanguinetti. 

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The Russians are favored for the gold medal, with NHL-level talent such as Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Slava Voynov and Nikita Gusev, all of whom play in the major Russian professional league. The team has been called the “Red machine” and it’s the one to beat.

Watch Team USA take on Slovenia live on NBCSN at 7:10 a.m. ET Wednesday or on digital platforms.

Figure Skaters Together on the Ice — and at Home

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim were named the sole U.S. pair skaters for the Pyeongchang Games in January after a tough journey to the Olympics. The couple met in 2012, when then-Alexa Scimeca split from her first partner, and the following year earned a silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships. They married in 2016, but soon afterward she needed multiple abdominal surgeries for a life-threatening condition. They missed most of the 2016-17 season’s competitions.

Now, they are expected to compete four times in Pyeongchang. On the opening day of the figure skating team event, they finished fourth in the pairs’ free skate.

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On Tuesday night, the couple will compete in the short program to “Come What May” from "Moulin Rouge."

Watch live on NBC10, with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, or on digital platforms.

Fletcher Brothers Bring Sibling Rivalry to the Slopes in Cross-Country Skiing, Jumping

Bryan and Taylor Fletcher continue their sibling rivalry on the slopes in the Nordic combined event, a mixture of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Bryan Fletcher, 31, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 and kept his mind off chemotherapy sessions with ski jumping. After he turned to the Nordic combined, his younger brother, Taylor, followed. Taylor Fletcher made his Olympic debut in Vancouver; both brothers competed in Sochi.

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Germany is the country to beat. The Nordic combined is dominated by five-time World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist Eric Frenzel of Germany. Other top competitors include: Johannes Rydzek of Germany, a two-time Olympian in the sport, winning team silver and bronze medals; Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France, a gold medalist in the Nordic combined; and Jorgen Graabak, the Olympic gold medalist on the Nordic combined large hill.

Watch live on NBCSN beginning at 2:30 a.m. ET Wednesday or on digital platforms.



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Luge: The Perfect Sport for Speed Devils

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Known as the fastest sport on ice, luge can get extreme. And that's what attracts possible future Olympians to Blue Mountain, a track only open once a year during Winterfest Weekend. There, speed lovers can practice with the help from former Olympians.

How King Cake Made its Way from the Big Easy to New Jersey

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Tuesday is Fat Tuesday, the biggest day of the Mardi Gras celebration. But people celebrating in New Jersey don't have to go all the way to New Orleans to enjoy the fun. At Summit Cakery and Cafe bakers are whipping up the authentic King Cake.

Behind The Scenes Of TODAY at the Winter Games

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NBC10's Keith Jones went behind the scenes of the TODAY's Olympic coverage with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. Savannah and Hoda talk the Eagles, K-pop and which Olympic sports their children would play.

'Love' Returns to Philly with Big Parade on Parkway

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There's another reason to love Philly as the city celebrated the return of an icon Tuesday: The Robert Indiana-designed "Love" sculpture was reinstalled at its namesake park at the base of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The city hosted a parade to celebrate the return of the sculpture (and that's what it really is, not a statue).

Dubbed "Love on the Move", the parade started at 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue before winding its way around Eakins Oval and down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 

The parade made seven specially designated "Love stops" at other sculptures and parks on the way.

The parade will offer the city its first opportunity to see "Love" in its original colors. Two previous restorations in 1988 and 1998 resulted in the sculpture being painted red, green and blue. But during renovations, representatives of the sculptor provided the city with records showing the statue was originally red, green and purple.

The purple was restored during the $55,000 restoration process.

The correction makes Philadelphia’s version of Indiana’s iconic LOVE unique, as it's the only one with purple color, according to city officials.

Though the sculpture has become a symbol of Philadelphia, there are many versions of it, including on Sixth Avenue in New York, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and even in Montreal, Bilbao and Armenia.

It's been just under one year since Philadelphia's "Love" was removed from public view to accommodate restoration of the sculpture and a complete multi-million dollar makeover of its namesake park, which has seen the addition of new green spaces and fountains.

A grand reopening of the entire park will come later this spring, but the focus on Tuesday is the celebration of the return of "Love" just in time for Valentine's Day.

Will No One Trade Pins with Keith Jones?

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In South Korea, fans are not just focused on the games. Pin trading is another unofficial sport there. Unfortunately, NBC10's Keith Jones is having a tough time with this competition.

Year of the Woman Makes Local Impact

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The year of the woman is being felt locally as “The Revolutionists” takes the stage at Norristown’s Theatre Horizon. Charlotte Northeast, one of the stars of the show, and Kathryn MacMillan, the director, joined NBC10’s Katy Zachry to talk about the play following Olympe De Gouges, a playwright and activist in the 18th Century. Coupled with the show is the “Women Who Dare” gallery, inspired by revolutionary women throughout the ages.


Blue Cross RiverRink Heats Up for Latin Night

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Winterfest is heating up with another Latin Night at the Blue Cross RiverRink. Emma Fried-Cassorla, director of marketing and communications for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, talks about the highlights of last month’s Latin Night and why this is a can’t-miss event.

Will Trump Infrastructure Plan Help Fund I-95 Repair?

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President Trump wants to help fix the nation's ailing infrastructure. Will his plan help repair I-95 and other highways in the Philadelphia area?

Accused Drug Dealers Had 250k Doses of Heroin, Fentanyl

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Two accused drug dealers had enough heroin and fentanyl in a North Philadelphia home to produce 250,000 doses for sale on the street, authorities said Tuesday.

There were 7.2 kilograms of drugs in the North Philly home, State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday.

Cesar Guzman, 24, and Duagermy Sanchez-Rosario, 30, have been arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver, dealing in proceeds and criminal conspiracy, among other offenses.  

They are being held on $1.5 million bail.

"These drug dealers were trafficking an extraordinary amount of heroin, which they were mixing with fentanyl to make it even deadlier," Shapiro said at a press conference. “

He called the bust "250,000 death sentences avoided."

Investigators also seized a loaded handgun, drug bags stamped "Demolition Man," two scales, more than $6,500 in cash and other paraphernalia.

The bust was the result of a month-long investigation, including undercover drug buys, by the Attorney General's office, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security in Philadelphia.



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What's on the Chopping Block in Trump's Proposed Budget?

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Major federal assistance programs are on the chopping block in President Trump's new budget plan proposal. NBC10's Lauren Mayk is in the breaking news center with more details from his plan for cuts and spending.

Delaware Hits Record in Flu Cases

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Delaware confirms 995 new flu cases and numbers show no sign of slowing down. NBC10's Delaware Bureau reporter Tim Furlong shows us what's being done to try and stop it from spreading.

Iconic Philadelphia Statue Returns to Love Park

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After a year hiatus, the city's iconic Love statue returned to Love Park today. NBC10's Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details on its new makeover.

1,000 Flu Cases, 6 Fatal, Occurred in Delaware in 1 Week

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Nearly 1,000 cases of influenza, including six fatalities, have been confirmed in Delaware in a single week, the most the state has seen in the decade it has been recording weekly data.

Officials said 995 lab-confirmed flu cases were recorded during the week ending Feb. 3. The previous high of 671 came during the 2009-2010 flu season.

For the current flu season, nearly 3,000 flu cases have been confirmed in the state thus far, officials said. Six flu deaths were reported during the week, bringing Delaware's total this season to 10.

Karyl Rattay, director of Delaware's division of public health, six of the 10 fatalities came in people who had received the flu vaccine, which has been less effective this year.

Still, Rattay urged people to get vaccinated if they have not yet. She said it's the single most important step people can take to protect themselves.

The six who died most recently in Delaware ranged in age from 60 to 93, and all had underlying health conditions, Rattay said. Four of the six were men. Five lived in New Castle County. The sixth lived in Sussex.

Rattay also urged people to wash hands frequently and avoid going to work going out in public if ill. Those who are sick, she said, should rely on primary-care physicians if possible rather than hospital emergency rooms, where resources are taxed.



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Chemist at Montco Lab Charged With Stealing Cyanide

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A veteran chemist at Merck & Co.'s Montgomery County facility allegedly stole a vial of a dangerous substance in December, then dumped it into a stormwater drain near his home in Warrington, authorities said in a criminal complaint filed this week.

Richard O'Rourke, who has worked for Merck since 1990 as a senior analytical chemist, allegedly admitted to taking 219 grams of potassium cyanide from the facility om Upper Gwynedd Township, the complaint said.

According to authorities, he said he wanted to use the chemical to kill rodents at his home. The complaint also said O'Rourke had told a co-worker that "he had a 'coon' problem at his home."

Once O'Rourke was confronted by a co-worker who allegedly saw him take the chemical, he went home and dumped it into a stormwater inlet somewhere near County Line and Easton roads, the complaint said.

He told investigators he did it following a snowstorm and couldn't remember where exactly he dumped the chemical.

Local authorities worked with state and federal environmental to test the local water supply. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection initially determined "there was a real threat to the downstream drinking water intakes and aquatic life," the complaint said.

Those downstream drinking intakes included Aqua PA, which uses the Neshaminy River, and the Philadelphia Water Department, which uses the Delaware River, according to the complaint.

Both water supply organizations tested water at their intake stations, and the state DEP remained on "high alert" for two weeks, ending Dec. 29.

"After two weeks of intensive testing, searching, assessing and monitoring of stormwater, outfalls, retention basins, waterways and their tributaries, PADEP found no evidence of a toxic impact," the complaint said. "At no time was cyanide detected."

O'Rourke has been charged with risking catastrophe, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and reckless endangerment.

He remained jailed on $35,000 bail.

Protesters March for Fair Work Week Legislation

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Restaurant and service industry employees marched Tuesday to City Hall to protest inconsistent schedules and a need for a fair work week. NBC10's Cydney Long reports from Center City.

Bantering About Gerrymandering: Pa. Leaders' Infighting

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The fighting between Republican leaders who control the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has reached epic heights Tuesday, with squabbling going back and forth at such a pace that it's hard to keep up with. In the case that you enjoy the bickering among political leaders, here is a rundown from the Associated Press.

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A new analysis by experts shows that a Pennsylvania redistricting plan rejected by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf would have been favorable to Republicans.

The analysis released Tuesday predicts that Republicans would have won 11 of the state's 18 congressional districts under the plan crafted by Republican legislative leaders in response to a state Supreme Court ruling against the current districts. Republicans currently hold 13 seats.

The analysis used three statistical tests to evaluate the Republican legislative plan. All three found that the districts were skewed toward Republicans, though two of the tests showed a GOP advantage that was slightly less than under the current districts.

Pennsylvania is the first state analyzed under the new PlanScore website, which was developed by team of political scientists, lawyers and data experts

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Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature are calling Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's letter rejecting their proposed congressional district map absurd.

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike Turzai wrote to Wolf Tuesday, hours after Wolf told the state Supreme Court he doesn't support their plan.

Scarnati and Turzai are refuting the governor's complaints that they've chosen to link the cities of Erie and Reading to Republican-friendly rural areas, and defending their decision to keep about 70 percent of state residents in their existing districts.


The Republican leaders say they'd like to see Wolf's proposed map, offering to put it up for a vote in the chambers they control.

The state Supreme Court has said to expect a new map in place by Monday, for use in the May primary.

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Republicans are threatening a federal lawsuit and say Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf didn't offer solutions when he rejected their proposal to replace the GOP-drawn of map of Pennsylvania's congressional districts struck down in a gerrymandering case.

The state Senate's Republican majority leader, Jake Corman, also warned Tuesday that the state Supreme Court will create a constitutional crisis if it imposes new boundaries.

Corman says the U.S. Constitution gives lawmakers the power to draw congressional boundaries. But Corman says there's no time under the court's deadlines for Pennsylvania's Legislature to pass a new map.

Wolf rejected Friday's GOP proposal, saying it still contains unconstitutionally partisan tactics. His office says he's willing to work with lawmakers to submit a consensus map by Monday's deadline set by the high court to impose new boundaries for Pennsylvania's 18 districts.

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Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is rejecting a Republican-drawn map of Pennsylvania's congressional districts to replace the GOP-drawn map struck down in a gerrymandering case, leaving him to make a different recommendation to the state's high court.


Wolf's move Tuesday comes six days before the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court says it'll impose new boundaries for Pennsylvania's 18 congressional districts.

Wolf says the Republicans' latest plan still contains unconstitutionally partisan tactics that favor Republicans. Wolf hasn't released a proposed map, and justices could consider proposals from lawmakers and other parties to the gerrymandering case.

The court threw out Pennsylvania's GOP-drawn congressional map last month, saying it violated the state constitution.

A redrawn map of Pennsylvania districts could boost Democrats nationally in their quest to take control of the U.S. House.



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6-Year-Old NJ Girl Dies of Flu, Kindergarten Class Grieves

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A 6-year-old New Jersey girl died of the flu on Monday, marking the state's second such pediatric death this season and the latest in a string of child lives lost to influenza as the virus continues to affect people across the country.

Health officials made the announcement Tuesday. Authorities identified the victim only as a 6-year-old girl from Hudson County and said the flu diagnosis had been confirmed by hospital testing. It wasn't clear if she was vaccinated.

Though state health authorities did not release information about the girl, school officials at Lincoln School in North Bergen said she was enrolled in kindergarten there, that she had attended class Friday and was not sick. School officials said they learned of her death Monday; grief counselors were made available. 

The Departments of Health and Education continue to recommend that people take the necessary precautions during this flu season: wash or disinfect your hands frequently, cover any coughs and sneezes, stay home and call your health care provider if you are sick (especially with a fever) and get a flu shot. 

“While effectiveness of the vaccine varies from year to year, in most people it still provides protection against the flu or severe symptoms if you do get the flu. Flu season can last until May,” Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said in a statement.

This year’s flu season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic back in 2009. In New York City, health officials confirmed the fourth pediatric flu-related death this week. At least one Connecticut child has also died.

Last flu season, there were six flu-related child deaths in New York City, and 106 nationwide. Since 2004, anywhere from zero to eight pediatric flu deaths have been reported to the city's health department. With two months left of the 2017-18 season, health officials warn anyone who may be affected to seek medical care as soon as possible, particularly people with compromised immune systems, children, pregnant women and elderly people. 



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Man Accused of Bombings in New York, New Jersey Sentenced

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi, the man accused of setting off bombs in New York City and New Jersey in 2016, was sentenced to life in court today. NBC10's Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg has reaction from the shore where the terror started.



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