Police search for a man they believe has sexually assaulted at least six boys in Philadelphia. The man strikes at gas stations, luring the boys by asking if they want to make some money by pumping his gas. The latest case happened at a Lukoil in Southwest Philadelphia.

The chief of New York City's public schools, a position he assumed only just last month, is facing some backlash over a story he shared on Twitter early Friday. 

The tweet from Chancellor Richard Carranza's account was to a rawstory.com piece about Upper West Side parents opposing a new plan to diversify schools in their traditionally white luxury neighborhood. 

The story was titled "WATCH: Wealthy white Manhattan parents angrily rant against plan to bring more black kids to their schools." 

Carranza told News 4 he just hit retweet, 'They weren't my words.' 

It appears, though, that he clicked the share on Twitter button directly from the site, because that autogenerates the title as the tweet status and that's exactly what he shared when he clicked the "tweet" button. There is an option to edit the status post before tweeting and the message on his account did not show up as a retweet of another account's post, but as a standalone tweet from his own accompanied by the embedded rawstory headline, image and link. 

And that tweet has gotten hundreds upon hundreds of reactions since it was posted before 1 a.m. Many of the commenters expressed support for the gist of the story -- that socioeconomic and racial diversity are critical and that all students are entitled to equal resources in education. 

Others took issue with the manner in which the tweet was framed. 

"Thanks for the biased highlights," wrote one commenter. 

Another, replying to an embedded share of an older Politico story on Upper West Side integration from a different commenter, tweeted, "Perhaps it would have been more valuable for the Chancellor to tweet your story than what he tweeted." 

As for the controversy, the chancellor says, "I don't engage in Twitter fights." But he does believe in diversity in schools -- and doesn't buy into the argument that some critics make that schools will suffer from it. 

"This is a conversation that's happening everywhere," Carranza said. "There's a way to have these difficult conversations. As the chancellor, I am who I am and I am a man of color." 

He was named to the chancellor role in early March, less than a week after Mayor de Blasio's first choice, Miami schools superintendent Alberto Calvalho, backed out of the job in an unusual, on-camera school board session the day his hiring was announced. 

Carranza had served as schools superintendent in Houston, Texas, since August 2016; before that, he served as superintendent in San Francisco for four years, according to a biography on the Houston schools website. 

In his introductory press conference, Carranza said it will be an "honor" to serve the city's 1.1 million children in the public schools, adding, "I will work every day to further the progress Chancellor Fariña has made in strengthening our public schools for generations to come." 

NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Krystal Klei is tracking nighttime showers for an otherwise nice and springlike weekend.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Krystal Klei breaks down Saturday's forecast neighborhood by neighborhood.

A Penn Charter High School alum, Mike McGlinchey, and an Imhotep High School alum, D.J. Moore, went #9 and #24, respectively, in the first round of the NFL draft Friday night. They were surrounded by friends and family (and lots more people) at draft parties at home in the Philadelphia area when their names were called by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

A lovable pit bull mix estimated to be between 4 and 6 years old is up for adoption from Paws! Jocelyn Barton brought him into our studio on Saturday to show him off and talk about the Philly Loves Paws event happening on May 16.

Classes at Upper Perkiomen High School are canceled Monday due to a Saturday morning fire.

The fire started at the school, located on Walt Road in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, shortly after 10 a.m. Firefighters were able to place it under control.

The fire was ruled accidental. It was caused by an electrical and/or mechanical failure on top of a wooden cabinet in the school’s Tech-Ed room, investigators said.

Upper Perkiomen School District superintendent Dr. Alexis McGloin announced that the high school will be closed Monday though all other schools in the district will be in session.

Police are searching for a teen boy accused of groping several people in separate incidents in the Ardmore area.

Police say the unidentified suspect groped a group of women along the bus route near St. Mary’s Road in Ardmore, Pennsylvania Sunday. He also matches the same description of a suspect involved in at least four similar incidents in the same area within the past year and a half, police said.

The victim and witnesses described the suspect as a skinny, white male in his mid to late teens, standing between 5-foot-11 and six feet. A witness also said he was riding a “larger than normal” skateboard with green wheels. He was also wearing earbuds and a ball-cap, according to police.

If you have any information on the suspect, please call Detective Hufnal at 610-853-1298.

If he wins the race for Pennsylvania governor, Scott Wagner would become the state's only chief executive in at least a half-century who took office with a deep financial interest in a business heavily regulated by the state.

Wagner, 63, the Republican Party's endorsed candidate to take on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in November, maintains he will be focused strictly on a business-friendly platform of cutting spending and regulations, not helping the York County-based waste hauler he owns.

Wagner, who founded Penn Waste Inc. in 2000, has served in the state Senate since 2014, where he has advanced his view that a feckless government bureaucracy gets in the way of businesses and economic growth.

But being governor would put Wagner at the controls of a state government that issues permits for the trucks of Penn Waste, as well as its competitors, and sets safety and environmental standards for collecting and transporting municipal waste.

Not only that, but watchdogs question whether rank-and-file state employees in charge of enforcing violations would quietly give the governor's company a pass for fear of crossing the state's chief executive.

Landfill space and recycling costs are also constant sources of attention from the waste-hauling industry, while Penn Waste is a member of a trade group that actively makes the industry's case before state agencies, lawmakers and the courts. Plus, Penn Waste's bread-and-butter is landing contracts with municipalities that rely on state aid for things like roads and civic projects. It even has a few state contracts.

Wagner, who is running in a three-way Republican primary election May 15, maintains that he will not sell his assets or put them into a blind trust.

"I'm not required to do that, and my family, the board of directors and the senior managers of all the companies that I'm involved in will operate those companies,'' Wagner told a Pennsylvania Press Club audience in February. "I'm going to have my hands full across the street. I'm not going to have time to worry about what's going on at Penn Waste."

Wagner's campaign said the idea of him using the governorship to benefit Penn Waste is contrary to the reason he is running: to free state government from the grip of special interests.

"Scott will be a governor on the side of the people for a change," the campaign said.

But David Thornburgh, president of the Philadelphia-based ethics in government group Committee of 70, said Wagner's business holdings provide "fertile ground" for serious conflicts of interest.

Wagner's assurances aren't good enough to build confidence that he is adequately safeguarding the line between public responsibility and private gain, said Thornburgh, who is also the son of former Gov. Dick Thornburgh.

There is no law in Pennsylvania _ or any other state _ that requires a public official to divest an asset that might present a conflict.

Rather, Pennsylvania's ethics law requires public officials to disclose their outside sources of income and makes it a felony for a public official to use their authority to financially benefit themselves, a family member or their business.

That conflict-of-interest provision, however, does not apply to actions that equally affect an entire industry, effectively freeing a Wagner administration to take action to benefit the entire waste-hauling industry.

Ideally, say ethics watchdogs, a public official manages potential conflicts of interest by selling their assets and putting the money into a blind trust managed by a financial professional with whom they have no pre-existing relationship.

Wagner, who has refused to release his tax return, has reported more than 30 sources of income in disclosure statements. Those income sources include holdings in hotels, freight hauling and his 80 percent stake in Penn Waste, which reported $75 million in revenue last year.

Wagner has battled suggestions that he can use his position, either as a senator or governor, to sway municipal contracts toward Penn Waste. The lowest bidder wins, leaving no room for conflict, he says.

State law would not bar Penn Waste from continuing to win state or municipal contracts should Wagner become governor.

The last and nearest comparison to Wagner's situation in Pennsylvania might be the stakes in coal-related industries held by family members of former Gov. Bill Scranton, who served from 1963 to 1967, political analysts said.

Wagner's holdings put him "in largely unprecedented territory" in Pennsylvania, said Christopher Borick, a political science professor at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.

States have seen similar controversies because so many have elected rich people as governor. In Wagner's case, handing over day-to-day control of Penn Waste makes little difference to watchdogs.

The potential for a conflict remains if he maintains a financial stake in the company, said Brendan Fischer, a lawyer for The Campaign Legal Center in Washington.

Aside from a governor's ability to sway regulations or enforcement, there will be conflicts for state employees who deal with their boss' company, Fischer and others say.

"Even if the governor never expressly intervenes in matters affecting his company's interests,'' Fischer said, "can we really expect that the governor's subordinates would fail to award a contract to the governor's company, or penalize the governor's company for environmental violations?"

An iconic Philadelphia event is wrapping up right now after an exciting day of competition in University City.

At least one person was killed after a truck carrying watermelons overturned, causing part of its load to strike another vehicle on I-95 in Philadelphia near the Walt Whitman Bridge.

The commercial truck was traveling northbound on I-95 around 3 p.m. Saturday when it overturned at the Exit 19 ramp near Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia. Watermelons that the truck was carrying struck a nearby vehicle.

At least one person died in the crash. Officials have not yet revealed whether the victim was inside the truck or the other vehicle.

The Exit 19 ramp is closed due to the accident. Police continue to investigate.

A woman was found covered in blood after she allegedly killed her own mother and then admitted it to a 911 dispatcher.

Investigators say Sung Hee Kim, 63, of South Korea, called Bucks County Police radio Saturday morning. During the call, Kim allegedly told the dispatcher, “I killed a woman. I killed my mother.”

Warminster police then responded to the Charter Arms Apartment Complex on Potter Street in Warminster, Pennsylvania around 6:50 a.m. When they arrived they found Kim standing in the apartment doorway, covered in blood, according to an affidavit. They also found an unconscious woman face down on the floor who was covered in blood as well. Blood was also found on the wall, closet doors, furniture and a broken ceramic plate near the victim’s head.

Medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. The victim was identified as Chung Sook Chang, 90. Chang lived at the apartment and was Kim’s mother, officials said.

Police spoke to the victim’s neighbor who told them she was taking out her trash around 6 a.m. that morning when she heard the sounds of slapping, crying and yelling coming from Chang’s apartment.

Police interviewed Kim who allegedly admitted to getting into an argument with her mother which became physical. Kim then struck her mother in the head and stabbed her in the face with an unknown object before calling 911, police said.

Kim was arrested and charged with criminal homicide. She was arraigned and remanded to Bucks County prison without bail.

A Philadelphia man is accused of holding his blind brother captive inside a trailer in deplorable conditions. 

Richard Moreton, 74, is charged with neglect of person, unlawful restraint and other related offenses.

Thomas Stevens told NBC10 he frequents the area of the 4700 block of James Street where Moreton lived with his 66-year-old blind brother in a trailer.

“I seen his eyes were sinking more into his eye sockets,” Stevens said. “The notches on the belt were going further.”

Stevens said he often noticed the terrible conditions the victim lived in. 

“That was an above ground dungeon is what it was,” he said. “No other words.”

Stevens said the victim was often left outside for hours and he would bring him food. Stevens told NBC10 the conditions were so bad when he saw the victim Monday however, that he called police.

“I went to feed him and the buckets were gone and there was a big pile of crap on the floor,” Stevens said.

When police arrived at the trailer they discovered it had no running water, bathroom or electricity. The victim was taken to Frankford Hospital for treatment and Moreton was arrested.

“He’s going to get what he deserves on this one,” Stevens said. “That’s family. Family don’t leave family like that. That’s the work of the devil. Something like that.”

Ford announced that it plans to stop making most sedans in order to focus on trucks and SUVs because those are what are in popular demand.

Get ready for a smoother commute but not before construction along busy Lincoln Drive leads to some closures and detours.

Philadelphia Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams announced that work on the road running through Fairmount Park, a stretch besieged by potholes, will begin Monday.

The project includes various roadway, pedestrian and traffic improvements to Lincoln Drive between Ridge and Wayne avenues.

Roads will be milled and resurfaced, the guide rail and median barrier will be replaced and overall drainage improvements will be made.

In addition, the retaining wall just north of Forbidden Drive will receive a new architectural finish and the Philadelphia Water Department will replace a storm water sewer at Harvey Street.

Traffic improvements to the area will include traffic signal mast arms and poles at multiple intersections. 

Upgrades that impact pedestrians include an asphalt walking path that will extend north of Wissahickon Avenue between Lincoln Drive and Rittenhouse Street and ADA curb ramps at all intersections along the section of Lincoln Drive being restored.

The streets department is asking for drivers to be patient during the restoration project. Crews will need to work during the day and night, and traffic flow is expected to be impacted as follows:

• Travel lanes will remain open during morning and evening rush hours.
• Work taking place between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. should have minimal impact on morning rush traffic.
• Temporary single-lane closures north of Wissahickon Avenue may happen within the work area during the off-peak daytime hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Overnight work from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. will involve full roadway closures with signed detour routes in place.

The shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the stomach led Philadelphia Police to a Germantown home.

While there may not be tests at the zoo (hint: it's the cheetahs), there are plenty of runners to support the zoo in their "Run Wild for the Zoo 5K." Despite the chilly weather Sunday morning, hundreds of runners headed to the zoo to take part in the run benefiting the zoo's residents.

Widener University President Julie Wollman talks about the "Common Ground" program aimed at respect and learning from each other.

The temperature roller coaster continues Sunday with notably cooler and breezy conditions. Winds from the northwest will filter in a pool of cool air across the region.

Gusts will pick up to 30 mph throughout Sunday, and high temperatures will only rise to the mid and upper 50s. You’ll need a sweater throughout the day. A big difference form Saturday — when the official high for Philadelphia climbed to 74 degrees (tank-top weather!).

The coldest temperatures hit the region Monday morning, as the cool air pool settles across the region. Temperatures fall to the low 40s early Monday.

Breezy conditions (Gusts 25 to 30 mph) will make it feel even worse — feels like temperatures are expected to sit around the mid to upper 30s! Grab the puffy coast before heading out the door.

There is good news, though. High pressure begins to build back across the region and slide to our east. The weather pattern will then favor a southwest wind flow. That means warm air from the south will be ushered into the Delaware Valley! And it’s here to stay.

Temperatures will rise to the 80s by Wednesday and run nearly 20 degrees above average by Thursday! Highs are forecast in the upper 80s around Philadelphia and surrounding neighborhoods. The warm temperatures last into the weekend, but rain does return late Friday.