The crew of Southwest 1380, the flight that had a hole blown into its side when an engine exploded over Pennsylvania, is headed to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump.

The meeting will happen on Tuesday, the Trump Administration tells NBC10. They did not say how many members of the five person crew would be in attendance.

Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, one of the U.S. Navy's first woman fighter pilots, and first officer Darren Ellisor were hailed as heroes for successfully landing the crippled Boeing 737 jet at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17.

The plane's left engine exploded at 32,000 feet sending debris careening into the fuselage and causing a window to shatter. The plane violently depressurized and the passenger sitting next to the window, Jennifer Riordan, was partially sucked outside.

Riordan, a wife and mother of two from New Mexico, died from injuries she suffered in the incident. Several other of the 144 passengers on the flight were injured.

Federal investigators believe fractures in a engine fan blade caused it to break apart and prompt the explosion. The FAA since issued a directive ordering the inspection of all engines of the same make currently in operation.

The NTSB investigation is ongoing.

An investigation is underway after a video surfaced showing local high school students attacking another teen.

The video shows two Hatboro-Horsham High School students chasing after and repeatedly punching another student. Hatboro-Horsham High School Principal Dennis Williams, Jr. confirmed the incident involved students at the school though it occurred off school grounds.

“The cruelty displayed in the video is heart wrenching,” a spokeswoman for the Hatboro-Horsham School District told NBC10.

The district contacted police and is working with them to investigate the incident. 

“Because the faces of the students engaged in the incident are visible on the video, it is possible that some students might experience anger and thoughts of retaliation,” Williams wrote in a letter to families. “Students have been alerted to the fact that addressing bullying with more aggression is not an option.”

Susan Miller told NBC10 she received an email from the school notifying her of the incident Friday and her daughter, a Hatboro-Horsham student, also told her about it.

"You never think it's going to happen in your school district or in your home or anywhere," Miller said. "But when it does, it's reality. It's everywhere."

Counselors will be available for students and the school plans to have continued discussions about bullying.

Police say an armed man spotted in Abington Township, Montgomery County is trying to make a statement on the 2nd amendment.

Police received several reports Monday of a man walking through the area of North Hills, Ardsley, Glenside and the Abington Shopping Center with an AR-15 slung behind his back.

Abington Police Chief Patrick Molloy wrote a letter to residents telling them that while the man’s intentions are unknown, they believe he’s trying to draw officers into a debate over his 2nd amendment right to carry the weapon in public.

“All of our officers are well aware of this passive-aggressive tactic, as they have been videotaped during at least one encounter with him,” Chief Molloy wrote. “While no laws have been broken, this individual’s actions have caused unnecessary alarm to the public, thus diverting valuable police resources from our core mission.”

The chief assured residents police were primarily concerned with their safety.

“Our Department will continue to balance our duty to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of this individual with our duty to provide public safety to all of our residents,” Chief Molloy wrote.

Chief Molloy urged residents not to take action or speak with the man and to call 911 if they felt threatened.

Allergy sufferers be warned, NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp is forecasting high pollen this week and advises lots of lip balm and hydration.

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Neighbor: Woman Spied on Murder-Suicide Victim 2 Days Prior: Only two days before a murder-suicide sparked by an affair shocked a Main Line town, a neighbor spotted a woman spying on the victim but decided not to call police. Radnor Township Police Superintendent William Colarulo says he received an email from a neighbor of Meredith Sullivan Chapman the day after Chapman's death. The neighbor told Colarulo she had seen a woman with a "grim, concerned or worried" expression on her face standing near her driveway in Radnor Township on April 21. The woman was using a pair of binoculars while staring at Chapman's home on Lowrys Lane. The neighbor said the woman then went into a black SUV and drove off. The neighbor told Colarulo she decided not to report the incident. Two days later, Chapman, 33, was found shot to death inside her home. The body of Jennair Gerardot was found next to her. Investigators say Gerardot drove to the home and shot and killed Chapman before taking her own life. Latex gloves, ear plugs and binoculars were found by officers inside Gerardot's black Cadillac XTS, police said. The vehicle was a rental, investigators determined. The shocking slaying was rooted in an affair between Chapman and Gerardot's husband, Mark Gerardot, investigators have said.

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Fire Breaks Out at Main Line Cafe: Firefighters responded to a blaze at a popular Main Line restaurant Monday afternoon, causing traffic troubles on a busy road. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. at the White Dog Café along West Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. No word yet on what caused the fire. No one was hurt, Delaware County dispatchers said. Firefighters could be seen going in and out of the building and on the roof but there were no visible signs of flames. Some debris was thrown onto the ground on one side of the building. The restaurant is connected to a handful of other businesses in the same complex. Fire trucks blocked part of busy Lancaster Avenue for more than an hour.

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Man Armed with AR-15 Walks Through Abington to Make Statement: Police say an armed man spotted in Abington Township, Montgomery County is trying to make a statement on the 2nd amendment. Police received several reports Monday of a man walking through the area of North Hills, Ardsley, Glenside and the Abington Shopping Center with an AR-15 slung behind his back. Abington Police Chief Patrick Molloy wrote a letter to residents telling them that while the man’s intentions are unknown, they believe he’s trying to draw officers into a debate over his 2nd amendment right to carry the weapon in public. “All of our officers are well aware of this passive-aggressive tactic, as they have been videotaped during at least one encounter with him,” Chief Molloy wrote. “While no laws have been broken, this individual’s actions have caused unnecessary alarm to the public, thus diverting valuable police resources from our core mission.” The chief assured residents police were primarily concerned with their safety.

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Ashley Judd Sues Harvey Weinstein: Ashley Judd sued Harvey Weinstein on Monday, saying the former movie mogul hurt her acting career in retaliation for her rejecting his sexual advances. In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judd accuses Weinstein of defamation, sexual harassment and violating California's unfair competition law. Central to the lawsuit is director Peter Jackson saying in December that Weinstein had warned him 20 years ago that Judd was a "nightmare" to work with, and should be avoided "at all costs." Jackson was considering Judd for a major role in his "Lord of the Rings" movies, and had met with her about the role. About a year earlier, Weinstein — in what was supposed to be a business meeting — appeared to Judd in a bathrobe, asked her to watch him shower and to let him massage her, the suit alleges. The allegations are the same that Judd made in The New York Times in October. Judd was in the first group of women who came forward last fall about Weinstein's sexual misconduct and has since been among the key faces of the #MeToo movement. Weinstein has denied trying to derail Judd's career, and said he had no role in Jackson's casting. An email to his attorney Ben Brafman was not immediately returned.

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College students throughout the Philadelphia region are experiencing firsthand the consequences and struggles of affording a higher education.

American graduates currently owe nearly $1.5 trillion, and that number continues to rise. Huge moments in the “real world” have been put off, as some graduates wait longer to get married or buy a house because the college debt has added up.

Temple professor Cindy Axelrod says that although school is expensive, college grads still earn 70 percent more than workers with just a high school diploma. The key to avoiding financial issues after college is budgeting your debt. This could mean splitting rent with a roommate or holding off on buying that hot new sports car.

Deaja Hopkins-Shaw, a student at Temple University, was forced to find a way around all of the college debt. She had to quit college after just one semester because she was unable to afford it. She joined the military and her education became free. After serving five years in the Air Force, she returned to Temple, now with a full tuition paid.

Universities try to provide students with affordable options.

Rowan University partnered with Rowan College of Gloucester County to create the Rowan Connection. This agreement offers the 3+1 Program and the Rowan Choice program, giving two alternatives to an otherwise pricey four years.

Delaware State University and Temple University both have dual admissions agreements, which allow partnering community college students to transition smoothly to the university. Scholarships are also provided to those students who meet a certain GPA standard.

NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal will examine the costs of college throughout the week. On Tuesday, he looked into the anxiety, depression and mental health issues that can come with a higher education. Eagles tar offensive lineman Brandon Brooks even talked to students about his own struggles with anxiety.

A cell tower visible from the busy Schuylkill Expressway caught fire Tuesday morning sending smoke into the air.

Traffic continued to make it past the scene, which is along an access road off Montgomery Drive and I-76 in Fairmount Park just after 5:30 a.m.

Fire, PECO and Verizon crews responded as flames shot from the top of the tower. After about an hour, some smoke could be seen continuing to rise from the lower part of the tower.

No injuries were reported and it was unclear if cellphone service was impacted.

A wandering bear has managed to get away yet again, even after police kept a watchful eye as it napped for hours up in a tree in New Jersey Monday. 

The bear made its initial appearance in Siranni Park, prompting police to caution residents to call 911 if they spot it. Officials told News 4 the bear appears to be male, possibly a yearling, about 200 pounds. 

Chopper 4 was over the scene as the bear headed to the woods, not far from a church, and climbed a tree. From there, it was seen looking down at a yellow jacket-clad man presumably there to help bring it to safety. Later, it shimmied down the tree and ran across the street. 

Video showed people yelling, "Get out of that tree!" as the bear tromped through neighborhood backyards. 

By late morning, animal control had decided to stand back and let the bear keep napping in a tree. They planned to monitor the bear in hopes it goes back to the woods on its own. (If it heads toward Route 17, they plan to tranquilize him.) 

The bruin napped for hours all through the evening. Animal control said they couldn't tranquilize him because he was too high up and could be seriously hurt if he slips.

Then on late Monday night, he woke up and News 4 cameras captured him slinking down behind the tree, playing a bit of peekaboo. He ran through the yards, away from police, away from homes and neighbors -- and just as quickly as he moved in, he moved out.

Paramus police tweeted that they'd lost him. He's on the loose, and police hope, in the woods. They say if anyone sees the bear, they should stay away from him.

New dad Evan Cantiellos is using his lunch break to train for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run with the Independence Blue streaks running team.

A man was shot and killed as he left a bar on Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia around 8:30 p.m. Monday. Police are still looking for the shooter.

Some of the people with long overdue Philadelphia parking tickets returned to the city's parking office Tuesday morning after spending hours in line trying to get amnesty for older tickets.

Anyone with unpaid parking tickets from before 2013, were able to sign up to have their debt forgiven. The amnesty program also offered vehicle owners a 70-percent discount for towing and storage fees from 2014 or earlier.

Enrollment for the program ended Monday after being in place for two months. The Parking Amnesty website was no longer taking online applications Monday so procrastinators had to get in line before 6 p.m. to apply in person at 917 Filbert Street. People were lined up around the block and stayed in line into the early morning hours of Tuesday when the sheriff's office handed out letters and sent a few dozen people home.

The PPA says that people with the letters have until Wednesday to return to the office to apply for amnesty despite the program being closed. A handful of people, those PPA letters in hand, were back in line again before the PPA office opened Tuesday morning in hopes of still getting a clean slate. 

A special trip to Disney for children who face daily health-related hardships and deserve a sense of normalcy. Disney characters greeted them Tuesday morning as they prepared to board their plane. After the trip to Florida they will return Tuesday night.

Van's Food is recalling more than 1,500 cases of gluten-free waffles distributed in 11 states because some of the packages may contain waffles with both gluten and undeclared dairy.

A "limited number of the wrong packaging were used during the production of Van's Belgian Waffles," according to a statement posted on the FDA website.

The recalled packages have a lot code of #A640234710–WL2 and were distributed in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

The FDA said Van's had not received any reports of illness or adverse effects from people eating the products. 

A wandering bear with a penchant for taking long naps in trees has been spotted again in a New Jersey community, more than 24 hours after animal control officials first tried to catch him and bring him safely to some woods.

The bear, which appears to be a roughly 200-pound male yearling, was spotted in Ridgewood shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday, traipsing in and around homes and lumbering dangerously close to a front door before he hopped a fence -- and then headed toward a local school. Anyone who sees it should call 911.

It's not 100 percent clear it's the same bear that made its initial appearance in Paramus' Sirianni Park early Monday, but it does appear to be. Chopper 4 was over the scene as the bear headed to the woods, not far from a church, and climbed a tree. Later, it shimmied down the tree and ran across the street. 

Video showed people yelling, "Get out of that tree!" as the bear tromped through neighborhood backyards. 

Then it went to take a nap in a tree. Animal control decided to stand back and let the bear keep napping; they were considered it was up to high and it could fall and injure itself if they tried to tranquilize it. But the bear napped for hours.

Then, late Monday night, he woke up and News 4 cameras captured him slinking down behind the tree, playing a bit of peekaboo. He ran through the yards, away from police, away from homes and neighbors -- and just as quickly as he moved in, he moved out.

Paramus police tweeted that they'd lost him. And he's still on the loose. 

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will make a two-day swing through Pennsylvania to rally with candidates in Democratic primary races.

The former presidential candidate's stump pitches will start with a Friday evening event for lieutenant governor candidate John Fetterman in front of Philadelphia's City Hall.

Fetterman endorsed Sanders for president in 2016's Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton. Sanders, however, didn't endorse Fetterman in that year's Democratic U.S. Senate primary.

Fetterman is among four Democrats challenging incumbent Lt. Gov. Mike Stack of Philadelphia in May 15's primary election.

On Saturday, Sanders will campaign with Democratic congressional candidates Jess King in Lancaster and Greg Edwards in Allentown.

King is uncontested for the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker. Edwards is running in a six-way primary to succeed retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent.

The end of this week is going to feel more like July than May thanks to unseasonably warm air that’ll be settling in over the Philadelphia region.

A steady warming trend will continue through the week jumping from the upper 70 degrees on Tuesday to the mid-80s on Wednesday. The real hot weather will settle in Thursday and Friday when temperatures will hover around 90 degrees.

Some neighborhoods may break records — the record high in Philadelphia on Thursday is 90 degrees. The Jersey Shore and Delaware beaches will be about 10 degrees cooler thanks to the sea breeze.

While the temps will be high and the sun will be out, humidity levels will remain low so the heat won’t be oppressive.

A cold front will move through on Friday afternoon and may spark some thunderstorms. The front will usher in seasonable weather for the weekend just in time for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run.

On Sunday, we’ll start in the upper 50s with partly cloudy skies. By race time at 8 a.m., we’ll warm to the low 60s and the cloud cover will remain.

We are looking at local programs that assist families dealing with autism ahead of the Eagles Autism Challenge. One program at Drexel University offers autistic teens a chance at college life through classes and internships.

Joseph Mancini grew tired of seeing plastic bags floating in the ocean and flapping stuck in trees and fences in his New Jersey shore town.

"Quite frankly, I was tired of seeing plastic bags stuck in trees, fences, on the water," he said. "People come down to Long Beach Township because it's a pristine environment."

So Mancini, mayor of the biggest town on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, decided last year to push for a bag ban. He and other township officials were successful.

Now, after a six-month grace period, a plastic bag ban went into effect May 1.

To help with the adjustment, about 20,000 reusable canvas bags are being handed out to households in Long Beach Township, which makes up roughly 11 miles of the 12-mile-long island in Ocean County. That's enough for two reusable bags for every home, Mayor Joe Mancini said.

The reusable bags cost the township less than a dollar a piece, Mancini said.

"We'll save that money just in litter pickup alone," he added.

Plastic bags are no longer allowed at township businesses, except for a couple exceptions: fishing bait at tackle shops and marinas, and raw meat at groceries.

Mancini said the six-month lead-up was in part to allow stores in the township like Wawas and the Acme supermarket to use whatever plastic bags they had left in stock.

"Everybody is aboard: the Acme, the Wawas, the retail stores," Mancini said. "Everyone is working together."

If plastic bags are no longer handed out at commercial venues, the mayor believes "they should disappear at the beach."

Another New Jersey town, Longport, previously assigned a 10-cent per bag fee on single-use plastic bags, as NBC10 reported in 2015. It became the first in the state to enact a bag fee.

Plastic bags are a big contributor to ocean and river pollution. In the largest global example of the effects that plastic has on the environment, a recent study concluded that the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of the state of Texas.

Philadelphia, during former Mayor Michael Nutter's tenure, tried in 2009 to ban plastic bags from use in the city. But City Council ultimately voted down the measure.

Other efforts since then have failed in establishing a ban, and the Pennsylvania legislature last year approved a pre-emptive law banning such bans by local governments. Gov. Tom Wolf did veto the law.

More than 900 million plastic bags were distributed in Philadelphia in 2017, according to a Philly Voice story, which noted that several other local and state governments already have plastic bag bans.

California banned plastic bags in 2016. In Puerto Rico, lawmakers passed a ban in late 2015. An island-wide ban went into effect a year later.

In New York, some lawmakers, including the governor, began a push in April to ban plastic bags statewide.

Runners are in their final week of prep before the Blue Cross Board Street Run this Sunday. One group of runners get together every Tuesday to train at the Navy Yard.