Melissa Joseph is using her art to raise awareness about gun violence. Her goal is to give back, provide strength and help people heal.

Several members of Congress demanded to see immigrants at a detention center in New Jersey in a "surprise Father's Day visit," saying the fathers inside shouldn't be separated from their children. 

Seven U.S. Representatives went to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Elizabeth in what they called #FathersDayofAction.

Protesters gathered outside holding signs, including one that read: "Families Belong Together." The group chanted, "Shut it down."

About 2,000 immigrant children have been separated from their families at the border over a six-week period, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security figures.

Rep. Hakeem Jefferies, D-N.Y., tweeted that he and his colleagues were "making a surprise Father's Day visit." 

The politicians banged on the door as they were made to wait more than an hour to get access to the facility, according to a tweet by Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. 

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., tweeted that ICE staff papered over a window to block the view of the representatives. At one point, local police were called, she tweeted. 

Also at the detention center were Reps. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.; Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y.; Albio Sires, D-N.J.; and Frank Pallone, D-N.J. 

The congressional members were allowed in at about 11 a.m. 

After their visit, they described meeting several fathers who had been separated from their children. Some of the migrants were fighting back tears as they spoke, the representatives said. 

"They came to this country in search of the protection and the refuge that the proud inscription on the statue of liberty promises to those fleeing terror," Nadler said. "But instead, they are being welcomed by more terror --what could be more terrorizing than having your 7-year-old taken out of your arms? -- and more cruelty."

Fire broke out overnight at a popular New Jersey liquor store leading to residents being urged to keep away as firefighters knocked down the flames.

The Waretown Volunteer Fire Company in Ocean County responded to the fire at the Buy-Rite liquor store on Route 9 near Bay Parkway around 11 p.m. Sunday.

Firefighters from neighboring towns assisted in knocking down the fire inside the 9,000-square-foot building, Waretown firefighters said.

During the overnight fire fight, a Nixle alert was sent out to neighboring residents alerting them to avoid the scene. Firefighters warned that the flammable liquor added to the potential danger.

The fire was put out overnight and the investigation into the blaze continued Monday morning.

Photos posted online show extensive damage within the building.

Ed Rendell, who has served as the governor of Pennsylvania and the mayor of Philadelphia, said Monday that he has Parkinson's disease. He's receiving treatment and is optimistic.

CVS MinuteClinic nurse practitioner Beth Kinsella talks about ticks and other summer threats that could impact children at camps or anyone outside this summer.

Residents went to the beach for some relief from Monday's excessive heat. Jersey Shore business owners are taking advantage.

Ever gotten a phone call from a number that's almost identical to your own? It was likely an example of "neighbor spoofing," a tactic used by scam artists.

Some of the best high school baseball players are playing through the heat today at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. Parents say the students have rules about only playing half a game in heat like this.

In the wake of a shootout at an all-night arts festival that left a 13-year-old and 21 others hurt and one of the suspected shooters dead, schools in New Jersey’s capital city are taking security measures, including rescheduling some move-up ceremonies.

Shelter-in-place measures were put in place at all Trenton public schools Monday and will remain in place until further notice, Superintendent Fred McDowell said in a letter sent to public school families.

“All schools will adhere closely to the safety protocols currently in place and will be implementing a shelter-in-place, which means that only staff and students required to be in the buildings will be permitted to enter,” McDowell said.

McDowell said that counseling care is being offered and the district will “continue to take all necessary measures to provide a safe and secure learning environment.”

The shelter-in-place declaration caused the cancellation of some graduation and move-up ceremonies Monday, the district said. Those ceremonies and any others canceled in the upcoming days will be rescheduled. It's up to principals to make decisions for their own schools, the district said.

About 11,100 students attend Trenton public schools, according to the state’s department of education.

The shooting, where police also opened fire continued to be investigated Monday. The chaos broke out at the Art All Night festival in Trenton around 2:45 a.m. Sunday. A barrage of bullets flew into a large crowd, sending attendees stampeding and leaving 22 people, including a 13-year-old boy, injured and one suspect dead, authorities said.

The opening of Philadelphia's public pools could not come at a better time as this week brings in a First Alert Weather warning for excessive heat.

The City of Philadelphia plans to open more than 70 public pools from June 19 until the end of the month. 

This year’s first opening comes earlier than expected. For the last two summers, the pool openings began on the 22nd.

Philadelphia had the most city run pools in the country as of 2017 according to The Trust for Public Land. 

To take a look at a full map of the Philadelphia Public Pools, click here.

Check out the full list of Philadelphia's city pools openings below:

Tuesday, June 19

Lawncrest Recreation Center 

6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111

Wednesday, June 20

Awbury Playground

6101 Ardleigh St., 19138

Cione Playground

2600 E. Aramingo Ave., 19125

Feltonville Recreation Center

231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120

Kelly Pool

4231 Landsdowne Dr., 19131

Lee Cultural Center

4328 Haverford Ave., 19104

Mander Playground

2140 N. 33rd St., 19121

Max Myers Playground

1601 Hellerman St., 19149

Murphy Recreation Center

300 W. Shunk St., 19148

Vare Recreation Center

2600 Morris St., 19145

Thursday, June 21

Christy Recreation Center

728 S. 55th St., 19143

Fox Chase Recreation Center

7901 Ridgeway St., 19111

Francisville Playground

1737 Francis St., 19130

Hillside Recreation Center

201 Fountain St., 19127

Jardel Recreation Center

1400 Cottman Ave., 19111

Northern Liberties Recreation Center

321 Fairmount Ave., 19123

Pleasant Playground

6720 Boyer St., 19119

Vogt Recreation Center

4131 Unruh Ave., 19135

Friday, June 22

East Poplar Playground

820 N. 8th St., 19123

Morris Estate Cultural Center

1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126

Ridgway Pool

901 S. Broad St., 19147

Samuel Recreation Center

3539 Gaul St., 19134

Saturday, June 23

Marian Anderson Recreation Center

740 S. 17th St., 19146

Baker Playground

5433 Landsdowne Ave., 19131

Cobbs Creek Recreation Center

280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139

Kendrick Recreation Center

5822 Ridge Ave., 19128

Lackman Playground

1101 Bartlett St., 19115

Monday, June 25

Carousel House Recreation Center

4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131

Gathers Recreation Center

2501 Diamond St., 19121

Lincoln Pool

3201 Ryan Ave., 19136

Lonnie Young Recreation Center

1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138

Mitchell Playground

3700 Whitehall Ln., 19114

Pickett Pool

5700 Wayne Ave., 19144

Scanlon Playground

1099 E. Tioga St., 19134

Schmidt Playground

113 W. Ontario St., 19140

Tuesday, June 26

Barry Playground

1800 Johnston St., 19145

Dendy Playground

1501 N. 10th St., 19122

Heitzman Recreation Center

2136 Castor Ave., 19134

Hunting Park Recreation Center

900 Hunting Park Ave., 19140

Jacobs Playground

4500 Linden Ave., 19114

James Finnegan Playground

6900 Grovers Ave., 19142

Kingsessing Recreation Center

4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143

Penrose Playground

1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122

Ziehler Playground

200 E. Olney Ave., 19120

Wednesday, June 27

39th & Olive Playground

700 N. 39th St., 19104

Athletic Recreation Center

1400 N. 26th St., 19121

Amos Playground

1817 N. 16th St., 19121

Chew Playground

1800 Washington Ave., 19146

Cruz Playground

1431 6th St., 19122

Hancock Playground

1401 N. Hancock St., 19122

Houseman Recreation Center

5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124

Sacks Playground

400 Washington Ave., 19147

Simpson Recreation Center

1010 Arrott St., 19124

Tustin Playground

5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151

Thursday, June 28

12th & Cambria Playground

2901 N. 12th St., 19133

American Legion Playground

6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135

Cohocksink Recreation Center

2901 Cedar St., 19134

Ford Recreation Center

609 Snyder Ave., 19148

M.L. King Recreation Center

2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121

Mill Creek Playground

743 N. 48th St., 19139

Piccoli Playground

1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124

Shepard Recreation Center

5700 Haverford Ave., 19131

Friday, June 29

Belfield Recreation Center

2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138

C.B. Moore Recreation Center

2551 N. 22nd St., 19132

Cherashore Playground

851 W. Olney Ave., 19120

F.J. Myers Recreation Center

5800 Chester Ave., 19143

McVeigh Recreation Center*

400 E. Ontario St., 19134

O’Connor Pool

2601 South St., 19146

Shuler Playground

3000 N. 27th St., 19132

Stinger Square

1400 S. 32nd St., 19146

Waterloo Playground*

2502 N. Howard St., 19133

Note: Bridesburg, Lederer, and Sayre Morris pools are closed for the season.

A number of cities across the region are also planning openings later this month. 

In Allentown, three of the city's six pools have been open since Memorial Day Weekend. The others planned to open June 23. 

Wilmington, Delaware planned to open all of the city's pools on June 25 with the exception of the P.S. DuPont pool, set to open a week later.

* = Pool opening may be delayed due to damages.

For more information about each location's days and operation times, click here.

A Delaware man celebrating his birthday witnessed a gunman kill his daughter and co-worker outside his home over the weekend.

Doris Dorsey, a 15-year-old recent graduate from Stanton Middle School, was inside a vehicle in the driveway speaking to her father outside their home on the unit block of Lloyd Street in Belvedere Sunday shortly before 1:30 a.m. Vincent DiMenco, 35, a friend and co-worker of the girl’s father, was also sitting in the front yard. Police say Dorsey’s father was celebrating his birthday at the time.

As the three were speaking, an unidentified gunman walked up to the home and opened fire. Both Dorsey and DiMenco were struck in the shooting. The girl’s father was not injured. The gunman then fled the scene in an unknown direction.

Both Dorsey and DiMenco were pronounced dead by responding medics.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. If you have any information or were in contact with Dorsey or DiMenco on Saturday, please call Detective Reid at 302-395-8110 or call New Castle County Police at 302-573-2800. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

UPS workers who are demanding a fair contract are threatening to strike. We take a look at the potential impact a strike would have on our area.

NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Bill Henley is tracking showers on this Tuesday and a gradual cooling trend ahead.

Four children and two adults were left homeless Tuesday morning in a row home fire that ripped through four houses on Sprague Street. An arson dog was brought in to investigate as the home where the fire started was vacant at the time.

The Mercer County prosecutor and community leaders are meeting Tuesday morning at a Trenton church to talk about ways to move forward after 22 people were shot in suspected gang violence at an arts festival over the weekend.

The chaos broke out at the Art All Night festival in downtown Trenton around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, according to investigators.

Watch live: Officials, community leaders speaking soon about the shooting. The livestream of their press conference will be available on this page once it begins.

Officials said several fights sparked by disputes between neighborhood gangs broke out prior to the shooting. They also said officers warned that the event needed to be shut down before the shooting took place. 

"Prior to the shooting, the Trenton Police Department began dispersing individuals," Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. "Those individuals, however, continued to loiter and additional fights broke out and then the shooting occurred."

Witnesses told officials they heard people arguing inside the historic Roebling Wire Works venue moments before gunfire erupted. The fight soon spilled out into the street as attendees ran for cover.

Police said multiple people, including Tahaij Wells, 32, and Amir Armstrong, 23, then opened fire at each other. At least 1,000 people were in the area at the time.

"Everybody ran," one witness told NBC10.

Another witness said he grabbed his girlfriend when the shooting started. 

"[It] just kept going," Franco Roberts said.

Roberts said he helped one of the victims.

"I just bent down and grabbed his hand and I was talking to him and I was like, 'Yo bro, don't close your eyes,'" Roberts said.

Officials said responding police officers shot and killed Wells. He had been on parole since February for homicide, according to investigators.

Armstrong, who is in stable condition, is charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, officials said.

"The street is just flooding with people running, you know, unfortunately there was a girl who was shot in the leg, she was on top of my car," Samuel Kanig, another witness, said of the melee. 

At least 22 people were injured during the ordeal. Officials said 17 of the victims were shot while others who were hiding behind cars during the shooting were hurt when the vehicles began to move. 

Police are also investigating an attempted carjacking in an alley behind the venue. Investigators have not yet determined whether it was related to the shooting.

Investigators recovered multiple weapons after the shooting. One weapon was a handgun with an extended capacity magazine that contained more ammunition than permitted under New Jersey law, officials said. 

Irvin Higgenbotham was released from the hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

"I don't wish it on nobody," Higgenbotham said. "The kids out here, these guns and stuff, it's no good."

On Sunday morning, hours after the shooting, crime scene tape surrounded the venue, a historic warehouse building that now shares a parking lot with a supermarket, bank and laundry facility. People could be seen dropping off flowers for the victims throughout Father's Day. 

Ernie Rivas has owned a shop near the site of the shooting for 17 years and said he came back from the beach Sunday morning when he heard what happened.

"I've never seen this happen. It's bad, I feel bad, especially on Father's Day," Rivas said.

Theresa Brown said she's been volunteering at Art All Night for 12 years and has never seen or heard of violence like this. She said she was leaving her volunteer shift around 2 a.m. and heard "pop, pop, pop."

"I thought it was a car backfiring," she said.

She returned to the scene around 7 a.m. and saw the police.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he was troubled the shooting happened just days after he signed tougher gun laws into legislation. 

"This is yet another reminder of the senselessness of gun violence," he said. "For those responsible, we will bring the full extent of the law and justice to bear on them."

Art All Night Trenton began Saturday afternoon and was scheduled to conclude Sunday afternoon. The remainder of the festival, which promoted "community, creativity and inspiration," was canceled.

"We're very shocked. We're deeply saddened. Our hearts ache and our eyes are blurry but our dedication and resolve to building a better Trenton through community, creativity and inspiration will never fade. Not tonight. Not ever," festival organizers posted on social media Sunday.

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials are working together in what has become a multi-agency investigation. Officials are also looking into whether police fired their weapons during the incident.

"My sympathy goes out to the victims and their families," Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson said at a Sunday morning press conference. "All shootings are a crisis. This is not just a random act of violence - this is a public health issue."

In the wake of the shootout, Trenton public schools, noting student safety, issued a shelter-in-place declaration until further notice.

Meek Mill's legal troubles are far from over.

After a sometimes heated two-hour evidentiary hearing Monday afternoon, a Philadelphia judge said she needs more time to review information pertaining to a suspected tainted Philadelphia police officer who arrested Mill in 2007. 

"We knew justice would not be done today," Mill's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said outside the courthouse. "This is far from over."

Inside the courtroom, Judge Genece Brinkley appeared to cross-examine Bradley Bridge, a lawyer with the Defender Association who has overseen several thousand post-conviction petitions since 1995. 

Her line of questioning, which lasted almost an hour, drew outbursts from another of Mill's lawyers, Brian McMonagle, who accused Brinkley of "sabotaging" the proceedings.

"You're being rude," Brinkley shot back on more than one occassion. 

The biggest question Monday revolved around a former Philadelphia police officer, Reginald Graham, whose sole testimony was central to Mill's conviction. He has since been found guilty by an internal affairs review of lying under oath and stealing money.

But Brinkley remained unconvinced that Graham's questionable credibility was enough to grant post-conviction relief to the rapper.

"We already know this is going to another court," Brinkley said in court. That comment also drew an outcry from the defense team. 

"Does that mean you already made a decision?" McMonagle asked, before adding that at least three convictions of other defendants based on Graham's testimony have been thrown out this year.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office reiterated its approval of Mill's request for a new trial and said that granting his petition would not preclude further investigation into Graham.

Earlier this month, the state Supreme Court split on a request by Mill to remove Brinkley from his case. On Monday, she pointed to the higher court's decision as reason enough to not recuse herself from the ongoing case. 

Meanwhile, outside of the courthouse, dozens of supporters gathered in support of Mill, whose legal name is Robert Williams. 

"Everybody that has some sense has said to drop it," Temple professor and celebrity academic Marc Lamont Hill said. "The system is not broken - the system is doing exactly what it was designed to do, which is put poor people in jail."

Mill thanked supporters at a rally outside the courthouse before he stepped inside, noting his joy of spending Father's Day with his child.

Brinkley sentenced Mill in November to 2 to 4 years in prison for violating probation. Mill served five months before the state Supreme Court ordered his release.

The body of a young man was found in a vacant lot on Margaret Street in Frankford. Police say he was shot in the head.

A former city worker for Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her boyfriend while the couple was in a moving car.

Martina Westcott entered her plea Monday to third-degree murder among other charges in connection to the death of Terrell Bruce, 33.

The 28-year-old shot Bruce in the head during an argument in December 2016, prosecutors alleged. Bruce was driving along Park Line Drive in West Mount Airy at the time.

Bruce lost control of his dark-colored Ford Expedition after being shot. The sport utility vehicle crashed into another car and flipped onto its side. He was found a few feet from the truck.

Westcott fled the scene and turned herself in to police the next day. The Central High School and University of Pennsylvania graduate, who recently pursued a master's in public health at Thomas Jefferson University, apparently ran to her mother's house in nearby Roxborough. She later confessed to the shooting, police sources said at the time.

Bruce was a prominent real-estate agent with RE/MAX in Marlton, New Jersey, and Westcott worked for the city's Department of Public Health.

Born and raised in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, Bruce was a graduate of Roxborough High School and studied at Drexel and La Salle Universities. He continued to help out his community even after becoming a real estate agent, according to his twin brother Brandon Bruce.

"He wanted to be on the front lines of having people be able to afford their first homes," Brandon Bruce told NBC10 in 2016. "He dealt with a lot of first home buyers. That's the people he saw needed probably the most guidance in terms of financial literacy. People who didn't have good credit, he would coach them. He did it pro bono."

Community meetings in Trenton are set Tuesday to discuss violence in the city in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Art All Night early Sunday morning. A vigil was held at the cite of the incident Monday night.

A Democratic party official says a New Jersey state lawmaker accused of domestic violence has resigned due to "health reasons."

Assemblyman Arthur Barclay stepped down Monday, a little more than two weeks after he was arrested. The resignation was announced by Camden County Democratic Party Chairman James Beach, who is also a state senator.

The 36-year-old Barclay didn't respond to requests for comment.

Barclay was arrested in Camden on June 7 for simple assault domestic violence. But further details haven't been released.

Barclay had served in the Assembly since January 2016. He represented the 5th legislative district, which includes parts of Camden and Gloucester counties.

Barclay's successor will be chosen by Democratic party officials in the two counties. That person will serve until a special election is held in November.