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Tax Dollars Settling Sexual Harassment Claims

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The NBC10 Investigators found that nearly two million of your tax dollars were used to settle sexual harassment claims within the city of Philadelphia. Now, the Philadelphia Controller says the city doesn't know how big of a problem it really has.


Hotel Forced to Shut Down in Atlantic City

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Fox Manor was once known as a honeymoon hotel in Atlantic City, but it became a place plagued with trouble. Numerous code violations prompted AC to close it down.

Mural Unveiled for Sergeant Wilson

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A mural was unveiled on Thursday in honor of fallen Philadelphia officer Robert Wilson. Wilson was shot and killed in 2015.

Do Violent Games Make You Violent?

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Do violent games make the players violent? The NBC10 Investigators are looking into whether the weapons, blood, and violence portrayed in the games impact those players.

Body Camera Video Shows Deadly Police Shooting in Vineland

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In police body camera video released Thursday, Rashaun Washington can be heard telling officers he is holding an explosive.

"I'm going to die right here, right now," Washington says multiple times before being shot and killed by police during an encounter in Vineland on Saturday.

"Relax for us, no one has to die," says the officer whose camera footage was released by the Cumberland County prosecutor's office.

The tense, 28-minute video shows a confrontation that witness cell phone video did not capture.

It all started when police were called to West Wood Street between Boulevard and 4th streets around 11:20 a.m. Saturday for a report of a man acting suspiciously. When they arrived, police found Washington standing on the front porch of a home.

Video shows officers arrived with long guns drawn. They can be heard multiple times telling Washington to show his hands.

"You're all gonna have to shoot me right here," Washington can be heard saying as officers continued to shout commands and try to talk to him. 

Washington, 37, talks about his frustrations since returning home from prison, wanting a better life for his children and how he wants to die.

He tells police that he's holding an explosive and it will blow up if he removes the cap.

When he makes a move toward the officers, shots are fired and Washington falls to the ground. 

In the video, police can be heard telling Washington to back up prior to the shooting and they call for medical assistance immediately after.

A police canine was then used to help immobilize Washington, according to investigators. Washington can be seen kicking the dog in the video as police spray him with mace. 

Investigators said Washington was holding garden shears wrapped in a t-shirt.

The New Jersey father of two struggled with addiction and had moved out of a halfway home just four months ago, Washington’s father, Reginald Miller, told NBC10 Tuesday afternoon. He struggled to find a job while also attempting to reconnect with his 11-year-old and 13-year-old children, Miller said.

The officer who discharged his weapon has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Joseph Lowry at 856-453-0486 x11197.



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NBC10 Responds: What to Know Before Hiring a Mover

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Are you or your family moving? Here are some tips to help you hire a mover.

Camden County Winery Expanding: What it Means for NJ

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A Hammonton winery is proving the point of a new study that shows the growing importance of the wine industry to New Jersey's tourism economy.

Sharrott Winery in Camden County opened a new 7,300-square foot tasting room July 18 to accommodate enthusiasts coming to their vineyard.

Sharrott's expansion is a microcosm for how the state's booming wine industry is apparently growing.

In 2016, the industry grew to $323 million in economic impact, a 40 percent increase from $231 million reported in 2011, according to a study released by the Garden State Wine Growers Association. Also reported in the study was the $29.6 million in New Jersey wine sold in 2016, compared to $21.5 million in 2011.

The economic impact study said wineries such as Sharrott boost the local economy with jobs, tax revenue and tourism.

Camden County Freeholder Louis Cappelli, Jr. spoke highly of the importance of Sharrott as an economic engine.

"These vineyards not only employ local residents, they also bring tourists to our area contributing to the region’s economic development. We are proud to partner with them in promoting our shop local campaign," Cappelli said.

The award-winning winery has six acres of grapes under cultivation and has been open to the public since 2008.



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Tax Dollars Settling Sexual Harassment Claims

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The NBC10 Investigators found that nearly $2 million of your tax dollars were used to settle sexual harassment claims within the city of Philadelphia. Now, the Philadelphia controller says the city doesn't know how big of a problem it really has.


White House Invites Putin to Washington

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The White House announces plans to invite Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Washington.

Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Wants Answers

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The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run crash along 495 in Delaware is begging anyone to come forward with information about this crime.

Elderly Neighbor, Firefighters Hurt in House Fire

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A fire along Fontain Street in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood sent an 84-year-old woman and firefighter to the hospital. Another firefighter was treated on the scene. Neighbors say squatters were staying in the row home.

The Oval's Colorful Transformation

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Arts, performances and family fun are all included in the summertime pop up park on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway,

Don't Plan on Using I-76 West Ramp to 30th Street for Weeks

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It’s time to plan ahead for your next travels into Center City, as the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76) westbound ramp to 30th Street will be closing for four weeks starting Saturday.

Repairing and resurfacing operations will take place through mid-August, PennDOT announced.

I-76 west motorists will be detoured to exit at South Street, turn right onto South Street, left on 22nd Street and then left on Market Street to reach 30th Street. The construction area will cause slowdowns, so drivers are encouraged to prepare in advance.

The Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River is part of PennDOT’s $103.6 million rehabilitation project. Seven other structures in the area, including the Walnut Street on-ramp to eastbound I-76 at 30th Street are part of the project, which is scheduled to finish in the fall of 2020.

Drivers can find more information about the full project by clicking here.



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Duck Boats: Popular With Tourists, But With a Deadly History

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Duck boats are popular with tourists, but they've also been involved in dozens of deaths.

At least 26 people have been killed in incidents involving duck boats over the last 20 years in the United States, including Thursday's deadly sinking in Missouri, "Today" reported.

A lawyer who represented victims in a duck boat crash in Philadelphia in 2010 says the number of deaths is higher and that more than 40 people have died in duck boat accidents.

The "boats" are amphibious vehicles made by modifying military trucks. The ones in use today were built for use in World War II and were named with the acronym DUKW, which led to the nickname "duck boats."

Duck boats were used during the Normandy invasion on D-Day to bring troops ashore, and some were used again in Korea.

In recent years some businesses have re-purposed those same, decades-old vehicles into sightseeing attractions that drive from land into rivers and lakes.

The boats sit low in the water, with waves lapping just outside the boats' windows.

In 1999, 13 people drowned while riding a duck boat in Hot Springs, Arkansas. That boat sank so quickly that no one aboard had time to put on a life jacket, the NTSB reported; its investigation found the boat had been inadequately maintained.

In 2010, a trash barge collided with a duck boat on a busy part of the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The 37 people aboard were sent into the water; two people, tourists from Hungary, died.

The company that ran the Philadelphia operations, Ride the Ducks International, stopped operating in Philly in 2016 after another fatal crash sent its insurance costs soaring. In May 2015, a duck boat struck and killed a visitor from Texas who was crossing a city street.

The next year, in Boston, a woman was killed when she was hit by a duck boat while riding her scooter on Beacon Hill.

Five college students were killed in 2015 when a duck boat crashed into a charter bus in Seattle. The victims were on the bus.

The company that operated the Branson, Missouri, ride that sank in a storm Thursday issued a statement reiterating its focus on safety.

"The safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority," the statement read. "Ride the Ducks will be closed for business while we support the investigation, and to allow time to grieve for the families and the community."

But a lawyer who represented the Philadelphia water crash victims said Friday that's not good enough.

The vehicles are "deathtraps operating on land and in the water," Robert Mongeluzzi said, reiterating his call for a national ban on duck boats.

“After this tragedy, we again ask, What does it take for tour operators to realize that they cannot value profit more than human life and public safety?" Mongeluzzi said in a statement. 



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Trump Bump? Candidates Weigh President's Pull in Midterms

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Seth Grossman, a candidate for Congress from South Jersey, remembers a story about a campaign meeting in which attendees were decidedly split over an important decision.

The issue: whether to put President Donald Trump's name on Grossman's yard signs. There were concerns about vandalism, and that people wouldn't want to put the signs in their yard, he recalled.

But proponents of the pro-Trump signs won out, and Grossman now says only a few voters in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district didn't want them.

The Republican, who also stamped "Support Trump" and "Make America Great Again" on campaign literature, credits his support for the president in his surprise victory in the primary. He now faces a longshot challenge in the November general election against the Democratic candidate, longtime state Sen. Jeff Van Drew.

"It got me elected," Grossman said of his Trump rhetoric during the primary campaign.

He has since come under fire for social media posts tied to white nationalist groups and lost the support of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. He has hit back using Trump in a counter punch, arguing the NRCC chair should "resign immediately for failure to support the President and his Agenda."

Grossman's race — for an open seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Frank LoBiondo — may have its own dynamics, but he’s not the only Republican weighing the effects of tying their hopes on what some are calling a potential Trump Bump in congressional campaigns. Control of the House and Senate is up for grabs in the fall midterm election.

"It's going to be on a district-by-district basis," Republican strategist Charlie Gerow said.

In some districts where Trump is popular, he could be very helpful to Republican candidates, but in any general election race Republicans need to be mindful of keeping the base happy, he said.

"Any Republican incumbent, or challenger for that matter, is going to need to take 90 percent of their base to be successful," Gerow said.

This week, as Trump drew criticism from Republicans in Washington for his handling of the Helsinki meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Republicans across the country by-and-large stuck with him. In an Axios/SurveyMonkey poll conducted this week, 58 percent of all respondents disapproved of the President’s handling of the summit, while 40 percent approved. But among Republicans in the survey, 79 percent approved and 18 percent disapproved.

In Pennsylvania's new 7th district, which covers Lehigh and Northampton counties, Dean Browning made his support for President Trump part of his pitch to voters in the Lehigh Valley during the primary. Browning said he often was greeted with an expression of relief.

"They would say: 'Thank God,'" Browning said, adding that those voters felt they could speak freely and were glad to find a candidate sharing their views.

Browning lost his primary bid for the Republican nomination in that district by a slim margin, but he said he believes his support for President Trump ultimately helped him.

Republican candidates are now speaking to a wider audience in general election contests across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Browning, who now supports Republican nominee Marty Nothstein in the 7th district race, said his advice to other Republicans is to "embrace, identify and be able to articulate why you support the President and why he has been successful."

Across the river in southern New Jersey, Grossman said he doesn't plan to change his approach in utilizing the president's name, betting that the strategy won't turn off independent voters.

"I think the independent voters are energized by people standing up and pushing back," he said.

For Democrats, they're hoping talk of Trump will spur liberals to action as well.

"I think it definitely does motivate Democrats," said Pennsylvania State Sen. Shariff Street, vice chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

But Street says the party will spend its time talking about issues like health care.

"Where the president motivates people on his own, we're going to take that energy and channel it," Street said.

In races where Republicans aren't making Trump an issue, though, he could still show up in the campaign cycle.

In one campaign commercial airing in the Philadelphia region, Democrat Scott Wallace looks into the camera and declares: "I'm running for Congress from Bucks County to stand up to President Trump."

Wallace, who is running against Republican incumbent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in the newly redrawn 1st district representing Bucks County, also has another longer ad posted on his campaign website in which the first four images viewers see are of President Trump.



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Judge Says Filing in Clergy Sex Abuse Case Should Be Public

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A court filing from the Pennsylvania Attorney General seeking the release of a grand jury report into sex abuse in Catholic churches in Pennsylvania should be made public, a judge ruled Friday.

The decision is a step forward for victims of sexual assault, said Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

The grand jury report concerns six of the state's Roman Catholic dioceses — Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton. 

It involves allegations of child sexual abuse, failure to report it, endangering the welfare of children and obstruction of justice by people associated with the church, local public officials and community leaders.

Shapiro is among those asking the court to have the grand jury report released to the public. News organizations, including NBC10 and Telemundo 62, have also asked the court to release it.

But lawyers for nearly two dozen unnamed current and retired clergy members have filed a request to prevent the release of the report, describing the report as full of errors and "improper assertions."

They said releasing the report would irreparably harm their reputations and deny them the due process the law guarantees. 

Shapiro's legal brief in response to those claims is at the heart of Friday's ruling. The clergy had challenged the public release of Shapiro's brief, arguing that it includes information from the report. 

It's not clear yet what is in the brief, or when it could be made public.

"Our office continues to fight to ensure this report is released and victims’ voices are heard by the people of Pennsylvania," Shapiro's statement read. "This marks an important step in that process."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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Coastal Storm to Bring Heavy Downpours, Possible Flooding

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A strong coastal storm will pound the Philadelphia region with torrential downpours Saturday afternoon and evening into early Sunday as the region enters a humid and wet patch that will last through next week.

The NBC10 First Alert Weather Team issued a First Alert for the threat of heavy rain and localized flooding from Saturday afternoon through early Sunday.

“We are expecting some pockets of very heavy rain,” NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Tammie Souza said. “Any storm could dump several inches of rain per hour. Localized flooding is possible, roads will be impacted and there will be some intense lightning.”

Rain started in southern Delaware and South Jersey Saturday morning. It is expected to push into Philadelphia and the immediate suburbs in the afternoon, then into the Lehigh Valley by late afternoon. The high won't get out of the 70s.

Be sure to check any organized outdoor activities, like concerts or sporting events, for delays and cancellations. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Sunday morning.

The rain should be gone by early Sunday morning but returning by Sunday night. You may even see fairly clear conditions for most of the day Sunday, once the storm moves out, but don’t rule out the chance for a pop-up shower.

Rain and cloudy skies are expected Monday as we enter a pattern of humid and gloomy days caused by an atmospheric river, which is a narrow stream of moisture flowing over the area for days on end. In California, for example, the phenomena has been nicknamed a "Pineapple Express." In our case, the Bermuda high will be directly to the east, blocking an area of low pressure directly to the west, creating a channel for the moisture overhead.


Temps will be seasonable in the 80s through the week but with high humidity it should feel like Florida.

“There will be days when everybody gets rain but there will be days where just some neighborhoods do and not others,” Tammie said.

“Some days are going to be gray all day with periods of heavy rain, other days you may see partly sunny skies, it may warm enough for a pop up storm,” Tammie said.

The best bet is to stick with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team on air and on our app through the weekend and next week for the latest on the wet weather.



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NBC10 Investigators: Gamer Dangers

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NBC10 Investigators looked into the different ways video games effect both children and families.

The Most Expensive Real Estate Listings in Chester County

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With numerous bedrooms, multiple (some original!) fireplaces, a large outdoor pool with a diving board, horse stalls and a riding ring, game rooms and a theater room, these real estate gems are currently on the market, according to Trulia.com.

Weather Whiplash at the Jersey Shore

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If you're not already at the Jersey Shore, you're missing a sunny and warm Friday. But those who are down at the beach know the nice weather won't last. Storms are on the way.

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