When in Philadelphia, the stars chant E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles! (At least, Shawn Mendes does.)
Shawn Mendes Does the Eagles Chant
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Uff Em Weg Zu Wictorie (Yes, the Fight Song in Pa. Dutch)
The Eagles Fight Song as you have never heard it -- in Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Eagles Fans Converge on Penn's Landing
True fans converged for the NFL Kickoff experience on Penn's Landing Thursday, wearing their tattoos, fan gear and Eagles spirit.
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Green Glitter-Coated Cookie Cakes and More
If you aren't at the Linc, you can always throw your own tailgate at home.
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DE Polls Closed: Senate Race Could Shake Up Democratic Party
A left-wing insurgence within the national Democratic Party could receive a huge boost in Delaware if an out-of-nowhere, little-funded military veteran pulls off a stunning upset in Thursday's primary.
Polls closed at 8 p.m.
Kerri Evelyn Harris, 38, is trying to topple one of the most influential men in Delaware's history, Tom Carper, who is seeking a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. Carper, 71, previously served as governor and at-large congressman for the First State.
On the Republican side, three Senate candidates are vying to face off against either Carper or Harris in the November general election.
Results in the Carper-Harris race, along with numerous others throughout Delaware, will be detailed on this page once the votes are tallied.
Knocking off Carper could be viewed as an even longer shot than the upset sprung by 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a congressional district race in New York City earlier this summer.
But the similarities in the candidates' stories are compelling. Both are young women. Both represent the left side of the liberal spectrum. Both challenged well-established members of the Washington D.C. and political elite. Ocasio-Cortez knocked off incumbent U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley, one of the senior Democrats in Congress. Harris is challenging the best-known politician in recent Delaware history not named Biden.
Buoyed by the improbable rise of Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016, more liberal factions of the Democratic Party have won several races in primaries this year.
Charlie Gerow, a longtime Republican strategist based in Pennsylvania, said it remains to be seen how the success of the "far left" factions of the Democratic Party in the primaries will play to independent voters in the general election in November.
"The Democrats are increasingly nominating far-left candidates," Gerow said. "Whether far-left candidates can win in the general election, that's the biggest question of 2018."
In Delaware's other race Thursday to decide who will represent the state in Congress, two Republicans are vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester in the general election in November. Rochester did not face a primary challenge. Delaware has only one seat in the House of Representatives.
Delaware's other U.S. senator, Chris Coons, is not up for re-election this year.
Numerous down-ballot primary races were also held, including state attorney general and numerous seats in the state Senate and House of Representatives.
The races are the highlights of one of the country's last remaining primaries ahead of what will be a contentious midterm election in the fall. It may also surprise some Delaware voters who aren't aware of a scheduling change made back in 2016.
The Delaware General Assembly two years ago changed the date for the primary from a previously scheduled Sept. 11 date to Sept. 6. For more information about the election and details about how and where to vote depending on your address, go to the Department of State's elections page here.
The three Republicans running for U.S. Senate are Robert Arlett, Rocky de la Fuente Roque and Eugene Truono Jr.
The two Republicans running for the at-large congressional seat are Lee Murphy and Scott Walker.
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We Are the Champions, My Friends
Tailgating goes to the extreme outside Lincoln Financial Field, with red velvet ropes and a replica of the Vince Lombardi trophy.
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Eagles Fans Party at the NFL Kickoff Experience
Photo Credit: Joseph Kaczmarek
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Lieutenant Back in Time for Eagles' Kickoff
Lieutenant Colonel Tom Booth couldn't be at the Eagles playoff game earlier this year because he was deployed in Afghanistan. But, guess who NBC10's Tim Furlong found on Thursday at the Linc?
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A Look Inside the SNF Football Bus
The fans got to experience the best of Saturday Night Football at the SNF Football Bus. They got a backstage look at the lockers and the broadcast set.
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Football Fans Surprised with Super Bowl Tickets
Philadelphia threw a city-wide party on Thursday to celebrate the NFL kickoff and the Birds' season opener, but two lucky fans got the surprise of a lifetime.
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Trump Trying to Track Down Mystery Op-Ed Writer
Advisers to President Donald Trump have reportedly narrowed down their list of top staffers they believe could have written an editorial in the New York Times that called out the president.
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Make-a-Wish: Montco Boy Becomes Pilot for a Day
The Make-A-Wish Foundation made 6-year-old William Beyer's dreams to be a pilot come true. He was made an honorary pilot when he and his family visited Sikorsky Aircraft in Connecticut.
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Barking Dog Helps Save Residents From New Jersey Fire
A dog’s bark is being credited with helping save sleeping New Jersey residents from a quick-moving fire that gutted their home.
Firefighters arrived to the house on Briarwood Road in West Berlin, Camden County, around 3:35 a.m. Friday to find flames shooting from the back of the home.
“Fire conditions were pretty severe,” West Berlin Fire Department Chief Joseph Jackson said.
Firefighters battled the blaze inside and out to get it under control.
All five adults made it out of the home OK thanks, in part, to man’s best friend.
“One (person) woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of the dog barking erratically,” Jackson said.
That dog and another dog made it out of the home safely. Five cats, however, were unaccounted for Friday morning.
No firefighters were hurt as they worked in shifts to keep cool with humid conditions at the time, Jackson said.
The county fire marshal investigated the cause of the blaze.
Photo Credit: NBC10
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Grocery Shopping as a Teachable Moment
It is often a challenge having to manage your children while trying to buy your groceries. Smith Playground has teamed up with Brown's ShopRite for "Talk It Up," offering teachable moments for children while grocery shopping.
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Wagner's Consultant Texts Crude Meme Mocking Caitlyn Jenner
A Pennsylvania political consultant working for Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner reportedly texted an offensive meme mocking Caitlyn Jenner to a reporter, apparently mistakenly, according to the news site Billy Penn.
Ray Zaborney, whose Harrisburg political consulting businesses Maverick Finance and Red Maverick Media have received more than $40,000 from Scott Wagner's campaign, texted Billy Penn political reporter Max Marin inadvertently in a group with three other people, Billy Penn reported Friday.
The three others are all senior staffers for Wagner, including campaign manager Jason High, finance director Jenise Harris and policy director Shauna Boscaccy, Billy Penn reported.
Wagner, a former state senator and businessman from York, is challenging Democratic incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf in the Nov. 13 general election. Wolf is seeking a second term. An NBC News/Marist poll released last month found that Wagner trails Wolf by 14 points, 54-40, among registered voters.
The meme is a black-and-white image of Jenner's face with the the words: "Believe in something. Even if it means cutting your d--- off."
There is also a Nike Swoosh and the Nike slogan: "Just Do It." in the bottom right corner of the meme, in an apparent mockery of the new Colin Kaepernick advertising campaign.
Jason High, Wagner's campaign manager, said in a statement that "one text by a consultant who poorly judged the line between humor and sensitivity" should not take away from the candidate's advocacy for the LGBT community.
"Scott has been a strong advocate for the LBTQ community as both a business owner and lawmaker. He was vilified throughout the Republican primary for shepherding an anti-discrimination bill through the Senate," High said. "And even after millions in negative advertising was spent against him on the issue, he refused to back down one inch from demanding equal rights for LGBTQ individuals."
A Wagner spokesman said Zaborney would continue to consult for the campaign.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party on Friday afternoon called for Wagner's campaign to "immediately fire" Zaborney and High.
"Scott Wagner must immediately fire campaign consultant Ray Zaborney for his despicable, transphobic actions and campaign manager Jason High for failing to denounce Zaborney,” the state Democratic organization's spokesman, Mike Mikus, said in a release.
Wagner's campaign has paid Zaborney's political consulting firms $43,653.70, according to the most recent campaign financing report filed by the Wagner campaign June 30.
The next filing deadline is Sept. 30.
Red Maverick Media's slogan is "Winning. Differently." A message left Friday at the firm seeking comment from Zaborney was not immediately returned.
Zaborney sent the meme in a text about 9 a.m. Thursday morning, Billy Penn reported. A short time later, the consultant texted Marin again to apologize for sending the initial text.
He then texted, in an ongoing exchange with Marin about a request the reporter asked of the Wagner campaign, that he'd like it if Marin "just forget I sent that meme." He ended the message with a smiley face, Billy Penn reported.
Marin initially texted Zaborney that the meme would be forgotten, according to screengrabs Billy Penn posted, but the reporter told NBC10 that the meme became newsworthy when he realized who the others were in the text group.
"I was pursuing other information at the time, and once I discovered who the other recipients were on the text, the story changed," Marin told NBC10 Friday afternoon.
He said he never considered the mistakenly sent text off the record.
"If a flack texts a reporter something, it's on the record," Marin said, using journalism vernacular for a spokesperson or communications officer.
Wagner has struggled to gain momentum in the race, with missteps from the stump — like recent comments that he didn't want his employees knowing how much he makes. He is running on a message of bringing change to state politics.
Photo Credit: Keith Srakocic/AP
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'I Can't Breathe': Counselors Face Assault Charges for Attack on At-Risk Student
Two counselors at a Delaware County school for at-risk students are accused of repeatedly body slamming a 17-year-old student and striking the teen in the head.
Surveillance video captured Christopher Medina, 31, and Patrick Raquet, 34, allegedly attacking the Philadelphia boy at The Glen Mills Schools on July 19.
The boy could be heard telling the counselors, “I can’t breathe,” the Philadelphia Inquirer said.
Medina and Raquet both face aggravated assault, simple assault, child endangerment and reckless endangerment charges. A judge arraigned both men Friday and set bail at $200,000.
Medina had no comment as he was led into court Friday afternoon.
The Glen Mills Schools Executive Director Dr. Randy Ireson says the school “promptly self-reported this incident to the Pennsylvania State Police.”
“This isolated incident did not uphold our stringent ethical standards and protocols,” Ireson said.
The school’s top priority is putting student safety first, Ireson said. He added that the school is cooperating with investigators.
The Glen Mills Schools is the oldest existing school of its kind for at-risk children, serving court-referred students, according to the school’s website.
Philadelphia courts have stopped sending students to Glen Mills since the assault accusations emerged last month.
“Since 1826, The Glen Mills Schools has been committed to providing the highest quality of services to at-risk youth, transforming their lives by offering students a future filled with new opportunity, hope and resiliency,” Ireson said.
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Late Philly Archbishop Bevilacqua Accused of Assault
A newly-filed lawsuit claims Anthony Bevilacqua, the deceased former Archbishop of Philadelphia, was among three Roman Catholic priests who sexually assaulted a Pittsburgh woman during her childhood.
The assaults took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s when the woman was between the ages of 5 and 13 years old, the civil lawsuit filed Friday in Allegheny County claims.
The woman said Bevilacqua, who was head of the Diocese of Pittsburgh at the time, groped her chest behind a partition in the lunchroom of her Catholic grade school.
Over a two-year period when the woman was between 5 and 7 years old, another priest, the Rev. Lawrence O'Connell, fondled her on top of her school uniform in the St. Gabriel's Church rectory, the complaint says.
The Rev. Edward Huff, the third accused priest, allegedly fondled the girl's privates a half-dozen times in 1983 and 1984, according to the lawsuit.
The woman said O'Connell and Huff, along with a nun, urged her to keep quiet about the incidents with Huff vowing to bar her from attending a mass where she'd receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Fr. Nicholas S. Vaskov, director of communications for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, said Friday evening that the diocese has "never received an allegation" that Bevilacqua abused anyone.
"We will evaluate each matter filed in Court and respond as required by the rules of Court. We remain committed to assisting victims and prefer to direct resources to victims rather than litigation. However, once suits are filed we are compelled by law to respond," Vaskov said in an email to NBC10.
Ken Gavin, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said, "Today’s news reports are the first time the Archdiocese has learned of any such allegations. As there is no ability for a deceased person to speak to such accusations, we will not be commenting further."
Bevilacqua served as Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1983 to 1987. He took over as Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1987 and served in the role until 2003. The end of his tenure was shrouded in controversy amid the Philadelphia District Attorney's investigation into pedophile priests serving in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Bevilacqua died in January 2012. O'Connell died in 1986. It is unclear if Huff is still alive.
In the early 1990s, Huff was accused of molesting several boys and was sentenced to up to five years in prison, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The woman's assaults were not included in the Pennsylvania Attorney General's explosive grand jury report released in August. The grand jury found more than 1,000 victims of assaults by 300 "predator priests" and alleged a massive cover-up operation by church leaders.
The woman, who has since moved to San Diego, California, decided to come forward after reading the grand jury report and learning about systemic abuse in the Pittsburgh diocese, the suit says.
Among the defendants listed is Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former head of the Pittsburgh diocese and current Archbishop of Washington. Wuerl is prominently named in the Pa. AG report for allegedly covering up sex abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy — claims he's repeatedly denied.
The woman is seeking unspecified damages.
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Flight Flu-Like Outbreak Prompts Flu-Season Concerns
Nearly a dozen passengers were quarantined after a flight landed in Philadelphia for flu-like symptoms. Now, that's making some in area scared for the upcoming flu season.
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Philadelphia Police Fighting Unemployment
It's not unusual to see Philadelphia Police out on the streets. But, starting Friday, they'll be fighting something other than crime: unemployment.
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NBC10 Responds: New Robocall Tips and Tricks
This comes as no surprise, but it's getting harder and harder dodging robocalls. NBC10 Respond's Harry Hairston has some tips to help you.
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