MacArthur-Kim Congress Race in NJ Could Take Week to Decide

November 7, 2018, 2:35 pm

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UPDATE (4:54 p.m.): Burlington County mail-in ballots tallied Wednesday erased MacArthur's lead from Tuesday night. Kim now holds a more than 2,500-vote lead. The race remains too close to call. 

The congressional race in New Jersey between incumbent Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur and Democratic challenger Andy Kim remained too close to call Wednesday, and election officials say it could come down to provisional ballots.

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Those officials said counting the provisionals could take well into next week.

MacArthur, who is seeking his fourth term in the Garden State's Third Congressional District, has not issued any statements publicly, and a campaign spokesman said the congressman didn't have any appearances scheduled Wednesday.

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Kim said in a statement early Wednesday that "tens of thousands ballots that need to be counted, many of which are from voters in Burlington County," referring to one of the two counties in the district, and where much of his support came from.

The district stretches from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore in Ocean County.

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MacArthur led Kim by 2,315 votes out of a total 270,501 cast on Tuesday. But after some 26,000 mail-in ballots were added up Wednesday afternoon, Kim then took a lead of 2,622 votes.

After the updated totals, Kim won Burlington County 101,903 to 69,090, while MacArthur beat Kim in Ocean County, 76,868 to 46,677, on Election Day.

In addition to the thousands of mail-in ballots in Burlington County, thousands more remained to be counted in Ocean County, where MacArthur's strongest support is.

Election officials in both counties said tallying the mail-in votes would likely be done by the end of Wednesday, but the provisional ballots would take days.

"That’ll be a process that will continue over the next more than likely week," Ocean County elections chairwoman Marie Peterson said.

The race is the only one remaining without a projected winner in the 31 total between Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Pennsylvania has 18 congressional seats, New Jersey has 12 and Delaware has one.

In Pennsylvania, women candidates created a wave that joined a larger national trend. In New Jersey, a second woman was elected to join incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. And in Delaware, the incumbent Lisa Blunt Rochester won a second term.

That means a total of seven women from the tri-state region would be part of the 31-member congressional coalition.

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Gunman Kills 2 Men Inside Kensington Home

November 7, 2018, 3:01 pm

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An investigation is underway after a gunman shot and killed two men inside a home in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.

The shooting occurred inside a home on the 3300 block of North Howard Street at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday. A 47-year-old man was shot once in the head while a man in his 30s was shot eight times in the chest and once in the head.

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The 47-year-old victim was pronounced dead by a medic at 4:53 p.m. The man in his 30s was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:12 p.m.

No arrests have been made and police have not released a description of any suspects. A weapon was recovered.

NBC10 Responds: Free Deal Turns to Frustration

November 7, 2018, 4:04 pm

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An NBC10 viewer was left with a security system that did not work. She was promised a free deal but it turned out to be everything but. She reached out to Harry Hairston and NBC10 Responds for help.

A.I. Security Cameras to Be Installed in Local High School

November 7, 2018, 4:31 pm

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A Bucks County school is installing camera's with the ability to recognize violent situations and notify police. Archbishop Wood High School is the first school to use this kind of survelliance technology.

Man Struck, Killed by School Bus in Port Richmond

November 7, 2018, 3:40 pm

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A man was struck and killed by a school bus in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Wednesday.

The bus was traveling westbound on Allegheny Avenue at 5:17 p.m. when a man, possibly in his 30s, wandered into the street, police said. The man was struck by the bus and pronounced dead at the scene at 5:49 p.m.

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No children were on board the bus at the time of the accident. Officials continue to investigate.

He Lost His Bid for a Seat in Congress. And He Also Won One?

November 7, 2018, 3:35 pm

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Marty Nothstein lost in his bid on Tuesday for Pennsylvania's Seventh Congressional District seat.

Yet in an unusual set of circumstances, Nothstein could end up serving in Congress.

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The Republican chairman of the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners and former Olympic gold medal cyclist was beat by Democrat Susan Wild by about 10 percent for a full term that starts next year. Wild is former city solicitor of Allentown.

But as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, he had the slimmest of leads — 58 votes to be exact — over Wild in an alternate race to fill out the remaining term of former U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent in the now-defunct 15th Congressional District.

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Dent quit his long-held House seat earlier in the year, which meant a special election would be held Nov. 6. Nothstein and Wild ran simultaneously for the Seventh and 15th districts.

The double race between the two needed more than just Dent's early resignation to become reality. The state Supreme Court's redistricting of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional districts also helped cause the situation.

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And it wasn't the only special election to fill a two-month vacancy in a soon-extinct seat. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon and Republican Pearl Kim also ran against each other in two separate congressional races: the new Fifth District representing Delaware County and some of Philadelphia, and the Seventh District formerly represented by Rep. Pat Meehan.

Meehan also resigned earlier in the year.

Scanlon, a civil rights attorney, beat Kim, a former prosecutor, by enough in both races that there is no question about an abbreviated term.

If Nothstein officially wins in the special election, he told supporters that he would serve out Dent's term until the new Congress is sworn in in January, according to the Morning Call.

Election officials had better hurry with the counting: There are only 19 days left on the legislative calendar before the end of the year.

The Fab Four: Pennsylvania's Newly-Elected Congresswomen

November 7, 2018, 5:10 pm

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On Election Day, Pennsylvania went from having no women representing the state in Congress to four. A day after the election, Lauren Mayk sat down with Democrats Susan Wild for Congress, Chrissy Houlahan, Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean to discuss the election and what's ahead in Washington and the country.

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Local Firefighters' Cancer Claims Denied

November 7, 2018, 9:12 pm

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Let down by the law? The cancer claims of first responders from our area are being denied. Now Philly firefighters are battling city hall.

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Crash Victim Found in New Jersey Street

November 8, 2018, 3:51 am

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A man was found after apparently being struck by a car along Route 130 in Willingboro, New Jersey, Wednesday night. With no witnesses at the scene, police are asking if anyone has any information to give them a call.

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Missing Teen Spotted at Camden Train Station, Officials Say

November 8, 2018, 4:10 am

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A New Jersey teen who has been missing since he took a train to New York City on Oct. 30 was spotted at a train station in New Jersey over the weekend, officials said.

Thomas Kolding, 15, left his family’s home in Mountain Lakes the day before Halloween and traveled from Denville to Newark-Broad Street Station before heading from there to Penn Station in Manhattan, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said.

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On Saturday, he was spotted at the Walter Rand Train Station in Camden, New Jersey, wearing an orange and black striped hooded sweatshirt, a camouflage jacket and dark pants, prosecutors said Wednesday.

He was also carrying a blue Adidas backpack, according to prosecutors.

Anyone with information about is asked to call the Mountain Lakes Police Department at 973-334-1413.

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles for Thanksgiving

November 8, 2018, 4:44 am

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More people are expected to be on the roads and in the air, this holiday season. AAA is expecting 48 million travelers to hit the road, which is up 5 percent from last Thanksgiving weekend. TSA is expecting a spike of about 7 percent over last year. They are urging passengers to give themselves extra time.

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Family Running, Collecting to Fight Cancer

November 8, 2018, 4:53 am

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The Weller family from Royersford is going the distance to cure cancer by racing side by side. In addition to the money raised by running, the Weller family also donates cash from cans they collect themselves and from bracelets sold in the store where most of the family works

Villanova University Puts Investing on Finance Curriculum

November 8, 2018, 5:32 am

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Villanova School of Business is teaching young investors to change with the times. They have added new classes to reflect the changing business world.

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Special Phone Bank: Progress & Promise Against Cancer

November 8, 2018, 7:42 am

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NBC10, Telemundo62 and the American Association for Cancer Research will host a special event Thursday to help you learn more about the progress against cancer - and the promise of better treatment.

We're hosting the first-ever phone bank for Progress and Promise Against Cancer. On Thursday, you can to call in and speak with an AACR expert from a leading cancer center in the Philadelphia area.

Those experts include leading doctors from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; the Drexel University College of Medicine; Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of the Temple University Health System; the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center of the Thomas Jefferson University; Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research at Main Line Health; and The Wistar Institute.

These experts will be joined by AACR survivor advocates who are ready to listen to your cancer story and share their own.

To participate in Progress and Promise Against Cancer:

Call or text us at 844-432-AACR(2227)

Email us by clicking here.

Ask questions through social media using the hashtag #PhillyTalksCancer.

Want to get even more involved? The AACR encourages you to register for and join the AACR Runners and Research team participating in the Philadelphia Marathon weekend.

All Nov. 8 registrations will result in a $10 donation to the AACR from the AACR Philadelphia Marathon. Click here to register.

We thank the cancer experts who have volunteered for our event:

We also thank our participating medical institutions:

During the day today, viewers will be able to ask questions of AACR-member cancer physicians and scientists. These experts will be providing information regarding the current state of medical research into cancer treatment. The information they provide does not represent an endorsement by the American Association for Cancer Research, and is not a substitute for your seeing your own doctor to obtain a diagnosis and treatment of your specific medical condition.

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Philly Catholic Church to Pay Reparations to Abuse Victims

November 8, 2018, 9:44 am

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Thursday that it would pay financial reparations to victims of clergy sex abuse, even from years ago.

The Independent Reconciliation and Reparations effort will be funded by the archdiocese, which said it was not sure how much money would be required but that the financial commitment was "significant."

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The archdiocese also announced the creation of an independent commission to review church policies, led by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.

Archbishop Charles Chaput made the announcement in his weekly column Thursday.

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"The damage done to innocent young people and their families by sexual abuse in the past is profound," Chaput wrote. "It can’t be erased by apologies, no matter how sincere. And money can’t buy back a wounded person’s wholeness. But what compensation can do is acknowledge the evil done and meaningfully assist survivors as they work to find greater peace in their lives."

Chaput stressed that money for the reparations would not come from donations to Catholic Charities, seminaries or donations made to parishes, ministries, and schools.

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The money may come from selling off church properties, Chaput said.

The abuse survivor's group SNAP said that other dioceses, including New York City, "feeling the heat" have started similar compensation programs.

But a spokesman questioned whether the program would be transparent.

Instead, the goal of some reparation programs is "to keep the secrets, secrets” and to "help stall legislative reform," said David G. Clohessy, director of the St. Louis chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priest. 

“Victims deserve the opportunity for relatively faster settlements, if they want it, but victims also deserve the right to go to court,” Clohessy said.

The Independent Reconciliation and Reparations program is also independent from survivor assistance efforts of the archdiocese’s Office of Child and Youth Protection, which has already paid out $18 million to victims. And it's separate from any legal settlements that the church may be ordered to make.

The confidential compensation will be determined by independent claim administrators, Chaput said. Lynn Shiner, who has served as director of the Pennsylvania Office of Victims’ Services, will represent victims as the program's victim support facilitator.

"The program is designed to help survivors come forward in an atmosphere where they are secure and respected, without the uncertainty, conflict and stress of litigation,” Chaput said.

The archdiocese consulted with violent crime survivors and advocates to form the program, Chaput said.

The announcement comes months after a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report exposed hundreds of instances of clergy abuse across the rest of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia’s church had already been the focus of a 2005 grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse, which found former cardinals John Krol and Anthony Bevilacqua were involved in the cover-up of a sex scandal against accused priests throughout the archdiocese.

Another grand jury report in 2011 made new charges against priests still serving in the archdiocese.

In 2012, Philadelphia Monsignor William Lynn became the first Catholic church official to be convicted in the country of covering up sex abuse among priests in his charge.

Back in September, Chaput pledged to compensate sexual abuse survivors, he noted in his latest column.

“I deeply regret the pain that so many victims carry from the experience of sex abuse,” he said. “I hope this program will bring them a measure of peace.”

will come from our Catholic Charities Appeal, Seminary Appeal, other donor-designated funds or donations made to parishes, ministries, and schools.

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Chris Christie Being Considered for AG Role, Sources Say

November 8, 2018, 8:56 am

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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is at the White House and is being considered to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. 

Sessions submitted a resignation letter on Wednesday "at the request" of President Donald Trump, according to the letter. 

There is no indication that Christie is a front-runner for the position. 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

'The Color Purple' on Stage in Montgomery County

November 8, 2018, 10:52 am

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The Color Purple, based off Alice Walker’s novel, will open Thursday night at Norristown’s Theatre Horizon. Amina Robison, the director of the production, and Garrick Vaughan, who plays Harpo in the play, are here to discuss the award-winning musical.

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November 8, 2018, 2:37 pm

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A retired Atlantic City officer started recording a video on his phone when he saw two officers trying to take down a shoplifting suspect in Atlantic City. But when he noticed the two officers needed help, he stepped in.

Navy Veteran and Comcast Employee Helps Community Get New Flags

November 8, 2018, 2:50 pm

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After one Comcast employee and veteran noticed old, worn flags around his community, he wanted to do something to help. His idea led to Comcast helping community members get new flags while also helping veterans.

Protesters March in Center City in Support of Mueller Investigation

November 8, 2018, 3:30 pm

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Protesters are marching in Center City as part of nationwide demonstrations in support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The protesters first gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza on 1401 JFK Boulevard Thursday around 5 p.m. SkyForce10 was over the scene as they marched down Market Street.

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The protests are in response to the forced resignation of Jeff Sessions and the announcement that Matthew Whitaker will become the nation’s acting attorney general. President Donald Trump announced the appointment Wednesday, saying on Twitter that Whitaker "will serve our Country well" and that a permanent attorney general will be nominated later.

The protesters are demanding that Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation given his previous public comments that appeared to exhibit hostility toward the inquiry.

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The nationwide protests are being organized by a coalition of hundreds of public interest organizations.