Camden, New Jersey native and owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer Lewis Katz was among seven people killed in a fiery plane crash on Saturday.

• Philanthropist, Businessman Lewis Katz Dead at 72

On Wednesday, friends and family will gather at Temple University to honor the well-known businessman and philanthropist.

Here's a list of friends and colleagues that will speak at the memorial service:

• President William J. Clinton
• Rabbi Aaron Krupnick, Congregation Beth El
• Patrick J. O’Connor, Chair, Temple University Board of Trustees
• Gov. Edward G. Rendell
• Neil D. Theobald, President, Temple University

Musical interlude—J.S. Bach, Suite No. 3, “Air”

• Gov. Thomas W. Corbett
• Sen. Cory A. Booker
• Mayor Michael A. Nutter
• William K. Marimow, Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Doris Kearns Goodwin, Author

Musical interlude—Gabriel Fauré, “Pavane”

• Ed Snider, Owner, Philadelphia Flyers
• William H. Cosby, Temple University Board of Trustees
• Ethan Silver, Grandson
• Melissa Silver, Daughter
• Drew A. Katz, Son

The memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. The service will air live on NBC10 and NBC10.com.

GIANT Food Stores LLC and MARTIN’S FOOD MARKETS announced a recall of popular snack crackers due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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Officials at GIANT and MARTIN’S say the following product has been removed from sale:

• Glutino Rosemary and Olive Oil Crackers, 4.25 oz., UPC 67852303861, Best By October 26, 2014

Officials say they have not received any reports of illnesses.

• Speakers at Katz Memorial

Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can lead to salmonellosis. Salmonella infections can be life-threatening, especially to people with weak immune systems such as infants, the elderly, those infected with HIV and people undergoing chemotherapy.

Common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever within eight to 72 hours, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting that can last up to seven days.

If you purchased the product, make sure you throw out any unused portions immediately and bring your receipt to GIANT/MARTIN’s for a full refund.
 

A police hot air balloon flew low through a Gloucester County development on Sunday surprising neighbors as it randomly landed in a homeowner's backyard.

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But while the landing of a 100-foot tall balloon along Whitney Avenue in Clayton, N.J. was random, it was not an emergency -- rather a planned descent.

In Clayton and surrounding towns, these "random landings" are a common occurrence thanks to nearby Deptford Township's First and Finest Balloon Crew.

Started by former Deptford Police Lieutenant Steve Moylan in 1998, First and Finest was created as a community relations tool for the town's law enforcement.

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When the weather permits, the balloon crew goes for hour-long flights. The crew aren't your typical pilots. They're comprised of volunteer police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and civilians that are certified to fly the black-and-gold hot air balloon bearing the Deptford Police logo.

When the pilot is ready to land, a chase crew -- or on-the-ground support team that follows the balloon as it flies -- sets out to find a potential landing spot. After scouting out a good yard for a landing, they ask homeowners for permission.

"We could land in the middle of nowhere, but where is the fun in that?" Moylan says.

The balloon, which spews 25 foot long flames, is then lowered into the homeowner’s yard. Once back on solid ground, the team moves the aircraft into the street and offers free tethered rides to children in the neighborhood.

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Moylan says this is exactly what took place on Sunday in Clayton.

In a video posted online showing the balloon's random Whitney Avenue landing, the team could be seen moving the aircraft, which dwarfed nearby homes, into the street. The crew then gave up-and-down rides to the people who had gathered around the landing site, including a wheelchair-bound child.

These random landings can be planned in as little as five minutes. “Landing is not an exact science,” Moylan says. “We are always looking for a place to land while flying."

While the landings are not scheduled in advance, Moylan says the Balloon Crew is fully-qualified and in compliance with all FAA rules and regulations. He also says Clayton Police were on-scene for the landing. Officials tell NBC10.com, however, that they had no record of the landing.

Moylan admits when the balloon first started flying in the 1990s, some people called 911 concerned a disaster was about to take place. But he says most people now know the balloon crew's motive and look forward to the First and Finest random landings.

“We get a lot of waves, beeps, and thumbs up from people on the ground,” Moylan says.

He hopes knowledge about the balloon and its residential landings continues to grow in the Deptford area.

Friends and family are mourning the death of one of our nation’s heroes.

• Philly Fights Mental Health Stigma

Captain James B. Jones, 29, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania died on Monday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Officials with the U.S. Army say he died of “wounds received from small-arms.”

His death remains under investigation.

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Jones was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Jones leaves behind a wife, parents and a sister.
 

The pilot of the commuter jet involved in the deadly crash that killed him and six others on board, including Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz, may have tried to slow the plane down moments before the accident. 

• LISTEN: Dramatic 911 Calls from Deadly Plane Crash

Katz’s Gulfstream jet crashed during takeoff at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts Saturday night. The plane had burst through a chain-link fence and toppled part of a runway lighting system.

The National Transportation Safety Board says data from flight recorders indicate the jet reached a speed of 165 knots (190 mph) and never lifted off from the runway.

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NTSB investigator Luke Schiada said Tuesday one of the recovered black boxes also recorded conversations inside the cockpit, but they will be analyzed further before a transcript is released.Schiada said data from the black boxes indicated a rise in brake pressure and the application of thrust reversers before the crash. Tire marks on the runway also suggest the pilot may have been trying to stop the plane.

The briefing came nearly 24 hours after federal investigators located the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. The devices had been missing in the wreckage for several days.

Fifteen investigators, including Rolls Royce engine manufacturers, are at Hanscom Field where they continue to investigate how the Gulfstream IV, owned by Katz, crashed Saturday night.

The latest information revealed during Tuesday's news conference is based on preliminary reports, according to the NTSB spokesman.

During 911 calls obtained by NBC10, witnesses who live nearby say they heard the crash and saw a towering ball of fire.

"It looks like an atomic bomb, a mushroom cloud," the caller said.

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the crash.

There are other key pieces needed in order to piece the plane's final moments together, officials say.

"We have found the aircraft maintenance records. We will be retrieving those and reviewing those documents within the next few days. We have some information about the flight crew, we've located their training records," said NTSB senior air safety investigator Luke Schiada.

And all three had extensive flying experience. They've been identified as pilot James McDowell, co-pilot Bauke "Mike" de Vries, and flight attendant Teresa Ann Benhoff. Relatives say all had worked for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz for at least 10 years.

Katz was a passenger on the plane hosting three friends, all from South Jersey, as they returned to Atlantic City at the time of the crash.

• Temple U. Memorial Service Planned on Wednesday for Lewis Katz

The Bedford airport is running as normally as could be expected with an investigation of this magnitude, with flights coming and going throughout the day.

There is surveillance video from this airport, but it has not yet been reviewed, according to investigators.

Police are on the hunt for the thief or thieves who stole thousands of dollars-worth of copper from a vacant warehouse in Philly.

• Speakers at Lewis Katz Memorial

A man, who investigators did not identify, told police that a warehouse on the 7700 block of Edmund Street, which his company was hired to manage, had been burglarized several times over the past few weeks.

The first burglary occurred back on May 14, according to officials. Police say employees noticed the glass block window was broken out of the north side of the 212,000-foot warehouse. They then discovered that copper pipes were taken from the restrooms and other areas of the building’s interior. The window was boarded up and secured but investigators say the employees did not file a police report.

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On May 15, police say the window which had been boarded up was once again broken into and more copper wiring was removed.

Finally, on Tuesday around 8:30 a.m., employees noticed that the doors to the warehouse’s electric supply room had been forced open. They then discovered that the generators had been stripped of all interior copper.

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Officials with the company that owns the warehouse say the thieves stole around $20,000 in copper and caused about $700,000 in damage.

If you have any information on the thefts, please call Philadelphia Police.
 

Three 12-year-olds have committed suicide in Philadelphia in the past month, according to Leslie Davis, an emergency services coordinator in Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) Emergency Services.

• IMAGES: #IWillListen Day

For Davis, the #IWillListen Day held today in LOVE Park is what's needed to prevent the incidents of childhood suicide and stigma associated with mental illness. The gathering helped cultivate understanding in the heart of Center City.

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"We need to let everybody know we are here to help. People are giving up with no where to turn," said Davis, who attributes the economy and unemployment as mitigating factors that lead to suicide.

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DBHIDS Commissioner Dr. Arthur Evans says listening is the key to combating the stigma associated with mental illness. #IWillListen Day facilitated just that. The event brought together 2,000 people to partake in a citywide exercise in listening. One in four Philadelphians are affected by mental illness, according to Evans. 

• Philly Raises Mental Health Awareness by Listening

"We truly believe if people listen they will reduce the stigma of mental illness," said Evans.

Four hundred people stopped to take an "I will listen" video pledge, two men played a game of chess as others tossed bean bags just steps away from the iconic LOVE Park statue. Nearby, Evans greeted former Congressman Patrick Kennedy who was already in Center City for a speaking engagement and was invited to stop by.

The youngest son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy shook hands, posed for photos and said he appreciated "walking in a park where the emblem is love and the mission is how do we love each other, and the beginning is to listen." Kennedy himself suffers from bipolar disorder.

#IWillListen Day has "a really spiritual component because it's changing attitudes toward mental illness," said Kennedy. He founded the Kennedy Forum on Community Mental Health and now lives in Brigantine, N.J. with his wife Amy and three small children.

The City of Philadelphia is the first U.S. city to host a citywide event that shines a light on mental illness and is serving as a model. #IWillListen Day was co-sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation. The groups plan to take the effort to cities across the United States.

For Yolanda Smith the day brought further healing. The 53-year-old woman suffered from addiction for 31 years, but says mental illness was the underlying issue that kept her confused and unable to understand "the beast" within her. Smith is now a recovery coach and case manager at COMHAR, a childhood and adult outpatient facility offering mental health services.

"The word listen is so powerful," Smith said. "You have to listen to find the story." 

Contact Sarah Glover at 610-668-5580, sarah.glover@nbcuni.com or follow @skyphoto on Twitter.

The final stage of demolition is set to begin at the site of a fire that destroyed a warehouse in South Jersey.

• Will Dietz & Watson Rebuild Warehouse in Delanco? 

On September 1, 2013, a fire broke out at the Dietz & Watson cold storage facility on Cooperstown Road in Delanco, New Jersey. It took firefighters more than 24 hours to get the 11-alarm blaze at the 266,000-square-foot distribution center under control in part because of the hazards caused by solar panels installed on the gutted structure.

The devastating fire led to a long-lasting demolition project at the site. In addition to the debris, workers also had to remove 35 million pounds of rotten meat that was causing a foul stench in the neighborhood.

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Nine months later, Dietz & Watson officials announced that the demolition effort is one final step away from completion. All that remains at the site are large sections of the concrete slab that served as the building’s foundation.

Demolition crews arrived on Tuesday and will begin their work on Wednesday. The final demolition process is expected to take about a month to complete. The crews also plan to spray water on the concrete pile as its being crushed and removed in order to reduce the dust.

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“We are very pleased to see the demolition process coming to an end in Delanco,” said Dietz & Watson CEO Louis Eni. “It has not been easy for the neighbors there and we thank them – along with all of our loyal customers – for their patience and support in the wake of that devastating fire.”

Eni also says the company is expected to make a final decision by the end of the month on where a new distribution center will be built to replace the one that was destroyed in the fire.

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With the one year anniversary of the deadly Market Street building collapse approaching, the final survivor to be pulled from the rubble spoke to NBC10 about her continued recovery and painful memories from that fateful day.

• Survivor Who Lost "Half Her Body" Recalls Building Collapse

Mariya Plekan, who lost both of her legs due to the collapse, first spoke out about her painful experience last November.

Plekan said she had entered the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 22nd and Market Street back on June 5, 2013, and never noticed the demolition work that was being done.

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Once she was inside, the roof of the building began to collapse.

“In the first second when I felt so scared I thought, ‘I’m dying and I’m not going to see my kids,’” she told NBC10’s George Spencer through an interpreter on Tuesday.

The building caved in, pinning Plekan’s legs underneath a beam and mounds of debris. She was then trapped underneath the rubble for 13 hours.

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“It was a little crack there, a blue little crack, and through that crack the light and the air was coming in,” Plekan said during her videotaped testimony last year. “I had a hope that they would save me shortly. But it didn’t happen. And I was there for a long time. I was screaming, 'Help, help.' But nobody heard me.”

Around midnight, a firefighter pulled Plekan from the wreckage. Plekan described the first responder as “the man with the dog.”

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“I felt like somebody standing on top of me,” Plekan said. “Like somebody standing on the top of my head. And I started to push myself to scream, ‘Help! Help!’”

Plekan was one of 13 survivors. The collapse killed six others.

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She was later taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she endured numerous surgeries, including the removal of both of her legs.

After a five month stay and several operations, she was released from Penn and entered a rehab center where she remains.

Plekan credits her two children, Andrew and Natalie, with helping her through her recovery. As for the men accused of causing the collapse, Plekan says she hopes they see the suffering she’s gone through.

“She has incredible challenges,” said Andrew Stern, one of two attorneys representing Plekan in a lawsuit against the Salvation Army and others involved in the collapse. “I can’t even believe where she’s been and how far she’s come.”

Twice widowed, Plekan came to the United States from the Ukraine nearly 12 years ago to care for her husband’s sick aunt. She’s been a resident of the Kensington neighborhood since 2002.

Plekan’s children are both Ukrainian natives who were given alternating six month visas, which means only one of them is allowed in the country at a time to care for her. They’re currently working with an immigration attorney to change that.

Stern also says he’s working on getting Plekan’s multi-million dollar medical expenses covered and ultimately wants to make sure a disaster similar to the one that changed his client’s life forever never happens again.
 

Philadelphia Police searched for not only the shooter who killed a man overnight but also the victim’s car.

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Investigators say a man approached a group of friends standing outside the Gulf gas station at Wynnefield and Bryn Mawr Avenues in the city’s Wynnefield section around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.

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An argument ensued and that’s when the suspect opened fire on the group.

“As the shooting occurs, the one friend ran into the store, the other one runs over here and subsequently dies and the third male has disappeared – we don’t know where he is at this point,” said Police Lt. John Walker.

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The 23-year-old victim was struck in the shoulder and back and later died at the hospital.

Police said the victim’s white Oldsmobile Bravada went missing after the shooting. It wasn’t clear if the suspect or the third friend took the SUV away from the scene.

Walker said police would release info on the vehicle once they figure out who jumped into it and drove off.

Investigators said surveillance video captured some of the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police.

Police in northern New Jersey arrested 325 people and seized nearly 12,000 bags of packaged heroin during an eight-week drug sting aimed at combating the rising popularity of the dangerous narcotic, prosecutors say.

A task force of investigators from across the state worked together to target street-level heroin markets in Paterson over the last two months, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

More than 40 dealers were cuffed along with about 280 suspected heroin users, prosecutors say, and police seized 32 guns, $25,000 cash and more than 2 ½ pounds of raw heroin.

Police also found and dismantled two heroin “mills” where the drug was packaged for sale on the streets.

All of the dealers and users arrested were booked on relatively low-level charges. Each suspect will have the opportunity to go through rehabilitation programs, prosecutors say.

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Firefighters battled a blaze inside a South Jersey classroom early this morning and once the flames were out, students still didn't get back to classes as normal.

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The fire burned inside Pinelands Regional High School along Nugentown Road in Little Egg Harbor Township around 5 a.m., according to Superintendent Dr. Robert Blake.

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There were no injuries.

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Ocean County dispatchers said that the fire spread to two alarms before it was brought under control after about an hour.

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The extent of damage wasn’t immediately clear. As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, firetrucks could be seen parked outside the building as crews pulled hoses into the school.

Dispatchers said firefighters managed to contain the blaze to the one classroom but smoke filled much of the building.

Students and staff began arriving at the school at the normal time around 7:25 a.m. They were asked to meet on the football field as they waited out a delay so that firefighters could clear the scene.

Blake said they got into the building around 9 a.m. and began their day on a revised schedule.

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The 10th to 12th graders were forced back out of the building however about 90 minutes later when a false alarm went off. Blake said that after 30 minutes they decided to dismiss students at 11:25 a.m.

The fire marshal still hasn't released a cause for the blaze, Blake however said it appeared to have been caused by accidentally by a faulty outlet.

Blake said he expects classes to resume as normal Thursday with the exception of the burnt classroom, which will remain closed.

A man found himself behind bars after he allegedly shouted profanities and got into a fight with an officer inside a Delaware Wawa store.

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The incident followed a brawl outside the convenience store along Dartmouth Road in Lewes, Delaware.

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According to Delaware State Police, a store employee called 911 about a large crowd gathered outside watching several people fighting around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday.

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The first trooper on scene said he found Reginald McGlotten of Millsboro, Delaware, acting disorderly and shouting obscenities while appearing to be intoxicated.

The unidentified officer said he told McGlotten to leave the store but the 28-year-old refused.

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Police said that as the officer tried to restrain McGlotten, the alleged drunk fought back. The officer eventually got McGlotten onto the ground, but, as he tried to cuff McGlotten, other people in the Wawa began to pull the officer off his suspect, according to investigators.

Police said McGlotten made a run for it.

He didn’t get far. State Police say that a Rehoboth Police officer responding to the scene spotted McGlotten and used a Taser to stun the suspect into submission.

Officers hauled in McGlotten and charged him with felony resisting arrest, second-degree conspiracy, illegally touching a police officer and disorderly conduct. McGlotten was sent to Sussex County jail on $2,750 secured bond. Police said he has a series of arrest warrants out in his name.

State Police said the investigation continues and they asked the public to help identify other people involved in the fight. Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. M. Dawson at 302-644-5020 ext. 267., submit a tip online or send an anonymous tip with the keyword “DSP” to 274637.

The alleged leader of a drug ring targeting high school and college students in suburban Philadelphia's swanky Main Line pled not guilty plea to multiple drug-related charges Wednesday.

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After waiving his preliminary hearing in April, 25-year-old Neil Scott was formally arraigned for his alleged role in selling drugs, including marijuana, hash oil, cocaine and MDMA, a drug commonly known as ecstasy, at five high schools and three area colleges.

Court records show he faces multiple felonies.

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According to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman, Scott worked together with 18-year-old Timothy Brooks to "create a [drug] monopoly to high school students in the area."

The pair, who both graduated from the prestigious all-boys preparatory school The Haverford School,  employed "sub-dealers," who sold drugs at their alma mater, along with public high schools, Lower Merion High School, Harriton High School, Radnor High School and Conestoga High School, as well as Gettsburg, Lafayette and Haverford colleges, Ferman said.

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Authorities also took the alleged "sub-dealers" -- Willow Orr, 22; Reid Cohen, 18; Daniel McGrath, 18; Christian Euler, 23; Domenic Curcio, 29;  John Rosemann, 20; Garrett Johnson, 18; a 17-year-old Radnor High School student and a 17-year-old Lower Merion High School student -- into custody in April.

Orr, Cohen, McGrath, Euler, Cucio and Rosemann are scheduled for formal arraignment on June 18, while Johnson will be formally arraigned July 2.  A preliminary hearing for Brooks is set for July 10. 

Authorities uncovered the suspects' involvement in the drug ring during a sweep that netted drugs, cash and guns during an operation known as the "Main Line Take Over Project," Ferman said.

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The one-day round-up in February yielded 9 lbs. of marijuana, 3 grams of hash oil, 23 grams of cocaine, 11 grams of Ecstasy, $11,000 in cash, a loaded handgun, an AR-15 assault rifle and AR-15 style rifle, according to reports. Most of the contraband came from Scott's Haverford apartment, authorities said.

“This was not a game. These people were in business, they were in business to make money and they were going to do whatever they needed to do so that no one threatened their business," Ferman said.

According to a 100-page criminal complaint obtained by NBC10.com, Scott received bulk shipments of marijuana from California to his apartment in Haverford, Pa. Drugs would also be sent to his parent's home in Paoli and Brooks' home in Villanova, according to the complaint.

Authorities said Scott worked, at one time, at a legal marijuana dispensary in California and used those connections to garner his supply.

The DA said Scott and Brooks exploited relationships formed while playing lacrosse at the Haverford School and coaching youth sports leagues to help grow the criminal enterprise.

One of the East Coast’s major interstate connectors has disappeared from the map -- literally.

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Internet giant Google eliminated a portion of Interstate 495 in Delaware from its iPhone and Android map apps and online maps after a bridge along the highway was closed because it was tilting. The road which snakes along the Delaware River in Wilmington is used as a fast bypass of Interstate 95, the major East Coast artery.

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Looking at the map Wednesday morning, I-495 ends at Exit 2 (Terminal Avenue) going northbound and Exit 3 (E 12th Street) going southbound leaving about a 1.5-mile gap on the map. (Google's satellite image continued to show the roadway.)

• EARLIER COVERAGE: Tilting Bridge Will Remain Closed

The highway nightmare was described by officials as a "Defcon 5" situation as crews warned motorists the tilting road will be closed indefinitely.

Officials closed the span, which carries an average of 90,000 vehicles around downtown Wilmington and to the Port of Wilmington, on Monday night after officials discovered the leaning. The worst of the four piers, support 12, is tilted 2 feet to the side, engineers found.

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It’s not clear why Google decided to eliminate the highway on its map despite the roadway still standing. NBC10 contacted Google for comment.