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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Car Crashes Into Salt Truck Killing 1: A motorist is dead after police say a car crashed into a salt truck on a South Jersey highway early Monday morning. Police said the crash happened just before 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 55 near exit 35 in Vineland. A man driving a car crashed into a salt truck. That driver, police said, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the salt truck was taken to an area hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Police shut a stretch of Route 55 down Sunday morning as they investigated the deadly crash.
YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST
Light snow fall started Monday in parts of Delaware and New Jersey but it should move out within a few hours. The remainder of the day is expected to be windy and chilly. Tuesday is expected to be sunny and cool with temperatures in the 50s. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to warm up with temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s. Rain is expected for Friday. High Temp: 48 degrees. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY
Retired State Trooper Shot Dead After Killing 2 People on Pa. Turnpike Robbery: A retired state trooper killed a turnpike toll collector and a security guard in a holdup attempt at a toll plaza and then was shot dead by troopers while trying to escape with the money, authorities said. Clarence Briggs, who retired four years ago, confronted two Pennsylvania Turnpike toll collectors with a handgun on Sunday morning at the Fort Littleton toll plaza in Dublin Township, 65 miles west of Harrisburg, the state capital, police said. Briggs ordered both into an adjoining office and tried to tie them up but fled after a struggle, they said. Both employees left the building as a fare collection vehicle arrived and a security guard emerged, they said. Briggs then shot and killed one of the toll collectors, Danny Crouse, who had been on the job for less than three months, and Ronald Heist, a retired York police officer who was employed by a detective agency and was working as turnpike security, Capt. David Cain said. Briggs then fired at the fare collection vehicle, Cain said, and after the driver fled he jumped into the vehicle and drove it to his car, which was parked at the end of a service ramp a few hundred yards away where he started unloading money from the collection vehicle, Cain said. Troopers arrived within minutes, and the first trooper exchanged shots with Briggs, who was wounded and died at the scene, police said.
AROUND THE WORLD
U.S. Sending More Troops to Iraq After Marine Killed by ISIS Rocket: The United States is sending more Marines to Iraq after an ISIS rocket killed a U.S. Marine and injured several others, the U.S.-led coalition said Sunday. The coalition said in a brief statement that a detachment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was being sent after "consultation with the government of Iraq." The 26th MEU is working in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The number of Marines being sent wasn't disclosed.
TODAY'S TALKER
Apple Starts Week with New iPhone Launch: Apple is kicking off a busy week: Today the giant tech company will host reporters and analysts at its Silicon Valley headquarters for a product launch event. On Tuesday, its lawyers will square off with authorities in federal court over the FBI's demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino killer's encrypted iPhone. The tech giant's dispute with the government has commanded headlines for weeks, but it may get scant mention at the company's product event. Instead, CEO Tim Cook is expected to show off some new additions to the current family of iPhone and iPad devices at Monday's gathering. Apple could use a lift. IPhone sales are levelling off, after surging last year to record levels that made Apple the world's biggest company, by stock market value. And many are wondering if Cook can come up with another big hit. So far, however, there have been no hints of any dramatic announcements, such as last year's highly anticipated Apple Watch debut, or major initiatives like the company's long-rumored but yet-to-materialize streaming TV service.
SPORTS SPOT
'Nova Makes Sweet 16: Villanova beat Iowa 87 to 68 and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
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THROUGH IGER'S EYES
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TODAY'S VIRAL VIDEO
Do you smell? Here are some body odor hacks for you to try. Watch the full video here.
A LITTLE SWEETENER
Shirley Temple's Ring Could Fetch Millions at Auction: A blue diamond ring that child star-turned-diplomat Shirley Temple wore for decades is going up for auction. Sotheby's says the 9.54 carat ring is among the more than 300 lots in the "Magnificent Jewels" auction scheduled for April 19 in New York. It has a pre-sale estimate of between $25 million and $35 million. Sotheby's says Temple's father bought the cushion-cut stone for her around her 12th birthday in 1940 for $7,210. She wore it throughout her life, as can be seen in a photograph from The Associated Press from September 1969.
Pope Francis Asks for Prayers in First Instagram Post: Pope Francis is expanding his presence on social media. The pontiff made his Instagram debut Saturday, launching his official account under the handle “Franciscus.” His first post, published at 7:27 a.m. ET, was an image of the pontiff kneeling with his head bowed down in prayer. The caption, written in multiple languages, read: "Pray for me." "Franciscus" has already amassed over 400,000 followers. Find out more about the Pope here.
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