A rock legend will be rocking the home of the Phillies this summer.

Beatles legend Paul McCartney will play Citizens Bank Park on July 12 as part of his "On the Run" tour, Live Nation announced Wednesday.

McCartney last played Philly last summer as he sold out the adjacent Wells Fargo Center.

Besides CBP, Macca also will play for the first-time at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

His Philly show comes on the heels of Billy Joel's return to the ballpark on July 9.

A teenager was stabbed with scissors during a fight between girls at a Philadelphia school Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Officers and medics were called to Jay Cooke Junior High School along West Loudon Street in Logan around 8:45 a.m after a girl was stabbed in her right shoulder and arm during a fight in a third-floor hallway, according to Philadelphia police.

Medics found the 14-year-old girl in a second-floor nurse's office at the K-8 school, said Philadelphia firefighters. Medics took the girl to nearby Einstein Medical Center where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

There has been no word on what led to the stabbing, but Philadelphia School District spokesman Fernando Gallard said the girls know each other.

"There has been a history between these two students before," said Gallard.

Police took a 14-year-old into custody and recovered the scissors used in the attack, said investigators. NBC10 cameras captured the girl being taken out of the school in handcuffs.

Concerned parents rushed to the school to check on their children after hearing about the fight that put the school on a temporary lockdown. The district also notified parents.

The Philadelphia Police asked for the public's help in locating stolen property from a historic cemetery.

Thieves took two mausoleum doors from Laurel Hill Cemetery along Ridge Avenue between the hours of 4 and 7:30 a.m. Monday, said police.

The estimated loss for the doors is valued at $25,000.

Laurel Hill Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries honored as a National Historic Landmark and is known to be the final resting place of many famous Philadelphians, including inventor David Rittenhouse, businessman William Elkins, and Phillies Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Northwest Detective Division at 215-686-3353 or call 911. 

Fire crews evacuated workers from a Delaware County office building Wednesday afternoon after several people were sickened by fumes in the building.

Shortly after 1 p.m., crews responded to International Plaza in Tinicum Township, to an office building that houses several businesses. Authorities in Delaware County said that the fourth and fifth floors, which serve as office space for AmeriHealth Insurance, were filled with some kind of fume that caused an odor. Firefighters evacuated workers from both floors, and one person was taken to a local hospital. Several others were being evaluated to determine whether they, too, would require hospital treatment.

Investigators are still working to determine the source of the odor and fumes.

Memorial information has been released for Flyers' founder Ed Snider.

A public celebration of Snider's life will take place at the Wells Fargo Center Thursday, April 21 at 1 p.m.

Snider, the visionary founding father of the Flyers who built a financial empire at Comcast Spectacor, died at the age of 83 Monday at his home in Montecito, Calif.

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The renowned entrepreneur, who grew up in Washington, D.C., had been undergoing treatment for a recurrence of bladder cancer. [[375238261, C]]

Snider’s legacy spanned five decades covering sports and entertainment, business and humanitarian enterprises.

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“He was always like, ‘If you don’t take a risk you won’t make mistakes and you’ll never learn,’ and he was really, again, he was a forward-thinking guy,” said Dave Scott, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Spectacor.

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“Always looking ahead, always learning new things. I think that's what I've really learned from him. He believes in hiring great people and really let the people do their jobs. And I really appreciated that.”

An emotional man driven to win, whether it be in business, his hockey team, or on the tennis court, Snider routinely embraced risk and envisioned long term gain. [[375331201, C]]

“He was a true entrepreneur who could look at any business situation with a different take than anyone else,” said Peter Luukko, his former partner and COO of Comcast Spectacor. “Ed saw where a business could be successful where others didn’t.

“He could take a business situation and play to its strengths instead of worry about potential downsides … He always surrounded himself with advisors who had a certain business specialty. One of his favorite sayings was, ‘hire good people and let them do their jobs.’”

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Snider did his job with the kind of efficiency others only dreamed about as he established nearly a dozen companies under the corporate umbrella of Spectacor that spanned into every avenue of arena and stadium management, entertainment, and food services. He also assisted in the formation of Comcast SportsNet and Spectra.

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His passion in later years was the formation of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation. [[375238911, C]]

Snider’s business acumen was carved out as young man growing up as the son of a grocer watching his father turn a small store into a chain of supermarkets.

“You might knock him down but he gets right back up,” Scott said. “He's a scraper, he's a fighter. Takes a lot of initiative. Again, we talked about his entrepreneurial spirit. That's a big part of his personality. Again, a risk-taker, a business guy, a forward-thinker, and just fun to be around.”

Snider’s initial enterprise was buying a record company, then flipping it, using its profits to gain entry into the sports world with Jerry Wolman and the Eagles in 1963.

Within three years, after an acrimonious parting with Wolman, Snider landed an NHL franchise in Philadelphia as part of the league’s expansion from six to 12 teams for the 1967-68 season.

Within seven years, his Philadelphia Flyers became the first expansion club to win a Stanley Cup (1974). Then they won it again the following year. [[375367741, C]]

Hockey fans of subsequent generations who weren’t around at the beginning often think of the Flyers as an Original Six franchise, given their remarkable financial and marketing success. Snider’s teams won two Cups in eight Final appearances.

Snider, who never put a cap on expenses until the NHL did so, was proud that his franchise stood among the NHL’s elite in all-time winning percentage. Heading into this season, Montreal had a league-leading all-time winning percentage of .591 as of Oct. 15. The Flyers were second at .577.

Despite acquiring the best free agents in hockey and trading for older, established players — albeit often at the expense of mortgaging the franchise’s minor league and development system by trading away prospects and draft picks — the Flyers have yet to win a third Cup.

Snider routinely outspent others in search of another Cup as the Flyers were among the top revenue producers for the league along with Toronto and the New York Rangers for generations.

Snider later conceded that philosophy hurt the club and embraced the vision of current general manager Ron Hextall on drafting, developing and exercising patience with youth.

“Mr. Snider never told us we couldn’t spend money to win,” Bob Clarke once said. “He only wanted to know how we were spending it.”

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“He lets the hockey guys do their thing,” Holmgren said. “He'll question you. He might disagree with you. He might ask you some real tough questions, ‘What do you mean by that?’

“ ‘What do you mean so-and-so is not doing this, or we can't do that. Why not?’ Then you get in a big debate with him about this. He's very good, and he listens well. He asks great questions.”

Snider was always referred to as “Mister” by former players and employees, including Clarke. He commanded that much respect.

“Ed hated to be called Mr. Snider,” said Phil Weinberg, executive vice president and general counsel for Comcast Spectacor. Ed was always one of us. He always wanted to be one of the group, one of the team. He was Ed.

“Every time somebody would call him Mr. Snider he would say, ‘Call me Ed,’ or, ‘I hate that. He might not say that to them, but when the conversation was over he would turn to the person he was with and say, ‘I hate that.’”

As a young man, Snider never attended a hockey game in person.

Actually, he saw a lot more of coach Red Auerbach, the future general manager of the Boston Celtics.

“It was very sporadic in Washington, D.C.,” Snider recalled. “There was a small arena — Uline Arena — there and hockey wasn’t very popular. It was at a low level. I used to watch Red Auerbach coach the Washington Capitols basketball team at that same Uline Arena.”

One day, a friend took Snider to see the Canadiens at the original Madison Square Garden.

“It blew me away,” Snider said. “I thought it was the greatest spectator sport I had ever seen. To me, I have never lost my enthusiasm for the game. And I think the sport is better now than it has ever been.”

Snider built the Flyers and the building they would play in — the Spectrum.

It became known as “America’s Showplace,” and was quickly copied. That led to Snider’s creation of Spectacor Management Group in 1980. Five years later, Snider hired Luukko, who was overseeing arena properties in New England.

The two would create six new companies in the decades ahead, in addition to developing and acquiring other companies that would define the Spectacor brand and later facilitate the Comcast Spectacor merger of 1996.

“What was most unique about his leadership style was his ability to bring his team in and listen to what people said, take advice and process all the information that was given to him while still being the lightening rod and the driving force behind what it was that he was trying to do,” Weinberg said.

“Ed was a visionary no question, but that was not only a gift, it was a very studied accomplishment as well. Ed knew exactly who he was and gave a great of thought to how he would get from point A to B. He was very blessed to be able to combine that study and thought with a gift that was unquestionable.”

It remains to be seen how the Flyers and Comcast Spectacor move forward without Snider.

“As I look at the company Ed Snider built, it's always been forward-looking, leaning in,” Scott said. “Always focused on growth.

“I don't see that changing. I think it's embedded in our culture now. It's part of our DNA and will continue on the mission that Ed started.”

Snider, who was married four times, is survived by his wife, Lin and five children — Jay, Lindy, Craig, Tina, Sarena and Samuel — and 15 grandchildren.

Snider and Comcast had a strong 20-year partnership. Comcast is the parent company of NBC10.

You can share your memories of Snider and his legacy in the comment section below.

"CONSENSUS" - DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK

If you have a brain tumor, do you really care about your podiatrist’s opinion on it? So, why is it at all important what non climate scientists think about climate change? You might say: "It isn’t brain surgery." But in a way it is. Climate change is an extremely complex subject, covering several areas of science (climatology, meteorology, geology, paleo-climatology, atmospheric chemistry, oceanography, thermodynamics-and more).

If you ask the "brain surgeons of climate change," the level of agreement is extremely high. They agree that 1) the earth has warmed and will continue to warm, and 2) human activity is the main cause of the warming. At least six different studies have found that agreement level of 90 percent to 100 percent. More than one study found the rate to be 97 percent. The studies used different methods to get the final numbers, but one thing is common: They surveyed climate scientists -- that’s all. No meteorologists, physicists, chemists or other non-specialists were included.

LESS "EXPERT": LESS CONSENSUS

Here’s what fascinates me: While the most published climate scientists had 97 percent agreement, the percentage went down for less published climate scientists.

The percentage was even lower for non-published scientists, and the lowest consensus was for the general public (58 percent):

WHY SO LITTLE PUBLIC CONSENSUS?

This is clear: The "anti-climate change" movement has succeeded in placing doubt within the general population. While those agreeing with the consensus have increased a lot in the past year, the gap is still very wide. I have a few theories as to why this gap exists:

1. "Doubt is our product."

A cigarette executive described the reasons behind the quote in a document revealed in a lawsuit against the industry.

There are some interesting quotes from that document that seem awfully familiar, aside from "Doubt is our product." Like "It is also the means of establishing a controversy." and "It is essential that we ascertain which type of anti-smoking information has most affected the smoking public."

So, if I was on the "non-consensus" side of the climate change issue, I would see what statistics or graphics have had the most impact, and then attack them. How about the "Hockey Stick" from Michael Mann and others? And the easy to remember 97% would need to be attacked, too.

2. When in doubt, pick the least threatening option.

This is a problem that the National Hurricane Center has had to deal with. If they issue a Hurricane Warning for a stretch of coastline, and a private weather service says the hurricane will NOT hit that area, many people choose to believe the "miss" forecast, so they won’t have to take action. This is a real concern, and real examples have occurred (and even discussed at conferences).

3. "If Al Gore is for it, then I have to be against it."

The Climate Change issue used to have bi-partisan support. That is, until the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" came out. It has gotten more and more political since then.

4. "Equal Time"

In journalism, we’ve been taught to give "equal time" to both sides of an issue. Climate scientists often cringe when a local or national TV program tries to show balance. But is that the right thing to do? As the late Patrick Moynihan once said, "You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts." This is sometimes called "false balance." This is especially true when one side is represented by a climate scientist, and the other by a non-scientist who is good on TV. The climate scientists are not commonly trained in media debates. They are trained to talk about percentages and are careful making sweeping, general statements. The non-scientist has no such restrictions, and is free to state categorical "facts" with a certainty and volume that comes across convincingly. And the loudest voice often wins on TV.

Here’s an interesting article on the subject.
   

"THE BRAIN SURGEONS HAVE SPOKEN"

Even though I’ve been a meteorologist for 40-plus years, and have a Bachelor of Science degree to go with it, I still don’t consider myself to be an expert on climate change. I leave the basics to the experts. When in doubt, Google the name of the people you see on a TV or internet "debate" and see what their backgrounds are. That will tell you whether they’re worth listening to.

As for what to do about the changing climate, that’s a completely different issue. It may be that no one is an expert on that one.

Wednesday morning seemed like a typical one for Olga Ceron. She was lying down on her couch inside her Pleasantville, New Jersey home while holding her 8-month-old grandson David. Suddenly she felt a pain in her foot. At first she thought she had been hit by a rock. Then she heard the gunshots. 

“Then I heard, ‘bam, bam, bam,’” she said.

A stray bullet had entered her home and struck her in the foot. Thankfully, Ceron didn’t have to go to the hospital and her grandson wasn’t injured.

“If I was standing up maybe [it would have] hit me in another part of my body,” Ceron said. “I praise the Lord everything was okay.”

The shooting occurred around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday outside Ceron’s home on Franklin Avenue. Police say Ceron and her family were not the intended targets. A witness told NBC10 a police vehicle passed through the area about two minutes before the shooting took place. He also said the gunman was inside a car.

“That guy looked like he was shooting to kill,” the witness said. “There was a guy with his arm out the window shooting at a vehicle that had just turned down Franklin going north.”

No arrests have been made in the shooting.

“These perpetrators of this gun violence, they’re reckless to the point of being predators on our community,” said Pleasantville Police Chief Sean Riggin. “Anytime there’s a shooting at this time of day, there’s obviously [going] to be a flurry of information. Our detectives are still sorting through that.”

Officials say no other gunshot victims turned up at local hospitals and a motive for the shooting is unknown. As police continue to investigate, Ceron is counting her blessings while reflecting on the violence in her neighborhood.

“It looks like they don’t care,” she said. “They do what they have to do. They don’t think about other people when they do that.”

Darby Township made history as they welcomed their new police chief.

Regina Price was sworn-in as the first black female police chief in Delaware County Wednesday night.

Price recently retired from Florida's Riviera Beach Police Department after 30 years of service and was chosen for the position following a national search.

Price began her career in 1986 with the Riviera Beach Police Department. She was nominated for Police Officer of the Year several times, and was named Officer of the Year by the Minority Law Enforcement Council of Palm Beach County. 

Retired Assistant City Manager for Riviera Beach, Gloria Shuttlesworth, spoke of Price saying, "Regina is up to the challenge. She may not do what others think is popular, but she will do what's right to build a better police department."

Price is a member of multiple groups, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Florida Police Chief's Association. 

The ceremony took place Wednesday night.

New video was released of a man fighting a driver who allegedly struck a vehicle and then fled the scene in North Philadelphia.

On Sunday at 6:12 p.m., a man driving a 2007 black Toyota Camry rear-ended a 2009 white Lexus ES350 that was stopped along the 2000 block of West Lehigh Avenue, investigators said. The driver of the Camry allegedly fled the scene after the collision and the driver of the Lexus contacted police and reported the hit-and-run.

As the driver of the Camry fled, a 29-year-old man who witnessed the hit-and-run began to follow him, investigators said. The 29-year-old man tracked the driver down and confronted him on the 200 block of Ripka Street a few minutes later. A witness then recorded as the 29-year-old man wrestled the alleged hit-and-run driver to the ground, dragged him around and then put him in a headlock. A woman in the video also appears to be trying to break up the altercation.

Trey Dunn, who lives near where the incident occurred, told NBC10 he believed it looked more like the 29-year-old was trying to subdue the driver rather than attack him.

“I could see how it’s justified,” Dunn said. “It’s a hit and run. You’re causing damage. It’s not like he’s throwing punches. He’s kind of subduing him.”

Police eventually spoke to both the 29-year-old man and the alleged hit-and-run driver. No charges have been filed at this time. They continue to investigate the incident.

An assistant for the Bucks County police chief is now facing charges after investigators say she and her husband stole thousands of dollars' worth of electricity to power appliances inside their home.

Faith Friedhofer, the office manager and administrative assistant for Falls Township Police chief Bill Wilcox, and her husband Donald Watson are charged with theft of services, receiving stolen property, recklessly endangering another person and criminal conspiracy to commit theft of services. 

The investigation began back on December 17, 2015 shortly before 7:30 a.m. when firefighters and police responded to the couple’s home on the 200 block of Centre Street in Fairless Hills for a fire. PECO officials also responded to the home and disabled the power so that firefighters could safely bring the fire under control. When a PECO worker pulled out the electrical meter to disconnect power inside the home he noticed several spotlights were still on outside the house, officials said.

“If you think something is secured and unbeknownst to you the power is still on, you can get somebody hurt,” said Falls Township Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito. “You can get somebody shocked.”

Officials then determined Friedhofer and Watson were illegally taking electricity from a utility pole located directly behind their home.

Investigators say the couple stole electricity from the pole and used it for several appliances, including a Jacuzzi, tanning bed, refrigerator, and flat screen televisions. In all, officials believe the couple stole nearly $20,000 worth of electricity.

Watson is also accused of stealing from the Fairless Hills Athletic Association, allegedly ripping out six golf car batteries which caused more than $1,000 in damage.

“The way I look at it is you’re stealing from my kids and you’re stealing from the kids of this community if you’re coming to a little league scavenging and stealing,” said Little League coach Eric David.

NBC10 reached out to Chief Wilcox but he told us he can’t comment on the incident. Friedhofer and her husband are both out on bail.

A motorcyclist died from his injuries following a hit-and-run crash in Philadelphia Wednesday night.

The unidentified man was riding a motorcycle on Aramingo and Lehigh avenues when he was struck by a vehicle. The victim was dragged a few hundred feet before the striking vehicle fled the scene, police said.

The man was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Police say the hit-and-run vehicle may be a grey Pontiac Aztek. They continue to search for the driver.

A spokeswoman for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reportedly clarified his comments after he spoke about “bringing back” late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh Wednesday night.

While in front of thousands in Pittsburgh, Trump began to speak about his relationship with Pennsylvania and his love for Penn State.

“I went to school in this state,” Trump said. “We know that right? I know a lot about Pennsylvania and it’s great. How’s Joe Paterno? We’re gonna bring that back? How about that whole deal? And we do love Penn State. Do we love Penn State? I mean in all fairness.”

The comment sparked reactions from several people on social media, including Joe Paterno’s son, Scott Paterno, who gave Trump the benefit of the doubt.

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CNN reporter Ashley Killough later tweeted she was told by a Trump spokeswoman he was referring to the Joe Paterno statue that was removed from Penn State’s Beaver Stadium in 2012.

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Paterno died at the age of 85 on January 22, 2012. His legacy as a legendary college football coach was tainted after an investigative report alleged he and three other top Penn State administrators concealed sex abuse claims against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Both Paterno’s family and his supporters have defended Joe Paterno saying he knew nothing about Sandusky’s sexual abuse. Many have also called for Paterno’s statue to be placed back at Beaver stadium.

Wawa lovers, rejoice!

That cup o' Joe you grab at your favorite convenience store each morning is free Thursday in honor of Wawa Day.

The promotion, which honors the 52nd anniversary of the Philadelphia region's convenience store giant, will give every customer a free cup of coffee -- any size -- all day long.[[375686311, C]]

Wawa, which expands as far as Florida expects to give away 1.7 million free cups of coffee over its more than 720 stores Thursday.

"1.7 million is a pretty big number, but the number we are most proud of is the millions of lives impacted through the charitable efforts of The Wawa Foundation," said Wawa president and CEO Chris Gheysens. “Happy Wawa Day, everyone, we toast you all! [[255483001, C]]

Wawa opened its first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania in April 1964. The Delaware County-based business launched its charitable Wawa Foundation in honor of its 50th anniversary in 2014 and has since made $22 million in contributions to combat hunger and honor every day heroes, said the company.

"During the anniversary week of our entrance into retail, Wawa Day provides us with a chance to connect with and honor the millions of customers who have been so integral to Wawa’s growth over the past 52 years," said Gheysens. "At Wawa, we exist to go beyond filling customer orders to fulfilling the lives that we touch every day. Our core purpose is exemplified through the commitment of The Wawa Foundation to give back to the communities we serve, as well as through the dedication of our thousands of associates who make the Wawa experience so special. It’s always meaningful to celebrate our customers, associates and communities with one of our most beloved Wawa products."