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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2016 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs during a Hillary Clinton campaign event at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Springsteen and Tom Hanks paid tribute Friday, April 28, 2017 to the late director Jonathan Demme, the man who brought them together on his film "Philadelphia," which won each of them Oscars. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, center, and former Pittsburgh Steelers' Jerome Bettis, left, and Franco Harris pay tribute to Dan Rooney during the first round of the 2017 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Western Michigan's Corey Davis, left, poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tennessee Titans during the first round of the 2017 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Stanford's Solomon Thomas, left, greets NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2017 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Altherr reacts after hitting a home run off Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Arodys Vizcaino during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Phillies' Odubel Herrera, right, reacts past Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki, left, after Herrera hit a home run off relief pitcher Ian Krol during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 5-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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An armor police vehicle drives through Fairmount park in Philadelphia, Monday, April 17, 2017. Authorities in several states are on the lookout for a man police say shot a Cleveland retiree collecting aluminum cans and then posted video of the apparently random killing on Facebook. The suspect is identified as Steve Stephens, a 37-year-old job counselor. Police in Philadelphia say they have "no indication" that the suspect in an apparently random killing in Cleveland is in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This April 7, 2017 photo shows Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer pitching during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia. NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer makes his first start at Nationals Park this season in a game against the Cardinals. The Nats ace was exceptional at home last year, going 8-3 with a 2.56 ERA. After missing opening day because of a finger injury, Scherzer (1-0) allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings to win his first start of the season against Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Tuesday, April 4, 2017, photo shows a display of weapons used during the Revolutionary War, including a fife and drum, at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, the museum is at the ready. After nearly two decades of planning, the museum that tells the dramatic story of the founding of the United States opens in prime historic Philadelphia on April 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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This Monday, April 10, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, the museum is at the ready. After nearly two decades of planning, the museum that tells the dramatic story of the founding of the United States opens in prime historic Philadelphia on April 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, construction continues on the exterior at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution says it has exceeded its $150 million fundraising effort, just weeks before it opens to the public on April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
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FILE – In this July 3, 2002, file photo, re-enactor Ralph Archbold, portraying Benjamin Franklin, waits to board the world's largest U.S. flag-shaped hot air balloon, during an event marking the one-year countdown to the opening of the National Constitution Center under construction on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Archbold, who portrayed Franklin in Philadelphia for more than 40 years, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at age 75, according to the Alleva Funeral Home in Paoli, Pa. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower, File)
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FILE – In this Jan. 17, 2006, file photo, re-enactor Ralph Archbold, portraying Benjamin Franklin, applauds during a party to mark the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth on Jan. 17, 1706, in Philadelphia. Archbold, who portrayed Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia for more than 40 years, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at age 75, according to the Alleva Funeral Home in Paoli, Pa. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
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Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent Jacob Archer points to distinctive marks caused by a pool cue on a newly recovered Norman Rockwell painting stolen more than 40 years ago, during a news conference at the federal building in Philadelphia, Friday, March 31, 2017. The painting, sometimes called "Lazybones" or "Boy Asleep with Hoe," graced the cover of the Sept. 6, 1919, edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The oil-on-canvas piece was among several items taken during a 1976 break-in in Cherry Hill, N.J. a Philadelphia suburb. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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John Grant shakes hands with Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent Jacob Archer after taking custody of a recovered Norman Rockwell painting during a news conference at the federal building in Philadelphia, Friday, March 31, 2017. The painting, owned by Grant’s father, Robert, was sometimes called "Lazybones" or "Boy Asleep with Hoe," graced the cover of the Sept. 6, 1919, edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The oil-on-canvas piece was among several items taken during a 1976 break-in in Cherry Hill, N.J. a Philadelphia suburb. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agents Don Asper, left, and Jacob Archer displays a recovered Norman Rockwell painting stolen more than 40 years ago, during a news conference at the federal building in Philadelphia, Friday, March 31, 2017. The painting, sometimes called "Lazybones" or "Boy Asleep with Hoe," graced the cover of the Sept. 6, 1919, edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The oil-on-canvas piece was among several items taken during a 1976 break-in in Cherry Hill, N.J., a Philadelphia suburb. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Emily Murta, right, and Kaitlin Grant embrace during a news conference regarding the newly recovered Norman Rockwell painting, that belonged to their grandfather Robert Grant and was stolen more than 40 years ago, at the federal building in Philadelphia, Friday, March 31, 2017. The painting, sometimes called "Lazybones" or "Boy Asleep with Hoe," graced the cover of the Sept. 6, 1919, edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The oil-on-canvas piece was among several items taken during a 1976 break-in in Cherry Hill, N.J. a Philadelphia suburb. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Ottawa Senators' Alexandre Burrows, top, tries to get a round Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason, top, blocks a shot by Ottawa Senators' Tom Pyatt during a shootout in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason, center, and Jakub Voracek, right, celebrate as Ottawa Senators' Tom Pyatt, left, skates past after a shootout in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
