>> live from the broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. >> well, we are waking to up major developments less than 24 hours after terrorists strike in barcelona, police say they've shot more suspect after second attack there is one involving suicide belts. back here at home, crime scene tape surrounds the statue of frank rizzo, and police are looking who defaced it again. >> and it was the debut of two new eagles, both expected to play major roles this season, see how they did when the birds took on the bills in pre-season game number two. and today is friday, august 18th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check with today's weather and meisha with traffic. >> it is friday. >> oh, it is friyay, ya.

>> not that we're excited or anything. >> i am certainly excited. i can tell you right now, we wait for this all week, friday and the weekends. looking outside, a lot of construction, we get to all of that, first, roadways. >> showers and thunderstorms will be rumbling on through later on. and where you are, making its way into the poconos, most every russ in fact still dry, that's relative term, because the humidity really ramp up. notice again, northern part of this mass, you're getting clocked with thunderstorms right now. this is what had been expected we've got duo of fronts coming through, warmfront, cold front later today specially tonight, so that is going to bring in the humidity, the heat and the instability. now, for now, yes, off to warm start, folks. only in the upper 70s from millville, out to atlantic city, 76 at the airport, even 76 allentown, up at mount pocono, yes, cooler, but also rain working it way through that will keep things little

on the cooler side. rain cooled air. but very warm beginning to the morning. also, muggy, when you walk out the door, you will certainly notice that if you are coming from an air-conditioned space ment later today in the upper 80s from the shore to philadelphia. up in the poconos, where summer fest is going on, see showers, thunderstorms work their way in. we'll time those out little later in the show, meisha. >> good to know, thanks so much. and very good morning to all of you. still dark. still very early. some construction route one northbound oxford valley. all lanes blocked, exit off oxford valley. this is in bucks county. speaking of bucks county, 95 north between route 413, business route one, left lane is compromised because of construction there, just heads up, a lot cough haven't struck sean crews, vine not affected overnight, wasn't yesterday either. again tonight open. westbound, eastbound, looking good. starting to see some movement already. it is only 4:30 a.m. friday. so, something to take into consideration. we have a downed tree here. schuylkill westbound near conshohocken, it is all the way off to the shoulder, crews

are going out later to completely clear that out of the way. and 295 south between route 168 and route 42, two lanes blocked there. jim, rahel, back over to you. >> thank you very much, meisha well, overnight shoot-out bridges ends to seconds terror attack there is one involved suicide belts. >> this follows yesterday's attack in barcelona killed at least 13 people, injured 100 others, here is cbs news correspondent gavin with new developments. >> police in spain say they've killed five people in a counter terror raid south of barcelona preventing a might have been the country's second major terror attack thursday. authorities say the men in the resort town were wearing fake explosive belts. local media is reporting before being gunned down by police the as all end hit several civilians and police officer with a car. investigators say, this incident is linked to the attack earlier in the day in barcelona, where a van plowed

through crowds in the historic district filled with tourists. and american witnessed who asked not to be identified arrived just as it was happening. >> i heard this just group of people scream, then i look to my left and i saw a white van. it look to be as if he was going left to right hitting people at the little stands, people were shopping. >> police say three men there un arrest. >> the spanish prime minister called it jihad terrorism, islamic has claimed sons. >> the any place where where people gather, restaurants, squares, you can't protect all of them. sadly, the enemy, isis is taking advantage that far. >> officials in spain say citizens from 24 countries were among those killed and injured in barcelona. cbs news, london. >> and stay with cbs-3 " eyewitness news" as we stay up to date on the terrorist attack in bars loan a our

coverage continues on line at cbsphilly.com. back here at home, developing right now, the frank rizzo statue in philadelphia is vandalized for third time, in just the past few days. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live with a look at the damage, morning, trang. >> good morning, jim, rahel. the statue just power washed yesterday after egged twice, take a look now, there is a perimeter of police tape surrounding the statue after this latest act of vandalism, also number of patrol cars, now stationed here, overnight, a woman came and covered up the graffiti with a blanket, after hearing the news that the statue had been defaced. take a look at the video of the damage. sometime late thursday night, someone walk up to the statue, of former mayor and police commissioner frank rizzo, and spray painted the phrase black power on it. it was the third day in a row the statue was vandalized calling call for it remove by council women gym and others who say police brutality against african-americans was ram ted during rizzo's ten

europe, a woman who identified herself as debbie came out, covered the statue with a blanket says knowing who criticize rizzo did not know him. >> i just was really upset that somebody would take the time out to do hatred, like they just did, to a statue, to a man, who has been not alive for 20 years, who did a lot of compassionate things for a lot every people in the city of philadelphia. so if everybody would say, you know, we live in a city city of brotherly love, it is just very upset that people will come down to do this kind of stuff and demoralize our city like this. >> so there was a heavy police presence here anbar kids set up just yesterday after the first act of vandalism is unclear why those officers and these barricades were removed. the spray painting happened shortly after that happened. meanwhile, debbie said she plans to stay out here across from city hall and wait for mayor kenney to get to work so she can discuss this with him. but for now, liver from center sit, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "

eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> thank you, trang. new this morning crews rush to the scene of hospital fire in montgomery county. authorities say the fire broke out in the basement of abington lansdale hospital. that car came -- that call came in after 2:00 a.m. fire contained to the basement , quickly placed under control. there were no evacuations, no one was injured. authorities still trying to figure out what sparked that fire. >> well, in lighter news this morning, football back in south philly but the birds have some questions to answer for the game's start to count. >> the offense continues to struggle, but the defense look good. birds and bills last night at the linc. the eagles new cornerback, ronald darby, had an interception. he pick off a pass and returned 48 yards. darby just joined the eagles from the bills in the trade for jordan matthews. on the offense side of the ball, the birds could not convert a third down. carson wentz best drive of the net ended fumble, lots every penalties in this game, as well, the birds winds up winning 20-16.

>> we're trying see and evaluate our players still, try to put them in the best possible situations. >> the eagles mychal kendricks also had interception, second of the pre-season despite the birds inconsistency, eagles fans are confident about the regular season. >> superbowl all the way, yes, yes, yes, i believe it, go birds. fly eagles fly. number one, you heard me. >> i feel like we see him every year, marty g. >> the eagles will practice with the dauphins, next thursday's game between the two at lincoln financial field >> and show of solidarity on the side lines during last night's eagles game. the eagles defensive ends chris long who grew up in charlottesville, virginia, had

his arm around jenkins. right fist raised in the air as he has done since last season, jenkins has been outspoken of racial injustice, working with law enforcement to try to improve relation asks lakes cents with the counsel any. >> ron brooks took a knee, he was not in uniform because of hamstring injury. brooks played with the bills from 2012 to 2015. last year you may recall colin kaepernick then with the san francisco 49ers start today kneel in an effort to raise awareness about social and racial issues in america. >> new this morning, suv crashes into a house in south philadelphia, sending one person to the hospital. "eyewitness news" at the scene overnight at 13th and christian streets. authorities say the driver lost control and crashed into the home, causing significant damage. there is no word on if anyone was inside the house at the time of that crash. >> meanwhile, in south jersey, police are investigating after a driver somehow tumbled out of her moving car. chopper three, was over route 42, in north depford.

forty-two north in depford, police say the car was going around 06 miles per hour, when the woman fell on to the grounds. she was returned to the hospital with serious injuries well, now to incredible story, authorities say the shore, down the shore, strong sun glare may have caused a operator to open draw bridge while family was drying across it, it happened weeks weeks ago lower township the middle thorofare bridge that connects the southern end of wildwood to cape may, the family says they paid the toll, and made it to the middle of the bridge , that's when it suddenly began to raise about three, 6 feet into the air. parent says he had no choice but to hit the gas, barely clearing the widening gap. >> we landed with a big impact on the other side on the concrete on the other side, so at that point we realize philadelphia wasn't open just a little bit. >> well, everyone inside of the car including the young daughter and her friends suffered just few bumps and bruises, their suv, well, that sustained about $10,000 worth

of damage. must have been so frightening for that family. well, there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news," solar sisters, the promise they made the last time they saw an eclipse, and where they'll go to see this one. >> how much of the sun will we see when the monday blocks part of the sun monday? >> katie's forecast coming up

>> well, all eyes will be on the skies on monday for the solar eclipse, including five friends, who made a promise to see the stellar event nearly 40 years ago. >> elena, mary rose, and amy and holly watched their first total solar eclipse back in 1979. they were freshmen then at all -girls high school in trenton. thirty-eight years later the group now calling themselves the solar sisters, are finalizing their trip to missouri where they expect a perfect view of the eclipse. >> so futuristic at the time,

my god, we're going to be so old, but here we are. >> and we didn't age. >> no, no, no. >> i think it is just an example of the longevity of seeing our friendships, and how we bonded so much when we were 14 years old. >> now the women say while they're looking forward to seeing solar history, the trip really is more about reliving memories and making amazing new ones. >> and later today "eyewitness news" will be handing out our cbs-3 limited edition and government approved, i might add, eclipse glasses at noon. this will be at dilworth park on the west end of city hall, that starts at noon, three of our sister radio stations, 92.5, xtu, today's 96.5, and 98.1, wogl, also giving away eclipse glasses throughout the weekend. listen to your favorite radio station for detail. if you would rather watch from the comfort of your own home, we'll carry cbs news special report from 1:00 to 3:00

monday afternoon, team of correspondents will be in the line of totality. cbs news coverage will also be streaming live on cbs philly. com our eclipse fest coverage continues on "eyewitness news" this morning, coming up later the app that will show you how much of the eclipse you'll see in your hometown. i'm totally geeking about this, this is great. >> i used to fall asleep in the plan tear yum in college. >> yes? >> but i think i'm getting into this. >> yes, don't fall asleep. katie is here with the forecast. >> all right. so, this time, we did not plan ahead, we did not plan a trip to the path of toto tal at this, but next year we will do it. >> so 2024, jim will be -- >> that's the next date? >> that's the next date. >> oh. >> it is really not that far away. >> no, i would still be working. will i be retired? >> i'll visit occasionally. >> i was going to say, we can schedule a vacation, oh, make make a big weekends out of

this, oh, we're so planning. >> this so what we've got going on out there today, my friends, some pretty stormy and very steamy weather. you can understanded why. there is a very well defined storm system working it way through, one front lifting through as we speak, still awaiting the colds front passage that will take place later today specially at night so, we are going to see rounds of showers come through here, as well as some thunderstorms. the downpours are going to be a problem, i think, we might even have some flashflooding later today, in fact, flashflood watch goes into effect for good portion of the region at 2:00 p.m. here is the severe weather threat. not shock by this. yesterday, was marginal. now upgraded to slight chance, or slight risk, for severe weather today. just one category higher in terms of that threat. maine impacts are heavy downpours, freak went lightning however as well a possibility, then some strong winds. we can't rule out hail. we can't rule out tornado. it will be something we've got to watch. but those are the primary three impacts, wind, rain and lightning. now, at the moment, i do expect that you are going to see skies, you know, break out for some sunshine, but again, some of the storms will rumble

through late throughout the afternoon and into tonight. they could be locally severe. those storms will gradually draw to close later on tonight then tomorrow, we should clear out nicely, for pretty decent looking three day stretch here it is hot. i'll give that you. the humidity starts to drop off into sunday specially. monday still specking sunshine , keeping the fingers cross, it stays that way, at the moment i expect at least fair if not really good viewing conditions for the eclipse. >> awesome. we will take it, you know what , we take what we can get. thanks so much. happy friday to you. we're looking outside right now to some construction, 95 at the betsy ross bridge, pulled off to the left. not going to slow you down too much, still too dark, too early, plus it is friday, one of the lighter travel days of the work week, as well. more construction out here in bucks county, route one northbound, oxford valley, all lanes blocked: re-enter onto oxford valley. should be lingering until 6:00 . speaking of, bucks county, 95 north between route 413, business route one, the left lane is compromised, crews might be moving out of the way , and the vine, not closed overnight for the construction

project. it wasn't last night either. wasn't today. still looking good. both westbound and eastbound, enjoy the open vine, i know it can trip us up. downed tree on the schuylkill, schuylkill westbound near conshohocken, pulled off to the shoulder, crews going out little later to completely move that out of our way. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, airline industry flying high, despite lower profits. >> and something new under the sun for home depo. we will tell but big plans when "eyewitness news" continues. as the host of access health, i've discovered move free ultra's clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, in one tiny pill. also in new gummies.

how dixie ultra plates?roved with two pounds of steak. in each hand. dixie ultra. stress tested so you can stress less at dinner. >> time is 4:50, time for check on business news. >> roxanna joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchanges, good morning, roxanna. so, airlines of course still making money. but not as much as last year watch are you learning about this? >> that's right, jim, rahel, the nation's nine biggest carriers collectively made a profit of $9.2 billion in the first six months of this year. that is down nearly 3 billion from last year, largely

because of the hike in the price of fuel, labor and maintenance. some airlines also site higher food costs, as they diversify their menus, and new lounges, so that's good news for travelers who get to fly in business and first class. jim, rahel. >> so i understands home depo teaming up with tezsla. what's this all about? >> yes. the home improvement retailer says it will install solar panels on the rooftops of 50 stores, with the help of ge and tezsla. home depo says the move will cut each store's use of electricity by about a thirds. the stores are in new jersey, connecticut, maryland, dc, california and new york. jim, rahel. >> real interesting. i mean, a third of the electricity costs, i wonder if that will make any dent to the prices, operating costs? >> no. >> okay. well, a passing thought. >> no, they won't load the prices at all. >> good for them. coming up after the break, a check on traffic. >> katie hearing we need to keep our rain gear on stand by

>> that's wise. today is one of the days where we won't see wet weather all day long, but it does come through pretty much at any time. some of the storms could be locally strong, if not severe. so we will walk you through that threat. also, tell when you it all wraps up. coming up.

>> looking ahead to a day of potentially severe weather as we await the passage after colds front. warmfront lifting in, cold front has to cross through. live view, live neighborhood network, middle and high schools up in brodheadsville, nearing the poconos, where summer fest is taking place here today. yes, i feel like we've drawn the short straw friday forecasting, looks like we've had wet weather for so many of our summer fesses, activities going on, but at the moment, things do look dry here, tough to tell with the street lamp, but we do have heavier thunderstorms rumbling through , right across the border of lehigh northampton counties, up toward the poconos, so you're wacking up potentially their not the

alarm, rather, some thunder that's coming through your area. but the poconos this afternoon , really throughout the day, in general, rounds every thunderstorms, could be locally strong, some of them rumble through even as we speak, but later today specially toward night fall the cold front itself will bring the best chance for any severe weather. now, here is good news for the weekends, thinks clear out, back to the upper eight's granted right through eclipse day monday. but at the moment we still expect quiet weather. outdoor plans look good if you have beach weekend scheduled, you look good here, meisha, and the viewing for the eclipse looks good, too. >> great to know, thank you so much, katie. and happy friday to you. still dark. still very early. not even in the 5:00 hour yet. and we are looking at a lot of construction out there. looking at 95 north of the betsy ross bridge pulled off to the far left. then of course speaking of 95, 95 north between route 413, business route one, that left lane is compromised there. also, talking about construction route one northbound oxford valley all lanes blocked there. and then the vine. the vine was not closed yesterday, it was not closed

again tonight, so for those of you taking that vine, kind of hung up in the early morning construction that hasn't closed t hasn't been. so enjoy the open roadways. you can see westbound, eastbound, on the vine. looking pretty good. then also looking at a downed tree, so downed tree, the schuylkill westbound near conshohocken, this one pulled all the way out to the shoulder, crews going up little later to completely move it out of your way. heads up. it be there on the shoulder. as the morning progresses might start to slow us down depending when crews actually do get out there. then we have two points of construction here in new jersey, see 168, black horse pike, past kings highway, right lane compromised, 168 black horse pike between 42 and ferry avenue. jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. headed out the door stay updated with katie's forecast on sister station "kyw news radio 1060". also, woman philadelphia hopes to learn from attacks, like -- from attacks like the ones in barcelona, plans in place to make sure it doesn't happen here. philadelphia public school principals reach ken tiff contract agreement with the school district. and one hot ingredient that's

in some new foods at the linc this season. check in two, three, four times a day on "kyw news radio " 1060 on your a.m. dial. well, philadelphia's playing host to a group of young leaders from africa. >> all part of six week professional placement. thirteen nelson mandela scholars will work with local organizations to promote innovation and positive change asked the group about it experiences at city hall, the 13 fellows between the age of 23 and 35, and represent the diversity in africa. welcome to fill. >> i coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news,d eyewitness sports team here to breakdown last night's eagles game. >> also ahead, the statue of frank rizzo has been vandalized again. live with a message left behind. >> and it is cbs-3 summer fest , head today camelback mountain to see how the poconos do summer. we are back at the top of the hour.

>> more terror in spain this morning. police exchange gunfire with five terrorists, hours after another man used a van to mow down people in the streets. it has been hours and hours of carnage overseas. >> back here at home, writing on rizzo, former philadelphia has been gone for more than 25 years, but today at the center of controversy in this town. late last night someone spray painted the statue of frank rizzo, the third time this week it has been vandalized. we're live with how one resident responded. >> i'm pat gallen. two new birds debuted at the linc last night. they're both expected to be big-time players here. i've got a