we learned he made a deal with prosecutors. he was already in custody on $5 million bail accused of stealing one of the missing men's cars. >> his attorney tells us he's confessed. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. >> last night police found human remains in what they call a common grave on a farm. a hole is on the sprawling farm that's owned by cosmo dinardo's family. >> investigators have only identified one of the bodies as one of the missing men. the four men went missing last week. >> they have one of the attorneys. >> major development happening just about 40s ago. it came during a very hectic half hour. the district attorney came out of the courthouse first promising a big announcement coming up in the next few minutes. he did not have much to say but a few minutes later, it was

cosmo dinardo's defense team who walked out and made this big announcement that cosmo dinardo has confessed to the killings of the four missing men saying he either took part in committing those four murders. also agreeing to some sort of plea deal they would not seek the death penalty because of this confession. now cosmo dinardo has been in jail for the past day or so. according to his attorney, this confession means that the death penalty is off the table. we also asked his attorneys whether he may have had any help in committing these crimes or covering it up. at this point they had no comment on that referring us to law enforcement. all of this comes less than 24 hours after the district attorney revealed for the first time they had discovered human e remains on the family property. take a listen. we just spoke with his defense team a few minutes ago. >> cosmo dinardo gave a full confession to the district attorney. that full confession was so much

so that e he admitted to his participation of the four murders. additionally in lieu of that and in favor of that, the commonwealth will not be seeking the death penalty. so cosmo was spared life in terms of giving all of his relevant information that he possibly could. >> reporter: some of that information included the locations of the bodies of the four missing men. e we asked where exactly the locations might be at this point they referred us to law enforcement. one big question we had was motive. i asked why and he said right now they can't comment on that either. we are told that the district attorney here in bucks county will be providing an update some time tonight. we're not sure the time right now. but that's what they promised us that there would be major developments in this case. as we have learned, a confession from cosmo dinardo. live in doylestown, randy

gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> staying with this major story, e we want to turn to deanna durante, who has been following this case for days now. what's the latest from your location where that digging has been going on? >> reporter: investigators are still out here, but we have been working our sources trying to find out more ab the confession and what happened inside that room. we can tell you that defense attorneys and prosecutors were in that room with cosmo dinardo and his parents for most of the day. and those negotiations wrapped up around 2:00 this afternoon. we can tell you that a source very close to those negotiations says three bodies were discovered here on the farm property and that they were still looking for another one. and part of the plea deal is giving up the location of where that fourth person may be in this case. we're also told that avoiding the death penalty for cosmo dinardo was a priority here for the defense team. there was some talk earlier about grand jury proceedings.

sources say the parents did not testify in front of a grand jury. instead most of the work being done giving that information to investigators that they needed so they could provide closure to the four families involved here. that's the very latest. but investigators will be continuing to work out here on this farm as they continue to dig for evidence. but we know that that confession has been given and was wrapped up by 2:00 this afternoon. reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> significant developments, the nbc 10 digital team has been bringing you updates through the l story 24 hours a day on our free app. we have an interactive map time line of the key events and people of the story. it's on the nbc 10 app right now. and now to our weather. you can see on the radar the storms coming through. e we had a tornado warning and now a thunderstorm warning in effect. >> let's get right to meteorologist glenn schwartz. where are the storms right now and severe? >> they continue to be generally

north of philadelphia itself, but they are getting a little closer and starting to come a little bit into chester county, the northern portion of chester county and northern half of montgomery and all of bucks county right now. it's moving a little bit west to east, but it's also drifting southward. and in a way that's good. so that will take the heavy rain away from falling on the same spot over and over and over again. so this is not the storm that they were concerned about for the tornado warning for reading, but this is another storm that is right over reading right now. we have parts of our area that haven't seen a drop of rain yet. and reading is getting hit over and over again. not seeing a lot of lightning compared to what we would normally expect with severe weather.

this is south of mooullemullenb with some very heavy rains right now. that's not the only area. look at limerick now. and they are just getting pounded with the heavy thunderstorm. this is greater than 3 inches per hour rate. it's not staying over the same spot for an hour, but if it did, it was capable of producing 3 inches of rain. that's a real downpour right in the middle of limerick. this deep red area is a flash flood warning for all of berks county and into part of lehigh county because of all the rain that has fallen. there are until 8:30 p.m., there

are other advisories that go down toward philadelphia in general. some ponding on the roads and normal kind of flooding you get with thunderstorm its. when they see a flash flood warning, that's a different story. that's a more severe event. those are the areas in red. the yellow indicates the severe thunderstorm watch for the potential for other e severe thunderstorms for developing during the next few hours. this goes until 9:00 overall for the area. once again all of berks county not in the severe thunderstorm watch, but also in the flash flood warning that goes until 8:00 tonight. there's still more precipitation back to the west. so that's going to have to come through tonight. this is not the last of the rain that we're going to get. we're going to get more rounds

of rain coming in tomorrow. and some of that is going to be heavy and possibly some of that severe. >> late morning and then again tomorrow evening, it will be the same type of thing. lines of storms coming in. the only saving grace may if this neutralizes the atmosphere. this is pretty intense. this is a job of roughing up the atmosphere. if it does that, great. if not, it's going to lay down a lot of boundaries. it lays down pools of cool air. that's where thunderstorms can form and that may happen tomorrow as well. you can see it extending all the way from west to east across the area north of philadelphia. so so far philadelphia has been spared. and much of south jersey and delaware as well. we're seeing a storm along the beaches. so what you see with the yellow,

that's our severe thunderstorm watch box. and that goes until 9:00 tonight. meaning we could see something pop up between now and 9:00 tonight. generally these expire a little early. once the storms are gone, that's going to expire or start edging away at being away. the bright yellow boxes that you see are the severe thunderstorm warnings. this is the one we're most concerned about in our area. you can see it's moving out of parts offen montgomery county and bucks county. from hatfield toward buckingham and north hampton, that's where we're watching right now for this storm is headed. and we have had reports of trees snapped. so we are concerned about this particular storm. the tornado warning earlier has expired. . that did you want mean these can't produce a tornado. not a huge damaging one, but a spin up is possible.

this is being warned on for damaging winds and hail. we have seen some of this very, very large hail. this is sort of the cross section. this is a scan, if. you drew a line through the middle, what you be looking at. we put these in the atmosphere. we're right around 50,000 feet. the cloud tops up. but that's where we're seeing moisture. what we're seeing with the darker of red, that would be the hail and heavy rain we're looking at. you can't make out if you'd have a tornado shaft. but they have strong enough updrafts to be pulling stuff into the atmosphere. so that's what we're looking at. huge rain producers and wind producers. we're going to watch these moving off to the east. here's a good look at the entire system in motion. you can see some of this coming in behind it.

we have stuff making its way into the area from behind all of this making its way back to parts of berks county. we'll keep you up to date on all of this. if we get. anymore tornado warnings, we'll be on modely. now we're going to head back over to for the latest on the breaking news. back to the breaking news, the unfolding murder mystery in bucks county. authorities back at that farm sifting through a deep grave they found during the search for the four missing men. cosmo dinardo has confessed to his role in the murders of the four men in bucks county. that word within the hour from his attorney. and we have video of cosmo dinardo being led to jail yesterday. his lawyer says he has admitted to taking part in the killings and told them about the location of some of the bodies. the confession part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. the four men vanished last week. their disappearance led to an investigation that's transfixed

people in our area and across the country. it led them to the farm of cosmo dinardo's parents. they found multiple remains buried on the farm late last night. they have identified some of those remains as being that of one of the missing men. cosmo dinardo has confessed to his role in the killing of all men. we'll be right back with more on this breaking story, after this.

the person of interest cosmo dinardo just admitted to being part of the killing of four missing men. minutes ago we learned he's made a deal with prosecutors. he was already in custody ob $million bail accuse d of stealing one of the men's cars. >> he has confessed. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. lauren mayk spoke with friends of two of the victims. >> reporter: at st. andrew, they are praying for one of their own. >> we just kept hoping and pray i ing. >> but finding the right prayer for the boy he. baptized has been a chalk. >> you pray for someone who is sick or died.

and not knowing what really has happened. >> he described the teen as shy. >> they were at the site. i think every day for most of the day until late in the evening. so i went to visit is at the house and they weren't there. >> he ha h a smile that would hug you. >> bill remembers his colleague as warm and friendly. and like family. >> we kind of had like a big brother/little brother relationship, he and i. i never had a little brother. it was tough when he was take b

from us. >> he says they are praying for all the families of the four who b wept missing. in bucks county, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. back now to our first alert weather. the severe storms in our area. you see them coming over the area on first alert radar. >> let's get over to meteorologist glenn schwartz. >> you see those it areas in red. extending up to 30 to 40,000. these are powerful storms. they are still around and gradually getting closer and closer to philadelphia itself. it is just north of northeast philly right now. it's covering a guide good bit innen montgomery county. and it's still covering parts of berks county. now what happened here, we saw a report of wind damage. that's moving to the reading

area and that's along the particular line. that's some damage in alty township. we're still seeing heavy rain. this is north hampton. so bucks county is still getting pounded. this finally got the heavy thunderstorm past reading. and so there's more of that moving past. these are the various warnings that are in effect across the area. and one in berk. s county until 8:30. this is southeastern beucks county. this is a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 for parts of bucks county. and montgomery county. so we have a pretty significant storm system here. and we have been looking at the

velocity mode to see if we have the winds going in different directions to indicate some kind of circulation. so that was the basis for the tornado warning that was issued a little after 5:00. it's still in the 90s in delaware without a drop of rain. 90s in south jersey without a drop of rain. it's gotten. hit with all of this. we are going to be seeing that activity move out eventually. it's going take a few hours. more heavier rain and will knock the temperatures down and put an end to the heat wave that we have had. but here comes more. during the day tomorrow, we have multiple threats of showers and thunderstorms. it's going to be much cooler. it will still be very humid. so these storms could pop up very quickly like they did today. here's in the afternoon sol pretty heavy cells in chester

county and into save lumbar coun county. we are going to be seeing some of those storm area that have not been hit yet. coming up next, atlantic city going country with one sweaty beach front concert. we're there live next at 6:00.

now to the jersey shore where the hot weather is cooling down. thousands of people are in atlantic city as hay enjoy night two of the beach fest concert series. gates are now open. ted greenberg is joining us there live. it's a country music-loving

crowd there tonight. >> reporter: it really is. and people are still arrive iin. you see them going up there over that entrance to the beach. they are still arriving for the concert. i checked with organizers just a few minutingst ago about the threat of rain. we have been talking about it. the concert is a go. brantley gilbert show will go on. if there's any rain in the area, but if there's thunder or lightning, it will be cancelled. but so far folks are hoping that will not be an issue here tonight. some have been here for hours. >> karen came prepared to spend hours on the beach in atlantic city today. be and during tonight's concert. >> it's hot but we have our cooler with waters and we're ready to go. >> reporter: country star brapt lee gill set to take the stage this evening. >> i got here at 8:30. >> reporter: don made sure he

was first in line. >> this is going to be a good concert tonight. i figured i'd get down here early and enjoy the sun. it's like being on the beach but i get to watch people. >> it's refreshing. it's not bad. >> reporter: nicole spending lots of time in the ocean today. she was among the 44,000 ticketholders who saw pink rock the sand last night. >> it was very hot. >> we saw 58 people. >> many of those treated by staffers at last night's show were suffering from heat-related ailments. medical crews on hand for tonight's concert as well. >> my advice to people today is come well hydrated with non-alcohol containing beverages. drink plenty of water and sports drin drings. >> luke combs set to perform in a few minutes. then it's brantley gilbert at 8:00. tonight attendance expected to be more than 15,000 people.

live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. we'll be right back with more on our breaking news out of bucks county stay with us. day 13. if only this were as easy as saving $600 when you switch to progressive. winds stirring. too treacherous for a selfie. [ camera shutter clicks ] sure, i've taken discounts to new heights with safe driver and paperless billing. but the prize at the top is worth every last breath. here we go. [ grunts ] got 'em.

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welcome back. i'm randy gyllenhaal live in doylestown with the dramatic hour of developments in the case of those four missing men. in the last hour, we have learned that person of interest cosmo dinardo has confessed to a role of participation in the killings of those four men telling prosecutors where at least one of those bodies are and we spoke to his attorney just a few minutes ago. take a listen. >> to being a part of or actually committing the murder. >> all four. >> e he gave the locations for all four. >> all four in the same hole? >> i can't answer that. >> reporter: part of this plea deal with prosecutors is that

the death penalty is now off the table because of his confession. we'll send it back to you guys in the studio. >> randy gyllenhaal. that's our news at 6:00. >> see you at 11:00. tonight, trump defends his son. the president in paris again claiming his son did nothing wrong by meeting with that russian lawyer. and tonight, why son-in-law jared curber in is under new scrutiny. last chance. senate republicans reveal their revised healthcare bill with changes made, but already there's doubt about wheer it has the votes to pass. stunning confession. the attorney for a person of interest in the disappearance of four young men says his client has made a horrifying admission. blown away. the popular spot where tourists like these gather to feel the blast of jet engines, but now that's led to a deadly tragedy. and bride surprise. a guest she'd never met before appears on her wedding day. and reveals a remarkable conn