you. rsecretary of state rex tillersn offered assistance to spain. >> terrorists around the world should know the united states and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice. >> there's just the latest in a a series of terror-relate d car attacks in europe in recent months. more than 100 people have been killed in such attacks in france, berlin, london and stockholm. we have just learned two police officers have been hit by a a driver in barcelona, but it's unclear if that incident is related to today's van attack. live in the breaking news center, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> any updates, let us know. we have live coverage of the attack tonight will air on cozy

tv. now to breaking traffic news. sky force 10 over a crash in delaware that continues to cause problems this afternoon. the accident involved several cars including an overturned tractor-trailer. you see it right there. this happened around 2:00 this afternoon along route 1 in middletown. this is roigt near the toll plaza. at last check the northbound and southbound ezpass lanes are closed. there are injuries in the crash but it's not clear how serious they are. we are going to follow this and monitor the situation. >> at the 50, 45, the 20, the

10, the 5. >> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with the countdown to football night. we're just about three hours away now from the eagles preseason homeowner against the bills. nbc 10 is your official stagts for the philadelphia eagles. the only place where you will see all of tonight's action. >> let's take a live look now over south philadelphia. the dpaets are open. nbc 10 has you covered for the excitement inside lincoln financial field and outside at the sports complex. >> we are getting you retd defor the action. let's begin live along the sidelines inside the link on a

beautiful afternoon. >> all the way out there, that's the philadelphia eagles. they will be facing us. fans have yet to enter the stadium. but take a live look from sky force 10. i want to show you. there's spg like 40,000 parking spots there that will soon be filled. 30,000 plus came for training camp. imagine how many people will show up for the preseason home open opener. somewhere in the parking lots among the tailgaters, nbc 10's tim furlong is live outside the links. fans will soon be arriving. many fans have showed up so far. >> later arriving tailgate crowd because it's a preseason game. it's a thursday.

you can some people starting to show up here. you can start to smell the charcoal grills. they are getting ready to start the live music. fans are really ready tonight to learn more about what we really got on our hands with this ea e eagles team. >> that's exactly what most fans don't want to see in a preseason game, but frank wants to see how badly the backups want to move up in the world. he'd like to e see better play from the guys protecting number 11. >> i like to see the front lines blocked for carson so he has more time. >> reporter: this crew is up from delaware. they have the grill going. they are here to soak up the atmosphere. tonight they are excited to see the quarterback they got from the bills. the team they are playing tonight. some fans here are showing up in

a awhile. they are the ones i want to see. i can't wait to see him play tonight. there's a lot of things to look for. >> not to mentionen ronald darby playing corner. we're going to take a live look inside xfinity live. >> at least we're not talking about any kind of stormy weather.

we have some fair weather cumulus clouds around. there are some showers in delaware. but those have been moving straight to the east. we're going to follow them and make sure they don't come up toward the stadium. there's a slight chance that a shower could move in there. this is the hour by hour as we go through the evening. you can see a a couple little tiny dots there. if you do get any rain, it would last a matter of minutes. it's later on tonight after the game and after you get home that we're expecting showers and thundersto thunderstorms. as it goes through the night, 87 degrees. only dropping to the upper 70s. by 10:00, that's still pretty warm. especially considering that the humidity is going to be high. if you think the humidity is high tonight, wait until you see the forecast for tomorrow.

>> i can take a cloud or two right now. we're just get iting you ready r tonight's game. less than three hours away. nbc 10 is your home for tonight's game. join us in less than two hours at 6:00 for eagles preseason kickoff with myself and john clark live. you can watch nbc's regular thursday night line up on cozy tv on comcast. it's channel 248. for now, back to jim rosenfield and rosemary connors in the nbc 10 studios, which is air-conditioned. here it is so hot. >> you can't have everything, keith. >> enjoy the afternoon. get you caught up on other news. president trump weighing in on the ramped up efforts to remove confederate statues.

>> in a series of tweets today, the president says sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments. robert e. lee, who is next? also the beauty that is being taken out will be missed and never able to be comparably replaced. we follow the clashes where white nationalists protested the removal of a confederate statue. they were med meth by counterprotesters. the president has been criticized for suggesting both sides deserved equal blame for the voi lens. some of that has come from republican leaders. >> it's a tremendous political and perhaps a moral dilemma for republican leaders, which are the party of lyincoln.

>> senator colorado ree booker is leading a push to remove stat statues honoring soldiers from the u.s. capitol. he plans to introduce a bill in congress to have them taken down. there are ten statues in the capital. the artist who created the statue of former mayor frank rizzo is speaking out. this is a live look at the statue from city hall. i think protesters demanded that it be removed. rizzo promoted a culture of police brutality while in office. why he thinks taking it down is not necessarily the answer. that's still ahead at 4:30. >> the family of a college-bound freshman shot and killed in a road rage incident came face to face with the man accused of gunning her down. >> i don't really care about why he did it. there's no excuse. you can't justify why he murdered by daughter. >> the gunman waived his preliminary hearing.

he could be tried for her death. aundrea cline-thomas was in the courtroom. >> reporter: more than 50 of her family and friends lined up outside district court. never mind there were only 12 seats inside the courtroom. >> recklessness and taken care of. >> they brought signs and wore tshs shirts to honor the 18-year-old, a young woman who at this time would have been preparing to be in her first year in college. >> it's so sad her life was taken before she could even get out in society and show all the compassion and love she had for others. he's charged with shooting and killing roverson at the end of june. they merged into the same lane. today for the first time, he and the family came face to face. >> never made eye contact or

look ed at us. >> no gesture or word could ease their pain. roverson said his family will pursue a civil lawsuit. >> he took something away from us. we want our daughter here. >> we reached out to the attorney who had no comment about the proceedings. the case moves to the court of common plea. aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> now to another road rage incident. a man is recovering after he was stabbed roigt in front of his son. according to investigators, the victim pulled up behind a parked car along mulberry street. several men got out. one of them stabbed the driver as his young son looked on.

al lentown city council is stepping up efforts to remove the mayor from office. they approved a measure to hire a lawyer to force the mayor to leave office. he has denied charges he took campaign bribes in exchange for city contracts. the trial in the matter is is scheduled for january. now to the latest on the tensions with north korea. secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary jim mattis are stressing u.s. military action against north korea is still on the table. the two made the statement while mattis hosted top officials from japan today. 30,000 students in guam return to school today. last week north korea threatened to lob four missiles into the water near guam, which is a u.s. territory. but this week the north said it would wait and watch before deciding to order a launch. boarded up bwindows and doos are not coping criminals out of an abandoned property.

the police department is urging neighbors to report anybody trespassing inside these vacant homes. the property are a magnet for crime and a danger for the neighborhood. >> it festers into something elsewhere it becomes drug activity, criminal activity starts to begin. things of that nature. >> about 1600 properties are currently unoccupied as camdenen continues to jushd go revitalization. volunteers helped demolish a vacant house. neighbor works america decided to team up for the event. volunteers painted a a colorful mural at the park. it is back to school for some college students. >> one local camden is you shus in a new era. 200 students moved in. this is the first dorm at the

location. the cost of paying for college continues to grow. but this year two colleges have teamed up to ease the financial burden for students. we'll tell you about the new scholarship program making that possible. now back to our breaking news in spain. president trump is condemning today's terrorist attack there and offering america's support. >> a speeding van jumped the sidewalk and plowed into a crowd gathered in a popular tourist area of barcelona. 12 poem are dead this afternoon. more than 80 others are hurt. police have arrested two people. isis claimed responsibility for the attack. in a statement released a short time ago, police have closed stores and train stations in the area.

lauren mayk will join us from the breaking news center at 4:30. now to our first alert weather. here's a live look from our kimmel center camera. people look like they are heading home for the day. let's get the latest from glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we have just issued a first a alert for those storms as they come in during the day tomorrow for the entire area. it should be sweeping through the entire region. generally starting around 2:00 in the afternoon for areas in the lehigh valley, berks county and not exiting until after 11:00 tomorrow night. and this for tropical type downpours is going to be humid

tomorrow. right now, it's warm and humid. not nearly as humid edas tomorr. we're in the mid-80s across much of the area. the temperatures up to 91 in marshaltown. 82348 harmony hills. 88 in ready point. cool in dover. 78 and some rain. fellton at 9. a few of the fair weather clouds coming across the area. there's showers in if delaware. trying to cross delaware bay, but not very impressive. what is impressive is back to the west. and we have one, two, three, four lines of showers and

thunderstorms between us and that upper air low near minneapolis. probably more than one hit of showers or storms in the next 24 hours. tonight things are just isolated showers. that's it. not related. those are maybe some downpours by morning. so let's go into the eagles game this evening. by 8:00 still 81 degrees. and getting more humid as we go through the game. just a slight chance of a brief shower. so not going to interrupt the game or anything. upper 80s. some places near 90 degrees.

100 in philadelphia. this is not going to be a long lasting thing. not going to go into the weekend, but that is quite a shock to the system. then by saturday afternoon, it's the mid- to upper 80s again. it's going to be warm over the weekend. not nearly as uncomfortable as tomorrow. tomorrow morning, we may have some showers to start the day. a lot of clouds. a lot of humidity. sunshine up to 90. and then the thunderstorms come in. we're talking about 44:00 to k. and then they head right through delaware and south jersey. and they may get even stronger as we hit parts of enginejersey

southern delaware. that's not until 11:00 tomorrow fight. so most of the day it's not going to be raining. when it does, it's really going to be coming down hard. then we get the drier air coming in in time for the weekend. good timing with that. so here are the high temperatures. tomorrow, 88 with the thunderstorms. everybody gets hit at some point. on saturday, we're left with generally dry conditions. a little on the humid side over the weekend. nothing like tomorrow. near 90 degrees in philadelphia. even at the jersey shore, temperatures into the mid-80s because we're going to get a mostly land breeze. the latest forecast still looking good around here.

unfortunately other parts of the country aren't going to be seeing excellent conditions. these red areas, that's predicting a lot of clouds. so people who made special trips out to some parts of the plains are dpoing to be disappointed. >> after all that build up. >> a a new addition to the eagles could be making his debut during the preseason home opener against the bills. >> the journey to south philadelphia was not an easy one. still ahead at 4:00, how new eagles turns his life around making his dream come true and ib spiinspiring others. al the cost over the controversy, why the artist who created this statue says tearing it down would be money ill spent. and missing from her family for days, how the coast guard came to this it woman's rescue on the side of the cliff. that's next on nbc 10 news at 4:00.

here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. a down day across the board. some concerns about the president's agenda for the reason for the drop.

take a look at the top of your screen here. authorities say that gang of moped riders pulled off a a jewelry heist in the middle of the day. they used hammers to smash the glass at the london jowl ri store and grab the jewels and you see them speeding off. many no one was hurt. no those suspects are are still on the run. a a coast guard helicopter crew helped rescue this missing woman. >> the family of the 37-year-old hbt heard from her for four days. coast guard eventually discovered her on the cliff about 80 feet above the water. they battled high winds to bring

her to safety. she went to the hospital with only mooirn cruise broouszs. . she went there on her own and got stuck. we continue to follow that breaking news out of barcelona. >> 12 people are dead, dozens of others hurt after a van drove right into a crowd at a popular tourist spot. two people have been arrested. we're breaking down the latest developments, next at 4:00. i'm tracking strong storms for your friday and very humid conditions. we have issued a first alert to get you prepared. more on the timing and whether we're going to dry out in time for the weekend in your most accurate weather forecast. >> we're live as the eagles get ready to take on the buffalo bills. next at 4:00, now how a new addition to the birds turned a tough start into a success story in south philly. also taking action in court, the fallout after a popular local pumpkin event went wrong.

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back to our breaking news. we're hearing from ab american tourist where 12 people are dead. dozens more injured after a van plowed into a crowd of people on the sidewalk in a popular tourist spot in the city of barcelona. >> e we checked back with lauren mayk who was in our breaking news center following all the developments. >> authorities say they expect the number of deaths to rise in barcelona. a white van jumped the sidewalk and plowed into a crowd of people in a popular area for

tourists. 12 people are confirmed dead. more than 80 are injured. police have arrested two suspects that they are trooeting as tourists. one woman stopped into a restaurant on the same street just minutes before the attack. >> six minutes prior, not even. i just ran in. i was going to catch a cab to visit a friend. i ran in to use the restroom. as i was running out, i couldn't get out. >> isis has claimed responsibility for today's attack. president trump condemned it on twitter. our spanish language sister station is on her way to barcelona to bring us live coverage of the attack here on nbc 10. live in the breaking news center, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. we'll keep saying it.

we're expecting to see new wide receiver alshon jeffrey make his deb debut. he's not the only new wideout. keith jones joins us from our broadcast location. fill us in on the details. >> that's right. the birds also added torrey smith this off season. he's a speedster. his impact and honesty is about what he faced off the field is what is unique among athletes. >> life started in dramatic fashion. we had a a young teenager in high school. >> that's just a sampling of the story torrey tells to u tonight. to give back to kids in hissen community. his family attended a recent practice. you could sigh how much his two little ones mean to him. we asked torrey why he's so open about the challenges he's overcome in life. >> it's important to share that with the youth to understand i'm

in the same situation you're in. how did you make it out without drir drinking and moek ismoking. that's important to talk about because it's helpful. >> very important. torrey's wife is from our area. torrey will tell us what she's told him about what playing for the eagles means. >> meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the impact of the heat and the humidity and boy, this is not football weather. >> absolutely. if it gets uncomfortable for you, you're wearing a golf shirt. how about the players in the

uniforms. they are not used to that kind of heat and probably not enjoy it. but they will probably enjoy a rain free and lightning free game. let's see what we've got. some clouds moving up through the area. we have showers not that far away in delaware. but they are it not moving in the direction of philadelphia. so i think in general we have a really good chance of being dry. but there could be one tiny little shower come through just cold showers and just last for a few minutes. that would be it. so as we go through the night, the general forecast is for it not to rain but the humidity to go m. >> perhaps we'll chalk up the quick thunderstorm and rain to

refreshing. nbc 10 is your home for tonight's game. join us at 6:00 for preseason kickoff. and watch the regular thursday night line up on cozy tv. we are just getting started. we're getting excited too. back to jim rosenfield and rosemary connors in the nbc 10 studios. >> we'll check back with you soon. sky force 10 over breaking news in burlington county. a fire at a trucking company in mansfield. there was a dump truck that caught fire here at this business along route 130. you see crews on the right side of the screen and next to the building. this thing is mostly out. there are no reports of any injuries as well there. so that's good news. to this now, the fight over

the frank rizzo statue. people have protested demanding that statue come down call iing the mayor and police chief racist. >> this is all part of the protest that happened near this center city statue last night. but supporters of rizzo insists he was a man who helped the city. deanna durante brought the debate to the artist who created that statue and e she joins us live from center city. >> he says when he was approa approached about creating this artwork, he says he knew that frank rizzo was a controversial figure. e he also says that when it comes to controversy, ween shouldn't hide it or tear it down, but we should discuss it.

>> i was here from 1972 to 1980 while he was mayor. >> it was supporters and family members who discovered him as a struggling artist. >> i would think a different attitude. people had a lot to learn. >> he says erasing what we don't like about the past is not a good idea. >> let's get rid of the people who don't like it in life or don't approve of. it's a dangerous place to go. >> the renewed outcry u to remove the statue came after white white supremacists rioted. >> that's not him. it's not frank rizzo. it's bizarre to go that far. >> reporter: the majority of people want the statue moved, then he's all for it and would even help it be moved. but he says rather than run away from the controversy, spend the money that would be spent by moving the statue in creating

other statues that depict people that supported the civil rights movement. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. they are getting ready to clear the shelters this weekend. >> still ahead at 4:00, we'll explain why smaller shelters maybe some of the best spots to pick a a new pet for your femme. beating the baby blues. the new concerns over a new mom's mental health in the first few days after the delivery. a family says it was like a scene out of the dukes of hazard. this drawbridge started to open just as their car was right in the middle of it. we talked to them about the ordeal. the story is all new at 5:00. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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heart-related problems are the leading cause of these deaths. the u.s. has the highest mortality rate among affluent countries. if you have a a child wearing contact lenses, chances are they b aren't using them krekt cannily. 85% of teens admit to one bad habit that increases the chances of a serious eye infection. the most common offenses is not seeing an eye doctor once a yore, sleeping while wearing contacts and failing to remove lenses while swimming or showering. strong storms are going to be making a return for tomorrow, but it's going to last through the weekend. i'm tracking the threat for your neighborhood and when we're going to dry out in your most k accurate weather forecast. a serial cell phone robber is on the run. how police say she's stealing iphones across the philadelphia area.

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back to our breaking news. isis claimed responsibility for today's deadly terrorist attack there. a speeding van jumped the sidewalk and it plowed into a crowd gathered in a popular tourist area of the city. 12 people are dead. more than 80 others are are hurt. police arrested two people. president trump cob demed the attack on twitter. police have closed stores in the area. we're gathering new information in our newsroom. mitch blacher will join us coming up at 5:00. >> nbc 10 is getting ready to clear the shelter this is weekend. when you're choosing a new pet, there are plenty of option with

a lot to consider. if you pick your pet from a smaller shelter. >> we have only so much room for cats. we're able to go to the bigger shelters and help them out. >> another benefit of a smaller shelter is the animals are not confined to cages so they are roaming around the space making it easier to find a new friend that connects with you. that's participating and waiving adoption fees. when you adopt, post your pictures on social media. >> here's a look at the other stories we're following at 4:00. students are pruing because

school is out doesn't mean it's time to give your mind a break. the high schoolers showcased their projects in a challenge competition. students teamed up with community, education and professionals to create new ideas with products that solve practical problems. one team designed a sock that makes bikers easier to see on the road. >> pretty creative. delaware county is honoring a man serving as the leader of his hometown police department. the chamber presented joseph daily with the hometown hero award today. daily has served as springfield's chief since 2009. back to our first alert weather. taking a live look outside lincoln financial field. f fans started to arrive for the preseason home opener against the bills. gates are open and it's hot. it's going to be a warm and humid night.

>> it is. good thing they are not having it tomorrow during the afternoon. for the entire area, lehigh valley and berks county and ends at cape may closer to 11:00. the entire area threatened by it. tropical downpours and strong, gusty winds. right now, we are in the 80s. we have kind of typical august humidity. fair amount of sunshine across the area. let's see what's happening at the shore. we showed you delaware a little while ago. 78 degrees. that's nice and warm. even with a sea breeze, it doesn't cool off a whole lot. 84 degrees in ventor. 81 in ocean city. 78 in cape may. and it will be more of a west

wind over the weekend. so it may be even warmer than this. these are the fair weather clouds around the philadelphia and points to the north. if anything showers are weakening. storms around washington and chesapeake bay they have been blasted. and we have some pretty impressive thunderstorms in western pennsylvania and ohio. another round in wisconsin. and all this is moving to the east. so we're not talking about a steady rain out of this. it's just some scattered thunderstorms. here we go through the night. nothing more than a brief isolated light shower in the next few hours. but it's toward daybreak that we may start to see some more significant weather come iing i. maybe even some thunderstorms to start your day.

not so much for the eagles game this evening. it's going to be warm and humid for football. increasing humidity and the feels like, which is in the upper 80s now. across much of the area before the storms hit. the heat and humidity will fuel the storms. take a look at this and the timing. friday afternoon as we go into the 80s and maybe 90s. look at that. a brief inconvenience, it's going to be a rough time. >> come iing up, the cost of pag for college continues to grow, but two colleges have seen to help ease the financial burden for students. we'll tell you about the new scholarship program making it

possible, next. also cashing in on more of an $11 million in a pharmaceutical scheme. we hear from the man who pleaded guilty from the conspiracy on the shore.

how about a little financial help sending your child to college. two schools have now teamed up to create a scholarship program aimed at helping low income students afford a college education. this year money will be raised for the scholarship. >> starting next year, those funds will go to qualifying students. nbc 10's steven fisher explains. >> reporter: college is expensive and colleges like penn state and lehigh carbon have recognized that and are offering financial assistance to students

who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford a higher education. >> there's no way i was going to be able to afford $50,000 each semester. >> he's a student who has faced financial difficulties all his life. >> i come from a very low income household. we had to go to food banks just to manage to get by. >> reporter: those struggles got even worse. >> i'm sorry i can't be with you on graduation. >> reporter: his mother pass wad after a battle with cancer. >> my mother was diagnosed with last stage of a vicious form of bone cancer. just the medical treatments, i was a full-time caretaker for her. >> college felt light years away and it's students like him that qualify by that cause these colleges to offer a new scholarship to benefit iting lehigh valley students with limited means. >> there's a will the of student who is are really struggling to

make ends meet and pay college tuition. >> the costs are a main reason students drop out or never enroll. >> there's a significant number of students living below the poverty level. >> reporter: the scholarship will open new doors. >> if. you're going through a tough time, don't be afraid to reach out for resources. >> reporter: increase the opportunity for students to better their lives. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. starting next year student who is apply to either of those two colleges will automatically be considered to receive the scholarship. conspiracy on the shore, at 5:00 we hear from a man who says he scored millions of dollars through a pharmaceutical scheme. e we continue to follow the breaking news out of barcelona. 13 people have died, dozens of others are injured after the driver of a van plow sbod a crowd. we're hearing from an american tourist who was there. also lashing out, president trump isn't playing nice with republicans critical of his reaction to the charlottesville unrest. what it means for local lawmakers.

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conspiracy on the shore, we hear from a man who says he scored millions of dollars through a pharmaceutical scheme. caught on a drawbridge while it opened. >> ready for some football. the eagles preseason home opener just two hours away. nbc 10 has your all access pass.

that breaking news, terror in barcelona, spain. we are learned there are more victims from the attack where a man drove a van into a crowded street. 13 people are dead and more than 100 injured. >> good evening, i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. nbc 10 investigative reporter mitch blacher is live in the newsroom with the latest developments. >> isis says its soldiers carried out the deadly van attack in the heart of barcelona. it's an area very popular with tourists. let's take a live look at barcelona tonight. spanish authorities are urging people to avoid the center of the city. 13 people have been killed. more than 100 have been hurt all when van plowed through a crowded plaza.