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. tourists describe.

>> a poemt of silence will. happen in the main square tomorrow p to show that the city is not scared and now more un e united than ever. >> here on nbc 10, "nbc nightly news" will have the latest on the attacks at 6:30. tonight "nbc nightly news" will air on cozy tv on comcast. >> cashing in on more than $11 million in a pharmaceutical scheme. they pled guilty in the widespread drug fraud case.

ted greenberg was first to report the scandal. he joins us live. you spoke with the man b who pleaded guilty. what does he have to say? >> no comment. that farm spharmaceutical rep i of two men who pleaded guilty to federal charge here's today. >> 42-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep admitting in federal court in camden today to being a ring leader in a $28 million health insurance fraud scheme involving public employees and pricey compound prescription drugs. they were the first to plead guilty with the probe that nbc 10 was first to report on in july. focusing on municipal work in margate and atlantic city.

>> a key player that defrauded public health benefits programs using a network of recruiters, firefighters, police officers, teachers, doctors and others in 2015 and '16 they had medically unnecessary prescriptions fill ed including cream. authorities say those involved received kickbacks and reward money. he admitted to getting more than $11 million from the scheme. he has to forfeit that money, pay restitution of more than $28 million and faces up to ten years in prison when he's sentenced in december. the 43-year-old, a recruiter in all this, also pleading guilty here. there's apparently much more to come. additional plea hearings are scheduled for tomorrow.

>> the countdown to kickoff. we're less than two hours away from the home opener from the bills that will air on nbc 10. your home for the philadelphia eagles. sky force 10 is live over lincoln financial field where fans are starting to gather for the big faceoff. >> no u to a live look inside the link. starting to get ready for the coverage that begins later on. we have live team coverage. >> the fans getting ready for kickoff. let's begin with keith with the latest inside the warm link. >> it's hot. take a look behind me. carson wentz is warming up with the team. not much organization here.

wearing the green headphones. throwing bombs about 40 yards before. they are going to be wearing the white. you see the white jersey waiting for him to dawn the double one. doug peterson not too far away. if we pan back standing with howie. talking about the game plan we want the to see your eagles spirit. it feels out here now. fans are beginning to flock now. tim, what's the energy like out there? >> it's hot out here.

>> check out this girl. what's your name? >> is she the cutest thing you have ever seen? look at her. everybody here getting pretty pumped up for the game. it's preseason. what are you looking for? what do you want to see? >> want to see the receivers and the tight ends. >> pete is the other guys coming in. >> checking in? >> making some barbecued chicken now and some hot dogs and

hammers. >> you sure ramp it up by the goes on. >> thank you, they are going to have a great time tonight. what do you want to sing. >> give me an eagles cheer. >> that's how i feel sometimes. >> the best part about the breeze is then smell that wafs over the entire complex. it's going to be a real good night for me on the lot. back to you guys. >> tim furlong live for us outside the link. so his strategy is to make friends and swer view the folks who are grilling. we can get a little early dinner later on. >> he's working it. >> it was a hot night out for

the fans. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is back with your game time forecast. >> the temperature is above average for this time of year. and august average is pretty hot. making them feel a little bit more comfortable. there are showers in delaware, especially roigt now generally move iing to the east and not u toward philadelphia. we're going to keep an eye on them. in a matter of minutes, you'd be unlucky to get that. the chance of rain is more 10 to 20% range. it's later tonight when the more significant rain comes in. so temperatures well into the

80s even at kickoff. by the end of the game, we're still close to 80 degrees. the humidity is going up. and that is setting us up for a real stormy day tomorrow. more on that coming up in it a few minutes. >> nbc 10 is your home for tonight's game. verizon 460 over the air. deciding how to move forward. tonight some tough conversations are happening within the republican party following president trump's comments about the violence in charlottesville. now he's lashing out at those republicans criticizing him.

>> the question is weather supporters will turn against and i spoke with a political expert who said we should watch places like the suburbs. >> fallout from reaction to charlottesville furthering open a fracture in the republican party. and the president is fighting back at his krcritics. in this tweet today, praising a primary opponent of a republican senator. >> it's important to keep in mind that donald trump has no history. the republican party has a problem. >> if you're a member of congress and come out against

president trump, you're probably going to pay a price with many republican voter who is remain enthusiastic about donald trump. >> we asked a supporter about republican who is krilt size the president. >> republicans in more moderate districts like the ones here where they can't afford to lose a lot of votes could be the most vulnerab vulnerable. >> those that are not thoroughly republican, that's the problem area. >> they have a list of districts that they are targeting across the country. six of them are this our region. that's not quite all but it is most of the republican members of congress from this area. police need your help to catch a serial cell phone thief

in our area. how she's getting away with the iphone. and as we gear up for the preseason home opener, we introduce you to the other wentz turning heads on the field. she was critically injured when a popular fall pumpkin eventen went terribly wrong. one woman is taiking action in court.

an emotional morning in court as the family of a teen killed in a road rage incident came face to face with the man charged in her death. he was charged with shooting and killing an 18-year-old at the end of june. police say the pair jockeyed for position. he waived his preliminary hearing sending the case to the court of common pleas. philadelphia police tell us this man pulled a razor-like knife on a 7-eleven employee in center city. an employee saw him putting several red bull drinks in his backpack. >> a bucks county catholic

schoolteacher convicted of child rape is out of prison a decade. a judge threw out the conviction. there were questions about the accuser's truthfulness. they convicted three other church officials. in delaware tonight a woman is suing after being critically hurt at a pumpkin-launching contest. she was permanently injured when an air canon exploded. she's filed a federal lawsuit against the event organizers and the state. the organize have not returned our request for comment. it features canons that fire pumpkins thousands of feet through the air. athletes participating in a triathlon in delaware this weekend can forget about the swimming portion of the competition. officials say algae in the reservoir is growing at high levels and not safe for anybody to go in the water. as a result the top of delaware triathlon will include a 14-mile bike ride and end with another 2.5-mile run.

taking it outside, a live look at the philadelphia skyline as the city gets ready for the homeowner. fans start to tailgate outside lincoln financial field. >> sky force 10 is perched high above the stadium. the pregame show with keith jones kicks off in less than an hour at 6:00. kickoff for the game is at 7:00. >> it's hot out there. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is keeping an eye on the weather. >> it's goirng to be warm and humid. we have some serious weather coming in. we have a first alert out for strong storms for the entire area. going to start during the afternoon up in the lehigh valley. and exit around 11:00 on friday. just go through the whole area.

roigt now we're at 86 degrees. we have some clouds out there. but nothing in the way of showers at least in pennsylvania. a lot of sunshine in the le shy high valley. totally blue sky up there and the temperatures in the lehigh valley and berks county close to 90 degrees. bethlehem at 87 degrees. and it may get even a little hotter than that as we head to the weekend. it feels like 88 right now in philadelphia. 91 in wilmington. 89 in trenton. and tomorrow it's going to feel much, much worse. these are the fair weather clouds coming through. just had some clouds come through the stadium area. the showers are still pretty far to the south in delaware and south jersey. not necessarily moving up in the

direction. they are well south of wilmington. they really have to travel pretty far north to get up anywhere near there. look at this line of thunderstorms coming through ohio. that's part of the system that's going to be affecting us as we go through the day tomorrow. here we are at 11:00 tonight. it's generally dry. and toward daybreak we could see some showers and a thunderstorm. it's just a first batch. the humidity increasing as we go through the evening. and the feels like temperature at game time around 86 degrees.

104 in some areas. . we not only have the threat of thunderstorms, but we have some pretty extreme heat and humidity. there's some showers in the morning. here they come during the afternoon. 6:30 some really fierce thunderstorms moving through the area. it's not going to last all day. it does look like it's going to clear out just in time for the weekend. so at the beaches, look at this. temperatures in the mid-80s. the water temperature warm. it looks like a really nice weekend once we get past tomorrow. she's delaying her show at the wells goe center. the show moves from september 18th to october 12th.

talk about a painful first pitch. >> have you seen this video? throwing out a ceremonial first pitch becomes a memorable to say the least. from the streets of south jersey to celebrity status, we'll show you how a therapy dog is putting smiles on the face of the kids in our area and across the country. that's next at 5:00.

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more and more tax money tosends trenton, but gets less and less back thanks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie record eight years of underfunded schools. huge tax breaks for themselves and their rich friends while we pay more. and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey.

you may remember the life starts out on the streets. >> that's how a dog in south jersey got his name. he was abandoned with nowhere to go until a rescue operation took him in and turned him into a prince. he's now thriving and making a real difference in people's lives. >> being the center of attention is where aladdin is at ease as a therapy dog this 5-year-old pitbull is everyone's best friend. >> do. >> reporter: he and his owner are spending time with students at wordsworth academy teaching them how to handle pets. aladdin had it rough early on. >> he was e emaciated, someone

broken his legs and tail. >> reporter: that was four years ago. since then his struggle has helped others. >> we have a program for each age group. we do an anti-bullying program. not to judge a book by its cover because he's a pitbull and a lot of people judge them by not knowing them. he's a ronald mcdonald house ambassador dog. we visit the kids there on monday. >> he's a had hit with the kids and parents. >> you'd be surprised. >> back at the academy, the students are inspired by aladdin's story. >> not focusing on what happens. he's helping a lot of people out. >> they can take problems and make them better. e we live in a great world. >> a world where dogs rule.

>> aladdin is being recognized for his work in the community. this year he won the humane hero dog award for his therapy work. you can help nbc 10 and tel money do clear the shelters this saturday. just check the app to find a shelter near you that's waiving adoption fees. this is a one-day event. when you adopt, post your pictures on social media. quite a scare for a south jersey family. >> they are on this drawbridge. and it opened up. we talked to that family and tried to get answers on why this happened. >> he's the one to watch on the field. this fourth grader has a lot in common with the eagles carson wentz and can't wait to watch the birds take on the bills. we'll meet him, next.

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that breaking news, the terror attack in barcelona, spain. 13 people are dead, more than 100 others hurt after a terrorist plowed a van through a crowded plaza there. the attack happened in the heart of that city. it's a place that's popular with tourists. as we said, 13 are dead. authorities expect the number of deaths to rise. two suspects are in custody. they are being treated as terrorists. it's not clear if authorities are looking for any other suspects at this point. "nbc nightly news" will have the latest at 6:30.

because of the game, "nbc nightly news" will air on cozy tv on comcast. channel 248, verizon 460. sky force 10 is live over lincoln financial teeld. kickoff is an hour and a half away. we are your official eagle station. we're gearing up for the excitement the eagle nest is already getting packed. the players out there getting a few reps in. fans are eventually going to be making their way into the stadium. we have a lot in nostore before then. >> fans obviously ready for this. >> reporter: 29 minutes until the doors open. if your last name is wentz,

football if z your passion. >> meet ethan wens wentz. he got a chance to watch the first practice. but get this. not only do e he have the same last name, he wears that number 11. he has for the past two years. but he's also a quarterback. so maybe it's a sign. >> people asked if you're related to carson wentz. i want to be in the nfl. >> gotta keep an eye on that kid. that's for sure. john clark is standing by in the end zone. a lot of excitement heading into the preseason home opener. >> i'll tell you what. eagles fans are looking forward to two debuts. alshon jeffrey will make his debut.

he was traded friday morning. take a look at jalen. >> he talked me into going green. you'll definitely want to see the finished coming up in our special at 6:00. jalen mills heard the critics out there say the cornerbacks were the weakest part of the team.sézi >> regardless of if i had a good game, she's going to text me and

tell me something. you miss this one tackle here or you could have made this play better. mom does not have a twitter account. you'll see a one-on-one interview with howie roseman. he's going to talk about that trade. he asked if there'd be any hangover. >> john clark on one side of the field all the way on the other side. >> i have to speak for john clark. didn't take him long to get convinced to go with the green ha hair. nbc 10 is your home for tonight's game. i'll be back live with john on

the same side of the field. the game is at 7:00. a reminder, we have a programming change to tell you about. you can watch nbc's regularly scheduled programming tonight. >> it is a football night in foo tld. >> i don't know why they didn't leave the green in. >> it looks way better than

blue. >> you notice one part of the stands is in the sun. another part is in the shade. it's a big difference the way it feels. depending on which side you're on. at least until the sun goes down. and everybody is in the shade. >> we are looking pretty good shape at least as far as any kind of rain is concerned. there we go for the next few hours. more than just an isolated light

shower that would be brief. we're not even expecting that. so 83 degrees at kickoff time. temperature going down in the upper 70s. that's something you're going to be noticing too. and that's going to set us up for really stormy weather tomorrow. we'll get into the timing on that coming up with the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. thousand here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across the region today. in camden county, police are locking for three men after a deadly shooting on master street. this is surveillance footage of the man they are looking for. two men were found shot in the house. one man died. these men were seen running from the scene. in burlington county, sky force 10 over a fire at a trucking company. you see smoke coming from the building on route 130. that fire spread to the building. fortunately no one was hurt.

boarded up and abandoned homes for camden neighborhoods. the police department is trying to crack down on the problems. they have a message for neighbors. they want you to call police if you see anybody sneaking into a boarded up build iing. >> students have healthy eating all figured out. students eat healthier than any other college in the country. ryder university in new jersey and thomas jefferson university in philadelphia also came in the top 20 for healthy eating. pitbulls are sometimes overlooked as pets. even adoptions. they hope that's not the case this weekend as nbc 10 hopes to clear the shelters.

we meet the dogs coming up. plus you dpot to see this. a big oops when a guy throws out the ceremonial first pitch at fenway park. we have the back story, coming up. and we are counting down to game time. you're looking live at lincoln field. the eagles take on the bills at 7:00. nbc 10 is your official philadelphia eagles station.

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as we gear up for game time, eagles nest is kind of filling up. the birds taking on the bills for the preseason home opener tonight. it offers realtime transit interaction. >> the other had an anarchy

symbol. >> this afternoon we're learning a cereal robber hit three stores in philadelphia in just over a month. this is surveillance video from three robberies. another in spring garden. in all three cases, the woman handed a note to a verizon employee and demanded iphones. iphones in demand apparently exotic turtles in demand. a turtle thief was caught on camera in a pet store. take a look as they walk into the store in new mexico and start to look around. they reach in and take the turtle. it's valued at $300. the store's owner now wonders what else the couple is storing without his knowledge. >> e he came in and stole that and it was nothing. take a look at this next

video. it's ab epic fail. he has z a bone cancer survivor. he gets the opportunity and then that. >> you saw what happened there. the ball hit the photographer behind the plate in the red shirt. good thing is the photographer wasn't hurt. at least not in any way permanently. i think that did hurt in some way. >> move on, we're done. >> that guy is a pitcher. he tweeted out i'm a pitcher and i did that. scary experience on a bridge a as a jersey man thinking twice. >> i've been over it. i will never, ever drive. >> the family was in their car sitting on it. all new at 5:00. i'll have your football

forecast. it's looking pretty good tonight. strong storms are going to be moving into our region for tomorrow. your most accurate forecast is next. and it's the birds versus the bills tonight at lincoln financial field. fans getting ready to crowd the stadium. for this preseason home opener at the link. we'll be right back.

all new at 5:00, stranded in their car at the center of this drawbridge opening with nowhere to turn. the south jersey family on vacation at the shore found themselves hovering 65 feet above the bay as that drawbridge opened. they are speaking out tonight in the first tv interview since the august 1st ordeal. it happened as they droe over the middle to ro fair bridge.

south jersey reporter cydney long sat down with the family and tried to get answers as to how this could happen. >> they were living for a wild night out. but moments after pay iing the toll on the middle to ro fair bridge. >> i said to my husband, i think the bridge might be opening. >> it was. but they couldn't feel it. the drop to the bay is 65 feet. it's a single l suspension opening and they were at the edge. >> i don't know why. i don't know what made e me do it. it was an immediate reaction. >> witnesses thought they did plunge. >> he jumped out of his car and started screaming. instead the car nose dived.

>> it's lifting up. you guys are on the edge. >> we got our hands on the police report that points out to radios being down. >> the toyota is only a year old. by the looks of it there's no outsigns of damage. in fact, they were able to drive away from the accident. but it's the underneath, the sub frame and suspension that's bent to the tune of $10,000. >> they want answers in a backup safety mechanism in place so this never happens to anyone else. >> i will never, ever drive that

bridge nor drawbridge ever again. >> cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>. >> let's take a turn here. this is fun in the sun. this is a little earlier today. especially if you have the day off. certainly busy here in philadelphia. >> let's take a view from the eagles nest. the birds getting ready to take on the bills as we have been telling you. fans are ready and will be filling up in less than an hour. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now. how is the weather shaping up. going to be kind of hot. >> kind of warm. kind of humid. as you can see across the area, a fair amount of sunshine. it's 86 in philadelphia now.

temperatures only dropping into the low 80s by 8:00. not a lot of wind either. so it could certainly be worse. it would be worse if you're having a game tomorrow. 91 at graduate hospital. >> but there's plenty of moisture and storms back to the west. some of that is headed this way. that's why we have issued a first alert for tomorrow for the

entire area. the whole action gets started early in the afternoon. berks, lehigh valley, and ends about 11:00 tomorrow night towards the shore with tropical downpours. we have had too much rain. here we go tomorrow. lock at that nasty line. the l line intensities. we're getting hot and humid. that could be some severe weather right there. there's 8:00. the latest model. showing it getting near the shore. and then the weekend is looking pretty good.

everybody should be get. ing some showers and storms. we're not expecting any showers or storms for the weekend. still on the humid side. not nearly as humid as tomorrow. the eclipse weather is still looking pretty good. at least in the philadelphia area. some other parts of the country in the totality area are going to have clouds and so not everybody is going to be happy doing all that travelinged to that. now in the tropics, getting very ak. we have a new tropical storm just about to get into the caribbean. so we'll keep up with that as well. >> nbc 10 and telemundo need your help to clear the shelters. >> pitbulls often get a bad for being aggressive. one eagle ls player says that reputation needs to change. especially if you adopt this weekend. he'll introduces us to his dog jack after the break.

this week nbc 10 is clearing the shelters. on this game day, ron brooks is sharing his love of pitbulls. brooks says his pitbul is lovable, affectionate and says it's unfair that jacks gets a bad reputation. >> it's important to try to change that stigma that people have about pitbulls and the type of dogs that they are. and it's something that i'm passionate about. i love those dogs.

>> brooks tells us from his experience the dog's behavior reflects its upbringing. if it's raised with love, it's likely to be loving. we need your help to clear the shelters. they are waiving adoption fees this saturday only. to see a complete list of which shelters aring, go to our website at nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. back to the birds versus the bills. all goes down tonight at lincoln financial field. getting ready for the preseason home opener. it's right here on nbc 10. let's get one last check on the football game forecast from meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> it's warm and humid, but at least the sun is going down. shortly after the game starts, we're going to be in good shape there. we're not in good shape for tomorrow. we have a first alert out. strongs, especially in the afternoon. hot and very humid. but a real nice weekend. good weather for the eclipse.

by the time we have the next eagles game, things are really going to get a lot more comfortable. >> we're a little more than an hour away from the kickoff between the bills and eagles. >> our preseason special, keith jones is standing by. >> we have a packed hour long special coming up. plus we'll hear from what he brings to the secondary. and john clark takes jalen mills to the barbershop. he gets onto go green. don't miss that. that's coming u after this kick timeout. preseason kickoff begins in two minutes.

the eagles are back at the link. this is so good to see. the home portion of the 2017 preseason begins in less than an hour. exclusively here on nbc 10. we have some injury updates for you coming up. this is eagles preseason

kickoff. >> howie roseman makes a stunning move. >> this isn't one where you're feeling like you're secelebrati and doing a dance.