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you plan to watch &'s solar eclipse. right now, at 11:00, up in flames. damaging storms roll through our region tonight knocking down power lines and sparking this fire in southier si. good evening. i'm jim rosen feld. that's some of the damage by the storms. chester county, this tree came crashing down on bell ve deer circle. and take a look at this. a car just stuck there under water. nbc 10 viewer sent in a picture of the station in bucks county. fire crews tell us several cars had to be towed from the area tonight. in new jersey, two weather elements kind of collided here. watch the right side of your screen as lightning flickers across this rainbow. let's slow it down for you to see it again maybe. the bright flash came after the storms cleared up this evening. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist

eric erica martin is tracking the storms. >> we are done, jim. this is the one-hour loop. we can see everything clearing offshore. we are not seeing watches, warnings, advisory. these are remnant showers moving off of the jersey shore. i want to touch on what you talked about. the damage reports, we talked about at it at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. several downed trees. really strong gusts for new castle county and kent county, as well. right now what we are tracking are the remnants of those showers across our area and big story for today, how strong those storms were. those line of storms. and now, the great news is, jim, we are preparing for a fantastic weekend with plenty of sunshine. so coming up, in just a bit, of course, i have your weekend outlook. back the you. >> all right. well'll see you soon. now the latest on the terror in spain. police made several arrests in connection with two deadly attacks there and still looking

for other members of a suspected terrorist cell behind the carnage. investigators believe a terrorist network had deadlier plans. two u.s. senior intelligence officials say the attackers planned to build a truck bomb in barcelona but when the bomb making fact ri exploded two days ago, they went low tech. police detained at least four people in connection with the attacks and isis is claiming responsibility. philadelphia international airport, this afternoon, emotional reunions as travelers returned from spain. this woman embracing her friend. another woman described to us the chaos she witnessed. >> we were on a bus. like one of the tour buses. and you just see the children running. >> what was that like for you? >> it was horrible. like people texting me i had no idea and where are you? you could have got killed. i'm happy to be home. >> an american was among the 13 people killed in that van

attack, 42-year-old jared tucker here of california was celebrating a first wedding anniversary with his wife heidi. she was pushed out of the way and her husband was in the direct path of the terror. nbc 10 sent a team of journalists from philadelphia to bars will that yesterday. i rice delgado from our sister station has the latest on the mood of the city. >> reporter: it is well past midnight here in spain. we remain atlas ramblas in front of this very emotional vigil. people have come and gone through the last past hours and they've stayed here crying, praying, meditating, simply just showing support for the victims of this tragedy. all of this as the city slowly progresses to getting back to normal. some of the roads have been reopened to traffic. and businesses, they're open. however, slow. people have simply come here to

mourn. in spain, iris delgado, nbc 10 news. >> become at home, monday music sends love and money from philadelphia to the victims of the terror in spain. ♪ two musicians are using their talents to raise funds by putting on a concert, the message to the people of spain -- you are not alone. >> the people here in philly and the people that were affected by the horrors in barcelona, we have a message of solidarity. we're all in this together. we're all human beings. >> the concert will be from 7:00 to 8:00 in north philadelphia. the band will play traditional songs from spain and the theme is joining cultures, bringing peace to our cities. nbc 10 digital reporter is also in barcelona and see the reports with photos and videos of barcelona on the nbc 10 app.

here at home, police remain on guard tonight for vandals who have been targeting the frank rizzo statue in center city. a live look. officers arrested the man that spray painted black power on the statue last night but the debate continues over the future in philadelphia and nbc 10's brandon hudson is live in center city. are officers still out there tonight? >> reporter: jim, police left within the hour. they were watching for vandals and it appears that there's a different kind of crowd here at the frank rizzo statue. it is quite a week for the statue behind me. it's been egged, spray painted and spit on and noticed tonight that more people are coming out here with the phones and taking pictures with the statue. the longer people debate the future of the frank rizzo statue -- >> wanted to get over here. >> reporter: -- the more high profile it is. >> i'm happy to share it. >> reporter: the watson family of south jersey did late night

sightseeing. the rizzo statue on the must see list. >> we wanted to see landmarks. >> reporter: our nbc 10 camera caught someone spitting on the statue. the night before, spray painting black power on it. some city loaders talked about moving it and other cities remove the confederate monuments. >> monuments, you know, tell a story about the past. but the past moves forward with them. >> reporter: paul works with mule arts philadelphia's monument lab. next month, the group will unveil new temporary monuments at scity hall. he showed us a project in the process. >> lived in philadelphia. >> reporter: the first in philadelphia dedicated to a person of color. he said future local monuments should be inclusive of philadelphia's values. >> it includes stories of social justice and solidarity,

especially around issues of freedom, liberation, fighting racism. >> reporter: at last check, the man who spray painted the rizzo statue in jail on $25,000 bond. reporting live, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. hundreds gathered in phoenixville, chester county tonight at a rally for peace and equality coming in the wake of charlottesville, virginia, last weekend. a moment of silence for heather hoyer killed when a white supremacist drove his car in a crowd of counter protests. steve bannon has come to the end of the road as president trump's chief strategist. the conservative news website says bannon is back as the executive chairman and let an editorial meeting tonight. bannon left more than a year ago to join mr. trump's campaign. bannon's departure brings to a close a rocky tenure in the west

wing and clashed with many of the president's other top aides. in an interview with "the weekly standard," bannon said, quote, now i'm free. i've got my hands back on my weapons. he went on to say, i am definitely going to crush the opposition. there's no doubt. other high profile aides to leave the white house include michael flynn fired in february. last month, press secretary sean spicer resigned followed by chief of staff reince priebus, communications director sca scaramucci. follow-up tonight on the multi-million dollar health insurance fraud case in south jersey. today three more people admitted to defrauding the programs and others. one of the admitted fraudsters is a former firefighter. case involved city workers from atlantic city. yesterday, pharmaceutical sales rep pleaded guilty. he admitted to being a

ringleader in the $28 million scheme and faces up to 10 years in prison. police in camden county help you track down a burglar with a bike helmet. here he is in video only on nbc 10. the crook used a crowbar to break into a heating and air conditioning company and made off with $2,000 of stolen merchandise. police say before that he stole this cadillac from a car dealer. well, powerball fever spreading across the country and the region tonight. tomorrow night's jackpot up to whopping $535 million. and as you might expect, ticket sales are up. we saw dozens of potential future millionaires picking up their tickets in mt. laurel today. we'll have the winning numbers for you tomorrow night on nbc 10 news at 11:00. a life saving decision caught on camera. how this new jersey state trooper came to the rescue after a woman stopped breathing on the side of a highway.

and concerns, a warning before heading to the shore this weekend. what authorities are blaming for a recent spike in water rescues. plus, all eyes on the eclipse. and the e.r. tonight, what a local eye doctor says could happen if you dare to stare straight at the sun on monday. erica? >> jim, i'm tracking going from storms into sunshine for the upcoming weekend. i am loving this forecast. so coming up on the other side of the break, we are talking about the sunshine for saturday and sunday.

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new jersey state trooper may have saved the life of a woman with a medical emergency on the garden state parkway. all captured on the dash cam yesterday afternoon. the trooper pulled over to check on this van in middle township, cape may township, realizing the 70-year-old joan murphy wasn't breathing and revived her with cpr right there on the shoulder of this busy road. murphy's in the hospital tonight and told she is doing okay.

dangerous rip currents could leave you beached at the shore this weekend. lifeguards logged more than 120 rescues in atlantic city alone this week. one of those rescues on mississippi avenue beach thursday night. the lifeguard on after hours patrol spotted two people struggling in the water. authorities say the mother was on the beach at the time. lifeguards left the regular posts for the day. >> underneath of the water, unsafe for the kids. >> swimming while we're off duties plain stupid. i can't put it any other way. >> authorities believe beach replenishment projects are partially to blame and the army corps of engineer said they didn't see any evidence linking the two. the countdown is on to the event of the summer. monday's total solar ellipse and already an oregon city can't quite eclipse the traffic backup as thousands of vehicles head

there to witness history. in our area, the eclipse has a local hospital emergency on high alert and they're getting the word out so you don't end up there. drew smith live to explain. drew? >> reporter: jim, this should be a fun event at the franklin institute. they're advertising the programming for monday. but today it was busy inside the gift shop with people clearing out the entire inventory of those special glasses. tonight, this is just one of many places sold out. >> not good. good. >> reporter: retina surgeon showed us the difference of regular sunglasses and special solar eclipses. >> can you see anything? >> me either. >> they're specially approved. you can find the rating on the side and you will want to double check. amazon warned customers about fake glasses that don't meet standards. important because they block the dangerous rays of the sun. >> just a few seconds, you can get permanent damage. >> reporter: it does happen.

guard ferguson of the western u.s. lived with the consequences most of his life. >> i can't see the middle of your face because it's not there. >> reporter: he was a kid in the early '60s and locked at an eclipse with a naked eye. >> you have to have the proper eye protection. do not look at it. >> reporter: the power of the sun combined with the lenses of your eyes concentrate the rays strong enough to cause an immediate burn which can be painless. >> no pain. and new blurred vision after the eclipse and possible it's solar damage. >> reporter: the damage can cause a hole in the retina and there's no way for surgeons like this doctor to fix it. >> it's like, putting an egg on a frying pan and frying the egg and watching the egg turn white. that's essentially what can happen to your macula. be careful. >> reporter: it's not just your eyes to get a telescope filter or camera filter or binoculars

and protecting your eyes, as well. should be a fun, really once in a lifetime event but just want to make sure you protect yourself. drew smith, nbc 10 news. >> great advice. looking for a safe to celebrate, parties are popping up. for a list of events and deals, tap the nbc 10 app or visit our website. in south jersey today sting rays, crabs and star fish stole the show at the amish market. the traveling touch tank made a stop there this afternoon and disney princess ariel was out of the water to paint special glitter tattoos. back to the weather now. erica, some of us saw strong storms tonight and in for a great weekend, aren't we? >> really nice weekend, jim. the storms offshore and seeing a live look outside and fog and nothing affecting viz bltd. everything will start to mix out, especially by early

tomorrow morning. so get ready for fantastic weekend across the entire delaware valley. satellite and radar images, one-hour loop. notice all the clouds moving offshore along with the rains so we're seeing some light returns for kent county, sussex county and cape may and really not much going on and really interesting. look at the line right now. notice the clouds pushingestward with an area of high pressure starting to build and, folks, this will be our weather maker for the entire weekend. lots of sunshine. but be sure promise me you will have that sunscreen. current temperature at philadelphia, 76 degrees with vineland, dover 73 for you. wilmington at 74. along with allentown and coatsville. one degree cooler at 73 degrees. here's the neighborhood planner through early tomorrow morning. notice we're just seeing a few clouds tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. 75 degrees. and when's this? a lot of sunshine at sock a.m.

temperatures in the low 80s. a pair of 7s at 10:00 a.m. and more sunshine for you. lee high valley seeing a fantastic saturday in the forecast. 71 degrees at 2:00 a.m. 76 by 10:00 a.m. sunshine or clouds clear from the northwest towards the southeast and more sunshine earlier for the p.a. suburbs and the lehigh valley. jersey shore, a few clouds at 10:00 a.m. 80 degrees for you but overall a fantastic weekend in store. rip currents for today and for tomorrow, moderate so i do want to of course emphasize, ted was talking about this earlier. this will be a moderate risk so do not swim alone. check with the patrols that are local and, of course, swim with a buddy. probably a best advice and download the free nbc 10 app for more updates on rip currents. here's the 10-day forecast. 89 on saturday. 89 on sunday. the humidity will be a lot lower. 88 on monday. and then tracking 90s for the following tuesday. looks like we could see some

showers, possibly isolated thunderstorms on thursday. way too far ahead. let's focus on the great weekend. lots of sunshine for saturday and sunday. jim, back to you. >> all right. proof tonight that everything's bigger in texas. including this high school football field. wait until you hear the cost of the stadium that would make many colleges jealous.

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school football stadium in the country. 12,000-seat legacy stadium in katy, texas, unveiled today. approved and paid for by taxpayers there. katy independent school district says it benefits teams from eight different high schools i. kind of rivals the linc. >> goes together like peanut butter and jelly, jim. >> that they do. >> birds fans told not to expect to see jones this season and then said it might be weeks. plus, carson wentz and jeffrey started the process of building chemistry last night. hear from carson and the state of the offense on the other side.

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hey, live and in your living room, danny pommels. the eagles won as they knocked off the bills in preseason action last night in south philly but the big story is alshon jeffrey playing as a bier. big receiver and carson wentz hooked up five times. passed to jeffrey five times. modest outpit. this is the first time the two played together in a real game scenario. here's wentz. a chance to get in rhythm. even pressuring the offense. >> it was good to get him out there and finally get some opportunities to get some completions with him. obviously, the first offense, first couple of drives were not what we wanted. stalled out and then did finally put one together and had the fumble so it wasn't exactly what we wanted for the first team offense and we'll watch the tape and see where we can get better. other side of the ball, another bright spot of last

night is ronald darby. solidified the corner back spot for the birds. get this. howie roseman told john clark jones returned to the field could be a matter of weeks. >> sydney any's got a great skill set, too. he's a long-term building block for the philadelphia eagles, not just this moment in time and it adds to the trade we don't have the pressure on the stomach to rush him back a week or two too soon and i think all in all not a short-term but the long-term position. last night chris long showed sol lairty with his teammate putting the arm around him in the national anthem. long grew up in charlottesville, the site of the events that culminated with the death of a protester. here's jenkins on what long's gesture meant to him. >> i think for him, he understands that he could never necessarily know my experience

as a black male. but in the light of all that's going on as a white male, he understands that he needs to be an ally and he expressed that desire to me and to i thought it appropriate for him to show that gesture of support. that is your look at sports. stay with us. nbc 10 news is coming right back.

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got the storms out of here and setting up for a nice weekend. >> gorgeous weekend. sunshine on saturday and sunday and temperatures climbing into

the upper 80s. lock at the sunshine in the background so pretty much going to see more sunshine on sunday than saturday and i don't think you're picky there. i recommend sunscreen, lots of water and stay hydrated and enjoy it. all outdoor activities, even nice on monday. >> monday for the eclipse, too. not too much cloud cover and will be able to see it safely with the proper eyewear. >> right. >> thanks so much for watching. please help nbc 10 clear those shelters tomorrow. "the tonight show" is coming up next. have a great night and a great weekend. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jon hamm, kate upton, life hack ex