"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is hearing from eagles nation over in pennsauken, hey, january? >> even though it is a significant and windy morning still found two very passionate cam what happens it comes to tim tebow coming not philadelphia eagles. some say he's actually what this team needs others aren't so sure, that's about thing it nicely. over with a we know so far "eyewitness news" sources have confirmed that tim tebow will sign a one year contract, with the philadelphia eagles, this afternoon, and now most recently he was a college football analyst. he hasn't played football since 2013. and that was in pre-season with the new england patriots, last played his last regular season game with the new york jets the year before, that many thought he was out of football and behind a desk talking about it in a suit. so this is shocking news for a loft philadelphia eagles fans. take a listen. >> i don't know what they are thinking. i don't like the move at all. >> essex actually what we need. in philly. i'm broncos fan. i'm now an eagles fan. >> he was so passionate about it h

eagles nation, what say you?ources say former heisman trophy winner tim tebow bringing his tal tents south philadelphia. last played in a regular season game in the nfl game in 2012, but we're told he has been working on his passing game and ready to go, ready to play. he won playoff game with the broncos not too long ago. we'll hear more about the expected signing later today and we'll hear what fans think coming up at 5:30, in just a few minutes. how about baseball? phillies off today getting ready to meet the miami marlins first time in 2015. the phils had rough game yesterday. the nationals got the starter david buchanon for three runs with two out in the fifth inning. the phillies lost this one the phils have lost seven of their last eight games, got to get it together. can't win a pennant in april but sure can get behind in april, that's for sure. back to you. >> thanks, ukee, still ahead in the next half hour every "eyewitness news", eagles generating more buzz this off season. jan? >> reporter: lateness s

reported delays on mass transitment ukee, erika back to you. >> for better or worse it is the talk of eagles nationrces tell "eyewitness news", that tim tebow is signing with the eagles. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now in pennsauken hear what fans think, and pretty mixed here, jan, good morning. an any err recall day weather size, but still found passionate fans on both sides of the fence here, when it comes to tim tebow. sources saying he's going to sign with the philadelphia eagles later this afternoon some say essex actually what the eagles need, others aren't so sure watch this deal s what we know about it so far. "eyewitness news" sources have confirmed to us that tim tebow now in town prepared to sign one year deal with the philadelphia eagles. up until recently, he has been a college football analyst. he hasn't played football, pro-ball, in a couple of years, last played in pre-season in 2013. with the new england patriots and his last regular season game even earlier than that with the new york jets in 2012. so he's been off the feel for some time now so this news is a s

a lot of people in eagle nation and i believe it clearly believe that the eagles will win the championship while chip kelly is here. when it happens and we're the partners of the eagles, it's going to be bigger than big. >> super bowl for all of us. >> thank you, chris. you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today," an officer and a suspect are hurt after a police chase and shooting ends with a hit-and-run crash. we're live at the scene tracking the investigation. i. >>> judge will make the punishment official for the man who murdered a philadelphia police officer while he was walking to a bus stop. >>> and you're in for a rainy commute this morning and more rain for the evening rush. here is a live look now at i-95 in south philadelphia where traffic is moving smoothly but we do have some wet roads so you may want to take your time. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm vai sick can hekahema. we have today to work with bill henley. i don't know if there'

. >>> and the wait is almost over for eagles nation, it is draft day so will bird make a big move toget marcus mariota tonight? we will look at the possibility, interesting evening it will be. thursday april 30th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. we will get back to the hit and run that critically injured a temple student. we are told police recovered the car. >>> student was riding a bicycle when she was hit at north park avenue and diamond street in north philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is at temple hospital where she just spoke to the young victim's father, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. more on the striking vehicle just found overnight in a minute but as you mentioned i was able to speak with this young woman's father a short time ago and been by her bedside here at temple university hospital all night. he tolls me she is in bad share. he was too shaken up this morning but he is pleading with the public for their help. he need any information so police can help track down the people responsible here. this is rachel hall, a

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love it, hate it, or just plane dumbfounded tebow talk has taken over eagles nation. >> just don't think he has the ability. >> if belichick could not make him a quarterback be in could make him a quarterback. >> i love it. it is a story on resiliency. >> reporter: that is the official pick, qb tim tebow signing the with the eagles for a one year deal monday. that signature tebowing, and in the form of the philly soft pretzel. sports bars like chickie and pete's buzzing and sports radio callers, sounding off. >> you bring him in if he shows you something great. if the not you cut him and that is it. >> reporter: what is coach chip kelly thinking debate tebow has been described as worse quarterback in the league to a clutch player who will rise to the occasion. will he even make it on to lincoln financial field? former eagles player ron jaworski told us monday evening with the now five qb's on the roster it will be hard for tebow to get the reps. >> it is hard for me to imagine he is a better quarterback with all that time away from the game w that being said we know he is a good fit for

the eagles should return and use their nests for 20 years. reporting from the national orboretum. channel 4. >> after chris's story aired, we got this from quantico marine corps base in virginia informing us there were several pairs of nesting eagles there as well. >>> he is renovating a hotel in d.c. and now donald trump could help pull the northern virginia on the tennis map. we'll show you his facility next. it's a rare off season appearance for rg3. what brought the quarterback out to ride some roller coasters next. >>> it's a bit of an interesting pair redskins quarterback rg3 joined governor larry hogan at six flags to launch a new anti-bullying campaign. the event stop bullying in its tracks is part of six flags campaign that will be at the park during spring break. they spoke to hundreds of children through anarundle and prince george's county. they made pledges on the 8 foot tall bullying stops with me wall. >> i'm very proud of all of you to be here today and for joining this effort to help stop bullying in its tracks. >> i'm here to tell you whether no matter you've been

making a home in the nation's capital. >> cheh will introduce the resolution to make june 20th national bald eagle day joining 43 or states. >>> it may have been cloudy and rainy, but that couldn't slow down these guys. >> we'll have more on this loud celebration of the national cherry ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ >>> a quick programming note. starting this saturday there will be more news, weather and sports in the mornings on wusa9. join mike hydek and meteorologist erica grow on saturday 7 to 8 a.m. and sundays from 7 to 8:30 followed by capital download and cbs sunday morning. >>> the man who will take over later this year as host of the daily show is in town this weekend. trevor noah performing at the arlington draft house tonight through sunday. forget about it. the shows are sold out. noah from south africa has come under heavy scrut

. >>> coming up at 6:00 tebow mania is taking eagles nation by storm. they have made philly pretzels of tebowing, "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria h off will look in the celebrity that is tim tebow tonight at 6:00 o'clock. certainly no shortage of comments about all this on social media roger, for instance writing to say the guy can't play. you don't sign guys like tebow if you want to win. the that is one point of vee. dennis writes on the cbs philly facebook page after 55 years the only thing i want to see is a super bowl victory by the eagles. i don't care who they sign or what they say, shows us the the ring. that is what it is all about. >> it is certainly having philadelphia talking we want to see what they are saying and what their opinion is. be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter. >>> today some 30,000 runners, took part in the rainy, boston marathon and it comes 24 hours before the sentencing phase begins in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev, man convicted in the 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured 260 others at the fini

dan has been monitoring the eagles at the national arboretum for months. >> what we have is a pair of eagles and at this point if they've moved beyond incubation we have a pair of brooding bald eagles which means they have young'ing lets. >> reporter: this photograph was taken yesterday from a helicopter that got special clearance from homeland security for the flyover. >> the male is bringing back to the nest. the female is almost always on there. sometimes they switch on and off. >> reporter: visitors to the arboretum are excited even the they are not allowed to get close enough to see the eagles. >> i think it's great news. i mean it's kind of sprying, too, this being such an urban area. >> reporter: the national arboretum is a 450-acre sanctuary but also an urban environment because the eagles can hear the sounds of the city. >> we have not had eagles in d.c. nesting with eaglets for 70 years. and the progress that we're making in restoring our waterways, restoring our habitat is extraordinary. >> reporter: ahead on news4 at 6:00 we'll tell you why experts say the eagles have retu

conservationists and lawmakers want to make june 20 national bald eagle day. so far, 42 governors have signed the proclamation. alison: got the clicker figured out? steve: we have a little tape on it. 80 degrees the high tomorrow thunderstorms in the afternoon. storms likely to become strong. 68 degrees saturday, sunday near 70. leon: safe clicking. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- liam neeson. from "insurgent," octavia spencer. and music from awolnation. with cleto and the cletones. and now, after all, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody. very nice. i'm jimmy,

there being a bald eagle, sort of a symbol of our national pride. >> reporter: each nest is about five wall street wide and three feet deep. experts say the eagles should be able to return and use their nests for about 20 years. reporting from the national arboretum in northeast washington chris gordon news4. >> we can share more good news after chris' story aired at 5:00 we got this tweet from quantico marine corps base in virginia saying there are several pairs of eagles nesting there as well. >>> if you want to plan your weekend at the cherry blossom festival you'll have a lot to choose from. the free live music includes bluegrass, jazz and salsa. you can also see japanese dancing as well as jewelry, mask and sailboat making. download the nbc washington app during our break for details on the event. tomorrow night you can watch fireworks at the southwest waterfront. about the only thing you won't see are the actual cherry blossoms because peak bloom opportunity come until next weekend. >> just hang around for a few extra days. extend your visit. they'll p here. >>> amelia how's the

lawmakers want to join other states in establishing a national bald eagle day. the bald eagle appeared with mary cheh in front of the wilson building. challenger flies at many sporting events like the men's final four last weekend. >> the bald eagle is our symbol of our nation and it's only fitting that this symbol here should be making a home here in the nation's capital. >> don't forget andrea and i will be hosting the national cherry blossom festival parade this weekend. it runs from 17th to -- 7 to 17th streets. you can join us in front of the national archives. if you can't make t we'll stream the whole thing live on wusa9.com and starting at noon we'll broadcast it on tv as well. >> great wet forethat and the cherry blows -- weather for that and the cherry blossom ten aisler, it's great for that -- miler, it's great for that as well. i'll be tracking the stories on our app. topper will be here at 5:00 to track some showers and thunderstorms. >>> have a great day, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow morning. take >> sharon: [ sighs ] [ rustling ] >> dylan: he

alison: bald eagles are making a comeback in the nation's capital. the 26-year-old bald eagle challenger graced d.c.'s city hall this morning to raise awareness. participants said eagles had disappeared from the city for decades. but now they're back and living in various parts of d.c. >> we have three right now that has babies in them. >> in southeast? >> the national -- is it northeast? it's two in southeast and one in northeast. alison: conservationists and lawmakers are trying to make june 20th national bald eagle day. so far, 42 governors have signed proclamations and mayor bowser is also expected to join in. leon? leon: nice to know the eagle's luck is better than a snowy owl. remember that one that got hit by the bus a couple of years ago? it did survive, remember that. tonight, a groundbreaking performance at the kennedy center. for the very first time two african-american ballet dancers will be dancing the lead roles in "swan lake" major company. misty copeland and brooklyn max challenges the stereotype of what principal roles should look lik

. >> make room on your calendar for national bald eagle day. we're brookside chocolate now has a crunch. brookside crunchy clusters - crispy multi-grains and sweet fruit-flavored pieces dipped in rich dark chocolate. discover brookside crunchy clusters. >>> a u.s. postal service worker is fighting for his life this morning after a crash in bowie. it happened yesterday along route 450 near church road. the mail truck crossed from a westbound lane into a eastbound lane and ended up on its sides. the driver was thrown from the truck. no other vehicles involved. police are still investigating. >>> the girlfriend of the woman police say killed david messerschmitt pleaded not guilty. dominique johnson was charged with conseer speak to -- conspiracy to commit robbery. johnson's girlfriend 21-year- old jamyra gallmon is charged with murder. investigators say gallmon killed messer smith in a robbery -- messerschmitt in a robbery that went bad. >>> the man accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly hit and run turned himself in. rick warick was changing a

. >>> eagles are national favorite, 2015 schedule puts bird in prime time five times plus a thanksgiving day game. schedule came out last night. we will give you the the whole schedule in 35 seconds. first up monday match up with the cowboys. then cowboys. next road game against jets, jet, jets. road game in washington. saints march into lincoln financial field in week five. week six monday night begins giants in south philly. then sunday neither against panthers on the road. bye week is in week seven. birds play their third straight prime time game, in dallas, week number eight. next up dolphins at lincoln financial field and right here on cbs-3. then it is tampa bay bucks at home. then four days later thanksgiving day in detroit. bird get nine days rest before the super bowl champion patriots in foxboro and a shady mccoy and bills on cbs-3, then it the is cardinals, redskins, saturday night december 26th on cbs-3 as well. the regular season finally is january 3rd against the the giants up in north jersey. >>> how about some baseball, phillies hit home runs with the marlins at citizens

eagles. it's tebow time. >> there's no guarantee he'll meet the team, but his signing is national news. the eagles sent out this picture. it's a one-year deal for the minimum salary. the ink on the paper was barely dry when the eagles put his jersey for sale on their website. keith jones is live tonight. the latest move in a wild off season. >> reporter: jim kelly is hard to keep up with. evidence of that at south philadelphia, outside of the link. this sign mime vick mccoy jason and now with tim tebow, you have local businesses scrambling to keep up. on a conveyer each one carefully molded and hand picked much like a football player. at the pretzel factory and the eagles, that twist is tim tebow. come didn't get it. >> i didn't get it. >> it's tebowing. >> reporter: i gave the next fan some help. how does this look? >> pretty great. >> reporter: it turned into an odd night. >> what knee is to what? >> reporter: it's not as easy as it looks. we tim tebowed the tebow pretzel. >> my name is jim. >> reporter: jackpot. that's what the factory is saying. let's not get ahead of ourselves. they

nation's capital. here are new pictures of three confirmed bald eagle nests. they are located in secluded areas of the national arboretum, the d.c. police training facility and on the campus of st. elizabeth's. experts say they're active nests with the adults appearing to be incubating or caring for hatchlings. in one case a male eagle was seen delivering a fish to a female in the nest. she stood up pulled the fish into small pieces and seemed to feed it to the young. we just posted more adorable pictures on our nbc washington facebook page. go there during the break and share those. they're pretty cool. >>> sure are. coming up next an out-of-control crash caught on camera. what caused this car to go barreling into a video game store? >>> and why a maryland waitress took hooters to court over the >>> look out. that's a car crashing into a video game store in portland and it nearly hit a worker. the car jumped the curb and smashed into the store just a few feet away from the front counter. police were chasing the driver at the time. after the crash he got out an

eagle day this summer. district council member mary shay will introduce a resolution next week to join the june 20th sell participation of our national bird. there are three bald eagle nests in the district right now. something the city has not seen since the 1940s. >> it's a symbol of our nation and only fitting that this symbol here should be making a home here in the nation's capital. >> that eagle is gorgeous. city officials are crediting the rep vags along the anacostia river with the resurgence of bald eagles in our area. >>> nike opens the doors in a new warehouse in northeast d.c. residents aren't banking it to bring big business to that neighborhood. they are banking on it. >>> sudden downpours, strong gusty winds, lightning all in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon. even an isolated tornado. i'll break down ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there waiting for someone to reach out and take it. ♪ and the ones who do. these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> we are expecting storminess tomorrow anytime after 2:00 3:00. there are some thunderstorms, but we're in

. >>> thanks vittoria, in sports, the the eagles are in the national the spotlight in the big way this season with five prime time games and second straight year playing on thanksgiving. nfl schedule came out last night, first up, monday night december 14th against falcons in atlanta. then cowboys at lincoln financial field and boys first chance to see demarco mur any midnight green. then, two more road games, a at the the jets and at the redskins. the the the saints come marching into south philadelphia after that and then a monday night showdown against nfc east rival the giant. then panthers on sunday night and then the the bye week. the bird play their third straight prime time game when they travel to cowboys stadium in week number eight dolphins at lincoln financial field next in the game you can watch right here on cbs-3. then tampa bay buccaneers. next up a four day rest and then thanksgiving day in detroit. nine days later it is defending super bowl champion patriots in foxboro and then shady mccoy brings the bills to lincoln financial field in south philadelphia. another game

. >>> ppl park in chester is about to host the eagles but not the eagles are you thinking about. the u.s. rugby national team the eagles will play at ppl park in august and the team will take on thearrell quinns. it's the patchup of usa rugby. >>> college students robbed at gun point, we'll vtd latest on that investigation. >>> and a cargo ship spinning out of control on its way to the international space station. >>> and big talkers, a family that when to court does taking your 11-year-old to a pink concert make you a bad mother. (female announcer) you could win $1,000 a day for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (husband) let me get this. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. (wife) look who went shopping! (female announcer) every day... (grover) your chariot awaits! (announcer) ... for the rest of your life. (wife) jump on! (grover) nothing like a new mower. (wife) what? (grover) see you tomorrow! (female announcer) cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. play for fun

. >>> we have got some eagles news right now bird are national favorite, 2015 schedule puts birds in prime time five times plus a thanksgiving day game. first up, monday match up with the falcons and demarco murray gets his old team the the cowboys at lincoln financial field. then a road game against jets and road game in washington. the saints march into lincoln financial field in week five. week six monday night against the giants in south philadelphia and then sunday night game against panthers on the road. bye is in week seven. eagles play their third straight prime time game in dallas week eight next up dolphins at the link and right here on cbs-3 as well. then bucks at home and four days later thanksgiving day in detroit. the bird get nine days rest before the the super bowl champion patriots in foxboro and then shady mccoy and bills right here on cbs-3. then the card and the the redskins saturday night december 26th on cbs-3 as well, the regular season finally is january 3rd against the the giants, in north jersey. >>> are you ready for some football. >>> how about some baseba

laying [ inaudible ] council woman mary cheh is introducing a resolution to designate june 20 as national bald eagleay. she announced her plans last week at the wilson building. >>> 6:36. congratulations to lisa craven from clinton. you are our facebook fan of the day. >> lisa says i love tricia's music, cooking show and great personality. i've been through a lot in 2013 and 2014 and would love to be wusa9's fan of the day. thanks for the opportunity. >> you get it, lisa. cue also follow lisa's lead as our next winner. just go to our wusa9 facebook page and fill out the form. right now here's allyson with more on our rainy day forecast. >> rain is the word of the day. very wet out here. lots of wet roads, wet sidewalks. not too many breaks either. areas north and west, you will be the first to dry out. i'll have your futurecast coming up in just a bit. first alert forecast is people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. every cup has a

eagles have returned to d.c. the birds in three nests were first spotted a few months ago at the national arboretum.oks like the hatchlings have arrived. cleaning up the anacostia river brought the national bird back home. earlier tonight news4 learned several pairs of eagles are nesting on marine corps base quantico. >> so fun to see those pictures. >>> career night for john wall. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> the knicks scored ten points in the first quarter. you had a feeling -- >> yeah. >> not going to be their night. >> can we play the knicks in the first round of the playoffs? earlier this week head coach randy wittman said he would have to balance resting players before the postseason and making sure his team is playing well down the s

eagles returned to d.c. forin three years. they were spot and it looks like the hatchlings arrived. it brought the national cleaning the river. several pairs of eagles are nesting on marine corps base quan coe. >> you can call help link to file your taxes in the district. the d.c. help link is holding a special enrollment period for those of you who may be penalized. we posted the number on our app. >> the police chief wants to fire some officers. this is a story trending on facebook. you will find out what he discovered in the text messages that is prompts outrage and an investigation. . >> the justice department's investigation into the city of ferguson uncovered racist e-mails. one message compared black welfare recipients to mixed breed dogs. most were sent by a former city clerk to a captain and a sergeant. the clerk was fired and the officers resigned. >>> this story is getting your attention this morning and trending on facebook. seven police officers are accused of sending racist and homophobic text messages. they have been suspended, but the police chief wants them fired. the chief said there six

three bald eagle nests discovered in the district. the national park service found the nest during a recent survey of the area. all three could have or soon have eaglets in them. >> so amazing. right? so cool. >> amazing. watch for any breaking developments or new stories happening out in on your nbc washington app. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk with breaking news. just learning about a philadelphia woman arrested this morning charged with trying to help the terror group isis. prosecutors say 30-year-old key anna thomas attempted to travel overseas to fight with the terror group. she's also accused of communicating with an islamic state fighter in syria who asked if she wanted to martyr herself. she's going to be in court. her first court appearance, this afternoon. back to you. >>> today could be the last day juvenile defendants wear shackles in d.c. in about 30 minutes official ace nouns plans to end a policy of routinely shackling juveniles appearing in court. starting monday individual judges will decide whether a juvenile defendant s

. >> bald eagles return and the birds in three nests were spotted a few months ago and the hatchlings have arrived. cleaning up the river brought the nationale. news 4 learned several pairs of eagles are nesting on monaco. >> a family ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we have the "today" show up next on nbc 4. let's find out what they are working on. >> erica hill and craig melvin great to see you and hear from you. >> nice to see you too, erica and david. not only as you know because of the names, but my husband's name is david. you throw it together and we will get you to work on the spelling of erica. i say that with love. >> i was going to say the same thing. >> exactly. just ahead here on "today," we will get you caught up on the severe weather slamming the midwest forcing all sorts of rescues. now unspring-like weather on the way to other places. i don't want to say it but it's a four-letter word that not everybody likes these days. dylan is watching it for us. >> does it go too far? some eyebrows have been raised showing 20-year-old golfer lexi thompson wearing just a towel. >> plus rebels and religion. one faith leader in his unconventional flock. why he he

eagle scout as a summer camp leader. the first openly gay adult ever hired by the boy scouts. it goes against the scouts nationalolicy. he became one of the first openly gay scouts to earn the eagle rank. he has been advocating for being open to all boys regardless of sexuality. alison: on the road tonight hoping to make history, the terps are going to the final four in tampa. there is the crowd gave the team a warm sendoff. we will hear from him and pam brandt on what they will be facing when they arrive to play uconn later in sports. leon: the weather department give them a warm sendoff as well. doug: it's breezy. kind of windy at times. and tomorrow, we will change the pattern with rain and thunderstorms. let's get started right now. starting with the stormscan on the far right-hand side of the screen, the washington area. the further west you travel, that bright line is the thunderstorms developing a crossed west central kentucky. this is the line that will continue to move eastward. if we get a line of storms remains to be seen but i kind of doubt it. the cold front is heading in our direction. one of our l

nation's capital? >> these birds are thriving due to the things when they banned ddt, pest control. birds are thriving. off osprey and eagles here. before the eagles we awe osprey that's an indicator. if the osprey can survive, they eat nothing but fish eagles can survive. >> reporter: is sky part of the activities today? >> yes. >> reporter: so just another reason to come down get close to some of the indigenous life in the nation's capitol. cherry blossom east of the river. events begin at 12:00 noon until 4:00 this afternoon. lots to do lots of music, people. river demonstration, things going on. good reason to be here good weather for it. >> thanks so much derek. beautiful bird. adam saying it's a great park. >> i've run races over there. not a bad park. collect it out. >>> new this morning, two people were hurt in a crash on the beltway including a driver going the wrong way. it happened on the outer loop near the exit for landover road. maryland state police shut down several lanes here. they tell us the person was driving on the wrong side of the road and a passenger in the car was hurt along with the driver. but the

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eagles first ever flight market. >>> the phillies try to split their cease reese with the nationals in washington.es palmer has highlights >> a desperate search is under way tonight after a boat filled with migrants head for europe capsize in the mediterranean sea. at least 24 people are already confirmed dead. the 66-foot vessel bound from libya tipped over as a merchantship was attempting a rescue. the italian coast guard is leading the rescue operation. authorities believe 700 passengers may have been on board. >>> and caught on camera a daring rescue as two new jersey officers pull a woman from a burning car. you can see the officers kneeling right next to the vehicle with smoke billowing from the wreck in morris county. with the driver unconscious they had to act quickly pulling her out just in the nick of time. the car exploded soon after. the woman is fine thankfully but was charged with dwi. >>> a special day for children at cooper university hospital. the blue night motorcycle group roared up to the parking lot bearing gifts for the toy run. officials say the event always puts a smile on

the swiss army knife tim tee bowl he will sign with the eagles tomorrow he comes to philadelphia with a mixed pro career after winning two national time all american he spent time with the broncos jets and patriots. last played nnfl in 2012. has a playoff victory as a quarterback but 47-point 9% completion rate. it's another bowl move by chip -- bold move by chip. we can't jump to any conclusions because we don know how the 27-year-old will be used in the energy guess offense. >>> all right. so what do fans think about this all. we went sports james pal her out to hear what eagles fans had to say about the eagles big move. >> reporter: he's going to bring the super bowl. >> i love it. >> the goals have absolutely no idea what they're doing. >> it extremely fans for -- rare for fans to have passionate opinions about the signing of a backup quarterback that's the polarizing effect tim tebow has on american sports fans. >> i think it's a terrible signing. he hasn't played football in two years. he's not an nfl quarterback he goes under the radar although he had that weird throwing style you know, he did actually within a lot more ga

eagles today. tebow led the florida gators to two national championships and picked up the heisman trophy along the hasn't played in the nfl since he was new york jet in 2012. 2013 came and went and patriots released him before the season began. he has legions of fans but a whole lot of haters as well. he spent the past year work ago as a tv sports analyst. >> active day in your fox 29 weather authority. people across the southeast assessing the damage after a series of strong storms that moved throughout the region this weekend. >> alabama georgia and florida have been dealing with everything from high winds and heavy rain to tornadoes fox's kelly wright takes a look at the destruction. >> i've seen trees that big fall over. i never thought would it happen to me. >> reporter: cleanup and recovery underway after severe storms sweep across the southeast. the strong weather system causing damage and several states. in alabama confirmed category ef1 tornado touching down. destroying homes and uprooting trees in a rural area east of birmingham. one homeowner saying that while he's upset about the damag

national holiday, really. and this day is so nuts people are reporting who the eagles won't play in certain weeks.e the falcons in week one. get ready to plan your vacations, weddings make your eagles road trip plans. here's who the birds will play this year. how many sunday night football games on tv. the country has been mesmerized by the makeover. we'll have an eagles schedule special on the comcast network at 8:00. and then, of course, we'll have plenty at 11:00 here on nbc 10. the most plausible report on how chip kelly will use tim tebow comes from yahoo sports and jason cole. chip would like to see tebow win the third string quarterback job, and chip can use them in short yardage situations. why? to help protect sam bradford's knee. a knee coming off two surgeries in two years. michael kendricks is not at the workouts this week. they are voluntary. but a picture of him instagrammed working out. phillies manager switching up the lineup again tonight against the marlins. ruiz batting cleanup, howard sixth, moving up to second, now darren ruff in the lineup tonight, only hitting .107. here's t

new eagles running back demarco murray lobbied austin join the birds. >>> temple owls eliminated from the nationalnt. the basketball team lost to miami 60 to 57 in the semifinals last night at madison square garden in new york. miami moves on to the nit championship game. >> go owls. >>> citizens bank park unveiled its new menu and new bar options. >> how high is too high? the definition of healthy blood pressure may be changing: karen. >> we've got a nice day ahead but if you look at these temperatures rider now it's only 36 degrees in the city, colder in some of the suburbs so bundle up as you're heading out but a beauty this afternoon. i'll have the details coming up. >> ♪♪ >> a new season means new options for food for phillies fans heading to citizens bank park this year. there are new specialty hot dogs like the new england dog with baked beans and bacon crumbles. yum. plus old favorites like the south philadelphia and the cheesesteak dog, way back burgers will serve its famous burgers including a triple triple. it has anyone patties of beef and look for a home grown red wine exclusively for

eagles yesterday. in addition to a playoff win with denver, he won the heisman trophy, two national championships in college in florida all right, my man time to earn your wings see what you can do. once again, heist one year deal. speaking of contract, evan mathis was no show at phase one of the eagles volunteer off-season training session. the eagles asked the two time pro bowl tow rework his deal, and mathis refused. if estrayed dollars or released, the eagles can save more than $9 million in salary cap. the eagles 2015 schedule comes out later today. we know the birds will play the nfc eels, will also host the cardinals. shady and the bills buccaneers, and dolphins, on the road take on the jets, patriots, a lions falcons, i believe the schedules come out tonight. welcome miami marlins tonight, phils coming off one and six road trip. marlins are behind them in the national league east standings, jerome williams start for the home team on the mound tonight. and the word is the flyers could be looking at former san jose sharks coach todd mcclellan. mcclellan and the sharks parted ways recently. he is the w

affiliate of boy scouts of america has announced the hiring of an openly gay eagle scout to work at a scout camp, defying the national organization's ban on lgbt scoutmasters. pascal tessier will work at a scoop camp this summer. last year, the boy scouts lifted a ban on gay scouts, but still prohibits gay scoutmasters. in alabama, a prisoner who has spent nearly 30 years on death row is being released today. anthony ray hinton was accused of murdering two fast-food managers in 1985, but subsequent tests found bullets at the scene could not be matched to the gun he was accused of using. according to the equal justice initiative, which won his release, hinton is among the longest-serving death-row prisoners ever to be freed after presenting evidence of innocence. and imprisoned journalist and former black panther mumia abu-jamal has been transferred back to prison after he was moved to an outside hospital following a blackout from diabetic shock. abu-jamal's supporters said he was kept under heavy guard and isolated from visitors in the hospital. following an international outcry, relatives including his brother, keit

national policy. decision to hire an openly gay eagle scout. >>> health officials issuing a warning tonight about a nastya spreading in the u.s. why doctors say it's tough to treat. >>> two kids in a car nearly towed away while their dad runs into a store. >>> let's go final four bound, the maryland women's basketball team leaving xfinity center in just the last hour heading to tampa for the final four. head coach brenda frese flanked by twin sons marcus and tyler. boy, they're growing up shgt aren't they? the terps take on the uconn huskies sunday at 8:30 in the evening. >>> a suitland high school student is taking the local gymnastics word by storm. she captured top scores at the 2015 maryland state championships. she finished first in bars floor, and vault. this is cell phone video of her bar performance. because of her success, jasmine is now a member of the maryland state gymnastics team and she's qualified to compete at regionals late thermo. >> it's -- this is a competition we work for all season. this is what we train for, and to be able to make it and win was a big deal to me. >> here's a look a

eagles, it's safe to say the nfl loves the birds. nfl fans mark the calendars. 2015 scheduled is out. five games on national tv including two right here on "nbc 10." also the home opener against the dallas cowboys and the birds will play on thanksgiving for a second straight year. >>> eagles/cowboys game way too early but it will be great. >> sooner than you'd like to see them play? >> much earlier. not enough tension. who knows what's going on with the season yet. >> next week we'll take you live to chicago on draft day. our draft day special airs thursday, april 30th from 7:00 to 8:00 and then you'll hear exclusionvely from head coach chip kelly and some of the eagles pick on the post game schedule. >>> a ride home turned into a wild one. a school bus hops a curb skids across a lawn and then hit a house in burlington county. we will tell you what police say happened to the driver just before the accident. >>> governor christie is hitting the road and this time he's making a stop that will reach people nationwide. >>> else'it's about 6:24. this is the theme from one of our cameras atop the comcast center.

the duke blue devils are national champions but they had to claw back from a nine-point deficit to get there after an opening ceremony that included an eagle flying right through lucas oil stadium. two number one teams. and wisconsin came out swinging with dekker and kaminsky. the duke freshman stole the show grayson allen and tyus jones, okafor including three-pointers by allen. >> jones at the three. tyus jones launches the three. >> kind of came down to a final attempt by wisconsin. >> three seconds. he's going to run out of time. the blue devils are the national champions. >> this win gives duke coach krzyzewski fifth national title. he's only behind john wooden who has 10. on twitter madison wisconsin police showed appreciation for a subdued night tweeting state street now clear. thanks badger fans for mostly good behavior. in durham, a bit of a different scene. campus made a bonfire as blue devils fans celebrated their status as national champions. even mitt romney one of the best known financial 1 percent percenters, march madness 89 percentile picked six of the elite eight, nailed all final four picks including duke winning it all.

. >> the duke blue devils are national champions but they had to come back from a 9-point deficit. there was an opening ceremony that including an eagle flying through the stadium. it was two number onings. the blue devils against the badgers. wisconsin came out swinging giving wisconsin the early lead but the duke freshman stole the show. assisting stars including a pair of three-pointers by allen. >> time and a half. jones, that's a three. jones launches the three. >> it came down to a final attempt by wisconsin. >> going to run them off to three if they can. bounces out to tanig. they're going to run out of time. the blue devils are the national champions. >> this one marks duke's coach fifth national title. he is now second on the all time list behind john wooden who has ten. on twitter madison, wisconsin police showed their appreciation for the good behavior. in durham, a bit of a different scene. bonfires as blue devils fans celebrated the school status has national champions. even mitt romney in a new kind of 1%. his march madness market is in the 99.8 percentile. he picked six of the elite eight correctly and nailed all of the

polarizing quarterback signs with the eagles more than two years after his last regular season game. hear what fans say about the move that has the national football league buzzing this morning. >> and the family get ready to say farewell to young hit-and-run victim as the search continues for the driver who killed him. >> it is monday, april 20th, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. you do not want to leave that umbrella home. rain of course right now maybe break this afternoon but coming snack. >> absolutely, yes really going to be story here. we catch a break then see another round every rain move n actually coming courtesy of two several fronts. your typical mid lie clean sigh close, you have warmfront, cold front, boats of those have to cross throughment warmfront winning the battle. what's moving through as we speak. in a second here, storm scan, we show you how things are looking right now on "skycam 3" over center city. definitely raining. >> darker shot, you are going to get slowed down by that, and i can guarantee your typical morning drive will be slower than average just because you have this. look at this mess, with

eagles fans. mark those calendars now. the 2015 schedule is out in case you haven't heard. the big news there are five games on national tv including two that will be right here on "nbc 10." also there's the home opener against the dallas cowboys. the birds will play on thanksgiving for the second straight year. birds and turkey. this is the place to watch all the preseason games. preseason starts august 16th against the colts. then it's a battle of the births on august 22nd when the eagles take on the ravens. august 29th they go to green bay and they wrap up the preseason with the jets. one fan is most excited with the regular season home opener. the game against the cowboys. >> eagles/cowboys opening day, way too earlier. >> sooner than you'd like to see them play? >> much earlier. who knows what's going on with the season yet. >> wonder if demarco murray is ready for the cowboys game there. next we'll take you live to chicago for draft day. it airs april 30th. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. then you'll hear from chip kelly. the eagles blueprint, airs april 30th 7:00 p.m. only on "nbc 10." >>> here's a live look at citizens bank

. >>> so for national sibling day i'm sure you can get who this is, in the eagles jersey that is quincy look at those cheeks. >> so cute he looks the the same. the send us pictures using hash tag fox 29 good day. >> wearing number 31, you will remember are back in the day in the late 07's early 80's that was wilbur montgomery's jersey. >> his son looks just like him. >> so lets get back to reading high school and see all grown up quincy getting ready to party. >> so how are you sir, was that wilbur montgomery jersey or can you not even hear us. >> wow. >> can you hear anything right now. it is crazy loud here right now. we're going to try to find... >> one of our greatest editors back in the station, here at reading high school. i'm hearing nothing but good things about him and his family. >> now principal herman, and this is amazing. this is energy you guys have have here at reading high. talk about the students. >> i have some great students here. anytime you get to the urban setting or high school the perception of some people outside is their real willty but our reality is we have a

eagles fly. tebow of course led the florida gators to a come couple of national championships and picked up the heismanphy along the way but he hasn't played in the nf since he was a new york jet back in 2012. in 2013 the patriots released him before the season started he spent the past way working as a sport analyst. >> what better way to celebrate his arrival in philly but a tebow pretzel. designed to show him striking that famous tebowing pose crouched down on one knee. they're just being made at the mayfair location. howard eskin will have more on the signing of tim tebow. got pretty strong feelings what it means for the eagles. >> local couple duct taped to chairs and terrorized in their own home. >> poke me here with the gun and said i'll blow your head off. oh, jeez, this is for real. >> one of the victims describes the nightmare that lasted hours much it's a story you'll see only on fox. >>> he's heading home and cracking jokes along the way. why the man accused of of create creating a big security scare in the nation's capitol says there's bright side to his house arrest. >> and what's wrong w