saying -- ever had before -- they will look at nelson aguilar tonight can he emerge a tap target. >>st thing i want to see how he adjusts without 81 jordan matthews and there is nelson aguilar. there is a big target on his back. the slot position was a security blanket and safety valve and keeping the offense on schedule. can aguilar fill the role we'll find out right away tonight. >> we sure will, one note tonight lane johnson starts at left tackle. that does is for jaime apody i'm ducis rogers jeff back over to you. >> thank you guys. we'll see if they can establish the runs tonight against the bills. >> the phils take their giant slum to san francisco. aaron nola is on the mound. phillies have the worst record in baseball against nls teams. the kids from jackson new jersey trying to play come back kids down five chris cartnick the two-run homer and score twice to get within 1 and then hold the celebration the winning run at the plate, new jersey goes down 7-6. it's double elimination we'll see if they can bounce back in the little league world series. >> wish them the best. >> the

>> it's a slotly committee but it has to be nelson aguilar's job to lose.is terrible year last year he feels the heat. >> there is someone behind you, someone in front of you. i focus on being a great player and say in my land. >> there are plenty of young guys looking to fill it. >> he was here and made us better. he's gone now. we wish him well at buffalo. we understand the business aspect of it. >> we go to work everyday. there is one spot on the team. those guys work hard as everyone else. i wouldn't call it excitement. we are ready to work. >> matthew's departure leaves a hole on the field. what about the locker room? who fills that void? >> a lot of guys speak throo their action. >> is there a feeling someone has to step in? >> not really. i think it's kind of phony. you have to be who you are. >> jamie apody, "action news" channel6. >> jordan matthews with the bills gotten off short. he suffered injury for his first >> the phillies go california dreaming. the team is in san diego tonight. it's the first game on the seven game road trip. game tied at

. >> now with jordan matthews in buffalo, nelson aguilar moves up on the depth chart. >> i'm older, i'm more aware. i've played more football. comfortable in this league understanding what's going on in this league. >> i think his confidence level is at an all-time high right now. and is something that he's worked extremely hard on. and again just looking forward to him playing and getting a lot of time with carson these next couple of weeks. >> some other news for you the eagles release running back ryan matthews after he passed his physical. that's all for sports, i'm don bell. have a great day. >> check this one out. two florida pit bulls are being called heros this morning. >> after the pets saved two young children from a poisonous predator. the dogs teamed up against a venomous copperhead snake. that's when the dogs jumped into action. both pups were bitten and rushed to the hospital. the owner says she is overwhelmed with gratitude. >> that absolutely would have been one of my grandchildren whether it be yesterday, today or tomorrow. paco now doing well running around. slayer is

. >> how about nelson aguilar. he's been impressing coaches. he let the pressure get to him.lost his confidence. but he seems to be in a a better place this year. >> confidence is between you and in the mirror. you work hard and execute, you're confident because you know you're prepared and you're going to compete. everything you see out there is a product of competition. >> on to the phillies they try to avoid being swept in anaheim. mike trout hit his first homer. he's a huge phillies sports fan. as a kid you always want to play for your hometown team, but he likes it in anaheim. and mike loves his eagles and his bro carson wentz. >> got to meet him last season and spend some time with him. he's a great person. good friend and we keep in touch the season. he's going through camp right now. i talked to him yesterday. >> they have had a si off season. can you predict the birth for the eagles. >> i'm pretty sure they are going to be in the playoffs. >> i know how passionate the fans are in philly and i want to be right there with him. >> come home, mike trout. the preseason sc

year of strength, you see nelson aguilar playing more confident.e's always had a ton of speed. i think you see the confidence catching the ball and you see him having a big catching radius and tory taking the top of coverage. when you have the factors, it opens up the middle of the field for zack and trey burten and whenever you have weapons on the outside, it opens up the middle of the field for backs and tight ends. >> for the bird's front office, an interesting topic, another summer of big splashes for howie roseman at running back, cornerback and wide receiver. john clark spoke one on one with the gm about one of those moves. the trade of jordan mathews for ronald darby and what he likes best about the new cornerback. >> no doubt. he can run for sure. you see the competitiveness, his ability to make plays on the ball. he's got quick twitch. he can change direction. so we're excited to add him to the corner group and really for the first time in a long time have a long list of young corners we're excited to see develop. >> obviously to get him y

i think you see nelson aguilar playing with a lot more confidence. he's always had a ton of speed.i think you see the kdz in catching the ball. i think you see alshon having a big catching radius. i think when you have all those factors that opens up the middle of the field for zach and trey burton. whfrb you have weapons on the outside, it opens up field for our backs and tight ends. >> the other side of the ball, an impressive first outing for one ronald darby. broke up two passes, intercepts another. a nice night for any corner back, but the secondary coach said his night should have been even more impressive. >> he knows football. he knows coverage. he knows what to play. it's just a different verbiage. but would have liked to have also seen him snatch the first ball when he snapped in front of their sideline. you don't get very many of those opportunities, so i would have loved to see him make that play to go into the end zone in front of their bench. that would have been nice. >> always an interesting topic, the birds for offense. another summer of big splashes for howie rose

i think a year of strength, i think you see nelson aguilar playing with a lot more confidence.on of speed. i think you see the confidence in catching the ball inside his body. i think you see alshon having a big catching radius. so i think when you have all those factors and that opens up the middle of the field for zach and for trey burton. whenever you have weapons on the outside, it opens up the middle of the field for our backs and tight ends. >> the other side of the ball, an impressive first outing at midneat green for ronald darby. broke up two passes, intercepted another. a nice night, but the coach said his night should have been even more impressive. >> he knows football, coverages. he knows what to play, just a different verbiage. would have liked to have also seen him snatch the first ball when he stepped in front of their sideline. you don't get many of those opportunities, so where y would have loved to see him make that play to go into the end zone in front of their bench. >> always an interesting topic, the birds front office. another summer of big splashes for

lain jau here's nelson aguilar. >> we got great fans behind us.e got great guys in this building that want to be truly successful and work hard and make it all work. >> i can feel it right now, going to be exciting, going to be roaring and put on a good show for them. >> nbc 10 is your home for tomorrow's game and every preseason game. join us at 6:00 for eagles preseason kickoff, one hour pregame show and the game at 7:00 only on nbc 10. >>> phillies get swept in san diego. rookie pitcher, 111 strikeouts, most for a phillies rookie since cole hamels 11 years s ago. allowed three runs and get sent to the minors. he could be back on tuesday. wil myers is on base. he steals second. then he steals third. then a double steal with him at third. hey, i'm just going to go home. wow. three steals in one inninging for him. bad day for the phils. that has only happened three times in baseball over the last 20 years. phils lose 3-0, swept out in san diego zblchbl diego. >>> you've seen bad first pitches. how about in boston? watch where this one goes. right

nelson aguilar has had many great days during this training camp he's been often singled out by playersches but today is not one of those days. he had a case of the dropsies this morning. frank wright likes what he sees from his third year receiver despite that. >> i do think nelson has gotten over the hump hadn't a great spring and a great training camp. just making a ton of plays. we'll always have a miss or two every position does but very pleased with how he's playing making a lot of plays in this off season what's been on my mind was hard work. work hard every day. i'm not stopping now. i started something and i'm going to finish it. >> hopefully his troubles behind him and he can be a productive player this season. >> you got to root for him. >> good guy. >> he's always owned up to his own issues. >> catch that paul. >> absolutely. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ how would you like to earn four times gas reward points? that'd be awesome... you can do that? just buy participating grocery items during the anniversary sale and you

wide receiver nelson aguilar is getting in on the act as well. he handed out 100 backpacks to students at the complex in south philly. and he also found some time to try his hand as an nbc 10 reporter. >> what's your favorite thing to do at recess? >> play basketball. >> good question. they have a career as an nbc 10 reporter. aguilar donated the backpacks he handed out and filled them with the school supplies. >>> today a recently fired new jersey transit compliance officer told lawmakers he was terminated for raising safety and other concerns. he called the agency, quote, a run away train. he sent it to an oversight committee for the inadequate staffing levels. failures to outdated policies and testing practices that included give iing workers answ. he was told not to write any of his concerns down in memos because they could be turned over to the public. he was hired early this year as a compliance officer and fired in august. >>> a live picture from south padre island, texas, as hurricane harvey gains strength. the storm grew to a category th

and nelson aguilar is having a great training camp and after a rough two years, aguilar vows to learnit put me in the mind set today. i have to come out and ready to compete every day. >> confidence wise? >> i feel great at the end of the day the most important thing is to compete. i work on technique and body and the last part is compete. competition there are guys that want to take your spot and guys that want to earn a spot. have you to make sure you fight. >> a whole new guy and i have seen his ability i know how good the kid is and i'm one of his biggest supporters even going back to times hard on him. a new guy. >>> running back lagarret blunt missed another day for a personal issue and the offense is work without their number one running back. >> you never wants to miss a practice. you love ball that is what you are here to do, you get money to play ball but understand there are personal reasons. and that is between he and coach. and thankfully he is a vet and around the block a few times and hopefully we pick up where we left off when he gets back. >> the eagles added normal d

i think a yerof strength, i think you see nelson aguilar playing with a lot more confidence.ys had a ton of speed. i think you see the confidence in catching the ball. i think you see alshon having a big catching radius. tory being able to take the top off coverage. i think when you have all those factors, that opens up the middle of the field for zach and trey burton. whenever you have weapons on the inside, it opens up the field for the backs and tight ends. >> on the other side of the broke up wo passes, intercepted another. but a secondary coach said darby's night should have been even more impressive. >> he knows football. he knows coverages so he knows what to play. just a different verbiage. but i would haved to have also seen him snatch that first ball when he stepped in front of their sideline. you don't get very many of those opportunities, so i would have loved to have seen him make that play to go into the end zone right in front of their bench. >> the birds front office, another umer of big splashes for up grades at running back, wide receiver. we spoke to the de

here's nelson aguilar. >> we have great fans behind us. they want to be successful and work hard and make it all work. they are going to be roaring. >> they are ready to play in front of the hometown fans. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. the only place to watch the eagles preseason games tomorrow night. birds and bills at the link. we have an hour pregame show and then kickoff at 7:00. right here on nbc 10. we're expecting to see top receiver alshon jeffrey for the first time. it's going to be good to see a complete offense for carson wentz for the first time this preseason. we'll see you at 5:45. >> good to see them back. 53,000 expected tomorrow night. >> that's so impressive. if you're look iing for nbc's regular programming tomorrow night including the "saturday night live" weekend update, you can watch it on cozy tv. >>> back to our first alert weather and the uncomfortable conditions that made their return. taking a live look down broad street. if you're on the sunny side of the the street, it was a little hot. >> if anything

i think you see nelson aguilar playing with a lot more confidence. he's had a ton of speed.ing the ball. i think you see alshon having a big catching radius. i think when you have all those factors, it opens up the middle of the field for zach and trey burton. it opens up the middle of the field for the backs and tight ends. >> the other side of the ball, an impressive first outing for one ronald darby. broke up two passes, intercepted another. secondary coach said his night should have been even more impressive. >> he knows football. he knows coverage, so he knows to play. just a different verbiage, but i would have also liked to have seen him snatch the first ball when he stepped in front of their sideline. he should have made that one. you don't get many of those opportunities so i would have loved to have seen him make that play right in front of their bench. >> another topic, the birds front office. howie roseman has upgraded at running back, wide receiver. he spoke to us about the trade of jordan matthews for ronald darby. >> no doubt, he can run for sure. you see the

i think a year of strength, i think you see nelson aguilar playing with a lot more confidence.confidence in catching the ball. i think you see alshon having a big catching radius. so i think when you have all those factors, that opens up the middle of the field for zach and trey burton. wherve you have weapons on the outside, it opens up the field for our backs and tight ends. >> the other side of the ball, an impressive first outing in midnight green for ronald darby. broke up two passes, intercepted another. the secondary coach said his night should have been even more impressive. >> he knows football. he knows coverages so he knows the play. it's just a different verbiage. but i would have liked to have also seen him snatch that first ball when he stepped in front of their sideline. he should have made that one. you dent get many of those opportunities. so i would have loved to have seen him make that play to go into theent zone in 41 of their bench. >> always an interesting topic, the birds front office. another summer of big splashes for howie roseman who has upgraded at r

. >> you see that big crosshairs on the back of number 13's jersey nelson aguilar the target is on hisim and mike grow the wide receivers coach who has been on him throughout training camp. that's why you've seen a marked improvement in agholor's improvement. >> as for jordan matthews we won't see him in buffalo at the linc. in a stroke of bad luck matthews is out for awhile. the former eagles wide receiver suffered a chip fracture in his sternum less than 15 minutes into his very first practice with the bills yesterday. he's expected to be recovered by the time the bills open the season september 10 but might miss the rest of the preseason. buffalo comes to the linc on thursday. >>> fleece back on the west coast. they begin a seven game trip tonight in san diego. phils dropped three to four to the mets and hit a new low yesterday on this play. nick williams flies out freddy galvis trying to score, bluff, does not attempt to score. and odubel herrera maybe he was thinking about where law going to go for dinner because he heads to third anyway. two players can't be on the same base. dou

nelson aguilar wasn't going to work. >> we regain you to this team back from maternity leave. >> how about that. love it. >> great to have you back. >> thrilled to be back. >> time right now for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> gina gannon in for matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how we looking out there gina. >> definitely a friday and the roads are showing. that looks like a lot of people are leaving town maybe taking advantage of the last weeks of summer while we can. showing you on the big picture it's a lot of red especially on the schuylkill expressway. look at that westbound delay right at city avenue. 9 miles per hour so definitely going to be slow on the schuylkill. i would say right now tur biggest delay is on the schuylkill expressway so plan ahead for that on 95 we have our typical slowdowns northbound from penn's landing towards allegheny. slow on the southbound side. the vine is crowded as well as that will blue route. expecting a blue route delay and southbound from route 30 to 95. a fire location in parkside. parkside avenue is closed bet