loving the fact he can make his eagle debut in front of a national television audience. >> putting in the work in otas and training camp, finally get down with the real business when it counts, so i know a lot of guys are expected, especially opening up monday night against the atlanta falcons. we're excited and know the work is just beginning. >> reporter: and chip kelly is 2-0 in his season openers as eagles coach. falcons have lost 22 games over the last two years. by the way, zach ernst was out here behind me warming up, he's hopefully going to go tonight. hopefully zach will play tonight. i'm john clark live at the georgia dome, see you at 6:00. >> reporter: if i can't be in the atlanta for the game, i guess this is a pretty good plan b, this is stanley's tavern, it's going to be packed in an hour and a half to watch the game. we saw lots of people in eagles green, but no matter where you go, you can't escape the dreaded blue star. >> eagles all day, baby. all day long, baby. >> that is the level of excitement we are at right now, kind of feels like the 2004 season when t.o. finally played, doesn't it? >> probably since t.o. and the super bowl, absolutely, been waiting a long time for this in philadelphia. >> reporter: just when you get really psyched up, you see this. this never comes in the way? >> no. better team. >> reporter: kara is an eagles fan, her boyfriend is a cowboys fan. he's the worst kind of dallas fan, not from texas fan. how did you become a cowboys fan and live here? we can't let that guy ruin our fun. it's game night, we should drop a whooping on the falcons. smells like an easy win. >> chip kelly developed the offense that's been incorporated to swamp out other teams that can't keep up with its pace. and that's what's going to happen tonight. the falcons don't have a chance. >> reporter: it's going to get busy here tonight. i have a real dilemma, i teach a writing class, i know the students are sitting by their e-mail waiting for me to cancel class. guys, we made a commitment, we need to be there, we're going to stick with it. maybe we can work a tv into the mix somehow, do some sports writing and work the game into the curriculum, so to speak, so we don't miss any of the awesome game we're very, very pumped for. live in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> tim, thank you. nbc 10 is your official eagles station, even when the game isn't on the air, we'll have exclusive content you can't find anywhere else. >> i have to audit that furlong class, by the way. eagles game day final will air after tonight's game. be sure to set your dvr, we'll have an exclusive one on one with chip kelly and more reaction from the eagles locker room. that's live on nbc 10, your official eagles station. certainly feels like football weather, hot weather is out of here, it's gone. much cooler temperatures tonight, too. >> sheena parveen is in, sheena, feels just like football weather out there. >> it does feel like football weather. temperatures are cool, the skies are clear, and it's going to stay like that as we go through tonight. the dry air is in place, the cool winds are in, too. it's been breezy today, but as we go through tonight, winds will diminish and allow temperatures to drop down. it's 74 in allentown, 77 in philadelphia, most of the area in about the mid 70s. nice and dry on the radar, crystal clear skies across the area and that's the way we'll stay through tonight. take a look at future weather by 10:00 we're dropping into the upper 50s for some of you, then for tomorrow morning some of you, especially through the lehigh valley will be waking up to temperatures in the upper 40s, philadelphia area around the upper 50s for the most part. coming up we'll take a look at how cool it will be through the rest of your day tomorrow. we expect warmer temperatures in the forecast. i'll show you that coming up. >> sheena. here are some of today's headlines we're following, the pope's visit to philadelphia, the first of more than 550 banners went up today near the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. over the next ten days workers will install three different banners throughout the city welcoming the pontiff. the banners are designed to represent unity, hope, and love for the family. you may have noticed new toll way signs popping up around center city today. these are in preparation for the upcoming papal visit. police officials say enforcement won't start until next wednesday. a map of the affected areas and a list of dates when your car needs to be moved can be found on our website at nbc10.com. if you're traveling to center city to see the pope, or trying to avoid all the congestion, a new website has you covered. today, the pennsylvania governor's office announced the launch of the papal 511 website, offering realtime traffic conditions on highways in the philadelphia region and details on how to reach the papal venues. along with routes for bypassing the entire area. all you have to do is tap the nbc 10 news app for a link to that website. right now at 5:00, funeral directors in philadelphia are pushing the state to take action. they are frustrated by two recent cases where bodies were found in unlicensed funeral homes. live in north philadelphia, you tried to get answers from the state. >> reporter: we did. just within the last few minutes a spokeswoman with the department of state returned our call, answered some of our questions saying there are four inspectors statewide, one dedicated to the philly five-county area to inspect funeral homes and the goal, she says, is to inspect them once, if not once every two years. she also says the state is forced to abide by some outdated laws. >> as members of quinton state funeral directors association, we're saddened by the recent turn of events. >> reporter: members say they want the state of pennsylvania to do more in investigating funeral homes. >> we're not going to specifically discuss those cases. >> reporter: janet showed up to the dupree funeral home today, refusing to speak to nbc 10 s saying she was here for a meeting, but never went inside. >> is she a member of your association? >> she is. >> did you know she was operating a home that wasn't licensed? >> we're not going to talk about any of the recent events. >> reporter: the group did not mention the case of the funeral home where three bodies were found inside its garage in late august and didn't mention her case by name, or the case of blair hawkins, a west philadelphia funeral director charged with abuse of corpse earlier this month after organs were found stored improperly inside the funeral home. >> we're not in position to give specifics on what has recently happened. we're going to allow the state board to continue and to complete their investigation in those matters. >> reporter: what they say they want to talk about is what consumers should look for, three licenses by the state, one for the business, the funeral home, and funeral director and they say they want the state to do more when it comes to inspections. >> we're not accusing them of not doing their job, we're just simply saying that the current funeral service law should be enforced and funeral establishments should be wa inspected. >> reporter: a spokesperson tells me funeral laws have not been updated since 1988. when a funeral license lapses, they put the people on notice and they have 20 days to comply. janet is due tomorrow for a hearing on the status of her license. reporting live in north philadelphia, nbc 10 news. from our delaware bureau now, a wilmington city council member is setting up a fund to help address those needs, darius brown says the neighborhood fund will help constituents find jobs and distribute money to different neighborhood groups trying to improve the area. the delaware community foundation will manage the fund to make sure that the money gets to where it's supposed to go. >> it's for kids programs, it's for neighborhood development and improvement, it's covering the gamut in the third district, and we all know there's a real need in that area of town. >> brown has already started a service called tweet my jobs, it links up area employers with people looking for work. right now at 5:00 we continue following the latest on a deadly shooting at a mississippi college. a professor is the victim and the gunman is still on the loose. we'll have an update from investigators there. plus, that controversial kentucky county clerk is back on the job now after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. you'll see what happened today when more of those couples showed up at her office. this is nbc 10. >> the suspect in the murder of a kentucky state trooper is now dead. joseph johnson shanks died this morning during a standoff with police. johnson shanks was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing joseph ponder sunday night. ponder was shot while chasing a vehicle allegedly being driven by johnson shanks. authorities are still investigating the shooting. the kentucky clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses returned to work today. she says she's being forced to choose between her conscience and her freedom, but says she'll not stand in the way of her deputy clerks who have begun issuing same-sex licenses in her absence. she spoke before walking into office this morning. >> i'm just a person by the grace of god, who wants to work, be with my family. >> davis also said she does not want her name and title removed from the same-sex licenses that her office issues. with the next republican presidential debate happening in two days, surgeon ben carson is trying to excite his fan base and cut into donald trump's lead. >> on the democratic side, hillary clinton is digging out of a hole in the polls. nbc 10's national correspondent edward lawrence is following the presidential buzz. >> i know what we have to do to protect our country, to protect our security. >> reporter: tough talk from hillary clinton campaigning in iowa today as she took jabs at the republican front-runner. >> if it's all the same to you, mr. trump, i'd rather you stop cherishing us and respecting us instead. >> reporter: new national polls show negative trends for clinton's campaign, questions over use of her personal e-mail server have poll numbers in a free fall, losing 21 points in the last three months. vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders benefited from clinton's political problems. sanders told a crowd of university students today the u.s. spend too much money putting people behind bars. >> apparently, we do not have enough money to provide jobs and education to our young people. >> reporter: for the republicans now 11 candidates will be in the main debate wednesday, all eyes will be on the republican frontrunne frontrunners, who are political outsiders donald trump and ben carson. >> ben carson surged from an afterthought to a solid second place. >> carson said he's qualified to be president. >> i think it's narrow minded when somebody says he's a neurosurgeon so he only knows how to do medicine. that's pretty stupid. >> carson's campaign is creeping into trump territory in the polls. republican insiders no longer believe trump's comments will be his undoing. expect some fireworks on wednesday to try to unseat trump as the front-runner. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. and gop presidential hopeful scott walker is waging an attack on the country's unions. he'll make a speech in las vegas tonight on his plan to eliminate union for federal workers and to make it more difficult for unions to organize. as governor of wisconsin, walker faced a recall election for his challenge to organized labor. it was back to school for president obama today. he spoke in des moines, iowa, for a town hall with high school juniors, seniors, and their parents to discuss college access and affordability. the president is hoping to speed up the financial aid process for families by allowing them to apply earlier. this way they'll know what they can afford. back here at home, a chance for local veterans in need of a job to get back to work. more than 40 of the region's largest companies are gathering this week for a job fair. the event is part of the philly veterans jobs initiative. penn mutual life insurance company is one of the employers on hand looking for qualified veterans to their workforce. >> we're an organization that's hired veterans all the way back from the civil war on forward. we really helped create the fabric of our culture in our company. >> job fair will take place onboard the u.s.s. new jersey this wednesday. that event runs from 10:00 to 2:00. interested applicants are asked to preregister. a link can be found at nbc10.com. and back now to our coverage of the pope's historic visit to philadelphia. specifically how you can get to center city to see him if you want to do so. today septa put out a new map to help people navigate the changes at its regional rail stations. this is what it looked like, these are the regional rail stations. this seems similar to other septa maps, but this one is interactive. this will show you how the stations will be set up when you head out to go that morning. you'll notice there are special parking areas set up that, obviously, they are expecting more cars or vehicles there, so there are new designated parking spots and designated walking paths for pedestrians to walk to the station. there will be road closures, too. some roads will be closed to vehicle traffic. all of this is on this website for you to look at before you head out that morning. and remember, only 18 regional rail stations will be operating during the papal visit and you have to have that special pass in order to ride the trains that weekend. and septa still has plenty of passes left to sell, but you have to buy them ahead of time. they won't go on sale during the days of the pope's visit. for a list of the stations selling those passes and more information, go to nbc10.com or check the nbc 10 app. look for our special section called "preparing for the pope." now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> another beautiful day, cool start to the morning and even cool temperatures through the afternoon. here's a live look out at center city, clear skies and that's all that dry air in place. that's going to stick around for us the next several days, allow our temperatures to drop once again tonight. some of you will be in the 40s overnight tonight. dry stretch of weather ends our week and even goes into the weekend. so really beautiful set up in the next seven days. then the 80-degree temperatures return starting tomorrow and keep on warming up as we go through the end of the week. today feels like fall, tomorrow and for the rest of the week we start to warm up to feel more like summer again. right now we're in mostly the mid 70s. 74 in allentown, 75 degrees in philadelphia at the moment, so very comfortable outside. that's really going to lead to cooler temperatures tonight. take a look at the eastern half of the country, most of it we're seeing the cool air come down from the north and that's putting a lot of us in the 70s right now. all the way down to parts of atlanta. cool air pass is still moving in, still breezy outside because of this high pressure off to our west giving us that north/northwest wind and that's been bringing in cool air all day today. been breezy outside this afternoon and still is. winds are still gusting near 20 to 25 miles an hour through parts of the area, so the wind is still up. it's still ushering in cooler air, that's the wind direction moving in, but by tonight the winds will diminish and that's going to allow temperatures to drop off winds the winds lighten up. areas north and west in the upper 40s for your morning low temperature, philadelphia area upper 50s. millville should be around the low 50s, wilmington mid 50s. so take a look at areas north and west, some of the cooler spots we expect overnight tonight, through the lehigh valley, allentown around 49 by tomorrow morning, same thing bethlehem. quakertown 48 degrees, 50 in landsdale. it is going to be a cool morning tomorrow, cool start by the afternoon. little warmer than today, about the low 80s. today we're in the mid 70s through most of the area, so sunny, nice, humidity stays low and we keep warming through the rest of the week. by wednesday the mid 80s, same thing thursday and friday. then going into the weekend we're going to see more humidity move in, so saturday nice start to the weekend, warmer, mid 80s, more humid, then by sunday we're going to get down into the low 80s again. morning lows stay cool, too, but eventually climb into the mid 60s. either way we have a very comfortable stretch of weather and as you notice, there's no rain in the forecast at least not as of today. european union ministers are holding an emergency meeting right now on the refugee crisis in europe discussing mandatory quotas for dividing refugees as thousands of refugees and migrants continue to flee syria and iraq. nbc nightly news anchor lester holt is there on the front lines of the exodus. >> reporter: the flood of refugees in hungary has dramatically increased over the weekend, people trying to get here before hungary closes its borders, promising a crackdown as soon as tuesday. the police here, where these folks will be processed and perhaps allowed to go on their way, many won't make it beyond hungary. we'll have a lot more on all this tonight broadcasting live from the border region when we see you tonight on nbc nightly news. >> and you can watch nbc nightly news with lester holt here on nbc 10 starting at 6:30. still ahead, the worker who helped two inmates escape from a new york prison breaks her silence. what she told matt lauer during an exclusive interview. plus, raging wildfires in california. where the flames are so intense firefighters are being forced to retreat. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. ♪usic: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. this is nbc 10 news. >> for the first time, joyce mitchell is breaking her silence. >> she's the prison worker who helped two inmates escape from a prison earlier this year. joyce mitchell was at the center of a man hunt for prisoners richard matt and david sweat. the former clinton county correctional facility worker admits to giving matt and sweat some of the tools they needed to escape. the "today" show's matt lauer sat down with mitchell for the exclusive interview. >> i never meant for any of this to happen, never. i would take it all back if i could. but i can't. >> reporter: that >> that's just a small portion of what mitchell told matt lauer. you can see more coming up this friday on "dateline." you know the world meeting of families gave away thousands of free tickets so people could get closer to pope francis during his visit to philadelphia. >> some are trying to make a quick buck off the ticket and tonight we're asking you to chime in on the issue. >> we've heard from a lot of you about that. also updates on the latest on the shooting at a college campus in mississippi, who police are looking for now and what we learned about the victim. a professor was killed. that's next on nbc 10 at 5:00. new at 6:00, beyond blight, people are pushing for answers on several homes that stood abandoned along one area street and say they are more than just eyesores. the reasons they are so concerned all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00. this is nbc 10 news. >> signs of security for the pope's visit are starting to pop up around the museum of art in philadelphia. >> some signs are confusing residents. signs are appearing on mailboxes in philadelphia's fairmount neighborhood, saying they'll be pulled from september 24th until after the pope leaves, but many residents realize nearby solar compacters and newspaper boxes have not been tagged. >> are you surprised? >> of course, of course. i mentioned this to some friends and thought there are hundreds of places that bombs could be hidden. >> no stopping signs are also beginning to go up in that neighborhood. joining us now is dr. scott white, an associate clinical professor of homeland security at drexel. >> and dr. white is also a former officer with the canadian intelligence service, so dr. white, let's begin with the talk of these threats against the pope that the congressman from texas mentioned yesterday. what do you make of those? >> it's always unfortunate when these occur. you're going to get threats not only against the pope, but anyone coming to the event. some will come up very benign, some will come up critical. every one of them, though, is going to be investigated, and, you know, sometimes it's just simply someone sending an e-mail, they are angry about the traffic and sending an e-mail. that's going to be investigated, but also that intelligence traffic out there that's going to say there's a more organized threat against the pope and that's something the secret service is going to be very keen to monitor. >> speaking of that intelligence traffic, dr. white, we know the secret service is handling security for the event. what can you tell us about the timeline for preparing for stops in washington and new york before our event? >> we're beginning to see physical barriers going up now in the city. eventually, you know, they've already established the amount of manpower that's going to be used, so they are going to be going to the secret service office in washington, they will be pulling in agents from across the country and you're going to see a variety of different agents from a variety of agencies. you're not only going to see the secret service, you're going to see the tsa, the secret service uniform division, the fbi, there's going to be a myriad of federal agencies represented here. >> dr. white, the secret service released animations last week illustrating the metal detectors they'll put up, fencing people will encounter in the center city area. can you give us an idea how long this process will be of screening people to go through those detectors and how involved will it be? >> good question. think of it in terms of going through the airport and going through transportation security administration checkpoints. you're going to search bags, maybe even have people hand searching your bags. i would caution people to heed to the warnings of what are allowed to be brought in. you know, you're going to be allowed to carry a bag in, but that's going to be searched. you're going to have a wand that's going to be searching you. if they find something, they'll actually maybe ask you to physically pat you down, so security is going to be very much like you see moving through a tsa checkpoint through the airport, so be advised when you bring material into those locations that they are going to be searching everything. >> so important, you don't want people to make the long journey there, only to be turned away at the gate. a lot more information to come as we get closer, dr. scott white, thank you. >> thank you. one of the highlights of pope francis's visit to philadelphia is sure to be his mass. >> that's the toughest ticket right there, invitation only event with tickets to roughly 1,600 people, most with the archdiocese, but not this person, the family of a slain temple student will be among those in attendance. rojas was shot to death outside a philadelphia nightclub in 2012. his sister has been championing the fight to end violence and says her inclusion at the mass is truly a gift from above. >> there's nothing better than this, you know? millions of people are going to see my brother's face. he doesn't have a voice, i'm his voice. >> she is the founder of the nonprofit operation save our city. the tickets to see pope francis in philadelphia, obviously, last week those came and went pretty fast. >> they did, but almost as quickly as they went, free tickets were being sold online. nbc 10 investigators went undercover and found some people selling the free tickets for $250 each. philadelphia mayor michael nutter called it ignorant and the world meeting of families calls the ticket sales "shameful." we asked you to chime in on the issue. do you think it's wrong for people to sell their free tickets to the papal event, here's how a few of you responded. gustav wrote, yes, it's great to sell the tickets if you're not going to go. you're actually helping that person and making their fantasy come true. >> some people are making that argument, but also people like leslie chime in, i don't think anyone should make a profit on free tickets, especially for these upcoming papal events. you can still chime in. let us know how you feel about that debate. post your comments with this story on our facebook page. right now at 5:00, a man hunt is under way for a coworker considered a person of interest in the murder of a college professor. the shooting happened today at delta state university in mississippi. nbc 10's lauren mayk has been gathering information, joins us live in the studio with more. lauren? >> the suspect is still at large tonight and classes at delta state university have been cancelled for tomorrow. we have just learned authorities are on the lookout for a car, but that person of interest you mentioned may be driving a black 2011 dodge avenger with mississippi license plates stf 015. the person of interest they are looking for is shannon lamb. according to the school's website, he works in the social science department in geography. the professor killed is ethan schmidt, an american history professor. authorities say he was found in his office. his aunt talked about how difficult this will be for his young family. >> his three kids, his -- they all look alike. you can tell they are ethan's kids, they all look just like him. his little daughter is going to be so hard on her. >> the campus has been on lockdown today and this evening students in residence halls are being asked to stay there. classrooms have been moved to another building while the search for the shooter continues. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. a small town mayor is bringing his rough and tough brand to pennsylvania's u.s. senate race. braddock's mayor has been at the controls of the town just south of pittsburgh since 2006. fetterman declared his candidacy this morning, addressing a crowd of supporters from the rooftop of his home in braddock. the democratic primary field that already includes former congressman joe sesak. barely lost in 2007. all three candidates are gunning for the seat currently held by pat toomey, who recently announced his plans to run for a second term. delaware's top politician is heading to europe to try and strengthen the first state's economy. set to lead a five-person team on a trade mission to germany, scheduled to depart tuesday to meet with government and business leaders in munich and berlin. officials say the trip is part of a statewide initiative to increase exports and promote foreign expansion efforts in delaware. germany is one of four targeted international markets they'll be visiting. this is marquel's first foreign trade mission since a trip to israel four years ago. the donald is out, now a new host, he has experience in hollywood and the governor's mansion. also tonight, new recommendations on aspirin. who doctors now say should take a daily dose to protect their heart. this is nbc 10 news. >> he'll be back on tv, that is. did i do that right? >> that was good. >> all right. never sure about those things. schwarzenegger is the new host of "the celebrity apprentice." schwarzenegger will take over next year. schwarzenegger, no stranger to politics, served as governor of california from 2003 to 2010. take a live look now from atlanta, where the eagles take the field in just over an hour for their first game of the season. the eagles leading off week one of the monday night football double header. you can watch chip kelly's redesigned eagles in action. nbc 10 will have you covered with complete post game coverage, including an exclusive one on one with chip kelly. join us for "game day final" at 2:00 a.m. if that's too late for you, set your dvrs. well, definitely football weather outside. another cool night tonight. some of you will be in the 40s. i'll show you who can expect those cool temperatures, plus a warmup later this week. one of the major angers is this town is a walking community, and the kids walk up and down the street. >> all new at 6:00, angry over eyesores, but it's more than the ugliness that has people concerned on one area street. why neighbors are fed up who they say isn't listening to their complaints. that's all new next on nbc 10 news at 6:00. this is nbc 10 news. ♪ >> the queen of soul is set to serenade the pope. aretha franklin will perform for pope francis during the festival of families. the 18-time graham mmy award wi is added to the lineup. now also announced today, actor mark wahlberg, star of the "ted" movies, will host the festival of families. and students in camden county were off to the races today to see who could donate the most food ahead of the pope's visit. six high schools participated in today's food relay and all kicked off with bishop dennis sullivan blessing the food. the food was then loaded up to food pantries. >> a good way to teach the message of christ and raise the awareness of young people. >> that food they donated today will help thousands of people in camden and just a reminder that we are less than two weeks now, 12 days away, from the pope's visit. right now firefighters are continuing to battle heavy flames across northern california. the massive wildfire is only 5% contained at this point, as it continues to ravage communities along the edge of the napa region, but cooler temperatures and increased humidity seems to be providing a little relief. >> jay gray is there in hard hit middletown, california, tonight with a closer look at possibly hope along the way. jay? >> reporter: yeah, hopefully we'll get some cooperation from mother nature. right now, though, devastation, chris, jacqueline, as far as you can see. this area just gone. there's so many communities like this across northern california right now. even those firefighters working this fire along the front lines battling the blazes will tell you right now they are losing the fight. a firestorm continues to rage across northern california right now. the valley fire, 50,000 acres wide, moving in multiple directions and swallowing everything in its path. >> this fire just needs, like, a run away train. ran right over everybody. >> reporter: at least one person is dead, four firefighters have been injured, and as teams continue an intense fight along the front lines of the blaze, at this point there's no solid count on the number of homes and businesses destroyed. >> i feel it's going to be several hundred, if not a thousand. >> reporter: there are 13 wildfires burning across more than half a million acres in california, this one north of the napa wine country is the most severe. at times, the flames so strong firefighters are forced to retreat. >> we see homes and buildings that are igniting on fire and you know you're powerless to try to save them all. >> reporter: even more difficult for those forced to leave so much behind. >> there was no choice, and it came like a freight train. it was not leaping, it was bounding from place to place. >> reporter: and most understand there will be little left when they go home. >> i expect it to be gone. i expect to -- what we have in our little area here to be what we're going to start out with. >> reporter: still, they plan to return and somehow rebuild. >> when we go back as a community, we just have to pull together to, you know, pick up and start over. >> reporter: but getting back will take some time. >> we don't see an end in fire season for the months to come. >> reporter: those resources like so many of the residents stretched to their limits right now. you know, support is pouring into the region, fire teams from around the country to help those already on the front lines here, but they need more help while the humidity is up a bit and it is cooler here, they are still not getting all the help they need from mother nature, winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. chris and jacqueline, really causing problems for those firefighters. >> and as you said, jay, i know we don't know how many homes and businesses have been destroyed, but do we happen to know how many people have been evacuated? >> calle >> reporter: yeah, you know, the numbers staggering, 23,000 across the state right now, 13 wildfires burning in california, three that are the main focus of firefighters, and this the one that's causing the most damage right now. >> all right, hopefully that wind can subside. jay gray live in middletown, california. thank you. >> for the latest on that developing situation in california, join nbc nightly news with lester holt starting at 6:30. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, a cool start to your morning and a very comfortable afternoon. many areas still around the mid 70s, nice, clear skies looking at center city and all this dry air over us keeping the clouds away and help to cool us down again tonight. some areas will be in about the upper 40s. we're going to have a dry stretch, long one, too, for the rest of this week and into the weekend. the 80-degree temperatures do return, so today we're cool, little bit below average, but the 80s, especially the mid 80s, those will get here by the middle to end of the week. it will start to feel more like summer again. live look at the ben franklin bridge, very nice conditions across the entire area like we have this morning, 77 degrees in philadelphia, humidity only at 26%, the winds sustained at 15 miles an hour, so still pulling in that cooler air massachuse f. these are some of the cooler spots, 74 in allentown, 73 in pottstown and westchester, 67 in mt. pocono. much of south jersey and delaware in the mid 70s. 76 degrees wilmington, mid 7 os right now in dover. for tonight, some areas will be getting into about the upper 40s. the poconos will be getting into the mid 40s. these are going to be your low temperatures by tomorrow morning. we should hit around sunrise, allentown upper 40s, reading, quakertown under clear skies. mid 50s for doyletown, 57 for northeast philly by tomorrow morning. closer to shore near 60 degrees, vineland mid 60s, as well as dover. philadelphia area and the surrounding suburbs, westchester, wilmington, chester, mid to upper 50s. another cool start to your day tomorrow. we are nice and clear on satellite and radar. no rain, no clouds, and we will continue to keep this weather pattern in place. it's all because of this big area of high pressure. this has been pulling in the cooler air, so it's going to stay in place and as we go through the rest of the week, it's going to meander around and keep us dry, but also eventually warmer temperatures up as we get into the middle to end of the week. for tonight, though, clear and cool, winds start to lighten up overnight, allowing temperatures to be dropping into the upper 50s around philadelphia, upper 40s areas north and west. tomorrow, sunny, beautiful day again, low humidity, temperatures around the low 80s. little bit warmer than today. today we're in the 70s, today in the low 80s. by wednesday we'll be in the mid 80s, even thursday and friday, but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. by saturday, little bit more humid. nothing unbearable, though, with mid 80s. then sunday we are cooler again, back around the low 80s. >> all right, sheena. while we wait for the eagles to take the field for tonight's first game of the season, don't forget to vote for the high school football game of the week. there you go. the six choices, west catholic at haverford, council rock south and cherokee at timber creek. by calling, make a huge difference or texting. cast your vote, nbc10.com. also call or text to 610-624-4111. voting goes to thursday, then we'll announce the winner thursday 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task force says there's good evidence a daily low dose aspirin may help prevent both colon cancer and heart attacks and strokes. that is as long as they have other heart risk factors. >> the recommendations are very directly at people without heart disease in the past, but who are at risk for heart disease in the future. >> reporter: the recommendation is not one size fits all, because aspirin comes with a well known risk for internal bleeding. last year the food and drug administration cited that possibility when it recommended against taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack. this latest advice zeros in on who might benefit the most, people in their 50s and 60s. regardless of age, cardiologists stress people need to talk with their doctors to see if aspirin would help more than it would harm. >> most people think aspirin is pretty innocuous. baby aspirin makes it sound very safe, doesn't it? but even a baby aspirin has risks of causing bleeding, so we have to be careful when we use it. >> aspirin has also been called a wonder drug, there's no such thing as a magic pill. doctors recommend quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet, and getting plenty of exercise to reduce the risks of heart disease and cancer. erika edwards, nbc news. coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, new signs the pope will be here soon. they are popping up all over the city and security changes can already be seen. how they will impact you. plus, the music superstar that will perform for the pope while he's here. sheena? >> definitely feeling like fall outside. how cool it will get tonight, plus a warmup through the week, that's straight ahead. and more than eyesores. several homes along one area street that are burned and boarded up. a neighbor said it's beyond blight. the reasons they are so concerned all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00. nbc 10 news starts now. >> a live look inside the georgia dome. the backdrop for a primetime battle of the birds. our new-look eagles are getting set to open their season on this field tonight against the atlanta falcons, and the clock is ticking. kickoff is slated for 7:10 p.m. our countdown shows we are just more than 60 minutes away. nbc 10 was there as coach chip kelly and the team arrived at the stadium this afternoon. after an off-season full of shakeups, it's fun to see the team on the field and in action. the season opener upon us. nbc 10, your official eagles station from start to finish. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. anticipation is building for eagles fans everywhere. tim furlong is live in north wilmington, delaware. is it fair we haven't seen this excitement for an opener in quite some time? >> reporter: when chip kelly got here we had high hopes, but this feels more like the 2004 season, and like the kitchen here at stanley's tavern, the eagles have a lot of good ingredients, but the question, can they mix it together and give us a big steaming bowl of super bowl stew? >> we'll win by 21, easy. >> reporter: the falcons don't scare eagles fans a little bit. >> we're going to crush them. >> reporter: they smell a blowout. >> 42-10, eagles. >> reporter: i smell an amazing cheesesteak. >> we'll have it ready for you. >> reporter: they smell a busy night when the boys in green play this place makes a ton of green. >> definitely a good business. tonight we're going to get packed. >> reporter: a bakery brought out the green