Healthy since coming over here in a trade from saint louis for nick foles and a draft pick. Bradford will make his first start in 23 months. Hes missed 25 starts over the last two years because of two torn acls in his left knee. Hes complained not once in Training Camp during the preseason. The last time he played for the Philadelphia Eagles in that green bay third preseason game bradford a perfect 10 for 10. Well see how he does tonight. In the eagles opener tonight down here in Atlanta Bradford said he would be a little bit nervous. Well see how he does with the Philadelphia Eagles tonight. Were live in atlanta, jeff skversky, channel6 action news. Back to you guys in philadelphia. All right, jeff, thank you. Now lets head out to action News Reporter chad pradelli who is live in dillworth park tonight. Hey, chad. Reporter hey, rick. Chance are certainly excited about this season. A lot of changes like jeff mentioned but fans are confident this team can go far into the post season and it all begins in a couple of hours. The eagles stepped off the bus in atlanta threepoint favorites to beat the falcons. Chip kelly has the eagles primed as a sexy pick to win the super bowl this year and fans are ready for week one. But i love the eagles offense this year. I think chip kelly put together an offense thats going to be explosive and unstoppable. Its just that season, just gives that you feeling, it does. I love it. Reporter there are plenty of new faces this year. Sam bradford and his twice injured acl takes over at qb. Demarco murray replaces lesean mccoy and the secondary has been revamped. During the preseason bradford and the offense looked poet pot. Im very excited. Alongy as long as we keep sam bradford healthy. Reporter dory has been waiting for this day all off season. She wants to see the new look birds fly high this year. Youre all geared up, you got your jersey on, you got your eye black on. Where are you watching the game tonight. Im going to a home game only cause i got to work in the morning and i know we can get crazy. Reporter why did you feel like getting your gear on today. You got represent. We in philly. Always represent. Reporter yes, football is back and if the experts are correct, tonight will be a high scoring affair. Im live in spradelli, channel6 action news. Were teaming up with phl17 to bring you all the action. Catch our pregame show count down to kickoff at 6 30 followed by the eaglesfalcons 7 oclock on phl17. Developing right now in Mississippi Police have named a person of interest after a history professor was killed in his office. Shots were fired on the campus of Delta State University at 10 15 this morning. Dr. Ethan schmidt was found dead a short time later. Officials say theyre looking for shannon lamb an employee of the university. Lamb may be connected to a seconds murder. Police continues to investigate and classes have been canceled there through tomorrow. Turning to other news tonight now, new concerns about the security of pope francis when he comes to the united states. Over the weekend, the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee revealed that officials have disrupted a plot and given the way the pontiff likes to mingle with his followers, they say the risks are real. Action News Reporter david henry is live at eakins oval tonight with more on the story. David. Reporter yeah, rick, multiple Law Enforcement agencies led by the secret service are doing everything they can to keep the pope safe here when he celebrates mass on the parkway. In the meantime a security expert we talked with says hes not surprised to hear he theres already been a threat. Really doesnt surprise me he. We see a lot of these incidents when we have a National Security event. Reporter jack is a former high ranking official of the u. S. Homeland security department. He says high profile events like the popes visit tend to attract individuals who want to make a name for themselves or just are intender on doing harm. Looking at who the individual is, what hes saying, where hes saying it, who hes saying it to and what hes doing. Reporter yesterday on abcs this week the head of the House Homeland Security committee revealed the government has already headed off a threat against the pope. We have disrupted one particular case and in particular but as that day approaches i think were all very will be very vigilant to protect him as he comes into the united states. Reporter workers have been busy assembling the venue on the parkway where the pope will join a family festival saturday and celebrate mass sunday. Eakins oval is now surrounded by a 6foot high security fence and multiple security cameras and Communications Links have been going up. But the majority of the Security Work is going on behind the scenes as agents monitor the internet and social media for signs of a threat. But sorting the real threats from idle chat isnt easy. And you just try to track them down. You kind of connect the dots and see if theres anything really there or this is just white noise. Reporter philadelphia is a special challenge. Its the only venue where the pope will have Outdoor Events, three of them, attracting huge crowds. Well, philadelphia is the venue where there are going to be the most people, its the venue where if things can go wrong it would be here because its outdoor and because theres going to be millions of individuals. Reporter a real challenge here for the secret service and vatican security, three massive Outdoor Events and two parades add up to multiple opportunities for people with evil intent. Live on the parkway, david henry, channel6 action news. Monica. Thank you, david. Well, we also learned today there will be some additional big names highlighting the festival of families concert for the pope. Mark wahlberg will host and the queen of soul aretha trank franklin will perform. Other big flames on the roster the fray, andrea bocceli, jackie ivan company, sister sledge, latin superstar jua nes and the philadelphia orchestra. Perform mansions will be shown on 40 different jumbotrons. And as preparations continue officials with the world meeting of families have unveiled these banners. Three designs feature a picture of the pontiff along with his inspirational quotes and theyll line the streets of s more than 550 of them will be iny installed over the next 10 days. And its even more information about the papal visit is revealed be sure to stick with 6abc. Com pope. Our posts include the list of highway and road closures, items that are prohibited from the francis Festival Grounds and much more on how you can see the pope during his two scheduled parades. In other news tonight police in bucks county are still trying to figure out what led up to a deadly crash into new britain township. Christopher sydlowski was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck early yesterday morning. Lease say sid when you skis truck flipped as many as five times after hitting a digit three others were inside the vehicle at the time. One was seriously injured. Residents who live near the scene of the crash tell action news that this isnt the first time a car has crashed in the area. Police say they found beer cans in the truck and scattered around the scene butter its still too early to tell if alcohol was a factor here. A person was killed today by an amtrak train in delaware county. Chopper 6hd was over the scene at about 7 30 this morning in prospect park. Train service was shut down for about 90 minutes while police investigated. No word yet on the persons identity or why he or she was on the tracks in the first place. A tense situation in north philadelphia when a gunman held police at bay. It unfolded about 6 00 a. M. When police served a warrant at a home here in the 1500 block of west lehigh a the suspect refused to come out, in fact barricaded himself inside. Several other people were in the home as well t swat times responded and at one point fired several shots. No one was hurt and the suspect was taken into custody after about a half hour. Monday night lets get a check of our action news traffic report for you now. Take it live to matt pelman in the action news traffic center. Welcome back. Welcome back. Thank you. Lets do this thing again, rick and monica and unfortunately the punches keep coming in king of prussia this evening. Now theres another crash, this one on 202 in the northbound lanes approaching the schuylkill expressway. Thats the sea of headlights stacked up behind this fenderbender taking out the center lane as you head northbound toward the mall. We were already jammed in this area because the schuylkill expressway itself is jammed solid eastbound from 202 on into near gladwyne. Thats where we started the afternoon with an overturned vehicle crash. Now long gone but a lot of speeds still in the teens and 20s. Westbound was heavy from the gaper delay from that earlier accident. 95 southbound still on the brakes from cottman into girard. We still have that trash truck there taking out the right lane. Of course its right in the work zone. Theres a fire location to watch out for in southwest philadelphia along lindbergh boulevard near grace avenu gray. We have that crash along cobbs creek parkway at 61st near the Anderson School as well as the bad one in feasterville close to the rescue squad along bridgetown pike at arbor street and the ramp from Delaware Valley to the pennsylvania turnpike, route 13 to the turnpike still blocked because of an overturned truck. Stick with the ramps in bensalem as a better bet. Well check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. See you then. Thank you matt. Much more still to come on action news monday evening. That clerk who refused to give marriage licenses to samesex couples in kentucky went back to work today. Well tell you what happened when a lesbian couple came into her office. All right. Take it outside to melissa. Hi there. Hi monica, hi rick. Bright blue sky overhead a great way to start out our work week with comfortable conditions and a dry stretch on the way. Well let you know how long thats sticking around with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Its like uber for kids. How a new company is shuttling children around town for busy parents and what Safety Measures are in place to make sure the children stay safe. Those stories and much more when action news comes right back. Kim davis the Kentucky Court clerk jailed for denying marriage licenses to samesex couples went back to work today. She returned to her job for the First Time Since she spent nearly a week behind bars. Her office will issue marriage licenses to samesex couples now but licenses will not carry her name and theyll say they were issued under a court order. I just want to serve my neighbors quietly without violating my conscience. And so this morning i am forced a remedy that reconcile my conscience with judge bennings orders. Today her attorney called her the bravest woman in america. Kentuckys governors says all licenses issued today whether or not they he carry davis name are valid. To the latest on the refugee crisis in europe now. More nations followed germanys lead today tightening up their border controls. Austria slovakia, the Czech Republic and the netherlands are closing highways and constructing fences. European Union Officials met to try to figure out how to relocate 160,000 refugees across the continent. One leader said if no solution is found the results will be chaos. Meanwhile pope francis says europes refugee crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. He told a reporter today the crisis is being fueled by an unjust global economy. Francis repeated his call for parishes around the world to welcome a migrant family and he said two Refugee Families will move into vatican housing. He said they can stay as long as the lord wants. Health check tonight. Researchers in the uk say a smaller plate may be the trick to eating less. They looked at hundreds of behavioral studies where people were told they could eat whatever they want. Those who had smaller plates or glasses almost always ate or drank less. According do scientists the sued dee presents presenting portions on a smaller plate may trick your brain causing you to consume less calories. Doesnt work for me. Olive oil could lower the risk of Breast Cancer according to a new study. Three groups of women were compared with different diets. One group sum policemenned police with extra virgin olive oil. Researchers found the women who added olive oil to their diet had a 68 percent lower risk of malignant Breast Cancer compared to the other two groups. Experts say a larger and longer study throw is needed to confirm the findings. Still ahead on action news, the future of facebook, how your news feed could become a slice of Virtual Reality. The fountain at love park is a very peculiar shade of green today. Its not suffering from eagles fever. Well tell you why when we come right back. Business news tonight, facebook is working on a Virtual Reality app. The app would support 360degree views of videos and it would allow users to change their viewing perspective by tilting their phones. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg has called Virtual Reality the next computing platform. The app is said to be in the early stages and its not known when it might actually launch. The new iphone doesnt go on sale until the end of the month but preorders have already is your passed expectations. Expectations. In fact theyre so strong apple expects to beat last years record when 10 million phones were sold during the first weekend. Apple and cell phone carriers began taking orders for the iphone 6 s and iphone 6 s plus on saturday. The new models have faster processors and an upgraded camera. There is a new company, its a lot like uber but its for kids. Its called shut t its geared toward busy parents and helping arrange rides for their children. But having a stranger drive their kids around may make a lot of parents nervous so the company uses technology to monitor and track the drivers. Parents can also download an app to monitor the ride for themselves. These people have designed a really great system and the people who are driving are women who have a lot of experience with children. So, it does take a little bit of getting used to but i think my kids experience has made us all feel very comfortable about it. Shuttle charges a monthly fee. Its only available in the San Francisco bay area at least for now. Hm. Still to come on action news at 5 00 tonight, we will check the forecast for you. All right. In fact looking outside right now sky6 hd over center city, a beautiful evening and its been such a nice day, meteorologist Melissa Magee with details from accuweather when we come right back. September is Ovarian CancerAwareness Month and the fountain philadelphias love park turned teal today to help spread the word. Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths among women. Boathouse row and spruce street harbor park will also turn teal for Ovarian Cancer tonight. Time to check the accuweather big board. Meteorologist Melissa Magee here and what a gorgeous day to start the week. Yeah. Terrific. Tell us all about it, melissa. I will actually right now. Well show you how we started the morning guys. A falllike chill overhead. This morning the low temperature in philadelphia 56 degrees. Nice and cool. In fact, the coolest start weve seen since june 5th here in the city. And in fact, it was cool today and nice afternoon. In fact, well show you the picture outside from our pagoda camera there in reading pennsylvania, in berks county a bright blue sky overhead. Not a cloud in the sky and expect more of the same as we go throughout the rest of our week ahead and its 77 degrees currently in the city, 75 in reading, 74 in allentown. Along the coast in beach haven not bad, 76, in the lower 70s there in cape may. You look at the wind speeds and it has been a bit on the breezy side today. You have those winds sustained anywhere from about 8 Miles Per Hour in trenton to as high as 15 there in the city, 13 Miles Per Hour in wilmington but we have that west to northwesterly wind today which is what is helping to dry out the atmosphere and provide us with plenty of sunshine today. Heres satellite6 along with action radar. A couple things that were tracking here. Theres an area of low pressure that is currently exiting coastal sections of new england and also maine and then we have High Pressure that has essentially set up shop across the ohio valley and points to our south. He association thats why today the Pressure Gradient in between these two funneling those winds and breeze today out of the northwest but with High Pressure in control for the majority of our work week ahead, weve got a nice dry stretch on the way with comfortable conditions. The chance of rain this week, well, zero probability of finding that, tuesday zero, same thing right through saturday were getting the goose egg with temperatures nice and comfortable and dry relatively low humidity levels as well. The call from accuweather for the rest of tonight, clear and cool. The winds will subside dropping down to 49 in allentown, 58 in philadelphia for the overnight low, 60 at the boardwalk and 61 the overnight low in cape may. Stepping outside tomorrow, well, expect a bright and sunny smart. 8 00 a. M. , 62, 72 at 11 00 a. M. Plenty of sunshine, 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow, 81 and 83 is the number at 5 ocl