>> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> right now at noon there's seems to be no rest for the weary in the caribbean. hurricane matthew ma slams guadalupe. the category five storm is heading for a direct hit with puerto rico. >> storm scan3 is tracking maria. it's forecasted to slam puerto rico tomorrow and that other storm you see is hurricane josé. we're keeping a very close eye on hose josés it moves up the east coast. >> "eyewitness news" shot this video this morning at nun's beach in stone harbor.

you can see the erosion is already under way there. >> and in atlantic city josé is churning up the waves there as well. the ocean looks angry, the large swees from josé are sending water over barriers and into the streets. >> the mayor of belmar matt doherty tweeted this picture this morning. josé has damaged one of the piers. good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm natasha brown. rahel is off. erosion is a concern down the shore. hurricane josé is making his presence known this noon. our new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in that atlantic city right now with the look at the conditions at this hour. cleve. >> reporter: natasha, good timing. the wind is really picking up right now. it's coming out of the north. this is the impact we expected from josé, the wind and 20 to 35 miles an hour rains a little bit of a mist whipping at us. take a look at this surf though.

these are huge waves at the inlet north of atlantic city and the wind just appears to be ripping the top off of the waves blowing it back out to sea. in fact you see the waves as they're hitting against the jetty, they smash up and you get that big bit of sea mist, that spray that is kind of beautiful but shows you how powerful it is. it is low tide. let's take a look at video we shot this morning. that was in avalon just prior to the high tide or right around high tide and you saw the storm surge coming up against the seawall barriers there hitting up near the streets and this is that storm surge that we have to worry about with josé which is in that five, six, 7-foot range of a storm surge that causes the minor to moderate tidal flooding. now, they did not get as much rain as they expected this morning. i checked in with several of the towns and they say that was expecting more rain and

that led to not as severe flooding as they could have got after high tide but they had to close cominging into atlantic city the black horse pike and white horse pike which is both prone to flooding and any areas on the barrier islands typically phone flooding during a nor'easter. you have to be careful of driving through the roads when we get to high tides especially tonight when we have the next high tide. that's the next concern. as you're coming home from work today make sure that you find a good spot for your car into the evening because if it was dry when you left this morning, it may be wet tonight. reporting live in atlantic city, cleve bryan, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, cleve, thank you so much. now meteorologist lauren casey is watching josé very closely right now. she joins us with the storm's latest track and how it's affecting this area. lauren. >> thanks so much natasha. incredible satellite imagery. josé a category one hurricane. not too far off shore but at this point we're only seeing

indirect impacts and that's what we're expecting from josé. it will remain out to sea but you do notice that well formed hurricane spinning very slowly in a forward progression pretty slow at this point and it's going to hang out off shore but right now dealing with cloud cover mainly in the city and points eastward. cloudy conditions down the shore with showers moving in. as i mentioned josé a category one hurricane with winds of about 75 miles per hour only moving to the north at about 7 miles per hour. that forecast track eventually takes josé up to the north and east and eventually becoming a remnant extra tropical low as we head into the upcoming weekend. so, it will continue to weaken as we head into the next several days but as we head into this evening and into tonight we'll still see elevated wind speeds mainly along the coast, winds of about 25 to 30 miles per hour with some higher gusts. surf at eight to 10 feet. that concern as chief was talking about of moderate coastal flooding especially at

high tide this evening and dangerous rip currents for the next several days. we'll take a look at hurricane maria now a category five in your full "eyewitness news" forecast in just a few, guys. >> thank you lauren. hurricane maria made landfall on the island of dominica with 160 miles per hour winds. >> the storm is taking aim right now at caribbean islands that managed to miss the full fury of irma. including saint croix and puerto rico. as cbs news correspondent david begnaud shows us people in puerto rico are told to evacuate or risk dying. >> reporter: as maria made landfall you could see the powerful impacts on the islands of guadalupe which sits just north of dominica. heavy rains and and wind gusts of over 150 miles per hour pounded several small countries devastated by hurricane irma. we traveled by helicopter top saint thomas one of the u.s. virgin islands. from the air the scope of what

irma did here is apparent. de debris still litters the island and could turn into dangerous projectiles when maria's hurricane force winds move in. dana neal and her son tucker james stuck around during irma. but now she's getting out. going to new jersey to meet her sister. but she plans to come right back after maria to help rebuild what's left of the island of saint john. why didn't you want to get out. >> it's our home. 'cause it's where we live and we need to be there to help people. >> reporter: schools are now shelters on saint thomas. for those unable or -- unwilling to evacuate. all critically ill patients are being airlifted out and people staying behind are being warned. >> you can expect no ems, no fire and no police response from the locals because we believe the road is going to wash out and if it washes out there's nothing we can do. >> reporter: back on the island of puerto rico people are getting ready for a direct hit from maria emptying out hardware and grocery stores and waiting in long lines to

fill up gas tanks. the governor of puerto rico is warning people here that this could end up being the storm of the century saying there could be catastrophic damage to the island's infrastructure david begnaud cbs news san juan puerto rico. >> get the latest information on josé and maria and their impacts here at home on our web site, cbsphilly.com. >> also this afternoon philadelphia police arrested a man with pattern of recent child luring attempts in northeast philadelphia. "eyewitness news" first told you about these incidents on friday shortly before midnight yesterday, police arrested mar juan. the 35-year-old was charged with four counts of luring a child and four counts of corruption of a minor. the charges are in relation to a september 12th incident on tomlinson road and two lurings on september seetheth at ditman street and jackson street. police say he allegedly used

cash to lure the kids. authorities are withholding the man's mug shot because the investigation is ongoing. also classes are canceled again today in the methacton school district as teachers continue to strike. the teachers union is preparing to make a counter proposal in the hopes of striking a deal with the school board. the two sides have not been able to agree on healthcare premiums and salary increases. and the school board is getting ready to propose an option that would return teachers to their classrooms without a finalized agreement in place. >> well, president trump addressed the general assembly of the united nations for the first time this this morning. he made a declaration of american values, spoke of global terrorism and the threats posed by north korea and iran. correspondent meg oliver has more on what the president said to world leaders. >> reporter: the world was watching as president trump made his first address to the united nations general assembly. >> welcome to new york. >> reporter: he delivered tough talk on north korea

urging world leaders to isolate kim jong un and his expanding nuclear arsenal. >> the united states has great strength and patience but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. >> reporter: the president also pressured iran to stop supporting terrorism. >> it has turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence bloodshed and chaos. >> reporter: he issued a strong warning to isis and other terrorist groups. >> we will stop radical islamic terrorism because we cannot allow it. >> reporter: president trump was elected on the campaign theme america first but he used his speech in part to ask other nations to come together

to confront common threats and danger. >> i will always put america first. just like you as the leaders of your countries will always and should always put your countries first. >> reporter: mr. trump has been critical of the united nationing in the past but he's now pressing for new reforms. meg oliver, cbs news, the united nations. >> as the start of the holiday shopping season approaches toys r us making a big announcement that certainly is shocking many shoppers. >> the toy chain has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. does that mean stores are closing? we'll have the answer coming up next. >> plus, a man and his machine. a flight in a b17 bomb or brings back memories for a world two vet. stay with us, everyone. >> ♪

>> just ahead of the holiday shopping season toys r us has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> the big box retailer is grappling with $5 billion in long term debt and the filing will help restructure that debt. the company has struggled to compete as more shoppers are buying from online retailers. >> i do agree that amazon and ebay and things like that do make a huge difference. but at the same time there are certain exclusive things that you can pick up at toys r us that you wouldn't be able to pick up anywhere else.

>> there are approximately 1600 toys r us and babies are us stores around the world. sources say the company could close some under performing stores but for now the company says its stores will remain opened for business as usual. well, still ahead on "eyewitness news,." >> history repeats itself. meisha. >> it sure does. there's nothing quite like accomplishing a goal or something you have wanted to do for decades. we're meeting a man who talk a walk down memory lane and definitely crossed off a bucket list i that's coming up.

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debate. jessica dean will take part on cbs3. >> what issues matter most to your and your family and also what questions do you want the candidates answer? to be a part of the conversation join jessica for a virtual town hall. head to our cbsphilly facebook page for a facebook live. it all starts at 7 o'clock tonight. >> all right, lauren,. >> you've been busy over there. >> yeah. lots going on. lots to track this hurricane season just relentless. >> it is. >> it's ramping up in august, september and they just keep on going. we'll talk about the impacts we're seeing down the shore. thankfully direct impacts but they're still significant. we'll get a live look right now at ocean city. check out that ocean. very angry. buoys recording wave heights to 15 feet. as we get a live look at ocean city right now on skycam3, nobody in the water and that is good news because it is not safe and we're also seeing some cloud cover right now making its way into the city

after a fairly sunny start, now some low clouds around, this due to hurricane josé so well off shore but again we're seeing some indirect impacts our temperature right now 78 degrees. that easterly component to our wind flow holding temperatures down. winds of around 17 miles per hour. we have that damp factor as well, kind of muggy and as we head into the evening hours we keep around that breeze, maybe a few passing showers, pretty light in intensity, temperatures generally in the middle 70's and then as we head overnight tonight partly cloudy, little bit breezy at times still but the winds will generally start to relax, overnight lows dropping back into the upper 60's but check out this imagery in rehoboth beach as we check in on our live neighborhood network, waves crashing, people on the sand there maybe getting a little too close to the water for comfort with that rough surf. and we do have a high surf advisory in that effect for our jersey shore points as we head into the evening hours, expires at 6:00 p.m. this is hurricane josé, a category one storm looking well formed.

it will become extra tropical as we head into the next couple days but the impacts will be the same and we'll see the main impact to the delaware valley as we head through the day today and starting to let up tonight. overcast conditions down the shore with rain bands working themself in, broken but we're still seeing showers breaking through, light to moderate in intensity. you do need the umbrella or rain slicker along the coast right now. for the first part of tonight mainly along the coast we'll see showers. wind speeds 10 to 20 miles per hour along the i-95 corridor. wind speeds around 20 miles per hour down the shore with those higher gusts into that 30 miles per hour range. wind gusts peak down the shore maybe 35, 40 miles per hour as we head into the rest of the day today but we have that coastal flood warning that stakes in effect through much of tonight, expires at 1:00 a.m. four more coastal flooding with that on-shore flow as we

head into the evening hours around high tide, about 7:45 so we could see moderate coastal flooding at our shore points once again but then eventually josé is going to move off to the north and east. we'll see winds wind down pretty dramatically as we head into the overnight period. a little bit breezy down the shore tomorrow but we're not going deal with those stronger gusts. future weather showing us just kind of a close call that we had with josé but again, just indirect impacts as we head into the overnight period, maybe a few clouds hanging around as we head into tomorrow morning but otherwise clearing skies as we head into tomorrow afternoon as josé moves off. quick check of hurricane maria a category five, catastrophic hurricane likely to make landfall unfortunately on puerto rico as a major hurricane and it's something we're going to have to watch in the long range just due to the power of maria but that won't be until we head well into next week but in the short range we have some pretty nice conditions as we head into the day tomorrow. sunshine returning, 84 degrees. sunny and warm on thursday. first day of fall is on

friday. check out that sunny stretch. comfortable humidity before we heat things up for the upcoming weekend. a sunny one and kind of summer coming back as we head into the upcoming weekend. hot for the birds on sunday, 88 degrees. >> just not letting summer go. >> thanks lauren. >> well, a world two vet takes flight 72 years after he flew a plane battle. >> meisha is here with today's love it. meisha. >> yup, 72 years later, did you catch that, a 92-year-old arm core veteran got a chance to do something he never thought he would be able to do again, ride in the exact same airplane he fought in during the war. attake a look. >> i've seen the plane but this is the first time i've ridden in one since july of 1945. >> that's right, maine native richard joined the army two weeks out of high school in december of 1944. at 92 years young, this former b17 navigator is getting to reunite with a special aircraft. >> it's a particularly

beautiful airplane. it could take a tremendous amount of damage. >> man and his machine. together once again, bring back memories of an experience that will live with him for a lifetime. with over 13,000b17 bombers built for world war ii, this is just one of only eight left. >> it's the only one that has all 13 machine guns, all the terrets still in and it's probably the prettiest one, too, polished aluminum. >> who is that sitting in the driver's seat jim dennison a b17 pilot of 16 years who continues to bring joy to many of our nation's veterans. it's sexual a mission he will never forget. he says that hearing the sound of then gin one last time makes all his years of service well worth it. >> how old is he. >> 92. >> i want what he's having. look at that man. he's in great shape. >> i got to say he looks pretty darn good and i love

that. [laughter] >> this reminds us that if there's something you have been meaning to do because it's special to you maybe something on your bucket list get out there and do it. you're never too old, you won't regret it. happy fora. if you have any other story ideas send it my way. >> that's so sweet. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> well, coming up next, the fashion trend that is turning lots of heads. fashion trend that is turning lots of heads. >> would you wear fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier.

>> the phillies are winding down the baseball season but they're making it worth watching until the end. >> last night it was aaron altherr's turn to be the hero his sixth inning grand slam put the phils ahead of the dodgers. it was the first grand slam ever hit off the dodgers cy young award winner clayton kershaw. new fashion trend is getting a double take from ever one who sees it. >> the so-called double jeans are from the london fashion house natasha zinko denim on denim with a layered waste band and looks strange. they cost $695 a pair. the designers say their initial shipment is sold out which is further proof people do not always have taste. [laughter] >> and that is "eyewitness news" at noon for today. i'm jim donovan. >> i like the name of the designer, i mean, natasha, who doesn't like that. okay, and i'm natasha brown for meisha lauren and all of us here thanks for watching. >> "the young and the restless" is coming up next. have a great day, everyone.

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