collision course the united states prepares for another hit from a major hurricane. abuse arrest. dance instructor is accused of sexually assaulting his students if r years. beon the lookout, why a delaware county girl needs your help to finds this stolen van.

right now at 11. bracing for impact. hurricane irma has become the most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. the category five hurricane is getting closer to islands in the caribbean. leaders warn the damage could be cat strask. it's unclear if the storm will make a direct impact on the united states. the preparations are well under way. president trump declared emergencies in florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. tourists have been ordered to evacuate. and the sporting eventing have been relocated. the field in pittsburg could host sunday's game between tampa and miami. the weather team got an update on irma's path. let's go to tammie souza. >> i wish i could say it's

changed and will move out to sea. that's not the case. it's on a steady path to the west. you can see it's about 50 miles just to the east. it is still on a collision course just to the north of the u.s. virgin islands. look at the well defined eye. bigger than almost all of the' ward islands. and bigger than the u.s. virgin islands. that's still continuing on off to the west. you can see it here on satellite imagery. all that out flow is almost a perfectly symmetrical hurricane. the only thing that will slow this thing down is itself when it has an eye wall replacement. category five. 185 miles per hour winds. look at the pressure. one of the lowest recorded. thursday still a category five. moving north of. perhaps weakening to a four near cuba. it looks like the done will be taking it anywhere from the east to west side of florida. i think florida is probably going to be right in the bulls

eye on this thing. take a look at this. these are the tracks. and all of them are in agreement now. we're going to florida with this thing or very nearby. so this is the gpf ss the forecast. takes it offshore into the carolinas. i'm not buying that one. i don't think the steers mechanism is there in time. i'm oo buying the euro european. that was spot on with harvey. both hand falls are on september 11. we could see remnants from that. whether it's on the west or east coast. i'll have the local forecast coming up. >> you can count on nbc10 to bring you updates on hurricane irma as they happen. you can get alerts sent to your phone by down loading the nbc10 app. also tonight from dance instructor to sexual assault suspect. this man is accused of abusing

his own students. new tonight we found out police think the crimes have been going on for years. >> reporter: the suspect ran his dance group out of this headquarters at 54th and market. while he's known as keeping kids out of trouble, he's the one in trouble with the law charged with sexual assault several of them. >> i'm trying to give our kids hope. >> reporter: hope is not what comes to mind in an community that entrusted a dance instructor charged with sexual assault. >> you never know. >> police say he sexually assaulted children several times over a span of nearly ten years. with the first crime happening in 2008. the last, june of 2017. >> reporter: he started dollar boys. a philadelphia dance troop described as a youth led movement. that attracts thousands of children eleven to 17 years of

age. >> he had a lot of kids with him. >> reporter: we rent to his neighborhood on sergeant street where he was raised and where people remember him since he was a child. >> he was doing video and dance groups. so it seemed like a nice guy as far as i can tell. >> reporter: he's charged with indecent assault. sexual assault. corruption of a minor, and other related offenses. >> he was released from custody last night. police are looking for other possible victims. new information now about a car crash involving two highway workers in montgomery county. one worker has died. and another is in serious condition in the hospital. sky force ten over the scene on broad street. police say the two men were painting road lines around 2:30. when they were hit by a car. the victims work for the township highway department. the driver did stop at the scene. tonight in north philadelphia a memorial

continues to grow on the temple university campus. in honor of a student murdered. 22 year-old remains found in wayne county on saturday. after she disappeared near campus last thursday. josh is now charged in her murder. and police say they know he did it. we spoke with students on campus today who say they're rattled. >> it's really weird. we're the same age, we both started the same week and in the same program. it really hit home. so i'm taking uber home a lot now. >> investigators say they know how certain parts of the crime happened, they are still trying to fir you out why. now to the latest in the case of the body dumped on a street in trenten. the victim has been identified as 43 year-old. her remains were found in a trash bag at steam boat street. before 5:00 yesterday evening. the cause of death hasn't been determined. no arrests have been made. also tonight, dreams dashed.

dozens gather tonight to show support for young immigrants. after the white house announced it is end lg a program that allowed undocumented children to stay in the country. trump administration says no one will face deportation for at least six months. now the ball is in congress's court. keith jones is following the latest developments tonight. the president may have ended the program. he's really pushing congress to come up with an alternative. >> trump said he had no choice. and gave congress the six months to come up with a fix. meanwhile here at home, protests erupted. >> we must feel the anger with each new cruel act. >> reporter: signs, sadness and solidarity. on rodney square in wilmington. dozens rally for daca which protects 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought here illegally as children. >> that's almost a million people who will no longer have

work authorizization in the country. at immediate risk of deportation. >> they wouldn't let us inside where many are undocumented. >> we will continue to be undocumented and unafraid and fight back. >> reporter: across the country, protests in the streets. the president responding. >> i have a love for the people. and hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. >> reporter: tonight former president obama said in a statement. quote. to target these young people is wrong. they have done nothing wrong. and it is cruel. >> we can't just stand here tonight. there are things we have to do to fix it. >> reporter: migrant communities come together. >> it seems as though we can't let them down in this way. it's immoral. it's wrong. i haven't slept well since the election. one thing after another is affecting my ability to stand up for the country that i became a citizen of. >> the president trump claimed

in the end it will quote work out very well. interestingly if congress can't come up with a fix he tweeted tonight he'll revisit the issue. live in the breaking news center. we're getting a look at the driver facing charges after crashing into a black party in philadelphia. police say 22 year-old mcknight drove on the sidewalk and hit nine people. it happened around 4:00 yesterday in point breeze section. mcknight is charged with dui. all nine victims which included senior citizens and a pregnant woman will be okay. a broken water main led to this massive sink hole in montgomery county. over the scene on shafr road. you can see the water just pooling off after the street caved in about 20 customers did not have any water. while the repairs to the line were made. service has been fully restored. thieves put a young girl's

health at risk. what you need to lookout for to help the daughter. plus, on the run. new video shows what happened moments after a five year-old girl was shot in wilmington. will we have rain for your wednesday? we had showers tonight. there is more in the. i'll have the hour by hour forecast. when we come back. >> we need to be thanking some teachers. the least you can do is buy a yellow binder. from binders to micro waves. a new jersey comedian gives us her take on buying school supplies. next.

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edge. >> this is the neighborhood where you'll find parents on the porch and children playing in the street. five year-old girl was here on the sidewalk when she was grazed by the bullet. witnesses say the shooter ran this way and was captured on several surveillance cameras. >> reporter: corner store surveillance video captures the frantic moments after a shooting that hurt a five year-old girl. it shows a man in a black shirt drop his arm, run away and tuck something into his pants. seconds later a store employee directs another man chasing the person in the black shirt. >> i was upstairs in the office of the restaurant. and i heard six or seven pops. >> reporter: he owns a restaurant around the corner from the shooting on west fifth street. >> i came downstairs and you could smell the gun powder. and people were in a frenzy. goose bumps thinking about the swas. >> reporter: news of a five year-old girl grazed by a bullet doesn't surprise him.

the sign the little italy neighborhood he's lived for 35 years is changing. >> there isn't a day say my grandparents used to live here. this was a nice neighborhood. >> i knew they were gunshots and i was too afraid to even think about where they were happening. >> reporter: mary ann said she grew up on the same black where the girl was shot. she's also a grandmother, said she never imagined someone would fire shots with neighbors outside. >> it's heartbreaking. i have memories of my mom and dad on the porch. >> you used to play in the stadium street. >> sure. i know i did. lots of us did. >> the young girl was hit in her lower right leg. she will physically be okay. neighbors say this young girl did not live in the block, but she did she was visiting. live in wilmington. new at 11. police in delaware county need your help to find a stolen van with a stash of life saving

medical supplies inside. a friend of the owner posted a message on facebook alerting everyone to the theft. here's a picture of the van. taken out of a driveway of the a home. police confirm they are investigating. it's a dark gray 2015 toyota. handicap vehicle. license plate is kgv 3482. there's a new resident in the waters off the jersey shore. this is fin. a great white shark pup. the research group calls o search tagged her off the coast of new york last month. today she's surfaced off the coast of bell mar. fin is only 12 feet long and 80 pounds. and adult great white can weigh up to 1,500 pounds. >> just a baby. it's back to school time and a new jersey comedian has a message for parents to get the new year off on the right foot. people are doing the back to school shopping. everybody and complaining. my thing is, listen, this is

august. i will give you anything to take my kids. >> she's from burling ton county. a former miss new jersey. she's known for posting videos under the name one funny mother. she not only encourages parents to buy school supplies but pick up a pillow or micro wave for the teachers. and also give them a hug. if you'd like to watch the video boasted it on nbc10.com. we have a winner. nbc10 asked fans of the smash hit this is us to tell us why they love the show so much. we chose james we're from chester county. >> when push comes to shove i love my family. i love my brothers and the show connects in such an emotional lev. i wouldn't be half the man i am without them. thank you for creating such an incredible show for us to connect. >> we're so excited for it to come back. congratulations james. he'll be headed to los ang for the season two premier party.

september 26 only on nbc10. can't wait for that. update on the first alert neighborhood forecast. here's chief meteorologist tammie souza. >> it looks like we'll have a quiet night after we had a busy afternoon. we have clouds cover out there. high today was 88. didn't pick up any rain in philadelphia. we did in parts of burke county and lee high valley and upper parts of montgomery county. highest wind gust 31 miles per hour. right now, we are looking at 66 in allen town. 69 wilmington. 71 dover. 72 at lanic city and cool 61 at mount poke know. we have the cloud cover out that will keep them even. if it was cholear skies they wod fall faster. we have in suffix county a storm moving through in southern delaware. otherwise more shower activity to the west and some of this will move through the area tonight. and some will muf through the

area tomorrow. perhaps even early on thursday. hour by hour forecast, again isolated shower or storm makes its way through the area. periods of storms and showers. some could be gusty at times. maybe tomorrow evening. looks kind of quiet on thursday maybe a sprinkle or shower. low 70s there. look what happens now the forecast wants to bring rain in friday. i'm not sure if i buy that or not. i think the next system will hold off until it's the remnants of irma. one last look at irma category five. this is a record breaking storm. 185 miles per hour winds. now approaching antigua. tomorrow morning we'll have the latest track for you. go ahead and follow us on our web site. i have written a blog about why it looks like this is possibly going to hit florida. there's a particular reason. so check out the blog. it's on our web site. 72 for fair mont tomorrow. allen town 72. could see a shower or storm.

long port you'll see 74. and in dover 74 degrees. so here's your ten day on ten. it is going to be damp tomorrow. grab the umbrella. put the kids in the rain boots. 72 tomorrow, 73 thursday. i'll call it a mix of sun and clouds friday. beautiful weekend ahead with sunshine. we get into monday we're okay. but it could be as early as wednesday, thursday and friday that we see the remnants of irma. jacqueline? >> what are you awe frad of? for one police department in pennsylvania the red balloons left them completely terrified. we'll explain why, next. we sip, we peel,

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it's been unreal. mixed emotions. i didn't get too much sleep last night either. i'm happy to be here. it's a dream come true. i have worked so hard for so long. it's finally be here with the team, and some of the goods friends on this team. it's going to be fun. >> i'm john blark. that's jp crawford. making his major league debut tonight in new york. and it went well. take a look. crawford making things happen in his first at bat. grounds into the fielder choice. mets doing met ts things. error. a run scores. no rbi, but his family loves it. how about pitcher ben lively. helping out himself. jp crawford is going to score his first major league run. phillies take the lead right here. lively, his next at bat how about this.

it is gone. a lively bat for the pitcher. how about that. four rbi's. later in the fourth. pouring it on. nick williams doubles to center. three runs score. 8-1. big game for nick. and jp does get on the board. his first major league hit here. he finishes 1 forfive in his debut. they win big. nine to one. his mom and dad flew over night to get to new york. it was special for the whole family. >> it's great. that's the one thing i wanted. my closest friends. we have been friends since we were fifth, sixth grade. strong friendships still and i thank them for coming out. nfl the six game suspension for elliot. the judge has to rule on the restraining order requested. his attorney say they will take

this to federal court just like tom brady did. finally game week for the eagles. season opener in washington. five days away against the redskins. birds are a one point favorite on the road. last year at this time, carson wentz was getting a crash course. he was going from third string to starting quarterback. just one week before the season started. now, he has a year under his belt. he played in all 16 games and he's taken steps in his progress going into year two. listen to offensive coordinator today. >> you can't go from here to here. you can't jump two, three steps. it just doesn't happen. you like to think that. you can go in small incriminates. and i think he has done that and exceeded where i think you would expect him to be. >> he's exceeding expectations. great scene today. eagles receiver smith sharing his wisdom with the kids from the high school team. a yearlong commitment from the

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you can get alerts sent to your phone. we have crews headed to florida to bring you updates as the storm gets closer to the united states. so huge. >> so dangerous. and really for a lot of reasons florida should be nervous as well as the islands. look at this already headed right over antigua. look at the eye of that thing. we'll have the latest of course tomorrow. this is kind of a record breaking storm. this is something we'll be watching closely. i have a blog on why it may strike florida. check it out on our web site. >> expected to take the sharp turn. all right. that's nbc10 news at 11. thanks for watching. >> jimmy: last week we saw the devastating effects of hurricane harvey on the state of texas. but in the face of this tragedy, we saw good. we saw communities banding together, neighbors helping neighbors, strangers helping strangers. so many heroes, people like