here's what e we know right now. puerto rico is beginning to feel the wrath of irma. sustained winds at 180 miles per hour making it the most powerful atlantic ocean hurricane in recorded history. people in florida are taking no chance as they stock up on supplies. grocery stores are packed even though mir is still a few days away. president trump addressed the hurricane today. >> we'll know in a short period of time, but it locks like it could be something that will be not good. believe me, not good. >> take a look at this. there are dozens of cars waiting to get gas at stations throughout south florida this afternoon. florida's governor said state officials are aware of fuel shortages and are trying to help get gas into the region. >> nbc 10 has seen coverage of this major storm making its way across the atlantic. rosemary connors is at philly international monitoring the trsvel impact of the storm. erin spoke with utility drcrews.

but let's begin with meteorologist tammie souza. where is had headed? >> it's headed past the islands and towards the united states. would you like to stand in an ef-3 or ef-4 tornado for 30 minutes to an hour? that's what some of the islands had to do as the eye moved over them. that's the type of force that endured. they had to spend up to an hour in those type of wibds. and then strong winds coming and going. we're watching it as it does approach puerto rico with the united states and look at the size of this eye. it is immense. the storm is still quite large at 185 mile an hour winds. it's not undergone the eye wall replacement. it will start to weaken. as it crosses the islands, the eye will go north of puerto rico. it's about the size of texas. if we take the outflow, we're up to nearly a thousand miles in width with this particular storm. it's extremely dangerous because

of the size, the amount of water it can move along and. it is now giving beginning to pick up speed. fst approaching the straits of florida between the bahamas and cuba, but anywhere here is free game. by saturday, it's beginning to make that turn. now it could go anywhere west, east coast, straight up the middle of florida. by monday it may head offshore again. anywhere in the cone is free game. we'll have your local weather, coming up. >> local travelers to puerto rico are either putting plans on hold or keeping their fingers crossed as they travel right into the storm's path. flights have been cancelled. rosemary connors is joining us live from the airport.

some of these travelers are holding their breath and hoping for the best. >> reporter: they are hoping for the best. i just got back from checking out those boards inside philly international. we are start ing ing to see som airlines cancel flights to and from san juan. that means for one woman from delaware county she'll be celebrating her 7th anniversary here at home. >> that's how stephanie todd planned to spend her anniversary on a beach in puerto rico. she should be looking forward to the rest and relaxation. instead she's keeping an eye on irma with baited breath. >> close contact with my friends who had family there. >> i have been in contact with my brother, aunt, sister, cousin, we have been texting and calling. >> reporter: e she works for an international hotel company. she's scheduled to fly to puerto rico tomorrow for an annual trip

to visit with family. >> we were without power and electricity for over two weeks. >> aaa recommends that everybody heed the evacuation warnings. if you do not have to travel to these destinations, don't. if it you're there now, do everything in your power to get out of harm's way. >> davis and todd are hoping irma spares the island. >> but they are prepare d to reschedule their trip after the storm. >>. >> although it will still be hurricane season, even though both women want to get to puerto rico for different reasons, aaa is reminding travelers that even if flights resume over the next few days to get to san juan,

getting back home may be more difficult and could get stuck. reporting live, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 is committed to covering this story on air and on the nbc 10 app. coming up at 4:30, we'll have a report from south florida on how people are preparing for the worst. then at 5:00, nbc 10 is live with local utility crews making their way down to florida. also we have that nbc 10 app with you as the storm makes its way toward the u.s. you can follow its track, get breaking news alerts sent right to your smart phone. we have reporters in florida now. right now in our area, first alert weather is track showers through the area. >> with that rain coming much cooler temperatures heading our way. nbc 10 where this guy needed a poncho to try to stay dry on his

ride. more on when the rain will move out. >> it's with us for much of the evening. carry the umbrella. it's pretty quiet in philadelphia. and some cloud cover. the heavier rain moving through reading and allentown and berks county. this is going to move up to the north and east and edge in our direction. even early tomorrow morning before we start to dry out, it's part of a system that the area of low pressure through the great lakes and this is ahead of a cold front that's making its way eastward. we'll talk more about this and time it out in your full forecast and have another. update on irma in a few minutes. breaking traffic news in the lehigh valley. crews are on the scene of a serious accident. this is along interstate 78 in

allentown. it looks like it's raining there. this is video from one of the traffic cameras. this crash is in the eastbound lane s near the lehigh street exit. several cars are involved. there are injuries as well. we'll continue to watch this and bring any updates as we get that new information. in the meantime, nbc 10 obtained new police documents related to the death of a temple university student. >> specifically how she was found and who found her. zj zj is live in the breaking news. >> we found the information in the police documents. among them the application filed to get a search warrant for the property where jenna buehrle's body was found. in it, police say the suspect's grandfather found them in a tote in the shed of the home. police say, he unlatched that tote and opened it. george related that when he opened it, he observed a deceased female. he related the skin was

yellowish and she had long hair. that's when he called police. police then search issed the home. nbc 10 abstained this list of home. police say they left a bar thursday morning with josh. investigators say he killed her and brought her body to his mother's house, called the lyft ridesharing service to transport the body to his grandmother's home in wayne county. he is now charged in jenna buehrle's murder. they don't know the motive for that killing. keith jones, nbc 10 news. senator bob menendez said he did nothing wrong as e he walked into the courthouse for the start of his corruption trial today. he is accused of taking gifts and call pain contributions from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors.

during opening statements, prosecutors said he stole the office for a lifestyle he couldn't afford. >> never. not once. i have spent decades giving voice to those who are voiceless. >> he's the first u.s. senator to face bribery charges in more than four decades. because of the trial, the democrat could miss key votes on the senate floor. new details in yesterday's deadly crash involving two montgomery county highway workers. officials confirmed the identities of both men struck by a car. he was killed in this crash. jeffrey missourier is listed in critical condition. they were hit while painting road lines and any charges for the driver. pennsylvania and delaware, two of several states suing to block president trump's plan to end a program protecting young

immigrants from deportation. dozens of protesters took to the streets of washington again today voicing concern about the president's decision. they carried this giant statue and the likeness of attorney general jeff sessions. it's one of many protests following the decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. the president has now placed daca in the hands of congress. >> i'm also encouraged by the fact he gave us time to work out a consensus. to find a compromise because these kids for the most part don't know any other home than the united states. >> house speaker saz the six-month period should give congress time to pass new legislation. lauren mayk spoke with members of the immigrant community today at a local college campus. find out about the legal help they are receiving since president trump's decision. that part of the story new on nbc 10 news at 6:00. >> this just in. police in south jersey and the

fbi are offering a reward in connection with the murder of a mother and her young son. it's been nearly six months since the victims were stabbed to death in their burlington county apartment. ples plan to go door to door to try to find the suspect. >> that's right. detectives will spend the better part of this afternoon and tonight knocking on 1500 doors in this apartment community to garner new leads. just moments ago the fbi and local authorities announced a $25,000 in this case. take a look. you can see authorities are making their plea to the public as they speak. some residents are still in fear in light of the tragic case. >> initially, fear. >> fear and shock turned concern and worry in the apartment community. it's now been six months since someone got inside the family

apartments and stabbed her son to death. his estranged husband found them in a pool of blood on the bed and dialled 911. >> it's horrible. it's just so sad. >> residents all live d here bak on march 23rd. they remember learning that nothing was stolen and there was no forced entry as they watched the crime scene unfold. now six months later, they wonder why it's not yet solved. >> that's what made us more worried. >> the killings in part have motivated him to move out. she's visiting her parents from new mexico. also plans to find them a new home. prosecutors are promising $25,000 in reward money for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. >> it sounds like their last effort and if they are offering

a reward. >> they plan canvas the community for new information and have fliers printed in four languages including spanish. >> i hope they are caught and put away for life. >> it sounds like a horrendous crime that needs to be solved immediately. not. yesterday. >> reporter: as you can see, dozens of investigators are ready to knock on some 1500 doors for the rest of this afternoon. as people come home from work, they will be asking if anyone saw anything of consequence or that might have been suspicious on the night of march 23rd back in the spring. we're told the apartment where they live is no longer a crime scene, but the estranged husband, who has been cooperative with authorities, no longer lives there. we'll have more on the investigators plea for help coming up when we see you at 5:00. i'm zilli i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news. the house today passed a nearly $8 billion disaster aid

package for victims of had hurricane harvey. >> it sent the package to the senate and they hope to get it to president trump before reserves run out. among those calling for quick action is ted cruz. >> neighborhoods where there's a real possibility every single home will have to be knocked down and rebuilt. every single government building will have to be knocked over and rebuilt. >> chris christie criticized cruz after he opposed hurricane sandy aid five years ago. some who helped out during the storm are back home in our area. members of the national guard spent nearly a week in texas. they were busy. they rescued 200 people stranded by flood waters from hurricane harvey. 30 troops are still down south helping the people of texas. >> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with our first look at the main line murder suspect. police say derek rollins killed a man walking out of a pizza

place then hid in georgia. >> for weeks police posted pictures of rollins asking for help to try to find him. he's responsible for two shootings that terrorized two communities. denise nakano is live this afternoon where the suspect f e faced a judge. >> reporter: he faces a long list of charges including first-degree murder. he was brought from philadelphia where authorities say his crime spree began. >> anything? >> reporter: derek rollins didn't say a word as police hook him from police headquarters to face murder charges in the death of john lee. >> callously approaches this individual and guns him down in cold blood. >> reporter: he randomly targeted the 28-year-old temple graduate outside an apartment complex, shot him twice and stole his cell phone, which he later used. >> he robbed him, but it could have been an afterthought. >> prosecutors areç taking ovea

philadelphia case. 20 minutes before the murder have been on the run for weeks caught by u.s. marshals in georgia august 22nd. the police chief says he's been in touch with john lee's family. >> they are happy at this point. there's some closure. obviously, when the trial was finished, we hope it will come to a conclusion. >> hi a chance to talk with the family. back to your first alert weather and nbc 10 is tracking a line of showers charging across parts of our area. all that green on the radar shows you the heaviest of the rain. let's head back to tammie souza.

>> the gray clouds still in place. we are under achieving today. it feels like 64. winds are out of the north at 10 miles per hour. around the area, 63 in wilmington. a chilly 55 at mount pocono where there's rain falling. here's a look on the doppler radar. the heaviest showers are from baltimore up through parts of chester or lancaster county. and the heaviest rain just outside of reading and allentown. that is driving this cold front. it's moving more north than east. it's going to be hours before this clears. you'll need the umbrella this evening. let's time it out for you. we could see heavier showers coming through mid-evening.

and things will start to dry out. a sprinkle early in the morning. showers some time before 8:00. then we're pretty much good for the day. temperatures not making it too much further. on friday though, things look pretty nice. mainly sunny skies on friday. e we set ourselves up for a sunny weekend ahead. the temperatures are going to be running about ten degrees below average. we're taking a look at irma making its way now just past the north shore of puerto rico. look at this large eye. and the winds extending out about 50 miles per hour. here is our global forecast model.

over the water and back into south carolina and then some remnants perhaps for us by the time we get to the middle of next week. the europeans it also lands. maybe across orlando back out. bringing us leftover showers. allentown at 73 degrees. wildwood at 73. newark at 74. a shower in the morning and then we'll see some sunshine across the area. here's your ten-day on 10. 74 tomorrow with an early morning shower and some sunshine breaking out. 75 on our friday with a mix of sun and clouds. 71 on saturday. 73 on sunday. it will be pretty nice on monday with 76 and clouds move in on

tuesday. tuesday night and wednesday and thursday that's the time period we would be look iing at perhap some showers moving in here from the remnants of what at that point will be irma. we're going to be talking about misleading labels for your favorite moisturizer. >> i'm sure this has you worried. >> i am a product junky. scientists are exposing the truth over some of our favorite creams. how doctors decipher the sticker shock to find out what you're really putting on skin. also find out about new homes after harvey. . how local animal lovers are opening their arms and hearts to some of the most vulnerable vict victims of last week's storm. bugging out. why this tennis pro was no match for a possess si insect. that's next on nbc 10 news at 4:00. first here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. smiles all around.

day one in the books. >> kids were welcomed back. this is the school's 50th an verse ri and everyone received a t-shirt. >> some students in philadelphia received a welcome surprise on their second day back to school. brand new backpacks and school supplies. in west oak lane, the kids in need foundation partnered with facial tissue to make that donation possible. that's so important. because you want to feel as though you have all the supplies you need and there's nothing worse than going to school with the kid and feeling as though you're not adequate and other kids do.

>> it is. and brand new makes you ready to tackle the year. rising star in women's tennis face an unexpected opponent on conquering the u.s. open. >> the main thing. if anyone ever asks anything, oh my god. >> she was doing the matrix trying to get away from that bug. she fell out of her chair trying to avoid a bug during her press conference on tuesday. she made her way to the seat but the bug wasn't done bothering her. she faces venus williams tomorrow. it is the strongest hurricane ever measured in the atlantic. it could impact the u.s. in just a matter of days. >> all eyes are on irma. it's caused devastation in the caribbean. taking a live look at st. croix right here. you see the water here. it's already moved through that area. more to come. >> there's a lot more to come

from this storm. it's days from coming to the u.s. take a look at it. giant hurricane irma now approaching puerto rico. we'll track it out for you and let you know where it's going and who is going to be affected. also in the past hour, a grand jury indicted a doctor who was caught up in a standup with police. we're combing through the new information. new details about the case ahead at 5:00. and shifting focus. why gap is closing hundreds of stores and what it means for the future of one of the most popular clothing brands. b don't forget to vote for the game of the week. to cast your vote, you can make a difference here. visit nbc10.com or go to the nbc 10 app. you can also call or text your choice at 610-624-4111.

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the wrath of hurricane irma. this storm is roaring through the caribbean on its way to a possible arrival on the east coast. florida's governor today said he planned to call up 7,000 national guard members by trid. scott urged anyone in florida who intends to evacuate to get out now. officials in miami are warning people who live in buildings next to construction cranes to evacuate as well. it's too late to move the cranes and not designed to withstand a category 5 hurricane. >> the track of the storm is changing. our first alert team of meteorologists are watching every update. >> tammie souza is back now with more on this track.

right now the hurricane is barrelling towards puerto rico islands. you can see a picture of the eye directly over it. an entire island sitting in the eye of the hurricane. the winds anywhere from 160 to 185 mile per hour winds. we're continue ing ing to watch large hurricane. it's nearly a thousand miles wide. we're watching it as it's head ing off to the west. now 185 mile an hour winds. the pressure at 920, bru that's near record setting pressure. it's moving at 16 miles an hour. now tomorrow it's going to be to the north. then on friday, it will be moving toward cuba.

anywhere on sunday early in the morning. that could mean a landfall on the tip of florida by sunday morning. this is going to continue up and making another landfall in parts of the carolinas. it will be watching very closely. here we are on saturday. and there you go. pretty much all in agreement that this is going to be something close to or right over florida and perhaps even a second landfall in the carolinas. we'll talk more about this and break down exactly how strong the winds are when i come back. >> people in florida are packing up and preparing for the worst as hurricane irma moves closer to the u.s. mainland. >> tim furlong just arrived in florida ahead of the record breaking and catastrophic storm.

>> e we went to a store and there's long lines for gas. people on a sunny day loading up their cars with gas and supplies trying to get out of town. we went to a walmart and stocked up pretty dwood. got a lot of things. our crew got here and is going to need to get us through. just storm essentials. even to protect our camera gear, trash bag. s, things like that. more rubber boots that we need for the trip down here. walmart was crowded. they did not have water. you can try all you want to go to place, but finding a case of water is almost impossible in south florida. we did find individual bottles of water, but we grabbed a few and brought some down here from philadelphia and delaware. we brought as much water as we could shove into our bags. we can see people are getting concerned.

roads are getting busy now. a lot of that area is under mandatory evacuation. people are trying to get out before the storm gets in. we're going to keep you posted. >> as you see, tim is there. we have a team of reporters in florida right now along with tim we have christian following the very latest developments and reporting live on air and on the nbc 10 app as that storm makes landfall. >> welcome home. dogs survived hurricane harvey and arrived this morning in westchester. they are bringing them to a shelter where their new lives will begin. >> this process is really critical in that community they were overcrowded shelters and now a lot of pets can't get back to their families. so bringing the animals out of

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and have fun during the evening hours. but what we're watching is steady shower activity taking place. this is moving out of berks county. limb mic risk and charleston, westchester, you're looking at some very steady rain showers. milford, just light showers. all of this is going to move toward the metro area. you can see that the main body of the storm system shs the rotation is over the great lakes. it's not looking very quickly. it's parked there. there are a lot of things that have stalled in the atmosphere. there's a huge area of high pressure that's preventing this from moving. and in turn, that's what's steering hurricane irma to the west. all these pieces fit together. this is the player in all of it. we're going to be watching this go north than east. so we're going to be watching showers on and off tonight and maybe even early tomorrow morning. overnight we could have steadier

showers. temperatures tomorrow are going to start off in the 50s and 60s. we're not going to climb too much in the mid- to lower 70s for tomorrow. for the most part, we'll soo a mix of sun and clouds by the afternoon. on friday, showers and i don't know we'll get the instability showers. if we do, they will be brief. it will be one of those partly sunny days that's cooler than average. only looking at the low 70s to mid-70s. same thing on saturday and sunday. e we won't see showers, but we will see cooler temperatures with our sunshine. taking a look at hurricane irma, this will be a super typhoon. the strongest in the atlantic basin accepting the gulf of mexico and caribbean where some of them have parked and gotten just a bit stronger. this is continuing off to the west. you can see the giant eye is just off the north coast of puerto rico moving past the u.s. v virgin islands. the track takes it right to miami. that's where it would make

landfall perhaps sunday night and monday. we are looking at a second landfall possibly in the carolinas. if this forecast model is correct. let's go to the second one. the europeans, this was spot on with harvey. it takes a little further to the west over the tip of florida and the keys. you have to understand that's a category 45 storm. that could be devastating to some areas. especially the low lying areas. and then it looks it goes up the spine and over orlando. then comes back out making the landfall again. what looks like perhaps south carolina. so we're going to be watching closely to see where the tracks go. both of them bring rain showers by the middle of next week to our area, but nothing that is huge. so your weekend high temperatures are not going to be very warm. they will be 10 degrees below average, but on friday, we're looking to 75 in philadelphia with a mix of sun and clouds. south jersey at 74. on saturday the low 70s, but we do have sunshine. and on sunday, reports along the

jersey shore but the rest of us are looking at low 0s. gas prices up and up. next at 4:00, how much you can expect to spend at the pump after two major hurricanes. also jumping into action. first responders preparing to deploy to florida for hurricane irma. how they plan to help at 5:00.

the impact of two major hurricanes is causing a lot of pain at the gas pump. >> in case you haven't noticed, the price of gas is 30 cents more than a month ago. here's a look at what you'll pay where you live in pennsylvania.

in new jersey it's $2.80. nbc 10's steven fisher shows us just how high prices could go after irma rolls through. >> reporter: right now it's a numbers game for drivers. >> i put in $30 and it will have to do. >> reporter: gas prices are up more than 30s, the highest we saw $3.19 in delaware county. >> i drive every day. gas prices are ridiculous. >> reporter: she paid $2.89 for a gallon of regular at this station in upper darby. she said this is the cheap eest she could find and worries hurricane irma will push the price even higher. >> if it gets close to $4 or 5, just hold on. that's going to be too much. >> it's been a roller coaster for gas prices. a gallon of regular cost $2.34.

past forward to now, it's $2.88, 20 cents above the national average. >> i used to try to fill up in jersey. >> she was forced to fill up here. she just got back from dropping her daughter off at college in alabama and the gas prices there were noticeably cheaper. >> i was pay iing $2.40 a gallo of regular. compared to $2.89 here. 50 cents cheaper. >> reporter: gas prices are up in most places and drivers haved. while many people down south are bracing for hurricane irma, people up here are bracing for another increase at the pump. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. another 90 minutes of news ready for you. here's keith jones. we'll find out the latest storm track for hurricane irma. chief meteorologist tammie souza will tell us who is in its path. and i'm tracking irma and the winds.

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two women sexually assaulted miles apart while exercising. what neighbors are saying about the crime close to home. new information about a local doctor caught up in a standoff with police. the grand jury indictment he now faces. in the storm's path. how first responders are our area are gearing up for this catastrophic cat 5 hurricane. right now at 5:00, we're tracking brand new developments with hurricane irma. the national hurricane center released a new prediction for the storm's track any minute now. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm keith jones. a relentless hurricane irma is taking its toll in the caribbean.

you can hear the shear force of irma's 185 mile per hour winds as the storm pounded st. martin. right now it's not clear how much damage is left behind, but it is believed to be significant. let's take a live picture from st. croix where you can see cloudy skies, choppy surf out there and irma approaches. >> we have new video from u.s. vir gin islands. palm e trees bend in the wind. you can hear that wind. meteorologist tammie souza is here with the storm's latest path. >> we just got the update. it's not a lot different, but it's a little more clear. it's just move iing to the nort approaching puerto rico. it's not going to make landfall with the eye on the north shore. nonetheless, they will feel the storm force winds. it's moving past the virgin islands and you can see how e enormous this eye is. a lot of these islands will fit in the eye. a picture mosted on our facebook