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he may be wearing a light blue polo shirt and air force one nike sneakers. call police the you have any information about where he could be. we'll continue to watch this and keep you posted. a mass exitous from puerto rico. for many it is a slow and frustrating process. the airport in san wlaun juan a place the is packed. members of the national guard and u.s. military personnel are helping with the relief efforts. they are helping to supply water and gas to thousands in need. at&t on the ground trying to restore cell service. good morning. i'm rosemary conners. it appears to be getting worse, not better.

the devastation sparked a growing humanitarian cry kis. only 5% has power. it is sending thousands. one week after the hurricane they are staying with emergency shelters. a plane the on its way to puerto rico to help hurricane victims. the american airlines flight is full of food, clothing and generators. pamela osborne is live at the airport with more to help the devastating u.s. island.

>> everything compounded together. it has been difficult. >> he has been bouncing around from airport to airport after an 11 hour layover. she finally leaving for puerto rico to meet his fiance. >> she had to see her mom. got stuck through the hurricane. mom passed away. >> he won't make it in time for the funeral but he'll be by her side soon. >> the rest of my family is over there too. it has been crazy and devastating. >> at least we'll be able to talk to each other every day. >> a communications plan in place. >> we have batteries in here.

>> the cargo just as precious as the people on board and the people there flying off to see. they loaded supplies on board. most of it desperately needed supplies for the island which has no running water and very little power. >> he is glad to see goods going in but he won't be satisfied until there's enough to go around to help everyone who needs it. >> american airlines was able to debt that plane filled with

puerto rico strong. this is the second flight with supplies they have sent down that way trying to get back down and check on the people they love. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you for that. good information there. >> you can join the effort to help. call the american red cross at 1-800-596-6567. you can also go to the nbc 10 app to learn how to donate online to the american red cross. jim rosen field is on the american airlines flight. watch his reports later today on

nbc 10. here is a live look at cape may. a risk for the jersey shore. we are tracking the summer-like weath weather, krystal. >> yeah. you can see it is kind of a haze think gray overhead. when you have a lot of moisture it holds it a little better. it may look better without the cloud coverage. it is more clear the farther north and west you go because of that band that has been pushing out is not reaching to areas like the lehigh valley. now it's officially a hurricane again. today is the day it starts to hook to the right. no land fall worries for us. we do see the clouds that are moving in and there's a chance for spotty showers over delaware

beaches as a result of maria. maria is also churning up the waters which is why we have a high risk rip current today and through tomorrow as well. let's talk current temperatures. it is 82 in philadelphia. it is 84 in wilmington. it is 77 in atlantic city. temperatures will get hotter. we are talking mid-to upper 80s today. so today on our fall feel meter we are looking at the question, is it still summer? here is the question. as we go into tomorrow we'll start to feel change in the air. if you have been waiting for fall it's time to break out the flannel. more coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks. this morning philadelphia police are questioning a suspect and witnesses in a deadly shooting in fish town. sheer what we know. police found the 33-year-old victim dead in a hallway around

3:30 this morning. there were children inside the apartment. it is unclear if they witnessed the shooting. they believe the victim and shooter knew each other. nobody has been charged yet in this case. a 16-year-old boy is dead after a gunman shot four people in philadelphia's german town neighborhood. two others were hurt around 8:30 last night. it started as a shootout. right now there are no arrests. let's head to coamden where investigators are trying to put out a fire. they were on the scene just before 8:00 this morning. it quickly spread next door. firefighters were able to get the flames under control. nobody was hurt. now to a murder that has stunned a community. somebody killed a mother while

she was house sitting. carter was helping when somebody beat her to death. her cousin not knowing who killed her or why. >> whoever you are, i forgive you. my family forgives you. we want to see justice be done. plain and simple. >> the victim is a mother. her five-year-old son and another child were in the house at the time. police have not said if they were witnesses to the crime. crews in woodberry had their work cut out for them today. they are on the scene of a water main braechlkt everybody's water is back on in this neighborhood. this area is closed for repairs. all right. so a few detours. jessica boyington has a look at

the other roads in our region. >> yeah. i'll help you get around it. we are seeing delays on the southbound side. this is near island avenue with lane restrictions. we also have a wreck around spring garden street. we talked about that water main break. that road was closed. there's not a ton of volume around the area. this pretty much runs parallel to the scene. you can take it and get by very easily without any major delays because of it. we had an earlier opening scheduled for 10:40. delays are pretty much gone. now you don't need it anymore. the problem will be this opening at 11:10. you'll to have delays there for at least the next 20 minutes or

so. >> all right. than thanks so much for that. it could change the way we pay our taxes. next, a look at the proposed sweeping changes the president and republicans in congress that could overhaul the tax code as we know it. and later, like mother like daughter you'll soon see one of the of these children grace the pages of a popular magazine. >> it is getting cooler. it will finally feel like fall. we'll talk about when the change hits your area coming up.

this morning james mattis and secretary general are pledging their continued support to afghanistan. the two are visiting kabul today. they say the cost of leaving is higher than staying. shortly after mattis arrived overseas bombs exploded near the kabul airport. >> this is about making sure afghanistan doesn't want to become a safe haven for international terrorists. the best way is to enable them to have defense security forces which have strong enough to do just that. nato says it is commit today providing for the next three years to support the security forces as well as add more u.s. troops. happening now, security here

at home takes center stage the department of homeland skurd working to have a new component to fight the pervasive threats. republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare is dead at least for now. they announced there would be no vote after it became clear the bill would not pass. lindsay gram insists they will come up with an alternative to obamacare. they are calling the latest bill's failure a sigh of relief for millions of americans. >> it is not a day for celebration but a day to roll up our sleeves and work to make the health care system better. >> we have had a hard time articulating what we are for

until now. >> mitch mcconnel says republicans will shift their matters to others. house republicans and nbc news learned they will cut corporate and individual taxes but also relimb nate other deductions. happening right now a hearing in washington with the goal of from venting veteran suicide. this is a live look inside the russell building on capitol hill. one topic, how physical activity can help mental health.

>> all right. we are looking at a live camera view. clear blue sky. not a cloud in site. it is a very different scene the father south that you go. in wilmington you have some clouds overhead. it is a pretty bright overhead. at the shore much more cloud coverage and much more gray as well. the cloud bands that are associated are reaching about half of our viewing area. you can see temperatures not effected too terribly much feel much hotter than average. our delaware neighbors, 80s along the northern edge. it is 77 in lincoln.

let's talk high temperatures. we are looking very hot and humid. an isolated shower over the jersey shore is possible. not a lot of rain. we are talking a spotty shower here or there as we go through the afternoon. we have some of that moisture lingering with maria sitting to the east of the outer banks of north kore north carolina. it is feeling tropical out there. muggy and sticky conditions. we have warm humid air over us right now. there is hurricane maria. this is for the cold front.

tomorrow we are all a bit wind by because of the cold front. let's talk high temperature as a result of the fronts moving in. friday 73 in philly and 71 on our saturday. we are looking at 69 in the suburbs. by sunday 70, very sunny out there. low 70s to upper 60s. we could see a spotty shower saturday morning. again, that's about it. this is a pretty dry forecast and nice and cool fall forecast. it is low humidity. comfortable conditions. thursday will be the transition day. it will be cooler but not quite as cool as you see for the

weekend. it is 75 miles per hour winds. turning already to the northeast and will continue away from us over the next several days. >> all right. thanks for that. looking at those temperatures you're not going to want to hear this. fall season means it's time to be thinking flu season. trust me, it's not too soon. this year is expected to be one of the worst. next, we'll find out who is at risk from a local flu expert.

you may want to roll up your sleeps sooner rather than later. it could be one of the worst flu seasons in years. good morning. >> hi. >> so why is this season predicted to be so severe compared to others?

>> the important thing is flu has a higher likelihood of resulting in hospitalization, pneumonia and even death. we are expected to see upwards of 77,000 this year. the majority of americans actually take the flu illness very seriously with up dcwards of 2% getting a flu shot. >> some say i'm not getting the flu shot because i'll get the flu after i get the shot. >> it is a great question. it is absolutely a myth. we can say that with great confidence because it contained a killed virus. i doesn't have any of the ingredients in it that allow it to replicate in your body and make your sick. it can only show your body a blueprint so that you are adequately protected when you

encounter it in the environment. >> we hear some of our more vulnerable population should be getting the flu shot. >> pregnant women are more likely to get the flu and experience complications. it is really important that if those groups haven't done that to do that asap. there is a high dose version that's available for those patients 65 years and older. >> all right. thanks for being with us this morning. thanks for the helpful information. >> thank you. coming up, in desperate need of help, a look at new efforts underway from across the country and from our area to help the people of puerto rico still suffering in the wake of hurricane maria. plus, a pricey promise, what carson wentz said just before the game winning kick that has fans everywhere saying you better pay up.

back to breaking news. the search is on for this seven-year-old boy. police say he went missing yesterday. he was last seen at lowell elementary school. he was wear ago light blue polo shirt. if you have seen him police want you to call them. right now an important piece of u.s. aid is on the way. it left california from travis air force base, will pick up a generator in north carolina before flying into san blajuan. it will allow more flights in

the region. gabe reports from san wlajuan. >> reporter: lines for necessities are some times stretching for blocks. the decembsperation is deepenin. >> this woman has been waiting since friday horrible she says. >> puerto rico is very important to me. >> reporter: after not mentioning puerto rico this weekend while tweeting about supports 17 times he is facing criticism and intensifying his focus on telling he will tour next tus. >> it's amazing the tremendous reviews. >> and everying this

explanation. >> you can't just drive your trucks there from other states. >> as governor just told me this morning, the entire federal work force is doing great work in puerto rico. >> she appreciates so far. >> reporter: she is also brushing off a presidential twe tweet. >> the issue at hand the how do we get the things needed to the people. >> reporter: humanitarian said is on the way. barea bringing supplies using team owner's mark cuban's plane.

>> she sat in line for hours to get cash and another two hours to get formula for her four week old daughter. >> how tough is this to go through this with such a young child? >> it is a nightmare. >> reporter: late last night she texted us and told us she made it to florida. the vast majority of this island has no reliable needs to communicate. nbc news, san juan, puerto rico. >> military bases are mobilizing supporting from our sister station is live at kelly air force base in san antonio, texas to give us a closer look at the operations and relief efforts,

brian. >> reporter: that's right. today is all about mission puerto rico. this morning we departed from delaware. i have him here with me. what can you tell me about the mission? >> we are here at dover air force base. we are here picking up critical supplies. we'll pick up about ten pallets, a couple of vehicles and fly them down there and bring 60 personnel down there because it's a top priority to work with fema and local authorities to make sure that the relief is given to the people in puerto rico. >> reporter: what can you tell me? >> it is a very large aircraft, as you can see. it is capable of moving massive

quantities of cargo any where in the world at a moment's notice. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: we'll be flying to puerto rico in a few hours. we'll bring you the latest in a few hours. nbc 10 news. >> thank you, brian. right now an american airlines flight from philadelphia is headed to puerto rico. it is loaded with supplies, relief workers and passen skbrers trying to get to their relatives. generators donated by employees of american airlines. jim is on that flight. in about 30 minutes from now dogs and it cats rescued will be arriving. the animals will be treated at the shelter and they will be available for adoption.

you can join the effort to help the victims of hurricane maria. we are keeping an eye on hurricane irma. the american red cross, they are the way to do it. the number is on your screen. also we have all of the information online on the nbc 10 app so you'll learn how to donate through the american red cross. another summer-like day. we take a live look here. if you have down the shore keep in mind you're a high risk for dangerous rip currents because of hurricane maria. krystal klei is tracking that cloudy warm weather. >> still feels like weather out there. you can see these scattered clouds. we could see an isolated shower

in philadelphia up to about the i-95 corridor. it is much more likely which are the areas that will be high rip current risks. that means it's dangerous conditions, life threatening and that's why we say stay out of the water. there's numerous rescues that occurred over the last week or so. it makes it more powerful. this is maria sitting to the south about 300 miles or so andfectiand effecting the storm of north carolina. soon enough it will be way out of our path. right now we will ha-- are talkg clouds. it is 86 by 2:00.

the peak happens in between and i'm straforecasting up to 89. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. tensions continue to climb between the u.s. and north korea. today president trump called the u.s. totally prepared for devastating military action. richard is watching this very closely. north korea could combine to strike the continental united states soon according to the military. >> whether it's three months or six months or 18 months it is soon. we ought to conduct ourselves as though it is just a matter of time and matter of short time before north korea has that capabili capability. >> stressing how far he is

willing to go to prevent that from happening. >> we are totally prepared for the second option, not a preferred option. if we take that option it will be devastating. i can tell you that, devastating, for north korea. it is called the military option. >> north korea says those kinds of flets and the president's repeated insults of their leader amount to an american declaration of war. the administration insists it hasn't done that but it is upping the anti. the family of american student two was detained in north carolina -- north korea and later died. he was sentenced to hard labor. his parents say when they finally handed their son back last spring he was on death's

door.ñcdxd hisñr parents say when they fir saw him he had a feeding tube and he was shaking violently. nbc news, london. it is the talk of congressional politics this morning. has won the republican nomination in a u.s. senate race in alabama. it was the fill the senate seat once held by jeff sessions. it was despite the republican party. trump even made that campaign rally appearance last friday. the president did congratulate more on his victory and he said great to talk with president trump tonight. i look forward to win in december. moore will face doug jones in

alabama's general election in december of this year. today new jersey governor chris christie will lead to combat drug addiction. he said the president told him he is committed to the idea of a national emergency declaration but he is waiting for his staff to get the declaration right so to speak. it would force the cabinet and congress to focus on funding agencies that fight overdose deaths. they confirm the acting head of the drug administration will be leaving his post october 1st. dea chief has become disillusioned with president trump believing he doesn't respect the law. he criticized the president over his speech to police on long island encouraging them to quote unquote not be too nice when handling suspects.

my favorite part of wednesdays. all right. most kids love super heros. 11-year-old elijah is no different. the person that could be a super hero is the one that steps up to become his forever family. >> let's get you warmed up. there you go. he is a twin. we featured his brother a few weeks ago. today we are visiting the marble sports arena. she an athlete loves sports and he loves heros. >> who is your favorite super hero? dude, you named like six. all of them are you favorite? >> yes. >> you started with super man.

is he your favorite? >> yes. >> why? >> because he is strong and has special powers. >> elijah does have super powers. he is loving and respectful. >> he is very respectful, hello, miss angela, how are you? it is almost a positive thing to see. he is one of those kids that really surprises you. the one thing to learn and just even the ones that would teach me things. >> family is after all what it's all about. >> the biggest thing is make sure that you're doing everything that you're doing, you're keeping up with them. i wouldn't put any limits on it. it has to be one or two. it has to be someone who will step up to the plate. >> elijah is this week's

wednesday's child. if you would like to make elijah's dream come true to dream of any wednesday's child go to our web site, nbc10.com and search wednesday's child or call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. take a look at our hurricane satellite. good news, the cold front is moving in. it will feel a lot more like fall as we move into your weekend. we'll talk about that weekend forecast coming up.

christie brinkly's daughter will be in the swim suit issue. they were photographed together in these swim suits, maybe a preview of her daughter's shoots. she nabbed three consecutive sports illustrated covers from 1979 to 1981. her daughter's shoot will be in aruba in october and it will be live streamed. now to the kick that may cause carson wentz a paycheck. no sports fan can get enough of this video, nailing the game winning record setting field goal to beat the giants. it had wentz miked up for sound on the sidelines. we find out how much he thinks

that game winning kick is. >> i'll give him my game check if he makes it. >> you heard it not once but twice. wentz says he will give him the game check if he makes the kick. he did so did wentz follow through? to be determined. by the way, that check should be about $31,764. manage that going to your bank account every two weeks. the eagles in los angeles. don't forget to catch our hour long pregame show. that's at 9:30 and followed by eagles game plan. after sunday night football stay with nbc 10 for eagles game day final. the images are heartbreaking. people who have lost everything from the hurricane this past month, folks in texas, florida

and the caribbean have a long road ahead. you can help those people in need while at the same time help out those who need a school uniform. unity in the community is hosting a collection drive. here to fill us in is founder of unity in the communcommunity. how are you doing? >> looking forward to saturday. >> a lot going ton. it started as a benefit for school children. it quickly turned into what's been going on across the country and in the caribbean. fill us in on how it will work. >> it started out with getting the school uniforms. we have some people who are in need during the hurricane time. i said we want to clelkt some tie tells for them. everybody said look, we are on board. on saturday we need people to come and donate bottles of water, cleaning supplies and just about everything. we'll personally drive the items down to houston, texas.

>> so that's where the items are going. i was going ask you that because we have seen over the past few weeks that it can be difficult to get some of these supplies to the people in the hardest hit areas. >> we connected with the radio stations down there and everyone assists us with helping out. we wbt to go to the community. >> spreading the word and working with people across the country. i love to hear it. one last thing, you're looking for everything, anything you can think of when you would lose in this kind of disaster. >> we are looking for everything. they need it. they have great sponsors so help us out. also, log into our kplunty web site. it's a cost that comes with taking all of this stuff. we are taking a truck and also community members. if you're listening log onto the web site. donate and help us get down

there to houston, texas. >> that's right. we have the collection drive information. thanks for being with us. we do have that info for you. houston relief and school uniform drive happening this saturday september 30th from noon until 3:00 at kicks u.s.a. in south philly. for more details about the event, how you can help out, donate, bring items it's all on our web site or on the nbc 10 app. let's start with our radar and satellite view. looking at hurricane maria. you see maria is well to our south but effecting the outer banks of south carolina. it is starting to turn to the northeast. it will send it out of our direction. right now we are feeling the effects in terms of cloud cover. the southern half of our viewing zone and we are also looking at more breezy conditions trying to pick up along delaware beaches

but not the kind of impact we saw with jose. let's talk about all of the computer models. they indicate from now through thursday a quick hook to the right will occur. it is starting to a north, northeast push. it is farther away from us. we'll see impacts and it will be way out of our woods. we'll be looking for much nicer conditions as we go into our weekend as cooler air dips in and a cold front passes. winds today are going to be up a bit, about 15 to 20 miles per hour sustained in delaware beaches. lighter as you go farther inland. it is the fact that we are in the wind field of maria right now. hour by hour you may see spotty showers along the i-95 corridor or up into lehigh valley here. very spotty in nature. we have a lot of moisture in the air. when you have moisture and temperatures warming to the

mid-to upper 80s you can fire off a little storm. we are looking at this chance spotty in nature. by thursday clouds are starting to move oucht. a front moves by the sweep everything out of the way including the humidity. it will feel much nicer by your thursday afternoon. got a little muggy thursday morning though. here is the front. the warm humid air is in place. it moves in, this is out and we are replacing with cool crisp air. it is another cold front moving in as well for a second round of cooling into your friday. tomorrow though you will notice windy conditions with cooler temps. tomorrow is kind of change day. we'll start a little humid. we'll dry out in the afternoon. sunny conditions but also windy. ho how about future temperatures? mid-to upper 80s. forecasting high of 89 in philadelphia. we go overnight and temperatures

aren't going to get incredibly low tomorrow morning. they will seem little low to the high end. big change to our thursday afternoon. even better yet if you have been wanting that fall morning here it is. 40s and low 50s friday morning and in the afternoon upper 60s to low 70s. that trend will continue into the weekend. right now very low color change across most of our area. this is what we are expecting waez go from mid-to late october. it will be the peak colorful season for us. we'll update you on this throughout the next month. we'll be right back.

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weekend. >> all right. that will do it for us at 11:00. have a good one. we'll see you this afternoon.

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