or visit reachnj.gov. panic on the track. passengers evacuate on their own when the power goes out. firsthand account. tonight i flew back from puerto rico. locals describe the heartbreak from hurricane maria. dangerous to tough touch. a potent mix of heroin is making drug raids far more dangerous for first responders. a story you won't see anywhere else. panic on the tracks. fire alarms ringing, passengers kick out windows and run for their lives. it was all a false alarm. >> the evening rush hour commute turned ento a nightmare for thousands on regional rail line.

>> we brought live coverage at 6:00 when the train stopped running through center city. passengers poured out onto the tracks. brandon hudson is ginning us live from 30th straight station. things back to normal at this point? >> services are delayed for the rest of the evening. passengers a loud bang. some thought it was a fire. we saw some people who mised their train ride home. walk ten blocks. come this sidewalk to 30th street station. some of the passengers were trying to get home to their children. there was a loft confusion. >> reporter: sky force ten over head as panicked paz jers walked on the track during the evening rush hour. they took it upon themselves to k evacuate after an electrical problem stopped the train in its tracks. >> there was smoke and people kicking out windows. >> he was behind the train. the evacuation forced to hold

all regional rail service into center city at the height of rush hour. kept waiting for an hour and a half. >> i wanted to get home and see my son. >> reporter: paz jers pack the platform trying to get home. at 30th street station there was a lot of red on the board for delays. workers redirected passengers and police on the platform. he waited on the train an hour before he got to the station. >> everybody was upset they were waiting for so long. some people were relieved to finally have been rescued. >> gm of oermgs operation says passengers should always listen to the conductor. especially in the case of a false alarm. service will be working on time tomorrow morning. now to the crisis in puerto rico. tonight, a message from on the

ground. send more help. it's been nearly a week since hurricane maria devastated the island. many people in the philadelphia area still have not heard from relatives on the island. >> one church nearly everyone is on a mission to reconnect and also deliver vital supplies during the next few weeks. we have the story. >> reporter: right now the church is gathering up vital supplies they're sending to puerto rico in a few weeks. you can see them with heavy equipment. loading up boxes of water here. that they're going to be sending. over here to you can see the supplies that once again will be going to puerto rico. in the next few weeks. many folks out here are doing this not moeing if their family members are okay. >> reporter: it's desperate times right inside the international temple of restoration. pastor shared photographs and video of the devastation on the island.

nearly everyone here still has not heard from family members in puerto rico. these are the faces. constantly tugging at their hearts. not knowing if they are alive and well. >> my fear is people dying. you know? dying because they don't have water or don't have food. or shelter. it's not fair. >> he's saying that now the problem is there's no water to drink. the water is now like gold. >> reporter: a few lucky ones hearing from family. it's a voice message like this. that has them concerned. she hasn't talked to some family on the island. her mind running wild. >> you're thinking that could be one of your family members. that's going through this. and haven't been drinking water. or maybe they drown. >> reporter: a glimmer of hope. he gets the call he's been waiting for. with the news still sobering. >> old people are dying. they have nothing.

>> some of the supplies will be sent to puerto rico in the next few weeks. as for members here, they'll be going to the island to help out their relatives. emergency supplies arrived in san juan today. loaded about 30,000 pounds of cargo destined for puerto rico. >> i was on board the flight. as with e headed for a quick round trip to san juan. we wanted to see conditions at the airport. and hear firsthand about conditions on the island. >> reporter: departure from a disaster zone. we accompanied passengers bound for finally leaving behind a week without most comforts. once on board the stress apparent on their faces. >> you have been at the airport for four days. sheeping on what? >> the floor.

i haven't taken a shower. a real shower. >> reporter: like hundreds. she was stranded for days with her diabetic mother. at a stifling san juan airport. she says food was scarce. >> what's it been like for you the last week? >> in my opinion, this is hell. it was. >> my heart is very broken. it's difficult situation. >> reporter: this man has to return to his pharmaceutical job. with no word from his daughter and two dprand children. silence on the battered u.s. territory since before the storm. >> i have two grandsons. i don't any communication. >> the needs in her homeland almost overwhelming. >> we don't have enough supplies. we don't have electricity. we don't have communication. i'm going to the states.

i don't know if i'll be able to communicate with my family. it's a very hard situation. >> in fact a nrm of passengers we met had mixed emotion about leaving. a lot needed a break from the desperate situation. but plan to go back when things get better. >> every single person on that plane with a story. a heartbreaking story. >> yes. you're right. it was an honor to speak to so many of them. tomorrow philadelphia mayor and other city leaders call for needed relief. they want president trump and congress to e tend relief to the islands 3.4 million u.s. citizens. north philadelphia tonight. restaurant raised $4,000 during a fundraiser. to help hurricane maria victims. organizers say the money will go towards generators, diapers and food. distributed in the more rural sections of puerto rico. police are searching for a man who tried to pull a boy into

his car. it happened just after 8:00 tonight. near walker street. after the 12 year-old broke away from the suspect, he followed the boy in his car. the boy made it home safely. police are searching for that man. a driver was killed bh her car slammed into the trolly in northern liberty this afternoon. a baby and a young child riding in the car were hurt. but are expected to be okay. the crash happened just after 4:00. at the intersection of fourth street. no one on the trolly was hurt. philadelphia police want to get this man off the streets before he strikes again. he's robbed three restaurants in as many days. sdp used a knife to threatening employees. in the each case he was able to get away with cash. no one was hurt. a bullet that killed a 16 year-old boy was not meant for

him. jake was one of four young people shot in the 100 block. the youngest victim a 13 year-old girl was grazed. in the arm. >> to shoot somebody innocent, and to snuff out their future. it's a horrible thing. the people in the community need to stand up and rise up against this type of crime. >> sources tell us all the teenagers were minding their own business when the gunman started shooting. a middle class miracle. that's what president trump is calling a tax plan rolled out today by house republicans. the sweeping over haul is just a blueprint. it calls for simplifying and cutting individual income tax rate. slashing corporate taxes to 20%. and expanding the child tax credit. if it nearly double the standard deduction used by most americans. experts warn it could cost the country $2 trillion over a

decade. new jersey law ramping up efforts to land amazons second headquarters. governor and both parties propose over hauling the grow and to help land amazons hq 2 the offer a $5 billion tax break. meanwhile groups will travel to seattle tomorrow to lure the company. amazon has set an october 19th deadline for proposals. connecting communities with the resources they need to succeed. that was the goal of this get together tonight. at we work in center city. technology and media company stimulus hosted the event. vice president of news was there to share his expertise. risking their lives. how first responders are using an extra layer of protection to co combat the opioid investigation. the clock is ticking.

why oj simpson could be a free man in a matter of days. let's make a deal. tonight carson wentz keeps his paycheck promise. to the kicker. >> the big break is hours away. it's muggy and tropical. crisp, cool air on the way. what to expect and when.

get ready for the start finally feeling like fall. >> that's right. we haven't seen the leaf yet. it is on the the way. muggy conditions at this hour. it feels tropical. that change is only hours away. the latest on the tropics. remember hurricane season does last through november 1. the winds have changed tomorrow sets us up for a beautiful weekend and a very dry pattern ahead. if you have a garden or a yard, and you want to keep it green

and lush, you have to water it here for a couple days. the summer temperature that is we experience were records in some place. allen town 91 a record there. philadelphia 81. 90 wilmington. redding tied the record at 89 this afternoon. it's a tropical 77 right now. look at this. the feels like temperature 78. 84% resumety. so the air is almost saturated outside. i'll show you where the change is located. low to mid-70s in southeast pennsylvania. through new jersey. and here's the tropical feeling. temperatures are due poins in the low 70s. it feels muggy. chicago, detroit and about to arrive in pittsburg. during the over night it will be approaching us. you can expect that relief here by mid-morning tomorrow. maria 250 miles offshore. will throw rip currents during the day tomorrow. beware of that.

beautiful looking sky but the surf will be angry. we have lee out there as well. noo neither of the storms will impact the united states. they will stay in the open ocean. there's nothing else of concern. big story becomes the crisp fall air tomorrow. especially in the afternoon. you feel it with the gusty wind. that will make the humidity plunge in the afternoon hours. and will come with a gusty wind out of the northwest. at 25 to 35 miles per hour. so midto upper 70s as we head through thursday. let's get a look at the ten day forecast. we have a lot of beautiful weather. we have upper 70s here for tomorrow. with the gusty winds. the temple game on saturday looks a okay. low 70s. i removed the chance of rain on saturday. the entire weekend is looking perfect. we'll keep that good weather trend rolling through next week. check in with bill tomorrow on

nbc10 news today. starting at 4:00 a.m. new tonight, evolving epidemic. >> there's always a new version. >> that list is growing one or two each month. >> it's not just heroin. it's what's mixed with it. >> it can hurt you seriously. >> only our investigators show you the extreme new precautions for law enforcement trying to keep all of us safe sfl i feel more protected than i have ever felt in my entire life. the philadelphia region opioid epidemic is on pace to claim more lives this year than last. >> one major cause is the drug fetnyl. >> walking the streets of north cam den. officer recalls a heroin over dose on nearly every block. >> someone laying down face down. on the ground in the alley.

>> reporter: he saved 21 lives with the nar can he carries in his back pocket. here on the front line. what's being called the worst drug demic in u.s. history. >> you are interacting with heroin users daily. >> reporter: he knows it's an epidemic now changing. as more and more heroin comes laced with the incredibly powerful, often deadly additive. just ask one of his regulars here on north fifth street. >> it's immediate. it's immediate rush. immediate high. and it consumes you so fast that you don't have time to react. >> a prescription pain medicine used by dealers to pump up the potency. the mixture can be 1,000 times more powerful than the original. >> heroin can kill you in milligrams. it can kill you in micro grams.

>> reporter: gary is the special agent in charge of the philadelphia division of the drug enforcement agency. he says the spread is especially dangerous for law enforcement and first responders. just this summer crews were sickened. bucks county and pittsburg. after possible exposure. and in miami, a young boy died from it. >> for the dea this evolving threat requires new layers of protection. a drug raid that used to involve only a pair of gloves and a standard face mask. requires far more. as they showed my firsthand. >> a fire resistant suit. >> bullet proof vest. >> tactical belt. air purifying. self-contained breathing apparatus. chemical resistant suit.

>> this 50 plus pounds of equipment is a stark contrast to the limited protection often worn by workers in the heroin mills that the dea is busting. >> when you are going in wearing all of this. their are people working with this wearing only this. >> yus this and a pair of gloves. >> we have a responsibility to make sure we're protecting ourselves as well as the public. >> reporter: chief scientist and director of toxicology sciences. over the past year and a half, his team alone has counted more than 15,000 related deaths. the samples they have tested from across the country. he says drug makers keep altering the deadly additive. almost monthly. >> it's 20 or 30 different variances. >> he applauds the protections for teams entering the most hazardous environment.

including heroin mills like this one. raided this month. where chopped fete nil maybe in the air. >> there's no visible drug. just an area where drugs are used. the resk to law enforcement or emt is extremely small. >> reporter: in the meantime. officers like bag by and his partner are taking extra precaution on the job. >> this could be a perfect spot for drug dealers to stash their drugs. >> reporter: mindful of how the fast changing epidemic impacts their own safety. for the investigators, george spencerer nbc10 news. >> we have breaking news roigt now coming into the news room. hue hef ner has passed away. >> he died at age 91 at the may boy mansion in beverly hills.

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and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach, we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need. the juice is almost loose. simpson will be out on parole. prison officials say the plan is release the former football star as early as monday. he'll be transferred from the correctional facility in northern nevada to a prison outside las vegas. he will be reloesed from there. simpson has nine years in prison for his role in a an armed robbery. haircuts for a good cause. tonight alberts barbershop held a cut for hope fundraiser to benefit hurricane victims. they plan to hold another event next wednesday. carson wentz agrees to pay up. he's giving up his paycheck from the giants win. we'll explain who will be

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i'll give him my game check if he makes this. >> that's carson wentz prochlsing to hands over his paycheck before eagles rookie kicker jake elliot nailed the 61 yard game winning field goal. i am john clark. carson wentz is paying up. he will be giving upmost of the game check. but not to jake elliot. he talked with jake and they will donate it to charity. carson made the offer in the heat of the moment. before he made the walk off game winner against the jints. he gave permission to the eagles to use it.

when did you realize what you had said? >> i knew i was miked up. i didn't think about it during the game. and after wards i'm like i said that, didn't i? >> he said it. just tagged a line with it. >> what was the. >> it gives you chills. it brings you back to why row love the game. why this game so fun. >> good stuff. good news jordan hicks will play sun. mccloud will be back. birds could be without fletcher cox for a few weeks. after winning last night they won't lose 100 games. now they won't lose 99. take a look against jason werth on a mission tonight. looks like it will be a home run. odubel herrera, wow. incredible catch. state farm is there and so is odubel. mark lighter jr. very thankful.

werth gets revenge in the fifth. nobody will catch this off the left field wall. two runs come home to score. nationals take a 5-3 lead. phillies fighting back again. aaron altherr. nice. one run will score. then rhys hoskins. he wants to make it two runs. harper comes up throwing. catcher can't hold on. we are tied at five. how about getting it done at the plate. ripping it into the gap. altherr will come home. the go ahead run. phils beat the nationals 7-5. that take the series from the first place nationals. 14 and 12 in september. best month of the season. we're right back after this. our veterans have given us the rights

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