consume. >> wow. thank you, mr. speaker. you have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work in the people's house. as you can imagine, these last three-and-a-half months have been pretty challenging times for me and my family. but if you look at the outpouring of love, of warmth, of prayer, my gosh. jennifer and i have been overwhelmed with all of that outpouring. and it's given us the strength to get through all of this and to get to this point today. and it starts with god. when i was lying on the ball field, the first thing i did

once i was down and i couldn't move any more is i just started to pray. and i will tell you, it gave me an unbelievable sense of calm, knowing that at that point it was in god's hands. but i prayed for very specific things. and i will tell you, pretty much every one of those prayers was answered. and they were some pretty challenging prayers i was putting in god's  ÷÷÷ ññ@hp/p+p/ú@ 

on june 14th they came just to play and practice far game of charity baseball. nobody would have suspected what ensued. yet as soon as those shots were fired, i'll tell you when i was laying on the ground one of the things i prayed for is that

david and crystal would be successful in carrying out their duties. david and crystal are incredibly well trained and incredibly professional. when i was play laying there i could hear a different caliber weapon. that told me they immediately engaged the shooter. if they didn't act so quickly and even after being shot both themselves continued to engage the shooter and ultimately got him down, which not only saved my life but saved the life of a lot of other people here in this chamber today, crystal couldn't be with us but he is with us. david, you're my hero. you saved my life. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ]

a lot of colleagues came to come check on me. one of those things i want to mention is one of the things we called the little miracles that happened that day and throughout the next few months of our recovery. brand was one of the first to come to my side. one of his roles in mission was to take care of people that were wounded before they go get prepared. who would have thought god would

have put brad out there with me because the turn kate he applied saved my life. where are you? [ cheers and applause ] once i arrived at the hospital i was a little bit out of it at that point. luckily i ended up in the trusted hands of dr. jack sava and his team. they gave me a second chance at life.

through many many surgeries where my life was truly in the balance they did a wonderful job in making sure i was well taken care of and ultimately made it through so i could get through dr. golden and his team who actually put me back together again to the point where i'm able to learn how to walk again. thanks for your team's work. thanks for being here. [ cheers and applause ] above all else i want to thank my lovely wife, jennifer.

jennifer is an incredibly warm and loving wife. some how through the late nights and surgeries and all of the other things she managed to hold our family together to make sure they were cared for as well. she is not only by my side but also serving as a great mother. i'm lucky to have you. thanks for being here. love you, sweetheart. and while it's been a challenging time for my family the thing that really

overwhelmed us from the start was the outpouring of love and warmth and prayers from southeast louisiana, the district that i represent, we saw blood drives at saint katherine, prayer groups at first united methodist church. what we also saw were prayer groups and well wishes being given for people we have never met before throughout all of your districts. you shared it with me. you had people from all walks of life that had never met me before and they saw what happened and they wanted to offer prayers. let me tell you to each and every one of you, that warmth and love gave us just incredible strength that you can't imagine during some really really

difficult times. that is one more example of the power of prayer. something else i saw was the outpouring of love for you, both republican and democrat. i know right after the shooting we were practicing on the republican side. my colleague and friend and some times arch rival from back home, unfortunately the star of the game too many times, richmond figured out which hospital i was sent to and was probably the first person there on the scene in his baseball uniform to check on many. so many others of you reached out in ways that i can't express the gratitude and how much it means to me, jennifer and our whole family. it really does show the warm side of congress that very few people get to see. and so i want to thank each and every one of you for that.

you don't know how much it meant for me. when i come back today just seeing the faces of all of you, it means more to me than you can imagine. thanks for all of that love and support. [ applause ] a lot of people ask, did that th event change you. you know i'm a fun loving person. i'm from south louisiana and we believe you work hard and play hard. is an event like that going to really change that? yes, it changed me but not in ways that i think. it strengthens my faith in god. it really crystallized what shows up as a goodness in people. i got to see that goodness in

people. while some might focus on a tragic event to me all i remember are the thousands of acts of warmth and love and kept me going through all of it. it reemphasized how most people are and how much compassion there is out there. i want to talk about something and that was the outpouring of love and support for more leaders. people i have met and known, i have incredible conversations from the hospital. other world leaders also reache out, people i had never met before, and that touched me in a different way because each and every one of us, we come here

and we fight for the things that we believe in. i have passionate believes. for some reason some of you don't agree with all of those. it is important that we come up heefrmt these are the peoples house. this is where they need to be debated. we fight through those issues but ultimately we come together on blafr the board shows us, 218. it's so important we don't make them personal. i tried to comprehend the outpouring of love. it kept coming back to world leaders. why would they reach out and say we hope you can get back to work? we hope you can come through this? sure they cared about my well

being but more than that they saw this as an attack on all of us. they saw it on the united states congress and our government and they really count on us to be successful. we all know the united states is the leader of the free wofrrld. they want freedom and have freed freedom. [ applause ] but that's why i'm so excited to

be back. as we are fighting through the issues of the day let's just keep in mind that we rise above the challenges of the day and understand that it's not just us and our constituents and the country that's counting on us being successful. people are counting on us as well. and we will deliver for them. i am so honored to be back here serving with you. god bless each and every one of you and god bless the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can see and feel the emotion from those members of the house, seeing their colleague and friend come back for the first time since the shooting on june 14th. he said he is a living example that miracles real dloi happen an mentioned how overwhelming it has been by the outpouring of support. a lot of people were so deeply

shaken obviously by what happened on that baseball field in alexandria, virginia. i want to go to my colleague who was there that day and the days to come. i was thinking about when they eventually played that baseball baseman so many told me how concerned they were that initial reports he had nod been as seriously wounded, took a turn in the next couple of days. here he is against what many people would say against the odds. >> at first thought he was shot in the hip. we did not appreciate it would be a fatal wound. >> with that i yield back the balance of my time. >> i ask to speak out of order

to thank god to and having to do so in such a strong way. you were brief and i'll be even briefer. thank god our prayers are answered. i take pride in steve because we are both italian american and i think that's part of his strength, right, steve? i can't say how proud we are of your staff and first responders. an attack on you is an attack on all. we came through the magnifice magnificently because of your strength. he came to the floor. when you weren't here we were all team scalis. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> and the house minority leader having her say, god bless you,

as a lot of people will be saying. it was the report that he wasn't that seriously wounded. that was not the case. >> is surgeons and his staff repeated several times he was in eminent risk of death. what we did not appreciate is you can cut bones, internal organs and it was very serious. he was readmitted to the icu several times for serious infections. this was very much touch and go. we must remind the audience that the suspect was killed by capital police. he died a short time later. you heard about crystal griener shot in the leg, a staffer shot in the leg. matt marka shot in the chest. he recovered and then steve scalis. two others had leg injuries this

was are have serious industry indeed. >> let's go to peter alexander. it will be interesting to hear whether or not the president was watching here. it is emotion but positive emotion at a time when there's a lot on capitol hill. they have a very ambitious agenda coming up. >> yeah. i think you're right. this was a defining moment of unity in a country that ie peers to be so divided right now. we reached out to see if the president stopped the meeting he was in. we haven't heard back. the president and his wife even went to the bedside to visit with steve scalis during his

recovery. he told reporters when they asked what message he was trying to share with his return today he said it shows if you fight and persevere you can overcome anything. it is one that will unify americans after all types when that type of unanimous support i think is critical. >> no doubt about that. thanks to you and to tom who covered this. you can see the cheers that greeted steve scalis. it was a chaotic day on that the lawmakers talked vividly about dodging bullets, about how they couldn't tell where he was and they talked about the heroism of the capitol hill police officers. steve scalis back at work. this emotional day on capitol

hill. we'll have continuing coverage on nbcnews.com. nbc news, new york. right now on nbc 10 news at 11:00 the fight to survive, food, fuel and water remain in short supply in puerto rico one week after maria ripped across the area. good morning. i'm rosemary. money is rapidly running out on the island. people are forming long lines at atms that are working and power is praktly out everywhere. business owners can't open doors because they can't get fuel to power generators.

the coast guard and federal agencies teaming up to deliver aid. this week they draught 3,000 meals and nearly 12,000 gallons of water to the island. >> the respond to to hurricane maria is difficult and not nearly as fast as any of us want. >> fema's regional director says first to rebuild supply lines. a cruise ship delivered supplies. they dropped off electric generators, water and medical supplies. it will also carry aid to sait. thom thomas. back here in our area city, state and federal leaders will join members to philadelphia's puerto ricon community. bob brady and others will ask

president trump and others for immediate federal relief. there are about 3.5 million citizens living in puerto rico right now. philadelphia has the second largest puerto rico population in the country. many of their family members are still on the island. you may be wondering what's the best way to do it? do i donate supplies or cash? pamela osborne joins us live from pennsylvania headquarters in center city, pam. >> reporter: the best thing people at home can do at this point is donate cash and there's a reason why monetary donations are working best in disasters especially as we talk about how to help our neighbors in puerto rico. it is an island. it isn't like harvey or irma where they can drive supplies in or fly them douchblt there has been significant damage to

infrastructu infrastructure. the boats that do make it, they can't just pull up and dock on the island because the damage is that extensive. it is also difficult for planes and helicopters to lan. what they are in need of is to repair the infrastructure to get more supplies in the right places. that's where cash donations make the deference. people have been incredibly generous and companies have been writing large checks. individuals have been donating what they can as well. the red cross is grateful and hopeful that people will continue to do just that. >> what i don't want people to misunderstand though is that the need is extraordinary. don't think you're texts maria doesn't matter. if you have watched any other reporting being done you see how badly damaged the infrastructure

is. every donation matters. >> reporter: and we know camden officials are making a similar plae. the congress will be meeting today to discuss a state wide campaign to g raise money to give to relief agencies so there are plenty of ways to get involved and donate. you mentioned earlier that the yoens act was waived earlier this morning. all you need to know is it makes it easier to get down that way. you also have to take into consideration just as hard as maria hit the island it also changed some of the shipping routs there. that's one more thing that relief workers are having to deal with and work through as they try to get that desperately needed relief down to puerto rico. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, pam. you can join the effort to help

the victims of hurricane maria at 1-800-596-6567. you can also go to the nbc 10 app to donate to the american red cross. we are finally seeing a break from the heat and humidity. clear skies out there. temperatures will stay in the 70s today. this is a live look at the skyline. it is looking good out there. bill henley is tracking our weather. >> that change is coming courtesy of the gusty winds that we have. winds started this morning. it was muggy this morning. it change as the dry air is riding in on winds to nearly 30 miles per hour. 28 miles per hour in allentown and 28 for wilmington. this is 30 miles per hour wind gusts. it's not just the shore but in the entire area. cold front came through and here

comes the cooler drier air. the temperatures fell first thing this morning. it is still low. 70 degrees. look at philadelphia with 17 miles per hour winds. we will see higher gusts during the day. it maintains the winds into late this afternoon. temperatures won't warm up all that much. yesterday we were close to 90 degrees. today it will be in the 70s. it is not just for philadelphia. lehigh 75 with gusty winds. jersey shore up to 77 degrees with winds blowing at the shore and bright sunshine and nice warm up. more typical of fall for the suburbs and the l eshshiehigh v. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast in just a bit. iconic and controversial. next we'll look back at the life and legacy of hugh hefner.

supporters and critics are coming up with nicknames for the gop tax reform plan. we'll explain what's getting cut.

the man who many say spurred the sexual revolution has died. hugh hefner has died. the first issue came out in december of 1953 and quickly sold out. while he is best known for his

media dynasty he used to push for free speech and civil rights. the show the girls next door took viewers inside the playboy mansion. to others he was a window to the good life. >> hugh hefner built his empire off of selling that sexuality is a commodity to be bought and sold. >> he died peacefully of natural causes. he was 91 years old. plenty of people tweeting about his death. larry king said he was a giant in publishing, journalism and civil right. this tweet is from bridgette. she was on "the girls next door" she said she is sad but grateful

for the memories and the experiences. president trump is calling the tax reform plan rolled out by house republicans a middle class miracle. the senate's top democrat has a very different take describing it as welfare for the rich. it calls for simplifying and cutting individual tax rates. it expands the child tax credit. it nearly doubles the tax credit and would eliminate the state tax. it could cost more than $2 trillion over the next decade. cory booker says the trump tax plan the great for people like donald trump, the wealthy and well connected. it is unjust and unfair for everyone else. today republican house speaker paul ryan will be in delaware county to talk about the plan.

he will hold a question and answer session with employees. it is a family owned pipe fittingmanufacturer. >> they are looking far group of violent robbers. this happened early this morning. police say a group of men between the ages of 18 and 25 approached the first victim and tried to rob him. when he ran away one of the men shot the victim in the back. four blocks from a shooting investigators tell us the same grouped and pistol whipped another machblt. >> we are looking for the public's help. >> doctors are treating both woodberry county will be leaning on each other as they remember a ermurdered. a vigil set at the hopkins street parking lot.

house over the weekend. her five-year-old son made the discovery. police have not released any information about a motive or suspect in this case. now to a first alert traffic update. near route 282ba involved two tractor trailers and a sedan. it caused the school district to reroute some bus drivers. the parole process that will end with o.j. simpson's freedom is happening right now. this is video of the moment the parole board approved his release. it is unclear where simpson will live once he gets out. folks in one community are on alert after a raccoon tested positive for ray a byes. a family says their dog was

exposed to the raccoon. they are urging for pet owners to keep their pets away from wild animals. >> all right. let's talk flu season. yes. it is upon us. secretary tom price says flu vaccines remain the best defense against the flu. he insists everyone six months and older should get it every year and it's best to get it before people around you start getting sick. >> i want request to challenge you to not spread the flu. >> there you go. we'll take a quick break. we'll be right back. meet steve sweeney. he's a double-dipping pension padder. double-dipping pension padder!

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today philadelphia is upping its game. city leaders are headed to seattle to make their pitch. there is plenty at stake. amazon says the $5 billion investment would create 50,000 new jobs. the deadline is october 19th. members of the chamber of kmergs for greater philadelphia are part of the group headed to seattle. new this morning the fundraising campaign has reached its goal thanks in large part to the foundation. the 450,000 gift helped the right books campaign meet its 3.5 milli $3.5 million fundraising goal. the efforts aim is to make sure that all students c

grade level by the end of third grade. they spoke about why it is so significant. >> i think books are so simple and fundamental to everyone. >> having the right back for the right person at the right time in that phase is what we heard about and some of the teachers and that's what motivated us to say how can we accelerate this program. >> it is the chairman and ceo of nbc 10. must see tv tonight. will and grace is back with new episodes. it really is throw back thursday in more than a decade. the revival started when the cast reunited in a get out to vote sketch that went viral. it inspired the producers and

network to bring the series back. >> after we finished megan immediately said why can't we do the show again? >> the network renewed the will and grace show for next season. you can catch it tonight followed by chicago fire at 10:00 and nbc 10 news at 11:00. stealing popcorn and stealing hearts. a little girl helped herself to a treat fit for a prince. >> lots of sunshine. this is the view from rehoboth beach. 77 degrees right now. there is still a threat for the delaware beaches and jersey shore. we'll talk the effects of maria coming up.

stealing from a prince. take a look at a toddler swiping a snack from a member of the royal family. the prince was absorbed in conversation while watching a volleyball event. she seized the opportunity and grabbed her popcorn. he quickly made friends with the little girl and let her share his snack. word radio is hosting an important and thought provoking event as part of the courageous conversation series. it sparked this conversation.

tonight's event is called reimagining race and education. sarah is the president and ceo of word radio and joins us to tell us about tonight's discussion. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> it happened back in spring. it was a group of girls caught on camera, caught on video fighting. this is not the entire focus of the conversation tonight but certainly what prompted this discussion. >> yeah. so my son was a senior last year. so it was very personal. but this is a courage use conversation series is between word radio and the philadelphia media network. it's the second in our series focused on race and class and social justice. so tonight because it's september, it's back to school time we really wanted to focus in on this issue of reimagining race and education. that's the title.

we wanted it situated because of the incident you just explained. really wanting to look at how this issue of race and education some times transcends geography. there are issues because it the now predominantly african american. the school is grappling with how to make the education equable and responsive to the entire student body. we'll have a wonderful mix of panelists. kristen gram and chief education officer. a host of others. we have teachers and students. we are hoping to have a dynamic conversation about a wide range

of issues effecting the whole region. >> i believe your moderator is a penn professor. >> yes. so dr. stevenson has done amazing work in education in general. so it will be a wonderful conversation. >> these days it's sort of hard not to turn ton the radio. what role do students play in this dynamic? >> i think young people are really being activated. we see it with black lives matter we are waiting to see how

they can be engage and feel empowered to really make a difference because we are living in very politically charged and racially charged times right now. >> all right. thank you so much for being with us. thank you for bringing these conversations to the community at large. >> absolutely. my pleasure. >> we have more information about tonight's don ver sags. you're invited to reimagining race and conversation. it is happening this evening from 6:00 until 8:00 in philadelphia. for more information go to our web site or to the nbc 10 app. 12 minutes before noon. we have a lot of sunshine. it is a beautiful view. we had a cold front come through first thing this morning. a few sailed through the area.

the wind has kicked up behind the cold front. it will stay with us. look closely. we can see the surf. that is still rough. rip current rips, not that anyone is looking to get on the beach but that is still along the shore. that is because maria is still out to sea. it is slowly pulling away from the east coast. it is close enough to have an impact on the coast with rip current risks, which is remaining high for today and into tonight and the reof rur of. down to p 30 miles per hour in the storm. you can see the past of the coming day but not enough to cause for today. i think the rip current police k will come down rig nif cantly. rip currents still possible and

surf is nice. sunshine is nice and bragt. this the gusty wind that will be with us for the rest of the day today. winds are near 30 miles per hour in allentown and it's not just the shore. it's everybody getting this cool, dry air rushing into the area. so at this hour compared to yesterday at this time we are running about 10 degrees cooler. we are at 68 degrees. the temperatures are not going to move much today. it is up to 76 at graduate hospital. it is a great unifier. the winds keeping the temperatures pretty similar for most of the area today. with clear skies andy minutishing winds this evening it gets cool in a hurry. after peaking in the 70s in the suburbs quickly dropping into

the low 60s by 9:00 this evening. clear skies, down to 60 at 9:00. it will definitely feel like fall. a little chill in the air come late this evening into tomorrow. delaware sunny skies this afternoon. once the sun is down the winds start to die down. middle 60s for delaware. inland 66 degrees. there goes maria. it is moving out of the picture. we have another system that could get here before the weekend with a chance of some showers. it moves in early tomorrow morning into michigan. this is another cold front. we had one come through this morning. this next one could give us a chance of showers into friday night. it is a pretty good chance now. the timing of this has accelera accelerated. we could see scattered light showers. no heavy downpours. you might see umbrellas going up

if you're out and about late friday night. the good news is because it's moving ahead of schedule, by the weekend it is looking mostly dry for the weekend. it is just a slight chance of early morning showers, the lehigh valley into new jersey. during the day i think it will be dry. look at those temperatures, 60s for saturday. sunday no threat of showers. plenty of sunshine and low 70s for most areas. it is the 60s at the shore. the first one that's going to feel like fall. gusty winds today 78 degrees this afternoon. look at that temperature tomorrow morning. it is 56 degrees and then just 73 in the afternoon on friday. we get the next cold front. there is a chance of showers friday night into early saturday. i think it's dry for most of the weekend. it is 68 degrees on saturday afternoon. since it's cooler saturday afternoon you can count on it being chillier sunday morning. that 50 is in the city.

many neighborhoods will be in the 40s sunday morning. then it gets warmer next week. we are not looking at another round of summer-like heat like we have been through. low 80s on wednesday and into next weekend. humidity will creep up but it is going to stay in the comfortable zone. we'll be right back.

a deadline is approaching for young people who is special permission to stay in this country but now face an uncertain future. they are part of the deferred action for the daca program. the last day to enroll is now just a week away. we are holding a daca phone bank today. they will be providing free it is 4:00 to 6:30. we'll be giving out the phone number once that phone bank opens. you can join the efforts by calling the american red cross at 1-800-596-6567. we also have information posted on the nbc 10 app to help you. one last look at weather. one nice day that finally feels like fall. there is that rough surf.

we'll stay in the 70s today. >> that do will do it for us. have a great day.

>> chad: it's a beautiful morning, isn't it? >> andre: spoken like a man in love. >> chad: a man who can't figure out how to tie this bow tie. can you do mine? >> andre: what, now you appreciate my talents? >> chad: what are you ta-- andre, i love my souvenirs. i love the ascot. and for the record, thank you for planning that. it was a great night. >> andre: which part was that? thpart where nobody wanted to learn to tie their ascot? or was it the part where nobody wanted to learn to play bridge? or was it the part where everybody left before the duck was served? >> chad: it was the part where my brother loved me enough to plan a night in my honor. and just so you know, i plan on devoting hours of my honeymoon to practicing stoppers and ruffs. >> andre: oh, well, that's... appreciated, but i think you'll have more important and more interesting things to do with abigail. [both laugh]