crisis in puerto rico. 9,000 containers full of food and water that hurricane victims need are stuck in the port of san juan. the land doesn't have enough truck drivers to get the supplies delivered. as time ticks by, fears are growing that people could begin starving. i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. tonight one local lawmaker says president trump is showing his lack of experience in this crisis. >> plus senator bob menendez says the u.s. isn't doing what it needs to do to help puerto rico. he's flying to the island to see the damage for himself. he's taking a break from his federal corruption trial which wrapped this afternoon. a coupup owns a lunch truck says their loved ones in puerto

rico are in dire need of food and water just like thousands of others. >> they are dooking up a plan to try to help. cydney long reports from medford. they are busy cooking and seasoning dozens of founpounds authentic spanish favorites. chicken stew. >> we. dropped them in and hand them off to the customers. >> it's all about food for sale. a fundraiser to get food and essentials to puerto rico to her loved ones west of san juan. >> i was focused on bringing supplies so my family would not die. >> reporter: it won't just help her family. >> water is liquid gold right now. so it's rough. i feel guilty to eat. i feel guilty to drink. >> they plan to fly on october 11th. >> i will be taking this food to

those places that you can eat the small packets that people can't get to. >> thanks to generous donors, families who brought their children and grandchildren for a bite to eat. >> local businesses in town saying to come down here and get something to eat. >> this is a family trying to raise money for their family in puerto rico. watching the news, you feel helpless. >> the first customer not only donated $100, he donated 70 barrels filled to the brim from an underground bunker. >> one barrel can feed 84 people for four months. >> all to be flown or shipped to puerto rico. >> some people just hug me. it's amazing. >> if you're trying to figure out how to help the people in puerto rico, you can tap the nbc 10 app right now. we have the best ways to get your money into the right hands. plus you can find help if you're

having a hard time connecting with loved ones on the island. people in are getting on board a cruise ship today. tourists have been stuck on the island since the hurricane hit. the ship is headed to fort lauderdale and returning next week. one ship is being used to deliver supplies to help hurricane victims. "nbc nightly news" will have the stories of people waiting to get on that ship. that's coming up at 6:30 right after the newscast. septa is now reviewing just what went wrong after yesterday's train scare. 24 hours ago passengers heard a loud bang on their train so they climbed out of that car and right on to the tracks themselves. it's a story e we brought you as breaking news yesterday at 6:00. today septa says it understands passengers heard several loud bangs after the power went out. it said it is dangerous to walk in an active track area and someone could have really gotten hurt. it will continue to work on communication during

emergencies. the hunt for a dangerous trio that randomly attacked innocent people. two robberies happened within 30 minutes of each other. one person shot. one of the victims may be left with a devastating and permanent injury. >> reporter: a man was walking down the street heading to his girlfriend's house when he was attacked by three men with a gun. when he tried to run away, he was shot once in the baa back. that gunshot left him paralyzed. this was the scene early this morning at the corner of 54th and warrenington. caution tape blocked off the intersection. >> he e tries to run southbound across the intersection. he gets struck in the back and falls to the ground. >> the man was walking to his girlfriend's house when three men with the handgun walked up to him and tried to rob him. after getting shot once in the

back, the victim had no feeling in his arms or legs when help arrived. on 58th street a few minutes earlier. it was the same story. a man inç his 30s minding his n business was attacked. >> he was pistol whipped and taken to the hospital. >> both crimes are considered to be random attacks. and police believe the same suspects are responsible. we talked to detectives today. they told us so far no arrests made, but they are warning people to remain both vigilant aware especially when the sun goes down. reporting in southwest, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. turning now to your first alert weather, the change is outsifeeling like fall. breezy conditions out there as we look live at the wind turbines. and down the shore, a live view of conditions in cape may.

we are expecting cooler weather for the weekend. let's bring in chief meteorologist tammie souza. we're getting that pumpkin and apple picking weather tonight. >> i can't wait to get the first pump. we're a month away from all that. it's beautiful outside. it feels much cooler and much more comfortable. this will be the perfect temperature. right now the conditions in philadelphia. 75 degrees. humidity is 36%. it's very high drive out there. the wibds are out of the north and northwest to 21 miles an hour. let's go to allentown. it's dropped to 68. you have a north/northwest wind at 22 miles an hour. how about wilmington. 74 with a northwest wind to 15 miles an hour. look stop is avalon. 74 degrees northwest winds to 10 miles an hour. so we're going to have a gorgeous evening out there. we'll have is a beautiful crescent moon.

low to mid-o 50s in and around philadelphia. look at this. lots of sunshine. temperatures have dropped. no 80s here. we are looking at delaware hanging on to the warmest temperature at 78. philadelphia at 2. lehigh valley at 74. it gets cooler for the weekend so come on back. i'll have the chilly news then. apologien tonight from tom price. price apologized for taking taxer funded charter flights and says he will pay the money back. price said will fly commercial going forward. price has been under fire for taking the flights that cost about $300,000. one of them was from washington, d.c. to philadelphia. steve ska praised the power of pray as he returned to the house floor for the first time since he was shot in june. the louisiana republican returned to capitol hill and received a standing ovation from

both sides of the aisle. congressman scalise says when he hit the ground after she was shot he prayed for a lot of things. they were all answers. now he's back. >> you have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work in the people's house. i am definitely a living example that miracles really do happen. >> scalise recognized and thanked one of the two u.s. capital police officers who helped save his life. four others were also shot before the suspect was killed. house speaker paul ryan was push iing the tax plan in delawe county. he toured the machine plan before holding a question and answer session with employees. the speaker spoke about the global disadvantage because of the tax rates and how the president's plan helps middle-class families. the philadelphia beverage industry says the city's soda tax is failing and they have the numbers to prove it.

the tax coalition says the city closed the summer season with revenues falling 15% short of projections. that's a sign that the tax is not working. the city respondeding most economists will tell you that being only 15% below projections is pretty good for a new tax. we are one week away tr a dreamers dead line. >> people in the daca program have until october 5th to request a renewal to stay in the program. a few weeks ago president trump decided to end the program for young undocumented immigrants brought here illegal by by their parents as children. they can go to school or work without fear of deportation. >> 800,000 young people are in that program including many students in our area who have never known a country other than the united states. >> this is where i want my

career. >> nbc 10 and telemundo are hosting a phone bank right now to answer your questions. call 877-622-9228. now until 6:30 our team of experts are standing by. let's fwo to rosemary connors who is with those experts right now. >> those experts are volunteers who are lending their time this afternoon. they include immigration lawyers, law student, members of nonprofit organizations and also folks from the nationality service center. i'm joined by march lisp. you were on a call tell iing met had to do with the time line for this expiration periodç. >> absolutely. people eligible are those who expires between september is 5th and march 5th of 2018. those who fall outside the window is not eligible. we are trying to figure out

their options. to consult figure out what your rights are in case you have contact with immigration. >> you pointed out that time line. so september 5th until march 5th 2018. that's for the renewal one week from today. but you need to have your applications receive issed by immigration by october 5. remember that. >> thank you for being us with. we will be here until 6:30 this evening. >> as she said, you have 6:30 to call into the phone bank. we're streaming this live on the facebook page. up next, all new at 6:00, teaching kids to love learning one page at a time. but first remembering hugh

hefner. former employees of the old casino in atlantic city tell us what they remember steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition.

it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back.

. new at 6:00, these pictures are from u.s. search and rescue

task force 1 new york. members of the fdny rescuing people by boat or ropes across swollen rivers in some of the most severely affected areas. in the meantime here at home, the councilwoman is blaming president trump and the government in puerto rico for the slow response that she says is putting lives at risk. >> we are going to have more people die after the storm that we did during the storm because of the lack of urgency in our response. >> nbc 10 will continue to follow the devastation in puerto rico. stay with "nbc nightly news" coming up at 6:30 for the latest. right here at home, want to go life to sky force 10. you see firefighters on the roof here. we don't see any smoke or flames but we understand several homes here damaged as sky force 10 pulls out wider. we can see the number of firefighters on the roof and

there on the ground oz well. fortunately, no one was hurt here in this fire. tonight playboy month gull hugh hefner is being remembered. former employees in atlantic city were reflected today on the icon. the game baring the brand open on the boardwalk in 1981. and only had a brief three-year run. he was hire d a as a bunny dealer. worked on theç playboy casino floor. >> major law i respected what he did. very controversial for a lot of folks. but you know what, it made its mark. >> i worked with three casinos and by far the most pleasant experience was with playboy. new at 6:00, an effort to get hundreds of books inside

philadelphia public school classrooms just got a huge boost. it's thanks to a gift from one of most recognizable families in our area. >> erin coleman sat down with comcast about a partnership with the district that's fueling the gift of reading. >> there's so many books. >> now every kindergarten classroom will have one of these. >> it's all part of a campaign fully funded thanks in part to two people. >>. the first time that we have done something with the school district in this kind of way. >> pi sat down with the comcast ceo. their $450,000 gift to the right books campaign completes the $3.5 million fundraiser one year early. >> let's get a million books in 2,000 schools for k to 3 so the

kids have the book they are interested in this available to them all the time. >> once you have the love of reading at a young age, it's gift that keeps on giving. >> they have had its classroom library for year. and in that time, reading scores on standardized tests have risen 5%. >> it does give you the incentive to say why wait to close this out. let's do it now. because we're just going to affect that much more change that much quicker. >> i think what i have noticed the most is that the children who come in as natural readers who are interested in books can sort of motivate their peers to become more interested. >>. fuelling a love for reading and learning all yearlong. >> there's a sense of youthful wonderment or you just want to make sure kids can have that experience. >> erin coleman, nbc 10 news.

what a generous and invaluable gift that will keep on giving. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. turning to your first alert neighborhood weather. time to say good-bye summer. a beautiful afternoon. it's been reez breezy in philadelphia. the flags flying in center. a good day to switch over from ice latté to pumpkin spice. >> you like the ice no matter what. >> 75 degrees is still great ut. >> it would be nice if e we could show up a week late for work. that's what autumn did. it will be here tomorrow a week late. beautiful skies. 78 was the high today. we should be around 73. this will be the last few days. 31 miles an hour was our highest

wind gust. no rain today. if you want to catch the sunset, it's a little under a half hour. it should be a pretty one out there. it's 68 in allentown. 75 in philadelphia. vineland at. dover at 74. wilmington with coatesville 70 degrees. it will be cooler in the outf outlying areas. 46 in allentown. 52 in wilmington. 50 in atlantic city. and near 55 in philadelphia. so doppler radar gives us the all clear. nothing is going on out there. even the clouds drifting in is bumping into the high pressure that's over us. it's very dry air and not making any headway. here's a cold front that will trigger showers tomorrow night and early on saturday. behind it, much cooler air court see of canada. we're going to get a real fall

push by the time we get into saturday. tomorrow you'll wake up in the 50s. we'll see winds turn to the west. near 70 in philadelphia. here comes the chance of showers tomorrow night. and into early on saturday look at this on saturday. lucky if we can make it into the 60s. sunday we may just kiss 70 degrees. you're going to need the light jacket. and you'll need the garden hose wbecause we'll have a dry stretch. 56 tonight in philadelphia. 56 in south jersey. 52 in delaware. tomorrow we're going to look at plenty of sunshine. a few high clouds. 73 in south jersey. lehigh valley at 72. your ten-day. a few sprinkles and showers. 68 then and 70s on sunday and dry until maybe next weekend. we'll be right back.

we begin with birds that were without their defensive tackle at practice today. his status for is yet to be determined. things are looking more ominous by the day. keep that in mind. jordan hicks practiced in full just as they did yesterday having the two starters back in the fold. it will be a big boost for a defense that was hanging by a thread by the end of the giants game. brandon graham says not surprisingly that not having

flech would be a big loss if he's unavailable on sunday. >> it's going to be big because we have fun on our side. we have good chemistry together. we have bye-bye doing really good. basically if you on the same page with your tackle, you're going to be good. this week i have been focusing on making sure we are on the same page and see how he was. now going through it, you're going to be in for a good little sunday. >> eagles and chargers in l.a. that's your look at sports. coming right back.

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it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back. what a beautiful stretch of weather we're going to have. one little hiccup on saturday. a front coming through bringing an isolated shower. but it clears out. sure, we're only in the 70s for much of the time, but it's going to feel like fall. you'll have to locate the garden hose because we're not getting

much rain from mother nature. >> just saturday. find the jackets. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. we'll see you back here at 11:00. tonight, a deepening crisis in puerto rico. chaos and confusion over emergency aid that's bottled up, and the white house under fire over the response. our team reaching remote villages cut off in desperate need. emotional homecoming. dman steve scalise makes a surprise return to the capitol for first time since the baseball practice shooting that nearly took his life. payback time. word from tom price facing a firestorm over leaving taxpayers on the hook for pricey private jet flights. tragedy at yosemite. a sudden slide on the iconic el capitan. climbers with no chance to get out of the way. and cancer diagnosis. julia louis-dreyfus goes public with her