right now help on the way. we are live at a donation drive. crews get control of an early morning blaze in a philadelphia neighborhood. and warm weekend, unseasonable subpoenas will stick around but wet weather from hurricane nate is heading our way. i'll tell you when it could get here and what it would mean for your neighborhood. good morning and thanks for joining us on nbc 10 news today at 11:00 i'm george spencer. we start this morning with the crisis in puerto rico where we just learned that the death

toll from hurricane maria has now risen no 36. meanwhile relief efforts continue on the island and here in our area. today students indoing their pa out. randy is live. tell us what's happening out there today. >> reporter: good morning, ge to the charter school is onemany h. cash donations are preferred since it is hard to get items to the island. in this case they are asking for schoolsupplies. own a towing co. you can see bottled goods, inse. it has been extremely difficult to get largeik this to the devastated parts of from.

there is a shortage of truck drivers. this school worker tells us she hoping to get items and driven to some of the isolated towns and cities. >> i have family members and they could go into the port and out of the port. it is really heartbreaking knowing you could do more and we need all of the support we can to support our island. >>. >> reporter: so this is a rare opportunity to take some of the supplies to come help out here. this donation drive goes until about 3:00 today. they will be picking up supplies. they are cooking up volunteers. authentic food as they ship a lot of supplies to really needed

places in puerto rico. firefighters spent the last few hours. it was over the home around 9:30 just after those crews got the flames there out. there are no reports anyone in the home was hurt. meanwhile the philadelphia fire marshal is investigating the cause of a church fire. that fire destroyed the baptist church at 21st and reed streets. crews did put out the flames. no one was hurt in this blaze either. >> a school is closed after mold was discovered in the classrooms hallway and library. last night parents with the board of education an earful after they reported the problem in williams town. one mother says her son got sick

at that school 20 years ago. she claims there was a mold issue even then. >> i forced him to go to school. i didn't know there was a mold problem. when i went to the school and saw it in his classroom and complained they had solved that problem. >> students will be bussed to other schools in that district when classes resume on tuesday. they say crews will clean holly glenn and clean ac units. the school may be closed until early next year. now to the latest, 58 white crosses now lined the road below the iconic welcome sign. they brought it to honor the victims who died. he has done the same thing after mass murders in new town and orego

orlando. he may have scoured other targets. after looking at his browsing history they found research on other music festivals in las vegas and chicago. he even booked a room in a chicago hotel but didn't show up there. they are looking into whether paddock was planning a car bombing as well. he had 1,600 rounds of ammunition along with fertilizer which can be used to make explosiv explosives. investigators are learning more from his girlfriend. the fbi has nod identified a clear motive for that deadly mass shooting. the national rifle association says it supports a

restriction that allowed paddock to rapid fire his gun. the nra joins president trump, the speaker of the house and local lawmakers who all say they support restrictions. it makes automatic rifles. investigators found a dozen bump stocks. here at home a gun shop owner says he is getting calls about bump stocks but doesn't have any available. >> you do it in a controlled environment. i don't see anything wrong with it. >> there is no reason why any e

anyone. one dealer told us you may not see bump stocks for sale there because they are not something a large majority of gun owners would buy. an arizona man says he received mixed feed back after he posted a photo of himself turning guns into police on social media. it turns negative. he says he even got death threats. the man says the tragedy in las vegas moved him to hand over his weapons. thousands of so called dreamers eligible for renewed protection from deportation may have missed the deadline to apply. they estimate around 36,000 young people covered by daca or the deferred action for childhood arrivals program had not met yesterday's deadline to put in their applications.

happening right now the philadelphia sheriff is signing a new transgender policymaking it the first sheriffs department in pennsylvania with such a policy. this new guideline aimed to guarantee constitutional rights and ensure individuals are treated with dignity when they are arrested and put into police custo custody. a ground break getting underway for a new community center in chinatown's section. we got a preview of what it will look like. that's 17,000 square foot community center on vine street. we'll have a state of the art basketball court along with commercial space and 150 housing

units. septa riders who buy quick trip tickets will be able to use them not just at the station where they bought the pass. they say it we means customers will have more flexibility to why two tickets at the same time, one for the start of their trip and the second for their return trip. setting up to what is going to be a warm day. temperatures heading into the 80s. bill henley is here with the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. >> temperatures are climbing. no rain clouds today. just not as clear as yesterday. already up to 74 degrees in philadelphia. we passed the normal high of 70

degrees first thing this morning. a few clouds, up to 80 at 2:00. we'll stay in the low 80s through the 5:00 hour. lehigh valley got some clouds breaking for sunshine. suburbs 73 degrees with scattered clouds. it is going to warm into the upper 70s this afternoon possibly near 80 degrees this afternoon. what you won't see today is any wet weather. it would stay dry right on through the day. this evening will be dry as well. you don't have to look far to find the rain that is moving into the ohio valley. this will miss us. this is part of a system that is going to impact us on sunday then come monday and tuesday we'll be watching for the remnants of nate. nate is farther to the south and already strengthening. i'll show you where nate is

supposed to be going and when it is due into our area when we come back. >> thanks so much. it is time now for a check on the roads with jessica boyington. how are we doing out there on this friday morning? >> we have had an easy morning commute so far. a few things going on right now. watch for a truck fire on new jersey turnpike. you might be traveling from the south jersey or through center city and have to get up to the turnpike. so far traffic seems to be getting by. not seeing any big delays here. so a little further south. but headed southbound too on the 295 interchange right in here right near exit 52. we are watching that as an earlier debris spril. i looked at my cameras. we have nothing that zoomed in but we can see there's no jams or traffic backup approaching

the scene. and that's the toll plaza in there. moving up no problems or delays so far. back to you. >> all right. thanks. calm before the storm, the scriptic quote from president trump during a photo shoot with military leaders. and it's spreading hate, how an app meant for adults may be helping teens bully their classmates, what parents tould look out for. fran grenier.

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a california man will be arraigned today. the deputy called to the store because the man was being disruptive. when the man refused to get to the ground the officer used a stun gun on him. the video shows the man attacking him. the man gets into a car and rams the deputy's patrol car. the suspect was eventually arrested and now faces several charges. hollywood executive harvey weinstein after a report reveals he sexually harassed women for decades. they confirmed board members plan to meet today to talk about his future. it includes personal accounts of his alleged misconduct against employees and even ashley judd.

she talked about an incident where she was asked to go to his hotel room the times reports at least eight women have received settlements from him over the years. his attorney says it is saturated can false and defamatory statements. there is a new app you should know about. experts say that app could mange it easier for kids to cyber bully their classmates. the social media app targets adults but it has been gaining popularity with teens. it allows users to send anonymous messages to give feed back to friends. >> that leaves rooms for lots and lots of problems because anonymity is a licensed to be mean. >> the store states users must be 17 years and older to download the app. you can protect younger users by

turning on parental controls. they say encourage kids that allows them to report abusive messages or block users all together. >> this evening is opening night. it will be debuting two new attractions. one is the 4,500 foot monster coaster. the other is the eight story lights out zip line. . >> a beautiful view of cape may. a cool start this morning but still warm for this time of year. sunshine through the day. no sign of any wet weather. 77 degrees in upper township.

atlantic city at 74 degrees. likely see some neighborhoods reach into the 80s. parts of south jersey close to that. in the 70s in the lehigh valley. we saw some areas of fog but the fog is long gone and it's sunshine for the rest of the day with a few scattered fair weather clouds. on the verge of hitting 80 in port richmond. unusually warm for this time of year. we will reach into the low 80s. partly to mostly sunny skies. a few thin clouds but rain will wait until later in the weekend. sunshine up to 79 degrees. if you're looking for sunshine and delaware in south jersey you'll find plenty of it during the day today.

we are borrowed time. it might last on through the weekend and turns cooler next week. it is still above average. that's the average high which is 70 degrees. now late in the week we will go cooler than that. before that happens we are in for wet weather. the wet weather is still well to the west. it will stay to the west over the next couple of days. watching it here there's a developing system, a cold front that will swing into the area for us on sunday. the first of those showers could arrive sunday morning which means today, tonight all day tomorrow would be dry and 11:00 tomorrow night it will be dry. just scattered clouds on saturday. come sunday you can see that cold front finally making progress at 11:00 in the morning. we'll see that cold front reaching into central pennsylvania. we may get a few scattered

showers during the morning hours before that rolls in. that front could give us a chance of showers during the eagles game as they meet the cardinals. temperatures will be warm at 77 degrees. scattered showers are possible into the late afternoon. we are not look at an all day rain here for the eagles game. attention turns to right there. that's tropical storm nate which is expected to strengthen and come our way early next week with more wet weather for us. so saturday looking good. sunshine 70s at the shore. area the 80s. even with a chance of showers it will be above average on sunday. chance of showers looking to move out later next week. i'll show you the timing in the next half hour with the ten day on ten. thanks. up next, helping pets find forever homes, how you can help animals in need this weekend. plus quitting congress, a pennsylvania politician caught up in a scandal, what tim

murphy's resignation means for the state's legislature and what house leadership had to say about it.

we have a commitment to clear the area. we are working to help find loving homes for pets who need them. joining me from one of those organizations we have samantha carroll and katie. you started this group back in 2009 you were telling me. >> yes. >> what's the goal of your organization? >> we want to rehome everything that walks in our door. >> where do the pets from? are they pets people bring in off the streets? >> some were given up for various reasons. >> very nice.

so you guys found it a few years ago. this weekend you guys have an event you are hoping will take the group up to another level. tell us about that. >> so we have an event on saturday from 10:00 to 6:00 at our location. we hope to have a huge turnout and have other events at the fair. >> how many animals will be involved justo people have an idea? you guys know exactly? >> we have 25 cats with their fees waived for the and who els companies right? coming and we also have a specific dog rescue coming. >> and look at this guy. this is charlie. he is some sort of poodle mix. >> he is a giant snauzer poodle. >> i have been hanging out with him. how old do we think he is?

>> she eight. >> and he is a little kitten, right? >> uh-huh. >> how old is she? >>s old. >> both looking for homes then, huh? >> yeah. >> s eveont. i guess it's -- what are the times again? >> from 10:00 to 6:00 on saturday. >> 100saturday and not only can you adopt a pet but you can get someupplies you need while youe >> s. animals.tainly appreciate the k you guys are doing in terms of helping animals ohomes. >> all right. coming up next, a new r what le elping hands, how and when local stude a getng involved in relief effort in puerto rico.

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calm before the storm. president trump had a cryptic warning during a photo shoot with military leaders. supplies are getting to the hurricane ravaged island and students in our area are pitching in for the relief effort. plus warming up wefor anotht unseasonable temperatures continue, what exactly it means for your neighborhood straight ahead. good morning and thanks for joining us on nbc 10 news. i'm george spencer. this morning there are signs of progress in puerto rico as the relief effort continues to help the hurricane ravaged island. while gas stations and super markets are beginning to reopen people are still struggling to

get safe drinking water and electricity. local students are pitching in to help. randy is live. tell us what's happening out there today. >> sood morning. it is one that's popping up over the area. it is so difficult a school administrator here actually owns a towing company. she as access to trucks on the island of puerto rico. she has contacts with a shipping company. they organized this massive effort asking for things like batteries and first aid items to be dropped off outside of the high school here. for weeks it has been extremely difficult to get large supplies like this many communities still

cut off from road access. with this fleet of tow trucks she is hoping to get supplies t helping out those isolated towns and cities. >> i decided to help my family and friends that live in puerto rico and take food directly to tom of t some of the towns that are really in need. so you can bring it here outside the supplies any time before 3:00. they are also raising cash donations as well. a lot of folks with connections to puerto rico. >> lending a helping hand to families in puerto rico.

nbc 10 he couldn't reach his mother after the hurricane and he says he was so distraught he had to make sure she was okay. so he and his uncle booked a flight. >>. >> a huge relief. i kissed i didn't evenwao let her go because i found what i came for. >> he brought a bunch of supplies. he is thankful that everyone in the home was okay. new this morning the u.s. j hurricanes harvey and irma. it is the first decline in nearly seven years. some expect job growth to rebound as businesses reopen in texas, florida and other southeastern states. they also believe more jobs will be available as construction companies begin repairs. well, what exactly did the

president mean? that is the question being asked this morning after president trump said quote it's the calm before the storm. the president made the cryptic remark during a photo session with his top military advisers at the white house last night. mr. trump asked reporters. >> do you know what this represents? >> you'll find out. >> it wasn't immediately clear whether he was referring to a military area of concern fighting isis or iran's nuclear program or if the president was simply making a joke about the dinner that followed photo session. we are hearing from paul ryan after a pennsylvania congressman said he will resign following a scandal. republican tim murphy will step down on october 21st. text messages show the pro-life

congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. murphy allegedly told the woman that his offices wrote his anti abortion messages. they a caused him of creating a hostile work environment. house speaker ryan says he has spoken with murphy. >> i have spoken with him quite a bit the last couple of days. i think it's appropriate that he moves onto the next chapter of his life and i think he agrees with that. >> murphy represents several outside of pittsburgh. his office won't confirm or deny the authenticity of the text or that memo. tom wolf must schedule a special election to fill the remainder of the two-year term. next year's primary and general elections will determine who holds the seat in the 2019/2020

term. in-state tuition is in trouble because lawmakers are caught in a battle over budget funding. it impacts temple, lincoln, pit and pens veterinary school. the money is being held up because lawmakers still haven't been able toress a $2 billion gap in the state budget. one effected school may potentially increase tuition for in-state opportunities. another says it is being conservative with cash now to prepare far worst case scenario while still hoping for the best. >> it makes you feel like you're not safe and locked in. >> you to figure something out, come to a compromise. >> the last deal to fund the gap fell flat earlier this week. for now no new negotiations having lanplanned.

they won't return for nearly two weeks. the widow of a delaware state trooper is working to keep her husband's legacy alive. steven ballard was shot and killed in the line of duty back in april. now his widow has started a program called ballard's reading buddies. >> i think it's really important that kids know from a young age you should follow your heart and do what you love and get exposure to other jobs. >> she is a lawyer with our parent company comcast which is also supporting that program. she is hoping they can soon take it to other schools as well. now to stories that are making headlines county by county. first to chester county where a paramedic accused of molesting a teenaged boy. the alleged assault happened during a career development ride

along pr along program back in august. mason is now charged with indecent assault and corruption of a minor. he denies anything happened. police say they are determined about a sexual assault. is actually false. they say the victim admitted she made up her story and there's no threat to the public. to south jersey and this search far road rage driver police say this is a sketch of a man who pulled a gun on a pedestrian. the victim says that driver nearly ran him over on tuesday then pulled a gun when the pedestrian confronted him. police believe the driver was in a nissan rogue. a racial slur could get two fro center of that

controversy. it shows the mascot holding a sign with the racial slur. it was posted on social media. officials say the students involved have currently been suspended. po they will not f charges. well, usually the end of summer means fewer bugs but a new report suggests we'll be seeing a lot more pests than usual into the fall. they say ticks and mosquitos will continue to drive. it is mostly due to the ongoing heat in some regions like here in our area and flooding in other parts of the country. the report also says you may see more of the usual fall season pests like mice and rats. taking another live look outside as we check the weather this morning. a nice look at the ben franklin

parkway. temperatures are expected to stay warm. weather likely expected to stay through the weekend. meteorologist bill henley is here with your most accurate forecast forour neighborhood, bill. >> and you'll get to enjoy sub shine not only today but into the weekend. it is not going to be here all weekend long. 70s right now after we drop into the 60s overnight. never got chilly this morning. 75 in the suburbs. it is 74 in philadelphia. that 74 degrees in south jersey, it is warming quickly. it was down to 60 degrees this morning. princeton already 18 and climbing warmer than that. sunshine a few scattered clouds and low 80s this afternoon. a little more moisture in the atmosphere. it's not exactly humid. as we drop down this evening it stays dry dropping into the 60s overnight to be thnight.

wet wet weather will arrive on sunday. showers building into sunday and that's just the beginning. we are looking at the rem nanlts of tropical storm nate coming our way for tuesday. take a look at how much rain you can expect and who will get the most when i come back in just a few minutes. >> all right. thanks. coming up next, a comeback story, why it is never too late to go back to college and get that degree. we'll hear from a local organization that helps people do just that. plus a fall festival with a historic backdrop, the organizers are here to talk about a weakened event for you and your family.

a local organization known as come backers. here to talk about it with us is barbara, the executive director of our group graduate philadelphia. and a successful grad kevin jackson. thanks for coming here. barbara, talk to us in broad strokes about what you kbies do. >> thanks so much for having us. we work with adults who have some college credit and have not finished they degree. >> so they started but haven't gotten to the finish. >> exactly. they know how to do the work.

they know what's going on expected but they stopped for some reason. it could be because of family or financial reasons or any other reason and now they want to go back. >> and we know obviously in any committee a college degree is a huge boost, right? >> absolutely. so we know that to get a good job you need a college degree, either a two or four year degree. the goal is to get a job that pays family sustaining wages. and in philadelphia it is all the more important. >> so i want to talk to kevin here. you were just honored as distinguished come backer. how did it work for you? how did you end up in the program? >> i was with the philadelphia fire department for 16 years. during that time i suffered an injury. i was not allow today do that anymore. i needed a different career. i found a graduate philadelphia

and it's been nothing but positivity since then. they helped me with everything that needed to be done as far as college scholar ships. >> getting back into school can be so intimidating, right? >> it is. that's the challenge. they have different aspects that can help you with just about anything, whether it be home work, math, whatever you may need assistance with. >> so how far along are you? >> i'm done. ns. a total transformation. >> yes. >> i know you have an event happening this weekend. >> yes. >> so it is tomorrow morning on october 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at community college on 17th street and it's an adult college resource fair. it's for anyone who wants to go back. they can meet our 11 college partners. we'll have two workshops. adults some times don't know how to get started and how to

finance your degree. >> and for people looking to get back in -- >> thank you for being here. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, guys. we are looking at bright sunny skies on this beautiful view from the kimmel area. lots of sunshine. temperatures are warming up. enjoy it. a week from now this will be a distant memory. a few fair weather clouds visible here from the nbc 10 studios. there are some changes on the way. the trend is for temperatures to start coming down early next week. before we see that cool down we'll see wet weather moving into the area. it is completely dry right now. the area of concern i'm watching for sunday is right in here. that's the cold front that will come together for us on sunday. then it's the bringing us the most moisture

monday into tuesday. nate is to pass by cosumel. it is likely to happen by saturday afternoon at 1:00. over the open waters and very warm weatherers the strengthening will continue. and by late saturday night or early on sunday morning this computer model suggests it's late saturday night is when it could gain hurricane strength, 80 miles per hour winds are possible. it moves inland. as it does it will weaken. look at all of that moisture. that will be heading to the northeast. it looks like it's coming our way. the first round of rain arrives during the day on sunday. by sunday evening we are not looking at a lot of rain here. 17 hundredths of an inch for philadelphia and about the same

for allentown. the moisture from nate comes in. the first of it comes in on monday. about half an inch or more in philadelphia by then. the heavier rain is potentially coming into the picture monday night and tuesday morning. by tuesday morning if it stays ton the path we are looking at more than 2 inch of rain in allentown. more than an inch and a half in phil fi. the area that will likely see the least rain in our area will be the jersey shore under half an inch for cape may. before we get to the rain we have lots of nice weather. it will be warm on sunday up to 80 degrees. the rem nonts from name come monday into tuesday. we'll get some showers and potentially thunderstorms. we'll see the skies start to

clear. it clears the way for sunshine. here comes the cool. thursday, friday and saturday high temperatures will be in the 60s and morning temperatures will be dropping into the very low 50s on saturday morning which means most of the neighborhoods will be in the 40s. temperatures rebound some on sunday but lots of sunshine and high of 77 degrees. >> all right. thanks. happeni this weekend a fall festival with a historic setting. organizers say it's a celebration of everything that makes america's most unique most historic square mile unique. here to talk about it with us is old city direct executive director. thanks so much for being here. for you the big event coming up this sunday, what can people expect and how is it different from some of the other

neighborhood festivals out there? >> thanks for having us. it is different than a lot of festivals. it is from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. we try to make it focus on what the neighborhood has to offer. when you see vendors they are either business owners or selling products sold in the stores in old city. our restaurants are largely independently owned. many will be participating. it is really everything old city has. it is all in one space. >> okay. kind of putting old city on display, letting people know what's not that far away from where they live i guess? >> exactly. e galleries out on the streets, whether it's clay throwing exhibitions or center for art and wood having wood turning exhibitions and also family fun zone that is great for kids to come down and enjoy what the neighbor had has as

well. >> and people think of visit philly. in a city wide ka pass capacityd you get involved in this? >> we received a grant to shine more of a light ton historic district, which we think goes from the river to 7th street and from lum bard over to vine. this is a pefrlt example of what we want to do to raise awareness, to draw people to the district so they can see more of the things to see and do, all of the merchants joe was talking about, experience it and stay a little bit longer, which contributes -- >> keep them around. >> absolutely. >> and food is top of the ticket. you guys have some good options for foodies who might be coming out on monday, right? >> we absolutely do. we have some old city classics

but then we have some places that you might be less familiar with. it is a locally coffee shop. they always have a beautiful display. you're not going to go hungry. >> the range of food options. thank you for being here. we want to remind people you can check it out this sunday. all of the action will be along north 3rd and arch street. most importantly, admission is free. coming up, a final check of yourl weekend weather forecast. stay with us. also coming up tonight, the high school blitz is back. here is your game of the week. we'll have a full highlight coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00.

setting up for another warm weekend. >> yes. heading into the low 80s this afternoon. and again, tomorrow and in philadelphia i think the weekend will reach up to 80 degrees. enjoy the dry weather until we get to sunday and umbrellas will be going up. thanks for watching nbc 10

news at 11:00. for bill henley and all of us here at nbc 10 have a great day. >> fall will get here.

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