you, it is 6:00 a.m., saturday, october 1. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news," police are looking for a pair of thieves who surprised a resident in a north philadelphia home overnight. the race to the white house head to lancaster county. the polls show the two candidates are a dead heat. drivers in new jersey could see a spike in gas prices, we'll tell you why. but first, it's a dreary start to the weekend. sky6 live hd looking at the camden skyline we had a drenching in parts of the region

this week. the question when will we see the sun again? the person with the answer, meteorologist chris sowers joins us with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. when will we see the sun, chris? >> reporter: you'll see it tomorrow. at least a little bit tomorrow, i promise you. there are showers tomorrow afternoon that will linger monday into tuesday. we're dealing with a cut-off low it's sitting there off to the west. there's nothing to steer it or move it along its way, day after day it sits there and brings a lot of dreary and damp conditions. that's the view in atlantic city. we have patchy fog in outlying areas and we're seeing the misting takes placing again. pottstown, 54. coatsville, 55. same number for saint davids. center city, 58. chester, 57. upper 50s, low 60s south jersey and delaware, as well. dover, 63, vineland, 61.

glassboro, 59. satellite and radar, pretty much nothing has changed, clouds and showers across the tri state with the upper level feature back here to the west. it's sitting and spinning and we're seeing wave after wave of moisture pull off the atlantic up over the delaware and lehigh valleys. same daniels today, more clouds and mist from time to time, some areas seeing a brief passing shower, 69 degrees coming off yesterday's high, 63. we'll clear tomorrow you'll see the return of sunshine. as i mentioned there's showers monday and tuesday, i'll run down the details in the seven-day forecast in just a bit. >> this morning, some homes in bethlehem are condemned because of a sinkhole. it forced families to evacuate. work continues at the site of the 700 block of north new street. ment ground beneath the home has

be eroding making them up safe to live in. >> i'm not sure when we are getting back in again. the. >> reporter: the erosion is under control, inspectors are checking the stability of the condemned home. heavy rain is blamed for bringing down this home in wilmington. the building collapsed yesterday morning. nobody was inside. cruise were working on a lot next store and the wet weather may have caused the ground to weaken. 6:03. an open rear door was the first threw that something was wrong at home in north philadelphia. a person living inside noticed the open door when they got to the 1500 block of west thompson street. once inside, the person say two burglars busy at work. criminals managed to escape

before police got there. nobody was hurt. this morning, philadelphia police commissioner said he is concerned about the number of shots fired at a suspect wednesday night. 32 christopher sowell was killed after a stabbing and assaulting five people including three children. nine officers shot 109 shots at the mann after he refused to show his hands. commissioner ross called it contagious gunfire. >> clearly 109 rounds gives significant pause and concern regardless of the circumstances, it's not an indictment with the police officers, it may be an significant training issue we need to address as well as other things that come up in the investigation. >> commissioner ross said the medical and are has not determined how many bullets hit christopher sowell. two knives were recovered, but no guns. the nine officers who discharged

their weapons have not been questioned by investigators. actor tracy morgan is expected in counter in november in relation to the 2012 crash in new jersey that injured him and killed his friend. the truck was speeding plowed into nor began's limo, morgan and walmart settled a civil lawsuit. donald trump holds a rally in manheim, lancaster county. they are in a dead met in pennsylvania. also making headlines, trump's latest twitter ramp what he refers to as what he calls a sex tape by the former beauty queen that shows her in bed with a male contestant. they need trading jabs over how he described her weight gain in

the beauty pageant. hillary clinton was campaigning in florida she referred to the twitter attack on the beauty queen. she said herb opponent has become unhinged even for him. she questioned what kind of person gets up at # a.m. to send angry tweets. >> 6:06. new jersey drivers and those who cross the bridge just to fill up will be paying 23 cents more at the pump to be exact and they begin next week. that's the deal between the state lawmakers to help fund transportation projects. jeff chirico has the details. >> reporter: 23 cents may not seem like much, but new jersey drivers know it will add up quickly. >> it will probably be an additional $5. >> for someone who doesn't make that much money living paycheck

to paycheck. i'll feel it. >> reporter: lawmakers reached a deal to raise the gas tax to pay for transportation projects. >> it's ridiculous, that's way too high, the gas is already, 1.85. new jersey drivers pay among the lowest gallons taxes. the hike may mean crossing the river to phil up may not offer as much savings. >> i will spend the five bucks, if you're here it's cheaper. >> reporter: once the funds start flowing lawmakers will start road and construction projects that were frozen for some drivers that's the quos. >> do you find if they start fixing the roads and the bridges? >> probably not. >> reporter: as long as the money goes to fix the roads and bridges. >> arena no other places -- and

not other places. >> reporter: the gas tax will over set the elimination of the estate tax. at this point the governor's office could not tell me when the tax will go into effect. in cherry hill, new jersey, jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> it was a scary situation for rowan university student when his iphone suddenly explodes during his class, he said he was sitting in his physical science class at rowan gloucester county campus. he felt a hot burning sensation on his leg. his classmates noticed what happened. >> i threw it on the ground and had to kick it. everyone in the classroom jumped. some people were terrified. they made us evacuate the classroom. >> out of nowhere we hear a hissing and popping sound and a

grass mass of smoke comes out of his pocket. we were like what was that. that's his phone that gusted in the class. >> apple said it will investigate the claim involve the iphone 6 plus, but not comment. samsung recalled a million galaxy note seven phones last month because of the phones catching fire. 6:09. a big blow to the 76ers they prepare for the new season well details on the injury to a top drafter pick. volkswagen is helping you save on your commute. we'll have information on a electric vehicle. hurricane matthew is being felt in parts of south america. >> reporter: outside we have patchy fog and mist and more showers this afternoon. i'll have that on future tracker 6 and i'll show you where matthew is going to travel and

have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next. approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10.

does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either.

katiejoey, ricky, eileen,hnny, me, and colleen...immy, all 10 of us raised on a policeman's salary and a mom working as a restaurant hostess. imagine trying to do that today, with washington looking out for the favored few. i'll bring a different point of view to the u.s. senate - working class roots and the mother of three, i'll put middle class families ahead of wall street. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn to get ahead. the outer winds of hurricane matthew pumped up waves along the coast of south america. the monster storm grew to category five with winds up to 160 miles per hour. it's the strongest storm coming out of the atlantic ocean since felix. it's on track to heat haiti and eastern cuba. meteorologist chris sowers is tracking that and how it may

impact us here. >> reporter: that's the big question, once it crosses over and gets into the southern bahama chain where does it go from here. we'll tackle that question in just a moment. we have drizzle and clouds and patchy fog as we look back from our temple university camera, very gray and dreary image this morning, you will see a lot of that unfortunately today. the radars are clear, what you're not seeing if misting taking place. the misting the particles are so small and tiny it's hard for the radar to pick it up. take a look at the rainfall totals going back since wednesday, over a foot or close to a foot in southern delaware, sussex county in delaware. 4 to 7-inch in dover. 2 to 4 in southern atlantic county and south jersey there's one to 2 in philadelphia.

camden, gloucester counties in new jersey, parts of the lehigh valley and less than an inch the farther north you go. this has been a southern storm so far, just a ton of rain we were five inches in deficit two weeks ago. now, philadelphia is only an inch deficit to the south. it's amazing what a southern change in the weather pattern can do for you. it's fall-like since the upper level low has been stuck in place, 75 tuesday, the numbers go nowhere over the last several days. wednesday, 671, thursday, 65 and yesterday, 63 feeling like the 50s. pressure is rising. the winds out of the northeast 10 miles per hour. 50s to the north, low 60s to the south. high temperatures today will top out around 67 to 69 degrees. again, it's all thanks to the upper level low still sitting

there across the ohio valley this morning. you can see the train of showers and embedded downpours lifting north and that means more clouds for us and the lehigh valley and the potential of more showers. it sits and spins and spins and spins. this is a 12 hour loop. the jet stream that pushes these guys out of the way has lifted north an forgot about the upper level low. here's matthew the magnificent approximately 155 miles per hour winds. the center is right there. it is expected to lift to the north, this trough right here will start to lift to the north over cuba west of the windward passage, once it hits the bahamas where does it travel

from there on? urine model keeps it out to sea and gfs smacks it into north carolina which will be a rainmaker for us. all eyes on the tropics. in the meantime there's the upper level low off to the west. damp out there today, showers possible. sunday it starts to pull away a little bit, you'll see at least a little sunshine, but there's a threat for a passing shower, as well. future tracker 6 later today, again the possibility of showers, lots of cloud cover out there, and maybe drizzle and mist. that's the call from accuweather today. 69 degrees, cloudy and breezy, damp, a shower, 70 in cape may, 65 in trenton, 73 in dover. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the stays unsettled right through the beginning of next week. 69 today. breezy shower, drizzle, 75 for tomorrow some sun also a chance of a shower, monday partly sunny, threat of a shower.

tuesday, cloudy, drizzle and passing showers. wednesday, thursday, friday, looks like it will pull away. friday is up in the air at this point, but we don't know what matthew is going to do. if matthew becomes a threat it will be raining. >> at least it's not the 90s. kids have a better place to hang out in the grays ferry section. this was the new opening for the new pal. offering education opportunities for kids and provides a safe space to play and helps kids establish a relationship with the men and women who protect their streets. [ clock ticking ]

time. you only have so much. that's why we wanna make sure you won't have to wait on hold. and you won't have to guess when we'll turn up. because after all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. [ clock ticking ]

♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank,

just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal, or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ >> welcome back everybody, thank you for waking up with us saturday morning. 6:20, 58 degrees, sky6 live hd giving you a flips over penns landing. -- glimpse over penns landing, a dreary look, but chris sowers will let you know when the sun returns. we have a change in 2017-mile an hour vehicles, the change will be down a mile due to a shift in how the miles per

hour are calculated by the government. volkswagen is jumping on the electric car bandwagon. the volkswagen i.d. is expected to cost less than $0,000 and go 375 miles per hour on a single charge. the cars won't be available until 20/20. if exotic is more your style as you want to buy a family car, ferrari said they have a car for you. they unveiled two motels at the paris auto show. there's the extreme super car. the car is so popular it sold out before it's debut. the price tag, 2.2 millionllars. there's a 4 seater with a smaller v-8 engine. it's only going to cost

$260,000. we're back inhabit. habitant. no prep. no cleanup. delicious, fresh, easy. wegmans ez meals. [alright]

when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. z24knz z5yz

y24kny y5yy >> reporter: welcome back everybody, 6:24 saturday morning, time for the tropical outlook, all eyes on had hurrice matthew a monster storm. the storm is expected to turn to the north late today and into tonight. it is moving to the west presently at 7 miles per hour, pressure continuing to fall. again, we are expecting it to make that turn, a jog to the north later tonight into tomorrow, once it hits this area here, the southern bahamas that's when we're not 100 percent sure where it's into

going to go. there's an area of high pressure it's called the atlantic ridge sitting east of the bermuda. if the high is out to sea it will allow matt that you to escape and -- matthew to escape and over the open waters of atlantic. if the high is closer to the u.s. mainland, matthew will be closer to the u.s. mainland and end up being an east coast hit. the good news if you followed us over the years, you know the european model is the most reliable forecast models out there. that's the model that suggests the hit. we'll watch the storm over the next week. >> we're hoping for a miss. the sixers lose a key young player to injury. this time it's ben simmons. jamie apody has more.

>> reporter: what a bad break, literally, the sixers season so much promise took an unlucky turn. ben simmons broke a bone in his foot during a scrimmage after turning an ankle. they open their preseason schedule on tuesday, the regular season begins october 26. we caught up with gerald henderson after the news was announced. >> ben will be fine, a small set back, the team will be fine, we have a lot of talent we're working very hard. clearly he is a young kid excited about starting the season, he'll take his time with his rehab however long it takes and get back on the floor as soon as he can. >> reporter: henderson threw out the first pitch. phillies game. howard was given a long-standing ovation from the crowd before his first at bat. and then when he stepped up to the plate, no, actually, no, it

did look like a home run, but he settle fold are a double. babe ruth did homer against the mets. a player of the week, a player of the month. now he is racking in endorsement deals. carson wentz, the company has announced a partnership with the eagles quarterback and building him a new pickup truck, as well. it's carson wentz world we're just living in it. penn looking for their first win they get it. 48-yard touchdown, quakers hand them their first loss, they are 1-2. temple owls getting at the set r their conference opener.

owls beat the mustangs 6040. does matt rhule expect another shootout? >> i hope not, i would like a nice 17-14 game. we're prepared to score a lot of points we're growing in that area that's what they do, i hope we play great on defense. as long as we have one more than them at the end of the day, i'll be happy on saturday night. >> reporter: you can see more of the interview on femple -- temple football play book a little later this morning at 9:45 a.m. that's sports on saturday, stay dry. it's a fortress. and with this standard of luxury... it's an oasis. introducing the completely redesigned e-class.

it's everything you need it to be...and more. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

breaks out in her wilmington row home overnight. glrnlts musicians with the philadelphia orchestra hit the picket line on opening night. plus, where's the sun? it's another dreary day across the delaware and lehigh valleys. a good day if you would like to stay in and read a book. meteorologist chris sowers is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. hey, sun where did you go? >> reporter: it's in seattle. we have their weather and they have ours. there's the center city skyline, we have a lot of low level clouds or low ceiling here. we have misting and patchy fog,

as well. that i felt -- a lot of that may be slowing down your travels. poconos in the 40s. mid 60s across south jersey and 64 in delaware and 69 in wilmington. winds speeds pick up out of the northeast sustained in beach haven. atlantic city, 13. philadelphia, close to 10. lehigh valley close to 10 and 15, trenton, 12 miles per hour. here's satellite and radar, big story today continues to be the cut off low sitting right here along the indiana ohio state line. it's bringing waves of moisture northward through the delmarva, chesapeake bay region and all the delaware and the lehigh valleys. here's the call from accuweather, gray and gloomy, scattered showers possible. high temperatures today, camping out in the upper 60s. >> thank you for the update.

>> new this morning, one woman is injured and neighboring homes after a house fire in wilmington, delaware. the action cam was at the scene, 100 block of west 30th street. the fire unofficial start to sts morning. the woman was taken to the hospital. no word on her condition. the delaware fire marshal is investigating. musicians with the philadelphia orchestra were not on stage, instead they were on the picket line outside the kimmel center. therethere was no harmony insidr those waiting for the show to start. john rawlins was there. >> reporter: inside the kimmel center the black tie fundraiser was a go, but no music. >> outside there was a brass ensemble with the picketing musicians. all this unexpected after talks stalled came a vote to walk out tonight to the deployment of fans. >> very disappointed, to fly in

from ohio, i heard about the orchestra for years and years, this is my first time to see it, yeah, i was very disappointed. >> i was a little upset as a singer myself i understand mugs have to eat. >> reporter: there was a last-ditch effort to try to strike a deal. both sides said they were close. >> we came very close to finding a deal. we decided it was not enough and to walk out. >> reporter: the orchestra said it offered 3 year deal that would boost 127, $600 a year to a minute 135,000. the union said it falls short of $152,000 that boston musicians make and philadelphia will lose top talent to top orchestra. >> we were usually around

boston salaries and at this point without increases over a 30 year career of musicians we would be $1.8 million behind boston members. no scheduled concerts this week for philadelphia orchestra. talks begin again next tuesday. saturday and sunday no shows because of the walkout. one person was shot and right now, pennsylvania state police are investigating the crime. "action news" was on the scene on the unit block in middletown township. police say one person was shot during a break-in. it's not clear if the victim was a homeowner or suspect. however we know the injured person is recovering from the hospital. today there will be a public memorial to honor two firefighters killed in the line of duty in wilmington, one week ago. this comes a day after they were laid to rest.

[bagpipes playing] >> yesterday, hundreds attended the funeral mass at saint elizabeth catholic church. jerry fickes was laid to rest at a private funeral earlier in the day. christopher leach and jerry fickes rushed into a home to rescue children they believed were trapped inside. >> just by the turnout here in wilmington you're seeing he was a respected and honored man and he died doing what he loved to do. >> police say the fire that killed the firefighters was deliberately set, 28-year-old beatriz fana-ruiz faces charges for the crime including murder. the public memorial will be held at the chase center on the river

front in wilmington. there was a tribute to the firefighters at the dover international speedway. the fighter logo was placed on the winning car. the entire services team was invited to join the winner in the victory lane to salute the fallen heros. funeral services will be held for the late queen of the modern soap opera. a government -- agnus nixon, the creator of associated press one life to live and all my children died on wednesday and she was 93 years old. federal officials are having a tough time investigating the massive train crash in hoboken new jersey because of his sheer scale of destruction. ntsb is looking into why the

passenger train barreled into the terminal going faster than normal. >> we'll stay for as long always it takes. >> reporter: investigator picking up the pieces trying to puzzle out why the passenger terminal was demolished by a runaway rain. >> because of the unsettle the structures we are not sure about i'm not allowing anybody to go in there. only one data recorder has been recovered which was sent to the manufacturer to read out the data. >> as soon as the site is safe ntsb will retrieve the other recorder from the lead car and the image recorder. >> reporter: the packed commuter train plowed into the platform and up over the wall. the engineer was slumped over the wheel.

48-year-old thomas gallagher has been with new jersey transit for 29 years. investigators say he is cooperating, but have yet to interview. the low fatality, 34-year-old fabiola bittar de kroon who had just dropped off her baby girl at day care was struck by debris on the platform. thanks to a stranger she didn't die alone. >> i comforted her, i said i'm going to be with you, i'm not going to leave you by yourself. the police officer said you did all you could. >> reporter: of the more than 100 injured, seven are hospitalized, one in the icu in guarded condition. ray rumundi, hoboken, new jersey. >> there's bad news for the 76ers s.a.t preseason is about -- as the preseason is about to start. ben simmons rolled his right ankle in practice on thursday.

x-rays revealed he has a fractured bone in his foot that will city line him up to -- sideline him up to 8 weeks. bedbug locations on east state street and is at the richard hughes justice complex and the label buildings at john fitz plaza. some have covered their coats and chairs in plastic to keep the bedbugs away. a wisconsin toddler has been beating the odds his entire life. plus, things get a little peculiar at theaters this weekend we'll take a look at the latest move from director tim

burton. we'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, have you seen the sun? not lately, we'll let you know when it comes back, "action news" saturday morning continues in just a moment.

fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport,

she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch while she's...up in the air. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now get our best offer ever, super fast 100 meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. big birthday surprise for a little boy from wisconsin who is battling brain cancer. finleyly turned 3 weekend. yesterday he got an early birthday surprise. dozens of police officers showed up at his home with gifts and

cake. he has been a huge fan of law enforcement. finley's mom said the out pouring of support gives her strength. >> it gives me strength to keep fighting and brings happiness and hope to our family. >> so glad he had a special day. finley has an inoperable brain tumor that spread to his spine. his parents want to make this birthday extra special for him, thank you to all the officers who showed up and participated in that. >> reporter: his parents succeeded. very special. let's get you outside and show you the view in cape may. it's another damp and dreary

morning in the delaware and lehigh valleys. the cut off low to the west is spinning to the west and it continues to bring in the clouds and the drizzle, occasionally you see a patchy shower. storm tracker 6 live double scan is crystal clear in terms of steady or heavy precipitation, we're not seeing it this morning, we're seeing the patchy mist and drizzle out there, which is okay by us, we had plenty of rain over the last few days, some areas south of philadelphia picked up close to a foot of rain since wednesday afternoon. 69 degrees is the forecasted high today a tad under normal 72. 58 degrees is the low temperature this morning. 49 in the poconos. millville, 62. cape may, 65. dover, 64. atlantic city, 62. there's always a little bit of patchy fog along the coast, 4 miles per hour in wildwood. shorepoints from wildwood to cape may all the way up to south of toms river where they are dealing with patchy fog,

everybody else for the most part is okay, every now and then vineland area, millville, a little bit of fog out there and patchy fog in western portions of atlantic county. satellite and radar, more rain approaching from the southwest. there's the upper level low right there. you can see it's kind of like a train of moisture lifting north as that low continues to sit and spin. there's a better view of it on storm tracker 6 live. we set it in motion for you. heavy showers and thunderstorms off the coast of the carolinas, there's cape hatterus. there's the upper level low, there's the main cull prilt right there. -- culprit right there. it's been left behind by the jet stream which is the steering

mechanism. what we need to happen to clear this mess, the jet stream needs to pick this up again and take it up into canada. that will happen later tomorrow into monday. you'll see an improvement in the accuweather seven-day forecast in just a moment. in the meantime, future tracker 6 suggests clouds out there, it's damp and misty, drizzle in places in one or two areas and passing shower. tomorrow morning, look at this, final clearing for at least a little bit of sunshine. that will be the flavor of sunday, combination of sun and clouds. with the added sunshine it will allow temperatures to climb into the 70s. 69 tomorrow, maybe 75 or 76 on sunday, breezy a passing shower, otherwise it's a cloudy day with drizzle. winds out of the east/northeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. a damp and dreary day, 1:00 p.m., 68. 3:00 p.m., 69.

5:00 p.m., there's another 68 degrees. it will be better than yesterday's weather. overnight tonight, rain and drizzle, patchy fog, 57 degrees, outlying suburbs, 63 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, starts to improve next week, cloudy and damp today, 69, sunshine expected for tomorrow, it's a warmer day, 75 there's that threat of a passing shower, most areas stay dry. partly sunny monday, passing shower 77. tuesday, cloudy and damp, drizzle and 70. from that point on we start to clear the pattern for good. wednesday and thursday, sun and clouds, upper 60s low 70s. friday, right now it looks okay on some of the forecast models, we are posting increasing clouds high of 72. our eyes on matthew in the carribean, the model is not 100 percent shore where that -- sure where that is going to track. >> you'll be watching it.

6:47 i would like to reminds you can get the seven day -- reminds you you can get the seven-day forecast at 6abc.com/weather. the valley forge tourism and the convention board commemorated the visit from pope francis by making good on a promise they collected 1700 pounds of food in their effort to tackle hunger. mike bowen, prepared a meal at the baptist church in celebration.

>> good morning, once again, 6:50, 58 degrees outside, sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse of the philadelphia airport. if you like to read, today is a great day to stay inside, it's going to be dreary today. stan lee is one busy man. the comic was on set filming for

upcoming films. lee who is 93 years old was in atlanta for his signature cameos. there's a disaster film based on a true story and a home is open for children away from home. matt o'donnell has a look 'what's at the theaters this weekend. >> reporter: deep water horizon features an all star cast led by mark wahlberg it chronicles the courage of those who worked on the rig and created the worse oil spill in american history. le men struggled to stay alive, but to keep hope alive.

the fantasy world of tim burton comes to a theater near you with miss peregrine's home for different children. the story surrounds jake. he learns about their special powers and their terrifying enemy. jake ultimately discovers only his only special peculiar artery and saves his new friend. what's knew at the box, enjoy. matt o'donnell channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: welcome back

everyone, 6:54 saturday morning, the big question is why is it still raining and why is it so damp and so unsettled over the last few days. the pattern we're in is called a cut off low. you get storms riding the jet stream. the lows will travel the jet like travel i-95 down to florida. that's the main road, the main steering mechanism. the low will follow the jet stream like this and within a day or two it's upen and along its way. every now and then you get the jet stream going like this it will drop the low down here and lift it back to the north an forgets about it. it sits and spins until another buckle in the jet picks it up into canada again. that's what we're waiting for a buckle in the jet to lift and bring the storm back to where

it's belongs and clears a little bit. there's the jet right there. you can see the winds and the clouds blowing a little bit. that's the low just spinning. we need the low to lift out. for today we're stuck in the mess, damp and dreary, otherwise breezy and drizzle. high around 69. we're camping out in the mid to upper 60s all day long. thank you for the update, 6:56. today october 1. already many have started christmas shopping. according to a new report from credit card.com, 34 million people have started shopping for the holidays. la la la la. roughly 1 million are finished chris sowers. 74% of the people said yes if they were annoyed by overachievers who get everything done early. there are still 85 shopping days

before christmas. >> do it yourself projects can be rewarding when you take something plain and make it look amazing in a few easy steps. we're showing you how to turn shelving units into custom, high end storage pieces. >> reporter: we like taking the order and making it look extraordinary. check out this dining room shelving project how dyi changes can make a huge difference. what we have here is three industrial shelving units, these scream commercial kitchen, not high end modern dining room. we want to dress these up a bit. we want to put them together and create a big unit. now we're spray painting the shelves in a hammered metal and adding pine wood. >> we're going to notch it out

so it fits around the posts here. finally a medium wood stain brings in a rich contrast. in less than two hours and 64 bucks we created a custom shelving unit that would run $750 in an upscale shop. dyi rules. for more ideas go to live well network.com/knock it off. we've got another hour of "action news" coming your way. impatient commander-in-chief, we'll show you whose keeping president obama from leaving on time. there's new types of vaccines this year for the flu shot. these stories when "action news" continues in just a moment. inne.

then i made the switch. xarelto® significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. it has similar effectiveness to warfarin. warfarin interferes with vitamin k and at least six blood clotting factors. xarelto® is selective targeting one critical factor of your body's natural clotting function. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking you may bruise more easily, and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. xarelto can cause serious, and in rare cases fatal bleeding. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising or tingling. if you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding.

tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. before starting xarelto tell your doctor about any conditions, such as kidney, liver or bleeding problems. to help protect yourself from a stroke, ask your doctor about xarelto. there's more to know. xarelto. 7:00 a.m., saturday, october 1. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." police are looking for a pair of thieves who surprised a resident in a north philadelphia home overnight. the race for the white house leads to lancaster county. the polls show two candidates in a dead heat. bracing for a price hike, drivers in new jersey could see a spike in gas prices, this morning we'll tell you why. >> first it is a drear s