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unsolved double murder in maple shade. the reason authorities are returning to the crime. >> and what bob menendez said today as he walked into federal court well begin today at noon with an accuweather alert. we are dealing with spotty but heavy downpours around the region today. plus, we are tracking the powerful hurricane irma, bearing down on the caribbean with south florida in its path. hurricane irma showing an impressive eye as it presses away from the lesser antilles. and going to the virgin islands and puerto rico. turks and caicos look out. it looks to be a category 5. the winds are 180 miles per

hour. that sets a record for atlantic basin hurricane. the maximum wind gusts 225 miles per hour. not surprised that we lost communication with smaller islands that are affected by this. a historic strengthed storm. the winds only go out 50 miles to the center. it possible that puerto rico avoids the hurricane strength winds not so for at bahamas and turks and the wind damage could be worse than harvey. but it will affect a large area and so many different lan masses. as we look at irma come towards florida. look at all the tourist destination involved in flav, if you go in closer and look at the

bottom three counties including miami, ft. lauderdale and west palm beach. 3 million people live here. all of these areas will get flooding rainfall but in particular hurricane force winds and as we look at the long range track it appears that this could come ashore around miami. as a category four storm and still be off the coast of daytona beach, as a category three over the weekend. and long range plots show it moving to the east and that is not good for florida or the carolinas, we can't rule out an east coast storm. we are is rain and drenching downpours every now and then for the rest of the afternoon i'll take a closer look on storm track coming up. we are seeing widespread

property damage from hurricane irma in the caribbean. it knocked out electricity for the the entire island of saint martin and the government headquarters building partially destroyed and no rescue vehicles can move. and people are shoring up in florida because of a possible direct hit. people are shoring up their windows and putting up sandbags. grocery store shelves are cleared out as people ride out the storm. city leaders in miami are putting plans in place for a voluntarily evacuations as soon as tonight and officials in the florida keys are forcing tourists to leave now. >> this storm surge is going to hit your house. we can rebuild homes but we cannot rebuild your family.

national guard will report on friday. and a state of emergency is declared for all of florida 67 counties. >> some airlines are allowing travelers to change plans to get out of the path of the storm live now at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: sara as we speak dozens of passengers are landing in flights coming from all parts of florida. this is ahead of hurricane irma. most of these are the most vulnerable. the very old coming in wheelchairs. they have no idea what they will return home to. >> devastating images of hurricane harvey are causing florida to prepare for the worse. >> it took me an hour and a half to fill up my car at the gas station. >> bob is visiting his daughter

and his cell phone broke and cannot communication with her and got emotional. >> what were you telling her? >> i couldn't tell, she was in classes and it happened last night. >> hurricane irma is bearing down on vulnerable caribbean islands, one by one leaving devastation in its wake. alyse's family is in puerto rico and has no idea what it to come. >> i know it's hitting my family in puerto rico and my family here in florida. i'm concerned. >> it cost me $600 for a one way. >> she says the eerie images of frantic people and gridlock on highways. conjure up painful memories. >> we went through it in '01, $80,000 worth of damage. >> many feel helpless up against

the wrath of mother nature. >> it's coming right at us down there. >> one gentlemen we spoke to had his flight cancelled to return to florida. is he one of many people that is seeing that. one other thing is that they don't know when they will be able to return home. that depends on how bad the damage is that irma causes. >> thank you. we are also tracking the path of hurricane irma in the 6 abc app. we'll alert you to updates as the storm moves west and get the latest from our team of meteorologist, the 6 abc app is a free download. new jersey senator, bob m menendez is now in federal court.

he said he never dishonored his office. prosecutors say he used his job to advance a doctor. both are pleading not guilty. federal and local authorities in maple shade have scheduled a press conference for the death of a mother and son. they were stabbed to death in their apartment in march. the victim's husband says he found their bodies and in addition to adding a new reward they will canvas the complex hoping to implore witnesses to come forward. the woman that admitted to noting to syria to join isis will hear her sentence this afternoon.

she is charged with one count of trying to provide material support to a terrorist organization. that she tried to raise money online and wanted to take part in a suicide mission. she was arrested in 2015 and is facing 15 years in prison. a burlington city business is accused of selling stolen goods to his customers without their knowledge. he operates the food mart at federal street and he encouraged people to steal from other stores and would buy them at a fraction of the price. singh is facing multiple charges including conspiracy and theft up next, the fallout for president trump's plan to protect thousands of young immigrants, and now he says he will revisit his decision.

>> and a trip to the local shelter for pups affected by hurricane harvey. >> and david murphy is back with a closer look at your seven-day forecast. eligible for medicare?

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out west now. the phrase east of portland, oregon is forcing people to cover their faces to keep it from burning ash. the empers and soot is drifting across areas. and that similar to that of the eruption of mount st. helena's in 1980. it's almost two weeks since harvey hit houston, texas. the mayor has instituted a curfew. at least 200,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. and a local relief effort is helping pets affected by the storm. the spca has accepted a second group of dogs, they arrived from

a long trip from austin. >> we are returning a promotion now, we call it adopt one and save two. >> if you adopt one you make space for a texas dog to come up into safety. >> and the spca is asking for help for the cost of these rescues. and the pontiff departed rome today for a five-day visit for columbia. it was scheduled to fly over puerto rico and venezuela. and now a revised route over bar bade owes. the trip is aimed as helping columbia along a path of peace.

and 800 thousand immigrants are set to lose their legal status until congress is stepping up to act. and now the president is hinting he may revisit the issue. >> despicable act of political cowardess. >> before president trump made the end of doca official. >> protests across the country -- >> and today more lawmakers speak ougt. >> the president's destination to end doca was heartless and brainless. >> the call to protect the dreamers, the immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. the program to give them legal status to be phased out. >> i feel like i'm going to end up as a statistic, and be deported. sent back to a country i have

never been to. >> it's congress's job to legislate not the president's job to create law. but overnight president trump tweeting saying that congress has six months to legalize doca. something the obama administration was unable to do and the president is holding firm. >> no second thoughts. that message coming on the heels of fierce backlash. >> and paul ryan backing the decision. with a message for the dreamers. >> people should rest easy. >> already lawmakers have a full plate, doca goes on the list with funding the hurricane relief package. coming up here at noon a furniture company issues a recall for an item sold in a store nationwide. the safety risk it may pose to

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south you see a cell coming in to cumberland county and glassboro, and 55. most of this is moderate rain but it adds to that gloomy feel we have since this morning since we had thunderstorms and heave downpours. some of this stuff is clipping reading and may move to allentown as well. and sprinkles and showers in most of montgomery and bucks county at this hour. but more is possible and probable in the afternoon. i'll show that you in a minute. outside sky 6 hd is looking gray of the ben franklin bridge and philadelphia is one of those spots where we have a lull in the rain. and i-95 looking drive than this morning. 64 is had the current temperature, cool out there. feeling damp and winds from the north-northeast at 10 and temperatures in the region a

divide. 60s from i-95 north and 70s to the south and cooler air starting to come in. i hope we'll get into 0-over the next couple of hours but we may get stuck in the upper 60s. future tracker 6 between now and 3:00 the same forry as this morning. not raining everywhere or all the time but when it does there is the possibility of a downpour that slows you down. some of us are trying out and overall a little less and tonight more showers coming through just a sprinkle or small shower home morning. allentown 56 degrees and clouds and rain and the shore moderate risk current risks and lots of clouds and lots of clouds and periods of rain and hoping for 70 but you'll be close. in points south, philadelphia may get stuck in the 60s and 60 is the overnight low and cloudy skies and showers ending.

lets get you to the tropics, hurricane irma a historic category five hurricane with 185 sustained winds it looks like it will level the turks and caicos in a couple of days by friday. and friday night saturday morning, it looks like it will come in contact with areas of miami with 145 miles per hour winds and still a category three when it comes in close to jacksonville. and there is a second tropical storm that is jose. and there is houston you don't want another rain maker there, this looks to be a category one angling in to the coast of mexico. and 70 is today's hopeful high. and stuck in the 60s in spots and periods of rain in the

evening on future tracker 6, and tomorrow better afternoon and 74 and friday nice and partly sunny and 73 and the weekend autumnal and 71 on saturday. and monday mid-70s and by tuesday, 76 and that would be the day we cloud up and get 134 rain from irma. stick with us on that. a lot could happen with that storm.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> we begin at 12:30 with the latest on hurricane irma. the powerful category five storm made landfall in the caribbean. this is one of the first looks at some of the destruction. this video captured in saint martin, a shot from the balcony from the beach plaza hotel. looking across the road to the marina. most of the vehicles under water there and every boat in the marina appears to have been destroyed. >> hurricane irma is the strongest atlantic ocean hurricane ever reported. the french islands of saint martin and saint barts have no electricity right now. now irma is heading on a path toward puerto rico and other islands, the hurri