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♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. ♪ ♪ >> protecting life is our top priority. no resource or expense will be spared to protect families. >> hurricane irma is battered south florida, with strong winds and rain and the worst to come.

florida's west coast is expected to have the worst storm in its history. a potential deadly storm surge and possibility of tornadoes. >> this is a look from palm beach florida where the darkness serves as a bray lude of things to come. it's saturday night. i'm walter perez. 6,000,000 people have been told to evacuate florida. if they have not now, it's too late. the window has closed and the only thing to do is find the safest place. 75,000 people are spending the night in shelters. it's unlikely they'll sleep. we have team coverage of irma

tonight. brian taff is in naples which seems to be in the storm's cross hairs. we begin with melissa magee. we'll track irma tonight and during the overnight hours. you can see irma has for most of the day been flirting with the north coast of cuba and reemerged and expected to strengthen a bit. winds 120 miles per hour. we have been tracking with the hurricane warnings up and down the sunshine state melbourne to key lar go, key west and florida. on the eastern side of the state you see rain ban bans affecting

florida. you have tropical storm gusts 5e weather threat on the eastern side of the storm. the focus now on coastal sections of florida. the national hurricane center updated this about 30 minutes ago, winds 120 miles per hour. right now, we are starting to see the turn to the northwest at six miles per hour. it's a category three storm expected to cross near or over the florida keys overnight tonight and early tonger tracking more of a hook slightly to the west as we go throughout the rest of tomorrow. a second landfall is possible across the southwest coast as well. irma's impact, rainfall 8 to 20-inches especially for the keys, acelated spots, 25-inches. storm surge 5 to 15 feet. a secondary landfall expected

tomorrow between naples and tampa. we have more in the seven-day forecast. >> talk to you in a bit. florida's west coast is in the crosshairs. that's where we find anchor brian taff in preparation across the region. brian? >> good evening, walter. this is expected to be the ep epicenter of the meteorological event. hurricane irma has made the northern turn sights set on southwest florida expected to be a category four hurricane by the time it arrives. this has always been a second home for me. i grew upcoming here. my parents live near where i am now. people pray they have a home to get back to. >> they hesitated to leaf but didn't hesitate to tell me, they

wish they had. >> we probably should have left. >> tonight, for them, it will be a hotel, not home. across florida today, residents were on the run, 6,000,000 people evacuated one of the largest such efforts in history. on the gulf coast, people are flocking to shelters, abandoning their homes even as their thoughts turn to what they'll return to when this ends. >> my stomach is flip-flopping. >> the rush to shelters is giving way to eerie thoights like this, if nothing else evidence that people are listening and leaving. >> tonight, every restaurant, every business here is boarded up. these are restaurants i have been coming to my entire life. it's beyond surreal to see not a soul in sight. those that did not leave, who

will stay in their homes tomorrow? >> i'm hopeful. i have been through several storms in south carolina where i used to live. i think it will be okay. >> it will take that type of the positivity and science to be okay. the situation, rain right now expected to degrade significantly overnight. we expect sustained winds near 100 miles per hour gusts near 130 miles per hour. that could last for 10 hours or more. then comes the storm surge north of nine feet where we are tonight. for now, we are in naples florida, brian taff, channel6 "action news." >> brian taff in florida. all right tonight, power outages are a big problem. as of now, 170,000 people in florida without power. several local power companies send crews to florida in the

morning. psg are sending 150 crews to florida power and light. peco is sending 30 trucks to florida or perhaps georgia. those trucks are not alone. this convoy was spotted traveling this afternoon. >> president trump along with vice president pence and cabinet members were briefed on hurricane irma during a meeting in camp david. they discussed the storm's potential impact. >> hurricane irma is being addressed and officials are watching hurricane jose. today it brushed over barbuda where residents vacated to antigua because irma left them

nowhere to take shelter. the navy sailed to st. thomas to evacuate people needing medical care. they'll be treated? st. croix. >> it's estimated there are thousands of americans trapped at st. martin. >> the "6abc" app will pass along updates. the "6abc" app is a free download for your mobile device. "action news" has special coverage of hurricane irma as it makes landfall beginning at 5:30 tomorrow morning on "6abc." >> moving on tonight to two brothers, one just 16 years old is charged with the murder of a man in the spring garden

section. the victim was shot in the face in front of his three-year-old daughter. annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with the story. >> police saying the suspects are brothers. they believe they went to the neighborhood looking to rob someone. the crime police say was caught on tape. so was the get away and both men are behind bars. >> in 2 29 years, it's one of te most chilling things i have seen. >> maurice roberts and his 16-year-old brother tried to rob grandville. >> police are not identifying the 16-year-old because he is a juvenile but he will be charged

as an adult. a home surveillance system captured the crime. several along the escape route showed the two running, entering the septa station shortly after the shooting. early this evening in mount olive, new jersey, roberts was placed in custody. hours later police arrested the 16-year-old. a memorial continues to grow for the married father of two at the community garden. >> police are comparing recent armed robberies to see if they are connected to the brothers. the older brother has several prior arrests. the victim's funeral is set for wednesday. annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thank you for that. >> from the delaware news room, a 42-year-old was killed after

his car plunged into the christina river this afternoon. witnesses say they saw someone drive into the river behind joe's crab shack. no further information has been released. firefighters had a battle on their hands in delaware county on story road in upper sky chester started about noon. nobody was injured. >> much more to come tonight, preparing for the worse. the drill that took place to make sure officials and crews are ready for the unthinkable. >> we track hurricane irma as it's a few miles shore. we sip, we peel,

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>> hurricane irma is hours away from what is expected to be a devastating hit to the florida keys. looking at palm beach where wind and rain are lashing, landfall is expected early morning hours. with that said time for a check with melissa magee. >> you are correct with that. the national hurricane center shifted the track to the west, nonetheless working its way up the southwest coast of florida. at home, the comen doar barry bridge is quiet. all eyes o eyes on the tropics.

it's a category three storm right now. we have the latest stats with winds 120 miles per hour. we are seeing a shift from the west northwest to the northwest six miles per hour, maximum sustained gusts at 60 miles per hour. it's a large storm we are tracking for the state of florida. the sustained winds looking at the center of circulation, the red is the indication of hurricane force winds from the center of the storm. the yellow shaded circle is an indication of tropical storm force winds extending 205-miles out from the center of the storm. to give you an idea, tropical storm force winds are greater than the state of florida because florida from west to east extends 120-miles wide. the storm will strengthen as it

reemerges over the waters of the caribbean. water temperatures are in the middle 80s. hurricanes like this, tropical system and moisture over head because it intensifies the storms. irma winds 120 miles per hour moving northwest at six miles per hour crossing near or over the lower florida keys tomorrow morning and make a potential landfall close to naples, close to fort myers and in between tampa sunday afternoon into sunday night. if we continue going with this track, it will stay hurricane status as it reaches the panhandle of florida throughout the early morning hours monday as well. back here at home, it's calm, comfortable, 59 in philadelphia, 47 in the poconos, cool as well. mostly clear as we look at satellite 6 with action radar,

high pressure dominates so it feels like fall, temperatures below average at 74. the seven-day forecast, sunny and pleasant today high temperature at 74 on sunday. monday, mostly sunny and warm, high temperature of 78-degrees. tuesday, well, we have a high temperature of 78. it's cloudy with rain developing at night. wednesday, a few showers around early. cloudy and 78. thursday, mostly cloudy with sun and high temperatures of 76-degrees. friday, sun and showers 78. saturday, partly sunny with a high of 78-degrees. we'll track irma throughout the rest of the overnight hours as it makes the landfall near or over the florida keys. >> up next on "action news,"

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>> these little tykes showed off their own ride. the keystone foundation hosted the walk for moms and their babies. it was a week long celebration of delaware county women and children health services. jamie apody is here for a check on football. >> let's do it. it was freezing outside. calendar says 2016. jfejeff skversky with the team n washington. >> eagles have not delivered a win in four years. it was chip kelly's first game as eagle head coach. eagles want to kick the streak to the curb in sunday's home

opener. carson wentz armed and loaded with new weapons, he has new receivers, a new running back and two corners. >> are you ready to go? >> oh, yeah. right now, you want to weather the storm but for sure, we are ready. >> ready. division opponent, wouldn't choose anyone else to open the season with. >> right tackle wane johnson stands by his comments, eagles will win and win big. >> you still feel that way? >> nothing piece changed. >> how good could this team be? >> good as we want to be. >> last time wentz played he was sacked a career high five times. eagles redskins sunday at 1:00, season opener. can you wait? jeff skversky "action news."

>> nothing like instate rivalry tto get your college juices rolling. first half, penn state tight end rumbling toward the endzone. he gets the touchdown and takes out a few photographers in the process. third quarter, day quan barclay. two touchdowns, 33-14. they call it the mayor's cup. temple and villanova may not be on the same level in college football but don't tell that to the wildcats. no money down. are we buying a car or playing a football game. quarterback zach and ten yard score nova ties it at 13. with three minutes to go, temple's bryant put