because of the teachers strike in the methacton school district. but the big story on "action news" tonight is an accuweather alert because of hurricane jose. josé is hundreds of miles off the north carolina shore but atlantic city, the surf there is already stirring and south jersey and delaware shores are paying very close attention. josé is not expected to make landfall but that doesn't mean he won't cause dangerous currents and beach erosion. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in rehoboth beach. nora muchanic is staked out in atlantic city but first meteorologist cecily tynan with the latest information on the storm. cecily what's the story. >> jim, hurricane jose is a category one hurricane. if you look at this latest loop, you can see that it's still about 250 miles off the coast of the carolinas so it's far enough off the coast that it's just really going to be brushing the delaware and jersey coast as it continues to move up to the north and

it's lost some of its tropical characteristics. now, if you look at this graphic what you see in yellow these are the tropical storm force winds, sustained winds, they extend about 200 miles from the center of josé but josé is far enough out to sea that these sustained winds will not be reaching the coast. however, the wind gusts will so we have expected wind gusts expected along the coast 40 to 45 miles per hour but since we're talking about gusts, not sustained winds that's tropical storm watch has been canceled from the national weather service. as you move inland it's going to be a breezy day tomorrow but the winds will be dying off. so, really the big impact with josé is the wave action. the waivers really already being stirred up. tomorrow breaking waves as high as 10 feet. now, this will cause damaging beach erosion, also minor to moderate tidal flooding. the key time tomorrow night's high tide and dangerous rip currents continue to be a concern. that was the concern right through the weekend. it really will be for the next two days. in the meantime, the big story in the atlantic is not josé.

it's this. hurricane maria. you can see now, this is a healthy hurricane. this is now a cat four heading towards guadalupe and unfortunately heading towards the same islands that were really affected by irma including puerto rico. more on this storm coming up in the full seven-day forecast. jim. >> thank you, cecily. the concern at the jersey shore is always about the potential of flooding and it doesn't take too much of a surge to have ocean and bay water where they're not supposed to be. live in atlantic city tonight, new jersey correspondent nora muchanic. nora. >> reporter: hi there jim. street flooding is a concern tomorrow at high tide as you just heard cecily mention. erosion is a big concern, too. josé -- take a look at the ocean. josé is bringing some extremely rough surf to the shore. take a look at these waves and they'll only get bigger as the storm gets closer. >> you can definitely see something coming. it's been dark all morning and a lot windy.

>> reporter: brad and jackie were drawn to the beach off north carolina in atlantic city today where the powerful waves ripped up by hurricane jose is pounding the shore line. >> come down this time of year when it's quieter, the beach is so busy we were hoping to be able to go a little bit out in the water and relax out here. >> reporter: but that was not to be. the red flag is up and lifeguards have banned swimming. it's just too dangerous. >> outgoing tide can suck you right out, the ingoing waves will push you right under the water and you won't get out of the water. >> reporter: those are waivers waves pounding against the steel pier. the waivers are a draw for people looking to are a break from the casinos. >> i love waves. even at the house. >> reporter: it's a good day for you. >> it sure is. >> i know when to go in and when to respect that. that's what i'm doing respecting that. >> reporter: contractors are moving and securing equipment on the beach before that josé arrives. without directly hitting new jersey, he's already done damage here scouring away

several feet of beach leaving these knee high cliffs. the intense wave action is a draw for tourists. >> i'm happy that the hurricane is not going the really hit full force here obviously but it's -- it's fun to be on the beach with the waves and everything. >> reporter: might not be so fun tomorrow as the waves get even bigger. a heads up to local residents who may want to move their cars tomorrow because of possible street flooding. you can park for free at the wave garage at mississippi and fairmount from now until thursday. so, that's the latest from the jersey shore. steel pier behind me, jim, getting pounded right now and things are going to get bigger and heavier as we go into the storm tomorrow. live in atlantic city, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you nora. let's go farther south. let's go to "action news" reporter john rawlins at rehoboth beach. john, what's the situation in delaware? >> reporter: well, jim, they

are watching and waiting here. the waiting is to make sure josé runs as expected up here in a northerly way and a well away from this coast. take a look down here. high tide as you can see the tide is coming in high tide is about an hour and 15 minutes, people have been all day here watching, they wanted to come down see the rough surf that is definitely building. josé sending pounding waves and rain hundreds of miles to rehoboth beach. a few swimmers braved the surf, others content to sit and watch. lisa white husband glen and daughter taking in the storm. >> this is pretty minor. >> this is kind of weak. >> it seems a little weak compared to what everybody else has gone through. >> fortunately. >> fortunately. >> reporter: if josé tracks north as expected conditions will deteriorate overnight and tomorrow. the waivers will get bigger, the winds stronger and there will likely be more rain. officials are watching the forecast but the sense is

there will be little lasting impact with josé so far offshore. >> we take all storms very serious but as far as in rehoboth beach we don't see the concern we've had in past years with the nor'easters and other hurricanes at this time. but it could always shift. >> reporter: they've operated gus and gus on the boardwalk since 1956. he says hurricanes have never caused the kind of problems here compared to what a nor'easter can do. >> i guess how rehoboth is situated i guess that angle so when it comes in, it hits hard, i mean, the storm of 62 it wasn't a hurricane, it was a nor'easter and it just took out this whole building. >> reporter: well, certainly no expectation of that kind of damage this time. but you heard the police chief say there these storms have a tendency to shift or to wobble so everybody is watching it very, very closely. the hope is, well, the hope is at this point that it will bring wind it will bring rain, it will bring surf here, heavy surf but then josé will depart

these areas very quickly. in rehoboth beach, john rawlins channel6 "action news." back to you, jim. >> thank you, john. of course you can see the latest track of josé any time on your phone or your tablet, plus realtime views from storm tracker6 live. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. and "action news" will get an early start tomorrow to bring you the latest on the storm and its impact along the east coast. please join matt, tam, david and karen tomorrow beginning at 4:00 a.m., a half hour earlier than usual. other news tonight, the montgomery county district attorney has announced the arrest of the driver who struck a 14-year-old girl in front of abington high school. authorities say that man, 32-year-old james clark, was speeding in a subaru forrester on highland avenue back on august 23rd. the vehicle ran into kelly williams in a marked crosswalk hitting her with such force that she flew into the air and landed 102 feet away. the girl continues to recover

from internal injuries broken bones and a concussion. clark has been arraigned on charges of aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment. a man was killed today when his electric bike collided with an enterprise rental van in bucks county. the two vehicles crashed at 2 o'clock at the intersection of street road and central avenue in lower southampton. the victim has been identified as 50-year-old matt petsel. police say the van turned into the path of the oncoming bike. teachers hit the picket lines this morning and students stayed away from class as the methacton school district was hit by a teacher strike. and word has come no school tomorrow. live in eagleville tonight "action news" reporter vernon odom. vernon, is there any sign of any progress? >> reporter:. >> mea, mea. >> reporter: no sign whatsoever today, jim. there were no -- there's no contact between the teachers union and the school board

today. in fact, within the last hour, the school district has officially canceled all classes for tomorrow except for special ones they have designated. the school district's latest wage offer has been s.w.a.t.ed down by the teachers union. a counteroffer by the union will be submitted, however, in the morning. >> what's my namely. >> m-e-a. >> reporter: how many days will the methacton education association's rank and file be walking the picket lines? 400 teachers counselors and other professionals went on strike today. they've had no labor contract since january. the contract negotiations broke off last night. theism impasse over wages, healthcare contributions and class size. >> the board and the association have agreed upon salary levels for the next three years and certain teacher districts will be getting as much as a 30 percent increase over the course of the contract. >> while they are willing to give us a raise, the raise

that they're giving us compared to the level they want us to go in increases in healthcare is significant. >> reporter: regular classes are canceled pending a settlement. special education and sports programs and vocational training are still a go according to the superintendent. he says he'll be in contact arents each evening about what tomorrow holds. we found no students today celebrating the days off from their classes. >> i think the teachers do deserve more. they work really hard. i've seen how they work. the students do learn a lot. i love the school and i do think they deserve more. >> a day off is always good in the moment but it's -- it's not good how we're going to have to make it up. >> reporter: jim, tonight pennsylvania's department of education says it will not allow this work stoppage to go beyond 15 days. i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news," in eagleville, montgomery county. >> thank you vernon. a group of students at the university of delaware

gathered for a rally today in support of the daca program holding signs and flags the group called on americans to contact their political representatives and urge them to condemn the ending of the program. president trump has announced that he will end daca and that could threaten the futures of thousands of immigrant students. standing at his reelection campaign headquarters in atlantic city, mayor don guardian accepted a big endorsement today. he was all smiles, the nonpartisan and nonprofit organization latino leadership alliance of new jersey has pledged its support of guardian. the organization's president says guardian has worked very hard to advance the interests of the latino community. coming up on "action news" tonight police are hoping to track down this vehicle in connection with an attempted child luring in bucks county. the postgame reaction from doug pederson after the eagles fall to the kansas chiefs.

meteorologist cecily tynan with the seven day accuweather forecast. those stories, much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪

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>> police in bucks county are looking for this vehicle in connection with an attempted luring. officials were told that this silver suv approached two girls on park lane in feasterville yesterday. the driver allegedly asked both if they wanted to go for a ride. both girls said no. the vehicle then left. the driver was last seen wearing a black and gray shirt with sunglasses and braids in his hair. new jersey governor chris christie today outlined new initiatives to fight the opioid crisis. the governor says

pharmaceutical companies have agreed to work on making nonaddictive pain medication. christie gave the details in trenton after a meeting of the white house opioid commission that he chairs. white house adviser kellyanne conway who is from new jersey took part in the announcement today. the camden core plus program received $10,000 in new funding this morning. the six month program puts 18 to 26-year-old camden residents to work. they clean parks, maintain city gardens and help to alleviate flooding. participants received their high school diploma and occupational training to prepare them for longer term employment. the national constitution center is celebrating a milestone in american history. >> ♪ where else to be today's party honored the 230th anniversary of the signing of the u.s. constitution. there was free admission at

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>> reasonable to say a game within their grasp and then it all fell apart. >> late in the fourth quarter they were not the right team. the day after talk is the same as it was immediately after the game. why did the eagles not love the football? a better question is could they even if they wanted to. the birds fell to the chiefs 27-20. jaime apody heard from coach doug pederson this afternoon. >> reporter: as the sun comes up the day after a loss that was just too close for comfort even the coach can play monday morning quarterback. >> we got to focus on the run game. we got to get the run game fixed. we got to have a great plan going forward and commit to that and just take pressure off the quarterback as well. >> reporter: yesterday oh called a whopping 13 run plays and carson wentz was leading

rusher. and that's a key point. what will all this passing do to a quarterback's arm with future reps because by dropping him back 50 times a game you're subjecting him to be hit 50 times a game. yesterday he was sacked a career high six time. >> you don't want to throw the ball that many times. you want to have more of a balance obviously. you know, the run game is a part of that. >> reporter: yesterday the run game was nonexistent as was the team's new featured back legarrette blunt played six snaps to darren sproles 50. does he worry he might go frustrated. >> i would be worried if he wasn't. if he was sort of matter of fact ho-hum not caring. just shows his passion that he wants to play in will he -- legarrette's place we'll find ways to get him on the field. >> he got frustrated with

teams for ruining their fantasy teams. when asked what's in store for him next week against the giants he said i can't predict the future. at the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news." >> to baseball tonight the phillies host the dodgers they're the best team in baseball the dodgers that is. that marks the return of chase utley. he will bat seventh. 13 months ago he made his return to philadelphia and brought his flare for the dramatic with him. he homered twice including a grand slam. he got a couple curtain calls. he has eight home runs. it wasn't just andy reid against doug pederson. eagles center jason kelce lost to his younger brother chief tight end travis kelce. our cameras caught the two exchanging jerseys and a little bit more after the game. >> i was really hoping that i was going to be able to look at this jersey and be happy but now i'm going to be upset for the rest of my life. >> i love you.

[laughter] >> yes, travis kelce sealed his victory with a kiss. jason didn't seem to enjoy that not one little bit. what are little brothers for. >> to the victor go the kisses. [laughter] >> smooches. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ you shop around. do your research. find the best fit. why not do the same for your prescription drug plan? at silverscript, we're experts in medicare part d. and 5 million people, just like you, trust us every day. with no deductible, we could help you save money... tter coverage with access to pharmacies across the nation. so take a closer look at silverscript. we think you'll like what you see. ♪

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fran grenier. >> putting thing in perspective we kind of have some rough surf. >> yes. >> beach erosion. >> currents and beach erosion. >> if you're going to have a hurricane nearby you want one like josé. it's a weak hurricane and it's

about 250 miles offshore. so, minimal impacts. but still it is concerning if you are along the coast. let's go live on sky6. take a look right now. speaking of the surf, this is cape may where the surf is beginning to get whipped up thanks to hurricane jose and hurricane jose has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour so this is a category one hurricane. if you look at this, you can see it's not a very strong system. it's actually starting to look more like a nor'easter, more like an extra tropical system and what this will do is impact the coast but inland it's not going to really be a big deal. the storm will stay about 200 miles offshore. that means no u.s. landfall expected so that's a big deal. this is not a hurricane sandy. this is not a hurricane irma. mainly the effects will be along the coast and inland. tomorrow is generally just a breezy day. so, let's talk about the track of josé. josé is moving north at about 10 miles an hour. should continue this movement as a category one hurricane by

wednesday afternoon, beginning to make that turn a little bit more northeast and moves into cooler waters, it becomes a tropical storm and then it looks like it will be doing a little bit of a loop as we head into the weekend as a tropical depression, it could meander out there for awhile as a weak storm but then on tuesday when it passes from the jersey shore, we are talking about more than 200 miles off the coast. so, the sustained tropical storm force winds will not be making it towards the coast at all. stays out to sea. that's good news. right now temperatures in the 70's philadelphia, 77 degrees. we did make it up to 81 degrees today. wilmington 77. cape may 74. and allentown 74. so, satellite and radar showing that we are beginning to see the outer cloud bands of josé starting to get closer to the shore. the rain still offshore but the rain will begin to move in as we head into the morning. but future tracker really showing the rain is right along the coast. it kind of evaporates as it moves inland. by 6:30 in the morning light

rain along the coast, around lunchtime it's heavier but not moving much farther inland from about central new jersey, interior central new jersey. philadelphia could get a few sprinkles but mainly that rain right along the coast. so, to break it down, tomorrow's weather, really depends on where you are. if you're along the coast, it's not a nice day. we're looking at sustained winds 50 to 30 miles an hour, gusting up to about 45 miles per hour. it will be a rainy day, about a quarter inch to 1 inch of rain. inland, though, winds only gusting up to about 35 miles per hour. less than a quarter inch of rain and if you live in the north and west suburbs, you'll actually see some sunshine. the big story is hurricane maria. this is a cat four hurricane. this is moving through dominica right now and this looks to be worse for puerto rico than irma, a direct strike as a cat four hurricane. puerto rico by thursday and then heading towards the turks and caicos islands also very affected by irma and then beginning to make a turn at this point too early to tell what its impacts would be in

the mainland u.s. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow windy and rainy along the coast, 77 degrees and then look what happens. the warm weather is back. 85 degrees on wednesday. 86 on thursday. friday the first day of fall, 84 and we keep that warm sunny weather right through the weekend into early next week. not feeling like fall at all. i will have another update on josé and maria at 11 o'clock tonight. keep you posted. >> thank you cecily. abc's "world news tonight" with david muir next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >> ♪

tonight, breaking news. bracing for two hurricanes. one, affecting the u.s. coast right now. hurricane jose, the warnings up the coast from new york city through new england. and the other major concern tonight, hurricane maria. late today, growing to a category 4, now heading straight for the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. what it could then mean for the east coast of the u.s. st. louis bracing for new protests at this hour. outrage over a judge's decision in a deadly police shooting. what does the video show? also tonight, two deadly shootings in both cases, police say a car pulling up, the gunman shooting victims at close range. are the shootings driven by race? president trump tonight, after saying the u.n. is not a friend of the u.s., that they don't solve problems, what will he now say in his major speech there? and the