officer. and highlighting ticket change policy. next. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> night fall brought with it a new depth of darkness across puerto rico tonight. hurricane maria left the island without electricity.

those that live there know sunrise tomorrow will bring a grim sight. >> it is wednesday night. jim's off. i'm brian taff. the big story is the wrath from a storm named maria. it moved ashore in puerto rico this morning as a category four the strongest to hit has territory in 80 years. 155 miles per hour winds tore roofs off of house, snapped trees and unloaded 20-inch also of rain. es of rain. the concern is widespread flooding. officials caution as of tonight it's too soon to know the number of deaths. meteorologist adam joseph is in for cecily tynan. maria is a category two now. where is she going next?

>> she will be over the open waters for days. the storm is in the atlantic at this point. you can see the eye forming as it moved over puerto rican and weakened over the mountainous islands, feeling the wrath in the dominican republic. as we zoom in here, there you can see the eye forming which is typically an indication that the storm is trying to strengthen once again, and it should as it heads north and west, winds sustained at 115 miles per hour. rainfall totals, 25-inches in puerto rico with isolated amounts of 35-inches funneling down the mountain into the valleys creating flash flooding. the statistics, 88% of the deaths in tropical systems are due to the flooding, not the

strong winds. as we look at the forecast as it moves forward, the turks and caicos would be next. we have the exact track coming up in the full forecast. >> adam, thank you. hurricane jose left behind flood waters and beach erosion at the jersey shore. the ponding is back behind dunes market. it will take about $2 million to repair the damage. >> the erosion that we saw in these couple of blocks is the most significant we have seen in a decade. >> the mayor says moving forward he hopes to use pardoning structures like a seawall to prevent scenes like that. in new castle county, the high tide caused the airport road to largely disappear beneath the water. several cars stalled out and were towed away.

you can keep an eye on the storm anytime on your phone or tablet. "6abc" is a free app. tonight the death toll has risen to 230 in mexico. 21 children and four teachers died. there are makeshift hospitals on the street. in mexico city alone, 44 buildings have collapsed and half of the city remains without power. the twin disasters have mobilized the hearts of so many in our area to help the region in need. christie ileto joins us. for many you spoke to, the pain is "sunday sport personal.

>> a group of penn students collected $25,000 in 24 hours to send back to their loved ones to help them in mexico city. >> i saw videos at my cousin's place. she was inside the house when it started. >> he says his family was spared by the violent quake. >> you feel helpless from here. >> penn's mexican student association started a fundraiser, already doubling its initial goal of $10,000. >> it's so overwhelming to see everything. it's de devastating. >> across town dance groups are gearing up for the puerto rican parade. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. >> their hearts are heavy after

hurricane harvey decimated puerto rico, devastated by irma weeks earlier. >> we are doing our best, and we are doing it for them. >> two natural disasters worlds apart has youth stepping up to help loved ones back home. >> here at penn, the mexican students, we are a family. we'll fight together to do the best for our country. >> students are working with the mexican consulate to collect necessities to send to mexico. they say all of the monetary donations will be given to the red cross. christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> christie, thank you. police are looking for a hit and run driver in north philadelphia. the northbound lane at southampton road a woman in her

20s was run down there. the car kept going north to buck's county. the victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. >> the man accused in the sex abuse in the gifted girls case will spend the next 30 to 8 years in prison. lee kaplan was found guilty of sexual assaulting the girls given to him by their parents. he fathered two children with the oldest girl, just 14. >> barry baker was set to take a plea deal for mocking and punching a man with cerebral palsy but the case is now going to trial. baker said he would not admit certain details that happened outside of a 7-eleven. he said it stemmed from a

previouprevious conversation wie victim at a bar. >> now to a different side of law and order tonight. police were called to investigate the death of a woman in trenton this week and if not for the quick thinking officer, would have included the death of her husband as well. the officers heroic actions were caught on camera. >> that's right. he wasn't even supposed to be working. he was on an overtime search. he said any officer would have done what he did. >> sir, grab on. don't. >> those are the heart wrenching words caught on body camera when officer men ez saw a man

dangling from the fourth floor. >> grab my leg. i don't want to die. >> i don't want you to die. >> i told him i wanted to help him. he probably had a change of heart. he started telling me, i don't want to die. >> it was at this apartment building sunday morning. her me menez was called over the death of a woman. he heard the man talking to himself in the other room. >> first thing that went through my mind, i didn't want him to fall. >> for a second the officer thought he lost him. then, he was able to hoist him in. >> i wanted him to know it was going to be all right. you can go on. life isn't over. >> you would never know he was on the street for a year. >> the chief commending the

officer's quick thinking. >> being here and helping people. doing this job, that's the greatest thing in the world. that's what i have always wanted to do. >> a man saved was saved taken to hospital for observation. the police director is recommending hermenez for commendation. back to you. thank you. iin methacton, the teachersers strike has ended. teacher were working without a contract since january. still to come, e-cigarettes are tied to heart risks.

plus republicans pressing toward a showdown vote toward repealing essential elements in the affordable care act. > >> troubleshooters are on the case after hearing from angry airline customers. i think you will like the results. >> temperatures spiking to 86-degrees with sunshine. we talk about a long stretch of summer-like weather. >> plus ducis rogers has a preview of the eagles taking on the giants. highlights and more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

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>> special council robert mueller has requested documents and information from the white house. mueller's investigators are looking for documents related to the firing of michael flynn and james comey. the requests suggest that

mueller's investigation may be zeroing in on the president's actions. it's dubbed the last ditch effort to repeal obama care and passage is not a guarantee. the latest is two to three votes short. the graham cassidy bill would give money to states to create their own plans. critics say it would leave millions uninsured. >> they won't be denied care. >> absolutely. it's in the legislation. >> the controversy focuses on the language in the bill that requirerequires affordable but t

define what affordable is. >> e-cigarettes may spare the lungs from damage. new research suggests they are dangerous in a different way. smoking just one e-cigarette might expose you to an adrenaline surge in the heart leading to high blood pressure. >> recent travelers want their money back after hurricanes destroyed their destinations. >> where does that leave consumers with tickets for flights scheduled to take off in a couple of weeks? commercial flights are not expected for the next couple of

weeks, maybe not for six weibes. >weeks.>> they booked a trip for 40th wedding anniversary. their package departs phl october 31st. we were notified by the hotel. >> reservations at at least through the end of 2017 are canceled. the couple's full refund from the hotel has posted to the account. a different story with american airlines. the couple was told they have one year to use their $1,000 worth of plane tickets and if they change their destination, a 200 fee will be added per ticket. >> i'm angry. this is an unfortunate situation they are capitalizing on. i feel taken advantage. >> i contacted american airlines

and the van collins are getting their money back. here's help for other customers, while at last check the american air lies said the fee may be changed, the company says we are allowing people to change destinations without a change fee and applying the full value to the ticket. if american airlines tells you something different or you don't see the credit on your statement, let me know by going online or calling monday through friday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., tweet me or go to my facebook page. nydia han, "action news." >> it's astounding how much damage irma and maria have

caused yet our forecast, beautiful. >> nature is extremely nasty, it can be beautiful somewhere else. it's hard to think about that. let's go to our forecast. today we had the in between so to speak. many of you looked up to see the deep blue sky and you look north and east and saw a definitive line of crystal clear blue sky and a wall of clouds that didn't move through much of the day. this was the edge of jose. what was happening over the ocean water, you have all of the rising air called uplift that developed the clouds, developed the storms. in the atmosphere, what goes up, must come down. it comes down on the opposite

side. it dries out the atmosphere so you can't get clouds to form. similar, that's jose. there's the edge of the clouds that did not move north and east of philadelphia. now it's starting to march north and east. rises hair here. sinking air on the exterior of the storm. that's where we were parked. with sinking air, it com compres the air and warms it. we are still warm. 75 philadelphia, 70 allentown, wilmington, 72 in dover. we should be in the 50s for lows this time of year. tomorrow back in the middle 8 0s, sunshine, clouds. the air is dryer tomorrow. for the next four days, we have rip currents and large swells because of the remnant low as

jose slowly falls apart to the east. high pressure is stuck. temperatures stay ten degrees above average. this is the latest as of 11:00 p.m. cacategory two storm, winds sustained 110 miles per hour, scrapes the turks and caicos as a category three. the latest with maria, the storm continues to weaken. it's starting to curve away with the latest models out to sea. we are seeing that trend. let's hope it continues into the middle of next week. we have to monitor. there could be a lot of fluctuations that far out. the exclusive accuweather forecast, it eats summer like. less humid, temperatures near 90 for the eagle home opener

sunday. monday, 87, still warm. tuesday, wednesday in the mid 80s. again, the track is up in the air next week. if we had influence in the weather, wednesday to thursday next week. >> still a you way out. observant jews celebrated rosh hashanah tonight. the holiday celebrates the beginning of the jewish new year. it began at sundown and ends friday evening. we learned the theme for next year's flower show, wonders of water. the pennsylvania hotte horticull society says there will be experts in water conservation. ♪ ♪

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the phillies have given us exciting baseball the past month or so. tonight looking to make it three straight wins against the dodgers. seventh inning, phils down 4-2. aaron altair, that ties the game, third straight with a home run, 19 on the season, knotted up at four. next batter tommy joseph taking the curve ball out, back to back jack. joseph's 22n 22nd of the year. phillies lead 5-4. chase utley grinds to first. this game is tied at five. to the eighth inning, walk rhys hoskins to get to aaron altair. two run double. four rbi night for altair, to

the ninth inning now, two outs. herere is trolling center field. phillies win through straight over the dodgers. >> it's nice to beat such a good team. we are having good at bats, playing good defense. it's coming together now. definitely exciting times. i'm glad to be part of this. >> the eagles are gearing up for the home game against the giants. when the birds take the field, they'll have a different look. isaac the current guard didn't have a good game. carson wentz backed six times. he's not getting involved in

personnel decisions. >> i don't know what's going on with all that. i have said from day one, i feel confident with the depth that we have had throughout camp and everything. whoever is out there. i'm more than confident they'll do a good job. >> still ahead, the flyers play two exhibition games tonight. a medical update on joel embiid. here's a hint, they are being cautious with the sixer center. ♪ ♪

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one game is in allentown. the second goal second period, 2-1 flyer lead, comes on the powerplay. tied at two in overtime. the flyers win 3-2 in o.t. the other loses 3-2 in brooklyn. sixer training camp starts next week. testify bubble wrap is not off embid yet. he's not cleared for five on five drills. the center is recovering from a knee injury. the medical staff favors a hyper conservative transition for embid. >> it was a rocking start to the jewish new year. ♪ ♪ >> a musical celebration for

rosh hashanah in rittenhouse square. it ended at sun set. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline." music from judah and the lion. "action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow morning. now for adam joseph, ducis rogers, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team, i'm brian taff. have a great night tonight, great day tomorrow. see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪

i must say that jimmy kimmel is much better at getting out the message about health care than the democrats are. >> well, that's a real problem. from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." kyra sedgwick. adam scott. music from judah and the lion. and now, above all, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. hi, everybody. welcome, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for coming. thanks for watching. very nice. i appreciate it. i had an interesting day