a pleasant good morning to you, 7:00 a.m., saturday, september 23. here's a look at the stories we're following on "action news." new overnight, philadelphia police are looking for the driver who hit a man on broad street and kept going. philadelphia police are searching for a man wanted in the shooting of a mother at her home. republicans are running out of time to pass a bill to repeal the affordable care act. do they have enough votes needed to get the job done this time around. it is the first weekend of fall, but it will feel like summer. sky6 live hd looking at the sunrise from cape may, new jersey. what a beautiful picture this is. we'll be flirting with 90 degrees as we wrap up the month of september.

i can't believe this. back outside we go with meteorologist chris sowers with a look at the unusual weather for this time of the career. summer -- of the year. summer is making one last fight. >> reporter: summer is making a last harrah. we have relief in sight. as we look at the present temperatures, 49 in the poconos that's chilly. 59 in allentown. reading, 59. philadelphia, 6. part of the region the numbers are dropping quickly to the northwest, the air is dry. dry air not only cools quickly it heats quickly. by this afternoon the numbers will be in the upper 80s close to 90 degrees. dewpoint temperatures, 50 z comfortable, the lower the number gets, the drier the air becomes. las vegas a lot of times you see dewpoints in the 20s and 30s.

50 for us is comfortable. 60 is humid, 7 -- price e -- press --ssive. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm, today, 88 degrees, 85 by 1:00 p.m., 87 by 4:00 p.m. 883 degrees by 7:00 p.m. union start time temperature, 80 degrees, by the 90th minute they are down to 75. we have heat heading this way sunday and monday, 91 for the forecasted high sunday, 89 for the forecasted high on monday. gray gay i'll be back along in gray hall i'll be back along in just a few minutes, and i will tell you how long the unusually

warm weather will last. chris sowers thank you very much. you can keep up with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with the 6abc app that's a free gown -- download four mobile device. more details on the earthquake in north korea the quake was detected in northeastern north korea where the rogue nation conducted its 6th and most powerful nuclear test earlier this month. this has countries in the region like china and japan on edge because of north korean's leader kim jong-un threats to test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific ocean. there's new information to till about this morning, philadelphia police are investigating two hit-and-runs

that happened about at the same time in different parts of the city. the action cam was in the h and tioga street in the hunting park section of the city where a 23-year-old man was run down. a dark colored toyota hit the man and kept going. the it victim was taken to temple university hospital he is in critical condition. police are looking for a driver who hit a man on a north philadelphia street earlier this morning. the driver kept going, the action cam at glenwood avenue or broad street. a maroon vehicle hit the man at 1:00 p.m. the impact threw the victim 75 feet. else in critical condition after undergoing surgery at temple university hospital. police are in the process of obtaining surveillance video from several cameras in the area. this morning police in montgomery county want to talked to 30-year-old greg feldman in

connection with the shooting of a woman in her home. police say he was once involved with the victim's daughter. jeff chirico has more details. >> reporter: the dog was barking i heard screening and more shots at that point i realized it sounded like gunfire. >> mary johnson lives across the street from this large home on meadow view drive. a woman was shot after answering her door. johnson walked toward the house and saw the gunman leave. >> i stared at him and wondered what he was going on. he never looked at me and drove away. >> reporter: police are looking for greg feldman. the victim apparently knows feldman. >> i don't want to get into too many details. but he was involved with the victim's daughter at some point in time. >> reporter: after the shooting

the victim and her husband waited on the front porch for first responders. >> she handled it very well she was calm and conscious. he feels applying pressure to the wound until the paramedics arrive. in response to the shooting, grand view hospital went into lockdown. apparently feldman had a grudge with a doctor nearby. he was driving a car kfc4605. the da stressed feldman needs to be found. >> we believe mr. feldman to be armed at this point anybody having any information about him should contact authorities call 911 right away. >> reporter: miss herman suffered wounds to the head -- chest and neck. apparently the victim told police several attempted shots

misfired. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> your time, 7:07 a.m., trump is criticizing senator john mccain for opposing republican efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the no vote likely kills the bill as senator rand paul has voted to -- committed to vote against it. susan collins will do the same thing. senator mccain said it should be a bipartisan effort. president trump expressed his deployment to a crowd in alabama just last night. >> john mccain was not on the list, that was a totally unexpected, terrible. repeal and replace, john mccain his last campaign was all about repeal and replace, so he decided to do something different that's fine.

>> senate leaders have planned a showdown on the legislation for next week, it is unclear whether a vote will takes place. president trump is calling on nfl owners to fire players who kneel during the national anthem. at a rally in alabama, the president said such players are showing disrespect for the flag and lose their jobs. the president encouragedded -- encouraged his supporters to leave the stadium when that happens. there's important information you should know about in regards to the pennsylvania turnpike if you plan to use the thoroughfare this weekend, a section of the trn pike will be closed -- turnpike will be closed in both directions for 6 hours between the bensalem interchange exit 351 and delaware interchange 358

in price toll township. the closure begins at midnight tonight and lasts until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow morning. happening today first responders will be the center of the attention at the 63rd annual hero thrill show. police officers and firefighters and other first responders will be doing that performing daredevil stunts at the wells fargo center. this is not only a thrill seeking adventure for those who attend. it's a fun way to raise money for the children of fallen firefighters and officers. the thrill show is today from noon until 5:00 p.m. did that scare you? it's that time. year when being scared can be a lot of fun. america's largest haunted house terror behind the walls has returned to eastern state penitentiary. the venue has new haunted attractions plus the standard

zombies and other creepy critters. the money is used for the national historic landmark. staying young and sharp how a local program is helping these seniors remain self-sufficient. plus a desperate search for survivors continue around the clock in mexico following the devastating earthquake. >> reporter: coming up in weather if you kept the pool open late this season, employ for you, you'll get a lot of use out of it this weekend. 88 degrees, 91 as we head into the second half of the weekend. 91 on sunday, the warm weather is stick around through the beginning of next week. i'll let you know how long it will last in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next.

>> even at this hour, the desperate search for survivors continue in central mexico. first responders and military

and countless volunteers are clawing their ways through the rubble of crumbling buildings. there have been moments of hope. 1 is a people were found alive by rescuers since the quake struck near mexico city on tuesday. sadly more deaths have been reported. 295 people have died experts say those trapped under the rubble can usually live for a week or more. sad to hear about the at a tattle, but good to hear of the rescues our thoughts and prayers to the good folks of mexico. back here at home, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the accuweather forecast. i don't know what to say. doesn't feel like fall. >> reporter: if you didn't know you would think it feels like july, august. this shot of cape may, looks summery, from this elevated position the ocean looks tranquil, but we're still picking up waves of to 6 feet

breaking on the sand from the remnants of jose. even though it's off the coast now, it's about 150 miles to the southeast of nantucket. it's close enough to produce the large waves. we'll continue to zee that over the next -- see that over the neck several days. hurricane maria is about to head off the eastern seaboard. mostly sunny today, high of 88. that's normal for july. sunshine expected tomorrow high of 91. few you're going to do tailgating tomorrow pace yourself and drink lots of water. allentown, 59. reading, 59. lancaster 59 degrees. it's fairly comfortable this morning, all these numbers will climb quickly this afternoon. philadelphia 67, millville, 67. on the boards in atlantic city, 69. satellite and radar along with action radar, nothing to talk about, high pressure in control. there it is right there. that means a ton of sunshine both today and tomorrow. monday we'll keep it sunny, as

well. as long as that high is in place the air continues. that's the kind of weather we'll experience in the next 72 hours, there's the remnants of jose spinning off the coast of cape cod. it will slowly pull away, as it pulls away it opens the door to all the heat across the dixie south. wind shift out of the of the south/southwest. upper 80s and low 90s tomorrow. humidity will build, too, so it's going to be uncomfortable. hurricane maria maximum stained winds 120 miles per hour. category 3, last report it was 125, so they dropped 5 miles per hour. as we look at it on satellite image it's getting better organized. it will travel north 9 to 10 miles per hour. when the lines are close together the modeling is in good

agreement. the storm will travel 100 to 150 miles off the coast of cape hart -- hatteras, north carolina. it will be close enough off atlantic city to get the large waves to batter the coastline. as marie i is heading up the coast, we'll get no relief with dangerous rip currents and high surf. tropical storm force winds, 10% chance for the jersey shore and 5% chance for philadelphia and inland locations. for today, mostly sunny and warm, that's the headliner, 88 degrees the forecasted high. jersey shore, with this kind of weather very inviting, you want to be careful high risk of rip

currents, only go in to your knees. 81 tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you want relief, you have to be patient it doesn't arrive until next weekend. 91 tomorrow, 89 monday, tuesday, very, very humid, 83. wednesday, sticky, 84. friday, there's the relief. next weekend the early call in the 60s, this will feel much better. >> 90 tomorrow. okay chris we still love you. thank you sir. 7:17 a.m. as america's aging population grows so does an innovative program keep them out of nursing homes and in their homes. >> reporter: it's birthday party time at the mercy life center in south philadelphia. the room is packed and everybody rocks along taking themselves back at least in their minds to

the days before wheelchairs or walkers. it's pace for all clues unexclusive care in philadelphia. it goes beyond day care for adults certified for nursing care. >> it's a social program that allows seniors to live in their home and community. >> elders are transported to and from their homes five days a week. >> we provide million and -- medical, dental rehabs. >> reporter: scrs -- seniors get medications and in-house physical therapy gym keeps seniors moving. recreation therapy manager says new members are asked about their favorite interests, present and past. a lot of time they say i used to

like to dance. i try to provide activities or modify it or adapt it. >> reporter: it is whether it's pace or life, comprehensive care is a life saver. >> it reduces them out of long term care facilities. >> reporter: for patient who quaff for medicaid there's no charge. there's no he co-pays. there are life programs in delaware and bucks county and soon montgomery county. tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." so glad you're waking up us.

7:21 a.m., this is a look at what's happening in and around the delaware and lehigh valleys this weekend.

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back everyone, 7:25 a.m., rooking at satellite and radar, the reason it's so warm, is because we have a huge area of high pressure here. it will remain here because the remnants of jose is sitting right here and we have another high out here, nothing is moving. the weather you see today you'll see tomorrow, an monday, tuesday, wednesday, and hopefully by thursday and friday, exphft -- some of the cooler stuff out west will move here and we'll see relief friday and saturday. mostly sunny, very warm be the

normal high is 75 we're going with 88. tomorrow, sunny, hot, humid, as well, 91. >> thank you for the update. turning to sports, the phillies are hoping for a better night in atlanta when they face the braves in game number two. e-a-g-l-e-s host the giants at the linc tomorrow here's jamie apody. >> reporter: phillies have nine games to go they have to win two of those to avoid losing 100 games. the phils had the braves number adhere beating them 12 of the 16 times. last night there was a meltdown. 2-run home run in the first. lively gave up five runs in the first, 6 overall. not good. batting average down to 285. it was down from 300 earlier in

the week. eagles lose 7-2. eagles face the giants tomorrow, the home debut hopeful ly marks the debut of the run game. coach peterson said they have not made a change yet he was not ready to commit who starts at safety along malcom jenkins. peterson peeved with the questions. >> it's going to be a game time decision, i can't speculate whose going to be there when i'm dealing with these getting healthy. we're on track for getting healthy, it's going to be a game time decision. penn state getting ready to

play against iowa. >> i'm excited to go there, it's a team i've always heard about. they don't have an nfl team, they are the nfl team, it's a big deal. you better be ready to play. >> you can watch fourth ranked penn state taking on iowa in prime time tonight at 7:30 p.m. on channel 6. don't forget to tune into the temple playbook with ducis rogers and coach collins in the 930 half-hour on "action news." that's sports have a great saturday. >> new overnight, philadelphia

police are forced to make an unusual call for assistance following gunfire in a fight outside a bar. a woman faces murder charges in a horrific crash on a bucks county road last night. danger lurks in the surf at the jersey shore, details on the warnings. but first, outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers tracking the accuweather forecast. fall is here, chris. >> reporter: it's all right out here right now, it's comfortable, humidity levels are low and some locations in the 50s. later this afternoon the numbers will climb quickly by tomorrow we'll be in the 09 and the humidity starts to build, as well. it will feel very july like tomorrow. 58 degrees in pottstown. 53 in lake harmony after a

morning low of 49. warminster, 63. center city, 67. fortescue agenda -- gandys beach area, 65. vineland, 62. hammonton, 65. cape may, 68. satellite and radar crystal clear skies we have a couple of high, thin wispy clouds upstairs that's about it. otherwise expect sunshine today. look at the call from accuweather, bright blue skies all the way through. 11:00 a.m. be 82. 5:00 p.m., 87 that's normal for july. 7:00 p.m. we're back down to 83 and the sky conditions remain mainly clear. the only issue out there today will be for the folks at the jersey shore. this has been the trend over the last several days ever since jose came up the eastern seaboard. we've had a high risk of rip currents, it will remain high today. we'll see 4 to 6-foot waves.

it won't get lower anytime soon, hurricane maria is tracking up the eastern seaboard off the coast of north carolina by tuesday. it will make the right hand turn out to sea, but it will increase the wave heights by the middle of next week and that means more dangerous rip currents in the forecast. that's the only issue over the next several days we'll have building heat and humidity, today tomorrow and monday, it will be very dangerous at the jersey shore. i'll have more on the approachful hurricane maria and cool numbers to talk about in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> we look forward to the update. this little last taste of summer as we begin the fall season may tempt you to head to the shore to take a dip in the water. be forewarned that would be a dangerous decision. thanks to hurricane jose

dangerous rip currents are stirring up the water. beach activity is closed because of the dangerous conditions. >> the water is very dangerous, you have to know what you're doing, you should not go past your knees in the water. here's another word of caution. look for a beach with a lifeguard on duty, it's considered to be out of season the right now, so many don't have lifeguards on duty. 7:33 a.m., new information to tell you about this morning a shooting outside a bar in the strawberry mansion section of the city led to a fight that forced police to call for backup. the action cam at the scene, 34rd and sergeant. one man shot another man in the leg at 2:15 a.m. dozens of people poured out of the bar and started fighting. things got bad and police in an unusual move called for a citywide assist to break up the fight. there were no reports of any arrests, the shooting victim is

in critical condition. police are looking for are a gunman who shot a man five times on a north philadelphia street. the action cam at the scene, 800 block of west clear field street. the 42-year-old man was injured at 11:30 p.m. he is in critical condition. investigators have not indicated a motive. murder charges have been filed against a driver in a horrific crash in bucks county. we learned the crash killed a youngman and left his girlfriend severely injured in bedminster three weeks ago. trish hartman has the details on the arrest. >> reporter: 30-year-old jaqulyn jones has been charged in connection with the deadly crash on route 611 august 30. police say she had numerous prescription drugs if her -- in her system when she crossed the center line killing chris marinelli and injuring his girlfriend. >> the reason she is charged with third degree murder in the

case because as the affidavit states she is on her third dui. >> reporter: authorities say she was drive winning a suspended license. she was granted an occupational limited license to drive to and from work, but on august 30th she was shopping. >> we have receipt that demonstrates she was coming from a shopping spree. >> reporter: robert james is chief of the homicide by vehicle unit for the bucks county district attorney's office and seeing an alarming number of cases like this one. >> my office have charged five different defendants with third degree murder in various crash cases. >> reporter: he hopes more serious jail time will deter people from driving under the influence. now the family of chris marinell is raising money by a go fund me

page hoping she can return to temple university. her family said she is was suffering from lyme disease which is why she was on some of the drugs. she is locked up in doylestown prison on ten percent bail trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia police are determining whether charges will be filed after a 3-year-old shot his uncle at 6th and arch street in center city. the little boy was in the car and got his hands on a nine millimeter handgun tucked underneath the front seat. he fired the weapon, the 24-year-old uncle was hit in the shoulder. >> the man was in the car, i saw the blood the bullet hole and exit wound and all that. >> the victim was treated at the hospital and released. "action news" learned the handgun belonged to another relative who is a housing

authority police officer he has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. philadelphia police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to lure three children into his car last week. police believe the suspect may be connected to similar incidents as far back as february. 35-year-old faces seven counts ever luring a child into a vehicle. police say in several of the incidents he offered the children money to come with him. thankfully the children ran away. states of pennsylvania and delaware were targeted by alleged russian hackers during the presidential campaign. a total of 21 states were targeted by the russians. however, pennsylvania governor tom wolf said there's no evidence that hackers breached state election systems. notification came a year after u.s. department of homeland security officials said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to russia.

president donald trump and the entire world are anxiously watching north korea's next move. the rogue nation has threatened to test a hydrogen bomb above the pacific ocean in response to president trump's threats to destroy the country. north korea is facing increased economic sanctions and pressure to cease the testing of nuclear weapons. >> we'll continue in offer effort, all options are on the table. once we assess the threat, the president will make a decision and take the appropriate action. >> china has agreed to isolating kim jong-un including ending banking partnerships with pole -- pyongyang. president trump's travel

ban, the current ban restrict travelers from 6 muslim majority nations and sparked protests and lawsuits. from our new jersey newsroom a doctor pled guilty if a prescription drug benefit scam that cost tax players millions of dollars. john gaffney of margate entered a plea of guilty for his role in the conspiracy. he wrote phone prescriptions for patients he never saw. it cost taxpayers $25 million. classes have resumed in the methacton school district, but the threat of a teachers' strike still looms. teachers walked off the job on monday amid a contact dispute. they agreed to go back to work after entering a non-binding ash strayings with the school board.

teachers could go back on strike the a decision is not accepted on both sides. eagles host the new york giants at the linc to celebrate this septa is helping you to get to the game for free. the free rides are available from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on sunday, there will be extra sports express trips to the linc they will run every ten minutes to get to the game. the eagles face off against division rivals new york giants at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, go eagles! 7:40 a.m. still ahead on "action news" saturday morning, camping alzheimers disease sooner. the new test that's giving scientists new hope. plus a small plane lands on the street next to a food store in los angeles, when we come back, meteorologist chris sowers will have an update on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. this is a live look via the temple university camera there. sky6 live hd giving you a

glimpse of the center city skyline. boy, looks nice, you know fall is here. is it going to feel like it? chris has the answer. "action news" on saturday continues after this today, we're out here with some big news about type 2 diabetes. you have type 2 diabetes, right? yes. so let me ask you this... how does diabetes affect your heart? it doesn't, does it? actually, it does. type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. you didn't know that.

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so now that you know all that, what do you think? that it's time to think about jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. 7:43 a.m., i don't want to read this next story an early morning snowstorm in the sierra nevada mountains in california blamed for a bad crash. one person died.

16 car pileup on interstate 80 tied up traffic in the area for several hours. man! a driver managed to roll over down a cliff. the driver got out of the vehicle on his own. the area only had a couple of months to thaw out. all the snow helped ease to drought in california. check this out, the pilot of a small plane crashed landed in the street in glendale, california. the pilot reported engine troubles a few miles away from burbank airport. the plane went down on a tree-lined street and landed mostly intact. three people were on board. nobody was hurt there were no injuries on the ground. wow. okay. goodness. 7:44 a.m., let's get you caught up on the forecast as you plan your weekend go out and go to the beach.

don't get in the water, have fun. >> reporter: it's summer, it's going to feel like july out there. let's get you outside, live on sky6 live hd, beautiful shot looking at the ben franklin bridge. temperatures are cool, some locations in the 50s, we have no humidity out there. it's not too bad as of yet. the numbers will climb over the next 24, 48 hours. 67 degrees in philadelphia. we like this number here. dewpoint 52. that's a good number that means the air is nice and comfortable. if only it was to stay in the 50s, as we get into tomorrow and monday, the number skyrockets especially monday afternoon we're back in the mid to upper 60s dewpoints. it will feel allows out there considering the time of year. almost the beginning of october we'll talk about heat index values come monday. reading, 59. philadelphia, 67. 48 in the poconos. 66 in trenton. and 70 for both cape may and atlantic city.

you can thank this huge area of high pressure which can't move because the remnants of escrows josie -- hurricane jose. we have an atmospheric traffic jam when this high pulls away, jose will pull away and the high will shift off the coast. this pattern will not breakdown for another four or five days. with that said the heat and humidity builds everyday. it will be uncomfortable each and everyday. the jet stream way up here to the north, cool to the north, south of that line, it's nice and toasty. actually you can see that with the temperatures. very warm across the southeast. it's snowing across the high plains and the northern rockies, especially as you get into wyoming and montana where locations have picked up over a foot of snow, believe it or not. a huge difference from the west coast to what we're seeing here on the east coast.

chicago, 74. every one of these locations how the here topped out in the low to mid 90s. that's the air mass that's heading this way. satellite and radar this is the very latest on maria sitting and spinning 350 miles east of nasau in the bahamas. this is the infared colored cloud top image. the strongest part of the storm is indicated by the bright red. the eye wall is wrapping around. you get underneath the eye, it's beautiful out, clear skies and the sun is shining the winds are calm. when the eye wall moves over head that's the strongest part of the storm where you pick up 120-mile an hour winds with gusts up to 140 miles per hour. taking a look at the wave heights. this will tell the track over the next five days. the storm goes 150 miles off the

cape hatteras. this is close to the jersey shore and delaware beaches. the forecast modeling takes the storm out to sea. it's not going to come completely up the east coast, but close enough to where the dangerous rip currents develop again and the huge swells by the middle of next week. along the coast for the weekend. this is just for jose spinning off the coast of cape cod. the weather is beautiful on the sand, but we have rough surf in place and dangerous rip currents. upper 80s for everybody, 89 in millville. 88 in philadelphia. and 87 in wilmington. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny, very warm out there today. 88, but it's a comfortable 88 there's no humidity out there, that will all change tomorrow. a very hot and sweaty 91, especially if you're heading to the link for the eagles home opener. pace yourself. monday, sun and clouds, 89.

the tuesday and wednesday, the temperatures drop slightly, there's the light at the end of the tunnel. 73 degrees on friday. friday and saturday, camden dad take your child to school day. teachers dressed up as super heros. the teachers say it's the parents who set the example as role models, we'll be back. >> s

morning knew research offers hope for diagnosis of alzheimers. more than 5 million people suffer in alzheimers the most common form of dementia. there's on one conclusive test

for the disease, a post examination of the brain there's a new bloody test that's in the testing stage. doctors recommend getting a procedure from a reputable and clean place, you want to make sure you're upto date on all your vaccinations and not on medications to suppress your immune system. there's a permanent nature of the work. some people believe it can hurt your chances of getting a job. >> getting a tattoo is a huge controversial issue, because many want others to see their tattoos, but sometimes it gets in the way of employment. >> i got a tattoo on my leg out

of consideration for the population i work with. i do not have any regrets. >> teenagers need to understand healing times differ depending on whether whether you get a piercing or tattoo. a piercing can take a few weeks to a month depending on location. tattoo can take weeks to heal. a study found that participating in football at a young age increases the risk of problems with behavior and planning and organization. researchers say it increases the risk of depression later in life. they say the increased risk was tied to head impacts and not justcussion. live look at the center city skyline.

we'll have a live look on how to spend your weekend in just a bit.

>> so glad you stayed with us, 756, final check of the forecast with meteorologist chris sowers. i hope you didn't put away the shorts just yet. you'll kneed them this weekend. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny, very warm, july-like today. 88. 91 tomorrow, unusually hot with the humidity it will feel like 92, 39. monday we're forecasting a high of 89, but it's very humid, does it make you feel better, gray? >> reporter: tuesday and wednesday, 82, 84. very humid, friday a front comes in, very fall like sunshine and

highs in the 60s. >> "good morning america" weekend is coming up next. "action news" continues back here at 9:00 a.m. here's a look at the stories we're working on for you, the wave was part an iconic part of rooting. today penn state has a chance to put a heartwarmings twist on the tradition. see how rescue dogs destined for a kill shelter was brought to safety. meteorologist chris chris s and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall. make it a great day. fran grenier.

new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier.

good morning, america. happening right now, the north korean earthquake. is this another nuclear test. the latest from the region, as president trump targets north korea's leader again. >> rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. >> his wide-ranging speech overnight on everything from russia to the nfl to the battle to repeal obamacare. >> we're going to win. it's going to be gone. breaking overnight, ready to burst? the life-threatening situation in puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria, fears that a dam could collapse at any moment. tens of thousands have been told to get out of harm's way. >> me and my cousin still haven't been able to hear from our families over there. >> celebrities hoping to hear from loved ones. we're on the ground helping others get in touch, and we're there for the v