pauline notice. >> afternoon it is sunday, september 24. >> here's a look at the stories we're following on "action news." the feud escalates between the president and pro athletes about kneeling during the national anthem. >> the hunt continues for two men who fired guns near police.

an expression of puerto rican pride as well as disaster relief in philadelphia. >> more on those stories, but outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. is fall here yet? >> reporter: it is not, you would think it was the middle of july. temperatures are up and the dewpoints are climbing, as well. 87 in wilmington. millville 87. philadelphia allentown, 86. cape may, 79 you're benefiting from a nice sea breeze. dewpoint temperatures the closer the numbers get to 70, the more uncomfortable it feels. 50 is comfortable. you get into the 60s it goes downhill fast in a hurry. reading, 69. cape may, 770. 62346 trenton. satellite and radar crystal clear skies as i look over city

avenue i don't see a single cloud in the sky. it's a nice looking day, but very warm and humid. the call from accuweather, hot and sunny humid, 91 degrees. if you're not a fan of the heat and humidity, the weather will stick around for the neck couple of days. when i come back i'll let you know how long the warm weather lasts and give you the latest on hurricane maria in the accuweather forecast. >> eagles fans have been waiting for today since last january. kickoff for the home opener comes in a half-hour. it comes against the constant rival the giants. jamie apody live at the linc. this is going to be a good game. >> reporter: you know how long eagles fans have been waiting for this? 266 days not that i've been counting. football is back at lincoln financial field. one of the interesting story lines is going to be the running game we've got the running backs warming up, corey clement, i

wonder if they will reestablish the running game that has not been exist antiin the first two games. giants 0-2. they don't play well in the stadium. it's a big game for sure, but birds fans and players are excited to be back at home. >> it's important to play fast and home game we're excited about that finally, getting back off the road and getting in front of our crowd and stadium and fans, you know we've been in two loud stadiums in the last two weeks and now we get to unleash our fans on the opponents, it's going to be exciting to do that and get that win. >> we can't by any means overlook them because they are 0-2. this is the national football league anybody can beat anybody anytime. we're excited it's the home opener and hopefully we kick it off the right way.

>> reporter: we'll of course break the game down on "action news" sports sunday we'll have eagles great brian westbrook joining us in studio hopefully talking about a bird's win. if they win they they could movo 2-0 and shut the giants season down in september. the giants have only 44 offensive touchdowns in the stadium since they played the game. in case in case the eagles need a little more mow -- mojo, i did bring back the green dress. it doesn't fit as well as before, i did have a baby. >> you look great. growing fruit between president donald trump and the nfl and the nba. >> it started when president trump said players who don't stand for the national anthem should be fired.

>> the president tweeted if nfl fans refuse to go to the game if players stop disrespecting our flag or county you will see change take face fast, fire or spend. >> reporter: eagles jeffrey lurie said -- president is feuding with the nba disinviting steph curry of the champions golden state warriors of the white house after curry said he didn't want to go. bob brooks is sampling opinions at the linc this morning and bob no shortage of opinions, right? >> reporter: nydia, no shortage of opinions, just behind you can see there's a protest that has come to the stadium there's a black lives matter matter sign

these people support players being able to take a knee, there's a lot of fans and people down here who support what the president said, let's take a listen. >> e-a-g-l-e-s! >> reporter: same things never change and never should, eagles tail gate done right all over the place. good food good friends go birds. >> it's the first game of the year, what does it mean to you? >> eagles win, giants are coming in, go birds. >> reporter: there's something everyone is talking about and well aware of at this point that's president trump's comments on nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of the nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag get that son of a beep off the field right now, he is fired. >> reporter: how do birds fans feel every there's mixed opinion. >> they have gone through this journey to achieve this

platform. this is their right. >> reporter: casey wright of germantown agrees wjts. >> this is the land of the free. >> he doesn't think players kneel fans should walk out, something the president suggested to do. >> he wait a year for protest protest -- for football. >> if you don't like the country, find another one. just that simple. >> reporter: ellen cost from bluebell said kneeling is a slap in the face to the men and women who fight in our military. >> it's the united states of america, i'm proud to be here, you should stand for the national anthem, that's what we fight for. >> reporter: you look out here, you see the protest happening and those who support being able to take a knee and disagreeing with trump said. huge crowd of eagles fans walking by, i do see a sign in

the protest, fans walking by respecting them. >> bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. other news now, a massive fire gutted a south philadelphia warehouse early this morning, the action cam was there as flames engulfed a one-story building on the 1700 block of water street at 2:30 a.m. there were no reports of injuries and no word on a cause. police are looking for the person who fired a shotgun at a germantown house wounding a young woman sitting on the porch on the 5600 block of stokes street. someone walked up own fired and grazed the woman and shattered windows. there were no arrests. the search continues for two men who fired shots at police officers in north philadelphia. the officers were taking a

report for a stolen cell phone at 13th and york streets when they heard the shots being fired. police returned fire, neither man was hit and they ran away from the scene. police discovered a gun. it is not clear if the officers were the target of the shooting. mexico was rattled by an earthquake, two people died in a 6.1 magazine tooled quake it -- magnitude quake. it was an aftershock following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in mexico city. residents around a failing dam are around a flood watch. federal aid is flowing in now that san juan's port is open. fema is about to head off crisis in towns without water. the agency plans to take satellite phones to towns that were cut off. >> today's philadelphia puerto

rican day parade and festivities will be used to help raise money. volunteers from concilio will go along the parade route on the benjamin franklin parkway. the theme of the parade is the rhythm of our culture. >> we hope they are ain't to collect a lot of donations. >> coming up on "action news" at noon, an outbreak of swine flu linked to a county fair leaves a girl recovering in the hospital. an opera superstar is coming to the area. >> we're searching for fall, have you found it? meteorologist chris sowers will have more when we see you after the break.

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ignited a device by international forces in can can, afghanistan. iran tested a new ballistic missile hours after showing it off at a military parade. it can carry multiple warheads and fly 100 miles meaning it can reach israel and saudi arabia. iran said they will continue to strengthen the military capabilities and defenses. >> appears summer will not give up. >> reporter: it's hanging on. we'll see the heat for the next several days. we'll be in the 90s today, we'll hit 90 degrees or higher tomorrow, as well. in the meantime we'll get you outside, mainly clear conditions at the philadelphia airport. there's not a cloud in the sky, the sun is beating down, 86 degrees. allentown, 86.

87 to the south. wilmington and millville. when you factor in the humidity all of a sudden the mid 08 ts translate into upper 80s. millville, feels like 90. 88 in allentown. 88 in philadelphia. 89 in reading. satellite and radar there's not too much going on. we have high pressure in control. unfortunately for us if not a fan of heat an humidity, the way the high is situated it's pouring the heat and humidity in here. as we look at the surface maps we have jose spinning its wheels off the coast of nantucket. we're getting five to seven foot waves around the delaware beaches and the jersey shore, we're dealing with dangerous rip current. monday the high is up to the north. it will be strong enough to push maria out to sea before it makes landfall in the outer banks of the carolinas. maria has weakened further down to 105-mile an hour.

we're losing a lot of bright reds that's a good sign that means the storm is weakening a little bit. but it has to pass over the warm waters of the gulfstream. it's 24 hours away from crossing over there. we're 105 miles per hour i expect it to strengthen a little bit before getting closer to the coast monday night and tuesday. spaghetti plots, each line represents a different forecast model. they bring the storm 150 miles east of north carolina monday night into tuesday morning. it hooks out to sea that's the heat pump high and preventing it from making will, fortunately, across the mid atlantic. it will produce an impact along the delaware beaches and the jersey shore. tuesday night, wednesday, into thursday, rough surf. we have 45-foot waves near the center of the storm. we'll see 5 to 10-foot breakers

on on the sand. dangerous rip currents. beach erosion, and jeerk -- generally speaking we don't expect as much beach erosion as with jose. sunny hot and humid today, 91. tomorrow, warm and humid, 89 feeling like the 90s. tuesday, clouds ensun, 84. wednesday, uncomfortable. 84. thursday a transition day as the front pulls through, friday sean saturday, a whole lot better, 75 and 70 stay patient i know it's getting frustrating but we're getting there. >> maryland health officials say a swine flu outbreak connected to the county fair ten people become infected with the

swine flu. 107 pigs were quarten -- quarantined when the infection was discovered in them. number one killer around the world, is diagnosed with a chest x-ray. in developing countries it's difficult to get. that's why uc berkeley produced a score through digital sound waves through a person's chest. the hope is that it will lead to quicker and better treatment. we'll see you after the break.

diego castellanos 6abc. walter perez 6abc >> welcome back on this sunny

sunday, 12:20 p.m., 86 degrees. looking live from our city hall camera, eagles hope opener, this afternoon kickoff in just a bit. if you're going bring water and wear shorts. america has a new eye in the sky. atlas 5 rocket blasted off to gather security intelligence and impact of natural disasters. rene flemming is known for

grand operas, this will be more low key. karen rogers has a preview in the 6abc loves the arts report. >> reporter: grammy award winning oprah soprano rene flemming continues to grace oprah stages around the world him she is making a series of recital concerts and will make a stop right here in philadelphia. flemming began her career in the early 1980s still a graduate student at juliard. >> it's a beautiful almost like a dark tone sound, but an amazing voice it needs to be heard to be experienced. >> reporter: she's performed in more than 50 oprahs, including mozart's marriage of figaro. after being catapulted to oprah superstardom she performed around the world including the philadelphia orchestra.

october 15 she'll be taking the stage for a solo performance accompanied by a pianist in the kimmel center's verizon hall. her repertiore will feet an oprah by andre previn. >> fans who know and love her music can expect a new sound. >> a mixture of original songs and works, with the works it will keep it popular. >> reporter: for tickets and showtimes visit the arts in philly,.org. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> today the city of wilmington marks the one year anniversary of a house fire that cost the lives of three firefighters. firefighters planted three flags

at the site where the house stood to honor the lieutenant, captain and lieutenant hopefully' wilmington mayor declared on september 24th of each year, the city will pay special tribute to the firefighters who died in the line of duty. thousands of people packed the benjamin franklin parkway for the sake of children today. annual parkway run and walk benefits pediatric cancer research and care at children's hospital of philadelphia. childhood cancer is the leading cause of death and disease in children under the age of 15. the event hopes to raise one million dollars this year.

>> so glad you stayed with us, the eagles host the division rival new york giants. grease lightning struck against the braves in atlanta. hoskins drove the ball to the base of the center field walled knocking in two runs that was all the phils could muster, they lost 4-2. >> one last look at accuweather. >> reporter: it's going to be hot, the exclusive accuweather forecast, we're up to 91 degrees later today. with the humidity it will feel like 92 or 93. tomorrow, 89, but again very high humidity levels, the humidity will make it feel like 92, 93. fuse we cool it down a little bit, same number wednesday, but both days very high humidity levels. relief arrives friday, i didn't know what i was saying. >> thank you chris.

and finally this afternoon a surfing contest for the four legged folks, many dogs took part in the surf city surf dog competition in huntington beach california. the dogs are judged by how long they stay on the board and the difficult of the ride. it raises money for the local spca. >> "action news" continues tonight at 66:00 p.m. >> for chris sowers, gray hall, and the entire "action news" team i'm nydia han. we'll see you right here next weekend.

♪ 2017 philadelphia philadelphia puerto rican day parade, now live from center city here the parade hosts, walter perez, diego castellanos, llia garcia. >> hello everybody and welcome to the 2017 important -- philadelphia puerto rican day parade live along eakens oval. it's a beautiful day in the delaware valley a perfect day to celebrate our background. today's events take on a somber tone to say the least, the island of puerto rico is devastated reeling in the wake of hurricane irma and hurricane maria, as well. roads are washed out 90% of cell