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president trump plans to unveil the sweeping plan to reform the tax system today. >> if you are in the market for a full-time job a local casino is holding a job fair with hundreds of options. but the big story is help on the way for the devastated island of puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria. the u.s. military is headed there to assist. an active duty army brigade will soon be on the way. the uss comfort. expected to leave in the next four days. loaded with supplies and medical help. and may not get there in a week. >> and president trump will go on tuesday to see the scope of the damage. most of the people there are still without power and most are without water. >> with the damage so severe and at this point still unknown a teen from our area is headed down to the island to lend a hand. a group from the salvation army flew out from philadelphia international airport just this

morning. "action news" reporter katherine scott is there now with the full details. >> reporter: some people were going for the relief effort and others were going to check on family. obviously maria devastated puerto rico. many people going today didn't know what they would face when they got there. >> we don't know what they face when they get there. >> katie accompanied her mother and aunt to the gate at the philadelphia international airport this morning for a flight to san juan. the two evacuated before the hurricane hit. >> and katie is sending them back with bags of supplies for her family that stayed behind. >> even the text messages it's hard because i am not there to supthem. >> mary secured a ticket rushing down after the death of her mother on sunday.

>> they don't have water or food and they want to bury her as soon as possible. >> she too packed what she could carry. i am hoping that my brother would pick me up but i heard he doesn't have gas and lines and they don't have any cash. they were like please bring money, we cannot use the atm or anything. >> in airport operations are limited. americans second flight from phl to san juan since maria hit loaded with passengers and 19,000 pounds of cargo including relief supplies. the first flight left last friday with $20,000 worth of goods from american airlines philadelphia hub. >> we though we have team members and family members affected. >> and on this flight local relief workers from the salvation army. that has 150 staffers home based in puerto rico.

since maria they are feeding an estimated 14,000 a day and providing shelter and some workers have family there or have lived there themselves and are eagle toward help. >> we are waiting for so long. and glad we have the chance to go. >> that flight should be landing in san juan soon and it will turn around and head back to philadelphia this afternoon and that is expected to be a full flight. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. at this hour, hurricane maria is hanging off the coast of north carolina and in our area we are dealing with unseasonable warmth in the meantime. as we look at sky 6 hd over the center city skyline. it's a sunny day, a little hazy for the end of the september. nice temperatures out there. karen rogers is in the weather center with a check of the forecast. with changes on the horizon? >> summer couldn't last forever. you mentioned hurricane maria you see it sitting and spinning

off the coastline. back up to near 75 miles per hour going from a tropical storm to back to a hurricane status right now, you see how we get a few clouds near the coastline because of that as well. we'll see cloud cover there and the big story is really the temperatures, look at these numbers. just in now, 83 degrees right now in philadelphia. the high of 74, well above that and 83 in allentown, 5-in millville and just the 70s along the coastline where you have a little more cloud cover there. lets look at the afternoon, it's feeling hot and humid today. nothing like you would normally see this time of year. at 2:00, 86 degrees and 4:00 upper 80s and the high is 88 and will feel hotter than that when you factor in the humidity. at 10:00 tonight 77 and are you still above the average high for the day. unseasonable warm as we continue with that.

the dew points are the real story, it's still oppressive. even worse than yesterday. 66 degree dew point in cape may. 71 in philadelphia and 72 in trenton and wilmington and 71 in reading. when you look at the scale you see anything above 70 feels oppressive. that is the way it feels out there now. feeling oppressive and lets take a quick look at the heat indexes, what it feels like already 91 in wilmington and 88 in philadelphia. and 87 in trenton and a hot one today. it's a hot one and does not last. details in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. this reminder keep up with changes to the forecast any time on your phone or tablet. that includes real time views from stormtracker 6 live double scan the 6 abc app say free download for your mobile device. >> philadelphia police identified a 16-year-old that was shot and killed in german town last night. it was jay custice one of four

teens shot before 4:00 last night and a 14-year-old girl grazed by a bullet in the arm. and a 19-year-old male in critical condition after being struck several times. more on this investigation coming up in the next half hour. philadelphia police are also investigating a homicide, that happened in an apartment building in fishtown, it happened before 3:30 on the 10 hundred block of east mown airy avenue. when they arrived they found a man on the floor of a hallway with a gunshot wound to his head and he was pronoun ed dead at the scene. >> we have developing news from marlboro township where police are searching for a missing doctor. dr. peter francene was missing since yesterday. he still has not been found and if you have information on her

whereabouts you are asked to call police in montgomery county. final leaders rallied outside of the courthouse in easton county of a clergy that says he was targeted by a white supremacist. >> he is a pastor in audubon, he came to the defense of another pastor on facebook that was publically advocating against white supremacy. that is when he says the man who has targeted other religious leaders in the area turned his sights on him and that suspect was due in court today. the reverend had plenty of support outside with faith leaders across the state and saying the message was one that needed to be heard. >> as faith leaders it's our responsibility to challenge white supremacy. because all of our finals tell us there is no such thing as a human being that is superior or inferior. >> the suspect's hearing was continued until a later date. hundreds of new full-time

jobs are coming to bucks county. parks casino is undergo a multimillion-dollar expansion and needs new employees to help out. gray hall is at the casino where the job fair is held today. >> reporter: hello sara, this is good news for anyone looksing for a job. it started at 8:30 and runs until 6:30 tonight. if you are looking for a job you could hit the jackpot at parks casino. the largest casino is undergoing an expansion and needs hundreds of workers. we are growing and thriving and giving back and hiring 200 new jobs. the one day job fair is held at the parx casino and creates 200 full-time jobs making it one of the largest employers in bucks

county hiring 1500 employees. >> you can go online today and after today and apply online. but today, you are coming in and filling out the forms and actually meeting with management in those departments they are interested in right here and now. >> the positions include opportunities in food and beverage and dealers and customer service and cashiers and a whole lot more. they hope they hear the words you are hired. >> people are looking for jobs and instead of people waiting for call backs they can come here and talk to someone directly. that is the best thing to do is talk to someone directly for interviews or anything like that. >> it's hard to find something. i think once you reach a certain age that makes it even harder. it's good for the community because you don't necessarily have to have a ton of experience to get a low level job like bar stockers and everything. so it's an easy way to get a job

and get some money. >> all right back out live, another reminder this job fair runs until 6:30 tonight and we put all the information on our website at 6abc.com. reporting live in bensalem, channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. much more ahead on "action news" at noon. president trump travels to the midwest to unveil details of a new tax reform plan today. we'll tell you how it might affect you. >> and later we'll tell you what being in a good mood has to do with how well your flu shot will work. a new study offers surprising findings. and karen rogers always in a good mood back with the seven-day forecast from accuweather. when "action news" comes right back.

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nation an anthem controversy on twirt and singled out jerry jones who knelt with his team earlier this week. and that he spoke with jones yesterday and went on to say that jerry is a winner that knows thousand get things done and that country will stand for country. though it's not clear what that means. jones took a knee in solidity with his team. meantime the president will travel to minneapolis this afternoon to outline the tax plain the last legislative item standing for this year. he and congressional republicans are expected to roll out a proposal for individuals and conferences and double the standard deduction used by most americans and american businesses would get relief in the form of lower taxes. after the failure of health care tax reform is a must do for republicans. developing news from afghanistan, with the taliban

says it targeted the plane carrying u.s. secretary defense mattis today. firing projectiles at or near the airport and one hit a civilian house nearby and mattis was not at the airport at the time and his plane was not damaged but it prompted a shootout with the insurgents. we'll have more on the attack coming up in our next half hour. jury selection begins in the trial of a man accused of detonating a pipe bomb at a 5-k race in seaside heights and new york city. rahami pled not guilty. the homemade bomb exploded near the finish line at the 5-k. the race was delayed so no one was injured. and a similar device detonated

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british researchers followed senior citizens that received the vaccine and that people in a good mood had a better result against h1n1. and a new study shows that half of older americans are taking medications to help fall asleep. and that could be a problem even in waking hours. researchers say that those medications could come with as verse affects like dizziness and confusion that are at risk of dangerous falls. it also shows seniors don't talk to their doctors about their sleep issues. >> the "action news" team is out working on news stories tonight at 4:00. >> lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> hey guys, from free kids meals to baby gear, we have some great new apps for moms and dads out there that will help you save a ton on the kiddos, we are always looking for deals there and a washington woman risked her life to save a child from a

burning truck. but instead of being praised she got a lecture from state police about what she did wrong and one trooper told her she could face charges. >> and the makers of velcro have a strange request for the public. stop calling it velcro, what they want you to say instead. >> thank you alicia. >> accuweather is coming up when we come right back.

>>karen is back with us today with a check of the accuweather forecast. and it's another hot one. >> i love summer but i'm kind of sick of it now. i'm done, i don't know about you? but it should be about me. >> take a look now at

stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry through the region and working with two women we'll talk. lets look outside the action cam was out and about. if you want to go for a walk early morning a good time to do it. these folks were enjoying it in rittenhouse square. but feeling sticky and people in shorts and surely need that this afternoon. lets look at the numbers, it's already 83 degrees and the dew point 71. once you hit 70 it's oppressive and feeling oppressive right now, the winds north north east at 10 miles per hour and the pressure is falling and ocean temperature 74, here is satellite and radar, you see swa now hurricane maria drop down to tropical storm force category and near 75 miles per hour wi winds. back to a category one hurricane. this is pushing out to sea and you see the cold front out to

the west that swings through tomorrow and helps to nudge it on out of here. we are watch that closely and a category one hurricane with winds of 75 miles per hour and look at the sharp turn. that is because of the front pushing it out of here and continuing to give us a high risk of rip currents, be careful down the shore. especially when you talk about temperatures like this like a 74 degree temperature. lets look at the numbers around the area, you'll get a bit more crowd cover south and east of the city. the lehigh valley getting sunshine and city mix of clouds and sun and cloud cover along the coast and upper 70s. the upper 80s through the i-95 corridor and better than that in reading where you get 89 degrees with more sunshine. it feels hotter than that. we look at these numbers hour by hour, and periods of clouds and

sunshine and 86 and 4:00 holding at that, our high is 88 and dipping down to 84 at 6:00. at 8:00 at northeast still 87 degrees and normally the average high is 74, look at future tracker 6, it's feeling like 92 degrees, when you factor in the oppressive humidity. you factor in the height of summer, look at what happens next the change in the forecast there is that front we talked about it comes through tomorrow and tonight we get a shower as it comes through. and tomorrow 78 degrees for the high and a huge change and a gusty breeze and humidity crashes way down and the front helps to kick maria out to sea. here is your exclusive accuweather forecast starting today it feels like summer and 78 degrees and feels like the 90s and humid oppressively so. tomorrow not as warm and 78. and friday a cool start with

crisp temperatures in the 50s to start and high of 73. saturday breezy and cooler upper 60s with a passing shower and probably the first half of the day, and look at the change after that. sunday looking at nice conditions and mostly sunny and 71 and monday partly sunny and 75. and warm tuesday 76 staying sunny and dry. but not the 80s and 90s of this week. >> thank you karen. we'll take a quick break and another half hour to go where i get to talk. stay with us.

"action news" continues at 12:30. >> hello again here is the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. four teenagers are shot in philadelphia and one is killed and we have the latest on the search for the gunman. and much needed supplies are heading from our area to puerto rico as millions of americans continue to suffer without power and basic necessities. hundreds of jobs are available at a local casino and that is expanding the business. >> a 16-year-old boy is dead and three other teens were hurt when gun fire rang out in the german town section of philadelphia last night. late last night we learned the name of the teenager killed.