>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> this image almost looks like after movie set -- it isn't. it's puerto rico and the devastation is too real.

3.5 million american citizens are coping without necessities of modern life and worse, one local mayor says people are starting to die. >> the big story tonight is the worsening crisis in puerto rico. half of the population have no water and many who do are rationenned at the end of the hose. you can wait half a day for gas but only a few gallons at a time. this video shows people breaking into markets to steal food they can't buy. >> during harvey, we sent resources to texas as well. now it's time to take a quick decision and help out puerto rico. >> in fact, help has begun to arrive. 16 american ships are in the water surrounding the island

with supplies to distribute aid and provide security. the san juan airport almost looks like a massive shelter because lights out are few and far between. dann cuellar met a flight from san juan at philadelphia international, a flight filled with emotion. >> it was filled with emotion as relatives reunited with loved ones coming from puerto rico. they were desperate to get out. when some landed, some were too emotional to talk. >> i tried to go seven times. sorry. >> that's okay. >> lasara says her father went to puerto rico and she lost contact. >> then they heard he was on this flight.

when they saw each other -- >> how are you, sir? >> i'm fine. >> you survived. >> ada is a diabetic left without food, electricity or water. how did you survive under the horrible conditions over there? >> the grace of god. i'm very happy to be here. >> it is very bad. the island is destroy it. there are no services of any kind. people are having a hard time. >> over and over we heard about the level of desperation in terms of need for people's survival, things we take for granted here like water, food and gas and other necessities. >> water is scarce by the day. >> i hope more aid comes. we need fuel for the hospitals. people are dying. we have to help. >> a lot of people lost

everything. we were able to save a lot of lives, so people respond to go to a safe place. >> that may have been the only saving grace that more lives were not lost in the other devastation. now people are holding on to hope that a massive relief effort comes to save those that didn't parish, dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> it's a dire situation as puerto ricans head into the eighth night without power or refrigerators. our reporter is on the ground where even ice is hard to come by. >> we are here where one of the main necessities is ice. as you can see, i'm at the local ice plant where people have lined up since 2:00 in the morning to try to get a couple of bags of ice.

you can see the line is incredibly long. people have been waiting for hours and hours. they say it's important to wait here. they need to get ice for their families. they need ice to have food. people from the plant told us they are limiting the amount of ice to two bags per person. if a couple is living in a home, it's two bags of ice per person. the line continues and continues four blocks. >> that was amanda ramirez reporting from puerto rico. this has bee has been a deadly e season. storm survivers will need help for months if not longer. reporter chad pradelli travel today texas during hurricane harvey to show search and rescue. local first responders were part

of the efforts in florida. brian taff was in naples riding out hurricane irma. now dann cuellar is getting ready to travel to puerto rico as the call for help becomes more urgent. dan's reports will begin tomorrow on "action news." >> electrical reaction sparked a chain of worry on regional rail trains through center city. a circuit breaker tripped twice during the 5:00 rush hour and as the train came to rest, 500 passengers decided to get out on their own. >> the breaker trip, makes a loud bang. it tripped twice, two bangs. that likely triggered the passengers to believe something was wrong evacuating the trains. >> that caused a kip ripple eff.

septa had to shut down lines to be sure there were no injuries. it was traffic tragedy involving a car and trolley in the northern liberty section of philadelphia. a woman baby sitting two children was killed. christie ileto is live at fourth and girard, the scene of the crash. christie? >> it's not immediately clear if the driver saw the trolley before she hit it or if she was distracted, but it's likely the 36-year-old crossed the median and hit the trollry head on. >> you wonder how it happened. look at the car. it's mangled. >> april stands in disbelief that her close friend was driving and fatally crashed head into the septa train.

>> terrifying. it took my breath away. >> the impact of the crash so powerful the hood now an accordion. this friend didn't want her face on camera but says h she was bay sitting two young girls when she lost her life. neither child was buckled in. >> it was right outside of the fire house. we were on the scene in seconds. >> proximity saved both children rushed to local hospitals with minor injuries. >> when you see the baby, you think of the baby first. that baby can't do for themselves. >> those passing by the crash marveled in horror as police tried to piece together why the driver crossed the immediate i can'median.>> don't make no sen. sad she lost her life.

>> now passengers onboard the trolley were not injured but police are looking for a multitude of factors including whether or not the driving was under the influence. christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, christie. you will notice a change coming up in the area. some set heat records but it's going to crash down tomorrow. meteorologist cecily tynan is live outside with the forecast. cecily, finally, it's no longer summertime. >> yeah, and to the was the scorcher. in allentown, 91-degrees, pocono, 84. wilmington hit 90. philadelphia, 89-degrees. not a record, two degrees shy of the record. this marks the second straight week in a row of above normal temperatures. satellite and radar showing the cold front slicing across central pennsylvania, that will

put an end to the summer like heat. it sweeps through overnight. little moisture. i don't think we'll get shower activity. you see maria spinning off of the coast of carolina, it pushes maria out to sea. philadelphia 72-degree, tropical oh pressive humidity but dewpoints from new york move in overnight. cooler and comfortable the next few days. next week we warm up again. i tell you all about it in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> homicide detectives are looking for the gunman that murdered a man in his 20s tonight. the man was shot in the chest several times just before 6:00. police have not revealed a motivate. the former head of neurology at the drexel college of medicine has been arrested on sex charges.

dr. ricardo cusiani has been charged with indecent assault, harassment of female patients. he is currently free on bail. >> still smarting from their attempt to repeal obama care, republicans are moving on and unveiled their tax plan. monica malpass has been sorting through the facts and figures. >> that's right. this is the first tax reform in 30 year, $6 trillion in proposed cuts. the plan is drawing criticism for being short on details and threatening to add trillions to the national debt. >> tax reform will protect low income and middle income. >> it sticks the middle class with the bill. >> clearly, the battle lines are

being drawn. >> the tax code seven brackets to three but raises the lowest to 12% not 10. it doubled deductions for most americans and increases the child tax credit. republicans say cutting the tax rate will add jobs and make america more competitive overseas. critics say it will balloon the deficit. >> the unified framework delivers a tax code that is simple, fair, pro growth and pro family. >> providing jobs and opportunity here rather than overseas, providing middle class tax relief. >> there are too many gabs to know how the plan will really affect the middle class. the plan eliminates the estate tax benefiting the rich.

it keeps existing tax benefits for college and 401k plans. >> republicans need a win after a double healthcare defeat. one says today, the likely blood bath over tax reform will make the healthcare battle look like a cake walk, jim. >> here we go. president trump is not happy with the secretary of health and human services. tom price is suddenly on the hot seat because he has taken 26 charter flight in the short time he's been in office at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to taxpayers. one of the trips between washington and philadelphia where commercial flights are available. trump told reporters today, i'm not happy about it and i let him know it. >> the taliban tries to kill the defense secretary on a trip to afghanistan. high blood pressure during pregnancy and what it leads to

for children and last night you heard a miked up carson wentz promise his paycheck. has he he paid up? cecily? >> the high today 89-degrees. 15-degrees above normal. i'm tracking a real fall chiller on the way. i have the detail in the full forecast. >> a fast food restaurant has a credit card breach. yes, another one. >> when "action news" returns. ♪

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>> smoke rose from the cabl airport in afghanistan today where the taliban unleashed a barrage of rockets aiming at the plane bringing in defense secretary james mattis. in response to the attack, the u.s. launched two missile missie of which malfunctioned killing an afghan woman. >> a television tower collapsed this afternoon. it's unclear how many people were working on the tower at the

time of the accident. the accident is under investigation. >> rick pa tino is placed on unpaid leave that amid a basketball scandal. it's part of a federal investigation of alleged bribery of recruits. he was not specifically named but is apparently out. >> pennsylvania students are doing better on standardized testing. the state released the latest exams. department of education officials say english, arts, mathematics are up slightly over last year. officials say keystone scores which test literature, biology and algebra in high school remained relatively hot. >> sonic drive in is the latest company reporting a massive

security cyber breach. if you have eaten there, your credit card number may have been stolen. hackers gained access to the swipe machines. not clear how many of sonic's 3500 locations were hacked. on health check at 11:00, researchers are reporting one of the signs of childhood obesity comes from mothers who have high blood pressure during pregnancy. the study followed 80,000 women in china. >> 14-year-old twins from montgomery county held the 2x2 blood drive in blue bell. the rosenthals,all ya on the left and remi on the right started organizing blood drives because of a rare diseaseall ya

had when they were 20 months old. she needed five blood trance tr. >> did you look up tonight between 7:44 and 7:50 to see a bright light flying? >> you know, i didn't. >> international space station had a flight over and was visible. i got a lot of photos. this is my favorite one. it's from shelby. she took a 60 second exposure from king of prussia. a lot of people saw great sky conditions. i posted a link where you can have future opportunities to see the international space station. philadelphia, 77. allentown 71. cape may 75 and trenton 75.

dewpoints are dropping tomorrow morning comfortable. it will be a great morning to walk your dog. the walk the dog forecast, we are featuring bonnie here. bonnie was rescued from north carolina. she's an expectant mommy, so she will be available for adoption after she gives birth. looks like a mixed dog. she will be up for adoption at the burlington county animal alliance of new jersey. hopefully, we'll get bonnie and her pups adopted. i love dogs. she's a good dog. let's talk about the changes on the way, satellite and radar showing maria spinning off the coast of the carolinas. then we have a cold front. this is the weather changer. this sweeps in overnight, brings in the winds, kick maria out to

sea and bring fall weather behind schedule. sunny, breezy, low humidity, suburbs 62. philadelphia, 68-degrees. tomorrow, wind gusts sustained up to 20 miles per hour. gusting to 30 miles per hour. it will feel cooler than the forecast temperature of 79 which is a few degrees above normal. friday, we have another system that starts to pull through, 72-degrees the high. this could squeak out showers saturday morning. the bigger influence of cooler air saturday. the seven-day forecast, windy tomorrow, lots of sunshine, low humidity and a high of 79-degrees. on friday, 72-degrees. mostly sunny skies. saturday could have a few morning showers. i don't expect a lot of

moisture. 69-degrees, nice football weather. sunday, wall to wall sunshine, 79-degrees. temperatures creep up. monday, 74. tuesday, 76-degrees. wednesday, back up to 79-degrees. looks like later next week, temperatures climb back up to the 8 0s. cool weather is on the way. one thing we need is rain. a chance of showers saturday morning. >> thank you, cecily. we have breaking news tonight. a man who had enormous impact on american culture has died. hugh hefner died at the age of 91, the founder of playboy magazine first published in 1953 featuring marilyn monroe. he was a philanthropist contributing millions of dollars to tragedy. the picture you see here is the

way most americans will remember hefner surrounded by beautiful women. hugh hefner dead tonight at the age of 91. ♪ ♪

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out he would give his paycheck, $32,000 if elliot made the fuel goal. he forgot he was miked up, but elliot refused to take the money so instead, wentz donated to elliot's favorite charity. >> we had fun with it. >> talking to jake, it's a cool opportunity to give back end of the day. that's why we have the platform, play the game. i never lose sleep about overhelping others. >> he's going to give them the money but they'll give it to charity. >> no, you have to give it to him. >> i want it in my bank account. >> give it to a worthy cause.

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>> before the sixers started camp this boo week coach brown d the team to his house and one other guest, charles barclay. he told the sixers, make the playoffs. easier said than done. simmons is trying to run the sixer offence as a point guard and trying to lead by example. >> it's getting easier. everyday is getting easier.

>> it's not easy to play the point position, but i'm enjoying it. >> trust the process. union in atlanta desperate for a win. union blown out 27th minute. beats andre blake. union lose 3-0. union hanging on by the skin of their teeth. three matches to go, they need a lot of help. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel6 followed by "nightline," guests liam neeson and music from old dominion. "action news" continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

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