bag in lawn hurst. and an update on puerto rico. next on "action news." ♪ >> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. ♪ ♪ >> food water and a bit of hope

are coming to puerto rico. as troops and providers scramble to provide the necessities, most of the island is without power and it could be six months before electricity is restored to everyone. sunday night and the big story is the crisis in the caribbean. >> fema said they have made progress distributing food and water across puerto rico. the devastation is vast, the damage is being assessed but the usns comfort is expected to arrive this week bringing medical supplies and personnel. > >> in the coming day a billion barrels of gasoline andes will are expected to arrive. president trump is expected to touchdown tuesday to survey the damage. suffrage is everywhere you look

on the island. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is experiencing the damage first hand. >> it wouldn't be an understatement to say a lot of people in puerto rico live with dwindldwindling food supplies, d without medications. there are long lines to get any vital necessity. it should come as no surprise to hear that those that can get out are doing so in droves. >> i'm leaving my husband and kids here in puerto rico while i travel to new york for a week. >> many others are leefl leavine island not because they want to but for medical reasons.

the 70-year-old woman is staying with her son in connecticut. >> i can't get to the doctor's office so i'm better with them. >> antonio santos is fleeing to los angeles to his daughter's place to receive proper care. >> my daughter called me and said you are coming saturday. >> she demanded it. >> she bought my ticket and said you have to be at the airport by 9:00. you leave by 2:00. >> some have gone through bad storms but didn't leave. for some, this time it's different. >> this is the first time we have seen something like this. we have been in georgia. we thought it was awful, but right now -- >> this is very bad. >> yes. >> they are the lucky ones for sure. many others wish they could get out but can't. all at the least that they can

ask for right now is your thoughts and prayers as they try to get through the crisis. >> san juan puerto rico, channel6 "action news." >> right now there are thousands of troops on the ground in the caribbean with more arriving everyday. today a team left from base maguire to st. croix . christie ileto joins us with more. >> walter, a second team left late this evening. onboard the aircraft was emergency vehicles to medical supplies for their two week mission. we are headed this evening to the island of scroi st. croix . we continue with assistance from two hurricanes.

>> rain gear, hats, communications equipment. medical equipment. we are there to provide ems for the islands and all of the equipment helps us stay safe. >> the biggest challenge, it's an island so getting there is the biggest challenge. >> supplies include basic necessities and emergency vehicles. >> wires are down. it's hot. it's muggy. there is the environmental conditions tough to deal with. we are prepared for the worst. we are going to be self sustained for two weeks. we recognize that power is not something widely available throughout the island. there is a great deal of damage. we are bringing off road ambulances to ensure paramedics to those in medical need.

three more teams are expected to leave monday and tuesday. some will head to puerto rico. live in fort dix, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> delaware valley residents continue to gather supplies for puerto rico. we go to newark where there were several donation drives today. >> everyone is here to help. they are not being paid or part of a specific organization but through the goodness of their heart they have organized a massive effort to get supplies to puerto rico. >> it all started with this video. that man is b.d. santiago. after the national disasters hit he posted it from his barber shop. now so much help has come they have moved the efforts into this

warehouse dassen drive. he can't believe what this turned into. >> everyone is excited for me. >> none of this would be possible without volunteers like marianne maclaine. >> 10:00 to 12, i signed up. >> also his friend. she says these supplies can't get to puerto rico soon new. >> 80% of the island is damaged and un inhabitable. >> they need more. conditions are so bad they need as much as they can get. >> they >> need a tractor trailer truck and they have medicine they want to send to puerto rico. they need an airplane for that. for information on contacting them, head to our website,

"6abc".com. >> we have developing news tonight. a newborn was found dead in the section of the city. >> a number of people including the parents will be questioned after the body of the baby was discovered. detectives were on scene at the 7800 block of summer detai somb. police received a 911 call for reports of a stillborn baby. medics arrived and found the baby in a trash bag in the kitchen. they were told by the parents that the baby was worn still wednesday last week. the special victim's unit is conducting a full investigation. the medical examiner arrive on scene 9:49 p.m. a crime scene unit arrived

shortly after that. no official cause of death has been ruled. the crime scene unit and medical examiner on scene investigating the death of the infeint. trish hartman, "action news." >> the investigation of a dead woman inside a puerto p potty. a man was walking his dog when he saw feet sticking out of the puerto potty. the woman was stabbed 31 times. >> moving on to sports with another big win by the birds. >> it was a little uncomfortable for a bit. >> they like doing that to us.

>> it felt like a home game that's correct's what the eagles said. the fan in l.a. called it nauseating, the hometown fans cheering more for the birds than the chargers. the birds 3-1. rodney mcleod putting up his arm during the national anthem. carson wentz to alshon jeffery, 7-0. et got tight in the fourth. garrett blount, 16 carries 136-yard. wentz said blount was running angry. eagles ran thee ball 42 times. they hang on for the win. >> the team is believing in themselves, believing in each

other. defense is bailing out offense, offense bails out defense, special teams bails out everyone. >> last year, we could never win tight ballgames. this year we are learning that a bit. we are turning the corner a bit. it's a big part of our character and makeup. it's a good sign of things to come. >> three of the first four on the road, 3-1. the teams they have beaten have a combined win of 2-9. we'll take it. >> jamie, thank you. >> there was an amazing moment before today's game. we pass that along, jason peters took time for a wounded warrior, signing the man's propers at thc leg. he was pumped to have his brand

new signature. this is by far the coolest thing, the highlight of the day for me. >> chris long also signed the leg. garcia going to the rams game later this season hoping to get more bird players to pen their name on his league. >> much more to come on "action news," o.j. simpson speaking out for the first time since his release from prison this morning. >> and a local couple celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. >> cecily? >> a morning low in the 40s, afternoon highs in the 60s. lots of shine, now i'm tracking a big warm up this week. we have the details in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> jamie returns with more in sports including how the phillies ended their season on a high note. that and more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

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>> after a day of violent clashes, the people of cat lone ya have voted for independence from spain. raids aimed at stopping the vote, still the vote went on. 96% voted to break free from spain. officials even confiscated ballots. >> donald trump undercut the secretary of state today saying diplomacy with north korea is a waste of time. he called him little rocket man. the president urged tillerson to save his energy saying we'll do what we need to do. >> happening tomorrow, the

supreme court begins a new term with new cases. topping the agenda is the dispute over a wedding cake for a same sex couple. there are others involving gay rights and some religious freedom. >> o.j. simpson is a free man as he left a nevada prison shortly after midnight. he was followed by cameras. >> are you all stalking me? >> where are you headed? >> none of your business. >> paper work filed with the department of corrections shows simpson has plans to live in las vegas where he was arrested nine years ago for a privacy. the former nfl star asked for privacy. >> i have been in prison for

nine years. nothing's changed in my life. can i have a break here? >> the 70-year-old was granted parole in july. >> the forecast when we come back. sky 6hd looking at the sirius center. a cool night out there. cecily tynan with the accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> cecily back with another check of the forecast. a cool evening. >> cool nights, warm days. that's the pattern with lots of sunshine this week. gorgeous night. let's go live on sky 6 looking at the ben franklin bridge on the first night of october. we have clear skies. today couldn't have gotten much brighter. jep posted from sugar town strawberry, perfect october weather, bright sunshine and on the cool side, 49-degrees this

morning, coolest since may, three degrees below normal. we have more fine weather on the way. the dry stretch continues. we need the rain. not seeing much this week and a gradual warming through the week. tonight, philadelphia dropped to 59. allentown, 51. reading down to 49. why temperatures dropped so quickly, good raidational cool, we have a dome of low pressure squeezing out the moisture in the atmosphere. once the sun sets, the solar radiation in the ground, absorbs during the day, heads into the atmosphere and we cool off quickly. the next weather maker a cold front in the midwest. it's almost like a locking

mechanism. the front will not move in until later in the week. tomorrow, bus-stop forecast, chilly with light winds, suburbs 42. philadelphia, 54-degrees. a cool start to the day. temperatures warm up nicely. afternoon high, 75-degrees. three degrees above normal. high pressure over us. loads of sunshine expands into new england tuesday. 75-degrees, plenty of sunshine. that front should press in thursday night. i want to show you the tropical satellite, not to show you what what's happening, no active storm in the atlantic, no hurricanes, no tropical storms no depressions. it eats a beautiful day, 75. we do it again tuesday. wednesday, mostly sunny, 78-degrees thursday ahead of the front a surge of warmer air.

82-degrees. thursday night a shower. possibility of more showers friday. with the cold front, 77. right now calling for a chance of showers partly sunny, 73. as long as the front comes for the eagle game, a high of 76-degrees. all in all, a nice looking forecast. >> for us or sphiskt? >san francisco?>> san diego, ri? >> much more coming up. stay tuned. ♪ ♪

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first score of the game. alshon jeffery, eight yard touchdown. chargers kept it close all game, up 13-0 in the second quarter, rivers to tyrel williams for a 75-yard touchdown made it 13-7. jake elliot money today all of them from over 40-yards. eagles led 16-10 at the half. la garrett blount running angry, 16 carries, averaging eight and a half yards a carry, sitting up the game stilling score by when dal smallwood. they win 26-24. >> it feels like an eagle home game here in carson, california.

what a scene. the eagle eagles win away from e for the first time in 43 years. >> it felt like a home game. i heard booing and thought carson was coming out but it was the charger players. it was crazy. it felt like a home game. >> we are starting not to be shunned by our fans. it's unbelievable. they make it so fun. >> the eagles give their fans a lot to cheer about 214-yards rushing to run away with the game. eagles say la garrett blunt is running angry. >> it's hard not to have a good day. >> the line getting excitemented about him. we fuel off of the emotion when a guy like la garrett is making

tackles. >> if you want home field advantage, you will get it. they headed back home and in control in the nfc east. in california with the birds, jeff skversky "action news." >> sounds like philadelphia there. brian westbrook joins us in a few minutes to give us expert insight into thee big win with ducis rogers following the newscast. there is reason to be excited about the phillies too though they ended 66-96. they played 500 baseball and scored more runs since 2011. pete mackanin giving a standing ovation with the mets. he got a final win. in the eighth, two on for rick williams. announcers thought it was gone. it wasn't. didn't matter. he got an inhomthree run home r.

>> sixers with the scrimmage, blessing for joel embiid. he was dancing. ben simmons running the point and the paint. sixers blue/white scrimmage ended in the white. >> it >it's going to be fun with thes. >> thanks, jam jamie. much more to come. stick around! ♪ ♪ if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes.

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>> finally tonight we want to wish a happy anniversary to a special couple. >> ann and joe are both 94 years old. >> they got married at 19. we couldn't resist asking them their secret to a long and happy relationship? >> you have to look the other way and don't get angry. make up. don't go to bed mad. >> to ann and joe, happy 75th anniversary from all of us on "action news." "action news" sports sunday is next. >> for the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist.

have a good night and a great week ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i had a pretty good day. some of the runs are unbelievable. >> that man's angry. >> one after another. >> how was he alone? >> i don't think he has anything to prove. it's the guy i knew back in the spring. >> the 15, the 10, the 15 -- >> i'm going to get a lot of tracks. >> he goes to smallwood for the touchdown. >> this team is beginning to believe in themselves. >> they can't stop the eagle onls. >offense. offense is bailing out