their lives, those who could not protected one another. [gunfire] >> when it all finally stopped, 58 people were dead, more than 400 -- 500, rather, were injured. president trump summed it up this way. >> it was an act of pure evil. >> this man, stephen paddock was identified by police as the man behind the terror. now the deadliest attack in u.s. history. >> monday night, i'm monica malpass along with rick williams and of course the big story ton "action news" is the very latest in the las vegas mass shooting. the fbi says the shooter stephen paddock has no connection to an international terrorist group and that he acted alone when he opened fire on that massive crowd of concertgoers last night. >> right now investigators are combing through paddock's home personal accounts e-mails anything to give them a clue as to what drove him to carry out this attack.

now authorities say the 64-year-old paddock set up inside of a room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay casino hotel. he was looking straight across the street and where the route 91 harvest festival was going on. authorities i was paddock used a hammer of sorts to bust out the window of his room so he could shoot down into the crowd. they say they found at least 19 rifles and handguns in his hotel room. once they breached the door and found him dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. >> mandalay bay. upstairs mandalay bay halfway up i see the shots cupping from mandalay bay, halfway up. >> las vegas police and s.w.a.t. were on the scene within minutes of the first shots. this recordings just -- show just how frantic it was. >> active shooter. multiple casualties.

>> investigators say that many more people would have died had it not been for the quick actions of police officers. >> now, in those frantic moments as scores of people race from the concert finding any safe place to how wide was the first thing on their minds. this video was taken by a woman who found shelter inside the tropicana hotel along with dozens of other people. visitors of other hotels were also told to shelter-in-place for several hours amid false reports of other shooters and suspicious devices in the area. >> we have live team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter vernon odom has more on what philadelphia is doing to protect so-called soft targets. >> but first we begin with bob brooks live in our satellite center with the latest on the investigation into this mass shooting. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, monica and rick. as you said this shooter supposedly acted alone. authorities calling this a lone wolf attack and they also say that this was very well planned. that when they went into that hotel room they found a cache of almost 20 weapons.

when they first heard the gunfire, many of the concertgoers admit they didn't react. >> we refused to believe that it was a shooting. >> reporter: it wasn't until it became rampant and people started to fall that the 22,000 in attendance began the frantic attempts to escape. >> the shots just kept coming and so we were going down and when we got down, there was a man that was shot right there, they were trying to take him out, he was all bloody and he was unconscious. >> there was short breaks in between the shots but it literally felt like it just continued for 20 minutes straight. >> reporter: the man accused of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history is 64-year-old stephen paddock. police say he checked into the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort overlooking the country music festival on thursday. the distance between the two about a quarter mile. he knocked out the hotel windows and began firing. as of now the death toll stands at 58. but with more than 500

additional victims injured, that number may go up. today president trump vowed to visit las vegas on wednesday. >> it was an act of pure evil. >> reporter: he also acknowledged the quick actions by that first responders to save lives. >> the speed with which they acted is miraculous. and prevented further loss of life. >> reporter: amid the chaos numerous reports of acts of heroism. first responders and people using their bodies to shield victims. police barricades turned into stretchers and carrying victims to safety. there's no doubt had it not been for those who helped the outcome likely would have been even worse. >> the first responders and what they've done, it's their finest hour. their finest hour. >> now authorities again say this was well planned that the gunman paddock had built platforms next to the windows in the hotel room so he could get a better vantage point to shoot. for now reporting live in the satellite center bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick and monica, back to you. >> all right, bob, thank you. well, one of the many

questions federal authorities are still trying to answer tonight, who was the shooter, stephen paddock. his brother eric paddock lives in orlando florida and he spoke to the news media today and says he's equally shocked about what happened. >> i have nothing for you. i mean, i hope someone finds out -- figures out because i -- we'd like to know. >> stephen paddock was a retired accountant who often played video poker. his brother told reporters he last received a text from him last month asking him how their mother was and if they had power. >> well, this outdoor concert was in an open area next to the famed las vegas strip. there was security at the actual event but no system in place for really any way to secure areas outside the performance field around this so-called soft targets. >> with so many outdoor events in philadelphia like the one we saw in las vegas what can authorities do to keep

visitors safe? "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in front of the art museum tonight with more on that. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, rick, and to you monica. obviously philadelphia's police are studying the developments in the investigation out in las vegas very, very closely. we have been talking to them all day. activities here on the ben franklin parkway frequently in the sight of high-rises compel them to study and tenaciously adjust to an increasingly dangerous world. [gunfire] >> get down. >> reporter: last night's massacre in las vegas hits close to home for philadelphia police because they must secure the ben franklin parkway many times a year for various mass turnout events, made in america, welcome america, the nfl draft which the city hopes to bring back. they've got to constantly rethink it. >> we also are compelled to do things that we can't talk about where we are putting people in places that you

don't see or we're monitoring situation that you wouldn't think we would monitor. >> i'm lost for words to say how we can prevent this other than keeping these kinds of weapons out of crazy people's hands. >> reporter: las vegas massacre and the growing list of all those that preceded it has been has the mayor and other gun control advocates crying out for washington to act. >> after sandy hook i swore something was going to get done and when it didn't happen after sandy hook i don't know if it's ever going to happen. i guess this is just the new normal now. >> reporter: late today a member of the police department's top brass held a briefing with the local media hoping to settle nerves here in the wake of vegas. >> this is always evolving so we have to -- we can't just say this is the way we do business and it's always going to work. we got to look at the way we do business every day. >> to be looking maybe in windows that you never looked in before because previously it wouldn't have been uncommon as a result of some things we've had happen to be looking on rooftops but who's thinking about looking inside of a room itself.

maybe because it's not like a window that you just pull up. >> reporter: rick, monica, these are tough questions for philadelphia's police as experienced and as dedicated as they are to make sure ross -- commissioner ross is asking the question tonight what about these weapons out here that are designed for the theater of war killing machines, what about all the guns available out here, can we do something about it, can something get done commissioner ross says. i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news" on the ben franklin parkway. >> thank you vernon. in the wake of the tragedy lawmakers are calling on each other and all of us citizens to come together in a show of support for the victims and their families. >> today the american flag atop the white house was lowered to half-staff. many flags across the can untrue -- country were also lowered. >> as we mentioned more than 500 people were hurt in the shooting and now folks are

waiting in long lines some for more than an hour trying to give the gift of life. >> "action news" anchor jim gardner is in to bring you live coverage of the ongoing investigation. look for his life reports beginning tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> and be sure to watch a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. he'll be live in las vegas as well with the very latest. that is at 6:30 right after "action news" at 6:00. >> all right, time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> let's go live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. matt. >> monday night for sure, good evening, rick and monica. around here we're watching a new crash along 95 northbound side right by the blue route 476 and it's blocking most of the lanes of northbound traffic trying to get up toward the airport. traffic only barely squeezing by on the right shoulder so very quickly we're starting to stack from 322 up to this point at the blue route. you may want to stay local through chester on 13 or 291 instead. elsewhere in tell company coming off the blue route i would not get onto route one, state road. there's a crash by meadow

green park at meetinghouse lane just 7 miles per hour there as you come off of the northbound side of the blue route, 476. elsewhere on 476, the northeast extension, the news is a little bit better. sounds like a southbound crash about 4 miles south of lehigh valley is now pushed off to the side. we're still dealing with some residual delays coming down from the lehigh valley interchange, but luckily traffic can get by now headed down toward quakertown. just expect some slowing. we have a couple issues this afternoon along 13 in new castle county. one was a crash at 13 and 273 by the burger king and the mickey d's. that's cleared out but farther south in odessa no southbound traffic is getting through because of a truck accident at hyatt's corner road. we'll check it again, rick and monica, coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you so much, matt. our coverage of the mass shooting in las vegas continues for you. coming up the images and stories emerging from those who lived through the tragedy are difficult for adults to process, much less children.

health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman with more from experts on how to help your kids understand what's going on. >> and a little later at 5:30 you'll hear from every day individuals who risked their lives to save strangers who were in the line of fire while trying to escape that las vegas concert. cecily. >> we have a dry and mild start to the work week. i'm tracking a real taste of summer on the way. i'll let you know how high temperatures will climb in the accuweather forecast when "action news" returns. >> ♪ do your research.nd. find the best fit. why not do the same for your prescription drug plan? at silverscript, we're experts in medicare part d. and 5 million people, just like you, trust us every day. with no deductible and lower monthly premiums, we could help you save money

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>> ♪ >> health check tonight. we continue our coverage of the deadly shooting in las vegas. of course it is disturbing news for everyone and for children it can especially leave them feeling anxious and confused. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board. she spoke with an expert on how parents can help. >> a fun night out enjoying country music turns into tragedy. images of the horrific scene are all over social media. it's scary for everyone but especially for kids. >> but it's, yeah, the times we live in. >> vonda kenner woke up to the disturbing news out of las vegas by checking her phone. she's in philadelphia on vacation with her kids. for her youngest, 10-year-old maxwell, she'll try to prevent

him from seeing most of the images. >> i want him to still be a kid and be able to enjoy himself. i want him to be able to go up those stairs and not be scared that somebody's going to hurt him. >> school psychologist jessica at philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine says for young kids, under second grade, it's best to shield them from upsetting and scary news. but for older school aged kids, that can be tough. so she says ask them. >> so, my kids get home, i'm going to say did you hear about anything today? is anything going on? that way you can clear up misinformation. she says stick to the facts when telling kids what happened. >> tell the truth, if they say could this happen here, it could but it's very rare. >> and reassure them they're safe. also, for older kids and teenagers on social media, encourage them to focus on the

positive. the first responders, the acts of heroism. kenner says she'll also remind her teenaged children to be aware of their surroundings. she says along with that, talk about just in case family disaster plans. but always be mindful of your own emotions. >> so, if you become fearful, they will pick up on that fear. >> she says it's also important to continue your usual family routine. if a child becomes fixated on the tragedy or you have other concerns it's helpful to reach out to the schooling psychologist or guidance counselor for help. rick and monica. >> all right, ali, thank you. and this reminder for the very latest on this breaking news story and the latest details visit 6abc.com for continuous coverage of the las vegas shooting. there you can also find video and photos from the scene as wells you can read more on the suspect and hear from witnesses. we're also expecting another update from authorities in the next hour. >> in other news jury

selection started today in the trial of a delaware county man accused of committing war crimes. 51-year-old mohammed was arrested last year in east lansdowne. he's charged with fraud for allegedly lying on his immigration forms while seeking asylum. prosecutors say he ordered brutal crimes as a member of a liberian rebel group in west africa. the u.s. does not have jurisdiction to bring genocide charges. fire damaged a closed down motel in atlantic city overnight. the plays was the second in a month at the bayview inn here in the 1600 block of albany avenue. the molt tell wall -- motel was shuttered in august after an alligator was found in the pool. the official cause still being determined. we're told there were obvious signs of squatters in that building.

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before being allowed on the site. a trio of americans today won the nobel prize for medicine for their work on circadian rhythm the body's daily rhythms. jeffrey hall is at the university of maine michael rosbash at brandeis university and michael young at rockefeller university. the trio isolated a gene that controls normal biological rhythm. the nobel committee says their work helped illuminate sleep behavior metabolism and hormone levels. >> an eagles player taught a lesson today off the football field. safety malcolm jenkins talked money management to students at northern bodine in northern liberties. he urged students to save money and make sure they have a reserve fund in case of an emergency. pennsylvania treasurer joe torsella lent his expertise to the financial literacy seminar.

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philadelphia 74, average high for this time of the year is 72. trenton 73. allentown up to 75 and reading currently 72 degrees. so, the evening planner just a gorgeous evening. it will be clear, it will be comfortable and temperatures not dropping off quite as quickly as they did last night. by 8 o'clock, 65 degrees. by 10 o'clock, 61. and by 11 o'clock, down to 60 degrees. and this is the second day of october. yesterday we started off the month the average high for october 1st and for the second is 72 degrees. the sun setting at 6:43. but by the end of the month, the average high drops down to 62 degrees and the sunset before 6 o'clock and the following weekend is when we head back -- fall back one hour to eastern standard time. so, things change a lot as we head through the month. satellite and radar showing right now we have a very broad area of high pressure over us and that's really our weather maker. that's keeping us sunny during the day, clear at night and that's also what will be

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coming to a close. a barrage of rapid gunfire rained down from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel overlooking that concert. the 22,000 people below were caught uncertain where the shots were coming from and unable to escape. police broke into the room of the accused shooter, 64-year-old stephen paddock. he had apparently taken his own life after causing such carnage. and now the focus as they interview the people who knew stephen paddock and relatives of his becomes the ever present question, why. why would someone do something so heinous. abc's lana zak live in las vegas for us tonight with much more on that. good evening, lana. >> reporter: hello there. right there on las vegas strip, thousands of people had gathered expecting an evening of music and relaxation, some even bringing their children. while on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel, a killer was waiting. [gunfire] >> reporter: the gunfire

came too quickly to count. bullets tearing into a crowd of 22,000 people who were out to enjoy a night of music on the vegas strip. >> ♪ >> reporter: country music star jason aldean in the middle of a set when the hail of bullets rained down. >> ♪ [gunfire] >> some were falling, some were screaming and yelling. >> people just started dropping around us. >> a lot of dead bodies. a lot of people were just piling on top of whoever even if they were pleading or -- bleeding or not. >> we ran and we ran. wasn't sure there was actually blood until we heard a pause our friend was like the guy next to us got shot. >> reporter: police officers jumping into action. >> halfway up i see the shots coming from mandalay bay. >> reporter: closing in on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel where authorities say the gunman 64-year-old stephen paddock was hold up. police say he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound before s.w.a.t. teams burst into his room. the death toll rising all day. >> the number of people that have died associated with this

event has increased. right now we're using the number of 58. >> reporter: more than 500 injured. president trump among those reacting to the tragedy. >> we are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief. >> this is a crazed lunatic full of hate. >> reporter: and police say that they consider the killer a lone wolf. they do not see any ties to any international terrorist groups despite them trying to claim victory for this tragic display of -- one of the worst -- in fact the worst mass shooting in american history and so police still are trying to piece through what the killer's motive might have been. reporting live from las vegas lana zak, abc news. back to you. >> thank you, lana. brian clay pool was sitting in a vip seat at that concert just feet from the stage and when bullets began raining down on the crowd he

says he ran to the front and laid face down. >> pulling people down because i -- i think a lot of folks didn't realize at that point that the shooting was taking place. they were still sitting up. i saw like six young women, they were maybe 20, 22, they were all crying on the ground. and i was trying to be calm. >> claypool says the day before the shooting he was staying in the same hotel as the accused shooter. he thought about leaving town to get home to his daughter but decided to stay because he looked down on the concert venue thinking what a beautiful sight it was. hours later of course it became a sight of unspeakable carnage. >> there are dozens of stories of ordinary people becoming everyday heroes to help those in need in las vegas last night. some shielded others from the gunfire, others tried to get the wounded to safety. an off duty nurse says every time there was a break in the gunfire she and others went

back trying to help. >> there was so many people just normal citizens, doctors, cops, paramedics, like nurses, just off duty and everyone was communicating and working together. you got this person, you got this person, you got this person. it was -- it was completely horrible but it was absolutely amaze to see all those people come together. >> she said sadly so many of the victims were young people and some couldn't be saved but that group effort did manage to save others. meanwhile thousands of nevada residents became life savers today by rolling up their sleeves. when officials called for blood donations to help the 500 people injured and to refill the local blood banks people began lining up. at times today there's been a five hour wait outside of the blood bank but donors are not giving up. >> of course one of the prime questions is the type of weapons that the las vegas gunman used, how did he make those weapons so deadly like

machine guns. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at a gun range in spring garden with much more on that for us tonight. good evening, john. >> reporter: good evening, monica. well, presumably the investigators will release specific information on those specific weapons that were used whether they were semi automatic weapons or as some have speculated in at least one case possibly a fully automatic machine gun and whether or not those weapons were obtained legally or not. until then all anyone can do is wait and speculate. you're resaltzman is a firearms instructor and operator of a gun range in center city. we asked him about the speculation that given the steady stream of gunfire heard during last night's attack that at least one of the weapons fired was a fully automatic machine gun. saltzman's response. >> sounded to me as though it was a sustained rhythmic fire which would mean possibly i mean we're speculating here, that there could have been a fully automatic gun but the

problem with that is is that the gun fired at a very slow rate. >> reporter: to his practiced here slow enough that he thinks it's not a fully automatic machine gun but more likely a semi automatic weapon enhanced to fire at a faster rate. these internet videos from several firms feature replacement trigger assemblies and stocks that use a gun's recoil to legally increase the rate of fire of a semi automatic weapon. >> it could increase the rate of fire from what is normal with, you know, a fast finger to maybe something that's a little bit faster than that. but the full auto fire is a lot faster i mean we're talking 800 shots per minute. >> reporter: whatever weapons were used, the results were deadly. >> it's beyond me how a person who walks amongst others can do this. >> reporter: but someone

did. authorities say he's a 64-year-old retired accountant. his family said he enjoyed going to las vegas to gamble large sums of money and listen to concerts. live in spring garden, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> all right, thank you john. "action news" anchor jim gardner is in las vegas tonight to report on that shooting and the investigation and jim's live reports will begin for you tonight on "action news" at 11:00. >> in washington, a congressman who was shot and nearly killed at a mass shooting in june reacted quickly to the las vegas massacre. congressman steve scalise tweeted that he and his wife are praying for the victims in las vegas. scalise returned to congress last week still suffering from his injuries. new jersey senator robert menendez expressed his condolences as well and said mourning isn't enough. >> i don't know when we will wake up to the realities of the challenges of gun violence in our country and do something about it. >> menendez had pushed for gun

control laws after the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, florida which claimed 49 lives. and we will continue to follow the latest from las vegas on air and online. 6abc.com will have the up to the minute coverage. you can also find video and photos from the scene plus accounts from eyewitnesses and as we learn more about the suspected gunman we'll share it with you as well. >> be sure to watch a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. he'll be live in las vegas with the very latest. that is at 6:30 right after "action news" at 6:00. >> time for an update on the traffic situation tonight. >> let's take it to matt pelman to see how things are rolling in the "action news" traffic center. >> not rolling so well in a couple spots along 95. watching some big accidents, one in bucks county in the southbound lanes right by route one and at the moment they have both lanes blocked as they try and clear the accident. as you come southbound off the scudder falls bridge you're hitting a wall of traffic around 332 newtown down through this point. i would use route one southbound coming from new

jersey instead of 95 southbound. now, this is 95 in delco heading the other way, northbound. locked up from 452 up to the blue route, 476. that's 42 minute travel time is about six times what it should be. that's because of a northbound crash by the blue route. traffic barely squeezing by. stay local through chester on 13 or 291 instead. one vehicle overturned on the southbound northeast extension it's now off to the side past lehigh valley but still slow there. center city the vine street expressway still jammed in both directions also will close for construction tonight at 11 o'clock. rick and monica, back over to you. >> all right, matt, thank you again. much more still ahead on "action news" tonight. tons of water medicine and essential supplies begins the trip to hurricane ravaged puerto rico. we've got the latest. >> and the eagles pull out another nail-biter. we'll go over the details in our monday morning quarterback segment. meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest in the "action news" weather center for us tonight. hello. >> blue skies today, comfy temperatures and it was a very fall-like weekend as well.

in fact, as we take a look at the high saturday just 66 degrees, yesterday 69 and today we bounced it back up to 75 degrees. more summer-like air moving in. we'll have those numbers in the seven-day forecast. >> all right, thanks adam. that and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ ♪

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>> more local help on the way to puerto rico. donations were loaded on a truck to begin the trip. yesterday "action news" showed you the grassroots effort to collect water toiletries paper goods and clothing. today those supplies went to the port of wilmington to be put on a ship headed to puerto rico. >> in sports the eagles have another win under their belt. >> that's right. but just like last week didn't come easy. let's find out what worked and what didn't from sports director ducis rodgers and the monday morning -- well, maybe monday evening quarterback. >> ♪ >> jaws on a nice two-point victory on the road at l.a. was most impressive to you, the offense defense or special teams. >> offense and defense were tremendous. so were special teams. how about the eagles fans? it was like a home game in los angeles. you got to love the eagles fans driving 3,000 miles to

cheer the eagles on to victory. >> they were certainly loud. carson wentz seems to be getting better with each and every game. what did you see from him yesterday. >> well, last week we talked about his ability to set the eagles offense up in the running game. well, yesterday he did a great job throwing the football, reading the coverage. the first thing he's going to see is man to man and man to man out here. the safety is going to be way over on this side of the field. that means there's going to be a box out here to throw the football into to nelson agholor. early in the game he reads the coverage properly and here's what i like about the improvement and the evolvement of carson wentz. this is a throw last year he struggled with. he's been very accurate with this type of flow. look at this pinpoint accuracy. that's a long handoff to nelson agholor. great play. another late in the game, here you have zach ertz running down the seam. another area wentz struggled last year. beautiful throw. pinpoint accuracy. he read the defense once again. knew he had ertz matched up on the linebacker put the throw

right on the money. great improvement in carson wentz through four games this season. >> he put the ball where only his guy could get it. let's talk about the running game. 214 yards rushing legarrette blunt was a big part of it. >> now you're getting me fired up ducis. this is where the rubber meets the road for the philadelphia eagles. you'll see smashing down, you'll see wisniewski smashing down, kelce and brooks moving people out. here's what i love about this play. not only do you create space down the field but you're going to see zach ertz come across the formation. you're going to see a receiver type player known for catching the football take two guys out for the san diego chargers oh and then comes the tank legarrette blount. that block by ertz two evidencers on the field lateral agility by legarrette blount. you don't see that too often out of a 260-pound running back. finish the play. he finishes the play.

tank's got it going. watch the lateral agility once he gets some space. right there he makes the safety miss. this is one big old running back and i tell you what you got to love the play calling of doug pederson right now, very good balance in the running game and the passing game. >> that 68-yard run the second long effort of blount's career. three and one the eagles are at the quarter mark of the season. how should we feel about that. >> you got to feel really good. the eagles are well aware do not turn the football over. they protect the football. they're running it and it's keeping the defense off the field. they played a little over 20 minutes yesterday defensively. >> eagles home for the two and two cardinals on sunday. he's jaws, i'm ducis. back to you. >> thanks, guys. well, an eagles rival the washington redskins play tonight. it's another game where sports and real life collide. flags are lowered nationwide and of course the solemn recognition of the las vegas shooting victims. before kickoff tonight in kansas city a moment of silence is planned at arrowhead stadium. our sister network espn will

air the game at 8:30 this evening. >> michelle obama and shonda rhimes will head night the luncheon tomorrow for the conference for women in philadelphia. it's an all day event offering sessions on a host of topics. sherri cole of career wardrobe told me it appeals to women of all interests. >> show up take add van tap of every opportunity in front of you, say yes, you know, it might be a job that you don't think is the best job for you right now but it's something to do and it's a foot in the door. say yes to everything you can and opportunity will open to you. >> and because of overwhelming demand for the luncheon tickets are sold out for tomorrow. so, we will be streaming it on 6abc.com live for you and the pa conference for women.org z it is scheduled to begin around 1:30 tomorrow. >> all right, coming up we'll tell you why philadelphia city hall was flying the chinese flag today. >> and stepping outside sky6 hd looking live at center city from our temple university camera. gorgeous evening out there.

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she tweeted please talk to your doctor about early detection and reducing your risk. >> all right. in the meantime meteorologist adam joseph is back now talking autumnal temperatures. it warmed up. >> temperatures above normal despite that we started in the 30's and 40's for most of us this morning so nice turn around this afternoon. >> right. >> the action cam out at valley forge national historical park. a beautiful place to take a walk or a jog either in the paved pathway or into the woods and some of the trails there and as you can see some of the leaves in the background trying to change just a little bit but a lot of stress on our trees especially with the very warm dry weather we've had as of late. as we look at the weather center live on sky6 over the commodore barry bridge, again a deep blue sky today, barely a cloud anywhere as those temperatures really went above normal here this afternoon. and in fact with all the dry weather that we are forecasting, we'll give you this car wash alert. yes, you can wash your car and not worry about a massive

rainstorm or downpours as we move forward this week. in fact as we take a look at the chances for rain here as we go tuesday, wednesday, 0 percent. as we go to thursday, friday, saturday, a 20 percent chance which is extremely low so just an isolated shot of a shower here or there but most of us will stay dry as we go through the rest of this work week. as we look at the numbers right now, 75 degrees in reading. we did hit 75 in philadelphia for a high we're sitting at 74 right now, same for wilmington 74, 73 in millville. poconos did get up into the 70-degree mark after starting at 34 degrees this morning and right along the shore temperatures there in the upper 60's. all compliments high pressure moving in and that high is going to stick around for the next several days so you can see the void in cloud cover, all the way from eastern canada, new england, the midatlantic, back to parts of the ohio valley, so we'll have that clear and seasonably comfy night tonight. a calm wind as well, 43 in the

suburbs, 54 for the city so these numbers are coming up, at least four to 5 degrees or so from where we started both sunday and monday morning. tomorrow afternoon pretty similar to today. a carbon copy so to speak. 75 philadelphia, 74 allentown and millville as well as wilmington, 70 for cape may with a very east-southeasterly wind coming in around that high but again wall to wall sunshine and the lack of clouds. we are noticing though summer warmth building once again, chicago 81, 84 right now saint louis, 85 in wichita. 93 in dallas and this heat will be building to the east. in fact the latest update from the climate prediction center for the entire country kind of averages where they think that october's normals are going to sit by the end of the month and below normal temperatures for the northern rockies but the greatest above normal temperatures in the midatlantic and the northeast which includes all the major cities here along i-95, so expect a very warm month ahead. as we look at the exclusive

accuweather 7-day forecast and this is the start of it, 75 tomorrow above normal for this time of year. gorgeous again, 78 wednesday. and then we break into the 80's for four consecutive days starting on thursday at 84, friday 82 degrees, staying very mild saturday, 80 and then 15 degrees above normal. if you're heading to the eagles game the first home game, it was 90 or so degrees. >> right. >> 84 this go round and maybe a shower possible a week from now with temperatures still near 80 degrees so exceptionally warm for this october. >> yes, it is. >> all right, thank you adam. >> this reminder of course you can keep up with changes to the forecast any time right here on your phone or tablet. that includes realtime views from storm tracker6. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> for the first time the people's republic of china is flying its flag outside of philadelphia city hall. yesterday marked 68 years since the proclamation of that country's independence.

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entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. monica is next with "action news" at 6:00. . uh, all the cars? all the cars. old cars? yes. new cars? oh, yeah. sports cars? indeed. a big ol' boat-like car? permission to come aboard! what about a car that's all (makes awkward car noises) hgnnnn-nn-nn-nnnn-ayy-ayyy i don't see why not. what about, let's say... oh, i don't know, a purple van with a painting of a wizard just shooting lightning out of his fingers riding a unicorn sneezing rainbows? definitely. just asking for a friend. yea, i figured. (whispered to camera) wow. after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is christie's hand-picked successor. says she's "proud to be part of the christie administration." guadagno was chris christie's right hand as our schools came under attack, critical services were underfunded,

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hundreds more injured. monday night, jim is on assignment, i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" tonight is the deadliest mass shooting in american history. the gunman took aim at that crowd below from his hotel room in the mandalay bay casino and resort last night. at least 58 people were killed and more than 500 others hurt. the shooter is this man, 64-year-old stephen paddock a nevada resident. authorities say paddock ended up taking his own life. police have yet to determine a motive. despite a claim of responsibility from isis the fbi in fact said paddock had no connection to any international terrorist groups [bell tolls] at the white house this afternoon, that bell tolled three times honoring the victims of the mass shooting. president donald trump was joined by the first