meanwhile investigators now believe the woman seen with gunman stephen paddock in the days before the shooting was a prostitute and was not involved with the attack. however, they do believe he had some help with his massive arsenal. some of his ammo was bought under a different name. and amid those revelations tonight, a continue to push for gun laws. >> john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, rick. this is a rally against gun violence here. they hold them frequently. they say they've had 30 of them since last march outside of congressman brian fitzpatrick's office. they are trying to lobby him. we'll get to what they have to say here but first earlier today we were in oaks where there was a gun show that was opening. outside people waiting. inside, eagle arms oaks gun show was opening. the second amendment, the right

to bear arms and america's recent mass shooting on minds here. talk of banning bump stocks sensible says this man. >> i belong to the nra but i think a lot of the things they've got to bend, they've got to give. >> reporter: but also concern here that steps beyond bump stocks could begin infringing on a constitutional right. >> today it's one thing. tomorrow it will be another. in 15 or 20 or 30 years' time, we'll be lucky to be able to have revolvers and single shot rifles. >> it would be great if they could pass some legislation to have universal background checks, to ban assault weapons, and to make sure we don't have devices that make guns capable of spraying hundreds of bullets in such a short period of time. >> reporter: so the last gentleman there you heard is one of the organizers of the rally here in langhorne.

we were asking both folks, both the people in oaks and langhorn what steps they could take that society could take that would lessen the impact of mass shootings or at least the number of mass shootings. the folks at the oaks gun show says that's a connun drum they can think of no simple answers. what you just heard there could be steps that congress could and should take. live in langhorn, john rawlins. in other news, a school district is reportedly dealing with mold. yesterday the health hazard forced the board to shut down holly glen elementary. today some parents were moving their children from class at williamstown middle school after she go those photos on facebook showing mold on the ceiling tiles. bob brooks will have more on the latest concern from parents.

>> in delaware tonight police are trying to figure out the motive for a stabbing that happened inside a home in wilmington. one person was stabbed multiple times and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. it happened around 7:00 this morning along the 200 block of garden court. police say they took one person into custody but they have yet to announce charges. >> we're heading into an unusually hot and humid fall weekend as we look live outside sky 6 showing you the penn's landing on a friday evening. the sunny and warm conditions will last a few more days for us but early next week our weather is expected to change thanks to another tropical storm. meteorologist cecily tynan tracking the weather. >> our weekend starts warm and it will be ending wet. right now you can see the high temperatures so far 81 degrees in philadelphia. that's 11 degrees above average. we've got winds out of the southwest.

if you look to the southwest you can see temperatures even warmer there. in the mid 80s that's the air mass that rolls in tomorrow with milky white skies. it's not going to be a bright and sunny saturday and then we get some tropical moisture from this. this is tropical storm nate. it actually has intensified. sustained winds up to 60 miles per hour. it's moving through the yucatan channel right now and even though it's only a tropical storm, this system has been blamed for 20 fatalities in central america due to the mudslides from all that rain. what will happen with nate, it heads into the gulf of mexico over the warm waters. it likely will strengthen to a category 1 hurricane making landfall near new orleans early sunday morning, saturday night and that remnant moisture will stream up to the mid atlantic. and we're looking at a pretty good soaking on monday. so this is what to expect. that steady rain arriving probably showers for the eagles game, 1-2 inches, locally up to

3 inches. could cause some ponding on roads. i don't expect any creek or river flooding. >> we're getting a better look at the damage tropical storm nate has already caused after drenching central america with heavy rain. at least 22 deaths are blamed on the storms. seven of them in costa rica. residents along the gulf coast are stocking up on emergency supplies. officials have declared states of emergency and they've ordered some coastal residents to evacuate. >> reporter: once again residents who call the gulf coast home racing for another serious storm. tropical storm nate already claiming more than 20 lives in central america. that storm following two weeks of near constant rain there. the entire region on alert for floods and landslides. forecasters predicting nate will

go stronger making landfall saturday night as a category 1 hurricane. officials in florida, alabama, mississippi, louisiana all declaring states of emergency. >> it has become clear that alabama, especially on our coast, will experience some of the worst conditions from this storm. >> reporter: after an already devastating hurricane season, locals are hunkering down clearing store shelves, electric companies performing necessary checks. >> there is no reason to panic but there is reason to prepare. >> reporter: in new orleans where the memory of katrina is still fresh, residence there taking no chance. >> this is not my first rodeo. i've lived here all my life so i know what to do. >> it should be all right right here. but i lost my boat with contact -- katrina. >> reporter: national guard troops headed to new orleans to monitor the pumping system there and even though back-to-back

hurricanes harvey, irma and maria have stretched resources it's deploying to the city ahead of the storm. >> our coverage of the storm continues online. you can follow the very latest on nate's path and keep an eye on the local forecast at 6abc.com/weather. >> turning to other news now, philadelphia police are investigating an act of vandalism in fair mount park. the statue was spray painted with anti-nazi language. police have not yet named any suspects. the antiterrorism unit is now involved in the investigation. >> a change in leadership is coming to new jersey and with the race for governor in the home stretch, 6abc is pleased to be hosting next week's debate. jim gardner will be one of the moderators. we want to know what do you want to hear from the candidates. head to twitter, send us the questions you would like them to

answer. just use the #njgovdebate and watch the debate tuesday at 7:00 right here on 6abc. >> friday night let's get a check of our traffic. >> let's go to gina nanon with the ride home. >> we still have that major issue on roosevelt boulevard. for a friday we already are in the heat of rush hour. i want to show you what is happening right now. so they are doing some emergency construction out there on the southbound side of the roosevelt boulevard. and because of that they shut down the ramp to the schuykill westbound. so if you're coming from the northeast and you're trying to make your way off here at the schuykill, you can't. so in the meantime you can continue on to the boulevard which will turn into the eastbound side of the expressway. get off on montgomery drive, make a left and get back on on to the schuykill westbound there. there is an alternate i would say look how crowded conditions are on the southbound side already we're seeing delays.

and northbound we have our typical backup out there from 76 very crowded this afternoon. we also have an issue a little further down on the schuykill expressway. this is gerard avenue on the eastbound side and you can see it's out there blocking that left lane so definitely going to be a slow go. travel times 30 minutes in both directions. >> at least it's friday. much more ahead on action news at 5:00 tonight. the rules are changing for birth control coverage provided by employers. we'll explain the move made by the trump administration. >> plus a pumpkin spice emergency. how the flavor wound up causing a hazmat situation at a high school. >> that story when we come back.

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of passengers on this double decker plane today. strong cross winds caused it to veer side to side before touching down. the plane landed safely and no one was hurt. the trump administration is changing the rules for birth control coverage. an obama era policy required

most companies to provide birth control as preventative care for women at no additional cost. under a decision announced today any company can opt out if they have a religious objection. small businesses can also object on the basis of moral conviction. democrats fear the move to deny women basic coverage. >> a plastic surgery practice is helping the las vegas shooting victims cope with their scars. 19-year-old alexander was shot in the chest at the route 91 harvest festival. a second bullet grazed her arm. they'll use a skin graft to cover up the wounds on her arm. >> we thought we would maybe help with the smaller things that go on for weeks and months sometimes. >> it would be there forever. >> the doctors are now

encouraging other victims who want procedures done to go ahead and make an appointment. >> investigators were able to determine the source of a hazmat situation at a baltimore, maryland high school. they say a pumpkin spice air freshener caused students to become sick. some of them were having trouble breathing so the fire department evacuated the entire building. five people were taken to area hospitals as a precaution. >> health check tonight it's fitness friday and a local park. >> health reporter ali gorman. >> you may not realize this the park has 50 miles of trails. the trails encourage people to get out and explore them. i met up with a woman an fury

friend. >> i met up with alisa and her dog to hike the trails. the pair explored all 50 miles during last year's friends of the wissahicken all trails travel. she says it was a way for watson to walk off some energy and for her to get to know the area better. along the way she posted their journey on instagram. hashtag sowall trails. >> this was a huge kick start. >> it kept her motivated to stay active even when it got cold outside. caulking is -- walking is great for your mental and physical health. >> even on a gloomy day i would get out and just going on like even if there's only 30 minutes, i could feel the uplift. >> reporter: lorraine with the non-profit friends. wissahicken says the chl

challenge runs until november 29th. >> we like people to get out into the park and explore as much as they can. there's 50 miles here and there and everywhere. >> reporter: this year alisa has sponsors hoping to raise $300 to give back to the park to help with upkeep. she encourages others, people and pets to hit the trails, get back to nature and enjoy the escape. >> you never feel like completely alone, but it's not overcrowded either. there's always a trail that you can take to get a little more solitude if that's what you need that day. >> reporter: and you can walk or run the trails. and in some areas you can bike or ride horseback. you can accept the challenge online. you can find maps and you can wind prizes. we have a link on 6abc.com/healthcheck. >> i love it she says you don't even remember you're in the city. >> you really don't. >> thanks, ali. today dozens of local

residents followed doctor's orders to protect themselves against the flu. the roo federal government recommends the flu shot. >> people in montgomery county are getting a brand new place to stay fit. the 100,000 square foot complex will such as a replacement facility. it's expected to open in the winter of 2019.

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from trenton new jersey tonight chopper 6 over the scene of a deadly shooting here. sometime after 3:00 this afternoon, two victims, a 58-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were both shot and were rushed by a private car to capital health regional medical center. the 58-year-old woman died from her injuries. no word yet on her identity. the 14-year-old child is in stable condition. at this time no arrests or motive for the shooting, but the investigation is under way. still trying to determine if the two victims were actually related. the mercer county homicide task force is investigating. of course we'll keep you posted on this breaking news story from trenton, new jersey. >> let's check that accuweather forecast. >> cecily tynan here with the details as the return to summer but we'll also have a little

precipitation which we need. >> we desperately need. we start warm and humid. we endless this weekend. a lot of clouds head over to the action news weather center. take a look at the center city skyline we're sha roaded in clouds and even tomorrow i don't think we'll have the blue skies and sunshine like earlier in the week. kind of that milky white sky. tonight it's a friday night look at these temperatures. 6:00 we start close to 80 degrees and right up to midnight temperatures will be holding in the 70s so it's certainly a warm friday night. really don't need a jacket tonight. and the weekend, saturday better than sunday. both days will be very humid. saturday again those high, thin clouds much the afternoon high about 84 degrees. dew points will be in the 60s. that 84 will feel closer to 84 degrees. 79 degrees and could have a shower any time during the day but that steady rain will be

holding off until sunday night. so right now the temperature show you it doesn't feel like fall. 80 degrees in philadelphia, earlier we hit 81 degrees. that's 11 degrees above normal at the atlantic city airport. wilmington 80. allentown 78. even in the poconos it's 71 degrees. still feeling like summer. satellite and radar showing we still have this frontal boundary that's just drifting to our north. it's a cold front but it's not coming through. it's washing out but this is really the focus of the cloud cover. some of the showers there's another cold front that will be moving in on sunday night and that will bring us that steadier rain. future tracker showing sunday morning, lots of clouds and again a scattering of showers. if you're heading to the eagles game you'll probably see some showers, no steady rain on and off a few showers, by 4:00 a little bit more areas to the north and you can see the heavy rain associated with that cold front. and that pushes in late sunday night and what this front helps

is to actually direct the remnants of nate right into a region. the actual center of that low pressure will be tracking a little bit farther north and west. the heavier rain will be there but monday's the day you really do want to take the umbrella. future tracker showing 1-2 inches across the region. much needed rain is on the way. the 5-day at 5:00, we cloud up with showers on sunday. columbus day it's rainy, 78 degrees. we clear out pretty quickly on tuesday after an early shower 83. wednesday partly sunny, 76. i am tracking cooler weather next week. later in the week all i'll talk about that in the 7-day forecast. >> more action news coming up right after this. eligible for medicare?

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monica is off. alicia vitarelli joining us tonight and here's what's happening on action news this evening. more cryptic comments from president trump. when asked what he meant by his "calm before the storm" remarks he winked and said quote, you'll find out. we're live in washington with

the latest tonight. also dozens of new jersey state troopers are on their way to help with the recovery efforts in puerto rico. and legendary singer connie francis will be the grand marshall. >> president trump doubling down on comments he made prompting confuse and concern about what he is planning next. >> he made the remarks amid growing tensions over north korea. >> >> reporter: rick and aleaguesia, president trump was asked to clarify what he meant by those comments, today when reporters asked, all he said was you'll see. >> in north korea our goal is denuclearization. >> reporter: all options are on the table. >> we will do what we must do to

prevent that from happening and it will be done if necessary. >> reporter: their leader closely watches every move president trump makes and there are new concerns over how north korea will respond after president trump doubles down on last night's cryptic calm before the storm comment. >> mr. president, what did you mean by calm before the storm? >> thank you very much. you'll find out. >> reporter: the white house press secretary says we'll have to wait and see what the president meant. >> i believe it was just a general comment. i'm not aware of anything specific that that was in reference to. >> the nobel committee is calling for an end to these growing tensions using this year's peace prize to call off the development of nuclear weapons giving the award to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. >> some states are modernizing their nuclear arsenals and there is real danger that more countries will try to procure

nuclear weapons. >> reporter: the president's comments could also be referring to iran. sources tell abc news that the president plans to decertify the land marc iran deal next week saying the 2015 agreement no longer satisfies u.s. security interests. in washington, channel 6 action news. >> to the latest from puerto rico now. a bipartisan group of senators will travel to island tomorrow to survey the damage from hurricane maria. the lawmakers will also see how relief efforts are going. the government is spending nearly $200 million a day for the response. and in the coming weeks congress will likely put our $29 million disaster aid package insurance claims the death toll stands at 34. most residents are still without electricity. >> meantime dozens of new jersey state troopers left for puerto rico to help lend a hand with

relief efforts there. >> reporter: a group of troopers is on its way to puerto rico after it was devastated. the troopers expect fob working traffic and security. >> they're also going to be serving as security for gas stations and food and water distribution points to make sure that happens in an ordinarily facial. >> reporter: it's a personal mission for sergeant who has extended family. >> we had a hard time keeping in touch with them. i feel it's an obligation to go help out people that are in need. >> reporter: 15 police cruisers will go by barge to meet up with the troopers and they're taking plenty of gear. >> day of station obviously. we don't know what we're walk noog. >> reporter: the lieutenant has three children. >> i told them daddy is going down there to help. going with a team of great

professionals. it's the least we can do to go down and help those folks in puerto rico. we know all too well how that affects people. >> in just the last month new jersey has sent people and resources to florida, texas, south carolina and the virgin islands. but more than a thousand people including these troopers are headed to puerto rico. >> when sandy hit us five years ago we took in a lot of other outside state law agencies now we're returning the favor. >> the deployment is expected to last about two weeks and then another group will be rotated in to replace these troopers. i'm nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. >> a tractor-trailer caused a huge mess in newcastle this morning. chopper 6 was over the scene shortly after it happened around 10:00 a.m. investigators say the tractor-trailer collided with a car. one person suffered minor injuries but the crash caused a fuel spill. that forced authorities to shut down the road for cleanup.

it is now reopened. no word yet who is at fault here. investigators are trying to find out how a fire started in a church in the grays ferry section of the city early this morning. it happened around 3:30. crews arrived to find hefty smoke coming from the building. they tracked the fire to the basement and they were able to get it under control. there was no one inside at the time and no one was injured. >> police officers and firefighters were honored today in will ming done during the city's annual blue mass. several fallen firefighters were also honored. today's mass was held at st. elizabeth church. the philadelphia fire department has received a $1 million grant from fema to purchase and install smashing alarms in homes. the mayor and commissioner made the announcement today at the fireman's hall in old city. the smoke alarms will also

include adaptive alarms for residents for deaf or blind. the mayor also issued a proclamation declaring next week fire prevention >> located on shirley m. kitchen way. those women were on hand for today's event. city council woman has served the city's ninth district since 1987 and kitchen is a former state senator. >> very nice. time now for an update on the highways and byways on your friday night. >> we've had some troubles tonight for sure. gina. >> that's right. we still have those troubles and they're going to be out there until tomorrow morning and i'm talking about your closure if you're traveling off at the roosevelt boulevard and trying to make your way off the schuykill wb that ramp is going to be shut down and that is why we have that closure out there. you can see the left lane is

blocked. so it's definitely going to be slow. now we have southbound delays all the way back to wissahickon. 76 out through to broad. give yourself time but if you are trying to exit off at 76 you have is to stay on the south side that will take you to 76 eastbound. once you head toward montgomery drive get off at that exit, exit left and that will take you back on to the schuykill westbound. it's going to be more crowded but try and give yourself more time. it's also crowd the on 95. here's your live look. not too bad you can see about 22 minutes out there. trying to make your way to the sixers game tonight it's going to be a little crowded. alicia and rick have a great night. >> you do the same. >> it was a big part of life for anyone who was online back in the '90s. now after 20 years, aol's instant messenger is going the way of the dinosaur.

>> plus it will be a battle of the birds as the eagles get set to take on the cardinals. jamie apody has a preview coming up in sports. >> the latest in the action news bh center talking about nate this weekend. >> and nate likely what's left of it heavy rain by monday even sunday night. right now it's just warm and humid out there. temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. the dew points are in the 60s and the dew points in the weekend and talk about that and have the latest on tropical storm nate are you taking the tissue test?

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company. anonymous employees say eight women received settlements over the past three decades. report say weinstein's behavior the culture of 60s and 70s and he pledged to get help. >> if you were online back in the 90s, i was, chances are you were one of the people who used instant messenger. today aol announced that service will no longer be available. aol is retiring its instant messenger inber. apple is introducing hundreds of new emojis.

there will also be some fun animals like a hedge hog and a giraffe. >> i know there's an eagle emoji. is there a cardinal emoji? >> i use the eagle emoji every sunday follow me on twitter. >> births of a feather flock together. the eagles and cardinals set for a battle of the birds. if this all sounds way too confusing. mr. blunt has been starting to round it depends on the looks they're going to get from his opponent. >> they stop and run. i mean, we've got to be able to run the ball better than the

teams have in the past try to diagnose the weaknesses, try to figure out what they don't do too well and it's not a lot. got to figure it out and try to see what we can exploit. >> it's up to us to make sure we don't allow that to really mess with our minds. we know we can run a ball and we can stick to it. >> the sixers game kick os off against the celtics. it would be nice to see how the up and comers fare. the flyers want to save themselves from stress they need to get themselves off to a better start this n.

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definitely not feeling like fall the action cam taking a look along the wilmington waterfront and you can see lots of clouds and they will be in place through the weekend. if you're going to be watching the eagles take on the cardinals, it's going to be muggy, it's going to be warm and there will be a few showers. i don't expect any steady rain but a couple of showers possible, cloudy, temperatures at 76 degrees at 1:00 and 78 by 4:00. so definitely on the warm sides but it's going to be a lot warmer tomorrow. temperature-wise today, second day in a row made it up to a high of 82. trenton 79, allentown 78. satellite and radar showing that stalled front just to our north could bring a sprinkle or two to the poconos this

this cold front is waiting in wings and that will do is help steer some of the moisture from nate up our way late on sunday and monday. but during the day on sunday we could have a shower essentially any time during the day. tropical humidity with dew points in the 70s and lots of clouds. and again definitely on the warm side with a high of 79. tropical storm nate right now is really moving right through the yucatan channel. it has strengthened, it's moving quickly west northwest at 21 miles per hour. once it moves into the gulf of mexico with warm water away from land, it likely will become a hurricane. a category 1 hurricane making landfall near eastern louisiana

late saturday night and then that moisture streaming up to the north and the east. and this is what will bring us some heavy rain. the actual center of the storm passing to our northwest on monday but a lot of that heavy rain is in advance of the system and that will be moving in sunday night into monday. so by tuesday morning we're looking at philadelphia more than an inch of rain and notice right along that track could get about 3 inches of rain. i think here more like 1-2 inches of rain and all that moisture moves out early on tuesday. so the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. it's warm tomorrow with filtered sunshine. 84 degrees, dew points in the 60s. dew points in the 70s on sunday. very humid, lots of clouds and occasional shower. 79 degrees. columbus day periods of rain, heavy at times. 78 degrees. still very 34ug muggy. tuesday transition day. call it an early shower. i think we'll see some breaks of sunshine 83 degrees and temperatures start trending a little bit downward.

wednesday partly sunny, 76. thursday we cool off to 71 degrees and friday mixture of clouds and sunshine with a high of 72 degrees. so later next week feeling a little more like fall but the average high for that time of the year, in the upper 60s. so still on the warm side. >> all right. >> this sunday the city's annual columbus day parade steps off in south philadelphia. we were there this afternoon to honor the grand marshall of this year's parade. that's connie francis. the singer is from newark, new jersey, but she says she's always had a soft spot for our city where she got her first shot at stardom. >> philadelphia because of "american bandstand" will always be close to my heart. >> she's an amazing woman. this sunday connie francis will lead the parade.

the parade ends at marconi plaza and you can watch the parade starting at 12:30 this sunday. >> and you'll be there as well. >> as always. >> and i like connie francis. she told me she's concet concetta francanero. >> we'll have another check on the forecast when we come back. okay folks! let's get the lady of the house back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks.

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on 6abc.com and on action news at 11:00. increasing concern among parents in monday crow township, gloucester county tonight after one school is closed due to mold. it looks like the problem could be spreading. first it was the elementary school and now parents are fearing a mold problem at the middle school. many showed up to get their children today while others are posting pictures these. >> we're talking about the health of children, so needless to say this is a big time issue, one that needs to get rectified as soon as possible. you can clearly see these ceiling tiles are saturated with