central america, hurricane nate is heading toward the u.s. mainland. we have details on the damage that the storm caused as those in its path brace for impact. a crash causes power problems in a just jersey community. after the massacre in las vegas, what we're learning about the gunman. let's go outside to chris sowers, how could nate impact us, chris? >> reporter: nate could bring us beneficial rain. it will impact the gulf coast. it is becoming better organized, you can see the bright reds. a lot of red color is the higher cloud tops, the stronger thunderstorms, wrapping around the center of circulation. the storm is strengthening we have maximum stained wind up to

85 miles per hour. it's a category one storm. with the falling pressure we're seeing the huge wall of water, wave heights are approaching 20 feet in the central portions of the gulf of mexico. we have this wall of water, what we call the storm surge anywhere from five to ten feet about what is known as the high tide levels. all the water will pour into the central portions of the gufer coast states -- gulf coast states. the buoy i'm zoomed into is the gulf shores of mississippi. we're seeing waves 6 feet and gusts up to 22 miles per hour. the bulls eye in the middle of screen is moving toward the coast in the next 12 to 24 hours. maximum sustained winds 25 miles per hour. the wind field with the storm is small.

it's not as big as harvey or jose or hurricane irma it will come in west of mobile. hurricane warnings in effect through gulfport and pensacola, florida where some of the worst conditions from the hurricane are going to start being felt in the next 12 hours. heavy rain a storm surge of 5 to 10 feet above normal. winds up to 85 miles per hour. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, we'll focus on what the storm means for our weather in the delaware and lehigh valleys. heavy rain and winds. there could heavier winds. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> we're hours away from when hurricane nate will make landfall as a category one storm. two dozen deaths are blamed on the storm as it barreled through central america.

states i long the coast are preparing for the worst. >> reporter: the deadly storm washed away roads and homes in central america. two dozen people across the region have lost their lives. stranded families used ropes to get out of the rushing floodwaters. there was so much moving water it opened up the giant sinkhole. the storm strengthened into a category one hurricane and speeding toward american cities on the gulf coast. this is a sedate of emergency from louisiana to georgia. thousands of families are under a mandatory evacuation this morning. >> we do not know where it will handle so we're preparing for the worst. >> reporter: in louisiana, president trump has approved the governor's predisaster emergency declaration. federal resources are available. >> no one should take the storm lightly. >> reporter: in new orleans families dealing with the waters from the high tide are frustrated that a dozen drainage

pumps are not working. billy ross packed up and left last night but not before picking he had everything up high. >> reporter: 6 feet of storm surge you lose everything. >> if they tell you to get out, get out. once you get trapped in, nobody is there the help you. >> you can keep an eye on the track of nate and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast slash weather. there you will find storm tracker 6 live radar and the seven-day forecast, as well as the latest on the path of nate. power was knocked out to a community in south jersey after a car crashed into a utility pole. here's the scene, the driver lost control at 12:30 a.m. on the white horse pike egg harbor road berlin, camden county. the car slammed into a utility

pole brought down wires and blocked the road for a time. the driver is in stable condition. utility crews were brought into to repair the pole and restore power. a big rig was involved in a crash along interstate i-95 in south philadelphia overnight. it collided with a motorcycle near the packer avenue exit in the southbound lanes. the cyclist was thrown from the bike, he was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital in stable condition. a robber shot a woman in philadelphia's mantua section. >> reporter: police say it was 8:30 p.m. when a customer went into freddie grocery to by cigarettes and realized something was wrong. >> she doesn't see the owner operator at the counter where she sits.

she looks back, the other than than -- owner is bent over and can't talk. >> reporter: she called 911 the 48-year-old owner was rushed to the presbyterian medical center. a black male in a hoodie went into rob the place. >> at some point she opens the register and a shot is fired. he critically wounds her. >> reporter: police are sorting surveillance footage to get a better description of the assail ant. >> from looking at the scene, appears that the register was opened, it doesn't appear any money was taken. this is a senseless act where a person going in here early evening hours a business half-hour before closing a 48-year-old female working by herself. he has a gun, no need to fire the gun and put this person in

this position. >> reporter: police have little description on the gunman. they are sorting through surveillance video but again he was wearing a hoodie. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." >> happening today, vice president mike pence scheduled to visit las vegas this afternoon. the vice president expected to take part in and speak at a ceremony honoring the victims of last week's massacre. it is the first time the vice president has been to las vegas since sunday's massacre. yesterday he was in puerto rico helping with hurricane relief efforts there. the vice president's visit to las vegas comes as the investigators continue to search for evidence of a possible motive in the shooting. electronic billboards are up asking for tips about the mass murderer, stephen paddock. >> there might be some political or social reason we

have not found it yet. >> paddock on pretended to speak with others in the room so it didn't look like he was alone. they found a prescription for vallum and a note with a series of cryptic numbers inside the hotel room. president trump heading to the keystone state expected to make a case for tax reform in harrisburg on wednesday. the visit comes as president and republicans try to overhaul the nation's tax code. it will mark the president's third trip to pennsylvania since he took office in january. a change in leadership coming to new jersey, with the governor race in the home stretch, 6abc is hosting a debate with the democrat phil murphy and kim guadagno.

send us your questions you would like us to ask the candidates. go to twitter using the#njgovde. watch the debate on tuesday at 7:00 p.m. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm matt o'donnell we have jimmy chu and some of his buddies coming. gray coming up in weather, the 80s continue this weekend over the last couple of days we've been in the 80s. today we're forecasting a high of 83. tomorrow is cooler, high of 79 him we're back up in the 80s next week. i'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, plus, the latest on hurricane

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cars may be getting safer, but the number of traffic deaths in the u.s. on the rise according to the national highway traffic safety administration. the number of at fatalities rose 6%. part of the problem the combination of cheaper gasoline and improved jobs resulting in

americans driving more. the record is very near the fatal accident rate in 2014. the trump administration has ruled on contraceptives, giving employers more leeway in withholding coverage on religious or moral grounds. hundreds of entities filed legal action. the rules could open the doors for many dropping birth control coverage. a bear had a field day in a florida backyard, nobody seemed happier than the homeowner that filmed it all. >> how did it get so fat. they are obese. >> reporter: don't call them obese. dust continue posted the commentary and posed for

pictures with the bear in the background. he photo shopped his son on the back of bear. photo shopped. he said this all happened at a safe distance from the bear while police officers were monitoring the situation. don't play with the bears, buddy. >> it's a photo shop. >> reporter: don't do that with the baby. he calls them fat. >> reporter: he has to fatten up for the winter. >> 9:14 a.m., meteorologist chris sowers tracking the forecast, today is his birthday. happy birthday, chris sowers. >> reporter: thank you. i don't feel any older, the weather is getting older. the summer-like weather continues. if you're a summer fan you're loving this. halloween around the corner, it's been hot and humid the last couple of days, the muggies have returned. today we're forecasting a high of 83 degrees and even tomorrow should be cooler, but still around 80. the week call from accuweather,

high clouds filtering in later today. otherwise it is very warm and sticky high of 83. tomorrow a lot more in the way of clouds, as we see the outer edges of nate move in here, showers possible, as well, 79 degrees is the forecasted high. presently in philadelphia, 70. dewpoint 65 that number right there we need to that to drop into the 50s we've -- we instead it to feel better outside. pressure is holding steady. philadelphia, 70. millville, 72. same number for atlantic city cape may, ton of sunshine you're leading the pack right now, 73 satellite and radar, the clouds increase from the west today. this is actually associated with a frontal system out here across the western portion of the great lake states and the ohio valley. these clouds increase first and

eventually some of this increases, as well as we get into the overnight hours and first thing tomorrow morning. maximum sustained winds up to 85 miles per hour. it's a category one storm sitting 341 miles south/southeast of mobile, alabama. moving north/northwest at 22 miles per hour. that's the saving grace with the storm. these storms they feed off the very warm waters of the atlantic and the gulf and the carribean. the waters here are extremely warm right now in the mid to upper 80s, close to 90. the fact that it is moving so quickly it kind of prevents the storm from feeding off all the warm water and therefore we don't expect the thing to strengthen into a huge category 3, 4 or 5. it's a category one, it's strong enough, but not the crippling blow we saw with hurricane irma and hurricane harvey and maria. it should make landfall around

midnight. remember it's the right front quadrant of the storm that's where the conditions are that would put mobile, alabama, gulf shores and that's the area that will see the storm surge. 2 to 5 inches of rain from mobile, up to knoxville. in our neck of the woods, rainfall totals one to two inches. the farther west you go, reading, allentown, lancaster, pick up 2 to 3-inch of rain. this is sunday night through monday, we see the remnant rains of nate. heaviest west of the city. we are not expecting flooding. it's going to be dry, a lot of this will seep into the ground. this is good news here. clouds and sun today, warm and sticky. 84 in reading, 83 in philadelphia. dover, 83 and 77 to 80 somewhere

in that ballpark for the jersey shore. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and sticky today, 83. shower possible for eagles game tomorrow, 79. periods of rain for columbus day, 78 degrees. >> okay, chris, thank you for the update. here's a look at what's happening in and around the area this weekend. head to the shore for sea isle's 2017 columbus day parade and italian festival in front of the italian american club next to the sea isle bridge. it runs from jfk boulevard to landis avenue. fun continues with the italian festival where there will be plenty of food and live music and canoli eating contest and more. checked out the midtown fall festival that features hours of tasty food and drinks and live entertainment and shopping and a whole lot more. that's happening on 13th and

center city a couple of surrounding blocks from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we're back after this

>> after two hours without raising prices netflix is boosting the cost of certain description plans. usa today reporting, the most popular plan will cost 10.995 month. the premium plan will go up by 2.99. the basic plan stays the same. the price increases for current subpoena subscribers october 19. "shelter me rescue of the week" goes to bucks county to cat tails where they are niengd niengd -- finding new homes. matt o'donnell has the story. >> every cat has a tale to tell. >> reporter: cat tales, the nonprofit cat rescue. this is our new adoption center.

>> reporter: hassed found a home in shopping pavilion in warrington bucks county. it's a special place with lots of love. >> the cats that are here are just grateful to not be on the streets. >> reporter: saturday morning, the public can come in for a meet and greet. >> hopefully form the bond that will lead to an adoption. >> reporter: he is plaque and white after the -- he is black and white. he was found in a dirty dwrawj in philadelphia. garage in philadelphia. he is feeling better. start spreading the news. sinatra is four years old and rescued from a hording situation. >> he can be shy at first, but once warms up, he is a sweetheart. >> good boy.

>> reporter: burt is a laid back kind of fella. this is jimmy chu a gray and white tabby was left in a house when his owners simply moved to florida. very affection -- owe you can visit the cat tales website, if you would like us to share your shelter success stories post a picture to the "fyi philly" using the #6abc shelter me, we'll feature your stories on upcoming shelter me segments. matt o'donnell channel 6 "action news." >> still ahead on "action news," saturday morning from the phils to the court, eagles garrett blunt shows off his moves ahead of tomorrow's game against the cardinals. sports is next.

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>> so glad you stayed with us, 9:26 a.m., eagles and cardinals set for a battle of the birds at the linc. it happens tomorrow. running back blunt is starting to assert himself, but arizona is good against the run. blunt said the key to tomorrow's game, is figuring out what the cardinals don't do well. blunt shows he can run well and shoot. embiid's missing presence was apparent in the game against the celtics. the sixers tried but they did not have enough firepower.

they lost 110-102 was the score. 2-3 temple owls trying to pick up their first conference win in east carolina today. coming up this morning in temple football playbook, our poad caught -- jamie apody caught up with jeff collins the coach as the team hopes to bounce back. a pumpkin may be too much for your typical halloween decorating. they grow gourds up to 5 feet tall and weigh 1700 to 1800 pounds. each pumpkin is fed an inch of water each week and organic compost. the rans run 24/7 to keep the stems cool and dry, while heating coils gets the plants to

grow bigger. they compete in giant pumpkin contests around the state. with no apparent motive in the sunday massacre that happened in las vegas, investigators are widening their search for clues. growing concerns in a jersey school district over growing mold. how parents say it is affecting their children. plus another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" continues in just a bit. >> happening now on "action

news," saturday at 9:00 a.m., hurricane nate comes barreling toward the u.s. made up, it could make landfall -- mainland, it could make landfall tonight. what gun owners are saying about the debate over gun control. chinatown is celebrating. we'll tell you what it could mean for that neighborhood. >> let's go outside to chris sowers, how can fall take a vacation when he just started. >> reporter: i spoke to fall, he has some things he needed to take care of, we'll be back next week. funny thing as we look at temperatures, i closed my pool down the day after labor day. the weather, the pattern turned

on a dime. we continue to see the warm temperatures with the humidity pushing in from time to time. it's 70 degrees in center city. that's the normal high for this time of the year which occurs around 3:00 p.m. 70 in new hold -- holland. glassboro, 72. cinnaminson, 70. tuckahoe, 72. fortescue, 71. it will be warm and humid, 83 degrees that's the forecasted high. we're looking for a combination of sun and clouds. back to the tropics we go, down into the gulf of mexico, this is the latest on hurricane nate. it's a category one storm with the maximum sustained winds up to 85 miles per hour. it has gusts up to 100 miles per hour that would be category 2 strength. right now it is moving to the northwest 22 miles per hour. it's zipping along. it looks like it will make landfall somewhere between new orleans and mobile alabama, overnight tonight.

probably around the midnight hour. it will pull north along the spine of the laimps -- appalachians, and get into the delaware and the lehigh valleys. one it gets into the delaware and the lehigh valleys it's nothing more than a super inflated rainstorm. we're not looking at a tremendous amount of wind, we're looking at beneficial rains in the philadelphia area. i'll be back along in 15 minutes or so, i'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and a little bit more on hurricane nate. hurricane nate is moving across the gulf of mexico. it is expected to gain strength before making landfall east of the new orleans this weekend. nate strengthened from a tropical storm to category one hurricane before midnight. louisiana, mississippi, alabama, they have declared states of emergency. in louisiana some residents were told to evacuate. officials told not to

underestimate the storm which has been blamed for more than 20 deaths in central america. we continue to track the latest coming in from las vegas on the massacre shooting investigation, police admit they are frustrated trying to figure out how stephen paddock did this and how he did it. authorities are learning about the way he planned the massacre. kenneth moten in las vegas with the latest. >> reporter: the hunt for the motive is growing frustrating for police in las vegas. >> we thought we would find socially or iconic region or medical reason, we have not found it yet. >> reporter: investigators are asking for tips for mass murderer, stephen paddock. >> is it possible that the motive he did it because he did. >> it's a possibility, but you can't wrap your mind around that, can you. >> reporter: new details are

emerging. sources say he kept a low profile to avoid suspicion. on the phone with room service, he pretended he was speaking with others in the room taking their orders. his final day include add prosecute and gambling spree. police confirmed they found a recent prescription for vallum and note with a series of cryptic numbers. >> keep your head down. >> reporter: nearly a week since he opened fire on thousands at a music festival. >> i need 911. i need a ambulance. >> reporter: new video and stories of survival people rushed to help 48-year-old doug carter separated from his wife and son. >> stay right here. he's been shot. >> it is amazing that there was somebody there to help my dad. i was worried i thought he was on the streets somewhere. i had no idea. >> reporter: police are crediting security guard for

alerting first responders. he was shot while responding to a door alarm on the 32nd floor. >> he rose to the occasion and acted like an absolutely hero. a gun show being held in montgomery county. following the shooting the course of a major top is gun control. trish hartman has this part of the story. >> reporter: dave a vendor at the gun show at the greater philadelphia expo center called what happened in las vegas a heinous crime. he is passionate about his second amendment rights. >> if the politicians want to pass feel good legislation it will not stop a massacre like that from occurring. i don't think you can legislate evil. >> reporter: since the mass shooting that killed 58 people and injured hundreds more there have been calls of tougher gun

laws and more legislation much to the which a -- chagrin of owners and sellers. >> you're always going to get the crazies, if somebody has in there mind they wanted to something they will do it. >> reporter: neither vendor sell bump stocks they were found on the guns in the las vegas shooting allowing semi automatic weapons to shoot faster. folks we talked to at the gun show say it's not a high-demand item. >> at this show there will be one or two vendors of the hundred of vendors here that have them. an until this came out in the news, i guarantee to you they will go home with them. >> i don't find them easy to use and consider them junk. >> reporter: jeaninne said she

will be fine with a ban on bump stocks. >> i have no problem with that, i don't see a need for it, it won't protect me. >> reporter: we talked to several gun owners who say bump stocks should be banned. gun organizerses -- show organizers say they are here 6 times are a year and it should affect the shows. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." a shooting left a woman dead an teenager injured. "action news" was on the scene in trent, new jersey, yesterday afternoon. a 58-year-old woman was killed, a 14-year-old girl was hurt in the shooting. investigators have not said if the victims are related or if they were the intended targets. there are some new concerns over mold in schools within the monroe township school district in gloucester county. mold was discovered at the holly

glen elementary school. the building is temporarily closed. now there are concerns in the williams town school balls it was seen on -- because it was seen on ceiling tiles there. people are complaining about their children getting sick. >> i'm fine at home and i come here, my throat is itching, i'm coughing. >> "action news" has learned that the kids at holly glen elementary are being sent to other schools in the area while the problem is being corrected. it is unclear when the school will reopen. china section of philadelphia is celebrating what it is calling an urban renewal milestone. city officials broke ground on the eastern tower community center that will include housing and retail space and the very first community center in chinatown. kind in a town plans --

chinatown plans an opening around christmas, 2019. making the philadelphia area proud this morning. fox chase center held their miles for melanoma walk this morning. the family-friendly 5k raises money to support education and advocacy. the event which is part of a nationwide effort has raised more than $100,000. it is stories like these that make "action news" proud. you can see more stories at our website 6abc.com/proud. 40:00 a.m. there's much more to come on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00. temple football playbook coach jeff collins explains about team knack. it's now a family affair. more after this.

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>> we played a potent in houston. going on the road in this conference in our division we have a great fan base and great student body we have to start fast and play our game early and set the tempo of the game off the bat. >> reporter: i don't know how much you guys look at numbers, what is the importance of getting the 500 is that a mental mark that can help you you're 2-3. how about the first conference win you're looking for that. >> i talk about the now. everything we do in the program is important, every practice is important. every game is important. we want to go 1-0. we want to go 1-0 saturday. we have a good potent in east carolina that's our solely focus. we talked to the guys at practice. >> we looking forward to coming out the next game with a victory, we don't look forward

to the next of the season. we look to what's going on every week. >> we should take one game at a time. >> we know how to win, we're 2-3678 we're just being patient. still practicing hard, nothing has changed, still have the same confidence coming into the seasonle we'll get a win. >> >> reporter: i'm shower you're getting the offense cleaned up. the turnovers have been killing you guys, logan march has been having trouble with interceptions. how much do you need to clean things up. >> creating turnovers, we created five turnovers on the season. that's a big emphasis defensively. we need to win the turnover margins. we've won, that's a big focus on both sides of the ball. >>

>> reporter: i moke to him about cleaning up the interceptions. turnovers they are killing the team. >> anytime you turn the ball over you decrease your chances of winning the game. we have to take care of the football. >> how do you decrease the interception rate? >> reporter: getting in the film room more and making better decisions when the pocket breaks down and the play breaks down, that's on me. >> reporter: let's go back to the houston game, there were a lot of positives you can take out of that. the offense did start clicking, do you take some of that? >> i thought we played well in all three phases of the game. i know we have a good football team they are tough and play hard and compete. the things were clicking i knew we were close for the last two weeks, they finally hit it in the second half, they ran

150 yards in the second half which is hard to do. we have to continue to build on that. our running backs started trusting the holes more, we are getting push on the down line first level. our running backs were hitting it very hard we have to continue that. the tempo we were playing with, the energy, the pace, there's a lot of things we can build on. we talked about the up coming game and ball security. now we'll talk about actual security. coming up, officer jonesy, can't wait to hear about this when temple football playbook returns. >> welcome to another edition of temple football playbook

along with coach jeff collins >> welcome back to temple

football playbook. coach every week we talk about players and coaches and players and coaches, everyone goes on the field. you guys have a big staff outside ever players and coaches

that keep the team going. talk about that. >> we have amazing people in the buildings, we have a great vibe in the buildings. the coaches and players get a lot of have amazing people every single person that has an affect on our players matters. they do a great job making sure we develop our players in every phase of their lives and how we run the operation and smooth as possible and positive and energic, that's in our equipment room and training staff, everyone does an amazing job. >> reporter: we'll learn about a guy who keeps the team safe and sound, morgan as i go -- siegfried has the story.

>> reporter: james jones' daughter was at college 1 hours away in atlanta. like any parent, he wanted to make sure he was there for her. ironically enough, she said dad, you're exactly what they need. >> i'll never forget it, there were big time games i've been a part of, i will never forget the experience. it was not only the bucket list, if i thought about it would be number one. i'm glad i was chosen for the position a year ago, no regrets at all. hopefully he feels as though he made a good decision. >> reporter: more importantly than the game duties are the relationships he has. >> he has a smile on his face and positive attitude. we talk about positively affecting the teammates all the time. whenever he is around you want to hang out with him.

he has our students' best interest. >> it's extremely rewarding to the point where i've help quite a few players through different situations and for them to come back and thank me or call me or stop me out on campus, you know it really meant a lot to me. >> jonesy is good, he will bend over backwards for him. we appreciate his presence, i don't come what kind of day you had, he will make it good. >> these are my hundred one plus kids, fortunately i don't have to feed or clothe. i love them all. they have 24 hour access to me, they know that my phone is always on, i'm just a phone call away. i'm proud of them, their parents should be proud of them, and everyone out there should be proud of them. >> we talk about all time, one

of us, people that are one of us, kind of embody what we're all about, jonesy is one of us. of course every team in the country has an officer assigned to them, not everyone has an officer jones. back to you. >> thank you morgan. you're a new coach you came in here, building your own thing, you talk about how temple football program is a family, it was that way, you're trying to continue it. how much of a family feel do you get around here. >> these kids are unbelievable, they are young men that i love, they do an job when my wife and daughter are around. we have team snack, we started a thing where all the coaches wives and families our kids are

at the team snack and all players stay 45 minutes to an hour, most places i've been that's a five minute get your snack and go, our players are down there were kids, our families and wives. sometimes it's nice to know that wives see our players and gives them a hug, because she truly cares about him, because he is one of our family. i think the kids recognize that and they sense it how much we care about them and love them. we want them to do great in every phase of their lives on and off the field that sense of family is a unifying factor throughout the entire organization. >> you serve gold fish and fruit snacks. >> that's all good stuff. >> he is jeff collins i'm jamie apody. good luck later today against eastern carolina, we'll have more "action news" right after

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>> so glad you stayed with us, final check of the forecast with chris sowers. >> reporter: all right, looking very warm and humid very summer like. 83 degrees is today's forecasted high. the normal is 70. once again we're above seasonal averages. tomorrow, increase in clouds, cooler, 79. monday, because of the rain, we're cooler still, 78 degrees. we shoot back up to 83 on tuesday, wednesday a cold front comes in here, it's a canadian front that will cool things

down. 76 wednesday, 71 thursday, friday, 72. after that i see another ridge and more warm weather heading or way. jack hanna's "wild countdown" next on channel 6. "action news" continues later tonight. we'll be back tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. here's a look at the stories we're working on for you. the eagles are gearing up for a battle of the birds at the linc. we'll be there live. plus, the force is with the philly pops kicking off a season with a special tribute to star wars. happy birthday, chris sowers. now for chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm gray hall. make it a great day.

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