a south jersey town home is a loss, a family homeless after fire ripped through their home overnight. tens of thousands are without power after hurricane nate slams ashore on the gulf coast. we'll have a live report coming up. >> here at home it's a soggy start to the sunday morning. how long will you need the umbrella? chris sowers is tracking the accuweather forecast and joins us outside with the answer. good morning chris. >> reporter: good morning nydia, as you can see behind me, city avenue is wet. we have showers pushing through the region this morning. how long will it stick around and will the eagles game be impacted later on? storm tracker 6 live we set it in motion, i'm standing over the first an word -- first "a" in the line philadelphia. allentown is getting wet. this is the same line that pushed through the michigan

state/michigan game. this is the same line, but the weakened dramatically. we're seeing the lighter shades of green as opposed to the brighter red. we have showers and clouds pulling through central pennsylvania. mainly cloudy conditions throughout the afternoon. it will be warm and extremely humid, very tropical out here. it's already, 74 in philadelphia. millville, 75. wilmington 76. allentown, 74. lancaster, 74 degrees. call from accuweather for today. cloudy skies perhaps a couple of peeks of sunshine later this afternoon, but generally speaking it's kind of gray out here, warm and humid, a couple of showers this morning, spotty stuff by afternoon. 80 degrees that is your summer-like forecasted high. i'll be back along in just a few minutes him we'll talk about cooler numbers in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll have the latest on tropical storm nate. guys? >> nate is quickly losing power as it makes its way across land.

the hurricane a tropical storm after hitting the gulf coast of mississippi roaring ashore overnight. this is video from the road along the gulf coast you can see the waves crashing ashore 100,000 people across mississippi and alabama are without power. >> maggie ruly is in bleksy -- biloxi mississippi. >> reporter: nydia and gray, we were hit with heavy rain te storm surge. we have the storm inle right now but it seems like the worst of the storm is over. hurricane nate coming ashore twice during the night first in southeastern louisiana and again on the mississippi gulf coast. the storm system lashing coastal areas with winds over 80 miles per hour. from the gulf coast to the northern regions of mississippi and alabama residents bracing for the worst. >> they've got tornadoes in these things you don't know when

they will pop up. >> reporter: a storm surge hitting low-lying coastal regions and heavy rain. >> storm surge comes in here in biloxi, you can see the raging water, the raging gulf of mexico is coming in and piling up the water. >> reporter: causing massive flooding across the gulf of mexico. this family stranded in biloxi had to be rescued now residents are waiting for all it to be over. >> we have our water, we have our gas our generators are working. ♪ >> reporter: this couple after planning their wedding day for 20 months gets married in mobile. >> we want everybody to have a blast. >> we had pants pulled up and and i was holding my dress and we were dancing. >> reporter: one of the big concerns with nate was storm surge, downtown mobile it did cause flooding in money streets. the good news, the rain stopped and it seems like the storm is moving on. in mobile, alabama maggie ruly,

channel 6 "action news." >> for the update folks we would like to remind you you can keep your eye on the path of remnants of hurricane nate as the possibly brings weather to our area. go to 6abc.com/weather for the seven-day forecast. >> a south jersey family was forced from their home after it caught fire. the town home on the unit block of medford court in sicklierville was destroyed by the flames. the family of five inside was able to escape unharmed. firefighters were called before 3:00 a.m. officials say the town home had fire walls which prevented the braise from preventing the blaze to spread to units on either side. firefighters responded to a complex fire on the 4400 block of wingate street. both sides of the complex were

destroyed. the cause of the fire under investigation. everybody made it out safely. >> 9:05 a.m., from the new jersey newsroom the candidates for new jersey's next governor plan to speak with voters at the a couple of events. kim guadagno is scheduled to attend the bordentown cranberry festival in burlington county. in trenton, phil murphy expected to hold a press conference to announce a campaign to prevent gun violence. with the race of governor new jersey in the home stretch 6abc pleased to host a debate between the candidates, phil murphy and kim guadagno. jim gardner is one of the moderators we're looking for help with the debate. send in your questions. go to twitter use the

#njgovdebate. watch the debate on tuesday at 7 on 6abc. mr. trump is heading to pennsylvania for a speech on tax reform. south jersey school that closed because of an air quality problem may reopen this week. the acting superintendent at pinelands high school in little egg harbor township. air quality tested were conducted. school officials say they have received good news and anticipate the school will reopen on tuesday. students were scheduledded to be off tomorrow observation for the columbus day holiday. a truck arrived with supplies for students and teachers who were someplaced by mold in gloucster county. holly glen elementary was shut

down after the discovery of black mold. the students were relocated to three other schools while the issue is corrected. the process could take months. the eagles are a slight favorites over the arizona cardinals when the teams meet at the linc this afternoon. that doesn't mean it will be easy for doug peterson's defensive unit. they will fails an arizona right side offense -- they will face an arizona offense that can are explosive facing larry fitzgerald. takeoff is this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. the time 9:07 a.m. it will be a busy day in south philadelphia today. the city will celebrate italian pride with the annual columbus day parade. that begins at noon at broad and moore street and proceeds south on broad to marconi plaza where the party continues with the festival. our alicia vitarelli will serve as emcee. you can see and watch the parade on 6abc, our coverage begins at

12:30 immediately following "action news" at noon. >> a stretch of broad street in south philadelphia was renamed to honor a long time public servant. the 1200 block of broad is known as anna verna way. she was the first female council president. she held that position longer than anyone, from 1999 to 2011. >> now it's time to plan the wedding. we have details not to bust the budget. ahead why you want to take a close look at your statements if you're using atms from other banks. time to do gardening, you want to use extra precautions for your eyes. live look through sky6 live hd. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast as we take a live look at wilmington. we'll be right back.

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let's go over to satellite and radar, you can see the line of rain pushing through. we're losing the yellows oranges and reds. the line is weakening which is unfortunately because we need the rain around here. it's been more than 2 1/2 weeks. win that span eve seen a tenth of an inch of rain. storm tracker 6 live we've zoomed into lancaster coatsville malvern pottstown norristown reporting light rain. this line is pushing east at about 20 miles per hour. should be in the city very shortly. once this line pulls through a couple of spotty leftover showers will remain. actually the afternoon looks all right, cloudy warm and sticky again. the wider view set it in motion from allentown all the way down into chester and lancaster county. a little bit of wet weather. we had heavier stuff push through central new jersey. most of it is working out to sea

and off to the east. a humid 74 degrees. it feels lousy out there right now. dewpoint 71. winds out of the south/southwest at 11 miles per hour. the before he before he -- breezes will pick up this afternoon. numbers around the region. mid 70s for everybody. reading, allentown lancaster 74. wilmington 76. dover, 76 degrees. trenton, 73. the normal high by the way this time of year is 70 degrees. we're already above that and it is not even 9:30 a.m. you get the idea it will be a very warm oppressive type of day feeling like august. wind speeds out of the south/southeast 5 to 15 miles per hour. they will shift in a southwesterly direction this afternoon as the frontal system approaches. here's the wider view we'll pick up the moisture from once what was hurricane nate. down here across the dixie south, heavy rain pushing through alabama the tail end

through mississippi. all that gets type ofenned to -- siphoned to the north with a cold front. that moisture arrives tomorrow morning. this moisture is associated with the frontal system itself. the heavy rains tomorrow that's from nate. that will push through let's say, 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. pretty much all day it's raining. future tracker 69:00 a.m., we're looking at mainly cloudy conditions showers from time to time. by afternoon we clear everything out. it's mainly cloudy and damp, perhaps a leftover shower or two. i don't want to call it completely dry. 11:00 a.m., same thing cloudy skies damp and sticky. spotty shower around. monday here come the remnant rains from what was hurricane nate. rainfall totals from one to two inches west of philadelphia. you can see the numbers reading closing in on 2. allentown an inch and half. philadelphia an inch and a quarter. the farther east you are the

lighter the rains will be. the track of nate will go like this across central pennsylvania. the farther east you are, you will miss out on the heavier rains. generally speaking we'll need the rains. humid cloudy and breezy today showers this morning spotty stuff this afternoon 80 degrees is the forecasted high. damp during the morning hours perhaps a few breaks of sunshine this afternoon. 78 degrees by 1:00 p.m. by 4:00. that rain will develop after midnight. the evening is dry cloudy and muggy are to the most part. 67 degrees outlying suburbs, 72 for center city. the the exclusive accuweather five-day forecast just when you are sick and tired of all the heat and humidity, here comes another 84 on tuesday. wednesday, cloudy, 74. feeling like fall or one day 68 degrees on -- for one day 68 degrees on thursday. >> now that fall is here, you want to be on the look out for deer while driving on the roads.

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>> welcome back on this sunday morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the commodore barry bridge. it is 9:18 a.m., 74 degrees, showers this morning a spotty shower this afternoon but we should be okay for both the columbus day parade and the eagles game at the linc. "health check" this morning if you're planning to garden and handling popular holiday plants, put on eye wear and gloves. researchers found there are two thousand species of plants that

are in the forbius getting the plant in your eye can lead to blindness. researchers say if smokers switch to ecigarettes, 6.5 million early deaths could be prevented. the devices should be considered as part of the end game for smoking cigarettes. there are plenty of reasons to stay in shape as you get older. it's good to maintain a healthy weight and stay strong. there's evidence that it can help to keep your mind sharp. ali gorman takes a look at what type of exercise is beth for your -- best for your brain. >> exercise has huge benefits

for brain health and heart health. other types of exercise can benefit your brain as you age. a 30 minute walk, five days a week will help you meet the minimum cdc recommendations for older adults. one study links a boost in brain power to longer sessions. pick up the pace getting up your heart rate maximizes the benefit. it's not just about aerobics. those who have stronger more powerful legs retained more brain matter which could be a sign of cognitive help. if you're steady on your feet stand up without using your hands and squeeze in repetitions during commercial breaks. ti chi appears to benefit the brain. ali gorman channel 6 "action news."

>> reporter: all right, welcome back everyone, 922 sunday morning. satellite and radar this is tropical norm nate all this -- topical storm nate here. all this moisture will be lifted here. it's as -- siphoning the humid air from the dixie south pushed to the north and the east mid atlantic states. you feel feel that this morning. we have cooler air across the high plains. the overall pattern looks like this. we have an area of low pressure here with the trailing cold front. this will slide through today. nate will come in like this. we'll see the moisture tonight antitomorrow. we have a cooler pocket of air across the plains. it will cool things down thursday and friday. the problem is behind it we have

yet another one of these warm areas of high pressure right here quickly on its heels that will get in here next week. what you will see over the next four to six weeks, we'll get cool shots that will last a couple of days, but most of the come weeks will be mild. >> if you have used an atm from a different bank lately, you may have noticed you were hit with feels for the luxury of accessing your money. rebecca jarvis has details on how closely you should be watching your bank balance. >> reporter: if you feel some atms are getting more than they are giving. >> it should not be more than a 1.50. >> i have seen an increase in banking atm fees. >> reporter: out of network atm fees have never been higher.

55% in the last decade. when you go outside the atm network you're not facing one fee, often times it's two fees, it's the fee from the atm owner as well as what your own bank charges, together that could top five dollars. for example using an out of network atm used to cost $2 in 1998. today it's double to $5. if you're hitting that same atm each week that's almost $250 a year in extra fees. overdraft fees also soaring. the average per incident $33.38. if they use their money and make if your out of network transactions that's a increase to the to the money we see each year. >> if you're struggling to save

money, be lazy. tricking yourself into safing, might be the key. set up automatic recurring transfers once month. if you receive direct deposit check to see if you can split the deposit. you might want to set up several accounts serving a different purpose from paying bills to the saving for vacation. the more automatic transfers you have the less you have to micro manage your money. the average cost of saying i do, has hit record highs. the average wedding is $35,000 last year. that's according to the wedding website the knot. the average wedding had 141 guests. you can thanks photo booths and cigar bars for the cost. many are sticking with one tradition having their parents pick up at least part of the tab. this couple has turned the tables on paying for a wedding. ben and clara are charging their

guest to attend. they asked the 60 adult guests to pay 203 eachn the 20 children. they pitched the event as an d paid thehat's okay. if it's all inclusive. you're gf gift. >> right. h more to come on "action n morning. celebrating marriage in a rather unique weigh.the contest where y wife's weight canelpou win big. if that tinder match is being obnoxious, you can tell him so without words. those stories and more plus meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweatherseven-day forecast when "action news" continues.

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one week after the deadliest mass shooting i america, investigators have no answers. we'll have the latest on the investigation. >> who shot a philadelphia store owner did you work a botched robbery. we hear from two women who found the injured store owner. eagles gear up for the afternoon face off against the cardinals, you will want a poncho if you're heading to the game. >> we're wearing our eagles green, at least i am. >> reporter: i can't wear green because of the green wall or i would be wearing my green, as well. >> what's your excuse? [laughter]. >> reporter: eagles taking on th cardinals, 1:00 p.m. state

time. this shall be a gun fame do watch. -- fun game to watch. forecast expect a lot of clouds, we'll see showers right now this batch of should pull through, as the game starts it's cloudy and humid out there. temperatures in the upper 70s. two showers may link behind -- linger behind the initial front. here's the line swing through allentown, pottstown lancaster reporting light rain. it's pushing into the city of philadelphia now. again it will continue off to the east at 20 miles per hour. forecaster for today we're look at high temperatures in the upper 70s low 80s. very warm and sticky, a couple of spotty showers later this afternoon, 80 in reading, 80 in philadelphia. 82 in dover, 80 in >> chris, thank you update. today marks one week since the deadly mass shooting in vegas. the city is calling for unityms. >> there's mounting questions

why the suspect stephen paddock opened fire. >> reporter: a gathering for healing in a city scarred by violence. >> we want to show them support and love and let them that we love them and jesus loves them. >> reporter: vice president mike pence joined the people in las vegas praying for unit. >> in america we mourn with those who mourn and we grieve with those who grieve. i stand before you today on behalf of my family and every family in america to say we're with you. today we are all vegas strong. >> reporter: as people come together to honor the victims of the shooting. investigators are growing ly frustrated as they search for the gunman's rampage that killed 58 people and injured 400 others. >> we thought we wou some ideology or economic or social region or medical reason. we have not found it yet. >> reporter: now officials are asking anyone with information

to come forward with billboards around vegas a asking for tips about the killer. stephen paddock kept a low profile when ordering from room service, he pretended to speak to others in the room so hotel staffer wouldn't think he was alone in the big suite. police found a recent prescription for vallumness room and a note with a series of cryptic numbers. >> you loved this city, you gave us this day so we could walk before you and represent as light. >> reporter: people are searching for answers but for now they are more focused on helping those who have lost loved ones and those who have survived. abc news new york. >> back home a special mass was held in center city in honor of those injured and killed in las vegas. the mass and rosary at the basilica at saints peter and

paul were held saturday, last night's mass focused on the victims of the massacre. 58 candle were at the front of the church. father gill stressed the importance of reminding the public not to become immune to those tragedies. >> i think we, as a church have the obligation to make this opportunity available so we don't forget god does not want this. him this is not his plan. >> today's masses will focus on the victims marking one week since the tragedy. >> time 9:34 a.m. we're hearing from the two mantua you know what i mean who saved the life of a store owner and friend after she was shot on friday night. fortunately for the victim one of the her friends happens to be medic. sean and brenda were on the -- sandy and brenda were on the street when they heard someone yelling for someone to call 911. they rushed to freddie grocery

and found their friend slumped over-the-counter. >> i asked her does somebody shoot you she said yes. >> we applied pressure and waited for the ambulance to come. >> the first aid the women gave kept her alive until the ambulance got there. the store owner in stable condition. the gunman is still on the run. 9:34 a.m. ahead of japan's general election for prime minister. the current leader said he supports the u.s. stance on the north korea nuclear weapons program. during a televised debate, prime minister abeime to develop this technology. he said more pressure is needed and all options are on the table. president trump focusing on healthcare and revising talks with democrats. he tweeted he spoke with chuck schumer about passing

legislation. democrats say they will listen but scrapping the current legislation is not on the table. he talked about a bipartisan deal. he hopes to get agreement on a temporary plan at the very least that would hold for a year or two. the conversation quickly turned to the president's cryptic comments about the calm before the storm. he refused to elaborate on this. this coming after he tweeted north korea saying only one thing will work. >> what's the one thing thing that will work with north korea. >> you'll figure out that out soon. >> when asked about his secretary of state rex tillerson, the president said he would like him to be tougher but insisted they have a good relationship. >> russian president vladimir putin may not have appreciated the gift russians gave him on his 65th birthday.

protests were held in 80 russian cities. the crowds ranged from a few dozen to several hundred. police made several arrests. his opponent has declared his intention to run for president in 2018 even though he is barred from running because of what he called a politically motivated criminal conviction. authorities have identified the 4th soldier who was killed in niger sergeant la david williams died. officials say u.s. soldiers have been providing advice and assistance in the niger counterterrorism operation. 16 years ago today president bush announced that the war in afghanistan had begun. u.s. troops are still there making it the longest war in u.s. history. the fallout continues to

grow for the embattled movie mogul harvey weinstein. prominent lisa bloom said she is no longer representing weinstein for sexual harassment that did it back decades. a an investigation is underway. ashley judd and rose mcgowen were among the woman who they say were harassed. rapper nelly is being investigated for raping a woman on his tour bus this weekend. he was arrested and released without being charged. he later tweeted he is innocent and confident he will be cleared. he is currently touring with the country banned florida/georgia line. there's much more to come on "action news," couldn't stay weak for the flyers game. we have the winning shot that came early in the morning during overtime play. >> a family is in need of help after water begins rising when

hurricane nate slams gulf shores overnight. looking live sky6 live hd, meteorologist chri sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast as we take a look at the ben franklin bridge. we'll be right back.

a family was rescued from the rise are waters as hurricane nate made landfall in biloxi, mississippi. the storm blasted the gulf coast with persistent rain and wind and storm surge. the storm was worse because nate's arrived happen during high tide. this is a look inside a casino in biloxi. firefighters saw water pour into the casino. cars and trucks were covered by the high water. nate was the first hurricane that made a direct hit on the state of mississippi since katrina in august, 2005. >> the island of puerto rico still lymphing after it was

dealt a devastating below by hurricane maria. a south jersey community did whether a they could to help the territory. >> it gives me hopefully' even though there are bad things happening. >> reporter: yolanda is one of the many people to answered the call to help the residents of puerto rico. donations were collected earlier this week. the request was simple drop off items residents could afford to a simple canned good to a case of bottled water. >> to see such a large response from people that i know that wanted to take part in helping out puerto puerto rico was fantastic. it was amazing. >> have on can -- veronica said she learned about the drive on facebook. she asked her friends if they wanted to help. since most had to work they dropped off items at her home. barry collected so many items

for donations she neededded help to drop them off. the real donation behind the drive is a principal and student who is a nurse. >> there's so much hatred and negativity in the world these days to see people such an out pouring of love and emotion it's wonderful. >> items collected cases of water, nonperishable food and diapers and inflatable mattress. the items will be heading to puerto rico next week. >> god bless puerto rico. >> generous people in our area stepping up yet again. >> reporter: it's nice to see that nate did not live up to expect takes as that petered out a little bit. a little bit of damage, but not too bad. cape may water a little rough

looking a little anger good, we have whitecaps the breeze is starting to pick up. out of the southeast 15 to 20 miles per hour. you will see the breeze throughout the day or feel the breeze i should say. the temperature will and the breeze will stir in the muggy conditions. 80 degrees is the forecasted 69 is where we should be for this time of the year. well above seasonal averages. 74. that low is warmer than the normal high for this time of the year. 51 is the normal morning low. 75 if -- in philadelphia. poconos, 70. trenton, 73. dewpoint numbers look awful. this is what we saw pretty much the whole month of july. remember that oppressive humidity. that tropical air mass has moved into the mid atlantic. when you get above 70, that's considered oppressive. you get into this category, 74,

75 that's awful. it's hard to breathe to run outdoors. millville, 74. trenton, 72 a lot of numbers are higher than what we're seeing in places like orlando, this morning or miami it's humid down there but the numbers are higher here than what we're seeing across the sunshine state. the dewpoints will remain on the high side tomorrow, numbers around 69 to 72. somewhere in that ballpark. the front slides through on tuesday, knocks the humidity out, temperatures will be warm on tuesday we're forecasting a high of 84. but without the humidity it should feel better, wednesday and thursday, the actual air temperatures drop down, as well with the humidity, it will feel much better, it will feel like fall out there. storm tracker 6 live we set everything in motion for you we're not going to make any zooms here, this is light stuff that's starting to fall for everywhere west of the delaware river, just light stuff. that will travel east across new jersey over the next hour or

two. a thin line associated with a cold front that's pushing through. it will not do much with the temperatures or humidity levels. if anything it's petering out here. this moisture gets lifted thanks to the front. we'll see the heavier rains monday afternoon. future tracker 6 once this initial line of showers pulls through, the remainder of the day is mainly cloudy with a spotty shower or two, warm and sticky high temperatures around 80. overnight tonight once again mainly cloudy, damp and humid patchy fog developing. tomorrow morning it will be dry through 8:00 a.m. here come the remnant rains of nate. some of it will be heavy at times especially in the first part of the afternoon before clearing out late in the day. rain developing from nate on monday one to two inches west of philadelphia. no flooding is expected with this system. forecasted highs today in the upper 70s low 80s. millville, 82. reading, allentown philadelphia, 80. dover, 82 degrees. showers this morning spotty shower or two this afternoon.

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, still feeling like summer on monday with a high of 79 even though we're forecasting all that rain and clouds, we're still getting into the upper 70s. tuesday we clear the rain out of here look at the numbers 84. wednesday, 74. thursday 68. friday, 75 and here we go again saturday 80. sunday 80. even monday a little bit warmer before the next cold front slides in. here we go again. >> reporter: no fall in sight. >> thank you so much. 18th annual north american wife carrying championship in maine. some of them were in over their head. one women overly the other ended up getting dunked by their husband. jake and kristin from virginia are this year's champions. they received the top prize of

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>> turning spot sports if you lost sleep because you stayed up late to watch the flyers play in anaheim. it was well worth it. >> it was because they got a big victory. wayne simmons got a goal when the puck went off a duck's stick and right to him. the flyers are 2-0 on the season. here's jeff skeverski with the rest of the of sports. >> reporter: going back to the nfc title game a decade ago larry fitzgerald beat up the birds time and time again. the eagles defense will be in for a tough battle at 1:00 p.m. arizona. doug peterson and the d will have their work cut out for them. fitzgerald has torched the

secondary for years. he has more yards and touchdowns against the eagles than any non-divisional opponent in his career. >> it's another great test for our defense obviously a pass rush becomes important. they like to shoot the ball down the field. it's an blessive -- explosive offense. work is cut out for us. >> they have their issues with carson getting hit. they are the kind of team to make adjustments and get things out quick. you have to rush as hard as you can and not get discouraged. >> penn state running back barclay not discouraged. 53 touchdown run the 13th straight game with a touchdown. penn at a time wins 31-7. they are 6-0 for the first time since 2008.

everything clicking for jeff collins on the road east carolina scored 24 unanswered. isaiah right right on the money in the third. temple wins their first conference game 34-10. that is sports, i'm jeff skeverski, have a great day. >> tributes continue this weekend fortunate rockledge -- rock legend tom petty. fans from his hometown of gainsville florida showed their loyalty. they sat down his hit song i won't back down. he once worked at a grounds keeper at the university of florida before becoming a rock and roll icon. >> probably not a dry eye. that's pretty cool. much more to come on the sunday morning edition of "action news," they opened their

heart and wallets to get puerto rico back on their feet. >> plus he is adorable and loyal, not me, this guy is the current record holder. we'll have the world record the pooch just liquid his way into. st chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll see you after this

>> good morning it is 10:00 a.m. sunday, october 8. in the news a south jersey town home is aloss. a family now homeless after fire ripped through their house overnight. >> tens of thousand are without power after hurricane nate slams ashore on the gulf coast. we'll have a live report on the damage. at home it's a soggy start to your sunday morning. how long will you need the umbrella? meteorologist chris sowers outside with a look at accuweather. you've got the umbrella, but it's not up. >> reporter: that's right, i don't need it just yet but the rain is not too far off to the west now and pushing through shortly. very very light stuff. let's go over to storm tracker 6 live we set it in motion for you, for the most part we're showing the lighter shades of green. every now and then there's a

yell that pops up. every now and then we'll see the light stuff that's enough to dampen the roads and the grass. we'll not see much from the system. the wider view shows cloud cover and more showers to the west. if you look toward haggers town and west of washington d.c. that moisture is associated with the leading edges of hurricane nate has it made shore yesterday evening. kutztown warm and soupy with the hours pushing through. pottstown, 71. media, 73. forfortescue 72. dover, 76 degrees. forecast for today cloudy and damp morning showers giving way to spotty shower or two later this afternoon. 80 degrees is the forecasted high. let's take you back down to the dixie south, this is tropical storm nate or the remnants of tropical storm nate.

it's becoming absorbed in the atmosphere it's nothing more than a super-inflated rainstorm. some of the rain could be on the heavy side. one to two inches west of the city of philadelphia. when i come back i'll have all the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. guys. >> as chris has been telling us nate is losing power as it makes its way across land. the hurricane a tropical storm after hitting the gulf coast of mississippi roaring ashore overnight. this is video from along the gulf coast. you can see the waves crashing ashore. 100,000 people do not have power. abc's maggie rulyn alabama now. overnight we were hit with heavy rain and storm seems like the storm is behind us. hurricane nate coming ashore did you or didn't you the night

first in southeastern louisiana and then the mississippi gulf coast lashing the area with winds packing over 80 miles per hour. from the gulf coast to the northern regions of mississippi and alabama residents bracing for the worst. >> they've got tornadoes in these things you don't know will are going to pop up. >> reporter: a storm surge hitting low lying coastal regions. heavy rains. >> reporter: you can see the raging water the raging gulf of mexico is coming in easterly and piling up the water. >> reporter: causing massive flooding across the gulf coast. this family s biloxi had to be rescued. now residents are still waiting for it all to be over. >> we have water, we have gas our generators are working. >> reporter: this couple after planning their wedding day for 20 months gets married in mobile. >> everybody have a blast. >> we had pants rolled up, i was holding my dress and we were

dancing. >> reporter: the big concern with nate is that storm surge and in mobile the storm surge did cause flooding in money of the streets downtown. the good news is that the rain is stopping and the storm seems to be moving out of the region. in mobile, alabama maggie ruly, channel 6 "action news." >> that's good news, folks, you can keep an eye on the path of remnants of the hurricane nate as it brings wet weather to our area. go to 6abc.com/weather for the latest updates also you can view storm tracker 6 live and the seven-day forecast. >> 10:04 a.m. a south jersey family was forced from their home overnight after the caught on fire. investigators say it cover worse. the town home on the unit block of medford court in sicklierville was destroyed by the flames. the family inside were able to escape the home unharmed. the town home had fire walls that prevented the blaze from spreading to units on either

side. the cause is under investigation. firefighters doused flames that erupted in a complex in northeast philadelphia overnight. the home caught on fire 12:30 a.m. on wingate street. both sides of the home were destroyed. everybody made it out safely. the cause is under investigation. from the new jersey newsroom the candidates for the new jersey's next governor plans to speak with voters over the next few days. kim guadagno is scheduled to visit the boarden town cranberry festival. democrat phil murphy is expected to announce a campaign to prevent gun violence. this race for the governor of new jersey in the home stretch. 6abc hosting a debate between the candidates. "action news" anchor jim gardner the moderator. we're looking for your help on this one.

send us the questions you would like the candidates to answer. cruise the #njgov debate and watch the debate on tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc. >> mr. president trump is heading to pennsylvania on wednesday. this comes as the republicans try to overhaul the nation's code. it is his third trip to pennsylvania since getting in office in january. a south jersey school as that was dealing with air quality may reopen this week. the acting superintendent at pinelands high school canceled classes. air quality tests were conducted. school officials say they received good news and anticipate that the school will reopen tuesday. students were scheduled to be off for the columbus day holiday. this weekend a truck full

of splice arrived -- supplies arrived for students who were someplaced by mold in gloucster county. 537 students were temporarily relocated to three other schools while the issue is being corrected. we're told that the process could take months. >> supplies are desperately needed 234 puerto rico as the island nation continues to struggle from hurricane maria that struck two weeks ago. >> you can help those living there to get people back on their feet. bob brooks live in camden with the latest on this one bob what can folks do to help out? >> reporter: yeah, nydia and gray we're in south jersey, this effort going on all over south jersey specifically we're in camden camden stepping up in a big way. we're at vanetta park. come to 29th and river. they are doing it up big, you

can see behind me they have a stage set up. they are holding a drive. they are up to $30,000. they want to get to $100,000 to send those donations straight to puerto rico. let's look at what's 0 going on. camden takes center stage in an effort to help puerto rico. it's been a few weeks since being hit by the hurricane donations are badly needed. >> this is very bad. no electricity drinking water. just things we take for granted everyday putting on the lights. >> reporter: city council president and mayor elect of camden is spear heading the effort. the headquarters today at vanetta park. volunteers will be throughout camden today to collect donations. >> our goal is $100,000. a lot of corporate will be with us today and later this morning presenting corporate checks. this money will go 100

petitioner to puerto rico. this is the first lady of puerto rico foundation that 100% of the money will go to recall 78 towns. they will take any kind of donations, food, water and clothing. today the message is clear help is needed. >> probably 10% of the island has power. i believe that only 30% of the police department have reported to work. >> please support anything help puerto rico needs us right now. >> reporter: amazing to see such a big effort happening today. so much help is needed in puerto rico. that's are there thermometer they want to get up to $100,000 is the goal. we're at 29th and river satisfy if you want to make a donation this is the place to come. there are volunteers throughout camden for a list of where they are for our website 6abc.com. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." gray back to you. >> bob we hope they reach that

goal of $100,000. tech firms are working to reconnect puerto rico with the rest of the world. mark zuckerberger, but is pledging to send a connectivity team to restore communications. google has been given the greenlight by the fcc to use project balloon to bring wi-fi service to hard to reach areas. friday tesla c event -- ceo elon musk will ramp up production of batteries to restore electricity. >> the eagles have a slight favor over the cardinals when they meet at the linc this afternoon. they will fails an -- they will face an arizona offense thanks to larry fizz -- fitzgerald. kickoff is at 1:00 p.m.

city of philadelphia celebrates italian pride with the annual columbus day parade. the party continues with the festival. our own alicia vitarelli will serve as emcee. you can watch it all right here on 6abc. our coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. immediately following "action news" at noon. a stretch of broad street in south philadelphia was renamed this weekend to honor a long time public serve haven't. the 1200 block of broad is known as anna verna way. the sign was unveiled yesterday verna was the first female city council president. she held that position longer than anyone from 1999 to 2011. >> you may have noticed you're paying less when you fill up at the pump. the average gas has fallen to 2 had not 49. we've seen them fall for four

weeks now. aaa mid atlantic says we're paying on average 2.69 in philadelphia. an 8 cent drop in a week and 25 cent drop in a month. in new jersey, it cost 2.38 a gallon. in delaware, 2.32. >> inspiring literacy, a love of reading and so much more, how two dozen businesses in philadelphia are putting books in the hands of kids. >> plus it's not your usual doghouse. we'll take you inside the custom-built homes for 2350eu doe. >> doe -- fido. the battleship new jersey along the camden waterfront. meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast. fall, where are you we'll let you know when fall arrives of we're back after this

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you. >> so glad you stayed with us, a trrpd -- tornado believed to have cause this damage in madison, wisconsin. trees were torn from the ground and shingles ripped from rooftops. the good news no injuries reported. >> call from accuweather warm and wet today. not that great. >> reporter: it does not feel like october. beautiful shot there our temple university camera that's the morning we're seeing right now. lots of low-level clouds. humidity levels are extremely high and we have showers in the process of pushing through.

the headlines this morning looks like this, if you're not a fan the muggies you'll not be happy over the next few days, it will be humid through the first part of tuesday depending on the timing of the next front. showers possible this afternoon rain at times tomorrow, that will be the remnant rains from hurricane nate. we're back up to 84 degrees tuesday, before a cool down arrives thursday, friday, saturday. that cool down will be short-lived. by next weekend we're back in the 80s again. speaking of 80s, 77 in millville. dover, 78. allentown, 75. trenton, 74. a nice little breeze out of the south at 10 to 15 miles per hour stirring up the humidity making it feel so wonderful out there right now. storm tracker 6 live showing the moisture pushing through really this is only going to add to the high humidity levels. we're adding moisture to the air right now. as this band of light shower activity pushes through

dewpoints will get higher, they are presently in the low 70s. all this is very very light. it's associated with a cold front that's pushing through central pennsylvania now. as you look farther to the south, here's the front coming through. the moisture from nate is getting lifted north along the frontal system. we'll see the clouds lower and thicken across the mid atlantic states 20ed getting into the delaware -- today getting into the delaware. this is the pocket of cooler air that arrives on wednesday sticks around through friday and saturday we warm back up again. here's future tracker 6. 1:00 p.m., eagles taking on the cardinals at the linc. 1:00 p.m. start time. there could be a shower around, a leftover shower, should not last long by the middle portions of the second quart all of it is is -- second quarter all of it is gone. second half of the game, showers, cloudy, damp and

sticky. overnight tonight, same thing. tomorrow morning for the most part it's quiet. 11:00, 12:00 1:00 p.m. the remnant rains pull in. it will be fast move, by 4:30 p.m. most of that is gone with a couple of leftover showers on the backside. rainfall totals between 1 and 2 inches. when the moisture arrives it will come down at a really good clip. 1.8 inches predicted for reading. an inch and quarter for philadelphia. and inch and a half for allen torn. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast not looking for feeling like october. muggy today showers possible, 80. rain at times on columbus day 79. cloudy and humid. wednesday, 74. thursday feels like fall, 68. friday and saturday, 75 and 80. >> many library and book depots

are popping up in west philadelphia. 30 businesses are stocking books part of an effort to increase child lit -- literacy. if a child cannot read by the 4th grade there's a greater chance the child will get in trouble later in life. >> if we bring the books to the community we can stop the epidemic. sometimes the parents don't have the resources to participate on their own. >> this initiative is a collaboration between west philadelphia action for early learning and other neighborhood groups. the books are free at 30 stores. the group hope to expand to 100 locations or more. "action news" continues our long history of celebrating and highlighting positive news from around the delaware valley and lehigh valley with stories that make us philly proud. you can find them at

6abc.com/proud. the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time.

>> it is time to check out what's going viral in the social corner. >> we chat about the images everybody is talking about from facebook to youtube. it's the life of luxury for your pooch. these 15 custom built dog homes are ecofriendly with solar power

lights and rain water collector. the homes are auctioned off in denver colorado and the proceeds go toward homeless pets. >> a police officer in maine stepped in 20 help a skunk after he got a fast food cup on his head. he appears to sprayed his rescuers but realized he will be offending his hero. the officer shared this video of his rescue and it went viral. dog from south dakota has the record for the longest tongue. 7 inches long that's the longest tongue on record. the previous record holder is a pekingese with tongue half as long. the owner said she loves to use it to eat her favorite snacks,

including peanut butter. >> she gives quite the kisses. tell us what you think about these videos by going to facebook and twitter accounts. >> inside story coming up on 6abc. here's matt o'donnell with a preview. >> reporter: coming up on inside story, the gun debate. how could we not talk about this after what happened in las vegas. we'll discuss potential new laws if they would help. america's facination with guns, why so many mass shootings taking place why are other gun loving countries not like us in that regard. is there new technology that can help. coming up on inside story 11:30 a.m.

>> so glad you stayed with us it was atacular glow lantern trail five thousand hand carved pumpkins were lit up. the glow event runs through october 29. >> we're going to that. >> reporter: i love halloween it's quickly becoming my favorite holidays, i was at target where i bought a projector screen. now on the house it will project a skeleton. it does all kinds of crazy stuff. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and humid today 80 degrees is the forecasted high. showers this morning a spotty leftover shower by afternoon

79 rain at times for tomorrow. that's the remnant rabies of nate. tuesday we're in the 80s look at this, 84. wednesday, we're down to 74. are a shower in the afternoon of thursday and friday, feeling fall like. 6 and -- 68 and 75. sunday looks like 83 and 84. >> thanks chris. thank you chris, this week with george stephanopoulos is next on 6abc. mar that raddatz hosts and discuss the hot button issue gun control. >> reporter: good morning nydia and gray it's been a week since the mass shooting in las vegas so many questions remain what drove the gunman to carry out the attack. where does the investigation go from here. our experts from the latest on all that. plus a renewed debate about guns should congress take action can anything stop these attacks. we sat down with two congressmen

from opposite sides of the aisle with an i will illuminating conversation. plus more on hurricane nate coming up on this week. >> "action news" comes back at noon. here's a look at stories we're working on for you. it's a sounds track known around the world about to come to live in philadelphia. details on the philly pops star wars protein sayings. eagles gearing up against the cardinals whose going to take it? of course the eagles. the eagles are going into the game with the same record as this time last year. two carsons are facing off at the linc. >> don't forget we have the columbus day parade, alicia vitarelli will be hosting. that coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. on 6abc. we'll see you back here at

12:00. for gray hall, chris sowers happy birthday. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> i'm nydia han. we'll see you back here at noon.

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 and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need.

>> announcer: "this week with george stephanopoulos" starts right now. one week after tragedy in las vegas. aspect from birth to death of this suspect. >> what was the gunman's motive? this morning our team with the latest details as we learn more about the attacker. >> this was a sick person, but probably smart. >> and as the gun control debate reignites.

>> after newtown and aurora, after charleston and orlando, now las vegas, how many more must die? >> is the white house open to new regulations, and will congress take action?