On the football field. I dont find it offensive. It doesnt offend me as a veteran or as an active duty member of the military. Its becoming more prevalent, players kneeling during the National Anthem on the heels of numerous tweets by President Trump to, quote, stand up for the anthem and respect our flag. We spoke to military veterans like nicolas to ask how they feel. Ill continue to put my life on the line to support their ability to protest. I support the constitution and everyones right for the first amendment. No further comment on the rest of it. Anybody can bark and talk about the problems. Reporter Malcolm Jenkins has shined a light on social injustice and says the hard of the issue has nothing to do with the american flag. We want to show our support for police and Law Enforcement and end mass incarceration and reform our criminal justice system. Reporter but some beg the question, are football arenas the place for the politically charged position . Theres much more to this program than being out there on the sunday afternoon. What do you do monday, what do you do on sunday . There are 40,000 players active in their cities and trying to lend their platform to make real change in the communities that they come from. If they do that, it would be a better world. Reporter and earlier today, guys, i also reached out to former eagles linemen john runion of mt. Laurel. He served in congress and is not able to share at this time due to his role with the nfl. Cydney long, nbc 10 news. Roger goodell says hes proud of the league and their reaction over the weekend. Whats your opinion of the athletes who kneel or dont take to the field during the National Anthem . Either, yes, its free speech, no, its offensive or do you think there are bigger issues to talk about . You can take that poll right now on our nbc 10 facebook page. Tonight, the white house is firing back at north korea after that country said President Trump had declared war with one of his tweets. Erin coleman is live in our breaking news Center Following todays escalating war of words. Erin . The white house dismissed the statement that this is war. The tensions have hit a new high. Heres the tweet that started this all. The president saying north korea wont be around much longer if they continued their tough talk. However, now the foreign minister of north korea says it is ready to shoot down planes that are not in north korean air space to defend itself. Its never appropriate to shoot down an aircraft when its over international waters. Our goal is still the same. We seek the peaceful denuclearization. Reporter live in the breaking news center, erin coleman, nbc 10 news. And nbc nightly news with lester holt will have the latest at 6 30. To our first alert weather now and boy is the heat on. Today was the second day in a row with temperatures in the 90s. And its supposed to be fall. People are sweating it out along the jogging park. Definitely stay hydrated if youre headed down to south philly. The phillies take on the nationals in about an hour. Steve sosna is tracking this unseasonably warm weather. Steve . Temperatures in the 9 0s for today and most places falling short with one exception, allentown. Meanwhile, most places got close with temperatures in the low 90s from the Lehigh Valley to Delaware Valley and down to delaware. We have lower temperatures for tomorrow but the humidity comes up. 87 in the northeast. 89 in allentown. 86 in philadelphia. Temperatures tonight drop back down into the 60s. Were also tracking Hurricane Maria. Yes, a storm that will not go away. Will it have any impact on our weather and also a big cool down for the weekend in the first alert tenday forecast coming up. Right now at 6 00, a wilmington firefighter is paying tribute to three of his fellow colleagues who died in a fire that nearly took his life as well. A lot of emotion goes through my head. I think its a beautiful tribute. Reporter firefighter brad returned to the force a few weeks ago after he was seriously burned in the arson that killed three firefighters last december. Tim furlong spoke to him about what his journey has been like. Reporter Brad Speakman has to wear special gloves over his burned arms and knows it could be worse. I feel like im the lucky one. Reporter one year ago, three others died fighting a fire and Brad Speakman was seriously burned and just got back to work a couple of weeks ago. He wouldnt miss todays ceremony honoring the three who lost their lives. He relives that fire every single day. The mental aspect of it is what most people think about a lot of times. Reporter today, the mayor declared every september 24th firefighter Remembrance Day in the city and ordered three plaques to be put up at stations that are renamed. And brad ive always had that drive to want to be a firefighter. Reporter hell honor the fallen by getting back out there and fight fires. They died that night, you know, making the ultimate sacrifice and putting their lives on the line. I want to make a difference in the community. Reporter in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. We have new details about attempts by Russian Hackers to access pennsylvanias ee election system last year. Today, the secretary of state says hackers hoped to alter records in an effort to create confusion and frustration. On friday, we learned that pennsylvania was one of 21 states targeted by Russian Hackers. Tonight, parents in Montgomery County tell nbc 10 they are scared to let their children outside as police hunt for the man who they say shot his exgirlfriends mother for revenge. Gregory feldman is charged with attempted murder after police say he rang the door bell of his exgirlfriends parents. When the womans mother answered, he shot her twice in the chest. Its scary that hes out there and they cant find him. Im surprised that it was so close to home and in a nice neighborhood. The victims condition is improving and shes expected to survive. Feldman was driving a black 2016 mazda sedan and hes considered armed and dangerous. The man seen in this video sucker punching a disabled man pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Barry baker faces a sentence of two to four years in prison. Prosecutors say this video shows baker mock the victim and then punch him outside of a convenience store. New at 6 00, neej is asking a judge to reconsider a decision that would save the lives of atlanta firefighters. They say the city cant afford the firefighters salaries but prevented the layoffs in a ruling saying they would compromise the safety of residents and visitors. We have breaking news. In the past five minutes, the Congressional Budget Office says the republicans new Health Care Proposal would reduce coverage for millions of americans after protesters lined up to greet republican senators at a hearing for that bill today. If you cant be in order, get the heck out of here. Reporter after the brief chaos, the Senate Finance committee grilled senators graham and cassidy on their bill. Today, philadelphia mayor held a News Conference against the Graham Cassidy bill. They praised the Current Health care system saying obamacare helped hundreds of thousands of people in philadelphia, including bringing jobs to the city. Also new at 6 00, two south jersey pharmaceutical sales reps say they ripped off the city. The reps admitted to submitting fake claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. Both pleaded guilty in federal court and they are charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Six other men pleaded guilty and are waiting to be sentenced. Parents are suing a School District over its bathroom policy for transgender students. Last month, the federal judge denied a request to stop the policy while the lawsuit moves through the legal system. That means they can continue to use restaurants that correspond to their gender identity. Investigators for the ntsb stood outside of a home trying to piece together how a small plane crashed into a yard yesterday. Pieces of the plane scattered with downed branches. Yesterday, neighbors jumped right into action saving the pilot who was joking because his seat belt was around his neck. An oil spill that caused problems in warrenton could cause you problems tomorrow morning, too. County line road is open after crews spent hours cleaning up oil from this truck. The road will be closed again tomorrow so the road can be resurfaced. New at 6 00, more than 200 new fulltime jobs will be up for grabs at parks casino in bucks county as part of a major expansion, featuring two new restaurants, exclusive poker room and Live Entertainment known as the excite center. The casino will hold a job fair on wednesday at the east complex on street road. Rollup your sleeves and get ready for a pinch. All new at 6 00, the reason doctors want you to get your flu shot early this year. And the reason for all of this heat and humidity . Not me. Im tracking a factor on our weather map that will wipe it out to sea. The return of sweater weather, when that returns coming up in your first alert tenday forecast. Ey is facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. Vanessa in honor of september being recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible, but you need to know the signs. They can be hard to spot social withdrawal, financial problems, irritability. Christie if you see these signs occurring together or suddenly, you may have cause for concern. The signs you spot today. Vanessa . Could save a loved one tomorrow. Christie call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. Right now at 6 00, flu season concerns. Doctors say it could be the worse for a long time. Australia has seen the number of double cases and doctors often estimate how our season will be based on the flu season in the southern hemisphere. Thats why doctors say people in the u. S. Should start getting their flu shot now before its too late. Nbc 10s erin coleman explains. It is getting worse and worse every year. Reporter which is why susan is getting her flu shot early. I have four children at home and i want to protect all of us. Reporter this doctor usually starts giving the shots in october but this year his office is administering the flu vaccine in september. Something centers for Disease Control and prevention is recommending. Especially since other parts of the world are already getting hit hard. Australia did just have a flu season epidemic that was worse than prior years. Reporter australia has doubled the number of cases since just last year. Doctors are using that as an indicator of what may happen here. There are four different strains of the flu. However, there are many different types of influenza that people can get. Reporter the best line of defense, the flu shot. And this doctor says hes stocked up. I have many patients that will come in and tell me, look, ive never had the flu vaccine, ive never gotten sick. Although that may be true, it is very beneficial that all patients get the vaccine because it pro equity its not only the patient but others around them and family members as well. I havent had the flu yet, knock on wood, but i do feel like its effective and i get it for my children and i believe its something that we should all do. Erin coleman reporting there. Meantime, for people in puerto rico, a long way to get back to normal. Many are still without power making it difficult to contact family members. They ran out of room to store donations after holding a fundraiser yesterday but thats for the going to stop them. They will continue to collect donations until the island nation gets back on its feet. Join nbc 10 and telemundo for our day of giving. Call the number on your screen until 11 30 tonight. Find the information to donate a online through the nbc 10 app. A big welcome to steve sosna, the newest member of the nbc 10 mooeeteorologist team. Putting you right to work. Thats right. Born and raised in this area. What high school did you go to . Glendale catholic. Ive already had teachers looking me up. As a matter of fact, i have an email from one of your teachers, i think. The Weather Report was extraordinary presented by steve sosna. I remember steve as a student in my math class, mrs. Cunnally. She taught me all of the shapes and all of the geometry things that i need to know for weather. She says you still have an assignment thats outstanding. Interesting, when you moved back home, thats what comes out of the woodwork, your teacher, your friends, your family gets to watch you now. And i get emails from my father. Hes always critiquing my wardrobe, teachers checking in on me. Its good to be home. Well try to answer one question at a time. First, lets answer when is the heat out of here and thats in a couple of days. People like the summer heat hanging on, especially if youre down at the shore. Thats not coming in here until thursday, the fall, crisp air. We have the second day of 90degree temperatures here in philadelphia. The record high is 92. It was met in allentown. Another big story throughout the week this week is the rough surf at the shore. You dont want to venture out. Thats partly due to Hurricane Maria off the coast. Taking a look at the temperatures right now, 86 with the gorgeous skyline. The clouds are returning. Thats part of the change that were talking about as they come in steps. The first step is the humidity and cloud cover. Temperatures right now, nice and refreshing along the jersey shore with the nice, easterly breeze. Inland spot, no relief there. Theres maria. We will not see a direct impact from this storm. The storm moves to the north but then an important item happens by thursday and friday. It makes a righthand turn out to sea and that spares us from any different impact. Were looking at rough surf, rip currents, beach erosion and nothing more than that in our area. No need to worry about maria. Temperatures over the next couple of days, in the 80s. And maybe a sprinkle at worse. We have the game changer on the map. That will bring lower humidity when . After wednesday. A tropical day on wednesday and then we start to see that break by thursday and friday. Lets take a look at the tenday forecast for you right now where we track those changes and they are delightful ones. Temperatures into the 70s and beautiful weather. Our sports report is coming up next. Tmobiles unlimited now includes netflix on us. Thats right, netflix on us. Get four unlimited lines for just forty bucks each. Taxes and fees included. And now, netflix included. So go ahead, binge on us. Another reason why tmobile is americas best unlimited network. New jersey born and raised. Like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. Came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. As a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. Thats why hell fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. If we want to change trenton, theres only one way. Fran grenier. Hey, im john clark from csn. What a win for the eagles but today we found out that darren will be without the eagles for the rest of the season. Darren not only broke his arm on this play, he tore his acl on the same play. He walked off the field under his own power after this. Hes one of the most versatile weapons. Could this be it for the 34yearold . Here is doug speed der spederso. Hes a great man, a great in this community. Has to happen and sometimes it happens to great people and a great man. We now know why Odell Beckham got on his hands and knees like a dog yesterday. He was penalized for this. He responded to somebody on some nfl players s. O. B. S. Heres odell after the game. I was in the end zone and im a dog so acted like a dog. J. J. Redick says no team should visit the white house. And six months after a knee injury is for the clear to play basketball when Training Camp starts tomorrow but the 6ers expect him to be ready for the start of the season. I feel great. The past couple of weeks, the past couple of months after surgery, ill be working hard on my rehab and on my body. Everything has been going good. I think weve done two or three scans since the surgery and everything looks perfect. He looked good celebrating the eagles gamewinning field goal yesterday. Im john clark. Were right back. Ant you to knot recovery from addiction is possible. Christie the signs you spot today. Vanessa . Could save a loved one tomorrow. Christie to learn more, visit reachnj. Gov. Sweet 4k tv, mr. Peterson. Thanks. Pretty psyched. Did you get fios too . No. Mr. Peterson, fios is a 100 fiber opticnetwork. What does that mean . Think about it. If you got an awesome new car youd put the best gas in it, right. So why hook up your Awesome Technology to anything other than a fiberoptic network . I got to go. Peterson. Petersons wife. Counting on you guys. Your internet deserves the 100 fiberoptic network. And now get our Fastest Internet ever plus tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month. Oand freedoms that we have and we enjoy today. S ready. Aim. Fire. And its important for us to let them know that we will never forget their service. Fire. It was steves idea to have this cemetery. This was supplied to the veterans, giving us a final resting place. We owe everything to steve for what he gave us here. I wanted to make sure that we just didnt say thank you to veterans, we had tangible things to show, and i think weve accomplished that. [ taps playing ] a final look at your first alert forecast. Humidity continues for the next couple of days but as we go through thursday, thats when the cool weather arrives by the time we get into the weekend. Sweater weather. It finally feels like fall. Im jacqueline london. See you back here at 11 00. Several developing stories tonight. Here in puerto rico apocalyptic scenes. Our first look at ground zero where Hurricane Maria made landfall, and were with the military amid a massive humanitarian crisis like few weve ever seen before. North korea calls President Trumps threatening rhetoric a declarationf war and warns it has the right to shoot down american bombers in International Air space. A dangerous new escalation with a nucleararmed nation. Critical condition. Protesters in wheelchairs are dragged from a hearing at the capitol. A dramatic cliffhanger with the clock ticking down. Republicans battle last gasp push to repeal obamacare. The white house today playing defense over President Trumps nfl tirade. Nightly news starts