High at your local Senior Centers, a place where its cool theres plenty of ice water on hand and plenty of activities to keep seniors distracted from the dank elements outside. We met leroy curry who says he checks on neighbors that may be home bound. And to keep his energy costs down on days like today and tomorrow he and his wife drink plenty of water and make sure they spend time during the heat of the day in another area thats air conditioned outside their home. We have some wonderful neighbors where we live and we check on each other. And drink a lot of water and gatorade. And philadelphia has six Senior Centers throughout the city. If there isnt one close to you but you need a cool place to go, go to your nearby rec center or even a library. Both those places usually have. Great information, katy and a great effort by that man there. Stay with nbc 10 all morning for Important Information on this dangerous heat. Ahead at 5 15 well look at what you should know if you plan on workin
Center city at aikens oval. What this means for people who are most at risk for heatrelated illnesses like the young and elderly, they really need to stay inside during the heat of the day. For everyone else its best to drink plenty of water. If youre outside, seek shade. On days like today when the city of philadelphia issues an excessive heat warning youll find more people crowding their local Senior Centers. Anyone 55 or older is welcome. Many of those who are in the most vulnerable population do go. At the West Oak Lane location in philadelphia, we found yesterday they have plenty of water available. The air conditioning is on high. They have low stress activities to help keep peoples minds off the extreme weather outside. When it gets hotter then people will stay longer. Well get a few more people in their homes that will come in because its just too hot. Its a great place. And saving energy is a big concern for seniors. Really anyone on a fixed income. Coming up in the next half
Only to find that there are no more rooms. This hotel would just give us a room. I think they have Convention People coming in with reservations. Reporter some tried to take advantage of the situation preying on homes and abandoned businesses. We had four people that tried to loot. Reporter one shop owner asking for help posting this Security Camera of looters going unpunished. This is houstons main shelter here. There are thousands of refugees already in place. They set up 2,000 cots much those ran out earlier today. And still we continue to see and people arriving as the rains continue to fall. Reporting from houston, lana zak, abc news. Lana, thank you. President trump and first lady melania are set to travel to texas tomorrow. The administration has not yet released specific details about the trip but we are expected to hear from the president within the next half hour when he holds a joint News Conference with the president of finland. Texas Governor Greg Abbott praised the govern
Stephanie ramos live in miami with the latest on whats happening right now. Stephanie. Reporter Hurricane Irma is now a Tropical Storm but left a trail of damage across south florida. As the sun rose, the first glimpse at the devastation. The monster storm made landfall not once but twice. First in the keys, then tearing up floridas west coast coming ashore on marco island. This mother daughter and granddaughter from naples rushing to safety just in time. Pandemonium. We were very nervous, very scared. Reporter in naples gusts topping 142 miles an hour. There was a giant vacuum sucking everything out. Reporter as Hurricane Irma came roaring in Storm Chasers unable to stand. The entire state soaked and battered. In miami a storm surge taking over the streets. In the keys, boats on the roads, cars buried, houses barely standing. Now more than 12 Million People estimated to be without power across the state. Most along the states east coast. The forecast track tax the center then into geo
Shore today. Warnings about rip currents are already in effect. Our meteorologist krystal klei is watching. Were watching for tropical impacts. Were talking about feeling some of the effects of jose as it skirts off to the east of us mostly out to sea. Well start with monday night for the major impacts. Jose a high risk of rip currents. This is why we have our first alert in effect. You need to avoid the water if youre down by the shore. Minor coastal flooding. This is minor. Some beach erosion possible. This is all due to swells that will be much larger as jose approaches from the south. There it is right here sitting directly to the east now of georgia and just to the southeast of the carolinas. A little different than yesterday when it was directly to the east of florida because its starting to move on a north track. As it continues to move north thats when it will parallel the east coast and start to bring us the larger swells in the next several days. Visibility locally, current c