shortly by the d.a. kevin steele. he's going feel in some of the blanks in this story and ask for the public's help in finding the man that the police are seeking at this point in time. that individual apparently his -- just his reputation alone and what happened today held -- led to a lockdown of a hospital here about 15 to 20 miles from here in sellersville. apparently that individual held a grudge about a doctor and as a precaution that hospital which is grand view hospital went into a lockdown for a period of time because they feared what might happen given what happened here in montgomery county earlier in the day. so, it is an evolving situation to be sure. live in limerick, john rawlins channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, john. philadelphia police are trying to figure out if a young child is responsible for accidentally shooting his uncle. it happened at 11:30 this morning near the corner of 16th and arch in center city. police say a 24-year-old male was in the driver's seat waiting for his brother to come out of city hall. that's when his little three-year-old nephew climbed out of his car seat in the back and grabbed the gun that had been left there. >> it appears at some point the three-year-old child got loose from his car seat, got hold of that weapon and fired it. one round was fired and it went through the driver. again, this is a 24-year-old male. it went through his right shoulder and exited out. >> the gun belongs to the brother who was in city hall at the time. he had left it in the car because he's a housing authority officer but he did not have his law enforcement credentials with him today. >> ♪ >> it is a race against time in mexico. right now first responders and military and hundreds of volunteers are searching through rubble left behind by that major earthquake. the death toll there is nearing 300 today. and officials say it could spike if they don't work quickly to rescue anyone still trapped. abc's carlos grande has more from mexico city. >> reporter: several more people were rescued today but as the search for survivors stretches into another day the need to locate and rescue those trapped beneath piles of rubble gross more dire. throughout the city rescuers raising their arms above their head in a gesture now grown familiar, signaling for silence repeated over and over again and for anxious families the wait for news, any news is excruciating. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: my good son says this woman his dream is to become an accountant. that mother waiting with her husband for two days at this site rescuers hoping to find the 40 people trapped there alive. among the disappointments the dashing of a dearly held belief that a young girl was alive caught inside her collapsed school that child becoming a symbol of hope only to learn there was no student the only person still missing there is a school employee. >> we did our best to locate any type of survivors and unfortunately at this point we are not getting any type of life scent. >> reporter: 60 people have been rescued since that search .1 earthquake hit tuesday. experts say those trapped under the rubble can usually live for a week or more helping raise their chance of survival access to water oxygen and something to help regulate temperature such as a blanket. but with nighttime temperatures in the 50's and bouts of drenching rain, the risk of life-threatening hypothermia grows and that has the medical community and loved ones worried. in mexico city, i'm carlos grande, abc. >> the united states and north korea locked in a war of words. today president trump called north korean leader kim jong un a "mad man who will be tested like never before." well, kim jong un fired back calling mr. trump mentally deranged and unfit for office. this as the u.s. announces new sanctions against north korea and kim jong un is threatening to test a hydrogen bomb over the pacific. and despite all of this, secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. is committed to a diplomatic solution. >> we are engaging with north korea's most important supporters, economic supporters, their friends, china and russia to have them also engage with kim jong un. >> now, china, north korea's largest trading partner has agreed to new measures aimed at isolating kim jong un that includes ending banking with pyongyang. >> this morning the storm hit the turks and caicos as a category three storm. and tonight cleanup efforts continue around the caribbean including the dominican republic. maria's latest target. the death toll in dominica where maria first made landfall is up to 15 now. and in puerto rico, the entire island is still without power. some of the most vulnerable people are nursing home residents. they are stuck inside homes that are running on generators >> we need generator we need lights, water. we can't let them die. we can't let them die. >> very upsetting. right now the coast guard and the navy are in the u.s. virgin islands evacuating residents there. fema has sent more water and more generators to islands in the caribbean as they work to get that power back on. >> turning to the accuweather forecast we are tracking two weather headlines that could impact your weekend plans. the action cam was down at the shore today where the seas are still rough because of storms out there in the ocean. and a live look outside now as we gear up for a very unseasonable weekend as we transition from summer to fall. we could see another heat wave by the end of september. meteorologist cecily tynan live outside now with the details on that. hi, cecily. >> hi, brian. certainly doesn't feel like the first evening of fall. it's pretty warm out here and we still have josé spinning off the coast. now, josé has undergone a little bit of a transformation. it's now a post tropical storm. what this means is it's lost its warm core but it's still spinning out there about 140 miles southeast of nantucket with maximum sustained winds at 45 miles per hour. and it's really continuing to kick up that that wave action. you can see the wave heights near the coast of atlantic city, ocean city about 5 feet. you get those waves crashing inland. it creates that that rip current risk and that rip current risk will continue through tomorrow and through sunday. so, if you're heading to the shore, it will be a great weekend to be on the beaches but do be careful. good idea not to venture too far in the water. a rip current can really take you by surprise. temperature-wise, it's very comfortable out here right now. 82 degrees in philadelphia. it's warm but low humidity. but if you look out to the west, we have real summer-like heat building. chicago, saint louis, omaha, 94 degrees. that air mass will be moving our way as we head through the weekend into early next week. i'll talk more about that, also have the latest on hurricane maria coming up in the full accuweather forecast. monica. >> thank you cecily. bail is set for a million dollars for a woman accused of driving drunk in bucks county. lat month jaclyn jones allegedly crashed head on with another car here in bedminster killing the other driver and injuring his girlfriend. officials say she had a mixture of drugs in her system and was driving on an already suspended license. jones is due back in court next month. >> some major infrastructure improvements are due in wilmington's future. governor john carney and mayor mike purzycki say more than $258 million will be spent over the next six years. there are 20 projects that are already under way or planned. among them the two year reconstruction of the i-95-wilmington corridor which will cost 165 million bucks. >> all of these projects are going to make the city of wilmington a more attractive place to live, to work and to do business and that is one of our top priorities. >> leaders say they do expect all the work will create plenty of job opportunities. >> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report friday night. >> matt pelman standing by with an update tonight. >> monica, brian, so far fall is looking better than summer on the roadways. that is saying exceedingly little because we still have some big issues that we're watching like a broken down vehicle here on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side right underneath 476, the blue route. they just got it pushed out of the way so those eastbound lanes reopened but you can see all the stacked traffic waiting to come away from king of prussia in toward the conshohocken curve. it's a busy friday afternoon on all of the major highways. had a crash in whitpain township by blue stone country club that was closing morris road. that just cleared. with the waze app we told you about a crash in the lehigh valley 78 westbound approaching 100 in upper macungie still causing restrictions and causing delays as you come away from allentown. on 95 in bucks county, two separate accidents this afternoon. the southbound one by newtown has cleared but they're still one on the left shoulder as you approach 413 in the work zone. across the river in florence township still have that overturned vehicle on the eastbound turnpike connector. single digit speeds. i would come into new jersey by the burlington bristol or trenton morrisville bridges instead. we'll check it again, monica and brian, in the next half hour. >> see you then, matt. thanks. much more ahead here on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. developing news out of washington as the showdown over the republican healthcare plan continues. the celebrity support for senator john mccain after he committed today for voting against the latest plan. >> in health check the landmark cancer trial in our area is being expanded. the test that some say could change the way cancer drugs are examined. when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's 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 t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. >> senator john mccain says he will not vote for the latest republican version of healthcare reform. in a statement the senator calls for bipartisan approach today. he also criticized the lack of analysis from the congressional budget office. now mccain's no vote likely kills the bill as one other republican has also said no and one other has indicated that she will likely vote no but she has not yet decided. mccain's announcement getting celebrity support in the form of a tweet that's already going viral. this afternoon late night host jimmy kimmel thanked the senator on twitter calling him a "hero again and again and now again." kimmel has been locked in a public battle over the gop healthcare plan. one of the bill's authors senator bill cassidy. senator accused cassidy of lying about the plan on his late night show. cassidy claims kimmel does not fully understand it. >> health check tonight and a vicious innovative cancer trial under way in our area is now being expanded. it is testing a host of drugs to see if they work for cancers that they aren't even yet approved for. it includes some unexpected partners and a new approach to testing cancer drugs. >> cancer was always defined by its location. lungs, breast, brain. but in recent years doctors have begun to defining it by the cells themselves or the genetic mutations in them. last year asco launched a trial called taper based on medical match making putting advanced tumors of almost any time through genomic tests documenting their genetic signatures. those mutations are compared to the properties of 17 different drugs to see if they'll work for cancers they aren't yet approved for. >> if you had lung cancer but you were found to have a mutation more common in colon cancer or breast cancer, you might be eligible for the trial for that particular reason. >> dr. pamela crowley of cancer treatment centers of america the first philadelphia center involved in taper, says a patient's response is being evaluated at about 16 weeks. >> if one alteration were targeted agents doesn't work you may be able to move onto another. >> instead of competing the drug makers are collaborating providing them free to patients. dr. crowley says it's like having dozens of trials in one place. she believes oncologists will learn a lot in a very short time and that taper will lead to more clinical trials. bob russo beat kidney cancer six years ago but if that or another cancer develops down the road, he's happy to know trials like taper are an option. >> i'm sure that i would find it to be something i'd be interested in looking into. >> 36 locations were add to do that trial this summer. in addition to cancer treatment centers fox chase and lehigh valley are now taking part. >> the city of trenton is planning to restore a they can'td stretch of downtown planned to a public green space. mayor jackson along with epa commissioner announced plans to transform the area between broad and warren streets. mayor jackson says the project has been some 20 years in the making. he says it will go a long way to restoring the capitol city's reputation. >> the creek hosted several early factories including the eagle factory and this area became the economic nucleus of what was to become the city of trenton, trenton makes and the the world takes. >> now, the centerpiece of the project will include a park running alongside the creek which will be restored to bring back fish and other aquatic life. >> the billion dollar plan to invest in electronic production. >> to bring groceries tour do your with one click when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> mercedes benz going all in on electronic vehicles in the united states. the company plans to spend a billion dollars to update its plant in alabama. that investment will go toward building a battery plant and making new electric suv. it says the move will create 600 jobs. the company plans to offer every customer at least one electric alternative by 2022. >> wal-mart is testing a grocery delivery service that will put food right in your fridge. you won't even have to be home at the time. the retail giant is teaming up with a security company that makes smart. the delivery drivers will get a one time code to enter your house. customers will get an alert and a chance to watch all of it happen through an in home security camera and an app. wal-mart says early success of the program could lead to a nationwide rollout. nazareth academy high school celebrating its first president. a mass was held in celebration of the inauguration of denise lapera she was appointed to that position over the summer. she will oversee the operational side of the north philadelphia high school which includes marketing, development, advancement, admissions and finance. >> meantime, philadelphia 76ers mascot franklin helped rally some elementary school students in glassboro. the thomas bell elementary school is kicking off its renaissance program which encourages students to pursue academic success. franklin led that rally and even played a little ball with the kids. big welcome for franklin. >> still ahead here on "action news" at 5:00 tonight we're going to get a check of the really warm forecast. >> let's take you live outside right now, sky6 hd showing you the center city skyline. meteorologist cecily tynan with the exclusive accuweather five day including that all important weekend when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. 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the accuweather highlights show you that we have a weekend that's going to feel like july. it will be hot, it will be humid by sunday. eagles versus giants, the home opener at the linc, it will be a sizzler, hopefully the eagles will be hot as well as the weather and then if you are heading to the shore you do want to be careful that rip current risk continues right through the weekend. right now temperatures definitely on the warm side. the average high for this time of the year 76. we're 82 degrees in philadelphia, the same in trenton. allentown 83. atlantic city airport 79 and wilmington also 79 degrees but dewpoints right now are in the 50's. it's pretty comfortable as far as how much moisture there is in the air -- how much moisture there is in the air, let me get that right and dewpoints should stay in the 50's tomorrow but on sunday and monday, that's when the humidity will rise as well as the temperatures. so satellite and radar show now post tropical storm josé just basically a remnant low continues to spin off the coast. that throws a few clouds our way every now and then but general to and night for friday night lights, football games it's going to be a beautiful friday night. partly cloudy skies, winds will be out light side. kickoff temperature around 78 degrees by the fourth quarter, 73 so really don't even need a jacket tonight. it's very comfortable. your kickoff saturday down the shore, rough surf, so definitely don't go swimming where lifeguards aren't on cute teach it will be pretty dangerous. 78 degrees. philadelphia mostly sunny, 88. the poconos waking up with some fog. then the sunshine is back with a high of 80 degrees. in the meantime hurricane maria is pulling away from the turks and caicos maximum sustained winds 125 miles per hour. it's still a cat three. it's moving to the northwest pretty slowly. looks to be making a turn to the north as we head through the weekend and then passing between cape hatteras and bermuda by the middle of the next week as a category one hurricane, the latest track just jogs slightly to the west. that's certainly i'll continue to track as we head through the weekend into early next week. the five day at 5:00 tomorrow lots of sunshine, the high 88 degrees. dewpoints in the 50's pretty comfortable. on sunday it gets hot. 91 degrees, dewpoints in the 60's. monday tying the record high of 92 set back in 1970 but now it looks like we probably will fall short of an official heat wave, temperatures back into the mid 80's on tuesday, still humid, 86 degrees. wednesday sun, mixing with clouds, 84. by the end of next week it will start to feel like fall. meteorologist melissa magee will talk about that in the seven-day forecast, guys. >> very good. thank you cecily. >> thank you. >> more "action news" right after this. >> ♪ fran grenier. 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. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. help is on the way to puerto rico which has been devastated by hurricane maria. much of the island is still in the dark and searchers are working around the clock. we are live with the latest. plus, the trump administration unveils a new plan to limit immigration from six muslim majority nations, this time though it involves restrictions instead of an outright ban. and two rescued seals get new leases on life thanks to the efforts of a local marine rehabilitation facility. and now the details. at least seven people are confirmed dead in puerto rico in the aftermath of hurricane maria but that number unfortunately is expected to climb. >> tonight puerto rico is a changed landscape. homes are flattened in between the floods and the downed trees a lot of roads are impassable. the damage is still being assessed tonight but by all accounts it is simply catastrophic. abc's elizabeth hur joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: brian and monica within the hour here we learned an emergency evacuation is happening right now in puerto rico because of a dam that collapsed. the governor says the situation there remains dire and they can use all the help they can get. days after hurricane maria pummeled puerto rico, rescues are continuing around the clock. with the national guard wading through waste deep water pulling residents out of flooded homes, the coast guard plucking this stranded family from their overturned boat and the navy flying evacuees out of the u.s. virgin islands. all of this has boats who survived maria's wrath grow desperate for help. >> we need lights, we need water. >> this is personal. this is a lot of puerto ricans in new york. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo among those answering that call taking supplies down to puerto rico to help with the recovery. >> anything this state can do for puerto rico, we will do. >> reporter: and with multiple airlines now resuming flights to the island puerto ricans in florida are also on the way, some with generators and food. >> the islands don't have anything. no communication. so bad in puerto rico. >> reporter: search dogs from california also joining the mission. their goal help rescuers find people still missing. >> a lot of stuff has been knocked down, trees are down at that time looks like there will be a lot of climbing and a lot of area to cover for the dogs. >> reporter: and tonight fema is also there, the agency providing the region with not just food and water but also generators, temporary shelter and satellite phones, this because nearly all of the cell towers in puerto rico are still down. reporting live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." brian. >> elizabeth thank you. leaders of philadelphia's puerto rican community are coming together to try to get help to those affected by hurricane maria. state representative angel cruz announced today that a radio on that will take place tomorrow on 105.1. all donations will be given to the nonprofit group concilio which will manage the funds to be sent to aid groups. people can drop off donation's at cruz's office in north philadelphia. >> the trump administration planning to announce a new plan of travel restrictions to replace the controversial travel ban on six muslim majority nations. a source tells abc news the new restrictions could be implemented as soon as this weekend. the white house has declined to discuss specifics but an official did say the administration will ensure that it admits only those people who are properly vetted and who pose no threats. health and human services secretary tom price will now face a formal investigation into his reported use of chartered jets at taxpayer expense. the inspector general will review price's justification for those flights which cost about $300,000. they appear to violate a federal law designed to make sure officials of the executive branch news the most economical travel available. >> meanwhile attorney general jeff sessions traveled to pennsylvania today to continue his push against the opioid crisis. sessions was in harrisburg this morning where he announced nearly $20 million in federal grants to help fight the epidemic. during his speech, he emphasized the death toll of the issue saying they expect that 64,000 people will have died of an overdose last year. sessions had tough words for drug dealers as well as doctors who overprescribe painkillers. but he emphasized compassion for those addicted saying officials had a responsibility to help them get better. >> philadelphia police are searching for a gunman who used a bicycle as a get away vehicle this morning in kensington. investigators say a 38-year-old man was sitting in a van at custer and clearfield streets when at man rode up on a bike and opened fire. the victim was hit in the arm and was rushed to episcopal hospital. police are hoping to get some leads from the security camera installed on a home nearby. police in southwest philadelphia say this man is using cars along 68th street as his own personal shopping mall. the man was spotted on video driving up to several cars and checking out what was inside. he then broke into several of the vehicles and took off. investigators say he drives a dark gray toyota corolla circled there and if you know who he is, police certainly want to hear from you. >> a gray seal is recovering tonight in brigantine after it was attacked by a great white shark. the marine mammal stranding center has been caring for this little gal since the middle of august. now witnesses say the shark which was eight to 10 feet long attacked the seal. she was brought to the stranding center where we're told she's recovering rather nicely. she still needs to gain more weight before she's released back into the wild. a one-year-old harbor seal hit by a boat in april is going to its new home today. it had to have its flipper amputated and it will spend the rest of its life at niagara aquarium. >> spend the rest of his life in captivity but at least he'll have food and companionship. >> niagara which is in new york also has a gray seal that the marine mammal stranding center rescued back in 1990. >> great work. >> yeah. >> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> let's get one more check with matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center. hey, matt. >> in the first hour of our fall that feels like summer seems like a lot of people may be heading down the shore on this friday afternoon, monica and brian. heavy traffic on all approaches to the walt whitman bridge and then the slow pace continues off the bridge onto 42 here through gloucester city southbound on down towards 55. if you're taking our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge instead of the walt whitman, eastbound doesn't look so bad at the moment. westbound, though, is quite heavy from the upside into eighth and vine, that's because of delays on the vine street expressway. meanwhile still have that overturned vehicle in florence township burlington county blocking two lanes on the turnpike connector as you come into new jersey. single digit speeds so i would think about using the burlington bristol or trenton morrisville bridges there along route one instead of the turnpike connector this evening. schuylkill expressway i-76 still a little extra crowded as you come eastbound from king of prussia in toward the conshohocken curve but that broken down vehicle that we had by 476, the blue route, is gone but speaking of 476, a few warnings for the weekend. the northeast extension portion of 476 is closing overnight tomorrow night into sunday morning. midnight to 6:00 a.m. between lansdale and quakertown both directions will be blocked at the same time overnight tomorrow night into sunday morning, the east west turnpike will close in bucks county between bensalem and del val. again a six hour stretch you won't be able to use the turnpike there in bucks county and starting at 7:00 tonight until 10:00 tomorrow morning here in new castle county, highway one is going shut down. it's just the northbound direction so if you're headed southbound towards the beaches you're okay but northbound will close overnight tonight. stay over on route nine through port penn, route 13 or even route 301 through mount pleasant as alternates and of course have a good weekend, monica and brian. >> you do the same matt. thanks. >> thank you sir. >> still ahead here on "action news" tonight australia is reeling from one of the worst flu seasons in decades. and that's concern in the united states that our upcoming flu season will be a tougher one. we have details. >> an enterprising raccoon tries to hitch a ride with a police officer. the encounter resulted in surprising pictures, if you will. >> meteorologist melissa magee tracking the latest on your weekend in the "action news" weather center. >> yeah, brian and monica, really nice temperatures, nice and above average. in fact as you look at the trend we've been above normal wednesday, 86 degrees, thursday's high 88 and so far in philadelphia today we maxed out at 83. numbers will be in the upper 80's and even 90's. details coming up with the accuweather forecast. >> wow, break out the swim suits again. eagles get ready for their home opener this weekend of course against the giants. jaime apody with that preview in sports when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is 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bringing with it flu season. influenza hitting hard in australia where more than 166,000 cases of the flu have been reported just through september. that is well over last year's total. at least 72 people in australia have died of the flu. australian medical experts say part of the problem is that country's lax attitude about vaccinations. doctors here in the u.s. say getting a flu shot is still your best preventive measure against the illness. >> the trump administration issued new rules that could give grader legal protection to college students who are accused of sexual assault. the announcement was made by education secretary betsy devos. the policy allows colleges to use a higher standard of evidence before finding students responsible for an assault. the criteria will now be a "clear and convincing standard of proof." >> hundreds of high school students from throughout new castle county delaware attended an event today to help them choose a college. this is the hbc u college fair and seminar at the double tree hotel. the event is anuation. more than $100,000 in scholarships were a warded. >> racing fans spotted a familiar face at the franklin institute today. check it out. jeff gordon was on hand. gordon a four time nascar cup champion talked about his foundation for children. today's event was sponsored by coating systems. >> did he win? i didn't see who won. >> i bet did he. >> jap body here with eagles and giants. doesn't get any bigger than this. >> no. we've been waiting for this since new year's day. that's the last time the birds suited up at the linc. hopefully the home debut will offer more on the run game. has there been a shakeup on the offensive line. chance womack is said to be the starting left guard and coach pederson says they haven't made a change yet. he wasn't committing to who would start at safety alongside malcolm jenkins. pederson a bit peeved with the questions today. >> it's going to be a game time decision so i can't sit here and speculate and who is going to be there when i'm still dealing with some of these guys getting healthy and we're on the right track getting healthy and in anticipation of several guys playing. so, you know, it's going to be game time decisions. >> guys are always prepared. that's just how our room is. guys are always ready to fill in. you know, you seen that within the first three games already. >> congratulations to birds defensive end chris long named this week's nfl player's association community m.v.p. long vowed to donate his first six game checks to fund scholarships in charlottesville, west virginia to try and curb last month's violent protest with a positive investment in his community. after taking three of four of the dodgers we'll likely win 100 games. the phillies hit the road for their final trip of the season to hope avoid losing 100 games. after all, they start their series tonight in atlanta where they've had the braves number. they've gone 12 and four against the braves this season phils send ben lively to the hill tonight. fourth ranged penn state looking to stay undefeated as they open big 10 play against iowa. hawk eyes trying to sweeten that sour taste in their mouth after the nittany lions embarrassed them last year. james franklin says his guys can't afford to overlook them. >> we look at what they have been able to do not only against penn state in our last 10 games but also against ranked opponents. you're talking about [inaudible] >> you can watch fourth ranked penn state take on iowa right here in prime time. coverage begins tomorrow night at 7:30 on channel6. finally we've seen a lot of trick shots on the basketball court but maybe not like this. because this one was on the volleyball court too. covenant college in white against merryville. three points. more amazing merryville hit it back over the net. coaches had no idea to do with that so they nullified the point. >> oh, no. >> seems fair to me. >> they weren't playing basketball. thanks jamie. >> a police officer in colorado springs got the surprise of a lifetime when a furry hitchhiker jumped out of nowhere and tried to catch a ride. the officer was on the way to the scene of a crash when that little guy, a raccoon popped out of the woods and landed right on the windshield. he managed to pull over. the animal still there and snap a few pictures. the raccoon hopped off after the officer was done taking these pictures. no word tonight on the animal's motive or whether he managed to get where he intended to go but no charges have been filed. [laughter] >> all right. scary stuff. still to come on "action news" today is the first day of fall on the calendar but it feels like the dog days of summer. >> so step outside, sky hicks giving us a live view over center city philadelphia tonight. just a stunning evening. 82 degrees right now. meteorologist melissa magee with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast next. >> ♪ sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. ey is facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. vanessa: in honor of september being recovery 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eakins oval. we had a bright blue sky overhead, just a few high thin clouds as well but we are looking forward to our weekend. in fact, it's a big weekend at the linc. at the weather sent you can see that the eagles will be at home taking on the giants in their home opener. it's mostly sunny, it's hot and muggy by sunday. kickoff around 1 o'clock and that temperature in at 87. humid at 4 o'clock in the afternoon with the number coming in at 90 degrees. but all in all the weekend's still well above where we normally should be for this time of year so we'll back it up just a little bit and talk about the rest of today. right now in philadelphia we're coming in at 82. it's 83 for allentown and reading, 74 up in the poconos. trenton right now 82. along the coast in peach -- beach haven. here's satellite6 along with action radar. still tracking the remnants of what was once josé. you can see the coastal sections of new england still getting hit with some on and off rain showers but it's partly sunny and dry for our region for the rest of this evening. so, for tonight, it's partly cloudy, it's warm and comfortable. we'll drop down to 56 in the suburbs and 66 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. fast forward into the weekend. on saturday, mostly sunny, it's warm and warmer than normal. high pressure stays in control. you could see that remnant low still out along the atlantic but something to keep in mind with that low off shore. we'll have a big concern with rough surf, large swells and rip currents as well. waves right now running anywhere from four to 6 feet high. so it will be warm inland but at the coast keep in mind that we have that coastal concern with the rips. on sunday however sunny skies on the way its a hotter day with high pressure still in control. it's hot by the afternoon, a high temperature in at 91 degrees and you look down to the south, you can see those clouds that are starting to build because of maria. so even those this remnant low pulls away we're still tracking maria that will move to the north and mainly stay offshore but again rip currents still a concern even as we get into the weekend. so here's the latest with maria. it's a category three hurricane. winds right now sustained at 120 miles per hour moving away from the turks and caicos. this is something we'll be tracking as we head into our weekend. in fact it's moving to the north-northwest about 9 miles per hour, still a category three hurricane by sunday early in the morning still maintaining that cat three status. but by monday, it starts to weaken just a little bit and by the middle half of next week, weakening to a category one hurricane but we will have to watch not just the central line but the cone of uncertainty more than likely staying offshore. we'll keep you posted with the latest. back here at home the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast showing you tomorrow it's sunny very warm high temperature up to 88. unusually hot by sunday, up to 91 for the high. record heat likely on monday in at 92. typically for this time of 82er temperatures should year temperatures should be around 76. tuesday partly sunny and humid at 86. wednesday sunshine and clouds, 84. some sun around on thursday. even a shower in at 82 and that's more like it by friday high temperature coming in at 75 degrees. so, enjoy this last gasp you could say of summer-like weather still holding on. >> yeah. you never know. it could be december and still warm. >> yeah. >> thank you melissa. >> you got it. >> you can always keep up with the changes in your forecast on your phone or tablet. that includes realtime views from storm tracker6. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. it is no fish tale. a fisherman in maryland has reeled in the catch of a lifetime. tom shano caught this massive golden tile fish in the baltimore canyon. that's 62 miles from delaware's indian river inlet. yes, that is a record. the fishways a whopping 46 pounds, 8-inches. it took 10 minutes to wrangle it out of the water and another 10 minutes just to get it up on the boat. >> hm. he didn't want to go. still to come on "action news" a celebration of all things irish. >> we'll take you to a local festival billed as one of the largest on the east coast when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i love it. the irish fall festival in full swing today in north wildwood. this is the second day and it will continue through sunday. in that time organizers expect about 200,000 people to attend. the festival sponsored by the ancient order of hibernians now in its 26th year. >> sounds like fun. jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. search for a gunman in montgomery county. new details about the man police are looking for right now. >> plus the very latest after a three-year-old boy accidentally shoots his uncle police say in center city. and a woman is granted a clean slate. the reason her past crimes were pardoned today by new jersey governor chris christie. >> those stories and more cupping your way next at 6:00 for adam joseph, cecily tynan, i'm monica malpass for the entire "action news" team. have good night fran grenier. 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. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> it is friday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from limerick montgomery county. police right now are trying to track down that man. 30-year-old greg feldman who police say shot a woman twice as she opened the door to her house on longmeadow road this afternoon. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at limerick police. john, what are the details. >> reporter: well, jim, longmeadow drive is in a normally quiet upscale neighborhood in limerick but not today. it was gunshots and first responders. it was about noontime in the walnut grove neighborhood of limerick. someone came calling to the door of this large house. >> lady who lived in a residence on that road answered the door. after she answered the door, she was shot twice. >> reporter: the 48-year-old victim was badly wounded. police quickly put out a bulletin to pick up 30-year-old greg feldman believed driving a 2016 black mazda sedan pennsylvania license kfc 4605. the victim knows feldman apparently he was an acquaintance of the victim's daughter. >> so, this is not an unknown assailant and we -- we know that there was a relationship familiar relationship in the past. >> reporr: