yourself, we have not seen temperatures in the 90s since august 22 it's been more than a month, hot and humid, sunny skies, 91 degrees with the humidity it will feel like 92 or 93. when i come back in just a few minutes we'll focus on the heat and how long that will last in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. plus we'll talk about hurricane maria, it will come close to the carolina coast before making that right hand turn. it should come close enough to impact the jersey and delaware beaches. i'll explain in just a few minutes. president trump stirring up controversy this time with the sports world saying the nfl should fire players for protesting or taking a knee or sitting down during the national anthem at games. >> the president took aim at one of the nba's best players. we have reaction from the athletes. >> reporter: this morning it's the president versus the players as trump sparks a political war with professional sports. it started with this jab abbey profanity about football players like kiln kaepernick who kneel. >> wouldn't you love to see nfl owners when somebody the flag saying he is fired. >> reporter: if the players want to make millions of dollars in the nfl or other lesion, they should not be allowed to -- other leagues, they should not be allowed to disrespect our flag, if not, you're fired. nfl fired back saying divisive comments against our great game and players. it's a strong rebuke for owners donated $7 million to trump's campaign. it's not just football, he is taking on basketball after steph curry said he would vote against a golden state warriors visit to the white house. >> i don't want to go. trump beat him to it, disinviting him tweeting -- labron games response you bum, curry said he isn't going, going to the white house was a great honor until you showed up. for the president who promised to bring the country together. >> i think i'll bring people together and that includes, blacks and whites and everything. >> reporter: now he is again inserting himself into the debate over race america. i'm mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> now, late last night, eagles ceo jeffrey lurie released a statement saying -- eagles wide receiver tory smith tweeted this -- following president donald trump criticism of player protest, football fans were quick to weigh in on the discussion. >> i don't think you should fire the guy, if they want to stand they can stand. if the other than doesn't have a problem with it. >> i think it's the demise of the nfl. they might be anyway the stadiums are emptying they are putting political agenda in the sports arena. >> i feel like he is going to tell private companies, private companies which the nfl is, you should fire them, what's next to that at that point fire somebody balls they don't vote your way. >> president's remarks come ahead of the third football sunday of the season, some fans will have an eye out for reaction during the game. >> crews in philadelphia. responded to a massive fire at a warehouse overnight. the fire was reported on the 1700 block of water street at 2:20 a.m. flames were shooting through the roof of the one-story building. at this time it is unclear what was inside the warehouse or what caused the blaze. two men were arrested after gunshots were fired near police officers in north philadelphia. police say two officers were taking a report for a stolen cell phone at 1st and north street at 10:00 p.m. while there, the officers heard the shots. an investigation is underway to determine if the shots were fired at the officers. 9:05 a.m., banks in philadelphia's chinatown sections are under high alert because of recent robberies. police blerve the same person -- believe the same person is responsible for three of them. annie mccormick has details on the man police are looking for. >> reporter: authorities are investigating if this man is behind multiple bank robberies in recent weeks. surveillance video captured a man during two recent robberies, one on saturday, september 9, 1:20 p.m. and monday the 19th before 12:30 p.m. the suspect a black male in his 20s or 30s, 5'10" with a thin build was seen with a hat with philadelphia written on it and sunglasses with gold siding. police have not released the surveillance photos, but he has the description as the man with the gold sunglasses. chinatown businesses seep the wanted posters up. authorities consider him armed and dangerous. >> people are talking about it. especially, you know, chinatown is not just a business area. it is a residence area. we have community members living here. so many community people doesn't speak english in this area, i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> our delaware newsroom, more than a dozen workers were treated for explorer at a dupont facility this weekend, 18 workers were overcome by fumes at the dupont experimental station in talleyville yesterday. they are decontaminated and transported to a local hospital. they are all in stable condition. more devastation in mexico, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the country again. it is the second quake to hit the country in less than a week. we learned two people were killed. researchers say the latest earthquake was the aftershock of the 8.2 magnitude quake the area experienced september 7. search and rescue operations following the quake continue. people along the mid atlantic coast are getting ready for mummer mummer. more than 15,000 people are in shelters while federal aid make its way to the islands of puerto rico. 11 ships brought water and generators and food. more help is expected to arrive in the coming days. happening today, organizers of the 2017 philadelphia puerto rican day parade tell "action news" the events will be used to raise much-needed funds following hurricane maria. hundreds participate in the parade on the parkway and display their cultural pride. this year's theme is the rhythm of our culture. you can watch the parade on 6abc at 12:0 p.m. more news to come, at least half a dozen people sent to the hospital in london after a attack outside a huge shopping mall. >> let's take you outside, live sky6 live hd, giving you a glimpse of philadelphia international airport. we know it's fall, we know it's not going to feel like it outside. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we'll see you after the break. today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. ask me, terry goggans, 15-year-old boy who sprayed a substance at a half dozen men that happened last night. the injuries are not life threatening. investigators are trying to determine the motive behind it. the incident in east london near one of european's largessest mall did not appear to be a terror attack. epa said they have recovered 517 containers of hazardous materials from highly toxic waste sights known as superfund sites. they have not identified the materials or the specific waste site or if there's a threat to human health. a dozen superfund sites around houston, texas were flooded during harvey. >> so many issues and problems coming out of the problems. >> reporter: we have problems with hurricane irma in florida and puerto rico with hurricane maria. the u.s. east coast could see impacts from hurricane maria, as well. beautiful shot of cape may, the jersey shore in particular, even though jose is pulling away, the wave heights are not as high as they were a few days ago, they are high enough to create rip currents. hurricane maria is heading up the eastern seaboard, the waves will increase over the next 24 to 48 hours. i'm sure you were not thinking about the summer gear when you bought the eagles tickets for the home opener. numbers, forecasting highs for today in the low 90s. if you're heading to lincoln financial field we're talking about this for days, pace yourself drink water, by the hadth quarter 90 to 92. with all sunshine the humidity starts to increase. yesterday we enjoyed low humidity levels. even though the temperature got up to 88 degrees, we enjoyed low humidity levels. today it's a different story. 77 in millville. allentown, 71. comfortable in the mountains, 56 in the poconos. 75 in trenton. 59 in cape may. the huge heat pump high cannot pull away because it's running into the remnants of jose. it is remnants of jose cannot pull away because it's running into another high over my shoulder. jose is here enough to create rip currents and large waves. until jose pulls away this high is mr. place. expect heat and humidity over the next few days, especially considering the normal high for this time of the year is 75. we're forecasting high over the next two days to range anywhere from ten to 18 degrees above seasonal averages. today, hot and humid, sunny skies, 91. the humidity will make it feel like 92. monday, sun and clouds, the temperature is down a little bit at 89. with the humidity it's still going to feel like 92 degrees, again, take it easy out there. here's the latest on hurricane maria. category two storm winds up to 1 so miles per -- 110 miles per hs a huge wynfield. wind field. it's an upper level low that's steering the storm closer to the coast. always the approaches the coast, it runs into the heat pump high and it will make a right hand turn. 530 miles per hour southeast of cape hatteras, 110 miles per hour winds moving north at 9, turns toward the coast and boom, makes the right hand turn as it hits the heat pump high that should save the eastern seaboard from direct hit from hurricane maria. so by friday morning, this thing is well offshore and weakens into a category one storm. we'll see impacts from the storm. the delaware beaches, jersey shore, but it should not be close to what show aproduced. produced. by the middle of the week, waves 5 to 8 feet. beach erosion is possible, but not as bad as jose. you could probably take the impacts of jose and cut that in half, that's what we'll see with maria. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny hot and humid today, 91. very warm and humid monday, 89. tuesday, 84. wednesday, 84. the cold front gets in here on friday we're down to 75. next weekend all signs point to much cooler temperatures highs in the upper 60s low 70s. a michigan dad is putting other fathers to shame with the epic playhouse he built for his daughters. it has crown molding and cherry wood and rock wall and slide. he created this legendary playhouse for his five-year-old and one-year-old daughter. much of the material used is recycled from scrap from his building company. that's pretty cool. we'll be right back. >> welcome back on this sunday morning, 9:19 a.m., sky6 live hd taking a live look at the ben franklin bridge there. 77 degrees all already, we're heading up to 91 in philadelphia. the good news the end of the seven day actually looks pretty good and feels more like fall. in "healthcheck," some may not agree with these results, stud studies find a good night sleep is better than a pay raise. a healthy amount of sleep is the strongest indicator of living well. income has little impact on how people feel. for the average person getting 8 hours of sleep nut is equivalent to having four times as much disposable income. pet owners refer to their cat or dog as part of the family. researchers found that owners of terminal i will pets are at risk for depression. it's signs of pet owners dealing with a sick animal. doctors at the minneapolis heart institute foundation looked 135 sudden deaths during triathlons found men over 60 were at the highest risk. most deaths happen during the swim portion. athletes should have a physical before training and competing. exposure to fluoride in the womb may be connected to a lower i.q.in children. a study found a drop in scores in intelligence test in the increase in floyd exposure. at birth, fluoride explorer did not appear to have an effect on brain development. we'll see you after the break. are ♪ do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. >> reporter: all right welcome back everyone, 9:24 a.m., sunday morning. let's focus on maria and why it will miss the u.s. mainland. we have the water vapor shot, a lot of circulations on here. this is the upper level low you can see the counter clockwise spin that is actually drawing maria closer to the coast. what will happen, let's flip it over to the surface maps. upper level low here, counter clockwise winds drawing it in. maria is here, as it gets caught up in the counter clock wise of the upper level low, it approaches the u.s. mainland. here's the heat pump high that's coming in today tomorrow and tuesday and wednesday. the high drifts northwest as marie i can't gets closer to the coast, it gets pushed out to sea. as a matter of fact this is a track of the national hurricane center it approaches cape hatteras, north carolina hits the high the east coast of the united states is spared. >> a note by amazon left customers confused when they checked their e-mails. someone had bought an item off their baby registry, many recipients didn't have a baby registry. it redirected them to a page to set up a registry, others were taken to a broken link. the company acknowledges that the e-mail went out and described it's as a technical issue. cbs on a million dollars mission to to top smoking among teens to provide grants to colleges and universities to help them become tobacco free. cvs will have no smoking program signs and staff and fault quit the habit. walmart is bucking the trend of large scale hiring instead they will offer hours to their current workers. they will take on temporary workers at distribution centers as the holidays get closer. they used the same strategy last year and saw wide approval from customers and the employees. target says it plans to bring in 100,000 temporary workers through the end of the year. topping the people scene a new online security report says you should be careful which celebrities you search. the singer avirill a -- lavine is most dangerous to look up because you can give third parties personal information. actress kate walsh revealed they had a brain tumor a few years ago. she said she started feeling tired in the parts of 2015, but she thought it was because of her busy schedule. it turned out she had a benign tumor. assessed surgeons were able to remove it. now that she is recovered she has a better appreciation for preventive care. >> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. the invick --ames in canada. >> those stories and much more, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, have you found fall yet? because we have not. we'll see you after the break. >> tension [president trump and kim jong-un is growing as american bombers fly off the coast of income north -- north . >> someone shoots a woman in germantown sitting on her front porch. the city of wilmington remembers three firefighters killed in a blaze one year ago. >> let's go over to chris sowers. >> i'm ready for football, chris. >> reporter: we'll start out with temperatures, take a look at the numbers, we'll see mostly sunny skies like yesterday, the numbers will range anywhere from 88 degrees to 91 to 92. the call from accuweather, outright hot and humid. sunny skies, 91 allentown. reading, 91. millville, 90 degrees. for the jersey shore it will be cooler jewel get -- you'll get a seabsz kicking -- sea breeze kicking in. cape may 80. lunch time, 88. 4th quarter of the eagles game, 91 degrees, feeling like 92, 93. by 5:00 p.m. we cool off down to 88. 7:00 p.m. in the evening, clear skies, but we're at a very warm and uncomfortable 85. the only issue that we'll see today will be this. we continue to see the high risk for rip current. jersey shore from seaside heights to the delaware beaches we'll see the huge waves batter the beach and we'll deal with the rough surf conditions and dangerous rip currents. just when you thought things were calming down for the jersey shore jose is pulling away. here comes maria. 530 miles per hour southeast of cape hatteras. we have five a foot waves on the beaches for the jersey shore and delaware beaches. the wave heights increase up to 30 and 35 feet off the coast of the carolinas. all this wave action is lifting north over the next few days. iran tested a new ballistic missile hours after showing it off at a military parade. they said it's capable of carrying multiple warheads and has a range of 1200 miles. that means it could reach israel and saudi arabia. president trump tweeted a response to the test criticizing the nuclear deal with iran saying it's not much of afternon afternoon -- of an agreement. >> reporter: this morning there's more tension with north korea after the president's tweeted this overnight. just heard foreign minister of north korea speak at u.n. if he echos thoughts of little rocket man they won't be around much longer. this tweet fired after the foreign minister slammed president trump for insulting north korea's leader kim jong-un saying he committed an irreversible mistake. in case innocent lives. u.s. are harmed because of the suicide attack, trump will be held totally responsible. he called president trump a members of the jurily deranged person full of megle mania. the insults between trump and kim jong-un are getting worse not leaving much room for a diplomatic solution. >> what north korea wants is a direct standoff or confrontation with the united states. >> reporter: in a show of military strength u.s. air force and f15 fighter jets flew off the coast of the north korea saturday. secretary of state tillerson said military options are on the table if the u.s. needs to defend itself. >> any sort of military confrontation would be devastating in terms of the human toll. >> a new abc washington post poll shows after 8 months on the job, president trump has not gained the public's trust to handle issues with north korea. 80% of americans see north korea is a threat. the public by wide 62% of americans say they do not trust the president to act responsibly in handling the situation. it's worse for north korea's kim jong-un who 89% of americans do not trust to act responsible. 72% do have trust in u.s. military leaders. as for a u.s. airstrike 23% favor a preemptive attack. police have taken a suspect into custody in connection with a hit-and-run in philadelphia. it happened on north broad street and glenwood avenue. a 47-year-old man was crossing the treat when he -- street whes hit by the car. the vehicle did not stop. he died at temple university hospital. a wilmington man was arrested following a house fire in bear, delaware, police have charged michael williams with first degree arson and endangerment. it caused $200,000 worth of damage. a 30-year-old woman was shot while sitting on her front porch. police responded to the shooting on the 5600 block of stokes street. "action news" learned the victim was the homeowner's niece, she was rushed to einstein where she was listed in stable condition. police have not given any details if there was an arrest. shots were fired b street at 8:00 p.m. two men were taken to the hospital, no word on their condition or motive for the shooting. a manhunt is underway in the chinatown section of philadelphia for a violent repeat bank robber. authorities are investigating whether the man in the pictures is behind the string of robberies in the recent weeks. the images were captured at the bank on north 10th street. the first september 9, the other september 19. park bank near 11th and arch were hit before noon. the assail the suspect threatened the employee's life. gloos this this is not only a business area but a residence area, something needs to be done. >> the suspect was wearing a distinctive hat with philadelphia on it and sunglasses with gold sides. he is considered armed and dangerous. 9:36 a.m. today marks one year since the house fire in wilmington, delaware killed three firefighters. the mayor will sign an executive order to declare september 24 a day of remembrance. the three firefighters died as a result of the fire. today is meant to serve as a thank you to all the first responders who retiewnl put their lives -- routinely put their lives on the line. 36,000 bicyclists took part in the annual bike to the shore for ms. some will bike back. the ride can range from 25 miles to 180 miles. organizes expect to raise $6 million from the event. the convoy of hope took over the grounds at eisenhower milling school in montgomery county. the team of volunteers provided free groceries and health and dental screenings and haircuts. convoy of hope holds similar events across the country. >> the 5th annual women in media conference was held in philadelphia this weekend. the theme of the event is advocacy and leadership be seen be heard be bold that celebrates outstanding women in media who demonstrated unwaiver -- unwaiverring support for women. join tamala edwards for the important discussion on a wide variety of topics including sexual discrimination and how to advance the career it's a special inside story coming your way at 11:30 a.m. >> pennsylvania conference for women such a great event. i'll be moderating a panel october 3. >> there's much more to come on sunday morning "action news." a game boy landed a game boy in belgium in the guinness book of world records. looking live through sky6 live hd, the commodore barry bridge, warm out there, 77 degrees right now. heading up to 91 in philadelphia. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, there is some relief in sight when we come back. 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. >> so glad you stayed with us, u.s. first lady melania joined the founder of the "invictus" game, prince harry. the first lady urged the americans competing to bring home the gold. she is leading a u.s. delegation to the games on her first solo visit outside the u.s. as first lady. nearly 100 athletes are participating in the games which is an olympic style competition for wounded service members and veterans. the time now 9:41 a.m., a student in belgium has taken one of nintendo's beloved creation and made it really, really enormous. it was designed to fit in your pocket. one game maker took this idea and built that, the largest working game boy. he had a lot of time on his hands. he calls it the game boy xxl. it's seven times the size the classic handheld version. it's over 3 feet tall and runs off a separate mini computer. the landed a spot in the guinness world records gaming edition. you can play it. >> if you have trouble seeing a little screen that's the one for you. >> reporter: buy a regular nintendo and hook it up to a tv. speaking of nintendo, i loved it. that's when video games were cool. they are too confusing now. >> i agree. >> reporter: let's get you outside, show you the view on sky6 live hd, philadelphia international airport, just like yesterday we have mainly clear conditions. mostly sunny skies. today warm be high temperatures in the 90s. speaking of temperatures, 77 degrees, the normal high for this time of the year which occurs around 4:00 p.m. is 75. we're above that. dewpoints climbing in the 50s yesterday, nice and comfortable now in the low 60s it will top out at 65 later today and get higher and higher monday and tuesday, winds are calm, pressure reading is starting to rise. 70 across the board low 70s to the west. mid 70s for the i-95 corridor. dover are 72. cape may, 74. millville, 74. we're not tracking much of anything over the next few days, outside of hurricane maria because high pressure is firmly in control and that means blue skies. the big blue h is the weather feature responsible for all the heat we'll see over the next few days, it's also responsible for kicking the storm out of to sea. if the high was not here, it would have been made a beeline to the carolina coast and putting the hurricane south of the chesapeake bay. this high as it strengthens over the mid atlantic will force maria out to sea which is good news because we have waves up to 40 feet off the coast of cape hatteras five hundred miles east of the cape hatteras. we're seeing 5 to 7-foot waves along the jersey shore and delaware beaches which is from jose which continues to pull away. when you thought things were calming down here comes hurricane maria. ment waters will get very, very rough again. here's latest satellite and radar on hurricane maria it's a huge storm you can the wynfield is 2 to 300 miles. tropical storm force winds. the hurricane force winds are in the brighter shade of white they extend 80 miles from the center of circulation and move north/northwest 5 to 10 miles per hour. all forecast models, tropical forecast model hook this thing out to sea and spare the east coast of the united states from hatteras to nantucket. when you will see with the storm, large waves and dangerous rip currents and beach erosion, well not see rain or cloud cover because it will be hooking out to sea 300 miles to the southeast. we talked about the wave heights you can see is how they get closer to the coast, these are the five to ten foot waves, it hooks to the right and spares the jersey shore. nonetheless we'll see some impacts, but not as severe as jose. jose we saw 15-foot waves and beach erosion, but not that bad. there will be some, but not that bad. sunny hot and humid, 91. feeling like the middle of july. monday, warm and humid, 89. we're talking about high humidity levels might feel like 91 or 92 when you add the humidity. tuesday and wednesday we've cooled it down to 84. it's unbelievablably humid and uncomfortable. thursday into friday, cold front gets in here, highs in the 70s. >> we know about the rain dance, summer is doing the summer dance. >> reporter: i'm going to start my snow dance soon. a service horse in nebraska is retiring, so the police department through him a goodbye party. blaze work at the fire department for three years. they baked a cake for him to celebrate his rear retirement. it was made out of carrots and whipped cream. he will enjoy his retirement on a past to your in ohio. 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[ engine stalls ] you get out of the way. 0-to-60 in 3.3 seconds. the mercedes-amg e63 s sedan. >> so glad you stayed with us, your time 949 sunday morning, 77 degrees out there. this is the view there, temple university camera overlooking the center city skyline. hey, summer lovers guess what, good news for you, 90 today. 89 tomorrow. hot the rest of the week, fall lovers you have to wait for sometime. soul music fans are mourning the death of singer charles bradley died in new york surrounded by his family and friends and bandmates. he canceled his performances this you're because stomach cashes. the rolling stone magazine put him on his top 50 album lists of 2011. he was 68 years old. in technically speaking children at a hospital in san diego get to travel to surgery in style. the hospital unveiled an innovative program to take cars to the operating room. they can choose between lamborghini or mercedes or bmw. it's to make surgery less scary for young patients. bill gates said he tried to make the 3 key function, a sickle key, the designer of the ibm keyboard was not on board. the control alt delete was to get into windows computer. if you can make a single edit to the keyboard it would be to create that single key. a tech company that gave us smart thermostats and smart security cameras want to expand into other parts of our home 500 alarm system. you install it yourself, the same sensor that detects an open door or window is a motion detecter. instead of using a code you can use a tag that clips on your key chain to disarm and arm the system. the company created hello doorbell with a camera that recognizes people and alerts user that someone is at the door. it works outside the nest cam iq that can see across the yard and tell the difference between people and things and zoom in to follow subjects. we'll be right back. today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. ask me, terry goggans, folks having fun on the beach there. today is a great beach day, it's going to be hot, feeling like the end of july instead of september. 77 degrees heading up to 91 in philadelphia. sky6 live hd taking a live look, a nice shot of cape may. turning to sports, the eagles are hosting the giants at the home opener at the linc this afternoon. >> the phillies hope to avoid a sweep as they end their series with the braves. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the eagles maintain be perfect, but -- main not be perfect, but the giants are a giant mess, they are winless and their coach three eli manning under the bus. the fans will be ready. carson wentz says eagles fans will be electric at the linc for the opener at 1:00 p.m. the birds have been beating up on the gmen. they won three against new york at the linc they plan to keep it going with an electric atmosphere that were. >> they are 0-2 they are a good football team. they were a good football team last year, we're excited it's a home opener they are coming down here, hopefully we're going to kick the home opener off the right way. >> i know the giants are the giants they will come here and try to beat us, we have to come out there and do what we do, everybody is good in the league no matter how beat up they are, they have to come and play. >> how good was say kwan barclay look in an eagles uniform. barkley racks up a school record in thriller in iowa. penn state one final play from the win. no time left, mcsorely to johnson from glassboro, new jersey, person state silences the crowd, penn state wins 21-19 the walkoff within with no time left. wow, they are 4-0. >> the environment here was tremendous, so much republican, but our team believes we've done this for two years, we didn't play the way we wanted to play today, iowa made earn it. >> in atlanta phillies rookies dance to go grease lightning this is the scene at the phillies hotel in atlanta. reese hoskins can sing and dance and hit. he is the fasters baseball player in history 46rbis. oh, no, pinch-hit two-run double, phillies lose 4-2. phillies try to avoid the sweep in atlanta later today. that's the sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> so if you're a fan of minions franchise you might want to head to corn maze that runs through october 21, it's one of many fun-filled fall activities playing there. there will be hayrides and pumpkin patch and family play area complete with jumbo inflatables. >> that's cool. >> i like a good corn maze. there's much more to come on the sunday morning edition of "action news," a woman in washington crossed the finish line of a marathon in an unconventional way. days after the president trump criticizes nfl player protests, eagles fans are reacting. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we'll see you after the break. , september 124. in the news, sports fans react to president trump's assertion that the nfl should punish players who don't stand during the national anthem. >> a manhunt on going after violent robberies. >> mexico is hit with a massive quaker the third in less than a month. >> chris sowers is hear with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it feels like the end of july. >> reporter: the normal high temperature for this time. year, is 75 degrees. we're forecasting 91. with the humidity it will feel like 92 or 93. we have a huge heat pump high overnight. it making for beautiful sunrises and sunsets. this was sent in by kathleen from brigantine, new jersey. we have four to six foot breakers on the sand. what a beautiful image. the sunset will look just as nice. 76 in kutztown. pottstown, 75. all these numbers are warmer than the normal high. quakertown, 75. center city is up to 81. lake harmony, 76. you started out in the mid 50s this morning. glassboro, 77. forth skew, 78. cape may -- fortescue, 78. cape may, 76. hammonton, 76 degrees. there's the ridge right there. huge area of high pressure. again, the air sinks underneath the highs and that's why the skies are crystal clear. apply the sunscreen you'll get full sunshine him apply the sunscreen stay hydrated. it's been more than a month since we've had highs in the 90s. first quarter temperature, 87. 4th quarter, 90 degrees. >> president trump is stirring up controversy within the sports world saying the nfl should fire players for doing this protesting by taking a knee or sitting down during the singing of the national anthem at games. >> the president took aim at one of the nba's best players, mary bruce has the latest on the president's remarks and reaction to the athletes. >> reporter: it is the president versus the players as trump sparks a political war. it starts with this jab about football players who kneel during the national anthem who protest racial and social injustice. >> wouldn't you love to see the nfl owners when somebody disrespects the flag get that son of a bleep off the field, he is fired! >> reporter: the president didn't stop there. if the player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the nfl or other leagues he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our flag or country or stand for the national anthem. you're fired. nfl fired back -- it's an unusual strong rebuke from the league whose owners donated $7 million to trump's campaign. it's not just football trump is taking on basketball, too, after nba champion steph curry said he would vote against a golden state warrior's visit to the white house. >> i don't want to go. >> reporter: president trump beat him to it, disinviting him. tweeting -- labron jail's response -- for the president who promised to bring the country together. >> i think i will bring people together that includes blacks and whites and everything. >> reporter: now, again inserting himself into the debate over race in america. i'm mary bruce, abc news, washington. >> late last night, eagles ceo released a statement on the controversy reading in part -- eagles wide receiver tory smith tweeted this -- is the >> of course on this football sunday it is the extraordinary mixture of sports an politics that has everyone talking. >> "action news" reporter bob brooks is live in south philadelphia where eagles fans are weighing in on president trump's comments ahead of the first home game of the season. i guess you're getting an ear full. >> reporter: football is back in town for the first home game, but like you said there's mixed opinions, some people agree, some disagree, let's take a listen. >> e-a-g-l-e-s. >> reporter: some things never change, eagles tailgates all over the place. >> first home game of the year, what does it mean to you? >> division win, giants are coming in, we're going to whip some butt. >> reporter: but there's something everyone is talking about, that's president trump's comments on nfl players take a knee during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see te nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag, get that son of a bleep off the field, he is fired. >> reporter: how do birds fans feel, some fans say you should be able to that's your right to free speech. >> that's one of our rights that we have free speech. >> this is the land of the free, if we're here to protest, we have the freedom to do that. >> some fans like the president say it's disrespecting our country and flag. >> i do not agree. it's the united states of america i'm proud to be here, i think you should stand for the nabl anthem that's what we fight for. >> reporter: ryan regardless nom how people feel about the issue there's nothing like an eagles home game to bring us together. >> reporter: again it's everyone's right to agree or disagree. we heard rumors there might be a protest down hear, but so far have not seen any. roberting live from the linc, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> no doubt the debate will continue. the time 10:06 a.m., crews in south philadelphia responded to a massive fire at a warehouse that happened overnight take a look at this scene, the fire was reported on the 1700 block of water street at 2:20 a.m. you can see the flames were shooting through the roof of the one-story building. no injuries were reported. at this time it is unclear what was inside of that warehouse or what caused the fire. police arrested a man after gunshots were fired near police officers in north philadelphia. police say two officers were taking a report of a stolen cell phone 13th and york streets at 10:00 p.m. while there officers say they heard shots being fire. police returned fire, neither had man was hit and ran from the scene. police recovered a gun, right now an investigation underway to determine if the shots were being fired at the office. banks in philadelphia's chinatown neighborhood are on alert following a string of recent robberies. investigators believe the same person is responsible for three of them. annie mccormick has details on the man for whom police are now searching. >> reporter: authorities are investigating fi man if this man is behind malt robberies in chinatown in recent weeks. surveillance video captured a man with a knife on north 10th street. one on saturday, september 9th after 1:20 p.m. and another monday 19th at 12:30 p.m. the suspect a blackmailed in his 20 os -- a black male in his 20 20s or 30s was seen wearing a distinctive hat with philadelphia on it and sunglasses with gold siding. he was armed with a knife and hit midday. >> nothing happened later. >> reporter: chinatown businesses see the wanted posters up, in one case the man threatened the employee's life. authorities consider him armed and dangerous. >> chinatown is not just a business area, it is also a residence area. we have so many community people who doesn't speak english and live in the area, so i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> your time, 10:09 a.m., from delaware newsroom more than a dozens workers were treated for exposure to a chemical at the dupont experimental station in talleyville yesterday. each worker was sent to 'decontamination area and transported to a hospital. they are in stable condition. an investigation underway to determine what the substance is. >> 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook mexico this weekend. the second massive quake to hit the country in less than a week. it was located in the southeastern part of the country. two people were killed. the latest earthquake was an aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake that shook the region on september 7. the search and recovery efforts are on going on in the country this morning. >> hurricane maria makes its way toward the u.s. east coast, residents in puerto rico continue to deal with the aftermath of maria. more than 15,000 people they are still in shelters. federal aid thankfully is making its way to the island just yesterday, 11 ships brought more than a million gallons of water, 23,000 cots, dozens of generators and food, more aid is expected to arrive in the days to come. happening today organizers of the 2017 philadelphia puerto rican day parade and festivities will be used to raise much-needed money following hurricane maria. hundreds participate in the parade along the benjamin franklin parkway and they display their cultural pride. this year's theme, the rhythm of our culture. you can watch the parade on 6abc at 12:30 p.m. >> parade taking on extra meaning this year. still to couple on "action news," a south jersey cemetary has been hit by thieves. more than 200 grave markers meant for veterans now missing. a dad bot, i'm a dad, i want a body like that. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> a simple night out at a restaurant almost turned into a near-death experience for a virginia woman as she stepped toward the door, she felt a stinging sensation. it was like i was stung like a hornet. under my fingers felt the wiggle. she saw that a snake's head stuck to her foot. they got the 8-inch snake off her foot and stomped it to death. he called police and told them his girlfriend was bit by copper head which is a poisonous snake. she went to the hospital for five 1/2 days until she was out of danger. it will take 4 months to get the full use of her foot. >> reporter: where was that virginia? that's not that far away. live on sky6 live hd, our city hall camera, what a gorgeous morning, sunny conditions and fairly comfortable tempts as of now. things change over the next 6 to 10 hours as the heat starts to crank and the humidity starts to increase. it will feel like the middle of july again. hopefully you left the pool open longer than you usually do, you kept the summer clothes unpacked because you'll need both today. headlines here's what we're looking at over the next couple of days. the eagles take on the giants. high temperatures in the low 90s not what you typically see for the eagles home opener. the humidity increases this afternoon relief is on the way that's reflected in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're tracking maria as it approaches the coast of the carolinas, in particular, cape hatteras that eye wall could get close to cape hatteras before it makes a right hand turn and turns out to sea. 81 in philadelphia, millville and wilmington. trenton, 80. cooler along the water, 76 in cape may. 75 degrees in atlantic city. this is the big story here, this huge heat pump high that continues to usher in the abnormally hot weather conditions. at the same time the remnants of jose which is rel would -- well offshore at this point is 250 miles southeast of nantucket. it's well out in the open waters of the atlantic. it's strong enough to produce the large rip currents. many of you want to head to the shore and sit on the beach. we have five, six, seven foot waves on the sand. it will feel like summer over the next few days, 91 hot and humid, under a sunny sky. monday, 89 him sun and clouds, hot. believe it or not, even though the temperatures are cooler, monday will feel worse than sunday, because the humidity will start to crank up by monday afternoon. here's the latest on maria we have arrived up to 45 near the center of circulation. all this heading to the northwest. tropical storm force winds extend 50 miles per hour from the -- 250 miles per hour from the center of circulation. it will approach the caroline coast was we get into the middle of the week. in the meantime, the latest stats, 530 miles per hour southeast of cape hatteras, north carolina. maximum sustained windy up to 110 miles per hour. it's a category two on the safford simpson scale. pressure 948 millibars. it will move close to the carolina coast and feel the influence of this heat pump high that's over top of us. it's that unusually hot weather that's saving us from hurricane maria. this is when we see a nice canadian system slide in we get the cold front pushing the heat and humidity out to sea. it will feel better, that's again this weekend. rough surf expected by the middle of this week from the impacted maria. dangerous rip currents. beach erosion expected, all in all, generally speaking thinks should not be as bad as what we saw with jose. which is not too bad to begin with. we saw a lot of erosion. tomorrow, 89 hot and humid. monday and tuesday, 84, humid extremely high. thursday, 83. friday, 75. saturday, sunny and comfortable, 70 degrees. >> investigators in mount holly lower -- are looking into a heartless mind of convenience. dozens of grave markers disappeared this week. nora muchanic has the story. >> reporter: jimmy johnson said it may be as low as you can go stealing bronze markers from the graves of veterans. officials estimate 200 of them were plucked from the graves throughout the property. >> these people fight for our country and freedom and they disgraced. >> it's basically grave robbing they are taking their identity from the graves. >> reporter: there are military graves in mount holly that go back to the civil war. the theives pull the american flags out of the bronze markers that hold them sticking the flags back in the ground. >> that's roughly $7,000 worth of stuff that's been taken they might get $150 in scrap. >> reporter: johnson went to a number of scrab dealers in the area to give them a heads up to be on the look out for the stolen grave markers. >> it easily converted to cash and that can be use to buy drugs on the street. >> reporter: state police reported 250 grave markers stolen from sacred heart cemetary in hainsport. my suggestion for people who want to have the flag holder get a plastic one, get an aluminum one they can't get money for them. >> police are asking anyone with information to contact them. in mount holly, i'm nora muchanic 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