Within myself, play within this system and really lead these guys. Reporter whether or not he is he hammerede the fact he thinks hes ready. I knew i was ready. I knew i was taking the mental reps being out the last couple weeks even going into the first game, first preseason game you know i felt very confident, felt like i developed at a fast pace and now its here. Reporter for the most part, fans out for labor day barbecues we spoke with agree. Put him out there. Let him get roughed up a little bit and then he come back with something nice, you know. Reporter with sam bradford gone they say why wait . Let him play. We were expecting it anyway if sam bradford got injured with another injury he was going tend to up coming in anyway. Reporter do they expect wentz to be pro bolger no. Even if he doesnt do that well i dont think its going to hurt him that much. Reporter what they want is for the fans to give him support in kind and add it might be a long time thats needed. My concern is that the fans will jump on him too quick. No question about it there needs to be a time and coming from one double a maybe it might take him a little more to adjust to the speed. Reporter back out live here wentz says that fractured rib is a hundred percent, says its ready to go for next sunday. He also says that he gave sam bradford a call to thank him for some guidance over the last couple months. Reporting live in south philadelphia, bob brooks, channel6 action news. Brian. To have been a fly on the wall for that phone call bob. Turning now to the forecast and that curve brawl Mother Nature for the jersey shore and the rest of us. The action cam was in Ocean City One of several shore points expected to flood this weekend because of hermine. But instead as you know that storm just brought gusty winds and rough surf forcing beaches to close and limiting damage to a minimum which is of course very good news. Weve got much more on the concerns about the Economic Impacts to the shore in just a moment but first to meteorologist cecily tynan outside now with the call from accuweather. Cecily. Hi, brian. It turned out to be a beautiful labor day. Hermine is still churning off the coast but its far enough away that were seeing good amount of sunshine here. Storm tracker6 live showing hermine right now maximum sustained winds 70 Miles Per Hour so its still near hurricane strength but its 325 miles away from Atlantic City and its essentially just drifting westnorthwest. So were just getting a few clouds tossed in. Wind speeds right now sustained 15 miles an hour in Atlantic City, so it is a breezy day. Look at nantucket, though, closer to that storm reporting wind speeds of 37 Miles Per Hour and wind gusts of 58 Miles Per Hour, also get something very heavy rain up there. But here its dry and its comfortable. Right now philadelphia 86 degrees. The same in allentown, wilmington and reading. Trenton 85. Closer to the shore with that ocean temperature of 73, its a little bit cooler, cape may right now 76. , the day planner tomorrow as you head back to work, a lot of kids heading to school, it will be breezy with a mix of sun and clouds. Humidity check at 8 oclock 71, by 11 oclock 81, by 5 oclock reaching that high of 88 and temperatures still in the low 80s by 8 oclock. As we head through the week this is what to expect, though. Temperatures and humidity levels will be increasing. Were looking at temperatures up into the mid 90s late week with a possibility of some record warmth. Looks like heat wave number seven is on the way. Ill have details and just how high temperatures will climb and when it cools off. Monica. Trish harder man live in North Wildwood with more on the impact to businesses. Trish. Reporter well, monica, here at the Fourth Avenue beach we saw minor beach erosion. Plenty of people are taking a walk along the beach sticking their toes in watching the surf. Businesses say while theyre glad hermine didnt make a direct hit this is a pretty tough way to end the summer. One of the worst of the season, yeah. Yesterday the sun was out, it was bright and we had a little band here and maybe 15 people showed up. Reporter during what should be one of the busiest days of the year, the bar at boulevard bar and grille is empty except for a few workers. Now employees say theyre left with a surplus of supplies and a sagging bottom line. Were bringing extra supplies because we get hit pretty good for the weekend and unfortunately we werent able to sell it cause there was nobody here. Reporter the beach at Fourth Avenue in North Wildwood saw some minor erosion and guards kept swim ertz ankle deep because of the rough conditions. In Atlantic City people who stayed for the weekend took advantage of the chance to walk on the sand and surf. Boardwalk businesses like Jersey Devil Surf shop had a slow weekend but the manager here says hed rather be safe than sorry. This weekend i mean, looking at the weather reports like i said i mean theyre going the take every precaution necessary especially after sandy. Reporter the owner of annettes restaurant in ventnor says she was upset when she heard calls for voluntary evacuations over the weekends. While she says she had a great weekend she knows other businesses that werent so lucky. We expected like devastation i said oh, thats it were losing like thousands of dollars but no. We were lucky. Reporter now, all of these merchants say they are looking forward to a warmup and they are keeping their fingers crossed for some nice september weekends to make up for the business lost. Reporting live in North Wildwood, trish hartman, channel6 action news. Monica. Thanks trish. It has been days since then hurricane hermine mean made landfall in northwest florida. There 50,000 people are still without power. Parts of tampa are under water still and some folks have been out of their homes nearly a week. Schools were closed friday. Officials say there is a chance they may not even reopen tomorrow. Meantime parts of new england are still under a Tropical Storm warning as hermine continues to churn in the atlantic. Coast guard crews are posted along the massachusetts coastline in case any help is needed in the water. And if you want to keep an eye on where hermine is headed next as well as that potential heat wave headed our way you can stay tuned to 6abc. Com weather. There youll find the latest hourly forecasts and a realtime look at double scan radar. Atlantic city police say an officer shot outside a casino while trying to stop a robbery is doing better tonight. 29yearold Josh Lee Biddle has been upgraded from critical to stable condition. Law trying to stoop robbery outside caesars casino Early Saturday Morning when she was show. One of the suspects was eventually shot and killed himself. Two others were arrested. Union members said their families mixed with elected officials at philadelphias traditional labor day parade today. Bands and drill teams led the procession up columbus boulevard. Hundreds of marchers proudly wore union tshirts and some carried signs of support for political candidates. However, there were apparently no donald trump signs and philadelphia mayor jim kenney has an idea why. Donald trump has a history of engaging with people in contracts and any other paying them putting labor Skilled Labor and other people out of business. There were some clouds over the parade however. Embattled electrical worker chief John Dougherty whose offices were raided by the fbi still was there and made a brief appearance. sirens . There was another grand labor day parade through wilmington today. The delaware aflcio hosted this event which included unions and community groups. Heavy duty trucks normally used for digging hauling and other tough work joined that procession. One even carried a giant creature cleverly made out of construction cones right behind this big rig. Pretty cool. The ben franklin parkway meanwhile is still shut down this evening as crews continue to clean up from the weekends made in america festival. The action cam was there as workers cleared mounds of trash from sidewalks and the street. Several stages have already been broken down and other equipment is on its way out as we speak. This marks the fifth year for that Labor Day Weekend festival. The parkway will reopen much to the delight of commuters tomorrow. Absolutely. All right. Time right now for a check of that action news traffic report on a holiday monday. Speaking of commuters matt pelman standing by in the action News Traffic Center with an update tonight. Hey, matt. This is the day each year monica and brian when we say fun is over. Time to get ready to head back to work and school for many people tomorrow and were not having a whole lot of fun this afternoon here along 95. Northbound side all locked up from girard through this point at allegheny. Yeah, its a broken down vehicle right in the middle of the work zone thats taking out the left lane here. So, just two northbound lanes are getting by on 95 and it is slow coming north of girard avenue. As we just said cleanup does continue along the ben franklin parkway. I have seen some drivers getting by in a clunk of the outer drive here but up ahead by the art museum at eakins oval pretty much everything does remain blocked including chunks of the mlk and kelly drives. Weve also seen a lot of people coming back from the poconos this afternoon so southbound on the northeast extension it is very crowded between route 80 and the lehigh tunnel. Still have a crash in pottstown to avoid along king street potts drive. I would stay on high street to get around that. Traveling in the first state in delaware 95 northbound slowing from christiana through to marsh on up to 295. Well check it again, monica and brian in the next half hour. Thank you sir. Still ahead, labor day did not mean a break for either president ial candidate on the campaign trail. Ahead at 5 30 the push by both Hillary Clinton and donald trump for the votes of workers in battleground states. Plus first new developments tonight after an nfl stars silent protest during the National Anthem, signs of support and pushback after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the star spangled banner when action news continues tonight. A multilevel parking garage collapsed in israel today killing two people and injuring near two dozen others. Teams are still working to find some people missing amid rubble. Witnesses say the garage collapsed onto a crane which brought down another building. One of those rescued said the building vibrated and then just gave way. President obama made History Today becoming the first sitting president to visit the south asian country of laos. This comes amid controversy between mr. Obama and the new president of the philippines over the alleged killing of thousands of drug dealers and drug users. President obama says he plans to meet with the filipino president about that matter until the filipino leader used an obscene phrase to describe president obama. That meeting has now been called off. San francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is get something new support and new pushback after his controversial protest during the National Anthem. He is calling it a statement about race relations. One of the biggest stars in soccer is coming to his defense. Abcs donya bacchus with the new details. Reporter good evening brian and monica. Soccer star megan rap pino kneeling in solidarity. Some Police Officers who usually patrol levi stadium believe kaepernick should be stopped. Reporter its an issue being discussed around the world. Hes exercising his constitutional right. Reporter president obama defending 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks refusal the stand during the National Anthem at the g20 summit in china but acknowledging it can be a sensitive topic for service members. That is a tough thing for them to get past to then hear what his deeper concerns are. Reporter now athletes in other sports are joining the protest. U. S. Soccer star megan rep pino took a knee welling its the least i can do, keep the conversation going. The protest is also being met with pushback. In santa clara where the 49ers play the police union sending a letter to Team Management suggest something officers may boycott off duty work protecting levi stadium citing kaepernicks socks with pigs in police hats and statements hes made to reporters. We have cops that are murdering people. We have cops in sfpd that are blatantly racist. Reporter kaepernick says the backlash will not stop him saying he will continue to protest. Interestingly kaepernicks jersey sales are soaring. According to the sf gate. Com going from the 20th most popular to number one in the 49ers store. Donya bacchus channel6 action news. Brian. All right, donya thanks very much. Stocks were closed in the United States today in observance of the holiday but analysts are closely watching for volatility ahead of tomorrows opening bell. September is traditionally one of the worst months for wall street. Labor day gas prices are at a 12 year low. The National Average for a gallon of gas sits at 2. 21. Thats about 20 cents cheaper than last year. The average gallon of gas in philadelphia is about 10 cents higher than the National Average. Gas in new jersey will cost you about 20 cents less than the National Average. All right. Coming up in health check tonight a new study shows why you may be having a harder time getting an appointment with your own doctor. Plus a source of inspiration that got one seattle woman to swim more than 10 miles in frigid waters this weekend when action news comes right back tonight. vo we went to hollywood to ask if americas favorites burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. Thousands stepped into the jennieo tasting booth to find out. With just one bite, they knew. Now its your turn to make the switch. In health check a a new survey shows why getting face to face time with your own doctor is so hard now. The researchers found doctors spend twice as much of their time on paperwork as they do with patients. For every hour they spend with patients they have to spend two hours filling out forms, reviewing results and working with insurance issues. Past surveys showed doctors themselves are not happy about the trend and its driving some of them to even retire early. One of the hardest lessons of college isnt english lit or calculus but how to get enough sleep. Estimated 70 percent of College Students are sleep deprived. Dorms can be hot and noisy. Experts say the first real step to better sleep is controlling the light. You want that room cool dark and quiet and then when we wake unin there morning when we have to shift our clock forward try to get really bright lioon as you wake up. They also say avoid relying on pills to sleep or coffee to keep you awake and dont fall asleep with the tv or computer on. Too little sleep of course is not just a matter of feeling tired it can make you more vulnerable to everything from infections to high bloop. Today marks the end of hollywoods socalled summer blockbuster season. In thes say the seasonal box office is on par with this time last year. The horror film dont breathe topped sales for the second week in a row. Suicide squad held onto the second spot bringing in another 10 million over the holiday weekend. Petes dragon ruled by disney netted 6. 5 million. A seattle woman braved very cold water over the weekend in hopes of renewing interest in the sport of marathon swimming. Erica norris swam more than 10 miles in washington states puget sound yesterday. It took the 31yearold a little more than four hours to complete that trip. Shes only the second person ever to swim that route, the first did it all the way back in 1959. Terrific. Wow. All right, still ahead on action news at 5 00 a check of that accuweather forecast. All right, and how about this . A live look from sky6 hd over Atlantic City. The beach and those waves still kicking up pretty good. Meteorologist cecily tynan with the exclusive accuweather five day forecast when action news comes right back tonight. Labor day monday time now for accuweather at the action news big board. All right, meteorologist cecily tynan here to finish it for the who dane the week ahead. This is the nicest day of the week. We have a good amount of sunshine. Live on sky6 taking a look over the Commodore Barry bridge seeing some cumulus clouds some cirrus clouds also peaks of blue. You can see a ship heading under the Commodore Barry as we speak and temperatures pretty comfortable. Right now 86 in philadelphia. The dewpoint is 58 degrees so thats a pretty dry air mass. Winds right now have shifted out of the northnortheast at 7 Miles Per Hour. Pressure is falling and the ocean temperature 73 he degrees. Across the region 86 in allentown, the same in reading. Lancaster is a warm spot 87 degrees, more sunshine in lancaster. Close to the coast a little bit cooler, cape may 76. Atlantic city airport currently 81. So satellite6 along with action radar showing that we are getting the outer bands of hermine. The center of the storm about 325 miles east of Atlantic City. Its drifting towards the westnorthwest. The clouds come in pretty thick and then you can see how they really thin out as they head to the west. Part of the reason why we have sub stan nance with a storm off shore we have rising air. What goes up must come down. You have sinking air behind that and thats whats bringing us pretty comfortable conditions. 69 in ph