Baskerville. Not one person you spoke with has been able to get in touch with a relative so far . Reporter thats correct. We literally talked to dozen z and dozens of people. Nobody has been able to get contact with anybody in puerto rico. Right now this is what youre going to see in this area. Certainly a lot of pride over here. A lot of these popup stands coming because of the puerto rican parade that will happen this weekend. A lot of folks gathering here. Youre looking at freddys tonys restaurant. Customers and workers in there. Also having lots of trouble. Everybody today sharing stories of what theyre going through. Ive been texted. Ive been calling. No answer. Reporter day two of no communication for henry rios. His stand now buzzing in kensington with nervous customers. Ive been trying to call them, text them, nothing back. Theres no lines. Reporter everyone we talked to in search of ways to reach relatives in puerto rico. When Something Like this happens, you dont know whats going to be the outcome. We pray to god it can be the best. Horrible. Were not able to get to anybody at all. Reporter with images of the devastation looking more severe and electricity gone for the entire island, susan ortiz is a ball of nerves. She has more than 20 relatives there and not one text or phone call or social media comment saying theyre okay since yesterday morning before the hurricane. Like at 8 30 in the morning, that was the last time we spoke to anyone in the family. Reporter its just one of the many gathering locations for families on edge after maria. The names change, but the stories are similar. They need just that one second of relief. Im very hurt right now. I dont know about my mom. I dont know about my brother, my sister. The last thing i heard is that she was very scared and that her window was going to come out. Reporter you heard her right there. Thats jez ka perez. Her mother, brother, sister all in puerto rico. She has not talked to them since that storm made landfall. Well have more on her story coming up at 6 00. And just minutes before we came live, there were folks out here talking to us about how can you help us, how can you help us. I havent talked to my loved ones in puerto rico. So the struggle continues to be real. Nbc 10 news. Maria is still a major storm churning out in the atlantic. Lets g to chief meteorologist tammy souza. Where is this hurricane headed next . It is headed to the turks and caicos. The eye has reappeared all though its wobbling a bit. The storm has reintensified. Its now pulling away from parts of the Dominican Republic and haiti. They are getting battered with hurricaneforce winds but it is staying off shore and is headed towards the turks and caicos. So with the category 3 storm right now, 120 mileanhour winds. It only needs to up another 9 miles an hour to become a category 4 once again and its headed toward a very, very warm pool of water out there. Its moving to the northwest at 9 miles an hour. Lets watch the track. By friday its already past the turks and caicos. It should steer clear if the cone is true of the bahamas. Also right between bermuda and the mainland by sunday. Its downgraded to a category 2 and then category 1 when it is between bermuda and perhaps norfolk there. And look what happens. Look at the spaghetti models. Although the cone is away from us, it can shift at any time. The majority of the models keep it out to sea. A few of them want to bring it inland. Well keep an eye on this for the mid part of next week. But until then well deal with a bit of high surf that will continue to build creating dangerous conditions along the shoreline for us from about sunday through the middle part of next week. Guys, back to you. And there are so many hurricanes out there right now, many people asking why so many so far this season . Tammie breaks down the science in her blog thats right now on the nbc 10 app. Three days in and the desperate search for survivors of the mexico city earthquake continues. Rescue workers racing to save children at their school. Heres a look at the rescue attempts happening right now in that city. So far 50 people have been saved. Officials vow they will not give up. Erin coleman joins us with brand new details on the search for survivors. Reporter in the past few minutes, we learned 19 children are now confirmed dead at a school that collapsed. 11 have been rescued. Right now theyre focusing on five children thought to be alive still trapped in the rubble. A First Responder in texting them. She has been wiggling her fingers in response to calls from rescuers. They say theyre getting close but must shore up the ground so it doesnt collapse again. The children are getting water and chocolate passed to them through tiny openings. Relatives complained they arent getting updates about their loved ones. The quake has already killed 245 people. Thousands have been injured. Thousands more left homeless. The names of the dead and missing are being posted on trees in the city. Right now a u. S. Disaster team is in mexico city working with local authorities there. Today President Trump reached out to mexican president nieto offering assistance. It is a waiting game at rescuers inch closer and closer to the trapped children. Well keep you updated. Erin coleman, nbc 10 news. And the mission is delicate but delicate for First Responders searching for survivors. At 5 00, cydney long spoke about the task at hand to save lives. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a Jewelry Store robber busted. He is headed to court to face a judge. He says police have the wrong guy. We spoke with that suspect. Were joined from radner township with more on what he had to say. Reporter the alleged victim sat in a box less than five feet from joseph taylor. He said no question that is the guy who held up the store in august. However, taylor tells me police got the wrong man. What do you want to say . Did you do it . The judge was gave me a bail because i deserve it. Reporter bail was granted for him but hes headed back to philadelphia because of a previous felony conviction and charges from other countries. So that bail likely wont be posted soon. Police say this armed man wearing a fedora inside the Bernie RobbinsJewelry Store is taylor. The store manager testified despite seeing the large silver gun, he remained calm and allowed taylor to steal nine rolex watches. Its a jewish holiday but its an important day for us. Its important for me to be here and make sure this doesnt happen again. And if it takes him off the streets, we did our part. Reporter he said he was asked his name and he said, quote, joe. Yo joe. Im not guilty of a crime, right . I never even pointed the weapon at him. Reporter did you have a weapon . Allegedly. Reporter now, also in court today, the judge held the charges over for trial here. So will be stillac those Armed Robbery charges. Stolen 100,000 in rolex watches. Police still on the hunt for them. However, they credit the work of philadelphia police, the fbi, and police here in redder in for being able to arrest taylor so quickly. Nbc 10 news. President trump is winding down his meetings at the United Nations today. His focus, the threat of north korea and the future of afghanistan. The president announced he signed an executive order authorizing more sanctions against north korea in an effort to have that country halt its Nuclear Weapons program. He did so during a meeting with japans Prime Minister and the president of south korea. For much too long, north korea has been allowed to abuse the International Financial system to facilitate funding for its Nuclear Weapons and missile programs. Todays announcement comes days after President Trump threat pd to totally destroy north korea if forced to defend the u. S. Or its allies. Meanwhile, the meeting with the president of afghanistan. He praised efforts to drive the taliban and other terror groups out of afghanistan. The afghan president praised many trumps recent decision to send more u. S. Troops to his country. A Philadelphia City councilman is taking aim at gun violence. Councilman johnson today introduced legislation that would declare gun violence a Public Health epidemic in philadelphia. The Committee Works to strategize ways to combat Violent Crime in philadelphia. The race to find 50 votes for a new Health Care Bill is on. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell making plans to bring it to the floor before the end of the month. The new gop Health Care Bill sponsored by bill cassidy and senator lindsey graham. The plan allowed states to opt out of coverage for preexisting conditions. It also eliminates that individual mandate to buy coverage. Right now with the current vote count, it is possible the bill could pass the senate next week. Nbc 10s lauren mayk heard from senators on both sides of the aisle about where the bill currently stands. Reporter in philadelphia and delaware today, lawmakers warned this bill what this bill could do to patients. Pat toomey is warning about the dangers of doing nothing. He is holding out on saying if hes a yes vote. Republicans about to give another Health Care Bill another try while democrats push back. Once again this coming week, we will have a roller coaster moment. Reporter and the gop looks for votes on the Graham Cassidy bill that would push more Health Care Responsibility to the states converting into block grants. Getting rid of subsidies and no longer requiring anyone buy it. They were public majority in the senate. Will succeed or fail in passing a republicanonly bill that will dramatically restructure in america. Reporter i sat down with pat toomey. Does it have your support . Still evaluating the bill. Reporter toomey played a key role in a previous effort to repeal and replace obamacare but hasnt given a yes to this one. I hope i can get there. Because the fact is obamacare in my view is a clear ur republica only afford to lose two votes. Toomey isnt among those considered at risk. What is it you still have questions about . The effects, for instance, the ability ofta to be able toh care. But how well it will actually work is an important question. Reporter now, although senator toomey told me he was still evaluating, he also defended that bill from criticism. The Blue Cross Blue Shield association said it would make coverage more expensive. He said thats not clear. When senator toomey returns to washington next week, he will be a key voice on writing a tax reform bill. And coming up at 5 30, what he says about who could pay less and the deduction you could lose. Lauren mayk live for us in studio. Thank you. Delaware county announced the next major offensive on its battle on opioid addiction. Saying drug makers are making billions of dollars on the deaths of our loved ones. The lawsuit targets 11 suppliers and their doctors. Attorneys general in 41 states including pennsylvania announced a major expansion of investigations of manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids. Cvs is helping combat the opioid epidemic. Pharmacists will contact if they see prescriptions written for more than thats necessary. The retailer will also limit prescriptions to a oneweek supply for new patient who is have shortterm acute problems. The changes are expected by february. There are new developments in the massive data breach of the Credit Rating agency equifax. According to a new report, hackers broke into equifaxs Computer Systems in march. Equifax has previously said the attack on its systems started in may. The breach at equifax allowed hackers to gain access to the data of 143 Million People. Meanwhile, equifaxs twitter account on sunday accidentally misdirected concerned victims to a fake website. Instead of offering help, the site mocked equifaxs handling of the situation. The securities and Exchange Commission is revealing it fell victim to a hack. The s. E. C. Says hackers breached its Online Filing system and may have used the information to make illegal trades. They detected thatreach last year but didnt learn last month it could be used to give inside information on individual companies. New jersey native and nba hall of Famer Shaquille oneal is backing phil murphy in the garden states governor race. Murphys Campaign Says shaq will endorse the democrat on monday. Oneil previously backed Chris Christie in christies 2013 reelection build. Bill murphy faces off against in the race to replace Chris Christie. Today jews around the world are celebrating Rosh Hashanah the jewish new year. Rosh hashanah marks the begin og they have holy days. During the holiday traditional meats and apples and honey are popular. South korea unveiled the medals the worlds top athletes will compete for in the 2018 winter olympics. Here they are. The gold, silver, bronze medals. The head of the organizing Committee Said designs were inspired by the korean alphabet. Along the edge of the medals are the words winter olympics. Nbc 10 is the home of the winter games. Live coverage begins in february right here on nbc 10. Breaking news, Aaron Hernandezs lawyer says the former new England Patriots brain showed signs of cte. Cte can be caused by repeated head trauma and leads to things like violence, mood swings, depression, and other cognitive difficulties. Hernandez killed himself in april in the jail cell where he was serving a life sentence for murder. Lets turn our sights to the weather now. A tenth patient from a florida nursing home has died more than two weeks after the arrival of hurricane irma. Police made that announcement today. The nursing home lost its air conditioning during the storm. The ninth tied tuesday. The state has suspended the facilitys license when authorities decide whether to file charnls. The group also lent a hand in repair projects. They then took an aerial tour of the damage in houston. The big Storm Brewing in the atlantic right now is maria. That category 3 hurricane is headed for the turks and caicos. Lets go back to tammie souza with more on that track. Its a very powerful storm. This one actually had a more intensity than irma did even though its smaller in size. It still has this eye. So it is still very strong. Once a storm has an eye, clear center, then it starts to intensify. This could become a 4 before it makes that turn around the big ridge of High Pressure known as the bermuda high. But you can see its moving in a northwest fashion and it is going to be headed right through the turks and caicos in this area. And then it should make that turn. If it doesnt make that hard turn, everybody on the east coast of the u. S. Is going to start to sweat a little bit more. Because this is a destructive storm. Just 9 miles an hour more. And itll be up to a category 4. Lets look at whats happening here at home. Well feel the effects of this at the beaches. Were going to see this increasing now. Jose is parked off the shoreline. Then well see maria coming near the east coast moving northward and its going to push in huge swells by the time we get into the second half of the weekend and next week. 80 right now is avalon. And the feels like is 83. So it kind of feels sticky out there. Summers hanging on. Todays the last day of summer. Tomorrow fall starts at 4 02 in the afternoon. Its 87 in philadelphia. Feels like 87 with calm winds. Lets go to wilmington where its 88. It feels like 88. So were going to have a very summerlike weekend. Your wakeup weather tomorrow will be a balmy night, 69 in philadelphia. By 11 00 a. M. , up to 77. 61 in lehigh valley. Were going to warm quickly. 65 in delaware. 66 along the jersey shore all into the mid ooh 70s by the time you get into the prenoon hour. As the beam sweeps the sky, nothing going on across the area. But high thin clouds are beginning to drift in. Again, this is jose. Tropical storm just sitting here. Its basically parked out here in the atlantic. Has nowhere to go. At this point well watch for anything to nudge it to the north and east. Watch what happens with the track. Ill even put in the rain so you getidea. It sort of just circles on itself and becomes a remnant low. So heres your hourbyhour forecast. Look at this. Were going to be very warm week end. On as well look at the mid to upper 80s. We should be 76 this time of year. And if youre going out to the eagles game on sunday, 88 degrees. Wear comfortable clothes, sun screen, and hydrate. Because it is going to feel every bit like summer, not fall. Ill have your ten day on ten coming up in a few minutes. Age is just a number for a recent high school graduate. The continues to follow her dreams at 96 years old. Still ahead at 4 k, how this super senior is getting on the job experience by helping others. And baby blues for the president s daughter. The one thing that ivanka trump says surprised her the most about battling postpartum depression. Plus this all they had to say was there was an incident. An autistic students attacked on his school bus. Why his mother said the district left her in the dark. Thats next. But first heres a look at the closing bell on wall street. All three indexes down, unfortunately. Well be right back. 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. Thats why hell fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. If we want to change trenton, there