500 shelters open but the governor warning that the daner is not over. We have not experienced an event of this magnitude in our modern history. Officials are bracing for storm surge of up to feet in puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands and in some areas two feet of rain. This as authorities in the caribbean begin to assess the damage done there. The deafstration in dominica dangerous and no electricity or running water. And the death toll so far stands at nine but puerto rico officials tell us there are no reports of fatalities however they are concerned about what happens next and that is flooding than is what kills people. They are asking people not to leave their homes until they are told it is safe to do so. Channel 6 action news. Thank you. Maria of course remains a monster hurricane even as it move as way from puerto rico, the big question now is where does it go next . Meteorologist, adam joseph is joining us now. The eye is back over open waters and will be open waters for several days moving forward and expect to strengthen after it did weaken early this morning once it made landfall but the center of the storm north and west of san juan, over the open waters trying to develop that eye once again but still a dangerous major category three hurricane. Winds sustained 115 Miles Per Hour and encompassing the u. S. Virgin islands and puerto rico even though its move ago way. It made the first landfall in dominica the first landfalling hurricane for that island in history. Catastrophic damage there. And puerto rico it made landfall this morning as a category four, winds 155. And close to a five. Making it the strongest landfalling hurricane in nearly 90 years for puerto rico. As it move as way a category three and stren strengthens back to a four and then curves its way to the turks and caicos east of the bahamas and somewhere in the midatlantic next week and the National Hurricane center does no extend beyond that because the error is so large. Well monitor it into next week. Well have more in the seven day coming up. From maria to Tropical Storm jose it left its mark on the jersey shore, drone 6 giving us the live pictures flying over the beach erosion in North Wildwood. The cuff surf has eaten away at the shore line creating a cliff. Work is underway already to repair the beaches there. Gray hall will have a live report there at 4 30. Keep up with the latest on Hurricane Maria any time on your phone or tablet. The 6 abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. Meanwhile it is a frantic six for survivors that the moment in mexico as police, firefighters and residents and everyone there listens and searches for life. The death toll stands at at least 225 following mexico citys deadliest earthquake in decades. Crews rationed to rescue the little girl in the rubble. You see the feet of the rescue worker danging from the building he is inside trying to get her when she was trapped when the school collapsed. At least 34 buildings collapsed along the capital and destruction and horror as debris crushed vehicles and windows smashed like streets of ice and entire structures crumbled in moments. Vernon odom is at Saint Patricks church in norristown where many parishioners there are personally affected by the destruction. Reporter good afternoon alicia, this location is in the heart of norristown, its a place were some many feel this earthquake has hit them very close to home. Sane Patricks Church in norristown is the picture of tranquility today but most of the parishioners are deeply disturbed and saddened by the mexican earthquake. Horrified by the news video. And most are immigrants from the epicenter of the 7. 1 disaster. All the death, injury and mass destruction courtesy of Mother Nature. Hundreds are telling me they are concerned and worried about their family, and their friends. And extended family there in mexico the not just in pueblo the ep center but also in mexico city. Kristina survived the hurricane in 85 and is thankful her relatives survived this one. Im very happy to god that all that everyone is fine but i have a terrible sadness for everyone else. She was very impacted by the whole thing, and sad about the whole thing, and she remembered in 85, is that they didnt know what was happening all they felt was the earth move. Maria gonzales is far to young to remember 85 but was on the phone when the massive earthquake came out of nowhere. She was very, very strong the earthquake was strong and worse than the last one. My father is very sick and he got real scared too. Brian this church has been a parishioners were also puerto rican members as well. Father gus who is well known on these parts will hold a special prayer mass at 6 00 tomorrow night for all the loved ones that are in harms way. Live in norristown, channel 6 action news. Lot of prayers no doubt thank you. What started as an eviction notice turned into a more Serious Investigation on East Oak Lane. They were some concerned by what they found they called in the bomb squad. Sara bloomquist is live with more on the situation. Reporter to be honest investigators are not entirely sure what they are dealing wx they found what might be explosive devices in the basement of the home behind me. But they are more of components, they are pipes and dont necessarily have a fuse. And the man that lives in the basement says the suspicious pipes long to him. Whether or not they are explosives vests investigators are working to find that out now. Investigators are at East Oak Lane and the philadelphia bomb squad was on the scene removing and photographing objects from inside of the hoax. The commotion started at 10 00 this morning. When the Sheriffs Department arrived to serve an eviction notice. The woman said try not to touch anything in the basement. And they advised the movers if they saw anything suspicious to alert them. The movers came across these two pipes and what may be explosive material fell out of one of them. And the bomb squad was called. The homeowner on the scene with her son was allowing a man to live in the basement and he told police the objects belong to him and he say handyman and trash guy and a disassembled shotgun and handgun legally registered to the man living in the basement. She left the house with a suitcase she told us the police found bombs in the basement. But doesnt know how they got there. Two bomb there neighbors were curious about what was going on and they didnt know the residents of the home. This is a nice quiet block. I didnt know anything would be there like that. Anything can happen anywhere. Investigators are now talking to the man that lives in the basement. I am told he is cooperative and at this point not under arrest. The pipes were taken back to the bomb squad headquarters, where they will be analyzedment whether or not they are turning out to be explosives well find out next. Thank you. A dozen employees at a Kennett Square mushroom facility were rushed to the hospital after being exposed to a dangerous chemical. Several agencies responded to the hazmat scene on west south street. And the workers were decontaminated and taken to local hospitals. No word on what type of chemical spilled there. Time now for the action news traffic report midweek. Matt pellman is standing by to get us home. We are not off to a great start with delco delays thanks to this because of a crash on the blue route north of baltimore pike. This accident is off to the side and the damage is done and the delays spill back on to 95. Just 11 Miles Per Hour off 95 on to the northbound side of the blue route. Just wrapping up an opening at the tacony palmyra bridge, it remains jammed on both sides. And overnight a fatal accident and vehicle fire in east windsor, and chopper 6 hd was overhead for the damage left from the crash, southbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike south of exit 8 for heights town where they are out here this afternoon in the outer drive cleaning up from that vehicle fire. You see the two right lanes are blocked in the outer drive because there was substantial damage to the roadway. The new jersey turnpike southbound one lane if the outer drive but all three lanes are open in the inner drive. We see slowing but not the sort of delays we saw this morning. If you can stand the inner drive youll get by just fine. Issues on 295 at camden county. A sinkhole at wood crest station and be big delays because the left lane is blocked. Teens at best north of delsy drive. Lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report. Same spot as this morning a crash reported on 95 between academy and woodhaven, causing big delays this afternoon. Well keep tabs on that and all the other none exception. Good word for it. Still ahead hundreds of grave markers are stolen from two south jersey cemeteries. The thieves targeted the final resting places of veterans, details about the crime coming up. Plus, its a life saving medication that First Responders are using and ordinary citizens talking about how to reverse an overdose. Sign of the times next. Its here. The first night your teenage daughter stays out way too late. But after three years of specialist cancer care, to guide her into remission, you couldnt be happier about it. Aetna. You dont join us, we join you. Thieves are accused of targeting the graves at the Mount Holly Cemetery in new jersey. 200 bronze markers were stolen from military graves throughout the property. They were after the metal and pulled the flags out of the holders and put the flags back in the ground. Its grave robbing and disrespectful for all the community and the veterans. A crime struck the Sacred Heart Cemetery in hainesport. Nora muchanic will have more on both of these investigations coming up tonight at 6 00. Well, officials call it nothing short of a lifesaver and today officials offered anyone that lives in Philadelphia Free training on how to use narcan. Used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and deaths here is skyrocket and they want everyone to have the tools and skills to save a life. They have information about the epidemic and drug and access to narcan and got a hands on demonstration there on how to administer it. The goal was simple combatting the crisis one at a time. There is crisis in our own households this is a way of us destigmatizing the Substance Abuse disorder as well as the treatment. Can you find narcan across philadelphia in drug stores and dont need a prescription to get t it can reverse a fatal overdose almost immediately and restore breathing in 2 to 8 minutes and Kennedy Health is tackling the Opioid Crisis in new jersey. Andests to fight it in the garden state. And Donald Norcross was the opening speaker and tony luke, the cheesesteak founder was there to talk after losing his son to an overdose. Thank you. Pennsylvanias ongoing budget stalemate resulted in another financial black eye, standard and poors lowered the Credit Rating on the state today. The second time in three years, it puts pennsylvania in the bottom five states rated by standard and poors. That means the state has to pay more to borrow money as lawmakers are divided on how to plug a 2. 2 billion deficit. Adam is joining us now to talk about the forecast. What a Beautiful Day it is around these parts. So many clouds. We are on the western fringe of jose and we have the rising air, the air has to sink around it. And the substance is in charge and the blue sky you are seeing. As we take a look here at the weather center, there it is the brilliant blue sky at times sharing it with puffy cumulous clouds and see it dotting the sky that is 5,000 feet up where the clouds tend to bubble up and you see cirrus clouds above that those are 20,000 feet in the air. If you are northeast in trenton or ocean county, a bit cloudier because you were closer to the storm. Its wednesday. And lots of sun both days, and the first weekend of fall but not going to feel falllike and 86 on saturday and hot for the eagles, from you tailgating or going to the game wear summer gear and hydrate with water also. The temperatures will be near 90 degrees on sunday. As we look at the current numbers, its not far from this in wilmington. 88 reading and 85 in allentown and 87 in millville. Lower numbers trenton and beach haven and boardwalk and cape may upper 70s to 80 degrees there. There you can see the edge, that wall of clouds here. Again we have the rising air, the storm that continues to spin and pull away that is all the rising air and it sinks for the periphery of the storm and you cant get clouds to form that is why we are so warm and sunny today. As the storm continues to crank out there, Tropical Storm jose, its still churning up the water so we have coastal flood advisory, not a warning but advisory for minor flieding 8 00 p. M. Until 9 00 p. M. On the ocean city and back bays 11 00 p. M. And 1 00 a. M. Partly cloudy and quiet and temperatures in the upper 60s very warm for this time of year and quiet. As you go through the day tomorrow temperature goes into the middle 80s well above normal and mixture of sunshine and clouds and another dry day on tap. As we head towards this weekend, if you head to the shore its nice on the sand however continued rough surf and dangerous rip currents and watch for the eroded dunes as well. Dangerous near the waters edge into this weekend. As we look at the four day at 4 00 forecast, little to talk about other than drier weather. Thursday, friday, saturday and sunday the humidity comes down as the humidity comes up and 90 by the second half of the weekend. The seven day coming up in the next half hour. Thank you. Sesame place is adding a thrill to its ride lineup. The Amusement Park is building its first wooden steel coaster, they will buckle up in oscars wacky taxi. Sticking with the kid friendly theme it does not go upside down but there are twists and turns and one 40 foot drop. Action news is looking back on the history of the ben franklin parkway be sure to tune in for the one hour special to celebrate the centennial, parkway 100 airs tomorrow starting at 8 00 p. M. Learn more about the celebrations on the parkway today and tonight. Its tonight. My gosh, tonight 8 00 all about the celebrations on the parkway that continue well into 2018. So many need facts on what happens on that parkway. Still ahead, the school year has barely begun and its time for philadelphia parents to think ahead to next year. If they want a shot at a Big Scholarship Program and the theme is announced for the 2018 flower show. Today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. So at citizens bank, weve created banking tools that fit how youre living today. From advanced atms. To online banking. To our Award Winning mobile app. And if you prefer facetoface, we have that too. Ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. Shoprite stores are working to raise awareness about families who dont have enough to eat. The chain is hosting its help bag hunger day. Its all part of National Hunger action month. Mayor mike his of brook an enspent the morning to help bag groceries to bring attention to the issue. 16 Million People suffer from food insecurity. Shoprites are collecting financial donations that will be sent to local food banks. We got a tease of the philadelphia flower show. It was announced on penns landing the wonders of water a showcase of life in the rain forest. The flower show begins march 3rd at the Pennsylvania Convention center and tickets are now sold online. Applications are now accepted for the Childrens Scholarship Fund of philadelphia. 2000 k through eighth graders will be chosen to benefit for next year. And they joined jim kenney at the National Constitution center and the four year scholarships are need based and awarded from a random lottery. 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A speed track one plan backfired and police are not happy how long their roadside radar survived. We have the latest on Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to hit puerto rico in nearly 90 years, for the second time in two weeks the caribbean turned out a devastating storm but unlike irma, maria was a direct hit. The category four storm rolls ashore of the northeast territory this morning. With winds of 155 Miles Per Hour. It floods streets and destroys homes and knocked out power to the entire island. Nine deaths are blamed on the storm so far but that number is expected to rise. It has weakened the storm to a category three. But large and dangerous still. For more lets get to adam joseph tracking all of this at the action news big board. A three hurricane is still considered a major hurricane. We see so many fours and fives this year, you hear three