President trump will be in las vegas tomorrow saying that the shooter was dem ented. And House Minority leader asked Speaker Paul Ryan to create a select committee on gun violence while the gop members eased for gun silencers and one that would allow people with concealcarry permits to take them to other states. Each one tells a story of horror and survival. John rawlins live now at Philadelphia International airport. With more on their stories. As they return home. Reporter hi alicia. Folks are arriving here over the last 20 hours or so from las vegas with stories to tell. Also, arriving those with connections from las vegas trying to process this most recent mass shooting. Amy is from new jersey but for years lived and worked in vegas including the mandalay bay and has connections with many in the entertainment business along the strip. Choked up for the last 24 hours. Not able to get a lot of information because we are on vacation. Last night local survivors rived home along with mike who downplayed his actions to protect his wife and other concert goers. Pulled a chair over and table over 14 people. I lived a decent life so far. A visibly shaken steve gold said he used barriers to get over the security fence to escape the secure zone. We had to put a table up to get over the fence and we had to help people up and down. Bill said he cried on the flight back with a simple question repeating through his head. Why . Why did this have to happen . John rawlins, channel 6 action news. So many heros in that crowd. Thank you john. Action news anchor, jim gardner, is in las vegas, you saw him last night on action news at 11 00, he will continue his live reports later today starting at 4 00. If you were having difficulty coming to grips with the events in las vegas you are not alone. Action news will host a Facebook Chat with a local psychologist to help you cope. Join us from 4 00 until 5 00 for information and answers to your questions. Lets get you to breaking news from bucks county. All southbound lanes in middletown are closed because of a crash. Four vehicles are involved here and just before the neshaminy exit. There were people hurt in the crash but not told the extent of their injuries. Look for updates online at 6abc. Com. And lets take you to more breaking news. The eastbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway are shut down in West Conshohocken you see there a jackknifed tractor trailer has the highway closed between gulph mills and 476, a live look, this happened before noon and no injuries are reported. Crews are working to clear the trailer and no word on how long that will take. And the equal lanes are shut down in West Conshohocken because of that jackknifed tractor trailer President Trump and the first lady in in puerto rico to get a firsthand look at the devastation. It comes over a growing humanitarian crisis on the island and after the criticism the white houses response is not enough. Reporter President Trump in puerto rico. After making a brief statement at the white house this morning. On a local level they have to give us more help. More criticism directed at puerto rican leaders and challenging critics that call the efforts too slow. Fema has done an incredible job in puerto rico, we need the truck drivers, their drivers have to start driving trucks. There are now 13,000 troops on the grown handing out 1 million meals and 2 million liters of water. Brock long on site yesterday also telling reporters he didnt see anyone in a lifethreatening situation that following a series of tweets over the region slamming local officials particularly the mayor of of san juan. They want everything done for them when it should be a community effort. The mayor fired back stressing lives are at risk. We have no food or water. Nearly two weeks after maria battered the island. 93 of people remain without power and more than 88 still without cell service, and even still the president says progress is being made on all fronts. I think she has come back a long way. And i think its now acknowledged what a great job we have done. President trump will not travel to the hurricane ravaged to the u. S. Virgin islands but the governor will head to puerto rico today to meet with the president this afternoon. Thank you. Turning now to our local forecast. Bright and sunny today feeling warm and no sign of rain in sight. And get out and enjoy this gorgeous afternoon. Meteorologist, david murphy, with the latest. You bet. We are looking at sunshine out there. The lack of significant cloud cover that is all up in toronto and ottawa, and areas in cincinnati and chicago. That is the frontal boundary and a while before it gets here. We are looking at bright conditions and warming up 69 in wilmington and 69 in reading and trenton. And 70 in millville. 70 in dover as well. As we go through the rest of the afternoon. 73 by 2 00, by 4 00, 74. The high of 75 to be 3 00, 3 30 like yesterday. October lower sun angle and less daylight it doesnt take long for the temperatures tumble. And i expect to be back in the mid50s overnight and the suburb going down into the 40s, winds now not much of a factor. 10 Miles Per Hour in trenton and dover and only 6 in philadelphia. This is generally the range we can expect today. But not that windy. When we come back well explore the higher temperatures for the exclusive accuweather forecast for the weekend and start to get warmer as soon as tomorrow. All ahead. All right, i like what im hearing thank you. The pennsylvania conference for women is happening now. Big name speakers including former first lady, michelle obama, are giving women an opportunity to network and improve their careers. It kicks off with emcee action news anchor, Tamala Edwards and Monica Malpass will speak this afternoon. 12,000 women were registered for the conference today. Im in the farming industry and i get to know about their career thoughts and how they are where they are right now. And we are in software, and its mostly men and being around women is really nice. Executive producer and tv writer shonda reims is also there. You can see that on 6abc. Com and pa conference for women. Org. Its scheduled to begin at 1 30 this afternoon. The annual Film Festival kicks off in a few weeks and 6 abc is giving you access to the stars and films. On october 29th, the prince theater will show i tanya, the athlete turned hard copy sensation Tanya Harding and it closed with the showing of three billboards showing evian, missouri. Its a tale of anger and anguish that ripped through a small town. And you can find out much more about the Film Festival by logging on to 6abc. Com film fest. They always bring the best and brightest of hollywood here to philly. His singing career spanned 50 years and now he is gone tom petty is remembered for his brilliant song writing and commitment to his fans. And fresh off the boat makes its premier here on 6 abc. And honey is competing on an iconic game show. A Police Officer who was caught on camera tackling a former tentice star. He accidentally tackled and handcuffed james blake by accident in 2015. They were looking for a man involved in an Identity Theft ring. He fired a lawsuit against blake say that blake painted him as an out of control and corrupt officer. And police are looking for a man that is exposing himself to women in montgomery county. This man is linked to six incidents, they occurred in the evening hours, anybody that recognizes its suspect to contact them immediately. The Philadelphia Union soccer team is spreading a message of kindness in camden, the team brought in a cartoonist to lead an antibullying assembly at the middle school and the students learned about the dangers of picking on others and prevent bullying at their school. It was part of the kick bullying challenge and coincides with bullying prevention month. The music world is celebrating the life of tom petty, he passed away at 66 years old last night. Other lends like Paul Mccartney and mick jagger sent their thoughts. Shes a good girl in a career that spanned 50 years, tom petty combined brilliant song writing with a commitment to his audience and to the integrity of his music. She was an American Girl powering his sounds on songs like American Girl in 1976. Stand my ground he could stabbed his ground while collaborating with the elite. With the traveling wilburys. In 2002, he wa be inducted into the rock n roll halloffame. The music overcame me at an early age and i love everything about it. Into the great wide open tom petty died last night at the age of 66. So consider an aarp Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan, insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company. Like any of these types of plans, they could save you in outofpocket medical costs. Call Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company today to request a free decision guide. With these types of plans youll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. Join the millions who have already enrolled in the only Medicare SupplementInsurance Plans endorsed by aarp. And provided by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. Apply for a Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan any time you want. So dont wait. Call unitedhealthcare now to request your free decision guide. Meteorologist, david murphy, with a final check of accuweather forecast. We have stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you dry conditions, showing you a look outside. A few more clouds in the picture. You see the motor boat going up the delaware river. Calm winds and more cloud cover out there than what we had yesterday. But generally speaking a similar afternoon building. Look ago head in your forecast highlights. 70s today and 70s tomorrow and 80s after that straight through the weekend, we could have three or four days of that. 69 is the current temperature, that is where we were yesterday. Plenty of time to get up into the mid70s. Winds from the southeast at 6 Miles Per Hour. 69 in the ocean, satellite shows you the basic picture, we see cloud cover welling up. And the flow is off the ocean, the moisture is evaporating off the ocean, we could get fair weather cumulous. It will stay bright all the way. High temperatures, 75 in allentown and 76 in reading and 74 in philadelphia. How about a 73 in wilmington and 74 in millville. And down the coast 69 degrees if cape may and 70 on the boardwalk in atlantic city. A little cooler down by the water. 73 is your 7 00 temperature in philadelphia. Well hit the high of 75 at 3 00, 3 30. And by 6 00 still clinging to the low 70s but after that well see the numbers tumble by 8 00 you are at 64 and cooler by 10 00, 61 degrees and well see that number slide into the mid50s in philadelphia and suburbs down to the 40s again. High pressure down to the south tomorrow and front inching close taos, we get the southerly flow and that adds 3 degrees, 78 tomorrow. And continued flow from the south as the front takes forever to actually get through, gets us back into the 80s. Just the change in that wind direction that is making a and and 4 degrees above average. And tomorrow a bigger spread between the average and actual. 78 is the high with lots of sun and thursday partly sunny and the front is off to the west and zoom up to 84 degrees. The front will come through on friday. That gives us a clouds and sun mix and the chance of a stray shower. And late friday into saturday as well. 80 is the high and still pretty warm and back up to 82 on saturday warm and breezy and sunday some sun and 82 degrees. And the eagles game once again feeling more like baseball weather than football weather. The high of 82 and humidity in place and perhaps a stray shower. Columbus day looks cloudy 77 and the possibility of rain monday and tuesday as well. David, thank you. Coming up tonight on 6 abc the return of your favorite comedies, including the season premier of of fresh off the boat. Denzel washington, d. C. you got it. Tonight jessica and honey play together on best friends week on wheel of fortune. Chelsea crisp talks about being on the iconic set. Its very surreal to walk on to the set. You have seen that through most of your life. You watched it on tv. When we got there it was cool to see all of it in person and get to spin the wheel which is really heavy. The wheel is so much heavier than you expect it to be. Fresh off the boat premiers at 8 30 followed by black fish at 9 00 and the season premier of the mayor at 9 00 and kevin probably saves the world at 10 00 and action news at 11 00. And the pennsylvania ballet is opening the season with an update to a fairytale classic. Karen rogers has more in this weeks 6 abc loves the art. The Sleeping Beauty ballet is based on the disney movie and the philadelphia ballet is breening new life into it. It tells the story of Princess Aurora who is cursed. And brought back with a kiss. Love concurs all. It was choreographed by one of the most influential choreographers in history. Creating story ballads and creating the two dancers dancing together. And the artistic director restaged the piece to compliment todays style of dance. We tried to stay true to the choreograph, but now they can jump higher and are more flexible. And plans to keep audiences on the edge of their seat. There is so much happening when you go to the theater you want to see dance and action and movement. And fans can expect to see a new show each night. As a tradition well have six different casts. But at approach and energy and the dancing is very different. We have so many tal ened dancers i want to give it to everyone. Tickets are selling fast. There are only nine shows, people should run to get the tickets. They usually fly. The pennsylvania ballet performs the Sleeping Beauty from october 12th to the 22nd at the academy of music. For tickets and show time visit the arts in philly. Org. Im karen rogers. Whats new from light and fit . Greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. Real fruit and 90 calories. Youll be wowed try new light fit with zero artificial sweeteners. Fall is here and for many it means corn mazes and they have done something corn honors the military and depicts the five Different Military branches. I am waiting for a moment to get to the corn mazes and apple pies and pumpkin picking but it feels like summer. This weekend would be a good day to go up north and see changing leaves. At any rate this afternoon we feel moderately summer like. The numbers are 4 to 5 degrees above average. 74 in pottstown and pleasant conditions and low human. Winds on the light side 6 Miles Per Hour. And philadelphia 75 and down the coast walking the boards you look closer to 70 in most spots many. David thank you. A look now at the stories coming up on action news sat 34ks. If you feel like you are drowning in back to School Paperwork and the homework and artwork we have tips to help you clean up the clutter in whats the deal. And our coverage of the mass shooting in las vegas continues at 4 00 with live reports from jim gardner. And we share incredible stories of survival. Dont forget to join us for action news at 4 00, 5 00 and 6 00. For david murphy and sara bloomquist im Alicia Vitarelli have a great day. See you at 4 00. You the mayor. The mayor premieres tonight on abc. Announcer lets get started. Its time for the chews ultimate tipathon. Thats my jam. Announcer were hanging with the star of the smash hit this is us, Susan Kelechi watson. Then, michaels whipping up a delicious dinner, from your freezer plus, carlas fixing your most common food fails with a bakeover bonanza. Get ready to flip for tips, right now on the chew. [ cheers and applause ] good afternoon and welcome to the chew. [ cheers and applause ]