by the time they get to philadelphia, it may be completely dry. philadelphia is starting off dry. good chance it will be dry all day. warm, 61 in philadelphia. 50s for the lehigh valley, new jersey, and the suburbs. 54 in delaware. with sunshine breaking through this afternoon, we'll see temperatures in the 70s. a few showers in the suburbs and the lehigh valley. then dry. those will be light showers. i think it stays dry in delaware and south jersey. 77 in philadelphia. look ahead, and we'll go through this hour by hour. i'll take you through the hour-by-hour futurecast to show which neighborhoods are most likely to see the showers and when when i come back in a few minutes. first, jessica boyington watching traffic. jessie? >>> thanks. starting off in hadden heights, new jersey. route 30, white horse pike, around the cameras at 295. we're not seeing any problems now. both directions look okay on both roads. we're not seeing any major

home from leon's philadelphia home. he is being held on one million-dollar bail. >>> police are reviewing surveillance videos in newtown , township after vandals damaged several businesses. suspects vandalized storefronts on sycamore street overnight. they can be seen throwing a bench into this railing, and on another surveillance tape the suspects were seen eating together, and walk ago long the street. if you have any information you are urged to contact the police. >>> bucks county spca is offering a reward, after a cat is shot and killed, in bensalem. according to the shelter the cat named scooby was shot with a gun on monday, between two and 4:00 in the afternoon near the creek side apartments, on knights road. his own are reports that scooby was friendly and played with the children in the apartment complex. the organization is offering a $1,000 reward for anyone who may have information about this case. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf is once again calling on, philadelphia's district attorney seth williams to

this is "good day philadelphia". >>> happening right now, on good day philadelphia, radar. a soggy mess moving in. so much rain. so fast. in fact, weaver flood watches to tell you about. sue serio is tracking it all and bob's going to help us get around. >> plus reveren rip-off. there is a clergy member accused of stealing money, half a million dollars, according to investigators, to funds his own lavish lifestyle. >> also ahead this morning, a bad rap. a over for having assault rifle he says he was just shooting a music video. >> and did you see ad, in bad taste? pepsi pulling its to models, protesters and police. >> what a difference 24 hours makes. they weren't going to pull it. that's what they said

philadelphia police got tips that stevens was seen in fairmount park. and that's are "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live. sarah, what happened there today? >> reporter: jim, let me just start by saying philadelphia police say there is no indication that steve stevens is here in fairmount park or in the city of philadelphia at all. we're going use drone6 to help tell the story. it's just over to my left. let's send it up over the air over belmont plateau. this afternoon officers did that respond to multiple 911 calls reporting sightings of the wanted man right here on the belmont plateau. they converged on the area. they took those reports very seriously and shut down 30 schools while the search was that under way. in the air and on the ground, philadelphia police searched fairmount park this afternoon. shortly after 12:30, they received multiple 911 calls that the cleveland man who shot an innocent senior citizen then posted it on facebook, was here at the belmont plateau. 30 philadelphia schools were put on lockdown. >> inside the classroom

86-year-old man an tacked him inside his philadelphia home. that man uses a cane and wears a neck brace. he's also an army vet who fought in korea and came home with a purple heart. so when trouble followed him home decades later, well, he thought back. i'm lucy noland. he spoke to dave schratwieser life now in west philadelphia. dave? >> reporter: lucy, a quick trip to the store for some lottery tickets ended badly for that 86-year-old korean war veteran. he was stalked, attacked and robbed in his own home. >> he jumped on top of me. he started punching. kept punching. >> reporter: 86-year-old korean war veteran william survived being shot in the war over 60 years ago. somehow he managed to escape with only few bruises and broken dentures after being attacked in his own home. >> he pushed me and i fell on the radiator. >> 86-year-old korean war vet obviously served his country and to have to go through this is unacceptable. >> reporter: 83-year-old wife tried to help him, she was choked and thrown to the ground. the suspect fled with 60 bucks

police lifted a lockdown on 30 schools in west philadelphia. the lockdowns came amid reports of sightings of 37-year-old steve stevens. the fugitive out of cleveland, ohio, who sunday posted on facebook the cold blooded killing of senior citizen robert good win senior. police say stevens and period to pick the 74-year-old at random. >> hi. can you do me a favor? can you say joy lane? >> what. >> can you say joy lane. >> joy lane. >> yeah. she's the reason why this is about to happen to you. >> students say halfway through the lockdown, they learned why and are familiar with the killing that happened sunday. >> he could go anywhere. i just thought about my mom and my family 'cause i was actually scared and my friends that was in there with me like if we get our lives taken away because somebody want to be dumb. >> police began searching fairmount park after 911 calls of reported sightings at the belmont plateau came in just after 1:00 p.m. authorities lifted the school's loudon countydown just before 3:00 p.m. and now say there is no indication

holly, but 48 degrees in philadelphia and 47, wilmington. not a bad start to the morning. 41 for pottstown and allentown, you're at 42 degrees. maybe a slightly cooler start, but it will be a rather nice afternoon as we start to see temperatures tracking into those 60s. and if you're more an 80s kind of person, we've got those for your easter sunday. here's a look at radar and satellite. right now, we're actually still pretty clear out there, but the clouds are trying to start closing in on us. you can see the cloudiness surrounding our area. and today that's going to extend into our neck of the woods. which means we'll see increasing clouds to mostly cloudy conditions by this afternoon. here's a look at the forecast as we progress through the day. temperatures starting right now at 48, but we go to around 52 by 8:00 a.m. and upper 50s by 11:00 a.m. as i mentioned, it's 60s for the afternoon, and these winds will start increasing as well, giving us some breeziness and increasing clouds, but overall dry to start your easter weekend. a closer

philadelphia police want to talk to this baby's parents. the man was trying to abduct the child at a dunkin' donuts. the man yelled that's my baby, that's my baby. police know who he is but say they will need to talk to the couple and other witnesses. >>> now to a developing story, military leaders in south korea are claiming north korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast. it is unclear what type of missile was launched. south korean officials say it is in response to military drills. >>> the trump administration is blaming syria's president for a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens of people. secretary of state rex tillerson says anyone using chemical weapons to attack his own people. at least 83 people were killed including 25 children. hundreds more were sickened in the attack. witnesses say it was carried out by jets operated by the russian and syrian governments. both are denying responsibility tonight. >>> and this explosion caught on video at a nearby hospital while an activist was reporting on the

>>> live from the broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >>> the trump administration issues a warning to the city of philadelphia. why it could mean the loss of millions of dollars in funding. >> the nfl draft is right around the corner, and so are more road closures. i'm anita oh, on the parkway. the changes that could affect your commute, and how residents are reacting. >> and a damp and dreary start to the day, storm scan3 shows rain on the way for our weekend. >> today is saturday, april 22nd, good morning, i'm jan carabeo. will we see the sun today? let's get over to matt, just as long as it is not a wash out i'll be happy. >> i hope we don't see rain all day. we are not going to see a ton of sunshine. unfortunately, i can't even say silver lining. >> right? >> to the day, just wet day, if you are headed out this morning, or even this afternoon, make sure the umbrella is handy. leaving it in the car. grabbing the raincoat, as you step outside. while not seeing ton of precipitation, in the

we're following some breaking news out of philadelphia. a collapsed row home trapped a medicine inside. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live on the scene. >> hey, rosemary, neighbors heard the collapse and screaming they called the 911. next, the effort to save the man who was inside. >>> and damp conditions continue today with a 50/150 weekend. we're talking big changes for your sunday that include more sun. here's a live look outside in center city. still a skplcloudy and a tad fo start. we'll talk more about your conditions, coming up. ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ o . >>> right now, we are following breaking news. crews had to race again

including right here in philadelphia. fox 29's brad sattin been following the fast-paced developments. joins us live from philadelphia police headquarters. brad? >> reporter: lucy, police were suddenly thrown into this when some calls came in photo 911 potentially stephens was in the area of fairmount park. they did not find him there. but police across the midwest and the northeast are still on the hunt. you don't have to watch it to be shocked and we won't show it but this is the face of an innocent man 74-year-old rob godwin, sr., apparently murdered for no reason his killing broadcast on facebook by steve stephens. cleveland police say a nation is now searching for him. >> our reach now is, um, basically all over this country. >> reporter: in rambling response, stephens explained. >> i snapped. i snapped -- dog i just snapped, dog. >> blaming the killing on his live in follow mr. girlfriend saying he couldn't take it any more. there's video that seems to show he was planning for something in a shooting range. >> empty

philadelphia at 51 degrees. clouds will break for enough sunshine to warm temperatures into the 60s this afternoon. the clouds at 10:00 and 57 degrees. a little bit of a breeze out of the north at four miles per hour. the winds will stay light. sunshine will be bright this afternoon. the clouds will move through, and then we'll see clearing skies. that will lead to temperatures in the middle 60s for the lehigh

as a teenager and spends these formative years in philadelphia watching philadelphia grow a. she would go to the circus and theater. and then with the marriage of eliza, she realizes that her fate was revealed. it was cut short unlike the others at the executive mansion she wouldn't return to philadelphia for the annual sojourn to mount vernon. judge wouldn't be around to witness the president's final months in office. the deep concern for her grandfather trumped any relationship that she may have forged. the first lady made a decision and it's not used until the 19th century but i do use it as part of this narrative. the first lady made a decision that would help her granddaughter navigate through the transition of marriage. she would give judge to eliza. although earning the top spot among martha washington's personal slaves, there was no way to amass enough personal or emotional capital. it was a woman that was approximately the same age and no one having a difficult and sometimes volatile temper. she was a force to be reckoned with. her family wrote about her temper and t

we are expecting our warmest in philadelphia since 2011. best chance of rain will come on easter in the evening hours in the form of the few spotty showers and thunderstorms and we will talk specifically on the timing of the rain and how high temperatures will climb in the full forecast, coming up. >> lauren, thank you. >>> deadly crash on roosevelt boulevard in philadelphia, left two women dead when that suv they were riding in slammed into a parked tractor trailer. a third victim suv's driver is recovering, and residents are once again, voicing concerns about the danger of this heavily traveled road. reporter alycia nieves live at the scene at feltonville with more, alycia. >> reporter: well, jessica this roosevelt boulevard near e street most of the morning it was backed up, as investigators spent more than five hours looking into what caused the deadly wreck that did claim lives of two women. thinks an all too familiar sight along the roosevelt boulevard, a fatal crash. >> in the past years so many deaths. >> reporter: two women killed

that's for our philadelphia neighborhoods. then we switch over to some of our delaware neighborhood temperatures, about the same. 44 degrees, harmony hills, marshalton at 45. and bridgedale at 51 degrees. middleton at 51 and rehoboth beach, same deal, 51 degrees right now. i wouldn't be surprised if later today, we do see some very low 70s this the southern-most parts of the state. here's our radar and satellite view. right now we have some thinner clouds starting to move in, but thicker cloud coverage is just off to the west of us and it will be spreading. today we are looking at increasing cloud coverage, although currently a closer view shows us that right in our area to start, we won't have those thicker clouds. that progresses through today. here's the easter weekend forecast. today, 67 in philadelphia. 66 in the suburbs. mid-60s through the lehigh valley, new jersey, even delaware, upper 60s. a tad cooler along the jersey shore. whew? because winds are coming in from the south. so we've got that ocean air influence that'

with an suv in north philadelphia. nbc10 on the scene around midnight at 22nd and york street. a person in the suv was treated for minor injuries. >>> this chester fire is under control. we have cell phone video that you have to see. check it out. >> you're on fire! >> you hear somebody say, "you're on fire." cell phone video posted to instagram. that firefighter appears to have flames on him and is doing okay after burning debris fell on him. sky force 10 shows the fire that burned for several hours. the one-story building along west 3rd and chester was filled with mattresses. no one was hurt. investigators are working to determine a cause. >>> a half hour from now, drivers will see more road closures near the philadelphia museum of art. this is phase two of the closure for the nfl draft. around 6:00, the inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway will close from aikens to 20th street. the draft events begin next thursday and run for three days. our live coverage begins next wednesday night with the nbc10 draft preview o

philadelphia, 61 degrees right now. sunshine on the way. 56 degrees at 8:00 and 60 degrees at 11:00. heading into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees this afternoon. really nice warmup. warmup in new jersey. get rid of fog at the shore. see just a few thin clouds to start with. close to 70 in philadelphia. i'll break it down hour by hour. show you how quickly the temperatures warm up when i come back in ten minutes. first jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. >> watching conditions right here on the garden state parkway just around the cape may toll plaza. looks okay if for the most part. you can see in part underneath some of the lights there. reduced visibility. other than that good on the north and southbound side. new castle watching flooding. been here for days. portion of airport road. closed between highway 37 and i-95. again out in new castle delaware. on the new jersey turnpike watch for speed restrictions. waiting for these to be lifted. checked in with cameras. reporting foggy gi conditions. the sch

only up to 53 degrees in philadelphia. as we get into tomorrow, we're sunny. 61 degrees for the forecast high. beautiful end to the weekend. that's the day to get outdoors. as we go into your monday, most of the day is dry around 60, but in the evening, we start to pull back in showers. more steady rain possible tuesday. and yes, again, we get a break wednesday, before showers pick back up thursday, friday. the first home game for the phillies on friday could see some rain. >> we'll be fgers that it's not a washout or anything. all right, thanks, krystal. > up, this massive firtrouble i. next, what we're learning about the three men accused of setting the fire. >>> plus, a piece of famous wit rightful owners from south jersey. how a game of pool helped to solve the mystery of where it's been for 40 years. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your c

you can also take a look at the history of the draft in philadelphia. >>> philadelphia school superintendent william hite took a sledgehammer to murrell dobbins high school today. it is getting an extreme makeover. dobbins high school will undergo $39 million in renovations. it will include a cyber cafe fitness center and dozens of classrooms will get new lighting paint and new furnishings. >>> and coming up on "action news" tonight a burlington county middle school remembers a student killed in an atv crash over the weekend. >>> two women made history today in the philadelphia fire department. cecily. >> storm system bringing severe weather to the southeast will bring us rain and thunderstorms overnight. i'll have details on when and where the heaviest will fall. and what it means for your morning commute in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> ducis rodgers with the latest on the phillies opener. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> schoolmate have been leaving mementos and items of remembrance at the locker of 14-year-old nykolai cunningham today. he was the student

philadelphia, 61 degrees right now. sunshine on the way. 56 degrees at 8:00 and 60 degrees at 11:00. heading into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees this afternoon. really nice warmup. warmup in new jersey. get rid of fog at the shore. see just a few thin clouds to start with. close to 70 in philadelphia. i'll break it down hour by hour. show you how quickly the temperur

and 53 in philadelphia. high temperatures will be in the 50s later on today. 55 degrees with new jersey seeing rain. a chance of some thunderstorms. there's a chance you'll see some of the storms develop in delaware. most of the day we're going to be looking at rain. town pours set for this afternoon -- downpours set for this afternoon. i'll break it down to show when the heavier rain showers will likely reach your neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has the day off. francesca ruscio is dealing with a water main break and more. >>> thanks. absolutely. we're looking at this water main break. again, it's still coming out. we're seeing people tending to it. earlier i saw a car pass by, so it is passable, but use caution. again, avoid the area altogether. this is at south 58th and chester avenue. a good alternate would be woodland avenue, then head for south 60th and right to springfield avenue all the way up here. for the most part, this is in southwest philadelphia. people are c

we're watching 95 at the philadelphia national airport, approaching the philadelphia national airport. this is northbound lanes. we have a couple cars out there now. a few early birds. southbound looks pretty good so far. again, it's still pretty early. the 42 freeway looking really good right now at the new jersey turnpike. light traffic northbound for the philadelphia area. again, we're doing pretty good so far on some of the majors. not that bad. 95, wood haven to the vine southbound, not running into any problems or delays as well as northbound. it's going to take you 13 minutes all around. look at the travel speeds -- in the 60s. coming up, the vine street expressway as well as the schuylkill. >>> 20 minutes before 5:00. we're at 53 degrees with clouds overhead and rain just starting to move into the city. a view from the adventure aquarium. you see the rain that's moving through wilmington into chester county this morning. those downpours in chester county are heading toward lancaster county this hour. moderate shower moving through wilmington. and that rain sends into salem, gl

a few showers in philadelphia. clouds at 10:00. and at noon, we could see some light showers at this time. as we go into the afternoon, we're going to get sunshine with clearing skies. 73 degrees for philadelphia at 4:00 this afternoon. a few showers this morning and early this afternoon for the suburbs. that means we'll stay in the 60s. that is warm for this time of year. it will be a bit warmer once we get sunshine in the afternoon. the lehigh valley gets showers first thing this morning between now and 8:00. then we're dry. 63 degrees at 10:00. 68 at lunchtime. 70 at 4:00 this afternoon. new jersey, clouds overhead. showers this morning. even more likely later this morning into the early afternoon hours. then the clouds will start to break later today for new jersey. the shore will get showers, too, midday into this afternoon. breaks of sunshine, temperatures peaking at noon at 71 degrees. for delaware, you'll get showers this morning, dry now. 67. showers at 8:00, 10:00, noon are possible. then it will dry out, and we'll be don

one is from philadelphia. the other florida. both stationed here together at the dover air force base. they're not here anymore. both locked up and facing serious charges. >> sounds disgusting. shouldn't be doing that. >> reporter: the general reaction around the dover air force base. the u.s. attorney's office in wilmington says 25-year-old airmen from philadelphia met an acquaintance and bought a troubled 15-year-old runaway fofor $ $20. would bring food from the mess hall and restaurants and have his friend airman beezer look after the girl as well showing both airmen had sex with the girl many, many times over the course of a few months. during an interview the girl told a social worker and triggered an investigation leading to their arrest. airman washington confessed to a all accusations. >> i don't think anybody should be doing that. yeah, it's upsetting people that you would hold to a higher standard are doing that kind of thing. >> reporter: i did ask for an interview with the commander. that request denied. an e-mail s

in west philadelphia. sky force 10 was over westminster avenue when officers say the 25-year-old man was shot once. he was rushed to the hospital and died a short time later. there are no suspects. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the robber who followed an elderly man home and attacked him and his wife while holding a razor blade. video was released of the suspect stalking the victim at a store last week. you see the suspect in the lime green shirt. he later punched the husband and grabbed his wife's neck inside their house. stole about $60 worth of lottery tickets and took off. >>> new details on a story from camden county that we brought you this time yesterday. police say a teenage driver who overdosed with s charged with du -- overdose during a dui had a child in the back seat. this happened in gloucester city sunday. emergency crews found the 17-year-old driver and a young man unconscious. they revived the suspects with narcan, used to reverse the effects of opioids. a 5-year-old child was in

taking a look at center city philadelphia. we have cloud cover and rain arriving already and later on damaging wind and severe storms. we could see flooding, stay with us and david murphy as we track the storm that's heading our way right now. >> thanks, matt. >>> in the morning buzz, this ad from pepsi continues to generate controversy, the soda company issuing an apology the controversial protesting ad featuring kendall jenner. they have pulled the ad. it shows her leaving a photo shoot to join protesters handing a pepsi to a police officer. social media said it was a mockery of protest against police violence a serious and dangerous situation that could be solved with a cold soda. mart martin luther king's daughter tweeted that only if daddy could have done this. many people think they are going for the coca-cola ad, the kind of bonding now they are admitting they missed the mark. the bottom line they did get a lot of advertising out of this. >> they say, bad advertising is good. we're tracking a super soaker heading to the

including right here in philadelphia. fox 29's brad sattin been following the fast-paced developments. joins us live from philadelphia police headquarters. brad? >> reporter: lucy, police were suddenly thrown into this when some calls came in photo 911 potentially stephens was in the area of fairmount park. they did not find him there. but police across the midwest and the northeast are still on the hunt. you don't have to watch it to be shocked and we won't show it but this is the f

winds are 25 miles an hour in philadelphia. those winds will be getting stronger, especially this afternoon. it's making it feel cold this morning. windchill, feels-like temperature 39 in trenton. 38 in mt. holly. bundle up in allentown and wilmington. we'll see the temperature climb. we'll also see rain coming down. charlestown, upper chester county is seeing some rain. it just cleared westchester. dry inful did he hava, that's temporary. more showers just to the south. you see a line of some light showers. nothing heavy about this. no storms there. so far, the storms have missed us. this next batch will likely come oufr our way. severe storms moving through north carolina and into vergena are trending our way. we'll be watching for those as the day goes on. this morning, 7:00, yeah, light rain showers in philadelphia. that line moves through. we'll get some breaks in the precipitation at 9:00, but then steadier and potentially heavier rain starts moving in at 10:00 this morning, south jersey and portions of delaware, too. it

towards different parts of philadelphia and area. i'll have more areas on the roads which check mass transit when i come back in ten minutes. just a little bit of a breeze at eight miles an hour. nice breeze out of the northwest. skies nice and sunny today. into the 60s this afternoon for philadelphia. 66 at 4:00 this afternoon. bright sunshine warm temperatures up in the suburbs. now 57. mild morning and suburbs wind a little bit stronger. 12 miles an hour. north westerly winds will be blowing into the afternoon. temperature climbs near 60 degrees at noontime. clear in the lehigh valley. 59 degrees right now. it is cooling down. we'll see the temperatures drop before they come right back up and warm into the 60s this amp. plenty of sunshine ahead for new jersey. there are some colder neighborhoods in new jersey with light winds and clear skies and very dry air. that's when you get chillier temperatures. nice warmup with sunshine all day long for new jersey. and at the shore. see sunny skies. 49. 60s by noon. into the 60s this aftern

. >>> memorializing a dark day in philadelphia history. we'll explain the role some students played in getting the city to place a marker near the move house in west philadelphia. >>> now to a live look outside, down broad street from our kimmel center campus camera. still some wet roads out there. we've had some showers overnight, but the bulk of the rain is going to be moving on out of here. we'll tell you when the sun will return, coming up in the first alert neighborhood forecast. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. thanks for being with us. i'm rosemary connors. it's just after 5:30 on this saturday. meteorologist krystal klei is tracking that wet weather that started off our weekend, but will not end our weekend. krystal, fill us in. >> yeah. wide variety of conditions for our weekend. so yesterday we had the constant rain, periods of heavy rain, everyone seeing 1.5 to 2 inches. by the time the day was over, today, it's going to be a gray and damp day. not necessarily rainy, though. take

taking a look at sky6 live hd philadelphia international. heavy rain is inching toward us. >>> a philadelphia monsignor is accused of living the high life on a half million dollars stolen from the catholic church. >> karen rogers is off, let's get going with meteorologist, david murphy to talk about strong storms today and matt pellman has traffic, good morning. >> reporter: the rain is pushing in, as expected. we have heavier cells pushing into ocean county and the morning thunderstorms are beginning to waken out by harrisburg. looks like the first batch will head to the north and miss us, we'll be on the look out for thunderstorms moving in, this could be here as soon as 7:00 a.m. and some could be strong. we look at the wide view, we have some to the west. yesterday we had thunderstorm and tornado watches some of that could be the package in the morning ascertain afternoon. flood watch continues this morning into friday afternoon. it could take that long distance time for that heavy rain coming in, inundating our creeks and streams. we ha

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reclaim your turf. >> baseball is back in south philadelphia. the action cam was at citizens bank park as the phillies put the final touches on the field before today's home opener. >> meantime plenty of fans of course were on hand for the phillies first home game of the year. katherine scott was with them in the middle of all that excitement. >> this is our 18th consecutive year together. >> reporter: they pitched their tent outside the ticket office at midnight. by morning more fans joined them. like many die hard they have their own opening day tradition. it's a day phillies fans look forward to every year. >> it's the start of a new season welcoming of the summer is, the spring, the warm days. >> probably last 15 years we come up here. we never buy tickets beforehand. >> reporter: inside this wet tarp stretched across the infield above opening day written in life. the phanatic joined the festivities before long tempted by some of the items you'll see on the menu including an in house made smoked pass pastrami. >> we wanted to take it to the

extended to philadelphia putting schools on lockdown and people on edge. the suspect is accuse the kil killing an elderly non in ohio and posting video to facebook. >> i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >> live is the stat center with more in the sighting in our area and what authorities are saying about their search for alleged killer sgle they're taking all sightings seriously the one in philadelphia turned out to be bogus. they want people to pay attention until they catch this guy fbi and other law enforcement are looking for safe to spos stevens who killed a 74-year-old man on video and posted it on facebook. >> steve is still out there some place we don't know his condition of course right now we don't know his lobe. it happened easter sunday and was completely random. >> police say 4-year-old robert godwin senior was minding his own business when stevens came up and said this. >> you can say joy lane. >> joy lane is steven's exgirlfriend. >> she's are the an this is about to happen to you. how old are you? >> this afternoon, 400 miles away fr

philadelphia firehouse. this shows the problem inside the fire station at 4th and snyder. two of the trusses that support the roof are split. officials say the firehouse is unsafe until the trusses are repaired. neighbors hope the repairs take place quickly so the firehouse gets book online soon. >> it's scary, we have children god forbid something happens it will take longer to get here. >> union officials say response times will be longer, but residents are safe. >>> a swim club in hatboro has been damaged by vandal. they scaled a fence and smashed a door to get inside. the club president said they went on to smash vending machines and deploy the fire extinguisher and they tried to steal money from the safe. >> i didn't expect to have our grills and ice machine and pepsi machine toppled over. it's heavy that equipment. >> reporter: there's at least $20,000 worth of damage to the equipment. anyone with tips to catch the vandal is asked to call police. the club is expected to open in time for the memorial da

by the time they get to philadelphia, it may be completely dry. philadelphia is starting off dry. good chance it will be dry all day. warm, 61 in philadelphia. 50s for the lehigh valley, new jersey, and the suburbs. 54 in delaware. with sunshine breaking through this afternoon, we'll see temperatures in the 70s. a few showers in the suburbs and the lehigh valley. then dry. those will be light showers. i think it stays dry in delaware and south jersey. 77 in philadelphia. look ahead, and we'll go through this hour by hour. i'll take you through the hour-by-hour futurecast to show which neighborhoods are most likely to see the showers and when when i come back in a few minutes. first, jessica boyington watching traffic. jessie? >>> thanks. starting off in hadden heights, new jersey. route 30, white horse pike, around the cameras at 295. we're not seeing any problems now. both directions look okay on both roads. we're not seeing any major problems. definitely cars starting to make their way out the door. the 42 freeway, the same story here. northbound, that's typically where we watch

under a partly cloudy sky. 66 in philadelphia, but 82 in st. louis, 82 degrees as well as in memphis, 81 in cincinnati. we're tapping into the warmer air as early as easter sunday. if you're out and about you can see the forecast for easter sunday, sunrise services a temperature of 61. sunny and warm by noon, 78 degrees, 4:00 p.m. a temperature of 85 more of a summer feel. tomorrow could go down as one of the if not the warmest easter on record in philadelphia. we'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. walter. >>> for the latest forecast anytime download the upgraded accuweather app. not only does it have live radar and the upcoming forecast, it has the exclusive minute cast, the only minute by minute precipitation for the region. it's a free download your mobile device. >>> ten people suffered minor injuries in a chain-reaction crash in wilmington. the action cam on the scene after it happened at 10:00 a.m. this morning. it took place on the southbound lanes north of the 495. at least ten vehicles were involved. f

for "good day philadelphia". sue serio tracking that rain and bob kelly has got your traffic covered all morning long. than >>> very good morning, happening right now on "good day philadelphia", be prepared , for a wet commute to work, or school, it is going to be a rainy tuesday, of course, sue's tracking your forecast and bob has a look at the road this morning. >>> chaos on the streets of philadelphia, look at all of this evidence markers, four people shot in cold blood and now the hunt is on for gunman. >>> supreme showdown democrats and republicans are on a collision course over nomination of the neil gorsuch it could change the u.s. senate, forever. >>> ♪ >> this turns us upside down, inside out, round and

okay, so we have some clearing going on to the north and west of philadelphia. still some clouds from about the city south. you can see the movement of these clouds and we are looking at cloud cover settling to the south and lots of sun in play today. 53 degrees a little bit cooler on the bus stop this morning than it was this time yesterday. just 46 degrees in allentown. 49 in trenton, 50 in wilmington, 51 up in reading and 57 in cape may. but with winds running in general on the light side this morning, it's not really that uncomfortable. a light jacket will do you just fine. we're down to about 9 miles per hour wind in philadelphia right now. 52 degrees by 7 o'clock. 61 by noon t today will not be quite as warm as yesterday when we did manage late day highs in the 70's but we'll still be pleasant enough. a high of 67 degrees striking that at about 4 o'clock and then down to 59 degrees by 7 o'clock. and again that allergy count the pollen forecast not looking great. we'll be in the high range today, straight through friday the way things look now. what else is

and they're quickly thinning in philadelphia. you might the umbrella this morning and later this afternoon. you see it on the hour-by-hour forecast. 63 degrees. mainly dry at 9:00. scattered light showers moving in from the west. at 10:00, you see a few spots on the radar screen. up to 64 degrees. still cloudy at 10:00 this morning. then here come the showers at 1:00 this afternoon. and into the early afternoon hours, we could see brief heavy downpours at 2:00. 69 the temperature, up to 69 in philadelphia. once the clouds break and the showers clear, we'll be in the 70s. it's going to clear the way for a beautiful day tomorrow. a look at that and how the changes come thursday and friday when i come back with the ten day on 10 in a few minutes. >>> 6:10. in bucks county in northeast philly, getting on line southbound. we'll take a second and check this out. >> typically getting busy approach think the 7:00 hour, but nothing like this morning. jessica boyington has the details. >> no, the drive time is multiplying every time we com

not philadelphia. but in erie. steve stephens died in the western pennsylvania city late this morning after two-day nationwide manhunt. pennsylvania state police say stephens shot himself while they were on his tail. it was a quick-hinking worker at a mcdonald's drive through window who tipped them off. she noticed his car and ohio tags. and mcdonald's owner was there and he stalled stephens. >> basically just told him it was going to be a minute for his fries which it wasn't really we were just trying to make sure she got in contact with the state police. >> by the time stephens pulled out of the parking lot police were on his tail. troopers say he took his own life as they were closing in. >>> philadelphia police say off duty officer shot her husband at their buck county home. neighbors woke up to crime scene tape and police cars this morning. now police say the officer shot her husband below the belt during a domestic dispute right around 5:30. police sources are telling us that she shot her husband in their dri

northbound is moving toward the philadelphia area. check out the drive time now from 55 headed up toward philly in the walt whitman bridge area. a five-minute trip. speeds still into the 60s. no problems right now out in new jersey roads. the schuylkill expressway looks great. now's the time to go if you're heading out the door. 12 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine. average speeds into the 60s there, as well. if you're out in center city, watch for that sinkhole on 17th street between walnut and locust. a portion of the road is closed now. it might be difficult for you to get through. of course right now it's still early. all roads around the area are very easy to move on by. take chestnut, any direction will be good. also watching bridges for single-lane traffic and construction over the burlington bristol. alternating lanes in both directions until sometime this morning. the ben franklin bridge and walt are nice and clear so far. updates when i come back, and the next will be in about ten minutes. >>> 4:38. right now

we present these philadelphia twins. they're reenactment of scenes from the disney film is melting hearts. they're madeline and scarlet. colleen jordan shared this video on facebook and spread faster in winter in erin del. mom said matty is usually elsa and scarlet is ana. the video is going wild's spiral. they called it the cutest thing ever. >> 40 million views. babies and pets. can't go wrong. >> you think about any of videos by going to facebook and twitter. >> there's another hour of action news straight ahead >> new this morning a car is sheared in half by a crash in philadelphia's roxboro section, the accident just turned deadly. we now know what played a key factor >> neighbors tell action news about a warning before a house came tumbling down on top of a man in southwest >>> a legend at temple university and beyond is honored when action news continues. >>> flyers goalie collapses during a game and is hospitalized. hear what the team says played a role. >>> first vote on donald trump's supreme court nominee neil

philadelphia, 48 degrees -- middle 40s. philadelphia, 48 degrees. scattered clouds for wilmington too, but no rain. clouds starting to move in. there are more clouds to the west. look at that rain. it's moving east. these showers, i expect they're going to fall apart. watch. the hour-by-hour futurecast shows the showers moving toward us by 8:30 this morning. they're still well to the west, a few raindrops in harrisburg and into maryland. we will be dry. the clouds will be increasing. watch the showers fall apart into the noontime hour. so might see a sprinkle this afternoon, but most of the area will likely stay dry today. that will help to keep things cooler. that along with the easterly wind. 63 degrees this afternoon. tomorrow, a warming trend. 76 the high. up 2to 80 on friday. a chance of scattered showers, may hold off until the evening. most of the day will be dry. a chance of showers and thunderstorms, not an all-day rainfall. 80 the high on friday. we'll see some late-day sunshine on friday. and a pretty nice one on saturday. clouds and suns

now the philadelphia archdioces runs villa st. joseph to house elderly priests, this morning, also learning that also houses priests who were accused of sexual abuse. now again you ask what he may have been spending this money that he has alleged of stealing on. well, let's go to video we have for you. now again it was half million dollars, $535,00 $535,000 over e years that the feds say he may have stollen. well, they say he spent it on philadelphia pops concert tickets, as well as at casinos in the area. they say he may have been gambling from the money he's alleged to have stolen, they also say he had a taste for lavish dinners, out on the town, now, again, he is facing four count of wire fraud. the penalty there, 80 years in prison, of course, monday sewer john is 77 years old, so for him, that would essentially and life sentence. we have reached out to his attorney, for comment, and we're waiting to hear back. when we do we will let you know, guys, back to you. >> another hit to the archdioces. my goodness. 6:36 now. >> happe

patients and their caregiver right here in philadelphia. it also goes to other patient services and programs like rides to and from treatment centers, and just help 24/7. >> it is a great event. black tie and all. the 14th annual basketball gala is happening this saturday april 8th at the hyatt at the bellevue and starts at 6:30 p.m. and for more information go to our website at nbc.com. thank you for coming by. how's the team this year, good? >> we'll be all right as soon as we get healthy. >>> more rain is heading our way and here is a live look at center city, philadelphia. crystal klie is tracking the system and we'll have your neighborhood forecast just ahead. >>> plus, we know organ donors save lives, but agreeing to be one could save you money, as well. we'll explain just ahead. don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. flonase allergy relief delivers more complete relief. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause all your symptoms, including nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes.

the suburbs and philadelphia up to 60 this afternoon. i'll break it down hour by hour so you know when to expect to put up the umbrella in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >>> that's right. we're starting off with an accident scene involving a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle. this is in coatesville on route 30 eastbound. because of the accident scene, investigation underway now, as well. this portion is closed around ra route 82. the alternate there considering you won't get by on the eastbound side, take lincoln highway directly underneath it. it shouldn't be that big of a deal at least for now considering it's only 5:00. we're not seeing a lot of traffic. checking in with the p.a. turnpike, watch for construction on the westbound side between downingtown and morgantown. a left lane closed there. 22 minutes for our total drive time between route 1 and valley forge. additionally, we also have the speed restriction -- not speed restriction, the speeds, the average speeds are into the mid 60s there, as w

a new section was unveiled today right there in southwest philadelphia. they were on hand to cut the ribbon on the bartram mile trail and the schuylkill river from grays ferry to 56th street along the river, allowing visitors to take in scenic views of the skyline as they didn't walk or roll along the river. >>> much more to come on action news, thousands of new jobs coming to new jersey. amazon it's opening three new centers in the garden state. details coming up. >>> sesame place introduces us to julia and tell you why she's so special to a whole lot of youngsters >> 10s of thousands show up to watch annual blue white spring football game at penn state. jeff skversky has sports when action news comes right back. down on immigration. >>> thousands of jobs coming to the garden state courtesy of amazon. will open three new centers in logan township, edison and cran berry. the creation of 2500 new job, currently seven fulfillment centers in new jersey. >>> cherry hill dodge is mark 50 years in business, they donated 50 trees in horn of its founder. they wan

. >> philadelphia is getting ready for the nfl draft. it's still weeks away but it is already impacting drivers near the ben franklin parkway. >> former 76ers star allen iverson is behind the mic again, this time he's mocking that epic rant about practice. you ma you remember that. find out why in the morning buzz. >> one of us is in a place where everyone is going to want to be. that would be dave murphy outside. >> yeah, no kidding. it is a really nice start today. i've got a jacket on but it's not bad. satellite shows you how the clouds are starting to kick out over toward the northeast. there are some problems with visibility early on over to the east of philadelphia but in general we're looking at lots of sunshine today. 61 degrees currently in philadelphia, too, so feeling pretty good on the bus stop right now. down into the mid to low 50's in our northern suburbs and 54 in millville and wilmington. again a jacket not a bad idea. visibility has improved greatly in trenton. we're up to 4 miles. but down in atlantic city still an iss