A barrage of bullets at close range. The actions of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication he brought to the citizens of delaware. On a daily basis. Reporter powerful ip images captured a caravan escorting his body to the funeral home. My heart is with corp. Canral ballards family today and with all the officers on his shift and the Delaware State Police who served beside him. Reporter still residents are returning home horrified by the violence that hits too close to home. On a nice quiet neighborhood, i would never expect anything like this to happen. Reporter again, back out here live, a lot of residents trying to make sense of this new normal in their neighborhood thats filled with cop cars and yellow tape. Now, the motive for yesterdays shooting remains unclear, and Corporal Ballard leaves behind a young daughter and a wife. Reporting live here in middletown, christie ileto, channel 6 action news. Monica . Thank you, christie. Our coverage of this story continues for you on the 6abc news app. Well alert you of any new updates and bring you continuing coverage as this story unfolds. Also in delaware, a tractortrailer plowed into this building in the twins landing Industrial Park in new castle. The driver said he suffered an asthma attack while he was trying to park and simply lost control of the truck. He did refuse medical treatment. No one else was hurt. Now to the ben franklin parkway and the event putting philadelphia in the National Spotlight again. The nfl draft is still a few hours away but the excitement for fans has already begun. Rick williams is in the middle of all the action. Hey, rick. All right, monica. Thats right. We are standing on a set built just for this event tonight getting you closer to the draft and anyone else. The draft begins in less than three hours from now but the fun on the parkway is already underway. In fact, its been going on since around noon today. Action News Reporter Sarah Bloomquist joins us live from the draft experience tonight. Hi, sarah. Reporter hi, rick. As you know, these crowds are going. Philadelphia getting high marks for the first visitors here to the nfl experience. Weve been asking them just about everything from security to the logistics, getting here. These football fans told us it was pretty easy. And so far theyre liking everything they get to see and do. Love it. I love the city. Its a really fun city. Reporter and theyre loving the nfl experience right here on the ben franklin parkway. This afternoon, the first visitors started through the gate. With more to come in the hours ahead. Excited to see the eagles get the number 14 pick. I think its going to be very hyped around here once they get on the board. Yeah. Im definitely excited to see that. Reporter they found security checks to be a breeze. And the Strong Police presence is helping everyone to feel safe. Pretty good. They search whatever they had to search for, and it was pretty pretty effortless to get in here. Reporter for all the concern about getting here, most told us no problem, especially for those who chose public transportation. Never actually taken the train before. So we took we went to swarthmore station, then we went to it wasnt actually as bad as i thought. Reporter green was the dominant color on the parkway. After all, this is eagles country. But jerseys of different colors are starting to appear as tourists arrive in town. Do the experience. This is so much fun. Every year its something different, something brand new. And you get to meet a lot of different people, a lot of different fans, so its a way to get away. The draft. Its close enough. And i want to see the draft. I want to see what our boys do. Reporter we did hear a few complaints about traffic, but thats probably to be expected. And fans said it wasnt really all that bad. But really high marks forepublic transportation. If youre deciding to come this way, thats probably the way to go. Live on the parkway, im Sarah Bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you, sarah. While many of the events deal with this years draft, theres also a taste of the past here on the parkway. I went down to the nfl shop near the entrance of the draft experience this afternoon, and right up front is a setup from exton, based hunt actions based in exton. Many of the items honor the Philadelphia Eagles. And some of the birds best players. But as the owner of the company told me today, theres something for everyone to see here. Lots of cool things. Obviously a replica helmet. Tom brady stuff which is immensely popular but not necessarily here in philly. Its not all about football. Theres even a ball signed by sixers star joel embiid with the inscription can you see it . It says the process. Speaking of eagles gear, one Montgomery County woman has a jersey thats unlike any other. Thats because perhaps shes a fan unlike any other. Shes been a season ticketholder for more than five decades. And now shes getting the chance of a lifetime. Seriously . Oh, my gosh. Reporter that was gail way miriers reaction when the eagles called her at work. It was like, oh, no, i couldnt believe it. It was just it was unbelievable. Reporter she was handpicked by the team for a very important job. Tonight, she will hand the jersey for the newest eagle to nfl commissioner roger goodell. Oh, my god. Thats all i said was, all right, i couldnt believe it. Reporter by day, gail works at thinder bird lanes in northeast philadelphia. But on sundays, you can find her at the linc. Shes been a season Ticket Holder since 1961. My dad got the tickets after the 60 championship, and the first game, my mom went. And you had to walk all the way around the stadium to get up into the bleachers. And my mom went the first game, didnt like all that walking in the bleachers and i started going after that. Reporter and she wears the proof of her longtime loyalty, a custom jersey. It says season ticketholder since 19 since 61. So thats and then now i give people get people on my shoulders saying, ive been going since 68, ive been going since 70. So ive met a lot of the people just having the shirt on. Reporter gail is why her daughter recommended her to the team. For 27 years, she didnt stop after my sister and i stopped bowling, she keeps going. My son now bowls and she coaches him. Reporter that earned her tonights honor. Along with a trip to novacare where she met quarterback carson wentz. And more than five decades later, the eagles are still a family affair. We do the eagles as family. Its a family thing that we do and hoping to continue it with my kid my sisters kids and spend the day together. Reporter well, like a true eagles fan, ghal says shes confident about the teams future as long as they can stay calm, cool and select collected on the field. Of course, well have much more live coverage coming up in just a few moments including a look at how the draft actually works. For now, monica, well send it back to you at the station. Sounds great. Thank you, rick. Well, 6abc. Com nfl draft is your online home for nfl drafts coverage. There you can take a special look at the nfl draft experience activities and get a list of any restricted items that you cannot take if youre planning to visit the parkway. Right now lets take a check of that action news traffic report over there live with matt pellman. Hey, matt. Hey, monica. Drivers needing a draft of another sort after they finally make it back to their neighborhood this evening. It is a slow ride home, because all the alternate routes around all the routes that are closed because of the nfl draft are very busy. Seven Miles Per Hour. Four Miles Per Hour on girard avenue over by the zoo. Just three Miles Per Hour as you come out lancaster avenue through University City out into west philadelphia. Alternate root routes are are packed. The schuylkills busy but at this point, i think i might stick with the highways even though it is very crowded, especially with people now leaving the phills game. Westbound side of the schuylkills extra busy through University City. Also an earlier vehicle fire near penns landing. That is mostly cleared out of the way now. As is a crash on the 30 bypass in downingtown. But it is parking lot coming away from 202. Weve got accidents both ways here along route 1 in bucks county. Theres still one southbound blocking the right lane. Use 95 instead. But 95 southbound in delaware is a mess because of an accident there. Well check it again, monica, coming up in the next halfhour. Thank you, sir. Sounds good. And much more still ahead on action news at 5. A local marine found dead in hawaii has been returned to his hometown. And new developments in the south jersey murder trial of david creato jr. Find out why the jury took a trip outside the courthouse today. Cecily . Its warm and humid on this thursday. Take your child to work day. Im tracking warmer air and some storms. Ill have all the details in the accuweather forecast when action news returns. Good. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Maybe thats why weve been ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. And now you can love fios too. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. All for 79. 99 per month online, for the first year with a twoyear agreement. Its the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. Cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of their download speeds. Plus get hbo for a year and free multiroom dvr service for two years. And Verizon Wireless customers can stream tv on the fios mobile app, datafree. Get the best. Go to getfios. Com its custom made so you know its good quality. Im just speechless because its perfect. Its custom made so you know its good quality. Tell us hello. Welcome back to our live coverage of the nfl draft. Im standing on our set on eakins oval. While the picks are being announced right behind me here, the eagles will be making their decision about seven miles from here at the novacare complex. Thats where action News Reporter chad pradelli continues our Team Coverage tonight. Chad . Reporter yeah, rick. I guess you could call it the war room. Its where the birds brass will gather this evening. Its where theyll possibly take some phone calls from other teams. Theyll bait their pick and ultimately make their selection. They will then relay that selection down to the parkway, down to selection square there at the franklin institute. Thats when the pick becomes official. Of course, this year, the question is, who will the birds take . Last year, there wasnt a ton of suspense. A lot of outlets had been reporting that the birds were going to take carson wentz with the with that pick as the quarterback of the future. This year, a lot of teams reportedly want to get out of the top ten. There could be all sorts of movement in this draft. And the birds have a lot of needs. Will they take a cornerback . Will they get some other defensive help . Or will they give carson wentz some more weapons . That remains to be seen. Well know more, of course, later on this evening after the draft begins at 8 00 p. M. Kind of quiet here at the novacare commex. Havent seen at lot of eagles brass. But they will be arriving here later and getting ready for this draft. Obviously, they are hunkering down and doing some lastminute preparations getting ready for this 2017 draft. For now im live at the novacare complex, chad pradelli, channel 6 action news. Rick . All right, chad. Thank you. And back here on the parkway, excitement is building as we count down to 8 00. Of course, well have much more from eakins oval including a look at the history of the draft coming up at 5 30 when we see you next. Monica, back to you. Thanks, rick. Local girls were inspired today to get more involved with technology. The Boys Girls Clubs of america hosted a tech girls rock workshop in lawrence, new jersey. Technology and employees donated their time today to work as mentors for tween and teen girls. They learned about computer coding and decoding. They also went on a Science Technology and math or still workshop. They were visiting for take our daughters and sons to work day. Children were paired with City Employees who work in areas they like. The youngsters also enjoyed arts and crafts, a selfie station, even a chance to win some prizes. If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what . You could apply for a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. So dont wait. Call now to request your free decision guide. It could help you find the aarp Medicare Supplement plan that works for you. These types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. Rates are competitive, and theyre the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. Remember these plans let you apply all year round. So call today. Because nows the perfect time to learn more. Go long. A Fallen Marine received a full military escort from Philadelphia International airport to a funeral home in his native Egg Harbor Township today. The body of private first class tylerer,ler was returned from hawaii after the 21yearold was found dead on a hiking trail last week. The Egg Harbor Township High School Grad was station at the Hawaii Marine corps base. His death remains under investigation. Philadelphia police are looking for the suspect in a homicide in hunting park. A man was stabbed to death in a Furniture Store parking lot in the 100 block of east venango strot. The victim was not carrying id so police are trying to find out his name. Healthcheck tonight. Doctors may be failing to catch the earliest signs of a major cause of blindness. Health reporter ali gorman at big board with details. Reporter the issue is if its caught very early, agerelated mcdegeneration can be treated and vision preserved. If its not, its much harder to slow down. And a new Study Suggests that many doctors may be missing those early signs. A team at the university of alabama used advanced digital photography to look at the eyes of 1300 older people who had normal vision on a standard exam. They found that one in four of those people actually had degeneration in the retinas. In many cases, it was early enough that the problem could have been reversed by diet and lifestyle. Pollen in the air may not be to blame for some allergy symptoms. If your mouth gets scratchy or itchy when you eat certain foods, it could be oral allergy symptoms. In the spring, the biggest culprits are raw apples, celery, carrots and cherries. But you shouldnt have to avoid them altogether. Many patients who cannot tolerate the raw fruit and vegetable form of certain foods often are able to tolerate the cooked, processed and or peeled forms of these foods. Reporter allergists say it removes the proteins that causes the reaction but if you have severe symptoms, you should talk with your healthcare provider. Yay yay reporter hundreds of energetic kids at gray Park Elementary School walked to raise awareness and money for research for pediatric cancer. The event is in memory of nick callalori. He was a Ridley High School lacrosse player who battled nonhodgkins lymphoma when he was 19. He started Headstrong Foundation to help others battling cancer and his family continues his mission. A similar walk was held at each Elementary School in the school district. The Foundation Also raises funds flew lacrosse games and since its started, theyve helped more than 1500 patients and their families. A wonderful tribute helping other giving back to the community. Monica. Very nice. Hundreds of families are spreading awareness about autism. They joined this bubbles for autism event at the city war memorial. The bubbles campaign was started years ago by a mother who wanted to teach her sons classmates how to play with him. Since then, organizations nationwide have been using bubbles to bring people together during Autism Awareness month. Sometimes the simplest things. Still to come on action news at 5, a check of the forecast. Going on outside right now, the beautiful ben franklin parkway where a lot of folks are gathered for all of the nfl draft fun. Meteorologist cecily tynan with that exclusive accuweather fiveday when action news comes right back. Time for accuweather. Meteorologist cecily tynan here with a warm forecast as promised. And we are definitely heating things up. Remember tuesday it was gloomy . We had temperatures only in the 50s. Ill actually show you if i get my clicker working here. We had temperatures in the 50s with some rounds of rain. Still loading. Wednesday yesterday, we made it up there we go 57 on tuesday. Wednesday, 65. Today made it up to 80 degrees. So far the normal high is 68 degrees. The exception at the shore, though. Sharon, one of my facebook viewers, posted from galloway saying, i live six miles from the beach. Its cold. The ocean temperature in the 50s. So cape may, its only 62. But you move inland, millville, 76. Philadelphia, 78 degrees. Allentown and reading, definitely feeling like summer with the current temperature of 80 degrees. Also, did you notice its slightly on the humid side. Dew points are in the 60s. Low to mid60s, which in the middle of summer, wouldnt feel that bad, but were not used to it. So for this time of the year, it does definitely feel on the humid side. And the humidity actually will be increasing over the next two days. Satellite and radar showing a cold front im tracking out to the west. Its very weak, but this will be pulling through in the overnight hours, and this will bring some areas a round of showers. Tonight, temperatures really not dropping that low. Normal high for this time of year, again, 68. Our low only five degrees below that, 63. Allentown, 58. Wilmington, 62. Atlantic city, 56 with some showers and thunderstorms. So future tracker timing them out. 11 00 tonight, we could have a little bit of activity in the far north and west counties. Most of that will miss us. But what happens, that front rides through the overnight hours and another wave develops across south jersey and delaware. Sorly tomorrow morning, around 6 00, could get showers there. Maybe even embiided embedded thunderstorm. Look whams as we need the afternoon. The clouds rolling out quickly. By lunchtime, full sunshine. And it is going to be warm. If your heading to the penn relays, bring a lot of water. By 1 00, 81. By 5 00, up to 83 degrees. Any clouds giving way to full sunshine. So the fiveday at 5, 84 degrees. On saturday, 87 degrees. The possibility of a few showers and thunderstorms. We drop down to 72 on sunday, mostly cloudy, kind of a gray day. Bump it up to 84 degrees on monday, some thunderstorms behind this system. Its breezy and cooler, 73. I am tracking some rain later in the week. Ill talk about that in theday forecast. Much more ahead in our next halfhour. Jurors in the Brendan Creato trial leave the courtroom to see a key piece of puzzle had this case. And this was all captured on cell phone video. Brandon hello again. Heres whats happening on action news tonight. Detectives release new details in the shooting death of a delaware state trooper outside of a bear, delaware, wawa. And investigators say they know who is responsible for this crazy stunt on the vine street expressway over the weekend. That now that person is facing charges. And im Rick Williams from the nfl draft experience on the parkway with all the fun and festivities as we count down to tonights round one selections. All right. First, though, we have the latest into the investigation into the deadly shooting of that delaware state trooper, Corporal Stephen ballard. We now know the name of the suspected shooter. Authorities say Corporal Ballard approached a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the wawa along pulaski highway in bear yesterday. When he asked passenger of that vehicle, burgon sealy, he pulled out a gun and started shooting at ballard. Ballard tried to find cover behind a parked car. Sealy continued to fire after ballard was on the ground. He later died at christiana hospital. Sealy fled the scene and reportedly called family members and told them he had just shot a state trooper. His family called authorities. That touched off a nearly 20hour standoff back at their home. Then just after 9 00 this morning, after several attempts to convince sealy to surrender, he rushed beliefs outside his home in middletown and was shot and killed. A 16yearold girl has died after she was shot in wilmington, delaware. It happened at 9 30 last night here in the 900 block of kirkwood street. Officers found her with gunshot wounds to her torso and arm. She was taken to christiana hospital but later died. So far, no motive or arrest. Jurors hearing the case against defendant Brendan Creato were taken to the park. New jersey correspondent Nora Muchanic has more. Reporter jurors lift the courthouse in camden to come to Haddon Township where they saw the small creek in cooper river park where authorities found the body of Brendan Creato in 2015. The spot where his head was found on a rock is marked by an orange cone. One of the investigators described the scene in court. It was partially submerged in the water on his left side. His arms were bent in the water with his palms up. Reporter the media was not permitted to come along on this site visit, but prosecutors wanted the jurors to see in person the creek where the little boys body was discovered. Brendans father, david d. J. Creato was on trial for his sons murder allegedly committed because the child was interfering with his relationship with his 17yearold girlfriend. Creato sat silently as detectives displayed crime scene photos and the red slipper used to help a scent dog search for the child who was reported missing on the morning of october 13th, 2015. Approximately 20 feet after turning left, i saw the body. Reporter at some point after the murder, d. J. Creato suggested his son may have walked the half mile to the park on his own. But when he was found, his socks were clean. Investigators had a 3yearold replicate that walk and showed what those socks looked like in court. During crossexamination, creatos attorney got investigators to concede his client cooperated with police the day his sons body was discovered and that no direct evidence has ever been established against him. In camden, im Nora Muchanic, channel 6 action news. A crash and fuel spill caused major traffic headaches in bellmawr, new jersey, this morning. It happened about midnight in the northbound lanes of 295 near route 42. A tractortrailer carrying orange juice hit a barrier wall causing a fuel spill. No injuries were reported in the incident, but chopper 6 was over the scene as crews worked to clear up the mess. Just days after this shocking image when a few hundred cyclists weaved through traffic on the vine street expressway. Pennsylvania state police made an arrest. Officials say through an investigation they determined the suspect, a male juvenile, organized this event as a way to celebrate his brirthday. He was arrested at 9 00 this morning and charged with misdemeanor, disorderly conduct, among other offenses. All right. Im Rick Williams, back live at the nfl draft experience tonight. Were in our studio just feet from the nfl draft theater here on the parkway for one of the leagues biggest nights all year long. Its get exciting. Well, you can see from our camera atop the Embassy Suites just how big this event is. More and more people are pouring into the nfl draft experience. Minute by minute. And weve been telling you about all day long, but the night, of course, amongs to the belongs to the players who hope to hear their names called by the commissioner tonight. And one those players is wisconsin running back and glassboro High School Graduate cory clement. He stopped by glass blo Intermediate School this morning to talk to students about making the right choices. Clement talked about how a violent runin in an elevator in 2015 tested his character and he hopes student athletes can do the same. Jeff skversky live on the draft red carpet this evening where tonights special guests will be walking backstage any minute now. Hey, jeff. Hey, rick. Rocky, of course, ran up the Art Museum Steps. Tonight, the nfl draft picks will come down the red carpet, down these steps, any minute as we speak. They will make their way down the red carpet from inside the art museum. They will then come down the red carpet into the green room where they will wait to hear their name called, a dream come true for the 21 prospects tonight. One guy walking the red carpet you may recognize. Check out eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie walking the red carpet earlier today. He wants to get a little preview and a tour of draft headquarters. What the eagles do tonight remains to be seen. About to walk the parkway any minute, the camden native. We asked him earlier, who do you hope picks you tonight in the first round of the nfl draft . I dont really have no preference. I just want to be an nfl football player. Whatever team needs me, they want me in their franchise, i cant wait to get there and start work fwhg whats your family reaction . Are they all cheering you on . Yeah, its a lot of emotions. My ma, shes happy. I would say nervous. My father, you know, hes calm and collected. Hes happy as well. But for the most part, its just a bunch of happiness. Reporter the happiness is the most important part. Hassan reddick, one of the greatest stories in this nfl draft of 2017. He was a walkon at temple and did not get a scholarship until his senior year. I asked his mother where she wants to see him drafted, and she mentioned the eagles at number 13 because most importantly, it is home. And she could watch him play every single game. All right. Were live on the red carpet. We hope to hear from some guys coming up in just a few minutes. Rick, lets go back to you on the parkway. All right, jeff. Thank you. It used to be a backroom event this nfl draft. Today it is a ratings bow nanca. More than bonanza. Here in philadelphia, it was much smaller with much less fanfare. Take a look. Reporter thousands of seats, massive screens and a national audience. The stage is set for this years nfl draft, and its quite a sight taking over the iconic Art Museum Steps known around the world. The scene today is quite different than that of the first draft held in philadelphia back in 1936. 80 years ago. Picks were handwritten on a board, a far cry from the sights and sounds of the modern draft. The draft was created by eagles cofounder better bell when the team was failing financially. He wanted to even the Playing Field in the league soproposed a selection process. More than eight decades later, the draft is still going strong, and it has made plenty of roots in philadelphia along the way. Since 1936, philadelphia hosted the draft 11 more times, the last in 1950 with the eagles as reigning champions. In 1965, the draft moved to new york where it has evolved into the fan frengzy it is today. Who could forget those eagles fans when Donovan Mcnabb was drafted in 1999. The Philadelphia Eagles select Donovan Mcnabb, quarterback, syracuse university. Reporter it wasnt until 2015 that the nfl took the draft on the road adding an outdoor component in chicago. This year, its the leagues biggest draft yet, and the first time the draft is being held entirely outdoors. Reporter well, you never know what to expect with these nfl drafts. It could be very gh siting and interesting tonight. As youve seen, there are all sorts of fun things to see and do at the draft experience. And it really doesnt matter how old or young you are or what kind of shape youre in. Its all about having a good time. The bravest of fans jumped on the 100yard ziplinefor a fast ride. And for those who felt more comfortable with their feet on the ground, there are lifesize mannequins made to look like players from all of the nfl teams. And of course, there are plenty of places to pose for a good picture as well. Ive been thinking about trying that zipline, but ill do it with you. Can we race . Uh come on. Itsle only race youll do with me. You dont have to use youve had too much beer. Meteorologist adam joseph here now with more on the draft day forecast. Im telling you, it is hot out here. I mean, not only hot weatherwise but also, as you can see behind us, a not place for people to be on night one. As we take a look at the forecast, if youre coming out here for this evening, temperatures are going to be in the 70s at 7 00. 8 00, 74 still. Dont drop into the 60s in 10 00. And right around 67 at 11 00 tonight. If youre thinking of coming down tomorrow or saturday, dress appropriately. Short sleeves, shorts, mostly sunny tomorrow, 84 degrees, 16 degrees above average. And on saturday, 87 degrees, even more humid with a late isolated thunderstorm possible as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. And ill have that full accuweather forecast. With the penn relay still in town and i hear boos out here, but someone is wearing a cowboys hat or something. But honestly, its great camaraderie. Someone came up to me and said, i love you. I watch you every day. Can i take a picture with you, ducis . [ laughter ] there is he, by the way. 6abc. Com nfl draft. There you can take a special look at the nfl draft experience, activities and get a list of restrict the items if youre planning to visit the parkway. Things you need to know if you come down. So the excitement, definitely building here on the parkway. Well be back later with more coverage. For my, lets send it back to you, monica, in the studio. See you later. Looks like at lo of fun. Meantime, in our action news traffic center, matt pellman, may, matt. And its exciting on the roads, too, monica but not in such a fun way. This about the last thing we need this afternoon. A crash on the schuylkill. Eastbound side, close to Spring Garden street, all these people, of course, cant head over to the mlk drive, cant head over to the kelly drive. Theyre blocked off for the nfl draft. So it is just a slow crawl, barely moving, coming from from the roosevelt boulevard from this point at Spring Garden. 53 minutes. Should be about 15 on that eastbound travel time. The parkway remain blocked for the trast going on. Whats happening this afternoon is secondary routes like broad street, like ridge avenue, like lancaster avenue, girard avenue, belmont avenue are all taking a lot of extra traffic pace there as well. Monica, back over to you. Still much more ahead on action news. Stick around. Well be right back. Build around carson wentz and give him more talent. Christian mccaffrey, out of stanford, is kind of that back that will real help this eagles offense. Hes solid runner and single back or twoback set. He can catch the football out of the back field. Oh, and how about if cory davis, the wide receiver, falls down that number 14 window and . And exchosive wide receivers, the eagles not be able to pass on. A couple of names there. Going back to mccaffrey, though, the eagles have not taken a running back with their first pick, the firstround pick since 1986. All right. Moving on now. Temple could see as many as four players taken in this nfl draft. Weve been talking lot about defensive reddick. He could go top 10, top 15. Lets show love for dion dawkins, the offensive lineman. He has the size, speed and strength that nfl scouts absolutely love. He also has experience. He started 41 games in his college career. Dawkins is expected to be a secondround selection, but were hearing that his stock is rising. I hope that its rising, but it seems like it is, but i can go anywhere from first day to second day, but i have no idea and no one does. So im just hoping for the best. His life will soon change. Lets turn our attention to the phillies. What has gotten into them . 5 straight wins entering this game against the miami marlins. The move pays dividends in the sixth inning. Stassi sends one into the rightfield corner. Saunders trying to score from first base. We got a close play at the plate. Check out this slide. He gets his hand in there. The phillies win this one, 32. Thats now six wins in a row. Thats the longest current win streak in major league baseball. The phillies now head out on a sevengame road trip. Theyll visit the dodgers tomorrow night in los angeles. Coming up at 6 00, well talk more about the draft with former eagles quarterback Donovan Mcnabb. Monica, back over to you. Sounds good. Thank you so much, ducis. Meantime, st. Francis hospital for children would not be a success without its many volunteers. Today they were honored at an annual luncheon. Some got pens for their service. Others got certificates. On the hospitals fourlegged volunteers were given a big thankyou as well. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Maybe thats why weve been ranked highest in Customer Satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. And now you can love fios too. Get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. All for 79. 99 per month online, for the first year with a twoyear agreement. Its the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. 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Lets talk weather, adam, because i think Mother Nature might be a football fan. I would say. All the gray skies. Theyre gone. Its going to stick around for the rest of the draft, and can you bring up breeze or something . Can you help me out . Im not going to its on the warm side. Take a look at the numbers right now. I thought you were a number one fan. Number one. 78 degrees right now in philadelphia. 80, allentown. And reading. 76, millville. And so much cooler at the shore, 57 beach haven. 60s, cape may. Atlantic city as well as dover. And one thing you may notice as well is the uptick in humidity. 63 is your dew point in philadelphia right now. Anytime its above 60, you start to say, man, it feels a little humid outside. 61 in allentown. 65 in wilmington. And near 70 for dover and lancaster. As we look at satellite and radar, you can see some high clouds filtering at times today, but theres a front in the western part of the state stretching through the ohio valley. Scattered showers, downpours and a rumble of thunder. The love this is going to lose its luster as it pushes to the east. Overnight its partly cloudy and a late spotty showers or thunderstorm around 58 in the suburbs. 63 degrees for center city. A very warm night on tap. As we take a look at forecast for tomorrow, if youre heading to the peabody relay penn relays or the draft, 81 at 2 00 in the afternoon. Busting into the mid80s between 4 00 and 5 00. Back to the 70s at 8 00 and 11 00, 69 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Friday, lots of sunshine here. Were between systems. The that first front, maybe a scattered shower very early in the morning. 16 degrees above average. 84 for a high. That front moves away. And you can kind of see this other front slowly approaching from the north and west on saturday. More humid ahead of that front. 87 with a an isolated thunderstorm late in the day. And then behind that cooler air does come in for one day on sunday. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, warm, mostly sunny, 84 degrees for tomorrow. Warm, more humid here on saturday, 87. And again, the draft experience is here until 6 00 in the evening. Most of that will be dry. There could be a scattered storm very late in the day. Sunday, cooler, mostly cloudy, 72 degrees. So a little refreshing day on sunday before the heat, humidity return on monday. 84 with a scattered thunderstorm in the afternoon. Tuesday, breezy, cooler, 73, the same for wednesday. 72 degrees under partly sunny skies, pretty nice. And as we get into thursday, the rain moves back in. There could be a good soaking here one week from now with temperatures of 68 degrees. So kind of ironic that we talk about football weather being kind of cool and crisp in the fall. It was cloudy, it was cool. It was raining up until today, the three days of the draft is in town in philadelphia. When we should be in the 60s for highs, were in the mid and upper 80s. So kind of not going together here. They said this event would be one hot ticket in philadelphia. And thats for sure. Speaking of a lot ticket. I have reservations for you and i, agility test, kicking field goal i think were just about out of time, adam joseph. Thank you very much. Well take a quick break. Monica will have the rest of the news back in the studio right after this. I to protect our families and our civil rights. Hes represented black lives matter, occupy wall street, and parents protesting the closing of schools. Larry krasner will reform the criminal justice system, ending a war on drugs and the era of mass incarceration that targets poor and minority communities. Because justice makes us safer. Not just talking the talk, walking the walk. Larry krasner, democrat for district attorney. A new initiative in bucks county aims to keep children in gunholding households safe as part of bens campaigning, lock it up, free gun locks will be made available to all county gun owners. The campaign is named after 2yearold benjamin smith. He died last september after he found his dads loaded handgun and shot himself while playing with it. Bens father nicholas, was emotional at todays press conference. Hecouraged gun attorneys to take that extra precaution to keep their loved ones safe. Right now jim gardner and the Action News Team are standing by with these stories and more next at 6 00. New details about the deadly end to that standoff with the suspect accused of killing a delaware state trooper. Plus neighbors describe the scene that played out over 20 hours. And were just two hours away till the start of the nfl draft. And the party is already in full swing on the parkway. Those stories and more coming your way next. Now for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jamie apody and Rick Williams, im monica malpass. Action news is next. Announcer washington politicians are at it again with another disastrous Health Care Repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage for millions. And their latest plan is worse than ever. Affordable coverage for maternity care, cancer treatment, Substance Abuse treatment, and preexisting conditions would no longer be gauranteed. The plan threatens care for seniors and the disabled. And imposes a massive age tax for people over 50. Tell congressman costello dont repeal our health care. Thursday night the nfl draft starts tonight. And a medical condition causes a tractortrailer driver to crash into a warehouse. But the big story on action news tonight is the end of the ordeal that cost a delaware state trooper his life. And the man who allegedly killed him was himself killed this morning as he emerged from his home with gun blazing. 26yearold 26yearold burgon sealy took reeve youve in his middletown home after he allegedly shot and killed Corporal Stephen ballard at close range yesterday in bear. Ballards body was transferred from the office in wilmington to the congo funeral home late this morning escorted by police. We have two reports tonight from action News Reporters john rawlins and christie ileto, both in the area of the sealy house in middletown. John, lets start with you. Reporter well, jim, police are still looking for answers at this hour about what happened yesterday, what sparked that violent incident involving the suspect. He had a prior arrest in florida. That was about four years ago. That ended up being a misdemeanor case with just a years probation. Investigators going over the house where for hours overnight a suspect fired out at police while Police Answered with explosive charges that blew out walls and doors. Miles away, at troop 2 in glasgow, ballards vehicle draped in black. Those who knew him struggled with his death. Yesterday after
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