Transcripts For WPVI Action News At 1230 PM 20170424

Whether youre football fan or not you will find the nfl draft take taking place is hard to miss. Monica has altered her returning route just to catch a glimpse of the progress. You can see whats changes everyday. Reporter its a sight to take in and one for the nfl history books. We decided it made the most sense to bring it together and build the theater for the first time in draft history. Three closures are being done in phases, the third of four phases goes into effect tonight. All lanes of the Benjamin Franklin parkway will be closed from 20th street to the art museum. Kelly drive will shut down at fairly and pennsylvania avenues, many who drives bikes through the area say the impact on traffic could be worse. I usually take the trail and i decided to go around this way, it hadnt bothered the bikers at all. No difference, once i get past this, well see how different it is. It is not too bad so far. Reporter not bad at all many say, but they are not in the clear yet. Phase four of the street closures goes into effect at midnight. Im kind of all over the city, but i know its going to get worse. Penn relays is this week which means tons of traffic and detours. For more information on how to get around visitor our website at 6abc. Com. Reporting at eakens oval Jeanette Reyes channel 6 action news. Thank you gentleman knelt. Action news will have thank you jennette, action news will have complete live coverage our sports team will be live from the black in the middle of all the action. Well have a team at the studio at the Embassy Suites for a birds eye view. Join us for the action news sports special draft Preview Party they will breakdown the eagles prospect with their 14 overall pick and well see and learn about local draft prospects watch the special wednesday night at 7 30 on 6abc. Turning to the accuweather forecast, the week is off to a somewhat soggy start, the heaviest rain still yet to come. As we look live from sky6 live hd from penns landing at lunchtime, keep the umbrella handy today and tomorrow, theres a reward by the end of the week. Meteorologist karen rogers is in for david murphy a tracking the rain outside on the terrace with the latest from accuweather. Hi, karen. Reporter i like the way you say that if were goodbye the ends of the week we get a reward, that would be nice, right. We have a breeze out of the east northeast starting to pick up. Its cloudy and cool and tomorrow will be worse. How do you like that forecast . Storm tracker 6 live double scan around the area, spotty showers here and there, a little bit of Rainier Trenton and reading. Lets go in closer we can watch this lift out of the eastnortheast, in honeybrook youre wet and you continue to be so in coatsville and downingtown and reading, and in pottstown sprinkles, northeast extension showers there. Doylestown in and out of it. Showers in trenton, new jersey. So wet at times. Satellite and radar how about close up view so you can kind of see this. Lots of clouds in place. Do you see the rain thats building south of cape may and dover. That will be the next rounds of showers that will lift up through philadelphia. We have a couple of hours before another round comes through the city right there. Its pulling up from the south. 54 degrees in quakertown. 63 in bethlehem. 53 in warminster, feels cool in malvern, 56. 54 in center city. In new jersey, 56 in browns mills. 52 in brigantine. 54 in cape may where you have showers just to the south now, 55 in dover, delaware. Lets take a look at what to expect. Lots of clouds, its kind of feeling damp and raw today and tomorrow. Some rain and drizzle, tomorrow the rain will be heavier. Its heavy south of the city as we watch the low pressure drawing up the coast and rather chilly temperatures. So, as you head out for your evening commute you would normally be in the upper 60s. Not today in the upper 50s. The rain for the evening commute wont be terribly heavy, tomorrow it will. Future tracker 6, if youre good Rick Williams we have sunshine coming your way, youll see that in the sevenday forecast. Dont say i never gave you anything. I will be on my best behavior, not. Be sure to download the upgraded accuweather app temperatures in your neighborhoods and minute by minute precipitation forecast for the region. Developing right now southwest philadelphia a teenage boy is in Critical Condition after he was shot in the eye. It happened after 7 00 a. M. This morning on the 5300 block of lindbergh boulevard. The teenageers friends shot him and remained at the scene. The action cam was there as the juvenile was taken into custody. One neighbor said the shooting is part of a bigger problem in the neighborhood. A lot of us need to put the guns away and get bobbing gloves or boxing gloves, these kids are too young to be shot. Police are trying to figure out what led to the shooting. A person was stabbed in upper darby Delaware County this morning, chopper 6 hd flew over the scene on the 200 block of south fair view avenue. Were awaiting an update on the person stabbed and working to find out if theres been an arrest. A driver lost control in Delaware County and hit several parked cars. The action cam was on the scene of manner avenue in upper darby. The suv overturned after hitting the parked vehicles at 5 30 a. M. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle on their own and checked at the scene. A fire started on wharton street after 1 30 a. M. The blaze started on the second floor above a corner store. No reports of injuries. Philadelphia made an arrest of a massive pot party over the weekend. Inspectors say 200 people were crammed inside what police described as a death trap. They arrested 22 people and seized 50 pounds ever marijuana, 50,000 in cash and several guns. The scene we are told was a disaster waiting to happen. L. And i found the fire alarm and Sprinkler System did not work and there was one exit and entrance. It is a death trap very often. Its probably things are going to be okay, but if they are not it could be a disaster. Theres no word on who owns the building. At least two organizers are facing serious charges. All right with the budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities this week seeking to highlight accomplishments. Putting pressure on democrats to pay for a wall on the u. S. mexico border. He is approaching the symbolic 100 day mark for the coming week. A much bigger is on the table, a budget bill to avert a government shut down. President trump is demanding that it includes money to pay for the border wall something that democrats vigorously oppose. Defense secretary jim mattis said the United States will face the United States and russia arming the taliban. He is in can you can could k. Rp. Were learn being the new york city deadliest fire in five years. What the mother did before the fire and why the family was gathering for a celebration. A tough road to start, you a temple Football Player is given an honor as his dream comes true. 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. 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I see a girl on the roof help help and then i called 911 and the guy jumped. Reporter that man survived, five others couldnt escape, a 2yearold and 9yearold and teenage sister and friend and 21yearold woman. We know the firefighters on it is scene did all they could and more to try to save these children. Unfortunately, all of the people that the firefighters were able to bring out perished. Reporter the fdny is calling this the deadliest fire in two years. Relatives say the mother of the youngest victim had left her child for the first time. She went for the first time on the airplane, this was the first time she was away from her baby. She just found out, lets pray for the family. The family said the 2yearold celebrated a birthday. The fire is not suspicious, but so far investigators say they still dont know what started it. In new york, emily row abc news. U. S. Arm correspond of injuries is set to begin on the absecon island building dunes to reduce storm damage and beach erosion. The work is expected to last until the fall. Former president barack obama gave his first public Speech Since Leaving Office for the first time in chicago. He walked out to rousing applause at the university of chicago and asked the crowd quote whats been going on since ive been gone. He talked about changing the world, but not knowing how to do it. He said his most important job is to pass the baton and help young leaders. One of the ways in which we can create pathways for them to take leadership for them to get involved, are their ways in which we can knock down some of the barriers that are discouraging young people about a life of service . The former president shared his fond memories about his time in chicago and how the city shaped his life and career and presidency. Right now, the city of camden is honoring temple football standout dashon reddic. She was given the key to the city by the mayor today. He became a rising star in the nfl draft class after a weekend at the nfl combine. Else expected to be in the first round of the draft thursday night. Stepping live outside, sky6 live hd showing you cape may, new jersey, meteorologist david murphy with karen rogers with the update from accuweather, david might be there. He might be. Meteorologist karen rogers is here with the latest from accuweather, i am back from vacation, i was expecting sunny skies, nice weather. Reporter so you brought the rain. So karen rogers is here with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Reporter lame rick. Storm tracker 6 live double scan, he was in the sun, we can see we have showers pulling into our southern regions like cape may and dover. Thats going to lift up to the north. We are dry north of the city, but the next round of showers is pulling in from the south. Its not terribly heavy today. I want to show you with double scan, in honeybrook we have it along the pennsylvania turnpike and reading. Pottstown sprinkles, showers on the northeast extension a couple of drizzle drops near doylestown the rain in trenton is lifting up to the north. In and out of the showers. Lets go outside, we have constant cloud cover out there. Were live in chester looking at the talen energy stadium. We have clouds up above. No rain in chester. Temperatures 54 degrees, the dewpoint 41 degrees, the pressure is holding steady. The winds out of the east northeast. Its the easterly component thats making it feel damp and cloudy out there. Look at the winds out there. I noticed it was breezy on the terrace. Ten miles in philadelphia. 14 in wilmington and dover. 21 in Sea Isle City thats sustained winds right now. 14 Miles Per Hour in atlantic city. You see the motion of it out of the east northeast thats pulling in the damp air off the ocean. Satellite and radar showing this batch of showers thats been working its way up. Heres the next batch it was starting in cape may. Thats going to lift near philadelphia. The heavier stuff to the south and west. Look at the moisture, Double Barrel area of low pressure it will be tracking up the coast, well get an inch of rain tomorrow. Today we had the showers, periods of rain in and out, tomorrow it will be heavier. Heres what it looks like through the afternoon. Normally we would be in the upper 60s. Today the upper 50s. Cloudy and cool. Damp at times, 2 00 p. M. , 57. 4 00 p. M. , 59. 6 00 p. M. Dipping down from that 56. 8 00 p. M. , 10 00 p. M. , lots of clouds, maybe a shower around, we do expect it to get higher in the lehigh valley. You will be in the low 60s. 59 degrees in the city, 56 for your high in allentown. Cooler than we normally see. This is future tracker 6 which times out the rain for you. This model showing a cluster of showers moving through at 6 30. Youre in and out of it, not terribly heavy until tomorrow. Look at that, thats 8 30 a. M. Some people still commuting and south of the city where the rain is pulling in from, its a coastal low. We advance this a little bit, we see the yellows and oranges. Well have rain tomorrow breezy and heavy showers lingering wednesday morning. I meant takes a while to get this low out of here. The in effect couple of days east winds around the rain. Not pretty out there. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, damp and cooler today, 59 degrees for the high. Periods of rain, some of which will be heavy, breezy, 58 tomorrow. Wednesday a morning shower clouds linger if we get sunshine well hit 70. Thursday, warmer 82 for the nfl draft. Friday, partly sunny, 84. Saturday, we may going up to 90degree, saturday really feeling like summer, the height of the warmth. Sunday stays warm, 82 degrees, kind of miserable now, by the time everyone is coming into the city we want to show it off, well get sunshine and warm conditions. Students in Gloucester County exercised their green thumbs this morning, holy glen elementary took their assembly outside. The tree was donated by the south Jersey Transportation authority in honor of arbor day. Coming up 6abc, the 8 remaining celebrities go head to head on dancing with the stars. Tonight its about boy bands and girl groups that top the charts. Each celebrity has to pull double duty performing an individual dance and team dance. Max returns to the stage after an injury. The American Revolution is in the heart of old city two blocks from independence hall. It tells the story from the wars origin to its relevance today. Karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. Reporter the massive 118,000 square foot museum features more than 500 original artifacts including weapons, paintings and print material and digital inter actives that span from 1760 to 1790. What you discover is how people from all walks of life took part in the revolution, native americans, european immigrants, africans many brought here as slaves. Reporter visitors can visit 18th century boston and stand under the liberty tree. This is where the sons of liberty gathered to discuss the issues they were having in their mounting dissatisfaction with british rule. Life sized figures bring history to life. It highlights the challenge of both creating an army at the same time youre fighting a revolution. The museums centerpiece is the actual tent George Washington used during his headquarters during the war. Inpeople will never forget i know people will never forget the washington war tent. This museum will make philadelphia the richest most engaging destination for heritage visitors from around the world. Well, the museum of the American Revolution is at third and chestnut streets. We posted a link to buy tickets at 6abc. Com. I have asthma. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. I talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. Oncedaily breo prevents asthma symptoms. Breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Breo wont replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours. Breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. Breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a longterm asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Do not take breo more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. Ask your doctor if 24hour breo could be a missing piece for you. Learn more about better breathing at mybreo. Com. Final quick check of the accuweather forecast. Reporter were dry in philadelphia, but i want to show you Storm Tracker 6 live double scan, were kind of in and out of the showers, its chilly and cool today. Tomorrow continues to be wet and chilly with heavier rain. Wednesday is the transition day. Thursday through sunday were in the 80s. Summerlike. All right. Thank you karen. A look at the stories coming up on action news at 4 00 p. M. 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