Im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. Roger goodell introduced us to the newest eagle. The first around pick, the Philadelphia Eagles select dext rek barnett. University of fen ten defensive end Derek Burnett with the 14th overall pick. 6 3, 229 pounds he broke former eagles great reggie white record at tennessee. And don bell joins us with the latest from the eagles. Don. Reporter guys, i tell you what, its been a really exciting night here on the ben franklin parkway. Were pretty much on the steps of the arts museum and yes, a little while earlier today the commissioner made that pick and five minutes ago go, we talked to Derek Barnett. How about the reception from the philly fans. It was great. I was nervous at fivrment i got a great welcoming and i like the fans i was a little nervous. What is your relationship with the eagles lieding up to this did you have a feeling had you a chance coming here. I knew it was a possibility you know how the draft works you never know. I was not in
World of travel. On a friday, this early at 4 00 in the morning, thats not something that we typically a lot of traffic on the schuylkill, little surprising at 3 00 in the morning,. Nfl draft party. People still out partying. Yes. So many people obviously just descending upon the city for the best reasons, we have awesome events going on, im sure that will have an issue, you know, when it comes to your travel around the region again here today. What i want to show you here, on this shot, i have a feeling, Liberty Place is lit up in green in honor of our brand new draft pick. But you can see there on the grounds that the road is still just little damp looking. We had some showers that rolled through in the last couple of hours, nothing else expected in the city through the rest of the day. But, it is still very mild, too. Look how high that dew point s that is little muggy actually outside right now, even despite modest breeze, 66 degrees, very warm beginning to the morning. Here are th
Opener, your world in 90 seconds. It seems that north korea, this situation is getting pretty grave. Theyre deliberating a very significant strategy. A major conflict with north korea is possible. Do you think its likely that the u. S. Is headed for a military confrontation . All scenarios are on the table, so it really is all up to north korea. House leaders shelved the vote on gop legislation. That cleared the way for the budget vote. I think were making very good progress. Were going to go when we have the votes. Two u. S. Army rangers have been killed and a third has been wounded in a fight against terrorists in afghanistan. I dont understand why the white house is covering up for michael flynn. All of that clears was made during the Obama Administration. Thank you very much, everybody. United arlts has reached a settlement with a man who was violently remove flood a flight. The financial terms have not been made public. Demonstrators breaking through a Police Barricade and theyre
Feels so great, i was mentally making my summer play list in my head when i went out today, understandingably it is just so beautiful outside, not terribly humid either which is fantastic news, too. So, absolutely requirement a short and tshirt this afternoon and whistle sunshine , sunglasses good idea as well. Lets take a look at what storm scan has up on its sleeve. Not much locally but you will notice passage of the frontal boundary. Thunderstorms that got their act together, once they moved off shore but we had a few damp road this morning. That has cleared out. Even though it was a cold front, we are actually going to warm up even more today, we can check off these boxes here , we have some sunshine, we have warmth. It is not terribly humid out there and wind remains, very light. Fit is blowing at all it feels comfortable and it add to the comfort of the day. But with that said we have been mid 80s today. Speaking of the draft, this afternoon we should top off in the mid 80s with
Jonathan we are following breaking developments in delaware, a state trooper shot to death. The man accused of shooting the officer barricaded and refusing to surrender. Alison this played out after gunfire at a convenience store. Nancy chen has the latest. Ofcy the man accused killing the state trooper is barricaded inside, refusing to surrender and has fired shots at officers. Was identified as Corporal Stephen ballard, shot in the parking lot of a wawa. He was 32 years old and had been on the force more than eight years. One person was taken into custody, the other man took off. No word on a motive. We will keep you posted on the ongoing hostage negotiations. Alison nancy, thank you. Sentence tonight for the sniper who targeted Pennsylvania State troopers. He killed one trooper in the sniper attack. This was in 2014. He wounded the other. The defense had asked for life in prison without parole, but the jury gave him the death penalty. Jonathan a frustrating ride on spring,rain in si