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schedules and road closures for the 23468 -- in the nfl draft. a bizarre recall hits the area. let's get to the exclusive accuweather forecast. a nice day for the phillies, the sun is shining, but not for too long, right? >> reporter: it's going to be such a nice game compared to the weather they had yesterday. it was miserable and cold and dreary, clouds and drizzle. showers. today it's the opposite. as we go live on sky6 live hd taking a look from our city hall camera. lots of sunshine, just the slightest breeze out of the east/northeast with all the sun. temperatures are warmer than where they were yesterday, and it is on him -- it is only midday. trenton, 58 degrees. the poconos 55, millville, 56. satellite and radar yesterday's weather is off the coast, well awt out -- out to sea. round number two is getting its act together pushing into roanoke and western portion of virginia. that will arrive after midnight tonight we'll get that monday and tuesday. enjoy this while it lasts. sun and clouds, 65 degrees. we'll time this out on future tracker 6, plus a warmup in the seven day. >> folks going to work and school will have to adjust to the changes along the benjamin franklin parkway nfl draft perhaps. bob brooks is along the parkway with the changes. >> reporter: nydia and gray, a lot of people won't like what i am about to tell them. standing by the parkway, the traffic is moving fine, is of tomorrow, 11:00 p.m., shut down. let's take a look. if you're doing construction today is the day. it's a beautiful sunday morning and the novel -- nfl draft prep keeps moving along. # a.m., parkway system trafficker is closed from 20th to the art museum. some understand why the closure has to happen and excited. >> we're excited we'll be down here thursday night to see who the easily are taking we're excited about it. >> reporter: some not buying into the draft hype. >> who watches the draft, it's kind of boring. beyond that does it matter. >> reporter: several side streets are shutting down, as well with the draft causing the road closures and going on for three days, neighbors hope it's worth it. >> i hope it brings money into the city. >> this is the price of fame as it were. what are you going to do? >> reporter: you hear people trying to make the best out of the situation, that's a live look at the nfl museum, it's being set up for the draft, the road closures 7:00 p.m., the benjamin franklin parkway 20th to the art museum. reporting live along the parkway, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> traffic and a whole lot of fun. we have full coverage of the draft preparations on the 6abc app. you can get a look at the map of the nfl draft experience at 6abc. we'll be stationed live where football history is made. a worker recovers after falling 30 feet from scaffolding at the site of the nfl draft. "action news" was on the scene after the accident on the benjamin franklin parkway yesterday. the man was rushed to hanheman university hospital. he is expected to be okay. there is word if he was working on the draft setup or another section of construction. september -- happening today, septa begins new regional rail schedules to support the implementation of amtrak's positive change. you can get information at 6abc.com. for hundreds ever runners in wilmington, delaware today, the color red means go. dozens showed up in red shorts and not much else to take part in the running red shorts memorial 5k. john shultz was known for wearing red sneakers when he ran. he was hit by a pickup truck while running home from choir practice. those closest to him would say he would get a kick how his friends were honoring him. >> was an inspiration to people of all ages. many of john's friends wearing red shorts his signature. some may be shirtless today. john would often only wearing the red shorts. the only color shorts he owned. >> today's run in his honor raises money for catholic relief services which helps the poor in third world countries. there's new information to tell you about the raid by philadelphia police in the large pot party. officers arrested 22 people at the so-called smoke session. the action cam at the scene last night in the frankford section of the city. police say nearly 175 people were released without charges. but police say they confiscated 50 pounds of marijuana and four handguns and thc infused edibles. police in delaware county are searching for a person who shot a woman in the stomach. this happened apt -- at 9:00 p.m. in the chester. police don't know if the woman was a target or innocent bystander. there's no word on her condition or the condition of her unborn child. >> this week the sentencing phase of the eric frein murder trial could wrap up. a jury must decide if the convicted cop killer must get the death penalty or get life in prison. he was convicted of shooting and killing brian dixon and jurying another trooper in 2014. president donald trump will mark his first 100 days in office. a new abc poll shows how americans approve of his presidency. 42% of americans approve. 96% of trump supporters say they have no regrets. president trump gets high marks for pressuring american companies to keep jobs in the country. this week president trump is set to unveil his tax cut plan. he plans to celebrate his 100th day in office with a huge rally in harrisburg. it happens at the pennsylvania farm show complex, the same night as the annual white house correspondents association dinner in washington. the president and his top aids said they have no plans to attend the annual event. >> people in france are voting for the country's next president. this comes day after a terror attack on police. the final outcome of the historic vote has the potential to transform the political landscape in europe an beyond. 45 million voters are expected to cast ballots by the time the polls close. the county is sharply divided with the latest polls showing that the results are too close to call. new tension between the u.s. and nor korea after another american was detained who was identified by his last name of kim. the country news agency said he was arrested at the pyongyang international airport as he was about to fly out of the country. he was in north korea for a month to discuss relief activities. heart stopping moments show a young girl falling off the back of a school bus, but thankfully a hero was nearby. >> new details surrounding the confrontation between a flight attendant and a mother holding a baby. those stories, plus meteorologist chris sowers returns with the full accuweather forecast. "action news" continues after this you have to see this video an off duty firefighter was in the right place at the right time when a little girl fell out of the back of a moving bus in arkansas. according to authorities the young girl managed to unlock the back door of the bus, she flew out landing on the pavement. look at that. the firefighter happened to be behind the bus, he was able to care for her until paramedics arrived. she did suffer a broken jaw and will need surgery, but is expected to recover. >> new details about what caused the confrontation between a flight attendant and a passenger on board. the american airline crew member nearly got into a fight with a mom traveling with young children and another passenger. the incident happened when the plane was boarding in san francisco. the mother was carrying a collapsed double wide stroller down the aisle when it was grabbed from her and almost hit her baby. >> it could have been done in a safer mannor -- manner. the mother was upgraded to first class and given a 1,000 voucher, plus a full refund. the flight attendants has been placed on leave pending the investigation. firefighters in florida battling several intense wildfires across the state. there are hundreds ever wildfires many forcing thousand to evacuate from their home. a fire from for the myers burned nearly 6,000 acres. it is only 26% contained. all of florida is under a state of emergency. >> time for a look at accuweather. it's a nice day out there. >> reporter: it is, they can gladly have some of the rain heading this way. there's a lot of it. let's get you outside. some of the new computer data is coming in, this does not look pretty for tomorrow and tuesday. now we'll go live on sky6 live hd. a lovely shot it's not the commodore barry bridge, we're looking live from the city hall camera. it's nice, a couple of clouds upstairs, sunny, a slight breeze and comfortable temperatures. 59 degrees in philadelphia. 58 in trenton. allentown, 59. poconos a pair of 5s. 56 in millville. dover checking in at 57. satellite and radar along with action radar here's what we're watching, note there's not much else going on across the entire lower 48. this is pretty much it, one storm sitting and spinning its wheels across the ohio and tennessee valleys. it will hit the coast and overspread it's moisture over the region during the day tomorrow and tuesday. this is the saving grace today this is why we managed to squeeze out a nice day today. the high retreats into the north in the canadian maritimes it allows the low to crawl under the eastern seaboard. future tracker 6, the rest of the day looks good, mainly sunny skies, high, thin clouds overspread the area over the next few hours, the clouds lower and thicken overnight tonight. first thing tomorrow morning, the morning commute is okay, most of it is dry. toward the tail end of the commute here comings -- here comes the moisture, it will overspread the area south to north. that continues throughout the day and it gets heavy and reloads as we get into monday night and tuesday, this is tuesday morning, look at the yellows and oranges here, that rain is coming down at a very good clip. the next 48 hours, once we get past today, monday, tuesday, miserable, cloudy damp and raw, very chilly, on and off rain, the heaviest falls across south jersey and delaware, high temperatures tomorrow and tuesday top out in the mid to upper 30s. looking at the projected rainfall totals, hopefully this is overdone. we're expecting anywhere from one to two inches of rain. the model has us at 3 inches. 3.21 in trenton. and an inch and three-quarters for lakehurst and atlantic city. a soaking for the garden state and delaware. it depends on where low tracks. if it shifts to the east, the heaviest rains will shift off the coast. if it shifts closer to the coast the heaviest rain moves in including the suburbs. anyway you slice it monday and tuesday do to the look very nice. allentown, 66. reading, 67. look for a combination of sun and clouds, comfortable and milder. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, miserable tomorrow, miserable tuesday, wednesday is a day of transition, we'll start out with clouds and periods of rain. by afternoon we'll see sunshine that will allow temperatures to get up to 70 degrees, we really start to see the nice weather pour in here, thursday, friday, saturday in time for the nfl draft, we'll see summer-like conditions with sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. look at friday, 87 degrees. good stuff. >> all right, thank you chris. folks philadelphia now home to a new museum that honors philadelphia history as the birth place of america. karen rogers takes us on a journey in this week's loves the arts. >> reporter: the new museum of the american revolution is in the heart of old city and it tells the story of the revolution from it's origins tots war's continue relevance. the massive 118,000 square foot museum features 500 original artifacts weapons, paintings and prints material and digital inter active that spans from 1760 to 1790. what you discover is how people from all walks of life really took part in the revolution, native americans, european immigrant, africans many brought here as slaves. >> reporter: visitors can visit 18th century boston and stands under a full scale replica of the liberty tree. >> this is where they had having discussions with their mounting dissatisfaction with british rule. >> this highlights the challenge of creating an army at the same time they are fighting a revolution. >> reporter: the museum centerpiece is the tent george washington use as his headquarters during the war. >> i know people will never forget seeing washington's war tent. it has to be the rarest artifact from the revolution. this museum will make philadelphia the richest most engaging destination for heritage visitors from around the world. >> reporter: the museum of the american revolution is at third and chestnut street. we posted a link to the exhibit at 6abc.com. for 6abc loves the arts arts i'm karen rogers. >> harsh -- hash browns are being recalled because they could contain pieces of golf balls. bill o'riley is speaking out, see where you can hear him talk publicly since he was let go by fox. his >> so glad you stayed with us on a sunday afternoon, taking you live outside, sky6 live hd giving you actually lovely glimpse of penns landing. you better as you -- suck that n because it's going to be miserable monday and tuesday. hash browns are being recalled because they may contain pieces of golf balls. the producer said some golf ball materials may have been accidently harvested with potatoes. no reports of injuries. hollywood is mourning the death of one of the stars of the hit show happy days, actress erin morran has died. she was 13 years old when she shot to stardom on the comedy fixture. by 28 she admitted she was battling depression. she was found dead in indiana where she lives. they were waiting on the results of autopsy to determine her cause of death. she was 6 years old. days after being let go from fox news, billow -- bill o'reilly is returning to the air waves to a pod cast. it will be the first time the former cable news host is speaking publicly since he was ousted at fox on wednesday following allegations of sexual harassment. >> there's much more to come on "action news," including a special party at today's phillies game. >> see why strangers wrote a heartwarming letter to the an nfl player after a flight. >> so glad you stayed with us phillies will try to keep their winning streak against the braves going. it was a close one yesterday, they won 4-3 in 10 innings. today game is at home at 3:45 p.m. the team is having a birthday party for phillie phanatic who made his first aprils april 25th, 1978. there will be a whole lot of fun on field. children 14 and under will get a phillie phanatic hat. it's just another reminder, an nfl player learned a lesson on a flight. atlanta falcons tweeted a photo of a note he received from fellow passengers who salt behind -- sat behind him. saw how plight he -- polite he was to everyone, he said it put a smile on his face. >> enjoy today? >> reporter: the weather is nice today, today is the day you're outside and enjoying the sun and warmer temperatures. 65 degrees, combination of sun and clouds, monday cloudy skies on and off showers maybe a couple of periods of rain thrown in there, tuesday looks miserable, periods of rain all day, high of 58. look what happens by week's end. >> good news there. this is not something you see every say, an alligator being put in handcuffs after the reptile wandered into a garage in louisiana yesterday. they wrangled the alligator and tied the mouth shut and cuffed his back legs, that's not something you see everyday. nba countdowndown is next. for gray hall, chris sowers i'm in nydia han. see you next weekend. >> announcer: the following is a presentation 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