live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> well, see if people packing the parkway for the nnl draft. hear from the newest eagle, hear what he has to say about phillie fans. >> memorial gross for delaware state trooper killed in the line of duty. how a community. >> the trump administration warnings north korea about more nuclear testing, what the president says he isn't ruling out. today is friday april 28. good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check on today's forecast. it is friday. another reason to celebrate. the weather apparently, too. >> yeah, come on, katie, you know what to do at the end that far desk, come on, good morning, everybody. well, i have to actually say, it is very, very busy in the

world of travel. on a friday, this early at 4:00 in the morning, that's 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, i'm 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 the showers, this is three hour loop we're looking at, anything left over at the moment still seeing damp weather across cumberland, across the bay into delaware,

as well, but this is all going to get on out of here. we ends up with really nice looking day, couple of other area temperatures, look how warm we are at the onset. so we're not going to have any problem heating up to these values with, no issue we hit the low 80s, at the shore, even the poconos, flirting with zero eight today. so beautiful looking day, meisha. i would say it is actually better looking than yesterday. we will start off with sunshine for a change. >> utley so nice to see that sun back, thanks so much. like i was saying up at the desk, if you are just waking up, good morning, starting off with a bunch of accident, still clearing, some still out there. clayton new jersey route 47 closed both directions, academy straight. so alternates, 55, or fridays mill road your best bet, plus downed utility pole, there as well. another serious accident, new jersey, route 73 southbound reopened near the new jersey turnpike, heads up, plus another accident, took any creek parkway closed between

johns road, ashmead road. use this alternate, rising sun avenue will be your best bet, east oaklane, so heads up on that. so when we have this many accidents going on you know you might want to factor in extra time specially early plans, see how the day progresses, downed pole here route 309, both at line lexington accident from a fuel spill. you are reduced to one lane there do have the construction route one oxford valley all lanes blocked there. busy morning indeed. rahel, jim, back to you. >> thank you, thrilling night on the parkway for the nfl draft. and this morning, we are get to go know the eagles newest player. >> roger goodel made the introduction. >> with the 14th pick, in the 2,017nfl draft the philadelphia eagles select derek barnett. >> now the move will gave boost to the eagles defensive line next season, and derek barnett already likes the philly fans. >> feels great. i was nervous at first, i got a great welcome, welcome

being, i thank the fans for that, because i was a little nervous. >> now the newest eagle six-three, tips the scales at 259 pounds, and listen to there is barnett broke the former eagle hall o hall of famr register white's university of tennessee sack record. welcome to philadelphia. just before the eagles pick there was local excitement on the parkwayment temple hasan reddick the 13th pick by the arizona cardinals, first linebacker pick, from camden he attended haddon height high school. >> congrats to both men. more than 70,000 football friends from all over the world enjoyed every moment of the nfl draft experience, weather could not have been better as diehard fans packed the parkway for free foot bun fun. it is quite possibly the one time of year where you can find eagles, cowboys, raiders fans, all in the same place. still plenty of trash talk. >> right now i am representing the strength of raider nation, and the power that we want to

unleash upon this great city. >> i hope they get a good pick. i mean, they need something. i mean i hope they get jesus. >> okay? number of people attends willing the draft experience, philadelphia police reported no incidents. >> yes, our coverage of the nfl draft continues on line at cbsphilly.com/nfl draft. full list of events, road closures, more about the eagles pick. >> meanwhile, in other news this morning, community coming together to honor slain state trooper, in delaware. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in delaware where memorial for corporal stephen ballard towns grow. >> ballard shot and killed wednesday afternoon in this wawa parking lot which remains closed and taped off to traffic. take a look, this memorial just continues to grow here with balloons, candles, signs, even memorial flag. now, as the community mourns, we are also learning more about the man police say

pulled the trigger. now, take a look, this is 26 year old burgon steel i, jr., shot to death thursday morning after intense 20 hour stand-off at a home registered to his father in middletown, showed steel i was arrested in 2013 on gun and drug charges, now, what is still unclear, why police say seally shot corporal ballard at the wawa parking lot. meanwhile, people paying respects at both the wawa and at troop two barracks where he watt stationed, his fellow troopers also shared their fond memories of him with "eyewitness news." take a listen. >> we had a great time working, very easy to work with, he loved his job, he loved being out there serving everyone you. >> learn about the person the proverbial smile lights up the room. that will was steve. very personable. in fact, i was with his wife at the hospital last night when i overheard her tell governor carney that he wanted to be a governor some day.

and he had the type of personality and the drive that co-have accomplished that goal. >> and taking another look at the member or l -- memorial here, the candles remain lit despite the rain, beautiful site out here. and these troopers say that corporal ballard not only dedicated trooper, also dedicated husband and father. he leaves behind wife and young daughter. for now live in bear, delaware, trang do, cbs 3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. meanwhile, memorial fund set up for corporal ballard's family, at the delaware state police federal credit union, you can address to on our website at cbsphilly.com. testimony continues this morning in david creato's murder trial, accused of killing his three year old brendan. yesterday jurors visited the scene where the boy's body was found in cooper river park in 2015. they also saw pictures of brendan's body.

special attention was given to his clean socks. prosecutors say, that it is proof that he was carried, and did not walk more than a half mile from his father's apartment. the walk was later repeated by another three year old wearing the same socks as brendan, as comparison, those socks were presented in court. >> this morning, arkansas has executed it fourth inmate in eight days, kenneth williams died by lethal injection late last night before his execution, apologized to the family of a college cheerleader he killed in 1988 and deposition ooh i ward on while escaping from prison. ac elevating time lines to beat the expiration date of one of the drugs used for lethal injections. >> and there is now arrest in connection to this viral video of group of people riding bikes on the vine street expressway in philadelphia. pennsylvania state police have arrested the teenager who allegedly organized the ride. authorities say he told investigators, the group was out on sunday afternoon to celebrate his birthday. >> we were able to identify a

male juvenile responsible for organizing this event. he is in custody here at pennsylvania state police belmont barracks, we do take this very seriously, and he is being charged with misdemeanor, disorderly conduct, also couple of summary offenses. >> and police have not released suspect's name because he is a minor. well, lehigh county woman is dead after her own dog attacks her. >> this happened yesterday afternoon at the woman's home on spring white drive in upper macungie township. police say the boxer-pitbull mix was mauling the woman who was in her 30's when they arrived at the house. she died at the hospital, the human society is putting the dog down. >> president trump is closing in on 100 days in office, and now he is sharing the lengths he's willing to go to as north korea continues testing their weapons. >> reporter: president trump said he doesn't rule out military action against north korea as he faces one of the one of the biggest diplomatic

challenges in his young presidency. >> there is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. >> tensions in the korean peninsula have escalated because of north korea continued testing of balistic and nuclear weapons, earlier thursday, president trump traveled to the department of veterans affairs, to sign an executive order, to establish an office of accountability and whistle below err protection. >> those who fail our develop rans will be held for the first time accountable. >> the executive order is one of 32 the president will have signed by the time he reaches the milestone of 100 days in office. the most in that time frame since world war ii. but he has failed to score any legislative victories, and potential russian meddling in the presidential election has cast a shadow over his administration. a fifth investigation was launched thursday, into fired national security advisor michael flynn's possible role.

>> the president's 100 day in office is saturday. the same day a partial government shut-down could take effect, unless congress passes, an emergency spending bill. >> the president blamed democrats with the morning tweet storm. >> we are never going to shut the government down. in fact, we don't even have the power to do so. >> law make letters vote friday on a short-term extension by more time to work out a long-term deal that both parties can approve. weijia jiang, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning, united airlines court battle with man dragged off a flight. how the airline is trying to move past this incident. and, watch as this changes before your eyes, coming soon to a post office near you. back in two minutes.

>> united airlines, airline will not disclose the amount it is filing doctor david dae, but taken full responsible for what happened. united also making some major changes, it will use law enforcement officers only for emergency issues, the airline says it will offer up to $10,000 to passengers to be bumped off a flight. united also says it has reduced over booking, and will offer more training to employees. >> philadelphia's looking to the sun to supply its energy needs. city officials released details of solar its dollars philly a plan to bring solar energy to 500 city rooftops. >> trying to promote clean energy, opportunity, and reduce carbon pollution, and solar eyes philadelphia, really accomplishes all of the things. >> members every city council and officials from the energy authority outline details of the plan on the rooftop of the parkway central library, solar eyes philly campaign hopes to fill 10,000 energy jobs, expected to be complete by next year.

>> and, touch a new stamp and watch it change before your ice, new forever stamp to mark this summer's solar eclipse, it has special ink that apparently changes pictures when you touch t the first picture shows total solar eclipse, the second a full moon, commemorate the solar eclipse that will make it way across the us on august 21, the stamp goes on sale june 20th, coinciding with the summer solstice. >> i will buy that stamp just to see it. >> like the mood rings. >> he can actually. >> very cool. >> you know what's coming there. now katie not actually summer yet. >> no. >> but i walked out today, it felt like it. >> might as well be, right? by the way does anybody else have total eclipse of the heart running through their head snow. >> no. >> really? you will before the morning is out. i have a feeling our produce remembers listening and cueing it up, right? that's a great song, common. >> you're such a musical trooper. >> ♪ >> oh, boy, here goes. >> you wait until commercial break, my friend. so live neighborhood network,

not one loan soul. like you mentioned, really mild outside. i have a feeling the board walk plaza, boardwalk, beaches, all will be pack here today, especially because it is a friday, for one thing, but the weather is perfect beach weather. let alone anything else you have going on outside. very calm, quiet right now, may be shower that moves through that area over the next hour or two. and you can see the tail end of the front. we had mentioned it would be fizzling yesterday, definitely is, but left behind couple of damp roads here in philly, still moving its way out through southern new jersey, the next guy, what's going to bring our next shot of showers or thunderstorm, we do have pretty active forecast, but no day looking to be a wash out at this point. today, though, ya, it is basically june, with this kind of a hi, 84 degrees, and sunny skies, sun coming up at 04:00, may still be some clouds around, overall i think it will be pretty decent sunrise, looking ahead to the next draft night pick beginning 7:00 p.m. on the ben franklin parkway. 78 degrees at 7:00 at night on april 28th. i mean, not unheard of, but

definitely rare. this will be a very warm evening for you, obviously, now looking ahead, we've upped the expectations, guys, remember the record to beat is 90. i don't think we will get there. but 87, now, the high for tomorrow. so sun block is a requirement the next few days, and even though we are going to see a couple of showers or thunderstorms along the way, as i mentioned meisha, no wash out expected just a lot of ups and downs on the thermometer. >> that's what it looks like, katie, thank you so much. and very good morning to all of you. so what's going on in the world of travel already this morning? a lot of accidents out there right now, guys. serious accident here, clayton, new jersey, route 47, delsea drive closed at academy, both directions, so this is both directions, you will have to use alternate, heads up on that, also, downed utility pole in that area, as well. accident also in east oaklane, took my creek parkway closed between johns road and ashley road. you will also have to use an alternate here. rising sun avenue is going to be your best bet there.

downed pole, route 309, both directions, at lion lexington road. heads up, from earlier accident, with a few spill. and you are still reduced to one lane. so, a lot is going on already this morning. route one northbound construction oxford valley that's now just been cleared. we do have an accident in germantown, this also has downed pole and wires, as well. north 21 street at laugh ear street, if that's in your neck of the woods. do have construction out there, as well, lime lexington, route 309, between sum any town and chesterfield drive one lane is open there. lot going on. jim, over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, listen up, toyota owners, find out why the car maker is issuing a recall on a popular pick up. >> the nfl draft is not the only game in town. the other sport attractions when "eyewitness news" continues.

>> money watch's hena daniels joins us from the new york

torque stock exchange, good morning, so toyota issued recall for one of their popular pickups, what do drivers need to know about this? >> good morning, jim, rahel, auto maker is recalling certain models of its popular tack kona pick-up truck, says oil leak in affected vehicles could cause rear wheels to lock up, leading drivers to lose control. toyota has not said if the problem is responsible for any injuries or deaths. >> well, uber, i understanded, getting little more transparent. what can you tell us about that? >> yes, interesting. soon that five star rating system will reveal passenger scores, on the app most people only see the drivers marks. the move is meant to keep customer bag bee -- bad behavior at bay, if they know their rate something visible. and we do hear some stories, guys, some viral videos of passengers not acting as they should. >> i did a story about a year ago about those, a lot of people don't realize they rate you. >> well, they should be.

that's awful to treat those drivers poorly. >> sounds good to me, thanks, hena. >> seeing your rate something like seeing your medical file, you know that seinfeld episode, elaine goes in search of everything. >> i have a five star rating. >> i'm sure you do. >> i'm always very nice. >> are you rating yourself. >> i should. coming up after the break, another check on traffic. >> plus, heading to the nfl draft. katie will tell you how to dress for it, what do you think? >> indeed i will. all i'll tell you right now it will feel like summer. so you might need to switch wardrobes again here for the weekends, talk about just how high these temperatures are about to climb, and here is another hint, we are at least going to do a little harmless rotation with the records that's coming

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looks like the weather will cooperate. that said, active pattern here, guys, because of the way the pattern is unfolding, we expect to hit 87 degrees tomorrow. the record, say what? i know. the record to beat, rahel, is 90. that will was set all the way back in 1974. jim, were you just a we lad, right? >> yes, i was in elementary school. >> i knew you would remember off the top of your head. and we are expecting for now, also, lots of sunshine with time. but the temperature to rebound to the 80s once more. couple of showers currently throughout primarily obviously through new jersey, southern half of it, then down through delaware, kent and sussex counties. here in philly couple of damp roads. i think basically done. any of the showers will clear on out, left with sunshine, high of 84 degrees. for day two of the draft. and then, tomorrow, meisha, i think generally stays partly sunny, may be shower or thunderstorm along the way, but i say the bigger story here is absolutely the warmth of tomorrow. >> yes, absolutely, katie, do you think they should bring the umbrellas tomorrow?

>> i think probably should get away without it, keep your ears perked. >> all right, thank you so much. well, very good morning to you. it is friday indeed. but we are waking to up a lot of activity, let's get into it. downed pole, both directions at lime lexington road, from a fuel spill, you are reduced to one lane as you move around there. not posing too many problems right now but will as we progress into the 5:00 hour. accident here, construction first, not too far away from where the downed pole is route 309 between sumneytown pike and chesterfield drive. one lane open there. now we talk about the serious accident in clayton, new jersey, route 47 closed, at academy street. use alternate route 55 or frysmill road will be your best bet. another accident east oaklane tookany creek parkway, you'll have to use alternate around there, as well, rising sun avenue is going to be your best bet. then we have another accident, in germantown, downed pole and wires with this accident, as well.

twenty-first street at lavere street, heads up, then also talking about some more construction, route 70 eastbound between penn avenue and cropwell road, one to two lanes are blocked there. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. it is america's oldest track and field competition, and philadelphia is hosting it. >> yes, always a fun annual event, the penn relays officially kick offer at the university of pennsylvania's franklin field. for the 123rd year. young athletes all around the world are competing in the track and field competition. the penn relays runs through tomorrow. i remember going to that in grade school. >> it will be tough running tomorrow with the heat. >> this is true. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," pat gallen live on the parkway, more reaction to the eagles pick in the draft. >> also, major mess in one new jersey neighborhood. finds out how a home became covered in oil. >> we will tell but a bill proposal that want to do away with box top school fundraisers in one state school. we're back at the top of the hour.

>> i'm so excited, it is a great town, and i'm just ready to get to work. >> the eagles draft defenseman tennessee's derek barnett. we're live with more on his college career. >> i'm optimistic, i'm happen which our pick. go eagles. >> the fans we spoke to along the parkway seem to be very happy about the pick. we'll hear from the eagles front office about their decision to draft derek barnett. >> well the weather is feeling like summer after some light morning showers. we're in for a sunny and warm afternoon, today is friday, april 28th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning, geg