t. >> "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in wilmington banning park tonight where that little girl was found. vernon. >> reporter: good evening to you rick and to you monica. police and local authorities here are telling parents to watch their children very carefully when whenever they're outside and this important point tell the children never to talk to strangers. all local and state police agencies are on this case. so too the fbi. >> we're looking for a dark colored four door sedan possibly black with tinted windows. we're looking 4:00 for a white or hispanic male. >> reporter: details of the abduction and sexual assault of a four-year-old g played with friends outside her pike creek valley home around 7 o'clock last night by a man who remains at large. >> nothing lower that a person can do than to take advantage of sexually abuse and take the

innocence of a four-year-old child. >> reporter: about two hours later in the cold night air the child largely unclothed was discovered walking out of banning park some 8 miles away in wilmington by a passerby who called police. the child was examined at the hospital and then turned over to her parents. police continue top scour ban -- to scour banning park looking for clues. >> she was observed walking from the tree line of the park area so yes, she was coming from the park. >> reporter: neighbors of the family are deeply alarmed and tried to help last night when word of the kidnapping spread. >> it was very quick apparently from what i heard. she reached out for a piece of paper 'cause he said give this to your mom end snatched her in through the window. >> nothing would do me grader this afternoon have him in handcuffs and led away in hell so that he can -- and held so that he can face the consequences of his actions. >> reporter: the police

commander expressing the outrage that many feel around here today in the wake of this crime. monica police are asking for the public to send them or give them any relevant video they find about that black sedan with tinted windows. they have no license plate information at this point. live in wilmington, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. now let's take you live to center city where a protest is that under way right now against america's missile attack on a syrian air force base. the action cam near philadelphia city hall this is where the demonstrators are rejecting president trump's action last night calling it an escalation of war. meantime in washington many members of congress are demanding answers. the president says the move was meant to send a message to syria after that government allegedly attacked its own citizens with chemical weapons. now some lawmakers say they should have been consulted first. abc's kenneth moton with more from capitol hill. >> today members of congress asking the trump

administration what's next after his first major military action. strikes on syria. 59 tomahawk cruise missile launched in there mediterranean striking a syrian air base. president trump giving the order from his mar-a-lago estate changing his mind about president bashar assad choked out the lives of helpless men women and it was a slow andrutal death. >> reporter: syria and russia calling the strike an act of aggression. un ambassador nikki haley. >> it is in our vital national security interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: senators were briefed friday on capitol hill. all agree assad needs to be accountable disagreeing after trump didn't ask congre strike. >> the power to declare war illegal for presi obama to bomb libya. it's also illegal for president trump to bomb syria. >> you got to bring this to congress with a plan that

tells congress what is involved what's the end game. >> reporter: the top republican in the senate says at this point that debate is not needed. >> i think this strike was simply about don't use chemical weapons again. that's what ttrike was about so i don't think it necessarily leads to another conclusion. >> reporter: but many members of congress say assad must go and a comprehensive plan from the trump administration.oton channel6 ction news." >> split on the missile attack.s are cal missile launch decisive while democrats warn actions like this collide us into another conflict overseas. >> and this was a clear counion thhat -- thaomething that would be tolerated by going after the airplanes that delivered, you know, the horrible this evening and lethal assault. >> this is finally now the time for the united states top act and decide what our policy is going to be before we end up sleepwalking into a much larger war with russia. >> "action news" reporter john

rawlins spent the day with allentown's syrian community who also have that plenty of questions about last night's attack. our coverage continues with that part of the story coming up tonight at 6:00ly. >> neil gorsuch is preparing to be sworn in as the newest member of the u.s. supreme court. his nomination was confirmed today after an historic rule change in the senate. >> the nomination of neal m. gorsuch of colorado to be an associate justice of the eme court of the united states is confirmed. >> yesterday republicans invoked the so-called nuclear option changing the number of votes needed to clear the path for gorsuch's nomination. gorsuch will fill the vacancy left by the death of justice antonin scalia. he'll likely be sworn in next week. >> philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video can help them catch the person who robbed and shot a man overnight. happened near the corner of wyoming avenue and north fourth street in feltonville. the victim had just withdrawn

cash from an atm. "action news" rep jeanette reyes has more. >> reporter: a manhunt is under way for the suspects who shot their victim near this atm even after he had turned over the money. >> it is very dangerous to take money at night advertisement many residents waiting for the bus at fourth and wyoming say although there are atms conveniently placed on every corner of this intersection most times they feel it's just too risky to withdraw cash. have you ever taken money out. >> no ma'am. i go straight to the bank. >> reporter: early this morning, two men experienced what many around here fear. philadelphia p past midnight a 26-year-old man and his friend got off the bus and withdrew money from an atm. that's when they were approached by two men armed with a gun. they demanded the money about $250. the victims handed it over and as the suspects fled, one turned around and fired the gun hitting the 26-year-old in the back. >> police rushed him to temple

hospital where he's presently in stable condition. he's being treated by doctors. he is expected to survive. >> reporter: the victims told police at the suspects ranouthbound on fourth street. they weren't captured on this nearby business' camera but you can see multiple police officers responding minutes afte inc >> that's pretty bad especially since i come back home. >> reporter: there are several surveillance cameras in this area. police say they will be reviewing all of that footage. anyone with information is encouraged to contact authorities. reporting in feltonville jeanette reyes channel6 "action news."mer vice president joe biden returned to his alma mater this afternoon. [cheers and applause] he was greeted by the university of delaware pep band the spirit team and hundreds of screaming students. earlier this year mr. biden launched the biden institute. it is a research and policy center focused on developin public policy solutions on a range of issues. biden says his sister valerie will help run the institute.

>> turning no to you accuweather and the sunny weekend ahead for our area. as we look live outside sky6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge. not a lot of sunshine today but the weekend is going to be different. for the most part actually we had -- it was a little damp and dreary for your first friday of april but a pleasant change is in store for the delaware valley. meteorologist adam joseph is in for cecily tonight. he has more on that forecast. >> yeah, rick, this is all in response to that low which passed through yesterday with the heavy rain and strong gusty thunderstorms. clouds and a little ribbon of moisture in the northwestern suburbs that will bring a round of rain into the city of philadelphia within the next half hour. as we look at the wind gusts today, that also kind of drove right through us. 37 in philadelphia, clocking in the same for allentown 36 miles an hour in wilmington and near 40 miles an hour down the shore and those winds very chilly in fact wind chills right now in the low 40's for philadelphia just 39 in washington 20's for

pittsburgh and syracuse and these winds will be with us tonight and for one more day tomorrow. in fact here's your friday heading out on the town definitely need the winter coat. temperatures falling into the 40's. wind chills in the 30's. and eventually air temperatures dropping to 36 by tomorrow morning cover later on this evening and a sunny weekend is in store. in fact with that sunshine we'll come way above normal, temperatures we'll talk about that in that full accuweather forecast in a little bit guys. >> sounds good. >> thank you sir. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report friday night. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. t.g.i.f. to you. >> what was made it. watching below normal speeds this afternoon rick and monica here on 95 in delco. southbound side jams from just past the airport through this point approaching 420. it's an accident scene taking out the left lane and appears to be a fairly serious one. we've got an ambulance couple of them on the scene a fire truck as well so traffic is getting by but extra slow coming south out of philadelphia international airport. elsewherely in delco a crash

in glenolden along chester pike at ashland avenue. a wreck along cobbs creek parkway at springfield avenue. also expect extra traffic throughout the evening along 95 through south philadelphia as that phils home opener eventually wraps up and then people start heading in for the john 7:30. up in the lehigh valley still have this crash on 78 eastbound with single digit speeds. old 22 and tillman street or 222 would be better bets. two accidents in burlington county on the southbound turnpike. one off to the side. speeds recovering there. we'll check it again rick and monica coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you sir. much more ahead on "action news" for you at 5:00. terror in sweden. ahead a developments from europe after a driver plows a truck into this busy shopping district crushing into a popular department store. >> but firaseball is back in south philadelphia. how phillies fans celebrated the team's first home game ofhen "action news" at 5:00 continues tonight.

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>> baseball is back in south philadelphia. the action cam was at citizens bank park as the phillies put the final touches on the field before today's home opener. >> meantime plenty of fans of course were on hand for the phillies first home game of the year. katherine scott was with them in the middle of all that excitement. >> this is our 18th consecutive year together.

>> reporter: they pitched their tent outside the ticket office at midnight. by morning more fans joined them. like many die hard they have their own opening day tradition. it's a day phillies fans look forward to every year. >> it's the start of a new season welcoming of the summer is, the spring, the warm days. >> probably last 15 years we come up here. we never buy tickets beforehand. >> reporter: inside this wet tarp stretched across the infield above opening day written in life. the phanatic joined the festivities before long tempted by some of the items you'll see on the menu including an in house made smoked pass pastrami. >> we wanted to take it to the next level. we stuffed it. this is a pretty cool sandwich. >> reporter: plenty to do for the fans. the majestic clubhouse store is opened for the latest and greatest of phillies gear. inside the bean bag toss for kids which i tried. nailed it. at noon the block party

started on citizens bank way. no ticket is required. >> giant ferris wheel go-go gadget fun house food and drink sampling. >> reporter: part of the day's fun included the freebies including the knit cap. everyone that goes inside will get one. you might need it. it is chilly out here. at citizens bank park katherine scott, channel6 "action news. >> the country's unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in nearly a decatur the latest test jobs report out today from the labor department shows the unemployment rate down to 4.5 percent in march the lowest since may 2007. but the jobs report also delivered a bit of a mixed message. 98,000 jobs were created in march but that is the weakest hiring pace for the u.s. in nearly a year. >> ♪♪ >> health check tonight. whether you're planning to start a family now or later it's a smart idea for women to take folic acid. the u.s. preventive services task for recently reinforced that recommendation. the group says folic acid can

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>> dozens of students at the college of new jersey got all their hair buzzed off for a good cause. if i alpha delta fraternity response sponsored the head shaving event to benefit the saint baldrick foundation. either way they've already surpassed the 23,000-dollar mark that they raised last year. well, prom is right around the corner and some girls hit the racks today for that perfect dress and accessories. the philadelphia school district fifth annual red carpet glam event is going on right now. more than 500 free new and gently used prom dresses are available to junior and senior high school students from public private parochial and charter schools until 7:00 tonight. shoes and hand bags are available. >> former journeyman steve perry will perform with the band at tonight's rock and roll he was of fame ceremony. back in december journey was named as one of six members of

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the forecast. how are we looking. >> big b great. we have all those clouds, chilly winds feeling more winter like out there and a few showers as well as we look live on sky6 from the temple university camera there it is shaking a little bit. we get rid of the clouds for the upcoming weekend. you can see this last band of showers coming into the northwestern suburbs working their way along the pennsylvania turnpike throughout chester as well as eastern lancaster county and now working towards the split of the schuylkill expressway, the blue route and the northeast extension. and this could work towards that phillies game where there could be a couple sprinkles there passing by. as we look at the winds they've been out of that westerly direction 21 miles an hour philadelphia, 23 in wilmington, 22 in dover right now sustained at 22 in reading with gusts today over 30 miles an hour and that's driving how it feels way down into the 30's right now in all northwestern suburbs like 37 in allentown specifically in lancaster, 36 degrees, 42 for philadelphia and we match that

number along the shore line. satellite and radar there was a few again showers early on today. there were a few breaks of sun briefly but any breaks quickly filled back in with that cloud cover and this is the last little spoke of energy now passing through and then we'll start to break up that cloud cover overnight. gradual clearing. the winds will continue to whip up tonight and the be with us throughout the day tomorrow sustained still 12 to 25 miles an hour and tomorrow you can still expect gus of 30 plus during the. we are going to go back into the 50's. we are going to see sunshine so there is gradual improvement here tomorrow but those winds definitely will still make it feel a bit on the coolish side. if you're heading down to the union game tomorrow evening 7:00 p.m. it will be mainly clear. the winds will start to relax during the evening hours tomorrow with temperatures right around 50 degrees from the start to the finish of the

game but definitely still want to bundle up down there especially once that sun sets and then 66 on sunday afternoon and there you can see the heat starting to build from wichita saint louis in dallas in the 80's. don't worry don't be jealous they're in the 80's because it will soon be here as well. that five day at 5:00 forecast 58 tomorrow gusty breeze. sunshine dominates through most of this five day forecast, 68 sunday, 80 on monday, 84 tying record high on tuesday that's more typical of mid june. and then a cold front comes through tuesday night, knocks the temperatures back to 72 but i don't think guys, we're going to complain about that on wednesday,. your seven day in the next half hour. >> that is a great forecast once you get past the weekend. >> glad you like. >> yeah, no problem. got to thank him sometimes. >> absolutely. >> quick break. more news when we come back.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues , jaime apody rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again. here's what's happening on "action news" friday night. a highjacked beer truck t in the heart of stockholm sweden sending terrified people running for their lives. the latest on the investigation coming up. a bucks county man facing serious criminal charges for what police allegedly found on

his laptop. and victims of abuse will still have a safe place to seek refuge in philadelphia. >> shoppers strolling along a busy retail area of stockholm sweden had only seconds to react as a stolen beer truck raced towards them. and then a loud crash billowing smoke and dozens of people run frightening scene and tonight four people are dead 15 others in the hospital after what is being considered a terror attack. abc's stephanie ramos liveork with the latest for us. >> reporter: monica, horrifying day in sweden. one witness says he saw a truck going 30 to 40 miles per hour approaching crowdnning them over. chaos tern after a driveck into a crowd of people. then crashing it into andepartment store in the heart authorities say the driver highjacked the beverage truck while it was being unloaded nearby sped off down a long st road ramming anything in its path. >> you could actually see bodies flying on the street

and i could see police covering the bodies with an orange blanket. >> reporter: the attack sparking mass pan trick people seen here run and from the area. stockholm's main train station evacuated. >> there was moodod -- blood everywhere. police say nearly a dozen people lay on the ground hurt.ce officers now patrolling the streets from the ground and in the air. as swedish authorities look to question this man seen in the area at the same time of the attack. the swedish government calling this a deadly terror attack. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: government is informed of the situation. i'm getting continuous updates. we support all the authorities that are working on this and we are asking the public to be alert and listen to police advice. >> reporter: stockholm police tell abc news one person who was involved in theas bee arrested. reporting live from new york, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." rick. >> stephanie, thank you.

well senior military officials say the u.s. is looking into whether russia participated in syria's chemical weapons attack earlier th -- they russia failed to my control syria's use of chemi weapons >> we describe that attack as a flagrant violation of international law and an act of aggression. we strongly c illegitimate actions by the u.s. >> u.s. ambassador to the un nikki haley says the u.s. took a very measured step and that we are prepared to do more if ne >> assad did this because he thought he could get away withhe thought company get away with it because he knew russia would have his back. that changed last night. >> and haley added that "it's time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are

taking place in syria and demand a politicalion." >> a fifth victim from last month's westminster terror attack has died. andrea christie a 31-year-old woman from romania had been visiting london with her boyfriend during that attack. she fell from westminster bridge during the attack and landed in the river thames below before being rushed to the hospital. scotland yard confirmed christie received treatment in the hospital but her life support was turned off yesterday afternoon. world news tonight with david muir will have other top stories from around the globe as well as more on the u.s. strike on syria and the suspected terror attack in stockholm, sweden. you can watch all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >> back here at home a bucks county man is behind bars tonight accused of having sexually explicit images of children on his laptop he is 47-year-old robert scwabe of morrisville. he visited child erotic web

sites on mes. >> crews were called to five star auctions in east greenwich township about 1:30 this morning. flames were coming from the roof of the building. firefighters got t situation under control after about an hourr so. not clear what caused the initial fire. also from our new jersey news room, take a look at the man in this surveillance video right here.mdenunty say he robbed the valero gas station on white horse pik february 24th. they jeo with an accomplice who iso wanted for robbery if you asked to contacts took theoday in eric frein's capitol murder trial talked about what they found in frein's bedroom during theirn. they told the jury they found a sniper manual and hundreds of rounds of ammunition that was put on display for the jury. they said the ammo had the same markings as the shell casings recovered from the scene of the ambush. frein's trial resumed today after it was put on hold yesterday when frein was

apparently getting treated for an injury he suffered in jail. frein could face the death sentence if convicted. corporal bryan dickson was killed in the 2014 ambush and trooper alex douglass was injured. now take a look at this surveillance video of an armed robbery in west oak lane. it happened last night at the new shop express in the 6900 block of old york road. the suspect grabbed an employee held a gun to his head forced him to the ground and then demanded money. a second worker behind the counter handed over cash from the register. the gunman then stole a wallet from the victim who was still lying on the floor. if you know anything about this crime you are asked to call police. >> well, victims of child sexual abuse in philadelphia will that continue to have a safe place to go. this morning leaders from the police department human services and the district attorney's office visited philadelphia children's alliance in hunting park. they announced the continuation of their panership. >> i can't say enough about

this collaboration. such a wonderful group of caring professionals that work tirelessly to help kids that have been traumatized in ways that most people can't begin to imagine. >> a philadelphia children's alliance is a safe place for a child alleging sexual abuse can meet with a specifically trained forensic interviewer get a checkup receive therapy and other services while justice is being sought. new jersey congressman donald norcross hosted a community meeting today at the katz jewish community center in cherry hill. it was recent. the target of a bomb threat. norcross discussed security enhancement funding that's available for nonprofits in nine counties including camden. the state is making a million dollars available. organizations can apply for up to $50,000. >> there is now a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a person who abused a kitten in berks county t mazy was

douse with gasoline and stuffedrash bag.o workers found her in their garbage truck. she's now today peta donated $4,000 to the $1,000 already posted to find thoseible now totaling five grand. >> all right.ate on the highways and byways on a friday night. >> all right over to matt pelman to see what'ling ewell here at the betsy ross bridge this evening. getting into new jersey rick and monica there's a crash up the distance police on the scene and it is blocking one of lanes on the eastbound betsy headed into new jersey. as a result, are you're dealing with speeds like 3 miles per hour coming off of 95. the delays from the betsy accident spilling back onto 295 itself so you want no parts of this. tacony palmyra bridge is not up right now. that would be an alternate. you can use the ben franklin bridge no issues here getting into the garden state this afternoon. but issues continue on 95 southbound in the crash near 420 is off to the side but stillas you come south of the airport because it is attracting attention and just north of there by glenolden presbyterian churchhester

pike at also watching in hilltown township bucks county along 113. sounds like a serious one. emergency crews are on the scene there. lost or disabled vehicle in skippack township that's gone but warning for the weekend. the northeast extension of the turnpike is closing sunday morning midnight to 7:00 a.m. between mid-county and quakertown. at that point head over to 309 and have a good weekend rick and monica. >> you too matt. thank you. see you monday. for children it's one of the best parts of the easter celebration perhaps. the easter egg hunt. and still to come on "action news" tonight one local community is shelving its hunt this year and we will tell you why. >> a group of students was focused on having though. lots of it to help others in need. we'll explain. adam. >> chilly day today. wind chills in the 30's to low 40's but you can see some warmth starting to build near at the rockies and the nation's heartland and it's moving our way. a summer preview in that seven-day forecast. >> plus it's the home opener phillies and the nationals. jaime apody has details coming up in sports when "action news" comes right back.

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>> time for sports. jaime apody here. it's her birthday by the way. >> happy birthday. >> you bought me cookies. >> i did buy you kooky. save me a few. in honor of your birthday the phillies are playing. >> in honor of me they're getting crushed. peanut crackerjacks parkas.

they dean seem to go together but baseball is back in town. phillies pitching needs to warm up. today they gave up three home runs and max scherzer has held the phillies bats almost silent. right now they're trailing seven to one. always love the festivities surrounding the home opener. began with the players parading onto the field a red carpet welcome under the gray skies. the first pitch today thrown out by dallas green's wife sylvia. green died last month at the age 82. his dear friend larry bowa playing catcher. jeff skversky is at the ballpark and caught up with a couple of the the guys. >> two things you dream of as a kid and one is the home opener and the other one is playing in the world series so this is just the start of it and a lot of us are really excited to be here. >> take you back to when you're a little kid dreaming of being a big league ball player. >> absolutely. i feel like no matter how old i get i feel like it's race christmas morning. santa is coming. >> santa is coming. i wish he would have delivered a win. the eagles introduce their

newest defensive tackle timmy journigan. with wild air shiny smile and honest answers this guy may quickly be of your favorite birds journigan said his mind was blown. he says it's all good now. >> it really don't matter honestly. you know, i'm an eagle now, you know. this green and black is the only thing that's on my mind. that's all i care about. i got to do whatever i got to do help take this defense to the next level and help us win some football games. that's the only thing that's important. >> three weeks from now we will already know who the eagles select at number 14 in the opening round of the nfl draft but local fans who flock to the parkway may have a familiar name to cheer on the very first night. temple's hassan reddick quickly moving up draft boards after a stellar showing at the combine the former walk on a red hot choice at linebacker

now. according to many expert mock drafts some having him going as high as number 11. espn nfl analyst ron jaworski said he could go higher than that. >> he's checked all the boxes. when you check all the boxes you keep moving up the board. i know teams that have him in top 10. this kid has a great motor he can drop in coverage, he can rush the quarterback, he's got a work ethic that is second to none. >> how about that? out of all the excitement surrounding opening day this was my favorite moment p and it happened to occur live on "action news" this morning when our own katherine scott was treated to some of the phanatic's antics. >> and you know what i'm just going to leave you for now but phanatic can you help me send it back to everybody in the studio. [laughter] >> what better way to start the game than that.

>> that's a whole lot of love right there. >> you got that right. >> i don't think katherine was expecting that. >> i don't think so, either. >> i think she just meant a wave. >> yeah. >> but we've all experienced the love from the philly phanatic. >> he's a big time lover. >> yes, he is. >> thank you jamie. >> thank you jamie. >> we have some breaking news to pass along right now. chopper6 is over the septa bus accident in north philadelphia. you can see the scene right there in the middle of your screen and some of the damage from the car that was involved as well. this is the intersection of fifth street. berk street. the crash happened around 5:30 this evening. still not clear if there are any injuries but a car is overturned. now we're told one person has been rushed to the hospital from this accident. that's the route three bus we're told by the way. no word yet on what caused the accident but a lot of damage here and one person has been injured. police and fire on the scene trying to investigate exactly what happened. we'll keep an eye on the situation here from north philadelphia and bring you more information as it becomes available.

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>> well, montgomery county community is actually canceling its annual easter egg hunt this year. it has nothing to do with the weather. the fire company of pottstown announce it's shelving this year's event because of unruly crowds from the past. official say they cannot risk injury to concern because "certain individuals cannot control themselves and they

add they hope to try it again at some point. >> well, some students in northeast philadelphia held their own mini marathon for a great cause. philadelphia academy charter school hosted their first annual mini on that to raise money for penn state's hershey children's hospital. three and a half hours of fun and fundraising from picture taking to face painting even a little bit of dancing. students were hoping to raise $5,000 but they certainly surpassed that amount right there at $6,000 or more and they had a lot of fun doing it. $6,600 and change. >> very cool. >> did you see they had food there. >> that kind of marathon. >> and it's only three and half hours. >> let's check your forecast. a lot of outside events this weekend. >> perfect sunshine both days t little windy tomorrow, the winds relax on sunday but we'll move those temperatures up. >> good. >> perfect. >> storm tracker6 live double scan shows a lot of clouds today and we've had some on and off spinning showers at times and there you can see a

little stripe that continues to pass through philadelphia, trenton, down to gibbstown and woodbury. there you can see a little stripe along the schuylkill expressway and also down in south philadelphia at the philadelphia phillies game for our home opener this afternoon getting a little wet and windy and kind of a dreary end to the week. but we'll brighten up the mood here as we take a look at the action cam along kelly drive. yeah, a lot of clouds today but in fairmount park you can see those cherry trees really starting to pop and they will look beautiful with the contrast of that pink against that blue sky this upcoming weekend. winds have been gusting all day and at the present time still gusting 32 miles an hour in philadelphia. near 40 in wilmington. clocking in close to 30 in reading. same thing for millville 32 miles per hour in cape may and the winds will ease a little bit overnight but they'll still stay up enough that's that it's going to add quite a chill in the air once the sun sets. in fact wind chills right now in the 30's to the north and west. 20's up in the poconos.

40 trenton, 41 in millville and lower 40's along the shore. satellite and radar that big low spirals in northern new england unsettled weather closer to the center of the low. a spoke of energy where a couple have been passing through here today locking in the clouds despite a little pop of blue here and there and also a few of those showers drifting by. brisk chilly tonight gradual clearing, 33 to 36 for the overnight low but winds sustained 12 to 25 miles an hour. and on our saturday, bright blue sky, mostly sunny temperatures going back into the upper 50's but it's still going to feel a bit chilly with that northwesterly wind. still at speeds of over 30 miles an hour at times so if you're heading to the phillies game tomorrow evening mostly clear and the winds will start to relax. your first pitch temperature at 54. the ninth inning at 50 degrees and basically at the same time we also have the philadelphia union in town and pretty much the same temperatures for them as well.

spring chill today with that that dip in the jet stream but that low finally going to fall apart. high pressure works off the east coast late this weekend early next week that pulls the jet stream back to the north and this kind of pumps some warm air from the southwest. in fact, 15 to 20 degrees above average as we get more summer-like temperatures here at the beginning of next week. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 58 tomorrow but that gusty wind 68 less winds on sunday. and that sunshine dominates monday and tuesday temperatures in the 80's both days in fact record tying here on tuesday of 84 degrees. there could be a little ribbon of showers tuesday night with a cold front and it drops temperatures a little bit but still above average wednesday of 72. 60's on thursday, partly sunny and then good friday a possible shower coming through but it doesn't look like heavy rain at this point of 64 degrees so that finally we're getting a seven-day forecast that's looking really nice and we're not tracking

any heavy rain or big storms. >> terrific. thank you. >> yeah. >> sounds good. meantime wannabe detectives have a thrilling whodunit exhibit. we'll tell you about it when we come right back.

>> wannabe detectives have a thrilling new whodunit exhibit to check out in center city. now the free library unveiled its we the detectives show here at the parkway central branch. explores the history of crime novels and lets you ask probing questions. there's a manuscript of a sherlock holmes tale and letters from writer ellery queen. it runs through september. >> looks pretty c jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and much more coming up next at 6 o'clock. police warning parents to remain vigilant following the kidnapping and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl in delaware. we're following the manhunt for the suspect. >> local syrian community reacting to the u.s. airstrikes on their native country.

plus. >> more than 70 years after he fought in the patel of the bulge a world war two veteran from hatfield finally gets his bronze star. it's a great story. i'm nora muchanic and coming up you'll get to meet in person 94-year-old tom lee. >> those stories and more coming up next. for the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. have a good night a great weekend. see you later. >> good night. >> ♪♪

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> friday night. baseball fans flock to south philadelphia for the home opener.

and high levels of lead are found in the water at five south jersey schools. but the big "action news" tonight is the desperate search for the man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl. law men have been scouring wilmington's banning park that after the girl was found there night about two hours after beited from outside her house. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at the park tonight. do police have any clues at all? >> reporter: so far no, jim but the delaware state police and the fbi have joined new castle county police in the search for the man responsible.ing the area for video that may hatud survecameras that may provide morer mor on the suspect or driving. there's also this tonight. >> to parents out there to people out theg in county i want you to be vigilant. when your kids are playing ouke sure that an supervising, has eyes on t kids. >> rrn warning tonight from officials with aal predator still unknown and unaccounted for.

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