>> good afternoon in the news philadelphia police track down

the man they think is responsible for a hit-and-run that injured two people. >> and the u.s. secretary of state discusses the syrian missile strike with foreign ministers. the big story on "action news" is neil gorsuch taking the oath as the newest supreme court. gorsuch took the oath in the past half-hour ending a contentious nomination process. >> reporter: judge neil gorsuch the 113 person to be sworn into the highest court in the country. it marks the first major win for the president trump administration with congress. >> the most important thing that a president of the united states does is appoint people to the united states supreme court and i got it done in the first 100 days, that's even nice. >> reporter: but another political first, confirming a supreme court nominee with the

simple majority vote, 54 yeas to 45nays. >> i believe it will make this body a partisan place. >> reporter: it's taken a year to get to today. the long road to the supreme court justice was paved with partisan politics. last year, republicans refused to pick judge merrick garland. democrats argued that his record was too conservative and moved to filibuster his nomination. the supreme court returns to the previous balance, four conservatives and four liberals and justice kennedy as the swing vote. there are cases coming up, including housing discrimination, church and sex discrimination and same sex

rights. >> now to the weather and a taste of summer to kick off the workweek. the 80s are making a comeback today making it tempting to get for lunch. >> stepping outside what a picturesque picture of penns landing. >> meteorologist david murphy is outside on the terrace soaking up the sun. warmer tomorrow? >> reporter: warm today and warmer tomorrow. lots of sunshine across the region so far, you can see a little additional cloud cover we showed you on the morning broadcast as it starts to push in, we might see high, thin cloud cover come through, generally speaking it's been a mostly sunny start we expect the rest of the afternoon to be largely under the sun. 69 degrees, pretty good considering we started 20 degrees cooler than that several hours ago. in allentown you got into the

40s. a couple of rural areas in the 30s. now everybody is up to 70 or surpassed it. the one area i'll point to is cape may. we're cooler along the oceanfront because of the wind coming off the water. generally it's a southerly winds and that's bringing in milder air across the region. 10 miles per hour wind. 77 degrees by 2:00 p.m. going for a high of 81. we should hit it on or about 4:00 p.m. and sliding back to 76 by 6:00 p.m. probably later in the evening before back in in te 60s and 50s overnight. today's high is well off the record high of 89. tomorrow's record is 84. looks like we'll challenge that i'll have that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and get you set for the rest of the workweek with the next couple of days looking good. >> all right, david we'll see you back inside. down forget to downgrade --

download the upgraded forecast app it has a minute to minute forecast app for the region. it's a download for your mobile device. road restrictions in relation to the nfl draft are in effect. >> that's right, we're only 17 days away from this becoming a reality. nfl arriving in the city of philadelphia. >> "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes is live on the parkway with a look at the latest closures, hi gentleman knelt. >> reporter: hi, sarah and rick, we're weeks away from the nfl draft, but we're seeing the closures in effect. the first work day we've had the closures, it's not as bad as expected. >> i am a football fan, i am a fan of the draft, i think they should hold this thing down near the stadium. >> reporter: just like no two players are alike, you'll find aopinions on the nfl draft in

philly and the street closures different among locals and tourists. let's say these tourist a -- from a small town in ohio happening here was exhilarating. >> that's cool. >> reporter: desiree is the tour bus driver for the excited best of your knowledge, a cleveland native knows what the city is in for. >> road rage. >> reporter: overnight travel lanes on the east side of eakens oval were blocked near the curve to the art museum. spring garden westbound one lane was shut down. that's phase one. phase two closes the center lane

of the benjamin franklin parkway on the 19th and the 24th the remainder of benjamin franklin parkway will be shut down. pedestrians will see closures, too, the iconic rocky stems, not these, those, they will be off limits for the next couple of weeks. >> i wanted to run up the steps like in the movie, but there's stuff going on over there. >> reporter: it is closures dates and details are on our website at 6abc.com, sarah you and i were talking earlier, spring break might be the reason why traffic was not that bad today. whatever the reason, the good news we're off to a good start. reporting live in center city, jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news" back to you. >> new developments overnight in a history and run crash that seriously injured a couple in north philadelphia. police say they have the driver in custody. his vehicle allegedly struck a man and woman as they were leaving a family party last

night. it happened at 10:00 p.m. near the intersection of 6th and erie in hunting park. investigators roferld the suspect -- recovered the suspect's heavily damaged nissan maxima. katherine scott will have more on his arrest coming up at 12:30 p.m. in washington, secretary of state rex tillerson is going to italy today for a meeting of from -- foreign foreign ministers from other nations. it was back in this town back in 1944 where people were killed by nazi forces. tillerson is the first top administration official to visit the russian capitol. passover begins tonight ad the jewish faithful will

celebrate a dinner with seder. sixers take on the pacer in their final home game of the season. the sixers have 28 wins and 52 losses. the game is at 7:00 p.m. the phillies open a home series against the mets next-door. they took two of three against the washington nationals. more than 100,000 people attended those games. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, firefighters in florida face off with three brushfires, we'll tell you what's fueling the flames coming up. >> the crew of the international space station makes their journey home. wells fargo faces a new scandal ahead on "action news" at noon. police are still looking for the

person who shot two men in philadelphia's strawberry mansion section. a 27-year-old an 47-year-old were wounded around 9:30 p.m. the 47-year-old man is in congratulate condition. the other man's injuries are not as serious. police don't know the motive. a second week of testimony began today in the trial of accused pennsylvania cop killer eric frein who is on trial for the 2014 ambush shooting that killed brian dixon and wounded alex douglass. state police troopers told the

jurors they found a sniper manual and hundreds of rounds of ammunition during the investigation in his bedroom. testimony is resuming in the trial of three teenager girls charged in the school bathroom fight that led to the death of a 16-year-old wilmington girl. toarnlings are -- attorneys are presenting evidence in the death of amy joyner frances died of a heart condition aggravated by the physical and emotional stress from the fight. all three girls are being tried as juveniles. >> residents of sweden overred a -- observed a minute of silence for the four people killed by the terrorist in

stockholm. swedish police arrested a 39-year-old man from uzbekistan who was the driver of the stolen beer truck. egypt is burying the dead following two church bombings over the weekend. 45 people died when suicide attackers targeted coptic churches. it led the president to declare a state of emergency. he fears islamic state militants battling syrian force in the sinai for years are shifting their focus to egypt coptic minority. pope francis will visit egypt later this month. republican governor robert bentley is accused of using state law enforcement to intimidate staffers to hide his affair. there's probable cause that he

violated state ethic law. alabama republican leadership has asked bentley to resign immediately. three astronauts are back to earth. they successfully landed in kazakhastan. piggy whitman is among the astronauts whole keep the space lab running until another crew arrives this weekend. the coast gourd rescued a -- coast guard rescued a baby seal on saturday. staff from the marine mammal stranding center also helped with the rescue. it was not clear how long the seal was stranded before it was found.

>> wells fargo is taking back $75 million from two former executives for their role in the fake account scandal. former ceo an community bank chief created an aggressive sales culture. employees created millions of unauthorized account to meet unrealistic sales goals. h.h.greg is closing their doors. they filed for bankruptcy last month and talked to potential

buyers, but the ceo said the company could not close the deal within the timeline set by creditors. a turkish airline flight landed with a newborn baby girl. the mother was 28 weeks pregnant when she went into labor after takeoff. after the successful delivery, the airline posted pictures of the precious cargo held by different members of the crew, mom and baby are happy and healthy. >> how about that. the "action news" team is out working on news stories beginning at 4:00 p.m. >> here's alicia vitarelli with a live look ahead. >> reporter: coming in at 4:00 p.m., we have a different airline story coming up today in big talkers we'll break down the story. witnesses say this is united reacted when nobody volunteered to give up their seat on an

overbooked flight forcing a and dragging a screaming doctor from the plane. nora muchanic became the first state in the country to outlaw lunch shaming what schools won't be allowed to do any more if a child cannot pay for their meals. >> don't forget you can take us on the go using the free 6abc streaming app. you can watch us on your smart phone or tablet. >> thanks, alicia. >> we'll check accuweather when we come right back.

>> brushfires are raging across parts of florida. one near tampa has scorched 700 acres. a lightening strike has set it off. a larger fire is burning near miami and a third fire near

orlando. lack of rainfall is not helping with firefighters trying to contain the fire. australian scientists say two-thirds of the great barrier reef is bleaching. hot water stresses coral that forces them to expel allege that leads to coral reef death. they are relied upon for food sources and research and protection from coastal storms. david murphy is back with spring-like, almost summer-like temperatures. >> reporter: feels like a couple of months from now, instead of now. we're dry as we look outside, nice weather for the tulips and various flowers coming up. i've got a couple of these, that's a type of of daffodil, i don't know what you said rick,

but i'm sure it was incorrect. i would the early daffodils that were hurt by the late march snow, now these are coming out and they look nice. 69 degrees in philadelphia. we're zooming up from there, we'll not hit a high until 4:00 p.m. a lot of room to improve. winds out of south/southwest at 10 miles per hour. a little bit breezy, but not bad. current numbers in allentown. 69. 72 in millville. 73 in dover. in cape may, we talked about this on the morning newscast we didn't expect the numbers to go up as high along the shore, that's what we've got right now. cooler along the water. cloud cover has been falling a part to a degree as it heads across the central pennsylvania mountains and pushes toward the surface which has a tendency to break up the clouds. we have maintained a sunny morning and early sunny afternoon. i expect the skies to look like

this graphic most of the time, blue skies and high clouds and sunshine. lehigh valley, 72 degrees is the high. down the shore, cooler, 69 in ac. in cape may, 66 for the high. a beautiful day, not a whole lot of wind. in philadelphia, though, we are zooming, 81 degrees is the forecast high. lots of sun, very warm, there's the southwest windy continuing to pump the milder air in over the afternoon. 8 to 16-mile an hour breeze. for the pm commute, 81 degrees, 5:00 p.m., 78. 6:00 p.m., 76. by 7:00 p.m., in the low 70s. for the mets and phillies a gorgeous night for baseball, bring an extra layer or jacket or sweatshirt to throw on later in the game when we could slip to the 60s. nonetheless for april this is gorgeous weather for baseball

when the melts come to town. 535 -- mets come to town. 55 is the overnight low. not as chilly as this morning philadelphia dipping down to 48. high pressure to the south, the continued southerly flow will bounce the number all the way up to 84 degrees that will challenge the existing number of 84 set back in 1887. how about that! the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny and warm high of 81. passover arrives at sundown. tomorrow, record territory with the record-tieing high of 84 degrees. it's a bright one tomorrow. wednesday, clouds in the morning with spotty showers. in the afternoon we expect the return of sun and high of 72. thursday, mostly sunny and cooling down to 67. good friday, 65 degrees under the sun. if you're heading to the union at night you will want to bundle up a bit, it's a bit on the cool side. for the weekend, a decent day on

saturday, clouds and sun, 68. easter sunday at this point looks milder with a high of 73. you see the mostly cloudy skies, there could pom up showers on sunday. >> nice week overall. thank you. without hesitation a man in canada jumped into an icy pond to save his dog, a tv crew was in the area doing a story about the dangers of thin ice. they recorded the entire ideal. the dog fell in and the man jumped in to save his dog cosmo whose head was barely above water. they climbed out of the pond and got to land safely. a critically acclaimed string ensemble is coming to philadelphia to put on a performance that will take audiences through a journey of folk tunes and mythical sales

outline without a conductor. karen rogers has a preview come up when "action news" continues in just a moment.

>> hello again here some of the stories we're following for you on "action news" at 12:30 p.m. philadelphia police find the smashed up car they believe hit two pedestrians. afterwards police arrested the driver who fled the scene. newest member of the

supreme court is sworn in this morning. neil gorsuch fills the 14-month-old vacancy. animals at risk of euthanasia come to pennsylvania in the hopes of finding a new home. >> a male has been arrested after hitting two people and kept on going. police are looking into what caused the man to lose chrome. katherine scott has more. police say the two victims were walking back from a family gathering when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver. this is the 29-year-old man behind the wheel of the 2002 nissan that hit two pedestrians last night in hunting park. it happened at 10:15 p.m. near 6th and erie. nearby residents heard the crash and came running.