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today in the amy joyner trial. and rex tillerson touches down in russia with talks with its leaders. but the big tory is warm temperatures as we approach what could be a record high today. the summer like feel is hanging around perfect for hanging out at the fountains in center city. lets step outside now and feel the heat. looking live from sky 6 hd our temple university cam and a pretty picture. >> meteorologist, david murphy, is outdoors on the terrace with the call from accuweather. >> just warm and comfortable out here so far. it's a great morning with temperatures rising and we are in for a little bit above where we wound up yesterday. look at satellite and sunshine in play right now, the cloud cover out to the west has really tried to fall apart to the east and cross the mountains. we are under plenty of sun and

we expect to remain so for the rest of the day and don't have to worry about the showers until tomorrow morning. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 76 in allentown and 75 in trenton and 76 in reading, and down closer to the coast we are once again cooler, because you see the air coming in off the cool water, 60 in cape may and shore communities get a chance to getting up close to 70 or so. as we roll through the rest of the day, 80 by 2:00 and that is your high today. 84 at 4:00, and if we hit that, it will tie the existing record in philadelphia set back in 1887, 81 at 6:00 and by 8:00 still holding on into the mid-70s. it will be a while before we cool down, several records may fall. philadelphia maybe a record tier and allentown in range with the high of 84.

wilmington a possible. we'll be up around 84 there. and the pollen count started to rise up and we are looking at high levels of pollen the next couple of days today and tomorrow and moderate on thursday and friday. we have a cooler high temperature tomorrow and still not bad, i'll have the story in the seven day and we'll look ahead to the weekend. in other news now, a stretch of 17th street in center city is closed for emergency road work, a small hole was discovered in the middle of the street and "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live with the full details. >> sara at this point, we don't have a time frame when this can all be fixed. there is a lot of work to do here along 17th street. water department crews dug down beneath the surface and working to restore water to a nearby high rise and in the meantime

drivers should avoid this area. >> water department crews started their work at 6:00 a.m. 17th street at walnut and locust is shut down snarling is traffic in the heart of center city. >> that backs up the traffic all around and my clients that come and see me come down this road. >> and last night the water department was called out for a leak if the street and found this hole in the road. >> i was there yesterday. i drove by it and there wasn't even a cone blocking it. >> crews identify aid 3 inch break in the service connection to this nearby high rise, the upstairs property lost water service but the commercial properties were not impacted because they have a different connection. >> the residential service going to the properties upstairs is what is affecting the loss of water to the building. >> at this hour they are trying

to restore the water at the upstairs properties. 17th at walnut and locust remain closed and separate crews came out to assess the condition of the sewer to see if they could determine what caused it to cave in. >> thank you. in other news, a deadly shooting under investigation in west philadelphia this noon, police are searching for the gunman that shot and killed a 34-year-old man on the 4100 block of brown street. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:00 a.m. investigators found multiple shell casing along the block. >> closing arguments is set for three teenage girls in wilmington charged in eye fight connected with another teenage girl. amy joyner francis died last year after the fight in the

nearby howard high school of technology. a pediatrics took the stand and said the teen suffered from an undetected heart condition and the judge will decide if the girls are responsible for her death. we'll bring you a live report from the courthouse at 12:30. secretary of state, rex tillerson touch you had down in moscow as he priored for meeting with high level officials. they urged russia to side with the u.s. and not syria and terrorist hot spots than comes amid new tensions with russia in response to bashar al assad allegedly using chemical weapons again his own people. >> here is the latest from washington. >> reporter: secretary of state, rex tillerson arrived in russia just days after the u.s. launched 59 missiles in syria, a nation that russia rushed to defend. >> our missile strike in response to his repeated use of

banned weapons was necessary. >> the bashar al assad regime used chemical weapons to attack his own people and lawmakers in washington accuse russia of knowing and just standing by. >> now the white house is back peddling on how far they are willing to go in syria. and where the red line sits for president trump. and press secretary, sean spicer says it's not just chemical weapons. >> if you gas a baby or put a barrel bomb into innocent people you'll see a response from this president. that is unacceptable. >> but human rights groups say that the assad group used 13,000 barrel bombs against its people last year alone. and an attack would mount a significant shift in policy and then a white house spokesperson

telling abc news that nothing has changed in our posture and the president retains the option to act against the assad regime whenever it is in the national interest. >> despite the tension between the u.s. and russia, we are expected talks of collaboration because that is what tlt take to defeat isis. president trump says he tried to persuade china's leader last week no pressure north korea to stop the nuclear program in exchange for a good trade deal. i explained to the president of china that a trade deal would be far better for them if they solved the north korean problem. if china solves the problem great if not we'll solve the problem without them. usa. the southbound express easy

pass lanes, 11 and 12, are is shut down at is the landsdowne inner change. conventional easy pass lanes are still available. atlantic city mayor will present the 2017 municipal budget tonight. the announcement comes at city hall at 5:00 today. earlier this year guardian says he expected to cut the budget by $20 million as atlantic city tries to recover from $5 million in debt. the state of new jersey took control of atlantic city's finances in back in november. >> still to come on "action news" at noon, the united airlines ceo sends out an apology after they show airline security dragging a bloodied man off a flight. and the moment that a boy saved a classmate that was choking. those stories and david is back with the gorgeous forecast. and a peek at the easter call

from accuweather.

the ceo of unite the airlines apologizing to customer on the flight where the passenger was pulled off the plane. cell phone video shows it's passenger being yanked out of

the seat by an aviation security crew. his lip was breeding as he was dragged off the jet for not giving up his paid seat. employees from a partner airline wanted to be on the flight. and no one gave up their seat. the unite the ceo was plightly asked to leave at first and he became disruptsive and bee lithent. >> and it's legal for a paying customer to have to give up a seat. an aviation security officer involved in placed on leave and the ceo of unite is promising a detailed review of what happened. and the situation upset him but commended employees for following procedures, we'll have more on this story coming up on "action news" at 12:230. in pike county, pennsylvania, the trial for

accused cop killer, eric frein entered a sixth day. prosecutors say that frein killed byron dirk son and wounded alex douglas. we are learning more about the man behind the murder-suicide inside of an an person elementary school yesterday that claimed the life of an 8-year-old student that eric anders checked into the front desk saying he needed to drop something off for karen smith, his estranged wife and a teacher at the school. he entered the classroom and opened fire. a 9-year-old student that also hid behind her was injured and ander his a history of weapons and domestic violence and possible drug charges. people were surprised when

they opened a bag of spinach, this scorpion was inside. they bought in a store in chevy chase. they say that customer satisfaction is the highest priority and they are working to ensure this is an isolated incident. and a boy worked to save a classmate that was choking at lunch time. 11-year-old aiden says he noticed a girl choking and jumped up to help her. his mom, a nurse, taught him the heimlich maneuver a few years ago. >> i was scared and knew i had to calm down and think about what i could do. >> aiden's mom says she taught him the technique after their dog choked on a piece of rawhide. and the coast guard is called in to rescue a man stranded on a rock surrounded by water. we'll be right back.

a.c. moore is open for business in sent steer. the 27,000 square foot arts and crafts chain opened. and shoppers today get a $10 gift certificate. and it started in 1985 and now more than 100 locations from maine to florida. if are you monitoring your heart rate during exercise. some devices are better than

others. fit trackers on your wrist are not great for measuring your heart rate. they tested four brands, during exercise the trackers were off by 23 to 41 beats per minute. >> there was something wrong with my fit bit. dozens of people dedicated to help the community is gathering in south jersey today. attending the eagles care summit at the link and these attendees represent several nonprofits in our area. and learning how to best use the resources and make sure their services get to those that need them the most. >> the "action news" team is working on news stories for today at 4:00. >> by now most of you have seen the disturbing viral video of a passenger being ripped off a

united airlines flight and dragged through the aisle. one big question emerging is how could this happen? today we sit down with experts to see what your rights are if you find yourself in a similar situation and if there are ways to ensure that something like this doesn't happen to you. >> plus a parenting expert is sparking a big debate saying that mothers should not say home with their kids to months but should stay home for years. we'll break it down four in big talkers. >> see you at 4:00. >> thank as leash a. we'll check accuweather it's a warm one. are allergies holding you back?

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the coast guard rescue aid stranded beach goer stranded in oregon. and a survival technician was lowered down to him. the man was clutching a rope from a rock face and that was previously set up to aid people stranded by high tide and the coast guard said the rescue was treacherous due to high tide, rain and hail. >> we are talking sunshine today and plenty of it. david murphy is here now. how are we doing as far as records? >> we are getting close but if we set records it probably won't be until 4:00 this afternoon. as we take a look outside we have sky 6 hd. i should say stormtracker 6 live double scan and we are looking at dry conditions, on the action cam earlier all the sunshine splashing on the side of the municipal building there and in the shadow of another skyscraper

and temperatures are rising. 73 in philadelphia and the wins are out of the west-southwest. winds 8 miles per hour a bit of a gentle breeze. 75 in trenton and reading and now that time of year where the high is later in the afternoon, we have a lot of room to grow the numbers and we are expecting to go up another 10 degrees in most of these areas. cape may cooler because you are getting that cool draw off the chilly ocean water. satellite shows you that the clouds to the west are not able to make a run at all. lots of sunshine in place and later in the afternoon you get a streak of high cloud cover and it looks like yesterday, you'll wind up pretty bright the ref of the way. and showers on the other side of pittsburgh and some of that stuff make its overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning. for now though, up in the lehigh valley, 84 is your daytime high. than ties a record if we hit it. the shore 76 and sunny and

cooler there and ocean temperature is 48. in philadelphia we forecast a record tying high of 84. even if we miss it we will feel toasty out. there and winds 8 to 16 miles per hour. a gentle breeze. 84 at 4:00, that is your high. and 82 by 5:00 and by 7:00. 78 degrees. very warm and warm as we start out the phillies game tonight. mets are in town for a 7:05 start. and mainly clear skies, there is a possibility in the ninth inning or walking to the car we are down into the upper 60s so you bring along a light jacket in case it gets chillier. for early to mid april those are nice numbers for baseball. a great night to enjoy a ball game. mainly dry and 59 degrees, on the mild side and we get into tomorrow and it's not as warm

but still not bad overall. we start with clouds and a front comes through and 74 is the high and a couple of sprinkles and showers around in the morning but it does not look like much. and in the afternoon the sun is back and breezy behind the front. the latest run on the precip. at 4:30 we may pick something up in the western suburbs and most of this pops through by about 8:00 or 9:00. later in the day look at how we clear out and the sun comes back. nice. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 84 and record territory. and tomorrow a morning shower and partly sunny afternoon and high of 74. thursday cooler but above average 67 under the sun and good friday 65 and partly sunny skies overall. and over the weekend, sun give ways to clouds on saturday a high of 70. and some models suggest a daytime or nighttime shower and we push that back to easter sunday, 78, warm but a chance a

spotty shower or thunderstorm. we'll track the timing of that weekend rain for you. nice numbers overall. >> thank you david. well, scientists in canada have unearthed aville able with artifacts dating back to the ice age, located in british columbia, scientists found tools for lighting fires and fish hooks and spears dating back 14,000 years, they believe that a huge may go ration may have emerged on the coastline and archeologists plan to dig on other nearby islands. >> pretty cool. more ahead in the next half hour off "action news" at noon. it looks like the average video of someone inside of a pool and then this happens. we'll explain this incredibly scary site. and then they were high school sweethearts after decaded of living separate lives. we'll share their story and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment.

"action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. hello again here are the stories we are following for on "action news" at 12:30, the fountains in philadelphia are packed with people enjoying the day. the latest from accuweather including the chance to break a temperature record. and what is usually a busy road in center city is empty today as

crews make emergency repairs and the video of a passenger being dragged off a united flight has gone viral and now the controversy could cost the airline big time. now the details at 12:30 warm weather is being enjoyed in our region today and sunshine and temperatures lightningly to reach into the 80s. it's spring break for a lot of people and a great day for a walk at logan square or any part of center city. here is our action cam, nothing to complain about with this forecast today. >> david murphy outdoors on the terrace soaking up the sun. you have the details from accuweather. >> i was over at the campus earlier giving blood and everybody is in t-shirts walking around than is the type of day. satellite and little cloud cover rolling in fro