>> night, i'm walter perez, a big warmup on the way for easter sunday. at long last, get it, long, april the giraffe has given birth to her much-anticipated caf. caf -- calf. a dirt bike required ran

down a grandmother and granddaughter and carjacked another vehicle to get away. >> reporter: authorities say there is a person of interest in custody at upper darby police. philadelphia police detectives are heading to chop and penn presbyterian hospital to check in with the victims. they tell us the youngest victim is in serious condition this is the scene around 1:30 p.m. when a man on the dirt bike hit a woman and child crossing the street together. paris marshall witnessed the chaotic scene. >> the guy jumped off the bike and carjacked somebody's car and tried to get away, the cops was behind him, i hope they got the girl, they don't know if she was all right. >> the operator of the motor vehicle gets off and pulls a knife out and carjacks a vehicle and takes off with the vehicle. >> we have the vehicle in cobbs

creek parkway. >> reporter: philadelphia police confirm a detail looking for illegal dirt bike riders tried to pull over the suspect in philadelphia before he crossed over into upper darby. the mayor of upper darby saying more people could have been hurt on this busy saturday because of a show at the tower theater. >> it's a kid show from youtube, we probably have 1500 to two thousand people lined up to get into the show before opening. for us, we have fire department and ems here, so she was picked up right away. that's the fortunate part, the unfortunate part she is in serious condition. >> reporter: and philadelphia police said they are investigating if their officers engaged in are a pursuit and if so when police terminated. they have to go through dispatch information. it is still an on going investigation, the victim who was carjacked was not injured.

reporting live in upper darby, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> back to you. >> thank you for the update. moving on to the accuweather forecast, today is mild, overcast conditions will give way to an easter sunday that's shaping up to be nothing short of spectacular. melissa magee is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: hi, walter. we had a seasonable start to the weekend, but a fair amount of cloud cover overhead. despite that it was mild across the region. 66 in philadelphia. 68 in reading. 73 degrees down in dover. 57 in the poconos. 57 at the coast in cape may. same thing in the lower 50s in beach haven. satellite and radar we're tracking a disturbance a warm front that's lifting off to the north. as it comes through there could spotty showers overhead. a lot of moisture east of the appalachians is falling a part. a stray shower is likely, but most spots stay dry for the remainder of the night.

for the evening planner, 67, partly cloudy skies at 8:00 p.m. 65. 64 at 9:00 p.m. the lower 60s at 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. under a partly cloudy sky. 66 in philadelphia, but 82 in st. louis, 82 degrees as well as in memphis, 81 in cincinnati. we're tapping into the warmer air as early as easter sunday. if you're out and about you can see the forecast for easter sunday, sunrise services a temperature of 61. sunny and warm by noon, 78 degrees, 4:00 p.m. a temperature of 85 more of a summer feel. tomorrow could go down as one of the if not the warmest easter on record in philadelphia. we'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. walter. for the latest forecast anytime download the upgraded accuweather app. not only does it have live radar and the upcoming forecast, it

has the exclusive minute cast, the only minute by minute precipitation for the region. it's a free download your mobile device. ten people suffered minor injuries in a chain-reaction crash in wilmington. the action cam on the scene after it happened at 10:00 a.m. this morning. it took place on the southbound lanes north of the 495. at least ten vehicles were involved. four of the injured were children, but none of the injuries is life threatening. a lot of damage forcing police to shut down the southbound lanes. the highway has been reopened. investigators in bucks county are trying to determine how a fire started last night that ended with the death of a woman inside a home in lansdale. tonight the neighbors of the victim are speaking about what they saw, bob brooks is live at the scene with the details. bob? >> reporter: walter i spoke with the son of the victim who showed up to the house to grab a few things. there was a rumor going around

he was arrested for starting the fire. he wanted to make clear that was not the case. he was handcuffed at the scene to prevent him from run inside the house by the police to save his money. this is a home where it happened. doesn't look too bad, but we are told that the damage was confined to the back and there was a lot of time smoke. we spoke to neighbors about everything that went down out here, let's take a listen. as you can hear the fire in lansdale that turned deadly. the victim a mother trapped inside her abbey lane yesterday. next-door neighborhoods and his family said they lost their good friend karen mavin, she is picture here celebrating his son's birthday. >> she loved my son and wife very much. >> reporter: according to police, the fire sparked around 6:30 p.m. that's when karen's son zack came running to the neighbor's for help. >> he started screaming.

i came back on my driveway, he said to me, call 911. he was upset. he said he cannot go inside. karen never came out. we are told her son was frantic, he tried to run into the flames to save her. >> reporter: he it was trying to break the windows to get in there? >> yeah yeah. >> reporter: we can see part of the rescue mission for mavin, but we know she didn't survive. an investigation is underway. another live look out here, zack tells us there were gas cans inside the living room, i'm not sure what that means, at this point the local police have not given us an update on the investigation. reporting live in lansdale, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." walter? >> thank four that report. police in philadelphia are investigating an overnight shooting that resulted in four teenagers in the hospital after

midnight someone opened fire along the 5900 block of hammonton street in olney section. investigators were called to the scene, when they arrived they found bullet casings, but no victims. several hours later, the teenage victims arrived at einstein with gunshots wound. all are expected to be okay, but the gunman who is believed to be a teenager is on the loose tonight. in berks county another teenager was critically wounded after being shot late last night. this violence unfolded in washington township around 8:00 p.m. police were called to is to road where a 13-year-old boy was shot repeatedly. today is april 15 annual tax day, protests took place for president trump to release his tax returns and in someplaces things turned violent.

in philadelphia, they held signs calling for transparency in the trump administration. there is a giant inflatable chicken. things were not so peaceful in berkeley, california where a huge brawl broke out. 15 people were arrested during the clash which started with pushing and shoving and end in a melee. police say more arrests are expected several people were injured. "world news" saturday will have the latest on the protest along with the latest from the president trump administration after "action news." more than a million people were watching this morning as april the giraffe finally gave birth. for weeks people have been awaiting arrival. 45 minutes after the little guy was born, the little guy stood.

proud poppa oliver was watching from the other penn. there will be a contest to give the calf a name. a look at how volunteer firefighters put their lives on the line. easter sunday is tomorrow, but today a group of volunteers made sure families in need will have a decent meal to celebrate the holidays. phillies snap a four game losing streak, jeff skeverski has sports when "action news" comes right back.

>> a person was injured in a fire in the city's could be creeks section on the 5800 block of pine street. firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the home. one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

no word on how it started. this is a drill, it's only a drill. it's what you call, a firefighters call a live burn, the reliance hook and ladder company organized the live burn in west chester, this is the west chester fire department training center. delaware county firemen's association is looking to recruit firefighters and other emergency personnel. thousands of donated meals will provide easter sunday meals tomorrow for families in need. it combines the effort of local churches and organizations across the delaware valley. this location in south philadelphia was one of the many sites where chickens and hams were handed out. the goal was to give out 6,000 meals in time for easter sunday. >> two, one! >> reporter: and they are off, these youngsters in cherry hill, new jersey gathered as many

easter eggs as possible at the cherry hill high school football field. >> pennsylvania the city has three easter egg hundreds in three different locations. altogether there were 3,000 eggs filled with candy for the youngsters. rogers mccloud kicked off the mentoring is brotherhood challenge. hoping to recruit people for the big brother and big sister organizations hoping to change the lives of our children.

>> today marks the 70th anniversary that changed major league baseball forever.

jackie robinson played major league baseball on this day in 1947. today the pennsylvania convention center hosted this tribute during the black history and culture showcase to honor the great jackie robinson. the phillies looking to break the losing streak. >> reporter: it was a tough week. last weekend, tough for the phillies since the walkoff against the nationals last sunday, the phillies have been walking around with their head down. today they are trying to end the season long four-game losing streak. phillies honoring jackie robinson wearing 42. howe kendrick preghts -- protects it. in the 7th nobody catches this, gone, solo shot. hellerson allows two runs in two

innings. hernandez two run homers among the best hitting second baseman in baseball. in the 8th, miguel franco. freddie galvis gets it. in the 9th. joaquin gets it. on number 42, jackie robinson day, phillies win it. >> we're playing a lot of close games. it's a long season we're trying to do the little things to try to get score runs early and keep the team in the game. as much as we can. okafor sixers season was a

mess, he was starting with joel embiid, he was demoted and benched and left home during trade talks, he was starting again and shut down with knee pain. he call also the second season with the -- calls the second season with the sixers a weird year. the big question will the guy play another game here. he wants to start, but coach brown said he would be a great backup. the sixers are talking with his agent about a potential trade. >> i was never frustrated with the coach or brian, i was frustrated with myself, it was nobody's fault. >> he finds himself in a situation where there's a road block ahead. openly we've discussed scenarios with his agent that we could find something mutually

beneficial. if not we're happy to have him as part of the organization, he is a he great kid. >> hopefully they will make the playoffs next season. nba playoffs opening today on 6abc. willlabron james up 12. indiana picks you were the pace in the 4th. three to go, labron driving for the slam right here. king james finishes with 32. cavs take the lead. pacers with a shot to win it. cavs survive 109-108. will a brown james is 25-2 in the opening round of the playoffs. with the sixers flyers, phillies, eagles all missing the playoffs since 2012. the only winner in town right now ron jaworski philadelphia soul. the defending champs open the

2017 season in tampa tonight. they are looking for their fourth trip to the arena bowl in the last 6 seasons. another big year ahead for the physical seoul. >> we'll take every -- philadelphia soul. easter sunday is shaping up to be picture-perfect. melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, when "action news" comes right back. that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren.

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hundreds of people preemptively walk off their candy calories at the philadelphia zoo. they took part in the rabbit run

5k. plenty of people wore bunny ears for the event. this raises money for parkinsons research. time for the forecast with meteorologist melissa magee, tomorrow is easter it will feel like summer. it will be nice across the region. we have a nice forecast. we'll show you what's going on with storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. it's dry we're not tracking precipitation right now. there's a frontal boundary moving on through there could be a stray shower around. most spots will be dry for a mairnt of the -- the majority of tonight. live picture of the tulips in fairmont park. we have cloud cover overhead. 66 the high today in philadelphia. average for this time of the year, 64. 88 is the record set back in 1941. now, we have a record of 90 set

back in 2002 for tomorrow. it's not going to get that hot, but temperature will be above average as we get into easter sunday. 73 in dover. 68 in reading. 66 in allentown. 67 in the poconos. 67 in cape may. satellite and radar we have a mostly cloudy sky across the region. we were saying it is mostly cloudy today as the warm front lifts on through. you can see showers moving on through to the east. as they come eastward a lot of precipitation will fall a part. overall we're calling for partly cloudy skies, dropping down to 56 in the suburbs. 60 in philadelphia. that little still above where we should be for an overnight low. fast forward into sunday, the warm front lifts to the north, we have west to southwesterly breezes. high temperatures coming in at 85. more of a june feeling overhead. as the front lifts closer, the

winds will pick up on the backside of this. front comes through, a couple of showers likely later in the day. monday, sun and cooler high pressure back in control. if you look at the easter sunday over the last 20 years. the warmest easter we had a temperature of 84 degrees in 2011. the coldest set back in 2007, 40 degrees. tomorrow we're forecasting a high of 85. if we hit that that could be the warmest easter in philadelphia on record. future tracker 6 you can see by noon tomorrow we have a clear sky it's comfortable outdoors, good for the easter egg hunt. by 6:30, the front comes through, showers are likely tomorrow evening and into tomorrow knight. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the majority of the day tomorrow is dry, enjoy it. it will be warm for easter. summer into spring. it will be windy, as well. high temperature of 85.

breezy and pleasant. monday, 75 degrees, sunny and seasonable, tuesday, 67. wednesday the pattern gets unsettled. cloudy high of 65. showers are likely. thursday, lots of clouds and a couple of showers at 75. as we get into friday, showers are still likely, 73 with the phillies back at home. next saturday clouds and sun, high temperature at 68. if you like it warm, this is the easter forecast for you, walter. 85 degrees. >> the kids will be sweating looking for eggs tomorrow. "world news" saturday is next on channel 6. don't miss "action news" at 10:00 p.m. on phl17 and we're back here on 6abc at 11:00 p.m. for melissa magee, jeff skeverski and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we'll see you back here at 11:00 p.m. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care.

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tonight, show of force. north korea sending a message to president trump, showing off what could be new missiles. the big question, can that artillery hit the continental u.s.? as tensions rise, our martha raddatz in the region tonight. breaking news. pro-trump and anti-trump forces clashing in the streets, this as thousands of others march across the country, including near mar-a-lago, demanding to see the president's tax returns. breaking overseas. the powerful blast killing scores of people, including children in syria. the families trying to evacuate the region as a huge car bomb exploded. also breaking tonight. an arrest in the case of the google account executive murdered while going for a run. and travelers on edge.