valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >> a mild night after an over cast day taking a look at sky 6 over center city as we get ready for easter sunday like few in the past. saturday night, i'm walter perez. the big story a picture perfect day on tap for easter sunday. we are expecting a high of mid 80s tomorrow. let's move on to melissa magee with the first check of the forecast. >> walter, it's going to be a forecast you are going to enjoy across the delaware and lehigh valley, spring 60s. yesterday, 69. today, 66 in philadelphia. normal for us this time of year,

64. spring 60s, bypass the 70s into the 80s for the second half of the holiday weekend. 60 in the city, poconos 50. 54 cape may, 60 millville and 64 dover. satellite 6 with action radar, as it came through, we triggered showers, a lot of spotty activity working its way eastward tapping the southwesterly winds through the rest of the second half of the weekend. because of that, temperatures will be soaring into the 80s. 86 in st. louis missouri, 81 in new orleans and the warmer air working its way to our region tomorrow. easter sunday, sunrise services, a mild start, 61.

78-degrees, sunny and warm midday. 4:00, we have a summer feel and high of 85. we take a closer look, walter, in the seven-day forecast. >> we have breaking news where a rowan university police officer has been struck by a car. it happened about 10:00 on malta hill road in glassboro. the vehicle stopped at the scene. the officer suffered serious injuries but was taken to hospital for treatment. no word on charnls in the case. >> north korea launched a ballistic missile which exploded shortly after takeoff. the missile was launched just before 5:30 p.m. our time off sisinpo on north korea's east

coast. this is north korea's fifth missile test this year many of which fizzled off takeoff. jim mat mattis issued a statemet saying the president and military team are aware of north korea's missile launch. the president has no further comment. >> this comes as mike pence is on his way to cache cree south . he is expected to touchdown just after 3 our time. >> martha rat is is in seoul south korea. we hear from the white house

national security adviser mcmaster starting at 10:30 tomorrow morning. >> a woman and her grandchild are tonight in the hospital after being run down by a man on his dirt bike in upper darby. annie mccormick has more. >> both of the victims went to the hospital, the grandmother and young child. upper darby police have a suspect in custody, but no charges have been announced. >> this is the dirt bike police say plowed through the packed street on upper darby. >> the guy jumped off the bike and carjacked someone's car and tried to get away. the cops were right behind him. the girl, nobody knows if h she

was all right. >> the guy gets off the motorcycle, pulls a knife and carjacks a vehicle and takes off. >> philadelphia police confirm a detail looking for dirt bike atv riders tried to pull over the suspect in philadelphia but terminated the pursuit. the driver crossed into upper dashy at 1:30 this afternoon as people were attending a family-friendly show, he dodged through. authorities are happy not more people were harmed. >> there were 250 people line you had up to get in. fortunately, we have ems here, so she was picked up right away,

but she's in serious condition. we are told the grandmother and the young girl are in stable condition at last check. annie mccormick, "action news." >> police are investigating a shooting in west ken kensington. police say a 28-year-old man was shot twice. another man was shot five times. a third man who is 24 was shot once. he is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >> an author at the james vaughan correctional facility in smyrna delaware has been salted assaulted by an inmate. it happened last night while they were supervising the dining hall. a group was breaking the no

talking rule and told to stop. then another group started to talk. they were able to get the situation under control. no one was injured during the exchange. tonight the victim's neighbors are speaking out about what they saw. bob brooks has more. >> she didn't make it. >> it's a fire in land detail that's turned deadly, a mother trapped inside her abby lane home yesterday. the family says they have lost their good friend caifn maven. she's pictured here with him celebrating his son's second birthday last may. >> she loved my son and my wife very much. >> the fire was sparked at 6:30. karen's son zach came running to the neighbors for help. >> he was screaming.

i was on the driveway. he said to me to call 911. >> he was very upset. he said e cannot go inside. >> karen never came out. her son zach was frantic. he tried to run into the flames to save her. >> he was trying to break the windows of the house to get inside to get his mom? >> she didn't survive. since then, the home has been taped off almost 24 hours now. an investigation is under way. >> gas cans were found inside the living room. not sure what all of this means. at this point, the local police have not given us an update on the investigation. bob brooks, "action news." >> easter vigil services are being held across the delaware value eye. the celebration at the basilica in center city.

easter is the holiest day on the christian calendar. many gather the day before when jesus lay in the tomb. >> they gathered for "a" service in st. mark's. mass will be held tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. followed by an easter egg hunt for children at 10:00. >> holding a single candle the pontiff walked down the aisle to symbolize the darkness that fell after jesus corruption. the pope denounced the mistreatment of immigrants and the poor as well. >> if it's the moment the internet has been waiting for for months. april the giraffe gave birth to a baby boy.

abc news had an exclusive look at the calf up close. for weeks, people were awaiting the arrival after the little one was born as proud papa oliver watched from the pen next door. >> still to come, a massive brawl breaks out over president trump's tax returns. >> and a father remembers his son four years after the boston marathon bombing. the phillies come up with a win. jeff scaversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪

>> a protest calls on president trump to release his tax returns turned violent in berkeley california between protesters and anti-protesters. 11 people were injured. seven are hospitalized. >> things were calmer in philadelphia where several hundred people marched from penn plaza to the park. the march featured an inflatable

chicken decorated to look like president trump. >> today is the fourth anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. bill martin placed a wreath on the spot his son was killed that day. a boston university grad student was one of two others killed. >> tonight a grieving mother has an emotional plea for her son. here's rick williams with the crime fighter report. >> rochelle says it's difficult to talk about her son rick mos t moss. >> had a kind heart. >> smith says her world shattered tuesday august 16th.

her grief is still raw. >> to see your child go to work and not come back. >> it was just after 12:00 p.m. moss was shot multiple times. the 26-year-old died the next day. >> i wouldn't wish this on anyone. it's so heartbreaking. it's the worst thing in the world. >> detectives have released surveillance video of a potential suspect and their vehicle. they hope these images will trigger someone's memory. >> anyone that knows anything, contact the prosecutor's office. it might be a little thing to you, but it might be something that will give them a lead. the crime commission is administering a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.

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see it's dry for the most part. in dover, shower, heavy rain moving in right now all because of the warm front moving northward. the front supplies us with warm air. there could be showers around popping into dover. could travel eastward into south jersey tonight. sky 6 live in hd from our temple university camera looking at city hall, a partly cloudy sky across the region. mild tonight, 60 philadelphia, 57 lancaster. dover, 66. satellite 6 with action radar, one lone shower moving across delaware. there could be showers making their way to south jersey.

we tap into a warm easter sunday. it's partly cloudy, mild, dropping to 56 in the suburbs. here's the setup for sunday, a june feel more than april tomorrow. breezy and dry. we have southwesterly breezes, a high tomorrow, 85. a cold front moving through late sunday into monday. could be a couple of showers around. the winds pick up as well, gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour. front tomorrow night. lots of sunshine, cooler but above average, a high of 75. if you look at easter over the last 20 years, the warmest, 84 in 2011. the coldest, 43 in 2007.

tomorrow, a high of 84-degrees. this could be another warm easter for philadelphia. we have a mostly sunny sky by noon. as we go across the afternoon hours, 9:00, the front gets closer, there could be showers in the poconos and allentown, spotty in nature. throughout the day, easter egg hunts are a okay. warm and windy sunday with a high of 85 for easter. breezy and pleasant monday, 75 for the high. tuesday, sunny and seasonal, 67. wednesday, turning unsettled, a high of 65. few showers are likely wednesday afternoon. leftover showers thursday or a high of 75. showers possible next friday at 73. clouds and sun on saturday, walter, a high of 68.

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he doesn't take a shot at the sixers for the way they handled him saying it was a weird year but not a disaster. sixers are still willing to trade him. >> i was frustrated with the situation i was dealing with. it was nobody's fault. >> he finds himself in a situation where there is a big roadblock ahead. we have discussed scenarios with his agent that we could find something mutually beneficial. we are happy to have him part of this organization. he's a great kid. >> today in game one against indiana, the calves hang on thanks to lebron.

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>> the clock is ticking. before you know it, the eagles will be on the clock picking 14th before the draft on the parkway. rodney mcleod is anxious to see what they'll do. they are teaming up with the big brothers, big sister's organizations today. trying to mentor kids. everyone wants to know, rodney, are you ready for some football? >> i would be lying if i didn't. we start monday. it's exciting. we have a lot of good moves. i have been working hard. i'm looking forward to meeting my new teammates. >> who is that guy behind him? dan throws five touchdowns to darius reynolds, 56-52.

who says golf is relaxing? an alligator eyeing bolter today. happy gilmore would wrestle him in the water. throw a snack and get out of there? he double bogeys and loses the lead, tied for fifth in the heritage. >> what do you do? >> i walk away. >> jump in the cart and go. >> castle is next on channel6. "action news" continues tomorrow morning with lydia hall and chris sours. i'm walter perez. have a great night and happy easter. ♪ ♪

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