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let's get to erica martine, your most accurate neighborhood forecast. ide. winds shifting westerly, and west-northwesterly. gusty out there. west-northwesterly, mid game, 15 to 25 miles per hour. gusting up to 40 at times. and here's the deal. i don't think we're going to see anything widespread as far as showers go. we may get a sprinkle, but i'm going to keep it cloudy and chilly. >> getting ready to head out the door, let's check with jessica boyington. >> we're watching delays on the schuylkill in both directions. no surprise, though. everything looks normal right now. earlier on the westbound side had some emergency crew for a medical emergency on the westbound side around city avenue. now it's gone. some residual delays remain. right now around route 1, eastbound from the blue route headed to the expressway, a downed tree on bryn mawr avenue. back to you. >> a child kidnapped in new castle county is safe, but police look for her abductor. witnesses saw the girl being kidnapped in pike creek last night. she was found unharmed two hours later in a pa

erica martin. we are tracking storms from the southwest to the northeast. ha we do have isolated threats of thunderstorms. >>> a senate showdown is at hand over president donald trump supreme court nominee. >> yeah. confrontation will play out as they try to deny. this is a live look at the senate? session. if republicans do not get the votes they need they intend to change the rules. edward lawrence is in washington with the latest. now supreme court nominee kneel gorsuch. a filibuster the supreme court vote. >> it is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> reporter: republicans wanted to sway eight democrats to get a super majority putting gorsuch in the seat open. democrats standing firm. >> i concluded gorsuch is definitely an activist. i don't think you have to be but i do believe he is an activist. >> reporter: republicans say he will get confirmed even if it is invoking the nuclear option. a precedent would change the way the senate does business. >> we democrats believe the answer isn't to chang

erica martin is here with your most accurate neighborhood forecast and a major warm up on the way. >> i like the influkz in your voice. powerful stuff. we're seeing clear skies across philadelphia. the winds are dying down out of the northwest 6 miles per hour. we will stay pretty much in the 40s for tonight. 42 by tomorrow morning. so keep in mind clear skies for tonight. temperatures are about askerage as far as those expected overnight lows. for philadelphia seeing lots of 40s and 52 for you. westbound area, 49 and lehigh valley a little bit cooler and a comfortable night nonetheless. and nazareth also seeing 50. so satellite and radar showing us. 80s by monday. back to you. >>> reverberations from this week's u.s. air strikes are getting louder, not just in words but in action. russian and syrian military jet resumed today. that dashes hopes of a friend leer relationship between vladimir putin and president trump. >>> a new exhibit show cases the beauty of syrian culture and history. much of syria is turning to rubble during the civil war but the museum is working to preserve what

erica martin is tracking that big warm up in your neighborhood forecast. >> we topped out at 56 degrees in philadelphia. right now we're in the low 60s. 3 miles per hour. but i've got to jump over into delaware and i'll tell you why. neighborhoods are currently 59, we do have that southerly influence. and greenwood also seeing 65 degrees. but doppler radar picking up on lightning strikes to the west of delaware and when i go ahead and layer up when we can expect passing showers and possibly an isolated thunderstorm. you may see scattered showers by 11:18 p.m. dover, so keep your eyes pealed for that. i have to keep you updated on that. afternoon highs have been above average. 69 on friday, 66 today and for tomorrow, rilit's going to feel summer like. we're going to talk about your easter summer and that nice temperature hitting 85. >>> tonight in delaware county a woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter were hit while crossing a busy street. a dirt bike struck the pair. police say the person on the bike then car jacked another vehicle before taking off in the stolen car. andrea is live i

for more on the timing of that, let's check in with meteorologist erica martin and the first alert neighborhood neighborhood. >> all right, denise. we do have a bit of a see-saw effect for this entire week ahead so get ready as denise mentioned to have the rain showers on and off. in fact, some thunderstorms as well, but right now let's enjoy fair weather clouds. current temperature 62 degrees and the winds coming out of the west at 10 miles per hour. we topped out at 63 in philadelphia and neighborhoods in and around philadelphia seeing a lot of 60s. fox chase 62 and chestnut hill, a bit warmer at 63 degrees for you. for the lehigh vale, lots of seeing lots of 60s. walnut port upper 50s and bethlehem 61 along with nazareth and easton so overall a pretty nice evening. next three days, look at this trend here. again, i say see-saw. it's going to be up here and temperatures are going to be in the upper 60s, but we do have rain coming in on the second half of your monday into tuesday. tracking thunderstorms on tuesday, even though temperatures will start to climb into the 70s, but by wednesday it

time for the first alert neighborhood forecast and meteorologist erica martin is here with the most accurate forecast. erika, no rain now, but a different story next weeks? >> definitely roller coaster ride in the weather department. rain on and off throughout the entire work week. 52 degrees in philadelphia. we topped out at 53, below the average of 59. mount pocono, 36 degrees for you. we focus baseball season, of course, really important. we're talking about the area of low pressure that's developing in the southwest. it will continue to work its way into our direction, so i do think that we have to talk about opening day in cincinnati for the phillies at 4 clon 10 p.m. 1:00 p.m., looks like we'll see widespread heavy downpours, 64 degrees. 67 at 4:00 p.m. with the threat of thunderstorms. at 7:00 p.m., i'm still going to keep those thunderstorms in with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. so if you're traveling in that direction, of course, good-bye to the phillies to win. next three days we'll see temperatures pretty much in the 60s, upper 50s. trends right around seasonal this time of

let's check in now with first alert meteorologist erica martin and the neighborhood forecast. erika, we are in for changes this week. >> this is a great forecast i have for you. we're seeing a mix of sun and clouds, partly cloudy right now, current temperature in philadelphia 59 degrees. winds are out of the northwest 16 miles per hour. but gusting up to 25 miles per hour as ted just mentioned. current temperatures in and around the philly metro area mid to upper 50s. port richmond at 58. and somerton currently at 57 degrees. we do have this area, this quick little moving trough here. in other words, we're seeing some clouds moving in from the northwest to the southeast. what that does do is increase the wind speeds and wind gusts and bring us some clouds. we have an area of high pressure just to the southwest and that will be the weather maker for the next couple of days. dover 60-mile-per-hour for you. millville 15 for you. it will stay a little windy and gusty through later tonight. we're going to start to see improvement in the overnight hours toward tomorrow. temperatures

first alert meteorologist erica martin said it's going to feel more like memorial day than easter. >>s right, ted. i really like that music. it was very soothe i, very easter-like. i'm very happy, because we're celebrating, of course, temperatures unseasonably warm today. we topped out at 66 degrees in philadelphia. and tomorrow, we'll bump this up one degree, 85 degrees is our expected high temperature. notice the southerly influence here. a lot of warm air working its way northward. current temperature in pottstown, 64 degrees. reading at 68. mount pocono, upper 50s for you. trenton 64. and mount holly, current temperature 65 degrees. but notice the cloud deck here. so we're still seeing some moisture in the mid and upper levels. some of you especially along the jersey shore may have seen a few sprinkles. just a little stubborn moisture, that's all we're seeing. satellite radar images picking up on a clearing from the southwest toward the northeast. with edo have clearing skies. but we could see a spotty shower. your easter sunday forecast, again, bump this up in philadelphia, 85 is

. >>> i'm first alert meteorologists erica martine with your first alert forecast. we're trending above average for the next couple of days. right now we're seeing 52 in philadelphia. coast vil at 50 and dover 52 degrees. notice the wind direction from the south. so yes, we have warmer air moving in from south to north. that will be in place and set us up for a very nice trend at least through tuesday with temperatures pretty much giving us a taste of summer. and here's why. we have an area of high pressure building just offshore off the carolina coast. and notice how massive and kp s expansive it is. we are seeing very warm temperatures by monday into tuesday. overnight lows on average we're seeing 42 degrees in philadelphia. right now we are seeing 44, that's our expected overnight low. so above average. atlantic city your expected overnight low a 45 degrees, but still bundle up nonetheless. lots of sunshine by 10:00 a.m. for philadelphia. 61 by 10:00 a.m. and the p.a. suburbs also seeing 60 by 10:00 a.m. lots of sunshine. and i advise you to get up nice and early

let's get to first alert meteorologist erica martine with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >a clouds starting to build into easter sunday. we do have some showers, isolated thunderstorms and temperatures topping out in the low 80s and drying out to kick off the fall. vai, back to you. >> three minutes before 10:00. breaking news from wilmington. a judge has ruled that a 17-year-old girl is guilty of homicide in the death of a classmate. amy joiner francis died at howard high school and technology following a fight in a bathroom last april. watch nbc news at 10:00 a.m. for a live report. >>> and are you looking for a new job? today in gilbertsville, montgomery county, people can join a job lab from 10:00 until 2:00 this afternoon. volunteers will help you with resumes, cover letters, and setting up accounts. >>> a live look at the listnk i south philadelphia. the sports complex could be home to a philly-themed sports museum. you will hold unique and rare items from all of philly's sports teams. >>> i'm vai sikahema. another update for you in 25 minutes. you can always get the

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