for three days wilmington shut down. you can pretty much mark the end of wilmington's asent densy as a city in north carolina to the date of this coup. it really -- it's been called a riot but it was a a single piece of legislation took voting rights away from blacks until 1965. not just north carolina, but throughout the south. this had huge national repercussions and here locally for the city, and of course about 1000 people that included , and they on a train were banished from wellington, leaders, lawyers, preachers, funeral directors, local politicians, the people who had been the african-american aldermen, firemen, policemen, sheriff's deputies and so on, and wilmington went back to being ruled by this cadre of white supremacist and white families. big legacy to overcome, and one of the things i think about is that so many people involved on the white have prosperous lives, children, grandchildren come and stay here, built their wealth for many generations. some family became great philanthropists and we owe a , bu

wilmington fell on february 22, 1865, just two days after fort anderson was evacuated, wilmington fell, and when robbie e lee surrendered his forces because he was no longer able to supply he was forced to abandon petersburg in early april and retreated westward, but was run down and forced to surrender on april the ninth two grant to >> forces. grant's forces. that was only about six weeks after the fall of wilmington. most historians focus their attention on virginia or in terms of the seaports of charleston but wilmington played an incredible important role during the war, not that many people know about fort anderson. they hear about the fort's guarding wilmington and the hear about fort fisher and understandably so. if the site of the largest amphibious until d-day in world war ii, but we have this great earthen fort that is very very important in guarding the city too. ♪ >> the north carolina will stand in history as the first grade ship of america's new fleet. radar, remote operators for guns, airplanes, gyros and all this other stuff, but primarily the crew is 18-year-olds and

just light showers in wilmington. you see it pushing toward wilmington. central new castle counties is seeing steadier rain. we've seen some of the showers pass middletown and into salem county in new jersey. even the shore. cape may has seen some of them. to the south and to the west, you see there's the steadier rainfall. that's going to be with us into the afternoon hours. won't be an all-day rainfall. good idea to grab the umbrella. seeing sunshine in the lehigh valley, a hints of sunshine in the suburbs, too. -- a hint of sunshine in the bushes, too. 58 at noontime. temperatures climb in expedite of the clouds. showers more likely to take place this afternoon. especially for the ride home. by then, temperatures will be near 60 for new jersey, the suburbs, and philadelphia. cooler at the shore, the wind will be glowing. you're more likely to see showers, 55 degrees. the clouds take over in the lehigh valley. late-day showers. delaware, 58 with cloudy skies, and occasional light showers and steadier rain this afternoon. i'm break it down hour by hour t

confrontation and deadly shooting on the streets of wilmington. we are asking police what led them to open fire on a suspect. drew smith has been following the investigation since it unfolded this afternoon, causing questions and chaos, drew. >> this all started two miles in that direction but ended here with a crash right outside the delaware state police barracks. we're told that man got out of his car, ran over here to the church and you can see where the police are out here tonight, that is where his life ended. drivers in wilmington began to notice a commotion about 2:00. >> i knew it was close by. i heard them clear. >> reporter: officers were following a man in a separate investigation. >> the officers attempted to stop him and the suspect would not stop. >> reporter: at least two police cruisers were damaged in the first crash. then on philadelphia pike the man driving this green honda with temporary tags crashed again into a white suv. >> they drove up here and got into an accident. >> i saw some guy run. >> reporter: police followed the

wilmington and delaware has seen a rash of kidnapping in the past couple weeks. we'll keep digging for more detames but that 4-year-old found safe in a nearby park. live in delaware, nbc 10 news. >>> our other big story tonight, the damage from this afternoon storms. heavy wind and strong rain -- this one fell right on a car. two people were injured but told they should be okay. this time because of flooding. cars got stuck in the mud. >> montgomery county. this company lost its roof but employees were able to get out safely, before it came crashing down. >> drew, big clean up there. >> reporter: that's right and they're still being cautious here tonight. the tape is up blocking people from the building. that's because parts of the roof are still dangling from the edge. they had to find a different way to get home because their cars are under the big pile of debris. there is roofing material scattered all over the place at the top of union hill road. >> it was like a wind tunnel. >> she was looking out the window during the storm when she noticed something was ha

lydia turner is an avid rower with the wilmington rowing center.e club threw her a surprise party to mark the occasion. she shared some of her secrets to longevity. >> i go exercising three times to senior center and other things when i can. i swim. i like -- i like to be active. and i think -- i don't smoke, and i don't drink. >> she's living right. by the way, lydia was a founding member of the wilmington rowing center 30 years ago. she's still out doing it. i love that. >> she looks very comfortable sitting in that skull there. hands on the oar. three times a week. good for lydia. >> happy birthday. >> yeah. >>> now for more on the stories we're following now on "nbc10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. -- >> mother of all bombs. president trump flexes america's military muscle in the fight against isis. new details this morning on the historic strike. >>> going to court. corrections workers held hostage in a delaware prison prepare to speak out. >>> b.b. gun attack. a south jersey teen hurt while chasing after his stolen bike. >>> 5:00 a.m. on the nose.

moderate shower moving through wilmington. and that rain sends into salem, gloucester, camden, and burlington counties moving toward mt. laurel. you'll need the rain gear today. won't be an all-day rain, but we're set for heavier downpours this afternoon. 53 now in philadelphia. look at the 50s all day long. the wind kicks in out of the northeast. 20 miles per hour at 10:00. and at noon and 2:00, even a little bit stronger at 4:00 this afternoon. the steadier, heavier showers from noon until 4:00 this afternoon. still some wet weather into the evening hours. 50 now in the suburbs. not much of a warmup here either. the same northeasterly winds, 16 miles per hour with showers this morning. then downpours this afternoon for the suburbs. the lehigh valley, 54 degrees. it will stay in the 50s throughout the day. the same northeasterly winds will be blowing. occasion am showers. dry now, but -- occasional showers. dry now, but the rain is moving into the lehigh valley. likely dry by 8:00. by 10:00, more showers. this afternoon from

fast forward to 6:30. 6:30 in wilmington.ortant blue rocks have their home opener tonight at 6:35. it's not going to be great weather for that. chance of some showers. keep an eye on the sky if you're going to that game. 60 in center city. 50s with occasional showers and thunderstorms for the suburbs and lehigh valley. new jersey, on and off showers and potential for strong thunderstorms for jersey and the shore. and delaware near 59 degrees this afternoon with those showers tapering off late this afternoon. look ahead phillies game tomorrow and weekend when i come back with the ten day on 10. >> thank you, bill. take a look at the schuylkill and vine. >> issues already out there. poor visibility, wet roads in some areas. let's get you updated. jess? >> vine street expressway through center city interchange. delays on the westbound side out of the center city area. moving toward south philadelphia. actually looking a little bit better. starting to see slow spots on most of the roads. in new castle, airport road between highwa

live now in wilmington. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, people out here are shaken up. but mostly because police have not released a lot of information. as you mentioned, we know that they tried to pull someone over. they say the suspect crashed and then ran. we do not know tonight if that suspect was arm. >> just heard pop pop pop pop pop pop pop. like eight shots in a row. >> reporter: peter pertain's quiet wilmington neighborhood turned into chaos around 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. >> i was just doing work out in the yard cutting the grass. >> this was the last thing he expected to see a crime seen at philadelphia pipe pike and washington street and it wasn't just the only one. skyfox flew over a second scene just feet away. a man's lifeless body lay in the street next to a place of worship. >> it was shocking and terrible. >> reporter: investigators tell us new castle county police shot and kill a man they tried to pull over. officers say he took off and crashed at this energy but made a run for it. he was shot on a road next to saint helena roman catholic church.

wilmington, philadelphia, trenton, we'll see rain. it will still be dry in dover and atlantic city and cape may. that is going to change as we go through the morning. the commute, 7:00 this morning. the rain is still with us. the showers extend to the shore. rolling through cape may and atlantic city. then at lunchtime, we get a break. this is when we could see sunshine. this is our best chance for seeing temperatures warm into the 70s this afternoon. we get enough sunshine, it could be closer to 80. this is what's going to bring temperatures down in a hurry later today. that's 2:30 this afternoon. we don't get much of a break from the rain. showers and thunderstorms developing in the suburbs, the lehigh valley, and berks county. swinging in to philadelphia during the early evening commute. that's 4:30 in the afternoon. look at those downpours in cumberland county and new jersey. some steadier rain through burlington county. that line of showers moves through. there's still a chance of scattered showers at 6:30 this evening. we'll be

live in wilmington.nnel 6 action news. >> thank goodness. >>> firehouse in philadelphia is closed as the building started falling apart. action news reporter bob brooks is live in south philadelphia with details. bob? >> walter, if you have a roof that doesn't work, you can't have people inside. this is the firehouse at 4th and snyder that has been shut down temporarily while trying to fix the problem. down the street, you can see the back portion have been fenced off. city officials do not want anyone near that portion of the firehouse in case it comes down. >> this is what the roof looks like inside the fire station on 4th and snyder street. it houses engine 53 and ladder 27. two of the trusses inside are split. the city has shut it down. officials say it's simply unsafe to have crews working out of it. neighbors temporarily lost services feel more unsafe >> when we heard that, i was like, i don't know how safe i feel >> it's scary. god forbid something should happen. it will take longer. >> reporter:

. >>> wilmington is getting a new police chief. today the mayor will introduce the new head of the city's police department. city council recently voted to increase the chief's salary to $160,000 a year in order to attract quality applicants. in the current wilmington police chief, bobby cummings, is retiring after 32 years of service. his retirement will go into effect on friday. >>> and happening today at parks casino in ben salem, bucks county, pennsylvania's house gaming oversight committee will hold a public hearing there. this is the third in a series of hearings state officials are holding to discuss gaming expansion and possible changes to state horse racing and gaming laws. >>> a portion of 17th street in center city remains closed and is not expected to reopen until around noon today. a chunk of asphalt caved in last night at 17th and walnut streets. water department crews fixed a leaking service line. now the streets department is working to repave the street. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams could go on

reading, 60, and scloes to tclo0 mark in wilmington. 68 at lunchtime in wilmington and philadelphia 64. clouds will keep things cooler for the lehigh valley and allentown and doylestown, 58. look at trenton, on the cool side, too. farther to the south, the temperatures will climb into the 70s and possibly into the upper 70s. really depends on the timing of the showers. the showers come in earlier. we'll see temperatures stay lower this afternoon. the numbers will be dropping as we get showers and thunderstorms heading into the afternoon commute. that's 4:00. then a chance of more showers at 5:00 and even into the early evening hours. by later in the evening, it's completely dry. i think the phills game will get that in as the showers move out just in time for that. the weekend, though, a chance you'll need the umbrella once again. i'll show you when to expect it when i come back with the ten day on 10 in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> nine minutes past 6:00 a.m. we'll get an update on the situation on 95 northbound in bucks county. >> jessica boyington's been watching for us. jessica?

the rain is exiting wilmington heading into philadelphia, westchester, starting to get a few rain drops. look at the downpours moving through camden and into burlington county. northwest of pemberton -- you'll hear the downpours in a few seconds. moderate showers moving through there. this is on the move. look, it's dry now for vineland, morris river. showers have already cleared cape may. to the south, you see rain moving in this morning and especially this afternoon. we'll see heavier downpours during the afternoon into the evening commute. you'll definitely need your rain gear today. 52, rain in new jerseyment 54 in the lehigh valley. rain showers in philadelphia, 53, winds at 15 miles per hour. a little stronger than the last hour. this afternoon, not much of a warmup. the biggest warmup will come this evening. we'll get the heavy downpours in the afternoon. they'll let up this evening. that's when we'll see temperatures in the upper 50s for delaware. 57 for the suburbs. at the shore, 57 degrees with gusty winds. the winds will be stronger coming off the ocean at the shore. i'll bre

the first african-american police officer in wilmington. you were introduced to corporal snow last year when they name aid conference room after him. he served until his retirement in 1988. >>> the philadelphia police department is paying tribute to the victims shot and killed by the cleveland suspect. dubbed the facebook killer. johnny castro created this digital painting of robert godwin sr. to emphasize the important role that the public play in fighting crime and call police when they know something because that information could save a life. godwin's killer, steve stevens turned the gun on himself as police surrounded him in eerie, pennsylvania. an alert mcdonald's employee recognized stevens and called police. >>> we have ups and downs coming our way in the next couple of days. >> not a washout but opportunities for scattered showers and even a thunderstorm in the next 48 hours. it's cool 60 degrees at the philadelphia international airport winds south-southwest at 14 miles per hour and pressure 30.33 inks and easton in northampton th

a wilmington child found safe after being kidnapped.ell you about the ongoing search for the attacker this morning. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. try new very berry cheerios. the taste of real fruit in every bite. so berry good. >>> targeting syria. growing reaction after the u.s. launches a strike. we'll tell you what local lawmakers are saying. >>> kidnapper on the run. a child found safe after being taken off the streets of wilmington. >>> and back on the tracks. amtrak service is returning to normal, but there are still safety concerns. >>> 5:30 this friday morning. good morning. welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. i think it's going to be a pretty good day. we'll start with erika martin and the most accurate first alert weather forecast. >>> that's right. we have at least favorable conditions for the phillies' home opener. a

nbc 10's matt delucia is live in wilmington with more on the investigation. matt, tell us about it. >> reporter: rosemary, this is the park where that little girl was found and police are now warning parents to be on the lookout and also to warn their kids about stranger danger. now, this all happened on thursday evening in new castle county. police say they were called out to this neighborhood of plum run after the 4-year-old went mi missing. about two hours later, police found her walking alone in banning park. police have been going door to door over the past couple of days, trying to find surveillance video. children here saw it happen. witnesses say the man pulled up in a dark sedan that had tinted windows and kids were playing outside and this man started talking with the young girl. >> i saw him wave his hand to get in the car. he snatched one of them and started chasing after the car. >> reporter: and the girl was taken to the hospital for treatment. police say that she was sexually assaulted. she has since been reunited with her parents. but again, t

reporting live in wilmington, katie zach rhode island, nbc 10. >>> new from overnight. checkout damage to philadelphia home. police say the car slammed into a house here after colliding with another car near cheltenham avenue. driver of one of the cars tells us her steering wheel locked up as she drove. no one here was hurt. nbc 10 pamela osborne have a live report for us from the scene coming up 25 a.m. >>> new from overnight. every got out of row home fire in italian market of south philadelphia. fire started on third floor of home on washington avenue. no one was hurt. >>> and tonight marks one week since the kidnapping and sex assault of 4-year-old girl in new castle county. >> police are asking people in the community to keep helping them try to solve the case. new castle police spoke to a crowd in wilmington last night. investigation covers a lot of ground. ten miles between where the girl was grabbed and later abandon. when asked if they have any leads, investigators said they're studying surveillance video from neighbors to find a suspect. >> people are so scare

a ribbon cutting helped year up grants in wilmington. well as professional skills training and he was here to thank your up and pierce college. >>> and they are testing a new traveler pretest center at philadelphia international airport think of it as an easy pass of sorts for check in for a fee travellers are free screened expediting their checkin for flights for years and open at terminal b for ten days, if enough people sign up the center could stay there beyond that. >>> still ahead he is one of the the most controversial voices of the conservative movement, but is alex jones outrage real? some accuse him of being a performance artist. >>> this man may not have won the boston marathon but won the hearts of millions when he crossed the finish line. >>> there is a right way to eat pringles and the secret to maximize each chip's flavor. and meteorologist, adam joseph back with the forecast. tech: when your windshield needs to be fixed... trust safelite autoglass. for these parents, driving around was the only way to get their baby to sl

wilmington showing ten miles. south jersey and delaware, still reporting at least a little bit of fog. visibility is not terrible, but it's reduced. millville, 5 miles. atlantic city, 4. toms river, 5. philadelphia down to 7 miles. the temperatures are chilly. 56 degrees in philadelphia. we're only forecasting a high today of 59. maybe we bounce up maybe three degrees from where we are sitting right now not much. wilmington, 57. reading, 55. 55 in millville. trenton, 54. cape may, 53. satellite and radar the big story is going to be this right here, you see this counter clockwise swirl it's what we call a cut off area of low pressure. the jet stream or main steering mechanism is up here, this is the super highway of storms. that pushes everything across the country. it's up here, the storms down here, the jet stream left the low behind because of that it will sit and spin and spin for days here, that means expect a lot of clouds through tuesday periods of rain and if you're not getting the rain you'll get the driz

amy joyner-francis died at the howard school of technology in wilmington following a fight in last april. the judge heard the case in a nonjury trial. >>> the bill cosby sexual assault trial is slated to start next month in pittsburgh. the allegheny county-picked jury will be sequestered in the trial set to start in june. he's accused of drugging and molesting a former temple hill employee in 2004. >>> president trump will meet with the leader of nato today in washington. the president will greet nato's secretary general to talk about making the alliance stronger. in the past, the president has called nato obsolete. >>> this morning, secretary of state rex tillerson meets with the russian foreign minister delivering a message about the crisis in syria -- to side with the u.s. or embrace syria's leader. >>> the new proposed budget for atlantic city brings a tax break to city residents there but could force people in atlantic county to pay more. atlantic city's mayor announced the proposed budget plan. it includes a 5% property tax cut. the average homeowner will pay about $138 less than l

wilmington, 61 for smyrna and plenty of sunshine in this forecast. here's the hour by hour. today, clear, we go through the clock here, i swear it's advancing. you just don't see anything changing because we're going to stay so clear through the rest of your saturday. we are clear overnight. and here's your sunday forecast. and again, take a look. the clock's advancing. you see no change on the board, because it will be a sunny one for your sunday as well. here's the ten-day on 10. forecast is going to be very nice and seriously warming up. today, 58. better than the 49 we saw yesterday afternoon. tomorrow, 68. so a ten-degree jump by your sunday. and you missing the 80s? here they are, monday, tuesday, 80 to 82 degrees for those forecast high temperatures. we do see a bit of a drop with some chances of rain near thursday, friday, but even into next weekend, things are looking pretty good. >>> go, phils! >> the weather was blustery yesterday, not the best, but fans still relished opening day at citizens park. nbc 10 viewers stayed dry and warm by watching the game right at h

fox 29's shawnette wilson live in wilmington. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, from what we're being told the body is still here on scene. if you take look hyped me, we're told it's actually to the right of this church across the industry. the church is saint helena's information however is very limited at this time. but what we can tell you as we look at skyfox's view of the scene here, new castle county police, were following suspect after 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. they say they tried to pull over the man but he wouldn't stop. he eventually crashed this car near philadelphia pike and washington street which you should be looking at some ground pictures of the scene right now. we're told that is where the man got out of the car and ran. police say a confrontation somehow started which ended with police shooting and killing the man. a young woman who's family owns an ice cream shop nearby says they heard the gunshots. >>> a lot more cops here and it was very all the traffic was closed. i mean a bunch of traffic all the lanes were

the same in wilmington. reading 85. trenton 86.antic city we have to make it to 84. i think we'll touch some of these maybe even surpass a few. on your september day forecast from the weather authority, wednesday a shower early then windy but still nice. thursday looks good. good friday looks excellent. by easter sunday, a mix of sun and clouds, 78 degrees. maybe a few late day showers. a morning shower easter monday but then sunny the temperature 70 degrees. of course mass over begins this evening so happy passover if you are celebrating. looking like very good seven day forecast to come. we'll send it out to you, sean. >>> kathy, i'm at the ballpark. coming up next in sports we talk about a legend getting the respect he deserves. we talk about a pitching change that seems to be a little bit early. that's coming up next in sports. (gasp) just head & shoulders? i thought it was just for, like, dandruff new head & shoulders. cleans, protects and moisturizes to... ...get up to 100% flake-free and unbelievably beautiful hair it's not

good morning, wilmington. let's find out what's to come for wilmington and the area.logist meteorologist with the most accurate -- meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate forecast. bill? >> a couple of minutes, and we'll see the sunshine come up. we'll see clouds through most of the morning. no rain with the clouds. that's a mostly cloudy view from the marquee de la fayette hotel. sunshine takes over for cape may and the rest of the area. abbingt abbington, no sign of wet weather. you see breaks in the distance. we will see some sunshine this morning. but the big warmup will come this afternoon when sunshine will be taking over completely. 50 in philadelphia. there prosecute some cooler neighborhoods, down to 41 in the suburbs. 48 in delaware and south jersey, 45. 40s at the shore, as well. in philadelphia, that 50 is at philadelphia international. it's 44 for andora and chestnut hill. 50 degrees at graduate hospital. 49 in tarsdale. bustle ton and the northeast philadelphia airport is 48 degrees. the trends is a warmup similar to yesterday. 50s this morning

. >>> and now to a shooting in broad daylight on the wilmington street. >> that is right, gunman fired dozens of round in the 30 year-old man december spite that he survived. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at the scene with the details, bob? >> reporter: well, sarah and walter i just spoke with the man here who says he has lived here 55 years. a shoot has never happened during that time period but today that has all changed. behind me you can see right on the roadway, east lawn avenue you can see some marks made by police. toy day, almost 30 of those circles you had are seeing had to be drawn. >> in the word of one neighbor it seemed like bullets would never stop. >> about 15 or 20 times. >> reporter: ten or 20 times. >> yeah. >> around 1:00 broad daylight 400 block of east lawn avenue in wilmington turned no a fire range. >> very disappointing. it is like a retirement neighborhood a lot of older people around here. >> reporter: road covered with shell casings and evidence markers, 28 to be exact. it is heart breaking how their current neighborhood was concerned upside down

now reporting live in wilmington.ry, nbc 10. >>> philadelphia police spent much of the night searching a kensington home for clues in the armed robbery of a korean war veteran. that is the sound of solidarity. see him there will waiving out the window. robbers stole car. safe with $30,000 cash in it and five carrot ring worth 100 grand. >> as a vet myself, any time i hear a vet in trouble. i'm there to try to help him. my goal when i got out of army was i'm going to be dedicated to help the vets. >> police have two persons of interest in the case. think the robbery was setd up by a woman the elderly man had befriended. >>> pleadsed glts to murder charges in the 2014 beating death of three-year-old son in coatesville. agreed to testify against her exboich. prosecutors say the plea agreement will spare a possible death sentence. authorities say three-year-old scott was hung up and beaten and left to die. official meetings not sure this official meetings are official more of a vacation for him. trip comes amid complaints

and wilmington 78 and allentown 73 and trenton 67 degrees. tomorrow will be bright and sunny and quiet. all eyes are on thursday. the severe storm prediction center put parts of our viewing area under the risk of severe weather, the best threat is south of philadelphia and a marginal risk south of philadelphia it looks intense but right fow it's quiet out there. 75 in philadelphia and 77 in wilmington, dover and millville and atlantic city. and reading 74 and cape may with the win off the bay 65. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that one storm system is heading out and high pressure is coming in briefly tomorrow and one system in the plain stateses that has severe weather with it and bringing us nasty weather conditions on thursday. tonight a quiet night. clearing skies and westerly breeze and temperatures no the that cold. 46 in the colder suburbs and 52 for center city. and tomorrow one of those days you'll want to get outside. wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures running 10 degrees above average, 70 in philadelphia and 68 in a

millville, just close to 10 in wilmington. more on your next weekend coming up. >>> and then perfect weather is a perfect invitation on what is going on on main street in man tea aubg. that festival runs from 11:00 this morning until 5:00 this afternoon. it marks the beginning of restaurant week which offers wide-ranging discounts. >>> this morning a new to go for a hike in delaware county, the chester creek trail opened yesterday with a dedication ceremony. you can see historic sights like mills and industries from the revolution industry area. >>> and then coming up, planes are flying again at the bombed air base, a signal that that is sending to the white house. >>> culture in cross fire. ref geez are the guest of honor at a dedication, and what they are saying about the home strikes in their homeland. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers. by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the streets, where the drugs are cheaper and easier to get. i was a full blown heroin addict, se

near 40 in wilmington. clocking in close to 30 in reading.llville 32 miles per hour in cape may and the winds will ease a little bit overnight but they'll still stay up enough that's that it's going to add quite a chill in the air once the sun sets. in fact wind chills right now in the 30's to the north and west. 20's up in the poconos. 40 trenton, 41 in millville and lower 40's along the shore. satellite and radar that big low spirals in northern new england unsettled weather closer to the center of the low. a spoke of energy where a couple have been passing through here today locking in the clouds despite a little pop of blue here and there and also a few of those showers drifting by. brisk chilly tonight gradual clearing, 33 to 36 for the overnight low but winds sustained 12 to 25 miles an hour. and on our saturday, bright blue sky, mostly sunny temperatures going back into the upper 50's but it's still going to feel a bit chilly with that northwesterly wind. still at speeds of over 30 miles an hour at times so if you're heading to the phi

the scene as the trooper's body was put in a vehicle for a procession to the medical examiner in wilmington. the body was accompanied by four motorcycle officers and a dignified but somber convoy. >> "action news" reporter annie mccormick is near the house in middletown and chad pradelli is live at the original shooting scene in bear. lets start with you chad. what have you learned about what happened there today? >> reporter: jim, delaware state police say that it happened near noon and the trooper whose name is not released pulls up in the wawa parking lot and he got out and approached the vehicle with two suspicious individuals and there was some sort of confrontation and one suspect got out of the vehicle and put him down where the wet concrete is. >> it's a sad day for our state and the delaware state police family. >> responding officers rushed to the wawa parking lot at polanski highway and arrested one suspect but the shooter had already fled. the witnesses rushed to the aid of the wounded officer franticly try toing to save his life. >> and the other people were moving into action

seven have died. >>> meet the head of wilmington police department. robert tracey introduced yesterday as chief of police. >>> job fair today starts at 8:30 this morning. coumadin water front. more than 150 employers will be there including full tech international. american water and subaru of america. fair is open to vets, active duty and military spouses. >>> a community saluted veterans last night at the school. officer of veteran affairs organized this event. presented metals to 30 veterans. three world war ii vets were among those honored. >>> camden county. staff at health care got hands dirty for a good cause. planted dozens of pinwheels on the front lawn of the hospital. pinwheel is symbol for preventing child abuse. >>> montgomery county. health department is warning the mosquito season has already started. pests getting a jump on us this year. best way to reduce risk of a bite is to repair screens and remove any standing water in your yard. >>> jersey shore, atlantic city casinos are cashing in thanks to internet gambling. the division of ga

chopper 6 hd was over the scene in wilmington where the child was found and police area for cd vernon odom joins us live there now with the the investigation. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, the child is apparently okay. sou examined by doctors and released and now reyou cited with her parents. >> for many hours now newcastle county police continue to search through wilmington's banning park looking for clues on who may have abducted this 4-year-old child and abandoned her in the vicinity of her home. she lives in the community of plum run on the 4800 block of sugar plum court. and police were called after witnesses saw the child approach and put her in the vehicle and fled. is he described as a dark male with a dark van with tinted windows. they discovered the girl at 8:45 in this park. they are continuing to be tight-lipped as their investigation continues. again rick, the child is back with her parents and apparently in good condition at this hour. a newcastle county updated briefing is expected sometime later today. live in wilmington, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >

wilmington looks like it's drying out now. won't be too much longer before we get r

this is from wilmington, delaware, at trolley stadium. the sun is not officially all the way, but plenty of sunshine starting to break through and it's showing off the clear skies we have out there. today is going to be a sunny one for us, finally, after quite a few gray days we've been experiences. here's a look at our temperatures in our philadelphia neighborhood. the airport, we're at 40 degrees. about the same for society hill, penn sport, and dory, you're at 3. and we're also in the upper 30s for places like parkwood, summerton, and bustleton at 38 degrees as well. it is a chilly start out there. in fact, because of some breezy conditions, it feels more like the lower 30s out there right now. but as we go through the rest of the day, temperatures really take a nice jump upward. we're talking upper 50s for highs by later on. and that's the same in new jersey, where right now, pitman, you're at 38. audobon at 38 and atco, 37. hopewell township also at 37 for the current reading. here's our radar and satellite view. we've got some linge

fox 29 shawnette wilson joins us live in wilmington with more, shawnette? >> reporter: well, you guys mentioned that this was just near a church here, but also right across the street from where it happened is the delaware state police barracks troop one. this intersection where it happened as well, on washington street, has been cleared. you can see, police are out of the area right now, they're -- waiting on update for police on what's happening. right now information is very limited at this time. but what we can tell you, as we look at skyfox view of the scene, new castle county police were following a suspect after 2:00 this afternoon, they say, that they tried to pull over the man, but woe not stop. he ultimately crashed his car near philadelphia pike and washington street. that's where they say he got out and ran. police say a confrontation happened, which ended with police shooting and killing the man, we spoke to a young woman whose family owns an ice cream shop nearby. she says they heard the gunshots. >> who heard the gunshots? >> my aunt and the

we do know that he's local to wilmington. but police have not released his name, at this point, again, spec to go learn more about him, and what led up to the suspect being shot and killed yesterday later today. back to you guys. >> the investigation continues, jenny joyce this morning, jenny, thank youment time is 5:35. a father accused every killing his little boy. opening statements begin today in the trial of david creato, jr. prosecutors say he killed three year old son brendan back in 2015. now, steve keeley, at superior court in camden new jersey this morning, steve? >> reporter: yes, the trial is finally going to begin after many delays. remember, it was supposed to start way back in january, yesterday before lunchtime, they pick the jury finally, 11 women and three men, so, it will be jury of 12, with two selected later as alternates, now after so much delay, openings this morning to be followed by the first testimony from the prosecution first witnesses, they told the jury quota lot of public interest in this case.

we have 60 atlantic city. 64 in wildwood but head inland 74 in wilmington. 75 in reading. headlines for your thursday evening, there could be a few evening thunderstorms. warm again tomorrow. it still looks like rain for a part of the weekend. so here's the satellite/radar. you can see we're dry but off to the west some scattered showers and some storms. if this holds together, it will move in a little later on tonight. so as we go hour by hour, pretty mild and comfortable. by nip, 10:00 o'clock low 60s. overnight low temperatures in the upper 50s. we'll talk about that weekend forecast and the roller coaster temperatures, iain, coming up. >> all right, scott. thanks. >>> happening right now, the trial is underway for the south jersey dad accused of killing his three-year-old son. prosecutors say they will show young dad took his son' live. defense says there's no evidence of that. fox 29's dawn timmeney is following the case tonight and joins us live from camden. dawn? >> reporter: iain the prosecution plans on calling a lot of witnesses and one of them today the mother o

police in wilmington continue to search for a kidnapper. nbc 10's matt delucia is live with what we're learning about this suspect. matt? >> reporter: rosemary, some children were witnesses to this crime and police want to get this guy off the streets before he hurts anybody else. i'll have the story, coming up. >>> and here's a look at your first alert radar. not a lot to track out there today except for the sunshine. we'll take a closer look at how temperatures go and talk about a few events going on this weekend so we can get your personalized forecast, coming up. >>> right now on nbc 10 news today, breaking news in south jersey. crews inspect a bridge following damage from a brushfire this morning. we'll tell you about the road closures now detouring traffic. >>> the search for a kidnapper, a community in near after a little girl is snatched from her neighborhood and sexually assaulted. we're live with new details on the investigation. >>> sunny skies for our saturday and a bit breezy out there, as you can see the camera shaking just a

for wilmington and smyrna. nothing to show you here today. the doppler screen, clear, no wet weather until we get to tomorrow. this is what's going to bring an end to our summer preview. that's a cold front that will touch off a few showers tomorrow, then out of here tomorrow afternoon. 80s today. 70s tomorrow. following the showers, 60s thursday and friday. both days will be dry. this weekend, another warmup. 70 on saturday. clouds building later on saturday. there's a chance we'll see some showers and thunderstorms on sunday. close to 80 sunday afternoon. drying out for monday and tuesday with sunshine. cooler on tuesday and 60s for the balance of the week with more showers possible next wednesday and thursday. >> looks good today. don't forget the sunglasses as you head out. if you're heading out the door, we'll check the roads including the schuylkill expressway. >> francesca ruscio has the check on that. >> reporter: on the schuylkill expressway, also looking good as of now. travel speeds still in the 50s

in fact you see it in wilmington. it's thicker here than the rest of the area.s light fog right now in the suburbs. three-mile visibility in pottstown. it's five in philadelphia, down to one mile in wilmington. the fog is here to start with. it's even before the rain has moved in. that's warm, moist air over the area. horsham, washington township, delaware, seeing some of that fog this morning. now it's raining in allentown and reading, the rain has not reached into delaware or south jersey yet. it's not far away. in fact, the shower now moving toward new castle county, moving through northeastern maryland right now. moving east toward chesapeake city. middletown, you're in for rainfall. we're all likely to see rain to start with this morning for the commute. we'll get a break and see more showers develop this afternoon. this shower activity to the southwest moving through missouri into southern illinois, that is going to be with us this weekend. not a washout this weekend. there's a chance some showers for both saturday and sunday. 73 degrees this afternoon. sh

live in wilmington, john rawlins, "channel 6 action news." jim? >> thank you, john. >>> in reading, berks county, authorities are investigating the death of this man -- kenneth johnson, age 25. police tased him yesterday while trying to arrest him, and now they're waiting for autopsy results. "action news" reporter gray hall is live in reading tonight with the latest on this. gray? >> reporter: well, jim, i can tell you that autopsy is scheduled for 8:00 tonight and as investigators work to piece this case together, a mother is coming to grips that her son is gone. dramatic video obtained by "action news" shows reading police officers trying to save a man using cpr. we've learned the victim is 25-year-old kenneth johnson. he died after an altercation with police where they say they were forced to use their taser. >> he has a daughter. i don't know what she's going to do without her father. >> reporter: his mother is trying to make sense of it all. she got the heartbreaking call wednesday on her way home from work. she now has the unnerving job of

just 46 degrees in allentown. 49 in trenton, 50 in wilmington, 51 up in reading and 57 in cape may. with winds running in general on the light side this morning, it's not really that uncomfortable. a light jacket will do you just fine. we're down to about 9 miles per hour wind in philadelphia right now. 52 degrees by 7 o'clock. 61 by noon t today will not be quite as warm as yesterday when we did manage late day highs in the 70's but we'll still be pleasant enough. a high of 67 degrees striking that at about 4 o'clock and then down to 59 degrees by 7 o'clock. and again that allergy count the pollen forecast not looking great. we'll be in the high range today, straight through friday the way things look now. what else is new, right, karen? when i step back we've got a big time warmup coming up in the exclusive accuweather 7-day. details on that. >> those numbers really bumped up at the end of the week. let's hit the roads everybody. good morning. time to start this tuesday looking live on the vine street expressway. we had no overnight construction westbound, eastbound all lanes open

like chicago, wilmington has been plagued by gun-related trialens.omen hmongton has seen more than 55 shootings this year. >>> a message for philadelphia's d.a. resign. tom wolf's latest plea to seth williams comes after yesterday's ruling by the state supreme court to is a spent williams' law license. the district attorney is facing federal bribery and extortion charges. in a statement released today's governor said, "it is beyond time for him to step down immediately from his post." williams' trial is set to begin next month. >>> after the showdown with north korea as the nation is reportedly poised to launch a nuclear test, president trump has toughened his talk against the country. it comes one day after the u.s. bombed isis in afghanistan. >> reporter: today a first look at the impact from the so-called mother of all bombs dropped by u.s. forces killing 36 isis fighters in afghanistan. >> this was the right weapon against this target. >> reporter: this, just days after u.s. missile strikes on syria. now growing tensions in the u.s. now staring d

84 would tie the record for delaware and wilmington. i'll break it down hour by hour and show you how quickly it's going to warm up into your neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. first, francesca ruscio is watching first alert traffic. >>>, w yes, a road closure at locust and walnut. we'll be watching traffic on 16th all morning. a good alternate is 18th to market and 15th to spruce street for commuters. do expect slow traffic throughout the area. a multi-vehicle accident reported at lymerick and benner. it's clearing as we speak. be mindful for that area. the tacony palmyra bridge is open. we're closed between route 73 and 95. when i come back, another update in the next several minutes. back to you. >>> now more on the road closure in center city that francesca mentioned. a block of center city closed after the street caved in at walnut and locust. pamela osborne on what happened and the impact on drivers around the area today. pam? >> reporter: tracy, so far this morning we've seen a few drivers lingering on the other side of t

he's described as a white or hispanic male in a black vehicle with tinted windows t live in wilmington delaware, i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> awful situation. thank you for that update. >>> developing news today and the latest on those airstrikes carried out in syria. white house officials are calling them justified to that chemical attack they say was waged by syria against its own people this week. 59 tomahawk missiles struck their target late last night an effort to both weaken bashar assad's military strength and to send the signal he will be held to account. nikki haley u.s. ambassador to the united nation as also indicated more strikes could follow. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. it is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in syria and demand a political solution. >> meanwhile u.s. officials are also looking into whether russia may have taken part in that chemical attack. they say a drone possibly a russian one was seen hovering over the

you can see they're ending on the other side of wilmington so the heavier rain tha

up close to 80 in philadelphia and wilmington. 65 down in cape may. a few degrees higher than yesterday. the nfl draft, day one lofts of activities on the black today. 68 degrees by 11:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m., 77. a nice afternoon in philadelphia. 5:00 p.m., 78 degrees, 8:00 p.m., 74. 11:00 p.m. back in the upper 60s. day baseball this afternoon the phillies wrapping up a series with the marlins 1:05 p.m. 75 in the first pitch. in the 9th, 79 degrees. if you're out and about, at the at the phillies, draft or penn relays, cool drinks all around. overnight we could have a passing shower, tomorrow afternoon we get all the way up to 82 for the high, there will be a bit of a southerly flow popping in as a warm front guest past us, that will increase the humidity. early clouds giving way to sun. more humid saturday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, turning warmer today, 79 degrees, nice for the first day of the draft. tomorrow, warm and humid, 82. 87 degrees on saturday, very warm and humid there could be a shower late in the day or at night. cloudy

. >> in delaware the city of wilmington introduced its new top cop. meet robert tracy he begins his new duties as police chief in two days. tracy is a veteran of the chicago and new york city police departments and he said today he's going to hit the ground r running. >> look at the crime is it a tis, immediately as part of one of my fortes and find out if there's things that we can built build on some of the successes or what we can do. >> tracy says his top priority is keeping citizens safe. happening out of harrisburg, pennsylvania's lieutenant governor mike stack is on the hot seat. this following an investigation on how he treats staff including state plastrum%. >> stack former philadelphia area state senator faced reporters today. jeff cole joining us in stewed we way were the lawsuit governor had to say. jeff. >> lieutenant governor stack former philadelphia state senator very well known here served for a long time admitted he said things he wishes he hasn't. asked if he anger problem he said no. he had a human problem. according to stack's off