Reporter lucy, the moment finally arrived. Months of waiting and the eagles at 14 selected Derek Barnett defensive lineman from tennessee and of course that is reggie white is from. Barnett actually out did reggie in the sacks department with 33 career sacks hes number one at Tennessee Volunteers history and the interesting thing about the player is he said he was nervous anticipation to have night which puts him in grand company. But hes also in a position now he has a chance to come in and play on defensive line that fletcher cox, Brandon Graham has veteran presence and he told me a short time ago he wants to come in and settle in and find his role among players that he says are beasts. How much do you know about fletcher cox. Hes a beast. And im going to be excited work wig fletcher cox and graham. Theyre going to push me every day to get better. Im very excite the to learn from them. Pick their brains. Reporter he says hell be hard worker he thanked philadelphia fans for their warm response tonight when he was pick Derek Barnett the newest Philadelphia Eagle were staning by now to hear from Haason Reddick of temple hell be in in just a couple of moments. Thats wrap for right knowledge zen it to Chris Oconnell on the parkway. Reporter ron, day one of the 2017 nfl draft is now in the books and judging by all the crowd, ron, you saw them down here. It was a resounding success. That was until the Philadelphia Eagles pick their first draft pick Derek Barnett of tennessee. People i guess fans you can call it luke warm reaction from eagles fans. [ applause ] eagles reporter reception at best was luke warm. Eagles fans made their first selection some say they were disappoint the birds didnt pick up an offensive player. Actually as a matter of fact, there were more cheers for the Arizona Cardinals pick when they selected temple universitys Haason Reddick. Here are some of those early fan reactions from the birds selection. We could have did better, man. A lot of good people out there. I think we could have did bett better. We going to see what he going to bring to the table much thats all we can do. It was a good pick but not a bic we needed. We needed receivers. Reporter as we bring you back out here live. Ill tell you, though, ive been down here all day today. I tell you, with these fans, the actual draft i have to say is secondary. Most of the people cant even get close to the stage. It is the draft day experience here along the parkway. 25 football fields filled with fun things to do. Day one in the books. Two more days to go. It all opens noon tomorrow. Remember, free and you dont need a ticket. I love it. Have you been able to do a lot of stuff, chris . Reporter a lot. I tell you, lucy, a lot of people a lot of families say should i bring my kids down there . Bring them. Logistic a little tough getting in here. Once youre in great time. Bring the it. Fantastic. Thank you very much, Chris Oconnell a family man by the way. Coming up in just a couple minutes Howard Eskins take on the first night of the nfl draft just guessing hes got a lot to to say. [ laughter ] now you know what eye kathy orr has lot to say about the draft cast. Right now its feeling summery throughout our area including the parkway do these football fans need an umbrella nearby. Kathy or is right here to fill us in. Meteorologist extraordinary who took a walk with me tonight because it was so nice. So nice a little bit of humidity out there as well a front coming through tonight it wont change the weather. As a matter of fact it will get even warmer not cooler across the area. Along the parkway looking great temperatures are still sitting in the upper 60s after making it to 81 today. The wind is calm. So no weather issues its beautiful. We do have some showers. This group going to the north so theyre out of the here but a trailing line much showers and few thunderstorms could roll through tonight. Especially south jersey and delaware. Be aware of that by tomorrow morning, seven, 8 00 a. M. They should be out of here. Temperatures looking good. 73 in reading. 66 in pottstown. Millville 65. We have on shore flow down the shore and thats keeping those temperatures cooler in the 50s. Owing water temperature up to 5t even though its still real cool. Future cast takes that batch of rain to the north and eve in the poconos. You sigh spotty showers during the Early Morning hours an few imbedded thunderstorms even going close to philadelphia so once again if you hear a rumble of thunder passing through rather quickly during the predawn hours. We have this huge surge in warmth again that jet stream lifts well into southeastern can in a dan were talking about temperatures near record warmth by saturday. So overnight tonight, 65. Just a few spotty showers or thunderstorms. During the day tomorrow, 83 degrees for the draft experience. It will be unbelievable. Clearing skies during the late morning. Really warm and not much of a wind out of the west five to 10 miles an hour. So if youre not going to be in the city you want to head down the shore temperatures will be very similar to inland areas because we have a land breeze tomorrow. We are going to be chasing a record by saturday. For the penn relays really nice tomorrow. 83 degrees. Feeling l like summer saturday. With a temperature of 88. On your seven day forecast, the record on saturday is 90. Well come very close at 88. After sunday, we see temperatures boosting back up into the 80s. Tuesday look at this a morning shower 70. 72 wednesday. 66 and cooler on thursday. But not a bad seven day. So we have two more days of the nfl draft. 83, 88. Looking pretty good, lucy. You cant beat it for late april. Im telling you its fabulo fabulous. Thank you very much, kathy. You bet. New developments in the murder of Delaware State Police trooper. Corporal stephens yesterday exemplified the dedication. De that he brought to the citizens of delaware. So tough to talk about. Those who knew Corporal Stephen ballard best are remembering him as a devoted dad, a loving father and a hero. The man who police say shot and killed ballard died in a gun battle this morning. All of this began outside a wawa in bear which is where dave kinchen is standing by. Dave . Reporter lucy, still so much sadness here at this wawa where this shooting happened. There are more candles at this hour. There are more teddy bears. But the heartbreak remains the same. Peace by peace, a memorial grows at the bear, delaware, wawa. This man did not deserve to lose his life and his family is left behind to pick up the pieces. Its just very very sad and heartbreaking. Reporter delaware state trooper Corporal Stephen ballard viciously shot and killed here wednesday. I used to see him coming over here sometimes just in passing. Reporter mourners like fred reflect while still in shock. See this happen in broad daylight, you know, all these people around, its just, um, makes you feel like theres monsters, you know. Amongst us and you dont even know. Reporter colleagues in uniform brought flowers to honor the eight and a half year veteran of the first States Police force. Assigned to troop two. 32yearold and father avenue young girl married just over a year also remembered by those who did not even know him while others remember Corporal Ballard in passing. Its, um, amazing to see the different people who have come out, young, old, all walks of life just coming to share. Reporter adding to the tributes we can tell you that firefighters have come by to support Police Officers in their words they say red supports blue. Lucy . All right. Thank you much dave. As new information comes in youll fine it on fox29. Com or on the fox 29 app. A Murder Investigation in wilmington. This happened along the 900 block of kirkwood street just before 10 00 last night. Police say they found 16yearold tie meisha see fuss someone had shot her over and over and she died at the hospital. So far no arrests. Well some students right around here are very happy. Starting next year theyre going to get to sleep another 25 minutes in the morning. Every minute counts when youre a teen or like me. The Unionville Chadds Ford school board voted this week to change its start time. You know what High School Student there actually came up with this proposal four years ago. He researched it. He put together his own committee and then presented everything he found to the boa board. Showing the academic and Health Benefits of sleeping in a little bit. Turns out science was on, s on his side. Research shows that teens biological clocks change in high school. And they have great difficulty falling asleep before 11 00 p. M. Many schools across the country have already shifted the start of school. Reaction around here, though, is mixed. Well be getting up a little bit later as well which is fine because were getting up 5 30 as it is to get them out of the door and teenagers are just tired. I think its a bad idea. I think the kids are acclimated to the schedules they have now. All of the sports revolve around it. Um i just think it would throw a wrench in the whole thing. Heres the deal. School district acknowledges its going to have to change up some thing like busing. Some sports and after School Activities but it believes this is all in the best overall interest of its students testing. Ment. Testing. Testing. Testing. Work because if so, the Transit Authority is ready to make amends. Nj transit offers apology letters explaining to your boss that you were late because they were late. The letter details what bus or train you were on, how late it arrived, the letters are in the news right now because nj transit has had one rough april with all kinds of accidents and incidents leading to big delays for commuters. Youve been late to work before because of a late bus or train . Yeah. Oh yeah. Reporter would letter have come in handy . Yeah. Yeah. I think sometimes people dont necessarily care what your reason is. Reporter the boss might not care even if you got the letter. Its not like you have an excuse. It would be nice to have something tangible. You can pick up the excuse note at any nj transit customer authoritys website. Dont let your dog eat it. Heres bill with whats ahead. Boxing gym an church here at Rock Ministries they believe training and learning how to fight will actually help these young guys learn peace. We got the story coming up for goodness sake. Live look at the ben franklin parkway. The place to be tonight. Our howard eskin is standing by with his take nfl draft is in philadelphia. Hundreds of thousands of people are visiting philly and parkway. What a thursday night theyre all there to watch what their teams pick. Who they pick. Howard he is skin in south philadelphia at the eagles practice facility. All right. Howard i know you got a lot to say here. Well i always do. And theyre not booing me theyre down booing the commissioner on the parkway. What the eagles did is take as theyve been saying all along good ago derr people but the best player available. One of the players they thought could have been the best player available was the wide receiver out of western michigan corey davis, however, he went number five. I saw carson wentz just a short time ago. I said, how much did you like corey davis . He said i really liked corey davis. Didnt say thats the guy he wanted but he really like it when it got their pick at number 14, they took the best player available one of the players that was on their board and that was defensive end out of tennessee Derek Barnett. Obviously very good player. And for all the people that wanted a sexy pick Christian Mccaffery or wide receiver or running back, this will help the team. They need defense seive lineman to create a rush. This is the player they really think can do that. And Derek Barnett is a character person and the player the eagles wanted at 14 when they got the there. Highest rated guy on our board. Player throughout the process that weve done a lot of work on joe and his staff, um, always going to build along the lines but at the same time we wanted to stick to our board and take the highest rated guys joe and his staff put together. He fits our scheme. He fits culture were trying to build. We think we got tremendous player an tremendous person. Reporter theyre really going after character and im just going to tell people i know its not the exciting pick but i believe it is the best pick based on all the information that i have gotten. So just relax. I know chicks like the long ball in baseball and they like wide receiver and running backs. But this guy is a really good player. Just let it play out. Theres much more to come. Could take running back in the second round. Or a cornerback because thats what theyre looking for. Back to you guys in the studio. All right. Couple more days left. How war eskin, thank you so mu much. Philadelphias kensington neighborhood all too often finds itself in tragic head Bill Anderson stopped in a church helping to bring light to its surrounding community. Its pulling in bids of kids through bocking and keeping them threw faith for goodness sake. You look outside its like the walking dead sometimes. Zombies because theyre so strung out on heroin. Our kids should not see that. We shouldnt allow it. Reporter locally and nationally people come from all over to talk about how bad it is. How about some body whose actually from here trying to make difference . The solution isnt coming for day. The solution is to come plant yourself for a lifetime. To show these kids how to sweep your block clean not to litter. To teach these kids manner, helo, thank you, please. Reporter pastor buddy osbourne grew up in kensington. He watched his family battle drugs was incarcerated and then found god. It changed his life and he launched Rock Ministries. The church uses selfdefense training among other things to reach kensingtons toughest kids isnt it was a shell abandoned for 15 years. Prostitutes were in here and we purchased the building and from that point on i never i never looked back. Rock ministries is a safe haven. Kids learn to box with solid role models like coach johnny. His live changed when he started coming to box now he teaches it. Shoot outs and crazy stuff i went through. Being able to fight and take my a greg out in the ring im here 31yearold god blessed me i have a beautiful wife. Im married going on 12 years. Reporter in the time i was there, it was mostly about bocking with a few exceptions. The level of calm and discipline rhee remarkable and at 6 00 p. M. All stops for Group Discussion and prayer. We thank you for this building. We thank you for every person here. Kids that many would write off told me that they found god through boxing. Steal money if i came across it. Phones. Had it rough. I sparred. I kept get beat up. I got better. Look at me. I keep boxing and everything is going good in my life. God first over everything and church and then bocking. What changed you . Mainly getting god into my life. Each of those young men are competitive boxers. Likely future champs in the ring. Bass tour buddy and Rock Ministries continue to work to make sure theyre also champions in live for goodness sake. Im Bill Anderson. How cool is that. Pennsylvania representative might have just staudt a helps lesson to ma man who posted slurs used for gay people and black people on the politicians facebook page. He had chat with the internet trolls grandmother. He wrote deer bigots posting your grand motts telephone number all over the same page you use to post slurs on other peoples page is not going to end well for you. He called the woman who then shared her grandsons phone number. The lawmaker did not share the specifics. Conversation he had with the m man. Sims rems downtown philadelphia and, yes, he is openly gay. Sean bell. Lucy eagles have their guy. No mock draft had this going down now even hoe wee roseman or joe douglas could pick this scenario. Derek barnett is an sean bell talking about Derek Barnett and if this is a good pick for the eagles. His commentary in 15 seconds. No mock draft had this. I dont care what scenario you dreamed up of in your head you didnt have this. Howie roseman said he went through a ton of scenarios none of which had the top three wide outs all off the board before the 14th pick. So with that said, the eagles selected Derek Barnett a defensive end out of tennessee. You know what, i like it its a solid pick barnett has the most sacks in School History and he could just flat out get to the quarterback. High motive guy, great hands cant get sacks eagles struggled to get consistency when it comes to pressure against quarterbacks and with eli manning, curt cousins, dak prescott in the division you need that. This is a guy who you can put on the other side of Brandon Graham and wreak love sock in the back field. Eagles probably looking for a wide out or play maker to pair with carson wentz. There wasnt any left. You could have picked howard the tight end out of alabama but you know what he cant stretch the feel. Thats what the eagles wanted so i believe the eagles simply decided, look, lets pick the best player on our board as opposed to going for annealed lucy, solid pick. I like it. All right. Thats good. Good to see you happy. [ laughter ] im happy. Rapper ludicrous is happy. Hes going to host music competition on youtube. The series called best cover ever. And its for emerging artists hoping to make it big. Pop stars will give the performers a chance to cover one of their own songs. The winner performs a duet with the star. Back street boys, dem my lovato and day jason derulo. We all love disneyland and disneyworld. I like it. Talk about surprise visit to disney land. You see whats going on. Guests on the pirates of caribbean ride saw performance by the actual johnny depp. He was there. Dressed of course as captain jack sparrow. Theyre going nuts. The rides at the disney parks have annie ma tron nick versions of de p p but getting to see the real actor definitely upped the magic at the magic kingdom. I dont know what id do. Id probably say thats not him. Prove youre him. I would have to say the same thing, too. Did you know that sean bell has a special connection to disneyworld . No way. Umhmm. I was engaged at disneyworld. Oh, my gosh. Isnt that nice. I thought you were going tell us you were mickey mouse. Im on on all days off. Youre more goofy. Goofy is tall. You could do goofy. Apparently hes not into goofy so much. Not the sexy kid. Can i i great fans and philly cheese steaks. I forgot where i got it from but i thought it was press give. I look forward to being in this town and having a few more. So right now on good day philadelphia it is a friday. We have had first round, party s happening in our city on the parkway, who is going where from all of the excitement, we will break it down. Amazing. From owl to a cardinal Haason Reddick flies off in the first round. Great to have you with us on this friday morning, good morning, everybody. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. You were out, late. Well, yes. I have never seen bob kelly closeup. I forgot to shave. Where did you sleep. Whais