To the confirmation hearing on the nomination of kneel neil gorsuch. Reporter neil gorsuch is making his debut. His nomination comes from the top, President Trump making his replacement for the Late Supreme Court justice scalia. We have chosen judge neil gorsuch a man of incredible skill and deep devotion to the law. Reporter at 49 years old, the federal Appeals Court judge from colorado will be the youngest Supreme Court justice confirmed in decades. He relies on a staunch interpretation of the constitution. If i am confirmed i will do be a faithful serve servant of the law. Reporter the republicans like his decades history of right of center ruling. Many democrats are bitter about not voting on judge garland and some rumored to lead a filibuster. Mitch mcconnell said we will do whatever is necessary a filibuster will not succeed. Reporter the big question will democrats fight gorsuch . In washington, maggie ruly, channel 6 action news. Back here a teenage suspect is in custody after a Police Officer was assaulted in northeast philadelphia. It happened around 4 00 a. M. Near a wawa in the 100 block of academy road. Police were called to the area for a man Walking Around with a gun. The officer spotted the teenager and attempted to frisk him. Thats when he slammed him to the ground and took off. He was found 20 minutes later. The sister is in stable condition. Police are looking for a person who shotgun shots at a minivan in south philadelphia on the 22200 block of alter street at 8 00 p. M. Nobody was hit by the bullets. Police say the minivan is gold in color. If you have any information about the incident youre under to contact police. Fire forced residents from the don doe in center city. Officials say it was contained to an elevator at locust point at 24th and locust. The fire was put out within a halfhour, nobody was hurt. New information on the Emergency Landing of a military cargo plane at Atlantic City international airport. We learned that the plane left joint base mcguire base late last night. The crew smell smoke and returned to the airport. It did not fill the cabin and no fire was reported. They have not said what set off the smoke. Work at the mid county toll plaza along 476 in Plymouth Meeting is making the morning commute a little longer for drivers. Express lanes have are being upd in both directions and Katherine Scott says the work will take a few weeks. Reporter the upgrades will take three weeks time. Early this morning the crews moved their equipment in place to begin their work. Crews manuverred in a position at the mid county interchange, three weeks of worth to close the ez pass express lane to separate the blue route from the northeast extension. Northbound lanes and southbound lanes are affected. It accelerates the process of going through quickly. So i would imagine theres going to be a back up. Reporter turnpike Officials Say it is necessary to upgrade the equipment for open road tolling. This is the phase one of the repair project. Phase two and three will include repairs to concrete pavement on 476 and the ramps leading to the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound and westbound. The entire project is expected to be complete in september of next year. Youre expected to use the traditional ez pass lanes, but delays are expected. When i leave the house in the morning im expecting something. It will delay me getting to work on time. Its an inconvenience, but i wouldnt say its unforeseen indiana convenience. Reporter if all goes by plan, these express lanes are expected to open up at april 6th at 10 00 a. M. Katherine Scott Channel 6 action news. Now to the late he is on breaking news, were latest on breaking news, were following from the lawncrest section of philadelphia. Robbers broke into a Jewelry Store overnight and took a Million Dollars worth of merchandise. Bob brooks is along whitiker avenue with the latest. Reporter we spoke with the women who owns the Jewelry Store. She came out in tears, more than a Million Dollars stolen from her store. She said her whole life is in the Jewelry Store thats how she sports her family and kids. This is the scene behind me, you can see the detectives working. They went through the roof starting if he place called bamboo, they cut a hole in the roof and went down to the floor and busted a hole through the walls into the Jewelry Store. Thats where they stole everything from. It was a jewelry heist of more than a Million Dollars. The victim the Jewelry Store at the asian market. We spoke with the owner of a tax business, he tells us the crook knew what they were doing. They cut a whole through the roof . Yes. Reporter they cut the wiring to the buildings right now he is closed up his shop. They cut the phone lines and power lines . Reporter every phone line. You cant make any calls or do any business out of your tax business. Yeah, no phone. Reporter he said the same Jewelry Store was broken into two months ago. Appears the same criminals hit the store and came back overnight. Almost two months ago they did the same thing. Last time they knocked the wall. Reporter the police say they believe whoever is doing this is the same group who did it two months ago and they are professionals. I cannot reiterate enough how upset the woman who owns the Jewelry Store is, she said she supports her family and they are out a lot of money. Turning to the forecast it is officially the first day of spring. Were looking at the center city skyline, nice picture at lunchtime. Just a little cold outside youll need a jacket and sunglasses for sure, but hello, spring. Meteorologist david murphy is outside on the terrace with the details. Hey david. Reporter after daybreak, the first day of spring is looking good. As we take a look, rick, first of all well cover when it happened, 6 29 a. M. This is the time of year we look at increased Daylight Hours and temperatures start to rise and were seeing that right now across the region. If you take a look, the way spring arrived this year we have snow on the grounds we have a couple of feet in new york state and northeastern pennsylvania. We have a few inches in the region. We are melling. You can see the sun barreling through the clouds the entire morning and the afternoon. Some clouds will sweep in later, but even then well see sun between them. 45 degrees is the temperature in philadelphia. Well back and forth average. 51 degrees in washington. Above average, 51 degrees in washington. 45 in philadelphia. By 4 00 p. M. We expect a high of 51 degrees and Still Holding close to that by 6 00 p. M. Yeah, well continue to melt snow. Overnight tonight well stay above freezing unlike last night, so it wont be as bad. Rick, when i step inside a milder day tomorrow, a dip and rise again. Thats the way spring goes often times. Thats the way its going this week. Details in the seven day. Drexel University Got a big financial boost in its efforts to educate future math and science teachers. A 1. 2 million grant was presented to the Drexel School on behalf of the philadelphia education project. The money will launch a new Program Training undergrad students to become Philadelphia Middle School teachers whole specialize in math and science. Much more still ahead on action news at 12 30 p. M. Tom bradys missing jersey has been found. What the nfl said about the mystery. Sesame street is helping debut a new muppet to help children understand their piers when action news continues in a moment. Hi hey ill take one of those new fast play games. Oh, you ready for a rush . Uh, sure im pretty excited for you right now. Fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. Pick a game, get your ticket and see if youve won. I won fast play, please fast play. Play fast. Win instantly. Cell phone video captured the moment when a driver came to the rescue after a serious crash in south florida. You can see the man carrying a baseball bat which he used to break the window of the jeep. The driver passed out and slammed into a wall. Rescuers got the driver out safely. A manhunt continues in tennessee where a former teacher abducted 15yearold student. Neither has been seen since last monday when he took the girl and went on the run. Eva pilgrim tells us the man was armed. Reporter the frantic search intensifying for the missing tennessee teen and her former teacher accused of kidnapping her. Authorities sending out a nationwide alert saying the student is in immanent danger. We miss you, i miss you, please, please come home. Reporter School Officials confirming that 50yearold tad comings was 15yearold Elizabeth ThomasHealth Science teacher. An Investigation Report witnessed miss comings kissing beth thomas. She was removed from the class while they investigated. The family said the father was never alerted by the school and found out about the incident instead almost two weeks later when sheriffs deputies called to ask questions, all the while the teacher was still teaching at the school. On the 6th of february we sent a letter to the Central Office and that day mr. Comings was suspended. Reporter days before the two disappeared he useds suv to used his suv to get 4,500 cash. He was seen at 7 30 a. M. In tennessee. Planned this for sometime before disappearing with elizabeth. Surveillance video shows him filling up his suv at a nearby shell station. They tracked him to decatur alabama before the trail went cold. The teachers wife went before cameras with a desperate plea. Tad this is not you, this is not who you are, we can help you get through this. Reporter eva pilgrim abc news. People in seattle had a a scare when the tour bus they were in crashed into a car. They are on the ride the ducks boat. Back in 2015 five people were killed in a ride the duck boat in seattle. In philadelphia, the duck boat rides were closed following several incidents here. The mystery is apparently over, the nfl said tom bradys missing super bowl jersey was found. It is reported that a credentialed member of the International Media had a it. The nfl said the jersey was found through a team effort of the nfl and patriots Security Team and the fbi and other law enforcement. He said the jersey went missing over the victory over the falcons. It was reported that a second brady jersey was found from the patriots victory in 2015. Anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. But what if you could turn things around . 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Reporter first things first, rick, right now were dry, as we look outside on the action cam, lots of sunshinethse row though, and were maintaining fairly bright conditions across the region. As we go clouds mixing in. The temperature consumptively currently is 45 degrees. At 7 Miles Per Hour not all that stroong strong maybe getting stronger as the day goes comesml be high and thin enough to let the sunshine in. The bright blue sky you had early this morning, will clouds. 51 degrees degrees if in and 50 inia. Allentown. 49 degrees in philadelphia by 2 00 p. M. The high will be 51 degrees, we expect to hit it late in the day. 51 degrees is the high at 4 00 p. M. 49 by 6 00 p. M. 47 by 8 00 p. M. Notice how we go 10 00 p. M. Were well above freezing. Overnight tonight we expect to drop to 40 which is a lot better than this morning when you were below the freezing mark for a time. Overnight tonight well see stars initially, but then the clouds filter in. Theres the possibility of an overnight sprinkle or shower. We might might have something r. 11 00 a. M. , a spritz here or there, but mainly dry. Play. Ay hours we expect to tomorrow will be mild with a southerly flow. 59 degrees. 60 . Center city. Enjoy it, because a cold front moves in wednesut to the west, i cant promise these kinds of numbers, but you can see that ridge of High Pressure with milder air working back into the central states. 45 today well stop into the very top of that tomorrow, getting up to 60 degrees, after that well draw the cooler air from the great lakes back down into the region. It means we got to start paying attention to pollen. Not too bad right now. In the moderate range for the sect several days that is what we expect. Emitting the pollen right now. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, 51 degrees, mostly sunny and nice. A spritz or sprinkle overnight tonight into tom later in the day sun returns, 59. 40s wednesday and thursday under the sun. A warm front shoots past on friday we wind up with a high of 55 and clouds and sun mix and maybe a shower north and west up near the front on friday afternoon and evening. On saturday ahead of the next cold front it is gorgeous, 67 degrees, a n sunday, 5 degrees with periods of rain. Saturday looks great. Something else that is great, tonight dancing with the stars is back, this evening, the battle in the ballroom begins for 1 new celebrities hoping to take 12 new celebrities hoping to take home the mirror ball trophy. Alicia vitarelli has more. Reporter its been three cet has been revealed live on good morning america. Since then they haveeeworking o. Some of the big names competing, nancy actor mr. T andarro. She is known for her solo performances and both said its a challenge to Work Together with a partn i never done ballra different annual that were use to. How could you turn down such a great opportunity. Step out of your comfort zone and groh as a performer. I challenge. Dancing salsa with a partner, you have to share. I never shared nothing. Me. When im on the stage. Its all about me. Now is okay. 50 with my partner. Reporter i cannot wait to see this tonight. We have a look at the seasons cast up on 6abc. Com, dancing with the stars returns with a two hour premier tonight at 8 00. That is followed by at 10 00 p. M. And action news at 11 00 p. M. Rick learn how charro shares the stage. I hope theres subtitles when she talks. Thank you alicia. Well take a quick break, more action back. Stay with us. Meteorologist david murphy, [laughter]. We were just cracking ourselves up, its the first day of spring, why not. Reporter were all in a good mood. Temperatures across the region mostly sunny with clouds gathering over the next few hours. On the breezy side, 351. Pretty much the same story in the i95 corridor. Well pop the winds up to 17 Miles Per Hour. Down the shore youll be stuck in the 40s. A look at the stories coming up on action news at 4 00 p. M. A new campaign aims to teach teenagers the dangers of inappropriate texting. Coming up at 4 00 p. M. Well take a look at the short film from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office challenging students to think things threw. Dont forget to join us later today for action news at 4 00 p. M. , 5 00 p. M. , and 6 00 p. M. For david murphy, Sarah Bloomquist and the entire action news team, im rick williams, enjoy your afternoon and have a good one. Well see you a little bit later. Ask wr announcer today spring has sprung and if youre hungry for something fresh, get ready because were serving up dialed up dishes in a dash. Michaels got an easy 5in5 meal with ingredients from our audience. Carlas revealing chef secrets to making your plate picture perfect. And clintons sharing two dishes with one set of ingredients. Its about to get dialed up in here, right now on the chew. [ cheers and applause ] good afternoon and welcome to the chew. It is official. We can say goodbye to another winter and welcome the new season with open arms. Spring has sprung people. [ cheers and applause ]