four steps of the nba protocol. and last night at 6:00 p.m., they had upgraded him to questionable, earlier today, he was ruled out. multiple times, he was evaluated. >> mike: thank you, d.b. >> mark: and they're protecting you from yourself, it's the right play as far as medical and the organization. you need to protect the players, in all sports. >> mike: he took such a hard shot in game two. jones draws a hard foul. and here's the protocol doris was speaking of. you need to go through each particular stage, and be symptom-free after each step in order to return. >> jeff: one of the big things, the honesty of the player. because you have to be honest with the doctors about if you're symptom-free.

>> mark: let's not kid ourselves. great competitor, i coached steph curry, he went through the same thing. and there was a side, you know, he had to pass every test along the line. if you want to be on the court, there's a side of you that says, i want to play. you're playing for all the marbles. >> mike: well, reserves getting some action in game three of the finals. mo williams. dahntay jones fouls barbosa with 3:21 remaining. they're in the penalty. it really is incredible how the perception and narrative can change from one game to the next. after being beaten so soundly in game two. everybody starts talking, the cavs are just not good enough.

can they possibly make this a series? with one victory, you completely turn that around, and gain so much confidence heading into game four. >> mark: i remember as a player, you get mad at the announcers saying things. we told the truth in games one and two. the warriors took the games away. they made adjustments, and took it back in game three. but the truth was told. >> mike: williams misfires. rush with the rebound. it really has been incredible, the amount of blowouts, and then the teams' ability to come back. we're not just talking about ten-point, 12-point wins. crushing teams by 25 or more. each team lost big games.

the warriors lost big games, oklahoma city, cleveland lost big games. >> mark: and teams are totally different, whether it's at home or on the road. >> jeff: it's such a significant swing, to me, it's still inexplicable. >> mike: barbosa, missing the first. they have shattered the previous record. again, in today's nba, more rounds, more games. certainly starting with the first round, there used to be three, then five, now seven. so, the opportunity for the record to be there. but it still shows how many blowouts. >> jeff: and mike, earlier tonight, there was two nba presentations, and one honored the nba coaches' associations

honored casey jones, the terrific boston celtics coach, and jerry sloan, from the utah jazz. it's great to see two legends get honored for their work leading teams. >> mike: the chuck daly lifetime achievement award. former two-time coach of the pistons. and mozgov, on the follow. >> mark: two of the best coaches to have done it. >> jeff: no question. and let's not forget, vince carter got honored as the best teammate. i think that's voted on by the players, mike, if i'm not mistaken. that's also a terrific honor. >> mike: 1:57 remaining. and this is was at half-time.

rick carlisle, presenting with sloan and the son of casey jones, who wasn't able to travel with health issues. >> jeff: sloan coached the jazz for 32 years. there's a lot of records that may never be broken in sports. i think there's no doubt. it's a miracle when coaches coach 23 straight months as a team. to get to 23 years, that may never be broken. unless pop does it. >> mike: and the stokes award was also given out. it doesn't receive as much recognition, but it's just as meaningful. an award named after two hall of famers, teammates for the royals back in the late '50s.

we don't have time to get into the full story, as we wind down the game. but if you have a chance to look into it, it's an unbelievable story. twiman, taking care of stokes after he had brain damage, and then became his legal guardian. meanwhile, the cleveland cavaliers should be awarded for their magnificent performance tonight. williams, a three. a 31-point lead by the cavaliers. barbosa, fouled. cavaliers threw ahaymaker in the first quarter, and the warriors never able to recover. curry, 19 points.

klay thompson, hurt himself in the first half, with a thigh contusion. returned. now, it will be golden state's turn to respond, after a beating. ball tipped out. clark can't hit. and many of this sell-out crowd in quicken loans arena, on their feet, cheering on their cavaliers. what a return home for cleveland. another dominant victory at home. williams gets inside, finds mozgov. and can't quite hold on. they'll improve to 8-0 at home in the playoffs.

seven of the eight games by double figures. and it will be the third time they've won by 30 or more here at home, if they hold on to the 30 points. game four coming up friday. we'll have it for you on abc. tipoff, shortly after 9:00 p.m. now, they can dribble it out. a wire to wire victory for cleveland, an emphatic response to get them right back in these finals. they lose by 33, come back and win by 30. kyrie irving, with 30 points. on a rough night for klay thompson and golden state. won't be two days off in between. they'll get a chance to turn it around, play friday night.

let's check in with doris. >> doris: how does your team absorb the beating from game two, and deliver your own here? >> coaching staff gave us a great game plan, and we executed it for 48 minutes. >> doris: what about what irving did tonight, has to be sustained for your group to have a chance. >> he's a special kid. and to be special throughout the series, kyrie was kyrie tonight. kept us afloat, got the lead. and kept us going. >> doris: what was different for you tonight? >> got going early, then got out of rhythm, but i was at the rim. so, i never stopped going. and got my jumper working in the second half. and my teammates did a great job of finding me. i can't do it without those guys. >> doris: and going up against a

historically great team, the contributions of tristan and j.r., what do you need to beat them? >> the same effort on friday. started defensively, and it's trickle down to the offensive side. we finally starting playing our basketball, and we had a very good game as a result. we still can be better, and want to do it again on friday. >> doris: thank you. >> mike: they led 33-16 after the first quarter. led by as many as 20 at one point, as irving erupted for 16 points in the opening period. golden state made a couple of runs, but never anything to make the cavaliers sweat. the series is now two games to one. we'll be back to wrap up game three from cleveland, and a lot more coverage ahead after this time-out.

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>> mike: nothing like some home cooking. lebron james and the cavs return back to cleveland for game three, and performed brilliantly tonight. james had 32, 1 1 rebounds, 6 assists. and smith, coming alive for the first time in the finals with 20. thompson, 14 points, 13 rebounds. and richard jefferson, a key role, starting in place of kevin love. who may or may not be ready friday night. so, cavaliers, 120, warriors, 90. golden state still leads the finals, 2-1. and for jeff van gundy, mark jackson, doris burke, our outstanding director and crew,

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the winds came through here at 60 miles per hour and did a lot of damage. this is what happened to the wilson building at camden community college. fortunately, nobody was hurt when an overhang was lifted up in an apartment building in atlantic city. i do and then there was this -- a tree crashing into a swimming pool. the big story tonight is the calm after the storm, but only after destructive winds passed through the tri-state area today. "action news" reporter dann cuellar has the story from philadelphia and south jersey. tree chippers were working overtime in the tri-state area dealing with the aftermath of the powerful storm. >> and i heard something like a train and she said you better run. >> in the 900 block of washington ave the winds so fierce it sounded like a freight train. >> by the time i got the door shut, through the living room

and to the basement, got down there the windows were slapping shot and the wind was intense. i was by myself, i was scared. and i texted him i can't save the cat and went to the basement. >> and a large oak tree slams through a house seemingly cutting it in half. fortunately nobody hurt. >> and i was coming through, and boom. >> and jeanette calls it a second chance from god. strong winds sent this tree crashing into her car. >> i screamed oh, lord, you know. but i wasn't hurt. you know, unbelievable. >> meanwhile at broad and patterson in south philadelphia a cabdriver was in his cab and a tree came crashing down. >> and boom, and the car, part of it lifted off the ground. >> and karen with her two toddlers driving down springfield road in springfield. >> and i was in my car at a red

light and a tree fell on my car. >> and a car demolished by a large tree with people trapped inside. again, remarkably no one seriously injured. mother nature showed her temper today, but in incident after incident no one was injured, it is the spirit above that showed grace. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." and power lines sparked a car fire, and capturing this video of the car in flames. and the driver got out safely. crews had to wait for the power company to shut off a line before putting out the blaze. and you can see the car was a burned-out shell when it was all over. a toppled tree caused power outages in the area of new albany road in cinnaminson tonight. a representative with the cinnaminson baptist church says they can be without electricity for a couple of days. many of our viewers helped us

cover the storm damage using the #jointheaction. and this uprooted tree until cherry hill. and this blocked whitaker lane in philadelphia. and danielle sent us this picture, and then these sparking wires in havertown. the facts and figures on the storm from cecily tynan at the "action news" big board. >> jim, you look at the peak thunderstorm wind gusts you see why we had so many trees and tree limbs down. and cumberland county, this is the highest wind gust, 72 miles per hour. millville 66. atlantic city 63. maple shade 60. philadelphia reporting a peak wind gust of 59 miles an hour because of what is known as the vormax a bundle of energy in the atmosphere and arrivals on schedule. what futuretracker was showing

yesterday. the showers and thunderstorms developing across our far northwest suburbs around 10:00, and then racing to the east quickly crossing the i-95 corridor and moving off the coast by 1:00. a quick hit, but it did cause tremendous damage. this is stormtracker and you see the exclamation points it is storm reports. we had about three dozen reports of storm damage with the sis telling. the good news that is now history. and really now the big story is the cold air behind the system. cold for this time of year. looking at temperatures dropping down into the 40s and the far northwest suburbs feeling almost like fall. i am tracking the chance of a stormy and afternoon evening and i will let you know when in the full accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. at least one person suffered critical injuries tonight in a three-vehicle crash in mercer

county on nottingham way in hamilton township. a pick up truck broad sided the minivan, and the van was then pushed into the car. a car and van collided just after 7:00 tonight in bucks county. a passenger in one of the vehicles was knocked unconscious. the crash on keystone drive and east old state road. fortunately, we have no word of the condition of that passenger tonight. the city of philadelphia moved closer tonight to imposing a soda tax. and they are making significant changes to mayor kenney's plan. and christie ileto with that story. >> very much a win. it's not the whole anything as the mayor proposed, but it is still a lot of money. >> the hotly-contested fax completed three hurdles but not without changes. now instead of 3 cents it is 1.5

cents per ounce on all sugar and sweetened beverages, sodas, juices and diet beverages. >> does the 1.5 soften the blow? >> no, the retailers tell us they will be forced to pass it on to people and it will still raise taxes on thousands of items. >> and both sides around city hall. the mayor says it will go towards pre-k programs. just before tonight's vote it was revealed that that's not all. >> now we are told that they need additional revenue and that should have been talked about early on. >> all along about pre-k and the kids. and you heard it as well as i did, it's not about that, paying off that service. he ought to be ashamed of himself. >> was it disturbs at all that you find out in the 11th hour that it is not all going to

pre-k, it is going to other things? >> i didn't know about those things. i'll be interested to read more about it and find out how much is going to pre-k. >> tonight is a first step and it is an important step. we are cautiously optimistic. >> the bill has the first reading at city council tomorrow and the final vote june 16th. christie ileto for channel 6 "action news." >> and certain kinds of alcohol in pennsylvania about to undergo a major change. governor tom wolf signed a reform bill this afternoon allowing bottles of wine to be sold at supermarkets, restaurants, bars, hotel and delis. a limit of four bottles per customer. and it also allows gas station convenience stores to sell six-packs of beer. not affecting sales of hard liquor at state stores. and a market in tel aviv

attacked today. two opened fire near the sarona market. four israelis killed and at least five others wounded. video shows how the terrorists entered a restaurant and began shooting sending people fleeing for safety. and the police apprehended the two gunmen. and they are standing over the suspect here. asking the question what is next for bernie sanders? he and his wife, jane, returned after the thrashing by hillary clinton. and clinton accepted title of presumptive nominee after the end of the last major primary night. and he is going to the white house home to meet with president obama and some say that will be the point where he'll be convinced to abandon

his campaign and unify the party in partnership with hillary clinton. a scripted donald trump launched the election campaign last night, and tonight word from sources close to the campaign that trump will bring a large number of donors to a meeting at trump tower tomorrow. and there is also word that house speaker paul ryan, who monday decried who he called trump's racist comments about the judge, he met with the fellow g.o.p. lawmakers behind closed doors and reaffirmed his support of donald trump. the corruption trial of congressman chaka fattah will resume monday with closing arguments of the defense rested its case today. the former pennsylvania governor ed rendell testified for the defense for the lobbiest, and sake that he should be convicted and sent to jail it it is proved to be true. and accused of using funds for

personal use and to payoff campaign bills. and bill cosby's lawyers filed a petition for dismissal of the case against cosby. saying his preliminary hearing last month violated cosby's due process rights because his accuser, andrea constand, should have didn't called to testify. constand has accused cosby of drugging her and molesting her. and getting ready for a major construction project to improve lincoln drive. meeting in germantown. and including sidewalks and drainage. and the plan is to do work at night so it doesn't affect the morning commute. and amtrak laid out plans for a busy one in the s -- in e

suburbs. >> and the paoli, including access and parking. and a chance to discuss it with the members of the construction team. still to come, terrifying kidnapping caught on camera. how the victim's mother helped to fend off the attacker. and the high school is replacing prayer with silence at its upcoming commencement. a dry and cool air mass moving in. and how long it sticks around. and a chance of stormy weather in the accuweather forecast. a former astronaut facing murder charges when "action news" continues tonight.

we want to s how y ou an attempted kidnapping caught on camera inside of a store in hernando, florida. a man grabbed a 13-year-old girl and tried to drag her out of the store. but the girl's mother jumped to her defense, grabbing her other

arm and refused to let go. and the alleged kidnapper grabbed them both before finally giving up, and an off-duty police officer caught up with him in the parking lot and he is in jail at this hour. and people waiting for tickets for the public memorial for the late mohammed ali. and some went online and tried to sell them. and a family spokesperson said he was disgusted because ali insisted the tickets would be free. and former astronaut facing murder charges in alabama. james halsell involved in a fiery crash in tuscaloosa monday morning. two young girls were killed. troopers say alcohol and speed

were a factor. he was on missions between 1994 and 2000. free on $150,000 bond. on "healthcheck" at 11:00 tonight, word of a nationwide recall of vitamins. the company is called nature made and it is recalling some of the adult gummies, multiple vitamins and super b complex vitamins because of possible contamination of salmonella or bacteria. and the company started the recall after discovering the affected batches were not properly tested for the bacteria of the check the 11 lot numbers recalled on 6abc.com. a moment of silence will replace the prayer at a graduation ceremony in montgomery county. the pots grove school board approved the change last night. a parent objected after the last year's ceremony where a student went off-script from a

non-denominational prayer. and commencement june 15th. and pennsylvania lieutenant-governor stack honored for his donation to children cause. and receiving the champion for children award, and providing quality nursery and pre-school to thousands. and the rapper visiting in south philadelphia. and meeting with students taking part in the library's after school music production program. and he talked about pursuing a career in the industry. teenagers are working on their first songly will debut soon. and the accuweather forecast for the section seven days. >> the next two days we can deal with less exciting weather, a lot of people are cleaning up from the storm.

and we have dried things out and will have two days of very quiet weather. if you have cleaning up to do, mother nature is going to cooperate. and sky 6 over the ben franklin bridge with clear skies and temperatures really starting to drop. currently philadelphia down to 60 degrees, down from the high of 73 before the storm cold in. reading 54, dover 59, mill and a lot of the suburbs during the same. and things are really calming down. generally anywhere from 5-12 miles per hour and wind speeds over 75 miles per hour. and satellite 6 and action radar showing the bundle of atmospheric information is history. and high pressu