marshall harris has more. >> reporter: with a new head coach in dave hakstol, the flyers won five of the first 18 games. despite that close start, here they are back in the playoffs. >> we worked so hard to get to this point. i thought we deserved that. that's only one stop. but it is a huge stop for us. >> we have been through a lot since the whole season, you know. and we really believe in what we were doing and how we were going to do it. and it is a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. >> we have been pushing hard and put a lot into it. this is, you know, this is one of the rewards for the guys. so step one accomplished. that's it. step one. >> when the flyers start the playoffs next week, it will be against washington. the team with the best record in the league. the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challenge. for nbc 10, marshall harris, comcast sports net. >> about that challenge, stopping alex ovechkin, that's not easy. he had ha hat trick over the blues. he's tops in the nhl. >>> to baseball now, vince ha

. >>> i'm marshall harris from comcast sportsnet. carson wentz got his first taste of what it will be like to be the eagles quarterback facing the hometown media. he poses with his bosses. during his press conference he was asked what he knew about his teammates. >> i'm familiar a little bit. obviously i'm going to get a lot more familiar real quick here. zack texted me yesterday. seems like a great dude. i am excited to meet him. a lot of tweets from other guys. i think i missed a lot of them too. i am excited to get to know everybody and to get to work with these guys. sounds like everyone talks highly of the group of guys in the locker room and i am excited for it. >> wentz will mostly be a spectator this season, watching and learning. while he would rather be playing he understands what he needs to do. >> as a competitor, you know, you want to be out there. but i understand that there is a lot to that, and i'm going to come in and learn. that's -- for one, that's not for me to decide. i'm going to come in and learn and compete my

comcast sportsnet's marshall harris live with a look at this new era and wentz seems to take all the hoopla in stride. >> the eagles welcomed wentz to philadelphia today. they selected him with the second overall pick in the nfl draft last night. no surprise wentz ended up with the eagles. the birds had their eyes on wentz but not until the rams took jared goff until the final piece fell into place. it's been a whirlwind for wentz. >> today's been really cool, coming in and getting to kind of reunite again, youn know, after the visit with the offensive staff, really everybody in the organization to get a chance to talk with them again and they're fired up, they're excited. i'm fired up and excited. and it's been a good day. >> for head coach doug pederson, it's a chance to build a franchise quarterback from ground up. if all goes as planned we might not see wentz on the field this season but a chance to watch and learn. he had nothing but praise for his new head coach. >> he seems awesome. he seems like a real player's coach. someone you can get along with great. he seems like he kno

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marshall harris, comcast sportsnet. >>> beating the capitals means stopping alex ovechkin. that is easier said than done. he had a hat trick in a win over the blues, the third final goal was his 50th of the season, tops in the entire nhl. he had two goals in four games against the flyers this season. the teams split their four meetings. >>> vince velasquez against the mets, one of the key pieces in the trade that sent ken giles to houston. a strong start striking out the side in the third. struck out nine in six innings. he has electric stuff on the bump. will the offense help. not much on this cold night but look at this. ryan howard opposite way. his second. the only run of the game. >>> a rough day at the masters, five players had rounds under par, six shot in the 80s, the wind was kicking up. smiley kauffman, yes, his name is smiley, putting off the green, the only player to break 70 in the round. 69 for him. jordan spieth three-putt on the hole. cards a 73, now three under. that is your look at sports. we'll be right back. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, develop

marshall harris has more from the dressing room. >> reporter: with a new head coach in dave hakstol,rst 18 games. despite that close start, here they are, back in the playoffs. >> we worked so hard to get to this point in the year. and i thought we deserved that. that's only one stop. but it is a huge stop for us. >> been through a lot since the whole season, you know, and we really -- we really believed in that we were doing and how we were going to do it and it is a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. >> we have been pushing hard. we have put a lot into it. and this is one of the rewards for the guys. so step one accomplished. but that's it. step one. >> reporter: when the flyers start the playoffs next week, it will be against washington. the team with the best record in the league. the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challenge. for nbc 10, marshall harris, comcast sports net. >> about that challenge, beating the capitals means stopping alex ovechkin. last night, he had a hat trick over the blues. third and fi

marshall harris has more from the dressing room. >> reporter: with a new head coach in dave hakstol, flyers won five of their first 18 games. despite that slow start, here they are back in the playoffs. >> we worked so hard to get to this point in the year. and i thought we deserved that. that's only one stop. but it is a huge stop for us. >> been through a lot since the whole season, you know, and we really -- we really believed in what we were doing and how we were going to do it and it is a relief to know we're going to play in the playoffs. >> we have been pushing hard. we have put a lot into it. and this is one of the rewards for the guys. so step one accomplished. but that's it. step one. >> reporter: when the flyers start the playoffs next week, it will be against washington. the team with the best record in the league. the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challenge. for nbc 10, marshall harris, comcast sports net. >> about that challenge, beating the capitals means stopping alex ovechkin. that is not easy. last night, he

. >>> i'm marshall harris. what a week for villanova.y the wildcats cut down the net in houston after winning the national championship, today they put an exclamation point on the celebration by parading through center city. the wildcats made their way from 20th and market to dilworth park with thousands of fans cheering them on. chris general quince the game winning shot against carolina addressed the crowd. >> we put a lot of hard work in this year and this is something that nobody will be able to take away from us. you see 127 let it fly. >> the national championship all of this doesn't feel real. feel likes a dream so. honored, so blessed, it's unbelievable. i can't even see where it stops. >> rumors starting around jay wright possibly coaching in the nba next year. a report has him as a phoenix suns top choice. but today he says he's not going anywhere. >> one of the things that happen we talk to these nba general managers all the time. when you're in the business this long you know all of the guys, talking to you about players, who

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marshal harris, kristen casarez and dan stan from our digital team taking a run, getting ready. >> our is in there. >> i know. i love it. >>> more than 500 people entered to win the blue cross broad street run bibs and run with our nbc 10 ten. here are the three winners, rebekar espiritu, jessica esswein, and marc bughman. jessica will be ready. we'll be cheering her çon. >> she went to represent the morning team. that's what i'm talking about. >> thank goodness for her. all i'm saying. >> i got tricked into this a few days ago. >> i saw the boss coming to see you that day. i scooted out of the studio. >> he said who's athletic? i said, me. then i realized, no. it's awkward to watch yourself run on top of that. >> represent us. >> we'll finish, at least that's what is going to happen. or i'll beat keith jones. not sure yet. >>> 422 another trooper road, doing okay so far. no delays eastbound to the schuylkill expressway. speeds into the 60s. we're watching construction also on kelly drive. that's headed westbound between sedgely drive and brewery hill drive. the right lane will be clo

. >>> i'm marshall harris from comcast sportsnet.wentz got his first taste of what it will be like to be the eagles quarterback facing the hometown media. he posed with his bosses who are just as excited to have him as he is to be here. during the press conference he was asked what he knew about his teammates. >> i am familiar a little bit. obviously i am going to get more familiar real quick. zach eart zach ertz texted me yesterday. i'm excited to meet him. a lot of tweets from the other guys. i missed a lot of them too. i am excited to get to know everybody and to work with these guys. everyone talks highly of the group of guys in the locker room and i am excited for it. >> wentz will mostly be a spectator this season. watching and learning. he understands what he needs to do. >> as a competitor you want to be out there. but i understand that there is a lot to that. i am going to come in and learn. that's -- for one, it's not for me to decide. i am going to come in and learn and compete my tail off. when coach feels fit for me to g

jessica right next to him, and marshall harris from comcast sports net, and dan st organization m from the digital team, they picked the perfect day to run outside. it was nice. >> i have to leave now because once the race comes, forget about it. >> i don't know. you'll be good. 500 people enter to run with the team. here's the three winners, rebekah, and jessica, and marc. congratulations. we'll see you on broad street. nbc 10 and telemundo broadcasts the entire race start to finish, sunday, may 1st. have you trained a lot? >> not as much as last year, but i've been out there. today was a good workout with jessica and dan, it was great. >> warm. >> it was perfect. 80 degrees today, unbelievele. >> good, good, good. >> yes. >>> the shortage that could send beer prices soaring. >> plus, what mu research reveals about an unseen item fast food lovers could be exposing themselves to. all new tonight at 5:00, why snapping a selfie on the tracks may be the last picture you ever take. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as... much as if it were a man- male this is one of the jo

i'm marshal harris. >>> as you heard the phils will try again for their first win tonight against theand monday the team returns to citizen bank park for their home opener. nbc 10 as you covered. you can catch our pre-game special at 2:00 in the afternoon followed by first pitch at 3:00. it's all right here on nbc 10. >>> let's take our last look at our full forecast as we go ahead and give the highlights i should say. we're tracking snow and rain. snow pushing into the area as i speak and freezing temperatures later on tonight into early tomorrow and seven day forecast we'll give you the phillies home opener forecast and what we can expect there. 40 degrees right now in philadelphia. we have winds mainly out of the east at 5 mile-per-hour. we talked about this freeze warning that's set to go into effect at 10:00 tonight for all the shaded area here because temperatures will be dipping down to the freezing point, even subfreezing in some areas. cold up here to the north and west, mainly below or at freezing. closer to philadelphia we're hitting the 40 degree mark and just about the sa

nbc 10 telemundo 62 team practiced yesterday along kelly drive, keith jones, jessica boyington, marshal harrisnd dan stan, picked a warm day to run outside and train. more than 500 people entered to win a bid and run with our team contest. here's are the three winners, esswein, and marc bughman. congratulations. we'll see you on the broad street and possibly nbc 10. >>> we'll be back with the stories you need to know as you head out the door. >>> a woman is fighting for her life after someone slashed her throat. what police are now doing to search for the slasher. >>> and a fire at an old warehouse leaves at least one person hurt. we just made calls on the story this morning. we'll tell you what fire investigators told us when we come right back.ç modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare.

harry truman. jeff: because? william: first of all, his impact on foreign affairs. the truman doctrine, the marshalln, the berlin airlift, nato, the north atlantic treaty. the korean war. the foreign aid. the appointing of the civil rights commission, his civil rights message, the desegregating of the armed forces. most importantly, asking for federal action on behalf of medical care, which provides the background for the medicare and medicaid of lyndon johnson's great society. jeff: is there a president after fdr then who might receive more due or credit than you believe they might deserve? william: maybe more than one. but certainly, i would say dwight eisenhower. it is said that he succeeded in making great strides in civil rights by sending troops into -- at the time of the dispute with the governor. in fact, eisenhower did very little on behalf of civil rights. it is said that by refusing to engage joe mccarthy, he brought about the end of mccarthyism, of excessive attacks on innocent people who were called subversive. in fact, the eisenhower administration largely went along with mccarthy. and