here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the phillies have been playing baseball for 134 years and never,ot once have phils pitchers been this bad. the phils have given up a franchise worse 20 homers in the last five games. franco has not given fans much to cheer about, but a free bobble head. phils up 1 diamondbacks home run derby. phils 20 homers, the last five days. franco, meanwhile, has not had a hit since his homer last sunday. phillies lost 4-1. they lost 22 in the last 28 games. they are the worst in the majors. >> we have to work on it. >> everybody is taking a deep breath and trying to do less that might be laughable to the public eye, how can can we do less, but sometimes less is more. >> there's been only one major sports championship here in philadelphiaing over the last 34 painful years, as bad as it's been and as hard as it is to stomach, in cleveland there's been zero over this span. in fact their last parade, 52 years ago. labron james and the cleveland cavaliers can end the drought for the city, the nba finals for a win in game 7 at 8:00 a.m. willlabron are you feeling t

it affected those of us at 6abc, jeff skeverski did the 5k. garment a lot to you. >> like many in the viewing area i grew up watching gary pappa. i interned for the guy, he helped me get my dream job at 6abc. i loved gary and miss him everyday. >> you're going to speak here, you're here with your daughter alexis is you this is your first father's day. she was excited to be with daddy today. >> this has change your way of thinking on raising awarnings on prostate cancer. >> it's important to get tested and make sure you're around for a long time and spend time with your family and this race and this cause can help one person, i think that is the goal of this race to help people. if it is only one person i think we've accomplished what we wanted to do. >> one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. we're raising awareness and funds. the walkers coming across the line. it's a great day, we'll be here all morning long. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> trish hartman and jeff thank you, happy father's day. >>

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> me coming to the schuylkill river trail. trish hartman fills you in on who is lending a hand to police. >>> sky6 live hd looking at the commodor barry bridge, today looks nice, but we're tracking storms for later in the week. >> meteorologist david murphy is in for chris sowers who is heading for his honeymoon. >> reporter: good for him and lori. we have sunshine coming up over the ben franklin bridge, good looking morning with low humidity in spots, if you want to head out and get an early work out in new york problem there. satellite and radar showing there is a little bit of light cloud cover coming through. the heaviest is down to the south and the rest will be breaking apart quickly as you saw on sky6 live hd. 64 in wilmington, 62 in cape may. dpoibts lower than yesterday -- dewpoints, lower than yesterday. down in cape may, 61, just a degree over the threshhold for humid air. not that bad. i expect that number to drop off as we go through the morning. the rest of the day, sunny and warm. you'll need the cool drinks if

here's jeff skeverski with all your saturday morning sports. talk is cheap, phillies manager pete mccannen can talk about staying focused and playing the right way. pep talk doesn't mean they have pep in their step. it's been anything but picture perfect for the phillies. if it is if it -- phillies lookd gains the arizona diamondbacks. say it ain't so he, phils a whopping 7 errors the last two games, it gets flat out ugly, phillies pitchers allowed a season high 6 homers last night. they have given up, get this, 17 over the last 4 games. it's the worst stretch in team history. they are still teeing off. phillies lost 10-2. they drop 21 of the last 27 games. >> so much for the team meeting. there's no word to sugar coat that. we give up 11 home runs in the last two runs and committed seven errors, it's not good. we have to keep their heads and up and keep pushing them. >> reporter: the nba draft is less than a week away, the sixers scored a face-to-face meeting with bensimhon moneys who is the number one -- ben simmons examines the number one pi

here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: pressure, no big deal. that's the attitude of new circumstances big man ben simmons said he is not overwhelmed with the expectations that come with being the number one pick. welcome to philadelphia. here's simmons holding up his 25, sixers jersey along with another fird -- first around. he said he is ready to go the -- to get work and do something special. talk about the pressure that comes with being the number one pick. >> some people call it pressure, i can only work, so long we put in the work, i'm looking forward to getting to work. >> any young player coming into the game is going to feel that, we'll spread that as much as we can across the entire team it's not just on ben's shoulders to bear that weight. >> i think he is wired for it, i think his experience is leading up to this, it's going to make him even more prepared. he's had this stage, this limelight for a long time. >> simmons got his start throwings pacifier into the sink. >>> he didn't get drafted, but it didn't take ryan arch diaccion. af

here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: the phillies have been playing baseball for 134 years and not onceen this bad. the phils have given up a franchise worse 20 homers in the last five games. phils fans they can cheer for this. first inning against arizona, phils up 1 s&p -- 1 zip. home run derby. phils 20 homers the last five days, the worst stretch in team history. franco has not had a hit since his homer last sunday. phillies lost 4-1 dropping 22 in the last 28 games and by the way they are the worst hitting team, too. >> i have to figure out what i am doing and work on it. >> i think everybody taking a deep breath and trying to do less, that might be laughable to the public eye, you know, how can we do less, but sometimes less is more. >> there's been only one major sports championship in philadelphia over the last 34 painful years. as bad as it's been and hard as it is to stomach, in cleveland there's been zero over this span. their last parade 52 years ago, labron james and the cleveland cavaliers can end the drought for the nba finals tonight in game 7 against the defending champ

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> just a reminder you can se game two of the nbainals at 8:00 p.m. on 6abc. the warriors hold a one game lead gains the cavaliers. >>> much more "action news" straight ahead. >>> we'll be right back. >>> 7:30 a.m., sunday morning, scattered showers are moving through right now. the concern is possible stronger storms later today. >>> a few things you might not have known about boxing great muhammad ali as the world reflects on the late great boxing champion. >>> november ballot could be set this week with more voters heading to vote in the final stretch of primaries. >>> those stories, but first let's go outside to karen rogers in for chris sowers. >> reporter: we're seeing the first rain drops on the terrace. storm tracker 6 live double scan we have showers moving through the region. as we go into this we see a shower hitting berywn and audubon and collegeville at 7:51. we have other showers in berywn, this cell is sparking heavier downpours, i wanted to alert you to that as you head out right now. this afternoon and evening the co

here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: pressure? no, no big deal that's the attitude of ben simmons, the new face of the franchise said he is not overwhelmed with the big expectations being the number one overall pick. welcome to philadelphia. here's simmons holding up his sixers jersey. simmons says he is ready to get to work and do something special. but the sixer it is don't want to put the weight of the franchise on his shoulders. >> reporter: think of the pressure of being the number one pick here. >> some call it pressure, it's about work with myself and teammates. i'm looking forward getting to work. >> any young player coming into the game is going to feel that, we'll spread that as much as we can across the entire team, so it's not just on ben's shoulders to bear that weight. >> i thinkess ready for it -- i think he is ready for it. he's had the stage, the limelight for a long time. >> simm no, -- no, he didn't t drafted, but it didn't take long foryan finds a new home in an anthony 0 -- san antonio. >>> ryan hextall has ta

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day. >> another half-hour of "action news" just ahead here some of the stories we'll have for you. caught in the moment. kenny chesney talks about the moment he made a mistake and tells a crowd that a delaware county officer had died after being shot several times. >> the upcoming mega millions drawing is one of the largest jackpot in mega millions history. those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> happening right now on "action news," country mucous superstar kenny chesney is hoping to smooth things over with a folcroft police officer who he mistakenly said was dead. >>> many reeling after britain voted to leave the european union is wondering what will happen next. >>> ticket master is upset over free tickets we'll tell you why. >> outside we go to david murphy who is filling in for chris sowers who got hitch this weekend. >> reporter: we have fair weather cumulus popping up that's no big deal. a rain event well off to the west is actually falling apar

here's jeff skeverski with all your morning sports. >> reporter: talk is cheap. philadelphia's coach can talk until they change the way they play, it's been anything but picture perfect for the phillies. phillies looking bad against the diamondbacks. hernandez with back-to-back errors in the second inning. next batter say it ain't so. the phils a what's happening 7 errors, the diamondbacks going over and over and over again, phillies pitchers allowed a season high 6 homers. they have given up 17 over the last four games. they are still teeing off. phillies dropped 21 of their last 27 games. >> as to so much for for the e meeting, there's no way to sugar coat that. we've given up 11 home runs and committed seven errors. we have to keep working with the guys and keep their heads up and keep pushing that's the only thing i can think of doing. >> reporter: nba draft is less than a week away and the sixers scored a face-to-face meeting with ben simmons, simmons and sixers management had dinner. he has not worked out for the sixers and not expected to hold a private wo

i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >>> we're going to a special report from abc news. >>> mass quality i'm going on to lauren lister in orlando, lauren, what do we know? >>> george we are about a block half away from the nightclub, you can see this is a scene where police are everywhere, we see bomb-sniffing dogs out here, they said they reported the shooter inside the club is dead. what we've seen the last few hours is first responders rushing from the scene to the hospital, which is at the end of the block, it's been on lockdown since 2:00 a.m. in response to the shooting. we have heard from witnesses a scene of chaos. they said it was a party, it was latin night, described as a gay premier nightclub, people were dancing getting a drink and they hear gunfire, some people describing getting to the ground and crawling out. others we spoke to milling about after the shooting. we responded to the area a few hours ago because their cars were parked here. they said they were texting with friends inside the club holding themselves in the, hiding out one saying his arm was shot texting with

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> happening today, an auction will sell off items owned by ant wanted. james whitey bulger was ordered to pay $25 million in restitution, it will go to his victims. >>> much more coming up on "action news" saturday morning, stay with us we're coming right back. >> breaking news, one person is dead and anotherfying for life a -- another fighting for life after a car plunges off the garden state parkway. >>> shots fired, a folcroft police officer is recovering after we learn about the accused gunman. >>> a s.w.a.t team is called in after a man barricades himself inside a home in point breeze. >>> outside we go david murphy is in for chris chris sowers, cs tied the knot last night. >> reporter: we were there last night with two great families, we were there a little late last night. we have sun break running through the clouds, and i have patches of blue upstairs. things will improve with overall sunshine today. starting off with failure comfortable temperatures -- fairly comfortable temperatures, 76 degrees -- 67 degrees in philadelphi

. >>> new honor for phillies pete rose jeff skeverski has that and the heartbreak for new sixers benns. >> reporter: after celebrating the biggest night of his life with his family sixers first-round draft pick ben simmons is grieving the loss of his cousin who was killed saturday morning. zachary simmon was by his side in new york when the sixers made him the number one pick he was killed in a hit-and-run accident in north jersey. he wrote hearing the news it's important to never forget the important things in life. >>> hextall has been transparent about his plan in the draft. pick guys who can score. they picked up pasquale leberre. the flyers take carter heart, the first goalie off the board who is known for his vigorous workout. >> it's not like the old days you know the chubby kid you have to be in good shape and stay flexible. it's an honor to go to such a great organization. >> we wanted speed and size and skill. obviously it's not in every player. we got all three elements and all the picks. >> reporter: nobody has scored more goals in major league soccer than the union. it's

one on one with jeff skeverski is coming from louisiana state university where he played a single season his freshman year. simmon's skills have garnered national attention since his high school games in florida. simmons dad played 13 seasons in the australia national league, his coach was brett brown. >> for ben's versatility and if iysicality, combined and his shooting. >> reporter: this afternoon, the sixers will make a formal announcement and introduce him to philadelphia. reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ten days to call for a special election to replace chaka fattah. the convicted democrat has stepped down from his seat in congress. he said he moved up his planned resignation in the fall out of respect for house leadership and to avoid of being a distraction. the 59-year-old was convicted on all counts in a federal racketeering trial this past week. he was going to step down in the fall, but speaker of the house, paul ryan urged him to leave immediately. >>> a short-handed supreme court

here's jeff skeverski. champions are not made in gym.are they are made from a desire, dream, vision, that's muhammad preached and practiced. he trained against the biggest fights of his life joe frazier and george foreman in deer lake, pennsylvania a small town in the poconos. it was out of the light and peaceful where he trained with a young larry holmes. he lived in philadelphia and cherry hill in the 1970s made an impact on the world and the local boxing scene before he passed away friday at the age of 74. >>> i look at all ali has done and stood up for in and out of the ring he was his own salesman, his own pitchman, his own promoter, his own everything. >>> i had a great relationship with him, took me places. i want to africa. england, malaysia, places where he fought at. i would have never down that. that man took me. that's why i say he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. >> reporter: larry homes sparred with ali and got him ready for the thriller in ma nill in -- manila and went on to beat him later on. >>> two guys the

. >> reporter: in a one-on-one with jeff skeverski he responded to fan excitement. he is coming from louisiana state university where he played a single season his freshman year. simmon's skills has garnered national attention since his high school games in florida. he has ties to the 76erss simmon's dad played 19 seasons in the australian national basketball league, his coach wag brett brown. >> combined with his physicality, plus his shooting. >> tells us if you think about all the hype and ben's coming to philadelphia. at 6abc.com. >>> david cameron said he is resigning now that the british voters decided to leave the european union. he said they need fresh leadership. crude oil futures took a big hit. it will take two years if not more for the united kingdom to sort out its exit from the eu. we'll have more coming up in the next half-hour on "action news." >> we could learn more about the tragic shooting death of a 4-year-old girl in philadelphia. the child was shot in the head in a home yesterday afternoon. she was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time l

here's jeff skeverski with all your sunday morning sports. >> reporter: champions are not made in gymssomething they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision. that's what muhammad ali preached and practiced a vision to become the greatest brought him here. alism trained for the biggest fights of his life against joe phraser and george foreman in deer lake pennsylvania a small town overlooking the poconos. it was out of the limelight and he trained with young larry home. he lived in philadelphia and cherry hill made subsequent impact on the world and the local boxing scene before he passed away friday at 74. >>> i looked at what he has done and stood up for in and out of the ring. he was his own salesman, he was his own pitchman, he was his own promoter. he feels his on everything. >>> i had great relationship with him. he took me places, africa, malaysia, places fought out. i would have never done that, this man took me. that's why i say he is one of the greatest fighters of all time. >>> homes later went on to might and beat ali in 1980. >>> phillies trying to avoid their 5t

. >>> it was a photo finish at bement steaks, here's -- belmont stakes, here's jeff skeverski. >> reporterwhat in the world is going on in washington, the race in the nl east. the phillies have lost five straight to the national and season worst nine games out of first place. aaron nola won't get elected to an all star game if he keeps pitching like this against the nationals. his teammates is trying to get him out of the jam. freddie galvis is up for play, they get one. the nats rally continues. rbi single. phils fell behind 3-zip. bryce harper, rbi singful. nola allowed 4 runs in the second inning. he is pulled before the 4th his shortest start in his career. adam morgan on the mound today as they tried to avoid a sweep. morgan has lost his last five starts. >>> cliff dempsey only needed a point to advance to the finals of copa america. they were not playing paraguay for only a draw, they played to win. they kicking and screaming for u.s. a. soccer last night. 27th minute we pick it up. the great set up for cliff dempsey, the one timer, score. that's enough. it's 1-o the red, white and b

here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: talk is cheap, phillies manager can talk to his players until he is blue in the face about staying focused and playing the right way, yadda, yadda. phillies looking bad again last night against the arizona diamondbacks, hernandez with back-to-back errors in the second inning. next batter, say it ain't so. another one. diamondbacks going over and over and over again, phillies pitcher allow season high 6 homers last night. they have given up get this, 17 over the last four games. it's the worst stretch in team history. phillies lost 10-2. they dropped 21 of their last 27 games. >> so much for my team meeting, it didn't do a whole lot. there's no way to sugar coat that. what, we give up 11 home runs the last two nights and committed seven errors, it's not good. we have to regroup and keep working with these guys and keep their heads up and keep pushing them. >> reporter: the nba draft is less than a week away the sixers scored a face-to-face with ben simmons the number one overall pick. simmons and sixers management had dinner. that's it. he has not w

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. >> can't wait. another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. >> here's some of the stories we'll have for you. family and friends are remembering a trail blazer in the area in the fight against animal abuse. >>> a south jersey woman gets a trip to atlantic city. those stories and more when "action news" continues. >> happening right on "action news," the cost ever going to one south jersey university is going up, we'll do the math for you. >>> nasa is working on the next big idea that could help save the environment along with billions of dollars in fuel costs foreairlines around the -- for airlines around the world. >> many spend father's day to honor gary pappa him we'll take you to the event that is honoring gary pappa's life. >> chris sowers is outside, it's hot today. >> reporter: when you're out in the sun it's hot it will be steamy overnight tonight and into tomorrow. let's take you down to cape may, we have a beautiful view of the ocean. you can see the folks on the sand, someone is para

the number one pick spoke one on one with jeff skeverski. >> reporter: how will you fit in. >> i'm notaking anyone's position, i'm looking forward to building chemistry on and off the court. it will be a good time. >> reporter: the team will make that introduction later this afternoon and "action news" will bring you the latest later on today. reporting live from south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> st. joe's forward was drafted by atlanta at that hawks 21st overall. >>> atlantic city raised much needed cash with a property auction. the struggle shore community sold $1.7 million worth of homes and development sites and an entire city block that went for $300,000. they will auction off bader field next month. they must get their finances in in order by the end of year or face a state takeover. >> we have lingering showers in south jersey. >> reporter: we do, these were producing lightsenning bolts over -- lightning bottle over the last half-hour or so. let's go into the two dimensional view you can see that lightning bolt by dover, delaware. that second cell n

sheers jeff skeverski with all your sunday sports. >> reporter: what in the world is going on in washington? and i am not talking about the presidential race, but the race in the nl east. the phillies can all but concede they have lost five straight to the nationals and season worse nine games out of first place. aaron nola won't get elect to do an all star game if he keeps pitching like this against the nationals. his teammates is trying to get him out of the jam. nats rally continues, a bat around in the second, michael taylor, rbi single. phils fell behind 3-zip. bryce harper, rbi single. nola is pulled before the 4th. the shortest start of his clear. phils lost 14 of their last 18 games. adam morgan on the mound as they try to avoid the sweep. >>> cliff dempsey and the u.s.a. men soccer team only need a point to advance to the quarter finals of copa america. they were e they were not playing paraguay after a draw. they were kicking and screaming for u.s.a. soccer. 27th minute they pick it up. a great set up for clifer dempsey, the -- cliff dempsey, the one timer, score. the red, white a

. >> jeff skeverski has that. >> reporter: after celebrating the biggest night of his life with his family, ben simmons grieving the loss of his cousin who was killed saturday morning. zachary simmons was killed by a hit and run accident in north jersey. he posted -- >>> flyers gm ron hextall has been transparent about his plan in the nhl draft. pick guys who can score. the flyers scored seven. yesterday they picked up canadian center who led the junior team in points and assists. they handed a sweater out. later in the second round they take goalie of the year carter hart, the first goalie off the board who is known for his vigorous workout. >> it's not like the old days where you were a chubby kid. you have to be in good shape and stay flexible. i'm honored and excited to go to a an organization like that. >> we wanted speed, size and skill. obviously it's not in every player, but we feel we have all three elements. the picks are earser to zero in on. >> nobody scored more goals in the major league soccer than the union. it's a big reason why they were under beaten at home coming into pl

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