rahel is here with sixers ceo scott o'neill to talk about the the season ahead, rahel. >> for sixers fans hoff trusted the process these past few season tonight is a big game joining me to talk bit is scott the o'neill, nice to see you again. >> good to see you, thanks for having me. >> very early, we appreciate it. first lets talk it has been a rough time to be a sixers fan. what can we expect this year? there is excitement. there hasn't been this much excitement since the ai era. >> it has been sometime, chance to see joel embiid who we think has a chance to be a transformational player to hit the court, we have dario saric joining us. this begins new era as we start to see draft picks come to fruition. we will see simmons come back as well. we will see young core that will be with this team for some time. >> we are expect to go see ben simmons on the court because, of course, it was such a big deal when we got him. so much expectation. then he was hurt. we might see him out there. >> not now, he is recovering but at 6-foot ten, 240 with a vertical inch vertical, we cannot wait to g

just saw scott o'neil from the sixers pull up.coming into the building, all right? lock that front door. cool shot for you here. the skyline, center city philadelphia, the sun bouncing off the buildings. no problems yet coming up and over the benny. we do have accident though, this is northbound 295, right at route 30, and that's causing a jammo from route 130 through the 42 freeway, all the way up to route 30. the white horse pike there. so watch for delays, and then, delays on septa's mark frankford, calling it an equipment shortage. who took the trains? >> warmest way to go. well, racism in philadelphia. >> the topic of hot conversation in hearing last night before the philadelphia commission on human relations, it was packed, man. >> so packed, they had to fill two overflow rooms. two people showed up. they wanted to share their own personal experiences with racial discrimination issue thrust into the spotlight in september after the owner of eye candy club in the gayborhood caught on tape repeatedly using the "n" word, video

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fellow first rounders dario saric also makes his nba debut, sixers ceo scott o'neill joins us today at:00 . >>> sixers coach brett brownies looking forward to this new season. >> our pat gallen talk to the coach about the long, slow process that leads up to tonight. >> it is a big season for sixers, we will finally get to see joel embiid play in meaningful games and in the near future first overall pick ben simmons will return from the foot injury. mantas being with the turn around is brett brown. >> our coach, new season is upon us, what are your feelings heading in the season. >> i'm thrilled for city where we can all sort of point to people and players that we think will be with us for a long time. i think there is a level of disappointment with ben simmons injury but then you look out and see what we are seeing in jell embiid. >> reporter: brown sees light at the even of the tunnel but it has been a rough go, including a ten win game last year. >> it eats at you, we all should be disappointed in me if i gave you any other answer. the thing that i tried to do is always remine myself

guys, without several teammates, noel, ben sill ons, all injured to start the season, but ers scott o'neil will be on good day, talk about the upcoming season, what can key expect, and what's one all of these injuries? what are we going to do? >> the nba kick off last night with defending champions blowing out the nicks. labron james, the cleveland cavaliers, dominating this one. labron finished with a triple double. and the cavaliers went onto win, 117-88, looks like the nicks sting again. all right. what is going on in center city? if you have been driving around the last couple of mornings, especially really early, like 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 in the morning, police cars going back and forth, criss-crossing center city, because of stuff lining this, it happened while were you asleep. how the police are trying to fight back. >> plus a person dead after historic home goes up in flames overnight. what investigators in chester country learning right now about this deadly fire s >>> i have to confront this again in my life ... >> push to fight racism and dis kim, in a in the lgbt community. hundred

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. >> another spec homes last night, even though scott o'neil of the sixers gave up the information. >pilled the beans. >> did he spill t and the pr woman almost passed out. special guest brought in the ring the bell prior to the game and it was -- >> tonight, rookie of the year, 2005, mvp of 2006, in a world series champion in 2008, phillies great, number six, ryan howard. (bell ringing). >> our friends matt cord last night, for first regular season game, and there is ryan howard. >> one of the best parts, because when they ring the women, that's when the floor starts breaking up, 3d intro, so cool. so great to see ryan howard. he stayed therefore most of the game, too. >> fun, a lot of energy, and then this happened. the national anthem. >> ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> so as you can see, sixers dancer has on her sixers uniform, but she wasn't the one who was supposed to sing the national anthem, why the original singer said she was yanked from the program just minutes before the show. >> she shs been on our show. man, she can belt out any song. did a great job of the national ant

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. >> rob o'neill, of course, the state of election joining the conversation this morning trump campaign manager cole kel, is going to be joining us momentarily, former mz scenario scottnc chairman u.s. second of veterans affairs, of course, host of "varney & company" up this hour stuart varney don't miss a moment stay with us. hillary clinton donald trump are hitting the trail today with 27 days until we head to the polls, for election day peter barnes with very latest. >> hey maria that is right last night in florida trump unshackled continued attack on establishment republicans ditching him and still pulls in a crowd. ch. >> on about november 8th so important. the arrogance of washington, d.c., of come face-to-face with the righteous voters, of the american voter. you, you guys if you don't vote me as victor i am going to be very angry at you. >> now president obama, campaigned last night in north carolina made first public comments on the trump tape from last friday. >> -- you don't have to be -- or a father, to hear what we heard just a few days ago and say that is not right. you just have to be a decent human being to say that's not right. [cheers and applause]