she was given a full scholarship by philadelphia university.went toward books and meals on campus. >> i knew able to go to school. i just didn't know how i was going to do it. like how i was going to live on campus, how i was going to eat every day. i'm just really grateful for everyone who's helped me out. >> reporter: now she's not only a college graduate in accounting -- >> christine m. holland. >> reporter: she has a scholarship to business school. >> i do hereby confer upon these graduates the degree of bachelor of science with all the rights and privileges thereto apertaining. >> reporter: and there is someone else waiting to congratulate her, linda wayman, who has now stepped down as principal of strawberry mansion. so wayman whispers once again what she used to say to all the kids. >> and remember, if nobody told you they loved you today, know that i do and i always will. >> i love you too. >> our thanks to diane sawyer for that incredible report. from the persistently dangerous list and has not been on that list since. >>> next here on

thomas jefferson university and philadelphia university formalized their new relationship. the combined jefferson university offers higher education not just medicine and science but in architecture and design and business and engineering. recent years jefferson has been on a merger spree acquiring abington and area health. >>> the sixers number one pick markelle fultz gets to work at practice and yes it is practice and he is eager to learn from the coach and team. >> volunteers from lowes transform the backyard a nonprofit for people with disabilities a look at the facelift coming up next. >> after three days of temperatures in the low 80s, the high shot up to 88 degrees two degrees above normal and hotter and more humid over the weekend we'll have details and track the storms in the accuweather forecast. adam -- >> cecily i almost missed this hit because i was getting pizza for the crew. there is a whole pizza in here. we'll talk about the risk forever rip currents in the holiday weekend. and we found a lot of people enjoying a start to the weekend. the accuweather forecas

. >>> philadelphia's university city just got another 40 to 50 skilled workers that graduated from theest philadelphia skills initiative. the year long job training program gives people who live in or near university city skills to work for employers such as children's hospital and drexel. many of the trainees in fact already have gotten job offers. >>> philadelphia city hall today several public schools got some much needed funding to help expand programs and buy new equipment, all courtesy of a city councilman, councilman at large allen dom presented a check. that money comes from his salary which he agreed to donate when he ran for officers. the schools that received the money today say they will spend it on expanding their curriculum in science and technology. today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can hel

she was given a full scholarship by philadelphia university. >> i knew i could do it if i was able to >> reporter: and now she's not only a college graduate in accounting -- >> christine m. holland. >> reporter: -- she has a scholarship to business school. and there is someone else who is waiting to congratulate her. linda wayman, who has now stepped down as principal of strawberry mansion. and so wayman whispers once again what she used to say to all the kids. >> and remember, if nobody told you they loved you today, remember i do. and i always will. >> i love you, too. >> we're cheering you on, christine. that one-time principal linda and her message. thank you, diane. >>> and thank you for watching. good night. abc news takes you with the unit of the san francisco police department whose priority dealing with the city's homeless crisis. >> it's taken its toll on me. >> she is the teenager at the center of law enforcement sex scandal speaking publicly about a six-figure settlement coming her way. >> plus mix of good and bad news for the goats that miraculously escaped from the flame

four years later, look at her now, she was given a full scholarship by philadelphia university, booksom your donation. >> i knew i could do it if i was able to to go to school. >> i'm very grateful for everyone who helped me out. >> she is not only a college graduate in accounting she as scholarship to business school and there's someone else waibility to congratulate -- waiting to congratulate her linda, she said, remember if nobody told you they loved you today, you know i do, and i always will. >> i love you too. >> what a great story, tumbles your heart. people out there with big hearts. >> the nation watched and came to the rescue. i loved that. 6:51, we'll be right back with the top stories. you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. the toothpaste that helps new parodontax. prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease. try new parod

plan your summer getaway at iloveny.com >>> tonight two universities have become one, philadelphia universityefferson university are combined. they hope to better prepare students for jobs in the real world and this provides a more comprehensive education and continues under the title thomas jefferson university. >> prosecutors angelo opened up the facility on scotts road and agencies across the county will be able to use it for their dogs to perfect their skills from sniffing out drugs to chasing their suspects. >>> nothing drews a crowd in this town like these words, free hoagie. it's the annual free holy day and a 6 ton hoagie salute an independence day tradition for sure. the day was a celebration of our troops. they filled the independence center, hoagie syracuses were treated to a performance by the uso show troops. >> and today was the kickoff of the constitution center's all american celebration. it's independence week in the city with talks and walking tours and reenactments and the philadelphia historic block party that takes over independence mall all day on monday. >> there is fre

. >> tuesday night and make that thursday night two philadelphia universities become one and a waterr in montgomery county. the week is speeding by. the big story on "action news" tonight two stunning developments the end of the seth williams trial and the temporary end of williams life as a free man. this was williams as he arrived at federal court and little did we know he was preparing to plead guilty of a single count of accepting a bribe. the other 28 counts were dismissed be at the same time williams resigned as da. and the judge said he did not trust williams to show up for sentencing and dispatched williams to jail and that is where philadelphia's former district attorney is tonight. sara bloomquist and vernon odom are on the story. vernon is at the federal building where it all came down today. >> reporter: jim, federal prosecutors have long claimed that seth williams was on the take from virtually the very moment he was sworn in as district attorney and tonight he is the federal lockup. you knew this was to be the final day of trial and the amount o

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philadelphia eagles. junior reporter tracy -- >> yas company. >> joins us from temple university here to explain i never wantt you say it. >> everybody does. it if it's. >> good to see you trace. >> i have story about young man from philadelphia who's basically struggled through melt pell points in his life, and he's about to do something really cool. sean sly has never had the chance to do things the easy w way. so it should be no surprise he's getting ready to camp out at the novacare complex. he wants a shot at work on workout with the philadelphia eagles. despite never taking a snap in college. this is just one part of his story. >> being younger i didn't have a mother figure to lean on. not knowing where your meal is coming from. not knowing where you'll put your head at night leaving in kay cos was my norm. >> reporter: 24-year-old grew up in chaotic world. homeless at multiple points in his life, sleeping on this exact bench in fairmount park. >> it was home. >> reporter: in childhood filled with uncertainty, there was only one constant. >> football always is ended being motivation and gave me hope th

young men. >>> also... >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university> welcome to philadelphia. the sixers get their man. now fans say it is fultz steam ahead. you know we can't resist. great to have you with us, great news it is friday i'm thomas drayton thomas hepp has the morning off so you are wondering, it is summer, first weekend of summer, how is forecast looking? scott williams. >> hey there

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. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> there he is. the 19-year-old is from upper marlboro and went to high school in hyattsville. now he's headed to philadelphia. >> go ahead, sixers. >> to play with adam's team, the sixers. carol ma lope i caught up with fultz and was there for a special reunion between him and his old coach. >> number one overall for markelle fultz. even more amazing when you consider that three years ago he was cut from his varsity high school team. noup, on top of the basketball world, feeling so much joy and no pressure. >> a lot of people say there's a lot of pressure. for me, i don't feel pressure. i got goals that i set for myself. that's the way i look at i don't p. >> we have one question from the pack right here. here he is. this guy here, maybe you could ask him, why did you cut me? >> i was going to ask you how do you feel about that coach that cut you? he was an idiot, right? >> it made me better. actually, made my story a little bit better. i think that actual little helpe

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. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> welcome to philadelphia. the sixers get their man. now fans say it is fultz steam ahead. you know we can't resist. great to have you with us, great news it is friday i'm thomas drayton thomas hepp has the morning off so you are wondering, it is summer, first weekend of summer, how is forecast looking? scott williams. >> hey there thomas its it is friday. it will feel like summer but we have tropical downpours later on today. not one or two round but three round to get through over the next 24 to 36 hours. mostly cloudy right now, rain off to the west moving through hageers town, washington d.c. right now and that is still several hours away from the delaware valley but as we expand the view the main area of circulation remnant moisture from cindy still around sections of arkansas. that will tap into a cold front so we will squeeze out a lot of moisture once again, over the next day or so. we will give today a six. 77 degrees at 5:00 a.m. very muggy 84 percent that is

. >> the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from university of washington. >> the 19-year-old ism upper marlboro. went to demath i catholic in high yachtsville. his first thought was about, yep, his mom >> i was thinking about how much sacrifice that table has given me. just everything they've done for me. knowing that this is happening, this paid off. i still got a lot of work to do. i got a chance to take care of >> we're happy because he's from prince george's county. >> you're happy because he's on the way to philadelphia to play for the 76ers. >> other nba players wasted no time welcoming him. kevin durant sent a shout out to fultz on twitter last night. fultz, as you probably know by now, was the first pick in the nba draft. number one pick comes from pg county. we're on a roll. >> also showing fultz love on facebook. lot of love to go around megan mcgrath. she's live at dematha with reaction from his former teammates. hi, megan. >> reporter: very, very exciting. markelle fultz, he's a local guy. he went to dematha catholic high school here in hyattsville. you can see the g

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philadelphia police say that 13-year-old was among at least two other young bandits behind ten burglaries and robberies in universityity and southwest philadelphia. cash, a wallet, bikes and electronics stolen. >> very good at what they do for the young age they are which is troubling in some ways when they shall be reading books and doing things kids should be doing in the summer, playing sports and having fun. >> a house on farragut terrace was also hit. the woman did not want to talk on cam a the homeowner confronted one of the suspected crooks too. >> going in someone's house goes way over the top. >> naomi doesn't think jail is the answer for the bad boy who broke in. >> to me the most important thing this is a 13-year-old kid who looks like he could have a good future and i'm really hoping that there will be some serious work done not to just dump him. >> reporter: police say after they stole the bikes the suspect boss ride away in stelle mode. cops believe they got all of them with three arrests and they were able to get back some of the stolen goods to the rightful openers. at southwest detectives, dave kinc

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big shout out to the philadelphia association of black journalist and bradley's alma matter, cheyney university, both playing big rolls in the creation of that beautiful mural thaw saw there in the piece. >> patricia says it is a celebration. >> it is indeed. >> i can't wait to see finished product. >> it would be great. >> thanks, don. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" a slip and fall with the devastating result. >> impact is incredible. you basically had in life left >> but now a potential break through in pain relief could give this northeast philadelphia man his life back our stephanie stahl explains the treatment, that is being called, a game >>> there is a new kind of way to get rid of back pain being called a game changer for people not getting relief and don't want to depend on drugs. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has more on the first patient locally to be part of the clinical trial. >> touch your knees. >> brian musgrave has trouble with any kind of moving. he broke his back slipping on black ice two years ago. >> which is worse when you twist backward or go straight backwar

havert grew up in north philadelphia, attended community college of philadelphia and temple universityome home, deaf. meet him at free library until 8:00 p.m. pick up a copy of his book and you know it will be hilarious. he is on a nice tour celebrating the book. >> look at all of his puppies. >> yes. >> little puppies there. >> yes. >> real men, puppies get them every time. >> that is a sneak peak of your seven day forecast and things are changing. >> they are changing dramatically, good tease there , guess contact i think everyone will like it because we have been dealing with these cool conditions, cloudy conditions, and i mean i cannot catch a 10 in this. as we get a live look at sky scan three down the shore people are out on the beach. we have seen clearing skies, right along the immediate coastline, low cloud have snuck back into ocean city but do see in the distance that is blue sky and we are reporting some sunny conditions, by one of our weather watchers on the coast. we will check that out. cbs-3 weather watchers they are seeing little peaks of sunshine, more sunshine in som

. >> with the first pick in the 2017nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. [ applause ] >> from the universityf washington. >> yeah, that's what's up. we knew it was going to happen the sixers pick markelle fultz after trading picks with celtic earlier this week. >> we've been front offing the process for a good long time. all right. tom srendenschek is it time for results? >> well tank you lucy and iain it darn well better be it was the worse kept secret in the fba tonight. the sixer had their sights on markelle fultz. the dream became a reality. they made the trade with boston over the weekend with one purpose to move into that top spot and draft markelle. just 19 years old, he joins a nucleus joel embiid, ben simmons and dario saric. comes from the sixers with an attitude, a swagger, maybe even a chip on his shoulder. >> you realize that he's got the chip but he doesn't go out of his way to show it. i think it's an inner -- there's an inner drive there, and i think that that's something that makes him special. he's motivated to prove people wrong but not in, you know, in a bad way in a very

. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select marqukelle fultz fm the university of washington. >> there you go. the 19-year-old is from upper marlboro and went to a catholic high school in high yachtsville. he's headed to philadelphia. adam's hometown. to play for the 76ers. >> welcome to my team. >>> carol maloney caught up with fultz and was there for a special reunion between him and his old coach. >> reporter: number one overall for markelle fultz. even more amazing top of the basketball world, feeling so much joy and no pressure. >> a lot of people say it's a lot of pressure. for me, i don't feel pressure. i got goals that i set for myself p that's the way i look at it. i set goals for myself and my team goals. >> we have one question from the back. right here. here he is. this guy right here wants -- maybe you could ask him why you cut me? >> i was going to ask you how you feel about that coach that cut you. he was an idiot, right? >> made me better. made my story a little bit better. that helped me to work harder. >> great moment with his former high schoo

. >>> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> yeah, they is. apparently we trusted the process and pays off for sixers fans are we ready to go now. >> it wasn't a surprise team selected markelle fultz, look at the fans, celebrating, when we got that number one pick in the draft. >> piazza. pick. >> do i too. >> real quickly here markelle mentioned on jimmy kimmel that he likes larry's cheese stake. jenny joyce weighs in. yes, larry's good, one on the st. joes campus. >> okay. we need to be in the know. >> somebody wake larry up we want to try the cheese stake here on the set. >> we want from larry himself. >>> what are people saying as they travel to work and school , well, there isn't any school, but what are people saying, sabina. >> that markelle fultz called it a stake and cheese, so it looks like he got good training we wanted to make sure it is a cheese stake. we have bridget here keeping an eye on your bus before it comes. you watched the draft last night. >> difficult. >> got markelle what are your thoug

. >> with the first pick in the draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. adrianna: the former dematha high school star is the first prince george's county native to go number one, averaging more than 20 points and six assists per game in his one season in college. a wet start but it has cleared up, how long will things stay this way? we have a look at the weekend forecast coming up. adrianna: that may be a kiddie pool but this guerrilla is not kidding around when it comes to dance moves. earned the how he title of dancing gorilla. he came to the dallas zoo from the calgary zoo where he was known for his monkey business. the moves are going viral. having a good time. molly: probably a lot of time -- people have to see that. adrianna: should we find a place to slice round this weekend? molly: steady rain by late tonight i own my own company. i had some severe fatigue, some funny rashes. finally, listening to my wife, went to a doctor. and i became diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma ...that diagnosis was tough. i had to put my trust in somebody.

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constand decided it was time to make a career off the court and accepted a job at temple university in philadelphia. the very center of bill cosby's world. >> he was a very philly-centric guy and kind of a cheerleader for the city. he grew up in the projects of philadelphia. and he was revered in philadelphia. >> revered for becoming the first black actor to have a leading role in a television show. for creating children's shows like "fat albert" which mixed life lessons with laughs. >> if you're not careful you might learn something before it's done. >> and revered for his role as dr. heath cliff huxtable on the mega hit sitcom of the '80s, "the cosby show". >> ask mom? i? >> a program at its height of popularity was watched by 30 million people each week. the show gave him a large, loyal following and the persona of america's dad. a role which he continued to play after the show was over, calling out low-income black americans, urging them to get educated and behave. >> your 13-year-old son got no business seeing himself as a man who can drop a seed and walk away. >> he did more than lecture, bec

. >>> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia sixers select markelle fultz from the universityf washing ton. >> back to the process and it is paying off as expect, the team select markelle fultz with the number one pick of the draft and fans are excited >> i noticed that the guys drafted have chosen the bow tie over the traditional tie, is this a trend? maybe monday we should do a bow tie fashion show for guys. >> we know that eagles player malcolm jenkins loves bow ties >> he has his own bow tie line thaw can purchase. anyway sabina wanted to go out in the thick of it while people are commute to go day upper darby are you at 69th street is that where you are, sabina. >> reporter: that is exactly where we are. there was so much hype last night and this morning people were so, so thrilled about this pick, but now, thinks philly, things are set nothing and more real. i have my skeptic here charles so you were working last night thanks so much for talking to us. you had one eye on the draft. you were just hearing about this kid markelle fultz. >> right. >> what do you think. >> i

. >>> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select marquel foltz from the university of washington. >> there it is, the big moment for prince george's county. not only going to the nba but the draft tonight. >> now he's philly bound. we've got reaction from his alma mater tonight. but let's begin with carol maloney. she's live at the draft in br k brookl brooklyn. >> reporter: every draft have their surprises, not tonight. not for marquel fultz rumored to go number one over all for nearly a year. tonight a reality. commissioner adam silver makes the announcement five minutes into the official draft, the first announcement of the night. he hails from upper marl boar ro. becomes only the forty player area out of the d.c. area to go number one overall. last one was 1971. there was a lot of emotion at the table the moment his name was called. >> i was just thinking about how much sacrifice that table has given me. knowing that this has happened, it's paid off really. i'll still got a lot of work to do. >> reporter: there's a michael jordanesque story line here because eve

glare in, complaints though 6:31, live look at schuylkill expressway leaving south philadelphia heading in through universityain starting to see that friday morning volume you can see the size of the shadows that are cast there and good morning to the bennie, an opposite look here for gang coming into philadelphia, north on i-95, new construction pattern especially in the morning because we have sun glare hitting you northbound during morning rush hour, so new pattern and they moved the off ramp. we have had a handful of accidents in that stretch since they adjusted the pattern. heading to the shore this weekend just be careful 295 at 42, same deal they have shuffled barriers around work crews are out until 6:00 not working weekend but be careful if this is your first weekend down the shore for summertime. otherwise southbound i95, boulevard slow in the northeast and westbound slow up the hill into belmont, mike and alex, back over to you. >>> the president is making good on his campaign promise, united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. he said the agreement cost american jobs. >> he does s

philadelphia. he went to temple university.doing music videos and stuff with nicki minaj, diddy, 50cetnt. all eyes are on me. yesterday is tupac's birthday. he said this was on purpose. he talk about the movie, what he went through to put this together. it has been a long time coming so many people have been waiting to see this lets look forward to this philadelphia director a lot of music. >> yes. >> people were in the audience singing lyrics. and also talks about his perspective about his story what he wanted told and director says, tupac knew you only have a limited time on this earth and he pushed out so much music, and he wrote so much to show what he was thinking. >> so we have asked one of his , good friend mar license wayans with him on the night he died, maybe within of the last few people that saw him alive to come in and talk about this, so marlon will join us, in our 9:00 o'clock hour this morning of good day philadelphia marlon's here all weekend, he is here at punch line philly. >> he is doing stand up. >> he is.

the 71—year—old actor stands accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a university employee at his philadelphiae was known as the ‘american dad' in the sitcom the cosby show. ivory coast footballer cheick tiote died in hospital after collapsing during a training session with the chinese club, beijing enterprises. he played in the english premier league for seven years with newcastle united, and played in two world cups with ivory coast. he was 30 years old. a minute's silence was held for the victims of london's terror attack ahead of a charity event hosted by prince harry. the 32—year—old took part in a polo match in singapore in aid of his charity sentebale. it's the first time the event has been held in southeast asia. the charity supports young people affected by hiv in lesotho and botswana. donald trump has again lashed out at london's mayor on twitter, over his assurances to londoners following saturday's terror attack. he accused sadiq khan of offering a "pathetic excuse" for saying there was no reason for people to be alarmed. mr khan had in fact said people should not be alarmed by an

. >> for the first pick for the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia sixers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> as a number one pick, fultz will sign a guaranteed contract paying him more than $5 million his first year. >> i'll give my all and off the court, i want to give back to the city and everything like that. i'm just happy. >> the lakers picked ucla guard lonzo ball as the item number two pick. jason duke went third. the first seven players drafted were freshmen. >>> coming up on the "morning news," bill cosby's latest gig. cosby plans to hold town halls to speak to young people. >>> and netflix justice. a confession is overturned in a documentary. this is the "cbs morning news." lysol max cover kills 99.9% of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. i am totally blind. and non-24 can make me show up too early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy insi

. >> and with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select markelle folts from the university of washington. >> well listen to that crowd. sixers fans chanting, trusts the process. and, of course, markelle is now a part of that process. 6' 4", 190 pound guard out of washington. he was explosive player with the huskies averaged 23 points a game and lobe season out in the pacific northwest. now, after he had his name called and had an opportunity to go one-on-one with markelle and the interesting thing is he is just 19 years eeldz old and a few years ago he was cut from the jv high school basketball team. here's how he was feeling when he stepped to meets the commissioner. >> if telt like god calling and giving me another opportunity in life. something i've been dreaming about sing i was young. words can't explain. >> it's something you've been dreaming about. at what point did you know you could be nba player and potentially number one pick. >> going to 11th grade year i realized i had a chance to make it to nba if i worked the way i was. and i set the goal to be number one pic

philadelphia. kensington high school held its graduation ceremony at holy family university.nty of pomp and circumstance as the class of 2017 accepted honors ton said said -- and said goodbye. family and friends watched with pride as the seniors celebrated the end of their high school careers. >>> abc's "world news tonight" with david muir next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan adam joseph ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, breaking news. the american son just brought home from north korea, held prisoner for more than a year, otto warmbier, has now died. returned to the u.s. with extensive brain damage. his parents now reacting just moments ago. >>> the new horror in paris. the armed driver who filled his car with gas cisters and plowed into police. we're on the scene tonight. >>> and hours earlier, a truck right into a crowd in london. th

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. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markel fultz. from the universityf washington. >> yeah, the number one overall pick for the sixers. i'm john clark live at the sixers practice facility in camden. markell fultz has a chip on his shoulder and says he gets it from his mom because people didn't believe she could raise him as a single mother. here he is one-on-one with amy in new york city and he saw all those sixers jerseys already with fultz on the back. >> that's amazing. that shows they got a lot of trust in me already. i'm not going to let them down. my goal is to come in and work as hard as i can. i love the fans. very, very talented group in right now. i think i fit in perfect. i think what i can bring to them and what they have to accommodate my game is going to be unbelievable. i'm looking forward to going in and working as hard as i can each day. i know those guys will do the same. we've got the same goal, win. get to the playoffs and get a championship. it's going to be amazing. i'm really excited to see what the future holds. >> reporter: and

members of the philadelphia federation of teachers voted at temple university's liacouras center.will mean races for the 12,000 teachers counselors and staff. we'll have much more in a live report in the next half hour. >> happening today, we will learn more about pennsylvania's medical marijuana program. the medical marijuana law was enacted last year. it permits patients to take the medication in several forms but not smoking the drug. the department of health will announce the recipients of the first 12 permits to grow and distribute medical marijuana. >> 4:38 is the time. new video on "action news" showing a rat dragging a bag of trash across a new york city sidewalk. >> it remains a tragic mystery at sea. investigators are trying to figure out why a u.s. naval destroyer collided with a massive cargo ship. david. >> all right, guys, we are looking at a warm one today with a high of 86 degrees, still a little bit muggy this morning but those temps t-, the dewpoints are going to fall and the humidity levels should get more comfortable as we go through the afternoon. then a coupl

. >> with the first pick in the 2017nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. from the universitye already know, markelle fultz, the guards out of washington is the number one overall selection in the nba draft. he's a six-four, play maker, and he is weighing about 190 pounds, average 23-point per game, during his only season in college. the interesting thing about this guy is that he was cut from his varsity team, just a few years ago, and now, here he is, the number one overall selection. i had a chance to go one-on-one with him, and i asked him what his emotions were once he heard the commissioner call his name. >> i just felt like god calling me, god giving me another opportunity in life, something i've been dreaming about since i was young, i'm just happy right now, words can't explain. >> something you have been dreaming about. at what point did you know that you could be an nba player and potentially the number one pick? >> going onto my 11th grade year, i really realize i had a chance to make it to the nba as long as i kept working the way i was. i set the goal to be numbe

. >>> ahead at 6:00 we are live at temple university where philadelphia teachers are about to vote onontract after years of working without one. so what's in the deal? we got full report ahead. kathy. we have a full line of thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms moving through south jersey. camden, comer land, gloucester and salem counties under the gun with frequent lightning, damaging winds and hail. it's moving through and heading toward the shore. details when we come back. ♪ remember when every new fork on the trail, led to a new adventure? then keep the tradition going at bass pro shops, with great deals -- like your choice of select men's t's and henleys for under $10. plus free family activies and crafts. >>> we're hearing from the victim in a disturbing attack posted on social media. fox 29's joyce evans is here with this heartbreaking and exclusive story. joyce? >> well, iain his name is mark smith and he has an intellectual challenge and unfortunately he did blame himself at first and he want to do hideout. but he's also got lot of new friends along with that kitty there and s

. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select the university of washington. >> contain yourself, adam. >> we got a lot riding on him. >> the 19-year-old is from upper particle b marlboro. now he's heading off to philly to play for the 76ers. news4 was there for a special reunion between him and his old coach. >> reporter: number one overall for markelle fultz. even more amazing when you consider that just three years ago, he was cut from his varsity high school team. now, on top of the basketball world, feeling so much joy and no pressure. >> a lot of people say it has a lot of pressure but for me, i don't feel any pressure. i got goals that i set for myself and that's the way i look at it. i don't try to accomplish anybody else's goals except for my team and myself. >> reporter: we have one question from the back. this guy right here. maybe you could ask him why'd you cut me. >> i was getting ready to ask you how do you feel about that coach that cut you. he >> it made me better. just made my story a little bit better and i think that actually helped me put

. >> with the eighth selection of the 2017 mlb draft philadelphia phillies select adam hazily outfielder from the university of virginia. >> haze sli left handed hitter who is a pitcher for the cavaliers. this past season he hit 390 with 14 homers and this is first time phillies use number one pick on college position player since chase utley in 2007. >> it doesn't feel real at all. i feel grateful and policed. i know phillys are amazing organization. i'm super excited to gets things started. >> and he's the one player at this point and that we target aend were fortunate enough to get him. he was pretty much desirable by everyone b everybody in the room. >> and off season workouts start tomorrow three day mandatory mini camp at the novacare complex and johnny jones are expectsed to be there and they miss voluntary results and jeremy maclin signed a two year contract with the ravens. he picked baltimore over eagles and bills. maclin was cut earlier this month and birds were a long shot to sign him. a lot of people were hopeful. >> maybe. >> maybe. >> maybe it would with come together. >> no. >> no. >> thanks

her mentor sexual assaulted her while she was director of basketball operations at temple university in philadelphiamater. cosby, decades her senior, admitted sexual relations with constand, but said at all times it was consensual. criminal charges were never filed because the district attorney said he couldn't prove the accusations. constand filed a civil suit that was ultimately settled for an undisclosed sum. the criminal case was forgotten until this. >> we are here to announce today charges that have just been filed against william henry cosby. >> reporter: over a decade later, pennsylvania's 12 year statute of limitations allowed prosecutors to file three criminal charges of aggravated indecent assault against cosby, after they were provided with new evidence from the unceiling of his 2005 civil deposition. cosby admitted in that sworn testimony to giving quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with, quickly changed that answer to only one woman who he said consented to the drug, claiming he misunderstood the question. that civil deposition has come before this jury as well as a firsthand acc