of winning the number one overall pick but last time that happened, they drafted, hall of famer allen iversonand speaking of the answer, his former teammates dikembe new tum bow tweeted this, congratulations to the sixers for grabbing number one spot in the nba draft. he may be jumping the gun. dikembe has since deleted the tweet. later he has followed it up with another tweet, sorry guys, got excited about the sixers odds, and got ahead of myself, still keeping my fingers crossed for tonight, the sixers have a 26 percent chance of winning the topic. >>> sammy b speaks in south philadelphia, sam bradford answered questions for first time since demanding a trade. here's the cliff notes. bradford says he will offer guidance to carson wentz. he wases frustrated by eagles trading for second pick. finally the quarterback says it was his agent's idea to demand a trade. >> first found out about the trade i was frustrated. i just felt like i needed sometime. after some thought i realized this is still bets place for me to be. >> talk football and i mean, again there has been no tension or none of. th

>> the team won the number one draft pick for the first time since getting allen iverson 20 years ago take a look at the cover of today's "daily news." it says it all. we we won! >> the number one pick in the 2016 nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> look at that. reminds you of villanova winning the championship. >> yes, right. >> that's the reaction from xfinity live when the sixers got the top pick. they've had the worst record in the nba the last two seasons. 10-72 this year. >> so excited. can't believe we finally did it. >> to say i'm speechless, we've been sitting here the past five minutes not saying a word. we could not be happier. trusting the process for three years, it's been like -- it's been hell but glad it's finally starting to pay off. >> we're going to the championship, baby! >> wow! write that down. >> you know how we do. >>> coming up in the next half hour, we'll hear more from the team and the fans. pamela osborne is checking out the pulse of theç city. she'll be live with us at 5:30. >>> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a c

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the last time the sixers had the top selection in the draft was 1996 when they took allen iverson. sixers are now in a position to take ls's ben simmons or duke's brandon ingram. the draft is june 23 in new york. >> it will be interesting to see who they draft. it is 4:39. coming up more new stories you didn't see last night. a copper head snake attacks a man out shopping for his wife at a north carolina lowes. >> a gunman opened fire on a packed bus in las vegas and a teen's cell phone captures the resulting chaos. david. >> i have an umbrella with the kids that really is only the northern and western suburbs that expect to get wet. some other spots might see a spotty shower. this afternoon we're hoping for drier conditions probably still in the 60's. much better weather coming tomorrow and friday and then rain on saturday and it's all ahead in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> ♪ >> new on "action news" a north carolina plan is recovering this morning from getting bit by a copper head snake at a lowes store. it happened on monday while the man only identified as bill was buying f

the team won the number one draft pick for the first time since getting allen iverson.take a look at the cover of today's "daily news." it says it all, "we won." >> the number one pick in the 2016 nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> that's reaction from sixers fans at xfinity live with the sixers getting top pick, the sixers have had the worst record in the nba the last two seasons, 10 and 72 this year. >> so excited. can't believe we finally did it. >> to say i'm speechless, we've been sitting here for the past five years not saying a word. trusting the process for three years has been like -- it's been hell but i'm glad it's starting to pay off. >> are you a sixers fan? how excited are you? any predictions? tweet us your thoughts about this. tell us what you think. our twitter addresses are right there on your screen. we have more cheering ahead in our next half hour. hear from the sixers brass are saying about the pick and find out why one former sixers star may have had a premonition about the draft. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologis

tonight, they won the number one pick for the first time since drafting allen iverson. >> it's giving philly a new sense of optimism after years of disappointment on the basketball court. comcast sportsnet's john clark is live with details. john, this could be just what the team and frankly what the city needs. >> absolutely. and we're number one at something, right? >> yeah. >> this has been the biggest game of the season for the sixers these last three years. lottery night. the sixers hit the jackpot tonight getting the top pick in the draft. >> the number one pick in the 2016 nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. [ cheering ] >> wow. it's like somebody won a championship in this town. that is the reaction from sixers fans at xfinity live tonight. the sixers have had the worst record in the nba overall the last two seasons. they were 10-72 this past year. sixers fans are thrilled to finally see some good times hopefully ahead. >> so excited. can't believe we finally did it. >> so say i'm speechless, we've just been sitting here for the past five minutes not saying a word. we cou

we don't have an allen iverson in this draft. let's get lucky. >> thanks.ber to watch tmz at 11:00 o'clock. we're back here at 7:00 a.m. for "good day philadelphia" weekend. >> be sure to stay tuned next for the fox 29 special heroin heartbreak much that's followed by your life mega millions >>> good evening, thank you for joining us for tonight's fox 29 special, heroin: heart break. i'm lucy noland. >>> i'm iain page. tonight we will show you devastating effects heroin has haddon local families. >> we will begin with a story of a woman left to care for her young grandchildren after her daughter overdosed, but their store difficult not end there. >> fox 29's shawnette wilson has emotional story of a mother kept alive all the while trying to save her unborn child. >> ♪ >> i was a regular person. i cried even stupider things. >> reporter: life as she knew it has been turned upside down a year ago. >> i became a single parent, of pretty small children all of a sudden. >> reporter: meet her grandchildren four year-old bayana, and the youngest eight month-old, s

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they drafted allen iverson cultural icon, hall of famer arc winner.onight, they had a 26% chance of winning the top spot. >> number one pick in the 2016nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> yeah, and finally something goes right for brett brown and the sixers. a team finished with a second worst record in the history of the nba. maybe, just maybe, it was worth it. meanwhile the reaction at a x fin if the life in south philly. (cheers and applause) >> they haven't had an all star since 2013. hopefully that will change with the number one pick as fans offer this opinion. >> it took a process for two years and it finally happened. no more tanking. last few years we haven't gotten it finally this is our year. we'll take it and take the advantage and get the best player in the draft and we'll finally come one of the best teams nba. >> there's always one creepy dude over the guy's shoulder. >> always happens that way. >> much more on the draft lottery ahead in sports. we're in manhattan tonight we'll hear from head coach brett brown and gm brian coan

last time the sixers had the topic was in 1996 and they took allen iverson that year.ng with their two other picks 24 and 26 the sixers will have three first round selections. the draft is june 23rd and most agree lsu's ben simmons and duke's brandon ingram are sure fire stars. we'll see which one they pick. >> i hope they get another answer because god knows we need the question of what is it. >> they have youth and they have pieces. >> we're still waiting to see if embiid will be healthy but he supposedly is an impact player. i think the interesting thing will be who the sixers approach for trades because now they've got a lot of young talent. >> blake griffith. i would love to get him. >> maybe. storm tracker6 shows that we're mainly dry but off to the north and west of philadelphia there are some showers building in and some of these are now pushing through harrisburg, hamburg and northern berks county. looks like redding is about ready to pick up some of this stuff perhaps within the next 10 or 15 minutes. there are some holes to the west of harrisburg and there's

it work out well last time with that allen iverson guy. sixers brass is now ready to take that next step. >> i think it gives us the injection that we need, we're all excited around our program to begin with. we have some new additions as everybody knows. >> what a great night for the city of philadelphia, the franchise, you know, you got to be really happy for everybody that endured so much during a very difficult, long period. >> last night i was in the house for sixers draft lottery party at xfinity live, and it was thrown by sixers fans and thousands literally packed the house, door to door, fans from as far as australia showed up and this was their like an explosion, like the roof was blowing off, finally we're number one. the fans went bunkers after seeing lakers get the second pick and sixers win the nba draft lottery. the excitement was intense, and the sixers faithful was loving every minute of it. >> unaudible. >> i'm so pumped. >> everyone says it is such a long three years. now with the number one pick with embiid and all of th

they drafted allen iverson cultural icon, hall of famer arc winner. tonight, they had a 26% chance of winning the top spot. >> number one pick in the 2016nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> yeah, and finally something goes right for brett brown and the sixers. a team finished with a second worst record in the history of the nba. maybe, just maybe, it was worth it. meanwhile the reaction at a x fin if the life in south philly. (cheers and applause) >> they haven't had an all star since 2013. hopefully that will change with the number one pick as fans offer this opinion. >> it took a process for two years and it finally happened. no more tanking. last few years we haven't gotten it finally this is our year. we'll take it and take the advantage and get the best player in the draft and we'll finally come one of the best teams nba. >> there's always one creepy dude over the guy's shoulder. >> always happens that way. >> much more on the draft lottery ahead in sports. we're in manhattan tonight we'll hear from head coach brett brown and gm brian co

. >> and we used that number one pick to choose allen iverson. >> and they watch toyed shot at scott our executive producer this is his job now to pick up the bowls. >> he went for college for tha that. >> parents would be proud. >> all right. the number of the day is a 6. >> cloudy out there and cooler than average and not as rainy as yesterday but as we often say we can't rule out a stray shower. he's ready for a day game of the philadelphia phillies toda today. rain gear is nearby it's a good yawz because the sun is trying to burn through those clouds. 54 at the moment. expecting high temperature 66 with mostly cloudy skies and stray shower here than. that's a look at weather authority forecast we'll give you the weekend out. >> everybody, 7:302 if you watch at home here comes the balloon into your living room. one, two, three. boom. >> boom. >> here's a live look at bepy. we had an earlier sdebility on the down side. just cleared out of the way. and that's giving us a quick jam into downtown philadelphia on the ben franklin bridge. otherwise, you'll find normal delays on say i-95

. >> allen iverson. >> 96, it's about time.er years of finishing at or near the bottom of the standings, the sixers are finally number one at something. >> that means that the number pick in the 2016 nba draft goes to the philadelphia 76ers. >> now brett brown and his brass has quite a choice to make. will it be lsu star ben simmons or brandon ingram from duke a pure scorer. i had a chance to catch up with the coach. he explained how he felt last night. >> i feel that the relief is true and in my way, i feel as a city as our fans, that in my twisted world they deserve that. and we deserve some type of relief from the pain we have all experienced trying to help grow our program so multiple emotions but obviously a great night. >> what is the actual magnitude of this? if you can put it into words. what does the number one pick mean for the future of the franchise? >> i think immediately it means this to me and i hope to us. that after being belted around a little bit for three years we have tremendous signs. that is a sign right

i with guess allen iverson. >> because thinks 20th anniversary of that 96 draft, when we the drafted him. >> it could be world b free, doctor j, any prominent sixers. >> 7:23. popular summer fruit is going to cost you more this year, why, well, because. they are in short supply. >>> and then healthy way to start your day or drink loaded with hidden chemicals, doctor oz will join to us rereal what is in your cup of joe. >> that coffee is going to kill you. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built for business. >> lauren, i really love your peaches, i want to shake your tree. >> that makes me so fusain side. >> yes. >> we have a beach problem. >> yes. >> freezing weather

sixers win lottery for the first time since 1996 when their questions were answered by the answer, allen iverson, first pick that year and the team is hoping to cash in the same way that they did with amount i20 years ago, sixers brass is excited for what is to come. >> i think it gives us the injection that we need, we're all excited around our program to begin with, we have got new additions as everybody knows. >> what a great night for the city of philadelphia, the franchise, you know, you got the to be really happy for everybody that endured so much during a very difficult, long period. >> last night i stayed up way past my bedtime and hung out at xfinity live for sixers lottery party that was thrown by the fans. thousands pack the house to see if the sixers envelope would be opened last. when it was, may abs routely bunkers. my ears were ringing when i left a and that is my friends the sound of three years of historic losing giving way to a night of victory and celebration over the number one pick. everyone and i mean everyone enjoyed the moment. >> finally got the first pick, we got it on

they took allen iverson.ould say that went well, don what do you think. >> yeah, buba chuck, hall of famer that worked out well as well. leslie, thank you. >>> on to baseball, phillies in day ball this afternoon trying to take the series, from the marlins. in south philadelphia. major league first today for tyler goodell, tyler, on fire, ovulate, eighth inning, 418 feet, gone. of course, when it gets back to the dug out his first big league shot, nobody paying attention to him. they give him silent treatment. oh, man we're just playing, phillies win four-two. they are tied with the nationals for first place, in the nl east, yes. yes. >> more on the fightin phillies at 6:00. tied for first place. >> nobody saw this coming. >> feeling a shift in all of our teams. i'm feeling it. >> coming up in the next half april hour, a social media outcry after park service officials put down a baby bison. why they say it happened and warning for people visiting places like yellow stone national park, this summer. >>> also t

ne >>> twenty yearsing ago sixers hit jackpot and they won the nba draft lottery and then took allen iversonumber one overall. will they get a chance to pick another star? the answer comes tonight at 8:00, or, if you follow the dikembe motumbo the answer came hours ago, the former sixers tweeted congrats on the sixers on grabbing number one spot in the nba draft. dikembe has since deleted the tweet, nobody is supposed to know about this stuff. who knows if he knew. recapping our top stories now sam bradford addressed the media for the first time today since returning to the eagles. qb says demanding a trade was his agent's idea, most of his teammates aren't saying much but other players around the league are like seattle seahawks pro bowl defensive end michael bennet. >> let's just say sam bradford, i almost threw up. i can't believe sam bradford is talking about making 40 million in the next two years, and because he actually has to compete for a position, i'm like this guy, man, right here, definitely sets a bad tone of what a player should be. >> yikes. >> not your average traffic in cent