allen iverson was their last number one pick 20 years ago. you were born a month later. and you revealed that you had an a.i. poster up on your wall and you had the -- what age could this have been? >> 7 years old. i had the a.i. poster hanging on my door. everybody knew i was a sixers fan. >> in australia? >> definitely, yeah. >> and why did you lose the braids? >> i think it was -- it wasn't my thing. i turned into a 6'10" point forward. so it didn't really fit. >> the sixers love ben simmons, and they think he can be a transcendent player in the nba. you've heard the comparisons to lebron james. lebron mentors him. they have the same agent. let's hope their careers keep on the same wavelength. we're going to have a lot more one on one with ben simmons coming up in sports. for now in brooklyn i'm john clark. >> that says it all right there. look at the sixers fans roaring. as soon as they heard the pick. after several disappointing seasons of course. they're hoping this is the light at the end of broad street. >> nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at akins oval where the

the aforementioned allen iverson. he knows what this might can beanmine to the franchise. he's been in this position before. the number one overall pick in 1996. he has some advice for whomever the sixers take. >> better give everything you got, play every game like it's your last and they will love you. they will love you to death. that's all they want. these are the greatest fans ever. you know what i mean? and they just want you to give maximum effort. that's it. >> well said. >>> all right. if you didn't stay up late last night, the phillies lost. that ran their losing streak nine games. let's call that rock bottom. this afternoon they had a chance to bounce back against the twins. ryan howard gets some playing time at the delaware valley h. and that will work. a homer in the seventh inning. howard goes 2 for 5. what gets into the little guy? a three-run shot in the eighth. his seventh of the season. that ties his career high and we're not even at the all-star break. the skid is over. the phillies win 7-3. they'll be in san francisco tomorrow. >> thank you, ducis. >>>

>> already today, talk to allen iverson, heard from them in a moment. first they had the number one pick for the first time in franchise history, let's make the trip up i95 to brooklyn new york to catch up with lesley van arsdall, leslie? pre-draft festivities about to get underway. but what we have going on behind me now is the pre-pre-draft festivities. had the guys up there, on the stage, posing for pictures, doing some pre-draft interviews, and among them possible ben simmons, there on the stage, sixers were the only team that he chose to work out for, what makes him such a special player, his ability to handle the ball like a guard. he happens to be six-ten, 240 pounds, so is the big strong fast player, which is very rare, and he thinks highly of the 6ers, known breath brown for very long time. brett actually coached his father. >> grade own earth, great players, young team, and of course great coaches, brett brown. so i think once we stop playing, we'll come together. i had a good feeling when i was working out there, good vibes, so looking forwar

dave just spoke of speaking out about ben simmons. >> here's allen iverson. listen to this. >> he is a tall talent that we need. sprinkle some older guys in there, guys like myself, and then we would be all right. >> definitely. >> suit him up. >> he can still drain it. >> that would be awesome. >> he said put me back in good do you think brett brownies listening. the draft continues on line, just head to fox 29.com. >>> coming up later in the show, you'll hear from that guy ben simmons and he is talking with our sean bell, one on one, hear all about that. the. >>> we have a tragic story about a child and a gun, four year-old dies after being shot inside a north philadelphia home this morning detectives are trying to figure out how this could have happen. steve keeley live at police headquarters, steve. >> reporter: well, this mother's girl was here until dark after being brought here soon after the noon hour shooting yesterday, a family member covered her head and face from photographers outside here and walk through a waiting car and she may be back for mor

simmons is good news for the struggling sixers who made the last number one pick in allen iverson. tonight, though, was about ben simmons. >> he'll get bigger and better. he's real poised. i like what he wore on the podium he looked real nice. he look philly. >> philadelphia fans say this is the year. they fully expect to have a championship parade in town one year from now. >> time to get sixers back on track. >> reporter: successful night here at eakins oval and now fans are waiting for ben simmons to touchdown on philadelphia soil. reporting live tonight david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you for that. still a head in sports there's much more on the nba draft. you'll hear from sixers general manager brian coangelo about ben simmons want other players the organization selected that's coming up in about 20 minutes. >>> tonight police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a four-year-old girl in north philadelphia. the child died after being shot in the face this afternoon. our natasha brown tells us what one woman witnessed while tr

. >>> allen iverson's advice for simmons play every game like it is your last and this city will loveeaking of ai to day marks 20th anniversary of sixers drafting him number one overall. where did the time go? it has been two decade. what does iverson remember from that night? here's the answer from the soon to be hall of famer. >> i just remember being nervous, you you know what i mean, knowing that i wanted to be a sixer and knowing i was going to be taken first but not knowing, that was in my head because obviously stranger things happened in my life. >> and can ben simmons be the next allen iverson? we will have much more and we will debate at 11:45. mike missanelli joins me in the studio. >>> finally we are used to seeing fights in hockey but you in nascar, you do not see this every day. after a crash last night, in the truck series, spencer gallagher and john west, what are they hugging there. what are they doing. they had no idea how to fight. can we get those guys boxing gloves. finally a punch, take down. what are they doing man. >> it is so awkward looking. >> so strange. >>

simmons is good news for the struggling sixers who made the last number one pick in allen iverson. tonight, though, was about ben simmons. >> he'll get bigger and better. he's real poised. i like what he wore on the podium he looked real nice. he look philly. >> philadelphia fans say this is the year. they fully expect to have a championship parade in town one year from now. >> time to get sixers back on track. >> reporter: successful night here at eakins oval and now fans are waiting for ben simmons to touchdown on philadelphia soil. reporting live tonight david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you for that. still a head in sports there's much more on the nba draft. you'll hear from sixers general manager brian coangelo about ben simmons want other players the organization selected that's coming up in about 20 minutes. >>> tonight police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a four-year-old girl in north philadelphia. the child died after being shot in the face this afternoon. our natasha brown tells us what one woman witnessed while tr

allen iverson certainly did that 20 years ago, he was obviously the last first pick in the draft for the philadelphia 76ers, also, carson wentz, the number two overall pick in the nfl draft, says jahlil okafor, we got to invite that young ben simmons for a cheese steak, we already know he likes cheese steaks, he ate one, and jim kenney, the mayor of philadelphia, when he chimes in, also big, ben simmons fine young man, great prospect, new era for our team hash tal nba draft. pretty big, brooke, are you excited? >> totally. i love how carson wentz now is like a philly pro. that's a cool tweet. sixers fans reacted to the new era as well with wild cheer. as soon as the pick was announced. >> (cheers). >> look at that. the fans went nut at the big draft party at eakin's oval. cheers, music and confetti greeted the name of ben simmons, and sixers fans predict big things from the new big man in town. >> i'm loving it, loving it, i think this is a good decision. i love it. >> ben simmons, yo, let's go. >> going to get bigger and better, real poised, like him on the podium, looks real nice.

. >> sixers legend allen iverson joined the party last night.you'll hear from him and simmons in the next half hour. >>> we want to hear from you on the sixers top draft pick. follow us on twitter. let us know if you think ben simmons is the player the sixers think he is. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 6:08 on a friday morning. another morning we're watching thunderstorm activity in the cape may area. look how quickly that sunshine offshore has disappeared as sweeping rain has moved across delaware bay and into cape may county. it's coming down at a pretty good clip. three inches an hour in cape may county. heavy rainfall moving towards maurice river in cumberland county as well. there are lingering showers around this morning. it's not just cape may. delaware see something of the showers and into the atlantic city area, some light rain. the possibility of heavy downpours moving into dover. scattered light rain in burlington county right now. there's a chance we'll see showers during the d

>> he is cool and calm, but i want to see more allen iverson. he has big shoes to fill, and the first number one pick since iverson. >> and as a player in philadelphia you better give everything you got. play every game like it's your last and they will love you. they will love you to death, that's all they want. the greatest fans ever and they just want you to give maximum effort, that's it. >> i miss iverson. i miss iverson. >> i do, too. i do miss him. but 20 years, it's hard to believe it is 20 years since he was picked number one. simmons is not going to remind anybody of iverson, not playing with that kind of fire. but he will be an efficient all-star player, trust me. >>> speaking of iconic players, one of the greatest basketball players to suit up in this town passed away. hal lear playing in the 1950s died at 81. >>> still to come what is up with the phillies starter aaron nola? talking about that. first weather with melissa. >> the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. turning more humid as the day wears on monday. the shower and t

. >> 20 years after allen iverson perfect guy. >> reporter: iverson water 76ers last number one overall pick. short order he brought the team to the nba finals on this night iverson had some advice for the team's newest savor. >> to play in philadelphia better give everything you got. play every game like it's your last and they will love you to death. that's all they want. >> reporter: the sixers made doug collins the number one overall pick in 1973 took them four years to get the nba finals they lost. they drafted ai number one in 19 -- '96 it took them five years to get to the finals they also lost. these sixers fans, these sixers fans today, are going expect something a whole lot of more out of ben simmons an whole lot faster, iain does you're writ about that, bruce. thank you our coverage continues online. see our one-on-one with the six social security newest player ben simmons on our website just head to fox29.com. >>> on your radar tonight rain is on the way out. live radar shows the greens, yellows, even some of those reds now kind of off the coast of new jersey. looking live a

allen iverson? 1996. now ben simmons here in 20 is 16. the previous two players were able to take the sixers to the nba finals. maybe not a win. but they've made the appearance and of course they hope that this kid the 19 year old ben simmons, can do the same. that's the story here from pcom, don bell, cbs-3, eyewitness sports. >> ben simmons knows head coach brett brown well from his time in australia but he hasn't met the fans just yet. our lesley van arsdall talked with the top pick about what he knows about philly fans. >> they are very passionate. i've heard that a lot. but, you know, that's where i want to be, somewhere where the fans are very passionate and care. >> sixers fans obviously pumped up, so are some high profile phillies sports figures. >> twitter buzzing, allen iverson buzzing, last one pick, tweeted about him saying congratulations, ben simmons, i know you will make all of us philly fans proud. if you play like every game is your last, then you'll be fine here in philadelphia, words every wisdom from ai. words of which

. >> reporter: and two former sixers greats allen iverson and julius irving are here. we'll hear from them and have their take on this number one draft pick coming up on "action news at 6". we are live in eakins oval, jeff cherco, "channel 6 action news." sharrie? >> thanks, jeff. and jeff skversky is in the middle of all the action tonigh. he's at the barkley center in brooklyn. of course, he will continue our coverage at the nba draft, live from new york. that's coming up in sports. >>> all right. time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> let's go live to matt o'donnell in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> in honor of that 76ers draft, 76 is actually behaving with normal delays of course. but 95 is not. truck flipped over a couple of hours ago here on the ramp from 420 to the northbound side, and now both of these ramps connect canning 95 northbound with 420 remain blocked. looks like for the entirety of the afternoon rush. use the ramps at ridley park and expect some slowing as a result. have construction just like yest

twenty years after allen iverson. perfect guy. >> i'm glad that he is come to the legendary city, legendary city and legendary people to do legendary things. >> now, this is the most excitement that the sixers have seen in quite sometime. >> yes, we need wins. >>> family and friend will say a final good bye to the youngest victim to lose a life in the orlando nightclub shooting. viewing for akyra murray begins at 8:00 this morning followed by a funeral at ten. the 18 year-old was on vacation with her family two weeks ago after graduating from west catholic prep. akyra was shot inside pulse nightclub along with her cousin tiara parker and her friend patients carter. both patients and tiara survived. >>> he was known as a fierce warrior in the fight begins cruelty to day family and friend and people from the animal rights community will say their final good bye toss george bengal, the pennsylvania spca long time director of humane law enforcement died after a battle of cancer after the age of 69. george's determination

we cannot expect him to be allen iverson. we have to expect him to be ben simmons. >> here's a head line do you see this dude right here, he was drafted 24th. now he is, you know where he grew up? he grew up in france. >> yes he said last night i hear that philadelphia is beautiful. he grew up in france. >> yes, hopefully, timothy luwawu, timothy luwawu. >> forget it, we have sometime. >> good luck matt cord, other one is, a froid slip on this one forkan korkmaz. >> right back at you. >> we had a special moment yesterday. >> yes. >> down there with the mother of, the kid that played in wilmington. >> middletown, delaware. his name is ben, and we were there with the family. they had a suite. everybody got together. he got drafted second round 51st pick. he made nba history because he is first player to be drafted from ghanna, been living in delaware and went to prove dense. the congratulations to him. his mother was there they welcomed with us open arms. >> cool family. >> also, from villanova, ryan arcidiacono. >> late last n

. >> last time the sixers had the topic they chose allen iverson.e became a hall of famer and global icon. will they get in lucky again. sports director don bell assembled a round table. they watched some game film and scouted ls's ben simmons and duke's star brandon ingram. so who should the sixers pick. >> he's going to go to a team that is let's be kind and say is a developing team. >> yes. >> somebody on that staff sonny is going to have to teach him and he's going to have to gravitate to that person. if he's gravitating to the bright lights and the piles of money, then this is what he is. >> well, you can see more from that round table tomorrow night in the sports zone at 11:35 right here on cbs3. >>> now to the pitch the first place union taking on new york at yankee stadium. union coming into this match with a eight game unbeaten streak. things didn't go well for the unity eighth minute. new york on the attack. lambert beat andre blake. with that shot right there. new york took the lead. to the 21st minute new york way break away. jack harris

shaquille o'neal and allen iverson each went for 40 or more.t irving with 41 and james with 40. >> mark: you think about it. we're raving, rightfully so, about kyrie irving and the performance he's had. absolutely. lebron james still getting it done. and if the series were to end right now, he'd be the mvp. with all due respect to everybody else. he's the one having a spectacular series numbers-wise. >> jeff: i don't think he would be voted that way. it didn't happen last year and he was just unbelievable. as barnes misses the rim. >> mike: james right there to contest. crowd thought it should have been a foul. everything going clooefl land's w cleveland's way here in the fourth quarter. james has been absolutely magnificent. these numbers reminiscent of last year when he had to do so much. james fires -- can't hit. and rush grabs the rebound. by the way, it's the first time ever teammates had 40 points in a finals game. barnes to thompson. barnes an open look. can't get that to fall. irving, the rebound. and some of the crowd heading for the e

allen iverson going into the basketball hall of fame in september and eric lindros today got the callthe hall to go into the hockey hall of name since november. hasn't stopped smiling. one of the most dominating hockey players in the '90s, mvp in '95 and led the flyers to the stanley cup final in '97 and for his career he averaged over a point per game and he changed the game, but his career ended because of concussions, and he had that bitter feud with the flyers. i asked eric about his memories of philly. >> the fans of philadelphia are very passionate, extremely passionate, and they know their hockey. it's not your typical american city when it comes to -- when it comes to hockey, and as far as sports go in that town sports are it. it's a wonderful place to -- to play pro sports. >> clearly one of the most dominant players in the league at the time and probably one of the most dominant ever for that period of time. he was -- he was a terrific player. >> former flyers coach pat quinn in as well. phillies continue their nine-game road strip starting a series in arizona against the di

shaquille o'neal and allen iverson each went for 40 or more.t irving with 41 and james with 40. >> mark: you think about it. we're raving, rightfully so, about kyrie irving and the performance he's had. absolutely. lebron james still getting it done. and if the series were to end right now, he'd be the mvp. with all due respect to everybody else. he's the one having a spectacular series numbers-wise. >> jeff: i don't think he would be voted that way. it didn't happen last year and he was just unbelievable. as barnes misses one right at the rim. >> mike: james right there to contest. crowd thought it should have been a foul. everything going clooefl land's w cleveland's way here in the fourth quarter. james has been absolutely magnificent. these numbers reminiscent of last year when he had to do so much. james fires -- can't hit. and rush grabs the rebound. by the way, it's the first time ever teammates had 40 points in a finals game. barnes to thompson. barnes an open look. can't get that to fall. irving, the rebound. and some of the crowd head

allen iverson that's the last guy number one hall of famer. we know what did he.o ben simmons has a lot to live up to and right now he knows all the things that comes with that pressure but he seems cool, calm and collected. >> i've put in a lot of hours, a lot of years just to get here. i know i'm ready. this is what i've been waiting for honestly. i'm willing to work hard and put in the time. so hopefully i can do big thing. >> reporter: of course, like we said we know it's ben simmons what else do they dodge there's trades all over the place. jamal murray, chris dunn2 guards the top rated in this draft. will the sixers trade away the 24th and 26th. will okafor be gone. noel be gone a whole lot of things that can happen tonight, and the draft is just half hour away. so it's not too long until we know what the sixers future will be like. what do you think, howard? chris dunn? jamal murray? will they get it done i hope so. >> they need a point guard. they took three years to bury this team. it's not going to be easy to get it back. it's a start. you just got to ho

d owg up as a kid, ben simmons, big fan of one allen iverson. he had an a.i. poster. his room grong up and he even had cornrows. hopefully, it works out the same way for the xers and the fan base. hopellhe is the next answer to the sixers' problems. we're live in brook lirp, jeff skversky, "neti news >> thank u much. still ahead, the rest of the sixers' picks plus st. joe's sends a player to the nba. and phillies have regained that winning feeli >> deep to right field. >>> lat ifiun the sixers d c, small forwar fe. they loss t si guard named ka from the hawths st. joe's bem bring was drafted by the atlantic hawks 21st overall. hwas a-10 player of the year. >>> the fer g contract te it's reportee ear $13.4 milon >>> phill as ey galvis knd v. homer in the eighth inning, seventh of eeo that ties he. the phills 3 p a nine-gamed. they'll be in san francisco over the weekend. >> all right, ducis. >>> finall tonight, it was a feast of form ach. all chind kinds of cheeses in philadelphi eyo some t world's greatest cheesemakers tonight. experts came from eight european countri

. >> and the 76ers last number one overall pick allen iverson was at the team's draft party last nighthere's a.i.'s blueprint for success for simmons. >> i would say just come in here, give everything you've got, play every game like it's your last. i feel like these fans here are going to support him. >> sixers, of course, picked simmons 20 years after they selected iverson as the nba's top pick in '96. >> check this out. eagles top draft pick carson wentz tweeted this out to jahlil okafor. yo, we have to invite that young buck ben simmons to join us for that cheese steak. >> nice. >> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 73 degrees, 5:38 is the time and we haverááát lingering showers in the area this morning. getting a better view, the sun is just coming up right now. the showers in delaware and south jersey and there's a possibility we'll see activity during the day in the suburbs. right now it's central delaware, just to the north of dover. you can see a heavy downpour. that's a thunderstorm that's crossing delaware bay, heading toward

haven't drafted first overall since '96 when they took some guy out of georgetown by the name of allen iverson worked out pretty well. he should be a game changer. >>> moving on to golf now, rain delayed opening tee times. two-hour delay at congressional country club. they managed to get the first round in before sunset. crews doing their best to clear the course. some were a little bored during this delay. he looked like an old pro today. he is atop the leaderboard after finishing round one with a bogey-free 64. and jonathon vegas seven birdie on the day. might be smart to bet on him. ernie els is showing off why he loves this place. he tied for third at five under. a win this weekend would mean a lot for els. >> i have had a tough year. i haven't played very well. i need to start playing well. i feel my commitment is there to play good. it was a good start for today. >> this is a course that fourth year, i feel i had some good results. you know, feel comfortable and played a good round today. >> ernie els one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. ooting over the next 40 years, the united st

simmons the sixers first number one overall pick since allen iverson 20 years ago.s big shoes to fill and the 19-year-old says he's ready to do something special. live to jaime apody at team headquarters where simmons will be running up and down that floor before we know it jamie. >> reporter: yeah, jeff, the future is now in and simmons is it. he's young but he's been a standout at every level he's played and if he's even close to the guy he patterns his game after lebron james sixers fans will be pretty happy to that. take a look at ben simmons. introduced to philadelphia for the first time today. he told me holding up that number 25 jersey was surreal. the lsu freshman comes in as the sixers first number one overall pick in 20 years as you said and given there he's not quite 20 years old yet, there's a lot riding on his young broad shoulders. talk about the pressure that comes with being the number one pick here. >> um, you know, some people call it pressure. i usually look at it if i'm working as hard as i can that's all i can ask of myself and my teammates. as

. >> allen iverson made rounds at the draft party last night.you'll hear from a.i., ben simmons and all about their connections in the next half hour. now it's your turn, fans, we'd love to know your thoughts. our twitter addresses are on the screen. post your thoughts and we'll talk back to you during the morning conversation. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> eight minutes after 4:00. we do have a few clouds lingering in the area. no showers just yet in cape may. that's a possibility. certainly not going to be a washout today. what we're watching for right now is a bit of fog. you can see it in lancaster, half a mile visibility there. reading, no problem. it's already dry in allentown. the humidity has come way down. we'll see that drying for the rest of the area today. currently down to five miles ç visibility. 60s and 70s right now. a few scattered showers in south jersey at this hour. in the suburbs, the numbers are in the 60s. very close to yesterday's level. we'll be in the 80s this a

we were excite that had they did and we turned things around and we had a unique player named allen iversonnd he helped out a lot. >> yes. >> all right. so, ukee, how was it. >> it was beautiful out there. these guys are so fired up, about what is coming with bobby jones and world b free, bobby jones went to the aba before coming to the nba and played with the sixers, at championship team. world b free. >> yes. >> world b never saw a shot he didn't like. that is my man. great golf out there. >> that looks like you out there on the golf course. >> a lot of the great senior players are in town and cricket club is a a fantastic ship. i was riding around, warm today, skies were great. as i came back to the city, kate bilo things started to get dark. >> you are like, well... >> what happened. >> yes, for golfers when you are talking about thunderstorms. >> that is right you don't want to be out there with a big metal rod never a good thing with lightening and thunder. showers and storms are out of here right now. that is great news and good news over the next couple of days, golf weather, looks

. >> sixers legend allen iverson also joined the party last night.you'll hear from him and top draft pick ben simmons coming up in the next half hour. >>> sixers fans, we want to hear your thoughts. follow us on twitter so you can join the conversation. our address is right there on the screen. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> eight minutes after 5:00 on a friday morning. we have lingering clouds and a few lingering showers as well in delaware in south jersey. that's the live view from cape may marina. see some breaks in the clouds, not going to be completely cloudy today. partly sunny skies, the farther north you go. there's a chance of scattered isolated showers this afternoon. a comfortable evening ahead. the humidity will be coming down, the temperatures will be dropping from the 80s this afternoon. they are dropping, before sunrise, 65 degrees in the lehigh valley. the suburbs, 64. delaware is at 70 degrees. low 70s right now in philadelphia. some scattered showers in south jersey. and the s

game changer, 20 years ago it was allen iverson for 76ers.ooking across landscape have of nba, lebron james, tim duncan number one overall pick. we do think it will be ben simmons and all signs look to him. he was in philadelphia, interviewed with the sixers. he is a special talent. 6-foot ten, 240-pound, a hybrid point guard, forward type player and his one year at lsu he average 19 points, 12 rebound a game, about five assists. it is a done deal he goes number one overall. he posted something to his instagram that leads to you leave he will be number one pick and he said trust the process which is a old sam hinkie and he was seen hanging with joel embiid who has been cleared for action. that is a good thing. not ben simmons by some chance it is not, it could be brandon ingram from duke if the sixers change their mind. it looks like he will go number two to the los angeles lakers. 6-foot nine forward out of duke, very good outside shot, very good defender as well. ben simmons, brandon ingram they are top two guys in this draft, something to

allen iverson is going into the basketball hall of fame in september. eric lindros gets the call to the hall. he's going to the hockey hall of fame in november. he was one of the most dominating hockey players in the '90s. he was mvp of the nhl in '95. of course led the flyers to the stanley cup final in '97. averaged over a point per game for his career. he changed the game. but his career ended because of concussions. and he had a bitter feud with the flyers and legend bob clark. but it was clarky who kept saying big e should be in the hall of fame. i asked eric what that meant to him. >> i think when it's all said and done everyone wanted to win and that was the main focus on it. certainly there are some times of friction, but to have bob's voice and support, there are so many i have to thank for their help. >> he was clearly one of the most dominant players in the league at the time and probably one of the most dominant ever for that period of time. he was a terrific player. >> he was. sixers coach brett brown would be surpriseed if the team goes in

. >> if you are in the market for a house chase utley and allen iverson old place has lower price. home was originally listed in april for almost $3.5 million. since then, the price has dropped to just blow 3 million. utley own the property for thee years now. iverson sold the property in 2,006. >>> lauren joins us with a forecast. we had rain earlier this evening. i haven't look to see fit cleared out yet. >> rain full intensity is pick up just in time for to us head out into the rain. >> i know. i've got the big umbrella. >> that's good. >> can i get under. >> yes. >> we'll all sneak under the umbrella. rainfall intensity picking up across philadelphia county and delaware county really over the last 30 minutes or so. went from sunny day to kind of a soggy evening and the rain continues to fall across parts of the area. and that is evident on skycam3. rain drops on the lense there. roadways are slick and temperatures are rain cooled at 72 degrees. right now winds out of the southeast around 9 miles per hour. rainfall totals impressive in some areas. check out the number for drexel

. >> doug collins had 1973, allen iverson in 1996, now ben simmons here in 2016. the previous two players were able to take the sixers to the nba finals, maybe not a win, but they've made the appearance and of course they hope that this kid, the 19 year old ben simmons, can do the same. that's the story here from pcom, don bell, cbs-3 eyewitness sports. >> philadelphia movers and shake nerves music entertainment and culture were honored during the fourth annual uptown hall of fame award. >> cbs-3 studios served as the backdrop for the special event which also raises money for the revitalization for the historic uptown theater. the 2016-inch duct tees, kenny gamble, late billy paul, blanch williams, chris mincy, and the stroke stream trio. >> on cbs-3, "eyewitness news" this morning, coming up, talking about smelling smoke. >> parts of the us, the cdc warnings the worse secondhand smoke and the reason why also, the unbelievable site, as water covers part of west virginia this morning, we will have that, and find out what the person who shot this video says that deb

. >> the 76ers last number one draft pick, guess who, allen iverson.e was at the team's draft party last night. here's a.i.'s blueprint for success for simmons. >> i would say, just come in here, give everything you've got, play every game like it's your last. i feel like the fans here are going to support him. >> that's what a.i. certainly did. the sixers pick simmons 20 years after they selected iverson as the top nba draft pick out of georgetown. carson wentz tweeting this out, the sixers star jahlil okafor, yo, we have to ask the young buck ben simmons to join us for that cheese steak. live in the digital operations center, i'm vai sikahema, nbc 10 news. tracy? >> thanks, vai, see you at 5:00. >>> a supreme court ruling could mean the end of the american dream for millions of immigrant families. >> i didn't want to say it this way but this happens and then we have to be prepared for whatever comes next. >> ahead, we talk with local families about how the high court decision could change their lives.ç >>> plus, philadelphia is going to the donkeys.

. >> if you are in the market for a house chase utley and allen iverson old place has lower price. home was originally listed in april for almost $3.5 million. since then, the price has dropped to just blow 3 million. utley own the property for thee years now. iverson sold the property in 2,006. >>> lauren joins us with a forecast. we had rain earlier this evening. i haven't look to see fit cleared out yet. >> rain full intensity is pick up just in time for to us head out into the rain. >> i know. i've got the big umbrella. >> that's good. >> can i get under. >> yes. >> we'll all sneak under the umbrella. rainfall intensity picking up across philadelphia county and delaware county really over the last 30 minutes or so. went from sunny day to kind of a soggy evening and the rain continues to fall across parts of the area. and that is evident on skycam3. rain drops on the lense there. roadways are slick and temperatures are rain cooled at 72 degrees. right now winds out of the southeast around 9 miles per hour. rainfall totals impressive in some areas. check out the number for drexel

local athlete, if you are looking for some local addition, the former home of chase utley and allen iverson. chase is selling his former home in gladwynn, on the main line, and he's just lowered the asking price. the home was listed in april for almost 3.5 million. but since then, it has been dropped to just under 3 million. utley has owned the place for about three years, ai sold it back in 2006. and i promise i am not getting anything for it, for put that out there. but -- >> i always like looking at the homes on the philly.com site, too. >> click, click, click who. >> how people decorate who have mine. thanks, pat, appreciate it. >> when we come back show you the late night deal that could have new jersey drivers paying more at the pump. justin? >> hey there, brooke, jim. water safety concerns in montgomery county have triggered series of meetings out here, and appearance from celebrity consumer advocate. i'm justin finch. live details straight ahead. >> ♪ >> impromptu of the national anthem spawns a crowd of onlookers. what happened and where it happened. katy? >> and jim, we are still

. >> hey, hey, hey, allen iverson reference. >> you noy who is not scared by the way? porn stars because nobody wants to watch debbie does assembly line. porn will stick. >> hey, hey, hey, have you seen what they are doing? they are making very realistic realistic -- i think it is going to -- i don't know what will happen. ii don't do any of it. >> that's fillet. >>> do you have questions or comments about the show? we want to hear them. starting on thursday we will read your tweets and response. for instance i want to know what product andy useses to dye -- uses to dye his hair. use the # ask redeye or ask on our facebook page. millennials are claiming discrimination as more and more of them kick them out. the story when we return. and quartet versus quartet. friday june 10th in the nyc. details at tom shillue.com. >>> live from america's news headquarters i'm kelly wright. good morning. here is what is happening. primary and caucus goers or voters i should say are heading to the polls in six states today including california and new jersey. the outcome might already

old allen iverson days, getting the feel back. they're happy.hey're saying you know we got number one, now we got to go ahead and take that number one and just take it for that ride that we're longing for. >> you know what? we never know. might have future number one pick right here. >> you are right about, that quincy, we all start from the somewhere, you know what i mean? i saw you two, oh, wait a minute, you didn't make that one -- >> wait. >> you did a great job. >> okay. >> it was one hand shot. george macinnis, you might not know about him. >> my father has toll me about george macinnis. george macinnis, played on the same team -- that's my dad. >> thank you worlds be free. sixers doing great thing out here in pitman new jersey, guys. i'm having fun, about to hop in with the kids. >> q, q, i'll give you 20 bucks to make a free throw. put down your mike, you didn't get 100 on the bowling. twenty bucks to make a free throw. >> oh, and he looks at you like are you silly? >> mike said i'll give me -- mike jerrick said i'll give me $20 if i mak

you've had understand your tutelage and you mentored patrick ewing and particularly allen iverson. did ali pave the way so somebody like iverson could be himself? >> i think he definitely did. he broke the mold for a lot of athletes, black and white. particularly black because you needed that role model and example just as joe lewis transcended in his way some things. his individualality in particular, whether you agree or didn't agree with it, you had to look and say well, ali broke the mold. to what you said before, the majority and i always have felt this way, the majority may rule but it doesn't mean the majority is right. and i think that was the thing that ali had the guts enough to do in terms of his style of fighting, in terms of how he played with people and said things. the man was a very complex guy and all of that and you probably know it a lot more than i do because you were around him a lot. and all of that cockiness and creativety, underneath him in the short periods of time i was around him, was a guy who had a certain amount of humility, had a certain amount of foo

. >> so doug collins 1973, then allen iverson what in the 90s, now we've got the number one overall pick >> ben sill ons. >> is he going to be in louisianna? where will he be? >> i think he'll be at the barkley sent, no, i know necessary new york right now, he was on jimmy fallon not last night but the night before. >> what will you wear? that's the most important thing? >> i because going to wear like sixers uniform. >> oh,. >> ya. and flip flops. >> wow. >> good luck to that. >> i'll talk to ben simmons. you know his last name is dover? >> still to come, ben and jerry's getting into the beer business. the flavor inspiration behind their new al that sound more like dis earth. >> phillies own hall and oats, 5:56. 71 degrees already. how about nice cold glass of chocolate chip cookie dough. you heard me right, chocolate chip cookie dough beer, newbie jump breweries, ben and jersies for the new flavored all. expected to hit store shelves this fall, part of the proceeds from sales will go to protect our winter's, the organization advocate for climate change action, next on good day, develop

another option, gladwynn, chase utley, ooh allen iverson called home, just went down there is home once too big for me originally list in the april for almost $3.5 million. now, the asking price just below 3 million. it is a bargain. utley has owned the property for nearly three years, iverson sold the property in 2006. i like the furnishing. >> you could take the couch maybe? >> maybe the couch, a vase, yes. >> coming up: finds out where alligator was just found on the beach. >> plus, you don't see many cowboys in new jersey, especially ones trying to cross the bridge onto staten island. find out what police had to say when they found him. plus this: >> want to be in the circus? i'm pat gallen. and one local camp is turning your summer upside down. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> sometimes it feels like we're in a circumstance us. >> no, it doesn't. >> yes, it does. >> sometimes. >> stay with us. >> this alligator found on a beach, the greatest get caught in current around dollars cooper river, when tide goes out, they winds up on the beach in south carolina officials also say the stray geathers get weak

eric lindros and allen iverson both getting their call to the hall this year. . a i. is going to be inducted in september and eric in november. we're going to hear more from eric lindros at 6:00. i'm john clark. see you then. >> looking forward to that, john. thanks. >>> still ahead at 5:00, getting your hands on a piece of history. the new house on the market with a royal connection. i. >>> we're now just less than a week away from fourth of july weekend, and many people are already at the jersey shore. >> if you want to celebrate the fourth at the beach the big question is there a room still available to do that? nbc 10 jersey bureau reporter live with what he's found out. hey, ted. >> reporter: keith and denise, lots of nokes out here on the boardwalk this evening. you know, kids are now out of school and the crowds are bigger here at the jersey shore as the summer season really shifts into high gear, a really beautiful day at the beach here for all of the people who are getting a jump start on the big fourth of july weekend. ocean city business leaders say they ar

. >> been a while since we've had one of those, we got doug collins, allen iverson back in the day. >> true. >> team, what, the team was widely known. >> you mean our team? >> the sixers. a lot of people think they're shopping players like jahlil okafor, new orleans noel, will they trade them before the draft happens tonight? >> also, two late first round picks, some people saying they're offering those up. >> we got number one, we got two in the 20's, now, package those, maybe get to the top ten for a second pick. >> i think something might happen tonight. >> you think so? bob, who are we taking? >> say ben, i saw, already had ben, ben socks, ready to go. >> really? >> ben socks? >> ben socks. >> where did you see those? bring them in? >> no, i saw it on social media there, tweeting. >> cool. >> schuylkill expressway, looking good at the moment. good morning, to wilmington, delaware, as we say hello to the sunrise, we will grab a cup of coffee, and come right back. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and tha

allen iverson 41. i never saw tom play in person. >> i haven't either. >> i want to talk about this or will we go to scott now? let get to scott. how are you today. >> how are you all. yesterday was a ten to day will be a nine. we have a slight chance for pop up showers during the afternoon but better chance for rainfall this week on wednesday. we will bump that up to 50 percent. only 10 percent chances for thursday and friday. pretty quiet week. great weather if you are heading to the polls. new jersey primary temperatures in the 70's this morning by noon. eighty. 86 degrees will be the high temperature and once again a slight chance for a spotty pop up shower but most of us will stay dry, a beautiful sunrise across the area again today. 71 degrees in center city. humidity 84 percent. humidity will be high ter day then yesterday because we will have some more moisture heading in our direction during the day but 07 in millville. seventy-three atlantic city. we have 63 in allentown. fifty-nine currently

allen iverson and dr.ay on hand taking part in the festivities in a few hours the draft gets underway. the sixers have been on the clock for several weeks now holding the first pick. >> seems like the choice is obvious but you never know until it becomes official. sean bell live in brooklyn with more on the draft. sean? >> reporter: that's right, iain. i'm in brooklyn at the nba draft, and the sixers seem like they've been waiting on this since '96. you said it mate not be obvious. it's obvious it's a done deal. it's a lock. ben simmons will be a sixer and everybody saying he might be the savor of the franchise. i say slow down, okay. the kid is young much he's 19. let him grow. let him be great but still he's going to be great this whole franchise is being turned arou around. simmons knows that there's a lot to be done, okay? he's going to come in and has to deal with a lot of the major guy that have been here this whole time, dominated this league. so he talks about going through this whole process and f

twenty years ago, they drafted allen iverson, with the number one overall pick, to give you quick look what's going on here at this draft party. take a look around. people just gathering, getting ready to get started here, the draft starts right about 7:00. expecting 6ers to make their pick around 7:30, meanwhile i mention iverson, talked to him 15 minutes ago, asked him what ben simmons to bring to this city. >> energy, somebody we know is going to come in here and give everything he got, leave it on the court every night, but that should be anybody, you know what i mean? so that's with a we are hoping for. >> we deserve it, you know what i mean? as sixers fans, we deserve excitement. and i think whatever direction they go, that's what it is going to bring, and these fans here, they deserve it. >> the one thing ben simmons should do is play hard every single night. meanwhile, fans are ready to get after here at eakin's oval, a lot of great entertainment like my man right here, let me see what you got, go on, on live tv, what you got? let's see. whoo, having a good night, draft night f

. >> in the words of allen iverson, we're talking about practice. >> yes, we are.oward has what's going on right and wrong in the eagles pre-season. >> it is not a game. it is practice. >> plus, they don't call him king james for nothing. down two games to nil, could king james rule in his home territory? >> ♪ >>> good morning, i'm howards eskin. we're already into june, phillies still can't hit. into june and the manager being forced to play ryan howard, he is still on the team, and he is hitting 150. yesterday the phillies may have lost a starting pitcher. going to citizens bank park, that was vince val he is quest, two pitches in the first inning, right biceps strain. whatever you might call it. well, in the sixth, with score one-nothing, chris bryant with a homerun. and the phillies lose to the cubs the score there eight to one. >> all right, the quarterback spoke yesterday. head coach doug pederson was asked about carson wentz throwing the deep balls at practice maybe too many times, sofas sam bradford, he likes the fact ex make more play calls. >> i think tha

tonight's nba draft, first time in 20 years and if you recall what happened back then they took allen iversonnd that change the course of the franchise. number one pick can absolutely do that. it looks like they are going to take this man right here his name is ben simmons. he went to lsu. averaged 19 points. twelve rebound. almost five assists per game at lsu in his freshman year. impressive player. 6-foot ten. 240-pound, plays point guard, power forward. so this is what the sixers likely have to look forward to. they have not announced anything just yet but ben simmons went on instagram the other day and pretty much say i will be a philadelphia 76ers. also if that doesn't happen by chance it doesn't happen, ben simmons is number one pick it would be brandon ingram from duke but it looks like brandon ingram a 6-foot nine forward, great shooter and defender, he will go number two to the los angeles lakers. so sixers fans you have to look forward to ben simmons likely being the number one pick in the draft, tonight, so it is a big night, and when it is a big night we bring out the stars and he

it's been 20 years since the sixers took allen iverson in the first round, first pick. tell me what this -- tell me what draft day is like for the player, and for the organization. >> well, for the player these days it's an exciting time. a culmination of years of work and preparation, how to speak to the media, how to prepare yourself for the public, how to be able to produce athletically what they want on the court. and to be chosenp in one of the two rounds is a dream come true. >> you talk about the pressure of coming in here to philadelphia. talk to us about the pressure. first of all, being the number one pick. is that different than being a number one pick. i think you were the fiving pick overall, but the number one pick, that's a different pressure, and playing in a city like philadelphia. >> philly is different. when i got traded to philly, the first press conference, i came from denver where they had like five reporters. there was a room of 30 or 40 people. as soon as i put my handkerchief to my forehead, click, click, everybody was taking pictures and the he

number one pick in the lottery another a that other number one pick was, of course, back in 1996, allen iverson is more coming up on cbs this morning. >> gayle king joins us live from new york. gayle, good morning good to he sue. >> good morning. good to be seen. hello brooke and jim. >> hello. >> i like to see you guys. ahead nora's interview with donald trump. he will tell us about his lack of campaign money, influence of his children and when he says he plans to act more presidential. how stars like cue the music, forum the one and only taylor swift and sir paul mccartney they are taking on you tube, we will explain what that means. ceo of the southwest airlines is here in studio 57. we will talk about airport security, long lines and why he wants to to keep checking bags free of charge. news is back in the morning. we will see new about ten minutes. actually nine minutes ain't counting. >> we will be watching, thanks, gayle. >>> if your summer is in need of plot twists, cbs has you covered. >> new series called american gothic premiers tonight, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao sat dow