little bro settle for nothing less than greatness, ben simmons. >> they are messing with our heads now yeah. >> at least we know they like each other did you see what cleveland put up their billboard, what a way to take it to another level. >> so you might see lebron in philly at some point. >> we might see lebron in philly, yes. >> so lets get back to the word of the day. we are revealing in pretzels one letter at a time our final ward of the day. we have had an m, we have had a d, and now a a. well, mad, dam, like i said. a d, m and a a. no word yet. it has to do with ireland. okay. >> people are guessing, sue. >> yes. >> we may need a dam with all this rain. >> that is much more fun then dealing with this weather. storm just off the coast throwing back precipitation and wait until you see how high wins will get. we >>> we have got pounding win, damaging win, coastal flooding , some snow in parts of our area. it is a nasty 24 hours. we will sit here with you. >>> turf war between philadelphia's police union and cities new district attorney, what was said at a recent training program

ben simmons leading the fast break. down three in the third, 23 for embodyemdiid.to play simmons he pours 15 99-96 sixers. minutes later, give and go. sixers win in front of a raucous crowd. >> i was excited doing whatever we have going in general last year. to the ice, the flyers are headed to florida. catching sun rays are not on the agenda. flyers skated in voorhees head of the lied lightning. flyers know a challenge awaits them. >> trying to make a push for the playoffs. one of the best teams in the league. we have been playing good hockey. we know we can play better. >> phillys and rays in spring training scott kingery making his case to be on the roster. 4: sample, phillies win 9-2. exciting college basketball coming up after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, sir lose-a-lot! thy armor was forged by a feeble-fingered peasant woman... your mom! fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> fourth ranked villanova wraps up tomorrow at home against georgetown. cats need a win. >> tournam und tony >> carr: car ferkt pass. penn state beats the b

ben simmons leading the fast break. down three in the third 23 for embodyemdiid.er four minutes to play, simmons he pours 15, 99-96 sixers. minutes later, give and go. sixers win in front of a raucous crowd. >> i was excited doing whatever we have going in general last year. to the ice, the flyers are headed to florida. catching sun rays are no on the agenda. flyersn voorhees head lied lightning. flyers know a challenge awaits them. >> trying to make a push for the playoffs. one of the b teams in the we have been playing good hockey. we know we can play better. >> phillys and rays in spring training, scott kingery making his case to be on the sample, ph >> fourth ranked villanova wraps up tomorrow at home against georgetown. a win. big ten tournament under way. arer penn state beats the buck with the bawl, acreson wit the basket. jail stuns them 87-89. >> the newest player boris a midfielder from czech republic on loan from china.'s a play maker going. >> i felt interest. that's important for the player. you want to play for the club that wants you. the thing i ke

ben simmons named the rooky of the month. scored 18. sixers up 91-85.er, joel embiid shows off the touch. 17 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. sixers win 108-97. >> flyers ended february on a high. six straight victories looking for number seven tonight at home against the hurricanes. picking up the action second period. justin williams second goal of the game, 3-0 hurricanes. same in the third period, travis, 16th goal of the year, 3-1 game. the defense is not there. peter faces 35 shots. the win streak snapped. flyers lose 4-1. >> still ahead here in sports, philly's pitching staff continues to struggle. saquon >> let's talk about the filthies. phillies. they lost today. fourth inning, down 2-0. phillys pull to within one run. too bad the pitching staff gives up five in the afternoon. zach serving up to tyler in the sixth inning. phillys lose 6-4. penn state fans have a vested interest in the scouting combine. nittany lions saquon barkley drills tomorrow. today bench pressed 225-pounds 29 times. jim, is that a warm upset for you? barclay going seco

simmons. joel with 14 rebounds, sixers within three. they're up one and big bens going to dunk again. 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists for simmons. sixers win 110-99. brown gets a big hug from eagles star brandon graham right there. ilyasova a big night. >>> aaron nolan is the opening starter. take a look. struggles a little bit. gives up a single to in the second. allows two runs over three innings. but picked up by scott kingery. scott, his third home run in 12 at bats. he's batting over .400 and is probably going to start the season in triple a. phillies win 9-2. >>> penn state, here's the basic reaction from the nfl combine. wow. barkley ran a 4.4140 yard bash. among the best for the running backs. he could be a top five pick. but for eagles fans the giants have the second overall pick. >>> villanova finishes the regular season tonight against georgetown. could be the last home game for two juniors. take a look. this is mckale bridges and bronson to be the player of the year. the two leading scorers, are they going to the nba? >> both of them have great oppor

ben simmons named the rooky of the month. scored 18. sixers up 91-85.the touch. 17 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. sixers win 108-97. >> flyers ended february on a high. six straight victories looking for number seven tonight at home against the hurricanes. picking up the action second period. justin williams second goal of the game, 3-0 hurricanes. same in the third period, travis, 16th goal of the year, 3-1 game. the defense is not there. peter faces 35 shots. the win streak snapped. flyers lose 4-1. >> still ahead here in sports, philly's pitching staff continues to struggle. saquon barkley puts on the show at the combine. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's aroundnope. somewhere. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. save energy and money. peco. the future is on. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breatfifteen percent or more. >> let's talk about the filthies. phillies. they lost today. fourth inning, down 2-0. phill

but the sixers never got the memo and iverson in the house and saw a good one and mcconnell and ben simmonsp a dozen and simmons 16 points and fourth quarter robert covington 5, 3 and sixers up by 15 later simmons gives it to joel embiid it's a dunk party and embiid scored 18 sixers win 128-114. flyers hoping to regain the form and will take a losing streak tomorrow against the pittsburgh penguins and wayne simmons was expected to return to the line up tomorrow he was out with an upper body injury and simmons is feeling good. >> i just want to see if i can come in and help the boys and make an impact. >> he is a big part of our team so it will look good, he is you know i believe he is ready to go and it's nice to have him back in the line up. >> hosted troops with lake hurst and had lunch exchanged stories and it was hard to tell who was in more awe of the other and phillies had a day off from grape fruit league and will host the red sox college basketball is about to get real fun real quick conference tournaments underway and the big one tomorrow and two seat villa nova no action until thu

. >>> look no further than ben simmons for the odds on favorite for rookie of the year. eastern conference rookie of the month and they will visit the cavs tonight and speak s ing of the cavs where will lebron james land? there was word he was in the area to explore private schools for his children and you put the rumor to rest today. >> pennsylvania? >> no. what are you talking about? no. over the all-star break i was on vacation and went to los angeles. >> like big foot sightings. heed hot flyers host carolina and they are riding a six game win street and ten of their last 11 and sit behind the caps in their decision. lets hopech is as good as february. >> we had a good month and played some good hockey and couldn't come at a better time and h build off this. o baseball winning games it not the ultimate goal of spring training and that said they have not won many games. phillies and yankees fourth inning the first shot and the phils pull within one. too bad the philliesitching staff gives off five homers in the afternoon and thes lose nion kicks off the season saturday

throwing it up for ben simmons, sxien fourth quarter, joel going one-on-one, with the jay, sixers are in pretty, pretty -- queen city. embiid with 18, robert covington with the best since early december, 22, the sixers shooting 50% from the field and they win it by 14, they remain six in the east. 65 degrees with a light breeze out of the northwest. the phils are off tonight, but that's the weather report for clearwater florida for the fightins will take on the red sox. opening day in 23 days. >>> flyers on the ice getting ready for tomorrow's match-up with the penguins, wayne simmons with an upper body injury expected back at the center, dave hextall said the team is only focused on one thing's >> it's an important game, i'm not -- we're not looking for any measuring sticks, we're looking for two points and this group is focused on the things we need to do in order to go out and and get two points against a pretty good good team and in our own building. >> after practice the fly guys welcome special guests from joint base maguire dix. service members stationed were treated to a meal,

ben simmons was named the eastern conference rookie of the month. sixers win over james 108-# 97. is the in trouble in[inaudible]. >> that was the moment a college basketball player was reunited with his mother after spending five careers apart. he came to jacksonville to pay for the men's state basketball team. his mom was able to watch him play from the team's conference tournament. his mother is from lithuania. >> that was great they did that. >> reporter: nice to be reunited. looking live at 202 at county line road in chalfonte. the roads are wet, if you look under the streetlight it's coming down out there. so, be careful as you travel out there. mall functioning traffic lights northeast philadelphia at the boulevard, dave. >> reporter: we have rain pushing off to the northeast, bothering folks in southern bucks county, trenton and burlington county. there's yellow creeping up into burlington county out of camden county. points to the west are better off. most of this is rain, but we have reports of wet snow mixing in west of philadelphia. that of course is going to be an iss

throwing it up for ben simmons, sxien fourth quarter, joel going one-on-one, with the jay, sixers areetty -- queen city. embiid with 18, robert covington with the best since early december, 22, the sixers shooting 50% from the field and they win it by 14, they remain six in the east. 65 degrees with a light breeze out of the northwest. the phils are off tonight, but that's the weather report for clearwater florida for the fightins will take on the red sox. opening day in 23 days. >>> flyers on the ice getting ready for tomorrow's match-up with the penguins, wayne simmons with an upper body injury expected back at the center, dave hextall said the team is only focused on one thing's >> it's an important game, i'm not -- we're not looking for any measuring sticks, we're looking for two points and this group is focused on the things we need to do in order to go out and and get two points against a pretty good good team and in our own building. >> after practice the fly guys welcome special guests from joint base maguire dix. service members stationed were treated to a meal, autographs fr

that's ben simmons 18-9-8 and watch jojo with game and bounce fading away and shades it and hakeem 17 points and 14 boards and sixers would add taunt right there show you what he did. is sixers win 108-97. >> flyers back in action and looking for their 7th straight win. orange and plaque hosting carolina. south philadelphia we go. painful momentty start. blocked with his knee. ouch. you feel it will for him. did play 20 minute in the game though. former flier justin williams picks up twelfth of season and second of game. it's 3 love carolina and shawn to travis and connect me and he connects. flyers make it 3-1. carolina clamping down on defense and going right down the ice to score again. that's sebastian's 23rd. flyers lose 4-1 six game winning street is next. >> philly have a couple of tricks up their sleeve. insider john paul merosi said phils had contact with two of the top remaining free agents on the markets and both are pitcherss. they may have contacted jake arrieta and lance lynn. they enter spring training with lowest payroll commitment this season. spring training baseball

but the sixers never got the memo and iverson in the house and saw a good one and mcconnell and ben simmonsd simmons 16 points and fourth quarter robert covington 5, 3 and sixers up by 15 later simmons gives it to joel embiid it's a dunk party and embiid scored 18 sixers win 128-114. flyers hoping to regain the form and will take a losing streak tomorrow against the pittsburgh penguins and wayne simmons was expected to return to the line up tomorrow he was out with an upper body injury and simmons is feeling good. >> i just want to see if i can come in and help the boys and make an impact. >> he is a big part of our team so it will look good, he is you know i believe he is ready to go and it's nice to have him back in the line up. >> hosted troops with lake hurst and had lunch exchanged stories and it was hard to tell who was in more awe of the other and phillies had a day off from grape fruit league and will host the red sox in clear water. >> the challenges of this year's big tournament.

ben simmons had 18, nine and eight, but then watch jo-jo clutch, 101, shades of akeem, had 17-point, win, on the road, 108-97. let's switch gearsment the flyers back in action, looking for their seventh straight win the orange and black hosting carolina. south philadelphia we go. painful moment to start. ivan blocks that shot with his knee. oh, he's in pain. he did say and play 20 minute. flyers early hold, second period we go, justin williams, former flyer right there. twelfth of the season, second of the game, three- nothing carolina. back with the flyers, trying get on the board, sean to travis with this. flyers make it three it one. the carolina clamming down on defense, sebastian gets his 23rd of the season. the flyers losing four to one your final score. >> hey the sixers back in action tonight. they host charlotte at the center. that's all for sport. i'm don bell, have a great day >> well, coming up in our next half hour of "eyewitness news ," we will tell you about the new area code going into service tomorrow. >> of course tracking today's coastal storm as it heads our way,

first quarter, tj mcconnell, the alley-oop to ben simmons a little bit behind him but it does not matter. 16 points, 13 assists. look at that with the left arm. then, jj reddick beating the buzzer. remember when he played college ball at duke? hearing it from a north carolina fan. look at him shouting at the fan. i can shoot. see me? let's go to the fourth, joel embiid trying to guard kemba walker. but, he tells everybody, silence is golden. 18 points for joel. sixers beat the hornets. joel had just four points at the half but the sixers scored 71 at the half. that is a good sign. >> i'm glad i got my teammates, they've got my back. and they have been carrying us and it's good to know that going into the playoffs. >> yeah, when he's not playing well, the sixers play well, they win. flyers and penguins, big rivalry night. look who is back at practice today, he should be back tomorrow night, it's good to see wayne simmonds. he has missed his teammates with that upper body injury, that pesky upper body injury. i'm john clark. we are right back. i see other carriers touting their unlimited p

no need to plead to the heavens not what you have ben simmons leading the fast break. sixers down in the third. a tighter game in the 4th quarter, sixers up a deuce. one-point game, simmons scores 15. sixers 99-96. loments later, they -- moments later, they play the give and go game. they win in front of a ruckus crowd. >> it's great to have him back, i told him let's do whatever we have going in our last year, it's nice to have him back, he play great. >> flyers are in florida, but catching sun rays is not on the agenda. they have a pair of games against teams with winning records. flyers skated in voorhees against this this -- ahead of te afternoon game against the lightning, they play back-to-back games against the panthers. >> they are pushing for the playoffs, tampa is one of the teams in the league. we are playing good hockey, but we know we can play better. >> flyers looking good, phillies look good yesterday. phillies and rays in spring training. third homerun of the spring. phillies win 9-2. union introduced their new player yesterday, 29-year-old mid fielder

no need to plead to heaven not when you have ben simmons leading the fast break, 23 for joel. sixers deuce. simmons scores 15. 99-96. moments later they play the give and go game. they win in front of a ruckus crowd. >> it's great to have him back, i said let's do whatever we have going enjoy our last year. it's nice to have him back. >> flyers are in florida but catching sun rays is not on the agenda. the flyers skated in voorhees yesterday ahead of the this afternoon's game against the lightning. the second half of the back-to-back tomorrow against the panthers. they know what challenge awaits them. >> they are playing good hockey, trying to make a push to the playoffs, and tampa is one of the best teams in the league. it's good to see where we stand. we've been playing good hockey, but we know we can play better. >> reporter: flyers looking good phillies looked good yesterday. phillies and rays third homerun of the spring, phillies win 9-2. union introduce their new player 29-year-old player from the czech republic. he is a play maker, he is anxious to get going. >> i felt

rockets went on to win their 14th straight game --lebron james taking ben simmons...l embiid and 76ers in cleveland. --we pick it up in the fourth lebron slams it down cavs down by eleven james... 30 points... 9 rebounds... 8 assists --joel embiid puts the game away with a fadeway jumper embiid... 17 points... 14 rebounds... 6 assists simmons... 18 points... 9 rebounds... 8 assists -- philadelphia wins 108-97 cleveland has lost 3 of their last 5 uber is rolling out a new service.... how the company will help you get to your doctor. (steve) my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better califor

flyers traveled to cleveland, and i have to say, almost felt like an auditionment take a look, ben simmons 18 points, nine rebounds, eight assists cents. embiid has faced labron in the all-star game had his 32nd double double of the season. labron had 30 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and, i don't know, just my opinion, but he would look good in a sixers uniform, sixers beat the calves 108-97 and they play the horn nets south philly tonight. >> after the game embiid added some fuel to the fire. tweeting this picture of him: chumming it up with labron with the caption trust the process. always a great time playing against one of the best ever to play the game. look closely at the hashtag. summer 2018 goals. >> oh, embiid of course likely referring to the free agency period that begins on july 1st that's when teams can officially sign free agents like labron, this is getting real interesting. and you know there were rumors , jim, that labron had a rep in town checking out high schools for his son. >> well -- >> so stay tuned. >> getting interested. >> first the eagles, next the sixers

he had 30 points, sixers had a better team, ben simmons was named rookie of the month earlier in the day slams two of his 18-points and then iced thing off how about jj reddick let sixers with 22, they beat cavilers 108-97. >>> flyers with the six game winning streak taking on carolina last night, yeah, three to nothing to start the third here comes trav i can conn net any and we have a hockey game until otto makes it four-one. justin williams with the two goals and an assist. canes end winning streak four- one. >>> phillies taking on yankees in clearwater, miguel andero1 of their four home runs on the day, this one off paveta, yankees roll over phillies six -four. that is sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek. >> thanks, shredder on that one. >>> we have this dangerous coastal storm we are dealing with affecting everybody in the whole area. >> we are clicking through our cameras. we will see much of the same this morning. reading good morning to you. 4:26 here. we are gearing up for that nor'easter. we will update wet -- weather and traffic. >> i want to bring you to our camera at

because ben simmons taking advantage, and next possession , joel, nice pass to a cutting one, 18-pointh. the sixers win again, 110-99. >> hey, the flyers will spend the weekend in florida. this afternoon they take on the lightning, who had the best record in the league, and tomorrow they hook up with the panthers. and this trip to florida means it is a homecoming for shane. he went from marjorie stone mal douglas high school for two years, as you know, 17 people were killed by a shooter there. shane is impressed by the members of the hockey team who won the state championship. and he plans to meet with them after tomorrow's game. >> spring training baseball now, phils and raids, aaron nola on the bump. nice playwrite there. nola gave up two runs, three innings of work, in the third, put down the glove, picks up the bat and he's gone two run shot to right. the phils snapping five game losingtrnine to two. the final score, the fighting 's host the pirates this afternoon. ivyoo to win the regular season title without help, they had to win their final two games. the quakers taking on yalen

sixers snapping a two game losing streak ben simmons had 18 board, nine board, eight assists against mes called ben his young king. embiid hit this fade away jay to ice the game. joe joe says he felt like kobe the sixers, win by 11. >> we feel like we're not skipping steps, small things matter detail of which we're trying to do stuff matters, and they are aware of it, and this is what we're trying to sort of center our world on as this season unfolds, it is getting really good defensively about the details of what matters most and i thought tonight we did some of that. >> late game antics in the game last night, but with the game already decided dario czarrish dunked instead of running out thelo jordan clarkson threw the ball at dario. clarkson was eject. unwritten rule in the nba in that situation, you don't pile on the points. the homey apologized for the f opa. >> surprised, we're nba to be mad at something like that, for me, it is like, i want to say i apologize, to the organization, to them, to the fans, it is in the intentional , i just didn't think. >> man up, like so what you

ben simmons just named rookie of the month shows you why. he had 18 points right there.j reddick the veteran he led the sixers with 22. sixers win, 108-97. >>> flyers with that six game win streak ton night a chance to move back into first place in the metropolitan division tough game against carolina that came in with six game losing streak. flyers down two hoy zero make it three-zero. justin williams. carolina rolling. flyers get a spark early third period. here they come. travis with goal. three-one game in plenty of time, uh-huh. sebastian with the goal right there. williams with two goals and assist winning streak over at six. carolina wins four hoy one. >> we didn't have a lot of energy tonight. there's no -- there's no excuse for that. that's simply the fact. that's how the game was for us. got to take it for what it is. got to make sure we flip the page real quick here. going into a back to back down in florida. >>> speaking of florida phillies this afternoon again the yankees gave up four homeruns one by miguel, wind was blowing yankees took advantage and beat t

joel embiid scored 18 points and potential rookie of the year ben simmons added 16.ixers win 128-114. >> kind of exciting to see a.i. in the crowd. like that. all right. it is 6:20 and today's nor'easter is just starting to take shape. this is a live look here from route one in langhorne, bucks county. what we're seeing around a lot of region, you see the accumulation on the side of the roads and sort of a wet slushy mix on the road itself as the precipitation continues to come down. send us your snow photos and videos. you might see them on 6abc. send them to #6abc on social media. arthritis with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage, and clear skin imany adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for psoriatic arthritis. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood,iver, and nerv

ben fast break. 23 for joel. tighter game iner. one point game, simmons 15. 99-96. moments later they play the give and go game.n 110-99. >> it's great to have him back, i told him let's do whatever we have going enjoying the career, nice to back. he plays great. >> flyers in florida, they have are a pair of games with teams in winning records. the flyers skated in voorhees th the back-to-back tomorrow against the panthers. they know cha them.eed hockey florida making a push for the playoffs, and tampa one of the best teams in the league. we'll see where we stand we've hockey, but we know we can play better. flyers looking good. phillies looked good yesterday, rays, phillies win 9-2. >>> union introduced their newest player yesterday a mid fielder from the czech republic on lone from a club in china. >> i felt an interest that's important for the player you want to play for the club who wants you. the one thing i kept stressing ng to be programmed to g you tan catch the union in their season opener tonight against the revolution the game will air on our sister station phl17. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. that's

mcconnell feeds simmons he goes left handed for the ally-oop. sam he had 16 points did ben 16 threes. robert covington had 22. and iced things off yo joe joel embiid up top for 18 points. sixers back on track tonight looked better beat the hornets 128-14. >>> flyers had a weekend road trip to forget lost back to back games down in in order. saturday in tampa. sunday in miami. all told they're losing streak is at three games. dave hexitol gave the flyers the day off monday to regroup. flyers back on the ice at practice to get ready for the penguins tomorrow night at the wells fargo center. help on the way there. wayne simmons he's missed the last seven games with an injury. expected to play tomorrow. >> i think the boys played well& um, you know, but like said it's nice to come back in and lend a helping hand. we're making a push right now. hopefully we're trying to finish first in our division. >> after practice members of the military guests of the flyers in the dressing room. lots of autographs a few selfies and the smiles flyers their way of saying thank you. >>> phillie