taking on the celtics, so much excitement and expectations for this team, and especially for coach brett brownthis is going to be year five of the process, brett has not had much to work with in his first four years, his record 75-254. now he has a healthy joel embiid, ben simmons and markelle fultz. you have the team that has a direction, and foundation. >> this crowd that we will go play in front of in here, it is loud, it is proud. good for them. good for them. we want to give them something to cheer for and cheer about. rarely has it been any simpler then just spilling your guts on the floor and playing hard. >> we have eagles getting ready for that huge game monday night down in washington linebacker michael kendricks, limited in practice today, but lets go back to the great game, the way they started the season, down in washington, and these two met in week number one where eagles won this game 30-17. carson wentz threw for 307- yard, two touchdowns, let me tell you, he expects another tough, hard for the game monday night. >> big test for us, without a doubt we know week number one we d

. >> lucy, joel embiid got real today about brett brown's minute restriction for him. hear the not so nice words embiid had for him ahead in sports. when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. >>> happening right now, local parents tell us they're worried about sending their children to school. so they're reaching out to fox 29 basically begging for help. >> they say their teens were randomly targeted and attacked. our joyce evans talk to those parents and the philadelphia school district. live now in west oak lane. joyce? >> reporter: well, lucy and iain, the parents and the students say this has been on-going problem for the past couple of ye

around today oh, no missing practice today because of a sprained ankle and rehab on his knee and brett brownects him to practice tomorrow and be ready for the opener but with his injury history and everything he has gone through any time he is not on the court for practice you get concerned right. >> absolutely and during the preseason games when he goes down and he is slow to get up i'm sure i'm not the only one holding my breath. >> he admitted so he kind of holds his breath. >> the guy played 31 games since he was drafted in 2014 but sixers do not appear to be that worried and gave him a five year contract somewhere in 48 million and fingers crossed and hope he plays at least 60 of 82 games. >> they need him if they are a playoff contender. top draft pick may not be ready for prime time coach brown indicated that fulz will not likely be on the starting line up wednesday night and he will begin the season by coming off the bench. >> you want him to be healthy but you think here we go again but he played in two preseason games because of shoulder and knee injuries this preseason and probabl

brett brown expects him to be able to be ready wednesday night. these are the bare feet of joel, shooting threes after practice today. rested his knee and ankle. brett brown says joel should return to practice and play wednesday night. foltz practicing today. said he shoulder has been bothering him so he changed his free throw shooting form. it sounds like markelle won't start the season opener. i'm john clark. we're right back. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest heart failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious

he'll let brett brown know so he's on a minutes planned. take a look at joel warming up. he said he's going to play tonight but he's not going to play tomorrow night. he is not playing back to backs just yet. joel is now surrounded by ben simmons and fults. what a lineup and they can't wait for the atmosphere tonight here at the wells fargo center. >> we're passionate. just me going out there, playing hard. making plays just to get them off their seats cheering, yelling like going crazy. i just love that type of atmosphere. >> they show so much love. i've never seen that much support with a team. that's the biggest thing. >> sixers fans have been waiting for this moment. the sixers have the worst record in the nba over the last four years. take a look at fans pregame. they trust the process. >> trust the process! trust the process! >> joining those fans is former sixers first round pick from 1994 sharrone wright. she he's excited. >> the group is always trusting the process. >> always. >> and then so i said i notice that they kicked everybody out who don't support, you ge

. ♪ >>> joel embiid is not happy about head coach brett brown restricting his minutes.a rather colorful response to it today. but here's the thing. his opinion doesn't really matter right now. joel embiid should be seeing season and here's why. most every athlete tell you they're fine when they aren't. these guys love their sport. they love to play it, they want to play it, of course, they're going to say they feel good to go when they aren't. you know who can tell you if a player is good to go? doctors. i am not craze so for saying that brett brown should trust his doctors when they say be cautious with embiid especially when the guy is one of the most injury prone players in the nfba. i mean he's only played 31 games in thee seasons for a reason. so you can swear all you what happened, embiid, but you need to be healthy to be one of the best biggs in this league much the sixer are doing the right thing by keeping him off the floor to for a bit it's the only way they can make sure he gets back in when they really need him. >> you know what i'm right there with you on t

brett brown is entering his fifth season with the sixers.his is by far the best collection of talent he's been given given many expect the sixers to challenge for a playoff spot this season. coach is on board with that. >> i feel greedy, too, like we want to make the playoffs and i look over and i have, you know, two young guys that have never played a real second of nba basketball and you see it. you see it all the time. we've seen it in preseason. they're young. >> to football the eagles long weekend is just about over. tomorrow they will begin preparing for monday night's matchup with washington. malcolm jenkins is spending his final off day doing good. tonight jenkins is hosting his fourth annual blitz bow ties bourbons. money raised will help make a positive change in the lives of youth. as for football, the eagles safety lovers what his quarterback carson wentz has been able to accomplish in year two. >> what do you see for him. >> i mean, yeah, the biggest thing is maturation process has been fun to watch. he came in to the league alr

brett brown is going with his same five starters as he did in the opener on wednesday down in d.c.mbiid is looking to build off those 27 minutes when he scored 18 points. look, this entire sixers team, they haven't seen anything like this. a place this loud, this buzzing, this excited for an opener and a long time. listen. >> this crowd that we will go play in front of in here is loud and it's proud. and good for them. good for them. and we want to give them something to cheer for. >> man, the atmosphere and they been waiting all year to really see what we have been doing tonight they get a chance to see what everything has been about. >> it's going to be huge especially since it's our second game. we want to get our first win under our belts. having home support is always great. >> reporter: sixers fans will get their first look at ben simmons as we get a look at robert covington who scored a game high 29 points in the opener. sixers-celtics less than an hour away. jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> thanks jeff. >>> the magnitude of monday night's game cannot be under stated

hear how brett brown is restricting his minutes in sports. paulsboro's a very proud community. it's been on the decline with the closing of the refineries and there's no jobs in the community. if there's no jobs, there's no education, there's no food on the table. what's important is the children. steve sweeney... he fought for 'em. this is where he's from. steve sweeney's been here since the beginning. steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back. ♪ >>> the latest shot has been fired in the heated debate over philadelphia's controversial sweetened beverage tax. survey released by the city's controller's office shows philly businesses forced to levee the tax are taking a beating. >> yeah but the controller alan butkovitz has been a vocal critic of the tax since day one. our bruce gordon joins us live in studio. >> reporter: yeah, well, i tell was folks let's start with the fact that most philadelphians like the idea that the money fro

brett brown called his censer the difference maker. >> sixers and seltzer, cleans the glass. to the second, ben simmons penetrates 15 for him. sixers lose 113-96. >> the eagles might be shorthanded for's game against carolina. right track will going through the concussion protocol. carson wentz threw 304-yards and a career high four touchdowns. eagles are feeling handsome these days. coach pederson wants them to keep their egos in check. >> those are the things we have to guard against as we go, complacency. it's my job to keep them grounded and focused and come to work everyday prepared. it's what you are seeing even in the last couple of weeks. still ahead in sports, playoff >> an interesting name has surfaced in the phillies managerial search, but it's a familiar name, william amaro junior. he is currently the red sox first base coach. >> astros looking to eliminate boston, 5-4. rbi double, astros win 5-4. yankees won tonight to tie the series. the cubs beat the mets, 2-1. >> wayne simmons is off to a great start. today simmons was named third star of the week. it's nice.

. >> ducis, sixer head coach brett brown told the team he was proud of them. down 12 late in the game on the opener against one of the best in the co conference, fight baco take the lead. they feel a few improvements and they'll win the games. >> you have joel out there that hasn't practiced much. >> do you feel this team is close to being really special? >> i think we have a chance. we are young and learning to play with each other. >> we have a lot to improve on. for us to do that tonight, we'll be good. >> joel embiid taking it a step further. he believes they can stack up the team. he didn't play a full game, 27 minutes, more than expected, but still, they don't have this guy. there are other players at full strength and playing the first game today. this team is on the rise. jeff skversky "action news." >> thank you so much. we'll see more sixers friday against boston. >> thank you. two straight days of cloudy skies as temperatures bounce back from this chill. cecily tynan is here with what comes next in the accuweather forecast. >> what a week. yesterday

brett brown breaks down his minutes restrictions next up in sports. >>> good morning i'm kristin rodgersthe eagles back to work to start game pope for the redskins but before that malcolm jenkins hosted charity event and discussed how eagles got to five-one. >> we have, players, stepping up, that younger players, backups, step up and play a big role. we have our eagles fan base stepping up. all these road games felt like home games. we will just keep pulling on everybody, to play their part. >>> sixers open up on wednesday, head coach brett brown says joel embiid will be on a minute restriction somewhere in the teens, as season gets underway. >> i didn't know about that, that is disappointing. i feel great. hopefully that changes, based on some more practices. >> alcs astros at yankees five to nothing new york in the fourth all rise aaron judge, three run home run, yankees win eight-16789 houston lead two-one. that is your morning sports. i'm kristin rodgers. >>> thanks, kristin. big story coming up at 4:30 fleeing the flames. >> fires sweep through an apartment building in new jersey se

brett brown breaks down his minute restrictions next up in sports.so i'm calling to see if you can help me save on my energy bill. we can do that. great. i live in a post-war, pre-war, mid-century home and the heating system is a turbine, hvac, reverse hydrogen, boiler pipe unit. well sir, peco can visit your home and show you how to save up to 20% a year. ♪ hmmmm. you don't have to be an expert. because now peco will visit your home and help you save. peco. the future is on. >>> good morning aim kristin rodgers. the sixers get their season underway on wednesday but joel embiid might not see that much game time. head coach brett brown said he will be restrict in the teens that does not make embiid happy. >> i didn't know about that, but that is disappointing. i feel great. hopefully that changes, based on after this practice and most practices. >> eagles have the day off on monday, malcolm jenkins took that time to host a charity event and talked about how eagles were able to get to five-one. >> the good thing is we have had players step up that youn

brett brown i don't want to hear that because the east is awful. >> not like unicorn thing. >> no. >>ood day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly. they have your weather and traffic covered all morning. p://www.evertz.com>[a5df] announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: sadly as we knew, tom petty died last night. and the tributes have been pouring in. and coldplay did a nice one last night. ♪ >> i think it's a tibute to how much everybody loved tom petty. that kidrock and lin-manuel miranda tweeted about how much they loved him. it was cool. >> his hollywood star says tom petty and the heartbreakers. did paul mccartney have one that said paul mccartey or paul mccartney and the beatles. >> the beatles had a separate one from paul mccrtney. >> we got john cena out. there are reports bradley cooper has been tapped to play vine mcmahon in a biopic about his life. >> do you think bradley cooper is too cuteto play vince mcmahon? >> and they're going to sensationalize it. harvey: so it is not authorized? >> it is authorized harvey: i got it. vince is like who do you want to

brett brown called his censer the difference maker. >> sixers and seltzer, cleans the glass.mmons penetrates 15 for him. sixers lose 113-96. >> the eagles might be shorthanded for's game against carolina. right track will going through the concussion protocol. carson wentz threw 304-yards and a career high four touchdowns. eagles are feeling handsome these days. coach pederson wants them to keep their egos in check. >> those are the things we have to guard against as we go, complacency. it's my job to keep them grounded and focused and come to work everyday prepared. it's what you are seeing even in the last couple of weeks. still ahead in sports, playoff baseball. we have that as well. tomorrow on "action news" morning, the feds cracking down on payday lenders. >> when does the humidity go away? check the forecast and wake up to what's happening on "action news" morning. ♪ (cheering) a triangle solo? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money sam and yohanna saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. it's been on the decline w

embiid was the big story because brett brown initially said embiid's minutes would be in the teen, butd about 26 minutes against washington. he scored 18 points is and pulled down 13 rebounds. today he was asked how he's feeling. >> yesterday i played and i feel like my body is doing good today. so i feel like i will play depending on how i feel. i feel like i'm better. >> that's sports. nbc 10 news is coming right back. when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. >>> the beautiful weather continuings. tomorrow we end with 73 e degrees. few clouds at night. we drop down a couple degrees for the overnight low, but look at the weekend ahad. sun with a few clouds.

solid showing and they lost but all five starters, ben simmons scored 18 points in his debut and brett brown left with hope and promise. >> this was the most encouraging opening day i have had since i have been here. the base is in place. and we'll grow from that. >> to the ice. the flyers will host the predators tonight and the orange and black have redemption on their minds, they gave up three unanswered goals last year. and today ed snider was immorealized. the sat you was unveiled outside of the wells fargo center. and the 50th anniversary of the flyer first home game. >>> and penn state is itching for a rematch with michigan, they were embarrassed 49-10, and fans are camping outside for the whiteout and espn college game day will be there this weekend but the coach will not be distracted by any of that. >> the whiteout awesome but our focus is on our preparation our normal week of preparation, i feel like the players are locked in and a really good opponent coming to town. and great history and tradition like we do. and it should be a heck of a game. >> this team's big ten match-up is s

brett brown he'll love it if the sixers can get their first w. sixers have not won in a home opener in three years looking to end that tonight against the celtics tonight. jeff skversky channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, can't wait, jeff. thank you. >>> and sports fans have another big game this weekend. penn state plays michigan in a prime time big 10 matchup. it plays out right here on 6abc. penn state the second ranked team in america will try to fend off the number 19 wolverines. michigan is that ranked number nine. michigan is has a tough road ahead of them as they travel to beefer stadium to pay under the lights surrounded by a whiteout in happy valley. watch the big game right here on 6abc saturday night. kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. >> yeah, that's an exciting matchup. >> yeah. >> time for the action news traffic report on a friday. >> friday. >> friyay! >> choir of angels, matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center. >> sigh of relief. we made it, yes. a le of relief on the regional rails brian and alicia. coming to

brett brown squad. the second game for bernie system mondays, scores and tjay mcconnell five assists and five turnovers in 23 minutes. boston beat the sixers 110-102. they're now 0 and two, >>> eagles fletcher cox will miss the second straight game with a calf injury, wendell smallwood with a knee >> it's time for the friday football frenzy. hey, lesley. thank you, ladies. week five of the friday football frenzy, we have several teams from around the area making the debut. edison visiting palumbo. breaking multiple tackles to get in. palumbo wins 56-0. lincoln at george washington could be the best run of the day unless you're george washington, sam carr running through right over the other team breaking multiple tackles and he'll go the distance for the touchdown. lincoln wins 48-22. strawberry mansion at roxboro. and darnell sweeney says, i'm going to do this by myself, scrambles in for the score, mansion will win 32-10. >>> marple newtown at garnet valley and the jaguars coming on the field of the br

it's even more problem brett brown didn't actually force him to go down low and that's why jahlil okafortting any burn right now. because brown they don't do anything to match that skill set to help that out to make people go down low. i saw brook lopez of the lakers last night acting like he was kobe bryant the biggs in this league stop acting like small guys. be bigs. get down low and go to work. dawn? >> all right, thank you sean. >>> a bagel worth a thousand dollars or at least that's what the restaurant says. take look at this breakfast it comes topped with white truffle cream cheese, go chi berry infused riesling jam and gold leaf of course. it's sold at the weston new york hotel in times square with the purpose of helping others 100% of proceeds will go to holy apostle soup kitchen new yok's largest emergency food program. >> wow. >> good cause but a pricey bagel. >> better eat all that bagel. >> that did do it for tonight at 11:00. have a great night. we're back here at 7am for "good day philadelphia" weekend. scott will have great looking weekend forecast when he sees you tomorr

a minute restriction tonight and around the 16 minute mark give or take according to head coach brett brown, having said that embiid and company are as excited as ever to get is the season rolling. >> i love it. i embrace all of that. i was made for that and love the pressure. i love it. and fans should be happy. and we are all so young and basketball is going to be fun. >> they are excited. we all sit in the hotel rooms and watch the two great games last night and it's on our doorstep and here it is. >> and here is jj reddick taking free throws at the foul line. the newcomer the best three-point shooter in the nba the last two years and markelle fultz will come off the bench and he grew up in this area and his mom and family and friends will be in the suite tonight and making the debut with the one and only ben him simmons what a show it should be tonight. jeff skversky. >> all right we'll talk to you after the game. the sixers wizards game tips off at 7:00 p.m. over on espn. the other reason we are excited around here the eagles, they are 5-1 and tops in the nfl and monday night they host

brett brown shaved his beard. clean shaven today. that look is gone.les back to workç today. good news, lane johnson is back. he's out of the concussion protocol. he will return monday night in washington. the eagles are 5-1, best record in the nfc. now carson wentz is vegas's favorite to be the nfl's mvp. hopefully the eagles come back monday just as hungry. it's doug's job to keep the players humble. here are the players today. >> you just got to stay grounded and humble. make sure that the guys in that room are on the same page. all the guys in the building are on the same page. >> we were 3-1 last year. that didn't play out too well for us. that's in the back of everyone's minds at the end of the day too. >> fliers hoping to win two straight at home hosting the panthers. they won all three against them last season. they are coming off one of the best home openers ever. the captain had two goals, two assists. the top line, 10 total points. and he loves playing at home. >> i play here and they say it's tough with the fans being pretty aggressive. la

here's brett brown before the story broke. >> we can't dismiss the fact that there is some concern thate obviously has with his shoulder and we continue to look at it. we continue to try to stay on top of that. but the other parts of his game i think are stuff like, you know, you step back and you can understand why he was the first player chosen. >> the eagles worst fears were confirmed, jordan hicks done. jason peters out with an acl. immediately after they beat the redskins last night. good vibes in the locker room. >> the way you practice, ok. the way you treat one another act in the community. the stuff we ask you to do. it boils down to wins like that, you're six and one, offense, defense, special teams. >> we keep chipping away, keep the same ball >> one, two, three. >> get your mind right. baseball astros and dodgers in game one, chris taylor dodgers came game one 3 to one, it was a world sears record 103 degrees out there. the polls are open for this week's friday football frenzy game. here are the candidates. upper dublin, upper more land, pottsgrove, perkiomen valley, lenape

here's brett brown before the story broke. >> we can't dismiss the fact that there is some concern that he obviously has with his shoulder and we continue to look at it. we continue to try to stay on top of that. but the other parts of his game i think are stuff like, you know, you step back and you can understand why he was the first player chosen. >> the eagles worst fears were confirmed, jordan hicks done. jason peters out with an acl. immediately after they beat the redskins last night. good vibes in the locker room. >> the way you practice, ok. the way you treat one another act in the community. the stuff we ask you to do. it boils down to wins like that, you're six and one, offense, defense, special teams. >> we keep chipping away, keep the same ball >> one, two, three. >> get your mind right. baseball astros and dodgers in game one, chris taylor dodgers came game one 3 to one, it was a world sears record 103 degrees out there. the polls are open for this week's friday football frenzy game. here are the candidates. upper dublin, upper more land, pottsgrove, perkiomen valley, lenap

brett brown i don't want to hear that because the east is awful. >> not like unicorn thing. >> no. >>ood day philadelphia". sue serio and bob >> from the fox 29 studios. this is "good day philadelphia ". >> go, go that way. get out of here. there are gunshots coming from over here. go that way. go that way. >> right now on good day philadelphia, the dramatic body cam video just released showing the chaotic moments of the las vegas massacre. as officers try to determine where those shots are coming from. >> plus: there is a guy that steels from the store. you can see what happens next. there is a crash. it will also leave you speech less. how his own little boy died after a petty crime. >> now, i hate to tell you puerto rico but you're throwing our budget a little out of wack because we spent a lot of money on puerto rico, and that's fine, we saved a lot of lives. >> president trump's tour of puerto rico and the comments that have some people raising their eyebrows this morning. >> all right, good morning, everybody, thank you so much for waking up early and joining us, international w

brett brown squad. the second game for bernie system mondays, scores and tjay mcconnell five assists and five turnovers in 23 minutes. boston beat the sixers 110-102. they're now 0 and two, >>> eagles fletcher cox will miss the second straight game with a calf injury, wendell smallwood with a knee >> it's time for the friday football frenzy. hey, lesley. thank you, ladies. week five of the friday football frenzy, we have several teams from around the area making the debut. edison visiting palumbo. breaking multiple tackles to get in. palumbo wins 56-0. lincoln at george washington could be the best run of the day unless you're george washington, sam carr running through right over the other team breaking multiple tackles and he'll go the distance for the touchdown. lincoln wins 48-22. strawberry mansion at roxboro. and darnell sweeney says, i'm going to do this by myself, scrambles in for the score, mansion will win 32-10. >>> marple newtown at garnet valley and the jaguars coming on the field of the br

ben had six points be seven rebounds and nine assists, the sixers lose but brett brown likely to call> the pace at which he plays, i love his ability to see things, when defensive players nudge a moment, he can find stuff well. the finishing, you know, at the, i thought we struggled as a group. we're going to continue to try to work with ben on finishing at high rate >> on to the nfl, in the middle of the worse stretch of my career, i'll bounce back proud of the team. that's what wide-out tori smith tweeted after the win against the chargers. eagles back to practice, host two and two arizona sunday, smith looking to bounce back after another you be subpar game, he had a couple of big drops, today, he talked about it. >> not first or last time that i will fail to make a play. of as a player, my team mates know who i am, that means more than anything. i just know what i need to do to pick it up. sometimes it's not like it's magic fix. just do it. >> got to stick with it. we have a winner. woodrow wilson and moorestown is our football frenzy game of the week thanks for >>> you are no lon

brett brown says okafor is not in the sixers rotation right now.he sixers of course are still trying to trade jah. he's not expected to play tomorrow in dallas but for everyone else brown is focusing on how to close out games in practice today. it was a major issue against washington and of course houston the other night. >> closing games out, how can we have closed it out better? all of us led by me you invariably go to the end of the game and zoom in there and, you know, there's lots going on in periods one through four, you know, one through four short of like the last two minutes that also have value but really the message and the mind-set today was close them out. >> speaking of closing out games, boy did the boys have an issue with that last night or what. and where do you point the finger? everyone including the flyers pointing the finger at the refs. hopefully things will bounce their way tomorrow in toronto. third period brandon manning's shot scores but jordan weal called for interference with the goalie. the goalie bumps into him so that

coach brett brown says embiid is expected to play in the opener wednesday in washington.>> wow, bracketsget ready for washington wizards and the opener wednesday, mash kel fultz, by the way is not expected to start that game but come off the bench because he's been limited with shoulder and knee issues and brown reminds his young players and fulton and ben simmonds, the intensity will pick up come wednesday in the regular season. >> i think the pace, the ball sharing making shots has qualified a pretty potent offense lately but as we all know, the regular season and preseason is night and day. it's not even close. >> cannot wait for the sixers season to start on the road and in their home for the home opener coming up friday. >>> one film, five athletes got new documentaries making its philadelphia debut next week and it's a home coming for a local film maker. >> some kids have to do something because they want to go to the olympics and i didn't know too much about that because i was not too much exposure on tv about the olympics. >> practice dis mount beautiful. >> winning tells the sto

ben had six points be seven rebounds and nine assists, the sixers lose but brett brown likely to callt which he plays, i love his ability to see things, when defensive players nudge a moment, he can find stuff well. the finishing, you know, at the, i thought we struggled as a group. we're going to continue to try to work with ben on finishing at high rate >> on to the nfl, in the middle of the worse stretch of my career, i'll bounce back proud of the team. that's what wide-out tori smith tweeted after the win against the chargers. eagles back to practice, host two and two arizona sunday, smith looking to bounce back after another you be subpar game, he had a couple of big drops, today, he talked about it. >> not first or last time that i will fail to make a play. of as a player, my team mates know who i am, that means more than anything. i just know what i need to do to pick it up. sometimes it's not like it's magic fix. just do it. >> got to stick with it. we have a winner. woodrow wilson and moorestown is our football frenzy game of the week thanks for voting at your to-do list just

brett brown is not getting too excited just yet. >> preseason isn't even close to what the nba seasonn the nba season isn't even close to what the playoffs are. and so you can't be tricked in preseason. and i think we'll all make better judgment of how far along is he really when you really play an nba game. >> can't wait. that's sports, i'm marshall harris, we'll be right back. >>> getting ready for thewalk. part of it looking good. >> it's going to be warmer. only in the 60s the last couple of days. into the 70si tomorrow, 80s on sunday. best chance of showers is tonight, tomorrow morning and sunday night. the rest of the weekend is looking okay. it cools down for a couple of days and warms right back up next week. a dry week. and next weekend, looks warm and dry. amazing. >> a lot of sun in the middle of the week. looking good. that's our news at 6:00, thank you for watching, i'm jim rosenfield, up next, nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you tonight at 11:00, have a good evening. >>> tonight, unraveling obamacare. president trump cuts off critical payments, a sweeping

here's what brett brown and ben simmons are focusing on. >> how to get jj out, what are you going toth them, once the nba players guard them how they match up with them. >> i feel prepare. we will go out and win and i'll be happy. >> eagles great and future football hall of famer brian dawkins was in camden yesterday speaking to the sixers at their practice facility. weapon x meets the process, coach brown says young sixers can learn a lot from dawkins. >> you want to choose somebody that can best reflect what we're trying to do here and, you know, spirit with which we want to approach things to and compete, play, and bring the city with us and have the style of play, mirror the personality of the city, well he is a heck of a spokesmen to be able to share stories, to our young guys. >> the al wild card game, indians in the al division series, twins and rockies traded three run first inning but yankees win eight-46789 yankees actually got one out from starter louise severino but still win, game one of the alds is tomorrow night in cleveland, the national league wild card game is tonig

here's what headcoach brett brown is looking for. >> what are you going to do with the teams nab players, how they major up with them. >> it's my thoughts going into it. got to -- and >> the process meets weapon x, brian dawkins talking to the sixers before their practice today. dawkins is a future hall of famer and the guys are trying to soak up as much knowledge as they can >> you want to choose somebody that can best reflect what we're trying to do here and you know, the spirit of which we want to approach things too and compete and play and bring the city along with us and have the style of play mirror the personality of the city. well, he's a heck of a spokesman to be able to share stories to our young guys. of >> yeah, you want the roll with that guy. the eagles had a two-touchdown lead against the giants but needed a record breaking field goal to win. they led the chargers by nine in the third quarter, but needed a game grinding drive to seal the deal. what's with all the nail by theers? comes down to some light defensive breakdowns, this defensive tackle got hurt against the gian

coach brett brown is monitoring his minutes following knee surgery this year. embiid said he can't wait for tonight's home opener. >> neither can we. have to take a nap so i can see the game. >>> the sight you may get a glimpse of this weekend in the sky. >>> deadly defect settlement. an automaker now paying millions of dollars after one of the deadliest recalls in history. how it could lead to a change. >>> plus, seeing clearly. how kids can get their eyes checked for free this weekend. >>> coming up at 5:00, what puts you to sleep at night? reading, a good meal? our science of sleep series turns to you for sleep rituals that work. >>> breaking news. philadelphia police arrest a man after they say he fired shots at officers. this happened just within the hour on bustleton avenue and oxford circle. police stopped the man in a robbery investigation when he took off running down an alley. police said he fired shots at them. they said officers chased him down without firing back. no one was hurt. >>> good friday morning b. a quarter to 5:00. we want to take a look

coach brett brown says he'll play about 15 minutes.n wednesday's game against the nets embiid scored 22 points in 15 minutes. the coach says don't read too much into that. >> when you start talking about legitimately the start of the year, preseason isn't even close to what the nba season is and then the nba season isn't even close to what the playoffs are and so you can't be tricked in preseason and i think we'll all make better judgment of how far along is he really when you really play an nba game. >> the flyers have been in action for more than a week. we have yet to see them firsthand. that will change tomorrow night with the home opener. flyers will host the washington capitals. orange and black off to a start. the flyers say they like the way their roster is comprised. >> i think our team is incredible. we got a little more offense in the back end this year. and i really think we have four lines. >> when pete mackanin was reassigned to the phillies by an adviser role his staff's future appeared in limbo. today the phillies annou

days away, and it appears joel embiid will be ready to go against the wizards, sixers head coach brett brown said his team is hoping to have embiid on the court today, as he continue to prepare his surgically repaired knee for the long hall, he also sprained his left ankle against the heat in the pre-season finale. this year's number one overall pick, markelle fultz, will not start in the opener. he said he will ' begin the year off the bench. the 19 year old number one pick has missed most of the pre-season with a right shoulder and knee injury, brown says markle would be at a disadvantage if he start the game. >> he hasn't played much basketball in pre-season, you know, he has been out for awhile. he hasn't been with our group. i think the decision like you put him into the fire right away and have him playing against starting nba defense of players, especially with a little foundation that he has, i don't think that's smart. >> learned a lot, being able to watch the plays, just see something i probably wouldn't see if i was on the court, seeing all of the positionings , so i feel good. >>

here's what headcoach brett brown is looking for. >> what are you going to do with the teams nab players, how they major up with them. >> it's my thoughts going into it. got to -- and >> the process meets weapon x, brian dawkins talking to the sixers before their practice today. dawkins is a future hall of famer and the guys are trying to soak up as much knowledge as they can >> you want to choose somebody that can best reflect what we're trying to do here and you know, the spirit of which we want to approach things too and compete and play and bring the city along with us and have the style of play mirror the personality of the city. well, he's a heck of a spokesman to be able to share stories to our young guys. of >> yeah, you want the roll with that guy. the eagles had a two-touchdown lead against the giants but needed a record breaking field goal to win. they led the chargers by nine in the third quarter, but needed a game grinding drive to seal the deal. what's with all the nail by theers? comes down to some light defensive breakdowns, this defensive tackle got hurt against the gian

i'm sure brett brown wasn't happy with that basket still he scored.oints, five assists finished for simmons. $23 million mr. jay jay reddick he looked good in this one. he was three for three from downtown tonight. 12 points. sixers lost 110-102. >>> over to the eagles. eagles host the cardinals on sunday. that's right. for the second straight week they'll do without fletcher cox. feeling the void is defensive tackle beau allen who in april dealt with torn peck muscle and side lined him for most the season. he was able to return for the preseason game and slowly getting better each week h a sack last week against the chargers. head coach doug pederson is not surprised to see allen back that the level pre injury. busy day on sunday no better place for eagles coverage right here on fox. 10am "game day live" the main event eagles and cardinals followed by america's game of the week packers at the cowboys. >>> usa soccer world cup qualifier down in orlando. it's simple, folks, lose and it's over for team usa. we got a special one his name christian paul s

>>> man's man that is what sixers coach brett brown said about brian dawkins, former eagles great spoke today before practice. brown said dawkins reflects exactly what they are trying to become. the sixers are preparing for their first preseason game, tomorrow night against memphis , joel embiid and dario will not play. they are trying to monitor saric minutes during camp because he played international ball over the summer. here's what brown wants to see for the rest of the team. >> how are you going to get jj involved, what will do you with them. how do the nba players guard them and match up with them. >> we will try to win i'll be happy. >> cannot wait to see him play >> around 9:00 last night joel embiid was spotted jogging around 23rd and pine in center city. lyft driver spotted him and gleefully yelled trust the process, i love you. >> such ace joe joe being joe joe. >> try to find ways just to do active things outside, get fresh air and play tennis with one of our assistant coaches. he left. he ran home. he declares himself to be a man of the people. i think that is true. he is

here's brett brown earlier at practice before this news broke. >> we cannot dismiss the fact that there is some concern that he obviously has with his shoulder and we continue to look at it, we continue to try to stay on top of that but the other product of his game, you step back and you can understand yes was the first player chosen but that part of it i understand. we all do, led by him. we just got to find out to get that healthy. i think that will pre dues results. >> do we know what the problem is. >> well, here's the problem, if he is not healthy, he shouldn't be playing. >> why is he playing. >> he is shooting 33 percent from the field and 50 percent as a guard from the free throw line, 50 percent. >> you and i watched him this summer, i don't remember any sort of problem. >> no, the form looked good. >> it certainly did looking in college, he could shoot better then that. something is clearly not right with markelle fultz. >> we will see what happened. >> when we come right back cooking on the go all for a good cause. >> reason this teaching kitchen has gone >>> non-profit grou

head coach brett brown set the bar for this team high. their goal to make the playoffs.t's definitely achievable but in order to do so the young talent on this team will have to grow throughout the season and that process starts tonight. >> the reality that this season has started and you combine that with we get a bunch of 20-year-olds that, you know, are really excited almost like child like excited i say that in a great way, and you know, two important players haven't played a second of nba basketball yet. it's good and exciting vibe. >> ben, me, the whole team we talk about how good we can be. we talked about holding each on the accountable so we can the best that we can be and we think we got a very very bright futu future. >> we talk so much about pro athletes using their platforms for good. never more so supplement applied by chris long he's playing for free this season. long announced today he's donating his last september game checks to organizations that help educate under privileged kids. this is after he gave his first six to help his hometown of charlottesvi

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sixers star joel embiid is out with a sprained ankle and to get rehab on his knee but sixers coach brett brownts a bear food embiid to practice and play wednesday against washington and he is not expected to start that game but come off the bench in the opener against the wizards because he has been limited in the pre season with shoulder and knee issues and don't want to throw him out there in the fire. >> it's not hard once you step on the court give it your all and it's not the first time i come off the bench and used to both roles and a team player so what i can do to help the team win i do it. >> reporter: game two of nlcs and cubs don'ters tied bottom nine two outs and justin turner gone the three run shot and only the second walk off post season opener in dodgers history the other kurt gibson 29 years ago today. la wins 4-1 and they take a 2-0 series lead. we kick it to soccer and union eliminated from playoff contention this week and today they blow a 2-1 second half lead to chicago and he has a hat trick with back to back goals in the second half and they lose 3-2 one last game next s

. >> coach brett brown says he would like to see joel's playing time under 20 minutes.s a look at embiid practicing and sporting a new hairstyle. he says there's no reason he shouldn't have more time on the court. >> i [ bleep ] -- i wish i was playing more minutes. i think i'm ready for more. i don't know how much i'll be playing. we'll see. >> the sixers tip off at 7:00 tonight against the wizards. >>> a bucks county school principal will be waking up this morning on the roof in a tent at his middle school. principal tim long has been there all night. he's going to stay there until about 8:00 this morning. all part of a fund-raising effort for a school destroyed by hurricane harvey in houston. long promised his students at newtown middle school that he would stay overnight on the roof if they raised $8,000 to help the texas school. >> kind of connects to our "think kindness" initiative tha they're as a whole doing. here i am. >> he had dinner brought up by rope and bucket. the student council planned to send up hot chocolate to help him through the cold night. you kn

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joel embiid will play but coach brett brown says he'll likely limit the center to less than 20 minutesith an injury from him. it is something embiid expressed to reporters that he is not happy about. >>> the flyers are scoring at a frenetic pace. sean couturier shayne gostisbehere and claude giroux all scored last night. the flyers win five to one. they host the nashville predators tomorrow night. >> details about how a man was able to use taxpayer money to steal of all things a million dollars worth of fajitas. >> a young boy finds a sweet way to thank the people he considers super heroes. >> ♪ >> a six-year-old boy extended a special invitation to police officers in kansas. oliver davis wants to be a police officer when he grows up. he thinks they're heroes. he set up a lemonade and doughnut stand for them in front of his home. >> oh. >> about 100 -- >> wow. >> officers from 10 different stations across two states stopped at oliver's lemonade/doughnut stand. >> that is great. >> i think we know what he wants to be when he grows up. >> he sure does, right and he's going to like those

the coach brett brown said embiid is expected to play in the opener wednesday in washingto washington>> wow. brown intends to practice today they say get ready for the wizards and the openerer markelle fultz has been limited with shoulder and knee issues. he reminds fultz and ben simmonds the intensity will be on another level come wednesday. >> i think it's the case the ball sharing making shots, all of that has qualify a pretty offense lately. as we all know, the regular season and preseason are night and day. it's not even close. >> penn state is moving on up despite a with week, the nittany lions move's to second in the top 25 college football. highest ranking. they face michigan saturday on 6 abc. soccer eliminated in playoff contention union with nothing to play for in their final two games including today against chicago and bad start three minutes in. of nicholas passed james, going down one nil comes right back few minutes later. they will take it and the union have scored two first half goals right now they're up two one in the first and one more game after this. they've bee