. >> that's right, i'm down in clearwater, florida. coming up later in sports, president of baseball operations andy mc phail talks about what he wants to see in spring training. that's coming up in just a bit. >>> in center city philadelphia, a big celebration for that guy right there. president lincoln members of the union league and civil war reactors honored this birthday with the annual lincoln day parade down chestnut street. many military reenactors played period music marched along to the independence hall. the us flag they raised it as it was when lincoln spoke there on the way to his inauguration. lincoln's birthday by the way was yesterday. ♪ >> but first this black history moment and today we honor cup tour frederick eversly who created artwork from cast resin and other materials in 1977. he became the first artist in residents at the smithsonian institution's air and space museum. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find

spring training underway in clearwater, florida, baseball is back. the last season phillies went 71-91 but they showed solid young tall event that can take them in the future. it will be on display as position players report with pitchers and catchers, having within there the last few days youngsters like miguel franco and jp crawford will be closely watched, but it is great mix of youth, veterans on the phillies roster this year. joining us live this morning from spectrum field in clearwater florida getting ready for a full day i'm sure is phillies starting catcher cameron rupp. how are you doing this morning a lot of jealous people up there. how does it feel to be back in clearwater. >> good morning, guys, it is great to be down here. i'm sure it is a little bit warmer down here then it is up there but we're definitely enjoying it. >> you have a huge task, and that is to bring along the pitching staff. there is a nice mix of veterans and up and coming talent. is what different from last year with the staff? >> well, everybody is a year-older. you k

. >>> hey, i'm john clark live in clearwater, florida.e'll catch up with the phillies' only all-star from last year. did he predict a title for the phillies this year? stay tuned for that. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com ♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> hi, i'm amy fadool from csn. the phillies have arrived in clearwater. our john clark is in clearwater and has more. >> reporter: hey, amy. herrera is the only phillies' all-star. the only player that has a guaranteed contract after this year. take a look, for our cameras, i think he's predicting a division title for this team this year. >> 2017. >> reporter: herrera comes to clearwater with a new five year deal

but, the weather is much better in clearwater, florida. shut out to chuck. phillies pitchers and catchers have reported. that is where we will find leslie van arsdal. hi there leslie how are you. >> hi there don. i have to tell you it is really nice here. we had the most beautiful sunset a few minutes ago. we're on the beach in february you can see right the thousand , some people just taking a leisurely after dinner stroll. we are actually working, phillies, pitchers and catchers reporting today, and we saw them getting in a little work before the official work out tomorrow. you can see the teams rebuilding ross zest working. there are some familiar faces now in the clubhouse, and the pitching rotation has an interesting mix. we have veterans, youth, and depth, team president andy macphail talk about his expectations for the season. >> expectation is that we will be better then we were a year ago. our expectation is that we will continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike what we did last year. i'm looking for improvement, meanin

. >>> i'm sean bell in clearwater, florida, for spring training and coming up later in sports, presidentf baseball operation andy mc phail talks about what he wants to see out of this team in spring training. that's coming up in just a bit. what's more heart-pounding than playing cupid's cash... with top prizes of 50 thousand dollars? how about winning... on the spot. we won! play cupid's cash, the new game from the pennsylvania lottery. and you could win... on the spot. keep on scratchin'! >>> old idea. bill anderson looking out good old trading cards can bridge modern day gaps. police police department going old school to reach out to children. >> and they hope their new take on the classic idea can bring some light and stab positive relationships with youth and the police for goodness sake. >> reporter: relationship between communities and police isn't always as positive as we'd like. >> how are you, sir. >> good. out are you. >> do you have the trading cards. can i get one of them? >> in new jersey department going old school. they're bringing back the old trading card program to try

reporting from clearwater florida, i'm ducis rodgers channel6 "action news."happier doesn't he. >> much. >> i know. >> the sun does that to you. yeah sixers take on the hornets tonight in charlotte without joel embiid and without jahlil okafor. embiid is hurt, okafor still in the middle of trade talks. given that and a deal for the center appears to be imminent the team felt it best to keep him home likely to avoid an injury that might mess things up. interesting thing here will be if no deal is reached and then okafor has to return to the mix as if nothing has happened. >>> on the outfs looking i getting set for an all important three game trip to western canada. guys skated today, they'll tomorrow for wednesday's game in calgary. michal neuvirth will be in the net. net. >> it's really important to have a big win on the weekend and now you want to build on that and be challenges you know. it's always tough to play on the road and have a back to back coming up but we're ready for it playing pretty good fensively. >> villanova remains number two behind gonzaga.

the leslie van arsdal is with the team and she joins us live from clearwater, florida with more, lesliei there, don. if you come down here, shepherds is the place to stay i will tell you why they have a gigantic pool, three tiki bars right here and, of course , they have live music, playing all day long, and right behind everyone is a beautiful ocean view. so you can see why people come here but the fans, the true fans, say that they come for the love of the game. >> the crack the of the bat and the crack of the glove, the ball in the glove, it is just, it is time to play ball. this is the best season of the year. >> good to get out of the cold weather up north. i wished for snow to happen up there. >> it is something that everybody can enjoy, universal thing and i love it, man, just love it. >> it is not so much the team is, but it is baseball, it is past time. you see guys work out and syringe is officially here. >> this is the greatest game it is, it is america's game, i don't care what they say about any other sport. >> it is still america's game. >> reporter: it is perfect mix of t

reporting from clearwater florida, leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports". >> timberlake is kind of unique last name. >> i wonder if justin's at the ballpark if he will be rocking the tips like tell back in the the day. >> he wishes that picture would go away. >> that will be around a long time. >> yes. >> thanks, buddy, appreciate it. >>> coming up next, president trump on the cover of the time magazine again but this time, it is not flattering. >>> the president on the move today talking jobs, and hanging with the grand kids, but there are pressing issues in his administration, we will talk live to john dicker son. >>> keep your text messages secret one claims to destroy your conversations so they are gone without a trace, we will your conversations so they are gone without a trace, we will show you about 10 yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study foun

. >>> phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater florida for spring tra today. the first workout is tomorrow. our sports d his liveorts from clearwater later today on news." >> jahill okafor did travel with the sixers they are neing trade. the talks heat the up to sothe coach decided not to him against miami. >>> half a million square feet carpe and thousands of banners now that it's over, the nfl is putting materials to good use, they are partnering with nonprofits in the houston areang has been shade structures for community gardens. they are makin gowns banners. donated 6,000 pounds of office t local adele came out the winners at recap the biggest angeles. >> reporter: adelethe bell of the grammy ball, but in onence speech she made shore to honor her fellow beyoun of my life is beyounce. the lemonade was monumental. i t the year they will go with the and course, very, verygrateful having won but i felt the love her i felt like she more worthy pretty much it, really. >> adele was a night wasn't >> can we please start it again. >> reporter: the singer asked for

marty in clearwater, florida. good morning to you, marty. caller: good morning. host: what is it like in clearwater, florida, marty? would you describe it as an epidemic? caller: i am a patient advocate, and i have dealt with state legislators as well as other individuals, senators on this. when you two separate two categories. , which is thet one that either takes prescription meds, heroin, whatever they can find, and then you have legitimate pain are people,d those like myself, who have had multiple surgeries. this is a last resort. we don't want to take it. we are to end up taking it the rest of our lives. and the problem is the law has cut us out of the loop. the american pharmacy actually calls us "opiate refugees," since 2014. so what the laws have done is , and i havect dealt with the dea as well as the state on this. i was invited to speak at one of the conferences. have been so strict that the people that are legitimate, never done anything wrong, no criminal record, no drug record, they are being treated like garbage. and they cannot get their pain medi

. >>> john clark joins us from clearwater, florida. the team had to fend off an attack from chris christie? >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie, he first attacked eagles' fans a week or two ago. and now he's after phillies' fans. and it all started, take a look at this, down here in clearwater, the phillies put up a mural in their hallway, depicting the 1980 world series championship team. tug mcgraw was on that team and he said you got to believe. he was a new york met before that. he also said you got to believe in new york. and the mets took exception to that. they said you got to be kidding. well, you know, tug mcgaw used that slogan in life when he was battling brain cancer. he used it with his baseball teams and in life. governor chris christie came out and ripped the phillies over this. >> the phillies suck. i mean. let's just start with that. they're an awful team. they're an angry, bitter fan base. and it's not safe for civilized people to go to citizen's bank park if you want to root for the other team. you got to

. >> phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater florida for spring training. their first workout is tomorrow. the full squad begins practice on friday. the phillies finished 4th place in the east 41-91 record. ducis rogers got to go to clearwater, jealous we are. look for his reports on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> that means spring is coming. >>> it's another eventful week for president trump, the administration is looking for reinstates c ban. >>> with valentine's day tomorrow, the fbi is w scammers looking for love. >> reporter: we have temperatures in the upper 30s they will slip into the mid 30s, it is very, very windy out there. tell the kids to avoid standings under barges, some could fall. i've seen debris on the way into work. we'll have more on how strong the winds are and how long the threat could last, we'll have that in the seven day, that's all ahead. >> new england is dealing with deja vu today getting slammed with another storm after getting hammered by a storm last week. they could see up to two feet of snow and blizzard-lik

john clark live for us from clearwater, florida. thank you. >>> all right. florida when you got temperatures in the 60s here. it's coming. first alert meteorologist erika martin has more on a beautiful holiday weekend in store. >> i agree. stay in philadelphia. have a great time. it's going to be absolutely ideal. weather headlines include a high pressure system developing. a warm front also sweeping in from the southwest to the northeast. the winds will start to shift northwest to west and then southwesterly. warmer air unseasonably warm in time for the weekend. a spring-like weekend ahead. now the trend for next week is going to trend warm and dry through next week on the ten day on 10 we'll talk about when we can expect some rain showers. current temperatures, coatesville 36. trenton 43. philadelphia 44. the normal high is 44. today's high temperature 45. sunset was at 5:39 p.m. overall, a pretty great day. temperature difference, 24 hours, look at this, eight degrees warmer today in allentown than yesterday. seven in trenton, five in vineland. atlantic ci

marty in clearwater, florida. good morning to you, marty. caller: good morning. host: what is it like in clearwater, florida, marty? would you describe it as an epidemic? caller: i am a patient advocate, and i have dealt with state legislators as well as other individuals, senators on this. when you two separate two categories. , which is thet one that either takes prescription meds, heroin, whatever they can find, and then you have legitimate pain are people,d those like myself, who have had multiple surgeries. this is a last resort. we don't want to take it. we are to end up taking it the rest of our lives. and the problem is the law has cut us out of the loop. the american pharmacy actually calls us "opiate refugees," since 2014. so what the laws have done is , and i havect dealt with the dea as well as the state on this. i was invited to speak at one of the conferences. have been so strict that the people that are legitimate, never done anything wrong, no criminal record, no drug record, they are being treated like garbage. and they cannot get their pain medi

live in clearwater, florida, still 69 degrees, all good. back to you. >> you're playing around with us. you're in a jacket. what is this? >> reporter: it is a little breezy. a little breezy. palm trees rustling in the wind. >> thank you. go away now. >> enough. >> thank you for your live reports there in clearwater. >> good to see the t-shirts. >>> erika, not feeling like spring at all tonight. >> i feel like john is rubbing it in a little bit, right? >> here's the deal, erin and keith. we will warm up nicely into the weekend but right now we are tracking a cold front, increasing winds and wind gusts. right now temperatures are mainly in the 30s and 40s. averaging out in lehigh valley in the upper 30s with a mix of sun and clouds. we did see light snow earlier and scattered showers moving through. delaware, 45 for you. for the most part, conditions are above the freezing mark. keep in mind, we do have those wind speeds that will make those feels-like temperatures a lot colder. i'll get to that in one moment. neighborhoods right now for the

. >>> i'm in clearwater, florida, for spring training, and i'm going to talk about the new old guy onhe team that's going to help everyone out and make them better. that's coming up later in sports. >> now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ >>> 200,000 residents in northern california are heading back home tonight. the flooding threat has passed from the nation's tallest dam at least for now. however, officials are warning that they may have to evacuate again if these repairs don't hold. especially during other storms. crews have been working around the clock to fix that dam. workers used giant bags filled with rocks and pour them into the area that was eroded. >> major frustrations on cruise ship off the coast of florida after passengers already boarded. the ship left port canaveral late after the coast guard discovered issues with live jacks during an inspection yesterday. passengers had to stay on board overnight and say confusion reigned supreme when it came to knowing what was going on. >> i'm upset. i mean, we were heard -- well, we were told a bunch of stories. we were told there

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> down in clearwater florida, lots of new faces, as the phillies continue to rebuildng pitcher with a couple of world series rings. clay won during ten year career with the boston red sox. comes to the phillies with one year left on his contract, and fresh perspective. >> energizes everybody. there is expectation that is are brought back to you, you know, a sense of complacency,ing in one spot for extended periods of time. that's gone. and, hey, you want to perform for the new faces. >> you want to say go birds at the linc.& it will cost you. eagles fans are about to pay much more to watch the birds at lincoln financial. prices are going up in 2017 for the first time since 2014. average season ticket hold letter pay at about $70 more for the season, another tough night for st. joe's last night at vcu. lewis poured in 34 points. when it was all said and done, vcu had ten-point win over st. joe's. that's sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek. >> always have hope at this time of year, because already it is spring training for our fighting phils. >> can't wait. coming u

> the phillies will hold their first exhibition game as they face the university yankees in clearwater florida. >>> sixers are made a move in the their trade deadline, splitter has not played in almost a month due to various injuries. >>> a mother has been praised on social media for what she sent her son away the college. >>> there are new developments in the case of two murdered teens in indiana. a chilling recording is found on a phone belonging to one of the girls. >>> most freshman college students are excited to receive a care package from mom, not for connor cox who received a box from mom. he received a box filled with trash, the trashy was supposed to take out when he was at home on break. >> that's clever. >> you know what -- there you are. as an adult he'll be thankful for that lesson. >> reporter: i'm not sure about that maybe. >> reporter: good for her! let's go outside and check the roads, live in chadds ford, 202 at baltimore pike, foggy out there, misty under the low clouds, be careful as you travel, lose low beams and take it easy out there. this is cape may county garden stat

the philly's equipment truck arrived in warm, sunny, clearwater, florida yesterday. they unloaded everything, even the all important hot dog launcher. they show up on monday, followed by infield on tuesday and outfield on wednesday. the nationals first pitch that day is 3:05. nbc 10 will get you warmed up with our annual pre-game show "welcome home phillies." >>> let's talk about those temperatures this morning. we are cold again, but we're not as cold as we were yesterday morning at this time. take a look. we're 28 degrees right now in chestnut hill. that's the same officially at the airport but a little warmer at 33 degrees for areas like center city. right at 30 for bustleton. cold start out there. some of us sitting just barely above the freezing line. but as we get into the afternoon, temperatures will actually be fairly mild and warmer than average. the average for this time of year is 43 degrees. we're looking at the burks county, lehigh valley area, just a little bit of a chill. redding at 28 and we see those mid-20s for much of the lehigh valley. nazareth at

this was the scene today in, clearwater, florida. that is where leslie van arsdal is heading, l va's coverage of spring training begins monday and continues all week long. tough assignment. >>> you'll be all right l va. >>> st. louis university basketball team played at saint bonaventure. when their game was over the bus was gone. they played card while authorities try to locate the bus. eventually they found it, along with the driver, who was , drunk how did they find the bus? head coach left his ipad on board and police tracked it using gps. >> one of the raise year stories. >>> great relationship gone back knicks great charles oak ly was arrested, and charged with assault after he was booted from madison square garden. the team issued a statement saying they hope he gets well or gets help, real soon. meanwhile oakly says team owner james dolan is holding a grudge because oak has been critical of his leadership in the past. so apparently oakly has an issue with the owner, owner has a issue with oakly, they sent security over and we

. >> and ducis rogers is live in clearwater florida for phillies spring training. >> reporter: the pitching staff has a good mix between veterans and young players, how will the veterans impact the younger arms we'll explain late under sports. >>> and temperatures in the 70s today not bad at 45 degrees and winter is on a temporary hold across the country. we'll talk about the rising temperatures. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me search with the sound of my voice. what should i watch? things have come a long way since you got fios. [nervously laughs] what's fios? fios has fallen behind. don't fall with it. xfinity x1 will change the way you experience tv. >>> on thises valentines day some young men got a lesson in love in

. >>> i'm john clark live from clearwater, florida. first full squad work out today.o players from the 2008 word series team are on this squad. the man starting at first base now gets his first chance, first full season in the majors. >> got a lot of confidence. i think it's great. you know, shows the organization has trust in me. but once again, it's nothing that's given to me. it's something i'm going to have to earn throughout spring training. >> reporter: tommy joseph is now the starter at first base after 12 years of ryan howard. it is a changing of the eras. >> we want to build this into something special. there's been a lot of great teams that have played here in philadelphia. it's a historic franchise. we want to be a part of the next core. >> reporter: tommy was a catcher. he started making the transition two years ago in the minors. he is working on his defense. >> trying to improve my -- all my range and my feet quickness. >> reporter: tommy still texted with ryan howard and a big piece of how tommy carries himself as a major leaguer comes from watching rya

floral clearwater florida, with the phillies, i'm ducis rodgers, channel6 "action news."e, to you. >> thank you, easter bunny. >>> sixers take on the hornets tonight in charlotte without joel embiid without jahlil okafor. embiid is hurt, okafor in the middle of trade talks. given that a deal appears topimminent brett brown said it felt right to leave him at home. if no deal is reached and okafor has to return to the mix as if nothing had happened that would be weird. villanova remainsr two in the top 25 poll behind gonzaga. jay wright looking for win 501 against depaul. flyers find themselves in a familiar position in mid february in the midst of a playoff push. past few years they've had to and things will be no different in 2017. flyers learrow for a three game trip to western canada with only 26 games tothey're on the outside of the playoffs looking. coach hakstol not sweating it. >> there's no point in -- in standings watching right now. it's going to be for the teams that are able to do their job the playoffe. it's going to be a battle that goesright down to the bitt

equipment truck at citizens bank park this morning and are headed south for spring training in clearwater floridaruck will travel 1,000 miles before it reaches the sunshine state and the first official workout for pitchers and catchers by the way -- david murphy has that shirt. the first official workout is next week on valentine's day. don't you love it. >> would i happily wear that shirt. >> i wonder if i would fit in one of those duffle bags. >> i could go to clearwater now. >> get out of town while you can. record highs so far, philadelphia 64 and wilmington 70 and it's going to snow tomorrow. of course. stormtracker 6 live double scan right now we are showing no precipitation right now and the other side of harrisburg a sprinkle that may push east over the next couple of hours and the big story is overnight tonight when the colder air moves in and the snow arrives, take a look outside the ben franklin bridge squeezing out a fair amount of sunshine and mt. pocono got a high at 50 and the airport at atlantic city tied at 69 and it's one of those weird days to see record highs and we have falle

. >> phillies pitchers and catchers hit the field at the carpenter conplex in clearwater, florida, forhe first time. on the field throwing. nola missed some time last season with an elbow issue. today was the first time he addressed that and he's confident this year. >> in no pain and no nothing. no hesitations about anything. so i've been good. i'm just ready to get back into my routine and, you know, get everything rolling again. >> and then there's clay buchholz. the phillies signed him as a free agent coming over from the red sox. he was once considered one of the top pitcher in all baseball. showed glimpses of that late last season in boston and now looking for a fresh start here in philadelphia. >> it would have energized anybody. there's expectations that are brought back, that sense of complacency, being in one spot for an extended period of time, that's gone. and yeah, you want to show that you're still good at your craft and you're good at what you do. >>> moving to the ice, the flyers left for their western canada trip continues in calgary. saturday in home in overtime again

full spring training in full swing in clearwater, florida. more, we check in live with john clark in sunny florida. hey, john. >> reporter: yeah, amy, as you know, the phillies have a young team, especially a young lineup. manager pete mackanin wanted some experienced bats. the phillies went out and got two of them for him. they spoke for the first time today. >> reporter: the phillies added veteran bats in the off-season. michael sanders from the blue jays and howie kendrick from the dodgers. manager peter mackanin says they will lead the younger phils. >> through osmosis they're going to help the other guy. i think just the presence of veteran players who have had some success makes -- gives everybody confidence. >> reporter: sanders and kendrick both come from winning teams. both reached the league championship series last year. they will help show these young phillies how to win. >> you know, i really think you got to learn how to win. >> play the game the right way and i think that rubs off on guys. when you get a bunch of guys playing t

pitchers and catchers reporting, lesley van arsdale has the latest from clearwater, florida. >> reporter: phillies pitchers and catchers reported today to clearwater and there's buzz around this team. people know these faces or are getting to know them. erin nola who says his elbow is 100%. this is a rotation that has veteran youth and depth. team president is all about pitching. >> after we improve the pitching the next thing we should do is improve the pitching and after that improve the pitching. when you have to sign pitchers, they're fragile, expensive and it's not a good bank for your buck. there's times you're going to have to do it the pour you can avoid it the more you should. they get tired of hearing me but to me it's about pitching. on you our expectation is that it will be better than we were a year ago. our expectation is that we'll continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike we did last year. the first official work-out will be tomorrow, first full squad work-out will be friday. reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >> s

pitchers and catchers reporting, lesley van arsdale has the latest from clearwater, florida. >> reporteres pitchers and catchers reported today to clearwater and there's buzz around this team. people know these faces or are getting to know them. erin nola who says his elbow is 100%. this is a rotation that has veteran youth and depth. team president is all about pitching. >> after we improve the pitching the next thing we should do is improve the pitching and after that improve the pitching. when you have to sign pitchers, they're fragile, expensive and it's not a good bank for your buck. there's times you're going to have to do it the pour you can avoid it the more you should. they get tired of hearing me but to me it's about pitching. on you our expectation is that it will be better than we were a year ago. our expectation is that we'll continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike we did last year. the first official work-out will be tomorrow, first full squad work-out will be friday. reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >> she looks

phillies pitchers and catchers on the field today at the carpenter complex in clearwater, florida. bit of news. manager pete mccannon named gomez as the team's closer. it's a near era in phillies baseball. plenty of new faces, and the faces the team hopes to return the phillies to the glory years of the late 2000s. there are no players remaining from that 2008 world series team, and the clubhouse is a changed one. >> it's different. you know, it's different not having jay, all those guys. you know, when i got my feet wet in the big leagues, they were here to learn from. it's kind of different. >> one of those new faces is clay buckholtz signed as a free agent coming from the red sox. he was once considered one of the top pitchers in all of baseball, and he showed glifrpss of that late last season in boston. now he is looking for a fresh start here in philadelphia. >> i think it would have been energizing to anybody. being in one spot for a period of time. that's gone. yeah, you want to perform for the new faces and, you know, show that you are still -- you are good at what you do.

galvis is full speed ahead trying to fight off jp crawford, here's lesley van arsdale from clearwater florida. >>> for the phillies, it's about the young guys, you might be surprised who the oldest tenured philly is. the gang is all here, it's the first full squad work-out. it is a very young team. oldest 26-year-old freddy galvis >> it's pretty exciting. a lot of new guys. i'm excited to get to work with these guys >> it's different not having chooch, how with, all those guys, you know, when i got my feet wet in the big leagues they were here to learn from. it's kind of different switching roles, and i guess now you got freddy is, i don't know how long he's got what? four years now? at least? it's different to see, but it's a good different. i think, you know, the changes, it's at the right time. >> reporter: this is the best time of year for the players and staff. there's an air of optimism and everybody is in first place. lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >>> thank you. >>> bees and balls all star weekend underway in new orleans. rises stars game featuring a couple of sixers, there's j

leslie van arsdal is with the team joining us live from clearwater, florida, leslie. >> hi there don.he as you well necessity this team is emphasizing youth. we have six young pitchers, great pitchers. you know what it is okay to get a little excited about this team the at pitchers and catchers hold their first work out pitching remains the teams top priority. aaron necessity lah says his elbow is 100 percent healthy and ready to go. >> i'm all good. been throwing, no pain, no nothing. no hesitations about anything. i'm good. >> reporter: zach oakland whose season was over because of leg problems, says that he too feels great. >> it has been a very, very long time where i have been able to walk without pain. i tiehl great. ready to. >> jared eickoff the oldest at 26 was a mid season rock and could be poised for a break out season. >> i treated it same as i would any other syringe training put ago lieutenant of work in the off season. i'm trying to get started in the right note, better then last year. >> the young guys, anxious to learn there new till i and veteran pitcher, clay buchho

while we were dealing with wild winds, lesley van arsdall enjoying the white sandy beaches of clearwater floriday spring training coming up next in sports. >> plus, there was some trash tacking before last night's sixers game. find out who guaranteed a victory. >> and live look inside stein your florist company. pat gallen taking us behind the scenes as they get their orders ready today. wake up and smell the roses, everyone, we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> back now on "eyewitness news," the six remembers on a roll. >> have now won three straight games, count them, three. charlotte forward guaranteed to beat the sixers, but the sixers made him regret that prediction, third quarter action, finds cover inning ton, three pointer. watch it go. fin wish 11-point, 11 rebounds, sixers are on the road in boston tomorrow night. celtics have also won their last three. let that be a warning, don't be too cocky. don't be so confident. >> well the sixers again pretty hot right now, and so are the phillies. >> indeed. because the phils are working out in sunny florida, our lesley van arsdall is there with

the team is avoiding the storm and packing up for spring training in clearwater, florida. we caught the philly phanatic packing his bag. he joined dozens of employees below the 53-foot equipment truck, at the phillies clubhouse, trucks did arrive on valentine day just few days before the phillies pitchers and catchers work out. >> fire officials trying to figure out what caused this dump truck to burst into flames into the beach in ocean sit, caught fire around 7:30 this morning, right in front of wonderland peer near sixth street. >> fire marshals office, in newark, was an accident, chopper three, over the block, where the fire damaged the front of a townhouse earlier this morning. investigators say the fire malfunctioning, of wiring, from the home's garage. fire started on a lower level. it spread upstairs. >> well, there is a report after officer being attacked, at the same delaware prison where another corrections officer died last week, during the hostage stand-off. the union representing delaware department of corrections officers told "eyewitness news," unruly priso

let's go live to ducis rodgers in clearwater, florida, who's always on time and always working hard.is? >> jeff, i can't with a straight face call this hard work. this is fun out here covering baseball. it appears the phillies had fun today with their first full squad workout. the good times began at 10:00 this morning here in clearwater. plenty of running and fielding. guys were very energetic. things will happen quickly here in clearwater. the first exhibition game is thursday against the university of tampa. the first grapefruit league game is next friday against the new york yankees. now you know baseball has its own language. these guys have crazy terms. in fact, there's even a baseball dictionary. today we decided to quiz the players on the lingo. >> we got a couple easy ones here. >> okay. >> what's a frozen rope? >> frozen rope. line drive. >> rain delay? >> when a pitcher takes forever to pitch between pitches. >> can of corn. >> easy fly ball. >> by the way, can of corn, you know where that expression comes from? >> i can fell. >> you go ahead. >> in the old days, they used

but leslie van arsdal is with the team and she joins us live from clearwater, florida, leslie?> hi there, ton ton. gang's all here, lots of jobs to be had right thousand, young layers, just fighting for a spot the on the roster and yet even the starters, well, they are not taking thinking for granted. tommy joseph is pend in as phillies full-time first base man heading in to syringe training. >> your job is never safe. only confident is i have played in the major leagues before and i know the job that i'm competing for. >> manager pete mackanin expects a lot from him. >> i think for a guy, you know , to make such a good i am regulars his first year in the big league he showed power, showed hit ago built. he has they ever really laid much first base but i am loved little by little during the course of the last couple of months. i think he is going go to show i am o. i think he will come up big for us. >> this was the teams utility hand, carries infielder glove and even a catchers myth in his equipment bag. who knows is there a chance he could use them all off phillies bench this

galvis is full speed ahead trying to fight off jp crawford, here's lesley van arsdale from clearwater florida. >>> for the phillies, it's about the young guys, you might be surprised who the oldest tenured philly is. the gang is all here, it's the first full squad work-out. it is a very young team. oldest 26-year-old freddy galvis >> it's pretty exciting. a lot of new guys. i'm excited to get to work with these guys >> it's different not having chooch, how with, all those guys, you know, when i got my feet wet in the big leagues they were here to learn from. it's kind of different switching roles, and i guess now you got freddy is, i don't know how long he's got what? four years now? at least? it's different to see, but it's a good different. i think, you know, the changes, it's at the right time. >> reporter: this is the best time of year for the players and staff. there's an air of optimism and everybody is in first place. lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >>> thank you. >>> bees and balls all star weekend underway in new orleans. rises stars game featuring a couple of sixers, there's j

only fios can. ♪ >>> another work out for the phillies this morning down in clearwater, florida.be somewhat of a dicey word for this team right now. manager wants them to be 500 into august. maybe go beyond that. maybe even a playoff team. some say, rebuild. some say why not do this all now? you getting this? sean bell trying to sift it all out. >> reporter: this off season the phillies brought in a bunch of veteran guys, guys who are used to winning their coming in here trying to become leaders and trying to get the job done now. >> you know i look at it as an opportunity to prove people wrong. >> reporter: new guys are coming in to silence the nay sayers they don't want to rebill. they want to win now and they're trying to add that veteran leadership that they got. >> when i came up, you know, i had veteran guys, a lot of veteran guys around. now the students have become the teachers. and they don't want to hear that they can't get it done. >> phillies right now are a contender. >> who is to say, right. >> whose to say, though? >> okay. everyone in first place as of today and,

the action cam caught players getting in an early practice in clearwater florida yesterday. l squad begins practices on friday. sports director ducis rodgers is in clearwater. look for his live reports all this week on "action news." >>> the top ranked connecticut women's basketball team is celebrating its 100th consecutive win. the huskies beat south carolina 65-55 last night. uconn coach jean zero auriemma has ties to your area. he's a graduate of west chester university and was an assistant coach at saint joseph's university. way to go lady huskies. >> what a milestone. >> 5:15. many people will be enjoying flowers and chocolates today. >> while a bakery in wisconsin is switching things up and sending a very different kind of message and it's one that cupid might not like. >> ♪ >> not everyone is celebrating valentine's day. this bakery in wisconsin is catering to those people by offering sweet treats with a twist. tomorrow's the cake guru bakery in oshkosh came up with the idea of putting nonromantic sayings on cookies and cakes. love stinks, netflix is my love and. [laug

♪ find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com ♪ ♪ >>> here at spring training in clearwater, floridaand today was the first official day for guys to work out. the position players really don't have show up until next couple of days but most of the guys are here. it was all about the pitching staff. it was all about the catchers and the pitching staff is very very young. so they brought in an old guy via trade he's only 32 clay buchholz but they're hoping he's a big addition to this team and will add a lot of experience and teach these guys. >> ♪ >> i'm hoping to see good things from buchholz who basically is a true veteran with a lot of experience, a lot of success and his second half last year was out staning. >> clay buchholz is going from one of the guys to a veteran everyone is looking up to. he was brought in to be exactly that. the players on this young pitching staff will be looking directly at him. >> a lot. they've been in the game long time. they've been in our position one time in their career and, um, it's just going to be nice to be around them and hank around them. just

. >> guys, we can all take a sigh of relief, phillies equipment truck has arrived in clearwater, florida, bats, balls, chewing gum, sunflower seeds, all of the essentials for life in the sunshine state they all hade it, pitchers and catchers report on monday. >> is that a hot dog launcher. >> yes. >> charles oakly has been band ed from madison square garden, he was arrested a couple nights after a dust up with security. team owner james dolan has fired, the head of the security at ms g, oakly and dolan apparently don't get along, very well. >> this is a knicks legend, can't go to the garden indefinite thely. >> that is so many levels disturbing. >> just bad. >> thanks, very much. >> "cbs evening news" just a few minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica great to be with you in philadelphia here's "cbs evening news", now hear this, congressman in a ear full from voters in town halls all across the country. the new education secretary is chase add way from a d.c. school. doctor john le puke looks at this flu season just howie effective is the v

philly's equipment truck leaves citizens bank park today for clearwater florida ahead of the spring trainingcheck in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. >>> coming up next hour of "eyewitness news"e more of the video police hope will lead to brazen bandits on a robbery vee. >>> also ahead tornado touched down in louisiana bringing widespread destruction, parts of the area under a state of emergency, we will have an update for you. >>> we will have more on the so-called travel ban as a federal court continues to decide its fate, we are back at the top of the hour. tonight's special: longhorn favorites. get our outlaw ribeye, the longhorn salmon, or the parmesan crusted chicken. and for lunch, try our steakhouse burger, or any steakhouse lunch combo. you can't fake steak. >>> well, from sun, to snow. enjoy today's mild temperatures it will be a much different sight tomorrow, storm scan three is showing system that will bring several inches of snow to our area katie will tell you when a winter storm warning will go in effect. >>> a federal appeals court said it

pitchers and catchers report to clearwater, florida, on monday and the team will have a nice little additionl be returning to the phillies broadcast booth this year he was at es p n for 12 years he played for the phillies for six years and had his best years in the early '90's. he helped the phillies get to world series back in the 1993 and the party keeps going for patriots today they had their victory parade in boston and i'm sure these guys haven't stopped partying since sunday. and this is the fifth time they've done this. they're used it to n countless other sports they've had it up in new england also and word down here in philly bitter right now. okay. we don't get many of these. we got villanova but in pro sports it's one in the last -- >> yeah. >> 40 years. >> i mean -- '08 the phillies. >> exactly. >> it seems so long ago. >> okay. call dr. jay. >> '82. >> think about the one before that. >> yeah. we're hurting. >> we're due. >> be sure to join us tonight for fox 29 news. surveillance video inside a daycare shows a woman breast feed ago baby. the problem, it's not her kid. what tha

it will travel 1,000 miles to spectrum field in clearwater, florida. we got a sneak peek inside the clubhouse and some of what will be inside that truck. 1200 bats, hundreds of shorts, gloves, hats, everything except tom bradbrady's jersey. >> we can't find that. >> we can turn the page on 2016 and look forward to 2017. get to see the new players and get to meet the new players and provide a service and play baseball. >> they report to clearwater next week. >>> back and forth debate. senators continue their talkathon over president trump's pick for attorney general, jeff sessions. see how the debate over the nominee reached a boiling point overnight. >>> the cleanup continues after several tornados struck louisiana yesterday. >>> and we may be talking 60s near 70s today. this is 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and there comes the snow. we're going to track this out neighborhood by neighborhood with your most accurate forecast coming up. y29ijy y5yy >>> and coverage to president trump's first 100 days. a vote today that could cement another controversial cab

. >>> today felt like spring but mid-70s in clearwater, florida.he phillies are headed in five days and the equipment truck is on the way, with 2400 baseballs and 1200 bats and 12,000 power aid cubs and help packing from this guy. the giant hot dog launcher. a great shirt. the truck was ready for its journey expanding thousands of miles of clearwater. i got a chance to catch up with the gm. >> based on the development of our young players and additions we made this offseason, i do think that we are hoping and expecting this team to make improvements in 2017 versus what we did in 2016. ideally the improvements come from the development of young players. >> after two straight games of young players these days, maybe they found it from the most unlikely of people. the flyers hit the ice to get ready to face the islanders, former eagle freddy mitchell, taking a liking to wayne simmons and after meeting him he invited freddy to practice. >> my first question was can you teach me how to fight on the ice. and he looks at me and is like can you skate? >> i

take two days two travel more than 1,000 miles to spectrum field in clearwater, florida and here's a inside citizens bank park. those boxes are packed with 2400 baseballs, 1200 bats. hundreds of shorts, gloves, hats. phillies players aren't far behind the truck. report for spring training next week. >>> next run down the morning's headlines and stories following for you throughout the day. >>> that includes the all-night fight democrats are waging against president trump's pick for attorney general. that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> today the senate could vote to approve the appointment of jeff sessions new attorney general. >>> timing of the vote depends on how long the democrats can carry on on the clock opposition to sessions' nomination. debate continues right now after going all night. here's a live look at senate floor. democrats arguing that sessio

phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater, florida today. hold workout tomorrow.riday, april 7. >>> meanwhile passengers on a united airline got a bit of a scare. removed female pilot after she showed up in street clothes in a flight bound for california from texas. got on the intercom and started talking about everything from divorce to the presidential election. >> started off by saying that she had not voted for either trump or clinton because they're a bunch of liars. >> flight was delayed for about two hours while united found another pilot. the airline is investigating. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington watching the roads. watching if wind. you can clearly see wind is a factor here on 95. cameras on betsy ross bridge blowing around on southbound side. headlights coming through. starting to see some of those typical morning delays. more of the trouble spots when i come back. >> and we're getting reports of damage from winds all over the area. this is a live picture of a tree down in el kins park. we are live on the scene with the latest impact and

and ducis rogers is live from clearwater, florida with more. >> reporter: hey there rick. how will the phillies fare in 2017? that is the million dollar question. they have not had a winning season since the 2011 season and spending time with the manager and players you get the cents that they believe. after finishing 71-91 a year ago there is nowhere to go but up. >> i'm staying positive and up beat and optimistic about our team. >> but some of the prognosticator are predicting a last place finish for the phillies. >> but it's a challenge and we are going to prove people wrong. >> everybody is in first place as of today. we are not setting goals to lose baseball games, we want to win as many games as we can. >> the skipper has publically stated he wants his team playing .500 ball into june or july and see what happens. his players have higher goals. >> we think we can be better than that. and that is what we all strive to do. >> we believe it too. we believe that we can compete and we want to go as far as we can and be in the post season and mackanin knows it's dependant

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in clearwater, florida, i'm john clark, csn. >>> thanks, john. that's sports. i'm marshal harris.. >>> let's start by talking about our checklist for today. if you're heading outside you definitely want to wear layers because right now still chilly. by this afternoon probably will peel most of those layers off. you don't need an umbrella. today a dry one. i would suggest sunscreen and sunglasses. if you're out bean you need those two things. you won't need gloves or scarf that's unless you want to wear it for a fashion statement because it won't be that cold. temperatures climbing in to the 60s. here's a look at lehigh valley and berks county. 41 in reading. leonardville sitting at 37. we go to lehigh valley, bath at 40. and bethlehem 40 degrees. easton up to 45 degrees already. we're seeing that nice climb as expected here's your delaware temperatures. harmony hills 42. how about it, reading 42. we drop further south. big bump in those temperatures. 47 allendale. 48 lewis beach. 49 rehoboth beach. 51 in long neck. temperatures in southern delaware already in the 50s. we got the a