colangelo really has a ready-made situation for him. >> bryan colangelo, the two-time m.v.p.cutive with toronto and phoenix, he does not plan on altering the course but sounds like changes are coming. >> it is a transition to sustainable winning and that's what is important to establish here. and we will be pragmatic. we will be utilizing tools and resources. you can only have so many developing players on your roster at a time, so there may be some decision to defer some of those to future years. there may be a decision to package some of those things to aquire players that make sense and fit our strategy. >> isn't that what you need in a sense? >> that's key what he said, the transition the assets to get players that fit now. and i hope he does it that way. i hope he doesn't go aft i >> they have to mix it up, nerlens noel, jahlil okafor, it doesn't look like they can play together and you don't know about embiid right now. >> and you have to find out before you trade one. i don't know what will happen next we are, i think they have to let the process play out to see if emb

harris says it was his decision to hire colangelo, and his father, hall of famer jerry colangelo had nothing to do with it. in fact, jerry stepped down today to only be an advisor now. now bryan says he would like to keep brown as coach as he tries to turn the sixers into a contender. >> there was about bringing in, giving us all the -- the philadelphia 76ers, the franchise, the best possible chance to win a championship. you know when we looked around, we said look, we need to add things to the organization that aren't in place. so we need to build a basketball culture. >> we are at a jumping off point now where the organization is poised to take a major leap forward because of what's transpired over this last few years of what i will call a measured rebuilding process. and, you know, when we move forward you're going to be excited about the pieces that come to the table. >> let's hope so. will colangelo keep these two around? the final home game against milwaukee tied up, 33 seconds left! josh howard loves it. and sending to overtime they can win it, and smith misses the three. and

one colangelo in, one colangelo out. that sums it up, right. >> pretty much in a long way but they are trying to go from tank go to winning, and this is the next phase here. sixers owner josh harris says they are not taking a hard left turn on their rebuild but they are turning head with its unique front office shake up. ryan colangelo is now in charge. the his father, jerry colangelo, steps down, two time nba executive of the year with toronto and phoenix, brian colangelo was introduced as sixers president of basketball operations. jerry will be an advisor this decision to hire brian was not made by his father according to josh harris. brian will not reveal a time line for winning but he says he does not plan to alter this course. >> this was about, bringing in, giving us all of the philadelphia 76ers the franchise the best possible chance to win a championship. you know, when we looked around, we said look, we need to add things to the organization that are aren't in place. so we need to build up basketball culture. >>

bryan colangelo was named to take over the job. he was most recently with the toronto raptors. he doesn't have issues with what hinkie was trying to build. >> the organization is poised to take a major leap forward because of what's transpired over this last few years of what i'm going to call a measured rebuilding process. >> 76ers owner said jerry colangelo will remain with the club as a special adviser. as for the sixers head coach, brett brown, bryan colangelo said brown deserves a chance to see things through. they finished the season with the league's worst record. >>> neighbors in bensalem have a better idea of how their police department works today. police hosted an open house yesterday. adults and children got a chance to tour the station and get a look at the technology and equipment officers use that included a look at the s.w.a.t. truck and then there was one child who got to play a little tug of war with one of the department's canines. >> today is the day phillies baseball fans have been waiting for the phillies 2016 home opener. >>> live at citizens bank park wi

brian colangelo is expect to be hinkie's replacement. we will have a statement from managing partner josh harris later in sports. >> okay, see you then, thank you, jamie. >>> villanova students... villanova students are getting another day off this week to celebrate the national champions. university and law school canceled classes on friday, so people can attend the parade. the ad minute straightors are encouraging everyone to use the time to join in the festivities, and the school is working with septa to sell one day passes to get down to center city. parade kicks off from 20th and mark at 1:00 o'clock sharp and heads east to market to dilworth park in front of the city hall. >>> the parade will impact drivers in center city. we have these closures to tell you b market street from 15th to 23rd, will be block off getting and beginning at 11:00 . the as well as 15th street from jfk boulevard to chestnut. cross traffic will dependent on whether the parade has moved past the intersection yet. >>> if you cannot get down to the parade we ha

harris says it was his decision to hire colangelo, and his father, hall of famer jerry colangelo hadng to do with it. in fact, jerry stepped down today to only be an advisor now. now bryan says he would like to keep brown as coach as he tries to turn the sixers into a contender. >> there was about bringing in, giving us all the -- the philadelphia 76ers, the franchise, the best possible chance to win a championship. you know when we looked around, we said look, we need to add things to the organization that aren't in place. so we need to build a basketball culture. >> we are at a jumping off point now where the organization is poised to

jerry colangelo stepped down and his son, brian was named president of basketball operations, brian colangelo served as gm of the raptors for 2006-2013. he does not have issues with sam hinky's process. >> i do think it's been a success and the reason i say that is because we're at a jumping-off point now where the organization is poised to take a major leap forward. because of what's transpired over this last few years of what i'm going to call a measured rebuilding process. when we move forward, you're going to be excited about the pieces that come to the table. >> both sam and i and kind of others recognize the need to add to the organization, we've always been up front about wanting to do that. when it came down to it, we couldn't agree on how to do it and who the right person was. so it didn't, sam exited. i don't think i underestimated sam. >> when it comes to the future of head coach brett brown, colangelo says that he deserves the chance to see things through. to the phillies now, they were looking to take two of three from the mets today before playing their home opener tomorrow afte

the sixers hired colangelo in december to help turn the team around. hinkie was upset over the new front office that was put in place after colangelo's hiring. >> well, the pico building is honoring the champion villanova wildcats. the iconic message board will continue scrolling the winners of the men's ncaa tournament until saturday morning and all classes are canceled at nova tomorrow so students can attend the team's victory parade in center city. the parade begins tomorrow. from there the parade runs five blocks to dilworth park. there could be road closures, so keep that in mind. >>> "no parking" signs are already going up along the parade route. the city is urging paradegoers to take public transportation. it provides service for villanova. >> we know that traffic tomorrow is going to be a little bit busy in philadelphia. >> yeah, again, as we said, take mass transit if you possibly can. let's check in with jessica boyington on traffic this morning. jessica, how is it looking out there? >> we'll cross that brick when we get to it. right now we'r

yesterday, jerry colangelo stepped down as chairman of basketball operations.ixers named his son, bryan to take over the job. bryan is a two-time nba executive of the year, most recently with the toronto raptors. he said he doesn't have issues with what hinkie was trying to build. >> the organization is poised to take a major leap forward because of what's transpired over this last few years of what i'm going to call a measured rebuilding process. >> 76ers owner josh harris and jerry colangelo will remain with the club as a special adviser. as for sixers head coach brett brown, bryan colangelo said brown deserves a chance to see things through. the 76ers will finish the season with the league's worst record. >>>ç thousands of runners are recovering from two big events this weekend, chuildren's hospital of philadelphia hosted the run. >> it's a disease where you are constantly needing to change medicines and you are always getting sick for some reason or another. >> the hospital cares for about 1,400 children with that disease every year. >>> well, a classroom

the sixers hired jerry colangelo in december to help turn the organization around. sources say hinkie was upset with the new structure put in place after colangelo's hiring. >>> aaron nola with a drive. they close out the series with the red this afternoon. first pitch is 12:35. >>> there's no place like home. our pregame show on april 11th begins at 22:00 in the afternoon followed by first pitch at 3:00. >>> just over two hours away from sunrise, but we're not going to see a lot of sunshine this morning. in fact, rain is moving our way. right now dry and 55 degrees at 4:27. jessica boyington watching your first alert traffic. jessie. >> >> no problems in the area. route 70 and kings highway, you can see through the intersection. we do have some construction out there. i'll tell you all the trouble spots when i come back at 4:30. >> food truck parking only. up next, hear why officials aren't the only one creating these special spots. on this cushion for generations. alright kiddos! everybody off the backpack, we made it to the ottoman. i like to watch them clean, bu

new president and general manager is jerry colangelo, son brian, you probably remember last wednesday evening, sam hinkie gave his resignation, sixers co-owner josh harris had already made a decision to bring in brian colangelo before hinkie quit. >> we didn't really release sam. we spent many months chatting with sam about how to move the franchise to the next level and we felt that we all agreed that bringing in talent to make the organization better, to allow it to build stronger relationships in and around the league to a how to us build a winning culture, to bringing in someone to help lead the organization. we all agreed those were all good things. we could not agree on how to do that and specifically and who the person was and so sam decided to leave. >> later this morning than sports in a minute, how the new gm plans to move this team in the right direction. we're all happen bye that. >>> 5:11. shooting and killing former saints star is being held, on a one million-dollar bond. how eagles player malcolm jenkins is honoring memory of his teammate the and friend, will smith. >>>

now the word is that the sixers are set to hire brian colangelo, son of the team chairman jerry colangelo as the new general manager. >>> two of the national champion villanova a wildcats plan to test the waters for nba draft. both chris jenkins and josh hart, will go through the evaluation process that is standard. they can still return to school if they don't hire agent. meanwhile their boss coach jay wright is accepting congratulations from the president. >> he says his daughters were rooting for villanova because they went to school with josh hart, in d.c. i told him my wife has a crush on him. he said make sure she comes i want to take a picture with her. he obviously watch the game, very insightful about the game and very complimentary. >> well, a phone call from the president is pretty exciting. >> it is especially when your wife has a crush on him. >> exactly. >> but so is a championship parade. villanova university is canceling class tomorrow so everyone can celebrate in philadelphia. here again is the parade route. it starts at 20th street and then head down market street to dil

jerry colangelo stepped down. his son, bryan colangelo, was named to take over the job.sn't have problems with what hinkie was trying to build. >> the organization is poised to take a major step forward. >> sixers owner josh harris said jerry colangelo will remain with the club as a special adviser. >>> thousands of runners recovering from a big event that raised money for a good cause this weekend. >> children's hospital of philadelphia most hosted the walk for hope at the navy yard in south philadelphia. the 5k run and 2k family walk benefits the send send for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease at c.h.o.p. lisa's 7-year-old daughter has the disease. >> it's a disease where you are constantly kneeing to change medicines and you are always getting sick for some reason or another. >> the hospital cares for about 1,400 children with that disease every year. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 12 minutes before 6:00. it's a rainy start this morning. you can see the clouds over center city in the distance. some rain is falling. there

he is expected to name brain colangelo as general manager replacing sam hinkie.airman of basketball operations jerry colangelo. >>> third round of the masters, jordan spieth, long for final two holes where he bogey 17 and double bogey on the 18 and finished with a one shot leading into today's final round starting at 2:00 right here, on cbs-3. that is all for sports i'm's leslie van arsdal have a great the day. >>> and that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we had for you a at 7:00. battle lines over state lines, why bernie sanders and hillary clinton, claims new york as their home turf. >>> to know this will help other animals. >> ground breaking procedure done here in philadelphia, and how it could be, a safe the life of animals around the world. >>> and there is a freeze warning in effect, how long will it the last, and how long until it feels like spring again. coming up on "eyewitness news" this sunday morning. introducing oikos crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious crunchy toppings like chocolate and peanut butter chips. crunched it! new

brian is son of the sixers chairman of basketball operation jerry colangelo. >>> defending champion jordan holes where he bogey 17, double i boeing on 18 and one over 73 and had one shot leading nothing to die's final round at the 2:00 right here, on cbs-3. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great the day. >>> young fans of the 76ers, took the court, with the pros. team hosted a an open practice for sixers camp participants at philadelphia a university in ease falls. 450 children in different age groups ran through hand on drills with sixers players and coaches. the sixers dancers, flight squad, mascot franklin and sixers legend world be free, helped make this day very special for the young one. very fun. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 7:00 here's what we have at 8:00. >> temperatures whoever around freezing so be careful heading out for icy spots, coming up next, katie will tell us when the warmer weather a arrives, and the latest on the first pitch forecast for tomorrow's phillies home opener. fill your family of four up, with eight pieces of delicious original reci

. >>> jerry colangelo speaking since he stepped down as chairman of the sixers. his son took over. he recused himself from the process of hiring him. sam hinkie was not forced out. >> i like the sam hinkie. when i got meet him, he's a very intelligent guy, a lot of depth to him, he had a game plan. ownership wanted to have a change. the intent was for sam to stay, share responsibilities but he chose not too. >> 20 years ago, kobe bryant graduated from lower marion high school. tonight his last nba game. when he played his last game in philly december, he wore eagles green. today's mamba green. kobe says lower marion made him into who he is. we'll have that for you at 11:00 hopefully. narrator: why have president obama and vice president biden endorsed katie mcginty for us senate? because she's a "champion for working families." katie mcginty will take on the republicans and protect social security and medicare. and mcginty will work for equal pay for women - because families depend on it. for the april 26th democratic primary, president obama supports katie mcginty. katie: i'm kati

he was told that brian colangelo was coming in as the general manager and that sam hinkie would be reassigneda minor position. so hinkie said goodbye. the way this went down with hinkie was very strange. so he calls last night to tell one of the owners he was resigning. after meeting with all of those owners on tuesday in new york and said nothing. it then got real strange sam minute key sending a 13-page letter with his resignation. and in the letter, he quotes many including famous surgeons an author, a physicist, the founder of tesla and that quote is priceless. you should -- how this relates to basketball i don't know. you should take the approach that you are wrong. your goal is to be less wrong. he also quoted abraham lincoln. but the abe lincoln quote turn out to be up correct. very strange way to say i'm do done. so brett brown concerned about his job in the future? >> i'm not concerned, you know, i think the discussion that is i have had with david and josh harris months ago when they extended my contract and we talked. you know, freel freely about dit things that we're all trying to

brett brown spoke about the season acknowledged more of a shared basketball discussion with brian colangeload in a season loaded with problems. >> this season was one of many distractions, many speed bumps. but i'm so proud to say that -- that our team, you know, stayed together. they truly stayed together and i believe that when you talk to them yesterday or throughout the course of the year, you would see what i felt every day. >> they stayed together last night when chicago out scored them 29-two in one stretch. sixers were up by 24 in the first half. so hey listen, i love brett brown. i don't know if he'll be here next year. it will be interesting to see what happens when the new general manager comes inform i think he's a good coach but with the gypsies he has on that team i don't know how good he can be. >> we'll see. i like the guy. >> but he's taken a lot of bullets. >> yes, he has. >> join us tonight for the fox 29 news at 10. depth peace saw this guy run red light and then swerve all over the road before they pulled him over. what they found inside his truck they were not expectin

for sixth are tonight, they will take on raptors, new president of the basketball operations brian colangelo is with the team. he was president of the raptors from 2006 through 203. >>> well, you never caught a foul ball at a baseball game, get some tips from this guy. yesterday tigers, gave up not one, not two, in the three, five, foul balls, five. >> he gave every single one away. >> you guys ever caught a full ball, ever. >> no. >> five. >> not five. >> you. >> i have gotten close when i was a kid at connie mack stadium but pole got in the way. >> five. >> unreal. >> do we know where they were hit, left field, all over the place or just got lucky. >> three, two, no, five. >> he gave them away. that is great. >> we will be right giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty.

after sam hinkie stepped down as president and general manager last week, chairman jerry colangelo hired his son brian to run the team. it was a move met with criticism will but he will be tasked with making this franchise a winner, one that has lost 198 games the last three years. the it is not all bad. they are stockpiled with first round draft picks and they have plenty of money to spend. >>> second thing is joe he will embiid, 7-foot two center has been sidelined with foot problems but is making his way back and on track to be ready next season but his future hinges on his health. i spoke with the orthopedic doctor from temple about the kind of foot injury he is attempting to return from. i will have that at 6:00 o'clock. to keep those players healthy and to track more prime preagents, the innings certificates are in the middle of another rebuild, a new practice facility is in camden and i got a behind the scenes tour with ceo scott o'neill. the 125,000 square foot campus will be largest in the nba and focuses on state of the art performance, wellness and recovery, plus a sweet view

while leadership is changing colangelo doesn't have issues with the profit. >> i do think it's been a success and the reason i say that is because we're at a jumping off point now where the organization is poised to take a major leap forward because of what's transpired over this last few years of what i'm going to call a measured rebuilding process and you know, when we move forward you'll be excited about the pieces that come to the table. >> both sam and i and others recognize the need to add talent to the organization. we've always been upfront about wanting to do that and we couldn't come up with who the rig right person was. >> as it pertains to the future, he would only say the head coach deserves a chance to see things true. >> jordan spieth your leader leading into the final round of the masters. three holes in one but none as crazy as this one. follow the ball, because it keeps on cruising and goes in anyway. he taszs the club in celebration. i mean, come on, you can't make that stuff up. spieth was cruising until the back nine. he takes a drop and his next shot goes swimmin

i'm told hinkie was told brian colangelo will be the new general manage are you hinkie would be reassignedo a minor position so hinkie abruptly said, goodbye. now the way this went down with hinkie was very strathe. he called last night to tell the owners he was resigning. it then got real strange when sam hinkie sending a 13 page letter with his resignation in the letter he quoted a famous surgeon, authors, a physicist, the founder of tesla and the quote hinkie uses you should take the approach that you are wrong. your goal to be less wrong he quoted abraham lincoln but the abe lincoln quote turns out both quotes turn out to be incorrect. very strange way to say i'm do done. >> i respect it in some ways i understand it. but it doesn't diminish my personal disappointment of not seeing this through with him. >> well, he's going to have to see it threw with him. unless -- more from the head coach and the players including how brett brown views his job status now with the team that will be coming up. dawn? >> all right, we'll see in you a bit, thanks howard. pennsylvania governor tom wolf tod

sam hinkie and his horrible plan has been gone and in comes brian colangelo. he talked about his plan to put the sixers in the right direction. >> if i really want to make sure that everyone understands that this is a transition from this measured rebuilding process to sustainable winning. that is what is important to establish here. >> sixers then put bucks to overtime, down by one, ish smith misses the three, time to get the board but he is rejected. ish would have one last shot but it wouldn't get down, they lose, once again, 109, 108, and the final round of the masters is ball jordan spieth. he once had a commanding lead, was seven under par, just dropped. he self-destruct in the 12th hole, and got triple bogeys, giving dan willet his first green jacket. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> well, philadelphia finally has a playoff team. flyers picking up a big win saturday securing their spot in the playoffs, taking all the of the pressure off yesterday's game begins islanders. >> the flyers had a chance to rest some of their big stars yesterday,

sam hinkie and his horrible plan has been gone and in comes brian colangelo. yesterday he talked about his plan to put sixers in the right direction. >> if i really want to make sure that everyone understands that this is a transition from this measured rebuilding process to sustainable winning. the that is what is important to establish here. >> sixers did take the bucks to overtime, down by one smith misses the three, tried to get the board but he is reject. ish have would have one last shot but it wouldn't go down, they lose once again, 109-108, and the final round of the masters is all about jordan spieth. he had a commanding lead with seven under par, just dropped. he self destructed. one hole and got triple bogey. masters game giving willet his first masters green jacket. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> you have to check this out. this is shot from yesterday's final round, okay, watch this, louie oosthuizen he hits his t shot, starts rolling toward the cup, but hits another ball. the fun doesn't end there. his ball keeps rolling and right

on the road in chicago and for players it is one more chance to show the new man in charge brian colangelo what they can a actually do. kobe bryant is playing in his last nba game tonight, lower merion grad leaves behind a brill yacht career with the lakers. he will finish third in nba history in points, as you might imagine, the staples center is sold out for the game, and, fans are expecting a fantastic send off. >> i would imagine, yes. >> something big will happen tonight. >> for sure. >> seems like just yesterday i was talking to him in lower merion high school in the hallway and he was having a press conference that he wasn't going to college and then right to the pros. great career. >> incredible. >> coming up in the next half an hour a new kind of door bell that does much more than just ring, it lets people see visitors even if no one is home, we will tell you how high tech device is simplifying deliveries and fighting crime. >>> family stumbles on what could be one of the art world's greatest find, where they found this italian masterpiece worth 135 million-dollar. >>> plus, new a

. >> sam hinkie steps down as sixers general manager, team chairman jerry colangelo may hire his son>>> and lets get a check of weather and traffic. >> yeah, you you know we're really looking ahead to the unsettled day, and wind is starting to whipping in the neighborhoods. lets go to the shore shot, it is an angry looking ocean. those waves were very large a second ago not as bad right now but it is very, very, hazy out there a sign of the moisture building and here it comes, large storm system warming up, just rain, and that may change by the weekend. i wouldn't be shocked to see a couple, and, and midday meisha which you will want to keep that gear ready and slow down on the roads. >> and we have an accident though speaking of slowing down, i-95 south, make note of that and show you something to pull this up, and, help me there, accident schuylkill west, off ramp to conshohocken and, not too many slow downs. more of a eye sore and get that gaper delay. we have, outer lanes block from the boulevard northbound at, tyson avenue. you can see, and you can see certainly showing down. so