cole hamels cruising like smokey robin robinson. a solo shot.th of the season. 7-0, fills and they lose 8-0 in the eight inning. cole hamels still on the mound. >>> it's been just over a week since the phillies called up franco. a move the phillies hope signifies the future. while he was called up last september, this is his first taste of playing every day. >> so far, so good, you know. now is better, just another level. try to come here and try to compete. try to do something to earn my team and having a good time right now. >> having a good time is always a good thing. do you feel like this chance that you're having now, this opportunity this year is any different than the chance you had last year in september? >> i mean, it's way different this year because when i, the first day when i come in, i just play. and i just got like within a half and i play every day. you know what i mean? and just right now is the opportunity that made me more good more comfortable and just try to come in, just take the opportunity. and try to play the right thin

big night for cole hamels.ecord tying night for papelbon the big fella continues his turn around with a blast. >> mets in town for weekend series again the phillies. the pitching matchup as good as it gets. cole hamels versus matt harvey. cole hamels won the dual looking great on this night. went seven innings striking out eight only gave up one run. but did the phillies give him some runs? leave that to ryan howard the big peace heating up gets the single to right. scoring freddie galvis. one to nothing philadelphia. and then the big guy really got it going in the fourth inning he connected with a harvey pitch and reject rejected it beyond the confines of the ball field. he's hitting hitwhen he's hitting opposite field homeruns you know he's feeling good. >> papelbon ties jose mesa for the most saves in phillies history at 112. phillies win three to one. >> rookies walking into nfl facility for the first time pro jersey with your name on it. eagles rookies started mini camp camp. all of the eagles draft picks

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they give cole hamels plenty of run support. jeff skeverski has that and more. >> reporter: after a season high of 8 runs for cole hamels hopefully they save returns for aaron had harang. phils in washington, d.c. sniffing for some returns, bark if you're a phils fans. how about the phils he they beat up on the nats. riendz howard, -- ryan howard, triple shy of the cycle yesterday phils up 4-0. and they are not done, they get two more in the 4th. hernandez is short. happy birthday. gives up 6 runs, the phils still not done, to the 5th. howard out of here, only one player in baseball has more homers than howard over the last month. cole hamels cruises 8 innings and they win by 7. they have won for straight starts in the # -- three years. >>> kyle corber will be out with a an ankle strain. andre igor i go -- igadola golden state wins by 35. houston we have a big problem. warriors, a 3-0 series lead they are a win away from the nba finals. >>> u.s. d fighting, a former drexel and bethlehem native taking on number one ranked that's

cole hamels looking for runs and this fan looking for a hat. hat's off. they beat up steven straussburg. here in the third that's ryan howard rbi double it's up 2-0 next batter michael franco get out of town two run shot second career homer and phils up 4-0 and there's still not done they get two more in fourth and pedro hernandez is short ian desmond boots it. doesn't neighboring through the fourth. gives up 6 runs and they still get more. howard. how about this? is it all step homers oaf last month one player is a and phils scored season high 8 runs and they win 8-1. >> every one was going out there attacking. it was a good team victory and cole was on the mound having run a lead like that it was all good. >> yeah, cole goes eight innings allows one. aaron harang will be on the bound. >> nba playoff kyle korver will miss rest of playoffs for at plan tan with hawks. they're down two. game three in west today andre iing dam acalling for a ball golden state teammates finds them iguodala former sixer with six points curry drops 40 for 73s tonight they lose

cole hamels on the mound for phillies. phillies lost seven out of ten and four in a row. >>> the team has called codey asche up from triple a lehigh valley where he was learning to play left field with the iron pigs. to make room for asche grady sizemore was designate forward assignment. he was asked about his time at triple a. >> having 15 games down there feels like too much. you guys might think it was quit, it sure didn't feel like it to me. >> this is a good reminder you have to be alert for foul balls at all times even sitting in the upper deck, eating nachos, that is prince fielder, he hits this foul ball, poor woman hit the nacho cheese, every where. in word if prince will be taking care of that dry cleaning. we will >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on the cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> "cbs evening news" is next, scott pelley has the night off charlie rosies filling in from new york. dan? >> rose: dramatic rescues at floodwaters in the dallas area strands hundred

and the phillies dealing with matt harvey and the mets, cole hamels finally looking like the pitcher we thought he would be. was it enough? that's next in sports. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retirement. talk to a state farm agent today. >> you can tell how the phillies are by looking in the stands. warm friday night the new york mets are in town, matt harvey and cole hamels on the mound, should be good game. but, no one is at the game. no one in the stands not a good look still have to play the game anyway. harvey usually the stud would handle dominated the night. cole was vintage this day.

cole hamels on the mound for the phils. have lost seven much their last 10 and four in a row. hamels faceing tulle it will ski. he went eight innings and struck out nine. but this guy the story of the game. chad bettis the rockies pitcher dominated the phillies tonight. throwing a perfect game until the seventh inning. the phillies broke things up in the eighth. welcome back cody asche beats the shift to break up the no hitter with the single. bettis gave up two hits and struck out seven. icing on the cake for the rockies came with ben paulson with the 21 homer in the ninth. rockies within this game, four- four-one. >> we had a hard time with his change up and his off speed stuff. and he really seemed to mix his pitches very well. so came up short on the offensive side of things on bettis. >> we now know who will represent the eastern conference in the stanley financial cup finals. game seven tonight lightning rangers and lightning shut them out. 23rd period kohl's goals for the rangers. shut out for tampa bay goalie ben bis

phillies have scored fewest runs in the league for cole hamels but when they give him just a little, as been unbeatable. hamels 11-o since last year when he gets three runs to play with. today in washington hamels looking for runs, this phillies fan is looking for a new hat. hats off to the phillies line up today. they beat up steven strasburg. ryan howard with the double to the right. phillies take a two to nothing lead. very next batter, how about miguel franco, no doubt about it. two run shot to deep right center field. second career home run. phillies up four to nothing. they are not done. they get two more in the fourth. caesar hernandez is short iain desmond boots it. fourth error. strasburg has not loss to the phillies in three years. he does not make it out of the fourth. phillies up six to nothing. how about some more, in the fifth, howard this time deep to center field. no doubt about it. all ten of his home runs have come over last month. only one player in baseball has more over this span. phillies have a season high eight runs right now. most they have scored for ham else

. >>> cole hamels is the biggest trade chip to help them rebuild here. his worst start since last april. gives up 6 earned runs. here we go in the seconding in. hamles has allowed 9 homers. zero support yesterday. marlins keeping the phillies off the board. phils lost 7-0. it's their 5th straight loss. >>> the union season not going much better only one win in the last ten matches against toronto 34th minute. john mccarthy giving up the goal union lost 1-nill. only one team has fewer points in mls. >>> victor espiosis says he is the luckiest jockey on earth. record crowd 170,000 on hand for the kentucky derby. american pharoah the favorite coming in. listen to the finish. american pharoah and victor espisois. wins the triple crown. firing line finishes second. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. a man in tennessee has a new ride thanks to a random act of kindness, a mystery man bought jeff smith a pick up truck in return he asked him to pay it forward and do something nice. he was driving around in a 199gio storm with 150,000 miles on it.

. >> reporter: after a season high 8 runs for cole hamels yesterday, hopefully the phillies saved someor the series win later today. phillies in washington, d.c. bark if you're a phils fan. how about the phils they beat up on nats stephen slosburg. very next batter, frank owe co- no doubt about it, the 200 shot it's the second career homer. phils up 4-0. per -- fernandez, happy birthday. he doesn't make it out of the 4th inning. gives up 6 runs. the phils not done, howard out of here, only one player in baseball has more homers than howard last month. cole hamels cruises 8 innings allows one run. >>> nba playoff former sixer kyle korber out with an ankle sprain. andre iguadola. warriorses a 3-0 series lead they are are a win away from the nba finals. >>> how about usc former drexel wrestler and bethlehem native taking on down dobson in a u.s. c187. the match goes all three rounds. he loses in unanimous decision, that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> a texas woman is winning parades for her homemade freshly scented wedding dress she creteed it out as toilet paper. she us

phillies and marlins today, cole hameling -- hamels gives one up. extra bases once more.. hamels hit six runs. march lins win 7-0 >>> a record crowd at churchill downs for the 141st kentucky derby. here's track announcer larry coleman. >> it's american pharaoh coming to the finish american pharaoh! >> american pharaoh your winner defeats aspiring line. jockey victor espinoza wins his second straight kentucky derby. >>> that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommels. stick around. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> well we got up to 74 today. we're going to be even warmer tomorrow. it's going to be sunny. it will be comfortable but kind of warm tomorrow monday tuesday. look a

cole hamels had his worst start of the season yesterday. he gave up 6 earned runs on the way to the 7-0 lost. the pitcher moved david buchanan none down to the minors. >>> mayweather is still the you be defeated welter weight title. pacquiao said he had an injury to his hand and was refused medical attention for a shot before the fight. >>> chris sowers watched that entire fight. >> reporter: he didn't like the same fighter that's for sure, it cover the shoulder, or it was mayweather. >> reporter: we have a gorgeous forecast sunny and warm, 84 monday, same number tuesday tuesday afternoon there could be a shower or thunderstorm that develops with the passage of the front that cools us down wednesday, friday saturday, beach weather. thursday 83, 83 and 82. >> nba countdown is next. >> "action news" continues tonight at 6:00 p.m. >> for chris sowers, eva pilgrim and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. have a great sunday. we'll see you next weekend. . >> announcer: the following is a special presentation of espn on abc. >> looking g

it's cole hamels versus mar vee vee -- harvey tonight that's a pretty big pitchers duel. we have sub tropical storm ana declared. notice how the rain bands are away from the center. overall we're expecting rain on the carolina's coastlines. they could get 3 1/2 inches that's on top of what has already fallen. doesn't look like it will have a major impact on us, maybe monday and tuesday we get extra moisture injected into the atmosphere in connection with a cold front. tomorrow, fog in the morning and sun, 82, decent weather for the dad vail regatta. mother's day 87 degrees, it's the warmest mother's day since we hit 90 back in 1991. ac on in the car when you're talking mother out to lunch. monday we have a chance of a shower or thunderstorm on monday. better chance of a shower and drenching thunderstorm on tuesday, drier and cooler on wednesday. >> 6:40, up next, more stories you didn't see last night including a teenager who turned the tables on a predator during a terrifying attack. >> federal officials join in the investigation into a smoky cabin that caused a plane to

. >> cole hamels needed bats to wake up. his motto give me a few. i'll dot rest.t will be fine >> third inning ryan howard rbi double. 2-0 lead. cycle again today. miguel franco no doubt about it. two run shot. second career homer phils up 4-0. they're not done. two more in the fourth. and happy birthday in desmond. thats with four errors today. phils in three years. doesn't make it out of fourth. >> hours here phils win 8-1 hamels won four straight starts for the first time in three years. >> we had a great team victory today come out against straussburg battling great paper. everyone one is going out attacking. >> when the phils are no new york monday they won't have to worry about met star david wright shut down with a back issue. little league they have ten run rule they put a position player on the mound garrett jones on the hill with yankees down 13 against ranger and then hits the guy. ironically jones was only pitcher for the yankees that did not allow awe run today. yanks 15-4 and they say they're embarrassed maybe she you this be lost nine of last ten ga

last night cole hamels very good again. over his last five starts his e.r.a. 9 over that stretch. cole last night gives up just two homers to troy tulowitzki and that is it. cole with nine strikeouts. . bettis two outs away from a no-hitter. that's how the no-hitter is broken up. look at the reaction from bettis. cannot believe it. later in the inning phil's best chance. darren ross called out on a check swing. not happy about it. rough night for the umps. look at this in the ninth. nolan arenado, he checks but he's been called out. ryan goes nuts. he gets tossed from the game and the phillies lose 9-1. the phillies let go of grady sizemore to make room for ashby. he told bus his reaction when he was first sent down to the lee high valley. >> pretty bitter which i think is human nature. luckily the people we have in the organization that i've come up with the coaches, they know me and so i think that really helped. >> on to the eagles new birds connerback byron maxwell is guaranteeing the birds will be in the super bowl this season. that is pretty bold. center

cole hamels faces matt harvey and ryan sandberg hopes to rally the troops and hopes that the two days he gave chase utley off pays dividends. he feels he has run into bad luck. >> to do things well and have your routine and scare up balls and not getting anything to show for it that is sometimes discouraging, a series or a week or 10 days getting rewarded for hitting the ball hard, that is what chase needs. >> the flyers needs a head coach and the red wings have given mike babcock permission to speak to other teams he has been in detroit for ten years and last year they did not reach a contract extension. this season has not gone well for the union they are preparing to visit vancouver tomorrow night despite the struggles, this team still fights. >> we are still together and we are going to fight to try to get a result in vancouver a tough place and you know nothing really galvanizes a team than winning together. that is the only solution at this point. >> they need a win, just 1-6-3 thus far. >>> the dad vail regatta taking place this weekend but for those not quite cut out for the a

. >>> cole hamels takes the mound when they host the rockies tomorrow night. >>> there will be a game 7 in the nhl series. the blackhawks beat the ducks. >>> the country's biggest banks are cashing in when it comes to overdraft fees. >>> labor of love, residents bring love to a philadelphia neighborhood. >> reporter: it's going to be warm and humid details in the seven-day forecast. we have chance coming up. dear stranger, when i booked this trip, my friends said i was crazy. why would i stay in someone else's house? but this morning a city i've never been to felt like one i already knew. i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >> two big jackpots are up for grabs, no one matched all six numbers in the powerball drawing. it rolled to 171 million dolores. the winning numbers were 8 15, 34 53 and 23, the power play is 2. mega millions 233 million for tomorrow's drawing watch that at "action news" at 1:00 p.m. >> reporter: which number is more important. really, let's check out the 9-5 as we head out outside in fishtown. i-95

cole hamels give them their best chance but the phillies only give him 4.1 support in the league the worst in the league. phils lost to the pirates yesterday 7-2. the long ball did them in. josh hamilton broke the tie. and louis garcia came in in relief and gave up four more runs three on this blast. >>> the eagles have made more changes to their front office, scout lewis clark is promoted to pro term eland joseph comes over from the bears organization. >>> and tom brady has until tomorrow to file his appeal and by all indications he plans to do so he was suspended for four games because of deflate-gate, and he says that in a game four years ago when new balls were mandatory, he sensed something was up with the footballs that new england was using. >> i was on the sideline the beat up ball from the ball boy was being thrown in for offense for new england but on our offense, a brand new ball was being thrown in and i noticed it and said something to the ball boy and he gave me a smirk. >> a chicago player had the play of the night nikola from half-court with the miracle touch, players

the high of 69 and by 7:00 tonight 65 degrees if you are headed tonight to the phillies to see cole hamels play against the pirates 65 for the first pitch and breezy at the start and at the ninth inning we may dip into the upper 50s so chilly. high pressure is in control tomorrow and should bring the sun back strong bone dry tomorrow and the heat and humidity is suppressed to the south. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, windy and cooler and 69 is the high today. we hit a high of 88 yesterday and tomorrow sunny and nice and 74 and humidity remains low and friday looks like a nice day with a high of 76 degrees and partly sunny skies there and then saturday this is by no mean a washout, most of the day clouds mixing with sunny breaks and a warmer high of 82 degrees, in particular into the afternoon a chance of a pop-up shower here or there. i would not cancel my plans but i'd have an out plan, make sure you have enough room to get everybody inside. on sunday a high of 80 and a slight chance of a shower and i think the best chance is late in the day or even but that is a mainly dr

pitcher cole hamels and his wife gave $53,000 in grants. the remaining donations will be divided among search other schools for science robotics and reading and music improvements. this year marks a major milestone for the hamle also -- hamles foundation, to date it donated a million dollars. >>> another group is give back to philadelphia awarding $120,000 in scholarships to help pay for college. they accepted the donations pacifico ford in southwest philadelphia. >>> a mother plans to sue after her family was kicked off a flight. the reason united airlines removed a girl with autism from the plane. >> a blood test that's making cancer treatment easier for doctors and patients. >> reporter: meteorologist david murphy will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. (female announcer) you could win $1,000 a day for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (f

the phillies 77 for the first pitch, melts, cole hamels faces harvey i think good matchup. on the southern coast we have tropical storm ana has been declared most of the threat is rain, notice how in a sub-tropical system it's not in the middle of the core it's on the outskirts. the center of it is down the coast not so much up here, we think ana will sit to the south and not have a major impact on us. 85 degrees, sun returning tomorrow, high of 82 should be a good day for the dad vail. warm on mother's day 87 degrees, the average high is 72 sunday, that will be the wormest mother's day since 1991 when we hit 90. monday, clouds and sun a slight chance of a pop up shower or thunderstorm. tuesday better chance of a shower or thunderstorm. toasty high of 88. looks like we recover on wednesday and thursday, cooling down into the 70s. thanks david. >>> 4:46. a scary encounter in san jose california was caught on camera. watch as this man follows the girl to the front steps, he said he was lost. he forces his way into the house and grabs the girl. she slams her hand into his face

since the phillies last lost the game, that is six in a row, tonight they visit the rockies again cole hamels spot on last night. miguel franco a nice defensive play in thetive many inning the kid is a two-way player and herrera broke the tie with this two run double. and the phillies are to longer in last place in the nl east. >>> now on to deflate-gate the ongoing saga in a surprising about face, robert craft will accept the penalties but tom brady's appeal is still on and craft is tired of the back and form. >> i don't want to continue the rhetoric that has gone on for the last four months, i'm going to accept reluctantly what he has given to us. >> reluctantly. >> depending on the fan base, the tour for a new college coach could be a short one, nittany lions fans are looking for more. >> he perfected the art of the selfie and james franklin sat down with a close-up with me as part of his tour today. after his 7-6 season and an appearance in the pinstripe bowl, he knows expectations will be up. they will have 70 scholarship players after making due last year with 45. >> everybody talks abo

. >> cole hamels helping out some local schools today. charity the cole hamels foundation presenterring a nice check as they usually do to help out some of our local schools in this area. he he and wife heidi proud to be a part of it. >>> finally the nba playoffs continue tonight. but it was yesterday's game that everyone is still talking about. we know lebron james can do it all on the court but apparently he can do some coaching too. with the bulls and cavs tied at 84, 1.5 seconds remaining coach david blat drew up the final play during the timeout a play in which he would find james throwing the inbounds pass. king had other ideas. >> to be honest the play that was drawn up i scratched it and i just told coach just give me the ball. >> james for the win. it's good. lebron james at the buzzer. >> there you have it. james hit the game winning shot. he plays coach, he plays player and he giver the cavs a win in the playoffs to tie that series at two. i guess they say lebron knows best. sharrie back to you. >> at least it worked out in his

cole hamels struck out 9 over 7 strong innings jonathan paplebon made his 113th save as a philly. he is the all time leader. >>> former "dancing with the stars" contestant tried to exit and went airborne. he hopped back into the cockpit and took 11 more lapse. >> wow after 75 years of flying the end is near for one airline. >>> new research may get you starting brushing flossing and seeing a dentist regularly. >>> temperatures in the 40s so a light jacket for the kids would do, in the afternoon shorts and ts. i'll be back to check out the severe weather for those of you traveling across the nation. > "action news" conductedden undercover -- conducted an under cover investigation over children going to school and their safety may be at risk. >> reporter: this is one of the busiest intersection also in the city. you pay for someone to stand out here arena look after your kids. tonight we'll show you the potential dangers we caught on hid hidden camera. >> what i saw on the tape was unacceptable. >> reporter: this tipster contacted us after getting no results. we'll tell you what we

cole hamels is on the mound. he's won his last four starts. cody asche has returned and he'll start in left field tonight. ben revere moves to right. asche was sent to the minors earlier this month to learn the new position. he'll bat sixth and ryne sandberg says he expects asche will be his everyday left fielder. that's a much different position than third base. >> i felt like i was as comfortable as could be without ever playing in a big league. big league hitters are different. minors are different. as far as game experience i feel comfortable. >> no collateral damage for seth blatter. fifa reelected the embattled president. blatter will begin an unprecedented fifth term. there had been calls for him to stepdown in the wake of wednesday's arrests and indictment of nine fifa executives. they're accused of taking kick backs and corruption. blatter has not been indicted. >>> nascar fans this is your time. series hits dover this weekend. next week it will be in the poconos. qualifying for the fed ex 400 wrapped up a couple hours ago. hamlin cap

cole hamels on the hill the last time they won was with cole hamels on the mound.ain? not a good day, second inning martin prodo with a three run home run to left and marlins jumped out to a three to nothing lead. then in the third marlins this time, jp and that is a double deep to left field. jeff baker comes around to score. that will make it four to nothing. to the sixth inning, prodo again this time a rbi double. he had four on the the day. dejordan scores from first base and phillies lose seven to nothing, the final their fifth straight. >>> union at home yesterday afternoon taking on toronto fc. struggles continue, they lost one to nothing. they have lost three straight. only one win for worst start in franchise history. >> they are coming in the final furlong american pharoah, firing away, he is not done yet and these two come in the final 15th. american pharoah in front, firing line, and coming to the finish line, american pharoah has won the the kentucky derby. >> that was in front off the record it ising crowd at churchill downs american pharoah wins 141

we have cole hamels on the mound today.phen strasburg pitching for the nats but the phillies all over the washington's ace. ryan howard pulls an rbi double into the right field gap. that scores a run, puts the phils up two to nothing. next batter, we have mickle franco. he continues to impress in the big leagues here. opposite field home run for the score two more runs and the phillies are going to go up four to nothing. strasburg pulled after three innings. right now the phillies up eight-nothing in the seventh inning. >>> playoff action tonight. we have game three between the rockets and warriors. golden state up two to nothing in the series, steph curry had 33 points in game. james harden says they'll need to pick up their did he first on the league m.v.p. >> he had about a -- shooting opportunities. catch the ball get it up so fast. we have to be there making him shoot the the shot, making him put the ball on the floor. >> game two cavs and hawks fourth quarter lebron james with the alley-oop. the cavs win 94 to 82. the

. >>> phillies head to colorado for start of the ten game road trip, cole hamels looks for his thirdow but they will not face kyle kendrick in the series. marlins, they fired their manager michael rendon today as as well as their bench coach after being no hit by atlanta marlins are tied for last with the marlins in the nl east. they plan to announce a new manager tomorrow. phillies putting some pressure on those florida marlins or miami marlins. >> very good. >> thanks, jeff. >>> best of the class is next here on channel six, "action news" continues tomorrow morning at 4:30 with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards and david murphy ape karen rodgers. >> for walter perez melissa magee and jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night and great week ahead. >> good night. >> ♪♪ there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also sh

cole hamels against matt harvey.lex rodriguez exing his name in record books home run number 661 breaks tie with willie maze and moves him to soul possession of the list. >> opening round of player's championship from saw grass. tiger woods' round all over the map. five birdies two double bogeys shoots 1 over 73. jason bone his approach shot from 134 yards out money. also eagle. he's 1 under. sharing a tie for the lead at 5 under par. that's sports. >> thank you ducis. >> fantasy and science fiction came together and came to live at the pennsylvania convention center witnessard world comic con opened tonight. fan got to meet favorite stars or they shopped for own fantasy gear such as this zombie makeup. and delaware valley one of delaware valley main movie makers who has a movie coming out in september called the visit spoke to comic con attendees tonight. comic con in philadelphia "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline". "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist davi

phillies will send cole hamels to the mound while mets counter with matt harvey. highlights at 11:00. >>> biggest free agent this summer has hit market. detroit red wings head coach mike bobcock has been given a opportunity to explore other job opportunities. he has until end of may to see if the grass is green inner ear city. currently six nhl teams without a head coach including the flyers who are said to be interested in talking to bob cock. we will stay tune. and we will be go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right now! if you're a cat, you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. go on kitty, kitty... >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station wpsg the cw philly and back here at 11:00. >>> stay tuned for the the "cbs evening news" scott pelley reports from new york. >> pelley: tornadoes are bearing down on the southern plains for a third straight night. also tonight a plane careened into a highway, killing a famil

nice defense behind cole hamels in the fifth. the to third.iguel franco with the diving stop came up with the throw. then in the sixth game tied, herrera hits a rope into the right field. right now in the eighth phillies lead it four to two. >>> sixers forward nerlens noel was named the nba all rookie first team. he averaged almost 10 points, eight rebounds per game. he'll be on the podium tomorrow night at the nba draft lottery. the sixers have a 15.6 percent chance of winning the number one oversaul selection. the draft on june 25th. we'll be rig >> new at 11:00 it looks like shark season is now well under way off the jersey shore. >> check this out. this is an 11-foot long 820-pound maaco shark according to south jersey marina the five man crew reeled this in saturday off the coast of cape may. the marina posted that it is picture to its facebook page. quite the shark. >> pretty impressive. >> we'll >> "eyewitness news" returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with ukee erika and meteorologist kate fehlinger. for beasley kathy everyone here i'm chr

cole hamels locked n ryan howard find his swing and park has a buzz in the air and like old times philst the mets. >>> recently plague the most games in franchise history at first base. goes to work in first inning and hits through the shift to bring in freddie gal vin. 1-0 phillies and hamels in bases loaded fourth inning does not help. wild witch ties the game at 1. later in the 8th. bases loaded. hamels out of it with a game strikeout. 7 innings allows one run. bottom of fourth. howard goes deep for second straight game. sixth of season. fat batting .53 over last four games, 2-1 phillies. papelbon for hamels. the phils win 3-1. ryne sanberg and howard's resurgence. >> to see that swing to left center field from howie it's he's really starting to look good and have good swings and he had to boups back against harvey and it kept momentum on our side. >> chip kelly takes the new guys for a test drive. eagles open a three day rookie mini camp day for rookies and free agent sign hes. a lot of attention falls on two draft picks. nelson agholor out of ufc and defensive back mike rowe from u

cole hamels on the mound for the phils and stephen strasburg was his counterpart this afternoon.all over him. third inning, ryan howard pulls a rbi double into the right field gap and that is going to score a run and put the phils up two-nothing. next batter michael franco opposite home run scores two more runs. phillies go up four-nothing. strasburg pulled after three innings. hits just keep coming. big piece would like a little more, solo shot to center field. that makes it seven-nothing excellent. the needs win big time. >>> playoff action tonight game three between the rockets and warriors. golden state just putting on a clinic in houston right now. in the fourth quarter, it is 94 to 68. steph curry having fun out there, 37 points, six assists golden state looking to take a three-nothing series lead. >>> game four between the blackhawks and ducks going into overtime. six goals scored in the third period. ducks have a two to one series lead. >>> the college lacrosse final four kicking off at lincoln lincoln financial field. denver will advances to the final with a 11-10 win. >

cole hamels on the hill and hasn't been a good day for hamels second inning martin prado a three runomer to left. marlins jump out to a three-nothing lead. then in the third more marlins. baker scores and that will make it four-nothing. stanton adding a sac fly in the fourth to make it five-nothing and that's the score. it's actually six-nothing in the seventh inning of the game. >>> huge fight tonight. some calling it the fight of the century when floyd mayweather takes on manny pacquiao in las vegas. total revenue is expected to reach a record $400 million. tickets on average 10,000. >> wow. is that all? >> that's all. >> just a mere 10,000. >> clearly i would be looking at that on television. >> but even that, isn't it just a hundred bucks just to watch it. >> i think it is. >> it is. >> and that's a record, too. >> unbelievable. >> look who brought the sunshine. yay! >> you're welcome. i always like taking credit for days like today. >> i would. >> when it rains i'm like i'm just the messenger. looks like this is going to keep on going. we are setting ourselves up for some absolu

. >> well, the phillies open nine game home stand later tonight, cole hamels gets the start at citizens bank park against the rockies. phils have lost four straight. erika? >> and unwanted tourist has arrived in philadelphia, from south america. get ready to squirm. this is the rice stalk stink bug. it was discovered by customs agents last month in eddie stone, pennsylvania. those bugs were in a shipment of fresh pineapple from the dominican republic. scientists say the insect is invasive, poses threat to several important crops including wheaton soybeans. >> so another form of stink bug? >> another kind, because apparently ours was not enough. >> oh, i just saw them on the window the other day. oh here we go. >> that time of year. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning she is 11 years old loves golf and the piano and just graduated high school. >> and she's about to head off to harvard university. you'll meet her coming up. first, what's ahead tonight on cbs-3. >>> updating breaking news this morning, 21 year old man is dead and three other people injured in a shooting in che

. >> phillies haven't won a game sin the last time cole hamels took the mound. kohl's turn tonight but he was up staged by a record setting moment that you'll see. let's go to the game. before the game the state flag at half staff at the park in honor of the victims of the amtrak accident. also, a moment of silence in their honor. to the game now hamels had another fantastic outing. seven, struck out nine, pirates only gave up two runs but let's go to the ninth. jonathan papelbon looking for a phillies record 113 saves. man on third. he's in trouble. gets the pop up. check out jeff francoeur. he's got a arrival. the phillies win three-two. papelbon now the franchise leader in saves. big night for reigning american cy young winner cory krueger. he struck out 18 cardinals through eight innings. record is roger clemons is 20. he didn't walk anyone. only gave up one hit. indians win two-zero. eagles with personnel moves today. they promoted louis clark to senior director of pro personnel and they named dwayne joseph director of pro personnel. joseph comes over from

cole hamels on the hill. not a good day for hamels.econd inning, prado that is a three run homer to left. marlins jump out to a three no nothing lead with that. then in the third more marlins. jt double deep to left field. baker comes around to score. that make it four-zero. then in the sick sickth padre once again rib we double. four rbi's on the day. gordon scores from first base. phillies lose their fifth straight seven to nothing the final. >>> union at home in chester this afternoon takeing on toronto toronto. they lost one to nothing. lost three straight only one win. that's the worst start in franchise history. >> they come into the final furlong. american farrow firing. not done yet and these two come into the final heat. coming to the finish american farrow and victor he is pin notice is a. us pin notice is a took it. >> he won in front of the record -- american farrow wins the 141st kentucky derby fourth derby win for the trainer trainer. the third for the jockey. he wouldn't it last year. >>> that was an exciting finish. >>

the phillies and marlins, bottom 2, pick it up no score. 2-1 and living the hard knock life takes cole hamels up and out to left 3-zip. marlins' bottom sixth, pardo at it again. hamels gives up six runs in six sin innings. a record crowd of over 170,000 fans at churchill downs saturday. american pharaoh was the favorite at 5-2. here's track announcer, larry coleman. >> it's american pharaoh in front, firing line swordsman in third, coming to the finish american pharaoh and victor espinosa has won the kentucky derby! >> american pharaoh defeats firing line by a length. jockey victor espinosa wins he has second straight kentucky derby. bob baffert wins his fourth since '02. >>> sebastian from 35 yards we. late first half off the cross bar for the union. that was as close as they get. they lose 1-0. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. >>> 5:58 race day has arrived. jesse gary is live at starting line of the blue cross broad street run. jesse? >> yeah ted, at the starting line and also getting ready to show you the best seat in the house. right from here to you

cole hamels and his wife at the webster elementary school today.they are giving $53,000 in grants to eight philly area schools and they just reached a great milestone. they have given $1 million to philly area schools. that's a great job. >>> flyers very much in the mike babcock sweepstakes, considered the best coach in hockey. visited the sabres yesterday, may have met with the maple leafs, could the flyers be next? >>> golfer kevin kisner lost in the playoffs. kisner had a kiss for his baby but the wife wanted a kiss. it's the kiss dis, look at this. and it's mother's day, man, and his name is kisner. i'm john clark, we're right back. >>> love the warm air sticking around for a little bit longer. >> yes, speaking of sticking it is sticky out. people are saying it's muggy and humid and it's all going to hang around tomorrow too. warmer tomorrow 87 allentown, 87 quakertown 88 north town. mount holly 89. philly, 90 for the high. wilmington we're going 88 and after morning fog. hot and window day tomorrow winds gusting near 35 miles an hour. and it w

the last night a win for cole hamels, saved by jonathan papelbon. he becomes phillies all time saves leader and helped out by jeff francoeur in the right and he makes a catch and guns down a runner at the place to owned the baseball game. phillies win three-two. papelbon holds both phils and red sox all time saves record. >>> well, big night the for another pitcher last night corry kl uber he got his first win striking out 18 cardinals over eight innings of work in, cleveland. the record is 20 by roger clemens. he didn't walk a batter and a allowed one hit. indians won this 12-one. >>> birds promoted lewis clark to senior director of pro personnel and they name dwayne joseph director of pro personnel. joseph joins the bird from the bears. >>> great playoff hockey last night when game seven between capitols and rangers goes to overtime. it is over, when the rangers derek stephan scores 11 minutes into the the extra period. rangers face the the lightening in the next round beginning saturday, at the madison square garden. >>> erika, back to you. >>> i

cole hamels starting today in miami trying to end their four game losing streak. hamels in trouble early and often. second inning, martin proda three run home run to left. phillies fall behind three to nothing. hamels has allowed nine home runs. nobody in baseball has allowed more than. jc morimoto rbi double, and down seven to nothing right now in the eighth inning. hamels no run support. he has the worst run support in baseball. >>> soccer union hosting toronto in chester you saw right here on six abc. stuck on one win in ten matches. first half, 34th mini john mccarthey tough goal right there. union lose one to nothing. only one team has fewer points in the ml s. >>> it is finally fight night in vegas. if you are still trying to get a ticket to the floyd mayweatherman i pacquiao fight remaining ring site east are available on stub hub for as much as $40,000 a ticket. give me your credit card. down payment on a house. the house will be packed tonight for that 11:30 fight richest night boxing history. wealther wait world championship mayweather, who is set to mak

and it doesn't get much easierment the first place mets are in town, cole hamels faces five and zero matt harvey. mets have won two straight ballgames. time for that streak to end. see a lot of folks out to the ball yard tonight. you know the mets will be down here in south philly. they'll make it sound like a home game. let's go phillies nation. let's get out. >> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" mcdonald's is adding some green to their menus. >> first though here's what's coming up tonight on cbs-3. >> police are searching for two men in a bucks county home invasion and robbery. new britain township police say they barged into a home on limekiln pike around 1:00 this morning in chalfont. grabbed cash, cell phones, other items and fled on foot. one of the resident suffered minor injuries. >> a forest fire still burning in shamong township burlington county, though authorities say it is about 50% contained. the fire scorched hundreds of acres after broke out yesterday afternoon. there are no injuries. >> and, new overnight team fugitive hasheem singletary turned himself i

cole hamels on the mound for fightins. yesterday phillies won that are fifth straight game thanks to the rookie, miguel franco, he went two for three including his first major league home run as phillies beat diamond backs six to nothing. >>> more news, this time from the sixers, the forward nerlens noel, made first team nba all rookie. he averaged almost ten points, eight rebound on the game. he will be on the podium tomorrow night at nba draft lottery. they have a tenth 15.6 chance of winning number one selection. the the draft is on, june the 25th. >> so tomorrow's lottery. >> scientific break down there. >> big night for sixers tomorrow night. >> they could get real lucky tomorrow. >> lets hepp so good we will be new customers can save an average of $500 just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. a part of what standardized tests don't measure, very frankly they don't measure the diligence, the potential passion of a student. so it's re

cole hamels gets the start against the rockiness colorado game time 8:40 eastern time. now the phillies played what might be their best game of the season yesterday. darren in the line up for ryan howard and hits his third homerun of the season. that wasn't all the fireworks. phils third baseman mike, hit first major league homerun. had a triple, as well. looks like a woman in the stands had that ball. some guy took it. closer look at that. you have to find her and give that back, dude. the final score was six-nothing, fighting's. well the union come up with huge win to brake their three game losing streak. to chester philly was taking on the best team in the eastern conference, dc united, looked like the union would get early goal. connor casey's shot, stop it, take it to the 93rd minute. dresher montgomery county product with the winning goal. union wins one-nothing, they play the new york red bulls on the road sunday. nicely done, erika. >> thanks, ukee, still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", new numbers out today gives insight into summer travel. how busy th

. >> well phillies back home tonight after struggling through three and seven road trip, cole hamels will get the start on the bump. game time around 7:05 in south philly. erika, back to you. >> thank ukee. coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news" police on alert as they learn plans about controversial contest, happening today. also impatient speeds right past a stopped school bus. how this video helped track down that driver. and vittoria and katie return with your traffic and weather together on the 3's. including your weekend forecast, if you are headed to the shore. katie has it for you we're back in just two minute. good morning. i've got a to-do list and five acres of fresh air. top three tools: hammer, screwdriver, front loader. happiness is a drive-over mower deck. a john deere dealer can teach tractors to anybody. in the right hands, an imatch quick-hitch could probably cure most of the world's problems. that's how we run, and nothing runs like a deere. see your john deere dealer for great green tag savings on the one family sub-compact tractors. >> a south phila

cole hamels in for the first place mets matt harvey five and zero on the season thus far. also, chase utley is expected back in the phils line up tonight. >> baseball history last night, alex rodriguez of the yankees hits career homerun 661, moving him past willie mays the say hey kid on the all time homerun littles. the only player ahead of a rod now ar barry bonds, hank aaron, and the babe, babe ruth. erika, back to you. >> thanks, ukeement coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", we are following breaking news. murder investigation happening right now in delaware county. justin? >> reporter: and erika the effort continues at wharton state park to knock out the flames. aim justin finch with a live report coming up. >> also, local mother trying for some vigilante justice after thief snatches her daughter's bike right off the porch. she's not the only victim taking matters into her own hands. >>> and vittoria and katie return. they have your traffic and weather together on the 3's. and it should just be a beautiful day along boathouse row. what you are looking