i'm don bell for cbs3 eyewitness sports. >> don, thanks so much. everyone needs bam perking and that includes four legged friends. >> where dogs were treated to >> mcdonald's gave four legged friends extra attention in the city tonight. >> free dog washes annual dog days of summer event. although dog washes were free many dog owners made donations to local no kill animal shelters save me saturday is national dog day. cute pups. >> this week marks a big birth day for a little gorill gorilla. >> eyewitness news at the philadelphia zoo this morning for amani first birthday celebration. amani is a low land gorilla turned one on saturday and got in a few prebirthday treats including some cakement look at her go. cards were made by goo guests and you can wish her a happy birthday through the weekend. kate. >> well make plans for the upcoming weekend if you have not already. it is going to be a summer stunner. lots of sunshine both saturday and sunday. but both mornings on the cool side. we'll start each day 60 degrees in the afternoon it will feel almost

i'm don bell for cbs3 eyewitness sports. >> don, thanks so much. everyone needs bam perking and that includes four legged friends. >> where dogs were treated >> mcdonald's gave four legged friends extra attention in the city tonight. >> free dog washes annual dog days of summer event. although dog washes were free many dog owners made donations to local no kill animal shelters save me saturday is national dog day. cute pups. >> this week marks a big birth day for a little gorill gorilla. >> eyewitness news at the philadelphia zoo this morning for amani first birthday celebration. amani is a low land gorilla turned one on saturday and got in a few prebirthday treats including somer go. cards were made by goo guests and you can wish her a happy birthday through the weekend. kate. >> well make plans for the upcoming weekend if you have not already. it is going to be a summer stunner. lots of sunshine both saturday and sunday. but both mornings on the cool side. we'll start each day 60 degrees in the afternoon it will feel almost a little like fall out

love it. >> time to go back down to the lake don bell is live with what is in sports. >>> don. >> starting running back la garrett blunt had a tough time zero yard. there was a backup who played well that's cory >> welcome back to lincoln financial field september 10 eagles play first regular season game at washington an they have a whole lot of work to do before then tonight preseason game number two against buffalo bills we'll show you what happened tonight a linc. eagles defense looking good. rodney mccloud the blitz and tip and picked offer by michael ken rick eagle business. first time offense out of syn sync. la garrett blunt will fumble on the drive afteralshown jeffery. the newly acquired ronald darby throwing play making ability and intercepting pass and look at him government open field, nice moves. takes it back to buffalo territory and finally getting tackled after 4 yard return. second team offense with cory clement at running back rookie out of mississippi six yards out plunges forward for the touchdown 13-3. fourth quarter after bils take the lead it's byron marshall for the

>>ime to go back down to the lake don bell is live with what is >>> don. >> starting running back la garrett blunt had a tough time zero yard. there was a backup who played well that's cory >> welcome back to lincoln financial field september 10 eagles play first regular season game at washington an they have a whole lot of work to do before then tonight preseason game number two against buffalo bills we'll show you what happened tonight a linc. eagles defense looking good. rodney mccloud the blitz and tip and picked offer by michael ken rick eagle business. first time offense out of syn sync. la garrett blunt will fumble on the drive afteralshown jeffery. the newly acquired ronald darby throwing play making ability and intercepting pass and look at him government open field, nice moves. takes it back to buffalo territory and finally getting tackled after 4 yard return. second team offense with cory clement at running back rookie out of mississippi six yards out plunges forward for the touchdown 13-3. fourth quarter after bils take the lead it's byron marshall for the days. they win

until then, coming to you live from from the linc, don bell cbs3 eyewitness sports. back to you guys in the studio >> thank you, sir >>> from the field we go to the fans in eagles nation, "eyewitness news" cleve bryan is outside lincoln financial field where tailgaters are gearing up. cleve? >> reporter: ukee, the parking lot starting to fill up and the excitement reaching a fever pitch. people walking by doing the eagles chant. but we've been here since about lunch time and met some really hard core tailgaters, to find out how to do it this year. >> ice in the cooler, charcoal on the grill. generator fired up for the outdoor tv. >> i'm so fired up. >> reporter: eagles football therefore tailgate season has gun in south philly >> i'm ready for football season. >> this is best part of the season. we just start >> callahan from northeast was first to start setting up in the wells fargo lot with the eagles mobile too >> we had an eagles mobile one, which was old, and finally fell apart. >> reporter: been waiting eight months to roll out the yawning, raise the flags and

i'm don bell live from the link

coming to you from lincoln financial field, i'm don bell for cbs-3, eyewitness sports. >> and coming up at 6:00 don bell will take a look at the birds' defense, last night's game, and still early, but eagles fans, feeling pretty good this year, right? some of them weighed in last night outside of the linkment take a listen. >> keep this up. do this in regular season. we can do something. >> they're playing really really well. their defense was on point. the offense should have been a little bit better but they did really good. >> as don just said, eagles play against the jets of the pre-season. >> speak every football, new report calling nfl draft in philadelphia, an economic success. the report was commissioned by the philadelphia convention and visitor's bureau, says the draft brought in nearly $95 million for the city well above the estimated 8 million that was originally projected, a record breaking 250,000 people attend the the draft on the ben franklin parkway. we're still waiting to hear if philadelphia will host the draft again next year. >> state of florida has execute add d

for lesley van arsdall, i'm don bell for cbs-3 eyewitness sports. >> the birds are also working on their chemistry and one show of solidarity on the side lines did in the go unnoticed. this is eagles defensive ends, chris long, with his arm around teammate malcolm jenkins during the national anthem. long grew up in charlottesville, and attended the university of virginia.

we will go back to sports director don bell who is on the field at the link, don. >> guys, it is preseason but fans here are fulfill i on miami already like in mid season form buying everybody. guys are on the field talking about the eagles. when we come back we will continue to preview their ♪ having a baby. caring for your parents. learning you have a condition. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they look to us. cvs pharmacy. for advice. and ways to save money. plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescriptions. switching is easy. we're here for you. join us. at cvs pharmacy. ♪ half hour before the bird hit the field for their third pre season game. >> lets get out to sports director don bell live from south philadelphia where eagles are gearing up, hi there don. >> feels good to be on the field, you are right, 30 minutes away energy amping up for here tonight. one of the things aim looking for is offensive line of the eagles. this is a strong unit jason peters back at left tackle, lane johnson back at right, shuffl

. >> sports director don bell joins us now with more on the life and career of dutch daulton. don. >> philadelphia legend, absolutely, darren daulton died after four year battle with brain cancer. it impacts cannot be measure. >> darren daulton was a philly favorite, greeting on the field and vocal in the clubhouse and apple of every fan's eye. >> one of my favorite phillies from the 93 team. he was my favorite philly, other than, lenny dykstra. >> he was like the catalyst for the team. we fell a little bit short but he was, always beloved by philadelphians. it is what we missed. >> reporter: in 1992 the man we called dutch, led the national league in rbi's winning the silver slug's ward n93 he was at it again, he became one of the only nine catchers in baseball history with back to back, 100 rbi seasons. dutch led phillies to the national league pennant in that same campaign. >> he was the glue that kept a bunch of misfits together in 93, and we had a special year. >> reporter: three time all-star wasn't just known for hits, he was men as leader of men on and off the field. he

. >> here's don bell with morning sports. >> good news eagles will get to hit another shade of green, news they will not test themselves against one of the best in the business. aaron rodgers is signature tom 's preseason game in green bay. eagles defense will face a packers team without the former mvp. but bird have new faces on the team and here's what linebacker jordan hicks wants to see. >> i want to see everybody make their tackles and a lot of energy. there will be mistakes in every single game especially this first one but definitely want to eliminate that and go into it, feeling crisp, get the jitters out, knock that rust off game rust off and go out there and compete. >> now trip to green bay means match up at historic lambeau field. tundra will not be frozen, of course but mystique remains. carson wentz will start with the bird and play on the same home field as his, boyhood idol, brett favre. >> i'm excited for it. i grew up a favre fan, followed vikings, a lot. never been to lambeau. it will be a cool atmosphere, you know, for some of these rookies, we're talking saying yo

for lesley van arsdall, i'm don bell for cbs-3 eyewitness sports. >> the birds are also working on their chemistry and one show of solidarity on the side lines did in the go unnoticed. this is eagles defensive ends, chris long, with his arm around teammate malcolm jenkins during the national anthem. long grew up in charlottesville, and attended the university of virginia. jenkins had his right fist raised in the air like last season, he has been outspoken against racial inch justice, has work with law enforcement, try and improve relations with the community. >> also, during the national anthem, eagles cornerback, ron brooks, took a knee, he was not in uniform because of a hamstring injury. brooks played with the bills from 2012 through 2015. last year colin kaepernick then with the san francisco 49ers, kneeling during the anthem in an effort to raise awareness about social and racial issues in the united state. and guys, one last sport note. the phillies lost to the giants last night five. at at&t park, fifth straight l phils and giants again fitch first 10:15. >> hasn't been good for t

don bell has the story. >> it is all about giving back , in this case more after big thank you. >> ae, and huge flyers fan. he's also been in the army since he graduated from olney high school, in 18985. >> big surprise for him. he knows nothing about it, of course down, try to get this done earlier, so real billing shock to him. excited to seat look on his face. >> with the help of the uso flyers set up magical day. they're seconds ed to flyers fantasy camp in atlantic city, will get a chance to skate with the team. always had deep love for. all that was left, was the surprise. >> you're coming to our philadelphia flyers fantasy camp at the tropicana next friday night, you're checking in, playing hockey for the weekend. >> how do you like that? >> didn't see it coming. whenever we can recognize the military member, it is just a great feeling. >> thank you, i don't even know where to begin with that. it is an honor to serve, but knott have to play with these guys, dream come true. >> and that was sports director, don bell reporting. well the flyers alumni fantasy camp taking place au

. >> sports director don bell live in south philadelphia where fans are hoping to catch a glimpse of the eagles off season additions, don. >> true, indeed. eagles have not made post season since 2013 season. hard to believe this year they have high hopes. one of the reasons why is because they signed a whole bunch of targets in the off season, one of those guys being torey smith. we have not seen much of the wide receive they are pre season. in fact he had zero catches. he is a super bowl champion and deep threat but coming off war season of his career but so far carson is not concerned >> at the end of the day, you know, just over 10 pass necessary two games so i will not be too bent out of shape over that. it is one of the things where we take it as it comes and we will get torey involved and all of the guys involved. i don't think any of us are overly concerned about that so far. >> reporter: so carson is not concerned. what about the play by play man for the eagles great melrose who has been doing it for 40 years. what has he said about tonight 's game. we will hear from more ill

. >> it's the preseason home opener against the buffalo bills, don bell is live at lincoln financial field with all the excitement. >> reporter: it's nice to be back. the last time we saw them play real game, it was back on new york's day against the dallas cowboys, here they are in preseason game two against the buffalo bills, kickoff at 7:00. let's tell you what you can expect. carson wentz is expected to play a series or two. the top free airstrike alshon jeffrey will make his preseason debut. largely taking it easy during training camp. last week corner back ron that i would darby were you a member of the bills. the birds are with the packer last thursday with four turnovers, here's what doug pederson wants to see >> i want to see us take care of the football best. i felt like we were a little sloppy and loose in the second half with the some out of turnover >> the biggest thing i've been preaching is consistency myself and as a team and we can't have negative plays and a big a play, we got to stay out of the change and i think just be sharp with our -- with the little things. >>

that's all for sports, i'm don bell. have a great day. >> check this one out. two florida pit bulls are being called heros this morning. >> after the pets saved two young children from a poisonous predator. the dogs teamed up against a venomous copperhead snake. that's when the dogs jumped into action. both pups were bitten and rushed to the hospital. the owner says she is overwhelmed with gratitude. >> that absolutely would have been one of my grandchildren whether it be yesterday, today or tomorrow. paco now doing well running around. slayer is still recovering at the vets. not a surprise dogs are loyal. >> from dogs to bears now, it appears this play house was just the right size. three small bears stumbled upon a backyard play house in connecticut and decided to have a little bit of fun. the homeowner captured the video. you can see the bears climbing around the play house and even going down the slight. connecticut has its hands full with the bears. >> i can barely stand it. do you think they had porridge after? >> why not. >> coming up in the next half ho

. >> don bell what's coming up >> markelle, the phils try to reel in trout and eagles get . >>> too badonly has 31 days, the phils first winning month since april, 2016, they're looking for the sixth straight win visiting mike trout and the angels. no score in the first, two on for tom me joseph. cesar hernandez. bottom of the third, second time nola faces mike trout. the mvp. one for two, in the game. next up, albert pools, singled to left. nick williams, comes up throwing. escabar at the plate. he's doa. nice play. right now in the fourth, the phils on top, 1-0. >>> the nfl season starts next month, the eagles are under dogs open in washington and the redskins are two point favorites. why am i telling you about that? because talking about games is way more fun than talking about what? practice, the eagles had their first full contact practice. they were allowed to tackle guys. alshon jeffrey and tore re-smith missed the session with minor injuries as for the physical nature of it. they feel toughness. the coaches say you can't evaluate until you put the pads on whole different a games

that is all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >>> two of the best in the world of boxing anding head to head tonight. floyd may weather has become a household name and so has mma star connor mcgregor, controversial sport has taken over the globe, and has danielle nottingham reports an estimated 6.5 million children are participating in karate, tie kwan do and kick boxing and other martial arts. >> reporter: fifteen year-old corry mendoza cooked up mixed martial arts after being bullying. >> just defending myself. >> they provide referees. >> reporter: his dad organizing mma matches for youth fighters across the country. >> when we first started, we would go and maybe 100 kid, and now in the database we probably have six or 700 that are looking for fights actively. >> reporter: mixed martial arts has become one of the biggest sports in the world with more than 3.5 million people participating in mma for fitness or competition in the u.s. alone, thanks in part to the ultimate fighting championships and its stars like tito ortiz, rhonda rouse i, and 13 year-old caylee's favorite

, the next stop is williamsport, for the little league world series >> that's all for sport, i'm don bellat day. >> and coming up in our next hour, right here on " eyewitness news" this saturday morning, you may want to delay those weekend errands , seeing some heavy rain and thunderstorms this morning, matt is back to tell us when the skies will clear out. also ahead, they're described as humiliating, private takes of diana in a new documentary. what those closest to her are saying about them this gonna kill the what goes in hoh.nk ba-blam's at >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> heavy rain and thunderstorms roll through the region to start the day. but will the storm system stick around? matt peterson is ahead with the forecast. >>> authority are tracking an arsonist this morning, who is intentionally setting fires inside of this center city apartment building. seven fires were set in the past month alone. we're live with what authorities are now doing in hopes of catching the person responsible. >>> as the president departs the white house for his august vacation, his a

and here's don bell with more on the eagles defense. >> once again, pre-season game number three is in the books. the eagles taking on the miami dolphins earlier in the show. we told you about the offense, and carson wentz, and they were somewhat sharp. defense, that's another whole story. we show you how newcomber ronald darby did, in this game here we, are in the first quarter, and gets beat by parker, 72-yard gain, and the dolphins would later score a touchdown, on that drive. meanwhile, linebacker michael kendrick is balling. here we in the second quarter, picks off matt moore, kendrick with third pick in three pre-season games. and that's a pick six. birds defense, spotty, showed promise. the birds win 38 to 31. >> we had a lot of take aways, so we had our ups and downs, you know, i made my mistakes, so but overall, as defense effort, they did very well. >> the next time we see the starting defense, will be on september 10th, in the season opener at washington. >> coming to you from lincoln financial field, i'm don bell for cbs-3, eyewitness sports. >> and eagles fans are feeling

i'm don bell.ave a great weekend. >> and coming up next right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news " at this saturday morning breaking news on the frank rizzo controversy here in philadelphia. we are live with more vandalism, that happened over night. we'll also have this. >> appreciation today for some state workers that many would say have a thankless job. i'm cleve bryan, coming up: what they did to help a police offers nerve i'm leaving you, wesley. but why? you haven't noticed me in two years. i was in a coma. well, i still deserve appreciation. who was there for you when you had amnesia? you know i can't remember that. stop this madness. if it's appreciation you want you should both get snapshot from progressive. it rewards good drivers with big discounts on car insurance. i have also awoken from my coma. ♪ it's called a nap, susan lucci. ♪ >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. >>> today is saturday, august 19th, good morning, everyone

sports director don bell will be live tonight on "eyewitness news" at 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock previewing the game. >> the national miss black america pageant weekend kicks off today right here in philadelphia. festivities got started this morning at the african-american museum in center city. it included a press conference plus a panel discussion on topics and finance. other pageant activities are planned for tomorrow. contestants will take the stage for the 49th annual pageant on saturday night in manayunk. >> ariana grande canceled a concert in vietnam last night. on instagram the artist wrote she's dealing with "some health problems at the moment." the 24-year-old said her doctor told her not to perform. in may she postponed several shows following a terror attack after her concert in manchester england killed at least 22 people. grande also axed two shows in mexico last month for unknown reasons. >> just hoping she's okay. >> certainly. well, coming up a hurricane warning is now in effect. coming up on cbs3 "eyewitness news" where residents are preparing for a powerful storm to strik

. >> don bell next in sports. >> we are talking bird what a surprise.n's expectations, and talking darby and ben simmons down under and dominating on the court, sports up >> i'm so excited. a little cough in there. >> but the eagles season getting ready to get underway. >> we're creeping our way toward september 10th, it is a slow creep but we're moving in that direction. play time is over after two days of joint practices, the eagles and dolphins wrapped up today at novacare complex. next time they will see each other is thursday night at the link for preseason game, number three. by most accounts, carson wentz continues to play well against miami. last week starting owe even if got a field goal begins buffalo. here's what carson is looking for against the fins. >> we just want to be sharp. we have been all over the place in the in the first two preseason games. new we have had a chance to game plan for these guys, and kind of see them in practice now. plan is to go out and execute and be sharp. >> ronald darby spent sometime with all time great, after

. >> sports director don bell joins with us how these accusations surfaced on these, from many years ago. a whole long time ago and it is an interesting case to say the lee. in less than two weeks phillies were scheduled to celebrate pete rose with the weekend at citizens bank park. not anymore. phillies cancelled festivities after a lawsuit filed in philadelphia on monday, alleged that rose initiated and maintains a sexual relationship with a girl who was not yet 16 years old, back in the early 70's. rose confirms that they had sex but says that it occurred in 1975, and he thought that she was already 16. in a statement released, rose says while i'm truly honored that the phillies fans voted for me to be this years wall of fame inducte i'm concerned that other matters will over shadow the goodwill associated with the alumni weekend and i agree with the decision not to participate. of course this news has ripple effect throughout alumni weekend. phillies sports where rose was expected to be guest on august d , phillies will no longer hand out pete rose bobble heads on august 11th bef

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. ♪ >>> don bell joins us now as we see eagles in action in philadelphia. >> we want to see improvements. >> yes, strive forward. >> yes. >> okay. >> let's go, guys. >> the bottom line is we just don't know. eagles will play dolphins tomorrow night in their third, preseason game, no word on how long starters will play. so far the owe even if has only been on the field for a total of five series. that is really not enough time for offensive line to gel. full unit should be on display against miami, they are considered to be a strength for eagles and extra work should serve them well. >> we are never where we want to be. there are always things to improve on. i can tell you we are going in the right direction. >> we had opportunities to be out here and work on our chemistry too. it is important to get out there, in game situations and get some snaps in and go from there. >>> to the football they start from the bottom and now they are here. union visiting, drake's hometown of toronto. philly is out of the playoff picture while toronto is in first place. highlights tonight at 11:00. >>> phi

grace august evening to be outdoors and now we will send it down to the high school to my friend don bell, hi there, done done. >> how are you doing i'm hanging out here on the track and we are talking about the bird. they are just about ready for regular season, coming up next , we will hear from the head coach, and the starting quarterback we are live in haddonfield. >>> and welcome back to haddonfield high school where we're here as part of our cbs-3 summer if he and i'm here talking about the philadelphia eagles. they are off today they had no practice, of course, they are recovering from their game last night at lincoln financial field. the bird beating the miami dolphins 38-31, pretty good performance by the guys on the offensive side of the ball. carson wentz had himself a good ballgame six for 10, 129- yard, threw two touchdowns but had an interception. with that said wentz said the owe even if is improving. >> we're not sure how much we played but we came out, and did some good things. the interception was unfortunate but aside from that we were moving the ball well. i thought th

. ♪ >> more summer fest to come from the poconos, the first checking in with sports with don belling.ng night last night. people still talking about it, the eagles defense was fearsome, picked off three passes and brought the fight to the buffalo bills, pre-season game number two, fans are psych, pumped, on that side of the ball, eagles were sluggish once again, starters essentially played the first four series. , punt, field goal, punt and a fumble. >> still ' scaling all of the players, tonight able to get everybody back in this football game. so, the minute we begin the game plan, and give our starters, you know, the whole week of practice, things do become different at that point >> by no means, you know, definately not where we want to be. but i definitely don't have doubt. i know we have the right guys, have the right scheme. we just got to put it together >> within minute every kick offer there is was a hot topic on twitterment malcolm jenkins holding one fist high during the national anthem, virginia native chris long, wrapping his left arm around malcolm shoulders, as a sign

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. >> former philly who his four year battle with brain cancer, yesterday and sports director don bell joins us now with more, don. >> sad story. tough day. darren daulton's fight began in 2013. battle that lasted for four years. but the years that will be remembered the most were the 13 and a half that he spent in the phillies uniform. to a generation of philadelphia baseball fans darren daulton was simply known as dutch. he was the unquestioned leader of one of the most beloved teams in the cities history, 1993 phillies. it was an unlikely collection of players that daulton will todd win. >> he was the glue that kept a bunch of misfits together in 93, and we had a special year. darren wouldn't let us fail. >> reporter: three time all-star catcher had charisma his teammates loved. >> he wanted to be around the ballpark and wanted to be around him he was infectious with the way he treated people and way went about his business. he played hard, he worked hard , and he was a man's man and he was a ladies dream. >> reporter: daulton was fan favorite and david montgomery had a simple expla

. >>> you know it is special when we have don bell. ave something special extra today, don's here in haddonfield with a great story don, we're so honored you joined us. >> jessica you are far too kind but i'm happy to be here because we have a great story for you n sports we always talk about winning streaks. that is one of the things we really love. here at haddonfield high school they are on one of the most impressive runs, you have ever seen. >> ♪ >> haddonfield high school has something special going on, the mens cross country team is on a roll. >> so you have not lost. >> no, never, this year, no. we have solid guys. we only graduated one next year. we're not expecting a loss. >> reporter: report haddonfield won 192 consecutive dual meets, that means they have not who, since 1997, with everyone on the team, wasn't even born just yet. richard wind says that the seniors had a message for the team, when he was a freshman. >> we graduated four of our top five i believe and they looked at us and say you better not lose this streak we ha

. >>> that's later today at 6:00 >> right now we're joined by don bell in sports. >> yes, the day beforeefore, looking forwards to it for sure, right you may not see it. but it is there. tomorrow night, the eagles will host the bills, in pre-season game two. when the two teams hook up, you will notice that there is a direct pipeline from the delaware valley, to up-state new york. >> the wex cents between the bills and eagles are almost endless, the defensive coordinator before coming to philly, linebacker nigel played for swartz in buffalo, before signing with the birds last season. cory gram was a bill for the last three seasons, and he signed with the eagles, two weeks ago. fellow defensive i have back ron brooks also played for swartz in buffalo. ronald darby comes to the phils but never played for short. same with another defensive back, watkins, who was briefly on buffalo's practice squad. oh, and his brother, sammy, was just traded away by the bills last week. and it doesn't stop there. jason peters was originally a bill before being traded to the eagles eight years ago, going back

. >>> don bell did you look up at the sky with glasses on. >> at first cloud were in the way and i was trying inside, at box and then it was over. >> it was gone. >> so you participated. >> i did, difficult. >> this one guy, he did not participate. >> he was busy doing something else. >> you will love this. >> i love this guy. we're three weeks from the nfl season and anticipation for eagles is sky-high. on a day like today only a mega star could eclipse the bird. when charles barkley talks, everyone listens. today, he stopped by eagles/ dolphins joint practice with plenty to say especially about carson wentz in year two >> hopefully the game slows down, you know, when you first get to pro sports the game is in fast motion and until it slows down, it will always be chaotic but it should slow down for him and i'm real excited about the eagles season. i think everybody is excited about carson. he has a good rookie year. obviously went out and they got some more weapons but i think, you know, it will be close on the playoffs on not, they are in the tough division but i think they got a ch

. >>> don bell joins us now and, you know, lot of kid want to grow up to play professional sports butt because you grow up doesn't mean you lose that dream. >> that is right you can still get out there. >> yes. >> ukee tries all the time. >> all the time. >> we need to show thaw story. >> yes. >> in other news, every summer flyers hold alumni fantasy camp adult skaters get a chance i don't act with former players and proceed benefit flyers charities. well, this year, the team decided to recruit, one fan, in particular. >> giving back but in this case more big thank you. >> reporter: ed is a feltonville native and huge flyers fan. he has also been in the army since he graduated from olney high school in 1985. >> it is a big surprise, he knows nothing bit, we were down, trying to get this done earlier. real big shock for him so exited to see look on his face >> reporter: with the help of the u.s. o flyers set up a magical day they are sending he had towed flyers fantasy cam in atlantic city to get a chance to skate with the team he always had a deep love for, all that was left was the s

but kpix 5's don ford says that doesn't mean its rich history is being left behind. natsâbell (gong!) for a hundred years, this bellha r help. a call t >>> a century old bay area fire station is closed but don ford reports its rich history is not being left behind. >> reporter: for ever 100 years this bell has been signaling a call for help that hundreds of firefighters have answered without hesitation, without fear and now soon without old station 51. >> this station is going to be torn down. >> reporter: deemed unsafe during earthquakes, plus modern fire trucks simply don't fit. >> we actually had some damage here during the napa earthquake. never intended for motorized fire apparatus. >> reporter: built in 1917, horses were still in the fire service. >> parts of the reason we have some design features are horses. >> you have a hay loft. >> and then we have our spiral staircase which was an important feature that took up less space and made it more difficult for the horses to come upstairs. >> reporter: so the horses would try to go upstates? >> if the spiral staircase wasn't there. >> reporter: at least a centur

red and yellow striped balloon is known as the bristol bell, and it was the first modern hot air balloon anywhere in europe, designed and built by don spectacle, watching these balloons taking off and completely filling the sky. so, this morning it is fine and tranquil to start the day with some blue skies, relatively light wind, so ideal conditions for balloons. elsewhere across the country, rain at times. a weather front is heading west to east across the country. this morning in bristol and across central and southern england it is a fine morning and dry with sunshine. more cloud and misty weather in the south—east. as we head through the north, clear skies and sunshine through the midlands and sunshine through the midlands and northern england. there is rain across cumbria, northumberland, into southern scotland. for eastern scotla nd southern scotland. for eastern scotland around murray first we will see brightness this morning. western scotla nd see brightness this morning. western scotland will stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain —— firth. and also quite windy with the arrival of the rain. northern ireland is cloudy and breezy

. >> don, i completely disagree with the premise of your question. the idea there is some sort of we bell onin t-- rebellion in t republican party. >> i didn't say it's a rebellion. >> two senators offered very gentle criticism of a man who was appealing to the ugliest sentiment in the history of this country. and the idea that the republican party remains unified behind him, that's the story. not the two senators say a little bit critical remarks. >> i don't disagree with you. what i'm saying it's something. >> it is something. >> we have not heard this from republicans since donald trump has been president. i take your point. go ahead. >> plus i think -- >> jeff and i disagreed on this for the last two days. i'm going to keep up my active disagreement with jeff, a friendly disagreement. look, i do think, he's right in that the republican party has not come out and renounced donald trump, said this guy, while he is a republican, is not fundamentally of us. they have not done that. i'm with jeff. >> chris, it seems to me any day you have prominent members of your own party, whether how li

bell. eagles had their second day of hitting in three days, head coach doug pederson making sure guys get physical, early in camp, lagarrette blount and done will pumphrey were out and that gave smallwood a lot of reps. there is a loft competition and that is making everyone berth. >> it made the run better and drove competition through the running back room and made me want to up my game and made everybody else up their games. i know byron wanted to up it. i had made it runs better. talent goes up. more focused on the game. >>> hall of fame game first preseason game of the year cowboys cardinals. cooper rush was the 14-yard touchdown pass, on fourth and three. most of the stars didn't play. cowboys backups won this game 20-18. >>> to the webb.com tournament step curry showing a legitimate pro tournament. he went 74, four over in the first round. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> good morning, ocean city, this is for our producer, come on, shake, shake your booty, casey and sunshine band getting you started, on a friday morning what song gets you going. use that hash tall traffic jam z, we will throw it in your forecast, when