ducis and mike, back to you. >> melissa, thank you so much. week the eagles travel to kansas city to face the chiefs at arrow head. off of beating the patriots. how do the eagles get a win in kc? >> they won't. but, listen, they have to -- i guess they have to show up again putting pressure on alex smith who has been known to give it up a little bit. but there are a couple things going against them here. first of all, the chiefs rarely lose at arrow head. and second of all, it's like a bye for andy reid. and you know how good the eagles were coming off a bye. they have ten days to come down from the big win over new england. i don't think there's a chance. i'll tell you this, if they go down to arrow head and beat the chiefs, i'm talking about division title here. >> oh? >> i know -- listen. the dallas cowboys are the class. >> they look good. >> we have seen tonight. >> but the eagles, that would be a monster win if they win that game. >> does it mean more for doug pederson? >> i would think so. his mentor, outfox him. he called a decent game

sports director ducis rodgers joins us now with the very latest and ducis, the team just held a news conference to say what happened in the shakeup. >> this was a surprising news that came out this afternoon, monica. pete mackanin was named phillies manager june 26 of 2015. 27 months later he's out but not entirely. next season he'll be a special assistant to the general manager. entering the nightck not great but not terrible. mackanin got the phillies from point a to point b in this rebuilding process. management is looking for someone to take them to the next step. >> our goal for the search will be to identify a leader that can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. but i still trust pete. i still want his opinion. i still want to be able to call him and run thoughts by him. >> i'm good with it. let's put it that way. i'm not -- i'm disappointed surely and i'm not going to sit here and say that i'm all tickled pink about it but i understand it and i'm happy to be a part of it down the road. >> mackanin will finish offer the season. three games remain beginn

. >> hey there, ducis.i told you the eagle's defense would hold the chiefs to this, you would have taken it. unfortunately it's 60 minutes. at the end of the half, the birds down three and seconds to play. carson wentz would be kicked off by terrence mitchell. actually, not. it was off mitchell's hands and right into his hands. now over 3,000 receiving yards. the sixth faster tight end in history to that mark. and a chip shot. two seconds left. rookie jake elliott misses it. birds down 6-3 at the half. in the third quarter, the birds took the first and last lead of the game when wentz found alshon jeffery for a 16-yard touchdown to make it 10-6. pederson is pumped. and the rookie, put the chiefs back in front. scored twice today. has five touchdowns already this season. 13-7, kc, after three. in the fourth quarter, a lot of action. but this was really the turning point. wentz has the pass tipped off a defender's helmet. intercepted by jones. and that leads to the play you saw. travis kelsey, jason's brother

he's jaws, i'm ducis.t. >> also a big night right here on 6abc tonight on "dancing with the stars," the competitors perform timeless favorites like the quick step the tango and the viennese waltz. >> all right. >> ♪ >> right now jordan fisher sits atop the leaderboard along with lindsey sterling. at the bottom is "shark tank" panelist barbara corcoran. at tonight's show one star will go home. "dancing with the stars" starts tonight, 8 o'clock on 6abc. >> you're killing him. i'm saving his life. he was pleading out. >> you have it in the wrong placement i think i remember enough of anatomy 101 to know where the jugular vain is. >> you would be in the right place if he were an adult. he's not an adult. he's a boy. which means you're putting pressure on his trachea which means he's not breathing. >> the premiere of a brand new series, the good doctor follows the story of dr. sean murphy a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome. murphy relocate from a country life to prestigious hospital in the city is

here's ducis rogers with coach collins what to expect. so glad to have you in the studio. >> reporter: live, thank you so much. for the second straight week, it gets dicey in the end, how pleased are you that your guys hung tough. >> reporter: we played hard with drills. we came up with big two men and the defense closed door and two minute drill. >> are things to work out with the football. that the best you look in the three games so far. >> reporter: it was a good team effort. we have guys playing both sides of the ball for us, they hard and physical. >> let's look at the highlights between temple and u mass. u mass out of the backfield for a touchdown take a 7-3 lead. you knew this u mass team despite being 0-3. would put up a fight. >> we played them last year. they got the coverage for them to get the score. >> reporter: you got two moore scores before the break. 30 yards, ten 7 out. two minute drill, took it down nice ball to the corner of the endzone by logan. >> >> reporter: how strong is his arm. >> he can throw it from any diff

he's going to have to make a lot of them against the chiefs. >> he's jaws, i'm ducis. right, thank you guys. >>> the beloved sesame street characters brought smiles to the faces of young visitors to philadelphia. "action news" was at the weston where the families of the florida marlins are staying while they're playing the phillies. the marlins brought their entire families to philadelphia with them to escape hurricane irma so the phillies wanted to give them their sesame street surprise. the marlins open a three game series with the phillies tomorrow night. still not clear if they'll be able to go back but if they're still here the kids will have fun. >>> family and friends of children battling illnesses have another resource to help during a difficult time. aarp is sponsoring a room for caregivers at the ronald mcdonald house in wilmington. patient's relatives will be able to stay there free of charge while the children are cared for at delaware hospitals. the nonprofit helps more than 2,000 families a year. aarp staff and volunteers also took time this morning to ma

. >> ducis rogers with eagle owner jeffrey laurie. the season is about to from the pennsylvania lottery. and 9s in a line has progressive top prizes. you could win fast. faster than this? (slurping) fast play. play fast. win instantly. >> we have a consumer alert as one of three major credit bureaus has become the victim of a cyberattack. 143,000,000 american information may have been exposed, social security numbers and drivers license as well. it's enough for criminals to steal identities, so the company is offering free credit monitoring. it happe happened july 29th. >> amazon wants to build a second headquarters to rival its campus. this city would be a prime location. there is easy access to mass transit, international airport and high-tech pool. we are hearing from mayor kenney about the prestigious and economic impact of 50,000 jobs. >> we are m millennial heavy, i. tech start up heavy. we have great spaces in the city that would be attractive to be here. we are looking forward to putting our best foot forward to be successful.

ask your doctor about victoza®. >>> okay, ducis in for jeff with sports and the eagles are on the road chargers, i still cannot get used to saying that. >> they cannot draw flies out there so far for these games, two-one eagles against zero and three l.a. chargers. sounds like a mismatch. let's not get too over confident. they will be without fletcher cox and jaylen watkins and corry graham. kick off is set for 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. the eagles are coming off that thrilling victory over the giants. bird will have a few obstacles to overcome and not just west coast travel. the chargers are better then what they appear on paper. >> they are a good team. it is a long flight. we are looking forward to going on the road game and getting another road victory. >> you are not your average zero and three team. this is a team that, missed field goal here or there from being in the same spot that we are in. so, you know, we just want to take everything that we got to go in there and get a w. >> penn state has been tested just once this season, last week at iowa today fourth ranked lions ho

hand the ball off to the running back. >> he's brian westbrook, i'm ducis rodgers.skversky, jamie apody, brian and myself, see you back here next week. once again, the eagles beat the giants 27-24 on the last second field goal. have a good night. ♪ today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. ey is facing an epidemic ask me, terry goggans, fueled by opioid painkillers. vanessa: in honor of september being recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible, but you need to know the signs. they can be hard to spot: social withdrawal, financial problems, irritability. christie: if you see these signs occurring together or suddenly, you may have cause for concern. the signs you spot today... vanessa: ...could save a loved one tomorrow. christie: call 844 reach

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. >>> eagles have a new kicker here is ducis rogers. >> the other kicker is hurt. they put the kicker on injured reserves with a hip injury and they sign jake elliot. he was on the bengals practice squad and was selected in the nfl draft. the chiefs looked unstoppable and tareq hill had hundred yards receiving and 250 all purpose yards as defensive coordinate points out the chiefs have a lot of offensive weapons. >> they have weapons across the board and if you want to spend attention on tyreke, then kelsey and running backs all of those guys can make plays, have you to play good sound defense and you have to be good across the board. it's not just about taking one guy out of this offense. >> the phillies 2018 schedule they open march 29th in atlanta, the home opener is in miami. and aaronal tar is in center field working his way back from the hamstring injury and reece hoskins is at first. he explains the lineup. >> it's good to get him back into the fold and playing again. and i need to see hoskins play more at first base and see how good he is over there. and in

ducis rogers is long with us tonight.are i say there is cautious optimism in eagles nation. >> this is a game they should win. you don't want to get overconfident against the new york giantses. the eagles have their issues on the offensive line. backup lineman chance worked out as the guard today. and isaac did not have a good game in kansas city this past sunday and the same goes for the entire offensive line and carson wentz was sacked six times in the game. >> i said this from day one i amex extremely confident with the depth we have had throughout camp and whoever is out there, whatever five guys out there i am confident they will do a good job. >> as for the giantses their offensive problems is on the offensive line. >> we have to make sure we do our jobs, no one game is easy. never like that. i think the mind set is we have to get to him and read our keys and run our game plan. >> lately the phillies have had the dodgers number tonight the two teams meet again and they look to make it three games in a row. reece hos

for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >>> tonight several developing stories on this friday evening. the terror attack on the train. the fireball the panic. and this evening the manhunt at this hour. an impro veesed explosive device set off in a crowded subway car in the middle of rush hour. authorities raising the level to critical. tonight's britain prime minister saying his message was not helpful. what she told george stephanopoulos. breaking now, jose a hurricane again. it will affect the east coast this weekend. rob marciano standing by. the officer acquitted tonight at st. louis. what was seen on the dash cam video. now the demonstration in the streets. the horror in the nursing home and the new turn tonight. the nursing home now claiming they called the office of the florida governor looking for

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ducis rodgers with the birds' injury update including the latest on ronald darby.cecily. >> our cool stretch continues. temperatures remain below the normal high of 80 degrees. i am tracking warmer more humid weather on the way along with showers. i'll have all the details and the latest on hurricane josÉ. >> much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >> from new york to pennsylvania to virginia, the nation took time out on this 16th anniversary to remember the victims of the september 11th terror attacks. at

ducis is here. almost over and so is pete mackanin's tenure as coach. >> i did not see this coming. making a change for the third time in four years, the phillies have launched their manager. pete mackanin is out but he's not going too far. the phillies say after this season mackanin will move into the role of special adviser to the general manager. he'll manage the final three games of this season beginning with tonight's game versus the mets. phillies lost 91 games. they've eclipsed that total that number this year. the general manager says it's time to move on. >> we've reached the critical phase that i alluded to earlier where i think it is time for us to turn a page and start looking forward to the future. >> when matt told me he wasn't bringing me back i didn't ask for a reason. i think it's best, you know, whatever the reason is, that's his reason. and that's good enough for me. >> as a team we're sad to see him go. you know, he's meant a lot to a lot of us in here, so, you know, it's tough a

lets look at the run ducis and watch darren sproles. look at these moves breaking ankles with the moves. get him on the edge. >> moving on now, the eagles when they are able to run the football what does this do for the passing game? >> play action passing game i love that. here darren sproles in the back field and play fake action from carson wentz under center i like that and torrey smith down bee low one-on-one coverage, you give torrey smith one-on-one coverage when the play action takes away the linebackers you get big voids in the defense. and oh my goodness i can complete that pass and nice job by carson wentz and play action fake and stays on balance and delivers a strike down the field. one-on-one coverage, no linebacker help and no safety help. and all of a sudden -- >> who wins this game quickly and why? >> i have the eagles 24-20 the pass rush makes it's difference. >> back to you. >> d line dominates, jaws calls it. >> quick break and we'll check arc accuweather. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber

veterans report to camp friday. >> thank you, ducis. a big honor tonight for channel6.wn lights were lit up to honor the 47th anniversary of puerto rican panorama host diego, the longest running english language program in the world focused on hispanic issues and latin culture. that's saying something. in the world. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live followed by "nightline." guests sloane stephens and music from 21 savage. "action news" continues at 4:30. if are the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. >>

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. >> ducis is here with sports.g of the guard for the phillies. >> good guy in pete mackanin. the phillies tried hard not to make it feel like a firing, but it feels like it. pete mackanin moving into assistant to the g.m. the rebuilding process continues. >> our goal for the search is to identify a leader that can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. >> this organization has been good to me. i would love to see this thing come to fruition. it would have been nice as manager. i'm thrilled that i can stick around and play a part in it. >> phils and mets, he jokes if you play hard maybe they'll change their mind. >> phillys lead 5-2. two batters later, ninth of the season. phillies win 6-2. >> to football, the eagles head west to face the chargers. not everyone makes the trip. fletcher coxe is out. same for watkins and corey graham. he was not able to plaque practs week. >> it's been a rough season for temple. tomorrow will bring a tough test. owls host houston. they are trying to get past the

. >> plus ducis rogers has a preview of the eagles taking on the giants.hlights and more when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪ sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: netflix mnemonic sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: netflix mnemonic sfx: t-mobile mnemonic sfx: netflix mnemonic t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right, netflix on us. get four unlimited lines for just forty bucks each. taxes and fees included. and now, netflix included. so go ahead, binge on us. another reason why t-mobile is america's best unlimited network. >> special council robert mueller has requested documents and information from the white house. mueller's investigators are looking for documents related to the firing of michael flynn and james comey. the requests suggest that mueller's investigation may be zeroing in on the president's actions. it's dubbed the last ditch effort to repeal obama care and passage is not a guarantee. the latest is two to three votes short. the graham cassidy bill would give money to states to create their own plans. critics say it would leave mill

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eagles quarterback tells sports director ducis about the players to watch out for. we'll break down the eagles and the chiefs. >> it's going to be a matchup. >>> thousands of runners gearing up right now for the rock and roll half marathon. it loops around aiken oval and mlk drive and the benjamin franklin parkway area. the event raises money for cancer research. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> two dogs are bulled out alive from a -- pulled out a live from a storm drain in bucks county. you'll hear from their rescuer. >> gray we have a little bit of patchy fog this morning, it's going to be a warm and humid afternoon, look at yesterday's high, almost 90 degrees, 87 officially in philadelphia. the normal is 78. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, i'll let you know how long the warm and muggy air lasts and we'll talk tropics with the latest on hurricane jose. >> so glad you're waking up with us, 6:10 a.m., two dogs are back with there families after being arrested from a storm drain in bucks county. bob brooks talks to the people

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for cecily tynan, adam joseph, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the nursing home horror after hurricane irma. several of the residents have died. the images of the evacuations playing out today. the nursing home using backup generators. no air conditioning in sweltering heat. how did this happen, with a hospital across the street? >>> also breaking tonight, the deadly school shooting. several students hit. entire classrooms huddled together. >>> also developing, a major accident on a u.s. military base. tonight, 15 marines hospitalized after an amphibious assault vehicle catches fire. >>> president trump tonight inviolating chuck schumer and nancy pelosi to the white house. what now is this dinner about? and what republican leaders are saying tonight. >>> and the new controversy involving the treasury secretary and his wife, who posted that image, listing her designer

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for cecily tynan, jeff skversky and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. >>> tonight, breaking news. did north korea just launch another missile? urgent warnings throughout japan. our team, standing by. >>> also developing tonight, what really happened inside that nursing home? residents dying. and, tonight, we now hear from a hospital nurse who sensed something was wrong and went to that nursing home. what she discovered inside. >>> also tonight, our team landing on two separate islands. and incredibly, days later, americans still stranded, tryin

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with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner.'m brian taff and suspicious pipes bringing a bomb squad response to a quiet neighborhood. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is the relentless march of hurricane maria leaving utter devastation in her wake. >> maria was just downgraded to a category two storm but was a monster category four when she roared on to puerto rico's shore this morning many the hurricane parked winds of 155 miles per hour wiping out power to the entire island and tearing down cell towers and snapping trees and now there is fears of flooding and maria is the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico in more than 80 years and the death toll is not yet known but the carnage left behind is beginning to become rather clear. meteorologist, adam joseph, standing by with where maria goes from here and fears it may strengthen again but lets begin with walter perez and the story of local famil

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ducis rodgers with the birds getting ready to take on the redskins. cecily. >> and a line of thunderstorms pushing across our north and west counties causing heavy rain, lightning, even damaging winds and hail. i'll have the latest on these storms, more rain tomorrow and details in the track of hurricane irma when in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> these stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >> it was a rousing start this morning to the school year for students in southwest philade

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.00. >> ♪ >>> tonight, breaking news. bracing for two hurricanes. one, affecting the u.s. coast right now. hurricane jose, the warnings up the coast from new york city through new england. and the other major concern tonight, hurricane maria. late today, growing to a category 4, now heading straight for the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. what it could then mean for the east coast of the u.s. >>> st. louis bracing for new protests at this hour. outrage over a judge's decision in a deadly police shooting. what does the video show? >>> also tonight, two deadly shootings in both cases, police say a car pulling up, the gunman shooting victims at close range. are the shootings driven by race? >>> president trump tonight, after saying the u.n. is not a friend of the u.s., that they don't solve problems, what will he now say in his major speech there? >>> and the

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just

birds break down with ron jaworsky and ducis rogers. jaws first of all how important is carson wentz's development from year one to year two. >> absolutely critical. it's time to make the quantum leap. they lacked explosive touchdown passes, passes of 20 yards or more. so what does howie roseman do he gets some wide receivers. and that is a juicy look for carson wentz. you know why? press jump and run and the safety in the box you'll have a chance for the deep post play and you need to keep that safety in the box and run at him on an outbreaker to keep it and wentz see its and sets up in the pocket and pressure though. look at that pressure he moved from the pressure stepped up in the pocket and laid the ball out there for a wide receive their is averaging 17 yards for reception in his career with torrey smith and you get the big play and eagles touch down. love the speed of torrey smith. >> that is one weapon he got for carson wentz let talk about the other one. >> alshon jeffrey 6'4" and great red zone receiver another area where eagl

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. >> the ducis is here.agles game plan getting last minute tweaks. >> they better figure it out. this is a team they've lost their last five games to. game on sunday. the eagles season opener at washington is drawing closer. the eagles are anxious to see their two new receivers in action, torrey smith and alshon jeffery. a bit of pressure on the bird. they haven't won at washington since 2013 and of course division games always mean more. >> it means a lot. so, if we can get this win early, pays off big time in the end so if you can take care of your business great things generally happen. got to go away on the road so road games are tough as it is. that's a completely different town so looking forward to it. i think we'll be ready in due time so i'm excited about it. >> the eagles trade of john dorenbos to the saints may have saved his life. when the saints took the long -- sent the long snapper for a physical a heart condition was discovered. dorenbos has an aortic aneurysm that will require open heart sur

. >> jeff skversky here for ducis.ys away from the big game sunday. >> got off to a great start last year trying to do it again this year down in d.c. the eagles are 100 percent healthy heading into sunday's season opener in washington as carson wentz and the eagles trying to avoid losing six straight to the redskins something that has not happened in 33 years. wentz wants to put an end to the issues with the redskins. torrey smith and alshon jeffrey will make their debuts. wentz will be targeting jeffrey who can make those one handed grabs. >> i'm excited. can't wait to get started. can't see -- we going to be out there. can't wait. >> we know he'll get his touches get his receptions and yeah we're not over excited but we know what he can do. >> tough break for john dorenbos. eds open heart surgery immediately to repair an aortic an aneurysm. now the saints want to rescind the trade because it was a preexisting condition. the former eagles teammates feel for dorenbos. >> the situation that he's in it could be a blessi

wildfires are burning in oregon and utah. >> ducis here with sports.usiness for our birds. >> getting ready to start the season against the washington redskins. hard to call it must win but given the eagles schedule this is one they need to get. sunday the birds visit the redskins. this game is on the road. it's a divisional contest against a team they have lost five straight games to. in fact the eagles haven't won at washington since 2013. in the two games against washington last year the eagles offense scored just one touchdown. offensive coordinator frank wright knows why. >> they played well. they put pressure on us. they put pressure on the quarterback. we were in a lot of long yardage situations, we weren't in sync in really any of our phases so we have to be better in all areas against this team. they can be a good defense. they have some good players. they had a good plan against us last year. we just need to be better this year. >> the dallas cowboys are still waiting for word from the arbitrator in the ezekial elliott case. the decision was

sports director ducis rodgers joining us with details on the injuries, ducis. >> reporter: eagles headcoach doug pederson calls it a double whammy. darren sproles suffered a broken arm and torn acl. his season is over perhaps his career as well. the injury occurred early in the second quarter. sproles surgery on the arm today, surgery to address the knee injury later. before the season the 34-year-old sproles had said this might be his last season. he has been an important part of the run game and punt return game. he made the pro bowl each of the past three seasons. coach concedes the birds are losing a lot with darren sproles out. >> he's a great man. he's a great leader. well liked obviously on this team and in this locker room and in this community. he's a a lot of energy. and it's hard to replace. it's hard to replace and so, you know, guys are just going to have to rally and pick up, you know, pick up that spot. it's unfortunate that, you know, injury has to happen and sometimes it happens to great people and great men and it's just the unfortunate side of the business. >> there

sports director ducis rodgers joining us with the details. of course this has people talking. some saw it coming, maybe some didn't. >> i didn't see it coming. pete mackanin was named manager of the police phillies in 2015. mccann nick owns a 172 and 237 record during his time with the phillies. this season the team showed some improvement since the all-star break this year the phillies have gone 35 and 37. that's not great but it's not terrible. mackanin got the phillies from point a to point b in this rebuilding process. management is looking for someone to take them to the next step. >> our goal for the search will be to identify a leader that can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. but i still trust pete. i still want his opinion. i still want to be able to call him and run thoughts by him. >> i'm good with it. let's put it that way. i'm not -- i'm disappointed surely and i'm not going to sit here and say i'm tickled pink about it but i understand it and i'm happy to be a part of it down the road. >> the general manager says the organization will

ducis rogers and ron jaworsk has look eagle opponent the own. >>> court doms show that the gunman iny's school shooting claims he was bullied. and that he opened fire to quote, teach everyone a lesson. one was killed and three others hurt in the high school near spokane washington. and a custodian tackle the shooter. >>> a company is accused of paid discrimination based on gender. three former google employees filed a lawsuit. it found evidence that men made more than women at google in nearly every job classification. google says its analysis shows no gender pay gap. >>> and the eagles going against andy reid and the kansas city chiefs. here is ducis rogers and ron jaworsky with the break down tonight. >> jaws this is a huge game for the eagles in week two now. >> ha, ha, ha well it was the team everyone says was the team to beat. who beat them? the kansas city chiefs. they are the hottest team in the league. >> mentor versus pretty -- >> i would go with andy reid. >> alex smith now has weapons around him. the quarterback position say dependant position you depend on other people to

. >> eagle fans can't wait for sunday and ducis can't either. >> a day and a half.y are healthy, hungry, ready. eagle season opener sunday at washington. carson wentz eager to use his new weapons. alshoalshon jeffery brought in r his size. >> i can't wait to get started. the eagles, we'll be out there. can't wait. >> he will wait for his receptions. >> former eagle john is facing surgery. his former teammates are thinking about him. >> i heard he will be okay. i wish him the best. it's a weird situation. >> we play a gladiator sport for so long. we are here with him. >> phillys no score in the first inning. nick williams 24th birthday gets a three run homer. 3-2 phil in the third. herrera misplays the ball, goes to the wall. 6-3 nashville. to the seventh, 10-6 washington lead. rhys hoskins, his 13th, phils pull within three. franco on telly, phils back within one again bringing in sean doolittle, strikes out three straight batters to end the game. phillies lose 11-10. temple football play book comes your way during the 9:30 a.m. hour of "action news." they'll hook u

the eagles players talk to "action news" about the big game and ron jaworski tells sports director ducis rogers about the players we'll break down the eagles and chiefs. >> a lot of history going into today's game. >>> it's not too late to support the philadelphia tradition, the heros thrill show. the acrobatic events pays for the college tuition for police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. tickets are ten dollars per person you can get them at the show or the hero thrill show office at 18th and market street. >>> two dogs are pulled out alive from a storm drain in bucks county. cruel hear from their rescuers. >> history was made on this day, 230 years on independence mall. that could get you a freebie tomorrow we'll explain. what's the story behind green mountain coffee and fair trade? let's take a flight to colombia. this is boris calvo. boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm and invest in his community to make even better coffee. all for a smoother tasting cup. green mountain coffee. 7:10 a.m., coming up on act 6t