like white, he will be an eagle. story is the nfl draft in philadelphia and the newest eagle. it's been a spectacular event on the parkway so far. estimates say 70,000 people have jammed the parkway and the especially constructed theater for tonight's first round, as far as we can tell, it's gone off without a hitch. a great picture from our sky 6 high above logan's circle. we have ducis rogers ready to talk about the first round pick. jeff skversky has reaction from eagle fans and walter perez talks about the spectacle, the nfl draft in philadelphia. >> ducis rogers, what do we know about derek barnett and what he can contribute to the eagles? >> he's a tenacious player that can keep up with the quarterback. on paper and on film he appears to be the real deal. some mock drafts him high asinine. barnett left tennessee in his junior season. he made an impact as soon as he got to knoxville. 13 sacks last season, 32 for his career. he broke reggie white's sack record. that's a big deal. barnett tells us he's done his ho

also of course the eagles pick number 14.e'll have to wait a few little bit to fine out who they pick. but it's been a blast down here on the ben franklin parkway lu lucy. i wish you could have been down here with me. for now we'll send it back to you. >> i'm thinking field trip after the show. i'll get kathy orr and come join you. >> good idea. >> some area students are as elated as iain is down to the parkway right now. starting neglect year they'll be able to sleep in 25 minutes. every minute counts when you're a teen or an adult like me. the unionville chadds ford school board vot voted this weeo change it's start time. high school student there actu actually came one with the proposal four year ago. he research he had. he put together his own committee and then he presented it to the board. showing the academic and health benefits. turns out science was on his side. research shows that teens biological clocks change in high school. they have a really hard time falling asleep before 11:00 p.m. many schools across the coun

let's head over to matt with more on the draft. >> philadelphia eagles select daric barnett. >> the eagles say they got their man. there were twists and turns on the first night of the nfl draft, but none of them had to do with the birds, in fact many people are saying the team kind of played it safe. daric barnett a defensive end for tennessee set a record for sacks at the school, the last volunteer to hold it was eagles great reggie white. if barnett could come as close as white did in the pros, he will make the city proud. howie rosen said he has been raving about barnett since december. >> he stands for what we want. everyone in the city will see what kind of person he is and player he is, unbelievable high character and worker an tremendously talented and productive. >> the fans are passionate i'm going to an organization with a lot of the great players, i can't wait, i'm ready to get to work. >> he fits what we're trying to build here and what we started last year. >> so the eagles are sold on barnett. is as for the fans who are looking for a big splash with the first round pick that

i said he is ready to fly eagles fly. the eagles will formally introduce barnett at 4:15 p.m. today. some fans and this always happens, they are a bit perplexed about the first round choice, katherine scott is live on the parkway with that part of the story. >> reporter: eagles fans have different opinions as all fans do, some thinks that barnett is the shot in the arm that the defense needs. others hoped that they would go in a different direction. the eagles front office said he plays with power and puts pressure on quarterbacks and he can close. as for barnett he said he heard philadelphia fans are passionate and excited to be here. >> i wasn't nervous, when i got my phone call i was nervous. >> reporter: number 14 daric barnett walked on the stage to cheers before hugging roger goodell and holding up his new jersey. the eagles rush has been lacking in a few years they hope that picking barnett can change that. >> i'm excited to be in this town. i'm ready to get to work. >> reporter: the eagles selected 6'3", 259-pound defensive end. he had 33 sacks in one season breaking r

eagles nation with high hopes for the future. >> he hit reggie white's record. it's going to be good. >> at the end of the day i think defensive end was a need. >> i think it's a great pick. definitely what we need. >> i'm optimistic and happy with the pick. go eagles. >> eyewitness news reporter hof hof is live in the middle of the action. alex. >> well, this party is still going strong. and you know what? people came out here early in the morning. staying through right now. and just you can hear the cheers. sometimes you hear the boos. they're hoping to get the full draft day experience. there is no miss taking the territory. >> nfl draft, eagles, baby. >> a place a septa ride can misspell communications. >> nobody fought. >> and where 49ers, packers and patriots roamed freely as broncos and titans conversed and thok is the one day this could be done in broad daylight. >> raiders. >> draft day, welcome to philly. >> i don't do this voice. sees this voice. >> not the eagles. >> visitors flocked to the city of the birds from as far as away as korea. >> that's th

eagles nation with high hopes for the future. >> he hit reggie white's record. it's going to be good. >> at the end of the day i think defensive end was a need. >> i think it's a great pick. definitely what we need. >> i'm optimistic and happy with the pick. go eagles. >> eyewitness news reporter hof hof is live in the middle of the action. alex. >> well, this party is still going strong. and you know what? people came out here early in the morning. staying through right now. and just you can hear the cheers. sometimes you hear the boos. they're hoping to get the full draft day experience. there is no miss taking the territory. >> nfl draft, eagles, baby. >> a place a septa ride can misspell communications. >> nobody fought. >> and where 49ers, packers and patriots roamed freely as broncos and titans conversed and thok is the one day this could be done in broad daylight. >> raiders. >> draft day, welcome to philly. >> i don't do this voice. sees this voice. >> not the eagles. >> visitors flocked to the city of the birds from as far as away as korea. >> that's th

derek barnett is an eagle.l break down if this is actually a good pick neck in my sports commentary. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying centre. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now. ♪ find out how much your car's worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >>> sean bell talking about derek barnett and if this is a good pick for the eagles. his commentary in 15 seconds. >>> no mock draft had this. i don't care what scenario you dreamed up of in your head you didn't have this. howie roseman said he went through a ton of scenarios none of which had the top three wide outs all off the board before the 14th pick. so with that said, the eagles selected derek barnett a

eagles will select 14. got an eagles chant here, jim.k over to you. >> thank you, ducis. >>> eight athletes will make temple university history this weekend. it is the first time the university is sending a team to the climbing collegit national championship. we caught up with the team just before they flew out to san diego this afternoon. they'll compete tomorrow in hopes of making the finals on saturday. the sport of climbing was recently approved as an event in the 2020 tokyo olympics. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care. but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. and isn't fighting to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. >>> perfect weather for the nfl event down on the parkw

one eagles green, one the men and women in blue. separated by a state line and about 40 miles and in tone and in meaning they could not be further apart. i'm lucy noland. in delaware, it's about a family and dreams shattered and all of us trying to come to grips with that reality. but here in philadelphia, dreams are coming true tonight. a game that brings people across the nation together has brought hundreds of thousands of people to the ben franklin parkwa parkr city. we've got team cover raffle of the 1217 nfl draft. you see how war eskin at the eagles practice facility. you see chris o'connell live on the parkway amongst the fans. let's start with ron burke with details about tonight's big picks. ron? >> reporter: lucy, the moment finally arrived. months of waiting and the eagles at 14 selected derek barnett defensive lineman from tennessee and of course that is reggie white is from. barnett actually out did reggie in the sacks department with 33 career sacks he's number one at tennessee volunteers history and the interesting t

it wasn't just eagles fans. lots of people found oversized helmets representing teams of their choice they spent time with the treasured vince lombardi trophy, tested their skills in combine corner, they kicked field goals and we saw lots of people and excitement. >> so far it looks amazing. there is a lot of people here but a lot of activities. >> they did a hail hail mary competition they got their picture taken like they are number one overall pick in the draft, got some par nail, yeah draft in philly. >> it is perfect for families because there is a lot of activities for the kid and best part of the draft is when peoples dreams come true. you want to bring your kid and let them know if they work hard they can be part of this >> reporter: how cool is that. we have talk to a lot of families. it seems like there were a lot of children inspired by this draft dreaming big of what could be potentially be down the line in their future. again the draft experience opens up at noon, alex and mike. >> great for all age

she is the sport one. >> eagles! >> there go. >> as a season ticket holder i would have to be a part of. >> this when am i going to go to a draft in philadelphia? >> exactly. >> according to officials, takes up about 24 football fields worth of space, despite the incredible number of people in attendance, the philadelphia police reported no incidents. that's good to hear. >> you can check out the nfl fan experience on the parkway today from noon to 11:00 p.m. t reopens tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. cbsphilly.com has more on what you can and cannot bring if you plan on attending. >> turning to other news this morning, delaware community coming together after the tragic killing of a state trooper in new castle county. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in bear, where a memorial for slain state trooper stephen ballard continues to grow. tran, good morning. >> good morning, corporal ballard shot and killed in this wawa parking lot in bear which remains closed and taped off to traffic and take a look at w

>> the eagles selected tennessee defensive end eric barnett. we'll hear from the fans about what they think about the pick. >> reporter: south jersey police department warn about loud noises at the scene of a drug operation. >> we'll take a look at sky6 live hd across penns landing temperatures are climbing as we head into a summer-like weekend. we'll have more on the draft, but first up let's hear from david murphy with accuweather and karen rogers with the morning commute. >> reporter: it is a nice day for the draft and relays around the region. we have showers in south jersey a little bit of action going on here. we had thunderstorms but they are off to the north and east. as we take a wide view you see the cloud cover out to the west breaking up a little bit. overall we'll transition to a mix of sun and clouds today. we'll call it sunny, but generally speaking it's going to be a good one. 60 in allentown. 66 in reading. 59 in cape may. dover you're up to 70 even at this early hour. the winds are light to come across the region. a lot of zer

howard eskin live at the eagles practice facility.is o'connell is live on the parkway with all the fans. but let's start tonight with fox 29s ron burke with details about tonight's big selection. ron? >> reporter: iain and lucy, the eagles going with 14th pick and the future is now for the nfl and the eagles just moments ago used that pick to take a guy that really connects philadelphia to its past because it selected 14th overall derek barnett defensive lineman from tennessee here's where the past comes in. barnett is a player that at the university of tennessee all did he there was break reggie white's career sacks record that gives an indication of the numbers he put up the sec he's a player that plays extremely hard from snap to whistle and so if you are looking for a particular direction what the eagles are looking for that a player's makeup he certainly checks all the boxes as they say of player who will give you his all he was out standing in the toughest conference in the nation. don't think many people would disagree with tha

join for our eagles draft day special.l the highlights for you on sunday night at 11:35 with the eagles blueprint. >> thank you so much. in the meantime, we have news you haven't seen yet just minutes away. >> we know more about the trooper killed as a man who shot him. plus the neighbors who lived in lockdown during a lock standoff. >>> and weather in the 80s, we have it across the area. it's going to get even warmer. we could break some records, more when i come back with your full forecast. >>> what moms and dads need to know before they need to bring the kids. a party on the parkway. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> i stand before you with an aching heart. >> an entire state mourning. a trooper killed. >> my heart is heavy. i'm grieving. >> police gun down the accused killer at this house. now an investigation to find o

what keeps you being an eagles fan? why all these years such an eagles fan? an avid eagles fan? >> i think the mean reason is it keeps my dad alive in me because my dad started me going to the game and now my girls go with me and it's kept up as a family and eventually we hope to take the grandchildren. >> reporter: you were there as well and you had your camera phone up recording everything. what was that like for you? >> absolutely amazing seeing her up there doing that. a dream come true. who ever thought anybody in our family or anyone we know would get to do that. my facebook was going crazy. it was absolutely amazing. it was crying watching her up there. >> reporter: what has been the best part of that experience, of course besides the jersey and of course meeting me of course. what else has been -- you were telling me you got to meet some of the other fans throughout the nfl as well? >> yes. each team sent two people and we spent the whole day with them yesterday and they were the most gracious. we had a great time talking to them, we got along with them. and they -- what

the male eagle is easy to identify. he is missing a feather on the left wing. >> my cousin lives in alaska and she tells me to go there all the time for these birds. but now i say, i'll just go in my backyard and take a look at 'em there. >> reporter: there are now 19 known eagle nesting sites in the bay area. from napa to santa clara county. decades of conservation and habitat protection means the bald eagle is now off the endangered species list. >> we are not poisoning them. we are not shooting these birds anymore. and we're seeing a recovery the likes of which we never imagined. >> reporter: the eagles might be incubating eggs but we don't know without looking inside the nest. this man snapped these photos after watching and waiting for hours. >> they are not bothered by people or children and so far not bothered by anything. >> reporter: the eagles have been providing daily teachable moments. stan was at a morning pledge of allegiance when one flew right overhead. >> this is quite amazing actually. this is a once-i

tonight, the eagles pick 14th.y were supposed to pick 12th, but they traded that first-round pick away to cleveland to move up and get wentz. the eagles regained a first-round pick when they sent quarterback sam bradford to the vikes. the pick will be submitted at sleacks square. this year headquartered at the franklin institute. once the name is written down on a card at selection square, it's an official pick. and the draft clock resets. if one of the prospects backstage is chosen, the nfl makes sure they have their new jersey and hat right away. each prospect at the draft has their last name written in every team font so it can be screened onto a jersey immediately. that jersey is then handed to the commissionermy a season -- by a season ticket holder hand-picked by a team. as the rounds go on, each team gets less time. bit the end of the draft on saturday, 253 new players will be picked for the nfl. and the eagles made a splash last year with the wentz pick. what will they do this year? will they give wentz som

hear from the newest eagle, hear what he has to say about phillie fans. >> memorial gross for delaware state trooper killed in the line of duty. how a community. >> the trump administration warnings north korea about more nuclear testing, what the president says he isn't ruling out. today is friday april 28. good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check on today's forecast. it is friday. another reason to celebrate. the weather apparently, too. >> yeah, come on, katie, you know what to do at the end that far desk, come on, good morning, everybody. well, i have to actually say, it is very, very busy in the world of travel. on a friday, this early at 4:00 in the morning, that's not something that we typically -- >> a lot of traffic on the schuylkill, little surprising at 3:00 in the morning,. >> nfl draft party. >> people still out partying. >> yes. >> so many people obviously just descending upon the city for the best reasons, we have awesome events going on, i'm sure that will have an issue, you know, when it comes to your travel around the region again here to

after all, this is eagles country. but jerseys of different colors are starting to appear as tourists arrive in town. >> do the experience. this is so much fun. every year it's something different, something brand new. and you get to meet a lot of different people, a lot of different fans, so it's a way to get away. >> the draft. it's close enough. and i want to see the draft. i want to see what our boys do. >> reporter: we did hear a few complaints about traffic, but that's probably to be expected. and fans said it wasn't really all that bad. but really high marks forepublic transportation. if you're deciding to come this way, that's probably the way to go. live on the parkway, i'm sarah bloomquist, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, sarah. >>> while many of the events deal with this year's draft, there's also a taste of the past here on the parkway. i went down to the nfl shop near the entrance of the draft experience this afternoon, and right up front is a setup from exton, based hunt actions based in exton. man

barnett tweeted he is ready to fly eagles fly. he thanked philadelphia said it was a moment he will never forget. the eagles will formally introduce barnett at 4:15 p.m. today. fans are perplexed by the eagles choice, katherine scott is live on the parkway with that part of the story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, you know how it goes, some fans are happy, others had something else in mind, the eagles front office outlined the reasons why they wanted daric barnett. he plays with power and puts pressure on quarterbacks and he can close. as for barnett, he said philadelphia fans are passionate and excited to be here. >> i wasn't nervous, when i got the phone call i was nervous. number 14 daric barnett walked on the stage to cheers and hugging roger goodell and holding up his jersey. >> i'm so excited i can stay in this town, it's a great town i'm ready to get to work. >> reporter: the eagles selected 6'3", 259 defensive end who had 33 sacks in three seasons in tennessee breaking reggie white's sack record. he left after his junior s

, get to the eagles. nfl has managed to stretch its season mini camps, training camps, playoffs, through the february month and then draft and free agency and spring to make football season every season and now phillies do pro athlete as soon as he signs his contract, of course, a young man who left the university of tennessee before graduating, during his junior year likely not going anymore classes in knoxville his next class here at neff care complex in the defensive meeting with professor jim schwartz. >> i was real nervous, you know what i'm saying because it just feels so good. i'm so excited. i have been in this town, enjoying myself pennsylvania few days. great town. ready to get to work. >> everyone in the city will see what kind of person he is what kind of a player he is, unbelievably high character, unbelievable worker and tremendously talented and productive. >> he fits exactly what we are trying to build here and what we started last year. being a quarterback and former quarterback in the le

the eagles got the guy they wanted. we'll tell you what he has in common with eagles great, reggie white. to protect our families and our civil rights. he's represented black lives matter, occupy wall street, and parents protesting the closing of schools. larry krasner will reform the criminal justice system, ending a war on drugs and the era of mass incarceration that targets poor and minority communities. because justice makes us safer. not just talking the talk, walking the walk. larry krasner, democrat for district attorney. >>> hey, i'm john clark live on the parkway. the eagles say they got their guy at number 14, derek barnette, the defensive end from tennessee. he has something in common with the late great reggie white. he broke the sack record at tennessee. take a look at derek barnette being selected by the birds. interestingly he said the eagles were his last visit. defensive coordinator jimt schwartz told him you fit our scheme and you remind us of terrell scruggs. listen to him. >> i heard the fans are ver

eagles could take him.'m right on monday they will go with the safety out of washington who i love the name, buba baker, that is my call, for round two and eagles, buba baker, rolls off the tongue pretty good. >> buba baker. steve keeley is a faunt of history and information. >> nicely done. >> look at him. >> he knows it he knows temple historytoo. so last night haason reddick went in the first round. >> yes. >> very excited. thirteenth pick. >> so the round continue now, temple university offensive lineman dion dawkins is ready to hear his name called. we have one pick in the second round, that is later on tonight and he is with us now in the studio. >> dion, your turn. >> yes you are up, you are on the clock. >> lets hope it happens. >> what did you think of the draft yesterday. >> i mean it is still crazy because like we we all knew haason was going to go and the players kind of know a feel of what will happen but once, once haason was still on that board and cardinals popped up i said oops, he is gone

eagles will pick 14th. so we've got cast of characters down here and we'll be here all through the newscast lucy for now let's get right back to you. >> fantastic. we'll see in you just few minutes, iain. >>> we begin tonight with the developing story of new details in the murder of a delaware state police trooper. we now know more tonight about the corporal the family man stot shot and killed in the line of duty outside a wawa in bear. corporal stephen ballard was a husband, father, a hero something not lost on his supervisor who broke down while talking about his dedication. >> the acts of stephen yesterday exemplified the dedication that he brought to the citizens of delaware. >> so tough. tonight the man police say shot and killed corporal ballard then barricaded himself inside a home in middletown is dead. he died in shootout with police this morning outside that home that he had been inside of for nearly 20 hours. repeatedly firing shots at police they say keeping a neighborhood on lock down that enti

you've seen this baby eagle before on the eagle cams. he was born march 29. his rescuer is also famous thanks to two big climbs and one touching moment. matthew morris couldn't see much and neither could who he was helping. this newborn eagle was stuck. thursday night viewers of the web cam noticed the right leg was jammed. >> i think the eaglet was uncomfortable being in that position for hours. >> reporter: morris has a farm and he knows small animals but he's never handled a bird of prey. >> it was a him. i think in his little eagle soul he was probably appreciative. >> reporter: so was the american eagle foundation. it set up the web cam and others like it across the country. the founder has been saving eagles for 30 years and could not bear to see nature take its course. >> if you have the power in your hands to help sometimes you have to step forward and help. >> reporter: the u.s. fish and wildlife service signed off on the rescue. the baltimore zoo signed off on his health. friday evening morris scaled the tree again to make the dropoff. >> i was on m

so who is he, what do the eagles think of him? well our lesley van arsdall has more. >> and so with the 14th overall pick, the eagles feel they got their man. >> highest rated guy on our board, player throughout the process, did a lot of work joe and his staff, always going to build along the lines, but at the same time we want to stick to our board and take the highest rated guys that joe and his staff put together. he fit our scheme. he fits the culture we're trying to build. we think we have tremendous player and tremendous person. >> i think of some of the teams i used to grow up watching here in philadelphia, he's going to fit in with some of those, those guys, from the late 80s, early 90s eagles team. he's philly tough. >> reporter: rounds two and three coming up tonight. reporting from the nova care complex, lesley van arsdall, eyewitness sport. >>> so derek barnett will be asked to do one thing and do one thing very well, and that's get after the quarterback as he did at tennessee. and just like reggie white did at tenness

some people want the eagles to take a corner back or a defensive end. but take a look at carson went. why do we show carson? a lot of nfl network analysts that we caught up with today want to find a weapon for carson wentz. philly's own mike mayock said the same thing. carson wentz went from 13 to 8 to 2. most of the skill position people are on effectively one-year contracts. so whoever the top defensive player on the board is, whether conley is available, whether it's rub b foster, you have to look at that guy versus what an offensive playmaker does for you. from my perspective, i'd rather take the offensive playmaker. >> hoish the man heading the eagles draft for the first time, it's swroe douglas. he spent a lot of years with the ravens, started out as a scott. we caught up with brian billick. he has a lot of good memories working with joe. joe was one that was not shy about having the courage for his conviction. if i say this is a player, i'm going to defend that. he's in a different perspective right now, but i imagine he's learned a lot tr being

eagles draft day.day, it's eagles blueprint as we recap every move the eagles made in the 2017 nfl draft. >>> usually you wouldn't wear your eagles gear to a phillies gear. not that there's anything wrong with it. next week, if you do, you're in for a treat. in honor of the nfl draft coming to town, phillies offering those wearing jerseyss 14 $14 tickets. why? eagles have the 14th pick. tuesday and wednesday and the afternoon game thursday. >> i like that phillies back in town. just won a series for the first time in a while. they could use nice weather, too. >> we could all use nicer weather. how about it? >> working on that around here. especially for sunday. for today seeing clouds sticking around and one or two scattered showers moving from west to east. a live look outside from the battleship "new jersey," perspective, seeing clouds thick and soupy. now not breaking much because of an onshore influence. satellite now. all we're looking at are clouds. still on the monitor here. they will start to c

wild start to the draft before the eagles even selected. three wide receivers go in the, and quarterbacks first 12 picks. when it came down it number 14 here is what the fans heard. >> with the 14th pick in the 2017nfl draft, the philadelphia eagles select derek barnett, defensive ends. tennessee. >> derek barnett 20 year old de ends i have lineman from tennessee, will turn 21 june 25th, he's six-three, 260 o get to the quarterback n3 years at tennessee he put up awesome numbers, 33 sacks, 39 career games. his claim to fame, sort of, eagles fans, should listen up to this, he broke reggie white's career sack record as junior last year, so he is really impressive, here is derek barnett. >> they have great fans, good philly cheese steaks. i just had one. i got to watch my waist. i just had one. >> i forgot where i got it from, but i just know it is pretty good. looking forward toking in this town, probably having a few more. >> so we look forward to knowing derek barnett as a philadelphia eagle. hopefully, he's got more of those red suits wher

plus we are talking nfl draft should the eagles take a risky running back. >> the guy is a top five player>> reporter: are the sixers ready to take a shot at the playoffs next year how good can they be? >> i don't know. >> reporter: hold on to your easter bonnet sports sunday starts now. ♪ this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ holy molly the phillies lay an egg in the ninth again and welcome to sports sunday i'm jeff skversky with mike missanelli from 97.5 the fanatic and hoping for 500 baseball this season and i know you are not buying it but in last place and lost eight of 12 games what can they do to fix it? >> they are not good and i don't know if there is anything they can do to fix it until next year when they have a lot of money and the position man is the most profitable franchise in baseball and have a lot of money to spend on the guy that crushed the home run we saw in the highlights as we came into the show. >> they may need 600 million dollars in that ballpark to sign harper. >> no excuse for them not to sign them they are in a position where they have to have

there's also a eagles mock draft that looks at the birds' potential pick in the first round.s all at cbsphilly.com/draft. >>> adding to traffic woes, the penn relays will also start thursday. the relays usually attract close to some 100,000 people to university city mid week through saturday. to avoid sitting in traffic organizers recommend that you use public transportation. >> and we also have some breaking news to share with you. just into our news room. chopper 3 live over a house fire in mill creek, delaware. that home is at 21 belmont drive. we do know that one person was rushed to christiana hospital. the case of the fire is under investigation. >>> the site of a controversial pot party has been shut down. they found numerous fire code violations at a warehouse. more than 200 people went to the party organized by the philly smoke session on saturday night. police arrested 22 people and seized 50 pounds of marijuana along with 100 pounds of food laced with pot. >>> as many as 20 nuns are being forced to relocate from a convent in delaware county. religious sisters from

the eagles have the 14th pick and there are thousands of eagles fans here already.arson wentz came here and it was like the pope was on the parkway again. they had had the part the sea of eagle ls fans to get carson to a stage where he was going to take pictures with fans and watch what happens when a cowboys fan comes up to him and wants to take a picture. this is great stuff. >> we're really excited. we expect big things. we end ed a little earlier than we would have liked, but we're headed in the right direction. >> one last thing. to all the fans out here in philadelphia, what do you want to say to the fans? >> they are crazy and i love it. >> he said they are crazy and i love them. i got to go one-on-one with head coach doug peterson. he said there are seven or eight scenarios of players they like. i asked about conley and others reporting that a lot of teams have investigated and believe he's innocent of the charges. i asked doug pointedly has owner jeff laurie given you permission to draft conley. >> as you know, our policy here is it's a case by case situati

the eagles have made their first draft pick. we'll tell you what carson wentz has to say about his new teammate and from football to track and field, the historic penn relays are under way. the big story is the nfl draft as it enters day 2. the gates just opened. today the nfl announced nearly 100,000 fans attended day one yesterday. that is the largest attendance ever for a draft-related event. action news anchor rick williams is live >> reporter: it was a great night for philadelphia tonight and an even greater night for derek barnett. derek barnett from tennessee is the first player picked up by the eagles in this year's draft. >> with the 14th pick from the 2017 nfl draft, the philadelphia eagles select derek barnett defensive end. >> reporter: a defensive end is just 20 years old skipping his senior year at tennessee to join the draft. he had 13 sacks alone, 32 for his entire career breaking the record held by reggie white. barnett says he's done his homework on philadelphia. >> i've heard the fans are very passionate and i

. >> the eagles. >> your philadelphia eagles. >> year round sport these days now.ff season work has begun. it's mostly weights and conditioning but fleas are the building blocks that will hopefully set the foundation for greatness. last year the eagles were far from great. quarterback carson wentz expects to see vast improvement this year. >> i will always hold myself to high expectations. last year at the end of the day we finished seven and nine much that's not good enough. never going to be good enough for me or anybody in this building. and so i fully expect us to all, you know, make strides in hopefully be playing into january. we truly believe we have the pieces in place went got a lot of work, a lot of work ahead of us here. you know, it's early, it's april still but we truly believe that and we're going to put the work in and get it done. >> next week's nfl draft is a national event but there are several local stories to be told. jaime apody went to south jersey today to profile one young man who is the brink of realizing his dream. >> reporter: glassboro h

eagles involved in spring work outs. we heard from carson wentz. do you think things will be different for him? >> he has to take charge. i would like to see him be more out front. he has a roll with the team. he's going to branch out. he's the leader of this team. the reason the eagles have five time games on t.v. is because of him. he has to take the leadership mantle big time. >> wentz says he's ready to step up a notch. >> i hold myself to higher expectations. last year we finished 7-9. that's not good enough for me or anyone in the building. i fully expect us to make strides and play into january. we believe we have the pieces in place. we have a lot of work ahead of us here. it's early. it's april still. we believe that. we are going to put the work in and get it done. >> like you just talked about how carson wentz needs to be the leader. it was a recurring theme. they lost that when barlow left. who do you see besides wentz? >> it has to be wentz, jamie. he's the guy that has to do it. he gives stock answers. i would like to see him go soft

the eagles are still holding predraft interviews and picks and eagles are scheduled to meet with former glass bureau running back corey clement on wednesday a source tells action news and he played his ball in wisconsin and ran for 15 touchdowns and 1400 yards as a senior and projected to be drafted between the third and fifth rounds running back of course is among the need for the eagles. will the eagles use one of their eight picks on clement and we are previewing the draft and wednesday on eve of the draft and check out the preview party can't wait for that and now since the sixers drafted joel embiid he has played in only 13% of their games some would call him damaged goods, the sixers calling embiid their building block despite the rest maintaining embiid is the focal point of rebuild and man on having him play in back to back games next season despite playing 31 games in 3 years and sixers have seen enough to know this kid is a game changer. >> i look at joel's foundation as completely scratching the surface of what he is going to be. he just is at the infant stages of where he is

the eagles had a late pick. and reactions were mixed when the eagles picked tennessee's derek barnett. there was a mix of cheers. some boos, and even some silence. >> i love it. our defense needs rebuilding. i think he's going to do great things in philadelphia. >> we wanted weber. >> reporter: there's a lot ahead for fans again today. there's a polynesian luau that vai will be at. a chance for people to meet some of the current and former polynesian nfl players. also the nfl is partnering with the special olympics. they will do drills, and. then a flag football game will be coached by some eagles players. bill told us we're in store for a beautiful day. the weather's going to be great. come on down while this is happening. it's free and fun for everyone. reporting live, pamela osborne, nbc10 news. >> thanks. >>> the sky's the limit for a teacher wanting to make a point about funding over the nfl draft. check this out yesterday. the teacher hired the plane to fly the message "city hall loves sports but hates our

great player, and the eagles are desperate. they need cornerbacks.im if the first round, i think tack the cornerbacks later on, could take him. i know would be disappoint philadelphia they took schrat more. >> we have minute left. we are done running back, cornerbacks, let's go to your picks, if we get a defensive end who do you want? >> great player, great pass rush, i would like to see them take him if they can. >> wide receiver? >> i would like to see mike williams. he's tall. jeffries, guy they had was already tall, if you had both of them, nobody could stop the eagles because they would be so tall that i don't think there is, i mean, cornerback in the league to match up with them. >> at one point he had a broken neck. can you imagine? >> well, he is back, injuries are part of playing football. you have to rebound, do you have come back. >> you have to game cock. >> he went to south carolina. >> did he? >> clemson. >> clemson. >> big rivalry. >> national champions. >> that's right. >> all right, you're the eagles, what's the pick tonight? fourtee

there's also a eagles mock draft that looks at the birds' potential pick in the first round.s all at cbsphilly.com/draft. >>> adding to traffic woes, the penn relays will also start thursday. the relays usually attract close to some 100,000 people to university city mid week through saturday. to avoid sitting in traffic organizers recommend that you use public transportation. >> and we also have some breaking news to share with you. just into our news room. chopper 3 live over a house fire in mill creek, delaware. that home is at 21 belmont drive. we do know that one person was rushed to christiana hospital. the case of the fire is under investigation. >>> the site of a controversial pot party has been shut down. they found numerous fire code violations at a warehouse. more than 200 people went to the party organized by the philly smoke session on saturday night. police arrested 22 people and seized 50 pounds of marijuana along with 100 pounds of food laced with pot. >>> as many as 20 nuns are being forced to relocate from a convent in delaware county. religious sisters from

great pick for philadelphia eagles. make mayock who spend most of his time in the booth watching video tape of every college player and pro player. the city of philadelphia is going to love him. here he is. >> i was real nervous, when i got my phone call, because it just feels real good it don't feel real yet. i'm so excited. i have been enjoying myself. great town. i'm ready to get to work. >> i think everyone in the city will see what kind of person he is, what kind of player he is, unbelievably high character and worker and tremendously talented and productive. >> he fits what we are trying to build here and what we started last year. being a former quarterback in this league anytime you can acquire pass rushers to get after the quarterback again, we have to mix him in here now makes us better. >> reporter: watching nfl network it is all dion sanders and he said to dion i'm ready to get to work with a great organization. i can't wait. i haven't even scratched the surface yet with my talent level. thomas, how long hav

by 1980 experts say there were no bald eagle nest in's -- outside of shasta lake.ing a comeback in california. there are about 371 nesting sites statewide, 20 active ones in the bay area. >> it's decades of comeback from the previous ddt days when they were in abundance and started dropping off because the eggs were too thin. >> still biologists say we are not out of the woods yet. while the bald eagle is no longer on the federal endangered species list it is yet to be removed from california's. >> it will be a constant battle to make sure their habitat remains, that we create more so that they will stay. >> these bald eagles moved in in january. experts are guessing their eggs to hatch any day now. in the meantime birdwatchers i've been documenting every moment. >> one time i got by look at video of eagles flying over the kids as they were singing the pledge of allegiance. >> it's images like that kids won't soon forget. >> it's amazing. >> and while school officials love having the eagles here, they don't love all the extra traffic birdwatchers are bringing. so i

those are tics when it comes to the eagles and their first round pick. when we get in here guys, that is when fun begins an for the entire family, nfl draft experience starts today at 12:00 we will get a sneak peak at 6:00 o'clock hour and it goes until 11:00 o'clock tonight, same holds true for friday from noon until 11:00. saturday it goes from 10:00 until 6:00 o'clock. get out here, have some fun, come tonight, see the eagles pick see what they do. i know everyone is excited here in town, about what is to come for eagles future. maybe they will surround carson wentz with another weapon, maybe they go defense. it could go number of different ways. we are live on the parkway getting ready to go in the nfl draft experience i'm warmed up for my 40 times, guys, back to you. >> perfecting the waiting at this point, pat. you have perfected it. >> remember don't bring a chair, they are not allowed, that and missiles. >> no drones, no weapons. >> thanks, pat. >>> well, more football news cbs-3 has confirmed that eagles quarterback carson wentz had vision corre

eagles safety rodney mccloud, talks to eagles schedule which is just freshly out. >>> plus he is stylingow to dress. >>> good day, everybody. it is, april the 21st, 2017. bob's is on the show today but up at parx where they are shredding. >> yes. >> now, as i was walking through philadelphia yesterday , a few people yelled out their car,

goodell was joined by former eagles billberg gusty. they talked to students about importance of character and teamwork. with the nfl draft, there's a lot of community service to be done. good on the league. coming up guys, later in sports. we're i'm going to talk about the philadelphia eagles 14th selection. we'll talk to nfl experts and get prediction, coming from the ben franklin parkway i'm don bell for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> we'll see you thank you. >>> it is going to be a big party. something for everyone. >> at 11:00 the activities even the nonsports people will love have that coming up. >>> revealing news about eagles franchise quarterback. we've learned carson wentz had off season surgery. what it was for and how it might affect his game >> mcdonald's giving employees the new look but the fashion is pulling flat on social media. we'll show you the new uniforms and tell you why some aren't living it >>> after a cool and dreary start to the week. with our day of transition. who's ready for sunshine and summer temper it's cust

he says he always root for the eagles because of -- rooted for the eagles because of his father's influencenow he likes all 32 teams. happy to go anywhere. dreams will be made at this week's draft. not just for future nfl players. >> yeah. lifelong eagles fan will live out the ultimate draft experience. gail marie waymeir has gone to birds games since the 1960 0s, 1961, in fact. the sth -- what is it? stands for something. trying to figure out what it was. she works at thunder bird lane and coached junior bowling league on saturday mornings for the last 27 years. now she's getting the vip football treatment. >> my daughter who was the one that nominated me got the call first. they wanted to know if i was able to stand and walk for any length of time. she told them if it had to do with the eagles it wouldn't be a problem. >> she watched chuck bed -- amazing she's been going to games this year. the custom jersey, a walk on the red carpet, vip access, and appearance with nfl commissioner roger goodell. apparently she's going to be handing out the jerseys to the players as they come on. >> good

eagles owner burt bell, would one day become the nfl commissioner, found his beloved eagles weren't competitiveeeting as it was called then was held at the ritz carlton, right here in philadelphia, in 1936.& there were no scouts at the time, players were drafted in the nine rounds, based on newspaper reports, and word of mouth. the first player ever drafted was by bell and the eagles. heisman trophy winner, jay. ironically after fighting just to get a draft, bert bell traded his rights to the bears. >> ritz carlton wasn't the only place to host a draft in philadelphia. over the years, the bellevue stratford hosted it eight times, how about the warwick hotel six times, even the philadelphia racket club for one year. back in 1950. the nfl draft hasn't been in philadelphia since 1961. >> it is happening in our house, i think we will be pretty proud. >> things kick off at noon today, we will check back in with mike and alex in just a moment. >> driving in traffic, honk, honk, i had someone yell at me so meanly the other day. drivers in pennsylvania, they're terrible. >> sore bye that. >> and new je

#fly eagles fly. here's carson with the whole experience. >> i just remember being tired all the time. it was an exhaust continuing time. you are flying around every where. working out all the time. just being tired but also mentally because you have no idea what will happen. it is a big question mark. then finally i'll never forget the draft, that night hearing my name called knowing i was an eagle and getting to celebrate with my friend and family. it still gives me chills talking about it realizing how much my life changed that night and how fortunate i amie can't even imagine. >> amazing, that was a year ago. >> i know. >> eagles traded up twice in the first round to take carson wentz and it has turnout well for them so far. it is turning out well for us as well. we are here on the red carpet, prospects of rolling by and we cannot wait to show you some fashion statement. if you look over my shoulder, this is adoi jackson looking g we are live, by the way. >> is what up. >> i just wanted to get a n

>> we have cowboys, we have eagles.this -- is the nfl draft one place where we can have commonality here? >> no. the place doesn't exist. no way. no way. cannot exist. >> it will be a long weekend. ♪ >>> and i will be down here all weekend and lucy, i'll tell you, it's stuff to be a reporter some something like this. >> you poor guy. >> you want to be a fan. i want to show you something. >> oh. look at that. >> if fans remember it was 18 years ago when the eagles drafted this guy. >> oh, my goodness. we'll have some fun tomorrow. i'll actually be talking to donovan mcnabb tomorrow. >> are you going to wear the jersey to show him you're a fan boy? >> of course. >> of course you are. all right, chris o'connell you. >> fun down there. save me a spot. >>> this adorable monroe township girl found a friend for life in officer joe kev quinn. eight-year-old mikayla raji with her mom at a pizza shop when the officer struck up a conversation. mikayla was so touch she asked her mom, hey, can you buy lunch for him. they did. tried

>> do it. >> richard sherman, could he be an eagle?ext. >> exclusive accuweather seven day forecast, summer arrives early on monday, a high temperature of 81. passover at sundown. the phills at home at 7:05 taking on the mets. record high warmth on tuesday. the phillys still at home. the morning shower wednesday, and not as warm. 72 for a high. mostly sunny thursday, 67. action news sports sunday continues after the break. ♪ z1we5z zi0z y1we5y yi0y >>> action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. challenge all givens. >>> the seattle sea hawks are open to breaking the legion of boom. they are fielding calls for cornerrichard sherman with the most interceptions in the nfl. are you all in? >> i'm definitely all in. we were talking about this on the radio. would you trade a first round pick? number 14 for him. i'm a little leery about that. the seattle seahawk insist, light be able to do it. the eagles are going to draft a rookie who is not going to play right away. they're going to insert him into the lineup. takes a couple years for the