i just want to hear them say markelle fultz. >> the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. [ applause >> reporter: fans erupted when first pick markelle fultz from the university of washington walked across the stage as the newest sixer and newest hope for sixers championship. >> once they bring markelle fultz in they have all the pieces they need and only other thing they need to do is add some veteran leadership. >> that was great pick. that's what they featured scoring guard. >> now they got better nucleus of players they drafted and put together that can grow together. so ride with the process. new motto we going to do it. >> after years of hanging their heads in shame all of a sudden it's cool again to be a sixers fan. >> a lot of my friends teased me when i went down to the games. say what are you going to watch them? they're not trying to win. yes, they are trying to win. it will just take little time. >> now they'll want your ticke tickets. >> now they want my tickets. >> testing. >> ment. >> testing. >> testing. and saric is it time for new slogan? >> i'm so hyped. go sixers.

even though they drafted fultz, a point guard.ld they be better off moving simmons to the small forward, the three-spot, and then putting fultz at the point and bringing in a shooting guard? >> well, i don't know if they could bring in a shooting guard who could start. so i thought originally three would be his best position. but i'm starting to warm up the position that he could be the one. and i love the way fultz can play on or off the ball. simmons, they can move simmons into a three spot, or fultz can take over from the bench. the verse tilt of bench allows that. >> a 610 point guard. a lot of analysts suggested to move simmons to the three. >> magic johnson did it. >> that's true. >> the thing about simmons, he handles the ball really low. which is really good. you know? a six foot nine guy who pounds the ball up is not good. but he has ball handling skills low. i'm willing to give it a shot. >> not done talking sixers. time to let sixers and embiid run wild? minute restrictions. from. >>> plus the phillies remain cold in ar

fultz. >> making prince george's county proud, hear from markelle fultz after being draflted as the number one nba pick. before you go, we want to look at your forecast. uh-oh. amelia is holding the umbrella. >> amelia has been very nice and holding the you will brel a. it's warm and humid. i think the only thing keeping the bugs away is the nice breeze. >> it's extremely muggy. light rain falling outside our studios. look at the radar. rain moving into the district. you can see it on justin's live shot as well. fauquier county, lighter rain. that lighter rain is about the beltway. we can s here is your morning commute forecast. rainy. by noon, the roads will still be wet but drier by the afternoon. we have the chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. more rain comes to start off your week and amelia are back in a bit to talk more about the timing of that. >>> let's get back to erika at the live desk. >> north korea denying torturing the american student that recently died after being

, at least markelle fultz , number one.bbed an interview with markelle and the first and you will see it only here on fox. >>> obama care overhaul backlash over the plan to replace the affordable care ago where people are camping out, locally in protest. >>> just days after his mistrial and bill

the philadelphia 76 ers markelle fultz. (applause). by all accounts markelle fultz over came adversity, defied statistics to become the number one pick in the 2017nba draft. a walking, breathing inspiration . they packed this watch party at dematha catholic high school. it's awesome because i get to tell my friends that my cousin is going number one in the draft. this is amazing. this is wonderful experience, a blessedded moment i'm very proud of the family, i'm very proud of markel, his drive, his dedication to the game, his mother, ebony, one of the family members that i definitely lookeddedded up to. i tell her all the time i just admire her drive, her dedication and commitment toer becoming nba next stars had its dim moments he was initially cut from demat that tion varsity team. he's committed to the grind that's exactly wait is. so, you know, dedication -- you're going to be faced with adversity at all times and you keep going. it's good to see somebody you really care about achieve one of his dreams. i think right now he's doing

. >> sixers drafted 19-year-old markel fultz with a pick in the draft.can't wait to see them in uniforms for the first time. jeff, a fateful night for this franchise. >> absolutely, jim. how about sixer fans taking over the building and the nba draft chanting trust the process as markel fultz number one over all. markel fulfillments out of washington. i thank god this is an opportunity from god. >> has it sunk in you are a philadelphia '76er? >> not yet. i'll happy. i know where i'm going. i know the players are great, the coaching staff. i look forward to giving them my all. >> there is a self awareness to markel that i think the great ones, the leaders, the great players all have. so far the human side along with the skill package side is impressive. >> how impressive is this? markel fultz tells me the sixers will be in the playoffs this upcoming season, his rooky season. we hear from fultz later. >> jeff, let's go live to "action news" reporter christie ileto at a draft watch party in northern liberties. christie, the process must have gotten rave rev

, at least markelle fultz , number one. wye grabbed an interview with markelle and the first and you will see it only here on fox. >>> obama care overhaul backlash over the plan to replace the affordable care ago where people are camping out, locally in protest. >>> just days after his mistrial and bill cosby is already planning a tour. >> a tour. >> his message to men, tour and town halls has has many questioning the judgment on this one. what are we two days into summer, wet start to the weekend. let me tell you, you are not up out of bed or walking around the kitchen wait until you go outside, it is so humid >> i walk outside and was like um, yes. >> hi everybody it is friday, june 23rd hi alex. hope you are feeling better. >> it is cool that you came in >> it is. >> i check with doctor mike i'm not contagious just my own personal suffering. >> i suggested three day weekend but you are a troop are. people will say you cannot lick sicker, you cannot lick the first pick. >> why would you want to lick the first pick. >> yes

also showed fultz some will have love on facebook. i think he's going to get a lot of love, a whole lot. >> that's what happens w. you're number from the teammates. >>> the university of maryland is dealing with a discrimination lawsuit. it comes as the university moves to take action against hate and bias incident on campus. it was filed by two african-american employees. they claim they had been treated differently than their wiet counterparts. they claim that when they made complaints about up equal treatment, they were given more work and forced to work outside in extreme heat and cold. the university says equitable employment is a priority. >>> today a district icon will be remembered. former d.c. councilmember jim graham was a staunch advocate for gay rights and pioneer for hiv research funding. he served four terms until 1998. until 5:00 today, his body will lie in repose at the windy building. >> now, graham family will be part of the service. starting at will be allowed to pay respects. tomorrow his funeral will be at the all

markelle fultz is the player most people projected as the sixers first rounds pick. the guard from washington averaged more than 25-point a game as a freshman last season. our don bell went on one with fultz who says he knows all about philly fans. >> the fans are crazy, growing up, ai, even you go to watch play last year, fans there love you. no matter what's going on, they'll be behind you. >> i mean, they'll get on you, what you want them to do, get motivation, work harder, and they love their players. >> that's the truth. sixers fans celebrate the the pick with a draft party at the piazza at schmidts, we got the chance to hear what those fans liked about the newest sixer. >> he compliment ben simmons, simmons get the wide open shot, no doubt, shultz will mock it down. >> the process just about done, and basketball about to blow up in philadelphia again. >> all right, let's see. season ticket are blowing up, that's for sure. the sixers have set a team record, for sales already. >> and markle sure sounds like he's ready to have some fun. he tweeted: philly the proc

. >> markell fultz is showing sixers fans love. the right movers. plus talking eagles with sal palantonio. we start now. >> this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> hello, we tip off sports sunday talking sixers who are taking a shot. i am jeff skversky with mike missanelli from the phanatic. the sixers agreed to acquire the number one pick from the celtics. is fultz the real deal worth giving up one extra first round pick. >> not a high price. the reason he's worth it, he's the best player in the draft for the sixers. he might not be an all world guy and be the dazzling ben simmons, but he's going to help them. the two guard, he can play as well as the one. they're going to play him at point guard. but this kid can play off of ben simmons on the two. and simmons not at point guard. and they can change the experiment where he goes to the three position. there's your starting point guard. a lot of versatility. up and down the floor. shoot a little bit, has to improve that. but a great handle as you can see and gets to the basket. >> th

i just want to hear them say, markelle fultz. >> the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. >> reporterns erupted when first pick markelle fultz from the university of washington walked across the stage as the newest sixer. and newest hope for a sixers championship. >> once they bring markelle fultz in they have all the pieces they need and the only other thing they need to do is add some veteran leadership. >> that was great pick. that's what they need. scoring guard. >> now they got a better nucleus player they drafter and put together that can grow together. so ride with the process whatever the motto is we're going to do it. >> reporter: after years of hanging their heads in shame all of a sudden it's cool again to be a sixers fan. >> a lot of my friends teased me when i went down to the games. what are you going to watch them? they're not trying to win. yes, they are trying to win. it's going to take a little time. now they'll want your tickets. >> now they want my tickets. you can't have my tickets. >> so now with names like embiid, simmons and saric, is it now time for a new slog

markel fultz says he will do anything to help the team.xer's first round pick markel fultz asking question after question. he says it's his way of learning. ben simmons wants to learn too. he's hanging with coach brett brown. joel embiid is here as well running drills. joel embiid and simmons won't play. fultz will suit up monday in utah. what does he hope to learn? >> they have different playing and i want to be the best player i can be. iin order to do that, i have to learn the plays. i'm an unselfish player. there is no way to train but playing it. if i don't know something, i'm not hesitating to ask the questions. >> fulfillments and th fultz ans could meet hart now wearing number five. he ditched the number three he wore on the main line. >> i would love to say my number has a crazy meaning to it. i love number three and corey brewer had it, so i had to scramble to get a new one. >> just pay him off. >> with too many centers, flyers reup jordan wheel to a two year extension. wheel was looking elsewhere but in the end staying put. the

what we know about the project number one markell fultz. fultz speed ahead. >> i like that. i like that. >> will fultz fits with the sixers? >> good day everybody it is monday, june 19th, 2017. >> hi alex holley. >> good morning. >> you look all pretty, summery and light. >> that is because it was hot yesterday. >> it will be 90 degrees today , sue. >> well, close to it. >> close. >> we have got thunderstorms heading through our area now look i have to tell you this i had a stain on my shirt and i thought it would be dry. don't tweet me and tell me, i know, it will dry? >> no jokes. >> appreciate you guys are so observe ant. six out of 10 in your weather by the numbers. have umbrella for later on like bus stop buddy does today and thomas philadelphia public school students have left of school, so it is almost over, temperatures are in the 70's to start. we have got rain we have been watching around the pocono mountains, so that is what we have got going on for right now. it is, 79 degrees, already. so we're already starting out hot, yes, we will get in the 80's by end of the

fultz now joins the fultz now joins the city of brotherly love and their trio of young guys.ast year the sixers finished with a record of 28-wins and 54-losses. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen drive; few pm storms - feeling tropical through tomorrow morning (very high humidity) - saturday morning rain; afternoon clearing - delightful sunday & early next week (very low humidity!) today: morning showers. pm thunderstorms. very humid and breezy to windy. highs: 88-90 winds: sw 10-20 g 25 mph tonight: rain developing. warm and very humid. lows: 71-76 winds: sw 5-15 mph saturday: morning rain becoming partly cloudy with falling humidity after noon. highs: 87-90 winds: nw 5-15 mph a wild ride behind the scenes for the movie. coming up-- we'll tell you who is now giving orders to han solo. wars" spinoff focusing on han solo. a few days ago-- the studio announced the directors phil lord and christopher miller, left the project bea since the film is currently in production-- they needed a replacement fast. so they hired--- oscar award winning director ron howard! the new movie

sixers number one pick markelle fultz shooting sky high telling 6abc.ixers will be in the playoffs this upcoming season and fultz is not backing down from that today. here's fultz and the other sixers draft picks being introduced late this morning in camden. sixers fan will get their first look at the first pick in uniform next month in the nba summer league. fultz has big goals and leading the sixers to the post season for the first time since 2012. >> the future is bright that's all i can say. >> legit to be a playoff team next year. >> i'm serious when i say that. that's not just me talking because i'm a player. i really think that we can do that. >> you want him feeling like that and i think oftentimes, you know, you circle back and if it's delivered you got to own it. you got to practice like that. you got to act like that. you got to be that. it's not just words. >> go. >> making the layoffs would be easier said than done for this young group. remember ben simmons missed his rookie season with a foot injury. joel embiid has only played 31 career g

it was a busy night for marquel fultz. he was drafted first overall. our ariel maloney is live from the bar clays center. >> reporter: yeah, number one overall, even more amazing when you consider three years ago marquel fultz was cut from his high school varsity basketball team. tonight he was on top of the basketball world. the very top. and she says he welcomes everything that comes with it, the media requests, the spotlight and especially the pressure. >> i don't feel any pressure. i got goals i set for myself. that's the way i look at it. >> reporter: how is it going for you with all of the fire squad questi questioning? it's good. a lot. >> i don't smile a lot but i'm still happy. this season a opportunity that i have and a lot of people wish they were in my spot. this is a blessing. >> reporter: we do have one question from the back. right here. here he is. this guy right here. maybe you could ask him why did you cut me. >> i was getting ready to ask you, how do you feel about that coach that cut you. he was an idiot. >> it made me better. made

now fans say it is fultz steam ahead. you know we can't resist.u with us, great news it is friday i'm thomas drayton thomas hepp has the morning off so you are wondering, it is summer, first weekend of summer, how is forecast looking? scott williams. >> hey there

fultz. to you by xfinity. >> danny pommells from csn.hosted the projected overall take in the draft last night, and fultz, a deal could be completed on monday. the former washington guard can do it all averaging 23 points and around six assists and rebounds during his season at washington, and everything depends on a deal with the celtics being completed, but fultz says he likes what he sees in the sixers' squad. >> i think it's going to be cool playing with a young team, and i am close to home so lots of my friends can come out and show love. >> why would you play with a 16 point guard, simmonds? >> if i am running the board or sitting the screen for him, or giving it back, it doesn't matter, i want to be a great teammate. >> the sixers released this photo of fultz following his workout, and a tantalizing sight to see for the fan base as it could be four pieces of a five-man starting john next season. >>> and then mother nature not helping out yesterday afternoon, and the game was delayed for 15 minutes and heavy rain sent fans flying f

one fan already had a philadelphia shirt with fultz's name. >> i went to the mall the other day. there's a custom sports place. >> reporter: not everyone was a 76ers fan. this engaged couple was divided. >> we met in philadelphia but it still works out. >> joining the celebration was former sixer and 1975 of draft picking had had some advice for foltz. >> you bring your helmet and you come in and play like ala allen iverson, you got it made. snfr some 76ers fans are predicting a championship within the next three seasons. markel foltz is now the franchise's fourth number one pick. live in northern liberty, i'm brandon hudson. >> our draft night coverage continues in about 20 minutes, john clark has a one-on-one interview with markel foltz. plusser hear what the coach is saying about his newest weapon. >> our weather now and another round of rain on the way. radar is tracking the latest system that could cause trouble for your morning commute. exactly when will this rain move in? >> the latest from glenn "hurricane" schwartz with your most accurate forecast. glenn? >> i think it's

simmons and coach brett brown watching fultz in the sixers mini camp today and simmons and fultz will be the first back to back number one picks to play together as rookies and fultz was asking a lot of questions at practice. what did the 18-year-old kid want to know? >> everything they had different plays and the way they play defense and i want to be the best player i can be and very to learn the plays to the best of my ability. if i don't knowing in i do not hesitate to ask a question. >> fultz was low key showing up his stuff and having fun back at home in the gym. earlier this week by leaping over another human. >> that is what i do in my off time in the gym. in there dunking and standing on the rim the first time. he didn't know i was coming and i jumped over him. i decided to record it and put it on the internet. >> just having fun. >> yes, you have a chance to be in the gym, you love it and you have fun with it. >> one guy that knows how to have a good time is joel embiid. trying to build on his promising rookie season embiid and fultz together on the floor. >> the phillies do

>> so how will fultz fit in with the sixers? we'll discuss on action news sports sunday at 11:45, mast mast mast -- mike is getting micked up. >>> will the fliers luck out with vegas? among the players unprotected, the alternate captain, and the goalie. and vegas can select one of the players from the flyers rosser to add to their roster. if the goalie is chosen, the flyers will be down to one goal tender next season. that is anthony starr. mason is set to become a free agent july 1st. >>> father of the year candidate, phil mickelson, skipping the u.s. open to attend his daughter's graduation, brian harmon was in the running to become the first lefty to ever win this major. but he has a major letdown with three bogeys. koepka has six birdies on the day. get in the hole. he finished at 16 under par for the tournament. nobody in u.s. open history has ever finished with a lower score. winning his first major. in fact it is the seventh-straight major in which there has been a first-time winner. >>> the union hosting the new york red

steak. >> fultz likes to eat by the way.out for the sixers about a week ago he's like i have to have some chick-fil-a and the sixers brought olympic chick-fil-a's. >> he's 19, he can eat anything he wants right now. >> for us not so much. [laughter] >> quite a night at the barclay center. >> unbelievable. today he calls it an honor to be a philadelphia 76er. sixers number one pick markelle fultz is so confident the sixers will turn turn into a dominant team fultz says he feels sorry for the teams they will play when the sixers start to play. he was introduced with the sixers other draft picks. fultz says the sixers will make the playoffs for the first time since 2012. sounds like this process is finally over. >> turning things around building the brand on the sixers on and off the court. these guys are great guys embiid ben they carry themself in the right way and trying turn the program around trying get back to the playoffs and like i said just -- the future is bright that's all i can say. >> it's a different phase of the

doughnut. >> cough up a fultz. >> 7:53, 54.n, penns landing. >> what? >> hi there guys. >> i'm practicing my backward skating. you can roller skate and look at that, gorgeous area come on back i'll tell you when this all opens. what are you doing? watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? >>> this is going to sound weird but the boardwalk today but i'm not leaving philadelphia how are you going to do that. >> plus this, there will be a ferris wheel, midway, games, i'm going to the boardwalk but i'm not taking philadelphia is there a boardwalk in philly. >> penns landing. >> okay, jen. >> it is pretty cool and there is beer if you are someone's mom you might need beer. >> here's the situation, ferris wheel will open up tonight, it is gorgeous, it has lights, it is really pretty and i have to say that the ferris wheel will be

markelle fultz very close with his mommy.n older sister named seanestimate s. his twitter page filled with photos of three of them together. >> that's wonderful,'s family guy. >> that's his sister, yes. >> love it. >> plus he's also a fan of chick-fil-a. >> really? >> yes, i wonder if he likes the new buns that they have made of quinn with a? >> well, i don't know if he's quinn quinoa guy or not. >> then, also, firehouse subs. >> yes. >> boston thought they were going to get him, go to the boston celtics, they traded to the sixers now number three pick, and so, when they were doing it, they took some pictures of him at a work out. and in the back, if you look real closely at the picture, there is some chick-fil-a. >> in a box. >> in a box. somebody's holding a box of chicken sandwiches. >> was late, because he had to stop by chick-fil-a. i love. >> yes. >> firehouse subs there is one in lawrenceville, right. >> one in lawrenceville, you're right, there is. >> so like a subway shop basically. they had them in south carolina. t

>> we r i have to say, we ran this little quick thing about markelle fultz. i have the one, two, three, four, five 76ers song stuck in my head. >> all, all last night, all this morning, already. >> i like that. >> i've trusted the process. sam hinkie died for our sins, now, we have going. >> a plan coming to fruition. >> i think so. i know pat's not here, so before we get into werth, and before we start talking about all of the showers, all of the thunderstorms, that could be moving in, for at least the start of our weekend, got to talk about one nice thing of course that was the 76ers, the first pick, but it doesn't look too bad outside. picture from a top cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> dew point, not all that different than our all air temperature of 76 degrees currently. >> few isolated rumbles every thunder slowly tracking eastward, good news about this, looking forward to move in just around the time of the morning rush hour. it does look like this area of precipitation starting to weaken, and it could actually fall apart. few showers, again, few maybe isol

that happened for markell fultz. lets take a look and a listen. >> he was talented enough to play on our varsity team but i was concerned how many men he would get to play with, and i was a fool in hindsight but in terms of his leadership and leading other players and his work ethic that year really helped him develop. >> develop he did, fultz went from junior varsity to becoming one of the top three or four players in the country as a senior. dozens of big time scholarship offers began to roll role in but he chose the university of washington which had been recruiting him all along. >> he is a loyal kid. >> wasn't an easy year for fultz and huskies they struggled with a nine-22 record leading some to question whether or not he can be a winner, but coach jones says, you can stop right there >> the thing about a winner is ridiculous. he won in high school. he won on his u.s.a. basketball. he had one season for four months where they weren't very successful. you cannot tell me this kiddies a winner and four months of b

by now you know the number one selection made by sixers is markelle fultz. i learned a couple things about this guy tonight. one he still mows lawn for his mom. two he face timed his mom every day while he was a fres freshman at washington where he was a star averaged 23 points per game. i did a one-on-one with him and we had an opportunity to talk about him showing up in philly. >> when i heard about the possibilities i thought about the opportunity to go there and it's a young group. it's very talented and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top and they complement me and i complement them and also i feel like they wanted me ther there. players get along well and everything like that i was happy. >> at this point you met joel embib you know him a little bit and he said fans are now calling you feds, fultz, embi embib, daro, simmonds. >> i don't know if i like the name but whatever they want i'm going with it. the fans we'll go with it. >> the feds, you met these guys before he was here saturday in front of coangelo. here's what he h

markelle, fultz. >> we have reaction from family and friends. the news at 10 sarts right now. >> we begin tonight with developing story out of virginia. the fbi arrested a man in this queue eliminate community of leesburg on espionage charges and thanks for joining us tonight i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm tony perkins. >> man is accused of selling top secret documents to the chinese. "fox5" marine 'marraco is live at fbi headquarters with the details. marina. >> counter intelligence at the fbi washington field office in charge of this investigation. and on your screen you will see 6-year-old kevin mallory and according to investigators they say that mallory agreed to a volunteer interview with fbi agents recently and it was then a lied to investigators. according to charging documents mallory with sef-employed consultant at global x army vet and because of his work at a special agent for the state department diplomatic security service he had top security clearance until he left that job in late 2012. now today his leesburg home was raided by fbi agen

markelle fultz is probably still taking it all in. there's so much to take in. it was a big moment for the prince george's native. and our entire area last night. he went number one in the nba draft. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select marqukelle fultz fm the university of washington. >> there you go. the 19-year-old is from upper marlboro and went to a catholic high school in high yachtsville. he's headed to philadelphia. adam's hometown. to play for the 76ers. >> welcome to my team. >>> carol maloney caught up with fultz and was there for a special reunion between him and his old coach. >> reporter: number one overall for markelle fultz. even more amazing top of the basketball world, feeling so much joy and no pressure. >> a lot of people say it's a lot of pressure. for me, i don't feel pressure. i got goals that i set for myself p that's the way i look at it. i set goals for myself and my team goals. >> we have one question from the back. right here. here he is. this guy right here wants -- maybe you could ask him why y

by now you know the number one selection made by sixers is markelle fultz. i learned a couple things about this guy tonight. one he still mows lawn for his mom. two he face timed his mom every day while he was a fres freshman at washington where he was a star averaged 23 points per game. i did a one-on-one with him and we had an opportunity to talk about him showing up in philly. >> when i heard about the possibilities i thought about the opportunity to go there and it's a young group. it's very talented and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top and they complement me and i complement them and also i feel like they wanted me ther there. players get along well and everything like that i was happy. >> at this point you met joel embib you know him a little bit and he said fans are now calling you feds, fultz, embi embib, daro, simmonds. >> i don't know if i like the name but whatever they want i'm going with it. the fans we'll go with it. >> the feds, you met these guys before he was here saturday in front of coangelo. here's what he h

of course, markelle fultz will be taken first tonight by the sixers.lle told me that the love of the game started very early for him, and it was his mom that was there for him every step of the way. >> she's my life. i don't know what i would do without her. my mom is everything you see in me today came from her. from the humor, to how i look. she's everything to me. she's what drives me, what keeps me humble, what gives me the fight to wake up every morning and go do what i do. she sacrificed everything to let me have the experiences i have. i love her so much. >> right now, there are 14 players that hail from prince george's county in the nba. you could have a whole nba roster repping the county. nba champ kevin durant. add markelle fultz, and maybe melo tremble tonight, and that's a whopping 16 players. you see the benefits of that hard work. fultz is going to be the 9th taken in the first round, but the first number one overall every. something that should make all of us very proud. best of luck to all of those tonight. it was always me dream to ge

fans are thrilled to meet markell ful tvment -- fultz to philadelphia. katherine there's something about the young man the way he carries himself, makes you want to embrace him. >> reporter: he has a lot of talent, it wasn't that long ago he was playing jv for his team in maryland. at washington he led the packed 12 in scoring and finished 6 among the all division one players and top freshman scorer in the country. now he is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one overall in the nba draft. >> it is unbelievable. i want to thank god, this opportunity is truly a blessing. like i said -- >> a versatile shooter, a play maker, an athletes and he know his cheese steaks. which do you like, pats or gino's? you have to pick a side. >> i've been going to larry's. >> reporter: the shoutout was heard in wynnfield with the team at larry's was making up new steaks and serving up new customers. >> i heard it on tv, they have cheese fries, it looks good. >> reporter: other teams have tweeted their welcome to ful tvment -- fultz, wayne johnson, carson

fultz of course has big goals. he wants to be considered the best to ever play like michael jordan who was also cut from his high school varsity basketball team as a sophomore. >> that's my goal since i was a young kid. my first goal is to get to the nba and be the number one pick and that's another goal i set for myself and i know it's not going to be easy. i got a lot of are for all the people, mj, everybody but that's a goal i got for myself and that's something i'm going to work for every day. >> reporter: fultz says it has still not sunk in that he's the number one pick in the nba draft last night something he's been dreaming about since he was a little kid. well, i wonder if it will sink in when the fans at wells fargo center start going nuts for the number one overall pick. guys, let's go back to you in the studio. >> looking forward to that chance. jeff thank you. >>> business at the home of the so-called belly fillers now booming thanks to sixers draft pick fultz. the player professed his love for larry's

later tonight i'll have markelle fultz with me. >> sean, can't wait to have it.teaks, lobster roles, milk shakes. >> let's talk phillies baseball. >> phillies taking on the cardinals wrapping up series trying to within a game. freddie galvis the solo homer. phils win five-one. last night odubel herrera plan through a stop sign and was thrown out at the plate. today he shouldn't have been in the lineup. he gets pick off. please pete mackanin sit the guy down. phillies someone within the game five to one i got to go. i'm going get dinner. i'm getting cheesesteaks. >> you're hungry. >> best place is in jersey. >> chick's. >> first thing tomorrow. >> yeah, man. >> there's a new beer by the way called trust the process. you can grab that at dinner. >> all right join to us knit for fox 29 news at 10:00. road rage caught on come rah. a car cut off motorcyclist biker wasn't going to let that happen. it all ended disastrously. desales at ten. that does it for us on a packed 6:00 o'clock show. >> markelle, if you're watching the best cheesesteak is not in philly it's in ne

markell fultz is now a sixer. he was selected number one in the nba draft. he led the packed 12 in scoring. finished 6th among all division one players and the top freshman scorer in the country. >> has it sunk in that you're a philadelphia 76er? >> no, not yet, but i'm happy, i'm looking forward to giving my all. >> >> reporter: he made an appearance on jimmy kimmel live. kimy got to business. >> you're going to philadelphia, my first question, cheese steak related, which do you like pats or geno's? >> i've been going to larry's. >> that was great, if he thinks about us, we think about him right now. if he love larry, larry loves him right back. >> sounds like he is looking forward to getting here and getting to work, if larry has anything to do with it, it will be well said. >>> the lawyer for seth williams will get his shot at a key witness in the federal trial muhammadally -- muhammad ali testified saying that he provided gifts which have been called bribes. his testimony in the case in williams could ease his future sentence. >>> four students became si

showing the custom name plate the sixers made for fultz.ignature catch phrase, almost every sixers fan will be revealed. fultz said to be the perfect fit. a combo guard to go with ben simmons. the team worked out another top prospect, fox, who some pundits say could go as high as the top three. fox's inconsistent shooting makes him less of a fit than fultz. here's the former wildcat on how his workout went today in camden. >> i felt coming in to work out. just show that i'm able to throw the ball, hit the free throws. show my whole arsenal. i can work without the ball. i've done it in high school. i didn't do it much in kentucky, i was pretty ball dominant in kentucky. what people don't know, they might take this the wrong way, but me and ben were on a team with lebron's camp. i played with him before. >> that's the good, maybe this is the bad and ugly. phillies losing nine of their last ten games. this afternoon with the diamondbacks. they tried to play baseball, mother nature not very cooperative at the start of this one. game delayed 15

fultz is expected to be the final piece of the process.hey add him with ben simmons and joel embiid and sixers hoping they have a championship contender, markell's former high school coach mike generals believes markell is the difference. >> i truly believe markell and the whole trust the process, i believe he is last piece to the puzzle. you may go get a veteran here and there but in terms of the four cornstones of what that process is, he is last piece of that puzzle. markell will lead philadelphia back to the playoffs, and from there, once they get in, i wouldn't bet against him. >> we hope that he pans out for the sixers. now lets talk about the nhl because nhl draft is tomorrow night. today they released regular season schedule. the flyers are opening up their season in san jose october 4th and home opener is on october 14th against the hated washington capitols. >>> baseball today we have day baseball for phillies they took on cardinals at home, and we pick it up in the fifth inning. phillies up one to nothing. tommy joseph going big

. >> we knew the sixers were planning to draft markell f are up -- fultz. that did not take away from the excitement when he was drafted in brooklyn. moments after the announcement, he tweeted, the process led me here and we won't rest until we number one. that gives me goose bumps, katherine scott makes me excited about the future. >> markell fultz is getting a warm welcome. markell is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one in the nba draft. he led the packed 12 in scoring, finished 6th among all division one players and top freshman scorer in the country. >> reporter: has it sunk in that you're a 76er? >> not yet, i'm happy, i know the fans are great, the players are great, the coaching staff is great. >> reporter: the 19-year-old had a big night and making an appearance on kimy kimmel live live -- jimmy kimmel live. you're going to philadelphia, pats or genos. >> i've been going to larrys. >> reporter: the team at larry couldn't be happier for the shoutout. if he thinks about it, we think about him right now. if he loves larry, larry

fans are thrilled to welcome markell fultz to philadelphia. katherine scott is live outside the wells fargo center. a lot of excitement around this young man, katherine. >> reporter: absolutely, a lot of talent in markell fultz. it was not that long ago he played jv for his high school in maryland. fans believe he is nba ready. at washington he led the pact 12 in scoring and finished 6th in the division one players and the top freshman scorer in the county. now he is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one in the overall draft last night. >> this opportunity is truly a blessing. >> a versatile shooter, a play maker and athlete, and the kid knows his cheese steaks revealing he already has a spot. >> which do you like, pats or genos, if you're going to live there, you have to pick a side. i have not been to either one yet, i've been going to larrys. the shoutout was heard in wynnfield with the team at larries was serving up top steaks. >> i heard it on tv, they have the cheese fries, looking good. >> reporter: from cheese sta

lucy, after one year of manage markelle fultz is more challenging learning environment and what he weer today about his approach at sixers summer league camp could set him up properly for the foundation he starts as pro. >>> ron burke is breaking down why markelle fultz has got to be stunt first and super star lat later. his commentary in 15 seconds. ♪ >>> i'm pretty happy. it wasn't my best my first time to get back out there and getting accustom to the play and everything like that. >> markelle fultz seems to be young man of few words. starting monday he can let his game do the talking when the number one overall draft pick make his summer league debut with the 76ers. different kind of process will take root and that's fultz learning curve to become a pro and by all accounts he started well. asking questions of his coaches summer mini camp got under way today. many great college players never figure out hordes of the pro game. the stats he put up in his college ball are impressive the finer points in the game intangibles often overlook that will matter most in his transition as pro.

night the sixers selected markelle fultz first overall pick. team is putting the future of the process in the hands of the young point guard. fultz said he's ready to embrace the city of brother-in-law love. >>> this is a dream come true really. just all the hard work i put in coming into this. i'm looking forward to going to this organization and giving it my all. that's one thing i always want to do. come in and give my all. off the court, i want to kwgive back to the city. >> second year in a row the sixers picked number one overall. see the thousands of fans gathered at this year's draft party night northern liberty celebrating. one fan already had a shirt with fultz name on it. >> i went to the mall the other day and there was a custom sports place i saw in the window. i'm like i'm going to the draft party. got to get a shirt. >> hast what we needed. it's been a while. we ready. that's what we needed it's been a while. we ready. predicting the sixer will win a championship in the next three years. i give it all five. >> all three years? >>

meet markelle fultz of upper marlboro.ou'll be hearing his name for sports reports for years to come. >> i get a chance to play basketball. and be the number one pick is better. that is the one dream i had since i was younger. i'm excited now. >> he played one year in college at washington. but here is where he honed his game. >> he was a humble kid even younger. always serious about the business >> he was sent to the j.v. team his junior year. he said it inspired the former teammate. >> the work ethic. whatever -- you may be sleeping but he is always working. that is the great thing about him. >> while fultz waits nervously -- >> i won't be satisfied until i hear my name called. >> his family be with him in. >> to see him go to the league and number one pick is a great feeling. >> we put a lot of guys in the nba. we are proud he is next one. >> tonight with the future stars the community will watch as markelle fultz's dream likely comes true. they will host a big watch party here in the convocation center. brad bell, abc7

markelle fultz asked question after question. is he trying to learn as he says everything. the sixers teammates for the first time and even joel embiid is out there playing with the new kid and he will not play in the nba summer league that starts monday in utah. he was happy with his first day of work even though his teammates were giving him their best shot. >> everybody is competitive whether i'm the first pick or last pick everybody comes out and compete, i hope that everybody gets me their best shot. >> among the players giving a shot at the sixers how about darryl reynolds, the undraft the rookie free agent is appreciative of this tryout with his home team. >> it means a lot. you know like i said this is my workout for the predraft. and i when to the site. it mean a ton being from philly this is huge. nothing to focus on right now, i don't want to get caught up in that. focusing on grasping the concepts. >> general manager, ron hextall says mason is in the net and now his act says that he will not be back and they have cut ties. tommy joseph says he took it personally

i came because i heard about it from markelle fultz. >> the staff from larries invited fultz to stop by any time to say hello. >>> coming up a police officer survives a knife attack on an airport, what police are learning about the suspect today. and a look at what british students are wearing in protest on the school's ban on wearing shorts to class. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. >>> here is the latest on the stabbing of a police officer at the flint michigan airport. we learned the suspect the canadian citizen tried to buy a gun the week before the attack and was denied. >> reporter: this was a matter of mil

. >> fultz not only wants to be rookie of the year he wants to be league m.v.p.s a rookie. fultz has come a long way. he was cut from his junior varsity team as a 5-foot 9-inch sophomore. wasn't even voted as the top basketball player in the area as a senior but today he's a 6-foot 4-inch tall nba guard. >> right now it's unbelievable it's something to say you want to do something and to go out and do it it's unbelievable. right now i'm very excited for myself and my family. i get a chance to take care of my family i'm did something that a lot of kids want to do and so i'm just happy for it and like i said i'm blessed. this is a dream come true really. just all the hard work i p in coming into this, i'm looking to are ward to going to this organization and just giving it my all. that's one thing i always want to do come in and give my all and off the court i want to give back to the city. >> prince george's county native kevin durant tweeted the number one pick comes from prince george's county. a ha we're on a roll. >>> prince george's county has a population of

ironically it will come against boston celtics the very team that passed on fultz with fultz on boards finally appear ready to start playing competitive basketball even owner josh harris admits he is done with this entire process, harris says enough with the building, let's start winning. >> it is amazing. look, you know, having caliber of talent we have on the team and having the city support us i mean thank you to the fans. we went through some hard times. now, you know, unlike other nba teams we are seeing the players all here during summer which is unique, working on their game, training. it feels like something specialist happening here. >> ben simmons should be special, check out last years number one pick, slamming it down in practice. simmons showing off his instagram account off the wall and then, bam. can't wait to see these guys in action. more on fultz, simmons, embiid and sixers. are they playoff bound? we will discuss on "action news" sports sunday, mike missanelli will join me live in studio at 11:45. >>> flyers can start talking to free agents as we speak today but the