gabe kapler is in a good mood this morning.s almost afternoon by the time pitchers and catchers take the field. phillies manager pushing practices back and players get more sleep and have more energy. >> i love it. the energy that gabe brings is unmatched. i have never been around someone like him. and just to have that in your manager's office. i don't know if you can tell but there is a different energy around the clubhouse. >> kapler is views spring training different, he is keeping an eye on health and nutrition and using his own phone to document pitches. >> he is excited to be out there and a lot of smiles out there today. >> phillies players notice kapler's presence in the weight room. he is not only watching but lifting with them too. >> we stand in the weight room having a normal conversation and then puts four plates on it. >> can he out lift you? >> yes, the manager is strong. >> can your manager out lift you? >> yes. four plates is pretty beast. >> yes, kapler may be the only manager in baseball that is in better sh

gabe kapler also may be the only major league manager who can out lift his guys. y kapler has apparently been in the weight room side by side working out with this players. it's giving him just another opportunity to relate and grow close to his team. everything he is doing is new and it's player centric. there's no better way to push a team forward or at least bust out of a rut than that in my opinion. iain? >> kristyn, thanks. well known tv producer heading to netflix in what could be the biggest deals ever ryan murphy heading to the streaming service oh a deal that could reach, could reach thee hundred million dollars over five years. murphy credits include glee, american horror story and american crime story you want to work for the happiest place on earth. disney is hiring a new youth activity counselor for cruise ships. you could work on the private island in the bahamas not all fun and game games. >> um-hmm. >> seven day work weeks. limited time off. application information can be found on disney's career site. >> a lot of fun. >> but you're in the bahamas.

with the hopes and optimist for the future and letsoin jeff skversky in clearwater florida ag, gabe kapler was not llies delusional he believes that the phillies that finish the dead last year september will be fighting for the nl east. how is that for a bold statement. here is kapler on the field with his players and a buzz down here but the first official workout is not until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. his message to the team is simple we can win and he says he is inspired in fact by the eagles super bowl season and he believes they went from worst to first and the eagles did it why not the phillies too? >> we would beoolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplishes. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed the team and said this is what the world thinks and this is what you are. if everyone on our roster takes a step forward we are an opportunity to shock people and that is the message we'll convey in camp. >> doug pederson had a similar message to his eagles players in training camp and he will have ks to his pitants the superrow bowl

gabe kapler has jason kelsey talk to the team before the workout.a toned down version of his superbowl parade speech. he hit home. they were underdogs too. >> beginning of the year, we were thinking about the superbowl. you are trying to think about getting better and improving yourself. >> champions have stories to share and they are effective for a reason. they have been through ups and downs. they have come together as units. they have felt what it feels like to have people count them out and to have people think they are wrong. >> it's been ten years since they won. kelsey thinks the phillies are hungry dogs too. >> they are a good young team with a lot of talent, projected to be 8-8 and then we won the superbowl. >> no one believed in them. everyone wrote them off early. >> there are a lot of similarities, i think, between that team start of the nfl team and us now. it was cool to hear that from him, obviously. to hear his words fired us up. >> reece hoskins tell tells me t chills listening. jeff skversky, "action news." >> more from kelce stra

the phillies mantra is be gabe kapler believes the phils will be prepared to across the board i thought it was a really positive day. >> eagles center jason kelce put down the mummers costume and picked up a phillies jersey. he tried to keep it clean but then the expletives began to flow. we're not surprised. >> there's a lot of similarities. a good young team with a lot of talent which is what everybody was talking with philadelphia before the season started. i think we usually projected to be like 8 and 8 before the season and then we went on to win the super bowl. >> on to hockey. injuries forced their hand. the flyers have traded a conditional fourth round pick to detroit for goalie. brian elliot is out until next month. they host the canadiens tomorrow night. >>> joel embiid had 19 points in 20 minutes during his all-star game >> a lot of fun. i made a lot of new friends and stuff. i talked a lot of trash. actually being around them showing them another side >> i love that jo jo is making new friends. >> a day off from school meant a day >>> more than 200 philadelphia students spen

inning tommy joseph, they is, playing outfield for first time ever, he starts in left field but then gabe kaplertches him to right during a pitching change. kapler said he wants best fielder where a guy is most likely to hit the ball. pinto gets strike outs, outfielders switch backup, and have you ever seen this were. this is something we may see during the regular season. he is, in the end phillies lose 11-six. >>> sixers on the road tonight taking on d wade and heat in miami. sixers coming off their first loss since the super bowl, against the wizards, last time these two teams met was on valentines day when sixers beat that team without joel embiid this he were down by 24 points in that game. nets and chicago bulls chicago bulls last night, jared allen wearing the white, right there dunking on maury, like never a nasty dunk. >> like bro. >> yes. >> i will pick that up down the shore, on a poster. >> by the kay, he pick up an 600 followers on instagram following that dunk. we want to follow this guy. >> welcome to the league, rookie. >> my goodness. >>> just call them sly heard, orange and bla

the new manager gabe kapler is really bringing an emotional intelligence and trying to get a bond withis team emotionally. he's not afraid to tell his players he loves them. take a look. he's bringing a lot of energy to the phils. >> kind of pumps us up. >> reporter: gabe kapler has energized the phillies. >> i whole different vibe in this clubhouse. >> reporter: gabe walked out for the first day of pitchers and catchers. >> morning, guys. >> reporter: but most of the time he's running between drills. encouraging players and bonding with them. >> if you want to sharpen somebody, you want to raise the bar for somebody, they have to trust you and you have to support them first. and it's my intention to make sure they feel that support so when the time comes to ask more of them which it absolutely will. that trust is established and the foundation is in place. >> reporter: gabe is always watching, putting his arms around guys and getting old-school advice from charlie manu manual. >> the energy gabe brings is unmatched. i've never been around somebody like that. to have that in your manag

meanwhile gabe kapler has named aaron nola phillies opening day starter. the first game, march 29th in atlanta and at 24 years old, nola will be the youngest phil s pitcher on opening day, since 1964. >> he has earn it. he is unequivocally the right choice and he is an absolute gamer, grinder, and stud and we are proud to have him on our roster. >> it is exciting, honor to be named that, and, it is one game and we have got a lot of other games i want to pitch, throughout the season. >> when the manager talks you up like that. >> gamer, grinder, and stud. >> we're lucky to have him. >> wow. >> you to have feel good about yourself. >> you know what they got my back it is on. >> can't wait, thanks, buddy celebrating on season. >> the philadelphia students were commemorating chinese cultur your heart doesn't only belong ♪to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, en

you know gabe kapler, the new there phillies' manager, he's an out of the box thinker.e's pushed back the workouts to mid-morning, changed up some of the routines. and he says a lot like the eagles, they're going to be bold, they're going to be relentless. and this is a bold statement today. >> i don't think there has to be any like major declaration made here. we are fighting for the national league east in september. >> reporter: gabe kapler watched the eagles win the super bowl. he said it's the best three hours he's had in a long time. and he remembers how much coach doug pederson made his birds believe. >> we would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks, but since the summer, when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are. and what we think you are is really special. >> reporter: gabe is using that theme. he believes these underdog phillies could have more bite than people think. >> i think if everybody on our roster takes a smal

. >> talking about baseball tonight, phillies have a new blueprint what gabe kapler wants to see out of the fightins. >>> plus flyers/devils fight to the finish in a shoot-out highlights next in >>> starting goalie is no go, brian elliott had abdominal surgery this morning and out five to six weeks. flyers hosting devils with michal neuvirth in net. the game tied in the second. >> they score. >> how about scott lawton making it happened, right there in the crease, ninth of the season flyers back in front. later on in the period the captain claude giroux continues his scoring tear, 19th of the year, flyers now up four-two. looking press give. under two minutes left, um, they are only up a goal and devils strike, taylor hall beating neuvirth to tie it up. jay voracek need to score to keep shoot-out alive, access denied, the flyers four game winning streak is over, and five-four is your final score. >>> without much time, we go from super bowl hang over to phillies spring training. pitchers and catchers officially reporting tomorrow, the clearwater is already buzz ing with player arriva

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phillies new manager gabe kapler trying to tell his team to be bold. here in philly we know can give that kind of motivational speech. hear which special guest dropped by spring training to give that message next. ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all new 2018 subaru forester models. now through february 28th. i think i made it pretty clear i want jay so son kelce to give all motivational speeches from here on out it looks like the phillies new manager gabe kapler feels the same way. kelce made his way down to spring training today. gabe kapler has been preaching to be bold like the eagles and who better to give that message than kelce. so he traded in the mummers outfit for phillies uniform and talked about the eagles season but it's not just about the phillies who are trying to make take page from the birds playbook. every team in philly is feeling that winning feeling. >> everybody is on fire right now. the flyers, sixers are doing

. >> does the energy and the positive message, coming from jason kelce, from gabe kapler, make you feelou can win right here, right now? >> absolutely, no doubt. he's stressed that if each one of us takes a small step forward , you know, that collect ively as a group, we can do some pretty special things. >> and a high fly ball to deep left center field. this one is gone! >> last year, you did a very special thing. 18 homers, faster than anyone. breaking ted williams' record. as you're going through that, do you have any moment where you're going, oh, my goodness, i can't believe i'm actually doing this? putting up numbers with hall of famers. >> i think as it was going, no. no. i think it was all kind of just happening so fast that there wasn't really much time to think and i think that was okay. you know, i think as a hitter we look for that place of pure bliss where there isn't a lot of thought. i think if we can hold on that as long as we can like i did for that stretch there, good things are bound to happen. >> time like you did last year. >>> it was special. look, i think that --

gabe kapler also may be the onlt lift his guys. lly kapler hast room sidey side working out with this players. it's giving him just another opportunity to relate and his t. everything he is doing is n new and it's t push a team forward or at least bust out of a rut than that in my opin >> kristyn, thanks. well known tv producer heading to t n biggest deals ever ryan murphy heading to the streaming that c, could reach thee hundred million dollars over five years. includ, american horror story and american crime story you to work for the happiest place on earth. disney i a new youth activity counselor for cteis island in the bahamas not all fun and game games. >> um-hm weeks. limited time off. apy'ics career site. >> a lot of fun. >> but you're in the seven days. not much time. why would i want to do that? [ laughter ] >> i'm to, head to disney's website and you can be happy. ht for you. >> thanks for watching. up next at midnight then "the q" at 12:30 followed by thet 4:00 a.mr "good day philadelphia". have a great night. thanks for

philly's pitchers are used to until spring training games and regular season but new phillies coach gabe kapler the umpires here. >> giving us one step forward, we are trying to win 90 plus games. it's not going to be easy. it will be how to extract the last bit of value. >> value? immediate feedback for those working the strike zone and catchers trying to frame pitchers behind the plate. phillyphillies starters love it. >> it's awesome. you want to see where you're at and tighten things up. it's different today. i think it's the best way to go about a bullpen with a hitter in the box. >> phillys continue to have umpires work their sessions as well as live batting practice. they are looking for every competitive advantage possible. jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> still ahead in sports, nba all star weeke ugh man, my sinuses. it's like my head's in a fog. i mean, could you be any more dramatic? i've had it. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. eh, that stuff's all the same. this is different. it fights pressure, pain, and congestion. a-thank you. those are my 3 best qualities. get the straps.

new manager gabe kapler is happy with the preparation of his players at practice and high energy performanceanager who looks like he could still suit up and play alongside his guys. allegedly he can't out least some of this players it turns turn out he's just like that when it comes to his indulgenc indulgences. >> occasional glass of wine, scotch, steaks, um, i really really like creamy vegetable stuff like creamed spinach -- were he had creamed spinach last night. >> he goes to morton's i think. >> we shouldn't be interviewing him on the diamond. we shall go to steakhouse. do a sit down there. >> i'd love that. because i love steaks an good red wine. >> creamed spinach. >> creamed vegetable good i knew that's where he was going with that. gabe, keep it up. >> potatoes g do it all. >> keep going. >> dessert. exactly. wedge salad. start it off with wedge salad that does it for us here at 10:00. again don't go anywhere because we're com coming back ♪ live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at

coming up, the phillies have a new look with gabe kapler at the helm and one player came with a look of his own. and the flyers and rangers get physical. you might have seen it here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the gig-speed network that powers the dreams of america's businesses is now doing the same for america's olympic and paralympic athletes. dream gig. comcast business. >>> the flyers down another goalie. michal neuvirth out with another lower body injury. the rangers scored three goals in the first. more than the just goals early on. the rangers scored three first period goals. so did the flyers. catches in for his sixth goal of the season. 4-3. now 4-4. it remains hot. connect the first three-point games. in the third. a 13-game game. fires one 7-4. he will start for team lebron. meanwhile, position players aren't due to report to philly spring training but most are already there. including a new look. john clark has more. >> he answer his players to be bowl. >> you have a new look. >> asdrubal herrera comes to his fourth spring training with even more flare. >> i decided to change my look. >> do

new manager gabe kapler very happy with that. >>> not favored in any of the their post season games,gs this season? why is the team that's definitely a favorite being -- trying take that title away? check out the back cover of the new york daily news not only calling the yankees the underdogs but the german shepherd mask, really? the article is poking one at the yankees saying they clearly aren't underdogs to the read sock but nowhere does it a tribute the eagles. lane john on tweeted real original hash tag fake news. even more proof the city of philadelphia is the underdog check out the mlb payroll comparison. phillies check in at $44.86 million. new york over 157 million. so you tell me who is the underdog here! >> we like it. >> she's riled up. >> yeah. i love the way jason kelce lane john's tweets are getting me fired up. i agree good i'm guessing your commentary will be this in little bit. >> it will be something. >> something something. >> take look. >> that does it for us here at 10:00. iain page has you covered on the other side of the break at 11:0l peop hello, peco. hi. can

. >> manager gabe kapler is billed as an out of the box thinker. hoskins went 1 for 3.s santana in the third inning, gha 1-0 philly. fifth inning, allows a run on the single. >> corey smith has stayed busy since he and the eagles won the superbowl. he gave the kids a message about unity. he is set to make $5 million next season. it's an option year and the eagles could cut him with no calorie cap ramifications. he hopes to stick around. >> i hope so. we talked about it. i'm sure if the door is there, it will happen. i know how the business works. they want me to be here. i want to be here. i think it will work out. >> villanova's win at creighton, cats now fourth in the nation. high school

not played a game if five months they play an exhibition game against the tampa spartans and the gabe kapler of the first that is tommy joseph doubling andrew nap scores. and danny hopes to make the team check out the glove outhere. nice diving catch and the phillies blanked the college kids and he likes what he saw from his pitching staff today. be w he go gor goo and they attacked the strds e zone and no walks on the day that is fsual. one hit by pitch but outside of that it was command city. and attack. we didn't work lot of three ball counts >>> the flyers are about the hottest things going in the nhl. tonight they host columbus and when they do the flyers will ride with a new goalie. jaime apody has more. >> for peter moreassic -- >> it's like any game but i'll really excited. and i hope we play well and make some saves and help the team to win. >> the new goalie still in the red wings pads thrilled to make the debut with the team that always gave him fits. >> we are excited to have him part of our group and he is off to a good start here in terms of getting into the dressing room and b

the phillies signed him the year $60 miion deal inhe'llt gabe kapler.ill keep rh hoskins in left field for the foreseeable future but now tommy joseph is likely the oddm. it like a pro. he believes he has to fight for a job. the bottom line santana the signlp this team win. >> i think that was a great addition to the ball club. i think it's, y one of those things from the front office down that, you know, they're m conscious effort to make this ball club better. so that we have the opportunity to compete for a championship and that's what you want as a player. you're in this clubhouse for one reason and that's to win. >> santana is an incredible metor. he's an incredible leader a confident man he knows what he's accomplished in his career but he also balances that out with a great deal of humility. he's setting a good example as a man for everybody in the clubhouse. >> reporter: and he's looking to mentor maikel franco. they worked ought thio s the dominican republic. >> jeff we'll talk to you again next half hour. to basketball now the sixers tell us j

. >> manager gabe kapler is billed as an out of the box thinker. hoskins went 1 for 3.s santana in the third inning, gha 1-0 philly. fifth inning, allows a run on the single. phillys fall 4-3. we talk eagles after the break. ♪ ♪ right now, comcast business is doubling your internet speed so you can download large files faster equal? our best internet offer ever. you do the math. because for a limited time, you'll pay the 75 mbps price and get 150 mbps internet. call today. the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". switching to geico. breathtaking. saved by fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> corey smith has stayed busy since he and the eagles won the superbowl. he gave the kids a message about unity. he is set to make $5 million next season. it's an option year and the eagles could cut him with no calorie cap ramifications. he hopes to stick around. >> i hope so. we talked about it. i'm sure if the door is there, it will happen. i know how the business works. they want me to be here. i want to be here. i think it wil

tommy joseph playing out field and gabe kapler wants versatility. >> 5-0 detroit.t and phillies down 8 runs and give up three homers on the afternoon and try to mown a come back and that is reece hopkins, a solo home run for him and it's not nearly enough and the phillies lose 11-6. and the flyers win over montreal. the new goalie stopped 28 shots and went to a shootout. and they ened it in the six and round and the first place flyers host the hurricanes on thursday. villanova ranked fourth in the nation visits seton hall and the cast stumbled in recent week coming off a loss at crateon. >> is something in this program how tough you can be and how mentally focused you can be and we don't think about it, we just loss and we have to not lose the next game we focus and play for each other and get back. >> he missed a free throw and everybody has to do pushups. >> i remember those days. >> i don't. cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> one gorgeous day done. >> tomorrow should be pretty nice. >> after tomorrow -- done. >> weat

coming up hear from the phillies new manager gabe kapler. >> this is fox 29 sports in one minute. >>ood morning, i'm kristen rodgers, flyers goaltender brian elliot had successful core muscle surgery yesterday but he's out five to six weeks , so it is next man up for philly. flyers-devils in a shoot-out last night, drew stafford, weaving his way toward michael in goal. he gets it. devils get the edge. they win five-four. flyers win streak stops at four. >> no news seems to be the news whether whether we who will step in as the eagles new offensive coordinator, the favorite coach duce staley and receivers coach mike grow. spring training is here. phillies manager gabe kapler down in clearwater florida with his new players, and already asking the right questions to help build a culture around this team. >> what does it mean to play boldly? what does it mean to deliver a pitch boldly? what does it mean to take swing in the batters box? what i've got never return is with conviction, with fearlessness. at that's sports in a minute. i'm kristen rodgers. >> all right, did he really move on

gabe kapler is keeping a close eye on his team. and pitchers and catchers began yesterday for their workout and the full squad begins on monday. >>> a young kidnapping victim is now safe and where police found the girl after she was taken from her home. >> another broadway musical is on stage we sit down with the star of the show coming up. >> david murphy has your seven-day forecast can when "action news" comes rights back. >>> a police officer carried a 4-year-old girl if his arms the day she was kidnapped from her home the day before in south carolina. she was found unharmed in alabama. police say that a railroad crew called 911 after finding a car parked in the woods with the girl and a man sleeping inside. the suspect let the girl go and then took off. >> police arrested 37-year-old thomas evans hours later after a chase in mississippi. they have not found a connection with the suspect and victim. >> the "action news" troubleshooter team is getting answers as to why residents are having problems with mail delivery. here is cha

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gabe kapler has simple clear demands of his flares. >> we have high expectations and come prepared andep ] and all over the next day. that is what they did. they started out on the right foot coming prepared and blusting their [ bleep ]. we are confidence they will do that. >> a game in two days. >> what was he saying? >> we can't say it. it was bleeped. >> work hard. >> cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> records falling all over the place today. >> and warmer tomorrow. we have the fog in the morning and the action camby the water works showing it burning off by midmorning. and once it did we got the bright sunshine and people are doing this. playing hooky. michelle posted this photo on my twitter account and people enjoying the main line, and normal high for this time of year 45 holding at 69 in philadelphia. 59 in allentown and trenton 67 and atlantic city airport 63 and the cool spot with the southwesterly wind off the ocean. cape may currently 53 degrees and today is national love your pet day and in honor of that walking the dog foreca

yesterday the outfielder hit one out of the park and dented gabe kapler's rental car a bill old mark on the top listen to what transpired today. a nice breeze from right field the breeze coming in from right field did not stop rick williams from hitle the baseball and almost hitting my car for the second time. if he is destroying cars and it happens to be mine no problem. >> eagles receiver alshon jeffrey went for surgery to repair the rotator cuff. he played all regular laugh 16 games and super bowl and playoffs through the pain. hats off to him. >> jaylin mills still feeling the love. he was at af fitness. and a $5 donation to chop got fans an autographed photo and he is doing a few public appearances and still amazed at all the reactions. >> the first thing you hear is thank you, thank you, thank you. that is it from the oldest fan to the youngest fan. they continuously say thank you. especially you know, for what we did for the city. it's been a long time coming and i'm just proud to be a part of it. >> he better get used to it, he will hear that for the rest of his life. cecily

the phillies mantra is be gabe kapler believes the phils will be prepared to across the board i thoughty. >> eagles center jason kelce put down the mummers costume and picked up a phillies jersey. he tried to keep it clean but then the expletives began to flow. we're not surprised. >> there's a lot of similarities. a good young team with a lot of talent which is what everybody was talking with philadelphia before the season started. i think we usually projected to be like 8 and 8 before the season and then we went on to win the super bowl. >> on to hockey. injuries forced their hand. the flyers have traded a conditional fourth round pick to detroit for goalie. brian elliot is out until next month. they host the canadiens tomorrow night. >>> joel embiid had 19 points in 20 minutes during his all-star game >> a lot of fun. i made a lot of new friends and stuff. i talked a lot of trash. actually being around them showing them another side >> i love that jo jo is making new friends. >> a day off from school meant a >>> more than 200 philadelphia students spent their day off from school play

manager gabe kapler is feeling confident about the team.zing on the eagles run to a super bowl title hoping it inspires his young players. >> it would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler is also making a bold prediction. he believes the team which was 30 games below .500 last season will be fighting for the national league east come september. jeff skversky is in clearwater with the team. look for his live reports later today on "action news." >> i tell you what -- >> two years ago somebody said the eagles were going to the super bowl would you have believed them. >> no, you wouldn't have. the other thing is there's still time. there's a lot of free agents that aren't signed including some pitchers. the phillies hey grab one of those guys and if they can stay close by the trade dea

new manager gabe kapler is feeling confident about the team. he is capitalizing on the eagles' run to a super bowl title hoping it inspires his young players. >> we'd be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed this team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler is also making a bold prediction. he believes the team, which was 30 games below .500 last season will be fighting for the national league east come september. jeff skversky is in clearwater with the team. look for jeff's live reports later today on "action news." jeff enjoying temperatures of a high -- a high temperature of 80 degrees today. >> now, that's valentine's day. >> well, it's going to be milder up here today, too, but not quite that mild. nice to see the phils back on the field though. i don't know about that prediction but it's hard to say because they may still add anothe

here's gabe kapler after day number one. >> drills were crisp. i thought awesome to see santana coming in with a high level of intensity on day one, putting a lot on his throws, accurate strong throws. base running drills were strong a cross the board it was a really positive day. >> good to hear. >> eagles center jason kelce put down mummers costume and picked up a phillies jersey. owe gave a speech. he tried to keep it clean but then, expletives began to flow we have seen that movie before as for playing field jason feels some momentum is building in philadelphia. >> everybody is on fire right now, the flyers, sixers are doing their thing, the phillies, there is excitement around, this ballclub right here, and it is jussie great time to be involved in sports in philadelphia to say the least. >> eagles news running backs coach duce staley and wide receivers coach microe were both scheduled to interview for teams offensive coordinator position, staley has been with the birds since 2011, rowe just completed his first season. >>> we just saw it wit

. >> gabe kapler and the phillies played actual baseball yesterday in clearwater, the annual spring kickampa. started for the phils, struck out two over two inning, no hit, no runs as well. tommy joseph would put the phils on the board. with a first inning rbi double and the phillies win six- nothing, will play real ml b team today the phils and blue jays this afternoon. more fun for the eagles there is time quarterback nick foles getting name checked by snoop dog. it is in the song called doggy tails, and snoop dog raps nick foles win it get it i be the neck line, see when i get, in you ain't getting no more time you know what i am saying? you can listen to the full song on our website cbsphilly.com. but it never -- it doesn't stop like you talk about jason kelce, central hi, he will be part of the mummers thing this weekend, nick foles, the name check by snoop dog. >> first, you know you've made it when you get name dropped in a gallen, don't sing that again. >> i had to read it so i >> you have to own it. >> you have to become snoop dog to say that okay, did you at gallen trying to>>

new head coach gabe kapler said after watching what the eagles just did they may take a few pages outtheir playbook. >> we would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. um, not just over the last couple of weeks, but since the summer when coach pederson addressed his team and said -- you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> update from the flyers on goaltender brian elliot. they say he had successful core muscle surgery this morning he's expected to be out five to six weeks. elliot went down saturday in a shootout against the coyotes. >>> well talk about hands off coaching the warriors win over the suns last night. steve kerr gives andre egg gal daal la and let him run the huddle. he talk with the suns head coach wasn't any disrespect. he wanted to have a new voice in the huddle and reach his guys in different way and it work. >> i like it. >> suns aren't have very good. if you think it's disrespectful we got to do better and not get beat by 50. >> it was funny. to see those guys in

pitchers and catchers will be on the field for the first official day of spring training: new manager gabe kaplereveral players were already in clearwater florida working out. the phillies finished 30 games below .500 last year. kapler spoke yesterday about his hopes and optimism for the future. >> we would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler says he believes the phillies will be fighting for the national league east title come september. >> well, that would be nice. >> he's young, he's bold and he's not afraid to make a prediction. >> where have we seen that before? hm. >> could be a good combo. >> it could be its 4:38. another person is coming forward accusing actor scott baio of it. >> a climber falls to his death while rescuers try to save others trapped on oregon's tallest peek. >> applebee's takes action after two african-american

. >>> the pitches and catchers are in spring training, and the talk of the clubhouse is gabe kapler. he's made an effort to encourage players and takes time out to establish bonds where they can. they say kapler even works out with the players. and despite being manager, they say he can outlift some of his players. single game tickets for the philadelphia phillies will go on sale today at 9:00 a.m. first home game is april 5th against the florida marlins. gave kapler and his team, fun -- >> i think it's going to be a great season. >> feels like spring. >>> now to more of the news at 6:00 a.m. -- >> high school horror. a gunman's massacre leaves 17 students and teachers dead. now we're hearing the stories of heroism that saved young lives. >>> 11-year-old locked up. only nbc10 is talking to the delaware county mother who said police pulled her daughter off the school bus and put her in handcuffs. >>> and educators underpaid. a new report out shows how pennsylvania teachers' salaries fall short compared to other full-time workers. >>> coming up on 6:00 a.m. thanks for being with us. th

pitchers are used to until spring training games and the regular season but new phillies manager gabe kaplernge up. umpires calling balls and strikes for bullpen sessions something they've never had done in the past. >> having umpires is not the most important thing it's just how can we find the last little detail to get just a tiny bit better gets us one step forward. look we're trying to win 90 plus games. it's not going to be easy. it's going to take all of us coming together and thinking about how we can sort of extract that last bit of value. >> reporter: the value immediate feedback for pitchers who are working every inch of the strike zone and for catchers who are trying to frame pitchers behind the plate. kapler made this experiment optional but phillies starters love it. >> it was awesome. it's the feedback really early in camp and i thinkve. you want to see kind ofhe you're at and tighten things >> it's definitely different today but i think that's the best way you can go about a withoutstepping on the mound ta hitter in the box. you got the umpire, i think it can help a lot. >> re

. >>> phillies manager gabe kapler has named are a roane nola starting pitcher for opening day.a is the youngest starting pitcher for the phillies on opening day since 1964. nola made his spring training debut yesterday. he pitched two innings, giving up four hits, three runs hadn't three strikeouts. kapler says nola is deserving of the start and nola says it's just one step for the rest of the season. >> he's earned it. he's one whiff lee the right choice, and he's in an absolute gamer, grinder an study and we're proud to have him on our roster. >> definitely exciting. it's an honor to be named that. but, you know are it's one game. a lot of other games i want to pitch, um, throughout the seas season. >> jerry jones may be running a big -- writing a big check soon. roger goodell is reportedly set to fine jones quote millions for defending running back ezekiel elliot and trying to block contract extension. more of the ladder in that case new york times reporting goodell says jones actions were did he say tri mental to the league. >> hmm. >> millions. >> millions. right. >> wow.

new manager gabe kapler wants his team to be bold just like the super bowl champions. >> we have talk talking in this conversation about being bold. those guys are nothing if not bold. the play calling, the relentlessness on the field, cross the board they have played with boldness. that was an inspiring game. >> two teams in the nfl are currently without an offensive coordinator so it is rare, but not unheard of. now will eagles could be a third team to leave the position vacant after frank reich moved on, that means they could give both duce staley and mike growe more game planning responsibility, with his departures. reich was introduced as the new head coach of the colts yesterday, he has been an assistant in the nfl for 10 seasons. he spent two years in philadelphia he takes over a colts team that has not made the playoffs since 2014. former eagles oc is excited to be back in indy. >> i really believe that we will work together to do something special this city, and for our organization, something that will be remembered for a long time. this is a great football city. i'm happy t

why general manager >>> phillies new manager gabe kapler hasn't shied away from the expectations he hasor this team. even in his introductory press conference he said playing for him is all about accountability. so it didn't come as surprise when he said the phillies can shock major league baseball and really compete this season. general manager matt klentak's take on he loves that kind of talk. he says it's already planned in the phillies culture. now the finally taking shape. >> the core of our team is young. of those young players, most of them came up threw our system together. most of them have won at every level throughout the minor leagues. these guys don't know any other way. why would they tell them it will be different at this level. that's ridiculous. >> yesterday's tragic shooting in parkland, florida, affects everyone. but it really hits home for the flyers shane goss tis bear who went to that high school for two years. like all of us he was shocked especially considering parkland tops the list as one of the safest cities in florida. so today he gave his condolences as a fo

. >> phillies new manager gabe kapler urging his team to be bold, nothing says bold like hitting kapler'sar with a home run didn't batting practice. that's what nick williams did yesterday. today he apparently came pretty darn close once again. >> the breeze coming in from right field did not stop nick williams from destroying the baseball and almost hitting my car for a second day straight. [laughter] >>> and i told him the same thing i told you guys yesterday. if he is destroying cars and it happens to be mine, no problem. >> yeah, kapler went on to say he was going to put a big bull's eye on his car so like go at it. it's a rental car. >> exactly who cares. >> but they're going to be home runs. >> that's right. take it. >> join us tonight for the fox 29 news at 10:00 just in time a car drives down a highway when out of nowhere a giant boulder rolls onto the road. thankfully no one was hurt so join us for more details on this tonight on the fox 29 news at 10:00 that will do it for us here at 6:00 thanks for watching. up next, page six followed by dish nation at 7:00 and tmz at 7:30. we'

i know gabe kapler is very into the eagles story and trying to impress that upon his players.ow better to do it than have jason show up, right, with that beard. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you that the sprinkles and showers from yesterday are gone but we have a lot of thick fog out there. let's take a look at sky6 and when you have fog you can get that drizzle drop and moisture from the low lying cloud cover on your windshield, so even though we don't have active rain, little drizzle definitely possible and the fog is an issue, getting rather thick in parts of the region so slow it down if you hit that this morning. 37 degrees right now in allentown. that's the coolest suburb we have right now and that's far enough above freezing where i don't think you're getting any freeze-up on road surfaces from the moisture from the fog. 39 trees in degrees in reading, 51 in trenton and wilmington. 53 degrees in millville and 44 in cape may. some areas especially mild this morning. here's the visibility for you and again, the fog is an issue around philadelphia, allentown, the p

>> i think gabe kapler. i think it's the manager. this guy just seems animated and gung-ho.e'll see how that works. sometimes a manager like that can wear you down. >> how would he look in a mummers costume. >> how would he. >> we might find out. >> a little bit more red in that mummers costume. storm tracker6 shows you we're dry. the big issue is the fog and it is thick in some spots. looks like it's improving a little bit at the airport potentially because earlier when we had this shot we couldn't see the terminals in the distance and now we can. nonetheless i do want you to be careful out there. we'll talk more about that visibility in a moment. it's thick fog out there making it hard to see in some spots. we're at 38 degrees in allentown and reading, 48 though in philadelphia. and low 50's in wilmington and trenton. 45 in cape may. here come those visibilities. fog is out there. lowest numbers we're seeing on this map are in philadelphia, allentown, through the poconos, reading, lancaster and also fairly low for millville down to wildwood and over toward trenton and all

young phillies have a ton of potential, and so far rookie manager gabe kapler likes what he sees. >>y came out, they gave us everything that they had. that is what we asked of them, right. we have high expectations. we expect you to come prepared , we expect you to bus t your butt and do it all over next day. that is what they started off on the right foot. >> we have an upset lasalle hosting number 18, road island last night, second half bj johnson had a crazy game. he had 29 points and 23 rebounds, for the explorers. next up lasalle possession here, powell in the lane. that is g he had 12 on the night. lasalle would try to hold on, 42nd left, powell intentionally misses foul shot , and tony washington gets rebound, that would send it into overtime. less than 10 seconds left in overtime bj johnson turns it over, doctor john gianini, he can't believe it, road island, they hang on 95-93. >>> congrats to american olympic downhill skier lindsey vonn she medalled in the final downhill at 33, vonn is oldest female alpine medalist in olympic history. she once bronze in the downhill in pyeo

and there is new skipper gabe kapler in his first game as phillies manager.e said you guys better win, get it done good day for jared eickoff, two innings, two strike out, in hits, no runs. tommy joseph at the dish. this is pretty much only run they would need first inning double. phillies win six to nothing. after the game kapler said he loved what he saw from the arms. >> i mean across the board, guy for guy, our guys attack the strike zone, and fairly unusual in a spring training game. one hit by pitch. but outside of that it was just command city and we didn't work a lot of three ball counts. >> command city. >> how about that. >> put that on a, t-shirt. >> student athletes too who played the pros. >> yes. >> all right, thanks very much >> when we come back between a rock and wet place. >> see what you could be seeing on the beach when the hard rock casino opens up at the old taj mahal this tonight on "eyewitness news" a new spot that is sure to make you feel good about food that is good for you. taste with tori takes to us a paoli juicery and kitchen tha

new phils manager gabe kapler singled out one player for his preparedness early in camp. >> the drillst pretty awesome to see santana come in with such high level of inches ten at this on day one, really putting a lot on thinks throws , making accurate strong throws, our base running drills are really strong across the board i thought it was really positive day. >> if the phillies are looking for little more power in their line up, could this be the guy that's eagles center jason kelce hanging with the team yesterday. he's obviously phone for his passionate speeches. he gave one to the team in clearwater. he says he tried to keep it clean but, you know, things happen. >> oh,. >> and kelce did compare the young phils to the world champion eagles. >> a lot of similarities with the with a good young team, a lot of tam edge, what everybody was talking about in philadelphia before the season started. but, you know, not really anybody, i think usually projected to be like eight and eight before the season, then win onto win the super bowl. >> what are the odds that after he's done playing ja

haven't made playoffs in five years but they spent 95 nil in contracts and hired a new manager in gabe kaplerready trying to challenge his players. >> one of the questions i have been asking our players is what does it mean, to play, boldly. what does it mean to deliver a pitch, boldly, what does it mean to take a swing in the batters box boldly. what does it mean to communicate boldly. and what i have gotten in return is with convictions with fearlessness, and courageously with intent. >> be bold, bro, be bold. >>> two teams in the nfl don't employ a offensive coordinator eagles also could be the their iain rapaport is reporting the birds may leave it vacant and instead put more responsibilities on assistant duce staley and mike grow. bird loss coordinator frank reich to indianapolis to day he was introduced as the teams new head coach. frank spent two seasons in philadelphia he takes over a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 2014. because of the super bowl he gets a late start with his new squad and he was asked, if that is a problem. >> actually, i was kind of hoping we get used to t