jamie apody live on "action news." >> thank you jamie bresht -- appreciate it. >>> now news on a blockphia. a block party started at 10:00 p.m. when someone opened fire hitting seven people. >> it appears everyone was here for the picnic and someone fired down the street and hit whoever was in the way. it was a terrible situation. >> police believe the suspect used a shotgun at first and drove down the street and fired more shots, this time using a handle gun. investigators are looking for a gold or silver four door sedan. all the victims including the children are listed in stable condition. >>> the search continues for another gunman after a man was shot in the head and killed in the city's mantua section. the shooting happened in the 3700 block of mount vernon street. a man in his 20s was shot in the head. medics rushed him to penn presbyterian medical center where he died. no arrests were made. >>> police in south jersey are trying to determine if a holdup at an egg harbor township motel is connected to other robberies in the area. it happened bay side travel lodge around midnight.

. >> jamie apody is a chairperson. race and joins us live at eakens oval. i know you're a top fund racer -- >> reporter: thank you, i think there are two fundraisers who are beating me which is pretty great. we're raising money for the best cause possible to honor the memory and life of our own gary pappa who passed away from prostate cancer. the event has raised $200,000. let's see what's going on, i know it's welt, it's not terribly rainy, they were calling for downpours we got a little drizzle which means everyone please please come down, it's a blast down here, we've got bands and food trucks, we've got a whole lot of fun. this year the race will be starting and finishing on the parkway. let's take a look at races in years past. it's fun to gather and remember our own gary pappa who lost his battle with prostate cancer and his mission before he passed away was to preach early detection. he had caught it in the early stages he would be with us today. each and every year someone comes up to me and said i got my psa checked because of this run because of g

here's jamie apody with a special fyi preview. chef walter staib has spent more than 40 years traveling the globe researching and recreating 18th century cuisine in 18th century dining was much more art form than we know it today. and when the tall ships come to town in a few weeks, the chef is preparing a very meaningful meal. on june 26th we're celebrating a great, great party here at the city tavern in honor of marquis lafayette. the marquis de lafayette came to america aboard the tall ship hermione to announce the french fleet was on its way •.to help the us fight the british in the revolutionary war. the city tavern dinner will include four courses of traditional 18th century fare. the food we serve is all made here on the premises, from scratch, everyday the first dish is "salmagundi", a salad course made with european cucumbers bib lettuce and a traditional shrub dressing. and it's all topped off with a customary colonial ingredient there is something i've never done in my entire life. eat a flower. the entrÉes showcase ing

jamie apody goes one on one with linebacker brandon graham who gets confident from chip kelly. >> watch how he gets after it in the weight room, one of the stronger guys. >> he talks about what kind of shape you are in. what is it to feel like you made a impression on him. >> it feels good because chip is a hard one to please and you never necessity what he is thinking. all i know is chip can't say i don't work hard. that is one thing i pride myself on is i will try to give it hundred percent even if i'm not going to do it. >> is this a break out year. >> i try not to talk about it but i will be confident with this one. i necessity i have been working hard. i will do whatever i can for this team. >> what is it, difference, the work you put in or pressure on you. >> work i put in and confidence that chef shown in me. it makes me work harder. i work hard last year but it put a lot of pressure on me to make sure i take that next step and that is what i'm trying to do. >> joel embiid's right foot is not real as quickly as anticipated, in the the best of news for a big guy but nba source clo

. >> also jamie apody with sirmz number three pick in nba draft today they did not take the person everyone thought they were going for we'll explain ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. sxwrv new jersey lawmakers passed a rescue plan today for most important piece of bells and would not let casinos in lieu of taxes for 15 years and how much they owe the state instead of facing increases every year. the others would create new stated occasions aid for atlantic city and mandate health insurance and retirement men bits for casino workers and divert divert chris christie declared candidacy in new hampshire to campaign for first primary it's vital for him to do well there so mar are far he's not starting off strong. cnn poll finds him way back among new hampshire voters tied for 7th place with neurosurgeon ben car season and more people find him unfavorable so far than like him. >> meanwhile donald trump it poling second place behind jeb bush it's lerl and i

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jamie apody recorded this scene as storm rumbled past windows of the "action news" sports department. >>> it was another scene tonight in wilmington delaware where toppled trees brought down electric lines right on to a car with a person still trapped inside. fire fighters had to carefully get the driver out with the help of the del marva power crews making sure lines weren't energized and crews will be busy reconnecting the power like here along route nine in new castle delaware. >>> 32,000 del marva power customers and new castle county are without power tonight. at this hour nearly 224,000 peco customers are in the dark. atlantic city electric says it got more than 195,000 customers, without power at this hour, and pse&g is reporting nearly 82,000 outages. these are big numbers. "action news" reporters dann cuellar, chad pradelli and sharrie williams are in various locations tonight some of them very hard hit. of course, adam joseph has full double scan story and latest from accu weather. lets start with dann cuellar live from brookhaven delaware county where the mayor has declared

jamie apody asked him why he is the right person for the job. >> you have turn franchises around, thats part have of your appeal what makes you think you can dot same thing here. >> it starts with owner ship. resources you have. this franchise has a great reputation. as i said in my remarks we tend to evaluate everything in the current snapshot or time it wasn't that long ago this franchise was accomplishing some unprecedented things the game punishes when do you well it will exact its toll. i know of they have a will to win and it is our job to find most efficient quickest way to get them back where they have been. >> one of his first tasks will be to determine ruben amaro junior's fate. he missed on some moves recently. amaro knows he will be judged but he is trying not to focus on that. >> it is always about trying to do what is best for the organization. that remains the same goal and hopefully i will be here in philadelphia for a long time but these are decisions i cannot worry about or control. >> aaron nol a makes another start for triple a a lehigh valley and another impressive

jaime apody is live at the park with the details on macphail. jamie. >> macphail will spend the next three months as a special assistant to pat gillick learning the ropes before assuming full control of the franchise in october. make no mistake there are plenty of decisions to be made before then. players to trade by the upcoming trade deadline and macphail for sure will be asked for input. let's talk about this man. he has quite the baseball pedigree. his father and grandfather both enshrined in cooperstown at executives. he was hired off his couch having been out of the game for three years. he says says he's seen teams again from 60 wins to 90 wins from one season to the next. you've turned franchises around. >>> that's part of your appeal. what makes you think you can do the same here. >> well, i think it starts with ownership. the resources you have, this franchise has got a great reputation. as i said in my remarks we tend to evaluate everything in the current snapshot of time t it wasn't that long ago that this franchise was accomplishing some

let's get lie to jaime apody. jamie at the ballpark where pete mccann none will be take over.guard. >> absolutely. the whole thing was very sudden considering the phillies had yesterday off and yet ryne sandberg waitered until he arrived at the ballpark this morning to inform the team he was stepping down as their manager. sandberg said the losing got to him. he leaves with 119 and 159 record which is worse for a phillies manager in free years. right now they're 26 and 48 in last place in the majors. sandberg was emotional when he made this announcement ironic because he rarely shows any emotion in the dugout. he cited the looming changes in the front office. knowing he won't be here long he kind of wanted to leave on his own terms. >> in the last three years here at philadelphia, i have met some of the most passionate baseball fans on a daily basis that always gave me encouragement. they love their baseball team. and that was something i'll never forget. >> reporter: at the time of this announcement sandberg hadn't even told his players the news yet. needless to say they were

let's go live to jaime apody at the ballpark. jamie can't blame him for being upset about the losing but to quit, nobody saw this coming. >> no, actually the last phillies manager to resign was eddie sawyer in 1960 and he said i'm 49 and i want to see 50 so maybe that's it. maybe this wasn't a healthy situation for the competitor that sandberg is. you think about it, it was just strange, ruben amaro jr. kept backing him as his manager, sandberg said he wasn't worried about his job and just to quit on a whim like that he explained to us why he came to this decision today. >> i do not like to lose. i hate to lose and i think that's the biggest thing that weighed on me and with some changes at the top looming, i go back to my statement i did not want to be in the way of anything happening and the progress going forward. >> let's be honest sandberg was not going win with his roster. nobody would. pete mccann none says if these guys can't play for rhino they can't play for anybody. now he has the unenviable task of jumping in and steering t

jaime apody live at citizens bank park. jamie this move has been rumored for some time. but dat team made it official. >> yeah, it will signal a change in the direction of the franchise from the top to the bottom. starts with the ownership group. john middleton is going to take more of a figurehead role for this ownership group that has been visible. andy mcfail has been hired as the team president. he'll take that helm starting in october. let's talk about mcfail phreaked s you see him a long time baseball executive who has turned around the orioles as president. he led the twins to two world series titles as gm but he has been out of baseball the last three years to travel the world after burning himself out. he says he's reenergy kneed. he'll spend the next six months as a special assistant to pat gillick and he sees plenty of potential here. >> i know we all tend to look at things sort of in the snapshot of time. it's only natural. and right now the phillies snapshot is not that was great. even all those things as franchises accomplished over the last not too recent

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jaime apody adam joseph the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us at 11:00. jamieted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> we have break news tonight. the empassioned plea late today. you will see the governor saying take down the confederate flag. just days after nine people are shot dead in a church. >>> and a tornado, a 140r9 time ago. the midwest, chicago, detroit on alert. winds near 100 miles an hour. the system moving east philly new york, up to boston next. >>> breaking now. a major development for the killers on the run. a neighbor coming home. the shouting escape. and a flight headed to chicago, a 3046 hour delay. >>> and a race to save families and pets. members of the air force knocking down doors. the

jaime apody is live in the sports center with the details. hi, jamiephilly pete rose applied for reinstatement to baseball back in january. today news uncovered by espn may deal a big blow to his case. today espn says they have uncovered a notebook that proves rose bet on the reds during his last year as a player with cincinnati in 1986. previously he came clean to getting on games while managing but never admitted to doing so while he still played the the first written record. rose banned back in 1989. because of that he remains ineligible for the hall of fame. >>> the nba draft is a few days away. who will be their guy on thursday. many mock drafts point to d'angelo russell. there we go. better in motion. the ohio state guard 193 pounds a good shooter reportedly "killed it" quote in his workout with the sixers. what is he expecting for thursday. >> i think i'll be sweating crazy, just from nerves and i have to turn my phone off. i have no idea. just to say i'm in this position, so many guys that dream of it and don't really expect it to come. >> u.s.

. >> jaime apody live in the "action news" sports stoned tell us why. hi jamieie. >> they just go into those ota's because of the thunderstorms. they'll be back on the field tomorrow. one guy that we've been keeping an eye on is running back demarco murray. here's how he says things have been going so far. >> this is a good team, a young team and we definitely are -- we had a great first week and got a long way to go. this is only the first week of many and we got to build a foundation. i think we started that and a couple weeks ago a couple months ago with the workouts and we're building on that now so we're learning every day we're trying to work hard and compete at a high level. >> i think we have three tremendous backs. i'm excited to work with each and every one of them. demarco has been great. he's been motivated to learn motivated to be a part of this offense and part of this team. >> one guy who didn't have the weekend off nelson aguilar. he was in los angeles where he took pictures for his very first football card. after being swept by the rockies the p