that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski, have a good day! the fancy hats and bow ties in northern liberties. this is the preakness at the piazza. it included mint jewel iips and the brown eyed susan. they got a close up of the hats. i got to be a judge for this colorful occasion. i got to choose the best dressed female. really hard. >> you were the best dressed female. we have more in connection with just ahead. we'll be right back. >> here's more on the breaking news from montgomery county. firefighters continue to battle a three-alarm blaze at a warehouse here. the fire strarted at 3:40 a.m. in the philadelphia floor store. this is coldwell lane. the fire went to three-alarms, there are no reports of injuries. >>> switching from are a live look from the action cam you can see smoke billowing out of the buildings. flames spread through the roof of the buildings. parts of the roof and walls collapsed. stay with "action news" for updates on this breaking news story. >>> investigators are combing through the wreckage of the amtrak train to det

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jeff skeverski has more on last night's win. >> reporter: who are these guys? they were the worst team in baseball they looked lifeless, what a difference a few days make. they win their 4th straight game. ryan sandberg and the phils showing signs of life. second inning, frenchy the solo homer. phils take the 1-0 lead. ryan howard swinging a hot bat since the end of april. double fred galvis come on down. they get 3 more in the if 5th. under all the circumstancesly drives in -- utley drives in two, his average up to 138 the highest he's had in a month. they have won 4 in a row. >> i like what i am seeing it's coming from different guys, it's more consistent up and down the line up, warmer weather the timing seems to be good with certain guys getting hot and others joining in. it's snowballed with momentum on the offensive side of things. >>> will american pharoah become an american legend? a mile and a half away from ending the longest drought in horse racing history. it's a party at the preakness. it's pouring before the race, but this horse likes the slop. hi

jeff skeverski has his story. >> reporter: what a day for 10-year-old kid hanging out with tim tebow.day dominic will never forget. there will be a lot of day's in his life he wishes he could forget. the 5th grader has been getting bullied at school. >> at schools the kids are calling me short it started hurting my feelings. >> reporter: instead of fighting back he went to his instagram page and the revealed the reason he is shorter chemo therapy stunted his growth. he was diagnosed with leukemia at 3 years old and underwent treatment for most of the life. >> he went through 3 1/2 years of chemo and didn't cried. he started bawling his eyes out and showed me what he posted. i started crying. the message went viral and so inspired brandon bear invited dominic to lift his spirits. dominic who is now in remission learned a few drills. >> you come and -- perfect. i'm 6'6" tall and i got to look up to a 10-year-old. >> i got to see them practice. i got signatures. >> reporter: maybe the coolest partly aside from the autographs and his personalize eagles jersey meeting his favorite player d

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day.see has a new ride thanks to a random act of kindness, a mystery man bought jeff smith a pick up truck in return he asked him to pay it forward and do something nice. he was driving around in a 199gio storm with 150,000 miles on it. now he has the keys to a pick up truck that is in much better condition. now he plans to return the favor to someone else. ♪ that was a small taste of the sounds of young philadelphia event that took place in center city. students performed selections from grammy winners kenny gamble and leon huff. the school celebrated its 107th anniversary. last night's event benefits financial aid and scholarship program. new on "action news," sunday morning, an argument turns tragic for a family in west philadelphia. >>> and "action news" is live at the step off of the broad street run thousands are heading to the starting line right now. >> 6:30, meteorologist chris sowers says nice weather for the runners. >> reporter: broad street beauty. let's go live on sky 6. let'

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a good day. >> another half-hour of "action news" is just ahead. here's some of the stories we'll have for you. federal administrators hand down a tough new mandate to amtrak following the deadly crash in philadelphia. the tank seems to run driver on full service in new jersey gas stations. those stories and more when "action news" continues. it wasn't right. so i got a constitutional amendment passed allowing children to testify remotely. i'm running for mayor for the same reason -- our children should come first. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i disagree. we have to improve education for all of our children. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend

jeff skeverski has the rest of the sunday morning sports. >> reporter: after a season high 8 runs forhe phillies saved some runs for aaron harang as they go for the series win later today. phillies in washington, d.c. bark if you're a phils fan. how about the phils they beat up on nats stephen slosburg. very next batter, frank owe co- no doubt about it, the 200 shot it's the second career homer. phils up 4-0. per -- fernandez, happy birthday. he doesn't make it out of the 4th inning. gives up 6 runs. the phils not done, howard out of here, only one player in baseball has more homers than howard last month. cole hamels cruises 8 innings allows one run. >>> nba playoff former sixer kyle korber out with an ankle sprain. andre iguadola. warriorses a 3-0 series lead they are are a win away from the nba finals. >>> how about usc former drexel wrestler and bethlehem native taking on down dobson in a u.s. c187. the match goes all three rounds. he loses in unanimous decision, that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a good day. >> a texas woman is winning parades for her homemade freshly scented

jeff skeverski has highlights of last night's close game. >> reporter: chase utley is off to the worset by a big leaguer in 100 years. the phillies star going into saturday's game hitting o99. mike schmidt said he should not think about retiring and and he will turn it around. down one in the 6th. carlos reusa down the left field line. in the 7th be the birthday aaron harang ouch. a 2-run shot to left. phils back down one. get back out the rally caps, chase utley gets a standing ovation. look at this he snaps out of an o-19 slump. next batter, ryan howard pinch hitting captain clutch lately. hits to center just misses. phils lose. >>> will the eagles reclaim the nfc east title desean jackson from the redskins who won four games last year believe they are the best game in the division. he took a page out of jimmy rollins' book. >> all the bloggers will say the dallas cowboys, i'm not going to put too much pressure on us, but we'll be the team to beat this year. >> reporter: the team to beat. >> 11 games one win the union are kicking themselves after a slow start. on him one team in majo

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski.re to come on "action news" saturday morning including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm jamie apody this is dj from operation scarlet, you can hear their story coming up on "action news." >> plus chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m. continues. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >> happening now "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m. an abandoned mill in delaware goes up in flames. >>> shots ring out in hunting park overnight a man is hit sitting on his front porch. >>> imagine hanging up on pope francis. one italian man did it not once, but twice. >> let's go outside to chris sowers. the. >> reporter: it's a beautiful morning, not even a breeze tem

jeff skeverski has highlights of last night's close game. >> reporter: chase utley is off to the worstr in 100 years. the phillies star going into saturday's game hitting o99. ryan howard and utley out of the lineup. carlos ruiz down the the left field line. they take a 1 one lead. the birthday boy aaron h aran g. that's not what he wants for his birthday. get out the rally cap chase utley gets a standing ovation as he comes up as a pinch hitter in the 9th. look this, he gets a single. next up, ryan howard pinch hitting captain clutch deep to center just misses. phils lose. the they can win the series for the first time over the mets in a year. >>> will the eagles reclaim the nfc east title, desean jackson doesn't think so. he said the red skins who won only four games last year he believes they are the best team in the division, he even takes a page of jimmy rollins book, listen to this. >> if you want to be political the espn guys the bloggers will say the dallas cowboys i'm not going to put much pressure on this, but i think we'll be the team to beat this year. >> reporter: ment tea

jeff skeverski has all your sunday morning sports. >> reporter: who are these guys? team in baseball they looked liveless, what a difference just a few days can make. ment phillies win their 4th straight game since august. ryan sandberg and the phils showing signs of life. second inning, frenchy the solo homer. phils take the 1-0 lead. ryan howard swinging a hot ballot since the end of april. rbi double, freddie gallon villas come on -- galvis come on down. chase utley, down the right field line. franco trucking around third. will youutley's average up to 138, the highest he would in a month. phils have won a season high 4 in a row. >> i like what i am seeing, you know it's coming from different guys it's more consistent up and down the lineup, so, yeah, in a a lot of ways, i don't know warmer weather having some at bats under the belt, whatever it might be. the timing is good with certain guys getting hot and others joining in. i think it snowballed with momentum on the offensive side of the thing. >>> mr. american farrow become the american legend. now a mile and h

they are the number one ranked team in the nation, jeff skeverski reported on thursday, nearly half the roster committed to paying division one college lacrosse. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers you have a terrific holiday weekend! glg fun in. >> fun in the sun and the shore,. >>> new overnight firefighters were called to douse the flames inside a apartment that sits above the business. >>> why students in north jersey left their classrooms and marched the city's streets. >>> first though, meteorologist chris sowers is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're waking up it's a little chilly outside this morning. >> reporter: a little? wait until you see the numbers. eva we have some areas in the 30s, that's chilly. there's the view the center city skyline, not a cloud in the sky. a gorgeous morning, the air is dry, it's refreshing, dry air cools very quickly during the nighttime hours look at the numbers, tanersville these numbers have come up. tanersville, 34. martins creek in the 30s an hour ago, in the 40s fleetwood 41. oxford, 42. south anne

jeff skeverski has that and more. >> reporter: after a season high of 8 runs for cole hamels hopefully they save returns for aaron had harang. phils in washington, d.c. sniffing for some returns, bark if you're a phils fans. how about the phils he they beat up on the nats. riendz howard, -- ryan howard, triple shy of the cycle yesterday phils up 4-0. and they are not done, they get two more in the 4th. hernandez is short. happy birthday. gives up 6 runs, the phils still not done, to the 5th. howard out of here, only one player in baseball has more homers than howard over the last month. cole hamels cruises 8 innings and they win by 7. they have won for straight starts in the # -- three years. >>> kyle corber will be out with a an ankle strain. andre igor i go -- igadola golden state wins by 35. houston we have a big problem. warriors, a 3-0 series lead they are a win away from the nba finals. >>> u.s. d fighting, a former drexel and bethlehem native taking on number one ranked that's the second round right there, the highlight of the night, the match goes all three rounds. mccouldcoske

jeff skeverski has highlights of last night's close game. >> reporter: chase utley is off to his worseby a big leaguer in 100 years. the phillies star going into saturday's game hitting 099. utley and ryan howard out of the lineup against the mets. down 1 in the 6th carlos ruiz down the the field line. the birthday boy h aran g ouch this is not what he wants for his birthday. chase utley gets a standing ovation as he comes up as a pitch hitter in the 9th. look this. the next up, ryan howard pinch hitting captain clutch, phils missing, they drop 8 of 11. they can win the series for the first time over the mets in a year. >>> will the eagles we claim the nfc east title. desean jackson said he doesn't thinks so. he even takes a page out of jimmy rollins books. >> if you want to be political on paper i think all the espn guys and all the bloggers will say the dallas cowboys once the season starts, i'm not going to put too much pressure on us, i think we'll be the team to beat this year. >> reporter: the team to beat. we'll see the 11 games one win, the union are kicking themselves after a

. >>> phillies come alive in washington d.c., jeff skeverski has that and more. >> reporter: after a for cole hamels hopefully they save runs for aaron harang. how about the phils they beat up on nats third inning ryan howard rbi 3-0 lead. franco, no doubt about it. 2-run shot. happy birthday, desmond boots it. the straws burger has not lost to the phils in 4 years. howard ut-oh of here. only one player in baseball has more homers than howard. hamles cruises 8 innings and allows 8 runs. phils won first four starts in # years. >>> kyle korber is out with an ankle strain. game three in the west, andre igadola. iggy with a slam on houston. former sixer. houston we have a big problem warriorses a 3-0 series lead they are a win away from the nba finals. >>> how about usc fighting a former drexel wrestle and bethlehem native taking on number one ranked in the usc187. that's the soaked round. the match goes all three rounds. mckofey loses. >>> four jaw dropping scenes like this in practice, a crash sent three time winner flipping backwards. >> the cars turn around and go backwards after a c

that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. day. >> at least 6 people are hurt including several members of the military after a humvee collides with a crash on the turnpike. >>> more arrests in baltimore this as a massive march is planned after 6 police officers involved in freddie gray's arrest are charge in his death. 7:31, let's head outside to meteorologist chris sowers with a check of the forecast and things are looking beautiful. >> reporter: remember this jacket right here, this is probably the last time you'll see me wearing this season here, as temperatures respond nicely this week for the first time all year as we look at the present temperature reading. we'll inteet a summer-like pattern with a bermuda high system winds out of the southwest. 47 degrees, just the slightest breeze out of the northeast. pottstown, 47. coatsville, 45. oxford 43. chester and center city 46. agendas beach a delightful morning on the delaware bay. woodbine avalon, 46 degrees. the ocean temperature is 49. we'll see the winds shift out of th

now here's jeff skeverski with the rest of your sunday sports. >> reporter: well so much for chip kellyy for the first time in eagles history they draft only one offensive player, everyone else defense, to kick things off eagles trading their 4th round pick to detroit for a third rounder next year. the with no pickings in the 4th and 5th rounds to the 6 we go shepherd a former receiver. they pick up slot corner randal evans. in the 7th round the eagles select 6'9" defensive end from boston college. they didn't get marcus mariota but his goal is the same. >> we're trying to make the eagles the best team out there. it can't be personnel department against coaches. all we want at the end of the day is the same goal. we wants to win a championship this city deserves it that's what we're going to do we're going to leave no stone unturned until we get that return. >> reporter: "action news" learned that roxborough rasheed bailey will play for the eagles, he had the most touchdown in football for dell val in doylestown. >> reporter: cole hamels has his worst start since last april giving up 6