jeff skversky has the answer in could they stay hot tonight. jeff skversky has the answer in sports coming >> a united airlines flight had to mack a landing on a remote eye happened in the middle of the pacific axe boeing 777 had to land from hawaii to guam on thursday. passengers and crew reported smoke and burning smell. >> the land was due to a smell they could not identify. what the smell was it was look a burning smell. and so, the plane and the officials there were doing cross checks and this took about three hours to do. >> and that's when the pilot decided to land on old military base on midway island. replacement aircraft was september to midway to bring the passengers back to hawaii. a flight was arranged to bring those folks to final destination in qwam. >> overseas tonight secretary of state john kerry helped broker a deal between afghanistan candidates and every ballot will be analyzed. both candidates were climbing victory and threatening to set up competing government. the audits are expected to take several weeks. >> friend of d

jeff skversky is live at the big board with more. jeff, are you optimistic? >> silence. things continue to go south for the phillies on south street. the phillies are below .500, a whopping season low 10.5 games out of first. you can see the frustration on cole hamels face, we feel your pain, it's a miserable sum toward watch the phils. he admitted with the lack of run support he is trying to protect the lead, and they were shut out for the seventh time this season. kyle kendrick in miami as the phils trying to avoid the sweep. the sixers are going down south tomorrow. sixers fans you may recognize the players on the summer league roster, he will suit up for the sixers in orlando. the 6'8" forward went undrafted after dominating on hawk hill. he averages a career-high 14 points per game as well as 7 rebounds per game. he hopes to make an impact with the sixers and walk his way on to the roster. >> i am trying to make my dreams come true by playing hard, and doing the things i have been doing. and having fun down there. it's a business trip, but have fun at the same time,

jeff skversky has the outcome. >> a video shows officer stomping on head of suspect during arrest in brooklyn. officer involved was placed open sdevk duty. it surfaced in the wake of a man that died being subdued by officer one that had the man in illegal choke hold. >> israeli officials say they will have a cease-fire for 24 hours and hamas rejected to extend the first truce after twelve hours. many people in the region used the time to restock on supplies or wait in line for cash withdrawals. >> in many cases they found homes reduced to rubble. palestinian death toll topped 1,000 in israel, 40 soldiers and three civilians killed. >>> fighting in libya forced u.s. state to evacuate the embassy in tripoli. they were led out of the region by heavy military escort on way to toe kneesia. they have been since country's civil war the governmental structure remained unstable to say the least. >>> back here members of the carpenters local 46 35 spent today offering time and talent to family of american herop. the owner this car was john martin vietnam veteran that received both the purple h

jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> and good luck to him. >> the local boy makes good, thank you, jeff. i did that on purpose. >> of course you did. [laughter] >> i did. i swear i did. adam joseph with the exclusive accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> weekend accuweather forecast, adam joseph. >> small changes coming in over the weekend, but nothing that will ruin your saturday or sunday. as we look now double scan live, in the region a few clouds, moving from the west. mainly high cloud cover, that will be the gentle trend going through your saturday and sunday. as we look at the highlights, first we talk about what a difference a year makes on this particular day. and again, the clouds rolling in from the west. one year ago today it was 98 degrees. that was the hottest day of last year. and we were in the middle of an 8-day heat wave, which was the longest heat wave last year or this year. a complete opposite with a low humidity, a fall feeling in the air. and now we are watching the clouds push in from the west and futuretracker 10:00 tomorrow morning wi

jeff skversky has that and more a sixer. jeff skversky has that and more in sports. stay tuned. it's the sears 4th of july mattress spectacular up to 60% off, plus 10% off get an extra 5% off or up to 60 months financing and get free delivery. start your search at sears, where members get more. >> a rare shark attack off a popular beach southern california a 7 foot long great white shark bit a mana long manhattan beach. a fisherman hook the shark and spent a half hour trying to reel him in. the shark became agitated and a group of people were swimming nearby. a witness explains what happened next. >> the shark jumped in front of the swimmers. and then we started hearing like screaming like loud noise, help, or whatever i'm bit something like that we thought hi was joking this area never had a shark attack. >> the victim was hospitalized with punch tour wounds. a full report at 11:30. >> 4th of july celebration took scary turn when inflatable slide went airborne this in nevada. witnesses say powerful wind gusts lifted the play house 300 feet above the trees knocking over lampp po

. >> jeff skversky has more on lebron james going back to cleveland. >> is that something or what? weren't finances burping his jersey not long ago? >> four years ago. >> stlael to buy new ones. lebron is taking his talents back to cleveland. four years after he bolted from miami and calfs owner gilbert ripped him for it in the nasty letter they worked it out and lebron is going back home. former mvp spent the last two snnz miami where he won who titles and he wants to bring one back to cleveland. he grew up down the road in akronm. lebron admits he always believed he would return home and finish his career. there family played a big role in this. he breaks the news today in an essay titled i'm coming home. here's quotes. my relationship with northeast ohio is bigger than basketball and i deposit realize that four years ago. i do now. i looked at other teams but was not going to leave miami for anywhere except cleveland ep the more time pasd the more it felt right this is what makes me happy in northeast ohio nothing it given and everything earned you work for what you have i'm rea

for legal miss a magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm a walter perez.e will see you right back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪ >>> this is "world news." tonight, terror in the sky. hundreds of passengers fearing the worst, their flight developed serious trouble over the pacific, far away from any major airport. >> we told each other good-bye, because we thought we were going to die. >> the tiny strip of land where they finally reached safety, and the dramatic details tonight. >>> american exodus. hundreds of u.s. citizens scrambling to flee violence in the middle east, as the israelis and palestinians trade rocket fire. we have team coverage. our martha raddatz is right there on the border where israeli tanks are gathering. >>> and lone survivor. an emotional message of hope from the 15-year-old girl who lost her entire family in a deadly assault in texas. her promise of finding peace after the darkest of times.

the hotel provided food and drinks and f >>> jeff skversky with sports. no ryan howard in the lineup. >> no, .222 average, for a guy making $125 million. he opened up about that today. he is in a join slump and manager sandberg benched him and he says the easiest thing to do is to quit but he is not ready to give up on himself or this disappointing season. could howard be on his way out of town? he has not thought if a change of scenery would help. the phils opened up that he was carrying the weight of that enormous $125 million contract but no longer carrying that burden. >> there is frustration, there is frustration in the fans and frustration period. i have my own frustration as well. you really try to stay positive man and you know for me, i know people will put a lot on either how much money i make or what i'm doing on the field or this or that or whatever. you go out and try to do what you can? this is baseball. i know a lot of people may misconstrue the comment but this is a game. >> darren ruf in the game for howard playing first and ruiz is retur

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and now live in the "action news" sports center, jeff skversky, channel 6 news." >> thank you. >>> and read more about lebron's return to cleveland on the 6abc app. there you can find a link to his fullest -- full essay. >>> stuck in the middle, supporters for the israeli and palestinian causes in philadelphia. >>> plus, food, clothes and a might go big heaping of generosity. how an eagles player got involved helping needy children. >>> and a beautiful be weekend on tap, the temperatures taking a big tumble next week. >>> and jeff skversky with more object lebron james's return to cleveland when "action news" continues tonight. . >> [chanting] >> local pro-palestinian demonstrators turned out in center city today to call for an end to the military strikes on gaza. they argue the battle is one-sided and that innocent palestinians, not terrorists, are being targeted. meanwhile, earlier in the day the other side took to the streets in center city. holding israeli and u.s. flags. these demonstrators says that israel has a right to defend itself against the hamas rockets. and the military s

. >> jeff skversky has the phillies lingering woes in >> jeff skversky has the phillies lingering woes in sports when "action news" comes we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. last chance! get a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> the american teenager saying he was brutalized by police is out of jail. he was released from custody bruised from the incident involving israeli forces. the florida teen aimer's family says this video shows officers symptoming, kicking and punching the teenager whoa is held down. they claim abu was -- they beli

redefining what tv can be. >> jeff skversky has a check on sports and eagles training camp begins in a week. >> cannot wait to talk about the eagles fortunately we'll talk about the phillies. >> sorry after another ugly outing in atlanta today what else could kyle kendrick say but it's been a bad year. guys have bad years. unfortunately for this team, just about everyone is having a bad year. ryan howard is having a bad month hitting 113 in july. howard on the bench for finale in atlanta. replacement mayberry looking for first hit in more than two weeks. there you go in the second. solo shot deep to level. six homesers now just as many as d om brown and 200 fewer bats. 1-0 phils. bottom two, chris johnson. ut, oh, two run shot off kendrick just like that. phils down one in the third. kendrick with all sorts of issues back-to-back batters freddie freeman and justin upton walks in a run. ryne sandberg not quite sure what is going on and you may want to look the other way. later in the third. tommy la stella bases clearing double, braves score three times in third and this is their only

our jeff skversky has a check on sports. phillies video.e don't call them highlights anymore more, video. >> brutal. down is atlanta. kyle kendrick has been the worst pitcher in baseball in the first inning but in series finale kendrick goes to the first, one, two, three, good, sign, but it all goes downhill from there fort phillies starter. phils give kendrick a rare early leave. in the second, john mayberry jr. looking for first hit in more than two weeks goes deep left. solo shot. playing for ryan howard. has six homers and vuingt as many as d om brown and fewer at bats. it's 1-0 phils lead doesn't last long. bottom two, chris johnson. no doubt about it. deep to center, two-run shot off kendrick and just like that phils down 14eu6 in the third kendrick with all sorts of issues. back-to-back baters e freedy freeman and justin upton walks in a run and ryne sandberg can't believe what he's watching and here's the big blow. tommy lastella. braves score three runs in the third and this is first in the evening, phils done 6-1. kendrick and com

that's sports i'm jeff skversky pick up a much needed point. that's sports i'm jeff skversky have a great r & b lev legend evelyn champagne gave a shout out to "action news". >> how are you doing "action news," channel 6? >> the grammy award winner wowed the crowd at the first district plaza. king sang hits including love come down and shame. she gets stardom after discovered working as an office cleaner at philadelphia international records. >> another half hour of "action news" ahead. here's some of the stories we'll have for you. a florida neighborhood slips into atbition with no signs of stopping. and they are building on success bringing affordable housing to a neighborhood on its way up. those stories >> right now open "action news" days after a jet lineer is brought down in ukraine, there's still no order to the investigation. a boy clings to life after a fall from window at a family's home and where are the remains of d.j. kasey kasom. some family members don't know and others are not talking. a check of the accuweather forecast with me

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. >> also jeff skversky has phillies and sixers and sports and adam returns with more on phillies and sixers and sports and adam returns with more on the workweek forecast when >> 15-year-old tyrique abu ka didn't dare. the florida teenager family says this video shows officers stomping, punching and can iing the teenager held down. police claim he was one of the people rioting fol murder of his 16-year-old cousin. it's widely believed the palestinian boy was burned aliver by extremists seeking revenge for recent murders of three jewish teenagers. abu says he was watching the clashes. >> i was. >> why would you do that to mefy didn't do anything to you. >> meantime israeli police arrested six suspects in the connection to his cousin's murder. >> vacationers were allowed to return to some parts of the outer banks in north carolina. and hurricane arthur streets were flooded as tourists tried to navigate. some quest said they were getting refunds after the vacation homes were heavily damaged and deemdz unliveable. and it was downgraded to nova scotia. it had app impact to trees and cut p

. >>> phillies head to the all-star break, cole hamels talks about trade rumors jeff skversky has that story in sports when "action news" continues after this. we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not gogood. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. last chance! get a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> well, israeli defense officials say sunday's commando raid into gaza could be first of many. raid was the first time in five years israeli ground troops have have entered the area. meantime israel a massing tanks with soldiers at the border. some fear that could mean a broader ground off

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. >>> and for jeff skversky and jamie apody and i >>> the ceremonies the parades and the family gatherings red, white and blue coast-to-coast in the delaware valley. we celebrate the birthday of the united states of america. i am monica malpass. the big story tonight is the fourth of july. what better place to celebrate the birthplace of our nation than here where it all began. dreary weather did not sway those that attended the freedom ceremonies. it was at this spot in 1776 when the funding fathers declared their independence from great britain. the visitors grabbed umbrellas an walkeweanand walked the boar. they celebrated the fourth. no shortage of american flags and smiles on this independence day. we have live coverage for you tonight. all the shore is happening. juan rawlins is on the parkway for the wawa welcome america. and first we have melissa magee. it's a soggy start. in time for the fireworks right? >> the moisture that we had earlier today is starting to move onto our north and east. we are showing you part of the reason we had moisture over head because of hurricane arthur.

and jeff skversky has more on how lebron explained his choice, i'm home. >> that is right. you heard correctly, lebron james is going back to cleveland. that is right. the team he started his career with the first seven years. the team he burned, of course, when he left for miami four years ago. they have kissed and made up. how the decision went down for lebron james in an essay to "sports illustrated" kwk i look to the other teams and i wasn't going to leave miami for any where except cleveland. the more time passed it felt right this is what makes me happy. in northeast ohio nothing is given, everybody is earned, you work for what you get. i'm coming home. >> something said about being able to go home. and the fact that he is able to go home means a great deal. so, you know, a lot of us would have made the same decision under those circumstances. >> do you think in the back of his mind the last four years is weighing on him in the sense that maybe i won championships in miami but it is bothering me where i let my fans back home in my hometown down. >> it may have played

. >> let's get the live action with jeff skversky aunt "action news" sports center. >> hey, jeff. >> shawn mccoy eagles star running back sat in this very studio two weeks ago in the "action news" sports center and said he's chasing greatness and eagles are super bowl contenders. talk is cheap. it's time to prove it for mccoy and company. eagles report to training camp today down at the novacare complex that's where we found reporter jamie apody live with more, jamie. >>> hey, jeff time to get excited eagles first practice is tomorrow and have preseason game two weeks from today to the ball could not come at better time in this town. check it out. here at the novacare complex. you see chip kelly leading coaches back from meeting as he gets set to start his second season. many weapons like shady mccoy who rolled newspaper new understated two-tone rolls royse and without one big weapon he made the call this off stone depart with desean jackson. it's odd to see him wearing rival colors. despite authority was strive in the clock locker room with one two punch jeremy maclin says that was

jeff skversky with that story. when "action news" continues tonight. >>> police in doylestown, buck county, are trying to track down the person or people responsible for the preindependent day thievery. >> reporter: the american flag. >> it gives you a sense of patriotism and freedom. >> think of my father a veteran who sacrificed for the freedom we enjoy. >> someone is vandalizing the flags in doylestown. a dozen flags when missing on east 8th street on tuesday night. >> it's horrible and people are patriotic. >> the idea that someone will go around and do something so heartless is -- i don't understand it. the flags are put up every year and left up until the 4th of july, the city manager noticed the missing flags and notified police. it's actually theft, that is how we are investigating, if someone see its there is quite a consequence to it. police hope it stops and are asking for flags to before he returned. they hope whoever did this gets caught. >> you don't expect that. it's really disturbing and it's bad be

that and much more coming up next at 6:00, for meteorologist adam joseph, jeff skversky, ducis rogers and the en >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> four children suffer minor injuries when a school bus crashes and the police investigate a cold case in camden but the big story is another round of severe storms, thunderstorms have reached the philadelphia area and stormtracker 6 live double scan shows where the trouble is and where it's going. if you were around these parts, you know how powerful these storms could be. people that live on the 200 block in voorhees certainly do, it snapped a big tree like as it was a toothpick and today crews were there to clean up the mess. meteorologist, cecily tynan and adam joseph have the late word from accuweather. cecily lets start with you. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan lighting up two hours ago, all the activity was over south jersey and delaware and now it's beginning to extend into southeastern pennsylvania and philadelphia and parts of chester county and the focu

than $200 in salary cap and the team will not make many big splashes this offseason and he tells jeff skversky that patience is key. >> how far do you think this team is away from being a stanley cup contender? >> a few elite teams, i won say we are in that elite group. but just below it. >> now-a-days, the gap between the good and the middle teams and bottom teams are not that big. >> i think we have a chance to do something big next year? yes. >> ron you are preaching being patient does that mean that team take a step back? >> i don't envision us taking a step back, we lost to the rangers by a goal in game seven, we are a good hockey club. >> and more excited about this year, we believe we are a playoff team and excited about the future as well. i done think anybody questions that, i hope they don't question that, our players don't, they have belief in each other and themselves, we have a good team, unless i'm patient we won't see a championship year, we have to develop our players and be diligent and be patient and look to make the right moves to make our team better, you won't make a trade

. >> for walter perez, adam joseph, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm sarah bloomquist have a great night and great news" team i'm sarah bloomquist have a great night and great week ahead. we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. last chance! get a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v i'm karen rogers and i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight on fyi philly it's fourth of july weekend and we're in search of gourmet burgers and barbecue. we hit the road for some summer day trips. we find some fun for the kids at two brand

lebron james announced heading home to cleveland, and jeff skversky with reaction in sports. >>> another day with no 90s in the mid-atlantic. and binghamton 78, 81 in buffalo. and some of the drier, cooler air from the north. >>> and those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it.

. >> can you believe that, jeff skversky is live at the big board. >> this team is hard to figure out. they lose 15 of 16 to bounce back against the best team in the league, they are trying to sweep a four-game series. it's up and down and up and down, matt garza is making the phils nuts. and jimmy rollins breaks it up and gets them on the board and the phils take a 2-1 lead and ryan howard the ground-rule double and 3-1 phils and howard hit the two run homer. garza's day is turned upside down and cody ash by with the bases loaded. now it's 5-1 phils, 12 batters come to the plate and don brown gets a single. they go on to win 9-1. their first sweep in milwaukee in four games. where did this come from. closer jonathan papelbon admitted he would welcome a trade to a contender. but ruben amaro has to problem with papelbon. >> we are less than two weeks away from eagles training camp. lesean mccoy says he believes the birds are super bowl contenders, he stopped by channel 6 today and believes there is nothing stopping the eagles in 2014. how about this? a players poll ranked mccoy the fif

jeff skversky spent the morning with shady here at our 6 abc studios. >> is this team right now a super bowl contender? >> i think so. i think so. we are young men and explosive and hungry. look at nick foles the type of numbers he put up and the hard work. there is no quarterback controversy or competition. >> and lesean mccoy is the man in the back field. he led the league in rushing and he is still not satisfied. he is as competitive as ever. he believes he is the best back in the game. >> do you think having that personality will make you great make you better? >> i am chasing motivation, this is how i was raised. we get so many different types of players how do you stay ahead of the curve. i don't have flews, i would be lying, the best thing about it is how do i get better. >> mccoy host a charity basketball game on saturday to raise money for lou gehrigs disease that is dear to her heart. mccoy's mother lost a battle with als two years ago. >> my grandmother is smiling, and the lord has blessed me with talent to give back. >> allen iverson is among the celebrities to attend and he

now for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, melissa magee, and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perezhave a great night and we'll sigh you back here walter perez, have a great night and we'll sigh you back here tomorrow we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not good. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. sign up for a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. (latch clicks) (beeps) aah! (vests beeping) dad... what are you doing? you have 30 seconds to suit up. i-- the game's afoot. dad-- wait. let me savor this. i haven't gotten the drop on you since you were 10. oh, this feels like... (beeping continues) victory.

"action news" sports reporter jeff skversky with the full story. >> how about this. lebron says he always knew he would go to cleveland and finish his career, he just didn't know when. ment turn of events and lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers kissed and made up. four years after lebron left for miami and the cav's owner ripped him in a nasty letter they worked it out. getting back together. king james returns to where it all started, in cleveland. and lebron james breaks the newspapers in an essay to "sports illustrated." my relationship with northeast ohio is bigger than basketball. i didn't realize that four years ago, i do now. i looked at other teams but i wasn't going to leave miami for anywhere except cleveland. and the more time passed the more it felt right this is what makes me happy. in northeast ohio nothing giving, earning is earned. i am ready to accept the challenge i'm coming home. >> and analyst smith says he understand his decision to return home. >> two times you ended up an nba champion. you went there you fulfilled your destiny and you apie

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. >> jeff skversky with an unwanted repeat performance by ryan howard. what does it mean for future with the phillies. what does it mean for future with the phillies. that and more when "action news" >> a man clinging to overpass sign forced officials to close i 5 and put a large inflated pad open the road beneath him. police were not sure if he was attempting suicide or was a graffiti tagger that got stuck. he was finally removed after three hours. >>> u.s. fightser jets core aid plane back to canada today over concern about a passenger then police stormed on board when it landed in toronto. >> right 77 was turned around over west virginia airspace after bound for panama city they reported a agitated passengering. they charged the passenger with under the circumstancesering threats and endangering the saferty of the aircraft. the 183 passengers and six crew were not harmed and witnesses believe the altercation was triing ed over the suspect not having the right type of door pay for in flight purchase. >> and well aerial footage was released of where air

over 2,000 all pawrp us yards and stopped by the agencies this morning when jeff skversky put him opent. >> this team right now is super bowl contender. i think so. i think so. >> we're young man and supposed to -- and hungry. you look at nick foles the numbers he put up, hard work. now, there's no quarterback or competition. he's the guy. he is the face of philadelphia and face of our team. >> even -- late in the year to be hopest that was biggest difference on the team. together we could build and become the type of team they need to be. >> still to come more with mccoy about an event coming up this weekend where we can part with him. >> [indistinct conversations] man: looking for these? you drive buzzed, it could be one very expensive ride. first you got to make bail. then pay me to get your car back. your insurance premiums will go through the roof. and my legal fees just keep adding up. all told, it could end up costing you $10,000. [siren in distance] announcer: buzzed, busted, and broke. because buzzed driving is drunk driving. >> lesean mccoy is gearing up for a shady weekend.

. >>> for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. what's it like paying for internet that's rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? not gogood. it's not the best. no, that's not fun. look at it this way, you're kind of on top. if i was like this, all day. switch from the bottom to the top and see why millions of satisfied customers have made fios #1. last chance! get a verizon fios triple play with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. plus, a free lg tablet or up to $200 off any tablet from verizon wireless. that's satisfaction. that's powerful. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v i'm karen rogers and i'm melissa magee. tonight on fyi philly. it's our annual down the shore special! we visit some simple shore shacks that can be the tastiest places to eat. we go on a shopping spree in a town fast-becoming a retail mecca. we find the fun all day and night long. and a dog-friendly beach that's all the rage among the canine crowd. it's an fyi for you ... starting now

over 2,000 all pawrp us yards and stopped by the agencies this morning when jeff skversky put him open the spot. >> this team right now is super bowl contender. i think so. i think so. >> we're young man and supposed to -- and hungry. you look at nick foles the numbers he put up, hard work. now, there's no quarterback or competition. he's the guy. he is the face of philadelphia and face of our team. >> even -- late in the year to be hopest that was biggest difference on the team. together we could build and become the type of team they need to be. >> still to come more with mccoy about an event coming up this weekend where we can part with him. >> william mcllroy >> lesean mccoy is gearing up for a shady weekend. his charity event will feature ai, mike ago vick and desean jackson tuille raise money for research. >> he can play ball and have fun and deal with my children and family that's. it what is the sense of that. the lord blessed me with a tall presidential ept and gift, gift to give back. >> here's something you do not see every day or ever. roy mcllroy, tee shot 13th hole, 336 y

and jeff skversky is there we'll talk to him 5:30 whatever moves the phillies did not make. rick, shirleen, back to you. >> thank you, ducis. still ahead a climber's terrifying fall is caught on video and wait until you see what she was able to do at the last minute to save her life. >> a world record attempt in our area. the group that joined with others to do something never about done and help families in need at the same time. >> melissa magee is live down at the shore. and today she is having some fun on the boardwalk in wildwood, melissa. >> horsing around looks like, melissa. >> yeah. literally horsing around, shirleen and rick, that's right. we're at wildwood at mauri's pier and popular car sell. we will have all of the hot happenings this weekend down at the shore and plus the all important accuweather forecast coming to you on a beautiful baand frustrating. e tough. but now, there's a better way. introducing the first-ever raid defense system. it attacks the bugs you see. controls the bugs you don't see... and prevents... by keeping bugs out. the raid defense syste

jeff skversky has phillies, sixers and annual nathan's hot-dog-eating contest and melissa returns with debate on immigration this 4th of july again. [ yelling ]. >> hundreds of protesters and supporters gathered outside the u.s. border patrol station there. that's where dozens of women and children from mexico were undergoing processing. the decision to let them stay in the country and not send them back sparked a fire storm not just in marietta but across the country. today president obama spoke at a naturalization ceremony here at the white house. >> we have to fix the immigration system broken and pass common since graition reform. we should not make it harder for best and brightest to come here and create jobs here and grow our economy here we should make it easier. >> president obama added one time or another ancestors of most americans immigrated to this country. >>> well parts of new england are dealing with remnants of hurricane arthur tonight after the storm made land fall earlier today. tens of thousands of folks are still without powner north carolina tonight. winds from the

smith talking to our jeff skversky. >>> moving on now sixers are the champions of the summer league in orlando. thompson slam its home and noel did not play in the game and the sixers are giving him occasional rest coming off the knee injury. >> look at that eagles running back lesean mccoy kicked off a charity weekend, he will host a basketball game at newman university in delaware con. proceeds benefit als, the disease claimed mccoy's grandmother. michael vick and allen iverson is set to play in that event. >>> the largest collection of babe ruth memorabilia is up for auction. there are a lot of unique items like his original rookie card, and up forbidding the curse of the bambino contract, when the red sox sold him to the yankees and the first ball that was hit out of yankee stadium. lots of money for that. >>> more to come, including shelter me. >> row is looking for a forever home. we'll introduce you to the group. ma-pa rescue. >>> and a woman drove her car through a northeast philadelphia living room, we'll have the story. plus north check of the exclusive accuweather forecast.

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