joel embiid isn't really a rookie. ben simmons won't be one neck year. who gets to sit with the team the entire season learn the system, get nba coach and develop bonds with teammates aren't rookies. ithe definition should be if its your first year witness team. either way, the rookie of the year did dario. not embiid. >> i got to agree with you on that one. >> got to. >> all right sean bell comedian and actor charlie murphy brother of comedian eddie murphy has passed on. charlie murphy became house hold name during his time on the come disentrail dave chappelle show. he died in new york following a battle with leukemia. he was fifty seven-year-old. eddie murphy says with the sudden loss of his older brother his family will never be the same. >> kathy orr has been tracking some really amazing weather. >> yeah. >> you've got like a record setting easter going on. >> it will be very unusual to say the very least. two days in the 80s today in the 70s. we have three days coming up in the 60s and then we're back on the 80s sunday. we'll be close toward the re

it was a joke. >> april fools. >> you did get caught. >> joel embiid he did one over the weekend. osted a picture on instagram, selfie showing joel with a new buzz cut. >> i love the swirl. >> it looked like he immediately regretted it and posted a comment saying he was stupid for cutting his hair but it was a joke. >> he posted a picture on twit ter with his signature due there and captioned the pick april fools day. >> yes. >> notice in the ncaa tournament that is the big hair due now, there is a lot of hair, just straight up plona. >> yes. >> closed crop. >> show it off. >> yeah. >> it looks good. >> yeah. >> couple north carolina players have really good hair. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> do you think you can do that. >> it remind me of kid and play. >> yes, kid and play, house party party on the court. >> party on the court tonight, national championship. >> that is right. >> who are you going for. >> the ducks all the way they beat my kansas jay hawks and i just cannot stand north carolina h to north carolina they are so cool. like that brooke baldwin on cnn. is that what she looks l

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. >> he cannot wait to finally suit up with joel embiid, and of course in front of the sixers fans. ben simmons may splised the entire season but the sixers' number one overall pick says he still grew as a player. but what about as a person? is he really seven feet tall now? jamie apody has more. >> whether ben simmons is actually taller than he was when the sixers drafted him remains to be seen. but we can say he has grown figuratively even after a season in which he never actually suited up. >> a lot of ups and downs but i learned a lot and just being around the guys and learning the system. and it gave me a great opportunity to learn the game. >> simmons confirmed he has been cleared for basketball activities and said he'll resume his own workout tuesday. whether he'll play the summer league depends on how he's feeling. of course, this was not the rookie season he had envisioned. >> i'm very frustrated, but it happens. so i have to accept it and move forward. >> so now he'll prepare to be the sixers' point guard of the future. and if things do come together? >> i think we can do

the draft and check out the preview party can't wait for that and now since the sixers drafted joel embiid he has played in only 13% of their games some would call him damaged goods, the sixers calling embiid their building block despite the rest maintaining embiid is the focal point of rebuild and man on having him play in back to back games next season despite playing 31 games in 3 years and sixers have seen enough to know this kid is a game changer. >> i look at joel's foundation as completely scratching the surface of what he is going to be. he just is at the infant stages of where he is going to end up and those infant stages as we all see are just incredibly unique. >> reporter: nba playoffs on 6abc and seth curry tough time with portland and lehigh university and he scores 41 mccullom and not enough and war yours run away with green, basket and a foul, golden state takes the game 121-109, nhl flyers fans you will love this there you go sidney columbus giving it to crosby in game three but he says take this in over time tied at four and crosby circles on the blue jackets and look at

we had an injury scare with joel embiid with the blazers followed by a huge performance with the rocketstes g times weren't last as embiid would be sidelined for the year with the torn mens cuss, overall, sixers season gave us a wide range of emotions but hopefully better things to come next year. so what comes next for sixers. draft lottery is may 16th. we will find out where sixers will select and if they can come away with the lakers pick which is their if it does in the land in the top three, next year, it has to be year one of the turnaround, in more tanking, in more losing, embiid, simmons, saric and others will be ready to roll. >> which emoji that remind me of, they need to be on the roll, prepared, ready. >> no. >> the salsa dancing, like let's go. >> let's go. >> i don't understand half of those things. >> yes. >> i like the dong emoji. >> good guys job, pat. >>> college coach gave his players a blast from the past, let's take a look. >> ♪ >> if you thought alonzo carter's mc hammer impression was spot on, that is because he was a mc hammer lead background dancer, during the yo

we had an injury scare with joel embiid against the blazers. d followed by a huge performance against the rockets where he dropped 32 points in 28 minutes. the good times wouldn't last as embiid would be sidelined for the year with a tern men is cuss, overall this sixers season gave us a wide range of emotions but hopefully better things to come next year. so what comes next for the sixers? well, draft lottery is may 16th. we will find out where sixers will select and if they can come away with the lakers pick which is their if it doesn't land in the top three. it is a bic summer for the 76ers. i'm pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we get a huge maine gi for brett brown. >> indeed. >> good things to come. >> thanks, leslie. >>> coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" many will be lost without our phones. >> we will she you how one entrepreneur is taking an innovative approach to help fix crack screens and other phone injuries. >>> brandon creato was murdered in 2015. i'm david spunt. as we get closer to trial what a judg

. >>> okafor sixers season was a mess, he was starting with joel embiid, he was demoted and benched and left home during trade talks, he was starting again and shut down with knee pain. he call also the second season with the -- calls the second season with the sixers a weird year. the big question will the guy play another game here. he wants to start, but coach brown said he would be a great backup. the sixers are talking with his agent about a potential trade. >> i was never frustrated with the coach or brian, i was frustrated with myself, it was nobody's fault. >> he finds himself in a situation where there's a road block ahead. openly we've discussed scenarios with his agent that we could find something mutually beneficial. if not we're happy to have him as part of the organization, he is a he great kid. >> hopefully they will make the playoffs next season. nba playoffs opening today on 6abc. willlabron james up 12. indiana picks you were the pace in the 4th. three to go, labron driving for the slam right here. king james finishes with 32. cavs take the lead. pacers with a shot to

joel embiid won it for the first three months. the sixers are sweeping the awards so one of them has to be the rookie of the year. flyers they were eliminated from playoff contention last night. this is the third time in the last five years they have missed the playoffs. they're the first nhl team ever to have a ten game winning streak in a season and miss the playoffs. >> we played good hockey. it's just frustrating because we feel like we have a good team in this locker. >> another former eagles is suffering from brain issues, charlie garner says he has system of cte. he doesn't have all of his fac united states a -- faculties any more. i'm john clark. we'll be right back. y26vfy y5yy >>> at least for portion of the day. >> tonight is really bad for suede boots later tonight. okay. >> you've heard of these april showers. we're going to get some of them tonight especially between midnight and 4:00 a.m. look how warm it is tomorrow and look how chilly it is on friday for the phillies home opener, plus wind and rain. generally on t

joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites to take home the award. sixers waited two years for dario to come over from turkey and he was worth the wait. after sixers tradedders sign ilyasova to the hawks dario averaging 17 points and seven boards in the final 25 games of the sixers season. >>> but gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >> but we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can dollar other things, defend, run, you know, stretch the floor, open things up. i think the stretch four position is something, you know, backing up dario or starting in front of dario, whichever it is, if we can find someone that's better, we've got to, you know, probably address that four position. >> and maybe some playoffs in the future. in the meantime, the nba playoffs game one between the defending champions cavaliers and the pacers under 10 seconds left, cavaliers holding on to a one point lead, pacers with the ball, cj miles gets the pass and it is a no-go. his jumper no good. the buzzer soundin

joel embiid spoke to espn, he said his knee was not as bad as they thought initially.y. he also thinks he should be rookie of the year. the sixers won 28 games this season matching their total from the last two years combined with ep bid simmons, one or two lottery picks this year t.j. mcconnell says it's healthy. the sixers will be a playoff team. >> it was nice season. nice season for all of us. i was very excited before i come here and now i know why i was excited. >> joel came out and had an amazing debut. all the fans were excited because they knew great things were coming. >> the flyers, they have fired their power play coach. he's looking at a short-term veteran goalie. steve mason was basically the starting goalie. head coach believes giroux will bounce back. the prospects will grow in time with the veterans in their prime and hakstol said it's all about the young players coming he's trying to be patient. >> i'm disappointed. you sit down and start watching playoff games and get missed off. it's bothers me more than i can tell you. we made the playoffs last yea

31 games in three seasons and is risky as it is, sixers still plan a rebuild that future around joel embiidrcent of those games because of injuries. sixers say they have seen enough to know embiid is a game changer. only other rookie in history to average near bye 29 points, in 36 minutes, wilt chamberlain. as far as embiid being able to stay healthy on the court they envision him being able to play in back to back games next season. >> i look at joel's found days as completely scratching the surface of what he is going to be. he is just at the infant stage of where he will end up and those infant stages as we all see are just incredibly unique >>> nba playoffs here on six abc steph curry and golden state having a tum time. cj mccolumn from lehigh university with the circus shot. he scores 41. it is still in the enough. fourth quarter warriors runaway, green with the basket and the foul. golden state takes game 1121- 109. can't wait to see sixers, one day, hoping this time next year back in the playoffs. it has been five years all right. >> we will keep waiting until it happens. >> thanks,

joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites to take home the award. sixers waited two years for dario to come over from turkey and he was worth the wait. after the sixers traded ill san ilyasova to the hawks dario averaged 17 points and seven boards in the final 25 games of the season. sixers gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can do other things, defend, run, you know, stretch the floor, open things up, i think the stretch four position is something, you know, backing up dario or starting in front of the dario, which ever it is, if we can find someone that's better, we've got, you know, probably address that four position. >> nba playoff time game one between the defending champions cavaliers and the pacers. third quarter off the steal cavs on the break lebron james goes in the for the dunk. cleveland with a 12-point lead. under 10 seconds left cavaliers holding onto a one point lead, pacers have the ball. miles gets the ball. his jumper

and jahlil okafor and joel embiid tore it twice. >> thank you. >>> 50 local students scored the chance to learn from the best when it comes to playing soccer, a soccer clinic was held at the stadium for the union. they gave them training advice and ran them through different training stations and a few players were there to offer advice as well. >>> more than $90,000 in improvements are completed at the h. flexor brown boys and girls club in wilmington. local and state representatives cut the ribbon to unveil the changes and the facility got a new gym floor and pool floor was resurfaced and lighting fixes and fixed the locker rooms. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-roo

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joel embiid from the university of kansas, my alma matter. so we might get josh jackson, also, from the university of kansas. >> two kansas players on our team? >> that means, an nba championship. automatic. >> he's not bias dollars at all. >> 6:27. >> well, the world of comedy has lost another great. charlie murphy, lost his battle with leukemia i don't think many people even know he had leukemia his brother eddie murphy, other celebrities, remembering him this morning. >> kevin hart weighed in, as well. okay. have you seen this? you probably just are getting up some of you. there is a giant, look at that, sabina, what happened? >> all right, well, here we are, in east oaklane, a rude awakening for people inside of this home. three car crash, we will have all of the details, stay with us, after the break. >> she calls them her boys, bringing in the boys! >> and they're going to perform? >> she promised, been on a lot of times. okay, i'm going to bring the boys next time, i'm going to bring themment well, they are here. and they are ready to

. >> reporter: the sixers expect joel embiid to be ready to go. anding the season to lessen games on back-to-back nights, joel may be able to do that for the first time. >> i don't think, just forecasting, that back-to-backs will be an issue, but there may be the occasional time where it might not be a good back-to-back for him to participate in. >> reporter: the sixers have the worst record in the nba over the last four seasons, trying to rebuild and they believe they are ready to take the next step. brian says brett will be the man to lead them. >> incredible what he's gone through to get to this point. i'm excited for him to be on the cusp of really being able to turn the corner. >> hopefully they are turning the corner. and the sixers say they are still willing to trade jahlil okafor. i'm john clark for csn. . >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> all right. we're checking those current temperatures again, but we've switched neighborhood. now you're looking at new jersey neighborhood temperatures. audobon, you're sitting at 53.

back in joel embiid was talking playoffs. not any more.later and it's not so much. today the sixers had their exit interviews and whether or not they make the playoffs next year will depend on ben simmons. today simmons talked about what he learned while sitting on the bench. >> how to be a pro. i think that's really important. especially with a young team, um, and be a leader at the same time. you know i didn't play so it was hard for me to, you know, talk to guys in the way, you know, that i would if i was playing. so, um, i think i learned, upping, how to be a leader. >> to football nfl draft two weeks away right here in philadelphia. the eagles have the 14th overall draft pick. they have to get a guy who will make an immediate impact. but unfortunately nfl is warning one of the most impactful figures the league ever had the owner the pittsburgh steelers dan rooney died today at the age of 84. he was the owner of the steelers for six super bowls and known for the rooney rule a rule that helped minority gape coaching opportunities. >> we

there's even a ball signed by sixers star joel embiid with the inscription -- can you see it? -- it says the process. speaking of eagles gear, one montgomery county woman has a jersey that's unlike any other. that's because perhaps she's a fan unlike any other. she's been a season ticket-holder for more than five decades. and now she's getting the chance of a lifetime. >> seriously? oh, my gosh. >> reporter: that was gail way mirier's reaction when the eagles called her at work. >> it was like, oh, no, i couldn't believe it. it was just -- it was unbelievable. >> reporter: she was hand-picked by the team for a very important job. tonight, she will hand the jersey for the newest eagle to nfl commissioner roger goodell. >> oh, my god. that's all i said was, all right, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: by day, gail works at thinder bird lanes in northeast philadelphia. but on sundays, you can find her at the linc. she's been a season ticket holder since 1961. >> my dad got the tickets after the '60 championship, and the first game, my mom went. and you had to walk all the way a

second consecutive month that has been named east rookie in the month following in the steps of joel embiid the month during first three months. all stars, 18-point and seven rebound per game, he shot 43 percent from the field. >> good for him. >> nicely done. >> he is doing well. >> two children approached by strangers on the streets of gloucester county in less than 24 hours. >> they were able to getaway safely but whom police are trying to find out new before >> we had rain ever night, we have more rain, on the way, and, maybe even a few thunderstorms, it is, 4/4 and we have your forecast coming up. if you're looking frien. "hi!!!" "hi everybody" "cookie!" all-new it's sesame street live make a new friend! playing liacouras center this weekend only tickets on sale now! liacourascenter dot com >>> spring like temperatures. >>> an unexpected death, a new jersey girl dies after a pancake eating charity contest terrifying moment that fundraiser turned tragic. >>> john stamos helping a man in need the big question he popped on behalf of a boyfriend of one of his biggest friend. >> they have h

. >>> all this talk about joel embiid's chances of being rookie of the year i think we overlooked darioe eastern conference rookie of the month for the second straight month. it was too little too late and the flyers have had that white flag waved for them. last night the orange and black lost four to three to the rangers and with that were officially eliminated from playoff contention. flyers with a dubious distinction of becoming the first team in in. hl history to have a 10 game winning streak during the year and not make the post season. they'll be left with a lot of what ifs. >> nobody got too far ahead of ourselves. you just know things are too tight when you look throughout the conference and, you know, it's -- this isn't the right time but when you look at a couple key different key points a couple of three or four games that you look at different outcomes, it's that close. >> pull out toes busted brackets one last time. to and night is the national championship game. hard not to think back to last year's excitement with villanova. north carolina is hoping for a different outcom

joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites, to take home the award.ario to come over from turkey, and he was well worth the wait. after the sixers, traded ilyasova to the hawks, dario averaged 17 points and seven board, and in the final 25 games of the season. but sixers gm brian colangelo says that they want another power forward, to can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can do other things, defend, run, you know, stretch the floor, open things up, and i think that the stretch floor position is something that is backing up dario or starting in front of the day yes, whichever it is, if we can find someone that is better, i think we have got to probably address that floor position. >> nba playoffs game one between defending champions cavilers, and pacers. third quarter off the steel cavilers the break lebron james, going in for the dunk, and cleveland had a 12-point lead here but lebron scored 32 points. under 10, cavilers holding on to a one point lead pacers with the ball, cj miles no good on his jum

. >> for second time in the last four years sixers could have nba rookie of the year, joel embiid andare favorites to take home at ward sixers waited two years for dario to come over for turkey and he was worth the wait. after sixers traded ilyasova to the hawks, dario averaged 17 points, seven board in the final 25 games of the season. but sixers gm brian colangelo says they want another power forward who can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can do other things, defend, run, you know, stretch the floor, open things up, and i think the stretched floor position is something that back dario, starting in front of the dario whichever it is if we can find someone that is better, we have got to probably address that floor position. >> nba playoff game one between defending champions cavilers and pacers. third quarter off the steel cavilers on the break, lebron james going in for the dunk. cleveland had a 12-point lead but lebron had 32 points. >>> under 10, cavilers holding ton a one point lead pacers with the ball, cj miles no good, and c

if all goes a plan, ben simmons back, he just said he got cleared, maybe, well, joel embiid, they saiduld be ready by the summer, just imagine the trio. >> boy you bought into the process, haven't you? >> i'm trusting the process. >> sucker. >> ya, we'll see how that plays out. >> sue, even you? you're not trusting? >> welshing we got all of those great players and then they didn't play. >> i know a guy on twitter just said oh, 38% chance, 11% chance. is it a hundred% chance of failure? oh, we'll see. >> time will tell. meantime, our immediate future, peter cotton tail at easter. shear breakdown of your day. going to morning service, sunrise 6:21, it will be about 60 degrees then, and we warm to up 83 degrees, this might be the warmest easter in 20 years over the lace 20 years, 49 degrees right now. it is little chillier than yesterday. thirty-seven mount pocono, 51 wildwood. so if you are going out the door right now maybe sweater for now. because it is breezy, as well. 14-mile per hour winds, yesterday, was above average. it wasn't in the 80s, but it was 77 degrees. and we like that.