let's listen in. >> joel embiid. >> all hail the big fellow. >> joel embiid. >> salute the first-timer, joel embiid. >> how does it feel to be an nba all-star for the first time? >> it feels great. you know, i was really excited when i heard and especially for the first time i was a starter, and, you know, in one of my favorite cities l.a. and so i'm excited. >> what are you looking forward to the most when you get to the nba all-star game? >> well, i feel like that is my kind of the stage, and i like to have fun. i enjoy everything. that is going on around me. so i feel that stage is made for me, and so i am definitely going to have fun. >> you have a big personality and embrace it. what about the game of basketball that just brings it out in you? >> the fans that pay for everything, and you know, that is how i feel like i owe them a lot, and they show me a lot of love so we have a special connection, and i love to like being on the court. >> and now he is urging the fans to rise and cheer. >> i don't like it when it is quiet at all. i like to get into it, and the fans are passionate

maker in his nba all star game debut and it's exciting he is our difference maker. >> talking about joel embiidter: philadelphia kevin hart with the introduction and embiid doesn't waste time and throws down the jam for the first bucket of the game and how about this three and then he gets right back on defense and rejects russell westbrook defense at the all star game and keep off late in the game too and star lowry loving that 19 points and 8 boards for the team and captain joined the process and ended up losing to team lebron 148-145. three mascot friends in town for the hooters birthday and 12 and 0 on the big day until today houston red hot on 15-0 and 26 in the first half and squad loses 80-59 and hurts their ncaa birthday hopes and the hooters birthday the daytona 500 with two laps to go and kurt bush spun around and sends the race to over time, austin dylann in the three car made famous by dale earnhardt wins the first daytona 500 the only lap he led was the final one on the eve of the full squad workout in clear water i can tell you tomorrow all eyes will be on the phillies key off sea

. >> from the philadelphia 76ers , joel embiid. >> joel embiid making his all-star weekend debut, he is in the spotlight. sixers star will take part in the skills challenge tonight which is an obstacle course that includes dribbling and three-point shooting. tomorrow he will start with the team step, and last night he played nine minutes for world team in the rising stars challenge. >> first of all, i'm excited to be here. i feel like i'm here.

and he should have made the mvp but didn't happen and the first of many and taken by storm and joel embiid made his all-star debut. philadelphia kevin hart with the introduction and embiid does not waste it and has the first bucket of the game and rainbow three and gets back on defense after this and will reject russell westbrook. defense at the all-star game also had a key block later in the game and star kyle is loving it and embiid 18 boards and captain enjoying the process but lost 148-145 because the coach took him out in the last of the game just saying. yesterday we told you phillies first baseman carlos santana has been pushing cars in the off season and it's spring training and will be pushing franco with a lot of work this year and jeff skversky has that story from clear water. >> reporter: two years ago hall of famer smith made a bold statement saying third baseman franco is better than he at his age and he has not lived up to it and working hard in clear water with tell low teammate carlos santana and could be a make it or break it for franco and may have led in homers and rbi

joel embiid played only 20 ints in his first all-star game last night, but it was time well spent.in l.a. with a slam dunk. in fact he put down the first five points of the game and beat out a three-pointer later with some monster block. finished t finished the night with 19 points and had a great time doing it. >> i'm having a lot of fun. actually being the one that shows them another side of me. >> and embiid's team led by stephen curry lost to the team led by lebron james. after the game embiid tweeted out first all-star game. it was an amazing experience. learned a lot and decided not to troll tonight. that's a reference to embiid's fondness for tweeting to fellow players after the game. >>> another loser from the all-star game may just be eight time grammy winner fergie. >> the black eyed peas singer is trending this morning for her rendition of the national anthem. here's a sample. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> wow. >> did you see joel embiid and all reacting to what they heard. the internet all but blew up with internet posts blasting her rendition. >> can we talk abo

, joel embiid making his saturday night debut. >> joel embiid!he skills challenge or maybe don't. emdiid has trouble with passing. i'm not sure if it's a bounce pass scenario. he made a triple with quite a bit of cheating where he skips the passing section. emdiid having a blast. he is the future. listen to what kevin durrant said about emdiid. >> he's scale for his size. he developed skills over time. he wants it. he's a great player. he's a guy you respect and will take over the league once i'm done. >> utah jazz's donovan mitchel was the winner. he brought >> ken: hart and his son out of the crowd. kevin hart is really small, but it was impressive. spring training continues in clear water. carlos santana already there. jeff skversky has more. >> the phillies are counting on carlos santana to be a driving force in the lineup. one of his training rituals involves santana pushing a mer mercedes a hundred yards over and over again. >> after signing a three year $60 million deal this offseason, phillies believe they can go worst to first with his b

but joel embiid makes sure it goes home. embiid cruising in and flying solo. rocking the rim with the windmill. 29 and 16 rebounds. but big scare here. he slips and goes down holding his knee. he left the floor but did return. the fourth quarter, embiid back out there and helping out his teammates. sets up j.j. reddick for the dagger three. the sixers win a 7th straight at home, 112-98. >> my hand kind of got stuck into my leg. but i think it was the impact of the knee on the floor, instead of twisting it, which is good. >>> dry in the desert for the flyers team facing the worst squad in hockey. seems like an easy win but remember, arizona started out the evening on an 11-game losing streak. the first win against the flyers. fans repping the flyers and eagles in arizona. this was tied. goes to the shootout after a nil overtime. he suffers an injury. michael ni berg takes his place. gets no practice shots. makes a save on derrick step on. an octopus in the net. in round 7. nolan patrick has his shot and lights the lamp. sends everyone home happy, orange and bla

. >> it slipped out, joel embiid did you see him. >> he crashed one of our live shots we will tell you what he had to say to our chris o'connell. >> joel is every where, isn't he? >> yes. >> he cannot hide he says he is a good luck charm. >> he may be. >> is that john dorenbos there wearing his shirt and everything. >> magic. >> hey, bob. >> hey, gang good morning everybody we are here at bagel ocity and pizza and soup king cafe. we had a picture the mayor has arrived. free bagels and coffee for everybody when we come right back, and poles in hawaii, and palm if your skin had a wash tag what would it say? 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. new tv, new speakers, netflix. this is going to be the place for binge watching, ladies. is it, ladies? don't get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. d, but you still don't have fios. ok? fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, literally engineered for streaming. good advice. i've also got some ideas on a better cereal selection,

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. >>> joel embiid showing his stuff at the all-star game with jamie apody when 6abc comes right back.t is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪ like buying a home. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) traveling. ♪ ♪ even getting married. ♪ ♪ at citizens bank we can help you refinance both your federal and private student loans. so you can start saving and get on with your life. ask a leader in student lending how we can help you reach your potential. ♪ the largest and longest running novel train and collectible toy show in the country just wrapped up in wilmington delaware and stop by great train and toy show treated to hundreds of tables of trains and all kinds of accessories for sale and activities for kids and much more cute video. >> time for a check on sports and jamie is in for jeff and joel embiid showing off his awesomeness. >> it's getting late. >> it is and do you know what he was fantastic tonight and he should have made the mvp but didn't happen and the first of many and taken by storm and joel embiid made his all-star debut. philadelphia kevin hart with the introduct

my take on his playing time next. ♪ >>> joel embiid balled out in the all star game last night.ent to lebron james after team lebron edged out team steph curry. the runner up wop em with. he played offense and defense. which is a surprising thing for the all star game. he finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes. but this brings up an important question. if joel embiid can play three straight days of basketball in the rising stars game, the skills challenge and all star game, why can't he play back to back games in the regular season. >> i get the all star weekend isn't high pressure or high minute like a normal game i'm find the hard to believe he needs these games off. i'm thinking this neck stretch of games. three in four days, should be a test for him. he looks great on the court. let him loose for now for at least couple of games in row. you know if the sixers want to make the playoffs if they do he's eventually going to to get to that point. so why not just let that be now iain. >> all right. kristen thanks. how about this. chaos in the uk as kf

. >> joel embiid. the last man on defense. >> since the eagles won the super bowl, the sixers and flyer s are on fire. and brett brown is fired up to make a deep playoff run. >> i want to try to win in the playoffs. and, you know, we feel like we can. >> the phillies believe they can fight for the playoffs too. >> that's why you play the game, man. it's -- i'm just getting chills thinking about it. >> we go one on one are rhys hoskins, plus we're talking eagles. who are still parading in the streets. listen up, sports sunday starts. >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >>> welcome to sports sunday. i'm jeff skversky. since the eagles won the super bowl three weeks ago tonight, both the sixers and flyers have been on fire. the flyers are the hottest team in hockey. the sixers had been the hottest team in the east. 76ers had won seven straight. their longest winning streak in nine years. but, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. tough on a back-to-back for joel emb

joel embiid says the sixers are next to win the championship.play like the eagles, dominating in their own house, won seven straight at home for the first time in a decade. joel embiid game time decision. he looks great early. how about the fade? sixer bench, they love it. jojo on the go in the third, slams it down, emdiid with 6. end of the third, emdiid flying to the bench as he tries to get up, right ankle buckles. in the fourth he falls again this time holding the right knee. brett favre surprised he returned. sixers won as many games as last year. afterwardses, everyone worried about that guy. >> joe says he's fine for a quick moment there, i was worried, but they cleared him to come back and play, go on a 5-0 run. life's still good. >> you have pain? right now? >> stop talking about it. who is this guy rooting for? flyers down one first to phoenix, they come all the way back. wayne simmons on the powerplay. flyers up 3-2. zach renaldo beats bryan elliot, ties it at three. goes to a shootout, goes down, has to be helped off the ice does not

er joel embiid will play tonight against the wizards. last night he scored 28 points, the 14 rebounds. and this is first time noted turnovers. that's something he is completely focused on. >> i need on work a lot of things. hopefully -- >> worth noting no, restrictions in back to back games. could it be six in a row tomorrow in montreal for the flyers? there could be some experience. meanwhile, the phillies hosting the yankees, first inning, bases. a double given up to danny espinosa. four run-ins two innings. he'll straighten it out. don't worry. >> he just hit a home run. gone to left center. his first homer of the spring. they take it on the chin. will middlebrooks who got injured on this play broke the fibula in his left leg. chasing down pop fly. >> the past few years, everything started well. one year after another. major injury, major injury, flagging stuff. so it was something to swallow. >> college basketball hosting central florida. >> you wouldn't be in this locker room if you didn't have the athletic ability. >> green goblin

lets see what he did for joel embiid. kevin hart introducing joel embiid at all star game. >> philadelphia 76ers, my city , city of brotherly love so i only introduce, rihanna, hey, umbrella, ela, i'm talking about joel embiid. >> i was like what? when i heard that. >> joel doesn't want to talk about. that players looked a little confused. >> i dent think they could all hear him. >> it was meant to be a roast. >> he roasted everybody. >> how would you rate that then. >> kevin hart is from philly, i would give him a five. >> can do you a redo you. >> joel, a 7-foot two center from kansas, number 21 joel, and turnaround, the process, em bead. >> introduction kevin hart introducing joel. >> now we can continue with the segment. he had a great night. >> yes, he had 19, nine and three blocks, in 20 minutes. >> coming off a ankle injury, yeah. >> well, yeah, who knows. >> did he all right in the skills competition. he made it to the second round at least in the skills competition. he block russell westbrook. they don't like eac

joel embiid plays in his first all-star game tomorrow. tonight he competed in the skills challenge. this features dribbling, passing, lay-up, and three-point shooting drills. embiid came from behind to win his first match against the celtics' al horford, but lost his second-round match to chicago's lauren marken 9. expensive din woody won from the net. >>> villanova avoids losing consecutive games for the first time in five years, 95-79 your final. >>> the phillies' biggest offseason acquisition, carlos santana, worked out today for the first time. john clark was there. >> carlos santana hit a few out of spectrum field on his first day. he has averaged 26 homers, 102 walks over the last four years. he brings pop and plate discipline. >> translator: it's kind of like cleveland, and can i hit that? they were young, hungry, they wanted to win. it's kind of a similar environment. >> reporter: carlos asked the phillys to put his locker next to michael franco so he can mentor him and it is working. they are inseparable. talking at the batting cage, in the dugout. carlos is constantly givin

is joel embiid. i want to thank shack for acknowledging me for missing three dunks in the game as a six-11 guy. but i just stay on my legs that dayment next time. >> see, so much fun. i remember that game. he missed three slam dunks in one game. >> but he was a good sport about it. >> great sport about it, that's why we like joel. >> but it is true, if you're six-one; you think would not be east. >> i actually he's over 7 feet tall. so he just said his legs weren't strong that day. that's all. all right, coming up. >> we do it all the time. >> every seven days a week for me. >> right, me too. >> coming up on 7:00 here. >> well, an outpouring every emotion at the white house. those personally affected by school shootings, well, will they bring their calls for change directly to the president? >> and jen, what happened on broad street? >> good morning, guys, so woman shot and killed while driving her van on north broad street, the car then crashed with five passengers inside. who opened fire? we'll hav

and jaime apody caught up with brett brown and asked about joel embiid among other things. >> did you enjoy watching his first experience. >> i was proud of ben and dario and joel. all three handled themselveses with interviews and on the court with tremendous pride and grace. i think they represented themselves and the program well. i have had the privilege of coaching in two of those and it's a memorable experience and being around all the great players and i look forward to talking to them and downloading them and listening and see what they get out of it. >> kevin durant says when he is done joel embiid will take it's league over. i feel like in part he has. >> what does that mean to hear that? >> i am so proud of joel for most of the other reasons. i get what i does on the court but for him to mentally navigate through a few operations and loss of a brother and trying to deal with all of the stuff we have all gone through in the city of philadelphia a tough city and have the expectations and all of those types of things be on him in many ways and come out the other side. just, i

. >>> joel embiid 19 points for team team stephen ended up losing to team labron 148-145. stay tuned in the morning buzz, we'll talk about fergie. >> it was an interesting attempt. >>> it wasn't just basketball players atracking attention during the game. we'll tell you about fergie and how she tried to put her own spin on the national anthem. >>> find out what food you can pick up in the dairy aisle to lower your monopoly that's in this morning's "healthcheck." >> reporter: good monday morning, everybody, a lot of people have off. >> not us. that's okay we like to work. was that convincing? >> yeah. >> reporter: this is the platt bridge westbound on the left heading toward the airport moving just fine. patco on a a special schedule. new jersey transit on a holiday schedule. buses and trolleys on a weekend day schedule. >> reporter: it's starting out cooler this morning, on the platform and the buts we'll be in the upper 30s and cooler in the suburbs. temperatures bounce, we expect to get up to 52 degrees for the high around 3:30 p.m. and holding close to 50 until 10:00 p.

. >>> joel embiid had 19 points in 20 minutes during his all-star game >> a lot of fun. i made a lot of new friends and stuff. i talked a lot of trash. actually being around them showing them another side >> i love that jo jo is making new friends. >> a day off from school meant a day >>> more than 200 philadelphia students spent their day off from school playing basketball. >> it was all part of pal day organized by the police athletic league in philadelphia. >> we get to see these kids transition to >> 20 centers across the city. kate? >> already looking toward the weekend even though we just finished the last one and maybe still ongoing for some of you that are off on president's day. but as we head toward the upcoming weekend we're going to be looking for mild temperatures on saturday but it is a bit unsettled clouds and the chance for rain sunday as well. colder air could try to back in parts of the area it may be one of the days where it is chilly to the north, warmer to the south and somewhere in the ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to kee

joel embiid plays in his first all-star game today last night. he competed in the skills challenge. it features dribbling, passing, layup and three-point shooting drills. embiid came from behind to win his first match against the celtics al horford but lost the second round match to chicago's markkanen. >> i was actually a little nervous. i don't know why my heart was beating so fast. i have no idea why. but i thought it was fun. >> number 3, villanova at number 4 xavier. bridges, 25 points for nova. one rebound and one assist shy of a triple double. villanova avoids losing consecutive games for the first time in five years. 95-79 your final. >>> phillies off-season acquisition, carlos santana worked out yesterday for the first time and john clark was there. >> carlos santana hit a few out of spectrum field on his first day. he has averaged 26 homers, 102 walks over the last four years. he brings pop and play discipline. >> was kind of like this. jose ramirez, they were young, they were hungry. they wanted to win. it's kind of a similar environment. >> carlos asked the phillies next

this is joel embiid a little beforehand. he and sixers taking on washington wizards, chowing down on a burger. most athletes stay away from the heavy stuff that close to game time. we know embiid is not most athletes and appears he was somewhat responsible and skipped the fries. sixers lost the game but embiid grabbed ten rebounds, and his first double-double of the season. facing miami heat tomorrow in miami. now, we're all just a little bit hung dprier. >> looked like a great burger to me. >> a lot of protein. >> there we go. >> that's the way to look at it. protein. >>> you have to see this, harlem globetrotters star climbed high across the catwalk to attempt one of the longest shots in philadelphia history. of course, he make the bucket with ease. >> what? >> it's nuts. he even did it blind-folded, folks. he challenged joel embiid to give it a try. globetrotters play a double-header at wells fargo this sunday at noon. >> this reminds me of the michael jordan, larry bird when they did it across buildings and across the cou

joel embiid one of the busiest players this weekend.t time, i want you on my bowling team. [ laughs ] rodney. bowling. classic. can i help you? it's me. jamie. i'm not good with names. celeste! i trained you. we share a locker. -moose man! -yo. he gets two name your price tools. he gets two? i literally coined the phrase, "we give you coverage options based on your budget." -that's me. -jamie! -yeah. -you're back from italy. [ both smooch ] ciao bella. >>> marshall here from nbc sports philadelphia. joel embiid staying busy, all all-star weekend long. last night it was the rising stars night. tomorrow, he'll start in the actual all-star game. jo jo missed wednesday's sixers win with an ankle injury. we asked him why is he participating in all three events this weekend. >> that's my town, i'm here to enjoy the moment. l.a., i love l.a. >> the phillies biggest offseason acquisition, carlos santana worked out today for the first time, and john clark was there. >> carlos santana hit a few out of spectrum field on his first day. he's average

they have the seventh spot in the eastern conference and most importantly ben simmons and joel embiid healthy. tonight the rising star challenge and embiid dario and simmons will play in the game. although i'm still not really on board with embiid playing. he can't even play back to backs yet he's supposed to participate in three events this weekend. rising star challenge, skills competition and the all star game. that's a little too much for me. just out with an ankle injury so you better not get hurt this weekend or philly is going absolutely nuts. but still good luck out in la to him, dario and ben. now from hollywood to clearwater, florida, spring training continues for the phillies. the first full squad workout isn't until monday but most of the guys are already down there working out and it's owe all about who take the next step especially when it comes to the main guy reece hoskins absolutely incredible. he exploded on the scene last year. he was red hot to start although he had little bit of a tough end at the season. still you saw a lot of potential today he talk about what h

change the way you experience tv. >>> it was far from a sure thing in south philly, whether or not joel embiidslowly easing into playing back-to-back games but nursing ankle injury. some of the super bowl champs in the house. first quarter, trevor booker, no. embiid, yes. sixers had 69 points in the first half. third quarter off the steal. embiid flying so low and rocks the rim with the windmill. 2 of his 29 and 16 rebounds. a big scare here, embiid slips and goes down

great night for joel embiid on both sides of the ball.e'll block sheldon mack finish with 28 points check him out giving a little bit of a finger wag right there. sixers win 116-105 and remain undefeated at the center so far in that 2018. >> i've been getting better. we've grown a lot since the last -- the first couple games when we were blowing our leads and all that. so, you know, the whole thing, my teammates, they getting better, i'm getting better, we have a better feel of how to play with each other. you know, a lot of work but we on the right track. >> to college basketball number three villanova at creighton. first half eric pascal with the dunk assisted by jalen brunson. villanova head by two at the half. seesaw battle in the second. this goes into overtime. pascal kept it close with a jumper but after a flagrant foul was called against phil booth with nearly one minute left that all but sealed the deal for creighton. offense went cold as villanova loses 89-83. next up seton hall. >>> flyers have won four straight eight out of th

flyers watched as a group and couple sixers went to the game joel embiid and justin anderson made theinneapolis to watch sixers win. joel just could not believe what the at months near was like at the game. he hopes sixers can deliver a champion ship to the fans. >> it was amazing. i just love the passion of the fans. >> it is just an a nation story of perseverance. it is an amazing story of belief. >> they will get there. some day. >> you have to start somewhere and then. >> joe joe looked a little tired too. >> he had a late night. >> we will be right he wouldn'help me.itting us. i'm scared. it hurts. he told me not to tell. make the call. make the call ...before it's too late. suspect it? report it. make the call. 1-800-932-0313 paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. last night game kept fans on the edge of our seat the entire game. >> one fan could not contain his emotions when he realized the bird were on the verge of victory. >> oh, my god. we were all, that man. >> that is right. >> that man was react to go brandon graham's strip sack on tom brady that all but sealed eagl

for the weekend and the sixers joel embiid part of the fun.ght jo-jo dario saric and ben simmons played in the rising stars game. tonight he played in the skills challenge. he did advance to the semifinals where he lost on the final three-point shot. after the contest he talked about his performance. >> i was actually extremely nervous. i don't know why. my heart was beating so fast. i have no idea why but i thought it was fun. i was just trying to chill, just go through and i'm glad i did that. it's something special. >> maurice cheeks is a finalist for the basketball hall of fame. he was a member of the 1983 championship team. he was a four time all-star and nba all defensive team member. his number 10 hangs in the rafters of the wells fargo center. >>> phillies added another left-hander reliever to the staff signing fernando abbad to a minor league deal. the full squad will be reporting on the and monday. some of the vets already there in clearwater. today the phillies big off season signing arrived to camp first baseman carlos santana who

but then, the big man, joel embiid, which it is the only second time in his career goes back-to-back games, goes down in pain, gets tangled, hits the grounds, was in pain, but quick trip to the lockerroom and he returns. we'll hear from joel in just a seconder you can see, embiid back out to finish the game, deep into post position, finds reddick, let's put that bad boy on ice. that's good. sixers win again, 112-98. their ninth straight win at the wells fargo center. here is joel on the scare. >> i feel great. it was kind of weird, my hand kind of got stuck into my leg. so but i think it was the impact of the neon the floor instead of twisting it, which is good. but i feel great. >> everybody's heart was skipping a beat there, for sure. over to the ice, the flyers have been playing well as of late. speaking of streaks, goalie brian elliot has had the hot handed, leading the way for the orange and black since he returned from injuries last week with four straight victories. >> flyers on the road tonight, in arizona, taking on the coyotes, first period, this was pretty. saw puck moveme

joel embiid, does something that hasn't been done in a decade, joe joe in the flow, later in sports. >>> a sweet pay off for betting on the birds see how philly politicians collected on their bet with boston lawmakers. >>> there will be a little more love in philadelphia, why the iconic love statue, or when it will return and way city is welcoming it back in oo6z y2oo6y y12fy football wagers i go paying off for darryl clark. he reeped some of the sweet reward, today at city hall. >> council president clark bet boston city council president, andrea campbell, that the eagles would beat pate tree yachts and win their very first super bowl ring. so today he was rewarded with some congratulations boston cannolis from renowned italian bake shop, mike's pastry. >> thank you, council president, campbell. a bet well placed but unfortunately you came out on the tail end, and thank you, philadelphia eagles, we love you. >> all right, council president clark lost bet he promised boston council president cheese steaks from jim's steaks and pennsylvania made treats from the reading terminal market

roast, kevin hart introduced stars by instead of praising them he roasted them including sixers joel embiidts take a look. >> from the philadelphia 76ers , my city, the city of brotherly love so only right i interest dues a rihanna, umbrella, ela, hey i'm talking about joel em bead. >> entire thing ran super long and twitter noticed one man wrote i'm in the saying never use him for the stuff again but just like a two year hiatus from kevin hart being involved in every nba event might be good. kevin hart introduction might be the first l philly has taken since the super bowl. of course, memes were made, this one said kevin hart makes a show and it shows embiid's unimpressed face as nba players respond. >>> 5:52. before we take a quick break, lets take you up to the live look at the poconos this morning. it will be i great day for a run. we will be back in just a >>> live look at board this is morning on 5:55. we will check weather and traffic in just a little bit, so warming up quite nicely. we have talk about this another year another big fund raising total for penn state's thon in efforts

. >> joel embiid.man on defense. >> since the eagles won the super bowl, the sixers and flyer s are on fire. and brett brown is fired up to make a deep playoff run. >> i want to try to win in the playoffs. and, you know, we feel like we can. >> the phillies believe they can fight for the playoffs too. >> that's why you play the game, man. it's -- i'm just getting chills thinking about it. >> we go one on one are rhys hoskins, plus we're talking eagles. who are still parading in the streets. listen up,

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joel embiid. >> joel embiid. the look in chris' eyes wee realized it's you. fantastic stuff.s huge win folks also are cheering and engineerings the super bowl commercials. we've got a closer look new tv, new speakers, netflix. this is going to be the place for binge watching, ladies. is it, ladies? don't get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. d, but you still don't have fios. ok? fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, literally engineered for streaming. good advice. i've also got some ideas on a better cereal selection, which i will keep to myself. experience netflix on the 100% fiber-optic network made for streaming switch to fios and get a year of netflix on us with a two-year agreement. >>> from new york giants players dancing to dancing devito as an mm for some soup fans the real battle was off the field. here's fox business network's diedre bowl ton. >> humor, humanitarianism and dirty dancing themes in the super bowl spots so how effective were they? just ask alexa. >> alexa coal call brandon. good amazon taking the top spot based on cop schumer vote. the winning ad opens

show time for nba all-star including sixers big man joel embiid. philly speaks out, here's jamie apody. >>> like his first of many joel embiid made his nba all-star saturday night debut last night. >> joel embiid. >> the process has a skills challenge or don't, embiid had trouble in his passing, and, you see it seems like it would be difficult, owe did make a triple to be, beating in the advancement in the second round and quite a bit of cheating where he is, still fell, the rookie, but it is the future. just listen to what perennial all-star kevin due rant said about embiid. >> he is skilled for his size. he can shoot the three. he can dribble. he will develop his skills overtime, if he wants to. he is a great player. he definitely is a guy that you have to respect. and just take over this league here, once i'm done. >> wow. >> so close, at last night utah jazz donovan mitchell was winner and he brought out kevin hart and his son to dunk over them. that earned, all perfect 10's from the judges and kevin h artist really small but still impressive.

at the urging of joel embiid. >> joel wouldn't let it go. rebound and assist, kept telling me, and when i had nine rebounds, he was saying, go ahead another one and just went up and someone blocked the big guy and tried throwing it from my hands like slow motion. >> this morning, malcolm jenkins was in new york city for an appearance with kelly and ryan. >> malcolm is a know toreious trash talker sharing his trash talking techniques with the host. >> if someone tries to block me with a tackle, i'll turn around and tell them, there's no way you can block me. very polite. >> tell your coach to put someone else out here because you can't do it. i'll talk to the sideliner and say throw that play out. it doesn't work. >> still ahead, get ready for baseball and the key to temple's recent turn around. ♪ ♪ those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. and those who embrace it. >> it's that time of year again, time to dust off the glove and play ball. phillys spring training this week. some player are getting

joel embiid scores 28. he says the game is becoming easy for him. looks it. of the third, emdiid rebounds, turns around, locks it, another double double for jojo. seconds later, the defense not up here. sixers win 116-105. they have won a season high seven in a row. phillys on fire. sixers and flyers combine 16-0-1 neither have lost in regulation. flyers have won six straight on the road. ivan makes it 1-0. then in the third, how about the turnover? brandon manning to wide open claude giroux. flyers up two. everything going their way. if you are not convinced, how about this in the third? manning laps it around the board. dumps it into the net. flyers win 5-3, winning 9 of 10, a point out of first place. eagle coach doug pederson is trying to move on to next season. they have the nfl combine tuesday. >> pederson honored in new jersey this morning, residing with his family. it's special for the family, where they call home. everyone is stepping up the game, flyers, sixers, even sixer fans. vince shen, wow, free ticket for the sicksers. thank you. they were get

back to you. >> reporter: after the sixers beat the heat last night, sixers star joel embiid said he going to the super bowl to root for the eagles. sixers game like an eagles pep rally singing the eagles fight song. embiid and ben simmons in the 4 account. sixers hang on barely to beat the heat. 103-97. three game losing streak is over. sixers face the pacers later today and embiid is expected to play in back-to-back games for the first time this season. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski. have a great day. >> another local business is showing off their eagles pride. they are doing it while giving back to a good cause. these are the new donuts named eagles signature cake donut with a kelly green blaze sprinkled with grit and brotherly love also known as green sugar. the eagles donuts will be available for the rest of the week at all four of the federal donut locations in philadelphia. >> their donuts are so good. >> i want one. >>> 9:27 a.m., much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. with the pressure on we'll tell you how experts say the eagles can mentally prepare and ta

. >>> joel embiid the most scored in an all star game by a sixer since alan i'veer -- iverson in 1963. >>> casual whiz kid alicia vitarelli gets in the kitchen to make belgium waffles for breakfast or desert. >> you can't make a cake in 6 minutes, but you can make a waffles. >> reporter: we're not using eggs, we're using baking powder and egg replacer. brown sugar a touch of engine -- vanilla extract. you can make a whole bunch them ahead of time and heat them up in the overren. >> if you want to go desert. >> you came out with your own line of vegan ice cream. >> grab some chocolate chips. get the kids involved belgium waffles. you can find kate's recipe at 6abc.com. head to whiz kid their fast casual spots tell them you saw this on 6abc. they will give you a dollar off this week. >> 6:20 a.m., "healthcheck" is up next. first up, tech bytes. >> reporter: facebook is going low tech in the fight against russian election meddling. >> >> reporter: anyone who wants to buy an election ad will have a special postcard to approve they are in the u.s. >>> space x is spending two satellites int

. >> joel embiid. >> love seeing the process, making his challenge debut aside from the fact that hehis tag off his shorts, had trouble with his passing, but made toyota the second round where despite cheating, you could tell he was having fun happy to be part of the weekend. >> this is my first type of environment. everybody told me it was going to be fun. kind of overwhelming, but i love this type of setting. i love to have fun and i'm glad to be here. hiewrly thsurely the first of m. >> i love him. >> castle is next. for melissa magee, jamie apody, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night. see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪ new tv, new speakers, netflix. this is going to be the place for binge watc ok? fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, literally engineered for streaming. good advice. with a two-year agreement. there are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about ho i really am ruggedly handsome, aren't i? every writer needs inspiration, and i've found mine. i'm detective kate beckett. beckett. aah! beckett? could you get some backu

. >>> joel embiid in the all-star game, very beginning of the game, big time dunk and the, and one, joellater in the game showing off his range incomes down the three, and then from the other end of the court, russell westbrook tries for the shot, joel says, no, embiid had 19 points and eight rebounds. >>> daytona 500 with two laps to go curt bush looking to make a move but he spins out, so this went into overtime, in daytona, in overtime it is austin dylann who wins checkered flag he is your three car and he wins it, in 2018. that is sports in a minute. i'm kristin rodgers. >>> kristin, thank you. coming up shortly the area surrounding a four alarm fire in olde city remains an active scene, as officials declared it a collapse zone. we will have a live report from that scene in just a moment but first, bob kelly, good morning. >> good morning, thomas i'm working the stepper here. wonder what this button does here. >> wow. >> hold on, all right, first time i'm on one of these things. we're live in montgomery county this morning, stay right there we will be right back. >>> all eyes on this

joel embiid says the sixers are next.hon jeffery in the house, looking sharp in the green suit, emdiid looking good too against new orleans. out scores them all by himself in the first. emdiid with a double double, 16 boards, up 35. darrio getting into the swing of things, sixers win, 182. hopefully, contagious, sixers are next. ♪ you don't even want to know protection detergent alone doesn't kill bacteria but adding new lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria with 0% bleach. lysol. what it takes to protect. sixer manager has no idea when the shooter will be back. his range the paint, that is it for markelle fultz. >> hopefully, he will be back. "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 5:00 a.m. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, have a great night, and a good weekend. >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." a quiet stretch of road lulls a dad to sleep. >> with his two kids in the car. >> the moment he gets 100-mile-an-hour wake-up call.

>> more good news for eagle fans, the biggest cheerleader of them all, joel embiid says he's going to the superbowl tomorrow and they have never lost when he's been at a game. tonight for the sixers, jojo 24 points. fourth quarter, they come out flat. back come the pacers. sixers lose 100-92. lance stevenson rubbing it in. >> flyers pushed around today against ottawa. down one, final seconds, nolin patrick with 2.6 seconds left in regulation, we go to a shootout. mike hoffman scores the game winner. flyers lose 4-3. their fourth straight loss. hopefully the eagles have better luck tomorrow. >> more "action news" in our next half hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the gig-speed network that powers the dreams of america's businesses is now doing the same for america's olympic and paralympic athletes. >> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superbowl lii. the focus tomorrow behind the scenes, security operations are kicking into gear. >> the security plan has been in effect for two years and is using black hawk helicopters. here's more on what's being done to keep people safe. >> die hard fan and a mas

joel embiid looks great here. how about the fade. the sixers bench starts imitating that fade.y love it. jo jo on the go here in the third slams it down em bead with 29 points. he falls again in the fourth, he's okay. sixers back in the win column, 112-98. they have 28 wins. that's as many as they had all of last year. everyone worried about the big guy. >> joe says he's fine. for a quick moment there i was worried. but they cleared him to come back and play. i think we go on a 5-0 run and life is still good. >> are you in any swelling or pain right now? >> stop talking about it. who's this guy rooting for? he's wearing a flyers hat and a coyotes a lower body injury has to be helped off the ice, does not return. game o it continues with the rookie for the win. flyers win 4-3. their first shoot-out win of the season. eagles offensive coordinator could be the next assistant coach. the eagles continue to parade around town to s. it's been an incredible week for the kid from glassboro, new jersey. he will never forget the ride down broad street and to the art museum. >> the parade

. >> joel embiid says the sixers are next to win a champion. they are starting to play like the eagles dominating in their own house. they've won seven in a row for the first time in a decade. joel embiid looks great here. the sixers bench imitating that fade. they love it. jo jo on the go here in the third. slamtion it down, ties his career high with 16 boards. eagles flying into the bench and as he tries to get up the right ankle buckles. he falls again in the fourth, this time holding his right knee. he briefly leaves, he's okay. sixers back in the win column, 112-98. they have 28 wins. that's as many as they've had afterwards. everyone worried about the big guy. >> joe says he's fine. for a quick moment i was worried but they cleared him to come back and play. we go on a 5-0 run and life is still good. >> do you have any swelling or pain right now? >> stop talking about it. who's this guy rooting for? flyers in phoenix zach rinaldo, here we go. elliot goes down with a lower body injury has to be helped off the ice, does not return. game o i

. >> joel embiid. it's bananas out here.ring it back here in a little bit. >> we're trusting the process right now. that is awesome. so funny thing happened outside of the stadium. joel embiid dropped by and talked to chris o'connell. >> he's always on social media, we got a parade tonight all over the city. ready for the parade. they're not waiting for the official parade because they won the championship. alshon jeffery had guaranteed it and made good. >> mayor kenney, philadelphia's mayor, of course, released a statement said for so many who have called themselves eagles fans for a generation, this is it the day the game the season and the team we dreamed of. 20172018 philadelphia eagles are super bowl champions. fantastic. cannot wait. what day would you think perhaps the parade would be >> i'll have to check with kathy on the weather but i like tuesday. >> knock it out tuesday, let's do it >> she's giving us the thump up. >> we like that. tuesday. >> so that's here in philadelphia. right now, minneapolis and we have kri