be part of a team and being on the court, you know, first time i have played since my last game at lsuwas rusty but as long as i'm working hard that is all i can ask of myself. as long as everybody on the court is working hard as a team, we're good. a lot of people will be coming for me because that i have number one spot. it has always been like that for me since high school, everyone has really wanted to go at me. it is fun. >> he will be fun to watch. simmons says he doesn't want to see how he play as begins other nba rookies in the summer league but judge himself base on the way he plays likely brandon james, and others in the season. is he putting too much pressure on himself. >> he is smart. he knows playing against these guys, lot of knees guys will not stick in the league. whatever he does in this summer league will not carry over, to the fan base that he is going to be a future star. he has to do it in the league himself. he will have a lot of ball teams. he will in the be ready to play with the lebron in the world. it will take a while. >> sixers they have made a point to say

faulk played his entire 13-year career with the patriots after being drafted out of lsu in 1999. he played in 5 super bowls for the patriots, winning three times. at faulk is thrilled to be taking his place among other patriots greats. >> [indiscernible] but for good reason. ed: a good reason. he's going into the hall of fame. the red sox play game 2 of their 4-game series against the angels tonight in anaheim. what a great one for david price. you can't blame price for this. he was on the mound and pitched his best game of the season last night in many ways. he walked only one and he struck out six batters. trout is safe. trout on base. watches the glory again. that is a tailor-made double play in either direction. you go to second, you get two, you go home, you get two, you get neither. the angels when the game. 2-1 to anaheim. they play in anaheim again tonight. for bob halloran. maria: and you did a heck of a job as always. and he was doing the morning show and last night. a machine. coming up at 7:00 and 11:00, a local startup -- research with blood samples and the impact on

the lsu. state police. louisiana university. lsu police are also hear to show their support. and we've seen some family members streaming in. their armed police officers with big rifles drawn stationed a the entrance. the hospital is still on lock down. since there is an ongoing threat. but we have just seen a lot of cars in dozens that have rushed in here. they don't stop for long. they are at the check point. the officer waves them through. and that is a really all that we've been able to see from where we are stationed. they put the media right outside the entrance of the hospital here but lots of somber faces. lots of blank stares, the people driving into this hospital. >> i can imagine that is the case with the three of the those police officers who died there. any indication at this point at all of the family members of these police officers have been notified? >> as far as we've know they have all been notified. i did ask that question if there were family members for all of the officers inside the hospital. police were not able to confirm that. but we were told early

good to be part of a team, being on the court, you know, first time i played since my final game at lsu. i'm enjoying the process of being here. fitting in. meeting everybody, learning to play with everybody are getting ready for tomorrow. i know a lot of people will be coming for me, because i got the number one spot. it's always been that way for me. i love playing the game, being a part of the sixers it's a honor. >> reporter: sixers open summer league play tomorrow. the sixers are trying to score players on the free agent market. they offered jamal crawford a contract. crawford played 16 years in the nba, the last four with the l.a. clippers. >>> how about these fireworks, the phillies have been popping off at the plate, since june 21, the phillies have the number one batting average in all baseball give fans something to ooh and ah about. he takes a little longer to warm up. he heats up, he allows 2 runs, phils strike first, first inning, cameron ruf the other way. they are jump out to a 3-0 need. cody ashy into the upper deck. look at this. 4-0. phils. ashy, ruf anne franco combin

great passer at lsu and that's showing up tonight. nowawu on the break for the lay-in.rebound, five-assist night. and unfortunately he left this game early in the fourth quarter with multiple cramps. goes to the floor here grabbing both calves. he will not play tomorrow against the spurs. it's a 5:00 p.m. game on the comcast network. here's simmons' description of what happened. >> it happened in the third quarter. came out, tried to fix it. a lot of fluids. and then tried again. obviously got to the rim and then soon as i exploded to the rim that's when it kind of kicked in. >> what's the biggest thing you think you learned tonight? >> drink fluids. you've got to keep the fluids going. that's the worst i've ever cramped. i'm definitely going to stay on that. >> stay hydrated. the phillies, meantime, got good starting pitching from jared ikeoff and had their biggest offensive inning of the season today against the visiting braves. pick it up bottom of the second phillies tee off against de la cruz. herrera with his tenth home run of the season. two-run blast making it 5

a kicker from lsu was also hurt in the accident. men had just left a kicking clinic in wisconsin when it happened and it's believed the driver was speeding. >>> a university of florida football player is being praised for stopping a sexual assault. christian garcia was working as a security guard at a gainesville bar when he spotted a couple in the parking lot. he said it was obvious the woman was too drunk to have given her concept and he knew it was his duty to get involved. >> i grabbed the guy by his shoulder. we went into the alleyway. he began to get violent of the he tried to throw a few punches at me but he was too far to even come close to hitting me. he slipped and busted his face on the floor. that's when his friends pulled him away and they fled the scene. >> well, the 34-year-old suspect was charged with sexual battery being held on $500,000 bond. i do encourage you to read more about garcia compelling account on our website, atmfans.com. >>> russian athletes will be going to the summer olympic games after all. olympic

now she's helping to organize a vigil to the slain officers on lsu's campus nearby to where i'm standingd the paper, quote, all violence is wrong. that does it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe," complete highlights from day one of the republican national convention. including melania trump's speech which she said she wrote. but this morning, accusations of plagiarism. we'll have response from the trump campaign. that and much more coming up next on "morning joe." ♪ using 60,000 points from my chase ink card i bought all the fruit... veggies... and herbs needed to create a pop-up pick-your-own juice bar in the middle of the city, so now everyone knows... we have some of the freshest juice in town. see what the power of points can do for your business. learn more at chase.com/ink trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax see what the power of points can do for your business. constipated? use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable rel

. >> he grew up in australia, played at lsu which has french connections, of course, the louisiana... >> now are reaching. >> yes, true. >> they have the french quarter there. >> that was in new orleans. >> they are telling us to be quiet now. >> sue, just take it. >> today is about life, liberty, and the pursuit of your own umbrella, you better find it, you might need it later on your forecast is coming up. when this rain coming in, sue. >> plus a violent start to the holiday police say a group of teens was doing, when one of them was hit and killed, by gunfire overnight. >>> workweek will not start until tomorrow for many but septa is predicting backups. that is not good. issue that led to more than 100 regional railcars being taken off track and how this will a affect you. >> good day, everybody, it is fourth of july, sue serio. >> yeah. >> life, liberty pursuit of the umbrella, as we said earliers, not much is making to it ground. we are off to a cloudy start with bus stop buddy. he has got umbrella he is dock side, today, looking forward to, well, some decent weather at times. yo

jackson, matthew gerald, and brad, vigil held at the university's memorial tower and organized by the lsu student government. memorial also set up outside the hospital where the two injured officers are being treated. >>> let's pray, let's take some time, let's pray. >> an unconventional closing prayer at the rnc has some folks talking. muslim trump supporter why he thinks the idea was genius. >> it was easy to come out as friends, it was harder to come out as republican. >> well, she may and republican, but caitlin jenner speaking out against her party. where she says they should be banned from, and why. >>> to take into your heart the message -- >> plus the man third eye blind told republicans at the gop convention. what the man said that draws boost from the crowd. >> donald trump gets a wall built but not exactly where he wants it, we'll explain who put up this wall on the hollywood walk of fame. fame. know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know