because it will be macphail's call. amaro's contract comes up right as the new president takes over in october. >> i got three months to learn what i need to learn. i think it's way premature to talk about personnel decisions. >> fore it's always about trying to do what's best for the organization. that remains the same goal and hopefully i'm doing it in philadelphia for a long time. but those decisions that i can't worry about and i can't control. >> reuben you got to be worried. another thing that was interesting today is john middleton came out as basically the face of this long invisible ownership group. so a whole lot of changes here with the phillies. let's not forget they have a game tonight, phillies and brewers coming up here at the ballpark. big day at citizens bank. i'm jaime apody channel6 "action news. ducis. >> jamie thank you so much and we move to the ice. flyers made another trade. zac rinaldo sent to boston. chris pronger headed to the hockey hall of fame. pronger is one of 18 individuals elected today

that is macphail. john middleton is part of the ownership group that hired macphail. he will not let macphail fail. they will provide any and all resources. >> andy and his team we are telling them you need to tell us what you need to win. >> i think my three main functions are going to be to read, to watch and to listen. then hopefully within three months we'll have a clear idea of what i think is appropriate and needs to be done. >> the phils will heavily incorporate sabre metrics and ruben amaro is in the last year of his contract. andy macphail will be watching and evaluating him. >> i'm just going to continue to do my job as i can and try to support andy and pat and obviously the people downstairs on the field as much as possible. our goal continues to be the same which is going to a plan of rebuilding. >> pete mackanin will be on the bench for the next four games. >>> brett brown is thrilled to have jahlil okafor join the team but says he has a lot of concern about joel embiid's foot which is healing slower than expected. surgery has not been ruled out for joel.

john middleton on the left there, he is part of the ownership that hired macphail. this really is the fistrst time he's out front introducing a hire. he wants to make the phils a winner again. >> we were looking for somebody with a proven track record. we wanted somebody who you could look at and say confidently that this is somebody who's built up enough organizations over a long enough period of time under different circumstances. >> i think my three main functions are going to be to read, to watch and to listen and then hopefully within three months, we'll have a clear idea of what i think is appropriate needs to be done. >> the phillies will now heavily incorporate sabre metrics, baseball analytics and a big new database is on its way. how about the gm in the last year of his contract. macphail will be watching and evaluating him. >> i'm just going to continue to do my job as i can and then try to support andy and pat and obviously the people downstairs on the field as much as possible. our goal continues to be the same, which is to go into the season with a pla

let's talk about macphail. he has a history of turning franchises around.the orioles and before that won two world series with the twins as gm. but he's been out of baseball after burning himself out. now he will resume control in october after shad going pat gillick for the next three months and he talked about his first order of business. >> when i don't really know the most pressing issue. that's what i have to discern over the next three months. i don't want to come in here and pretend that i am in a position to know anything. >> when the three of us went out and started talking to people in major league baseball to solicit names what surprised us was that every single person without exception listed andy macphail as number one. there was nobody else who was number one on any other person's list. and that was extraordinary in our opinion. >> middleton coming out as a figurehead for this franchise's invisible ownership group for the first time. obviously this won't be a quick fix but macphail says teams fully commited to a rebuild are usually rewarded fo

macphail will spend the next few months familiarizing himself with the organization, kate. >>> what a beautiful tart to the week. it has been a cool, comfortable monday but it does turn more humid tomorrow and storm chances return with that increase in humidity. we are looking ahead to the fourth of july. we will have a sneak peak at the weekend forecast coming up with the seven day chris. >> thanks very much, kate. >>> debt crisis in greece is one many factors leading to a big sell off on wall street today. dow jones plunged 350 points, its worst performance of the year. s and p500 and nasdaq broadly lower as well. right now in atens greece protest tense are in the streets, the atens stock exchange and bank were close today. long lines formed at atm where limits have been placed on withdraws. our todd quinones has more on what is going on in greece and what it means for your bottom line. >> reporter: in the wake of 2008 everyone is concerned about that whole series of dominoes? is that possible here? >> i don't think it is a major thing as far as domino effect goes. >> reporter: bruc

the team introduced new president andy macphail yesterday.-old will take over for interim president pat gillick at season's end. macphail will shadow gillick in there meantime to learn more about what ails the organization. one of macphail's first tasks when he takes over will be to determine gm ruben amaro jr.'s fate. >> it's now 5:17. coming up we have the amazing video of a driver jumping a bridge as it's going up. >> it was a tense scene on the runway when a pint sized pilot climbs into the cockpit of a helicopter and turns it on. david. [laughter] >> that would be me when i was about 12. anyway 86 degrees is today's high. that's right on the average. it is going to be warm. we have thunderstorms on the way later today. when i come back i'll give you your day planner forecast, let you know how temperatures are going to progress. and in case you're headed out of town on vacation we have your travelers fork. we'll let you know where severe weather might pop up today. >> ♪♪ at clorox 2 we've turned removing stains into a science. now pre-tre

team introduced andy macphail as a new president.ix two-year old will take over for pat gillick but in the interim he will shadow gillick to learn the organization. he has been in baseball for three decade with the twins cubs, orioles. he had two world series titles to his credit. jamie apody asked him why he is the right person for the job. >> you have turn franchises around, that is part have of your appeal what makes you think you can dot same thing here. >> it starts with owner ship. resources you have. this franchise has a great reputation. as i said in my remarks we tend to evaluate everything in the current snapshot or time it wasn't that long ago this franchise was accomplishing some unprecedented things the game punishes when do you well it will exact its toll. i know of they have a will to win and it is our job to find most efficient quickest way to get them back where they have been. >> one of his first tasks will be to determine ruben amaro junior's fate. he missed on some moves recently. amaro knows he will be judged but

the phils introduced macphail yesterday. for now he'll shadow pat gillick for the next three months. he'll eventually run all baseball operations. >> andy is a rare combination of both old school experience and new-age thinking. >> i think my three main functions will be to read to watch and to listen. and then hopefully within three months i'll have a clear idea of what i think is appropriate and needs to be done. >> macphail won two world series as general manager of the twins in 1987 and 1991. he also served as president of the cubs and the orioles. we wish him luck. >>> preparing for pope francis. >> we'll tell you what the hispanic community is doing to welcome the first ever latin pope to our area. >>> plus an artist's effort to make a mark on the world meeting of families. we're getting a sneak peek at the art installation being created all over the world. they make little hearts happy and big hearts happy too because as part of a heart healthy diet those delicious oats in cheerios can help lower cholesterol. cheerios

we told you earlier in the newscast phillies named andy macphail as new team president and will take over at the end of the season for the retiring pat gillick. right now he will watch and take notes about the team and personnel for next three months and then yep what does this mean for gm ruben amaro junior. his craze up at the end of the season. he can start the whole rebuilding project but will andy bring in on one knew to finish the job. >> i've got three months to learn what i need to learn. i think it is way premature to talk about personnel decisions. once you get a clear understanding of how you think your club needs to proceed then you have a better idea who you think can help execute the plan that you think you have to execute. >> and then, phillies start aid four game series with the brewers. sean o'sullivan got the start for fightins. phillies have the worst record in baseball, brewers second worst. we pick up action in the send phillies up three-one. caesar hernandez takes up a fly ball. o'sullivan scores from second. fill business a four-one lead. then brew crew chips a

andy macphail won two series in minute society, a served in the offices of the orioles and the cubs. his father and grandfather are in cooperstown's executive wing. macphail's preaching patience. >> i've been described as deliberate patient, and i think part that far is because i've want to collect as much information as i possibly can. if i'm not really a big believer on touting people that i have the magic formula. >> now look like pat gillick and rubin amaro jr. will stick around for the rest of the season until macphail gets acclimate today hug news gig. >>> phils got off to good start against the brewers hernandez put the phils up four to one with single that scored sean o'sullivan. but brewers came back with six unanswered runs, and beat the fighting's, seven to four. phils will try to end their four game losing streak with cole hamels with the brewer he is at the ball yard later tonight. trip to the worm's world cup finals on the line, but the americans will face their toughest opponent yesterday when they take on top ranked germany. both teams have won the world cup, twice be

the team introduced new president andy macphail yesterday.-old will take over for interim president pat gillick at season's end. macphail will shadow gillick to learn more about what ails the organization. one of macphail's first tasks when he takes over will be to determine gm ruben amaro jr.'s fate. >> 6:22 now. and six things you need know is up next. >> katherine scott is updating the search for a gunman who wounded a pregnant woman in west oak lane. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, two people were shot here in west oak lane last night. one of them was a pregnant woman. we're live with more on the search for the gunman and the latest on this investigation coming up at 6:30. >> ♪♪ >> developing overnight a deadly plane crash overseas and that tops six things you need to know about. erin o'hearn has that list at the big board. good morning. >> good morning a-military plane went down in the indonesian city of madon today. the aircraft crushed parked cars and damaged buildings. at least 37 people are dead. according to the police c

. >>> a long-time baseball executive andy macphail will take over at the end of the season.or now he'll serve as special assist and the to pat gillick. he'll eventually take over all business and baseball operations. >> andy is a rare combination of both old school experience and new-age thinking. >> i think my three main functions are going to be to read, to watch and to listen. and then hopefully within three months i'll have a clear idea of what i think is appropriate and needs to be done. >> macphail won two world series as general manager of the twins in 1987 and 1991. he also serve as president of the cubs and the orioles. >>> philadelphia welcomes the first latin pope a little bit later on this year. the city's hispanic community is adding cultural pride to the event. the hispanic chamber of commerce announced the latino papal fund a new effort to raise money for pope francis's visit. the goal 100,000 latinos contributing at least $5 each. >> showing how invested latinos will be. >> the hope will visit philadelphia as part of the world meeting of families which begins

for now, macphail will watch and evaluate then take over. macphail will be implementing more of the sabre metric systems being used in baseball. these are big changes for the traditional phillies. >> andy is a rare combination of both old school experience and new age thinking. >> i think my three main functions are going to be to read, to watch and to listen. then hopefully within three months we'll have a clear idea of what i think is appropriate and needs to be done. >> reporter: ruben amaro will be evaluated. he's in the last year of his contract. we will hear from him coming up at 6:00. i'm john clark. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> not a bad way to kick off the work week. we found some folks hitting the water along boathouse row in philadelphia and it felt really pleasant out there today. nice breeze around the sunshine was certainly out and the humidity was low. it felt really comfortable. now, thunderstorms will be returning into the forecast starting tomorrow. mostly i think in the afte

any macphail and john middleton said they ever building this new system. this is big. phillies have been so far behind the baseball. he hasn't been in baseball for over three years. and, hasn't been with any team since baltimore orioles in 2011. that is a bit of the problem. he talk about not being around the game and how it has change a few times over. so in this three month period that he is going to ease his way in, he has got to figure out what has changed in those three or four years. that is not easy to do. is there time here, they are giving him that cushion but, it is worth a pause. >> why did it take so licensing to make these moves. they lost again, yesterday. ryne andberg just up and quit. >> i think, a couple things, one being that they have done so well for so long, that five or six year run of having, great team, very good team and it is hard to push these guys aside when you have done that. they gave ruben amaro benefit of the doubt. then there was turmoil in the front office with david montgomery, with pat gillick coming back. it hasn't been a concrete

macphail says it will take some time to get the phils back on track. >> i've been described as deliberatethink part that far is because i've wanted to collect as much information as i possibly can. if i'm not really a big believer in touting people -- >> in case you haven't heard pat gillick will stay on as president until the end of the season when he takes over, general manager rubin amaro will remain in place as well. well, last night the two teams with the most losses in the major leagues met at citizens bank park, phils ceasar hernandez put the phils up four to one on milwaukee bruins had two hit in the game but the brewers hammered out 16 hit against phils pitching, and beat the phils came back to win it seven to four milwaukee. coal comb hamels gets the start, later tonight. >> team usa faces a huge test tonight in their quest for the women's world cup. the second ranked american face top ranked germany at 7:00 in montreal, with the winner going to the world cup finals. japan plays glands tomorrow in the other world cup semi, let's go usa. erika, back to you. >> got to keep it goin

phillies named a new president, andy macphail who won't take over as president until end of the seasonrt of the news conference is face to the ownership group that would be john middleton. so why macphail. >> in addition to the 30 years of success he has enjoyed in minnesota, chicago and baltimore, any has done a excellent job keeping himself current with the changing trends in baseball. thus andy is a rare combination of both old school experience and new age thinking. >> and the phillies were the same in the ballpark. they had a four-one lead but three run sixth inning by milwaukee brewers, second worse team in baseball. ramirez, pinch hitter hits a double and milwaukee beats them seven- 46789. >>> wimbledon got underway to london no vac djokovic, defending champion. this is easy, he wins in straight sets. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> and, professional golfer phil mickelson comes up in a sports gambling case. >> former sports gambling handicapper from california has pleaded guilty to three counts of money lawnering money that appears to have come from mickelson a

incoming president andy macphail will make that call. >> it's a good feeling. i'm happy that i know what my fate is until the end of the season. looking forward to doing some good work. every manager has his own style. because i have priority players, young players that we want to try to develop, i'm going to just continue to play them as much as possible and try to get them to where we think they can be to improve the team and move on to the future. >> the phils are also finally chaipg changing with the times, implementing sabermetrics into their decision making. they will have a new expansive data base. this is really something that ownership has been pushing. >> even if you were a skeptic you would have to understand this stuff just to know how your opponents were thinking. it's always been part of anywhere i've been. it's obviously gotten more sophisticated over time. >> we are working hard sometimes maybe behind the scenes that people the public doesn't see, but we're working hard in this area to move forward and move forward as aggressively as we possibly

maybe andy macphail, who was president of the cubs when they decided not to hire ryne there. >> with some changes at the top looming, i go back to my statement, i did not want to be in the way of anything happening and the progress going forward. just the accumulation of in my mind, the losses. i do not like to lose. i hate to lose. i think that's the biggest thing that weighed on me. >> ruben amaro says he takes some responsibility for what happened on the field. pete mackanin will be the interim manager. he says quote, there's only so much you can do when you don't have the talent of other teams. he's not happy about being put in this situation. >> i don't like it. it's something that i'm willing to do because i like the phillies. they have been very good to me. i think it's important for us to get past this as quickly as possible. >> i think we have to be responsible for everything we do. losses are all on us, too. we go 0 for 5 or i lose a ball game we're not able to close out a game properly, that's all on us. >>> to the sixers the g.m. today spoke about drafting jahlil okafor l

a new team president, phillies announcing this this afternoon long time baseball executive andy macphail will be the new team president at the end of the season and replacing the retiring pat gillick can. he ran the cubs and orioles. he agrees with the phillies rebuilding process. but he is preaching patients. >> we need to applaud this organization with the path it has taken recently. i think it is right path. any team that devotes themselves to a rebuild gets rewarded in the end. teams like kansas city, tampa pittsburgh baltimore if you stick with it, and you go by that scenario you will be ultimately rewarded. >> to hand him a budget and say you get to spend x dollars next year we will go to him and you tell us what you can do for this team nerd to win. >> he will take three months to sit back, ree rally with wait everything and that includes the fate of the gm ruben amaro junior. on to hockey news, flyers traded zach renaldo to boston for a third round pick and hockey hall of fame class class of 2015 was announced. chris pronger will be a member. pronger helped lead flyers to the sta

it could possibly be andy macphail the former executive with the orioles and cubs. mean it is really bad. the phillies are on pace for 108 losses. that would be the most since 1945. the team record is 105 losses. players called this embarrassing in baltimore, they could not get to split with the orioles, they lose jerome williams here he's on the 15-day disabled list. jeff flan cure had to come in and pitch, he's an outfielder the phillies dugout couldn't get in touch with him. the phillies waiving the white flag, will they waive the white flag? he's in the last year of his deal they have the worst deal in baseball. does he worry about his job status. >> i don't worry about doing my job to save my job. i have to do my job well so this organization can get back on its feet so we can be a perennial contender. that was the plan at the outset of this season we're going to rebuild. we knew that we were not going to be a contending team. >> the phone off the hook in the bullpen, that should not happen. we're going to hear from jeff francoeur about that and who he thinks m

phillies name a new president any macphail who won't take over until the end of the season. this is a time when he just waits and looks at what to to with this team. >> we really do want to watch listen read, you don't want to come in with too many preconceived notions. so i cannot help but watch some of the games and read, but at the same time you will try very hard to stay as open minded as you can. >> nothing has change for phillies, lets get to the ballpark. phillies leading four -one, but three run sixth inning and this is big hit by ramirez a double and, would you believe milwaukee comes back to beat phillies seven-four. why wouldn't you believe it. >>> chris pronger ending his career with the eye injury has been since select for induction in the hockey hall of fame. he was 2,000 nhl mvp playing 18 years in the league. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> well, is there kim kanye courtney has kids but what about chloe? what her family for got that has many feeling sorry for perfect. >> kardashian family. >> yes. >> okay. this is a crowd participation piece

phillies name a new president any macphail who won't take over until the even of the season. thinks a time, where he wait is a and looks at what to do with this team. >> you really do want to watch, listen, read, you don't want to make, come in with too many preconceived notions, so i have have, you know, can't help but watch some of the games and read, but at the same time you will try very hard to stay as open minded as you can. >> all right. nothing has changed for phillies. lets go to the ballpark. phillies leading four-one but three run, sixth inning and this is big hit by pinch hitter ramirez a double, and would you believe milwaukee comes back to beat phillies seven-four. why wouldn't you believe it. >>> chris pronger, ending his career with the eye injury has been selected for induction in the hockey hall of fame. pronger was 2,000 nhl mrp played 18 years in the nhl. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> heated debate now affecting the national cathedral, coming up what the church's leader is targeting in the historic building. >>> we are following develop