>> it is the left field of three run homerun for maikel franco. >> the phillies go onto win it against the rockies, ten to three, now off for the all-star break. >> good stuff there. katie, how is it feeling outside? >> very, very comfortable. more good stuff to report here, as you mention, i have been calling it a rock star after day, because, we pretty much had it all going for us out there. not only is it still comfortable, you can tell still bright behind me, now being blue skies overhead, you may see a cloud here and there, but generally speaking, sunshine is the story with comfortable and seasonable warmth for mid july standards, feels i have to say for july very crisp outside right now. that's because of though dew points, very mod owes win. looking at storm scan, not heck of a lot to report here guys as you might expect, high pressure anchored overhead, get sinking motion basically not only scour out any issues when it comes to wet weather, certainly, but also, really helps to get rid of any cloud cover. currently temperatures low or mid 60s, have the wind flow

maikel franco, he continues to swing the hot stick. fourth great game with a home run.ber 17 on the season. ties the game at 2-2. still tied in the eighth inning. and doubling and they score, and the phillies fall behind 3-2. in the bottom half of the inning, freddy galvis, who has been in a slump a 2-run homer giving the phills the lead and they go on to win 4-3. that is 10 victories in the past 13 games. >> i choose to believe we're the team that played the last two weeks. that's what i choose to believe. i know we had such a bad month of june and i kept wondering why we weren't better knowing we had a chance to be better. >>> temple running to run with the big stories. a three game series with oklahoma. the first game august 31, 2024. go ahead and ask for that day off now and see what they say. i don't think you can get tickets yet. >>> bradley cooper at wimbledon having a better time than federer. down two sets and then takes the third set and the fourth in a tie breaker. and one of his aces and he is on to the semifinals. >>> another nba star switching >>> the unio

maikel franco 471-foot shot, 18th of the season, phillies crews ten to three. >> the sixers are taking the las vegas summer league this week, and taking on the chicago bulls last night. number one pick ben simmons showed off his scoring, be best offensive performance so far, 18 points, not enough. the bulls beat the sixers 83 to 70. they play the golden state warriors summer squad tomorrow night. the missing man from the sixers 2014 draft darr yo, could be on his way to fell i, he and his croatian team are head today rio for the olympics. told reporters yesterday again that he's headed to philadelphia, after the game. but, must notify his european team of his intentions by july 17th, that's later this week, so, sit tight, fans. >> yesterday, the euro, 2016 final. twenty-fifth minute, portugal, christianna, had to leave due to a knee injury. had to be carried from the pitch on a stretcher. however, portugal is the euro champion beating fran, one to nothing. >> thirty-two year old open champ justin johnson said he's out because he and his fiancee plan to have more children. johnson's fia

maikel franco looks like he actually missed that ball on the bag but it gets over the wall in right fieldwo-two phillies and atlanta braves. eighth inning the phillies down three-two. two outs two strikes. thank you. freddie galvis hits a two run homer. four-three the phillies win it. so what and who is this team beating and took a stab at that question. >> i choose to believe we're the team that's played the last two weeks. that's how i choose to believe. i know we had such a bad month of june and i kept wouldn'ting why we weren't better knowing that we had a chance to be better, and now we're starting to swing better. >> one of the best tennis players of all time rodger federer he's not what he used to be, but today showed he still has what it takes for big come back. the third seed gave us a look at his past. to wimbledon. roger federer in the near court. he was down the first two sets. hits a winner here in the third set. this changes the whole match around against marion chill age the ninth seed. it's the ace. six-seven, 46-six -- are eighty four federer wins at wimbledon. >>> all ri

maikel franco. and he's coming out with the bases loaded and one man down. >> i wonder if the braves will make any moves. cervenka looked like he was gassed tonight. he walked four in this game. first pitch to franco. one ball and no strikes. here's marksberry. just brought him up. he pitched in the first game of the series. he takes the breaking ball and it is 1-1. de la cruz to your left. it looks like he will start tomorrow. that ball is ripped to third. off the glove of garcia. into left field. two runs will cross the plate. that ball was scorched by franco. and it is 8-3. phillies on top. a run charged to cervenka. that ball was really hit hard. but it was on the glove side for garcia. >> very hard. it comes up a little off the glove. a lot of players play the paul's. hit them to the left or the right. you get one. there's reason howard. he takes a breaking ball. five according to the official scorer. so we get one rbi on that. we cannot assume the double play. howard hits it back. right into t

to the sixth maikel franco just new this ball was the moment it left his bat.traight game with a hom homer. phils lead four-one. tommy joseph gave the fans another souvenir. four solo homers in this game. more enough for zach evelyn won his fourth major league game phillies won seven out of eight. pretty good. five-one the final. >> with the lead always helps. no matter who it is. it's just good link to see wear swinging and the bats and really having a good past couple of weeks went want to keep the train going. >> the roster nounsed for the all star game. the lone representative will be herrara his first all star game going tonight's game he was batting .303. 10 homers. the phillies selected him in the draft back in 2014. spent $50,000. he is and all star. that game next tuesday in san diego. >>> to inform ba free agency continues sixers signed another guard to reshape their back court. former episcopal academy star gerald henderson, jr., coming back home. two-year deal worth were $18 million. he averaged eight points is game. 44% from the field much his fath

later in the inning maikel franco wow two run blast. his team leading 15th homer of the season.ve seven runs in the inning. right now they lead eight-two in the eighth. >>> basketball sixers are going overseas to fill their point guard hole. according to reports the team is signing spanish guard search rosergio rodriguez. he spent the past five seasons paying in spain. rodriguez spent time with the blazers kings and knicks earlier in his career. >>> other big story with the sixers takes place tonight ben simmons will make his sixers debut. the team face the celtics in utah summer league play. simmons expects to face a challenge tonight, one that he relishes. >> i'm just going to play hard. i know a lot of people will be coming for me since i got that number one specifically it's always been like that for me since high school. everyone has really wanted to go at me have that shot. it's fun. i love, you know, getting a challenge. >> as the old cliche goes if you can't beat them join them. kevin durant sent shock waves through the nba when he announced he's leaving the thunder for

maikel franco out of the lineup after getting hit in the wrist last night.ay. catcher cameron rupp hit on the side of the helmet taking one to the ear. stayed down for a few minutes but left the field under his own power and showed no signs of concussion. game tied in the fifth cesar hernandez got a hit. cody asche score. phillies take the lead. in the pirates half they chase nola, bases loaded blanco singles to right. pirates then take the lead. so fed reno gonzalez comes in for nola and david frees will hit a grounder past the diving hernandez. two more runs score. nola gave up six runs. pirates beat the phils seven to four. fightans three and six after the all-star break. >>> well, this is the last day of freedom for eagles rookies quarterbacks and selected veterans they report tomorrow to the novacare complex to start training camp. they're going to take the field on monday. doug pederson starting his first camp as eagles head coach. all eyes will be on rookie quarterback carson wentz. many of the fans hoping to see him out on the field this season but d

maikel franco out of the lineup after getting hit in the wrist last night. he is day to day.hillies wasting no time getting on the scoreboard. tommy joseph with the sing goal right odubel herrera scores. pirates respond. the line drive went right past andres blanco. andrew mccutcheon easily beats the throw to the plate. the game is tied. second inning bottom of the lineup came through. cesar hernandez singles up the middle freddy galvis scores. game tied up in the third. scary moment for cameron rupp. he left the game. right now the phillies and pirates are up three to two in >> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. young children spent some time with philadelphia's bravest today. the please touch museum hosted safety day. dozens of kids met with firefighter andy brown and his friend from there philadelphia fire department. the kids tried on real firefighter gear and more. how exciting. they also learned how firefighters keep their neighborhood safe. and they've got the cute little truck there just to add a little the who do you talk to for military advice right now? i'm hillary clinto

maikel franco and tommy he joseph hit back to back slots in the first inning.er on aaron al pair hit one. he's coming from off a wrist injury. phillies win seven to five. >>> round two of the pga championship is winding down in northern new jersey. jimmy walker continues to lead. he's at 10 under par he's got three shot lead. >>> under statement of the day of course it was a little wet this morning. your shot of the day belongs to hideki he will pull the string he puts it in the hole for an eagle. >> never a doubt. >> one day. >> all right. >> we'll wait for that. >>> there is a new sports facility in mercer county that shows what teamwork is all about. the shafer sports center in ewing is a 38,000 square foot facility where young athletes will mentor their peers with special needs. it has a warm water teaching pool and offers gymnastics soccer lacrosse and dance. organizers say the center will show special needs children all the wonderful things they're capabl capable of doing. ...it's a supercomputer. with this grade of protection... it's a fortress. and with

to the sixth maikel franco just new this ball was the moment it left his bat.ght game with a hom homer. phils lead four-one. tommy joseph gave the fans another souvenir. four solo homers in this game. more enough for zach evelyn won his fourth major league game phillies won seven out of eight. pretty good. five-one the final. >> with the lead always helps. no matter who it is. it's just good link to see wear swinging and the bats and really having a good past couple of weeks went want to keep the train going. >> the roster nounsed for the all star game. the lone representative will be herrara his first all star game going tonight's game he was batting .303. 10 homers. the phillies selected him in the draft back in 2014. spent $50,000. he is and all star. that game next tuesday in san diego. >>> to inform ba free agency continues sixers signed another guard to reshape their back court. former episcopal academy star gerald henderson, jr., coming back home. two-year deal worth were $18 million. he averaged eight points is game. 44% from the field much his father p

odubel ler rare are a and maikel franco smacked home runs in there eight to two win.llies had the best batting average in baseball, .321 over the last 13 games. and have won six of the last seven. the series with the braves resumes tonight. >> 5:19 now. still ahead on "action news a newly defined risk for a woman who carry the brca1 gene mutation. we'll break down a new study. >> ♪ i survived breast cancer. if the doctors hadn't caught it early i might not be sitting here. so i'm outraged that pat toomey voted to defund planned parenthood... ...which thousands of pennsylvania women depend on for cancer screenings. pat toomey was even willing to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. shut down the government over planned parenthood? i think we ought to shut down pat toomey. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. roll all summer with a classic -- dunkin's savory pork roll breakfast sandwich is back. crave it while you can. america runs on dunkin'. [cheers and applause] >> nasa is celebrating the arrival of t

gone but the ankle problem, let's go the to bottom of the eight and with the phillies up 5-2, maikel francory time and he's got 14 of them. 6-2, win 7-2. >> it's a became of baseball. you got to pitch. you're not going to have your stuff all the time. you got to, that's why you got to pitch. you got to pitch. utilize the pitches and all your stuff. today, it worked pretty well. >> washington did what they were supposed to do. playing the reds. danny hits a grand slam a third of of his career, steven pitched six and 2/3rds inning, no reason to keep him in. washington crushed the reds. bryce harper. yeah, he can hit them hard too. 441 feet. washington beats the reds and they should 12 to 1. >>> the world golf championships turned into a survival for a few of the golfers. let's go to fire stone country club in acron ohio. this is jason day. you thought after this, hits the par five, the chip for an eagles, he was leading until he got to the back nine. this is where it started to fall apart on the 16th hole. his third shot on the par five. this will not be good, because he has -- he's now behin

herrara two run homer puts the phillies up five-one they won the game eight-two maikel franco homerun coney island. >> hotdog eating contest. that is mike stoney on the left the defending champ and that is joey chestnut. 100 anniversary of this at coney island. ninth win, 70 hotdogs he takes the bread first waters it down gets the hotdog inform it's a new technique that works because the bread has got to be watered down otherwise you can't get it down. >> goes down easier that way. >> that's how you do 70. i did two tofu dogs tonight. i did not wet down the bread that. does it for us tonight. we're back here the 4:00 a.m. for for fox 29 morning news and "good day philadelphia". >>> oh, it is a mess right not. take a look at radar close to a half inch of rain has fallen in our area and we are bracing for more and what it means for the morning commute. >>> it is back to work but for those depending on the train a major headache ahead of your morning commute. what septa a wants to you know before you head to the station this morning. >>> and that was the scene on the parkway, packed with

herrara two run homer puts the phillies up five-one they won the game eight-two maikel franco homerun coney island. >> hotdog eating contest. that is mike stoney on the left the defending champ and that is joey chestnut. 100 anniversary of this at coney island. ninth win, 70 hotdogs he takes the bread first waters it down gets the hotdog inform it's a new technique that works because the bread has got to be watered down otherwise you can't get it down. >> goes down easier that way. >> that's how you do 70. i did two tofu dogs tonight. i did not wet down the bread that. does it for us tonight. we're back here the 4:00 a.m. for for fox 29 morning news and "good day philadelphia". happy fourth of july! >> today on "tmz" -- harvey: ok. happy birthday 4th, everybody. [applause] here's what we're going to do today. i'm going to have each one of put those fins on and put the tray on your ed had. what you're going to-to-do is put the burger in the fin and then try to flip the burger into the tray. for each bun you get in the tray, i will give you a clue. if you can guess the celebrity the bas

top of the first in this one maikel franco left in the left hand by a derek cole pitch.next at-bat he gets a base hit, you can see once he gets to first base clearly not feeling it. he would leave the game. fast forward to the top of the ninth. cameron rupp his tenth home run of the season puts the phillies up 4-0. zach eflin pitched a gem. his first career shutout, second complete game in month. he needed exactly 100 pitches as the phillies win it 4-0. >> flawless. we had a game plan going in, you know, attack the inside part of the plate, keep them guessing, making them uncomfortable. whole time and it's a lot easier like that. >>> we got our first look at ben simmons in a sixers uniform during summer league play and that including former sixer charge barkley. he gave us his impression of the nba's topic from lake tahoe. >> i think the kid has a chance of being a great player. i think the people in philly need to calm down. the most important they need to figure out is? joel embiid is going to be healthy. they have a glut knee of big guys, i like okafor and noel, but t

in the sixth inning maikel franco had one homerun. tommy joseph has home fun.s within behind zach evelyn beating the braves. all star teams were announced to night no surprise with the phillies selection. every team has to have at least one player on the team and the phillies had center fielder her hoorah as their all star. in the all star game next tuesday here on fox the cubs had all their infielders selected as starters and dexter ballard in the outfielder for the cub. red sox but four starters cole hams hag having a great year. fourth all star game in his career. 76ers sign another guard although not official. they signed gerald henderson to two year, $18 million contract. gerald's dad played at a time with the 76ers and gerald went to episcopal academy high scho school. lenny dikes straik had an interesting career in baseball. an interesting life after baseball. license knee played parts of seven and a half years witness fills, led the league in hits two of those years witness phillies. helped the phils to the world series in 1993. lenny dykstra has the ni

game tide in the thirds, until maikel franco with the fly ball, that's going to drop if for a hit, herreraand the phillies regain the lead. journey pitching well, going six innings, giving up run on five hits. and struck out six. then, in the fifth, cody asche hit double to the wall, peter born will score from first on the play to put them up three; they beat the royals four-three. >>> well, free agency started yesterday in the nba. the owners have been handing out money like a winning mega millions ticket. over a billion dollars in guaranteed money on the first day. how much did the sixers add to that total? well, they need guards, that's a big sign, veteran guard jared was given three year, $27 million deal, he averaged ten points in three assists last season for the bucks, he also ranked fifth in nba for three-point shooting. sixers will be his eighth nba stop after being the 11 overall pick out of arizona in the 2,008 draft. >> meanwhile, guard smith will not be back, three year, $18 million deal with the pistons. he averaged almost 15 points from 75 cysts and ooh games with the sixers

maikel franco has led the resurgence five home runs in his last eight games.eases the team's general manager. >> i think what's been really satisfying about this is just seeing the way the bats have come alive and we've been winning games with our offense and that's something that even in the first six weeks of the season when we were winning we were often winning, you know, low scoring games, one run games and then we started to swing the bats better now and that's very positive. >> to the nba. five titles and 19 years. that's a pretty good ratio. it's also enough for tim duncan can a certain hall of famer. the spurs forward announced his retirement from the nba. duncan spent his entire career with one team the spurs. that's almost unheard of these days. he was a two time league m.v.p. and three time finals m.v.p. in typical tim duncan, no fanfare. the sixers have a day off from summer league play they'll face golden state tomorrow night. ben simmons play continues to heat up. the sixers top draft pick had his best slowing of the summer. he scored 18 points o

good news both maikel franco and cam run rupp hit by pitches yesterday are back in the lineup tonightthank you so much jamie. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 a new mural that is the perfect celebration of democracy and how you can share your opinion of leadership on this work of art. also stepping outside live sky6 of course showing you the national constitution center. adam joseph is joining us with the exclusive accuweather seven day. blistering heat coming up next. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> meteorologist adam joseph here to talk about our summer swelter. >> extremely hot especially with the humidity very

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