markel foltz is now the franchise's fourth number one pick. live in northern liberty, i'm brandon hudson. >> our draft night coverage continues in about 20 minutes, john clark has a one-on-one interview with markel foltz. plusser hear what the coach is saying about his newest weapon. >> our weather now and another round of rain on the way. radar is tracking the latest system that could cause trouble for your morning commute. exactly when will this rain move in? >> the latest from glenn "hurricane" schwartz with your most accurate forecast. glenn? >> i think it's going to be later on in the morning rush. this first area of rain that was approaching this evening has weakened as it enters into berks county. the next area coming in through west virginia. it's a fairly solid area of rain but not especially heavy, certainly not severe. here's the timing as we go into the morning. 4:00, 5:00, it's still dry. here comes this wall of rain between 6:00 and 8:00 and once it gets here, it's a steady rain for a while. then gets a little heavier right at th

celtics for the number one overall pick with the intention all along with the intense of drafting markelle foltz out of washington who they think clearly is the best prospect. during the workout in camden think foltz talks to simmons and joel embiid and he made him feel comfort right away and. >> he is a jokester and being with him, he is a good dude and wants the best for you. that is all it is cracking jokes and giving me advice for this whole weekend. >> i think he could be a good pick for us if we draft him. he has the chance to be the number one pick. >> embiid of course tweeted out this could be ledgery tweeting a picture of foltz as well as simmons and robert covington and sixers fans envisioning what this could be. foltz wants to win multiple nba championships before it's all said and done. this could be the final piece to the sixers pussle. >> thank you. ducis rogers and sharrie williams will be live on channel 6 and 6abc.com and on facebook live. discussing the draft as it happens, as you watch the draft on television you can watch them online. from our delaware newsroom a legal giant

markelle foltz arrived in town and we'll hear from the newest member of the sixers coming up. >> but the big story on "action news" is the wet and humid weather outside. we have several showers this morning. you can expect a lot more as remnants of cindy move through the region. as we look live at the camden waterfront it's a soggy friday. melissa magee has the accuweather forecast. may need to keep the umbrella close by. >> for tomorrow we track the remnants of cindy in combination with the cold front to the west and the combination of those two things bring scattered showers and storms, we have that activity earlier today. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you we are dry right now for the most part or starting to dry out. to the north and west we are tracking the moisture. lehigh valley county for allentown and slatington and into easton we have light showers. they start to depart before another batch of moisture moves into later today. here is part of the reason it is unsettled. the dew point numbers are quite high. numbers in the upper 60s and 70s it's oppressive. dew

markelle foltz expects to come in and win right away. the highest scoring freshman in the entire country. high expectations for the overall pick and foltz wants to win rookie of the year and mvp and down the road multiple championships. after one year in college foltz condition believe he is the number one pick tonight. >> any opportunity i get a chance to play basketball i'm happy so in fab i get a chance to play basketball and hopefully be the number one pick that is the dream from when i was younger. >> there is part of me that doesn't believe it will happen yet. and i won't be satisfied until i hear my name called i'm just sitting here waiting. i can hear it in the back of my head and like i said i'm just excited. >> foltz expects to get emotional when he hears his name called. he was dreaming of this moment since a little kid and although he is expected to start right away foltz says he will earn the minutes, he is used to fighting for his time. was recruited high coming out of high school. we are live in brooklyn at the nba draft.

just two years ago markelle foltz was cut from his high school basketball varsity team. and he was told to trust the process. and he was told to trust the process movement with the sixers in philadelphia. the sixers of course earlier this week traded up with the celtics to land the overall number one pick with the intense of drafting foltz the point guard from the university of washington they believe is the best player available. the higher scorer in freshman college basketball. just 19 years old and as you can imagine he is dreaming of going number one in the draft since he was a little kid. >> the goal is to be the number one pick since i was a kid and the chance to be the number one pick i get to go work out and hopefully get drafted by them. >> and foltz can win with this team right away, that is what his expectations are with the sixers he can win as soon as he gets there, exciting for the sixers and the entire city of philadelphia who has not seen a playoff win in five years. we'll have more coming up in the early newscast tonight. live in brooklyn, jeff skversky,

know, i think when they started this if you told me they would have joel embiid, ben simmons and markell foltzic i would have signed up for that any day. i would have signed up,. >> do you agree. >> i have been trusting it the whole time. >> i agree, thank you so much. is there also a party tonight that we need to tell you about , sixers fans can have a good time. i will come over here with the dunk squad. not the planning squad. what am i talking about here. good morning, guys, how are you. >> good, how are you. >> doing well. >> so tell us about tonight, big party. >> we are so excited. sixers dancers are performing as well as dunk squad which is awesome. there is food and drink. first 500 fans get a free exclusive t-shirt. >> where is all going down. >> at piazza, where we will broadcast live. don't miss it. >> it starts at six, is that right. >> yes. >> 6:00 o'clock, schmidt commonness northern liberties, so tell me what it is like to be a sixers cheerleader. >> incredible. >> it is a lot of fun. >> yes, energy of the fans, especially this year and we are looking forward to this year havin

new sixers markelle foltz sean bell caught up with him with a one on one interview. >> be honest you knew were you going to philly but what is it like to actually hear them call you and you go across that stage and your dream come true. >> it is one of the best things that ever happened to me in life. i'm blessed for this opportunity, something i have dreamed about since i was a kid and to hear my name called as number one pick and they are kid are looking at me saying the same thing i want to be that, truly an inspiration and just make me work harder what do you know about philly fans? you know they are crazy, over the top what do you know about them. >> i know they love you and they will get on you which i think is g motivate todd work hard and come ready to play every game. one of the best fans basis in the nba. >> is what first thing you will do now thaw are a player and in philly. >> i will get my mom and sister whatever they want, whatever that is, and then after that, i will justin vest in probably get a basketball court where i can work out where every want, anytime i want. i

markelle foltz. here is markelle with a sixers jersey today.elieves he will ignite the process and he thinks the sixers will start winning with him here now. he believes they can be a playoff team. he also has a chip on his shoulder. he wants to prove people wrong. >> i feel like i'm the perfect fit not because of my talents, but me as a person. i think i'm going to bring great qualities to the team and the team has a lot to offer me, and i'm looking forward to getting in the gym and working with these guys. >> phillys up on the diamondbacks 1-0 in the seventh. we'll be right back. (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪ (stranger) good mornin'! ♪ (store p.a.) attention shoppers, there's a lost couple in the men's department. (vo) there's a great big un-khaki world out there. explore it in a subaru crosstrek. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> okay. we cannot get enough of this video today. this gorilla can't get enough of the pool. this is at the dallas zoo. this is unbelievable. some part of me is questioning if it's real, but hey, our pro

overall pick, the sixers have the third selection, and the target is reportedly washington guard markell foltz>>> sixers predraft work out continues in camden, top prospects included guard jeremy singleton of weaver state. tomorrow the sixers will take a look at, seven more players including smu guard sterling brown. >>> to hockey, nhl draft is exactly a week from today. flyers have the second overall pick and gm ron hextall is keeping his options opened. >> i'm not going to reveal who we're taking whether we're moving the pick, i don't think we are, as i told you before but i will not sit here and tell anyone who we're taking or give anyone, any idea who we're taking. >> got nothing. >> exciting times, we have sixers, potential for number one pick and flyers with number two. crazy week. >> yes. >> thanks, don. >>> before we go to break a beautiful shot from drone watch three here showing historic ambler theater, our summer fest celebration continues and we know that they will be plenty of dancing in the dark there tonight. we will be right back. i need the phone that's where i happen to be...

. >> the philadelphia 76ers select mark markel foltz.e's the first in be one pick from prince georges county. the former star came from being cut from varsity just three years ago to being the future of the 76ers franchise. tonight on sports final our karen maloney catches up with foltz and his head coach, mike jones. you see how his fancy, fancy shoes which were made out of basketball, make sure you tune in and also he signed with the 76ers and even more dmv action and josh hart from villanova was drafted 30th by the lakers and the first pick and the last pick from the first round from the dm. >> and we'll have your last check of the weather for the workweek. >> we'll see the humidity build and not until thursday. a slight chance of showers thursday. >> thank you, ma'am and thank you very much for joining us. we will see you tonight on news 4 at >>> on this sunday night, health care cliff hanger. new pushback from key republican senators as leadership pushes for a vote on obama carreypeel thi. how tens of millions get coverage is hangin

they are widely expected to take markelle foltz and ben simmons has yet to play because of an injury. fans have high hope for the season and the sixers set a season record for ticket sales. >>> a female police officer wounded in last year's shooting at a congressional baseball practice has returned to the field to throw out a first pitch. >> and if you got the flu vaccine and still got sick, a new study will emplain why. we have the details in health check. >>> and karen rogers has your seven-day forecast from accuweather. when "action news" continues in a moment. >>> today family and friends of 22-year-old otto warmbier. the university of virginia student died after being detained for more than a year in north korea. he was can an accused of trying to steal a propaganda banner. warmbier's family rejected to an autopsy so the cornor only conducted an external exam of his body. >>> one of the officers injured in the congressional baseball shooting received an honor. crystal grinder threw out the first pitch. hodgkinson was shot and killed by officers at the scene. representative steve

. >> now markell foltz becomes a sixer as we anticipate is the process officially over? we will talk about that later on in sports, in fact, we will hear from his high school coach who had a big influence in his life and career. but for now coming to you live from the barclay center, don belfor "eyewitness sports". >> looking forward to hearing that, thanks, don. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", trashing your tax dollars, philadelphia city controller claims that these solar trash cans in the city are a waste reason they say they don't live up to the hype and how it is costing millions. >>> good news for shore goers in time for weekend we will tell you when townsend inlet bridge is finally expected to reopen after months of repairs , chelsea. >>> we're tracking a half and half weekend as tropical moisture will make its move in town i'll talk about what you can expect in your exclu >>> city controller alan butkovitz so solar powered trash compactors positioned around center city are a waste >> they go by the name big belly but many are now broken and overflow with t

. >>> most thought markelle foltz was headed to boston but a blockbuster trade the celtics and. 6ersp number one and three and the celtics will receive a future first round pick in the deal. sixers star joel embiid a picture, saying "this should be legendary if it happens." trending on bleacherreport.com, tim tebow throwing his bat way up into the stands. look how far the bat went before it finally landed. luckily, no one was hurt. tebow ended up striking out in that at-bat. >>> pete rose still banned from baseball but that's not stopping his old team from honor the all-time hits leader. he helped the cincinnati reds unveil his statue at major league baseball. the larger than life bronze sculpture captures his famous head first slide, a three-generation first pitch, his son pete rose jr. and catcher grandson, pete ross iii on the mound and son tyler rose playing umpire. pete rose having a fun day at the ball park. i don't think he'll get into the baseball hall of fame. >> i still think about the pink. >> the pink pants. in your head now. we'll see what he brings today. he played so w

if the sixers pick number one probably for washington guard markell foltz but if they stay at three maliklized in exactly what the sixers need. >> everything. [ laughter ] >> that's where i got it from. >> certain things obviously that you think that you're better at than other things. >> oh, yeah. >> shooting. of course. coming up off screens. reading the screens that like fading, anything like that. i think i'm good at. >> eagles wrapped up that are final day of mini camp this week puts an end to all things off season. the dog days of summer and the official start of training camp come july the 24th. one of the main focal points so far how good the eagles first round pick derek barnett has looked and we caught up with the rookie and asked him which players are making his transition easier? >> chris helps me a lot. bg, fledge, um, means, vinnie curry. even guys -- even a few guys only been here two, three years still helping me. we all help each other. those guys been helping me this whole time since i've been here and i can't thank them enough. >> u.s. open shot of the day. ricky fowler

draft, cem could finalize that team on monday, team is expect to pick this washington star guard markell foltzorked out with satur. more on the deal, celtics will reportedly graft and two additional first round picks 19. foltz addressed the media after his work out. >> i really don't pay a lot i'm blessed, every night bring go to sleep andre o it. i wake up every morning and i don't pay attention to everything t ibut i'm truly blen this position. whatever happens, i'm my time to it. i think it will bel.ide of it is going to be crazy. i'm close to come out and show love. this city has great fing ans.r phillies taking on the diamond backs down at theckofon the moul looking for his first win of the season. down one to n andrew knap with e sacrifice fly in center field. h that we are able to tie things up aty fein on the mound in the seventh. diamond backs open up a paul goldschmidt with the shot off the wall. they score four in the i loaded fill business a chance to get runs on the board with michael e so phillies lose five-one the series final think afternoon. >>> to arena foot ball un defeated