i just want to hear them say markelle fultz. >> the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz. [ applause >> reporter: fans erupted when first pick markelle fultz from the university of washington walked across the stage as the newest sixer and newest hope for sixers championship. >> once they bring markelle fultz in they have all the pieces they need and only other thing they need to do is add some veteran leadership. >> that was great pick. that's what they featured scoring guard. >> now they got better nucleus of players they drafted and put together that can grow together. so ride with the process. new motto we going to do it. >> after years of hanging their heads in shame all of a sudden it's cool again to be a sixers fan. >> a lot of my friends teased me when i went down to the games. say what are you going to watch them? they're not trying to win. yes, they are trying to win. it will just take little time. >> now they'll want your ticke tickets. >> now they want my tickets. >> testing. >> ment. >> testing. >> testing. and saric is it time for new slogan? >> i'm so hyped. go sixers.

the philadelphia 76 ers markelle fultz. (applause). by all accounts markelle fultz over came adversity, defied statistics to become the number one pick in the 2017nba draft. a walking, breathing inspiration . they packed this watch party at dematha catholic high school. it's awesome because i get to tell my friends that my cousin is going number one in the draft. this is amazing. this is wonderful experience, a blessedded moment i'm very proud of the family, i'm very proud of markel, his drive, his dedication to the game, his mother, ebony, one of the family members that i definitely lookeddedded up to. i tell her all the time i just admire her drive, her dedication and commitment toer becoming nba next stars had its dim moments he was initially cut from demat that tion varsity team. he's committed to the grind that's exactly wait is. so, you know, dedication -- you're going to be faced with adversity at all times and you keep going. it's good to see somebody you really care about achieve one of his dreams. i think right now he's doing

, at least markelle fultz , number one. wye grabbed an interview with markelle and the first and you will see it only here on fox. >>> obama care overhaul backlash over the plan to replace the affordable care ago where people are camping out, locally in protest. >>> just days after his mistrial and bill cosby is already planning a tour. >> a tour. >> his message to men, tour and town halls has has many questioning the judgment on this one. what are we two days into summer, wet start to the weekend. let me tell you, you are not up out of bed or walking around the kitchen wait until you go outside, it is so humid >> i walk outside and was like um, yes. >> hi everybody it is friday, june 23rd hi alex. hope you are feeling better. >> it is cool that you came in >> it is. >> i check with doctor mike i'm not contagious just my own personal suffering. >> i suggested three day weekend but you are a troop are. people will say you cannot lick sicker, you cannot lick the first pick. >> why would you want to lick the first pick. >> yes

markelle fultz after being draflted as the number one nba pick. before you go, we want to look at your forecast. uh-oh. amelia is holding the umbrella. >> amelia has been very nice and holding the you will brel a. it's warm and humid. i think the only thing keeping the bugs away is the nice breeze. >> it's extremely muggy. light rain falling outside our studios. look at the radar. rain moving into the district. you can see it on justin's live shot as well. fauquier county, lighter rain. that lighter rain is about the beltway. we can s here is your morning commute forecast. rainy. by noon, the roads will still be wet but drier by the afternoon. we have the chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. more rain comes to start off your week and amelia are back in a bit to talk more about the timing of that. >>> let's get back to erika at the live desk. >> north korea denying torturing the american student that recently died after being released from north korea. an article was out published by the official korean central news agency. since the nort

tonight, jimmy welcomes the sixer number one draft pick markel fultz and asks him that all important i, markel. congratulations. how are you doing? >> i'm doing good. thank you. >> you're welcome. you are going to philadelphia. cheese steak related, which do you like, pats or gino's? >> i have been going to larry's. i'll have to check it out. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. >> just in case you are wondering, markel fultz talked about going to larry's across from st.

tonight, jimmy welcomes the sixer number one draft pick markel fultz and asks him that all important question. >> hi, markel. congratulations. how are you doing? >> i'm doing good. thank you. >> you're welcome. you are going to philadelphia. cheese steak related, which do you like, pats or gino's? >> i have been going to larry's. you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. i own my own company. i had some severe fatigue, some funny rashes. finally, listening to my wife, went to a doctor. and i became diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma ...that diagnosis was tough. i had to put my trust in somebody. when i first met steve, we recommended chemotherapy, and then we did high dose therapy and then autologous stem cell transplant. unfortunately, he went on to have progressive disease i thought that he would be a good candidate for immune therapy. it's an intravenous medicine that is going to make his immune system evade the tumor. with chemotherapy, i felt rough, fatigue,

the sixer had their sights on markelle fultz. the dream became a reality. ey made the trade with boston over the weekend with one purpose to move into that top spot and draft markelle. just 19 years old, he joins a nucleus joel embiid, ben simmons and dario saric. comes from the sixers with an attitude, a swagger, maybe even a chip on his shoulder. >> you realize that he's got the chip but he doesn't go out of his way to show it. i think it's an inner -- there's an inner drive there, and i think that that's something that makes him special. he's motivated to prove people wrong but not in, you know, in a bad way in a very positive way. >> sean bell is in brooklyn. he'll be one-on-one with markelle fultz later in the newscast. you won't believe what food item is at the top of the celebration checklist. but first tonight, chris o'connell became one with multitude of ecstatic 76ers fans who pack the piazza to celebra hey, chris. >> reporter: hey, shredder. i'll tell you what a great night to be a sixers fan. down here at the piazza in northern liberties, the atm

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markelle fultz is the player most people projected as the sixers first rounds pick. the guard from washington averaged more than 25-point a game as a freshman last season. our don bell went on one with fultz who says he knows all about philly fans. >> the fans are crazy, growing up, ai, even you go to watch play last year, fans there love you. no matter what's going on, they'll be behind you. >> i mean, they'll get on you, what you want them to do, get motivation, work harder, and they love their players. >> that's the truth. sixers fans celebrate the the pick with a draft party at the piazza at schmidts, we got the chance to hear what those fans liked about the newest sixer. >> he compliment ben simmons, simmons get the wide open shot, no doubt, shultz will mock it down. >> the process just about done, and basketball about to blow up in philadelphia again. >> all right, let's see. season ticket are blowing up, that's for sure. the sixers have set a team record, for sales already. >> and markle sure sounds like he's ready to have some fun. he tweeted: philly the proc

they have got their man but with the first pick in the draft they selected 19 year-old guard markelle fultz out of washington. fultz played just one season with the cougars but sixers say they have had their eyes on him for over a year. fultz joined joel embiid, ben simmons and dario saric to form a nucleus that will be together for years to come. he comes together with a swagger called a chip on your shoulder. >> you realize he has got chip but he doesn't go out of his way to show it. it is an inner, is there an inner drive there, and that is something that makes him special. he is motivate todd prove people wrong but not in a bad way. very positive way. >> phillies wrapping up their series thursday afternoon with the cardinals that is freddie galvis in the first inning that gets solo home run. tommy joseph drives in three and phillies end losing streak they beat cardinals five-one. they are heading west to begin weekend series in air zone, that is sports in one minute, i'm tom sredenschek. >>> time 4:26. do you find shopping stressful how about zen shopping, coming up at 4:30 we will tell

markelle fultz very close with his mommy.n older sister named seanestimate s. his twitter page filled with photos of three of them together. >> that's wonderful,'s family guy. >> that's his sister, yes. >> love it. >> plus he's also a fan of chick-fil-a. >> really? >> yes, i wonder if he likes the new buns that they have made of quinn with a? >> well, i don't know if he's quinn quinoa guy or not. >> then, also, firehouse subs. >> yes. >> boston thought they were going to get him, go to the boston celtics, they traded to the sixers now number three pick, and so, when they were doing it, they took some pictures of him at a work out. and in the back, if you look real closely at the picture, there is some chick-fil-a. >> in a box. >> in a box. somebody's holding a box of chicken sandwiches. >> was late, because he had to stop by chick-fil-a. i love. >> yes. >> firehouse subs there is one in lawrenceville, right. >> one in lawrenceville, you're right, there is. >> so like a subway shop basically. they had them in south carolina. t

so once that happens sixers will likely select markell fultz a point guard out of washington and fultz is considered top player in the draft and a huge need for sixers right now. they have several players coming into work out today including national player of the year. >> where did he go frank mason the third, alex. >> he is player have the year in college basketball, in player is better than he is. >> you will say kansas. >> that is because he went the two university of kansas, yes, frank mason the third. >> how cool would that be to play back at home. >> that would be a dream come true for him. >> yes. >> and jahlil okafor go to duke. >> jahlil okafor went to duke. >> yes. >> or yes. >> we will get two duke players and two kansas players >> anthony gargano and eytan sander will join us to talk about this did we give up too much is this good. >> sit right to get so excited right now because over weekend it was exploding with excitement. i want to wait. this is bad. from what i have learned here in philadelphia i want to wait until it is signed and for sure happening. >> fultz just go

markell fultz is now a sixer. he was selected number one in the nba draft. he led the packed 12 in scoring. finished 6th among all division one players and the top freshman scorer in the country. >> has it sunk in that you're a philadelphia 76er? >> no, not yet, but i'm happy, i'm looking forward to giving my all. >> >> reporter: he made an appearance on jimmy kimmel live. kimy got to business. >> you're going to philadelphia, my first question, cheese steak related, which do you like pats or geno's? >> i've been going to larry's. >> that was great, if he thinks about us, we think about him right now. if he love larry, larry loves him right back. >> sounds like he is looking forward to getting here and getting to work, if larry has anything to do with it, it will be well said. >>> the lawyer for seth williams will get his shot at a key witness in the federal trial muhammadally -- muhammad ali testified saying that he provided gifts which have been called bribes. his testimony in the case in williams could ease his future sentence. >>> four students became si

later tonight i'll have markelle fultz with me. >> sean, can't wait to have it.teaks, lobster roles, milk shakes. >> let's talk phillies baseball. >> phillies taking on the cardinals wrapping up series trying to within a game. freddie galvis the solo homer. phils win five-one. last night odubel herrera plan through a stop sign and was thrown out at the plate. today he shouldn't have been in the lineup. he gets pick off. please pete mackanin sit the guy down. phillies someone within the game five to one i got to go. i'm going get dinner. i'm getting cheesesteaks. >> you're hungry. >> best place is in jersey. >> chick's. >> first thing tomorrow. >> yeah, man. >> there's a new beer by the way called trust the process. you can grab that at dinner. >> all right join to us knit for fox 29 news at 10:00. road rage caught on come rah. a car cut off motorcyclist biker wasn't going to let that happen. it all ended disastrously. desales at ten. that does it for us on a packed 6:00 o'clock show. >> markelle, if you're watching the best cheesesteak is not in philly it's in ne

fans are thrilled to welcome markell fultz to philadelphia. katherine scott is live outside the wells fargo center. a lot of excitement around this young man, katherine. >> reporter: absolutely, a lot of talent in markell fultz. it was not that long ago he played jv for his high school in maryland. fans believe he is nba ready. at washington he led the pact 12 in scoring and finished 6th in the division one players and the top freshman scorer in the county. now he is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one in the overall draft last night. >> this opportunity is truly a blessing. >> a versatile shooter, a play maker and athlete, and the kid knows his cheese steaks revealing he already has a spot. >> which do you like, pats or genos, if you're going to live there, you have to pick a side. i have not been to either one yet, i've been going to larrys. the shoutout was heard in wynnfield with the team at larries was serving up top steaks. >> i heard it on tv, they have the cheese fries, looking good. >> reporter: from cheese sta

markelle, fultz. >> we have reaction from family and friends. the news at 10 sarts right now. >> we begin tonight with developing story out of virginia. the fbi arrested a man in this queue eliminate community of leesburg on espionage charges and thanks for joining us tonight i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm tony perkins. >> man is accused of selling top secret documents to the chinese. "fox5" marine 'marraco is live at fbi headquarters with the details. marina. >> counter intelligence at the fbi washington field office in charge of this investigation. and on your screen you will see 6-year-old kevin mallory and according to investigators they say that mallory agreed to a volunteer interview with fbi agents recently and it was then a lied to investigators. according to charging documents mallory with sef-employed consultant at global x army vet and because of his work at a special agent for the state department diplomatic security service he had top security clearance until he left that job in late 2012. now today his leesburg home was raided by fbi agen

this morning, markelle fultz is probably still taking it all in.e night for the prince george's county native and our area last night. >> looks good, too. he went number one in the nba draft. >> the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from university of washington. >> the 19-year-old is from upper marlboro. went to demath i catholic in high yachtsville. his first thought was about, yep, his mom >> i was thinking about how much sacrifice that table has given me. just everything they've done for me. knowing that this is happening, this paid off. i still got a lot of work to do. i got a chance to take care of >> we're happy because he's from prince george's county. >> you're happy because he's on the way to philadelphia to play for the 76ers. >> other nba players wasted no time welcoming him. kevin durant sent a shout out to fultz on twitter last night. fultz, as you probably know by now, was the first pick in the nba draft. number one pick comes from pg county. we're on a roll. >> also showing fultz love on facebook. lot of love to go around meg

wait. >> yes. >> good to see you, man. >> always a pleasure you are choking on that. >> it is a markelle fultz> cough up a fultz. >> 7:53, 54. there is jen, penns landing. >> what? >> hi there guys. >> i'm practicing my backward skating. you can roller skate and look at that, gorgeous area come on back i'll tell you when this all opens. what are you doing? watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? >>> this is going to sound weird but the boardwalk today but i'm not leaving philadelphia how are you going to do that. >> plus this, there will be a ferris wheel, midway, games, i'm going to the boardwalk but i'm not taking philadelphia is there a boardwalk in philly. >> penns landing. >> okay, jen. >> it is pretty cool and there is beer if you are someone's mom you might need beer. >> here's the situation, ferris wheel will open up tonight, it is gorgeous, it has lights, it is really pretty and

sixers number one pick markelle fultz shooting sky high telling 6abc.ixers will be in the playoffs this upcoming season and fultz is not backing down from that today. here's fultz and the other sixers draft picks being introduced late this morning in camden. sixers fan will get their first look at the first pick in uniform next month in the nba summer league. fultz has big goals and leading the sixers to the post season for the first time since 2012. >> the future is bright that's all i can say. >> legit to be a playoff team next year. >> i'm serious when i say that. that's not just me talking because i'm a player. i really think that we can do that. >> you want him feeling like that and i think oftentimes, you know, you circle back and if it's delivered you got to own it. you got to practice like that. you got to act like that. you got to be that. it's not just words. >> go. >> making the layoffs would be easier said than done for this young group. remember ben simmons missed his rookie season with a foot injury. joel embiid has only played 31 career g

by now you know the number one selection made by sixers is markelle fultz. i learned a couple things about this guy tonight. one he still mows lawn for his mom. two he face timed his mom every day while he was a fres freshman at washington where he was a star averaged 23 points per game. i did a one-on-one with him and we had an opportunity to talk about him showing up in philly. >> when i heard about the possibilities i thought about the opportunity to go there and it's a young group. it's very talented and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top and they complement me and i complement them and also i feel like they wanted me ther there. players get along well and everything like that i was happy. >> at this point you met joel embib you know him a little bit and he said fans are now calling you feds, fultz, embi embib, daro, simmonds. >> i don't know if i like the name but whatever they want i'm going with it. the fans we'll go with it. >> the feds, you met these guys before he was here saturday in front of coangelo. here's what he h

sixers have number one overall selection for second straight year and they hope markell fultz the guardut of washington is a guy who pans out for them. fultz is expected to be the final piece of the process. they add him with ben simmons and joel embiid and sixers hoping they have a championship contender, markell's former high school coach mike generals believes markell is the difference. >> i truly believe markell and the whole trust the process, i believe he is last piece to the puzzle. you may go get a veteran here and there but in terms of the four cornstones of what that process is, he is last piece of that puzzle. markell will lead philadelphia back to the playoffs, and from there, once they get in, i wouldn't bet against him. >> we hope that he pans out for the sixers. now lets talk about the nhl because nhl draft is tomorrow night. today they released regular season schedule. the flyers are opening up their season in san jose october 4th and home opener is on october 14th against the hated washington capitols. >>> baseball today we have day baseball for phillies they took on ca

of course, markelle fultz will be taken first tonight by the sixers. le told me that the love of the game started very early for him, and it was his mom that was there for him every step of the way. >> she's my life. i don't know what i would do without her. my mom is everything you see in me today came from her. from the humor, to how i look. she's everything to me. she's what drives me, what keeps me humble, what gives me the fight to wake up every morning and go do what i do. she sacrificed everything to let me have the experiences i have. i love her so much. >> right now, there are 14 players that hail from prince george's county in the nba. you could have a whole nba roster repping the county. nba champ kevin durant. add markelle fultz, and maybe melo tremble tonight, and that's a whopping 16 players. you see the benefits of that hard work. fultz is going to be the 9th taken in the first round, but the first number one overall every. something that should make all of us very proud. best of luck to all of those tonight. it was always me dream to get

meet markelle fultz of upper marlboro.ou'll be hearing his name for sports reports for years to come. >> i get a chance to play basketball. and be the number one pick is better. that is the one dream i had since i was younger. i'm excited now. >> he played one year in college at washington. but here is where he honed his game. >> he was a humble kid even younger. always serious about the business >> he was sent to the j.v. team his junior year. he said it inspired the former teammate. >> the work ethic. whatever -- you may be sleeping but he is always working. that is the great thing about him. >> while fultz waits nervously -- >> i won't be satisfied until i hear my name called. >> his family be with him in. >> to see him go to the league and number one pick is a great feeling. >> we put a lot of guys in the nba. we are proud he is next one. >> tonight with the future stars the community will watch as markelle fultz's dream likely comes true. they will host a big watch party here in the convocation center. brad bell, abc7

by now you know the number one selection made by sixers is markelle fultz. i learned a couple things about this guy tonight. one he still mows lawn for his mom. two he face timed his mom every day while he was a fres freshman at washington where he was a star averaged 23 points per game. i did a one-on-one with him and we had an opportunity to talk about him showing up in philly. >> when i heard about the possibilities i thought about the opportunity to go there and it's a young group. it's very talented and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top and they complement me and i complement them and also i feel like they wanted me ther there. players get along well and everything like that i was happy. >> at this point you met joel embib you know him a little bit and he said fans are now calling you feds, fultz, embi embib, daro, simmonds. >> i don't know if i like the name but whatever they want i'm going with it. the fans we'll go with it. >> the feds, you met these guys before he was here saturday in front of coangelo. here's what he h

will markelle fultz help the sixers score their first playoff spot in years. saying this team is in the playoffs this time next year? >> yeah, in the playoffs. >> while the sixers are talking playoffs, are the fliers talking rebuild? >> rebuild, absolutely not. >> plus the phillies are trying to beat the heat and the diamondbacks in arizona. >> the throw. it is not in time. >> lets get into the swing of things. >> right at it. and he's done it again! >> get excited. sports sunday starts now. ♪ >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >>

markel fultz scored his first philly cheese steak before the draft? about this, the owner of larry's delivering a cheese steak to fultz hotel room last night. fultz giving them tons of publicity. >> as are we. >> going to larry steaks just after his pregame workout. >> that's what happens when you are number one. >>> if you can't get to the orchestra, maybe the orchestra will come to you. ♪ ♪ >> the philadelphia orchestra performed a free concert at northeast high school, part of a neighborhood concert series sponsored by the william penn foundation. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live followed by "nightline." "action news" at 4:30 with pat o'donnell and karen rodgers for traffic. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

>> we r i have to say, we ran this little quick thing about markelle fultz. i have the one, two, three, four, five 76ers song stuck in my head. >> all, all last night, all this morning, already. >> i like that. >> i've trusted the process. sam hinkie died for our sins, now, we have going. >> a plan coming to fruition. >> i think so. i know pat's not here, so before we get into werth, and before we start talking about all of the showers, all of the thunderstorms, that could be moving in, for at least the start of our weekend, got to talk about one nice thing of course that was the 76ers, the first pick, but it doesn't look too bad outside. picture from a top cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> dew point, not all that different than our all air temperature of 76 degrees currently. >> few isolated rumbles every thunder slowly tracking eastward, good news about this, looking forward to move in just around the time of the morning rush hour. it does look like this area of precipitation starting to weaken, and it could actually fall apart. few showers, again, few maybe isol

markell fultz was once cut by his varsity high school basketball team. now the sixers are set to make him the number one overall pick in thursday's draft once the trade is official. fultzments to come into the nba and kill it. his goals to be rookie of the year and the next most valuable player. fultz had a small taste of what it's like to play in philadelphia at a sixers game in april and he fell in love with this team and this city. >> i saw the team still fighting hard. and the most important thing was the fans were there no matter what. that was big. and being out there, i could imagine myself helping the team out, for sure. that's what i do every game i watch. if i was on the team, what could happen? >> so how will fultz fit in with the sixers? we'll discuss on action news sports sunday at 11:45, mast mast mast -- mike is getting micked up. >>> will the fliers luck out with vegas? among the players unprotected, the alternate captain, and the goalie. and vegas can select one of the players from the flyers rosser to add to their roster. if the goalie

next, one-on-one with the number one overall pick markel fultz and brett brown and president brian cole angelo. full draft coverage coming up next. ♪ it's here. the first night your teenage daughter stays out way too late. but after three years of specialist cancer care, to guide her into remission, you couldn't be happier about it. aetna. you don't join us, we join you. >>> this is sportsdesk brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markel fultz. from the university of washington. >> yeah, the number one overall pick for the sixers. i'm john clark live at the sixers practice facility in camden. markell fultz has a chip on his shoulder and says he gets it from his mom because people didn't believe she could raise him as a single mother. here he is one-on-one with amy in new york city and he saw all those sixers jerseys already with fultz on the back. >> that's amazing. that shows they got a lot of trust in me already. i'm not going to let them down. my goal is to come in

markelle fultz is the completion of this process. we have waited karen you said for years.ut what fans have gone through to see the terrible product that they purposely put out on the floor and told us by the way, hey, just so you know, going to be real bad product out there. we see ben sill operation. we see joel embiid briefly. >> this kid will walk in, light it up, great personality. he has been loyal to the university of washington now he comes into a city that can't wait to see him out there. >> oh, huge party on good day today. we have breaking news from overnight with joe em embiid. he sent out a tweet. we will show you the tweet. can you explain what this means? >> at the ends of every year there are exit meetings with players and all sports. nba is just the same. a giant, a beast. >> talking about a possible, another acquire? the sixers could pick up? >> where we are at right now. joel embiid is so in tune not only with social media but what happens happening in the nba world. nicks are actively looking to shop chris, big, shoot the three, do everything, play three

lucy, after one year of manage markelle fultz is more challenging learning environment and what he weer today about his approach at sixers summer league camp could set him up properly for the foundation he starts as pro. >>> ron burke is breaking down why markelle fultz has got to be stunt first and super star lat later. his commentary in 15 seconds. ♪ >>> i'm pretty happy. it wasn't my best my first time to get back out there and getting accustom to the play and everything like that. >> markelle fultz seems to be young man of few words. starting monday he can let his game do the talking when the number one overall draft pick make his summer league debut with the 76ers. different kind of process will take root and that's fultz learning curve to become a pro and by all accounts he started well. asking questions of his coaches summer mini camp got under way today. many great college players never figure out hordes of the pro game. the stats he put up in his college ball are impressive the finer points in the game intangibles often overlook that will matter most in his transition as pro.

markelle fultz is probably still taking it all in. there's so much to take in. it was a big moment for the prince george's native. and our entire area last night. he went number one in the nba draft. >> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft, the philadelphia 76ers select marqukelle fultz fm the university of washington. >> there you go. the 19-year-old is from upper marlboro and went to a catholic high school in high yachtsville. he's headed to philadelphia. adam's hometown. to play for the 76ers. >> welcome to my team. >>> carol maloney caught up with fultz and was there for a special reunion between him and his old coach. >> reporter: number one overall for markelle fultz. even more amazing top of the basketball world, feeling so much joy and no pressure. >> a lot of people say it's a lot of pressure. for me, i don't feel pressure. i got goals that i set for myself p that's the way i look at it. i set goals for myself and my team goals. >> we have one question from the back. right here. here he is. this guy right here wants -- maybe you could ask him why y

will markelle fultz help the sixers score their first playoff spot in years.re you saying this team is in the playoffs this time next year? >> yeah, in the playoffs. >> while the sixers are talking playoffs, are the fliers talking rebuild? >> rebuild, absolutely not. >> plus the phillies are trying to beat the heat and the diamondbacks in arizona. >> the throw. it is not in time. >> lets get into the swing of things. >> right at it. and he's done it again! >> get excited. sports sunday starts now. ♪ >> this is action news sports sunday. sponsored by audi. >> sixers fans can finally celebrate. the process is over, at least it better be. it is sports sunday, i'm jeff skversky with mike missanelli from 97.5 the phanatic. and the number one pick says the sixers will make the playoffs his rookie season. he is serious. with fultz, mike, are the sixers a playoff team right now? >> i think they fall a little short. too many young players trying to get together and play together for the first time in the nba. an all new back court with ben simmons and markelle fultz. i

fans are thrilled to meet markell ful tvment -- fultz to philadelphia. katherine there's something about the young man the way he carries himself, makes you want to embrace him. >> reporter: he has a lot of talent, it wasn't that long ago he was playing jv for his team in maryland. at washington he led the packed 12 in scoring and finished 6 among the all division one players and top freshman scorer in the country. now he is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one overall in the nba draft. >> it is unbelievable. i want to thank god, this opportunity is truly a blessing. like i said -- >> a versatile shooter, a play maker, an athletes and he know his cheese steaks. which do you like, pats or gino's? you have to pick a side. >> i've been going to larry's. >> reporter: the shoutout was heard in wynnfield with the team at larry's was making up new steaks and serving up new customers. >> i heard it on tv, they have cheese fries, it looks good. >> reporter: other teams have tweeted their welcome to ful tvment -- fultz, wayne johnson, carson

to listen to one man say one man's name. >> markelle fultz. >> markelle fultz. >> and the entire city this is huge, isn't it? >> gigantic. this is what we've been waiting for. this is why he sat through four years, five years of misery. please, fultz completes this process? and then see if they can play together. >> they'll be able to play. >> that will take a year. >> really. >> see you tonight everybody. >> we're ready. >> alex, get well. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ pace past >> a story back in new york, 30 years ago. >> where you miss pronounce someone's name. >> i thought i had a friends name antoin. >> exactly, i was with him last night matter of fact. yes, talking sixers draft. >> oh, what were you all doing? >> we went to sushi, actually, japanese barbeque. >> sounds interesting. >> over at 19th and callowhill. >> yes, was it good? >> oh, so good. >> maybe you got to try this? >> i think it is. >> okay. a nine year old girl is proving big things can come in small packages. >> so name after her favorite parent singer, sell even, well, she snubbed the judges when she belted out everyone

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markelle fultz asked question after question. is he trying to learn as he says everything. the sixers teammates for the first time and even joel embiid is out there playing with the new kid and he will not play in the nba summer league that starts monday in utah. he was happy with his first day of work even though his teammates were giving him their best shot. >> everybody is competitive whether i'm the first pick or last pick everybody comes out and compete, i hope that everybody gets me their best shot. >> among the players giving a shot at the sixers how about darryl reynolds, the undraft the rookie free agent is appreciative of this tryout with his home team. >> it means a lot. you know like i said this is my workout for the predraft. and i when to the site. it mean a ton being from philly this is huge. nothing to focus on right now, i don't want to get caught up in that. focusing on grasping the concepts. >> general manager, ron hextall says mason is in the net and now his act says that he will not be back and they have cut ties. tommy joseph says he took it personally

. >> there it is, the newest sixer is markelle fultz. out of the university of washington. he averaged 23.2. as a freshman, should be good fit for the young sixers. the new kid told our don bell he's ready to help the team. >> i just thought about the opportunity to go there, it is a young group, you know, very talented, and i feel like i have the pieces where i can get them over the top. and they compliment me, i compliment them. i feel lick they wanted me there. the players get along well and everything like that, so i was just happy. >> and of course, sixers nation celebrated the pick and the process, at a draft party at the pea a a -- piazza, no shortage of fired up sixers fans welcoming fultz to the sit i have brotherly love. >> i'm here what everybody else is here for, first number one draft pick, hopefully he stays healthy like everybody else. trust the process in ben simmons, embiid, i think we can be able to win the championship in a few years. >> you know, with everything that's going on, you know, i think fans should be proud

markelle fultz is heading to philly. >> woo. put that 76ers hat on as he got on stage wearing a pair of orange shoes that were made out of basketball. nice. but fultz is also getting attention mostly for an instagram post. >> this one was probably a mistake. the post reads excited to head to parentheses city and join the parentheses team name. so, yeah, he probably forgot to fill in the city and team name before he hit send. glad he was thinking ahead. >> well, the good thing is, philadelphia sports fans are so forgiving and loving that they'll be welcoming of him no matter what. >> ah. >>> some teenage boys have figured out how to skirt the issue of not being allowed to wear shorts in school. >> yeah, some of the guys at an academy in southwest england wanted to wear shorts when the weather warmed up. >> but the school actually prevents boys from wearing shorts, so a few dozen got creative and decided to wear skirts to school instead. >> yep, they got them from their female classmates and the academy is not considering a change

history came true. >> 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington.onathan: nice job! the former dematha high school star is the first princess george's county to go number one. sixers traded up to the top spot just to get him. nancy: they gathered to watch him get drafted. it was good to see someone they call their own make history. >> to think it was just five years ago a lot of people didn't know who he was as a basketball player. nancy: they have some work to do. 76ers only won 28 games last year. jonathan: you think? nancy: on a good track now. jonathan: josh hart goes from a national championship a year ago to the utah jazz as a final pick of the first round. marylandstrar and the upper marlboro native -- maryland star and thepp native didn't get drafted but he could earn on a spot on the roster with markelle fultz so that could be fun to watch. still ahead, baseball, barbecue, you name it. on tap for the weekend kickoff. we will help you find places to go in the planner. >> back up, back up. >> the rescue and how two young brothers helped a nei

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. >> we knew the sixers were planning to draft markell f are up -- fultz. that did not take away from the excitement when he was drafted in brooklyn. moments after the announcement, he tweeted, the process led me here and we won't rest until we number one. that gives me goose bumps, katherine scott makes me excited about the future. >> markell fultz is getting a warm welcome. markell is a philadelphia 76er. the 6'4" guard was selected number one in the nba draft. he led the packed 12 in scoring, finished 6th among all division one players and top freshman scorer in the country. >> reporter: has it sunk in that you're a 76er? >> not yet, i'm happy, i know the fans are great, the players are great, the coaching staff is great. >> reporter: the 19-year-old had a big night and making an appearance on kimy kimmel live live -- jimmy kimmel live. you're going to philadelphia, pats or genos. >> i've been going to larrys. >> reporter: the team at larry couldn't be happier for the shoutout. if he thinks about it, we think about him right now. if he loves larry, larry

. >>> and the number one pick in the nba draft this thursday is ours, look at this guy markell fultz he impressed the new coach with his defense, look at this. >> yeah. >> he will play in the suit. that is how good he is. >> and his backpack still on. >> he has a hoodie, jacket and backpack. >> blocking those shots. >> wait until he puts uniform on. >> good day it is tuesday, june 20th, 2017. we decided where we will watch the draft, this thursday. >> we have not. >> ♪ school's out for summer ♪ >> we could go to brooklyn if we want because school's out today. you have a whole different feel on the last day of school >> it just feels good. >> anyway, national weather service is investigating whether this was a tornado or not. i think it is, what do you think, alex. >> look at those wind, this is taken in delaware in greenwood , look at that movement. >> where were you yesterday afternoon and early evening, man, it got intense, didn't it it got so dark where i was. i thought it was seven or 8:00 . >> in one was injured in this but now they are going to investigate to see it in was a to

drafting of markel fultz.oel embiid excellent rooky seasons, hopefully progress year two. >> you can't help but get excited. you trade for the number one pick, you can't complain. markel fultz is highly touted. he's young. i look at it like we have so much room to grow. guys like joel embiid, ben, markel, they are in their 20s. that's the exciting part for us. >> sixers are one of 17 interested in being free agents. sixers are looking for veteran finally, triple plays are rare. they are rarer in t-ball. alabama shortstop jacob shady doubles up one runner fires a strike to first for the third out. alabama how many miles away? not even close. "jimmy kimmel live" live next. "action news" continues tomorrow morning. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight.

chance to see this gentleman, number one overall pick markelle fultz is expected to play. el embiid from the corner, doing what he does best. enjoying himself on the court. fultz is still trying to absorb all the information he can. >> talked to coach today about coming in early for next practice. i'm trying to learn as much as i can to be as best prepared as i want to be. be the best player i can possibly be. >> one other sixers note. according to multiple reports sign sharp shooter to a deal. selected the turkish guard with final first-round pick in last year's draft. nolan patrick had abdominal surgery and expected to miss four to six weeks. >>> flyers will gien goldy brian elliott when free agency opens tonight or tomorrow. veteran starter for calgary flames. released beckham today and jordan hicks injured hand but not serious. and -- looking to buy the team. that's it from sports. csn. be right back. oose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. you can choose the arm, you it's time that we bring taddicand into the light.kne

dematha high school's own markelle fultz could be george's county first overall nba pick. and fultz is expected to be selected by the sixers who traded with the celtics for the number one pick this week. earlier today he tweeted this -- "i woke up today thanking god for everything per usual. my life is about to change in a few hours. and i'm full of emotion." legendary broadcaster johnny holiday held his annual scholarship classic golf tournament today in college park. terps' head coach mark turgeon one of the local celebrities golfing for a good cause. it wasn't long ago that melo trimble's nba draft stock peaked after nba season but now he hopes to be drafted. >> i hope he lands somewhere where he gets a great opportunity. that is what matters. organization needs the point guard. it's really what is important. a place where, you know, he if its in with the culture of the team. erin: all right. if you are ryan sim herman you have to represent your alma mater virginia if you are attending johnny holiday's golf tournament at the university of maryland's golf course. the nats

adrianna: it was a big night for local kids at the nba prince george's county's own markelle fultz was taken number one overall to the philadelphia 76ers. >> with the first pick in the draft, the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. adrianna: the former dematha high school star is the first prince george's county native to go number one, averaging more than 20 points and six assists per game in his one season in college. a wet start but it has cleared up, how long will things stay this way? we have a look at the weekend forecast coming up. adrianna: that may be a kiddie pool but this guerrilla is not kidding around when it comes to dance moves. earned the how he title of dancing gorilla. he came to the dallas zoo from the calgary zoo where he was known for his monkey business. the moves are going viral. having a good time. molly: probably a lot of time -- people have to see that. adrianna: should we find a place to slice round this weekend? molly: steady rain by late tonight i own my own company. i had some severe fatigue, some funny rashes. final