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the phillies announced pete mccannon is out as manager at season's end. he will improve into a role as special assistant to the gm. >> our goal for the search will be to identify a leader that can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. >> this organization has been really good to me, and i would love to see this come to fruition. it would be nice as manager, i'm thrilled to stick around and play a part in it. >> phils even mets mccannon finishing out the season. the bats coming alive for him, phillies lead 5-2. two batters later, hernandez, goes deep, too, his 9th of the career, phillies win 6-2. >>> football, eagles head west to face the l.a. charges. not everyone is making the trip. fletcher cox is out, and jay lynn watkins and corey graham. cox suffered a calf injury over the giants. coach peterson is optimistic he will be back next week. it's football, it's next man up. >> you know, the next guy beau alan, these guys are going to have to step up and fill the gap. they have done a nice job. it's been a tough season for temple. to

the phillies announced pete mccannon is out as manager at season's end.ll move into a role as special assistant to the gm. the organization says they need a new voice as the rebuilding process continues. >> our goal for the search is to identify a leader that can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. >> this organization has been very good to me and i would love to see this thing come to fruition. it would have been nice as manager, i'm thrilled that i can stick around and play a part in it. >>> phils and mets last night, mccannon finishing out the season. bats come alive for them, 6th inning. phillies lead 5-2. hernandez goes deep. phillies win 6-2. >>> football eagles head west to face the l.a. chargers. not everyone is making the trip. fletcher cox is out same goes for corey graham. cox suffered a calf injury. it's football, it's next man up. >> the next guy beau alan these guys are going to have to step up and fill the gap. they have done a nice job. >> it's been a tough season for temple. today will bring another tough test, t

chris, i like that. >> and depending on the final series versus mets this weekend it was announced pete mccannon will not return as phillies manager and as said will be an assistant to the general manager the guy that just fired him. once mcclin tech was fired he inherited mccannon. gm wants to bring in his guy. mccannon will finish as phils skipper and addressed media today. first gm on the decision. >> way that the rebuild is unfolding and the way that some of our young players are graduating to the big leagues and the way the outlook is shaping up, you know, that is why i think that a new voice in the dugout and new style is necessary. >> i'm good with it let's put it that way. i'm dispointed surely and won't sit here and say i'm all tickled pink about it but i understand it and i'm happy to be a part of it down the road. >> an interesting move but certainly not shocking. coming up later in sports two names that are already surfacing as favorites and hear more from general manager matt mcclin tack on expectation. back to you chris. >> shawn, thanks. you may have seen them but do you know what

pete mccannon is out as the phillies manager. he is being moved to the job as special assistant to the general manager. >> our goal for the search is to identify a leader who can help lead us into the future and take us where we want to go, but i still trust pete, i still want his opinion, i want to be able to call him and run thoughts by him. >> i'm good with it, i'm disappointed surely, i'm not going to say i'm tickled pink about it. i understand it and i am happy to be a part of it down the road. >> d a 172 and 232 record with the phillies. this season, the team showed some improvement since the all star break, the phillies have gone 35 and 47. >>> 9:37 a.m., there is still more to cen news" saturday morning. including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: i'm karen rogers this sweet miniature horse is pixie she was saved by the south jersey horse rescue, we'll introduce you to pixie and some of her friends coming up this morning on "action news." >>> 60 years later, a south jersey man gets his stolen wallet returned w

pete mccannon is out. 127 months after taking over he is moving to the front office. >> our search for a leader that will lead us into the future and take us where we want to go. i still trust pete i want his opinion. i want to be able to call him. >> i'm good with it, i'm disappointed shortly, i understand it and i am happy to be a part of it down the road. >> before last night, mccannon compiled a 172-232nd. the phillies have gone 35-37. not great. mccannon got the phillies from point a to point b. >> nba is recommending teams to express unity before the home game reminding them players must stand for the national anthem. a memo was sent to teams yesterday, a day after adam silver said he expected players would stand for the anthem. the memo added teams do not have the discretion to waive that rule. this comes after several nfl teams had a peaceful protest. >> it took 60 years, a south jersey man had a a stolen wallet returned to. he said it was stolen when his house was burglarized in 1957 staysy and donald williams of belmawr found the wallet tearing down the wall in their home. >>

. >>> just two games left for the phillies this year and pete mccannon learned he won't be back managing the team. he'll be in a front office role. >> he's done a phenomenal job without a lot of pitching. i was looking forward to one more season with him. i think he's been a good manager. he's been a good players' manager. sad to see him good. >> look at the team they had and where they were the first half of the season, they've come along the second half. he deserves another year. >> i feel bad for the man. he had to put up with a lot of things this year. i'm very loyal. i felt phillies weren't loyal to him. i have a hard time with that. >> he won't be going far serve as a special assistant to the general manager. that's it for sports. back to you. >> thanks for that appreciate it. >>> too bad the eagles are playing out west tomorrow. the weather at the link would have been perfect. >> i was thinking the same thing. playing in san diego, so you know what the forecast is going to be there. beautiful. our weather looks beautiful as well. that ten-day forecast shows that nice, crisp air th

phillies manager pete mccannon is being replaced from the dougout to the office. >>> meteorologist chrisl. >> reporter: crisp and cool, temperatures are continuing to fall. wednesday's high as 89. the first front came through, 78 thursday, yesterday it was 71. today 66 or 67 him very fall like today. 57 in allentown and reading. 48 in the mountains. millville, 62. trenton, 58 degrees. now, niece numbers will climb until the clouds roll in, once the skies go mostly cloudy which should happen around lunch time that's when the terms suddenly