so phillis wheatley new him personally. when he died in 1770, she wrote an elegiac poem in his honor. she dedicated it to whitefield's english patroness. three years later, the countess supports the english publication of her first volume of poetry. this image of phillis in which she is not portrayed as a slave shows an alternate face of the poetess, who managed to succeed -- exceed through her own talent and ambition the station into which she was cast. the wheatleys kept phillis apart from their other slaves. she was not to eat with them, she was different and special, a emblem of their status and largess. it was part of european and aristocratic tradition to view pet slaves as accessories of their own importance. we often see portraits in royal museums in europe of well dressed slaves. miniature copies of their masters, albeit with different skin. whether phillis wheatley became an exponent of the high standing of the wheatley family that could afford to keep a literary slave, is a matter to be explored. in 1773, phillis

baby steps for the phillies.ng for the first three-game winning streak three week, no score in the second. curtis, up the middle it goes, he's safe and a run is in. it's 1-0 mets. here's nick williams. right up the middle. first career hit, his family and stands cheer him on, congratulations to the kid. jacob for mets, seven innings, phils lose 2-1 in new york. >>> jordan hicks slipped and hurt his hand while on his hone moon in greece. the injury will take three, four weeks to heal. training camp starts less than a month. the birds cut danger yell green beckham last season was a disappointment. 36 catches 392 yards. never turned into that big red zone target everyone thought he would be. they signed dave evans to a three-year contract. here's the thing, the sixers are reportedly only offers one year deals to hope to keep the salary cap low so they can pay their own guys in the future and it's now from markelle fultz. in utah on monday and like rest of rookies, fultz will have to adjust. >> because looking forwar

phillies maybe should be buyers. been one of the best teams in baseball the last few weeks. >> yeah. >> not excited at all. you don't get one call on the radio. philly's braves, galvis bails out vince velasquez, keeps it scoreless. second inning, galvis unbelievable double play. in the ninth, galvis is a beast. ballgame. the walk off winner, phillies, 2-1 the final. they won four straight. finally we have somewhat of a gong show, mike, going on with some of the players out land iron hailandishhair styles. looks like a birds nest there. >> kaepernick, he can't get a job. >> you gong him? >> yeah. >> what about the blonde wig? >> doesn't even go with his forehead. ring the gong? >> gong. >> jay i wille i jalen mill milr sports sunday. mike missanelli, i'm jeff skversky. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >> i'm melissa magee >> and i'm alicia vitarelli, saturday/tonight on fyi philly >> it's the last gasp of summer we round up 6 ways to get outside and enjoy. >> best selfie spot in philly >> and find some air conditioned fun. >> pizza! >>

baby steps for the phillies.king for the first three-game winning streak three week, no score in the second. curtis, up the middle it goes, he's safe and a run is in. it's 1-0 mets. here's nick williams. right up the middle. first career hit, his family and stands cheer him on, congratulations to the kid. jacob for mets, seven innings, phils lose 2-1 in new york. >>> jordan hicks slipped and hurt his hand while on his hone moon in greece. the injury will take three, four weeks to heal. training camp starts less than a month. the birds cut danger yell green beckham last season was a disappointment. 36 catches 392 yards. never turned into that big red zone target everyone thought he would be. they signed dave evans to a three-year contract. here's the thing, the sixers are reportedly only offers one year deals to hope to keep the salary cap low so they can pay their own guys in the future and it's now from markelle fultz. in utah on monday and like rest of rookies, fultz will have to adjust. >> because looking forw

highlights from a thriller between the phillies and braves in south philly. plus, it's only been a few practices so far this training camp but the eagles offense had a day to remember today. we'll hear from the birds later in sports. >>> philadelphia firefighters are taking on a new battle, cancer. tonight they held a fund-raiser and the money goes towards one of i don't remember own. bill finnegan whose young daughter is fighting cancer. 11-month-old beatrice will be going through chemo treatments for the next 19 weeks. they say the help they're getting from their firefighter family doesn't come as a surprise. >> you can see them do awesome things like this all the time. they're always taking care of each other. so it's fabulous and wonderful and -- >> beatrice is being treated. firefighters were hoping to raise at least $10,000 tonight to help with her treatments. >>> next on nbc10 news, the final moments of his life. tonight the new video showing a teenager just before he died during a border stop. and terror attacks foiled. a manhunt ends up with four men

so phillies, shut them down. they win nine to nothing, braves will come to town, for a weekend series. >>> after the game phillies traded reliefer pat meshack and cash to the colorado rockies in exchange phillies get a minor league short stop and two minor league pitchers. trade deadline is 4:00 p.m. on monday, meshack as you will recall was phillies only all-star. >>> phillies players aren't only won making great catches, tv announcer tom mccarthey using a giant butterfly net, nice to carroll that hot dog shot in the stands in last night's game. phillies broadcasters were calling the field from the outdoor stand at citizens bank park last night. that that is cheating. >>> there could be soon another icon for smoking joe frazier, new petition calls for renaming glenwood avenue in north philadelphia, joe frazier boulevard. so far, organizers say that the petition started by frazier's daughter frazier collins, and it has, nearly 6,000 signatures. frazier died of complication from his liver cancer in 2011. >>> what

tonight on "fyi philly." mack and cheese on my hot dog.r annual down the shore special. >> things to do by the sea. >> from dining destinations from with a view. >> new spots from jose garsis. >>> a green house with salt mined from the ocean seasons your seafood and a place for the dogs to hang. >> welcome to our annual "fyi philly" shore special we're on the beach an wildwood crest is blowing in the breeze it was named the best summer vacation in the entire country and ocean city was number two, this is a national list. >> i like it. you know a day at the beach is always a good day. >> that's right even if for no other reason

innings, the phillies. on the outside corner, 2-1. he's been a good pinch hitter. 12 hits as a pinch hitter including a home run. 0-2. got him. the first strikeout. two outs. and phillips is the batter. he's 0-4. the phillies will have kendrick, franco, the first two hitters and then the pitcher's spot. >> mike: nava maybe depending? >> tom: pete said it was day-to-day he would check in with him to see if he was available. nava has been sitting on the bench most of the night. >> john: if there's two outs you might throw him in there. it's either him or knapp. >> tom: or blanco or knapp. two outs, nobody on. >> mike: nava is my man if all we need is contact. >> john: a double play wouldn't hurt. i don't know how well he can run. >> tom: a change-up. it's 2-1. >> john: you had heard how deflated it was on perkins running and the pop-up bunt. took the air right out of the balloon. >> john: it was deflating. you have to hand it to the brewers, they did some hittinging against pretty darned good closer. i know he's not the closer he was la

her with custom-made jerseys. >> phillies home for the holidays. >> perfect. >> the phillies home foren straight games before the all-star break. we'll show you how they provided the fireworks before the fourth of july. and the debut lives up to the hype with the smooth play. what if there was a paint... ...where each drop was formulated to be smarter... ...even smarter than that... ...so if a color didn't go on evenly, it would balance itself out to reveal its truest, richest state. if a paint could realize the fullest potential of any color... ...you have to wonder... is it still paint? aura interior from benjamin moo®e . only available at independently owned paint and hardware stores. >>> hey, hey, good to see you as always, danny pommels. sixers and celtics getting it on. and the first overall pick of the draft creating some space to take the leaner in the paint. couple minutes later, fumts showing off his form. seven points in the first half. fultz driving in the paint and spinning and winning. pretty move here. gets the friendly roll. showed defensive skills. have a look at this

phillies will host pirates tonight and yesterday they got shut out three to nothing.hey only had six hits on andrew mccutchen, for pittsburgh. phillies are ranked 29th out of 30 teams in the runs scored pinch hitting has been a issue >> it is a tough situation when not facing pitching, on any given day, i did it for a number of years at big league level. when when you don't play a lot , 90 miles an hour looks like 98. tough gig. >>> summer league action sixers facing utah jazz fans will get a look at first overall pick markelle fultz and their first look at newly signed furcan, the sixers 26th overall pick from the season ago, tip off is at 9:00. >>> speaking of young tall event. >> yes. >> the sixers fans didn't have enough to get pumped up about that is ben simmons, going carson wentz on the people, full court shot, simmons posted that video to his instagram and then by the way he is left-handed throwing that with his right. >> yeah, yeah. >> so talented that one. >> yes. >> we like to see that on the court stay healthy. >> exactly. >> thanks, buddy, appreciate it.

joseph manor where phillies ball girls made a surprise appearance.than 100 seniors were treated to a game of bingo this weeks visit kicks off phillies, summer week of giving as they recognize organizations that provide valuable services, to those in need. >>> thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00, "eyewitness news" returns at 10 on our sister station the cw philly and we are back here at 11:00. >>> up next tonight "cbs evening news", meet a man who spend his day building heart just gone by night fall, don baylor head to rock had way beach to meet him from new york here's anthony mason. captioning sponsored by cbs >> mason: on the eve of a critical vote... >> there is still time to do the right thing. >> mason: the president urges senate republicans to keep their promise to repeal and replace obamacare. also tonight, jared kushner defends himself. >> i did not cloudy with russia. >> mason: and his father-in-law. >> donald trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign, and this is why he won. >> mason: princes william and harry

phillies win 1-0-3.aron altherr will miss three to four weeks with a strained hammy. >>> carson wentz tweeted out he's on his way back to philly. the birds hope to contend. one former eagles staff says don't get your popcorn ready for that. >> i don't think the nucleus and the core is there. i think hathey've had too much going on the last few years that they really just haven't had the nucleus of guys. they're going to be able to gel together enough to come all together at one time to really compete for that nfc east. >>> soccer tonight, let's go out to the pitch. the union facing the impact. forcing a turnover here. nice goal from fafa pico. always a slanted pitch at montreal as you know. union lose 2-1. we've got a winner tonight. gold cup at lincoln financial field. u sar usa enel salvador. usa prevail. 2-0. they slide into the semifinals. i'm john clark. we're right back. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're n

for a long time to come. >> he identifies himself as a philly guy and north philly guy and his stories about philadelphia and from philadelphia and he has gone on from comedy, writing books, doing mover is but he remembers our city and he remembers the people. >> reporter: kevin was presented with the liberty bell and phillies jersey. his son joined him on stage, his wife, daughter and other family members were in the crowd. >> eat, live, breathe and sleep this city. >> reporter: but it goodies that we celebrate today, a good man, and an amazing mural >> ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: lasting legacy. >> happy birthday. >> that is awesome. >> happy birthday, deaf, welcome home. no place like home, indeed. >>> rain was off and on it held off. >> it looked like the show was going on fine. >> not too bad in center city philadelphia we have had steady period of light to moderate rain but to the south conditions have been more problematic with heavier rainfall and that steady rainfall you can see rainfall totals across the area as we check in on our live neighborhood network totals ove

the phillies heading into the all star break with the worst record in baseball. but today they give everyone a break from all of that losing thanks to a home run derby. the phanatic is headed to miami for the all star game. before you go, don't forget the jersey. looking sharp. so are the phils against the padres. how about nick williams, the rookie, starts it off in the second. solo shot, first career homer. not done. two batters later, rupp, done. in the third, galvis. and herrera, another in the sixth. seventh, back to back. next batter, second of the day for galvis. phillies hit six homers. most in 13 years and win 7-1. ending the five game losing streak. after an exhausting first half, how will the phills manager spend the all star break? >> go to stone harbor for three days and eat, have a few drinks and sleep and go to the beach. and let my wife nag me. >> he's in some trouble tonight at home. what do you think? maybe if mccann nonneeds a break from the misses, he can hang with the boys. the fliers prospects in stone harbor for the annual trial on the aisl

the phillies will take it.ey go 4-5 on their road trip. >>> meanwhile, the summer league team has some local flavor like isaiah thomas and gerald villanova. isaiah was asked how he found out he had been invited by the sixers. >> to be honest, i was in dubai. i'm so serious. it was like 12:00 over there. my agent texted me, you need to get back asap. i was like, are you serious? very much so. i got on the next flight and came up for practice and i found out yesterday i'll be in the entire camp. >> reporter: what do they want you to do in summer league? >> just play hard. they want summer league to be competitive. it's phillie basketball. they want us to embrace that. i need to show that i'm one of those guys. >>> to the ice now, the flyers will split the goaltending duties next season. elliott replaces steve mason who went to winnipeg. the coach spoke about what elliott brings to the gold and black. >> he's a real good tomorrow player. his work ethic is at a high level, his compete is at a high level. there are

back home in south philly. looking for their third win in a row. freddy galvis loves to flash the glove on defense. here he is showing off the lumber. cranks one bottom of the first. the phillies take the early lead. nolan dealing like an ac casino. tieing his career high with possibly the best play of the game was made in the stands. i don't know about adults bringing their gloves to the game but if you're going to bring one this is what you do. look at the grab by the guy in the white phillies shirt. ranging to his left, gate grab. phillies win 6-1. >>> get your popcorn ready we are just a few days away from the return of football. hard to keep track sometimes, but carson wentz will join the rest of the quarterbacks and a few select veterans at the nova care complex at the start of training camp. we caught up with safety malcolm jenkins earlier today and he thinks the eagles have a good shot at making the playoffs this year. >> i think this is the year where you're looking at every team and every team's feeli

and this is the kind of day it was for the phillies.o center, the fly ball carried out there. he fumbles it and recovers for the out. then throws the runner out and doubles him off at first. sometimes it's just your day. the phillies take it and win 7-4 and go 4-5 on the road trip. >> we had a good start today, and we had a lot of things go right. things got hairy at the end, those extra runs, you never know when they're going to help out. but those are the things we're harping on, because we know those things add up. we got the win today, so that was good. >>> summer basketball will be upon us shortly. the sixers had some local flavor. darrell reynolds from villanova and brandon larson. they got a chance to talk about how it feels playing for the sixers. >> i donnell wa't want to get c up, but i'm making sure i'm playing how they want me to play. >> every time i'm here working out, it gives me motivation if i'm tired just to keep pushing. it's a blessing to be part of my hometown team. >> even on twitter, fans are wishing me luck. i kn

phillies down one to nothing, when, lighter is taken deep.lies trailing pittsburgh two to nothing in the seventh. >>> mets and nationals big day for daniel murphy. he went four for five and drove in five runs. bryce harper drove in two. washington beat mets 11-four. >>> sixers have signed guard forward, the 6-foot eight shooter was 26th pick in the first round. he may be the line up tomorrow when sixers take on the jazz. markelle fultz played in the first game since february and he has played well, 17 points, three blocks but had four turnovers. sixers lost 89-88. today he was asked what he thinks he need to improve on. >> i think, my pace, coming up , knowing to go fast, slow, everything like that it is just, you got to keep work on my lead the are leadership more and improving on the defensive and offensive end. >>> wimbledon record setting day for roger tenderer, he advanced to the second round after his opponent retired because of a foot injury. his eighty-fifth win and, he tied jimmy conners for most victories. roger has seven titles at

and they're also working in south philly, right at front and packer, phillies got a game tonight, at 7:05, down at the stadium complex, and if you are coming in from new jersey, no problems or delays at the moment. as you work your way on 42, just watch for left-over crew there on the ramp to 295. mass transit looking good. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> bob, thank you, let's stay in new jersey, tends moment for bridgeton cab driver robbed at gunpoint by two teens, all unfolded at the parking lot of s and k taxi on south laurel avenue sunday. two armed crooks pointed their guns at him, demanding his phone and money. rather than become a victim, the driver tells fox 29 he knew he had to do something. >> looking at the brains of former players. >> these days it is not just teaching x's and o's to the kids on the youth football field, in north philly. they're also tackling the issue every brain injuries. >> not only the concussions but leads to the suicide, the you know, other component of brain damage. so, of corpse, think about that in the future. >> finding released by the journ

that's your final right there, the pirates beating the phillies.ging 20 points in the first two games, in a sixers uniform, night off for number one draft pick markelle fultz, last night. fultz watched his teammates play there last game in utah, against the san antonio spurs, summer league squad. showing his range, why he is here, knocks down the triple. he had ten-point. check out brandon austin with tough bucket. he hits the lay up, and won. nice play by him. let's beat the clock. former st. joe's star isiah, drains the long two, finished with team high 18 points. third quarter, how about another buzzer beater? james black man, jr., beats the clock there is time, the sixers, they would go on 22 to seven run to end the game. they win 94-86, action moves to las vegas, for tomorrow night, against the golden state warriors. summer squad. >> and some late night nba news, espn report eight time all-star vince carter has agreed join the sacramento kings on one year, $8 million deal. insanity is the oldest player in the nba at 40. he'll play his 20th sea

today at 7:00 the philly pops will play their annual free show. it will be a patriotic end to this day. >> come down to support the city and learn where we came from and fall in love with america again. >> reporter: come back live they are getting instruments set up. if you are not here now you better get on your way. if you can't make it down here on this beautiful night as the sunset and shade coming through and breeze it is perfect out here. if you can't get down here i feel bad for you but you can watch it on nbc 10. turn the sound up and turn lights down. it will be awesome. i'm tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> the concert starts at 7:00. you can watch it right here on nbc 10 news. >>> new jersey governor chris christie taking heat for soaking up the sun amid a state budget crisis. state lawmakers couldn't settle on a budget so they shutdown the government including the state beach christie and his family were spotted on yesterday. >> i understand because the governor has residence on the beach. that's the way it goes. run for governor and you ca

how about that. 4 -0 phillies.from the defense, albeit not the smoothest of help. 7th inning, fly ball. but he still catches it. how about that. and he's quick enough to double off jay bruce. sometimes he's not that lucky. sheriffs runs in the 8th inning. daniel knocks in two more with this one. the phillies bang out a dozen hits. they win 7 -1 and give nice run support. >> definitely makes things a lot easier. you give a 4 -1 lead now. that's all your job is. everything's ahead. so you go out there, find a strike zone, get out for those guys and do the best you can. >> as a whole, the phillies haven't had a good season, but one player is being recognizeed for individual efforts. pat is headed to the all star game. the reliever will be the phillies loan representative. he has a 1.39 era and 35 games her season. this is his second all star selection. the all star game is set for a week from tuesday in miami. >>> for those of you who are holding out hope that kyle lowry would come home to play for the 6ers, forget it

[laughter] >> the phillies road woes continue.ther bullpen explosion -- implosion rather and is the process finally working? sixers making a splash. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> all right, lesley i'm excited about the process that's playing out here. >> i think we all are. we've been trusting the process for the last five years. it's been a painful five year stretch. 301 losses but there is some light at the end of the tunnel. they drafted joel embiid ben simmons dario saric and markelle fultz. free agency started at midnight. sixers b

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phillies at the all star break. and let's face it, who doesn't need a break from this philadelphia phillies team. they're on pace to lose 108 games. one of their worst seasons since the 1940s. when they return on friday, anything from the first half you were hoping to see? >> well, i was hoping to see better starting pitching. >> it has been better. >> well, nola's been okay. back today and pitching well. i talked with them last week, they have a bunch of four and five starters. they need an ace. they have to purchase an ace. aaron nola is not going to be an ace. he's a two-three. they need to get a guy who is the anchor of the staff. >> you don't need an ace hitting like this. phillies playing home run derby against the padres. six homers, most in a game in 13 years. rookie nick williams, galvis hits two. 7-1, ending the five game losing streak. after an exhausting first half, what does manager pete mccann nonhave planned for the all star break? listen to this. >> i'm going to stone harbor for three days, eat, have

it is 78 right now in philly.index even this early in the morning, ac, 74, loan spot in the 60s, to kick off saturday, mount pocono, and barely in the 60s coming in at 69. rest of the shore points, for us, sunny, ocean city, barnegat, both high 60s, so again, little bit maybe cooler down toward the shore. storm scan3, showing, precipitation out to the west, we will be continuing to track that, as we go through the afternoon. temperature today, rise up to 89 degrees tracking showers, thunderstorms out in western pennsylvania right now, be moving in this afternoon, talk about more when i come back inside in just a second. >> keep an eye to the sky. thank you, matt. unscheduled holiday for some new jersey state workers, but no holiday for new jersey lawmakers, governor chris christie called the state legislature to pass new budget so he can ends a government shutdown. anita oh, liver in the news center this morning with how the shutdown is now affecting the garden state. anita? >> good morning, jan, last night's sess

for the phillies a nice night for phillies baseball and if you get a sprinkle it's not much and partly cloudy and dry. and 71 in the ninth inning and hopefully the phillies can get runs and beat the astros and the union at the stadium will be similar conditions there. 67 overnight and cloudy and comfortable and low humidity and then tomorrow things start to change again and warm wear high of 86, we have a warm front coming past us and the humidity levels begin to rise and an area of low pressure starts to scoot through and that gives us the chance of some mainly at night tomorrow, some showers and thunderstorms and some of those storms could be strong than is evidenced by the storm prediction center's forecast

the phillies tweeted out it will start at 6:50. we'll have highlights at 10:00. >>> could scott king ri take away time tr franco at the hot corner. primarily playing second base. ask velazquez will start for the iron pigs. the righty has been on the shelf since late may with an elbow injury. he could be ready to following the all-star break. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back. what if there was a paint... ...that had the power to awaken something old... ...or painfully dated... ...or something you simply thought was lost forever... ...because it could form a strong bond, regardless of age... if a paint could give any time-worn surface stunning new life... ...you have to wonder... is it still paint? regal select exterior from benjamin moore®. only available at independently owned paint and hardware stores. >>> today was kevin hart day. we secelebrated in his hometown. philadelphia gave him a gift to remember. city leaders unveiled this mural in his honor. it's on the building that houses max's steaks in north philly. he

for last place phillies sometimes it is little things that matter, phillies can win back to back seriese since april. it would be a step in the right direction. for this very young team. nick williams is red hot. he has hit in eight straight games, including this today against the brewers, williams, gone a two run shot in the fourth. and phillies up two to nothing nothing is more excited then this kid, it is his dad, who caught the baseball. give me. that jared eickoff coming in, to play runs into trouble in the fifth. gives up two run, two out single to jonathanvillear brewers tied it at two. phillies come right back to re take lead, bottom of the fifth, howie kendrick two run single to certainty. phillies up two. they're not done. odubel herrera knocks in another. phillies score four times in the fifth. they win six-three. it is their first series win at home, in seven weeks. >> we all know what we're capable of and first half didn't exactly go how we wanted it to go but, you know, we have a lot of proving to dine we have a lot of talent in this room. >> great series win. my wife told

this one, from diana said i can name six philly people, who are super pretty. that is right, so but she said they are super pretty, kia, jasmine, stephanie, diana melony and selma. >> so keep sending them in. use the #fox 29 good day, do you agree, what amber rose said. >> yes, amber has apologize aid thousand times since last night but still, it is "good day philadelphia" so we're running witt, sue. >> how much visibility we have , we are down about five or 4 miles there at philly international, and probably even less, all of the action off shore as far as rain is concern, because we're right here by delaware bay and one of the favorite beach names, it is very popular as rain there, right now slaughter beach and more pop ups as low pressure system comes closer we are expect ago lot have rain in the overnight hours as we get into your friday and saturday morning. how much rain, some places as much as 3 inches of rain to the south of us, and maybe as little as half inch in philadelphia but chance for more and as we get into tomorrow we will see wind gusts, picki

the philly fanatics joined the family on the field.ely a game to remember for this military family. >> cool, right? >> absolutely. ducis rogers is here to talk about sports. >> i'm excited about markel fultz. not often a summer league game gets this much attention. it's the second year in a row but rare. sixers and seltzers in you saw. a floater here in the lane. fultz nails a pair of threes. fultz best bucket of the night occurs in the third quarter. spin move. fultz scored 17 points on 6 of 16 shooting. he has ability on the defensive end. sixers lose to boston, 89-88. >> it was exciting to get out there. i was happy. just getting used to the tempo. i'm used to it, but you have to learn to do it. winning every game. >> phillies got excellent pitching performance yesterday. tonight against the pirates, aaron nollan is enter. first inning, freddy galvis working on little sleep. his wife gave birth this morning. 2-0 phillies. third inning, markel frankel. two run homer, his 11 of the season. 20 for nolan. he strikes out back to back bat

[laughter] >> the phillies road woes continue.nother bullpen explosion -- implosion rather and is the process finally working? sixers making a splash. >> all right, lesley i'm excited about the process that's playing out here. >> i think we all are. we've been trusting the process for the last five years. it's been a painful five year stretch. 301 losses but there is some light at the end of the tunnel. they drafted joel embiid ben simmons dario saric and markelle fultz. free agency started at midnight. sixers brian colangelo worked his magic to get some veterans. they signed jj redick to a one year deal worth 23 million do's. he averaged 15 points with the clippers and he can shoot the 343 percent last season. sixers 25th in three-points last year. he turned down longer deals to sign with the sixers. brian colangelo signed veteran forward amir johnson. he played the last two seasons in boston. he averaged 7.5 points a game almost six boards. he and reddick bring veteran leadership to the youngest team in the league. >>> you know

aaron nola on the mound for phillies, and phillies fans will finally get to see like outfielder nickams. he is batting fifth, and he was called up from triple a lehigh veil on friday and in his first three games, in the big league he is batting .364. >> i have no idea, honestly. you know, i'm a little nervous but i'm just so happy to be here. i appreciate the city. >> he showed no fear being up here. he went right after it, swung the bat aggressively, he was smiling from ear to ear for nine innings for the last three games and, he looks like he is ready to prove that he belongs here. >> last night all-star team was announced and phillies representative will be reliever pat meshack, he is 1.39 era in 35 appearances and sixth best era among nl relief ers, second all-star appearance. >> i think i'm second oldest guy to be on the team this year. so yeah, it is an honor. you look back, you know, from 2007 and now 2017. it is pretty neat. >> another piece for sixers hepp will lead them to the championship will begin his nba journey tonight when markelle fultz takes the court as sixers begi

understanded, you know, what philly basketball is.trying to do here, which is builds a brands of exciting basketball where guys pass and compete f we get that with bun of of guys that don't know each other, they'll enjoy that experience. >> free agency started with the nhl. flyers making couple of moves, signed goalie brian he will beyond with the flames, worth five and a half million dollars, they signed forward mike to a two year $1.8 million deal. steve mason found new home. he signed with winnipeg, two year, $8.2 million contract. mason spent the last five years with the orange and black, he wanted out because he didn't want to platoon with michael nor vert. the phillies and their nine game road trip this afternoon against the mets, nick will be on the mound for the phils. last night the phils played another one run game, played 31 of them and won just ten. to the game and in the seventh, all tied up. tommy joseph at the plate. he turns on this pitch. shot off the second deck in left field. fourteenth jack of the year. phillies ha

northeast philly. at the atlantic city marina. 66 in pottstown. 68 for allentown. across the map, nice start to your morning. it is a little humid out there still. why? we have that rolling green moisture from the storms yesterday. some of us may be dealing with lingering fog as a result. radar and satellite, no rain to track, though. we have a few spotty clouds, otherwise, plenty of sunshine to kick off our sunday morning. and that's going to be the case through the rest of today. mostly sunny conditions in our forecast. next several hours through your morning. go from 73 currently. to 80 at 9:00 a.m. by noon, 86 degrees from the forecast. look at the icons, plenty of sunshine in the forecast for us. we're going to see just a light breeze out there. right around the west to southwest, 5 to 10 miles per hour. in the afternoon, it could get to 20 miles per hour at times. otherwise, today is the day to get outdoors as long as you stay hydrated. in the days to come, things looking good too. planners for d

if you're doing earrings that are philly, you have to put jawn. >> nothing more philly than jawn, 3ded by local maker here, so they're super cool. we've got coloring book hereby another maker. >> is that an adult coloring book? >> kids or adult, either one, yes, there is historic information in there, too, so you can learn something, as well. >> now, with these pins here, so it is like the wawa symbol. but? >> yes, like it is double, it is double philly. it is like the wawa logo, says jawn on there. >> is that water nice. >> yep, water ice. you got to say it right. >> water ice, is that better. >> yes. >> with the pretzel rod in there, too, some cherry water ice. >> i love it. where are you guys located? >> thirty-five north third street. right between market and arch around the corner. >> are you guys open today. >> yes, we are, yes. >> what are the snores. >> 11:00 to 7:00. >> working hard for the money, i love it. so people with stop by, a lot of people visiting, right? weaver some people over here. where are you guys from? >> reading pennsylvania,. >> welcome. >> hello, nice to m

6-3, phillies at this juncture.ottom of the seventh, mets come back like bad tuna. jeremy hellison, the pinch hitter makes it 6-5. two pbatters later, cabrera, g p gone. mets up 7-6 and that's all they needed. that's a look at sports. have a great sunday. i'm danny pommels. >>> the wawa welcome america festivities are in full swing across philadelphia. yesterday, break dancers taught a crowd at palmer park some of their best moves. and then had to show them off. show off all their skills in the dance circle. also, a patriotic party at the red, white and brew fest. sugar house casino hosted a night of food and fun on the delaware river. >>> the time 5:57. we're expecting to learn more this morning about the hunt for a road rage killer. that's after police in chester county released new video, new pictures of the suspect's truck. matt delucia will be joining us live with an update in the next half hour. >>> take a live look at our radar, and not a thing to track out there. much better sunday forecast, but it will be h

they will be set to the music of philly legends.he dream ship raises awareness and scholar ship program for children of fallen or disabled service members. and there will be a series of performances. we've listed some of them on your screen. just go to nbc10.com to see the entire list and get more details on exactly where they will be performing. the efrvents are all free and family-friendly. >>> now a live look over the ben frankly parkway where you can watch the wawa welcome america july 4th concert. it will feature mary jch. blige and philly pops and followed by fireworks. and of course if you are planning to stay indoors, you can watch all of it right here, we will be broadcasting it live. >>> the long fourth of july weekend is off to a sun filled start down the shoore. i had can kids didn't want to leave the beaches even as the sunset. and they competed in the mile fun run. and wildwood is featuring tables full of collectibles, toys and comic books. and at summers point, they are celebrating 25 years of free summer concerts. >>

now, it took a while, but the phillies and astros got their game in last night in south philly there.ourth inning. maybe they should have just rained it out completely. american league all-star jose had two doubles and two singles, around his hitting streak to 16 games, and ran his batting average up to 365. he was just part of the houston offense, best team in the al beat up on the phils, they went 13 to four, the phillies hope to have better night tonight against those tough astros, once again. and and congratulations to the plymouth little league ten and un softball team. they won the state title over the weekend going ten and one in the tournament. and the community turned out for a parade and celebration last night, they head to the east regionals this weekend in northeastern pennsylvania, good luck, guys. there was yet another champion in town last night, tennis star venus williams in the house for the philadelphia freedoms tennis match. williams played for the freedom's rival, the washington castles, last night , hagan arena. on the st. joseph campus, sloan stevens played for t

took them a while, but the phillies roared to another victory. if you haven't been following the phils, they got a second wrurn. we'll take it. just ahead, the highlights in sunday morning sports. >>> live camera view over wilmington, delaware, over frawley stadium. this is a clear sky over our entire viewing area. so you might remember yesterday. it was cloudy, there was flooding concerns down south. today, that is not going to be an issue at all. this is the day that makes everything better compared to yesterday. delaware neighborhood temperatures, we're in the 70s for many locations. new, 70 degrees. talliville, you're at 70. we drop south and lauls looking at mostly lower 70s. 74 in allendale. also 71 rehoboth beach. over to the pennsylvania suburbs. some of us still in the 60s, but that's understandable this morning. quite a few of us in the suburbs in the 60s. kenneth square, 69. and oxford, the same, 69 degrees. concordville, 69. and north wales at 72. again, as we get into the frein, many of us will make our way to the low 80s. going to f

phillies take a one-nothing lead.aron nola cruising until the second runners on second but the fly ball goes off the wall in right. austin hedges last night took two homers today the ball stayed in the yard. drove in a run. right now in the eighth phillies trailing two to one. >>> phase two summer league action resumes for the sixers in vegas. this will be the third game for markelle fultz. he sat out thursday with the game against the spurs. markelle is averaging 20 points a game. which is pretty good. he's struggled on the defensive end. the rookie wants to be coached up on playing better defense. >> me and him just texting throughout the last couple days just talking about what i need to work on and what i'm doing good at. that's what i want. i want criticism. that's going to make me better as player to help this team so i'm working on my defense just being testify on the defensive end and giving it my all. >> tonight the sixers will introduce jj redick and a.m. mirror johnson got one year deals. you'll hear from b

philly pops tonight. 85 degrees 7:00, including the spot shower chance.al as we get into the afternoon, there's a chance this may be taken indoors. 83 at 8:00. 9:00, 80 and winds are light. tomorrow, for wawa welcome america festivities, the parade, 10:00 a.m. and the parade beginning at 11:00. 78 degrees the temperature. we go to your concert time, 7:00, 82 degrees. looks nice and dry out there. then we get to the fireworks show at 9:30. scattered clouds, still dry. tomorrow for the fourth, things like extent if you are outside. it will be warm in the afternoon. now let's go through our planners for all of our neighborhoods on the fourth of july. i'm not going to the events in philadelphia. let's go to your neighborhood. start with philly, 85 at 3:00. we will see mid to upper 80s. in the suburbs, 83. increasing clouds in the afternoon. a dry outlook in the suburbs and same in the lehigh valley. sun and clouds mixing together, 73 by 9:00. in delaware, 75 at 8:00 a.m. upper 80s tomorrow. in new jersey, 83 at 3:00. a mix of clouds and sun. looking good out

phillies, the come back, cameron parkins, line drive into the left corner, herrera scores, the phillies trailing eight to two, next up, ceasar hernandez, fly ball that goes into the stands, and right, a three-run shot, his sixth homer of the season, the phillies trailing eight to five, but wait it get better. two on for cameron rough in the eighth, goes the opposite way, all clear, so the phillies erase a seven-run deficit, anti-the game. >> then in the ninth, domingo santana with single to left. that will will score, and the brewers regain the lead. to the bottom of the ninth we go. blanco, struck out to ends the ballgame. phillies three game winning streak is over. nine-eight the final. >> we are just one day away from eagles training camp. tomorrow rookies, quarterbacks and selected veterans will report to the nova care complex. the eagle making several moves in the off season, one of the biggest was signing free agent wide out al sean jeffrey. yesterday he was back in his hometown every columbia, south carolina holding football camp for kids. he and the other veterans will report on

we are less than two hours away fraum philly pops concert. there is another free concert that you can see, as well. partnering with wawa welcome america for a free broadway concert. it will give us a sneak peek of this season's broadway philadelphia. this is a big production and it takes a lot of work to get it done. crews have been working around the clock to make sure everything runs smoothly. earlier today they worked on stages for the performing arts. >> the concert started moments ago. tim furlong joins us live from independence mall not too far from where we are. >> reporter: if you have ever hung out outside my bathroom while taking a shower you will know i enjoy the show tonight especially. this is a song from stomp. it is a great night to be down here on independence mall. take a look. the freedom stage has been busy all day. now it is time for special guests. >> it will be one for the books for sure. it is definitely a special time to be here. >> reporter: the female lead in finding neverland. she and lots of other actors are here t

philly's news tonight, they trade their onlial star. >> phillys had to make a move here. phillies pulling the trigger on the trade sending pat nishak. the 36-year-old has not allowed a single run at home all year. he has the second best earned average among relievers in baseball. he says he's sad to leave. >> it's bittersweet. i enjoyed my time here. these guys are some of the better guys i have played with. it's one of my favorite places i have been. there is a lot of emotion. >> herrera is back in the manager's office today getting an earful for his backflip and failure to hustle. he's on the binch tonight. ken giles is in the bullpen doing what? i have no clue. aaron nollan a career high ten strikeouts. how about 60k for the guy. cameron rough with a good game behind the plate. the two run shot, phillies with the 2-0 lead. puppies wagging their tail, another two run bomb. he's the first catcher to hit two homers in the same game 11 years. phillies win 9-0 avoiding the sweep. marcus smith goes down as one of the biggest busts in eagle history. they cut him after three s

. >> the concert begins at 7:00 with philly pops and boyz ii men. brian will be here for it all. >> you a big mary j. blige fan? >> i like her. and know who she is. give me credit for that. >> back here live at the foot tent they are hopping all night burgers and mac and cheese on the menu for tonight. fireworks on the delaware river at the art museum they kick off or expected to kick off tonight at 9:30, reporting live at the parkway jeff cherco, channel 6 "action news." >>> they continue a 102 year 4th of july tradition in the lawn crest section of philadelphia. after the annual parade there was a flea market and car show. various entertainment throughout the day benefiting the lawn crest rec center there will be a celebration at dusk here tonight as well. plenty of fun to be had in media today. the annual celebration was held at burrell field and kids could have their face paints or try their hand at pitching or take a chance on the water slide. >> uncle sam cooked up good foot as well. this was the 13th annual celebration at johnson park. plenty

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you were at the phillies game last night?off her. >> obviously very competitive. some teams are a little annoyed i went with the family jersey here. >> i'm ready to go. i know you're ready to go. >> i hope so. >> we'll get there eventually. >> great day in atlantic city. we'll see you at the finish line. also live during the phillies game for csn. >> we'll be there live. tune in, rr tell you how we did. >> thank you, gregg murphy from comcast sportsnet. i can't imagine you have questions for me after this group? >> big day for gregg murphy. deanna, talk about the long lasting impact of the funds raised through the tour de shore. >> well, this started as a way for people from the irish pub and the's foundation to give back. and several years ago, when there were a number of police officers killed in a short amount of time, they donated to the survivors fund here in philadelphia. that really brought out a lot of police officers who not only wanted to ride here in philly, police officers from all over the state. now the fund got

blige along with the philly pops. fireworks will follow. can watch all of it live on the air right here on nbc 10. and the weekend is already off to a fun filled start down the shore. kids didn't want to leave the beach even though there was a chill in the air thank to the wind. people kept warm by competing in the mile fun run and an inside event at the wildwood convention center features tables full of collectibles, toys and comic points. and summers point is celebrating 25 years of free summer concert. >> you can't find it anywhere better. >> what better way to spend the fourth of july. >> also yesterday atlantic city promoted its summer concert lineup with a pink ribbon cutting. they will also have fireworks this year. >>> take a live look at i-95 in south philly. if you are hitting the road this weekend, prepare to have plenty of company. aaa estimates more than 44 million people will drive, fly or take a train somewhere making it the most traveled july 4th weekend ever in the u.s. and that includes nearly 600,000 from our area. one of