raise it with the flyers but the man that traded him to the blackhawks ron hextall is thrilled for him. >> you know what? i was sitting there after the game thinking, you know what? they should make a movie. seriously. i couldn't be happier. i think probably all you guys in the whole delaware valley and everywhere else is happy for this guy, because he's a pro and i guess in the end he got what he deserved.

. >>> former flyer kimmo timonen met with ron hextall to discuss a job with the team. he is retiring a stanley cup champ after 17 years. i sat down with him today as he returned to town. >> i can't describe the feeling. it was just full range of emotions. at the end of the day i didn't know what to do with it. i was like yeah yeah yelling and i was like okay, guys, take it. >> reporter: it was ten months ago kimmo was told he had life-threatening blood clots in his lungs and legs. >> from the hospital bed i was in not able to play and a lot of doctors said no don't take that chance and just sitting here as stanley cup champion it's kind of an unreal feeling. >> reporter: kimmo had over a dozen meetings with ron hextall about coming back. he had to convince hexy. >> probably thinks still that i was crazy. he told me that. but i think he realized throughout all these meetings we had that this guy wants to win. this guy wants to win so bad that he's risking his life for the final chance. >> reporter: kimmo won the cup with the blackhawks but he still talks like he's a fly

in sports, flyers taking two in the first round of the draft, it is deja vu, all over again for ron hextalle will be right back. right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. plus 10 gigs of shareable data. (yeah, 10 gigantic gigs.) for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed. call. data. and reliability. so you never have to settle. now also get $300 or more when you trade-in your smartphone and buy a new one. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. >>> well sixers are stockpiling big men the flyers are stockpiling big blue liners. ron hextall takes a defenseman in the first round of the draft in the third straight year. >> the philadelphia flyers select from the western hockey league, ivan proveroff. >> to the seventh overall pick they take ivan, who plays for the same amateur team hextall once played for in manitoba. and later in the first flyers trade up to 29th to 24th to take travis, the center from ontario. >>> kicking it over to soccer, how about women's world cup u.s.a.

ron hextall has been a busy man this weekend.ot just drafting some fresh faces for the flyers but making a trade to free upsalry cap space. he sent the contract of chris pronger to the coyotes. pronger has been on long term injury reserve. he works for the nhl department of safety. to the phillies now, they were rained out yesterday afternoon. they will play a single admission doubleheader today at 1:00. ben revere was having himself a great afternoon. made a nice catch against the wall. had a single and stolen base. wash this one out in the second erasing those stats. >> helped henderson has been on me about that probably saying you will get 199 hits that's it. if that happens, i'll be ticked. whatever. mother nature happens. >> cole hamels told phillies insider jim salisbury he has not blocked any potential trades and is open to everything this includes going to the possibility of trochbtoronto and houston. teams he put on a no trade list back in october. return to hoops where sixers top pick, jam hill okeafor will throw out th

flyers gm ron hextall gave us a preview. including two first round pixz and he's putting pressure on himself and scouting department. >> this is a critical draft for us and one of the most beautiful in year. we have to hit here. we have a a lot of picks and walls to fill and we need to young players coming. so this say critical point for us for sure. >> still ahead, round two of the u.s. on. let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. now when you purchase one of these affordable plans get a $100 gift card. all things mobile. all in one place. >> tiger woods can fire up the yet no reason to stick around. the only thing he strikes is the ground. after shooting 10-80 he shoes 16 over par he misses cut. gary moment dayton day collapses and is diagnosed with vertigo. he completes his wound of around and he says he will be back in the morning. >> jordan

raise it with the flyers but the man that traded him to the blackhawks ron hextall is thrilled for him you know what? i was sitting there after the game thinking, you know what? they should make a movie. seriously. i couldn't be happier. i think probably all you guys in the whole delaware valley and everywhere else is happy for this guy, because he's a pro and i guess in the end he got what he deserved. he deserved to within the stanley cup. >> that's at the thing. how many athletes leave our team and win a champion with another team and we're so thrilled for why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month at getfios.com. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v . >>> welcome back everyone residents celebrated the sixth annual june i

flyers gm ron hextall gave us a preview.st round pixz and he's putting pressure on himself and scouting department. >> this is a critical draft for us and one of the most beautiful in year. we have to hit here. we have a a lot of picks and walls to fill and we need to young players coming. so this say critical point for us for sure. >> still ahead, round two of the u.s. on. tiger woods still has not found his footing. literally ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >> tiger woods can fire up the yet no reason to stick around. the only thing he strikes is the ground. after shooting 10-80 he shoes 16 over par he misses cut. gary moment dayton day collapses and is diagnosed with vertigo. he completes his wound of a

. >>> flyers gm ron hextall continues to make moves. he traded for sam gagne over the weekend and today trades zac rinaldo, who had just eight goals and a lot of penalty minutes. chris pronger, congratulations, elected to the hockey hall of fame today, just two days after the flyers traded his contract to the coyotes. weird. >>> eagles signed offensive guard john moffett. back to you. >>> all new on "nbc 10 news at 11:00" caught on camera. a bus driver texting on the highway. what happened when a passenger stepped in. that's all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 11:00." >>> from our jersey shore bureau we have been telling you about these dangerous creatures that look like jellyfish popping up on beaches. portuguese man of wars that's what they are. they have been appearing on long beach island and in stone harbor just yesterday. man of war has a painful sting. it can be deadly. experts say they are rare for our area but certain weather patterns can bring them here from time to time. >>> just four more days to sign up for the chance to get

gm ron hextall was looking for more salaries cap relief and gagne's former boss says he doesn't thinkis an nhl caliber center. stay tuned for that. as far as this weekend hextall scored young talent in the draft including two players in the first round. >> we like our draft. was it perfect? terms of, you know, what you want to come out with in terms of like i said, we figured we would come out with two goalies and a couple of defenseman and a few forwards, but, it didn't exactly fall that way and we're happy with what we came out with. >> lebron james will opt out of his contract in cleveland. this is according to espn. before you go here we go again, lebron does not plan to take his talent to any other team. james will opt out and eventually resign, so to maximize his earning potential and help cavilers resign others and draw free agents. lebron nearly led calves to the nba title all by himself in his first season back in cleveland. king james, about to cash in, once again. >> all right jeff, thank you. >>> the rain is finally moved out, the sunnies making a welcome return. meteorolo

gm ron hextall decided to keep contract of center sam gagne they inquired him from the coyoties for nick grossman and contract of chris pronger hextall is hoping that he will blossom. sixth overall pick in 2007 led coyote forwards in goals and assist. >>> sixers released their summer league roster, joel embiid as we knew will not be playing. he will rest that injured foot. sixers are not sure if he will need more surgery jahlil okafor will see action. he will play in the utah jazz and las vegas summer league. summer ball starts next i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on our sister station cw philly and then here on cbs-3 at 1:00. >> up >> pelley: scorched earth after wildfires invade a western community, residents return to nothing. also tonight millions could see bigger paychecks under a plan announced today by the president pain new campaign against the number three killer of americans. what you kno

ron hextall takes a defenseman in the first round of the draft in the third straight year. >> the philadelphiaselect from the western hockey league, ivan proveroff. >> to the seventh overall pick they take ivan, who plays for the same amateur team hextall once played for in manitoba. and later in the first flyers trade up to 29th to 24th to take travis, the center from ontario. >>> kicking it over to soccer how about women's world cup u.s.a. verse china 31st minute delran new jersey's karlie lloyd the header the you had wins one to nothing. they advance to the semi finals. they will face germany on tuesday, how about karlie lloyd always coming up big. >> unbelievable. >> no doubt about it. >>> well, numbers are in, final ones and it was a great year for gary papa run. this years event raised $300,000 for prostate cancer awareness a cause close to our hearts here at "action news". back in 20096 abc sports director gary papa lost his battle with prostate cancer. this year 3500 runners and walkers took part in the fathers day tradition and many of them were also cancer survivors with their famili

. >> reporter: kimo had over a dozen meetings with ron hextall about coming back. he had to wince hexy. >> he probably thinks i was crazy, he told me that. but i think he realized throughout all these meetings we had that this guy wants to win. this guy wants to win so bad that he's able -- he's risking his life for the final chance. >> reporter: kimo won the cup with the blackhawks but he still talks like he's a flyer. and he really wants this city to end their 40-year cup drought. >> flyers have a special place in my heart. i hopefully, hopefully we can do this. >> i hike how you say we. >> i'd like to be part of it someday. flyers are my team. this place has something amazing. the parade we had thursday in chicago, that's something every player should see and experience. it's unbelievable. so i can only picture if that happens here, it would get so crazy. >> what a great end to a great career. the agent for saw her i don't saritz says the draft pick will not come into play for the sixers this year. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here,

general manager ron hextall previewed the nhl draft for the media this morning. the flyers own 10 picks in the seventh round. that includes two first round picks. hextall is putting pressure on himself and his scouting department. >> this is a very critical draft for us, i think one of the more critical drafts in years and we have to hit here. we have a lost picks and we have some holes to fill and we need to keep young players coming so this is -- this is a critical point for us for sure. >> second round of the u.s. open. current leaders right now jordan spieth dustin johnson and henrik spencer at five under par. tiger woods shoots a six under 76 today, he's at 16 over for the championship. that is next to last. he will miss the cut. >> again i didn't have -- on top of that first day i didn't hit very good. today i hit better. i made nothing. >> a sea of humanity and former sixers guard andre iguodala is in the middle of it. warriors celebrated their nba title with a parade. iguodala was named finals m.v.p. and he may not have left go of that trophy since they w

. >> ron hextall re-signed center chris van de velde. they traded zach rinaldo to the bruins. he spent five seasons with the flyers, just eight goals and a ton of penalty minutes. chris pronger gets elected to the hockey hall of fame. eagles signed john moffitt. we're right back. hey, honey. day dreaming? [laughing] sorry. about being at the beach? uh... yeah. in the caribbean? that's odd... at our very own beach house? how do you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. oh, yeah! $1,000,000 big money with top prizes of a million dollars. [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> final look at weather. >> tomorrow some thunderstorms come back into the forecast. i think it will mostly be around noon and into the early afternoon. i think mostly will be confined north and west of philadelphia, but we could see them spread to the i-95 corridor through the evening commute. we'll be watching those very closely. otherwise you'll notice a war

. >>> flares general manager ron hextall will tell you what he hopes to accomplish in next weeks nhl draft. >>> phillies go for two in a row, but without cole hamels on the mound due to injure. we will hear from hamels ahead in sports. >>> imagine renting a shore place with the pool but being told you cannot swim in it. that is direction some people say rehoboth beach is heading? "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live in rehoboth tonight with more on the pool problems there alex. >> reporter: good evening guess contact commissioners here are scheduled to vote on the issue tonight but as you can see plenty of people out here to rally against it. these homeowners say that banning the use of their pools and hot tubs that is a a violation of their property rights, but supporters of the ordinance say that the noise created by pools violates their. rehoboth beach is rich with sea side charm and with charm, comes growth. the sound have of new construction, has taken a back seat, to this. she rents out her home, and knows a pool is a a selling point. without it. >> our investment

today general manager ron hextall was asked what he hopes to accomplish in next week's nhl draft. >> a very critical draft for us. i think one of the more critical drafts in years and we got to hit. we have to hit here. we've got -- we do have a lot of picks and we have some holes to fill and we need to keep young players coming, so this is a critical point for us for sure. >> well, yeah, friendly entertainment at the ballpark. >> maybe the flyers can draft a squirrel. ♪ how's it progressing with the prisoner? he'll tell us everything he knows very shortly, sir. as you were... where were we? 13 serving 14! service! if your boss stops by, you act like you're working. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. >> we thank you so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 11 o'clock. for beasley, kathy and everyone here at "eyewitness news," i'm chris may. we're always on at cbsphilly.com. have a great night an great weekend. >> ♪ dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to buy a house. i know how it feels to be s

. >>> busy day for flyers gm ron hextall former goalie drafts three goalies including matej tomek.was recruited by flyers coach dave hakstol while at north dakota hopefully these guys with first rounders eye von properrov and others can make an impact. >>> the union yes, the union will attempt to play tonight's game against montreal in just beautiful conditions. feels like sitting outside in all of this rain you can watch it right here at the top of the hour on six abc against montreal. beautiful day for soccers. >> it will be messy out there. >> yes, thanks jeff. >>> up next on "action news" meteorologist melissa magee has your exclusive accu weather forecast as we look live at rain that is falling we will be right back. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like n

today general manager ron hextall was asked what he hopes to accomplish in next week's nhl draft. >> this is a very critical draft for us. i think one of the more critical drafts in years and we got to hit. we have to hit here. we've got -- we do have a lot of picks and we have some holes to fill and we need to keep young players coming, so this is a critical point for us for sure. >> well, yeah, friendly entertainment at the ballpark. >> maybe the flyers can draft a squirrel. he seemed very nimble, ver >> we thank you so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 11 o'clock. for beasley, kathy and everyone here at "eyewitness news," i'm chris may. we're always on at cbsphilly.com. have a great night an great weekend. >> ♪ >> announcer: if you're looking to make more money and take control of your personal and financial future, then get ready, because than merrill, the star of a&e's hit tv show "flip this house," one of the most successful real-estate investors in the country and america's number-one real-estate-investing expert has one heck of an opportunity for you. than is hosting a o

. >>> ron hextall believes flyers need to hit it big at nhl draft next friday and saturday but don't expect the gm to trade the seventh overall pick unless the team he says, throws something stupid at them. flyers pick seventh and 29th in the first round. hextall may add another member to the front office, flyers general manager will meet with newly retired stanley cup champion kimmo timonen to offer him a job if he wants it. forty year-old came back from blood clots and won the cup in chicago after the flyers traded him in february. hextall is in awe of the former flyer. >> you know i was sitting thereafter the game thinking, you know what, they should make a movie, like seriously here's, don't forget this little guy that could not play in the league years ago. we all forget about that. and to see him have the career that he had. >> i really admire kimmo. i could not be happier. i think probably all you guys know, in the delaware valley and finland and everybody else is happy for this guy because he is a consummate pro and i guess in the end he got what he deserved. deserved to win

ron hextall taking a defenseman. >> reporter: the 7th overral pick flyers take ivanberoff.traded up -- flyers traded up from 29 to 24. the draft continues today. >>> women's world cup u.s.a. against china. that is delran new jersey carly lloyd helping the united states win, they advance to the semifinals to face germany on tuesday, montreal taking on the union at ppl park, you can see the game later today. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. dear stranger, when i booked this trip, my friends said i was crazy. why would i stay in someone else's house? but this morning a city i've never been to felt like one i already knew. i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >> breaking news, smoke and flames shoot from a corner store in philadelphia's wynnfield section we have the latest. >>> weeks after a truck driver was gunned down in yeadon, a reward is on the table to catch his killer. >>> get ready for a soaker, a flood watch has been issued for parts of the area, some spots already saw flash flooding o

ron hextall has been a busy man this weekend.ome fresh faces for the flyers but making a afraid to free up some salary cap and space. he sent grossman and the contract of chris pronger to the coyotes. pronger has been on long term injury reserve. he works for the nhl department of player safety. in return the flyers get sam gagner. to the phillies now, they were rained out yesterday afternoon. they will play a single admission doubleheader today at 1:00. ben revere was having a great afternoon before the rains came down. he made a nice catch against the wall. had a single and stolen base. he erased all those stats as it ended in the second inning. >> out of my hand. henderson has been on me all about that saying probably you will get 199 hits, that's it. if that happens, i'll be ticked. whatever. mother nature happens. >> cole hamels told phillies insider jim salisbury he has not blocked any potential trades and is open minded about anything. this includes the possibility of going to toronto and houston, teams he put on a no-trad

ron hextall has been a busy man this weekend.just drafting some fresh faces for the flyers but making a afraid to free up some salary cap and space. he sent grossman and the contract of chris pronger to the coyotes. pronger has been on long term injury reserve. he works for the nhl department of player safety. to the phillies now, they were rained out yesterday afternoon. they will play a single admission doubleheader today at 1:00. ben revere was having a great afternoon before the rains came down. he made a nice catch against the wall. had a single and stolen base. he erased all those stats as it ended in the second inning. >> out of my hand. henderson has been on me all about that saying probably you will get 199 hits, that's it. if that happens, i'll be ticked. whatever. mother nature happens. >> cole hamels told phillies insider jim salisbury he has not blocked any potential trades and is open minded about anything. this includes the possibility of going to toronto and houston, teams he put on a no-trade list back in october

gm ron hextall getting ready for next weekend's draft. >> the move from seven to move up we would consider the right price, but i'm not sure it's worth it just because i think you're going to get a similar level player that you're going to get in some of the other picks. >>> sixers president scott o'neil says three more doctors are going to check out joell joell embee's foot. >>> u.s. open time. spieth and reed are your leaders. tiger woeds has been slipping lately. his worst score ever at a major. he's going to fall out of the top 200 rankings. he was number one just over a year ago. tough day for jason day. falls down. he's suffering from vertigo. but he did finish. he is tied for ninth place. >>> mo'ne davis and some of the taney dragons going on a road trip with the monarchs team. it is a bornstorming tour focusing on the civil rights movement. in washington on friday nats pitcher max scherzer met the team and it sounds like he wants to join them. >> when they describe the trip they're on it sounds like a blast. summer playing baseball, i think that's what everybody enjoys. >>> and sad

gm ron hextall getting ready for next weekend's draft. >> the move from seven to move up, we would consider'm not sure it's worth it just because i think you're going to get a similar level player that you're going to get in some of the other picks. >>> sixers president scott o'neil says three more doctors are going to check out joell embee's foot. it hasn't healed as quickly as they hoped. >>> u.s. open time. spieth and reed are your leaders. tiger woods, his game has been slipping lately. he will not make the cut. finished 16 over. his worst score ever at a major. he's going to fall out of the top 200 rankings. he was number one just over a year ago. tough day for jason day. falls down. he's suffering from vertigo. but he did finish. he is tied for ninth place. >>> mo'ne davis and some of the taney dragons going on a road trip with the anderson monarchs team. it's a 19-city barnstorming tour that is focusing on the civil rights movement. now, in washington on friday nats pitcher max scherzer met the team and it sounds like he wants to join them. >> when they describe the trip they're on,

flyers gm ron hextall traded him at the deadline to the black hawks to get kimmo one last chance at the cup. he is so respected around the league that his teammates wanted him to hold the cup first and kimmo heads into retirement as a stanley cup chapel beyond. >> it has been a long journal, so many emotions go through my head but i am really happy that i get to leave the stanley cup champion. i can't ask for more than that. >> when you held up the cup what went through your mine. >> i blackout, i have been waiting for that moment for 17 years. it has been a long journey but i'm happy i'm ready. >> timonen spent eight years with the flyers before he was trade todd chicago for that one final shot at the cup. he said he and his family loved the a area he will be contacting the flyers about a coaching job with the team and you may remember, the time someone left philadelphia and won a championship with another team and we were so excited for that player. it says a lot. >> no one likes the black hawks around here but i don't think anybody could been happier for kimmo. >> so emotional. >> we

. >> ron hextall says if kimmo timonen wants a job with the flyers there will be one waiting for him.erence today. they have these seventh pick in the draft one week from today. it's an important one for the future of this team. hextall says this disappointing season cannot be the norm isn't we don't want to accept mediocrity. we don't want to accept missing the playoffs. that's not what we're about so we're going to continue that philosophy of trying to win every year but the big change will probably be just that we're going to also -- you know, we got to be patient as well. >> the nba draft on thursday the sixers hold that third overall pick its a big one for the sixers. it will likely be a long time before the sixers can celebrate like steph curry and his daughter reilly. the golden state warriors celebrate their nba championship. fans start at the lining up as early as 3 a.m. officials estimated only 500,000 people were on hand for a party that was 40 years in the making. golf tiger woods will miss the cut at a major for the fifth time in his career. he's 16 over after two rounds

it would have been better if he would have raised it with the flyers but ron hextall was thrilled for traded him to the black hawks. >> i was sitting there after the game thinking, you know what, they should make a movie, like seriously. i could not be happier. i think probably all you guys in the whole delaware valley and finland and every where else is happy for this guy because he is a consummate pro. i guess in the end he got what he deserved. he deserved to win a stanley cup. >> connor barwin out in the community last night make the world better foundation hosted their second annual benefit concert. it fee he toured a barbecue and proceeds will go to the revitalization of smith's playground in south philadelphia. >>> back to baseball history friday in new york, alex rodriguez hit this home run for hit number 3,000. huge career milestone just one problem, fan that caught the historic ball, zach campbell will not give it back. this is a guy who knows about catching baseball. he has caught more than 8,000 he even wrote a book on the art, yankees trying to negotiate with him by tryin

yesterday general manager ron hextall was asked what he hopes to accomplish in next week's nhl draft.l draft for us, i think one of the more critical drafts in years, we have to hit here. we do have a loft picks we have some holes to fill. we need to keep young players coming. so this is critical point for us for sure. >> that's sportsment i'm beasley reese happy fathers day weekend everybody. >> well the fifth annual miracle league of bucks county festival is underway this weekend. the opening ceremonies for the softball tournament was held at the george school of newtown last night. more than 150 athletes, with physical or intellectual disability, are compete and celebrating with friends. first game, well, it was played last night. >> and the thing that's really wonderful, sometime this weekend, each and everyone of them will have a moment. they'll get the big hit. they're going to make a play in the field. they'll do something that we are going to be able to really truly celebrate for each and everyone every them. that will will happen. we will make sure we celebrate for each of th

have been better if he got to raise it with the flyers but after trading him to the black hawks ron hextalllled for him. >> you know what, i was sitting thereafter the game thinking you know what, they should make a movie like seriously, i could not be happier. i think probably all you guys in the whole delaware valley and finland and every where else is happy for this guy because he is a consummate pro and i guess in the end he got what he deserved, he deserved to win a stanley cup. >> conn are barwin out in the community in his make the the world better foundation hosted their second annual benefit concert. it featured barbecue and pre seeds will go to the revitalization of smith's play ground in south philadelphia. >>> back to baseball history friday in new york alex rodriguez hits this home run for hit number 3,000 this is a huge career milestone just one problem the fan that caught the historic ball, zach campbell is not going to give it back. this is a guy knows a thing or two about catching baseball he has caught more than 8,000. he wrote a book on the art. yankees tried to negotiate