the question is how long will ben simmons be off? >> we don't know but brett brown maintains simmons is expected to play at some point this year. what's going on with simmons? the sixer pick will have a scan on his foot a week from today. the sixers hope that will give them a sense of when simmons will play. there is no timetable for a return or when he will play the game. simmon's long term health is their primary return, this is after the inquirer reported his foot may not be feeled. >> for peets sake is he serious or joking around? pete mccannon is trying to push the phillies in the right direction. >> pete says he has to be part time coach and part time psychologist. he runs a tight ship. i'm going to remind them that this is not a democracy. it's a benevolent dictatorship. i'm the dick tai dictator. >> it's his humor that keeps his players loose. >> he has a good demeanor. you never know if he's happy or mad or sad. he has the same demeanor everyday. >> it's tense a little bit but when you get close start joking around, you feel

. >> most sixers fans are not surprised by that ben simmons will miss the final games of the season.e tweet team president will tell you different and you'll hear from him coming up in sports. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs, and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month for the first year. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >>> national crack down on legal marijuana could soon be coming. white house press secretary sean spicer says under president trump and attorney general jeff sessions u.ss? sis department will do more to enforce federal marijuana laws. alicia hakuna has more details for us marijuana industry has been on edge since president trump's election. and on thursday white house press secretary sean spicer center states with lega

i think ben simmons, a 19 years old, maybe 20 now i think, he is heart broken. he wants to play. he wants to be out there. and it is eating him alive i'm sure. you know, unfortunate liz that will not happen this season. >> ben simmons is forty-sixth er to miss his rookie season since 2013. dario saric missed his because he stayed overseas. coming up in sports why brian colangelo issued an apology to fans today. >> okay, see you in a little bit. thank you. >>> tonight art like you have never seen before, aerial art. >> you have to be on the roof, or high above, to see it, our greg argos introduces to us this artist with an unusual canvas, and, tells us why he is seeing murals that most do not even know are there. >> reporter: philadelphia is known for its murals but one local artists is creating large pieces of roof art, and they are not even meant to be seen by every one. >> i just try to do something i love most. >> reporter: caesars riveria passion is painting murals. >> i just bigger the painter, the nicer it is for me the feeling that i experience. >> reporter: you have seen

fans will have to wait until next year to see ben simmons.ecily. >> double scan live showing a cold front that will bring an end to our unprecedented streak of 70's. details on the timing of the storms and just how cold it will family behind it in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when that "action news" continues. >> ♪ ing. >> the good news here is that no students were on board this bus when it crashed in bala cynwyd. the bus collided with a box truck near conshohocken state road at 9 o'clock this morning. officials say the driver suffered injuries but they don't appear to be too serious. what led up to this crash is still under investigation. >>> this man, 33-year-old antawn hughes was charged with his seventh dui this morning. dover police officer pulled hughes over at 3:00 in the morning after he stopped in the middle of an intersection for a red line. the officer says hughes who lives in smyrna was drunk. he was committed to the vaughn correctional center in lieu of $6,000 bond. >>> police in south jersey ha

head by fred russell simmons. simmons joining me today as well. also can republican congress investigate on russia? senator bob kerry joins me to discuss. 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 over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back, our next story is about a ten-minute walk away from the studio, one of several protests against president trump and his immigration policies. here is what some of the crowd heard today. >> now is not the time to be silenced by fear. >> today, we are all equals. >> yes, i am muslim. yes, i am human. yes, i belong here. >> i am asking you if you will stand up and fight for us. >> nbc's adam reese was on the scene all day, do people care that the ban is currently blocked or might be a n

we just want the site developed properly because the sites are in our backyard. >> reporter: simmonso set up more meetings with neighbors as the councilman asked but none were scheduled. good did you ask the src to pull it? >> no. not at all. not at all. >> reporter: johnson says the school district too often seeks top dollar for properties without consulting residents and claims the pastor didn't follow through with them. >> they met you. they said go to the community group. >> yes. >> we went to the community group. we put some money on the table. architectural drawings. we win. >> yes. >> we don't get it. >> they were asked environmental impact study, they were asked for their financial -- you're talking about a community, right, that never had voice here in the city of philadelphia. >> simmons shared a text message the councilman once sent indicating he has final say. johnson told us it meant he supported simmons plan over that of another interested church. >> i don't talk that way i have final say. that's not the case. >> reporter: first baptist church hired a lawyer to look int

he said ben simmons' foot is still not healed all the way.ith the team trading one big man yesterday, are the sixers tanking again? hear what fans had to say about the team's future. >> really tough. probably one of the best people on the job last year. him out is going to hurt the team. maybe next year he'll come back. >> i know it's for the team in the long run. now it might be a hurt piece, be suffering a bit. i feel as though the season is not over. >> the fans will have to wait until next year to see simmons and joel embiid playing together. >>> and tomorrow the flyers and penguins in pittsburgh. >> this time the ice isout doors which could be problematic. keith jones is part of our exclusive coverage from heinz field. when you heard about the assignment weeks ago, you probably thought you would really have to work hard to stay warm out there today. >> reporter: i didn't think i'd be rallying up my sleeves, that's for sure. listen, nhl officials, they could make the call tonight to postpone this game from saturday night to sunday. howeve

wayne simmons is having an incredible year. but off of it in 2017 he made his first nhl all star game, won the mvp and got engaged. yeah, that's a heck of a year so far. so i sat down with wayne to talk about all of the that plus growing up in hockey. ♪ >> score! >> little over month into 2017 and it has already been an incredible year for the wayne train. >> score! >> wayne simmons. >> ton of things going on in wayne's live right now but the one question everyone is asking, who is getting that mvp truck? >> my dad called me two seconds after. bring the truck up and put it in my garage when you're ready for it you can have it. >> immediately. it took probably i don't know i was still in the dressing room my phone was ringing. >> he didn't even wait. >> no. >> he knew everyone else was going to be calling. >> exactly. >> friends, everyone was going to be calling for that truck. >> he wasn't waiting. >>> it's only fitting his dad got the truck because his dad is the reason he's here. >> at just three years old his father would ta

simmons fears congregants are out 12 grand they chipped in to help pay for plans.3 years ago remains active and lives near the scho school. >> tremendous amount of trash, debris, there's been several fires over there. a lot of graffiti inside. >> reporter: she's disappoin disappointed after going door to door gathering support for the church's move. >> it's politics. you know we did everything that was asked the building has been sitting. school district of course needs money. the church need add building. >> reporter: city leaders say philadelphia international airport also has interest in these sites and supports the wider planning study that could take year and cost a quarter million bucks. the church hopes to be included. school district spokesman says this is an example of working to get taxpayers the highest return the mayor's office says the community should be part of determining eastwick's future. jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> of course you know jeff will continue to track this story for us. >> yeah he'll learn anything new of course he'll let us know. >>> s

ben simmons will not play at all this season.immons had a scan that showed the fracture in his right foot has not fully heel aled. >> it does continue to, i guess, progress appropriately but at a slower pace than what anyone hoped for. he's heartbroken. he wants to play. unfortunately that's not going to happen this season. >> flyers, penguins outdoors tomorrow. john clark was there at today's practice. >> reporter: this is why they call them warmups. it was a record 76 degrees here in pittsburgh, set a record. it's going to be nice and cold and windy tomorrow night for the game. take a look at flyers practicing on the ice behind me. this is a huge game. the flyers are fighting for a playoff spot. it's a rivalry game with the penguins outdoors, national tv. >> it's going to be better and bigger. guys are excited. >> you've got to pinch yourself a little bit. a lot of us haven't done this before. it's definitely pretty cool. >> i've been playing since i'm 3 years old. i just love the game so much. you go out there and try and enjo

what about ben simmons? set to have another ct scan thursday. the sixers never said it was healed, just that it's progressing. they fully expect him to play is season. do you think something is going on? >> i don't think brett brown is lying in this scenario. but i feel that the sixers have not been 100% forthcoming. if the foot is not fully healed, tell people that. that it's not fully healed and he's progressing as expected. we don't have a timetable. just add that so there's not a feeling of deception. >> i think that maybe they shouldn't play him the whole season. >> that's a good point. >> so facilities opened, spring training. no buzz. i think a huge reason is for the first time in a long time, no howard, just a couple of young guys. a couple of veteran role players thrown in there. it's weird, isn't it? >> it's a little weird. but this is the future. this entire city is rebuilding. every team is rebuilding here. the biggest things to watch, that middle of the order. franco and joseph, they could combine for close to 60 homers this year in

medical update simmons had planned scan in new york yesterday. recovery progressing.tion anything about any set back, does it? on top of that update president of basketball hopped hospitalled on the sixers broadcast and said this scan would be his last hurdle. so if the scan came back clean, and there's no more hurdles, why all of a sudden did a report come out yesterday saying ben is not 100%. sounds to me that the team was enjoying the positive spotlight as well as selling more tickets to future home games translation money rather than being honest and telling all fans simmons is not a hundred percent and that's just wrong. in closing it's been a long, four years. sixers fans were promised transparency when brian cole angelo took over for sam hinkie it's time to deliver on that promise. big second half 76ers. dawn? >> thanks, sean. >>> whoopi goldberg telling the president's daughter i'll sit you. according to fox news there have been empty seats next to the 23-year-old tiffany trump at new york fashion week. whoopi says the real purpose of the show is fashion and n

i we saw wayne simmons. he had a big smile on his face. this is the video.bonis on the ice earlier, repeatedly going back and forth. nhl officials, they've been depending on the cooling system underneath the ice. temperatures are expected to drop 30 to 40 degrees tomorrow. when the puck drops, it could be about 40 degrees. we'll stay on top of this. we'll check in with the flyers when they come off the ice. their families are going to jump on afterwards. we'll have a little better idea of how the ice has held up after a very, very warm day here in pittsburgh. unseasonable, pleasant if you're off the ice. on it, probably hot to wear the uniforms. for now, live here at heinz field. keith jones, nbc10 news. >> with the jersey, shoulder pads, the neck guard, it's a lot. that equipment can be heavy. >> yeah. thanks, keith. >>> nbc10 will have exclusive live coverage of tomorrow's game. john clark will be live at heinz field starting at 7:00 tomorrow night for our take it outside pregame show. then the game starts at 8:00 here on nbc10. >>> a little league in dela

let's move on to the handling of the number one bic ben simmons.would be the last hurdle simmons original scan came back clean. well, a week hater no set backs were reported and simmons who was rule out for the rest of this season today was obviously hurt still. so why not tell us exactly that instead coangelo said it was a mistake to say such a thing on tv. again, not buying it. in closing coangelo has been a manager in the league since 1994. he's won multiple executive of the year awards yet today he wanted to you believe that he's learning on the job, a new gm making rookie mistake, so one last time, this isn't phoenix or toronto, bryan. nobody is buying it. be honest. that's all we want. dawn? >> all right, sean, thank you. >>> to commemorate meryl streep's record-breaking 20 oscar nominations madam true so's unveiling new wax sculpture of the iconic actress. it greatly inspired by the shimmering gold gown she wore at the 2012 cad mow i wards. her performance in flor ren foster jenkins earned a nomination for bev actress. the biggest race in th

he broke the news that simmons will miss the entire season. simmons is out all year nursing a broken bone in his foot but the team hoped he would return at some point. scans taken of the foot revealed that the injury has not fully healed. >> he is heart broken, he wants to play and he wants to be out there. it's eating him alive i'm sure. and unfortunately that won't happen this season. >> we are just two days away from hollywood's biggest night and the excitement building for the 89th annual academy awards. the movie that stands out is lala land with 14 nominations. and the sneak preview of the rolex green room. >> the chances are it's going to get political at some point. >> we feel like it's their time so shine, this 45 seconds, and by the way it begins the minute they get out of the seat. >> how do you control jimmy kimmel. >> he knows what he is doing. >> 6 abc is your home for everything oscar sunday, "action news" is on one hour earlier 5:00 sunday night and a live preshow from the red carpet kick ofz at 6:00 and the 89th academy awards

sarah simmons joins us with the latest. >>reporter: that lorton home goes up in flames killing a young boy this afternoon. fire investigators are stillre here trying to figure out what caused that fire at 5:15 in the 8100 block of arcade street. heavy flames were seen pouring from the garage and smoke filled the house when the crews arrive. two family pets were also killel in theso fire. four additional people went to the hospital with non-lifeife threatening injuries. > tony. new body camera video release fromvi d.c. police shows offices reui car. take a look at this video from monday night's rescue. the car slid off the road, hit a light poll and burst into flames. they smashed the window and pulled the driver out. the driver was treated and releasese from the hospital. police are still searching for the shooter who murdered a young man here in arlington this weekend. we spoke the victim's family earlier. 23 year old michael gray got into a fight with the gunman atn a party.y. no one thought anything of it,f but later the

we talked to wayne simmons. we're live here. >> thanks keith. polls are still open for about another two hours in delaware. voters decide the balance of power in the state senate. it's a special election to replace beth aany. polls close at 8:00 and we'll bring you the results tonight on nbc10 news at 11:00. >>> democrats on saturday voted tom perez head of the democratic national committee after a long competitive battle to choose the national party chairman. he's the former labor secretary. the democratic party must be the center of resisting president trump. >>> the news of the new dnc

the sixers responded that ben simmons' foot injury isn't completely healed.he scan simmons received on january 23rd does not show a fully healed foot, which would appear to conflict with what the sixers reported a about that scan at the time. the sixers released this statement from team president that did not address that discrepancy, but stated that simmons has a ct scan scheduled for february 23rd, after which he'll be evaluated again. stay tuned for that. >>> now to the flyers who struggles continued ton adds they continue their west coast swing into edmonton. oilers got the first two goals in this one. ranco answered in the second, but edmonton stormed right back. jordan eberle scored right in front of the net. right now in the third, it is : 5-3, edmonton leading. that is your quick look at sports. i'm amy fadool. we'll be right back after this. to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. >>> all right.

bad news for joe joe and sixers hold a certain medical procedure will be a fix for ben simmons. we will explain next up in >>> brand new bentley on the driveway but could not drive it because of bad suspension. it takes time to fix. now you know how it feels like to be sixers and joel embiid. today they announced joe joeys now out indefinitely. he has been 13 straight games with the bone bruce and torn tendon, after work out his knee has been swelling out and feeling sore. embiid was scheduled to have an mri this afternoon. his teammates, have no other choice but to move on as they get set to toe on golden state warriors. >> i can sit here and complain that he is not playing and people need to step up. i think, jahlil has done that, you know, even in some more other guys have stepped up too so, you know, we have to keep doing that for however long i is out. >> from joe joe to ben, top draft choice ben simmons had a procedure today. he had bone marrow injected in the fractured area of his foot to promote healing. simmons broke it on the final day of training camp and should be re

. >> and next in sports, don be has the latest onset back for sixers star ben simmons. >> one of the biggest parties of the year. show you some of the preparations for the academy of the year governor's ball. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and speaking of tightrope, the circus is in town. >> i thought you were talking about our show this morning. >> the actual circus is in town this morning has been a little bit after circus but we say we appreciate all of the people behind the scenes this morning, they've been working so hard. >> and we'll get our glitches fixed. >> but you know what? pat gallen. >> he will actually be at the greatest show on earth during his final run here in philadelphia. not just our show, the actual final greatest show on earth, stay with us, we'll be right back. >> very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. >> welcome back to "eyewitness news" this morning, checking sports, another late start for the flyers. >> and their first ever game at edmonton roger place arena, struggling flyers fell behind e

76ers president of basketball ops brian coangelo addressed reporters and said due to bone in ben simmons right foot not healing all the way an injured he suffered back in september the sixers are going to sit him for the remainder of the season. today's press conference was filled with apologies from

. >> susan skay simmons. >> jimmy: all right. yeah. >> okay. >> jimmy: let's hear it. thank you. >> it's called "father: you're nothing." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my -- susan. >> you thought you could sire dozens of babies, and never have to worry about the "what ifs" and "the maybes." but we don't know you. you're no stud to us. you treated mom like the town bike. some object of lust. but she's real. we're real. every single pup. it's time for you to get real and grow up! [ light laughter ] you want to know me now? why even bother. i'm just another bitch who doesn't have a father. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. i can't believe she -- [ applause ] >> but she's not using it in a a derogatory way. she's a female dog. >> jimmy: i know. female dog, i know >> but then in the last line she uplifts it. because she says, and when you

scan shows the foot simmons broke before the season started has not fully healed. colangelo says the news is disappointing but he is hopeful simmons will be ready to play in time for summer league. >>> in other news president trump took the stage this morning at annual conceivetive political action conference in maryland. touring his see much president rallied against media. he also taughted his ago establishments so far in office. correspondent weijia jiang has latest there the conference. >> reporter: conservatives gave a enthusiastic welcome to their republican president. >> now you finally have a president, finally, it took you a long time. >> reporter: last year then presidential candidate donald trump was a no show at annual conservative political action conference. and when the billion air businessman took the stage, six years ago, many didn't take him seriously. >> our country will be great again. >> reporter: thousand president trump is ledge go to headache good on conservative campaign promises that help him get elect. >> we will reduce your taxes. we wil

lee simmons had met the love of his life in zoe, the pair worked together at matalan.s watched zoe grow up from a child. she was always very polite, always well dressed. never ever passed without saying, good morning, good afternoon, how are you? taken away at the beginning of her life, totally devastated. the court was told that andrew saunders couldn't cope with the break—up and began stalking his ex—girlfriend, he was also preparing to carry out his savage attack. this cctv shows him at a cardiff supermarket where he bought knives and latex gloves, which he took home in a carrier bag. he was also searching the internet for information on how to carry out a knife attack. in the early hours of the morning, on the 28th september, saunders paced outside the matalan store. he stabbed 33—year—old lee eight times. as zoe tried to pull him off, he turned on her and chased the fashion graduate across the street. she also died from her stab wounds, suffering 32 injuries in total. the families of both victims were in court today to hear sentence being passed. as a family, we w

it is not a a fact. >> russell simmons joins me now. thank you so much for coming on. we do appreciate it. locking forward to hearing your thoughts. as a hip hop pioneer, your career has been at the cross roads of business and culture. why was it so important to organize today's protest rally at the cross roads of the world in times square? >> we have organized this rally. i'm a muslim too. we did it last time about four or five years ago and was effective during those mccarthy inquiries into the innocent muslims. so it shut the congress down. now we're back again, but hopefully, it's evident that we were able to organize more people. and more than that, social media, hundreds of millions of impressions, so that's really where the work was done. i think through social media. but the point is it's important where we have so much diversity. and so many people from so many different fauts to bring them together. to show america this love fest that we created. but not only that, they were buddhists and they were groups that participated. standing up to help the muslim comm

let's start off with ben simmons. fully healed all the fans waiting to see him play they're out of luck. and that's a surprise. because he said he's on track. he's just where he thought he'd be >> he went into that scan saying it could be his final scan. they had a scan done in late january and they said everything was fine. then we find out there's another scan scheduled. it's not fully healed. they said there's no chance to get him rehabbing and back on court this year. it's a surprise. it is a huge disappointment. it's almost become the philadelphia sixers program here, everybody misses the first year. but it is -- it is very -- >> even seemed to catch brett brown by surprise. he really had said to us that he was going to play -- he'd be shocked if he didn't play. >> it came quickly. there was point mid to late january saying right around march for a return, everything was on track and it just went downhill quickly >> the past couple weeks so much misinformation put out there by the sixers, the team failing to disc

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. >> calling it a season, ben simmons won't be taking to court. ducis rogers hears from the sixer g.m. >> showing you the skyline on this unusually warm february night. tomorrow, spring like to stormy, then it gets cold. i'll explain in the seven-day forecast. >> reporter and registered nurse sally gorman joins us for a special report. >> can knowing more about your dna help you get in better shape? with just a bit of saliva, their scientist can guide you to the best exercise plan for your body. i'll explain in health check. >> thanked and more when "action >> investigators in malaysia revealed today that assassins used vx nerve agent to kill the half brother of kim yun june. it is banned my almost all countries. the murder was 11 days ago. after learning about the toxin, the airport says they'll decontaminate and remove any shred of the chemical weapon. >> another department store is closing stores. j.c. penny will shut down 130 to 140 locations over the next several months. the closure list won't be made pup until next month. they cited the grow

. >>> more bad news and ben simmons has another procedure and sixers fighting hard against the best team in the nba but would they get knocked out? that is next. prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. >>> i'm john clark from csn. if i told you curry would have his first shooting night, 0 for 11. it matches a record for most without making one you would think the sixers beat the warriors rg right? no. up top to holmes. elevati elevation. huge extension to go up and get it. battling underneath takes a couple of shots here. an elbow to the face here. warriors too much in the end. draymond green, look at this. wow. they hang onto beat the sixers 119-108. >> that's the holy grail what they have. that is the king, in my opinion, as we speak. we have had heavyweights come into our building. that's a different beast. >> you said it. >> more bad news. he was schedule today have an mri today. you to be thinking he may not play again this season. on philly sport

today they made another tough decision it was whether or not we would see topic draft ben simmons iniform this season. it is not the answer at all that we wanted. sean brace is here with more on the big announcement sean? >> yeah, dawn, good news the wait is finally over for sixers fans. month after month hoping ben simmons number one overall pick from last june's draft would suit up for the sixers this season came to a crashing halt. this afternoon 76ers president of basketball ops brian coangelo addressed reporters and said to a bone in simmons broken right foot not healing all the way an injury he suffer back in september the sixers are going to sit him for the remainder of the season. today's press conference it was filled with apologies from coangelo who has been a general manager in the league for 19 years nobody feels worse than ben simmons himself. >> he's heart broken. he wants to play. he wants to be out there. it's eating him alive, i'm sure, and unfortunately that's not going to happen this season. so he's going to have to reset his clock, if you will, and try to figure o

simmons is scheduled to have a ct scan next thursday.statement earlier today basically saying a whole lot of nothing. they said we continue to monitor the recovery of ben's injury and are employing a conservative and thoughtful approach to his rebill la tiff program. ben's long term health remains our primary concern. >> the phillies position players scheduled to report for spring training but all the guys were already in clearwater at some point before today. the phillies have a lot of new faces coming into this season, but no one has as much potential to be impactful as michael saunders. he's a guy whose been through rebuilding process and beyond. so his experience with that can really help this team. >> i've been through that with seattle, and i went through, um, that exact experience with seattle when i was 22 up until about 26 or 27 and then seeing the other side of the spectrum of going to back to back alcs with toronto i felt like, you know, there was something i was able to add coming over here and just through my own experiences

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keir simmons has details. >> reporter: north korea's dictator grim faced today at a ceremony to mark his late father's birthday as confirmation came as his father's son, the ruler's half brother was the victim of monday's brazen, daylight assassination. speculation raising that kim jong-un ordered the attack of kim jong-nam. he was distracted by a woman while another female poisoned him at the check in counter. police confirming this woman is a suspect wearing a shirt printed with lol for laugh out loud. two women now under arrest and a boyfriend, police say. some reports claim they thought it was a prank, an act of terrorism one senior south korean lawmaker calls it accusing kim jong-un of killing over a family feud. >> several years ago he killed his own uncle. >> now you believe he's killed his half brother? >> yes, i'm sure. >> reporter: kim jong-nam feared that orders to kill him would be sent from across the river in north korea. he's even said to have pleaded for his brother to spare his life. north korea north korean officials tried to persuade malaysian police not to carry o

ben simmons officially shut down the rest of the season.ick will not play and the sixers maintain still to this day that they expected him to play but the fact is that bone is not 100 percent healed so they are saying no go for that number one overall pick. here's ben simmons today back in the trainers room after finding out yesterday during a ct scan that he's not 100 percent, he's healing slower than expected. the sixers say they do not want to rush him back and then put him in a situation where he could refracture that fifth metatarsal. now they're aiming for him to play in the summer league and hopefully for the start of next season. >> he's heartbroken. he wants to play. he wants to be out there. it's eating him alive i'm sure and, you know, unfortunately that's not going to happen this season. >> it's unfortunate but we know it's in his best interests. we know our great he is and we've seen his potential and i look forward to playing with him but we have to wait. >> reporter: when will we see joel embiid finally take the court again?

sarah simmons is live on scene how with with the latest. sarah? >>reporter: tony and shawn, just a few moments ago we actually saw investigators and fire crews just wrap up and head on out of here. they had been processing the scene here forth entire night since that fire broke out at about 56789. 15 a this afternoon. as you mentioned a young boy was found dead inside of the house. we don't know his identity at this point. we don't know his relation to anybody else who lived in high temperature home. also investigators tell us two family pets were also killed in this fire. most of the damage was done to the garage. when fire crews got here they saw flames just pouring out of the garage and smoke was filling the home. also earlier tonight we were here when it was an emotional scene for family members as they arrived to hear the horrible news. right now investigators are trying to figure out exactly what started this fire. when fire crews initially arrived on scene and ride to put out the fire, those flames were so intensifies had to retreat from th

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ben simmons already ruled out for the season. they injected bone mar roe to simulate hearing and bone growth. the sixers waived andrew bogut. >> steph curry in the house tonight. he's warming up. he nailed four straight from mid-court in practice. kevin durant will play tonight. phillies hosting the rays this afternoon. you got some angels in the outfield. what a start this spring? fighting off this pitch to right. he's going to score howie kendrick. 3-1 raise in the fourth. franko gets a pitch, middle in, boom. third homer of the spring. that's the most in baseball. that is the only phillies offense of the day. flyers will be back home tomorrow. the flyers are six points out of a playoff spot and they will be undermanned on defense. no brandon manning. he has been suspended two games for this hit right here in the stadium series saturday night in pittsburgh. brandon admits the hit was late. a lot of the flyers players think it was a bad call, though. michael del zatto will take his place. i'm john clark. we're right back. del zo

and ben simmons making progress, next. >> reporter: i'm john clark from csn. sixers fans, if you're hoping to see a return this week, the team is doubtful he will play friday and saturday. he went through a full practice after missing 11 games. sixers coach brett brown says joell can be defiant sometimes he's so competitive. >> i want to play by, you know, those guys who know what they're doing. and he's got to trust that it's going to be a big day. we've got to go hard in practice. we're going to see how i react. >> reporter: hopefully it went well. >>> ben simmons went through drills and will have a scan tomorrow to see if his foot is fully healed. there may be good news. >>> the nba trade deadline is tomorrow at 3:00. jahlil okafor will be traded. reports say the lakers, pacers, bulls, kings, are interested. jah said he did think about it, that this could have been his final practice with the sixers. >> it comes into your mind. i did the best i can with the guys and going over the players and working them defensively in my mind. i could be out of here. i've

in the extra period, wayne simmons steals the puck and takes off down the ice and rips the net.immons, his 23rd of the year, flyers get the victory 2-1 and remain a point behind the bruins for the second wild card. >> trying to go full speed and we needed those two points desperately. it was huge for us, i thought we played a great game and going out and thought every single guy played a great game. >> joel embiib will miss the game because of a knee injury. didn't stop him from enjoying a concert last night. it was everybody on social media. embiid brushed aside any criticism? i don't think it was a good or bad decision, i saw people said and but i'm a 23-year-old so i'm having fun and you know, and that's what i've been doing the whole year and i'll keep on doing it. >> the big fellow went on to say he's not healthy enough to play and there's no timetable for his return. after tonight the sixers have two games before the all-star break. he's expected to compete if the skills challenge but all of that is in doubt. he did is a there has been improvement though. >> i would say to

general manager brian coangelo making the news. >> it's disappointing i think ben simmons 19-year-oldbe 20 now i think, he's heart broken. he wants to play. wants to be out there. it's eating him alive, i'm sure. unfortunately, that's not going to happen this season. >> he also spoke about joel embiid. he made news when he said he wasn't happy would you the organization handled his knee injury. the sixers misled the media and public about his status >> it was all a mistake to put out day-to-day as opposed to out indefinitely that mistake will not be made again of there's no deceit. no movement towards doing anything to be dishonest at all. >>> on to the ice. flyers play >> larry boa and the phillies. sixth round pick in a 2012 draft two for two, phillies lose nine to four hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be there for him someday. ok. that's it. (vo) we just didn't think someday would come so fast. see ya later, moe. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru impreza. the longest-lasting vehicle in its clas

democratic strategist jamal simmons was there. nice to see you. this was a meeting about the future of the d.n.c. i guess broad strokes, optimistic in your mind or pessimistic future? jamal: there is no expectation on my part we will have everything to get today for four years from now. the question for many people at the table is not just at the presidential level, but what is going on down ballot, governors, state legislatures, all those county offices that matter that democrats have not been talking about and playing hard to win, and republicans are cleaning our clocks. that's where many people at the forum were very focused. bit of a mess. seats that should have a democrat at least in the running. tom price in georgia, his seat for example, nobody to come forward. that is a strategic and tactical disaster, right? jamal: look, the party is not ready yet. we are still recovering from november. but by the end of february, there will be a new party chair and they all have said they want to focus on the down ballot. soledad: do you think that party

. >> sarah simmons is live with that. sarah? >> reporter: tony and shawn, a garage goes up in flames in this germantown neighborhood. reason behind it is something firefighters say they see all too often this time of year, i'll have the story coming up. >> reporter: if you ever driven in the dmv, you know what traffic is like. we're going to tell you where our region ranks come it comes to congestion. sglefrjtsing in >>> developing, police need your help finding this missing 15-year-old, she was last seen leaving her home in dumfries. her family is concerned for her welfare because she has medical issues. if you've seen this little girl or have information on whereabouts call police l >>> fireplace ashes sparked an early morning fire that destroyed a garage in germantown. strong enough to melt the siding on nearby homes. sarah simmons is live in germantown with more on the fire. sarah? >> reporter: shawn, the fire started after midnight this morning. and the flames were so intense it was able to melt siding on a handful of homes

russell simmons has led this to combat what he sees is islamphobia. thanks so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. i don't cla im of faith, most o new york really where we have a lot of tolerance and appreciation of each other, we can come together and were able to come together with buddhist leaders and other leaders to claim the sameness as religions but also as humans, it was a march, love fest, very beautiful march and we made a statement, i hope that the rest of america will see, that we want to protect our brothers and sisters, sometimes i think the media is doing the best they can, but we talk about the travel ban and know none of these people have killed anyone since 1975 and you can make many other claims -- the children, the toddlers who don't have locks on their guns have killed god knows how many people since 1975 and haven't addressed that, so it's seems to me we are playing on fear and i think that's how he got elected and adding to a very hostile relationship with some of the american muslim community. >> you are someone who

brian: did you read "i am charlotte simmons"?xandra: i did, and i had a t-shirt that said i am not charlotte simmons. everyone said it is so much like duke, so much like your life. the plot was not my life. some of her characteristics, i could understand. yes, i have my t-shirt. brian: does he talk to you about that book before it comes out? alexandra: yeah, we did talk about it, because i was in college. he talked to my brother and i. he came to chapel hill to do some of the reporting. i refused to let him come to duke. i remember calling him for breakfast, saying, are you ready? he said, i am so tired, i was at a frat party until 3:00 a.m., could we do it later? so i did hear a lot about it. i had the same boyfriend all through college, and in this book the woman dates 20 people or something. i feel like i always have to have this disclaimer, i am not charlotte simmons. it was fun hearing my father's take on all these people. he gave our graduation talk, and it became part of this essay he wrote "hooking up," and it was so emba