jeff skversky "channel 6 action news." >> sixers ready for more big men coming up sixers third roundand i'll tell you who they >> sixers had five more picks in second round i'm officially confused they ekt are selected another big man willie from spain and court mate of one that went fourth to knicks and 37 wow believe another big man? 6' 9" rashawn holmes out of bowling green he was mac defensive player of the year. somebody has to differ them a ball. they need a guard somewhere. dar hiliard picked by pistons second round as well. >> "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline". jim a yes, sir guest jada pinket smith and "action news" continues at 4:30 with karen rogers and david murphy and for adam cecily, ducis, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass make it a great night. >> jimmy: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jada pinkett-smith. from "terminator genesis," jai courtney. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from nate ruess. with cleto and the cletones. and now, moving on, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

not healing the way the sixers had hoped. three other doctors will be looking at it but noel says he does not expect joel to be out long. >> i saw him last night. first time i saw him in a little bit. great to see him, we hung out for a little bit. he's in a great state right now. he's just sitting back working hard. he's taking time. he feels confident and i think he'll be all right real soon. >>> the phillies are off so they can't lose. they will open a series with the nationals tomorrow night at citizens bank park. how about the debut of the first round draft pick cornelius randolph in florida? his first at-bat he tripled. 3 for 3 in his debut. he will play in the futures game. i'mon clark. we'll be right back. woman: i was tired of my chronic constipation and the way it made me feel the discomfort the bloating the straining. i'd just felt this way for too long. so i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. i'd tried laxatives before. he prescribed amitiza (lubiprostone) for my chronic constipation. it works differen

here is the sixers pick. >> the philadelphia 76ers select okafor from duke university. >> sixers fanslove the pick. they took the best player available. he is 6'11", the best post player in college basketball and led duke to national championship as a freshman. his mom died when he was 9 years old. he was raised by his dad. >> texted me and said i will see you in philly. he jinxed me. i know some of those guys already so i'm excited. i'm used to being the center piece of the team. that is what i have become accustomed to and working so hard for. there are two guys in that position. >> look at the size of okafor's hands. he can hold 13 tennis balls in one hand. gm says he will not trade okafor. what is going to happen? can the sixers take another center? willie hernangomez. congrats to jefferson drafted by portland. rondae says chester helped realize the dreams. >>> the fans weren't too happy about their pick right after the sixers. >> the new york knicks select porzingis. >> knicks fans booing and crying. this kid is crying taking a selfie or snap chatting his tears. very touching wit

he loves to maneuver guys around on draft day the sixers need help and lots of it. we are live in brooklyn jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thanks jeff. >> a lot of guys dressed to the nines at the daft. the flyers have the seventh overall pick at the nhl draft and they open september 8th at tampa bay and temple head coach, matt rule will be around for a while. the football coach signed a four year extension keeping him there to the 2020 season and his team finished 6-6 last year and they were bowl eligible and they open against penn state against the link. and cole hamels has his charity event. hopefully not the last one in philadelphia. >>> a busy day for high school graduations in camden and students graduated from woodrow wilson high, one of several ceremonies across the city today. congratulations everybody. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong.

last couple of sixers drafts warned to us expect the unexpected. the overwhelming sent many at the draft party dilworth plaza was ohio state point guard deangelo russell was the best fit but he went to la. forcing the sixers to the best available another dominant big man. welcome to philadelphia jalill okafor. sick foot 11, 270 pounds center from duke was the sixers pick at third overall. he was asked what he knows about philadelphia. >> i'm not too familiar with philadelphia. one of my teammates is from there and he's always talking it's the best city and all the other stuff i'm from chicago we always argue but i'm excited to get to know the city a little better. >> all right. now when i come back for sports we'll go one-on-one win jalill. i spoke to him right after he was picked and i think you'll enjoy that ahead in sports. >> no question about his talent just questions about fit in philadelphia. >> no. >> beasley, thank you. delegation of philadelphia leaders wrapped up their visit to the vatican today. they have been preparing for the pope's v

hear from the sixers new number one about coming to town.hat's coming up in sports. >> now, with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >>> good evening everybody. i-95 the work zone not only through the night but also off through the weekend the stretch here from girard avenue down to cottman they'll be working to night into early tomorrow morning. shutting down the vine expressway in both directions and get ready we're going down the shore. good day heading to margate. we'll see you bright and early ♪ >>> dramatic video out of the russian town croce -- sochi. tonight one person is dead and several areas you can imagine are underwater. >>> a man and wal*mart with his kids gets shot and it all started with an incident in the parking lot. police say this man opened fire on a car full of people in georgia tuesday morning. the driver got shot in the shoulder. bullets hit the car as well but no one else was hurt. police believe the gunman got mad as he was walking in the parking lot thinking the victims car drove too close to him. police say the g

hear from the sixers new number one about coming to town.t's coming up in sports. >> now, with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >>> good evening everybody. i-95 the work zone not only through the night but also off through the weekend the stretch here from girard avenue down to cottman they'll be working to night into early tomorrow morning. shutting down the vine expressway in both directions and get ready we're going down the shore. good day heading to margate. we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with do your exit interview and adam made you a cake. red velvet. oh, thank you. i made this. take charge of your retire

leaving okafor for the sixers.ctor beasley reese talked to the oak tree last night. >> just giving me your thoughts lining up as the next superstar in philadelphia. >> i'm excited, i i know i have big shoes to fill. so i'll work as hard as i can to fill those shoes. >> hopefully will be in town today to meet the media. >> first, took spanish center willie, and then ra sean homes, power forward from bowling green, pick up north carolina forward dekoto and pair of main national players. paul jolovitz will be here in our next half hour break down the 76ers draft. phillies host division leading washington nationals tonight in south philly. the nats won six straight. they'll start max scherzer who by the way through no-hitter at the pirates in his last start. hopefully bats will continue to be hot after winning two out of three. >> here ' hoping. >> if you live in pennsylvania, get ready to pay more for your phone service the new legislation heading to governor wolf. >> then, shark is captured on camera at local shore t

who wants to with the sixers.e rebuilding they actually want to come to philly. >> i talked to sam hin keep i believe he knows what he's doing. the way he told me what he doing, i can't, you know, tell you his whole mind set i think what he's doing he's going at the right direction. >> to my surprise mood yea and russell seem to like where the sixers are headed. >> i'll play for any team and make the best out of it. (inaudible). >> i'm sure tomorrow night sam hinkie will have some type of surprise. in new york, sean bell, fox 29 news. >> here the sixers do want russell. however the lakers want russell because i don't think they really want okafor. so who knows what the sixers. okafor is there at three you can sers may have to take him. i'm not fan of his. i think he's got too many deficiencies in his game. >> i think he's a good player. >> they need a good player. >> let's get a player who can play for one year. how about that. i think he'll play neck year. >> einstein hinkie. >> that would be bonus if you want a

do you think you can do that with the sixers. >> that's my plan.ot expect anything lessor want anything less. i'll all about winning i would love to bring a championship back to philadelphia. >> they had not won since 1983 hopefully big o can bring the big one. sarah, back to thank you perfect setting for perfect proposal. when you find the one it's a good idea to run towards it right christopher reed did that today as hi girlfriend toad i behind them at the love statue. >> he got one-on-one de prentded her with roses an a ring and pops the question. she looks shocked. we're happy to report she said yes. congratulations to happy couple. >> "million dollar movie" next on chapel 6ment "action news" continues tomorrow morning 4:30 with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, david murphy and karen rogers. now for walter perez, melissa magee, and jeff skversky, and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist, have a great sunday night and great week ahead [suspenseful music] ♪ ♪

took guard d'angelo russ hole a lot of experts expected to go to the sixers but went seconds to la. sixers get major talent looking forward to get to go know philly. >> i'm not too familiar with philadelphia, one of my teammates from there always talking about it is the best city, all of that other stuff and i'm from chicago so we always argue, but i'm excited to know the sit a little bit. >> welcome big fellow. should be fun to watch this young fellow. more on the sixers and the draft coming up in just a bit in sport. >> all right and still ahead on "eyewitness news", i believe, jan is live for us at the tall ship festival. waist going on jan? >> i'm aboard america's tall ship, the us coast guard cutter eagle me and cup he elf my friends hanging out in its most luxurious room, reserved for top brass. we'll show you around just ahead. >> jan, top brass around here, nicely done. also pennsylvania's one step closer to banning powdered alcohol. why many lawmakers say, it is too dangerous. >> and more rain in the forecast today. but is this weekend a total wash out? katie is tracking th

have a top three pick michael carter williams sixers have to get a guard.ussell emmanuel both guys can be perfect fit for the sixers. >> philly is a great organize. they can use a guard actually. >> whoever they draft i think i can help them. they're young. athletic. that's the big advantage. >> of course all these guys want to play in the nba. it's been their dream. who wants to play fort sixers? with all the rebuilding they actually want to come to philly? >> i talk to sam hinkie. you know i believe that he knows what he's doing. the way he told me what he's doing i can't tell you his mine set but i think what he's doing he's going in the rye direction. >> to my surprise they seem to genuinely like where the sixers are headed. >> i'll play for any team and make the best out of it. (inaudible). >> i'm sure tomorrow night sam hinkie will have some type of surprise. >> in new york, sean bell, fox 29 news. >>> is a good pick. >> they don't want your position for a reason to take the best player. sam, sam you got three guys. take the best player! >> please. >>

. >>> the sixers make their first draft pick, its not the one people were expecting but i think people could like this one. that's next on "action news." [brad] my friends, my sweet, sweet friends, i believe that finding the right apartment, through the right source and in the right way, can lead you-i'm hoping- to the realized life. it's so amazing what can happen when bold vision and great apartments... come together. the new apartments-dot-com. change your apartment. change the world. if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. >> good friday morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us, over the ben franklin bridge there, sure to be busy this time of the morning. >> if not then very soon. let's find out what is busy and go over to karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: here we are at saint gabe's curve 422 heading

and we caught up with sixer's big man nerlins noel would be a big issue for the sixers. >> you nevermade and let the man work his magic. >> going into the second round developing guys like jeremy grant it will be an interesting night. >> hopefully it will be here is the sixers draft board six total picks five are in the second round. but don't be surprised if general manager, sam hinke dumps some of those picks to get another first rounder. jefferson is expected to be on hand any minute here on this nba stage behind me here in brooklyn. >> exciting night thank you. >>> the phillies are off tonight and they begin a serieses with washington tomorrow and cole hamels has his charity event tonight and you wonder if it will be his finale convenient here in philadelphia. and matt rule will be around for a while. and he signed a contract extension to keep him at the helm of the owls through the 2016 season, the owls opened the season at the linc, that is not as far away as we think. >> thank you. >>> some budding artists are the newest graduates of a special scol in camden, new jersey here o

sixers general manager released statement tonight. recent ct scan reveals less healing than anticipated at this point. the statement says the next step has not been determined edd and they are closely monitoring the progress. he had surgery several days before the ó+nba draft and the sixers decided to sit him out the entire season. the plan had been for embiid to play in the summer league next month. the phillies will call up dock dominic. wood continues today. bottom two. 3-1, pittsburgh. nice play but can't get to second. run scorers making it 4-1. phillies at the bases loaded. that forces the out at home. next saturday kody bounces one back. can't beat the throw home. final chance to bring it in. ground ball to second and the phillies lose their nineth straight road game 4-3. >>> stanley cup final game series tied at two. the second to third game in his career. he said he'll hang up his skates after the serious. bishop back in after the lighting after myissing game four. patrick cane capitalizes and puts it into the empty net. 1-0

let us know who should be a sixer by the end of this night. that is it for me, from the plaza but i will go inside and get some free stuff. see you next time. >> all right beasley. >> have a good night. >> we will see you back here >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on the cw philly and then back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, "cbs evening news" tonight. millions will keep their health insurance as supreme court really saves obama a care for a second time. >>> plus did a prison worker use hamburg are meat to help two murderers escape? how a drone help fan flames out west. scott pelley reports the "cbs evening news" tonight from new york. >> pelley: millions of americans will keep their health insurance as the supreme court today saves the president's signature law. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. >> pelley: also tonight a second prison worker is arrested in the jail break that has two murderers on the loose. a massive wildfire galloped out of control when a private drone blocked firefighters.

getting there one day with the sixers.may only be 19 but he won a title with duke and he want to bring one here too. he is excited to be a sixers and denies his agent told gm sam hinkie not to draft him third. there are a ton of expectations but okafor says the spectations he puts on himself are higher then what anyone else can put on him. >> as i told you, we will make the playoffs. i will get to meet the teammates ande what their goals are, as well but individually, i want to do the best that i can and work as hard as i can and try to make this team better. >> while okafor is the big guy with the big name sixers introducing a few second round picks, bowling green's ra shawn holmes and jc tokoto against okafor. >> he is a big guy. he is a game changer. he was a handful to handle. he has great foot work and very skilled big man. i'm glad to be here and be part of the sixers organization and to be able to play with him. >>> flyers traded chris pronger, yeah, the former injured captain has not played in three years rest of t

>> talking sports right now, a loft sixers fans hope d'angelo russell would fall to the number three pick, but once the lakers grabbed him there was one clear choice on board. >> the philadelphia 76ers collect okafor from duke university. >> there he is, the newest sixers is six-11 center squawl eel okafor averaged 17.3 points, eight and half rebounds a game, wingspan of 7 feet 5 inches. sport director beasley reese talked to him right after the pick. >> projections had you going first or second overall. were you surprised that you ended up in philadelphia? >> no, i wasn't surprised. i didn't know where i was going, all nervous actually waiting. >> you come to a team that has new orleans noel, embiid. you step in to perhaps form a trio of dominant big men. have you had any contact with your new teammates? >> i know jo-jo, i talked to him last night. i have had a chance to see my phone, but i know joe, and i saw jeremy a few minutes ago he is here supporting had i brother. >> all right we've watched you on the collegiate level. we have some idea what we are getting. but describe yours

might land this year. >>> nba draft is thursday and that is when sixers hope their decision will be easy to make. ohio state guard deangelo russell could be there when sixers select third overall the guard is not afraid to mix it up inside there was a report russell did not want to play here in philadelphia. not true is what he told espn. >> i never would say anything like that. i mean i know where i come from and i know what i have been through. it would be a blessing just to play in the nba. work out was great. what guy wouldn't want to play for any nba team. >> finally tonight wild catch in baseball you may not have seen from a couple days ago. billings montana mustangs outfielder zach field hit it to center field. would you look at this, he makes the catch there, bear handed. how about that. that robs what would have been a grand slam. keep your eye on the ball, jim. >> nice catch. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest john ham lindsey kaplan, and music from sheila e. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edward, matt owe done will

does it pay off for brett brown and the sixers tonight? sean bell with a live report from brooklyn when we come right back. ♪ >>> two years worth of tanking was it worth it? another chapter in the sam hinkie plan will be written at the nba draft tonight. right now the 76ers still have the number three overall pick. what does history show about the nba draft and number three pick? recent history not that great including joelle embiid last year but the bottom two names on your screen are off to decent starts in their nba careers for right now we'll call it a mixed bag. as we call in sean bell at the nba draft in brooklyn. sean, what's going on if brooklyn right now as we get ready for the draft? >> reporter: not too far away. once again like i said before, they want deangelo russell out of ohio state with that third pick. that's a guy everyone wants. that's the guy you need. but if he's not available the lakers take him at number two they're probably going draft guy who sky rocketed up the board a yacht warrior. i hate those type of guys. th

. >>> we're going to hear from deangelo russell, the possible sixer s sixers rep.le hamels, which team is watching him closely. >>> i'm john clark, cole hamels pitched today at yankee stadium in front of some scouts cole did not pitch well after missing a start last week. he got no support from his offense or defense. look at this bases loaded. andreas blanco throwing home, in the dirt. another run scores on the error. blanco is no branko. cole gives up five runs in five innings. scoring 31 runs the last three games, gave cole no runs. phillies lose 10-2 and continue to hear and trade out the trade rumors. >> you don't really have control over anything. it's an organizational decision. and all i can do is either help them or be myself. they have to make the decisions, they're the ones that really call the shots. we're just living in that moment. >> who will the sixers take with the third pick in tomorrow night's nba draft? could it be deangelo russell? there were rumors over the weekend he did not want to play for the sixers. he saidÑeaÑ tonight it's a great place,

we will have much more on the sixers draft all morning right here on good day. >> 6:08. school kid kicked and punched as he lays on the ground trying to protect himself the person recording the video didn't step into help but police say he he did end up doing the right thing. how the kid behind the camera helped police. ♪ ♪ come to sesame place before little kids become, big kids. before dress up, turns to make-up. and tag becomes, hashtag. it's time to celebrate our 35th birthday, with our new neighborhood birthday party parade. come to the only place that makes little hearts race. get unlimited visits with a season pass for 6 payments as low as $18.50. sesame place ♪ go before they grow. ♪ >>> when alex holley stand right there at the bottom because of the dimension and height. >> alex is 3-foot nine. >> she's not that short relax. but, elephant is pretty tall. >>> so, had it not been for video philadelphia police say they may not have known about the beating of the student. >> this is hard to watch. he was attacked on his way home from school. it was recorded june 4th

. >> the sixers, number three draft pick didn't turn out to be who they thought they were going for. details when "action news" continues. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> welcome back you're taking a live look out across philadelphia international airport. 5:12 out there, 6 # degrees, it was a little chill, a little breeze when i stepped out today. so nice compared to a few days ago. >> not quite the humidity we saw two days ago. >> reporter: it was nice when you step outside today it will be warm and humid. let's hit the roads and show you what it looks like in conshohocken, montgomery county, blue route past the schuylkill ex

s the sixers are a good team. does that make me smarter? >> no.t to see another sixer pick from last year to play here this year. maybe more years. and more problems for pete rose if he had any hopes of being reinstateed of making the hall of fame. the reasons why coming up in sports. if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. ♪ >>> okay. the phillies are coming into tonight on a one game winning streak but 12 straight losses on the road they plate yankee stadium for the first time since 2010. let's go to new york. phillies third baseman franco first inning, that's a homerun. that's out of the ballpark. that's one to nothing phillies. with the phillies up four-two in the fourth inning inning sigh czar hernandez playing second base. he had a couple of hits. knocks in two runs. one out

also on hands sixers legends moses malone, cunningham, dawkins, and others.ome good news some bad nice for philly fans this morning. good news, well, the phils nine game losing streak is over. thank goodness. the bad news? cole hamels will miss a start against the cardinals tonight because of hamstring strain unfortunately. now, yesterday another homerun for the orioles. they hit 12 homeruns against the phillies in this series. but the phils they finally got one, too ryan howard, despite all of the offense and the phils win it two-one. >>> and while today is the second round of the us open outside seattle tiger woods struggled to his worse rounds ever at an open. he had eight bogus and triple, to finish at ten over. so, not so great for tiger. first round leaders are dustin johnson and henry stinson at five under. erika? >> nicole, thank you. coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news" the latest overnight developments on the charleston church shooting suspect gets ready to head to court today. philadelphia city council has wrapped up its work for th

many point to russell the sixer select.uard definitely fits the need. 6'5", 195 pounds a good shooter and reportedly "killed it" in his workout with the sixers last week. what is he expecting for thursday? >> i feel like i will be sweating crazy just from nerves. and i definitely have to turn my phones off. i have no idea. just to say i am in this position, so many guys that dream of it and don't really expect it to come. >>> 333 minutes, that is how long it has been since team u.s.a. allowed a goal in the women's world cup. and alice morgan gets them on the board. and columbia playing with 10 after the goalkeeper was red-carded. and after the tip by the new jersey stay active and u.s.a. place china in the finals. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." his guests tonight are andre iguodala, chris tucker mark feuerstein and music from robert delong. "action news" continues at 4:30. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. ♪♪ >>> "action news" is sponsored in part by -- >

. >> ohio state guard deangelo russell work out for sixers yesterday, several mock nba drafts has sixers taking russell with the third overall pick in the nba draft a week from tonight actually. russell averaged 19.6 rebound and five assists last season and first team all american. not too shabby there. >>> whether it is russell or somebody else they will wear a new sixers uniform when games start this fall. here's a sneak peak at the new uniform as modeled by nerlens noel at the draft lottery. sixers will show off new gear tonight with the billy cunningham, darryl dawkins moses lah loan, allen iverson. the preview is free to the fans and it starts at 7:00. looking good there. >> work ago this runway. >> creative too, with the jacket. >> very nice. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", mcdonald's is making big changes in order to cut slumping sales. jill wagner will have next in your money watch report but first here's a look at is what coming up tonight on the cbs-3. >>> updating breaking news, one people are dead. police say a white man walk in the emmanuel church a historic african-am

sixers these the team's new uniforms last night. >> exciting day.e nba draft less less than a week away, what's the organization looking? ceo scott joins us live in the studio this morning to talk about that, first show off these amazing jersies? not too bad. >> stars down the side. >> little stars down the side. >> kind of seem like a throw back. >> all right, i like it. >> back, subtle at this, too little nod to the three championships. >> oh, fantastic. i like. >> i like the subtle points. >> the subtle at this what makes it. and these are based on what, 1967 and 1983 jersies? >> 1967, 1977, and then 1983. >> okay. >> billy cunningham actually designed the ones in 76, 77 not very well known fact. >> terrific. >> we like classic philadelphia. like this is class glike really is. these will always be in style. >> we hope so. >> next thursday of course the big day the draft. who are you looking to bring in? another big man good. >> fun time now. the draft we think is a lot deeper than people are saying. we would never common here, reveal it, although

sixers with the third overall pick nerlens owe he will, sixers big acquisition held his basketball camp for kid in hatfield. you can see they add a good time. he was asked about the most people think the sixers will take deangelo russell. >> i think that would be dynamic. someone like him or whoever we do get especially deangelo, he has a whole skill set. >> and former saints head coach, long time nfl coach jim haslet has been hired to be a consultant for nittany lions. james franklin said that haslet will be a fantastic sounding board for our staff. of course, he was most recent job was defensive coordinator for the washington redskins. >>> if there was not a clear front runner for catch of the year in baseball we have one right now. look at this catch. it is a fan in rigali field. he reaches out and then the dad catches the ball, and the baby does not drop the bottle. >> that is a talented family. >> it is genetics. >> look at that. >> most babies though would focus on the baby, most babe us would drop the ball. >> baby did not flinch. >> that is coolest baby i have seen in years. >>

sixers fans have been chomping at the bit to see bead put his best foot forward.nfortunately, an injurey. a recent ct scan revealed less healing than anticipated at this point. the statement says the next step has not been determined for im imhim. they are monitoring his progress. he had surgery several days before last year's draft. the sixers decided to sit him out the entire season. the nba finals resume tonight. a familiar face has led the charge for the warriors of late.kh?lz james was held to just 20 points. he looks like he did in his sixers days. keep an eye on iggy. he could be the mvp. he was a 125 to one favorite to win mvp. that's sports. >> thanks. >>> time to check in for a look at what's coming up on ""nbc nightly news."" >>> a nightmare flight. passengers forced to spend the night at a military base after their flight is diverted. no clear leads in the manhunt for the two escaped killers. authorities feel they may be in canada or mexico. hillary clinton heads to iowa after jeb bush gears up for a big announce money. a cafeteria on wheels. a retrofi

last years number one pick by sixers, joel embiid drafted by sixers a after two bone fractures one in the back, one in the foot and he was out the entire season this year. now it has had a second setback with the foot. i have been told sixers tried to trade both embiid and nerlens noel trying to move up in the draft. he is out of his mind. he is trying to get picks one and two. innings isers tried to do with embiid and they have had real concerns about his recovery for a while. he did have some warm up drills before some games this season. he can be a a good player but reason he is went three in the draft is because teams were concerned about his injury. now sixers plan of tanking may have been a waste of two seasons for fans. sam hinkie almost never comments did in this case, after the report came out and i think it is part of the bigger cover up sam hinkie did issue a statement when this story broke of the setback. during his visit with doctor richard furkel a standard ct scan have of joel's right foot revealed less healing than anticipated at this point. it has been a year. looks v

the campers want to know what the sixers will do with the third overall pick in the draft? >> who do you want to pick? >> whether they take deangelo russel or a big guy noel believes it will be a better team tomorrow night. >> there is a lot coming our way especially with tomorrow night we can add many people. >> noel's name is coming up in trade rumors but he expected to be here in the fall and play for this team but expects to play with joel embead even though his right foot is not healing quickly. >> he will be able to to play soon, he looked great this summer and looked healthy. >> have you no indication from him that he will have to have a surgery? >> no. >> he believes that with him and their handful of picks the sixers are headed in the right direction. jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> we'll find out tomorrow who they select. >> thank you. >>> the marvel experience is open for business in south philadelphia a ribbon smashing ceremony was held using thor hammer right there the attraction is an immersive 3-d projection theater, including a thrill ride, bone t

. >>> well sixers pick third in this years nba draft which is tonight in brooklyn.ome experts say it will take guard deangelo russell from ohio state. russell work out for sixers but team has been tight-lipped about who else they are considering. they will have have five more picks in the second round. we will look at some of the possible picks in our next hour. >>> now to celebrate nba draft night sixers are holding the largest draft party in history, it is tonight at dilworth park near city hall from 6:00 to 11:00 there will be free food, drinks plus sixers alumni, kids attractions and big tv screens to watch tonight's nba draft. more information on the cbs philly.com. >>> it is throw back thursday. i'm taking you back to 1987 when i photo bombed sir charles barkley in the hallway of the old spectrum back in the day. charles was assisting in the 1984 draft that was right after an interview. i have to thank my man million, who thanked me on twitter. i have no idea where he got it but there it is back in the take. >>> phillies are off tonight they lost ten-two yeste

sixers have been rumored to like him and, fits sixers system but anything can happen. russell spoke last night to the media about draft night. >> just take it one by one. tomorrow is a big day obviously, something that everybody has dreamed about but just to be in the category of a guy that can make it a reality, it is unbelievable. >> now, we will have more from russell in sports at 6:00. there is another guy we need to keep an eye out for, he is from lativia i'm sure they have produced a lot of basketball players. from the dilworth place beasley reese back to you. >> lots of talent, we will see which way they will go, beasley, thanks very much. >>> still to come in the next half an hour two days after the storm a lot of us still without power. >> reporter: the philadelphia union is helping chester residents affected by tuesday night's severe weather. i'm syma chowdhry how ppl park was opened to resident. >>> also do you think you have been paying too much at whole foods? depending on where you shop, it is possible, we will have more on what investigators call one of

sixers got a player, who there was some debate about but they need player. he is a good player but not a star. sixers drafted a center in the first three straight years that doesn't bother jahlil okafor. >> they have a bunch of big young guys, they are rebuilding right now. i'm looking forward to being part of the rebuilding process. >> any message to say to those 76ers fans dying to be great again. >> i'm all about winning. hopefully i can help you become great. i will work as hard as i can and play as hard as i can. >> first pick was karl anthony towns out of kentucky who had four players taken out of first round. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> 5:43. delaware opening up its first medical marijuana dispensary where it is opening in stores and how many card carrying members are expect to use that facility. >>> hillary clinton's expected trip to pennsylvania is postpone, we will tell you where she's traveling instead. this is my favorite band of all time. >> what makes them your favorite. >> i don't know. >> i don't know, everything about t

if you are a sixer fan nouyou know to expect the unexpected.e a look at the passion out here tonight. we have philadelphia across your chest, you know you got to be tough. the next generation will be in the mix. their confidence comes from preparation. you talk about bpa, the best player available that's the route the sixers tell me they will take. that's the latest here. back out to you. >> well said. we deserve it bpa. i feel your spirit. >>> molly called it there. she gave credit to stheenheena. we are tracking rain. >> we always give credit to sheena. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen watching the radar. >> credit only on a good day, that's for sure. really it's only the light rain moving in right now. nothing heavy at the moment. rain as we go through tonight, more rain will be moving in through the overnight hours. some of that rain will be on the heavy side. then we go into the weekend tracking even more rain in the forecast but not the entire weekend. as of now, it looks like your best day to get outside is going to be sun

. >>> ducis rodgers with the death of the well men beloved figure to all sixers fans, that and more when "action news" continues tonight. jamie mcmurray: a boy born in joplin, missouri was fascinated by anything with wheels and a motor. the odds of him winning both the daytona 500 and the brickyard 400 in the same year? 1 in 195 million. the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism? 1 in 68. i'm jamie mcmurray, and my niece has autism. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. ok, so, what would you bring to my company? what do you need? i need problem solving skills. i got through high school without a car a phone, or a computer. no college degree though. not yet, but life's taught me a lot, and i'm ready for more. well, you're not the typical kind of candidate that i hire, but you are exactly what i'm looking for. [narrator] your company could be missing out on the candidates it needs most. learn how to find a great pool of untapped talent at gradsoflife.org. >>> millions of people who will flock to philadelphia for the visit of pope francis will get to hear pretty spectacular music. ca

worry some news for the sixers as their pick in the draft suffers a potential setback.ixers general manager sam hinkie released a statement saturday night about joel embiid's recovery from his right foot injury. he says a recent ct scan reveals less healing than anticipated at this point. the statement says the next step has not been determined and they are closely monitoring the progress. embiid had surgery on the right foot several days before last year's nba draft and ultimately the sixers decided to sit him out for the entire season. the plan had been for embiid to play in the summer league next month. the phillies will call up dominic brown for today's game in pittsburgh. the road woes continued on saturday. bottom of the second, 3-1 pittsburgh. andrew mccutchen hits one back up the middle. nice play by chase utley but can't make the play at second. phillies at the bases loaded. that forces the out at home. next batter cody ashy bounces one back to the pitcher. chase utley can't beat the throw back home. a ground ball to second ends the inning. phillies lose their

the state of new jersey the all important nba draft starts tonight and it could make or break the sixers upcoming season one of the key picks nerlins noel is hosting a basketball camp this weekend in hatfield and "action news's" jeff skversky caught up with him to see what he thinks come tonight. >> how much are you looking forward to who the sixers may take in the nba draft? >> i am confident i think sam will make the right decision for our team and we can get to the point where we continue to progress. >> the sixers have the number three overall pick and five picks in the second round. should be a busy night. >> still ahead here on "action news," another look at your accuweather forecast. as we look live from philadelphia international airport sky 6 hd showing you a mild afternoon but things really going to get cooler over the weekend, david murphy has the forecast for you when we come right back. the straining. i'd just felt this way for too long. so i finally talked to my doctor about my symptoms. i'd tried laxatives before. he prescribed amitiza (lubiprostone) for my chronic constip

sixers have also five picks in the second round. >>> sixers fans don't have to go to brooklyn to see the draft live. they can go to a draft party at 6:00 tonight in center city. fans can follow the draft on large screen tvs and enjoy food and beverages and give-aways. >>> begone. >>> beyonce is back. she closed the festival in 2013. she is joined by j. cole and cutie and mills. the festival will run two days, september 5th and 6th. american express card members can get presale tickets starting today and go on sale to the general public monday at noon. >>> this morning the race for the white house is getting even more crowded. we will introduce you to the latest republican to officially announce he is running for president. this is going to be quite a primary! 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

jeff skversky is here and sixers fans want to know about embiib's foot. >> and so do sixers and doctors. heeds fruit fewer of the franchise. everyone concerned about the big guy. how serious is his slowly healing right foot. nba close to sixers center said embiib will not require second surgery on the stress fracture that kept him out all of last season. he was shut down in a caution effort to help the healing process. they don't have a timeline for resuming his activity on the court. this could put his summer league debut in jeopardy. >> what can brown do for you dom group is back with the phillies and hopefully they can help get phils back into things. trying to avoid the sun flower seeds. good luck washing that out of your hair. >> offense struggles for both tools. first inning, ryan howard, deep to center. but watch this! andrew mccutchen what a catch! woul. pirates stealing hit after hit in the fifth and shawn rodriguez problems freddie gal vin former philly aj burnett goes nine innings and doesn't allow a run. cole hamels gets worst run support in the lead zero to play with again.

. >>> sixers' first-round pick cole hamels envisions himself getting their one day with the sixers.may only be 19, but he won a title at duke and now he wants to bring one here too. okafor says he's excited to be a sixer and he denies that his agent told general manager sam hinkie note to draft him third overall. look, there are a tonf expectations on this kid but he says the expectations he puts on himself are higher than what anyone else can put on him. >> as long as i can remember dominated the nba. tim duncan won it last year. and kevin garnett. so people generally are excited because of what those guys do is great and it worked. their formula was fantastic. but for as long as i can remember, big man has been dominated and the result has been nba championships. >> sounds good. okafor will be crashing the boards next season. and indie racing tonight ooh, nasty crash. two laps to go. ryan hunter wright loses control. plows in ryan brisco. brisco goes flying and his car into 600 pieces. graham rahall wins the race. >>> the union got wet tonight because they played in heavy rain. bu

sixers also have five picks in the second round. >>> sixers fans don't have to go to brooklyn to seeft live. they can go to a draft party at 6:00 this evening in center city. fans can follow the draft on large screen tvs and enjoy food and beverages and give-aways. >>> jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we are looking live right now at 202 mill lane. everything moving along just fine through the work zone there. accident scene in shelton ham and update for you out in montgomery county. >>> for now, here is today's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> seeing sunshine on the city and live view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. right now philadelphia international reporting 69 degrees. >>> thousands of people are going on day two of no power. nbc10's matt delucia is live in gloucester county on to show us the storm damage and cleanup there. matt? >> reporter: tens of thousands of people still have no power this morning. folks are waking up and cleaning up and reminders of tuesday night's storm still remain in many parts of our area. we will ha

the new sixers' big man is ready to get to work. the first-round pick will suit up for the first time in a few weeks for the nba summer league and the big guy has some big expectations for this city for this team and himself. >> i want to have the opportunity to make the playoffs. i want to get a feel for 0 my new teammates and see what goes on well. but individually, i want to do as well as i can and work as hard as i can and try to make the city proud. >> he's a game changer. if he's not doubling he's beating them one on one. he has great footwork and he's a very skilled bigman. i'm glad to be here, a part of the sixers os organization. >> shackz says oak is the best player in the draft and he should have gone null one overall. still to come in sports, flyers make a trade and the union may want to trade in their shorts for a rain jacket. we're right back after this. ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm.

. >>> nba draft is tomorrow night in brooklyn with the sixers holding pick number three. that is not stopping other teams from making trade offers including one that would have center in lens noel and pick to boston for marcus smart and celtics 21st rounders. please. gm sam hinkie not going for it. philadelphia basketball community and entire basketball world has lost a real treasure. long time sixers and nba stat guru harvey pollack started with the warriors in 1946 and longest tenured employee in the nba. he was scorekeeper at wilt chamberlain's 100-point game and invented today's modern day basketball stats. mr. pollack was involve in the very serious car accident last january and he is survived by his daughter linda and son ron who works for the sixers. harvey had four children and six grandchildren. a special man harvey pollack was 93. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" is there nothing worse then sending an e-mail and then immediately regretting it. now, one e-mail service is offering a fix for you. we will have that. but first here's what is coming up tonight on