of the phillies got beat up against the cardinals, lost 12 to four, bad start.ch forgot dole hamles four innings gave up six run, walked seven batteries, the phillies designated him for as i am today. after game phillies manager ryan sandberg didn't have any answer. >> tough game, you know, it's not much going right. out there tonight. fell behind early, and with not swinging the bats, you know it's a tough combination. but, right from the get-go defense counsel it was a tough, tough game. >> probably don't need to tell you been bad so far but fans still entertained down at the ballpark not by the team but a squirrel that stole the show. >> the cardinals are in town and there's a squirrel on the net behind home plate: he has made his way up the netting now on the guide wire atop the to netting. i don't know where he's going to go now. my goodness. he just jumped off the wire. now on the roof of the dug-out. and the players are scattering in the phillies dug-out. there's a squirrel loose in the phillies dug-out, and everybody has run for cover, and that poor anim

in the fourth the phillies down three-one. rlos ruiz is with the blood pressure single to right field. asche and galvis score. they tie up the game. cole hamels had never lost to the reds. all good thing come to an end. ivan de jesus his his first career major league homer. the reds beat the phils six who four. the phillies are in rebuilding mode. tonight the phillies had the tenth pick in the major league draft who did they pick? >> with the tenth selection of the 20mlb draft the philadelphia phillies select short stop cornelius randolph from griffen high school in griffin georgia. >> cornelius one of the best high school players in georgia in 17 games this year he batted .528 with four homers and 18 stolen bases and 2013 you may the phils took jp craw for in the draft. randolph will move to the outfield. the phillies say he's one of the best hitters in the draft. >>> final three days of eagles organized team activities darrin sproles and fletcher cox were not there but these work outs are voluntary. last year's top draft pick

. >>> can the phillies avoid the sweep in cincinnati? the phillies draft won in their family. and how is the eagles offensive line coming along? >>> i'm john clark, the phillies get swept in cincinnati today, they're 7-23 on the road. their worst start in 13 years. they have the worst record in baseball. other than that how's your day? here we go de jesus jr. hits his second homer of the series. his dad played for the phillies. 4-0 reds. cameron rup the only guy who showed up with a bat for the phils. ryan howard right here rupp doubles, scoring cesar hernandez, the phillies are within two, 4-2. the reds tack on another. brian pena singles, toms river native, todd frazier scores. reds beat the phillies 5-2. rubin amaro drafted his nephew today in the 35th round. another practice today, offensive linemen evan mathis is not there. it's allen barber filling in for him at left guard. they've been working at right guard. they have a lot of work last year, with all the injuries on the offensive line. that has helped them get experience. >> he's been here ever since i've been here. th

it's something i'm willing to do because i like the phillies. 've been very good to me and i think it's important for to us get past this as quickly as possible. >> focusing on the game of baseball will kind of help. you just really have to understand the situation i think in a little bit more detail and i don't think we have that type of detail, so we just have to kind of go and focus on what we do and that's play baseball and try to win ball games. >> wonder how long hamels will be here as well. as far as winning ball games that's going to be a tough task tonight considering they've got the first place nationals in town who are throwing max scherzer who happens to be coming off a no-hitter. that's the good news here at citizens bank park where ryne sandberg quits today. i'm jaime apody action chews. jeff. >> all right jim police department phillies say they don't know who will be in charge of hiring the next manager. >>> the term center city has a whole new meaning tonight after the sixers drafted yet another center so that's three big guys dow

>> it's a long season that is the sentiment from the phillies fans that we spoke with. in case you missed it they lost to the orioles 19-3 giving up eight home runs. what upsets fans the most is how far they have fallen since winning it all in 2008. >> we have been waiting so long for something to grow and be nurtured and it was right in front of us and then it disappeared. >> every time i see them they are just bad. >> they are going to rebuild, hopefully that is what he does. >> the tv voice of the phillies says rebuild is something that the front office is in the process of doing and that demands patience from the faithful. >> there is an ebb and flow, and they were good for five straight national east championship and two national league pennants and one world series and now they are trying to do it again. >> nobody wants another run at the world series than the phillies owners and managers. >> i think it will happen again whether it happens in 2016 or 2017 that is part of the process. >> you make me believe. >> i hope i can make everybody believe. >> you leave until

we'll be back with beasley and sports rig >> beasley when it comes to the cardinals, the phillies andls, we don't exactly have a good track record. >> i know. you remember 2011, a squirrel interrupted the divisional playoff series. it appeared in games three and four. the phils went on to lose that series. ryan howard blew out his achilles. another squirrel stole the show tonight. >> uh-oh. the cardinals are in town and there's a squirrel on the net behind home plate. and he has made his way all the way up the netting. now he's on the guide wire atop the netting. i don't know where he's going to go now. oh, my goodness many oh, my goodness. he just judged off the wire. he's now on the roof of the dugout. and the players are scattering in the phillies dugout. >> there's a squirrel loose in the phillies dugout and everybody has run for cover and that poor animal has no idea where to go. >> i haven't seen this much energy at the ballpark since its been awhile. >> we checked in with the phillies and believe it or not they have pest control every game. the squirrel was taken into custody a

phillies game in front of the disturbed phillies and fans. now the man in the control is in hot water coming up next. >>> we begin with developing news tonight we're watching a threat of is he rear weather right now with a threat of scattered storms overnight with the possibility of heavier rain tomorrow. >> meteorologist melissa magee is tracking this system and joins us live with the first check of the accu weather forecast melissa. >> sarah and walter, we have been tracking the the showers and storms for a good chunk of the day showers and storms have been north and west of the i-95 corridor but they are moving south and east. we will go in tighter, on storm tracker six live double scan street level north and west of philadelphia, north and west of the i-95 corridor but activities with showers and storms firing up lightning in berks county, reading also some showers moving into fleet wood they continue to move off to the north and a east, allah even town with showers and as moisture sagging to the the south and east. so quakertown, doylesto

the phillies struggled last couple of weeks, all season long. n high seven great games and today a tweak to the roster. and grady sizemore released. >> moving to the big event at the park the phillies festival a huge success and may have drawn a bigger crowd than the games in the last couple of weeks. raising $786,000 for a.l.s. research. since 1984 the team raised more than $15 million! >> the track record speaks for itself over the past 30 years. we have impacted a lot of lives, you know, not only this year not last year but going back 30 years. and it is kind of the foundation, you know, of giving back that the phillies have built. i think there's a lot of pride. >> let's be honest the phanatic was the big draw. the phillies back on the field tomorrow hosting the reds. >>> zach continues to shine. and acquired in the rollins trade. and he retires 17 of the first 21 batters i faces. >> and jimmy rollins an awful year. and smacks a homer off kendricks and they lead in the eighth inning. >>> the thunderstorms put a kink in chip kelly's plans to h

the bullpen phone was off the hook. phillies dugout could not get in touch with the bullpen to save francoeur. ryan san berg said that is inexcusable and that cannot happen. they were waiving the white flag i asked jeff francoeur why the phone was off the hook. >> i'm blaming pat saying he didn't want to come in so he took the phone off the hook. i don't know anything that happened with that i was out there trying to get that last out, and i was able to do it. it sucked last night was brutal, but maybe it loosened guys up a little bit. >> jeff said they owe the orioles a butt whopping tonight. core kneel yas randolph, they signed him today. the phillies right now are on pace for 108 losses the team record is 109 losses it's pretty bad. rubin amaro says he's not worried about his job. let's go across the street to the nova care complex. the biggest edition this past offseason. they stole demarco murray from the dallas cowboys. he ran behind the best line in the nfl, the eagles offensive line, lost their two starting guards from l

right now, the phillies are losing this game, four to two. e game is currently in the seven and inning last night. during the phillies one to 0 loss in the phillies did you go dug out upset that he was forced to intentionally walk a player when he gets back for the dug-out manager ryan sandberg starts yelling, yelled back a investigator heated exchange there in the dug be out sandberg said the issue was handled internally. we are in the early evening hours, but it's never too late for lunch with lesley lesley van arsdale arrested sat down with the philly's cody. >> fill hr phillys cody asche always loved baseball. >> i like football but just wasn't for me. too small for football. i wouldn't say i got good at baseball until maybe junior senior in high school i was not always the best kid on the team. wasn't the fastest return. on a just like it so much that i believe i got good at it. >> favorite player going up chase utley. >> played a lot of second base when i was younger he was best at what he did. >> the player gay him best advice former te

the phillies need to come home. not saying that things will be better here but they certainly can't be worse than they have been on the road for them. the phillies lose in cincinnati the seventh straight road loss. and frazier with the catch of the day. williams now winless in the last five starts. the first inning the 3-run homer the second dinger this series. giving up 4 runs in six innings, 4-0. and rupp with the start behind the plate and the r.b.i. double. driving in both of the phillies runs today, 4-2. and going 2-4. and elvis on in relief in the seventh and he is almost tagged and the phillies lose. they are off tomorrow and will be in pittsburgh on friday. >>> out of the four major pro sports team in found the eagles have the best shot at winning the championship. but do they have a championship quarterback on the roster? that's what we don't know yet. the coaches rave when what sam bradford can do when healthy. the quarterback situation will consume us all summer. but for the players it is not their option.

a live look at the ballpark where the phillies festival strike out als. the team will be at the ballpark later today signing autographs for fans. there's also a silent auction. you can even have a chance to throw in the bullpen like your favorite phillies pitchers. the fun fires up at 4:30 this afternoon. tickets are still available. don't worry about today's chances of rain because the festival will happen rain or shine. the phillies will be there. >>> how about this one? if you're needing some motivation to get up and exercise this morning, look no further than this. a 92-year-old two-time cancer survivor is now the oldest woman ever to complete a marathon. harriette thompson of north carolina ran the san diego rock and roll marathon in 7:24:36. not only is she 92 that's not a bad time. she was running to raise money for the leukemia and lymphoma society and for her son who was recently diagnosed cancer. wow. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather. >> take a look at this radar. you can see a lot of rain in new jersey, all across philadelphia area but

and the phillies batted around in the second. scored four runs.ive and drove in three runs the phillies earned a split eight-five was the final. pete mccannan got his first win as the fightings interim manager manager. >>> all right. coming up i'll recap a busy sports week tonight in the zone. mark fran zeta times in with his -- chimes in with his opinion on the ryne hand berg situation. >> russ cohen talks flyers draft that's coming up in just few minutes. >> lots to chat about. >> absolutely. >> phillies in new position g nice split with the number one team in the division. >> keep ill going fellas much that's not till another manager. (laughter). >> words of advice from beasley reece. thank you, beas. ♪ >>> welcome back everyone. heart warring even at children's hospital of philadelphia. it's actually the 19th annual fetal surgery family reunion. about 350 former fetal surgery patients and families all gathered for the big celebration celebration. nearly all of the kids were diagnosed with a birth defect or needed specialized care right after b

. >> i said we're going to the phillies game. they will be playing without a manager. i said is he sick. >> reporter: sick of losing sandberg says he knows changes are coming in the organization and did he not want to be in the way. former phillies second base man and long time chicago cub came aboard as a interim manager before his promotion to manage in 2013, replacing charlie manual. soon after the announcement on friday sanberg pull off the racks and discounted. fans had mixed opinion. >> i was disappoint todd see ryan go. >> why. >> i thought he doesn't have a a lot to work with and it will be a tough position for any manager. >> i think they should have kept charlie. >> ruben has got to be next. he put phillies in this situation. they have been declining from 2008. he is why we're here.

went to the phillies and asked them. and they were, you know, beyond excited to help me. >> those t-shirts available here at citizens bank park for the fans to purchase again. all proceeds benefitting the als association. john, we send it back to you in studio for comcast sports net marshall harris we send it back to you. >> great job by the phillies making over $15 million for als in the fight against als the last 31 years. >>> all right. eagles, their practice postponed because of their weather. back at it tomorrow. mark sanchez is taking the first team reps with sam bradford. he's rehabbing. he was also coming off an injury, that shoulder surgery. had feels stronger and better now than last season. >> you know i left some opportunities out there for us. i think everybody feels like that. everybody feels like man, if i could have made this one play or if i could have made that throw or one catch or one better decision or taken a sack instead of trying to throw a ball we might have been in the playoffs and this is a whol

the high of 81 around 4:00 p.m. pretty nice day. for this evening,'s phillies contest against the brewers nice, 77 for the first pitch 9th inning, 71 degrees, a pleasant night for baseball. tomorrow, we have a frontal boundary inching toward the region. during the afternoon there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. the latest model run wants to suppress this to the west. i will allow something to get closer to philadelphia tomorrow afternoon and evening. the better chance appears to be out west there's the 6:00 view. of by 11:00 tomorrow evening cecily and adam will show you stuff on ray are did -- radar. there's a better chance with it starting earlier tomorrow, as we have the frontal boundary closer to us. today, no issues, 81 degrees is the forecast high. tomorrow, thunderstorm possible, spotty stuff 85 degrees is the high. hoping it stays dry for the union contest. 835 degrees. by the way if any thunderstorms pom on wednesday, get ready for a drenching downpour from the humid air mass. 87 degrees very warm. thursday, clouds and sun 85 degrees, th

today the phillies are winning offer the diamond with phillies festival. annual event raises money for the als research. it gives fans an opportunities to snag autographs and photos while taking part in a very good cause. since 1984 the phillies have raised over $15 million for the als association and this hits close to home for cameron rough. he lost his grandfather to this disease. >> special place in my heart just like he does and anything i can do to help anybody with it or -- and be there for them, i know what -- i don't necessarily know what it's like but i know the repercussions of what happens. >> football now thunderstorms prevented the eagles to get on the field for ota's. chip kelly turned it into a weightlifting day. jason kelce is happy with what he's seen so far. >> we have a few free agency guys who are high character open minded guys who want to learn and be a part of the team. i don't think we've gotten any guys that are selfish or are going to be close minded not ready to take on the new system. i think we've gotten the right type of peopl

he's singing his bad as the phillies season. ve-two reds win it. >>> yankees had a seven game winning streak. it is over today. up in the bronx they lose 11 on a ball that doesn't leave the inn feel. speed kills. denard span beats the single right here. nationals come back and beat the yankees five-four in 11 innings. >>> the nba finals a night off before game four tomorrow night in cleveland. lebron james 40 points last night. the cavaliers took a two games to one lead in the series with a 96-91 victory. lebron james guys, this is now about the city of cleveland. you have to go back to the 1964 for their last title. 91 of us on the set were born yet. maybe i was all the futility the drive that killed two trips to the world series that ended as bridesmaids for the indians in the '90's but now those fans could actually smell something good coming out of cleveland. >> as long as they -- they ned to go home now and soaking up a lot of tea. drinking a lot of tea for the next 36 hours or whatever the case may be they need to be just a

andy macphail is the man charged with turning the phillies around. he's named the new team president effective at season end. his work begins right now. jaime apody is live at the park with the details on macphail. jamie. >> macphail will spend the next three months as a special assistant to pat gillick learning the ropes before assuming full control of the franchise in october. make no mistake there are plenty of decisions to be made before then. players to trade by the upcoming trade deadline and macphail for sure will be asked for input. let's talk about this man. he has quite the baseball pedigree. his father and grandfather both enshrined in cooperstown at executives. he was hired off his couch having been out of the game for three years. he says says he's seen teams again from 60 wins to 90 wins from one season to the next. you've turned franchises around. >>> that's part of your appeal. what makes you think you can do the same here. >> well, i think it starts with ownership. the resources you have, this franchise has got a great reputation. as

the phillies are on pace for 108 losses. that would be the most since 1945.he team record is 105 losses. players called this embarrassing in baltimore, they could not get to split with the orioles, they lose jerome williams here he's on the 15-day disabled list. jeff flan cure had to come in and pitch, he's an outfielder the phillies dugout couldn't get in touch with him. the phillies waiving the white flag, will they waive the white flag? he's in the last year of his deal they have the worst deal in baseball. does he worry about his job status. >> i don't worry about doing my job to save my job. i have to do my job well so this organization can get back on its feet so we can be a perennial contender. that was the plan at the outset of this season we're going to rebuild. we knew that we were not going to be a contending team. >> the phone off the hook in the bullpen, that should not happen. we're going to hear from jeff francoeur about that and who he thinks may have taken the phone off the hook. live at citizens bank park back to you. >>> pleasant day compar

he agrees with the phillies rebuilding program. he is just preaching patients right now. >> i really to have a plowed this organization with the path it has taken recently. i think it is right path. i think any team that really devotes themselves to a rebuild gets rewarded in the end. teams like kansas city, tampa pittsburgh baltimore, if you stick with it, and you go by that scenario you ultimately will be rewarded. >> well, gillick will stick around and it is expect that macphail will participate in trade conversation and input but those decisions will be left with gillick and ruben amaro. big question is will ruben be around next season? i will talk about that more in sports. >>> it will be interesting more changes to come for sure good a lot more fun when they're good, so let's he so. >> all right. >> leslie, thanks very much. >>> tonight we have a warning about something washing up on the jersey shore, we will tell what you makes these things dangerous. >>> and why they are suddenly showing up around here. >>> they are not your

utley is at .223 from last june until now he's at the point where he hurts the phillies when he's in up. it's sad but it's true. the eagles begin mandatory mini camps tomorrow three days and then the team breaks in the training camp august 2nd. last night connor barwin stopped in the studio for sports sunday. i asked about the new players and one everybody wants to know about. connor barwin gets the question all over the city about sam bradford. >> when i go out on seven on seven sometimes i step across the line and stare at the quarterback's eyes and you can see him just like the laser kind of focus in his eyes moving from like check to check to check and the ball comes out. release is fast as i've ever seen anybody throw the ball. >> if he's healthy he's good. >> there you go. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 10:00. have a great night. inside edition is up next. ♪ 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

the phillies were no hit until the eighth inning by mike leak and then in the ninth the phillies got ballpark. strange moment cole hamels warming up to start the eighth now the phillies couldn't decide during the inn to go take him out. now they will. sandberg just said they figure his workload was too much and they wanted to give giles time to warm up. think of these things ahead of time. jake diekman comes in the ninth with the phillies down two-zero. he's terrible. shouldn't be in the majors leagues. two run homer. four-zero. one out in the ninth. two on. miguel franco three run homer. phillies tie it up four-four the reds really implode in the 11th. ryan matthews the pitcher was charged with the error that ended up scoring the winning run. phillies within the five-four in 11 innings. >> i've got great respect for lesean. however in that situation i think he's wrong. >> so today lesean mccoy had chance to respond to chip kelly and more than anything else explain why he would say chip kelly gets rid of all the good players especially the black players. he did not exactly stand behi

the phillies playing without their manager in the dug out.yne sandberg resigned shortly before the team took the field. so what's next for the fightin' phils? fox 29's brad sattin is live in south philly. all right. i'm curious. what have you found out, brad? >> reporter: well lucy i can tell you the game end add few minutes ago. more of the same here. had a chance to talk a lot of fans. a lot seem to thing sandberg is the scape boat here. he inherented a bad team back in august of 2013. he took in front of the lights earlier for a press conference around 3:30 this afternoon saying that he was never pressured to leave. it came as a surprise to almost everyone manager ryne sandberg a hall of fame player considered to be arising star in the managerial ranks when he took over less than two years ago abruptly called it quits. >> i felt it was better now than later for myself, for my familiar and for the organization. >> phillies have the worst record in baseball and sandberg said that weighed on him. >> being dissatisfied with what was going on a

phillies is brought to you by xfinity, entertainment provider of the philadelphia phillies. one ball two strikes. chase headley, the batter. he's had a good day. decent series. five hits. outside. 2-2. >> this is a 58-pitch outing for justin de fratus. man. darin ruf backs up on it. >> take it yourself. >> 3-1. retired. no runs. one hit. one man left. 13 runners left on base for the yankees today. no big deal at all because they lead it 10-0 over the phils with one last chance.use. i know how it feels to be stressed about money. i understand what a scary word "retirement" is, and i can help. cause i'm not just a fellow dad, fellow mom fellow saver i'm a fellow citizen. who gets up every day and tries her best. just like you. if you have a question about money, ask me. sincerely, elizabeth trackler samantha parke robert kennedy deanna morrison jared duemling alex payne >>> how about following the phillies on a road trip this year. you can when they go to san diego august 6th through 10th. four nights accommodation. brunch with the phillies announcers. a tour of petco park. tic

i call the phillies tick office this afternoon. what time is the game tonight? ey said what time can you make it? it may have been an illusion and baltimore is an easy drive but it sure seemed like there were more orioles fans than philly faithful at the turn styles maybe they came to rub our notices in tuesday night's 19-three pasting at camden yards. either way the robotic trash can with the phils cap was an met for for the season so far. >> feeling of homelessness with this team and easy to throw on the orange rather than throw on the red. >> long time phillies fans have seen their share of bad baseball but this, last place team on its way to a hundred losses just four years removed from a hundred win campaign? >> more than 60 years you've been coming phillies game. how bad is this? >> this is one of the probably the worst i've seen really. >> i don't even know if these guys are trying. what is bowa and sandberg doing. >> reporter: as recently as 2012 phil attendance averaged 44,000 a game. these days it's a struggle to reach half that. even with lots of out o

the having a bleak. they hit off aaron harang. phillies lose five-two. et worse for the worst team in baseball. >> it is definitely a very unusual situation, that is difficult to kind of wrap your head around. >> focus just stays on playing ball, that is it. we got hit with the news and we just got to roll rel with it. >> still to come in sports flyers taking two in the first round of the draft, it is deja vu all over again, for >>> 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. verse china 31st minute delran new jersey's karlie lloyd the header the you had wins one to nothin

he agrees with the phillies rebuilding process. but he is preaching patients. >> we need to applaud this organization with the path it has taken recently. i think it is right path. any team that devotes themselves to a rebuild gets rewarded in the end. teams like kansas city, tampa pittsburgh baltimore if you stick with it, and you go by that scenario you will be ultimately rewarded. >> to hand him a budget and say you get to spend x dollars next year we will go to him and you tell us what you can do for this team nerd to win. >> he will take three months to sit back, ree rally with wait everything and that includes the fate of the gm ruben amaro junior. on to hockey news, flyers traded zach renaldo to boston for a third round pick and hockey hall of fame class class of 2015 was announced. chris pronger will be a member. pronger helped lead flyers to the stanley cup finals in 2010 but his career was cut short because of post concussion syndrome in 202. meanwhile back here at the ballpark we have on baseball to be played out here, ph

. >>> coming up the phillies try to snap their longest road losing streak in two years. that's coming up next in sports. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> hello i'm jen daniels. the phillies in pittsburgh but they were facing garret coal tied with nine wins and leads majors. we pick this up in the bottom of the second. hits one back up the middle. nice play here but can't get the force at second making it 4-1. pirates with six strikeouts for five innings. pirates lead 4-2 in the seventh. last night heated exchanges with manager ryan sanburg after a throwing error and then was told to intentionally walk a batter and said his emotions got the better of him and it is never going to happen again. here is what he had to say about the situation. >> it was frustration in the game. it happens. he was a little bit upset with himself and then there was in-game situations and going about the game as far as walking the hitter to get to the next guy. he was so excited out there he just wanted to face whoever was in th

will be clouds and sun the rest of the way, pretty nice weather to be outside at penns landing or the phillies double helder. 74 in lancaster. 80 in philadelphia and millville. close to 80 along the beach breezy, slight chance of a shower. up close and personal on the beach. 80 from surf city to ocean city. ocean temperature 69 degrees is the common temperature we've seen recently. low 80s in delaware and 70 in the ocean right around the mouth of the delaware bay. here's how twig the rest of the way, the -- it will go the rest of the way 80 by 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., 76. 9:00 a.m., 72. 62 is the cool overnight low. phillies playing a true double header 78 degrees in a couple of minutes the first pitch game one, game two 75 degrees a mix of clouds and sun. that's a nice day for baseball. tomorrow we have high pressure and sunshine starting out the workweek in fine shape. on tuesday this system coming in from the midwest will increase the humidity and up the temperature and in the afternoon we could see a shower or thunderstorm out of that. tuesday afternoon and evening that's the time peppered --

the phillies scored a win though 8-5. still ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a u.s. box office record shattered by the biggest movie in theaters. you probably know what it is. right now looking outside sky6 live hd showing you the center city skyline. a nice day to have lunch out doors, meteorologist david murphy is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns in just a moment. >> summer is well underway in camden, the city's two public pools and spray passion opened this morning. one next to the north camden community center the other at the i say bell miller community center and the kids are having a ball. this is baseball weather perfect for a game. you were at the game yesterday. >> reporter: it was a fun second game too today will be nice and sunny, this evening, at the ballpark gorgeous, we'll talk about that in a moment. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us we are dry as we head through the noon hour, finishing your lunch under the sun on a park bench. the action catch on the schuylkill. a nice day yeah you could work u

i should say the northeast part of philly yesterday. ms deployed, and all non-essential personnel sent home for the day. but the fbi later ruled the threat non-credible. >> bio technology becoming camden county's newest theft prevention tool. >> so police departments in the county are teaming up with applied dna sciences, that tech company helping launch what's called the dna home asset marketing program. here's how it works. homeowners mark their valuables with a special invisible liquid containing unique plant based dna mark. you can only see it with ultraviolet light. police say this new tool will prevent theft and help officers return stolen property. >> nare nutter outlines new details for pope pran cyst visit to philly. you might want to get yourself a good pair of walking shoes. >> so the mayor says septa will be stretched really thin, with 2 million visitors expected for the world meeting of families, only 18 regional rail stations will be open, all of them, will be on an express basis. no stops until final destination, which cou

sunny and nice if you want to head out to the phillies' game today. r temperatures are going to continue to stay above average once we get through today, heading into the mid-80s by monday. i'm tracking even warmer weather and i'll have the latest on the storms coming up in my full forecast. >>> this morning, there is a triple crown winner in horse racing and his name is american pharaoh. here's the finish at the belmont stakes in new york and the call that made history. >> and here it is the 37-year wait is over. american pharaoh is finally the one! american pharaoh has won the triple crown! >> turns out jockey victor espinoza had plenty of horse in american pharaoh for the mile and a half-marathon. american pharaoh won the kentucky derby in a battle of the preakness and the belmont yesterday in a powerful performance. trainer bob baffert claimed his first triple crown in four tries. >> it's very emotional. i wish they were alive to see this. i was hoping it would happen. i didn't know how it would feel. now i know. >> american pharaoh becomes just th

we'll show you what happened when the phillies legend met this rising rookie. >> and we are looking at sky six live from temple university of the city skyline. a lot of sunshine out there and you can expect more of that over the upcoming weekend. we'll talk about those warm temperatures in accuweather. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> philadelphia teachers union along with school nurses picketed outside an elementary school in germantown this morning. they're protesting a district proposal to hire contractors to replace nurses in schools. union officials say having consistent medical professionals inside philadelphia schools is essential because many children suffer from chronic health problems like asthma. >>> anybody interested in seeing pope francis when he visits philadelphia and that will be at least a few million people, will also have a chance to see treasures from the vatican. the franklin institute will host the new exhibit featuring artwork by michelangelo, bone fragments of saint's peter and paul and re-creations of the papal chambers. the vati

taking a live look at citizen bank park in philadelphia where the philly's game was postponed due to all this rain. here's a look at the showers coming down this afternoon. meteorologist michelle grossman will have another weather update for you in just a few minutes. >>> a prayer for peace tonight in philadelphia. community members gathered in west philadelphia to call for an end to gun violence. they said they want to get out the message after last weekend's shooting at a block party. philadelphia police are looking to arrest these two men, harley and lamar are wanted for opening fire on that party last weekend. the suspects are accused of driving up to the party on ogden street in west philadelphia and opening fire. police say 11 people were hurt, but they don't believe any of the victims were the intended targets. all of the victims are now out of the hospital. >>> with just four days left in the state's fiscal year pennsylvania is running out of time to get its budget passed. an approximately $30 million budget bill is heading to the senate. the republican ahouse approved the bil

the having a bleak. they hit off aaron harang. phillies lose five-two. se for the worst team in baseball. >> it is definitely a very unusual situation that is difficult to kind of wrap your head around. >> focus just stays on playing ball, that is it. we got hit with the news and, we just got to roll rel with it. >> still to come in sports, flyers taking two in the first round of the draft, it is deja vu, all over again for ron hextall and flyers, we 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 th

this comes during a tough year for the phillies. won a third of their games this year and they're the worst team in baseball. "action news" reporter an mee mccormick is live at nd park at citizens bank park with reaction from fans on this news. >> reporter: sharrie sandberg says he came to the decision on his own. he says what got to him was the accumulation of losses. he says that is what was weighing on him and that's what helped him to come to his decision to leave the team. he says he felt if it happened sooner rather than later so that the phillies could move forward. he didn't want to hold anybody back. sandberg addressed the media in a surprise 3:30 press conference today. the former phillies second baseman and also long time chicago cub and hall of famer came aboard as interim manage injury before his promotion to manager almost three years ago. today he said he didn't know if he was going to be part of the phillies future but ruben amaro in the press conference also told the media that sandberg's decision was stunning to th

andy mc phail and he talks about the direction of the phillies. ar from mc phail and finally one of the owners john middleton spoke about the decision and with all of that and the changes that will come what happens to the general manager? i spoke to ruben amaro about his concern for his job security. that's coming up in sports. 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. ♪ >>> those file lease they made move. they hired a new president and ceo it hasn't been a secret andy mc phail former minute money gm in '86 and former president of the cubs and the baltimore oriole. announced today at a news conference h

now the entire phillies organization at the ballpark tonight for the phillies annual festival to helpe fight against als. current phillies there some legends of the past like mike schmidt are there as well. since 1984, when the phillies first started this event they've raised over $15 million for als research. i got an idea how they could have raised lot. did you know dang for ruben amaro and ryne sandberg. (laughter). >> i don't think they had that. >> you may have something there. >> that does it for us here a it to into the the 6:00 o'clock. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00. have a great night. inside edition is up next. ♪♪ progressive insurance here and i'm a box who thrives on the unexpected. ha-ha! shall we dine? [ chuckle ] you wouldn't expect an insurance company to show you their rates and their competitors' rates but that's precisely what we do. going up! nope, coming down. and if you switch to progressive today you could save an average of over 500 bucks. stop it. so call me today at the number below. or is it above? dismount! oh, and he sticks the landing! >>> call me c

that's the line that runs from philly out to harrisburg that was right in the bee line of the storm last night. they expect delays of about 45 minutes this morning. philly international, could be rough go this morning. a lot of planes were either canceled, or re-routed last night, during the height of the storm. so again check with the airline, because if that plane did not come in this morning or last night, it is not going to be therefore your departing flight this morning. soap check with the individual airline for your flight status. let's go to the neighborhoods lower merion, city avenue, at 71 street. some downed wires. also route 70, at springdale road downed wires. the 73 ramps to route 130 are blocked this morning. so again, a lot of leftovers from last night so respect those closures that are out there this morning. the new jersey turnpike, they have speed restrictions, in play between exits number three, and two, there are numerous downed trees through that stretch the traffic lights are out steve's over here in south jersey this morning, along 42 at the black horse pike, and

beasley easies live at the ballpark, where phillies are set to take on the nationals in about an hour from now beasley. >> you know, ryne sandberg has this part in his decision, stepping down as phillies manager but as a organizational failure and more than anything on my part it is the players failure. they failed to make plays cole hamels, you have ryne howard, you have coal cole hamels supposed to strike people out getting ripped. these guys have killed two managers and now ryne sandberg it is tough on hall of famers. they say go turn a double play and when it is time to go get a triple. these guys just can't do it. it is a story of failure here. sandberg talk about the fans in the way they supported him. in the last three years here in philadelphia, i have met some of the most passionate baseball fans on a daily basis, that always gave me encouragement, they loved their baseball team, abe that is something i will never forget. >> the teams fault on more than just a manager i'm hoping this is first of a lot of changes with the front office maybe. >> the phillies are just not that g

. >>> and here's a live look at the home of the phillies. citizens bank park. it's no longer the only field of dreams in south philadelphia. ahead, the newly christened turf where the baseball stars of tomorrow will soon play. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 13th get a $400 visa prepaid card when you sign a 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> stopping violence to save their children. a group of mothers from our area is leading that nationwide cause as they head to washington today. the group is known as mothers in charge. dorothy johnson spate who lost her son to gun vi

you can go watch the phillies win. u bring a nonperishable item and proceeds from the tickets go to supported. >> absolutely. the phillies play much better at citizens bank park. >> we're going to hold you to that. thank you so much for coming in and talking to us. bring a donation of nonperishable foonzds next saturday, june 20th the phillies take on st. louis cardinals. dan promises they're going to win. 7:05. a number of other ways you can help as well. go to our website, nbc10.com or check out the "nbc10 news" app. thanks for being here with us. >> thank you, renee. >> thank you. >>> nine minutes before the lunchtime hour. temperatures are climbing. no sign of clouds other than the haze we have this morning, some thin clouds in the area. 76 degrees in the pocono mountains. most of the rest of the area is in the 80s. already climbing to the 90s. the other spot in the 70s the jersey shore, cape may. that's a crowd growing. look at the arrows. the wind has started to pick up. 13 miles an hour. that's humidity coming in