our panelists are llia garcia of univision 65 and "action news" reporter, vernon odem. and now your moderator 6abc anchor jim gardner. hello and thank you for joining us for this debate among the four democratic candidates running for the united states senate from the commonwealth of pennsylvania. they have gathered at our 6abc studios for what we hope will be a wide-ranging and informative discussion of the major issues of this campaign. each candidate will have one minute to answer the questions posed to them by myself and my two panelists. if we feel an issue bears further discussion we'll continue. each candidate will have an equal chance to weigh in. at the end of the debate. each candidate will have a minute to make a closing statement. let's begin, our first question goes to katie mcginty. miss mcginty we are in the midst of one of the most notable campaign pains in anyone's memory, most of the electorate seem to be rejecting the status quo. they are saying to the federal government, you have failed us and we demands something new and different. do you see yourse

vernon odem explains. >> reporter: at recess this chilly day students at north philadelphia elementarychool shoot baskets with new back boards, rims and nets. courtesy of a junior at temple university. he saw nothing but bent or hanging rims or nets torn and missing. >>> they don't have a lot of the, they don't even have places to play basketball at. having this will give these kids somewhere to go. >>> he saw the same situation all over north philadelphia. he decided to act through a fundraising internet site called go fund me. he raise $253 to put up four goals on the play ground. temperature university basketball team played with the school children and passed along great advice because they can relate. >>> i was in their shoes ten years ago, i understand what it takes to get where i'm at. just having fun seeing the joy on these kids faces it's remarkable. >>> they can relate to the kids whether they were their age. they told them to dream big. >> reporter: nick has three more semesters to go in temple before he graduates with a degree in special education. he hopes between now and

"action news" reporter, vernon odem was with republican john kasich this morning, he joins us live from south philadelphia. vernon? >> reporter: good day to you, sarah, the classic political life fits perfectly here. politics makes for strange bed fellows, it's an old line, but appropriate. 32 hours ago ted cruz was calling kasich a spoiler helping donald trump by refusing to drop out and not letting cruz go one on one with the republican frontrunner. the ohio governor got a friendly reception from the late breakfast crowd in the penrose diner. this was his last pennsylvania stop before tomorrow's primary. >>> looks like athletes here. >> reporter: pennsylvania polls showcasic and cruz run -- show kasich and cruz running 21 points behind trump tomorrow. kasich will stay out of indiana, cruz will not campaign in oregon and new mexico. kasich was grilled about the shot gun political marriage. >>> we don't have all the resources in the world, but we can keep going, i feel it's fair to go to areas where i can spend my resources effectively and same with cruz. >> reporter: top party bosses w

"action news" reporter, vernon odem was with republican john kasich this morning, he joins us live fromgood day to you, sarah, the classic political life fits perfectly here. politics makes for strange bed fellows, it's an old line, but appropriate. 32 hours ago ted cruz was calling kasich a spoiler helping donald trump by refusing to drop out and not letting cruz go one on one with the republican frontrunner. the o

joe sestak and katie mcginty and vodvarka and llia garcia of univision 65 and vernon odem asked questions. they will challenge republican senator pat toomey in the fall. keep it right here on of abc. after this week at 10:00 a.m., you can see the democrat debate. it will get underway at 11:00 a.m. >>> flyers playoff hopes on the brink, chapter 3 will play out in south philadelphia. "action news" was in washington, d.c. as the flyers walked off the ice winners of game number five. they shut out the caps despite being badly outshot. the win puts the series the once 3-0 caps. to 3-2 caps. michael neuvirth has been stellar in the past two games. >>> i like playing in the playoffs. i like playing under pressure. i know i can play good in the playoffs. i play with confidence and believe in myself and trust what i do. >>> we know what we are, we know what we're about, along the way we can make a few adjustments here and there, but, you know at the core we know what we are. >>> ahead in sports, you'll hear from captain claude giroux and general manager ron hextall. >>> bruce springsteen honors su

our panelists are llia garcia of univision 65 and "action news" reporter, vernon odem. now your moderator 6abc anchor jim gardner. hello and thank you for joining us for this debate among the four democratic