. >> the flyers needs a head coach and the red wings have given mike babcock permission to speak to other teams he has been in detroit for ten years and last year they did not reach a contract extension. this season has not gone well for the union they are preparing to visit vancouver tomorrow night despite the struggles, this team still fights. >> we are still together and we are going to fight to try to get a result in vancouver a tough place and you know nothing really galvanizes a team than winning together. that is the only solution at this point. >> they need a win, just 1-6-3 thus far. >>> the dad vail regatta taking place this weekend but for those not quite cut out for the athletic demands of rowing there is this. the college of new jersey in ewing held its annual cardboard boat regatta students built their own boats from cardboard and duct tape, some were sea worthy and others the combination of paper and water just didn't mix. i'm lynne abraham. when i became philadelphia's da, child victims had to face a judge ...a jury...the public... and testify eye to eye with their attacke

. >> so are the the the flyers interested in mike babcock or not? according to a report out of detroit flyers have not even asked red wings for permission to talk to bob cock, winningest coach in red wings history. the flyers well represented in the international ice hockey federation, how about the the hookup sidney crosby to claude giroux for the score to beat sergei bobrovsky. it is fun toy see them smiling together. sean couturier get a gold medal, hopefully a cup next for that group. flyers fans, of course, starving for a stanley cup. >> thanks, jeff. >>> much more "action news" when we come right back. >> stick around. >>> sunday night here's is what happening on "action news" at 11:30. violent scene inside a restaurant in texas. rival gangs went after each or with guns, knives and chains leaving nine people dead and more than a dozen hospitalized. >>> plus an emotional day for survivors and first responders of the 9/11 as they climbed to the top of the new world trade center tower. >>> a local church celebrates its 200 anniversary. we will ta

i know many fans wanted detroit red wings head coach mike babcock that may have been long shot. but it sounds like ron hextall knew what he wanted. >> i had a list of -- of things that i wanted from a head coach and i weren't down this checklist in my mind and every box was checked except for the nhl experience. >> the biggest concern his lack of any experience as a professional player or coach. >> players want to be coach and i think as a coach you have to be very well prepare. you have to have a good plan and you have to be detailed. players at any level you know, are players and they want to be successful. >> in the end it comes down to a gut feel, and dave can handle nh nhl players schedule, the differences in the collegiate level versus this level and every time i asked myself the question the answer was yes. >> i guess we'll find out. the phillies begin 10 game road trip in colorado tonight the phils have the longest winning streak since last july it's now at five straight. >>> new england patriots owner robert craft embarrassed himself again in my opinion in a conversatio

coach mike babcock is going to the toronto maple leaves. >>> last night, double overtime have you ever seen this before. blackhawk andrew shaw. you cannot knock in the puck with anything other than your stick. only in soccer i guess. i think they should change that rule, jim. back to you. >> i do too, john. thanks. >>> tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00, a right of pass nath new jersey is no more. 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. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> the weather was nice while it lasted. >> yeah we need some not nice weather to get a little bit of rain, little bit of rain knock the pollen down for a lot of people. now, we're cooler. only 68 this afternoon. tomorrow afternoon, only about 61. and much of delaware extreme south jersey won't ge

at one time was an assistant coach for the red wings under mike babcock. the sharks will reportedly talk to babcock this week about their head coaching vacancy. that's it for sports. more news coming up after the break. >>> finally tonight this is a first. a sitting president with his very own twitter account. up until now president obama would use the white house account or his campaign account. but as of today, he's got his own personal handle -- potus. short for president of the united states. his first tweet, hello twitter, it's barack. really? six years in and they're finally giving me my own account. former president bill clinton tweeted back welcome to twitter. one question does that user name stay with the office? #asking for a friend or asking for a wife. >> very funny. they've got the pope and the president. >> they do. everyone's on. and right now, president obama has 1.58 million followers in one day. >> that's a lot. >> have a great tuesday. thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you tomorrow, bye-bye. ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller

. >>> flyers looking for a head coach and hottest one on the market mike babcock says he'll announce his decision by may 20th so fingers crossed. hope he likes orange and black. >>> game one of the eastern conference finals third period lightning down one-nothing. not any more. andre plots with the power play goal. that ties the game at one. under three minutes left in the game rangers get the game winner. dominic moore with his first goal of the playoffs. rangers win two-one and take game one. >>> warriors and grizzlies last night. check out this shot. steph curry putting up a 62-foot shot at the end of the third quarter. unbelievable. warriors win the game 108 to 95 and advance to the western conference finals. >>> how do you pass the time during a rain delay? how about a rock paper scissors show down. last night louisiana lafayette louisiana monroe had a major contest during the rain delay. both taking it very seriously. eventually louisiana lafayette picked up the big win in this rock paper scissors competition. as for the real game that was postponed. there's over two hundred th

. >>> flyers very much in the mike babcock sweepstakes, considered the best coach in hockey. visited the sabres yesterday, may have met with the maple leafs, could the flyers be next? >>> golfer kevin kisner lost in the playoffs. kisner had a kiss for his baby but the wife wanted a kiss. it's the kiss dis, look at this. and it's mother's day, man, and his name is kisner. i'm john clark, we're right back. >>> love the warm air sticking around for a little bit longer. >> yes, speaking of sticking it is sticky out. people are saying it's muggy and humid and it's all going to hang around tomorrow too. warmer tomorrow 87 allentown, 87 quakertown 88 north town. mount holly 89. philly, 90 for the high. wilmington we're going 88 and after morning fog. hot and window day tomorrow winds gusting near 35 miles an hour. and it will be humid until the afternoon. we'll have a cold front move through, so afternoon hours, less humidity. and look at the big cooldown come wednesday. 68 degrees in the afternoon. low 70s thursday but we do stay dry until the weekend. unfortunately, the timing of

. >> the flyers still looking forehead coach and the hottest on the market right now mike babcock going announce his decision by may 20th. let's hope he likes orange and black. game one of the eastern conference finals. third period lightning down one to nothing not any more. andrew with the power play goal will tie it at one. okay. under three minutes left. rangers get the game winner. dominic moore gets his first goal of the playoffs. the rangers within two- one. rock paper scissors showdown. major contest during a rain delay. take rock paper scissors serious seriously. taking the big win. they're exciteed. the game was postpone. at least they wouldn't something that night. i like it. >> enthusiastic out there. ♪ >>> welcome back everyone. restaurants are competing for the title of best bacon creations this week. stiff competition eye out l fans of 94 wip cam she would several dishes. "eyewitness news" at the valley forge casino rei soar. judge including our own kate bilo judge the restaurants on the use of bacon overall taste creativity and presentation. we got have to figure out w

reports that the flyers were going to make a move for detroit's mike babcock. that's a mute point now. dave hakstol is the man charged with bringing the flyers back to prominence. hakstol had been the head coach at the university of north dakota wildly successful there. 11 seed since he led that school to 11nca tournaments. 20 players reached the nhl with eight being first round draft picks but hakstol is zero nhl coaching experience and he knows that's what the critics will be focused on. >> i don't have experience at this level so i'm in the going to pretend i do but i do have a great deal of confidence in what we do in what my philosophies are and in the fact that they're going to be successful here. >> he's very direct. he knows what he believes in and like i said in the end it comes down to a gut feel, can dave handle an nhl player's schedule, the differences in the collegiate level versus this level and every time i ask myself the question, the answer was yes. >> ron hextall was taking a gamble with this unconventional hire but once he explained his think

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. >>> go to hockey now, mike babcock said this weekend that he should make his decision on his coaching future by may 20th which is this coming wednesday. meanwhile, game one, eastern conference finals in the nhl. also seen here on nbc 10. lightning, rangers, andre ties the game in the third. we're knotted up with one, under three minutes to play the rangers cash in. dominick moore does the honors and look at the garden crowd erupt. they go home happy. rangers win game one, 2-1, the final. meanwhile, usa and roger in hockey world championships. fresh off a heart-breaking loss the dude played some sick hockey. 2-1, russia. they beat usa 4-0 and the end of the road for the u.s. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. >>> the time right now is 5:57. still ahead on nbc 10 news today, firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze in conshohocken. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene. >>> all right. well we had a warm day yesterday, summerlike temperatures in the 80s. today, we're going to be pretty similar, actually. it's going to feel very much like

. >> the flyers still looking forehead coach and the hottest on the market right now mike babcock going announce his decision by may 20th. let's hope he likes orange and black. game one of the eastern conference finals. third period lightning down one to nothing not any more. andrew with the power play goal will tie it at one. okay. under three minutes left. rangers get the game winner. dominic moore gets his first goal of the playoffs. the rangers within two- one. rock paper scissors showdown. major contest during a rain delay. take rock paper scissors serious seriously. taking the big win. they're exciteed. the game was postpone. at least they wouldn't something that night. i like it. >> enthusiastic out there. 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, at a price that's totally affordable. starting at $74.99 per month. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. plus, get a $300

. >>> mike babcock is taking his talent to canada to eight year, $50 million contract toronto maple leafs. babcock was the most sought after free agent in the nhl. could have coached any team including the flyers had interest. michael sam also going to canada canada. defensive end signed a two year deal with montreal aloe wets. sam was the first openly gay player draft flood the nfl cut by the rams had a brief smell on the cowboys practice squad and the nfl rejected the players union yesterday roger goodell resume hisself from brady's appeal process. the commissioner who hand out the four game suspension in the first place will be the arbitrator in the appeal. the union wants a neutral party to oversee the conflict. so the commissioner will say well i'm not sure, i'm -- (laughter). >> i acted -- >> right. >> make up your mine. >> good luck tom brady with that one. >> beasley, thanks very much. >> up next, let's go to the >>> group of senior citizens go back to school to attend the prom. >> the annual event is to honor our seniors and show them a little bit of love. it's always great. have

detroit's former coach, mike babcock, a possibility. game two of the eastern semi, first ever hat trick in the post season for them. 11 playoff goal. evens the series at one. 6-2 lightning. these days with cameras and recorders everywhere. everybody's got to be careful. athletes and media. remember james harden critiquing the warriors? >> not that good. . >> james harden there. clearly had his thoughts about the warrior. and probably has them about the series. about the win over the clippers, thinking his team overlooked and so is he. the mvp runner up. steph curry, not unfamiliar with that. >> he should think that way. got a guy that has confidence. he had a great season, obviously, not like he's talking crazy. >> a lot to be proven. tomorrow, six is game one. going to be crazy. >> it is. >> coverage continues at ktvu.com. >> if you missed any of this broadcast, you can catch more at four in the morning. >> good night. can people change? well, that's a -- that is a tough one, but i would say yes, people can change. that's what i believ

will mike babcock save your toronto maple leafs erik:? it does not matter. i would go so far as to say i wonder why they are wasting $50 million on mike babcock and it has nothing to do with his ability as a coach. tom: why does it not matter? you have not won since forever. erik: let me illustrate. winning does not matter. in 2000, the top five teams in the nhl or valued at approximately a billion dollars. in 2014, you can see what happened. the maple leafs or the fifth most valuable team in 2000. they are now the most valuable team. in that. of time, they have been to the playoffs five times and mostly disgrace themselves. look at the winds. tom: david, jump in here. why did toronto spend and ontario kings ransom? david: the first strategy was to get rid of a lot of the players they thought were dead wood. the second stage is basically to get management in. if you look at any successful franchise, it starts with management. they have a phenomenal general manager and a great coach. the problem with last year is it was left to the individual players and the

the sharks are interviewing mike babcock this week. meanwhile earlier today coaching team canada in the world hockey championships in prauge facing russia. 4-0 canadians. the sharks' defenseman play for team canada. 6-1 team usa took bronze. qualifying for the 99th running of the indy 500 happened today. scott dixon won at 226 miles an hour. the last time he won the indy 500 pole position in 2008 he won the race as well. the 99th running takes place one week from today on abc7. 720-mile tour of california finished with a 65.4 mile ride through los angeles. he came in one behind the overall leader. they win the tour of california by just three seconds. marlins and braves. bottom of three. called safe but this is why they have instant replay. he is out. it wasn't a perfect game but he gets the second out in the 9th. a base hit up the middle and one out away from a no hitter, but miller did finish with a complete game shutout. braves win it and miller no i -- now with a 1.33 e.r.a. mike red mopped was -- redmond was fired after the game.

or, hire the biggest name available like mike babcock of detroit. >> back to this guy as a head coach whether it is college or pro he relates to players and that is what they are looking at. guy coming in with a young team, get respect of the young players and make right decisions and that is what he went on. >> forty-six year-old new head coach, 20 nhl players of note, two jonathan toews and matt green have won multiple stanley cups. i think we got the hockey version of chip kelly very successful in college. >> he developed great players. >> yes. >> can he do it on the pro level, that is the question. >> let's get behind him and do it. >> thanks, beasley. >> a phillies fan thought she had a home run ball in her grasp but it was snatched away by somebody else in the stand. >> so close though this was yesterday's game with the diamond backs miguel franco hit his first major league home run. joyce kinder thought the ball was hers but then this guy swept in, shoved her out of the way and grabbed the ball. apparently lacking a little bit of manners there. coming up at 6:00 we have an excl

the best head coach out there was mike babcock of the detroit red wings. i'm sure gm ron hextall talk about babcock but went with his gut. >> i wasn't going to choose the coach that was the people' choice. the popular choice. i was going to pick the coach that i felt like for this franchise from today next year and moving forward is the right coach. >> i don't have experience at this level so i'm not going to pretend that i do. but i do have great deal of confidence in what we do, in what might philosophies are and in the fact that they're going to be successful here. >> all right. game two stanley cup finals rangers -- not the stanley cup finals. playoffs. rangers and tampa bay. that was tyler johnson. pow that was power play fort rangers. tampa ended with a two-zero break. tyler johnson again. that make it two-one tampa. now in the second period how about tyler johnson the first stanley cup hat trick in tampa bay history. little scrum in front. off the rebound score. three-one. it end up six-two tam pat series is tied at one game piece. >>> all right. th

best head coach was mike babcock of the red wings and i'm sure gm ron hextall talk with babcock but went with his gut. >> i was than the going to choose the coach that was the peoples choice, the popular choice, i was going to pick the coach that i felt like for this franchise from today next year, and moving forward here is the the right coach. >> i do not have experience at this level. i will not pretend that i do. but i do have an awful lot of confidence in terms of knowing the game well, and knowing how to relate, communicate with players. >> that is sports in a minute, i'm howard eskin. >> we're done sitting on this, tonight, big night for the sixers. come on, after tonight we will know where the sixers are select nothing next months nba draft. we need all of the luck we can get. it is lottery time. >> i'll be crossing my fingers and my legs. is what your good luck charm. tell us on facebook, instagram, twitter use hash tag fox 29 good day f we do what we think we need to do then we will get what we need for sixers. >> when you cross your legs it is a good time, good luck. >> you kn

babcock of the detroit red wings. i'm sure gm ron hextall talk to babcock but went with this guy. >> i was than the going to choose the the coach that was the peoples choice, the popular choice, i was going to pick the the coach that i felt like for this franchise from today, next year and moving forward here is the right coach. >> i do not have experience at this level. i will in the pretend that i do. i do have confidence in terms of knowing the game well, knowing how to relate, communicate with players. >> and that is ports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> okay. tonight is a huge night for sixers. after tonight we will know where sixers are selecting in next months nba draft. >> all right. here's the deal, it is all about truly getting a ping-pong balls. here are chances right here of the first pick, 15.6 percent. sixers could draft anywhere from first to sixth, in tonight's draft. they have a 47 percent chance of staying, in the top three. if you remember last year, we were third. we took joe he will embiid, who

. >>> go to hockey now, mike babcock said this weekend that he should make his decision on his coaching future by may 20th, which is this coming wednesday. meanwhile, game one, eastern conference finals in the nhl. also seen here on nbc 10. lightning, rangers, andre ties the game in the third. we're knotted up with one, under three minutes to play, the rangers cash in. dominick moore does the honors and look at the garden crowd erupt. they go home happy. rangers win game one, 2-1, the final. meanwhile, usa and roger in hockey world championships. fresh off a heart-breaking loss, the dude played some sick hockey. 2-1, russia. they beat usa 4-0 and the end of the road for the u.s. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. >>> it's a race across the ocean that's making history. just ahead, how this day out on the water is another sign of improving relations between the united states and cuba. >>> you are looking at history. the first sanctioned sailing race from the u.s. to cuba in more than 50 years wrapped up in havana last night. the winners in their catama

. >>> go to hockey now, mike babcock said this weekend that he should make his decision on his coaching future by may 20th, which is this coming wednesday. meanwhile, game one, eastern conference finals in the nhl. also seen here on nbc 10. lightning, rangers, andre ties the game in the third. we're knotted up with one, under three minutes to play, the rangers cash in. dominick moore does the honors and look at the garden crowd erupt. they go home happy. rangers win game one, 2-1, the final. meanwhile, usa and russia in hockey world championships. fresh off a heart-breaking loss, the dude played some sick hockey. 2-1, russia. they beat usa 4-0 and the end of the road for the u.s. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. >>> the time right now is 6:57. coming up we continue to follow breaking news in montgomery county. nbc 10's monique braxton is live on the scene of a three-alarm fire in conshohocken. monique? >> reporter: hi, rosemary. we have just spoken to the fire chief and we'll have the very latest for you after the break. >>> all right. well, we are

babcock rumored to be the guy. check out this play from claud injury jereoux. canada claimed the gold medal. >> nhl playoffs. ducks up. past crawford. falling to his kneeses he shoots it and finds the back of the net. ducks take game one by a 4-1 final. >>> check this out. drivers practicing at indianapolis motor speedway for next week's indy 500. this is rough. ed carpenter goes into the second turn crashes and goes airborne. i mean he walks away unharmed which is most important but he is the third driver to crash and go airborne this week. remember helio castro never he is went airborne earlier this week. the wreck made indy move back qualifying five hours and make some changes before next week's indy 500 race. that's it for sports for now. we'll be right back. o 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, at a price that's totally affordable. starting at $74.99 per month. get custom tv, including internet a

. >> red wings have geffin mike babcock until the end of may to explore other job opportunity. he is the only coach to win five national or international titles. the flyers have said to be interested. may be competition, five other teams all without a coach. if you haven't seen the may weather-manny fight tonight is your night. it was build as the fight of the century and instead of paying $100 you can see it for free if you have show time. that's sports, i'm beasley reese, have a great day. >> well, if you have ever been in a car accident, you know how scary and kay the particular can be and how easy it is to forget important information at the scene. in this week's angie's list report, jim donovan has some do's and don't you should keep in mind after any accident. >> if you fine yourself in a fender bender, you may become easily overwhelm. best bet remain calm and take notes. >> most of us car a camera around on our phone so great way for to you document what happened. take pictures of your car take pictures of the scene. because you can have those to share with your insuranc

. >>> mike babcock is taking his talents to can inadequacies, eight year, 50 million-dollar contract to restore toronto mapel leafs to original glory. babcock was most sought after free agent in the national hockey league. he had his pick of teams to coach, including flyers. >>> michael sam is going to canada he sign the two year deal with the montreal cfl. sam was first openly gay player drafted in the nfl. he was cut by rams and had a brief spell on the coy bows practice squad. >>> nfl reject players union request that roger goodell remove himself from tom brady a's appeal process. that means the commissioner, the man who handed out four game suspension in the the first place, will be the arbitrator in the appeal. the union wants a neutral party to oversee the conflict. imagine that. >>> that is your sports, i'm beasley reese enjoy your holiday weekend. >>> just about any golfers can, make a hole in one. missouri top of the rock golf course here's why there are four giant sink holes that opened up there. largest one get this 07 feet wide. experts say these new hazard, as they are c

babcock will announce by may 20th fingers crossed hope he likes orange and blank thirds period andre, with the power play goal, and that will tie it at one. under three minutes left, the range letters get the game winner right here, dominic moore, gets his first goal. rangers win two-one to take game one. so how do you pass the time during rain delay? how about a rock paper scissors showdown? friday night louisianna lafayette and louisianna and monroe had major contest during rain delay herement the chiefs taking this very seriously, eventually, louisianna lafayette pick up big win. and that rock paper scissors competition. as for the game, well, that was eventually postponed. that's all for sports. i am leslie van arsdale. >> that's big business rock papers scissors. >> competing for best bacon creation this weekend. fans of our sister station sports radio 49wip sampled several dishes at the bacon hunt finals with glenn, yes, this is a thing, "eyewitness news" at the valley forge casino resort, there judges included our kate bilo, judging the restaurant on the use of bacon, overall

babcock the winningest coach in detroit history is most coveted guy out there. he hopes to make up his mind by middle of next week. the flyers general manager ron hextall will not talk about the coaching search, babcock says his head is spinning right now with multiple offers. >>> well, the the flyers have been done for more than a month entering one month and rangers just keep ongoing and winning. they take down tampa bay in game one in the eastern conference finals today. things bouncing their way. final few minutes puck went off dominic moore's leg. take another look goes in just like that. rangers win two-one. they are three wins away from back to back finals for the second straight year. >>> some like it let's face it, some don't. what do you make of the eagles off season and all a of the changees from receive tore running back to quarterback? zach ertz they're merging star at tightened is in favor of catching passes from sam bradford. >> honestly, i'm really happy with what we did at qb position. nick foles and write very close friend and teammates but i t