i'm jeff skversky alongside mike miss until friday 97.5 the fanatic. once again mike, i'm embarrassed and disgusted by actions a classless action by a philadelphia sports fan. ryan howard says he had a beer bottle thrown at him after yesterday's game. fans in the city wonder why they get a

v >>> jeff skversky has a check on sports. jeff, i heard someone say mohammed ali wasn't just a boxer but a fighter in the ring and in life. what an icon, what an icon he was. >> i loved fighting in the press conferences with joe frazier, those were as legendary to me as the fight. loved the guy. don't count days, make the days count that is one of the many famous quotes left behind by mohammed ali who spent long days himself training for the biggest fights of his life against joe frazier, in deerlake, pennsylvania overlooking the poconos. mohammed ali started training just outside the kutztown area in the 1970's because of a peaceful, quiet area where he could focus and prepare for bought with philadelphia's joe frazier and others like george foreman. frazier was first box tore ever beat the champ, he had been 31-zero until the fight of the century in 1971. ali made a impact on the biggest boxers from our area before he passed away at the age of 74. >> i look at all these, and all that ali has done and what he has stood up fo

"action news" delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist, melissa magee, jeff skversky and sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> please, let's just all get along. we're on this earth for such a short time. >> is there anguish and grief in florida avenue the worst mass shooting in the history of our country. at least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured after a crazed gunman who pledged allegiance to isis open fire inside a gay nightclub in orlando. i'm walter perez. unspeakable massacre that occurred in orlando. tonight president obama ordered flags to be flown at half staff all across the country as investigators, poured through omar mateen's background to get a better understanding of the motive behind this despicable act. we have team coverage tonight. "action news" reporter jeff chirico and trish hartman has reaction from the lb gt community and security measures taken across our region. christie ileto spoke with the former official from home land security, and chad pradelli is in orlando with what we know about the suspect. we will begin with abc's marci gonz

. >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> she was a rising star, a young singer from south jersey with a powerful voice, on fast track to fame after placing third in the nationally tell rised singing contest. last night cristina grimmie was gunned down after a concert by a man whose motives remain a mystery. saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is senseless death of the young woman full of promise and talent. cristina grimmie grew up in marlton, new jersey and graduated from cherokee high school. last night she was signing autographs in florida when a man walk up to her and opened fire. we have reaction from her hometown but first, details about what happened from abc's lauer than lister. >> reporter: he was on a mission of murder. >> it does peer that he came here to commit this crime. >> ♪ >> reporter: she was his unsuspecting pray singing here in the last performance of her life. >> we're in orlando today, please come to the show. >> reporter: after her performance cristin

and for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, i'm walter perez. have a great night and a good weekend. ♪ >> does it blow your mind that it is that much? >> you know dealing with that much money. >> and lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers trying to keep their hopes alive for this city. ♪ >> i don't get paid by the sixers, so i've not going to answer that. >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ >> welcome in and thanks for joining us. along side mike, i'm ducis rodgers. if you haven't heard by now, the cavs are the nba champions and cleveland the first champion since 1964. and what does this do for lebron's legacy that he came home and brought the championship? >> it chips the statute of michael jordan a little bit of the second best player of all time, in my opinion. in the performance he put together over the last three games of the series is phenomenal. you lead all teams in points, steals, blocks -- it is saying something. >> a triple-double. a poor shooting night, and draymond green on point. and the game tied ig

. >>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> clear skies, out there right now looking live from sky six over center city but we're tracking a heavy chance for rain tomorrow. saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story for "action news" is threat of severe weather tomorrow. after warm sunny day it remains balmy tonight but tomorrow heat sticks around with the potential for some strong gusts of rain. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the "action news" big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> it is not just rain but likelihood of strong to severe showers and storms, that will be moving in throughout the afternoon and evening hours. we have got warmth overhead right now. warmth will add to the instability come tomorrow. it is currently 72 in philadelphia. seventy-three in washington d.c. off to the west in pittsburgh, pennsylvania also coming in the lower 70's. looking at dew point. it is level of how much moisture is not at months fear. anytime you have dew points at 60

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. widow is found beaten to death inside her home in chester county. >>> a call to action in delaware county as dozens of people rally for gun control. >>> but the big story on "action news" is police say a six two-year old woman was bludgeoned inside her own home. victim had recently widowed and just sold her home. "action news" reporter jeff chirico has more from berwyn. >> reporter: news of the murderer on the loose in this quiet up scale neighborhood has shocked folks living here, police say a family member found a body of six two-year old denise barge erin side her home in the 900 block of heather stone drive, friday morning, the police say she was beaten to death but they are not saying if they have any suspects. barger's husband died in march, and... and sold her home but had not moved out just yet. neighbors didn't want to speak on camera about barge error this homicide but they tell me, they are not worried for their safety.

"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. a chance of thunderstorms in parts of the area. a first for citizens bank park, college graduation that took place, at second base. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a murder of a young singer from south jersey. cristina grimmie was on the fast track to fame, a finalist on the popular tv singing contest, just finished a concert in florida and was signing autographs when she was shot and murdered. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live at the fillmore in fishtown where grimmie had performed a few weeks ago, trish? >> reporter: that is right, walter, cristina grimmie performed here at fillmore two weeks ago with the band before you exit kicking off their tour together. it was after a show in orlando that the new jersey native was shot and killed. >> just great, for her. >> reporter: students at cristina grimmie's former high school in marlton, new jersey were shocked by the news of her violent death. >> i just thought

now for sarah bloomquist, melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night, and great week ahead. >>> the throw is late and the nationals will win and have swept the phillies. >> maybe it is okay. maybe we will be okay and maybe we will be all right. >> this is "action news" sports sunday, sponsored by audi. >>> and welcome into "action news" sports sunday, i'm jeff skversky alongside mike missanelli from 97.5 the fanatic. well mike, the free fall, continues for the phillies. they have gone from tied for first place to ten games back in the division and in a matter of three and a half weeks. they are worst team in baseball as we sit here

welcome to "action news" sports sunday, i'm jeff skversky with mike from 97.5 the fanatic. and no surprise taking ben simmons, some comparing him to

jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. the sixers are still studying players they can snag in the later part of the draft and that includes quentin dekeysy, the former templestantout had a workout this morning. he was a three year starter with the owls and he describes what he has to offer. >> my versatility, i can shoot and hit other players and defensively, i can switch one through three and one through four, i'm just a versatile player. >> the knicks are reshaping their roster, they inquired rose from the bulls. >> at some point the losing has to end right. the phillies face the twins again. aaron morgan is on the mound and nola lasted just three innings and gave up eight runs and the losing streak stands at 8 and the nhl awarded las vegas a franchise. >> thank you ducis. >>> the team that brought a lot of pride to the philadelphia area earlier this year has another feather in its cap today. the villanova wildcats mens basketball team was awarded the 2016 john wanamaker award. they accepted the award at the crystal tea

now another jeff, jeff skversky, live in brooklyn with a preview of the actual draft. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hey, jim. ben simmons has been dreaming about this moment since he was a little kid. he is on stage right now for a photo op. there he is. in black and gold through the golden moment. we'll hear from ben simmons about his relationship with head coach brett brown in a live report coming up in sports. jim? >> thank you, jeff. >>> and also ahead on "action news" tonight, a possible piece of history discovered underneath a home in delaware county. what crack in the walls revealed below. >>> well, the severe storms are missing us to the south, but i am tracking some thunderstorms rolling across lancaster county moving into chester county and more may be on the way. i'll have details on that, what it means for your weekend in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> this is new at 6:00 tonight. it is an extraordinary discovery in lansdowne that could find a house sitting on top of american history. r

magic year is 2020 everybody is a contender, jeff, two championship that is year. >> i'm jeff skversky. he's mike missanelli. a week from today support the gary poppa fathers day run to fight prostate cancer, for mike, i'm jeff, good night. >> they are the best of the class. >> it's a post millennial generation with a whole new perspective on the election. >> the content revolution. and how they're giving back. i'm brian taff. >> and i'm sharrie williams. >> hello everyone and welcome to the best of the class. >> we are here at the adventure aquarium in camden, new jersey. >> this is 6abc's annual event honoring academic excellence all across our region. >> for over thirty years now, 6abc invites high school valedictorians from the tri-state area to celebrate their achievements! >> and tonight, we'll hear directly from them about who they are and what matters in their world. >> we'll peer into their life online via social media. >> and hear what they think of the country's current political landscape. >> plus, we ask them all about their future plans and how they'll strive to make a di

"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> there is a lot of children in the house. they were, living down in the basement, they were hiding in the chicken coupes. >> new details about the 12 young girls rescued from the home in bucks county. up investigators are back on the scene today scouring for clues, and we're also learning more about why officials could not get inside that house until now. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news"es the latest on the investigation in the case of 12 young girls rescued from the home of the man in bucks county. today police scoured that property even bringing cadaver dogs into see if any remains were buried there. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene. jeff to day investigators revealed more about how those girls lived. >> reporter: yeah, walter police have had this road closed for most of the day to day. there are still many questions, to be answered about what actually happened inside of this house, over the past several

jeff skversky. >>> finally a night for new beginnings in west philadelphia. the charter school taking part in a rite of passage, these 75 students now on to high school and the ceremony in african tradition. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next, and jimmy has philadelphia's own kevin hart, constance zimmer, and music from fitz a . "action news" continues at 5:30. now for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, i am going to run out of time, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night, have a happy father's day. (dog barking) get off! aah! don't bite me! why does everyone in this cul-de-sac think it's okay to let their stupid dogs run loose? it's like calcutta out there. what are you doing? trying to round up any crap i can find to regift this christmas, like this little gem here-- last year's present from bobby's uncle. racist uncle or drug dealer uncle? racist uncle. drug dealer uncle is now prison uncle. oh, right, because of detective cousin. i miss bobby's family. morning. wow. if you're wondering, you're too comfortable. it's hot. i'm gonna

jeff skversky. >>> finally a night for new beginnings in west philadelphia. the charter school taking part in a rite of passage, these 75 students now on to high school and the ceremony in african tradition. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next, and jimmy has philadelphia's own kevin hart, constance zimmer, and music from fitz and the tantrums. "action news" continues at 5:30. now for cecily tynan, jeff skversky, i am going to run out of time, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night, have a happy father's day. tonight kevin hart. from "unreal", constance zimmer. and music from fitz and the tantrums. and now, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how very nice. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us on this major night of basketball.

jeff skversky tells us when they were able to pull it off when we come back. i survived breast cancer. if the doctors hadn't caught it early i might not be sitting here. so i'm outraged that pat toomey voted to defund planned parenthood... ...which thousands of pennsylvania women depend on for cancer screenings. pat toomey was even willing to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. shut down the government over planned parenthood? i think we ought to shut down pat toomey. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> today was a celebration of lgbt pride around the country. those who took part saw increased security in the aftermath of the orlando massacre. the new york city marchers made tribute. and lining the straight route including hillary clinton. and the mayor said about what happened in orlando, the answer is not to run and hide. >> i think it is an act of defiance on one level to come out and say we stand by our values, inclusion, and love and tolerance and standing up saying we embrace all pe

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, walter's off, a man shot six times tries to drive himself to the hospital and then end up in a crash. cities a cross the country boost security, during lgbt pride parades. >>> but the big story on "action news" is an apology from one of country music's biggest stars to a local police officer wounded in the line of duty. kenney chesney mistakenly told the crowd at his concert last night that folcroft police officer christopher dorman had died. today, he made things right. "action news" reporter trish hartman has the full story. >> it was a mistake. he made good on it. >> reporter: that mistake was made in front of the thousands of country music fans at lincoln financial field last night. at the request of officer christopher dorman and many supporters of social media,. >> don't forget me. >> reporter: kenney chesney gave a shout out to the police officer shot seven times on friday but he mistakenly said that the officer died. >> but

only on america's best network. >>> okay, jeff skversky has a check on sports, earlier phillies were fun to watch. now they are hard to watch. >> they are still not scoring runs, it is now just catching up to them. but when will this end? phillies have gone from tied for first place to a season worst, ten games out in just three and a half weeks. over the span, there is the worst team in baseball and doing most of the damage the cubs, and nationals. before the game today phillies and nationals have a moment of cile tones pay their respects to the victims of the terrorist attack in orlando. phillies down by three in the fifth, back they come, codey asche living up to his twitter name codey smashy a solo home run. first of the year. fill boys tie it at three. stays that way until the ninth. jonathan papelbon in. outings miguel franco, solo shot, papelbon has a era over seven against phillies since last years trade. phillies take a one to nothing lead. but then bottom of the ninth jason werth, up, two outs, bases load add again jenmar gomez. he pitched right down the middle. werth makes

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >> ♪ >> sunday flight a suspicious package shuts down train service at the norristown transportation center. >> investigation under way after ryan howard says a fan threw a beer bottle at him. >> but the big story on "action news" is the arrival of strong storms across the region. in fact, the city of philadelphia is under a severe thunderstorm warning right now. >> taking a live look right here from over center city, you can see the dam ominous clouds hanging over the skyline. rain is beginning to fall. meteorologist melissa magee joins us tracking the storms with the first check of the accuweather forecast. >> walter and sarah things are getting quite active across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys. on storm scan six live double scan radar 3-d we have a line of convective activity through new england across the midatlantic region with these showers and storms that continue to move eastward pressing into philadelphia. in fact a severe thunderstorm warning has been posted for the city, really that i-

here's jeff skversky. >> sixers coach brett brown has known ben simmons his entire life. he was there when he was born he coached his fighting but finally they get a meeting. it's a big decision coming up. sixers have finally scored a one-on-one with the consensus number one overall pick ben simmons. no, he didn't come to philadelphia. no, he didn't work out for the sixers. but they talked over dinner in cleveland. a source confirms to 6abc sixers management met with simmons last night. the sixers are believed to be the only team simmons has even interviewed with. the former lsu forward has reportedly gained 20 pounds of muscle. the nba draft is thursday. >>> you think this city is starving for championships. how about cleveland? they have not won a championship in 52 years. nothing. but thanks to lebron james the cavs are a win away from ending cleveland's drought. lebron and company have clearly frustrated steph curry and warriors. curry threw his mouthpiece that hit the son of one of the cavs' owners last night. now curry apologized after game six. but he was still hit

jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> president obama has declared a major disaster in the state of west virginia as ordered in federal aid to help in the recovery efforts. twenty-three people are dead, as crews desperately searched for the missing. road have buckled. vehicles have have been carried away and some homes smashed. tonight approximately 32,000 poems and businesses remain without power tonight. >>> meanwhile, in california, strong wind, and dry conditions, are making things difficult for fire fighters battling a wild fire north of los angeles. at least 150 homes are gone, and this fire remains entirely uncontained at this hour. so far it has scorched up to 36,000 acres. it is just one of the 17 large wild fires, burning across the west tonight. >>> world news saturday will have much more from the ground in both west virginia and california, coming up at 6:30 right after "action news". >>> shriner's hospital for children in north philadelphia celebrated a milestone today. the hospital held a special open house event to celebrate its 90th birthday.

jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. man is recovering after he was rescued from a burning home in germantown. fire started at 5:00 o'clock tonight along 1500 block of tacoma street. when fire fighters arrived there were reports that someone was trapped inside that home. they were able to pull that man out. he is being treated for second degree burns and smoke inhalation. fire fighters got the blaze under control in 20 minutes and fire commissioner adam thiel even tweeted saying it was a great rescue. >>> and an elderly man is dead after being hit by a train this afternoon in cherry hill, new jersey. it happened just before 4:30 atwood crest station on the 200 block of tindale street. investigators say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. patco temporarily suspended service at that station for three hours while police investigated. >>> two people are dead and at least five injured following a shooting at a dance studio in texas. police say it started when an argument broke out at a private party at the club after

jeff skversky, "action news." >> if it came down to it, the president would probably mispronounce jeff skversky's name too. [ laughter ] >> and he wouldn't be the first. >> i've done if. >> it was a happy 25t 25th birthday to ann idea that put philadelphia arts on the map. on columbus boulevard hosted a birthday party for first friday. dozens of galleries and businesses took part in the first one in 1991 and so many more have joined since then. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." jimmy's guests megan fox, and music from josh abbott band. "action news" continues at 4:30 for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live". tonight -- megan fox. from "silicon valley", thomas middleditch. and music from josh abbott band. and now, here's jimmy kimmel. [ applause ] ♪

jeff skversky, "action news." >> if it came down to it, the president would probably mispronounce jeff skversky's name too. [ laughter ] >> and he wouldn't be the first. >> i've done if. >> it was a happy 25t 25th birthday to ann idea that put philadelphia arts on the map. on columbus boulevard hosted a birthday party for first friday. dozens of galleries and businesses took part in the first one in 1991 and so many more have joined since then. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." jimmy's guests megan fox, and music from josh abbott band. "action news" continues at 4:30 for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night.

and jeff skversky is in the middle of all the action tonigh. he's at the barkley center in brooklyn. of course, he will continue our coverage at the nba draft, live from new york. that's coming up in sports. >>> all right. time now for a check of our "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> let's go live to matt o'donnell in the "action news" traffic center. hi, matt. >> in honor of that 76ers draft, 76 is actually behaving with normal delays of course. but 95 is not. truck flipped over a couple of hours ago here on the ramp from 420 to the northbound side, and now both of these ramps connect canning 95 northbound with 420 remain blocked. looks like for the entirety of the afternoon rush. use the ramps at ridley park and expect some slowing as a result. have construction just like yesterday on 309 northbound in montgomery county. so delays traveling between ambler and montgomeryville. use lime kill pike or 611 instead. on the turnpike you're hitting a of lot of speeds in the 20s near the street road interchange. that luckily has been pus

jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> he looks like a winner we'll see how he does in the games in august. >> thank you. >>> there is a new hiking trail in camden county and it's thanks to theests of hard working youngsters, students from voorhees middle school were on hand for the new vikings trail in voorhees, the students constructed the trail using hand tools, the trail is more than a half mile long. >>> we have wet weather on the way. most of it will be falling when we are asleep. >> that is pretty good and all out of here in time for the weekend. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that right now not a lot of action going on. we have a few scattered light showers across delaware and south jersey. and there is move on the way but plenty of clouds have rolled in what a difference a day makes. yesterday sky 6 showing bright blue skies and sunshine and now looking over the commodore barry bridge you see a pretty thick cloud deck and the cloud deck advancing from the south and afternoon highs depended on your location, as expected quite a bit cooler down the shore and wildw

jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >>> to baseball, the major league baseball draft is tonight. the phillies hold the overall number one selection, this year there is not a clear choice to take with the top pick, that is okay with the phils front office. >> there is no pressure, we are doing our job to take the best player with the best ability. but knowing that it has helped me widen the range of prospects as far as we are considering. >> game five of the stanley cup final is tonight. the pens are up 3-1 and they could close out san jose this evening. game four the nba finals is tomorrow night. the cavs won last night game three to get on the board. golden state leads 2-1. and watch game four tomorrow night at 9:00 here on 6 abc. >>> round one of the senior players championship at the philadelphia cricket club. this is for par -- the guys i play with would give me that. >> i wouldn't. >> you wouldn't? vijay singh 1 under par. so not very nice of you. >> that is quite all right. we'll have fun any way. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment.

we're live in brook lirp, jeff skversky, "neti news >> thank u much. still ahead, the rest of the sixers' picks plus st. joe's sends a player to the nba. and phillies have regained that winning feeli >> deep to right field. >>> lat ifiun the sixers d c, small forwar fe. they loss t si guard named ka from the hawths st. joe's bem bring was drafted by the atlantic hawks 21st overall. hwas a-10 player of the year. >>> the fer g contract te it's reportee ear $13.4 milon >>> phill as ey galvis knd v. homer in the eighth inning, seventh of eeo that ties he. the phills 3 p a nine-gamed. they'll be in san francisco over the weekend. >> all right, ducis. >>> finall tonight, it was a feast of form ach. all chind kinds of cheeses in philadelphi eyo some t world's greatest cheesemakers tonight. experts came from eight european countries to give guests a taste of international cheese flavor. participants also had a chance to learn cheese-making techniques. the feast of form ach. "jimmy kimmiv next on channel 6 followed by "nightline jimmy's guests tonight kevin nea

with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night, sarah's off to day marks one week since dozens were killed inside a nightclub in orlando and tonight the nation pauses to remember. >>> thousands of people, spend a day taking part in the annual gary poppa run. >>> but the big story on "action news" is evacuation of a police station in philadelphia, after the discovery of a ak-47, and a pipe bomb and officials say weapons were actually brought in by authorities. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at 35th district headquarters with the details, jeff? >> reporter: well, walter, very unusual situation here. then tire building had to be evacuated just after ten last night, 14 prisoners and 20 staff members had to leave after police found what they believed to be a pipe bomb in a bag. "action news" obtained a photo of the device that officials say wasn't more than about 6 inches or so. it ended up here after authorities with the attorney general's gun violence task force pick up a a man wanted for making a a straw purchase and the

jeff skversky introduces us to a local college student who is. >> reporter: it's a shot of a lifetime. to play in the u.s. open with the best golfers in the world and bensalem native and drexel christopher crawford will get this shot thanks to this incredible shot he made in qualifying on monday crawford sunk this forte foot putt uphill on 18 to clinch it. >> you play golf your whole life you always dream about playing in major championships. >> reporter: now you did it. >> now it's actually a reality. saying there now is so hard to believe. it's a dream come true. >> reporter: that dream will become a reality thursday when 93 tee off for the 116th u.s. open at oakmont country club just outside pittsburgh. the 22-year-old senior is one of only 11:00 a.m. cherries i 1o qualify. >> you know, it will be fun. >> reporter: crawford is the first golf interdrexel history to make it to the u.s. open ton make the cut he says the key will be driving the ball well and that's speaking from experience. two years ago he actually played the oakmont course as an amateur but let's face it, this is the

jeff skversky has sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> legendary boxer and american icon muhammad ali went home today for one final time. champ remains arrived in louisville where he was laid to rest, later this week. >> marci gonzales was there for elaborate funeral plans and how the city is paying tribute. >>> walter and czar, so many impact cannot be put into word but it is felt. here at muhammad ali center where it is dark we have been showing you people leaving flowers, card, balloons. also at churches and mosques where people paused this weekend to remember the greatest. heartfelt prayers. and emotional reflections. >> he stood for compassion, love, and peace. >> reporter: and place that life started ali's childhood home in louisville. around the country and world. >> we now ask you to observe a moment of silence for me mow. >> tribute to the icon who died friday following a 32 year battle with parkinson's disease, muhammad ali's legacy reaching far beyond the boxing ring. >> when he said he was greatest, he was speaking for a whalemen racial of black americans who did not g

cecily tynan, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. alright guys, we've brought you to this construction trailer to talk about trucks today. which truck brand offers engines with best in class v8 towing

new for addal joseph. >> jeff skversky, cecily tynan, jim gardner, the entire "action news" team, i'm brian taff. have a great night, great weekend, and we will see you real soon. >> ♪ "jimmy kimmel live". tonight mindy kaling. from "bloodline," ben mendelsohn. judge james. and music from meghan trainor, and now here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody. i'm jimmy, the host of the show. thank you for coming. thank you for watching. hello to those of you who joined us earlier tonight on abc.

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welcome to "action news" sports sunday, i'm jeff skversky with mike from 97.5 the fanatic. and no surprise taking ben simmons, some comparing him to lebron james and others to lamar odom. and i ask you this, a big difference between lebron and odom. what player will he be? >> i don't think he is either. i think he is a lot better than lamar odom and i don't think he will ever be lebron james. but i think this kid will be an exciting player for them. a transcending player, doing a lot of things on the basketball floor. he has been the best player at every level he has played off. going to the pros, i am expecting that he will also continue that. >> nba superstar? >> i think he will be an nba all-star. perennial nba all-star. he does so many things on the floor. handles the fall, the point forward type of skill. he can finish with either hand. and people say he can't shoot, but you look at the stroke and it looks good. and you can be taught to be a better shooter at the nba level. lebron couldn't shoot when he came in. >> everyone building him up and you are building him up s

i'm jeff skversky alongside mike miss until friday 97.5 the fanatic. once again mike, i'm embarrassed and disgusted by actions a classless action by a philadelphia sports fan. ryan howard says he had a beer bottle thrown at him after yesterday's game. fans in the city wonder why they get a bad wrap. are you disgusted by this. >> there is always a jackyl and yes, it is embarrassing. i am one to protect majority of the fan base who would think twice and not do something like that. is there always one guy that will make everybody else look bad. >> it happens over and over. you say that. but what happened at the flyers game, in game three, during the beautiful ed snider tribute. fans later in that game throwing wrist bands every where, same thing. >> that was also a a bad move, jeff. this is no the a fan base, if you asked that fan base majority of the people would be down on that guy throwing a bottle on the field at ryan howard. today there was a situation in the game where ball was still in play, it bounced up in the air, guy grabbed it and fans booed t

for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> wednesday night community stills reeling from sandy are gearing up for the hurricane season and fire destroys the offices of an ocean county charity for the second time. >>> but the big story is an off duty philadelphia police officer firing his weapon at a motorist. but was it justified. it happened at 11:15 last night on the 5 --. the officer was bumped by a car on his motorcycle and that is when the trouble began. sara bloomquist is live with the details. >> reporter: they are telling "action news" they are in the early stages of this collision and whether the off duty officer was justified when he fired his weapon multiple times. >> in the aftermath of the shots fired. the officer's motorcycle was in the street nearby. and the crime scene unit marked three shell casings in the street and more at temple university outpatient center. he

jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> we'll talk to you again at 6:00. the sixers had draft prospected out today. brett brown sitting with each player to impart knowledge that they can take wherever they land. one was quenton decozy, if he still hears from his old fan -- >> he would yell at me on defense court side and offense. and he is always somewhere in the back of my mind. >> more than 1 million people took to the streets to celebrate the cavs nba championship. i would like to know who counted. some people slept on sidewalks overnight to get a good spot on the parade route, the first championship in 52 years and the phillies in minnesota again tonight trying to snap an eight game losing streak. >> and lebron gets a parade in akron tomorrow as well. >>> a man from buck county is putting his creation to the test on battle bots and he created sub zero, he competed years ago and he had just eight weeks to build his bot. in past experience i have done this, three to four months is typical. i had an eight week build period which i stress unbelievable. bat

for cecily tynan, adam joseph, jeff skversky, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. if you want to soar along the highest, longest and fastest zipline in north america, there's only one place to do it. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ it's all in the catskills. only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> tonight, the airport terror attack. new details about the suicide bombi bombings. more than 40 killed. security video captures the horrifying moments. including an image of one of the bombers. those three terrorists launched a well-planned assault. terry moran takes us inside the airport. >>> on alert. the terminal at a major american airport evacuated. a major warning from the cia chief about possible attacks here at home. >>> white house takedown. newly released video shows a shooting outside the white house. the gunman refuses to drop his weapon. the secret service opens fire. tonight, what we're learning about the gunman. >>>

jeff skversky hears from the new 1$100 million man. >> it's mind blowing when are you dealing with that much money. >> even eagles player, fletcher cox can't believe he signed a contract for $103 million, the highest paid defensive back player in the division. >> i have to be fletcher cox and be humble and come to practice every day and show up every day and let my teammates know i'm there for them. >> he has the chance to be a great player in the history of this franchise. >> the eagles have given out $280 million in offseason, that is more than any other team in the nfl. what is the eagles game plan here just to give away money, the eagles believe they are building for the future and keeping the core players. >> we need continuity, i take responsible for the change we have had and the longer we wait for contract players, the closer they get to free suggestion the more it will cost us. >> they believe it will pay or in the next three years as their core players hit their prime. >>> the phillies will try to salvage a split of their home and home serieses with the blue jays, they have be

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for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a good night. we will see you right back here tomorrow. >> ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] what if we got married on the cyclone? the roller coaster at coney island? come on. how much fun would that be? and talk about an appropriate, if not slightly on-the-nose metaphor -- a bride and groom together, side-by-side, as they go through the ups and downs, the twists and turns, and the loop-de-loops of life. castle, i love you, but i will not marry you on a ride or up in space or on a slide. bet dr. seuss got married somewhere fun. yes, his wife's living room. how many people do you think can fit in one of those roller-coaster cars, anyway?

. >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> a collision between a police cruiser and s.u.v. caught on camera, two injured. questions about who had the right-of-way. sarah is off, the big story is a crash with a squad car. and an officer a speeding to a call of another officer needing help. and in olney with much more. jeff? >> hey walter. as you said, the officer was responding to a car when she slammed into another car just behind me. the police cleared the scene, but you can see some of the wreckage left behind by that crash that was all caught on camera. the surveillance camera captured the moment when it went spinning through the intersection. >> the crash louder than the siren. >> happening just after 7:00. the crash to forceful it left the front end mangled. and running to help. >> i approach right away the officer. she seems shooken up, like she was dizzy. >> the officer and a man and woman in the black vehicle were taken to the hospital. the captain says that the cop was stopping t

for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm walter perez. have a good night, we will see you right back here tomorrow. >> ♪ [ motor turns over ] [ tires squeal ] [ motor revving ] [ tires screech ] [ motor idling ] [ motor revs, tires squeal ]

for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will leave you with i a final look and legacy of boxing legend mohammed ali, good night. >> i'm handsome, fast, i'm pretty and can't possibly be beaten. >> impact that he made transforming america, the impact he had on the world and that is what history will remember him for. >> he knew he was in the grips of the disease, he would be pulling magic tricks and letting you know he was still magic in still the greatest of all time. kris: coffee shop's on the south side of 67th and lex. take the 65th street transverse across the park. freaking tourists on 5th avenue always screw up traffic. [ sighs ] [ cellphone rings, buzzes ] [ beep ] it's madison. probably running late. hey, bitch. hey, madison. sure this comes as a shock to you, but i'm running late. of course you are. i'll meet you there as soon as -- [ gasps ] [ sighs ] just my stupid lacrosse trophy. anyways, i'm on my way in five. [ rumbling ] did you hear that? uh, hear what? hold on. stay with me. who's there? hello? oh, my go

now for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. have a great night. we will see you here tomorrow. >> ♪ beckett: this is heaven. this is absolute heaven. yeah, you mean spending the day with your future husband? no, no. not that. [ chuckles ] not that? no, no, no. i mean, not only that. it's 2:00. i'm in my p.j.s. we're reading the newspapers. i never get to do this. because you never take any time off. all we have to do is loaf around. there's no work, no goals other than to waste hours on end. okay. stop describing my life. though there is one thing we should get done today. we need to pick a font for our "save the date" cards. really? we're gonna do that? we don't even have a venue yet. yeah. i find deadlines...inspiring. how about this one? no. it's too frilly. agreed. and this -- ooh, this is...far too severe. [ german accent ] you will save the date now. [ chuckles ] oh, i like that one. you? [ normal voice ] mm, i'm not really feeling it, though i guess, uh, you could convince me.

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at the nba draft in new york, jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >>> to baseball now. the free-falling phillies in minnesota tonight, and the losing streak stands at eight games. rain delay at the start of this one, that doesn't affect blanco. the fifth inning the single and missed-played ball. and the phills eventually lead 5-2. the bottom of the fifth inning, unfortunately returning the favor in right. and escobar credited with a 2-run triple. right now we are tied at 5-5 in the seventh inning. >>> with the start going well. and he says that he feels good. and he is working his way back from a bicep injury. >>> still ahead, the nhl expanding. >>> plus, one union player gets hot against the chicago fire. okay, ready? whoa! [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ♪ get america's fastest internet. only from xfinity. >>> the nhl has awarded las vegas a new franchise. it comes with a $500 million fee. the team will begin play in the 2017-2018 season of the franchise doesn't have a name yet. my vote goes to the las vegas blackjacks. >> you lik