things will happen quickly here in clearwater. the first exhibition game is thursday against the university of tampa. the first grapefruit league game is next friday against the new york yankees. now you know baseball has its own language. these guys have crazy terms. in fact, there's even a baseball dictionary. today we decided to quiz the players on the lingo. >> we got a couple easy ones here. >> okay. >> what's a frozen rope? >> frozen rope. line drive. >> rain delay? >> when a pitcher takes forever to pitch between pitches. >> can of corn. >> easy fly ball. >> by the way, can of corn, you know where that expression comes from? >> i can fell. >> you go ahead. >> in the old days, they used to go in grocery stores and there would be cans of corns up on the shelves so they had to knock it off the sheff with a stick. >> what's a deuce? >> curveball. >> all right. >> he's a capper. he knows that one. -- catcher. he knows that one. >> what's a raft man? >> you got me. >> a raft man? >> boy, that sounds like someone hung out to dry b

the phillies have arrived in clearwater. our john clark is in clearwater and has more. >> reporter: hey, amy. herrera is the only phillies' all-star. the only player that has a guaranteed contract after this year. take a look, for our cameras, i think he's predicting a division title for this team this year. >> 2017. >> reporter: herrera comes to clearwater with a new five year deal for $30 million. not bad for a rule five draft pick. >> special to come here and know that they trust me. they believe in me. to have a contract like that, it gives you security. and it makes you want to play better. >> reporter: he's the most energetic and enthusiastic philly. >> i'm going to keep playing with passion because that's the way i am. that's in me. and hopefully that's going to transfer to the other players, too. >> reporter: you have a lot of young guys here, are they asking you to pick up the tab on certain things now? [speaking in a foreign language] >> no, not yet. >> reporter: what's the best thing you bought with your new contr

if you have ever been it is an amazing time in clearwater. always warm, fun, friendly to be in the ballpark. this is all of the stuff, jim and rahel, heading to clearwater. they will pack this thing up. it will take three hours. they will get truck out of here before the snow comes and 77 degrees today as the high temperature in clearwater. >> i'm just saying, bosses, if the the bosses are listening, if the bosses are listening i would like to go down this year. >> we can do the show from down there, we can do that our news director just had a heart attack. >> thanks, path the path -- pat. >>> president obama is steering clear of the snow it weather. he hees enjoying water sports. >> former president showed off his kite boarding skills during his post presidency getaway. he is staying on richard branson's mosquito island. according to branson obama studied for two days before hitting the waves. look at that smile. >> i saw somewhere he is enjoying. >> away from washington. >>> when we come back a cheat owe just sold for $100,000. >> what? >>

i know are you not shedding a tear but it's chilly by clearwater standards. lets talk about the phillies pitching staff. we are talking about the the young live arms amp and now we are talking about vince valesquez he was a dominating force last season. he started off with a 2.4 era and his season went south and hel of his fastball and finished with an 8-6 record and he says he knows the adjustments he needs to make. >> pitch contact, pretty much not try to do too much. controlling and not try t that is my main mind set. >> he has to power on a he has almost a bug bunny typ changeup. a swis ballop. he nds to pitches together. is too. have you to figure out how to attack hitters and know yourself. >> ahead at 6:00 we focus on the mackanin regime he calls himself a dictator hear why his players say they still love him. the first full squad yorkout here in clearwater coming up tomorrow morning. jaime back over to you. >> go get a jacket you look freezing down there. the flyers probably wish they never had to come back to western canada and have not won a single

. >> sean bell is in clearwater for philly spring training. lucky guy. >>> that's right. all luck coo. it's beautiful day at spring training i'm here in clearwater and today the pitching staff talk about the new old guy that's going to help out the team. that's coming up later in sports. ♪ >>> tonight police are hoping this surveillance video will lead them to three guys who held laundromat in east mt. airy. they put a gun to an employee's head at honk's rondo mat and did he mapped money on saturday evening on the 6700 block of chew avenue. the men received to one suspect as green. they got away with cash and coins. if you got any information pleases police want to hear from you. >>> we are following a developing story for you right now. a woman kidnapped outside an apartment in wilmington. she told police she got out of her car at the top of the hill apartments when a guy with a gun forced her into a vehicle possibly a dark suv. he then drove her to nearby atm where he demanded she withdraw money. the victim says he punched her and then drove her back to the apartments

. >>> phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater florida for spring tra today. the first workout is tomorrow. our sports d his liveorts from clearwater later today on news." >> jahill okafor did travel with the sixers they are neing trade. the talks heat the up to sothe coach decided not to him against miami. >>> half a million square feet carpe and thousands of banners now that it's over, the nfl is putting materials to good use, they are partnering with nonprofits in the houston areang has been shade structures for community gardens. they are makin gowns banners. donated 6,000 pounds of office t local adele came out the winners at recap the biggest angeles. >> reporter: adelethe bell of the grammy ball, but in onence speech she made shore to honor her fellow beyoun of my life is beyounce. the lemonade was monumental. i t the year they will go with the and course, very, verygrateful having won but i felt the love her i felt like she more worthy pretty much it, really. >> adele was a night wasn't >> can we please start it again. >> reporter: the singer asked for

. >>> looks good in clearwater but what a lovely cruise from if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com 8f8z z12fz y28f8y y12fy >>> when are short or time or talent or just like latest gadgets, you might consider a new addition to the kitchen. three on your side jim donovan looks at a robotic chef preparing dishes and it could come to a kitchen near you. >> something revolutionary is simmering in this kitchen. robotic master chevies whipping up a meal. >> it looks like from a future dealing. >> reporter: but future is here with the robotic kitchen. >> you can use the preloaded recipes. they can do it. >> reporter: only human involvement is the prep, you measure and prepare ingredient s, robot adds mixes and even controls temperatures it copies movement of the original chef and has library of more than 100 recipes. the with the touch of the button you can down load a recipe and

spring training underway in clearwater, florida, baseball is back. the last season phillies went 71-91 but they showed solid young tall event that can take them in the future. it will be on display as position players report with pitchers and catchers, having within there the last few days youngsters like miguel franco and jp crawford will be closely watched, but it is great mix of youth, veterans on the phillies roster this year. joining us live this morning from spectrum field in clearwater florida getting ready for a full day i'm sure is phillies starting catcher cameron rupp. how are you doing this morning a lot of jealous people up there. how does it feel to be back in clearwater. >> good morning, guys, it is great to be down here. i'm sure it is a little bit warmer down here then it is up there but we're definitely enjoying it. >> you have a huge task, and that is to bring along the pitching staff. there is a nice mix of veterans and up and coming talent. is what different from last year with the staff? >> well, everybody is a year-older. you k

but, the weather is much better in clearwater, florida. shut out to chuck. phillies pitchers and catchers have reported. that is where we will find leslie van arsdal. hi there leslie how are you. >> hi there don. i have to tell you it is really nice here. we had the most beautiful sunset a few minutes ago. we're on the beach in february you can see right the thousand , some people just taking a leisurely after dinner stroll. we are actually working, phillies, pitchers and catchers reporting today, and we saw them getting in a little work before the official work out tomorrow. you can see the teams rebuilding ross zest working. there are some familiar faces now in the clubhouse, and the pitching rotation has an interesting mix. we have veterans, youth, and depth, team president andy macphail talk about his expectations for the season. >> expectation is that we will be better then we were a year ago. our expectation is that we will continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike what we did last year. i'm looking for improvement, meanin

. >> good morning, phillies position players, join the pitchers and catchers in clearwater. we will hear from the gm and what the season might hold and the flyers, well, they laid way too late for morning crew to watched and if you missed it, we will get you caught up with their games with the trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes ! so don't wait...get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. ♪find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com♪ very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. >>> welcome back. thanks for waking up with us here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> pat's here with sports. flyers played late on the road this calgary. >> we cannot get any winning teams in this town. >> bad night. >> it was, yeah. >> well, scoring has been a big issue as ovulate f

and lets go live to ducis rogers in clearwater with more on the new bats brought in to protect franco in the lineup. last season the phillies were 29 and in batting average and dead last in runs scored. they went out to get two good bats and those guys can provide veteran leadership. >> michael saunders and howie kendrick has a combined 19 years at the major league level and are there to dart their knowledge for the younger players, they will learn the game and get better and that is how win and get better, lead by example and understanding that you know you are a young player at one point or another and i was blessed to play with guys like mike sweeney and adrian bell bell train. and sounders was targets in early season. >> that perspective he can bring is something that drew us to michael saunders he can relate to both sides. the coin on that and bring it to our clubhouse and to some of our younger players. >> the younger phils are welcoming. >> they come and now hoe to win. because they come from winning teams. >> that is something we need to know. >> the pitching with those guys,

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we're going to straight to clearwater. sixers, flyers off with you phillies looking to turn it on day two of the spring training in the books. leslie van arsdal is with the team joining us live from clearwater, florida, leslie. >> hi there don. the as you well necessity this team is emphasizing youth. we have six young pitchers, great pitchers. you know what it is okay to get a little excited about this team the at pitchers and catchers hold their first work out pitching remains the teams top priority. aaron necessity lah says his elbow is 100 percent healthy and ready to go. >> i'm all good. been throwing, no pain, no nothing. no hesitations about anything. i'm good. >> reporter: zach oakland whose season was over because of leg problems, says that he too feels great. >> it has been a very, very long time where i have been able to walk without pain. i tiehl great. ready to. >> jared eickoff the oldest at 26 was a mid season rock and could be poised for a break out season. >> i treated it same as i would any other syringe

: phillies pitchers and catchers reported today to clearwater and there's buzz around this team. people know these faces or are getting to know them. erin nola who says his elbow is 100%. this is a rotation that has veteran youth and depth. team president is all about pitching. >> after we improve the pitching the next thing we should do is improve the pitching and after that improve the pitching. when you have to sign pitchers, they're fragile, expensive and it's not a good bank for your buck. there's times you're going to have to do it the pour you can avoid it the more you should. they get tired of hearing me but to me it's about pitching. on you our expectation is that it will be better than we were a year ago. our expectation is that we'll continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike we did last year. the first official work-out will be tomorrow, first full squad work-out will be friday. reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >> she looks so happy. >>> college hoops. second rank villanova visiting depaul. nice ball movement.

i'm here at french y's the hottest place in clearwater. let us show you why, people dine, and just, look out in the ocean. but real reason we are here, we have to work pitchers and catchers reported to day. first work out will be officially tomorrow, you see some of them getting in a little work today. this is a very young team but one that people are very excited about. when players are not working, let me tell you what they are doing. they are coming here to french y's and i, have the owner, i have frenchy with me right now. how are you doing, today. >> welcome, welcome. >> let me tell you, this is an unbelievable restaurant top here, what makes this so special. they have the great, view that we're looking at right now of the beach. >> the sand, the view, but frenchy is all about fresh fish, fresh grouper sandwiches , fresh grouper sandwiches and we're all about fresh. >> reporter: also a lot of famous celebrities stepping in here. can you drop some names. >> we've got, if there is a celebrity in the area and they are coming to the beach

only fios can. ♪ >>> another work out for the phillies this morning down in clearwater, florida. expectations seem to be somewhat of a dicey word for this team right now. manager wants them to be 500 into august. maybe go beyond that. maybe even a playoff team. some say, rebuild. some say why not do this all now? you getting this? sean bell trying to sift it all out. >> reporter: this off season the phillies brought in a bunch of veteran guys, guys who are used to winning their coming in here trying to become leaders and trying to get the job done now. >> you know i look at it as an opportunity to prove people wrong. >> reporter: new guys are coming in to silence the nay sayers they don't want to rebill. they want to win now and they're trying to add that veteran leadership that they got. >> when i came up, you know, i had veteran guys, a lot of veteran guys around. now the students have become the teachers. and they don't want to hear that they can't get it done. >> phillies right now are a contender. >> who is to say, right. >> whose to say, though? >> okay. everyone in first p

: phillies pitchers and catchers reported today to clearwater and there's buzz around this team. people know these faces or are getting to know them. erin nola who says his elbow is 100%. this is a rotation that has veteran youth and depth. team president is all about pitching. >> after we improve the pitching the next thing we should do is improve the pitching and after that improve the pitching. when you have to sign pitchers, they're fragile, expensive and it's not a good bank for your buck. there's times you're going to have to do it the pour you can avoid it the more you should. they get tired of hearing me but to me it's about pitching. on you our expectation is that it will be better than we were a year ago. our expectation is that we'll continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike we did last year. the first official work-out will be tomorrow, first full squad work-out will be friday. reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >> she looks so happy. >>> college hoops. second rank villanova visiting depaul. nice ball movement.

. >> that's right, i'm down in clearwater, florida. coming up later in sports, president of baseball operations andy mc phail talks about what he wants to see in spring training. that's coming up in just a bit. >>> in center city philadelphia, a big celebration for that guy right there. president lincoln members of the union league and civil war reactors honored this birthday with the annual lincoln day parade down chestnut street. many military reenactors played period music marched along to the independence hall. the us flag they raised it as it was when lincoln spoke there on the way to his inauguration. lincoln's birthday by the way was yesterday. ♪ >> but first this black history moment and today we honor cup tour frederick eversly who created artwork from cast resin and other materials in 1977. he became the first artist in residents at the smithsonian institution's air and space museum. if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can f

. >>> i'm sean bell in clearwater, florida, for spring training and coming up later in sports, president of baseball operation andy mc phail talks about what he wants to see out of this team in spring training. that's coming up in just a bit. what's more heart-pounding than playing cupid's cash... with top prizes of 50 thousand dollars? how about winning... on the spot. we won! play cupid's cash, the new game from the pennsylvania lottery. and you could win... on the spot. keep on scratchin'! >>> old idea. bill anderson looking out good old trading cards can bridge modern day gaps. police police department going old school to reach out to children. >> and they hope their new take on the classic idea can bring some light and stab positive relationships with youth and the police for goodness sake. >> reporter: relationship between communities and police isn't always as positive as we'd like. >> how are you, sir. >> good. out are you. >> do you have the trading cards. can i get one of them? >> in new jersey department going old school. they're bringing back the old trading card program to t

that may not be the only reason the phillies brought him to clearwater. sean bell describes why coming up next in sports. that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> yes, spring has sprung at least in clearwater florida with new phillies faces and hopefully progress in rebuilding. sean bell from florida tonight on a new and important face in the transition. >> reporter: it's a lot of young guys on this team. a very very very young pitching staff. so in the off season they brought in an old guy to sort of come in and be a mentor and help these guys through the season. ♪ >> i'm hoping to see good things from, um, buchholz who basically is a true veteran with a lot of experience a lot of success and second half last year was outstanding. clay buchholz is going from just one of the guys to a veteran everyone is looking up to. he was bro

painted outside of the clubhouse in clearwater and he made the slogan famous playing with the mets. >> they are an awful team and angry bitter fan base and not safe for civilized people to go to citizens bank park if you want to root for the other team and you go to the believe what? you got to believe we are awful people. that is what you got to believe. >> disagree. i think philadelphia is die hard fans and emotional fans. >> i live right at eighth and bigler i am near the stadium, let meell you something i never had aproblem. and the phillies respond wade tweet. we love our fans and appreciate their unwavering support as we bridge to the bright future. >> they put out traffic on the thing. we learned about that in school the other things he has bigger things to worry about than philly things. >> he is the governor he has responsibles, he so not even focus on this, he comes to a different state. >> it is not the first time governor christie has run afoul of philadelphia fans and he is a cowboy fans and has gone after philadelphia eagles fans before. he wants a jobs in sports talk po

. >>> and ducis rodgers live in clearwater with the phillies. hey, ducis. >> hey, there, sharrie, the first full day of full-squad workouts. 62 phillys on the field today. find out which new player pete mackanin says is already playing dividends. >>> and a live look at the closing numbers on wall street this friday afternoon. three green arrows. the dow up, the nasdaq up, s&p 500 as well. hambone! sally! 22! hut hut! tiki barber running a barber shop? yes!!! surprising. yes!!! what's not surprising? how much money david saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. who's next? that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> a man accused profiting to blow up several target stores along the east coast is behind bars. the u.s. department of justice says 48-year-old mark barnett from florida b

big day for the phillies in clearwater tonight, huh? >> it's kind of odd down in it's the first full squad workout without ryan howard, chase utley, jimmy rollins, without a single member of the 2008 world series team. >> ducis is there. >> ducis is there. he may not come back. it's so nice down there. phills manager pete mackanin already sees a difference saying, you can see it in their eyes. they're going to be a better baseball team this year. let's go live to ducis rodgers at spring training, clearwater. ducis who also has the eye of the tiger. >> reporter: speaking of eye, pete mackanin had his eye, jeff, on 62 players who were on the field this morning. this spring there aren't many jobs to be won here with the phillies but there's one guy who's hoping to make an impression. that's roman quinn. the 23-year-old speedy outfielder stands 5'10". he got a taste of the majors last season. he stole five bases in 15 games. quinn is vying for one of the backup outfeeler spots. he has to prove that he can stay healthy first, though. he is h

ducis rogers got to go to clearwater, jealous we are. look for his reports on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> that means spring is coming. >>> it's another eventful week for president trump, the administration is looking for reinstates c ban. >>> with valentine's day tomorrow, the fbi is w scammers looking for love. >> reporter: we have temperatures in the upper 30s they will slip into the mid 30s, it is very, very windy out there. tell the kids to avoid standings under barges, some could fall. i've seen debris on the way into work. we'll have more on how strong the winds are and how long the threat could last, we'll have that in the seven day, that's all ahead. >> new england is dealing with deja vu today getting slammed with another storm after getting hammered by a storm last week. they could see up to two feet of snow and blizzard-like conditions. the snow caused a private jet to slide off a runway. a snowplow struck and killed a pedestrian. 500 schools already announced they are closed or delayed today. >> around he

i can't take it anymore i am going to clearwater i have to get down there and i have the itch and i'm feeling the same way too. many players feel that way too, we open the facility right after the first of the year and to their credit a lot of their players have been down there for much of january and into february just getting ready. last season they were 20 games below 500 we'll see how they do this year. coming up on "action news" we have a storm moving in and cecily tynan has the latest from accuweather. >>> and philadelphia archdiocese schools have said they will close school tomorrow. we have not heard from public schooled yesterday. come on superintendant, hite. make a decision. >> we go from shorts today to shovels tomorrow. a big contrast, double scan live radar showing we have quiet conditions out there. a good amount of sunshine out there today. double scan live radar is filling up as we head through the overnight hours. and today the warm before the storm, 66 in philadelphia. and smashing the old record of 63 set back in 1925. this is 24 degrees above the normal high for t

phillies catchers and pitchers report to spring training in clearwater florida later this morning. the first official work out for them is tomorrow, and the entire squad due in clearwater on thursday. college basketball sunday afternoon temple in memphis, temple led by 19, tigers, cut to it three but then he hits 39 right here and the owls hang on, fran dunphy's owls win 74-62. >>> how about penn and cornell playing a rare sunday afternoon game at the palestra and this is ryan bentley off the steel. quakers beat columbia on friday, cornell will on sunday final 82-63. >>> golf final round of the pebble beach beach pro am entered the take with the six stroke lead, gets birdie here on 17, and then jordan spieth is your winner at public he will beach pro am by four strokes. coming you the tonight sixers in charlotte to take on the who are threats. number two villanova will be at depaul to play blue demons. that is sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek, sixers headed to charlotte. sixers now saying joel embiid has a turn meniscus a slight tear in his left knee, menisc caused him to mi

ducis rodgers live in clearwater. hi ducis. start of spring training. [laughter] >> that's right pitchers and catchers are only equired to report today but many of them did get on the field today and what can we expect from phillies this season? we'll hear from team president andy macphail later in sports. cecily. >> ducis it looks nice down in florida. here we have wind chills in the 20's. tracking another gusty day later this week followed by a real pring. i'll explain in the accuweather 7-day >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >> students at shipley school in bryn mawr are being empowered to make a difference in the world. the fifth grade class has been working on ways they can do just that. today they showed off their projects at the annual think care act st

i happily wear that shirt. >> i wonder if i would fit in one of those duffle bags. >> i could go to clearwater now. >> get out of town while you can. record highs so far, philadelphia 64 and wilmington 70 and it's going to snow tomorrow. of course. stormtracker 6 live double scan right now we are showing no precipitation right now and the other side of harrisburg a sprinkle that may push east over the next couple of hours and the big story is overnight tonight when the colder air moves in and the snow arrives, take a look outside the ben franklin bridge squeezing out a fair amount of sunshine and mt. pocono got a high at 50 and the airport at atlantic city tied at 69 and it's one of those weird days to see record highs and we have fallen back from the record and now sitting on the old record for today 63 and we got to 64 this morning. winds north northwest at 14 beginning to pull cool air in. steadily decline through the afternoon and allentown zipping up to 60 degrees and 62 in reading and really comfortable out there. talking with the weather producing paul, and he was dressed in shorts raki

reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >>> late start for the flyers in cal gary. but they got offense going. nick cousins. what up? 1-0, one minute and 30 seconds into the game. but they get it back about three minutes later. matthew with the goal, this game now in its second that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >>> as we told you earlier the iconic love statue is getting a clean-up >> the statue will be repainted the same. it has not been refurbished since 1998. it's expected to return to its original location love park, which is currently currently under going a make over >> i'm kate bilo. we got sunshine both days and a nice warmup kicks off. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 t

. >>> i'm john clark live from clearwater, florida. first full squad work out today. no players from the 2008 word series team are on this squad. the man starting at first base now gets his first chance, first full season in the majors. >> got a lot of confidence. i think it's great. you know, shows the organization has trust in me. but once again, it's nothing that's given to me. it's something i'm going to have to earn throughout spring training. >> reporter: tommy joseph is now the starter at first base after 12 years of ryan howard. it is a changing of the eras. >> we want to build this into something special. there's been a lot of great teams that have played here in philadelphia. it's a historic franchise. we want to be a part of the next core. >> reporter: tommy was a catcher. he started making the transition two years ago in the minors. he is working on his defense. >> trying to improve my -- all my range and my feet quickness. >> reporter: tommy still texted with ryan howard and a big piece of how tommy carries himself as a major leaguer comes from watching r

today in clearwater the phils bats and balls arrived safe and sound at the facility. also on that equipment truck, you can't leave home without it, the fanatic hot dog launcher. you cannot leave home without that big thing and we're also shooting our own ducis rodgers out of a hot dog launcher to get him to clearwater. you can see ducis rodgers live reports from all next week. >> tiger woods has pulled out of the next pga events because of back spasms. >> charles oakley has been banned from the madison square garden. knicks owner james dolan tells espn radio in new york oakley has a problem with anger and he may also have a problem with alcohol. now oakley maintains his innocence says he was doing nothing wrong until the security guards threatened him. >> it's unfortunate. >>> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> teams from four south jersey corporations put their can do attitudes on display today. they took part in the can struction event. the teams used nearly 4,000 cans to make their display. all the canned goods will be donated to the food bank of south jersey. if youi

phillies equipment truck pulled into clearwater this afternoon pitchers catchers report on monday. sean bell he got the tough assignment here's in clearwater with life reports starting this sunday. finally, first thing i want to say she's okay. but check out this scary fall by ucla cheerleader during last night's game versus the oregon ducks. not once but, guys, watch this. it happened again as she was getting carried off by a train trainer, he takes a tumble. >> oh, man. but i just want to say, she is okay. she actually laughed at it and joined the team a little bit later for their big win. >> that's horrible. >> ouch! >> not good. >> they're athletes, too. >> yes, they are. >> that does it for us here at 6:00 o'clock. we'll see you back here at 10:0. have a great night. inside edition is up next. thanks for watching. ♪ my favorite part about being a dad -- just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. the first thing you think about is your wife and your kids and your family. so i had surgery locally, and it came back after my follow up that i needed a second surg

full spring training in full swing in clearwater, florida. for more, we check in live with john clark in sunny florida. hey, john. >> reporter: yeah, amy, as you know, the phillies have a young team, especially a young lineup. manager pete mackanin wanted some experienced bats. the phillies went out and got two of them for him. they spoke for the first time today. >> reporter: the phillies added veteran bats in the off-season. michael sanders from the blue jays and howie kendrick from the dodgers. manager peter mackanin says they will lead the younger phils. >> through osmosis they're going to help the other guy. i think just the presence of veteran players who have had some success makes -- gives everybody confidence. >> reporter: sanders and kendrick both come from winning teams. both reached the league championship series last year. they will help show these young phillies how to win. >> you know, i really think you got to learn how to win. >> play the game the right way and i think that rubs off on guys. when you get a bunch of guys playi

phillies success this year will be tied to those young arms our leslie van arsdal is in clearwater talking pitching with the phillies. >> reporter: phillies pitchers and catchers first official work out in the books. we have six young starting pitchers and pete mackanin says he likes what he sees. >> we have a good blend of young and old. i shouldn't say old, young and more experienced witchers, and i am real satisfied with what i'm looking at right the thousand. >> reporter: as pitchers and catchers hold their first work out pitching is the team's top priority. aaron nola says his elbow is 100 percent healthy and ready to go. >> i'm all good now. i have been throwing. no pain, no nothing. so i'm good. >> reporter: sack eflin whose season was over mid-august because of leg problems says he too feels great. >> it the has been a very, very long time since i was able to walk on this knee and feel good. aim excited feels good and ready to go. >> reporter: jared eickoff the oldest of the group was a mid season rock and could be poised for a break out season. >> i treat it the same as i would an

reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports. >>> late start for the flyers in cal gary. but they got offense going. nick cousins. what up? 1-0, one minute and 30 seconds into the game. but they get it back about three minutes later. matthew with the goal, this game now in its second >>> as we told you earlier the iconic love statue is getting a clean-up >> the statue will be repainted the same. it has not been refurbished since 1998. it's expected to return to its original location love park, which is currently currently under going a make over >> i'm kate bilo. we got sunshine both days and a nice warmup kicks off. >>> for kate, done, everyone, i'm ukee washington >> >> announcer: the following is a sponsored presentation for the nv real estate academy's fortunes in flipping system. are you ready to learn how to make money and achieve your financial goals through real estate right in your own backyard? imagine being your own boss while building wealth and financial freedom for you and your family. if that sounds good to you, then listen up. over the course of this prog

reporting in clearwater, leslie advance arsdale, eyewitness sports. >> sounds good to us, and we have our spring training hats. >> almost time to play ball. we are certainly dressed for the occasion. >> you see it is like resting comfortably on the spray and the gel? >> don't mess up the hair, jim. you have an hour and a half news. >> little panic here. >> i would like to point out vince says i look like the brat. >> oh, that's our 5:00 a.m. producer. >> super cute. >> i look very uncomfortable, don't i? >> do you. >> i would like to continue the rest of the show. >> are you playing little league, jim. >> no, but i did play good wiffle ball and stuff like that. i was fast. like designated runner. >> many coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news," why ac safe driver could cost you more. >> we will have the details in a live report from wall street. plus this: >> national security advisor michael flynn is out. following potentially illegal contact for russian officials and misleading the vice president. i'm hena daniels in new york, more zero on interim replacement coming up.

lesley van arsdall is in clearwater with the story. >> right now first baseman job is tommy joseph's to lose and the 5-year-old is taking nothing for granted. >> the organization has trust in me and it once again is nothing to given to me it's something i have to earn throughout the journey. >> joseph took over the starting first base job from ryan howard. pete mackanin says he came out of nowhere and he expects big things out of him this. for a guy to make such a good impression he's first year in the big leagues he showed power and hitting ability and he never really played much first base but improved a little bit, little by little during the last couple months and i think he'll show a lot of improvemen improvement. >> first full squad quorkout is tomorrow. reporting in clearwater lesley van arsdall, august 4. >> it won't be long before the came sglarts time is going isn't it? >> up next monopoly game piece very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. >> after

is crew packed their bags yesterday at citizens bank park, truck will be load today and off we go to clearwater, phillies pitchers and catchers report to syringe training monday, position players can show up on thursday, and coming up at 6:00, i will be live at the stadium showing you the preparations for the big day, boxes, stacked high they are getting ready for tractor trailer. i will there been shortly. >> iowa there is yesterday, doing a story but so exciting to see suitcases, equipment, and syringe is coming. >> would i like to stowe away, before the storm tomorrow. >> seventy-seven today in clearwater. >> nice, thanks, patrick. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" music to match your hood, we will tell you about a new feature coming to one popular app. >>> a brawl at a charity basketball game and it is all captured on tape. we will tell what you led to the fight. >>> we are watching the latest as senators hold another around the clock marathon debate this time about president trump's attorney general nominee jeff sessions. katie? >>> well, jim as we get ever closer to the upcoming wee

live in clearwater, florida, still 69 degrees, all good. back to you. >> you're playing around with us. you're in a jacket. what is this? >> reporter: it is a little breezy. a little breezy. palm trees rustling in the wind. >> thank you. go away now. >> enough. >> thank you for your live reports there in clearwater. >> good to see the t-shirts. >>> erika, not feeling like spring at all tonight. >> i feel like john is rubbing it in a little bit, right? >> here's the deal, erin and keith. we will warm up nicely into the weekend but right now we are tracking a cold front, increasing winds and wind gusts. right now temperatures are mainly in the 30s and 40s. averaging out in lehigh valley in the upper 30s with a mix of sun and clouds. we did see light snow earlier and scattered showers moving through. delaware, 45 for you. for the most part, conditions are above the freezing mark. keep in mind, we do have those wind speeds that will make those feels-like temperatures a lot colder. i'll get to that in one moment. neighborhoods right now for the

>>> phillies spring training continues in clearwater and jaime apody is here with the latest. >> pitchers and catchers today. baseball is back and they held their first workout and that means hope springs eternal for a phillies team that has a lot whole of expectations and young talent to develop. bet you felt old around these gu guys. >> absolutely and red is for valentine daze. and all soon long you hear about how young this pitching staff is but today 32-year-old guy, got all the attention. that is clay buchholz, he was required from the red sox back in december, a two time all-star and part of to world series teams and has a no-hitter on his resume but they have dropped off over the past couple of years and spent time in the bullpen but he is looking forward to a fresh start with the phils. >> being at one spot for an extended period of time that is gone and you want to perform for the new faces. and you know show that you're still good at your craft be and what you do. >> he has some of the best stuff in the league, watching him for four years, fastball changeup and combos up there w

lesley van arsdall is in clearwater with the story. >> right now first baseman job is tommy joseph's to lose and the 5-year-old is taking nothing for granted. >> the organization has trust in me and it once again is nothing to given to me it's something i have to earn throughout the journey. >> joseph took over the starting first base job from ryan howard. pete mackanin says he came out of nowhere and he expects big things out of him this. for a guy to make such a good impression he's first year in the big leagues he showed power and hitting ability and he never really played much first base but improved a little bit, little by little during the last couple months and i think he'll show a lot of improvemen improvement. >> first full squad quorkout is tomorrow. reporting in clearwater lesley van arsdall, august 4. >> it won't be long before the came sglarts time is going isn't it? >> up next monopoly game piece >> after more than 0 years on the board one of the most recognizable pieces in monopoly will disappear. >> and the symbol has been voted off. hasboro had a cop test in searcg o

sports director ducis rodgers is in clearwater. look for his live reports all this week on "action news." >>> the top ranked connecticut women's basketball team is celebrating its 100th consecutive win. the huskies beat south carolina 65-55 last night. uconn coach jean zero auriemma has ties to your area. he's a graduate of west chester university and was an assistant coach at saint joseph's university. way to go lady huskies. >> what a milestone. >> 5:15. many people will be enjoying flowers and chocolates today. >> while a bakery in wisconsin is switching things up and sending a very different kind of message and it's one that cupid might not like. >> ♪ >> not everyone is celebrating valentine's day. this bakery in wisconsin is catering to those people by offering sweet treats with a twist. tomorrow's the cake guru bakery in oshkosh came up with the idea of putting nonromantic sayings on cookies and cakes. love stinks, netflix is my love and. [laughter] >> and not a chance: the bakery say the anti-valentine's day sweet treats h

. >>> john clark joins us from clearwater, florida. the team had to fend off an attack from chris christie? >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie, he first attacked eagles' fans a week or two ago. and now he's after phillies' fans. and it all started, take a look at this, down here in clearwater, the phillies put up a mural in their hallway, depicting the 1980 world series championship team. tug mcgraw was on that team and he said you got to believe. he was a new york met before that. he also said you got to believe in new york. and the mets took exception to that. they said you got to be kidding. well, you know, tug mcgaw used that slogan in life when he was battling brain cancer. he used it with his baseball teams and in life. governor chris christie came out and ripped the phillies over this. >> the phillies suck. i mean. let's just start with that. they're an awful team. they're an angry, bitter fan base. and it's not safe for civilized people to go to citizen's bank park if you want to root for the other team. you got to

the leslie van arsdal is with the team and she joins us live from clearwater, florida with more, leslie. >> hi there, don. if you come down here, shepherds is the place to stay i will tell you why they have a gigantic pool, three tiki bars right here and, of course , they have live music, playing all day long, and right behind everyone is a beautiful ocean view. so you can see why people come here but the fans, the true fans, say that they come for the love of the game. >> the crack the of the bat and the crack of the glove, the ball in the glove, it is just, it is time to play ball. this is the best season of the year. >> good to get out of the cold weather up north. i wished for snow to happen up there. >> it is something that everybody can enjoy, universal thing and i love it, man, just love it. >> it is not so much the team is, but it is baseball, it is past time. you see guys work out and syringe is officially here. >> this is the greatest game it is, it is america's game, i don't care what they say about any other sport. >> it is still america's game. >> reporter: it is perfect mi

john clark live for us from clearwater, florida. thank you. >>> all right. who needs florida when you got temperatures in the 60s here. it's coming. first alert meteorologist erika martin has more on a beautiful holiday weekend in store. >> i agree. stay in philadelphia. have a great time. it's going to be absolutely ideal. weather headlines include a high pressure system developing. a warm front also sweeping in from the southwest to the northeast. the winds will start to shift northwest to west and then southwesterly. warmer air unseasonably warm in time for the weekend. a spring-like weekend ahead. now the trend for next week is going to trend warm and dry through next week on the ten day on 10 we'll talk about when we can expect some rain showers. current temperatures, coatesville 36. trenton 43. philadelphia 44. the normal high is 44. today's high temperature 45. sunset was at 5:39 p.m. overall, a pretty great day. temperature difference, 24 hours, look at this, eight degrees warmer today in allentown than yesterday. seven in trenton, five in vineland.

reporting in clearwater, lesley van arsdall, eyewitness sports. >> onto hoops, all-star weekend underway in new orleans. last night the rising stars game featured a couple of 6ers, there is okafor, then dario coming out there. as for the actual all-star game, that's sunday night. an injured embiid is in nola, but not happy watching all of the festivities from the side lines. >> i want to play. i want to show what i can do. and it is frustrating. but i've learned about patience, and i trust the process, so i have to trust the process. >> trust the process, all right. so far the flyers are o for canada. lost game game two north of the border. six-three beat down by edmonton thursday night. they visit vancouver, tomorrow. a sienna college basketball game in albany new york. woman by the name of erin tobin think they have court shot to win a big prize. and then, her boyfriends is disguised as a coffee cup. they pick up little moss could the, there then he pops the question. and she said yes. just in case you were wondering. that's all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> this weeke

. >>> time to get spring fever pitchers and catchers are reporting to clearwater today. the phillies who finished second to last place in the nl east are hoping to improve to a 500 ball club this season. sports director ducis rogers is in clearwater, look for his live reports later today on "action news" after he does some surfing or something. >> a l today but by the weekend it will feel like spring training around here. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan right now shows you we're dry, taking a look outside, the big issue has been still is. sky is getting nice an bright in center city. our camera, the brand new city hall locked down steady so you're not seeing much jiggling or motion here. there's a lot of time winds blowing through the region. you want to be careful of debris on the roadway as you drive around. 36 degrees in philadelphia. the winds west/northwest at 26 miles per hour. we have gusts up around 40 currently. we have seen them up closer to 50 at times. again, not a lot of cloud cover sun buildings in. the clouds out to the west probably fall a p

clear until love right there in clearwater. >> reporter: yes, i am clearly in love with these palm trees and everything that's going on here. it says that it's 73 degrees right now. so, of course, i'm in love, and the players, of course, they're down here working for spring training for valentine's day but that doesn't mean they can't find a little love here find a valentine here. i spoke to security guard who has been here for long, long time and she says there's a lot of love to be found here in clearwater. ♪ >> reporter: mary has been working security for phillies spring training ever since 2004 and she loves it. she built special bonds with former players and has even been sort of like a mom to some. >> ryan howard calls me momma. he gives me a hug every time he comes in. and he used to hug me on the field but i got word that i couldn't get any hugs any more. i don't know why. that was a joke. he goes no more hugs? so life is good. >> reporter: not only is she family, but she can also be cupid like that time she hooked cole hamels up with his wife. >> she was on survival. i was her

what is the story from here in clearwater. jaime back over to you. >> i see clouds. i feel bad for you. thanks ducis. >> the sixers trying hard to trade him. left him home and apparently not abe to get what they wanted for him to bring him back. the bizarre and frankly uncomfortable. okafor is joining the team in boston and coming off the bench against the celtics after not playing again the teams and trying to work out a deal. okafor admits he thought he would be dealt and the a weird situation and joel embiid is officially ruled out of the rising stars challenge all-star weekend but will aten the event in new orleans. and against calgary with flames comes south jersey native. an all-star the first seasons in the league but not playing his best hockey as of late but johnny hockey is a guy they have to target tonight. >> shifty and goes side to side, just as quick as he goes north south and for him that is how he plays the game and make sure i stay in front of him. >> he has the best nickname too, johnny hockey. ricky newscast good jaime prego or something like that

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