they are very excited about ben simmons and the team's future. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt talked to fans at a degree big draft party one concerns oval tonight. david? >> reporter: ukee, a major party here tonight at eakins oval couple thousand people here just a few hours ago. quiting down now. two of those people allen iverson and julius irving they didn't get the applause that ben salamons received through the television. >> with the 2016nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons. >> the philadelphia 76ers picked former lsu tiger ben simmons. >> let's go. >> i'm loving it. i think -- i'm diehard fan. my husband is from philly. and sixers are our team. >> diane braced the humid night under a tent in eakins oval to watch the pick. simmons is good news for the struggling sixers who made the last number one pick in allen iverson. tonight, though, was about ben simmons. >> he'll get bigger and better. he's real poised. i like what he wore on the podium he looked real nice. he look philly. >> philadelphia fans say this is the yea

♪ >> ben simmons. from melbourne, australia and louisiana state university. >> he is a freak athlete. >> very excited. >> i think he's going to be fantastic. >> i just want to win. that's my end goal. >> play every game like it's your last and they will love you. ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> how about that love for ben simmons. 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

they are very excited about ben simmons and the team's future. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt talked to fans at a degree big draft party one concerns oval tonight. david? >> reporter: ukee, a major party here tonight at eakins oval couple thousand people here just a few hours ago. quiting down now. two of those people allen iverson and julius irving they didn't get the applause that ben salamons received through the television. >> with the 2016nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons. >> the philadelphia 76ers picked former lsu tiger ben simmons. >> let's go. >> i'm loving it. i think -- i'm diehard fan. my husband is from philly. and sixers are our team. >> diane braced the humid night under a tent in eakins oval to watch the pick. simmons is good news for the struggling sixers who made the last number one pick in allen iverson. tonight, though, was about ben simmons. >> he'll get bigger and better. he's real poised. i like what he wore on the podium he looked real nice. he look philly. >> philadelphia fans say this is the yea

. >>> ben simmons from melbourne, australia, louisiana state university. >> philadelphia 76ers took ben simmons with the number one pick in last night's draft. simmons climb on stage to the sound of cheers from the philly folks there in brooklyn for the announcement. >> so what does this mean for the future of the franchise? dave kinchen has been able to find anybody to talk about it. >> reporter: we found a couple guys, people trying to get going here in south philadelphia wawa, a little bit later in the morning or later for us but we have foulke, and we will hear from them. we can tell you. they were saying same thing ben simmons wasn't a surprise but he was the guy that they wanted. we will hear from ben simmons at 3:00 o'clock press conference, lets go back to that last night. it became official that simmons of lsu had an impressive record where he averaged 19 points, 12 rebound five assists and two steals in just one season with the lsu tigers. he had an immediate connection with brett brown who coached his dad. here now is our new forward, last night. >> i think he will be a great

today ben simmons will be in town. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> did he say phillies won. that is awesome. go phils. >> yes. >> i know, right, exciting time. >> yeah right. >> let's hope tanking was worth it, will it be okafor, embiid and simmons will all those losses. there is about two people in the stadium by the time it was done. >>> from his message to philadelphia fans, to feeling being drafted at number one, sean bell sat down with ben simmons. >> first and foremost, how do you feel? what is the emotion right now. >> amazing to hear my name called, number one, it was amazing. hard to describe the feeling that went into it. >> you know right now the guys are looking at last number one pick we had, allen iverson. how does it feel to have a whole proud city that had charles barkley, julius irving saying you could be a save your tour franchise. >> it means a lot. i'm ready to get to work. they will expect us to work hard as soon as i get there so being on the team like philly you have fans that are very passionate. i want to

. >> ben simmons! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: of course the last number one overall pick for the sixers was allen iverson 20 years ago. ben had a very good freshman season at lsu. he's very versatile. he can do many things on the court. he's going to play at the power forward position. but he can pass the ball like a point guard. i went one on one with him after he was drafted. >> it's surreal right now. a lot has been going on. but i'm finally here. but philly's a great spot for me. >> you've talked with brett brown. we saw you talking with him after your workout. what position do you want to play and what position do you think you're going to play with the sixers? >> i think i'll be a point forward. anywhere where we're setting up plays or pushing the ball for break, i think that fits with me a lot. >> where do you think that skill set came from that you have such great vision like a point guard? >> i think at a young age my dad put the ball in my hands and told me to dribble. at a young age

now ben simmons here in 20 is 16. the previous two players were able to take the sixers to the nba finals. maybe not a win. but they've made the appearance and of course they hope that this kid the 19 year old ben simmons, can do the same. that's the story here from pcom, don bell, cbs-3, eyewitness sports. >> ben simmons knows head coach brett brown well from his time in australia but he hasn't met the fans just yet. our lesley van arsdall talked with the top pick about what he knows about philly fans. >> they are very passionate. i've heard that a lot. but, you know, that's where i want to be, somewhere where the fans are very passionate and care. >> sixers fans obviously pumped up, so are some high profile phillies sports figures. >> twitter buzzing, allen iverson buzzing, last one pick, tweeted about him saying congratulations, ben simmons, i know you will make all of us philly fans proud. if you play like every game is your last, then you'll be fine here in philadelphia, words every wisdom from ai. words of which

ben simmons is here. great move for sixers. they have become a very european we drafted a player last night, i have to get to the paper, luwawu, but he is from france and he went with the 24th pick and another player from turkey, went fur for can, i know him well, he is coming to town. he is on the same team as dario saric. couple other neat things to bring up, ryan arcidiacono of villanova got drafted by the spurs last night. but they signed him yesterday. part of the contract is guarantee with the school and dean tray bembry, great player from st. joes is heading down to atlanta. he is remaining a hawk. leaving st. joes hawks to go to atlanta hawks. >> i believe sixers would have pick him had he been there but he went a couple slot before the inningsers. >> let's get back we had joel embiid, then jahlil okafor and now ben simmons was all that tanking and losses, nearly 100 losses in three seasons worth it. >> if simmons end up being, he will not be lebron, lebron is within of the three generation player but if he end up being

the city really excited to welcome ben simmons. we're live in eakins oval, jeff chirico, "cnctn w" jim? >> jeff, af course, we'll have more in just a few moments. thank you, jeff. >>> a storm system dumped heavy rain on some parts of the tri-state area tonight even leading to minor street flooding like here in wilmington. but with nothing severe to contend with, we also spotted one youngster pulling a gene kelly dancing in the rain. meteorologiecnan will be along shortly with the late word from accuweather and the full seven-day forecast. >>> we have sad and tragic update tonight on an already terrible story. sources are telling "action news" that the 4-year-old girl killed by gunfire in north philadelphia accidentay shot herself. at first, investigators have been searching for a possible gunman, but they don't believe that's the case anymore. the little girl was shot in the head just before 12:30 this afternoon iid a bedroom on the 1800 blo o north 20th 20th stree her 3-year-old sister was also home along with the girl's mother. n

the team drafted ben simmons. they hope he can turn the franchise around. reaction from the team and the newest eagles draft pick. >> everybody has their fingers crossed, though. >> everybody has something to say. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. we have a lot to get to today but let's first start with meteorologist bill henley and the neighborhood forecast. bill? >> we're seeing clearing skies in the lehigh valley, 65 degrees. look at easton. the sun coming up, 77 degrees at 11:00. there's still a chance of an isolated shower during the day today. the suburbs seeing a few clouds right now. that's king of prussia, 70 degrees at 8:00. by 11:00, 78 degrees. and in delaware, it's 70 with cloudy skies over frawley stadium. there are showers in the area and a chance of some showers and thunderstorms at 11:00. 76 degrees. but we will see some sunshine today to warm temperatures into the 80s, low 80s for philadelphia and the suburbs. and the shore communities, mostly cloudy to start with. some scattered show

ment congratulations, ben simmons. i know you will make us philly fans proud. allen iverson certainly did that 20 years ago, he was obviously the last first pick in the draft for the philadelphia 76ers, also, carson wentz, the number two overall pick in the nfl draft, says jahlil okafor, we got to invite that young ben simmons for a cheese steak, we already know he likes cheese steaks, he ate one, and jim kenney, the mayor of philadelphia, when he chimes in, also big, ben simmons fine young man, great prospect, new era for our team hash tal nba draft. pretty big, brooke, are you excited? >> totally. i love how carson wentz now is like a philly pro. that's a cool tweet. sixers fans reacted to the new era as well with wild cheer. as soon as the pick was announced. >> (cheers). >> look at that. the fans went nut at the big draft party at eakin's oval. cheers, music and confetti greeted the name of ben simmons, and sixers fans predict big things from the new big man in town. >> i'm loving it, loving it, i think this is a good decision. i love it. >> ben simmons, yo

take ben simmons with top pick in the nba draft. we're going one-on-one with new face of the franchise, and he explains why he thinks he'll fit right in here in philly. >> a young girl shot and killed, now hearing from neighbor who tried to save the little girl. >> today is friday, june 24th, good morning everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas, katie and path are keeping an eye on things this morning. >> keep an eye on the sixers draft, i'm here for traffic. >> sixers draft questions for you. >> i can answer that for you. >> do like a hybrid? >> he's a renaissance,. >> i'll be here all morning, traffic wise, things little easier ton a friday. >> typically. >> and looks like the weather will be little easier on us here today. so, little bit of transition to take place here, still tracking couple of left over showers right now, most notable across southern new jersey, portions of delaware as the front continues to drop south. with that said, we've got variety pack of different conditions going on, where you're completely clea

ç >> welcome to philadelphia, ben simmons. the newest sixer is talking about joining the sixers and his connection to a former sixers legend. >>> and learning now to save lives later. a unique montgomery county camp offers kids the chance to train as emts. it's 4:30. we made it to friday. 72 degrees outside. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's focus on the weather for

only fios can. ♪ >> ben simmons. from melbourne, australia and louisiana state university. >> he is a freak athlete. >> very excited. >> i think he's going to be fantastic. >> i just want to win. that's my end goal. >> play every game like it's your last and they will love you. ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> how about that love for ben simmons. 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

ben simmons. david has accuweather and karen rogers has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we have a thunderstorm coming out of the delaware way bay and pushing into the southern half of cape may. everyone from sea isle to cape may down to the point you could be looking at a shower or thunderstorm popping through and there's another cell behind that. lighter showers pushing to the east not much of an issue there. the only other lingering shower appears to be falling apart in northern gloucester county. we have clearing going on north and west. this is drier air working its way down, too, even though it's starting out muggy, it will get better as the day goes on. 70 degrees in philadelphia. 65 in allentown. 70 in trenton. 69 early this morning in cape may. here dewpoints just to reiterate the point we are well above the 63 degrees threshhold. so it's humid here and millville and cape may. not so much in reading and allentown. the drier air is on the way in today. for the morning workout it will be sticky, but mainly dry, 71 in philade

. >> the philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons! all along the head coach brett brown coached ben simmons dad in australia. simmons knew what was happening but there was always that nervousness until you hear your name. the sixers feel they have options on how to play the lsu big man. >> it was amazing -- feels amazing honestly. my legs were shaking when i was on stage, but, you know, anything you want to do you can do. honestly, um, i've been wanting to do that since i was five, six, seven, finally accomplished that. >> the many basketball people including the 76ers feel simmons can play multiple conditions. coming up in sports hear what brett brown wants to do and the trade they wanted to make also sean bell is with us from new york. one other note just in dionne dre bembry from st. joe's drafted 21 by atlanta hawks. more coming up in sports. >> howard thanks. >>> this is most excitement involving the sixers in a long time. the passion was on display tonight at a watch party in eakins oval. our bruce gordon was in the miffled it a

we have showers in south jersey this morning. >> i think ben simmons will feel right at home. he will be a great talent. let's hope the sixers head back this way. >> for david murphy, erin o'hern, karen rogers, i'm matt o'donnell. "g.m.a." is next. you ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright... with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ >>> breaking news, britain voters stunned the world choosing to go it alone and leave the european union then suddenly the prime minister vows to resign. >> i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. >> markets plunging around the world as panic and confusion sets in. the u.s. stock market bracing for a deep dive. >>> donald trump is overseas this morning calling it a great thing saying they took their country back. our team covering every angle for you this morning. >>> also this morning, happening now, deadly floods ro

ç >> welcome to philadelphia, ben simmons. the newest sixer is talking about joining the sixers and his connection to a former sixers legend. >>> and learning now to save lives later. a unique montgomery county camp offers kids the chance to train as emts. it's 4:30. we made it to friday. 72 degrees outside. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's focus on the weather for starters with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast. a look at conditions right where you live. bill? >> you mentioned that 72 degrees, that's in the city. not all the neighborhoods are seeing those warm conditions. it's in the 60s right now, middle 60s for the suburbs which are clearing out nicely. a few lingering showers and 68 degrees in new jersey. the lehigh valley is dry and cooling down. and a few lingering showers in central and southern delaware while new cassle is dry right now. and wilmington, that's a view from frawley stadium. 71 degrees. there's a chance we'll see pop-up showers, isolat

but of course everything in the city ben simmons. ben simmons and some more ben simmons. that's all we car about. >> all that really looks great. other sports you don't want to talk about the phillies. eagles i don't really want to talk about them either. it's all hoops. >> all right. >> you got to be more positive, sean. come on. >> we'll see. >> join us back here tonight for fox 29 news. delaware county police officer still in surgery at this hour after being shot seven times in the line of duty. the latest on his condition and what led to that shooting tonight at 10:00 o'clock. >> and that does it for us here at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 10:00 o'clock. have a great night. inside edition straight ahead. whoa! [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ♪ get america's fastest internet. only from xfinity. to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, it repels them, too. so do more to defend your four legged friend... ...with k9 advantix ii. for the love of

but for now, this night, as of now, is all about ben simmons. our jeff skversky is live in brooklyn with more on the big night ahead. jeff. >> reporter: ducis, ben simmons said he is not worried one bit about how he will fit in with the sixers considering they have a boatload of big men. his point, he's a point forward. and he will control the ball on the floor and set up different guys. and even he admits once we start playing together, we will come together. that is a sign he is headed to the sixers number one overall. let's take a look at ben simmons. yes, he is in the house tonight in brooklyn at the nba draft. checks out the suit, sporting a gold tie for the golden moment tonight. now, simmons says he's more comfortable with the sifters than any other team because of his relationship with head coach brett brown. the lsu forward has known him his entire life because his dad played for brown in australia. yep, like father, like son. >> he's known me ever since i was born, as a young kid, and we've had that connection for a while. and now it's

the wells fargo center. >> reporter: hi, matt, another year for the 76ers, the ben simmons is not a surprise, he met before the draft with the gm and the coach. even though it wasn't a surprise it didn't keep fans from being excited. sixers fans went wild, ben simmons is coming to philadelphia. >> it's a great pick i think it will be a good season. >> he has a lot of talent. >> best ben in the nba. i know they are passionate with sports in philly. one on one with jeff skeverski is coming from louisiana state university where he played a single season his freshman year. simmon's skills have garnered national attention since his high school games in florida. simmons dad played 13 seasons in the australia national league, his coach was brett brown. >> for ben's versatility and if iysicality, combined and his shooting. >> reporter: this afternoon, the sixers will make a formal announcement and introduce him to philadelphia. reporting live in south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ten days to call for a special elec

but the sixers posted a picture of ben simmons on social media. the perspective draft picks are not perm to do workout with the players from the team so the workouts really don't amount too much any way. simmons posted something on instagram trust the process. now he obviously was told to put this on social media. ben simmons has no idea what this means. i would suspect the ceo the spin dr. scott o'neill told him to post this. gm brian coangelo was as you imagine happy he came in. >> it was helpful at the end of the day and i think it was, you know, most important for us to kind of close the chapter on any doubt that, you know, ben or rich would want to be here in philadelphia. >> the phillies first round draft pick mickey moniak was here today a lot of bad teams in town. he signed a contract with the $6.1 million bonus. moniak excited that he was the first pick of the major league baseball draft by the phils and coming out of high school he will have to spend some time in the minor leagues tonight he will actually play for the phillies single a t

>>> let the ben simmons era begin. the 76ers will introduce simmons later today after taking the play-making forward from lsu first in the nba draft. here's a look at the big moment in brooklyn last night. simmons put on a 76ers hat as he made his way to the podium to receive congratulations from nba commissioner adam silver. sixers fans went wild as soon as they heard the selection after a string of disappointing seasons, they're hoping simmons will help spark a winning era of basketball. and this morning's "daily news," it sums it up, "better days round the ben"? >> hopefully he can bring excitement and get people out to see the game. >> the fact that he built up 25 pounds of muscle, the guy is going to work. he's going to work hard. i think it changes the whole team. >> how excited are you for this coming up year? >> i'm very excited. >> sixers legend allen iverson joined the party last night. you'll hear from him and simmons in the next half hour. >>> we want to hear from you on the sixers top draft pick. follow us

ben simmons says last night was a blur. there's a lot of torque get done. ben simmons is the number one pick and with there comes some big expectations. especially for a sixers team desperate to win but simmons just got here and he's not ready to say when the sixers will finally contends. simmons the sixers first number one overall pick since allen iverson 20 years ago. he has big shoes to fill and the 19-year-old says he's ready to do something special. live to jaime apody at team headquarters where simmons will be running up and down that floor before we know it jamie. >> reporter: yeah, jeff, the future is now in and simmons is it. he's young but he's been a standout at every level he's played and if he's even close to the guy he patterns his game after lebron james sixers fans will be pretty happy to that. take a look at ben simmons. introduced to philadelphia for the first time today. he told me holding up that number 25 jersey was surreal. the lsu freshman comes in as the sixers first number one overall pick in 20 yea

>>> sixers introduce ben simmons one day after drafting him first overall and he goes one on one with our don bell, what he says it will take to turn the franchise around >>> and next thing i was standing right there by the back door and i heard shots, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> police officer in folcroft delaware county is shot seven times in the line of duty. tonight that officer is in the hospital and that suspect gunman is behind bars. i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. local officials wrapped up a press conference about a half an hour ago, iron we have team three coverage for you you. greg argos is at penn presbyterian medical center where that officer is being treated. we will begin with alex hoff in folcroft with new information from that press conference, alex. >> reporter: that suspect has pneumonia identified as dante brooks island also known as abdul wahi, this is a convicted drug offender who at one point was sentenced to 15 years behind bars. police are not sure how much of that he did serve but we know that he also fired shots at a second officer. grateful applause,

the team is getting ready to introduce lsu guard forward ben simmons. hear what the sixers last overall number one draft pick things about him. >>> and trump's travel plans. the presumptive gop nominee is taking a break from the presidential campaign. we'll tell you why he's heading out on an overseas trip today. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> that breaking news, a history making day for great britain. voters choose to exit the european union. that's having repercussions on britain's leadership and the world economy. >>> plus, the 76ers are getting ready to officially introduce the newest sixer. the team drafted ben simmons. they hope he can turn the franchise around. reaction from the team and the newest eagles draft pick. >> everybody has their fingers crossed, though. >> everybody has something to say. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. we have a lot to get to today but let's first start with meteorologist bill henley and the neighborhood forecast. bill? >> we're seeing clearing skies in the lehig

the sixers collected ben simmons in thursday's nba draft. john clark caught up with one of perspective on simmons. >> nick, when you saw sixers take ben simmons number one you gave me a thumbs up. what do you think of this pick? @ó excited.think of this pick? ben iiifm?vpá player. there is a lot of hype going around him. you hear the comparisons to lebron and whatnot. when you just look at the film, look at the video of him playing it's impressive. his athleticism, his play making skills and rebounding skills. he is really the whole package a. i'm excited to have him as a new teammate. >> since that news passed along the temple university basketball family is mourning the loss of hal lear who has died at the age of 81 after reportedly dealing with declining health for some time. lear started overbrooke high p broad street. temple retired his number 6 jersey three years ago. lear was inducted into the hall of fame in the same year. the 6 foot guard was drafted by the philadelphia warriors in the first round of the draft playing three games

some people have been criticizing him, saying lot about ben simon d we say our ben simmons? >> maybe too soon. but l. s, does he want to be here? hasn't had a whole lot of entheusiasm from australia to lsu to philly. >> good morning, finally the one pick in the draft. there is no question, when the nba announces the pick, who it will be. yes, ben simmons, from lsu. will be the pick by the 76ers. not a surprise. sixers still have chance of making a afraid with picks 24 and 26. and i know they like providence guard, chris dunn, who will go at number three, but, the thing we can be assured of, ben simmons, will be the first pick, simmons isn't worried about the criticism. he has heard about what's' doing during his seasons at lsu. >> people that put that out there, they don't know me. no reason to really put it out, it is media, you know, people finds anything to say. >> as to will always happen when you are one of the best guys, they try and bring you down, but, you know, honestly, you know, rough season, we had guys that were hurt, out, but it just wasn't the perfect season t

this is ben simmons. take a look. >> yo! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you got to do that in the nba. that's fantastic, buddy. >> i'll try and do it. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i'll try to get one in. >> jimmy: ben simmons right here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] talented guy. congratulations on everything. don't miss the nba draft thursday night. more "tonight show" after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ get your own liquid gold. go on, git! there's gold in them thar shells. liquid gold. ♪ ♪ ♪ ba da ba ba ba ♪ hey there, hi. why do people have eyebrows? why do people put milk on cereal? oh, are you reading why people put milk on cereal? why does your tummy go "grumbily, grumbily, grumbily"? why is it all (mimics a stomach grumble) no more questions for you! ooph, that milk in your cereal was messing with you, wasn't it? yeah, happens to more people than you think... try lactaid, it's real milk, without that annoying lactose. good, right? mmm, yeah. i got your back. l