jeff skversky has his store friday clearwater. >> reporter: two years ago phillies hall of famer mike schmidt made a bold statement saying miguel franco was better then he was at his age. well, franco has not lived up to the hype, he has been working hard down here in clearwater but fellow teammate s, carlos san tan a this could be a make it or break it season for miguel franco who may have led phillies in home runs and rbi's last year but he has lowest batting average among third base mans in the league, and he lost his every day job down the stretch. >> just getting better in everything, you know what i mean, try to control my emotion, try to be more aggressive, and like i said, just, to do everything i need to do to get better. >> reporter: he played winter ball in the dominican republic where he trained with carlos santana in camp taking franco under his wing at santana's

clearwater is the city of brotherly love today. phillies manager gabe kapler has eagles center jason kelce talk to his team before their first full squad workout. kelce gives a toned down version of his super bowl parade speech. he hit home. they were underdogs, too. >> i'd be lying to you if at the beginning of the year we were thinking about the super bowl. that's not what you're thinking about at that point. you're just thinking to you trying to get better and improve yourself. >> champions have stories to share and they're effective for a reason. because they've been through the ups and downs, they've displayed courageousness, they've come together as a unit. they felt what it feels like to have people count them out and then to prove people wrong. >> reporter: kelce hopes the phillies can get going. it's been 10 years since they won it all with brad lidge and charlie manuel. kelce thinks these phillies are hungry dogs, too. >> there's a lot of similarities, good young team with a lot of talent not really everybody -- i think w

our jeff skversky putting in extra work right now in clearwater with the phillies. he joins us live with more. jeff. >> reporter: please, i'm just standing around here. the phillies are actually doing the work. rhys hoskins and maikel franco have been down here crushing the ball during b practice. the philli believe they are a few weeks ahead of schedule and those are not the only power hitters in camp. check out who also arries new phillies first baseman carlos stana arrives in clearwater at spring training. the phillies signed him the year $60 miion deal inhe'llt gabe kapler. santana signing will keep rh hoskins in left field for the foreseeable future but now tommy joseph is likely the oddm. it like a pro. he believes he has to fight for a job. the bottom line santana the signlp this team win. >> i think that was a great addition to the ball club. i think it's, y one of those things from the front office down that, you know, they're m conscious effort to make this ball club better. so that we have the opportunity to compete for a championship and that's what you

with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky for channel six "action news". >>> all right, it it is also busy for jell embiid. yesterday sixers world star helped them to a blow out win. tomorrow he will start in the all-star game. tonight is the skills challenge. >> from your philadelphia 76ers, joel embiid. >> embiid making his all-star debut, first of many, he will compete for big in the obstacle course that includes three-point shooting, dribbling, agility drills. process shining in the spotlight out in l.a. >> this is my first, time in this type of an environment. everybody told me it would be fun. it is kind of overwhelming. but you know, i feel like this is my type offsetting. i love having fun. i'm glad to be here. >> congrats to the former sixers legend and coach mo cheeks maimed a finalist for basketball hall of fame. he ace monk 13 finalist, it includes chris weber, and mo was four time all-star playing 11 of his 15 seasons here. inductees for class of 2018 will be announced at final four in san antonio. >>> and speaking of the final four, two of the favorites going at it

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live in clearwater jeff skversky channel6 "action news." ducis. >> all right, jeff, thank you so much. >>> to the ice, the flyers will skate in columbus tonight. flyers currently sit in the sixth playoff spot blue jackets one of those teams fighting to get in. >>> ben simmons joel embiid and dario saric will represent the sixers at the nba all-star weekend in los angeles. the three will take part in a rising star challenge tonight embiid will also take part in the skills challenge tomorrow as well as the actual all-star game. that is coming up on sunday. that's your look at sports. >> coming up on "action news" tonight, cecily tynan and that accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ this is gointo be the place for binge watching, ladies. is it, ladies? don't get me wrong, you have killer tech mrs. d, but you still don't have fios. ok? fios is a 100%ibk, literally engineer good advice. i've also got some ideas on a better cereal selection, which i will keep to myself. experience netflix on the 100% option us with a two-y

with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky, for channel six "action news". >>> when i was a kiddy always loved all-star saturday night. more recently i could take it or leave it because i didn't have anyone to root for. well, not anymore. >> from the philadelphia 76ers , joel embiid. >> joel embiid making his all-star weekend debut, he is in the spotlight. sixers star will take part in the skills challenge tonight which is an obstacle course that includes dribbling and three-point shooting. tomorrow he will start with the team step, and last night he played nine minutes for world team in the rising stars challenge. >> first of all, i'm excited to be here. i feel like i'm here.

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. >> all right plus it's not just baseball weather around here but it is in clearwater, florida. jeff skversky is there live with phillies pitchers and catchers were on the field today. >> reporter: hey guys the phillies have love in the air today. for day one of pitchers and catchers they love their new manager and we'll talk about this coming up in sports. >> we'll have the stories and more when "action news" continue in a moment. ♪ there are seven continents... seven seas... but at at celebrity cruises, we'd argue... more than seven wonders. for a limited time enjoy two free perks, like complimentary wi-fi and drinks. a savings for everyone in your stateroom when you book now, during the celebrity cruises sail beyond event. >>> this valentine's day artwork was crafted by the creative hands of a first grader. the piece of work salutes the philadelphia eagles and their recent super bowl win. unveiled at russel byers charter school where deshay attended first grade. he says it depicts how hard it was for the eagles to win and what the students do every day. >> nice job. ducis r

hurts like reece hoskins out crushing the ball already in clearwater. he is hesitant to say the year the fighting phils is ready to fight for the nl east. >> it's now no longer a pipe dream. the last couple of years it would have been pretty unlikely. the young players have arrived and added some veterans to the group. and you can now close your eyes and imagine a possibility where things start to break. >> people don't have to say hey look what is happening, we both knew where are you in the rebuild. playing out in camp and the regular season. >> reporter: remember kapler the other day said that this team could shock people. well he says it's awesome. typically a guy that does not want to say when they will start winning during the whole rebuild. he is ready to say the time is right here right now. the phillies are ready to win with this young team. jeff skversky "action news." >> thank you jeff. >>> peco is warning local customers to protect themselveses from scams. criminals posing as peco representatives are relently contacting residents by phone. t

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. >> reporter: some of the weather here in clearwater is headed your way. i'm john clark live at phillies spring training, phillies get a super bowl championship speech today from an eagle. wait until you hear this. stay tuned. >>> nbc10's competition to watch, brought to you locally by the jeep president's day sales event. hold together. a little to the left. 1, 2, 3, push! easy! easy! easy! (horn honking) alright! alright! we've all got places to go! we've all got places to go! washington crossing the delaware turnpike? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money sean saved by switching to geico. big man with a horn. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> this is sportsdesk, brought to you by xfinity. it will experience the way you experience tv. >> reporter: hey, i'm john clark live in clearwater, florida, for the first full squad workout for your phillies at spring training. they had unbelievable speeches to kick offspring training. take a look. >> my pleasure, man. a lot of fun. >> loved your speech. >> reporter: jason kelce

jeff skversky is in clearwater with the team. look for jeff's live reports later today on "action news." jeff enjoying temperatures of a high -- a high temperature of 80 degrees today. >> now, that's valentine's day. >> well, it's going to be milder up here today, too, but not quite that mild. nice to see the phils back on the field though. i don't know about that prediction but it's hard to say because they may still add another starting pitcher. >> i like the manager's outlook. >> i do, too, and they're going to hit a lot better this year. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows that you we are dry. there was some precip earlier off to the north and east that's moving away and as we take a look outside, we have sky6 and there is the talon energy stadium with the approach to the commodore barry bridge beyond and fair amount of clouds around this morning but we are expecting some breaks and overall today clouds mixing with sun. your temperature currently is 36 degrees. a lot better than yesterday's mid-20's with that that

. >>> phillies spring training in clearwater florida. >> day one was about hope and optimism and day two getting down to business and seeing what the phillies have with this young talented roster. jeff skversky is live with more. >> reporter: hey ducis like many phillies fans, the general manager says he would close his eyes and dream about the time this team could be a contender and now the pipe dream is over and now a reality the phillies are ready to win. >> i think it's awesome. phillies general manager matt clintack loves the bold statement that the phillies can shock people. reluctant to put the timetable on the turn. he says now. >> most of them came up through the system together and have one every level in the minor leagues. >> why would we tell them it's going be different at this level. that is ridiculous. >> he feels it's time to swing for the fences after the way they finished last year and seeing hitters in clearwater crush the ball. he loves the young energy the phillies are actively trying to add a veteran starting pitcher and not ruling out signing a big name by sign

live in clearwater, jeff skversky. >> just one of the guys, thank you. >> moving on now sixers currently sit in the seventh playoff spot in the conference and miami heat just a half game back and two teams meet at the wells fargo center and the last game before the all start break and the sixers can hit it on the high note and players put a lofty goal out there. and now close to achieving it. >> five games before all-star break. and we want to win all five of them. and this is sort of the finishing game we have done exactly what we talked about doing and won the way we want to win. and we have an opportunity here to be the team that is right there in the mix for us. and in playoff positioning. >> flyers blew a two goal lead to the devils with an extra attacker. tyler falls tied the game off with under two minutes to play and we went to a shootout and voracek went to extend it and was denied. >> >>> plans underway for a sports museum in south philadelphia. former pennsylvania governor, ed rendell helped to make the announcement today at the planned site at the museum at darrian street ste

jeff skversky is in clearwater with the team. look for his live reports later today on "action news." >> i tell you what -- >> two years ago somebody said the eagles were going to the super bowl would you have believed them. >> no, you wouldn't have. the other thing is there's still time. there's a lot of free agents that aren't signed including some pitchers. the phillies hey grab one of those guys and if they can stay close by the trade deadline they have got the money to add then. >> their offense is going to be cooking. >> it's going to be really good this year i think. storm tracker double scan shows you we're dry. we have sky6 with a lot of cloud over talon energy stadium. union will be starting their season next month. that's also coming pretty scan. can't wait to get down there and duke it up with them and all the rest of you union fans. for now not quite soccer weather yet and certainly not baseball weather. we're at 35 degrees for your current temperature, winds south-southwest at 10 and the wind chill 27 degrees. of co

several players are already in clearwater working out. pitchers and catchers officially report to camp on wednesday. jeff skversky is currently packing the sunscreen and bermuda shorts. look for jeff's live reports from clearwater beginning tomorrow. >>> sixers host the new york knicks tonight. when they do the sixers will have the reigning eastern conference player of the week on the floor. joel embiid earns the honor for the second time this season. this team is on a roll as well. tonight sixers looking for their fourth straight victory. they sit in the final spot in the eastern conference. only three games out from being the number four seed. we're watching the standings closely and so are they. >> yeah, we just looked at them today and, you know, we see that where we at and, you know, the games come up we talk about things and we know what we capable of and if we continue to be on this stretch that we're on now we can make ourselves that much more of a threat. >> college hoops villanova's loss to saint john's last week has cost the sc

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he gave one to the team in clearwater. he says he tried to keep it clean but, you know, things happen. >> oh,. >> and kelce did compare the young phils to the world champion eagles. >> a lot of similarities with the with a good young team, a lot of tam edge, what everybody was talking about in philadelphia before the season started. but, you know, not really anybody, i think usually projected to be like eight and eight before the season, then win onto win the super bowl. >> what are the odds that after he's done playing jason kelce becomes a motivational speaker? >> he should. >> for sure. >> but personal trainer? >> here-here. >> i can't imagine him not keeping it clean, whatever do you mean? >> i don't remember, i don't know what you are talking about. family friendly, thank you, pat. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news," little league baseball team's controversial funds raiser. >> also new developments in the search for missing uber and light driver. friends say he has been found alive, and what his c

. >>> plus, john clark reports from clearwater on the phillies new shortstop. that and much more up next. >>> nbc 10's olympic medal count is brought to you locally by royal caribbean. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying centre. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now. ♪ find out how much your car's worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >>> this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. >> danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia with you once again. one of the eagles biggest stars had surgery today for an injury he played with all season. this is alshon jeffrey today following surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. he posted this picture on his instagram account. he suffered the injury dur

they are going to clearwater. yes, football season ends, baseball season begins, you got to love it. check out the stuff. fanatic headed down as well with a bunch of stuff. 2400 baseballs in all. they have 2,000 short and long sleeve shirts. 1200 bats will be taking the trip to florida along with 600 batting practice hats, 450 pairs of socks and 300 batting gloves. also they've got the jackets, about 200 of them for the players and coaches. 140 batting helmet. spikes, turf shoes, they've to go, too, the heavy jackets. and of course, six bikes, one fanatic hotdog launcher, and 12 sets of golf clubs, of course, got to be golf clubs, because you can't go to florida and not play golf. this is all happening later on this morning. i know the people have a little bit of parade fatigue i'm sure waking up today. but 80 degrees and in clearwater. i know baseball fans are looking forward to getting down there, and seeing spring training when the games begin. and what's better than just rolling one season over right into the

let's go thrive jeff skversky in clearwater. jeff i guess the word around the clubhouse is if no one likes them, they don't care, right? >> reporter: that was exactly it. eagles center jason kelce giving the eagles a much more toned down version of his eagles super bowl parade speech. he was not in his mummers outfit. he was wearing a phillies hat and phillies jersey and he actually joked believe it or not he used more profanity with the players today than he did on the art museum steps. if you can believe. here's kelce talking to cameron rupp and the phillies today before their first full squad workout down here in clearwater. he wanted to try to fire up this team. his message was very simple trying to hit home with the phillies that they can follow in the eagles footsteps. he told the phils, look, nobody believed in us. look what we accomplished. you guys need to believe in yourselves, too. >> confidence i think breeds better play and obviously that's something that the skipper is trying to hit home with these guys. and a lot

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things are starting to ramp up a bit n clearwater thus far there has within a sense of optimism. gabe kapler is at the for front of the movement, players like ace aaron know lar buying n he had an outstanding season last year with 184 strike out ness 168 innings. and, then it was not without its problems, as he made just 27 starts. he knows that he can hit another gear, but it is all about his health. >> i can always build on the things that i needed to work on last year, you know, i wasn't satisfied with. trying to stay healthy all year is my main goal, i had that hiccup in may last year that threw me off for a month but that that is my main goal to be healthy a year. >>> post super bowl continue continues for eagles as nick foles has been making his way through late night circuit a member of the extended bird family found himself in front of the camera. tj smith, three-year old son of torey, joined nfl network, to discuss his thoughts on the super bowl and his parade. >> you don't like the patriots , do you. >> only the eagles. >> did you like the par raid. >> unaudible. >> wha

jeff skversky live in clearwater today with more on exactly what unfolded there. hey, jeff. >> reporter: hey, guys. phillies manager gabe kapler had all sorts of sports celebrities sending video messages so they could play at their team dinner last night from justin timberlake to subsequent to doug pederson. today they get a surprise visitor, jason kelce, the eagles center who gave of course one of the greatest speeches of all time at the eagles super bowl parade. he gives the phillies a speech today. >> everybody's on fire right now. i mean, the flyers, sixers are doing their thing, the phillies there's a lot of excitement around this ball club right here. it's just a great time to be involved in sports in philadelphia to say the least. >> reporter: you didn't want to wear your mummers outfit for them and get them fired up. >> i might be sweating a little bit too much if i had that out here. >> i thought the message was tremendous. he was very articulate in describing what went on for them over the last calendar year. it wasn't word for word everything that went

live in clearwater, jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> that is different. enjoy some breakfast in bed jeff. fantastic. one of the downsides of success loses the talented pieces, frank wright was introduced as the head coach of the indianapolis colts. he says he always wanted to be a head coach and will be calling the plays there but the first order of business is acknowledging the team. >> i want to thank the philadelphia eagles organization, mr. lurie and doug peterson allowing me to be part of a team and journey that did something special for the philadelphia eagles. >> today is a new chapter. and i cannot be more excited. >> tough news for the flyers they are without brian elliot after having core muscle surgery. and they host the i'llers tonight and they won four in a right. both the flyers and sixers have yet to lose since the eagles won the super bowl. the first sixer in history to have a triple-double off the bench. they got a water bath less sticky than gatorade. 108-92. he is goinging to beat up joel embiid? >> no. >> he can probably catch him. >>

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jeff skversky joins us from clearwater, florida. with a look at sports. >> reporter: hey guys reece hoskins and the phillies are swinging for the fences already down here in clearwater, they believe they can win in the majors this year too. we'll hear from the phillies coming up in sport. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back. >>> a sign that spring is around the corner, phillies single game tickets for home games went on sale this morning and like always a host of special events and give-aways including the celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the 2008 world series season. >> they are getting ready down there. >> they are. they say that winning is contagious, we have seen it around town the sixers and flyers are playing great since the eagles won the super bowl. maybe the phillies who of the big four have the farmest to climb can follow suit. lets head to the palm trees and jeff skversky with more. >> reporter: it's only day to but the phillies have an extra pep in their step and owner john middleton te

when we leave the ballpark in clearwater on sunday we will be ready to go. the staff the coaches will come in monday for a couple of days of meetings. we already have players there now. we have a staff of four guys down there currently that are taking care of the players as they come in now and with all of this equipment now there is our helper. we can provide more equipment to the players that are down there. >> awesome. >> who is the young guy helping out over there. >> this is our ace this is our ace right here. >> hey, buddy. >> of course. what is a day without the fanatic. >> why are you sad. so he is going to. >> absolutely. >> i is our ace. >> personal items here, we have uniforms and then out in the hallway what else, i understand there are 10,000 gator raid cups, 10,000 cups, 200 towels, 750 pair of pants bats, each position player will get two dozen bats, starters will get a dozen. the balls were shipped down there. we have 1200 dozen baseball that are already down in clearwater. >> reporter: we know, all of the obvious tools and equip ment that th

happening today, phillies spring training kicks into high gear with the first full squad workout in clearwater. gabe kapleer said this is a team that could go all the way. the phils go up against a college team followed by the toronto blue jays, the great thing about this time of year, there's hopes and dreams they can only come true. >> it's going to be really interesting to watch him. he is like a minor league umpire calling balls and strikes, thinking outside the box. >> reporter: westbound take a look outside, we have cloudy skies for the most part, could be sunny breaks, we expect the clouds to thicken up, not a lot of fog out there, as you can see , no problems flying out of the philadelphia today. 37 degrees, cooler to start out. winds out of the south at 6. the windchill 32. you want a coat this morning, but it's not all that bad, especially this time of winter we're getting toward the end of it. it's a little easier to trach this at this point. 30 in reading. 34 in trenton. there's the 37 in philadelphia. closer to the freezing mark with the 31-degree reading in wilmington. 32 in mill

training and the manager spoke with the hopes and optimist for the future and letsoin jeff skversky in clearwater florida ag, gabe kapler was not llies delusional he believes that the phillies that finish the dead last year september will be fighting for the nl east. how is that for a bold statement. here is kapler on the field with his players and a buzz down here but the first official workout is not until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. his message to the team is simple we can win and he says he is inspired in fact by the eagles super bowl season and he believes they went from worst to first and the eagles did it why not the phillies too? >> we would beoolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplishes. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed the team and said this is what the world thinks and this is what you are. if everyone on our roster takes a step forward we are an opportunity to shock people and that is the message we'll convey in camp. >> doug pederson had a similar message to his eagles players in training camp and he will have ks to his p

workers are loading up the team equipment truck this morning which will make it to clearwater florida. the first workout for pitchers and catchers is on wednesday. this will be the manager's first spring training with the team. >>> this is the first time our football season runs into our baseball season. >> you're the resident baseball nut. what do you think this year. >> reporter: there's a free agent starting pitcher, year. sky6 live hd making snow right there. right on the bottom line you see how the phillies are getting their equipment ready. we have cold enough temperatures to make snow on the slope. there's enough time for the skiers before all the stuff starts melting. 25 degrees, temperatures across the region. 24 in allentown. 17 in reading. 25 in philadelphia. 20 in wilmington. 18 degrees in millville. we cleared out for a while overnight now clouds are beginning to get thicker. i'm going to call today increasing clouds, yesterday we were worried about a snow shower up north, as you see on future tracker, it's going to be far north not much of an impact up in the poconos, th

with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky, for channel six "action news". >>> when i was a kiddy always loved all-star saturday night. more recently i could take it or leave it because i didn't have anyone to root for. well, not anymore. >> from the philadelphia 76ers , joel embiid. >> joel embiid making his all-star weekend debut, he is in the spotlight. sixers star will take part in the skills challenge tonight which is an obstacle course that includes dribbling and three-point shooting. tomorrow he will start with the team step, and last night he played nine minutes for world team in the rising stars challenge. >> first of all, i'm excited to be here. i feel like i'm here. like i said i'm excited. you know, i hope in the few tour that they will be able to be in this atmosphere. >> congrats to former sixers ledger and mo cheeks for basketball hall of fame. cheeks among 13 finalist name, the list include chris weber. mo was four time all-star for sixers, played one of his 15 seasons here. inducte in the class of 2018 will be announced at final four in san antonio. >>> speaking o

. >>> i'm john clark in clearwater florida, it looks like the weather will get up there eventually. here more changing at philly spring training. we'll show you, coming up next. >> nbc 10s olympic medal count is brought to you locally by royal caribbean. >>> hey, i'm john clark live in beautiful clear wawater, florid. more changes today, how about umpires here already calling balls and strikes, and here is something that is music to the players ears. >> it's more than a feeling. the fields are alive with the sound of music. speakers were placed on every field to bring juice to the workouts. >> i believe strongly that mood is enhanced by mufl. what do you like to listen to? what makes you feel strong in your workouts. and after the workouts, how was the music today. when we're surrounded by music, we smile more, we're more relaxed at the plate. >> fittingly, "please don't stop the music" is playing in his office. >> there is music in my office, my home, all of the time, it makes me feel strong. >> it is big. i think it inspires people. >> it is awesome, especially in spring training.

. >>> fill lease hosting orioles in clearwater. bottom of the second, bases juiced for jorgeal four row. he spanked that one deep and gone to left center. a grand slam. phillies up 5-1. but pay attention. the scary moment here in the eighth. will middlebrooks and andrew pullen collide on the shallow fly to left. middleburgs had to be carted off to the hospital for x-rays. phillies won the game 9-6. >>> third-ranked villanova lost to creighton 89-83 in overtime. they're 25-4 on the season. >>> nbc 10 news is coming right back after this look at the medal count. - honey, look what we got! - [narrator] going big (yelling) isn't always best. unless it's a aaa plus membership. get 100 towing miles and free emergency gas delivery. aaa. go ahead. >>> thursday marked the beginning of march, the march lion storm, this is thursday all day. a heavy soaking rain. if you've ever had a visitor that you didn't like hanging around, this storm is going to be that visitor here. because thursday, friday, into saturday, we're looking at that storm. te

the phillies playing their home grapefruit league opener in clearwater this afternoon. the phillies holding a moment of silence to honor roy halladahal. his memorial service was held on this field. bases loaded. phillies up 5-1. if you look at this, they collide on the shallow fly to left. middlebrooks had to be taken off the field and taken to a nearby hospital. villanova visiting crayton this one more drama than a soap opera. crayton up 4 in overtime. some pretty ball movement sets up villanova. takes a trip to heart break hotel. they fall 89-83. now 25-4 on the season. that is your look at sports. >> danny thanks very much. it's rainy, but at least it's mild? >> at least it won't be too cold as the rain comes on down here. for your sunday, the steadiest half of the rain is the first part of the day, if you're going out the door in the morning hours, that's the soaker. the second half of the day not too bad, temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. near 60 down in delaware. 18 a decent day with a brightening sky on monday. 62 on wednesday. our next big storm in here on

with the phillies in clearwater, jeff skversky for channel six "action news". >>> and another half an hour of "action news" is just ahead >> here's some of the stories we are working on for you, mcdonald's happy meal is a little less cheesy. >>> we have details on the new way the company hopes to make the children's menu. >>> plus, the eagles super bowl victory a win for the businesses of philadelphia, a break down of the early numbers. >>> those stories and exclusive accu weather forecast and much more when "action news" comes right back updating a four alarm blaze on chestnut street. >>> and a florida student may have prevented more deaths, during a school shooting last week by risking his own life, and we will have the story. >>> we will look at some of the problems drivers face after snow felon parts of the delaware valley this weekend. >> those stories and more in a moment but first meteorologist chris sowers starts us off with a look at the weekend forecast, hi there, chris. >> good afternoon, guys another quick look at snow fall totals around the region here, heaviest hit are l

. >> there was a different feel in clearwater for the day spring training, jeff skeverski is there, he explains. >> reporter: it's not a sight or sound phillies pitchers are used to until spring training game and the regular seasonal, but new phillies manager gabe capler throwing a change up. >> having umpires out there is not the most important thing it's just how can we find the last little detail that gives us a step better, plus we want to 90-plus game and we want to extract that last minute value. >> reporter: immediate feedback for those working the strike zone. capler made the experiment optional, but phillies starters love it. >> it's awesome, it's a feedback be early in camp, i think that's what you want to have, you want to wear your hat and tighten things up, it's different today, but that's the best way to go about a bullpen without stepping on the mound with a hitter in the box. >> reporter: the phillies will work the bullpen sessions as well as live batting practice looking for every competitive advantage possible. with the phillies jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news."

. ♪ >> today was day one of pitchers and catchers down in clearwater for spring training. which means it was also day one for new phillies manager gabe kapler. kapler all about fitness, analytics and close bonds with his players. it's only day one i think we're seeing sign that is kapler is a exactly what the phillies needed. here's why. kapler is relating to his players better than i've seen any other manager in recent history. kapler has moved practices back over an hour to allow guys to get more sleep, rest up. he's promoting recovery, massages even. he's walking around the field with his phone snapping shots of guys pitching and working out. gabe kapler also may be the only major league manager who can out lift his guys. literally kapler has apparently been in the weight room side by side working out with this players. it's giving him just another opportunity to relate and grow close to his team. everything he is doing is new and it's player centric. there's no better way to push a team forward or at least bust out of a rut than that in my opinion. iain? >> kristyn, th

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it's time to talk baseball with spring training around the corner the phillies staff packed up for clearwater, florida. the truck was loaded with equipment heading south. 2400 baseballs. 2000 short and long sleeve shirts and 1200 bats and 140 helmets and 600 pairs of pants and one phanatic hot dog launcher. it's expected to arrive on sunday and with that baseball season folks. >>> and a sign of spring that is kind of nice. >> please. >> still to come a new lawsuit that could stop the president's proposed border wall. details on the case headed to federal court. >> and a false alarm. scientists want to set the record street on a study about cancer and asparagus. >>> the winter limb pics are kicking off in south korea and not just the athletes making headlines. for the first time in history. north and south korea are competing under a neutral flag. kim jong un arrived with the sister the first member of the family to visit since the korean war. and vice president mike pence is in ta attendance with the father of otto warmbier who died after being released from a north korean jail. >>> and argum

. >> sunshine we'll take you out to sunny clearwater, and we have number three villanova in action on the road taking on providence in a the big east match-up and the sixers came roaring back against the >>> sixers hosting the heat at the wells fargo center looking for the fifth consecutive win, the sixers have two wins this season be time wind down in the first, nails the three, makes it 62-39, heat leading at the half. sixers dug themselves quite a hole because the back they come. gives them the lead, simmons triple don bell. sixers up by four marco gets the laps and he had 17 points in his sixers debut one last chance for the heat. misses the three. overcome the 24 deficit to win 104-102. >> i was looking to team, when i was -- you know, they want to win so bad, and that's why i think we won that you say game. >> villanova on the road taking on providence now, last time the wildcats rebounded from the loss at st. johns with allege point win over butler. to the game and second half. november down by two. has a nice move followed by a -- boy the, robbie, momentum starting to go provi

. >>> philly pitchers and catchers are in clearwater for spring training and yesterday was their first day on the field, back home here at home, single game tickets for all regular season philly home games go on sale today at 9:00 y , ticket windows, by phone, and at phillies.com. phillies home opener is april 5th at against the marlins, march 5th. >>> well, coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news", how much money do you need to be happy, rahel. >> good question, what are you asking me? i'm happy as it is. we will tell what you psychologist say in a live report from wall street, trang do. >>> authorities in florida are examining social media post from the gunman in wednesday's deadly school shooting in florida, i'll have a troubling glimpse to his disturbing on line imprint. >>> when you think about this you think tea but not here, here it is all about the coffee, i'm dana jacobson at coffee museum, with the story of how this coastal city became men when we see a woman who comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia to have her breast cancer treated, she'

. >> the truck is expected to arrive at the spectrum field in clearwater tomorrow. pitchers and catchers will report on wednesday. >> that's all for sportment i'm lesley van arsdall. have a great day. >> well, for decades, through thick and thin, eagles fans have faced the birds there is year definitely no exception. proving that dead cake really does pay off. so that's why in today's three cheers we're joining with the eagles and saying thank you to you. eagles nation, for a job well done. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the philadelphia eagles are super bowl champions. >> this means the worlds me, my dad, my grandfather who passed away. this is a great feeling for philadelphia. >> ♪ >> this is what we've been living for. >> we finally won the super bowl. >> bring the lombardi trophy this town and watch our birds win super bowl. amazing. >> connection in three ways, all family, all friends, we all love each other. >> philly green. philly green. >> i'm hanging with my people. the green people. we bleed green. where ever we are. >> we bleed green out here. >> and it is just like

phillies pitchers and catchers are in clearwater with the rest of the team expected to start spring training workouts this coming monday. >> a die hard eagles fan will reclaim his prized possession today and it's sort of famous. you probably saw it during the parade. ike worked hard on this replica of the lombardi trophy. it's made of duct tape. this is him right before the parade. he took the trophy down to broad street and it was such a big hit the eagles wanted it. mike lovers the birds so he gave it to them. here's the big trophy making it through the crowd right onto one of the buses. now he wants it back. he reached out to the eagles on social media the eagles responded saying we heard you were looking for this. we're told mike is meeting with the team today and will be reunited with his trophy. he says he wants it for his man cave or shall we say bird cave. >> students at penn state gearing up once again to raise money for pediatric cancer. on that kicks off tomorrow. thon kicks off tomorrow. money raised benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families at the penn state milton s

yes, things are moving quickly in clearwater. the ball is also moving quickly off the bat of nick williams. yesterday the outfielder hit one out of the park and dented gabe kapler's rental car a bill old mark on the top listen to what transpired today. a nice breeze from right field the breeze coming in from right field did not stop rick williams from hitle the baseball and almost hitting my car for the second time. if he is destroying cars and it happens to be mine no problem. >> eagles receiver alshon jeffrey went for surgery to repair the rotator cuff. he played all regular laugh 16 games and super bowl and playoffs through the pain. hats off to him. >> jaylin mills still feeling the love. he was at af fitness. and a $5 donation to chop got fans an autographed photo and he is doing a few public appearances and still amazed at all the reactions. >> the first thing you hear is thank you, thank you, thank you. that is it from the oldest fan to the youngest fan. they continuously say thank you. especially you know, for what we did

lesley van arsdall caught up with the crew and the phanatic as they loaded up the equipment truck for clearwater florida. >> first work out less than a week away. >> packed to the brim with everything the players will need. with a little help from the philly phanatic, thousands every items were carefully loaded into the 53-foot equipment truck. >> from there the truck will travel more than a thousand miles passing through eight states before arriving at spectrum field this weekend. >> we take everything, basically picking up our storage area here in philadelphia, taking it to clearwater. >> so what's on board? 10,000, 12-ounce pour aid cups , 2,400 baseballs, 2,000 short and long sleeve shirts, 1,200 bats, and 600 pairs every pants. >> just to name a few picks. >> right now we have 62 players in camp plus the coaches, so there is plenty of bodies to get dressed. >> and this year, the crew is bringing some smacks. >> this year bringing ice cream machine. >> lesley van arsdall, eyewitness sports. >> well some lucky pooches are getting pampered ahead of the westminster kennel club dog show, take a