gabe kapler is in a good mood this morning. and it's almost afternoon by the time pitchers and catchers take the field. phillies manager pushing practices back and players get more sleep and have more energy. >> i love it. the energy that gabe brings is unmatched. i have never been around someone like him. and just to have that in your manager's office. i don't know if you can tell but there is a different energy around the clubhouse. >> kapler is views spring training different, he is keeping an eye on health and nutrition and using his own phone to document pitches. >> he is excited to be out there and a lot of smiles out there today. >> phillies players notice kapler's presence in the weight room. he is not only watching but lifting with them too. >> we stand in the weight room having a normal conversation and then puts four plates on it. >> can he out lift you? >> yes, the manager is strong. >> can your manager out lift you? >> yes. four plates is pretty beast. >> yes, kapler may be the only manager in baseball that is in b

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, thanks. well known tv producer heading to netflix in what could be the b

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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 pitants the superrow bowl down here and was inspired by this team and locked in thata long time wching the eagles win and hopefully kapler and the phillies can follow in the eagles footsteps. >> lets see what he can do. thank you. >>> to hockey good news bad news, first bad. goalie brian elli

kapler said he wants best fielder where a guy is most likely to hit the ball. pinto gets strike outs, outfielders switch backup, and have you ever seen this were. this is something we may see during the regular season. he is, in the end phillies lose 11-six. >>> sixers on the road tonight taking on d wade and heat in miami. sixers coming off their first loss since the super bowl, against the wizards, last time these two teams met was on valentines day when sixers beat that team without joel embiid this he were down by 24 points in that game. nets and chicago bulls chicago bulls last night, jared allen wearing the white, right there dunking on maury, like never a nasty dunk. >> like bro. >> yes. >> i will pick that up down the shore, on a poster. >> by the kay, he pick up an 600 followers on instagram following that dunk. we want to follow this guy. >> welcome to the league, rookie. >> my goodness. >>> just call them sly heard, orange and black organization, that is held strictly for women. >> we will show you what >>> cool and gang said it years ago yes, it is

kapler spoke yesterday about his hopes and optimism for the future. >> we would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler says he believes the phillies will be fighting for the national league east title come september. >> well, that would be nice. >> he's young, he's bold and he's not afraid to make a prediction. >> where have we seen that before? hm. >> could be a good combo. >> it could be its 4:38. another person is coming forward accusing actor scott baio of it. >> a climber falls to his death while rescuers try to save others trapped on oregon's tallest peek. >> applebee's takes action after two african-american women say they were racially profiled at the eatery. their cell phone video coming up. david. >> temperatures still on the cold side this morning. most of us in the 30's. 35 trees in philadelphia. allentown still holdi

they say kapler even works out with the players. and despite being manager, they say he can outlift some of his players. single game tickets for the philadelphia phillies will go on sale today at 9:00 a.m. first home game is april 5th against the florida marlins. gave kapler and his team, fun -- >> i think it's going to be a great season. >> feels like spring. >>> now to more of the news at 6:00 a.m. -- >> high school horror. a gunman's massacre leaves 17 students and teachers dead. now we're hearing the stories of heroism that saved young lives. >>> 11-year-old locked up. only nbc10 is talking to the delaware county mother who said police pulled her daughter off the school bus and put her in handcuffs. >>> and educators underpaid. a new report out shows how pennsylvania teachers' salaries fall short compared to other full-time workers. >>> coming up on 6:00 a.m. thanks for being with us. this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm via sikahema. we'll get right to meteorologist bill henley. with phillies' pitchers and cat

honor means and gave kapler thoughts on the phillies ♪ nnl trade deadline hit today at 3:00 p.m. pan thely flights want to do make sure we knew that because the fire alarm went off during our press conference general manager ron hextall. all jokes aside it was pretty quiet day for the flyers today. the flyers picked up defensive johnny, from the senators and avalanche claimed now former flyer mark alt. the team is in good shot right now. win tonight would move them into first place in the metropolitan division. hextall said keeping their chemistry intact was important. >> you got to be careful to, um, too much witness chemistry. if you got a hole you got to fill it but you want to do some background whatever player is coming in making sure you got a good person coming. here's a look at the newest flyer. johnny the 36-year-old defense man has two stanley cup titles both from his time in chicago. he also won silver medal in the 2014 winter olympics on team sweden. >>> phillies manager gabe kapler has named are a roane nola starting pitcher for opening day. nola is the youngest star

. >> phillies new manager gabe kapler urging his team to be bold, nothing says bold like hitting kapler's car with a home run didn't batting practice. that's what nick williams did yesterday. today he apparently came pretty darn close once again. >> the breeze coming in from right field did not stop nick williams from destroying the baseball and almost hitting my car for a second day straight. [laughter] >>> and i told him the same thing i told you guys yesterday. if he is destroying cars and it happens to be mine, no problem. >> yeah, kapler went on to say he was going to put a big bull's eye on his car so like go at it. it's a rental car. >> exactly who cares. >> but they're going to be home runs. >> that's right. take it. >> join us tonight for the fox 29 news at 10:00 just in time a car drives down a highway when out of nowhere a giant boulder rolls onto the road. thankfully no one was hurt so join us for more details on this tonight on the fox 29 news at 10:00 that will do it for us here at 6:00 thanks for watching. up next, page six followed by dish nation at 7:00 and tmz at 7:30. w

gabe kapler has jason kelsey talk to the team before the workout. he gives a toned down version of his superbowl parade speech. he hit home. they were underdogs too. >> beginning of the year, we were thinking about the superbowl. you are trying to think about getting better and improving yourself. >> champions have stories to share and they are effective for a reason. they have been through ups and downs. they have come together as units. they have felt what it feels like to have people count them out and to have people think they are wrong. >> it's been ten years since they won. kelsey thinks the phillies are hungry dogs too. >> they are a good young team with a lot of talent, projected to be 8-8 and then we won the superbowl. >> no one believed in them. everyone wrote them off early. >> there are a lot of similarities, i think, between that team start of the nfl team and us now. it was cool to hear that from him, obviously. to hear his words fired us up. >> reece hoskins tell tells me t chills listening. jeff skversky, "action news." >> more from

the phillies mantra is be gabe kapler believes the phils will be prepared to across the board i thought it was a really positive day. >> eagles center jason kelce put down the mummers costume and picked up a phillies jersey. he tried to keep it clean but then the expletives began to flow. we're not surprised. >> there's a lot of similarities. a good young team with a lot of talent which is what everybody was talking with philadelphia before the season started. i think we usually projected to be like 8 and 8 before the season and then we went on to win the super bowl. >> on to hockey. injuries forced their hand. the flyers have traded a conditional fourth round pick to detroit for goalie. brian elliot is out until next month. they host the canadiens tomorrow night. >>> joel embiid had 19 points in 20 minutes during his all-star game >> a lot of fun. i made a lot of new friends and stuff. i talked a lot of trash. actually being around them showing them another side >> i love that jo jo is making new friends. >> a day off from school meant a day >>> more than 200 philadelphia students spen

new manager gabe kapler is feeling confident about the team. he is capitalizing on the eagles' run to a super bowl title hoping it inspires his young players. >> we'd be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed this team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler is also making a bold prediction. he believes the team, which was 30 games below .500 last season will be fighting for the national league east come september. 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 anothe

kapler is a forward thinker and workouts don't start until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow and everyone can sleep in and he loves the rest and recovery part. 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-

the new manager gabe kapler is really bringing an emotional intelligence and trying to get a bond with his team emotionally. he's not afraid to tell his players he loves them. take a look. he's bringing a lot of energy to the phils. >> kind of pumps us up. >> reporter: gabe kapler has energized the phillies. >> i whole different vibe in this clubhouse. >> reporter: gabe walked out for the first day of pitchers and catchers. >> morning, guys. >> reporter: but most of the time he's running between drills. encouraging players and bonding with them. >> if you want to sharpen somebody, you want to raise the bar for somebody, they have to trust you and you have to support them first. and it's my intention to make sure they feel that support so when the time comes to ask more of them which it absolutely will. that trust is established and the foundation is in place. >> reporter: gabe is always watching, putting his arms around guys and getting old-school advice from charlie manu manual. >> the energy gabe brings is unmatched. i've never been around somebody like that. to have that in your man

and kapler's presence was rubbing off on his players and it's day one. >> an intense guy. he is a motivator. a positive guy and i really like that and all the guys like that too. >> man, i am already sweating here. and still i'm really excited. again, i don't have the exact words to put into play but i'm longing forward to kind of having a bounce back year. >> i think they are a group that can come together and do really. so more than anything else i'm happy for them they are back together again and not far away from the position players reporting and when this report this group will be together pulling the rope in the same direction and i have no doubt we'll accomplish great things. >> kapler told his players today. look for the end result. look for the almost end zone which is the playoffs, and a lot of guys we spoke with believe they could be a playoff team. they want to pick up where they ball out of the park and winning games. >> thank you jeff. >> to basketball now the simers will be in action tonight at home against the miami heat the final game before the all-star

kapler made this experiment optional but phillies starters love it. >> it was awesome. it's the feedback really early in camp and i thinkve. you want to see kind ofhe you're at and tighten things >> it's definitely different today but i think that's the best way you can go about a withoutstepping on the mound ta hitter in the box. you got the umpire, i think it can help a lot. >> reporter: wow. phillies pitchers love umpires. when do you ever hear that? 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,

meanwhile gabe kapler has named aaron nola phillies opening day starter. the first game, march 29th in atlanta and at 24 years old, nola will be the youngest phil s pitcher on opening day, since 1964. >> he has earn it. he is unequivocally the right choice and he is an absolute gamer, grinder, and stud and we are proud to have him on our roster. >> it is exciting, honor to be named that, and, it is one game and we have got a lot of other games i want to pitch, throughout the season. >> when the manager talks you up like that. >> gamer, grinder, and stud. >> we're lucky to have him. >> wow. >> you to have feel good about yourself. >> you know what they got my back it is on. >> can't wait, thanks, buddy celebrating on season. >> the philadelphia students were commemorating chinese cultur your heart doesn't only belong ♪to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever,

and there is new skipper gabe kapler in his first game as phillies manager. he said you guys better win, get it done good day for jared eickoff, two innings, two strike out, in hits, no runs. tommy joseph at the dish. this is pretty much only run they would need first inning double. phillies win six to nothing. after the game kapler said he loved what he saw from the arms. >> i mean across the board, guy for guy, our guys attack the strike zone, and fairly unusual in a spring training game. one hit by pitch. but outside of that it was just command city and we didn't work a lot of three ball counts. >> command city. >> how about that. >> put that on a, t-shirt. >> student athletes too who played the pros. >> yes. >> all right, thanks very much >> when we come back between a rock and wet place. >> see what you could be seeing on the beach when the hard rock casino opens up at the old taj mahal this tonight on "eyewitness news" a new spot that is sure to make you feel good about food that is good for you. taste with tori takes to us a paoli juicery and kitchen t

you know gabe kapler, the new there phillies' manager, he's an out of the box thinker. he's pushed back the workouts to mid-morning, changed up some of the routines. and he says a lot like the eagles, they're going to be bold, they're going to be relentless. and this is a bold statement today. >> i don't think there has to be any like major declaration made here. we are fighting for the national league east in september. >> reporter: gabe kapler watched the eagles win the super bowl. he said it's the best three hours he's had in a long time. and he remembers how much coach doug pederson made his birds believe. >> we would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks, but since the summer, when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are. and what we think you are is really special. >> reporter: gabe is using that theme. he believes these underdog phillies could have more bite than people think. >> i think if everybody on our roster takes a sm

. >> talking about baseball tonight, phillies have a new blueprint what gabe kapler wants to see out of the fightins. >>> plus flyers/devils fight to the finish in a shoot-out highlights next in >>> starting goalie is no go, brian elliott had abdominal surgery this morning and out five to six weeks. flyers hosting devils with michal neuvirth in net. the game tied in the second. >> they score. >> how about scott lawton making it happened, right there in the crease, ninth of the season flyers back in front. later on in the period the captain claude giroux continues his scoring tear, 19th of the year, flyers now up four-two. looking press give. under two minutes left, um, they are only up a goal and devils strike, taylor hall beating neuvirth to tie it up. jay voracek need to score to keep shoot-out alive, access denied, the flyers four game winning streak is over, and five-four is your final score. >>> without much time, we go from super bowl hang over to phillies spring training. pitchers and catchers officially reporting tomorrow, the clearwater is already buzz ing with player arriva

kapler may be the om major league manager who looks like he could still suit up and play alongside his guys. allegedly he can't out least some of this players it turns turn out he's just like that when it comes to his indulgenc indulgences. >> occasional glass of wine, scotch, steaks, um, i really really like creamy vegetable stuff like creamed spinach -- were he had creamed spinach last night. >> he goes to morton's i think. >> we shouldn't be interviewing him on the diamond. we shall go to steakhouse. do a sit down there. >> i'd love that. because i love steaks an good red wine. >> creamed spinach. >> creamed vegetable good i knew that's where he was going with that. gabe, keep it up. >> potatoes g do it all. >> keep going. >> dessert. exactly. wedge salad. start it off with wedge salad that does it for us here at 10:00. again don't go anywhere because we're com coming back ♪ live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at

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 want as a player. you're in this clubhouse for one reason and that's to win. >> santana is an incredible metor. he's an incredible leader a confident man he knows what he's accomplished in his career but he also balances that out with a great deal of humility. he's setting a good example as a man for everybody in the clubhouse. >> reporter: and he's looking to mentor maikel franco. they worked ought thio s the dominican republic. >> jeff we'll talk to you again next half hour. to basketball now th

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phillies new manager gabe kapler trying to tell his team to be bold. there's one athlete here in philly we know can give that kind of motivational speech. hear which special guest dropped by spring training to give that message next. ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all new 2018 subaru forester models. now through february 28th. i think i made it pretty clear i want jay so son kelce to give all motivational speeches from here on out it looks like the phillies new manager gabe kapler feels the same way. kelce made his way down to spring training today. gabe kapler has been preaching to be bold like the eagles and who better to give that message than kelce. so he traded in the mummers outfit for phillies uniform and talked about the eagles season but it's not just about the phillies who are trying to make take page from the birds playbook. every team in philly is feeling that winning feeling. >> everybody is on fire right now. th

manager gabe kapler is feeling confident about the team. he's capitalizing on the eagles run to a super bowl title hoping it inspires his young players. >> it would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. not just over the last couple of weeks but since the summer when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are and what we think you are is really special. >> kapler is also making a bold prediction. he believes the team which was 30 games below .500 last season will be fighting for the national league east come september. 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

and the eagles were able to domainly making the team believe they can be better than people think and kapler had a bounding on the eve of their workout and his first spring training and his first chance to make an impact and hammer home his message to these guys and that message is this. >> ultimately the message is we can win, right, and it's not like a delusionel statement we did not watch what happened last year at various points. it's more like i said we all take small step forward, we all get a little bit better, we all develop just enough where we surprise people. i don't think there has to be any like major declaration made here. we are fighting for the national league east in september. >> reporter: he is the guy that gave us chills last season when he went on the home run with the phillies may have a special player on their hands by he got chills this off season off the field and jeff skversky has that story from clear water. >> at the end of last season reese hoskins told his girlfriend if the eagles make it to the super bowl we are going and sure enough they were on hand in minnea

gabe kapler had his car dented when nick williams smashed a home one that landed in the parking lot. kapler is a different guy and doing all sorts of unorthodox things and letting players sleep in and how about the t-shirts, promoting them to be bold. jeff skversky inquiring about their new motto. >> what does that mean? >> to me you play the game hard. it's playing the the game with intensity. and doing the little things right. it's taking that extra base when you get the chance. also not being overaggressive or dumb. it's playing the game hard a cool saying. >> he is firing you guys up? >> yes, it instills confidence in us. to know we have somebody that wants to be here and believes in us. and wants to win. and that is the same thing we want. >> just like your motto be old. >> be funny ha, ha, ha. how about a t shirts that says be in the playoffs. >> nice. >>> just 17 she won olympic gold and now chloe kim won the cover of "sports illustrated." she became the the youngest woman to win an olympic snowboarding medal and she entered her first contest two years later and won over fans

. >> does the energy and the positive message, coming from jason kelce, from gabe kapler, make you feel you can win right here, right now? >> absolutely, no doubt. he's stressed that if each one of us takes a small step forward , you know, that collect ively as a group, we can do some pretty special things. >> and a high fly ball to deep left center field. this one is gone! >> last year, you did a very special thing. 18 homers, faster than anyone. breaking ted williams' record. as you're going through that, do you have any moment where you're going, oh, my goodness, i can't believe i'm actually doing this? putting up numbers with hall of famers. >> i think as it was going, no. no. i think it was all kind of just happening so fast that there wasn't really much time to think and i think that was okay. you know, i think as a hitter we look for that place of pure bliss where there isn't a lot of thought. i think if we can hold on that as long as we can like i did for that stretch there, good things are bound to happen. >> time like you did last year. >>> it was special. look, i think that -

nick williams hit a batting practice so far and landed in the parking lot and on the top of kapler's suv and today he nearly did it again. hear from kapler about that. >>> and the third ranked team in the nation and drivers seat for the number one seed. and villanova returning home to take on depaul for senior night. they get phil booth back and the cocaptain was out four weeks with a broken hand and without them it made things interesting losing two of their last four and coming out a blowout win against xavier still a half game up on them in the conference. >> there is nothing wrong with a bumpy road and can you learn a lot from it. we never lost any confidence. we knew we played good teams playing hot and playing in a tough environment at providence and we are just not clicking but we know we still have a lot of work to do. and we did learn a lot from the games. >> don't look now but the flyers won seven of their last eight. in overtime they beat the canadiens 3-2. >>> and a heart breaking plea from a local girl in tennessee to her local sheriff asking him to please keep her and h

philly's pitchers are used to until spring training games and regular season but new phillies coach gabe kapler has the umpires here. >> giving us one step forward, we are trying to win 90 plus games. it's not going to be easy. it will be how to extract the last bit of value. >> value? immediate feedback for those working the strike zone and catchers trying to frame pitchers behind the plate. phillyphillies starters love it. >> it's awesome. you want to see where you're at and tighten things up. it's different today. i think it's the best way to go about a bullpen with a hitter in the box. >> phillys continue to have umpires work their sessions as well as live batting practice. they are looking for every competitive advantage possible. jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> still ahead in sports, nba all star weeke ugh man, my sinuses. it's like my head's in a fog. i mean, could you be any more dramatic? i've had it. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. eh, that stuff's all the same. this is different. it fights pressure, pain, and congestion. a-thank you. those are my 3 best qualities. get the str

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. the imposters are telling the victims their service will be disconnected unless payment is made. peco would never demand money on the spot and never provide your banking information over the phone. if you have doubts contact your local police department. the franklin institute is dealing with damage to one of its valuable statues. they recently noticed the thumb missing from one of the terra cot awarriors, they determined it was stolen by a party guest in september. 24-year-old michael broke the thumb off and brought it back to his ho

new manager gabe kapler very happy with that. >>> not favored in any of the their post season games, check. what made the eagles underdogs this season? why is the team that's definitely a favorite being -- trying take that title away? check out the back cover of the new york daily news not only calling the yankees the underdogs but the german shepherd mask, really? the article is poking one at the yankees saying they clearly aren't underdogs to the read sock but nowhere does it a tribute the eagles. lane john on tweeted real original hash tag fake news. even more proof the city of philadelphia is the underdog check out the mlb payroll comparison. phillies check in at $44.86 million. new york over 157 million. so you tell me who is the underdog here! >> we like it. >> she's riled up. >> yeah. i love the way jason kelce lane john's tweets are getting me fired up. i agree good i'm guessing your commentary will be this in little bit. >> it will be something. >> something something. >> take look. >> that does it for us here at 10:00. iain page has you covered on the other side of the brea

. >> manager gabe kapler is billed as an out of the box thinker. hoskins went 1 for 3. carlos santana in the third inning, gha 1-0 philly. fifth inning, allows a run on the single. >> corey smith has stayed busy since he and the eagles won the superbowl. he gave the kids a message about unity. he is set to make $5 million next season. it's an option year and the eagles could cut him with no calorie cap ramifications. he hopes to stick around. >> i hope so. we talked about it. i'm sure if the door is there, it will happen. i know how the business works. they want me to be here. i want to be here. i think it will work out. >> villanova's win at creighton, cats now fourth in the nation. high school

not played a game if five months they play an exhibition game against the tampa spartans and the gabe kapler era is underway. bottom of the first that is tommy joseph doubling andrew nap scores. and danny hopes to make the team check out the glove outhere. nice diving catch and the phillies blanked the college kids and he likes what he saw from his pitching staff today. be w he go gor goo and they attacked the strds e zone and no walks on the day that is fsual. one hit by pitch but outside of that it was command city. and attack. we didn't work lot of three ball counts >>> the flyers are about the hottest things going in the nhl. tonight they host columbus and when they do the flyers will ride with a new goalie. jaime apody has more. >> for peter moreassic -- >> it's like any game but i'll really excited. and i hope we play well and make some saves and help the team to win. >> the new goalie still in the red wings pads thrilled to make the debut with the team that always gave him fits. >> we are excited to have him part of our group and he is off to a good start here in terms of getting into

coming up, the phillies have a new look with gabe kapler at the helm and one player came with a look of his own. and the flyers and rangers get physical. you might have seen it here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the gig-speed network that powers the dreams of america's businesses is now doing the same for america's olympic and paralympic athletes. dream gig. comcast business. >>> the flyers down another goalie. michal neuvirth out with another lower body injury. the rangers scored three goals in the first. more than the just goals early on. the rangers scored three first period goals. so did the flyers. catches in for his sixth goal of the season. 4-3. now 4-4. it remains hot. connect the first three-point games. in the third. a 13-game game. fires one 7-4. he will start for team lebron. meanwhile, position players aren't due to report to philly spring training but most are already there. including a new look. john clark has more. >> he answer his players to be bowl. >> you have a new look. >> asdrubal herrera comes to his fourth spring training with even more flare. >> i decided to change my loo

. >> manager gabe kapler is billed as an out of the box thinker. hoskins went 1 for 3. carlos santana in the third inning, gha 1-0 philly. fifth inning, allows a run on the single. phillys fall 4-3. we talk eagles after the break. ♪ ♪ right now, comcast business is doubling your internet speed so you can download large files faster equal? our best internet offer ever. you do the math. because for a limited time, you'll pay the 75 mbps price and get 150 mbps internet. call today. the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". switching to geico. breathtaking. saved by fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> corey smith has stayed busy since he and the eagles won the superbowl. he gave the kids a message about unity. he is set to make $5 million next season. it's an option year and the eagles could cut him with no calorie cap ramifications. he hopes to stick around. >> i hope so. we talked about it. i'm sure if the door is there, it will happen. i know how the business works. they want me to be here. i want to be here. i th

i said, that is kapler's car. i wouldn't say i intentionally hit it but i hit it, i knew whose car it was. >> wasn't intentional but i didn't hate it is what he said >> i mean, you get impression if you hit cars, i don't i don't even care hit hit man. >> park it further away. >> yes. >> thanks, buddy. >>> coming up neck half an her how uber might make you walk a little to hitch a ride, cleve. >>> name's being added to the list all the time those lost in the opioid epidemic i'm cleve bryan, coming up how local government and families are fighting back in south jersey. >>> inn learned integrity, maturity and learned a lot about grit and hard work. >> how hockey's changing the lives of hundreds have local kids and an organization named after a philadelphia legend is giving young men and women a chance to play, learn and grow , and in ways they never believed was >>> well, the opioid epidemic continues to plaque our nation and now some communities in south jersey are taking a new approach to fight back against those t

. >>> phillies nick williams, hit gabe kapler's car with a homerun on tuesday. and yesterday apparently he came close again. kapler says he'll take some of those dents if it means that kind of production, phillies have their first game today against university of tampa. >> that's sports in a minute. i'm kristen rodgers. >> we he would like to have his car look like a golf ball. boom boom boom boom boom. >> right if it means they'll be successful. >> while you were sleeping this happened about 2:00 a.m. in the morning, us women's hockey team won a gold melt al. >> in dramatic fashion, too, tide two-two, going into over time, then a shoot-out with a us winning three to two. look at that celebrate. >> it is a rematch of the 2014 games you may remember when these two teams played in over tight time for the gold. canada bonn that one. we got this one. the first time the united states has brought home the golds since 1998. >> if i know my math, that was 20 years ago. here is the thing. >> look at you. >> i'm thrilled. this shouldn't -- the game should not be determine

tommy joseph playing out field and gabe kapler wants versatility. >> 5-0 detroit. a three run shot and phillies down 8 runs and give up three homers on the afternoon and try to mown a come back and that is reece hopkins, a solo home run for him and it's not nearly enough and the phillies lose 11-6. and the flyers win over montreal. the new goalie stopped 28 shots and went to a shootout. and they ened it in the six and round and the first place flyers host the hurricanes on thursday. villanova ranked fourth in the nation visits seton hall and the cast stumbled in recent week coming off a loss at crateon. >> is something in this program how tough you can be and how mentally focused you can be and we don't think about it, we just loss and we have to not lose the next game we focus and play for each other and get back. >> he missed a free throw and everybody has to do pushups. >> i remember those days. >> i don't. cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> one gorgeous day done. >> tomorrow should be pretty nice. >> after tomorrow

. >>> phillies nick williams him gabe kapler's car with a homerun tuesday and yesterday apparently he came close again. kapler says he'll take some of those dents if it means that kind of production, phillies have their first game today against university of tampa. >> that's sports in a minute. i'm kristen rodgers. >>> ♪ >> nicely done, ladies, how about that? the sound of olympic victory. our usa women's hockey team beat canada in the olympic gold game early this morning. dramatic, i love when they bite those metals, that's for real, folks. they had a sudden death shoot-out. this is the first time they've brought home the gold since 1998. >> all right. next time you go out to a movie theater, some big changes, banning some of the bigging. >> still ahead in 90 seconds, tell but the national theater chain right here with a new policy all designed to protect you. >> could be gone in 60 seconds. there is a warning before you run into grab that morning cup of coffee. the crooks are watching. and they're stealing people's cars. >> should have been one school shooting and we should have f

coming up hear from the phillies new manager gabe kapler. >> this is fox 29 sports in one minute. >> good morning, i'm kristen rodgers, flyers goaltender brian elliot had successful core muscle surgery yesterday but he's out five to six weeks , so it is next man up for philly. flyers-devils in a shoot-out last night, drew stafford, weaving his way toward michael in goal. he gets it. devils get the edge. they win five-four. flyers win streak stops at four. >> no news seems to be the news whether whether we who will step in as the eagles new offensive coordinator, the favorite coach duce staley and receivers coach mike grow. spring training is here. phillies manager gabe kapler down in clearwater florida with his new players, and already asking the right questions to help build a culture around this team. >> what does it mean to play boldly? what does it mean to deliver a pitch boldly? what does it mean to take swing in the batters box? what i've got never return is with conviction, with fearlessness. at that's sports in a minute. i'm kristen rodgers. >> all right, did he really move o

gabe kapler has simple clear demands of his flares. >> we have high expectations and come prepared and bust your [ bleep ] and all over the next day. that is what they did. they started out on the right foot coming prepared and blusting their [ bleep ]. we are confidence they will do that. >> a game in two days. >> what was he saying? >> we can't say it. it was bleeped. >> work hard. >> cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> records falling all over the place today. >> and warmer tomorrow. we have the fog in the morning and the action camby the water works showing it burning off by midmorning. and once it did we got the bright sunshine and people are doing this. playing hooky. michelle posted this photo on my twitter account and people enjoying the main line, and normal high for this time of year 45 holding at 69 in philadelphia. 59 in allentown and trenton 67 and atlantic city airport 63 and the cool spot with the southwesterly wind off the ocean. cape may currently 53 degrees and today is national love your pet day and in honor of that walkin

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gabe kapler is keeping a close eye on his team. and pitchers and catchers began yesterday for their workout and the full squad begins on monday. >>> a young kidnapping victim is now safe and where police found the girl after she was taken from her home. >> another broadway musical is on stage we sit down with the star of the show coming up. >> david murphy has your seven-day forecast can when "action news" comes rights back. >>> a police officer carried a 4-year-old girl if his arms the day she was kidnapped from her home the day before in south carolina. she was found unharmed in alabama. police say that a railroad crew called 911 after finding a car parked in the woods with the girl and a man sleeping inside. the suspect let the girl go and then took off. >> police arrested 37-year-old thomas evans hours later after a chase in mississippi. they have not found a connection with the suspect and victim. >> the "action news" troubleshooter team is getting answers as to why residents are having problems with mail delivery. here is cha

the phillies mantra is be gabe kapler believes the phils will be prepared to across the board i thought it was a really positive day. >> eagles center jason kelce put down the mummers costume and picked up a phillies jersey. he tried to keep it clean but then the expletives began to flow. we're not surprised. >> there's a lot of similarities. a good young team with a lot of talent which is what everybody was talking with philadelphia before the season started. i think we usually projected to be like 8 and 8 before the season and then we went on to win the super bowl. >> on to hockey. injuries forced their hand. the flyers have traded a conditional fourth round pick to detroit for goalie. brian elliot is out until next month. they host the canadiens tomorrow night. >>> joel embiid had 19 points in 20 minutes during his all-star game >> a lot of fun. i made a lot of new friends and stuff. i talked a lot of trash. actually being around them showing them another side >> i love that jo jo is making new friends. >> a day off from school meant a >>> more than 200 philadelphia students spent th

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 for the city. it's been a long time coming and i'm just proud to be a part of it. >> he better get used to it, he will hear that for the rest of his life. cecily

kapler wanted the center to speak so they could hit home that strong message. like the eagles nobody is expecting much from the phillies. both sixers and flyers 11 and one since the super bowl, why not the phils and phils left fielder rhys hoskins says he got chills talking to me about recalling kelce's message and it fired him up for his first full squad workout here in clearwater. maybe it will rub off. with the phillies in clearwater jeff skversky channel6 "action news." >> jeff, catch you later. >>> residents in west philadelphia woke up to find their vehicles damaged by bullets. at least two parked cars were hit by gunfire overnight along the 5000 block of haverford avenue. a number of shell casings were visibly there on the ground. police have been checking area hospitals to see if anyone was hurt or injured but they have not been able to locate any gunshot victims at this point. >>> armed robbers made off with $80,000 during a heist at a hotel in northeast philadelphia. police say they took the money from a guest's room last night at the roosevelt inn on