Finally turn around a floundering philadelphia sports franchise. The sixers tonight won the nba lottery which means they get the first pick in the nba draft. And sports director Ducis Rodgers explains how it happened and what it means. It means they can probably get a good players who can attract other good players to come to our city. The nba lottery is a game of odds. The sixers had the best odds, but there was no guarantee the pick would be theirs. The draft lottery gods finally smiled upon this franchise. The sixers land the number one pick. And they can draft an Immediate Impact player. Brett brown hid his excitement rather well. No need to glot but you know he was going bananas inside. The sixers will now spend the next five weeks deciding between lsus ben simmons and dukes Brandon Ingram. The draft is june twid. I spoke to coach brown by phone. He conveyed how monumental this is for the franchise and the city. I think it just gives us amazing opportunity, you know, theres a lot
Places but also sacred grounds. Folks have loved ones here that mean a lot to them and to think that people come into these places because they are quiet and out of way . And desecrate the gravesite. And that she admitted to having sex with the teenage victim multiple times since last fall. She was released today on 50,000 bail. Local parents say this story is disturbing to say the least. Its disturbing if you ask me. What a world we live in. You dont know. When its so close, when its near us and around us yes i do not feel comfortable reporter now she worked for a Company Called source for teachers, the easton used them to hire substitutes. They sent a statement in part saying that given the allegations, she is suspended indefinitely. Her next Court Hearing is may 31st. Walter perez, channel 6 action news. Thank you. Federal officials provided more insight into the cause of last years deadly amtrak derailment in port richmond. The mta gave their final report. Most of the blame was lai
The state and county Health Departments are consulting along with the dep. The store was shut down just as its about to move to a new location not far from here. It was a criminal act, were doing the best we can. Were working with the police. Were working with the dep. I dont have any information at this time. Reporter now, the store owner has been ordered to get a mitigation crew in here to clean up the mercury. That hasnt happened yet but hes also got another problem, no one has been inside there for a week and presumably all of the fish that were inside there have died. Live in clementon, im nora muchanic, channel6 action news. Rick. Nora, thank you. Philadelphia congressman chaka fattah was back in federal court today to fight nearly 30 counts of corruption. Fattah is accused of racketeering mail fraud bank fraud and bribery all to pay debts from his failed run for mayor and to pay off his sons college tuition. Today fattah said hes done nothing wrong. Action News Reporter vernon o
I suppose thats good. Right now storm tracker6 live double scan weve got additional showers moving toward the east. The theory is that a lot of this is going to fall apart as it pushes through the east as we move through the morning but right now we have it out there. If youre in berks county, lancaster maybe eventually allentown or northern Chester County you got to be aware of the possibility of some more wet roads a little bit later on. Wider view satellite shows you a lot of cloud cover as well and theres more rain out to the west with some holes developing in it. Im going to go for at least a spotty shower through the Morning Hours and then were hoping for drying later in the afternoon. 52 degrees right now under the clouds in philadelphia, 50 in allentown, 51 in wilmington. Similar numbers to the last couple of mornings. Cool enough for a jacket as you step out the door. On the bus stop this morning cloudy skies, perhaps a spotty shower, 50 to 55 is your range of temperatures as
Several citations again the home since 2008. Several contractors were at the home when the collapse occurred. We are told that rescuers got the call at 10 30 this morning here on the 100 block of southford. You see the dramatic rescue of a person trapped in the basement of the home after the first floor collapsed. We learned from lni, that was not a worker but a person illegally on the property and crews were not aware he was in the home. The home was not under demolition at the time. The crews were there to assess and see what changes they need to make to the property. Fire crews tell us that the operation they had underway was with a special Operations Division and multiple firehouses, they said they had to put airbags in to lift the floor off the man to make sure they could pull him out. Firefighters came from the rear and the front to pull the man out of the home and then they put him on a stretcher. They are told he was alert and conscious. Lni came out here a short time ago to gi