>> the kick is ... he scores! >> and the eagles win. >> wow. eagles fans still flying high today after a kick that will go down in history. it was a moment eagles fans will celebrate for some time to come. good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. what finish to wild game, 61- yard field goal, the lodge necessary eagles franchise history, fans packing link for the home open her no idea they

were about to witness history but they sure did, thank to the rookie kicker's right lands. henry rossoff in center city tracking jubilant fans, hi, henry. >> reporter: hi, jim, rahel, been around city hall for about an hour now. everyone talking about the big win, and of course, the big kick, 61 yards by jake elliot. let me give you some perspective here. this older light pole about 24 . so, six is go yards field goal , do the math, that's 183, so you need about seven and a half of these light polls, just to get to the distance, not even talking about height projectory and all of the other stuff i'm not qualified to talk about as we watch the kick one more time, you got to watch the kick as many times as you can, keep few things in minds just signed after of hip injury, cut by the bang recalls after they drafted him and through him on the practice squad for pre-season, eagles signed him off the practice squad and missed the kick earlier in the game, shorter kick last week against

kansas city. most of the pant we spoke with are now hailing him as a hero. >> like going back and forth, and i'm kind of disappointed when they went behind, kept going back showing they had fight. toast are the games that they would have lost last year. >> tom brady draft in the like the sixth or seventh round. if he can be where he's at, i don't see why fifth rounds kicker cut by another team could do something special. >> he missed two shorter kicks , at the last minute, when we really needed that kick, he came through. you know what i moan? they was going to get rid of him. he keeps messing up, he can't kick. what we need him for? then did he that, man. that was the greatest thing in the world. >> (cheers). >> and this video you are watching here is pure joy by jake elliot's mom, and stepfather. they were at the linc for the game, obviously, went

absolutely wild with about everyone else there. after this, after we talked to some more folks around here, we will get a tape measure, put 61 yards in perspective, few different creative ways also stop by a pinning store, see if they're printing t-shirts with elliot's name on t henry rossoff, cbs-3 " eyewitness news." >> thank you, henry. looking forward to that, thank you. also, eagles head coach doug pederson is meeting the media to discuss the thrilling game and next week's game against the charge nerves la. >> go for it situation, or, you know, it might be, hey, let's get the point here. let's do this. whatever it might be. we have those conversations early actually in the series. >> (question from the press) are you good with that number? >> welshing my number that we went off of, and i don't know where you got your information

, it was 33%. so, yes, and basically half, half percentage point actually in our favor. and it comes down to basically a 50-50 where we were on the field, comes down to my decision. so it was my decision ultimately. >> good decision, apparently what a thrill we look forward to hearing more about that game. >> more from coach peterson beginning on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. look at the sixers joel embiid. he was in a box at yesterday's eagles game. this twitter video shows his reaction to the birds win. he loves it. 76ers start pre-season week from wednesday, let's just hope his knee is okay. and the eagles were among many nfl teams who responds today president trump's criticism of players who refuse to stands during the national anthem. >> yesterday, some kneeled, some stood with locked arms,

some stayed until the lockerroom until the anthem was over. though some booed the players, some knelt in solidarity. on friday the president said players who protest the the national anthem should be fired. >> in other news after some twists and turns in court last week, the suspect charged with punching a disable man has now pleaded guilty in the attack. our joel holden in the courtroom, join us live from west chester with all of the details, good afternoon, joe. >> jim, good afternoon, in all reality left to be seen what barry baker was going to do. you remember that back in may he was accused of sucker punch a man with cerebral palsy. that after making fun of him late night here outside a 7-eleven in west chester. well, today, baker appeared once again before the same judge, in a white dress shirt, black pants, and checker colored sneakers. he told the judge that, yes, indeed, he was guilty on two charges, one charge simple assault, the other charge, flight from apprehension, because barry baker ran from

police as they were hunting him down trying to put him behind bars on number of charges from domestic, other related to the assault charge, but baker this noon taking responsibility for landing that punch against the victim, michael ryan. now, we spoke to the victim's father, outside of court. have a listen to how he characterized the event. >> it was really unbelievable that he would be as stupid to think that somebody's going buy that story, when there is fact and video that proves otherwise. so i don't know what he was trying to do by backing into a corner like that. i didn't understanded what was doing. but as they say, it is hard to fix stupid. >> and that's patrick ryan talking about last week when barry baker tried to claim that he ran into the victim sometime earlier in the night, and he and the victim had words. essentially he told the judge today that never happened. of course the latest coming up on "eyewitness news" at 5:00.

hear what the victim in all of this had to say from the event reporting live in west chester , joe holden, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> thank you, joe. in other news, former new york congressman anthony weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison, in his sexting case. weiner arrived at new york courthouse earlier this morning, he pled guilty to elicit contact with a 15 year old girl, using skype and snap chat. the fbi was investigating weiner and reopened the investigation of hillary clinton's emails, after finding emails between clinton and weiner's wife uma, a clinton aid. she has filed for divorce. president trump has ordered a new travel ban on citizens from eight countries, the indefinite restrictions every people traveling to the u.s., from libya, syria, iran, yemen, somalia, chad, north korea. officials and their families are also barred, and will go into effect october 18th. next month the supreme court is set to hear arguments on the legality of president

trump's temporary ban on victims from six counties are, those expired yesterday. >> committee hearing is set for this afternoon on senate republicans newest efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. revised version of the bill gives state more money to create their own healthcare systems, and ease, faces however major hurdle, senators already against the bill, and two more states, leaning toward voting though. republicans do control the senate, 52 to 48. they have until saturday to call vote for simple majority. >> well the week is getting do you have steamy start, specially for fall. >> kate, are we going to flirt with record heat? >> i think we've got that here guys, looks as though we will hit zero nine here today. pretty close to it already, in a couple of spots. coming up: talk about how long this stretch of heat will really be lasting us, eventually, fall does make a return appearance. i'll let you know when coming

>> for more than a decade falling in love with the characters sheldon cooper. >> now in a pre quill the new comedy series young sheldon premiers tonight on cbs-3, as they look at life through the eyes of a nine year old developed on cooper as he enters high school in east texas. >> that boy has an exposed tatoo. >> he does. >> i wonder if he knows that's in violation of the dress code >> speaking of which, how about we lose that bowtie? >> why?

>> the none of the other kids are wearing one. >> so it will start a fad. >> no, you won't, please trust mom. >> i i spoke with actors ian, and jim pars ons about the new show. >> ian, what advice is jim giving you about playing young sheldon? >> well, advice can range. >> yes, it can. >> so whether differently, let's play this whole scene can whiff dent emotion, he's given me a lot of advice. >> and take it very well. >> oh, thank you. >> jim set up the premiere episode for us, if you may. >> the premiere episode we open in 1989, in texas, sheldon is nine years old. sheldon's out in the garage playing with his train. we see the visual image of young sheldon, iaian, and we get me, doing narration, to kind of open up, break us into the series. and we follow sheldon on his first day in high school

school as a nine year old. that's really, that's the pilot. and that's kind of what kicks us off and gets us going. >> well, iaian, i understands you wear a bow tie to the first day of school. did i that once in elementary school. i learned how to run really fast. did you have any tips of your own on starting school with a bowtie? >> well, let me tell you something. i like to always, always, i don't have it with me, today i brought my bowtie. >> okay? >> sadly i had to take it off for. >> this i don't know, maybe to lock different, my mom has it right now, but i love bo ties. and -- >> he does. >> and don't run. stands up for yourself. i think that is the thing i would like -- i wish i could do. >> bowtie wearers unite. embrace the bowtie. >> i try to do that. >> oh, my goodness. >> you know the only difference between us and the animals is the way we access rise, we had whole discussion about bo ties. premiers cbs-3 starts with the

big bang theory at 8:00 folds by young sheldon at 8:30, then kevin can wait, me, myself and i, and scorpian at 10:00. all followed of course by " eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> well still ahead on " eyewitness news" at noon. >> a singer who refused to be a victim. meisha? >> well, when things take an unexpected and sometimes dark turn in life, often human spirit will tolerance and determination is tested. in today's love it meeting a man who despite a horrific accident was determined not only what was lost but become even better than he was before that's coming up. stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitn new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor

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>> katie looks like the heat is sticking around. >> indeed, already at eight a here at the airport anyway, in

trenton, in wilmington, 87 right now in reading. >> wow. >> you've got your hair up. going to formal event? >> well, no. >> i thought you were going to say it is too hot? >> really, i mean, i'm always freezing in my weather offers, but common, it is hot enough for an up-do, all right? all right. >> here-here. >> definitely turning more humid as well, humidity starting to pick up on us at this point, dew points easily the mid or upper 60s, already up to about 70 in some spots, this morning, too. so it is definitely starting to feel kind of steamy out there, too. let's get you outside. show you what's happening first on storm scan3, nice wide zoom of it. to start things off. two main features that your eye gets drawn to, right? you have got hurricane maria out there category one hurricane, still under the influence of high pressure, but some clouds, sun to build at least a little bit across the mid-atlantic. then you have this. this is the trough that is going to help steer maria away , out to sea, keep her out of our hair, but also bring about change in our weather pattern, which we will get to.

quickly track maria. it be there making not just turn out to sea, very sharp turn, out to sea. take a look at the track, all the sudden it goes right on out there. going to make that noise, too. just kidding. but it is thankfully going to bypass our area, it very brief ly hits the coastline, warnings, watches posted along that specific shore line. but not even up toward the delmarva peninsula, let alone the delaware beaches. so we are definitely going have rough surf, rip countries being over the next couple of days, a give edge, we don't have any direct impact from the storm. meantime the trough had a is going to dig in here, really knocks our temperatures back. so it will take couple every days, but it will be the game changer, pattern changer for those every you no the crazy about this, rahel, starting to get tired of it, too. that tells you something. because she loves this. all right, meanwhile, outside to beach patrol headquarters, a loft folks enjoying the beach. usually one of the quiet err beaches we see in margate, quite a few beach chairs lining the shore, but careful.

invisible threat still there of the dangerous rip countries thank remains, again, you don't have lifeguards on staff at this point. now, we are looking at feels- like values here. as i mention teddies being, currently mid 80s, but with that increase in the humidity, could you tack on couple of additional degrees, now it feels almost up to or actually at 90. in a couple of spots. so that's the call for today. we are flirting with the record hyatt zero nine, official daytime high. but the record was set all the way back in 1970. so pretty long standing one all things considered. looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day, today's the hottest. it stays well above average right through thursday. friday's the day that we really see not just the humidity but specially the thermometer reading get dropped back sub standingly, 75, right where we should be, and the weekend, actually, looks even cooler than average only by few degrees, but going all over the place, 70s, 80s, 90's, all over. >> might even break out the fall boots.

>> why not? >> i could go for it. >> crazy access rising. >> fall boots? it is only 70. don't you wear them when it is cold? >> new story shows where there is a will, there is a way. >> here is meisha with today's love it. >> two years ago, random act of violence nearly silenced the voice of renounded local jazz singer from pittsburgh, carlton lieber refused to be a victim. his recovery has amazed even veterans, medical professionals. take a look. >> it is a miracle every time carlton steps up to the mike and belts out a tune. he's come a long way since shot in the face in june of 2015. >> for a second, my eyes closed, i could see stars, as if i had gotten punched in the head. and i said did i just get a shot? i remember thinking oh, i don't want to die. >> carlton was rush to the hospital in critical condition unable to speak, he could only describe what happened by writing on a tablet.

>> pierced my tongue, lodge in the my jaw. >> despite the damage, carlton new woe speak and sing again. >> but his doctors, the bullet had shattered, but the recovery was so impressive, so unimaginable, he was chosen to be featured in a health network commercial, and yes, he did sing again. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i believe that i am a much better singer now because my mind and heart is in a different place. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> thank you. >> because my minds and heart turn a different place. carlton says he's more spiritual and more forgiving now and because of that he has finally been able to go back for the first time to the place that the shooting happened so many years ago. >> interesting store. >> i yes.

>> beautiful man. power of the will. yet to overcome something. >> and carlton is a great example of forgiveness and determination, when the head and heart link up together, there is no stopping what you can overcome, i am proud of you, carlton. if you have any other inspirational stories ideas, sends them my way on either facebook or twitter. >> mark zuckerberg was spot in the philly last night. >> so does he like his cheese steaks with or without? finds out when

>> an investigation is underway in us a trail with a after bizarre incident on a train over the weekends. take a look at this, a man clinging to the outside after moving train, transportation officials say the man got on the train saturday afternoon before engaging in so-called train surfing, police say the man was hospitalized for mental health evaluation, and is likely to face trespassing charges, not breitbart there. when if philadelphia do as the philadelphians do. >> that's what mark zuckerberg did when he stopped in the city of brotherly love over the weekend. >> this is photo the face bound founder posted of himself at pat's king every steaks last night. he traveled all the way to philly for the best cheese steak in the country are you.

>> course the big question, what did the billionaire order >> according to employees, cheese steak wiz with. >> he was over the moon, he loved it, he was so excited. he said it is the best one he's had in the whole area so far. 100% hands down he said. >> we're told zuckerberg and friends were in philly trying all of the best cheese steaks, and seemed pretty impressed with pat's. we're told when he finished he returned to the window to shake hands with the staff. >> i don't discuss cheese steaks. less dangerous to discuss politics these days. that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. for meisha, katie, all of us here, thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. >> always on line at cbsphilly.com. the young and the restless is next. have a great day, everyone. >> so gino? >> i want a clues steak right now. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

>> jack: how's breakfast? >> nikki: it's delicious, but not as good as the one that you made me up at the cabin. >> jack: you inspire my inner james beard. >> nikki: are you saying that i'm your culinary muse? >> jack: i'm saying you inspire a lot of things in me. we should get up there again soon. >> nikki: i'd like that. there's just something so wonderful about that place. it makes me feel alive. it's just...unique. i can't explain it. i feel truly like i can be myself, and i haven't felt that way in a long time. >> jack: have you told victor? >> nikki: no, and i'm not going to because then it would become about him instead of us, and that's the last thing i want.