chip kelly is out. the eagles fire the head coach after it ended with disastrous results. >> i don't think we are a bad team. >> i am stunned by the move. >> what happens next? how long will it take the eagles to rebuild now that the kelly era is officially over. good evening. fans have been calling for chip kelly's job, but the news came as a surprise. if you have the nbc 10 app, you got the announcement minutes after 7:00. here is what eagles owner had to

say. "as i watch, i determined it was time to make a change." >> we begin with the resident expert on all things eagles. john clark. >> the timing was stunning. eagles owner took a big risk this past off season giving op chipicle whoa didn't have any experience before coming to philly. a year later, jeff fired chip. he did not fight jeff in his decision. >> i think i burned the boats. i'm not going back. >> he was one of the most innovative minds. he got a contract for over $32 million. after going 10-6 with a playoff

appearance in the first season, 10-6 with no postseason, he sold the owner on taking control of football operations and demoting then gm howie roseman. >> it's a gamble to go from good to great. you can go to mediocre with changes. >> he let go of pro bowl player who is had the best season under him. >> i didn't go in with the plan. i said this is how i think my vision is of how this organization can be. >> many players left angry with chip and some made claims with racial overtones. >> he wouldn't talk to people. you were walking down the hall way and couldn't say anything. >> he can't say nothing. >> the birds playoff hopes dimmed late in the season again

and the lights went out on chip kelly saturday night. parfait to black >> fade to blas career with the eagles. we will hear with former eagle ike reece. i'm john clark. >> the news sent social media into a frenzy. currency and former players weighing in. the former eagles quarterback tweeting out now that the eagles made the move, will jerry jones and the family follow with their decision? the east was a disaster all year. the former birds's offense having fun at chip's expense. so does that mean the eagles will call me tomorrow or never again? vote now. reaction to kelly's firing was not limited to social media. flooding local sports media

right now. right now was the time for the change. >> the shock and the way it happened. it was an option on the table after they regressed under chip kelly. >> it was a relief and i don't think it was a shock. are people dancing in the streets? most of them if you watch the way they play and the product that they put on the field. >> it is certainly the talk of the town. andrea thomas is live at xfinity live. i know everyone has an opinion on this. >> everyone does. the word we heard over and over again was shock. some people thought it was time foricle tow go, they did not expect it to happen so soon. the news was just sinking in by the time we arrived. >> i was not expecting it to happen. >> his third season was not even over before he got the ax. >> i feel like he didn't really

do his job as a coach. he was a better college coach than an nfl coach. >> you have key players and inexperienced players and you can't run it that way. >> despite the agony and embarrassment, they wanted to give chip a chance. >> i didn't think it was the coach's fault. more the team aspect. >> the move was premature. >> the time is up and fans are ready to move on. >> maybe we can get a few players back. i would love it. >> i get the new coach in gear right away as fast as possible. make the right things happen. small changes to make the big picture happen. >> and in true fashion for eagles fans, there is optimism for next season. live from xfinity live. >> tonight the man who wrote the book on the eagles is weighing

in. >> it wasn't a perfect fit for chip or the eagles. so now, you got to start over again. >> that is the author of the eagles's encyclopedia. why the turmoil may not be over yet. steve jones has that part of the story in a few minutes. we want to hear from you. tell us what you think about chip kelly's firing on our facebook page. >> new at 11:00, police arrested a suspect wanted for a series of propane tank deaths. we first showed you the video of these robberies earlier this month. their investigation led them to a lot. they found two vehicles and several tanks. they took one into custody and the fact that the tank started a counter terrorism probe. >> thousands of jobs are on the chopping block with two major

employers announcing layoffs. one is the health system. they announced plans to close the hospital and consolidate the operations into the gerard medical center. it could result in up to 675 workers getting laid off at st. joseph's by next spring. employees are in shock. >> for the shut down or they are going to do something to it. we are not going to be here anymore. with that in mind, now you just think about what's the next step. >> the pennsylvania department of human services said they are working closely with the health system to ensure a safe and orderly transition. from the delaware bureau, employees have been told they will be out of a job in the spring. they sent a ceo in the 6100 employees today. 1700 of them, about 25% lose

their jobs. they can make the companies leaner once they merge. >> i live in delaware and i would be unhappy if they left. it's not that interesting in where they are headquartered. >> dow and du pont split into three companies. the smallest one will be based in delaware. >> pennsylvania's budget battle rages on. tom wolf vetoed parts of the gop's plan and freed up billions in emergency funding for pennsylvania schools and social services. the bill resembles a republican budget plan that the governor vetoed in june. today he accused lawmakers of leaving town before they finished their job. >> i am expressing of what they

should feel with the leaders and they tried to dump on us. >> republican leaders are ready to resume the budget talks before monday. this is pennsylvania's longest stalemate in modern history. >> philadelphia is a city in transition. jim officially becomes the city's new mayor. this afternoon nbc 10's george spencer sat down with the departing mayor. he looks at his legacy and how he learned from the biggest mistake. >> i don't know how i'm going to feel. >> you could hear the ambiguity in the mayor's voice as a warden grad, he compared his job running the city to that of a ceo. >> good morning, everyone. >> on his watch, he described modern philadelphia as a big city that does big events well. another hope that is the impact of those events like the papal

visit will be a big part of his legacy. >> i think our administration and our work helped to make philadelphia world class. i think people think of this city very differently today than they did eight years ago. >> one problem that lingers is the city's 20 plus percent poverty rate that will be a personal focus. nutter arrived in office in 2008 as the great recession was taking shape and admits in hind si sight they produced at least one major mistake, a plan to shut down a number of public libraries. >> it was a bad call. but i have used that experience that i ask enough questions. did i get enough information. >> his decision making improved because of it. he sees the 63 with reinvented momentum and lower crime and a fresh attractiveness to

millennial who is lure in businesses. >> we increase our market share. we are fighting every day. if we don't, our customers will find someone else. >> as for his plans after he leaves office, he will campaign for hillary clinton. we floated the idea of a congressional run down the road. he insisted that is one role that holds no appeal for him. reporting at city hall, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> upon to be our decision 2016 coverage, the field is getting a bit smaller. george pataki said he is ready to end his bid for the white house. he never made it on to a main debate stage and had trouble raising money. republican front-runner donald trump is beefing up attacks on hillary clinton by targeting her

husband. former president clinton is set to hit the trail to support his wife's bid for the white house and trump is deflecting her accusations of sexism against him by putting the focus on her husband's past. >> there was a lot of abuse of women and you look at whether it's monica lewinsky or paula jones or many of them. >> hillary clinton made her final stop of the year in new hampshire where she did not address trump's friends. >> philadelphia said good riddance to chip kelly. >> i will have the new year's forecast and explain if the rain will interfere with the plans. my first alert forecast is coming up.

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philadelphia comes to a shocking end with his team preparing to close out the regular season against the giants. he is sent packing, fired one game shy of his third full season with the birds. kelly's methods never got off the ground here in philadelphia and apparently eagles owner had enough. so what's next for the eagles? we caught up with the pro football hall of famer for his take on chip kelly's firing. what did he have to say? >> if you are 30 years old and you are a fan, you have never seen a firing like this happen within the franchise. chip kelly was hired three season ago and they predicted this would happen. some are calling it three and out. chip kelly released after three seasons. >> you have to start over and i think it will be a while. >> the sports writer wrote the book on the eagles, literally. it's called the encyclopedia.

it is called a failed experiment. >> you have to reshape and rethink the organization top to bottom. you don't do that overnight. >> it has been three decades since a coach lasted less than three seasons. now at the helm, he lasted 14 seasons. >> for better or worse, it appears that it's worse. chip kelly reshaped this in his image. you take him out and bring another coach in, they will have to rebuild it all over. >> that could take years and involve each more dramatic moves. >> it's probably going to take a step or two back before they take a step forward. >> we're talked about how it went down and there was a lot of differing reports as well. with the news conference, that's slated for noon. reporting to keith jones, nbc news. >> the daily news is not mincing words about the firing.

here's a look at the front page. goodbye, mr. chip. see what happens when you blow up at team and it goes 6-9. the headline is dead duck. chip kelly era ends abrupt lie referring to his previous job with the oregon ducks. here's a sign of how quickly the eagles of distancing themselves from their former head coach. when you click the page, it's empty. no picture. no biography. just the word coaches. count on us for complete coverage and you will find reaction from the players and fans and have more coverage from comcast sportsnet in a minute. >> it's almost new year's and that means it's time for mummers best. people get a back stage pass and put the finishing touches on the floats and rehearsed for the parade.

they prepared fireworks for thursday's celebration. 5,000 rounds packed in tubes and placed on barges. this year you can watch it live on new year's eve here on nbc 10. you can see the zamboni hard at work alongside a helper at penn's landing. they made sure the ice was clean and looking for anyone looking to skate. it's going to feel a lot like ice skating weather. >> we will not be able to use the ice. we have temperatures at 70 degrees. it will feel more like winter when we switch the calendar. you have to get through december first. every day has been above normal. mild puts it mildly. a record december. the next rain chance is coming within the next 24 hours and we have a cold start to the new year. not bitter cold.

that might come later. the flag is not blowing hard enough to get rid of the stupid fog. the low clouds and drizzle out at 48 degrees to help keep the temperature up. the winds only 5 miles per hour and warmer than it was this time yesterday at 41 in allentown. managed to escape any wintry weather and we will probably stay above freezing and it did. it did have serious icing in parts of the poconos. look at the temperatures. this time of the night. way above the average high for this time of year. 52 degrees in dover. 11:00 at night. it's almost new year's. it's typical to be almost 14 degrees above average. if it was july and we were 14 degrees above average, it would be 100 every day. that's how extreme this is. this is shattering any records. unbelievable amounts.

patchy dense fog in the poconos. light fog in other parts of the area. it's not really dense. we don't expect it to be dense in the morning. it is cloudy and nothing significant on the radar. the drizzle drops too small to detect them. look at the temperatures as you go through the night. it doesn't drop much with the clouds around. very light winds. we start the day tomorrow. it's dry and cloudy and towards the end of the day, here comes the rain. not nearly as heavy as what we saw this morning. kind of patchy around there. it's all going to be gone by thursday. that's good timing because that is new year's eve. no threat of any precipitation. temperatures are above average for this time of year. great weather conditions there and for new year's day as well. tonight clouds and drizzle and mild for december. 43 degrees for the low.

mostly cloudy tomorrow and a little bit of sunshine puts temperatures into the mid 50s. rain comes in late in the day and into the night time hours, but it's gone for thursday. still mild and then it starts getting colder and just as we start the new year, it stays chilly over the weekend. wind on top of that. not too cold until after next week. >> what are we talking about? more on the firing of chip kelly. we will hear from former bird, ike reece, next.

i'm john clark. stunning that this happened today. a bold move firing chip kelly in his third season as eagles coach. he fired the personnel man and he will coach the final game against the giants. here's the letter to the fans. i evaluated the many factors as a team. as i watch the season unfold, i determined it was time to make a change. as we move forward, the search for a new head coach will be led by myself and howie roseman who got demoted when he got control. after the playoff hopes ended and yesterday. >> 100%. it's the same thing i said a year ago. unacceptable. >> i don't run the personnel department and i didn't say

where they are going. i don't think we are a good enough team to make plays. i think we need to get some really, really good guys. >> he said he did not fight the decision. he wants to stay in the nfl and they have a report that he suggested that he give up personnel control and chip balked at that. here is chip at the last practice. he was fired and look at him. he seems down here. he seems different. did he already know? chip started off 19-9 as eagles coach and finished 7-12. he did not endear himself to many players. here is former eagle ike reece. >> i can't say i'm totally surprised. when you take a risk and do the things that chip kelly did by

turning over the roster by basically looking at the change last year and saying that was not good enough. the only way that you could justify the moves he made is by winning. >> he didn't do that this year. chip was fired on the day that the jaguars will be coming back as their coach. gus would have been the birds coach if chip didn't reconsider and take the job. i'm john clark. we'll be right back.

>> this historic month of december about to end on the mild side. the way it stayed every day of the month above normal. as soon as we get to january 1st, it starts getting colder again. nothing super cold. we will wait on that. wait on the snow too.

it will be nice and dry and cool and windy over the weekend. >> i'm sure they know they are coming. >> that's nbc news at 11. "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon is next. have a great night.

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