penn state playing tonight. >> finally back in a bowl game. it's not the rose bowl or orange bowl but it's a bowl and if for everything penn state football has beenhrough for the last three years they're certainly happy to be back in the postseason at yankees stadium. penn state playing boston dmrej pin stripe bowl. how about 1st quarter christian hackenburg throws home run ball to freshman chris godly to middletown delaware 72 yard touch down there and penn state down 7 to start the 4th quarter. but holiday season is about giving and boy would peter laviolette love to give the flyers pay back after he fired him three games into last season. lavi facing his former team for the very first time tonight. flyers are in nashville top of the hour. only three teams in hockey have more points than laviolette predators. he doesn't want to talk about what happened in philadelphia. >> you always recognize where your old stomping grounds are but that's i don't think that matters as much as our team and being ready to play coming off the break. >> exactly great coach. finds a way to get all the games on the same page and brings them together and you see he's

plus, we're going to tell you what the penn state football team will have in common with derek jeter. that is coming up next. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> hey, i'm john clark. the eagles are in action right now across the street at the link. they're facing the seahawks. a game with major playoff implications in the nfc. and right now, the eagles trail 17-7 early in the third quarter. jeremy maclin had the eagles' touchdown, but they were outgained in the first half 242 yards to 67 yards. lesean mccoy just fumbled to start the third quarter and the seahawks turned into it a touchdown. we'll have all the highlights after "sunday night football" tonight. >>> the saints can take over the lead in the nfc south with a win over the lowly panthers. but cam newton would not be denied, leaping into the end zone for a touchdown. the saints take issue with his superman celebration. some pushing, shoving, even a punch or two is thrown. and look at this. they're brawling. one player was ejected. panthers stunned the saints 41

the ncaa imposed tough sanctions against the penn state football program because of the report. the trusties will have to sign a confidentiality agreement to review the documents. >>> now from our delaware bureau, it's about to get cheaper to buy plastic and glass drink bougttles because a 4 cen tax expired yesterday. part of a recycling law. >>> in atlantic casino crisis the taj mu haul is moving forward with its plans to shut down in the next two weeks. the casino parent company, trump entertainment, stopped issuing credit to gamblers yesterday. the taj mahal plans to shut down completely on december 12th. when that happens, 3,000 people will lose their job. >>> happening today, philadelphia will join forces with a nonprofit organization to help small businesses. a new initiative that will offer loans to help or start struggling small business owners. anyone that wants to help can lend $5 or more to an optripner of their choice through kiva city philadelphia. >>> camden will take the next steps to clean up its neighborhood. consider a demolition contract to take down dozens of

penn state assistant football coach's sex abuse trial began in july 2012.hen matt dropped a bomb. >> everybody hear me. >> matt sandusky told an enthralled audience of child add 53 indicates that years of physical abuse by his biological father and grandfather taught him a hard lesson at a young age. >> you don cry. you don't complain. you just accept whatever is being done to you. >> reporter: which is why says matt he waited 16 years to blow the the whistle on his adopted father jerry whom he claims sexually abused him as an it-year-old and for nine years thereafter. matt says it was testimony from sandusky victim number four at the criminal trial of the former penn state assistant football coach that flipped a switch. >> that courage was something i couldn't have imagined at that time but it was something that inspired and empowered me to come forward ultimately and to tell my truth. report roar his story was matt's story. >> while it is a sexual act, it is rarely about the sex. it's about the power and the control and the manipulation over person. >> re

. >>> penn state football will play yankee stadium at daze against boston college, in the new era pin stripes bowl. they visited 9/11 memorial and museum to kick off their bowl week. that had to be moving, moving shall emotional. >> i was there not too long ago it just takes your breath away. it is beautifully done. neat thing to see. we will be right back. >>> it is season have of giving and philadelphia police department is giving deserving children a happy holiday. the officers with the 25th police district, shepherd elementary school for their annual toy drive and today, santa and elfs gave out presents at the school after a special lunch. looks like they are excited. >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on wpsg the cw philly and we are back on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next tonight "cbs evening news", tonight changing their tune, sony decides to release the interview and ticket goers are scooping up tickets. plus, celebrating 50 years of a civil rights anthem, that is next, here now is james brown. >> brown: tonight, tornadoes hammer the deep south. build

the ncaa imposed tough sanctions against the penn state football program because of that report.now, the trustiees will sign an agreement to confirm the documents. >>> new jersey child welfare workers will report to work today. the workers union was pushing for more security at offices around the state after a case worker was stabbed two weeks ago. late last night, the union said things were worked out and members will be on the job today. governor chris christie criticized the possible protest saying children and families would be hurt. >>> this morning, we hear exclusively from philadelphia's top cop after the president hand picked him to help restore public trust in police. >> majority of police officers do their job very, very well every single day. but the reasons we have these diskshzs is because of the few that don't. what can we do to minimize even more the number of people who do not treat the people that they serve respectfully? >> president obama tapped commissioner charles ramsey to lead a task force on 21st century policing. the force will look at how to build public

sandusky who has a lower level assistant coach at penn state helped penn state football team to unfair advantage on the field: he could no longer play and wiped out the victories over the years. wasn't this a very harsh and unfair. >> and it's something that will be litigated in a case in the pennsylvania state courts that got expanded over -- because harsh and initially the issue was whether or not the money that was find and levied against the university will have to be spent against the state of pennsylvania. it's becoming a question about the ncaa's ability to mete out certain of these penalties and they're being placed in a tough spot in a state court and that's going to be coming up in february. it's a topic of on going litigation. >> we're talking about college athletic programs. we interviewed the presidents of big time colleges. if you want to see that series still available on the c-span website. watch those for yourself. let's here from leo in lafayette, louisiana. good morning. >> 17 to 19 all americans. this particular university gets 13 or 14. and no one determines what i

the ncaa imposed tough sanctions against the penn state football program because of the report. >>> newjersey governor chris christie will be in camden to talk about education. he'll attend an announcement by the state's school's development authority. then later he'll visit camden high school. this visit comes just a few weeks after the camden superintendent announced he would visit every school in the district to discuss the district's future. >>> and happening later today, a bucks county community will hold a hearing over septa's expansion project for the levittown train station. tullytown council will discuss plans to expand parking at the train station. septa also needs to get approval for a new station building and platforms as well as a pedestrian overpass. tullytown officials say the approval process will likely extend into the new year. >>> after all the spending on black friday, small business saturday and cyber monday, there's a big push to give back this holiday season. it's called giving back -- giving tuesday. >> reporter: julianne's place here is one of nine businesses ta

matt met jerry sandusky through the former penn state assistant football coaches youth charity.eminds us sexual predators groom their family and the victims and that he's sure jerry sandusky's wife was groomed. dottie sandusky has maintained her husband has done nothing wrong. matt sandusky came forward with his allegations during a 2012 child that resulted in a 45-couldn't the conviction for his adoptive father. reporting live, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >>> now to news out of delaware county where investigators are trying to figure out exactly what caused a home to go up in flames. the fire started just before 10:00 this morning on agnus avenue in folsom. everybody inside made it out safely. despite the firefighters' efforts, you can see the house is heavily damaged. >>> police have charged the father of a little boy who accidentally shot himself. anthony grave surrendered at new castle county police headquarters. his 2-year-old son shot himself in the head back in september. police said the boy was at home with his mother and somehow got ahold of the gun. the boy is still b

. >>> holiday lights, and penn state football, what a combination, and it is a touchdown from the front lawn of the house in schwanksville we will have highlights >>> well, hauling away hunger, today philabundance received more than 125,000 pounds of food. it was made possible by toyota tundra food drive. tri-state toyota dealers filled 75 toyota tundras with food donations from philabundance and deliver them to citizens bank park. use forklift to transfer food from to the tractor trailers, there was so much of it, donations were 79 percent increase, over last years event. it is a great event, congratulations to all who took part especially toyota, cbs-3 also proud to be part of that effort. >>> you can help celebrate holidays with our joy of sharing campaign, just buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations, we have a list of them for you, find them at cbs philly.com/joy, or call that number that is on your screen at 215-977-joys. we have all locations for you there. if you don't even want to leave your home you can text a donation, and text word joy to 41444.

the ncaa imposed tough sanctions against the penn state football program because of that report. >>> happening today, philadelphia will join forces with the nonprofit organization that helps small businesses. the key to city of philadelphia is a new initiative that will offer crowd funded loans for struggling small business owners. anyone that wants to help can lend $5 or more to an entrepreneur of their choice through kiva city philadelphia. >>> after all the spending during black saturday, there is a big push now to give back this holiday season and it's called giving tuesday. nbc 10 jesse gary is live in malburn where several stores are donating a portion of today's sales to charity. jesse, what can you tell us? >> good morning. nine stores or businesses here are going to be donating, including julie ann's place right behind me. you can see they have up on their front door a placard they're about to open. they're all in. additionally people across the region are posting selfies like this one here who are showing how they choose to give. businesses donating part of their profits fo

. >>> penn state football program, but the cloud were parted in september when ncaa lifted bowl ban yesterday went bowling in the bronx. pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium penn state bcu pick it up 20 seconds left. psu down second. the 45-yard field goal it is g clutch kick. game tied at 24. bc first possession in overtime tyler murphy the great throw, the touchdown. eagles go up six. but in the extra point right here it is missed. that is huge. nittany lions down six instead of seven. penn state ensuing possession christian hackenberg with the throw, great catch in the end zone by kyle carter and then game tied at 30. now for the extra point and the win. he nails it. penn state fans rejoyce he dressed pregame in derek jeter's locker room stall. hackenberg the the mvp. final 31-30 penn state. >>> peter laviolette was fired three games in the regular season. last night he took on his old team nashville predators off to a 22-nine-two start. flyers were 14-14-six. second period flyers down one to nothing. claude giroux great skill right there controlling the puck and the finish with the wrister ri

. >>> form er penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky won't be getting his pension back. state employees retirement system issued its the decision in the 122 page opinion. an attorney for sandusky plans to challenge that ruling. sandusky's $4,900 a month pension was canceled two years ago have after he was sentenced to prison for child molestation. >>> new at 6:00 o'clock tonight a philadelphia air men makes a emotional return home for the the holidays in olde city... ire men first class chen gordon surprised her sister cha a i at charter high school for architecture and design. the reunion happened during an academic award ceremony for chai and her fellow seniors. >> i didn't think it would turnout to be this big. i thought i would walk into her class and just surprise her and just take her out of school. >> i'm very happy. i still can't wait to go and hug my sister now that she's here earlier then i expect. >> air man gordon has been in training since march. she's now serving at defense language institute in california. >>> well, the the delaware river water front will

sandusky who is a low-level assistant coach at penn state have helped the penn state football team ton unfair advantage on the field when mr. sandusky was jailed for child abuse. the ncaa find penn state $60 million. it told them that they could go longer play in bowl games for a number of years. a reduced the number of football scholarships they were about to give them and they wiped out all of coach paterno's victories over the years. wasn't this a very harsh and unfair treatment by the ncaa? thank you. >> guest: harsh yes. unfair? that's a debatable point. it something that will be litigated in a case in the pennsylvania state courts that have expanded over, because initially the issue is a question of whether or not the money, i find it was lived against the university would have to be spent within the state of pennsylvania. that case expanded in a way that it sort of becomes a question about whether them about the ncaa's ability to go out some of these things. that's going to be coming up i believe in february. so it's a topic of ongoing litigation house of representatives we're

but what happened at penn state university in 2012 became a national story because of who and what was involved, the convicted abuser was jerry sandusky, a respected footballch at the school. his boss was head coach joe paterno, a legendary figure in college sports history and a near mythical figure at penn state itself. jeffrey brown is back with a conversation he recorded earlier. >> brown: the documentary happy valley focuses less on the crime for which jerry sandusky was sentenced to what amounts to a life sentence and more on the atmosphere, the aftermath and the complex reactions of the community including to the treatment of joe paterno who was fired from his job amid questions of whether he had known of the abuse or done enough to stop it much earlier. here's an extended clip. >> the board of trustees and graham have decided immediately dr. spanier is no longer president of the university. in addition, joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. (audience reacts) >> we had gone to bed. the phone rang and i gave it to joe. he said, okay, okay. he hung up and he said, goodbye. he said, they just fired me. so i redialed the

caller: apparently, we're under rationale, that jerry sandusky, who had helped the penn state football team to an unfair football advantage on the field, when mr. sandusky was jailed for child abuse. the ncaa fined penn state $60 million. it told them they could no longer play in bowl games for a number of years. they reduced the number of football scholarships they were allowed to give, and they wiped out all of coach paterno's victories over the years. wasn't this a very harsh and unfair treatment by the ncaa? thank you. guest: harsh, yes. unfair? that's a debatable point and something that will be litigated in a case in the pennsylvania state courts that got expanded, because initially the issue was a question of whether or not the money that was fined -- the fine that was levied against the university would have to be spent within the state of pennsylvania and in that case expanded in a way that it's sort of becoming a question about whether -- about the ncaa's ability to meet out certain of these kinds of penalties and the ncaa is being placed in a potentially tough spot in a stat

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky won't be getting his pension back. state employees retirement system issued its decision in the 122 paining opinion. an attorney for sandusky plans to challenge the ruling. sandusky's $4,900 a month pension was canceled two years ago after sentenced to prison for child molestation. >>> new developments in the pornographic e-mail scandal that rocked harrisburg in light of the resignation of the state supreme court justice. an independent review of the e-mails have found that only former justice shamus mccarry sent the improper messages. mccaffery left the bench in october after the scandal broke. state official whose lost their job included several staffers for state attorney general kathleen kane. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch the the flu is ramping up in parts the of the country according to new numbers from the cdc. some schools in the south of had to close due to flew out breaks. health reporter stephanie stahl is here now with more on the flu and the situation here. >> reporter: little better than what is going on in

. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is denied his pension. sandusky lost battle to restore his 4,900-dollar a month pension, cancel two years ago, avenue was sentenced to prison for child molestation. the state employee right system issued decision in 122 page opinion. an attorney for sandusky plans to challenge that ruling. >>> the parents of the accused aurora movie theater killer holmes, says his son is not a monster, just mentally ill. they wrote a letter to victims and families before the start of jury selection in their son's trial. the letter has since sparked an angry response. dave young explains. >> robert and arlene holmes have sat through numerous hearings almost expression less, watching their son and in court. now, in a open letter james holmes parents reach out to the families, quote, we are always praying for everyone in aurora. we wish july 20th, 2012 never happened. >> we haven't forgotten it one day, and so for them to put out a letter two and a half years later right before the trial starts, that's not -- i don't think it i

of jerri' during his headline grabbing trial stunned the nation by claiming the former penn state assistant footballad abused him repeatedly over a nine-year period. matt says it was testimony from sandusky victim number four story he says mirrored his own experience that caused him to come forward. >> so in hearing him like talk about these things it really inside of me i thought, i'm not alone. this didn't just happen to me. that courage was something that i couldn't have imagined at that time but it was something that inspired me and empowered me to come forward ultimately and to tell my truth. >> reporter: jerry sandusky was ultimately convicted on 45 counts of child sex a bows. but matt' claims never made it to a criminal courtroom and are still many who do not believe his allegations. which brought us to the current cosby scandal. sandusky philadelphia me he understands why the alleged victims would wait years, decades before coming forward. he waited 16 years. >> while it is a sexual act, it is rarely about the sex. it's about the power and the control and the manipulation over person. you fe

the former penn state assistant football coach met matt through his youth football charity.out why he initially told police that jerry sandusky did not abuse him. >> i always was told that if ever i told, if ever i spoke, if ever any of this got out i would be arrested. it didn't go away just because the abuse had stopped. >> well, matt later changed his story and testified against his adopted father. he calls sexual abuse the "single worst health epidemic children face now." jerry sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years in prison. >> officials are trying to figure out what sparked a house fire that center one person to the hospital this morning. it happened on a home -- at a home on the unit block of south conestoga street just before 4:00 a.m. when crews arrived flames were shooting out of the rear of the house. firefighters were able to get it under control in about a half hour. we are still waiting for more information about the injured person's condition. >> turning now to the accuweather forecast and what's shaping up to be a very wet start to the weekend, gray clouds hangi

a look at the forecast and see if it does get a little wintry >> it looks like former penn state sift tan footballoach jerry sandusky will not get his pension back. his pension of $4,900 a month was canceled two years ago after his child molestation convict. his attorney says he does plan to challenge state employees retirement system in a lawsuit. >>> happening now, fbism says north korea is in fact behind the hacking a tack on sony pictures. this coming as the president says sonny made a bad call. president obama criticizing the studios decision to cancel its premier of the movie interview. >> catherine herridge has more now from washington, d.c. >> as the fallout intensified over sony pictures entertainment dropping the movie the interview under duress, president obama's aids edged closer to pointing the finger at the regime of north korean dictator kim junk un. officials reviewing they're holding daily white house meeting with top military and cyber security advisers. >> this something being treated as a serious potential security matter. there is evidence to indicate that we have seen disrupt

football team? >> i went to penn state so i'm loyal to the nittany lions. >> all right. around for my next story. i asked kevin because it's a huge day in california. the top college football playoffs, we'll tell you about the match-ups. >>> plus, taking the long road on getting their degree. what a brand new study is finding about a vast majority of college students. my name is karen and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's progressive pain. first that feeling of numbness. then hot pins. almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. so my doctor prescribed lyrica. the pain has been reduced and i feel better than i did before. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda-approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight, including blurry vision, muscle pain with

. >> college football penn state headed for yankees stadium.nittany lions play first bowl game in 3 years at the home of the new york yankees on saturday december 27 against boston college. temple qualified for first full game under matt rhule beating tulane. owls will not be playing in the postseason. temple left out and not shed by any 35 bowls after finishing 6-6. >> he absolutely deserved to go to a bowl game to play the schedule we played, seven bowl teams. >> we're four and four in the conference and our kids you know they competed and won six games in this conference and deserve to go. >> well it's not going to happen for temple. hopefully going forward this is a building black for -- >> no question. >> there's -- bikers from south scerzy brought cheer to sick children today in wilmington. dozens hit the 'roid for little smile for christmas annual food drive. each donated 15 an a toy as part of effort and they personally delivered each gift to ai dupont children's hospital and placed them under the tree in the lobby where they will remai

that football is a block of gold they're going to could be taken to lose football games because of it. >> turning to penn state they'll play first bowl game in three seasons tomorrow yankee stadium pin stripe bowl against boston college first postseason appreance since ncaa sanctions. there to they are at the new york stock exchange and they hope to get a win over boston college since 1991. there's not a single player open the roster that ever won a bowl game. franklin wants to thermometer out the right way. >> we want these guys out on a positive note. this bowl is a special bowl and they give rings out to everybody that participates in the bowl. but there's a difference between being able to put bowl champion on the ring. that's what i want them to remember accepted the seniors out the right way to end season on a positive note and be proud of what we accomplished this it year. >> penn state at ang he stadium it's kind of weird to see football in the stadium we're it's kind of weird to see football in the stadium we're used to ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world o

penn state bowl game. we'll have the dramatic last second. si >> things quite stormy just a short while ago for the ben state football program. ouds parted in september when the inform caa lived the bowl ban much this afternoon they went bowling in the bronx. pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium penn state bc20 seconds left in regulation. 45-yard field goal right there. that is money game tied at 24. bc first possession in overtime. tyler murphy the touchdown throw. eagles go up six. but watch the extra point right here. it's missed. that's huge. nittany lions down six instead of seven. penn state next possession. christian hackenberg connects with kyle carter great catch in the end zone right there. game tied at 30 30. it all comes down to the extra point can he do it, yes he can. right there. everybody goes crazy. thicken dressed in jerrick jeter's locker stall in pre-game pre-game. hackenberg the mvp. final 31-30 penn state. peter laugh vo was fired last year by the flyers three games into the regular season. he takes on his old team as the coach of the national predator. flyers 14-14 and six. second period flyers down one. wat

. >> plus, football players from penn state clear on a different sort of competition.y these guys were ringing the opening bell on wall street. melissa. >> and shirleen the mild air is across much of the midatlantic region with temperatures currently in the upper 40's, even some 50's down across the south. the mild air continues for part of the week. we'll take a closer look with the accuweather forecast. >> all right. much more when "action news" at 5:00 continues in just a moment. >> ♪ no matter who you are, if you have type 2 diabetes, you know it can be a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine ... what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amo

. >> college football despite losing 6 of their final eight games penn state will play in the first bowlame in three years. nittany lions will face boston college. in pinp stripe bowl yankee staidz yum saturday december 27. temple qualified for first bowl game ever under matt rhule by beating tulane last night in typeal regular season game but owls will not be playing in the postseason. temple left out. and not selected by any of the 35 bowls after finishing with 6-6 record are. >> williams with the -- >> he absolutely deserved to go to a bowl game. you know, to play the schedule that we played. to play you know 7 bowl teams, you go four and four in conference there's a lot of bowl teams 4-6 in the afternoon and our kids know they competed and won six games in the conference and this deserve to go. >> hopefully this is a building block for matt rhule he is a young temple team and hopefully this gets them going in the right direction next season and beyond. >> getting a bid 6-6 is stuff. >> especially for temple. >> thank you. >> up next on "action news" a holiday concert at the kimle sen

not the only reason penn state should celebrate being in the pinstripe bowl. a sign that football not the scandal that rock the university a few years ago. steve, he was the head coach at temple in 2011 and 2012. last two years at boston college. penn state's christian hackenberg this is more like it. didn't see a lot of this in the regular season. chris true freshman from middletown in delaware. 72 yards. seven to nothing penn state. didn't stay that way long. john hill man from boston college the eagles has over 100 yards in the first half includeing that score. penn state down 14-seven in the third quarter. you know, the flyers part of a bittersweet reunion tonight. peter laviolette who led the flyers to the stanley cup title in 2010 only to be fired three games into last season, now the head coach of the nashville despite them having a great season he wouldn't answer any questions about his time right here. it still hurts him. coming off a five-two win tuesday night in minnesota the flyers go for their fourth straight win tonight and they're going on that winning streak withou

california football program were discussed within the ncaa with you with reggie bush when it is programs but it's difficult to punish people for past deeds, and so you can't retroactively punish penn state short of take away victories, and that's going to be a punishment that people don't really recognize. you take away victories and people say well they play the game, they won the game and in the general public's mind, that's the way those games were decided. so there's no question that the ncaa's enforcement structure creates a circumstance where athletes and schools in the present are being punished for deeds in the past. that's partially because it's so difficult for the ncaa to try to enforce these rules and enforce procedures that involve. they lack subpoena power. it's difficult for these cases to be adjudicated quickly. by the time they get found out about and then investigated and

. >> you know at this point the college football bowl games are set, penn state is playing boston college at yankees stadium. that is i believe, december 27th. despite being eligible for bowl at six-six they did not receive a bid. final four teams for national championship are in the rose bowl oregon, ranked at number two and will play florida state number three in the sugar bowl, top seed alabama will play number four seed ohio state. >>> happening today, a plan to save atlantic city friday financial ruin what city officials are hoping to get done today. >>> bizarre sight to see, costumed guests forced outside a chicago hotel. what leak that sent dozens of people dressed to impress to the hospital. >>> breaking news overnight a man is gun down on the streets of philadelphia, we will bring you details as they come in this morning. sue serio is watching, this weeks weather which will get a little bit ugly, sue. >> it will be and for a few it will be a snow event for most of us, it is rain, it is on the way, but not today. we will have the forecast coming up, kerry. >> thank you. >> at 4:30

penn state fan. so he just thought blue and white colors, we know how the penn state fans are about their team. he even has a light up football's display. he goes all out. and we want to know how you're celebrating for the season. share your spirit with us. we opportunity see the pictures of your holiday display on social media. just use the hashtag cbs-3 holiday light or e-mail them to us at holiday light at cbs3.com. >>> all right, it is 5:38 right now. and an outbreak of the mumps in a unlikely place. the illness side lines hockey players from coast-to-coast. health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with what's being done to contain it, that's coming up next. >> holiday gift giving at work take an unusual turn. i'm marlie hall in new york with more from a new survey coming up. >> and what's behind this rare and incredible site at the grand canyon? we'll have that answer when "eyewitness news" returns. stay with u ♪ ah, ♪ h it. ♪ push it. ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ push it real good. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. if you want t

football games because of it. >> all right. jaws, still to come in sports. penn state preparing to play at javrping hes stadium and bucks county james franklin getting ready for a bowl game at penn state. ready for a bowl game at penn state. hear what he's saying next. >> it's first post san appreance since ncaa sanctions. here's penn state reasoninging opening bell at the new york stock exchange. penn state hopes to ring in new year with first win over boston college since '91 and not a player on the roster ever won a bowl game james franklin wants to thermometer out the good way. >> i want them to go out on a positive note. this is special bowl they give rings to everybody that participates in the bowl. there's a difference between being able to put bowl champion on the ring and that's what i want them to remember sending seniors out the right way toen the season on a positive note and be proud of what we accomplished this year. >> penn state played in old yankee stadium but not the new one. >> inner faith group served up holiday dinners and more in west philadelphia

we are penn state, making our mark on the world. >> the search for missing ohio football player jormings over. the 22-year-old was found dead near his apartment of aself up picture toed gunshot wound. he disappeared after telling roommates he was going for a walk. his mother said he was dealing with bouts of confusion after suffering conclusions. he texted her about the concussion before he disappeared. >>> furgeson is cutting ties with the officer that killed michael brown. darren wilson who resigned yesterday won't receive any further pay or benefits. abc chuck seevrson has more on what the mayor and wilson hope happen next. >> darren wilson has taken off the uniform for the last time. >> officer will on son is no longer an employee with the city of furgeson. >> in an exclusive interview with abc george stephanopoulos last week darren wilson wondered about going back to work. >> i didn't think they would accept me you think it would be safe for me? >> wilson says i've been told my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the city of furgeson at risk which is c

it doesn't mean that that guy's not a good football player, it just means you've got guys on your roster at that spot. >> hofstra university ahead of penn statet yankee's stadium. it's penn state's first bowl after sanctions occurred following the jerry sandusky saga were lifted early. the sixers are back in action tomorrow, they will try for a third consecutive win when they take on the trailblazers out in portland. nba today, lebron back in miami for the first time he joined the cavaliers. lebron breaking in the fourth. he hangs on the rim and draws a technical foul. dewayne wade would win this reunion. the heat take care of the cavaliers, 101-91. >>> no kobe bryant for the lakers as thaw visit chicago bulls. and chicago had plenty of derek rhodes. his first time since christmas, 2011. the bull's victory, 113-93. wiz ands at the knickk. right into by quincy acey in the fourth quarter. he then throws a forearm at wall. acey is ejected, wahl draws a technical foul, the wizards win 102-91. >>> russel wesbrook with a drive and put okc up 11. spurs, though, fight back. matt bonn nor was the team-high 17. finishes with a slam to put san antonio u

bob is a huge penn state fan he mixed in some blue and white colors this year. he even has a light up footballyer in his display and that is an impressive display. >>> if you're like bob and you like to light up the night, we want to see pictures of your holiday display. put them on social media using the #cbs3 holiday lights. or e-mail those pictures direct toll us holiday lights at cbs3 cbs3.com. >> some incredible video here of a rare weather phenomenon at the grand canyon earlier today. this is a thick sea of clouds filling the canyon. really amazing to see. apparently this happens when clouds are forced down by warm air and then unable to rise but we're told it only happens a few times a decade. the clouds are expected to gradually clear up in the coming days, but, kathy, that is just something remarkable to see. >>> yeah. i've never seen that before. spectacular sight. once in a lifetime. what a beauty. our "eyewitness weather" watchers are saying temperatures are falling every so slowly because of the cloud cover. but that's going to change overnight and during the day tomorrow. let's t

bob's a big penn state fan, so he decided to mix in some blue and white colors as well. he even has light up footballyer, in in this year's display. >>> all right, well, here is new angle on looking at christmas lights. this gives you a birds eye view, darryl watkins used a drone, to show off the holiday display, at at this hour in richmond, virginia. they've been lighting up their home since 1999. check this out. doesn't even look real. this year they used more than 170,000 lights, nearly 800 homemade decorations, homemade decorations, 50 breakers, and 100 outlet. by the way it took 537 hours to put it all up. 537 hours? that's a long, long time. well hey we want you to share your spirit with us. we want to see pictures of your holiday display. don't have to be that expensive. but we want you to use the hashtag cbs-3 holiday lights or email them to us at holiday lights at cbs3.com. >> we'll be back. i'm the first to admit, i'm not the best student. i got into my back-up college, but on the acceptance letter it did say, please be aware, you barely squeaked in." which is why our new thermostat is the

good college football games are also set so we will have more on that. >> yeah, we have a little bit right now. penn state will play boston college in the pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium on december 27th. despite being eligible for a bowl at six-six, the the temple owls did not get a bid. the final four teams for national championship are in the rose bowl, oregon ranked number two, they are playing florida state, rang at number three. the in the sugar bowl top seed alabama is playing number four seed ohio state. >>> over a dozen people rush to the hospital after getting hit with chlorine gas near chicago. inn investigators say thousands of people were at regency o'hare, and a strong smell of, chlorine filled the air. nineteen people were taken to area hospitals and investigators believe that the gas was caused by chlorine powder, and that it may have been intentionally released. >>> a special reunion for a five-year old little girl in texas. little arlen spent part of the weekend who meet the fire fight her rescued her from the burning fire last month. the smoke and flames were just too intense. luckily,

and penn state will face byu in the national championship just stanford's second loss of the season. don't forget, folks, we have saturday night footballe on the big 5. the 49ers and the chargers. we got a pre-game show, the "5th quarter," all nfl tomorrow night on channel 5. have a great weekend. >>> 5:25 right now. outrage spreads over sony's cancellation of the christmas film "the interview." how the white house is responding to the cyber attack on the movie company. >> he has his pick of "a" list movies but can't do public service. why a judge kicked brad pitt off out of jury duty. >> reporter: was it or was it not a danger to public safety? differing opinions on that this morning after a huge flame lit up the skies above richmond last night. we'll hear both sides right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, richmond... why chevron says there's no danger to pc safety. >>> large fires lit up the sky from a refinery in richmond. why chevron says there is no danger to public safety. >> reporter: i'm kiet do live at the jungle homeless encampment. the clean-up is wrapping up today and you wouldn't recognize the place anymore. >> it's been a soggy

and penn state will face byu in the national championship just stanford's second loss of the season. don't forget, folks, we have saturday night footballht here on the big 5. the 49ers and the chargers. we got a pre-game show, the "5th quarter," all nfl tomorrow night on channel 5. have a great weekend. ja st night. last play of the game... jaguars >>> here's your friday play of the day. titans and jaguars. last play of the game, jaguars extend derek marsh, 8.5 sacks of the season. triggering a $600,000 bonus in his contract. by the way, jacksonville's win means the raiders are now in line for the third pick in the draft. >>> 25 minutes now past 6:00. holiday shoppers have some trouble finding last-minute gifts? the dispute that could leave procrastinators empty-handed. >> it certainly caused a lot of concerns. it wasn't hazardous to human health. a huge plume of flames over the bay area last night. tell you what chevron has to say next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars

penn state gives you an academic scholarship. they don't want you to go to cornell. it's couponing. charles: people want to bring in academic stars. the same way they pay a college football $8 million and bring in these guys who can did yowho can dunkand not read. there's an underpinning here about merit and earning something. in this particular case, these kids have earned something. now we're talking about taking away what generally was a reward. >> a lot of kids work their butts off. maybe they don't party on the weekends. they stay home and hit the books. i can understand the concept of the community. at the end of the day, the community is not taking the test and paying those bills. it's you yourself as the student. charles: all right, guys. we have to leave it there. hey, it's new year's eve. we know you want to make a lot of money in 2015. i'll give you an investment idea. a safe bet. great way to start your portfolio in 2015. our goal is to make you a lot of money. ♪ charles: all right, guys. let's get down to it and make you some money. i'm a little conservative, i think, with this one. you know the name. whole foods. wfm is the name of the company. they had a s

football yet. >> stanford opponent in the bowl game maryland. turn went as i have 7 and 5 and finish in the big 10 at quality road win over penn state and michiganower attack looked like a big 10 team. >> it's a tremendous challenge for us and you like playing against team like stanford. because they are well coached. they line up and play the game the way it's supposed to be played so to me that's the fun part about being in a bowl. you good tote go against somebody that you haven't seen before. what more could you ask for reward for your kid for what they have done. during the season. >> baseball news former a's outfielder if on the move again. red sox traded him to the detroit tigers for pitcher rick. he was dealt from the a's to the sox with deadline for pitcher john lester who signed with the cubs on tuesda tuesday. in pre-season if he hit 71 homers and wracked up 262 rbi providing some power for the tigers. 7 sports brought to you by toyota and we still wait for the giants to do something that winter baseball meetings are over. >> at the trade. in on a bunch of things. couldn't close the deal. >> thanks larry. >> thank you for joining us.

not all that long ago for the penn state football program. parted in september when the ncc lifted the bowl ban. this afternoon they went bowling in the bronx. pinstripe bowl at yankee stadium, penn state-bc. penn state down three, 45-yard field goal is good. clutch kick right there. game wide at 24. in the overtime bc murphy with a great throw for the touchdown. eagles go up six but they miss the extra point right there and that is huge. nittany lions down six instead of seven. next possession christian hackenberg connects with kyle carter, great catch right there. game tied at 30. all right it all comes down to this. the extra point to win it. and he delivers. big can kick right there. thicken goes crazy. he dressed in derek jeter's locker room stall in the pregame. hackenberg named the m.v.p. happiness all around for penn state fans. final 31-30. >>> peter laviolette fired last year by the flyers three games into the season. off to a 22 and nine start. flyers 14-14 and six. we go to the second period flyers down one-nothing. claude giroux