behold the jersey cheesesteak. >> pleasure to meet you. >> so this is the best cheesesteak in south jerseyey. >> new jersey, period? >> yeah. >> is there a difference between jersey style and pennsylvania style? >> we do ours on a round poppy seed roll. >> it's round. it's got steak, spices, browned onions, real american cheese, such as it is, and a poppy seed roll. >> fantastic. thank you, sir. >> and it is sublime. >> relish, what do you think? >> hot pepper. >> a little bit? i drove a long way for this. thinking about it the whole way. man, this should be like a national landmark right away. this sandwich is unbelievably good. >> thanks. >> really a thing of beauty. >> that's a good thing to hear. >> worth driving across the state in a blizzard for. >> we get a lot of people from philly >> wow. that's treason. do they change their plates on their car or wear a disguise? >> it's delicious. jersey cheesesteaks, i'm not saying they're better than philadelphia -- yeah, i am actually. so there. this is great. >> glad you enjoyed it. ♪ ♪ it's the final countdown! ♪ ♪ the final countdown! if y

restaurant, larry's cheesesteaks in winfield. >>> and the philadelphia union says their home will be called allen energy center. they assumed the naming rights. the union says the stadium will have a new look when the team kicks off their regular season in 2016. >>> and there is more to come on "action news" at 12:30, donald trump comes out against new jersey governor, chris christie. >>> a routine traffic stop in atlantic last night. police stopped this jeep driving in the wrong direction and the driver was arrested immediately but the passenger ran off. that is when officers exchanged gun fire and the passenger was killed. police found three weapons and cash in the marijuana and jeep, no officers were injured. >> turning to politics now, republican candidates for president will face off in another debate two weeks from today and donald trump is taking aim at chris christie after he picked up a key endorsement in new hampshire. >> overnight, donald trump claimed political profit telling his supporters to get ready. >> even cruz will have to hit me, but we will hit back i promise. >>

me after the game. >> sounds good, kobe didn't wait until after the game to enjoy the cheesesteaks. he headed there last night near st. joe's university. a lot of people waiting for him outside. you can feel the kobe fever tonight, with those who know bryant looking back on his career and time in our area playing for lower merion. doug shimell live outside the wells fargo center with more on the impact kobe has had on the game and the fans. doug? >> reporter: it's actually a little difficult to tell, are there more philadelphia 76ers fans here at the wells fargo center or more kobe fans? if you want to see kobe just one more time, you drive from new york like charlie hopper's family did. >> people want to remember him as this old guy that can't really do much anymore and he's accomplished so much already. >> reporter: juan grew up during the championships. >> i watched the game with my dad, and from that time, i love this game. >> reporter: it's ironic the lower merion grad from almost two decades ago will take his final bow in philly against a sixers team on the verge of a record n

larry's cheesesteaks and people camped out at his hotel hope for an autograph. and we'll have more on kobe bryant's final philadelphia game coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> now they are ruled out a program that could give drivers a break on their bridge toll planets, drivers that make 18 trips in a calendar month will get a $15 credit on the easy pass. this includes the ben franklin, betsy ross and walt whitman bridges. they are trying to ease the cost of commuting. >> people don't just look at the bridge, they look at gas and maintenance on their vehicles, so this is a significant reduction to their commuting costs. >> to take advantage of that diskoupt you must be enrolled in new jersey's easy pass system. >>> time for "action news" traffic report now. >> lets talk about what are you not saving tonight than is time, monica and rick and oh my it's taking you a while to get home. 422 westbound side a park lot coming off 422 and 203, this disabled vehicle sticking out of the left lane and the -- comes in on trooper road as advertised this half noon they hoped two i

also talked about grabbing a cheesesteak at larry's. last night he did that, you can see that on nbc10.com. speaking of that, we'll continue to monitor it, if you want to watch it in its entirety live we're streaming it now on the nbc 10 news app. >>> it's the end of an era, from days of playing high school basketball to nba, kobe bryant, you just watched him, he's back for his last pro game in philadelphia before he retires. almost two decades removed from lower merion high school, kobe makes a final appearance against a sixers team on the verge of a record series of losses. talked about bryant's legacy. >> kobe is one of the greatest to play the game. the man's scored 81 points in a game. who's done that? can't take nothing from kobe bryant. >> kobe fever is affecting ticket prices, as well, for tonight's game. listen to this, the cheapest ticket we could find this morning was going for $143. tickets for the nextap35ixers he game as cheap as $8. >>> moving right along now to this, tonight police are hoping surveillance video will help

the 37-year-old paid a visit to his favorite cheesesteak spot and his alma mater, lower high school his coach reflected on his onnous talent at a young age. >> i compared him to jordan and i thought he would have a lot of greatness, hall-of-famers, five rings, and i saw it coming and i couldn't be prouder. >> reporter: and back out here live, his high school coach is expected to be one of many people that will be at a tribute tonight at the sixers game, a tribute nearly 20 years in the nba. reporting live, annie mccormick, channel 6 "action news." >> there is more to come on "action news" at noon, a mother is warning other parents after a popular toy set her house on fire. the hover board that erupted in flames in her son's bedroom coming up. >>> and investigators know what let to the demise of an air asia jet that crashed last year and karen rogers is back with another look at the soggy accuweather forecast. if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80%

they offered the cheesesteak named for him for half price, topped with cheddar cheese and bacon and mushrooms and fried on ons. >>> a pair of new jer sey twins are give can back to a hospital that gave them a start in life. they gave the 50 blankets to the neo natal care unit in voorhees, they were inspired by blankets that a nurse gave them when they finally went home. >> it's something they feel is special to have from the day that they are born. >> absolutely. becka and lindsay want blankets to symbols of hope for the families. >>> adam joseph is here. >> it's dry and fairly warm and the new year comes and temperatures start to tumble. but we are dealing with rain yet again, as we look at double scan live radar it's green and not white and showers pushing in from the south and west. downpours heading into kent county west of dover and closing in on double scan live street level here 422, also here on route 30 and route 1 in chester county, and parts of delaware county and chester county and montgomery county getting a few sprinkles passing by and nothing too heavy now and they will be scat

whenever he comes to play the sixers, the equipment guy leaves him soft pretzels at his locker and cheesesteaks he says i'm an old man, 37 years old, 20 years in the nba, 17 all-star appearances and five nba championships but kobe bryant hold a special place in his heart for his home town cloud and what is his final message to his fans. >> thank you for everything. it's such a beautiful thing, just driving around last night, going to different all the parks i used to play in and driving by there and seeing so many familiar faces and it's the kind of thing about fast times, very appreciative and thankful for everyone. those that support it and those that didn't. part of the entire journey. >> he may be part of a bit of history tonight for the sixers, they are trying to avoid the first nba team to start 0-19 and they are favored in this game against the two win lakers by a point and a half and moses malone should give a lot to watch tonight here in the wells fargo center. >> jammy thank you. to football now the eagles get good news on the injury front as they prepare for the game against the patr

. >> reporter: the cheesesteak, brisket, sausages, a full bar, ki ka baus sa this whole setup is the essence of being an eagles fan. >> this is just the most fun we have during the season, from august to hopefully all the way to february some time. just a game, hockey is just a game, basketball is just a game. eagles football is an event. >> reporter: you're darn right eagles football is an event. who's ready for a big game tonight? i'll tell you what, on the other side of the bus, if you get a chance to see us, come this way, they have all the players of the game from all the weeks leading up to this. tonight they're going to put another name right here. at home i want you to think about which eagle do you think will go right here? i'm feeling pretty good it's going to be an eagle, jackie. back to you. >> reporter: we would love that, tim. thank you. up next, our exclusive conversation with malcolm jenkins. stay close. >>> there are some key matchups in this one. for more on those, let's send it to ross tucker. >> announcer: tonight's keys to the game is brought to you by toyota. le

i would always have my larry cheesesteak after the game. >> reporter: they called for kobe to stay in the game. >> we want him to play another year. >> we want him to be on the sixers. >> reporter: the crowd a mix of sixers and lakers fans. they drove in from new york. >> one of the greatest players to play the game. >> reporter: philadelphia has had a love-hate relationship with kobe following comments he made following up to the nba finals between the lakers and sixers. that's when he said, we're going to cut their hearts out. >> honestly, i thought everybody was going to boo him out of here. >> i gave him applause when he came out. that's it. >> reporter: number 24 stood front and center on this night, his last night playing pro ball in his hometown. >> it's a moment we share together. get to bring a trip to see kobe on his way out. >> farewell. >> reporter: the sixers broke their 18-game losing streak tonight against the lakers. >> what can kobe have to say after the game? reaction later in sports. >>> kathleen canthleen kane is investigate a porn e-mail scandal. they will comb th

night, i was up and a car pulled up, a bunch of guys, i thought they had been out, maybe having a cheesesteak. their windows were down. i'm one floor up from the city. i live in old city philadelphia. close to many tourist attractions. i was looking at my window, kind of observing. and i watched someone in the backseat shooting up. what i gathered later is i think they were waiting for someone -- their dealer. i was so disturbed. one of my first thoughts was their family and parents. >> they were probably worried about them at that moment. >> or had no idea. >> right. >> this disease, there's no barriers. these are folks from the richest neighborhoods in camden county to the poorest. it's probably more from the richer areas. >> what i observed in this chance observation is the car had plates from maryland, which to me may be -- it's not -- it's certainly our immediate area, but other people coming into philadelphia and camden. >> we need to make it a national focus. that's the only way we'll solve this problem. it's going to take politician who is are courageous enough to talk about this issu

he went right to larry's in wynnefield for a cheesesteak, where else, right?igned a few autographs on well. on sunday he announced his retirement after 20 seasons in the nba and tonight the super star guard will begin his farewell tour in the city that started it all. hard to believe it's been 20 years. crazy. >> it really is. local guy. super star rea really. really will miss him we're talking about naughty and nice list, katie. >> okay? because he's making a list, he's checking it twice, but a new informal study shows that santa may be able to tell who is naughty or nice by looking at the name on your stocking. >> this list comes from english school which tab lated the most good behavior gold stars for girls with the names anna, courtney and millie. they're the good ones. >> boys with the best behavior were named harry, ryan and ethan. thank goodness jack didn't appear on that list. there's also a naughty list and the kids who weren't often rewarded with gold stars at that school. on the side of the girls lea, eleanor and jasmine. the naughty boys were josep

. >> and we're out having a philly cheesesteak and drinking good beer and enjoying sights. had to come see the liberty bell. >> for a city that loves history there may be no better host for this time honored tradition. >> 86 times the game played in philadelphia out of 116 that tells you this is heart and soul of army-navy game here in philadelphia. >> and if you wonder why philadelphia has played host to army-navy games so many times it's quite simple. hoof way between the academies and. >> wear life, chapel 6abc news. >> it can't be thank you jeff. espn game day will be broadcas broadcasting live from philadelphia before tomorrow's game the two our show begins 9:00 at stadium complex. >> other knees at this hour philadelphia police are investigating a crash involving a septa bus. it happened at 9:30 tonight at richmond and orplex streets in bridesburg and the step bus collided with two other vehicles and four people suffered minor injuries. >> a philadelphia fire department overrule was stunned this week to see elderly mother stick when alzheimer's sitting by herself on t

stopped at his favorite spot to get a cheesesteak. later as bryant left larry's stakes in wynnefield he said this. >> feels good to be back. >> reporter: bryant will end his successful career on the court at the end of season after announcing his retirement from the nba over the weekend. the long time los angeles laker calls lower merion high school his university since he missed college opting tot to be drafted into the nba seven. at lower merion last night, friends and fans expressed the pride they have for kobe including his coach who saw something in him from the start. >> i was the one comparing him to jordan. i thought that he was really going to have a lot of greatness and hall of famer amazing resume, five rings, 81 points performances, i saw it coming and i couldn't be prouder. >> reporter: now, back in the day kobe bryant's dad actually played several seasons with the sixers. tonight expect to see tributes to him. if you want to attend some of those we're told that you should head early ahead of the game. for now reporting l

could be bee got soft pretzels arc cheesesteak an standing oh vague.he 76ers got something they hadn't experienced since march. a win! a win! yes i'm telling you in advance because it's that exciting. half time the sixers honored the memory of moses malone and will retire his number next season. hard to believe it's taken that long. kobe bryant will eventually have his number retired witness lakers scored their first 11 points but the sixers withstanding the attack. fourth quarter, nerlins noel making it happen. how about the straight away three from robert covington right over kobe. sixers with 12-point lead and they actually within the game. the sixers have won a game. 10 through-91 your final score. now afterwards, kobe talk about his last game in his hometown. >> can't scrip this stuff. i can't -- the amount of respect and appreciation adoration i have for the city to be able to have this moment here, um, just means everything to me. >> great night in south philly. the flyers in ottawa trying to do something they haven't done this season win three

he announced he is retiring the nba super star returns home and heads straight to his favorite cheesesteakh shop. >>> a stolen peace of presidential history is found. where tourists in pennsylvania discovered a bust of abraham lincoln. ♪ >>> the sounds and sights of the season unon full display. don't have to drive so far to feel like you stepped in to winter wonderland and we'll take through. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. those stories are straight ahead but first tonight rain is moving into the region and it's going to be sticking around the next couple of days. >> meteorologist kate bilo has more of what's happening right now. it's getting a little messy out there. scattered showers light to moderate rain across portions of the area tonight. gotten off to slow start here tonight but as you can see it's picking up intensity a bit. darker green shading off to our west. off the coast as well but this is going to continue to move in through the overnight hours and a batch of steadier rain on the way early tomorrow morning. as you said, this is not going anywhere an

he announced he is retiring the nba super star returns home and heads straight to his favorite cheesesteak sh shop. >>> a stolen peace of presidential history is found. where tourists in pennsylvania discovered a bust of abraham lincoln. ♪ >>> the sounds and sights of the season unon full display. don't have to drive so far to feel like you stepped in to winter wonderland and we'll take through. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. those stories are straight ahead but first tonight rain is moving into the region and it's going to be sticking around the next couple of days. >> meteorologist kate bilo has more of what's happening right now. it's getting a little messy out there. scattered showers light to moderate rain across portions of the area tonight. gotten off to slow start here tonight but as you can see it's picking up intensity a bit. darker green shading off to our west. off the coast as well but this is going to continue to move in through the overnight hours and a batch of steadier rain on the way early tomorrow morning. as you said, this is not going anywhere

leon: somebody is buying cheesesteak on summed. kimberly: they have the momentum from last weekend. a winnable game. leon: "7 on your side" to naver gait the holiday get-away -- to navigate the holiday get-away. brianne: i'm brianne carter live in the mobile track 7 along 95 northbound. starting to look slightly better. kimberly: after the tragic death of an officer, palestinians held a blood drive and the community response was overwhelming. reporter: all day at the red cross blood drive at the montgomery county police headquarters the beds were full and walk-ins had quite the wait. >> an hour wait. reporter: it was held in memory of officer noah leotta killed earlier this month, hit by a car in a d.u.i. patrol. behind the wheel was a drunk driver who has not yet been charged. >> this is a tribute to noah. reporter: the blood drive was scheduled in september. but late last week they announced it one held in noah leotta's name. >> he continues to save lives. >> a few hours organizers say more than 100 time slots were filled up. with the officers friends and the strangers wanting to

kobe bryant did what any local does when they come home, stopped at his favorite stop to get a cheesesteaks stakes in wynnefield, he said this. >> feels good to be back. >> reporter: bryant will end his successful career on the court at the end of the season after announcing his retirement from the nba over the weekend. the long time los angeles lake can kerr calls lower merion high school his university since he missed college opting to be drafted into the nba instead. at lower merion last night, friends and fans expressed the pride they have for kobe including his coach who saw something in him from the start. >> i was the one comparing him to jordan. i thought that he was really going have a lot of greatness and hall of famer, amazing resume, five rings, 81 points performances, i saw it coming and i couldn't be prouder. >> reporter: and a number of people including bryant's high school coach who you just heard from there are expected to all be a parter of tonight's tribute here before the sixers game. if you want to watch that, make sure that you head to the game early. for now reportin

. >>> we're happy to report that jason got himself a cheesesteak. check out the twitter feed. if you don't enjoy it, go across to the other. >> which do you do? >> i do both. one and then the other. >> that's funny. >>> if you're trying to work off the holiday calories, this is the day to get out. >> that's right. temperatures will be around 70 but then we head into this week and temperatures will be around 60 but not close to record-breaking and then we'll finally drop the temperatures off into the 30s and 40s. iepts going to be a big chill to the system. right now really mild temperatures. we're in the 50s right now. you can see more than 60 degrees on there. stanton in the shenandoah valley was coming in at 60 degrees. now they've dropped into the 50s as well. hour-by-hour forecast, don't worry. we're going to make it to the 60-degree mark by 9:00 a.m. winds will pick up out of the southwest that. will help bump up that humidity and temperature to about 70 by the time we get into the afternoon and evening. it's going to be on the warm side and the foggy side. not too bad bu