flyers go onto win it two to one. flyers in dallas stars in south philly tomorrow night. >> well, since the flyers are doing so well, we have a way for to you support one of the players, and the pennsylvania spca, shane is hosting a holiday yappy hour, at punch line philly tonight, starts 430, general admission, 25 bucks appetizers, gift bag, opportunity to mean shane. our own meisha johnson and pat gallen are expected to be, there as well, so we hope you can support our friends at the pennsylvania spca. >> star wars last jed eye played in theatres but some local fans could not wait. "eyewitness news" at the river view plaza theatre in south philly last night. where some lucky movie-goers were treated to early screenings of the latest film. the movie has a star studded cast including daisy ridley returns to her role as ray. >> well, still ahead on " eyewitness news" this morning : got to have a wawa? >> the company owns its largest store, but how about this? it is no where near philadelphia. yes, where this new store

don't worry, didn't take long for flyers to tie it up.travis, rips this one to tie it, very first nhl goal. and it is one to one. then in the second, we have great pass by jake voracek, setting up this goal. his eighth of the season, and the flyers win their fifth in a row, two to one, and now just two games out of a playoff spot. >> the flyers are off until saturday, when they host the dallas stars, the sixers will host the oklahoma city thunder tonight. that's all for sports, i'm lesley van arsdall. have a great day. >> some generous flyers fans are helping us with our "joy of sharing" toyfest, and filled boxings before the game last night, flyers will also collect toys at their next two home games, on saturday and monday night. >> we will also be collecting toys all day long, starting at 6:00 a.m., until 8:00 p.m., monday night, here at cbs-3. we hope you can stop by, just come by, say hi, maybe even just drop off a new unwrapped toy, after that, we will be loading up the toys, and then delivering them to children in need. >> you can a

what has gotten into the flyers? let's just enjoy the hockey. flyers home to buffalo.come to the nhl. that's the rooky's first career goal. game tied at one. make it five in a row for the flyers. they win 2-1. >> he did a heck of a job. first period was sloppy. a lot on the line for one of these teams. with the victory, eagles secure a first round buy, so i can attend my son's birthday party. you don't care who you got on the field. you take the odds. everything in front of us. >> plus, a big we are the tv doctors of america. and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. i played a doctor on tv, but now i'm helping save lives for real. i'm partnering with cigna healthspring to remind everyone how important preventive care is to people my age. so go, know, and take control of your health. cigna healthspring. together, all the way. >> phillies manager gabe cap letter completed h

. >> and the discovery of blatantly racist flyers that came from an unlikely source. john rawlins is live now. >> temple out out an information blast urging those that want to get involved to attend a gathering at the student center late this afternoon. so far three of those flyers or small posters were found on the temple campus and for the temple administration that is three too many. this snap chat video. shows temple students taking down one of those flyers that is affixed to the campus utility pole tuesday evening two freshman nixon and holdman found an identical flyers taped to the freshman dorm they could not believe their eyes. >> at this point i want temple to deal with it as a hate crime. hey you stupid and the pleural of the "n" word was used. and went on bernie would have won if it wasn't for you f you all and it's all your fault. that the african-americans overwhelmingly voted for his opponent hillary clinton in the primaries. and naacp say that there are prior racial incidents here. >> it's not to this scale where there are direct words using the "n" wor

flyers get the second empty nether of the contest. flyers lose 4-2. >> eagles host the flyers.les expects the atmosphere to be special. >> philadelphia will be rocking. i can't wait to see the fans and energy in the stadium. >> i have never played christmas before. i know it will be crazy. a lot of people there probably got tickets as christmas gifts. >> malcolm jenkins was asked if any of the rookies have a future in singing? >> not at all. they elected the lead singer. let's say he's a better quarterback than performer. >> it was terrible. how can you not not know the christmas songs? you hear them every year. >> still ahead, we talk basketball, the michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to kno

. >> racist flyers were posted around campus.hey have uploaded social media posts ripping down the flyers in disgust. the flyers are addressed to people and identified by the "n" word suggesting that bernie sanders would have won had it not been for the votes cashed that sanders would have beaten trump. >> temple police are investigating surveillance video saying if the culprit was a student, the person could be reprimanded or excelled. >> the star of bethlehem must have been behind a cloud last night because stormy the cow had little motivation to stay part of a nativity scene in philadelphia. stormy escaped twice, the first time at 2:00 a.m. near an i-95 onramp. after being led back to the holiday manager, she escaped again at 6:00 this morning. she ended up on the top floor -- excuse me. she ended up on the top floor of a parking lot a block and a half from the church. she was sent back to the farm from which she came and a more willing cow, ginger is standing in for stormy. >> arriving on a giant c130, dozens of delaware nati

let's talk about our flyers. >> flyers on the ice in florida.lyers have mad much o time off due to the holiday. flyers fall behind down 2-0 in the second period. flyers are in a 3-0 hole, 3-0 third period. shane, eighth goal of the year, getting to within one but that is it, third straight loss. they lose 3-2. >> no word from coach pederson but nick foles doesn't need to hear it. he's planning to play essentially a meaningless game on saturday. he's taking full responsibility for his performance monday night. he was not particularly sharp. he wants to play in this game. the game action, he says, can only help. >> absolutely. having another preparation week, another opportunity to play the game in front of the crowd. we are playing here. we are playing at the link in front of our fans. that's what we worked for as an organization all season. we get to play the dallas cowboys have have been a part of the rivalry. i grew up in texas. i'm proud to be a philadelphia eagle. that's a good reason i came back here. i'm looking forward to playing our liv

one to nothing flyers. third period flyers trailing, can you find the puck here?there somewhere. that is travis konecny finding the net right there, tied game under three to play sean couturier gets loose and scoring game winner, his 15th of the season, four-two is the final. flyers won four in a row. they face saber rr >> i think, first, last two games before this one we had lead and we found a way, everybody bought into keep the lead and now we had a different test, we were down a goal and guys just the feeling in the room that we were going to come back and it is a good feeling right now. >> that game is back home at wells fargo center starting at 7:00. we will there been collecting toys as part of our joy of sharing toy fest, we hope you can join in on the fun and bring a new unwrapped toy for a child in need. if you cannot make it the two flyers game you can drop off a toy to our studios at 1555 hamilton street in philadelphia or visit cbs philly.com/toy fest for a complete list of toy drop off locations and upcoming toy fest events around the area. >>> while

flyers now down one. 1:14 left in the third same score, flyers with an empty net got to win the faceyou can see they don't. sabres get the shout out deep goal unfortnately flyers lose four-two. >>> over to the nfl the eagles look to wrap up the overall number one seed with take on the oakland raiders on monday night. you may have heard it's christmas. now santa might bringing early christmas present if the packers pull off the upset tomorrow night versus vikings eagles lock up the number one seed without having to play on number night. now, with it being the holiday season, funny stuff right here eagles vets had the rookies get up on stage today and perform a carol or two to get everybody in the christmas mood. ♪ hang on the miss sell toe i'm going to get to know you better ♪ >> ya'll don't know the song. >> got to know the words there. >> this christmas by donny hathaway. i like chris brown's version. you like to see everyone is having fun this late in the season because, of course, they're winning as well. >>> villanova and temple in action tonight. we'll start with the wildcats wh

later, hey, first, flyers robert, his fair goal would tie the game at three.nd then here we go, to the third couturier has his best season as a pro, that his 16th a new career high and game winner, flyers pick up two big points, they win four-three. >>> yesterday, phillies announced their new free agent acquisition and their biggest signing in years, carlos santana put on pinstripes for the first time as a philly after spending eight years in cleveland. first basemen hid 23 home runs last year but real value getting on base n2014 he led baseball with 113 walks and 88 a year ago, good for ninth best in the majors. santana is ready to help move along the rebuild. >> i'm excited. i'm excited. i noah lot of young players but my desituation to sign here because the phillies they want me they believe in me. >> the 12-two philadelphia eagles have the best record in the nfl and for their exceptional season six eagles played the pro bowl roster. they discussed what the honor means to them to ab monk the best in the league. >> it is one of the things that coaches around

flyers are hot.are one of the only teams in the history of hockey to lose 10 straight to rebound winning six in a row. the kids get flyer td up for this. second period, down one on the powerplay. the rebound, ties it at one in overtime. there again for the point. you know where it's going, flyers win 2-1. they are out scoring teams by 12 goals during the streak. >> you have a couple of good things happen along with working hard, paying attention to detail, and sticking together. >> you get the injection of adrenaline that helps push you in the right direction. >> carson wentz going down last week was eagle fan's worst nightmare. nick foles comes in to save the day and season. what if foles, the last eagle quarterback to play gets hurt? then what? jamie apody has more. >> the next man up mentality. >> this team is made of one person. it's a team. they are going to step in and do a good job. if carson wentz injury tells us anything, it's how fragile the team can be. nate, the man nobody knows anything

, flyers have won five straight games. >>> nick sudfield is new backup quarterback forbidder. he face timed with wentz after his surgery and carson's first question is most carson wentz thing to ever ask. >> he is feeling pretty loopy after anesthesia. we were talking. he was ordering a burger talking about who knows what trying to figure out our new plays. first question was what is this new play i saw in the e-mails? are you sure you want to necessity right now. it was pretty funny. >> of course asking about the plays. >> but what can't joel embiid do? check off one handed backward half court shot, boom. guy showing off on practice pretty good on social media too. that is sports in a minute. i'm kristin rodgers. >>> that sudfield guide, does he look like nick foles. >>> i will go to this. huge game for sixers tonight, they will hoe russell westbrook and the oklahoma city thunder. by the way, it will be on national television, russell has average 22 points, nine rebound, nine assists per game but thunder are just 13-14 on the year. tip off is tonight. on espn, by the way. in

flyers had a loss last night against buffalo. tonight, dave hacks tall. >> flyers down 1-0. ivan with his fifth goal of the season, tied at one. we go to a shootout. jake voracek can't keep it going. flyers lose 2-1. they'll be idle until tuesday's game on the road against the pan panthers. that's sports. >> thank, ducis. >> disney on ice dare to dream held its opening show tonight. the skating extravaganza is playing here in south philadelphia through january 1st. more "action news" coming up in just a minute. ♪ ♪ michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> saturday night. i'm walter perez. h

flyers lose 4-1.eak is no more. >> the sixers have been trending in the wrong direction. tonight they visit the bulls without joel embiid. embid is still not clear to play consecutive night. fourth quarter bayless, sixers up by five. sixers down five under a minute to go, dario, 27 points, sixers down by two. at the other end, one of seven chicago players in double fig years, sixers lose 117-115. >> eagles wrapping up a buy. eagles could have the number one seat locked up. a minnesota loss on saturday would make the eagle final two games meaningless. it's an enviable position to be in but a tough position to be in as head coach. >> you make the best decisions for your football team. if that means resting a guy, you rest a guy or two or three, but you have also have to maintain the edge with the players. you have to maintain the confidence and dominating swagger and keep that alive. >> still ahead in sports we check the local basketball team michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance

. >>> temple students are on edge after racist, flyers were found around campus. our jenny gist joining us from north philadelphia this morning, what is going on here , jenny. >> reporter: good morning. well, according to social media accounts these racist hateful flyers were found not in one spot but multiple spots around campus and it prompted, student organizations, and temple police to get involved, let's take a look at these flyers. we have an image that you can see that uses the n word which is blurred out and read bernie would have won if it wasn't for you, seriously. f you all. thinks all you fault. pretty heinous language and sentiment which triggered a strong reaction. the university tweeted it was hosting a student discussion last night in light of these hateful flyers. the school's institutional diversity office had a lot to say about this tweet ago this this type of racist, language is not acceptable, in our community, and the offices committed to advocating for students, staff and entire north philadelphia community to eradicate systems of oppression

flyers up two-one here.ds later, it is voracek on the pretty give and go to michael, his third of the season. they would add two more. but duane simmons scoring, and lawton adding a second flyers, and ugly losing streak, five- two, we will take, that in edmonton tomorrow night. so crazy night in sports, finally flyers win. sixers sadly lose. you know what i want? a phillies sweep. i want the flyers, eagles, sixers, to all win, nothing to complain about. >> you're asking a lot? >> we'll try it out. see if we can do it. >> thank you, pat. >> thank you. >> coming up in the next half hour every "eyewitness news," facebook a launching messenger service for kids. we'll have the details in a live report from wall street. >> then, the pews are packed, as the obligation gathers not for worship, before a lesson in safety. hear the message police have, to keep them safe. >> and we continue to follow breaking news out of california. where the so-called thomas fire continues to burn out of control. it turned deadly overn

flyers within one here.to a two-on one, adrienne kemp would finish it off. kings up three-one, and for good measure, to put the flyers to bed, it is tyler, with his 16th of the season. the winning streak ends at six the flyers fall four to one. they'll take on the red wings tomorrow night. >> but you know we played pretty good hockey. you know, over the whole stretch. now it is about getting results. you know, and tonight we, you know, got to look at ourselves , and, you know, put our finger on couple of things that we have to do better. and that we're capable every doing better. and turn the page have, a good day at practice tomorrow. we go right back at it. >> the last time an nfl team blocked three kicks in a game, was 1991. rare occurrence berks it helped propel the e-a-g-l-e-s kneels first round bye, probably number one seed in the f fba play offer. the eagles battered the giants on special teams this sunday. they blocked an extra point. a punt and malcolm jenkins blocked a field goal. special teams res

the flyers trying to make it two in a row looking to win in he the flyers trying to make it two in a row looking to win in he did the bug stops here protection. lysol kills over 100 illness-causing germs and viruses, even those that may cause stomach bugs. lysol. what it takes to protect. . >>> we're live in anaheim i'm don bell. we're start you off by talking about injury, zach ertz did not practice, still in decision protocol. he's doing fine according to doug pederson. the team did fine as they took to practice field at angel's stadium. they put football field. the stadium has been around since 1966, it's the fourth oldest major league stadium and the clubhouse was used as their locker room, interesting environment. they have a disco ball in there. guys think it's a little different. >> it's nice. they got it made from the looks of things. looks pretty nice in here >> you got field goal posts in a baseball stadium. it's definitely, at the end of the day, you know, we're looking at embarrassing it, adversity. >> reporter: meanwhile, nfl commissioner roger goodell signed a new five-

flyers score this game is not done yet. but moments later, the sabers get their second empty netter of the game, 4-2. >>> this is the eagles first game on christmas day in over a decade. nick foles expect the game to be special. >> it will be rocking i can't wait to see the fans and the excitement in the stadium. >> i've never played in a christmas game. a lot of people that are there probably got tickets as christmas gifts. >> ♪ jingle bells they were singing it's an eagles tradition. safety malcom jenkins was asked if any rookies have a future in singing. not at all. they chose douglass to be the lead singer let's say he is a better cornerback than a performer. >> it was terrible. how can you not know christmas songs, you hear them every year. >> christmas night 6abc and the birds pregame show kickoff at 8:30 followed by a late edition of "action news." >>> villanova idle for nine days. nova and hofstra first half action, on the break, up double digits. nova up 21 at recess. freshman out of neumann gore -- gore -- gore >>

three minutes later, flyers on power play, it's 2-1 flyers. now through two final 15 of the period claude giroux with three assists, it's 3-2 flyers. manning's shot is stopped but follows up and stuffs it in far side. the flyers take down the top team in the nhl 5-3 your final. eagles head coach doug pederson says the starters will play sunday against the cowboys, but he didn't say how much. he was asked if this is similar to a preseason situation. >> i'm not using the term preseason with our guys. it's still a regular season football game. dallas cowboys. but, i mean, i got to be smart with it obviously. and i'm not putting anybody on a pitch count or number of plays. i just want to see execution by our guys going into the post season. >> now, doug pederson is keeping things interesting after holding walk-through practices indoors last two days, eagles head coach wanted to practice outside. but the field at the nova care complex was frozen over so everyone headed to the linc. and mentioned by president barack obama for donating his salary thi

flyers down 3-0 in the third. he puts it home, and flyers took it away down 3-1.in by shah, father on hand, and he approves. last chance for the flyers. can't get the shot for the puck to go past, flyers fall 3-2. >>> this is recurring for a sixers fans, joel embiid, but he is playing tonight. t.j. mcconnell coming up with the steal. and he's going to feed the big man for the dunk. sixers lead 44-42 in the second quarter. embead of course with those 14 points. and that is your look at sports. back after this. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're

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big win for the flyers. >> how about that? flyers are confusing. they lose to bad teams.at great teams. facing tampa, 7-7 lightning with the best record in the league. shane breaks the tie, 2-1 flyers. lightning tie it back up. score makes it 2-2. 12 seconds to go, sean cleaning up the mess up front. flyers snap the losing streak, 5-3. >> the last time the eagles held a regular season in link, it's been years. the last time they won regular season games, never. doug pederson wants the guys to prepare for the frigid f finale against the cowboys. starters will play despite a game that doesn't mean anything but franchise wins for the regular season. he hasn't said how much they'll play. >> it's a regular season football game, dallas cowboys. i have to be smart with it, offensively. i'm not putting anyone on a pitch count or number of plays. i want to see execution by our guys. >> check this out, former president barack obama tweeting about the best examples of what is good for america this year, singled out the eagles to company nateing his salary to scholarships in virginia

. >> reporter: missing person flyers were posted all over the area.amily feared fran kiss so was on the street in the frigid cold overnight. police searched nearby woods by foot and from the air. the family launched another search this afternoon when they got word from police that francisco had been found in a first floor apartment. he lives in basement level unit with his wife. his daughter-in-law says it's never happened before. >> it's a real eye opener for us too, because we -- we are aware of, upping, of the dementia, but then at the same time like what else can we do? >> francisco appears to be okay but was disoriented when they found him. >> he's alive. he's safe. >> reporter: and the family says they can't thank everyone enough. they're talking about first responders, strangers, even the media for being involved in the search and for us getting the word out. again he's doing okay. he's in the hospital tonight just for observation. the family also says that the alzheimer's association has reached out to them to offer hopefully some assistance m

. >> winning is contagious and the flyers had the fever. the orange and black hosting the kings and looking for their seventh straight "w." first period we go. the flyers trail 1-0. now down 2-0, the fly guys on the power play. right place, right time, right man for the job. the flyers within 1. later on the kings doing more than just killing the power play. they're on the offensive. the kings going up 3-1. just wasn't the flyers' night tonight. the six game winning streak is snapped. the flyers losing 5-1 your final score. >> we've played pretty good hockey over the whole stretch. it's about getting results and tonight we've got to look at ourselves and put our finger on a couple of things that we have to do better and that we're capable of doing better and turn the page. have a good day at practice tomorrow and we go right back at it. >> on to the nba. the odds were against them. the sixers on the road in chicago. without joel embiid playing the bulls team that had won five games in a row. so here we are. we fast forward to the late porti

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the flyers trail 1-0. now down 2-0, the fly guys on the power play.job. the flyers within 1. later on the kings doing more than just killing the power play. they're on the offensive. the kings going up 3-1. just wasn't the flyers' night tonight. the six game winning streak is snapped. the flyers losing 5-1 your final score. >> we've played pretty good hockey over the whole stretch. it's about getting results and tonight we've got to look at ourselves and put our finger on a couple of things that we have to do better and that we're capable of doing better and turn the page. have a good day at practice tomorrow and we go right back at it. >> on to the nba. the odds were against them. the sixers on the road in chicago. without joel embiid playing the bulls team that had won five games in a row. so here we are. we fast forward to the late portion of the fourth quarter. ben simmonds uber aggressive. had 19 points, 11 boards and nine assists. sixers up by seven. later on it's crunch time. the bulls used a 13-0 run to snatch the lead. they're up by five. acc

flyers on the power play e@ and we talked about kind of system and how we want to play in overtime. he did a good job on a couple of the shots they had but overall we played pretty well. >> the eagles may have to shuffle the offensive line tomorrow when they play the giants. guard instead of van wisniewski listed as questionable with an ankle injury. if he can't go chance wore mac or isaac will start. eagles defense need to step up out much they have given up 59 points in the last two games. the seahawks and rams were seven for seven in the red birds. >>> while the giants have one of the worst s offenses in the league, the eagles aren't taking them lightly. >> we've got to pin them down early. i think the biggest thing is -- i mean, they're not go to get rid of the ball quick. that's every time they play us. as a pass rusher we have to be patient and knowing that at some point in the game he's got to hold the ball a little bit until we get him on the ground. just got to believe and we'll get after 'em. >> the ea

flyers with wins in calgary and edmonton, last night playing the canucks in vancouver, flyers scored and never looked back. shane and captain claude giroux each had a goal and assist, voracek had three assists as the flyers won four to one, they host the mapleleafs tuesday night. >> well, coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news ," what a new study finds about the rising cost of prescription drugs. we'll have a live report from wall street. >> now, we'll tell you why group of bakers suing the state of new jersey it, all has to do with their sweet treats. >> and they say new trend in some communities. parent hiring drug sniffing dogs to check their children's rooms. finds out how much it is costing them when we come back do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >> today is december 8th. good morning. >> hundreds of homes have been turned to rubble, from massive wild fires in southern califor

brian elliott kept the flyers in this one.th elliott stopping 28 shots but the flyers just couldn't get enough offense in the third. the flyers were on a roll. losing just for the second time in nine games. they have three game road winning streak snapped. >>> the eagles back at practice today as they get ready for their christmas night matchup with the oakland raiders at the linc. coach doug pederson addressed the media one final time before the big game. he's keeping an eye on several injured birds derek barnett and stefen wisniewski. he says the extra rest they've received has helped. there's debate on whether he should rest the starters since the eagles are already playoff ground. >> play our best players and win. i think it's important that they continue to play and, you know, it's -- if we're in that position if we're fortunate enough to be in that position to rest, i'll make a decision at that time but i think it's important here in these next couple of games in we continue to play because that's week 17. you don't play

flyers and panthers and thursd thursday.actice getting ready for that christmas night match up with the oakland raiders at the linc they can clinch the number one seed in the nfc with a win. coach doug pederson addressed the media one final time before that big game keeping an eye on several injured birds. he says that the extra rest they received this week has really helped them i they're coming along and he weigh in on the debate over whether or not he should rest the starters since the eagles are already play off bound. >> they are best players and i think it's important that they continue to play. um, you know, if we're in that position f we're fortunate enough to be in that position to rest, um, i'll make a decision at that time, but i think it's important here these next couple of days we continue to play. because that's week 17 you don't play for a couple of week. i think it's important to maintain the edge, maintain the aggressiveness and, you know, if it's one play, one series, one quarter. um, i'll make that decisi

of the flyers don't look so hot right now. who do you point the finger at? they skating by because the >> the flyers are struggling badly. ther's no other way to pitt. they're winless in nine straight games even worse they're blowing early leads. they say they're not sitting back but these games are getting a it way from them. had is to blame? right now the the entire franchise are many players talented? they're not playing up to the expectations. maybe that's on dave hakstol for not getting the best out of them. for now, general manager ron hextall is sticking with hakstol. he has to, though, that was his big higher. you can't go back on that now and that's partly why the finger is beg pointed at hextall. did he pick the right coach or did he get the wrong pieces for this team? the flyers had a closed door meeting after that three-one loss to the sharks on monday. they need come up with answers much in the meantime they're failures are being masked by the success of the eagles and hype around the sixers. i know they say winning solves everything but those w

of the flyers don't look so hot right now. who do you point the finger at? they skating by because the eagles michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> the flyers are struggling badly. ther's no other way to pitt. they're winless in nine straight games even worse they're blowing early leads. they say they're not sitting back but these games are getting a it way from them. had is to blame? right now the the entire franchise are many players talented? they're not playing up to the expectations. maybe that's on dave hakstol for not getting the best out of them. for now, general

first shane, fourth of the season, 2-1 flyers. then, michael roth well, flyers up 3-1.ets a powerplay goal, scoring three times, right now, lead 5-2 late in the third period. we talked about that, that's all they need. >> turn the whole thing around. >> finally tonight, the holiday season has kicked offer in upper derby. >> three, two, one -- >> residents gathered for the lighting of the christmas tree. santa claus encouraged everyone to sing jingle bells. a number of school crowds made sure everyone left with the holiday spirit. >> "jimmy kimmel live" is next. "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, david murphey and cecily tynan with traffic. >> for ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> you can do qualified. no one can say otherwise. your animal magnetism, your charisma cannot be matched. you are, without question, the most macho must ashioed mexican man in hollywood. [ laughter ] >> you have kissed my ass enough, mr. chris pratt. you may host tonight's show. >> yes! >> thank you. >> just the p

flyers down one. good puck movement.ies the game at one much this went to shootout first up blue jackets and 19-year-old pierre dubois make it look easy right past elliot. last chance for the flyers. vorachek remember this guy, he gets the best of jake there. flyers lose two-one in the shootout. regardless of tonight's vikings let's focus on the oakland raiders who will bring with them an attitude because they have to be away from their families on christmas day. yeah, that would upset me as well. also, coming with them is a few talented players on their roster including the great beast mode marshawn lynch and study linebacker khalil mack. mack is one of the nfl's premier edge defenders and facing off against lane johnson the majority of game. >> he's elite. he's right there with vaughn miller. explosive get off. got good power. variety of moves. a lot of moves. so he's right there with vaughn. >> we played this afc west this season and, um, you know, you know this is a great opportunity this week with khalil and she's a

this is a jones campaign flyer. it reads think of a black men went after high school girls, anyone would try to make him a senator? an obvious reference to roy moore who is accused of sex abuse and molesting a teenage girl. jones responded with this statement when asked, he said that mailer kind of speaks for itself. you know, maybe we could have used a little bit different language, but i've been working in the criminal justice system as a prosecutor for a long time and i've spoken about this issue before. ic i think it speaks for itself. alex mark alex, could this flyer actually have the reverse impact they were seeking? >>c i think it speaks for itsel. alex, could this flyer actually have the reverse impact they were seeking? i think it speaks for itself. alex, could this flyer actually have the reverse impact they were seeking? i think it speaks for itself. alex, could this flyer actually have the reverse impact they were seeking? >> doug jones hopes that it didn't because this is the final stretch, the crunch p

flyers got had a 2-1 lightning .ers are back out front and they stay there, flyers snapped their 5-3. >>> the eagles took their work out across the field to the linc.g peterson wants the team to get used to the cold to prepare for the frigid finale against the cowboys. peterson announced he will play the starters tomorrow, he has not said how much they will play. >> we're not using the term preseason with our guys, it's a regular season football game. i have to be smart with it, obvious, and i am not putting anybody on a pitch count or numberlays. i want to see execution by our guys going into the post season. >> if the eagles beat dallas that would be 14 regular season wins a franchise record. >>> the traffic death of an 8-year-old boy in israel inspired the creation of the tallest lego tower. thousands of citizens came together to help create this massive beautiful structure in his honor. it is 35 meters tall than 1210 feet. they cruised 100,000 legos and began the building process a year ago. >> thanks for staying

flyers fighting from behind. flyers fall behind 1-0, the fans are down.he flyers spread the holiday cheer. second period, down one, the power play. tied 1-1. and then in overtime, again, from the point. you know where it is going. flyers win 2-1. it is their sixth straight win. >> i think we're just feeding off each other. finding lanes and we were just relentless and i think at the end we showed how, you know, we weren't giving up there. >> phillies manager on hand for the lighting of the hanukkah menorah last night and yes, it has been eight crazy nights for the phillies. they've been wheeling and dealing luring carlos santana from cleveland. >> what it says about this upcoming season is our front office is going to search every stone to give us any opportunity to succeed. i never felt comfortable, puts you in a tough position and tommy hunter, gregarious personality, a guy that really keeps the clubhouse fun and loose. very excited to have him. >> that is sports. i'm jeff skversky. have a great day. >> santa claus made an appearance in montgomery count

second period, 1-0 flyers. how about this? this is his third goal in three games.alle following a three game skid drexel looking foreperson its first victory. b.j. johnson, 21 stats and a rebound for him. drexel tops la salle by two. that's sports. >> "jimmy kimmel live" live next on channel6. "jimmy kimmel live" hosted melissa mccarthy. >> for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> one, two, three, cheese! >> cheese! hey, don't tickle me, okay? i'm not that kind of elmo. >> okay, let's go, thank you so much. >> melissa: are you kidding me? come on. are you -- your dad's a cheap skate, you know that? unbelievable. everybody wants a free ride. go! hang on, i can't -- what, i can't hear anything. >> hey, it's thomas, it's time for kimmel. in the dressing room. you're not here. we're going to start in a second. really need you here. >> melissa: this place sucks anyway. and my spanx are a swamp. >> oh, that's great. >> melissa: i'll be right up. hey, thor, i've got to go up for an hour, no freebies. >> what about the

last flyers they hosted worst team me eastern donks buffalo sabers.hey want aid give away goal. brian elliot behind the net and o'reilly gets that one. they're down 1-0. 1:259 into the game. this one was special. travis sani'm risked this to tie. it that's first it nhl goal and 1-1 and then in second we have a great pass by vorachek setting unand goal 8th of season and flierrors win fifth in a row 2-1 final and they're two games out of the playoff spot. >> eagles continuing preparations today at the novacare complex for giants game at the novacare complex which which is important if eagles win they get a first round bye and if they win and vikings lose they clinch number one seed in nfc and then home field advantage for playoffs. they have to do with nick foles on the team. >> we're confident that nobody has to do anything to come pep saition state for our quarterback everybody can do theirselves and have enough to you win. nor us we'll keep moving. >>> sixers practice day and having a lot of fun. joelel embib hitting a half court shot backward and on

. >> oh, they finally explode flyers score three goals in 71 seconds to get their first win in almost a month. >> scary moments on the field during monday night football, a steelers player carted off after suffering a serious back injury we have an update on ryan spacer's condition. >> it looked bad. >> good day it is tuesday, december 5th, 2017. i'm mike, she's alex. >> now we have 20 days. >> until christmas. >> um-hmm. >> no big deal i got everything under control. >> you bought your gifts. >> not one thing. >> here's sue. >> i'm leaning toward the mike jerrick christmas shopping. >> twenty-fourth. >> it begins. >> gift card, gift card, gift card. >> normally you make your gifts. >> i'm running out of time. we will see how far we will get, in the meantime it is a five, five out of 10, we have rain on the way, buddy celebrating the flyers win of course with his cap but also bringing umbrella along get ready for rain because it is on the way. do you see there in the central part of the state, nothing much happening locally yet but these roadways may be wet before too long. 50 degrees

the goal to give the flyers a 2-one lead. tylers up by one.ps, wisconsin visiting owls on north broad street. this is the home opener, big night for shiz. austin junior had 22 points, later on gets the pass, weighs it in. owls within one. and they would take the lead and win 59-55. owls are now five and two on the season. meanwhile here in anaheim, the eagles rapping up day one of their i shouldn't say training camp. they have another practice tomorrow and following day in anaheim before this whole scene shifts to los angeles. that's the >>> spirit of the holiday season is alive and well across the region. >> three, two, one. >> "eyewitness news" at the philadelphia ronaldly mcdonald house on erie avenue. this year, each child received the 2017 hess dump trucks and the reminder about the joy of sharing you can bring a new unwrapped toy at hamilton street, they will be donated to children crime scene the region and visit cbsphilly.com/toy fest for a complete list and details on upcoming toy fest events. >>> all eyes on the weekend and it will f

flyers once again with advantage claude giroux. the fly guys will take the lead.ame tied up in in the second. giroux shoots, couturier there for his career high 18th goal this season, the flyers beat tampa five to three. >>> to play the starters or not to play them. that's the question doug pederson had a lot to think about this week. the starts will play, we just haven't decide how long. he didn't want them to go throw weeks without game action, the eagles brave the cold and practice at lincoln financial field. is frozen, some may be playing for the first time ever, including nate >> if ever my number is called, i just want to go out and do my best, but, you know what? this game got a lot of moving parts. focus on your job. >> and a former president barack obama, chris long he tweeted chris long gave his paychecks from the first six game of the nfl scholarships in chartsville. he decided to give away an entire season's salary. that's a story from 2017. he was him embered by the shout-out. >> it was an honor. somebody who i respect and somebody who i think handled

last flyers they hosted worst team me eastern donks buffalo sabers. they want aid give away goal. brian elliot behind the net and o'reilly gets that one. they're down 1-0. 1:259 into the game. this one was special. travis sani'm risked this to tie. it that's first it nhl goal and 1-1 and then in second we have a great pass by vorachek setting unand goal 8th of season and flierrors win fifth in a row 2-1 final and they're two games out of the playoff spot. >> eagles continuing preparations today at the novacare complex for giants game at the novacare complex which which is important if eagles win they get a first round bye and if they win and vikings lose they clinch number one seed in nfc and then home field advantage for playoffs. they have to do with nick foles on the team. >> we're confident that nobody has to do anything to come pep saition state for our quarterback everybody can do theirselves and have enough to you win. nor us we'll keep moving. >>> sixers practice day and having a lot of fun. joelel embib hitting a half court shot backward and

second period flyers power play, voracek wide of the boards.ight place, right time is shane gostisbehere. into overtime another flyers power play. with time winding down voracek's pass to gostisbehere. both goals on the power play. >> i think we're just feeding off each other, finding lanes. we were relentless. the goal at the end showed how we weren't giving up. >> you need to be able to win the game, and we were moving the puck well and the power play will be up and down like any other team. in general tonight was pretty good. >> the dragons visiting temple. comes up empty but gets his own rebound, puts back the floater. the final seconds, drexler down three. tries to hit another to tie it up. nothing doing. owls hang on to get the victory, 63-60. nice bounceback after wednesday's loss to villanova. that's sports. i'm danny pommells, nbc sports philadelphia. >>> 5:53 on this saturday. 31 degrees outside. coming up inspiration on the court. how a st. joe's student/athlete who suffered a stroke at just 17 fought back to live her dream as a divi