blount. everything to escape but cannot.he redskins and they're battling all the way to the finish. zach brown finished off blount and washington uses its last time-out. we have talked about wentz the person, man of tremendous faith, if you watched espn this week you probably saw the piece about lucas custers 10-year-old who lost a year long battle with cancer over the summer. he had a visit from carson wentz. actually carson wentz sent him a video wishing him well. custers family here on the field tonight. when it was obvious getting near the end, make a wish asked him what he wanted and he said he wanted to thank carson wentz. he's a tremendous young man. one of those people who lives it. when you are around him, you can feel the inherent goodness that he has coming from his faith. >> jon: it's unbelievable. he thanks his lord jesus christ gives him more confidence and allows him to cut things loose. he is really done an unbelievable job at north dakota state. he ran his own bible study. doing that here in philadelphia. he

they didn't want any part of la garrett blount. we saw a lot of them today. guy we want to see more of. this running game will help us later in the season. >> blount explains his mindset this afternoon. >> it's all about confidence, running hard, great guys having your back. all 11 guys doing their job. >> we fuel off the emotion, off the energy when la garrett is making guys miss. when you have the big plays, we use the energy and it fuels us. >> blunt didn't do it alone, carson wentz had a lot of pressure. up next, against the chargers. >> "action news" sports sunday continues right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's here. the first night your teenage daughter stays out way too late. but after three years of specialist cancer care, to guide her into remission, you couldn't be happier about it. aetna. you don't join us, we join you. ♪ >> welcome back to sunday sports sunday. carson wentz numbers don't always tell the story. how good was he delivering the football? >> carson is a confident guy, shows a lot of run but today he had touch. the receivers catch the ball and c

there is blount what a day he had. 68-yard run right there for blount. and get the touchdown on it. they ran the ball american they through it and diehard football fans who went running back in the day old school football they are in the asking for that. they are just asking for a better balance. >> such an exciting game, first initial drive, and they were scoring. >> and, answer a couple questions, and, he had a couple, look at that, right on the money, and, it was even, as much amazing, and it was a big win, yesterday, more ways then one, they were zero and three i get it but chargers could have been easily two-one and they battled in this game too. the eagles will win sunday against air zone. >>> how are the fingers of tor i smith. >> chris long strip sack was great, and people mackanin good luck, i was surprised by that, i was, and nice to see, there is chris long's strip sack and chris long, excuse me , the defense never looked better, against the sixers. that was a lot of fun. great weekend. we have footage of it too. everybody in play, great time and a great win for the eagle

>>> iain, in sports it's all about legarrette blount the reason the eagles wouldn't yesterday.ran like a beast. hear why yesterday's game wasn't really that big of a deal to him. that's coming up next in sports. after 8 years of chris christie, is kim guadagno the change new jersey really needs? guadagno is christie's hand-picked successor. says she's "proud to be part of the christie administration." guadagno was chris christie's right hand as our schools came under attack, critical services were underfunded, and our credit rating was downgraded...11 times. from the bridge to the beach, we've seen it all, and we've had enough. kim guadagno isn't the change we need. ♪ >>> as authorities in las vegas and the fbi continue to investigate the mass shooting the motive remains a mystery. they say 64-year-old stephen paddock had at least 17 guns in his mandalay bay hotel room sweet. at least 59 people are dead. more than 500 are hurt after he floor last night.rom 32nd- the shooter took his own life as swat breached his room. >>> well incredible now if you've ever been to incredible la

robert blount. so if people come into contact with these materials and they don't have the appropriate protective gear, what are the potential health risks here looking at? >> i think there are two big health risks really. one is coming into physical contact, getting those materials onto the skin and the clothing, and then bringing that back to the car or the home. that's a big risk. then it's what's inhaled actually on the site. so the skin contact certainly can cause irritation. i really am glad that the county is providing appropriate gear to suit up, and it's very important to use that because people do not want to bring that debris, that dust, really toxic dust, back into their clean homes. the biggest risk is really inhaling the particles, i think. so the most dangerous effects that we see from the fine particulate matter in the ash and in the smoke is really, once it's inhaled down into the lungs. >> and how dangerous is that pr tick lat because some of it is actually so small that it can byp

garrett blount, 16 carries 136-yard. wentz said blount was running angry.s ran thee ball 42 times. they hang on for the win. >> the team is believing in themselves, believing in each other. defense is bailing out offense, offense bails out defense, special teams bails out everyone. >> last year, we could never win tight ballgames. this year we are learning that a bit. we are turning the corner a bit. it's a big part of our character and makeup. it's a good sign of things to come. >> three of the first four on the road, 3-1. the teams they have beaten have a combined win of 2-9. we'll take it. >> jamie, thank you. >> there was an amazing moment before today's game. we pass that along, jason peters took time for a wounded warrior, signing the man's propers at thc leg. he was pumped to have his brand new signature. this is by far the coolest thing, the highlight of the day for me. >> chris long also signed the leg. garcia going to the rams game later this season hoping to get more bird players to pen their name on his league. >> much more to come on "action ne

blount wait crazy against the chargers. 16 carries for 136 yards straight beast mode on them cats rannd tough. this was the run -- this is what the run game needed this is what we wanted and doug thinks it's all coming together. >> every week you try to go in and you try to stab your run game. that's the first and that you got to try to do. if you can do that, it will open up a little play act pass. it will open shots down the field that's kind of where you want to start tears the same runs that we've always used. we just window dressed them a little bit differently present them a little bit differently to the defense but the timing the accuracy the pinpoint the blocking things that we work on during the week are starting to pay off. >> to the flyers they're kick off the season wednesday in san jose against the sharks and there's a lot of young guys on that squad. a bunch of player the flyers hope will grow up quickly. wayne simmons, jake vorachek sat down with the guys to tell them what to expect in the first ga game. >> raise their spirits and get them going a little bit. i remember

blount finished with 136 yards on the ground.fter the game the common refrain was blount was running angry. >> it's all about confidence, running hard. great guys having your back. all -- all 11 guys doing their jobs. >> we fuel off that emotion when he's making guys miss. any time you have those big plays we just use that energy and it fuels us. >> eagles home with arizona next week. >>> puck about to drop on the flyers season. they left for the west coast earlier today. before they did the team held a luncheon at the chop house in gibbsboro new jersey. at this time of year all the questions surround expectations and for the flyers it's all about one thing, a shiny thing. >> expectations for our season make a run. i mean, you know, been too long we were saying make the playoffs. it's nice to make the playoffs but when you make the playoffs you got to try to make it all the way so we definitely do -- going to do everything we can in our power to make a run at it. >> the phillies went out on a high note yesterday. granted there ca

legarrette blount was a monst >> so eagles are flying high.as your sports in 15 seconds. >>> ♪ >>> remember when everyone wanted legarrette blount gone? remember that? before the season. we said cut him. yeah. not any more, right? you said he was old. slow. basically washed. fans thought he couldn't play any more. but yesterday we saw he's got all the juice. blount wait crazy against the chargers. 16 carries for 136 yards straight beast mode on them cats ran angry and tough. this was the run -- this is what the run game needed this is what we wanted and doug thinks it's all coming together. >> every week you try to go in and you try to stab your run game. that's the first and that you got to try to do. if you can do that, it will open up a little play act pass. it will open shots down the field that's kind of where you want to start tears the same runs that we've always used. we just window dressed them a little bit differently present them a little bit differently to the defense but the timing the accuracy the pinpoint the blocking things tha

robert blount of ucsf joins us now.hanks so much for speaking with us, doctor. >> thank you, michelle. thanks for having me. >> okay. so what are some of the current health concerns? >> doctor: the main health concerns right now are for respiratory and heart effects from the air pollution from the very high levels of smoke we are experiencing. >> when should people go to the doctor? >> so the symptoms are predominantly -- so -- so people are going to have the most problems are those with pre-existing respiratory conditions such as patients with asthma or with copd, emphysema. breathing problems are the biggest concern. so wheezing, dry persistent cougher short, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, these are concerning symptoms. >> asthmatics would be affected greatly but people who don't center those kinds of pre- existing conditions can also affected by this bad air quality. >> doctor: that is correct. and there are larger susceptible groups, so children in particular have an increased risk for the health effec

first down, blount. great second effort for a gain of six. tony: so jim, right now, you want to go into four-minute mode, which means philadelphia wants to pound the rock. carolina is dye dying to stop the run. you are want to have the ability to finish and close out games. that's what philadelphia didn't do last year. when they had some leads they just gave them up and this year, you're seeing them finish the game. we'll see if they can do it again today. carolina needs a big stop. jim: they have the rookie clement in the backfield. undrafted out of wisconsin. they like them. have -- him. and this play whistled dead. referee: false start, number 86 offense. five-yard penalty. remains second down. tony: ertz getting antsy as all those carolina guys get up on the line of scrimmage. jim: ertz has caught just two passes tonight but both went for touchdowns. tony: look at those penalties. that's kept carolina in the game. jim: second and 8. to jeffery and he's tripped up by adams. cam having a word with his backup derek anderson. third and 3. the

first down, blount. great second effort for a gain of six. tony: so jim, right now, you want to go into four-minute mode, which means philadelphia wants to pound the rock. carolina is dye dying to stop the to finish and close out games. that's what philadelphia didn't do last year. when they had some leads they just gave them up and this year, you're seeing them finish the game. we'll see if they can do it again today. carolina needs a big stop. jim: they have the rookie clement in the backfield. undrafted out of wisconsin. they like them. have -- him. and this play whistled dead. referee: false start, number 86 offense. five-yard penalty. remains second down. tony: ertz getting antsy as all those carolina guys get up on the line of scrimmage. jim: ertz has caught just two passes tonight but both went for touchdowns. that's kept carolina in the game. jim: second and 8. to jeffery and he's tripped up by adams. cam having a word with his backup derek anderson. third and 3. the best third down team in the league so far this year. with six minute

win was because of running game them put 214 yards on the ground a lost that game from legarrette blountre to give assure count on the star running back. >> remember when they were beg fog him to run the ball. pederson gave that to us yesterday and did he it then some. legarrette had 16 carries for 136 yards. 8 yards of hop basically won the game for eagles chargers were coming back and blount was able to get first down after first down and keep that clock moving. today pederson talked about that run game and what it's done for this team. >>> every week you try to go in and you try to stab your run game. that's the first thing you got to try to do. if you can do that, it will open up a little play action pass. it will open some shots down the field that's kind of where you want to start tears the same runs we've already used. we just window dress them differently. present them differently to the defense but the timing the accuracy the pinpoint the blocking things that we work on during the week are are starting to pay off. >> we'll hear from will he blount hahad a legarretteblount. give

that block by ertz two evidencers on the field lateral agility by legarrette blount.o often out of a 260-pound running back. finish the play. he finishes the play. tank's got it going. watch the lateral agility once he gets some space. right there he makes the safety miss. this is one big old running back and i tell you what you got to love the play calling of doug pederson right now, very good balance in the running game and the passing game. >> that 68-yard run the second long effort of blount's career. three and one the eagles are at the quarter mark of the season. how should we feel about that. >> you got to feel really good. the eagles are well aware do not turn the football over. they protect the football. they're running it and it's keeping the defense off the field. they played a little over 20 minutes yesterday defensively. >> eagles home for the two and two cardinals on sunday. he's jaws, i'm ducis. back to you. >> thanks, guys. >>> well, an eagles rival the washington redskins play tonight. it's another game where sports and real life collide. flags are low

. >>> the birds are using "blount" force. >> at the 4, a runaway train!today slow down an all-time eagles killer. >> he's a hall of fame player. >> touchdown, arizona. >> "eagles gameday kickoff" proving you can go home again. >> expecting a nice crowd. and it starts right now. >> wake up, philly. it's game day.

. >> practice game number two, assortment of injuries and rest, meanwhile, eagles blount was at the gameange. not bad. the celtics led by all-star irving, treated to boston in the off season. he scored 21 points in 45 minute of action. the sixers led by guard bail i have, who scored 15-point, three rebounds, and five assists. breath brown squad. it was the seconds game for ben simmons. scores on the ally-oop from tj mcconnell, ben with eight points, six boards, five assists, five turnovers in 23 minutes. boston beat the sixers 110-102 so the sixers are now zero and two in the pre-season. >> the eagles defensive line will be shorthanded for the second week in a row because all-pro defensive tackle, fletcher cox is out for sunday game against the cardinals with a calf injury. no words if he'll be back for next thursday game against the panthers. running bang wendell smallwood missed with a knee injury, game time decision, birds will likely have legar it blount, cory clemente, available for the cards sunday, but cory says he's ready to pick up the slack. >> at the same time, when certain th

corey is ready to help legarrette blount in the runnen game. it's all about knowing your role. >>> flyers with another tough game tonight, they face the ducks. and it looks like they'll move of -- this is a cool story from the ducks opener. they named katie hawley their 21st duck. she joined the team during player introductions. she has been battling cancer three different times. that is pretty cool. >>> sixers lost to the celtics last night. ben simmons thought he played very well, but did not play as well. he turn the ball over five times. >> too many turnovers s. obviously. too many offensive fouls that's just one of the things you have to learn, who you're playing against. things like that. >>> that's why it's preseason. i'm great to talk to you again, denise. >> thank you, and now glenn has a great night of the forecast. a great night to eat outdoors. >> plenty amazing, isn't it? >> noose and warm. tomorrow we do have some scattered showers coming in another very warm day. he that's some of the remnants of nate. the lehigh valley and north

run by blount.endell smallwood would later score to puttying also up by nine. fun one in l.a. with six minutes, 452nd eagles with an impressive final drive. blunt who rushed for 136-yard on 16 carries picks up final first down needed and victory formation from there eagles win 26-24. here's head coach doug pederson. >> they are beginning to believe in one another, resiliency of the footbal team, they are learning how to finish, to be able to win on the road, they are learning all of that just the way the offense today was able to finish. >> phillies and mets game number 162, so thank good in miguel franco need to do more of this next season. hopefully that is the case. phillies win 11 to nothing. that is sports in a minute. i'm sean brace. >>> we have more sports though , did you get to bed before the final score cowboys hosting the rams yesterday in the third quarter rams get a big play from todd girlly, 53- yard touchdown catch and run, giving rams the lead. cowboys with the final chance in the fo

eagles ground game taking over , running, lagarrette blount, my gosh, so exciting leading the way, 136-yard, the eagles were out to that early 13-zero lead but los angeles kept it close scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter. a rushing attack, too much in the even, thank goodness helping to run out the clock, 26-24 winch to the delight of all of the folks here in south philadelphia. >> we finally got a running game. our boys can run. that is good to see. >> atmosphere was unbelievable we saw so much green in the crowd, you thought it was an home game. >> next up we will have another home game, it will be the card, sunday, right here, at the link. >> really did feel like a home game work all that green as the guys said. >> 4:08. let's check the morning forecast on this monday morning. >> we're in good mood because of that and hopefully because of the continuation of the nice weather we had over the weekend. it is a cool, cool start, chilly really in so many place s. 42 degrees in pottstown, allentown. four in mount pocono. forty-eight in wilmington. here in the city, it is milder , 54

not sure you want to see your franchise quarterback playing legarrette blount's role. doug pederson echoed friday. >> you don't want your starting quarterback to lead with your throwing shoulder, but i understand, too, the situation and him trying to get in the end zone and there was a lane at the time but obviously in this league, i mean, everything closed fast. but could he have gone lower? sure. but at the same time i think he just saw the end zone and was trying to get in. >> yesterday at the linc, temple/uconn. third quarter, owls down 21-7. not anymore. logan finds isaiah wright wide open like a kid's mouth at the dentist. nine-yard score. a one possession game. temple had all the momentum and then this. the pass deflected and then intercepted by coyle who makes a house call, a dagger of a pick. made it 28-14. the owls still trying to make a game of it. a ten-yard scamper into the end zone. it's a seven-point game. is there any magic left at the linc? remember jake elliott, the 61-yard field goal? temple down to fourth down in uconn territory, airs it out but dow

as you said, blount was terrific.the kid from glassboro hi, we are talking about chris clemente, should get a lot of work this week. we'll see what happens. but i think they're okay in the running game. i don't see it as emphasize in the week as did i last week or even the week before. because don't forget when they played the giant, the giants were 28th in the national football league against the run. and last week, you had the chargers, 31st, talking about arizona, i think they are pretty bald defense, i think they're tenth and 12th running past, so i see pretty bald offense this week. >> let's talk about the arizona cardinals offense, and specifically, larry fitzgerald , the guys 34 years old, still playing at hall of fame level. he kills the eagles. how do you stop this guy? >> well, you get to carson, i think that's the big thing, carson palmer, 37 years old, been around forever, a 15 year veteran. he still is a good quarterback but he doesn't move particularly well. and their offensive line is not a great offens

not sure you want to see your franchise quarterback playing legarrette blount's role. a sentiment doug pederson echoed friday. >> you don't want your starting quarterback to lead with your throwing shoulder, but i understand, too, the situation and him trying to get in the end zone and there was a lane at the time but obviously in this league, i mean, everything closed fast. but could he have gone lower? sure. but at the same time i think he just saw the end zone and was trying to get in. >> yesterday at the linc, temple/uconn. third quarter, owls down 21-7. not anymore. logan finds isaiah wright wide open like a kid's mouth at the dentist. nine-yard score. a one possession game. temple had all the momentum and then this. the pass deflected and then intercepted by coyle who makes a house call, a dagger of a pick. made it 28-14. the owls still trying to make a game of it. a ten-yard scamper into the end zone. it's a seven-point game. is there any magic left at the linc? remember jake elliott, the 61-yard field goal? temple down to fourth down in uconn territory, airs it

not sure you want to see your franchise quarterback playing legarrette blount's role.entiment doug pederson echoed friday. >> you don't want your starting quarterback to lead with your throwing shoulder, but i understand, too, the situation and him trying to get in the end zone and there was a lane at the time but obviously in this league, i mean, everything closed fast. but could he have gone lower? sure. but at the same time i think he just saw the end zone and was trying to get in. >> yesterday at the linc, temple/uconn. logan finds isaiah wright wide open like a kid's mouth at the dentist. a one possession game. temple had all the momentum and then this. intercepted by coyle who makes a house call, a dagger of a pick. the owls still trying to make a game of it. a ten-yard scamper into the end zone. it's a seven-point game. is there any magic left at the link? remember jake elliott, the 61-yard field goal? temple down to fourth down in uconn territory, airs it out but down near the goal line. temple takes another trip to heartbreak hotel, 28-24. they are now 3 and 4

. >> likely garrett blount running over people. >> yes, we get that. >> jen knows what it is, she works angry every day. >> no, i'm trying to learn about how to run angry coach are you going to teach me how to do this. >> yes but first we have to get you angry. >> i have to be mad. >> mad. >> i'm too happy. >> too happy. >> we have to get that smile off your face. >> what do you tell these guys here. >> let's go, go, go keep it going. >> they are adorable how do you tell them to get angry. >> they are always angry. we will learn how to run angry and try to get angry, we will make it happen, do you think i can go 68-yard. >> yes. >> looking good look at my jersey. >>> from color to black and white it is health awareness week and fox 29 internist sharing his story with what it is like living with bipolar disorder and how he hopes to inspire others. >>> it is story of survival and new life a local woman finds out she has cancer, then she learns she's pregnant. heavier courageous story and how you can support her. >>> good morning to all of you we are coming up at 7:30. yes, you made to it

the year before, mostly due to an increase in opioids, like fentanyl, stronger than morphine and blount county where i live in tennessee, 20 people died in 2016 alone from an opioid over dose. last year was the highest level of deaths over doses in our state ever recorded. last year over 1,000 babies born in tennessee were born addicted to opioids. the rate of tennesseeens being prescribed opioids is one of the highest in the country. this is a crisis, not just in tennessee but across the country. since 1999, the rate of over dose deaths involving opioids including prescription drugs and heroin has nearly quadrupled. 91 americans die every year from an opioid over dose. i hope today's distinguished panel of witnesses can give an update on the federal response to the crisis. what's working and what needs work. this committee has worked together to pass laws that help prevent addiction and curage appropriate, prescribing and approved treatment. in july 2016, the comprehensive recovery act was signed into law. this legislation established new programs and authorities. we authorized existin

possibly leaving blount and clement to carry the load. fletcher cox is out for the second straight game with a calf injury. he suffered the injury in the win over the giants and hasn't practiced since. do doug pederson doesn't seem too concerned. >> he's good. i mean, he's right on track where he needs to be. and, you know, it's week five. and we got a lot of football left. and he's progressing nicely. so we got to just be careful. >> this could be a problem for the eagles. the birds have never really slowed down larry fitzgerald. no matter who was in their secondary. he averages almost 17 yards per grab and 100 yards per game. despite his success against the eagles he knows playing in philly is not easy. >> it's going to be a very tough place to get a win. it's always hostile. they're playing really good ball. the defense is making a lot of plays. so, you know, it's just -- that's just the kind of atmosphere you get to test with your team. we're looking forward to that. >> turn that music down. nbc 10, though, your official eagles statio

. >> blount got the first half, he's at the 20, 15, the game is over. i don't care. there's 1:45 left but eagles are about to be 3-1. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> throw an sxlaition point on that. eagles beater chargers. there's a special report from cbs news first let's get you over to indicatesy with weather and traffic here. >> we're in ar a warm-up katie. >> today looking beautiful you said that 80. fis, clear, school start to the morning. 'tis the surprise. nothing atypical there and this is now the time you actually can dress as to what the warm should be doing and in fact is. which is cooling off in the early morning and then warming up nicely later in the day. storm scan remains nice and clear at this hour and it has the opportunity to wall up efficient hi. daytime highs low to mid 70s. far cry from a that now. solar angle is helpful that a warms things up and b, feels nice and warm m when you stand out in the bright sun. there will notsh crowd cover to up hibt that. stand in the sun and it will feel good after this it is what you would call perfect. i certainl

carson wentz passed for 242 yards legarrette blount rushing. eagles win it 26-24.t moments ago, coach pederson talked about what the offense needs to do to keep going forward. >> we want to go in and establish that run, play action pass with carson, able to move him around a little bit. it's sort of the direction that i think our offense needs to go in. >> eagles face the arizona cardinals at home next sunday. >>> well, after a frightening scene in the stands, the new york yankees are making a move to keep their fans safe. nearly two weeks after a one-year-old girl was injured by a foul ball at yankee stadium, the team said it plans to expand protective netting next year. the team did not say how far the netting will extend. as for the young girl that was hit by a ball at 105 miles per hour her father says she's out of the hospital and will turn two this week. to ever see again or want anyone else to see. >> it seems like jason played a couple minutes then he dropped >> the white white house gload k last night. she urged americans to make breast cancer awareness a

here's lagarrette blount. >> one thing that will be big for us, you know, just make sure we lock in on our ipad see everything that we can see watch everything that we can watch, gather all of the information we can to make sure that we're prepared for thursday. >> starting wednesday we will have live coverage for from you charlotte, i'm heading down to north carolina along with ukee washington and vittoria woodill to get you ready for the big old thursday night bolt here on cbs-3. of course, we will have you covered on game night as well, start ago the 7:00 with the jeep compass kick off show at 7:30, guys at cbs sports will take over and then kick off just about 8:00 o'clock there eagles/panthers four-one teams ready to hook up. powe game we should mention that we will cover that. >>> moving to hoops joel embiid considers himself a man of the people. we will see more of him over the next five years. joe joe reportedly has agreed to a five-year, 148 million-dollar contract extension. he can reportedly make more if he, well, if he is named to the all-star game, wins mvp and is there a

lagarrette blount 330-yard on the ground over last four games. >> washington is much better team as well very dangerous, they need this win, very badly, i caught up with the voice of the eagles merill reese, the man who knows it all to find out the keys for eagles to win this game. >> well, number one key, when you look at the redskins is kirk cousins. he was a fourth round draft choice who has become one of the better quarterbacks in the nfl. he can beat with you his arm but he can also beat with you his legs. if you give him a gap on the outside he can take off for 15 or 15-yard. do not allow him a alone on the perimeter. that is number one. and number two, you always have to watch out for jordan reid, tight ends beaten you a lot of time. malcolm jenkins is on him. real plus. one other thing redskins have a rookie kicker tonight nick rose, he has never kicked in an nfl game. make them for settle for field goals. those are a few keys. as far as eagles owe even if is concerned get the running game going. it has been good. get it going and then go down field because josh norman is out and

bird will have lagarrette blount and ken yan barner and corry clement with the card but corry's ready to pick up the slack. >> anytime, when certain things present themselves, i got to take advantage of it. at the time they need me on third downs i will be ready for it. >> the confidence goes through the roof just the fact that you can run the football. even if it is no the breaking long runs every game just the fact thaw can run the ball effectively it shows a lot. >> it cost boil down to how well we do run the ball, again >> so can the eagles move to four-one on the season. we will let you know about the battle of the bird on chevy sunday kick off, sports director don bell, pat gallen and voice of the eagles melrose with yours truly will be live at the link to break down the game for you sunday at 11:30 right here on cbs-3. >>> and second game of the pre season tonight for sixers, down at the center against the celtics. no embiid, no dario saric and this years number one pick markelle fultz will not be in the line up either. he ace sore right shoulder. >>> michal neuvirth got the st

run blount, we'll be fine. >> reporter: remember the snow bowl against the lions in '13? the birds won after a tough battle against both detroit and jack frost. the weather could be a bit of an equalizer. those soggy field conditions could make it tricky. carson wentz doesn't have all that much experience playing in these tough conditions. they say he grew up in the tundra and will be just fine. >> thanks for that, randy. now to breaking news on the roads. a tractor-trailer fire has shut down i-295 north at route 141. police tweeted this picture. no word on injuries. right at the exit in camden county. this accident happened after 3:30 this morning. two people are hurt. we'll get you updates as soon as we have new information. now about 100 yards from that first there on 42 there's another one in the opposite lane. the driver may have lost control of the car and flipped over. at least one person is in the hospital. morning the 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing two other teens is in jail. yesterday a judge denied bail but his lawyer is promising a legal fight. nb

run blount, we'll be fine. the eagles snow bowl against the lions in 2013. a tough battle against detroit and mother nature. the weather could prove to be some sort of equalizer. carson wentz has not had much experience playing in this. the eagles should just run the ball a lot today especially with those conditions expected to deteriorate this noon. >>> we are helping you get ready for today's big game. it all starts at 9:30 this morning with "eagles gameday kickoff." eagles hall of famer jeremiah trotter. the official station of the philadelphia eagles. >>> in other news this morning two men are fighting for their lives following what investigators are calling a brutal stabbing in logan. they found the men with a number of stab wounds. officers rushed them both. no arrest in this case. the 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing two other teenaged boys in south philadelphia will remain in jail. yesterday a judge denied bail for brandon olivieri. his lawyer is promising a legal fight this isn't over. olivieri was officially charged with killing salvator

lisa blount's example a, she made a career as a champion of women who faced sexism and sexual assaultis now of offering to bribe one of weinstein's accusers, someone who accused him of rape. how did that happen? tammy bruce is a radio show host and she joins us to unravel this. what is this about? >> this is something that we've been hearing about -- rose mccowan is clearly an actress and one of the heroes of the story. she is alleging that during this, just as before "the new york times" profile expose on mr. weinstein was going to be released, miss mccowan alleges that lisa bloom contacted her agent and said that there could be a lot of money for her if she would get on the harvey has changed bandwagon. this is from an assertion from miss mccowan saying at first they offered a million dollars and then i got up to $6 million and she says i can't be bought. that's obviously a lot of money, it would change people's lives of course. she went on, publicly talked to miss bloom through twitter and i think her facebook saying we know who you are now, you've betrayed individuals, he tried to

not sure you want to see your franchise quarterback playing legarrette blount's role.entiment doug pederson echoed friday. >> you don't want your starting quarterback to lead with your throwing shoulder, but i understand, too, the situation and him trying to get in the end zone and there was a lane at the time but obviously in this league, i mean, everything closed fast. but could he have gone lower? sure. but at the same time i think he just saw the end zone and was trying to get in. >> yesterday at the linc, temple/uconn. third quarter, owls down 21-7. not anymore. logan finds isaiah wright wide open like a kid's mouth at the dentist. nine-yard score. a one possession game. temple had all the momentum and then this. the pass deflected and then intercepted by coyle who makes a house call, a dagger of a pick. made it 28-14. the owls still trying to make a game of it. a ten-yard scamper into the end zone. it's a seven-point game. is there any magic left at the link? remember jake elliott, the 61-yard field goal? temple down to fourth down in uconn territory, airs it out

who accepted the largest contributions from the nra, they include john mccain, richard bird, ray blountion on the case of john mccain on the house side, over a million dollars for congressman french hill. i get asked all the time is the nra really that powerful? are they -- are we looking when we look at these numbers are we looking at why? >> chris, to be fair, i have long been a strong proponent of a different way to finance our campaigns. i participated in the process now for almost 50 years, but i think that we just got far too much money in the system and you can say this about a lot of particular interest in the economy, and it's fine to make contributions at a certain level, but certain interests do have a disproportionate amount of influence in the congress. it's part of the system, but a lot of the people that you named i know, like and respect, so i hope in this case there will be a really hard and serious look given the circumstances in terms of taking just some common sense measures regarding gun control. >> matt mclarty, i always wish we had more time. it's always good to s

the coroner ruled it homicide and said he died from kpli kaixs of blount force head trauma.are handling this investigation, but details have been limited. they have not said how his e head was injured. arden courts told nbc 10 they will not comment on the death because of an ongoing investigation. they did release the statement saying, the safety and well being of residents is our primary concern. we're committed to delivering quality care to our residents and our caregivers are deeply committed to their emotional and physical well being. he's a u.s. army veteran. he also worked as a freight conductor for 35 years on the railroad. >> we did reach out to his family who lives out of state, but our phone calls were not returned. reporting in north hampton county, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >>> a man runs to his friend's house after being shot and then collapses and dies. tonight the search is on to find the gunman. it's not clear where the shooting happened. but the victim ran to a house around 3:30 this morning on north marshal street. that's in the hundredthing park neighbor

he said he's ready to help legarrette blount in the offensive backfield. >> it's all about being preparedrole. at the same time when certain things present themselves we have to take advantage of it. at the time they need me on third down i'll be ready for it. >> nbc 10 is your official eagles station. catch "eagles gameday kickoff" and "eagles game plan" at 10:00. make sure to watch "gameday final." >>> free hockey in anaheim goes the flyers way. sean couturier fed simmons who snapped the puck to the back of the net. the flyers won 3-2. they have won two of their first three games. they will be in nashville tuesday night. the flyers' home opener is saturday against washington. >>> the issue of guns in america is topping the headlines just one week after the las vegas massacre and that puts it up for discussion this morning on nbc's "meet the press." joining us now live for a preview is moderator of "meet the press chuck todd. chuck, good morning. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> you will be sitting down withman steve scalise, himself a victim of gun violence. can we expec

learned running back smallwood is a game time decision due to a knee injury possibly leading lagarrett blount and rookie to carry the load. on the defensive side of the ball won't be seeing 91 defensive tackle fletcher cox out with a second straight game with a calf injury. he suffered injury in the win over the giants. but doug pederson doesn't seem too concerned with the status of his $100 million man. >> he's good. i mean, he's right on track where he needs to be. and, you know, it's week five and we got a lot of football left. and he's progressing nicely. so we got to just be careful. >> preseason game number two last night for the sixers hosting the celtics, top pick markelle fultz sat this out due to shoulder soreness but coach said precautionary. how about eagles running back, showing off his range. i don't know if his ball went in or it's deflected but drains the three. meanwhile, ben simmons usually dishing them out this time on the business end of mcconnell, eight points and five assists, sixers take it on the chin. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from nbc sports phil

about the running game then they did just two weeks ago and that is mainly because of lagarrette blount has been a beast, and head coach doug pederson thinks everything is coming together with the running game. >> every week you try to go in and establish your running game. that is the first thing you have got to try to do. if you can do that it will open up a little play action pass and that is where you want to start. these are same runs that we have always used we have window dressed them differently but the timing, accuracy, pinpoint, the blocking things that we work on during the week are starting to pay off. >> flyers getting ready to start the season, tomorrow in san jose with the sharks and vets had advice for the young guys in their first game. >> for me just an a nation experience. i know for my first nhl game i was nervous, shaking all over the place. it is just another game. once puck drops and they will get through a few shifts, they will be fine. >> that is sports in a minute i'm sean bell. >>> did you go to bed early last night. >> what happened with the chiefs and redski

a lot to like about the eagles game then they did two weeks ago and that is because of lagarrette blounthas been a bee over last couple weeks and head coach doug pederson thinks everything is coming together in the running game. >> every week we try to go in and try to establish the running game. that is the first thing you've got to try to do. if you can do that it will open up a little play action pass. that is where you want to start. these are the same runs we have always used we window dressed them differently but the timing, accuracy, pinpoint , the blocking, things that we work on during the week are starting to pay off. >> the flyers getting ready to start the season, tomorrow in, san jose against the sharks and they had some advice for the young guys for their first game. >> for me it is just enjoy the experience. i remember my first nhl game and i was nervous and shaking all over the place. it is just another game. once the puck drops and get through a few shifts they will be fine. >> that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >> thanks, sean. >>> there is no way to make sense

eagles improved to three-one with the win in southern california, lagarrette blount, the run that ukee was talking about. he and that offensive line dominated on the ground with 6:44 left in the game the bird literally ran the clock out and ultimately finished with 214-yard rushing. after a night to reflect doug pederson was asked today what his team offensive identity is >> pound and ground. no. that is what you are, right. all right, that is my answer. we want to go in establish that run, play action pass with carson, be able to move him around a little bit, sort of, it is sort of the direction that i think our offense need to go in. >> all right. >> so far so good. one of the things that left nfl buzzing was how eagles fans took over carson, california. bird fans flocked to the stub hub center by the thousands. they had chants for the eagles , they booed the hometown chargers. here's carson. >> i'm starting not to be stunned by our fans, it is unbelievable. they travel so well. they are at every game. it is so enjoyable. they make it so much fun. it is starting to be the normal almo

about their running game then they did just two weeks ago and that is mainly because of lagarrette blounts been a bee over last couple weeks and head coach doug pederson thinks everything is coming together for the running game. >> every week we try to establish the running game. that is the first thing you've got to try to do. if you can do that it will open up the play action pass and that is where you want to start. these are the same runs we have used but we window dress them differently but the timing, accuracy, pinpoint, the blocking, things that we work on during the week are starting to pay off. >> flyers getting ready to start their season off tomorrow in san jose against the sharks and the vets had a little advice for young guys before their first game. >> pretty good start, to start in the shark tank, it is not an easy place to play but i'm sure they will be fine. we have great players. we have to be calm. >> that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> all right. cold enough for hockey season to start soon but nothing as far as rain is concerned. could your lawn use a little

reporter: that was senator roy blount, the only senator expected to cast a no vote for the 2018 budget resolution is rand paul because he is opposed to spending without paying for that spending. so this is expected to pass. of course democrats are opposed to the entire process because they say they're being excluded. listen to minority leader chuck schumer. >> i urge my colleagues on the republican side, reject this budget, come work with democrats, and we can produce real successful bipartisan tax reform. reporter: so the tax reform ship is about to life the dock, not just yet, but honestly when they do pass this, we get conference committee, both chambers pass eventually the 2018 budget resolution, you will see kevin brady house ways and means committee chairman, he will drop the bill, his mark on the legislation as soon as conference committee sets out the legislation that is about two weeks from now. back to you. melissa: we'll keep watching, adam. thank you. david: by the way, wanted to say thank you to heather zumarriaga and scott martin, we changed things around. we thought we w

missouri senator roy blount has received about $4.5 million from the nra and almost $12,000 in the 2016 cycle. north carolina senator thom tillis received nearly $4.4 million during his career. no numbers were available for 2016. and senator cory gardner of colorado rounds out the top five with almost $4 million received from the nra. no numbers available for 2016. in the house the member getting the most, congressman french hill of arkansas with just over $1 million. the nra gave him $2,000 in 2016. for more on gun legislation efforts on capitol hill, let's bring in kasie hunt. republicans and democrats alike are talking about a ban on bump fire stocks. is this a start of something big when it comes to gun laws? or is this just any attempt throwing something to make it look like something's happening when in the end it's not much of anything? >> i don't think a ban on bump stocks is going to turn into anything more than a ban on bump stocks. and i think they're still -- some of the backers, even the republican backers of this acknowledged still may not have a clear path through the grg

learned that running back smallwood is a game time decision due to a knee injury, possibly leaving blountookie to carry the load. on the defensive side of the ball won't be seeing number 91 fletcher cox out for a second straight game with a calf injury. he suffered the injury in the win over the giants and hasn't practiced since. but doug pederson doesn't seem too concerned with the status of his $100 million man. >> he's good. i mean, he's right on track where he needs to be. and, you know, it's week five. and we got a lot of football left. and he's progressing nicely, so we got to just be careful. >> preseason game number two last night for the sixers hosting celtics. top pick markelle fultz sat this one out strictly precautionary. and look at big fella showing off his range. i don't know if the ball went in or deflected but drains the three. meanwhile simmons usually dishing out allyup. the sixers take it on the chin 110-102. that is your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. >>> danny, thanks so much. the time now just a few minutes before 6:30. and the hunt