and one of his closest friends on the team zach ertz, went in to be with carson wentz. tz after the game, and he said that carson was devastated because he wants to be on the field for every single play. he said we won't know the extent of the injury until monday. they're going to get an mri. but clearly, he said, carson will attack this like he attacks everything else. quote, unquote. >> the last time they were in the playoffs, nick foless the quarterback. can he lead them deep booth into the playoffs? >> there's no question about that. i talked to the quarterback's coach. he said that nick foles practices hard. he's got the game plan. the one critical difference obviously is his escapability. carson wentz can make plays outside the structure of the play and outside of the structure of the down. extend things. that is obviously big net post season. but nick foles can win in this league. he can make all the throws. i think this team will run the table for the rest of the regular season and get home field advantage and a bye. >> foles say little he's ready. that's a bold

ask your doctor about entresto and help make tomorrow possible. >>> carson wentz out for rest of the . >> leslie van arsdal joins us once again and a lot of support for carson tonight, leslie a lot of support for carson, of course, he was the team leader, and will start preparing for giants on sunday now with the win they will get a bye, that would be huge, as you know they won't have carson wentz because he tore his acl. so players went on twitter today to show him a little love and wish him well. we will start off with one of his favorite targets alshon jeffery prayers up for my brother a small thing to a giant, god speed. >> linebacker hill, love you b ro thanks for starting off with an amazing year being a great need leader. we got this for you. >>> then russell wilson who posted this message on twitter >> you know, just wanted to say to my guy, carson wentz, man, carson you have been a beast all year praying for you , rooting for you, man and what god has for you, there is no stop, justin to work hard, you will be back better then ever. come back stronger. rooting for you homey.

it is running late, maybe they are waiting for news of carson wentz mri set to have the mri this morning. this is the scene right after the game. wentz despite walking off the field by his own as carted to the bus wearing a brace on his left knee. he was running in for a touchdown that was called back because of a hold. he was sandwiched between two defenderrers ended up -- defenders ended up limping. he. if that was his last pass of the year it was a great one. wentz was examined after that and taken to the locker room where he was ruled out for the rest of the game. ment knee was seen buckling as he walked the early word was that the eagles feared he had a torn acl. if it is a torn acl, not only is he done for this season, but what happens for next season, that's a long rehab, it's about 8 months for the next preseason. there have been scenarios where quarterbacks have played with a stretch acl or a partial tear that would require surgery. maybe he could do rehab. we don't know if this is a season-ending injury. if it is, let's talk about saint nick, nick foles would be the guy from he

carson wentz for the season with torn acl. o make adjustment in the nfc champions can keep winning without wentz. >> nobody wants to see this. carson wentz is going off to get look at in the locker room. >> it was the news no one wanted to hear. carson wentz's stellar sophomore season cut way too short. but wentz shared his thoughts on social media today. saying heel come back stronger than ever. >> this will not stop me going forward i will come back stronger than ever. i will use this as motivation, um, i will be attacking it, um, this whole process as i recover. >> it's hard to ignore the disappointment in his eyes. but he really is relying on his faith to get him through this. >> if we got everything we wanted in life, it would be a disaster. i know jesus is up there looking down and he knows what he's doing. so i'm going to surrender that to him and trust him in that. >> once again, it's 93 next man up for eat buildings as the birds look to nick foles. doug pederson says don't give up on this team. they'll continue to succ

. >> star quarterback carson wentz is officially for the season with a torn acl. trang do live at dilworth park now collecting well wishes for wentz. good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim. yes, coach doug pederson confirmed the fans worth feeling that carson wentz's season is overdue to torn acl. and since that news came out, number 11 has received a flood of support, from fellow athletes, as well as fans, and so we here at cbs philly wanted to join in on those well wishes. we want to take you over here, as you can see, we have this banner here at dilworth park. we're encouraging fans to come out and share their messages of support for him. you can see, there is a few signature on there already. so come on out. and in the meantime, went himself as well as coach peterson and fans are weighing in. >> what's up, everybody. >> eagles franchise quarterback carson wentz is down but not out. in a video posted to his social media account monday evening, he thanked friends and fans for their outpouring of support a mid news every his season ending inju

and jordan hicks himself injured tweeted, "praying for my guy, carson wentz. hoping everything is all right." >>> in minutes we'll hear from wentz's teammates about the injury and where they go from here. ahead at 4:30, backup quarterback nick foles talks about filling in as the team leader. >>> new this morning, an apartment fire in south jersey has forced nearly two dozen people out into the cold. the american red cross is helping them find a place to stay. here's a look at the scene from gloucester township. the flames started spreading at the lakeview terrace parliaments before 9:00 -- apartments before 9:00 last night. a police officer suffer eed min injuries helping somebody escape a balcony. none of the residents was physically hurt. >>> witnesses told police someone pushed a woman from a pickup truck and a muscle car following close ran her over. when police arrived at the scene on frankfurt avenue yesterday, the victim was dead in the street. the drivers of either vehicle were nowhere to be found. neighbors who saw the scene firsthand say that this was

carson wentz was playing at m.v.p. level. les offense really hitting their stride as the season wore on. when you lose a quarterback playing as well as carson was playing it can really make that hill a lot higher to climb. >> the eagles obviously have lost a lot of talented players this season but how does doug pederson not let this loss be a black cloud over the rest of the players. >> players have very simple slogan next man up. coaches have very simple slogan, next man up. the next man up is nick foles he foles. he has to get the job done. it's up to the eagles players to rally around nick foles. there's nothing you can do about carson wentz. nick foles is now the guy. >> in 213 he had a tremendous season. not the same quarterback. is he serviceable enough to get the job done? >> i believe nick foles is much more than serviceable. he can begin a magic run once again like he had in 2013 where he threw 27 touchdown passes, only two interceptions. goes to the pro bowl and is most valuable player of the pro bowl game. he has th

dreams of a super bowl and mvp got a whole lot of questions with carson wentz can nick foles lead to championship? we've got team coverage of the eagles much chris o'connell live at lincoln financial field. he commiserated with fans tonight. joanne pileggi has a look at wentz's injury. we begin though with kristen rodgers live in studio. kristen. >> lucy it's ban bittersweet 48 hours for the eagles. they clinched the nfc east last in it carson wept done for the season now the question is, if the eagles can keep winning without wentz. the birds are calling on nick foles again to step n the guy has been here before in 2013 sesey hd ready to help league. doug pederson has all the confidence in the world that foles can deliver and as for any fans giving up hope pederson says this team will keep on rolling. >> you can't lose faith. i mean this is -- this has been resilient football team all season long and, um, you know, if there's any ever an opportunity for me as head football coach to rally the troops, you know, now might be the time. >> wentz shared emotional video today thanking fans

i know this team will step up, rally no matter what so we will see what happens from here. >> carson wentzis expected to undergo an mri at some point today, head coach doug pederson did not want to speculate but so many people already are saying wentz may have torn his acl which would be a season ending injury for a team flying so high right now with the best record in the league. phone lines here at 97.5 the fanatic about to be blowing up fans not happy, anthony says this injury reaches far beyond the field, players, team we will hear from him coming up in the hour, a little later when they catch a break here at the radio station but mike and alex, thinks tough for this team, very tough. >> for all of us eagles fans. >> yes. >> let's stay positive. >> carson wentz sounds like he is positive. >> mri hasn't been done yet. carson wentz took to twitter last night. >> nfce champs. so proud of the resiliency of this team. such a special group of men. i greatly appreciate all of the prayers. i know my god is a powerful one with the perfect one. time to just lean into him and trust whatever the c

hundreds of fire fighters still battling flames in california. >>> and continuing coverage of carson wentzentz's injury when action news comes right bk. >>> a community is calling on residents to help out santa. a fire fighter who plays santa is the owner of one of the homes destroyed by fire. it was on the 1500 block of washington street in wilson borough, north hampton, county. he was supposed to deliver presents for the santa delivers organization. now he and his wife are in need of helps themselves tonight. >>> the boys latin school community gathered on campus to mourn the recent murder of one of their own. students and staff members paid respects to 18-year-old patton. he was gunned down in his sister's apartment during the thanksgiving break. he was remembered as a compassionate young man who was a scholar and an athlete who had several college acceptance offers. >>> one edge of southern california's biggest wildfire flared up this morning, causing even more evacuations. the fire is now close to santa barbara county beach towns and the home of countless celebrities, including oprah

carson wentz is our talent.ve other professionals that need to step up and i think they will. >> we rally. we support the next guy. you don't waiver. yowaver.you put your head down o work. you get everybody ready to play. >> the next guy is nick foles. he is now the starter. this is not the same nick foles from 2013, but coach and teammates expect him to get the job done. >> we drafted him for a reason. we got him again for the offseason for a reason. you never want it to be under these circumstances, but my confidence is high in nick. >> he can contribute to this team. he has the confidence you want in a quarterback. >> still ahead, >> eagles without-wents withoute to ron and he's bullish for the eagles. >> what do you say to the eagle fans worried, sad, nervous? >> after a loss of a great player like carson wentz, we get deflated, but get inflated. superbowl or bust. >> okay. cats to the new number one ranked time. 10-0 on the year, coming off victories of gonzaga and la salle. that's a look at sports. >> than

jim. >> thank you jamie. >>> so carson wentz will have to undergo surgery to repair the acl. the good news here, a full recovery is expected. and experts say wentz should return to a high level of play. >> can't remember the exact study to quote it but i believe 13 to 14 nfl quarterbacks in the more recent times that underwent acl reconstruction all returned to the same level of performance based on stats the season they returned. >> the surgery involves taking a tendon from elsewhere in the body, holes are drilled above and below the knee and that new tendon is threaded through and anchored by screws. in time, doctors say the replacement acl will actually be stronger than the original. wentz is likely to begin physical therapy soon after surgery. >>> let's go live to the linc and "action news" reporter chad pradelli. chad, the eagles are hoping that the fan base rallies around nick foles just as the players will. what have you been hearing today? >> reporter: jim, this is a fan base that lost a little bit of its mojo. you know, there was a lot of confidence in this team with

carson wentz is our talent.rofessionals that need to step up and i think they will. >> we rally. we support the next guy. you don't waiver. yowaver.you put your head down o work. you get everybody ready to play. >> the next guy is nick foles. he is now the starter. this is not the same nick foles from 2013, but coach and teammates expect him to get the job done. >> we drafted him for a reason. we got him again for the offseason for a reason. you never want it to be under these circumstances, but my confidence is high in nick. >> he can contribute to this team. he has the confidence you want in a quarterback. >> still ahead, we see why ron jaworski still sees the superbowl. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart. (vo) going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hun

>> this is you have to for fans to see, injured quarterback carson wentz struck told walk down the stairs as the eagles return to philadelphia. you can see wentz, wearing black knee braze, to help stabilize his left knee. birds victory clinched the division, but with it a hefty price. front covering this morning, daily wins, the win cost an arm and a leg, literally. all hoping for the best but bracing for the worse. >> despite the loss of the franchise quarterback, the eagle still soared in l.a. pat gallen here with more, of course. >> yes, just bittersweet victory, and tough hard fought win for the eagles so your philadelphia eagles are nfc east champs, which is certainly something to celebrate. however, a massive win against one of the best teens in the f fc bake potentially season altering lost, as it feared carson wentz tore his acl. here is the play that may have ended his season. wentz diving into the end zone , crushed by two rams players, adding insult to injury, the touchdown was nullified. due to a holding call on lane johnson in the process, as i said, he likely tore that left

i have faith in our coaching staff. >> the eagles' fans said they're all in carson wentz's corner no matter what happens. of course that goes for carson's teammates, as well. lane johnson tweeted, "prayers up for my bro, carson wentz. we got you." and linebacker jordan hicks, himself injured, tweeted, "praying for my guy, carson wentz. hoping everything is all right." our coverage continues coming up at 6:30. hear what carson has to say about his injury and what backup quarterback nick foles says about filling in as team leader. >>> new overnight in delaware county, a head-on crash sent first responders racing to the scene in bethel township. they had to rescue a number of victims. police haven't said exactly what caused the crash last night. we're working to find out the conditions of the victims. >>> let's head to the lehigh valley. a firefighter and his family are leaning on the community in the wake of their own house fire. it happened on the same day a firefighter was to volunteer as santa claus and deliver gifts to kids on a fire truck. charlie wasick had to cancel the plans yes

eagles fans admit were you panicking when carson wentz went down this time last week. who knew he wasn't out there today. wentz replacement nick foles coming up big against giants, four touchdowns, no turnovers, yes, eagles keep flying. nick foles making his first start, ready, felt ready, he looked it. giant day with the giants, throws four touchdowns three in the first half. down by six. foles to a wide open tray burton. eagles take one point lead and foles, he heat up as needed. third quarter down one, foles, another, this time, to nelson agholor. eagles up 31-23. high five's all the way, special teams can get up high. they had three blocks. fourth quarter eagles protect their two-point lead, giants can go back in front, it is blocked, eagles still up 48 left, giants can win it fourth and goal eli manning, nothing. eagles win 34-29, pushing a first round bye for first time in 2004 the year they went to the super bowl. >> we have had a tough stretch , you know, these last three weeks, you know, but to go two-three or two-one rather in these three games i think it is a

funk. >> we want the funk. >> got to have that funk. >> we will after lot of funk for you today, carson wentz is outs for the season with that torn acl. >> but he is staying positive. he had a message for the wentz wagoners, would you say.& >> wagoners. >> that was a model of station wagon back in the day a wagone er. >> so that message was posted last night and lauren will give us details as well as what will happen today moving forward, lauren? >> reporter: hello, guys, maybe we can call his backup saint nick that is a good nickname, right, nick foles, saint nick, nfc east champs big thing to celebrate but it was bitter sweet. then carson wentz broke a franchise touchdown record but also broke spirit of the entire eagles nation. they were so sad right there on that play third quarter scrambles, runs, dives and then he is hurt, mri confirmed it is a acl tear surgery later this week and while he won't be on the feel playing he will be back in a different way. >> he can be around, be in the meeting rooms, he can watch tape, as much as being there on game day and being another set of eyes for t

reporter: well, fans have been wondering and in a lot of cases, worrying about that injury that carson wentz sustained in last night's game against the rams. this was wentz arriving back to philly early this morning. you can see he was limping. there's been a lot of speculation about what could be wrong. and right now, we're about an hour away from perhaps getting a concrete answer on whether or not wentz tore his acl. wentz was hurt during this play late in the third quarter. based on the information that's been made available so far, there could be a couple of things wrong. best-case scenario, wentz suffered a sprain to his left knee. in that case, experts say he would need time off the field to rest and he would also have to do physical therapy. worst-case scenario that carson wentz tore his acl. only an mri can confirm that. we know he was scheduled to get one once he arrives back here in philly. we wanted to give you a little bit more perspective here, so we talked to dr. michael yang at mercy hospital. he is not wentz' doctor, but as a knee specialist, he knows a lot about these types

. >> carson wentz is done for the season. his mvp campaign cut short after hurting his left knee in the eagles within over the rams. the eagles are far from over. >> heck, yeah. we overcame pro bowl left tackle, we overcame our middle linebacker, overcome a runnin rg back. overcome a core special team player this year, our dicker this year. noises different. >> doug speed son says the eagles think wentz hurt his knee before contact. colonelly no timetable for his surgery. his return to the field and no if and how this will affect him for the next season. pederson says now is not the time to quit. >> you can't lose faith. i mean this is -- this has been resilient football team all season long, and if there's ever an opportunity for me as a head football coach to rally troops, now might be the time. >> wentz teammates took to social media to show their support for him. prayers up for my brother. a small thing to agile. god speed. and now as the eagles turn to nick foles lesean mccoy tweeted i played with nick he's a true baller

carson wentz is out. nick foles is in. >> nick has played a ton of football, and i was here when we drafted him, we drafted him for a reason. we went out and got him again this off season for reason. >> reporter: coach doug pederson may be confident but birds fans not so much. >> dead inside. my hero is gone. >> reporter: it's not a good monday. >> oh, man, it was good win but, you know, as super bowl dreams right there. that's our super bowl right there, man. >> gone. >> reporter: foles can't do it like -- it ain't no wentz, man. >> although there is some optimism. >> i'm the eternal apartment mist and i think that we're all going to bleed green. >> it could still be our year. come on. these other teams are lousy. >> reporter: you think we got hope still? >> i have hope. report fort we sound frustrated we are. after all, this was supposed to be our year. at 11-two and rolling into the playoffs, yesterday vegas had the eagles as a six-one favorite to win the super bowl. 12 hours later, they're no longer t

espn is reporting that the eagles fear carson wentz tore his acl.mature for eagles to confirm. that he will get an mri later today but team says they have faith if nick foles has to step up. >> a lot, i mean, i don't want to speculate but again, i have seen that guy take a lot of plays in this stadium and knows owe fence. hopefully we willhi g week. i don't know, i don't want to speculate. >> cowboys up seven, dak prescott to rod smith 81-yard touchdown run, cowboys still in the playoff picture with a 30-10 win. >>> lets go sixers/pelicans fourth quarter sixers down four dario saric has his shot blocked by anthony davis, ron davis, knocks down three, sixers fall e $1.99 hot chocolate at dunkin'? that's like a big yummy hug. so hug it up! hug more. hug medium? hug that. live it a hug life with $1.99 medium or larger hot chocolate. >>> taking a live look at ocean city, new jersey where they are replacing the board. we have the only cone out there because, ahead there may be a fix of the process making it all better for the summer. >>> all right. we ha

. >> carson wentz with a promise to eagles nation.e are hearing from the star quarterback for the first time since his season-ending injury. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. wentz tore his acl sunday southernly a tough loss for the eagles. >> lesley joins us with more on wentz's message. >> tonight he responded with a heartfelt message to his fans posting a video on his twitter account. >> what's up everybody. obviously it's been a rougher day for me. >> reporter: carson wentz suppressing his feelings on twitter after his knee injury. head coach doug pederson talked about losing carson. >> i hate it for the season he's been having but at the same time it's been the next man up mentality and that's how we approach it this week. >> reporter: carson was having a tremendous year, a favorite of the mvp race and broke the team record for most touchdown passes in a season. he promises to work very hard to get back next year and if anyone can do it, he can. >> going forward i will come back stronger than ever. i will use this as moti

ogletree almost gets a hit on carson wentz. but watch how he feels the pressure and steps up out of harm's way and extends the play well enough to get the ball off down the field. that's one of the things carson gives you that not a lot of quarterbacks can do. so the offensive line and everybody will have to pick up their game to make sure nick is protected first and make sure that he has time to throw the football. >> doug pederson says he doesn't have to change much with nick foles. what are the things he can do to help nick foles? >> i think the run/pass options, all of the things they do, they will continue to do those things. they will run the football because that's what they have to lean on. run the ball, run the ball well, and if they do that, i think nick foles will be just fine. nick is a veteran of this offense. he was 2-0 last year running the offense for kansas city. nick can run the offense without a problem. the guys around him will have to pick it up a little bit. >> coming up on the show we'll talk about an eagl

flames in >> heads coach doug pederson is walking to the podium where he may be updating us on carson wentz's condition. >> is it -- >> it is what the report i got this morning, acl, yes. >> so carson's your quarterback, mvp candidate, can your team overcome? >> sure can. heck ya. we over came pro bowl left tackle. we over came our middle linebacker. we've overcome our running back. we've overcome a core special teams player this year, our kick they are year. this is no, no different. you know, yes, he is the quarterback of our football team. and each one of these guys that i mentioned is tough to replace. tough to replace. but, you know what? the reason we went out and got nick foles is for reasons like this and for situations like this. and i am a excited for nick, obviously, i hate it forecaster carson wentz. i hate it for the career, or the season, i guess, he's been having. but at the same time it has been the next man up mentality that's how we approach it this week. >> how soon before carson has surgery and everything? >> didn't discuss that yet. >> is there a chance to talk to him, wh

eagles did lock up the nfc east may have lost carson wentz for the year. third quarter, four minutes left, wentz scrambles and dives into the end zone. but, he gets hit hard on the play making matters worse, holding call, erased the touchdown, wentz left the game , and initial reports are that he suffered possible acl tear. our coverage begins this morning with don bell, at the los angeles memorial column see up. >> all weaken here in los angeles it has felt like phillywood. thousands of eagles fans, descending upon this city to watch the eagles take on the rams. and for a large part of this game it was a party. and of course, they all fell silent once carson wentz was injured and left the game. once again, we believe that he does have a torn acl, that has not been confirmed. but here's what carson himself tweeted nfc east champ, so proud of the resiliency of this team, such a special group of men, and i greatly appreciate all of the prayers. i know my god is a powerful one with a perfect plan. time to just lean into him and trust whatever the circumstances

quarterback carson wentz may have suffered a season-ending injury. wentz hurt his knee going for a touchdown against the rams in the third quarter. sources tell espn that the team fears he tore his acl which would require extensive recovery time. here's the video showing the eagles returning home a few hours ago, the wentz was with his teammates walking down the stairs, an mri is scheduled for today. "action news" reporter, bob brooks joins us live at lincoln financial field with reaction to all this bob. >> good morning, matt, could be a huge disappointment if it is an acl tear like you said. we spoke with eagles players, coach peterson after the game and fans of the eagles and their thoughts and possibly moving forward without wentz. here's the play, wentz scrambles for the endzone, he dives in and makes the score, you see how his legs are kind of sandwiched in between two rams players. we wait for the results of mri to tell us how bad the injury is. here's the eagles and coach peterson after the game. >> it's emotional for me, we work together ever

him the story of the 2013 season. >> nick foles has proven here in this city what he can do. >> carson wentzot hit hard at the end of the play. >> i love carson to death. he has my back. i'm ready to roll and lead this team. >> the league's second best run game including jay ajayi who is coming off his career high, 15-carry effort against the rams. >> regardless whether carson is back there or nick, late in the year trying to make sure your run games are on point. back up to foles against the giants. >> i'm very confident that he will make all the throws and i can move if i have to. >> certainly the eagles hope they don't need foles' backup. their attention is squarely on the man who served as wentz's backup all season. >> i know and everybody knows if you don't have a backup quarterback who has played and had snaps in this league, it's tough. >> a win today coupled with a minnesota loss at home against cincinnati guarantees the eagles home field advantage throughout the postseason. they clinch at least a first-round bye by either winning today versus the giants or tied the giants getting a

it's just great that he wants to be like carson wentz because carson wentz -- who he is as a person.hat's so cool. >> and to be eight year of years odd and talk about hoach more hope in the world. incredible. >> thanks so much, shawnette. >>> developing story now long time congressman stepping down after former staffers accused of him of sexual misconduct. representative from michigan i don't know conyers announced his retirement today on detroit radio station much his move came after growing list of house democrats urged him to quit including nancy pelosi. congers says his retirement is not in response to pressure from his colleagues to resign. instead he insists he's retiring because of poor health. >> my legacy can't be compromised or diminished in any way by what we're going through now. this too shall pass. >> the 88-year-old congress map was longest serving active member of the house. conyers is now endorsing his son to take over his seat in congress. >>> ♪ >> tonight 19 schools came together for the all city coral festival at temple university's performing arts sent. very cool

you bet but carson wentz is hurt. >> how bad?cold but frigid. we'll take a look how cold ♪ . ♪ . >>> carson wentz is hurt. how bad? kathy got a very cold forecast, news starts in 30 seconds. >>> live from center city in philadelphia, this is fox 29 news at 10:00 >>> the eagles heading to the playoffs, clinching the nfc east with a big win against the la rams, did it come two cost. thanks for joining us, i'm ian 2 page >> i'm lucy nolan. brad sattin has how fans are handling the news. we begin with kristen rogers with more on the birds and the latest on carson wentz. everybody is questioning. >> tonight it was bitter sweet for the eagles, picked up a win over los angeles, clinched the division, the birds still waiting to finds out if carson wentz is out rest of the season, here is the play where it looks like carson was hurt. he runs it in for the touchdown himself this was called back. wentz through a touchdown to alshon jeffrey. they're reporting the eagles fear he tore his acl, there is no other confirmation and the eagles will

but they lose carson wentz.wn eagles injured quarterback and team did show resiliency and coming back without the qb on the road. john richie is joining me to break it all down for you you. hello and welcome to the jeep sports zone. i'm

. >> carson wentz with a promise to eagles nation. we are hearing from the star quarterback for the first time since his season-ending injury. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. wentz tore his acl sunday southernly a tough loss for the eagles. >> lesley joins us with more on wentz's message. >> tonight he responded with a heartfelt message to his fans posting a video on his twitter account. >> what's up everybody. obviously it's been a rougher day for me. >> reporter: carson wentz suppressing his feelings on twitter after his knee injury. head coach doug pederson talked about losing carson. >> i hate it for the season he's been having but at the same time it's been the next man up mentality and that's how we approach it this week. >> reporter: carson was having a tremendous year, a favorite of the mvp race and broke the team record for most touchdown passes in a season. he promises to work very hard to get back next year and if anyone can do it, he can. >> going forward i will come back stronger than ever. i will use this as mo

out of knee surgery, carson wentz face timed them. he was loopy. talking, ordering a burger and he's trying to figure out the new plays. >> he's face timing out of surgery? >> pretty quick out of surgery. do you expect anything less out of carson? >> not at all. jamie apody, "action news." >> let's hope nick foles stays healthy and doesn't have to face time from the hospital bed. they have overcome so many injuries. jason peters, darren hicks, jason sproles and doug pederson said it, they believe they can overcome the carson wentz injury. we'll see. >> if defense plays to a high level and they establish a run game, i think we are in good shape. look for them to run the ball a lot tomorrow against the giants. >> thank you, jeff. >> gifts part of 19th street in center city this morning. it was the donation site for the annual holiday toy drive. volunteers packed the cars making sure to distribute the items for 1500 deserving children across the region. >> a trailer filled with new toys was dropped off at children's hospital this afternoon. >> the gif

just minutes after carson wentz set an eagles record for touchdown passes in a season, he limped off the field and went into the locker room under his own power. sources tell the associated press that doctors believe wentz tore his acl. this is the hit that made it happen. nbc10 was there as the eagles touched down in philadelphia with injured carson in tow. the eagles punched their ticket to the playoffs, but without their star player. nbc10's pamela osborne is live with more. >> reporter: the injury likely means that when the birds take the field again on sunday against the giants, it will be without carson wentz. there are a couple of different scenarios here. experts say wentz could have suffered a sprain. in that case, doctors say wentz would need time off the field to rest the knee and would need physical therapy. the biggest concern right now is that wentz could have torn his acl. that would be the worst case scenario. it will take an mri to confirm that. that won't take place until later today. what you're looking at now is the moment of impact. this is when wentz sustained th

how carson wentz is reacting. that's coming up at 5:30. >>> an apartment fire in gloucester township has forced nearly two dozen people into the cold. the american red cross is helping them find a place to stay. the flames started spreading at the terrace apartments before 9:00. no residents were hurt. >>> out west, the largest fire burning in southern california right now is spreading to more communities north of los angeles. with high winds fanning the flames, firefighters are waging a battle with no letup. crews are waging an air war on the flames. helicopters, one after another, are dropping water to douse the fire. the choppers are also dropping slurry, a mix of water and fertilizer, to help protect trees and brush from igniting. on the ground, the work for firefighters is dangerous and exhausting. some crews have been working seven days straight with little rest. they're also helping to evacuate people and save lives. >> it's going to clean this in ten minutes. >> the fire has intensified every single day. >

without carson wentz. live following their push to the playoffs. >>> i mean, i think all eyes are going to be on this game am you thought everybody was watching last week, all eyes will be on this afternoon. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm dray clark. 6:00 on this sunday morning. something a little bit different than we're experiencing now. meteorologist krystal klei and her most accurate forecast in town. >> 60s and 80s, i remember those. let's take a look at our feels like temps. the good news is it's not as cold as it was, say, yesterday morning. so things are better off. we're at 29. the feels like temp in philadelphia right now. 28 in wilmington. pottstown, you're at 25. reading at 30. allentown at 26 degrees for what it feels like this morning. radar and satellite show a mix of the clearing conditions and sun. so depending on where you are you might expect it to clear overhead. the clouds will spill over you as well. the clouds will continue to spill as we go

carson wentz. he will be on the sidelines, at practice and couch pederson at pays he will be at the games when ready. nick foles is expect to speak to reporters here this afternoon at novacare complex and i'm sure at some point during that press conference karen and thomas we will hear high praise coming from foles about carson wentz. >> berth believe it. time to wipe away tears and lets move forward. lauren, thank you. >>> out for the season is always tough to hear with that torn acl. a doctor and patient says it is common in athletes after the collision like the one we saw during that game. acl is located inside the middle of the knee and there to prevent knee from going forward a lot of my patient that is injure their acls are contact athletes, football players larks cross, people involved in collision sports. >> we had to wait for swelling , that went down, to do surgery and then, it was six months, rehab after that, in order to start playing again. >> time line we don't like hear, still too ea

a stir game last night bitter sweet rim over the rams on the west coast but big question will carson wentz return to the field after that major hit in the third quarter, that hit forced him to leave with the knee injury. lets get to lauren johnson live at philadelphia international airport where we are waiting for our bird, good morning, to you, lauren. >> reporter: yes, we are. it was tough to watch that play this morning mummies the word from the eagles until carson wentz officially sees a doctor and gets a diagnosis on that left knee. for now we are here the atlantic aviation waiting forbidder to land back here in philadelphia after being away for a week. hopefully this is not a season ending injury that just might derail eagles momentum, but lets look at the play, it was four plays before his final pass, third quarter, wentz scrapple also and decides he is going to go for it diving in the end zone. as he lunged a lineman attempted to stop him and mvp candidate took a hard hid to that left knee. he stayed in the game, finished the plays but eagles just score there and then we all knew i

baitingly close game also got starry for fans when in the end of 3rd quarter their star quarterback carson wentzas injured. >> i'm worried about carson. he really got like crunched. >> when he got injured i thought for sure they would go down. and that they were going to lose. >> and the e-a-g-l-e-s eagles pulled through and rally around quarterback nick foles to continue the game and claim 11 w this season. >> he did good. he stepped up to the plate. he pulled through for them h he showed them that he can do it. >> nick foles is a pro bowl quarterback and with that defense i think the eagle can still make a run. i think they're going to make a run. >> you heard it there eagles fans staying optimistic. wanting went to return for the next game and saying, hey, if he cannot. nick foles can can do the job. he can can lead this team to success in the playoffs and potentially to the super bowl. and in south philly, alicia nieves, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> well, eagles nfc east champions gear is available right now. models sporting goods stocked shelves after tonight's win and fans were snatching up it

wentz and foles worked as a team along with all of the other players and coaching staff. let's solve faith and support for the entire team in the just one player. >>> leslie cornerstone said carsonld i give you my knee so season didn't to have end. i'm sure many fans feel the same way. >>> we invite to you join the conversation about wentz, foles, eagles over on the cbs philly facebook page. find us at facebook.com/cbs philly. >>> four philadelphia nuns remain in critical condition after a head on car crash in delaware county. police say that this happened on the conn chester highway in bethel township where a man veered over center line in the nun's car. as "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves tells us police are still trying to figure out what caused the crash. >> reporter: five people still in critical condition tonight after this head on crash in delaware county last night. >> this is one big -- four nuns out of philadelphia the driver of the vehicle is local , local resident. >> reporter: one of the crush cars towed away from the crash scene showed that impact of that crash. it happened on conn chester highway just after 7:00 p.m. >> all of the occupants were trapped. p

you can see injured eagles quarterback carson wentz, in a knee brace, as he struggled to limb l downhe stairs, his left leg immobilized really a site for tough to fans to see show had high hopes this season. >> here's hoping that he's okay. the victory in l.a. clinched the nfc east but came at major cost. >> i'll have an mri. here is how he was injured. he went diving into the end zone looking for touchdown, but he was crunched between two defenders came out limp. wentz stayed in for four more plays, eventually tossing touchdown to alshon jeffrey. not long after that, he left for the lockerroom, and after the game he was carted to the bus, with a brace wrapped around his knee. back up nick foles finished the game. head coach doug pederson is impressed by wentz's performance. >> shows how tough he really is. you know, to be little banged up at that time. then to on fourth down to make that throw anal sean to make that catch. again, just mental and physical toughness by he as a quarterback. >> i'm absolutely ready. that's why i am here. so i'm ready to go, prepare every day, work every

with bound wires, -- with downed wires, they have repaired and it is reopen. >>> carson wentz went down in the third quarter with a knee injury and espn reports the team fears it could be an torn acl which could end wentz' season. nick foles took over and get the job done for the birds. the victory gave the eagles nfc east title. wentz was the first to conglad conglad -- congratulate them in the locker room as he awaits an mri in philadelphia today. bob brooks has more. >> reporter: it doesn't look good, i'll bring up the play, you can see went scrambles for the endzone and dives in and scores, that call would be brought back for holding you see the leg is sandwiched in between two rams players. he leaves the game and we have him escorted out of the stadium on the back of a gulf cart, his leg is in the cast, stabilized that comes as a huge disappointment, wentz, the eagles best player, here's what his teammates and coach peterson said after the game. >> it's emotional for me i work with him everyday, i'm excited we won, but i'm emotional about him going down, you never want to see that.

. >> what's carson wentz up to tonight? he may be done for the season.it, eagle quarterback starting a new tradition, gingerbread decorating battle, wentz wishing everyone a merry christmas on his instagram account. >> what fun it is to ride the eagle season, jolly old st. nick foles that can deliver to everyone the perfect gift tomorrow. i'm jeff skversky. it's 13 years since eagles had homefield advantage throughout the playoffs and a win tomorrow seals it. foles and the eagles are spending christmas eve at home with their families oppose today the team hotel. coach pederson wants them at home christmas morning with their loved ones, then off to work locking up the one seed in the nfc for the first time since their 2004nfl superbowl season. >> we control our destiny. we want to keep it that way. we don't want to depend on the vikings. you want to win every game you play in. we'll try our best to get the win. >> the way our season has been going this year, we have head aa lot of strides and stayed hungry. we have to play hard, be ourselves. >> while an

president trump has denied all allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct. >>> carson wentz is set to go under the knife the next few days after injuring his knee sunday against the rams. his season is lost to a torn acl. what's next for wentz? doctors at surgical care center in limb riericlimerick. they said he will likely have a new ligament made from a tendon inside his own body. >> i'm friendly with one of his coaches, and one thing that he told me about carson wentz is his dedication, his work ethic are second to none. >> still awaiting confirmation is wentz' surgery, it's typically one month for the recovery process. >>> snowy owls are popping up all along the shore. officials at the wildlife national refuge say over the past few weeks, there have been several snowy owl sightings. typically found in the arctic, there has been a population spike after a successful breeding season to our north. so we got the snowy owl and we've got some snow to look forward to, too. >> we do but first we have to get througdt. let's gethe souza. >> this will be the coldest night of the season, m

eagles nation is facing their worse fears this morning. >> carson wentz, managed so many were counting onto take the birds all the way, done for the season, side lined with torn acl. trang do has been at dilworth park all morning collecting well wishes for wentz. and he can use it. good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim, all of just eagles nation all mourning this devastating injury. so, here at cbs philly. we are trying to provide a way for fans to kind of, you know, feel a little bit better while also lifting the spirits of carson wentz, so we have this banner here at dilworth park, we're hoping people will come out and give their well wishes to carson. meanwhile he is speaking out and how he plans to continue to support the team as well as thank the fans for their support. >> what's up everybody. >> eagles franchise quarterback carson wentz is dunn but not out. that will video post today his social media account monday evening, he thanked friends and fans for their outpouring of support a mid news every his season ending injury. >> the phonecalls, text messages,

i hate it for carson wentz.e season i guess that he's been having. but at the same time it's been the next man up mentality and that's -- that's how we approach it his week. >> all right, we have team coverage for you tonight. sarah bloomquist spoke with fans about this major loss. >> first we head to john rawlins in center city. john you spoke with experts tonight about what they believe is coming next with the wentz injury and when he can come back. >> reporter: that is correct. what we should say though is that we don't know when or where or who will operate on carson wentz at this point. no doubt he and his family and others are talking to specialists as we talk here. what we did do today is touch base withhe

i hate it for carson wentz. i hate it for the career or the season i guess that he has been having, but at the same time, it has been next man up mentality and that is how we approach it this week. >> reporter: for disappointed fans, pederson warns you cannot lose faith now. team has beehilt by injuries all season but bird have remained resilient. he holds the weight on his shoulder to car think team and he believes in nick foles. it is next man up for the eagles, foles is expected to speak here at 12:45 today at the novacare complex. coming up in another half an hour, karen and thomas, more reaction from carson wentz after this season ending injury. >> talk about the pressure for nick, all right, we will see new a moment. >>> hard to say out foresees on with the torn acl. doctor and patient we spoke with said it is common after a collision like the one we saw sunday nice, acl is located inside the middle of the knee, right there and there prevent the knee from coming forward a lot of my patients who injured the

carson wentz is out for the season way torn acl. eagles take on new york giants at 1:00 o'clock in just a few minutes. >>> a fire, puts the family in the cold night air in the park side section this morning. six two-year old woman in the wheelchair was rescued from her burning home in the 5800 block of west master street just after midnight. sixty-six year-old man was also rescued with the family dog from the second floor. the causes still under investigation. >>> police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a man on a ramp to i-95 in chester delaware county. victim is identified as 46 year-old, ronald jamill williams of chester. many people we talked to have described him as a hard working fatter with a larger then life personality. anyone with information is asked to call the police. >>> okay. lets get one last look at your forecast. lots to look to this week. >> if you like that kind of thing. >> yes. >> i forgot about that, chris. >> accu whither seven day forecast becoming cloudy but fairly chilly. last

eagles quarterback carson wentz. last week, doctors surgically repaired his torn acl. now wentz's job is to recover. wentz sent out this picture on social media last week after the surgery in pittsburgh. he thanked his girlfriend for being by his side and said his comeback has officially begun. with me now is local sports psychologist dr. joel fish. dr. fish runs the center for sports psychology. he has worked with athletes from youth sports to professional and olympic athletes as well. thanks for being here. dr. joel fish: thank you. erin: all right, many professional athletes have come back from acl surgery, like new england's star tom brady, for example. he does very well. we know they can physically recover and do their jobs well, but what about mentally? how do you get your head back in the game after something like this? dr. fish: very rarely does the emotional and the physical part of rehab go hand in hand. the emotional part of rehab has to do with, "can i really trust my body? if i dive and run, what are the chances this is gonna happen again?" so, wentz and a