a little angry. >> dennis wideman is a big fella. wiedeman hasn't been suspended yet. >>> lightning back on the ice wednesday night. second place at stake, taking on the red wings. >> good game. >> usf women's basketball back home. >> thanks for watching. >> taking on cincinnati, climbing in the rankings again.

. >>> dennis wideman has been suspended 20 games for game. the 11-year veteran maintains the hit was unintentional. he has a right to appeal that -suspension to nfl commissioner gary bettman. >>> the celtics responded with a solid win in last night in new york after a tough loss. brad stevens getting double-doubles off the bench to go along with a defensive effort that limited the knicks to just 38% shooting from the floor. the knicks are a bad team but that's a good win, still. the celtics may be interested in wait to howard to help their defense. the daily news reporting that celtics baseball operations danny age has engaged the rockets in trade talks involving howard. keep in mind, the 30-year-old center has been dogged by knee and back injuries in addition to being a person who's had issues with teammates and coaches and has a player option for $22 million next season. no thanks on that and david lee is expected to be traded or deadline on the 18th. that's sports. >> all right, joe. thank you. >> and stay right there. 7news at 6:00 will b

. >>> nfl commissioner gary bettman has upheld dennis wideman's 20-game suspension, he was handed that for cross-checking lineman don henderson from behind. that's sports. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> 7news at 6:00 will return so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. i'm on my path and i love it. the path to a healthier you starts with nature's path pumpkin flax granola. crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nourish you and your family. nature's path granola. t stoshtz in case you didn't know, 7 is my lucky number. good thing i work here at 7news. and there's more 7s in our future here. >> yes, we're going to be adding a newscast for those of you who maybe get to the tv a little late in the evening. right after nightly news, which 7news at seven. beginning on march 7th. >> so it's like triple 7s. we hit the jackpot. they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their pa

. >>> flames defense man dennis wideman has been suspended 20 games for this hit on referee don henderson last week in calgary. the 11-year veteran has apologized for his actions and has said that the hit was unintentional. >>> finally a progolfer made a put it is putt to remember on a basketball court last night from 94 feet away. neck this out check this out, he nails it dead on through the whole. the british open champion won $25,000 for one lucky student at georgia tech. 94 feet. it would have been the second

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. >> good morning sheba, the nhl has handed down a 20 game suspension for flames defensemen dennis widemancross check"ing linesmthis linesmen l week. weidman maintains the hit was unintentional and has apologized to henderson. >> to the nba. finishing with a season best 41 but curry finished with 51 leading the warriors over the wizards, 124-121. and the magic hang around late but with under ten seconds remaining star kevin durant decided enough was a enough. >> and the thunder in a tie game durant for three and he's got it. he's got it. he's got it. one second remaining. and durant has done it again. >> and we got your super bowl prediction right here. lili the panda from the memphis zoo has picked the carolina panthers over the denver broncos to win the big game. sheba back to you. >> so cute. thank you. just ahead here the cast of friends has reunited and we've got the video for you. plus valentine's day comes early for one lucky channing tatum fan. you are watching "early today." a game plan. treatment with xarelto®. hey guys! hey, finally, somebody i can look up to... ...besides arnie

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. >>> the nhl hit back and dennis wideman suspended 20 games for cross-checking a linesman during a gamee second longest suspension in nhl history for abusing an official. it will also cost wideman about half a million dollars in sal y salary. 20 games. >>> the community of st. andrews in drexel hill broke bread together to celebrate catholic's school week. and they hosted a spaghetti dinner and students served the meal. and catholic schools week the celebration of catholic education in the united states and it runs through saturday. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards. matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. good night. >> "action news" is sponsored in part by -- >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- channing tatum, from "american crime" regina king, long island medium teresa caputo. and music from kopecky, with cleto and the cletones and no

dennis wideman got 20 game force the bush league cowardly cheap shot coming up on the linesman. that is the minimum that he could have veffed the national hockey leg and has right to appeal and reduce it and still more than six games and has right to appeal and anybody reduces this thing less than 20 i am going to suspect they are on the take. all right. this is national signing day. the problem is that some col edge theres have turned into dancing with the stars or as siping of the stars. they had this event in a hall, that 3500 people and they sold it out. people that just wanted to come and gawk at high school football players that have not gone senior prom yet and not played down yet f. they brought in mike shanahan, lou and todd mcshay. and of course, they broug in a huge crud and brought the voice of darth vade, he too. who is a michigan alum. one more game than any other team in the country. no one has won more. we believe in football. >> we do. >> championship football. we are my pi. [cheering and applauding] >> he was joined by derek jeter and brought in professional wr

nhl commissioner gary bettman upheld dennis wideman's 20-game suspension for cross-checking a the players association will appeal to a neutral appeal to a neutral arbitrator in the commissioner's 22-page ruling we learned wideman sent a text saying the only reason he was in trouble is because of the stupid refs and the stupid media... i'm not sure why that hurts my feelings, i'm not even a ref. meanwhile, the red sox pitchers and catchers officially report to fort myers tomorrow most of there...including david price... also arriving in fort myers early is outfielder jackie bradley jr. he's got the defensive tools to be an opening day center fielder, but his struggles with the bat could keep him on the bench or even back in year when he batted .249 with 10 home runs, but he's looking to take another big step forward. mike lynch is headed back to the fort. he can already smell the fresh roast at nita's sweet bean 9.5 miles from jetblue 9.5 miles rone says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. vmy plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, tan

gary betton announced the league upheld the 20 game suspension for dennis wideman for hitting linesmannederson. just creamed him from the back. the appeal was heard last week, and he claimed he was concussed by a hit a few seconds earlier. not sure why that explains you clobber a guy for no reason at all from behind. >> yes. >> and ridiculous. >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on cable channel 13. a young boy slips and falls on a ski lift. how some people made the catch and it's caught on video. >> and two sexual assaults near the cal campus just days apart on abc7 news at 11:00 the warning going out to students tonight. >> tonight the middle airs at 8:00 followed by the goldbergs, modern family, and blackish, after that, american crime followed by abc7 news at 11:00. we're back with you. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thank you for spending part of the evening with us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. from a good night. four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth-- [train horn b

. >>> dennis wideman has been suspended 20 games after knocking down a linesman during a game last weekthe nhlpa filed an appeal citing medical evidence. he struck the lineman in nashville and stands to lose more than $500,000 in salary as a result of the suspension. the suspension is the second longest in league history for abusing an official. >>> let's move on. katy perry. her mobile game was a flop. now the makers have signed taylor swift. they announced plans to develop a new mobile game later this year. the companies are hoping the new game will help its balance sheet. it entered a multiyear contract with swift and she will work with the company on the game. >>> the companies were behind kim kardashian's hollywood game which raked in more than $70 million in 2014. back to you. >> that is crazy. >>> more panda video. >> after the >>> if you are on the fence who to root for this giant panda video may help. thises leilei at the memphis zoo. the panthers are his pick to win. he wrapped himself up with his panthers banner many don't you love we rely on animals who decide who will win?

gary betton announced the league upheld the 20 game suspension for dennis wideman for hitting linesman hennederson. just creamed him from the back. the appeal was heard last week, and he claimed he was concussed by a hit a few seconds earlier. not sure why that explains you clobber a guy for no reason at all from behind. >> yes. >> and ridiculous. >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on cable channel 13. a young boy slips and falls on a ski lift. how some people made the catch and it's caught on video. >> and two sexual assaults near the cal campus just days apart on abc7 news at 11:00 the warning going out to students tonight. >> tonight the middle airs at 8:00 followed by the goldbergs, modern family, and blackish, after that, american crime followed by abc7 news at 11:00. we're back with you. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thank you for spending part of the evening with us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. from a good night. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a data conversion mana

randy: former bruins player dennis wideman gets slapped with a 20-game suspension for this cheap shot on a referee. the nhl came down with the punishment yesterday, after last week' s hit. wideman, who now plays for the flames, says he didn' t see the linesman. he can appeal the suspension. randy: the woman behind the well known line in a boston-based prince spaghetti commercial has died. mary fiumara plays anthony' s mother in ad. she became a north end icon following the 1960' s commercial. she died tuesday at the age of emily: starting today, you' ll see a familiar face on newscenter 5. ll join ed harding to anchor newscenter 5 at 7:00 and 11:00 tonight. and our new 10:00 newscast coming to metv boston later this month. randy: a surprise of a lifetime for a florida woman. she found this, a nine foot anaconda right here in her yard. she says she let her two small dogs out monday morning, when she noticed the snake, basking. animal control is scanning the anaconda for a microchip to see if it' s someone' s escaped pet. emily: take it away. take the dogs back inside. cindy: 54 degrees

points as golden state wins it again. >> sarah: the nhl has suspended calgary flames defenseman dennis wideman 20 games for crosschecking a linesman. wideman, a former bruin, hit don henderson during a game last week. the 20-game suspension marks the second longest in league history wideman will lose more than 500,000 dollars. the players' association is appealing the punishment. >>> a parade will be held in belmont to honor becca pizzi, first american woman to complete the corld marathon challenge. pretty amazing. the celebration is set to begin today at 3:30. pizzi completed the challenge last friday. she ran seven marathons on seven continents in just one week. pizzi won the women's division and finished third overall. >> christa: i'm hoping she has a serious spa day in store. >> sarah: she deserves one. >> christa: and then some. it's 6:26. still ahead, a bit of a scare on the campaign trail up in new hampshire. bernie sanders startled by somebody else who is on stage. >> sarah: also a tribute to new england journalist james foley. >> christa: and some customers not loving mcdonald's newes

calgary flames defenseman dennis wideman, the man who claimed he was woozy after a hit and accidently cross-checked a linesman. the league suspended him for 20 games. so that is what happens when you accidently cross-check a linesman. >> might have seen that one coming. >>> to the video we showed you at the top of the show we are getting a glimpse at the only known wild jaguar in the united states. the adult male has been seen by remote censor camera before but until now has never been captured on video. conservation activists say u.s. due to population control. >> much rather see them on video. >>> what's going on? >> we have more wet weather to talk about and maybe a little snow storm, too. look at what happened in the carolinas. strong winds, heavy rain combining to bring down power lines, trees on to homes, knocking down massive structures, really make ag mess and there is more on the way today. look at what we have on the radar. some areas maybe looking at three to four inches of rain and this is all streaming up along a frontal system that will lay along the coast. as we get int

hockey, dennis wideman. no longer indefinitely suspend. >> he totally took out that ref eerie. >> i still want to give him the benefit of the doubt. >> no, but, greg, i think he banged his head prior to, didn't know where he was. i just don't understand why a guy that's a veteran in the -- >> watch it again. this is what he does. you tell me that's not deliberate. see that ref? watch. that was on purpose. >> i'd like to believe he didn't know where he was. i've never e suffered a concussion. you said you have -- >> duke, this guy deserves to be punished. >> he got 20 games, and it's going to cost him $565,000 in lost pay. >> he's lucky he's not in jail. >> that's true too. >> all right, just four days away from super bowl 50. a lot of hype going on, as always. the panthers, problem cose took -- broncos took time off from the media and actually practiced yesterday, how about that? we start with the carolina panthers, they spent an hour on the grass field yesterday at san jose university. spartan stadium. cam

calgary flames defenseman dennis wideman, the man who claimed he was woozy after a hit and accidently cross-checked a linesman. the leagued looked at it, didn't think it was such an accident. they suspended him for 20 games. so that is what happens when you accidently cross-check a linesman. >> might have seen that one coming. >>> to the video we showed you at the top of the show. for the first time ever, we are getting a glimpse at the only known wild jaguar in the united states. he lives in tucs. n, arizona. the adult male has been seen by remote censor camera before but until now has never been captured on video. conservation activists say jaguars have all but disappeared from the u.s. due to habitat loss and population control. >> very cool. >> much rather see it on video. >> going for a little walk. >> hey. >> hello! >>> what's going on? >> we have more wet weather to talk about and maybe a little snow storm, too. just a brief one. look at what happened in the carolinas. this is winston-salem, north carolina. strong winds, heavy rain combining to bring down power lines, trees on

remember this hit last week on an nhl referee, dennis is suspended for 20 games and costing wideman aalf million dollars in salary. that was ugly to see. a 20 game suspension. >>> cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> still a wet mess in most of the tri-state area, lets get the latest from cecily tynan. >> we are one more round of rain before we clear out. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the northwest suburbs that the rain has shut off. you see the areas of yellow one across the shore and one moving into newcastle county and chester county. live zooming in south of mays landing, atlantic city a batch of heavier rain and this over wilmington, this is what i showed you at the top of the newscast closer to the top of baltimore and once this moved through it shuts off and causing problems, the national weather service issued a flood warning for the christina river the latest is a foot below and when it crests a half foot above. and should drop in the overnight hours. another problem today not just the rain but the rain over the snow causi