but for now coming to you live from santa monica, don bell, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> our support is certainly real. thank you, so much, don. we appreciate that. we'll check back in with you. now the snow meantime time made the army navy game even more special as you saw live right here on cbs-3 this afternoon. the black nights midshipmen here in philly, tailgating fans, talking little trash before the game at lincoln financial field. >> players got pumped up for the 118th match up between army-navy at lincoln financial field. they stepped in to 30 degrees temperatures and onto a field blanketed by snow, still the teams and fans seemed un-phased by this dose of winter. >> snow blowers worked over time to keep the fields clear as the storied rivalry played out on the gridiron. midshipmen versus cadets, each side bringing their own legions of loyal fans. >> i'm a college football fan anyway, i know i'm biased, but i don't think anything as special as the army navy match up. >> the party started long before the action on the field the uniforms, the military fly -overs, signals philade

feel a lot like christmas >> we've been asking for it. >> there you go. >> time to check in with don bell live in anaheim with the eagles, don? >> football on the baseball diamond. we'll talk about that and hear from the eagles. the flyers trying to make it two in a row looking to win in he the flyers trying to make it two in a row looking to win in he did the bug stops here protection. lysol kills over 100 illness-causing germs and viruses, even those that may cause stomach bugs. lysol. what it takes to protect. . >>> we're live in anaheim i'm don bell. we're start you off by talking about injury, zach ertz did not practice, still in decision protocol. he's doing fine according to doug pederson. the team did fine as they took to practice field at angel's stadium. they put football field. the stadium has been around since 1966, it's the fourth oldest major league stadium and the clubhouse was used as their locker room, interesting environment. they have a disco ball in there. guys think it's a little different. >> it's nice. they got it made from the looks of things. looks pretty nice in

feel a lot like christmas >> we've been asking for it. >> there you go. >> time to check in with don bellith the eagles, don? >> football on the baseball diamond. we'll talk about that and hear from the eagles. the flyers trying to make it two in a row looking to win in he did ♪ 7 powerball tickets, my good 6 match 6 chances, ♪ ♪ ♪ 5 cash 5s! 4 cash4lifes, ♪ ♪ 3 pick 3s, 2 mega millions. ♪ happy holidays, rita! thanks, joe! what a great gift! pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts. like the new merry millions. happy holidays! ♪ and best wishes from the lottery. ♪ but having his parents over was enlightening. ♪ you don't like my lasagna? no, it's good. -hmm. -oh. huh. [ both laugh ] here, blow. blow on it. you see it, right? is there a draft in here? i'm telling you, it's so easy to get home insurance on progressive.com. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents. but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto. . >>> we're live in anaheim i'm don bell. we're start you off by talking about injury, zach ertz did not practice, still in decision protocol. he's doing

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"eyewitness sports" anchor don bell, he is also there, we will check with don live from anaheim, in just a few minutes >> very exciting. >>> it is feeling like winter out there, cold air settles in across the region tonight. >> that brings witt several chances, of snow. >> um-hmm. >> meteorologist kate bilo breaking it down for us from the sky deck, kate. >> it feels so different out here today, tonight then it did last night. i'm wishing i brought gloves out as well because new that the sun has gone down temperatures are plumetting and plumetting very, very quickly. cold air settling in. while we don't have chances for heavy snow or major storms we will have a few chance toss see a few snowflakes as we head in the weekend. lets look at storm scan three cloud have over taken area after sunshine for much of the day, that is causing a chilly wind to pick up as well. cloud, moving in, as they stream from the south and west and that is where our moisture will be heading in from over the next couple of days, we will watch system streaming along the coast on friday. we will talk about that in

let's get right out to sports director don bell live at the los angeles memorial colosseum tonight. n. >> natasha i have atell you was bet and wovt of times. we'll start with the best. eagles are now nfc east champs and they beat the rams 8 point and trailed by ten points at half time and then turned it on late to walk out of here with the w. now for the worst of times. you mentioned it right you top carson wentz injured in the corpen 'looking for a touchdown. ran into two defender along the way and cam out limping. four plays later threw a touchdown to jeffery and shortly after left for the locker room and after the game he was carted to the bus with a brace fightly wrapped around his left knee. and the early report is wentz has a torn acl which would ends his season and nick foles finished game and here's reaction from the birds. >> it just shows how tough he really is. you know, to belittle banged up at that time and then on 4th down to make that throw and alshon to make the catch and again just mental and physical toughness by he as a quarterback. >> i'm absolutely ready. that's

coming live from new port bee beef, don bell, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> thanks, done. >> and a teenage boy wish comes true all thanks to sixers star. >> straight ahead tonight eyewitness news was there for an unforgettable on court surprise. what happened after the team met his favorite player ben sim is mondz. >> and no phaseyes philadelphia police department has warnings to residents this winter season and why the message taken over social media. >> and tori heads to a chestnut hill sweet shot shop and the owner shows tori her secret him the holiday sensation when eyewitness news secret him the holiday sensation when eyewitness news continues snv the police have you covered with a creative new video. every year philly police get creative♪ >> from hot line playing music video to game of kopz and this year take an stranger things. >> that is crazy. >> it's funny. >> part spoof and pfa philly message is clear no phasey. >> phasey is when you save a parking spot. >> when you come back and you're ready you can have that spot. >> our street they do it. >> it plays off popular opening credi

with the birds, i'm don bell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" sports. >> and don bell is with the eagles out look for his report tonight beginning at 5:00. >> speaking of la the sixers and lakers tipped off on national tv from the center in a game that really calm down to the wire. the sixers down by 16-point in the second half. but mounted a furious come- back, jo-jo, joel embiid, scored 19 of his game high 33 down the stretch. and i think his mom was in the stands there, ben simmons had another triple double. ingram had 21 for la in his three in the last second. so saw the difference. sixers loose 107 to 104. and, unfortunately it, doesn't get any easier. the sixers play labron james and the cavs tomorrow night in cleveland. >> the lakers, ball, assisted on game winning three pointer, his father the controversial and outspoken ball at the game , joel embiid tweeted after lost but met lavar and definitely fun and full of energy; hashtag the process. >> sixers traded former number three draft pack okafor to the brooklyn nets. along with okafor the sixers traded nick, and 20,192nd round pick

coming live from new port bee beef, don bell, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> thanks, done. >> and a teenage boy wish comes true all thanks to sixers star. >> straight ahead tonight eyewitness news was there for an unforgettable on court surprise. what happened after the team met his favorite player ben sim is mondz. >> and no phaseyes philadelphia police department has warnings to residents this winter season and why the message taken over social media. >> and tori heads to a chestnut hill sweet shot shop and the owner shows tori her secret him the holiday sensation when eyewitness news secret him the holiday sensation when eyewitness news continues ♪ ♪ snv the police have you covered with a creative new video. every year philly police get creative♪ >> from hot line playing music video to game of kopz and this year take an stranger things. >> that is crazy. >> it's funny. >> part spoof and pfa philly message is clear no phasey. >> phasey is when you save a parking spot. >> when you come back and you're ready you can have that spot. >> our street they do it. >> it plays off popular opening c

well, don bell has a report from l.a. next. >>> also ahead in sports the shorthanded sixers team tries to beat lebron james and cavilers it was a tough task we will take a look, we will also have this. >> students at a west philadelphia high school have a very unique side dish i'm greg air guess with exactly what they are creating and why it is, so very philly. countless ailments. countless hours. and guess what? you can handle it all. be a leader in your field with a bsn from strayer university. a nursing program created by and for nurses. let's get it, nurses. plenty of eagles fans will be there don bell tells us how eagles nation is flock to go southern california. >> rams head coach sean mcveigh had his team practice a silent count all week long because he anticipates eagles fans drowning out rams at the l.a. coliseum. meanwhile, the eagles players, they expect a big time, philly influence. >> you know, hearing bit from the players, i think, sunday, there will be bunch of green in the stand and we are looking forward

sports director don bell is here now with what the team is saying today. >> it was definitely a present for some fan, they're not exactly happy with the style point. >> how they got there >> nfc east champs, check. home fields advantage, check, they've accomplished all the regular season goals but there's a lot of work left to do. they beat the raid ders. he through a touchdown and interception and tossed for 163 yards, with the team's playoff fate set. doug pederson the customary rest when the birds hosts the cowboys sunday >> i got to get in as many reps as he can and be smart about it. we have a lot of football left, our season really is just beginning quite honestly, but we'll make good decisions, talk to the coordinators about play time and all of that, and we'll have a good plan later in the week. >> reporter: pederson also added he would like to get nate sudfeld some playing time. some most of the season we've been keeping an eye on the odds of reaching the big game. here's how things look. in one predictive market, the eagles have a 19% chance of hoisting malcomb bar detrophy. h

don bell joining us live from santa monica with more on the game. y there don. >> reporter: hey, i drew the tough assignment here in santa monica. by the way, tell lauren casey there's a 0 percent chance of snow here in that santa monica. we're on the beach and we are about 100 yards north of santa monica pier. famed santa monica pier. about 10 miles away from here the eagles are going to hook up with them. it's a massive showdown a game that could decide home field advantage throughout the course of the playoffs. this week i had an opportunity catch up with the voice of the eagles, merrill reese. >> they need an awakening. doug said the other day that sometimes winning masks mistakes and you know as well as i do that they got away with a sloppy performance against the bears. and they still won decidedly and they did not play their best against the dallas cowboys and they still dominated. so they know that they cannot make the sake mistakes and plus i don't think carson wentz is playing against jared goff. that's the big billboard. number one against

sports director don bell is here now with what the team is saying today. >> it was definitely a present for some fan, they're not exactly happy with the style point. >> how they got there >> nfc east champs, check. home fields advantage, check, they've accomplished all the regular season goals but there's a lot of work left to do. they beat the raid ders. he through a touchdown and interception and tossed for 163 yards, with the team's playoff fate set. doug pederson the customary rest when the birds hosts the cowboys sunday >> i got to get in as many reps as he can and be smart about it. we have a lot of football left, our season really is just beginning quite honestly, but we'll make good decisions, talk to the coordinators about play time and all of that, and we'll have a good plan later in the week. >> reporter: pederson also added he would like to get nate sudfeld some playing time. some most of the season we've been keeping an eye on the odds of reaching the big game. here's how things look. in one predictive market, the eagles have a 19% chance of hoisting malcomb bar detrophy. h

don bell for cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> quite a speaker to just stop by. >>> who will be our three cheers person of the week? i sat down with one woman who said it is never too late to make your dreams a reality >>> before the army/navy game takes off femur in south philly there's fierce competition today: >>> raging wildfires out west. showing no signs of slowing down. the new obstacle firefighters are dealing with. >>> a live look at ocean city on this snowy friday night. you can see a cover of white on the boardwalk there. kate bilo is tracking the snow. we'll be right back. >>> watch the late show tonight i got the lovely and talented mark hamels from star wars i will make him tell me what happens in the movie >> go force yourself. >> the late show with stephen colbert is all new and coming your way . >>> it's a snow what was scene at the shore. areas will start to see snow, kate bilo has the updated forecast, she'll break it down for you coming up in about four minutes. >>> the southern california wildfires have turned deadly. officials now say a woman found in a car earlier this wee

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. as for his teammates, had an opportunity to speak to many of them regarding this injury. >> it sucks, you know, because more so forecaster on as a person, as a friend and a teammate, and what puts into the game in his preparation, to not have him or to see him go down in that fashion, right where we are on a night like this, it sucks for him. but as a t

don bell for cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> quite a speaker to just stop by. >>> who will be our three cheers person of the week? i sat down with one woman who said it is never too late to make your dreams a reality >>> before the army/navy game takes off femur in south philly there's fierce competition today: >>> raging wildfires out west. showing no signs of slowing down. the new obstacle firefighters are dealing with. >>> a live look at ocean city on this snowy friday night. you can see a cover of white on the boardwalk there. kate bilo is tracking the snow. we'll be right back. >>> watch the late show tonight i got the lovely and talented mark hamels from star wars i will make him tell me what happens in the movie >> go force yourself. >> the late show with stephen colbert is all new and coming your . >>> it's a snow what was scene at the shore. areas will start to see snow, kate bilo has the updated forecast, she'll break it down for you coming up in about four minutes. >>> the southern california wildfires have turned deadly. officials now say a woman found in a car earlier this week wa

. >> go west don bell. sports director don bell following the bird this week in l.a. for match up of the nine pneumonia three rams and 10-two eagles. look for his live reports beginning today on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> two winningest programs in college basketball over the last five years met in the gym i v classic in new york city last night, it was the first ever match up between number four villanova and number 12 gone saga mickle bridges put on a show in front of the crowd at madison square garden , that three gives nova a five-point lead, phil booth played three games last year but he is back, and that knee injury behind him and that puts cats up 15. booth had 20 points. bridges was looking to powe, great valley high school alumni made a name on a national stage, many believe he could be a first round pick he had a career high 28 points including five, three that block right there, neff a wins 88-72 to remain undefeated. >> tuesday night colin kaepernick promised quote with or without the nfl's platform i will continue to work for the people. did he

. >>> we will check with don bell, who is out west with the bird, when we come right mii'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> eagles are in southern california getting ready for sunday's big she down with the west division leading los angeles rams. >> our sports director don bell, he is out west with the tail of two quarterbacks. >> sunday's game is match up of the two of the best teams in the nfc. it is also a game that features what some might called generation next. >> with the first pick... >> last year rams traded up to trade jared golf number one overall, eagles traded up to take carson wentz number two. both guys we

sports director don bell joins with us what the bird are doing to get ready, db. >> nfl mvp don't grow on trees , is there a universal grown of carson wentz acl. yesterday his replacement eas ed some fears. back up quarterback nick foles was brilliant in his first start. yes, he was facing one of the war defenseness football but cannot deny the precision. he completed nine out of 12 passes in the red zone, through four touchdown passes and zero picks. now that the eagles have first round bye doug pederson asked if he will rest foles head willing in the playoffs. >> you want nick to play as much as you can and get as many reps as you can and let him play and continue to work through some things and work the report with the offence. that is another one that, you know, when we, when and if we get to cross that bridge we will make that decision. >> eagles can now clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win, or a minnesota loss. >>> nicole. >> don, thank you. >>> a popular christmas tradition could beside lined because of the weather. actor cross the delaware river every

i'm don bell, for cbs-3, eyewitness sports. >>> it will be good to have them back home. in the back page of this morning daily news gives the nickname for nick foles, nicky touchdown after the back up through first start for the injured carson wentz. >> well, some mixed feelings for fans after that eagles win >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, live now with sports radio wip studios, soaking in some of the reaction, trang, good morning, what are fans saying? >> well, good morning, rahel, jim. as we all know, lot of good, bad and ugly since the first round playoff bye, but again the defense suffered, nick foles really shined. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> eagles fans were all smiles after the birds over came an early 13-point deficit. to evening out 34-29 win against the giants. it was supposed to be an easy game against a struggling team but it turned out to be anything but. >> my heart was racing. my heart was racing. >> the game was great. nail biter right to the end. >> all eyes on number nine, quarterback nick foles, taking over for injured carson wentz. foles rose

don bell, leslie van arsdal are at the stadium. a little chilly out there guys, how are you doing. >> yes. >> you know what it is interesting because coming into this game the story really should be hey, it is christmas night, national television, eagles have an opportunity to win home field advantage throughout but let me toll you it is beyond cold out here. >> freezing. >> the temperature says 33, but with the wind chill if you have ever been to the stadium it gets frigid. >> yes. >> in fact, we just saw the punter who said do you guys live here. this is ridiculously cold. he said i don't want to punt in this. this was an interesting situation they do have to play a game. >> they do, it would be the best christmas gift in the world if they won and got home field advantage but we did talk to the players about, how do they like playing on christmas. they are definitely making the most of it. >> that morning we will be able to be with the family, obviously, not all day, we will get over here to novacare , get ready for the game but

. >> sports director don bell joining us now that was a tough one to watch. >> yeah, brutal in so many ways, because you know that they are better, then what you saw. >> no question. >> so that is what they have to handle. eagles played their war game of the season and they paid for it. now they are tied with the minnesota vikings for best record in the nfc at 10-two but by virtue of tie breakers, they actually fall from first place to second. last night seahawks quarterback russell wilson dove into the mvp discussion with an epic performance 10, to nothing in the first after that toss to jimmy graham. in the third wilson again, he threw for three scores and eagles top ranked offense only scored 10 points, the bird lose, by 14. >>> so we have been updating you each week on the eagles odd of making it all the way. so now what? we have been tracking the numbers, for more than a month and despite last night's loss temple university professor george deemer says chances are still pretty good, he studies odd in the sports gambling markets. eagles are between a 12 to 15 percent chance to win

. >>> catch don bell, leslie van arsdal and pat gallen on chevy sunday kick off today, don will be live you the side l.a. coliseum it all starts at 11:30 on cbs-3. >>> army fans are celebrating after their win over navy, they played in the snow yesterday at the linc, to the second quarter now army up by four, navy with the ball, malcolm perry takes the ball through army defense there, 68-d they take the lead there. >>> fourth quarter a mad brad shaw fights in the end zone. black knights regain lead and three left in the game navy need a 48-yard field goal, to win. he misses it. army beats navy 14-13 but look before the game, fans talk about what makes this match up such a big deal. natasha brown reports. >> reporter: players got pumped up for 118th match up between army/navy at lincoln financial field, they have stepped into 30-degree temperatures on on to a field blanketed by snow but still teams, fans seemed unphase by this dose of winter. >> go navy. >> snowblowers worked overtime to keep the field clear as this storied rivalry played out on the grid iron, mid ship men verse cadets e

sports director don bell joins news santa monica where he had in problem at all finding folks rooting for philadelphia >> reporter: when the scheduled came out in the off season eagles fans were chomp ing at the opportunity to come out here in l.a. in december to support their team as they take on the rams. and they have definitely out done themselves. this is a look at the santa monica pier and the beach here in santa monica,'s fans really taking over this place with jerseys, t-shirts, hats, they were chanting, all the way up and down the shoreline here. i met fans from all over the world from mexico, and canada. >> i came with my wentz jersey and everyone is like go bird, go eagles, all you see, fly eagles fly, it has been amazing. >> reporter: i don't know if you heard but it is kinda snowing. >> we heard, video and pictures and everything. >> reporter: are you feeling bad for people. >> no, it is 80 degrees here beautiful here. >> not many true rams fans here. a lot of people jumped on the band wagon but not diehard like we have seen back home. >> if i have to part the sea to make

armored, u.s.o and boys and girls club of camden county all to collect toys for children in need. >> don bell'ss a festive scene. i can hear the band doing their thing. >> literally striking up the ban. salvation army band playing right now and i'm also joined by this man, john brandcoti from ashley furniture and this man literally brought an entire truck filled with toys. hello, welcome to toy fest, this man is doing the best that he possibly can. feel free to start unload ago this thing. >> all of the toys you can ask for. >> yes. >> and i have to ask you why do you do this every single year because we know you as a big time sponsor of this event >> we want to give back to the children and local area we have been doing this every year. it is something from our heart that we want to do. >> i understand that your employees also very excited about this event, every year. >> yes, they are. >> tell us about that. >> they go to different stores , buy the stores and fill the boxes what wars favorite toy growing up. >> little g.i. joe army people >> we're in the same boat, g.i. joe, transformers i th

. >>> don bell is in l.a. plan for the birds. >> also ahead: local high school bridges home another state championship trophy. we will hear from the coach coming up next. >> and then top gaming gifts from the serious gamer to family fun. see this year's must have's, and the one item so popular this year, you may have trouble getting your hands on it. we will be right back. [burke] abstract accident. seen ♪ video-it. covered it.c we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >> number one target when the eagles take on the rams here in l.a. tomorrow. >> usually when you have running backs that can do it all it, will take more than one guy to stop them. >> running back, healthy, and picking up yards, and dropping jaws. he's second in the league in rushing yards. he's 61 shy of 1,000. the birds are ranked second against the run. that means, a show-down is on the horizon. >> he's impressive kid, man, good running back, i respect him, and we will have to o

with the birds, in los angeles , i'm don bell for cbs-3 eyewitness sports. >>> so today is a big day, as carson wentz will have mri on that injured knee. if it is confirmed, that he does have a torn acl, i'll miss the remainder of the season, neck up on the schedule, 11 and 12 eagles take on the two and 11 new york giants sunday at met life stadium. birds have three games remaining and they'll likely be with nick foles, as the starting quarterback. that game had literally everything, such a wide range of emotion, they win the nfc east title. they loose possibly their starting quarterback the remainder of the year, but he has to move on, as thee guys say, next man up. nick foles. >> even in this circumstance, he still somehow finds the silver lining, incredible. >> our thought today, thank you, patrick. you can already get your hands on eagles nfc east champions gear. models supporting goods stocked the shelves after last night's win. look at this, fans snatching up the items at the store in the roosevelt mall on cottman avenue. >> and thousands of eagles fans packed the la coliseum an

. >> be sure to stay tuned to cbs-3 because sports director don bell, will be winging it out west. he'll be with the team as they prepare to take on the ram. watch for his live reports, from los angeles, starting wednesday. >>> and don't miss any of the eagles action this season, on or off the field, you can get the very latest on the birds at cbsphilly.com/eagles. >> developing right now, philadelphia rapper battle in court, a judge just delivered another blow to meek mill denying him bail. entertainer legal team urged the judge to reconsider two to four year sentence handed down last month for probation violation. judge denise brinkly wrote in 119 page opinion, mill's is a danger to himself and the community, because of what she says is a history of continued drug use. she also claims he is an increased flight risk. mill's remains behind bars at state prison in chester. why the has since refused to comment. >>> a crash involving a school bus in chester sent nine student to the hospital this morning. police say a car, side-swiped a school bus, on second and tillman street all the

ports director don bell had more on christmas clash with the raiders. >> eagles are looking to celebrate christmas with a win against raiders primetime tomorrow night. the birds can clinch top seed throughout the playoff was victory. coach doug pederson has not made a decision whether to rest players from the birds after a first round buy. right now, monday night goal is to win with the best players he has. and tonight, it's christmas eve. pederson is giving players and coaching staff permission to tom petty put away the play books and films. i think it's important they spend time with families christmas morning and we don't play obviously until the 8th. 6 you don't get these times back you don't get them back and it's too important to me an family and make sure these players with young kids coaches with young kids gets a chance to spend christmas morning together. >> it's the night before christmas. a night kids are filled with anticipation and night adults cheerfully gather. it's a time we like to spend with lights, great harry kala kalas. >> twas the night before christmas, and all th

i'm don bell coming to you live from south philadelphia, back to you in the studio. >> exciting stuff, don thanks very much. >>> up next see unorthodox way santa del what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >>> santa known for flying through the slide on a magical sleigh but he knows how to be on the water, as well. jolly man in red sipping around the water skis, yesterday on the river outside the washington area. and, he was enjoined by a reindeer his nemesis the grinch tried to kill all on the of the fun but that will not happen, not even with the high flying elf came to the rescue. >> that is not so great to be in the water when it thinks cold outside. >> he is riding around trying to ruin so

on your next order at dennys.com >>> birthed are working hard out west and so is sports director don bell>> yes, he traveled to kalas team prepare for the rams and he joins us live from anaheim. he does look casual, cool out there. >> yes. >> very relaxed. i wouldn't say cool because it is actually quite warm, it business 80 degrees i might say. guys someone hoist always cool is carson wentz, on sunday marquis match up, he was number two overall selection in 2016, jared golf, quarterback of the rams was number one overall. they are friends. they share an agent. carson's excited about that match up. we will have more on that story at 11:00. >>> meanwhile right now as we speak bird are on the field for practice. yes, this is angels stadium. it has been here since 1966. it is fourth oldest major league stadium in baseball. you look to the right you see dug out, left it is a dug out. different scene here in southern california forbidder but carson it makes no difference to him. >> it hasn't really affected me too much. i have been consistent with the same approach as far as watching film and

sports director don bell will have live reports from so call starting wednesday on " eyewitness news.n for the flu. the bug is starting to make its rounds and has hit a sixers star player, ben simmons fought through the illness in saturday's win over detroit, and it continue through last night's game against the phoenix suns, simmons mostly bed red end the last few days but showed up big last night, 20 points, eight rebounds, 75 cysts and six steels in 36 minutes. joel embiid had nice night as well. twenty-two points, 12 boards, four blocks. but the sixers could not stop sharpshooter devon booker, he drops 70 on the celtics in boston last year, he had 46 for the suns against the sixers last night, sixers lose to one of the worse defensive teams in the nba. 115-101. speaking of losses, the flyers have been doing plenty that far recently. stuck in the middle of a ten game losing streak, dave text tal changed top line moving jake voracek to line two. goalie brian elliot faced his former team the flames last night in calgary. game tide in the second period shane launches one from inside t

one philadelphia eagles take out his frustration on twitter what ronald darby's telling fans in don belloining us now talk about the bird. >> all i want for christmas is home field advantage. >> within player, for everybody to shut up and get off his back. that is where we are. >> ter >> it should be all roses with you it is in the r now. little . >> the 12-two eagles are talk of the town. oddly enough not because they have a first round bye but because they could in the contain the giants on sunday. people are talking about cornerback ronald darby, he had a rough game in the meadow land allowing six catches for 139-yard. darby, didn't talk to the media after the game but today , he took to twitter. here's what he had to say. for fans that sit around and wait for mistakes to trash talk they will be getting blocked starting to day. block on twitter. we are nothing but human. much love to the loyal won we will continue to work, goal, to always get a w no matter how it looks. jim schwartz talk about darby today. >> i wouldn't say that ron darby issues but would i say secondary issues. ron g

. >> and you can join me sports director don bell pat gallen the voice of the eagles merrill reese ask about the debut of sydney jones tomorrow morning on sunday kickoff at at 11:30. sixers short-handed when they play the nuggets. no joel embiid still not clear to play in back to back games. sixers one in seven when he's not in the lineup. to college basketball villanova on the road against butler. jay wright going for win number 400. jalen brunson with the ball cut the bull dog's lead to eight. later off the inbound pass mikhail bridges knocking down the triple. it wasn't enough. butler upsets villanova 101 to 93. >> tough loss. thanks lesley. >>> finally tonight we aren't the only place where people are -- and pets are bundled up against the cold. take a look here. baby elephants at an elephant camp in myanmar put on colorful blankets when the temperature suddenly dropped right before the holidays. thanks to a group called blankets for baby rhinos each elephant received a specially made plank k how cute is that. >> chi chi needs one. >> i think you'll need a much smaller size there

our don bell winged it out west.e's hanging out with the eagles as they get to take on the rams this sunday. look for his live reports on "eyewitness news" starting today at 5 o'clock. we'll be back with katie's -ahh. -the new guy. -whoa, he looks -- -he looks exactly like me. -no. -separated at birth much? we should switch name tags, and no one would know who was who. jamie, you seriously think you look like him? uh, i'm pretty good with comparisons. like how progressive helps people save money by comparing rates, even if we're not the lowest. even if we're not the lowest. whoa! wow. i mean, the outfit helps, but pretty great. look at us. >> welcome back. you know we're looking ahead to a really pleasant looking afternoon. quite chilly but seasonably so. 38 is the current value outside right now. we do still have a noticeable breeze. notice how it's changing before your eyes live observations will do that. we'll call it a brisk afternoon but at least it's sunny. there's nothing atypical about the temperatures we're

we got to come out with one of the goals >> and don bell is winging it out west. landed in la and live reports will start small here on cbs3. >>> to college hoops, fourth ranked villanova tonight in madison square garden. this is the first match of the season between them and they're the two winningest programs in the last five years. first half, up by two, bridges hits the three pointer villanova had a five-point lead. later the phil boost corner pocket and it is good. up by 15, booth scoring 20 points but mchail at the star. he goes down and throws the dunk and z agat goes down the court and perks kin's shot blocked. villanova wins, 88-72 the final. >>> spectacular ♪weee! today's the day! wahoo! there's the second-most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. phew, am i late?! nah, just in time. nice. holiday scratch-offs from the pennsylvania lottery. aww. things just got very merry. keep on scratchin'! nice man cave! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?! -stop it! -mm-hmm. we've been saving a lot of money ever since we switched to progressive. this bar is legit. and

. >> you can join me sports director don bell eagles merrill reese with a cold lincoln financial field as we talk about the debut of sydney jones tomorrow morning sunday kickoff 11:0 on cbs. >> to college football penn state in the dessert taking on the fiesta bowl 11th whip of the season and penn state waste nothing time getting on the scoreboard. looking deep. desean hamilton looks open and scores a 48 yard touchdown. and still in the first we had handoff to saquon barkley. lives into the end zone for touchdown and nittany lines go up. and barkley breaks loss. finds seem and gone. 29 yards to house. he finishes with 137 yards and mc sorely threw for 133 yards as they beat washington. saquon was asked, are you going to turn pro? >> there's day after or two weeks or last day, i'll maiing that decision when it hits me on the side of my head i'll know what decision i'll make. like i said it's been playing for this team this year. >>> sixers con initing west coast trip against nuggets and jojo was no go and embib not cleared yet. brett brown's squad lost 6 out of 7 and 4 games under 400 a

. >> fightins introduced their new slug tore day and sports director don bell joins us now with more on the new guy. >> add something pop to the bat. >> yes. >> google carlos santana and get a real lesson in latin rock, blues, and jazz. if you are in to baseball you will know that the other carlos santana can rock as well. today phillies introducing their biggest free agent signing in seven years. santana is now a philly after spending eight years in cleveland. first base man hit 23 home runs last season but his real value is getting on base, back in 2014 he led baseball with 113 walks. his deal is worth 60 million over three years. >> i'm excited. i'm excited. the phillies have a lot of younger players but my decision to sign here because the phillies, they want me, they believe in me. >> coming up later in sports, what adding santana means for young stud rhys hoskins. >> this could be fun. it could be fun. >> thanks. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", the clock is ticking for septa tokens, transportation agency is planning to phase them out, the reason for the change and what

sports director don bell will be in studio.lesley van arsdale live from metlife stadium along with the voice of the eagles, merrill reese. that's tomorrow morning right here on cbs3. >>> saturday football matt stafford and the lions hosting the bears in an nfc north matchup. second quarter lyons up by six stafford gets the stat rolls hitting jones in the flat and he takes it into the end zone for the touchdown. how about a little new york/new york. jones and his crew giving a tribute to the rockettes. very nice. lions keeping their playoff chances alive with the 20-10 victory. >>> sixers off. monday night they'll be on the road to face the bus. now last night they lost in triple overtime to the thunder. 119-117. the sixers have now lost five out of six and are one game out of the final playoff spot. >>> college hoops. the city sixth game between drexel and temple at the liacouras center. owls upy two, dragons with the ball kirk lee drivers into the paint kicks the ball out to mohican, he knocks down the 3-pointer drexel with th

don bell joining me. >> to be quite honest giants stink. so people expect aid blow out.ed. >> yeah, this what totally unexpected. >> that's how we open the show. >> game was way closer than we expected. eagles visiting meadowlands and 2-11 giants. and eagles up 24-23. amazing catch by snell on sagular. nellie get up and make the catch and throw it down. he's a fan of hoopsz hoo. how about the alley-oop. and he had four touchdowns and back come the giants, eli ma manning, tavaris king trying to get into the end zone and does. birds lead doubt two. 4th quarter, final pass for giant and eli. evan iniping ram cannot make it happen. birds clench first round bye. doug pederson sees a lot of room for improvement. >> you can't win like this and in the postseason obviously kbts play like this and expect to win every week, you know, you have to come prepared. coula bunch of different things and have guys step up and special teams makes play and defense it and we stuck together and had adversity early. it was a great game to get a win. >> indeed, nick foles played well. defense not

. >> sports director don bell, in anaheim at angels stadium where eagles are practicing this week. >> fun fact of the day, 16 of the rams 22 starters have never been part of a winning season. right now, they are nine-three as for eagles they could win nfc east on sunday, since 2014 the bird have played 15 games in december and january. they only have six wins. it is time to turn it on. >> crunch time. it is what it boils down to it is just how you see it. we're looking forward. we know what kind of team we are, what we have been all year but just getting it done, staying assistant. it is just about not turning the ball over and executing. >> reporter: as we saw sunday night in seattle december football is a whole different ballgames. coming up later in sports, big ja sixers have reportedly traded jahlil okafor. coming to you from anaheim, california, don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, don lots to cover out there. >>> still to come here on "eyewitness news". >> no frowns while fighting for her life. >> it was scary also. >> what were you afraid of. >> i was afraid of dyi

. >> "eyewitness news" will follow the eagles, our don bell will be live from los angeles starting on wednesday, as they get ready for next sunday's match up against those nine and three rams. that will be a big test as the birds are staying out on the west coast all week. joe, rahel, back to you. >> all right, pat, thank you so much. >> thank you, pat. the time now 5:37. in business news this morning, a huge deal, cbs is buying aetna. >> money watch's diane king hal joins us from the new york stock exchange with those details, and look at where the numbers are opening today. d morning,ng, diane. rahel, joe. well, first off, stocks fell on friday, dow fell 40 points, nasdaq lost 26. futures indicating investors will be in a buying mood this morning. the biggest deal of the year, drug store chain, ccs buying father for $69 billion. if the deal goes through it, could trying area major shake up of the industry. cbs runs over 97 had drugstores, monday than a thousand walk in clinics, aetna healthcare plans covers roughly 22 million people. banks are boosting defense mechanisms to prevent

our don bell is winning it out west.e's hanging out with the eagles as they set to take on the rams this sunday look for his live reports on "eyewitness news" starting today at 5:00 o'clock. go birds. >> and you may think of george washington as a humble man but he did have some blink. >> bling, blink his diamond eagle medal now on display at philadelphia' museum of the american revolution. priceless pendant was unveil this morning. it's gold and silver and imbedded with nearly 200 diamonds, emeralds and rube bees. it will be on display until march 3rd. >> who knew. >> he'd be the last person hanging around with -- >> he likes the finer things. >> that's "eyewitness news" for today at noon. i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. for it meisha, katie an you will of us here thanks for watchin w. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. >> we're always online at cbsphilly.com. >> have a great day, everyone. bundle up. the young and the restless is coming up next. >> ♪ she never let anything slow her down. even now. and aetna

we got to come out with one of the goals >> and don bell is winging it out west. landed in la and live reports will start small here on cbs3. >>> to college hoops, fourth ranked villanova tonight in madison square garden. this is the first match of the season between them and they're the two winningest programs in the last five years. first half, up by two, bridges hits the three pointer villanova had a five-point lead. later the phil boost corner pocket and it is good. up by 15, booth scoring 20 points but mchail at the star. he goes down and throws the dunk and z agat goes down the court and perks kin's shot blocked. villanova wins, 88-72 the final. and perks kin's shot blocked. villanova wins, 88-72 the final. >>> spectacular that cough doesn't sound so good. well i think you sound great. move over. easy booger man. take mucinex dm. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night. ah! david, please, listen. still not coughing. not fair you guys! waffles are my fa

get back to their winning ways >> sports director don bell joins us now, about rebounding from that loss. >> you have to turn the page quick. in the nfl you get 24 hours to celebrate and 24 hours to mourn, that is it, you have to move on. eagles got a heavy dose of humble pie, yes, they are still one of the best teams in football. but success is fragile. at 10-two they are tied with the minnesota vikings for best record in the nfc, but because of tie breakers they are in second place now. a quick recap of the last night's 14-point loss we will fast forward to the fourth quarter carson wentz to nelson agholor, beautiful, pass from eagles trailing 17-106789 back comes seahawks, russell wilson with his third touchdown toss and bird fall 24-10. doug pederson believes that this loss, could be a positive thing. >> we need games where we get hit in the mouth and we, you know, you have to fight, battle, scratch, and, you know , yesterday's game was one of those games. you just to have understand, that, you know, the preparation, there is no substitute for the preparation are, the hard work, you