year deal and eagles agree to terms with chase daniel, coming from the chiefs where he played for doug peterson and andy reid. daniel only started two games in his career but knows the offense peterson will install. >> and safety, rodney mccloud from the rams, originally undrafted he became a starter his second season and mccloud never missed a game in his nfl

eagles coach doug peterson told 6 abc that he made it a point to know that he felt the eagles could make a deep playoff run with sam bradford. a top pick that never won more than seven games in a season and never started a playoff game. but they have high hopes after the end of the last season. he is only 28 years old and they are expected to tailer this offense after bradford something they didn't do so well last year in chip kelly's final season. we'll hear from bradford in less than 90 minutes. jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> you can watch the news coverage live here at 2:00 on 6 abc, and 6abc.com, and you can find analysis from the 6 abc sports team and what it means for the birds. >>> and astronaut, scott kelly, back in america, what he has to say about his year in space. >>> and the new movie zootopia. we talk to the directors of the fill. . >>>.fast moving fire forced several people out of their home in south philadelphia. the blaze broke out on the 64 hundred block of carlton street this morning. they found homeowners trying to put the fire out with exti

doug peterson says as far as he know he wants to be back and will be back and his good friend and college teammate. and bradford says when he talks to murray there is no indication he wants out of philadelphia and to return to dallas. not in the cards. we'll have more coming up at 5:30, for now we are live at the nova care complex. >> thank you jeff. >>> time now for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. matt pellman is tackling traffic out there. >> tonight we are watching for crews. treating the roadways rick and monica. we are cruising at a better pace it's heavy coming away from the blue route to the conshohocken curve and westbound out of view and a fender bender up on the shoulder and tapping the brakes near king of prussia and a whole lot better than last night when we had the five car pileup and heavy volume on the southbound lanes, in juniata park, still watching the crash at the hopkins school and bear eastbound at moore that damaged the guardrail and eastbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at street road watch for a crash that taking out the left lane. we'l

right now doug peterson and howie roseman have done a great job. >>> and the phillies, they had darinlaying for them a two-run shot and he was not done, he added another one the bottom of the fourth. i wonder what ryan howard is thinking of all of this. >> the sixers host the rockets, they will do so without jahlil okafor. >>> and the owls left for the acc tournament in orlando and they play the winner of east carolina and florida on saturday. they likely need a good showing in the conference tournament to assure a ticket to the dance and all the eagles moves you can follow them on my facebook and twitter page. my thumbs hurt. a busy day. >>> coming up tonight american crime its critically acclaimed season. >> how much can you get? >> five years with supervision. >> served in prison. >> tailer considers a plea deal. and coach dan tries to get help to clear his daughter's name. watch the season finale of american crime tonight at 10:00. here is the prime time lineup, "the middle" at 8:00 and modern family at 9:00 and blackish at 9:30. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of s

. >>> forget the fact that they signed sam bradford and chase daniels, the reports are that doug peterson and company are in california with a workout with prime candidate goffe. >>> a dreary day in career water. he gave up 7 runs in four innings including a pair of home runs. the phillies lost to the yankees 7-1. >>> and interesting flyers news. free agent goaltender, ray emery will join them at their morning skate for a tryout basis. meantime, the flyers continue to make magic down the stretch. did you see this play? tied at 2-2 in overtime. he dove and got the puck to claude giroux with secs to go and the win kept them in their eighth and final playoff spot and they host the top capitols tomorrow. love how they are playing but the goalie situation is kind of -- >> and exciting days with the flyers and villanova. cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. i'm backing josh shapiro for attorney general because things have to change. we need criminal justice reform because our prisons are far too overcrowded. we have to deal with drug addiction through tre

and even though eagles coach doug peterson was vocal in his desire to bring bradford back, they will still look at quarterbacks in the upcoming nfl draft. >> you look forward in the draft, if there is a guy there that you can develop and mature and bring along, you have to continue to create depth and competition at your position, it's not out of the question obviously but at the same time we have to make sure it's the right thing for us. >> you would not rule out drafting a guy at 13? >> i don't know about 13 but if the right guy is at 13, we have to do what is best for the philadelphia eagles. >> reporter: as far as bradford is concerned. he believes his best days are ahead of him and that is good news for the philadelphia eagles and because bradford has never won more than seven games in his career. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> to baseball phillies played two today split squad style and they fall to the astros 3-2. and the other squad takes on alex rodriguez and the yankees in tampa and a-rod reaches out and touches someone in the first and fourth inning, miguel franc

year deal and eagles agree to terms with chase daniel, coming from the chiefs where he played for doug petersonnd andy reid. daniel only started two games in his career but knows the offense peterson will install. >> and safety, rodney mccloud from the rams, originally undrafted he became a starter his second season and mccloud never missed a game in his nfl career and had four forced fumbled last season. here is the question we posed to ron jaworsky, have the eagles improved themselves. >> believe right now and this is still a team in transition, right now it's a better team that left the field in new york. now time will tell how much better, but i really do what the eagles are doing and i think they are doing with character people. they want to bring character and that is important to them. and they want guys with a good track record and good history and guys with a great work ethic and all of those things are happening. they got rid of guys that didn't fit the mode. we see the profile of the future eagles come together. >> you'll need name tags the first day of training camp. >>> and split s

he played for coach doug peterson. the eagles lost a free agent yesterday, frederick thorn ton signed a four year deal with the cowboys. >>> the white house has a new plan to help make diapers more affordable for low income families. david. >> reporter: all right, guys, take a look at the kids we're putting them in jackets this morning, because it's breezy and cooler than the last couple of days. we'll keep them not exactly bundled up, but with the jacket this afternoon with the temperatures in the 60s. we'll have the day planner forecast and i will get you to the airport next. ♪ the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. power lines and causing delays with amtrak, the keystone philadelphia to harrisburg. we're outside live philadelphia boulevard at fox street. traffic is moving nicely, a couple of light showers in spots, davey. >> reporter: most of them are drying out,

that was after chip kelly was fired and doug peterson was hire. since then howie's let his actions define his role with one bold move after another and laurie is pleased with what he has done. >> really he has had a great plan, just kept his nose to the grind stone if you want to call it and just kind of did the right things strategically, communicates, outstanding with everybody in the scouts and coaches, and at the moment could not be more pleased. >> spring baseball, phillies, hosting the twins, jared eichoff with his first start of the spring. he had been out. 6-foot four righty making it happen. nice, pitch right there. struck out seven. he went four innings giving up three runs and four hits. the twins daniel pull beinga went yard twice, and minnesota beat phillies, seven-five. down there in clearwater, today. >> clearwater. >> yes good it looks nice down there. >> it does. it will be nice there tomorrow too. >> yes, it will good we will have more from our ronald that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by fo

bradford could talk about new coach doug peterson's offensive plan. peterson says, bradford could lead the eagles to post-season appearance, our pat gallen will be there, he will have full report for you on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> a chaotic scene as group of robbers storm gun store, coming up the alarming number of weapons they got, and the stunning way they got inside in the first place. >> also, astronaut scott kelly arriving home to heroes welcome. doctors will look at how a year in space affected his body but we will tell you one very strange effect, already discovered. we're coming right back. your body is a finely tuned instrument. diarrhea can throw it out of rhythm. imodium multi symptom relief combines two powerful ingredients to relieve diarrhea faster and ease gas, cramps and bloating. restore rhythm with imodium. >> authorities in texas make several arrests hours after releasing dramatic footage of gun store robbery of the thieves tide trains to a truck to yank the doors right off the front of the store. once inside, as you can see,

the eagles starting quarterback in doug peterson's office, bradford signing the deal at the nova careomplex. after that, bradford addressed the media and discussed whether or not he would have preferred a longer contract. >> i would have preferred a 100-year deal if they wanted to give it to me. like i said, i just want to be be back in philadelphia. it so happened my agent felt like it was a great deal for both sides. i think the organization felt the same way, and i think as long as i continue to play the way i know i can, it shouldn't really matter. >> to be iced now, the flyers enter tonight's game three points back of the penguins in the wild card chase. they are facing the second worse team in the nhl. flyers came out sluggish. doesn't get the goal. 1-0 oilers. second period, a turnover, taylor hall goes on and wins. 2-0, scary moment in the third. claude giroux taken down. body-slam over giroux, hits his head on the ice without a helmet. he did not play the final 12 minutes. flyers fell 4-0. penguins won tonight so the flyers sit five points back in the wild card chase. college

signed free agent quarterback who has been mentioned for couple of weeks from the new head coach doug peterson'schase daniel now eagle. three year, $21 million deal which some reports have the deal worth 36 million from what i understand it will be stipulation if he is he becomes a starter eagles told him he would compete with the job like they tell you all the players. he was undrafted. eagles signed help for their offensive line signing texans free agent brandon brooks he is a guard and they signed the former third round pick for five years, $40 million. all right. eagles deal with miami is official. but the eagles trading of byron maxwell and key company alonso almost didn't happen. eagles will move up to miami's pick eighth in the first round from 13th. but that deal had trouble this morning. the dolphins had a problem with mack well's physical. seems he left philadelphia with a clean bill of health with his physical after the season. toll the eagles he was fine. then sources told me he got to miami and said his shoulder hurt from last season. the dolphins almost didn't pass him on their phy

doug peterson and company are in california with a private workout with jared goffe. always sunny in philadelphia. not so much in clearwater, where rain left to an early end for the phils and yankees but not before the dreary four innings. giving up four runs and a pair of homers. the phillies losing to the yankees 7-0. and cody ashy started the season on the dl. and speaking of the injuries, the sixer's injury report is meager like their win total. >> how about the flyers? in case you missed it tied in overtime, the rookie dove and stole the puck and it got it to claude giroux with 6 seconds to play. he host the top team in the league, the capitals tomorrow. you got to love the way the flyers are playing. i say they are in. >> got to be rookie of the year. >> love it. thank you jaime. >>> well, new york knicks star carmelo anthony was shocked during last nights game because a little boy came in and gave him a hug. anthony gave him a hug and held on to his arm until an official led him off court. >> a little big fan right there. coming up the fbi is releasing details

what doug peterson has to say about new quarterback chase daniel. >> and records were broken across the area officially 82 in philadelphia, we'll chat about a cool down and showers that push through overnight in the full accuweather. ♪ the roles you play in life are part of what make you, you. and you're not going to let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure with nutritious calories, 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. come on grandma! giving you the strength and energy to get back to doing... what you love. from the #1 doctr recommended bran. ensure. always stay you. >>> we have an important consumer alert to pass along. nearly 3,000 boxes of frozen meals made by nestles are under recall. including degiorno pizzas, and spinach souffle and four kinds of lean cuisine meals. people reported they found glass in the food. it may come from spinach used in the products. to see in your meals are under recall visit 6abc.com. >>> ducis is here with sports in time for the free agency update. >> i said this yesterday, they will need name tags they brought in so many

. >> from the begin, doug peterson told us he wants sam back. and he got a two year extension that is friendly for the team and quarterback. 22 million dollars of it is guaranteed within the first year. >> he is a less than mediocre quarterback, less than .500 in his career. the eagles just made a 22 million there's bet on this guy for one season. if it pays off we'll see. >> the eagles have their starting quarterback for the foreseeable future. but if this team hosts a game any time soon, sam needs help. the eagles still need to upgrade the roster in the draft and free agency. >> sam bradford in his career has missed 36% of his starts and never made the playoffs. so to go from never making the playoffs to a deep run into the playoffs, a lot of good things have to happen. >> some are skeptical at least one eagles player feels it solidifies the offense and defense. >> you get a guy like that that is smart and understands the scheme and is familiar with the players and weapons around him it makes all the difference. >> the eagles are banking big b

had four forced fumbles last season and chase daniels comes from the chiefs where he played for doug peterson and andy reid. he knows the offense peterson will be installing and the daniel signing means that the eagles will try to release quarterba quarterback mark sanchez. >> thank you ducis. >>> it's a windows down type of commute this afternoon. lets go live to matt pellman to see how things are moving. >> it's quite warm out there this morning but it got' whole lot warmer than we like with a vehicle fire. they got the fire extinguished. fire crews are on the scene as well as police blocking off the eastbound side of egypt road at pine town road. this is after you come off of pine town road. if you normally get on egypt road i wouldn't, use trooper or paulings roads. but that does not connect to 422, in north coventry there is a fire brecht and a motorcycle crash along 401 conestoga road. lots of people out and about on such a beautiful afternoon. you see that in center city on the vine street expressway. the overnight closures are back. if you are lucky enough to go to the shore today. he

head coach, doug peterson, what he had to say about any potential quarterback controversy in philadelphiaet me started on that. ai. >> allen iverson on "good day philadelphia", quincy's one on one with the sixers star, why he says that philadelphia will always be, always have a special place in his heart. >> and it is straight up 7:00 o'clock. dave warren in for sue. good to see you my man. >> black thorn in the house a as we get ready for the big parade. >> good morning, look who is here, best irish band in the land. come on, no better way to get started on a friday then with a little irish gig. let's do it. big parade, in philadelphia on sunday, we will have live coverage all morning long. >> ♪

we'll hear from doug peterson, all of the things about chase daniel. other signings coming up in the next half hour. see you at 6:00. john clark. >>> from football to tennis, take a look. south philadelphia today. notice what's missing. the nets are not up. that was not going to stop these guys from getting outside during the record breaking weather. and doug is back with us. >> that was great. >> without the net, you can still do it, right. >> sheena parveen is with the morning team. and glenn is wrecovering from te flu. >> easy train right. i love coming back to philadelphia. always home away from home for me. with the weather. >> exactly. >> done get any better. >> 80. >> 82. >> 82. >> the warmest we've ever been this early in the season. a look towards wilmington, blue rock stadium down there. first pitch down there, nine years ago, i threw out the first pitch. what a day that was. great day for baseball. there's no baseball going on. unless you're towards florida. current temperature now down to 77 degrees after high of 82. winds out of the south-

change again and the big news is doug peterson saying sam bradford is his number one quarterback.nd chase daniel to be the backup, the two. for now. we caught up with chase last night at the airport as he arrived in philly. he played under doug with the chiefs and pederson believes that chase can be a starting quarterback in the nflings says he is at that point in his career, especially because of his leadership. but doug makes it clear in the last hour sam bradford is the starter right now. >> sam bradford is the number one, chase daniel is the number two. and then we're working on the number three. so i want to put that out there now. with sam bradford with the opportunity that he has in front of hip and what he did last year, and where he is currently on our roster, i felt like that was the best going forward by saying that. and eliminates distraction going forward. we go out and play ball. >> wouldn't be in the nfl the if i didn't think i could be a starting quarterback in this league. now, there are certain steps you have to take to get that opportunity, and i'm looking forwa

and just because doug peterson told him he would compete for the starting spot, what's he tell, he tellso relax, sam bradford your quarterback, also sign linebacker brandon, brandon brooks a guard for the offensive line five years, 40 million, and safety rodney mcleod. sixers loose 13 in a row to the wells fargo center, playing houston rockets not that good. dwight howard, 18 rebounds, the slam right here, and the sixers lose 118-104. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> thirteen in a row for the sixers, then everything went dark at the wells pharaoh center. hey, brand new policy at local university. what do you think about this? what is now letting student put on their school i.d.'s that is getting attention nationally. go rowan. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >>> two phila

head coach, doug peterson, what he had to say about any potential quarterback controversy in philadelphia. he said don't even get me started on that. ai. >> allen iverson on "good day philadelphia", quincy's one on one with the sixers star, why he says that philadelphia will always be, always have a special place in his heart. >> and it is straight up 7:00 o'clock. dave warren in for sue. good to see you my man. >> black thorn in the house a as we get ready for the big parade. >> good morning, look who is here, best irish band in the land. come on, no better way to get started on a friday then with a little irish gig. let's do it. big parade, in philadelphia on sunday, we will have live coverage all morning long. >> ♪ >> irish dancers. >> scuff up that studio floor, go ahead. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> let's have a hand for the irish dancers. >> we have to ask your name, what is your first name. >> lorraine. >> let's have a hand for lorraine. >> how old are you. >> five. >> she's five years old. >> my goodness. >> here we go. >> you are adorable. >> all right, we're done. >> we cannot go on.

. >> if i'm doug peterson i don't want to set the bar, i'm trying to win right out of the gate.ye now i would give myself little leeway. eagles right now aren't ready for even decent quarterback. they have problems on the defense, they have problems most importantly on the offensive line. >> one of your colleagues, what's his name, u ram, dave, this was his idea. so you bring in chase daniel from the kansas city chiefs because doug has work with him, flight. >> sure. >> you ride him out for two years, and then draft that dude jared golf out of call. sean bell? >> losing situation. do you hear the names we are talking about here? sam bradford gives us a chance to win, yes, he has won superbowls in his career here, flight no. daniels, career back up should be third string. this is awful. and then we're going to go the sixers way? we got to tank and we got to try to draft somebody in the future. that never works out. bottom line i don't think we will win any time soon. >> i agree with that and i'm a golf guy. i don't think he will be there. it comes down we talk about tanking. that