jessica rae: and a military robot participated in the ceremonial puck drop at the anaheim ducks and edmonton oilers hockey game the puck was actually dropped by one of the robots the army uses to help handle hazardous materials s d aid efforts s first responders in n e face of disasaer. the robot was also flanked by human members of the military. the drop was successful.... " jessica rae: and still to come... we'll continue our veterans day coverage with an amazing reunion 70 years in the making... between a world war two vet and his long lost love. you won't want to miss it. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning....& jessica rae... and scott larson.... this is abc9 news this morning. " "" scott: jessica rae: scott: adlib off to the east and northeast. in its wake, we'll have strong winds miles per hour. saturdrd should be nice with sunshine and gradually warming temperatures as we get into the weekend. today's forecast calls for a high of 50 with sunshine and a brisk wind. we'll have clear skies and calmer condions tonight as we fall to a low of 26. tomorrow's high is 52 and

erin: the capitals continue their homestand, hosting the edmonton oilers, coming off a 7-3 thrashingo the avalanche. this one was tied until late in the third. the oilers looked like they would break through. braden holtby makes a spectacular glove save. 33 saves tonight, he was the m.v.p. under seven minutes to play, the centering pass misses its mark, but there is dmitry orlov, he scores. cap shut out the oilers 1-0. comments after the redskins lost of the panthers have fans fired up. the veteran said the nfl official single the redskins out because of their name, making those comets in reference to this chris tolliver play that the officials changed from an interception return for a touchdown to unnecessary roughing. i asked young what he thought about the comments. >> everyone says we don't have leaders, but jason hatcher is a leader. he spoke his opinion, and that is what you want. forward,ally, moving we cannot put the refs in the situation to call that. we need to do better on our parts. nba, magic and cavs. turns his back, throws it up, another look. i never want to play hors

erin: the capitals continue their homestand tonight hosting the edmonton oilers. this could be another high-scoring affair. the caps coming off a 7-3 thrashing of the avalanche. it is thanksgiving week and it's nice to see professional athletes out there in the community giving back. the nationals' first baseman ryan zimmerman was doing his part today as he helped prepare and deliver meals with food and friends for children and adults in the d.c. area who are dealing with hiv/aids, cancer and other live-challenging illnesses. but we also asked zimmerman about the new skipper dusty baker. >> ryan: he has done everything you can possibly do as a manager. so he just kind of sits back and lets you play. i think he manages personalities more. not that he doesn't manage the game. but i think his strongest suit is managing the clubhouse and managing personalities and making it seem like a family. i think it will be good. erin: managing personalities. that will be good. we have more good news. how about this? after starting the season 3-0 maryland has moved up to number t

conner mcdavid, a generational talent who just began his first season on the ice playing for the edmonton oilers, once home to wayne gretzky, for this week's new edition of "60 minutes" sports, we got the inside look at the making of a mega-prospect. we've heard this story before, the precocious child that shows a spooky talent at a very, very young age. his parents say they neither pushed nor encouraged his obsession with hockey. >> my perspective was we owed it to him to give him every opportunity to be successful. td if success didn't follow, you know, we would deal with that as a family. because first and foremost we're still a family it was pretty clear to me from a very young age that he was a talented hockey player and he had a gift that others didn't have. >> glor: like only two players before him, mcdavid signed a special exception that allowed him to play in the ontario league for the erie otters at the age of 15, against kids three and four years older. d t that involved leaving home. as a child, he had warned his mother that that day would come. >> we were standing at the kitchen tab

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conner mcdavid, a generational talent who just began his first season on the ice playing for the edmonton oilers. once home to wayne gretzky. this week's new edition of "60 minute sports," we got an inside look at the making of a mega-prospect. >> reporter: we've heard this story before. the precocious child who exhibits an almost spooky talent at a very, very young age. his parents, brian and kelly, say they neither pushed for for discouraged his obsession with hockey. >> my perspective was we owed it to him to give him every opportunity to be successful. and if success didn't follow, we would deal with that as a family. because first and foremost we're still a family. it was pretty clear to me from a young age he was a talented hockey player. and he had a gift that others didn't have. >> reporter: like only two players before him, mcdavid signed a special exception that ontario league for the erie otters at the age of 15, against kids three and four years older. but that involved leaving home. as a child he warned his mother that day would come. >> we were standing at the kitchen table and he

conner mcdavid, a generational talent who just began his first season on the ice playing for the edmonton oilers. once home to wayne gretzky. this week's new edition of "60 minute sports," we got an inside look at the making of a mega-prospect. >> reporter: we've heard this story before. the precocious child who exhibits an almost spooky talent at a very, very young age. his parents, brian and kelly, say they neither pushed for for discouraged his obsession with hockey. >> my perspective was we owed it to him to give him every opportunity to be successful. and if success didn't follow, we would deal with that as a family. because first and foremost we're still a family. it was pretty clear to me from a young age he was a talented hockey player. and he had a gift that others didn't have. >> reporter: like only two players before him, mcdavid signed a special exception that allowed him to play in the ontario league for the erie kids three and four years older. but that involved leaving home. as a child he warned his mother that day would come. >> we were standing at the kitchen table and he said,

. >>> tough news out of edmonton and oilers. the number one overall pick in the nhl draft will be out long broken collarbone according to espn.com. help with situation right there. tripped up. headed to the boards. he left the game. was later in a sling and then after the oilers victory, the coach confirmed that the player leads all rookies with 12 points this season, will be out for a significant period of time. >>> we mentioned college football play revolver rankings, clemson, lsu, ohio state, alabama in the all important top four. that's it for us. >> go, s.e.c. >> ohio state and manager state did not. controversy. >> everyone has something to say about the picks. >> they do. >>> up next in "the pulse," moving on from "the daily show," jon stewart's new gig. >>> plus, put the rake down, why experts are saying let the leaves be. song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this

the flyers are at a loss, they are riding a five game losing streak, they had ap lead on the oilers but edmonton scored two goals in 97 seconds, the flyers lost the game 4-2 and they will visit calgary tomorrow. once again this team off to a slow start this season. >>> some industrious new minds are getting ready for a new season of delco, iq. they took part in a session to kick off the events 68th season, delco iq is the oldest academic quiz competition and has grown to include 21 schools. >>> did you say it was 80 degrees today? >> it was 80 today in philadelphia. at the airport. the last time we were 80 in november was back in 1993. it's unusual, we have two more days of the warm air and then things begin to change for the weekend. >> get the sweaters back out. if you like to wear sweaters. >> you can wear them on sunday. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing there is no rain out there, tomorrow evening we could have a few sprinkles showing up on double scan live radar and today the action cam was out and about at logan scare, look at that sky, bright blue and sunshine and a lot of people o

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edmonton. still on the ice. the oilers lead 5-1 in the third though. >>> any closer to game day for houston. coach saying today richardson a game time decision, hasn't practiced all week, and quarterback fitzpatrick is good to go, he'll start. the giant versus this week off giving at least one player the chance to be a good dude. we know about jason pierre- paul. lost a finger, went through much, not many know what he went through, but this guy does. he lost parts of two fingers. his big sister, who must be one heck of a big sister, reached out to pierre-paul who face timed with him to help him out. >> well, my whole family was there, and inflict jpp said some rough times with it, and the most important part is your family. >> i was just glad he got to talk to someone he looked up to so much. >> that's nice. >> great for jpp. >> it's fantastic.

guys have struggled away from home this season but last night in edmonton they took a two-one lead on the goal by ryan white but oilers came back with three, third period goals to beat the flyers four-two. the flyers are one-five on the road so far. >>> welshing still ahead this morning move over siri, new tool allowing artificial intelligent to respond to your e-mails. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. >>> here's one more look at your head lines police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man on the septa bus overnight and then ran off. this happened at forty-sixth and market streets in west philadelphia. the the victims in stable condition at a hospital right now. >>> also this morning mayor election jim kenney will hold his first news conference since philadelphia voted him into office last night. former democratic city councilman defeated melissa murray bailey a and three others receiving 85 percent of the vote. >>> ohio residents still cannot legally use marijuana for either recreational or medical use. voters said no to a proposal that would have allowed adults over 21 to purchase or gro

. >>> tough news out of edmonton for the oilers in the nhl. connor mcdavid, the number one overall pick in the last nhl draft wi be out long term. a broken collarbone according to espn.com. help with situation right there. tripped up. headed to the boards. he left the game, was later in a sling a and then after the oilers victory, , the coach confirmed that the player who leads all rookies with 12 points this season will be out for a significant period of time. >>> we mentioned those college football playoff rankings. clemson, lsu, ohio state, alabama in the all important top four. that's it for us. back to you. >> go, s.e.c. >> ohio state and michigan state did not. controversy. >> everyone has something g to say about the picks. >> they do. >>> well, up next in "the pulse," moving on from "the daily show," jon stewart's new gig. >>> plus, put the rake down, why experts are saying let the leaves be. song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" that's life. you diet. yo