>> high maple is halapoulivaati vaitai. >> halapoulivaati? did dow it right? how about that? >> halapoulivaati. halapoulivaati. halapoulivaati vaitai. >> you know what? you guys, grade school. >> halapoulivaati vaitai. >> g, good to see you. dave, thank you. >> can we keep this here? >> of course. >> why not? >> preparation, ladies and gentlemen, 65:00, a coming up on the 7:00 hour. hang with us here on "good day". how tall are you? how do we measure greatness in america? the height of our skyscrapers? the size of our bank accounts? no. it's measured by what we do for our children. the values we pass on. i've spent my life fighting for kids and families and it will be my mission to build a country where our children can rise as high as their dreams and hard work take them. that means good schools for every child in every zip code. college that leads to opportunities... not debt. and an economy where every young american can find a job that lets them start a family of their own. we face big challenges, but we can solve them the same way families do. working together. respectin

halapoulivaati vaitai. and he saw the blitz from orlando scandrick. goes to the stretch play away. and vaitai makes the block. >> al: a-minus halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. that's the best news pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute war warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the league not just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors who will not be defeated. today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. mea

halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. that's the best news pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warni warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the league not just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors who will not be defeated. today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot to me. the green car because i like fuel efficiency. what if there was a car company that received al

halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. that's the best news pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the league not wi just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors who will not be defeated. today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot to me. the green car because i like fuel efficiency. what if there was a car company that received all o

halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. that's the best news second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the league not just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors who will not be defeated. today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot to me. the green car because i like fuel efficiency. what if there was a car company that received all of these awards. o

halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. that's the best news philadelphia fans can get. >> al: his name, who can pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warni warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the league not wind up in a tie in overtime? just seems that way. back after this. ♪ oh, sunday night i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ♪ for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors who will not be defeated. find out more at goarmy.com/team which one of theseing awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot to me. the green car because i l

halapoulivaati vaitai. and he saw the blitz from orlando scandrick. goes to the stretch play away. and vaitai makes the block. >> al: a-minus. halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. >> al: his name, who can pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. do wind up in a tie in overtime? just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors goarmy.com/team today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot

we will hear from rookie halapoulivaati vaitai getting in depth about what went wrong here at "action news" at 11:00. >>> into stats and i know most of you are, eagles lose to go day means that hillary clinton will be president of the united states according to the redskins rule. you see, since or for a long time now redskins, win, their final home game before a presidential election the incumbent party retains the office. it has only been wrong twice since 1932. so there you go. i don't know much about politics. live from fedex field, channel six "action news". jeff. >> there you go, hillary in office, why even vote. >>> redskins have had many rushing yard as eagles had total yard. now redskins or cowboys can runaway with the nfc east. dallas up by 11 in green bay in the third. unlike eagles eli manning and giants big day on offense against baltimore. the giants receiver odell beckham, two touchdowns, 222 yards, most by a giants play in 54 years. giant win 27-23. by the way, the union losing, again today, so whether or not they make pray offs will come down to the final game in the r

halapoulivaati vaitai. halapoulivaati vaitai. halapoulivaati vaitai. halapoulivaati vaitai. >> wow. >> were you concerned when we signed him? >> no. no, no, no. i've had tougher names like that over the years. >> what's the toughest name you've her to say? >> oh, my goodness, there was a guy who buddy ryan had on the team a little running back, by the name of -- they call him junior toddltossi. >> what? man, that's fantastic. so real quickly here. lane johnson, dave was just talking about his importance as a team. huge loss, wouldn't you say? >> sure, sure. as dave said, he's one of the best offensive linemen i think in the national football league. former number one draft pick, just getting better and better and better. very unfortunate that you have to treat it the way would you treat an injury and say he's out for ten games, and the eagles are very upset, matter of fact, their statements, howie roseman statements were very strong, he said we are very disappoint in the lane johnson. his actions have affected the entire organiza

going in for good reason and he was eaten up by washington and halapoulivaati vaitai was coachederson to replace the suspended lane johnson and the move did not workout at all but the coach says he is sticking with big v. >> i'm not going to stand here and point the finger at big v because that is not what happened there is enough mistakes all around in this food ball game that cost us this game and you know but i thought as the game progressed he settled in nicely and did some good things. >> logan an injury in the second quarter of the loss and calling the status week to week. good news on the sixers injury front and took part this portions of practice today and the team has been cautious with his troublesome knee and oglethorpe said he is getting healthier. >> this is the first day of training camp and i feel good out there and with the recovery i will do it tomorrow when i wake up ahead in sports a crazy hockey goal you have to see what to beli planned parenthood. i would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion and i would suggest we have penalties for d

rookie offense tackle halapoulivaati vaitai. rough day, eagles lose 27-20. >> penalties and third down, that's the name of the game. you know, it's -- it's starts with me, i got to go back and evaluate and it's a discipline thing >> you got to learn from it. how you respond to losses. we didn't come out here and perform the way we wanted a. we got to get back to the drawing board. >> undisciplined really. you mentioned the penalties and how the flags were deploying 13 penalties this game, 14 against detroit. that's 27 and two weeks. you just can't beat anybody like that. coming up in sports. we will talk about more the rookie his debut >> thank you, we will see you soon. >>> after a tough loss, we can always count on the bird's fans for pretty brutal honesty >> typical eagles. they get your hopes up and take the seat from underneath you. typical eagles. i'm not buying into it. not buying into it. they're going to go to not even make the playoffs. >> being the season i was kind of hesitate to be excited and now i kind of see why

rookie halapoulivaati vaitai beat up by washington's ryan kerrigan all day. wentz's jersey torn.ack they come. small, the rookie from wilmington, delaware. 86 yard kickoff return. eagles down seven. he needs some air. kirk cousins, a little too much air. picks off. malcolm jenkins to the house. pick six. eagles tied at 16 despite zero points to the offense. but the eagles beat themselves. fletcher cox calls it dumb on his part. hit late. and over 110 penalty yards for the second straight game. instead of fourth down the red skins alive. matt jones walks in. eagles down seven at the half. late fourth, final two minutes, down seven. a chance to tie it. down goes wentz. sacked for the fifth time. career high. lose their second straight. 27-20 the final. jamie apody has more. >> reporter: for the story, look to the lines. the defensive line allowed 230 on the ground. offensive line, penalties. and, of course, rookie halapoulivaati vaitai's failed attempt to fill lane johnson's huge shoes. >> too late, hit him back at the 30 yard line. and the first series wentz has been sacked twice.

. >> of course all eyes will be on fifth round rookie halapoulivaati vaitai as he gets his first stateohnson. i nailed that. >> yeah okay. >> let me see you strye it. espn analyst ron jaworski says how he does will be the key about how the eagles play this game. >> ryan kerrigan is a linebacker pass rush especially lift for the redskins will line up on halapoulivaati vaitai and test him early. that will dictate how the eagles coaches play this game. if he can hold his own against ryan kerrigan i think you'll see matthew scooting down the back field you'll see tight end split out. if he he can't control kerrigan also bunch up the formations keep a tight end in, keep a back in. that limits what you can do offensively. >> flyers open their 50th anniversary season tonight out in l.a. you might need a lot of coffee he to see it. puck drops at 10:56 p.m. our advertisement it will be michal neuvirth. flyers lope to -- hope to improve. claude giroux says the key he is not to be too excited. >> i think we prepared well. i think our practices have been good. our camp has been competitive but as

halapoulivaati vaitai. and he saw the blitz from orlando scandrick. goes to the stretch play away. and vaitai makes the block. >> al: a-minus. halapoulivaati vaitai. >> cris: we haven't talked about him tonight. >> al: his name, who can pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. two minutes to go. does any game in the lea wind up in a tie in overtime? just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cyber attack there's a team of u.s. army cyber warriors today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means

halapoulivaati vaitai got the start for the suspended lane johnson. that wasn't bad.ay have practiced his name more than he practiced during the week. how bad did he look. >>> he was overmatched. i don't care what they say about practice. in the game you know the other team has a game plan to come at you. you got to help him out. design plays to the other side. quick screens to the other side. keep the defensive pleasure off your quarterback. because they're going to come at him. and he's not ready to play. >> the rookie knows he has some work to do. >> after this game the lens is a lot different. practice is practice. but games are different. i got to keep working. >> had a couple missed assignments earlier. and, you know, felt like that he settled into the game as the game wore on. we used more help on his side as game wore on as well. >> did you see him settle in? >> coach trying to protect the player. >> he was off balances the whole game. >> he's a beast. wentz tossed for 79 yards today. a lot of high, wobbly passes. has a little bit of the shine come off the roo

. >> halapoulivaati vaitai. >> i can say vaitai. >> was drafted out of tcu. we will call him big v. well, first thing he is 6-foot six, 330-pound, secondly nobody can pronounce his name kind of had we just did. big v steps in because lane johnson is serving a ten game suspension. >> you know, i got the call, you know, to start. other guys took he under wings to help me prepare. >> v does a lot of good things, young guys, you know, always with the coach to get all of the looks down. you know, where the blitzes are coming from, athletic by, works well. so next guy up mentality. >> yeah, big v. >>> the flyers are waiting in the wings, they start their season friday night in l.a. against kings but nhl season opens up tonight were four games. sixers last night in home fist a very solid night for joel embiid, 13 minutes, 13 points, five boards, a block for sixers big man. he also went seven for eight from the free throw line. sixers were shorthanded and got blown out by grizzlies 121-91. >> former nfl quarterback tim tebow comes to the aid of a man, suffering a seizure, mets minor leaguer

halapoulivaati vaitai will start at right tackle his first career start.und pick out of tcu has big shoes to fill and talks about what he needs to do to succeed on sunday. >> calm down, just focus before each play. that is what jason peters tells me all the time. he said trust your technique, and offense and you will be fine. >> as you get in the game if you see maybe a guy is needing help we can help him with backs and tightened like mess teams will do but if everything is, you know, is great and going as planned then no, we will just role. >> we will get you ready forbidder in d.c., toyota sunday kick off. fun getting at 11:30 a.m. with don bell, leslie van arsdal and myself breaking it the down as eagles look to go four-one. >>> sixers have been taking it slow with joel embiid but in limited minutes this preseason the 7-foot two big man has been extremely impressive. the as they battled pistons in south philadelphia embiid got a bum in his playing time playing 20 minutes, last night. the big man ready to rumble, he had another nice performance. first qu

halapoulivaati vaitai. and he saw the blitz from orlando scandrick. goes to the stretch play away. and vaitai makes the block. >> al: a-minus. him tonight. that's the best news philadelphia fans can get. >> al: his name, who can pronounce it? second and two, from the 33. and it's a low throw. that's going to be a loss. they would have been better served with an incomplete pass. matthews, tackled by carr. that's going to take us, in all likelihood, to the two-minute warni warning. going to be third down and four, on the other side of the stoppage. does any game in the league not wind up in a tie in overtime? just seems that way. back after this. ? oh, sunday night ? i can shut down your power grids. i can paralyze your infrastructure. i can access the personal data of everyone in america. i am the enemy with no face, and i can't be sto... ? ? for every would-be cybyber attak find out more at goarmy.com/team today we're talking about automotive awards. which one of these awards appeals most to you? the top safety pick midsize car and suv. most dependable. means a lot to me. the green

. >> we were concerned about halapoulivaati vaitai going in and for good reason.ckle was eaten up by the washington defensive line. halapoulivaati vaitai was the coach's choice to he replace lane johnson. >> felt like a slow start but really settled in nicely. throughout the game and listen, there were -- was it perfect? was it pretty? no-no. were there assignment errors? yes. and, you know, i'm not going to stand here and point the finger at big v 'cause that's not what happened. there's enough mistakes all around in this football game. >> just told me just got to move on. got to move on try harder next time. each week will get harder and i'm ready for it. >> hope the kid's confidence is not shaken. >> things once looked so promising in the nfc east now look at it. eagles trail both the cowboys and redskins. dallas has won five straight, washington has won four in a row. >>> good news on the sixers injury front. jahlil okafor took part in portions of practice today in a scrimmage. the team has been cautious with his troublesome knee. with the season opener nine d

loss and interception rookie of the week carson wentz will play a game and first round pick halapoulivaati vaitair lane johnson and has motor suited up for a game and all the guys on the line from the tight ends on down will help him adjust. >> any time you have a rookie out there that is first start you know you want to do everything in your power to make it you know easy for him to you know understand who he is blocking where he is going but like i said the kid is a smart kid so i think he is going to be already. >> this is your job you are a professional athlete you got to do your job and that is what i will do that is my job and love it and want to keep it forever. >> reporter: temple 3-3 and tomorrow face ucs and asked matt rule what he sees in ucs and i look angry looking for his answer. >> a team that is fast and dynamic and a cool atmosphere and on campus stadium that is filled and a great atmosphere to go in and to get it started we need to win the first one and it's this one and it's a challenge but one we are looking forward to. more interview with the choech and i do smile on temple p

his real name is halapoulivaati vaitai. he was drafted out of tcu. they call him big v a couple of reason, one he's'6" 6, 330 pounds. two, nobody can pronounce his name. lane johnson is serving a ten be game suspension >> the i got the call to start, the other guys took me under their wings. they're trying to help me >> he's a young guy with the coach making sure he gets the looks down. knows where it's coming from. works his hands well. you know, next guy up. >> as you get into the football game if you see that maybe a guy is needing help we can obviously help them with backs and tight ends like most teams. if everything is great and going as planned, then no, we just roll. >> so the eagles will hook up with an old friend me on sunday. they visit washington which means the former bird desean jackson spent his first six seasons in philly before he got booted by chip kelly. desean will be a free agent at the end of the season and hasn't ruled out a return to south philly. in fact, he's cool with the head coach >> doug pederson is actually a good frien

halapoulivaati vaitai is the new right tackle while lane johnson serves the 10 game suspension, theyall him big v he is 6'6" and 313 pounds and a rookie yet to dress for a game this season. but head coach doug peterson feels that big v earns the opportunity. >> he works extremely hard one of those kids that went through the defensive front and training camp and practice against him every day and smart kid and athletic kid and excited to watch him play. >> is he ready for this? >> he is ready. discussing this with frank, where big v is now in his progression of the offense and where he is as an athlete i felt comfortable with him going over there. >> some injury news, fletcher cox missed practice with an ankle issue. carson wentz and the birds will visit the red skins sunday afternoon. the team is coming off the loss in detroit. wentz concedes it was disappointing but has not caused gloom and doom with the die g i guys. we'll keep the same approach and i like this team, they are a bunch of resilient guys, we'll go back to work and do our job. >>> hockey returns with four games on the

fifth round rookie halapoulivaati vaitai will get another crack at right tackle in that game. was overwhelmed by washington in his pro debut sunday but head coach doug peterson says he has full confidence that big v will get the job done. >>> moving on to the ice now a day of rest for the flyers, they arrive back in philadelphia yesterday, after losing to chicago, and the game was absolutely ridiculous. they trailed four to throwing. tied it up and then lost seven-four. but now time to turn the table. they help anaheim in the home opener. it is important for the guys to stay grounded. >>> also, for the first time since 1997, cleveland indians are american league champs. last night they beat toronto blue jays three to nothing in game five. cocoa crisp and carlos santana with solo home runs. they will play either l.a. dodgers or the chicago cubs. >>> hey that is all for sorts i'm don bell, have a great day. >>> that cubs/dodgers series is now tied at two games appease after cubs beat l.a. last night ten-two. cubs hadn't scored a run in the last two games but they surely hade up

tackle lane johnson to a ten-game suspension that opened the door for rookie halapoulivaa halapoulivaati vaitaihe was in the starting lineup in linebacker ryan kerrigan. kerrigan ate him alive. the dude had two and a half sacks in his previous five games. he had that and half time. ultimately the eagles lost 27-20 but doug pederson never thought about taking out big v. >> i've got so much confidence in all the guys. that send a bad message to the players, to the team. again, it's our job as coaches as the headcoach to make sure our guys are ready to play. >> so never thought about benching the guy. didn't end up well. eagles once again losing to washington. coming up in the sports zone we will talk about that and break it down with darwin walker and also, it was raining penalty flags out. 13 overall. that game against the steelers, ten penalties in that game as well. so we will talk about it >> we look forward to that. thank you so much, don. in two and a half minutes, forget about happy hour. this is ya, py hour. forget about happy hour. this is ya, py hour. where ♪ i had an injury to my neck.

(soft music) ♪ >>> halapoulivaati vaitai against the minnesota vikings. pro debut wasn't great.ashington's ryan kerrigan beat him two and a half sacks. after week of practice, wentz and friends believe he'll be ready to roll. >> he settled in nicely. he went out and did good things, the first half kind of getting jitters out. probably say the same thing, i thought he did really good things. >> a day of rest for the floors, arrived in philly around 3:00 a.m. after losing to chicago. a game pretty much ridiculous trailed 4-0. eventually lost 7-4. they host hasn't re anaheim tomorrow. it's important for the guys to stay grounded. >>> for the first time as we move to baseball since 1997, the cleveland indians are american league champs. with home run, they will play either the la dodgers or chicago cubs. the friday if i think frenzy game of the week cbee and c b we have the. thanks for logging on to cbsphilly.com and casting your ♪ >>> tonight and all this month, lights across the area are glowing pink >> check out the franklin institute right here. it's aglow for nash breast cancer

. >>> halapoulivaati vaitai against the minnesota vikings. pro debut wasn't great. washington's ryan kerrigan beat him two and a half sacks. after week of practice, wentz and friends believe he'll be ready to roll. >> he settled in nicely. he went out and did good things, the first half kind of getting jitters out. probably say the same thing, i thought he did really good things. >> a day of rest for the floors, arrived in philly around 3:00 a.m. after losing to chicago. a game pretty much ridiculous trailed 4-0. eventually lost 7-4. they host hasn't re anaheim tomorrow. it's important for the guys to stay grounded. >>> for the first time as we move to baseball since 1997, the cleveland indians are american league champs. with home run, they will play either the la dodgers or chicago cubs. the friday if i think frenzy game of the week cbee and c b we have the. thanks for logging on to cbsphilly.com and casting ♪ >>> tonight and all this month, lights across the area are glowing pink >> check out the franklin institute right here. it's aglow for nash breast cancer aw

that man is halapoulivaati vaitai. i'm never getting that name right. like ever. look at that.ow can you? >> so we're going to call him by his nickname big v that's what they call him. that's we're going to use. funny part about it his youngest brothersare will and kevin. come on. how does that happen. >> you just want to make it difficult for us. big v first nfl action he talks about the advice he got from his teammates. >> just focus before each play. that's what jason peters tells me all the time. just your technique. trust the offense and you'll be fine. dover over think everything. >> really it's going to be the defensive line that can tell if you this guy is really ready. he's been going against the starters sips training camp. connor barwin since this kid from day one and knows how difficult it is to make that transition. >> offensive lineman is a position that can take some time. some adjustment coming from college to the nfl. kind of the opposite of running backs usually fast test -- easiest transition but offensive lineman is usually the hardest and he's really from t

rookie offensive tackle hala -- halapoulivaati vaitai with a rough debut, ooze else loose 27-20. >> name of the game, you know, it is to starts with me, i got to go back and evaluate. just a discipline thing. >> one of those things you got to learn from it. it is all how you react, how you respond to the losses. obviously we didn't come out here, perform the way we want to, but the season is not over. it is a long season. >> deep breath people. eagles three and two have dropped to third place in the nfc east. disappointed fans of course holding something back. >> typical eagle. they get your hopes up. and they just take the seat right from underneath you. typical eagles. i'm not buying into it. i'm not buying into it. they're not even going to make the playoffs. you heard it here. >> at the beginning of the season i was kind of hesitant to be excited now i kind of see why. kind of seems to be unraveling. >> the last two weeks the rest gained 220 yards, kind of hard when you're playing against two teams at the same time. >> okay. >> common, people. >> of course it is not going to get any

fifth round rookie halapoulivaati vaitai will get another crack at playing and starting, once again, he was overwhelmed by washington and pro debut sunday but head coach doug pederson says he has full confidence in big v, he thinks he will get job done. >> he got better as the game went on, we had other break downs, you know, offensively other than big v, so i feel comfortable with him going again this week. >> you can tell in the second half i thought he did some good things. obviously first half he was getting jitters out and he would say same thing but he did good things in the second half. as an offense and team we have confidence in him going toward. >> there it is, vote have of confidence. >>> lets go to the ice, day of rest for flyers. they arrived in philadelphia around 3:00ah after losing this chicago last night. game was ridiculous. it is cra, they trailed four to throwing. tied it up. they eventually lost seven-four. they lost michael rafl to an ab injury missing ten to 14 days. overall, flyers are one-one-one and they will host anaheim in tomorrow's home opener. >> we cam

halapoulivaati vaitai will take over for johnson during this ten game suspension. rookie is six foot six, 315 pounds. hence the nickname big v. yet to dress for a game this season. they could have moved allen barber over to the right side, but peterson says he's comfortable with the grasp of the offense. >> where his with his progression of the offense and where he is as an athlete. felt very comfortable with him going over there and not moving allen. allen is playing well at left guard. didn't want to disrupt two positions. and so that's why i made the decision with big v, keep allen over there with jp. and you still have matt tobin as your swing tackle, left and right like we have had in the first four ball games. >> injury news, fletcher cox missed practice with an ankle, leodis sat with a hamstring. and the red skins on sunday. the first divisional game of the season. three of the first four with the nfc east. and they are putting it in the past. wentz says it's being done. >> i like this team. i think they're a bunch of resilient guys. not getting phased by th

his real name is halapoulivaati vaitai. he was drafted out of tcu. they call him big v a couple of reason, one he's'6" 6, 330 pounds. two, nobody can pronounce his name. lane johnson is serving a ten be game suspension >> the i got the call to start, the other guys took me under their wings. they're trying to help me >> he's a young guy with the coach making sure he gets the looks down. knows where it's coming from. works his hands well. you know, next guy up. >> as you get into the football game if you see that maybe a guy is needing help we can obviously help them with backs and tight ends like most teams. if everything is great and going as planned, then no, we just roll. >> so the eagles will hook up with an old friend me on sunday. they visit washington which means the former bird desean jackson spent his first six seasons in philly before he got booted by chip kelly. desean will be a free agent at the end of the season and hasn't ruled out a return to south philly. in fact, he's cool with the head coach >> doug pederson is actually a good frien

so look out, halapoulivaati vaitai. doug pederson says the rookie right tackle will start again.e had a rough debut yesterday as you can see right here. he gave up a few sacks. doug could have moved the veteran, alan barber over, but he is going to stick with the rookie. >> regardless of whether it be a rookie or a veteran out there playing, i can't get caught up in that. i'm not going to necessarily worry about that as much as my focus is to get v ready to go. listen, he'll be a lot better this week. he's now got a full game under his belt, and that's valuable experience that he can learn from going into this week. >> he says he will be better. sam bradford coming back to philly. he's been playing fantastic football, hasn't thrown an interception. he had the eagles play book and played with the birds until one week before the season started. so could sam help give the vikings a lot of intel on the eagles? doug pederson doesn't seem to think so. >> one guy has my entire playbook. one guy. he's got to worry about getting himself ready to play too. >> i think that one guy is doug p

halapoulivaati vaitai will start at right take he will, his first career start, the rookie fifth rounds pick out of tcu has some big shoes to fill and talks about what he needs to do to succeed on sunday. >> calm down, just focus, that's what jason peters tells me all the time. trust his technique, trust his offense, you will be fine. >> as you get into the football game, if you see maybe a guy is needing some help, we can obviously help him with backs, anti-ends, as teams will do, but if everything is great, and going as planned, and no, we just roll. >>> tomorrow morning we will get you ready for the birds in d.c. with toyota sunday kickoff. the fun gets going at 11:30 with don bell, lesley van arsdall and myself. breaking it all down as the eagles looking to four and one. the sixers have been taking it slow with joe em embiid, but in limited minutes this pre-season, the seven-two big man has been extremely impressive as they battle the pistons in south philly, embiid got little bump in his playing time tonight. he hit the 20 minute mark. the big man, ready to rumble tonight, had anot

get to know him his real name is halapoulivaati vaitai, he was drafted out of tcu, they call him big v for two reason one he is 6-foot six, second 336 pounds, bv steps in bay lane johnson is serving a ten game sus pension. >> you know, i got the call to start. other guys put me under their wings trying to help me prepare for this game. >> he does a lot of good things. he is a young guy. the coach is making sure he gets all of the looks. the blitzes, where they are coming from. he is an athletic guy. next guy up mentality. >> as you get in the football game if you see maybe a guy is needing some help we can obviously help him with backs and tightened as most teams will do but if everything is great and going as planned then in, we just roll. >> eagles at washington on sunday. >>> that is all for sports i'm don bell have a great the day. >>> thanks, don. happening today city council will honor late ed snider and the philadelphia flyers as team gets ready to kick off their 50th anniversary season. the ceremony will take place at 10:00 inside city hall chambers. ed snider's family and fl

coach doug pederson says halapoulivaati vaitai the rookie he replacement for the suspended lane johnsonmain a starter on the offensive line. >>> the big 12 conference which lost two schools recently will not expand back to 12. the conference's commissioner says it will stay 10 schools for now. an expansion is no longer an active agenda item. >>> the big 10 has more than 10, so it's all -- >> it's just name. >> yeah. >> it is 5:17 and video of a plan being handcuffed for walking in the street to avoid a construction site has led to some outrage. >> amy schumer's comedy routine ventures into presidential politics and for some of the audience it was too much to take. >> ♪ this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's all of this, this, and this. and especially that. waaat? yep, add this and you've got strawesomeberry. "oohh!" honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. this. is. everything. vo: donald trump and pat toomey anhave plenty in common --. they're both putting pennsylvania women at risk. even after trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, toomey

wentz troubles in part due to his rookie right tackle halapoulivaati vaitai. they have got a brutal brutal schedule coming up not only the vikings but in two weeks the cowboys, then the giants. gets tough from here. >> a lot of good news. >> ton of good news this morning. >> we'll be right back. katie: i'm katie mcginty vo: have plenty in common --mey they're both putting pennsylvania women at risk. even after trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, toomey stood by him. on women's health - both trump and toomey would defund planned parenthood. on abortion: trump: "there has to be some form of punishment" toomey: "i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: too dangerous for pennsylvania women. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions. now, as chairman of the pennsylvania commission on crime, i'm leading the fight to stop

johnson was suspended for the next 10 games as being replaced by i'm going to try here halapoulivaati vaitaig v in the big v says he's ready for the big game. >> i feel like i've been prepared enough for this weeke weekend. kerrigan and the other player are going to do. i have an idea. i've been working on my technique all week. >> he's had great week of practice. good week of preparation a few mental things that we cleaned up during the week, and that's why you practice. from the standpoint of him executing and doing what we asked him to do, he's fine. >> tough spot for the big v but check this out. according to espy nation.com the eagles have the toughest schedule remaining in the nfl. take look at the next per op phones. safety malcolm jenkins views it as an tune. >> this is the chunk of the season right here you talk about positioning. if anything we looking forward to the opportunity the next month we got really good teams, um, we got bunch of divisional teams we're on the road. you steal some things on the road it puts in you a better position later when you come back home. >> all righ

halapoulivaati vaitai is your new right tackle. but you can call him big v. the rookie making his first nfl start. he didn't even dress the first four games of the season. but the guys seem to be fully confident that he can get the job done. >> focus, tells me all the time, trust the technique, trust the offense, and you'll be fine. >> don't over think everything. >> offensive line is a position that can take some time, some adjustment coming from college to the nfl. kind of opposite of running backs, the fastest position, easiest transition, but offensive lineman usually the hardest, he's really from the day he has got here he's kind of improved every day until now. so i'm excited to see how he performs once he gets out there sunday. >> and the eagles ma have i just caught a break. jordan reed can miss sunday's game, right now going through concussions. that's sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. i spent many years as a nuclear missile launch officer. if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles, that would be it. i prayed that call would neve

that scares me big v, i have to be honest for positive as people are talking about big v, halapoulivaati vaitaibecause the offensive line, and offensive line chemistry. and, and with the eagles last eagles preseason game. he is going against one of the better defenders in ryan kerrigan the best defensive lineman. i'm worried about big v. >> is there anything positive about this. >> we have the pep band. >> yes. >> we don't like you. >> there is a line that goes around the block for them. >> unaudible. >> i'm not sure you know anything about big v. >> redskins 27, eagles 26. fifth week in the row i have picked against the eagles. i'm one-three. >> this game is a blow out. they are going to score seven points. forty-two-seven. >> this is annex stream close-up, let me look at your notes. >> forty-two-seven, book it right now. >> should we dot fight song. >> right in his face. >> are you ready. >> yes. >> ♪ >>> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> let's change this score. >> ♪ >> right in his face. >> you'll be back next hour. >> yes. >> i have no idea why. >> we didn't chase him out of the building. katie v/o:

doug pederson announced the next man up is halapoulivaati vaitai.10 i'm going to mess the name up. so from now on we'll call him big v. his nickname. get this his brothers names are will and kevin. come on. how does that happen? big v a rookie pick in the fifth round and he hasn't even suited up for nfl game yet. sat out the first four. guys talk about being thrown in the fire. that's being thrown in the fire. big v sounds like he's ready to play and credits that to the advice being given by his teammates. >> just focus before each day play. that's what jason peters tells me all the time. trust technique. trust the offense and you'll be fine. don't over think everything. >> who really better to ask about big v than the defense he faces every day in practice. he's taken several snaps against the starters since training ca camp. connor barwin one of those guys and today he talk about big v being ready to go. >> offensive lineman is a position that can take some time, some adjustments coming from college to the nfl. kind of the op sift running back is

rookie halapoulivaati vaitai made his professional debut yesterday but he had problems from start to finish. washington defensive end ryan kerrigan finished with two and a half sacks and made for a brutal game for carson wentz but head coach doug pederson says their seven-point loss was about more than just big v. >> i felt like he had a slow start but really settled in nicely throughout the game. listen, there will -- was it perfect, pretty, no? were there assignment errors, yes. i'm not going to stand here and point the finger at big v because that is not what happened. there is enough mistakes all around in this football game that cost thus game. >> pederson also said that big v will start gannon sunday, who are they playing? sam bradford and the undefeated minnesota vikingses. >> he it comes full circle. >> vikings defense noise joke. >> they better get it fixed real quick, they have a week to figure it out. >> appreciate it. >>> locations behind the game of football long standing rule has been if washington wins, its final home game, before a presidential election, the incumbent

the birds might go with rookie halapoulivaati vaitai in his place. >> 6:23 now.t the mystery behind the disturbing viral video revealed. >> a blind man fell victim to a home invasion rob he re. katherine scott is following that story. >> reporter: that's right, matt a home invasion in lawncrest. one of the victims is legally blind. we're live with all the latest he -- details coming up at 6:30. >> the grim reaper is walking the streets of downtown pittsburgh and not looking for new victims but trying to save you instead. wearing a long black cape and carrying a large sycthe the creepy masked creature is an actor. >> hey buddy, i'm going to see you in a little bit. yeah. mr. got his head in his cell phone. that's all right. go ahead. check your facebook. you'll be face planting pretty soon. they don't listen. >> he's bossy and has a sense of humor. the ceo of the port authority hopes it will cut down on the number of pedestrians who literally walk right into buses. >> we have new information about a youtube video that maybe you saw that some he believe was connect

. >> good morning, without lane johnson, eagles going with halapoulivaati vaitai, to start at a rightu can call him big v. big v is a rookie fifth rounder who hasn't even dressed for a game yet. yesterday the team talked about believing him despite the lack of reps. >> focus, jason peters tells me all the time, trust his technique, trust offense, and be fine. don't over think anything. >> offensive lineman a position that can take some time, some adjustment coming from college, to the nfl. kind of the opposite. a running back usually the fastest position, the easiest to transition, offense line ma is usually the hard he, really from the day he got here, kind of improved every day until now, so i'm excited to see how he performs once he gets out there on sunday. >> desean jackson thinking about being an eagle again. he said now that clip's gone, it could be a possibility. that's sports in a minute, i'm sean bell. >> there is a little more evidence that desean jackson still thinks about philadelphia because he talked about it on a conference call yesterday. >> and there were reporters o

halapoulivaati vaitai, will start at right tackle will position. he, of course, is filling in for lane johnson who is sitting out first of his ten game suspension. kick off at 1:00. >>> if you missed temple's stun inner college football last night here it is, owls trailed, almost the entire game. they came back on a last second touchdown 26-25 is the final score. "eyewitness news" sports anchor pat gallen will have much more in the next hour. >>> football as we know is a sport for only the toughest competitors. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen introduces to us a high school athlete who has overcome pretty incredible odds just to play. >> reporter: at pottstown high school their football team boosts one of the most special players in our region. >> my name is marvin pierson. i cannot the see but i can still kick butt on the football field. >> reporter: marvin cannot see or hear as he has benefited with implants. that is in the stopping him from doing what he loves. >> i want people to understand thaw are able to overcome any obstacle that is se