. >> we're going see a former flyer in scott hartnell tonight. scott hartnell spent more games in a flyers uniform than any of the other teams he played for. it's fitting the flyers will be in the house as hartnell honored. hartnell is a member of the blue jackets. flyers visit them tonight. before the game hartnell will be honored for having appeared in his 1,000th nhl game earlier in the week. flyers say they're happy they'll be able to see the honor. >> app special moment for us but obviously for him and his family. it's a big milestone. >> he played hard on the ice gave it everything he's got good leader and then off the ice a lost same, you know, with the community and stuff. represented the flyers very well. big deal to play a thousand games in the nhl. >> we are getting closer. phillies pitchers and catchers report on wednesday. they will be on the field the following day for their first workout. the equipment is already en route. i bet the phanatic is flying. this morning the phillies loaded up a tractor-trailer with 2400 baseballs, 1200

scotty hartnell picks an assist there. the game winner. horrible defense in front of emery.ate in the game. they pick up a point and lose the opportunity for two and lose four-three. >>> yale one of the best teams in the ivy visiting the historic palestra to taken on penn tonight. penn with a tough task on their hands and tony woods with a nice drive there. penn trailed by 15 at the half. penn lost the game 75-48. >>> nba all star weekend underway and the celebrity game showcase add couple of philly kids mo'ne davis making kevin hart watch the move look like he's standing in concrete. mo'ne continues to shine at all star weekend. to the phillies now. they hope to develop a new rising stars like mo'ne as they head to spring training. they packed up for the journey to clearwater today with the phanatic's help of course. many to items in the bus baseballs, bats, chewing gum. i sat down one-on-one with ruben amaro, jr. he's skyed about the challenge of turning the team around with new blood. >> the excitement is a different one in that we, you know, we get to assess and watch, y

scott hartnell honored before the game for playing in 1,000 games.rtnell down in the game because of wayne simmons. take a look on the rebound. wayne train with two goals. flyers up 3-1 in the third period. the blue jackets, only team that hadn't won a game when trailing into the third period until last night. atkinson ties it at three. then in overtime, where's the flyers defense? hardham and niece -- anisimov score. the flyers lose 4-3 in overtime. bad loss. they got a point but let another point get away again. >> the last two games have been embarrassing the way we lose these games. >> they are not happy, they've lost six straight at columbus. >>> on to the nba all-star weekend in new york, two sixers participating in the rising stars challenge. sixer mcw had to back out with a toe strain. covington took his place. nerlens noel right here, four points for him and covington follows his own miss. two points for bob. the u.s. did lose to the world. the pride of the taney dragons, 13-year-old mo'ne davis playing in the celebrity game last night, phil

. >> to the ice and the flyers will be in columbus tonight with blue jackets honoring scotty hartnel, 13 goals, 21 assists so far this season, played in his 1,000 game monday night. scotty spent seven seasons with the fly guys before he was traded to columbus. that's quite a milestone. congratulations. >> nice that the flyers will be there too. i'm sure a lot of them are friendly. >> and let's go flyers. still to come, what becomes of the broken hearted how do merchants cash in onon them for valentine day. >> first what's coming up tonight on cbs-3. >> if you have not been out yet, it is freezing out there. temperatures likely not make it above freezing all day or any of the next few days, either. katie has the details on your forecast coming up on the 3's. >> forty-five year old andrew bid some in police custody this morning. he's the atlantic county man who disappeared in late july after allegedly staging a boating accident, and faking his own death. >> and, philadelphia officials are gearing up for next year's democratic national convention. it was announced yesterday morning, the

. >> flyers are honoring scott hartnell for his 100th game and they will present him with a check for his foundation and a crystal. >>> we have certainly talked a lot about it tomorrow it will finally be here, phillies pitchers and catchers will report to clearwater. jeff skversky drew the long strew and his live reports begin tomorrow here on "action news." >>> and an ugly win at seton hall today seton hall suspended gibbs for two games and after the game he did apologize. that is sports. >> a little commentary there. >>> the home of the philadelphia flyers has been given a thumbs up for its green efforts today flyers president, accepted a plaque from the environmental potential agency it was the first nhl arena to feature an efficient led lighting system. >>> we have a break now from the cold snowy weather one day midweek with temperatures above freezing and that will feel nice with the sunshine it's all relative because by the end of the week the brutal cold is coming back, it's one of those weeks as we look around the snow from this morning is long gone and the sunshine is helping

. >> honoring scary hartnel for playing in his 1,000nll -- nhl game recently. continues to be one of the best on the ice. simmons finishes, puts the flyers on top one to nothing. to the third we go, to the power play, simmons again cleaning up in front. his 21st goal of the season, the flyers leading three to one. but, again the blue jackets frustrate the flyers, cam atkinson, evens the game at three. scott hartnel picks up the assist. over time we go, where timmendequas has a game winner. horrible defense by the flares. they pick up a point though. waste a chance at two lose four-three, yale one of the best teams in the ivy visiting the palestra to take on penn last night. penn with tough task on their hands, and tony yo woods with nice drive. trail by 15 at the half. makia mason with three pointer coming up. led all scorers with 14. penn lost the game 75 to 48. >> nba all-star weekend underway. and the celebrity game showcases couple of philly notables. mo'ne davis the starve this one, making kevin hart look sill way spin move. look at mo'ne. mo'ne star conti

the flyers continue their road trip tomorrow when they face columbus and former teammate scotty hartnell and before the game the blue jackets will honor scotty monday he played in his 1,000th career game. this season he has scored 13 goals and 21 assists. >> it's going to be special moment for us but obviously for him and his family. it's a big milestone. >> he's been a real good player on and off the ice with everything he's done. he played hard on the ice. gave everything he's got. good leader, and then off the ice a lot of the same. with the community. >> the next step in kimmo timonen's come back will happen next tuesday. he will join the flyers morning 68. kimmo has been working out alone at the facility while recovering from blood clots. >>> we'll >>> new at 11-dollar night honors for a former football player who inspiring many people off the field. >> villanova' university's office of disabilities services presentedpresented eric lagrand with its humanitarian i was tonight. the former rutgers player was paralyzed during a game back in 2010. he travels the country and raises awaren

the flyers continue their road trip tomorrow when they face columbus and former teammate scotty hartnell and before the game the blue jackets will honor scotty monday he played in his 1,000th career game. this season he has scored 13 goals and 21 assists. >> it's going to be special moment for us but obviously for him and his family. it's a big milestone. >> he's been a real good player on and off the ice with everything he's done. he played hard on the ice. gave everything he's got. good leader, and then off the ice a lot of the same. with the community. >> the next step in kimmo timonen's come back will happen next tuesday. he will join the flyers morning 68. kimmo has been working out alone at the facility while recovering from blood clots. >>> we'll be right back. ♪ (vo) after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru has developed our most revolutionary feature yet. a car that can see trouble... ...and stop itself to avoid it. when the insurance institute for highway safety tested front crash prevention nobody beat subaru models with eyesight. not honda. not ford or any

scottie hartnell had two assists. blue jackets beat the the fly guys five-two.ers will play the buffalo sabres at the well tomorrow night as the playoff push continues. >>> the sixers are off until friday night when their rebuilding process resumes at the well in south philadelphia. the the sixers say they will have new uniforms for next season this featured wilt chamberlain, billy cunningham and the doctor julius irving, all three of those hall of famers wore different jerseys. a new slogan accompanied the the announcement. this starts now. i'm digging it. the the uniform new look, and new sixers it is on. >>> check this out a ball stuck on the rim at a eighth great basketball league tournament in kansas right here. they beat rock creek mustangs by one point. time ran out with the ball stuck out of reach. that is shooter's touch right there. it looks like a game winner when it left, that young man's hand it just stayed there they should have a jump ball but game was over. tough loss. that is a soft touch there. that is a shame. that is a shame. >> 5:27, coming

flyers blew a two goal, to third period lead against scott hartnell and blue jackets. eventually losing in overtime, flyers had trouble in columbus, they have not won out there in that arena in almost a decade. flyers and buffalo tomorrow night begins the worst team in hockey. sabres only had a measly 35 points. few in the nhl. they cannot waste these opportunities with ray emery playing so well. >> we just to have wake up and figure it out especially when a guy is playing like that. he is doing a heck of a job. we have to wake up. >> well, michael rafl expect to come back tomorrow from pneumonia, flyers sent down scott lawton, in 31 games he only had two goals. hopefully the flyers can pick up two points begins the the lowly sabres tomorrow. >> yes. >> they had it at this point, they have to keep it going. >> thanks, jeff. >>> up next on "action news" we will track a system that could bring dangerous conditions to our area, meteorologist melissa magee has exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> meteorologist melissa magee has

blue jackets will honor former flyers scotty hartnel for playing in his 1,000 game earlier this week. >> 6ers guard and last year's rookie of the year michael carter williams will not play in tonight's rising stars challenge, which is part of the all-star game festivities still nursing sore foot, bag big tow, instead robert covington the third will play with noel. all-star game itself sunday night at madison square garden. erika? >> ukee, thank you. still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", we have live team coverage of today's dangerously cold temperatures, and katie is tracking some snow this weekend too. and, whitney houston's daughter still fight to go survive. now we're learning about more trouble for her just days before she was found face-down in a tub. we'll be right back. in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and become an even bigger problem. so he talked to me about xarelto®. >>xarelto® is the first oral pres

scott hartnell former flyer honored before the match for his 1,000th career game.iting up for columbus. third period giroux gets the puck shoots a rocket and wayne simmonds cleans it up for the goal. his second of the night. flyers are three-one. the game got to be over. you have to put this away but the flyers don't. columbus ties the score at three. takes the game in overtime. the blue jackets get the w. game over. the flyers choke away the game. four-three in ot. >>> as mentioned in our earlier show the princeton women's basketball team is 16th in the country in the only undefeated team in women's college basketball. tonight they improved to 22-zero smacking brown 86-58. all star weekend kicking off tonight. rising all star game not really having many rising all stars. a couple cats nerlins noel with the block pretends he's michael carter williams and goes coast to coast for the dunk. robert covington also in the game. that one is currently in the second half. >>> peyton manning says he's physically and mentally regular to play next year for the denver broncos.

scotty hartnel and the columbus blue jackets in town later tonight.villanova wildcats control their own destiny headed toward the biggies tournament and march madness. last night against seton hall, nova hit 12, three balls darren hilliard led the wildcats with 18 points. let's take to you late in the game right now. villanova guard ryan gets smashed right in the face by the pirates sterling gibbs. oh that's a flagrant foul. gibbs was tossed out of the game. rightly so. nova wins easily eight to 54, and heads to marquette for saturday afternoon action. now, after the game, seton hall's gibb tweeted this: >> man that's not why who i am. i'm sorry to my friend, family, team for being an embarrassment. even more sorry to ary arch 15. emotions sometimes get the best every us, heat of the moment things. we're all good. glass to see they made up. that will was scary incident, but all is good. erika, back to you. >> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" our live team coverage of this morning's snow continues. jan? >> reporter: still snowy and snowing

. >> he'll root on the guys when they face his old teammate scott hartnell. the flyers will present him with an engraved crystal and a check for his foundation. >> we want a big win and these guys are playing well and hopefully we'll have a big game tonight. >> it's fun and he is a little bit goofy and we are good buddy and he is close with everyone on the team. it's enjoyable to play them and they got the better of us the last few days. that has got to change. >>> spring training is upon us but there is a dark cloud over the phillies. 68.5 is listed for their wins in vegas. and down if tampa alex rodriguez is expected to report after a season long performance for using performance enhancing drugs. he issued an apology for the mistakes that led to his suspension and that he is in therapy and sought the counsel of barry bonds of all people. that will be interesting to read. monica back to you. >> thank you jaime it's a perfect night to stay inside and sit on your coach and watch a fun filled prime time. fresh off the boat at 8:00 and then a new show called "re

scott hartnell honored for having appeared in his 1,000th career game earlier in the week. >>> picking it up at the second period, the flyers take the lead 2-1. five minutes into the third period, wayne simmons, this is his second of the night comes during the power play. 3-1. but the blue jackets pour it on from there ken atkinson on the rebound. we're tied at 3 and going to overtime. 2 minutes into overtime, the flyers pick up a point it cover two, they lose 4-3. >>> jeremy maclin was in his native missouri his alma mater recognizing his amazing career. he is due to become a free agent in march he was asked if he would consider a reunion with andy reid in kansas. >> i've always said i want to be an eagle. they have expressed the same. so hopefully something is worked out. i understand this is a business i know anything can happen. if you ties with people you work with in the past, i know it's intriguing. but like i said my heart is in philly. >> nba all star weekend. last night was it was the rise star challenge. ncw robert covington and nerlens noel. nerlens noel finishes with four

scott hartnell honored for having appeared in his 1,000th career game. his former teammates did him his due. flyers take the lead 2-1. five minutes into the third period, wayne simmons comes on the power play. 51st goal of the season. 3-1. but the blue jackets pour it on from there. we're as you as you suddenly tied at 3 and go into overtime. the flyers pick up a point could have been two they lose 4-3. >>> jeremy maclin was in missouri inducted into the university of missouri hall of fame. he is due to become a free agent in march. he was asked by reporters if he would consider a reunion with andy reid in kansas. >> i've always said i want to be an eagle. they have expressed the same. hopefully something works out. i understand this is a business. i understand anything can happen. obviously one of ties to people you work with in the past it's intriguing but my heart is in philly. >> nba all stars weekend. last night it was the rising stars challenge. robert covington and nerlens noel. ncw did not play. noelle finished with four points covington two. 89

. >> special moment as flyers honored scott hartnell with a check for his foundation and then the team doused their playoff hopes matt calvert as the flares fell to columbus 5-2 they scored a point in nine straight games the team signed nick shultz to a two year extension contract. >>> okay with temperatures consistently dipping below freezing we are reminded how important it is to keep warm. the philadelphia zoo has their hands full to keep the animals safe during these cold stretches as well. it's freezing cold but the zoo is open for business throughout the winter month but there are fewer animals on display. the giant otters have a heated pool, so as long as the heat is on, they are okay. the polar bear has no problem, but zookeepers are intelligent enough to make their own decision if they want to stay in their facilities or hang outside. >> with other species their bodies can handle it and their behavior lets us know. and we give them choice, lions pride day and three different snow leopards and tigers are out. they have a choice of where they want to be but other animals need he

it's fitting they'll be there to celebrate the milestone of one of their former fan favorites scott hartnellr of the blue jackets will be honored before tonight's game for playing in his 1,000th career game earlier this week. he spent seven seasons here in philadelphia before being traded to columbus last june. hits former team happy to be a part of tonight's celebration. >> he's been a real good flier on and off the ice with everything he's done. he played hard on the ice gave it everything he's got good leader and then off the ice a lot of the same with the community and stuff. represented the flyers very well. big deal to play a thousand game in the nhl. >> a special moment for us but obviously for him and his family. it's a big milestone. >> to quote the late great harry kalas it's outta' here. the phillies equipment truck on its way to clearwater with a little help from our favorite furry green parking attendant the phillies truckloaded up today with lots of goodies they'll need for spring training. among them 10,000 paper cups 2,000 shirts, 1200 bat, 450 pairs of socks, 25 sets of golf

webuyanycar.com >>> flyers are in columbus tonight, now the blue jackets are honoring the former flyers scotty hartnelight. he played in the 1,000 game of his career, earlier this week. >> well, sixers star and last year's there. ba rookie of the year michael carter williams will not be able to play in tonight's rising stars challenge, which is part of the all-star weekend festivities in new york he's nursing a foot injury in his lays, cc3 robert covington the thirds having great season for the sixers from beyond. also in tonight's rising stars game the big fellow, the sixers noel. >> well the phillies are loading up the truck and head today clearwater florida today. they'll be caring more than a thousand baseball bats, a half pallet of power aid mix and everything else. they need for spring training in south florida not a bad time of year, and day to get away. we'll be live at the ball yards in our next half hour to check in on the crew as they leave for their 1,000-mile john. >> i nicole brewer headed down just little while ago. i have a question for her. how many sunflower seeds? i really need to k