henry mejia strikes out. he had his chance, and let plus nba >>> not quite the build up of the super bowl, but it's fun right? >> yes, a fun weekend for basketball fans at least. nba all star weekend in front the dunk -- toronto. tonight, the rising stars challenge, young american players against international nba player, including a player for the knicks. porzingas was so good. the crowd loved him. hit from the outside and unside, and ended -- inside, but the us wins 157-154. a lot of defense. and a lot of familiar names finalists for the induction into the basketball hall of fame. shaquille up, and allen iverson as well. we'll know who's in in april. induction comes up in september. >>> the next anthony is at the players association executive committee. play and come back home and rally the troops. >> >. we have to forget about what happened with the coaching change, believe in what's going on, buy. >>> it and make the mush. >> he just never -- push. >> he just never learned and will never play again. henry

suspended the mets reliever with a punishment never beforehanded >>> major league baseball has banned henry mejia. the melt ts pitcher tested positive for performance enhancing dru e ing ing drugs for the third time in the past year. he tested positive for the same steroid he was suspended for using back in july. he can apply for reinstatement down in port st. lucie ant st. lucie some are already getting to work here. the long island native steven matz had to work his way back from injuries. and then he impressed everybody in the postseason. >> it was awesome. i mean, at the beginning of the year my main focus was just being healthy out at spring training and couldn't imagine that i was going to finish the year pitching in the world series in the major leagues. >> now the justin tuck plans to sign a one year contract with big blue. he spent the last two seasons with the raiders. >>> on the ice the red hot carmelo anthony said this afternoon he wants the knicks to add another star. also today in toronto, the league announced basketball hall of fame final list ists for 2016. there's kevin johnson a

henry mejia formerly of the mets gets the knucklehead of the year award. this is the third time -- it's for failing the drug situation, but for performance-enhancing drugs. it's not like an addiction. it's performance-enhancing drugs. he just signed a 2-1/2 million dollar contract after being caught twice. now he's caught for a third time which means he's the first player in major league history to receive the lifetime ban. ernie: always something. okay. thank you. keep it he (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... head to your neighborhood people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying ernie: thanks for watching the news at 6:00. now you can connect with me on facebook. go to facebook.com/ernie anastos. check it out, and you can also answer my daily positive questions. go to facebook.com/ernie anastos. >> finally tonight, 20 degree weather is great for ice, but bad for people. so new york city's annual central park ice festival this weekend has been cancelled. you heard audrey tell us how dangerous the

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henry mejia better get ready for life after baseball. he receives a lifetime ban for his third failed performance- enhancing drugs test. he received his first 80 game suspension in april 2015. upon his return from that suspension in july he was busted a second time which was supposed to be for a full season. but now he gets tested again and tested positive again. he is the first person to get a lifetime ban for the performance-enhancing drugs. he was set to make $2.4 million this season. that's gone. >>> henrik lundqvist one game away from breaking mike richter's franchise records for games played by a goalie. he won't do it tonight. he is resting against the kings. >>> the rangers with the morning skate at msg going for their fifth win. and they have been shorthanded. rick nash will miss the 8th game with a bone bruise and mcdonough has a concussion. stepped up. >> guys will get hurt so i have to find a way to win. >> we play hard and for each other. got the bounce. >> the next are represented festivities. kristaps porzingis will take c

. >> yesterday henry mejia took over the honor of becoming the first player to be banned for life from baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs. the mets pitcher says he did nothing wrong. he told a dominican republic reporter that he will work to clear his name. he says he will appeal the suspension even though the appeals process is already complete. >>> the mets now move on without him. for pitchers and catchers on thursday, but already many players they are hard at work in port st. lucie. they surprised everybody last year with their world series run. this year, they will be a target which is why all this hard work has to begin early if they want a repeat performance. >> i think we can be as good as last year being the top two teams in the world. so we can do it again. >> in order for us to be successful like we were last year are we need to forget about that. we need to worry about what we need to do to be successful this year. >> the race for the post- season is beginning to heat up in the nhl. entering today the devils were just two points out of the final spot in the east

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mets pitcher henry mejia making history dubious history becoming the first major league baseball player to be permanently banned from the game for performance-enhancing drugs. mlb announcing that he has tested positive for a banned substance for a third time. closer for the mets at the start of the past season but was suspended after failing a second drug test. he could apply for reinstatement but is banned for at least two years under mlb policy. >> wow. big news. >>> coming up next, a few good ideas for valentine's day. and some that you will want to avoid. >> and then, at 6:00, children with little to give, giving all they have. the coin drive in new jersey that's exceeding all expectations and who is benefiting from all the love. (male vo) across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza . for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. he said victoza works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's take