so let's go to houston where dan wilkes is standing by. they've got a former patriot quarterback playing for houston now, too right? >> reporter: yeah, they do, steve, vince wilfork and out there now is one nemesis for the patriots, big j.j. watt warming up on the field. wilfork was out there, has since disappeared, but brian hoyer, 18 touchdowns, only six interceptions on the season, none of which surprises his old coach. >> brian does a lot of things well. he did a lot of things well here. i mean the fact he came in as the froster his rookie year at that position is pretty impressive that in itself. you know, he's smart. he's tough. he's accurate. he throws a very good deep ball. he's got great awareness on the field. he's a quality player that does a lot of things well, helps the team win a lot of different ways. >> reporter: well, win or lose join us after the game for the patriots 5th quarter show right here on wbz, the only place you can see both bill belichick and tom brady press conferences live as soon as the game ends here in hou

houston turns it over on downs. the defense keeps hits. here we go later in the third hit there who had a history of knee problems limping off with the aide of the trainers. they were shorthanded but still kept making plays. fourth quarter shard comes up with a strip sack who was really feeling the pressure. pats take over on the houston 7 yard line and they turn it into points in a hurry. james white doing the honors, nobodying it in and taking it in from two yards out, patriots in the drivers seat up big. it was 27 to 6. the defense wouldn't let up. fourth down and three, hicks teeing off on former patriots backup, texans turn it over again on downs. he would head to the locker room and be checked out for a concussion cushion. injuries andal patriots cruise to an easy win in houston 27 to 6 the final. snapping their two game losing streak and sewing up that play playoff birth. for more on patriots big win and proving to 1 and 2 we head houston with 7's trey daerr. trey? yeah, certainly a huge win and a quick update on deaf on mccourty mc

houston wins 24-13.ow the owls want to tends one but still a great great season. >> i'm disappointed but not deflated. play in championship games, you will win some, lose some. we hope we win every time, but no one wins every time. so we lost to a good team. i wish we would have won it, but we got, there we were down, kids fought back, on the road, disappointed, yes, but man we'll play another bowl game. haven't even been to a bowl game yet. >> the owls taking on wisconsin. bo ryan chester native fresh off an upset overseer cues. first half, wisconsin, badgers miss it, three, ace, cleans it up, nasty put back, haze had 18 points. so to the second half, badgers coast. brandon he nails the tray ball in the corner. with relieved by as much as 216789 temple takes another l. seventy-six-60. >> to the pros, the sixers playing in their final game without okafor out with the two game suspension, whether he is in or out, same result. fourth quarter, nick, using the pick, gets around, he blows it up for new orlean

reporting live on the field here in houston, trey. >> thanks, trey. for years you could make the case that the most underrated reporting live in the news room, joe amorosino. >> join us here on the 7 sideline special and then at 7 o'clock, it's football night in america and catch all the news of the day. we will have a late edition of news 7 right here after the game. >> all right. 7 news turning to the weather. another mild day flirting with the 50s in the city. is it here to stay? bri eggers here with us. not scientist >> noticeably, jadiann. we made it to the 50s sitting at 47 in boston and worcester. 50 for fitchford. let's talk about what happens tomorrow. still sitting on the mild side of things. we can expect this to bring us rain as we get into tomorrow and also boost those attaches up. drizzle. 38, upper 30s for the colder spots to the mid 40s for the city of boston and tomorrow sort of a damp, cool day with the temperatures climbing as we move into the evening hours, late showers expected and i will run through the time line of the wet weath

houston beat temple 24 to 13.th the postgame report. >> reporter: the temple owls have had their best season in history but a championship was out of reach after falling to houston 24 to 13. >> we've been through so much as a team and it just -- it just sucks to come all the way, you know what i mean, come all this way and come up short. >> reporter: solid defense did their best to keep temple in the game. it was the offense that offered little help. with two first half turnoversovers owls were behind from the start. >> we had some setbacks. once you have a physeter will setbacks the crowd gets going and they have more energy. >> reporter: the message was overall this season has been a positive. >> just to be able here, be where we are now compared to two years ago when we were two and 10, and not being able to go to a bowl game it's great to see the growth. >> disappointed yes. we jump stepped c and went from b to d and i'm proud of them. >> reporter: in the end greg ward jr. and company were too much for temple

throughout the houston. just listen to republican presidential candidate mike huckabee talking about laws like this one earlier this year. >> now i wish someone had told me when i was in high school that i could have felt like a woman when it came time to take showers in p.e. i'm pretty sure i would have found my feminine side and said, "coach, i think i'd rather shower with the girls today." >> seth: mike huckabee, you a creep. [ laughter ] for real -- [ cheers and applause ] just to clarify -- just to clarify your position, if it had been legal, you would have gone into the locker room to shower with the girls, and you think they would have just stayed. [ laughter ] anyway, if that sounds cool to any of you, he's running for president. [ laughter ] even simple attempts to accommodate transgender people have come under attack. look at how fox news reacted last year when illinois state university wanted to re-label its family bathrooms as gender-neutral bathrooms, using transgender students. fox went out on

seventeen houston, a major championship game. the win could send them to a bowl game. >>> now a live look outside over center city, philadelphia where we are in for a chilly morning, but conditions will quickly improve if you're headed out to pick out a tree or to do some holiday shopping. good morning, welcome back to nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors, let's get to the weekend weather now with our meteorologist, all things considered, michelle, a decent weekend. >> looking good, sun today and tomorrow and temperatures above normal this afternoon. we have a cold start. bundle up this morning. you can lose the layers later on this afternoon. here's a live look outside. we are looking along boat house road, and we are waking up to clear skies, mostly sunny skies throughout the day. it's been a mild december so far, and temperatures mainly in the fifties. december, today, temperature of fifty-four degrees this afternoon, and fifty-six tomorrow, and average this time of year is forty-eight degrees. a mild start to december. we'

let's take a look at o o. >> steve owns a gym in houston. but if proposition one passes, steve will be forced to open the women's locker room to anyone who claims a female identity. >> seth: first of all, shout out for the poor artist who had to draw that [ bleep ] cartoon. [ laughter ] "we want it to, like, look like a dude who is barely trying to look like a lady, , t you can totally still tell he's a dude. give him a ponytail, lot of eye makeup, you get it." [ laughter ] so the ads focused exclusively on the bathroom issue even though the law had nothing to do with thaha there's also no evidence that this has ever been a problem in places that do have these laws. but unfortunately the ads as one houston resident told buzzfeed, quote, "the e ly thing that i have heard is that it allows men who dress up like women going into the ladies room. if a person woke up one day and said, i identify as a woman, he could just go into the bathroom to see booty." [ [ ughter ] you know, i've never been in a woman's restroom, but i'm guessing the booties

to finish it up. >> so, you end up in houston, texas. >> in houston, texas. >> after growing up in kuwait. >> yes. >> what a culture shock that must have been. >> it was. and also, like, i went to private british english school in kuwait. so, i was used to the english language. but the british english language. and also you had a lotta expats in kuwait. i went to quite a diverse school. and i was learning multiple languages. and i went to school with a vest and a bow tie. >> little bow tie? >> little bow tie. i was an adorable little arab kid with a british accent. i did. and then i ended up in houston in esl class. and-- >> which is english as a second language. >> i was the only guy that spoke english in that class, by the way. i walk in, all the kids are lookin' at me like, "hola! tu eres nuevo aqui?" and i was confused, because they looked like my cousin halil. and i've never seen mexicans before at that point. so i was introduced to a whole other culture. >> you were so bored that you quit goin' to class for a little-- >> i was bored. i just felt like it was so easy. all we had to do

today at noon, owls take on houston.wo teams met four times, and all four times, houston has won. the winner of this game is expected to go to the beach or f f fiesta bowl. fans have recovered and pumped for today, as is monique braxton outside morgan hall. good morning. >> reporter: i've been reading tweets now for app hour and a half and read one that said championship saturday, plan your day accordingly, #bsblive. that's an indication how high the spirit is flowing at university. our camera was rolling when the football team hopped on busses headed to houston. the team continues to make hughes history beating penn state, psyching the entire city against notre dame. seven players made the first acc honors, the most of any team in the conferences. three others were also honored. the coach says beating houston will be a tough task, but the owls are up to it. >> i think our team mentally since the south florida game has gotten back to who we are, what we do, which is a home game for them, right, the fans sport them, and w

with gronk back in the in houston it's no coincidence the the win column. grokowski making up for lost time after missing last woke's game with a knee injury hauling in four passes for 87 yards and a touchdown despite playing a scaled down number of snaps. no need to rush him though since his health heading down the stretch is the number one priority and it sounds like he had enough of fielding questions >>> all right. let's talk about the game. i played. just work hard to get back out there. just missed my teammates and i just want to talk about the game. >>> emotional, physical, statistical, i mean, the guy is unbelievable and he means so much to this football team. not just his production which that goes unquestioned but just mentally his competitive nature, his child like joy, he is such a great teammate and we love having him. >> anchor: devin mccourty the latest in a long line of leaving last night in the third quarter in houston but the news isen cowering for the patriots safety. mccourty has a sprained ankle but according to reports it will not end

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tomorrow at noon eastern time right here in houston. i believe that we are live, from houston texas i'm pat gallon for "eyewitness sports". back to you. >> i believe that we will win. >> we all believe. >> we have to. >> pat, thanks. >> thanks, buddy. >>> coming up next, for the the first time fbi says san bernardino massacre is an act of terrorism. we will have the latest developments coming up. >>> protecting your pet while traveling in the car results are in on a new round of crash tests find out if those pet seats keep your fury friend safe. >>> new at 6:00. >>> local church's connection to the freeing of slaves and how you can learn bit for free this weekend. i'm ra hell solomon with that story coming there's the endless runny noses. ...is hard on your nose the sneezes that just won't quit and of course, the biting cold of snow day play. that's why puffs is soft. puffs plus lotion tissues... ...are gentle on skin. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better. so you can get out and enjoy winter a nose in need deserves

houston athletic vice president with this statement. be csc said in a statement it's aware of the event and, quote. >> important to note the american athletic conference does not prohibit fans from rushing the field after a game. >>> in sports now. it wasn't easy but the carolina panthers are still perfect. it took five touchdown passes from cam newton. the last one coming with just over a minute left to secure the win. newton threw for 331 yard. carolina beat the saints 41-38 and at 12-0 is the only remaining unbeaten team in the nfl. >>> malcolm jenkins returned an interception 99 yards and the philadelphia eagles stunned the it's the first time the patriots have lost back-to-back regular games since 2012. >>> the field is set for the second college football playoff, as expected, clemson, the top team in the final a.p. poll got the top sened will face oklahoma in the orange bowl. alabama will play michigan state in the cotton bowl. the golden state warriors are 22-0. steph curry scored 22 points. golden state goes for its 23rd straigh

that's going to do it for us live in houston of trey daerr, 7 sports. >> anchor: thanks, trey. the bruins fresh off their biggest win of the year. the first win against montreal since 2014. today mat nature hockey at the garden and the b's continue their hot play. boston hosting florida and the bruins will play their next 9 of 1 games at home and getting off to the right start at the garden midway through the first story krug the shot, rhine spooner re reit in one zip b's. luongo wanted a high stick but it's a good goal for spooner. his day wasn't done. check out the passing on the power play. spooner caps it off from bergeron, his second of the day panthers get one back but brad marchand makes sure there isn't any drama at the garden. guarding the healthy netter bruins win their second straight 3-19 fine and here is claude julien on spooner's big game. >>> when ryan is on his game and he is skating and he gets involved he can be a guy in that line that really drives that line more or less. he can be the leader on that line . >>> i think it went like 13 games in a goal. five or

owls fell to houston this afternoon four-three. "action news" reporter trish hartman, spoke to fans who are still very proud of their team. >> reporter: temple students, cheered on the owls from a far as they for the for the american athletic conference championship at the university of houston. every seat was filled at the draft horse pub on sees he will b more have avenue where excitement turned to disappointment. >> we made so many mistakes. two bad snaps, we missed a fourth down. we just lost the game. >> reporter: temple lost the inaugural aac championship game 24-13. >> they for the their hearts out. i'm proud of the team. >> reporter: even after the loss temple fans say it has been a ground breaking season. the current students say it has been a fun season to be on campus and former students say it has given them a reason to come back. >> it started off with beating penn state for the first time in what 74 years and just momentum of the team and great season alumni has been excited about football. >> reporter: organizers wer

the security guards, the cell phone video shows guards throwing a houston student to the ground. of the guards kicked and punched the fan repeatedly. another video shows this man being tackled. contemporary services corporation or csc is a private security company hired by the university of houston for the season. online people are outraged by the guards' aggressive behavior. many commented on the university of houston's facebook page that they didn't have any problem rushing the field at other games. student robert loredo posted this video to his facebook page saying you kick my face to where my glasses fly off. then you want to punch me. before all this, it was a great game. >> houston athletic vice president hunter yurachek responded online with a statement, quote, i'm extremely disappointed and angered with the actions taken by individuals employed by our security contractor csc. we are working with the university of houston police to review today's activity and will take swift and appropriate action, including the termination of our current contract with csc and any legal ac

the cell phone video shows guards throwing a houston student to the ground. one of the guards kicked and punches the fan repeatedly. another video shows this fan being tackled. csc is a private security company hired by the university of houston for the season. online, people are outraged bill the guards' aggressive behavior. many commented on the university of houston's facebook page that they didn't have any problem rushing the field at other games. student robert laredo posted this video to his facebook page saying, you kicked my face to where my glasses fly off, then you want to punch me. before all this, it was a great game. houston athletic vice president hunter yurachek responded online be csc said in a statement it's aware of the event and, quote. >> important to note the american athletic conference does not prohibit fans from rushing the field after a game. >>> in sports now. it wasn't easy but the carolina panthers are still perfect. it took five touchdown passes from cam newton. the last one coming with just over a minute left to secure the win. n

. >> happening today, the temple owls are taking on houston. going into today's game ten and two, the records they haven't earn more than two times in history, this is big. if the owls win they are virtually guaranteed a spot in one of the new year's day bowl games. that will would be huge. >>> our pat gallen will be in houston as it all goes down. you can catch his live reports on "eyewitness news", as they go for that conference championship. >> and, temple alum not traveling to houston can go to this watch party, it is this morning, beginning 11:30 at the piazza in northern liberties. going to be good time. >>> rutgers university sophomore getting a lot of attention for pretty bold move. he's thrown his hat into the ring to be head coach of the scarlet knights football team. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has his story. >> come out to the game. >> after disappointing season for rutgers, he's petition to go take the program back. >> i thought funny at first, but rutgers hasn't been doing well, but maybe he is the change that we need.

it came from our sister station in houston, one of their reporters went to university of houston, notverski fired back. you can see the videos on our facebook page. music: "another sunny day" by belle and sebastian ♪ ♪ ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com wreaking havoc for travelers on a south jersey road overnight. >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, the new york times places an editorial on its front page calling for gun control in the wake of the california shootings. >>> it's all on the line when the temple owls play the university of houston cougars. chris sowers is outside with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. you're moving around a little bit. chilly out there. >> reporter: it's cold out here with temperatures in the 20s and 30s, it's a quiet morning, pretty morning, not a cloud in the sky, just the way we like it on the weekend. we'll show you the numbers, north and west, it's cold, it's frosty out here,le looks like a smal

for "nightly business report," i'm morgan brennan in houston, texas. >>> still ahead, the trail blazing tech company that is reportedly considering a sale of its pioneering internet business. >>> expectations are growing for some big changes at yahoo! yahoo!'s shares rose more than 5% on reports that yahoo!'s board is right now considering selling off the company's core internet business as well as a spinoff of its stake in ali baba. victor anthony, senior internet analyst with axiom capital management joins us now to discuss whether or not this could be the right fix for yahoo!. victor, let's start right there. is it? should this company basically break itself apart, monetize ali baba, sell its internet operations, and what's left after that, take it private, or what? >> the short answer is yes. i think the first thing they need to do is go through with the spinoff of the ali baba stake. they should go right ahead and do that. i think they're planning to do it in january. there's a lot of pushback from investors because there's a potential huge tax liability that could occur if the irs

it came to the our sister station in houston a reporter went to the university of houston.ut done, jeff skeverski temple alum fired back. you can see it on the "action news" facebook page. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >> a tanker truck catches fire wreaking havoc on a south jersey road overnight. >>> new york times places an editorial on its front page calling for gun control in the wake of the california shooting. >>> it's on the line today when the tumble owls play the university of houston chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we keep winning. >> reporter: just like temple we keep winning. there's a

that's houston. >> outstanding year facing an unbelievable tailback in cook. they'll have to run to the football to stop this guy. houston, though, greg ward, this guy has thrown the ball over 2500 yards and can also make people miss, running the football with 1,000 yards rushing. they have their hands full with ward. you'll take florida state. i'll lean to houston. >> i'm leaning florida state. >> coach, great having you in the saddle with us today. we loved having you. >> you can't do that. next year will be our 12th season together, b.j. happy holidays, buddy. >> oh, thank you. an even dozen. let's do it. come on. >> enjoy watching basketball. that will just about do it for this week. thank you for watching the ram post-game show. a look at what is coming up tonight on cbs. and a reminder, it is tops tomorrow morning at 9:00 eastern. that other pregame show covers everything from the field through fantasy. next saturday a college basketball triple header tipping off at noon eastern with a women's top 10 match-up ohio state, maryland. and ending with number

that's houston. >> outstanding year facing an unbelievable tailback in cook. they'll have to run to the football to stop this guy. houston, though, greg ward, this guy has thrown the ball over 2500 yards and can also make people miss, running the football with 1,000 yards rushing. they have their hands full with ward. you'll take florida state. i'll lean to houston. >> i'm leaning florida state. >> coach, great having you in the saddle with us today. we loved having you. >> you can't do that. next year will be our 12th season together, b.j. >> oh, thank you. an even dozen. let's do it. come on. >> enjoy watching basketball. that will just about do it for this week. thank you for watching the ram post-game show. a look at what is coming up tonight on cbs. and a reminder, it is tops tomorrow morning at 9:00 eastern. that other pregame show covers everything from the field through fantasy. next saturday a college basketball triple header tipping off at noon eastern with a women's top 10 match-up ohio state, maryland. and ending with number 23 baylor add number 2

new england ended its two-game skid, beating houston 27-6. passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns. >>> and cleveland quarterback threw an interception. hit himself in the head wiwi a tablet several timeses but the browns went on to beat the 49ers 24-10. the win ended a seven-game losing skid for cleveland. >>> still to come, health scare. hundreds of babies are among those who may y ve been exposed to tuberculosis at a california hospspal. there's a whole lot of happy in every jar of nutella. spread the happy. when your cold makes you wish... ...you could stay... ...you need the power of... new theraflu expressmax. >>> here's a loo tod >>> here's a look k today's the country. >>> here's another look at this morning's totostories. >>> a surge by ted cruz is reshaping the republican presidential race. the texas senator rocketed to a ten-point lead over donald trump in iowa. the latest gop debate is tomorrow night in las vegas. >>> the fbi divers have finished their search of a san bernardino california, lake. they were looking for a cocouter h

houston chronicle reports on the election of the city's next mayor. long time democratic lawmaker sylvester turner narrowly defeated bill king in a runoff election. the 61-year-old mayor-elect was nothing but smiles after two earlier mayoral bids that failed. >> hey, man, i feel excited. i mean, it feels good. >> houston hasn't elected a republican mayor in more than three decade. >>> "wall street journal" reports women in saudi arabia voted and ran for office for the first time. saudi has elected at least a dozen female candidates to municipal councils following saturday's national elections. municipal councils are the only elected offices in the ultra conservative monarchy. >>> a fire killed nearly two dozen patients in a russian psychiatric hospital. the fire broke out in the one-story brick building late saturday. 350 miles south of moscow. 23 patients died and another 23 were injured. the cause is under investigation. >>> the bbc reports that julian assange will be questioned by sweden. three years to void extradition. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch,