end of the half jahlil okafor two of his 21. sixers within one at the break. the fourth quarter sixers hanging around, ish smith. yes. sixers within two. but it is too good to be true. lebron takes over. he scores 12 of their final 14 points and he ties his season high with 37. sixers lose by ten. ninety-five-85. they are four-36. >> he just knocking down shots. when he is making shots, good luck. >> we played 40 games, 10 percent have of our schedule has been from somebody i think can win a championship. i'm pleased not to see them any more.

that's what i felt like. >> and hopefully he'll abrole model for jahlil okafor.se who also went to duke. okaokay is back in the starting lineup. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> old man winter finally busting down the door. >> thwart. two days, that's all, today and tomorrow and then things will begin to ease. storm tracker6 -- he'll run again sometime though. storm tracker6 live double scan slowing that we've -- showing that we've got dry conditions and today looks are deceiving. the action cam taking a look in ocean city where you look at this photo you think wow or this video what a fantastic beach day with the blue skies, the sunshine. 15 degrees warmer and it would have been a pretty nice beach day but certainly was cold and the accuweather highlights will show you tomorrow morning not only to you need the big winter coat also hats and gloves and maybe a scarf because future tracker showing 7 o'clock tomorrow morning the wind chill will make it feel like 5 degrees in philadelphia, one in atlantic city and la

veteran is drawn out retirement for his mentoring skills, specifically for holding the hand of jahlil okafortart on a bad basketball team and i went one-on-one with my old buddy. >> it's bizarre, you go on a long vacation or trip and you feel like you never left. it was that kind of surreal moment. i spent four years and it felt familiar. >> is there a part of you that walks in here and says i'm 36 years old and some kids are 19 years old and i could be their dad. >> yes, i really could be their dad. just like i have kids, when i get on that court, related or not i'm going at you, today was fun. >> one of the big reasons here is to mentor a kid like jahlil okafor who went to duke like you and got in a bit of trouble off the court, what can you teach him? >> first thing he is representing the city, he representing the state and representing the area. so things are 50/50 you want to react or do something, think about that, and of course his family, he has a great family and he is a great kid. i don't see him getting in trouble again. >> the perfect guy to have here to mentor. >> jaime thank yo

specifically as a mentor for jahlil okafor. >> we want to make the city proud. if something is 50/50 think about going the other way how the city will react and the area will react. you are representing this region. >> brand thought his playing days were well behind him, he was full-time dad mode to his 3 and 7-year-old, what does he think will happen with atlanta his former team? >> maybe call some plays out i know their plays. but if i do dress, i'll see what i got. >> with the sixers jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> moments ago baseball's hall-of-fame announced the class of 2016, mike piazza gets in finally and ken griffey, he earned 80% of the vote. curt shilling only had 52% and you needed 75 to get in and hall-of-fame induction is july 24th in coppers town. >> thank you. >>> coming up cecily tynan has your accuweather forecast. i'm neil patrick harris and new york is my home. no place has more world class culture. come winter, i can't wait to visit our must-see collections of art and superb photography and film. new york has beautifully restored th

end of the half jahlil okafor two of his 21. sixers within one at the break. the fourth quarter sixers hanging around, ish smith. yes. sixers within two. but it is too good to be true. lebron takes over. he scores 12 of their final 14 points and he ties his season high with 37. sixers lose by ten. ninety-five-85. they are four-36. >> he just knocking down shots. when he is making shots, good luck. >> we played 40 games, 10 percent have of our schedule has been from somebody i think can win a championship. i'm pleased not to see them any more. >> yes, don't want to see them. >>> andy reid's under study doug pederson is latest to interview for eagles head coach opening today. if the eagles plan to hire the the chiefs offensive coordinator they will have to wait until he is eliminated from the playoffs. eagles owner jeffery laurie, howie roseman and the team president is back in philadelphia after interviewing peterson in kansas city. former eagles quarterback has been the the offensive coordinator since 2013. he was also an eagles assistant coach on reid's staff

. >>> the flu is ravaging the sixers, it stopped jahlil okafor from making it's trip last night they didn't need him. the suns cold from the field. nerlins noel there 25 points. and they swept the series against the sun. improving to 7-39. they need to play the suns more often. >> you can shrug me any time you want. >> you want to shrug something. >>> business leaders gathered in winfield heights to talk about the future of the city avenue district. general manager, bernie prazenica was there as they talked about more space and restaurant area to the city avenue area. >>> relatively speaking it was almost spring time. >> 45 degrees, saturday we were at 30 so a lot better. plenty of melting going on stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out there tonight. very quiet and the action cam in fairmount park where look at that sky bright blue sky and sunshine and that snow is all very quickly melting away, and this is why, look at these temperatures, saturday during the blizzard, 30 degrees and sunday 34 and monday 40, and yesterday we peaked at 50, and cooler at 45

jahlil okafor had 20 points when he left the game with about 4:20 left in the third and that's where he stayed for the final 26 minutes. as for the action, sixers up three under ten seconds, carmelo anthony doing what he does, hitting that three to tie the game. sixers up one int8ça o.t., mis the alley-oop that nerlens noel finishes. off the inbounds, covington banks the three as it sends the game to a second overtime. but just too much carmelo in this one. back down covington, hits the fade away as the sixers fall 119-113. >>> one final note, villanova jumps two spots, they are now number four in the latest associated press college basketball poll. that is your look at sports. we'll be right back. >>> all right, we have the bitter cold setting us up for this potential winter storm friday and saturday. we have a blog on nbc10.com with more and sheena will have more at 11:00. >> and on our app. the news continues now with "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> tonight, on the attack. hillary clinton scrambling to shore up support amid growing concern she could lose iowa and new ham

. >> theyet jahlil okafor signing autographs that way. okafor expecto play tomorrow night at 5:00 after missing last two m with the illness. they could e all the help ey could get. ey ha not beaten ln state ithree >>> mt. airy native former philly first round pick jesse biddle has be removed to make roomor left-handed reliever who theylaim from the a angels. jesse bdle's rr could be over. the phillies designated him for aignment. team has n da to tde release, or se him to the minors. biddle is expect to mi the season recovering from tommy john surgery. buth could be t end of his career, in a phillies uniform. he wsreamed ofakingt to the big lgue is here. >> and he came out of of germantown friend school, high draft choice, lieutenant of promise a at that point. it hasn't rd o. >>> a philadelphia tern has received one of japan's ghest honors, dn marcowa ceived order of the rising sun tonight the at the the ion league. heas hored for his extensive legal work on behalf of japanese americans and japanese national li. >>> jimmy kimmel live nex

what a strange game, second quarter jahlil okafor, sixers will take a 24-point lead. as secure as using a yarn as a lesion a pit bull. ape in the fourth quarter sixers down by three, ish smith saves the day for now. we will go to overtime. but jimmy butler is a beast for chicago. he scores a career high, 53 points. the sixers find another way to lose, 115-111. >> i was pleased with them the whole game. really, really pleased. how can we not leave that game feeling like the team is heading in the right direction. >> brett brown, his glass always half full. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest tonight leslie man, ariana grande and music from charlie huth. "action news" continues at 4:30. for the the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ >>> and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, leslie mann, ariana grande, "this week in unnecessary censorship" and music from charlie puth with cleto and the cletones. and now, look up, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers an

the hawks second quarter we go jahlil okafor one-on-one with al or ford.al 21 points and seven boards. hawks go on 21-one in the quarter. in the their the sixers with one of their 22 turnovers. the duce and the -- the sixers get smash. 126 hypenate your final score. >>> the flyers visiting minnesota. third period we go. flyers up three-two. bad mistake behind the net and the wild end up with a score. not the way to draw it up. overtime we go. flyers they love the three on three. vorachek to giroux. to vorachek over to michael. one pass, two pass and a score. flyers win it in st. paul the final score four-three. >>> a 450 homerun is a long shot. but going from phoenixville high school to the hall the fame longest shot them all mike piazza is head to go coopersto cooperstown. >> mike piazza welcome to the hall of fame. >> delaware valley has turned out a baseball hall of famer. catcher mike piazza's plaque will decorate the walls in campers town new york. but it all started locally. the 12 time all star was born in norristown and attended high school in phoe

. >> speaking of great players, jahlil okafor expected to play tomorrow after missing the last two games ill heness. >>> former phillies first round pick jesse biddle's time with the phils could be over. the mount airy native has been removed from the roster to make room for a reliever who they claimed off waivers today from the angels. final. did you see this last night at the arizona state basketball game behind the curtain of distraction, boom, olympic swimmer michael phelps jumped out in a speedo with his gold medals. what is he doing? well, whatever it is it worked. he distracted the oregon state player who missed both free throws. phillies fans are passionate. arizona state basketball fans are certainly creative. he's getting ready for the olympic games by heckling. [laughter] >> that's how you do it. >> not a terrible strategy i guess. >>> it was a colorful competition in delaware county today. rival middle schools haverford and paxton hollow faced off in the 13th annual potter cup at hanover high school. teams went led to head in basketball and wrestling and it was all for a very

third quarter jahlil okafor, the slam, ten points for him. he sits out the entire fourth quarter.ixers flying without him. check out holmes again. 17 points. and he is fired up. sixers with a block party. how about nerlen noel coming up here then jerami grant with the block? the other way, it is noel dunking. how about the night-ish smith had? here comes one of his 11 assists. sixers beat the t-wolves 109- 9 109-999. the sixers started the season 1-3, with ish they're -- >> people look at my p (t&háhp % holy crap, i'm a prize fighter. the rocky situation where you keep swinging and hitting but keep getting off the canvass because you got faith you know it's going to eventually work out. >> if you mention rocky, we love you. i'm john clark. we're right back. ♪ ♪ winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. and try puffs softpack today. >>> a philadelphia woman is reunited with her diamond ring after it

what a strange game, second quarter jahlil okafor, sixers will take a 24-point lead.bout as secure as using a yarn as a sn pit bull. ape in the fourth quarter sixers down by three i smith saves the day for n. we wi go overtime. but jimmy tr is a beast for chicago. he scores aareer high, 53 points. theixers find another way to lose 1-111. >> i was pleased with them the whole game. really ally pleased. how n we not lee at me feeling like the team is heading in the right direction. >> brett brown his glass always half fu. >>> jimmy mmel li ne on channel six followed by night li. mmy'suest tonight leslie man, ariana grande a music from charlie huth. "action news" ctinues at 4:30. forhe the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner good nigh >> ♪♪

brand returns more of amen for to jahlil okafor and nerlens noel. timber wolves tonight. >>> west coast is not necessarily best coast for flyers. orange and black are back in town after losing three straight against western conference teams. they are seven points out of the wild card spot and host montreal tomorrow. plenty of work still to do. >> a week like last week, you know, puts a big dent in a lot of the work that we did, you you know, before we went for christmas break. so now we have to readjust and we have to scratch, claw and get, you know, get those points back. >> do you think you a had a better nice then this guy. suns/lakers thinks david moyer from half court. he wins $95,000. $95,000, 95 large, go to the game you think you are checking out action, maybe watch kobe play. 95,000. >> wow. >> i love watching his foot work here, or you will see it when he reacts and starts jumping around. that is impressive. >> that is a nice touch. >> about all of those gifts you bought for christmas, maybe put them on the credit card you are good. >> yes

. >> no big man for sixers but they are shorthanded, jahlil okafor sits out with the suns due to flu-like symptoms. okafor will miss tomorrow's game against detroit. ish smith had nine assists for him. this is pretty one to know he will in the third quarter. sixers up by 18 points. robert covington hit five, three's on the night. sixers up by 19. and back to ish in the fourth he scored 20 points. sixers had six players in double figures. they win by ten. second time they have beaten the suns this season the nice bounce back after sunday's loss. >> i was embarrassed the other night begins the celtics. i thought that was one of the most poor performances we have had at home. we have had a few of those. we wanted to respond differently. we did. >> brent selleck has been an eagle for nine years. bird gave him a new deal to keep him here for three more. celek gets 13 million-dollar, tightened had 27 catches last season and three touchdowns. durable, and dependable, celek has just missed one game in his pro career. his signing comes a day after zach ertz got his contract. >>> malcolm jenkins is

here's jahlil okafor. handed it to deanne dre jordan in the paint. score right now 45-40 the clippers are up in the second quarter. temple with houston and it was not pretty. one of the fundamentals of basketball of course boxing out. they don't do it right there. barnes the huge follow dunk. cougars led by 19 at the half. second half, same as the first, rob gray, jr. open for three. hughes stop smashing temple by 27 points. st. joe's were down in rip mon in the final minute hawks up two and the spiders sean dre jones just walks right to the hoop. phil martelli he would pull that hair out if possible. here's deanne dry to save the hair and the day. the jumper it's good. st. joe's is on fire. they win 77-73. they're 11-two on the season. >> nice. >> yeah. we'll take that. >> one team we can root for film we'll take any win we can get. >> absolute. thanks, pat. back in ♪ >>> welcome back everyone. a day of basketball and fundraising all for a great cause actually. "eyewitness news" at cheltenham high school for the annual lady panther alumni game. it r

. >> they get jahlil okafor signing autographs that way. okafor expect to play tomorrow night at 5:00 after missing last two games with the illness. they could use all of the help they could get. they have not beaten golden state in three years. more sports after this. oh remotes, you've had it tough. watching tvs get sharper, bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone says... show me funny movies. watch discovery. record this. voila. remotes, come out from the cushions, you are back. the x1 voice remote is here. philly first round pick jesse biddle has been removed to make room for left-handed reliever who they claim from the a angels. jesse biddle's career could be over. the phillies designated him for assignment. team has ten days to trade, release, or send him to the minors. biddle is expect to miss the season recovering from tommy john surgery. but this could be the end of his career, in a phillies uniform. he always dreamed of making it to the big league is here. >> and he came out of of ger

jahlil okafor scores 19. how about demarco rosen takes okafor to town, um, on back to back possessions. toronto on a one to nothing run. sixers make a run, ish smith a career high 28. sixers within six, but fourth quarter, former villanova a star kyle lowery puts it away, sixers lose 108-95. they have lost all but four of their games. we will be right back with college hoops. her for under 400 calories. america runs on dunkin'. the one with the high-strength military-grade,the f-150. aluminum-alloy body bolted to a high-strength steel frame. and guess what? it made the strongest statement any truck can make. it pulled a 5-star safety rating... on all sides... for every cab configuration. 'cuz when they say military-grade, they mean: "battle tested." this is the ford f-150. and every other truck is history. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer t

the hawks second quarter we go jahlil okafor one-on-one with al or ford. jal 21 points and seven boards. hawks go on 21-one in the quarter. in the their the sixers with one of their 22 turnovers. the duce and the -- the sixers get smash. 126 hypenate your final score. >>> the flyers visiting minnesota. third period we go. flyers up three-two. bad mistake behind the net and the wild end up with a score. not the way to draw it up. overtime we go. flyers they love the three on three. vorachek to giroux. to vorachek over to michael. one pass, two pass and a score. flyers win it in st. paul the final score four-three. >>> a 450 homerun is a long shot. but going from phoenixville high school to the hall the fame longest shot them all mike piazza is head to go coopersto cooperstown. >> mike piazza welcome to the hall of fame. >> delaware valley has turned out a baseball hall of famer. catcher mike piazza's plaque will decorate the walls in campers town new york. but it all started locally. the 12 time all star was born in norristown and attended high school in ph

jahlil okafor will in the play because of an illness, however he will lays them up on all-star weekend in toronto. okafor an nerlens noel will play in the rising stars challenge. >>> as for the team last night they won without okafor in the line up and complete add a two game sweep of the phoenix suns. ish smith was at it again, 20 points, nine a assist ises. sixers won three out of five. coach brown was happy to see them rebound after a 20-point loss to boston. >> i was embarrassed the other night with the celtics. i thought that was one of the poorer performances we have had at home. we have had a few of those. we wanted to respond differently, and we did. i thought the confidence our guys showed where we reminded ourself of what is most important, try to give a performance that is energy and effort based to the fans of the city of philadelphia. >>> of course, there is this, as we talk about football, the big game right around the corner, carolina panthers a and denver broncos. you can see super bowl 50 right here on cbs-3, sunday february the seventh. >> of course, there is that, he

highlight for sixers, you found it right here big man running the court, nerlens noel will feed jahlil okaforpoints. sixers down by a dozen. third quarter ken basemore lead all with to 22. >>> college basketball drexel hosting william and marry. william and marry, takes the rebound and go the length of the court. he scores 21. dragons fall to one-12 this season 72-six 36789 also delaware loses to northeastern tonight. >>> mike piazza will enter hall of fame as a new york met. he made the announcement today, day after his election to cooperstown. norristown native spent one more season in new york then he did with the dodgers, the team that drafted him. reaching the hall is a crowning achievement to the man they called the greatest offensive catcher, ever. >> i'm really honored, and it is really overwhelming to think. thank you to the the writers, obviously you guys for voting us in. it the is so rewarding to be recognized. >> of course, piazza close to tommy lasorda a. >> that was surprising. >> he was none too happy. >> i can imagine. >> finally tonight, 1,000-pound of butter now on display,

jahlil okafor is out for tonight's game against the detroit pistons. >> toyota's currently top dog in car world. >> open pennsylvania winfrey seems to have a midas touch when it can comes to weight watchers. we'll explain the drops and the gains. >> ♪ >> matt was showing how mighty he was. >> you're the one that's mighty. >> she put the care in karen. >> taking a look at the blue route approaching the schuylkill. southbound traffic headed towards villanova and it's still a little damp. not seeing any problems out there. temperatures are above freezing this morning so that's some good news but we've had a handful of issues here and there. construction on the northeast extension southbound past lansdale but it's blocking two lanes and northbound here in that area the construction is cleared so it's just southbound. septa regional rails all running but expect some scattered delays and bus routes 94 and 95 still suspended dave. >> couple of light sprinkles and showers around the region this morning. most of these pushing over to south jersey and delaware. if you're dressing the kids you d

sixers won by 25, thanks to number 25, by jahlil okafor. >> we think that we're playing good basketballhink that the games confirm that. >> we're going in the the direction that we wanting to in. we feel like we have been going. >> sixers going for win number six tomorrow afternoon in new york. >> still winning, it is right direction. >> it was fun last night. >> okay, thanks jeff. >>> a look at your chilly accu weather forecast is next on "action news". looking live from sky six, snow is ending, but the the cold is sticking around. the cecily tynan will have the exclusive accu weather forecast, when "action news" comes right back. >>> two people died and five more were injured when at least two tornadoes hit near sarasota, florida earlier today. authorities say victims were inside a mobile home torn apart by one twister right around 3:45 this morning. a second twister hit near beach town of fiesta key. tampa sky way bridge was closed twice today due to high wind from the storms. >>> cecily tynan has a check of the accu weather forecast. is that weird, tornadoes in january. >> it is unu

facing atlanta hawks at the well, jahlil okafor had good night, 21-point, seven rebounds, but the hawks went on 21 to one run if the second quarter, helped along by the sixers, 22 turnovers. sixers lose this 1126 to 98. raptors are in town tomorrow night. >> well the flyers and minnesota wild and st. paul last night, and the flyers win it in ot. michael del sato second goal of the game comes in three on three hockey, left than minute left in over time. flyers win four-three to end five game road losing streak, they host the new york islanders tomorrow night. face-off is 1:00 in south philadelphia. >>> well, mike piazza spent plenty of ball base a long way in his career. but sport direct or don bell shows us piazza himself has gone a long way from phoenixville high to cooperstown. >> mike pea ass, a welcome to the hall of fame. >> delaware valley turned out baseball hall of famer. his to will decorate the walls in cooperstown, new york, all started locally 12 time all-star born in norristown, attended high school if phoenixville. >> number 13 was mike piazza's number when he was in high

here's jahlil okafor. handed it to deanne dre jordan in the paint. score right now 45-40 the clippers are up in the second quarter. temple with houston and it was not pretty. one of the fundamentals of basketball of course boxing out. they don't do it right there. barnes the huge follow dunk. cougars led by 19 at the half. second half, same as the first, rob gray, jr. open for three. hughes stop smashing temple by 27 points. st. joe's were down in rip mon in the final minute hawks up two and the spiders sean dre jones just walks right to the hoop. phil martelli he would pull that hair out if possible. here's deanne dry to save the hair and the day. the jumper it's good. st. joe's is on fire. they win 77-73. they're 11-two on the season. >> nice. >> yeah. we'll take that. >> one team we can root for film we'll take any win we can get. >> absolute. thanks, pat. back in a moment. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with s

starting the season 1-30, they are 3-3 the past six games, they beat the timberwolves thanks to jahlil okafor and a block. and the run and gun worked for him and smith 16 and the team all smiles, they beat minnesota 109-99 and are off until thursday, to have atlanta here at home. and we will hopefully talk -- tomorrow. >>> well, the power ball jackpot skyrocketed again today it's an estimated $450 million, atlantic city know a thing about money and taking chances, people there are buying tickets hoping to strike it rich and the drawing is tomorrow evening, you'll see the numbers only on "action news" at 11:00, the winner gets $270 million from the lump sum option, the biggest power ball jackpot was $591 million back in 2013. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away

jahlil okafor one of the money with the flu did not make the trip.y-oop to nerlins noel who had 15. they approve to 7-39. they swept the series from the suns. but phoenix probably saw that snow and got cold. >> probably didn't even want to play. >>> meantime the young resident doctor at the center of a violent confrontation with a uber driver, a video shows angela pushing the driver and the driver pushing back, and putting her on the ground and later got into the uber car and threw the papers out of the window. she mistook this driver for a different one. >> the events leading up to that point, my father was placed into the hospital and minutes prior to that altercation with the uber driver, my boyfriend and i of two years had just woken up and he went home and i was there by myself. >> the uber driver decided not to press charges against the woman, the hospital where she is a fourth year resident put her on administrative leave. mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all you

jahlil okafor coming up here. beats the buzzer. so brown's team down one at the half.e a look at this dunk. oh, a lot of 00hs and ahhs from the crowd tonight. sixers within two. too much lebron. how about another dunk on the break. you know what? after this one, mike trout knows it's time for his walkoff. lebron james 37 points, ten assists. cavs win 95-85. here's lebron on facing these young sixers. >> playing much better, obviously since came here. i think coach brown is a great coach. they have been playing better basketball. going out and playing our game. we didn't do that in the first and second half. i love the fans here. unbelievable. they know sports. obviously they love their teams, the flyers, the sixers, the eagles, a lot of philly. so an and so on. they respect, you know, the game. it doesn't matter who it is. it is mutual respect. >> right back at you lebron. >>> villanova in the house where hoosiers was filmed. they are taking on butler. butler is 18th. shrill nova making an impression. the follow slam. nice. second half. villanova up one. bridges has a

. >>> sixers taking on the blazers first quarter jahlil okafor getting the ball down low.t boy has it all. to the third, the sixers up 27. they get the steal smith finds samson and he tacked two to the rim sixers get a big lead and actually hold on for once. leading the blazers 114-89. their fifth win of the season. >>> to college the big east has been shredded due to schools looking for the big money. football money but still got a few classic big east matchups to villanova took on georgetown anterior game that went down to the wire. second half, about a minute le left. hoyas down by six. reggie cameron hits the set back three. now, georgetown only down by three. 40 seconds left. ryan archie misses the ball. georgetown gets the rebound but the player drops it on the out of bounds line. that would georgetown's chance. villanova 55-50. >> in college temple in overtime tied at 65. the owls took the rebound with the bucket and that would do it and look at our boy chris o'connell going wild. we had to show him one more time. the owls within 67-65. chris i see you out here chil

center jahlil okafor sat out last night's game due to flu like symptoms. >>> espn called the sixers suddenlyt. >> it is pretty sudden. >> won seven games now. >> it's nice to be decent at least. it's 6:22. and a student is under arrest for threatening schools in delaware county. >> annie mccormick is live in the city of chester with an update on that breaks story. annie. >> reporter: matt and tam that's right a chester high school student is in custody after police say she made threats online to shoot up her school. we'll have details coming up in a live report. >> ♪ >> video of former phillies general manager ruben amaro is seen there on the least making the rounds on social media. you can see him on your screen as a backup dancer to billy joel's uptown girl. part of the red sox winter weekend where coaches and players complete in a lip syncing battle. amaro is now a first base coach for the red sox. >> it is time for your morning buzz. actress sophia vergara taking legal action to protect her name and brand. the modern family star has filed a $15 million lawsuit against beauty company venu

as men tour to the team's young big men noelle and joel embiid and the kid who needs him most jahlil okaforrand for 15 years. i think his presence on the team will be invaluable for okay for. >> and he's a duke guy. >> which makes it even better. >> that excites you. >> just something to talk about. >> okay. >> keep an eye on that. thanks jamie. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf promoted local businesses today with stops in chester and montgomery county. the action cam caught up with him at the universal pasteurization in malvern. the governor toured the facility as part of his jobs that pay initiative. governor wolf has made more than two dozen office visits over the last year in hopes of promoting job creation in pennsylvania. >>> philadelphia's christmas tree recycling sites are now up and running. there are circumstances of them including this one at domino lane and umbria street in roxborough. we posted all of the locations for you on 6abc.com. they are available through saturday january 16th. the streets department says trees placed at the curb will be picked up on your trash day as w

rookie jahlil okafor is back at practice after missing the last two games with an illness.go tomorrow. >>> flyers captain claude giroux will be in the company of the best in the nhl this week at the all-star game in nashville. normally he's used to fighting against most of these players but for the next few days they're teammates. >> as much as it's hard to try and enjoy because you know you're going to go into battle with them soon so it's kind of mixed feelings but it's a lot of fun and these events, 33 always do a good job so we'll have a lot of funner. >> not been a lot of fun for this guy. former phillies first round pick jesse biddle removed from their 40 man roster to make room for left-handed reliever bobby who they claimed off waivers. they designated him for assignment. the team has 10 days to trade release or send him to the minors. biddle is expected to miss the entire season recovering from tommie john surgery but his career with the phillies could be over. he had so much promise. we'll see if he can bounce back here. we'll see what happens. but definitely not

sixers took control, jahlil okafor knocking down jumper from the foul line. he led with 25 points grabbing ten boards. ish smith continues his good play have ovulate scoring 16 points and handing out five a assists. sixers led wire to wire for that are fifth win, 114-89 the final. >>> two college hoops we go sixth ranked villanova on the road against georgetown in the old school big east match up. cats leading josh hart with the ball and drives n makes a yum per there. he led villanova with 15 points, 12 assists. later we have ryan archie arcidiacono with the ball, to michael bridges. makes i dunk. cats up by eight. jaylen brownson with the nice pass from archie arcidiacono, he scores, so cats extend their conference winning streak to 21 games beating georgetown 55-50. >>> over to the liacouras center temple played cincinnati in the double overtime thriller. the the game decided. game timed at 65. jaylen bond gets put back. the owls take a two-point lead. twenty-two seconds left. bear cats looking for a chance to tie the game or take the lead, throw the ball

first quarter jahlil okafor spinning, scoring, two of his 25.r nerlens noel the alley hoop. robert covington, follows it up with a three. look at brett brown. he can't believe it. he thinks this is my team. smith finishing it off. they score 68 points in the first half. sixers 25-point lead at the half, their largeness four years. it is a picture perfect night. sixers beat blazers by 25, and has a a w for the season. >> they play hard. you got more. sometimes we are not rewarded. tonight we were rewarded big. it is fantastic for the city to see that every once in a while too to be reminded of our young guys progress. >> nicki minaj, a good luck charm. they get their fifth w. >>> still to come in sports villanova has one of the best streaks in college hoops. >>> and double overtime drama for temple. >>> villanova a is blowing through the the big east. they have won 21 straight conference games and it is the lodgees active streak in division one football. they are going crazy for the the cats. villanova on the road at georgetown today. first half,

sixers off to a strong start jahlil okafor nice move down low.of the 12 to nothing run by sixers to start the game. ish smith a had a career night for the sixers, driving on in here, for two of his career high, 28 points, and ish looking great on the night but unfortunately, it was all raptors, check out, demarco rosen, key slam right there in the second quarter. and then guess what he will do it again, this time, he moves in, for the alley hoop. he had 19 points. sixers lose 108-95. up next, lebron and the cavilers today. >>> to college hoops, 25th ranked dayton visiting lasalle, and great basket kit here, he had 13 points on the day. and then check out, donnie shuler. he had 11 points lasalle played only six players pulling off the upset at tom gola arena they win 61-57. >>> we have princeton visiting penn a at the palestra. a a huge game for princeton's amir bell getting a three right there. bell with a career day and a high of 28 points, and then 202nd left in the game, devon cannon making the jumper. that will send the game in the overtime.

sixers took control from the opening tip, jahlil okafor knocking down jumper from the foul line, he hadg ten boards, and ish smith continues his good play ovulate scoring 16 points and handing out five assists, sixers led wire to wire for their fifth win of the season 114-89 the final. >>> that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch alarming new research about teenage girls and kidney stones. health reporter stephanie stahl has details of the stud friday philadelphia's children's hospital. >> the pain will get better. >> reporter: sixteen year-old victoria tapin has been living in misery from kidney stones. she has had five surgeries and depend on nature the cot innings. >> it is horrible pain but a lot more of a sharp pain in my stomach area, then it is like that. all i can do is lay in bed. i don't go to school. i don't see my friend. >> reporter: victoria is part of the growing trend female teenagers developing kidney stones. >> it is not an old man disease. i was like that is one of those things in the for teenage girls. >> reporter:

sixers took control from the opening tip, jahlil okafor incoming down jumper from the foul line.had 25 points, grabbing ten board. ish smith continues his good play scoring 16 points and handing out five assists. sixth are led wire to wire for their fifth win of the season, 114-89 the final. >>> to college hoops sixth ranked villanova on the road against georgetown in the big east match up. cats leading. josh hart with the ball drives n jumper and lay up there. he had 15 points, 12 assists. later on we have ryan archie arcidiacono with the ball, alley hoop pass to michael bridges. makes the dunk. cats up by eight. in the second, brownson with the pass from archie arcidiacono with a bucket and score. they extend their conference streak. they beat georgetown 55-50. >>> over to the liacouras center, temple played cincinnati in the double overtime thriller. here's how the game was decided. game tied at 65. temple with the ball. jaylen bond gets the put back. owls take a two-point lead two. 2.2 second left, bear cats looking for a chance to tight game or take the lead, throw the ball

he is back to be amen for to most of the team especially jahlil okafor. have you seen store business jahlil's dad. >> i have seen them. >> we should talk about that if not later tomorrow and see how that all falls out. he is screaming at sixers coach out on the west coast. >> it looked like he was screaming from the stand. >> he was right there. >> put my kid in i'm not sure yes is not playing his son more. >> i stayed up until midnight. >> why? >> my alma matter was on basketball. it was an odd thing, two teams both ranked number one. oklahoma number one in the east, coach's pole, university of kansas jayhawks number one in the ap poll. >> okay. >> okay. >> they played at the university of kansas last night. so they are both number one. it went into three overtimes. >> that is a game. >> pick it up in the third, oklahoma with the ball at one point leading with 20 seconds to play. they turn it over. they foul graham as he goes to the rim. kansas goes up by one after two free throws. eleven seconds left, oklahoma has inbound pass, kansas picks it off, they