looking for a lot of answers, from jeffrey lurie, why now? with a was the turning point, getting set to address the media here in just about i don't know ten, 15 minute, from now. that's the situation from south philadelphia waiting for chip kelly to get the announcement on why chip kelsey no longer the head coach here of the philadelphia eagles. pat gallen by, wait to go give you the press conference live here from the nova care complex, back to you. >> thanks, good thing it is a new year, new year, maybe new year for eagles football fans. hey, if you are the winner of tonight's estimated $300 million powerball drawing, well, it is going to be a very happy new year. you can get your powerball ticket in pennsylvania, new jersey or delaware, the cash payment on this one would be about $184 million that would make for happy holidays i would say, third largest powerball jackpot of the year. so if you play, good luck, and i guess, ours is on gym this year? >> yes. those of you, we will cover that, we will give our two weeks notice if we win. i me

today at his news conference jeffrey lurie spoke of the problem. chip kelly obviously not perfe perfect. but talking to the players today, privately, in the locker room, almost all of them respected what he did, but what does jeffrey lurie want from the new head coach? >> you got to open your heart to players and everybody you want to achieve peak performance. i would call it a style of leadership that values information, all the resources that are provided and at the same time values emotional intelligence. >> reporter: well, more about chip coming up later in sports. how he feels about what went down and what jeffrey lurie wants and something he said which is telling on what he thought of chip kelly as the head coach. that will be coming up later in sports. back to you guys. >> howard, thank you. offensive coordinator pat shurmer will coach the eagles sunday when they play they're final game of the season against the new york giants. jeffrey lurie says all coaches currently on the staff will be considered for the head coaching vacancy. sean bell

admits the hiring of kelly was a risk and didn't work. >> jeffrey lurie says it was one of the most difficult seasons he had to endure as eagles owner, it came down to the lack of progress and the direction the team is currently headed in lurie said there was no talk of spriping his control lurie wanted him gone out right, chip kelly did not put up a fight and one year ago lurie gave kelly the keys to the franchise, he pushed howie rosen aside and gave kelly control, but in the end having the ultimate power led to kelly's undoing. >> if you want to make those decisions be accountable for them, and that is the direction it took, there was a risk involved allowing chip to have that kind of say over player transactions, however you know risk-reward, sometimes the risks don't work and in this case it didn't work. >> as for the timing of firesing with a game to go, lurie says he wants to gets a jump on the coaching search and is not opposed to hiring a college coach or a my or league coach but wants the best leader for this team. lurie doesn't believe they need to blow everything up

rogers live at the nova care complex. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, we expect ceo and chairman jeffrey lurie to address the firing of chip kelly in a few minutes. it will be interesting to hear in lurie's mind where he feels things went wrong, and why lurie made the decision with the game left on the schedule and they will be at the meadowlands to take on the giants on sunday and he went 26-21 since last year and they are 6-9 this year and the personnel decisions have not worked out at all. but the news of his firing surprised many including analyst, ron jaworsky. >> i didn't expect it with one game to go in the regular season, i'm surprised and shocked and jeffrey lurie made a difficult decision, this town is about w

jeffrey lurie made his decision on why wait. his job was the vice-president of player personnel he had manowitz. eagles said their search for new head coach will be presented by the president schmolenski, jeffrey lurie and howie roseman. a look back. >> ♪ >>> he came to philadelphia from oregon in january of 2013. with his up tempo style he thought would change the game. >> one thing that attracts him about the roster is the youth. one of the youngest teams in the league. >> first game was a success. eagles scored 33 points and beat the redskins they won 10 games that year and won the nfc east. but after that season, kelly raises eyebrows when he releases wide receiver desean jackson. the season starts nine-three. but the eagles stumbled down the stretch. they lose three straight games in late november and december and missed the playoffs. the off season that followed would be one of the most memorable in eagles hit reach five days after lurie says howie rose map is still his general manager -- >> is that a question? >> yes. >>

i know in jeffrey lurie is not an impulsive type guy. so this must have been on his mind for awhile. but i'm disappointed. you know, i believe in the nfl system and the chain of command. ownership on down, but i was disappointed to see a coach fired before he's really -- even before the end of the season before he gets to fulfill his contract efforts. but, you know, it's disappointing but they that's the world we live in. >> we caught up with former eagle darwin walker. ray didinger and lane johnson the first player to speak following the announcement. we'll have that coming up in sports but the players, no advanced warning. shocked. >> a lot of news pouring out of this. lesley, thanks. >>> word of kelly's firing spread fast. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has been talking with fans about the change at the top of the team and he's live in haddonfield tonight. david? >> reporter: hi, jess can ukee. chip kelly lives a few minutes away from where i am right now in haddonfield and while he's not talking tonight, fans are sounding off

now, to the other big story we are following today, eagles owner, jeffrey lurie is speaking out one dayafter firing chip kelly, ducis rogers is in the sports center with more on what lurie had to say. >> jeffrey lurie desperately wants to win and didn't like the direction that chip kelly was going. he knew the risk and conceded today those risks did not pan out. lurie called this season his most difficult in the 21 years he has owned the franchise and he has been taking the temperatures of the players and does not feel like kelly lost the locker room. he leaves only one playoff appearance and zero playoff wins. jeffrey lurie was accused in the past of hanging on to coaches too long and he was not going to make that mistake. >> i look forward to watching chip succeed wherever he goes and i think he really will, and i look forward to a real improvement in where we are headed. >> did chip at least make a play to try to keep his job. >> no, he did not but the atmosphere was such that he knew he was being let go and that decision was made before chip met with myself and don. >> interesting n

i know in jeffrey lurie is not an impulsive type guy.o this must have been on his mind for awhile. but i'm disappointed. you know, i believe in the nfl system and the chain of command. ownership on down, but i was disappointed to see a coach fired before he's really -- even before the end of the season before he gets to fulfill his contract efforts. but, you know, it's disappointing but they that's the world we live in. >> we caught up with former eagle darwin walker. ray didinger and lane johnson the first player to speak following the announcement. we'll have that coming up in sports but the players, no advanced warning. shocked. >> a lot of news pouring out of this. lesley, thanks. >>> word of kelly's firing spread fast. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has been talking with fans about the change at the top of the team and he's live in haddonfield tonight. david? >> reporter: hi, jess can ukee. chip kelly lives a few minutes away from where i am right now in haddonfield and while he's not talking tonight, fans are sounding off a

the players and owner jeffrey lurie. >> and singing for the pope.ocal young talent gets the opportunity of lifetime. we have the story of the special way they will be ringing in the new year. >> good evening everyone, i'm ukee waring. >> i'm jessica dean. we begin tonight with new developments in the case against bill cosby. >> tonight the legendary entertainer and philadelphia native is free on bond after authorities in montgomery county charged him with sexual assault. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in our sat center with more on what one legal expert is saying about the case. cleve. >> our legal expert says that bill cosby's admission in a deposition about giving women quaaludes and having sex could be difficult for him to defend. perhaps his biggest media moment the comedian kept quiet. after months of accusations by dozens of women, bill cosby faces criminal charges for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulted former temple women's basketball staff andrea constand. the alleged attack happened at his home in 2004. >> on the e

the players and owner jeffrey lurie. >> and singing for the pope. local young talent gets the opportunity of lifetime. we have the story of the special way they will be ringing in the new year. >> good evening everyone, i'm ukee waring. >> i'm jessica dean. we begin tonight with new developments in the case against bill cosby. >> tonight the legendary entertainer and philadelphia native is free on bond after authorities in montgomery county charged him with sexual assault. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in our sat center with more on what one legal expert is saying about the case. cleve. >> our legal expert says that bill cosby's admission in a deposition about giving women quaaludes and having sex could be difficult for him to defend. perhaps his biggest media moment the comedian kept quiet. after months of accusations by dozens of women, bill cosby faces criminal charges for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulted former temple women's basketball staff andrea constand. the alleged attack happened at his home in 2004. >> on the

today eagles owner jeffrey lurie will address chip kelly's firing with one game left in the season. >iladelphia police are trying to figure out who opened fire overnight during an argument over a cell phone. >> officers went door to door warning people about a serial armed robber who seems to target mainly women at bus stops. >> we have some patchy fog out there. good morning, it's 4:30. david is off. we have karen rogers and matt pelman. good morning. >> good morning taking a look at satellite6 and action radar we have lots of clouds in place. we're dry through the region although we're anticipating rain late this afternoon into this evening. one of the things you'll be dealing with as you step outside is the fog. we've got a dense fog advisory for areas north and west of the city of philadelphia until 10 o'clock this morning. and as you look at these conditions currently we could see .3-mile visibility in allentown and trenton. half a mile visibility in reading, .3 also in lancaster. it's a little better at philadelphia international airport at 5-mile visibility, 94 millville, three

talked about it and the search that is already on the way. >> reporter: jeffrey lurie desperately wants to win a super bowl, chip kelly would not win many games let alone a super bowl. jeff lurie says it had to be done now. they called kelly into the meeting yesterday afternoon and by the time he arrived the decision was made. as for the timing with a game to go in the season, lurie said he wanted to get a jump on the coaching search, here is what the owner is looking for in a new coach. it sounds like he is implying chip kelly fell short. >> you need tremendous collaboration, trust and respect, and smartness. agility, you have to have a lot going for you to achieve peak performance and leadership. that was the decision was made to move on with a new leader as a head coach. >> very telling right there, lurie says this team has plenty of talent on the roster, he does not believe this is a major rebuilding project to get the birds back on track but the first order of business is finding a new head coach and the search has already begun. >>> in a few minutes we'll go to the nova care

talking to people who are close to jeffrey lurie, jeffrey lurie told them he is relieved he made thehis just didn't happen a meeting yesterday at the nova care facility. jeffrey lurie, i talk to high ranking official on saturday, and didn't tell me but i got a clear indication, that something was going to happen. i think jeffrey lure had i already made this decision, probably, at least couple of weeks ago. >> couple of weeks ago. well (not just wait until after the giants game? >> because you want to let everybody know. what's the difference? the giants game means nothing. it means nothing. it would have been a circumstance, media would have had all every those questions it, would have been a circumstance us. nobody had in idea. gives everybody around the nfl the idea, obviously, the knowledge, that this job is open. see they can start the process about people talking to people getting out. why not? i think it was fun. we were all surprised, i get all of that, but i have no problem with them doing it now rather than wait until after the giants game. >> howard you're basically an insi

. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, we expect ceo and chairman jeffrey lurie to address the firing of chip kelly in a few minutes. it will be interesting to hear in lurie's mind where he feels things went wrong, and why lurie made the decision with the game left on the schedule and they will be at the meadowlands to take on the giants on sunday and he went 26-21 since last year and they are 6-9 this year and the personnel decisions have not worked out at all. but the news of his firing surprised many including analyst, ron jaworsky. >> i didn't expect it with one game to go in the regular season, i'm surprised and shocked and jeffrey lurie made a difficult decision, this town is about winning ducis, they want to see progress and a plan, it's the most passionate knowledgeable fan base in america, they deserve better than what they got in the last year and a half. >> we mentioned the personnel decisions, they spent a lot of money on byron maxwell and went out and got demarco murray having the worst year of his career after leading the nfl in rushing last year and made the trade of desea

jeffrey lurie i thought spoke honestly at the news conference and it was a decision by jeffrey lurie that wasn't made spur of the moment much that's what i think people have to understand. there was a report which what inaccurate, boy, that's a shock, that said in the meeting yesterday it got heated and that's when jeffrey lurie fired him. nothing to that effect. it was over time. i think he made the decision over the last couple of weeks but jeffrey lurie said -- didn't say this but i know from friends he was relieved but in the end, he said his decision was made over time. >> this was really a three-year evaluation. three-year evaluation of where we're heading, what is the trajectory, what is the progress or lack thereof? and what did i anticipate for the foreseeable future? and that's why the decision was made. >> reporter: you made some other good points during the news conference. we'll get to that later in this newscast, but i also want to clear up something else jeffrey lurie cleared it up. this decision was not because he talked to demarco murray and dee marrow murky didn't t

and still a lot of questions for jeffrey lurie.pe to hear some answers later today during a press conference. now, he also released the vice president of player personnel. both positions will be filled by current staff until they find their replacements. more to come. for now we're live at lincoln financial field, annie mccomic, channel6 "action news." >> thanks annie. >>> now some former eagles responded on twitter to chip kelly's surprise ouster from the nest. former running back brian westbrook basically just said wow. brian dawkins tweeted the questions even more plentiful. the answers not so much. and former center julian vandervelde who was released during kelly's reign asked his followers to vote in a personnel in poll. so does chip getting fired mean the eagles will call me tomorrow or never again? we'll hear from steven a smith about chip kelly's firing and "action news" will continue our coverage on air and online. make sure to tune into "action news" at noon today when we will bring you jeff lurie's news conference live

>> we'll be back. >> chip kelly released last night by jeffrey lurie. the time being., with one game left? well, i actually think it eliminated the media circumstance thaws would have existed after the giants game sunday. obviously jeffrey lure had i made his decision. so why wait? this will be chip kelly's first losing season in both pro and college. coming to the eagles in 2013, the town was on fire with excitement about chip. the first two seasons, the eagles won ten games. but the last two, they did not make the playoffs. and didn't end well last season either. i hear lure had i been talking to players, on the team, to get a feel about the way things were going with chip. the feedback obviously not good. and it became more questions about his personnel decisions, and the way the team was being coached. and i think the washington lost just put icing on the cake with the lurie decision. i think it had been made before. that will jeffrey lurie live today at noon, that's sports in a minute, i'm howard eskin. >> reminder we will take that live here on fox and on our web

we'll bring you jeffrey lurie's news conference set to start in about an hour.ou can watch live on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 mobile app. >>> and this is a lye shot of cape may there. looks like we may have had more sun before. i don't see much out there right now. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the forecast. sheena? >>> we're seeing overcast skies. that will stay in the forecast through the rest of the afternoon. the shore avoided the dense fog but areas north and west had it. now everyone has the cloud cover. the rain is down to our south but it's moving in this direction so we'll see rain moving in but not until late tonight. it will miss the evening commute or most of the rain will miss the evening commute. right now visibility is still down a n allentown and mount pocono to a quarter mile visibility. the rest of the area not too bad but those are spots where we still have dense fog cloudy skies for everybody. not allowing temperatures to rise too much. 40 in allentown, low 50s south jersey and delaware. the clouds will stick aroun

and why did jeffrey lurie pull the plug on chip kelly?ttle insight while telling us what he's looking for in a new head coach and the players shared their opinion ♪ >>> it was a clear and important decision that had to be made. >> yes, eagles are now on to the next step after firing of chip kelly. eagles have already started the search for new head coach. jeffrey lurie mentioned that today at his news conference but i do want to clear up the real story on how this all went down and all the inaccurate reporting that's what we do -- that's what i do here any way. i was told lurie -- you got to do it with some of these bozos. all right. i was told lurie had made up his mind at least two weeks ago to release chip and the story of the meeting that did not go well tuesday and at that point chip kelly was fired by lurie totally false. all right. when lurie said he was going in another direction, chip put up no resistance and then the espn report that chip was fired when supposedly lurie took away the gm duties. another incorrect report. people j

jeffrey lurie just gave it tow to me. if you watch yesterday press conference jeff lure when he mentioned that fact oh, look chip kelly demanded that i give him full control and he smirked. >> yep. >> he smirked about that, as that certain point. so to me chip kelly constantly lies. it is obvious. >> can i show you something here? i want to show you something here. >> dictator is gone. did you hear that. >> very open about the fact that he thought that chip was well intends sean, but again, couldn't communicate with the flares, what the goal was. he said while chip was here, devisive atmosphere in the lockerroom, everybody wasn't going in the same direction, as i think that the players are really working for a coach not only under stands the game of football, but, you know, crafted environ until the that lockerroom where it is 53 players playing together, and not playing against their head coach. which seemed to be down the stretch this year. >> let's play little sounds bite from the owner yesterday at about 12:30. >> i g

>> my husband said: i guess jeffrey lurie was listening after all. look who put on eagles cap, he's now feeling optimistic about next year. bus stop buddy, is ready, and he also has his nice warm jacket on, if you're going to be outside this morning, temperatures in the 30's, 40's, so you do need a coat. it is wintertime after all. >> expecting cloud cover, early sunshine, but then rain later on in the day, and we have fog right now. so, the dense fog advisory continues with visibilities that are reduced to the south of us, the advisory only in our northern and western suburbs, so we've got three quarters after mile visibility, that's all we can see in reading even less in lancaster and trenton and half mile in allentown no rain, but plenty of cloud cover. i think we'll see sunshine start the day. but as the rain gets close war cold front, increasing clouds this afternoon. so above our average high of 41. with 46 degrees in philadelphia, but it is chillier than it was around christmas time. around a week ago, we were in the 70s. 7:22 your sunrise tim

. >> eagles owner jeffrey lurie tapped pat shurmur to replace kelly this sunday. we'll have more on what he said about the firing coming up in a few minutes. so this season has been one of frustration and disappointment for the eagles fans and something had to give. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in south philadelphia outside the melrose diner where news of kelly's firing is the talk of the town. matt. >> reporter: yeah, tracy, a lot of frustration this morning. a lot of people expected that chip kelly might get fired but not with one game still left in this season. no question 6-9 here, so far, after chip made that big change over the off season, trading players and assuming control of the entire personnel. especially now with a few days ago, here there were still some hope really that there would be a playoff chance, a chance to win the nfc east but no more and no more chip kelly. he didn't get to finish the third season with the keeagles. we talked with fans after 7:00 last night and people were really discussing what happened out here. >> i feel like he didn't

jeffrey lurie fired his head coach.kelly came on board in 2013 led the birds to a pair of winning seasons and one playoff game. this year kelly got full control of the roster. the birds missed the postseason after kelly's roster changes drained the team of its best players and now with kelly gone the fans are reacting. they have a lot to say as they always do. matt delucia is live in south philadelphia with what fans are saying. >> reporter: a lot of frustration but a little bit of jubilation. folks hoping that something better is on the way. talking with fans at the melrose diner and some reading the head lines on the paper, really just curious what's going to happen next. they are happy now that the 6-9 eagles under chip kelly hopefully that future will be a little brighter. it's not been sitting well with the fan who is a few days ago somewhat hopeful there was a chance to win the nfc east but no more and no more of chip kelly. some of the folks, i'm going to talk to judy. she is a carolina panthers fan. so tell me y

jeffrey lurie says and his quote we appreciate all of the contributions chip kelly made and wish him every success going forward, end quote. pat is her america will be the interim head coach for sunday's game in new york against the giants. press conference with jeffrey lurie will be held wednesday, that's tomorrow in the auditorium, of the nov care complex, at 12 noon, "eyewitness news" will be there. once again, chip kelly has been released from the philadelphia eagles, we'll have more tonight on the "cw philly" at 10:00, cbs-3 at 11:00 of course the very latest at cbsphilly.comment get you back to your regularly schedule program, eagles nation. see you tonight. back. you had good behind the scenes stuff. >> thank you. sally jesse rafael, leeza gibbons, would either of them give day time another go? we'll get to. that first, the top trending

shady kept his word did not shake the hand of chip kelly but gave jeffrey lurie a bear hug. back up mike gill lis l -- gillislee. 30 yard fill goal gave eagles a lead. here's how they cap the thing off two minutes to go tyrod at any lour's pass spoiled shadys return eagles win 23-20. final score. >> i think all 3 faces or playing well. still things we have to clean up. still things we canet better at. i think we are playing good football. on the defensive side we are tackling well. getting a lot of contributions from special teams. >> we always want in the last minute situation to make abelia. we loved it. i'm happy we got that done. >> yeah you p ain't the only one. after the game mccoy refused to talk to the media. grabbed his backpack and walked out of the locker room. i'll have more after this very fine news program. >> mccoy he talked trash all week long, right. and you lose and in sted of talk man up. >> right. >> sny walked right out. >> such a sore loser that's not cool. >> well you know after two straight big wins some fans who were once ready to pretty much throw c

million distraction, chip kelly cleared the air that demarco murray voiced his frustrations with jeffrey lury. >> he did not go to the owner, he sat next to him on the plane, he didn't specifically go to mr. lurie and say i need to request a meeting. >> this was news to him, he made sure to seek out murray after the game because he knew the running back was upset. >> he wasn't happy with his amount of carries, rightly so, i think everybody wants to carry the ball in every game. >> sam bradford knows murray better than anyone, after all the two were roommates in college in oklahoma, and as far as he knows the running back in happy here and a competitor in every sense of the world. he wanted to be on the field and when that doesn't happen, he is disappointed but then at the same time he is a great teammate and he was happy we won. >> not happy with 14 snaps, already with the philly season 14 months away, phillies sign david hernandez who has been with arizona since 2011. >>> first mo'ne davis and now whitley, an accomplished sophomore swimmer, she is getting set formpic trials in june. and he i

jeffrey lurie the owner of the eagles explains his decision to fire coach chip kelly. why he did it with one game still to play against the giants, and what he want in his next coach. >> you know, listening to him it, kind of sounded like he already new who he wanted. but, he said, tuesday night after the firing, about 7:15, he was on the phone with a couple of coaches. >> i think also you talk about where p.m. were from, as though he want someone who knows philadelphia, that's had some experience account team in the past. number of candidates that fall into that cat gore. >> i smells like sean mcdermott. >> what about dick vermeil?

owner jeffrey lurie announcing his decision last evening to relieve kelly of his coaching duties. let's get right out to steve keeley with what people are saying on sports radio and what you think. good morning, steve. >> reporter: karen, it is easy not to worry about your job when you still got two years left on contract at $6 million a year. soap, i don't think he is worried about how to figure out paying for the mortgage and the other bills and the grocery bill this week. by the way, this is the second vacation that chip kelly has ruined for angelo cataldi in this year alone, because he is on his way into work, in the middle of his vacation, as is rhea hughes, and most of the other team, jon runyan, all coming in today, to handle this huge story, and angelo cataldi was on his way to spring training in florida, back in the spring, had his bags packed in his trunk, he was going to stop here, maybe talk little bit and head to florida that's when the lesean mccoy trade happened, he had to stay put. that will was the last time i was here. so two nice relaxing vacations ruined for an

i told this to jeffrey lurie the other day and he was shocked, too. they're the only team in the league that has won more games on the road than at home. pretty good records. they've done well. gotten into the playoffs a lot. but more road wins than home wins. so bizarre because it's a great crowd. you know, they love the eagles. >> al: a vibrant building. but for whatever reason, more wins away than here. >> cris: well, maybe time for jeffrey lurie to give them another speech. he gave them that before the new england game, the play angry speech. went to everybody in the locker room and sort of grabbed them and used a little colorful language and got them all fired up and got a standing ovation after the game when they beat the patriots. but somebody's going to give old bruce arians and steve keim and carson palmer a standing ovation. 12 wins in this league? very impressive. >> al: bruce will be a candidate for coach of the year which he's only won twice in three years. but at this point ron rivera. you're 14-0 with that team. the expectations going i

after the game he spoke with owner jeffrey lurie on the plane. at was said, how it was said, i don't know. he's keeping that to hisself but he does think things were blown way out of proportion. >> i've had conversation wis jeff lurie before. sitting right next to him. i can't speak with my boss? i wouldn't say i was disappointed obviously we won the game. so i thought i was happy for that, but i think every player wants the opportunity to contribute to the team and, you know, especially me as a competitor i want to have chance to go out there and work out and, you know dorks what i can to help this team. >> all right. now it's time to get some answers about lesean mccoy. shady has made it really really clear he doesn't like chip. said he wouldn't shake his hand or even talk to him. today chip was asked about mccoy and he finally shed some light how the trade went down. >> how he was traded wasn't handled right, and i've said that before. i did not get an opportunity to talk to him. it's a lesson we should never do. we were told that the trade was

i told this to jeffrey lurie the other day and he was shocked, too. they're the only team in the league that has won more games on the road than at home. pretty good records. they've done well. gotten into the playoffs a lot. but more road wins than home wins. so bizarre because it's a great crowd. you know, they love the eagles. >> cris: play the "rocky" theme. >> al: a vibrant building. but for whatever reason, more wins away than here. >> cris: well, maybe time for jeffrey lurie to give them another speech. he gave them that before the new england game, the play angry speech. went to everybody in the locker room and sort of grabbed them and used a little colorful language and got them all fired up and got a standing ovation after the game when they beat the patriots. but somebody's going to give old bruce arians and steve keim and carson palmer a standing ovation. 12 wins in this league? very impressive. >> al: bruce will be a candidate for coach of the year which he's only won twice in three years. but at this point ron rivera. you're 14-0 with th

chip kelly talks about murray's meet wig owner jeffrey lurie and how it actually hammed. that's later in sports. >>> wig hall for customs officials at philadelphia international airport over the weekend. you're looking at about 20 pounds of cocaine. on saturday night officers found the drugs inside a pair of drawing string backpacks they were stowed away in the cargo hall of american airlines flight from jamaica. they have street value of about $600,000. investigators though say they have not made any arrests. >> who doesn't like like to get holiday cards this time of year a local business owner launching a huge campaign to make sure a very special 12-year-old boy let's lots of christmas cards and letters this year. dawn timmy joins us to tell us why. >> the boy is outcities. he's very smart. sadly though the little boy does not have a lot of friends. and that's why local business owner wants to make sure that he gets flooded with cards. >> rob i'll see in you about 15 or so. >> reporter: jay green is known for his big heart. take look around his business jay's steak and

jeffrey lurie will address fans at noon. hear from fans about the sudden coaching change. also next, hospital closing, find out what that means for hundreds of workers at st. joseph's hospital. >>> seven minutes before 5. now to decision 2016. hillary clinton says she believes isis is committing genocide by killing christians and other minority groups in the middle east. democratic presidential front-runner made that statement at a town hall in new hampshire. clinton said she held back using the term genocide until evidence proved it. candidate did not address the latest attacks by republican front-runner donald trump. yesterday his campaign in iowa trump pounced again on clinton's plan to let her husband campaign for her starting next week. >> going after former president bill clint bill clinton. >> yes, they woulding. frankly, hillary brought up the whole thing with sexist and all i did is reverse it on her because she has a major problem happens to be in her house. >> trump also said starting next week he will spend $2 million a week in tv ads in the early voting states

and we are expecting to hear more from jeffrey lurie later on. he is expected to hold a news conference, hopefully we get more questions answered. as to the future of the birds. now live in south philadelphia, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> the "philadelphia daily news" certainly isn't holding back on the chip kelly firing. here is a look at the front page. it reads good-bye mr. chip. see what happens when you blow up a team and it goes 6-9. and here is the cover of the daily news sports section. the headline, dead duck. chip kelly era ends abruptly. there it is. duck refers to kelly's previous coaching job with the oregon ducks. speaking of ducks check throughout cartoon. punctured rubber ducky named chip with the caption, phillies deflate gate. we're getting comments on our facebook page to the question did the eagles make the right decision on chip kelly? one posted this. not the best move, too early. have one of the best special teams. also a fact any time that makes a ton of personnel player changes in the off season never makes the playof

i told this to jeffrey lurie the other day and he was shocked, too. they're the only team in the league that has won more games on the road than at home. pretty good records. they've done well. gotten into the playoffs a lot. but more road wins than home wins. so bizarre because it's a great crowd. you know, they love the eagles. >> cris: play the "rocky" theme. >> al: a vibrant building. but for whatever reason, more wins away than here. >> cris: well, maybe time for jeffrey lurie to give them another speech. he gave them that before the new england game, the play angry speech. went to everybody in the locker room and sort of grabbed them and used a little colorful language and got them all fired up and got a standing ovation after the game when they beat the patriots. but somebody's going to give old bruce arians and steve keim and carson palmer a standing ovation. 12 wins in this league? very impressive. >> al: bruce will be a candidate for coach of the year which he's only won twice in three years. but at this point ron rivera. you're 14-0 with th

jeffrey lurie issued a letter to fans on the eagles web site saying in part "i have made a decision tose chip kelly this evening. i spent the last three seasons evaluating the many factors involved in our performance as a team. as i watched this season unfold, i determined that it was time to make a change ." and lurie also released the vice president of player personnel. both positions will be filled by current staff until they find a replacement. more to look forward to. for now reporting live at the linc, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> thanks so much annie. >>> now some former eagles responded on twitter to chip kelly's surprise ouster from the nest. brian westbrook had one word. wow. former safety brian dawkins tweeted the questions even more plentiful. the answers not so much. and formerter julian vandervelde released this tweet. coming up later we'll hear from espn analyst steven a smith about chip kelly's firing and "action news" will continue our coverage on air and online. make sure you tune into "action news" at noon today when we will bring you jeff lurie's news

ceo jeffrey lurie made it clear he wants a coach who can relate to his players. at press conference yesterday he is looking for someone who interact, communicates very clearly with everyone on the team. kelly didn't have a close relationship with a lot of his players, and many considered him un approachable. former eagles lesean mccoy and also brandon boykin both critical of his personality after he traded them. lurie says the decision to fire kelly before the end of the season was to get a jump start on the coaching search. >> and last night, chip released a statement, this is his first statement following the decision, he said: i'm grateful to jeffrey lurie for allowing me to coach his philadelphia eagles for the past three seasons. i deeply regret we did not bring the great city and it fans the championship they deserve. he went on to say i was bless today work with a gifted and hard-working coaching staff every day, and they will succeed where ever they go. >>> some big changes are coming for the tsa who officials say won't be ignored when it comes to airport

many are trying to get into jeffrey lurie's head about how kelly's firing went down. >> i think he realized that he made a mistake giving him control of the whole ship early and this is kind of pay back for it. i gave you this, i trusted you and you took my franchise into the toilet right now. >> reporter: and jeffrey lurie issued a letter to fans on the eagles web site saying in part i have made a decision to release chip kelly this evening. i spent the last three seasons evaluating the many factors involved in our performance as a team. as i watched this season unfold i determined that it was time to make a change ." and now he also released the vice president of player personnel. both positions will be filled by current staff until they find their replacements. we're expected to learn more today in the press conference. for now we're live outside of lincoln financial field, annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." >> annie thank you for that. >>> it's been no secret that chip kelly has had a rather contentious relationship with some of his players. here's what former eagle jeremiah trott

yesterday jeffrey lurie told us why he made the change.he search has already started for a new head coach. >> i go back to peak performance. if you want to have peak performance, you have to have tremendous collaboration, trust, respect, smartness a job, to have performance and leadership. >> it stinks, you know, i feel bad because we have players who are out there not making the plays, you know, ultimately, leading to this. >> and chip kelly told me yesterday, he thinks he will have another job, and he might have been half kidding, in a week. the eagles by the way three and a half point underdogs sunday against the giants. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> bye change for the tsa. who will not be ignored any more when it comes to safety. >>> getting ready for good night tonight hopefully, party time for the close of 2015, and happy 2016, so, right at midnight, on new years eve tonight, should be about 39 degrees. that's cold. but it is not as cold as it could have been on previous new years eve's, you know how we shiver somet

i told this to jeffrey lurie the other day and he was shocked, too. they're the only team in the league that has won more games on the road than at home. pretty good records. they've done well. but more road wins than home wins. so bizarre because it's a great crowd. you know, they love the eagles. >> cris: play the "rocky" theme. >> al: a vibrant building. wins away than here. >> cris: well, maybe time for jeffrey lurie to give them another speech. he gave them that before the new england game, the play angry speech. went to everybody in the locker room and sort of grabbed them and used a little colorful language and got them all fired up and got a standing ovation after the game when they beat the patriots. but somebody's going to give old bruce arians and steve keim and carson palmer a standing ovation. 12 wins in this league? very impressive. >> al: bruce will be a candidate for coach of the year which he's only won twice in three years. but at this point ron rivera. the expectations going into the season. you know the story. calvin benjamin got h

this is just kelly's third eagles ceo jeffrey lurie said he appreciates kelly's contributions and wishes him success going forward. on the campaign trail-- pataki is the latest presidential candidate to pull his name from the race. pataki had hung his hopes on doing well in the early voting state of new hampshire--but has barely registered in state or national polls. pataki never made it onto a main debate stage and struggled to raise funds. in consumer news tonight-- hoverboards are now under investigation by the consumer product safety commission after 22 reports of fires in 17 states. the most recent incident happened inside a texas mall. overheating batteries are the main concern. the cpsc has also received 70 reports of hoverboard-related injuries which wre treated at emergency rooms. most of the injuries have been related to falls or collisions--but some did include smoke inhalation from a fire. several u.s. airlines have banned hoverboards from checked and carry-on luggage...and amazon has stopped selling some brands. the massive storm system which pounded the middle of the u.s. c

35 safes. >> after waiting all week for demarco murray to explain this conversation with owner jeffrey lurier reason, he made the media wait around his locker today 40 minutes for an explanation. what jerk. all right. really. don't make us wait 40 minutes. nonsense. after a big win towed complain about having eight carries and only 14 plays. so what about the meeting? >> i've had conversations with jeff lurie before. i was sitting right next to him. i can't speak with my boss? >> but in the end, does demarco murray really want to be with the eagles? >> i made a commitment to chip. i love this team. i love playing for this team. i love the fans and i sign on that dotted line i knew i was going to be here for a long time and committed to win a lot of games here. >> you know what that's nonsense. he doesn't want to be here and didn't want to be here. he just wanted more money. in the tale of two backs for this game we have lesean mccoy who doesn't have problem with chip kelly but won't shake his hand obviously still angry about the trade to buffalo and not being told before the trade went down.

everyone knows the circumstances if you don't win. >> i'm glad jeffrey lurie didn't let it linger and you know saw the need for a change. >> should have never hired him to begin with. you get a college coach? never had one nfl game if his life. what do you, expect from him. >> i saw it coming. thi thairngful to mr. lurie doing what he had to do. >> nfl 10 your official eagle station. count on us to bring you behind the scenes for the sent to the next eagles head coach. >> other news now. fire investigation is under way after flames ripped through a home in northeast philadelphia. fire crews cleared the home in the 4900 block of hawthorne. you can see heavy smoke damage coming from the second floor windows. officials able to knock down the fire in minutes. no word on what caused the blaze. ocean county new jersey, a neighbor snapped the photo of flames shooting out of the roof before firefighters arrived. officials say the blaze may have been accidentally started by a plumber working in the unit. everybody made it out safely. >>> police hoping the new video will help them catch the the

i told this to jeffrey lurie the other day and he was shocked, too. they're the only team in the league that has won more games on the road than at home. pretty good records. they've done well. but more road wins than home wins. so bizarre because it's a great crowd. you know, they love the eagles. >> cris: play the "rocky" theme. >> al: a vibrant building. but for whatever reason, more wins away than here. >> cris: well, maybe time for another speech. he gave them that before the new england game, the play angry speech. went to everybody in the locker room and sort of grabbed them and used a little colorful language and got them all fired up and got a standing ovation after the game when they beat the patriots. but somebody's going to give old bruce arians and steve keim and carson palmer a standing ovation. 12 wins in this league? very impressive. >> al: bruce will be a candidate for coach of the year which he's only won twice in three years. but at this point ron rivera. you're 14-0 with that team. the expectations going into the season. you know t

the statement read, in part, i'm grateful to jeffrey lurie. my players mean the world to me. i will miss them very much. i will be rooting for them. he left yesterday with his girlfriend. he was fired on tuesday. the eagles have a six and nine record. >> the end result was mediocrity. you know, as the owner of the team, i got to look at the progress and the trajectory of where it's headed. >> he made it clear he wants a coach that can relate to his players and everyone else in the building. he still has one more game left this season. still ahead in our next half hour, locker room insight here from eagles players. what they say led to kip kelly's firing >>> happening today the mississippi river is expected to crest today. the river water reaching nearly 13 feet above flood stage. if that happens, it would be the second worst flood on record since the devastating floods of 1993. they continue to deal with the historic flooding in that state for the weekend. bridges and highway passes are now under water. 12 of 14 reported deaths related to the flood were caused by high water.

. >> as always owner jeffrey lury will meet with chip kelly at season's end, chip kelly is an easy target but the players though say that chip is getting far more blame than he deserves. >> i don't think any player can look at chip and say this is all his fault, because he doesn't play snapper ball, he is not out there tackling or catching the ball, there is plenty of blame to go around in this building when you look at plays left out there, dumb penalties and turnovers and missed tackles. >> i am not pay ago tension to the criticism or what is happening on the outside, we are all in this together and need to look at ourselves and see what we need to do next year to be better. >> the eagles will have to make a decision on quarterback sam bradford, they say they are happy with him and he wants to stay but he will have several suitors come mid-march. >>> temple played three ranked opponented and won against the cincinnati bear cats. it's an old joke i won't go there. keep that thing away from me. temple defense was not great early, emerging as a leader this evening, he score aid team high 1

is not getting played enough and signed a contract last year and demarco murray met with owner jeffrey lury and questioned his role on this football team. the meeting happened on the flight back to philadelphia sunday night and no word on what his reaction was. murray barely saw any action and his playing time may be further reduced. fellow running back ryan matthews returned to practice today he was out with a concussion, murray has one 100 yard rushing game this season and this time last year with dallas he had 10. >> ladies and gentlemen your first place eagles thanks to the win over the red skins there is a tie for the nfc east and all of them arer under .500. >> if i told you you would be 5-7 and you would be in first place, would you believe me? >> negative. >> i would believe me. the means in which we get there is something i don't think anybody predicted. if this is not motivation to get up for this game. there is a guy named shady mccoy coming to town. >> i'm sure he had think game circled on his calendar since going to buffalo. >> everyone loves shady here a heck of a person and h