they also said jeffrey lurie. he said he respects jeffrey lurie for recognizing the problem and correcting it. he then follows up: chip kelly, got a shoulder to blame. so everybody seems pretty happy that he's moved on. michael actually sent us video explaining specifically why he thinks chip had to go. >> i blame the olds hipster. he wanted fast paced offense, yet got rid of all of the fast players, jackson, mack lan, mccoy. that's predictable. play calling, horendous. >> horendous what we are hearing from the fans. we'll have more little later on, nobody seems all that upset that chip is gone. >> eagles seven and one in their last eight games in new york. murray one, just one, 100-yard game this season, of course the giants on october 19th, and pat shurmur the eagles interim head coach today. he was head coach of the cleveland browns for two seasons for 2011, 2012, but he just had nine wins. heading back to up met life stadium, look at some of the top plays from the 2015 season. we'll be right back. he came to p

the two men walked in jeffrey lurie and doug peterson. lurie says he was the unanimous choice among those in the search. peterson has never been a head coach at this level but doesn't feel that will hinder him. >> the experiences i have had as a former player and now as a coach have prepared me for this situation, you bring up the fact you are a former player, the others are career coaches, the fact that you played the game what leg up do you think that gives you as far as being a head coach. >> it helps you to relate to players, you have been in the locker room and you have put the pads on just like those players have been have a sensitive side to that. but with any leadership position it's about relationship and it's about understanding the player not only as a player but as a person. >> reporter: now one guy that had a lot of input on this decision, the guy that people respect in this industry, and that is andy reid. >> the detail of andy's analysis of doug over the years and especially over the last few weeks was important because it w

despite firing him eagles owner jeffrey lurie is still fond of andy reid. y lurie hearkens back to the past and officially hires doug pederson an andy reid protege. pederson arrived in philadelphia a little after 10:30 this morning. cleaves elimination from the playoffs over the weekend cleared the way for this hire. pederson is a former eagles quarterback as well as a former assistant under reid. that's video of howie roseman do you go pederson and his wife heading to jeffrey lurie's louse for dinner. lurie called statement a "strategic thinker compelling leader and communicator. the ladder may have been lacking with one chip kelly. jaime apody has been at the eagles novacare facility all day long. she joins us live with details of pederson's coaching staff. jamie. >> hey there ducis. what has pederson been doing inside? he's been having meetings and formalizing his staff. the man expected to be eagles offensive coordinator is schwartz. schwartz arrivedth street station by train. schwartz is a very experienced coach. most recently it was buffalo's defensive

jeffrey lurie doesn't have to go very far to find his latest coaching candidate. coach pat shurmur interviewed this afternoon just a day after he led them to a win in the finale. shurmur has been eagles offensive coordinator the last three years. before that law the head coach in cleveland for two. shurmur has been a big supporter and he has a lot of support in the locker room. like from quarterback sam bradford who says he would love to play for him and he hopes he gets serious consideration. a source confirms to "action news" the eagles are also considering bears offensive coordinator adam gates who will interview tomorrow. gates has been weight bearing for one season he spent the previous six in denver. the 37-year-old has never been a head coach. >>> the eagles have a lot of guys to weed through after they center chip kelly packing last week. today eagles players are center packing for the off season and some for the final time. jaime apody has more. >> watching the eagles empty their belongings into trash bags it struck me as an image that might as well be a

. >> tell jeffrey lurie. >> hopefully he is watching. who will take tom coughlin to the prom, if the eagles want the former giants coach to be their date, they have competition. this a day after he met with jeffrey lurie about the eagles coaching job, coughlin was the sixth known candidate to meet with the birds, and the eagles have no more scheduled. >>> brett brown had a trying year to get this young sixers team on track and he brought in his coach to help. and brett's father bob stopped by practice, the older brown was the baseball high school coach and he leans on his dad for advice and loves having him around. >> it's great, i mean he coached me my whole life and i saw him coach an awful lot and i think to have him here just his family and to get also a coaching perspective is a great thing. >> he finds things in the sixers team and gives you some pointers. >> all the time, he is one of those people you always feel a little bit smarter or get curious about something after we have spoken and they have come down to visit their grandch

signing the contract and formalizing his staff before leaving with his wife to have dinner at jeffrey lurie's house at 7:15. peterson will use this press conference to tame the skeptical and there will be many. and whether or not he expects to keep sam bradford and tough questions for lurie as well. and if they settled for peterson and he will assert they wanted him as their guy all along. we'll be with you all day as it breaks, and as it happens on "action news." doug peterson the new coach of the philadelphia eagles, live in south philadelphia, jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. when coach peterson is introduced we'll bring it to you live. look for coverage of the coach's news conference starting at 2:00 this afternoon. we'll stream it at 6abc.com, and on the 6 abc news app. >>> someone in buck county is a whole lot richer today, a winning power ticket worth a million dollars from saturday's power ball was sold at the home town delhi in newtown. the store receives a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, a brazen attack on a

well, owner jeffrey lurie said he was looking for coach with emotional intelligence, someone kind of like andy reid, the anti-chip, and that path led directly to doug pederson. the eagles coaching search began december 29th, when they fired chip kelly. owner jeffrey lurie held a press conference the next day. >> the end result was meade okay rat. >> i eagles interviewed six candidates, all offensive coaches. doug pederson emerged as one of the frontrunners for the job. then news broke last thursday pederson was the new head coach and the eagles announced they had ended their search. eagles had to wait until the chiefs lost until they officially hired him saturday. leaving the game pederson told the media he would see them in a couple of days, sure enough monday he landed in philadelphia. and the eagles announced he would be the 21st coach in team history. pederson had been the chiefs offensive coordinator the past three seasons following andy reid from philadelphia to kansas city. before that he was assistant coach under reid from 2009 to 12. this will be his first head coaching job

he is expected to take the podium with jeffrey lurie. we heard last week that the kansas city chiefs offensive coordinator was coming to philadelphia it's a return who served on the eagles in assistant coaching capacity a few years ago, then played quarterback in 1999, fans are buzzing about the changes. the new coach could bring to the team specifically in terms of who he surrounds himself with. jim schwartz was in town for an interview for the defensive coordinator gig. >> for any head coach especially a young head coach and first time head coach, he's really going to have to lean on his entire staff. >> reporter: pederson was praised by his new boss jeffrey lurie in a press release but we expect to hear from them today, 2:00, that's when the news conference is scheduled for. we'll carry it for you here on nbc 10 and on the nbc 10 app. live at the link, drew smith. >> get a hat on, get inside. vice president joe biden will be in switzerland as part of his global mission to find a cure for cancer, hosting a roundtable called cancer moon

jeffrey lurie introduced pederson yesterday. he was the eagles quarterback at the start of the donovan mcnab era. pederson said he is ready to be the birds' skipper. >> this is not an andy reid football team and it's not a doug pederson football team. this is a philadelphia eagles football team. i get it. this city hasn't won and this organization hasn't won in some time. it's my job to turn that around. i. >> pederson is married with three sons, the oldest is a quarter back at a university in in alabama. his youngest kids will finish school in kansas city. john clark of comcast sports net asked pederson about sam bradford. >> i do like him. i liked him when he came out of college. he's a good fit for the organization. he came on strong at the end of the season and did some nice thing things. >> coming up, you'll hear jeffrey lurie and eagles fans sounding off on the new head coach. and the racially-charged comments about an eagles player by a sports radio host that had him quickly issuing an apology. >>> it's soon back to schoo

jeffrey lurie started with a list of 25 candidates during the season and narrowed it down to 10. chose doug peders pederson. doug said he loves the passion the city which he says made this an easy choice to want to coach the eagles much he knows the city from this time as a player and coach with the eagles. the team needs structure and accountability. dug also made it clear he likes sam bradford as quarterback and he would work well in his offense. saying he will call the plays. doug pederson will. never been a head coach but he's work under good head coach. >> i think the people that i've been surrounded with in my career, the don shulas, the mike holmgrens, the andy reids, being a part of championship organizations and understanding what that takes and that dynamic to win in the national football league has prepared me for this opportunity. >> doug body son trying to put together copying staff i'm told frank reich was in town to -- is in town we'll talk to pederson for the offensive coordinator job. special team coaches dave fipp is staying. stoutland, undlin and duce staley al

he will leave here around 6:30 i am told and head to dinner at eagles owner jeffrey lurie's house. rie he issued this statement. "doug is a strategic think compelling leader and communicator and someone who truly knows how to get the best out of his players. all of this factors are what initially at tractorred us to doug and we leave that he is the right plan to help us achieve our ultimate goal. ." former lyons led coach jim schwartz arrived at 30th street station by train about 45 minutes ago. he's expected to be named the eagles new defensive coordinator. most recently he was buffalo's defensive coordinator in 2014 and his defense allowed the fourth least points in yards in the nfl. he ran the wide nine but likely will bring the four-three back to philly and what's great about him is he has five years of head coaching experience in addition to his experience as a coordinator and position coach so he would be a great advisor for the untested pederson. and i will tell you this. based on the reaction i have seen from eagles fans on twitter, they seem a whole lot happier about peders

a news conference is slated for tomorrow afternoon but we have heard from owner jeffrey lurie today in a statement lurie expressed his excitement over the hire. laurie went on to say doug is a strategic thinker compelling leader and communicator and someone who truly knows how to get the best out of his players. all of these factor what is were initially attracted us to doug and we believe he's the ryan man to help us achieve our ultimate goal. pederson takes over a team that went seven and nine last season. sharrie. >> we'll z ducis thank you. >>> when fans of course first heard about pederson it's fair to say there were more than a few doubters but now they have had some time to process that decision. chad pradelli he continues our live team coverage and he is at logan square this afternoon and chad what are the fans saying who you talked to this weekend? >> reporter: well, sharrie, many fans are saying the same thing they've been saying for the past few days. they don't like the hire of doug pederson. they wanted a coach with a higher name profile and a more extensive track record.

u you will see his news conference live at 2:00 and hear from owner jeffrey lurie. >>> police are looking for the person who stole a car carrier near lancaster and drove it to our area before taking off. skyforce 10 was over mansfield burlington county last night where police spotted the cap portion of the carrier. police spotted the trailer part of the rig in northeast philadelphia. they tell us the carrier was stolen from a carmax superstore and they're investigating if any cars were aboard the carrier. >>> today, the pennsylvania senate goes back to work with the governor and lawmakers still at odds over a state budget. state senators say they have a tax plan that could help end the six-month budget stalemate, but they said they won't reveal any details until governor wolf and the house reach a firm agreement on the spending plan. wolf is a democrat and said the republican-controlled legislature needs to pass a budget that pays for education and other projects that he promised during his campaign. >>> also today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf will hold a facebook town hall. the govern

joining howie roseman and jeffrey lurie in mobile alabama, this is new for him, everything will be from here on outs. >> you are here in mobile looking at the senior bowl talent, what are you learning? >> that you have to watch everybody. you have to watch all phases of the game and in the past it was just offense, but now look at defensive guys and it's fun to evaluate the entire field instead of just one aspect of the game. >> what is the biggest challenge as a new head coach? >> i think just evaluating your personnel and evaluating the talent on your roster and using your scheme to really make everything fit and everything gel. it's a unique situation, there is a tremendous amount of talent on the football team on both sides of ball and getting those guys to believe in what you are selling, i think is the biggest challenge going forward. >> well, in mobile might he be selling the future of a quarterback, sam bradford to sign a contract any day or franchise him or wait for the draft. howie roseman says there is time to figure it all out. >> quarterback is the most important position o

this is a day after jeffrey lurie said the club would not hire a general manager so the title of this. lurie stressed the importance of a collaboration when it comes to building the eagles roster. they have to replace chip kelly as head coach but he got a ringing endorsement from arguably the best coach of all time, four-time super bowl winner bill belichick of the patriots. >> it's disappointing. chip kelly to me is a good football coach and he does a great job and he's done a good job with that team. he'll end up somewhere and do a great job there. a lot of the players that were on the eagles that are no longer on the eagles aren't doing too much for anybody else, either. >> i'm going to try to do a sports kwa scast with that mono voice. pat shurmur plans to carry on some of what kelly left behind in this final game in new york. >> we started something in motion here. the players are used to doing things a certain way and very many, many of the things we're doing is -- it's right so we'll try to keep it as business as usual as it can be in a very odd week and put our best effort for

this afternoon jeffrey lurie interviewed pat shurmur for the head coaching position.fensive coordinator turned interim coach led the birds to an impressive win at the meadowlands yesterday. a leg up given it gave him a chance to audition. shurmur has had coaching experience spent two years on the sidelines in cleveland. he has the backing of his players who have been lobbying for him. sam bradford called the job he did yesterday "remarkable given the circumstances." >> given the history that i have with pat, you know, we were together my rookie year and then kind of reunited this year, you know, i think it would mean a lot of to me. i would love to play for him. i really enjoyed playing for him today and obviously if he is a candidate then i hope he gets serious consideration. >> next on the list chicago bears offensive coordinator adam gates. a source has confirmed to "action news" he'll interview for the job tomorrow. he's never been a head coach but he's the hot name these days much like chip kelly was three years ago. gates has been credited with turning around ja

ceo jeffrey lurie said doug is a strategic thinker who knows how to get the best out of his players.ll these factors were what initially attracted us to doug and we believe he is the right man to help us achieve our ultimate goal. a source has confirmed former lions head coach, jim schwartz is in town in regards to the eagles defensive coordinator opening and reported he has gotten the job on the offensive side and pederson is planning to hire eagles frank reich to handled the offense in philadelphia. >>> up three, 10 seconds remaining, carmelo anthony, leave him alone, he can do that. puts a three down to drain, sends the game to overtime. sixers up in ot and finishing one of 16 assists for smith. sixers down three and inbound, covington banks it in to send the game to a second overtime. too much carmelo in this one. he will back down covington and hit the fade away j as sixers fall 119-113. >>> the nhl will not hand down supplemental discipline to ryan white for this hit on tomas jurco of the red wings last night so he will be available when they host the maple leaves tomorrow nigh

. >> jeffrey lurie fired chip kelly before the final game and getting things going here.effery lurie says he wants his new coach to understand the passion of the fans and well who knows that better than former fan favorite staley. inlts viewed forehead coaching job friday. he's been eagle running back coach on chip kelly staff since 2013 and before that special teams assistant. eagles fan you know him best from playing days. 7 years with eagles rushed for over 4800 yards during his time. he may be a long shot this get the job lurie did hire andy reid only a quarterback coach at the time. pat shurmur could be next to get an inview. interim coach is not lobbying for chip kelly's old job he's focused on the finale of the new york gianst. >> i looked at every day of my life as an audition. it so happens that the last game of the year is again the gijts and in meadow plans and i have strong feeling for this organization this is the end of my 13 year and i have grope to appreciate how strong this organization is. >>> happy new year not you're a flyers fan flyers written in the

jeffrey lurie introduced pederson yesterday. he was the eagles quarterback at the start of the donovan mcnabb era in the 90s, he was also an assistant coach here during andy reid's final years. he says he's ready to be the birds' skipper. >> this is not an andy reid football team, it's not a doug pederson football team. this is a philadelphia eagle football team. i get it. this city hasn't won and this organization hasn't won in quite some time. it's my job to turn that around. >> pederson is married with three sons, one is a college quarterback. he says his younger kids will finish school in kansas city where he was andy reid's offensive coordinator. >>> good morning. it's chilly again. whatever you did to get ready yesterday you're going to want to repeat this morning. the hat, the gloves, the whole thing. temperatures are very, very chilly. in fact, we could see a flurry or scattered snow shower passing through the region later today. you see our time stamp there wednesday, 4:00 p.m. no accumulation just scattered snow shower

reasons for no activity well one of the reasons i don't know if it's all the reasons, is that owner jeffrey luries with other owners meeting in houston. that situation looks like a mess as well with no decision on the two teams that the league wants to play in los angeles next year. the owners can't get the required 24 owners votes on a combination of the two teams from san diego, st. louis and oakland. it's a mess because st. louis wants locate in la that the nfl does not want to approve. they are a mess and it's all about money. >>> all right. pittsburgh steelers will be playing at denver this weekend with a quarterback that is hur hurting. ben roethlisberger was injured in the last play off game. he has an ac sprain that's in the shoulder and also torn ligaments in the shoulder but he hopes to may on sunday and i'm told if he gets shot up he'll be fine. >>> alabama won the national championship last night and i'm already sick of that team and sick of their head coach nick say bin much it's not hard to win when you get the best players each year. to phoenix arizona and he always gets the best p

eagles chairman and ceo jeffrey lurie released the following statement saying doug is a strategic thinker, compelling leader and someone who knows how to get the best out of his players. all the factors that initially attracted us to doug and we believe he's the right man to help us achieve our ultimate goal. a source has confirmed to comcast sportsnet that former lions head coach jim schwartz is in town, he could be in consideration to be the eagles defensive coordinator. and the nfl network is reporting pederson will hire former chargers offensive coordinator frank wright as the eagles o.c. >>> now to the sixers who played a martin luther king day matinee against the knicks this afternoon at msg. 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

you can see his news conference live on nbc 10 this afternoon at 2:00, you'll hear from jeffrey lurie. when he fired chip kelly he was specific what he was looking for in a new head coach. >> got to open your heart to players and everybody you want to achieve peak performance. and i would call it -- 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. >> eagles finished 7-9 this season. >> i think doug pederson got hired under the good old boys. so our defense is not on the field 40 minutes a game >> fans sounding off. may be on to something. reports say jim schwartz will lead the defense, we got reaction from an eagle analyst. >> for any head coach, especially a young head coach and a first time head coach, he is going to have to lean on his entire staff. >> the nfl network reports that he will have former coordinator frank wright calling plays. you can see doug pederson's news conference live on nbc 10 and on the news app today at 2:00. >> a man accused of pushing a woman onto the sept

wednesday owner jeffrey lurie said the club would not hire a general manager. the title of the yet to be appointed person is unknown. lurie stressed the importance of a collaboration when it comes to building the roster. >>> they have of course have to replace chip kelly. kelly got a ringing endorsement from one of the most successful coaches of all time, bill belichick of the patriots. >> really disappointing. chip kelly to me is a really good football coach. haes done a good job with that team. he will do a great job. a lot of the players that were on the eagles that are no longer on the eagles aren't doing too much for anybody either. >> pat shurmur was chip kelly's offensive cord natder, he will be the interim head coach sunday. yesterday shurmur said he plans to carry out some of what kelly left in place for this final game. >> we started something in motion here the players are used to doing things a certain way and very many, many of the things that we're doing it's right so we're going to try to keep it as business as usual as it can be in a very odd we

the owner jeffrey lurie introduced pederson yesterday. pederson was the eagles quarterback at the start of the donovan mcnabb eray and was assistant coach under andy reid. pederson said mentors prepared him for his first head coaching opportunity. >> pederson's day shared headlines with a new controversy. >> before pederson took the podium at the complex center jason kelce's name came up on the radio. radio host be josh innis noted kelsey and called him a lap dog. he made another remark. take a listen to what he said. >> essentially what you're getting here is jason kelce is the house negro is what i'm trying to convey. essentially kelsey's job, yes boss, absolutely boss, yes, sir, boss. that is jason kelce. he is whoever the head coach is going to be she going to be all over that head coach. >> he later apologized but kelsey tweeted throughout response that read in part it's my job to have my teammates and coaches back no matter what if that makes me a house as josh puts it i'll take it. >> decision 2016. donald trump has the endorsement

when jeffrey lurie spoke earlier this week he explained one of the reasons they fired chip kelly on tuesday to get a head start on the coaching search. those wheels are in motion after the team confirmed today they've interviewed running backs coach duce staley for the opening. the 40-year-old staley has been on the staff since 2011. he played for the eagles from 1997 until 2003. for tomorrow, though, it will be pat shurmur running the show as the eagles finish out the season against the giants. >>> be sure to join us tomorrow morning for the final cbs3 sunday kickoff of the season. we begin at 11:30 a.m. don bell will be live at the meadowlands, merrill reese will join him, myself and lesley van arsdale will hold down the fort here in the studio. again 11:30 tomorrow morning sunday kickoff on cbs3. >>> the up and town flyers have lost three of their last four as they continue their three game west coast road trip against the kings this afternoon. first period, the flyers will turn it over and the kings would cash in a three on one as dwight king his second of the year past michal neuvirth.

. ♪ >>> eagles owner jeffrey lurie was in new york to work on sandy aig and sandy lewis relocation to. they both might go there. but the eagles did meet with new york giants offensive coordinator ben mca do today and the reports of chicago bears offensive coordinator adam gaze coming in to see the eagles for a second interview this weekend shockingly the social media are in correct. nfl source told me there has not been any second meeting scheduled at this time. gaze is the hot name now and bears source told me gaze is energetic, passionate and smart with great football character. also told the eagles interview doug peterson now the offensive coordinator of the kansas city chiefs that. will happen on sunday the denver broncos head coach gary made the obvious decision named peyton manning his starting quarterback for the broncos play off game next week. obvious choice. and wild card weekend in the nfl we've got the packers and redskins sunday afternoon coverage starts at 4:00 here on fox 29. >>> all right. some excitement locally with one of the new members to be inducted this july in

you'll also hear from the owner jeffrey lurie when lurie fired chip kelly he was specific in what he was looking for in a new head coach. >> i would call at style of leadership that values information, all the resources that are provided, and at the same time values emotional intelligence. >> i think doug pederson got hired under the good old boys. bring a defensive coordinator in here. >> birds fans sounding off. reports say former lions head coach jim schwartz will lead pederson's defense. we got remarks from com kaes sports net. >> for a head coach especially a young head coach and first time head coach she going to have to lean on his entire staff. >> the nfl network is reporting that pederson will have former chargers offensive coordinator frank wright calling plays for the birds, again you can see doug pederson's news conference on nbc 10 and the news app later today. it's at 2:00. we'll also have a live report on coach pederson's introduction to philadelphia coming up in the next half hour. >> we have new information on the search for 12 marines who disappeared after a helicop

jeffrey lurie introduced him yesterday. pederson was the quarterback at the donovan mcnabb era, also assistant coach during andy reid's final years. he says he is ready to be the birds' skipper. >> this is not an andy reid football team and not a doug pederson football team. this is a philadelphia eagle football team. i get it. this city and this organization hasn't won in some time. it's my job to turn it around. >> he is married with three sons, one is a quarterback. his younger kids will finish in kansas city. john clark asked pederson about sam bradford. >> i do like him. listen, i always liked him. i liked him when he came out of college. he is a good fit for this organization. he came on strong at the end of the season this past year and he did some nilce things. >> you'll hear from jeff riff lurie and controversy on day one. ahead, hear what a philadelphia sports talk show host said about one eagles player and the new head coach that led to an on air apology. >>> good morning. i'm your first alert meteorologist karen

jeffrey lurie would say. peyton manning favorite at super bowl 50. topic in 1998nfl years dinosaur. win his second title if the broncos can pete the been they are. this could be his final rodeo. >> i don't know. i don't know if it's been confirmed or not. what happened to private conversations on the 50-yard line. they don't exist any more. no confirmation on whatsoever. we are on to carolina. we're on to carlin in a. >> see how he just talk his way out of. >> 40/40 club the next time the sixers take the court we'll witness something rarely if ever seen before. the sixers are the only team in the nba with 40 losses they'll take on the warriors. the only team that has 40 plus wins. that game is saturday in south philadelphia. college hoops now town zen visiting drexel. seam showing the range from the outside. he led drexel with 17. dragons loving it. always want to get a cut away of the dragons that's a tv term. william moto feeling it from three. he had 16. townsend withins 77-70 your final score. flames and predators last night. calgary defensive dennis wide man gets checked into t

jeffrey lurie would say. peyton manning favorite at super bowl 50. topic in 1998nfl years dinosaur. win his second title if the broncos can pete the been they are. this could be his final rodeo. >> i don't know. i don't know if it's been confirmed or not. what happened to private conversations on the 50-yard line. they don't exist any more. no confirmation on whatsoever. we are on to carolina. we're on to carlin in a. >> see how he just talk his way out of. >> 40/40 club the next time the sixers take the court we'll witness something rarely if ever seen before. the sixers are the only team in the nba with 40 losses they'll take on the warriors. the only team that has 40 plus wins. that game is saturday in south philadelphia. college hoops now town zen visiting drexel. seam showing the range from the outside. he led drexel with 17. dragons loving it. always want to get a cut away of the dragons that's a tv term. william moto feeling it from three. he had 16. townsend withins 77-70 your final score. flames and predators last night. calgary defensive dennis wide man gets checked into t

eagles owner jeffrey lurie howie rows man and don were leading the charge of finding a new eagles coach "action news" has learned today lined scenes the eagles brass were seeking the advice of former quarterback ron jaworski. jaws shows us the massive book the eagles relied on for information during their coaching search today. espn analyst was among the select few who had input on the hiring of chiefs offensive coordinator doug pedersonly while jaws was not in the room when they interviewed pederson in kansas city last weekend, jaws was present for some of the coaching candidate interviews. jaws tells "action news" today the eagles got this hire right. >> doug pederson i believe will wow this town. he's got experience here in the city of philadelphia. he knows the fabric of this community. he lived here. he worked here. not for a year, for many years. so he understands what this community is about. and you also have to be realistic. he's going to need a strong supporting cast. you know, it's his first opportunity to be a head coach in a national football league so the eagles have to ma

andy reid sold jeffrey lurie hiring doug. obviously andy spoke for him when he was here in philly. >> less bowen broke the story of pederson's higher. >> is he good coach. >> he's never been a head coach in the nfl. even as offensive coordinator in kansas city he doesn't call the play. >> coming up in sports we'll hear what the voice of eagles merrill reece had to say about the higher. does he approve. it seems kind of like everyone is -- they don't know. >> caught off guard. no one saw this coming. >> interesting. thanks so much. see you in a bit. >> let's go live to "eyewitness news" reporter diane in rocco at lincoln financial field with reaction from the fans. diana? >> reporter: ukee and jessica this news drew a mixed reaction from a lot of eagles fans tonight but one thing all can agree on they are very glad that chip kelly era behind them. it's all but called official by the philadelphia eagles doug pederson will take chip kelly's role as head coach next year. >> we need somebody fresh and he has worked under read for

take a look here at jeffrey lurie and his team arriving back from kansas city yesterday where they introduced chiefs offensive coordinator doug peterson. andy reid went to kansas city his former quarterback and coach went with him. and here is reed talking about peterson's meeting with the birds. >> that's what happens. and kind of a neat thing for the guys that have that opportunity. only 32, a whole world. you have an opportunity to do it, it's kind of a nice compliment to your hard work and endurance in some cases. >> as for the eagles interview with tom coughlin check this out. this is a sunday cover of the new york daily times, you know they love to do that stuff. and it's kind of strange there to see coughlin in eagles green. he led the giants to two super bowls and a dozen playoff wins but coughlin finished with a string of losing seasons, comcast sports cast analyst does not seep coughlin getting the coaching job. >> i kind of view this as a feeling out process, kind of when you're interviewing for head coach sometimes you interview the a lot of candidates just to pick their brains, g

andy reid sold jeffrey lurie hiring doug.bviously andy spoke for him when he was here in philly. >> less bowen broke the story of pederson's higher. >> is he good coach. >> he's never been a head coach in the nfl. even as offensive coordinator in kansas city he doesn't call the play. >> coming up in sports we'll hear what the voice of eagles merrill reece had to say about the higher. does he approve. it seems kind of like everyone is -- they don't know. >> caught off guard. no one saw this coming. >> interesting. thanks so much. see you in a bit. >> let's go live to "eyewitness news" reporter diane in rocco at lincoln financial field with reaction from the fans. diana? >> reporter: ukee and jessica this news drew a mixed reaction from a lot of eagles fans tonight but one thing all can agree on they are very glad that chip kelly era behind them. it's all but called official by the philadelphia eagles doug pederson will take chip kelly's role as head coach next year. >> we need somebody fresh and he has worked under read for fe

. >>> eagles owner jeffrey lurie still looking for a new head coach. kelly two weeks ago. the team has interviewed six candidates who we at least know about including chiefs offensive coordinator doug peterson and tom coughlin the former giants coach. coughlin met with the 49ers yesterday about their coaching vacancy. >> next up we have details on an important recall affecting children's cough syrup. >> plus winter woes on the roads. snowy conditions lead to several pileups on an interstate near pittsburgh. david. >> we are bundling the kids up with all the extra gear this morning because wind chills are down in the single digits in philadelphia right now and only in the teens this afternoon. we'll have your day planner forecast and get you to the airport. we'll see if there's any delays. >> ♪ wha...before the sugarcane.af was discovered... and everything had fewer calories. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. >> heavy snow near pittsburgh yesterday led to three separate pileups on interstate 70. a total of 31 vehicles were involved. >> wow.

jeffrey lurie wanted guy who could relate to, lead and communicate with today's football players and in front of the packed awed yum the eagles introduced pederson to the medial this third stint with the team. the team had a list of 25 candidates during the tail end of the season. after their fired chip kell until number slung to 10 and eventually pederson was the choice. >> from all the interviews, continued to analyze, research and with all of us and our advisers, unanimously claim to the collision that the best man for the job and the best leader in this process was doug pederson. >> being a part of championship organizationings, the grown bay packers are the kansas city chiefs and being a part of the philadelphia eagles and understanding what that takes and that dynamic to win in the national football league has prepared me for this opportuni opportunity. >> now the eagles aren't done hiring after pederson they're also in the market for a player personnel director. we'll have that story for you later in sports. >> okay. >> bring it. all right, buddy see you then. >> the fans are

. >> reporter: and eagles owner jeffrey lurie did host doug pederson at his home last flight for dinner released a statement yesterday saying that he called pederson a strategic thinker and a compelling leader and communicator and those are traits that did lead to their decision to hire him. for now reporting live outside the novacare complex, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." matt and tam. >> players seem to like him. thank you annie. >>> we have more video of doug pederson's arriving in philadelphia on 6abc.com along with a look at the new head coach's a career. you can also take part in our facebook poll about the new hire and see reaction from fans and former eagles quarterback ron jaworski who equally thinks this is a good hire for them. >> you know why i know he's tough because he came off the plane yesterday with like an opened collared shirt and a blazer despite the wind chill was 16 so, yeah. >> got into a warm car. >> he was. storm tracker6 live double scan right now, we are showing no precipitation. taking a look outside sky6 cameras bouncing a little bit at the airport

eagles owner jeffrey lurie interviewed eagles interim coach pat shurmur about the top job yesterday.:18 and the market opens today after a disastrous start to trading in the new year. >> in health checks fleet could be the miss sleep could be the missing link in dementia. >> getting out the hat the gloves the scarves for the kids. they need to wear all that of today. wind chills are dangerously low in some spots. we'll give you all the details when "action news" comes 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. >> really the kind of morning when you just want to jump out of bed and tackle the day. >> no. >> want to jump out of bed and jump back in bed. >> little tough this morning. sire cold and we've already had some traffic issues including the late running closure of the vine street expressway. you can see the crews here trying to get cleared out. i think as we're

. >> jeffrey lurie fires his head coach, pushes chip out of town. fine, that's his right. but there's no real obvious high profile candidates this year that people would get excited about. >> there's nobody out there you can jump out and say that's the guy. so we got one now. >> he can't be successful. this is a terrible hire. he won't succeed. he'll fall on his face is unfair and the extreme. we don't know what kind of coach he's going to be. he could turn out to be really good coach. >> we'll debt to see him tomorrow. doug pederson and the eagles hold a news conference you can watch it live at 2:00 p.m. right here on cbs3. let the people know later on in sports, he's got to fill out a stat and he'll need strong personalities and some strong coaches. we'll talk about the possibilities for offensive coordinator and a defense coordinator for doug pederson. it will be key. >> see you then. >> tonight music world is mourning the loss of glenn fry a founding remember of the band the eagles. ♪ >> fry formed the eagles in los angeles in the early '70's with don henley. they woul

the bears offensive coordinator met with the eagles on tuesday impressed jeffrey lurie but the eagles did not offer him the job. stay tune. >>> the flyers will be back in action tomorrow against the islanders. shane, will miss that game due to a lower body injury suffered in last night's four-thee overtime win over the wild and the sixers will host the raptors tomorrow night at the center. >>> what a surprise today for army sergeant first class jameel ali the life long phillies fan thought i was going to take a tour of citizens bank park but got a lot more than that the phillies held a press conference and thanked him for his service to our country and also got a free trip to phillies fantasy camp in clearwater, florida. enjoy your time down in in order. you definitely deserve it. thanks for keeping us out of harms way. >> nicely done. >> enjoy the trip. this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list full of "can't be right's." seriously? at giant, prices are down. savings are up. my giant. at gian

last night jeffrey lurie did host pederson at his home for dinner after making things official here at novacare complex. yesterday lurie in a statement did call pederson a strategic thinker and compelling leader saying that's a big reason why he did hire him but the majority of fans that we talked to still need some convincing. doug pederson touched down in philadelphia yesterday morning flying in from kansas city and immediately went to the novacare to start working on his new team. pederson has been the chief offensive coordinator under andy reid. before that he was an eagle both as an assistant to reid and on the field as a quarterback. already on his staff, jim schwartz, seen here arriving at 30th street station yesterday. schwartz's resume includes a head coaching job with the detroit lions and a defensive coordinator job in the nfl. former eagles brian dawkins and ron jaworski are throwing their support behind pederson but will that help get fans on board. >> give him a chance. >> we screen track record for him. we don't know how good he's going to be. >> reporter: best with to g

. >> jeffrey lurie fires his head coach, pushes chip out of town. fine, that's his right.ut there's no real obvious high profile candidates this year that people would get excited about. >> there's nobody out there you can jump out and say that's the guy. so we got one now. >> he can't be successful. this is a terrible hire. he won't succeed. he'll fall on his face is unfair and the extreme. we don't know what kind of coach he's going to be. he could turn out to be really good coach. >> we'll debt to see him tomorrow. doug pederson and the eagles hold a news conference you can watch it live at 2:00 p.m. right here on cbs3. let the people know later on in sports, he's got to fill out a stat and he'll need strong personalities and some strong coaches. we'll talk about the possibilities for offensive coordinator and a defense coordinator for doug pederson. it will be key. >> see you then. >> tonight music world is mourning the loss of glenn fry a founding remember of the band the eagles. ♪ >> fry formed the eagles in los angeles in the early '70's with don henley. they would

we will have more coming up i >> eagles owner jeffrey lurie spoke earlier this week he mentioned a reasony fired chip kelly on a tuesday was to get jump start on the coaching search. those wheels are now in motion after the team confirmed today that they have interviewed running backs coach duce staley for the opening. the 40-year-old staley has been on the staff since 2011. he played for the eagles from 1997 until 2003. for tomorrow it will be pat shurmer running the show as the eagles finish out the season against the new york giants. join us tomorrow morning the final cbs3 sunday kickoff of the season. we begin at 11:30. don bell live at the meadowlan meadowlands. merrill reece will join him. my self and lesley van arsdall will hold down the fort here in stewed eighty seven 11:30 tomorrow morning over on cbs3. christian hackenberg as zenned on happy valley he was thought to be one of the next great quarterbacks in college footba football. that never materialized at penn state. he's thought to have a shot at the pro level. so after today's tax slayer ball against georgia hack cep berg a

. >> eagles owner jeffrey lurie spoke earlier this week he mentioned a reason they fired chip kelly onuesday was to get jump start on the coaching search. those wheels are now in motion after the team confirmed today that they have interviewed running backs coach duce staley for the opening. the 40-year-old staley has been on the staff since 2011. he played for the eagles from 1997 until 2003. for tomorrow it will be pat shurmer running the show as the eagles finish out the season against the new york giants. join us tomorrow morning the final cbs3 sunday kickoff of the season. we begin at 11:30. don bell live at the meadowlan meadowlands. merrill reece will join him. my self and lesley van arsdall will hold down the fort here in stewed eighty seven 11:30 tomorrow morning over on cbs3. christian hackenberg as zenned on happy valley he was thought to be one of the next great quarterbacks in college footba football. that never materialized at penn state. he's thought to have a shot at the pro level. so after today's tax slayer ball against georgia hack cep berg announced he will be head

. >>> the eagles search for a new head coach has already gun, and owner, jeffrey lurie did not have to look far for the first candidate. staley has been on the coaching staff since 2011. chip kelly made him running backs coach when he was hired in 2013. staley played for the eagles from 1997 to 2003. pat shurmur will act as head coach and while there are no playoff implications, the game still holds value and the loser of the game will head to london next year to play against the rams. we will have more on that when the coverage kicks off and continues with "inside the eagles" right here on nbc10. >>> next on "nbc10 news today," we have good news about next week's jackpot. >> it sickened me just like it sickend everybody else. it's intolerable and hate speech. >> parade fallout. a philadelphia tradition marched by controversy. the changes the mummers are promising after backlash from some spectators. >>> a lot of us getting ready to go back to work and school after a holiday vacation. well, the president is doing the same thing. he left hawaii earlier this morning to head back to washi

jeffrey lurie is still talking to andy and respects his opinion.e have yet to hear from another former eagles quarterback on the subject until now. ron jaworsky will not interview for the job. >> you look at the eagles coach hunt now, what is the best fit for a broad situation. >> it's interesting because people want to try to figure out who the coach is going to be, do they want offense? do they want defense or special teams, and i look at it in this way, i don't care why wha side of the football they come from, i want the best coach, and it's not about being right as a football analyst or a fan or people out there, it's about getting this right for the team. get the best coach. >> fresh off their trade the new look flyers play in minnesota tonight and the new look sixers host the hawks and elton brand is inactive, he is not physically fit enough for the job yet. the sixers are on the upswing 3-3 the last six games and despite their overall record that makes for a much different atmosphere. >> this is no 4-33 jim it's not even close, these guys ar

he said it took some long because he had to fly home to get his suit and thanked jeffrey lurie and hopes to be aligned with the people running the organization. unlike the eagles he will not have control of the 53 man roster. >> he did not say what went wrong -- >> i did, after a coach after every game, after every season, you self scout what we did well and what we did poorly as a team and i was in the process of that, i don't think it was a self scout to me, i got fired so i looked at it as part of an autopsy, i'm in the needle of that and i'll give you a full answer in terms of what went on. >> good old chip. kelly has to hire ten staff members and doug peterson is getting close to hiring his staff today. he will be -- like a quarterback that played in the league, the chargers just dismissed him on january 24th and reich will be reunited with matthews, who thrived with him. what does that mean for demarco murray and jim schwartz was to be the new defensive coordinator, he says if you want to label it, it's an attack defense. and can't wait to get his hands on fletcher cox. and he thin

. >> it was a packed house for the news conference, jeffrey lurie said it was a list of 10 names an at least one college coast, he cited lurie's leadership skills and is a former quarterback and coach here, he called andy reid a mentor. the first coaching job above the high school level and waiting for this shot for a lifetime. >> this is a special moment for me and my family and one i'll cherish for the rest of my life. >> you played here and coached here it take a certain type of temperament to be in the city what makes you think you have that quality? >> i played here in 1999 and have seen the successful programs the packers and chiefs played again in philadelphia as a coach, understanding the culture and the fans, and great owner and management, and gre greatmenters that have come before me. and rye reed and the experience as a former player and coach prepared me for this situation. >> reporter: lurie broke one bit of news, they are actively looking for a player personnel, they did not say if they would be above or below howie roseman, and that jim schwartz is the new defensive coo