the big story on "action news" is chip kelly fired. fans were calling for it since the teams were eliminating from the playoffs over the weekend, but few, if any, actually saw this coming. hearing from shocked fans as part of our team coverage on this breaking news, and we are getting all sorts of reaction. and first ducis rodgers with the latest. >> without saying it, owner jeffery lurie has admitted that he made a mistake. maybe not with the hiring of chip kelly in the first place, but giving him full personnel control less than one year ago. kelly is out, a game short of three seasons on the job. his overall record, 26-21, not bad. but that does not tell the full story. after making the playoffs in his first season his teams have gotten worse. this year has been a disaster. 6-9 thus far with losses in five of the last seven games. many of those losses, blow-outs. and then the personnel decisions. he parted way with several o pro bowel players, and some players he brought in look like busts. and we reached linebacker graham by phone

chip kelly is out. eagles head coach was quote released tonight before finishing his third season. kelly started his career in philly with a 10 and six season and a playoff appearance. but things have gone south from there. we will have much more on this major decision coming up just a bit in sports. >>> fighting words from governor tom wolf after he rejects parts of the state budget plan. he will free up over $23 million in emergency fundin funding thal go toward education and social services. the budget is a record six months overdue but wolf is vetoing certain items he disagrees with and had some strong words for the state's legislators. >> i'm calling on our legislat legislators to get back to harrisburg, back to the work that they left unfinished last week. in the meantime, i'm vetoing their knife million dollars cut to education. i'm also vetoing other items that they don't pay for in their so-called budget. >> pennsylvania gop leaders have responded to wolf saying in part "today tom wolf finally

chip kelly is out. thee coach has been sacked with one game sll left in e two things are now for sure, the eagles willot be making the ayoffs and the birds will he a new coach in the new year. tuesday night, jim is off and the big story on "acti news" is chip kelly fired. fansere cling f it since the teams re eliminating fm the pyoffs over the weend, but few, if any, aually saw hearing from shocked fans as part of o team coverage on this breaking news, and we are gettingll sorts of reaction. andirst ducis rgers with t tes >> without saying it, owner he made a mistake. that ybe not wh the hiring of chip kelly in the first place, but giving him full pernnel control less than onyear ago. kelly is out, a game short of te seons on the job. his overall recd, 261, not but that does not tell theull story. after making the playoffs in his fir season his teams he gotten worse. this year has been a disaster. 6-9hus far with losses in five ofhe last seven games. many of those losses, blow-outs. and tn the personnel

the the drum beat to can kelly had been growing for weeks now as word of kelly's firing spread tuesday night, fans reacted in the the only way that eagles nation could. >> there has got to be some kind of reason, you cannot let a man stick around for one more game, i mean why do you let a man go he had one last game of the season. >> that is great news, chip kelly deserved to be fired. destroyed our team. got rid of the best players likely shawn mccoy. he deserved it from day one. >> eagles need a strong leader, and that will be the man, that will guide them to the end. >> eagles nation does the not hold back. big question among many fans was who will be chip kelly's replacement. of course we want to you connect with us, tell us what you think about the firing of the chip kelly, just head to cbs philly facebook page or tweet us at cbs philly hashtag cbs-3. >>> whether fans or for it or against it kelly's departure has been the topic of the air waves as ukee washington tells us at our sister radio station sports radio 94 wip reaction has been strong. >> before or against it we will ask

that's why chip kelly is done. disappointing after last thanksgiving has it been in it town for a full year now? >> but remember, we went up and beat the patriots? that was just few weeks ago, everybody was awe! all right, great job there steve. and keep the interviews coming. >> so, what do the fans think? >> let's check in with dave kinchen, hear what people are saying. i'm just surprised by the optimism, how many people are sinnedly encouraged my news. >> by a man losing his job. >> dave, explain. >> reporter: i think a lot of people, we talk with, say, you know, they're encouraged because they think the team can finally put something together. two years ago we were calling chip kel a mad scientist, and now, as of late, the fans simply have been mad. and that's certainly been the case here, 69th street station, people getting the news and they let out a check i have say what? they really can't believe anything, the timing of this specially, one of the big headlines for a lot of people, shocked this comes right b

>>> chip kelly is out. the eagles fire the head coach after it ended with disastrous results. >> i don't think we are a bad team. >> i am stunned by the move. >> what happens next? how long will it take the eagles to rebuild now that the kelly era is officially over. good evening. fans have been calling for chip kelly's job, but the news came as a surprise. if you have the nbc 10 app, you got the announcement minutes after 7:00. here is what eagles owner had to say. "as i watch, i determined it was time to make a change." >> we begin with the resident expert on all things eagles. john clark. >> the timing was stunning. eagles owner took a big risk this past off season giving op chipicle whoa didn't have any experience before coming to philly. a year later, jeff fired chip. he did not fight jeff in his decision. >> i think i burned the boats. i'm not going back. >> he was one of the most innovative minds. he got a contract for over $32 million. after going 10-6 with a playoff appearance in the first season,

one report last night said kelly did not fight jeff lurie's decision and that kelly wants to stay in the nfl. another report says that kelly balked at lurie's suggestion that kelly give up control of player personnel. >> i can't say i'm totally surprised. obviously when you take and do some of the things that chip kelly did, turning over the roster, basically looking at a 10-6 team and selling to the owner that wasn't good enough, i need to tear this all the way down and the only way that you were going to be able to justify the moves that he made is by winning on the field. >> coming up, we'll hear more opinions and there are a lot of them, on the chip kelly firing. including sports radio personalities say this does not come as a shock. >> in other news today chicago mayor rahm emanuel is scheduled to reveal his plan for transf m transforming his city's police department the mayor's office says emmanuel will call for new officer training to help reduce the intensity of conflicts. the mayor is expected to call for arming every street officer with a taser. now the mayor has faced call

had love for chip kelly.t's only been a year. sure he made a lot of moves but when you're building a franchise from the ground up you got to give him some time. >> reporter: from releasing star players this off season to a lack luster losing season, some say they simply had enough. now, it's on to the next era for the birds. >> he got rid of andy reid. so relieved. chip kelly next. so relieved. the next guy let's say he's not as great they want him to be. another witch hunt. >> reporter: the big question for many fans are asking who will fill chip kelly's shoes. >> some say john gruden. another shame sean mcdermott. say bring back andy reid. regardless every who comes back it is going to be very busy season. off season for the eagles and their fans lots to talk about. >> absolutely, chris. all right. thank you. >>> we'll carry owner jeffrey lurie's press conference tomorrow life right here on fox 29 for you at noon. our facebook post has gotten thousands of shares and you flooded our page with comments and di

chip kelly is out.he eagles head coach was quote released tonight before finishing his third season. kelly started his career in philly with a 10 and six season and a playoff appearance. but things have gone south from there. we will have much more on this major decision coming up just a bit in sports. >>> fighting words from governor tom wolf after he rejects parts of the state budget plan. he will free up over $23 million in emergency fundin funding thal go toward education and social services. the budget is a record six months overdue but wolf is vetoing certain items he disagrees with and had some strong words for the state's legislators. >> i'm calling on our legislat legislators to get back to harrisburg, back to the work that they left unfinished last week. in the meantime, i'm vetoing their knife million dollars cut to education. i'm also vetoing other items that they don't pay for in their so-called budget. >> pennsylvania gop leaders have responded to wolf saying in part "today tom wolf finall

chip kelly fired. today we'll hear from the eagles owner and have complete reaction from fans, players and eagles expert ray diddinger. >> rapidly changing conditions. look at this live picture, a dense fog advisory for areas north and west of philadelphia. visibility is down to near zero in some locations. >>> chip kelly fired. the eagles grand experiment is over. eagles fans are chiming in about the coaching change. speaking of change, get ready to grab more if you -- cost of tolls going up in 2016. it's 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get you updated on that fog with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. yes, we have a dense fog around this morning in part due to the rain we had yesterday morning. but we don't have the rain this morning, the good news is we are nice and dry. but that fog is pretty thick in some areas especially north and west of philadelphia, so this does include trenton around

kelly was told to hit the road, the search is already on for kelly's replacement, lurie says the new coach will not get the full control that kelly enjoyed in his last season and there seems to be no ill will for kelly at least not from the owner. >> look forward to watching chip is succeed wherever he go, because i think he really will but i also look forward to a real improvement in where we are headed and you know look forward to the 2016 season where we'll have an opportunity with a new head coach and new leadership and the opportunity for the players and the organization and everybody involved to perform up to their maximum. >> jeff skversky joins us now from the nova care facility with player reaction. jeff? >> hey ducis, eagles players say they didn't feel like chip kelly lost the entire locker room but the centsment is this, when you make bold and unpopular decisions like getting rid of lasean jackson and lesean mccoy, and jeremy maclin chip deserves to take the fall. pat shermer led them on to the practice field for the first time today without chip kelly, guys saying it fel

kelly came aboard in 2013. he had two winning seasons, one playoff game, this year kelly got full control of the eagles roster but the birds failed to make the postseason after changes that drained the team of its best players. and now eagles fans are wondering what's next? and how long will it take for the team to rebuild? there is no shortage of opinions matt delucia is live outside a diner with reaction. >> reporter: last night and this morning people are talking about chip kelly's firing. you look at the front page of the daily news today, good-bye mr. chip. a lot of people saying that they expected this to come but perhaps not so soon. we talked with people last night as this news was first coming down. chip kelly of course went 6-9, after making a host of big changes in the off season. that has not been sitting well with the fans who just a few days ago they were still hopeful there was a chance to win the nfc east but that is the no more and now chip kelly is gone. he didn't even get to finish his third

now for chip kelly, perhaps in is the reason why he's gone. his last four losses by average of 24 points, has lost 12 of his last 19 overall. six to nine this season, personnel decisions haven't pan dollars out. talking about high priced free agents, guys like byron maxwell, got 60 million, demarco got 40 million to come here. this morning went over to 94wip to get the buzz. >> my guess is lurie goes to him at that meeting and goes i want you as a coach. i don't want you as a gm. chip says i'm not giving back power i just got. then they said let's part ways. >> bit off little more than he could chew. and not having enough credentials, enough of a track record to demand that casino after position. >> soap, it is three and out for chip kelly, three seasons, he's done as head coach of the philadelphia eagles. at this point, we know that it will be a three man committee who will look for his replacement. that includes the owner jeffrey lurie we are waiting to hear from, and about 25 minutes from now, of course we will carry that press conference f

owner jeffrey lurie gave kelly full personnel control less than a year ago and then kelly made some surprisinges with that power. saying goodbye to several pro bowl players. that list included desean jackson nick foles. brandon graham was stunned by kelly's firing. >> i was surprised 'cause i really thought they was going to give him another, you know, off season to prove himself after all the stuff that happened this past year as far as like the stuff that happened off the field but, you know, i understand it's, you know, the business but, um, you know, i just -- i was kind of shocked. >> as we mentioned jeffrey lurie is planning a news conference at noon today. "action news" will of course bring it to you live on air and on 6abc.com. also we'll have continuing coverage of chip kelly's firing throughout the morning. >> other news and new this morning, fire damaged a philadelphia grocery store and the apartments above it. the action cam was on the north ninth street and west fisher avenue in the logan section. the fire started in the basement at around 1:00 a.m. heavy smoke spread up through t

go ahead, chip kelly. wal-mart is hiring apparently. >> reporter: kelly has had to deal with angry birds fans and he has seen less than tasteful post. >> most miserable are vulgar ones because they stick out. >> he has been taking tonight stride. >> i don't to have take it very seriously. it is in the really my world. i don't think if it was, if i was the real chip kelly, i wouldn't be on there. too much negativity. >> reporter: so some 3,000 miles away this chip kelly sits far from the side line, at lincoln financial field and maybe now he will stop hearing from philadelphia fans. >> at chip kelly, not the real chip kelly, he needs an apology from someone. >> reporter: you never know where coach chip kelly will end up next and new social media friend that he will make. >> maybe for him a fresh start and for me a fresh start where ever he end up, but we will see. it is interesting to go see where he goes next how that fan base handles it. >> i understand that chip is a patriots fans. he doesn't to have wor

i'm little sad chip kelly left.ome more losing going on in philly but speaking every winning, lynn ville, a you guys are always on. >> good, how are you? >> doing this mini golf experience for the kids. >> oh, yes. so much more than, that 'd action al experience as well. we have 18 holes every mini golf. each hole different environmental lesson. so fun for the whole family. >> so what casino every lessons does it teach the kids? >> everything from extinction, bird migration, it teaches about landfills, ring forests, it teaches them all kind of different lessons, dinosaur extinction, recycling, different lesson on each hole. >> for the first two weeks in january? >> closed the first two weeks in january but open again on the 15th. >> it is a holiday weekend? yes, come out, bring the whole family out, and golf. >> you say some of the holes are inter-active? >> yes, they are. well, some of them will talk to you. so, when you hit the recycling hole, it will tell you about recycle is her things good from recycling, weave

twitter was on fire last night when news broke that kelly had been released. sports bars were a a buzz too, some fans do cut coach kelly slack for eagles disappointing season saying a coach can only do so much but mess fans are unfor giving, they just want someone to bring more w ease next sees on. >> i'm glad. i'm's not surprised at all. not at all. >> eagles need a strong leader. >> philadelphia loves a winner and if you are in the a winner, you have to go. he trade add way some quality players i thought it was all nothing but a personality dispute. he brought in a guy for millions of dollars who was an absolute bust. it is time to make a change. >> why do you let him get before within game foresees on. stick around, fire him a after the game. it may be they had a talk. there is something there to it. >> reporter: people are wondering why it went down in such a way, in the evening before the last game of the season. and some of the first, some of the first customers here at melrose, bruce, good morning, how are you feeling. >> good. >> reporter: i see you ha

chip kelly was released by the team. here is jeffery lurie's statement saying i have made a decision to release chip kill think evening, i spent last three seasons evaluating 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. a as we move forward the search for a new head coach will begin and will be led by myself, don smolenski and howie roseman. to the extent we're able we will try to keep you informed as we go through this process. eagles offensive lineman lane johnson joined 94 wip yesterday and he was shocked just like many of us. >> that is what happens when you don't go out there and play well, you know, players get fired and coaches get fired when something doesn't happen. it is partially the players to blame. >> reporter: back live here at 94 wip with mark barseta from the morning show, good morning. >> what was your first reaction when you heard this. >> soon, it was very soon, faster then we anticipated. jeffery lurie has a reput

eagles chip kelly era is over.ack with more reaction from fans and players. >> new this morning owners of a corner store are surveying the damage from an overnight fire. >> ♪ >> now on "action news" we await word from the eagles owner on why he sacked chip kelly with one game left in the eagles fumbled season. >> new this morning, two people are shot over what police say was a fight over a cell phone. >> accuweather cease patchy fog this morning plus we are tracking yet another round of rain later in the day. >> good morning. 6:30 now on this wednesday, december 30th. dave murphy is off. let's head out to karen rogers. she's got the latest accuweather and matt pelman will help you out with traffic. good morning. >> good morning. waking up with fog this morning and you're not alone f you're doing so. the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory for areas north and west of the city. and that's through 10 o'clock this morning and we've seen some pretty low visibility. in fact, still .3 of a mile visibi

with kelly and michael." she's kelly. please w wcome our good friendnd the oh so lovely kelly ripa! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! kelly ripa. look at you. you look gorgeous. welcome back to the show. what's going on? >> hello. >> jimmy: no, no, no, no. no. >> jimmy. >> jimmy: no, she's coming on later. >> n n i can't. i can't. i cannot. >> jimmy: you don't have to do it. adele is doing it.p >> i wanted toive everybody a a preview. >> jimmy: thank you so much. >> i'm so excited. >> jimmy: i listened to it a a thousand -- i listened to it a thousand times yeah, i can't help it. >> i can't help it. just look at her. all right, bye, guys. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: just look at her. yeah. she's just the coolest. >> it's so funny. i've never had so many people excited to pretend that they're coming to see me here, but really they're here to see adele. >> jimmy: i've gotten it all day, yeah. >> no, it's all day long. i came with an entourage. i don't have an entourage. >> jimmy: no, you never come with an entourage. >> i have one today. >> jimmy: they all want to see adele. >> yeah. >>

chip kelly is gone.i'm talking with fans what's next for the birds. >> a man just feet from his front door overnight is gunned down by four men. those four men are still on the run. coming up, what homicide detectives know about the suspects. >> i'm matt delucia live in south philadelphia at the melrose diner. people are talking about the big move for the eagles, firing head coach chip kelly. a lot of folks are talking about that move that happened last night. no question going 6-9 after chip made a lot of big changes in the off season and not really doing well this season. a lot of these fans are anxious and hopeful for a new beginning out here in philadelphia. of course, there's a bit of frustration of how the eagles performed this season but also some hope that there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. so of course we're still looking ahead for the owner jeffrey lurie's press conference that will be later today so floyp we'll get more information what's next. live in south philadelphia, matt de

>> seeing else shocker, chip kelly out as head coach. why they may have let him go now before the team even plays it last game of the season. plus: >> this budget set wrong for pennsylvania. >> he called it trash in fact. governor tom wolf takes his veto pen to the state budget proposal. what does it mean for the philadelphia schools which obviously is still struggling for money? >> and it is a countdown to the new year. as we all get ready for new years eve, authorities making major changes to some major celebrations to keep us all safe. >> and good day everybody, it is a wednesday, it is going to be very busy day, both chris and lauren off today. i'm karen hepp. thanks for joining us. let's get over to soup. it has been warm, it has been cold, i feel like if you drive an hour one direction or another it is a whole different situation. >> and you may run into some fog this morning, as well. we are going with a six out of ten today. maybe would have been a seven. we do expect some rain by the end of the day. we've got the fog around this

kelly, it is busy out. >> kelly: it is chilly out there as well. so peo the heat cranked in their cars. here's a look at the curran temperatures. pahrump, 30 degrees. primm, you're just 22 for the current temperature. boulder city, above freezing at 38 degrees, and at griffith elementary at decatur and alta, 33, that's it for the current temperature. as we head throughout the day, we are looking at a lot of sunshine. that's good news. we'll warm up a little bit, but still below normal. highs today only expected to 50's are on the way along with a couple of disturbances that could bring changes to us. we'll have more on that. coming up. >> kim: if you didn't see kelly's dress, because she just walked off camera, wait until you see it the next time she is on camera. it was $20. the. >> dana: a lot of meteorologists around the country wearing that dress, most of them are women, senate. coming up, -- as a matter of fact. coming up, a scout master attacked by a bear. you'll hear the 911 call and when you hear it, you may be surprised by that 911 call. t

jeffrey lury and chip kelly med books met yesterday afternoon with two years left on hi contract. it will be interesting to hear what transpired in the meeting, did he try to strip him of personnel decisions or did kelly balk at the notion, but the firing with one game to go stunned the players. >> i was surprised. because i really thought they were going to give him another offseason to prove himself after all the stuff that happened this past year, as far as stuff that happened off the field but i understand the business but you know i was kind of shocked. >> reporter: kelly went 26-21 in his three seasons here, that on paper sounds like a good record but his team progressively got worse sitting at 6-9 and once again no playoffs. we are live at the nova care facility. back to you. >> thank you. reaction from eagles fans was swift and celebratory, gray hall has that story from south philadelphia. >> reporter: well, sara as you might imagine everybody has an opinion about chip kelly being fired, some say they were sad to see him go but most say it was time the third time is not a

chip kelly wasn't doing enough of that. now eliminated from the playoffs in a weak division most thought the eagles should have won. >> this has been one of the most disappointing seasons i've ever endured. >> reporter: a lot of people would say that, why now? jeffry lurie fired chip kelly to give him extra week to find a job and so he'd have more time with players who are still here after the final game, players head home. he wanted time with them to talk about what's going on and how it's going to affect them. they did have a players meeting before the news conference. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> count on nbc 10 for coverage of the fallout from chip kelly's firing. john clark will have reaction from players and more on who might replace chip kelly. that's in less than 15 minutes. >>> police are investigating a deadly shooting in west philadelphia. the victim repaired cars along red field street. investigators say a customer pulled a gun during an argument with the victim this afternoon. the gun went off during a struggle

chip kelly wants bradford back.radford last night claimed he wanted to be an eagle next year too. >> i would like to be back her here. but, that's not my choice. >> has chip mentioned he want you back. >> he said it a few weeks ago. you know, i want to be back here. like i said. obviously we're not at the stage we've been talking about that. but if it does present itself an do i have the opportunity then this is where i want to be. >> now, if they cannot agree on a contract extension in the off season the eagles could franchise tag them but if that would mean bradford would make roughly 20 million next year a high number for one player at the quarterback position, bradford will be 29 next season and the long term solution is probably in nfl draft. we'll see where this guy is. >> still ahead desean jackson gets the last laugh again what he had to stare about fans booing him and sticking it to the birds. >> "action news" sports sunday >> "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. >> welcome back. the only player p

with kelly and michael," kelly ripa is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she is so much fun. oh, i love her. plus, i mean, i just love this person's face. [ cheers and applause ] her album "25" is shattering, shattering sales records. she's the biggest star in the world right now. we love her. adele is stopping by tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she was great on "saturday night live." >> steve: she was fantastic. >> jimmy: she's doing a a brand-new, a brand-new song night. she and i are going to talk, 're going to play a a me of "box of lies." [ cheers ] and like i said, she's going to perform a new song from "25" to close out the show. you don't want to miss one second othis show. it's going to be fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] if i had -- i would put that face on the front and back cover, too. it's a great face.e. a great face. you have seen my album cover, right? >> steve: it's so fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] every year, a bunch of new words get added to the dictionary. but what`zou may not know is they also add new definions to some existing words. >> s sve: re

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, he believes there is talent on this team but the new coach will have to get to work right away. >> and get along with the players. gray hall is joining us live from lincoln financial field, gray the decision may not be a huge surprise but the timing really was. >> reporter: indeed monica, you are absolutely right and people question the timing because there is that one last game left but despite that many say it was time for chip to go.

keep your comments coming about kelly's sudden firing.se hashtag cbs-3 and you might see it on tv later this morning. >>> right now though new years eve is just a a day away and many parents are looking for family friendly holiday activities. the here's "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan with some suggestions. >> reporter: haddonfield already festive atmosphere is about to take family fun to the next level with their annual first night celebration. >> it is awesome for kiddy bring my five sons to it. >> reporter: mayor jeff says entries for first night event has been selling like hot cakes and he expects thousands to fill kings highway new years eve. it will be close to traffic so people can walk around and energy food and entertainment. >> we have about 15 different acts, music acts, comedy acts, you know, different types of shows, entertainment for a adults and kid. >> reporter: if you are not into walking in a winter wonderland sahara sams has something more steamy. west berlin's indoor water parks has wetest celebration

. >>> chill kelly sacked. the reaction continues to pour in after the eagles fired their head coach in a sudden move last night. chip kelly went out like his inconsistent offense and the eagles owner will explain why he did what he did and what is next for the birds at a 12:30 news conference this afternoon. kelly came aboard in 2014. he had two winning seasons and one playoff appearance. this year, kelly got full control of the eagles roster but the birds failed to make the post-season after changes that drained the team of its best players. comcast sports net's john clark is here with more on the news that left some surprised but a lot of people have opinions about this. john? >> reporter: when i got the e-mail from the eagles after 7:00, i had to look at it several times to believe. it said the eagles released chip kelly and i was stunned. i was looking to see if it was a fake e-mail. it shocked everybody. i think what shocked everybody was the timing because you have one game left in the season and this is

kelly: we' re looking for reasonable legislation. we have a gun violence issue that does not compare to other countries like ours, 15-20 times the death rate from gun violence, even high for children. this year, the death rate from guns will surpass automobile accidents for people under 18. there are responsible laws that even most granite staters agree with. in new hampshire today if you were to do a poll on background checks, you would get support of about 80%. there are things we can do, we' ve got to come together to pass reasonable -- josh: not sure it would be 80% in new hampshire -- mr. kelly: it would. they were recently polled, over 80%. campaigns talk about this. south carolina. mr. kelly: there' s a difference between simple measures and then trying to pass those? nothing is simple and washington, d.c. to pass legislation can be complicated. often when we cannot do something in washington, d.c., we move onto state capitals. as an organization we have helped to get background checks in eight different states and we will con

. >>> tonight we are hearing from chip kelly one day after eagles fired him as head coach. >> kelly accept message to the fans and players as own are in jeffrey lurie took to the podium to explain this decision. that you were for did that today, don. you got more now. >> that was really interesting but chip kelly breaking his silence after 24 hours. the eagles spun the wheel hoping to go from good to great. needle landed on mode okay kerr and chill kelly paid the price. head coach was fire after three seasons. now tonight, kelly released a statement nfl.com it reads in part "i'm graceful to jeffrey lurie for allowing me to coach his philadelphia eagles for the past three seasons. i deeply regret that we did not bring this great city and its fans the championship they deserve ". >>> earlier today, the owner jeffrey lurie explained why he made the move. >> the end result was immediate crit tee as the own are in of the team i've got to look at the progress and trajectory of where it's headed, and it's disappoi disappointing to me but that is the danger when you take a risk. >> a season to for

chip kelly was fired last night.er the news spread tuesday night eagles head coach chip kelly is out most fans were relieved. chants filled the crowds inside chickie's and pete's. >> ♪ >> i was shocked, stunned but i'm very excited. >> it's time. it was time: he needed to go. >> lurie is a is a smart guy and he wants a winner so he's not going to keep the guys that aren't producing for him around. >> reporter: kelly made a mark right away trading away some eagles main stays. fans trusted him. so did the franchise. throughout the season kelly not only started to lose the respect of players and fans, he lost games. many are trying to get into lurie's head about how kelly's firing went down. 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 lurie also re

chip kelly out as head coach. why they may have let him go now before the team even plays the last game of the season. what do you think? plus: >> this budget set wrong for pennsylvania. >> governor tom wolf takes his veto pen to the state budget proposal and the record six month old budget stands off continues. what does it mean for our schools right here in philadelphia and other areas? as that school district struggles to stay open. plus, after bussing another terror plot, we'll tell you what authorities in major cities are doing to keep our world safe on new years eve. >>> good day everybody, it is wednesday, we are halfway through this holiday weekend. it is december 30th, as we winds up this year, and can you believe that news? let us discuss, i'm karen hepp, both chris and lawyer ren off today. sue serio, we actually have weather conditions through much of our area right now. >> that is correct, miss karen, it is fog, dense fog advisory in effect until actually 10:00 a.m. for these counties, that you see hi

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chip kelly is a great head coach. he went rose bowl, rose bowl, national championship, nfc east champion, another ten-six record, didn't make the playoffs. and then this unfortunate season. he is a great head coach, does he need a fresh start? of course, after you have a bad taste in your mouth but just looking at his resume, track record it speaks for itself emmanuel ac ho changing the gear. looking good. >> yes. >> i have to step my game up. >> yes. >> yes. my man is a sharp dresser. >> of course, thanks. >> thanks very much. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" holy hoverboard a priest punished for using a popular toy during a christmas eve service and video has gone viral. >>> turning to therapy on line while studies say these health web sites can provide relief for people struggling during stressful holiday season not all are the the same a warning about who is giving you so-called expert advice, kate? >>> finally some sunshine returning to the forecast a as we kick off the new year but we will trade warmth for

we don't have gene kelly. all we have is bob kelly. weaver lucky to have a bob kelly. you teach him to dance. >> i will give him my best. >> lets see what you can do before you can bring in bob. >> a little something. >> okay. >> a little music. >> we might have some music. >> hey there we go. >> wow. >> that is really fantastic. bob kelly, get in here. >> so you have seen gene kelly , yes. >> is that tap shoes on. >> yes. >> who knew bob kelly has tap dance. >> i remember watching sammy davis. >> oh, yeah. >> did you ever do his tell-a-thon but i have no tap dancing experience. >> it is raining outside, we will recreate this, gene kelly is singing and dancing in the rain. >> that looks pretty ease there i. >> is it easy though. >> well, i think bob cab handle that. >> i can handle that. >> i'm a little nerve bus the upcoming jump. >> we have a pole right outside. we don't have gene kelly, we have bob kelly. >> can you teach him. >> there is some foot work after this segment. >> yes,. >> you need to practice, bob. >> i got you. >> so, the the first thing we will do is,

by chip kelly at time. s pat shermer will coach the final game and today they take the field without chip kelly for the first time. lurie held a team meeting to talk to them about the chip kelly situation. while eagles players say chip deserves to take the fall for some of this, it's on the players too. >> we are the ones out there making the plays, for me personally, i feel like a lot of it is on us. you know it's hard when this happens. >> is he a good football coach? >> i believe so, yes. >> i would say -- any time that happens there is top guys are not getting along and it trickles down and affects the team. >> yes, so much so eagles tackle, lane johnson, chad pradelli's first ever draft pick said it rubbed people the wrok way and chip came in here and was so closed minded about some things. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news,". >> thank you jeff. >>> of course there is never a short able of opinions from eagles fans, such is the case today even 24 hours after they first heard the noise. >> i'm glad i

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 desean jackson f

kelly? >> now it's kelly's turn to face the committee.could receive up to 30 days in disciplinary segregation if they determine he instigated the fight. >> i feel like it's going to play out in my favor because i didn't do nothing wrong. i defended myself. i'm going to let the narrative speak for itself. the officer report speaks for itself. >> who hit who first? >> he hit me first, and i responded. >> okay. you're considerably bigger than this individual, and he's coming into your room and saying "give me the canteen." >> that don't mean anything when you're in jail, miss -- sorry -- >> sergeant wilson. >> sergeant wilson, that don't mean anything in weather you're in jail. >> okay. i'm trying to understood -- it seems like there's something missing in the story. >> the committee has received word that the fight might have resulted from the other inmate attempting to collect a gambling debt from kelly. >> did you have a poker game that lasted for a couple of days? >> no. >> okay. were there several individuals that were supposed to pay o

ripping ray kelly. he's claiming police and bratton are fudging figures that says crime has hit an all time low in new york city. >> we refruit everything that commissioner kelly alleged. >> police figures show shootings are down this year by about 3%. murders are up slightly from a historic low last year. yesterday bratton unleached his attack. >> for him to claim in some fashion that we're playing with the numbers, shame on him. let him back up that allegation. >> it appears to be an effort to reduce the number of reported shootings. >> under bratton and de blasio's watch the practice of young men of color has dropped dramatically. many predicted if you change kelly's policy on this crime will sky rocket. this year stop and frisk reports are down 96%. major crime has dropped 2%. >> we can have it both ways. we can live in a he -- in a low crime and safe city and have a police force that does not stop and frisk. >> what's the reason for this feud? yesterday bratton said maybe kelly is just trying to se

overall kelly lost 12 of his final 19 games. i spoke to former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb today and he said kelly's coaching style was a major factor. >> it the is a college mentality. college coaches don't fair so well. they are used to 17, 18, 19 year-old kids who will run in the wall for you. they will run in the burning building for you. >> reporter: instead lurie took the first swing and he has three reasons before doing it for the final game of the season. >> one i wanted a jump start on our head coaching search and knew already what we were going to do i thought having six extra days was pretty important. secondly i thought in fairness to chip it was a good way for him to also view the the marketplace and most importantly, however, was the opportunity that to spend a lot of time with our players and i have already started that process. i had a players only meeting with them today. this morning, was going to be more this afternoon with certain players. i will meet again with them on monday. >> reporter: laurie is in

let's get to the seasonal kelly curran. kelly: i thought i would have some fun. we are your christmas weather authority. as far as your weather. home we do not have a whole lot going on. we have a lot of activity we have seen. we have thunderstorms in severe weather. las vegas here's a look at the current tempheading out the door we are looking at 41 degrees in spring valleysunrise at 43 degrees. as we take a look through the afternoon we have temperatures rising into the mid and upper 50's. it will get breezy. we have more details on that coming up. jeff: kicked out. a woman is asked to leave a hospital and is arrested minnesota's believed she still why the family says.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................