mcadoo has been with the giants for two years, and he has a big challenge ahead of him. big blue has had three straight losing seasons, and missed the playoffs the last four years. the 38 year old will be the second youngest head coach in the nfl. the giants plan to introduce mcadoo at a news the rangers and islanders squared off for the second time this season at barclays center last night. the rangers took a 1-nothing lead into the third period where the isles rallied for three unanswered goals. islanders win the game 3-1. they've won two straight. the rangers have lost two of their last three. in colorado, the devils got buried by the avalanche. new jersey fell behind early in the first period and was never able to mount a comeback. devils get shut out today marks 7 years since the "miracle on the hudson." on january 15th, 2009, us airways flight 1549 made its emergency entry into the hudson river. it had just taken off from laguardia airport when a flock of geese knocked out its engines. captain chesley sullenberger safely ditched the plane into the hudson river, and

mcadoo knows it's a new era. he says when the time comes he will tear the rear-view mirror and look to the future. >> the steelers are hoping ben but the steelers will not have antonio brown. he was officially ruled out today after being knocked out by cincinnati's burckett last week. brown still under the league's concussion protocall. deangelo williams is out as well. every time you see this it hurts. >>> plenty of football news this week. news that included the rams return to los angeles but it's not welcomed news in st. louis where fans lose a team for the second time. first the cardinals now the rams. some folks are showing their frustration. we showed you some people are leaving their gear at the stadium parking lot. now they're doing this, they're burning their gear. >> and harvey and the mets are not heading down that salary arbitration road. mets pictures and catchers fitting through know 33 days from reporting. iota hosting mammoth. the entry goes a bit deeper. the hawks of mammoth boast the best bench.

get fios. >> ben mcadoo, it's your team now. the giants promoted their offensive coordinator to replace tom coughlin as head coach. mcadoo interviewed for the job last week and also met with the rival eagles. takes over a team that has missed the play-offs four straight years. mcadoo is 38, with no head coaching experience. he hails from the small burrow of pennsylvania. he has been an assistant coach in the nfl since 2004 and was aaron rodger's quarterbacks coach in green bay. more importantly, he helped eli manning flourish the past two seasons with big blue. although the team struggled mightily in the red zone. i asked eli about his week on breakup day. >> great respect for coach mcadoo and the whole offensive staff. they've done good things, you know. and i feel very comfortable. i think we have worked well. i felt great this year about what we were able to do offensively. scored a lot of point, moved the ball well. and i have great respect for all our coaches. >> in the nba, it was rivalry night at barclay center in brookly

ben mcadoo is the new head coach of the new york football giants. the 38-year-old offensive takes over after two years as a coordinator under tom coughlin. mcadoo was the favorite to land giants did interview five ore candidates. eli manning is thrill with the hire. he's thrown for 65 touchdowns and 28 interceptions in four years under mcadoo's guidance. mcadoo is expected to keep steve spag nolo as defensive coordinator while promoting quarterback's coach mike sullivan to run the offense. in a statement mcadoo wrote, we have a lot of work to do and it will take a collaborative effort for jerry reese and i to achieve what is always the goal for this franchise, another lombardi trophy. some suggested he may not be ready and as i said last week, we want a coach who feels like he has something to approve. another reason for giants fans to be happy today, tom coughlin will not take the head coaching job of the arch rivals, the eagles. coughlin withdrew his name from consideration this afternoon. the 69-year-old coughlin interviewed with philadelphia las

mcadoo says he's up to the task of getting the giants back into shape. "i realize that this fan base is tough. it's passionate and deserves a winner. this is the capital of the world and this is the football capital of the world and with that comes a certain amount of pressure. a pressure that i look forward, our staff and our players will look forward to." many christmas trees get a second use when they're turned into mulch.. but a city artist has other ideas for them. now his in a space where glass and doors were once manufactured - 40 former christmas trees now hang from the ceiling "something that's loved, and kept for a short while, should have a longer life. should have a second life." and they do in an art installation called suspended forest at the knockdown center, a foerfactory-turned- arts-and-events space. artist michael neff has created similar forests under the bqe in williamsburg...but the city quickly removed them. no danger of that happening here. "something i like about our art projects is taking symbols and using everyday symbols to ma

>> the search has ended with ben mcadoo. they promote their own offensive coordinator to be their next head coach. an announcement expected soon. he's been with the giants for two years. eli manning has had two pretty big years on the field before joining tom coughlin's staff. mcadoo was with the packers. interviewed for the eagle job. said to have impressed in philly. looks like the giants get their man and keep him from a division rival. we're still awaiting official word from the giants but tonight it does appear ben mcadoo will >>> carmelo anthony's ankle sprain kept him out in brooklyn. the nets hadn't won a home game in over a month. 10 straight losses in brooklyn. no anthony for the knicks. brook and robin lopez, twin brothers. mom! the nets were out in fronts. the knicks answer. tied a creer -- tied a career-high 31 points. nets rally in the 4th quarter. brook lopez scored 20. thaddeus young scored 19 and 11 rebounds. give the nets credit. tough down the stretch and a win at home. 110-104 over the melo-less knicks. >

mcadoo has been with the giants for two years, and he has a big challenge ahead of him. big blue has had three straight losing seasons, and missed the playoffs the last four years. the 38 year old will be the second youngest head coach in the nfl. the giants plan to introduce mcadoo at a news the rangers and islanders squared off for the second time this season at barclays center last night. the rangers took a 1-nothing lead into the third period where the isles rallied for three unanswered goals. islanders win the game 3-1. they've won two straight. the rangers have lost two of their last three. in colorado, the devils got buried by the avalanche. new jersey fell behind early in the first period and was never able to mount a comeback. devils get shut out i'm kristen shaughnessy. not sure what you should be eating before, during or after a workout? we have some suggestions from registered dietician claire shorenstein. she says if you're headed out for a run, you want to have a meal or snack rich in carbohydrates to give you energy. "when people think of carbohydrates, th

mcadoo has been with the giants for two years, and he has a big challenge ahead of him. big blue has had three straight losing seasons, and missed the playoffs the last four years. the 38 year old will be the second youngest head coach in the nfl. the giants plan to introduce mcadoo at a news the rangers and islanders squared off for the second time this season at barclays center last night. the rangers took a 1-nothing lead into the third period where the isles rallied for three unanswered goals. islanders win the game 3-1. they've won two straight. the rangers have lost two of their last three. in colorado, the devils got buried by the avalanche. new jersey fell behind early in the first period and was never able to mount a comeback. devils get shut out approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insuran

mcadoo has been with the giants for two years, and he has a big challenge ahead of him. big blue has had three straight losing seasons, and missed the playoffs the last four years. the 38 year old will be the second youngest head coach in the nfl. the giants plan to introduce mcadoo at a news islanders squared off for the second time this season at barclays center last night. the rangers took a 1-nothing lead into the third period where the isles rallied for three unanswered goals. islanders win the game 3-1. they've won two straight. the rangers have lost two of their last three. in colorado, the devils got buried by the avalanche. new jersey fell behind early in the first period and was never able to mount a comeback. i'm george whipple... and there just isn't enough space for all of the oscar nominations that "room" has "do you remember how alice wasn't always in wonderland?" "she fell down, down, down deep in a hole." "right, well, i wasn't always in room. i'm like alice." the film starts out in one of hollywood's smallest sets...a windowless garden shed, illuminated

ben mcadoo's time to take over and tom coughlin's time in the meadowlands. and hopefully the battle will be in between the lines tomorrow night in memphis. it will be the first time knicks coach derek fisher and [ indiscernible ] are in the october. >>> otis is here with starting more about the new giants coach. >> they are hoping that mcadoo can do more than the last four seasons? >> the giants didn't have to look too far for tom coughlin's replacement. ben mcadoo gets the promotion to giants new head coach marking the first time he will be a head coach at any level. he officially was introduced as the 17th head coach of the giants. he thank the giants owners his family all people he has been involved with that have been influenced his career including the man he is replacing saying it was an honor and privilege to learn under the two time super bowl winning head coach but after four straight nonplay-off seasons a change was made at the top and new the pressure swings to the 38-year-old mcadoo. >> this is the capital of the world and this is the football ca

only time will tell. at giants head coach, mcadoo did just fine. chuck, sibila. >> you're asking if he can do it? well he does have mcadoo in his name, right? he might be able to do it. hopefully. >>> rob is here now with a look at what's coming up new at 5:30. >>> the nypd on hunt for armed bank robbers. it's a couple who knocked off a queens bank. are we looking at a local bonnie and clyde. >>> a drug trial that took a disastrous turn. >>> a shown down coming over a muslim community center. the common core rollout was a disaster. parents knew it. teachers knew it. and now, governor cuomo's task force is doing what's right. state tests don't unfairly count against students. and test scores won't be used in teacher evaluations. less testing. greater focus on learning. that's a start, but there's more to do. let's work together to support sensible and fair learning standards that help every child -- in

mcadoo has been with the giants for two years, and he has a big challenge ahead of him. big blue has had three straight losing seasons, and missed the playoffs the last four years. the 38 year old will be the second youngest head coach in the nfl. the giants plan to introduce mcadoo at a news the rangers and islanders squared off for the second time this season at barclays center last night. the rangers took a 1-nothing lead into the third period where the isles rallied for three unanswered goals. islanders win the game 3-1. they've won two straight. the rangers have lost two of their last three. in colorado, the devils got buried by the avalanche. new jersey fell behind early in the first period and was never able to mount a comeback. devils get shut out lewis? former yankee all-star reliever luis arroyo has died. arroyo pitched for the bombers from 1960 to 1963 and helped them to two world series titles. his best year was 1961 when he had 29 saves and 15 wins. according to baseball reference dot com, he was the first puerto rican born player to appear in pinstripes. th

the 38-year-old mcadoo is the 17th head coach in giants history. he was quoted as saying i have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life and without the guidance and support of many people, i would not be here right now. he said it was a privilege to work and learn unde tom coughlin. he also worked with eli manning during his time with the team and got eli's excited for the giant organization and the team. i think coach mcadoo is a great coach, a great teacher and will be a great leader for this time. and coughlin took his name out of consideration for coaching. he also interviewed in san francisco but they fired former eagles head coach chipotle. jets general manager had his first season ending q & a with the new york media addressing defensive lineman mo wilkerson. he revealed the pro bowler will miss six months with a broken leg but they still hope to re-sign the soon-to-be free agent. he also hopes to sign again ryan fitzpatrick. >> our goal is to see if we can get fitz back in the fold. that's something we would like to do. h

ben mcadoo is the new coach of the new york football giants. the ofinancive whiz takes over after two years as a coordinator under tom coughlin. he was the favorite to land the job all along though the giants did interview five others. eli manning is thrilled with the hire. after all, the two-time super bowl mvp has 65 touchdowns and 28 interceptions in two years under mcadoo's guidance. his flirtation with the eagles made the giants act quickly this week and lock him up, even though he's never served as a head coach at any level. in a statement, mcadoo wrote, we have a lot of work to do and it will take a collaborative effort for jerry reese and i to achieve franchise, another lombardi trophy. >>> 90 miles down the turnpike looked like tom coughlin was going to take the eagles head coaching job, but this afternoon, the man that got the giants to two super bowl titles withdrew his name from consideration. the 69-year-old interviewed with philly last week. however, sources say he felt it wasn't the right fit. keep in mind, most of his trusted as

mcadoo is the choice. , mcadoo said i've been preparing for this moment my entire professional life and without the guidance and support of many people i would not be here right now. eli manning threw his support behind mcadoo. we have the official introductions tomorrow. what about coughlin? half of philadelphia thought he was going to be named eagles head coach. coughlin told the eagles to take him out of the running. he no longer wanted to be considered. giants fans don't have to worry about that awkward reunion. coughlin is not going either. he did interview there but the 9ers hired chip kelly today. the eagles are said to be going with doug peterson, the bucks with dirk cutter. as for the jets, no coaching change. just getting ready for next season. gm mike jets address today. other than that, now that he's had time to this year. >> we're disappointed we didn't make the playoffs. to the season we felt our goal was build a team that could be competitive on a yearly basis for the playoffs and i think we've made progress in that area. it's definitely a work in progress though and we'r

the giants said mcadoo will work in tandem with jerry reese to reshape the team's roster which mcadoo becomes the second youngest coach in the nfl. he said in a statement today, i have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life. it has been a privilege to work and learn under coach tom coughlin. >>> speculation was that the philadelphia eagles were eyeing tom coughlin as their next head coach. but today he took his name out of consideration for the job. giants fans can now take a deep breath. can you imagine seeing tom coughlin wearing an eagles jacket on the sidelines? mcadoo will be formally introduced at a news conference tomorrow morning. eli manage gets his man, big blew keeps a hot prospect who was being whoaed by the eagles and giants owner maintains the organizational stability that he covets. >>> still ahead as we continue monitor the breaking news in herald square. a gas leak forcing a build evacuation. >>> organ donations can safe a life. but did you know the state in which you live can also play a role? 4 investigates takes a look at how new york ranks. >>>

in brooklyn are getting a major revamp starting next week.and the giants officially introduce ben mcadoo as details on those stories in a moment, but first we have our warmest conditions in the past 5 days. temperatures will peak in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. looking ahead: rain will develop tonight after 7 but before midnight. for saturday: we'll see morning showers and afternoon clearing. for the start ofnext week: another cold blast is in store and there could be snow showers. your next mayor de blasio spoke to reporters today, touching on subjects like the future of the horse carriage industry... and responding to controversial comments made about new york, by goppresidential candidate ted cruz... ny1's courtney gross is at city hall with the friends and family are remembering columbia student daniella moffson, killed in a honduras bus crash. ny1's vivian lee is on the the city has seen a huge spike in the number of substantiated complaints against cops. numbers from the civilian complaint review board show a 70 percent jump in proven complaints between 2014 and 2015. thirty p

mcadoo is just 38. why now? apparently the eagles requested a second interview with mcadoo, make a move quickly. >>> good news now on carmelo anthony's sprained ankle, the x- rays were negative. he's going to take it easy though. the $124 million man was in street clothes as the nets visited brooklyn tonight. derrick williams is the one who picked up the pieces. matched his career high with 31 points and 7 boards. he says he feels like melo's injury is the test that's going to turn the season around. he's answering the call. a pair of teams heading in opposite direction. the knicks one game out of the playoffs, the nets one of the worst teams in the nba, but this was a heated, and contested battle. one time knick shane larken, extending brooklyn's lead. the nets get their first win at home in more than a month. 110-104. get to us. we stuck together from start to finish. even though we didn't get the win, that's what we can look forward to. >> we earn that respect, with people coming to the game. it's something g

they felt they wanted ben mcadoo. because they did, i don't think you were looking at another five years with tom coughlin. and, you know, if they kept winning, mcadoo was going to leave. listen, when you have that divorce or breakup at the end, a little bit of hard feelings, ruffled feathers and you kiss and make up. the deal with tom coughlin, he withdrew his name from consideration for the eagles. he did so today. ernie: why do you think? russ: that was a direct about-face. last night negotiations got so serious, they were talking about money, a contract, and a staff. the money wasn't what tom wanted or what he liked. but i think -- ernie: just pick and choose now. super bowls on his resume, they wanted to tell him what to pick for his staff. he wanted to pick his own staff. ernie: russ, thank you. we'll tell you about tommy tune, top entertainer. he's back in new york. earlier i sat down with him to talk about his current performance. tommy is playing the carlyle hotel now through january 23rd. he's filling in for

i'd say meet the new boss but fans are familiar with ben mcadoo. tom coughlin's successor meets the media. the nets against the blazers, what happened down the stretch? find out ahead in sports. >>> here's what jimmy fallon has >> hey, guys, ray romano is my guest tonight. and music from carlisle and great show. do not change the channel. >>> have a tip for new york's biggest i-team? call 866-news-244. or e-mail tips@nbc four new the common core rollout was a disaster. parents knew it. teachers knew it. and now, governor cuomo's task force is doing what's right. state tests don't unfairly count against students. and test scores won't be used in teacher evaluations. less testing. greater focus on learning. that's a start, but there's more to do. let's work together to support sensible and fair learning standards that help every child -- in every neighborhood -- succeed. its restaurants to hold a teach meeting on food safety. you have heard of the strain of food bourn illnesses linked to chipotle. staff from 1900 locations gathered to discuss changes

giants searched high and low, found their next head coach ben mcadoo is the new coach. coughlin walked away from the meadowlands last week. the giants interviewed a lot of candidates but talks with mcadoo heated up last night. they like his energy, enthusiasm, desire, like some wins as well. in a statement mcadoo says i have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life and without the guidance and support of many people, i would not be here right now. one of those people, packer coach mike mccarthy. mcadoo on his staff in green bay. >> can't tell you how proud i am with him and just the job he's done over the years and he's definitely ready and deserving. >>> news conference tomorrow, so what about former coach tom coughlin? he interviewed with the eagles twice and giant fans either, a, wanted what was best for coughlin or, b, said no way could he go to the eagles. today we get c, all of the above. coughlin this afternoon telling the eagles to take him off their list. he's no longer a candidate to be their head coach. coughlin apparently had concerns about

. >>> the new giant's head coach ben mcadoo talking to reporters about his new job. be talking over for tom kaufflin. >> james mcadoo took the reigns telling fans they have nothing to worry about. >> reporter: he's confident the giants made the right choice, ben mcadoo takes the job and it's a big one. three straight losing seasons. the first of 12 that tom kaufflin is not around. >> our offense, defense, special teams must play as once and our identity to be sound, smart and tough committed to discipline and poise. >> we wanted to find somebody who has the work ethic and leadership skills to be a successful head coach in the >> reporter: here are the numbers before mcadoo arrived those numbers went up in his first super bowl. those numbers went up again in season number two. now he goes from calling the plays to calling the shots. nothing concrete yet on his staff, mcadoo will keep advertise clock set five minutes forward to honor tom kaufflin, but moving on. >> he's the league's second youngest head coach right now. says he's ready for this job. at 6:00 we'll have

-- ben mcadoo. look at the numbers, threw 35 touchdowns this year. he has 30 interceptions and, you know, 28 interceptions in his two seasons under mcadoo, the season before he came, 27 alone. >> all right. so i'll ask you, offensive coordinator looks like joe filledden, that makes sense because he was offensive coordinator in green bay, and mcadoo was his assistant. >> still going to run that show. >> exactly. steve spagnolo will still be defensive coordinator. volumes if the coordinators are the same, basically, and you just switch head coach that they thought maybe tom was the >> yeah. that was definitely the case here. there was, the idea was there was at least three or four games that the giants thought that they could have won -- >> dallas, new orleans -- >> dallas, atlanta, new york city, jets, those were pretty much the four main ones. and the carolina one was the clincher not that they should have won that game, but the way that odell ran wild and tom didn't know about those three personal

under mcadoo, manning had a career season. it's a four-year deal and coordinator will be joe philbin. mcadoo, 38 years old and two years removed from being a quarterback coach with the packers. the eagles were set to hire him as their head coach. the team could announce as early as today. >>> a bus accident in honduras brings tragedy to columbia university. >> three students on a volunteer police been killed in a bus crash. janelle burrell has more this morning. janelle? >> reporter: chris, these three students were all women who enjoyed giving back, chose to spend part of their winter break volunteering in hospital due. they were on the -- in honduras they can were on that bus, on their way to the airport to return home when the bus somehow lost control. the overturned bus mangled, windows shattered after falling more than 250 feet down a of medical volunteers inside. olivia, a 20-year-old sophomore, daniella, a 21-year- old junior, 45-year-old abigail flanagan, a nurse practitioner with the columbia medical center, also a st

big blue introduced ben mcadoo to replace tom coughlin. the 38-year-old epa pennsylvania native was helping franchise bring home their first vince lombardi trophy. mcadoo was the first choice, and the last choice of the giant's brass to become the team's 17th head coach. today he was formerly introduced by john mara at flanked by john tish and lori tish, and jerry reese. mcadoo looked confident, but played it close to the vest at his first news conference. and he sounded like a coach from beginning to end. >> i like the pressure. this is the opportunity of a lifetime. it's the capital of the world, it's the football capital of the world. what could be better? than this type of opportunity? than this type of pressure. and you prepare for it. and i've been a guy that's been baptized by fire, and i'm comfortable with it. >> is he the guy that helped restore the integrity? >> that's why we are, we wanted to bring back the pride to this team. its been a rough four and a half years. >> what's the mission as you go forward with this football team

interesting to watch that. mcadoo two words of advice.

eli manning lobbied for mcadoo after coughlin resigned. how's that for having your back. trying to get them in the post-season since 2011. it's mcadoo in charge in new york. >> thanks for schlepping with >>> can we have a drum roll, breaking news, we have a winner, at least one winner. >> it's not us. >> california lottery, unless you've been to california where they sold the winning ticket. there could still be more winners out there. we know 1$1.5 billion will go t somebody or perhaps more than one. the jackpot for saturday, now back to that measly $20 million. >> chump change. not even worth bothering. >> the bar has been set way up. >> in chino hills or wherever, where that winning ticket was bought. bought. if okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never been a better time to get a great deal from fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available. only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. because your devices run better on a better internet. and for just $79.99 a month online, you can get 50 meg fios internet,

mcadoo, the offensive coordinator the last two years. the team hopes he's going to give the giants stability in this transition while still providing much needed change. the playoffs have been nothing but a memory for a while now. the quarterback likes the move. eli manning in a statement earlier today, i enjoy this offense, i enjoy working with coach mcadoo, i'm excited about that staying the same. the big introduction tomorrow, then the big job starts getting the giants back to the playoffs. that job is ben mcadoo's now. in sports at 6:00 we have reaction from the new coach. diana. >>> hundreds of children staying home from school in queens, an illness spread quickly. we will tell you what the school is doing to keep other students healthy. >>> also what an inspector theater and what workers there are doing now to keep it open. >>> and a woman gets fined and could even go to trial, all because she helped some baby squirrels. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. back above freezing today but with the clouds and brisk wind still felt chil

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it became clear throughout the process that mcadoo was the guy. after all the interviews and talk comes the work for everybody. >> we will make tough decisions together and, you know, we will build a football team with the winning traditions that we had around here. for two years. ideally he would have been for longer than that but my guy. >> nets in brooklyn where they snapped a losing streak against the knicks. haven't won back to back games in a month. brook lopez had 25. tight game at the half. joe johnson three straint three- pointers. that wasn't enough. trade? rough second half. espn report about president nets have possible interest in tom fibido for the coaching spot. he won a lot of games with the bulls. nets are in the early stages of the search. yankees agreed to a deal with pineda and sagly. the mets did the same with five harvey gets a 4.3 plus million dollar salary. mets pitchers and catchers 32 days a way from reporting. can't wait. finally for us, the big men on campus last night, monmouth and iona. gales came out running. hawks a

giant offensive coordinator ben mcadoo has been hired to take over for tom coughlin who stepped down after the season. eagles interviewed mcadoo and coughlin for the the possible eagles head coaching job and four other people as well. mcadoo and giants quarterback eli manning have a good relationship and word is giants acted fast after they heard the bird were interested. that is always how it goes. >> in kidding. >>> flyers beat bruins last night three -two for their fourth straight win. >> we love this. way to go, guys. >> flyers did american just win the the hockey game. our natasha brown shows they made dreams come true for some very special children. >> reporter: this isn't just any night at the flyers game, it is a night where dreams are coming true for some very special guests. >> we're high fiveing on ice. >> this is high five crew part of the group of 14 kids with the the make a wish foundation, they get to high five the the players as they helped out on the ice. for eight year-old guillen i, it is one night where her life threatening illness does not take center stage. >> h

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according to multiple sources, the giants are close to promoting coordinator, ben mcadoo, to head coach. new york is looking to replace tom coughlin. mcadoo has been the giants' offensive coordinator for the past two seasons -- his only two seasons ever as a coordinator. he never has been a praise for his work with quarterback eli manning. and he interviewed with the eagles for their head coach opening last week. coming up next-- the wife of a man killed in a shooting at a pasco county movie theater... is taking legal action against the theater itself. why she says employees could have prevented her husband's death. remember the florida "zombie cat" that clawed it's way out of a grave? the cat has since been with a foster family. still ahead... we'll tell you how that little guy is doing today! you're watching fox 35 good day orlando. it's we'll be right back. taking a live look at . trending right now-- this could be bad news for fans of the boy band "one direction." there are now rumors... that the group might be parting ways! sources say each of the guys wants a solo career--but not

but mcadoo says his job is really to win >> this job is not for the faint of heart and i'm the right man for the job. >> i like the pressure. it's the football world, the football capital of the world. what would be better. >> the giants interviewed three guyless. it was clear that mcadoo was their guy. >> we will make tough decisions together and build a football team with the winning tradition we've had around here. >> he's been the coordinator for two years, ideally he would but my instincts is he's the right guy. >>> the knicks back in town. the trail blaze oers -- trail blazers in town for this one. brook lopez answers on the other side of the net. joe johnson hit three straight three pointers in the third quarter, tied the game. moved into fourth place all fielder. but even that wasn't enough. damian lillard was not enough. the blazers use that nets pick back. a rough second half. >>> the yankees have agreed to one year deals with panetta. the knicks did the same today with five players. tejada, torrez and matt harvey. harvey gets a 4.3 plus million dollars salary for the seaso

when it's all said and done, the giants made it official saying ben mcadoo is the new head coach. the press conference could come tomorrow morning at 1030. ben mcadoo was planning on heading down to philadelphia this morning for another interview about the eagles head coach position. when the giants heard about that, not wanting to risk losing him, they acted immediately bringing him in for another interview last night. morning with his agent. that is how ben mcadoo became the head coach of the new york giants. consideration for the eagles job after meeting with them on monday. this was a complete because new glaciations got real scylla risk last night. while tom wasn't thrilled with what the eagles were offering in terms of money, that wasn't the only reason. the eagles wanted him to keep certain people from their current coaching staff and that didn't sit well with him. this is from a guy who won two super bowl championships on his resume. he is 69 years old, had great success in the league. he's probably going to the hall of fame. does he does he want to still coach? yes, but a

the new head coach will be there offensive coordinator, ben mcadoo. he has been with the team for more than two years, he was one of six candidates. it's a move that should make eli manning happy considering under mcadoo he had a great year this season. sources say his four-year deal >>> coming up on cbs 2 news tonight beginning at 5:00, a huge discovery is unveiled in new york and we huge. the new type of dinosaur going on display. and then as 6:00, meet ms. granny, america's oldest teacher, how she is inspiring new jersey students at 102 years old. those stories and much more tonight beginning at 5:00. >>> god bless her. >> i know. that's a -- that's it for us at noon. thanks for joining us. i mary calvi. have a good afternoon, everyone. approaching medicare eligibility? don't put off checking out your medicare options until 65. medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized med

offensive coordinator ben mcadoo interviewed yesterday. also in line for an interview with the eagles this week. steve spagnola, gase will get their giants interviews before the end of the week as well. big blue conducting a coaching search for the first time in 12 years after tom coughlin parted ways yesterday. maclin has been the o.c. for two years. manning and odell beckham, jr. like the offense and the giants like mcadoo. >> i think our offense certainly improved. i think he's proven himself to be a very good teacher, has a very good handle on our offense. i think he communicates very well. i think he shows some leadership >>> jets defensive end muhammad wilkinson scheduled for surgery today. he was injured sunday at the loss in buffalo. he's officially a free agent. if all goes well he should be ready for training camp somewhere this summer. >>> nets and raptors battling brooklyn. knicks won their 17th game of the season last night in atlanta. they won 17 games all of last season. what fans liked seeing was rookie chrisops porzingis.

ben mcadoo is reportedly the giants new head coach promoted from offensive coordinator.ts say the birds were after mcadoo. doug peterson interviewed with the birds sunday. he can't be hired until the chiefs are out of the playoffs and he felt good about his meeting. >> gosh, it went great. a great opportunity to see howie again and mr. lurie and just a chance to talk with them and sit down with them and, again, i got a lot of respect for the organization and what they're doing there. but now we're focused on new england and that's behind me and moving forward. >> the flyers have been playing good hockey lately. big game against the bruins that hold the last playoff spot. look at brayden schenn. big hit. that leads to schenn fighting. we're from philly and we fight. rival night with the bruins. flyers strike first. 1-0 flyers. third period now, flyers down 2-1, wayne simmons. you can't stop the wayne train. gets his rebound. ties the game. then the winning numbers, 93-28-32. claude giroux with three assists. they won six straight at home. two points out of a playoff spot.

. >>> the new giants head coach ben mcadoo talking to reports. what can the team and the fans expect? eyewitness news sports anchor rob powers is live outside of metlife stadium with what he had to say. rob? >> reporter: well, first day on the job and what a job it is. he said it's about evolution and not revolution. the giants say he is their new head coach. ben mack a do goes from calling the plays as offensive coordinator to calling the shot. it's his first head coaching job at any level. he is ready to take on this big job. >> this job is not for the faint of heart. i'm the right man for the job. i am hardened, battle tested and groomed for this >> he has been a coordinator for two years. my instincts this is the right guy. >> reporter: here is the professional resume, ben mcadoo the head football coach. day number one and the work starts now. that's what we will get into later on today. until then, live at the meadowlands with the giants new coach, rob powers, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> four of the five suspects in the gang

various reports say they interviewed ben mcadoo today.rved as offensive coordinator for the giants over the past two seasons under the now former coach tom coughlin. ruben frank has been confirmed the eagles will interview doug pederson on sunday. he's served under andy reid in kansas city, before that here in philly. then there's adam gase, who the eagles already interviewed earlier this week. there was a report he was invited back for a second interview, but csnphilly.com says that's not the case for gase. >>> mike piazza got his call for the hall yesterday, selected to the baseball hall of fame, along with ken griffey jr. piazza is known as the greatest offensive catcher of all time and goes into the hall as a new york met. >> when you get an honor like this, you truly think back from your days in the minor leagues and living with three guys, you know, going to late night fast food and all the work and dedication that you do put in. it's something that, again, it brings it all around in focus. >> basketball now, the sixers back on the

there were reports that the giants hired their former offensive coordinator ben mcadoo as their new head coach. mcadoo was one of the six eagles interviewed to replace chip kelly. >>> flyers come back to beat rangers at the well, wayne simmonds tied the game in the third period and a minute and 22 seconds later mark street earned that game winner right there jay voracek had a goal, two assists and captain claude giroux assisted all three. flyers win three-two for their fourth straight win. they are now just two points behind boston in the wild card playoff race, and as flyers and rangers at the well saturday afternoon. >> four in a row. >> something to get excited about. >> before that game this is so special a group of 14 children with the make a wish foundation took to the ice for a very special moment. >> they were there to be part of the high five crew. they greeted players as they skated after the game, look at their little hand. for many of them like eight year-old go annie, it was an opportunity to forget about their life threatening illnesses. she spoke to our natasha brown >> hi

. >>> today the giants could officially name ben mcadoo as their new head coach. mcadoo interviewed for the job last week. sources confirm it's now a done deal. he's 38 years old. this would be his first head coaching job. >>> there are three winning tickets to last night's $1.5 billion powerball jackpot. so this is one of the sites where you you see. it's chino hills, california. >>> 5:14. we're dealing with a few snow mainly north and west of the city. tomorrow. then it looks like a soggy start to the weekend. really just a soggy first half of saturday. right now it's cold again. 22 in chelsea. city hide is 24. jackson heights, same thing. across long island, low 20s. cold spot is monticello up there at 12. not as much wind. that 23 in the city with virtually no wind around feels like 23. 12 is what it feels like at jfk, where there's some wind kicking. white plains, it feels like 9. feels like 4 in monticello. still plenty cold. here's a batch of snow showers and flurries working its way through. portions of it may clip the city. after that dies out and moves o

like everyone on social media, mcadoo's suit was big on him. he lost about 60 pounds. he says he is expecting to dress suits when coaching but four-year deal a lot of money coming. >> buy some suits. >> might as well buy some tailor-made. >> and very big shoes to fill. >> indeed. >> a lot wardrobe talk. >> funny what people notice. isn't it? >> yeah. >>> everyone is talking about his suit. >> they will notice the wins and losses quickly. let's hope more wins than losses. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, a team effort to storm a local grandfather from getting scammed. how dispatchers and police swooped in and saved him from a huge mistake. >> also call them the blender bandits. the couple accused of a strange crime spree at several local stores. >> and at home eye exam. the risk and rewards of skipping the eye doctor's office. >> plus giving kids the freedom to finger. how some people think these classroom additions could help their education. >> as we speak the clouds are getting thicker, the precipitation is getting clear, not all the precipitation for us is going to be

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