we -- we know how important this university is both in terms of our own coverage and in terms of the state of pennsylvania. >> congratulations to jim who did not go penntate. he went to columbia university. >> he's a huge fan of the nittany lions. he's always following the football team online. >> he'll be back at 11:00 by the way. >> there you go. how about the eagles, hm? last place in the division and they're only a game out of first place in the division. so, how do you want to look at the eagles, hm? depends on whether you're an operator mist or pessimist. regardless you got to be bummed after the team that everyone had such high expectations. you have to hope for a life preserver. lost in the last minutes to the redskins 23-20. clip chip said the guys aren't executing. today he said they're definitely capable of doing so. >> i've been around a lot of different teams but i think this group's pretty close and understands what the task is at hand and also understands everything in this league is going to be close and every game you'll be in is going to be a one possession game if you're a competitor you kind of embrace the situation and get excited

penn state university plant researcher eric burkhart is helping recruit growers into a new program for forest-grown ginseng. most american ginseng is mass produced on farms in wisconsin. "the more that we can get people growing it on forest lands, the more we can not only conserve the species, but we provide people with an economic income opportunity that is something more than timber." exports account for most u.s. production. roots are worth hundreds _ even thousands of dollars a pound. but randy yenzi the ground. forest farmers often wait at least 10 years before harvesting, because older roots are more valuable. "if you want to make it quick, don't even start planting ginseng, because there's no way of making quick money in this game." poachers are denny colwell's biggest concern. he estimates he's lost tens of thousands of dollars to theft. surveillance cameras installed on his property caught this poacher in the act. "the poaching is a major problem for any grower of any size. even growers that aren't of any size. people are looking for it and if they find it, they don't care tha

he chose to serve in a time of war, despite being a student at penn state university, as miller turnedd how improbable his existence was and yet he stands among us today to share the unlikely yarn. you see, little did capehart, the great great grandson of german immigrants know that in the course of one year he'd enlist, fight, be captured at st. mayor rir's church in va swra, survive prison, be relocated to side step the fear of-and-sonville and die of dysentery months later in a south carolina prisoner of war camp. little did he know that his wife would succumb to the pressures of caring for their four girls and make the unimaginable choice to place them in an orphanage for veterans. little did he know that despite all that was stacked against their successes, these four girls would marry, bare children and contribute to the american story in their own unique ways. one of those unlikely children born to one of those girls would be the grandparent of my new friend, bill miller. he and his two brothers all served our nation. this is a story of family. of resilience, of selfless service

. >> reporter: colin's glove and his story has attracted the attention of penn state university studentsworking on a glove just for colin that will allow him to move each finger individually. colin did request some upgrades. >> i wanted, like, a back plate that i can build on with legos, maybe a screwdriver finger, flash drive finger. >> reporter: if they don't give him the stuff on his wish list, this kid will probably print it out on his own, he gives 3d printing and being a little bit different a big thumbs up. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> right back at ya, colin. >>> a new jersey bus driver busted not for texting and driving, but taking pictures while she was driving. check out this video. this substitute school van driver lost her job. a student recorded her heading down the garden state parkway in monmouth county all while taking photos of a stuffed animal on the dashboard and looking at her phone. the van got up to speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. >>> three years ago today hurricane sandy hit the jersey shore and left a path of destruction in its wake. three years later, the pat

but jason wright, an astronomer from penn state university, now suggesting it could be a possible alien structure equipped with solar panels. his theory tonight. >>> when we come back here, the famous gorilla born in san francisco who knows sign language. what the gorilla signed after these kittens were presented in the box. watching football together is great... ...but i think women would agree... ...huddling with their man after the game is nice too. the thing is, about half of men over 40 have some degree of erectile dysfunction. well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. ask your doctor about viagra. now available in new s

. >>> penn state university is bringing an alumni to serve as the school's home coming grand marshallhis week. big name heading from our city to make you laugh. >>> flyers opened up on the road. biggest change for flyers was new head coach dave hakstol. two-two in overtime this year in the nhl it three is on three instead of four on 46789 nice play kicking out puck and jason gar son on the break a away scores against steve mason. tampa wins three-two. >>> eagles are favorite. they have to win or they are buried. problems in multiple areas have hurt and that is what chip kelly pointed to talking about the problems. >> it falls on everybody. it falls on play calls, play design, it falls on the offensive line, falls on the receivers, it falls on the the quarterback, it falls on everybody. the entire offense contributes to the success or non-success this isn't tennis and golf. you just can't say it is this guys fault. it is not that way. >> sixers play cleveland. no lebron james and two other starters but scottie, with the three. i don't know who he is and you won't either by the time the

. >>> penn state university recognized leaders in communications today including our own "action newsanchor jim gardner. jim was honored as an anderson communications contributor for his work as a long time leader here at 6abc. this award was given by the alumni society board. now, it's typically reserved for nonpenn state alums like jim who proudly graduated from columbia university in new york city. so, congrats to jim and all the other recipients. >> well deserved. >> yeah. >> still ahead, she said she was a home care nurse but police say she was really a thief who targeted a vulnerable victim. now they're asking for your help to track her down. >> plus a teenaged girl attacked and held hostage and police say the suspect is a local firefighter. we've got details in a live report coming up at 4:30. >> and it was meant as an innocent instagram post but many are calling this blogger's family bath time picture inappropriate. strong social media reaction from both sides coming up in big talkers. go to facebook and like the 6abc "action news" facebook page. that will give you access to a

>>> meantime, the other case that we talked about in pennsylvania, jerry sandusky, former penn state universityappeal of his conviction of sexually abusing ten adolescent boys. let's go to chris palloone at the courthouse in bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: today, it was a very short but significant hearing at the center county courthouse. not so much for what happened to jerry sandusky today but for what happened to pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. the judge presiding over sandusky's appeal ordered that kane, within the next week, provide in writing any evidence or information that she has with regard to leaked grand jury testimony by members of her own staff or the judge who presided officer the grand jury. kane has indicated in the past she's accused the judge who was over grand juries at the time, she's accused him of leaking grand jury testimony, though an assistant attorney general today said in open court that kane yesterday in a news release was not specifically referring to the sandusky case. if she's able to provide any information to the judge and to the defense, it

students with the group young americans for liberty confronted by a police officer at penn state universityvate property. >> do we have to get permission to protest? >> correct. >> okay. >> in the free speech zone? >> yes. >> all right. well penn state rules say that the permit process is voluntary. the students did eventually comply with that. no comment yet from the university. some folks need to go back to school, clearly. those are your headlines. i'll see you in a bit. >> all right, thanks heather. 23 minutes before the top of the hour. after a 23-year career with nascar tony stewart announced yesterday he is going to be crossing the finish line. >> it's a scenario where everybody in their career at some point, you know, makes the decision that it's time for a change, and it's nothing that you plan. i think it's just, think it happens. i think deep down you know when it's time to do something different to make a change like this. >> wow. stewart plans to retire following the 2016 season. so one more following in the footsteps of fellow nascar legend jeff gordon who announced his plan t

. >>> penn state university is canceling its upcoming weekend when a student was killed in a car accidentcautions for student volunteers. cali seapot was killed when a car she was riding in crashed. other students were hurt. you can always get updates from the nbc 10 news app. it's a free download from the app store. now back to the "today" show. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock was young. so we made fluzone high-dose vaccine... for people 65+. with a high high higher dose of antigen... it's significantly more effective than fluzone vaccine in preventing flu. fluzone high-dose vaccine is approved for people 65 and older. it's not for anyone who's had a severe allergic reaction to any vaccine component, including eggs, egg products, or to a prior dose of any flu vaccine. tell your doctor if you've ever had guillain-barré syndrome. side effects include pain swelling and redness at the injection site; muscle aches, fatigue, headache and fever. other side effects may occur. if you have other symptoms or problems following vaccination, call your doctor immediately. vacc

. >>> in 12 days the university plays against penn state. edsall just signed a long-term contract a few months ago. the team named defensive coordinator mike locksley the interim head coach the rest of the year. >>> take a look. it was this play right here that lost the game. interception right there. quarterback kirk cousins through a reception that turned into a touchdown. it was all anyone could talk about after the game. >> it hurts, you know. you wark hard all weekend. we'll bounce back, you know. we've got guys around here. spirits are up. running back matt jones may not be able to play after he sprained his big toe yesterday. like all games, it's not just the quarterback's fault. >> it's the team. >> a lot will fall on kirk cousins. >>> a developing story in afghanistan. your time 5:07. several people have died after a nato helicopter crash. what we're learning about their nationalities. that's next. >>> stunts going back to umpqua community college. what they can expect on their return. >>> it's in the 50s. don't forget to grab your

possibly future first daughter of the united states chelsea clinton greeted local middle school students this morning inside the palestra at the university of penn. part of the philadelphia food, hype youth leadership summit. healthy you, positive energy event featured workshops to help power young adults. clinton echoed that message encouraging students to take chances to pursue their dreams. >>> a year after being seriously injured in a crash, comedian tracy morgan is heading back on the road. he's scheduled three stops in new jersey. including a show at the new jersey theater about 20 miles from the scene of the accident that left him in a coma. morgan was on his way home from performing in delaware when a truck crashed into the van that he was riding in back in june of last year. morgan will also perform at atlantic city on february 12t february 12th. >>> the popular mainline restaurant forced to close down over the summer because of roach infestation inviting our cameras inside. >> indeed they are. saying they've made massive changes and they're ready to open their doors. what steps they've done and taken to make sure their restaurant is re

penn university in oskaloosa iowa. that event is free and open to the public. allison: carly fiorina was also in the hawkeye state today. fiorina made a stop in cedar rapids calling for a more accountable, transparent federal government, the rebuilding of the u.s. military and an end to the quote "crony capitalism " fiorina, is polling in third in national polls on the republican side and fourth overall in iowa. fiorina will be along with nine other gop presidential hopefuls - for the republican party of iowa's growth and opportunity the iowa state fairgrounds in des moines. donald trump blame president bush for the 9/11 attacks.. and now.. trump saying he could have prevented them. abc's devin dwyer has more. the nation's attack tonight donald trump suggesting he could have stopped the 9/11 hijackers- sot/trump to fox if i were running things, a bold claim challenged swiftly by jeb bush -- nat clown music in a new campaign video, mocking trump and his ability to be commander in chief. sot/jeb to cnn he's an actor playing a role of the candidate for president, not boning up on the issues. bush going on the attack

university of maryland. now he and the terps are heading into the bye week, so they have prshowdown with penn state in baltimorecourse we'll be talking about this, and of course the skins coming up in sports, and also game on overtime 37 so a lot 0 get 20 today -- so a lot to get toth later on tonight. >>> today california became the first state to ban hools from using am name, s rtnickname, or mascot. governor jerry brown signed the law into effect, which will take effect in 2017. >>> let's check in on your forecast now. good news? >> great news. a chilly start. not as chilly as this morning, but a school start a beautiful afteris plan. going to be a great fall day. let me show you what's going on. clear skies overhead with high pressure near buy. we're down to 57 in town with 52 in richmond. look at the 40s at ocean city now and atlantic city. tomorrow sunny. 60 by 10:00. lunchtime temperatures around 70. we'll top out in the mid-70s. we do have some cooler weather coming for the second half of the week. i'll be back in a few minutes with that detailed 7-day forecast. see you then. >> tonight in montgomery co

state of college education in welcome back to iowa in focus. we're joined by senator bernie sanders on the campus of william penn university. senator thanks for joining us. us.thanks for having me. me.we're talking about being on college campus and every campaing talks about how they want to appeal to youth and galvanize the young vote. how are you going after younger voters a little differently than other candidates. candidates.kevin, one of the things that i has really delighted me, we've had a lot of large rallies., disproportianately the people who are coming out are young people, working class, people who in the past have not largely participated in the political party and thamakes me feel eally good. i think we are striking a nerve and raising issues with people who have given up on the political party and now they're coming back in do you think part of the reason is some of the things you guys are talking about todya, college debt and paying r higher education. education.the truth is we have hundreds of thousands of, bright, qualified young people who are not going to college simply because they cannot afford it. we

penn state cornerback while making a tackle. during the game. he is doing great. he is in to politics. such a role model for so many. >>> university city based tech start up is hoping to reduce number of assaults against women. the a as kyw news radio cheri greg reports, the the company is launching a new type of jewelry designed to keep women safe. >> reporter: yes yas minute mustafa and anthony golden, tech, and social media. >> and transforming society. >> reporter: duo founded roar for good. >> new taff a traveled the world and every where that she met, women who were assaulted a and when she returned to philadelphia, a brutal rape, near her home. >> grabbed from behind, dragged into an alley, beaten and raped. >> reporter: so the idea for this, product was born. it is not a weapon. instead it is a $99 tool that clips to clothing and looks like jewelry but press a button and it sound an alarm and text a friend with the wearers location. >> one scenario, we hear a lot of i'm at a party. i don't want to call attention to myself but i want this creep to get off me and leave me alone. >> reporter: that is when silent mode comes in

and it was at penn state he went up to give the commencement address and also was there when the nuclear reactor went critical. and this was an exciting time as the first universityes.br anyway, it was rain iing off ant on all day. his brother was president of out penn state. and the president was going to give the commencement address, and he was extremely worried. milton was very worried about the weather, whether it would have to be moved inside or whether it would be outside where they could accommodate many other people. w so he calls up ike on the sai telephone, what are we going tov do about this?rried should we move the crowd in? stay outside? i said, listen, milton, i haven't worried about the weather since june 6, 1944. >> you laughed when i asked the question so is there a story behind that, his sense of humor? >> well, i think, like susie said, i think it was more of a subtle sense of humor. i'm reminded of when he taught me how to ride. i think i was about 5 and we were at the farm in gettysburg. he had six horses, right?hetic and he put me on the biggest nao stable. it was kind of pathetic because i was so small that they had to double the stirrups

and it was at penn state he went up to give the commencement address and also was there when the nuclear reactor went critical. and this was an exciting time as the first universityes.br anyway, it was rain iing off ant on all day. his brother was president of out penn state. and the president was going to give the commencement address, and he was extremely worried. milton was very worried about the weather, whether it would have to be moved inside or whether it would be outside where they could accommodate many other people. w so he calls up ike on the sai telephone, what are we going tov do about this?rried should we move the crowd in? stay outside? i said, listen, milton, i haven't worried about the weather since june 6, 1944. >> you laughed when i asked the question so is there a story behind that, his sense of humor? >> well, i think, like susie said, i think it was more of a subtle sense of humor. i'm reminded of when he taught me how to ride. i think i was about 5 and we were at the farm in gettysburg. he had six horses, right?hetic and he put me on the biggest nao stable. it was kind of pathetic because i was so small that they had to double the stirrups

penn state. i got a budget. our choices were, we can ever really big, nice has that was about six or seven miles away from the university and not drive every day, or we could have a smaller, somewhat older house within walking distance of my office. that is what we chose. we have been able to, as time and finance has allowed, to upgrade the windows. we found a couple pieces, the pennsylvania style of architecture, no insulation. we put in insulation, that really helps. we basically tried to build it so it is energy-efficient. i do not know that to i can get solar on it. i think i have to knock a neighbor's house down, they do not seem very happy about that but then i would have southern exposure. they are grumpy about that, but we may not do that. but ok, there are things you can do when you buy your next car. inc. about the gas mileage. not saying you have to have a bicycle and get rid of whatever. if you are working on a farm, you probably need a pickup truck. ok. that is fair. if all you are doing is taking your kids to the hockey game and the soccer game and you are in jacksonville, florida where it never snows, may

>> so i had to go, as my parents called it, a heathen school, penn state, i had always been in kotb lick school because catholic universities were, you know, more expensive than the state school. but everything, you know, i got in life really came from my catholic education. if i had gone to the public schools in my neighborhood i wouldn't have gotten that education. and yet, you know, the whole education system in this country is starved for funds and we don't have a consensus on it. and, you know, i wonder what the two of you think about that. i mean, you're a famous alum of boston college. you're back there a lot. i'm more talking about elementary and high school, but, you know, it's the same. student loan debt is just a scourge upon the country. >> i think that as the child of -- grandchild of immigrants that came in the 20th century to america to have a seat in the united states senate that john f. kennedy had, is a tribute to the investment that was made in a generation of people in america who were of immigrant stock, who were able to help our country. and i think to a certain extent that's being lost that you have t