>> the eagles have another chance to work out the kinks in their defense when they host the pittsburgh steelers at financial field tonight. the bird's d gave up 500 yards in total offense to the new england patriots. they know what they have to do to improve and they will be ready when the season starts. the eagles face the steelers tonight at 7:30, you can see it here on 6 abc we are your official eagles station. >>> the doctor affected with ebola is now out of the hospital, dr. kent brantly is all smiles, he was thrown to atlanta earlier this month where he received an experimental treatment, at emery university hospital. dr. brantly was kept in isolation and doctors say he is c00% healthy, he spoke an hour a itteorr ry hw remgonystosngnay w meoai rleon lyreedf te lasrsn.ted m sndnyfow atnera if stannstiluner,h pf e h il c wa t asrouth l hee aoun eeore o tetsagtrolohasf hnews >>> now, the latest on the situation in the middle east, an israeli air strike killed senior hamas leaders overnight. israel pounded at least 20 targets this morning, the most significant blow happened in a town of bafra

you could have played for the pittsburgh steelers. >> that was so long ago. >> could have played for the steelers. unless you're like most athletes when you get done, i assume you won't ever have to work again in life. do you still love what you're doing enough to want to do it? >> you know, i go back and forth. i have a place in hawaii. when i get over there i think, oh, i could hang out here longer than three weeks, you know. but then i do like to do the work. it depends on what the work is. >> right. >> i always say -- i just started saying this recently. i don't know why. i say i'm the best actor in america who's never done a movie. i have done a couple of movies. i have never done a big time movie. because, you know, i got into it -- i'm not complaining really. a little bit i am. but i got into television and i'm a television guy. i have never had a movie career. >> yeah. >> does it even interest you at this point? obviously the part would have to be right. >> yeah. if it was the right part of course i would like to do it. it's tricky to break in from a place they don't know you

one pittsburgh steelers player is going above and beyond.ything that comes his way. he's not the only one putting in overtime because of it. we have the story. >> on the campus of vincent college, the game is on. not just for the pittsburgh steelers holding their training camp there. at this tiny college post office, it's an all-out blitz. >> it was like, oh, no, the one work study had a look on her face like in disbelief. i was like how are we going to get this done? >> the super bowl of mail. all addressed to steelers wide receiver, antonio brown after this pledge on facebook. if i don't get a chance to sign something for you at camp, send it to me. he listed the dorm room where he's staying. >> we have heard his room is filled to capacity. >> within days, the packages started pouring in. this is a student assistant and one of three people working when the flood gates opened. >> gelting hundreds of packages for antonio brown on a monday morning is like an 8:00 a.m. class. >> reporter: brown posted a thank you on facebook. he says he loves

. >>> eagles hope to get their first preseason win tomorrow night when they take on the pittsburgh steelers at the link. last seasons nfl rushing leader lesean mccoy has been dealing with some pain in the left big toe. x-rays are negative. when reporters did ask about shady's co, chip kelly gave this answer. >> i don't think he will ever play again. no, he is fine. he practiced full yesterday. he is fine. it is not a big as an issue as everybody has made it out to be. >> here's sports director beasley reason our sister station 94 wip, filling in for angelo cataldi again this morning from 5:30 to 10:00 a.m. >>> nighttime people in the morning. >> there you go. >> a little a.m. shift duty here. >>> stay with us here on "eyewitness news", wendy gilette joins with us a look ahead for the day at wall street. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. >>> here's one more look at the morning's headlines, taney dragons making their game at last vegas tonight at 7:30 in williamsport . there is another pep rally and viewing party at city hall. >>> another night of protest in ferguson, mi

they will play against pittsburgh steelers tomorrow night at the link. the offense needs more work but it is the the defense, really that has to correct a few areas on that side of the football. run defense, not good. has had some problems. they gave up 76 points in the last two games, 200-yard rushing. the connor barwin knows the game, it better get back on track. >> well, that is something we hang our hat on defense. we were good against the run last year. we need to be good against the run this year. we take pride in that. we have a standard in our run defense. so last week was not acceptable. a lot on have that was give up, cut back runs, you need to be discipline on the back side so we can get that fixed. >> always got to be discipline on the back side. >>> when it rains sometimes it does more than just pour. it created problems for the chicago cubs ground crew. to wrigley field last night. this is incredible. it rained for only 15 minutes. those pop up showers are nasty. i hate when they happen. it came so fast, so hard ground crew could not get gr

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. >>> it is, preseason and eagles fans are fired up, against the pittsburgh steelers. >> kick off is a little more than an hour from now "eyewitness news" sports director beasley reese and leslie van arsdal are at the link tonight with the preview hi guys. >> hi guys is there an energy here. there always is on a game day, preseason game number three but i'm excited. i know fans are excited. >> are you kidding me? they were here hours ago cannot wait to have some football back here at the link. >> i'll tell you who is excited it would be one merrill reese he will call, his 7 million th game today and he tells us what to look for. >> merrill in, no one knows better than you what we should expect in the third game. what are you looking for. >> i'm looking for nobody to get injured. that is the the number one thing but beasley, for years and years i have been hearing people say the next to the last preseason game is a dress rehearsal. it is really not. you are talking about a show, dress rehearsal means going out there and performing as would you on opening night, doing everything that w

well the eagles notch their first victory of the pre-season dominating the pittsburgh steelers in front of huge crowd out at the linc. let's take you back there. quarterback nick foles through one touchdown pass. and led the birds starters three, first half scores. also pro running back shady mccoy left the game with a right thumb injury after his 22-yard catch gave the eagles a seven-nothing lead. but experts say that shady will be okay. now, the eagles defense stepped it up as well. they held the steelers scoreless through the first half. eagles win this 31 to 21, and they face the jets at the linc next thursday, but there is always room for improvement. >> we are still a ways away, because we got some time here but we got a legitimate week to prepare for the jets game. then ten days to the owners. >> there is a lot of stuff we can take from it, and improve on and that's how we have to be each and every day. we have to be critical on ourselves, me as a player, i'm very critical. i think very important not to get complacent. >>> well yes they are still tweaking. >> just little bit. >>

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that is when they will take on the pittsburgh steelers at 7:30 right here at the link. a lot of excite b. that here tonight even though phillies fans are cheering on at the sports complex. you know what in one is looking forward to what will inevitably become a huge traffic jam after the game, so the eagles and philadelphia police department are now tweaking some of their traffic patterns in the hopes of keeping their masses moving. tailgating for phillies, still rules the city of brotherly love for now but these fans are ready for some football and as team prepares to play in front of the home crowd for the first time this season the eagles with philadelphia police are trying to minimize the traffic headaches for fans, leaving the the sports complex once the game is over. >> nightmare, everybody is aggressive and everybody wants to be where they want to be and people are confusing they don't know which way they are supposed to be going. >> it is really hard. >> reporter: how long does it take sometimes. >> we're talking hours. >> reporter: tuesday eagles a announce aid

beginning september 11, the first game will be the baltimore ravens hosting the pittsburgh steelers, yesterday, was media day in new york, and our own beasley reese was on hand, with all the stars of cbs sports. should be an exciting games on great night to watch football, thursday nights this fall on cbs-3. >>> cleveland browns rookie manziel in hot water after shall we say flipping the birds toward the washington redskins bench. in the third quarter of last night's game, in lands over, maryland, cleveland lost it to washington 24-23. the browns are coached by former north penn coach, mike petin. in case you're wondering, the redskins desean jackson caught two passes for 34 yards. >> now, you can talk about all that and more from the world of sports as our own beasley reese guest hoses the morning show today and tomorrow at our sister station sports radio 94wip. beasley, rhea hughes, al, they start at 5:30 a.m. hope beastly is open already, it is early. >> we can call him if you would like. >> you know? we've got some time. make sure east's up. >> happy to do so. >> since we've been

. >> the eagles zero-two in the preseason take on the pittsburgh steeler at the linc thursday night. one question for chip kelly. how is shady mccoy's toe. >> i don't think he'll ever play again. laugh. >> no, he's fine. he practiced full yesterday. he's fine. it's not as big as an as anybody made it out to be. >> you knew it was just matter of time after practice the and tire team took part in the als ice bucket challenge. check out chip kelly diving in head first to the tub there. coming tomorrow sports director beasley rows has another early wake up call figure in for angelo cataldi on sports radio 94 wip. he will start at 5:30am. give him call. talk little sports. we'll ♪ >> it is move 53 night in upper darby township, delaware county. >> the second war playground turned into an outdoor movie theater tonight. families came out to watch the lego movie. they also received free water ice. the township and the police department tell "eyewitness news" this is just one of the many ways they're reaching out to the community. >> we'll be right back. ♪ >> thanks for watching cbs-3 "eyewit

so overall, a good third effort, final score, 31 to 21, over the pittsburgh steelers with the jets coming the coach and his quarterback had to say. >> i thought defensively we did better job, but offense i havely, i don't know if it was three series, two interceptions, and ten penalties. i just think they're shot shooting themselves in the foot, executing the way they're executing. >> feel like we improved every week as an unit, as a team, i felt like we just need to keep moving forward. definitely a loft corrections in making this game. but, i felt like we went out there, and got into rhythm faster, started moving the ball, i feel like we have a lot of opportunity to work toward coming up. >> so a final test against the new york jets, and then the season opener against the jacksonville jaguires. at lincoln financial field, i'm beasley reese for eyewitness sports. >>> all right, it was a good game. now, there are reports meantime sixers are a part of one of the off season's biggest trades. the sixers would shift forward that young to the timberwolfs, as part of a three team trade also inv

playing a game in the new and improved lincoln financial field on thursday night against those pittsburgh steelersthe game will have the starters playing more plays than any other preseason game this year. they should play at least a ha half. the one area the eagles need improvement is the defense. the eagles d has had some issues in the first pro pre is games much the first team has not played that much in the first two games but there are areas of concern. many people don't like four preseason games. some rather play only two. bail davis a fan of the four game schedule. >> the only time you can grow a young guy is is in the preseason. one the season starts, your ones get the reps, your ones play every snap and the twos it may be six weeks before they actually get in with the ones. so right now, we need every practice and every preseason game and that's part of the reason we play so many young guys. so many snaps. only way you grow them. it's the only way you evaluate them, and sometimes it's painful. >> that guy ryan mallet runs against you you're in trouble. jeremy maclin one of the players tha

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. >> the eagles zero-two in the preseason take on the pittsburgh steeler at the linc thursday night. one question for chip kelly. how is shady mccoy's toe. >> i don't think he'll ever play again. laugh. >> no, he's fine. he practiced full yesterday. he's fine. it's not as big as an as anybody made it out to be. >> you knew it was just matter of time after practice the and tire team took part in the als ice bucket challenge. check out chip kelly diving in head first to the tub there. coming tomorrow sports director beasley rows has another early wake up call figure in for angelo cataldi on sports radio 94 wip. he will start at 5:30am. giveve him call. talk little sports. we'll be right bac have you seen tom corbett's ads attacking me... get real. it's tom corbett who's been sticking it to the middle class on taxes. corbett cut a billion dollars from education... ...now almost 80% of school districts plan to raise property taxes. meanwhile, we're the only state that doesn't charge oil and gas companies an extraction tax. but corbett raised your gas taxes through the roof. i'm tom wolf,

hopefully the birds can get it altogether against those pittsburgh steelers. then friday mostly cloudy with a lingering shower, although i could see some sunshine returning later in the day as the system moves away from us. and that sets us up for a gorgeous weekend. we're going to go upper 70's for saturday and sunday. make your plans. it's going to be comfortable. >> love the phrase gorgeous weekend. >> yeah. >> all right. it is now 6:12 up next more news that you did not see last night including the tragic updates for the search of a missing military wife out west. >> and drivers get an inside look at what really happens to their cars once they drop them off with valles. karen. >> we still have police on the scene with this accident involving a motorcycle right on i-95. the backup whe day dreaming again? oh yeah. about your dream car? yeah. red convertible with racing stripes. cool! [curiously] how'd you know? you've been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yep. "muscle car money." i could win up to $100,000, or a ford mustang gt

yes, they play the thirds pre-season game tonight when they host the pittsburgh steelers.his will be the first time our fans, all of us eagles fans, will be able to watch the game, first game they played at the linc this season, link has been kind of renovated even though it is not that old. eagles defense has given up 76 points in the first two pre-season games. last game, defense gave up over 200 yards rushing, so, should there be some concern now, especially about the d? connor barwin said he doesn't think there is a problem. >> no, i am not concern, but i saw what you guys saw, certain things we need to get fixed and have ready to go when the season starts, we had an opportunity this thursday to get those things fixed right now. >> you better get it done. >> you're right. we will, we will, howard, for you. >> okay. better get it done. much more on the eagles game coming up in a little bit. quincy harris liver at the linc with a look at new things you can expect at the stadium tonight, new food, new seats, little louder? i hope so. phillies showed their support for th p

. >> hag tonight, the eagles host the pittsburgh steelers.a survey shows that eagles are now worn $1.75 billion which is a 772% jump in worth since 19 another when lurie bought it. >> nod a bad investment by mr. lurie. let's go to new york for what's coming up on the "today" show. >> matt lauer and tamron hall have a preview. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. coming up on a thursday morning. we'll have the latest on the breaking news, ebola patient dr. kent brantly set to leave the atlanta hospital. it's a good sign for him. there's encouraging news for the other american being treated as well. >>> also, the fallout from the murder of the american journalist james foley and the failed mission that attempted to save him and other u.s. hostages. >>> and then do you use the time off that you're allowed to use at work. it turns out a lot of us do not. why the u.s. is becoming the no-vacation nation. >>> and al with with the birthday check up. chris and >> see you at 7:00, thanks. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with

. >> good morning, the eagles host the pittsburgh steeler tonight at the linc.efense giving up 76 points in the last two games, now, last game the eagles gave up over 200 yards rushing, that's not good. might be little concern. barwin doesn't think there is a problem. >> no, i'm not concerned. but obviously see what you guys saw and know that there are certain things we need to get fixed and have ready to go when the season starts. and we had opportunity this thursday to get those things fixed right now. >> and better get it done. >> you're right, exactly, we, will we will, howard, for you. >> okay, i'm counting on t and the phillies run series it the ballpark, support the little league doing better than the phillies actually. chase utley in three-run fourth, bridges the phillies back from three-one, scored on touch, gets a hit, only one for his last 11, but the phillies go on and beat seattle four to three. how about that? the phillies won a series. that's sports in a minute. and i'm howard eskin. >>> 5:46. former phillies star curt schilling says he has mouth

the eagles host the pittsburgh steelers tonight.defense has given up 76 points in the last two games, last game the eagles gave up over 200 yards rushing, so should there be little concern? doesn't think there is a problem. >> no, i am not concerned, but obviously see what you guys saw, know there are certain things we need to get fixed and have ready to go when the season starts. we had an opportunity this thursday to get those things fixed right now. >> and you better get it done. >> we will, we will, howard, for you. >> okay. thank you for. that will that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> 4:25 this morning, former phillies star, curt schilling, says he has mouth cancer. and he blames it on 30 years of using chewing tobaccoment last year he revealed he had cancer but he didn't say what casino. doctors say he's received seven weeks of chemotherapy and radiation, earlier this year, hall of famer tony gywnn died of cancer, he also blamed that on chewing tobacco. schilling said he is in remission but he has lost 75 pounds. >>

the pittsburgh steelers are the opponent but for the -- that's how they say the in pittsburgh.it's not who they play but how they play. the eagles defense has caused some concern for the fans. defense has had some bad moments in the first two preseason games. but the backups are playing most of those games. but there are still players on defense that have to play better but the defensive coordinatorly davis doesn't seem worried. >> the only time you can grow a young guy is in the preseason because once the season starts, your one get the reps. your ones play every snap and the twos it may being is weeks before they actually get in with the ones. right now, we need every practice and every preseason game and that's part of the reason we play so many young guys. so many snaps. only way you grow them. it's the only way you evaluate them. sometimes it's painful. >> it can be painful. lesean mccoy led the nfl last year with 1600 yards running the football. nine touches down but to some people, who know nothing about football, they actually care about what he does. that's called fant

>> preview tomorrow night of the link when the eagles play the pittsburgh steelers in pre-season game. it is at 7:30. and we could have some scattered showers, and thunderstorm. it will not probably delay or stop the game, unless there is a lot of lightning around, but make sure you have the rain gear, the rain poncho with you, if you have tickets to tomorrow night's game at the linc. now, let's talk about ultimate doppler radar. watching this area of rainout in the western part of the state, that extends back into ohio, as well, marching toward us, and possibly affecting the game in williamsport tonight. but, for us, we don't expect any of that rain to appear until very early tomorrow morning, or if you prefer late tonight. so, nothing's going on right now. county by county temperatures to go through, milder than yesterday up in the mountains when we were in the 50's at this time. 62 degrees in the poconos, 68 in bethlehem, and muggier 69 degrees in allentown, 73 in philadelphia, it is a lot muggier when you go down to south jersey some places little cooler cape may, 68 degrees, but

the eagles host the pittsburgh steelers tonight. the eagles defense has given up 76 points in the last two games, last game the eagles gave up over 200 yards rushing, so should there be little concern? kind barwin doesn't think there is a problem. >> i saw what you saw, certain things need to get fixed. we had an opportunity this thursday to get those things fixed right now. >> and you better get it done. >> we will. we will, howard, for you. >> all right, thank you for. that will that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> we'll see how it goes tonight, talk about it tomorrow morning on the air, because on the thirds game of the pre-season, kind of play for real. >> real deal. >> the real deal. >> hey, philadelphia has produced countless boxing stars, go through list of them. >> true, now the merion anderson rec center in south philadelphia has new boxing ring. >> casino of cool. >> yes, p boxing great joined councilman to cut the ribbon, the rec center's boxing facilities are now completely renovated. >> how about that? >> why

tomorrow eagles play pittsburgh steelers and new improved link you'll get to see that.one area fans are starting to care about and concerning themselves with is the defense. eagles defense has given up 76 points in the the last two games. the last game eagles gave up over 200-yard rushing. so should there be a little concern connor barwin doesn't think there is a problem. >> no, i'm not concerned but obviously seeing what you guys saw i know there is certain things we need to get fixed and have ready to go when season starts. we have an opportunity to get those things fixed now. >> you better get it done. >> we will, we will howard, for you. >> okay. >> we will do it for the fans too. >> eagles offensive line was one of the biggest pluses for eagles last season this last last game they will play together as a unit before the start of the regular season. so how do you prepare were not any real physical play in practice and not many downs in the games. >> we practice pretty hard but more importantly we recover harder. so, when we do go through that kind of stuff we get ba

. ♪ thursday night eagles play the pittsburgh steelers.s the first game at the link long this season. football in town. it will be nice to see game at home and they need the defense to play more than a little better. than they have so far. the starters will play most of the first half and the certified tough guy that would be brent celek the tight end. getting more playing time this game. it's obvious he can take hit. did he the last game. coaches like those kind of players and although chip kelly took little shot at lesean mccoy today with his practice work ethic, he was all about brent celek. >> i think brent sets the tone for not only the offense but for everybody here in terms of his physical toughness and his mental toughness much he's a guy that i think you can count on a daily base. low office playing football. >> it's just how i was brought up. >> that was -- >> get let them know they hurt you. >> he doesn't. chip kelly is always good for a little dry humor and roll out some again today. after making a comment lesean mccoy as i sai

eagles play pittsburgh steelers at the new and improved link one area the fans are starting to care aboutse eagles d was giving up 76 points in the last two games. last game eagles gave up over 200 yards rushing so is there a little concern? connor barwin says i don't think there's problem. >> no, i'm not concerned but obviously, you know, i see what you guys saw and 93 there's certain things we need to get fixed haven't ready to go when the season starts and we got an opportunity this thursday to get those things fixed right now. >> you better get it done. >>> we exactly will for you howard. >> how about this situation in chicago. the tarp is being rolled a quick steady rain. somebody wasn't ready for that rain. >>> pop up shower. >> it was a pop up. >> 4.5 hour delay they couldn't get the field ready. san francisco losing two to nothing in the fifth but a suspension upheld -- and an appeal suspension held up for the first time if 28 years. they'll finish that game on thursday because the tarp was problem. that's the cubs fault. >> wow. >> that was serious pop-up shower. >> a little heav

the practice field today preparing for thursday night's pre-season home opener against the pittsburgh steelersts, i'm leslie van arsdale have, a great day. >>> and thanks to donations and motivation to support and recognize america's heroes, a singer is getting loft attention. she is attempt to go perform the star spangled banner in all 50 states. reporter shannon kogan has more. ♪ ♪ >> janine loves singing the national anthem, throughout high school and college. the feeling of solidarity it creates for 90 seconds. an as it seems an entire crowd is focused on the men and women serving our country. with that, she began a across-country quest. >> i said nobody's ever sung the anthem in all ooh states. >> when when she realized the anthem is 200 in september she picked things up, singing in five to six states a month. the local day knocks kentucky off the list at number 47. >> pulling it off has been a challenge. >> a lot of phonecalls. a loft phonecalls a lot of looking on line to see well there is state there is sit this state pretty close to this one this could work if i flew in and drove to t

the practice fields today preparing for thursday night's pre-season home opener against the pittsburgh steelers's all for sports, i'm leslie van arsdale, have a great day. >>> well, how would you like to be a contestant on the amazing race? racing around the world, for a chance to win a million dollars. not bad, right? well, there is a casting call this friday, from noon until 3:00 at trump taj mahal in atlantic city. and we've all of the details for you at cbs philly. com/casting call. >>> also, a diner's in fillly once again be decked out in white for the thirds annual diner on blank this thursday evening, tickets are sold out. but we have a chance for to you win a pair. now, head to the cbs-3 facebook page for this one where you can enter to win those tickets. the location is kept secret until the day of the event. and we will have more on diner on blanc tomorrow morning on "eyewitness news". >>> well, that's for "eyewitness news" at 7:00. here's what's coming up at 8:00. live team three coverage of the situation this morning in ferguson, missouri, after an overnight curfew was imposed, we'l

thursday night the eagles play the pittsburgh steelers and they are favored they're betting lines onmes eagles are a three and half point favorite it all happens at the linc the starters will play most of the first half. and the certified tough guy brent celek will get more playing time it's obvious he can take a hit and did the last game. coaches like those kind of players and although chip kelly took a little shot at lesean mccoy with his practice work ethic he was all about brent celek. >> i think brett sets the tone for everybody here in terms of his physical toughness and mental toughness he's a guy that you can count on on daily basis. he loves playing football. >> just how i was brought up. >> yeah. that was -- >>> can't let them know they hurt you. >> he take hits. he can break tackles. he's a hard runner. he just plays hard. that's one thing about him. everybody knows brent celek as a tight end he's one of the toughest tight ends in the league. >> the ice bucket challenge to help raise awareness and raise money for als has gotten to the eagles. the eagles as a team took on t

playing at the linc for the first time since january taking on the west coast pennsylvania the pittsburgh steelers three always the best of the preseason. eagles looked sharp tonight, too. playing in rhythm. lesean mccoy scored the opening touchdown on double screen with some great blocks. he had another really nice run in that drive however he had to leave the game for x-rays on his right thumb they did come back negative but did he not return to the game. nick foles looked much better tonight. he was 19 of 29 for 179 yards and a touchdown. one interception, though. it could good from the defense. ryans getting a couple pick hits on bell. that game going final 31-21. >> and before the game, fox 29's newest he had dig to good day alex holly spent the day at the novacare complexion. that was lucky enough to have howard eskin as her personal tour guide. alex starts september 1st and howard made sure to let her know she has to forget about her hometown dallas at least when she's around the eagles. >> here's one thing i've got to tell you, too. your home doesn't work here. >> where i am now. >> it's w

we will kick it off in baltimore hosting pittsburgh steelers. >> reporter: side line reporter is back in the big way at cbs and on thursday night fat ball that you will see right here on cbs-3. here is the kind of stories, side line reporters will be looking for. >> i look for things that jim and phil just can't get in the booth, stuff whether it is injuries, whether it is listening in on huddles and through other conversations, players or coaches that you talk to, during the week or right before the game and trying to add on to their stories as well and just bring a firsthand account from the field. >> reporter: this entire gathering is where they bring in all play by play guys, all of the color analyst and stars and they have big meetings to kick off the football season as we will do object thursday night, september 11th, cbs-3. i'm beasley reese for "eyewitness sports". >>> looking forward to that. >> yes. >> still on the way at 5:30 what pope francis is saying about travel plans to philadelphia next year. >>> we have a warning about a scam, that targets customers of peco we will t

the eagles play the pittsburgh steelers at the linc thursday night.game is really not about who they play but how they play. there are so many parts of this eagles offense that will be big parts this season clearly running back lesean mccoy, the quarterback but i think you may see more of the tight ends in this year's offense obviously brent celek will be a big part of eagles offense but this year it's clear that zach ertz boy this guy will be a study will be there more times than he was last season. and the way the offense could go you may see a lot more of little used james casey as well that's why i think wide receivers this team will score points with them, with the tight ends, will be catching, they'll catch passes this year as well. >> we feel good about our tight ends, and we play one and two tight ends quite a bit, you think, and we feel like we've got -- we've got guys there that can play all the way through the unit. um, so it gives us flexibility. and then that facto factors in e have more or less receivers. our guys are inter changeable of

league that pitted industry against industry, we're talking about the green bay packers and pittsburgh steelers. >> the allure of the league is its big money. it's the most watched television programming and the superbowl is its biggest platform. that's why we're talking about this. >> what we were talking about all day yesterday was something that didn't have to do with football, 35,000 people showed up to watch a little league baseball game yesterday, monet davis is on the front cover of sports illustrated. should the pros be taking a lesson from the little leagues and what america really wants when it comes to competition? >> there's a good argument about the muirty of competition in every format and money both heightens it and sometimes detracts from it. it's a tough line to walk. >> have you reached out to her as her agent yet? >> no, i'm done representing players. >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> pete rose is looking for a second chance. it's been 25 years since he was banned from life for baseball for betting on the sport, but rose now hopes baseball's new commissioner will w

in fact, the pittsburgh steelers played on grass that was just laid on monday. >>> ktvu has a special behind- the-scenes look at levi's stadium. the program, all-access pass levi's stadium starts at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. we'll then have the 49ers game against the chargers at 1:00. then after the game, sports director mark ibanez hosts point after with 49ers runningback ricky watters. >>> because the 49ers needed more time to lay down the more permanent turf, two high school football games scheduled at levi's have been rescheduled. each of the four teams will host a game against new opponents. friday, october 10, santa clara high school will take on wilcox followed by elk grove against jesuit of sacramento. on saturday, october 11, oak dale will take on manteca. james logan will play de la salle. >>> coming up, which confidential law enforcement databases two men were allegedly using. >> and pine needles help rescuers find a missing man. the type of fishing bait a man was looking for when he got turned around and lost his way. >> not a lot of change in the forecast for your bay area sat

pittsburgh police filing marijuana possession charges against steelers running back le'veon bell andegarrette blount following a traffic stop. all three passengers in the car acknowledged the marijuana belonged to them. bell is charged with driving under the influence. >>> oklahoma city police officer has been arrested and being held on a $5 million bond. he is accused of committing a series of sexual assaults while on duty. >>> reports out of egypt say at least 33 people are dead and more than 40 injuredded after a head-on collision between two tour buses near a popular resort. jon: secretary of defense coming out loud and clear, warning americans of the serious threat isis poses to america. a murder that shocked the world, sparking a major turn around from the administration's position just a few months ago when the president essentially compared isis to a junior varsity basketball team. amy -- a.b. stoddard, associate editor and columnist with the hill. rich lowery, editor for "national review" and fox news contributor. welcome to both of you. >> hi, jon. jon: take you back to jan

steelers at lincoln financial field last night. offense looking good putting up 482 yards against pittsburgh defense president nick foles connect withis receivers 19 times including one touchdown pass. >> definitely feeling more comfortable, still have i guess a seeing a lot more room to improve and a lot of film study to go the next few weeks but i felt good about today and i just want to keep improving. >> something else to keep an eye on lesean mccoy left the game after the opening drive because of an injured thumb. good news though x-rays came back negative, should be ready for the start of the regular season. >> i mean it hurts, definitely hurts but there are times when i get banged up and then i will be fine. just waiting to see what happens what everything says as far as mri. >>> news from the sixth are front office involved a three team trade that will send thaddeus young to minute so the a they gel andrew wiggins an anthony bennet from the cavilers, in return sixers get, two players, with expiring contract and a 20,151st round draft pick. we will be right b with a newon: volkswagen turbo. turbocharged reward card why are we

pittsburgh steels will are trying something new. everybody quicker offense. so this dough fence hat going to be little bit better on that you are toes. the steelersdo the same thing. >>> they'll turn around to so what the eagles are doing to them in practice. i've seen in preseason roth reasonable in shotgun, no huddle, it's fast paced, he's got four really fast receivers in the outside. and it's just stinging offense right now. you better be able to tackle in the open field. get your hands up in the pass lanes. >> i think it's the best game the eagles have to play. i'm looking for that. not because i'm here in philadelphia but i imagine you are, too. >>> i am, howard. really i mean people want to say it's the last real game. we don know. if they den play well tonight chip might play these guys next thursday. he'll test convention but they have been working since april to fine tune this thing. they had all these games last year. >> it's about time. >>> it's about time. >> okay. thanks brian. brian baldinger. we'll be back at 2:00 talk more about this game here tonight at the linc. thank you brine. back to you. >> thank you very much, howard. both

. >>> also ahead, what do you think happens when a pittsburgh steelers player tells a fan he will personally reply to whatever they send his way. wait and see. >>> the time of year when a lot of folks are stocking up on school supplies. many of you may be using them. that is not all you should be buying this month. this is a good time to add a few other things to your list. >> we want to begin with the oscar pistorius murder trial. closing arguments wrapped up. the judge is expected to deliver her verdict next month. jeff rossen has more. >> reporter: ther nothing oscar pistorius can do now but wait. both sides tried to sway the judge with final pleas. >> refuse to take responsibility and place the action somewhere else. >> reporter: the prosecution launching into the closing argument that pistorius is a cold-blooded murderer that killed his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, in rage. >> three shots. he used high performance ammunition, which has the effect of ripping through a body. >> reporter: pistorius says it was an accident. he mistook her as an intruder. remember the tearful testimony