>> i look at tremendous potential here at rutgers. the opportunity i felt was right for rutgers and it was a right fit for me. they need some energy. they need some enthusiasm and i feel it's the right place to be right now for me. >> reporter: is he the right guy at the right time to lead this program considering the problems you've had? >> he's the right guy at the right time but he would be the right guy any time. >> i have to worry about making us better every day and build a connection with these players. that's not going to happen overnight. >> chris wants a program with relentless effort and kids playing for each other. that sounds good to me. >>> up next, inside that san

>> chuck, get ready, rutgers, fans. there's a new sheriff in fan. he was introduced as the new head coach this afternoon at a press conference. ash joined the university for the formal announcement. he's currently the co-defensive coordinator at ohio state under coach urban meyer. but this is his first shot at leading a team after almost two decades as an assistant. he inherits a troubled program, plagued by numerous off the field incidenting and finished with a disappointing 4-8 record. >> we need to create some positive energy around this program. it's going to take an extreme amount of work. it's going to take a lot of the right people. going in the same direction. i want to build a first class program here. a program that the university, the state of new jersey, high school coaches and players can be proud to say that if this program is theirs, and they want to come here and be a part of it. >> sounds like a coach to me. there's no doubt he has the fire and desire to lead the rutgers program. will he be able to compete with the elite programs in

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>> rutgers had to make a good hire. so important for them right now with their program in turmoil this season. do they have the right guy? coming up next, rutgers football has a new head coach. and some people are asking, who exactly is he? we'll tell you why chris ash is a well-respected name around college football, coming up next >>> it's championship saturday in college football. playing in the big championship game. the scarlet knights will hire a coach who knows how to get there. chris ash will be introduced monday as the next head football coach at rutgers. they're still finalizing the details. if you were hoping for a household name, the 41-year-old is not it. but if you ask around college football, you understand why they wanted ash so badly. he's another branch extending from urban meyers's very successful coaching tree. he'll have to beat out meyers in recruiting. the orange just led bowling green to the mac title. he's known for a high powered offense that allows quarterbacks to flourish. syracuse hasn't won

rutgers football seem new head coach. reports say it's ohio state defensive ash was credited with turning the buckeyes' defense around. he's considered a very smart defensive mind with complex schemes. he's also an established recruiter. very press conference is expected on monday. title game. bama would lock themselves in to a playoff spot if they win but they open the door for someone else to sneak in to the top four if they lose. alabama wins by 14. they assure themselves a spot in the playoffs. it's even going to be the cotton or the orange bowl on new year's eve. don't forget tomorrow the pivotal game of the sen here for the jets and giants. battle for metlife stadium kicks off at 1:00. you can see it here on cbs 2. >>> last week we brought you the story of brooklyn boxer daniel jacobs. he beat cancer to become the middleweight champion. tonight he knocked out peter quillen in the first round of the barclay center. he was relentless for 85 seconds. the third title defense for jacobs and really just an inspiring athle

today rutgers university coach, chris ash. they're hoping he can turn around the scarlet nights. he comes from ohio state, where just a season ago, he was a defensive coordinator for the national champion buckeyes. it's not going to be easy to turn it around, but he's going to stay in the big ten conference, and rutgers fans will have to thank a teenager if he gets this program headed in the right direction. >> my son tanner has been great. he had two questions about rutgers before i took this job. the first thing he said dad, can we win? i said yeah, we can win. the only other thing he cared about, can we get ranked some time? yeah, we can get ranked. take the job, and i did. >> he said he's got to keep the new jersey high school players in state. by the way, the cowboys just scored a touchdown, they're up 16-9 on the redskins with under a minute left. if they hold on to win this game, there will be a three way tie across the nfc east. the cowboys still in it. cheered for the cowboys as a giant fan? it's a strange kind of night. >> no doubt. but yeah, if they hold on, it will be

bill: hank,hank, you are chasing the ongoing saga of rutgers football. go ahead. >> do it again. >> started off. bring it back to square one. >> rutgers football, new coach. >> new quarterback. >> now. omaha. omaha. fired. time for knew blood. let's get motivated. >> perfect.perfect. stupid again. >> a little bit today. throwing his name and that for consideration. experience, butkus. >> that's pretty sweet. >> worked for my dad's business. >> he has a plan which includes an offense of scheme that is simplicity defined. >> he will give you a call. >> i'm not going to lie. >> fair enough.enough. still on the hook for millions of dollars in payouts. they 01 half. will do the job for about the same price that workers pays its players tuition room and board. >> this can definitely go to helping our team. >> the student liaison to rutgers athletic. he has run the idea by his >> they are pretty excited. >> i can imagine. >> what do you do? >> we will go get some experience right now. >> get some. >> let's go. >> when the national championship next year. >> no

mark morgan reports from new brunswick. >> reporter: rutgers students are on edge after an overnight crime spree early saturday morning. three robberies occurred between 1:30 and 3:00 a.m. in an area just off the main campus. in two of the incidents, victims were threatened with handguns and concerned students are fearful of what's next. >> it's definitely a little scary but when i was coming here decided to come here, i know rutgers is a very populated area. there's a lot of bad things that can happen. >> it's terrify because like we go out and like stuff like that can happen right where we live. >> some students are shaken by these robberies and have become more focused on their own safety. >> it makes me really worried but i have mace and i call one of my friends when i'm walking bymy self. >> reporter: the rutgers university police department says it's placed additional officers in the second, fifth and sixth wards of new brunswick and they are coordinating their investigation with the new brunswick police department. also students told me they are receiving e-mail crime alerts u

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the iowa hawekeys have a big conference dual with rutgers tomorrow will hear for coach tom brands... zach grant is next with sports "now, kwwl sports." it to the elite eight of the fcs playoffs but this weekend they have drawn the north dakota state bison. the bison have won the last 4 foe for the panthers. uni lost at the fargo dome back in week five falling 31-28. now both teams have changed quite a bit since then mainly for the panthers its they have setteled with aaron bailey at quarterback... coach mark farley says hes simply looking at this game as this particular team and find a way to win so this week as the week progresses will have to find out what the concerns are and make sure we have the plan to overcame them." panthers and the bison kickoff saturday morning 11 am from fargo. iowa state hosts iowa in basketball tomorrow and cyclone fans really want to see a win over the iowa hawkeyes tomorrow night at hilton ... and they're willing to wait for the best seats in the house. these students aren't "roughing" it outside of hilton this week ... but they aren't sleeping in comf

scarlet knights, rutgers making a move, he led the way with 18 points. late in this one, bishop daniels the takeaway, back for the slam. he had 17. 75-59 rutgers, back in the win column and uconn facing no. 6, maryland in a late game. terps are pretty good. the triple, maryland up 22-8 early. sterling begins trying to get the huskies in at the steal, the layup but right now maryland is leading 65-56 late. >>> syracuse hosting colgate tonight. dunk while syracuse simply on fire from behind the arc. 14 threes for the team. that's just one shy of an orange school record. 78-51. a lot of [barks] are those... you there... stormtroopers! halt! turn here. go go! follow them! bb-8! beep, beep! this way! where'd they go? that way, they went that way! i can't believe that worked! of course it worked! beep, beep, beep! it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios int

scarlet knights, rutgers making a move, he led the way with 18 points. late in this one, bishop daniels the takeaway, back for the slam. he had 17. 75-59 rutgers, back in the win column and uconn facing no. 6, maryland in a late game. terps are pretty good. the triple, maryland up 22-8 early. sterling begins trying to get the huskies in at the steal, the layup but right now maryland is leading 65-56 late. >>> syracuse hosting colgate tonight. franklin howard the steal and dunk while syracuse simply on fire from behind the arc.

. >>> rutgers big 10 opener greer trying to keep rutgers in it. he had 20 points including that 3-pointer. double-double. 79-72 rutgers dropped the big 10 opener. >>> is rex ryan putting up a curtain there? >> oh, he wants to beat the jets. >>> time to take a lock a look at -- a look at what we're working on. >> cleanthony early just tweeting out about his injury and thanked people for their support. >> also, could a dose of a vitamin cal m some of the

. >> reporter: a gorgeous 70- degree sunday in december for rutgers students clouded by news of more violent robberies in and around campus. >> one kid clearly got beaten up pretty bad. >> reporter: 2:45 a.m. on saturday on mine street in new brunswick, a suspect punched two men. >> when they approached the corner. >> reporter: moments later, a man alone, approached by two suspects, police say who pulled guns and robbed the man before bolting. >> this might have been the second time. >> reporter: neighbors say crime on our near this corner is all too frequent. >> my roommate had remember car broken into a couple weeks back stolen. >> reporter: early saturday evening on morell street, a man accostedded by two suspects. gone. >> i think the attitude is that students are an easy mark. >> reporter: these latest reported robberies come amid a series of similar crimes in and around rutgers in recent months. >> in that building there, i february. >> reporter: student patrick davink says two men held up his roommate and him. latest armed robberies, he says shows little has changed. >> they s

not a bad choice. >> rutgers looking to turn things around. that is the news for now. we thank you for joining us. stay tuned for abc world news. that's coming up next. i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. we're coming back after college

it was caught on video during the championship game between brick and jackson at rutgers on saturday. the brick township school superintendent said a parent threw a megaphone into the student section prompting the mayhem but he's proud of the way the students behaved. >> stings the adults are not always the ones who behave correctly. in this situation our students stood out. >> police are investigating the incident. no one was seriously hurt. >>> a cbs2 update now. a new jersey mother's selfless act of love turned to heartbreak when a thief stole something that could not it be replaced now that anguish has scott rap rappaport. >> reporter: back home where they belong. >> so happy we got these week zbloo. she's ecstatic over the return of the intricate quilt she had made in her son's memory. they had been delivered to karen on her doorstep. then this happened. since then he's she's longed for their return. now christmas comes early. >> you have no idea. >> reporter: karen wanted the quilts to honor her 21-year-old son, robert, of the 102nd cavalry in the army national guard. the three

after rutgers gets one at the hawks back on track with a tech fall at 149....then at 174, alex meyer wins 8-3. the iowa wrestlers felt like rutgers had been talkin some trash leading up to the match and they responded with a dominating 29-6 win. "when you wrestle a tee like us, a real hard- nosed team, we'll shut them up real quick." in iowa city, scott westerberg tv9 sports. we had wreslting on kcrg 9.2 tonight.. kennedy hosted xavier and eli benyon withththe cradle on peter kennedy for the fall to put the cougars up 6-0.. xavier answered at 113 113 jeff vipod with the two point near-fall against cam shaver for the 12-0 major decision.. but checkout big sam pape with bear hug to back for the pin and kennedy beat xavier 48-30. boys high school hoops tonight wash hosted linn- mar and laveechie williams was a man child inside for the warriors as wash jumped out to an 8 point lead early.. but linn-mar battled with the long ball.. beau klosterman connects from the behind the arc.. a a then jared printy linn-mar knocks another trey down and the lions beat the warriors 69-49. and finally p

rutgers has hired consulting firms and plans to spend its computer security. it says users may experience difficulty until the problem is fixed. >>> a surge earch is under way for missing inflatable christmas characters on a front yard. the owner included clothing and other items to be sent to the local salvation army. the thieves didn't touch the donations but made off with a reindeer set and other decoration. the owner says he just wants everything returned. >> with any kind of conscience, hopefully they will. >>> and news 4 at 6:00 returns, your first christmas day forecast. will we set another record tomorrow? >>> coming up, the i-team first exposed children in shelters. tonight, bus rides to school. but now -- >> see how the mayor is taking action. >> i want to thank you and everyone on your team. >> more investigations. more answers. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, for on

on rutgers university campus in new brunswick i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good passion is there. >>> loud his efforts. >> yes, indeed. >> we will see how that shapes up so. >> very much owe. >> it is a perfect crisp december night and we are celebrating with another tree lighting. >> meteorologist kate bilo joins us at the christmas village in love park where festivities are getting underway, hi there, kate. >> reporter: hi ukee and guess contact we have carolers on the stage behind me people are starting to fill in, this place is really getting started. the the smells here are amazing. christmas market in full swing and we are about to light this tree in an hour or so. we will bring it to you live at 6:00 o'clock. the lets look at temperatures as we said a crisp night in the 40's in many spots. fifty in philadelphia. but by the time we light the the tree in the 6:00 o'clock hour we expect temperature right here to be about 46 degrees, and cool but not cold, light jacket and gloves are working for me right now, maybe the scarves but not all that cold. it is a perfect de

it was then that 23 -year-old recent graduate from rutgers hit the cattle trailer. come i got out of his car to check out damages and that is when a passenger van carrying 12 people 1st struck the right guard rail then struck the cattle truck, then the truck. then taken to a hospital and pronounced dead an hour later. now, two people were also killed immediately in the van. their identities have not been released. it is reported that all of the passengers in the van were coming from work where they work at a chinese restaurant called ling ling restaurant. there were also several cattle killed in the accident. >> anyway this could have been avoided? >> the right-hand shoulder is actually really large. it is interesting to hear what they will have to say about how this accident happened. >> this is something that people need to learn. if you are in an accident you should stay away from the scene. checking out their car. walk away until the police >> i mean, sad and tragic as this is, a warning for the rest of us to maybe be a little bit more careful this holiday season. >> a truly grea

a takedown machine e x takedowns in his 21 to 6 tech fall -- iowa won 8 of 10 matches to dominate rutgers -- 29 to 6. that's a check sports -- terry has a last check of your forecast when the fox 28 news at nine returns. returns. hello. i'm mark hyman.the securities and exchange commission regulates publicly-held companies. these are the businesses that have public sharehololrs.the s-e-c has complex rules that companies must follow. break vil or criminal pehalties. in some cases, executives cocod find themselves in prison. for example, a public company must issue an annual report . . . an overview of the company's financial health. it must include audited financial statements accounting for every single penny.of course, washington doesn't follow the same rules. there are entire gencies that spend billions of dollars annually without little or no accountability. the department of housing and urban development spent more than 40 billion dollars in 2015. the hud inspector general has concluded the agency's records are so sloppy and incomplete tt it's literally impossible to auditit the i-i-f

rutgers -- 29 to dominate of 10 matches -- iowa won 8 tech fall suite followed the sorenson -- brandon and then at 149 to 6 tech fall --win with a 21 gilman would there -- and gets the control -- he was in total thomas gilman pounds -- iowa -- at 125 this was all as expected that one. actually likes brands feeling tom night -- i have a ugly sweater rutgers on ugly sweater night -- i have a feeling tom brands actually likes that one.as expected this was all iowa -- at 125 pounds -- thomas gilman was in total control -- he gets the there -- and gilman would win with a 21 to 6 tech fall -- and then at 149 -- brandon sorenson followed the tech fall suite -- iowa won 8 of 10 matches to dominate rutgers desmond king as been crowned again -- this time he took home the jim thorpe award, which is given to the nation's top defensive back -- king is the first hawkeye to win the award -- he also was named a walter camp first team all- american cbs-2 news connects with cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with your story tips at 1-800-222-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect w

he was rutgers football for almost a decade coaching. ash will have to work twice as hard to pry the kids away from ohio state. >>> devils host the red wings tonight and in iowa, took a few hours off to revel in this finish. iowa say the capping a comeback to beat iowa by one in the final seconds. fans of course storming the court. somewhere in all that mayhem is randy peterson, consumed by fans. knocked to the court. and he broke his leg in two places. ended up in the hospital. can you believe that? tough break indeed. but he says it's okay, let the students celebrate. he just gout caught t up in a mess.

. >>> rutgers university sophomore getting a lot of attention for pretty bold move. he's thrown his hat into the ring to be head coach of the scarlet knights football team. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has his story. >> come out to the game. >> after disappointing season for rutgers, he's petition to go take the program back. >> i thought funny at first, but rutgers hasn't been doing well, but maybe he is the change that we need. >> then submitted his ray may to the athletic department monday after the former head coach was fired. >> originally it was kind of just a complete joke, like all right, nothing will come of there is they will have a good laugh, and they need a good laugh. >> until senior associate athletic director jeff brown wrote back saying quote you have my vote. not that i have a vote. but if i did, good luck. >> he's been gaining support across campus and in his hometown every wayne, new jersey. >> number one is that my youth is a big factor, i mean right off the bat i'm going to set the record for the youngest coach. i'm going to be able to

three between 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning near the rutgers campus. two incident, victims were held man attacked two on the street punching them several times before stealing personal item temperatures. this is all in brunswick. this is a series of crimes that >> creepy. campus. area. they understand these are kids kids and they could be preying and waiting on them. >> police are trying to determine if yesterday's attacks are connected. rutgers increased security in response to those crimes. >>> new information now in a hit and run that killed a teen in queens. police released surveillance images of a man they want to question. police say this man was caught on camera getting out of the passenger side of the hit and run vehicle a short time after the accident. detectives would like to interview him. killed the person in the intersection of crow corona. >>> a double murder, two bodies discovered in a home. yesterday officers arrested 51-year-old ramon as he slept in his car outside an apartment complex. she's charged with murder and held on 2 million -

to matt harp who stakes it right in the heart of rutgers. colonials up by 10-2 early.ll movement here, too. gw rolling, 83-49. some nba news. the streak is over. golden state lost in milwaukee, 108-95. they actually won 28 straight going back to last season, the second longest in nba history. >> wizards got a streak going. they lost two in a row in dallas tonight. john walls with a great game. porter also had a great time. here is, otto, o-t-t-o-matic. finally, the caps in tampa. caps fans traveling well. they are in the house. look at this evgeni kuznetsov, weaving and bobbing. doing his thing. caps win 2-1. a lot of stuff going on tonight i'm out of breath. >> i know music: "another sunny day" by belle and sebastian ♪ ♪ ♪ such a shame it's labeled a "getaway." life should always feel like this. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com parents help their children animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover

the 41-year-old ash is not it but ask around college football and you understand why rutgers wanted this man. he coached ohio state to second in the nation in scoring defense and he's another branch extending from urban mires very successful coaching tree he'll have to beat out urban to recruit. >>> syracuse without the coach who began the nine-game suspension today in the orange falling to georgetown 79-72. scarlet nights let by one with seven minutes to go in the first half and then the pirates flipped the old switch. with the garden state hardwood classic 84-55 the fiej nal. >>> rangers and devils had the night off. tonight the islanders paid those a visit. final 40 seconds of the game. up 2-1 and ottawa with the extra skater and hoffman buries his 14th goal wristing one from beyond the circle. screened and didn't have a shot. over time, senators with numbers and this is jersey boy bobby ryan flying up the left side feeding erik karlsson and like that ottawa erases it 2-0 and they win it in overtime 3-2. >>> we finish at the albany golf club, not upstate new york, in the bahamas. bubb

no injuries reported. >>> now to the armed robberies near the campus of rutgers. the incidents have left students on edge. >> all three robberies happened early this morning in new brunswick but it is unclear if they are related. eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross is in new brunswick with new details. a.j. >> reporter: sandra, ken, three robberies in just a couple of hours now has students and police on heightened alert. the university of devoting additional patrols to different areas while they're encouraging students to take precautions. >> it's kind of scary when you're living off campus. >> kind of freaky. doesn't make you feel that safe. series of crimes targeting victims around the university campus that now have police on the lookout. according to investigators, three armed robberies occurred around the outskirts of campus in a span of just two hours early saturday. and now detectives are trying to determine if these crimes are connected. >> it seems kind of like a trend, especially for one night. i don't know if the robberies are related but it's definitel

second ranked iowa hosted 11th ranked rutgers tonight. scott westerberg has the highlights. coach brands and the wkeyes looking to go to 2-0-0n the big ten....first up it's number two ranked thomas gilman who takes care of sean mccabe....gilma n dominates his way to a 21-6 tech fall... the hawkeyes go up 9-0 just two matches in....cory clark with an 11-2 win at 133....clark is now 8-0 on the season.... after rutgers gets one at 141, top ranked brandon sorensen gets the hawks back on track with a tech fall at 149....then at 174, alex meyer wins 8-3. the iowa wrestlers felt like rutgers had been talking some trash leading up to the responded with a dominating 29-6 win. "when you wrestle a team like us, a real hard- nosed team, we'll shut them up real quick." in iowa city, scott westerberg tv9 sports. we had wreslting on kcrg 9.2 tonight.. kennedy hosted xavier and eli benyon with the cradle on peter kennedy for the fall to put the cougars up 6-0.. xavier answered at 113 113 jeff vipod with the two point near-fall against cam shaver for the 12-0 major decision.. but checkout bi

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rutgers led by as many as 12 but wake forest came back and 20 seconds to go. hudson puts his team on top for good with a float. they rally back 69-68. >>> in football news, jeff schwartz is lieskly out for the season with a broken leg. jets quarterback revis is on the sunday's giants-jets showdown looms large at metlife stadium . in baseball, the winter meetings cob veen in nashville. the bombers lost their outfielder to the red sox. boston sign this 32-year-old to a two-year deechl young had two homer last year and a guy who owns left-handed pitchers he batted 327 in 2015. >>> stunning baseball news. the marlins are close to adding barry bonds to their coaching staff. bonds retired in 2007 and is major league baseball's all-time home run leader with 762. allegations have followed him throughout his career and he received 36% of the vote to >>> remember former yankees don mattingly is the new skipper in miami and ready to shake things up. and baseball employed mark mcgwire as hitting coach when he managed the dodgers. it is a tangled web but we might see bonds

steve langford reports. >> reporter: a gorgeous sunday for rutgers students. clouded by the news of violent robberies in and around campus. >> reporter: 2:45 on sunday, a suspect punched two men, police said, robbed them, and fled. minutes later across town, a man alone, approached by two suspects, police say who pulled guns and robbed the man before bolting. neighbors say the crime on or near this corner is all too frequent. >> my roommate had her car broken into a couple of weeks back, and all of her stuff was stolen. >> reporter: on morrell street, a man was accosted by two men, one had a gun. >> i think it's because students are an easy mark. >> reporter: it comes amid similar crimes in and around rutgers in similar months. >> in that building right there, i was held at gunpoint. >> reporter: this student says two men got into his parking lot and held up his roommate robberies, he says shows little has changed. >> you should not have to wait to deal with it. >> reporter: rutgers university is providing escorts to students, faculty, and staff upon request.

nonetheless, she kept she kept a very low profile at rutgers. she was with james, her son and she wore her mother-in-law's big close to conceal it because she was afraid they would not give her tenure or promote her. she kept a very low profile in those years. she described as a road to damascus moment. but i do not agree with that. i think she was exposed to that in sweden and therefore she was predisposed. also some robert bushman ontrack cushman, he was a true liberal and taught her the theory of liberalism and how to think like a liberal. she had the frameworks of understanding ready when she got out of cornell. thinking that was a great question. >> you may no reference to trying to interview either ginsburg or o'connor, did you try? >> let's have a votes? did i try? i know people who know them, right. after all these years in the business, so they put me through to ruth and i corresponded with her and she invited me to come to washington. which i did. an interesting moment when i met with her, never actually physically was near her, but i

. >>> new era in rutgers athletic begins today after julie hermann yesterday. it's now patrick hobbes' show. the new a.d. already searching for a new coach with craig schiano reportedly in the mix. >> it's an exciting moment when you bring in a new coach and this is a big 10 program. it's a great opportunity for a new coach. >>> while on the hardwood the rutgers men were hosting wake forest tonight. scarlet knights coming on strong. they would lead by 12 but wake forest erased that lead. john collins, his own slam. that gave way to the lead which they would hold. 69-68, scarlet knights do fall. also tonight the three-time defending national champion uconn women's basketball team out to extend its unbeaten streak to 41 games, unranked chattanooga. jefferson had 15 points. huskies won by a mere 48 points. lost in over a year. this isn't even their longest winning streak in school history. it's the fourth longest. this team is amazing. there is a place... ...where the cold melts away, the hustle and bustle dies down, and the only thing left... ...is what's truly i

it's a great opportunity for a new coach. >>> while on the hardwood the rutgers men were hosting wake forest tonight. scarlet knights coming on strong. they would lead by 12 but wake forest erased that lead. john collins, his own slam. that gave way to the lead which they would hold. also tonight the three-time

and is willing to get the job done. >> a new era has officially begun at rutgers today. as chris ash was introduced as football coach. the 41-year-old arrives in piscataway from ohio state where he served as a co defensive coordinator the last two seasons including the national title run last year. he is originally in iowa and spent time at another big 10 school with defensive coordinator in wisconsin in 2010-2011. the first time as a head coach. >> to say that i am honored and excited to be the new head would be an understatement. i started my coaching journey back in 1995, this was a dream that i set out to try to achieve, to some day have an opportunity to lead my own program. >> well, new york hosts dirk nowitzki and the mavericks at the garden. >> jefferson will have surgery on a fractured bone in his right ankle. a time tabling for his return will be determined -- a timetable for his return will be determined after the surgery. >> according to report, haroldo catman has been acquired in a trade. 146 days, and a 2.17 e.r.a. the first six seasons in the bigs. and in

. >>> the search for a head football coach at rutgers university continues with one very unique candidaten the mix. rutgers sophomore ben applied for the position on a dare and now he's getting a lot of support from fellow students on campus. ben submitted hess resume and senior associate athletic director wrote back saying he would have his vote if he had a vote. ben has offered to do the job for free tuition and says the first order of business is new recruits. he wears a coach's head set around campus and says his near perfect game attendance and madden gaming skills make him perfectly qualified. >> number one is that my youth is a big factor. i mean, it's right off the bat i'm going to set the record for the youngest coach and relate to the athletes. >> ben has brought on his roommate and high school buddy as campaign manager of sorts. he started circulating photo shopped pictures of ben right there with the team. got to give him an a for effort. >> a lot of passion. >> a lot of passion indeed. lighting of 40-foot tree topped off with firework made for a spectacular start to the first

last november a rutgers student milford. but now this man has survived, he has an amazing tale to tell. >>> thank you. and this bear attack comes one day after energy energy ended its -- after new jersey ended its bear hunting season. in to the al a510 were killed. the testimony. pexpanded the hunting zone in hope ofs of getting more doesn'ters. >>> a deadly hit and run on the las vegas of strip. one person died, 36 others hurt after a dryer barreled along a hoe tem the woman police say drove off but was caught a short time later. eyewitnesses agree. >> it looks like she had death of her hands on the wheel and was looking straightforward and men were yelling stop, stop, and she just wasn't trying. >> police say the woman drove there's times. investigators also say there was a 3-year-old child in her car. neither the driver nor the child was hurt. >>> still no arrests this morning in the murder of a store owner in jersey city. 61-year-old lee was shot dead in an apparent robbery. lee was a resident of palisades park. a small

have received as scouts they the life of their own scout master. >> reporter: last november a rutgers student was killed after a bear attack in west milford, so obviously the situation could have been more serious, but thanks to the boy scouts the leader has an amazing story to tell. >>> radio shock jock and former abuse. anthony calmia was released without bill. he was fired from the satellite radio show last year, physical tweets. >>> 5:37. in the bronx police are looking senior citizen. the pair followed the victim for several blocks saturday. the women took the victim's wallet and ran. >>> 5:38. you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans. >> reporter: let's look outside shall we? comfortable, the winds have gone to like a light breeze now. here's our camera, astoria, looking south. all the way down to 1 world tray. 42 degrees. mild air coming up from the southwest. 45 by 9:00. noon time temperatures 54 this afternoon. it should be 41 degrees to end fall, this is our last fall day. chilly this morning with clouds, but later on, i give

rutgers loses 2-nil. penn state moving on to play duke for the championship tomorrow. whatever else happens this weekend, laura behnke has you covered. me, i'm rob powers. i will see you back here on monday. >> thank you, rob. >>> much more ahead including a live look at today's top stories. >> it has happened again. another armed robbery, part of a frightening pattern on long island. i'm marcus solis. >> thank you, marcus. >>> also ahead, muslim americans are already feeling a backlash after the attack in california. coming up, the measure mayor de blasio is taking to try to calm some of their fears. >> live cameras pointed at the gwb. what a beautiful start to the day. we will rate it on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best it could be this time of year, we will rank it high, a 9, well above average this t it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches, freshly made all day, so you can enjoy them any type of way, any time of day. that's breakfast whenevs. america runs on dunkin'. >>> ta

>> that is because she wants to get litigation experience teaching at rutgers and there are a pile of letters over there for you they're all from women. they are from women who are teachers that were fired from their job. military service women fired because they were pregnant. a worker who was not allowed to wear the same hat as men. the states were completely allowing men and women differently. by the time she got to wreckers she was being -- rutgers she was told they could not possibly pay you as much as a male professor because your husband has a good job. that she was pregnant by surprised ted years earlier she was demoted been forced out. she would not let it happen again so she goes to her mother-in-law who wears a size bigger and wears a baggy clothes and hides the pregnancy the son is born three weeks before the semester starts. she knew she was in a precarious position and suddenly there she is sitting at the aclu and they are experiencing the same thing. riding that is the moment she realizes "this is it" just something i had to deal with it is systemic. the only way to fix

they roll rutgers 84-55. >>> on the ice, rangers and devils both had the night off. islanders fall to the senators in overtime. >>> we finish at the albany golf club in the bahamas. bubba watson with a 63. this approach on 4 sure helped. one-hops it into the cup for an eagle. watson made it look easy on the day, but he has company atop the leader board, holding just a two-stroke lead over paul casey. watson up two strokes. patric reed, chris kirk are three back. jordan spieth is one behind them. final round coverage begins at 2:00 here on nbc 4. have a great rest of your sunday, everyone. for "today in new york," i'm john chandler. >>> coming up next at 6:30 on "today in new york," on the heels of the san bernardino shooting massacre, there are calls to change the nation's gun laws, and they're growing louder. local politicians are sounding >>> plus a gruesome discovery. human skeletons found inside a man's apartment. where they came from and why he had them. >>> after a chilly start, we're going to be treated to lots of sunshine and another gorgeous afternoon with h

. >>> rutgers university will name a new head football coach. rutgers has tapped ash to lead. he has been ohio state's codefensive coordinator for the past two seasons. ash replaces carl flood who was fired after a losing season filled with troubles for players off the field. >>> new information in the string of suspicious fires in forest hills queens. police are looking for a man who may be involved in at least in the residential area. the latest fire happened sunday morning at a home under construction. that site went up in flames in the past month. worried residents are calling for stepped up security in the area. >>> police have identified the woman who was killed after an suv jumped the curb in brooklyn. 30-year-old victoria nicodemis was walking when the car partly cloudy into her. a 37-year-old man who was struck is listed in critical condition at brooklyn hospital center. three others were hurt but are expected to be okay. the driver 39-year-old marlin sewell has been arrested and license. the cause does remain under investigation. >>> it is now 5:09. coming up, a warn

. >>> students at rutgers university on edge tonight the streets of new brunswick. three robberies were reported within a two hour period early saturday. >> reporter: a gorgeous 70- degree sunday in december for rutgers students. clouded by news of more violent robberies in and around campus. >> up with kid clearly got beaten up pretty bad. >> reporter: 2:45 a.m. saturday, on mine street in new brunswick, a suspect punched two men police say robbed them and fled. >> two cops arrived. when they wept to approach the guy, he took around around the corner. >> reporter: minutes later across town, a man alone approached by two suspects. police say who pulled guns and robbed the men before bolting. >> this might have been the second time. >> reporter: neighbors say crime on or near this corner is all too frequent. >> my roommate had her car broken into, a couple weeks back, and all of her stuff was stolen. >> reporter: earlier saturday morning on morell street, a man of whom had a gun. >> i think the attitude is that students are an easy mark. >> reporter: these latest com