three minutes later flyers on the power play, and giroux feed wayne simmonds number 16 for him. s one. at the other end simmonds again a head fake, five game losing streak is no more. flyers win two-one. >> it is really good. we have a lot of work to do in the second half. we have put the ourselves behind the ball. but it is nice to get that first win when we get home and we have to keep going from here. >>> villanova got a little ego check over the weekend. cats lost to seton hall. that dropped them to eighth in the rankings. jay wright, over at nova, first half daniel he gets blocked, and gets it back gets blocked again. he will finally get it to go. nova down one at the break. second half darren hillard, double digit scoring in all but two games. nova lead it 56-54. we are in the second half. >>> the hall of fame, baseball's hall of fame elect it class of 2015. four players get in. mess notable snub local product mike piazza. he falls 28 votes short. pedro martinez, he is in. three time cy young award winner has 219 career victory. he made his name with the red sox but finishe

the game went to overtime and wayne simmonds scores to win tonight a long shoot-out.en straight shoot-outs until lath nice. flyers take on the caps at the well tomorrow night. >>> to the hardwood sixers back in action later tonight hosting the milwaukee bucks in south philadelphia. the bucks are at 500 own the the sixth playoff spot in the eastern conference. >>> college hoops, number eight villanova taking on the red storm of saint john's, that is darren hill yard with the long three. he had 21 points at the garden. nova won it, 92. congratulations jay right. he won his 300 career game for the wildcats. they will play depaul the saturday afternoon at the pennsylvaniaville beyond. >>> one time philly padrone martinez is just one of the newest baseball hall of famers. pedro won the cy young award three times in his 18 year career, also elect in the class of 2015 the big unit. randy johnson. all 6 feet 10 inches of him. he won 303 games cy award five times. john smoltz is also in. he won more than 200 games and saved more than 150. no one has done that. in the infield c

game went to a shoot-out with wayne simmonds winning it for the fly guys. four-three your final. >> we just got to compete in every game hard. i find some games we don't compete for full 60 minutes. we see what we can do when we compete for whole 60 minutes. we have to make sure we are battling for full 60 and try to get the the wins. >> nice job young man. >>> philly basketball fans enjoying final city series game of the season. saint joyce and lasalle from the tom gola arena that is last week the atlantic ten player of the people deandre giving the hawks a double digit lead but lasalle comes back. the explorer wright, keys to the come back with 19-point. explorer tighten up the the defense and got the job done. lasalle wins 53-48. >>> congratulations to former guard, langston gallon will away after a couple short contracts with the knicks he signed on for rest of the season. galloway is averaging 12-point and four rebound in eight games with those new york knicks. erika, back to you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news", we have some good news for fans as

wayne simmonds who had scored earlier with a pretty move on mike smith. and how about that. the the the flyers win, four -three. suddenly this team is good at winning shoot-outs. >> it has happened in the past, we were not very good in the shoot-out but to have success the last two times, it is definitely nice. we put the work in recently which touched on the last time we won in the shoot-out. it is nice to get rewarded for that because it has been an achilles heel for this hockey club and cost us points and tonight was another good one. >> college basketball, big five match up between st. joes and lasalle. both teams could use conference victories. first half st. joes scores, isaiah miles, and three ball. hawks by 15 points. they hit half time up by nine. but the second half is all wright on the break away. he he scores a team high 19 points and has ten rebound. later wright again, explorers end on a 21-nine run. lasalle wins 53-48. >>> still to come in sport, super bowl media day, proves dancing from both side plus a player saying the same sentence, 29 times. same sentence

's cyst ted on last night's game tying goal by wayne simmonds. nicely done. fly guys and ottawa senators go to the shoot-out and simmonds would light the lamp again. fly guys win two-one. they will host capitols tomorrow night. >>> the sixers host milwaukee bucks tonight in south philadelphia. bucks are an a even 500 team on the season. they beat the sixers you may remember in october. >>> college bought number eight villanova a against saint john's in new york. darren hillard, 21 points and wildcats pulled away in the second half to winning ago way 90-72. jay wright notches win number 300 on the main line, neff a plays depaul blue democrat opposite saturday afternoon. erika, back to you. >>> coming up in the next half an hour of eye witt the necessary news we are continuing to follow this bitter blast and problems it is causing as you head out the door. >>> we are also live on the scene right here of breaking news as swat team tries to get a man out of his house right new looking live at that scene we will have have an update from that scene coming up. >>> p

. >>> flyers ending two streaks last night thanks to wayne simmonds, first they ended their five gamensecutive games without a shoot-out win. they won the game two-one in the shoot-out against the senators. >>> flyers back at practice but with some bad news, goalie steve mason had to leave practice to get an mri. his jurist believed to have happened in last nights game. as for the win captain claude giroux said they need to keep the momentum going. >> yeah, it is a big win for us. we have been struggling getting some wins. i think we have been playing the the right way playing as a team, and the results are not there obviously but we're confident in our game and for us to get that win last night we played as a team and mason played great for us. we have confidence out of this and we have to just keep playing. >>> evan mathis will join the five eagles already on the pro bowl roster. he was add todd day in place of local product jerry evans who has an injury. also more news secondary coach todd light will not be back he accepted a job at vanderbilt. >>> it is official, florida state qua

giroux feed wayne simmonds. >> he scores. >> number 16 for him. game tied at one.ntually go to that hoot out. steve mason is a wall. forty-one saves on the night. at the other even it is simmonds again a head fake, five game losing streak is no more. the flyers win, two-one. >> it is really good. we have a lot of work to do in the second half of the season. we have put ourselves behind the ball but, you know it is nice to get that first one when we get home and we have to keep point, and 48-47. the cats go on a 21-nine run another double/double. the the offensive put back here, and nova wins, this one just went final 90-72. >>> baseball hall of fame elect class of 2015, four players get in. most notable snub local product mike piazza, who falls 28 votes short tonight. >> pedro martinez gets in, three time cy young award winner 219 career victories. martinez made his name with the red sox but finish his career with the phillies. >>> john smoltz is own pitcher with 200 victories and at least 150 saves. reinvented himself as a closer. randy johnson wound 5cy young awa

flyers took it all the way to a shoot-out and the wayne train was rolling, wayne simmonds wins it four-three. flyers and jets at the well tomorrow night. >>> nice job, guys. >>> those winnipeg jets were in pittsburgh for sidney crosby bubble head night. the not only did he play but his name was misspelled on the game program. before this flyers fans were the only ones who called him sidney crosby. >>> here's a closer look penguins pull the program but admit anyone who has one definitely had has a collectors items sidney crosby erika back to you. >>> thanks ukee. coming up next on "eyewitness news" we are following breaking news a dramatic escape from a burning apartment building we will check with j a an carabao who spoke to the family about their close call. >>> also a police cruiser taken for a wild ride you'll be surprised about hearing this woman behind the wheel. >>> vittoria and katie return with traffic and weather together on the three's as we look live feeling like the single digits right now. we are back i >>> we're following breaking news right now a family makes a dramatic escape

that did not stop him from assisting on wayne simmonds first goal of the game. flyers and senators tied at one. the game went to a long shoot-out, when simmonds comes through again the flyers beat the senators, your final score was two-one in favor of the fly guys. >> we have a lot of work to do in the second half of the season. we have put ourselves behind the ball. it is nice to get the the first one at home. we have to keep going from here. >>> eagles have reportly asked green bay permission to interview packers director of players personnel elliott wolf forbidder vacant general manager position. wolf has been with the packers since 2004 name sound familiar he is son of the former packers gm ron wolf. >>> one time philly is in the the 2015 class for baseball hall of fame. pedro martinez was on the phillies for 2009 world series run, a three time cy young award winner and led majors in era five times. randy johnson got more than 97 percent. he was a shoe in of yesterday's vote. big unit won cy young award five times. john smoltz is also in, only pitch inner hi

wayne simmonds scored in regulation and got the game winner in the shootout.at home four to three. >> new research suggests a link between a common treatment among men and heart problems may not actually exist. >> a delaware community comes together to take a stand against gun violence and plead for safer streets. david. >> guys, we are dressing the kids up with extra gear this morning because not only is it cold but we've got a strong wind giving you wind chills in the single digits across most of the region. i think that deserves a scarf don't you. it will be chilly this afternoon. i'll have your day planner forecast and we'll talk about the airport. that's coming up next. >> ♪♪ ♪♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region you have the power to do more. independence blue cross. live fearless. >> this surfer was not deter by yesterday's wintry weather. he braved the elements to wide the waves off the beaches of montauk new york. the water temperature there is 34.3 degrees. >> he had a great wave so, you know. >> not north many worth it. >> really

wayne simmonds tell us about the latest audio message from i.s.i.l. with new demands. >> well this going to japanese and jordanian officials. it is believed to be a genuine recording, and it states that in fact there's one part in which the japanese journalist says per for me. i've only been held for a few months she for years. referring to the woman who intended to bomb. she was on death row. king abdullah in a difficult decision decided to offer her release in exchange for the pilot, 26-year-old lieutenant. it caused difficulties in this country. support for the government is turning away from it. >> i imagine pressure not just within but from those seeking the released hostage. how has the handling of the crisis been. >> there's a veteran journalist. suicide bomber and military pilot with lives at stake. japan vying for its citizens and i.s.i.l. standing to make more capital in the prop a gander stake, suggesting there's more value alive than dead. what we found now is there's less information coming from the japanese and the jordanians and, indeed

there are private entries, but it's more commercial as wayne simmonds reports from argentina. >> reporter: this is a farmer from zambia a long way from home. david is the only competitor from the small african state in the dakar rally, and he's too aware of the dangers for bikers in a raise that snakes 9,000km through argentina and though the ranges. >> there's a bunch of crazy people. this is a close community. it's a spirit. we help each other out. somebody crashes, you stop. >> reporter: david made two previous attempts both ending with broken legs. despite 30 maine successful years in sport, he's running out of money. if he doesn't finish the dakar this time he won't have sponsorship or favors to call on. david doesn't own the bike. it's rented. this is not a work service team. the mechanic has his costs covered, but is working for free. this is about commitment and passion. >> this man from france that runs a service team met david at a rally in morocco, and is providing some of the players. >> it's not usual to have a collaboration. >> reporter: the biggest favour is from scott spea

wayne simmonds was there. >> reporter: this is the first stage of the dakar rally, and the going is fast dusty, dry and quite furious. disas rougs for a roma whose mini broke down the defending champion from 2014 he spoke and said there seemed to be a problem with the electrics, this is what he said. >> we were returning. i don't know. it did not work. >> did it look like the end. >> i don't know. nan nan. >> the 2011 champion his team-mate, was doing the best and peugeot, new contenders are a well-renowned team presenting the biggest threat to mini. with stefan peter han sell one of the drivers. the atmosphere is ecstatic. arge yans love the rally. more and more are attending it. it's tougher than ever with special stages for endurance, where drivers will get involved in d.i.y. it would team two weeks, more than 9,000km. very tough indeed. >>> well real madrid were beaten, and ended their 22 game winning streak. two matches short of matching a world record. >> there was a score in the 24th mnd. extending the players tally to 26 goals. tony balagia netted before the defender sealed the w

jake vorachek sets up wayne simmonds they call him zimmer. you call that two-one flyers lead.period the only goal the period the only goal that counts counts. nick schultz, who, first goal in 126 games. first since april of 2013. flyers pack on two more. how about the hot flyers beat the jets tht five-two. >>> after a cross country month long search eagles stayed inside the novacare complex to find their new vice-president of player personnel. 30-year-old young guy ed man know witnesses is chip kelly's new right hand man. he's had couple of titles with the eagles most recently as the assistant director of player personnel. only 30 years old as i said but already a cup couple of spots along the way. before joining the eagle he had jobs with the university of alabama under nick sabon. miami dolphins under bill parcels. and central florida under george o'leary. man know is a local guy born that media and even played a couple of years of college football right here. he was the starting quarterback for the lasalle explorers. remember them? during the 2002- 2002-2003 seasons. threw

the captain assisted on wayne simmonds first gola begins ottawa and his second goal won it in the shoot-out two-one. simmonds all a over the place. good team win. flyers break a five game losing streak, caps in town tomorrow night. >>> sixers host milwaukee bucks later tonight at the well. sixers inched their first home win of the season monday night begins cavilers. the let's make it two in a row and beat those bucks. college basketball now, to new york last night and villanova wildcats shake off that loss. darren hillard had 21 points for nova against the red storm of saint john's, wildcats pulled away after a close first half and won 90-72. jay wright's career number 300 win at villanova congratulations. they play blue democrat opposite of the depaul, saturday at the pavilion. march madness gets closer and closer. i love it. >> your most favorite time of the year. >> that and christmas. >> that is right. >>> still a ahead everyone loves to see a baby smile but even doctors were surprised when a new born in missouri opened her mouth. we will show what you is causing a big stir at that hos

wayne train was on track, wayne simmonds would win it for flyers. four-three is your final score. flyers and winnipeg jets at the well tomorrow night. >>> speaking of the jets, they were the the guest for sidney crosby bobble head night in pittsburgh. sidney was out with an injury and his name was misspelled on the game program. here's a closer look at that cover. even pittsburgh is calling him sidney now. wow. penguins, will recall the program, but they admit some fans may have already, bought one. >> you know, somebody is hearing about that this morning. >> yes. >>> we will call him that for years. he is a great player. that is flight. >>> if you think all athletes does play ball here's proof they use their head as well. >> one player using his head to play ball. watch gasol of the chicago bulls as he fell trying a lay up. he helped the ball. knocking it right there. right in the basket doing so. basketball is much harder then soccer balls, so, i imagine he had a lit about it of the sore forehead. he does it the quite naturally. we will take it. talented guy. >> we will take a c

. >>> flyers continue their winning ways against, wayne simmonds and he continues his great season picking up a goal here to give flyers a two-one lead. then a goal from an unlikely source, nick schultz, the defenseman picks up a goal his first in 125 games. flyers pick up their third win in a row, lots of work to get in the playoffs but they are heading in the right direction. five -two the final. >>> seattle star richard sherman, and his girlfriend ashley moss are expecting their first child any day now. what if the boy comes super bowl sunday. coach pete carol talked about that possibility. >> whatever our players have a, you know, a personal or family issue that comes up it is always about family first and they have to decide is what best for them and i support that. however he goes with that, if he is faced with that decision, we will support him, and we will see how that goes. i wish him luck, and i can't wait to see little petey. >> little petey. >> there you go. >> big choice for him. >> yes. >> i'm sure the baby will wait. >> he might want to wait himself. >> when your daddies ric

great screen in front from wayne simmonds. two-one flyers.ce save in traffic keeping it the out of the net there made 24 saves on 27 shots. flyers win four-three. buffalo now has now lost ten in a row. >>> great fight for avalanche goalie retro bera and looking like hextall here scoring a goal in the open neat. like any other player he will celebrate with high five's with his teammates on the bench. i'm leslie van arsdal after a great the day. >>> dover police officers proves he have is a taylor swift fan in dash cam video that has gone viral. >> lets take a look. >> ♪ >> that is corporal jeff davis lip singing to shake it off. they put this video on their facebook page saying taylor swift, if you are watching, we're sorry. davis necessary the song so well because his ten year-old daughter. sure, that is what they all say. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00 here's what we have coming up at 7:00. gas prices continue to fall nationwide we will tell you about the latest drop and how much you can expect to save at the pump. >>> then history

, they were riding a five game losing streak coming into the game, fly guys were down one but wayne simmonds took care of that on a power play. the game went to a shoot-out, where flyers lost a streak of ten straight shoot-out losses. but then it is simmonds again breaking two big streaks the flyers win two-one. >>> no rest for flyers right back on the ice today for practice in voorhees. claude giroux had practice off, but the big news steve mason left practice early with soreness and was scheduled for an mri this afternoon. they believe an injury occurred in last night's game. flyers focused on improving on last night. >> obviously we have to start gaining ground. we have half the season left to go and we have a lot of work to do. the guys in this dressing room we have done it before. we have all of the guys from last year we had a bad start and we came out hot at the end. i don't see why we can't do that again this year. >> they wanted a big time start to the second half and they do it. they have to keep it going. >> long way to go, beasley thanks very much. >>> still to come feeling the f

great crane in front by wayne simmonds. two-one flyers. great game in net by zepp. save with a lot of traffic. he made 24 saves on 27 shots. flyers win four to tree. buffalo has now lost 10 in a row. >>> good night for avalanche goalie berra. sent down to lake eerie. last night looked a lot like ron hextall. scoring a goal in the open net and celebrates with high 5's from his teammates ♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. it is so good all the time. >> visitors today academy natural sciences in philadelphia now have the chance to see a very rare butterfly. it's half male and half female. the color and size of the left wings and the right wings are completely different from each other. this butterfly will be on display through february 16. about the punches all right, justin, certainly not going to be a beautiful day tomorrow. >> now we're talking rain on the way, just cold overnight but tomorrow morning we'll wake up to rain and some of that could be h

wayne simmonds talked about the team's big win. >>> eagles news evan mathis will join the five eagles place of local product jerry evans of the saints. secondary coach todd light will not be back. he's accepted a job at vanderbilt. >>> florida state quarterback and former heisman winner jaemis winston is turning pro. issued a statement this morning. winston will be one of the top picks in the draft. a troubled college career off field a dynamic one on it. different at citizens bank park this summer as the rebuilding project continues. those of you holding onto the pass past i warn you look away from the next video. may be tough to watch. jimmy rollins had his official press conference for the l.a. dodgers today. he'll wear his familiar number 11 for hsso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress uh-huh... you don't love the dress? i love my sister... 40 flavors. 100 calories or less. you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas