. >> we doug ourselves in >> carson wentz has his worst game as a professional. >> we have seen wentzseason, this is his worst so far. >> that happens. >> the birds playoff hopes take a dive in an instant. >> i hate to hurting like the ps are. i'm disappointed where we are. >> touchdown nittany lions. >> nittany lions rally from 21 down to capture the crowd. last night's victory wasn't enough to impress the selection committee. >> washington deserves the number four spot. >> the owls are the champions in a return to annapolis. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is "action news" sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you for joining us, welcome to sports sunday. mike mi missanelli, i'm ducis rogers. down right embarrassing, that's the eagles in a nutshell. they lose to a bad cincinnati team. did they quit? >> down 29-0, they allowed the first six possessions cincinnati had to be scoring possessions. this is a team, ducis, that came in with no passion, no fight whatever. that has to go on the coaching staff for not having them ready. this is an all time low. > >> carson wentz, did we buy in too soo

you said carson wentz, you've got to put him on the list. i bet his jersey was under a lot of trees. >> he's going to be here a long time. he showed the ability to move out of the pocket, showed some athletic moves. where he ducked under some people. the long ball still is the question mark. i don't know that he throws a long ball to save his career. his mechanics need a little bit of improving, but i think when he gets on a roll he knows what he's doing out there. that was a great play. >> at his size, i just love that. >> great play. >> today wentz tweeted out this christmas wish. look how cute that puppy is, named jersey. >> future duck hunter, that puppy, right? >> carson's twitter and instagram feed are filled with puppy pictures. >>> what about the big picture of the eagles? here's the espn analyst with his take. >> let's look at the big picture. the last four games have erased all doubt. carson wentz is your franchise quarterback. he's tough, he fights and he's the leader of this team. you see what happened on thursday night? his team

wentz is a rooky.oing to give him the season off and now they are asking him to bail the season out. >> wentz knows there are things he has to create. >> a lot of the losses we are one play away, two plays, it's frustrating, but we have to learn from it. >> we have to finish in the red zone. interception in the red zone hurt us early. we are in the red zone. we have to finish better. >> john got hurt, brent came in. he got hurt. have you ever seen a situation where your team had to go to the third line? >> it was the fourth. they had michael the linebacker try it on the sideline. he couldn't do it. tray burton volunteered himself or they volunteered him. he managed to get the snap off. >> he said he was happy to get in there and get the job done. >> i'm excited. i try to take advantage of every opportunity i get. the majority of it's on him. he did a good job. >> i know trey and i trust him to play any position on the field and he just about has with florida and the eagles. if there was anyone i wanted

>> it's a mistake in setting protection by carson wentz.going against a guy like ryan kerrigan, you want someone double teaming kerrigan. it was a break down of protection. >> especially the way he dominated the team early in the season. now to the full highlights with jeff scaversky. jeff? >> the eagles making mistake after mistake costing them the fourth straight loss. eagles lead 28 points on the field, two turnovers in the red zone plus long snapper injuries. carson wentz and the eagles have had injuries out of the gate and continues today in the red zone. wentz picked off. another game without a touchdown in the eagle's opening quarter. second quarter, eagles down one, under one to play in the half. wentz throws to the shortest guy on the field, darren sproals. eagleeagles with the first halfe lead in weeks. not for long. kurt cousins today sean jackson, 80-yards. what a catch. you want him back? you never know. touchdown, eagles down 13-14, the shot to retake the lead. sellic comes in, botches the snap. redskins taking down johnny jon

the struggles for wentz are expected.owing the football 60 times having a defense that struggles to get off the field and having your start tight end missed blocks on purpose yeah those things are not wentz. that's squarely on the coaches. and with four games to go this season, a message to all coaches and fans. the lights are shining bright and the eye in the sky don't l lie. how about helping the kid out instead of tearing him down? dawn. >> all right. sean, thank you. >>> actor judge reinhold has apologized to police saying he's embarrassed about an exchange that landed him in handcuffs. police arrested the 59-year-old actor yesterday after he refused to tsa screening at the dallas airport. he apologized after he got out of jail today. blaming an adverse reaction to medication for a respiratory infection. you probably know him from fast times at rich montgomery high and beverly hills cop. >>> legendary actor kirk douglas is officially a sent nanny. he turned 100 years old today. look pretty good. he's best known for pl

as jeff skversky reports look no further than wentz. >> carson wentz is learning on the fly ever since doug peterson threw him into the starting quarterback job early in the season. wentz is proving himself the first rookie quarterback in nfl history to throw over 300 yards in back to back games. >> it's coming and whether the execution or performance is there or not. i felt that i have gotten better mentally and more comfortable every week. >> even though the playoffs are all but out of the question, the eagles want to finish strong so they have something to feel good about into next year. one of things wentz wantses to work is developing the relationship with his receivers. >> we want to go out and have big games and 100 yard games. >> we have the guy that is suppose to be here for the quarterback for the long run i'm excited about that. >> in the last three weeks we'll hammer on and you try to build the comradery and chemistry with every guy. >> i am happy to have a quarterback to build the trust and chemistry for a long period of time. >> there were five different starting quarterb

check this out, wentz hanging out with mike trout, on their facebook page. trout is from millville, he plays are now the los angeles angels. the duo reportedly went hunting in december. >>> just days away that new york city will test a very important part of the celebration. the confetti. every year, times square conducts a confetti test just ahead of the big day. officials say 3,000 tons of confetti will be released when the clock strikes midnight to ring in 2017. many of the pieces of paper will include wishes from revelers from around the world. >> think about that cleanup. that's all i think of. >> that's right. it looks good for, i don't know, a minute. then the cleanup takes a long time. someone's got to clean that up. 5:18, let's get a check of the roads. route 100? >> yes. checking for slippery spots or any spots out here. not a problem here. route 113, you can see the intersection, no problems, just a car or so out the door. philadelphia, though, a crash on columbus boulevard on the northbound side. right around snyder avenue. two lanes are blocked

carson wentz says it's not the mechanics. i'm john clark in cincinnati. back the you, danny. >> thank you. that's the look at sports. we'll be right back. >>> a final check on the all-important forecast. >> you know, denise, there's so much to go over really because talk about the delaware valley, some people get rain, some people get that wintry mix and overall and into early tomorrow morning and the precip approaching from the west and southwest and northwest and colder air and the ten-day on 10, i didn't get to it earlier. adding showers there tuesday into wednesday. so we have some more rain on the approach and then another system moving in thursday into friday. and then those temperatures dip into the 20s overnight thursday to friday, friday into saturday. overnight low friday into saturday, 25 degrees and the expected high temperature 38 so definitely a major cool down. >> okay. i know you'll be watching it all. we'll see you tonight after the game. . >>> on this sunday night, the soaring death toll from california from the fire that consumed the wa

they are looking to cut down the number of throws wentz makes every game.right now he is on pace to set seeing else, team and rookie records for passing attempts. wentz and his head coach doug petersen agree more balance is needed between throwing the football and running it. >> love to manage that a little bit more for him. i think it's putting him in a tough situation. >> i didn't anticipate him throwing the ball quite as much. >> i guess it's hard to say that i expected to throw this much but it's kind of just the way games have gone. by no means am i complaining about it or anything. >> through 13 games only five quarterbacks in the league have thrown the ball more than wentz has. >>> on sunday the eagles visit the ravens in a battle of the birds in baltimore. kickoff is set for 1:00. >>> take a look at this brilliant christmas light display we will have for you in just a minute in montgomery county. rosemary, i can tell you it's really impressive. >> here we go. really just puts to shame my dinky little lights. >> right. >> at my front door. >> most pe

carson wentz was cleared to come back out and play. that's what happened. a couple of plays of him back in the field the eagles are running a trick play and carson wentz are the lead blocker. fans are losing their minds. the good news he's okay. he did pass the concussion protocol test so, hey, we'll take it and take the win and take the spoil for the giants that's for sure. >> thanks so much. >> see you guys. >> next week is the season finale for the eagles. it's a big one. they take onto dallas cowboys right here new year's day. kick off is at 1:00. >>> coming up at 20 minutes before 6:00 and we're looking at temperatures that are in the 30s for most neighborhoods this morning with clear skies. this number could come down a little bit more but right back up to 34 at 8:00. then into the 40s by lurch time, 43 degrees with a little bit of a breeze this afternoon. not as windy as yesterday. sunshine, also not as warm as yesterday. 40s today with clouds coming in late this afternoon. the suburbs pretty nice one here, 32 degrees right now. up to 37 degrees at 1

carson wentz is an avid hunter. some of those teammates are avid hunters. much let them use them properly and safely in the while. and for those who don't hunt, let it be a gesture an reminder of who carson wentz is. i understand the sensitivity but, please, this is not the agregious gift some are making it out to be. who knows? maybe next year they'll all be getting super bowl rink. dawn? >> wouldn't that be nice. >> absolutely. >> thank you, tom. >>> scarlet johannson landed the top spot on forbes magazine's list of this year's highest grossing actors. the star brought in more than $1.2 billion in global ticket sales from her two movies captain america civil war and hail caesar and tying for the number two spot johannson's avengers co-stars chris evans and robert downey, jr. >>> sir elton john has been tapped to pay tribute to late pop icon george michael. rocket man plans to perform the pair's 1990s duet don't let the sun go down on me at his long long-time friends newspaper funeral. john dedicated the song to michael during his las vegas concert last ni

wentz and the birds got on the board with a 13-yard touchdown.crimmage of the season. wentz picked a poor time for the third interception of the game, throwing 60 passes. completed half of them. the eagles called a 5-7, losing 32-14. here's jeff skversky. >> the eagles lost 7 of 9 today beat up by a bad bengal team down 19-0 at one point, a career high of three interceptions for carson wentz, a very disappointing season. >> we didn't mean to go on a skid like this. you don't plan for it. we had a hot start. things were looking optimistic and positive. that's the nature of the league. you have to come out to play every sunday and we have struggled. >> i'm disappointed where the players are. i feel we have had the opportunity to winsome of the games and be in a better position down the stretch. i told the guys in the locker room, this can go one of two ways. there is only one way it's going to go. that's up. >> after playing doug pederson told his players to look in the mirror and ask themselves, are you doing enough to help this team win? jeff skv

carson wentz should be here a very long time. the holiday spirit sending each offensive line man a penalized hunting shotgun as a christmas gift. if you think it's unusual and questioning the safety of giving out guns, the eagles players like it >> it's not an unusual gift. it's a gift. it's the thought that counts. appreciate it >> it's different but if you know carson, he's an outdoorsman. his passion is outdoors and he's sharing that with the guys and i personally george it >> the man want to get a shotgun, hey, he's a different breed. i'm not complaining. >> i'm lucky i got anything at all. >> leave it to lane for a little sense of humor. he'll also get a gun lock from cease fire pa, a gun violence prevention organization. still to come a former eagles quarterback weighing in on carson wentz's rookie season, find out what ron jaworski thinks next. fios in the house! dave this fios party is da bomb! fo shizzle! it's tv totally ahead of its time. yo, let me check that. oh snap. that x1 voice remote is crunk! and it lets me sear

yes, bench wentz.e that can't protect him if he goes down with career ending injury that puts the eagles further behind the rest the nfc east than we are now. let's not be stupid here. these last three games are meaningless for the eagles. >>> no matter whos block fog you the chance of an injury can happen no matter what. again, i understand the lack of patience with the franchise, but, please, these last few dames are just as important for the growth of carson wentz no matter the record more who is out there making plays i real dollar believe the hole tanking process has poisoned all of our brains. dawn? >> all right. thank you, sean. >>> well, russia still in the headlines today. but in at least one case not for the reason many would expect. pamela anderson visit the the kremlin today to promote wildlife conservation efforts in russia. actress and animal rights activist met with the special presidential representative for environmental protection ecology and transport. anderson compared the earth to

. >> santa wentz? >> santa wentz, santa claus, not like getting a rolex watch or designer shoes. carson wentz gave his teammates shotguns for christmas. what the guys are saying about their gifts. that's next in sports. choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number and the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, right now, the best buy rated c2 mattress is only $699.99 learn more at sleepnumber.com know better sleep with sleep number. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. you said you wanted to feel better about your cereal. general mills big g cereals hear you. that's why we say "yes" to whole grain as our first ingredient. and "no way" to high fructose corn syrup. so no matter what your

and since wentz will accomplish this feat come sunday coach doug pederson was asked where has wentz grownhe most as a quarterback throughout the season? >> he's getting through his progressions better. not getting stuck maybe on receiver. he's utilizing his backs. you're see that little bit more, you know, tight ends underneath things hike that. those are things you learn once you really get comfortable with the offense and understand where guys are going to be, um, i think that's the thing that he's really taking really were strides here these last couple of weeks. >> very special happy birthday to carson wentz. that's right of the carson wentz birthday today. no surprise at of at all koy base plan op playing a backups on sunday back up quarterback tony romo who last saw regular season action all the way back on thanksgiving day 2015 is expected to take snaps but is not expected to start. so leave it to the cowboys to add a little drama. all right eagles are playing and nobody has you covered on sundays like we do on fox 29. fox "game day live" we get you started bright and early 10am se

on eagles game day kickoff. >>> carson wentz spent the holiday with his new famous friend. the duo reportedly went hunting on december 23rd in new jersey. trout is an eagles season ticket holder. >> in fact you see him there on in the end zone. nbc10 news at 6:00 is next. >>> up next on nbc10 news at 6:00, a mother's grief. it is an nbc10 exclusive. >> a horrible death of a little girl that should have never been. >> she gave her little girl up for adoption, unaware that the unthinkable would occur years later. now she's issuing a plea in an interview you will see only on nbc10. . >>> plus get set for snow, whatat least in parts of the area. i'll braeak down who's going to get what and went in my first alert exclusive forecast nec. . >>> watching for snow, who's about to get some and how much? >>> the whole story, the gaping crater and the chain of events that some homeowners won't soon forget. >>> and the holiday's hottest and the problems pouring into our newsroom tonight. tonight on nbc10 news at 6:00, heart ache from the mother of this murdered montgomery county teenage

carson wentz, 24-yards, first down leads to this. from the fowr four wentz has no.doug pederson goes for two and the win. wentz for jordan matthews, eagles lose 27-26. jamie abode throws her two cents into the conversion talk. >> from my seat in the press box, everyone was holding up two fingers after they scored the touchdown. they wanted the coach to make the call they did. they agree with the coach's call to lay it on the line. >> i loved it. >> it showed coach's aggressiveness and his belief in husband. >> we had it. they made a good play. >> i would rather go out swinging. doug has faith in us. >> we are less than 50% of winning the game. as an underdog going in, i was going to win in regulation. >> i have to find a way to come for those play and come out of the game with a win. no moral victory. that kind of stuff. we have to come out and win. >> the birds have to have a short memory they most the giants four games from now. jamie apody "action news" at 6:00. >> ducis rodgers is joined by mike mitt minnelli, moments awa. >> upset over playing eight minutes. ho

, to watch. >> yes. >> so, we're all hoping and waiting that wentz will develop into something. you know he needs that support on the feel. will he get it? i don't know, remains to be seen, not the season, not the season. always next season. >> true. >> we will be here in a year, holding out hope for another season but we'll see what will happen. >> you feel that way. >> and another, and another. >> always smiling. >> it is okay, you don't have tonight let's talk more about carson wentz, showing off some custom kicks this week, all for good cause. >> so take a look here, it is wentz posted picture every his revamp cleets with a bible verse on them. joining other nfl players for the nfl's my cause my cleat campaign. >> encouraging players to wear personalized shoes. >>> wentz hasn't said yet what charity he's supporting, we're seen some players obviously supporting breast cancer research, altzheimer areas, he has ao1, which means audience of one. >> looks like there, looks like resurrection sunday, where the tomb has been removed. you know wentz is very devout christian. somethin

wentz, jordan matthews, it is fifth and incomplete. the eagles fall 27 to 26.st seven straight on the road, there is lesley van arsdall with a postgame report. >> you can talk about playing for pride, you can talk about effort in fighting for the future, at the end of the day meant nothing for this team. they want add win. they came up short yet again. >> just come out, get the win, there is no moral victory that kind of stuff. we got to come out and win. you know, we got to get that feeling back in our mouth. >> been reoccurring, you know, feel this whole year. but make few plays here, few plays there, maybe the outcome, you know, it is all, you know, on us. >> i was extremely excited once we found out we were going for two. i think everybody wanted to go for two. you know, over time, who knows what happened. but we wanted to go, we got to go for two. got to win this game. you know, pretty much it is right there. with attitude, be aggressive. >> this is the last road game for the birds, next up the giants, reporting in baltimore, leslie van czars dale, eyewitn

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here's wentz on his roller coaster rookie season. >> i kind of came out guns ablazing.s tough, though. you know, it was tough to kind of deal with some of those losses. being in all of those games, all close games, having chances to win and not sealing the deal late in those ball games was frustrating. we know we're a good team. we just didn't pull enough out in the end. >>> how about some college hoops? st. joe's hosting g.w. we've got more drama than a soap opera. final minute, hawks up one. lamar kimble, 0 for 3 from distance. make that 1 for 4. st. joseph's wins 68-63. >>> penn also won but lasalle took it on the chin tonight. that is sports. i'm danny pommells. we're be right back. >>> all right. nice weekend. wet monday and tuesday. and then by friday and saturday, cold enough for snow. stay tuned. >> all right, glenn. i'm keith jones. thank you for watching. "the tonight show" is next. be safe this weekend. make it a great night too. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show star

carson wentz has had a big struggle ever since. >>quarterback. you expect bumps and bruised along the way. the story line unfortunately as to his struggles, they're not going away any time soon. yesterday it was a really tough game. you get into a 19-0 hole, you are not coming back. that was one of three interceptions carson wentz threw yesterday. he has thrown 11 this season. a lot of the passes are high and off the mark. that's something we spent weeks talking about and the big weeks ratio. 60 attempts in the air yesterday by carson wentz. that's the history by a rookie. after the game head coach doug pierson was asked about we ints that wentz has been throwing off of his back foot. the other part of the the game asked the same question basically. chanics.it doesn't have anything now we're seeing the head coach saying one thing, the quarterback saying other thing. much more is going to come out today i'm sure when doug conference. we'll carry that live on csn. not the conversation we wanted to be having on csn. when the quarterback says ever on

here is wentz in his roller coaster rookie season. >> 3-0 to start the year. kind of came out guns blazing. but it was tough to deal with the losses. being in all of those games, all close games having chances to win and not sealing the deal late in the ballgames, that was frustrating. >> joel embiid is expected to return to action tonight in denver after sitting out last night in denver. you can seet action 9:00 on -- the logo of the arch rivals was up in an attempt to get people to boo. maybe the sixers should try that with a cowboys logo. flyers visit the sharks tonight. gudas will also be out with an upper body injury. last night the power went out at alex ovechkin's house. without power the gate would not open. the star was trapped outside of his property. they had to hold a ladder while ovechkin in full suit scaled the wall. pretty funny there. lifestyles of the rich and famous. all right. we will be coming right back. >> after this nice weekend, a little rain monday and more tuesday. at the end of the week and into next weekend, snow. very favorable pat

. >>> also less is more for eagles quarterback carson wentz. next hear what is changing for him as the birds prepare for their final three games. >>> gun violence survivors are taking their demands for change to capitol hill. among those calling for action is a man from philadelphia who was hurt in the pulse nightclub massacre in orlando, florida. angel santiago was shot in the leg and foot when a gunman opened fire at the nightclub six months ago this week. 49 people were killed. yesterday santiago and dozens of other survivors and victims' families met in washington. >> it's empowering, it's an honor and we feel like when we're united our voices are stronger so we can actually be heard and cause positive change. >> san antonio tells us people impacted by the newtown shooting were also in attendance yes. >>> montgomery county this video shows a man who police say broke into a restaurant after hours. a surveillance camera spotted a man trying to open the door of the bonn bonn restaurant. a man later returned with a shovel, he then went in, grab

to keep warm the fliers are outside and the eagles have laid out a plan for carson wentz. that's next. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> good evening, i'm danny pommells, csn, the temperatures outside don't really have anybody thinking about baseball. the phillys are making headlines, the team has signed gilbert herrera to a contract extension worth 30$30.5 million there are also club options for 2022 and 2023. late last night the fliers beat the colorado avalanche in denver to stretch their winning streak to 10. things are clicking for the fliers. >> we were perfect until the third period. we found a way to earn our two points. >> a lot of guys contributing in good ways. >> we turn to the gridiron now, just thr

a young fan mailed wentz a letter asking him five questions. they range from what was his favorite color to who is his favorite football player. wentz tweeted his answers and thanked the boy for his support. the letter also contained some eagles-themed artwork, including a red line right through a cowboys star. that's awesome. >>> well, eagles safety malcolm jenkins is helping spread holiday cheer in philadelphia with some delicious donations. >> oh, my goodness! they'll be so excited! >> that's some of the reaction as jenkins and his foundation delivered holiday meal baskets for dozens of families in the city. jenkins and several teammates dropped off the baskets yesterday. >> this point of the year, it gets tight when you're trying to provide gifts and food and everything that comes with the holiday season. it's a tough time for some people, so it's just an opportunity for us to get back out there and, you know, spread a little cheer. >> factory markets donated the food in the holiday markets. philadelphia police and the fraternal order of po

carson wentz played without top weapon jordan matthews. he had nobody to throw to.ittle will time to throw. made poor decisions in addition to. that went pick off three times, threw 60 passes second most ever for nfl rookie with only one touchdown to show. eagles lost 32-four. afterward a downtrodden doug. >> obviously very disappointed in the the way we played. that is the first thing. it is a collective effort, all three phases tonight. it is something that, you know, we pride ourselves to play better. >> obviously the results are tough as of ovulate. we're on a skid. but, you know, i have been saying, this is a good group of guys. good locker room. guys are playing hard. we don't make plays. we have a lot of mistakes. we have to team up some. we lack discipline the at times. but there is no quit. you just got to stay positive. >> it is getting old, but then again this this is what we expected before the season. they advised us in the beginning. we will have a live report from jeff skversky in sports. >> how about happy foot the ball news. >> through go. >> i'll t

and then of course go hunting, wentz loves the hunt so much he is sending the line man a personalized shotgun for a christmas gift. for some that think it's unusual. eagles players say they like it. some are hunters and others may learn the sport. >> that is not an unusual gift it's the thought that counts, i appreciate it. >> carson is an outdoors man, i think he is share that with the guys and i personally i enjoy it you know. >> that guy give a shotgun, he is a different breed, i'm happy not complaining. >> i am lucky i got anything at all. >> defensive tackle benny logan will he get a new contract this season? he will be a free agent, but he wants to stay if the eagles want him back. >> i'm just enjoying it and whatever happens happens, if i'm here i'm happy but if i'm not i won't take it personal. i'll enjoy the moment and we'll see what happens, hopefully we get things done and i'm still here. >> penn state is oaking up the sun and doing sightseeing in los angeles and now time to get down to work for the biggest game of the seasoner the rose bowl monat ucs. >> our guys handled i

and it will be really important for carson wentz. he's had a lot on his shoulders this season. he's on pace for the third pass attempts ever for a rookie quarterback. and he needs just three completions and he will have the most completions in nfl for a rookie quarterback. he's in the top five in passing yardage for the rookie. >> i think that's huge for us. especially in the nfc east, two rivalry games like that, i think it will give us a lot of confidence going forward, we know we're a good football team, we know we have been in all those games, but it will give us that extra boost to carry us over the off-season. >> doug pederson says that carson wentz is playing his best football of the season. he'll become the first birds quarterback to start every game in a season since donovan mcnabb eight years ago. >>> the potential returns, the eagles of desean jackson is gaining steam after two of the teammates mentioned the possibility earlier this week. jackson was asked about coming back in the off-season. >> i'm focused on finishing strong and you know we'll see, this is the firs

. >>> in wentz they trust.ear why carson wentz teammates are still singing the rookie quarterback's praises. . >>> it's a quarter to 5:00 and 33 degrees outside. we have an nbc10 news exclusive. the birth mother for a girl tells us that her parental rights to her daughter grace and two other children were stripped in 2004. the three siblings went to live with sarah packer and her husband. grace disappeared last jushlgs h july, her remains were found around halloween. >> horrible death for a little girl. she's never going to get to see anything. >> police say the adopted mother is out on bond on child endangerment charges and remains a person of interest in the murder of grace. >>> the twin brother of the man who was killed exclusi ed execu early year this year in philadelphia it talking to nbc10 about how he's keeping his brother's legacy alive. >> i want it to be less about tragedy about what he was about. helping people, service, keeping that indomitable philadelphia spirit. >> his brother harold bruce a sout

>> fans were sounding off at chickie and pete's. >> the last guy carson wentz going for two, that was a big call. and i think going for one would have been better. >> the eagles are now sure to have a losing season after that three and 0 start. they have a good round next year. >>> month later and no easier for the family of you don't know jayanna powell hit-and-run driver killed the 8-year-old as she was just walking home from school in overbrook. tonight, many gathered to honor and remember the little girl at the same spot where trapped struck. fox 29 joanne pileggi was there for the vigil >> we're had the driver slammed into the little girl in overbrook one month ago. heart broken family members returns to the scene for a prayer and candlelight vigil. police closing down the section. at a time of year when many are thinking of christmas, those are gripped by sadness. jayanna was walking home from school with her brother when hit by a car at 63rd and lansdowne. the driver didn't stop. he sped away. it was almost two weeks later when police say they caught up with him after they loca

carson wentz hopefully resting his arm a bit. >> talk about being thrown into the job, carson wentz is not only on pace to break the record for passes in a season but wentz is on pace to finish with the most in rookie history. >> more for him. it's putting him in a tough situation. >> this is not what doug peterson envisioned when putting him in the starting job a week from the season. >> didn't anticipate him throwing the ball quite as much, i felt he was capable of doing it but you never want to expose a young rookie quarterback into that. >> and by no means am i complaining about it. >> it may not be ideal but they they may have to pull the on wentz shoulders in baltimore. because the ravens have the number one defense in the nfl stopping the run and the eagles trying to salvage games and learn and build for next year. >> we asked a lot of him and he has handle tropical disturbance well and making him a better quarterback for the rest of this season and for the future. >> you realize how hard it is to win in this league and be consistent and you learn to focus in on every play and a

carson wentz's rookie year is nearly at an end >> here comes santa claus.e's the official track eric. it's old saint nick's big night. and we're keeping an eye on his progress. melissa magee is tracking his journey and she'll let you know how close he is to the delaware valley. those and more when action comes right back. hello, peco. so i'm calling to see if you can help me save on my energy bill. we can do that. great. i live in a post-war, pre-war, mid-century home and the heating system is a turbine, hvac, reverse hydrogen, boiler pipe unit. well sir, i can see that you live in a twin and based on the size, your usage has been spiking. ♪ that's exactly what i thought. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> special in war torn nations. this mass is the first major event followed by the pope's blessing tomorrow on christmas day. ? >> tens of says of people converge to celebrate this holiday. the crowds packed major square. surrounded by music and prayer at the church of n

wentz and eagles hope to go out with a bank against the cowboys.ants to go into the off season on a winning streak. >> i believe that's huge for us. especially in nfc east. two rivalry games like that. i think it will give us a lot of confidence going forward. we know we're a good football team. we've been in all these games, just kind of give us that extra boost to carry over. >> desean jackson come back this off season apparently telling defensive end brandon graham he will be back. graham sound like he should not have revealed that. >> that's unlike me. that was a rookie mistake by me. >> you're not a rookie >> we just want to make sure that we just show what we're going to do next year. >> with desean jackson on the team >> i love brandon. still to come in sports, we ever an upset alert. at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water. it has natural antioxidants and we don't have to use antibiotics in their diet. perdue. over 200 products no antibiotics ever

maybe carson wentz will do something that hasn't been done in eight years, start all 16 games. jaime apody has more. >> it went by fast, didn't go the way we all planned it to go. >> the season that began with no expectations and three games in too in exectations, comes to an end on sunday. a win would help soften the blow of the offseason coming too soon. >> this is huge, especially two nfc east two rivalry games and giving us confidence going forward. we know we have been in all the games and we have a good team. >> but wentz was not suppose to play this year at all. and made it through the season injury free, that in itself will be the biggest advantage going into next year. >> you can't put in words how valuable that is, coming back next year it won't be new anymore, i won't have to kind of get used to that feeling on sundays. >> he spent part of his break with a current super star. he and mike trout went hunting in new jersey and he didn't spend time picking the two time mvp's brain about how to handle life as a star athlete. >> not really, we just went hunt can and got to

he said he got a silver pigeon model for christmas from carson wentz.is a hunter as well so it makes sense. >> this morning the anti-gun group cease-fire are tweeting about that christmas present. they say, well, we are sending gun locks to the eagles offensive line so they can be safe. >> interesting, carson wentz was just hunting with mike trout. a baseball fame. >> remember the galaxy seven phones? had to shut them off on the airplane? samsung cannot catch a break. yours ers say another one of their popular devices is malfunctioning. >> and also, this could happen to any of us. a mom is shocked to find out that her kids ordered hundreds of dollars worth of pokemon stuff on amazon. so they did this to her while she was sleeping. but this could happen to any of us. we'll explain we need to look out for. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back, wow, where did everybody go? we can see they're socked in with little blanket of fresh snow up there. they'll be getting a lot more than we are in the pocono mountains, some rain, some snow, sue will be telling you what will b

this i will tell you nobody is talking about that, people love wentz.e can do no wrong in this town. >> he is king, it is his rookie season? no, wait a minute i don't want anybody to crucify him but he is getting the ball income town way too often at line of scrimmage. >> we have the news conference , we do everything monday, machine morning quarterback on this, what are we asking coach. >> where was ryan matthews. single biggest reason why they were in that game, he is why they come back with those two great runs to kick off that drive and then gets taken out of the game with five minutes and 45 seconds left to go and never back in. that is the question. >> i'm done with football right now, we're out of the playoffs, i can't take it. let's talk about basketball. >> joel embiid, he broke a record last night, old time sixers record, 33 points and ten rebound in the game, most ever by a sixer rookie since h al greer or whatever. only difference is joel embiid did all this last night in 27 minutes. he is still on limited minutes if this guy ever gets to th

what happened to the wentz wagon? >> strictly mechanics. if you watch some of these things just the fact we have to get him off his back foot, get him stepping into the throws and just trusting the decision down the field. >> you make mistakes, things happen and that is just bottom line. >> is it mechanics, mistakes what is issue you here. we have to delve into this. carson wentz with 36 of 60 yesterday with one touchdown, but three interceptions. >> we will talk about penn state. and temple. pretty exciting there. >> we have that and not completely depressed the from the weekend. >> change of heart for president-elect trump new report says he is expanding his search for secretary of state, hoe is considering now with mitt romney and rude i guiliani. >>> we have a good store think morning, there is somebody that find a wallet. what would you do? person find wallet and then goes a really long way above and beyond to do the right thing. we have the story. >>> we're taking a live look. >> beautiful christmas tree up on t

hear from carson wentz on thego. >>> a damp start this morning. a wintry mix in the pocono mountains, lehigh valley but not at philadelphia international. that is just rain, and you can see the visibility has decreased because of the rain. they're reporting 8 miles of visibility at the airport. should not cause any problems weather wise from the -- or for operations there. 40 degrees in philadelphia. 4:45. believe it or not, we're going to be clearing out. see some sunshine before too long. >>> good morning, everyone. watching new jersey right now. cherry hill. actually, no, norris town, new jersey. route 38 around nixon drive. roads wet. not a lot of cars. we'll keep you updated on the northeast extension when i come back. >>> jessica, thanks for that. 4:46. well, when the eagles lose, birds fans really feel it. >> yeah. we all feel it. the way the eagles lost in cincinnati yesterday left a lot of fans feeling numb. now if you watched it, it was a down day for carson wentz and the offense. a field goal try clanking off the uprights. right there.

other story line involving carson wentz. he had his worse game as a pro throwing three interceptions but bigger deal is that wentz and pederson don't agree as to the why, wentz is struggling. pederson blames carson's technique his-innings, wentz says if you throw 60 times as he did you are bound to miss some. here's what guys are saying on talk radio bit. >> obviously wentz mechanics are out of whack. he had a good rookie year. he is regressing. they have to do work on the the off season. they have four weeks to figure this out during this portion of the season. i'm still high but are there concerns, sure, he has in the playing as well as he has. >> when you have a rookie quarterback saying you're putting a lot on my shoulders here i'll going to mess up, you threw it 60 times. throwing it almost 50 times a day during this losing streak. maybe running the ball would be a more effective way to go. >> there is a disconnection between head coach and quarterback, that is bad for the team. hopefully they can come to a yen consensu

moments before the failed two-point conversion carson wentz went for a dramatic touchdown. here's wentz after the game on head coach doug pederson's decision to go for the two point conversion and the victory. >> i loved it. it showed the coach's aggressiveness and his belief in us. i thought that we had it. we had it. they made a good play. they got the upper hand at the line of scrimmage. it just didn't go our way. >> the eagles drop to 5-9 on the season and are officially out of playoff contention. take a look at this morning's "philadelphia daily news." bitten in the wind. the eagles can play spoiler thursday night when they play the giants. 8:25 is the game. our coverage begins at 7:00 with a special edition of "eagles game day kickoff." >>> welcome back. live look outside cape may, new jersey, where we're still dark right now. waiting on the sunrise. i expect it to be a very pretty sunrise. still lingering clouds starting to move off. it's now a dry forecast. that up blael that you held on to saturday and sunday you do not need today. what we've got is the rain off sh

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carson wentz is staring down receivers. going through his progressions and just making bad decisions. he had three interceptions yesterday and the worst part is him and doug pederson have totally different views on what's going wrong. >> i don't think it's the mechanic. i mean i think it's -- there's just -- teams -- you make mistake. things happen. that's just the bottom line. >> looking at the film there's times when there's pressure in his face the ball will tend so to sale high. there's times he's still back on his back foot and the ball sales high. so it's a combination of both. um, it's just something we got to continue to work on. >> that's a rookie being a rookie. you should expect that. we didn't expect the eagles defense being this bad. supposed to be the best part of this team especially that front seven. but yesterday they gave up over 400 yards of offense to the bengals and cincinnati didn't even have their best wide receiver. even during the game the defense couldn't believe what was happening. >> i believe, u

only fios can. >>> for rookie quarterback carson wentz, it will be his 15th start. he's made a pretty good impression with the team. even as a rookie, wednesday has commanded the eagles sideline. he's just three completions away from the nfl record by a rookie. most importantly, he's earned the respect of his teammates. >> you know the guy who's the most important player on the roster is going to get anything he wants each and every day. >> we'll cover every aspect of wentz's season including some thing that didn't go right. we'll take you inside the rookie campaign that you won't see anywhere else. that's this sunday at 9:30 on eagles game day kickoff. and a power hour of game day coverage, we'll sit down for an exclusive interview with wentz on the show. stay tuned for nbc game day final at 11:00. >>> the birds' last game will be what you expect this time of year. you really need to bundle up if you're in the stands. parts of our area could actually see snow by tomorrow morning. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has issued a first alert for parts o

with only two games left the focus needs to be on rookie quarterback carson wentz getting valuable repsf course keeping him healthy. which brings us to the return of right tackle lane johnson. johnson was suspended for 10 games due to failing his second drug test earlier this season. before he started serving the suspension lane was one best tackles which all of football it's no brain we are to put the big man back out there you would think. >> i know something isaac is hurt and bd is coming off a knee injury and alan barbour is injured. rape, you're the guy. i don't care if you're, you know, ex weight you got to play. >> no, not alarming at all. good luck carson. speaking of wentz he looked good got in the officer -- guiding the offense down the field with a little over a minute left. keeper for six and the play that everybody is talking about of course the two-point conversion which was tipped at the line. yeah, tough one right there but got it over it might have have work. tough loss for the birds but wentz retaking a positive from yesterday's game. >> seems like we've always been on