today the eagles will fly eagles fly away from philadelphia and on to minnesota where they will take on new england patriots in super bowl lii. >> "action news" has complete coverage of the team, prepared to take off. jamie apody live at minnesota hotel eagles will call home for the next week and sports director ducis rodgers, sharrie williams and brian taff are at airport in minnesota eagerly awaiting the bird to arrive but lets begin with "action news" reporter bob brooks live the atlantic aviation where the team is expected to depart in an hour. eagles will be minnesota bound very, very soon. >> reporter: yeah, nydia absolutely. the team out there in minneapolis is ready to go because the plane, it is almost ready to go. let me step out of the way and show you guys just a little while ago police came in here with some dogs, sniffing around making sure that bird was secure, to take the bird out to minneapolis. so, just a beautiful sight here a very exciting time. i want to bring up video. last night i was at eagles last practice at novacare center. just a couple quick points i want

but the eagles got it back quickly. patrick robinson intercepted case keenum's pass, ran it back for a touchdown to make it seven-seven. eagles scored 38 unanswered points, this the lincoln financial field crowd, nick foles, through for three touchdowns, 38 to seven to win the nfc championship and earn date to fails the new england patriots in superbowl 52, february 4th. >>> and "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at melrose diner in south philly where trang, fans are enjoying breakfast but also talking about the win. >> i just heard an e-a-g-l-e-s chant coming from the kitchen. so there were couple of people here overnight who clearly did not get any sleep. celebrating well into the night. the mood in this city, was absolutely electric. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> eagles fans flooded broad street after the birds dominated the performance over the vikings 38 to seven. the blow out earned the birds their first trip to the superbowl in 13 years. some fans didn't even need words to express their excitement. >> whooo! a

. >>> eagles! >> she has got the spirit. fans young and old are getting into the eagles spirit. the folks at carlino's market planning everything they need to feed hungry fans. why they think this could be bigger than christmas. >> reporter: eagles fever is all over, all over the tomato pie and all over the employees. for this family business, it is a boost that comes with smiles and extra sales. usually christmas eve is the big holiday here. >> when eagles went to super bowl in 2004, it was bigger than christmas. we are planning for that too. >> reporter: the bread baking will go on 24 hours and using a lot of sprinkles. hanna went for the cupcakes. >> who is that? >> the eagles. >> what is on your shirt? >> eagles. whoo! >> reporter: from the excitement of young fans to the emotions of those who waited so long. >> reporter: what is the season like for you? >> very good. so emotional. >> reporter: why is it emotional for you? >> about time to win some. >> i am getting the eagles tomato pie. >> rep

we are lit up in eagle green, the sirius center, go eagle go, fly eagles fly. we are so excited as the team continues to advance in the playoffs. sky 6 live in hd, looking at the commodore barry bridge. cape may at 25. beach haven, 22. here's the big difference. the high today 61. for the scrorty of the day, temperatures were in the 30s. windchill colder than that. 41-degrees colder right now in philadelphia than it was same time yesterday. nearly 50-degrees colder for allentown and reading than 24 hours ago, and 34-degrees cooler in millville. the winds certainly had a big player in our weather today. the peak wind pocono, 47. wilmington, 41. philadelphia, 40, 39 miles per hour and atlantic city, 38 miles per hour. windchill single digits six degrees, feeling like four and reading minus 14 in the poconos. you can see mostly clear skies. quiet across the mid-atlantic region tonight. the next 12 hours, clear, breezy, brisk and cold, dipping to 11 in the suburbs and 15 in philadelphia for the overnight low. a windchill advisory for carbon and monroe counties unti

eagle eagles. >> eagles. >> there was a gentleman i lost him in the crowd. he said every time he moves to a new stage they brought him off. he just moved here. i believe that's a sign. >> ain't to stopping us now. >> final score? 24-15 >> 53-0 >> 24-10 >> 24-10. >> i think the eagles are going to win i don't care how we just need to do it >> i'm going to nuts, 31-13. >> by the way, i know we're starting to close it out. just remember, we will be back right at 10:00 a.m. come by at 4th and market. the game will be happening a little bit later. ♪ . ♪ . e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. ♪ fly eagles fly to the road to victory with a touchdown one, two, three. hit them hard, hit them high. fly eagles fly, fly eagles f >> chris: i'm chris wallace. the federal government partially shuts down as a bitterly divided congress fails to reach a spending deal. ♪ >> happy anniversary, mr. president. your wish came true. you wanted a shutdown, the trump shutdown is all yours. >> we will not back down because republicans are unwilling to compromise. >> we beli

. >> eagles. [cheers and applause] >> >> reporter: we certainly had a great time speaking to everyone today. we want to thank them from having us. hopefully i can visit you in two weeks when we're all having super bowl parties. reporting live in center city bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick. >> we can only hope. >>> let's take another live look at chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia. that's where the weekend coverage of the eagles kicks in in just under three hours. join jaime apody and ducis rodgers live for our playoff preview party right here beginning at 7:30 and you can catch it on channel6. >> all right. sticking with the game, time for a check on the forecast for sunday. >> heading over to meteorologist melissa magee who is in for adam joseph with the warmup and the january thaw finally. >> yeah, finally one that's going to last more than one day like we had the same time last week, guys. we'll show you what's going on as we look at the numbers across the region. right now in p

let's talk about the eagles. they took practice outside today into the elements across the street at the linc. they've been doing that every week. of course the vikings are not nearly as strong on the road. two of the three losses came on the road outside. doug pederson told me earlier this week he wishes it was going to be colder but regardless it's not about the vikings it's about the birds and with the way they've been playing, he doesn't want anything to change. >> nothing really had as to change. i mean, at the end of the day it's football and i got to make sure that, you know, my head is in the right spot. i'm blocking out the noise just like i'm telling the players to block it out. and i'm focused on my job and helping this football team try to win a football game and i try not to get caught up in the magnitude, you know, of what this game really means. >> reporter: pederson has done judge a great job all year. we'll be here all night ducis. it's our nfc championship playoff preview party "action news" spo

bring on the vikings, eagles get minnesota in the game at the link, 6:40, the eagles are a win away from the superbowl. if you thought last night's game ended in dramatic fashion, check this out. case keenan -- how does he get away? how does he stay in? 61-yards, first ever, fourth quarter walkoff touchdown in playoff history. vikings win, 29-24. they are coming to philadelphia to face the eagles, next sunday night. >> i would have to be able to celebrate an unbelievable make y like this. this team is well grounded. they'll get back to what they do. we'll have a tough test next week in philadelphia. >> you deserve it. >> come to philly. >> mike zimmer cheering on viking fans outside his press conference, challenging them to come to philadelphia. eagle fans will not allow. not going to happen. >> looking forward to it. going to be great. >> moving on to lincoln financial field with trish hartman talking to excited fans all day long. hi, trish. >> hi, walter. we found mixed feelings about the upcoming match up against the vikings. eagle fans at chickee's and petes watched to see who the bi

although might be a little while before he can probably say get eagles. >> go eagles. >>> last but not least you may not be awake for the game today but this little cute guy cheering on the eagles from back home, in nebraska. >> that is just fresh us a dosch ra yes. >>> fyi philly is next on channel six. >> "action news" continues tonight at 5:00 o'clock. >> for gray hall, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team i'm nydia han. have a super sunday. go eagles. >> ♪ >> i'm karen rogers. saturday on fyi philly. >> that is perfect for an instagram picture. >> the neighborhood that has become a foodie's paradise. >> i came to work for my sushi >> the sushi trend is on a roll, we sample the options. >> meet a philly institution in men's fashion. >> this is deep. >> and how the paint in your home can make you happier. >> hello, and welcome to fyi philly. we are at fond restaurant on east passyunk avenue. a dining destination 13 of the spots on philadelphia magazine's 50 best restaurants list are on this strip. >> from british pies at stargazy to northern european at nooord >> clams sh

all weekend it's all about the eagles. mother nature is an eagles fan. i can tell because the weather is looking so good. 32 degrees in philadelphia. allentown just below freezing at 28. we're in 32 at atlantic city. starting out at freezing, up hill from here. temperatures make their way into the 50s. on radar and satellite, a clear picture for us right now. a few higher clouds around the northern edge of the viewing zone. through today we'll see a few high clouds from time to time. otherwise a good bit of sunshine as well. take a look at the wider view. there's just nothing for us to track. no rain, snow, anything of the like. winds really won't even be an issue. if you look west you see cloud coverage. that will head our way by tomorrow for the big time. it does not bring any type of precipitation with it. we'll stay dry. through the next hand full of hours from right at freezing to about 38 degrees at 9:00 a.m. by 1:00 in the afternoon already at 50 degrees with a nice bit of sun shine and scattered clouds. the temperatures not going to be a problem

the eagles have the lead for good. the birds would score 38 unanswered, foles with get in on the fun here, he connects with alshon jeffrey. 53 yards on the score. foles dashed the number one ranked vikings for 352 yards and three touchdowns. here is another beauty. how about little flea flicker. never works, right? it worked to perfection. 41 yards, to torrey smith, amazing throw and catch. a laughter in the nfc title game. unreal, birds destroy the vikings 38 to seven. doug pederson called another fantastic game. for that he get a bath. the eagles are moving onto superbowl 52. and surprising, incredible, ridiculous fashion. >> man, it feels so good to be able to give those fans, you know, something that hasn't been done since zero four. to get back to the superbowl. then now we're going to go out , there we're going to try to finish the job. >> a lot can be said about the team and what people's perception of us are, and how far they think we can go. but it is definitely one of those games where we're going to keep our

>> next model wearing the eagles boxers. >> eagles boxers? >> eagles boxers, that's how you want to go to sleep. >> got to have the logo on at all times. >> able, did you want to -- >> just took a look here. >> i'm speechless. just start talking. i'm little bit speechless. >> alex? wake up. >> if you got if, flaunt it, that's all i have to say. >> oh, he's flaunting it, yes, okay. >> can we move on? can we move on? >> are you sure you don't need me over there to help out with the models? >> who do we have next? >> next model. >> now we're talking. >> eagles green stripe. she wearing polka dot robe over top of course and the biker short to go to sleep comfortable but still be in the moment of the eagles of course. >> oh, i love. that will i love that, it is like silk, what is that? >> silk polka dot robe. >> i love it, love it, very nice. go girl. >> got to go to sleep and be comfortable but also be sexy at the same time. >> for sure. anyone else or is she the grand finale? >> one more or two more models. >> two more models. so our next model

eagles. >> for eagles, yes. >> go eagles. e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> reporter: all right. way to go there daunte there will be a lot more of that going on if the eagles battled the vikings, hang in there it will be quite a night. sarah, back to you. >> it is for sure, thanks. >>> philadelphia police department workers were out in south philadelphia center city , as northeast philadelphia, today, greasing utility and light poles. they want to prevent fans, and those hot spots in the past from climbing in tonight, hurting themselves or damaging utility lines. >> how do you prepare for the war? grease the poles. >>> weather has slowly but surely warmed up for a january football game in the delaware valley. >> meteorologist melissa magee in the "action news" weather center with the answer about the game ahead. >> reporter: yes. >> yes, we have great conditions as we get in the start of the game and kick off at 6:40. it is mostly cloudy though as we get through the rest of tonight. we have southeasterly wind, so temperatures will stay above average. lot numbers as we get in the

i like the eagles. >> he has been an eagles fan and attending games for a very, very long time. he's been with us here for almost 50 years and he's our family. >> that's just awesome. the staff is now raising even more money so they can send hall to the super bowl. wow. >> probably for whoever goes to the super bowl. but we're obviously hoping the eagles. >> we'll win. i think we'll be good. >> the weather is on our side today. >> no excuses when we take the field. the weather will be great. let's get a check of the forecast. krystal klei is here. >> it's so nice. not only for the team but for the tailgaters. it will be way better than last weekend. last weekend, we had a lot of live coverage. people were having fun. i think it's going to be better now. a live look outside. you can see that we've got this clear sky overhead. we're seeing the cracks of sunlight on the horizon. officially sunrise hits a little after 7:00 a.m. this morning. let's go to the philly neighborhood tap. the early start to the tailgating, it's still cold now. 35 out there now. en dora at 36. and 32 for th

go eagles! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- trevor noah, dakota fanning, comedian jeff dye,

mania. >> you turn on the news station, all it is, it's eagles, eagles. >> reporter: david says he plans to watch the game at home. >> their predictions? >> i won't say nothing. >> if i'm wrong then i look like a fool. >> reporter: if the vikings don't win, they say they will root for the eagles reluctantly. jeff chirico channel 6 "action news." >> at least he didn't predict a score, those are bold people. >> reporter: it's like when i was forecasting in chicago, i had to start cheering for the birds, but i was an eagles fans, i can see it. >> higher security. [laughter]. -- hire security. [laughter] >> reporter: let's get you outside, live on sky6 live hd, fair and mild morning with temperatures for the most part close to the freezing mark 12 times so far this month, we've had temperatures in the teens and single digits, waking up to teens and single digits. 32 degrees in philadelphia at this 5:00 a.m. hour very, very mild in comparison. take a look at the high temperatures, 56. the normal is 40, 16 degrees above seasonal averages. there's the present temperature reading, the 32, the no

so i said eagles. i need eagles. the trophy. >> she's got the eagles, the 50 yard line and super bowl trophy to show off. green boil, sparkles, swoops wings. >> a lot of people that don't normally get nail art, they get nail art. >> reporter: i'm hsure the bird will lock in a win. count me in. it's the fly eagles fly facial with gameday appetizer ingredients. >> it's avocado, loaded with anti oxidants and it's philadelphia's cream cheese which has lactic asnid it. perfect for the glow. >> reporter: these ladies serious about the shine and making the patriots green with envy. >> my dog wears his nick foles is my homeboy shirt. we don't change anything in the house once the eagles are winning. so your christmas tree is still up. >> this isn't just a win for philadelphia. it's a win for america. nobody wants the patriots to win. the birds are going to win. we're going to take it. i know it. >> reporter: so now definitely time to just sit back and relax and pretty much stay calm before the big day on super bowl. we have

and we hope to have the entire eagles nation up in minneapolis. >> e-a-g-l-e-s! eagles! >> you know those underdog masks will be traveling to minneapolis. our eagles insider dave spadaro joining me now. dave we saw the emotion aft the eagles won the nfc championship game. you've covered so many eagles teams. what makes this team special. >> kristen, the ability of this team to overcome so many injuries. the depth on the roster much it's one thing to lose your middle linebacker or left tackle two incrediblely important positions but to have nick foles step in for carson wentz have the offense play a perfect nfc champion shim game. we've all watch the eagles and the andy reid era, and in four of those 5nfc championship games the eagles laid a big fat egg particularly on the offensive side of the ball for this team to rise up against the number one ranked defense in the nfl really was special. >> i'm just looking at jeff lurie with the trophy. the emotions after that game, i don't think over ever seen a stadium that loud or that excited for a team. >> i agree. it was cool b

no eagles gear. >> sir, where is your eagles gear? >> um, i have my eagle -- >> oh! >> no penalty on the play. >> ♪ fly eagles fly ♪ >> on the way to victory ♪ >> we're flowing flags on people. they don't have eagles gear on. but you're okay? >> i'm perfectly fine. >> what's your name? >> mike. >> ya, you're smart man. are you ready for the game? are you an eagles fan. >> yes, i am. >> can you proof it? >> can i proof it? go eagles. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> we came we saw we concord, right here. we flew flags on people who deserve them. >> un sports man like conduct, no team colors, terrible jacket. really bad hat. >> the eagles, no, the eagles, they have to win, though, i'm doing this for the people. >> isn't that great. >> i'm doing it for the eagles. >> that's right. tell you what, brent celek, now this guy has been around a long time, thomas drayton. >> fifth rounds drafted in the fifth rounds 2007. he remembers, i heard the words earlier this week, he felt the agony of defeat the last time that the eagles reached the nfc championship game, of course fell

michael a line backer for the eagles, eric has linebacker for the eagles. they played each other in college and they played each other last year here at the link. last week they talked all during the week and met up before the game, but this week they're not speaking. >> the biggest game of our lives, you know, nothing else matters right now, it's unreal and it's an opportunity of a lifetime and something that we will remember forever. >> i feel like my brother gets a little advantage. he is the firstborn, but it's all good. >> i don't know that you will ever hear the end of this unless we come back to the same situation, which is possible, it happened once, it can happen again, but that's not good. >> the kendricks family is a house divided, but the family will be sitting on the eagles sideline because the game is here in philly. john clark, nbc sports, philadelphia. turning 65. downsizing. enrolling in medicare part d. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they come to cvs pharmacy. for advice and ways to save

i the eagles cheer. well, the eagles and the patriots aren't the only ones getting ready for super bowl on sunday. that's a photo here of justin timb timb timberlake standing on the 50-yard line at the stadium. and now to some super bowl food. well, it may not be a philly cheesesteak, but minnesota fans may sink their teeth into another perfection. this is called the juicy lucy. it features cheese between two burger patties. we stopped by and learned this started when a regular customer asked for cheese in the middle. >> made it for as soon as he bit in he said, wow, that's a juicy lucy. so that's where the name came from. >> reporter: matt says on a normal weekday they sell a whopping 700 juicy lucy's. now let's head back to rosemary conners at the nbc 10 studios for more coverage. >>> if you build it, they will come. well, sort of. a montgomery county family has transformed their front yard into a eagles field of dreams. the mini field is a welcome sight for eagles fans driving along college road in co

. >>> eagles! >> oh, yeah, you know it, eagles fever in overdrive as we countdown to the nfc championship game. the birds face the vikings tomorrow night in their drive for the super bowl. >> plus the government at a standstill. president trump's first anniversary in office is being marked with a government shut down a after the senate failed to reach an agreement. a weekend warmup, we get to thaw out as the mercury rises. the city going green as we root on the eagles. outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers, hey, chris, i love the news about the warmup, man. >> reporter: i've stood out here all yearlong up to this point, i've been shivering i've been freezing cold, winds whipping across city avenue. it's absolutely balmy. there's a breeze, but not a cold breeze as we've seen in the past. as we look at the temperatures right here, keep in mind some 12 times this month we started out with temperatures in the single digits and teens. right now we're 30 degrees. allentown, 28. atlantic city, 30. d

>>> eagles. >> cheering the eagles on the road to victory, the excitement is building for tomorrow's playoff showdown with the vikings. we'll tell you where to catch up with the road to victory bus today. >> missed deadline. the federal government is shutdown, but senators will be at work this weekend after they failed to come to an agreement to keep the funding flowing. how it impacts you, next. >> women's march for a second year in a row thousands of people in philadelphia will join others around the country in marches and rallies to make their voices heard. >>> good morning. welcome. >> it's just after 5:30. plenty happening in philadelphia this weekend. we are tracking a winning forecast for the game tomorrow. certainly for today. >> this is an awesome forecast. i'm excited to be able to report this. i don't have to be the bearer of bad news. current temperatures, this is a 24-hour change map we're beginning this. and look at these numbers. we're about 8 degrees warmer right now than yesterday morning at this time. six grandson wadegrees warmer i. we're talking 15, almost 20 degr

>> go eagles! >> fly eagles fly. >> eagles fans are pumped, excited and ready for a win. the birds take to the field tonight for the nfc championship game. >> security measures go into effect this afternoon on a part of police efforts to keep everyone safe as the eagles hopefully celebrate a wig bin tonight. >> plus the linc is prepped and ready to go. temperatures will be ideal. >> are you ready for some football? we are now just 9.5 hours and counting from the nfc championship game. >> the eagles are just one win away from heading back to the super bowl in more than a decade. to say the fans are excited that's an understatement. kickoff at 6:40. the birds have been prepping all week long for this very moment. they need to notch one more win at home and they will be headed to the super bowl. the entire region will no-doubt explode in excitement if we should say when it happens. >> our meteorologist chris sowers has the favorable weather conditions, bob brooks is with tailgatetors at fdr park and jeff chirico has huge security measures into place. let's begin with chris.

kevin hart giving us his best eagles impression. >> fly eagles fly. go bird. that is your hot minute i'm be x from today's 96.5. >> okay. >> okay. >> my man deaf will make it happen. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> picking off quarterbacks and picking up spirits, fans still smiling after bird win over the vikings, for a trip to the big game. we're reliving the win and the celebration, that comes along witt. >>> don't mine the under dog the bird have been given very little respect, by the odd makers ovulate, we speak to a psychologist about how the team is using that to their rang. >>> team flying high and gear flying off shelves, fans are in a frenzy snatching up nfc championship merchandise. kate. >>> you can wear the merchandise, without heavy coat today, mild day but rain is on the way, i'll tell you when heaviest rain will fall when we could pick up a thunderstorms and when temperatures will plumet once again all right now on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> it was amazing. it was an amazing evening. best i have had in a long time >> ballgame was

we got the eagles jersey, the fox 29 dog mask, the team and tag ready to talk eagles. here we go. >> who let the dogs out? >> let the dog out. ♪ . ♪ . >> we got the real one. here we go. as you can tell, we're excited to start what is going to be a celebratory weekend. good day, saturday, january 20th, lauren johnson took the weekend off. she didn't want to be here with all this craziness. sean brace in the house. >> i'm here to talk about the government shutdown. >> and the eagles weekend, scott williams always good. are you good? >> yeah. man, we got the eagles excitement, we got our masks and we know you want them. my cousin text messaged me last night. haven't heard from him in a minute. text messaged me, i was watching a good day this morning, i was wondering if any of those dogs on a stick, we have ten left. are still available >> i want to tell you something, i would much rather have those than these masks, these are reason why lane johnson had this mask. he's a big boy. i ware this thing i'm swimming in it >> we'll have everything eagles, we'll keep you up

fly, go eagles, go birds. this is your first stop before you go inside into xfinity for the big rally, but it will be a party here, we're just getting revved up, we'll take you inside as well to show you what is happening. also all of the free swag they're giving away from the bus here. let's send it back to you guys. >> i love your swag too, britney. >>> if you missed the bust today, you will have more at the finally, sue burr b-- suburban . right now we have tim fur long here to give us an inside look at the stadium. you're looking quite comfortable there, my friend. >> sdiet tdespite the cold, i'mg pretty good. look at where we're sitting. if you have ever seen the stadium and you know the seats -- i'm at the bottom of the eagle head. what is interesting up here is when you look up here at the banners, check it out, the championship banners, and then you have to go all of the way over here to the the winning the nfc east and the division championship in 2004. we are excited to be here, look at the sign that

we've all watched the eagles in the andy reid era, and in four of those 5nfc championship games the eagles laid a big fat egg particularly on the offensive side of the ball. so for this team to rise up against the number one ranked defense in the nfl really was special. >> i'm just looking at jeff lurie with the trophy. the emotions after that game. i don't think i've ever seen a stadium that loud or that excited for a team. >> i agree. it was cool, because for the first time ever the eagles romped nfc championship game. from the time patrick robinson picked off the keenan case keenum and return it for a touch two at a party in south philadelphia. the vikings no chance. it was an avalanche of love from the fans. thank you for that. eagles backed up all that energy from the fans. >> they've been loving it nick foles has been the talk of the entire sports world for good reason much he's a backup quarterback who considered retirement and now he's leading the eagles to the super bowl. what have you seen out of him? he gets better and better each post season game. >> he's gotten really really g

former eagles feel like there is some unfinished business with the new location. i caught up earlier this week with jeremiah trotter who was on that team who lost for the patriots in 04-05 it's still, still stings and hear what trotter had to say. it's been 13 years but for jeremiah trotter the wound is as fresh as it was february 6, 2005. >> i hate the patriots man i'm telling you i hate the patriots. >> reporter: of course he loves nothing more than his beloved eagles to win the rematch in superbowl 52. >> the way we won this past week give fans the hope we have an opportunity and have a chance to meet the patriots. >> down the middle of the field by harrison. >> could not accomplish 13 years ago same opponent same coach same quarterback. >> tom brady does it again. >> 13 years later he is playing still at a high level and still one of the best and may end up being the mvp this year you know it's amazing what those guys have done there. >> his advice for the birds. >> when you get there it's a culture shock and i hope they can stay focused have fun stay loose an

eagles. of course eagles fly, right? they have flown to minnesota. in week they'll fly home with vince lombardi trophy. we are sure hoping. we are amped tour super bowl l lii. thank you for joining us at 11:00. i'm lucy noland. can you tell we're excited about we're excited and we're just here in phil. imagine being in minnesota. that's where we find our chris o'connell. chris, is it electric there? >> reporter: it's starting to get there. opening night for super bowl week now in the books. this is used to be called media night where players get a chance to come out and talk to the media. more of an informal kin

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a little eagles pep rally. you are one of the neighbors. this is your house. >> yep. >> tell us about these decorations. you are a huge fan. >> we are huge eagles fans me and my neighbor, decorate the house green for this moment, we're here, ready to bring it to the patriots. we will take down tom brady. >> take them down. >> end that dynasty and start a new dynasty of our own. >> wow. >> yeah. >> all right. a huge crowd here tonight. everybody has that eagles spirit going on. tell us a little bit about what being a eagles fan means to you. >> it means so much right now to wear the green, to be behind this team, doug p the í÷qd whole eagles, offense defense i'm just so excited right now and i know everybody else is too, right guys. >> yes. >> by the way your house looks great. you coordinated with your neighbor you got all of these great decorations up can you tell us about how you got everything up here so cool. >> my neighbor is fantastic he loves decorating just as much as do i kathy, shout out. >> that is

. >> go eagles. >> wow. >> wow. >> reporter: and led the eagles team to one of their most loyal fans. >> go get it, boy, go get it, super bowl here we come and we will take it this year. >> reporter: after the eagles took off some fans here asked me if i knew what the parade would be for super bowl obviously confident heading out to minneapolis is riding high. reporting for southwest philadelphia, bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> you know they want to be on the parade route, already right now, they should be lining up. >> they're out there right now >> that is right. >> big part of the eagles success has been the fans and they are showing their support in so many ways. >> "action news" reporter jeff chirico live in northeast philadelphia with more on eagles excitement, jeff? report report well, walter and alycia eagles may have left this city but eagles spirit remains higher then ever, here everyone getting in the spirit , fans and businesses, and a smart marketing move by, boston market today temporarily changing the name of its stores to philly market and customers are oka

eagles could get a rematch of super bowl 39 with the win tonight. >>> even flyers had eagles on their mind after today's game in washington flyers, jump under on a train and bunch are head together linc as we speak to watch the jay train and eagles. flyers than on fire incoming everyone down in their way. yes, including the capitols today first period, behind the net to michael rafl. one to nothing flyers. caps would tie it. we will get to overtime. travis konecny what a move, dukes, scores. flyers win two-one. they take down top two teams in the division in as many days, they have won seven out of their last eight, very good weekend to be philadelphia sports fans, flyers win twice, sixers win a big game, it is turn for the eagles to get it done. >> in time, thank you. >>> kick off forecast is next up here on "action news". >> live look from sky six over center city sky line where they are supporting their green. melissa magee has exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. i no wondering, "what if?" uncertainties of hep c. i let go of all those feel

fly fly eagles fly ♪ ♪ fly eagles fly ♪ >> ♪ e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it's monday, january 22nd, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> the government shutdown takes full effect, closing most federal offices, parks, and facilities. the senate votes today to try to end the stalemate, but it's unclear if the stopgap plan has a vote. we'll speak with white house budget director mick mulvaney. >>> only on "cbs this morning," mike pompeo's first television network interview as cia director. pompeo details his plans to slow

the eagles a win away from going to the third superbowl in eagle history. with so much on the line, nick foles says he's calm. here's case keenum and the vikings. foles will be the fourth in history to make it to the playoff game with only three games under his belt. >> i'm excited. we are bringing the energy. the fans are going to bring the energy to have a championship game, for the marbles to go to the superbowl. i know it will be electrictry. >> we are focused on the moment, but the fan base is amazing. when i wasn't playing for the eagles, it always had a special place in my heart. to play with these guys, to play in front of these fans, it's a great. >great honor. >> get that win. >> sixers are a six seed right now as we speak midway point of the season doing eagle chants singing fly eagles fly while the sixers fly around milwaukee. third quarter, they feed jojo, joel embiid 69. sixers up 22. d.j. mcconnell, sixers 116-94, half way through the season for the first time in more than a decade. >> flyers are on fire against the devils, inching closer to

pride for decade. >> reporter: current eagles bus gets lots of attention, itan taken to have eagles away games. seventy-eightear-old charlie of mayfairght an old bus in 1971 and turned it into the eagles fan bus. there have been three differt buses over the years. >> original bus was on the roof, at paintrama at aramingo and torresdale a placed up there and replaced with the second bus. second bus we think 10 seasons with and that iscrap ya. this is the third bus. >> reporter: charlie has all sorts of pictures and appreciation letters from people like former coach dick vermeil. >> of these things on the bus, charlie, is what your favorite >> it is not here yet i'm still it, s, that is what i'm waiting for. this is the year we will do it i can feel it. you know why we are going to do it? because i'm noting this year. >> reporter: charlie has been to 23 super bowls but he and bus will be staying in philadelphia this year for a few reasons including distance and frigid temperatures but when philadelphia wins he says he will be celebrating in the bus with his fellow eagles past. john mc

go eagles. >> reporter: and showed out. >> came a long way. >> come on over here baby. >> reporter: eagles diehards just had to remind anyone wearing purple. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> that this city bleed green. >> i think it will be battle of the defense and it will be whatever defense shows up. i'm rooting for the bird, today. there is in love in the purple to purpose toll day. >> reporter: got to love good old fashion trash talking before a big game, at this point nfc championship game just a few hours away, by the end of the day we will know who is in fact going to be heading to the super bowl. in south philadelphia alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we are all in the green today, philadelphia police are trying to get ahead of possible eagles celebrations once the game is over, and they have set to sent a request to fifth dit trick police are asking that they sell alcohol in plastic cups not cans and bottles. they are also asking business toss refrain from selling take out bottles

ron jaworski what are your keys for an eagles victory. >> key number one for an eagles victory, the eagles defensive line must, stop and dominate. they have been bedrock of the defense. they must dominate vikings offensive line. key number two for an eagles victory, nick fels must be, steady, he doesn't to have play great, but he must play mistake free football. and, key number three, for an eagles victory, the fans. this is our house. our home game. one win away from super bowl 52. it is time for the eagles fans to show up in mass, and make them a home field advantage. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles you asked, you received. >> they are ready we are playing this game in the city of brotherly love and there is quite a story line for. that we will send it back to jeff and b-west in the studio. >> thanks, guys, brotherly love in philadelphia, oh, not this week michael kendricks eagles linebacker is going against his younger brother eric kendricks, linebacker of the vikings. you faced your brother when you played byron quarterback of the redskins. what is that like in a family, is that the dividing of

fly eagles fly. even the four legged eagles, yeah, they are hyped. eagles fans rudy is all ready to go. rudy routeing for one more eagles win this season. rudy, rudy. we're with you, buddy. >> keep those pictures coming, connect with us and post your pictures on facebook, twitter, instagram just be sure to use #cbs-3 and might see your photos right here on "eyewitness news". >>> now time to stock up on the winning gear to show off these pictures. >> hats, t-shirts, scarves, you name it, and american flying off store shelves. >> "eyewitness news" reporter chantee lans is at eagles lincoln financial field to be outfit like a champ. >> reporter: i can tell you fans leaves this stadium full of pride, many walking straight into the retail stores. >> this is a wonderful opportunity for philadelphia. >> reporter: philadelphia eagles fans flocked to modells sporting goods on monday to grab a piece of their nfc champion ship history. >> we are delighted. we will go in for the commercialism and buy shirts because it is a once any lifetime opportunity. >> repor

eagles win 15-10. so much for being under dogs how about dj jazzy jeff laurie and bird, they are feeling it, they are a win away from going to the super bowl. >> it really doesn't matter what you guys talk about because that locker room in there is united, and i'll go to bad for everyone of those guys and go to war with everyone of those guys in the dressing room. >> absolutely. if you feel disrespected you have to just take your respect because it is not given, you have to take it. >> it is gratifying the type of season we have, doubters, in a sayers. >> you used that fact you were under dogs to fuel you, you wore a mask. >> yes. >> what is this for. >> best under dogmas can i could find, it is a german shepard. we were trying to have fun. we are not first under dog we are not last. >> his bark is bigger than his bite. >> yes. >> you know they will want to be under dogs, next weekend, in the nfc championship game. >>> the boys are back from the fly too and flyers coming from behind picking upright whe

we're happy the eagles won. on the vine street expressway no overnight construction no issues to report. hopefully the crews enjoyed the game. all the celebrations have wrapped up. south broad south of city hall. cottman and frankford reopened you're back in business there. the construction along 21st street is blocked for the next hour, but will reopen by 6:00 a.m. in bucks county. i-95 southbound side as you can away from the scutter falls bridge toward newtown, 332, same spot as friday. that is open to traffic, there are no delays at this point. construction on the commodore barry bridge as you head into chester out of new jersey, one lane blocked there. otherwise across the board we're in the green which is appropriate on this monday morning. matt and tam. >> thank you, matt, the philadelphia eagles are super bowl bound their first appearance since 2005. boy, did they put on a show to get there. the eagles hammered the vikings, 31-8. after the win the players passed around the trophy. >> that's when thousand

>> eagles! let's go, eagles! >> check out those kids getting a lesson in eagles spirit. they learned how to spell out eagles. they sounded pretty good, too. >> you have been sending us amazing renditions of the eagles' fight song. in honor of the super bowl, we're raising the bar. we want to hear the performance with the most people, most creative take on the tune, or version with the most unusual instruments. send them to us on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. >>> right now, c-o-l-d. >> yes. >> an update on our first alert forecast. >> s-n-o-w. a little bit of that falling. >> oh, you two, i thought you your going to break into a giant cheer and we were going to get going on this. you know what, it is going to get colder. this is what you can expect out there. a chilly day tomorrow. it will be seasonably chilly in the mid to upper 30s. not the polar vortex we saw several weeks ago. nonetheless, it's a reminder that winter is still with us. we're going have a mixed weekend, mild, in the 50s. we'll have one day with rain and one day without and have several rain chances beyon

e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> entheusiastic eagles fans shouted cheers and chants, outside of atlanta aviation this afternoon as the birds stepped off buses and boarded a plane flying high to the super bowl. >> we love the eagles. we want to send them off. let them know we're rooting for them, weaver their back, just so excited. >> after seeing nick foles in the playoffs, i think guy can do it. >> facing foles and strong feeling that the eagles will dominate sunday, these confident and dedicated fans stood in the rain to send pre-game support to a team they believe in. >> i think they have something special. i know that every player is in it to win it. and i think they can really win it this year. >> andrea, and mike, from buffalo. why are they here? >> we cannot stay in the -- stands the patriots, lab to town, we decided we have to come show our support for the eagles. >> we'll take it. >> we have to beat the evil empire. >> players are seeing support from football fans across the country, many of whom are tired of seeing the paths in the bowl. >> so, what do we have to do to win? >> i think

. >> eagles fans, ready, e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> wow. >> that bob kelly does a great job. we have some news of the day, in south philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting on south broad street it happened just after 1:00 near bainbridge. police say two men were shot in the leg, one was found at the scene, the other showed up at ate hospital later on. we are waiting on an update about the first vick trim but second victim is in stable condition. >>> and in north philadelphia this happened, sadly, excitement turned to vandalism , 11 cars were spray painted green on the 1500 block of north 15th street. we talk to one car owner who was pretty upset that people are celebrating at the expense of others. >>> lets get to lehigh county right now where federal corruption trial is set to begin for allentown married he had pawlowski, opening statements will be scheduled for this afternoon, prosecutors say that he, accepted more than $150,000 in campaign contributions, in exchange, for city business. we call that pay to play. won reelection for his fourth útrial is expec

go eagles! >>> i know you don't want to hear about vikings fans, but football fans in minnesota are still on cloud nine after their win put them in the nfc championship. >> the eagles with car son wentz would be more worrysome. the vikings nor the eagles ever won the super bowl. the vikings today make their fourth nfc championship game appearance in the past 20 years it's the sixth for the birds they've only one won of them. >> we want to show you some of your eagles green right now. i'm loving these pics especially the baby on the left there. we've got diva dog daisy too. and stephanie smalls a picture of these cute baby and i like the pooch on the left. please continue to send us your photos. we love to see them. >> 6:57 if you're just waking up. coming up next on action news sunday morning, we're live as fans and police prepare for tonight's nfc championship battle between the eagles and vikings. >> two people leave a south philadelphia movie theater and shots are fired. one of them is wounde

they're eagles green and white lights. >> ♪ fly eagles fly >> we've been eagles fans as long as you can remember. as long as we can remember. >> i've been an eagles fan since i was kid. my mom is original from south philadelphia, my uncles were massive eagles fans. >> reporter: bill came up with the idea after he saw another home in south jersey deck out like this. he's an electrical whiz so he hooked it all up. after the eagles big win on sunday his light show has gotten lots of attention. he loves to do it for the fans and the birds. >> they took all the negative activity that people were saying about them and they showed them. >> i just get so many compliments from all of my friends and family. >> reporter: bill has the eagles fight song in the lights synchronized he puts them on around 6:00 each night, turns them off around 10:00 so the neighbors don't get annoyed. people stop by all the time. they can even listen to the fight song on a local radio channel. >> i have a little, you know, wireless tran mitter you can hear it on the radio in your car if you're right in front of the hou

eagles running back lagarrette blount business to meet with eagles nation. blount is no strange tore championship game excitement, he won two super bowls with those new england patriots. >> fans look pumped too. >>> if you are planning to cater your watch parties those we spoke to said tomorrow is the deadline to get the orders in. if you decide to leave home restaurants are getting ready as well. nick's roast beef in olde city is already putting in extra order of food and alcohol to prepare for crowds. they expect every seat to be filled. >> everything has been notched up a little bit. we have put extra staff on. we have put extra waitress on. we usually have between 250, 300-pounds of beef in house. we are up over 400 this week. >> across town mad rex, will be trying out new recipes for game day, they will also have free, flaming drink shots, every time the eagles score. >>> bird fans are getting fired up for the game right now we are looking live at an eagles pep rally at chickie and pete's on packer avenue. pretty good crowd there. we have a few hours to

where they make eagles flags that fly at the lincoln eagles game day. >> mainly our job is retail and taking care of the customer. >> reporter: situate add cross the street from the betsy ross house the birthplace of the american flag humphrey's flag company, boosts quite a collection, and including this one from the civil war. >> there is history meaning symbolism in them and a lot of people have pride, respect, for them. >> reporter: zachary o'donnell business humphrey's and says that despite history literally covering the walls in here it is the eagles flag he has been hearing about from customers lately. >> we have a license where we can make the flags for the stadium. >> reporter: but unfortunately humphreys cannot sell these specific flags to the public so they have sold them to the team. >> after the sun beats down and it gets faded they bring them back here. >> reporter: zachary o'donnell says she is walls can talk and they tell quite a story of different point in time. he is hoping that this flag will one day tell an important piece of philadelphia history. >> there are only

fly eagles fly, fly, on the road to victory. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. don't call us eagles. this is what i like about you. this is the the best sign i have seen, eagles fans only do you believe in that. who is your favorite player. >> mommy. >> you get whatever you want for dinner tonight, i'm sure. >> who is your favorite player on this team. >> nelson agholor. >> what do you like about him. >> he makes a lot of touchdowns. >> he is having a great season what is up, buddy. >> carson wentz. >> carson wentz. >> do you believe in saint nick nick foles to get this done. >> yes, yes. >> that is carson wentz. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> all right. the kid are riled up. back to class. eagles, eagles, eagles. >> it makes me feel like a kid again. >> it does. >> and i love because i'm short as well that jen looks like she's tall. she fits in with the crowd. i love it. >> we have had a mini pep rally break out inside of the pep rally. meet the kid revving it up from south philadelphia high school in a second but coming up next on this pep rally, joe conklin one of our favorite people.