ben franklin parkway what an evening. yeah it's a little chilly out there but perfect day for the parade of champions. scott williams, you know, amazing stuff. he's got your forecast in 15 seconds. >>> oh, what day it was from south philadelphia, history to city hall, history, along the parkway we witnessed history today in philadelphia. it was sunny and cold but those fans they were fired up and ready to go and cheer on the birds. ultimate doppler showing dry conditions. off to the west around the great úthat will move toward chicagogy tomorrow. it might bring a few flurries far north and west but that moisture will team up with some gulf of mexico moisture and set the stage in particular saturday night into sunday for a wash out. we're talking one to perhaps as much as two, 2.5-inches before all is said and done. the heaviest and instead yesterday of that rainfall looks to arrive during the day on your sunday but temperatures for the weekend look at this. low 50s on saturday. mid to even upper 50s perhaps on your sunda

live look the ben franklin bridge here. jammo coming in to south jersey this is what we've been seeing all afternoon. since the parade ended the folks walking back to new jersey where they parked over there by the stadium the outdoor stadium complex over there in camden, new jersey. light volume so far on the may your roadways just one accident here this is westbound ott on the schuylkill right before the king of prussia under change. so that's causing a big jam. from pretty much city line past belmont all the way out again into the king of prussia interchange south on 95 heavy heading down into delco with some sun glare. here's an accident 26th street this is leaving the south philly area. heading over in toward what would be the platt bridge for again the gang trying to use the short cut out of south philly downtown we go jammed solid leaving on the vine street expressway trying to get over toward the schuylkill. we really didn't have a morning rush hour. it was all just parade rush hour. checked in with septa everything

this one says it all a big heart on the ben franklin parkway. we'll see you guys in a bit. >> thank you. yes we can see that where we stand a sea of humanity baby boomers here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the bo left untren lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. >>> it all began at the hope of the philadelphia eagle at lincoln financial field. riding down the parade route down broad street and around city hall and to the parkway and up the museum steps. all along the eagles fans cheered and some shed tears as they honored their super bowl team ♪ fly eagles fly ♪ e-a-g-l-e-s! >> ha, ha ha. join in on thatnt and then match the band played the fight song the players tooked the stag

let's head back out to the beautiful ben franklin parkway. really kind of incredible that today was not a dream. this actually happened. scott, evening there was a lot of positive energy out there and i know i'm going to be talking about this probably forever. >> i mean it certainly was one for the ages. >> yup. >> it was cold out there, but temperatures didn't keep those fans for cheering on those bir birds. 27 degrees right now. you factor in that wind, it feels like 19 degrees. so it's going to be a cold overnight. 27 philadelphia. 18 degrees in pittsburgh. look at detroit, 11 degrees. buffalo 15. so some of that cold air continues to move toward the delaware valley. single digit low temperatures tonight. mount pocono 9 degrees. we're talking 17 in reading. 19 for pottstown. 22 in trenton. what about atlantic city, low tonight of 24 degrees. we'll bottom out right around mid 20s for dover, delaware. so tomorrow morning, 7am, 27 degrees. wind chills in the low 20s. we'll go hour by hour. sunshine will eventually give way to cloud cover. tem

finally gets over to the ben franklin parkway. it will end at the philadelphia museum of art. >> you named primo spots to be at along the route. you know who has the best spot? matt delucia. riding in sky force 10. tell us what people need to know about the parade route. >> reporter: the road closures a lot of them went into effect a few minutes ago. you see the garbage trucks on the outer lane of the ben franklin parkway. this just shut down between 16th and 20th streets including logan circle. again, you'll start seeing more closures and parking restrictions going into effect now until 6:00 p.m. you'll see the parade route, this is where the eagles will make their way toward the art museum. museum. you can see the folks that have started to gather. some there since last night trying to stake out best possible spot. if we push in just a bit there, you can see that right in that area there, we see a large crowd of folks right there trying to get that spot waiting several hours for this moment. some folks i'm sure have waited many,

if you need to head out now you're moving fine on the ben franklin bridge. at this point we don't even have speed restrictions there. burlington bristol bridge going up around 5:30. so watch for that later on. the turnpike connector bridge would be a good alternate for you and the overnight construction there has cleared dave. >> atmosphere is really juicing up at this point karen. we have a couple little snow showers breaking out in berks county and points north. harrisburg about to encounter some snow and the farther south you go as you get into a little bit more of a warming trend in the atmosphere there is that mixed precipitation. all of these areas in blue and most of delaware and now extending into parts of south jersey, that's a mix of freezing rain, sleet and wet snow and then we see the changeover to rain. now, that rain changeover is going to push its way up to philadelphia but probably doesn't catch up to us until we get a little bit of iciness in the city as well so be careful when you've got that mixed precipitation. temperatures right now are

. >>> all quiet now along the ben franklin parkway on unforge unforgettable day. it was nearly 60 years in the making and we just do not want it to end. fans and eagles players themselves you poured on to the streets and you poured out your hearts to cheer on the city and this team, and we just can't stop smiling and parade of champions down broad street and the ben franklin parkway to honor our super bowl champions. thank you so much for staying up with us after what has been a very long day for so many peop people. but, wow, it was worth it. you're probably too amped to sleep. i know i am. we got to see our philadelphia eagles and the vince lombardi trophy together at last. you know a day like today deserves some serious team coverage. our shawnette wilson is live as crews work to clean up the city after the crowds finally left. dave kinchen has all those people got home. but let's begin with fox 29's chris o'connell live along the ben franklin parkway and, chris, we know that you've been dreaming about this day your entire life. >> reporter: i actually have, lu

. -- ben franklin fleiss. it was stunning. franklin, as i suggested before, was nearly alone among the delegates in wishing to bring prayer to the proceedings. connecticut's, roger sherman, one of the most devout christians seconded his motion. virginia's, edmund randolph proposed they hire a pastor to preach on independence day less than a week later. that minister could open subsequent meetings with prayer. beyond these three men, delegates seem uninterested in arranging for prayers. someone pointed out they had not budgeted funds for a chaplain. alexander hamilton worried calling in a pastor would signal the convention is becoming desperate. he reportedly questioned the propriety of calling in foreign aid. the motion fizzled. franklin was exasperated. he jotted a note at the bottom of his prayer speech, the convention accepted three or four persons thought prayer unnecessary. while frankland and the convention moved on. his prayer speech reminded delegates for the need for compromise even if it prompted no formal recourse t

turned around on the ben franklin parkway. yoe people walking all over the place, the closures are in place. s philadelphia near lincoln financial friends in south philly cops there closing down the streets. up broad toity heading to aikenville across stree >>> i' meteorologist bill henley, the wind is blowing, cold air blowing into the area. it will blow the clouds out, it get-go. feeling like 11 in pottstown, 17 in center and teens into delaware and atlantic city 18 degrees. we will see sunshine and the temperatures will climb into the low 30s this afternoon. >> the parade of championsart at 10:00verage begins here. and i will begin our coverage. don't miss it on nbc10. >> yeah. 10:00 here on nbc10. we'll also be live streaming on the nbc10 app. of course, the parade steps off at 10:45, 11:00. we've got you covered through and through. hey, if you've got to be at work today, watch the nbc10 app. >> lots of people here. tune in. can't wait to see you. >>> good morning. turmoil. new fallout this morning after a top aide to res

and northbound on 16th street to the ben franklin parkway and westbound on the ben franklin parkway to eakins oval where it ends at the philadelphia museum of art. you got all of that? we'll continue to remind you. meantime chad pradelli joins us live along the parkway with a look at some of the best spots to watch thursday's big parade. >> reporter: hey rick, let me write all of that here. that is a lot of maneuvering and we have been up and down it all day. and this really is a sweet spot you see behind me the jumbotrons are going up. and up and down the parade route there is some places you can go. drive up broad and soon these streets will be packed with people. finding open space gets more difficult the closer you get to city hall. 16th and arch is expected huge crowds and you better get there early. >> what time are you opening up? >> 8:00 a.m. no resvagus first come first serve. >> and barricades available in some spots at broad and jackson and the local barbershop across the street the classic hub is planning one big party. >> this is a prime time spot for the parade. what is t

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and lets go live on sky 6 hd taking a look at the ben franklin bridge. the river rink a lot of eagles green out there. on the eve of the parade. and still pretty nasty conditions on the ben franklin parkway. it's raw. and it's pretty cold and still very damp although the bulk of the rain pushed into new jersey and delaware. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's all green now and all just rain and no icing and no snow. it just pushed east of philadelphia now and we have steady rain across parts of camden and gloucester county and that will end the next two or three hours. and right now raining in most of new jersey and most of delaware and temperatures are dropping one this moves through. this morning we had to deal with snow and sleet. as far as philadelphia and the nearby suburbs, kind of minimal but doesn't take much to cause problems on the road. gilbertsville, just a little more than an inch. allentown 2 inches and tobyhanna in poconos reporting 5 inches of snow. now the winds of change. you look at the little arrows, we have winds out of the

jaime apody is live along the ben franklin parkway. and jaime what a day? for the eagles and the organization? >> reporter: it was really special and i was honored to get a unique view i had the privilege of starting off the parade with the buses and the playerses got on the buses and then jumped if the van and headed to the art museum step and got a close up view to finish. and this team has given this city so much joy and all of a sudden philadelphia was always a happy place but now it's filled with hope. that we can all accomplish anything. that is what the underdogs did tauruter the rally we went one-on-one wie players and a very happy owner, jeffrey lurie. >> you dreamed of this since the day you bought this team. how did it compare? >>indescribable. he felt these were the most incredible sports fans anywhere and to finally bring a world championship to philadelphia it's incredibly fulfilling and emotional and perfect. and personal. and i'm so proud of all the people around >> the fans and the city never disappoint. after the super bow told you eet wou

and certainly around the ben franklin parkway. it involved hundreds of people and a total of five tour buses. they're headed by real estate agent heather gray. she organized the trip together for the five tour buses. it kept her busy day and night. >> it went viral i think. people i don't know are calling me at 11:30 last night, dropping money off at my house, started at 5:30 this morning. i'm excited. i can't wait to get there. and then i'm going to be bored next week. meantime, i really can't wait. ♪ fly eagles fly >> a great group of people. they figured, you know what, let's do it together, get down and have a good time. something tells me the group coming from south jersey not going to be -- not going to be quiet on their road into philadia >> no. they'll be chanting, singing, sharing, as will a lot of people ho will be here. interesting t-shirts, a lot of interesting signs posted. there's one montgomery county sign shop that's just been totally inundated with requests for all kind of road to victory eagles championship sig

so right now you're looking at ben franklin parkway about 17th street. the next stop will be 16th and the parkway at the monument to 6 million jewish martyrs before it makes its final stop at jfk plaza and love park for its installation. this is a long-awaited moment for folks in the area. that's the statue right there. it's encased in a little bit of wood to keep it protected an it's on that truck. it's make its way to that final destination people have been waiting for for a long time and just in time for valentine's day. >> thank you, matt. >>> our live team coverage continues with pamela osborne. good morning pam. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning. we positioned ourselves this way looking towards the parkway because that's where the statue is going to be make its way down right now. mit to arrive here and it will be the first time that it's returning to the public eye since it was removed for a bit of a facelift as work was being done here at love park. the statue was designed by robert indiana back in 1976. you'll notice it looks

oval circle, the ben franklin parkway between arch and vine. spring garden street, mlk, kelly drive, race, and callow hill. and all the streets up to city hall. back to you. >> reporter: the pretzels and parade. the mad dash to prepare food for the fan frenzy, next. (alex trebek) if you're age 50 to 85, you probably know what it's like to juggle bills each month. electric, gas, rent or mortgage, cable, healthcare. you know you may need some life insurance to help your loved ones later, but how do you fit it into your budget now? i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. now, it's even easier to budget your coverage thanks to the "pick your payment date" feature. now you can pick the day of the month your payment is due. no more juggling due dates. and with plan options starting at just $9.95 a month, it's an affordable way to help your loved ones pay your funeral and other final expenses. unlike some plans, your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health quest

and here is a live look at the ben franklin parkway. where it takes you, where it is right above the vine expressway. all of the overpasses, heading to the art museum, in gridlock, with fans, there is one of the jumbro-trons, that you will be able to watch it on, and look like we got an accident now north on 95, approaching the girard point double decker bridge, as you head in toward south philadelphia. and then we had earlier accident on the schuylkill, at conshy, but that's all cleared out. mike and alex back over to you. >> thank you very much. straight up, 8:00. covering the parade of champions. never thought i would be able to say that here. fantastic. look at all of the people covering this parade! >> so, jenny joyce live at 69th street station, bill anderson live at frankford transportation center, jenn fred live at broad and pattison. we start with steve keeley at love park. >> he is feeling the love at the love park. >> you know, i've been saying probably the longest living philadelphia and among them who has not been alive for

moment, ben franklin took the floor. calling for unity, he asked delegates to open sessions with prayer. as they were groping in the dark to find a little truth, how has it happened that we have not once thought of humbly applying to the father of light to .lluminate our understandings if they ignore god, he said, our projects would be confounded and we will become a reproach down to future ages. this man who called himself a deist insisted that delegates should ask god for wisdom. this was strange because classic deists did not believe god book intervened in human -- god intervened in human affairs. delegates of the few at thought opening with prayer was a good idea. his motion was tabled. was this of deist elderly man calling on america's greatest political minds to humble themselves before god? his work at the constitutional convention was the culmination of his spectacular career. , whod george washington was 26 years his junior, or not the architects of the constitution. that role fell to james madison and alexander

our first session is the enigma of ben franklin's faith with thomas kidd. benjamin franklin tells us in his autobiography that he became a deist as a young man. yet at the constitutional convention in 1787 franklin proposed that delegates open sessions in prayer. in this session thomas kidd will explore the enigma of franklin's faith and the tension between franklin's well-known skepticism and the enduring influence of his puritan upbringing and familiarity with the bible. thomas kidd is from baylor university, and associate director of baylor's institute for studies of religion. he's the author of "benjamin franklin: the religious life of a founding father." please join me in welcoming dr. kidd. [ applause ] >> thank you to kay and thank you to the museum of the bible for hosting this wonderful event. it's a pleasure to be here at the museum i hope to consult with some of the section on bible in america and it's just a wonderful thing to actually be here and see this lovely facility. so thank you for having us and thank you to those of you joining us onlin

these are our live cameras showing i-95, the ben franklin bridge. let's bring in tammie souza to time this storm for us. >> we have the first alert that has been issued. this is two part. looking at the upper pennsylvania suburbs in lehigh valley. we will see sleet mixing in and we could see freezing rain which could make it treacherous. for philadelphia, the rest of the pennsylvania suburbs and northern delaware, we are going to see light snow, sleet and freezing rain. not a lot of accumulations but we will see a lot of icy roads and wet walkways. we are looking at cloud coverage starting to make our way towards our area. just starting to see the beginning edges of the snow making its way into ohio. you can see all of the moisture and energy to the south and there is that cold air coming in across iowa and into illinois. let me give you a taste of what is going on. the winds out of the north, below freezing across the area. we are going to see anything that is going to fall fall in the form of winter precipitation. rain for southern delaware and ou

and it is clear that jamie come and ben franklin -- that jane and ben franklin fought. that's one of the struggles you have when writing a biography oman -- a biography of almost any 18th-century figure like this. almost all of the letters that jane wrote to ben franklin are cares about this 18th-century woman. let us just throw this in the trash. it breaks your heart. listening to a phone conversation where you only hear the one side. ben franklin writes back to her later and he says i am sorry we fought. he sends her some cloth as a gift. it is clear they were fighting about whether you need god to be moral. him,learly was saying to you need to have god change your heart or you can never be truly moral. he was saying i do not think you do. they fought about that. that franklin, throughout his life, that is why i find his response to stiles kind of exasperating. people have been asking him about this his entire life. it was a constant theme for him. >> thank you. and hererica constitution were established with knowledge and reverence to the bible, how long can we man -

. >> more significantfigure ben fran revere. >> ben franklin. >> ben franklin. >> ben franklin. >> okay. >> paul revere. >> ben franklin. >> tough one. >> all right, all ri ben franklin. >> bev. sounds good. boyz ii men or new kids on the block. >> new kids on the block. >> boyz ii men. >> there you go. [l >> new kids. >> i'd have to go new kids i guess. i'm embarrassed to say that but i'm going new kids. >> more historical moment the tea party or the signing of the declaration of independence. >> the signing. >> more historical moment the tea party or the signing of the declaration of in the declaration of>> good. you see a theme developing. >> awesome. [laughter] weigh.l. >>ontest there's still a lot more coming of course tonight throughout our newscast and into the weekend as we continue our live coveragefrom minneapolis all in preparation for super bowl lii. for brian taff i'm sharrie williams lnpolis. we'll send it back to the >> thank you both. >>> meantime philadelphia police say they're ready for whatever happens sunday night after the super bowl. includes fans in course if and

speaking of the ben franklin bridge, ben franklin bridge south walkway will be closing start to go day for 14 months. this will affect those of how may be walk across, ride your bike across, the south walkway is close to go day for a long time, 14 months, also, that fire that we had in olde city last sunday chestnut street is still closed between fourth and second street, you will testify use your alternate market street is your best bet second and third street are also closed around this area, jim, back over to you. >>> we are following a developing story this morning the search for gunman who opened fire on a van packed with woman and children. >> driver of the van lost control and crash, police say she was killed. for very latest we will check with jan carabao live at police headquarters, jan, good morning. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning, philadelphia police described an wild scene there in fernrock last night, they say someone opened fire at least five times on a van packed with people as you mentioned, women and three young children this morning one of those women is dea

of the ben franklin parkway. outbound they have both drives open. you can get out of town headed out to the art museum this afternoon but inbound that drive is blocked and have changing closures over the next to days as we get ready for the big parade. vine street extress way is stacked from the schuylkill out to 95. this is 422 be phoenixville. a big crash a min ago and it's all clear now and sluggish from the saint gabe's curve approaching 29 season nearby in lower providence by reality. along evans burg road and a bridge opening at the triple b, burlington bristol bridge. opening to 10 minutes. in berlin an accident along 73 franklin avenue. southbound side is mainly impacted. lets check the ipad and the waze app. broomall lawrence road a crash here east of sprawl road. watch out for the emergency crews respond. >> we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 today. we'll check in on the volatile stock market. after two days of losses we saw some improvement today. ice fi

here's a live lot at ben franklin bridge all of the bridges this morning have speed restrictions because of the thick fog so be careful, driving, clear, and then bam, out of no where we have got a thick wall of fog this morning live look from the new jersey side, to kind of give you an idea you can barely see any of the tall sky scrapers here in center city. this is left over the other day, chestnut street still block between fourth and second so they are pushing everybody off at fourth street now this morning, and that is going to be the deal through the morning rush hour, so, just allow some extra time, especially taking the kids down to the american revolution, museum today for maybe a little class trip. accident willow grove easton road right at pennsy turnpike and just watch for construction zone out here on route 422. roads are wet, we are dealing with the thick fog but mass transit so far so good, thomas and karen, back over to you. >>> let's take a live look outside because we have got fog, socking us in. this is the live look at the pennsylvania, way, foggy scene there and all o

on the roads the cleanup crews are in full force on the ben franklin parkway and we expect to get outer drives open soon now. and the local streets should be opening soon and the schuylkill is busy.

franklin parkway to replay this game get everybody fired up and ready for the big parade. you can see just how pack it is, there are people packing eakins oval there, you can see they are lining the parade route, as far as the eye can see all the way into center city. we have got excited fans out here, some of them, stayed overnight, in tents, others,

city garages some will be open around the ben franklin parkway. also, they are warning people if they are going to drive in you may actually get stuck in traffic and miss the parade. there will be more details coming up during the day today. reporting live outside of city hall. channel 6 "action news." >> all right thank you. >>> "action news" has the parade covered for you should you not make the trip into the city. we'll have live team coverage honoring the super bowl champion eagles on thursday starting at 11:00 a.m. head over to 6abc.com to see the detail parade route and a list of road closures and parking restrictions in place. and a few million people possibly attending the parade there are plenty of them and we have a list to help you out. >>> sky 6 hd looking live from city hall right now, it will be cold out there for the parade on thursday, but we are also tracking a wintry mix to affect tomorrow morning's commute. for now enjoy the milder air at lunch time. meteorologist, david murphy, outside on the terrace with more on that wintry ki

at this critical moment, ben franklin took the floor. calling for unity, he asked delegates to open sessions with prayer. as they were, quote, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, he queried, how has it happened that we have not hither to once thought of humbly applying to the father of lights to illuminate our understandings? if they continue to ignore god, he said, our projects will be confounded and we ourselves shall become a reproach down to future ages. this man who called himself a diest now insisted that delegates should ask good for wisdom. this was strange. because classic diests did not believe that god interfered in human affairs. even more strange, he was one of the few delegates who thought that opening with prayer was a good idea. his motion was tabled. so what kind of diest was this man calling on americans to humble themselves before god? franklin's work at the constitutional convention was the culmination of his spectacular career. he and george washington, who was 26 years his junior, were not the

party's over, they are still cleaning up here a live look at ben franklin parkway, art museum. they have traffic moving through. that is good news. on the left and ride side here the clean up project is more difficult then we thought, steve keeley has details in a moment but traffic is opened here, on ben franklin parkway. lets go to the jam cams northeast philadelphia, no problems here on i-95, and look at the cool shot here, i wonder how long we will keep green lights atop city sky line, i hope until next time we have a celebration, i love the psfc in the green letters. no problems on the bennie, nobody walking over the bridge today, the crowd yesterday packing the walkway was unbelievable, we will show you some pictures later on. market frankford broad street subway normal services, running this morning, starting at 5:00 o'clock, buses run until 5:00 and then trains kick in and we expect a normal friday morning rush hour, on all of our regional rails, patco and new jersey transit, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> well, without any further delay, let's welcome your super bo

franklin bridge or take your bike across heads up ben franklin bridge south walkway is closing start to go day for the next 14 months, that is walkway and we will remind you of that throughout the morning jim, back to you. >>> reverend billy graham, within of the most well men christian evangelist in history has passed away at 99. graham died inside his north carolina home yesterday of natural causes, dubbed america 's pastor, graham reached millions around the world. pastor marcia williams of the nazareth baptist church in philadelphia followed graham as a teen. he sees his legacy as a gentlemen of faith who practiced what he preached. >> they need to see authenticity, the message that we are preach and teach, they can see it in our every day lives. >> graham's body will lie in repose in two days next week at his lie library any charlotte. a private funeral will then take place march 2nd. >>> coming up next how uber may make you walk a little to hitch your next ride. >> we will talk bit on the money watch report. >>> also ahead the signs you may be taking too many selfie, we will be

quick peak at the ben franklin bridge, gorgeous shot of course, looking good, nice and quiet as is it should, for those every you taking septa new spring septa schedules, some started yesterday, some are starting today. so just make sure to check the schedules on line and some construction crews still out there on the northeast extension northbound before lansdale, also cents more construction in new jersey, as women. , 59 between 579, scutters fall bridge, and route 29 closed between west upper ferry road and scenic drive, back to you. >> thank you. we are hearing from one of the biggest sports heroes in philadelphia this morning, about his side job. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> there is he is, jason kelce marching along the avalon string bands in the mardi gras parade, wearing the same mummers costume he wore for the big super bowl parade. also showing off his saxophone skills. i am i've not played saxophone in 25 years, i played earlier there are week with the central high school band, so it has been fun kind of getting book that, and -- >> how do you think you did? >> oh, very sub p

as we look at the vine street expressway and ben franklin parkway, looks to be opened this morning but will close again later on for the parade preps. expect restrictions around eakins oval now but for this point we're looking at the vine street expressway and ben franklin parkway, look open but later in the morning they start to shut it down as they continue to build the stage anady for the big parade so you know you'll see those restrictions there. outside live on the schuylkill at south street we still have all traffic forced off up ahead schuylkill westbound at south street. you see some of the cones set up and ahead. all traffic forced off but that should reopen at about 5 o'clock in the morning and that's westbound on the schuylkill. eastbound on the schuylkill they just have the left lane blocked, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> now let's switch over to "action news" reporter trish hartman who is live up in the lehigh valley in whitehall township where we will see the first flakes. good morning. what do you see? >> reporter: good morning. yes, things are dry so far. we're still wa

gorgeous shot here of the ben franklin bridge looking good, in great company, heading on you the that way anytime soon, and then some construction on the blue route southbound ramp to the schuylkill that has been since cleared. we're looking good there. we have an accident in pennsauken, new jersey, haddonfield road, at park avenue, we have had another accident in delaware, 95 south this one has injuries with it, that however, has now been since cleared, so we are looking good there. now we have some structural upgrade that is will be taking place on the ben franklin bridge, and because of that the south walkway is going to be closing, tomorrow, and it will be closing for 14 months. that is a long time, so this is obviously going to affect pedestrians on foot out there and on bikes, obviously very necessary to do that but i wanted to call it to your attention quickly and construction 95 north and south at route 29 ramp and lane closures until 6:00 a.m., rahel, back over to you. >>> a teenager is in critical condition after a shooting in west philadelphia police say the 17 year-old was

finally it makes its way down the ben franklin parkway ending at the art museum steps. a live look at a soggy art museum right now. the ceremony is slated to start here at 1:00 p.m. it's expected to last until 3:00. nbc 10 is the official station of the eagles. we'll provide your live front-row seat every step of the way. >>> today at 4:00, we opened up our parade of champions survival guide. it consists of getting in and out, security, where to watch, bussing and flying in. avoiding scams and the players preparing. nbc 10's miguel martinez-valle is live in upper darby. you've been looking at how to get to the parade and how to get out when it's over. we'll have a lot of people headed to the same place at the very same time. >> reporter: that's true. so you'll have to pack your patience tomorrow. tens of thousands of people will be using some kind of public transit to get to the parade. here in upper darby, the metered parking is going to be free tomorrow. that's only if you find a spot. >> you'll have to plan your parade venture just like you'd plan a trip. it's going

you can't even make out what you shouldn't see off in the distance, obviously ben franklin parkway. but just past the art museum, you can't even make out the center city skyline, and that is all lit up. so you can't even see the hint of light coming through from those skyscrapers beyond just what is that maybe a half mile down the road. so, that is your perfect example of what you will run into region wise here today. this is a widespread problem. the eyewitness weather watch remembers worth it, as well, seeing a lot of very poor visibility, everywhere. soap, if we can, let's go on out to the touch screen. i want to show you these reports. currently into the mid or low 50's, or, even in some spots, still down into the 40's, one spot even reporting down to the 30's this morning. that is definitely an anomaly compared to the rest of the region but we do have a lot of reports of fog. and that's casino every just the running theme. we go hyper local into cherry hill. lynn is also reporting that. she is at 50 degrees. pea soup. you know, that's how you describe this kind of very dense fo

ben franklin bridge eastbound at base in camden you can see cones, roadway blocking far right lane. westbound side heading in to center city looking good, great. construction here we have it in new jersey magnolia route 30 white horse pike westbound at evesham avenue that right lane will be compromised until right around 6:00 a.m. i will confirm when they that move out of the of the way. we have construction in mag knoll, yeah both of these points of construction will be lingering until 6:00 a.m. 175 closed between route 27 and upper ferry road and 95 route 29 we have ramp and lane closures this will be one of those areas that will get busy as we push more toward 6:00 o'clock hour. more in a little bit. jim and rahel back over to you >>> updating breaking news in burlington county. >> a person is hospitalized after a shooting and barricade situation. "eyewitness news" reporter reporter frank does here and there are still questions about what unfolded. what do we know right now. >> reporter: absolutely remarks hell and jim. what we do know is barricade situation thawn folded here ove

i want to take you down to the ben franklin parkway we are smack dab in the middle of the road and eagles fans as far as the eyes can see. if we swing over here to eakins oval they have parade route lined, oval is filling in, and, the crowd goes all the way to the art museum steps, right now and you can see that the stage is finally lit this morning, you can see all of those glorious banners, super bowl champions, people are pumped up. i'm here with a group of guys from left down to talk about why they got out here so early this morning. you guys got upright at dawn or wait did. >> we haven't slept. in sleep for us, go birds no sleep for us. >> no sleep for the weary. >> reporter: how excited are you to be you the here with thousands of your closest friends. >> dude, this means to me, my dad, my grandfather who passed away great feeling for philadelphia we brought home our first champion ship. this is amazing. >> reporter: we have been hearing that, this is a family experience, right. >> yes, yes, you cannot really described it. passion that comes from philadelphia. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles.

construction ben franklin bridge eastbound at the base in camden that right lane compromised and see cones in the roadway off to the far right. vine we have construction here westbound and that has new been since cleared, and some construction in new jersey, magnolia route 30 white horse pike westbound at evesham avenue right lane closed until 6:00 a.m. jim and rahel. back over to you. >>> we will begin with break ing news out of burlington county. >> police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live in edge water park. good morning what did we know so far. >> reporter: good morning. we know that one person shot was trans port todd cooper hospital, for treatment, and their injuries, are unknown but take a look investigators still remain on the scene but they do say this barricade situation as ended, still police have this deadened street taped off coming in and out of that home you see there with the bright light over the porch as well as the door opened, but here's video of the scene overnight, officers responded to

foggy over the ben franklin bridge as well right now. in fact kind of hard to see, we have 35 miles an hour speed restrictions on the ben franklin bridge due to the fog so just be careful as you're coming in and out of the city on the area bridges. i had a little tough time on the walt whitman bridge this morning trying to see as well. in fact, looking over the bridge overview right now, burlington bristol, the overnight construction is cleared which is good, since it's kind of hard to see those construction crews out there at this moment. also the betsy ross bridge we have 35 miles an hour speed restrictions. 25 on the walt whitman bridge. and the commodore barry bridge foggy as well but currently not seeing speed restrictions there. let's take one more look outside. this is a foggy schuylkill at south street. we still have construction. you can get the hint of the flashing lights there and this is as you head towards the vine. we've got the left lane blocked westbound and eastbound, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> all across the co

but quickly, no parking on the ben franklin parkway starting tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. jim, back over to you. >> thank you so much, meisha. well in other news this morning, here is a interesting new study. french fries might cure hair lost. re searches in japan found a way to regrow hair in mice using the same type of silicon used by some fast-food restaurants, it is often add today french fries to reduce oil spat err, while cooking. preliminary studies suggest the same method would be just as successful in humans, but more research obviously is needed. >> where was this when george cast stanza -- >> exactly. still ahead: free beer for the eagles parade, where you can grab a beverage on thursday. >> one condition's super bowl bundle of joy. when their baby decided to enter the world and did they miami him after an eagles player? ♪ living well when life gets busy, choose the immune supplement with more. airborne® with 2 times more vitamin c than emergen-c gummies. and specially crafted with vitamins, minerals and herbs. airborne® also with probiotics. thisthis is, to

from the sports complex into south philadelphia in center city and on to the ben franklin parkway. it was an extraordinary demonstration of gratitude from the fans to the superbowl championship eagles. some people show two people like the owner and quarterback and some show a lot more like this image of aiken's oval taken from space. it is thursday night. the big story on "action news" tonight is something we have seen before and may never see again. even if we have other superbowl parades, none may match the intensity we had today. it was the first one. fans got to interact with giddy players. what they saw was pure adoration. if they didn't understand what they mean to the community, they do now. the players probably couldn't believe their eyes when they gazed upon an endless sea of green, hundreds of thousands of fans waiting to show the eagles how many they are adored. we think they understand. certainly malcolm jenkins understands. it was one of the greatest things i have ever done in my life. >> you never stopped rooting for us. we believe in each other. that's why we are the

just like last night inbound inner drive of the ben franklin parkway right there it's blocked off and outer drive is open in the outbound side. they will close again after the even commute but for now you are getting by just the inbound indrive is blocked. and we'll talk about the parade in the next half hour and for now we'll talk about what is going on, 8 miles per hour on the westbound schuylkill at south street. and busy at girard double decker bridge for the villanova basketball game. and downed wires because of a crash in eddie stone. 291. and high water at lincoln drive near rittenhouse. drivers are slowing down as they roll through the water. school house lane may be a better bet. chestnut hill a crash at mcpherson at chestnut ser as. and a crash at the 30 bypass heading towards exton and downingtown. and speeds are starting to recover. it takes some time for the speeds to pick up once again. and crash along marshallton road. and noun one in pottstown at 724 one lane is blocked. and? salisbury blocking 32 river road. we'll check it again and talk about the parade in the next h

take a look, no parking on the ben franklin parkway, starting wednesday, at 6:00 p.m. no set plans for septa yet. but as soon as we get them we'll bring them to you. jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. fans of television and movies are remembering john mahoney this morning. the veterans stage actor you will recognize as frazier's father. mahoney best known for sitting in a arm chair poking fun at his pom pus son, mahoney also co-starred in the movie eight men out and will instruct and perform in the chicago theater scene for almost 40 years. john mahoney was cents 77 years old. >> well, up next, hundreds cents of skaters make history, we'll tell you about when we come back. >> take a lack at the wedding pictures, making quite a splash on line. check it out. the couple is hundreds of feet above the canyon, we'll hear from them n >> happy couple on cloud nine, or at least it sure does look like it? ryan, and kimberly, got married on makeshift spiderweb , 400 feet above a canyon. professional air list say they traveled the world zip lining and other activiti

it is clear that jane mecom and ben franklin fought. this is one of the struggles you have writing a biography of almost any 18th century figure. almost all the letters that jane m mecom wrote to ben franklin were lost. some person in the past thought, who cares about this 18th century woman. let's just throw this in the trash, this priceless stuff. it breaks your heart, really. it is sort of pllike listening a phone conversation where you only hear the one side. ben writes back to her later and, in effect, says, i'm sorry we fought. he sends her some cloth as a gift to sort of say, i'm sorry i was harsh towards you. it is clear that they were fighting about whether you need god to be moral. she clearly was saying, you need to have god change your heart or you can never be truly moral. he was saying, i don't think you do. they fought about that. the point being that franklin, throughout his life, this is the point that i see the styles. i have never been asked about this before. i find it kind of ex as per rating. people have been askin

we don't know which way yet culminating at the end of the ben franklin parkway. that's where we find "action news" reporter jeanette reyes also known as miss party central and she is has a live look at parade preps. >> reporter: my mom is going to call me and say aren't you always ordering coffee at party. i'm not the life of the party but i'll wake you up for the party. let me step out of the way so you can see the preparations under way for the last several days. it started before the eagles won the championship. they didn't put it out there, didn't want to jinx it. however this is a day's long thing and this is just the beginning. with the city of philadelphia still recovering from a heart stopping and historic game sunday night, plans are now under way for the massive championship parade that will take place on thursday. you can already see the beginnings of an all out production. giant speaker boxes and a stage were being set up at the art museum monday afternoon. but preparations began over the weekend well before the eagles got their hands on that coveted