let's get a first hand look at the valentine's day forecast from meteorologist cecily tynan. >> hi, jim. double scan live showing showers working through western pennsylvania, typically not a big deal, talking about a few showers overnight. the problem is, with the patchy drizzle, temperatures drop near freezing. there could be slick spots tomorrow morning, especially areas to the north. good idea to go outside, do the windshield test. see if there is ice on the windshield. if there is, bridges could be icy. once we get past then, valentine's day looking sweet. a mix of clouds and shine, 35-degrees at 7:00. in the afternoon, a possibility of late showers, temperatures running 10 to 20-degrees above average into fridayple i'm tracking a threat of showers valentine's night. there is a good chance on saturday, a better chance now of rain and snow. i talk about that in the accuweather seven-day forecast. jim? >> cecily, family, friends and fellow officers paid tribute to police officer john pawloski in olney. he died nine years ago after he was shot trying to settle an argument between a ta

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cecily tynan is here with a look at the forecast. >> if you liked today, you will like tomorrow. we are ending february on the mild side. today was 55-degrees, nine degrees above normal. wildwood 53. allentown and reading, 58. in the poconos, 49. future tracker showing tomorrow afternoon we are back in the 50s, likely a few degrees higher than today. the one change for tomorrow, it won't be bright and sunny. today, bright blue skies not a cloud in the sky. we have high, thin clouds getting closer. they continue to move through during the course of the day going all the way out to the west coast. pieces of energy are starting to move ashore. that will be part of a coastal storm bringing us a messy start to march. the rain begins thursday afternoon. we are looking at pers of rain, heavy at times into friday afternoon. this system will be strong enough to essentially create its own cold air rain ending as wet snow for part of the viewing area. i'll show you where that's most likely in the full forecast. jim? >> an internal affairs investigation is under way as to whether this video

meteorologist cecily tynan is here with the first look at the forecast. >> jim, we have a reralty check on the way. yesterday, 72. today, 77. not only a record for this date, but the warmest february in philadelphia in 88 years and second warmest day in february ever recorded here. it's certainly unusual. other areas warmer. allentown, 81. reading 82. lancaster 82. even in the pocono, not good news for the sk ski ski resorts. dover, 77. changes are coming. 3d double scan showing a cold front pushing in. we had showers wetting the ground. as we widen the view, there is a train of moisture, the front becomes stationary. that means several days of rain on the way. the rape i rain is here for the commute. i talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, cecily. a buck's county medic thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl for sex. instead the cops were there waiting to arrest him. 46 cheerld charles aimer of war minister was communicating with an undercover police officer. he is charged with luring and attempted assault. >> a man that threatened to shoot up an upper darby church

let's go live to cecily tynan and the late facts and figures from accuweather. >> yes, i am, a jim, as i standi can feel the droplets of moisture. 47 in philadelphia. temperatures warm overnight as the warm front you see to the west and south pulls in, cleveland and charleston, 65-degrees this time of night. tomorrow, we should be at 70 by 4:30 tieing the record high. the problem with the wind off of the ocean, it's pulling in moisture reducing visibility i-95 corridors, half to a third of a mile. this fog will likely expand in the overnight hours. this causes problems for the morning commute giving it a yellow light, use caution. slow things down for the fog. use the low beams. you don't want your high beams reflecting at you. don't pass cars if you don't have to. it's hard to see the cars in front of you. i'll talk about warmer weather on the way in the forecast. >> the morning team will be on half hour early tomorrow to navigate the commute. join them at 4:00 a.m. for a record-breaking winter day. >> florida high school shooting suspect niklas vu cruz was in ct for a status hearing.

. >> meteorologist cecily tynan is here with a first look at the accuweather forecast. >> jim, what a difference a day makes. if you compare yesterday's 3:00 temperature to today, 77 record high to 33-degrees, a 34-degree drop in 24 hours. add to that, we have been dealing with gusting winds and it's been damp with winds out of the northeast, the windchill makes it feel 32-degrees. the northeasterly winds pulling in the mist and drizzle. double scan live showing the next system pulling into the ohio valley. that's moving in tomorrow. the second of three batches of rain. looking ahead, three more days of damp, dreary weather. the next sunny day isn't until tuesday. no snow in the seven-day forecast. i have the details on what to expect coming up. jim? >> still to come on "action news," the accusation that led to the arrest of missouri's governor today. >> plus consumer reports reveals top vehicle choices of the year. sharrie williams joins us with a special report. >> and jim, i sit down with eagle superbowl champion malcolm jenkins for the historic journey, being an underdog followed

let's check in with cecily tynan for the word on the parade from accuweather. cecily, a wintery system developing. will that intrude on the parade? >> it will be out of here in time for the parade, but it's causing problems for the wednesday morning commute. we are watching the gathering over the gulf of mexico. by daybreak, it's here. a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain before a change over to rain. that snow holds on the longest areas to the north. witness are storm watches for the pocono, the potential for accumulating snow out of here by thursday. cold, gusting winds, parade forecast dry, but bundle up. 9:00, when the clouds are gathering, 28. 11:00, 40, 33 by 3:00, factor in the winds, windchills remain in the low 20s. it's going to be cold. big changes by the weekend. we talk about that in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> all right, cecily. here is one of a handful of incidents that got out of hand last night. a man could be seen hanging from a traffic light at broad and archer which snapped at the pole. another collapse caught on camera, the awning of

delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> eagles nation arriving in minnesota today all fired up and ready to cheer their team to a historic victory. this the scene at minneapolis airport. they are here and they are psyched. >>> it is friday night and the big story on "action news" tonight, two days and you the pulsean entire region of the think again. let's make introductions. brian taff and sharrie williams are live at the nfl experience in minneapolis. sarah bloomquist is outside minneapolis saint paul international airport. she could be inside but now she's just showing off. ducis rodgers is at the mall of america in bloomington, om is at philadelphia city hall and chad prad pradelli is at the art museum. let's start with brian and sharrie. fans are arriving.what's the atmosphere around town? >> good evening, jim. this has to be the hottest place to be in the country right now. all eyes of course on minneapolis and fans are arriving here in droves and this is super bowl weekend. >> yeah

so, let's get the lowdown with meteorologist cecily tynan. >> it's been almost a week since we've had full sunshine so we need the sunshine and we're beginning to see it from the northwest to the southeast. let's head to the "action news" weather center and this is a live shot from the pagoda in reading. you can see how the sunshine has returned there. still a lot of lingering clouds in philadelphia but temperatures today did manage to make it up into the 50's. normal high for this time of the year is 47 so slightly above normal. 51 in philadelphia right now, the same in trenton, atlantic city also 51. reading 50 and allentown 51 degrees. and as we head through the overnight hours with this clearing skies, temperatures will gradually be dropping down into the 30's so seasonable levels for tomorrow morning. the good news is tomorrow you step outside, you will need the sunglasses. the sunshine will finally be back. double scan live showing most of our region is dry. we did have a few sprinkles in southern delaware, southern new jersey, but we should be done with the rain for the month o

. >> for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, several breaking stories. the fbi this evening now disputing the story from the white house. the head of the fbi now saying they told the white house four times about rob porter's past. porter resigning after allegations of domestic violence. >>> also breaking tonight, the dramatic rescues unfolding right now. more than a dozen climbers stranded. one climber falling hundreds of feet. cpr now being performed on the mountain. >>> the horror. an 8-year-old kidnapped at walmart, later killed. tonight, the moment the child's mother facing down the suspect in court. >>> this evening, the women at applebee's told to pay the bill and leave immediately. what they were accused of doing the day before, but they weren't there. tonight, applebee's firing three workers. >>> was it a runaway suv? the driver who called 911, saying he

for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, right this meant. >> a by bielephant is stuck in a muddy well. >> he's trying to get out. >> sethe rescue operation as a fran frantic mama paces nearby. >> he's teaching his daughter to drive. she's not comfortable behind the wheel. why dad is about to feel the same. >> think this is a friendly mud wrestling match? nope. what had these people mired in trouble. >> and words of wisdom. >> go there, a little edge boyfriend. he got to go. >> the two smart ladies teaching us to trust the process. >> you have in the faith and you have studied. >> yeah. >> there is a whole lot of drama in this video in thailand. we start with mom. that mother elephant is on a plantation about 2:00 in the morning. they can hear a lot of noise. she's in distress because she's a mama. and because this is a plantation, she runs into electric fencing. she's okay but she's stunned for a while. >> it must be serious to floor an elephant. >> they have th

metrologist cecily tynan has the full story from accuweather cecily. >> jim double scan live showing plenty of moisture coming our way and running into colder air and we have occur occur alert for i-95 corridor areas north and west for tomorrow really focused on the first half of the day and a winter storm warning in effect for the poconos as the system pulls in it's what is called over running and it's precipitation and warmer air over colder air at the surface and future tracker showing 7:30 in the morning and snow and philadelphia areas to the north we have ice and then we just have rain so really the impact on your morning commute depends on your location. lehigh valley and northwest suburbs tricky roads covered with snow and wilmington and trenton will be somewhat of a slushy mix and delaware south jersey this is mainly a rain event so the focus is really further to the north the change over is from the south to the north the accuweather alert for wintry mix changing all over to rain by the afternoon but biggest is northwest of i-95 corridor icing and it could be significant is

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jeff skversky has nick foles day at disney world and cecily tynan has the parade forecast. thursday's victory parade will start at broad and patterson at 11:00 a.m. then north through the city on broad. we are not sure if it will go around city hall to the left or right, but it will likely go left to pack into dilworth park, ending at the philadelphia museum of art for a huge celebration there. let's go live to the museum. "action news" reporter dann cuellar, dan, the word is that a couple of million people are making their own parade plans. >> that's pretty much what everyone is saying. the die has been cast. the order of business set for center city and making the eagle parade set for thursday. without telling anyone for fear of jinxing the game or giving bill belichick a heads up, looks like the city had a head start. >> we did it, baby. >> with passionate eagle fans running on high octane after the superbowl win the city is moving full speed ahead with the championship parade. >> i'm happy they won. everything is coming together for thursday. >> construction crews at th

now for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." something lurking under that hood, turns out to be -- >> a 15-foot king cobra. >> see who strikes first in one scary turf war. no! >>> a blindfold conceals her man's romantic plans. >> that is the sign of trust. >> how the journey leads to the surprise of a life time. >> oh my gosh. >>> some slippery ladies have a little trouble getting to shore. the good sports who aren't about to give up. >>> and a bunch of guys set out -- >> on mission improbable. >> what happens when they head into a car wash with no windows. i don't know what's going to happen but i feel like i want to be a part of it. >>> the owner of this car heard hissing when he went to turn on the car. what he didn't know there was a hood waiting for him under the hood. >> there is your problem. >> that's not a raccoon. >> that would be a 15-foot king cobra. >> wow. >> said when he popped the bonnet, the king cobra's head was up and its hood

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delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> friday night. we begin with developing news right now. more than a dozen russian nationals have been indicted on charges related to meddling in the 2016 u.s. elections. that announcement was made late this afternoon by deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. the 13 russians include a businessman close to vladimir putin. now, the indictment says the suspects took part in an elaborate plot to interfere in the elections through social media propaganda aimed in part at helping donald trump and harming the prospects of hillary clinton. the indictment is the most direct allegation of russian meddling during the campaign but it stopped just short of saying that the trump campaign actively participated. >> there is no allegation in this indictment that any american was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. there is no allegation in the indictment that the charge conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election. >> a short time ago president trump reacted to

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cecily tynan out on the paid patio with the nice weather and how long it sticks around. for the rest of the month. one more day today. gorgeous not a cloud in the sky. with the sunshine temperatures managed to make it up to 56 degrees 9 degrees above average. last february is the warmest on record and this february goes down as the third or fourth warmest and our fifth wettest. now it's -- syracuse 53 and charleston 63 degrees and tomorrow is a little bit warmer than today. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the high pressure basically over us and that high pressure scoots east tomorrow. wind out of the southwest and it warms up a bit. and we have increasing clouds tomorrow and then i'm tracking a late week storm one piece of energy in the desert southwest and this will form a coastal storm bringing us heavy rain, high gusty winds and even the potential for some snow. i'll talk more about that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. >>> get the latest on the forecast any time plus check storm tracker 6 live on your phone or tablet. the 6

we need to talk about rain coming in meteorologist cecily tynan is here with more from accuweather. >> there is a warm front bringing us april through the day tomorrow. the steadiest andhowing rain heaviest west of philadelphia, moving through reading and laough in the overnight hours. it should move through by 4:00 in the morning. use caution because though the rain is ending, areas are wet and there is dense fog to the north where we have the snow pack. after this, get ready for a real surge in temperatures. future tracker showing 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, mid 60s, 70s to the south and a strong cold front friday bringing changes by the weekend. another warm up next week. four of the next seven days temperatures in the 60s. crashing into saturday. i'm tracking the chance of accumulating snow saturday night. i'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, cecily. one person is being treated for injuries after a house fire in hamilton. flames broke out just before 7:00 on union road. the fire grew to two alarms before being brought under control two hours later. pennsylvan

cecily tynan is in the weather center with an eye to the sky. we have rain moving in overnight and another system on super bowl sunday and let head to the "action news" weather center. people are making their plans, 6:month for the game notice on the graphic where the vince lombardi trophy is. on the eagles side. if you plan ongoing out take an umbrella. we have from philadelphia mainly a rain event and if you head to a preparty game 39 degrees and a raw damp day and temperatures are rising during the game up to 44 degrees and time to celebrate still likely raining until midnight 42 degrees. so mainly a rain event for philadelphia. kind of a sloppy soggy super bowl. right now for the first day of february. it's not that harsh. 45 in philadelphia and lots of clouds and allentown 41 and trenton 43 and cape may 41 and dover with the southerly winds all the way up to 50 degrees and satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a cold front heading our way and it has a band of moisture and what will happen is a wave of low pressure develops alo

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> there are enough drugs on this table to get a quarter million people dangerously high in the philadelphia area. it's heroin and fennal and never going to hit the streets because of a coordinated effort of law enforcement. >> and the big story is the raid of a row home that kept $2.5 million worth of drugs off the street. and authorities also arrested two suspected drug dealers that were allegedly ready to push their product. vernon odom is live outside of the correctional facility where the suspects are being held. >> reporter: good evening to you rick and to you monica, the two suspects are held at the prison facility on state road and their bail set at $1.5 million each. >> these two men 24-year-old caesar guzman and 30-year-old sanchez rosario were locked up by a raid of enforcement investigation. the raid yielded in terms of street value, $2.5 million worth of heroin and fentanyl. >> these drug dealers were trafficking an extraordinary amount of heroin that they were mixing with fentanyl to make i

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass.>>> 19-year-old l massacre. >> sir, you are held no bond. >> cruz is back behind bars facing 17 counts of premeditated murder and was expelled over disciplinary problems and yesterday armed for war an ar 15 style rifle. and he pulled the fire alarm that pulled students out o

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. this is for you! >> here are your super bowl lii champions your philadelphia eagles, the triumphant march down the steps of the philadelphia art museum to the sounds of screaming fan. it is a day of course fans are waiting decades to see. and they came and they saw and now that the parade is over the mass exodus from this massive celebration is underway. you are taking a live look from chopper 6 hd at 30th street station and the bustling activity. the thursday night we'll hear from rick williams in just auto moment. and the big story is parade day for your world champion philadelphia eagles. >> birds fans from near and far flocked to the city for the historic moment. now that the party is over and

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> new jersey is taking a major step tonight in protecting children. while they are at school. this in the wake of the tragedy in parkland, florida, that cost more than a dozen people their lives. new jersey's top officials have just announced a comprehensive strategy to increase security in schools across the state. governor phil murphy says this is a coordinated effort to make sure everyone including teachers and staff remain safe. >> john rawlins is live in the trenton bureau with the details tonight. >> reporter: hi guys, what we had today was a potpourri of ideas, of existing policy and future wants. we heard from the governor, and we heard from legislate he officials and from cabinet members, considerable number of people. the hook of course is what happened last year in broward county, florida. new jersey was explained here has had specific policies on the books be in the paper for money drills. everybody is content with that. but the governor says that the protocol and procedures will be examined as

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the smoke billowed into the air as philadelphia firefighters attacked a row home fire from all sides in the city today. and "action news" viewer took the video of the scene along new kirk street and the rescue came too late however for one person that lived inside. >>> tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is a fast moving fire that killed one person and injured two others in strawberry mansion, the people that managed to get out took traumatic action to save their lives. bob brooks is along the scene of new kirk with more. >> reporter: yes, luckily these two occupants were able to escape the home and the home is behind me here. you can see how badly it's damaged. we are told that the two jumped out of the second story and off the porch roof and someone inside was trapped and they passed away and neighbors say they were in there screaming for help. >> we came down the street and heard the screams and he came down here and saw the whole house engulfed in flames. >> rodney tried his best to hel

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with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night, the big story on "action news" the super bowl showdown we are waiting for just three days away. the eagles talked to the media for the final time today before digging in for sunday. the excitement is building along with the fans that come from all over the country including philadelphia of course. to see the birds beat the patriots inside of u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis. "action news" team continues with live coverage. brian taff and sharrie williams are live but first sara bloomquist live at the mall of america live. fake merchandise and tickets are always an issue at big events like the super bowl right? >> that is right. we went to a news conference about that just this afternoon. u.s. immigration and ice representatives today announced the seizure of over $15 million worth of counterfeit sports and entertainment related items and arrested 65 people with 24 convictions at this point. in what they are calling operation team player. >> federal and local authorities and the nfl pu

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a truck driver was going about his job on pennsylvania turnpike and drove into the lehigh tunnel but did not make it out alive. >> the truck driver on a busy highway caused by a piece of tubing falling from the lehigh tunnel. >> they are having trouble because of different factors. john rawlins live now where the victim lives. >> reporter: very peculiar narrative. it happened at 6:00 last night a busy time on the feast extension but authorities did not know a there was a truck involved or b a fatality until almost 9:00. there were cameras in the area but they are not recorded. and hopefully witnesses can come forward to help them understand the sequence of events. these images show how a portion of electrical conduit came down and pierced the roof and windshield of the truck and instantly killing the driver howard sexton of howard county. sexton's widow michelle today trying to understand the bizarre incident. sexton an employee of ray more and

delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! [cheers and applause] >> are you ready minneapolis? the eagles put out the call and the fans answered. the faithful have flown the nest in philadelphia and are in the twin cities tonight ready to cheer the birds on to one more win. >> that's right. friday night the big story on "action news" of course countdown to kickoff. super bowl lii just about hours away now. eagles players are getti in their workouts and enjoying the moment while throngs of birds' fans fly west to give their team that extra boost on and we have live team coverage for you friday night. sharrie wilnd brian taff are at the nfl experience in minneapolis. >> first let's start with sara bloomquist where all the birds fans started arriving today. hi sarah. >> reporter: hi there rick and monica. yeah, we've been watching all day as this steady stream of eagles fans arrive here in minneapolis. i have to say i'm not sure the people of minneapolis quite understand what's com

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the eagles brought home the super bowl title and now it's time for philadelphia to celebrate in style. from hoisting flags outside of city hall to finalizing the championship parade route. city officials say it's time for the biggest bash this town has ever scene. >> the big story on "action news" is the flurry of activity around the city ahead of thursday's super bowl victory parade. officials say that even though the eagles won the title. the potential plans were in the works for a while now. >> getting fans to and from the video, street closures and parking and safety are high priorities. >> the procession steps off from broad and paterson, near lincoln financial field at 11:00 a.m. the players will wind their way up broad street past city hall and up to the ben franklin parkway. they end up at the philadelphia museum of art for an official ceremony that takes place at 1:00. >> our reporters are on top of the preparations, vernon odom spoke to fans about their thursday plans but first walter per outs

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the weather is cold and dreary tonight but not doing anything to dampen the high flying spirits of eagles players orph fans. the route is set and the team is home and pumped. there is only one thing left to do and that is have a parade. >> wednesday night and the big story is the final preparations across is the city for the eagles parade of champions up broad street to the art museum. the victory has grown and expected to be the biggest the city has ever seen. the touches are made for the huge celebration and they held a news conference at city hall to discuss the latest preparations for the festivities and they are anticipating this to be one of the largest events if >> with such an outpouring of excitement w eill be long lines, everywhere. and just as we waited for decades for this expect it to taking longer than usual to get around and please be patient. >> and mayor kenney advises everyone to dress warmly and everyone try to use public transit to ease getting to the parade. >> there will be 14 jumbo

delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> it has gotten worse and worse as the weeks have gone by and it is poised to break records now in one part of our region. we are nearly three months into one of the worst flu seasons ever and unfortunately it is gaining ground. >> monday night and the big story on "a news"tonight the flu season that continues to batter the entire country and our area. >> experts say there's more evidence tonight that the peak of flu season is still weeks away or could be and this news comes as delaware officials already released new totals of how many cases they are dealing with. >> health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is at the big board to fill us in. ali. >> hi guys. delaware's public health director says from the start of the season up until february 3rd it had nearly 3,000 lab confirmed cases of the flu. now, 995 of them were just in that last week. that's the highest they've seen in state records. and sadly, six delaware residents also died due to complicat

. >> ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> this is all that's left of 239 chestnut street in philadelphia's olde city section. a business on the first floor, the apartments above it are all gone tonight. officials are now tasked with finding how and why a fire did so much damage. >> monday night, the big story on "action news," authorities remain on the scene of yesterday's devastating fire in olde city that sent dozens of residents and hotel guests out into the streets. >> the cause of the fire is not the only concern tonight. the stability of the structures involved in the blaze is also worrying officials along with other businesses that surround that area. >> chopper6 got a good look at what is left of the building and why officials are so concerned. the fire escape here is barely hanging on at the front. that is a serious hazard. and just one of many reasons why people are being kept away. >> "action news" reporter sara bloomquist is live at the scene tonight with the very

delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> it looked like a wall of flames in the dark sky but this was more than two dozen school buses burning out of control at a bus depot in lehigh county. so far authorities are not sure what touched off the inferno. >> it's friday night and the big story on "action news" a school district in lehigh county was forced to cancel classes today because of this sweeping fire. >> 30 buses were impacted by the blaze that took several hours to put down. "action news" reporter bob brooks live outside the depot in orfield with the details for us. bob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, rick and monica. just a bad fire all around, millions of dollars worth of damage. some of these buses burned down to the frame, there's nothing left and they are just behind me right there. you can see 16 again burned down to their frames. another 14 damaged. luckily, no injures and it was a bad fire with lots of explosions in there. the flames lit up the early morning sky. parkland eas

delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the fun and fanfare is over. after the eagles super bowl ride, city officials don't know how exactly many eagles fans squeezed onto sidewalks streets and eakins oval during yesterday's parade but they do know they have a lot of cleaning up do. >> friday night, philadelphia getting back to business following that giant celebration throughout the city for the eagles super bowl lii win. >> chopper6 over the ben franklin parkway and eakins oval earlier today. as you can see the grass will need to be replaced, the trash still needs to be picked up completely but officials and fans agree it was all quite worth it. >> absolutely. city officials couldn't give an exact number about how many people were along the parade route but they say it was more than 700,000 screaming fans. police say only two people were injured, they were stabbed during the parade. >> however, one of those incidents likely stem from an ongoing problem between two people and happened inside of a

. >> ♪ >> ♪ delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the champions are home. fresh off their first franchise super bowl win. the eagles are back in philadelphia to share their excitement with the fans who are still flying high tonight. >> monday night and the big story on "action news," your world champion ship eagles back in the city of brotherly love now and ready to celebrate with you. the team arrived about two and a half hours ago and of course throngs of loving fans were right that the. >> what a surprise they got when the entire team walked over to the fence with the vince lombardi trophy in hand to greet them take pictures and say thank you for their support. however there was one person who was not on today's flight to philadelphia, nick nick foles had his own parade at walt disney world today. >> earlier today eagles quarterback foles spoke to the foles as you know had 373 passing yards, three touchdown passes and one touchdown reception. he talked about how the birds have man m.v.p.'s, n