the eagles and their fans are pumped up for super bowl lii in bitter cold minnesota. for the eagles to give it all they've got in today's super bowl. >> tracking rain. watch for slippery spots in areas this morning. you'll need your umbrella if you're picking up snacks or to head out to the watch party. >>> good morning.

the countdown so super bowl lii is getting closer. we are just three days away and the eagles busy at practice today as they look to make some corrections after they simulat d that justin timberlake half time show that's coming our way on sunday with 30 minute break yesterday. doug pederson said it was a sloppy second half but, of course, it's a teachable moment. >> for me it was just about talking to -- going around talking to the leadership of the guys. it wasn't -- it wasn't, you know, hey, um, get the team together. get the coaches together and start, you know, brow beating everybody. i mean we're so late in the season now that we understand how to practice. >> you always hear practice like you play. that's similar what we'll have to go through on game day just because of the different time allotments for everything but then coming out in the second part of practice, um, it wasn't as clean as we wanted we still got a lot of great work in and any moment there's a great teaching moment so i think just addressing it early in the week

after two long weeks of anticipation the stage is set for super bowl lii. live look right now at u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis, minnesota. >> it all comes down to this one game, one opportunity to win it all. eagles/patriots and the time is finally now. epic battle for the lombardi trophy. thanks for joining us tonight at 6:00. i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. i'm wearing my eagles pride right now. you can feel the excitement building as the birds get ready to fight for the first super bowl in team history. and you know we have live team coverage. kristen rodgers and chris o'connell in minnesota for the game. shawnette wilson is a watch party back here in pennsylvania let's get this party started. kristen rodgers live at u.s. bank stadium. man, kristen, this is what we have been waiting for. >> reporter: lucy, i have goosebumps right now. not just because it is 3 degrees outside here outside of u.s. bank stadium. but this is it. it has been 13 years since the eagles have been back here on this stage. and now the underdogs are ready to rise up and knock

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>> here's my pick for winner of super bowl lii, patriots 21 , eagles 29. get ready for the parade, in philadelphia. >> my prediction for the game, of course, an eagles win. they put up 30 points begins this patriots defense and our defense will do a great job holding them to 17 points. eagles victory 30-17. we are the champions. >> my prediction eagles 31, patriots 21. see you at the parade. >> oh, yeah, three for three, lets win tomorrow before we start planning the parade. reporting live from minneapolis at super bowl with the bird i'm ducis rodgers for channel six "action news", jeff, back to you. >>> bring that hat to the parade, by the way next week, love it. >>> eagles quarterback carson wentz is not walking home empty handed. wentz was federal innings air player of the year. ultimate honor can come tonight for brian dawkins and terrell owens will find out if they are heading in the pro football hall of fame. both snubbed last year and t-o says he is tired of defending his rest may. >> it would be a honor. i have been to the rodeo, this is my third t

super bowl lii eagles patriots. taking a look at the underrated patriots running game and dion lewis a former eagle. what can you say about the patriots running game. >> the thing about them is they do great job of running inside with quick traps but they get outside on sweeps and really that's the thing that concerns me. because the eagles have had some problems. they let some teams get outside with the sweeps so i expect that's where new england is going to attack. they're going to try to get outside with dion lewis very quick he's not that big but he's got good speed, great quickness and he'll be able to get outside but they got to definitely keep containing the defensive ends namely brandon graham and vinnie curry are going to have to do a good job of playing contain. make sure you turn that ball back inside so very important. if they're having trouble getting them outside, that will be problems for the defense. >>> gary, real quick. what can you tell us about what dion lewis has been able to do with the patriot

we are your official station and home for super bowl lii. this is the only place that you can see the game, and we're your source for the most behind the scenes access like what you just saw. tomorrow night our coverage will be so epic that we needed two channels to cover it. two. after the game you'll see "this is" on nbc 10. if you want to go to nonstop eagles coverage which we're calling this is philly. get it? >> yeah. >> it's on our cozy channel immediately after the game for nbc 10, this is philly. co cozy. >> a big night. let's go back to rosemary in the studios with the news. >> that guy patrick mueller with the rv, i interviewed him years ago when i first came back to philly as a reporter. a staple at lincoln financial field. glad to see he's in minnesota for the super bowl. >> he's going to be handing out cheese steaks tailgating. >> i believe it. we'll see you later in the newscast. >>> we're following news out of washington. head of the house intelligence committee says there's no evidence of collusion between donald trump and ru

super bowl lii kicks off in about 12 hours. it is gameday. as we said, we've been talking to eagles fans who have been flocking here to mall of america. we're expecting more to arrive in the next few hours or so. the vegas odd makers, they do not like the birds. they've got tom brady and the patriots by 4 1/2 points. we've been talking to fans all week from all over the country. they are clearly behind the eagles from coast to coast. we caught up with fans from iowa and texas, both of them birds fans who say they believe in the eagles. take a listen. >> back in the '80s randall cunningham and buddy ryan defense, just philly strong. >> just one ring and i'll be happy. put everybody in their place. we've been underdogs all i'm not even lying. >> by the way, both those guys from iowa and texas have never been to philadelphia. they say after the super bowl they're going to visit the city of brotherly love for the first time. by the way the mall of america, as more fans come over, they're putting up brand new displays. they have a locker room disp

now at 7 o'clock, the eagles are fired up on this last day before super bowl lii. a little snowfall outside of the stadium could not dampen the spirits of this team. good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thank you so much for joining us. we are now less than 24 hours away from kickoff and it's hard to tell who is more excited at this point the fans at home or the fans who made the journey to minneapolis. we have team three coverage for you all over the map tonight. let's head right to sports director don bell in minneapolis with some breaking sports news. don we just learned that eagles legend brian dawkins was tapped for the pro football hall of fame. >> yeah, weapon x gets the call to the hall. spent 13 seasons in philadelphia. he was a nine time pro bowler over all and when he played in the super bowl back in 2005, he played with terrell owens and t.o. is in as well on his third time of eligibility. we hope have some sound from those guys later on as the night goes on, again the announcement was made not too long ago. we hope to get some reaction. >>> now le

it's the only place you can watch super bowl lii. we're bringing you all the coverage and access nobody else can. after the big game you can see "this is us" here on nbc 10. and if you want to keep rolling with the eagles you can watch nbc 10 "this is philly." all right, now back to nbc 10's rosemary conners for other news of the day. >>> vai and tracy, one of the top stories we're watching here at home, it took a jury less than three hours to find a man guilty in the attack of a police officer. yesterday jurors convicted edward archer on all charges including attempted murder. he opened fire an officer jessie hartnet. archer pledged allegiance to isis in the moments following the shooting. after the verdict officer hartnet who testified during the trial told reporters his recovery is an ongoing process. >> i'm trying my absolute best to get back something that was taken away from me, and i think it's going to be quite a long road before -- i don't think i'll be 100%, but hopefully someday i'll get close to that. >> archer is schedul

bank stadium in minneapolis to take on new england patriots in super bowl lii. from the party to the preparations there, we have a live local team coverage for you. >> we are live with team coverage in minneapolis where bird and their fans are hoping to bring lombardi home to the city of philadelphia. and that is where we will begin tonight with sports director ducis rodgers and, jamie apody live outside the stadium, hi there, guys. >> hi there, two weeks of game planning, practicing, team meetings, game film break downs it is all done. only thing left to does to win the super bowl. >> of course, they have been there before but who toys say it can't be tonight. can you imagine the party, it will be, should they get things done, inside that stadium behind us.

we're just one day away from super bowl lii. nick foles will face off against the so-called greatest tom brady. of course, you guys know the price tag to make it here to minnesota very hefty for fans who spent thousands of dollars to be a part of all the excitement here. some fans were lucky winning raffle tickets and we're going to talk to one fan coming up in the next half hour who spent $125 and ended up winning the trip of a lifetime. more on that experience coming up in our next half hour. for now we're live inside the mall. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you. >> that's the way to get here, a drawing like that when you pay $125 and get here. there are different levels of fans. you have regular fans and then super fans. >> we walked out of our hotel the other day and saw this rv totally decked out. we had to talk to them. take a look at this. ♪ >> oh, yeah, outdoor speakers too. patrick mueller drove to this decking everything eagles. the pope. he bought this rolling pep rally after the eagles lost in the super bowl

this is the only place you'll be able to watch super bowl lii. we are your back stage pass to the big game. on super bowl sunday, we're expecting the biggest night in philadelphia television history. so big that our coverage will be so comprehensive we need two channels. after the game, watch "this is us" on nbc10. on our digital channel cozi, we'll bring you wall-to-wall super bowl post-game coverage. called "this is philly." get it? finds cozi at comcast 248, fios, 460, or over the air, 10.2. >> thanks. see you later. >>> 5:39. now to the other top headlines we're following this morning on nbc10 news today. we'll head to california where lapd investigators say former nba player, raphael butler, was driving a mangled range rover when he lost control. the crash killed him and his weed. the speed -- and his wife. the speeding car slammed into a parking meter, a wall, and then flipped. he played 13 seasons in the nba. butler was 38 years old. >>> today the white house is expected to release a gop memo about the russia probe. that's despite grave co

many of the devoted are choosing philadelphia to watch superbowl lii. these people are from florida and just flew into town. why make the trek here? >> why not? i want to be in the atmosphere. >>> cody says part of it was a financial decision. it was more expensive to go to philadelphia. walter, your idea, nick foles can turn the world on with a smile. that's our mary tyler moore moment. >> a annie mccormick, "action news" at 10, wphl-17. >> black hawk helicopters will be in the air making sure no craft gets too close to u.s. bank stadium. everything going into the stadium will be screened. we have more on security at the superbowl in the next half hour. >> as fans prepare for tomorrow, weather here or out in minneapolis, a big part of the plans depend on the forecast. we have you covered. if you are in minneapolis, minnesota, they are talking about the coldest kickof kickoff temperature a record of four degrees. the old record was 16 playing in detroit. inside the dome, 68 to 72-degrees. back at home, we are tracking moisture. you can see a piece of en

the only place where you can watch super bowl lii. we have the backstage pass with team coverage leading up to and after the game. see the "we want it" special every night at 7:00, because we want it. >>> let's get back to rosemary connors in the nbc10 studios with the rest of the stories. >> it seems like a foregone conclusion, right? we'll have the parade next week, fingers crossed. we'll see you later in the newscast. let's talk about broad street for a moment. we're hoping for a parade through the area next week. let's talk about the blue cross broad street run. registration is open to runners. matt delucia has the details. >> reporter: the blue cross race a little over three months away. at midnight, the registration lottery opened. if you feel like running ten miles, you have to sign up through the lottery process. they only take 40,000 runners. this is video from last year's run. you see it's big there. the largest ten-mile road race in the country with the long history in philly dating back to 1980. you get the sights and soun

we're less than 20 hours away from kickoff to super bowl lii. streets all over the area are going to look a lot different this time tomorrow. it's been 13 years since the birds were last in the big game and they're still searching for that first ring. and that's where we begin tonight at 10:00. good evening, everybody, i'm joyce evans. >> i'm dawn timmeney. it all comes down to this. it's one game, one opportunity to win it all, and you know, of course, we have team coverage for you on this super bowl eve. our fox 29 news team staying on what -- on top of what's going on in minnesota as well as the atmosphere right here in phil. let's get right to kristen rodgers live at the mall of america. hopefully you're staying warm. you look kind of cold. >> actually, yeah, i'm not at mall of america i'm outside u.s. bank stadium giving i was preview the where the super bowl will be played tomorrow night. how about this mojo for the eagles. brian dawkins selected for the hall of fame earlier tonight. yes, weapon x is now a hall of famer. he spent 13 season

. >> welcome back to our continuing coverage of superbowl lii. the focus tomorrow behind the scenes, security operations are kicking into gear. >> the security plan has been in effect for two years and is using black hawk helicopters. here's more on what's being done to keep people safe. >> die hard fan and a massive security presence. in the downtown of minneapolis, authorities have spent two years learning to protect it. black hawk helicopters are patrolling the skies, ready to intercept any helicopter that flies too close on game day. >> more than 2,000 cameras are keeping an eye on the city. >> we have folks from the federal government, department of energy, fbi. >> inside the command center, authorities are watching what's happening at fan zones and across minneapolis and st. paul. there are 64 law enforcement agencies, 10,000 volunteer and elite canine units have been brought in across the country. >> i'm confident we'll have a safe superbowl. >> all of the security is not meant to upset fans, rather than they'll have fun. >> it's hard to f

nbc 10 is the only place you can watch super bowl lii. it's almost here. it will be so big we need two channels to cover it all. after the game you can watch "this is us" or switch and watch nbc 10 this is philly for nonstop eagles coverage. over the air 10.2. >> i think we should try to get a third station. >> we might need it. >> now back to rosemary in the studios for the other headlines. >>> we know what everybody will be doing tomorrow night, but if you're looking for something to do this weekend between now and then, trying to count down the minutes, we have a fewth weeken. this is the final weekend for the philadelphia auto show from hot rods to the latest luxury vehicles. the auto show wraps up tomorrow montgomery county. only a few more day to take advantage of amblers restaurant week. more than a dozen restaurantsls this week. >>> on this super bowl weekend, this battle ship new jersey offers a deal for anyone who brings a soup. they will be donated to the food bank of south jersey. >> no, no, no. >> this video went viral of the girl who panicked

today is finally the day, super bowl lii. don't forget to keep it locked here on cbs three, we will have full coverage throughout the day and, of course, your post game coverage right here. with the team in minneapolis i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness sports". >>> flyers in the matinee with the senators. orange and black going in the contest with the three game losing streak. second period flyers down two to nothing, radko gudas with the pass to sean couturier who scores his 27th goal, flyers down by one. third period flyers back down by two, brandon manning shoots , scott loudon with the deflects and that deficit is new back to one. eight and a half left, flyers win the face off shayne gostisbehere shoots and then noland patrick comes up big knocking home a rebound, we are tied up this game will go into a shoot-out and mike hoffman skates in, and beats michal neuvirth flyers lose four-three. in a heart breaker. >>> sixers back on the road with the pacers, first time in his career joel embiid has played in back to back games.

bank stadium in hopes of make history in super bowl lii. "eyewitness news" has complete coverage as birds get for one more win. >>> and back here at home, a bus driver and life long eagles fan embarks on a journey he will never forget on his way to the super bowl and that is thanks to a special surprise from the community, he serves. >>> and breaking, how local families are live, that is a live picture this morning, in south jersey, where, students are up early, on this s

bank stadium where super bowl lii will take place in under six hours. redemption from super bowl 39 would be ever so sweet. >> yeah, get a little pay back with those patriots n a couple hours team buses will leave the team hotel and head over here and bringing players to the super bowl. >> yesterday they took a picture inside u.s. bank stadium. they took a team photo except for carson wentz who they put dead center. they want to win this for the quarterback. inside, we were there earlier today and it is nice, warm, toasty, because it has got a roof, but the place looks beautiful. preparations are underway. super bowl lii, we are getting ever so close. >> few hours confetti will be falling, we don't necessity which team will win that confetti. one thing we do know everybody is pulling for eagles and everybody is pulling for one brent celek longest tenured eagle on the roster. earlier in the week we went one on one with the tight- event. >> what are you're motions a few days from playing in the super bowl. >> i'm excited, you know, i'm just exited to get

the only place you can watch super bowl lii. we are your backstage pass to the big game. >> and on super bowl sunday, we are expecting the biggest night in philadelphia television history. our coverage will be so huge. we're using two channels. watch "this is us" here on nbc 10. on our digital channel, we'll bring you wall to wall super bowl coverage. cozi is channel 248. or over the air channel 10.2. and we are just getting started from minneapolis tonight. >> first let's send it back to the studios. >> we'll see you in a bit. to this now. one person is dead after chaos outside of a philadelphia high school basketball game. it all started when two dozen adults began fighting in the parking lot of lincoln high school. then someone started firing shots. you learned one possible reason for the shooting. >> police are looking into several different possibilities. one possibility includes one group being disrespected in a wrap. rap video. the school was on lock down for 90 minutes today. you can see the saucaution tape up. no studen

a lucky fan learns he is heading to super bowl lii free. free as in carson's got you covered. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today" live outside preparing for super bowl lii. >> get your butt down here? get down here. i'm vai sikahema. it is a frigid morning here in minneapolis. back to bill henley in the first alert forecast and find out how cold it is back home. bill? >>> not bad. temperatures are warmer than normal. we saw a nice warmup compared to yesterday when we were in the teens. 34 right now in philadelphia. just below freezing in the suburbs and new jersey, 30 degrees even in the lehigh valley. delaware, 35. that's to start with. there are clouds overhead. and clouds will be breaking for sunshine this morning. it's going to be a mostly cloudy day, and also we'll see the wind out of the southwest. that's going to help boost temperatures even warmer. 40s this afternoon. by 11:00, 43 degrees. in the mid to upper 40s this afternoon. on track for 50 in new jersey. it will be dry in new jersey, dry in philadelphia, we could see scattered, light rain showers with the hig

when the eagles flew to minneapolis for super bowl lii , they weren't only bird soaring in the sky in minute so the a bald eagle the team's mascot reside here in large number. >> they are a mega funa that resonates with every would be and everyone has an eagles story and special connection to bald eagles. >> reporter: little over an hour south of minneapolis is national eagle center on the shores of the mississippi river in minnesota. >> our mission, to connect people to eagles in history, in nature, and in cultures. everyone who sees an eagle is inspired. >> reporter: here you can see eagles in their natural habitats from the observation deck, or get up close, real close. >> all right, everybody. >> reporter: in a classroom setting students of all ages learned about the bald eagle thanks to angel and washaka. >> our eagles are educational ambassadors. they cannot survive on their own but they can come here, learn about them, go to schools, nature centers. >> reporter: in 1970 there was only one bald eagle nest along over 200 miles of the upper mississippi river. now through conservat

the site of super bowl lii. our eagles will take on the patriots right here with football's greatest prize on the line. >> and schools are getting their students all hyped up. businesses are doing the same thing. take a look at what we saw in a window in center city today. you can see this for yourself on 18 and jfk. that display right there is made entirely out of post-it notes. the company says there are 2100 post-its that make up that display. very creative. >> the city is buzzing with excitement and look at this. when it comes to showing team pride, no idea is too crazy. today the they host ed a head shaving party for fans. >> bold statements from those birds fans. >>> call it underdog supporting underdogs. adoptable dogs at the pennsylvania spca are sporting eagles jackets in honor of the super bowl right here. and your pet can be dressed in their best eagles too. the company boat house is offering custom eagles-themed dog jackets to anyone who donates more than $100 directly to the pspca. >> eagles fans do

by the numbers, super bowl lii is the biggest single game broadcast in television. more than 100 million viewers are expected to watch the extravaganza on sunday hundreds of men and women on the nbc sports team have been tirelessly working to make all of this happen they are manning 14 tv trucks, more than 100 cameras and all tied together with 50 miles of cable. they've been rehearsing behind the scenes like half time headliner justin timberlake. he has as much buzz going as the patriots and the eagles do he wouldn't give anything away to the media when he spoke to us yesterday other than to say that he is planning a lot of things that have not been done before so, as far as tickets go, let's talk about this. according to ticket resaler stub hub, the most expensive ticket they sold was $24,000. that's for a suite if you still want to consider coming to super bowl lii, there are still tickets available from resalers, but expect to spend at least $3,000 of course that's a nosebleed see the. i'm wendy woolfolk, back to you. >> very expensive tickets, no doubt people w

we are a little more than 24 hours away, since super bowl lii, here in minneapolis. reporting from the super bowl i'm ducis rodgers, channel six "action news", jeff, back over to you. >> thank goodness the game is played inside tomorrow. you look cold. >> eagles quarterback carson wentz is not walking home empty handed, wentz wins fedex air player of the year today, tom brady is expected to be named mvp. >>> two former eagles stars are expect to be named hall of famers tonight according to multiple reports, nine time pro bowler brian dawkins and six time pro bowler terrell owens, again, they are all expected to be elect to the pro football hall of fame tonight, according to multiple reports. >>> all right. swinging over to hockey, the flyers have been getting pushed around lately and again today against ottawa but what a finish final seconds noland patrick with 2.6 seconds left we will combo to the shoot-out , 12 flyers and senators take shots, mike hoffman the only one to score. flyers lose four-three, in a shoot-out. >>> the sixers will be in action tonight joel em

nbc 10, your official eagles' station is your home for superbowl lii. this is the only place you can see the game, and it is your source for the most behind-the-scenes access. >> and on superbowl sunday our coverage will be so epic, we need two channels to cover it all. after the game you will see "this is us" here on nbc 10. but if you want nonstop eagles coverage, switch over to our cozi channel after the game. it is comcast 248, and over the air at 10.2. >> back in philadelphia, we are in for a superbowl sunday soaker, and your neighborhood could even get snow. >> for that let's bring in first alert chief meteorologist tammy susan. >> it looks like some of us will get rain, some will get snow. not going to be quite as cold as you two in the twin cities, but let's start sunday morning at 8:00. you've gotten out of bed, you're so excited, this is it, it is the day, you're going to make your plans. we don't have any rain or snow in the area yet. winds have turned to the south. temperatures are either side of the freezing mark across the area, clouds are

>> super bowl lii now just three days away. >> good evening from minneapolis, minnesota. i'm jacqueline london. >> i'm jim rosenfield. tonight it is so brutally cold. the super bowl festivities had to be delayed this evening. the super bowl live concerts started later than they were supposed to because the audio equipment was frozen. the music couldn't start until crews thawed everything out. >> luckily the eagles practiced indoors today. just like they will play inside the dome on sunday. today the birds focused on quick tempo as they worked on their game plan for beating the patriots. >> and tonight more eagles fans are arriving here in minneapolis. some die-hard fans drove 17 hours in this tricked-out rv. >> that is incredible. nbc 10's steven fisher caught up with them tonight. he's also here in minneapolis this evening. >> reporter: that trip is roughly 1,100 miles from the philadelphia area to minnesota. a group of guys did it in a decked-out eagles rv. they left last night at 6:00, and they got here today at 4:00. have no fear, the eagle-mobile tube is now here in

the home of super bowl lii. nbc 10 is counting down to the super bowl. we are now just three tas away from one of the biggest games in eagles history. >> here's a live look at u.s. bank stadium. that's the site of the super bowl. and the stadium that's going to be flooded with eagles fans coming in just days. and right now those fans are taking over minneapolis in the entire area. more and more of them will arrive we get closer to the game. >> drey clark is live at the mall of america after talking with some of those fans. >> we know that thousands of fans will be either flying in or driving here to the greater minneapolis area. you might be surprised to know there are a number of eagles fans that live right here in minnesota. today as we walked around the mall of america talking to eagles fan, we bumped into one man who has a very special emotional tie to philadelphia. it's because of his experience there in our city. >> reporter: he made the trip from minnesota to children's hospital in tld. his then 3-year-old daughter needed a heart translant. he lef

that's the way it goes. >> reporter: all kinds of records were broken in super bowl lii. the two teams combining for 1,152 yards of offense. that is the most ever for any nfl game regular season or playoffs. nick foles as we showed you. he threw a touchdown pass, but he caught one. first time a player has done that in a super bowl. and tom brady is the first player ever to throw for more than 500 yards and 3 touchdown passes and 0 interceptions and lose a game in the nfl. guys, he has five super bowl ri rings, he is married to supermodel gisele. i feel bad for tom brady. he had the best game ever as a quarterback and he lost in the super bowl. >> what a great game. >> i don't feel bad for tom brady. >> i feel badly for john berman. what are the reviews from the halftime show from justin timberlake? >> reporter: inside the stadium, people loved it. he sang the hit songs and tribute to prince in the middle. going into the stands and singing in the stands and saying that selfie with the young kid. i thought it was good. people around me thought it was good. you cannot make e

we are just two days away now from super bowl lii. fans are pumped. the players are focused and we have team coverage for you tonight. from the latest in minneapolis if a what you can expect here in philadelphia, we have every angle covered ahead of the super bowl showdown. let's begin tonight with kristen rodgers life at the mall of america. kristen, i hope you're staying warm. >> oh, dawn, i am trying but i've got great news for eagles fans. because every single player was a full go at practice today. that includes tim jurnigan whose coming back from being out back to back days with an illness. we have to talk about nick foles because he's been through every high and every low and from almost retiring now he's at the cusp of bringing home a super bowl trophy to philadelphia. >> being in the position i was in as backup, that's a different role than a starter, um, from a standpoint of, you know, the offense and just your prep. you're still doing a lot of prep, you're preparing like you're the starter but it's different. so when you step into the start

after the eagles win super bowl lii. >> are they singing? >> we're the champions. >> i was waiting for that. i was waiting for that. the queen song. we are the champions sneet we are the champions♪ no time for losers♪ >> ukee, jess, if you can hear me, we're here and this is where the party is. we are the champions. everyone here singing thoss an thousands of people sl operating the victory against new england. tom brady and new england patriots. it is packed here. everyone is having a great time there are drinks and flags and there is a lot of fun here in south philadelphia the crowd honestly has not come down. it has not gotten smaller at all. the game ended. and boy, is it a lot of fun right now. who let the dogs out♪ who let the dogs out♪ philadelphia eagles were underdogs going into the super bowl. new england was expect todd win. guess what? that did not happen as we all know. as all you philadelphians kno know, we are the champions. that's what happened. a lot of excitement now. this is going to continue throughout the night.

when the eagles flew to minneapolis for super bowl lii , they weren't only bird soaring in the sky in minute so the a bald eagle the team's mascot reside here in large number. >> they are a mega funa that resonates with every would be and everyone has an eagles story and special connection to bald eagles. >> reporter: little over an hour south of minneapolis is national eagle center on the shores of the mississippi river in minnesota. >> our mission, to connect people to eagles in history, in nature, and in cultures. everyone who sees an eagle is inspired. >> reporter: here you can see eagles in their natural habitats from the observation deck, or get up close, real close. >> all right, everybody. >> reporter: in a classroom setting students of all ages learned about the bald eagle thanks to angel and washaka. >> our eagles are educational ambassadors. they cannot survive on their own but they can come here, learn about them, go to schools, nature centers. >> reporter: in 1970 there was only one bald eagle nest along over 200 miles of the upper mississippi river. now through conservat

today we hope to learn a little bit more about the super bowl lii halftime show. justin timberlake will talk to the media this morning. you can see he's standing on the 50 yard line at u.s. bank stadium. fans can expect extra zmurt and around the stadium for sunday's game. nfl says security screenings at the stadium will start at 1:00 p.m. local time. that's more than five hours before the game. police are working with the department of homeland security and the fbi because the super bowl has been designated as a national security special event. >>> new this morning, a new poll shows the eagles have the support of more americans on sunday than the patriots. the poll found 43% of americans say they are backing the birds as compared to just 18% who are pulling for the patriots. 39% say they don't care the. survey also nund only one fifth of the public is really excited about this year's matchup. no doubt about it, nerve philadelphia is pumped. the bling every football player dreams of is on full display over at the super bowl experience inside the convention center

the eagles taking on the patriots in super bowl lii. of course, we're all hoping to see the birds bring open the vince lombardi trophy, go eagles. >>> doylestown bucks county native pink has teamed up with unicef for his latest project. the singer has dropped a memorable music video for the ballad. her 6-year-old daughter willow makes an appearance in the video with her famous mom. >> 6:51 a.m., tom hanks is asking want to be my neighbor. the oscar winning actor who is widely considered to be the nicest guy in hollywood will portray mr. rogers. the film will depict the friendship between the iconic children's tv host and a journalist assigned to write about him. >>> another biopic in the works, this features, jennifer hudson as the queen of soul. aretha franklin actually picked her. >>> there are films hitting theaters, including dame helen mirren here's david daniels with a preview. >> reporter: this is winchester. >> reporter: winchester, builds a mansion to contain the ghosts who are haunt her. it should scare up 8 to $6 million. not

we are your initial eagles station and your home for super bowl lii. this is the only place you can see the game, and we're your source for the most behind the scenes access. and tomorrow night our coverage is so epic that we need two channels to cover it. after the game you'll see "this is us". if you want nonstop eagles coverage, switch to our cozi channel for "this is philly". channel 248. over the air at 10.2. >> this is us, philly. the eagles have made minneapolis this is us. we have taken over the city. >> this place, this mall turned green yesterday. i'm sure it will turn green again today. for now back to rosemary live in the 10 studios. >> 8:36 on this saturday. >>> a man is in critical condition after a shooting inside of a bar. police on the scene did make an arrest last night. an employee of the west side tavern sports bar. no word about what the employee's role may have been. they blocked off the business as they investigated what led up to the incident. >>> in washington the head of the house intelligence committee says there's no evidenc

the home of super bowl lii! super bowl lii! [ cheers and applause ] fun fact. over 65,000 people attended the super bowl tonight. that's right. the crowd was 10% eagles fans, 10% patriots fans, and 80% angry vikings fans. that's very interesting. if you do the math -- of course, i want to say congratulations to the philadelphia eagles for winning the super bowl! i know one thing is for sure. the roots are calling in sick tomorrow. that's what i'm talking about. hey, you guys. congratulations. not only did the eagles win. they beat one of the best teams in the history of football. so congratulations to the patriots as well. what a great game. down to the wire. of course, after the game, they gave out the super bowl mvp award. before the game they give out other awards, sort of like they do in high school year books. like most likely to succeed. class clown, stuff like that. with that in mind it is time for "the tonight show" superlatives. ♪ first up from the eagles is quarterback nick foles. he was voted most likely to be the reason philadelphia is changing it

the only place that you can watch super bowl lii. we are your backstage pass to the big game this year. on sunday, our coverage will be so comprehensive we're using two, two channels. after the game, you can watch "this is us" here on nbc10. over on our digital channel, cozi will bring you wall-to-wall post-game coverage. find cozi at comcast 248, verizon fios 460, or over the air on channel 10.2. >>> we'll head to rosemary connors in the end n studios for the other -- in the nbc10 studios for the other news. >> thanks. >>> in other news that we're watching, somebody shot three people including a pregnant woman. investigators recovered bullet casings at 52nd and webster streets. a 19-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were shot. all three are in stable condition. >>> philadelphia police are also searching for a shooter who killed a man in the parking lot of a high school while students were inside watching a basketball game. according to authorities, a group of men went to lincoln high school in mayfair looking for someone at the gam

january, back to you. >>> dreams of seeing eagles in super bowl lii are taking flight. now destination for eagles nation is minneapolis. eyewitness news reporter anita oh is live at philadelphia international airport this morning where fans are going through security right now for a trip of the lifetime, anita, good morning. >> reporter: that is right, jan, good morning. activity here has been picking up all morning, the lines here of been wrapped around, this security area, for the morning , now, and at times it was actually feeling like we were in the linc considering how many people are just geared up, in their eagles green, deck out, for the super bowl, lot of us headed to minneapolis this weekend, some of us say that they were surprised by other family members with tickets but the general sentiment here is really this is just such a grand experience, after 13 years of waiting they are just so exited to see the bird in the super bowl this weekend. we met one patriots fan who had a very positive message for the eagles. >> he said i would be happy if you won because i

how it was reunited with its owner just in time for super bowl lii. golden gate bridge >>> and taking a live look here as we look out over the golden gate bridge. a beautiful start to the sunday morning. it's super bowl sunday. of course we've got you covered here on nbc bay area. the time now 7:10. >>> a close call between a drone and a passenger jet over las vegas. this is now under investigation after this dramatic video surfaced online. as "today in the bay's" marianne favro reports there are a lot of questions and even more concerns. >> reporter: this dramatic drone video shown widely on social media shows a dangerously close encounter with a frontier airbus full of passengers approaching las vegas mccarron airport. >> it is an extremely dangerous operation. we saw what a couple birds can do to an aircraft and bring it down as it did a couple years ago on the hudson and a drone would do the same thing if it got into the engine. >> reporter: many passengers arriving at mineta san jose international airport said the close call made them uneasy. >>

the home of super bowl lii. in just three days, all eyes will be on minneapolis as the eagles get ready to take on the patriots. >> one of many eagles fans watching on sunday will be 9-year-old from margate. he will be in a delaware hospital where he's fighting a rare form of cancer. >> tonight reporter ted greenberg shows us how some big names and friends at home are all rooting for him. >> reporter: surge iing with eas pride. but on this special super bowl day filled with so much grief, a fourth graderer is on many many minds. >> the 9-year-old will watch the big game from his room at ai dupont hospital for children in wilmington for the second time in his young life he's battling a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. >> we're going to have a tailgate party in his room. >> a room decorated by his dad deck ed out with football and plenty of other eagles gear. >> it just reminds me because i have all that sports stuff there. >> he's facing months more of chemo therapy and needs a bone marrow transplant. >> you

a reminder super bowl lii airs tomorrow night here on nbc. we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nbc nightly news." i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. playing defense against drivers on super bowl weekend. c-h-p, dealing with a new danger on the roads ... >>> right now at 6:00, playing defense against drunk drivers on super bowl weekend. chp dealing with new danger on the road. the news at 6:00 starts remind. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen. >> as people get ready to gather for their super bowl parties, we're getting a warning from the chp that there will benoa new rs how drugged driving is affected safety on the roads. nbc bay area )s sergio quintana is in san francisco tonight. sergio, it )s what a lot of people feared--officers are seeing a spike in the number of people driving stoned. how wrong was punxatawney

a reminder super bowl lii airs tomorrow night here on nbc. we appreciate you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nbc nightly news." i'm lester holt. hall of fame. >> get loud with it! >> yeah. that was dawkins earlier today leading the eagles nation at a team pep rally in minneapolis. a picturesque shot of snow falling in minnesota with eagles dreams. there's only one tv station to watch the game, the official tv station of the eagles nbc 10. ♪ ♪

. >> we have live coverage this morning to philly faithfuls rushing out to get brand new super bowl lii gear. we start in center city. some celebrations as we mentioned got a little out of hand. people piled onto an awning of the ritz-carlton, and it collapsed. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in center city. >> matt, show us what you're seeing out there this morning. >> reporter: hey, rosemary and ted. we've been moving throughout the area this morning to give you a different perspective each half-hour of what we are seeing damage-wise throughout the city. again, it's important to mention a lot of people were out having a good time and were behaving very well. and especially when you saw those pictures from sky force ten of the hothousands of peopl on broad street. there were some folks that did get a lilt out of hand. one spot we'll point out is the macy's. there's a gentleman here boarding up the windows because some folks decided to take it upon themselves to start smashing that grass. and on chestnut overnight where we saw much of the same thing, people breaking windows, turning over

. >>> and then super bowl lii is just hours away. the big game between the defending champion new england patriots and the philadelphia eagles right here on nbc. gets started at 6:00 eastern, 3:00 pacific. with pregame coverage running all day long. don't forget, justin timberlake at halftime. we'll have a live report from minneapolis. >>> and later, a "sunday sitdown," with one of the world's biggest stars now making her mark here in the united states. priyanka chopra star of hit show "quantico" from making the leap to hollywood to the premier of one of india's most famous actresses. >> i guess i just wanted to see where else it could take me. i didn't just want one country. i wanted the world. >>> let's begin this morning with that breaking news out of south carolina. please say at least two people are dead. abc's morgan radford has the latest. morgan, good morning. >> willie, good morning. police are still on the scene of that deadly crash and it happened around 2:30 this morning in columbia, south carolina. 139 passengers were on

lining the parade route but guess what the organizes of this parade are now playing replaying super bowl lii, on the jumbo tron, there are 14 jumbo trons out here donning ben 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,

eagles and patriots in super bowl lii. the hype is everywhere. >> be promised the kids we would take them the next time the eagles made it so they're here. >> we're cheering the birds to victory right now. you're looking live at u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis. this is the place of course for sunday's big game. you can only watch the show downright here. super bowl bound. here is a live picture of philadelphia international airport in about 15 minutes football fanatics will board a plane heading here where we are to minnesota. we're covering every angle of super bowl mania. we're live from super bowl headquarters here in minneapolis. >> in the next 90 minutes we have exclusive coverage of the big game. nbc 10 is your official eagles station, you won't see these stories going on anywhere else. >> the birds are focused and bump pumped. >> i think we're ready, but it's not what you say, it's what you do. we have one more to go through what type of team we are, the adversity we have to overcome to get to where we are, and let

bank stadium at super bowl lii. mr. gary left for minneapolis this morning after students surprised him with tickets to the game. our anita oh has more on this heartfelt journey. >> reporter: driving a schoolbus is mr. gary kelper's job. but what he's turned into is his calling. >> i'm just an average guy, you know. i just love the children i take to school in mt. laurel. >> reporter: on sunday, thanks to those very students, he took a seat as a passenger instead. >> it's starting to sing in. >> reporter: on the road to super bowl lii. >> after more than two decades of giving back, the life long eagles fan got something in return. on monday students and parents surprised him at his last butt bus stop of the day with two super bowl tickets airfare and personalized eagles jerseys. his dream come true. >> to bring home that eagles victory. >> by his side in minneapolis will be lorraine his wife of 30 years. >> i was thrilled out of my mi mine. it was like it can't be happening. pinch me. >> his story is proof that just one