>> it has been 13 years, the eagles are headed for the superbowl. >> from the underdogs to the superbowl, the philadelphia eagles else, nfc champions after last night's win. and celebrations spilled out ton streets where thousands of fans gathered to revel, today is monday, january 22, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon, what a great week. >> good morning, yes, today feels like very special monday , because we're just wacking around the news room, everyone seems so happy, smiling, very got reason. looking outside on the roadways, everything is looking good. >> really quiet.

>> talk about a nice way to kick offer the week in a big way, dough have little bit of eagles spirit. little bit of green, hint of it here and, there little bit of drizzle, showers, sprinkles , the store hire today. not a washout but it is a little damp outside. it will stay that way even into thomas the bulk of the precipitation starts to move in. storm scan, not totally quiet but it is still quite mild for january. anyway, 44, is your current temperature, that's above what's average already for a daytime high. you're still in the 50's in dover, still in the four's even in the poconos, so again, mild air still in play here, the daytime high eventually rebounding all the way up to 57 at the shore. but, 55, in the city again, more clouds overhead, and few sprinkles, but if you really didn't want to cart an umbrella along with you today i think you should get away without it. it just will be again little damp. meisha? >> good to know, all right, katie, thank you so much. looking outside right now, so like i said, not much going on

other than little construction , 59 south between pa welcome center route 332, right lane compromised see the flashing lights, also the cones in the roadway. very dark out there. take it easy just headed out the door right now. fifty-nine south at cottman looking great, nice and quiet. exactly what we want to see on very early monday morning, although i will say that already we've got few of your neighbors out there. not necessarily picking up but little more than what we could athletes see. schuylkill at the vine, did not have any overnight construction, usually over night could be struck sean but not the case this morning, that's good. looking real good. schuylkill at the vine both directions looking nice, 42 freeway north at creek road, approaching 95, looking good there, talking about septa reminder, too, coming up in a little bit. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. if you just lifting your head off the couch right now, guess what, the eagles are headed to the superbowl. >> yes, they beat the minnesota vikings in the nfc championship. viking scored on first possession of the game. but the eagles got it back

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

the vikings 38 to seven. the blow out earned the birds their first trip to the superbowl in 13 years. some fans didn't even need words to express their excitement. >> whooo! alhhh! >> at the same time police estimated 10,000 fans at frankford and cottman in mayfair, plenty every praise for the team. >> big win, we did it, going to the superbowl. >> like in 2005, it will be a superbowl match up against the patriots. >> this time fans are hoping for different outcome. >> this is huge moment. i remember, i was in eighth grade the last time the eagles went to the superbowl. and now we're back again, facing the same team. redemption. redemption. it is our year. our year. >> and perhaps a little devine intervention. >> thank you, god. thanker you, angels above. >> now, whatever it was, we are grateful for it, and despite all every those people out in the city celebrating

police tell us these celebrations were largely peaceful, although despite the best effort of the city, reaching up those light polls, there were several people who did ascend them, guys, we all saw those pictures ahead of the game, pretty fun which all of the big tons of crisco with the crews greasing up the polls. ya, it didn't work. >> ever determined eagles fans , trang, thank you. >> our pat gallen also covering the dominant performance by our eagles. >> pat it, really was a game eagles fans had dreamed every. the dream is not over yet. >> say it with me. the eagles are in the superbowl. >> during the 2004 playoffs the eagles the falcons and vikings for chance to play the patriots in the superbowl. last night at a rocking link 13 years later history repeat philadelphia self, all be it in a slightly different fashion. the eagles fell behind seven- nothing, when the vikings marched right down the field and scored on the opening possession. keenum's 25 yards to rudolph

right there. but the birds defense dipped in after that of the patrick robinson pick off keenum for pick six. this was a beauty. and the route was on. the birds gave the vikings a bald attack that exceeded on several levels. the birds ran the ball effectively. they passed with pinpoint accuracy. and even scored on a little razzle dazzle, flea flicker in the second half, everything working for the philadelphia eagles. this touchdown, from foles, to alshon jeffrey, 53 yards, it was domination. the eagles win the nfc championship 38 to seven. my voice is cracking. the team pulled together over the course after tough season and our don bell was there as the team celebrated their huge victory. >> absolute euphoria here at lincoln financial field. after being the underdog for the second straight week, the eagles turn into the tough dogs and earn a trip to the

superbowl. >> kind of surreal, you know? it is -- i love coaching this football team. i love coaching those players in there. you know, it is a tremendous ing. >> this is a special group of players. and coaches. however, all of our focus as has been the whole year is to win it all. it is not to go to the superbowl. >> i haven't even had time to really comprehend what is going on. to be honest. like i don't know if i ever will or it is un believe within i was up on that stage, asks g -- something you dream about as a kid, and, you know, just being the magnitude of the game, for us to go as a team put together a great performance, that's something really special. >> in less than two weeks, the eagles will take on the new england patriots for rematch of that classic superbowl back in 2005. and already, they're five and a half point underdogs. from the link, don bell, cbs-3

, eyewitness sports. >> and next up a familiar foe. the new england patriots, the birds will face-off against them on superbowl sunday in two weeks. new england got thereby beating the jacksonville jaguires and come from behind fashion, 24-20. tom brady and the patriots are the rain champions, this will be the team's tenth superbowl appearance overall. brady and belichick together have won five of the seven they have been in, and of course they beat the eagles back in 2005. it is going to be a fascinating match up. so onto superbowl 52 in minneapolis, in two weeks, again, the eagles and new england patriots as you heard don bell say eagles are opening at five and a half point underdogs, biggest underdog since 2009. but that's exactly where they've been all post-season, why they've worn the mask, why the philadelphia eagles should not be counted out against brady, belichick and the patriots on february 4th. you have got to love it. those masks they came in handy yesterday. >> they worked.

>> they worked. >> i think at this point the whole nation is rooting for the eagles except new england. >> my cousin? boston were mess messaging me last night, go away, you're finished. >> and take a look this morning, daily news is having a lot of fun with the eagles underdog label. dog faces posted over eagles quarterback jaylen mills with the headline best in show. >> nick foles gets the headline foles speed ahead. shows the quarterback react to go his 53-yard touchdown pass to alshon jeffrey. >> remember it worked so well last week, the eagles owner jeffrey lurie did it again, after winning the nfc championship, lure did i his victory dance in the eagles lockerroom, again just like last week some of the eagles joined in. >> needs to tech us that dance again, the jeffrey. because i didn't catch all of the moves last week, i don't

think it is hard to master. >> no, but i think there is some expertise involved there, clearly. >> last night some vandalism did march some of the celebrations in the sit. >> i where rowdy eagles fans took to the streets to paint dozen cars green. also, have this. >> did you see this? i have to say, i did laugh. women, it was the a crushing win not just for the eagles but where for one man trying to catch a train. bump. back in two minutes.

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>> it's hit. it's interceptedment kick off by robinson, robinson at the 30, touch back across the field, robinson looks for a block, now he is at the 20, the 15, the ten, the five, touchdown. >> well, talk about a monumental shift here. merrill reese with the call on 94wip, patrick robinson's interception and touchdown,

marks the eagles defense, the birds are now going to the superbowl. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> "eyewitness news" at chickie's and pete's' in south philadelphia last night, fans flocked thereto watch their birds absolutely smash the minnesota vikings. and the nfc championship game. now it did start out rough with the viking scoring seconds into the game. the crowd wore it with excitement as the eagles un scored 38 un answered points. one fan told us why he thinks this team and season is different. >> this whole season has been different from day one until now. it has been completely different season. we're getting all of the breaks we never got. the penalties, the turnovers, the touchdowns, we're making the catches. and this team, it is a team. it is not about individuals, everybody showed up like football every single day. >> and of course the win like that means the birds are superbowl bound. the eagles are head to minneapolis to take on the new england patriots. >> now, unfortunate act of vadalism, how much, following that eagles win.

>> eleven cars up and down the 1500 block of north 16th street were sprayed with green paint at some point last night. temple police is handling the incident but so far no arrests . >> sorry, i keep laughing. and it is painful to watch an eagles fan caught on camera by a septa subway rider was tackled by a pillar. near his -- one of the stops. this video sure is going viral on social media. no word on whether the fan suffered any injuries. >> sure he did! dislocated shoulder, something >> and you hate to laugh. >> i'm sorry. but it is like i kept on watching it this morning when eating my breakfast. >> speaking of this morning i feel like when you sort of do that, maybe you've been drink ago little you don't feel it as much then it is that next morning where it all casino every hits you. not that i'm speaking from experience, kate. >> i yes, you've run and been tackled by a pole at the septa station. happens every saturday. >> oh, goodness. speaking of green, though, look at you. >> yes, you know, you got to

represent. we're going to see a lot of eagles gear for weeks. all right, so, you take a look at storm scan, even little team spirit here. you don't want to see the purple. actually going to see the purple here locally but we will actually see some more green before this is all said and done. this is very pretty looking storm system, classic, shaped like a comb a you have the front trailing down to the south, circulation off to the north with the cold air wrapping in snow on the back side of this, but it is just too warm for us to see anything but plane rain, liz drizzle, few sprinkles, what's on the radar today, maybe even low-lying cloud cover in a few spots to trick you up. no problems, visibility just on "skycam 3", overlooking liberty place, all lit up in eagles green. forty-four the temperature there, at the airport specifically, and feels like that because the winds is nice and calm. so, as the day progresses, you don't need the umbrella here today. don't be shock if you felt couple every sprinkles along the way. high hits 65 degrees, so it might as well be spring with the values. down to 45 later tonight. still again with some showers

around, but the steadiest rain does come along tomorrow. and it looks lick it will happen especially during the daylight hours that that heaviest rain comes in. so, you'll need an umbrella out there. might even be few rumbles every thunder, behind the front, again, classic it, does get colder thursday being the chilliest. and just 38 degrees, but with sunshine, meisha. >> all right, you said it, no more purple, all about the green and very very servingly so. s real happy this morning. looking outside right now. there is construction out there. ninety-five south between pa welcome center and route 332, so the far right lane, it is compromised. just heads up if you are headed out the door, the right lane, very dark out, there but the good news there are so many flashing lights, it is hard to mistake what's going on here. but you can see the cones on the roadways, just heads up, again, headed out there any time soon, construction workers still hard at work out there. fifty-nine south at cottman, quick peak here, little bit ago. even looked busier than this. but right now looking very, very quiet exactly what we would want to see. schuylkill at the vine, no overnight construction here, actually looking real good. all point to the schuylkill on the vine and both directions

looking good. forty-two freeway northbound at creek road, what you are looking at, looking real nice, my friends in jersey, as well. >> septa reminder talking about this last week, talking about it again this morning, just reminder cash your token sales are ending, like i always say, check to schedules on line. rahel, jim, over to you. >> thank you, to the nation's capitol government shutdown is in its third day. >> but optimism on capitol hill it won't reach fourth senate majority leader, misch mcconnell restored government funds r for three weeks, say there will be vote on the pleasure at noon, lawmakers suggest stopgap agreement was close in exchange for pledge to work on immigration legislation. well, still ahead on " eyewitness news" this morning , the impact the government shutdown could have on getting your income tax refunds. >> and rocky, shares his support for the eagles, the love, sly stallone has for our hometown team with "eyewitness news" continues. we'll be right back.

>> after last night's 38 to seven romp over the vikings, the message, underdogs. now eyewitness "eyewitness news" told you few days ago the energy company avoiding the official logo, we don't want them to jinx the team. peco however have turned the light green. >> time now 4:50. time for check on business news. >> money watch's diane king hall joins us from the new york took stock exchange, good morning, so apparently not just wall street on washington watch, but also main street america word as well, it come pact our taxes. break it down for us, diane. >> that's right. good morning, rahel, jim tax refunds could be delayed because of the government shutdown. during the last shutdown in 2013, more than 90 percent of irs workers were furloughed, that led to the delay of some $2.2 billion in rye funds, so far this time around, fewer workers being furloughed, but just over 50%.

>> so in airline news, you know, a lot of people don't realize this, on smaller planes often they ask your weight, weight anibal purposes , now i understand another airlines asking to widdle down its waistline. what's this all about? >> in-flight magazine because every ounce counts. now, that's the one in the seat back, i know, cut an ounce from each, hundreds of gallons every fuel a year saved. $290,000. >> jim, rahel? >> so that does mean at one point cheaper flights, duscheusne. >> no. >> okay. >> i know, right? >> we would love for it to translate to that. jim, i've been on one every shows smaller flights, my gosh , i whispered my wheat. oh. >> a lot of times they'll move people specially on the smaller planes, we need to move two people to the back, specially depending how much luggage or cargo they're caring. >> oh, i would which. >> every ounce count. diane, thank you, see you in the next hour.

>> all right. well you may or may not know this. but eagles tight-end zach ertz is married to mid fielder for the us women's national soccer team. >> after last night's win she got the news. take a look at the moment joy ertz found out the eagles and her husband are superbowl bound. >> i'm afraid to ask. >> fly eagles fly sure sure joy. told she also scored a goal in last night's win. she proud of herman. she should be. >> should be. >> diehard eagles fan sylvester stallone has some words ahead of last night's win. >> i got the ring. i got the jersey. i got the will. i've got the optimism that the birds are going to fly triumphant over philly tonight keep punching, philly. >> you heard the man, well the rocky took to instagram to cheer on his favorite team.

in the caption he wrote birds after feather flock together ment and we'll soar this weekend, go eagles. and they did. >> i heard some of the viking fans were decorating the rocky statue with viking attire. >> they were go you don't go to someone else's house and redecorate the living room. >> don't be disrespectful, put some respect on my name. >> karma gets you every time. katie is talking about some rain coming up. >> more on that big eagles win as "eyewitness news" continues we will be right back.

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>> that could be covered in crisco and we'll sometime climb it. >> what a perfect song for the mood this morning, my goodness , yes, you won't stop feeling this any time soon. go birds, well done.

we're looking ahead here, to some wet weather certainly, the radar certainly not going to sit by, and not show it team spirit here either. eagles green showing up already, in fact, but today's the day where could you probably get away without the umbrella few sprinkles working their way through okay. but it isn't going to be a washout after day, perhaps flicking the windshield wipers once or twice throughout the day, all warmfront related definitely warm in advance of a much larger system that's going to be crossing its way through, cold front tomorrow bridges in the steadiest rain. that's the umbrella day. for now though still sitting pretty here in the four's, in almost every location, allentown has sin dropped off to the 30's, shouldn't drop too much further, at 52 in dover. kicking checking the seven day , tomorrow is a wet day, also the warmest, clear it back out, temperatures take a plummet. it hams with cold front. even though the sun is back need to break out the winter coat once more. it is january, though. >> yes. i will take rain over snow to be honest with you.

anything winter, especially at this point. but katie said it. good feeling this morning in the air. take a look at the vine. looking nice and quiet. just as we expect it to be. blue route near mid-county kind of the same story here looking pretty quiet here as well both directions, philly southbound side keeping our eye on, then overnight construction, construction crews hopefully going to move out of the way soon. ninety-five south between the pa welcome center and route 332 that right lane compromised there. bridge inspections starting 9:00 a.m. here just reminder, token sales are ending, jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" the big win continues, we'll tell you how much superbowl tickets selling for right now. >> and there is also other news to tell but this morning, including a double shooting in philadelphia. we'll tell you what authority know about the suspect. >> and, hollywood's award season continues with the screen actors guild award. we'll tell you how the show saluted the quality. back at the top of the hour.

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