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win, one more game to go bird are super bowl bound and fans, yeah, yo rock we are fired up, lets do this. good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean joined by sports director don bell. we have a lot to talk b we will start with you tonight and rehash the win. >> how many people do you think called out sick. >> just a few. >> a lot of bird flu calls. >> i like that, out for sure. less than two weeks it is dogs verse dynasty, patriots are favored over eagles by five and a half points? what does that mean? it means bird have tom brady and paths right where they want them. for second straight game eagles used under dog label as fuel for the competitive fire, nick foles was on fire, had three touchdown passes and defense, forced three turnovers. vikings were favored by three and they lost by 31. now bird focus on super bowl 52 and today doug pederson
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talk about their approach. >> i trust my leaders of the team. i trust that they will keep this group focused and grounded. it is an all hands on deck mentality. they will come to work, this week, ready to go, eager to go , and they have been able to do it all season. even the l.a. trip, it was a great kind of a sort of a spotlight the way they handled their business in l.a. to get that win, gives awe lot of confidence going into this week. >> i was out there with the team guys in l.a. as they prepared for that game with the rams. it was a real professional approach. that will prepare them big time for this bye week as they go to minute so the to prepare for the game. looking forward to. that we will talk more about that later in sports. >> um, um, time to knock tom right into retirement. >> hey. >> let's go. lets do this. >> all season long we have been talking about the odd of making to it big game.
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>> since carson wentz went down those odd have not been great but in two weeks it will be eagles/patriots. >> greg argos joins us now and what are the experts saying right now. >> simply we have a 35 percent chance of winning the super bowl, we're the under dogs, as don said and here's a secret under dogs it could benefit the fail eagles. >> please make us be under dog >> eagles have taken that under dog, mentality, and they have flown with it. >> i think it boosts moral in, a way, we have an under dog quarterback with us. insane. >> reporter: heading to the super bowl begins tom brady and patriots. >> yes. >> the eagles are still statistically speaking the under dog. >> right now it looks like they have i 35 percent chance of winning the super bowl. >> reporter: but being predict to fail could benefit the bird it might help. >> reporter: that according to the former president of the american psychological association temple professor
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frank farly. >> yeah, sure we have been a under dog but watch us now and we're ready to role. so we can, kind of remotivate your followers. >> reporter: beside those followers farly says fact that new england is predict to win could negatively effect how they play. >> to be defeated by the under doggies exceptionally humiliateding and so therefore that could have a big impact on them. it could make them nervous. >> we will get revenge, tom brady can't win them all. >> reporter: professor farly says eagles players embracing under dog mentality says rall ies the fan base and makes each and every win just so much more better. can you imagine two weeks now against tom brady. >> take it easy but you are right. >> very interesting look at all that, greg, thanks, buddy appreciate it. >> everybody showing their love forbidder including claude giroux he tweet today great to see eagles getting it done.
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fly eagles fly. even the four legged eagles, yeah, they are hyped. eagles fans rudy is all ready to go. rudy routeing for one more eagles win this season. rudy, rudy. we're with you, buddy. >> keep those pictures coming, connect with us and post your pictures on facebook, twitter, instagram just be sure to use #cbs-3 and might see your photos right here on "eyewitness news". now time to stock up on the winning gear to show off these pictures. >> hats, t-shirts, scarves, you name it, and american flying off store shelves. >> "eyewitness news" reporter chantee lans is at eagles lincoln financial field to be outfit like a champ. >> reporter: i can tell you fans leaves this stadium full of pride, many walking straight into the retail stores. >> this is a wonderful opportunity for philadelphia. >> reporter: philadelphia eagles fans flocked to modells sporting goods on monday to grab a piece of their nfc champion ship history.
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>> we are delighted. we will go in for the commercialism and buy shirts because it is a once any lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: an opportunity to win it all in the super bowl in less than two weeks, which would be first for the bird. diehard eagles fans are all along for the ride. >> we have sometime and i decided to beat the rush that would be here at lunchtime. so i come in early hoping to pick up, a couple of shirts. >> reporter: it hit shelves right after eagles blow out win sunday begins minnesota vikings one of the faster sellers might than jersey number nine eagles quarterback nick foles. >> we watch the game every time nick fels threw a pass we held our breath and we were just over joy when they make it, crazy. >> reporter: it gave eagles fans faith that the team could bring home the trophy. >> rest of the nation is realizing they are a good team they are our eagles and yeah, they will go all the way. >> reporter: all the way indeed, so fancy spoke with
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said forget nfc championship title game they will go straight for the super bowl. pretty confident indeed. live from the linc chantee lans for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", back over to you. loving it. crowd of excited eagles fans poured in the street all over the philadelphia area last night to celebrate the incredible win. police say lessons from the past helped them prepare for the night and everything went mostly according to plan. >> our joe holden was in the middle of the action in mayfair and he joins us now from police headquarters with more on how it turnout, joe. >> reporter: jessica and ukee there was so much to see last night in that crowd people just having a good time and that is the fill police department's read on the celebration. it was optimistic, but, at one point in the evening, police decided it was time for people to pack up and go home and that exit took all but a half an hour. >> all right, eagles. >> reporter: a win and a gig,
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mayfair unwinding after a huge win and cities biggest bang of a party. >> we showed the philadelphia spirit. >> reporter: police say there were no incidents as 12,000 super bowl starved eagles fans charged in the intersection of the frankford and cottman, after two hours of partying police ended the get together strategically using bikes. >> we had some crowd in the mid that will were completely inebriated and they were having fun themselves but they start to get out offhand. >> reporter: septa report nod problems as broad street line was at peak capacity. >> record breaking 29,045 fans that came through at&t and i can tell that our septa personnel showed up and shed out. >> reporter: memories live on and team smoke up and incoming out vikings with sights set on new england. >> foles came up big, man. he played the game of his life n1 saw that coming. >> vikings started fast in the beginning with that quick seven and thought wow, come on
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eagles will come on back and kick the living daylights out of these vikings. >> reporter: okay. so no property damage n vandalism in mayfair to even speak of. city wide philadelphia police posted stats earlier six arrest as cross the city, three of them for counterfeit ticket sales, the rest, disturbances and an assault. ukee and jessica. >> joe, how are police using last night to prepare for a potential celebration two weeks from now. >> reporter: police are busy, go head, guys, one more time, i'm still here. the plans here, they are looking at last night as the finest, blueprint they could ever have to go forward, in, 13 days from now, and laying it all on the line at that big party and also do it knowing that people want to have a good time but they do it with responsible. >> all right, indeed, thanks
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sir. still to come on other news we are track tonight a big shake up in pennsylvania politics and of course more on the nfc champion ship game. bond between quarterback and coach started long before nick foles took over for carson wentz what both men had to say about their past and each other, kate. >> we're tracking rain just in time for your tuesday morning commute and also rain moves in , and a chance for thunderstorms, i will tell you what areas have best threat to pick up a thunderstorm, gusty wind and we will tell but
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my favorite play was flee flicker and quarterback grabs the ball hand is it off and guy, instead he threw it and we scored a touchdown. >> that was great that was pretty two of the biggest story lines last night were the last six weeks is success of the coaching and quarterback. >> last night doug pederson
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and nick foles were clicking during the game, they then shared stage as nfc east champions. their relationship began long before foles was signed to backup carson wentz this season and both men talk about their unique bond. >> coach pederson was one who draft meade and only coach who flew down to texas, worked me out. i was only work out by one team, coach pederson and coach reid and philadelphia eagles took a chance on me. in that moment, to win this game, for him and this organization is something special. >> we were separated and went a couple different ways but to come back together now and do the things that we have been able to do and he has been able to do, you know, it is not only a credit to him but i think overall study that we did back in, 2012. >> it is funny how life end up that way. lets hope they can get that last win together in two weeks we have got more eagles coverage coming up in sports and relive last night's big win anytime on cbs philly.com/
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eagles. right new is there other news we are tracking tonight jury selection begun in fill for trial of the man charged in the ambush shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. edward archer is accused of firing several shots into officer hartnett's patrol car in west philadelphia in 2016. the officer was hit three times in his arm but managed to return fire, wounding archer. investigators say archer confessed to carrying out the attack in the name of islam. jury selection will continue, tomorrow. and early morning house fire claims the lives of a father and two children in bridgeton, new jersey. police say by the time fire fighters arrived at the home just off of route 49 and burlington road it was engulfed in flames. officers say a five-year old boy and six year-old sister and father were all killed. mother of the children and her young son made it out along with another relative and two people who lived in the first floor apartment. they are still, in word on what cause that had fire.
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just moments ago congress voted to reopen the government , and house followed the senate in approving that bill. senate democrats today dropped their objections to a temporary funding bill in return for assurances from republicans, and they will soon take up issue of daca and immigration, president trump's quick signature is expect. be sure to stay with cbs news as shut down comes to a close, there will be more tonight on "cbs evening news" with jeff glor at 6:30 right here on cbs-3. path supreme court has struck down the boundaries of the state's 18 congressional districts. movies a major victory for plaintiffs in the case that contend that districts were un constitutional jerry manned dering to best the republicans. it gives legislature until february 9th to pass a replacement plan and governor wolf until 15th to submit it to the court. republicans in the legislator plan to ask the supreme court for a stay. meteorologist kate bilo joins us now and it was really
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, nice outside. >> it was little extra boost after yesterday's win. >> walk outside, yeah, nice. >> this is fantastic. >> nfc champions. >> walking with a little extra swagger today. it will stay warm tomorrow but it is not quite as night tomorrow, to walk around, swaggering around too much because the rain is heading our way through first half of the day and temperatures will drop right back down where they should be for january. it has been fun but warm up is drawing to a close, as of tomorrow. center city looking quiet, nice, mild evening, it is cloudy but rain will not give in until early tomorrow morning but if you have plans out and about on the town tonight, big monday night plans, celebrating still carrying over from last night weather will hold up for you, it feels great with temperatures still well up in the 50's. storm scan three shows showers lifting off to the north, that is our warm front showers mainly missed us this morning. they are moving into southern new england rate now and
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zooming back toward the west here's storm that will impact us, bringing heavy snow in our next half an hurry to minneapolis. fans are stuck here in philadelphia, cannot get home, and that is, adding insult to injure there we will in the see any snow. we will see rain along this advancing cold front pulling in some moisture from the south so rain will intensify a bit as that system nears the eastern seaboard. right now temperatures are still well up in the 50's and the rain is going to move into that warm, moist air and produce threat for some very heavy downpours as well as the risk even for gusty thunderstorms but note thinks does not start until 5:00 a.m. , south jersey, delaware may even still be dry at 5:00 a.m. as rain will get into north and western suburbs first. weak pull instead i rain from the south, looks like it is raining, pretty heavily here at 8:00 a.m. just in time for morning commute across the area, slow go outside tomorrow morning and then just keeps on coming, and we will tap into that warmth and moisture, you can see where actual front is settle well back here to the
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west. a that is line comes through that is a chance to pick up gusty thunderstorm between 11 and one along this line we see here. as we come for the lunch hour we will stay in the office tomorrow because it will be raining heavily and strong gusty wind are possible, with anyone of these storms that pops up. you can see that over delaware as well g news this should be off the coast by 2:00 o'clock and nothing but a lingering shower around for the evening commute. so is heavy rain tomorrow, morning commute, most impact, and isolated thunderstorm is possible and we're taking rain totals of half inch and a inch and that will come down in a short period of time. for that morning commute numerous showers reduced visibility, ponding on the road and sporadic gusty wind and then bubble of cool air, starting to make it back into the region starting on wednesday. so, overnight we will drop down to a temperature, still very mild, in the 40's, mid 40 's with scattered showers developing, tomorrow, very warm, 62 degrees but rain heavier at times isolated thunderstorms, afternoon may
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be okay to get outside but wind will pick up and cold air will begin to move in and wednesday up to 20 degrees colder then tomorrow, thursday , feels just like janice supposed to feel with high a device is supposed to feel. when we have warm ups, just make sure it is on the weekend >> we will take it. >> thanks, kate. >> don's back with more sports >> talking about the bird going green never felt so good how you the fans made an impact in the win over the vikings. we will hear from the eagles up next in
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two hearst before they did, fans walked into the lots, and they reserved their tailgating spots by plug down chairs. that is dedication. eagles fans were the at linc nearly nine hearst before kick off. what do you do for nine hours. well, once game started they were out of their minds, they cheered from start to finish and, mocked vikings fans with their own skull chant, skull, skull. the players, coaches, solute you. >> it feels so good to be able to get up, and give those fans something that hasn't been done before to get back to the super bowl and new we will get out there and we will go to finish the job. >> best fans in football. they have been there. we believe in them. we appreciate them. other teams it is hard to win a game. >> it is pretty incredible. to have played here a long time ago and to kind of experience the passion then, to what they are feeling today , i'm excited for them, for our fans and they are a
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lot like, a lot like us, we have been under dogs, the last couple of weeks, and our fans feel that and they understand that. >> the second week in the row for eagles owner jeffery lurie another installment of, the lu rie. >> jeffery took it up top this time. >> yes, almost raised the roof >> hands down low, hands up high, bending the knees, i love it, man. >> they play so hard during the year to get that home field advantage. >> ball dribbling motion writ there. >> jaylen mills, net to fans to all have the fans said they with dye their hair green if we made it to the super bowl, i will be waiting on all of the tweets and powes to go out , let's get it. jaylen mills has always had
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his hair green, green goblin. >> you then doing that, right. >> you know what, what do the bosses say. >> i don't know. >> game on. >> all right, buddy, thanks very much. "cbs evening news". >> jeff glor joins with us a look ahead, jeff. >> hi, ukee and jessica, tonight we will continue our reporting on the new rules put in place to prevent bombs from getting on airplanes bound for u.s. the big resignation to the u.s.a. gymnastics doctor john le puke is here and the car, state and cinema history make a come back. but first relishing the bringing win. >> when we come back more fan reaction to the first trip in the big game in 15 years.
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eagles fans photo keep rolling in but one of these things is not like the other. maggie shared this photo, a house divided two bird fans and a patriots fan, the mood will be tense in 13 days good luck, in tension for eagles fans today but i think it is safe to say there was a lot of fatigue. >> cameras caught up with justin and silver who needed extra hydration to make it through the day so they turned to professionals, hydration philadelphia has been busy giving hang over infusions, to
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diehard fans. >> only bag to have medications tonight is hang over relief bag. for doll for pain which is anti-inflammatory and so fran a anti nausea. >> entire bag so saline so they are getting this fluid as well as b vitamins. >> if you are looking for hydration, infusions are administered by a professional nurse and takes 45 minutes to get it all in there. it does involve a needle. >> wow. >> don't like needles. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next "cbs evening news" , congress votes to reopen the government. latest on the move as we await the president's signature. from new york here now is jeff glor. take care family we will see you tonight.
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