♪ >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". now at noon a mad dash for ticks to see one of the biggest celebrations the city has ever seen. less than 24 hours before the parade of champions and eagles fans are still trying to figure out how they will get to the parade. we'll have more on that in just a moment. good afternoon i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. we're also now hearing from the eagles players for the first time since they returned home as world champs. >> pat gallen is live at the know have a care complex where he spoke to several players in the locker room this morning including mvp nick foles. pat? >> reporter: that is correct.

yeah, coming up in just a couple of minutes, head coach doug pederson will speak with the media for the last time before the parade tomorrow and let me tell you one inside that building hyped me is certainly jacked for it. we'll fine out from doug pederson just how excited he is but we did speak to a bunch of players inside the locker room as you mentioned including super bowl mvp nick foles. they're excited. >> getting back here, um, just to see the excitement, um, running into people and just, you know, i've seen a lot of people crying. it's been long time coming. it's great to have seen he can players after the game and just see how excited they were with the victory. i mean this is a special place to play and bring home the first super bowl championship world championship we're all -- really special to be part of it. >> i've seen some of the fans reactions on social media. >> yes, i have. >> grown men crying. >> well look on the field to see

a bunch of grown men crying. me included. i'm excited to get to this parade just to really, you know, put my eyes on the city and get the to celebrate but obviously everybody involved is having a really good time right now. >> reporter: as we said, doug pederson will speak in the novacare complex behind us any moment now. but as we talked to some of the players vinnie curry included he said he'll wear a go pro and record the whole thing. he said he wants to see 2 million people there at least. we've heard maybe six or 7 million from some of the players that's how many they want to see out there. but they basically said just come out, have a party and have a good time with us. live outside the novacare complex, pat gallen for cbs3 white news. jim and rahel, back to you. >> i feel like two to three would be quite fine. >> that's fine. >> thank you, pat. well, preparations are well underway for the big parade of champions tomorrow with a potential crowd of 3 million people city officials are working even in this bad weather today to get ready.

we've also learned that the city's municipal offices will be closed tomorrow. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos live on the ben franklin parkway with more details on that. greg, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, rahel many yeah, numbers are all over the place. we're hearing three plus million, four from penndot, you heard six, seven right there possibly from pat gallen a lot of work has to be done before the crowds gather, of course. you can see what's happening right here along the steps. in less than 24 hours, we're talking millions of fans gathering the team, the champions going to be right here on stage and there is so much work to be done you can see some of the crews right now. the audio crews building the towers for the speakers. here along the parkway, want to sort of the paint the picture. you can see this is where all of the crowds will gather here that is where the media crews will have their cameras et cetera. and this will be packed tomorrow but the weather right now it is not cooperating. it is making it a little bit more difficult. i tuck to some of the product crews. they're going to install at least six or seven different dee

potties throughout the parkway for fans to see the players and champions because of these large video monitors. it is going to be some time these crews expect to work well into the night. as you heard, three plus million people expected including some folks gathering here to see the parade. visiting from michigan and they're very excited about tomorrow. take a listen. >> we talk about it, too, as a group that if philadelphia wound up winning how cool it would be to be, you know, the parade if it actually work out. so conference is tomorrow through sunday. so we're excited about it to be here and be a part of it. >> reporter: pretty incredible when you think less than 24 hours this entire area will be transformed these men and women are going to be working throughout the night. now coming up later at cbs3 "eyewitness news", we're actually going to speak with one of the producers of the show. he's going to explain exactly what's being done and how much work it's going to take in just the next 12 to 24 hours. that's the latest life here

along the art museum steps, i'm greg argos, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> very interesting look there, greg. thank you. meanwhile if you're thinking of using septa's regional rail lines to get to the parade tomorrow, you'll need to buy a special pass and there's selling out fast. at lste about 5700 of the tepp dollars tickets left. a crowd of eagles early to grab 600 passes that were available at heights station in bucks county this morning. for many of those people this was their second or third station they had visited looking for the special regional rail passes. >> i started out at the levittown station at 5:00 o'clock and they said at 5:30 they wereet tickets so i just kept going to every train station unt>> i cam. when i got here and i saw the line i said this is crazy late . >> parade days on septa frankford and broad street les you can get details for all your

transportation needs on our website. you can however make it to the parade not to worry. you can watch it here on cbs3. . as the city gets ready we will check the crowds and traffic th. if you are going to the parade set your dvr' where is you leave so you can catch ie heparade bel follow the team as they head up broad street and toward the alse to watch the coverage on cbsphilly.com and faceboo. tomorrow if you are however looking for your favorite cbs watch them. you can find them on our sister station the cw philly. from 10am to 3:00seell of the rs daytime shows on on or ain and never516 or dish networo between it was a wet morning array cross our region much this was the scene in the poconos. they got wintry blast. our bethlehem camera saw snow

accumulaking their way slowly ag the covered roads. meteorologisnt ltik at the conditions which are significantly less white but still wet. indicate dee.d you're still finding wintery precip up that way, jim, becaust reach those areas yet. that's why we're looking at a jackpot of snow up in the poconos. when you look at storm scan at this localized zoom this is a snapshot you're not srywher. let me put things into motion. the point is that again the rain/snow line is still liftin w starting to approach our area. so that's the signmth taking over temperatures rising. so the transition once more and here's in philadelphia we ended up with a little bit of a lull andouth tha jersey that window for dry weather is now also clos get in. that rain does look quite heavy by the way. we'll have more on the timing of the rain. a little later in the show. here's where we currently stand

with alerts posted around the rer torm warnings for you through this evening tonight in fact. up in the poconos but winterisoe shaded area. note also where you had an delco, new castle county across into new jersey, now it's beenam this point forward it's strictly a rain event. which should help was the slusht there on the roadways and the sidewalks. here's where you stand with temperatures. quite the variety. still only in the 20s in the poconos. mid 30s along i-95. so that rain/snow line basically right over our area. but you're already flirting with 50 out in wildwood. so it is just a drastic difference depending on location and in the meantime, for the rest of the day, you are going to have to allow for some wet weather out there. downpours are possible with this. you saw that on storm scan there's a much heavier rain working tour us in a matter of another hour here in philly we'll get drenched all over

again but with just rain as opposed to that kind of icing that we had earlier in the morning. even though it was light precipitation that caused it's over own fair share of problem much the hits keep on rolling here in regard. it's been a messy start at the day. promising to be messy rest of the day, and that's going to have impact on your travel. with that said meteorologist chelsea ingram is out in our cbs3 mobile weather watcher much she's on route 476 out in montgomery county. seoul so how is it looking on the roads right now, chelsea? >> reporter: so it's not completely ideal right now, katie. hello to you. hello to everybody at home wat watching. there are speed restrictions out here on 476. right now we're driving southbound should show i was look at what it looks like on our dash cam. speed restrictions down to about 45 miles per hour. we've seen a dusting of snow off on the sides of the roads from from time to time but you can notice right now we are rather dry just dealing with a couple of sprinkles here and there but it does seem to be just plain

old rain. you spoke about that difference in temperature, katie, and it was really interesting, of course, we started out with our drive in philadelphia where our mobile weather watcher was picking up temperature about in the mid 40s or so. but now we're out here just a couple of miles south of the colesville area and temperatures have dropped to around 35 degrees. but even then we're still above freezing. so we are just dealing with that plane old rain out here. but we do have those speed restrictions again on 4rthbound. taking a look at the roads. we're not using wipers a hole lot more rain. more tho for the road spray coming up and we've had terluide of the treatment that has been on the roads, you know, from time to time you got to kind of clear that out so you can see through your winds but overall, the drive hasn't been too bad. we're keeping an just north and west of philadelphia couple mile'll send it back inside to u guys. >> keal see, thank you very

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>> where did you go eat. >> barone's in bar house there. >> if youly special nick ran it in high school. patriots ran eight few years ago. can you just tell us finally where that play came from. >> came from the chicago bears 2016, um, mike grow had it. not mike grow but, um, alshon and the bears ran it inside the 5-yard line, um, and that's where we got it from. >> question from reporter. that offensively if not it was going to get real worried so , what let's call it apples. let's call it -- no, p that's what we tag it. >> philly special showed off relationship for you to go for it. question froor jt think it showe trust that we have as quarterbacks and, um, they havet

play obviously and, um, the guy, it was the right timeiohe rightd obviously it be pretty famous play i think now talk >> question from reporter. >> what sense do you have of carson timetable training camp? >> yeah. talking about specific injury i don't want to get into a t that. these guys are rehabbing right now. it's still a long way off.gh, u know, a lot of things this spring, but, um, you know, th, and we'll continue to just monitor their progres. >> question from reporter.bvusl, um, probably little more special for me now. i just think because you're responsible for a lot ot, um, tu

know, the players, the coaches, um, a lot of responsibility there, and just honored, you know, to philadelphia eagles, the organization, mr. lurie, but th. it's pretty special to do it as coach. ut>> that play before nick came over.d i >> that was a play that was in our plus five read zone. and it was a play that, upping, we had discussed even the nightt never know when that play is going to be cle there was a lot of conversation. i just called the time out, you kn so we had some time to think about it and talk about it, and suggest different thing. there nick had some suggestions as well when he came over to the side line.

and then he and i ultimately agreed on philly special >> doug, for a team... question from i that. that's exactly what i toll the football teashis players. you know, guys could complain about not having enough targets, you know, as a receiver, guys would complain -- i have told you guys this before. i've got two starting running backs that are sharing time and neither one of them have complained. you know on offense. so it just shows the character of the guys. unselfishness. the willingness to just get the job done, you know to, win, and now they sit here today sort of, you know, reaping those rewards and that's what it's all about.

>> question from reporter. >> well, it's going to be unique to this football team. um, upping, um, i can tell you what 2018, the team is going to look like as you know free agency is a big part of that and the draft and, um, you know, people come and go. so 2018 will be lot different. but -- but, you know, i think the messaging can be very consistent and stay along the same lines. >> doug, what's your message to these guys? >> question from reporter >> well -- you know, these guys -- these guys are well deserving everything now that they -- that they are going to be exposed to in the coming

weeks, coming months. and there's a side of success that is not the glamorous side, and it's the -- it's the side that, you know, who is going to hold out in ota's? who is going to want the neck big crack? who is going to, you know, miss this or that for an endorsement deal you know, an autograph signing. it's not -- not so glamorous site of success and that was little bit of messaging this morning to the guys, you know, i toll them, i told them, i said, you know, if you want -- get used to this. this is the new norm in philadelphia. playing and hopefully playing in february every year. it's the new, it's the new norm get used to it. short off seasons and let's do that. and the guys that want to be a part of that, um, you know, we'll do that. they'll want to be here. i think everybody does want to

be here. but as you know, the nature of of the business is you can't keep everybody which is the way it goes, and but the ones that are here, um, you know, my mindset is to be back again to do it again and to keep doing it and to keep doing it and you know i hold myself accountable. i'm just like the players. i can't, um -- i can't accept every deal that's out there. i can't agree to every speaking engagement out there. because my goal is to win another one. and if my time is spent doing other things then that's not the focus. that's where we're at right now as a team. >> question from reporter. because he now became the starter obviously. with him helps and

likes andderstanding how he things of that nature. um,h, um, gosh, i mean,ionship , you know, um, it's strongy. we probably didn't have that same communication tha carson was constantly, you know, talking with me about the game plan and stuff and nicknick is , ll cute the play type of a guy. a e comfortable and as he got more comfortable with the could see his confidence just coming out each and every week,i knew he had in him, and he were >> question from reporter.uple f

>> oh, i don't know. i wasn't thinking much about then about being an nfl head coach but obviously given the opportunity to get back in the nfl and start where i did and then you never know what's going to happen. you know, i always felt like i can be a good coordinator in this league and whether i was calling plays or not but just, listen, my whole mentality, my -- the reason i get into this business is to just to win, you know, just to win. i don't care who gets the cred credit. i want to help the team, you know, succeed and be successful on and off the football field. that's what i did in high school. that's what i hope i'm doing here. and just stay humble. stay grounded. be me. don't change. work hard and i think good

things will happen. >> question from >> i think that's -- that's been -- that's who i am. that's my altar ego. that's my -- that's my, um, my evil twin i guess. i don't know. i mean, whatever it is, i learned that, you know, prob from my dad little bit. his aggressiveness with us as kids growing up, but you know, i've always been sort of under the mindset to, you know, i want every play to score a touchdown. every play. i want every defense to lose

5 yards. i mean that's just how i approach the game, and i might come off as a soft spoken to you guys whatever, you know, but inside i want to winter game. not in at all cost type ofexpen. pretty closete, when you're playing the patriots, you'rela tom brady, if you're not being e going to lose those gamroveesn e again. you're going to lose those gam games, and made up after the minnesota game, you ng the patriots that i was going to have to maintain that aggressiil game. the pressure of the game was not going to change who i am. and that's how i communicated that to our team and that's how they responded sunday.

(question from reporter) >> i just had to process the whole -- the whole situation, you know, it's fourth and goal. we're in the super bowl. we're on the 1 yard line. you know, right before half time, yeah, let's go. you know, um, and i think i had previously called a certain personnel group for the play that i was calling initially and had to change all of that once all the information was gather gathered. and we swapped gears and really, you know, nobody really knew the play at the time until, um, until i gave out the wrist ban number. for instance the offensive staff they can hear me call the mays. i just called out the wrist band number. and then you hear, you know,

it's philly special and, you know, everybody got a little fired up about that. >> what number is it? >> i'd have to look. i think it was 50 something. we knew exactly what we were talking about. philly philly, dilly dilly, philly special it was all the same to us. (question from reporter). >> well, you know, i mean when that happened that was obviously before our play and it just kind of went, wow, that's kind of the same thought process any way. just glad that we were able to he can cute ours. >> jason peters still wants to play. are you going into the off season... >> you know listen this guy, this guy is a pro bowl left tackle. and guys like that, um, in my opinion, my humble opinion they can go out when they want to go

out. i respect him and what he's done and how he's working right to you through injury and, um, if you had to hold a gun to my head i'd say he's my starting left tackle d what's been the most special moment for you personally from when the game ended until now? >> i think just, again, the s that i hear in the community that i've heard the last couple of days and just to see the team again today. this is the first time time we've been together really sin the game. just the joy and the excitement and just knowing that kind of what we've been through, this year, is a pretty special thing, like i told them, you know, this team -- this team is ink in nfl history, philadelphia eagles history forever. that will never be the same again. it will change as of, upping, probably after the parade tomorrow. the dynamics change.

and, um, so just having that moment today with the guys and just kind of revisiting is pretty special thing. >> okay? >> thank you. >> all right, guys, thank you. >> that of course was coach doug pederson now less than 24 hours until the big parade tomorrow. super bowl champs. >> he's getting ready. the whole team is ready and philadelphia is getting ready on that note that's "eyewitness news" for today at noon i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon for katie an you will of us here, thanks for watching. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. of course we're always online a. >> stay dry and get your eagles gear and prepare for tomorrow. the young and the restless is gear and prepare for tomorrow. the young and the restless is coming up next. trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief.

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