philly after the big game. it's a 17 hour 20 minute drive, a lot faster to fly, only three hours that way. tickets are already getting expensive. nonstop flights more than $1,000. >> ouch. tim has found fans who of come up with creative ways to get there. >> the sun is smiling, a big day, if the biggest problem we have is how to get to the eagles super bowl, that's not a problem. it is a pricey one, however. >> reporter: thousands and thousands of fans celebrating in the street trying to figure out how to get to minneapolis. >> it's a more enjoyable experience if you can stick within a budget. >> reporter: they have a package ticket, 7200 bucks. but what about a kicking 12 hour

road trip. stoltzus already had people checking in. >> they're all in. >> reporter: they will rent this to you for 3100 bucks for the week. >> share it with another couple or two couples, so affordable. >> reporter: you don't have to do flights and can cook some meals to save money and a comfortable way to cruise. when you arrive, you will have the tailgate headquarters. >> you can take a bathroom, your toilet, rest facilities. you don't feel well you can lay down, turn on the flat panel tv. >> reporter: i was in that rv today. it was pretty sweet. they only have one left to rent. you also have to factor in the weather and not great today or the next few days. think about that.

don't rent a hybrid prius because you myougt need something more rugged or durable for the cold west winter. coming up options to save you money if you're a little flexible where you go or fly out to minneapolis from, talking bwi or trenton. coming up at the he link nfc champions. >> did you hook us up for an nbc10 cruise? >> reporter: i will say this, i switched that, you, me and jackie ride out and do a facebook from the road. i thought that would be a blast hanging out with you guys, a road trip with some of my colleagues. we could have serious fun in that rv. >> we would break the internet with those facebook lives, tim. >> the nbc10 family vacation, road to the super bowl.

a ride to the international airport. it is a three hour flight ticket. it's getting expensive. plane tickets for hundredss and nonstop flights for super bowl already more than a grand. >> we were talking about it but we don't know if we want to make the trip yet. >> no, i can't afford that right now. no. >> reporter: would you like to go? >> i would love to go. >> i would love to see the eagles take down the patriots. i can't stand to see tom brady win another championship. >> a lot of people are trying to work this out. >> work out the logistics. >> do we take a few days off work to get there? maybe we drive? a lot to work out. nbc sports philadelphia john clark is joining us live. he will be there. you have a great night for tonight. >> it is for the tight end, zach and his wife who plays for the soccer team. she couldn't be there like the

other family members. she was playing game in california almost the same time. here is zach celebrating, julie didn't know zach was headed to the super bowl until after her game. she was informed on the field and started crying. after the game, they facetimed each other. here is the moment julie was crying when she found out and zach's emotional reaction watching her. >> i have not -- everyone is talking about it. >> reporter: you want to see it? >> yeah. [ playing video ]. >> emotional for me. i wish she was here, obviously. i can't wait for her to get home and celebrate with her. >> reporter: i have to ask you, is your schedule clear two sundays from now? >> her schedule is clear.

that was the deal, to make sure her schedule was clear. it will be an amazing environment and hopefully i can experience that with her. >> that is wa fantastic moment and zach actually admitted he didn't know if julie had won her game but he said he gets a pass because where is he going? he's going to the super bowl and so is she. she will be there in minneapolis. finally their schedules connect because they've been on different coasts and it's awesome she will be there. >> and he didn't know if she had won her game. >> they're both such incredible and they weren't allowed to be together. you can see the love. with super bowl sunday, they'll be together. >> they make a great team. john clark, weal talk to you later. the last super bowl we know it ended with a loss to the patriots. now, they have revenge in their minds. this will be new england's 10th super bowl appearance.

patriots have won five times, eagles playing in their third super bowl and never won the lombardi. they both went 13-3 with two home playoff wins after that. tom brady, 32 touchdown passes with eight interceptions. nick foles passed for five touchdowns. here's what the patriots could be up against when it comes to national opinion. this map shows who america is rooting for in super bowl 52. the areas in green, they're rooting for the eagles. not even close. >> right now, eagles fans all over our area are rushing to upgrade their birds nfc championship shirts and hats. before the sun came up fans were already lining up at model's in south philly to stock up on the super bowl and fans could not wait to get their hands on the gear. they say it has been a long time

coming. >> my god, we waited so long. we thought when wentz went down we wasn't going to get there. but nick foles pulled the rabbit out of the hat. >> philly, we're not getting cheated this time. we're coming for you. >> that is an official championship t-shirt. the championship game less than two weeks away, the only place to see it right here. don't change your channel from now until then. we're the official television station of the philadelphia eagles. wind chill everything before, during and after the game. weather is tracking rain, a chance for thunderstorms for tomorrow. >> you can see the threat on first alert radar. off to our west. have your umbrella with you as you head out the door tomorrow morning. the warm weather sticking around the next couple of days. a look at earlier this afternoon

in center city, people opting for a walk on market, didn't need gloves or hats. glenn schwartz is tracking tomorrow's forecast. >> it will be rainy tomorrow but also in the 60s. sunshine now and it's 60 degrees in philadelphia. 62 in dover. 66 an hour ago. 54, redding, 57 in coatesville, 51 in allentown. obviously unseasonably warm. it won't cool down until after the rain is over. we're dry in our part of the country now. this is a front coming in that has showers and thunderstorms with it, more in illinois. it's looking dry this evening

and midnight. morning rush. showers just getting started. lehigh valley, berks county we could already be seeing rain and thunderstorms. that activity gradually spreads to the east, chester county getting in the action about 7:30. through the night, temperatures not dropping very much. rain tomorrow morning, well into the 50s and may get into the 60s again tomorrow while the rain is coming. this is the last of the mild nights for a while. colder air is coming in. i'll tell you how cold and how long coming up. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues now with the end of a three day government shutdown now in sight in washington. >> the senate voted to push a budget bill forward. the last minute back and forth

between lawmakers produced a deal but not for long, only through february 8th. they agreed to give the republicans three weeks to address disaster relief, funding of undocumented immigrants in the u.s. >> it would be my intention to take up legslation the senate to address daca. >> the republican majority now has 17 days to prevent the dreamers from being deported. >> the bill now goes to the house where it is expected to pass. reaction from local federal workers. >> hey hey, ho-ho, this shut down has to go. >> reporter: on day three of the shutdown, federal workers marching in philadelphia. >> we believe our government is better and bigger than this. >> reporter: taking a toll on workers who don't know if they will get paid. >> we're supposed to get paid on friday. we'll see if that happens. >> reporter: on a deal through early february don't bring a lot

of comfort. >> enough is enough, pass that budget now. >> reporter: they want a longer term budget the rest of the fiscal year, not just a short term fix. gary works for the epa. >> it is a band-aid approach. >> reporter: visitors hope to see the liberty bell up close but have to settle for seeing it through the glass. the landmark will open again at the end of the shutdown but workers are hoping it is fixed. >> we always have to know it could happen and this go around it could happen. >> reporter: this could happen again if congress does not make progress on something longer term over the next several weeks. most workers, union members i spoke with say this affects them in several ways, their personal budget, their work helping protect the environment and also the morale where they work.

nbc10 news. this afternoon a big win for pennsylvania democrats after the state supreme court ruled to redraw the congressional districts. here's a look at the 18 districts currently. democrats long complained they were gerrymandered to benefit republicans. today, the court said it clearly violated the state's constitution and whole counties and cities were shifted into different districts. republicans have 13 of 18 seats besides democrats outnumbering republicans. a shooting out a pharmacy involving one of the police's own in millville. it occurred right outside this rite-aid. we don't have details but no a police officer was involved. the mayor of allentown allegedly trading contracts for cash to fuel his political

dreams. that's what prosecutors say was the motivation for ed pulllowski's pay to play scheme. steven. >> reporter: jim, the mayor's office is just across the street here in allentown at that tan building from city hall. he walked from his office to the federal courthouse the first time. here he is walking across the street. he arrived early. it was packed in the room starting with opening statements that lasted for a few hours. it was pay to play scheme between the mayor and scott ail lensby. it was about bribery and lies. and his attorney said he didn't do anything wrong and pointed out more than 400 contracts were signed during this period where pulllowski was investigated and

only six in court. it will take a while for the prosecution to make this list. they have a witness list with over 50 names. they have audio recordings of the mayor they plan on sharing and so far none played in court. the trial still going on upstairs as we speak. they're starting to wrap up day one in allentown. nbc10 news. more fallout today in connection with the former u.s. gymnastics dr. for sexually assaulting more than 100 girls. key leaders resigned. their careers were tied to this guy, larry nasser. meanwhile, more women confronted him in a michigan courtroom about the abuse they suffered at

his hands. >> in a statement you said, i am so horribly sorry. then why did it go on for 20 years. you're only sorry because you got caught. >> he has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison in another michigan county. he will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. happening now, jury selection in the case of a gunman accused of ambushing a police officer. police say he ran up to the officer and shot him last january. the wounded officer ran after asher and shot him three times. it is said he was not part of an islamic cell. the school district has

started accepting applications for the upcoming school year, a month of earlier than last year looking for teachers in all areas. counselors are available. the process is open to instate and out-of-state candidates. counting down to the start of the 2018 winter olympics, all week long. news anchor lester holt is taking you inside north korea with live coverage tomorrow. >> it comes as north korea agrees to march in the opening ceremonies under one flag. it was led by the head of a popular north korean delegate checking out popular venues for performances in the winter olympics. they agreed to form a you need team for women's ice hockey. >> it is a tough situation to have our team be used for

political reasons but it's something bigger than ourselves right now. we're dealing with it as best we control. >> 12 north korean players will be added to the south korean 23 roster. this is what team usa will be wearing during next month's olympic games. ralph lauren designed the outfits and the closing ceremony. >> don't forget, nbc10 will have live reports from the winter olympics, just days after super bowl lii right here on nbc10. we are tracking a wet tuesday. there is a chance for thunderstorms for parts of our area. >> let's head over to glenn "hurricane" schwartz and timing how they could impact tomorrow. >> when we get temperatures like this, this time of the year,

there is usually something to pay for it in the form of heavy rain or thunderstorms. that's what we're going to be seeing. it's 60 degrees right now in philadelphia. pretty close to that, a good bit of the area, lehigh valley in the low 50s, still way above average this time of the year. even though it's 60 in philadelphia international and fairmont and 59 in bus elton, and 57 degrees. if you think that's warm, 61 in pittsburgh, 55, cincinnati. we have more warm air to come in before it gets colder. a lot of these southerly winds. look at the backside of this, including minneapolis, getting snow. we're going from warm to cold in just one day.

here we go with some of the clouds advancing. there's one, the main area of showers and storms and we have another area in illinois with some thunderstorms now. it's a pretty vigorous system here. as we go through tonight, dry this evening and then we see some showers by the morning rush. that's especially lehigh valley, berks county. as we go through the morning, the later we go through the morning the more widespread this is. thunderstorms in parts of the area, 9:30 to about noon would be the peak of it, in and around most of our area, mercer county area, through philadelphia, into northern delaware, not the most during the rush in lehigh valley berks.

we have the greatest threat, heavy rain and strong gusty winds, much lesser chances of other types of severe weather. we could see wind gusts up to 40 to 45 miles an hour parts of the area, around 10 or 37:11:00 tomorrow morning. once again, not in the morning rush. we will go from 64 to 44 to 38 thursday and then we warm up again as we go to the next weekend with more showers and storms as we cool down a little bit after that. >> all right, glenn. the question, where were you when the birds won last night's big game? >> a lot of fans got a late start to their day after a really big celebration. the city has never been happier. still ahead at 4:00, how fans are keeping the party going all the way to minneapolis. plus, the grocery store of

the future. amazon opens a new supermarket that could change the way we get our food. how officers tried to save two teenagers. the closing bell on wall street, all three major stock index is in the green including a record high for the dow. is that a message for the eagles maybe? >> all green.

the officers and teams were treated for hypothermia. pbz r . in texas, a tornado brought down roots and trees. >> about 100 miles east of dallas. crews spent most of the time clearing daniel on the road. have your rain gear ready for tomorrow, tracking the chance for showers and thundershowers. glenn. that's right. it could be a wet drive for parts of our area. trying to track ahead how long the warmer temperatures will last in the most accurate weather forecast. battle brewing behind the scene, the "today" show rivalry ahead of super bowl lii. held up at gunpoint for their cars. >> i'm on guard, i'm wait, you

know, i'm prepared. >> reporter: where a string of bold car thefts and dangerous carjackings is take placing and how long before police get the bad guys off the street.

you're watching nbc10 the official station of the nfc champion, the philadelphia eagles. count on it! [ applause ] >> look at that. fans have not stopped cheering, our ears haven't stopped ringing since last night's nfc championship win. the excitement is just beginning. traffic was pretty light today coming to work. maybe a lot of sick calls and people partying into the early

hours. we would do it all over again. >> who's complaining when our eagles are going to the super bowl. >> i think a lot of cities are dreaming with envy what we're experiencing today. >> reporter: most likely including the minnesota vikings fans we did see a couple earlier but don't see them now. perhaps they've gone home. as for eagles fans who made to it center city today they are excited and looking forward to what the next two weeks will bring them. >> take one for the city. >> reporter: we spotted him as soon as we parked our trucks. >> the biggest party ever. >> reporter: we didn't have to ask many questions he couldn't stop talking about the eagles win. >> fly eagles, fly. you ain't never seen it before but it's here. >> reporter: some having lunch here today at carmen steak say -- >> i'm so excited i can't talk. >> reporter: why wouldn't they

be? from downtown to the burbs. >> i'm not a sports fan, i have five brothers and i knew they would do their thing. >> i'm originally from new york i got slack trying to support my home team. i'm full-fledged eagles and super excited. >> we will went to super bowl for the first time. >> reporter: guy using the term "we" originally from connecticut, in patriots country, we met him here with his parents checking out a philadelphia university and already an eagles fan. >> thank you. in south philly, a way to celebrate the sweet tooth and sweet win with sweet treats, serving up cannolis and cupcakes in honor of the birds.

>> we have eagles cupcakes and -- >> reporter: they said they were caught off guard in 2004 and this year, said they will be ready. >> one fan woke up feeling lucky, decided to take a gamble on that feeling. this is mr. chestnut. before he opened up his barber shop he went to sugar house casino, as luck would have it he won $5,000 playing blackjack. >> i never got two queenses. i might win 100 or 200, to win $5,000, that's good. we going to win. tom brady been skeeting along past all these other guys with barely winning, that's going to stop. this is a real defense and team and won't let them. >> reporter: he said that money

will be going to his super bowl fun and hopes some of it will rub off on the eagles. we'll have round the clock coverage online and you can only watch the game on nbc10, your official station of the philadelphia eagles. and the championship game is less than two weeks away. the only place you'll see it on nbc10 the official station of the eagles so you can watch every moment of the action before, during and after the game right here. first, we have to get ready for rain to roll into our area tomorrow. >> better tomorrow than yesterday. first alert radar tracking showers and a chance for thunderstorms across our area. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is helping you track it. glenn. >> it certainly is a different weather story than we saw yesterday, a lot warmer and tomorrow, a lot stormier. we had a fair amount of sunshine mixed in with clouds today.

boy, did it get warm, 66 in dover, delaware, much cooler at the beaches because of that chilly ocean. they don't get to join the rest of the area in this mild weather. it will be another day of mild weather, a few hours in northeastern pennsylvania, the main action through ohio, not strong but widespread. our chance of getting some rain tomorrow is pretty close to 100%. not this evening, though, looking basically dry. by tomorrow morning's rush, lehigh valley, berks county, you're looking at potentially heavy rain and even thunderstorms. it will take a couple hours for even the leading edge of that to get to philadelphia, trenton, wilmington. these areas in yellow and red

they're getting closer generally after the morning rush for most of our area getting hit between 9:00 and noon. as we go through the night tonight, our average high is only 40, and tomorrow morning we're talking 54 and we could be 60 degrees by 9:00 a.m. but the rain comes in tomorrow, not so much tonight. i'll let you know just when the rain is going to move out and when the cold weather is going to come in, in just a few minutes. >> here's a look at some other stories we're following county by county at 4:00, in bucks county, a truck carrying propane overturned in bedminster. around noon today. the truck caught fire because it was carrying at least 2500 gallons of propane. see how far back the firefighters are to stay safe. one was burned but we don't know

how badly. a veteran who died in combat will finally be laid to rest. the 24-year-old pilot died in germany. a search team found his remains in 2016. he'll be buried with full military honors. teachers could go on strike as early as tomorrow. the wilson district will vote tomorrow. they have been working without a contract since july. union officials recommend a no vote and say it isn't fair for them. they say it is fair and affordable. samazon has changed the way we shop online. changing again in how you get your groceries. the one big thing missing at the grocery store of the future.

not just humans, an outbreak and symptoms to look for in your dog. underdogs again, patriots are favored to win the super bowl, so why are their fans complaining about getting no love. we're crossing enemy lines for that answer, ahead at 5:00.

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to three weeks. a more convenient taste to test for hiv is in the works. it is as reliable as a blood test, correctly diagnosed 22 people without false positive results. researchers say more studies are needed. the pearson family is one of our favorites. >> a big honor for the cast of "this is us." i'm tracking the timing for your neighborhood plus the cooldown coming down after that. next on "nbc news at 4:00." >> put it on his tab. a major company is coming in to fit the bill. details on the partnership ahead at 5:00.

i this is nbc10 news. the dark comedic drama about a mother's search for justice earned top honors last night. getting the award for best performance by a team and best supporting actor for sam rockwell. gary oldham won best actor for playing winston churchill in "darkest hour." you have given enormously tonight and i am so deeply deeply honored. >> in the television category the cast of "veep" won best comedy ensemble but julia dreyfess was not there to accept best actress as she recovers from breast cancer. yes. so well-deserved the cast of the hit show "this is us" won an

s.a.g. award by a drama show. it beat out "the crown," ""game of thrones"" and handmaid's tale" and this is sterling k. brown won the best performance. a love tap is what she was giving him there. imagine a grocery store with no crowds or checkout line, that's the new experience am son shoppers had. there were no carts or basket. they scanned any item and it was automatically put into their virtual cart. once they left the store the store charged the credit card for items they took out. >> nbc10 first alert weather tracking rain headed our way tomorrow. >> wasn't that great weather?

>> perfect and for the celebration on broad street. >> it took perfect weather for a perfect performance from the quarterback. now we have warmth just spread through this area. the average high is 40. we're 60 right now. it's not even raining. go out there and enjoy it as soon as the news is over. as we go through the night tonight it will be pretty warm, too, but warm and wet tomorrow along with thunderstorms, and then we have cold weather coming in for wednesday, thursday and friday. this is not going to last all week. 60 in philadelphia now, temperatures in the 50s across most of the area but not everywhere as you will see. first in delaware, 59 in wilmington, marshallton, 51 in odessa. 57 here. watch what happens as we go to southern delaware, warm, 61 in

lincoln and 61 in lewis. whoa! 42 degrees in dewy beach. and in the 40s, here where you get wind off the cold ocean. tomorrow, we're getting into the 60s, too. we have some clouds moving from the west but no rain until ohio. that's a pretty solid area of rain and thunderstorms developing in illinois. that could be part of the system that comes through tomorrow. we're not just going to get one shower with this. the midnight hour, on the dry side. very mild tonight. won't need heavy coats tomorrow but umbrellas, yes, because just as we start the morning rush, lehigh valley, poconos, berks

county getting some rain. it might take until the morning rush before the rest of the area sees the rain. we are here at 8:00 and newcastle county getting heavy rain. as we go through the end of the morning rush, most of the rest of the area gets in to it. these orange areas represents thunderstorms and heavy rain. there's red near the philadelphia area. could be thunderstorms here. we showed you potential gusts until 40 miles an hour. once it moves out, we are dry for the rest of the week. we will see a lot of sunshine. but it is going to get colder. the future wind gusts as we go into tomorrow, 30, 40 miles an hour.

a huge temperature drop from wednesday high 64 to 44. you see the drop-off we will get over the next 24-36 hours. >> next, friend or foes? a super bowl battle brewing behind the scenes of the "today" show. people can't get their hands on enough swag. we'll show you some of the latest gear coming up.

. the philadelphia eagles, count on it! >> i can't stop looking at this

guy. eagles fans are having the time of their lives celebrating this big win. social media post. look at him go. he has his eagles t-shirt on and he has the american flag. i don't know what these are, pajamas, whatever, can you see them? look at this guy go! he found out the eagles won, here in philadelphia and his relative posted this on his behalf. a look at other posts on social media. green goblin, galen mills, to all the fans who said they would dye their hair green if we made to it the super bowl, i will be waiting for the tweets. >> all right! >> roses are red, violets are blue, i think it's time for a super bowl title, what about you. philly is in the building. >> quest love, his lucky shirt strikes again. kevin bacon, can't stop smiling about philly, fly eagles fly. >> kobe bryant, let's finish the

job. focus, super bowl! >> my heart rests in philly to the fans i love. you and my buddy, you deserve this, bring it home, boys. sixers also celebrating a little reveal here. there you go at the game. this one. who's this? tim furlong and his family, dancing, having a good time. he says my family is froeking out over this eagles game. even mummers strutting. go, birds. furlong family, we love you. keep those posts coming. send them to the nbc philadelphia facebook page or nbc10 app and we will maybe show them on tv. >> i'll be waiting for you to dye your hair green, jim, in two weeks. >> the eagles-patriots super bowl match is creating divided loyalties on today's show set. savannah guthrie is a birds fan and her husband is a philly area native. >> you want to do that?

just do it. >> ready? >> 1, 2, 3. all right. back to you. >> that's awesome. that's social media gold right there. >> that's not going to be the last we've seen of that rendition of the eagles. >> savannah also shared her eagles pride on social media tweeting this photo of her sql and her family wearing personalized jerseys as they cheered on the birds. but not everyone on set is with eagles nation. meteorologist, dylan dreyer is a patriots fan and tweeted a photo of herself wearing new england's photos and says they should make a wager for lobster and cheese steaks depending on the winner. the championship game is less than two weeks away. we are the official television station of the philadelphia eagles so you can watch every moment of the action before, during and after the game right here no need to change the channel.

>> absolutely not. more eagles challenge ahead at 5:00. >> hats, shirts and hoodies. >> you got it. eagles fans are flocking to scores to get something they haven't been able to get in years, nfc championship gear. plus the super bowl, how low will got it for the game? talking cold and snowy conditions in minnesota. no mention of snow for us. too warm. we made to it the 60s today. looks like we will do it again tomorrow. that line of rain is moving our way. we'll track the storms and when they'll make it to your neighborhood coming up. a string of dangerous carjackings hitting one south jersey town. what you need to know and where else the police say the crooks are getting away with it. next.

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gearing up, birds fans going to stores to get their hands on championship apparel right before the super bowl. police are searching for carjackers who hit at least five different towns. fallout for the olympics, major change happening today for usa gymnastics over the sex abuse scandal over the former team doctor. now that the birds are super bowl bound, fans are rushing to get their hands on any gear they