52 unless you make the trip to minneapolis. >> eagles will be the underdog once again as quarterback nick foles faces off against the greatest of all time, tom brady. >> coach pederson said he's hoping for a loud crowd to perform the upset against the patriots. >> we're excited to win these last two games obviously and we hope to have the entire eagles nation in minneapolis in two weeks. >> getting up to minneapolis to watch in person will cost you big time. a 17 hour drive or three hour flight. either way, it's a pricey ride. >> let's bring in tim furlong live at financial field. people willing to do a lot to get to this big game. >> reporter: my family, we love a car trip. we'd be all about that. but most fans that's not the thing. try to be a little creative. last night, he was dancing in

the streets and tonight michael picked up his super bowl ticket and won the right to pick them up at 1600 bucks apiece. he was going lottery winner or not. >> i was getting ready to buy them for $5,000 apiece. >> game tickets aside, it will cost a fortune. >> thank you for calling triple-a. how may i help you? >> reporter: this travel agent say the drive is long but way cheaper than flights around 1,000 bucks out of philly, but there might be cheaper alternatives. >> this is the chance of a lifetime to see something special. if i'm going with my wife and family or who ever i'm traveling with you have to publish flexible. >> reporter: by flexible he means going early or staying later and traveling to some place other than philly. >> maybe if you go to trenton or

bwi you might get a better deal. >> reporter: maybe driving the last few hours and finding a cheaper deal in the minneapolis suburbs. >> if i had a ticket, i would be there. >> reporter: maybe you can somehow get a seat to watch the birds beat tom brady. >> i want to beat tom brady so bad. time for a rematch. >> reporter: i'm ready to end the belichick reign of terror as well. triple answer has a sports package, the ticket starts at $7200. for many people maybe they can do it. a lot of people have to decide between that and retirement or send their kids to college. i'd have to think about it. it doesn't happen often. >> a lot of big ticket items going on the back burner. after you pay that fortune to get to mint, you will need

several thousand to get inside the game. >> this the average super bowl ticket price is $6100. the whcheapest ticket was for hf of that. model opened around 6:00 this morning anticipating a pre-work rush. fans coming in all day and merchandise is selling out fast. >> i woke up early, came right here. other stores i tried, they were out of stock and i had to come here and get it asap. big moment. new at 6, while fans snatch up all the championship gear they can, they're shying away from adorning our most famous son in philly green. the mayor's office saying they will not put any eagles gear on the statute. why? they lost the last two time this

is a decorated him. they draped a flyers sweater on billy penn in 1997 when they reached the stanley finals and red wings swept them four games to nothing back then. >> we don't want to jinx it. >> coming up all new in about 10 minutes why a set of fans in new jersey decided to keep the tv off during the birds' game last night. the only place you can watch super bowl lii, count on our live coverage all day everyday for the next two weeks for info you cannot get anywhere else. for breaking super bowl news, make sure you are signed up for breaking alerts and analysis and updates and all important super bowl commercials. now to breaking news we're following at 6:00, comedian bill cosby about to step on stage at

a philadelphia performance venue unexpectedly stepping in the spotlight as he awaits his sex assault retrial. at the jazz club to, live where cosby is set to perform tonight. lauren. do we have lauren? >> reporter: this is happening at the jazz club on germantown avenue behind me. bill cosby is expected to perform what is being called a special comedy concert and perform with the tony williams jazz quartet. i'm told he may play the drums tonight. this event is to honor tony williams a well-known jazz musician from this area. it is bill cosby drawing attention here this evening. this performance comes after his trial on sexual assault charges in montgomery county accused of

drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 24. 2004. his lawyers say they were)oq consensual. jurors could not come to a verdict and a mistrial was declared by the judge. that does not end the case. a retrial is expected for april. more on his appearance coming up. nbc10 news. turning now to your first alert neighborhood weather, tracking rain and thunderstorms, could impact your day tomorrow. you can see them on our live first alert radar. see showers on your way to work tomorrow. the worst of the rain is in the middle of the work day. i-95 south and philadelphia and city avenue. let's bring in glenn "hurricane" schwartz with more of what we can expect in the way of rain tomorrow. >> parts of our area may be affected during the morning rush

but not the majority of the area. everybody is going to be warm again tomorrow. unseasonable warmth. 53 in philadelphia now and in the 60s in philly all through delaware except for right near the beaches. take a look how things have changed. 53 on sunday, 62 today, 64 tomorrow. then plunging back near normal wednesday and thursday even below normal. that won't last long. this looks like a drive evening, the first system coming in during the day tomorrow. not a lot with it right now. it is organized but it's not as strong as it's going to be by the time it gets here. 2:00 in the morning still pretty much to the west. as the morning begins, lehigh

valley, berks county getting into heavier rain that could slow down the rush. even by 6:00, it hasn't made much progress except for showers. and we talk about when the cold air starts to come in. developing now at 6:00, your congressional district could be changing soon. pennsylvania's top court said it is illegal the way the districts are drawn up. the court said the map clearly violated the constitution and whole cities are in different districts. republicans have 13 of 18 seats despite democrat voters outnumbering democratic voters 5-4. praising the court's decision. >> non-representative districts, they have taken the process too far out of the hands of the people. it's out of the dirty tricks.

>> as a puzzle piece just to prove how complex the boundary lines have become, the state legislature has until -- to redraw the maps. the government shutdown was ended but only good for three weeks. the president said i'm glad congress has come to their senses and now willing to fund our great military, border patrol and first responders and insurance for vuller unbelievable children. -- vulnerable children. stay tuned for "nightly news" after this forecast and they will break down what's next for congress as the government shutdown ends. residents in one community are looking over their shoulders because of carjackers.

they're looking for these three men caught on surveillance video stealing a truck from a wawa. police say it's one of a dozen evacuation they have stolen, three at gunpoint. monroe township and philadelphia areas. you can see a man grab an employee at the tasty donut shop on pratt street. he jumped the counter. as he left, he started firing, shooting an employee in the back. a student brought a grenade to class at lower pottsgrove elementary. police in the bomb squad were called in and the school went into lockdown. they said it was inactive and never posed any threat and no word why the student had that

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you're watching nbc10, official station of the nfc champions, eagles, count on it. >> glued to the tv watching the eagles but one family had a special baby stealing their attention. >> how this newborn will always share a special bond with the eagles and the super bowl. >> right before the game start, oh, no, she's coming today. >> reporter: it quickly became clear little brie wasn't waiting to make her arrival and her husband wouldn't be watching the

game at his sister's house as planned. they dropped off their two older daughters there and headed straight to the medical center. >> i don't watch sports at all. >> reporter: ben still had the eagles and vikings on his mind and there was a television in the room. >> can i catch the majority of the game? >> no. no. >> reporter: at just after 8:00, little brie made her debut at 7 pounds 9 ounces. then ben decided not to ruin the moment. >> i didn't want to ruin the mood if they were down 20, didn't want to stress anybody else including myself. >> reporter: by the time ben was able to get food the game was almost over. he turned on his caroo just in time to hear the final seconds and the birds' blowout whein.

>> excited. over the top. >> he came in running yelling we're going to the super bowl. that made the night even more interesting. >> reporter: a huge victory to celebrate coupled with overwhelming joy, ted greenberg, nbc10 news. >> that's one smart dad there. don't stress everybody out. and then he had to go out to get some food so he could check the score. >> absolutely check the score. do you blame him? let's check out lincoln financial field. it's quiet and warm out there but that will change tomorrow. >> we're tracking rain and thunderstorms. you can see them on first alert radar. we should be fine for the morning rush but rain can get heavy around lunchtime. >> between the morning rush and lunchtime for the philadelphia area in new jersey and delaware. it will be after lunch.

for the lehigh valley berks county the morning rush may be affected. wilmington, delaware, 10:00 to noon for the best chance of seeing anything. warm and wet, not only later tonight, first thing tomorrow, but into the day tomorrow, we have some thunderstorms as well. then, we've got some cold weather wednesday through friday, nothing serious, but definitely a lot colder than what we've seen today. we're up to 60 degrees. 66 in dover. 60 was the hourly high. it got up to 62 in between hours and even 52 in allentown. right now, 53 in philly, 54 in allentown. the temperature won't drop a lot tonight. combination of a southerly wind, high humidity and clouds from the west. see this one band of showers through ohio and west virginia. not a lot of heavy stuff with

that. we have severe storms with this area in illinois. we'll be watching that area as well. as we go through the night tonight, we're on the dry side. first thing in the morning we see some of those heavier showers at lehigh valley and berks county, maybe a couple white showers into the philadelphia area. it's mainly toward the end of the rush and after the rush we will see some of the heavier rain in northern delaware and across the rest of the area. 9:30, that radar is getting lit up. orange indicates pretty heavy rain and red is very heavy. look at that! 11:30 in the morning, you're getting pounded, not only with the heavy rain and thunderstorms but gusty winds as well. it moves out pretty quickly so this will not be affecting the afternoon rush, it will be gone by then and the colder air

starts to come in by tomorrow night. the peak wind gusts, 10:00, 11:00 a.m. in parts of the area, parts of the jersey shore gusts of 50 and it really drops off fast in the afternoon. it won't be windy all day tomorrow. we have a high of near 64 tomorrow, dropping 20 degrees in one day, then dropping some more for thursday. that is quite a change that we're going to be seeing over the next few days. look at these morning lows on thursday down into the 20s. this is not extreme certainly not compared to what we saw early in january but compared to the 60s we will be seeing tomorrow and what we saw today, that is quite a drop. i'm john clark. coming up, we take you on the field for all the best moments

of the eagles celebration last night and what caused zach ertz to get real emotional. next.

this is sportsdesk brought the you by xfinity. it will change the way you experience tv. >> i'm john clark. i don't know if you heard it or not. eagles are headed to the super bowl in the most lopsided win in eagles playoffs history. the birds first trip to the bowl in 13 years. >> we're going to the super bowl! >> yeah!

>> we're going to the super bowl! >> we're going to the super bowl! >> everyone doubted us. everyone's down there talking and denying. no more denying us. >> everybody counted us out. look where we're going. we're going to the super bowl. >> we had all the confidence in the world and in this city. >> let's go! let's go! >> he's lucky, i had to wait 31 years to get the confetti. he had to wait 2 years. >> being in a city like philadelphia where people enjoy the fight, enjoy the grit, enjoy the enthusiasm. >> i'm excited to go, we're winning.

we're going for one thing only. we got one mission only, that's to bring it home. >> we're not done yet! we're not done yet! >> we will finish this thing, philly. i hope to see all of you in minnesota, let's go! >> that is awesome. zach ertz and his wife, julie, who plays on the women's soccer team she was not in philly but playing at the same time. julie did not know zach was going to the super bowl until after the game. they face-timed each other and zach gets emotional when he sees her reaction. >> good. emotional for me. i wish she was here, obviously.

i like having her here. i can't wait for her to get home and celebrate with her. >> that is awesome. she's going to be able to go to the super bowl. i'm john clark, we're right back. what's a jicama? thanks! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices.

one last check on the weather, a live look at the flags on top of the aranmark building. >> we got up to 62 today. >> amazing. >> and 64 tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms not all day but i think the worst of it will be between about 10:00 and noon across much of the philadelphia area, a little earlier to the west and later for the east and cool down dramatically a couple days and into friday. back up to the 50s and rain and thunderstorms. >> won't be that warm in indianapolis, i'm sure. >> slightly cooler, the average

is 21 by super bowl sunday. >> can't wait for that. thanks for watching. next is "nbc nightly news." see you tonight at 11:00. >> announcer: this is nbc news "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. it is over for now. congress has come to an agreement to reopen the government but for just under three weeks and with the sticking point, fate of young immigrants known at d.r.e.a.m.ers unresolved. what changed and how do we know we won't end up right back here? capitol hill koe correspondent kasie hunts starts us off. >> reporter: the house voting to make it official to reopen the government at least for now sending the bill to the president's desk. that sets up an incredibly contentious