the eagles back practicing at the complex today trying to keep their routine as normal as possible before they head to minnesota. >> we have all of philadelphia is is lit up. >> the team is is focused. they want to be focused on what is is the task at hand. >> all of philadelphia is lit up in eagles green right now. these are live cameras showing green lights all around the city. the mayor said there's not going to be a celebration for this birds before they go. >> he says it's possible there could be a small one. we'll have to wait and see. >> let's go to tim furlong with more. >> everyone talks about the patriots mystique. >> is there another team or opponent? >> at eagles practice, number 9 is running the plays. it seems like lots of guys are

playing for those in front of them that got hurt. >> the patriots are known to game. plan against all opponents and they change things up every game. legarrette blount played for the patriots last year and asked if he could give tips on beating his former one. >> tell me something you know about the patriots. i didn't play with them either. >> reporter: chris long says one of keys to winning the super bowl is not getting too distracted by the off the field super bowl craziness that comes with having lots of extra family and friends in minneapolis with you. >> football is the most important thing to you. playing a football game is why you came. you're not going to be worried about everybody asking if you want to get dinner. >> take the name super bowl out of it and it's a game. it's just another game. >> reporter: michael kendricks has never been to a super bowl.

i have covered a couple super bowls. there are a ton of distractions. let me just tell you. it's going to be a crazy week in minneapolis. one of the biggest sporting events the planet. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. sgluf always remained focused. we know that. >> reporter: i'm the worst. i'm the poster child for not being distracted. >> he'll get back on track. imagine making your super bowl party plans and then you find out you're going to the game for free. >> that dream just became a reality for one lifelong eagles fan. this is john. he was born and raised in philadelphia and today found out he is going to the big game. former eagle brian west brok showed up at his house and gave him the tickets. he was a little stunned. >> i mean, this is unbelievable. this is probably the best moment of my life. i couldn't believe it.

>> he says he plans on taking his best friend george. they have been going to games together for more than 25 years. they even west to the last super bowl in jacksonville in 2005. >> our super bowl coverage is just getting started. in ten minutes, all against one we're going to show you how the super bowl is pitting one local police department against one of its employees. nbc 10 is your home for super bowl lii. this is the only place you'll see the game if you're not heading to minnesota. count on your eagles station for super bowl access you can't find anywhere else. new at 6:00, president trump is proposing a path to citiz citizenship for those eligible for the program but didn't apply. that's a total of 1.8 million people. the immigration plan is likely to be released on monday. according to steven miller, the other pillars of that plan

include a $25 billion trust fund for the border walling chain migration and ending the visa lottery. the plan was immediately by democra democrats. >> tonight the suspected shooter accused of ambushing a philadelphia officer is now on trial. prosecutors say edward archer nearly killed an officer two years ago. today arch. let's go to aundrea cline-thomas, who was inside that courtroom today for some of this testimony. >> reporter: there's an overwhelming amount of evidence from surveillance video to a confession, but the defense reminded the jury that edward archer is presumed innocent. the prosecution's responsibility is to prove every single charge. the surveillance video showing the officer being ambushed by a gunman who fired 13 shots is key

evidence in the case against edward archer. the jury also got a closer look at the crime scene. the shattered glass and bullet holes in the patrol car. the gun with the empty magazine recovered nearby. >> absolutely amazed that he's even here to sit in this trial. we are bless ed to have him her. >> reporter: the officer has had 11 surgeries since being shot three times in the arm. he was in the courthouse but kept out of the courtroom today. but family was there crying at times as they watched video and listened to the details. the they also had a clear view of archer, who told police he was inspired by isis. >> he gave a confession that night in which everybody doesn't. so what his motives were that evening, he gave one. >> reporter: he was defiant reing to give a plea of guilty or not guilty saying, i don't plead to anyone but allah.

all maintaining no express throughout proceeding. his defense called the officer a hero but urged a jury not to make decisions based on e emotions, but the law. the officer is expect ed to testify in this trial. the julk says the trial is supposed to last. surveillance video captures the moment a father was held at gunpoint by a postal worker as he tried to put his baby in his car. three other men show up to help the gunman. the victim says they threat bed to kill his baby unless he handed over money. he had won playing poker. the victim says he was tied up and hit in the face, but he is expected to be okay. things are cooling down at the scene of a fire in kensington. sky force 10 was over the scene

just about 30 minutes ago. crew hs to rescue several people from that home. we're told three homes were damaged in that fire. turning to your first alert neighborhood weather. chilly evening in center city. this is broad street from our campus camera. it's going to be cold through tomorrow. but then it's going to warm back up for the weekend. >> it's only a classic case of this because it can only seem to get cold for a couple days and it can only get warm for a couple days before everything changes. we have nice clear skies right now. but that's going to allow the temperatures to drop pretty quickly. already dropping to 29 in wilmington. 29 in millville. 28 in perk see and coatesville. they have been the coldest spots all day long. feels like temperature 23 in wilmington. 23 in allentown. it's cold already. we're going to be feel k like

the teens in parts of area later on tonight. but the wind is going to be diminishing. the temperature going down through the 20s. and sol places down into the teens by morning. but we are going to see a significant warm-up by the weekend. we'll see when the rain is going to come in in just a few minute. tonight the district attorney announced a new position that will focus ob protecting the rights of immigrants dealing with the criminal justice system. he was the council to the da. the idea came from the district toesh attorney's office in new york city. the initiative is helping mainly because witnesses are more willing to talk about crimes when they know they won't get in trouble. too many patients and not enough beds. this flu season has gotten so bad a hospital is pitching tents outside to create more space for sick patients. it isn't being called an

emergency yet, but they are seeing way more positions. patients with more severe cases are being sent inside. a a new jersey man wants to raise the speed limit on the garden state parkway to 75 miles per hour. he started a. petition ob.org seeking the increase. in the petition the man says raising the speed limit will encourage people to travel further for a job and lower unemployment rates. the state hasn't increased the speed limit since 1998 when it was raised from 55 to 65. philadelphia city council is looking to replacing traffic cops with regular people. today the council president introduced a resolution that would call for hearings on the matter. the goal is to loosen the log jam by using civil yan officers. those officers could issue traffic citations but would not carry weapons and would not be

able to make arrests. up next at 6:00, she's willing to accept a little cheating from the patriots. why one local police secretary is on the new england band way fwon and standing tall against her officers who love the eagles. plus a hitchhiker try get to the super bowl. new at 6:00, how you can help this eagles robot arrive in minnesota in time for super bowl sunday.

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so the eagles super bowl berth is uniting our region right now. >> but it is pitting most of south jersey police department against one of their own. the secretary is on the patriots bandwagon. ted greenberg shows us their rivalry from atlantic county. the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: for nearly 23 years, secretary pat murray has been a fixture at the mullica township police department. >> he's the mother hen. >> reporter: but these birds don't have her packing in the super bowl. >> i'm root iing for the patrio. >> reporter: you heard it right.

>> the patriots. >> we should fire her for that. >> reporter: pat wants the pats to win. >> this case is a problem. >> reporter: the chief is a die hard eagles fan. along with just about everyone else in the township building. >> sitting across the hall from a patriots fan, it doesn't bode well. >> i just think they are an awesome team. and i know everybody says they cheat and maybe they do. >> i think she's getting made fun of a little bit. but she can take a joke. >> reporter: she grew up here in south jersey in eagles country. so how can this be? >> i just never have been ab eagles fan. i never have. it's wonderful how far they have gotten this year. >> it's going to be a problem when the eagles win for sure. we won't talk for awhile. or at least pat may u not talk. >> reporter: her favorite team is actually the green bay packers. >> all in good fun. >> she's set to e retire in just over two years and the chief says the search for pat's

replacement might need to include an investigation into team loyalty. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> that's one strong woman standing her wouground. the big game means big business. eagles gear is flying off the shelves in the mall in north wilmington. the store has autographed pictures and jerseys from current eagles players and workers say they have seen a huge boost in sales that feature former players as well. tonight a hitchhiking robot is trying to make its way from philadelphia to the super bowl. this is bird bot. they are asking eagles fans to pass bird bot around. the plan is to get the bot to minneapolis to the super bowl and back to philly again. the social experiment is a playoff of hitch bot, another that tried in 2015 but he was beheaded once it fwot.

here to philadelphia. we are definitely hoping for better results this time. >> a charming ending to that story. fly eagles fly, the anthem for our entire region right now. >> thousands of you have been sending us your renditions of the fight song. listen to this guy who created his own remix. >> it's got a little beat and everything. we have been asking for you to get creative here. we want your most creative take on the eagles song or get the most people involved or unusual instruments. you can upload yours on the nbc 10 app or on nbc10.com. new at 6:00, old streets in south philadelphia have new names. the corner of broad street is now where royal way meets rumble road. the temporary change is in honor of royal rumble at the wells

fargo center this weekend. let's turn to your first alert neighborhood weather. some skaters out there. bundled up tonight at the river rink. it's chilly right now. >> cold at the jersey shore as well. this is our live camera showing beach avenue. low 30s here tonight. but warmer weather will arrive just in time for the weekend. >> let's bring in glenn "hurricane" schwartz with more on what we can expect. >> it is up and down and up and down like every couple days. and then yesterday morning it. dropped down to 39 and this morning it felt as cold as 18. now we're headed right back up. maybe not quite to 62 this weekend. but pretty close. 36 for today's hourly high. 37 the official high in philadelphia.

38 in dover. 35 in allentown. those numbers well below average despite the sunshine and now we're in the 20s already in millville and pottstown and wilmington and about to go into the 20s just about everywhere else. let's see where we are in philadelphia while it's 35 at the airport. it's 29 in park side. so just about to go into the 20s and west mount. so those are the other cool spots. now we're going to have a lot of sunshine tomorrow. very light winds. the winds going to start shifting into the south. and saturday, that's going to push the temperature up. a lot the of sunshine. that's going to bring rain. not necessarily heavy rain, but we're talking abopotentially ho of rain. kind of a rainy, very mild day for sunday. then this starts to move out.

but that isn't necessarily the end of the story. moisture is sitting out there. the next system, this is a smaller and mainly upper air disturbance moves in from the west while the temperatures are going down. so that means we have the threat of some snow later wednesday night and into tuesday. so this does have potential for some accumulation. and the temperatures may be a bit on the marginal side. but tomorrow, nothing but sunshine. 46 in fairmont. 442 in allentown. and in easton, robinsville, 43. dover at 44. and the weekend forecast is warm. it's warm and dry on saturday. warm and wet on sunday. for the whole area. headed to minneapolis, not too

bad the next couple days. but by the end of the next week when they are about to start playing, it's going to be cold. then get even colder for the game itself. single digits feeling like well below zero. i'm john clark. tom brady and rob gronkowski, a few practice issues. we'll hear on two birds who could make some history. that's next.

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i'm john clark. the eagles and patriots both practice today.

for the pats, rob gronkowskien didn't practice because of the concussion. tom brady was limited. here are the birds back at practice today. they are preparing for the patriots. it's the pats eighth super bowl in the last 18 years. doug pederson, any worry about the pats' mystique? >> if i make this all about them, we're in trouble. honestly, we're in. and everything has been written about it and discussed. it's about us. it's how we well execute. >> there have been few players in nfl history who have won two straight super bowls with two different teams and now two ooeg vg a chance to do that. legarrette blount and chris long won the super bowl last year with the patriots. they both doecided to come to te eagles and now they have a chance at back to back rings. >> there's an extremely special

opportunity to have. it can go either way. it's something that not a will the of guys in the nfl have done. >> me being on two super bowl teams in a row has nothing to do with me. obviously. i'm just a lucky dude that made good decisions in free agency. >> that is cool. beau allen is going home. he grew up 15 minutes from where he's going to play the super bowl. the one big problem, all the super bowl requests. >> i have had so many. an unbelievable amount of relatives. all these people i haven't talked to in a long time come out of the woodwork. i don't want to put anyone on blast. i shut it down early. there's so many things going on. we're trying to focus on the game and eliminate distractions. but i had i want to change my phone number. >> so don't call beau allen for

tickets. leave him alone. >> don't call john clark either. >> no, i don't get any. >> you're going to be working. >> i'm going with you, jim. >> trying to stay warm and work hard. >> tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00, fran frenzy. they have waited three hours in line. what's the one thing they want. the eagles excitement continues at 11:00. four months ago,n about but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it!

philadelphia shining bright in green tonight. this is the logans square building in center city. >> that's a beautiful shot. it's chilly out there. >> we have some big ups and downs in the weather continuing. so we're going back up now. it's warming over the weekend. rain on sunday. we could see some snow monday night and into tuesday. we'll watch that and it gets cold again. then it gets warm and then cold again and maybe snow late next week. >> got to get used to the up and

down. >> thanks for watching. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm erin coleman. up next, "nbc nightly news." we'll see you at 11:00. tonight new fallout from the sex abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics and michigan state. the university's president resigns and congress is demanding answers, who knew what when and why weren't so many young girls froekted from a predator doctor? breaking news on immigration. president trump now proposing a pat to citizenship for nearly 2 million dreamers. what he wants in return from democrats. in this raging flu emergency a 12-year-old boy dice. his family says they thought he had a cold. tonight how to tell the difference between a bad cold and a potentially deadly flu. what oprah is now saying about a potential run for president. and flier beware. those cheaper seats could end up costing you more. what you should know before you buy your next ticket.