eagles mania buzzing. the super bowl is nine days away and bird fans can't get enough. drivers beware. police in new jersey close call to send a message. >> right now at 11:00, believe the hype as the super bowl gets closer and closer, eagles fans gets excited about one of the biggest games in franchise history. good evening, i am jim rosenfield. we have team coverage tonight

covering all the angles of the excitement. from an eagles fan who has hundreds of jerseys to a fan willing to make fashion with his head. >> reporter: that's right, up close and personal with these players. the city wient have a personal sendoff with the team, the meet and greets are the next best thing. a line snaked through the fish town. same scene in north philly where people got up close and personal with jae lynn mills. >> make those interceptions.

game winning interceptions. >> reporter: several players greeted fans tonight. for fans it required patience. the line at the models in clifton heights stretched out the door and around the corner waiting at the end were the notton brother. what are you going to tell him when you see him? >> he is a good blocker. >> thrilling experience. >> i would tell him congratulations best of luck and enjoy the time being out there. >> reporter: and fans told me they hope the next time they see these players it will be in a championship parade hopefully it will be somewhere around market and broad street. i am brandon hudsons, nbc 10

news. 200 jerseys from the popular ones. the die hard buck's county eagles fans represents his team every day in a different style. >> reporter: dave bergner has a little obsession. he catalogs his clothing choice every day on instagram. wearing a different eagles jersey and eagles hat every day during the season. >> somebody drinks coffee every day, that is weird. people might look in here and think this is insane. >> reporter: collecting jerseys 25 years ago and hasn't stopped since. it is day 138 of wearing a different jersey and hat

>> when i am done wearing it throw them in the floor. >> 175, 176. >> reporter: for the first time he counted his jerseys with us. ended up in his man cave surrounded by eagles photos and figures. >> the day he punched the punching back, was the day my daughter was one. >> reporter: 217 jerseys. as for super bowl sunday, he still hasn't made his jersey choice yet. what is your favorite jersey? >> i don't have one. it is like picking a favorite kid. >> reporter: if i had my choice, it would be cunningham number

12. a sweet take on the eagles underdog. check out this cake fr. >> nine days away and the only place you will see it right here on nbc 10. right here. right now we are following breaking news right now in philadelphia rox buorough neighborhood. the victim was shot in the side. sky force 10 live over this apartment complex. you still see that fire equipment there. crews have been trying to get

control of the flames for about an hour and a half. turning now to our first alert weather. people bundled up. chief meteorologist tammie souza joining us live. >> warm up today. let's take a look at that warm up where it is coming from. 55 in st. louis. all of those areas warmer than us and all of that headed our way. let's take a look at your neighborhood. we are right now in the 20s and 30s. 34 atlantic city. trenton at 30. and dover 29 degrees. temperature trend is going upward.

by noon already 50 degrees tomorrow. above 50s everywhere except for the jersey shore. when i come back, we will talk about the second half of the weekend, that's the wet part. jim, back to you. a legal win tonight. judge has ordered documents to be released may show the judge in the rapper's probation case was bias against him. could prove inappropriate conduct. meek mill is serving two to four years for a probation conduct. source tells nbc 10 dr. james coffman was found face down in his cell with a sheet

around his neck. >> i think that dr. coffman realized he was found out. i guess this was his answered. >> april coffman found in their house. fake news, folks. >> that was the president in switzerland. the white house says the president never considered firing mueller. a source tells nbc news the president backed down when he threatened to quit. >> the call for the firing

reportedly came as mueller looked into a possible obstruction case. bill cosby shifting their strategy. learning cosby's lawyer has seeked a different defense. in his initial trial, the defense -- retrial is set for april in montgomery county. this year, the number of flu cases is surging hitting state after state and south jersey is not immune. 439 cases. the number of cases more than doubled in three weeks. some people we spoke to are not sure what to believe about the dangers of this year's flu.

>> still too early in the season to know how this will rank among other seasons. >> my take is that because this virus lingers for such a long time, people are probably going back to work and back to school. dr. hensley told nbc 10 says the effective of this year's vaccine lessons 30%. coming to the aid of a fellow officer that had been ambushed and shot. archer is accused of shooting police officer in 2013. rushed him it the hospital. the defense objected to him sharing emotional testimony. phil murphy is rolling back

gun administration. designed to make it easier for a person with a state issued permit to carry hand guns. the governor says people will have to show a justifiable need to carry a hand gun. former chester county school superintendent is found guilty on theft charges. prosecutors say richard combo using money for personal use. he exchanged racist text messages with another employee. the board of usa gymnastics

directors will resign. promising to resign. the u.s. olympic committee says the usa gymnastic. >> abusive nature has infiltrated into its core and fundamental change is a necessity. on the campus of state university protests nassar there. next on nbc 10. under fire, casino mogul bill wynn facing accusations. a video of a cop nearly hit by a car sending a message.

some fans will go through extreme lengths to prove their fandom. looking for a weekend warm up. i will time it out for your neighborhood after the break.

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tonight dash cam video shows a south jersey police officer nearly being hit by a car. >> oh my god. >> releasing this video of an officer jumping out of the way of a passing car. the department says miraculously the officer was not hurt. police say this video serves as a reminder for people to follow the move over law. powerful figure in republican politics facing accusations of sexual

misconduct. wynn who serves as finance chairman of the republican national committee says quote the idea i ever assaulted any woman is pro poeposterous. that right there is the sound of eagles excitement buzzing here in plymouth meeting. where fans are taking dedication a cut above everyone else. and barbers that are good turning your head into the eagles direction is in high demand. >> reporter: a reputation for creativity. i was an artist first and then i

incorporated my love for art into my love for barbering. >> reporter: and a passion for the home team. >> i get to do the eagles logo over 100 times a year. >> reporter: lot more people want to turn the back of their heads into this. eagles season ticket holder. he sat for more than an hour to get this done. >> every stroke you do has to be perfect. >> ready from a championship and i think everyone going to put an eagle on their head. >> i enjoy putting the eagles logo on peoples' heads. >> reporter: saying this look will last after the eagles take home the lombardi trophy.

>> reporter: on the big night, they are having a super bowl party here. in plymouth meeting, drew smith nbc 10 news. we are sending an entire super bowl squad to give you insight into the game. i will be there with nine of my colleagues taking over minnesota for you. count on our coverage for the next nine days through to super bowl sunday. first alert weather. cold night. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist tammie souza timing out. and then the snow. >> it is going to be on the way but not until tuesday. so let's go ahead and enjoy what we are going to be having this weekend. it will be a warmup but a mixed weekend. it will be tuesday morning that we primarily see this light snow

going down. and then another cold snap. doppler radar, tonight is quiet. we are primarily clear tonight. watching this line of showers actually start to fill in and it is coming across the midwest and the ohio valley. this is going to be the rain that affects us by the time we get into sunday. then we look into the pacific northwest. in fact that could be be a two part system. so let's walk you through hour by hour. we are seeing the winds begin to turn to the southwest and that is favorable to warm us up. we will see that tomorrow midday to afternoon, the 50s across the area. but here comes the batch of rain. by the time we get into tomorrow night and into tomorrow morning that is when we will see the

rain. in the 50s. temperatures will climb into sunday. by midday the rain out of philadelphia and out of the area by evening. on monday we drop into the 40s and here comes the coastal form bringing some rain in. and then the pacific northwest in. and then here comes that cold air, those northerly winds coming back in. how about we take a look at what is going on in minneapolis. on wednesday we are going to be looking at maybe a shot of snow. temperatures in the 20s. single digits quite a bit after that. friday morning start at minus ten or ten below zero for the temperature. saturday could see some snow developing in the evening and that could develop into sunday.

that could be interesting at the dome at the super bowl. inside of course will be dry. and your forecast is 17. 14 at halftime. and that is outside of the warm cozy dome. 45 on monday with a chance of rain and snow at night. into the 30s on wednesday. then we get to friday ground hogs day a mix of rain and snow and temperatures back down to the 30s on super bowl sunday here in philadelphia. back right after this.

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thank god that is over. please get back to work. they went all out. poking fun at the vikings fan among them. we are looking for renditions with the most people, the most creativity or the most unique instruments. up load your submission now on the free nbc 10 app. danny pom mel nine days ago. discussing the timetable for next season. what he is doing to help the birds in the super bowl. that is next.

>> announcer: this is sports desk brought to you by and xfinity. >> reporter: we all imagined carson wentz was the guy leading the way. wentz was seen today at eagles practice minus the crutches. spoke to the media for the first time. and here is the revelation. his knee injury was worse than

reported. he tore his acl and lcl. >> i think again, i am confident in talking with trainers, the rehab schedule doesn't change a whole lot. so just something you got to be careful with. i am feeling confident with it. and i said it in my video i posted. 100% believe i will be back better than ever, stronger than ever no looking back. >> reporter: see some of the reactions from wentz's dominating the vikings game. wentz believes he can still play a role in winning the super bowl. >> coming into the morning with nick and nate. doing what nick and nate did for me all season. helped them and talk to guys and say what i see. but nick has done a great job.

taking the leadership role and i am trying to help support him. it is tough. but i am in it. i love this guy and i am part of the team as much as anyone else. >> reporter: for the past five or six days or so, tonight birt satisfied margos tweeted i've called three restaurants in minneapolis to get a he reservations and can't get in. well-played. shoulder looks okay to me. a 90-foot heave that he drains. third quarter, the action we go. justin anderson to the dump and then trevor booker.

76'ers win. that's your look at sports. be right back.

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