guys it's almost go time. >> reporter: yes, almost go time. we're here in south philadelphia. we have seen eagles fans stream in and out of here all afternoon. everybody is wearing green ready for this big game. we're here because we're going to have a special tonight at 7:30 an eagles preview party special. >> it's so exciting to see the place decked out in balloons. the championship is here. >> so close. >> take a look at this. the eagles took practice outside. the fans are asking me why aren't they practicing in the elements they did today at the linc. the field has been resodded because there was some slipping last week and you know what, doug pederson says he doesn't want to change anything, no extra pressure, this is just football let's maintain status quo. >> i got to make sure my head is in the right spot. i'm blocking out the noise just like i'm telling the players to block it out and i'm focused on my job in helping this football team try to win a football game and i

try not to get caught up in the magnitude, you know of what this game really means. >> reporter: ducis, two years ago today, the eagles held a, press conference to introduce doug pederson as their next head coach. do you think then he was thinking in 2018 i was one win away from the super bowl. >> he may have not been thinking it. rick and sharrie, back over to you. >> all right, we're so close. ducis, jamie, thanks. we turn to "action news"'s chad pradelli live outside lincoln financial field. >> chad, they're busy getting ready for huge crowds and millions of television watchers come sunday, right? >> reporter: that's right, rick, here in 48 hours this place will be a sea of green, a lot of fun, a lot of excitement. the fun will start very early for some and here's what you need to know come sunday. as the eagles took the field for practice preparations were under way outside.

barricades are being put in place. soon more than 70,000 will descend upon south philadelphia to root on the birds. security is expected to be tight. the message getting into the stadium, let's be clear, small clutch purses will be a you howed 1 gallon ziploc bags and clear bags. >> we have a lot of officers both uniformed plainclothes real good security inside the stadium and outside in the parking lots. >> reporter: the party gets started early here on sunday at fdr park. tailgating can begin at 6:00 in the morning. the wells fargo lots at 11:00 a.m. a half hour later lots mn, po and the citizens bank parking lots at 3:00 p.m. >> eagles game at 6:40 and we have a lana del ray concert at the wells fargo. >> reporter: philadelphia police say vehicles along

broad street from south street to the sports complex need to be removed by 2:00 p.m. sunday. vehicle owners who don't risk being ticketed or towed. nearby residents are ready. >> i live down that way. i can't wait. i don't care about the people coming. i live at 18th street. it's amazing. >> reporter: and in some lots, tailgating is not allowed. it's generally speaking it's those lots north of pattison, west of darien. i'm live at lincoln financial field chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> chad thank you. >> traffic is bound to be completely grid locked around the stadium so septa and patco are stepping up to help out. septa is also offering riders a game day discount starting today, you can purchase a four dollars pass to get you to and from the game on the broad street line and for anyone in south jersey, patco has expanded its hours for both saturday and sunday. there will be more cars on the

trains and they will come more frequently. >> all right, time now for a check of the game day forecast from accuweather. >> after a few brutal weeks, winter is loosening its grip just in time for the big game. let's go to meteorologist melissa magee who is in for adam today at the "action news" big board and we're hoping for a perfect football day come sunday, melissa. >> sharrie looks like these numbers will be rebounding as we head into our weekend and today we were on our way up. wednesday we had a high temperature of 33. yesterday's high 36 and so far in philadelphia today coming in at 45 degrees, well above the average of 40 degrees this time of year. as we look at the numbers across the midatlantic, it's still milder off to the south. 47 washington, d.c., 54 in richmond, virginia and 53 degrees in roanoke, virginia so we will be tapping into that southwesterly wind as we head into the eastbound. here's the reason why. satellite6 along with action radar showing you we've got a mostly clear sky thanks to this dominating ridge of high

pressure. over the weekend we'll continue to tap into those west to southwesterly winds just in time for saturday and just in time for game day on sunday so we've got you covered if you're heading over to the linc on sunday, kickoff at 6:40 in the evening. it's rather cloudy for that game but the rain stays away. we've got a southwesterly wind at three to 6 miles per hour. first quarter that temperature coming in at 44. as we get into the fourth quarter we'll dip down to 42 degrees so certainly not as cold this sunday in comparison to last sunday at the linc. we've got more details on that plus this warming trend and how long it's sticking around with the full and exclusive accuweather of forecast. back over to you sharrie and rick. >> melissa thanks. >> thanks melissa. >> thousands of fans are heading to the game sunday but there are also expected to be countless watch parties all across the tri-state to cheer along the birds. >> fans are busy preparing to have friends over so that means shopping for the food and party favors. gray hall is live at acme in havertown with more. gray, i need some potato chips and some salsa.

[laughter] >> reporter: got you covered. okay, rick, you know, everyone is excited across the area about this weekend's game on sunday everyone decked out in their eagles gear. they're talking about two things. football and the food. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: the eagles spirit is contagious and taking over the city. shoppers are preparing for the big game day. many stopped by this acme in havertown for a team pep rally. those in eagles gear got a discount on their grocery bill. customers who are here right now at the havertown acme save 5 percent in honor of this pep rally. if you come in any acme on sunday on game day you'll save 5 percent off your order of $20 or more. >> reporter: the talk was about dishes that will be served for the big game. many customers say they have their first time go-to meals. >> taco dip, hot taco dip and i like those little mini hot dogs. >> i'm going to be making stakes with my girlfriend. >> reporter: stakes. >> yeah. >> reporter: any favorite way of cooking the stakes or grilling them up. >> just kind of winged it way

marinade made myself like brown sugar honey bit of worcester sauce. >> stromboli buffalo chicken dip maybe wings. >> reporter: bakeries and stores are preparing for the huge crowds. the bake slop in wayne says it can't keep eagles sweets on the shelves. >> it's been crazy. anything related to a football everybody in the town wants it. we've been going through a lot of rise crispy treats all decorated in eagles colors, we have our specialty cakes that have the eagles logo we have football cookies and cup cakes that have been flying out. >> reporter: as customers fill their baskets at the acme swoops showed up with the team's cheerleaders and handed out prizes and tickets to the game. amy and her son scored a pair and now she has to decide who she's taking. >> going to be a tough decision. maybe the two of us will go. leave the rest of the boys at home. >> reporter: all right. so, back out live everyone now

counting down until game day on sunday. they have their food and this reminder, rick and sharrie, in particular, rick, since you like chips and dip you can go to any acme on sunday 5 percent discount just wear your eagles gear. live in havertown, gray hall channel6 "action news." sharrie, rick. >> all right,. >> sunday eagles gear, all right, thank you, gray. "action news" is your source for eagles coverage this weekend. it all kicks off tonight with our playoff preview party at 7:30 right here on channel6. we'll have live team coverage all weekend long. and then sunday morning start your eagles game day with live reports from the linc on "action news" weekend at 6:00 a.m. then pregame coverage begins with "action news" at 5:00 p.m. we'll have live postgame reports as soon as the final whistle blows and an extra hour of "action news" starting at 10:00 it all gets wrapped up with extended live eagles coverage on "action news" sports sunday. hopefully we'll all be celebrating by then. wake up with "action news" early monday morning. matt, tam, david and karen will be on at 4:00 a.m. with a complete recap and reaction from all across the tri-state

area. >> all right, time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center friday night. how we looking out there matt. >> exciting times around here that's for sure and unfortunately some excitement here on the roads. we don't like this kind of excitement, rick and sharrie. this is chester county, 202 northbound side between boot road and the route 30 bypass. started with emergency construction earlier this afternoon and then in the work zone there was an accident. looks like a pretty serious crash with an ambulance and fire truck here on the scene. penndot and police are out here as well and northbound traffic coming away from west chester is just barely squeezing by on the right side of the roadway here approaching the route 30 bypass. so, as you come northbound, i would stay local through west chester on 322 or go over to 352, northbound 202 not where you want to be. you could also use the northbound side of the blue route, 476. had a southbound crash by villanova but that's all off to the side now. farther north you're seeing some slowing now approaching the mid-county tolls and

that's because the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike is jammed solid from near norristown out to fort washington. overturned truck there is blocking the eastbound off-ramp to fort washington. and

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menendez. the democrat's first trial ended ended in a hung jury. he was accused in a bribery scheme involving a long time friend in florida. the senator allegedly traded political favors for gift and campaign donations. the senator's office released a statement saying he fully expects to be vindicated again. investigators are trying to piece together the owens sequence of events that led to a u.s. marshall being killed in harrisburg by a philadelphia man. christopher hill was serving an arrest warrant on a woman when gunfire erupted. officers shot kevin sturgis. there were several warrants out for his arrest in philadelphia. governor wolf order the commonwealth flag to fly at half star in honor of deputy hill. >> firefighters battled a stubborn house fire in frankford. chopper6 hd was overhead as smoke was pouring from the

home. crews had ladders stretched to the roof and other firefighters were fighting the flames from the top of neighboring homes. still no reports of any injuries in all of that. well, a large 30-foot sinkhole opened up this afternoon in the middle of the fishtown section of philadelphia. wow. look at the video. crews blocked off the 2200 block of taggert street and you can see the road caved in and a large part of the sidewalk as well. people living in six homes have been evacuated. no word yet as to what caused this mess. >> wow. well, the panel tasked with creating philadelphia's new board of education met for the first time. the group started its work at city hall by presenting legal requirements for board membership. it outlined a nomination process and ethics guidance ford candidates. the school district was returned to local governance after 16 years of state control through the school reform commission.

a six-year-old from bristol signed a letter of intent with the temple men's basketball team. mason wyckoff happily signed his name on the line while sitting next to head coach fran dunphy. the coach says it's an exciting day for the time and they're excited to have the new 4-foot two player. mason suffers from common variable immune deficiency and was teamed up with temple through team impact. coach dunphy did put the new guy on the spot and asked him about his favorite player. >> by the way you got a favorite? oh. who is it? >> damien? damien moore oh, boy. >> all right. why not. as if today couldn't get any better, moore presented mason with his very own jersey. the six-year-old pretended to faint right there. >> mason having a great day there. good for him. turning to our forecast, melissa is back and it's friday and the temperature is heading up. >> yeah, that's right and our spirits are high. >> yes.

>> as we head into our weekend guys its all about the temperatures and the eagles too. as we walk over to the weather center as we're talking about the game at the linc as they take on the vikings in the nfc championship, the game kicking off at 6:40 in the evening its going to be pretty good for the start of that game. partly cloudy sky, winds out of the southwest at three to 6 miles per hour. 6 o'clock a temperature of 44. and 10 o'clock sunday night we've got a number coming in at 42 degrees. not bad on our friday. north and west in slatington and kutztown 37, lake had harmo. down in new jersey it's 42 in surf city, 40 for ewing and browns mills. 42 for vineland and fortescue the upper 40's for areas in delaware. satellite6 along with action radar showing you we've got a mostly clear sky thanks to a dominating ridge of high pressure so we stay dry and quiet as we head through the rest of tonight.

so, the next 12 hours it's not going to be as chilly tonight as it was the last two nights. we've got a mostly clear sky dipping down to 30 in philadelphia, 25 in reading, 28 in wilmington and 28 degrees the overnight low in dover. fast forward into the start of our weekend on saturday, well, 7 o'clock in the morning we've got a number coming in at 33 degrees. 11:00 a.m. already above average at 46. 50 by 1 o'clock tomorrow. and 52 degrees at 3 o'clock in the afternoon with sunshine giving way to a few more clouds. so here's future tracker6 timing it out for you as we get into the second half of our weekend on sunday. 3:30 in the afternoon along the i-95 corridor, temperatures will be in the upper 40's. 50 here in philadelphia. 38 in the poconos. and we've got this nice warming trend that continues as we head throughout the rest of our weekend. there's a good skier's forecast as well up in the poconos. sunny and comfortable tomorrow high temperature of 43, partly sunny. we're dry on sunday with a temperature coming in at 41. the four day at 4:00 showing

you tomorrow is nice and mild, a high temperature in at 54 for the high. on sunday, mild with sunshine and some clouds, a high up to 50. on monday it's cloudy with some patchy fog developing a high temperature of 51. we'll stay mild on tuesday but a bit of a change comes as we get into the second half of the day. it's wet as we will be tracking some moisture overhead, a high temperature then coming in at 56 degrees. so, we've got -- we've we've got more details and our weekend coming up in the next half hour sharrie. >> melissa thanks. the eagles game is on everyone's mind and it's also the final weekend of the philly home show. there's dozens of exhibits set up at the pennsylvania convention center whether you're planning to build or remodel you'll find plenty of ideas and inspiration. there are also workshops and celebrity speakers lined up over the next two days. >> and still to come on "action news" at 4:00 more eagles coverage. >> of course including fill recycles for the birds. it's a parking meter turned

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>> ♪ >> all right, we are looking live at chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia right there as the crowd starts to gather. "action news" is hosting our playoff preview party right here live at 7:30 tonight so head on down to join in on the fun and save me some fries. >> yes, he likes those. >> yeah. >> but for people all across the area the fun already started at work today. >> that's right. "action news" stopped by john anthony salon in mickleton gloucester county the stylists

were hard at work sporting their eagles gear right there and some of the customers were showing off their pride as well. the tri-state region has never been short on eagles pride but it's been especially strong these past few weeks. >> that's really been the case at area schools today as well. check out these little ones from blue bell montgomery county. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> yes, there's more where that came from, too. it was a fun day at lock heart early abramson center. along with the fight song they made green hats and had fun way giant blowup eagle helmet as well. >> there's so much more where that came from. you have been sending us your pictures using the #6abcaction. we'll get to some of these in

a second but first to the big game this weekend. there are a lot of big wagers and that includes a very sweet and salty one between the governors of pennsylvania and minnesota. governor tom wolf bet minnesota's governor mark dayton 5 pounds of tastykake but scotch krimpets that the birds will beat them. to that end minnesota is betting 5 pounds of salted nut rolls that the vikings take the nfc title. i never had a nut roll but i mean, if that's what the wager is, i'll know. now you have been showing us just how you bleed green as we head into sunday's matchup. people your creativity is soaring. check out this recycled philadelphia parking meter turned eagles mascot. that's his face at least his torso is a brake rotor, his legs are shocks and his smile sal wrench. his name is fleet and he is blinking green. >> check out them feet. >> yeah, his feet those are brake shoes. that's what we do.

y'all got it this year. appreciate y'all. this is awesome. royally recycles. >> ♪ >> how do you love that? that's the musical stylings of the band members of north wood community charter school. so much team spirit so much talent. please continue to share your eagles pride using #6abcaction. here is our friend christian bracken as you can see we use them right here on the air so keep them going. >> all right, alicia, thanks. >> no shortage of video. our coverage battle for the super bowl continues after the break with the social media blunder that has some eagles fans worried that the game might be fixed. >> a birds fans from birth. what this cute chester county girl has in common with quarterback carson wentz. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the birds battle to get to the super bowl. >> that's right. and a little more than 48 hours the philadelphia eagles will take on the minnesota vikings and to say the delaware valley is excited is beyond an understatement. >> our coverage of the pregame action begins with "action news" reporter bob brooks who is live outside philadelphia city hall with more.

hey, bob. >> hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, sharrie and rick. from city hall as you can see they have these cutouts of the eagles players behind me and all across the area there's sport for the eagles. we went over the area searching for pep rallies going on at schools and senior centers and we found them all. there's no shortage of support for the eagles heading into sunday's game. >> ♪ fly eagles fly >> reporter: from some of the youngest. >> ♪ >> reporter: to our seniors who are clearly still going way strong. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> reporter: and every fan in between. for many work school or their typical day was a lot more fun. the eagles are bringing fans all across the area together. we started our day off at the crozer keystone in broomall. they had a full spread and

spirit going on organized by jamie and jessica kline. >> we're having an eagles tailgate party because we're going to go all the way. >> all the way. >> we're ready, all the way. super bowl here we come. >> reporter: from there we made our way down to mercy life sharon hill. >> pain for. >> minnesota. >> that's right. >> reporter: maddie turns 73 on sunday. i'm sure you can guess by her custom-made outfit she wants a win as a gift but is also grateful no matter what for all the birds have done this season. >> and even if they lose it's still, they're out there trying. >> reporter: a few blocks away at today's child learning sent we met some of the youngest well dressed and most inspiring eagles fans. are the eagles going to win. >> i think so. >> reporter: you think so? >> you think so. >> reporter: you can see some are ready to be eagles themselves. maybe one day they will be. >> win. >> win. >> eagles. [cheers and applause]

>> >> reporter: we certainly had a great time speaking to everyone today. we want to thank them from having us. hopefully i can visit you in two weeks when we're all having super bowl parties. reporting live in center city bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick. >> we can only hope. let's take another live look at chickie's and pete's in south philadelphia. that's where the weekend coverage of the eagles kicks in in just under three hours. join jaime apody and ducis rodgers live for our playoff preview party right here beginning at 7:30 and you can catch it on channel6. >> all right. sticking with the game, time for a check on the forecast for sunday. >> heading over to meteorologist melissa magee who is in for adam joseph with the warmup and the january thaw finally. >> yeah, finally one that's going to last more than one day like we had the same time last week, guys. we'll show you what's going on as we look at the numbers across the region. right now in philadelphia we're coming in at 45, 38 in allentown, 46 in wilmington,

46 in atlantic city. trenton in the lower 40's up the 95 corridor. here's a picture outside. sky6 live in hd looking at a nice shot of the commodore barry bridge on this friday afternoon. we still have plenty of sunshine and temperatures are responding nicely with that sun overhead. all right, everybody wants to know about the eagles game day forecast. on saturday mostly sunny. it is mild. a high temperature of 54. on sunday, sunshine and clouds, it stays mild a high temperature up to 50 if we hit that, that's a good 10 degrees above average and for the start of the game at the linc, 6:40 is kickoff, we've got temperatures in the 40's. we've got more details on that coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. we'll send it back over your way sharrie. >> melissa, thank you. if you are heading to the linc for sunday -- >> the forecast looks nice. >> yes, it does. all right, if you are going to the linc of course you won't be alone. more than 70,000 people are expected to descend on south

philadelphia and officials are getting ready right now. they spent the day putting up barricades outside the stadium and making plans to move vehicles from a portion of broad street. from the sports complex to south street, those cars must be out of the way by 2:00 p.m. sunday or risk being taken away. linc authorities are also reminding people not to bring in purses or back packs, only clear plastic bags no larger than 12-inches by 6-inches will be allowed in. >> this is an exciting time for eagles fans and philadelphia police want to make sure everyone can celebrate safely this weekend. monica malpass is live in the news room with those details coming up tonight. hi, monica. >> that's right. you remember the last time that a major team in philadelphia won a major sports championships the phillies in 2008 of course the police department is taking what they learned since then and using some new strategies. they want to make sure revelers can enjoy themselves but do it respectfully. business owners and residents are also concerned as well. now, if you're lucky enough to

get a ticket to the game or you're going to an eagles watch party, you do not have to rely on your car to get there. public transportation is stepping in to offer cheaper rides for fans and we will have the details of that. those stories and more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00. guys we'll see you then. >> sounds good, monica. we'll see you at 5:00. okay, picking a name for a baby is a big deal and has significant meaning. we met a chester county family today with the most adorable baby girl and she is forever tied to the eagles. >> ♪ happy birthday to you. happy birthday to you ♪ this is baby carson and, yes, she is named after eagles quarterback carson wentz. she is celebrating her one year birthday with a special photo shoot and a cake smash. her parents ben and allison were looking for a unique name that they both could agree on when they landed on carson. >> i'm a die hard eagles fan.

carson wentz, he's just a great man. >> i think he is a great example of what we want our children to grow up to be and just a great example of serving the community and being an advocate for others so it's just fit perfectly. >> i think we heard carson talking there over her father, right at the same time. well, the family ended the cake smash in style by finishing off that cake and singing the eagles fight song. >> she's already scoring victories that's for sure. like many schools and classrooms throughout the area today wasn't just friday, it was eagles day. especially in pitman, new jersey. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! [cheers and applause] >> all right. here at the bright beginnings preschool these youngsters celebrated eagles day by singing songs wearing their favorite jerseys and team t-shirts. they took on a special arts and crafts project by making eagles head bands face masks and other do it yourself eagles memorabilia.

something special to wear on sunday while watching the big game. they also posed for pics for the teachers to preserve the memories. win or lose, but hopefully win. lots of arts and crafts. >> yes. here's another example of just how contagious eagles fever is. it happened last night at the coral showcase for the north penn school district. watch what happened when the kids started singing the fight song. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! [cheers and applause] >> as you can see parents teachers and fellow students they couldn't just help themselves leaping to their feet to join in on that fight song there. you too can submit your eagles fan videos and photos ahead of the big game. just upload them to instagram or twitter using the #6abcaction or post them on the "action news" facebook wall. you might just see them on air.

>> you can also get more eagles coverage right now on 6abc.com. there you can read about the strange career paths of this weekend's starting quarterbacks, both started the season on the bench and also get the latest prediction from our own sister virginia and you can also find mass transit and parking info if you're heading to the linc on sunday. >> our eagles coverage continues after the break with a big social media blunder that has some birds fans worried that sunday's game might be fixed. what the nfl accidentally posted about the vikings that has many people crying conspiracy. >> also talking about a close call. a bus full of passengers narrowly avoided disaster by stopping seconds before a landslide crushed their vehicle. why the driver says he knew something was wrong. >> ♪

>> a 21-year-old pregnant woman recovering after being shot in the arm in north philadelphia this morning. it happened near the intersection of ellis street and indiana avenue just before 9:00 a.m.

police say a 34-year-old man was also shot in the leg. both were taken to the hospital. neither was seriously hurt. police are still looking for the shooter as well as a motive. >> it was out with the old and in with the new in chester county. take a look at this video. with the flip of a switch these two stacks were imploded today. they used to be part of the former sunoco paper mill plant in downingtown. the property is being cleared to make room for a new amtrak and septa train station. >> a bus driver in china has been given a big reward for saving more than a dozen people from disaster last month. new video from inside the minibus shows the driver slam on his brakes right before that landslide buried the road here. the 20 year veteran says he stopped after noticing a few falling rocks. several large boulders started to tumble down seconds later in addition to the cash, the bus company gave the driver a heroism award saying his keen eyesight saved the 15

passengers on board. >> ♪ >> big talkers now. we are two days a, one hour and 58 seconds and counting to the big game that will determine where the -- whether or not the eagles will win the nfc championship game and of course advance to the super bowl. while the game has yet to even be played the nfl apparently already decided the winner and determined the teams heading to super bowl lii. what? this ad appeared today on the nfl social media platform. it's the super bowl lii logo which according to the nfl features the patriots and the vikings. this advertisement promotes a contest where you can win tickets to see new england apparently face off against minnesota in minnesota. deep dive even further and when you google super bowl appearances for say the patriots it shows them playing on february 4th same for the vikings. they're also there in the matchup. google the eagles and the jaguars, nothing. fans of both teams irate asking is this a joke? is

this fixed? a lot of conspiracies this afternoon and yet no official word from the nfl or any explanations on this one but of course a lot of questions. so you know we've been telling you about this dangerous and disturbing viral trend where people have been eating laundry detergent pods while recording it. well, a brooklyn pizzeria is offering a way safer and no doubt more delicious alternative. vinnie's pizzeria in williamsburg is cooking paid pods. they tweeted we're concerned about the youth or as many would say youts they're eating laundry pods and they're pied pods answer stuffed with cheese and pepperoni topped with colorful cheese that resembles a detergent pod which is edible and not soap which you should not eat. pizza yes, soap no. got it. pet lovers we know you talk to

your dog or cat or other companion but what if you could talk to them on the phone, you know, connect like face time when you're not home hello fido. pet chat hd is a thing. it's a pet treat camera where you can interact with your pet from anywhere. so this thing also dispenses treats. see they kind of like push the button, hey, mom, hey dad and like you can send a treat out of that thing. there's also a calming scent for nervous and anxious pets who really just want you to be home. it's $349 if you want in but there's a lot of questions like how many treats is too many and is there a do not disturb for maybe pets who are constantly calling you. >> i think if you giver your dog that it's going to constantly hit the buzzer. >> my dog needs a job. [laughter] >> he means that. he has to pay the bills. >> thank you alicia. >> let's get another check on the roads tonight. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with an update. we're talking about the eagles tonight and the traffic for the birds.

>> oh, yes, i think we should talk about that which is rarely a treat which is the schuylkill expressway or at least for the birds we are dogged with delays much of the morning because of a major accident on the eastbound side. travel time approached triple digits this morning on the eastbound schuylkill so 41 minutes this afternoon isn't great but it's a whole lot better than what we saw this morning. however, ideally those numbers should be reversed. should be a 14 minute ride not a 41 minute ride. live here at the conshohocken curve it's busy in both directions but at this point just volume along 76. have plenty of it on 95, too. speeds in the teens northbound by pens landing. a water main break on the westbound side of 38 approaching 130 but most of the activity with it is confined to the shoulder. crash on the blue route near villanova. that's gone. northbound backing up heading towards the pennsylvania turnpike. you know why? it's that earlier overturned truck eastbound on the off ramp to fort washington but the good news is that truck is now gone. everything's reopened and

we're just dealing with the residual delays. we are seeing delays all afternoon coming out of bucks county into mercer county because of emergency construction on the jersey side northbound 95 near route 29. speeds like 12 miles per hour. i'd steer clear. head to route one or even the pennsylvania turnpike, not 95 in bucks and mercer counties and in millville cumberland county have a crash blocking 47 both ways at broadway. you can use buckshutem road and norristown cross road to get around that. we'll check it again rick and sharrie in the next half hour. >> meteorologist melissa magee is coming up with the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast but first we want to show you more local kids rooting for the eagles. >> students at saint veronica catholic school in hunting park held a pep rally today. take a look. >> ♪ >> fly eagles fly ♪ >> certainly loud in that room as the students sang the eagles victory song. and kids we're with you. we're also rooting for the

eagles on sunday. >> ♪

meteorologist melissa magee here with the weekend forecast. compared to last weekend going to be much more pleasant. >> i know but you remember this time last week we had temperatures in the 60's. >> yeah lasted like that. >> yeah and then it got cold. we've got another shot at it this weekend. >> all right. >> sky6 live in hd as we are looking outside at the ben franklin bridge on this friday evening, you see -- still see some sunshine overhead. here's a picture as we look at the weather center sky6 live in hd from our temple university camera looking at a nice shot of the center city skyline. it is quiet across much of the delaware and lehigh valleys so looking at the weather headlines it is nice for the

eagles game at the linc on sunday. we'll talk about that. four straight days though are headed our way with temperatures in the 50's and then we're tracking a soaking rain as we get into tuesday morning. right now in the city it's 45. 46 in wilmington, 38 in allentown, 39 in reading. down in cape may 43. the upper 40's in dover and 40 degrees at the coast in beach haven. here's the big picture looking at satellite6 along with action radar it's dry across much of the eastern half of the u.s. thanks to this dominating ridge of high pressure. cloud cover across much of this region so all of the unsettled weather right now up to our north and also to the south of us. so for the rest of tonight it is mostly clear not as chilly tonight as it has been the last two nights. we'll dip down to 24 in the suburbs and 30 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low with that west to southwesterly wind. fast forward into the start of our weekend on saturday, sunshine, a few clouds tomorrow but temperatures in philadelphia a good 14 degrees above average. we're calling for a high

temperature of 54 degrees tomorrow. if we hit that well above the norm. typically we should be closer to about 40 this time of year. 51 in allentown for the high, 47 cape may and 53 degrees in dover. now as we get into sunday it's still mild but we are tracking more in the way of cloud cover. 11:00 a.m., you could see some sunshine along the i-95 corridor, points to the south and east but some high thin clouds pressing in from the west and by 6:30 on sunday evening 10 minutes before the game starts at linc you can see it's mostly cloudy but we're not tracking any precipitation. so here's the forecast at the linc link. kickoff at 6:40, a southwesterly wind at three to 6 miles per hour. first quarter that temperature coming in at 44. not bad. and as we get into the fourth quarter still mild and above our daytime high for this time of year coming in at 42. here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, on saturday it's nice, mild it's a good looking afternoon a high temperature of 54. mild on sunday, sunshine and some clouds, sharing the sky,

a high temperature of 50. more clouds as we get into sunday afternoon. on monday, mostly cloudy, patchy fog developing a high temperature of 51. we're wet for the first half of the day on tuesday, good soaking on the way, a high of 56. cooler behind that on wednesday with a high of just 43. 39 on thursday, mostly cloudy on friday with a high temperature coming in at 46, guys, so nice weekend. >> looks good. >> okay. >> thanks. >> still ahead freebie friday. we've got free pizza, free root beer. >> free? >> workout classes. >> why are you pointing at me? >> we'll be right back. coming up in what's the deal. >> write that one down. >> well, i never. in your flush

>> all right, freebie friday. let start with this power house freebie combo of pizza

and root beer. liberty health pizza in lambertville new jersey is turning three years old and to celebrate they're opening shop this coming monday when they're normally closed but doing so from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. offering free margarita draft root beer to the first 200 guests who show up. pretty cool. just to say thank you. now to work it off we have some fun free workouts for you everyone through march 19th, three queens yoga offering free yoga classes at hotel monaco in olde city. the class is accompanied by a live dj. they start at 6 o'clock. bpm fitness a new studio in fairmount is offering you your first trx class for free. tomorrow wal-mart stores all across the area are having free health checks from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. everything from blood pressure to glucose and other services. they're also giving away free samples. it's all happening at their annual wellness today. again that is tomorrow. also at wal-mart if you're expecting a new baby they have

this free welcome baby box that has all kinds of full size essentials and coupons and they ship it to you for free. to revive your winter logged skin heels is offering a four back of their bestsellers. we have the link you need to fill out. all your freebies on 6abc.com. >> alicia thanks. from kids in the classroom to adults at work we have shown you many renditions of the eagles fight song over the past few weeks. but we can almost guarantee you haven't seen one quite like this. >> ♪ fly eagles fly on the road to victory ♪ [laughter] >> that little girl casually munching on chips in between the refrains is two-year-old addison. the plymouth meeting girl may like singing the entire song but we can say for sure she does like her pringles. >> give me pringles and i'll sing like that, too. that's cute.

>> second request. >> love pringles. >> that's going to do it for "action news" at 4:00 for rick williams brian taff i'm sharrie williams. join me and adam and ducis rodgers every night on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> the eagles got back on their home turf in south philadelphia today. the barricades signs and road closures are going into place. even the youngest fans are dizzy with excitement. are you ready. >> we are ready. it's friday night and the big story on "action news" the eagles gearing up for the biggest game of the season, a triumph on sunday means a trip to the super bowl. >> the prospect of bringing that super bowl trophy back to philadelphia for the first time has everybody of course ready to go. vernon odom with more on the city's security plans, melissa magee with the all important weekend and game day forecast but first let's go over to jaime apody and ducis rodgers live at chickie's and pete's ahead of tonight's eagles

special. hi, guys. >> hi, guys. >> reporter: hey, guys. we are yes at chickie's and pete's where the excitement is starting to build here. we've seen eagles fans roll through here all afternoon long. everybody is wearing green. the eagles back in the nfc championship game for the first time in nine years. >> it's been a long time ducis. >> too long. >> that's what this town is just green with excitement. let's look at the eagles today. they took practice back outside. it's been awhile. they've been inside the bubble and they took it outside because, you know, they want to get back into the elements. and also they resodded the field at the linc because there was some slippery footing last week with the falcons game so the turf is a little bit different. of course that is going to be quite the home field advantage this week. this is the biggest game of many of these eagles' entire lives and yet they're trying to not be weighed down by the gravity of the situation