decision about his future. we have the details. and fans line up to make sure the eagles feel the love before heading off to the superbowl -- next. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. >> political shock waves tonight after a veteran congressman says he will not seek reelection in the wake of a scandal.

patrick meehan is under investigation over whether he used taxpayer money to pay off his accuser. thursday night, jim is off. i'm monica malpass. the big story is the end of the line for a key republic in a swing district. he's the fifth to resign or abandon efforts over personal indiscretions. dan has more. dan? >> after the uproar of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim by an aide, he has made it clear to house speaker paul ryan that he will not seek reelection. he says he's doing so because it would likely turn into harsh rhetoric. >> after consultation with his

wife and sons, he will not seek reelection. he communicated the same to house speaker ryan. unfortunately, certain allegations have become a distraction. i have to own it because my conduct fueled matter. he admits he made matters worse in his efforts to answer reporter's questions over his relationship with a colleague. >> i struggled with the idea that this was somebody that i had a kinship with in a deep way. >> meehan stresses i am a happily married woman to whom i have never been unnaif unfaithf. >> the coworker accused the

62-year-old of interest in her personal life when she told him she was starting a personal relationship. eventually she filed a lawsuit and a payment was made. i consider it a severance. >> this is a developing story. meehan says he has no intention of resigning. he plans to fight for his constituents until the end of his term. liv >> president trump was about to fire special prosecutor robert mueller last june. four sources say trump accused mueller of having other interests. trump backed off when white

house lawyer don mcgann threatened to quit. firing mueller could have had repercussions. >> excited eagles fans lined up for sport's fans. christie ileto joining us tonight with more on that. hey, kristi. >> right now, it's all people are talking about. fans lined up for meet and agrees. eagle nation was deep in northeast philadelphia. >> we have been waiting on this for a long time. >> some fans came on with

messages for their favorite players. >> bring it home, baby. >> at the mall, the lines sink through the upper deck. >> fans filed into dynasty sports with one thing on their mind. >> you're going to bring it home for us. >> i love these men. they are awesome. we talked about football. >> i tried to explain to him that this doesn't happen every year. we feel it's going to happen this year. >> it's the same quarterback and same head coach. >> high hopes pinned on these

shoulders. a lot of passionate fans out there as eagles plan to meet with players as they head to out to philadelphia. >> thank you, monica. >> as we gear up for the superbowl, we want to see more team spirit. share photo and videos with us. use the hash tag abc action on twitter or post them on the facebook wall. >> we are about to climb out from the winter cold. let's head outside to adam joseph. >> today was a typical january day, the normal high, 47. today, 37. with the winds, it felt like the 20s. atlanta, 66.

memphis, 67 in wichita, kansas. there is warm air to the south creeping toward us. we are not chatting windchills anymore. cloud cover remains to the north as we get to the end of the week tomorrow. for the bus stop forecast, bright and cold and winds calm, 22 in the suburbs of philadelphia, 28. as we get to the lunchtime hour, near 40-degrees. the sunshine continues into the afternoon with temperatures at 43, 3:00 in the afternoon, 41 at 5:00. not bad as we end the week. there is rain for the timing of that in the full forecast. >> thank you so much, adam. >> police in camden county are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a car. chopper 6 over sicklerville road

in sicklerville. no word on the extent of the injuries. >> the trial is under way for a suspect accused of shooting a deputy at point-blank range. 32-year-old edward archer is the man that shot officer hart net. ajar refused to enter a plea. hart net returned fire and helped subdue archer. >> a home invasion of a man known to casinos. it happened yesterday in olney. one of the prime suspects was dressed ass a postal worker. the victim was beaten and robbed

for a few valuables by four suspects. police are looking for their vehicles, a lucerne and pontiac grand prix. >> students in wilmington performed a dance to honor a recent graduate killed by gun violence. they had this dance to pay tribute to a young man they say was kind and caring. samuels was shot and killed december 16th while attending a vigil for another shooting victim. >> judges say maps were unfairly drawn up to give republics a advantage. the gop is appealing the jerrymandering case calling this judicial activism. the appeal is a long shot.

if the judges refuse to intervene, the maps must be redrawn within three weeks. >> an e. coli lettuce out brake has sickened and killed americans. >> the president has revealed his plan for daca and what he wants to do for creamers. dream. >> adam? >> 62 tuesday, 45 yesterday, 37 today and now we are turning things back around. we have the numbers in the next portion of the forecast. >> and hear how coach pederson plans to keep his players focused. all of that in just a minute. we just moved in about four months ago,

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>> a bank robber has been taken into custody after a standoff with law enforcement the man held customers hostage in a bank in canton, michigan. the man set the hostages free without incident. new information about the

derailment of the amtrak train in washington state. the engineer said he didn't see the speed limit sign posted two miles before the curve that derailed the train. the train was going nearly 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone. >> will the nightmare for dreamers have a happy ending? the white house has unveiled a plan for the daca crisis. what president trump wants in return. >> the white house is throwing a potential lifeline to the dreamers. the immigration plan offers a path to citizenship for 1.8 million children brought to the united states. the president shared his hopes for the dreamers. >> these are good people. they should be able to stay in the country. we are going to solve the

problem. >> the move is a concession to democrats and could upset some in his own party, but the president is asking for something in return. >> on day one, we'll be working on an inpenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall. >> it eats it's a real wall. >> the white house wants $20 million for the wall and beefed up security. families would sponsor minor children for citizenship, parents and siblings would no longer be allowed. >> the white house will present the plan to the senate monday and they hope the issue will be taken up by february 8th.

abc news, washington. >> philadelphia has a new official to help protect immigrants today. larry krasner announced caleb arnold as adviser to immigration status. >> oprah says thanks but no thanks. the billionaire mogul shoots down speculation that she may run for president. she says she doesn't have the dna to run for office. she says political campaigning is not something that interests her. >> in health check at 11:00, after two months of investigating, the center for disease control says the outbreak appears to be over. the cdc did not issue warnings

to avoid leafy greens, but they did issue warnings for romaine lettuce. 22 were hospitalized and two died. there there were no new cases in the last two weeks. the outbreak appears to be over and it appears safe to eat romaine again. >> egypt's anticity's ministry transported a 3300-year-old statue of ramseys ii in front of the capital. it was moved to inside a museum in 2006 to protect it from pollution. >> students and faculty at rowan

gathered for a vigil to remember holocaust remembrance day. they listened to testimony of victims and survivors of the holholocaust. adam is here for cecily. let's find out where we are on the rollercoaster today? >> we are on the upswing. as we look at sky 6 live, spring mountain, one place that doesn't like warm temperatures, but we'll take a thaw every now and then. they have snow guns on. we approach another week looking good for skiing and snowboarding tomorrow and saturday. wind up today. it was stinging on the bare skin. notice many locations, observation stations showing a calm wind, lehigh valley, the shore, millville, three miles per hour. wilmington six miles per hour in

reading. feels like 25 philadelphia, 26 trenton, 24 allentown. 18 in millville. teens for burkes county, specifically reading at 19-degrees. wind remain calm into the day tomorrow. the high pressure to the south and west continue to work closer as the high gets closer to you, there is no wind when the high is farther away, winds funnel around the pressure system and also with high pressure, lack of cloud cover. you see it's holding off to the north. friday, mostly sunny, much like today, lots of sun, start to finish. topped off at 37. we'll be there at 11:00 in the morning. today, it didn't feel 37. felt like the 20s. fairing better by midmorning and going into the 40s and over the normal high of 40 as you go into the middle of the day.

saturday, 3:00 in the afternoon, many areas in the mid 50s. the only thing about saturday, you will notice a strong wind out of the south. the cold front slips in early sunday morning, 6:00 a.m., rain for the second half of the weekend. if we time it right, it could push to the south despite lingering after the front. then long term, superbowl weekend, north poll releasing an area of arctic air slamming into the northern 48. northern plains, 10 to 20-degrees, one model showing for minneapolis superbowl, 13-degrees below zero for those walking outside. as we look at the seven-day forecast, sunny, light winds,

windy, milder saturday. citiestaying in the 50s. monday, cooler, 46-degrees. tuesday, cold, 34. dry wednesday and a quick rebound thursday. 52-degrees as we begin february on thursday. the change comes in time for superbowl weekend. thank you, adam. >> a nng nj couple was forced to make a last minute change to their wedding. they were supposed to be married at the courthouse but bryan's mom was ill and rushed to the bathroom for oxygen. the couple said their i dos in the restroom. >> they were determined. >> get your motor running, the auto show is rolling into town in the pennsylvania convention center.

tomorrow is the black tie tailgate gala raising money for charity. the show opens then to everyone on saturday. polishing everything up with vehicles from 40 manufacturers on display. saturday nigh, you can get inside the auto show for a one of a kind preview. see our "action news" colleagues make time with a match maker with a car set up as the perfect vehicle. get behind the wheels with sixer robert covington. it's all for you, the auto show 2018. >> "jimmy kimmel live" is coming up after "action news." here's jimmy with a preview of the show. >> hello, philadelphia. we made a show tonight if you are into that sort of thing. have you ever thought of running president viola 2020?

>> no, i like pasta too much.

>> the museum is renaming the patriot gallery to show off philly pride. $2 off regular prices if you wear your eagle gear like some of these folks. dress like these folks in the pictures. your picture or video could make it on t.v., instagram with the

hash tag 6abc action. deuce its is here with more. >> la garrett blunt may have won two superbowls with the patriots, but the eagle running back says he doesn't care about them. he's in enemy mode. doug pederson and the eagles getting ready for their rematch with new england. the eagles are trying to focus on themselves and not tom braidy or bill belichick and the patriots. >> if i make this about them, we are in trouble. everything will be written about it, talked about it, discussed, debated. >> i love tom brady.

it's not easy to go through that. i think everyone respects him. they have tom brady on their team. you can figure out ways to stop him, but it's a game of chelsz. wchelsz.wechess.at the end of tt their pants on one leg at a time just like we do. >> if the eagles pull it off and win the superbowl, wayne johnson jokes the officials put crisco on the light poles to avoid fans climbing them. they'll need more than that. >> people are going to be excited. this is what it's all about. >> patriot quarterback tom brady is without tight end today.

belichick, he sounds fired up to face the eagles, huh? >> a lot of explosive players. they score on defense. they score a lot on offense. they are good in the kicking game. they are pretty good at everything, just the way you expect. that's why they are in this game. we have a lot of work to do. this is a team we know well. >> he's going to put everyone to sleep. stay up. still to come in sports, pederson takes a break from the preparation and the flyers when we come back.

>> flyers have been one of the best in hockey the last 1 17 weeks. check out who is in the flyer's game tonight. eagle's coach pederson gets a standing ovation. the flyers drop the ball to tampa bay. michael playing for bryan elliot allows five goals. flyers beat up. flyers lose 5-1, four game winning streak over. >> we have to look at what we have been doing for a month or so. we have to build on it when we come back. >> they go to the all star game, joel embiid will suit up for seth carey.

"college hoops," drexel dragon, ter main es bill on fire, dropping 40. drexel wins 83-79. they needed every single point for that young man. >> thank you, jeff. >> congressman donald nor craft taught his young constituents about college. he hopes to help minimize college debt. >> "jimmy kimmel live" is next. "action news" continues at 4:30 a.m. with pamela, matt, david and karen. for jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, jim, cecily, the entire "action news" team, i'm monica a malpass. have a good night. ♪ ♪

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