football landscape. it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is super bowl lii and the eagles grip on the tri-state area's attention. if you are not a football fan this week, we can say safely that you are absolutely positively -- well, you never will be and we have the situation well covered in the land of a thousand lakes. brian taff and sharrie williams are staked out at the mall of america but first ducis rodgers and jaime apody are live at the excel energy center in saint paul where they will hold media night tonight. guys, what is the story with the team on this their first fall day in minnesota? >> reporter: well, jim, they had a little workout this morning and then some team meetings, a walk through. they're keeping busy and they're probably resting up because tonight, well, it's when all the hoopla begins. behind us at the excel energy center. this is super bowl opening night an estimated 5,000 media members will gather to ask the

eagles and the patriots anything and everything and a lot of questions about super bowl lii. >> yeah, it will be like a workout, a mental workout with all the questions from the media. we feel like groupies. we follow the team everywhere. only the action cam was there late this morning as the team returned back to the team hotel following their workout at the nearby university of minnesota in bloomington. several players were in shorts and t-shirts. they are not bothered by the frigid temperatures of minnesota. it's a total team effort here at 6abc. sharrie williams caught up with fletcher cox and asked him about staying focused and fresh. >> i feel like we still a long way out. the thing about this game if everybody use their energy up on today, then there's nothing left in the tank for sunday. i feel like the guys everybody will do a great job and i do a good job of keeping everybody calm making sure the guys are staying focused and make sure they get prepared. we here for one reason and that's to win the football game. >> reporter: the game plan, is it intact or is there more

to do in the coming days? >> we've had two weeks to get ready for this and, you know, we can't just -- as far as two weeks out, i think it's hard to really stay focused for two weeks honest. i think this week is the most important week. this week it's really big for us. >> reporter: all right, for now six days out from super bowl lii against the patriots. you got to feel like the game plan is intact but you know those coaches constantly tinkering. i'm sure doug pederson will be watching film until the last day. >> i think he left 15 percent, i don't know how he can mathematically get that to keep the guys focused and fresh. for ducis rodgers i'm jaime apody live outside excel energy center the home of super bowl opening night for channel6 "action news." jim i'll send it back to you. >> thank you guys. let's switch live to nearby bloomington minnesota and the mall of america which

has always had the moniker biggest mall in the united states but king of prussia has finished there big addition, so well, who said size matters. all right, guys, sharrie williams, brian taff, i apologize for being petty but what's happening there as eagles fans are about to invade? >> reporter: all right, jim, you're not being petty at all. you know, it's just maybe a friendly rivalry, that's what we'll call it. the mall of america, it is iconic, it is huge, it's massive and it's large enough to cater to the super bowl but also to play as the headquarters for the thousands of members from the media who are here for this big event. >> yeah, of course all attention will shift to the u.s. bank stadium in just a matter of days but for the next several days, this will be the focus of all the attention and perhaps because of that rivalry with king of prussia mall or because the super bowl is arriving this place got even more super sized. this mall underwent an expansion of its own putting in a 3.2 million square feet

of leasable area and to put that into perspective that means three u.s. bank stadiums would fit inside. it's home to more than 500 stores and, yes, it's an economic power house. on any given day, enough shop ertz come in and out of this mall that it would qualify, get this, as the third largest city in the state of minnesota and they spend each shopper spending an average of 162 bucks when they come here. that adds up. half a billion shoppers have streamed in these doors since they opened in 1992, that's 44 million people a year, spending just about $500 million and, yes, this is the single biggest tourist attraction in all of the midwest. but guess what, this week, we're happy not to be the center stage but rather to be the backdrop to an either bigger show, the showdown sunday night eagles-patriots super bowl lii. >> yeah, and of course with the birds being in the super bowl there is a lot being said about eagles fans. you know, the attitude, the

distinct behaviors the passion as we like to describe it. we talked to locals about how they plan to treat eagles fans and also what they think about eagles fans. >> i've heard they're pretty loyal and they're a pretty strong fan base. also i love that rocky, too, maybe they embody that spirit. >> i hope minneapolis fans are kind and generous and helpful and take the higher road and welcome. >> it's unfortunate but i know all eagles fans aren't that rowdy, right, so i've never heard anything bad about philadelphia in general, so eagles fans, you know, come on by, you know, we'll buy you a beer. [laughter] >> there it is. come on by, eagles fans, we know you're heading up for the big game, up and over to see the birds take the field. so, minnesota promising to be nice. >> that was a loaded question to ask him, what do you think about us.

>> i know. >> they were kind, yes, minnesota nice, that's the thing around here and they are showing a lot of it rolling out the red carpet and treating us all very, very well. >> yes. >> the big game just days away. for sharrie williams, i'm brian taff, live in bloomington minnesota. jim we'll send it back to you. >> thank you guys. our coverage of the eagles trip to the super bowl continues at 6abc.com. right now you can see more "action news" reports from minneapolis along with stories and photos and videos that you will only see online. we're also showing you how everybody here at home is ch birds. there is another news tonight. we are learning more about a deadly shooting this morning in south philadelphia involving a menacing motorist and an off duty police officer. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters. vernon, what's the latest on this? >> reporter: good evening, jim. philadelphia police have still not identified the arlington, virginia suspect who died at police hands this morning.

there was chaos after a pedestrian was run over by what police and witnesses describe as what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to run over a man who was walking along just off broad street. this deadly incident from 7:30 this morning took place at broad and bigler. it is now under intense scrutiny by the police department. a 31-year-old virginia man who was driving this black honda was shot and killed by an off duty officer who tried to subdue him. it happened after the still unidentified man appeared to deliberately run over a pedestrian. police say the off duty officer confronted the suspect. police say surveillance video shows the two in a violent wrestling match, then the officer pulling his service weapon and firing at least 10 times killing the suspect. >> witnesses heard the detective identify himself as an officer and telling the male to get on the ground. suddenly on video, you see the

detective draw his weapon and you see the male is charging the detective. they got into a violent struggle where the male struck the detective several times. during this struggle, several shots were fired. the male was hit several times and was later pronounced dead at the presbyterian hospital. >> reporter: jim, the commissioner says he's very concerned about the number of shots the officer fired at this suspect. it does not appear that the suspect was armed in anyway. the suspect, police say, was not armed. the officer was injured. multiple injuries in the face, back of the head and shoulder. he is now on confine -- confined to desk duty as this investigation goes forward. i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news," live at police headquarters in center city. jim. >> thank you, vernon. officer jessie hartnett took the stand today in the trial of edward archer.

he's the man accused of ambushing hartnett on a west philadelphia street in 2016. hartnett recalled the moment he was shot, he told jurors "i knew he hit my artery and i was losing blood." despite the injury hartnett chased the attacker as he called for help. hartnett remembered thinking the responding officers needed to hurry up because he was in bad shape. archer is accused of attacking hartnett in the name of isis. washington is gearing up for president trump's first state of the union address tomorrow night. "action news" reporter johnns ie event and tonight for the preview. john. >> reporr: hi, jim. mr. trump unpredictable and unorthodox communication style, it's really anybody's guess at this point how he's going to approach the state of the union address tomorrow night. the thinking is president trump will focus on and lay claim to the current economy with its upbeat retail and

consumer confidence numbers. it's expected he will tie the recent gop tax plan to the contind ll run in the stock markets. the president is expected to huge infrastructure spending bill and the backing of his recently released immigration framework. it would toughen border security include money for a wall and alter future legal immigration. but it would clear a path to citizenship for so-called dreamers, more than a million immigrants raised in the u.s. but who are illegally brought here as children. other issues that might come up, u.s. military strength and issues with north korea. perhaps the biggest question, what will be trump's style tuesday night? will he be extemporaneous and combative as he can be in his political rally and twitter modes or will he be more conciliatory as he tends to be when he follows a written script? the president is going to give his state of union address here on capitol hill tomorrow night at 9:00 a.m. you'll be able to watch it

live here on 6abc. then at 11 o'clock tomorrow night on "action news," we will have a live report here from d.c. wrapping up the events of the evening and hopefully including reactions from various lawmakers in the delaware valley. live in washington, john rawlins channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, john. coming up on "action news" tonight a south jersey bus driver, a school bus driver's routine route was anything but this afternoon. we'll see the super surprise that was waiting for him at his last stop of the day and we'll head back to minnesota where the eagles will face the media tonight. cecily. >> we've got some big changes on the way. storm tracker6 live double scan showing some rain along the coast right now. that will change over to some snow overnight and then a feature across the midwest will bring intermittent widespread snow to our region during the day tomorrow. we'll run it all down in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ cancer challenges us.

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>> ♪ >> an event like the eagles at the super bowl gives rise to so many interesting and even heartwarming stories but none will outshine the tale of school bus driver gary kelmer or as he is known mr. gary. trish hartman has the story. >> reporter: it was like any other monday at this school bus stop in mount laurel new jersey except for the small crowd and all the eagles gear. >> he's one or two stops away. >> reporter: this is the last stop of the day for bus driver gary, better known as mr. gary. after 26 years on the job, parents say he has learned the neighbors of countless children and has become known

for his eagles pride. >> i want to congratulate him the morning after the eagles won the nfc championship and i went up on the bus and he was literally in tears he was so happy. >> reporter: parent amy smith and her husband started a go fund me for mr. gary and she says within five days they raised more than $5,000 to cover two super bowl tickets and airfare dozens of parents and students gathered to presents him with the tickets and personalized jerseys for him and his wife. >> we are sending you you and a guest to the super bowl. [cheers and applause] >> surprised. i just had no idea. no idea. i had so many followers over the years. >> reporter: mr. gary jokes he thought about retiring this year. instead he kept o and driving the bus and kept on teaching the kids the eagles fight song as the eagles kept on winning. >> it's just been an amazing career here. >> reporter: those who surprised him say there's no one more deserving. >> i really enjoyed having

mr. gary. >> he loves every kid as if they were his own. >> he likes fishing. he lovers the eagles. and he's very nice. >> reporter: reporting in mount laurel, trish hartman channel6 "action news".

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super bowl week so special for y're trying to keep this boring, trying to keepey're rear the big game sunday. this might be the first super bowl for most the eagles but they sound relaxed. long snap eric lovato was singing a biggie smalls song. this is not all a dream, the eagles are indeed at the super bowl in minneapolis. ducis rodgers and jaime apody, guys. >> reporter: hey jeff. th us the excel energy center opening night what they used to call media day. this will be the only day all week that we have access to every single player on the

eagles and it seems like every single media member in the world will be here this evening. >> i will be. >> reporter: i will be, too. >> that counts for something, right. let's take a look inside the excel energy center tonight where the eagles and patriots will take center stage. here's a little sneak peek. all eyes on the prize as the coveted lombardi trophy the birds want to bring home. the guys will be set up on podiums, the media will gather around them. patriots go first at 8 o'clock eastern eagles follow at 10:00 p.m. eastern. this is what will be hard for the birds given most have never experienced this scene and the patriots have done it eight times in tom brady's tenure. eagles know they have to block out distractions and worry about the job at hand. >> defensive line men and myself, just, you know --, everybody just play discipline football and do they job and not try to do anything extra.

we be all right. >> you get a chance to sharpen up. a lot of guys probably spent last week as far as condition, i condition myself a lot during the week that way i don't have to worry about the stress, don't have to worry. >> just keep on enjoying the moment right now having fun and take your mind off football. when it's time to turn it on let's go. >> and they've been playing loose all season so hopefully they'll be able to handle all of this hoopla tonight. >> we're six days away from super bowl lii. for jaime apody i'm ducis rodgers reporting live from minneapolis. back to you in the studio. >> among the endless story lines this week of course leading up to the game the eagles getting revenge for that three-point loss to the patriots 13 years ago. here are the patriots arriving in minnesota. what gives it away. oh, i don't know, the giant logos on the plane before they left tom brady fired up patriots fans with this speech. listen. >> we got one more to go.

we going to go out there and try to win it for you guys. and that's all we got. we love you patriots out. >> and that sound was him dropping the mic. come gme to drop that all a few times on offense. >> all r cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> are we going to get a taste of minneapolis weather here over the next day or so. >> we've got some snow, cold on the way and a big change in the weather pattern. three opportunities for snow over the next week and the

cold is going to stay for the most part so get ready. the january thaw is over. the action cam today taking a look around center city south broad street where it was cloudy but the high 47 degrees, that's 6 degrees above normal. but cold air and snow is on the way and sky6 taking a look in spring mountain at the ski resort and they're pretty happy about this forecast, some skiers and snow boeut thert pretty mild and we do have some rain along the coast. not snow bet. double scan live showing a coastal low bringing a sideswipe. what will happen as the colder air moves in some of this will being over to snow. the garden state parkway near sea isle city, cape and dover getting a little bit of that light rain. generally it's very light. it's really not a big deal. temperatures right now not too cold yet but that colder air will be arriving overnight. 42 in philadelphia currently, trenton 41, cape may 39 and reading right now 41 degrees.

so, satellite and radar showing it's kind of complicated over the next 24 hours. a coastal low moving away but there's also a spin in the atmosphere what's known as a surface trough moving in from the midwest and that's what will bring us the intermittent light snow during the day tomorrow. so, future tracker showing wee hours of the morning around 3 o'clock this is when some of that rain will be changing over to snow right along the coast. elsewhere just dealing with some clouds. as we head around 8 o'clock in the morning, some of that snow from that surface trough will start across the far northwestern suburbs. temperatures generally right below freezing. around lunchtime this is when the snow makes it to philadelphia. above freezing so theow is going have trouble sticking. by about 4:30 it starts to move across the coast so again, not looking at a big event, general timing mid morning until midafternoon. temperatures in philadelphia will be above freezing, so, again, minimal travel impact. however, the far northwest suburbs where it's colder

where you have that higher elevation this is where we could have slippery roads. so expect the snowfall totals showing this is not a bomb cyclone by any stretch of the imagination. by the coast light snow one to 2 inches. most of our viewing area a coating to an inch. far northwest communities higher elevation northwest chester county upper montgomery county bucks county all areas north and west one to 2 inches of snow and then temperatures will be dropping down below freezing tuesday night. slush will be freezing over. minneapolis going to be a lot colder. chance of a little bit of light ice or snow tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in the 20's next few days. as we head towards the weekend it gets colder. super bowl sunday the high only seven and across-the-board overnight lows will be below freezing so it's a lot colder there. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast light snow tomorrow intermittent. on and off through the day. windy, the high 37 degrees. we drop to 35 on wednesday with a mixture of clouds and sunshine. on thursday our next system

will bring us rain at night, the high 48 degrees but colder air rushes in behind that and that will change the rain over to snow on friday morning, the friday morning commute could be complicated for ground hog day 33 degrees, some sunshine by the afternoon. we drop to 31 on saturday, partly sunny. on sunday, 41 with a chance of some rain or snow showers and monday clouds mixing with sun with a high of 36 degrees. so, three opportunities for snow. at this point none of them look to be a really big storm. >> better work inside that stadium. >> you know it. >> abc's "world news tonight" with dave muir is next. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17. then please join us for "action news" here at 6:00. for cecily tynan jeff skversky ducis rodgers the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪

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