of the union to a joint session of congress and the countdown in congress counts down to superbowl lii. that's next. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> so let's begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union strong because our people are strong. >> president trump setting the

tone for hi of the address spending well over an hour touting achievements of his first year in the white house and promising to fulfill his political priorities. it's tuesday night. the big story is what president trump called the new american moment. this was the night they scandals and in sawhit the theme aroused his base. president trump said the future of america rests not with its leaders but with its peopl with their values. >> as long as we are proud of who we are, and what we are fighting for, there is nothing we cannot achieve. as long as we have confidence in our values, faith in our citizens and trust in our god we will never fail. >> "action news" reportohn in nation.

trump struck a lot of people. >> it was a long speech a revising education and workforce issues to the war on terror to immigration to the right to try which is the green lighting of experimental medical technology on the terminally ill if they wish it. much of what he talked about was the economy and unemployment in the last year. after years years and years of wage stagnation, we are seeing rising wages. [applause ]>> unemployment claims have hit a 45 year low. >>

[applause ] >> hispanic american unemployment has also reached the lowest leve in history. speaking of the future the president said he wanted to extend an open hand to republics and democrats and infrastructure to be a major vehicle of bi-partisanship he made the pitch for a major works project but offered no details. >> i'm calling on congress to generate a bill of $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure

investment that our country desperately needs. every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and where appropriate tapping into private sector investment. >> again a big dollar number there, 1.5 trillion. the president saying it would help reclaim the heritage but not explaining how it by our count the speech ran 1 hour 20 minutes. >> the democrats chose joe kennedy the iii of the great message of john f. kennedy to deliver the party >> it would be to the last year as chaos, partisan ship it shall that's politics. it's far bigger than that. this administration isn't just targeting the laws that protect

us, they are targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection. >> kennedy called for a better deal which he says would balance priorities and emphasize justice for all. >> this is u.s. bank stadium in downtown minneapolis. it's an impressive sight, especially at night. it's here where the eagles will try to scale the heights and win their first ever superbowl on sunday. "action news" is well positioned to update on us the swl story. brian taff and sharrie williams are live at the mall of america are ducis rodgers and jamapody.ri brian, let's begin with you. >> take a look for yourself, it's all for the media party under way. they are calling this the media thaw the temperatures being chilly as they are here in

minnesota. they are all about people coming >> it's a safe and authentic event as well. they know fans are scooping up souvenirs to take home. there is a lot of fake stuff out there so to that end we were invited to headquarters to avoid fans getting fakes. >> can you tell which of jerseys is real which is black market junk? they are trying to get rid of counterfeit merchandise. >> it's a serious crime with a lot of negative consequences. >> for one the fake stuff drains the local economy, bilking it out of billions that workers never see. >> it's going to china funding black market organizations involved in other i will is it

activities likeex trafficking. >> how do you avoid that? look for a tag. >> look for a >> most of the real stuff has a hologram. some fakes are better than others and appear to include these. >> it's just a >> still not sure in turn it inside out. >> the rarely fools you here. look for loose stitching or decals that like they'll tear away. the real items just look better and won't be ruined after one wear. when you put it doesn't get destroyed. you can play a game of football with this and i think you will be october. >> there are a lot of counterfeit tickets swirls around the city as well. if you don't have them dwret yet try to get them from a reputable

source. you come here to to get they a likely counterfeit tickets. >> sarah bloomquist takes u s. bankdium is set to host the superbowl. >> it's amazing all of it coming together. it's so new and unique, this building in general. >> those lucky enough to be in the building can enjoy all kinds of concessions. >> at love of people wanted to pay tribute to those playing football. >> a south philly south pork sandwich from new england a clam roll. u.s. bank stadium took 16 yearce and build at a cost of over a billion dollars. it's immense, yet intimate with

seats closer to the field than any other venue. the architecture is cutting edge, a clear roof, walls of glass 27 stories tall, a place meant for a superbowl. allhis coming to fruitiwe are exc host eagle fans in minneapolis and see this incredible stadium and feel this amazing game day atmosphere. >> theyo tap into the roots is a viking ship in the stadium. lot of snow, so the roof slanted it slides ri it's considered the future of the nfl. bloomquistn news." >> a beautiful facility decked out from the ceiling to the field. good stuff. the music is still pumping. we want to get in on the party for the media. for brian taff i'm sharrie williams. back to you in the studio. >> thank you guys. also at the superbowl, ducis

rodgers and jamie apody. we heard from a quarterback and a coach today. nick foles making a big impression talking about his little girl. >> jim we often look at these guys as athletes. we are excited when they perform well and disappointed when they don't. they are human beings first and nick foles is also a father. >> he became a father in training camp and also became a starting quarterback end of the season, lelanding the leading the eagles to the superbowl. he got excited talking about making his seven month old baby lily proud. >> when i get home i get to see her. i get to see my wife. i see her and my wife in her, in

her face and hermanerisms. that's what it's about. every time i step on the field i think about what i do. someday she will want to know what her daddy did. i want her to grow up and be proud of her daddy. >> it's quite a story. this is a guy with a journeyman back up, now on the biggest stage goi against tom bdy. >> stern early warning that vandalism assaults and property destruction will not be tolerated during post game celebrations sunday. police are expecting bigger crowds than after the viking's game so there will be a bigger

deployment of plain clothed officers in preparation. one thing we won't see again are crisco cops which got national attention for the nfc championship. officers won't grease light poles to prevent people climbing them but he hinted that the police department has something slicker up their sleeves and climbing poles this time will be far more difficult. >> our weekend coverage kicks off with the championship preview live from minneapolis. join us throughout the day saturday as excitement builds and game day sunday join us for live reports beginning at 6:00 a.m. all morning long and on "action news" at noon our pregame coverage begins at

5:00 p.m. we'll be on the air right after the game covering all of the angles from philadelphia and minneapolis. we wrap it up with "action news" at 11:00 and sports sunday. we have you covered all weekend here on channel6. >> the snow is out of here but a drop in temperatures could leave behind black ice for the morning rush hour. let's head to meteorologist cecily tynan with a look at forecast. >> philadelphia officially .3-inches, at atlantic city, .3. the problem, untreated roads that got wet from the snow today, didn't dry off will be icing over. currently philadelphia 24-degrees. factor in the breeze, the current windchill is 14-degrees. that's where the windchill will be tomorrow morning.

winds ease up so the morning commute, good amount of sunshine, but bundle up and be careful. there will be a patchy black ice around not just on roads, but driveways, the suburbs 14, philadelphia, 21. if today's snow event wasn't enough for you i'm tracking the best chance on superbowl sunday. we'll talk about that in the full forecast. >> police believe weather played a roll in this pile up tonight in about absikan. tire tracks could be seen through the snow. despite all of that, there were no serious injuries. still to come, surveillance video captures a person of interest in the home invasion rape of a drexel university student ts.

we have details coming up. >> plus we have the seven-day forecast out look from accuweather and we hear from doug pederson when "action news" continues. ♪

or the man thatxel university student. students were getting texts the sexual assault the 3400 block of race.s is a picture of the man in connection w heinous act saturday morning in apartment occupi campus >> he her when he was in

bed with her. >> two hours l flee the apartmentact police. the assailant gained entry through an unlocked door.his name was p johnson. i have been given safety tools i need through my parents and classes back home. >>he main thing to take precautions, locking your windows. things you don't think to but you should do. >> p anxious to get the man awe the streets. if anyone has information that could be helpful, you are asked to call the special victim's unit of philadelphia police. >> let to the latest from accuweather. >> winter is back. it's cold out there. if you look behind it you see a flag blowing in the bre up. live on sky 6 right now looking

down the parkway, they are blowing in the currently, sustained winds in philadelphia, 10 miles per hour, 20 in allentown, cape may 12. the winds ease overnight but the temperatures are dropping. with windchill stuck in the low teens until 7:00 and in the afternoon with all of the sunshine windchills is stuck below freezing. you want to bundle up tomorrow. philadelphia feels like 14, 4 in allentown, wilmington 9, 11 in cape may. all of this cold air rushing in blindbehind the system

we have a cold front that's appr rnlg o of winds out of is out west, mild 49-degrees. in it's mainly a rain event late thursday night.ch o s windchill sunday 20-degrees below zero in minneapolis. i hate to complain about our coal looking at that. looking at that. thursday, 49, rain late thursday night and could get a bit mix early friday morning.tuhowin before the get light snow north and west of philadelphia. this looks to be a rain event. saturday, 31. sunday, we have the potential for what could be a sizeable storm. the latest computerels say

this could begin as a 39-degrees on monday a chance of morningrries, 36 and tuesday, partly sunny with a high of 38-degrees.ld in case we have a parade on tuesday. tomorrow morning be careful patchy black ice. david karen have the lat at 4:30.>> coming up on "action news," more on the eagles in minnesota when we continue in a minute.

>> eagle fans are hanging out with the former eagle greats. lining up with jeremiah trotter. >> did you hear what he said to us the other day? >> go ahead. >> he goes i hate the patriots. he says it better than i cany he's not a not.this team needs to help out the past eagle teams that came up short. eagle fans are putting their faith in nick foles.

he does praying himself, taking seminary classes in the offseason. live from ducis rodgers and jamie apody guys? >> in addition to the team walkthrough, the eaglesing down game film of the patriots. players say whether they won or lost, they felt well prepared. that says a lot about head coach doug pederson. >> i think it will be fun to see him match whits with bill belichick, one of the greatest coaches of all time. pederson a real people person. he greeted brian westbrook with a big hug. he was on staff during the applying days. here's his one-on-one interview with the head coach. >> coach, you are turning 50

tomorrow. second year as head coach. how does it feel? >> it feels great. this is what we work for. this is what we go for. it's one thing to be excited to be here. we understand it's unfinished business. doug, your guys play awesome in the playoffs. how confident are you in the team? >> confident. our guys are confident. that's what it takes this time of year. you have to p with a swagger. >> you have been here a couple of days. i have been here before. played in the game. how do you keep your guys focused and ready and thinking about the football game? >> it's tough. there is a lot of distractions. families come to town and pull them in different directions. emy job is to be sure when we are working, we are working. that's the biggest thing this

week. >> good luck coach. >> wes brook is good a reporter as a running back. happy 50th birthday doug period. to you. we'll see you tomorrow. showing brotherly love for two eagles he loves. we'll be right back.

>> patriots to his favorite sunday but brady doesn't want to hear a peep out of la garrett blunt, former a ton of respect for him. hopefully he respects his elders. we'll see. i love la garrett. he and i have kept in touch, exchanged text messages all the time. so happy for him. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next on live

followed byne," guests stormy danielson. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, o'donnell and karen rodgers with traffic. for skversky, d and the entire "action newsam i'm jim gardner. have a good night. ♪ ♪ was already sweeping across our land -- each day. >> okay. enough of showel live”! tonight -- kerry washington. stormy daniels.

and music from elise trouw. and now, you asked for it. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much.