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hey hun. look at all this extra room i have on this king size ikea bed. are you wearing a... duvet cover? why yes. yes i am. where's mom? we finally redid our bedroom and she's prettttttttttty into it. what's your dream? at ikea, we help you live it. make the dream yours. >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> so let's begin tonight by
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recognizing that the state of our union is strong because our people are strong. >> president trump setting the tone for his first state of the union 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 put aside scandals and investigations and saw the. hit the theme that aroused his base. president trump said the future of america rests not with its lead with its people and 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
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citizens and trust in our god, we will never fail. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins is live in nation. trump struck a lot of people. >> it was a long speech and 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 year years and years of we stagnation, we are seeing rising wages. [applause ]
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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 building heritage but not explaining how it would wor. by our count, the speech ran 1 hour 20 minutes. >> the democrats chose joe
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kennedy the iii of massachusetts, the great message of john f. kennedy to deliver the party's response. >> it would be easy to dismiss the last year as chaos, partisan ship it shal that's politics. f. 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 superbowl
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story. brian taff and sharrie williams are live at the mall of america as are ducis rodgers and jamie apody. sharri, 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 to have fun. >> authorities are making sure 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 these jerseys is real and which is
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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 like sex trafficking. >> how do you avoid that? look for a tag. >> look for a upc tag. >> most of the real stuff has a hologram. some fakes are better than others and appear to include these. >> it's just a silver sticker. >> still not sure in turn it inside out. >> the bogus stuff rarely fools
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you here. look for loose stitching or decals that look like they'll tear away. the real items just look better and won't be ruined after one wear. >> it's tied off here so when you put it in the wash, 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 dwre yety to get them from a reputable source. if you come here t to get them, they are likely counterfeit tickets. >> sarah bloomquist takes us for a tour. >> u.s. bank stadium is set to
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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 years to finance 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. >> all of this coming to fruition, we are excited to host eagle fans in minneapolis and
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see this incredible stadium and feel this amazing game day atmosphere. >> they tried to tap into the nordic roots, there is a viking ship in front of the stadium. they get a lot of snow, so the roof is slanted so it slides right off. it's considered the future of the nfl. sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action 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
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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 th leading tho 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,
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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 going against tom brady. >> 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
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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
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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 the store qas. >forecast. >> philadelphia officially .3-inches, a 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
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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 abou 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
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>> there is a search for the man that raped a drexel university student. >> students were getting texts about the sexual assault on the 3400 block of race. this is a picture of the man in connection with the heinous act saturday morning in an apartment occupied by an off campus drexel student. >> he awoke her when he was in
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bed with her. >> two hours later the victim was able to flee the apartment and contact police. the assailant gained entry through an unlocked door. his name was possible tyrese scronson. johnson. >> i have been given safety tools i need through my parents and classes back home. >> it's the main thing to take precautions, locking your windows. things you dont to do but you should do. >> police are 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's get to the latest from accuweather. >> winter is back.
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it's cold out there. if you look behind it you see a flag blowing in the breeze. the winds have picked up. live on sky 6 right now, looking down the parkway, they are blowing in the wind. 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 blinbehind the system.
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we have a cold front that's approaching. we get a srnlg surge of winds f is out west, mild, 49-degrees. rain moving in thursday night. it's mainly a rain event late thursday night. touch of snow. windchill sunday morning, 20-degrees below zero in minneapolis. i hate to complain about our coal looking at that
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cold looking at that. thursday, 49, rain late thursday night and could get a bit of a mix early friday morning. future tracker showing 4:00 in the morning before the moisture shuts off, could 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 computer models say this could begin as a thump of snow. 39-degrees on monday, a chance of morning flurries, 36 and tuesday, partly sunny with a high of 38-degrees. dry but cold in case we have a parade on tuesday. tomorrow morning, be careful, patchy black ice. david and karen have the latest tomorrow at 4:30. >> coming up on "action news," more on the eagles in minnesota
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>> 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 it. he's not a fan. many are not. this team needs to help out the past eagle teams that came up short. eagle fans are putting their faith in nick foles.
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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 eagles spend time breaking 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
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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 play 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. my job is to be sure when we are
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>> patriots star tom brady says he will listen to his favorite music pregame sunday, but brady doesn't want to hear a peep out of la garrett blunt, his former teammate. >> i have 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 channel6 livep followed by "nightline," guests stormy danielson. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt
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