the lombardi trophy to philadelphia. they are back and preparations have begun for the championship parade. that's all next on "action news" tonight. broaf that powers the dreams of america's businesses is now doing the same for america's olympic and paralympic athletes. dream gig. comcast business. news." ♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program, with jim gardner. note ♪ >> this was the scene this morning at the philadelphia international airport as doug

pederson gets off the plane holding the lombardi trophy symbol of nfl supremacy. afterafter eagle players disembd the airplane they came to fans, hundreds of them, to share a magic minute. earlier this was the air traffic controller taxiing in the eagle plane. >> welcome the world champion eagles back to philadelphia. thank you, sir. >> monday night, the big story on "action news" tonight is a hero's welcome to the superbowl champions. >> this is what it looked like as busses carrying the eagle players, their families and staff rolled into the nova care facilities. the players better get use today

the reception. they'll get it for a long time to come. we have stories to tell tonight. dann cuellar is live at the art museum for the latest on parade plans. christie ileto is at the link for swag patrol. jeff skversky has nick foles day at disney world and cecily tynan has the parade forecast. thursday's victory parade will start at broad and patterson at 11:00 a.m. then north through the city on broad. we are not sure if it will go around city hall to the left or right, but it will likely go left to pack into dilworth park, ending at the philadelphia museum of art for a huge celebration there. let's go live to the museum. "action news" reporter dann cuellar, dan, the word is that a couple of million people are making their own parade plans. >> that's pretty much what everyone is saying.

the die has been cast. the order of business set for center city and making the eagle parade set for thursday. without telling anyone for fear of jinxing the game or giving bill belichick a heads up, looks like the city had a head start. >> we did it, baby. >> with passionate eagle fans running on high octane after the superbowl win the city is moving full speed ahead with the championship parade. >> i'm happy they won. everything is coming together for thursday. >> construction crews at the art museum were honored to be building the stage where the parade will culminate. the city began putting miles of barricades along the parkway over the weekend, along with hundreds of puerto potties for the pope's visit. officials are expecting 1 to

2,000,000 people. >> our school is closed that day. we have nothing else to do and the birds won, so we'll celebrate. >> i'll be here. this is fantastic. i'm excited about the eagles. >> the owner of city diner at broad and south expects new business because of the parade. >> you have to bring extra help in? >> i have a great team. we are ready, prepared, bring ig it. let's go. >> fans are excited about the superbowl win. >> we have negative press and this is bringing the city together. >> enough of this hate. football brings the world together. >> with this beautiful shot of the parkway tonight we note that with the massive five mile parade going on in traffic gridlock expected with 1 to 2,000,000 people in town, we

doubt there will be much of anything happening in the city except for the parade. we'll see you there. >> dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, dan. the school district will give everyone a day off to experience the moment of city pride. archdiocese schools will also be closed. we have word from other school districts as well as including upper darby, collingswood and more. they are being posted as they come in to 6abc.com. we join jeff skversky with superbowl mvp nick foles who came back to philadelphia this afternoon. foles wasn't with him. he was you know where. >> at the magical place on earth. the eagle superbowl winning

quarterback wanted his seven month old daughter to be proud of him. she will be proud of her daddy in more ways than one as the eagles win the big one. >> foles daughter lily may be more impressed with this today, foles hanging out with mickey mouse at the disney world parade. they are doing eagle chants at the magic kingdom. it's a magical time for foles and the eagles. >> philadelphia eagles waited so long. when they fought the whole 60 minutes, that moment, all of the emotions start flooding in. that's the moment i think of. >> before his parade at disney today foles picked up his trophy in minneapolis. lesson learned, don't be afraid to fail or he wouldn't be here.

what makes the moment so special is spending it with his family and his extended family, eagle's nation thursday in the parade down broad street. jim? >> thank you. let's check in with cecily tynan for the word on the parade from accuweather. cecily, a wintery system developing. will that intrude on the parade? >> it will be out of here in time for the parade, but it's causing problems for the wednesday morning commute. we are watching the gathering over the gulf of mexico. by daybreak, it's here. a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain before a change over to rain. that snow holds on the longest areas to the north. witness are storm watches for the pocono, the potential for accumulating snow out of here by thursday.

cold, gusting winds, parade forecast dry, but bundle up. 9:00, when the clouds are gathering, 28. 11:00, 40, 33 by 3:00, factor in the winds, windchills remain in the low 20s. it's going to be cold. big changes by the weekend. we talk about that in the seven-day forecast. jim? >> all right, cecily. here is one of a handful of incidents that got out of hand last night. a man could be seen hanging from a traffic light at broad and archer which snapped at the pole. another collapse caught on camera, the awning of the ritz carlton hotel as too many rowdy fans climb on top. there was destruction outside the belleview hotel where people flipped a car on its side. glass windows at maceys were

broken out and a handful of fires were set. city officials confirm three arrests so far but more could come after viewing surveillance video. >> angry patriot fans caused damage on the campus of the university of massachusetts at am herself. amherst. six people were injured. what is the first thing you would do once your team wins the superbowl? buy eagle superbowl swag, of course. reporter christie ileto was live at the link. word is the stuff is flying off the shelves. >> that is absolutely true. it could be hats, hoodies, tee shirts. eagle fans say all they care about is seeing "eagle champs" on the swag and it's selling out

so quickly stores can barely keep pace. >> i'm looking for kid's shirts. they are sold out of women's. it's slim pickings. >> the sideline caps sold out in seven minutes. >> i want something with the lombardi trophy. >> it's a celebration for the city. >> i'm 60 years old. it took me 60 years to get this. >> get what? the superbowl. this is it here. >> at the eagle pro shop, the bird game was stepping up their eagle swag. >> couldn't sleep. had to get out here and get the gear now. >> so far i have a shirt. probably one more thing. i'm not sure what yet. >> employees at dick's and king

of rushed to get swag for the parade. >> did you ever think you would be looking for stuff with the superbowl champs on it? >> no. >> we are doing this again next year. i want you to know that. >> one man said it's not just about the team winning, but it's brought so many people together making strangers friends. live in philadelphia, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, kristi. kristi. >> kristi: christie. >> in january lane johnson

agreed to buy the city a round. buzz wiser said they would pick up the tab if the city pulled it off. the company is keeping its word. 25 bars along the parade root are taking part on thursday. is that a good idea? "jimmy kimmel live" coming up after "action news" with special guest frs the superbowl champions. [cheering and shouting ] >> did you hear that foles was traded about an hour ago? i made that up. >> just go over to our free 6abc app for continuing coverage to the championships.

see how newspapers from across the country wrote headlines on the victory. don't forget to join us for live coverage on the championship parade this thursday. it begins at 11:00 a.m. still to come, diagnosing the dow's worse drop in history. plus, hot tea may be something people turn to, to soothe a sore throat. scientists found a cancerous connection. >> it's cold with temperature in the teens and 20s. dry, wednesday morning, snow, sleet and rain, we have more on the area you live in the seven-day forecast. >> plus, have you seen doug pederson in the locker room after the win? jeff skversky shows it to us. it's something to see. "action news" continues in just a moment. ♪ ♪

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the two day losing streak could start a reversal of a longer downward trend. it will be hard to say when it's over. volatility is spiking. we may see more rollercoaster ups and downs. >> the democrats rebuttal to the so called republic memo document has gone to president trump who has five days to decide to classify it. the republic memo accused the fbi justice department of spying on trump campaign carter page. author of the rebuttal adam schiff says that the goal of the republics is to discredit the fbi and mueller investigation. >> it looks like the republic supreme court may have handed

pennsylvanians a ruling. congressional maps must be redrawn. state supreme courts say the lines favor republics. the legislature has until friday to approve fairer districts. a railway signaling system in south carolina was down for maintenance when an amtrak hit another train killing the engineer and conductor. the engineer hit the emergency brakes three seconds before the train collides at 50 miles per hour. eight people are still in the hospital. >> actor john mahoney has died, best known as martin crane on

frazier. he died sunday in chicago after a short illness. he was 77. >> let's get the late word from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. >> messy weather on the way by wednesday morning. tonight, the action cam looking at the center city skyline with clouds moving in, thickening through the overnight hours. the winds have died off. sky 6 showing the bronko ben frn showing eagle green. also, good idea to wear long sleeved shires, scarf, hat, mittens, winter coat, long pants. it's on the cold side tomorrow. not really windchill, but out the door 28-degrees. recess, 36 and by the time they return, seasonably cool with a temperature of 40-degrees. right now in philadelphia 27,

cape may, 28 and wilmington 25. temperatures this afternoon stuck around freezing, with winds around 40 miles per hour. satellite and radar showing that we are getting clouds in advance of a system that has been bringing snow to chicago could clip the northern lehigh valley poconos with snow showers tomorrow morning around 9:30 elsewhere. a lot of clouds, temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we see sunshine and seasonably cool. wednesday morning is when we get the wintery mix. it will arrive about 5:00 and 6:00. 6:30, snow along the i-95 corridor north and west, snow and sleet in south delaware. quick turn over all terrain. wednesday, heavy rain.

snow and sleet totals not a lot but causing problems if are the commute. i-59, northern jersey, a coating to an inch. northern lehigh valley and the poconos, three to six inches of snow and sleet before the changeover, messy on wednesday morning. the seven-day forecast, morning clouds to afternoon sunshine, 4. wednesday, the wintery mix in the morning, 44-degrees for the eagle victory parade, brisk and cold, windchill in the 20s. bundle up. friday, clouds thicken 38-degrees. 47 on saturday. lots of clouds sunday up to 51-degrees. we dry things out monday partly sunny with a high of 44. wednesday morning, there will likely be school drais.

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tonight, st. joseph's university, lit up the bell and tower in green to celebrate the eagle superbowl victory. it will light up green every night this week. >> the hawk will never guy and neither will the feeling for the city. >> that's poetic. >> isn't it? it took me seven hours to come up with that. >> yeah, they won the superbowl yesterday. >> i don't know about for everyone else out there, but for me, it's not sunk in yet. has it sunk in for you? >> yes, it has. >> i think it will sink in for the parade. you had to wait. it was painful, but it makes waking up sweeter. the eagles are superbowl champions for the first time. now let's plan the game time for thursday's parade. >> what a scene at the airport as doug pederson and the eagles

arrive home with the lombardi trophy. legarrette blount, zach ertz showing their love. listen to pederson's speech to his players. >> we said before an individual can make a difference, but a team makes a miracle. >> i don't know what to think. i'm letting it soak in. the city deserves it. they have been asking for it. we gave it to them. >> i don't think it hit me that we are superbowl champions. when you are five years old, that's the game you watch and dream about playing. to be at that game was unreal in itself. having the ability to go out there against a really good football team and win and bring the first superbowl to philadelphia is unbelievable.>>l

champs. you have to love the emotion. they are underdogs no more. in thinick foles at the disney d parade chanting his name. he nearly quit football two years ago. he said he learned not to be afraid to fail or today would never be possible. he's not surprised by his success and guess what? what's going to happen next when carson wentz comes back. here's foles today. >> i'm staying in the moment.

i'm not worried about the future. there is time to handle that. i take a lot of pride wearing the philadelphia eagles jersey. it's a great moment. i'm happy living in the moment. >> still to come brian dawkins fired up as you can imagine. weapon x up next. ♪ ♪ those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid.

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even when the outside world stopped believing, the team rallied and found a way to bring it. >> it's 2017-18 superbowl champions, philadelphia eagles, bring home the phillies. >> we did it! you got to love the celebration. everybody happy. those guys came up short against the patriots 13 years ago. the eagle team got it done for everyone. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." jay aghaei and corey clement guests. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell and karen fur fi with traffic. for jeff skversky, ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.

>> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- skarlatos. super bowl champions jay ajayi and corey clement. and music from cheat codes featuring fetty wap. m the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. that's very nice. [ cheers and applause ]