live outside the linc, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". you. >> chad, thank you. >>> tailgate parties extend beyond lincoln financial field "action news" found quite a few groups setting up in fdr park across the street. >> about 25 of us down here, and a dozen or so will stay out here during the game, 55- inch tv set up inside the tents here. >> nice. joe feliciaani's group planned a feast of as ages, burgers, chicken, meat balls and tex/me x american combination. some close to the stadium is enough. paul and his crew have been doing their barbecue in the same spot, for 28 years. >> for those who want a little bit more laid back atmosphere chickie and pete's in south philadelphia is a popular spot >> trish hartman is their life with more, hi there, trish. >> reporter: just a little bit more laid back. there is passionate fans in here too we will give you bird eye view up on the second floor balcony. we will show you the crowd. they are pumped, ready, some fans came to eat before going to the game at the linc but many fans are staying here

. >> we are live team coverage tonight "action news" reporters chad pradelli and trish hartman are at the linc and chickie and pete's and christie ileto in the mayfair section and our dan cuellar is in south philadelphia. >> we will begin with ducis rodgers and jamie apody live on the field where it is all about the to happen, hi guys. >> hey there, this building is about to explode, right now, with excitement for this nfc championship game. eagles/vikings. bird have not been in the title game in nine years. they are ready to get it done today. >> you can tell these fans are hungry for a win. we have not felt like it feels like to be this close in a long time. what an atmosphere. remember eagles are still under dogs. lets talk about that for a second. the bird, while their dogmas accounts every where the field , they are just warming up, they are three-point under dogs to the vikings who are road teams and his own team, on the road, hasn't won a championship game, in zero and four since 2,000. eagles embrace this. nick foles ultimate under dog and they love this mentality. they will g

chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. >>> if the eagles win on sunday, it will surprise nobody it seems like this. break out at various philadelphia locations. this is frankford and cottman in mayfair. and police are preparing for crowd control here and elsewhere. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live at police headquarters tonight where officials have been sharing their plans for sunday. vernon, what's the story there. >> reporter: jim, they are eyeballing legendary hot spots for big victory turnouts as we go into this weekend they'll be watching them all weekend. police have been declaring themselves fit and ready for big game on sunday. they're own game plan based upon planning experience and sound judgment. jim, they have been planning for this all week. they'll have extra troops on the street all day long and more on standby if they are needed to be called out. their experience comes a lot from the 08 celebrations spontaneousus ious after the phillies game. septa police are ready to go to

chad pradelli went answers. >> the family dropped off their dog in late december. an hour later, the was dead. now the family answers sat down with "action news." >> my baby was dead upon arrival. they tried to do cpr couldn't bring her back. >> the family says scrufls walked in a happy, healthy dog. ben dinapoli says petsmart called saying she was on the way to the hospital. >> they dropped her off like a pizza. no one was there to answer questions or say why my baby my beautiful healthy bulldog past. >> another collapsed and died two weeks later. a third was there in december. on a facebook page set up justice for scrufls, they and others detail instances at petsmart around the country. the department for cruelty to animals is investigating. >> the information they gave him was that my dogried in ayer. they are not supposed to put bulldogs in there. she collapsed. >> petsmart refused an on camera interview but released two statements. the company denied wrong doing. our policies and proced were followed. we believe the incidents to be unrelated. our thoughts rema

ellman istandin by wit and chad pradelli isy were hardit today. but first adam joseph with accuweather. on t point leaving 16 to 17 inches at the shore. big difference from west to we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan you do see a couple of flurry still north and west of the philadelphia and overall they are not accumulating and it's drifting through the air ccumulating snow has remains off for the rest of tonight. as we take a now look right to theern cker 6 live double scan, there you see glassboro and hammonton and atlantic city dealing with snow showers and flurries again don't worky it won't accume here. just kind of passing through a we dry out the atmosphere and ripping this storm apart at least for the. but what is setting in is dangerous cold. windchill advisory will go into effect after midnight tonight and last through noon on saturday minimum. warnings are up in the poconos there and everyone is the harsh windchill fac ast 36 hours or so. it starts to turn bitter this evening and bitter is how it feels like tomorrow morning, 10 b

i'm live in ocean city, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> all right, chad thank you. >>> drone6 toured the art museum area and the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia. it felt as cold as it looked. city employees were told to stay home today so the streets department could do its work less encumbered by traffic. meanwhile the schuylkill river frozen over and we shouldn't expect any melting any time soon. >>> "action news" reporter bob brooks is live on independence mall tonight. bob, we want people to be careful of the coldest weekend but a lot of folks have no choice but to dig out of mounds of snow. >> reporter: jim, that's right. as it gets darker it gets colder. the snow is starting to freeze and crunch not a good feeling at all. the reason we came to independence mall we wanted to speak with some tourists out here braving the elements as they took in the historic sites but we went all over the city today, the common denominator those frozen side streets and i'll tell you what if they're not uncovered at this point jim, they migh

i'm live in northeast philadelphia chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> all right, some good news for those families. chad, thank you. >>> police have identified the victim in a fatal new year's eve shooting in camden. 28-year-old joshua hernandez was found inside his vehicle along the 600 block of woodlynne avenue. authorities say he was shot several times. hernandez was taken to cooper university hospital where he later died. no arrests have been made as of yet. >>> well, police have not yet said what caused a multi vehicle accident along the roosevelt boulevard early this morning. this happened around 4:00 a.m. near the wissahickon avenue exit. one driver lost control, flipping the car onto its roof. the accident caused backups along a stretch of the boulevard there. no word on the conditions of the drivers. >> firefighters in cumberland county rescued a man trapped inside his burning home last night. it happened on the 1700 block of east broad street in millville around 8:30. flames could be seen shooting from a first floor window. the other reside

chad pradelli spoke to the victim and joins us live near the crime scene with the latest. >> reporter: yes rick, police do not believe that that armed robber is a postal worker, this armed robbery happened yesterday right here behind me at 3:00 p.m. a brazen and well plans and now they are trying to figure out if the victim was targeted. >> in this surveillance video you see one suspect dressed as a postal worker and approaches the victim putting his 9-month-old son in the suv. >> i have a packet for you sir. i have a packet for you. and one time i didn't hear him well and i said what packet? >> and he says that is when the suspect pulled a gun. and forced him into his house leaving his young child in the backseat of the suv. >> got in the house. he just said get on the floor and stomped me. >> his elderly mother-in-law was on the couch in shock but fortunately unharmed. soon though three more suspects would burst through the door. >> where is the money? i said i don't have it. and i hit me here and boom. the last time he hit me. >> after ransacking the home the thieves got away with

in northeast philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. >>> the mummers are nothing if not hardy and they proved that again on this new year's day. the stands may not have been filled as single digit temperatures welcomed the start of the mummers parade but nothing could freeze out this philadelphia tradition. live at 15th and market is "action news" reporter bob brooks. happy new year to you, bob. >> reporter: hey, jim, happy new year and even though it was extremely cold it was no lack of spirit for the 2018 mummers parade. take a look behind me here. right here on market, you can see the cleanup process is under way. we're actually standing right next to a street sweeper. i'll tell you what despite the cold weather, everyone did have a ton of fun. let's take a look and listen. >> ♪ >> reporter: yes, it was cold out. and there was nothing the parade nor spectator could do about it so instead it was embraced. >> happy new year. >> reporter: the 2018 mummers parade offered it all, the string bands. >> ♪ >> reporter: wenches comics and fancies. even a skil

. >> all right havin difficulties with chad pradelli inwn new ey and the streets department sreng as expected. more than 175 trucks deploye the primary and second streets in phia. the and drift and they a advising folks that stay home and let them clear the roadways and keep up with the snowy conditions. >>> lets head tti wentking at they >> reporter: hi yes so right now the s startttyhere todr city but ick thise were in for their commute a snow than i t we expected when he saw the morning.ere on gro eetsphuergcy in preparation he the p clear the snowplows are having trouble keeping up the with blizz nd slush is building up on the main roadways a y roadways are clet and offsk peopleto stay off thedways andstay husinesses in philadelphia are still open and commuters are bundling up and heir way citck sidewalks and streets. >> its. and i was kin the coldhe hanging in there. >> this is not too kind of fun notold as it has been tha >> i thoug we worse. dropping temperatures and cold wind gusts, that mea r wet and slushy treacherous the s to be patient and stay off theoadscan. >> thank yo

. >> the past and the future and thanks ducis and let's go outside the field now and chad pradelli is there where fans have been pouring out after the game, hey chad. >> hey sarah the masses have left the house, the rowdies are gone in lot k and it's pretty much cleared out a few zombies and a few stragglers hanging around and joking aside what a fantastic atmosphere it was out here all day long and the tailgating began at 6:00 a.m. at the park then went off about 11: 11:00 surrounding the stadium we were here and fans were hyped and those lucky to get in the staud stadium had a great time and they had satellite dishes and barbecues and plenty to cheer about with this game, the on slot of offensive production and defensive touchdown it was just a great performance and those fans were certainly loving it and we talked to a few of them after the game. >> tore it up and proved all the naysayers wrong we are going to the superbowl. no doubt always had confidence all the way through. >> we love it can't wait until next two weeks going to kill new england. >> and again the brewers are under

chad pradelli was in morristown new jersey today. >> the carr family found themselves stuck on pleasant valley road in morristown the florida family rented a car but it didn't have front-wheel drive. >> you don't see weather like this in florida? >> no no it's rare. tle in north florida. >> with help car moving but yet another nudge. >> don't speed too much. >> charlie morrison walked to the al wad of the "new york post." >> you walked to get your paper? >> yes, sir. >> and others decided a bikehy don't >> you are riding a bike? tt cuts rough like a>> and the blizzard conditions maderave jersey. t snow moved outnd the pavementnother m books. >> you like snow right? >> show me the money right. >> the cash. >> expect to see the snow for a couple of days with frigides mpd before it y thaws out.i, channel 6 "action news." ♪ ♪ ♪ d. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid.ll because of you ♪ ♪ ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and saonly way this problem is going to be solvedse our voice helplessneslessness. make sure that the

. >>> we turn to "action news"'s chad pradelli live outside lincoln financial field. >> chad, they're busy getting ready for huge crowds and millions of television watchers come sunday, right? >> reporter: that's right, rick, here in 48 hours this place will be a sea of green, a lot of fun, a lot of excitement. the fun will start very early for some and here's what you need to know come sunday. as the eagles took the field for practice preparations were under way outside. barricades are being put in place. soon more than 70,000 will descend upon south philadelphia to root on the birds. security is expected to be tight. the message getting into the stadium, let's be clear, small clutch purses will be a you howed 1 gallon ziploc bags and clear bags. >> we have a lot of officers both uniformed plainclothes real good security inside the stadium and outside in the parking lots. >> reporter: the party gets started early here on sunday at fdr park. tailgating can begin at 6:00 in the morning. the wells fargo lots at 11:00 a.m. a half hour later lots mn, po and the citizens bank parking lots

chad pradelli is joining us live at the crime scene with more details. >> reporter: brian, this happened yesterday just after 3:00 p.m. right over here, the vehicle was parked where you see the burgundy vehicle, that is the car in the driveway, police say this was well planned and brazen and now they want to figure out why this victim may have been targeted. >> in this home surveillance video, you see the victim putting his 9-month-old son into his suv. when police say a man impersonating a postal worker came up and forced the victim, into his house. as he left his child in the car -- >> he said get in the house okay. get in the house. and it's gun was pointed at me and i had the door shut and my son was in there. >> once inside he was forced to the ground and zip tied as his elderly mother-in-law sat on the couch and three other men burst into the home and demanded cash and he was hit with the butt of the gun in the back and face. >> i could not even move on i tried to go. >> we don't believe, that this was a postal worker. just someone wearing the postal worker uniform. >> the armed ro

chad pradelli. channel 6 "action news." >> a 15-year-old boy is in police custody accused of killing two classmates inside of a western kentucky high school. the dead were among 14 people shot. five others were injured in the chaos and the shooting happened just as the school day began at har shall county high school in the town of benton. so far investigators did not reveal a motive and the s&p will be charged with murder and attempted murder and world news tonight with divide muir has more from benton, kentucky, next at 6:30 after "action news." >>> pennsylvania congressman pat meehan acknowledged he did have feelings for a congressional aide and insists he was not guilty of sexual harass many. and meehan made himself available to the media including christie aleto. as you know "the new york times" reports that meehan paid the young woman a settlement. what is he saying about that. >> he denies the allegations and valued that staffer and never crossed the line and as for the reported settlement he

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chad pradelli is at the linc but first we go live to ducis rodgers and jaime apody at chickie's and pete'sys, eagles have a great opportunity but one thing it won't be is easy. >> reporter: that's certainly the case jim. minnesota has the number one ranked did he first in the nfl but the eagles had the fourth ranked scoring defense in the league. >> reporter: and they take that as a challenge. they want to prove you know what, we don't care that their numbers are good, watch us. let's talk about the eagles. they took practice outside today into the elements across the street at the linc. they've been doing that every week. of course the vikings are not nearly as strong on the road. two of the three losses came on the road outside. doug pederson told me earlier this week he wishes it was going to be colder but regardless it's not about the vikings it's about the birds and with the way they've been playing, he doesn't want anything to change. >> nothing really had as to change. i mean, at the end of the day it's football and i got to make sure that, you know, my head is in the right spot. i'

father of aoodiend e heart attack in sea isle city yesterday shoveling snow.i'm lic pradelli, channel6 "action >> all right, chad, thank you.>e bitter cold and hoping their neighborhood streets get plowed. bob brooks live on independence mall with the story from here. hi, bob. >> reporter: hey, brian, i'll tell you what, we went all over the city today. we just happened to end here at independence mall to talk to some tourists braving the cold to see these historic sights. going throughout the town today we noticed one common thing and that is where the side streets covered pretty much everywhere we went. as night approaches and temperatures continue to fall, we came across philadelphians working to clear the snow before it freezes. >> first one snapped. >> reporter: it's too heavy and too >> yes. >> reporter: that's richie on his second shovel to get his car out. between all the traffic and frozen snow his patience was running out. on marshall street frank came out only to warm his car out. >> going down to five tonight, zero tomorrow. you got to heat up the engine or it will seize up on you. >> reporter: his s