joining me on the phone the voice of the eagles merrill reese the great merrill reese, good morning, l set to go >> so how do you think nick foles played against the falcons, and do you think he has to do more against the vikings in order to win? >> i think nick foles played well. i think as the game went on could you see his confidence really grow. and when it was crunch time in that second half, he made all of the flows that he had to make. so, i thought he was just fine as far as what he has to do against the vikings, i think they have to throw the ball more. we talk about establishing the run a lot, pat, but this is a run defense that like the eagles is very difficult to penetrate. the eagles number one against the run, but the vikings defense is number two. so, they only give up an average of about 3 yards, which tells me that nick foles has to put the ball in the air more often than he did against the falcons. >> so let's talk about those vikings as you mention, very good on both sides of the ball and coming off and a incredible probable win, what do they do best? >> well, they

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on saturday, join me, lesley van arsdale, pat gallen and the great merril reese as we get you ready for the game at chevy kickoff at 3:30. number one and under the gun. on monday, villanova regained the top spot in the land be two days later, a top ten match-up with number ten savior, jalen brunson, nova goes up by ten. and the second half, brunson can play tenacious defense, gets the steal. punches it home with left hand be 17 points. nova up by 17. later on, almost an identical play this time, stealing a slam. he led nova with 21 and the wildcats stomping the music tears with a 24 points win. temple on the road against smu trying to snap to five game losing streak. hits the jumper, game tied at 64. he had 16 and feeling it. time winding down, what can brown do for you, hit the bucket. temple wins 66-64, snapped the home winning streak. big time. captain is an all star. the nhl name their all star and claude giroux is the home representative. his move to the wing and being healthy have a lot of sit tie for second and the nhl in points, flyers fans are upset that shawn couturier and jak

on saturday, join me, lesley van arsdale, pat gallen and the great merril reese as we get you ready for the game at chevy kickoff at 3:30. number one and under the gun. on monday, villanova regained the top spot in the land be two days later, a top ten match-up with number ten savior, jalen brunson, nova goes up by ten. and the second half, brunson can play tenacious defense, gets the steal. punches it home with left hand be 17 points. nova up by 17. later on, almost an identical play this time, stealing a slam. he led nova with 21 and the wildcats stomping the music tears with a 24 points win. temple on the road against smu trying to snap to five game losing streak. hits the jumper, game tied at 64. he had 16 and feeling it. time winding down, what can brown do for you, hit the bucket. temple wins 66-64, snapped the home winning streak. big time. captain is an all star. the nhl name their all star and claude giroux is the home representative. his move to the wing and being healthy have a lot of sit tie for second and the nhl in points, flyers fans are upset that shawn couturier and jak

merrill reese with the call on 94wip, patrick robinson's interception and touchdown, marks the eaglesense, the birds are now going to the superbowl. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> "eyewitness news" at chickie's and pete's' in south philadelphia last night, fans flocked thereto watch their birds absolutely smash the minnesota vikings. and the nfc championship game. now it did start out rough with the viking scoring seconds into the game. the crowd wore it with excitement as the eagles un scored 38 un answered points. one fan told us why he thinks this team and season is different. >> this whole season has been different from day one until now. it has been completely different season. we're getting all of the breaks we never got. the penalties, the turnovers, the touchdowns, we're making the catches. and this team, it is a team. it is not about individuals, everybody showed up like football every single day. >> and of course the win like that means the birds are superbowl bound. the eagles are head to minneapolis to take on the new england patriots. >> now, unfortunate act of vadalism, how

merrill reese owners of the eagles iconic play by play voice is confident for this super bowl rematchh the patriots. birds and pats fans are sparring verbally on the streets. >> tom brady all day. tom brady all day. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> i really feel very good about the eagles. >> you heard it there. now, most vegas betting sites have the eagles as five-point underdogs. the eagles as you know were also underdogs in their first two playoff games and they won them both. "action news" reporter bob brooks is in minneapolis right now. look for his live reports from the home of super bowl lii to continue this evening. it is cold out there, folks, and head to 6abc.com for the latest on the birds as they prepare for the super bowl. we have posted emotional stories from players and their families, plus see what celebrity fans are saying about the eagles' big nfc championship win. >> ♪ >> testimony is scheduled to resume this morning in the federal corruption trial of allentown mayor ed pawlowski. yesterday the proceedings centered around secretly recorded tapes. prosecutors say it shows

you ready for the battle of the birds ment join me, don bell, pat gallen and voice of the eagles merrill reese our chevy kick off show. catch it tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. right here at cbs-3. >> the break is over for the pliers, went back to work in voorhees after off for six days, in seventh place in the metropolitan division, two-point out of the final wild-card spot, will play 21 out of 40 games starting tomorrow night against the devils. they're in thirds place in the division. so these two teams will see a lot of each other, four times in the next 15 games, and flyers need the point. >> the team we're trying to capture in the playoff spot, we know what's at steak. we know which are really big for us. >> play in our division, second half of the season, so we have to make up our points, you know, best way to do this, playing teams in your dif us. >> the sixers have arrived back home from london. lost to the celtics, 114-104, back on monday, mlk day matinee against the raptors. the gym is packed at st. joe's prep this afternoon as philly coaching legends looks to join exclusive club. speedy morr

. >> merrill reese with the call the eagles are going to the superbowl after 13 long years, it is time for a rematch with the new england patriots. >> and after the win thousands of fans poured into the sit streets to celebrate and who can blame them? this is our first superbowl since 2005. >> and this is where it all happened. lincoln financial field was rocking last night, and today you can see the mess that was left behind. some very excited and probably tired fans. >> but tired or not, it will be a great day to be an eagles fan, good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. the birds are flying to the superbowl, now less than two weeks, a great playoff game yesterday. the eagles survived early viking touchdown, then turned it on. quarterback nick foles through three touchdown passes, and the running game scored another, and the defense even scored on an interception return. at the end the eagles raised the nfl trophy, and odds now on even greater prize. >> and that greater prize is a superbowl win on february 4th, in minneapolis. >> eagles coach doug pederson meeting the c

merrill reese with the call, eagles are superbowl bound.y stomp on the vikings 38 to seven, who is calling them underdogs now. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> inside the linc after the birds big win, while thousands of fan spilled into the street to celebrate a night to remember, in philadelphia. >> well, today is monday, january the 22, it is a good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon, katie and meisha are keeping an ion things this morning. >> hey, good morning, yes, everybody is happy have, very deserving, and that's right, when people call you the underdog, sometimes all the fuel you need to rise above. that's what happened. looking outside, we do have one accident, one accident, one disable vehicle and some construction, i knew would happen. i don't think anyone at home knock on wood for me. >> that will do it every single time. little damp outside. not major deal here today. but you can see, few little speckles evergreen already working their way across the radar right now, that's warmfront, lifting in here, so that's

it is myself, don bell and lesley van arsdall along with the voice of the eagles, merrill reese.atch it at 3:30 p.m. saturday afternoon right here on cbs-3. now from the number one seeded eagles to the number one team in the country, the villanova wildcats, they're back on top. they fell from the top spot in the polls after losing to butler on december 30th. michigan state and duke both lost this past week, meaning, nova regains its spot at number one, back in action at the center tomorrow night against number ten xavier. the sixers have held their final practice stateside before heading across the atlantic to london. they play the celtics in merry old glands, thursday afternoon , for the tip-off at 3:00 eastern standard time. >> is that good? getting better. >> it was all right. >> all right, well, joel embiid practiced after miss sunday work out with a bad back, add that issue to the problems with the right hands that he injured new years eve in phoenix. nonetheless, jo-jo is looking forward to the game. >> you know, i enjoyed it a lot. so i loved it. i can't wait to go back an

saturday at 3:30 with chevy kick off right here on cbs 36789 don bell, leslie van arsdal, pat gallen, merrill reese, and many more, that is 3:30 right here on saturday right here on cbs 36789. >>> police are working to track down a suspect who successfully broke into an atm in southwest philadelphia, it happened, christmas eve morning on 39100 block of south, 61st street, and police say that the suspect pulled up in a white color car, probably etan or beige dodge journey, surveillance shows man using a crowbar to get in the machine, and he was able to getaway with about $5,000, if you recognize that suspect, cat police. >>> we have new information tonight, about a deadly fire in north philadelphia, that claimed the life of a fire fighter and a 61 year-old man. forty-two year-old lieutenant matthew latourneau was, trapped inside burning home on colorado street on saturday, also killed in that fire the home resident delldray lane. we talk with lane he's daughter who says that her father had a big caring heart. >> my grandmother fell ill in 2015. he was there he just left her, that night, on friday ni

get you ready for the bate of the birds ment join me, don bell, pat gallen and voicef the eagles merrill reese chevy kick off show. catch it tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. right here at cbs-3. >> the break is over for the pliers, went back to work in voorhees after off for six days, in seventh place in the metropolitan division, two-point out of the final wild-card spot, will play 21 out of 40 games starting tomorrow night against the devils. they're in thirds place in the division. so these two teams will see a lot of each other, four times in the next 15 games, and flyers need the point. >> the team we're trying to capture in the playoff spot, we know what's at steak. we know which are really big for us. >> play in our division, second half of the season, so we have to make up our points, you know, best way to do this, playing teams in your dif us. >> the sixers have arrived back home from london. lost to the celtics, 114-104, back on monday, mlk day matinee against the raptors. the gym is packed at st. joe's prep this afternoon as philly coaching legends looks to join exclusive club. speedy morris,

join don bell, lesley van arsdall, merrill reese, and more for sunday kickoff catch it 3:30 p.m.aturday afternoon here on cbs-3. >> meanwhile still ahead on " eyewitness news" this morning , lawsuit at starbucks over its latte's. >> betting on new future ear, revel gets a new future and new name. new name. we will be right i had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. (coughah! i missed you! then i discovered mucinex. one pill lasts 12 hours,and i'm good. why take 4-hour medicine? one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. my healthy routine helps me feel my best. so i add activia yogurt to my day. with its billions of live and active probiotics, activia may help support my digestive health, so i can take on my day. activia. now in probiotic dailies. >> welcome back, the search is on for a thief though police say stole thousands of dollars from atm in southwest philadelphia, the theft happened the morning. christmas eve on the 3100 block of south 61st street. police say a man pulled up in a light colored car, possibly a tan or beige dodge, and shows him using a crowba

. >> we leave with you merrill reese, go, eagles! >> here comes the return. he's hit. back across the field, patrick robinson looks for a block. now he is at the 20, he's at the czars the ten, the five, touchdown. >> the train is blocked. by tray burton. and the train, blount. foles, steps up. he's looking. he's going deep. and it is into for the jeffrey. jeffrey was open at the right b. flea flickerment back to foles he's going deep down the far side of the field. and it is good. touchdown. cory smith. >> jeffrey in motion to the right. pulls back. he looks, he fires. and it is good. deep in the end zone by jeffrey. touchdown. his second of the game for the first time in 13 years the eagles are headed for the superbowl and are a rematch with the new england patriots in superbowl 52. >> ♪ fly eagles fly fly eagles fly ♪ fly eagles fly fly eagles fly ♪ ♪ fly eagles fly ♪ >> ♪ e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it's monday, january 22nd, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> the government shutdown takes full effect, closing most federal o

the philadelphia eagles is underdogs, this idea getting so much attention, that even announcers merrill reeseng in on all of the action, check out this parody of the underdog theme song, put together by local communion, joe coughlin. >> likes being an underdog. >> they've been written off, tossed to the curb, unappreciated, underestimated, but they're still standing. >> when critics everywhere are attack and very few have cock your back. full steps up for peterson, and our defense is dads link. we're underdogs. underdogs. underdogs. underdogs. >> ♪ >> disrespecting, out of favor, once again we're not the favorite. ♪ underdogs ♪ underdogs ♪ ♪ they said we weren't un to the task now we wear the doggy mask put this on your gambling blog next time bet the underdogs. we're underdogs. underdogs. ♪ bring the vikings, watch them blunder, our defense will tear us under ♪ underdogs ♪ ♪ underdogs ♪ >> too funny. well, the morning good day philadelphia show getting hype for the big rally in advance of the game. live from chickie's and pete's' in south philadelphia this morning. we asked eagles fans to co

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