minnesota pretty much has everything. however, the things that make my state unique are the things that represent human trafficking vulnerabilities. this is why the fight against human trafficking is a crucial mission that none of us can afford to ignore or to only emphasize when the super bowl comes to town. in 2016, the district of minnesota was only one of six federal districts, designated as an anti-trafficking coordination team or act team location. this is a collaborative initiative, as he mentioned this morning. among my office, the fbi, the department of homeland security and the department of labor. through this initiative, we focus on developing high impact trafficking prosecution. and investigation. as well as developing strong partnerships with victim service providers, and state and local law enforcement partners. epth ofry proud of the d the work of our office, in conjunction with tribal, state, local law enforcement. together we have investigated together huge large-scale international trafficking cases, as

minnesota. have fun today. we have video that we want to show, and it ae's the top hit, frozen trampoline that garnered seven million hits. tell us why you came up with the segment, "minnesota ever since i was a kid, i've lived in minnesota and enjoy try to find fun ways to do things in the cold weather. so now i just drifind new ways upload. >> reporter: this is a bouquet of flowers that you got yesterday. tell us what you did. >> i just set them outside, and then they freeze solid. >> reporter: okay. what are we going to do? >> try to smash the flowers. >> reporter: i don't think i've seen flowers here. i'm ready. look at that. that's one of the experiments that we have. the other thing coming up is a frozen t-shirt, and we have hot water that will evaporate because it's so cold. the minneapolis forecast coming up. thank you for the flowers. pretty cold. so cold that flowers freeze and just basically are so hard that they just shatter on the ice. we'll send it back to you guys. >> i'm disappoi

our coverage from minnesota continues. coming up in the next half hour we're going to look at the curb side super bowl shops popping up. plus worth the trip, make no mistake about it. minnesota is is down right frigid as we just told you. but we're about to take you to one spot that people have no trouble trekking to and it has a funny name. that's ahead in the next half hour. >>> plus stand up to shed the pounds. new research reveals about a confusing issue. >> a ride to remember. a trip one biker won't ever forget. >>> but first a look at today's closing numbers on wall street. the dow is is up. this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >>> cyclists fly through the air after crashing into a kangaroo. >> we're coming to you live from minneapolis this afternoon. so much more super bo

university of minnesota. it was an hour and 45 minute obsession they had full participation with the exception of one player, that is defensive tackle tim journigan who is out with an undisclosed illness but doug pederson expects him to play on super bowl sunday. the team as a whole met with the media this morning and one of the interesting answers came from nick foles. he was asked, what he typically goes through and what he feels the night before a big game. >> the big thing is, i mean, i'm no different then anyone else. these games your body feels different things, you will feel emotions, butterflies, that doesn't change. i think big thing you simplify what is going on in your mind and slow it all down and that is just in anything you do. if you can slow everything down and have simple thoughts and see everything more clearly you make better decisions, you play faster, and for me i'm a much better player in those situations. the word that comes is chill. laid back. that is when i'm at ease and playing in t

the actual eagles here in minnesota where they are quite common.today we drove down to take a look at a majestic place not too far away from here and saw them live, in action. when the eagles flew to minneapolis for super bowl lii , they weren't only bird soaring in the sky in minute so the a bald eagle the team's mascot reside here in large number. >> they are a mega funa that resonates with every would be and everyone has an eagles story and special connection to bald eagles. >> reporter: little over an hour south of minneapolis is national eagle center on the shores of the mississippi river in minnesota. >> our mission, to connect people to eagles in history, in nature, and in cultures. everyone who sees an eagle is inspired. >> reporter: here you can see eagles in their natural habitats from the observation deck, or get up close, real close. >> all right, everybody. >> reporter: in a classroom setting students of all ages learned about the bald eagle thanks to angel and washaka. >> our eagles are educational ambassadors. they cannot survive on

minnesota has no basis to tax him. remember that athletes stallries don't rise for reaching the playoffs. they're basically playing for free or losing money and it gets complicated because they pay taxes to many states and have to figure out various credits. that's the point. you can lose even when you win. the longest arms of anybody this weekend not the players it's the long arm of the minnesota tax man. >> how does minnesota keep getting the super bowl if i were the players i would petition the nfl to not make me play there. >> it would be in any state. that's really tricky. it happens for every game. if you do a regular road game in minnesota. road games -- if you're the giants and you visit minnesota and philadelphia and atlanta. >> you got to pay every one of the jurisdictions. >> all the states. you might get credit >> it's probably the only place where you lose money by playing the game there. >> california is pretty high too. >> wow. all right. >> the key as you got to win. if you lose the game you may not be

yesterday we met up with him in minnesota. he said he's been waiting for this moment all week long. >> every once in a while i would start to get all excited. i would say calm down, you still got a week. now it's just like i can't wait. i can't wait for yep. it's here. he said he's taking his best friend to the big game. a finance company sprang for the trip. >> our road to victory bus keeps rolling. the bus stop in philadelphia and south jersey to get eagles fans fired up. it's almost completely covered in well wishes for the birds at this point. and you can add your own message later this morning the bus will be at the willow grove mall with david acres and then it will head to media in south philadelphia later in the day. >> you'll want to stick with us all weekend. nb station. we'll have the most behind the scenes access for you. nbc 10 is the only place you can watch super bowl lii. it's almost here. it will be so big we need two channels to cover it all. after the game you can watch "this is us" or switch and watch nbc 1

i agree under minnesota. i think that's overly broad. >> two-part question about the california case. first, could you elaborate on the discussion of why the abortion clinics shouldn't have to put up a sign that says you don't have to have an abortion, you can go to these family clinics and could you elaborate on what the lower courts said? >> the way the exemption works, they have this general law from all these things that i read. they basically have a whole series of exemptions of various clinics and medical practices that if you are not primarily, i think it is ob/gyn, you are exempt from this but also, if you participate in a different california program that basically you have to agree to either perform abortions or to refer women for abortions, and that if you do that youare exempt from this . though these pro-life places that are licensed facilities have an ideological exemption that they're not going to refer a woman to an abortion so therefore, that deprives the only people, the only institutions th

we're live in minnesota. >> now it's so close. we're here to give you exclusive coverage of how the playerers are getting ready for the patriots. you don't miss a minute, even if you can't be with us here today in minnesota. >> it's the team's last chance to prepare ahead of the game on the schedule today the eagles will do a walk through at u.s. bank stadium to get a feel for the turf and the conditions. brett favre will also give the players a pep talk to get everyone in the right mind set. yesterday nick foles and his teammates held their final full practice at the university of minnesota. the eagles focussed on the red zone and scoring touchdowns from that part of the field. >>> call it the greening of minneapolis. birds fans are washing away the purple you normally see here. >> you should have seen this place yesterday. green everywhere. and more of eagles nation will jam this mall in search of fun, food and all things football today. dray, birds fans will be serkulating between here, the mall, and downtown minneapolis. there

minnesota is right next door to wisconsin.ere a lot of packers fans walking around the mall of america this week wearing their green, but anyone wearing eagles green would tell you we have the win in the bag. with that said, we are now one day away from super bowl lii, and this is the last lap of a very exciting journey for fans and the chance to be a part of this moment too good to pass up. eagles fans have turned minnesota into perhaps the world's largest bird nest. fans made the trip from philly and all across the country. it's been 13 years since the eagles played in their last superand some people had their doubts about the seem making it this far, especially when wentz went down in laos angeles. the fans stuck with the team. >> hopefully this is the year that's going to happen. i did not have doubts. i've been saying i think this is nick foles' year. hopefully he'll win the big game. >> reporter: and so so much energy. so much enthusiasm here in minnesota this week, and now fans are hoping all of that energy will transfe

. >> good evening from minneapolis, minnesota. i'm jacqueline london. >> i'm jim rosenfield. tonight it is so brutally cold. the super bowl festivities had to be delayed this evening. the super bowl live concerts started later than they were supposed to because the audio equipment was frozen. the music couldn't start until crews thawed everything out. >> luckily the eagles practiced indoors today. just like they will play inside the dome on sunday. today the birds focused on quick tempo as they worked on their game plan for beating the patriots. >> and tonight more eagles fans are arriving here in minneapolis. some die-hard fans drove 17 hours in this tricked-out rv. >> that is incredible. nbc 10's steven fisher caught up with them tonight. he's also here in minneapolis this evening. >> reporter: that trip is roughly 1,100 miles from the philadelphia area to minnesota. a group of guys did it in a decked-out eagles rv. they left last night at 6:00, and they got here today at 4:00. have no fear, the eagle-mobile tube is now here in minnesota. >> it was long. >> eagles here, eag

eagles fans are flocking to minnesota. hear what it's like to be there and cheer on the team. >> the players tell us how they feel about facing off gains the new england patriots once again. >>> if you're super bowl plans are heading outside, will the weather cooperate. let's go over to chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. what's going to happen, tomorrow, chris? no is no. >> reporter: no snow. today is not bad, a little bit cold, tomorrow goes downhill. 20 in in allentown. 22 in philadelphia. millville, 21. poconos dropping down to 3 degrees this morning. dover, 22. cape may, 23. the next system we're watching is well to the west pushing through minneapolis as i speak we'll see one to three inches of snow. chicago 2 to 3 inches of snow. that system presses east and we'll see milder air from the south work on in here tt means rain and not snow. we'll see clouds increase during the day. sunshine fading behind increasing clouds. blustery and cold high of 34. never feels like 4 because of the wind. windchills in the te

my radio station is and in minnesota can puring it out. they have to keep them in a foil or they have to put it online and i believe that the greatest countries in america should be able to figure out just like our radio station does, just like the miption star tribune does. just like the -- network tv do or cable tv. they are able to figure out what those ads are. that get a lawyers opinion and then they know what ads are. that is the same thing we have to do for paid political ads on the internght. it is one step toward protecting our elections and i am just hopeful that people will see the light here and we'll be able to got it done. i will close with reminder and why question can't wait to act in 1923, many years before the internght internet before our race to space and general secretary of the soviet communist was asked about a vote in the central committee of the party. stalin was unconcerned about the vote. after all he explained that who voted was completely unimportant. what was extraordinarily important he said was who would tou

you don't to have go to minnesota to feel energy for the eagles.oday at philadelphia auto show where they are seeing record attendance this year they figure why not mix experience of the auto show with super bowl fever and the result was a massive pep rally >> ♪ fly eagles fly, on the road to victory ♪ >> reporter: philadelphia auto show overflowing today with eagles pride, thousands gathered with signs, pompons and eagles greens during a pep rally led by kevin massicola the executive director of the auto dealers association of the greater philadelphia. >> people like to gravitate when good things are going on. it is cohesiveness. pride in the sit. it is our turn in the city. >> reporter: today organizers estimate 60,000 people filed through the auto show and with the super bowl on everyone's mind they urge them all to wear green. families from across the delaware valley happily obligated and many are anxious ly awaiting tomorrow. >> will we have a big party in the house. >> yes. >> will we have fun. >> yes. >> will we sing fly eagles fly >> yes. >

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he is minnesota nice. and he's so used to it he comes out here and he doesn't have anything on his face. >> he's walking with the bait with hands not covered. i should also mention there are other ice fisherman on the lake, and so vai starts screaming, and they look over because they've been out there for at least an hour before we got there. and they were like you got to be kidding me, that guy caught something. >> and our photographer, got to give a shot out to him. he brought a go pro camera on a pole and stuck it down there. >>> let's check in with bill henley with the first alert forecast. >> hey, vai did you throw that goldfish back in? >> we brought it with us. >> bring it back. we'll feed it and make it part of the nbc 10 family. we've got some rain this morning. there's some colder air that's moving in. so even though i'm tracking rain to start with, it's going to end with some light snow in some neighborhoods. not everybody is going to see this snow this morning, but we'll all feel the dropping t

he had great things to say about what it's like to be here in minnesota this week.it here. ♪ this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. ♪ >>> welcome back to fox 29 news the chase for championship here live in bloomington, minnesota, in mall of america as we get ready for super bowl lii. earlier this week, over on radio row which is a mad house by the way, i had a chance to catch up with the editor-in-chief of monday morning quarterback peter king who just spent some pretty intimate time with doug peders pederson. he drove around with dug in some early mornings and got a taste for what doug pederson is, not on the field, but off. >> doug pederson is the kind of guy who you really wanting to have a beer with. he's exactly what he seems. he's tollly unpretentious. >> i'm joined again guy dave spadaro. hanging out here right now.

croix river crossing in minnesota. he holds his company to standard of professionalism and safety that's unparalleled, serving his nation and industry proudly. congratulations. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize torah academy for entering their 7 rd year educating jewish children in minnesota. from the beginning and to this day, torah academy maintains a focus on strengthening the mind and spirit of our future leaders. because of educators like dean -- epstein, they offer a quality education on firm spiritual ground. pillars of our strong local community like dr. joey greenberg and his wife spread kindness and again rossity to make certain torah can execute its mission and goals. a special thank you to citizens independent bank who also dedicates their support. torah students succeed because their community supports them. they are guaranteed to make their corner of the world a better place. congratulations to torah cademy for a successful 73 years. we wish you many more. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the g

. >> i'm from mexico but i live in minnesota. i expect the eagles. >> i would have to go with the eagles. i am from wisconsin. >> reporter: we have the american symbol as the logo. >> we're america's team, we bleed green. we're the eagles. >> reporter: yes, we are the eagles, and these fans are proudly supporting their team from philadelphia. jim and jacqueline, back to you. >> great to see all of that love and spirit for our eagles. thanks, steven. meantime, back in philadelphia they are getting set for what could be pure pandemonium if the eagles win this. >> reporter: the entire city is lit, lit for the eagles that is. our live cameras are showing you what we're talking, boathouses, the wells fargo center, the ben franklin bridge and university city, all shining in green right now. >> reporter: let's continue our team coverage with nbc 10 brandon hudson. brandon, the city is ready for sunday to get here already. >> reporter: yeah, jim and jacqueline, the focus over the next 48 hours is the crowds. we have seen barriers like th

but if you are going out to minnesota in the days ahead you need to pack your warm layers. we have overlooked center city in the distance and you can see the green, that is lighting up our sky scapes, so great that the entire city is embracing this and showing their eagles green in that way really great to see. looking at storm scan three we have cloud currently out there this should in the cause any visibility problems but included are a sign of things to come. frontal boundary scheduled to cross that will bring in rain later this evening and through overnight but for now we are sitting pretty. morning commute is fine, it is in the quite as harsh. temperatures in the mid 30's, and, and, you can see blocked readily with included cover rest of the afternoon but will still be able to maryland rate up to 46 degrees but showers do begin to develop at that point or at their most numerous we will have more coming up later, guys. >> see you soon. construction i-76 between vine street expressway and south street, and all lanes opened traff is pretty light. >>> is there an accident

attorney andy luger from minnesota. our current prosecution is the result of more than four years of work. and it fortunately had a -- it fortunately has dismantled a highly profitable operation that generated millions, up to 24 million we have counted thus far, to a highly sophisticated sex trafficking scheme. the victims typically came from very poor backgrounds and spoke very little english. vulnerabilities of course that the traffickers exploited. the women were promised a better life in the united states. but with that promise gain a large bondage of debt of anywhere between $40,000-$60,000. the women were told that after they work off their debt they would become united states citizens. the recruiters who met with them in thailand were friendly, helpful, and made the future in the united states sound great. they brought them to photography studios in bangkok to take professional quality, escort style photographs which ultimately were sent to traffickers here in the united states and used to advertise the victims f

here at the mall of america at bloomington, minnesota. you can feel the excitement. >> later we'll hear from the eagles and head coach doug peterson as they talk to the media. the team will hold another practice as they get ready to face the patriots on sunday. here's a look at the birds' super bowl practice yesterday. the university of minnesota. the team is trying to stay focused. they took a 30-minute break in the middle of practice to simulate the halftime. >> the coach wanted them to have to -- stop for a full 30 minutes. >> smart. >>> if you. to see the game in person, thanks eagles' fans for sticker shock. >> here's the story -- stubhub says the birds' fans are driving ticket sales which are about 50% stronger than last year's super bowl. right now if you want to sit behind the eagles' bench, front row, 50 yard line, $20,000. the lowest prices we found were around $3,200. prices have dropped a bit in the last week. listen to experts -- >> tickets are available on stubhub up until game time. you can get here, watch the prices. you c

whose live at the mall of america with how eagles are still sticking to their routine out there in minnesota>> reporter: oh, yeah, dawn they're trying to stick to routine but right now they're out partying. eagles team has taken over the amusement park here at mall of america and a quick comparison tonight they had it was lit at mall america. last time patriots was prince impersonator. energy is a little bit more lively in the building tonight the it's a great thing to have guys like gucci and amigos out here it's another distract the eagles are trying overcome to find their normalcy. >> there's a pool here. i would run in the pool back home at the treadmill that they have at the facility so i use it as my treadmill. but it's just trying to maintain that consistent see that we've had throughout the year, um, obviously this is extreme circumstances but you got to find way to kind of have that same routine. >> just make sure i get all my, you know, nutrition, hydration, recovery things and right hours of sleep. things like that. >> some things are physical. others not so much. >> meditating, y

you might be surprised to know there are a number of eagles fans that live right here in minnesota. today as we walked around the mall of america talking to eagles fan, we bumped into one man who has a very special emotional tie to philadelphia. it's because of his experience there in our city. >> reporter: he made the trip from minnesota to children's hospital in tld. his then 3-year-old daughter needed a heart translant. he left home a vikings fan and returned a member of eagles nation. >> all the sports teams are so involved, it's one of the most amazing hospitals out there. >> reporter: a heavy dose of brotherly love for jim and sisterly affection for his daughter turned them into an eagles fan for life. his daughter is now 12. their philadelphia experience is the emotional bond that ties them to philly. >> philadelphia is the most beautiful, loving city you can ever visit. >> reporter: mike fwru up in arizona and now lives in minnesota and he's never been to philadelphia. yet he's one of the biggest birds fans we met today with his entire family wearing black, green and gray. >

which are many for us in minnesota to ensure that we can help our families progress. overall, we are focused on ensuring that in each area we have measurements that will help us to understand the work that we are doing for equity and for all. finally i'll say, i'm not going to go through these pieces but let me stop on open and accessible public data. finally i will say that it is so important to us to know and to share data and information that we have committed to an open data portal. now, the information that we need to make decisions based on critical decision points across all areas, first of all, is not all there, but as we build it, will be shared with our community. and so the information we have collected, working with the -- with james bell and our juvenile initiative, just as you have built your juvenile detention initiative, have helped us reduce young people who spend time in detention facilities and help us to reduce the number of young people who actually are in out of home placement for correction purposes. that data is disaggregate, as is much of the

just a day away we are now on the eve of super bowl lii here in minnesota. >> today the eagles will get a final walk through. they'll be at the turf. they want a feel for the surface and want to walk through the locker room and figure out where the bathrooms are and the entrance to the field and the tunnel. they're also expected to get a pep talk from brett favre who was a teammate of the head coach, and nick foles and his teammates held their final full practice at the university of minnesota where they've been throughout the week. the eagles focussed on the red zone and scoring touchdowns from there. now, the nfl also has its big nfl breakfast they hold at the super bowl. they are present an award for outstanding leadership. this year's winner is benjamin watson. then there are the birds fans who are clamoring to be a part of this. >> they are turning purple vikings territory green. yesterday both of us were here. this place was packed with green jerseys. >> yesterday was friday, of course. people are leaving work an arriving here. they absolutely took over this place. they were movin

glad to see you made it there safely. >> and safely is the key word here in minnesota. you might be surprised to see minnesota has been terror prosecutions in the united states since 9/11 behind only new york and washington d.c. to keep things safe, there has been an army of federal, state and local law enforcement officials deployed here. everywhere in minneapolis. >> 1,000 forming the largest deployment in super bowl history. add to that 1,000 local police officers. >> we have 60 police departments from across the state of minnesota that are here helping us. >> law enforcement officials say one of the anti-terrorist attacks is doing a secure perimeter from the stadium and prevent vehicle attacks. air space is in fly zone through the super bowl. black hawk helicopters flying all week. >> this time we are out to protect everybody who is trying to have a good time and see the super bowl and not have terrorists in the back of their mind. >> reporter: being checked for explosives at drive through security check point. law enforcement will be before and after the game to ch

but did you know minnesota has the second largest population b nation? so you can see them, not as much, not as come in and around the city of minneapolis, but certainly when you get a little further up north jessicy got up close and take a look at this. >> when the eagles flew to minneapolis, for super bowl tbirds flying high. the team's mascot resides here in large >> they are a mega son a, regular nature with everyone, ts story and special connection to bald eagles. >> little or the national e-a-g-l-e-sen mississi. >> our mission is really to history, in nature, and in cultures. everyone who sees an eagles is inspired. >> here, e habitat from their observation deck, or close, real close. >> alltingig student every all ages learn about the bald eagles thank to l education ambassadors, they cannot survive on their o here,e can come to learn about them, go to schools, go ton 1970 thers only one bald amo 200 miles of r mississippi river. now through conservation and ofn pesticides, there are close to 350. that means,st min population of bald eagles in the

minnesota cold. back to you. >> he's got lots of great experiments, but if he asks you to lick the light pole, don't do. it i've seen that movie, it never ends well. >> reporter: draw the line somewhere. >> don't waste the coffee. too valuable. not minnesota cold. here we go, temperatures in our area below freezing in northeast philadelphia. pottstown, 28 degrees. 30 in allentown. the mountains in the 20s. the temperatures, much warmer than yesterday. that's about 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. minnesota, 2 below 0 in minneapolis. grand rapids, and moose lake, well below 0 this morning, that's without the wind. wind making it even colder. we won't see a lot of wind. a little breeze. at 3:00, a nice warmup. 44 the feels-like temperature. this afternoon, these clouds will be around. we'll get a break before the wet weather moves in. the first of the scattered, light rain showers for us will come during the afternoon. to the west, a system will bring wet weather for the weekend. today, 34. completely

standing in minnesota. and i got to tell you guys, what is so cool about where i am right now, is we are downtown in the heart of downtown minneapolis, the us bank stadium right behind me. i don't know if you guys know this, but the us bank stadium has the largest transparent roof of any other stadium. and it is so that the fans will feel like they're inside or outside rather but then they'll be inside, probably, around 70 degrees temperature, something like, that it will be nice, toasty, warm in there but it is designed just so they feel like they're outside , thank goodness they won't be. speaking speaking every outside, all of the eagles fans flying in to the minneapolis st. paul airport are in for rude awakening in because of the cold. that does not seem to phase them. aid minute yet to chat with them as they were flying in by the airplane loads, and this is what they said. take a look. >> who do you predict is going to win the super bowl? >> oh, come on, would i come all the way from pennsylvania to he

about a month ago it was 38 below zero without wind chill in minnesota. it was coldero, in minnesota that it was on mars for one day. you can google it. it happened. the range rover was in a warm part of march and -- mars. all those people are coming for the super bowl next week. i talked to someone on my staff, we're going to do the dogsledding and the ski thing. he said, senator it is going to be a little cold. i am very excited to speak here. tomorrow night, we are going to appear the state of the union. i am just as excited to get my first state of the net. will be a few differences in our speeches. we excited to be on c-span3, will not try to compete in that way. i think there may be some differences in terms of the focuses that i have and that we need to be talking about as a country. thank the internet education foundation and all of the groups that made this very important conference possible. focusing on these issues in my speech, i was asked to talk about some of our security issues. you know there are major issues of net that we are dealing wit

two days and five hours away from patriots going head to head in minnesota. you can feel the excitement wherever you go especially today at the airport. picture it. should yous of lucky eagles fans going to the game. for many this is the trip of a lifetime and for others a real family affair. richard sand from wilmington bought tickets for his dad and son three generations of eagles noons. >> long time eagles fan, win or lose, the experience of going to the superow with my son, grandson, i'll cherish it forever. >> i am really excited. >> it's worth it? >> yes. >> and this trip to minnesota saonflying to chicago and then wisconsin and then driving a rental car all t get ree generations and big game

let's go live to ducis rodgers and brian westbrook in minnesota. eagles have sounded confident and relaxed all week. perhaps a reflection of their head coach, guys. >> reporter: we shall soon find out. brian, the eagles had their final workout today an 80 minute workout at the university of minnesota. their families are in town. what is this last 48 hours like for them? >> well, i think early on in the week they got the tickets out of the way all the responsibilities they needed to make sure their families could get into the game. that's handled. you want to make sure you're focused. make sure that every t is crossed every i dotted so when you start thinking through the game you can handle any situation thrown at you. that's what the coaches want you to do think of the things that could happen in the game and be prepared for them. >> reporter: we focus on the coaching matchup bill belichick against coach doug pederson. on side a relative new guy who completed his second season as an nfl head coach. on the other side it's the experience and pedigree

the birds held a super bowl practice at the university of minnesota for the first time since they got here to minneapolis. they are trying to stay both focused and relaxed as they brace for tom brady and bill belichick. >> and after that practice tonight, nbc 10 caught up with eagles quarterback carson wentz at the mall of america. he chatted with some eagles fans there this evening. >> and tonight we also caught up with a former eagles quarterback who led the birds to their very first super bowl ie peernappear. let's go to steven fisher for team coverage. he's live in minneapolis. ron thinks our city deserves a super bowl win this time around. we all think that. >> reporter: i agree with him. but he is not the only nfl quarterback who is pull iing fo the eagles. roubt rich gannon? he grew up in philadelphia. he said he is still an eagles fan at heart. over in st. paul, there was a football game with less hype, but no less heart. for the 7th year, the wounded warrior flag football team played with and against former nfl stars and together they raised more than $130,000. >> when you wa

and warm, too. >> warm and cozy. >> minnesota nice. >> that's minnesota nice.ain. >> minnesota nice. but with a philly twist. thanks, chris. >>> philadelphia police are gearing up for super bowl bowl sunday police are looking to keep everyone safe using something new to keep fans from climbing street poles this weekend. our dave schratwieser has what police will be greasing up those poles with and joyce us live in south philadelphia. dave? >> reporter: iain, this has been hot topic for two weeks ever since police put crisco oil on these poles trying to keep fans from climbing up them after the nfc championship game. we all know that didn't work. this time around police have a pretty slick idea. >> it's very heavy thick oil. >> reporter: guys over at evan's gulf on spring garden street know all about gear oil they use a lot of it at the garage and they're not big fans of it. >> it's thick. you can get it off your clothes. it smells and it's really tough to clean up. >> reporter: sources say police plan to use a form of gear oil instead of crisco oil to greece po

it's the long arm of the minnesota tax man. >> how does minnesota keep getting super bowl if i were the players, i would petition the nfl to not have me play there. >> it would be nr any state. it's any game. if you're on the giants and you're going to visit minnesota and philadelphia and atlanta -- >> you have to pay every one of these jurisdictions. >> but it's the only place you're going to lose money playing there. >> california is pretty high too. the key is you've got to win if you lose the game, you may not be making enough money but if you win, you get $112,000. >> well, good. then you can pay your tax bill thank you very much. >>> up next, "on the money," a look at the news for the week ahead. and a celebrity trainer and now heart attack survivor. bob harper explains why maintained your health is more than just food and exercise. >>> here are the stories coming up that may impact your money this week. on monday the ism nonmanufacturing index for january will be released that measures the strength of the services sector. on wednesday we'll see how much debt americans are holding

. >> reporter: the donor said he won the tickets in a raffle from the minnesota nonprofit spare key. but he decided to give them away because the vikings didn't make it. >> everybody talks about minnesota nice. so it was just such a true gesture of kindness. >> reporter: the donor discovered cole's story online. the teenager battles stage 4 cancer at 3 years old. >> we had circled the wagons for a while to keep the family together. >> reporter: now, 10 years

brian: it looks colder in west virginia than minnesota. but minnesota is 10 below.uty assistant to the president. ainsley: trying to fix her microphone right now. steve: you asked her whether or not the president was concerned with chris wray the fbi director resigning. i just gout a text from somebody i know down in washington. a highly connected person said the white house not nervous about it. that he would resign. it would be a celebration because they feel he is not up to the job. ainsley: really? she said the president -- that's not even been a concern of his u at least he hasn't expressed it to her. brian: let's rebuild what happened. remember, the memo comes out. it gets brought to the white house. and they want to take a look at it at the time chris wray looks at it and fires andy mccabe the next day. people assume this has got to be related. steve: but it's not. there were stories that came out andy mccabe was removed from his job due to what's going on with the inspector general. horowitz' report coming thought a month or. so. ainsley: it's all still conn

we go inside a city of ice in minnesota.at's attracting tourists from our area. >>> next at 10 news at 6:00, a young eagles fan can't watch the big game at home this year. he's getting some big names to help him out in the fight of his life. this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >>> welcome back. we have a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> ahead for us, late details in the middle school shooting in los angeles. a 12-year-old girl accused of bringing a gun into the classroom. that gun went off. tonight the search tr a motive. also the first of its kind warning to breast cancer survivors about their heart health. more about that when we jie coming up on "nbc nightly news." but now back to you in philly. >> thank you, lester. >>> turning to our sights and super bowl s

flying high for the eagles fans on a flight to minnesota.aking into song for the birds. >> got something started there. >> yeah, right. >>> the dads of these brand new eagles fans say their arrival could be the birds' good luck charm. look how cute. >> aww. >> announcer: nbc 10 puts you first. >> with a ten-day forecast designed for you. more accurate, immediate and reliable. >> for the neighborhood that matters most. mine. mine. first alert neighborhood weather, count on it. >>> good morning. let's talk about the snow and rain time. i'm krystal klei. we're starting out around 10:00 a.m. to noon with mostly the north and west neighborhoods seeing snow, possibly ice/slush mixture falling. it's the morning hours, getting outrunning errands in the neighborhoods, take it easy as you're driving. by noon through 4:00 p.m., rain spreads. we're talking through the rest of the viewing area, as well as into the north and west neighborhoods. so turning over to rain in those locations which will help to melt down slick spots. as you head to the parties,

of minnesota voted for trump you only lost upstate i think by a percentage point and the horse do you feel cut off disconnected from a lot of your own constituents who clearly don't see trump's islamophobia immigrant rhetoric as disqualifying i mean i think what we are seeing in minnesota is people actually coming to terms with the kind of rhetoric that the thought was just that rhetoric. now actually becoming policy i don't think a lot of minutes so and sent a lot of the people in this country actually thought that he would implement the food it because there was that economic anxiety they believed this guy was going to be part of negotiating this country into a better election alex situation you with economic cultural racial anxiety yes i don't feel the love of a try i don't think a lot of people understood that the what the ones the people that he was talking about the policies that he was talking about on the campaign trail were going to have an effect on on the members of their community the people that they have grown to appreciate to be part of their communities when you hear r

eagles/patriots rematch in minnesota is coming down. we have live reports from the stadium where one of those teams will be named the super bowl lii champions. >>> plus what would a super bowl win mean for philadelphia eagles react to taking away center city on their shoulders >>> the super bowl celebrations begin, the new restrictionness place to keep local fans and businesses, safe this evening. >>> more on those stories in a moment but first we will turn our attention to the exclusive forecast and meteorologist chris sowers, rain, super bowl sunday, chris. >> for now we are seeing a little bit of snow in the western counties here but majority of this will be rain, just temperatures will be cold enough to support a little bit of that white stuff. winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 p.m. for counties highlighted here. we are expecting light snow to transition over to a icy mix, sleet, freezing rain but will go over to rain by mid afternoon. could be minor accumulations in this part of the viewing area perhaps a coating to as

we're bringing you live team coverage tonight from across philadelphia and minnesota. with nbc 10s tim furlong who is also live in minneapolis tonight. fans are just starting to take over the city i love it. >> yeah, some people are asking where all of the fans and i say the weather stinks, they're not out and about, but they're coming later in the week. you're not going to find many other here looking at super bowl rings because we don't have them yet, but eagles fans are making their presence felt. >> we're excited to be here in minneapolis. >> the eagles mascot is now