what a scene it was from the airport to the novacare complex. the fans lining up to welcome home the world champion philadelphia eagles. >>> good evening, everyone i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. the team touched down today to a hero's welcome and tonight fans, cannot wipe the smiles off of their face. we have team three coverage for you tonight as we revel in the eagles victory, we have reporters out and about and we will begin with anita oh, live at the novacare complex in south philadelphia, where the team returned this afternoon, anita. >> reporter: hi, jessica as afternoon progressed the crowd just continued to grow as hundreds, stood outside of the novacare complex waiting for hours welcoming the team back to philadelphia many of them were emotional as they soak in the birds first super bell vick try. a sea of green lined the outside of the novacare complex on monday as hundreds welcomed the new world champions home. >> i'm here today because i have been a life long fan of the eagles and this is an amazing thing to win the super

this team will then make its way over to the novacare complex. you can see a heavy police presence.ou have the fire department on hand. we imagine they'll probably get an escort to the novacare complex and then i imagine those players and coaches will continue the celebration. of course these fans are also looking forward to thursday's parade. really this crowd out here, though for today began assembling about 12:30, 1 o'clock. there was a few people and then the crowds just started to come as they heard this team would be arriving around 2:45. any minute now we should make our way to the steps. i don't know if robert can pan over and maybe show you this crowd. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: how you doing? what's your name. >> derian. >> reporter: how are you liking this. >> this is so great. i can't wait. so excited. >> reporter: how are you doing. >> all right, brother. >> reporter: you got your beads you're ready to go. >> got my swag on brother. >> reporter: you have your team sewer champions. >> it's -- it's a dream. i'm waiting for somebody to pinch me and wake me up. any

what a scene it was from the airport to the novacare complex.me the world champion philadelphia eagles. >>> good evening, everyone i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. the team touched down today to a hero's welcome and tonight fans, cannot wipe the smiles off of their face. we have team three coverage for you tonight as we revel in the eagles victory, we have reporters out and about and we will begin with anita oh, live at the novacare complex

more fans waiting as the team arrived back at the novacare complex.ongratulating players as they left the complex in their own vehicles. >> we love y'all! >> what did that mob scene look like from the players' perspective? back to social media. bryan braman greeting them from the nova complex. nick 'noles was not because he picked up the trophy for mvp and he took a flight to walt disney world where he's celebrating the magic parade but knows that will fade in comparison to the parade in philadelphia on thursday. >> you know what, i couldn't even start to begin to guess what it will be like to be honest. that's what it will be like, something philadelphia and we waited for a long time. to bring the super bowl victory to philadelphia, that was all our goals and we're able to accomplish that. i can't wait to see the fans and everyone who loves the eagles on broad street. before we go, today, eagles fans changing the name of brady street to foles street. how appropriate in philadelphia. that's your look in sports. we send it back to you. >> that was pret

live outside the novacare complex, pat gallen for cbs3 white news.im and rahel, back to you. >> i feel like two to three would be quite fine. >> that's fine. >> thank you, pat. >>> well, preparations are well underway for the big parade of champions tomorrow with a potential crowd of 3 million people city officials are working even in this bad weather today to get ready. we've also learned that the city's municipal offices will be closed tomorrow. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos live on the ben franklin parkway with more details on that. greg, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, rahel many yeah, numbers are all over the place. we're hearing three plus million, four from penndot, you heard six, seven right there possibly from pat gallen a lot of work has to be done before the crowds gather, of course. you can see what's happening right here along the steps. in less than 24 hours, we're talking millions of fans gathering the team, the champions going to be right here on stage and there is so much work to be done you can see some of the c

they will get eagles to park there in the novacare complex, come on out and you have a 13- mile stretchright up broad street pick your spot wrap it around city hall and then right up the parkway to the art museum steps. they will set up jumbo trons today, inner drive of the parkway, will have some travel restrictions, dropping off what we call the horses those wooden barriers, and of course metal gates for the crowd control. you will see the guys out there today and tomorrow, getting ready for the parade, mike and alex. >> did we have the old wooden horses. >> yes. >> we still got those. >> yep, um-hmm. >> sounds like a good deal maybe 2 million people lining broad street and parkway, budweiser providing free beer what could go wrong. >> really. >> well, then we think about what happened after the game. police are hoping we avoid these incidents at the parade like mike said millions of people are expected to be on the street, city leaders are encouraging fans to have fun, celebrate but please stay safe >> it sounds like our planning editor just have fun witt. steve keeley at the art mus

others showed their support as the players pulled out of the novacare complex. it looked like people screaming, yelling, cheering at our players hoisting up lombardi trophy because we were so happy. there was tears. so many unexpected emotions because it has been such a long time coming, brian keenan thought about loved won who didn't live to see this day like his older brother who got him hook on the birds as a kid >> my brothers and sisters who never got the experience, the tears, flowed, i have been waiting so long. >> it was like finally, finally we did it. >> thanks, guys. thanks, mr. lurie, thank you team. sports radio asked the listeners on sunday, if they would rate this as one of the best nights of their lives and other people that responded almost 3,000, 78 percent said it was the best belting out other major life events like getting married or birth of the child. >> sunday night too, two philadelphia police officerrer didn't let work dampen their excitement. two officers jumping for joy and shouting that the eagles had won. super bowl, 52 and tenth mo

we've been watching the activity by the novacare complex along pattison avenue.e had a bunch of people running around in the street a couple minutes ago. they cleared out. still a couple people in the median. traffic can get by on the westbound side of pattison coming away from broad street. crash along city avenue at bala avenue that just cleared as did a broken down vehicle now gone from 95 southbound just south of allegheny but as you can see, it's still extra heavy coming down from the betsy ross bridge. if you're heading into new jersey this afternoon, you don't want to do so via the walt whitman jam packed the length heading into the garden state. it's because of emergency construction on 42 southbound approaching 295. left lane is out. theys spilling back onto 676. ben franklin and get on the admiral wilson boulevard and in marlton watching a crash this afternoon at 72 northbound approaching brick road where the left lane is blocked. we'll check it again, rick and monica, coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. >> time right now, sorry about that fo

hear from the super bowl champs and the wildcats have been on a roll but could we >>> back at the novacareomplex cleaning out lockers the first time they were altogether since they got back from minneapolis, while that was still talk of game the players are excited for the parade. >> it will have a lot of great energy the city of philadelphia will will be rocking. i'm looking forward to a lot of people happy and the joy because we earned it as a city. >> i expect everybody to have great time. one big old party. i some of you probably be drunk and not holding the recall. >> you know what i mean >> i know it will be the biggest e-a-g-l-e-s eagles chant that you ever heard and i think new york don't hear it, people in delaware don't hear it. even in dc. that's how far it will go >> i believe he's right. the next team that could make a potential around the city the villanova wildcats back in action hosting st. johns. st. johns may have the worst record but coming off a victory over fourth ranked duke. first half. simon. st. johns led boy five at the half. in the second half, big star, shamore

at the novacare complex -- >> fly eagles fly. >> anita oh cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> that is such a sweeteah. >> love that story. lauren b we get to the forecast. >> yes. we'll get do that momentarily. we do need to show you this hidden talent. >> yes. meteorologist chelsea ingram -- ♪ ♪ ♪ >> she's playing the flute, eagles fight song on her flute much that's awesome. >> too awesome. >> i had no idea. she's a woman of many talents. >> she is. chelsea is just a renaissance woman. >> nice job, chelsea. >> nice job, chelsea. awesome flute playing. we're deck out in our green as is the city. but, hey, you can't really see it right now because of the low clouds. the rain continues to pour down and it is a cold rain at that. 37 degrees right now. feeling like 32 degrees with a bit of a northeasterly breeze and rainfall totals have been significant through the day today. philadelphia girard college over an inch of rainfall. kennett square .80 of an inch. wilmington, .60 of an inch. packed in the precip right now. storm scan3 showing us the rain coming down where you see the orange and red return

. >> reporter: the police escort took the team to novacare complex. players then hopped in their vehicles and left to a throng of jubilant fans who are ready for their big party thursday, the parade down broad. >> are you ready for this parade. >> oh, yes, thursday can't come fast enough. >> reporter: school today. >> unfortunately, yeah. and he's missing thursday too. >> reporter: yes, this is certainly a city overcome with joy. live outside of atlantic aviation chad pradelli channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you, chad. one player who did not make the trip back to philadelphia with the team, quarterback nick foles. he had a date with mickey mouse. the m.v.p. made a detour to orlando for the traditional super bowl parade through disney world's magic kingdom this afternoon. >>> we're already getting word from school districts that they will be closed on thursday for the parade. that includes philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools. let's switch live to the philadelphia museum of art and annie mccormick, annie, you've got some details about par

tomorrow's big day but today players are cleaning out those lockers at novacare complex in south philadelphia. super bowl champs together again packing up their personal belongings because they are about to go on a well deserved vacation. head coachoug pederson speaking to the media and he said he was happy to see everyone together again. >> this is first time we have been together since the game and just the joy, the excitement, and just knowing that what h through , you know, this year it is a pretty special thing. like i told them, this team, this team is inked in nfl history, philadelphia eagles history forever, thate the same. it will change as of, you know , probably after the parade tomorrow, dynamics change and so just having that moment today with the guys and just revisiting is pretty special thing. >> coming up in sports we will talk about the phillies special that will get down as one of the greatest playness philadelphia sports history i'm sure. we will hear from them later in the show. >> they will get right back at tonight april. >> so true. >> somebody was saying we have a con

and then one by one drove out of the novacare center to so many this championship is deeply personal. joyce thinks of her dad who died in 1977. >> my father used to go to the vet to the game. like any loyal fan. he wouldn't have been on. to world. >> for julio rivera it's about his daughter. >> when i'm long and gone i want her to have these memories here. >> for brian keenan. >> ultimate. ultimate win. you know -- >> he witnessed something his older brother jack never lived to see. jack got him hooked on the eagles and football as a kid taking him to his first game at franklin field by age eight he was selling team lineups good i used to stand on little milk crate with my cap on and daily news lineup i'd sell and they would allow to us stand in the end zone. >> brian is philly his son nerves in the navy and was in the flag ceremony. he's a mummer who with his nephew cherishes their photo of ron jaworski. if you think about it a championship isn't worth all that much if you can share it with the people who mean the most. for brian, that's the only way this championship would have been

reporter: i'm sure you got the feeling landing back in philly with the lombardi trophy going to the novacareaste of what this is going to be like. >> oh, man, it's great. you know, just to have the trophy here with us, to be the first team in franchise history to win a sewer and i'm super grateful. >> this all happened during the 32nd annual pal night at the game. "action news" president and general manager bernie prazenica is on the pal board and he smiled as he held onto one of the three large checks made out to the organization. halapoulivaati vaitai two brothers do you know what their names are. >> can you say them. >> yes. kevin and will. [laughter] >> how did he get that name? >> you'll have to ask him. >> next time i see him i will ask him. a lot of people may not be smiling this morning because they'll be trying to slip and slide and make their way around a wintry mix. >> messy this morning changing over to rain. there was talk in the city of having the parade today and they changed it because of the weather. i'm glad they did because it gives us one more day to have moments like tha

nbc 10 was at the novacare complex today as the birds cleared out their lockers and prepared for tomorrow's supersized celebration. the parade starts at broad and pattison at 11:00 in the morning. then up broad street to city hall. goes around the west side of city hall. left on jfk boulevard and right on 16th street. finally it makes its way down the ben franklin parkway ending at the art museum steps. a live look at a soggy art museum right now. the ceremony is slated to start here at 1:00 p.m. it's expected to last until 3:00. nbc 10 is the official station of the eagles. we'll provide your live front-row seat every step of the way. >>> today at 4:00, we opened up our parade of champions survival guide. it consists of getting in and out, security, where to watch, bussing and flying in. avoiding scams and the players preparing. nbc 10's miguel martinez-valle is live in upper darby. you've been looking at how to get to the parade and how to get out when it's over. we'll have a lot of people headed to the same place at the very same time. >> reporter: that's true. so you'll have to pack you

. >>> back at the novacare complex cleaning out lockers the first time they were altogether since they back from minneapolis, while that was still talk of game the players are excited for the parade. >> it will have a lot of great energy the city of philadelphia will will be rocking. i'm looking forward to a lot of people happy and the joy because we earned it as a city. >> i expect everybody to have great time. one big old party. i some of you probably be drunk and not holding the recall. >> you know what i mean >> i know it will be the biggest e-a-g-l-e-s eagles chant that you ever heard and i think new york don't hear it, people in delaware don't hear it. even in dc. that's how far it will go >> i believe he's right. the next team that could make a potential around the city the villanova wildcats back in action hosting st. johns. st. johns may have the worst record but coming off a victory over fourth ranked duke. first half. simon. st. johns led boy five at the half. in the second half, big star, shamore pond going in for the hoop, gets the bucket and foundation. 26 points and st.

champs were back at novacare complex yesterday cleaning out their lockers the first time they were all together again since they got back from super bowl lii. players say they are just as excited as fans for today's parade. >> i think we will have a lot of great energy, the city of philadelphia will be rocking. i'm looking forward to, you know, seeing a lot of people just happy and enjoy it, because we earn it as a city. >> i just want everybody to have a great time one big old party. i expect to see some of y'all, right here, probably be drunk, in the holding the camera. >> i know it will be the biggest e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles chant we ever heard and people in delaware will hear, insuring will hear and even in d.c. that is how far it will go. >> lets try to get folks from california to hear. >> many are talking about a repeat as super bowl champs, wouldn't that be nice but first the big parade today, first thing first. >> i'm assuming we should bundled up. the time is 4:42. >> chelsea has the forecast. >> it is a great day for the city of philadelphia but also a very cold day. >> cold day

we want to you bring us notes, cards and we will drop them off at novacare. you have to go to school buff on thursday. tomorrow may be a weather day. high five forgetting us started. now do get to wear your eagles shirt to school. >> turf take it off. >> i have to take it off. >> go eagles. >> do you think i can walk to the art museum. >> yes. >> because we're in philadelphia and i have to wawa. all right, girl friend, i will see you soon. walking.. we will jyo to trip. we're hoping ann, come and alone route we want to see you,. >> get marching. >> business guys stop meerbeen t washington and broad. >> okay. >> office complex going her. >> she looks so lonely. i hope people meet her. >> if you are watching philadelf broad street walk over there, card or not just walk hi to her and wave to the camera. because we will keep this box up throughout a lot of it. >> it is lonely. >> poor jen. >> now. >> it is tragic enough, trying to get, for the parade and police have the challenge of identifying who this woman is happening here at the intersection of roosevelt bou

some fans moved to follow the team to andrea's location following the charter buses to the novacare complex to keep up with the super bowl champions. many families allowing their children to take off school today to take in the history making moment. they say the spell is broken and have a feeling this team will move on to be a dynasty. they have in fact soared above the best team in the land. the latest live at the airport in south philadelphia. i'm cydney long. nbc10 news. back to you. >> we should say at a point we weren't sure if the players were going to come over to the fence where you are. a bit of a distance. what was that moment like when the 200 or so people arrival delays they were coming toward them to say hello? >> we weren't sure. there were players with ipads and moving towards the charter buses and then moved to the fence and they're coming, they're coming! they were excited the team and the owner, jeffrey lurie, took a moment to thank the fan base in philadelphia. they were so thrilled, that shows what type of team this is so thankful for the fan base and support they have

parade starts down here at 11:00 at broad and pattison coming out of the novacare complex and we will go right on up broad street so pick your spot along the way, we will wrap it around city hall and right up the parkway to the art museum steps. we will see a parade set up crew all day to day and tomorrow, and that whole entire route they will put up the barriers, those wooden horses, and, of course, setting up jumbo trons on the inner drive of the parkway for thursday's parade, karen and thomas, back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> 5:02. philadelphia police are investigating is speed a factor in the deadly crash that killed a woman? it happened last night in oxford circle. lets get right on out to lauren johnson. >> good morning to you. trying to cross roosevelt boulevard is a tough task we have heard stories, many of them become tragic as people make their way across here time and time again, this one is very latest on and deadly consequences, it started last night around 11:00 o'clock and has a woman in her 20's maybe 30's get hit so hard that her body slideness to the road, leavi

again it's a free ride on both the subway and the market frankford line be here's pattison, so the novacareon your left. thout, make the left and then right up broad street we talked to the police officers. one thing they didn't do thehe barriers and that will prevent folks from joining i after the . they want to try broad street c. this is a live look at the benny. folks are still walking across the street coming in from south jersey. more walkers than drivers, it's a free walk if you come over the benny this morning. mike and alex back over to you. >> i want to note quickly because i sent out for the text alerts. on the broad street line they've been saying it is free, trains will bypass the walnut locust station. it's important to have the text alerts too >> exactl >> or watch us on fox29.com >> that was the exact stop that all the problems had during the phillies parade trying to get out. probably a good move there. >>> let's get to kristen. >> you must be thinking about the pope or something. >> kristen rodgers, thanks, mike, you i'm up here at the parkway outside of the rocky steps to

see these guys from 50 or 60 yards away and wave they'll know i'm here and they'll go over to the novacareand posing forefoot foes toes and so forth. it was a wonderful spec catell right up through today. i think the team has handled this in really high class fashion. >> 100%. >> i would agree with that bruce, the fans loved it thanks so much. >> take look the this. time lapsed video of the ben franklin parkway millions of eagles fans packed the city. love that sea of green. stay with us. we're coming right back after this. ♪ parade of champions a sea of people. my goodness. so many people came into philadelphia today to witness that right there. now the question is, because officials were thinking, hmm, about 2 million maybe could show up here. the question is how do they -- how do they actually estimate the crowd size? very own bob kelly you got the answer to that one. >> yeah. i talked to buddy that actually does crowd estimating end told me how they do they take a map of the entire area. and then zoom on in and they put little squares in here and they'll figure in that little square th

and then one by one drove out of the novacare center to so many this championship is deeply personal.ce thinks of her dad who died in 1977. >> my father used to go to the vet, to the game. like any loyal fan. he would have been on top of world. >> reporter: her rivera it's about his daughter. >> when i'm long and gone i want her to have these memories here. >> reporter: for brian keena keenan -- >> ultimate. ultimate win. >> reporter: he witnessed something his older brother jack never look to see it was jack who got him hook on the eagles and football as a kid. taking him to his first game at franklin field and by age eight, he was selling team lineups. >> i used to tanned on milk crate with my jeff cam cap on daily news line up. i'd sell them. they would allow to us stan in the end zone. >> brian is phil. his son serves in the navy was in the flag ceremony during the nfl championship caught by nfl films. brine is a mummer with his nephew cherishes their photo of ron jaworski. if you think about it championship isn't worth all that much if you can't share it with the people who mean

. >> tim furlong joins us now live at the novacare complex. this taste of victory has the guys motivated for more. >> i think it has all of us motivate forward more. not to sound like a dorky fan boy. i was at the super bowl. got to hang out with players here and cover the parade tomorrow. this might just be the beginning. this team is going to still be good this fall. i can't stop watching the replays from the super bowl. especially foles asking the coach to run the now famous philly touchdown play. >> the players cleaned out their locker and found a special gift from chris long. >> we earned it, as a city. we earned this opportunity to truly party like we should. >> at some point after the parade it's back to work. that's the message coach pederson had at their last meeting. >> get used to this. this is the new norm in philadelphia. playing and hopefully playing into february every year. >> reporter: not every guy on the squad will be back next year but they've held the lombardi trophy. they don't want another team to take it away. >> enjoy

outside novacare complex i'm pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> three times and when i see that play i still get it done. >> that was so good. >> eagles fans are coming from far and wide, to witness history. >> and finding their way to philad natasha brown at philadelphia in airport you'll hear to them that they will be no where else but tomorrow's parade coming up. >>> and during tomorrow's celebrating how cities e ms workers are preparing for they think will be owes health problems among millions of fans. >> i know many are saying this is a good thing parade wasn't today, it is everything out there cbs-3 mobile weather watcher is on the road, checking conditions find out how long rain when "eyewitness news" at 5:00 continues. you can get all this food for only $4 dollars. two pancakes. two strips of bacon. two eggs. if you ask me, that's a pretty good deal. but you didn't ask me. mind my own business. denny's $4 dollar everyday value slam. available at dennys.com. ♪ your heart doesn't only belong to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entr

you may remember this story this morning gary kelmer and bus load of other fans left novacare complex for philly international airport and flight to minneapolis, last monday, more than 60 neighbors surprised him with game tickets, airfare and personalized, eagles jersey. >> taking in the moment taking in the moment and looking to bring home that eagles victory >> so grateful to everybody who put this together and everybody seems so wonderful, so kind, so generous. >> again, neighbors say his contributions to the community over the years are endless, he says he was thinking about retiring at the end of the school year and he is now thinking about sticking around >>> well this super bowl sunday is not all about football for volunteers in south jersey, no. this morning for fourth year in the row hundreds will be making hoagies for a good cause. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live with more on hoagies for hope, good morning , anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan what a great cause what a great morning that so many students are giving up for helping people, make these hoagies and

the birds were bussed from here at the airport over to the novacare complex another huge throng greetedthem. the players seemed genuinely moved by all the emotion, all the adoration from the crowd. is still ahead. >> isn't that the truth. bruce, you know how cool was that to watch the players take video and pictures of the fans. >> reporter: yeah, i think they are as excited about the whole experience as the fans were and it was really nice to see. >> super nice. all right. more of that to come, you know it bruce gordon. thank you much. one player did not make the flight for reasons we'll get to in a moment. and that man happens tower soup mvp. sean bell in the house with more on super foles. hey, sean. >> i'm still sweating from last night's game. >> right. >> i didn't expect this, okay. nicky big game foles. foles is the only question mark going into the playoffs and he ended it being the best player on the entire field. listen the man out played the goat tom brady. trust me. foles will never ever have to pay for a beer in this city again. 373 yards. 3td passes and the greatest trick

live, from the novacare complex, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> definitely a trip of the lifetimethanks. >>> the attention briefly shifted from the super bowl to the pro football hall of fame yesterday and two former eagles are among its new members. sports director don bell, has the story from bloomington. >> reporter: two former eagles get the call to the hall, let's start with weapon x, brian dawkins, you know this guy, one of the best of all time. dawkins, 13 seasons in philadelphia, overall, nine pro bowl appearances, the way jim johnson used him he revolutionized the position, no one had ever played safety like him and only a few guys have been able to do it the way he did ever since. he talk about the coaches who influenced his career. >> jim's one of those individual so when he brought this dude out of me where i thought i could be more than what i thought i was and becoming i owned that individual, jim got that guy. he got that individual that was ready to do any and all things possible with these things that god has given me. so without those two individual in my life th

this morning gary kelmer his wife lorraine and bus load of eagles fans left the novacare complex for philadelphia international airport and a flight to minneapolis. last monday more than 60 neighbors surprised him with game day tickets. airfare and personalized eagles jerseys. >> taking the sites, just taking in the moment, taking in the moment and looking to bring home that eagles victory >> i am just so grateful for everybody who has put this together everybody has been so wonderful, so kind, so generous. >> enjoy it, you guys. neighbors say his contributions to the community over the years are endless, ke lmer was thinking about retiring at the end of the school year but now he is thinking he might just stick around. >>> the attention in minneapolis briefly shifted from the super bowl, to the pro football hall of fame yesterday and two former eagles who are now among its new members. sports director don bell has the store friday bloomington. >> reporter: two former eagles get the fall today to the hall lets start with weapon x, brian dawkins, you know this guy he is one of the bes