Transcripts For WCAU NBC10 News Today At 430am 20180131 : vi

Transcripts For WCAU NBC10 News Today At 430am 20180131

Digits. 8 degrees in denver. The actual temperatures in the teens right now with clear skies. 14 in the suburb, 18 decrease in philadelphia. During the day well see bright sunshine. This morning clouds will start to move in this afternoon. But it will warm up to 22 degrees at 9 00 this morning. Afternoon temperatures will peak below normal, which is in the low 40s normal. Well be in the 30s this afternoon, but itll be dry all day. Ill break it down hour by hour, but first Jessica Boyington with your first alert traffic. Were starting on the schuylkill expressway. We actually had some construction on the schuylkill eastbound side diverting all the traffic off onto the vine right there. You can see where those cones are. Other than that the 42 freeway looks good. A five minute trip there if youre moving up towards philadelphia. And ill end here in a different part of new jersey. Moving through mag nola anolia sommerdale, that will be closed there until about 6 00 a. M. Vai, back to you. All right, jessica, thank you very much. Im vai sikahema live in minnesota. Im at the mall of america in bloomington. Later this morning the players and coach Doug Pederson will come here and talk to members of the media. But now lets take a look at the stadium home of super bowl lii. The eagles and patriots will faceoff just four days from now. Today and throughout the rest of the week the team will use the new indoor practice facility at the university of minnesota to prepare for the biggest game of the year. Well, security for the super bowl will be at all alltime high as you might imagine. The secretary of Homeland Security today will join police today to give an overview of security for the u. S. Bank stadium and for the area where tens of thousands of fans are expected for the game and pregame activities. Whether the eagles win or lose, Philadelphia Police theyre getting for eagles fans to hit the streets sunday night. Of course, theyre hoping those fans are celebrating a win. But this time the police are leaving out one ingredient they used for the nfc championship. Youll remember Police Officers greased telephone poles with crisco to keep people from climbing them. The Police Commissioner says theyre using Something Different this time around. He just wont tell us exactly what it is. I cant tell you that there wont still be attempts, but i just would suspect some of them would be far more difficult than they were with the crisco attempt. Well, another consideration for people who plan to drive in center city sunday night. Be very careful of fast moving crowds. The commissioner says those crowou quickly at the end of the game and keep you from getting where you need to go. And it appears our creative use of crisco made quite the impression on the newly elected mayor of minneapolis. He even mentioned it in a nice little welcome video put together for fans coming to town. Take a look. Eagles fans, dont worry. Were going to be greasing all the lampposts so you feel right at emhome. So come on out, have a great time. Are we seriously welcoming the [ bleep ] eagles fans . What . Sounds like smomeones still a little salty about those vikings. Hes a Villanova Law School grad, so he spent time in philadelphia. We continue our coverage with randy gyllenhaal. Randy, you talked to a patriots player who grew up an eagles fan. Tell us about that. Reporter yesterday both of these teams spoke to the members of the media about an hour each. Well get to the eagles in just a little bit. But first we want to talk to a patriots player we tracked down who knows more about the philadelphia and the eagles than anyone on this team, why . Because he grew up a die hard eagles fan. So thats james devlen, a patriots full back whos originally from berks county. And as a kid who was a huge eagles fan he said his favorite player was brian dockens. Now hes facing his former favorite Super Bowl Team, he tells us that his family who lives in the area is going to be here in minnesota at the big game. My wifes family is season ticket holder. Well have a pretty good do you see the similarity between the two fan bases . Both very loyal. Yeah, loyalty and passion and the desire to win. And i think thats important in any family. Reporter his middle name, by the way, ritten house, like rittenhouse square. His message to eagles fans, he said just have fun watching the game. In the meantime here at super bowl live, a ton of activities for fans to partake as they wait for the big super bowl matchup. Well show you some fun things going on and plus talk to eagles fans on the ground here and why they say theyre not having the easiest time in minnesota. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. Rittenhouse, thats a good middle game. Thank you, randy. Well, were getting you ready for the super bowl with around the clock coverage. Nbc 10 Super Bowl Team is ten strong. You can also catch we want it special at 7 00 p. M. And nbc 10, of course, is the only place where you can catch super bowl lii this sunday unless youre here and have tickets. Thanks for that, vai. Well, its in the books. President donald trump delivered his first state of the Union Address last night. He pointed to a Strong Economy and tax reform among his accomplishments and called for a trillion dollar infrastructure bill. As nbc 10 Edward Lawrence reports the president also urged for unity in washington. Reporter President Trump outlined his economic successes in his first state of the Union Address. We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in american history. Reporter the president set an ambitious agenda for his second year in Office Starting with a 1. 5 trillion investment to rebuild the nations infrastructure. He called on democrats to work with republicans to act on the immigration plan. The president laid out. One where nobody gets everything they want, but where our country gets the Critical Reforms it needs. Reporter the president called for an end to chain migration. Under the current broken system a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. Under our plan we focus on reporter democrats also sending a silent message, wearing all black in support of the me too movement. Their official response. This administration isnt just targeting the laws that protect us. Theyre targeting the very idea that we are all worthy of protection. Reporter republicans happy with what they heard. Great speech. He summed it up at the end. Our nation will forever be safe and strong and proud and mighty and free. Reporter the president sending a strong message for the second year of his term. To the surprise of many President Trump says that he wants to keep Guantanamo Bay open, to detain the worst of the worst and help fight terrorism. Edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. A field of dreams. Were getting a look inside the stadium where the super bowl will be played on sunday. The finishing touches and what makes the Fan Experience so unique. Picking sides. The eagles have an unlikely new supporter cheering them on for the super bowl. Why a former nfl star thinks theyll win. And bad blood. All new at 5 00 a. M. , we are clearing the air with vikings fans in minnesota. And good morning, everyone. Jessica boyington with you right now checking things out in westchester. So we have a disabled tractortrailer right here. Route 100 ramp to route 202 southbound, so that ramp is blocked right now. Police activity on the scene. They have to tow this up and get it out of the way. Also checking in with some mass transit. Papco still on a modified service this morning following an earlier accident on monday and disruption yesterday. This will be similar this morning than it was yesterday but itll be lasting all day, at least thats what theyre reporting right now. So a heads up you want to check the schedule to see what your new time will be to catch a train. Septa, amtrak and new Jersey Transit all on time right now. Im meteorologist bill henley. 4 43. Its a cold january morning. The last day of january going on some very cold air. 18 degrees right now. Well warm into the 20s this morning and then into the 30s this afternoon. The winds will shift this afternoon. Thats going to help with the warmup today. Thats philadelphia. The suburbs 16 degrees right now. Still in the teens at 8 00 with a bit of wind to make it feel like its in the single digits. But well get a lot of sunshine this morning. And clouds hold off until this afternoon. 15 degrees in the lee high valley. A 10 mile an hour wind, feels like its 3 right now in the lee high valley. Sunshine, nice and bright this morning. Thats a quick warmup and southerly winds and into the 30s. Super moon before it sets. And might even see a little bit of the eclipse, at least a few minutes before it sets first thing this morning. Sunshine takes over and warms temperatures into the middle 30s this afternoon. The shore, well its not exactly going to be warm, but youll see bright sunshine here, too. 18 degrees right now. And dry in delaware. Those teens will warm through the 20s this morning and into the 30s this afternoon. And the southerly winds will continue tomorrow. Well see a nice warmup tomorrow ahead of some wet weather. In fact, look at the snow falling in minneapolis. This is the system thats going to be here later tomorrow. Ill show you what it will bring with the ten day on ten when im back in ten minutes. 4 45 right now on this wednesday. Coming up, dialing up change. The switch for new cellphone numbers in the philadelphia area. Plus a delicious wager. New renowned performing arts centers in philly and boston put the cities signatures dishes on the line in a super bowl bet. That story straight ahead. About a quarter to 5 00. Im vai sikahema. Were at the mall of america in bloomington, minnesota. Were counting down to the super bowl, and you could call u. S. Banks stadium a feel of dreams for the eagles. The stadium has huge windows that can open. Obviously, thats not going to happen sunday night, but the field itself is almost ready. The end zone still needs another coat of paint, and the field needs to be tough enough to handle not just a game but a Justin Timberlake halftime show. Its an event facility, and you want to get football in, and them safe and happy and the concert and them safe and happy. And marriott actually built a hotel room on the field level just for the super bowl. So a lucky contest winner will get the room for a super bowl this weekend. The eagles have fans cheering them on. Lets take a look. Im going to go with the eagles. You are . Yes, and the reason being because every pick i made at fox nfl sunday i always lost. Go eagles all kidding aside Michael Strahan is indeed going with the birds. The former giants brave made the pick last night, and he said the eagles have a defense that can handle a late game push from the patriots if the comes to that. Very nice. And Rosemary Conners have continuing our eagles coverage from nbc 10 studios. Im very interested in that hotel room on the field. Can you imagine, you wake up and youre in your pajamas and ready to watch the game. I know. Your walking around, brushing your teeth and the its the first quarter. We continue to get great renditions of the eagles fight song. Weve had this challenging going on for a few weeks now. And if we had to judge which one is the best, i think this one would at least be in a tie at the top. Take a look. Yeah, definitely in a tie at the top. Uhhuh, this guy definitely scores points for creativity. And thats one of the things were looking for in terms of criteria. He performed the eagles fight song on a keyboard tie. Who knew the 80s were back. Send us your rendition with the most people, creativity or the most unusual instruments. Submit your video right now on the nbc 10 app. Just about 18 degrees outside the nbc 10 studios. Meteorologist bill henley keeping track of this big chill this morning. It is much colder this morning. Clear skies over wilmington. In fact, clear skies for the entire area. All that rain is out of the picture, and thats part of why its so cold this morning. Less wind were seeing those temperatures come down. Just bit of a breeze to make it feel like its in the teens in trenton. Well see a nice warmup on this day of january. Wet weather, thats going to arrive tomorrow. In fact look at the snow in minnesota. Thats a cold front, and that is whats going to come our way later tomorrow. But its going to be arriving with warmer air, so theyre getting snow in minneapolis, and we will get rain later tomorrow. And today we will stay dry. Ten day on ten 37 degrees this afternoon. A pretty good turn around. Itll be just below friesen in philadelphia, 31 and up to 47 in the afternoon. That rain developing later on thursday. Probably in the evening well see that rain. And by early friday morning, maybe a few snowflakes but thatll come to an end by sunrise. Those 40s will be long gone for friday. Saturday will be colder. 18 in the morning, 34 in the afternoon. Very similar to what well experience today. Come sunday, looking like a good day to stay inside, maybe watch some tv in the evening. Eagles game, of course, super bowl here on nbc 10. And itll probably be raining and snowing outside at the time. And sml of that snow will continue into first thing on monday morning. Its a storm system well be monitoring over the next few days to see exactly what well be getting and who will be getting it first. Might be a great day for an outdoor event. You know, where a bunch of people show up and confetti is everywhere. Tuesday looks like a great day for that. On wednesday wet weather rolls back around the area and more sunshine on friday. Hint, hint, hint, hint. Thanks, for that bill. First alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington starts us off on the roads. We have a tractortrailer situation here, route 100 ramp 202 southbound. Its kind of off into the shoulder and into the grass here. There is police activity. Theyve got tow trucks here. It looks like they moved it little bit already, but i may be wrong. Also watching the construction on the schuylkill expressway on the eastbound side. Moving from the vine street expressway to about south street it will be there for another couple of minutes, until 5 00. Right now diverting traffic off. If youre getting a phone number in parts of our area it will come with a new area code. The 445 area code will apply to new Service Lines in parts of philadelphia and bucks counties. Its the areas currently serviced by the 215 and 256 area codes. The battle over philadelphias soda attacks now moves to the pennsylvania Supreme Court. They say theyre being double taxed by both the state and the city, and they argue thats a violation of pennsylvania law. A lower court already ruled in favor of the tax. Lawyers for the city tell us theyre confident the state Supreme Court will rule the same way. There is new help for people in philadelphia who are in danger of being put out of their homes, evicted. Yesterday mayor jim kenny announced a new prevention eviction project. 500,000 will go towards Legal Services and financial counseling. 4 54 right now. Betting on their the Kimmel Center is counting on a stellar performance from the eagles as they take aim at boston and the wager the city is making. Electric, gas, rent or mortgage, cable, healthcare. You know you may need some Life Insurance to help your loved ones later, but how do you fit it into your budget now . 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Philadelphia Council President derek clark will spell out that bet involving foods from both cities. Another super bowl bet pits the Kimmel Center in philadelphia gau against the center in boston. Boston will buy lobster rolls and philly will buy cheese steaks. Plus this. The loser will also post a photo of their staff wearing the winning teams colors and fineomy the winning teams mascot will displayed on the campus. And the president and ceo of the Kimmel Center sesz philadelphia has the best team and the best fans and they support the eagles all the way. And it seems like every organization in philadelphia is trash talking with their counter parts in boston. Take a look at this. This tweet from the Franklin Institute throwing down the scientific gauntlet against Bostons Museum of science. Theyve been going back and forth a little bit about significant findings with each city since yesterday afternoon. Theyve even tussled over which city ben franklin loved best. And uber east is hosting a big showdown to determine which super bowl city has the hungriest fan. Theyll score a point for their city, and the city with the most points will be deemed the true hometown champion.

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