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WTXF Good Day Philadelphia At 5A February 2, 2018

Joining the whole gang. There is a billion things happening today and glad you are up with us for all of that and sharing your pictures as well you see these great pictures, they make us smile, laugh, so thank you please keep sending them in fox 29 eagles. Today is ground hog day we will take you live to punxsutawney pennsylvania in a moment. He is what 135 years old. Looking pretty good. Got that same look. Since they have been starting to do this. Yes. A lot of people dont realize six more weeks. We have cloud cover he probably wont see his shadow. That is right. We could have an early spring. It is foulke lure and fun and folks out there have a lot of liquid fun before, believe me, i have been there, i know. We have a look at our weather for today to try to get around in this mess this morning. We had rain overnight in the process of changing over to snow and ending but still a lot of rain and wet snow out there, buddy has warm coat on for later on because it will get colder as soon as this is out of here. You can see we have wet roadways in philadelphia, 37 degrees but yeah the rain changing over to snow, a lot of it has moved over into new jersey we are seeing beginning of the end here in philadelphia, and maybe a few flurries, but, for the most part, it is almost finish, so 37 degrees, here, 32 up in allentown and check out mount pocono is 19, they are getting the blast of cold air that the rest of us will throughout the day. So this continues with a couple flurries left over, in by lunchtime we are at 29 degrees and probably top it off or settle in freezing, with some wind it will feel colder then that but temperatures take a roller coaster ride as we head through weekend and beyond. Your seven day forecast is coming um, bob kelly. Good morning, everybody. 5 02 on a friday morning a live look at the vine street expressway the ramps again just cleared an accident out of the way but as sue mentioned we have rain, quick hit of the snow and then out of here but next couple of hours driving conditions will change rolling out of the driveway a live look at the freeway with the spray and steady rain there. And a accident on southbound i95 just south of route 202. How weird it is that we have two major events, before, you even get out of bed. Wing bowl underway here in south philadelphia, including groundhog day in western pennsylvania. Both events underway. They bring a lot of extra volume on the roadways thaw typically dont see at this hour. But free ride friday at the Pennsylvania Co high speed line, patco offering free ride this morning their way of saying were sorry and thank you for putting up with all of the repair delays all week long. That free ride from 6 00 to 9 00 this morning, thomas, back over to you. We are so excited, our team is ready, we know they are, they are confident, they are out there practicing again they are going through mental preparations they are bringing in motivational speakers and it will happen this year fingers crossed our fans are getting ready to get the plane to head out there to see the action. Lets get down to Philadelphia International airport. There is a lot of people there , jenny, good morning. Reporter a lot of people and im proud to report that there is more green arriving here to phl. Lots of people telling me they are ready to go to minneapolis , even some who dont have tickets to the actual game. There are nine flights out of phl this morning. A lot of them leaving every 15 to 30 minutes. From what we are hearing Family Budgets have been thrown out of the window for this experience. People are spending thousands of dollars between airfare, hotel, food, fun, one woman said that she doesnt have tickets but they want to be there to soak it in, participate in the nfl experience and the passion and energy that comes with the bird in the super bowl. We have been season Ticket Holders for a long time and when they went to jacksonville we went there, great experience, we hung out in the city. I figure would i give a manned at same experience we had. It is very exciting. Reporter nervous but excited. A lot of people we are talking for in their eagles gear with their sweat shirts, hats, ready to rep minneapolis, karen and thomas. In a big way, thank y. Headie airport you are heading to south philadelphia. Tens of turnout for wing bowl 26. Our steve keeley is right, welle with the originate or of the wingn idea you had 26 years ago and it has turnout has turned out good. It is ironic because we started it to hbecause eagles no the super bowl. Now it is best of bere we have y and they are in the super bell and we think thinks, let contess completely secondary. There will be parties everyave t party and we hepp in the history of planet. New england. Yes, i am here you are in philadelphia new england hates philadelphia right now except m. I told my friends eagles will win this game. You have up there. We will show you parade , it will be the absolute best, if they win willt the red sox and celtics and party here will be bigger then anybody has ever seen. The seventh inn eighth grade and when you think back it was crazy around here becau winner t team had only been around for si e biggest day in philadelphia sports history without a doubt parade. The problem is, there is a game before and ier dog city beo confident, and for good reason the but this is like, it is odd they have thumb on the cork of the bottle and just thing go toe cork will go higher. We half as many wing bowls, al mgaated g and philadelphia has adopted you. Thank you very much, it is in t it noise my deal, you take responsibility. To begin, thanks. Ng bowl 26, the search for a southwest philadelphia, 34 yearold woman was shot in the stomach la on wheeler street. Someone drove her to the hospital. Shes rightow condition. And then in Delaware County there is a nine yearold child badly a car, it happened in Thornbury Township this was have a helicopter, that life flight that had n critical condition. So many thoughts and prayers for that child and that child s stayed at the scene and is cooperating. We dont know if filed. Credit card skimmers popping up in montgomery county, soarre than 50 people. Police in lower pottsgrove township released this put a ska credit card machine. That the clerk didnt even notice it. A skimmer ror account informatid swipe your card. Similar device was found inside a secon aldis store in limerick township. Account two days before christmas, very and, police say if you have a ch use it rather than swiping it, if you think yourbrched call your bankt away. Joey merlino on trial in newharged in a multi milliondollar health gambling. He faced his chief accuser jr rubio who secretly recorded conversation was merlino, now merlinos own lawyer told the jury his client didnt know that operation was illegal. His attorney will be crossexamining rubio on monday. University of pennsylvania is removing steve wynns name from a place and revoking honorary degrees giving to him and bill cosby this comes after multiple sexual allegations remain against both men. Wall street journal reported that multiple woman said they were harassed or a ultimate is ad by wynn. Casino mogul denies those allegations but resigned as finance chairman of the Republican National committee. Then we have had cosby, he has haddon redegrees stripped. He is scheduled to be retried on charge that he is drugged and molested a woman in 20 on 46789 his previous trial ended with a hung jury. Now that judge who sentenced Rapper Meek Mill to prison has hired a high profile lawyer for herself because this comes as the judge, judge brinkly, got criticism from supporters and high profile celebrities, billboards, buses, all kinds of things and now her lawyer chuck peruto, junior says the rappers legal team has been making baseless claims about the judges conduct and threatening to sue for defamation. He was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating probation. Good news for people like to get outside in our city and there there is so many who do our Schuylkill River trail a new portion has just opened a section that connects the trail from south street bridge to christian street but city is calling this a soft opening because it is not totally done so stay on the path please so you dont ruin grass. Bikers, runners, walkers stay on the walkway until it has fully come in. This morning we have a first look what a proposed football stadium will look lot at Temple University n a new map released by the university , 130 milliondollar controversial project will be bound by kare in street to berk street and broad street to 16th street. Since it was proposed many people opposed the project saying it would bring noise and traic area. University says it will hold more public discussions before submitting its planning commiss. 5 11 talk about passenger plane. There is a fire and started with a chargers there passengers rush in and become heroes. For time show. Erlake as he preps i think that make jerrick got to shake hisesterday we will have that later today 12 schuylkill he right here near conshohocken ota out in reading, pennsylvania good morning to you, just jt on your juke box what is a song we can play for you to bowl wee, it using traffic jams and whene right u lmy energy bill . Old appliances. Like a hot water heater . Its around here somewhere. What is this thing . Sir, have you looked in the basement . Huh. It was hidden behind all of my free weights. If youre not an expert, it was hidden behind all of my fpeco can help. We have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. Peco. E public art studio is creating a mural in honor of the have meg, sally studio and they have so many tweeting but ts fabulous so excited and it is an amazing, fans drivingy,ater, the holding up our players, inspiration, they hope thattom e sunday. They call it bird feed. Great to have you with us on this friday, two more days, sol w our friday finally here but we are dealing with weather. That is right i they let the paint dry before the muralhiladelphia. We will take a look at what will happen today, rain to or 70 oclock, it just depends where you w lill then fall through 20s throughout early part of thell be out there, as the temperatures very mixed up e but you can see, rain from to progress from northwest to southe, we will zoom punxsutawn, pennsylvania, you can see ptsbud pretty cold and we will see some flurries phil see his shade will let you know because we will have it philadelphia right new but heavier rain has moved to the south, up around trenton this morning, zooming into the city, up ar even in cinnaminson, new jersey some there and transition happening from rain to snow in southern delaware and capt some of thoseg fat wet snowflakes. You can see through six it, so w rain will linger at the shore and then, finished witt now, here in philadelphia, but again we have to mptemperatures dropping anyplace withstanding water, will probably be to 31 in pottstown anal even continue philadelphia and south ande so throughout the morning stay with us we will those temperatu. We dont expect much, if anything in the wa accumulation and if you have a coating it will be on the grass. That is how quickly this here. 47 degrees yesterday. Snow. Rt with rain and chang we will jump to super bowl sunday where we start off with snow and c heading up to 42. It is messy, traveling around to a party on sunday and then cold on monday and tuesday back to milder weather on wednesday and then another cold front temperatures will plunge gannon little bit of roller coaster ride continuing,. Grab your pop tart lets go westbound on the schuylkill accidentshohocken curve in what would be the right lane so we are at a crawl folks coming around the curve again. Rain now, quick tn out of here t temperatures are dropping. That quick hit of snow could make things slippery. Live look at the freeway southbound 9 route 202. Free ride friday, patco saying were for putting up disruption of service because of thethis week. Nobody pay from his six to 9 00 a. M. This morning he eventy before you get out of bed. Wing bowl one in south philadelphia a groundhog day out there west of harrisburg, karen back to yo. 5 19. President trump expect t release intelligence memo about the russia investigations today. Four page memo by california congressman devon nunez of governmental surveillance programs during 2016 fbi oppose that is release expressing concerns about its memo an attempt to under mine specialion. Also sheriff deputy in san investigation after video surfaces showing what many considered to be look and see wu think, deputy on the right, scr, accused of k there, handcuffed suspect, the 21 year been circulated out there on social media. He was put on arrested and then later released. Talk about a plane that just landed in russia. Do you see orange glow phone, c, caught ontried to put it out byp ing on it. Others sprinkles in their seat. Thankfully in one was hurt. Story we told but this week woman tried to bring her peacock commercial flight united airlines. Little bit of the bird deandl and she said bird was too big. She did getbut you can see how e birdies and it is just too big y are revamping rules on pets they say owners to have vouch in their animals have been properly train documentation, health, documentation forms signed by a vet and animal will pose no risk ordaininger. Delta crack dunn last 5 21 are you pumped up. This is amazing the eles putt eagles eagles. Be the same. One game. Oneay it all comes down to one game. Really. Th season was over. Ld endd no. We played plenty of gbefore. Fog bowl, snow bowl but there is something bowl. This isnt about just proving something, it is by block. One game, for for for the ones who line up next to us. One who us. The to bring it is so much moree game this this is certified and insane. One game is all we got. One game is all we n big week for Justin Timberla jerrick yesterday, shake his hand but main focus is the half t performance. Hey, we see you and yesterday, so did all of the in. Everyone has been, great, i u would turn the heat upit but wem being told the world famouso mai ate my weight inept for about 1r everyone has a soda , superone. He is so funny. He says, he says he big namen stage for the performance, lot of people specuti unite with janet jackson, but we all know what happenedhte would be back with nsynx, we shall see. Coulde store, two more days. Coming up here at 5 30 do you want to be how about a extra, still ahead how you can get your shot at the adventure in the next creed movie. Dont forget to send us pho fox 29 eagles, love celebratinge the excitement is building two days until the big game and stars on and off the field ready. Excitement is building just two days until the big game and stars on andetting ready. Excitement is building just two days untilrs on and ofe field are getting ready. Excitement is building. Sue, take it away. They aret is groundhog day. Reliving the same moment. Over and over and over doingr two weeks, lets play this game, all that. Thanks for joining us and helping to us get all in inhe fd having a pep rally. Look at this eagles, throwing some shade to the p right, all right. At least we didnt have smellovision. We want to see your photos and then i15 take you live. Do you know why. We will find out if philw or. I was reading because they believe in punxsutawneyil was 1. Spin doctors out yes. What he really meant to say was. Is that gobblers knob with the livere, we will get out there once again. We have to get you a hat they start at 3 00 in the morning i was just reading thatetrs knob. Is actually phil on top of s the ymca. People are bowl in south philadelphia. Lets do traffic first as we sueby a cough drop, jammo intoause of an accident right there only left lane gets by. Sue will tell right new and then expecting a quick hit of snow and then everything will beo tw hours a lot of conditions different road heres the schuyl eastbound westbound only one lane rightken so were bumper to bumper working your way coming in from new j the windshield just f those yucky starts to the morning a there this morning as we mentioned wing bowl down there in south out Wells Fargo Center on the road with us before you even get out of southbound i95 just south of route 20 2a free rideg free ride from six to 9 00 as their way of sorry, and thank you, for putting up with all of thee had to deal with this week. Karen and you. Another check of the forecast in just a minute. Ourpracticing hard for the bg game do you think you are excited imagine eagles expect to have a walk through later today. They needy to overtake five time super bowl champions tom brady patriots. You see him get frustrated with pressure. The him information us as a defense he has a unique ball out quick. Can. R us we have to keep our our bird know what to do. It is time to get it today we we heading out to Philadelphia International fans, lucky enough to go to the big game they are leaving this morning forour jenny joyces morning, hi thereng, guys. I bumped in to a friend here this is sean. Going. Tell me how you are feeling and ready to go repm so exci. We are flying to chicago and wio sunday and driving home on monday. How did you get your father. Thanks to dad, yep. Bought it for me, my brother is flying up from fort myers and it will be a great weekend. How doou into word this opportunity to go out there. It isnk my family enough and im happy to haveday weekent experience in my life. Reporter thanks so much. Da. Take care guys. We talked to a lot of also, our bdis oconnell was on the fans flying into minneapolis yester cloud nine and people here at phl tell me that they are very excited and they are on very little sleep. We are siked, crazy. B we didnt even sleep, great. Reporter how is your bank account doing. It could be we did all right. A lot of things fell into place for us so out well. Reporter it work out well, there will be no shortage of out there in minneapolis. Phl was prepared. They demand. They have at least nine flights from philadelphia to them this morning, back to you guys. What time does leave. Reporter i wish, i bs calley have news this morning you are not going to the super bowl. Reporter that is what i thought. Eagles superstition at an all time high you might recognize this place w famous cheese steaks joints in the city. Pats king of steakne name theyn eagles banner over their suppor. Gearingy fun, as our eagles up we have wing bowl already in fully affect,o celebrate, thr it has turned into a pepte keel. We are here prewing bowl with as his bandana says. Mo, this is last year fourth place you ate 300 wings. What do you expect to e. Go for 400 maybe 500, i have been training s man, just d today. Just going for super bowl odd makers put odd on you guys what are s 15 to one. I dont dig it. Muchiv last year. Train is in the mix for sure. Contestant because you look this outfit the audience might in the take that outfit because it patriotrelated. Where are we . Birthplace of america. O rock out red, white and blue. Reporter i hepp there isints a patriots fan be

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