Airport where lucky bird fans are boarding flights, and heading here to minneapolis, chantee. I can tell you lots of Smiling Faces and cheers, fans hoping to witness, that piece of history. Amazing time, um, great time to be a Philadelphia Eagle fan. Reporter sea of green phil a International Airport on thursday, bird gang board their flights to minneapolis to watch eagles take on patriots at the super bowl. My team is here so were excited. Thrilled. Once in a lifetime opportunity to go. This is more than special. Taking a trip to minneapolis watch the eagles bring it home. Reporter someone not hoping eagles bring it home and, and minneapolis and philly. A feel like i would be wearing these colors around here. Eagles, eagles. You are going to the super bowl . Im not, i live in florida. Reporter eagles pride traveling across the country. Im going to a Super Bowl Party in munich, germany. Reporter debbie has traveled for work. I have my garden, bead, big bird hat. Reporter while many cat
Came up and forced the victim, into his house. As he left his child in the car he said get in the house okay. Get in the house. And its gun was pointed at me and i had the door shut and my son was in there. Once inside he was forced to the ground and zip tied as his elderly motherinlaw sat on the couch and three other men burst into the home and demanded cash and he was hit with the butt of the gun in the back and face. I could not even move on i tried to go. We dont believe, that this was a postal worker. Just someone wearing the postal worker uniform. The Armed Robbers got away with cash and other belongings and fled in two vehicles. Two vehicles we are looking for newer model buick luzerne black in color and tinted windows and a silver Pontiac Grand Prix with a spoiler on the back. The motive is unclear because he is an unemployed cook. And frequents casinos often. They could have watched hi mail or saw him leave the house at precise time and thought they could get him when he comes
The impersonating impersonating the postal worker grabbed the ban brandishing a gun. Lets get in the house, okay. I couldnt make a run. They had my son right there. Reporter gunman forward the victim a professional poker player back into his house witness baby still in the car. The baby is in the car the whole time. He came half hour to 40 minutes. They ransack the house and took some money. Took the car, house keys an cell phone. Reporter police say the gunman was joined by three on the suspects. They took more than 5,000 in cash and an iphone. The suspects were caught on camera fleeing the home all the while the child was still inside that car. God is on my side. Okay. Because i had my son right the there. He told me, mikes son right there he would hit him little bit. Reporter surveillance cameras caught the four suspects escaping in two vehicles. A dark colored buick luzerne and pont jag grand prix. As for the robber in the postal uniform we dont believe that it is a mailman that co
Um, you know, we know the opponent were playing against, um, you know, we know what they bring to the table, we know that, you know, theyre really disciplined team and they dont beat themselves. They allow opponents to beat themselves and they take advantage every. Reporter other side, Rodney Mcleod has never been here but hes been imagining this moment his entire life. I feel like its going to be like a dream. I feel like each time i run out of the tunnel it feels like a dream to me but i think this one, um, will be special. Just because its the super bowl and you always dream of this moment as young kid. Reporter for his 50th birthday we learned that Doug Pederson really likes ice cream. And today we got the story on the role its had for the team. We do serve ice creams at our snack night before the game and i love ice cream. And i dont want to stay in that team meeting too long because its over there. Its over there meeting. I throw it out there every week. Reporter we dont have ice
That is incredible. Nbc 10s Steven Fisher caught up with them tonight. Hes 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 deckedout eagles rv. They left last night at 6 00, and they got here today at 4 00. Have no fear, the eaglemobile tube is now here in minnesota. It was long. Eagles here, eagles there, eagles signs everywhere. Except here in the bathroom where youll find the dallas star at the bottom of the bowl. We had two stars. Now his and her rain points. Reporter together a group of four diehard fans drove this philly pride machine through six states. We had all thumbs up until we hit the minnesota line. Reporter anthony burn from northeast philadelphia did most of the driving. Were excited. Keep is us going. We know what were heading towards. Were going to be celebrating so its all right. Reporter along the way they had Unusual Company riding shotgun. Have no idea what it is.