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Plane ride. All of the luggage lined up as the birds get in their second to last practice from the weekend. Nine days from superbowl 52, a rematch against the patriots. Jim is off, im monica pa monic. The big story is the buzz before the big game. Police are drawing up a plan to ensure safety in the city of philadelphia win or lose. It was a line around the block tonight as eagle fans got one of their last chances to wish the players well before they leave. Hi, dan. How you doing, monica in with the big game around the corner, there is a lot of planning going on in the name of safety. Officials want everyone to have fun but they want to be sure things dont get out of hand. Officials got a preview of what things could look like last week. Being optimistic of an eagle victory, we know the crowds are likely to be larger. As a result, we have to make sure we are prepared. The Intelligence Center will play a crucial role monitoring social media for signs of trouble. We are optimistic that w
Social media for signs of trouble. We are optimistic that we will as a city show the nation what kind of fans we really have v. What people think we have. The Transit Police planning to beef up their presence as well despite the fact that the game is played in minnesota. For us the fact that the game is not in philadelphia is huge. We are not trans transporting pe to and from the game. This is a party event. Huge crowds are expected to gather at bars and restaurants. Sports bars are also expecting extra security on hand. Because its a big crowd. Don donny noble says theyll serve plastic instead of glass to avoid hurting someone. Poles will be rubbed with crisco to prevent fans from climbing them. I dont blame them. Its better to be safe than sorry. I agree. Theyll put the planning and preparation to the test. Police will announce street closures and restrictions where large crowds are known to gather sometime next week. Live at police headquarter, dann cuellar, channel6 action news. Le
The 60s. Today could be close, 57 or 58. Another nice day is on the way. It will be colder next week. This weekend looks good. 29 in philadelphia. Cape may, 38. Much colder to the northwest as is the case this time of the career. Reading and allentown, 23. Poconos, 27, even though the temperatures are chilly, the wind speeds are light. Were not dealing with harsh windchills. Satellite and radar up and down the mid atlantic from richmond into new york city and boston. Well see lots of sunshine once the sun rises. Well increase the clouds later in the day and bring us wet weather later tonight and into the tomorrow. Today is definitely the better of the two weekend days. Sunny and mild and dry, 57 degrees. 1 00 p. M. , 52 already at that point. 4 00 p. M. , 57 and by 7 00 p. M. , 53 degrees, again, just a beautiful start to the weekend. When i come back in just a few minutes ill talk about the rain on the way tomorrow, well time it out for future tracker 6, ill talk about a little light
The winds it will feel like the 40s. Clouds increasing from the west. A broken line of showers pushing in from the ohio valley. That moves into our neck of the woods overnight tonight and that will set up a rain stretch of weather tomorrow in the morning and after. Today, comfortable and mild high of 57. When i come back ill time everything out on future tracker 6 for tomorrows rain and theres a chance of the light snow monday into tuesday, ill have that as well. Thank you for the update. 18 hours from super bowl sunday. Philadelphia police are optimistic for a super bowl win which means added security for the post game celebrations. Businesses have plans to keep celebration safe for everyone. Reporter officials got a preview of things could look like last sunday when the eagles beat the vikings. Hot spots like this at frankford and cottman mayfair grew into the thousands. Were optimistic about the eagles victory. We know the crowds will be much larger. As a result we have to be progra