Championship and celebrate we did, in spectacular fashion. From the Sports Complex into south philadelphia in center city and on to the ben franklin parkway. It was an extraordinary demonstration of gratitude from the fans to the superbowl championship eagles. Some people show two people like the owner and quarterback and some show a lot more like this image of aikens oval taken from space. It is thursday night. The big story on action news tonight is something we have seen before and may never see again. Even if we have other superbowl parades, none may match the intensity we had today. It was the first one. Fans got to interact with giddy players. What they saw was pure adoration. If they didnt understand what they mean to the community, they do now. The players probably couldnt believe their eyes when they gazed upon an endless sea of green, hundreds of thousands of fans waiting to show the eagles how many they are adored. We think they understand. Certainly Malcolm Jenkins understa
A beautiful sunny day and daylight people act differently in the daylight. And think well be fine. Now since the crowd will be massive. City officials are asking people that come down here to be smart. Make sure you stay close to the people you came down here with and have a meeting spot if you get separated and a scene of green those are the team colors, if you travel with small children dress them in recognizable clothes in the chance they get lost. Thank you. The parade kicks off at 11 00 a. M. From body and paterson. It makes its way up broad street through south philadelphia into center city. Once it gets to city hall. It will hang a left and head to the ben franklin parkway and what a site that will be as enormous crowds cana company the parade vehicles. And they call for the ceremony to begin at 1 00. And right there is action News Reporter, wal walter, the city has issued dos and donts. Its really a lot of common sense. Simply put city officials are saying be considerate and ki
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. All right. Are you ready four more days, super bowl sunday getting closer and closer. The wait is kind of getting unbearable. Thanks for joining us tonight at 11 00. Im iain page. Super bowl at the top much our minds kind of hard to think about anything else and were jealous of our fox 29 team in minneapolis for the big game. Like our Chris Oconnell who joins us live tonight. Chris . Reporter eagles eagles. We got eagles fan here. In minnesota. This is what i was talking about. First of all, if any super bowl the most important thing about the events is these blue coats. They are volunteers. Tens of thousands of these and you can tell theyre so nice. Welcome to minneapolis. We cant wait to see you guy. Including one guy whose a volunteer who for this is the weekend of his life. Hopefully ill see you again. Greeting fans three the streets of Downtown Minneapolis one super bowl volunteer has a little more pep in his step
Morning but through most of this afternoon. Its lining up to the west and coming our way. Were in the 50s right now. These are the current temperatures. Right now 57 in new jersey, 54 in philadelphia. 56 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. This afternoon the rain will be coming down, temperatures still in the 50s. Upper 50s for new jersey, Lehigh Valley and philadelphia, too. Ill break it down hour by hour when im back in ten minutes. But first Jessica Boyington is watching your first alert traffic. S thanks, bill, and were starting with the admiral wilson boulevard. Moving up towards the toll plaza right now, not seeing any huge delays moving into philadelphia or the center city. The schuylkill expressway is not doing too bad. And of course some wet spots, but thats pretty much what all our majors look like. Here out in odessa power cables are blocking a portion of route 9. Have i and tracy, back to you. This morning a tragic reality is settling in. A sea of candles in parkland, florida, la
About the 17 students and adults taken far too soon. Im iain page thanks for joining us. The victims stories touching many across the country. Chris oconnell joins us in our operations center. Chris . Tonight was a night for the victims remembering the spoken to lives, remembering who they were, and what they may have become. Their ages, 14 to 49 years old. Each of the victims with the story each of them with a family grieving. I know hes with god, and he is, among them the mother of al isa, a 14yearold freshman, amazing soccer player, a better person. So smart, beautiful. Creative, out going this is jamie gutenber, her father, my heart is broken, i lost my baby girl to a violent shooting, she was killed along with her friend gina, their friends called them angels on earth, nicholas, a senior star swimmer irwho just celebrated getting a swimming scholarship to the university of indianapolis. Assistant football coach the parttime Security Guard being credited for using his body as a hum