And thats exactly what he wants to do for the eagles. Coming up were looking into nick foles play and his thoughts on tom brady. Thomas. Cant wait to hear what he has to say kristen. Oh yeah. As we cher on the eagles still reminded we have one more game ahead of us. A great reason to come together at Philadelphia City hall this afternoon to say prayer for the city and the birds. Dozens of people decked out in eagles gear coming together to cheer on and ask a higher power to watch over the eagles. The eagles just need a prayer to just Stay Together as a team. I think that they have been a great exhibition of faith because even when their leader went down, the team said, we are not going to stop. We are going to keep going forward. Were going to believe in ourselves. A lot of faith. We should point out the prayer wasnt just about the birds. People at the event also addressed the opioid crisis, homicide and poverty. There you go. For eagles fans old enough to remember all the way back to 2005, the super bowl is a much delayed rematch. Our bruce gordon joins me in studio. Bruce, us old cats remember the eagles and the patriots played a dose see of a super bowl 39. Reporter id like to think im a middleaged cat. They sure did. One of the closest title games every played and one to this day leaves many birds fans with a sick feeling right in the pitt of their stomach. If you look closely beneath those heavy winter coats you ca almost see the chip on the shoulders of eagles fans. 13 years after the birds almost had them lost to the new england patriots. I remember them being in the super bowl. Gnaw high school. Reporter do you remember how they played . Bad. Throw up bowl. Reporter yeah. I think there was definitely spy gate going on. This is a chance for redemption. Reporter new england entered that super bowl as defending League Champions in the early days of what would become a grid iron dynasty. Radioed injury remembers the game well. The patriots were favored by seven points. And they were considered the best team in football. By many people. But the eagles were right there with them. Largely because of the play of their talented but temperamental wide receiver terrell owens. Who limp flood the game on badly injured right ankle only to record nine catches for 122 yards. He played magnificently you could make a case that even though the eagles lost the game, he should have been the mvp. But by the Fourth Quarter tom brady, yeah, hes still around, had given the pats a tenpoint cushion. Then pi with less than six minutes to go, the birds mounted the most frustrating touchdown drive ever. Donovan mcnabb led the birds on 13 play 17yard scoring drive that pull the eagles to win three points but the drive seemed to take forever. Where is the sense of urgency . Because you need two scores. This isnt like one score gets you even with them you need two scores. Reporter philly ran out of time and new england won 2421. A story line later developed that a nervous mcnabb through up in the huddle during that last scoring drive. Didinger with nfl films watched the game from almost every conceivable angle. So i saw everything that happened, and i never saw any evidence of him throwing up. I didnt. Reporter later the patriots would be caught video taping opposing coaches on side lines presumably stealing plays. Did spy gate cost philly that super bowl . Probably not. I can understand how eagles fans would say we got cheated and, you know, thats really our trophy but they stole it from us. I think a Better Team Won that day. Reporter an old saying that revenge is dish best served cold. 13 years later, eagles rematch victory, that would be tasty indeed. Lucy, grab a knife and fork. Im ready to rock rental with that one. Thank you very much, bruce. Of course keep it right here on fox 29 news. Well have much more on the super bowl bound eagles over the next 90 minutes and leading up to game one to the game one week from sunday. Checking in with your fox 29 Weather Authority now. Taking a live look outside. Allentown lehigh county, good afternoon to you. Those temperatures taking a tumble. We feel the difference, kathy. Oh, yes, thomas. At this hour, what time is it . At 5 05 . Its still light outside. How do you like that . Take look at ultimate doppler a few clouds rolling in and this is the view from wilmington. We are gaining a minute of daylight a day and you are definitely going to notice it as we round out january and get into february. So were looking at a partly cloudy sky out there right now. The temperature in wilmington is 38. Its 40 in philadelphia. Its 24 in the poconos. We have that northwesterly wind and thats very cool wind for us that means temperatures are going down tonight big time. Much cooler at this hour than it was yesterday at this time. 15 degrees cooler right now in philadelphia. 18 degrees cooler right now in the poconos than it was yesterday. Overnight tonight, 27 in philadelphia. 14 in the poconos. 28 in dover. With wind chills in the teens. But there is a warmup. Well talk more about that with the seven day forecast. Ill see in you a few minutes. Sounds good. Thank you kathy. Philadelphia police say a to death in her own home. Authorities say they found tammy blunts body this afternoon on wissahickon avenue in the east falls enabled. The windows in her home were all open and a dog was lock in the bathroom. Police say they found blunts body after family members became concerned after not seeing her oh hearing from her in a few days. Stab wounds and blunt force trauma. Taken into custody was Malachi White 27yearold who miss blunts son. He has some Mental Health issues, and our understanding at this point he was not taking his medication. Police say prosecutors will file murder charges against her son later this evening. A scare at East Germantown high school. It went on lock down after reports of a gun on campus brought by a student. Police say they got the call around 10 30 this morning helped to parkway northwest high school. They found a beebee gun in a locker and arrested a teenager. My sister is in school, and when this happens it kind of likes scares the whole family because there have been threats and from people in other states that we heard that there have been a lot of shootings, threats and things like that. It scares us. But to experience it is a different level. The school does have metal detectors its not yet clear how the student got the beebee gun inside the school. Tonight police are still on the hunt for whoever shot four people last night in north philadelphia. At about 9 30 p. M. On ridge Avenue Police arrived on scene to find a man shot in his back. He is in critical condition. Another man ended up at the er shot in the back, leg and shoulder then two 13yearold boys both shot in the leg showed up at the hospital. Theyre both stable. Police are hoping surveillance videos will help them track down the shooter. Happening right now, pennsylvania congressman Patrick Meehan says he regrets not going to court to clear his name. The congressman under fire for using tax paying dollars to settle a sexual harass many case. Our jeff cole sat down with meehan. I understand he also has regrets about signing that confidentiality agreement, jeff . He does, thomas. 62yearold married father of three meehan wishes he fought it out in court claiming hes done nothing wrong. He says hell pay back the tax dollars if hes found to have been in the wrong. Are you trying to retaliate against her, hurt her now. Not in one shape or other. This is a person i care about deeply. Reporter but facing a serious threat to his public career, meehan is striking back claiming hes been attacked and falsely accused of sexual harassment. And looking back on it, i should have litigated this. Youre saying you didnt do anything wrong. I should have litigated that case. But i felt that that was not going to end up in a good place for her. Reporter instead, accused of being hostile to a longtime aid after she rejected his romantic advances, meehan paid her thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds in what he says was severance for good work. Did you ever pay severance before for anyone in your offi office. Short ones. Reporter short ones . Whats that mean . Advice was given and i took the advice. Reporter three days aft the bombshell broke in the new york times, the former top county and federal prosecutor sat for lengthy interviews tuesday saying the aid decades younger had become his soulmate. I have feelings that were generated in that. I said an attraction. Did you have romantic feelings for this woman . I did not have romantic feelings. I was, a relationship that was very professional relationship. Reporter the republican serving in his third term released this letter he wrote to the woman in may after he learned shed begun a relationship with someone outside his Office Writing i thank god for putting you into my life signing with all my heart patrick. The times report meehan became hostile. You did not turn hostile to her when you found out that she had an outside boyfriend . Thats the claim. Thats the claim. I do not agree that is substantiated much thats why im here making sure that people know. Reporter you didnt do that. I wasnt hostile oh to her. Reporter meehan admits he signed an agreement not to talk about the case but claims the womans attorney broke it and says there was a request for money. Somebody came and asked for money for the young woman. Reporter then what happened . Did you give them the money . No. Reporter what happened then . They went to they went through the process that evolved through the office of compliance counsel. Reporter then the thousands of dollars in tax dollars was paid. The former aids washington lawyer says meehan has violated the agreement not to talk and shes considering all legal options. She says, her client will cooperate with the House Ethics Committee investigation of all this. Im jeff cole, fox 29 news. Lucy. All right, thank you, jeff. Another emotional day in court as judge used a doctors own words against him. The courtroom was rivetted during the sentencing former usa gymnastics dr. Larry nassar. Getting ready for the eagles well take to you minnesota for the stadium preps. We just moved in about four months ago, but the living rooms pretty blank. Its really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. Working with a bassett designer was really easy. Just kind of ties in very well. We love it just kind of ties in very well. Hurricane maria slammed into their home but what happened next had a family from puerto rico not only in philadelphia but also receiving the gift of life. This evening Shawnette Wilson has the story avenue mother and her little girl who just received livesaving liver transplant at chop. Once the storm hit puerto rico, we had a long nine rough days. She was very sick. She was in need for transplant. Reporter miriam is dealing with two lifechanging situations. My home was destroyed. Not completely but it was destroyed. We lost everything in it. Reporter Hurricane Maria damaged her home in puerto rico last september and doctors urged her to leave the island to seek better care for her daughter sixyearold victoria. She was diagnosed with a liver condition when she was seven months old. She had very weird disease called pitch vick type two she would get real yellow. Would stop eating. She would stop drinking she was was getting dehydrated. Reporter miriam left puerto rico after the hurricane hit and her daughter was admi admitted to chop. They spent spent a month and a half there and discharged december 23rd after victoria had a liver transplant novembe november 30th. Miriam says they still have doctors visits to make sure her doctors body doesnt reject the liver and cant return to pr. Her treatment is for two years. Were visiting the hospital three to four times a week. Reporter miriam and victoria have been staying at the franklin Residence Hotel in center city on assistance from fema due to the damage to her home in puerto rico. But the assistance runs out february thenth. They have to leave. Biggest concern is, not having a stable place for her to be in. Um, she cant be in a shelter. Reporter because of the post transplant medication victoria is taking, her mom says her immune system might not be able to fight off sickness yet. Shes looking for a place to stay that will be safe for her little girl as she continues to recover. Im just afraid that were not going to have anywhere to go. Shawnette wilson, fox 29 ne news. After seven days and more than 150 emotion packed statements from victims, a judge has handed former usa gymnastics dr. Larry nassar his sentence of 40 to 175 years behind bars. And the judge today made sure nassar knew he would never leave prison. Foxs matt fin has more from chicago. Acceptable apology to all of you its impossible to write and convey. I will carry your words with me for the rest of my days. Reporter disgraced former directly to his victims before a judge handed down a heavy sentence for his role in sexually assaul assaulting young gymnasts. Sentencing hearing lasting seven days as more than 150 of his victims including former olympian came forward to share their stories. You still think that somehow you are right, that all right doctor, that youre entitled, that you dont have to listen and that you did treatment. I wouldnt send my dogs to you, sir. Nassar pleading guilty to sexually assaulting ten girls under the guys of medical treatment. Judge sentencing him to 40 to 175 years behind bars. Saying that with this sentence, she assigned nassars death warrant. You do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again. Reporter usa gymnastics has been under fire over their mismanagement of the scandal with three of the Organization Board members stepping down earlier this week. Kerry perry the new president and ceo of usa gymnastics releasing a statement after the sentencing. Saying i will not waiver on my commitment to focus each and every day on our organizations highest priority. The safety, health and wellbeing of our athletes. We will create a culture that empowers and supports them. They say they care and that they want to be there for us and theyre assuring our safety but what are you doing to do that. In addition to todays sentencing nassar is already serving 60 years for child pornography crimes. In chicago, matt fin, fox 29 news. Right after nassar stood up to apologize the judge read a letter that he wrote to the Court Last Week using his own words against him and the court was rivetted. I was a good doctor because my treatments worked and those patients that are now speaking out were the same ones that praised and came back over and over hell has no wrath like a woman scorned. Ohx. It is just a complete nightmare the stories that are being fabricated to sensationalize this. The fbi investigated them in 2015 and found nothing substantial because it was medical. Now they are seeking the Media Attention and financial reward. Would you like to withdraw your plea . No, your honor. Throughout the sentencing phase the judge often praised or consoled victims aft they gave their statements. The u. S. Olympic committee issued a Statement Today calling on the entire gymnastics board to resign. Well they wanted something for nothing that they broke out the pepper spray West WhitelandTownship Police are after two men who attacked nace sees Security Guard they say the guard saw the men put merchandise into a shopping bag at the exton square mall store. Then walk out of the macy without paying. When she confronted them they whipped out the pepper spray and shot it at her dropped the bag and took off. Inside that bag police say 900 worth of stuff that macys officer is okay. Sunday will be here before you know it. While the eagles are busy practicing and getting ready to head to minneapolis, crews there, they are working day and night to make sure the stadium is ready for the big game. Nfl took over u. S. Bank stadium about a week ago after the vikings beat the saints. And there are lots of prep that is need to take place before the game. Look at that, can you believe it . Eagles in the end zone. We still have a long way to go, um, but weve gotten a lot done to this point. Now, most of the changes are Little Things but theres a lot of them such as adding desk tops to a section of upper deck sea seats. Thats auxiliary press so we have additional seating for for press since the press box just isnt big enough for the super bowl. Nfl is also building about 15 additional broadcast booths and theyre in the process of covering up all the vikings logos with super bowl signage. The center of the field with the nfl logo and the end zones painted with team names are the only parts of turf that were replaced. Still got more artwork to do on the field. More grooming on the field as you can see theres armor deck out there on the field for the riggers and part of the half time show so once that comes up we got to regroom the field, dress it. Back it into playing condition and touch up a our painted are areas. 600 employees work aig round the clock. By the way the deadline for most of the field work to be completed is tomorrow. Thats because theyre going to need a week of rehearsals for the big half time show of course featuring Justin Timberlake. All right. Some super bowl conspiracy theories are willing around tonight. Nfl fans are concerned about how the patriots earn their trip to minnesota. Speculation that the patriots jaguars game on sunday was fixed one reason why, well, video from the afc champion shim game shows a referee congratulating tom brady on his game winning touchdown. The refs behavior is unusual since officials are supposed to be neutral. Critics believe officials helped the patriots win. Coming up here at 5 00 the rush is on to get all that eagles merchandise ready. Was your morning commute snarled . A sticky situation could be to blame. Skyfox over a sticky scene in tinicum township delaware county. Tractor trailer carrying honey overturn at the intersection of 291 and bartram avenue. It happened last night but the crew and the cleanup they are out there well into the this morning. The family avenue new jersey state trooper killed aft being hit by a car will receive 2. 4 million to settle lawsuits related to his death. It was back in march of 2016 when sean culle