lets get back to leslie van arsdal live at novacare complex with more on that, hi there, leslie. >> guys, listen, it is count downtime, bags all pack up, they have one more practice before they helped off to minnesota where guess what they are the under dogs, yet again and this team wouldn't want it any other way. now they usually don't have two weeks off between games but this is the super bowl, they have two before that. now i'm sure all of the players are already sick and tired of answering the same questions over and over. do they wish they played the game this sunday? it depends which player you ask. >> i wish it was this week, honestly but you know, we will take two weeks and enjoy all of the festivities and you know, just enjoy the moment because it is rare to get here >> no, you know, for older guys it goodies to have an extra week. never bad. >> it doesn't make a difference to me this week or this week it will come soon enough but we're preparing like it thinks week. we're definitely doing that. we will be ready to go. >> the game is going to come. it will come and when it comes

i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. go bird. >>> still to come this morning on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", this cbs-3 pet project. animal advocate carroll erickson is here and she will show us how they are using eagles under dog status to fine healths for some loving animals. don't miss it we will be right

i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. go bird. >>> still to come this morning on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", this cbs-3 pet project. animal advocate carroll erickson is here and she will show us how they are using eagles under dog status to fine healths for some loving animals. don't miss it we will be right >>> welcome back and time for the pot project with animal advocate carroll erickson, s p.c. a and mumu. >> the dogs, they are very tired from just being in the shelter and just that activity , they come here and they want to relax this dog, fabulous dog found as a stray a week ago in fishtown and this is a boxers mix. we will talk about him, he has his eagles jersey on. >> you know, you can consider him an under dog as well. >> sure. >> we have been talking under dog all week and it was chris long our defensive end, who donned the dogmas being and just kind of highlighting the under dog, status that they have going for them, it is the eagles and it keeps things going, keeps momentum up but there are some real under dogs

leslie van arsdall "eyewitness sports". >> leslie, thank you. >>> come ugh up later non sports the owner jeffrey lurie. [ laughter ] >> he danced a little bit today after that win. we'll bring that for you whole lot morey act as well. >> he's got the moves, too. >> thank you so much don. see in you just bit. excited eagles fans as you can imagine they rush out of the stadium to celebrate after the big win tonight. they are riding high thrilled of course to get a shot at the nfc championship. "eyewitness news" reporter alicia nieves talked to diehard fans right after the game. >> reporter: as roughly 68,000 people poured out of the lincoln financial field, exciting just barely describes what it felt like to be eagles fan in this moment. >> the best season that we've had since i've been in grade school. >> reporter: for fans today already started with a win after four long years of waiting despite the team losing its star quarterback the eagles made it here to the playoffs. >> e-a-g-l-e-s! >> reporter: tailgating fans celebrated that accomplishment just before the big game while making ear

leslie van arsdal explains how quarterback nick foles is getting ready for the big game >> reporter: doug pederson said during the off season eagles have just as much talent as packers team that he played on that won the super bowl. everyone laugh but today doug may get last laugh. bird taking on the vikings in the nfc championship. what are the keys, play of quarterback nick foles. last saturday against falcons 26 of 30 for 246-yard, no touchdown but made key throws to keep drives alive. he has struggled going into last week's game and doug pederson says he is just being nick foles. his message changed for tonight's game. >> no, message is still the same. go be nick. you know, feed off of last week, obviously, you know, different set of challenges, different team, different defense and all that but don't go, you know, you don't to have force anything. let the offense work for you and you will be fine. >> more you can just stay in the moment of preparing, you know, doing what you have to do to get ready for sunday's game, that will make me step on the field. it will be a crazy atmosp

van arsdal at novacare complex with more, hi there leslie. >> hi there guys what you do before a big game like this is so, so important. they are trying to keep these guys focused. they are trying to keep things around here business as usual, and as you mentioned they were back at work today back at practice, they had team meetings earlier in the week but they are practicing with pad on, doug wants to get in tough, hard, practices and as if they were playing a game this weekend and, of course, they are not preparing for an ordinary game, it is super bowl and when you are fortunate enough to be playing in it everyone wants to be there with you have one wants a ticket, and that can pose a problem for the players. >> main thing is just tickets. trying to get hotel rooms. it it is pure chaos. it is not organized. personally i think it should be. super bowl should be prestigious, a lot of the distractions from the hotel rooms, getting in and everything is sold out that is what it has been. >> it is hectic right away but they did a good job as far as eliminate ago this as quickly as possib

we are joined by leslie van arsdal. we will have much more in just a moment. but first we're talking football. leslie we have two days now until kick off. this is biggest game city has seen in the linc in 13 years. >> years, years, we're so close, more than 48 hours away from the nfc champion ship game kicking off at lincoln financial field so today, they walk over from the practice facility get in a work out at the linc. eagles will keep same game plan they had last week begins falcons in terms of the practicing at the linc. last week we watched vikings game coming down to this case keenum connect to go stephan digs for a 61-yard touchdown to win the game, now eagles quarterback nick foles says the fans, will be a major factor this week. >> i cannot wait. i hope they realize how much of an impact they have on the game, you know, when opposing owe even if is out there. when you are an owe even if playing on the road it is harder to get your checks in. it is hard to do the right. it is hard for receive tours see. they have a huge impact. when we're on offense l

lets get right out to leslie van arsdal at novacare complex with more, hi there leslie. >> hi there guys what you do before a big game like this is so, so important. they are trying to keep these guys focused. they are trying to keep things around here business as usual, and as you mentioned they were back at work today back at practice, they had team meetings earlier in the week but they are practicing with pad on, doug wants to get in tough, hard, practices and as if they were playing a game this weekend and, of course, they are not preparing for an ordinary game, it is super bowl and when you are fortunate enough to be playing in it everyone wants to be there with you have one wants a ticket, and that can pose a problem for the players. >> main thing is just tickets. trying to get hotel rooms. it it is pure chaos. it is not organized. personally i think it should be. super bowl should be prestigious, a lot of the distractions from the hotel

leslie van arsdal is live at novacare complex with more on what wentz had to say today leslie? >> reporter: hi there guys, yes car son wentz has been out at practice, he has been in several meetings but has not spoken to the media until today. he tells us it was nothing more to be out on that field with his teammates but he is still so proud of all that they have accomplished. >> after tearing both his acl and lcl in his left knee december 10th carson wentz has missed it has been tough watching for sidelines. >> as humans we want to be competitors and out there on the field. every time offense runs out on the field on sunday it is tough. it hits me but then i'm in it. i love these guys. i'm part of the team just as much as anybody else. >> reporter: since his injury he has tried to be with the team attending meetings and watching film. he says he is most impressed with the way nick has stepped up. >> going through everything he has gone through you almost retired and everything with that and he just had the lord that opened up an opportunity here and now he is starting in the s

i'm leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports". >>> i have a good feeling, eagles coverage starts right here on cbs-3 with chevy sunday kick off, and sports director don bell, leslie van arsdal and pat gallen will preview the game this morning at 11:30 a.m., and then tonight "eyewitness news" expands its eagles coverage here on cbs-3 it all starts with the special champion ship addition at 10:00 p.m. followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00 and then sports zone, the minute the game ends, it is all eagles all the time, we will bring you live powe game from coach doug pederson and the players, we will also see how fans are reacting at locations throughout philadelphia, the eagles and "eyewitness news" tonight, right here, on cbs-3. >>> a couple of eagles fans showed their true love for each other, and their team in west chester, lets take a look >> it is my pleasure to interest dues mr. and mrs. james millines. >> look at that entrance, that is james and beth larkin at their wedding friday night this he were wearing matching number 11 jersey over their gown and tucks. guests broke in the ea

we are joined by leslie van arsdal. we will have much more in just a moment. but first we're talking football. leslie we have two days now until kick off. this is biggest game city has seen in the linc in 13 years. >> years, years, we're so close, more than 48 hours away from the nfc champion ship game kicking off at lincoln financial field so today, they walk over from the practice facility get in a work out at the linc. eagles will keep same game plan they had last week begins falcons in terms of the practicing at the linc. last week we watched vikings game coming down to this case keenum connect to go stephan digs for a 61-yard touchdown to win the game, now eagles quarterback nick foles says the fans, will be a major factor this week.

leslie van arsdal is with the team in south philadelphia, and she joins us live, leslie? >> reporter: hi there, don they were talking about the day all about getting focused and doing the same things that have gotten them to this point right here. they don't want to do anything differently. but also really wanted to thank the fans, they have been such a factor for this team all season and, of course, they would love nothing more then to win a super bowl, for them. >> this city, got what it deserved winning the nfc champion ship. they are the best fans in football to play for. i mean that stadium on sunday night was the loudest and best environment i have ever been in as a player. they deserve a super bowl. they have been starving for a super bowl. as players we will do everything we can to deliver that. >> reporter: malcolm jenkins won with the saints but he wants to do it right here in philadelphia you have seen the fan base as passionate as eagles fan basis. i know what it means and how close we are, and how excited the city is, and, we would love it we feel it the same

it is their first post season game win since 2009, leslie van arsdal watched it all from the linc. >> all i can say is wow, this team, the under dog, led by backup quarterback bald a dramatic classic, playoff win. >> the jubilation we filth was most excited this team has ever been that i have been on. as proud as we have ever been as a team, long time coming, city deserves it. they were amazing. the crowd was amazing. it was a lot. >> it means a lot, man, being my third year, making it this far, with the season we had with the injuries, me being injured. >> i didn't know, you know, one game closer to that, you know that dream we all have of playing in the super bowl. you know, at the end of the day, just whatever it takes, just one step closer to where we want to be and that is the super bowl. we have to go out no and figure out we are playing next week. >> reporter: players embracing the role of the under dog. >> i imagine we will probably not be favorite next week either. at this point in the season it doesn't matter. >> that has been us all year, we will step up, 11 is here or not.

fans cheered, players rejoyced and leslie van arsdal has that part of the story. >> all we can say is wow, this team, the under dog, led by its backup quarterback bald a dramatic, classic, playoff win >> the situation we thought of after this one was most excited this team has ever been that i have been on, and as proud as we have been as a team, since i have been here. the city deis some it. the city was a nation. crowd was amazing. it was a lot. >> it means a lot, you know, this my third year and making it this far with the season we had through the injuries, me being injured. >> since i didn't know, you know, one game closer to that, you know that dream we have of playing in the super bowl, and you know, at the end of the day whatever it takes. just one step closer to where we want to be and that is the super bowl. we have to go figure out who we are playing next week. >> reporter: players seem to be embracing the role of under dog. >> i imagine we will probably not be favored next week either. at this point in the season it doesn't matter. >> that has been us all year, we will ste

fans cheers, players rejoyced i'm leslie van arsdal with that part of the story. >> all i can say is wow, this team, the under dog, led by its backup quarterback pulled off a dramatic, classic, playoff win. >> the situation we thought of after this win was most excited this team has ever been that i have been on, proud as we have ever been as a team. been a long time coming. this city deserves it. the crowd was amazing tonight. it was fun. >> it means a lot, man, you know, this being my third year , making it this far, with the season that we had, through the injuries, me being injured. >> i didn't know, one game closer to that dream that we all have of playing in the super bowl, and at the end of the day, whatever it takes. one step closer to where we want to be and that is super well. we have to go out and figure out who we are playing next week. >> reporter: players seem to be embracing role of under dog >> i imagine we will not be favorite next week. at this point, in the season, it really doesn't matter. >> it has been us all year. eleven in there or not. we have been under dogs

leslie van arsdal joins us now everybody is ready for some football. >> i feel like we have been talking about it for so long. >> we are ready, i know fans are ready too nfc championship game for first time in nine years eagles all fired up because they are considered to be the under dog the first time, in divisional playoff history that a top seed is now not the favorite. atlanta is defending nfc champion has a great owe even if but bird have the fourth ranked defense and coordinator jim schwartz hopes the fans will give them that extra boost. >> just talked to opponents when fans are loud i necessity our fans will be loud, it is tough on the opponents in the hostile, you know, environment and that is what philly is, that is what the linc is, it has been a great home field advantage for us over the course of the season, and you know, it is not just the players on the field, you know the fans in the stand are going to mean a awful lot to come out with a victory on saturday. >> yes, those fans are loud. >> yes indeed. >> thanks. >> coach schwartz talked about the fans they are getting rea

leslie van arsdal is at know of care complex where dean of quarterbacks, has pneumonia a hot topic. >> reporter: of course, dealing with tom brady, he is talk of the town. i will tell you nick foles when talking about playing patriots, chance to make history just one win away and you'll have his teammates are so confident in his play, and you know what let's show you, there is good reason to be confident because nick has a great time to have the best game of his career this sunday against the vikings. foles completed 26 of 33 for 352-yard, three touchdowns and yes, now they have to get past patriots and tom brady. let me talk about brady, he is a player foles has been watching since he was 12 years old and has so much respect for. >> he is always been a guy i watch. any young quarterback, any quarterback has watched tom brady. he has done an amazing job. probably greatest quarterback to play the game. he approaches it the right way knows thousand eliminate distractions, necessary how to prepare and take care of his body and make plays at high speed and make players better. i think as

. >> bird/and dirty bird saturday at the linc, joan my leslie van arsdal, pat gallen and the eagles, meryl reese for chevy kick off catch it at 3:30 right he cbs-3. >> foles just went through pre season he didn't play, he was hurt, he didn't play man. now he is ready. >> this will be his third start of the season. hopefully this means chemistry is upcoming. >> yes. >> it will be there. >> yes. >> thanks, appreciate it. >>> it was a pretty nice day for bird to be outside as our warm stretch continues. >> kate bilo is on the sky deck where we are tracking rain and that eagles kate. >> that is right, you guys, nice today it will not be quite as nice for game as cold air is going to rush in, you can see temperatures outside right now are in the 40's, and 50's right now, 55 still in philadelphia, 51 in wilmington and 47 degrees in reading feeling really nice outside but all warmth is out ahead of the strong storm system and rain will get here tonight, you can see it streaming from the south it warm, moist air but a lot of rain creeping pennsylvania, and all that rain is going to come in t

. >> join sports director don bell, leslie van arsdal and me this sunday to get you ready for nfc title game all on chevy sunday kick arch at 11:30 a.m., right here on cbs-3. >>> one of the greatest flyers of all time will be honored before tonight's flyers game against toronto mapel leafs. the flares will raiser i can lindros's number 88 to the rafters of the wells far get center, it is just the sixth number retired by the franchise. the college basketball we will get, and number one villanova wildcats just hammering, the georgetown hoy as last night, miguel bridges with three of his 17, nova up 39 in the second half, later, nice passing, of course, lead to a jaylen brownson basket he had 18. wildcats shot 51 percent from three-point range and they won 88-56. it is georgetown's worse loss in 40 years. temple and tulsa, on north broad street, under 90 to play , obi, he gets the owls within one, with that huge three, he had 15, 28 seconds left look in the middle there josh brown, finds his team and he puts tonight that with give temple the lead where they would stay, cherry and white com

. >>> kick off game day, right here on cbs-3, join sports director don bell, leslie van arsdal and pat gallen sunday morning at 11:30, they will have all of the pregame preparations, and excitement, on the chevy sunday kick off show. >>> and then sunday night we have got you covered with the big line upright here on cbs-3 , tune in for a special championship addition of "eyewitness news" at 10:00 p.m. followed by "eyewitness sports" at is 11:00 and then sports zone. the minute the game end, we will have everything eagles, we will bring you live powe game comments from coach pederson and from the players, we will have a front row seat as fans react at locations all over philadelphia, and it is the eagles, and "eyewitness news", sunday night, don't miss it. >>> new in other news tonight chopper three over the end of a police pursuit in south philadelphia where we're told this started in chester township delaware county. an officer there began chasing a stolen vehicle, the chase continued into philadelphia and ended at oregon avenue and columbus boulevard, two suspects were taken in custo

join me and sports director don bell, leslie van arsdal and one and only meryl reese, cherry kick off at 3:30 on saturday right here on cbs-3. >>> sixers will play afternoon basketball today, at lee afternoon here, sixers will take on celtics today at 3:00 p.m. eastern in london. joel embiid and squad worked out in london after towering the city as a group, sixers are playing well, having won four straight games, they are now 19-19, first place celtics have won six in a row and they have the best rorrer in thee at 33-10. >>> last night villanova wildcats showed why they are number one team in the nation against strong xavier squad ranked tenth in the country. a big east showdown at wells fargo center last night where jaylen brownson gets buckets here and three ball puts wildcats up double digits, second half, more brownson burner, a steel, and a slam. two of his 17. villanova up, 17 later, phil booth exact same thing, booth led wildcats with 21. nova beats musketeers 89-65. nova will play st. johns saturday at madison square garden. >>> temple on the road against fmu, looking to end a

van arsdal, pat gallen, merrill reese, and many more, that is 3:30 right here on saturday right here on cbs 36789. >>> police are working to track down a suspect who successfully broke into an atm in southwest philadelphia, it happened, christmas eve morning on 39100 block of south, 61st street, and police say that the suspect pulled up in a white color car, probably etan or beige dodge journey, surveillance shows man using a crowbar to get in the machine, and he was able to getaway with about $5,000, if you recognize that suspect, cat police. >>> we have new information tonight, about a deadly fire in north philadelphia, that claimed the life of a fire fighter and a 61 year-old man. forty-two year-old lieutenant matthew latourneau was, trapped inside burning home on colorado street on saturday, also killed in that fire the home resident delldray lane. we talk with lane he's daughter who says that her father had a big caring heart. >> my grandmother fell ill in 2015. he was there he just left her, that night, on friday night. so he was, he was loving, and he cares. >> governor wolf h

. >> eagles ramped up their preparation today leslie van arsdal joins us now with more, leslie. >> these guys are pumped up for this game. eagles practice inside bubble first chance to start putting in the game plan for saturday, number one seed of the eagles are two and a half point under dogs with the falcons because nick foles is starting at quarterback last two games nick and owe even if struggled scoring 13 points and has a lot of pressure on this offense, and here's what doug pederson told foles and the team. >> we just, we had a great opportunity, let's go be nick, lets play, execute the offense , to the same same thing, great opportunity, backs against the wall coming out swinging and you know, see what happens. >> go out there and play and maybe i was than the doing that much, simple as that, is times hardest thing are simple things, basically get out of your own helped and play the game that you know thousand play. >> he seemed confident. >> faith in foles. lets go team. >> thanks, leslie. >>> philadelphia mar why the downtown in center city is drying out tonight. leaking pipe

i'm leslie van arsdale, for eyewitness sports. >>> and again, we are just one week away from one more win. today the eagles are heading to minneapolis for the super bowl, and they hope to come home with a vince bomb lard i trophy. we hope they do too. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, live at the nova care complex in south philadelphia today. good morning, anita. >> good morning, jan, rainy, gloomy outside, it seems that nothing can dampen the energy and excitement this city feels for the eagle headed to the super bowl. birds will heads to minnesota later today, but before they did, they stop by and met with fans all day yesterday. you can check out this video from havertown. eagles tight-end tray burton and linebacker signed the afternoon signing carls cards and collectability, the line wrapped around the store, they flocked to see football heroes up close, and out in bucks county, members of the defense were already meeting fans as well. >> ronald darby signed here for fans, at the oxford valley mall. >> it is a blessing at the end of the day, like, coming from, you know, buffalo

. >>> you can kick off game day, here on cbs-3, join sports director don bell, leslie van arsdal and pat gallen, sunday morning at 11:30, they will have all of the pregame preps, and excitement on chevy sunday kick off. >>> and this sunday night we have you covered with a big line upright here on cbs 36789 tune into a special championship addition of "eyewitness news" at 10:00 p.m., followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00, right after that it is sports zone, the minute the game end, we will have, everything eagles, we will bring you live post game comments from coach pederson and the players and we will have a front row seat as fans react, at locations all throughout the philadelphia region. eagles and "eyewitness news" sunday night, don't miss it. >>> breaking news now chopper three over the end of a police pursuit in south philadelphia. we're told this started in chester township, delaware county an officer there began chasing a stolen vehicle, and that chase continued into philadelphia, and ended with a crash between that stolen vehicle, and a pennsylvania, state police cruiser, at

join me, leslie van arsdal, pat gallen and the great mer ill reese. they were this good in 2004 and they made it all the way to the super bowl. hey, back then you know that sign on your phone, that was just a pound sign. >> back then. >> now it is a #. >> yes. >> even #do smart phones were even in the main stream, i mean black berries. >> yeah. >> think back. >> way back in the day. >> come on back to the future now, all right, let's win this thanks, buddy. >>> coming up next, the state with the happiest workers, where do we fall on the list in find out. >>> teacher dragged out of the school board meeting for questioning a pay raise for the superintendent is getting support, good and bad, what the prosecutor say about the charges filed against her up next. >>> if you are trying to slim down for 2018, we have a list of the best diets, the won you might want to try coming your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small

. >>> leslie van arsdal, i don't know who these odd makers are but i bet they have not played a down of football in their life. >> listen, it is metvation for the eagles. eagles went back to the novacare complex to start watching film of the falcons for saturday divisional playoff game. eagles are a two and a half point under dog to the falcons they are first number one seed not to be favorite in the divisional round. and there is a reason why odd makers are not feeling birds? that injury to carson wentz. so will the team play the we don't get any respect card this team, obviously, we have been having a chip on our shoulder all season. we just want to get out there and play a good game. >> i don't get really, excited about bulletin board material. i think we're better then that it toss than the matter unless we show it which is more important then talking about it. >> game will be home coming for falcons quarterback matt ryan, exton native went to penn charter from 1999 through 2003, and, of course starks quarterback of the team. we went to the campus to see who the faculty and stude

. >> that's all for sports, i'm leslie lesley van arsdall, have a great day. >> we are just one day away now from a very big game right here in the city of philadelphia. for the philadelphia eagles. and in true philly fashion, they're considered the underdogs. the designation has become a rallying cry for fans, you have seen the shirts, the masks this week, philadelphia 's history has been written by underdogs, so the ones whoever one underestimated at their own peril. today we gift underdogs three cheers. here's anchor jessica dean. >> reporter: philadelphia's 1776. a group of revolutionaries signed the declaration every independence and go to war with the all powerful british empire. nobody thought the new nation and its bare bones military stood a chance. over 240 years later, the american flag flies high. rocky balboa was a nobody with a chip on his shoulder and everything to prove. the character became a national symbol of grit, determination, annex ample of pure talent, for refined in shape by the city of philadelphia. in philly, we know the story of the underdog, because it is our

director don bell, lesley van arsdall, pat gallen , will get you ready at 11:30 on the sunday chevy kick off show. tomorrow night we have you covered, as well, tune into special championship edition of "eyewitness news" at 10:00 p.m. followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00 and then sports zone. now the minute the game ends, we will have everything eagles , we'll bring you live postgame reaction from coach pederson and the players and we'll have a front row seat as fans react at locations cents all throughout philadelphia. eagles and "eyewitness news" tomorrow night. don't miss it, everyone. now, philadelphia police meantime trying their absolute best to get ahead of possing else celebrations cents tomorrow night. this is what they sent out, a request to bars now in the fifth district asking that they sell alcohol in plastic cups, not cans, not bottles, and they also ask businesses to refrain from selling take out bottles during or following the game. one barone their we caught up with in manayunk says that his business will be in compliance >> we will not let anybody out of the build