More than 100,000 people crowded into Philadelphia streets on Thursday to celebrate the birds, and even to sing the Eagles fight song.
Scores of Eagles Fans Chant the Fight Song
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Lombardi Trophy Cruises Through City
For the first time, the Lombardi trophy is here in Philadelphia. The trophy was passed around players as they paraded through Philadelphia on Thursday as World Champions.
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'I'm in Love With This City': Chris Long Thanks Fans
Chris Long paraded through the city on Thursday with his teammates, but made sure to tell fans that this was a shared win. Long said he knew Philly would "come to play" on Thursday.
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The Best Posts From the Eagles Super Bowl Parade
The Super Bowl parade celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles' incredible first NFL championship is drawing people from far and wide to Center City, and people are sharing what it's like as they celebrate the triumphant Birds with the hashtag #WeWonIt.
See some of their best posts here.
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Doug Pederson: Why Can't We Go Back to the Super Bowl?
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson just won Philly a Super Bowl and now he's hungry for more!
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Fans Crowd LOVE Park Ahead of Parade
From finding fans in Eagles jerseys, to hats, and even to Eagles tattoos, George Spencer headed to LOVE Park on Thursday to find some super fans. One of those fans even made his own Lombardi trophy.
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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Warm Up Coming
Thursday's parade brought clear skies but some frigid temperatures. Now, a warm up is headed our way. NBC10 Chief Meteorologist Tammie Souza has your forecast.
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Celebrating the Champions
Thursday was filled with cheers and (happy) tears as millions of fans crowded into Philadelphia to celebrate the Super Bowl Champion Eagles. Now, as fans and the players head home, it all continues to sink in.
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PHOTOS: Fans Swarm Philly for Long-Awaited Victory Parade
A dream decades in the making is realized as the Philadelphia Eagles, champions of Super Bowl LII, bring the Lombardi trophy home. See the photos.
Photo Credit: Joseph Kaczmarek
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'I Waited A Long Time For This': Eagles Fans Party On
“We wanted it more,” screamed Eagles center Jason Kelce Thursday afternoon to thunderous applause outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Those four short words seemed to capture the feeling of an entire city, where thousands of people descended throughout the day to celebrate a historic Super Bowl win decades in the making.
Among them was Dave Johnson of North Philly. He sold T-shirts for $10 in the opposite side of town, just as he did for the Phillies parade in 2008.
“I sell shirts at these” events, he said. “This is what I do.”
Elsewhere in South Philly, three generations of Philadelphians came together for a day of celebrating. Stuart Goldis - of Glenside - was pictured with his daughter, Staci Serrotta, and her husband, Bill, carrying his grandchild, 20-month-old Austin.
“It’s his first Super Bowl,” Goldis said of his grandchild. “Mine, too, actually. Waited a long time for this.”
The three adults also came out for the Phillies parade, and Stuart attended the Flyers celebration in 1975.
“He said he’s show up naked if the Flyers have another one,” Serrotta said of Goldis.
Drunk with happiness - and a little booze - a text thread began among Jamie Mogil and her siblings in the moments after the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off the Super Bowl LII stunner.
Her sister playfully said, "Who's picking us up at the airport?"
Then, one of her brother's booked a flight.
"We were very excited," said Mogil, who recently moved back to Philadelphia after more than a decade in New York City.
The rest of the story is part-tragedy, part-comedy. The flights for two of her siblings were booked all wrong. They miscalculated when the parade would be. They flew in Monday and flew out Wednesday.
The family, which has spread out across the country after growing up in Lower Merion and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has had quite a few laughs about the mishaps of the last few days.
For Mogil, however, it all turned out fine. She and a brother-in-law (her sister is coming up from Georgia on Friday - don't ask ...) watched the Eagles Parade of Champions firsthand Thursday near South Broad and Christian streets.
They watched post-parade celebration on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum on the NBC10 livestream from seats at the Morning Glory diner in Society Hill.
"This is such a huge, important moment," she said, marveling over the mass of humanity on the phone screen as she and her brother-in-law had a very late brunch.
Elsewhere, Tom Shallcross looked at the skyscrapers as he, his wife Chris and their son Bobby walked north through the growing crowds on South Broad Street near Snyder Avenue.
"It's like 3 miles at least to the (Ben Franklin) Parkway," he told his wife.
"What do you want to do?" Chris asked her husband about 9 a.m.
They decided to keep heading north. But for how long?
They didn't know exactly. The Ocean City, New Jersey, family was just contented with being there, at an Eagles Super Bowl parade.
They parked at a lot near the stadiums in South Philly, and now were excited like everyone else along the parade route to see something they'd never seen before, something no one had ever seen before.
"We can't wait!" Chris Shallcross said, and on they walked, anticipating when in a couple hours their champion Eagles would come passing by.
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Who Is NJ-Born Speedskater Carlijn Schoutens?
Schoutens was born in New Jersey in 1994 when her parents, who are Dutch, were temporarily in the U.S. to attend university. She will skate for Team USA in Pyeongchang.
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Clean Up Begins After Eagles Parade
It's a big job, but someone has to do it. Thousands of people left their trash behind and now NBC10's Aaron Baskerville is looking at the clean up effort.
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Warm Rainy Weekend Ahead
Friday we will see increasing clouds with scattered showers possible Saturday. NBC10 First Alert Chief Meteorologist Tammie Souza has more.
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Eagles Parade Clean Up Is Well Underway
Trash is covering the parade route after an epic celebration saw Eagles fans flock to the Art Museum.
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5 to Watch: Opening Ceremony, 1st Medals Handed Out
The Winter Olympics officially started in South Korea Friday with the Opening Ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium and the first Philadelphia-area athletes competing.
As the Games get underway, here’s what you need to watch.
Opening Ceremony Expresses Hopes for Peace
Competition has already begun in curling, luge and a few other sports in Pyeongchang, but the 2018 Winter Games got off to their spectacular start with the Opening Ceremony, which will be televised on NBC10 at 8 p.m. ET. Expect the showiness, glitter and splendor of past Olympic productions wrapped around a theme of peace.
The ceremony reveals the pain of the divided Koreas but also their people’s hope for peace, according to organizers. The director of the opening ceremony, Yang Jung-woong, describes it as a winter fairy tale seen as a dream in which children find peace through adventure.
"Peace is the most important message, as we are the only divided country in the world," said Song Seung-whan, the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies, according to Nikkei Asian Review. "We want to let the world know about the pain of division and our desire for peace."
For the Koreas, unity was the motif. Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, an increasingly influential figure, is the first member of North Korea’s ruling family to visit the South and she sat in the VIP section. She shook hands with the South Korean president Moon Jae-in while they watched the elaborate show.
But it was a different story for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who attended with his wife, Karen. He did not interact with Kim Yo Jong, nor did he stand when the unified Korean team entered the stadium to cheers. And accompanying Pence in South Korea is Fred Warmbier, the father of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after he was imprisoned in North Korea and returned home in a coma.
Early in the ceremony, a puppet tiger danced with children through mountains. During the Parade of Nations, countries entered the stadium to K-Pop music — the United States entering to Psy’s "Gangnam Style." Tonga’s flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua, once again appeared shirtless and oiled up, as he had in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. Later, a group of Korean musicians sang a cover version of John Lennon’s “Imagine."
Watch on NBC10 at 8 p.m., or on digital platforms by clicking here.
Opening Ceremony Stars: South Korea’s Yuna Kim, U.S.’s Erin Hamlin
The highlight of the ceremony remained a secret until the end: the final torch bearer to the light of Olympic cauldron was revealed to be Yuna Kim, a retired figure skater and South Korean superstar. Kim became the first South Korean to win a gold medal in figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Four years later in Sochi, hoping to become only the third woman to defend her gold medal, she placed second behind Russian Adelina Sotnikova.
Kim retired from competition and became a goodwill ambassador to promote the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Luger Erin Hamlin led the U.S. contingent. The 31-year-old from New York, competing in her fourth and likely last Olympics, was named the team’s flag bearer on Wednesday. She won a bronze medal in singles luge in Sochi, the first American to ever medal in the event.
Her moment also came with controversy. She won the honor over speedster Shani Davis - he claimed by a coin toss. “@TeamUSA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018,” Davis tweeted.
Davis was not scheduled to attend the ceremony.
Watch on NBC10 in Prime Time, or on digital platforms by clicking here.
Curling Round Robin Features American Siblings Known as #HamFam on Twitter
Brother and sister duo Matt and Becca Hamilton of Wisconsin continue their quest for a medal in the Olympics’ first ever mixed doubles curling competition.
The siblings had not played together until about three years ago when they joined up in anticipation of the inaugural mixed doubles event. Both have been curling for more than 10 years and though they had different coaches, they spent every day on the ice together after school.
The Hamiltons beat a team of Russian athletes in their opening match on Thursday before losing to Canada, Switzerland and South Korea. They look to rebound in round robin play with two matches: China at 7:05 p.m. Friday and Norway at 6:05 a.m. Saturday.
The Hamiltons also will represent the United States in the men’s and women’s curling events that are to begin on Feb. 14.
Watch coverage on NBCSN beginning at 3 a.m. ET on Saturday
Watch the match against China at 7:05 p.m. Friday by clicking here.
Watch the match against Norway at 6:05 a.m. Saturday by clicking here.
New Jersey-Born Speedskater Highlights Philly-Area Athletes Competing for Medals
Carlijn Schoutens takes to the speedskating oval Saturday morning in the Women's 3,000m. Schoutens was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Dutch parents who were working at Princeton University. She bounced between the U.S. and Netherlands as a youngster before she settled in Salt Lake City more than three years ago to focus on her skating.
She wants to bring the best of both worlds to the ice at the Olympics. She is American but has Dutch blood running through her veins. Can't hurt when you are competing at the Olympic speedskating oval, where the Dutch traditionally rule.
Watch the Women's 3,000m live on digital platforms starting at 6 a.m. Saturday by clicking here.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's John-Henry Krueger will also take to the ice in the with a chance to medal in Men's Short Track Speedskating 1,500m Saturday morning.
Watch the Men's 1,500m live on NBCSN and on digital platforms starting at 5 a.m. Saturday by clicking here.
And the Gold Goes to…
Who will win Pyeongchang’s first gold medal? Medals will be awarded in five events on Saturday in South Korea, including events in biathlon, cross country and ski jump, sides speedskating and short-track speedskating.
But don’t be disappointed if the Star Spangled Banner isn’t playing in Pyeongchang on Saturday. Americans aren’t the favorite in any of the events.
Women’s biathlon, women’s 7.5 kilometer sprint at 6:15 a.m Saturday
Watch coverage on NBC10 beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday or at 6:15 a.m. live on digital platforms by clicking here.
Women’s cross-country skiing, 7.5 kilometer plus 7.5 kilometer skiathlon
Watch live at NBCSN at 2:15 a.m. Saturday or on digital platforms by clicking here.
Men’s ski jumping, normal hill
Watch live at NBCSN at 7:35 a.m. Saturday or on digital platforms by clicking here.
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What's in the Truck? Phillies' Spring Training Packing List
From bats to balls to one special hot dog gun, see what the Phillies need to take the field in Clearwater this spring.
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What They Learned: Handling Hundreds of Thousands of Fans
Mayor Jim Kenney and other city officials put a bow on the Philadelphia Eagles' Parade of Champions at a day-after recap Friday morning.
They discussed all that went right on the day that brought hundreds of thousands to South Broad Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway from first thing Thursday morning through the late afternoon.
Kenney said he was so proud by "kudos people are giving our Philadelphia police for the way they treated people."
"I've never been more proud of the men and woman of the Philadelphia police department than I was yesterday," he said.
Video of the press conference from 11:30 a.m. will be posted to this page shortly.
Despite massive crowds and long lines for public transit in and out of the city, the celebration was marked by few police incidents and order on the parkway during the speeches, Police Commissioner Richard Ross said.
Two arrests were made in separate minor incidents, and a man was stabbed in South Philadelphia, Ross said. The stabbing may have been the culmination of a neighborhood dispute, he added.
Photo Credit: Joseph Kaczmarek
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Deadline Arrives for New Pennsylvania Congressional Map
As a court-ordered deadline looms Friday, it's unclear whether Pennsylvania lawmakers will produce a replacement for the 6-year-old congressional district map thrown out last month.
A spokesman for Republican House Speaker Mike Turzai said Thursday that lawyers were studying court opinions issued a day earlier that explained the rationale behind the state Supreme Court's Jan. 22 decision.
Turzai spokesman Neal Lesher says all options are being discussed. Republican lawmakers may seek a delay of Friday's deadline. They are discussing possibly signing a document containing proposed new boundaries and giving it to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, without holding votes.
Some, however, read the court opinion as requiring legislation to be passed by both chambers.
If legislators send Wolf something he supports, he'll have until Feb. 15 to inform the court.
Photo Credit: NBC10 - Bruce Ryan
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DACA Deadline Approaches
As the DACA deadline quickly approaches, Dreamers in our region are now expressing their concerns. Telemundo62's Christian Cazares explains.
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