♪ >> right now at 11:00, gone in minutes. tickets for the papal mass are claimed in the blink of an eye. this as the philadelphia suburbs plan for the pope and release new details about the up coming visit. and don't have hotel room? there's a new option if you or someone you know is looking to stay overnight in the city. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. papal visit is not only a huge event for philadelphia, but also the surrounding suburbs. "eyewitness news" reporter david

spunt has new details on what's being done outside the city. david? >> reporter: jessica, we have talked a lot about the effect this papal visit will have on the city, but people in the suburbs are affected, too, we learned more about this tonight. according to the secret service people aren't going to be able to just drive in and out of the city as they please. that means suburban train stations are expected to be packed. as the train pulled into the norristown transportation center wednesday night, those who live nearby are ready for big crowds in two weeks when pope francis comes to town. >> this is a great thing. we're the county seat. norristown. >> reporter: hank is a big pope francis fan. 91-year-old won't make the trip to philadelphia but decided to welcome the pope in his own way from his front porch g his name is francis and my name is francis. i was chris tendon francis. >> reporter: sure the pope won't be anywhere near norristown. but the norristown transportation center is a major player when it comes to funnel link tens of thousands into the

city. >> we're scheduled to have up to 10,000 septa riders come through our rail station in seven-hour period. our concerns are where are they going to park. >> norristown police captain rich callie met with residents to talk about the plan to handle thousands of people who need norristown as a way to get into philadelphia. >> from this point, i think it will be handled fine. >> hopefully it will be pattern on to the point it will be matchable for everyone to get to work. >> radnor township held a similar meeting for people who live there. residents want to know how the visit will affect the suburb. as they met wednesday night 10,000 tickets for the pope's sunday mass on the parkway became available online for free. in minutes, they were gone. the same thing happened 10,000 festival of families tickets at 4:00 in the afternoon. another sign this pope is popular and has no problem bringing in the crowds. there won't be any more chances to get those free tickets according to the world meeting of families but i did some dig

around online even saw very steep prices for pope tickets which were free just few hours ago. the most expensive two tickets for $1,500 if you can believe it. we're live on the parkway, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thanks so much. new details are released for papal visitor who's plan to walk across the ben franklin bridge. the delaware river port authority says you can bring your bike but you'll have to walk it across. bikes will not ab loud on patco trains. list of prohibited items on the bridge and the train line is the same as the secret service's list and that includes selfie sticks, hard sided coolers and anything made of glass. the bridge will close to vehicular traffic that friday at 10:00 p.m. and reopen at noon on monday. we've also now learned visitors to philadelphia for the pope's visit can camp in fairmount park. camp ground will be called francis fields. campers will enter on 33rd street and make their way to the campground on reservoir drive. the cost is $199 per camper with

additional fees for car and rv parking. the grounds will include showers, first aid supplies, water, food vendors and even a general store. the campground will open on september 24th and close on september 28th. the aramark tower in sent city is now the new home of a retail shop for all things papal visit. the pop up store features official merchandise including t-shirts, hats and toys as well as religion items. new store is only there for a limited time open until september 27th. the closing date for the world meeting of families. we are now just 17 days away from the philadelphia rifle of pope francis. for a complete guide to this historic event go to our website cbsphilly.com and click on the papal visit tab. tonight we're tracking storms that are expected to bring some areas heavy dose of rain tomorrow. meteorologist kate bilo has more on when those storms might arrive. kate. >> s? today, you can see behind me the showers and storms already firing up here on storm scan3. this big batch of rain over northeastern pennsylvania is lifting away from us, but there's more where that kim from

and this line of showers and thunderstorms will continue to push in overnight. also you can see at least light showers right now moving into the state of delaware. as we zoom in again a few light showers delaware into cumberland and salem counties here in new jersey an few showers and storms over portions of the lehigh valley and the poconos. so what to expect overnight very warm, it's very steamy, scattered showers at any time. overnight there could be some locally heavy downpours as well. showers and storms at any time on your thursday and again the rain could be heavy at times watch for ponding and this could impact both commutes but especially tomorrow afternoon and evening. it's now heat wave number six as we hit 93 today. but we cut that down at the 80s tomorrow and friday. mainly because it's a cloud cover and the increase in showers and storms but right now it's still 81 degrees in philadelphia. 81 in wilmington and it's still feels like the mid 80s out there very very steamy and it will ab steamer day tomorrow as well. then but big changes once we get the storms out of here i'll have more on that coming up with the full forecast. >> jessica. >> kate see you then thank you. mastermind charged in what

became known as the basement of horrors case now faces live in prison after pleading guilty today. tonight only "eyewitness news" talked to one of those victims and our natasha brown is live at the federal courthouse with this story. natasha? >> reporter: jessica, linda west in will face life in prison plus 80 years when she's sentenced in notify. for one of her victim no amount of time can erase the unmatchable violence she endured. >> my head where linda hit with with a bat and my leg. i had seven broken bones. >> tamara still wears the deep scars from broken bones but her spirit is unbroken. >> hi everybody. >> tamara is now nestled safely in the care of her parents. a far cry where police found her in october of 2011. lock away in a dark basement of horrors in tacony with three other mentally disable adults they were living in squaller, malnourished and beaten with

bats and hammers. man was chained to boiler on wednesday 5584 old linda west in plead guilty to one nick counts against her in this case. the mastermind prosecutors say behind forcing mentally disable adults to designate her as their caregiver. allowing her to illegal collect 212,000 doltz in social security checks over the course of 10 years. >> by her enter as guilty plea to 196 counts today really brings much closer to closure. >> i was scared before. to go outside, to eat anything. i had nightmares every night waking up. >> for 33-year-old tamara the nightmares are disappearing replaced by heart warming images of her 10 month old daughter ava olivia. >> i told god to watch over my family and my kids. and everything be fine for me. >> i thank god the lady pleaded guilty. her and her daughter, and i just thank god all this over with. >> tamara will likely wary these scars forever.

but she's freed by her forgiveness of her captor and her spirit. >> i told god i'm still gorgeous and pretty. i'm a survivor. >> reporter: we can tell you tonight that west in's dawn jean mcintosh and one other coach defendant have plead guilty in this case. and two other co-defendants are still awaiting trial. we're live here at the federal courthouse tonight, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha, thank you. a sting operation results in charges against both and former correctional officers. here are three of the six suspects. brian feels, george kendall and dupree myers accused of of giving inmates drugs and cell phones in he can change for cash. authorities say the guards got 500 to $1,500 for their deliveries. the suspects now face the possibility of decades in pris prison. federal investigators have revealed the cause of the plane crash that willed lewis katz and sick others. the nstb says the crew failed to perform a routine pre flight

check and failed to disengage the -- it ran and caught fire at a massachusetts airport in may of 2014. local aviation expertises even if the pilots forgot to disengage the wind gust locks safety mechanisms in the jet should have prevented the plane from being able to throttle up. >> there's so many other issues here which are troubling just to blame the night crew that's the easy way out. because they're dead. they can't defend themselves. >> investigators also placed blame on the design of the gulf stream jet saying it did not provide an unmistakable warning that the plane could not take off safely. teachers in the chester upland school district received paychecks today after agreeing to work last week without pay. teachers made the sacrifice so school could begin on time. the office of pennsylvania governor tom wolf agreed to cover a debt payment allowing more than 300 teachers and staff to be paid. the payment temporarily

alleviates the current cash crunch, it does not resolve the district's financial crisis. it is a bell battle. she sells they kept trying trying to collect she did not owe. now a philadelphia woman is take comcast to court. consumer reporter jim donovan tells us about the law she hopes will be on her side want you need to know. >> reporter: these days even the sound of a ringing phone puts kia elder on edge. >> raining, ring, ring you thinking it's somebody importa important. >> hello? >> her case. >> it's comcast people. she says she asked them to stop with the calls kept coming. >> seven, eight times day. sometimes more than that. >> reporter: over a comcast bill she says was paid off years ago. >> he said we going to have to keep calling you until we get our money. report roar those calls to her cell phone were adding up. >> incoming comes i have to pay for. so every time they call i have

to pay it goes straight to the bill once they catch your voice they transfer to you somebody else and then you talk to somebody. >> everybody can understand somebody knocking on your door several times a day. that's harassment. this is the same thing but through her cell phone. >> attorney i didn't go craig kimmel finds suit against the cable giant but not for violating debt collection laws instead of -- >> federal law that says calls to a cell phone without consent are forbidden. >> reporter: it's part of known as the telephone consumer protect act. past in the 1990's, the law was intended mostly to restrict telemarketing calls. for several years ago additional protections were put in place prohibiting companies from calling your cell phone using an automatic telephone dialing system unless you agreed to it first and that includes debt collection calls. and kia elder says she didn't agree to any calls. >> that's why we're filing suit. comcast did not have permission to call her, and under the facts of this particular case the client says she paid the bill back in 2011. so there's really no reason to

call after one time. >> reporter: now, comcast does use third party outsources for debt collection activity. a company spokesman tells me they don't comment on pending litigation. >> very interesting. so what happens if the company doesn't comply? >> they can be libel for penalties and that means anywhere from 500 to $1,500 per phone call. >> per phone call wow. that's big. >> over that period of time they were calling you have to add that all up and they can be libel for that. >> big money. >> we'll keep you posted. we'll continue to follow this. >> you will much please. thank you. >> steal fenn colbert knows how to make an end he trance it lay show debut a huge success but who was he before his rise to fame? comin coming up watch te decades old video tape of the comedian performing from chicago's second city and hear from the pros who knew him well. >> pass the saul or you'll soon be seeing a new kind of warning on restaurant menus. >> kate. very ott hot and steamy week. another heat wave to star the week. these showers and storms roll through during the day tomorrow

and it will turn right cool for part of the weekend. i'll have the full forecast coming up. >> the national football league had a and even opened the season but is the half time show at the super bowl already book? the buzz going around the music industry about the big act that may be making a return appearance when "eyewitness news" comes right back.

>> two local military heroes receive a special honor. >> "eyewitness news" in feasterville that the lower southampton township administration building. nicole and sage both of whom are serving in us army were honored by the feasterville business association with special flag ceremonies. roadside from trevose recently returned home from afghanistan. >> just knowing that there are people out there that are caring still and that's good. a good feeling.

>> specialist is still in afghanistan but family members were that tonight to take part in the ceremony. also new tonight delaware county welcomes 28 new u.s. citizens. they took the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the counter courthouse in media. "eyewitness news" was there as family and friends look on with pride. these new citizens represent 16 countries and for some the road to this special moment was long. congratulations to all of them. chain restaurants in new york city will soon have to add salt warnings to their menu. the city's board of health voted unanimously to make the first of its kind requirement. that means restaurants will now have to put salt shaker symbols on items have more than remed daily limit of 2300 milligrams of sodium. new rules take effect december 1st. today in san francisco, apple unveiled new products include wagon it calls the future of television. the newest version apple tv features a third party app

store, a new remote and sir controls. apple also making a bigger faster i pad. i-pad pro is big enough to support a full size keyboard and comes with a sharp new stylus call the apple pencil. and the iphones are getting upgrade as well. 6s and 6s plus have new touch technology and faster processors. the first batch of new producing will be available later this month. macy's today announce it will close up to 40 stores by early next year. it has yet to identify which stores it will shutter. those closings amount to about 5% of macy's stores. the company says employees who work at the closing stores may be offered positions at nearby locations. ♪ millions tuned in to see the beginning of a new era in late night. stephen colbert delighted fans and crit tuck with the highly anticipated debut of the new late show. and before he was stephen colbert late night star he was

stephen colbert struggling actor. >> he got his first break in chicago and we talk to two veterans of chicago comedy scene who knew him when. >> stephen colbert wasn't always looking for career in comedy. according to a inform inform a friend and theater classmate at northwestern university. >> he was going to be an actor. he was going to do hamlet. >> stephen had a natural wit. >> it started being the youngest of 11 children. i always had an audience. my brothers and sister. >> after studying theater he joined the chicago comedy factory second city. his cast mates included steve carell. >> ♪ >> he was a true inn seem bell player. >> andrew alexander was the executive producer. >> you got to do eight shows a week and after two or three years you'll gain that kind of

experience and confidence. just invaluable. >> stephen brought intelligence and quiche keyness to his character. one he revised for the theater's 50th anniversary. >> he was playing a black horn from the south. >> this town would never accept the marriage between a white man and an old black woman. >> he was a little dangerous at the time and but, you know, he pull it off to ann that is stephen colbert not just playful but insight full. >> he was the consummate packa package, wright, reporter, with a point of view. someone who was interested in the world and wanted to say something about the world. >> how about that? the laughs continue tonight when he welcomes scarlet johannson, tesla ceo he will lon musk and kendrick lamar. late show tonight at 11:35 right after cbs3. >> he's come a long way and so

so well. >> to look at that old video. >> kate is joining us now with a little changeup. >> yes. finally we'll get rid of this heat and humidity. the humidity will take a little longer than the heat. tomorrow will be another steambath we've got really nice weather to look forward to as we head into the seven day foreca forecast. once we get through tomorrow, most of the forecast looks pretty awesome. so that is some good news. but first, of course, we've got to get through the less awesome part. showers and storms on their way and even overnight tonight a few showers and storms could impact the area. now right now thing are quiet. live on skycam3 here looking out over center city. it's all lit up. butylates dry for the moment. although there are some showers now developing over portions of maryland that are going to be heading into delaware and eventually could impact our area overnight. let's take you out to storm scan3. you can see what we're looking at the front is well back over the great lakes. you can see showers and thunderstorms are proceeding the front along with a lot of humidity it is still a steambath outside. watch the showers over portions of eastern maryland track into delaware and south jersey and again most of these showers and

storms lifting to the north. although there are a few scattered thunderstorms right now trying to pop up over the lehigh valley and into the poconos. you can see them up around allentown. portions of lehigh northampton county seeing rain here tonight. temperatures right now little cooler in allentown thanks to the rain moving n79 right now. mount pocono at 67. still a warm 81 in philadelphia. it's 81 in little creek at the dover air force base. millville still sitting at 80 as is cinnaminson at the eleanor rush elementary school. turning cooler for your thursday. temperatures only in the 80s. but it's still going to feel very soupy out there steamy day. dew points are very high for your thursday. lots of shower and thunderstorm activity we clear that out friday much nicer day. this system will be lurking off to our west on saturday. it will bring a few clouds but the showers should hold off until sunday future weather shows the chance for showers and storms this is 2am and as we set this into motion you'll wake up early thursday morning just to clouds and light drizzle. the good news as far as severe weather is concerned, we don't really have enough sun and

enough heat through the day tomorrow to really generate the risk for widespread severe weather. so while some of these storms that pop up later thursday afternoon could be locally heavy, with heavy rain, the threat for severe weather does seem marginal at best. but watch for some steady rain and some slow downs during your evening commute and this doesn't really clear out until early friday morning. so what to expect tomorrow. showers and storms at any time. heavy rain downpours that's going to be our biggest threat here. about three quarters of an inch to inch and a half of rain we do need the rain too much to soon could lead to the risk for poor drainage flooding. scattered and storms scattered overnight. for your thursday cloudy and humid. very humid. with the high just 81. so it look like the heat wave will definitely come to an end. friday, morning clouds and turning less humid, 82 degrees. saturday look gas partly sunny at 82. again if you hold your hand up over the thursday part of the seven day forecast, the rest of it looks pretty nice. a chance for a couple of showers sunday but then we clear it out and as of now next week looks like the quintessential perfect

september week so far. cool, comfortable, with a lot of sunshine. >> i like it. >> i like it, too. >> lesley has sports. >> that's right. everyone was worried about tim tebow he'll be okay. it's official he has a new job. we'll tell you where he's headed eagles quarterback sam bradford has not played a meaningful game in 22 months. he cannot wait for monday night in atlanta. we'll hear from him coming up in sports.

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>> phillies just one loss away from being he will limb nailed from play off couldn't stepping which we kind of knew any way. plenty of dogs tonight at the park. this is a pretty famous one. villanova head coach jay wright's dog heading with jay and the family. to the fourth inning the game tied up at one. not any more. christian takes buchanan deep to right for the homerun. that makes it two hiv one. rough night for buchanan later in the inning freddie free man witness rbi single to right. two runs score on this one. buchanan only lasted three an third and gave of gave up 10 hits. michael bourn gets a hold of

this one puts it off the wall in center. tripled home two runs. the phillies give up 18 hits and lose eight-one. not good day forgetting molino and his staff. cardinal catchers taps the bat and break it. it popped out and cardinals won this 14-three. after few days off the eagles got back to work today preparing for that monday night matchup in atlanta. sam bradford had such a good preseason that the team is no longer negotiating a contract extension which means that if he can play like did he in the preseason he'll make lot of money. monday will be bradford's first mean full game in almost two years. the last real game that he played was october of 2013. that's when he suffered the first of two torn acl's. now he has healthy knees and a very positive outlook on the season. >> even though how long it's been, but, you know, opening day is always exciting. you know when you haven't played in that long i'm that much more excited to get it there and pl play. to be honest it will be the same as it has every other season

opener. i just enjoy thing a little bit more. take time to just enjoy the small things out and there just have fun 'cause you never know when it will be taken away from you. besides the normal excitement and jitters i'm just going to look to enjoy myself out there. >> chip kelly sure was happy to see this guy at practice today. tight send zach ertz back on the field expected to be key part of the offense this year. he's been out all preseason. he was clearing to today. his status for monday night uncertain. after he was released from the eagles last week tim tebow will be returning to the football field this weekend just in a suit instead of a uniform. tebow will resume his role as an little left sec nation starting saturday in nashville georgia vanderbilt game. kind of knew that was the back up plan. he's good at it. >> i wish him well. >> thanks, lesley. >> is the soup bowl half time show set? >> well, we've got details for when you we come back. >> i