from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the pope on his second day of his journey, we'll have more on his visit to cuba, what he has planned for today. >> see you in philadelphia. >> the pope sends out a message for our city out of his historic city to the city of brotherly love. more on his personal invitation coming up next. >> meantime, papal preparation also in full swing on the ben franklin parkway as philadelphia scrambles to get ready for the papal visit. it is coming. less than a week now. today is sunday, september 20th, good morning to you, so glad you're with us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:00 right now. let's sends it on over to kyla for more on the forecast, how is it looking? >> well, little fog to start off the day. i feel the papal visit stuff. and i have to say, i live

right next to where this is happening. >> i know, you're in pope town. >> i am in pope town. lot of hammers banking. so nice yesterday, all of this hard work, at least it is nice weather out, right? so the question becomes next weekends, will we be able to hold that? we'll talk about that a little bit. first we have to talk about little fog. not as bad as yesterday. so i have higher hopes for this, we won't be socked in quite like yesterday. we are starting to see reduced visibility a lock the coastline, wildwood, down to .8 after mile, not a problem yet on the road. see atlantic city a mile visibility, something to keep an eye on headed out the door today. clouds will dissipate throughout the day today. feel a lot less humid going from morning to afternoon, clear and cool night is ahead of us recalling and fall like week ahead. current temperatures in our live neighborhood network. check it out if philadelphia, about 72 degrees, newtown square, 67. same for pemberton, bensalem, 59 degrees. few sprinkles working their way out. that will will start to head out. going to see pretty nice day today. about 78 degrees, as our high,

that's new, isn't it, the lower numbers, 77 at the shore today, little foggy start, we can also see the fog in the poconos, they have seen it, we'll see high of about 77 degrees. we will talk the seven day forecast, now that we're at the end of this weekend, we can talk about what's going down next weekend for the papal visit. i will be back in just a few moments with that, nicole, we send it over to you. >> now day two of pope francis historic journey to cuba and to north america. yesterday he arrived in havana to cheering crowd and military band. he was also greeted by cuba's president castro, now this morning, pope francis will celebrate mass in a outdoor arena. one of three he said to preside over and thousands are expected to attend. we'll have much more on the pope's visit to cuba coming up in a live report in about 13 minutes right here on cb3. >> well, pope francis may be in cuba, but he's already looking ahead to his visit here to f and new this morning, a video message from the holy father. he wants the city to know he will be there.

>> to greet the pilgrims and the people of philadelphia when i come for the world meeting for families. ill there because you will be there. see you in philadelphia. >> i just love. that will with the pope now in cuba, of course, preparations here in philadelphia are in high gear. road closures mandatory, towing restrictions, other preparations going from talk to action starting today. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" 1060 live for us on the parkway this morning? >> reporter: good morning, nicole, yes. beginning at 6:00 p.m. today the question will be will you be towed or did you do what was necessary to avoid the headache? take a look at the video we have. the signs have been posted and resident have been warned. beginning at 6:00 p.m. today, cars parked in the area around the ben franklin parkway from the art museum east to

12th street will be towed. then monday, tuesday, wednesday, more towing. no, south and east of the parkway, and along emergency routes. resident in these tow areas must book a space at one of six designated parking garages. those who have residential permit can park therefore free. those who don't have to pay 20 bucks for the space. in exchange for booking that space, the parking authority will give resident a permit that exempts them from towing through thursday when those garages open. of course, much of this towing will happen, that will begin happening today, will be done to make room for dozens of jumbo tron screens, 100-foot archway, platforms, other construction necessary for sound towers and stages needed for the musical perform and cents on saturday and sunday. scott runs ems productions, group charged with september. they produce big event involving the dahli lamb, a jz, they say this event with pope francis is the biggest

yet. >> this is one of the largest events to ever occur in the united state. we've done done some pretty large event, but this is deaf lit largest event, has the most moving parts. >> of course, a staging as you can see here, they are working around the clock to get that done. all of this could be of course a huge and spend i have headache for anyone who gets towed beginning today at 6:00. let me let you know that towed cars are subject to a $75 fine, $170 in towing fees, soaring fees. city officials expect to tow about 1500 cars. so, in order to avoid that headache, log on to phila parkorg for more. cherri gregg, "kyw news radio" for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> good information, we'll check back with you, thanks. meanwhile, local churches are concerned how they'll feed the homeless on the parkway during the papal visit.

served hundreds every meals at 16th and the parkway, organization says it is still waiting for word from the sit how to access the parkway to provide those meals within the secure zone. >> well, volunteers are getting ready for the world meeting of families, yesterday was check in day at the pennsylvania convention center. the more than 10,000 volunteers will be identifiable through the bright orange t-shirts they'll wear. some will get to work on monday, day before the world meeting of families officially convenes, most volunteers utilized saturday and sunday when the pope visit philadelphia. >> i volunteered for special needs, people with wheelchairs, or unable to walk. >> human services diagram. i'm special service coordinator also. so i'll be taking care of everybody. >> officials say all of the volunteers went through a thorough background check. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the papal visit. love report from cuba is coming up in about ten minute, right here on cbs-3, plus, we have full resource guide on our website cbsphilly.com.

>> talking football. eagles fans getting fired up for today's homeowner. what a way to start the season with the dallas cowboys, minus their receiver, dez bryant, eagles hoping to after inning last week's tough loss to the atlanta falcons. more on today's big game coming up later on in sport. >> in other news this morning, fire rips through home in ridley township delaware county. this eyewitness video was taken by timothy ike elman. the fire broke out 11:00 on 400 block of ohio avenue. reached two alarms before getting under control about a half hour later, and no injuries were reported. >> grenade scare forces evacuation of the village thrift store in kensington. an employee there found two grenades in a plastic bag and called police. made the discovery the 2900 block every kensington avenue just before 9:00 saturday morning. police say the device turned out to be hollowed out and not live. authorities are working to

track down the owner of those grenades. >> also, this morning, some sad news to report. best selling british author jacky collins has died. she was phone for writing vibrant novels about extravagance, glamour, after fluent life in hollywood. she died of breast cancer in los angeles. the 77 year old was the sister of actress joan collins. well, also this weekend, friends, family, former nba great, gather to say booed good-bye to moses malone. funeral held for malone this morning at a houston church. moses helped lead the sixers to the 1983nba championship. three time nbamvp died of heart disease sunday. he was 60 years old. it is 6:08 right now. coming up next on "eyewitness news", we are going live to cuba with special report on the pope's visit. >> pope francis prepares for his first full day in cuba. when he'll give mass and meet with the country's president, i'm adrianna diaz in havana.

the details coming up. >> plus a collision on the tarmac. hundreds of passengers get a jolt, when part of their plane hits a wall. first, here's kyla. >> i am talking -- tracking the fall like temperatures we will be seeing over the next week. what will this week hold? you may want to break out a sweater. i will have all of the details for up, stay with us, "eyewitness news" is coming right bac

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catch a tornado on camera. they're pretty close. the twister was spotted near the town of kansas, you can see, the the debris being blown around, the tornado starts to form. not very big twister so it didn't cause too much damage, which is good news, were you saying, these people are just crazy running toward a tornado. >> i get it, the thrill of the chase, but i always get a little terrified when see people that close. careful. we don't have to worry about that today, though. >> thank goodness, no. >> we do have like a fall feel in the air. you don't quite feel it yet. you know? like this morning still little humid. not quite feeling the kick of less humidity that we will get this afternoon, but it is coming everybody, it is coming. so we start off with what we can expect. hello 70s. that's what we will see today. humidity will be dropping as it goes throughout the day. very cool pattern ahead. little more seasonable, autumnal equinox this wednesday, pretty much equal daytime and nighttime. when of the times of the years we have that, that's when we start to see the daylight go

away little by little. dew point, 67 in philadelphia, see 50's and 60s throughout the region, so we look at that to find out how much moisture content is in the air. ours currently at 67. that will does put us in the slightly steamy category. i felt that when i walked out the door this morning, little built of sticky thing. but it is not too warm out. temperature wise, so that makes it feel not quite so bad. 72 degrees in philadelphia, 67 in millville, atlantic city about 65. and we have our 50's up in mount pocono. sitting at 56. good sunday morning to you folks there. take a look at the region though. relatively warm right now. seventy-three in new york sit, down in washington, d.c., about 70 degrees. so it is feeling little moist out there. that's because we are still waiting for cold front passage. we've got just little trickles of blips on the radar trying to make their way in here. not really going to do much. i don't think. pretty much done with this. it will remain cloud cover starting offer the day. it will get better moving along. that's the good news, start to see some sunshine in there. however, right now, seeing, not so great if you're into

atlantic city. half mile, not quite as intense as yesterday, but still, something to keep an eye on if you have to hit the roads this morning. so this cold front will be tracking across. we will have the cloudy weather ahead of t we will start to see clear skies, you can see 5:00 this afternoon, looking pretty good. then little more cloudy as we head into our overnight into monday. we should stay relatively dry still by tuesday again. you can see we will start to clear out. little damp back and forth with clouds. today headed down the shore, just 77 degrees. watch out, little breezy down there, also moderate rip countries being, look at the winds, ten to 20 miles per hour out of the northeast, i wouldn't call it the best beach day. but not too bad. little cooler for you. if you are in the city today up to about 78 degrees, these clouds will start to dissipate working our way into the afternoon, it should be pretty nice afternoon, if, for instance, you happen to be going to a football game today. i think many of you are looking forward to this one. dallas and the eagles, about 4:25, partly sunny skies,

about 77 degrees, pretty good football weather. not too hot sitting in the sunny seat, you will be okay. our average high is about 77 degrees, right now, and we will see the temperatures dip well below that, as we head into the next few days. so, today high of 78 degrees. clearing, less humid, working our way throughout the day. tonight, you can see, about 56 degrees. so little chill in the air. we haven't felt this recently, right, these lows. so look out for. that will might take jacket if you're out late this evening. looking at the seven day forecast, see it is all 70s, folks, rolling through the next few days. we do have some cloudy skies coming our way. we start off monday little breezy, little cool, see it kick zero kick into cloudy weather by tuesday. little lift in temperatures here, so you can see we're almost making it to the 80 degrees mark wednesday. quite niles, quite seasonable, quite 70s as we head toward fall. nick snow. >> kyla, thank you. pope francis received a heroes welcome in cuba saturday. thousands more will get a chance to see the pontiff this morning when he holds an open air mass in havana revolution

square. cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz live in cuba this morning, and joins us now, adrianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. the fanfare began as soon as pope francis landed yesterday. and on the tarmac, he dove straight in to us cuban relations. >> as he stepped down to cuban soil, pope francis received a heroes welcome. complete with flowers, trumpets, and cannons. , at the airport he emphasized his dedication to renewed us cuban relations. i encourage those in power to continue down this road, he said. it is a road he helped open. after hosting secret meetings between the us and cuba at the vatican. cubans like this rales dollars the pope for his role. i want to thank him for that because he brought back an unity, she said. the 79 year old devout catholic received communion from pope john paul ii during his 1998 trip to cuba. what was that moment like for

you? >> indescribable, she said. there are no words. her new dream was to have a special moment with pope francis. she got her chance when pope francis left the airport in his pope mobile. roaring crowds lined the street to welcome him, including her. what joy, she said, we thank him for teaching us to be better. today the pope's message is expected to be more pastoral than political. as we mention, he'll hold open air mass in front of thousands in havana's revolution square. live in half and a, adrianna diaz, back to you. >> we are wondering does cuba have large catholic community there? do you think a lot of people will turn out to welcome pope francis? >> nicole, a ton of people say they're going to turn out to welcome him. in fact, cuba is one of the least catholic communities in latin america. less than third identify as

catholic, one analyst told thaws 5% are actually church going practicing catholics. so, his appeal is much broader than just in the catholic community here. >> very interesting. adrianna diaz, live for us in havana, cuba, thank you. remember you can get information about the pope's visit to cuba and to philadelphia any time by going to our website cbsphilly.com/papal visit. complete guide of what's happening, when it is happening, also helpful information about getting around downtown. checking gears now, more arrests in phoenix, arizona for crime similar to several random shootings along the city's freeways. but, this last arrest may now be considered a copycat crime. the real shooter or shooters may still be on the loose. brian web report. twenty-one year old leslie merit, jr. appeared before a judge saturday wearing a jumpsuit and handicuffs. merit, a landscaper with a criminal history, told the judge you got the wrong guy.

>> i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling the detective that. my gun's been in the pawn shop for the last two month. i haven't even had access to a weapon. >> authorities trace add gun to a local pawn shop that matched the make and caliber of casings found at crime scenes. and they say that gun was owned by merit. >> we have evidence that does justify that leslie allen merit, jr. is the prime suspect in at least four of these incidents. >> merit was nabbed at this phoenix area wal-mart friday night as shoppers look on. >> ten officers around him at least. >> what likes like military greer. >> string every shootings terrified drivers on arizona highways for three weeks. at least 11 vehicles were hit by bullets or other projectiles. merit is being held on a $1 million bonds. >> the suspect present a dramatic and profound threat to the community. >> it is still unclear if authorities believe merit acted alone. brian web, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". it is 6:19 right now.

aver john atlantic plane is grounded after it wing hit the fence at jfk airport in new york. crews were pushing flight 26 back from the gate for take off to london when that accident happened on saturday. now, none of the 276 people on board were injured. they were busted back to the terminal and put on another flight to london. >> well, the eagles play their home opener at the linc this afternoon. that and the pope's upcoming visit are all lead to go road closures, of course potential traffic jams to watch out for today. here's meisha johnson to break it all down from the traffic center. meisha? >> hey, everyone, happy sunday. here is what you need to know in the worlds of travel and fun today. first the pope's arrival less than one week away. there will be some road closures as you well know. one you should be aware that far will affect your commute on the ben franklin parkway. inner drive will be closed between 20th street and eakin's oval until tuesday september 29th. also, between art museum drive and spring garden street, make note, that the right lane is blocked with equipment set up

for this event. >> in the world of mass transit, the west trenton line is shuttle bussing today due to construction between the west trenton and wood born stations. we're still in construction season, friend, but one of the areas that just cleared is on the extension between the mid-county and lansdale. this stretch in both directions of the northeast extension was closed overnight due to construction, but then reopened this morning at 6:00 a.m. >> switching gears now, if you're soccer fan, the union play the houston dynamo in chester at ppl park starting at 7:00 p.m. and last but certainly not least let's talk about football. it is the season home opener tonight, with the eagles playing the cowboys. they kick off at 4:25 p.m. at the linc but it will definitely get busy long before then. so for those of you computing see at broad street line, just know that service will be free between one p.m. and 9:00 p.m. maybe i'll see you at the game tonight. either way, hope you had a

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which will be updated later this year. >> it comes down to portions. getting the right amount of foods, with the right amount of food. >> among some of the more popular higher fat products, whole milk sales are up 11%, and egg sales are up 21%. and nutritionists say there are some good carbs like whole grains, beans, lentils. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". bad fats, less bread -- i can't keep up. coming up in the next hour, how preparation for the pope's advice rid kicking into high gear. certainly are here in philadelphia. live report just ahead. >> also, donald trump responds to his most reason controversy on twitter. and an update on campaign 2016. plus: getting ready for the eagles home opener at the linc, i'm taking you to the field with a look at how the crew gets it ready for the big game. they even let me ride that tractor. i know, casino of crazy. and our weather is cooling down as we head into fall. just few days until it turns

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today is sunday, september 20th, good morning to you, so glad you're with us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:30, we send it taught kyla on the skydeck. how is it feeling out there? >> still feels humid out here. that's something i think we'll notice today, going throughout the day, less humidity. it will start to drop getting into the afternoon. pretty pleasant, though. we having little bit after problem, and that is that we're seeing little fog at the coast this morning, not as bad as it was yesterday. but, let's take live look at the neighborhood network. you can see, live look right now, at cape may courthouse. the sun starting to come up. about 69 degrees, but, it is eliminating the fog that is hanging out there along the coast. so, taking a look at the

visibility, you can see, that it is getting down to about place like half mile atlantic city, zero visibility wildwood. so, again, this is a little bit after rough start. it is not moving an as quickly inland as it did yesterday, but certainly if you're along the coast, have to be out driving, careful everybody, prepare to be taking little more time. currently taking live look at center city, 72 degrees, see the wind out of the northwest about 6 miles per hour, light breeze, humidity at about 84%, and still dealing with quite a bit of cloud cover. so as we go throughout the day today that will also get better, so don't fret if you see the clouds when you walk out the door, we will get little sunshine in there too. high today though of just 78 degrees. if you are here in philadelphia, 74 monday, more sunshine, so very fall-like feel, we start the week. then more clouds rolling in on tuesday. so, the big question becomes: what is the weather going to be like for the papal advice submit we have that answer for you, coming up, in your seven day forecast, i'll be back in just a bit with that, nick snow. >> kai last also talking about the pope now. pope francis getting ready for outdoor mass in cuba. one of

three masses he'll preside over while in half and a it gets underway in just over two hours, and thousands expect to attend. now, this is transit second day in cube, a he arrived saturday to cheering crowd and military band there. he was also greeted by cuba's president raoul castroment francis' three day trip marks first ever visit to the island nation as leered of the catholic church gregg from sister station, "kyw news radio", 1060, live for us on the parkway with more on. that will good morning. >> one thing that should be on people's minds this morning, tow trucks. neck old, as of 6:00 p.m. today, city officials will begin towing cars around, ben franklin parkway, take a look at the video, that we have for

you. as you can see, if you're in an affected neighborhood, you probably have seen these signs. no parking at the six -- after 6:00 p.m. today at the parkway in the area from the art sue see up to 12th street and other areas north, south, and east of the parkway, as well, as an emergency route, there will be more signs, and more towing beginning monday, tuesday, wednesday. residents who live in the tow areas must book a space at one every six designated parking garages. those with residential parking permit can park therefore free. those who don't have one have to pay 20 bucks for that privilege. and when you book the space, ppa will give resident per nature allows them to park in the tow area, through thursday, when those garages open. of course, the purpose of all of these closures and towing is to make room for 100-foot archway, performance stages, dozens of jumbro-trons screens, sound towers, to keep the crews who were setting all of this up stage, and even

though pope francis isn't due in philadelphia until neck weekends, chief inspector joe sullivan says there is a reason that the city has to starting to tonight. >> this is one of the largest events to ever occur in the united states. we've done some pretty large events. but his is deaf lit largest event, has the most moving parts. >> now, those unfortunate enough to be parked illegally and those designated tow areas will face hefty fines. let plea tell you the price tag for ignoring those no parking signs could be upward of $250 live on the parkway. >> got to follow the rules. towing never good. thank you, appreciate t. >> one group of catholics already in philadelphia a week before the pope arrives. take a look. >> member of the women's ordination conference held mass saturday, they arrived

early to make their positions known within the priesthood. pope francis has been cleared, though. the all male priesthood should be preserved. these women hope he will change his mind. >> our hope would be that the pope would include all people in the conversation, including women, and again at all levels, including ordination to the priesthood. >> now, some believe that during the early days of the catholic church females held titles like priests and bishops. today women seeking these titles are excommunicate dollars from the church. >> well, donald trump used his twitter account to respond to his latest controversy, how he handled voter's anti-muslim question. trump says if he had challenged the voter the media would have accused him of interfering with that man's right of freedom of speech. andrew spencer report. >> donald trump responds to his most recent controversy on twitter, writing this is the first time in my life that i

have caused controversy by not saying something. he's referring of course to this question at an event in new hampshire on thursday. >> the problem in this country it is called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he is not even a american. >> we need this -- >> that's my question, when can we get rid -- >> we are looking at a lot of different things. a lot of people are saying that. a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. we will be looking at that and plenty of other things. >> following days of backlash, trump took to twitter on saturday where he wrote: am i morally obligate today defend the president every time somebody says something bad or controversial about him? i don't think so. fellow republican candidate ted cruz has suggested this is just a controversy stirred up by the media. >> what i think the american people are interested in is not the food fight that reporters are trying to stir up. let's talk about how we stop radical islamic terrorist.

>> democratic have respond in the much longer terms. >> his latest outrage, the way he hand handled the question about president owe back a was shocking but not surprising. he's been trafficking in prejudice and paranoia throughout this campaign. >> led by that racist, anti-immigrant carnival barber donald trump. >> trump sales the voters question put him in a no-win situation. he defended himself by tweeting if someone made a nasty or controversial statement about me to the president, do you really think he would come to my rescue? no chance. >> i will be the greatest job's president that god ever created, i'll tell that you. >> andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> and fails the nation will have complete coverage of the latest on campaign 2016. we'll talk live with moderator john dickerson in our 8:00 hour. then "face the nation" airs this morning at 10:30, right here on cbs-3. and there will be no shortage of things to discuss. >> 6:37 right now.

still to come this morning, everybody knows it is important to have a good credit score, right? but there is some confusion about how to get it. "3 on your side" jim donovan shows you what you need to do to achieve that high score. lots of things can distract you while driving. but this woman didn't imagine this one. what she found on her door would freak anybody out. wait until you hear this story. that's coming up next. also, cloud which some fog in some spots this morning. kyla grogan back with the latest on that, and also a glimpse ahead at the weather for the papal visit. let's hope it is good, fingers cross the. we'll be right back.

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pay interest to improve their credit score. >> you don't have to do that at all, simply having the card, using the card responsibly, will help you build credit over time. >> 70% were surprised to learn that having just one type of credit account can hurt you, as well l judge designed for different types of loans. >> most important rule, don't miss a payment. >> ill russ being losing points for a missed payment. you don't want to do that. >> while getting rid of credit card might keep from spending too much it, could damage your credit. of 1,000 people surveyed by bang rate. com. 76% didn't know that closing a credit account can actually lower your score. reporting for "3 on your side", i'm jim donovan. >> all right, just a few days now from now, will be fall. starting to feel like it, right, kyla? >> that's right. we call that the autumnal equinox. >> you know, i say equinox. >> i think i say it different.

i don't know. now that i am thinking about it, not sure. somebody tweet us this morning, tell us, equinox, he can quinn objection, has to be a link wits out there. >> my money is on you. i can't imagine i am right about this kinds of thing. >> what it means is equal, so going back to latin root, evening quill nights, evening way day and night. daylight and night about the same. >> i didn't realize. >> then start to be shorter day, longer night as we head into winter. all right, we talk about where we are this morning, shall we? cloudy, taking live look at center city, semple clouds out there. that will improve going throughout the day. that's the good news, won't be stuck with this all day, just morning kind of thing. and we are going to be starting fall soon. autumnal equinox starts sense september 23rd about 4:21 a.m., just about the time people roll into work around here. that means starting to feel fall like temperatures, right on cue. 78 degrees, just one agree

above the average, then roll down into the lower 70s, monday, tuesday, warm up little wednesday, thursday, and after we hit all of the heat, little shock to go talk about 70s, 72 degrees if philadelphia. currently 69 in trenton. about 66 in reading. if we head down the shore wildwood, about 66 degrees for you, as well. zooming in down the shore, where we are having little fog this morning, you can see already 07 degrees at barnegat light. about 63 down in cape may. speaking of cape may, let's take live look at the neighborhood network. see the sun trying to peak up over there. 69 degrees, but there is all of the fog that we are talking about along the coastline, again, we saw this picture yesterday, it was worse, so not doing as badly. wildwood just .3 of a mile viabilities, so really just this stretch of the coastline, that has the biggest problem right now, but half mile into the airport, dover, visibility dropping, too. so we keep an eye on you there. looking at storm scan3, you can see, just these little glimpse on the radar ahead of cold front tracking through not too bad, doesn't look like any rain from this, any of the showers dissipating starting

to head out. it is the cloud cover that kind of sticks with us, going through the first part of the day today. them gets out of here, leaves us with much better afternoon. for instance, headed down the shore this afternoon, want to make sure you're aware, moderate rip countries being today, little danger in you're in and around the water make sure you're checking in with the lifeguards. i like to say mom and dad go, have conversation with the lifeguards if there is a problem on the beach, they'll tell you about it, let you know so you're not walking into something you don't want to. 77 degrees today for our high down the shore, uv index about six, we will watch out for moderate went current, wind, little breezy there, ten to 20 miles per hour, so you will feel that. if you are in the city today working our way up to high of 78 degrees. sunshine moving on in as we head into the afternoon, should be pretty nice day today for any of those workers out there getting ready for the papal visit or few people in town that might perhaps be going to see some football. i heard few people interested in this. dallas and the eagles, 4:25 p.m. kick off. partly sunny skies about 77 degrees, i call that good

football weather so should be fine for you. so today, talking high of 78 degrees, as we start our fall feeling, ending the weekend here with less humidity as the day goes on too. so feel difference, little breeze about ten to 15 miles per hour out of the north wells, and as we get into tonight, mostly clear, little chill in the air with 56 degrees, our low, sunset tonight, 7:01 p.m. we start to see those times get earlier and earlier as we head across the next few weeks. all right, so it is a 70s kind of week everybody. talking about the papal visit. you can see as we roll into wednesday, thursday, we start to warm up again. get some sunshine. next saturday looking beautiful. 74 degrees, sunshine, i think that's perfect papal visit weather. gosh, i couldn't agree more, and all 70s? looking great for the start of fall. kyla, thank up. 6:46. we will check the roads with ann, good morning, lots to contends with today, ann? >> a lot, nicole, a lot. this is the papal traffic in fact we call it that, ben franklin parkway shutdown in both directions from the art museum circle and logan circle

for preparation of the world meeting of families and pope francis, also kelly drive-in bound shutdown we are fairmount and the art museum circle along with martin luther king drive between the ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive. that is should down for recreational activities, we'll keep you post philadelphia it does get shutdown for this visit. take the vine to the schuylkill instead of the ben franklin parkway today. again, the ben franklin parkway shutdown in both directions, now, between the art museum circle and logan circle. we move the traffic cam there is estimate 59, right at the ben franklin bridge, no delays or problems on i-95 this morning. pretty good shape. that's the latest from cbs-3 traffic sentiment i'm inch avenue, back to you, nicole. >> ann, thank you. a woman driving down a highway comes face-to-face with a live snake in her car, as she goes more than 07 miles per hour, can you imagine this? becky, yes, said she was driving on north carolina interstate on thursday when she spotted something out of the corner of her eye. oh, terrifying. it was a live copper head

snake slithering around inside her car. now, she was able to pull her mazda miata safely to the shoulder, major props for. that police officer arrived to find the tiny but deadly snake all balled up inside her glove compartment. >> i look out of my peripheral vision, and here comes a snake. it gets to about right here, and i guess i did a double take, and one of these. >> oh, my goodness. i think that's pretty calm, though, she hands that the well. she said she thinks the snake got into her car during a beach trip and may have been there for more than a week. oh, can you imagine that? i can't. i would have freak out. i don't know that i would have made it out alive. not because of the snake, but because i would have crashed that car. >> 6:48. the eagles getting ready for today's home opener. coup boys in town. that is big football sunday,

shaping up to be big battle too at the lidge. account eagles rebounds after last week's lost in atlanta? that's the question. preview ahead in sports. also, speaking of the birds, i had the chance to tag along with the crew, the feel crew that is at the linc, to find out what it takes to get that field looking good for the season. i can't believe they let me on that tractor. mowing that lawn. if there are any spots that don't look just right, you can probably blame me for it. we're going to take a short break, we'll b

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eagles and cowboys at the linc, many story lines, demarco murray with his old team, dallas with three game winning streak at the linc. the cowboys will be without wide receiver dez bryant, a broken foot, meanwhile eagles look to go get fast start, monday night, just couldn't climb out of 20 to three hole in at lan tax and they can't afford to do that again. facing tony romo. >> start faster, crank up the intensity, we'll be fine. >> they're going to try to run the ball, and if we stop, we definitely don't want to get beat, you know, in the air. >> we just got to go execute, like i said, you guys got to go out, step up, win their 101 matchups. and obviously it won't be the same level of when dez is out there. but doesn't mean you can't go out and complete balls and go move the ball. >> so, join me and don bell along with panel of experts, as we get you ready for the showdown between the birds and

the boys, this morning, at 11:30, sunday kickoff, right here on cbs-3. >> to college football, the last time the temple owls started season three and zero was five years ago. they matched that record yesterday, after a last minute win over u-mass. under 90 seconds left in the game, temple up by three, u-mass on the move. to jamal wilson, owls miss couple of tackles, scores, gives u-mass 23-20 lead. minute men go for the extra point. it is block, stephen marshall recovers the ball, gets it over to will haze, takes it 85 yards, for a two-point conversion, the owls trailing by a point. second left. austin jones, kicks a 32-yard field goal. it is good. temple escapes with a 25-23 victory. >> to beaver stadium, a stripe out, sections of blue and white, penn state hoses, second quarter, nittany lions up, to barkley, weaves his way through the scarlet night defense for 15-yard score, 14-nothing, penn state. >> still in the second handle

to lynch, runs through giant hole, in the rutgers defense, goes 75 yards for the touchdown. nittany lions rushed for over 300 yards, beat rutgers 28-three. >> out on the main line, battle of the blue, delaware taking on villanova. bad news for the wildcats in the fourth quarter, they're all everything quarterback john robertson got hurt. injured his right neon this run. so you can get an mri monday. well will not play thursday when they host penn. red shirt freshman zach comes in, led the come back, under three minutes left, own number, ran 21 yards for the game winning touchdown, the cats beat the blue hens, 28-216789. >> aaron nola takes the field, phillies wrap up is her ears against the braves. jared got it last night for the phils, pitched well. struck out five, and he gets no decision. here's why. in the eighth, phillies with one-nothing lead, freddie freeman hit fly ball off

jerome williams. darnell sweeney not going to make the catch at the wall. two runs score, the braves beat the phils two-one, the phillies have now lost five in a row. >> that's all for sports, i'm leslie van arsdale have, a great day, go birds. >> ukee, well, all ice will be on lincoln financial field today as eagles take on the cowboys. but before they take the field, crew of # already working hard to make sure it is ready for the big day. >> from trimming the tour do you have painting the field, final preps underway at lincoln unless al field, making sure the grounds look and play as good as the birds. >> it is something -- if something is not done just right, go back and do it again? >> if we have to, yes. >> eagles versus dallas for home opener, a lot on the line. >> game of inches. and, you know, we do have to be precise. >> the eagle-eye on me now. >> the pressure is on. no pun intended. >> i did my best to stay in the lines, but thought i better lever the rest to the professionals. >> when you are watching on tv, are you ever looking and

saying, man, those grounds look good? >> that's probably one of the things we do, we watch the field. we don't necessarily watch the players. we're always watching from the hips down. >> for the first half of the season it is bermuda grass beneath those cleets. then kentucky blue grass when the temps get cooler. use 2 tons of seed, 06 truck loads of sod. >> you know how much time it takes to mow your own lawn? imagine an entire football field. >> there is a lot of care also staff of eight giles. >> one more that is took tackle, ooh yard line will be painted gold marking the 50th anniversary of the superbowl right here on cbs-3. pride for the folks manning the field. >> any given sunday we have $250 million worth out on the field, we owe it to the players, we open owe it to the coaches, to the fans, to the owners. >> oh, looking good. and hey with that open stadium, the field crew deals with everything from snow to sleet, wind, rain, not to mention accounting for sun and

shade patterns. so they really are up against a l but to get help from 28 miles of heating pipes actually laid under the field. i was told by the field crew that it was actually designed to drain water. so when the field gets weather, there a little help there too. great experience, go birds. most importantly. >> that's it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we have for you coming up at 7:00. the sole survivor of shooting in virginia that left news crew dead, returns to the scene that far crime. >> we'll have more on permanent memorial at that site. plus, a good samaritan rescues four people from a burning boat. we'll have their story just ahead. >> and kyla, she's got your fall-like forecast, when "eyewitness news" continues at 7:00.

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>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> see in you philadelphia. >> oh, i just love. that will new this morning, pope francis sends a message to the fateful here in philadelphia. we'll have more on his greeting coming up. but, before the pope gets to philadelphia, the holy father is making a historic stop in cuba. we're live with a preview every his