shock and outrageous spreading through the campus of the local university this morning, three newses are found hanging from trees we are live with the latest on the hate crime investigation underway and university's response. he had a way with word like no other this morning fans remember baseball ledges, yogi berra the the hall of fame catcher passed away overnight at 90. pope francis begins his first full day here in the u.s., more object his pack schedule full of event in washington d.c. finally here. >> here before we know it. >> it is wednesday, september 23rd i'm erika von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. fall is here. >> yes. it a arrived ten minutes ago. we have a check of weather and

traffic but very fall-like this morning. >> good morning. it does feel like fall. happy hump kay. it is wednesday, pope is in town, i have a good feeling about this and it is busy no doubt but it will be fun. >> a a lot going on, weather has quieted down, not a whole lot to talk about except warmer temperatures. there could be some jacket weather, we are waking up to clearing skies, temperatures dropping in the 50's in some spots but we will warm up to 80 degrees today. sixty-three at the airport. fifty-three reading. forty-four mount pocono. we will drop a few more degrees with the clear skies before sunrise. quake are town down to 48, 53 doylestown. fifty-eight mount holly, new jersey. the wind from 10 miles an hour or less. still that northerly breeze keeping humidity low. clouds across south jersey and delaware but they will continue to thin out as we progress in the morning and afternoon. we will have mostly sunny skies. fall begins at 4:21. warm first day of the fall

season with a high near 80. we are well above average. we are in the mid 70's this time of the year. breaking down temperatures 9:00 o'clock in the sunshine. up to 73 at lunchtime. nice lunch hour to get outside. mid afternoon temperature around 80 for philadelphia. at the shore morning cloud, mid 07's. lower 07's in the poconos. let's check out what is had happening on the road, good morning, meisha. >> good morning. it is still early and dark outside and many people just waking up, before the kid to have goat up and get ready for school, whatever the case may be things are looking nice and quiet. let lot at ben franklin bridge. i like to show this picture when it is dark out with the lights. the just gorgeous moving into center city and very quiet here. in the far right lane, you now have have have a a working right lane again. that construction project is now been cleared and moved to the eastbound side for those coming from philadelphia, into new jersey. but right now, things are looking good, anywhere i look for those of you coming from new jersey and philadelphia

schuylkill eastbound at montgomery looking good, let me back out of the way. now that there is much to see just too early just grab your coffee, relax before the it gets busy, thinks a stretch i have been keeping haiyan on all week long i-95 at cottman. very much a busy road. busy stretch, being the pope in town and we will have more closures coming up in just a little bit, erika, over to you. back to our top story now a hate crime under investigation on the university of delaware cam bus. >> police say nooses were found hanging from a tree. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the campus in newark with the details, justin? >> reporter: erika and nicole, good morning. this, of course is the talk of the campus, campus authorities now looking for whoever, hung those nooses here behind this campus building what is now being called a hate crime. let me show you photos sent to us by a student, these are describe as three crudely made nooses found hanging on a tree at first seen by a student

called by campus police. they were found not far from mitchell hall where guns right advocate katie pa vlock spoke monday. they have been critical of the black lives matter movement and student supportive of that movement held a silent protest outside of michigan that he will very same night and it is at that spot here last night where those nooses were found. back out here live, university of delaware acting president has called these actions intolerable and promising a thorough investigation and students will gather outside this building here at that tree at 4:30 this afternoon to hold a protest, of those nooses. we are also speaking to the president this morning. we will bring you her reaction coming up in an on camera interview. we are live from the ud campus, i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> erika and nicole. a man is recovering this morning after being hit by a amtrak train in northeast philadelphia. police say it happened around 2:00 a.m. near tacony and leave vick streets.

that man suffered a broken shoulder and may have lost a couple of fingers. he was taken to hahnemann hospital and last check he he was in critical condition. baseball fans are mourning loss of the one of the sports's most, famous players, yankees hall of famer yogi berra has died at 90 years old. berra was a member of the ten, ten world series championship teams with the yankees. he appeared in more world series games then anyone in history. berra won the american league most valuable player award three times. after his career on the feel, berra was a manager and a popular commercial spokesperson. funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. busy scheduled for pope francis on his first full day in washington. it starts at the white house. the the pope's trip to the u.s. started at joint base andrews where he landed yesterday afternoon. president obama and the first family there breathing him as you can tell. vice-president biden also there. he is catholic and his family join him on the plane.

the pope said he will not use tomorrow's speech to congress to call specifically for the u.s. to lift the trade embargo against cuba. >> let's see if it goes to good resolution, good agreement, to satisfy the agreement. >> reporter: pope rolled into washington in a small fiat. after meeting with the president the holy father will speak to 15,000 invited guests on the south lawn. he will take part in the parade by the national mall and hold a mass. of course, pontiff will be here on saturday, meantime, world meeting of families continues in philadelphia. today mayor michael nutter is taking part in the mayor or's forum. >> one, two, three... >> the world meeting of families kick off yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at pennsylvania convention center. philadelphia is the the first american city to host the the vatican sponsored event. the it took more than three years of planning to get it

here. >> we have come more fully alive by learning how to sacrifice out of love for others. no where is this truth learned more intimately or more clearly then in the school of love, which we know as the the family. >> world meeting of families is bringing more than 17,000 people around the world, to philadelphia. erika. nicole, meanwhile more preparations get underway for pope's visit here in philadelphia, overnight, crews started to put up concrete barriers around the seminary on city avenue. traffic in that area may ab affect until next week. the seminary is where pope francis will be staying during his visit to the city. also the philadelphia parking authority continues to tow more cars ahead of the papal visit. "eyewitness news" in olde city where tow truck operators are busy. starting last night at 6:00 they began removing cars illegally park between 12th street and third street. residents can purchase a parking plaquard that will

allow them to park in the garage. that plaquard also gives resident until thursday, to move their cars. and meanwhile businesses in center city are making last minute preparations for pilgrims who are flocking to the area. isaiah rivers started working at corner deli on spring garden at between the second two weeks ago. he says all he has been doggies stocking stores food and drink supply. normally about five people work at the deli on the weekend but then again normally pope francis is not around the corner. >> i was sleeping, saying thanks to my land lord, they let me, have vacant apartment for this weekend. >> you need it. rival brothers coffee shop at 24th and lombard will be opened this weekend. since the coffee is roasted in house the the the owners say they are not worried about deliveries. big concern for other business owners. stay with "eyewitness news" for every step of the papal visit, look for live reports from todd quinones in washington d.c. later today. our david spunt will be with the pope in new york city

later on this week. when pope francis arrives here in philadelphia this weekend, be an eyewitness to history as "eyewitness news" brings you live continuing coverage, both on air and a on line, on our web site at cbs philly.com. it is the moment late show fans have been waiting for, republican presidential candidate donald trump sitting down with late show host stephen colbert. >> give a lot of money. did you say the people that give money to politicians own them, what politicians did you own when were you giving money? >> over the years. >> trump told colbert covered a range of topics including trump's stand on immigration and also the recent iran deal will but trump refused to talk about president obamaes a citizenship, which trump has questioned in the past. colbert reduced usually out spoken trump to straight man status. trump accepted the cracks and wise cracks with fun fun.

you can see late show with stephen colbert every week night at 11:35 right here on cbs-3, after "eyewitness news" at the 11:00. colbert report and late show together, with the politicians. >> it is really funny right now, 4:40. we have an important warning for eagles fans, next, we will show you man police say is selling fake ticket for hundreds of dollars. also ahead more fall out for folks wagon. we are back in two minutes.

coming ape now it is in place, a finish version of the love sculpture. a.m.or is spanish for love. >> yes. >> displayed near where the the pope's alter is being built. the amor and love sculpture are made by robert indiana. that is a rocky statue, love statue and now to welcome pope

francis, a.m.or. >> all right, that is where our spanish stops. >> i took four years of german and i don't remember anything right now. >> beautiful day today, right. >> it is fall has begun, lot of people are waiting for. that we will warm up. we will be up to 80 degrees. >> some of that summer feel. >> but we have temperatures this morning waking up, still jacket weather, four days in the coldest suburbs but nice rebound with the sunshine, and through go, fall officially began at 4:21 this morning. that is when the the sun alliance itself with the equator, and autumnal equinox. temperature lines in south jersey not feeling like fall. sixty-two in dover, delaware. fifty-nine in newark. you get closer toward the the city and surrounding suburbs, really cooling down. fifty-seven trenton. fifty-three chalfont. further north we will get colder. forty-eight in quakertown. forty-four in mount pocono. few more degrees before sunrise. nice clear skies from the city

on west ward, still some lingering cloud, eastern new jersey, they will move off shore. so we will go full sunshine this afternoon compliments of the high pressure, stays on south of us again, thursday so another repeat day with sunshine and warming temperatures. friday cloud start to roll role from the south. storm system sitting over carolinas that will try to track further north ward, still dry on saturday with just some clouds but it breezy. sun take we have to watch for threat of showers as that storm gets close to the delaware valley. today lots of sunshine, 80 degrees for the afternoon high. clear, comfortable tonight. fifty-seven for center city. cooler in the suburbs. we will check out that papal visit forecast. friday, in problem, cool, breezy day on saturday. sunday we have to watch out for that rain chance. here's the extended forecast, lower 80's, wednesday, thursday into sunshine, a few more cloud moving in friday, a saturday, breezy mid 70's. the showers around on sunday with highs in the lower 70's. earlier next week we will warm backup to 80 degrees by tuesday, erika and nicole back to you. well, phillies have

removed that interim tag from pete mackanin's job title and he will be the manager for phillies in 2016 with the club option for 2017. mackanin took over philness june after manager ryne sandberg resign. since then phillies have gone 30-46. right the now they are battling to a avoid losing hundred games for the first time in get this in more than 50 years. mackanin has been a interim manager three times and this is his first shot at the main job. i think i can put my staff on the way we do things, and what is most important to me, what i think is very important to help win games. >> the new manager and his fightin phils in miami last night hanging with larry bowa in the dug out there they are fight to go avoid losing a 100 games. they have got a lot of help from codey asche. he hit two home runs and phillies beat marlins six-two. they are in miami again tonight. talking foot the ball now eagles play jets sunday

afternoon at meadow land and they will be shorthanded when they do it. linebacker kiko alonzo has a partially torn acl and he will definitely miss that game. another linebacker michael kendricks could miss the game with the hamstring injury. that does not sound good. flyers taking on the rangers here, orange and black got one new goals from shane gos pennsylvania day and the the flyers play the islanders in south philadelphia tomorrow night. erika. important warning for eagles fans, beware of fake ticket on line, bensalem police are searching for this man, caught on surveillance camera at parx casino where investigators say he sold someone two counterfeit eagles/cowboys tickets for six hup dollars. the fake tickets were advertised on craig's list. if you recognize this man you are asked to call police. 4:46. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, you can soon have a beer with your burrito. how does that sound. >> not too bad right now.

>> we will explain in money watch. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

a hate crime investigation is underway on the university of delaware campus. "eyewitness news" received this picture from a student, that showed three nooses hanging from a tree in front of the mitchell hall. we will hear from the university of delaware president coming in 15 minutes. cbs news has confirmed the death of the legendary new york yankee yogi berra. hall of fame catcher was well known for his colorful turn off phrase. berra passed away in new jersey at the age of 90 from natural causes. pope francis spend his first full day in the u.s., he will meet privately with president obama and take part in the papal parade. then he will celebrate a canonization mass at basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. 4:49. time for a check on business

news. >> money watch i's hanna daniels joins us. we hear from is more fall out from volkswagen, what is the late west this. >> reporter: that is right, nicole and erika. the justice department is launching an investigation under the cheating on u.s. emissions test. volkswagen board of director will meet today that could decide the the fate of the company's ceo. they have 11 million diesel cars worldwide were fitted with software at the the center of the scandal. vw's u.s., ceo has apologized. they have set aside more than $7 billion to fix the problem. >> hena, soon we can enjoy, sorry, we're all a worked up about this, you can enjoy your favorite burrito in a fast food chain. >> yeah, that is right, lot of people are excited about this. taco bell customers in chicago can now have beer with their burritos and, soft tacos. they have opened up a location that serves wine, beer and

frozen mixed drinks in chicago that is first on time, taco bell opening a location like this in the u.s., similar location will open up in san francisco, later this month. >> popular late night spot. >> ohio. >> a beer and burrito, i was just excited about the the burrito. >> hena, thanks very much. >> all right, coming up, we will get another check of weather and traffic. >> we will be right back.

let's check on those roads with meisha, how are they looking. >> it is early wednesday morning, most parents getting up before the kid get up. i totally understand. that here's a look at the boulevard. this is an area yesterday that we saw fairly quickly in the 6:00 o'clock hour certainly was you were traveling, less than posted speeds in the 6:00 . it was busy.

right now around 5:00 looking good. another area that i'm keeping my eye on the blue route, southbound, mid county toll plaza is looking nice and quiet on this hump day. we have an accident, overturned vehicle will at germantown avenue at washington lane. for those in that area, some construction in camden, it looks like 676 northbound before federal street at exit five a approaching ben franklin bridge, left lane is blocked until about 6:30 this morning for those of new that area. make note of that. also, pope is in in town and we have quite a few closures. we will update you all morning. ben franklin parkway closed between art museum and logan square and kelly drive is closed between art museum

fairmount avenue, and then starting friday, it is closed until ridge avenue. that closure will go on until monday, the first one ben franklin parkway being closed art museum and logan square, until tuesday the 29th. so a lot of closures and, a a lot of updates throughout the morning, justin. >> how is weather looking. >> weather is quiet, so we don't to have deal with that when we're driving into work or where ever you are going but fall like temperatures will give way to summer-like conditions this afternoon, wake, 49 in allentown continuing to drop. a couple more degrees before sunrise. fifty-three reading. fifty-three philadelphia. and, mid 50's in trenton. the nice and quiet on storm scan three. we have had cloud, a a few sprinkles yesterday. those have diminish. mostly clear high pressure over new england locks us in a nice dry pattern next few days. the lots of sunshine this afternoon. 80 degrees on this first day of fall. clear and comfortable tonight. 57 degrees will do it for the low in center city. cooler temperatures in the suburbs. possibly 40's again early thursday morning. the here's your papal visit forecast, saturday dry, sunshine, cloud, breezy, seven 46789 sin day we have a rain chance. that ace close call as it moves up the east coast. extended forecast lower 80's

today, tomorrow, mid 07's, friday, saturday, breeze does kick up this weekend, even if we don't see those showers sunday it will be breezy cool high in the low 70's. we will warm backup to 80 degrees early next week. erika, because over to you. coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" we are live in washington d.c. with a look at pope francis schedule today. also ahead gunfire breaks out on a philadelphia playground, we will have an update on the victims. a fight over newtella hear from the senior citizen who police say was attacked for a food sample. this is crazy. we are back at the top of the hour.

new this morning a hate crime up votes facial on the campus of a local university. officials say that several nooses were discovered hanging from trees. we are live with reaction from the school. plus, his contributions to american culture reached far beyond the baseball diamond, this morning we will remember new york yankees hall of famer yogi berra who passed away overnight at the age of 90. pope francis is waking up in the u.s. this morning, president obama greeted the pontiff in washington yesterday afternoon with the family. we are live with a look ahead at the pope's schedule. >> such an exciting week it is wednesday, september 23rd, i'm quarter von tiehl. i'm nicole brewer. we will send it to justin and

meisha keeping an eye on thanks this morning, good morning. >> good morning, erika, nicole, justin. the road are looking nice. the that is what i want to say at 5:00 o'clock hour. when i walk out of the house today i needed a jacket. >> one of those days again, that is right, first day of fall out there, feels like 40's and 50's going on right now and we will be battling sun glare this afternoon. the that is the main problem on the road. the once we get the sun up. it the is, nice and dry. temperatures around 60's, warm spot. forty-nine in will allentown. forty-four mount pocono. fifty-three reading. south jersey, delaware still hanging out in the lower 60's this morning but there is absolutely no humidity. little bit of the breeze. we have a chill going on in the air. 56 degrees, also in mount holly, new jersey. there is a north wind, not too strong right now, 10 miles an hour or less but it will kick up, this afternoon as we see it being comfortable. couple cloud across south jersey, eastern delaware, and they will diminish over the next half an hour to an hour as we move o