when pope is in town but we are tracking a chance of rain on sunday and i know, kyla, we have our fingers crossed here looking at storm scan three. >> yes, clearly. >> of course, pope francis continues to make history during his visit here, it is thursday, september 24th, good morning, i'm nicole brewer. >> i'm erika von tiehl. pontiff becomes first leader of the catholic church to ever address a joint meeting of congress. cbs correspondent don champion joins us now down in washington with the details for us, good morning. >> good morning, erika and nicole. for the most part lawmakers on capitol hill have have agreed to hear the pope out today but if yesterday is any indication the pope won't be afraid to weigh in on tough issues even before this tough crowd. pope francis will take his message to a divided capitol hill today, in the first ever papal address before a joint meeting of congress. >> i hope to offer word of

encouragement for those who guide the nation's future. >> while the the vatican has kept a tied lid on what he will say the holy father is expected to talk immigration. five-year old sophie cruz handed a letter to pope francis wednesday hoping he will deliver her plea to law make tours day. >> unaudible. >> they deserve to live with dignity. >> reporter: on wednesday, francis made an unplanned visit to the little sisters of the poor a religious order that is suing the federal government over the the birth control mandate and president obama's affordable care act. >> climate change is a problem. >> reporter: it is also likely he will bring up climate change another controversial issue. democratic senator patrick leahy says francis is the the perfect pope to address congress. >> whether you are catholic, non-catholic, believers,

non-believers, he reaches out to everybody and he makes it very clear that if you believe in humanity then you have to believe in all hugh mant. >> reporter: now at least one republican congressman paul coast ara of arizona said he planned to boycott the pope's address because of his stance on climate change. he is by the way catholic, accused the pope of acting like a quote leftist politician. you got to love washington erika and nicole. >> not even the pope is safe. after addressing congress the the pontiff will head next to new york city. final security preparations are underway there, making security plan even more complicated the pope will be in the big apple he will at the the same time as 170 head of state. they are gathering for u.n. general assembly. the nypd says it is more than 6,000 office's signed to the pope and u.n., not to mention other resources. preparations are also underway here in philadelphia, this is a a live picture of

the ben franklin parkway where crews have been working around the clock to get ready for the pope's arrival on saturday. we will check with justin in a few minutes and will have more on what you can and cannot bring heading down there this weekend. hopefully we can leave punchos at home. >> yes. >> crossing our fingers. >> you see a chance of rain friday, yes. >> let's hope not. >> we will talk about weather but we will start with the beautiful weather today. there is a chill in the air, slight breeze out here but it is a gorgeous day to day. our second day of fall starting off, pretty nice, folks. lets look at current temperatures. it is chilly. fifty-eight in philadelphia 48 in allentown. you can see millville at 48. fifty-four in at atlantic city. we are starting off chilly. this is storm scan three. our skies look great. this is a problem we are talking about. we have a disturbance expect to track toward us as we head toward the weekend. so that is why we could see

clouds and showers into saturday and sunday. high of 81. beautiful sunshine. seventy-six down the the shore. breezy down there in the poconos. about 74 degrees. so we are looking good today, it is going to be beautiful, nice and warm but papal events forecast is a little muddled because we do have that weekend rain threat and it would be sunday. cloudy saturday but potentially rainy on your sunday which, of course is when the pope will be on the parkway giving mass. i will get into that coming up in a few moments in your seven day forecast but for now, ladies, back to you. >> i'm way over here in the traffic center. >> hi. >> good morning. >> i can tell you traffic levels are heating up. this is one area i keep my eye on i-95 southbound at cottman coming around s curve in center city we will see brake lights right about there, we are starting to see that now. just know starting to heat up, but look at this, 309 northbound at pennsylvania turnpike, looking great,

really good here. traveling around posted speed, just not that much traffic. we have construction here schuylkill in the eastbound direction near vine street but over here on the outside of the camera we have an accident pulled off to the shoulder. not causing too many slow downs. we will see flashing light slowing you down, and let me back out, pope coming to town this weekend. we have road closure between parkway and logan square. kelly drive between ben franklin parkway and fairmount avenue. spring garden between pennsylvania avenue and kelly drive and also remember, that some of your septa buses are detoured around ben franklin parkway and the septa closures start tonight a at 10:00 p.m. regional rail, market frankford, broad street line and trolley as alternates, are coming up, back to you. ben franklin parkway is in the middle of a transformation. >> imagine seeing it the right now and what it will look like in a couple days. >> totally different. live look where work continues on the papal mass on sunday, our justin finch is back out there on the parkway with

important information if anyone out there watching right now is planning to attend saturday or sunday, what should they know. >> reporter: good morning, there is precise work going on here on the park waste, all these barricades and fencing are not just for crowd control and safety but tolls maximize efficiency on what will be a very busy weekend, as you can see especially here on the parkway. the pope will be all the way down there the city is getting ready, prepping for perhaps as much as a million people for sunday's parkway mass, and thousands at independent mall area in surprise, security is stepping up. some common sense like weapons and ammunition and a sign of the times, no selfie sticks. these pilgrims are planning accordingly. >> bring a puncho, see through bag and hope for the best. >> backpacks, so we can bring a sandwich, and just water i

think and that is it. >> from the parkway continued mall, barricades are building up and, chopper three with the bird eye view with the tailormade stage the pope will face their day before a crowd of thousands. at the art museum steps the main stage one of two serving the saturday's festival of families, on sunday, that platform, transforms, into the the papal mass stage, which many want to sees in person. >> i almost didn't even want to come because of the crowds is kind of intimidating but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: once in a lifetime, indeed if you are not among 10,000 who got ticket to be at eakins oval where that stage is, we are in the non-ticketed a area watching one of these jump he trons here, still very close to history happening here in philadelphia, if you are turning out this weekend in olde city or in the parkway brace yourself for some very

long lines. we have a list of all of the things you cannot bring, there are 18, on our web site, cbs philly to the come. live on the parkway, justin finch, cbs-3 eye witt the necessary news. >> plenty of water and walking shoes though. >> an estimated 20,000 people, is expected to ride septa's regional rails from the paoli station in chester county to see the pope. the problem is there are only 600 parking spaces. you do the the math. septa is encouraging pill grips to get to the ride to the station and to help with the congestion employees are giving out water and in those standing in very long lines. looking at approximately a turnaround of every half an hour we will be moving a thousand people, give or take. >> big catholic block party. >> maybe some extra blessings will be sent our way, send them to paoli. wye could use it. >> if you drive, don't park in nearby businesses or your car will be towed.

big heads up there. >> to stay on top of any traffic issues the city of philadelphia has unveiled a text alert system during world meeting of families and papal visit. sign up by texting papal visit the all one word to 888777. i know nicole and i just sign up in the last half an hour. you can get information on weather and also any possibly mergecy information too. tune into cbs-3 tonight for our papal special, ukee washington and jessica dean will be live on the ben franklin parkway tonight as city puts finish touches on their papal preparations. also our pat ciarrocchi will explore the pope's history with those who know him well, it is tonight a at 7:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3 ment. we have some breaking news from saudi a a rain use this morning the death toll is now at 310 from a stampede at a pilgrimage on the outskirts of the holy city of in mecca. officials expect the death toll to rise. at least 450 other pilgrims

were injured and 2 million people are taking part in huge ceremonies surrounding the annual pilgrimages there. new this morning a man is fighting for his life after being stabbed four times in west oak lane, investigators tell us he got in the argument with another man near 67th and ogontz around 1:00 a.m. one man pick up a one by four hitting the other one, when that man pulled out a knife, he stabbed him. stabbing victim is in extremely critical condition, victim with the head injury is in stable condition, there is in word if police plan to file charges. meanwhile police are investigating a homicide in the overbrook park neighborhood, it happened around 7:30 in the 6700 block of cherwood road. a 41 year-old man was shot in the chest in the rear driveway. police rush the the victim to pen presbyterian medical center and pronounced dead on arrival. 6:10. still a head this morning more bad news for eagles fans not that we need it. we will tell but star power that had to leave practice with injury, plus...

>> crazy video as a car crashes through a building and goes airborne. the these thieves were on a mission. they did this on purpose. find out what they were after. some kind of day to take your blood pressure medicine, ahead in the healthwatch. we are waking up on thursday morning. we will take a short break. we will be right back.

we have another warm fall

day. >> we are tracking some rain for the the papal visit, kyla. >> yes, exactly but we have a beautiful day today evidence by the lovely sunrise we are seeing. this is our neighborhood network. 56 degrees in the cape may courthouse and, we will see clear skies, as we go through our day and it will be gorgeous. the lots of sunshine on tap and we can see working our way up to a very nice, warm high of 81 degrees, folks. it will be gorgeous. fifty-eight in philadelphia a little chill any allentown. 48 degreesment we will see blues moving in temperatures will get chillier. zooming in you can see 45 degrees in quakertown, 50 in willow grove and mount holly a at the 49. this is our problem. we have a disturbance to the south of us. while our sides are looking fine this morning this is what is heading our way up the companies and that is why we are concerned for the weekend. a as we head toward our papal visit weekend rain chances start to ramp up, particularly on sun take we are talking about a 40 percent chance of rain. that is to be a big problem for events out there.

so sat the day we will see celebration of the mass looking good, peaks of sun, as we get in the festival of families in the evening saturday. cloudy skies. it will be cool. looking into sunday a chance of showers, models right now not leaning too heavily on the fact, but we will keep tonight train cross our fingers. eighty-one for todayment beautiful sunshine as we head into tonight, low of 59 degrees, clear and comfortable. the as we get into our seven day forecast you can see we have pretty nice, temperatures, still, for this time of the year as we head into our weekend, we will see those 70's, we will get fall-like but check it out next week looking at tuesday, we are 80 degrees with sunshine. i have been talking to people on social media saying this is how fall is, maybe our winter would be nice. >> fingers crossed. >> that is right. >> i don't know about that. >> i think it is coming, like it or not. it smells like fall. good morning, everyone. the it is thursday, busy, i can tell you at 65:00 in the

morning. this is where we will see things heat up. we have an accident right now on the schuylkill eastbound, also, all those pole closures, yikes, how will we keep them straight. i will help you navigate as best as i can. things are looking good right now. let me show you live look outside, this is schuylkill eastbound for the the vine, right lane was block, and on the westbound side, if you were to look down here, camera turned around on us. looking at westbound side, we have an accident out of the way this is construction we have in place. schuylkill eastbound before the vine. it is block ago this right lane and that right shoulder and the boulevard for those coming southbound i can tell you know that once you get to the schuylkill you will slow down there too. the roosevelt boulevard southbound is looking very busy right there schuylkill westbound ramp to the boulevard, you can see looking g volume levels just overall on the the schuylkill are starting to heat up. that is what we will see. the let talk closures.

septa closures you can see we will have those closures at 10:00 p.m. i will talk about them in a second. ben franklin parkway, kelly drive and spring garden are all affected and septa closures coming up in a moment. back to you. talking sports right now the eagles play jets this sunday afternoon at meadow land and demarco murray might not be able to play. he injured a hamstring in practice yesterday and he is listed as questionable for the the the jets game right now. he did not meet with the media have a work outs and it has been a tough time for murray this year. just 11-yard in two games. led nfl in rushing last season with the cowboys. not doing so well in eagles green. but fans be sure to tune into cbs-3 tonight, nfl thursday night football game matches nfc east rivals the the giants and redskins. redskins are one and one, giants are zero and two. coverage kicks off tonight at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. don't forget to set your line ups, not the that you you would. that is a a big deal.

>> good luck, people. >> 6:17. red cross is ready to help anyone who need it while pope is in town. hear from the volunteers coming up. a man police say was arm with the gun is shot and killed, see the video of one man says shows that shooting, that is coming u and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children

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this morning an investigation is underway into a deadly shooting involving

wilmington police. man in the wheelchair whom police say was armed with the gun was kill. "eyewitness news" reporter in a cash brown has more on just what happened. >> unaudible. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" obtained this cell phone video from a witness who chose not to be identified. he says it showed a police involved shooting that is now under investigation. you you can hear officers asking the wheelchair bound man to drop the gun and put your hand up, wilmington police say just after 3:00 p.m. police units responded to two south scott street in reference with the male with the possible self inflict gunshot wound. police say they found the man in the 1800 block of toll up street. he was armed with the handgun, amir called police after hearing gunfire outside of his business. >> second time, we come out, we see the the guy. he was handicapped.

but we called the police. hand up. he don't listen. he reached back. then police shoot him. >> reporter: shell casings littered the scene as victim's family members rush to the scene wondering what happened. >> it was a surprise. you don't think you get the that kind of news getting off the work. i just want to to know what happened. >> reporter: police remain on the scene hours after the shooting, they are conducting a thorough investigation and they tell us, police involve shooting. in wilmington natasha brown cbs-3 "eyewitness news". just a brazen robbery caught on tape, thieves use a car to break in the gun store in virginia. >> the crash shows three men getting out of the car in hooded sweat shirts and also masks. police say the thieves work quickly stealing more than to

dozen firearms worth more than $5,000. we're also told the car used in that theft was reported stolen a few days before that burglary. all right. 6:23. we have more amazing video coming up, have you ever seen a elephant, take a bath. >> no. >> i think i have that look. >> we will see it coming up next. >> we will have health concerns for hundreds of thousands of people, expected to head to ben franklin parkway this weekend, to see the pope, doctor jen will stop by and she has tips to help keep you safe. kyla had has your forecast. >> i do, you'll like what i have to say about today we are working on that weekend forecast, hoping for a little heavenly help as we track potential for showers on sunday, i will tell you about it when we come back, stay with us "eyewitness news" will

on the healthwatch, best time to take blood pressure medication is at bedtime rather than in the morning. that is because it reduces blood pressure and lowers diabetes risks. spanish researchers track over 2,000 patient was severe high blood pressure over many years. patient whose took their medications before bed were 57 o develop, type two diabetes. >> huge difference. >> very interesting research there. >> fire fighters in one missouri city go above and beyond the call of duty. >> not every day you see something like this but sometimes do you what has to be done. >> web city missouri fire department used their fire

hoses to hose down these homes. >> they look to be enjoying it. >> lying down. >> my gosh. >> the pachyderms were in town for a circus performance and needed a little cool down there. >> that is terrific he likes how that feels. >> fire fighters say they use 500 gallons of water. >> yes. >> just like there. >> yes. >> feels good. >> exactly. >> now they are clean the elephants after a bath. >> 6:27. coming up next on "eyewitness news" we are live in washington d.c. where the pope has another historic day of of events, all before heading to new york city. jan? and the red cross had has a plan in place for whatever may happen during the papal visit but do you? coming up, two big things, red cross wants to you do before heading to center city. things are getting very heated out on the roadways right now we have an accident the schuylkill westbound at vine and i have all closures for pope, coming in this weekend coming up but first we will take a quick break.

good morning, and if you can, look at your tv right here, a beautiful sunrise right now as we live at center city, it looks like a desert sunrise here enjoying nice fall weather, talking 40's in some areas were you there is a a chance of rain on the horizon, and this week with the pope inside town, folks heading to the parkway and we have dicey news. >> it is, but we watch model runs to see how it is trending and right now it is trending better, but it is just tough to nail it down. i'm feeling better then i was earlier this morning if that is any help. >> lets take a look at what we're expecting saturday and sunday. right now saturday, breezy, 74. sunday we could see clouds and even a shower and high of 72.

we'd love to see better weather to are that. we will cross our fingers we will continue to trend to keep that storm south of us but beautiful, sunrise on tap, look at this, kutztown, only 45 degrees, but gorgeous out there, good morning, everybody. as we take a look the at that live look at the sunrise over center city, 58 degrees. wind north at 5 miles an hour. the just beautiful. quick look, shows you that we are nice and clear but however to our south there it is, stormy weather to put a kink in the plans for the weekend is what is expected to coast up our coast, and cause us a little witt of trouble. today, we are going to skip that one and head back to that. we will keep an eye on that stormy weather as we head across next few days but beautiful high of 81 degrees and sunshine, gorgeous day out there, staying well above average. will that holds for the weekend? not exactly. we will get into that when i come back. we will talk papal weekend forecast, in more details. we will head over to meisha. >> lets go to the traffic

center. we are heading toward rush hour so we can talk about this. this is where we have an accident schuylkill westbound. i can tell you this is push all the way off to the shoulder, not causing too many slow downs but we are heating up outside, many traveling less than posted speeds, and some major interstates and highways, this is what we would expect, a as we move toward 7:00 o'clock hour but more important than this. this is the schuylkill eastbound at spring garden, one of my favorites. the let me back out of the way. ninety-five southbound for girard, very busy, but i want to get right to this. this is septa station closures we will see because pope is coming to town, and these go in effect tonight a at 10:00 p.m., regional rail line, jefferson or 30th, market frankford your alternate will be 13th, second or ninth, broad street line your alternate walnut, locust, your alternate is 13th street. of course, ben franklin parkway between logan square, art museum, kelly drive, spring garden all affected.

we will have an update in 15 minutes. >> meisha, thanks. pope francis is packing the house chamber and making history as he addressed a joint meeting of congress. pope is on the cover of the upcoming issue of time magazine. it shows him arriving at joint base andrews two days ago. pope is bringing his message of humility and hope to capitol hill on the last day of his visit to washington. yesterday the pope was guest of the president obama at the white house, he embraced the president a's climate change, and, air pollution, a crowd close to 11,000 people, gathered on the white house lawn, and, and in english drawing attention to the polite of migrants. last night pope wrapped up a busy, historic day, talking about what he does best, even late last night leader of the catholic church met with the large crowd, shook hand, right before heading off to bed. in new york city central

park barricade lined the procession where pope francis will be greeted by 80,000 ticketed spectators tomorrow. there are steel fence that he is stand 8 feet high. security cameras have been installed along motorcade road for possible hackers. now, while in insuring pontiff will visit, 120 year-old catholic school in east harlem. 2,000, third and fourth graders will meet the pope n preparation for the the students they were challenged to follow pope's footsteps with projects showing how they cannery cycle and help the environment. children are very excited for their chance to meet with the pope. >> here in philadelphia, work continues around the clock, we are driving in at one there 30, we saw workers out there. they are working to finish the stage for the the pope's arrival. chopper three above the ben franklin parkway where the pope will celebrate mass on sunday. crews also pretty busy on independent mall where the pontiff will give a speech on a saturday. 6:35. the the papal visit is also keeping the red cross busy. >> oh, yeah, hundreds of volunteers are ready to help

in case of the emergency. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao he is at the red cross headquarters in center city, good morning. >> good morning. just about 600 volunteers have all over the the country will be stepping foot for the first time here in philadelphia to start helping the red cross. this organization has a plan in place for pretty much whatever unfolds during the the papal visit but do you i have plan in place. for exam wham do you do if you get separated from your family down here in center city. the red cross believes it will be dealing with a whole lot of these family reunifications this week end. usually responsible for disaster relief it is not often red cross gets to plan for an event much less a visit from the pope. >> we are dealing with something that is bright, something that is positive, and it is a change of pace for us. >> reporter: 600 volunteers will check in at 23rd and chestnut street location and prior to stay through the papal visit. >> volunteers coming as farrah away as oregon.

we have volunteers from denver. >> reporter: red cross will have two main rolls, medical assistance and family reunification, in fact, toll free help line went active to assist visitors who separated from loved ones while navigating philly. >> if you are lost, separated from your family, call that number we will have a team of people to help you there reunite with your family. >> reporter: best betties to have a plan to step food into center city. >> there will be 12 in the box right here. >> reporter: that is family reunification centers, red cross locations throughout philadelphia, thaw can set as a family meeting point, despite efforts to improve, cell phone reliability around the festival ground the red cross says you need a backup plan in case your phone loses service. >> pick a location up as a rally point. if you get separated, can't use a phone, go to this location we will meet you there at that place. >> reporter: of course, you can always ask police officer for help, they will bring you to the nearest red cross center for assistance.

>> if you need help contact the red cross we are ready and willing. here that is toll free number, the red cross wants everyone in your family to have, write it down, (855)259-2114, if you get separated, call that number and the red cross will help. we have that number as well as a long full list of all 12 of those family reunification centers throughout philadelphia on our web site, please take a look, check it out, cbs philly.com, just have a plan in place and if you do get separated red cross and police will be here to help. we are reporting live, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> great to see those folks volunteering their time. >> red cross stepping up as they always do but nice for a happy occasion. >> thank you, jan. coming up next we are live in washington d.c. with a look ahead to the pop's history making day. >> jan talks about the crowds, hundreds of thousands of people are expect on the ben franklin parkway to see the the pope this weekend. the at this time there are big crowds there are health

concerns. doctor jan is here, with steps to stay safe, healthy and hydrated, up next. >> ♪ pope is bringing big name celebrities to philadelphia, including man done, like a prayer here. find out who else will be in town for the pope's arrival. we will be right back.

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to tens of thousands of spectators are expected to be watching the giant television screens as pope francis bringing his message to capitol hill. >> he will be the first pep to address a joint meeting of congress. our reporter from sister station w u.s.a. is live for us on the national mall to get a glimpse on the the the pope, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it will be a, jammed packed day for pope francis last day here in washington d.c., and yes, many are trickling in going through security, to get on to the the capitol ground, and the national mall.

pope francis will be the first pope to address congress, he will meet privately with speaker john boehner, and then will greet some 50,000 guests on the west lawn of the capitol and we have some of them will be there, these are georgetown university students. you are one of the lucky ones with tickets, right. >> yes, we are. >> reporter: what makes this pope so connect to all of you you. >> well, he has progressive change in the catholic church and that resonates with the younger generation like us. >> reporter: what makes this pope so special to all of you. >> i believe he is really progress i have, and also his views on immigration and social issues are really what we're all for at georgetown. >> reporter: for young are generation being connect and people coming back to the catholic church, is it a testament to the pope that we have. >> completely change the image of the church and how people view it, he is focused on equality and just common man rather than just church dogma

and more traditional stuff. >> reporter: thanks very much. some more of the faithful going through security. after this trip to washington d.c., of course, he heads to new york and then your great city of philadelphia. live here from the national mall, surae chin. >> thank you for that report. let's check with kyla and our weather watchers. how are we looking. >> we are chillier then we have been, right? so good morning. the lets take a look at a few observations. we have 49 degrees. the in the 40's where margot is in buena vista township. she said, okay, this is a coal start, she does not approve. i get it, i like warmer weather too but unfortunately you know where this is going. we have 54 degrees with joe's neff orland and he is doing very well. very cool temperature with the light breeze, and that little breeze makes it all the more chilly. fifty-two where david is, in clementon.

looking g let talk about the weekend, what everybody wants to necessity will it rain this weekend. saturday we will have breezy conditions and cloud, shower possible, on sunday, although, turf say that the model is looking better and better as we go along. beautiful sunrise. good morning to those in cape may gorgeous. fifty-eight in philadelphia a. fifty-four in at atlantic city. check out mount pocono just 47 l start. nice and clear on storm scan three. we have a beautiful sunrise. we have a few clouds but this is our problem we are keeping an eye on. this disturbance to the south and this is what we're worried about tracking towards us, that could bring those clouds and even yes a shower or two into our area. that is the problem to day we don't that have problem. it will be gorgeous out there, in problems at all. but as we start to get the in to the weekend we have to look out for these showers and storms. we will talk more about that when i come back but lets head over to meisha and she's keeping an eye on these major traffic closures, meisha.

we will talk about that in a second. what we are seeing is an accident, more vehicles that get on the roadways this is what happens and when it does, it causes significant slow downs. this is what we are seeing westbound before south street pulled off to the left. you can see it is involving a septa bus and vehicle, because of that in and of itself it will make a bigger deal then it would if it were just a couple vehicles because of the size of the bus this is backups because of this, on the schuylkill at grays ferry, lined all the way up looking more like a parking lot then moving toward rush hour. give yourself a couple extra minutes in that stretchy highly recommend you doing so. vine street to and from the schuylkill parkway closures are in effect because pope is copping to town this weekend. because of that we have road closure as well, ben franklin parkway logan square to the art museum, kelly drive between ben franklin parkway and fairmount, spring garden street parks avenue to kelly drive and septa buses are detoured around ben franklin parkway. i do have mass transit closures as well and we will

touch base with those in a little bit, erika, over to you . many people, thousands and thousands of people are making their way to the parkway this weekend so we are wondering what should you keep in mind to stay safe. >> family physician doctor jennifer cuddle is here with a few health tips, good morning, doctor jen. >> good morning, guys. >> erika mentioned hundreds of thousands maybe millions of people making their way to philadelphia for some people a lot of walking will be involve. >> yes. >> what can you tell people at home. >> first of all, happy pope in philly, because it feels like a holiday. very exciting. thinks the thing there will be a lot of walking, and so count on it. make sure you have white shoes, comfortable shoes, and, comfortable shoes, and, if you you have any concerns about being healthy enough to do lots of walking talk tour doctors. bring your cysttive devices. make sure you bring that too. of course staying hydrated is

super important. there will be tons of walking this weekend. >> what other things beside water should we bring with us. >> couple things that are super important. first of all make sure you have your medication list. that is important. you you want to have that list on your person, so if you have to show that you can do that. make sure you have a list of important phone numbers that is very important as well. and then i also think it is important to have a snack with you, you know, have a snack in case you need a little snack when you are out there on the parkway. education for those who are diabetic and other medications, this is super important thaw remember to bring those. so those are some things i would really implore to you bring. >> weather always plays a factor. it is not extremely hot but i think is there a chance of rain. how is that impacting people and what should they do. >> it is all about preparation. it is all about being prepared. i would say make sure to listen to the cbs forecast so you you know. dress nothing layers can be helpful to make sure you have enough closing and a little,

enough when you see to get through and wear a hat, even/a cloudy day is there of sunshine. you can get sunburn wearing that sun screen, light weight wait closing, make sure you are very comfortable. >> the parkway, not up are allah i or staying home, hunkering down what do you make sure you have at the house just in case. >> kind of plan your credit's office stuff. i think it is important. know if your personal doctor's office will be opened. >> yeah. >> is your doctor on call thaw can call if you need them. those people perfect getting life saving therapist like dialysis and chemotherapy, make sure you talk tour physicians and medical groups about what you need to do to make sure that you can still get these permanent he is where you go and what time and stuff like. that super important. backup plan is really important to have. >> neglect road closures, how you can get to the hospital. >> that is thing you want to get how to get if you need to go to an alternate location. they should be able to help. interest leg enough world

meeting, 2015.org which is the web site for the papal visit has some information that many health care providers will be available to provide, medical care on a non-appointment basis. 102nd left. >> lets say you are in that crowd, something happens, you feel your had heart racing. >> there should be medical aid stations reportedly around the city. we know red cross will be here. always important to have your cell phone and to be able to call for help and always call for help. that is what you do. >> great advice. >> great to see you guys. >> happy pope week to you guys too. >> yes. >> thank you. >> it is 6:50. this knotted grotto at basilica of saints peter a inn paul has been a stream of tourist. >> the faithful ahead of the pope's visit. even late last night, and early this morning, several people were there, to write their intentions down on pieces of paper. >> it is just a wonderful experience just to see potential of opportunity, to see the pope. >> it is beautiful, i love all

of the ribbons and all of the prayers, and welcoming the pope. >> the knotted grotto will be up through the even of the papal visit. the pope is also bringing a lot of a list celebrities to philadelphia a. >> actor mark wahlberg was spotted working out at philadelphia sporting club at the bellevue. wahlberg is hosting world meeting of families festival on the parkway. according to the philly gossip guy he is staying at the rittenhouse hotel with most of the other president performers and vip guests except madonna. >> i had heard a couple months ago she went to book a room at the rittenhouse and it was full so now she's staying at lows. >> okay. >> if you spot a celebrity in town for the pope or if you are on the parkway or watching history unfold we want to hear from you either way. tweet us at cbs philly using hashtag there it is, cbs philly pope. we are keeping it simple for you. >> wait, wait, hold on. >> be a witness to history and tell us about it. the tweet us if you are on

facebook, twitter, instagram whatever the the case may be use cws philly pope. >> we will show them to you over next few daysy didn't realize hughe dylann was philly gossip guy. papal visit has put a twist in the plans for 24th annual irish festival in north wildwood. >> it gets underway today and runs through the weekend. due to mandatory overtime, many nurses, police officers and fire fighters from the philadelphia area who usually come won't be able to make it. philadelphia police and fire pipes and drums had to cancel will a performance, but organizers say the event will march on, big crowds are expect because again some folks coming in town for pope, some people getting out of the town because of his arrival. >> some going the other way. >> no disrespect to the pope of course. >> we will be right back. >> but first here's is what coming up tonight on cbs-3.

all right. take a look, it looks empty new but ben franklin parkway will be jammed packed this week. in a couple days, very different scene with pilgrims in town, of course to see pope francis. >> just you wait. justin finch joins with us what we need to necessity if you are planning to go down this weekend. good morning, justin. >> erika and nicole, the city is bracing for a million people to be on the parkway this weekend, and take a look here the work is paying off. as you can see parkway transforms, finishing touches falling into place.

stages are rising on the parkway and over independent mall. to maximize safety ande physiciancy this weekend the secret service has a list of 18 things they want to you leave at home. many are common sense items to pose safety hazard such as weapon and ammunition, toy guns or none in service animals. others are modern conveniences like drones, selfie sticks and they are not allow but as you walk around the parkway the pope is on his way. excitement is building. we are seeing tourist coming by, run by and take an extra look. we are seeing 18 things to leave at home. we have a list at cbs philly.com. live on the parkway i'm just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> don't want to bring your drone. >> selfie sticks at home. >> and tune in tonight for our papal special, ukee washington and jessica dean will be live on the ben franklin parkway as city puts finishes touches on the papal visit preparations. our pat ciarrocchi will explore the pope's history

with those who know him well, tonight the at 7:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3. >> before we go a story you just to have see, texas retiree is paying back his best friend. >> he says, he liked to get out of the house just like the rest of us. >> check out k-9 frame, hello, out of the fort worth. >> are you kidding me. >> eighty-one year-old eugene started to care for these, dogs and he built them their own train. >> this is amazing. >> the dog has a tractor trailer a and they all run and hop into go for a ride. >> yes. >> well, that is wonderful. >> just what i needed, great way to start your morning. >> yes. >> and it is more 80-degree temperatures. >> we have another beautiful day. sunshine i high of eight 16789 gorgeous, everybody. the as we head toward weekend it does get cooler. we have cloud on saturday and chance of the shower on sunday crossing my fingers that will back off by the time

we head toward weekend. model is trending toward it backing off. >> we will pray about that. >> yes. >> lets do that. >> sound good kyla, thanks very much. we have a trouble spot, schuylkill westbound before south street and i can tell you right now that the backups, because of this septa a bus and the vehicle are excessive. we are looking more like a parking lot then moving. overall net would be if you can stay in your home longer you will want to do so otherwise give yourself some extra time. >> yeah. >> justin that trend throughout the rest of the weekend. >> yes. >> not a bad idea. >> a lot of patients. next up on cbs this morning nfl stars payton and eli manning surprised their alma matter with golden footballs. >> join us bright and relevant i each weekday morning right here on cbs-3 starting at 4:30 . we will be here tomorrow to see you and rest of the weekend. stay with us. >> have a great morning everybody. seven hey pope week.

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