service tonight, david? >> reporter: jessica, it is a a wild scene on fifth avenue knew here in manhattan. pope francis is expected to arrive in about 15 minutes. he is landing the at jfk and will meet with 200 local catholic school children and he will get in the helicopter and actually land in manhattan just a few blocks from where i'm standing right now. we have a shot of the airport waiting for that papal arrival and when he left washington d.c. he met with dignitaries, secretary of state john kerry, among others, but the crowd in manhattan cannot wait for pope francis to get here. on a side note, i just happened to see the pope's fiat with vatican plates driving by with a test run. the pope francis was not inside but cathedral behind me st. patrick's cathedral is a a beautiful cathedral just went under a 177 million-dollar renovation and finished three months early. obviously for the pope visit. pope francis will land in that chopper in about an hour or so

and make his way before he head inside for a mass tonight, beginning at 7:00 o'clock. we will be live at 6:00 and special at 7:00 outside st. patrick's cathedral. the reporting live, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> big crowd there, david, thanks very much. don't pope francis visit to washington d.c. today's dressed a joint meeting of congress, thousands on have people gathered on you the side the capitol as the pope delivered his historic address. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones a has more from washington. >> reporter: in his speech to congress today the pope did not shy way from hot button issues ranging from immigration, to the death penalty. pope francis received a standing ovation as law maker welcomed him to the heart of the u.s. government. the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress and he frequently referenced the legacy of martin luther king junior. >> i am happy that in america

continues to be for many the land of dreams. >> reporter: his speech focusond topics familiar to lawmakers including climate exchange and religious stream ism. >> required to combat violence perpretrated in the name of a religion. >> reporter: on immigration francis called for greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. looking for a better life. >> we must not be taken back by the numbers but rather use them as they must, seeing their faces, listening to their stories. >> reporter: behind the pope were vice-president joe biden and house speaker john boehner, highest ranking catholics in the u.s. government. during his speech pope francis delivered a tough message about the arms trade. >> why? deadly weapon being sold to

those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and on society. >> reporter: outside the capitol thousands cheered as pope francis appeared on the balcony. he expressed gratitude for their presence and asked god to bless the most important ones here, the children. >> thank you you very much, and god bless america. >> reporter: also from the balcony pope francis said for those who do not the belief or cannot pray, he asked that you set good wishes his way. reporting from washington d.c., todd quinones, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and final preparations are underway here in philadelphia for the pope's arrival on saturday. so how ready is the sit i today mayor michael nutter detailed where city is at this point. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter was there and spoke with the city leaders, walt. >> reporter: ukee, the mayor said first cuba, washington and then new york like it just

really dawned us here that the pope is coming but to really understand the word you have to feel what i'm feeling out here on the parkway right now. the most incredible energy building over the past 24 hours. a sea of flashing lights, metal barricade and signs, floods the the parkway. from the papal alter, block after block, and entire second city taking shape, a papal city, with its own reservoirs of bottled drinking water and it own broadcast network of giant jumbotrons. >> we are the city of block parties and this francis festival is the mother of all block parties. >> reporter: up in the northeast osprey military aircraft and marine helicopter normally used to fly top dignitaries like the president, practiced take offs and landings near the city prison complex where the pope will visit. on the ground national guard troops the the the first of hundreds, arriving to keep watch on streets, with more and more closures coming in the hours ahead. >> you want to get in your

vehicle and be in philadelphia, certainly by 6:00 p.m., tomorrow night, and that is when the larger traffic restrictions, are fully in place. >> reporter: finally, the main architect of the papal security plan police commissioner charles ramsey revealing in response to my question that he shares the common dream with virtually everyone of the hundreds of thousands who will gather here. >> are you going to meet him. >> well, that is a good question and i don't know. i hope at some point in time i at least get within a hundred yard have of him but, you know, i'm hopeful. >> reporter: the commissioner emphasized that despite all of the law than force. personnel out here, all neighborhood in the city will be receiving, full protects under a special plan. coming up at 6:00 are the original estimates of how many people would come here, and, how much the city would been fit economically from the pope's visit accurate? we will have, for you, what officials have to say. live from the parkway i'm walt

hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much. crews are busy getting ben franklin bridge ready for the weekend. chopper three flying over the bridge today and chopper three found trucks moving barriers and portable the pot is in to place before the the bridge closes to traffic at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow night. bridge will open up to pedestrians beginning at 6:00 o'clock saturday morning. more road closures start in center city in just a few hours. so tonight a at 0:00 o'clock the secure perimeter and secured vehicle perimeter go into effect a and that means no cars are allowed to be park on the street and those areas shaded in red, and in dark gray. only residents, business owners and authorized personnel are in that red zone after 10:00 o'clock tonight. tomorrow morning at 6:00, metal detectors will open for anyone traveling in the the secured perimeter from 20th street to 12th street. and then at 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning no cars will be allowed on the road, now highlighted in orange. if you are taking septa

tonight be prepared for some station's to shut down. the stations will close at 10:00 o'clock tonight. you can also see alternate suggested by septa. if you missed those details and there are a lot of them we have put them on our web site at cbs philly.com. we hear at "eyewitness news" are getting you ready for the papal visit. don't miss our special on the pope in philadelphia, tonight, jessica and i will be live on the ben franklin parkway, we will have the latest on the final preparations ahead of the pope's arrival and our pat ciarrocchi will explore the pope's history, with some people who knew him well. that is tonight at 7:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3. as always, count on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the papal visit all weekend long including non-stop coverage of every major event during the pontiff's stay in philadelphia. and if you are not near your television you can always stream "eyewitness news" live, on cbs philly.com. outside it is another spectacular september day, but the big question, everybody wants to know right now is what it will look like when

the pope is in town. meteorologist kate bilo is live on the die deck with the first look at a the forecast. kate, i wish we could pause weather like this, this is great. >> this is fantastic. what a beautiful afternoon it is, unfortunately it is not going to stay this way for the pope's visit. we have a coastal storm that is providing a tricky forecast as we head in the weekend. lets look the at storm can three, you can see just a few cloud starting to drift by. but as we zoom outlook at what is happening in the deep south. portion office south carolina and new york are getting heavy rain as storm develops in that area and this system is going to track its way across the eastern seaboard this weekend. it is battle between blocking high to the north and coastal low to the south. if the blocking high weakens and storm moves to the north we have a chance for little bit of rain to invade area and looking most likely to be sunday afternoon. if that low moves further north a greater threat for rain, sunday afternoon. that is a big time, of course as the pope is in philadelphia, papal mass on the parkway, definitely want

to have rain gear. coming up with the the full forecast i will tell you about how much rain could fall with this system and how good chances are that possibly we stay dry, i'll have your full seven day forecast as well coming up, for now back inside to you. we will see you shortly. now latest on the story first told on cb. , delaware delaware department obvious advertise is looking in the deadly police involve shooting in wilmington. the victim is a man in the wheelchair. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is at wilmington city hall right now, cleve. >> reporter: late this afternoon the mayor, police chief pledging to give a thorough, transparent investigation into the police involved shooting, that family of the men who died said it didn't have to happen. >> they shot him like road kill. >> reporter: phyill is is upset after they shot jeremy mcdole on "eyewitness news". four officers engaged mcdole whose wheelchair bound after receiving a report he was armed and had already shot himself. it is difficult to see what

mcdole does or says in the the video but police say numerous time to drop his gun and put his hand up before opening fire in rapid success. >> hand up. >> reporter: police say they recovered 38 caliber hand gun at mcdole's side. family says the officers made the situation worse then it had to be. >> i watch the video they shot my son so much, he fell in the wheelchair. he fell out of his chair on the brown. >> reporter: shortly after speaking to is, mrs. mcdole attended a news briefing at city hall abe after announcing her presence she was invited next to the mayor and police chief. >> would you like to come up, ma'am. >> this is unjust. he was in the wheelchair paralyzed from the waist down, video showing that he didn't pull a weapon. >> reporter: authorities subpoenaed videos from "eyewitness news". i asked chief bobby cummings what officers saw that we don't in regard to mcdole and the gun. >> when they engage him they were able to see they had a weapon and information prior to the getting there was he

inflict injury upon himself with the handgun. >> reporter: delaware attorney general's office is investigating mcdole's death as they do all police involve shooting but community members are asking for an independent investigation as well. >> justice or else, justice or else. >> police say that the officers involved, in the shooting are on administrative leave, this evening at 7:30 there will be a preparer vigil for jeremy mcdole at corner of rodney and lancaster street. the the mayor says he will be there. reporting live, from wilmington i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" revitalizing the camden waterfront. >> we will show you major development project unveiled a along the delaware river. plus a a manhunt in center city, detectives comb for clues after a man is murdered in broad daylight right here near the world meeting of families is taking place. changing the lives of some local students, why construction of this playground means so much to them, when we come right back.

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at st. patrick's cathedral. >> there is an estimated 200 people there to greet him, helicopters as you just saw are what will take him in the city if anyone going from jfk in the city can take a while. his schedule, there is his plane, you see coming in, his schedule tomorrow is pack. pontiff will speak at u.n. and also a multi state religious services at ground zero. he will then ride through central park and hold a mass at madison square garden. he will be traversing manhattan tomorrow up and down, a lot of road closures there in effect which he here in philadelphia can identify with. the plane coming in it looks like right now. >> he will go to east harlem to our lady queen of angels the school there, that has been serving the community for over 120 years, the pope has arrived, in new york. a man is murdered in broad daylight, just steps away from where thousands of catholics are celebrating the the world meeting of families. deadly stabbing happened right

across from the pennsylvania convention center on broad and cherry streets in center city. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live with more on the search for a killer, rahel. >> reporter: jessica, police tell me this after afternoon they were able to get their hand on surveillance video, they tell me images are very clear but they are hoping that those images lead them to the suspect. >> reporter: police say victim was simply walking to work early thursday morning. >> he was a working man, he did have have a couple children and we believe he was on his way to work. >> reporter: fatal stabbing happened at 6:45, moments later and just feet away herman and several others were working. >> we were out here, we were banging, tearing things down. we can't hear nothing. we hear noise going on. i didn't hear screams or anything at all. i turned around and there was a guy, with people trying to help him. >> reporter: medics took the 47 year-old victim to nearby hahnemann hospital. the stab wound to the left

side of his chest was fatal. sources from the police department tell me it appears he was a maintenance worker downtown. >> we're out here working in the dark and, it could have been us. >> reporter: people who work in the a area tell "eyewitness news" that the homeless often congress great along broad street near cherry. police say they are investigating is investigate if you go the person is responsible is known to the area. >> we have detectives looking at area video so hopefully we will develop a suspect quickly. >> reporter: jamie says the the incident is a alarming for all of the people who live here. >> i have my back turned to the street, so if people walking up here, all through the night. so anything can happen. i just figure same thing when that happened that could have been any of us. >> reporter: back out here live you can see just how close this scene is to the convention center, and i did ask captain clark if he had any concerns about how close this stabbing was to the world meeting of families, he tells me that this was an isolated incident this morning and

informed me that there are uniformed officers very much present in this area. reporting live, rahel solomon, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> rahel, thank you. kate bilo is joining us now inside and, well kate, we keep asking you the same question, over and over again. >> yes. >> come on, come on. >> we still have the same forecast, it is a chance of rain for sunday evening, sunday afternoones specially g news if its do rain it is mainly late sunday. late sunday is a a pretty big deal in philadelphia. it is papal mass a lot of people will be outside. i say expect it to be wet and hope for it to be dry but you have to plan for the chance for some rain later on sunday. lets get into it.the chance we have a lot to talk about, a lot of different scenarios that could play out here. the let talk about is what happening right now. beautiful day. we will go down to logan circle down to the parkway. it is a beautiful afternoon in philadelphia second day of fall. nothing but sunshine. another great warm day, what a great stretch of wet they are would have been if we could shift it a a few days forward

in the weekend but looking beautiful on the parkway. lets go out to the live neighborhood network and in kutztown nothing but blue skies and cloud moving in. right now 76 there. nice day down the shore as well. not too many people parked on the beach. a few included there but someone standing on the beach enjoying a nice afternoon. of course, it is this storm that we will continue to watch here as it the starts to gain strength off the coast of the carolinas and bringing heavy rain in portions of western south carolina and georgia. center of this low will trap up the coast as we head in the weekend and it will be a battle between blocking high to the north and coastal low. it depend on how strong that storm gets. right now temperatures are right around 80. seventy-six in the millville. seventy-nine in trenton. watching storm heading in the weekend it slowly lifts north. we have a gusty breeze that will start to pick up throughout the weekend as well with high pressure to the north and then this could clip us late on sunday. let look at our two main models and look the at descrepancy here. gfs model hat 1.3 inches of rain. european model, .3 of an inch.

that is a huge difference here. this is what we want to hope for but this is what we want to plan for. fit is worst case scenario and gfs scenario by sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. not a lot of rain has fallen. this is mainly after 2:00 that the steadier rain starts to move in and heavier would be overnight sunday night. wind get strong tomorrow afternoon with gusts up to 20 miles an hour and even stronger on the saturday with wind gusts up to near 30 miles an hour, a at times, so definitely a breezy cool weekend in addition to that chance of rain late sunday. overnight tonight a few clouds, comfortable at 60. for your friday, sunshine early, wind pick up, cloud keep us cooler at 76. eye bitterness weather three day forecast which does include papal visit, cloud breezy but dry on saturday. don't need rain gear here. sunday bring it especially in the afternoon we do still that have chance for rain, i'll have your full seven day in the next half an hour. for now, sta

here's a live look at jfk

airport where pope francis just walk off his plane for tour of new york city. he is being met by dignitaries from the city and state. he will go to saint patrick's cathedral for an evening prayer service, and by the way, our david spunt is there and we will check with him live coming up at 6:00 o'clock, pope francis, in new york. let's talk football and injury buggies biting eagles hard, and getting to this game in new york, with the jets. >> so early they are dealing with these massive situations right now. eagles continue to prepare for what is now a must win game in the meadow land against the jets. today we got an update on the injured star demarco murray. eagles running back injured his hamstring yesterday at practice and did not practice today. his status for sunday is now up in the air. chip kelly thinks his backfield will be okay with murray cannot play. >> i have always said you had to have depth at running back. that was always planned for. we have tremendous confidence

the in ryan and darren sproles, if demarco cannot go but we're not saying anything right now. we will see what he does tomorrow and saturday. we will make a determination whether he will play on sunday. >> before eagles head to the meadow london sunday week three of the nfl kicks off right here tonight on cbs-3, giants/red are skins, it is thursday night football. eagles fans will be watching very closely, megan alexander is live at met life stadium with the preview of the match up between nfc east rivals, megan? >> good evening, to you don, hello from met life stadium here in new jersey, beautiful night as fans begin to enter the stadium for you said it a big match up between new york giants and washington redskins breaking it down for you we have got giants, quarterback eli manning, 34 year-old just signed that new 84 million-dollar contract, he has got talent in running back, shane serene and odell beck ham junior. two time super bowl winning

champion and yet giants can't seem to get a win. they are zero and two. look at redskins young quarterback curt cousins seemed to have found his rhythm and emerged from rg3. he has a spark of energy from the duo of team m o.j. o, running back alfred morris and rookie matt jones. redskins have one of the best defenses in the league. what does that mean for the game tonight? we have asked thursday night football host and former giants star phil simms, to weigh in. >> i think both teams will be real exited to play. i think the giants are lucky, the way they have lost their first two games to be playing on thursday night. lets see if we can correct this. i think after last years thursday night game down there, where washington was absolutely, what is the word for it, they were horrendous. that will be on their mind too. a lot of factors get involve. in the nfl when you get emotion involved that is when you get great games. >> reporter: it will be a fun game indeed but a tough game,

one for both of these teams, they say, may not be won until fourth quarter, something that we have sceneries presidentially in these unpredict an first weeks of football, don. >> i love phil what is the the word, horrendous. >> megan, last couple weeks has been a roller coaster ride for nfc east what kind of impact will tonight have on the rest of the season. >> reporter: well, as you know, lot of people very surprised that the eagles and giants are zero and two. redskins one-one. dallas cowboys two-o but they just lost their quarterback tony romo out with an injury. so nfc east very much up for grabs which means there will be a lot have eye balls on this game tonight. new york giants fans they are a tough crowd too. last time they are very vocal about how their team is doing whether that is good or bad. it will be fun one inside met life stadium for thursday night football now back to you, don. megan alexander, thank you very much, appreciate it. she change her gear from last time we saw her where she

was rocking yellow t-shirt, yeah. nfc east showdown on thursday night football, coverage starts at 7:30 on cbs-3. then stick around for "eyewitness news" after the the game. >> thanks very much. but before we do it. >> lets give you another live look at jfk a airport where pope francis walk off his plan for his tour of the new york city. >> he is heading to st. patrick's cathedral for an evening prayer service. our david spun t is there and we will check in live coming up at 6:00. camden waterfront business to get a 1 billion-dollar make over. >> we will show you new look for major construction project. plus war shipper heed pope's request before he arrives in philadelphia, message coming out of the world meeting of families. if you are eyeing one of the new iphones you may have trouble finding one tomorrow we will tell you why apple will not sell the phone in some local stores, we will be

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new at 5:30 the pope begins the second leg of his historic u.s. visit, arriving here in new york city. this is video from just moments ago when the pope arrived there at jfk airport. the pope will take part in the prayer service in the at st. patrick's cathedral and tomorrow pontiff will visit ground zero and celebrate mass a at madison square garden. in washington d.c. pope francis gave a historic speech to a joint meeting of congress. >> pontiff received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him to the heart of the united states government. the pope is the first leader of the catholic church to address joint meeting of congress. the his speech focused on topics familiar to these lawmakers including climate change, religious streamism and immigration. >> we must not be taken back by the numbers but rather view

them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their story. >> pope wrapped up his vice witt a stop in the local church and a meeting with homeless people and charity workers. the city of philadelphia continues to make its final preparations, for pope francis visit to the world meeting of families this weekend. it is day three of the gathering a at the pennsylvania convention center and "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is there. >> reporter: from the second floor of the convention center came sound of pure joy. five minutes before the devout catholic women were strangers. >> i just met a new friend from africa and every step i take i get the to meet, and greet, so many brothers and sisters from another world. >> reporter: moments later the room was enveloped by song, as a happy crowd, welcomed in

vincent palia, thinks day three of the world meeting of families. >> this event has covered big family issues like raising children, caring for elderly relatives, divorce, finances, today the focus was on intimacy. >> there is a human sexuality, today talking about who we are and what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman. >> i will continue my visit to philadelphia where i will take part in the world meeting of families. >> reporter: he also asked for well wishes from his followers, and that, those in philadelphia, were happy to do. >> pope francisco. >> pope francisco. >> we love you and we continue to pray for you. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

we're close to having a million people expected to converge on the parkway red cross is prepared to help. command center for red cross operations is up and running at 23rd and chestnut. red cross will have 16 family reunification centers around the parkway to help lost family members find each other. the red cross says families going to the parkway should have a backup plan in case their cell phone loses services and somebody gets lost. >> the best thing to do is find a police officer and they will bring to you one. we have 16 different locations we have set up throughout city and outside philadelphia in addition to that. so if you do get lost, cell phonies not working, find a police officer and they will bring you to a reunification sites. and there we have triple backup communication process. >> red cross will operate several medical assistance stations a all around center city. operation will run throughout the the papal visit. lets take another live look at jfk airport. pope francis is now on the helicopter and heading in the

city. he is going st. patrick's cathedral for an evening prayer service. our david spunt is there and we will check with him coming up at 6:00 o'clock. very busy two days, but no doubt when he touches down here saturday at 9:30 in the morning. >> stay up to dayton any issues, surrounding the papal visit, sign up for philadelphia's text alert system by signing 888777 to papal visit. they will give you pour information about traffic, possibly mergecy information and weather conditions and updates, when the pope is in town. so, speak of those weather conditions, will you need your rain gear if you willing going to the parkway this weekend. meteorologist kate bilo has the latest on the forecast with the papal visit. >> good news is, umbrellas and rain gear is permitted, those items permitted on the parkway this weekend. the bring them if you are heading down sunday morning when you are not going back or hotel room all day long because this system will impact us late sunday. question is how close is the rain get and how quickly does

it move in here? here's the low. it will move up the coast as we head in the upcoming weekend. it will bring increase in cloud cover and very breezy conditions as well as we have been battling between a high and a low and that creates a strong pressure gradient. strong northeasterly wind will be felt saturday and on sunday, cool and breezy no matter what, question is how quickly does this rain get here. is there a chance it could miss us to the the south on sunday but i would plan and be happy if this misses us. the saturday, breezy and cool at 74. sunday mostly cloud which a chance for rain in the afternoon and at night and 72 degrees, behind sunday both days, again, cool and windy. coming up with the full forecast we will talk about how it turns cloudy, breezy throughout the daze tomorrow and through the the weekend. we will have papal break down, what you can expect for each event and latest information on the coastal low and how much rain to anticipate, that is all coming up, back to you. big changes are coming to the camden waterfront, take a look at these renderings of the 1 billion-dollar complex

to be built on the waterfront by liberty property trust. the the development which will sit next to the aquarium and ben franklin bridge will feature offices, apartments and retail stores. two of the proposed building are very tall and will offer views of the philadelphia sky line. tragedy in seattle today after four people are killed in the crash involving a duck boat and charter bus. another two people are critically injured after the ride the ducks tour vehicle and bus collided on a bridge. in philadelphia there have been two fatal duck boat-related accidents in recent years, just last man a pedestrian was struck in chinatown. that person's family has filed a lawsuit. speedy investigation into what caused a a deadly stampede on the outskirts of the mecca is on islam's holiest city. 700 pilgrims died and 800 more were hurt. tragedy is raising questions about the the ad was say of security measures in place during the annual pim grim age. 1 million muslims take part every year.

a football coach accused of ordering his players to hit a referee has resigned. mack breeze was an assistant a coach in john j high school in san francisco. he ordered two players to hit the referee as pay back for racial comments and calls. players were suspended and now attending an alternative high school. apple a's new iphone goes on sale tomorrow but if you planned on buying one from a apple store in delaware, you have to wait a little longer. tech giant is limiting sales to walk in customers in delaware and three other states without sales tax. those people can only pick up the new 6s if they preordered on line. that reservation window is closed but will reopen, on saturday morning. we will be right back.

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my favorite. bad news. the johnsonville factory burned down brian. it's terrible. well if you can't serve tasty sausage why are we even a family?

i may as well move out. well, if that's what yo... you're right. i'll stay. and tomorrow we're going to help johnsonville rebuild that factory. i'll take dinner in my room, with chocolate milk. make pasta tastier with johnsonville italian sausage. we don't make sausage. we make family. and sausage. today in north philadelphia a community came together to give student,

something they have never had at their school, a play ground. >> "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos shows us how the neighborhood joined forces for the veteran. >> reporter: just one week ago all this was a plot of dirt but now you can see more than 200 volunteers, creating this massive playground, for a charter school which never had one. it is this small classroom was your gym, you'd probably want somewhere else to play. today some 200 volunteers are making it happen, taking this dirt plot and drilling, sawing, and cementing their way to this, what will be the the first playground, with 709 students at antonio charter school has ever had. >> normally they play, in the yards, or at the blacktop but today is special because we're all out here, building them a new play ground. >> reporter: eric berk wits is with the germination project. >> one of the primary goals is investing in philadelphia civic future. >> reporter: he and others are one of the many community

groups here to volunteer their time. there is a lot of planning that goes into today to make it very successful. we started discussions about this bill back in june, maybe even may. >> reporter: today the magic happened. as with plenty of music, dancing abe elbow grease, these grateful students have something to look forward to enjoying recess outside. >> i have been here for seven years but after seven years we are finding a playground. >> we're super excited, super happy. >> we will have so much fun in this playground. >> reporter: as for this classroom/gym it will be still used school officials say but mostly on rainy days. report aring high here from north philadelphia, greg ar g os for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". what a great story, so many people outside working to day enjoying the nice weather. it has been a beautiful day. eyewitness weather watchers

loving it as we check with ed connor at 81 degrees, full sunshine, lower 80's across much of the area you can see now we're dropping in the 70's. andy in dover, delaware reporting 57 in willow grove. barbara at 77. lane in land evenberg at 77 and pete inner lawrenceville at 77. nothing but sunshine out there as only, this weather could stick with us for papal visit. but we have a potential spoiler. lets look at it on storm scan three showing that storm developing off the coast of carolinas this ace coastal low that will move to the north where it will encounter a blocking high overhead for past few days. we can see rain with this already. didn't have much yesterday but now we are seeing outer band of rain impacting south carolina, georgia and these are band of rain we will worry about as this storm lifts up eastern seaboard this coming weekend. here's our coastal concern. that storm moves right along the coast. if the storm gets stronger it will veer a little closer to the coast bringing better chance of rain our way. if the high stays stronger

rain could miss us to the south but this particular model late sunday does that have coastal low strengthening a bit, if the low moves north, that means greater threat for rain for us on sunday. if there is any good news it is toward end of the day sunday late afternoon into the evening. that is time of the papal mass but not a wash out all weekend but this could impact us late in the day sunday. rain chances through the weekend, really nothing through friday and saturday but sunday a 50 percent chance rain get in and lingering rain could start the day on monday. breaking down your papal events here just some clouds, breezy and cool for celebration of the mass at saturday at 10:30. dry again, dry, 70 and sunday we have to watch. the chance for raines special liz just in time for world meeting of families papal mass at 4:00 p.m. there will be a chance for rain. as far as tonight is concerned, temperatures dropping down to around 60, few cloud and comfortable and eyewitness weather seven day forecast brings beautiful weather back as soon as papal weekend hens we are back in

the 80's. now back to you in the desk. >> summer may be over but one of the best times to vacation is just getting started. >> three on your side jim donovan takes a look at the fall shoulder season to get some good deal. >> i'm ready to go right now. >> that is right. >> when want to book a long weekend getaway or take off on an island add venture now might be perfect time to do it. we all know autumn brings falling temperatures but it is also a time for falling prices on travel. >> the fall shoulder season is this week, sweet spot for travel. >> reporter: she says travelers seeking out fall colors can get great deals we will venture far from home. >> gas prices are great, right now, so you can still take a really easy, fall drive, getaway, great thing about fall is there is so many regions of the country that has fall celebrations and beautiful fall colors. >> reporter: if you are not ready to give up just yet,

she says take to the high seas for a budget friendly tropical getaway. >> this is the time of the year to book and take a cruise. you can still save up to 60 percent. >> reporter: if you feeling adventurous, she recommend head ago broad. >> if you have had europe on your bucket list, this year, in particular, this is the year the plan to take that european vacation in the fall. airfare prices are coming down and the dollar is still very strong, against, many of the european currencies including the euro. >> reporter: now she also a says that good idea to book trips in packaging combining airfare with hotel and car rentals will save you money during the off season. cruise ships if you book a cruise, macing deal but it is hurricane season. you wanting to to a specific island and make some of the ship somewhere else. >> time for a team road trip. >> head to the pope's visit. >> yes, let's do it. >> we will be right back.

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we are two short days until ben franklin parkway comes alive assenter piece for the visit of pope francis. >> our path the sir, will join with us jim donovan and anchoring our coverage from there is on the parkway right now with the story of women on a mission, pat? >> hey. >> they certainly are. these women have been walking, praying, walking, praying all for a reason to add some spiritual grease to the visit of the pope francis so he feels like he is touch by the divine. jillian bool, brought her band of women in prayer to the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> help our families. >> reporter: lifting their voice is a machining work crews polishing the cathedral for the first mass of pope francis in philadelphia. >> i believe in god, the father a almighty. >> reporter: you might say these women are doing a bit of divine polishing of their own.

>> we are grazing the space for the thousands and probably millions of people that will be joining us, and we pray over everything. >> reporter: that is everything. >> the sidewalks, the trees, the air space. >> reporter: all of the spiritually boost the the space where religious pilgrims will meet pope francis. >> he is humble. he loves the people. he loves everybody. there is no position in his heart. >> reporter: jillian led her prayer walkers out of the cathedral and up ben franklin parkway while sharing sees a periscope to followers on the east coast. >> closer we get to the holy father coming here the stronger i am with the walk and i am a breast cancer serve i've and i feel as though the presence of god is also with me. >> reporter: not just to the top of the art museum steps where thousands, climbed, to triumph, over life's challenges. >> there is hundreds of

thousands of pilgrims filling our streets. people are coming in hope that when they get here we want them to just feel your intense presence. >> reporter: maureen is offering a prayer full embrace. >> there is something that is really beautiful about being here, together, there is a movement in the heart, and a feeling of great unity. >> reporter: praying, and singing, feeling the great deposited by women on a mission. >> in fact, we are feeling that sense of great right now, it is so beautiful out here this evening, and why don't you take a look over my shoulder, thinks a broadcast vantage point for the next couple days and we are very excited about that. our special coverage will begin at 7:00 o'clock tonight for very important half an hour program. ukee and jessica, you'll be here with me for that. >> indeed, thanks very much. save us a couple seats. jets contact and i are heading to the parkway right new for our pope in philadelphia special coming up at 7:00.

>> natasha brown joins us with a look at what is coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >> thanks very much, ukee and jessica. now at 6:00 the pope is in the big apple. pope francis arrives in new york city. we will check with our david spunt awaiting the pope's arrival at st. patrick's cathedral. before getting to new york, the the pope made history, the first ever speak by a pope to congress, brings some politician toss tears. philly preparations are still underway, city of brotherly love putting on final touches as we prepare those for the papal visit, kate. question on everyone's mine will you need reindeer for the pope's vice it this weekend, i'll have latest details on the coastal system that could write some rain, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. the tail of two cities,

pope francis is now, in new york city, and the second leg of his historic, u.s. visit, he is on his way to st. patrick's cathedral right now, where he is expected to lead an evening pray inner 45 minutes. we will check live with our david spunt outside the cathedral in just a few moments. now a live look from the new york city, helicopter pad that is where the pope's helicopter just arrived a short time ago, he will meet with cardinal dolan and head to st. patrick's cathedral again, just ahead, of that evening prayer services in just about 45 minutes or so. now pope started the day in the nation's capitol where he became the first pontiff ever to address congress, spurring applause from both sides of the aisle. it seemed so surreal it brought some politician toss tears. good evening, i'm natasha brown. pope francis received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him in washington this