lost in translation. pope francis will not use a tra translater. what most people wouldn't have the courage to do. because of that he traded his life. >> mourning a hero. a community pays its respects to a good samaritan killed while saving a woman and her baby. >> good evening. >> his name was thomas cottingham. they say he died protecting two

strangers from a man with a knife. >> you spoke to his girlfriend tonight. >> reporter: that's right. she tells me they had plans to get married but tonight she joined more than 100 people the mourn the man many are calling a hero. the courage of one man brought more than 100 people together. he traded his life to save two others. >> he did what most people wouldn't have the courage to do. >> reporter: she had dated him for nine months and were in the middle of plans to marry. she got the call she dreaded. >> i almost had a panic attack. i didn't want to believe it until i spoke to the detectives. i feel completely lost. >> reporter: family by blood or bond say they are not surprised he stopped the man. >> he went out as a true hero.

>> reporter: police arrested 25-year-old calvin hooker for the attack last night. witnesses pointed police in the right direction as they say hooker tried to get away on a bus. the murder suspect lived on the 500 block of new road. >> i was shocked that my neighbor would do something like that. >> reporter: and was a regular at the grocery store down the street. >> he had no emotion to his face. >> reporter: jackie recalls serving the man now accused of killing her childhood friend. she mourns like the rest of the community. >> he was always really good to everybody that he knew. >> reporter: the pain of ludsing her boyfriend could not stop her nor the others standing with her from honoring his memory. >> even though he's not here on earth she's stihe's still here >> reporter: police tell me this was a random unprovoked attack. calvin hooker is being held without bail. we have breaking news now. a man in critical condition

after she was shot in north philadelphia tonight. sky force ten live above the scene. police tell us the victim was shot in the abdomen and there's no word on any arrests. you see police vehicles there on the scene. just minutes ago more pictures from sky force 10 where two people are shot in west philadelphia about a block apart. one victim was found at 59th and irving street. both victims were taken topt hospital. no word on their conditions. suspects or a motive. nbc 10 is counting down to pope francis's arrival in philadelphia. we're now just 11 days away from the papal visit. we're learning more about an isis inspired not. a camden county teenager is under arrest. authorities say the 15-year-old had a detailed plan to attack the pope while in this country but they don't believe the teen had the resources to carry it

out. he reviewed isis material on the internet and made contact with people overseas. there could be language barrier for you're coming the see the pope. >> he will not use english for his biggest event. he's live in center city. we learn today you'll be hearing spanish in philly. people returning along the parkway tonight had to avoid forklifts and cranes. workers are beginning to put together a large stage. >> i think people will come to see it. it's a moment in history. it's interesting he's only speaking in spanish.

>> reporter: today announcement that most of the pope's remarks will be in his native language came on the same day these renders were released. >> i think it's very important that he came here. >> reporter: they are studying local people's perceptions in the city. he's worried the pope's address on immigration delivered in spanish won't have as big an impact. >> i think it will be a turn off for the people who do not understand spanish and want to hear what he's going to say when he's saying it. >> reporter: we broke the news to some people who were surprised. >> oh, wow. i don't speak spanish. i'm catholic. >> reporter: richard is bilingual in english and french but still thinks he's understand the pope in spanish. he says it will be on a spiritual level. >> a big moment.

>> reporter: when the vatican made this announcement they said the pope is more comfortable speaking this spanish. when you come out here you should be able to see the jumbotrons with the english subtitles. >> tap the nbc app for a list of where you can find the jumbo trons in city. you'll also find a list of things you can and cannot bring. we have a list on road closures. a highly publicized case of a woman found dead. a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of tracy hottenstein is expected to begin in morning. searchers found her body in waters in february of 2009. authorities say she fell off a pier after drinking with friends following the annual polar bear plunge. the lawsuit says she may have been alive when she was found

but suffering from hypothermia. they say they didn't take adequate steps to save her. he's not kexpected to atten the hearing. he's accused of misusing campaign funds. he denies all wrong doing. the government requested he be ordered to have no contact with witnesses. the congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor renee. she's reference in the complaint. she's labeled as person e. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation charge. renee is on leave from nbc 10. appeal will likely delay the corruption trial of new jersey senator for several months.

his trial is set for october 13th. his lawyers file a motion yesterday asking that be pushed back. prosecutors have indicated they won't oppose it. investigators in salem county say a construction crew may be to blame for what you see here, a fiery explosion that ripped apart a law office and apartment on the left. cell phone video shows flames devouring the video around 8:00 this morning. police say a crew working to install new gas lines may be to blame. it also tells firefighters responded here twice in the past few months for small gas leaks. officials say they're glad no one was hurt. >> think about the whole house filling up with gas and then exploding. looking at maybe a block. it would have been a lot worse. >> demolition crews spent the

afternoon tearing down the building. several dozen people are spending the night somewhere else. this is the scene around 4:30 this morning at 13th and chancellor. there was an expired electrical permit. it's not clear how the fire started. residents of two neighbors apartment buildings could be out of their homes for days. oh, no. oh, no. there's two vehicles. >> cell phone video shows cars being washed away. the search is on for four people missing in the waters. 16 others are confirmed dead of two days of heavy rain in that state. new at 11:00, an arrest in the murder of recent temple law school graduate in delaware. authorities say they will announce the details tomorrow. he was shot and killed late last month. he graduated from temple law this year. police found his body in the car of the parking lot of genesis

health care. they say he lived nearby. caught on video. a homeless man beaten so bad he was left in a coma. three women accused in this attack have rejected plea deals. the women could have spent 7 to 14 years this prison if they pleaded guilty to charges including attempted murder. the district attorney's office says all three will face murder charges if the victim dies. police say the women beat limb because one of their children falsely said the man hit him. also new at 11:00, a philadelphia funeral director is fun but regulators say it's not because of the rotting corporations. she's being fined for practicing oen a lapse license. police found decomposing bodies in her feuneral heem garage. her funeral director's license is current but the license for the funeral home is not. save our kids was the

message in the streets of kenningston tonight. local clergy and companies took part as well as members of the philadelphia police department. help coming to thousands of veterans needing a job. where you can go tomorrow and apply. bike share getting even big ir around town. how soon more stations will pop up around the city. plus the new button coming to facebook. why many users might dislike it. cooler temperatures heading our way. how soon it will start feeling like fall.

the new name comes as the sign center undergoes a $1 billion expansion. this is the first and largest urban research park in the country. get ready to see more of

those light blue bikes. next year the program will add 24 new stations. there are 72 stations already. organizers say the new locations will be concentrated on the water front and city parks. bike share launched four months ago. it will be available during the papal visit. we learned president obama will be hosting another world leader after he bids farewell to pope francis. pope francis arrives in philadelphia the next day. with less than 24 hours until the second republican presidential showdown the candidates making some last minute preparations. donald trump shared his views aboard the uss iowa. he and the other contenders will square off tomorrow night.

a new poll shows trump in a statistical dead in a head to head match up with hillary clinton. tomorrow help for thousands of veterans looking to find new jobs on the home front. the career fair will take place on board the battleship new jersey. 40 companies are participating including comcast nbc universal. the goal is to help 2,000 veterans and military spouses find jobs. organizers encourage you to register ahead of time. you can even back job interviews. we posted a link on the nbc 10 mobile app. there's worries that the jersey shore tonight over this sunken boat that's been sitting in a popular waterway for weeks. the boat has been water logged since it sank in cape may harbor a month ago. this is the second time it went down. the nature center is just yards

away. we saw several gawkers climbing aboard the boats today. people believe it pose a threat to public safety. >> definitely a hazard for sure. it's going to take one good storm to break this boat into some pieces. it will be debris all over the harbor. >> the boat's fuel and oil are pumped off. the opener tried unsuccessfully to raise the boat itself. so far he's been unwilling to pay a salvage company thousands of dollars to have it moved. state police say he's cooperating. one of your biggest facebook wishes could be coming true. the company is looking on working a dislike button. right now facebook only has a like button which makes it harder for friends to express sympathy when they read sad news. facebook doesn't want to create a forum where people are voting up or downs on a post. the dislike button has opinibee

complicated to create. ncht it's been feeling like fall outside and it still does. some people in long sleeves. some short sleeves. you can still get away with wearing a light jacket if we go into tomorrow morning and we have even cooler changes as we go into part of your weekend. as far as the weather is concerned in the afternoon hours, it is getting warmer. today was warmer than yesterday and tomorrow will be warmer than today. warming trends will kopt. the average high is 78 degrees. yesterday we got to 77. you could get away with a light

jacket. sunny skies, mid-50s. we warm up to about the mid-80s by the afternoon. high pressure still in control. this is what's giving us so much sunshine and so much dry air. that's going to continue. no rain coming any time soon. the closest rain is down to florida. that's not going to move up here. we're going to keep this dry pattern going through the weekend. take a look at future weather here. high pressure is responsible for our nice weather. by thursday and even friday. it's still going to be hanging around. friday it will slide offshore a bit. that's going to bring our winds in from the south. by the weekend i think you will start to notice a little bit more humidity. nothing unbearable. humidity will increase all ahead of a cold front. that's going to swing through across the weekend. by sunday another area of high pressure moves in. this will give us cooler, breezy conditions just in time for the eagles game on sunday. speaking of cool and breezy, if

you didn't realize it one week from tomorrow is when fall starts officially on the calendar. also if you haven't noticed our daylight is getting shorter. by september 23rd when fall begins or sun will be setting before 7:00 p.m. our daylight hours certainly starting to shorten up especially as we get closer to winter. low temperatures tonight about the mid to low 50s. 61 for the low in philadelphia. about the mid-50s in some of our new jersey suburbs and tomorrow sunny, dry. a little warmer than today. temperatures in the mid-80s but still the perfect weather with low humidity. same thing thursday and friday. we stay really nice. same weather pretty much every day until the weekend. mid-80s saturday. a bit more humid. more clouds move through. that's because of the cold front. we expect it to say mostly dry. 80 for the high on sunday. a little breezy and we drop down into the upper 70s with morning lows in the 50s. >> perfect night for some

fishing. going to show you there's eagles back up mark sanchez tossing his line in the water. he and several other members of the birds were fishing with kids from the mid-atlantic youth ang anglers. it was probably a nice break to forget about last night as they focus on next week's match up. flyers are talking playoffs and the secondary is a primary concern for the eagles.

the eagles catch a break sunday hosting the cowboys. they won't have to face dez bryant. that's the worst in the nfl for the opening weekend. here he is reacting to the night julio jones had against him. >> i mean he's a great player. that was my first time going against him. he's a good player. >> we're very confident. we made a lot of plays. >> don't forget to vote for our high school game of week. we have west catholic.

cherokee versus timber creek. to cast your vote go to nbc10.com. ryan howard is out with a bruised knee. he had to take himself to the emergency room after getting hit with a ball. he had to have his knee drained. phillies against the nationals only got one hit off of stephen strausburg. the rest of the story bryce harper going deep. then in the eighth, harper again. flyers today help raise a record $1.6 million for the ed snyder youth hockey foundation.

training camp opens on friday. the players do not want to be shut off from the playoffs two straight years. >> we're pretty young teammates. we're consistent. i think everybody is pretty excited about this year. >> i expect them to make the playoffs. i know we had a good team last year. we're just real inconsistent. how far we go is anybody's guess. >> let's hope they make the playoffs. we're right back.

tonight show is up next. >> thank you jim. >> you like her. >> oh, yeah.

>> music friends duran duran. it's a great show. >> my nieces love her. >> you got to sit in that seat right next to jimmy. >> it was so much fun. a while back we recorded a promo for the new season which we are seeing right now. we played a game called the whisper challenge. you say a word, he reads your lips and tries to guess the cord. it's a giant, fun mess. take a look. >> i'm here with sheena we're about to do the whisper challenge. >> rocky. >> you got it. >> obviously we were very excited when he did get it right. it was a fun back and forth. i think i accused him of chaeting a couple of times.

exactly to the t in person completely genuine. so much fun. that's why we love him. >> lot of fun. >> excellent. >> have a great night.

♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- robert de niro, ariana grande,