>> reporter: they have built a new network here. they've sort of broken up a cell site from logan square all the way up here to the art museum hear. they have put antennas along the way. this network is going to be permits but they rushed to get it done for the pope. >> reporter: by the time the pope arrives on the parkway there could be a million here, not just people, but cell phones. how daunting of a crowd is this? >> it's a real challenge. >> reporter: verizon is among the carriers launching new in a innai ininfrastructure along the parkway. is my cell phone going to work? >> you're going to have a good experience. can i guarantee it 100% of the time i can't say that. >> reporter: he and other representatives hope in is will park. >> this is one of 37 units. >> a tour of the new nodes

stored to boost service. connected under ground by fiber. >> never a pole here before. we tried to match the parkway style. >> reporter: there are 15. in addition, cell sites on wheels are also on the way. >> taking pictures and i imagine that we would be looking at website for schedules and where to go. >> reporter: cell phone users like heather will test it out in real time. monthering on site and from a distance. >> there's no document to say that's is what's going to happen. >> reporter: verizon tells me they have increased capacity 400%. i had two other questions here. the first one, how many people can this new network handle? i asked verizon, at&t. nobody had a solid number. they tell me it's not broken down that way. the other one, do i have to be

standing next to one of these things to get good nservice? i'm told no. lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. if you live in south jersey seeing the pope is easier. you don't need to buy a ticket aof time. you can buy tickets at the strain station. more parking spots. 8500 spots open a parking fee, and you need to sign up online. gateway to the pope.com. at least a million people expected next weekend the city has not seen that many people in one spot. nbc 10 partnered with proen to create a 3-d model.

cydney long, if you have a ticket, where to fine a jum breaux tron jumbotron. >> what pope francis will see. take a look. people closest to him on to the stage, it's about 10,000. i was right here. lucky spot, you'll be watching the pope. we have turned it around and people who will crowd 150,000 for the ticket holders. if you don't have a ticket yo h you'll be blocked up to 20th street. you could be here. 20/20 vision, the pope would be a size of an aunt. remember, pope francis will be speaking in spanish. your going to ban to rely on big screens for those subtitles. from roan university, high above

philadelphia, cydney long. >> . you can take a tour of the virtual reality center on the news app. the pope's visit, of course, if you're not in front of the tv you can watch coverage free on the app. >> nbc 10 investigators profiled problems facing lni, licenses and inspections. call for the resignation leading that agency. department of licenses and inspections has come under fire since the deadly building collapse in 2013. today the controller called on a new mayor. the city controller is just look for attention. >> captain of the ship. his john to find a way to get done especially with notice over

two years heeps interested in making it appear things look better. >> narcissistic personality disorder seems to compel the need for constant public attention. >> city controller lni, almost 2,000 inspects. >> a student murdered in her home. the boyfriend is charged with that crime. police arifted brandon meade for the murder of agatha hall. the ml char medical examiner say it's impossible she shot herself. list are looking for the robber who stole her purse outside an elementary school this morning. >> it happened during an

attempted sexual assault. officials did not delay the start of school but did call parents. detectives are reviewing surveillance video caught by a school camera. a teen is behind bars accused of exposing himself to customers. witnesses called police and they took him into custody. >> happening now, all over social media, tent city, homeless families popped up in kensington. six families, some with very young children say moving here was their only option. they've been priced out of the area rental market. they and supporters say the housing unit nides to do better jobs putting roofs over people's heads. >> we think there is something wrong coming into the area to

see the pope and yet can't figure out how to feed, clothe, house our children. >> a pray circle, local state r emt ep the city will help find homes. but the discussion should not end here. it's official, john carney running for governor. he planned to support the late beau biden but one has to step applause at 2016. carney created a gubernatorial campaign today. jack martle cannot run again. carney is the only candidate to officially declare. for the presidential nominations, republicans square off for the second time tonight. debate at ron al reagan library.

jay gray is joining us live from simi valley. thanks for being here. first, does governor christie need to make a big splash to stay in this tonight? >> reporter: yeah, you would certainly think so, jim. he's lagging in the polls here, as you talk about, the final entrant into the plain card here, main event, if you will. and he really needs to capture some of the momentum. so far a race of outsiders. donald trump at top of the polls and with a lot of momentum comes into the debate a second one with a huge target on his back. carly fiorina gained momentum since starring on the undercard of the last debate, looking to make a splash. ben carson gained percentage points in the polls of late. those are all considered republican outsiders.

insiders seem to be struggling now. what you'll see tonight in a lot of gop insiders think, they hope this is what happened, those candidates, chris christie, jeb bush, take a stand, change their tone. interesting to see how that plays out. christie complained he fell like he couldn't get a word in edge wise. could he be in next candidate to drop out if he doesn't make a splash? >> you'd have to think that he is among selveral facing that dilemma if he doesn't make headway tonight. he's got to garner momentum. more importantly the money, it's so spread out driving campaigns will be difficult. some of the strong republican backers have got to determine that chris christie is someone

they can invest in. he's got to show himself as presidential, someone who will tand stand up to donald trump and others. >> you think everybody against trump tonight? >> reporter: i'm not much of a betting man, but i would put a little money on that one. i think it's a great point. he's got everything now. he's got that lead in the polls, the momentum. he's got the at least imagination of those who are interested in the process right now. so i think you'll see a lot of these candidates taking aim at him tonight. early and often. >> thank you. of course, we'll have coverage of that debate tonight at 11:00. appreciate it. today, governor tom wolf calls the battle of the budget ridiculous and says harrisburg is broken. senate republicans didn't budge even after he made historic wry forms to the pension and liquor

system. listen. >> it's a status question, it's what we've been doing over the past. again, i'm not going to stand for it. i don't think the people of pennsylvania should stand for it. this is onpathetic. i think we need to change. we need to move forward. >> republicans say they're considering wolf's proposal but he rejected their previous offer and the governor insists on a massive tax increase. pennsylvania has been without a budge the for two months. a push to solve one of the most high profile murder case. to help keep the case from going cold, one of his friends is pledging $10,000 to a growing reward fund that sits at $125,000. investigators say tips have taken them to several days but no arrests. next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00," the first steps towards renovating an iconic building in

philadelphia. a popular landmark is a drone free zone. >> what prompted the ban? why some drone owners say it makes sense. and the warm weather continues but changes are coming for the weekend. i'll show you how much next. patients across the country have spoken.

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>> historic divine loraine hotel one of the most recognizable buildings but fallen into disrepair. now a multimillion dollar makeover. officials broke ground on north broad street. the vacant building will be transformed into a residential and retail space, more than 100 apartments and 4 restaurants. change of rules for drones at high school sporting events in new jersey. the state athletic association voted to ban drones and that means games and practices cannot be filmed using drones. fans have to keep drones grounded. flying a drone around the beacon or its home at cape may state park is against the rules as well. looking live at the jersey

shore's most popular landmarks, cape may lighthouse. ted greenberg found out, some drone owners say they don't have a problem with the drone ban. >> beautiful. >> bird watchers flock to cape may point state park for its natural beauty. she's seen drones disrupt serenity. >> people get angry and want to take them away from the park. >> this sign went up warning drone flying is prohibited within the park and boundaries of the lighthouse. violators will be fined. >> i thought it was a gooded i. it's a natural area and should be preserved. >> reporter: the park service updated policy banning remote controlled planes at all state parks to include drones for recreational use. citing that gaining popularity

of drones and potential to harm visitors caused excessive noise, pose security risk and disturb while life. drones had become more of an issue at cape may point than other state parks. >> i use common sense, keep it away from people. >> reporter: but the drone owner understands why this area is now a drone-free zone. >> in a park like this, you have so many visitors, somebody might have a problem with it. >> it does make sense. >> reporter: jim shot this aerial video of the lighthouse last year. >> i did notice increased bird activity around the drone like almost trying to like attack it. in a way. certainly wouldn't want to disturb or harm birds. >> it's unclear if anyone's caught violating rules. a spokesman points out, policy is consistent with those used by the national park service and other states. in cape may point, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news.

>> breaking news from sky force 10. traffic alert on the tacony palmyra bridge a car caught fire prompting northbound lanes heading into philadelphia closed. no one hurt. no reports of injuries. but let's have sky 4's 10 pull out. a look at traffic problem. it's going to create quite a problem for some time to come. again, northbound lanes on that bridge remain closed right now. you see several large rigs waiting for this situation to be cleared. once again, car fire on the tacony palmyra bridge. we'll keep you posted. nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist sheena parveen. well nice weather pattern continues today beautiful, sunny, low humidity. warm and dry stretch that's

going to last into the weekend but we do have changes coming across the weekend. just in time for the eagles opener this sunday against the cowboys. we will have fall air returning in the forecast for your sunday and especially as we go into next week. here's a live look at center city now. clear skies, not one cloud around. we've seen this weather pattern in place over the last several days and it will be continuing. we're pretty much sitting under dry conditions until we see clouds this weekend. 85 in philadelphia. humidity's low, 28%. in fact, it feels like 83 degrees, cooler than the actual temperature. 83 in allen town, redding, 82 pottstown, 8 wilmington. mid to low 80s. and especially with that onshore wind areas right along the shore a little bit cooler. here you see temperatures in the upper 70s for sea isle city, cape may, lewis, delaware, atlanta ex-city marina at 77.

the reason we've had nice weather, big area of high pressure controlling our entire weather pattern through the northeast, down through the mid-atlantic and off to the west. and this will stay in place as we go into the weekend. and all of the rain you see down to our south, that's going to stay to our south. clouds are just to the south, too. but we will be staying dry. no rain soon really. here's what's happening big area of high pressure will hang around thursday, friday. by friday it's going to slide more offshore. we stay dry, sunny, winds from the south. we start off the humidity will increase. you'll notice it and cold front approaches saturday into sun. move through, mostly dry. more clouds around, though. but it will do for us give us a cooler, breezy wind in time for eagles. it will feel more like football weather. eagles forecast for sunday against the cowboys. nice conditions for tailgating.

temperature around 73. mid-70 swrs breezy. for tonight, comfortable and also dry. 63 for the low in philadelphia. 54 areas north and west. tomorrow sun any day with low humidity, warm day with temperatures in the mid 80s. enjoy warm air tomorrow, even saturday. by sunday changes into next week, mid-70s. rain back in the forecast by the middle of the week and fall starts wednesday, too. >> thank you. hear from demarco murray on facing his former team for the first time next.

this is the xfinity sportsdesk, brought to you by xfinity, home for the most live sports. danny pommells with you. four days from the latest installment of the eagles/cowboys rivalry. adding fuel to the fire, demarco murray's first game against his former team. >> last year with the cowboys demarco murray set an nfl record having eight straight 100-yard games to start the season. it was shocking to see him start his eagles career with just nine yards on eight carries. but he's the first player in nfl history to switch teams in the division after being the nfl's leading rusher. you would think he's got extra motivation towards the dal lay cowboys who didn't re-sign him. murray, stoic in his press conference, says you're not going to get that out of him. >> i'm not worried. this is a game, it's sweet.

no matter who it is, i'm going to do be the same thing leading up to the weeks. not going to do anything different. i'm emotion the, i'm not worried about those guys. i'm sure they're great group of guys, great organization, a lot of respect but i've moved on a long time ago. >> reporter: in training camp, running back joseph randall of the cowboys said demarco left a lot of meat on the bone meaning he could have gotten more yards. hopefully the cowboy defense brings their appetite. demarco said, hopefully they're ready to taste some of the meat. john clark for comcast sportsnet. >> vote for our high school football game of the week, west catholic, halver ford school. chaer rekey versus timber creek.

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