the other end of the green. found out legislators are not in session, so they marched up the street here and came over here and sat in on a meeting with the state board of education. >> we need to make a change in education now. >> reporter: it wasn't exactly a noisy protest, but these parents and teachers got their buoyant across. these parents don't like the new delaware smarter balanced assessment test for kids and they don't like that the governor doesn't want them to be able to opt their kids out of it. >> i am my child's advocate and i'll make the choice. >> waste of time and money and all children are not the same. >> reporter: no more dots and bubbles, smarter balance is on a computer, also includes writing, critical thinking and math problems where kids show their work. delaware legislators passed a law to let parents opt out. the governor vetoed it. >> all of a sudden the governor seems to know best, as far as education goes, tries to

circumvent what people wanted. that's wrong. >> reporter: the governor and education secretary says it shows where kids need improvement but some teachers tell us they don't get the information quickly enough to matter. >> some of our members still haven't seen the scores from last year, so how can they use this to course correct in the middle of the year to address the needs of their students? >> reporter: there's the board of education building, department of education building. parents just now getting results for the tests their kids took in the spring. legislators could override the governor's opt-out veto in january. at the local level, some parents already opted their kids out last year, they don't think it's a valuable tool and the governor and a lot of other people, to be fair, they disagree, they say the test is an important one. live in dover, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. in pennsylvania the state got a lot of pushback over the new pssa test, considered much more academically rigorous. in fact, scores in math

plummeted 35% this year and reading scores also fell down 10% statewide. because of the changes, the state has gotten a waiver so the scores aren't counted towards school performance. in new jersey, this year's freshmen will not have to test the new parcc test to graduate. many parents wanted to opt out because they argued students were taking too many tests. the results from the parcc exams will be released next month. right now at 5:00, you may soon see more police on the schuylkill banks trail in philadelphia. that's because runners have reported on social media that they are being harassed and assaulted. the discussion took off yesterday after a woman on facebook said she watched another woman being attacked by a group of kids on bikes. other runners then commented that they experience the same thing. police say victims should call 911 right away and report the problem. in the meantime, they plan to increase their presence on the trail. police in delaware are

looking for a 17-year-old prisoner who jumped out of a moving van to escape custody. according to law enforcement, robinson kicked out the window of the van last night in wilmington and jumped out of the moving vehicle. he appears to have ditched his shackles. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. if you see him, call 911. new developments this afternoon in the investigation into pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane. montgomery county detectives served kane with a search warrant today. that search comes 40 days after the montgomery county d.a. charged kane with releasing grand jury information then lying about it. interest rates are going to stay where they are, at least for now. the federal reserve decided to keep the rates at record lows amid threats of a mid global economy. low inflation and unstable financial markets, but officials say a rate hike is still likely this year. one reason the fed isn't acting

yet is inflation is still running well below the objective of 2%. here are some of the stories that are making headlines on nbc 10 news at 5:00, pope francis arrived in philadelphia in nine days, but traffic is already being impacted. the inner drives of ben franklin parkway are now closed in both directions. they will remain closed until tuesday, september 29th. the outer drives will temporarily remain open. the city will be filled with hundreds of thousands trying to get a glimpse of the pope, but residents in lower marian township may have the best chance of all. >> because of where the pope is staying. he's staying there during his visit here and deanna durante is joining us live withere. despite the security, officials are saying the impact on neighbors and visitors should be minimal. >> reporter: that's the hope here. they are saying there will be

very few road closures. city avenue, the main road here and this street here that runs along the side of the seminary and they also say as long as you do things legally, you're able to line some of the streets in the hopes of getting a glimpse of the pope. >> we're going to stay in, out of the hustle and bustle, and kind of coop up until monday when he leaves and i can get back to my normal life. >> reporter: she has no interest in being in the crowds to get a glimpse of the pope. >> only thing i may be concerned about if there's an overload on my cell phone tower and my electronics don't work. besides that, i'm sure there will be plenty of security. >> reporter: murphy says she plans to ride out the crowds. she may not be the norm. >> we're so happy this is going on, this is a joyous occasion. if people want to come out, there is no public event at the seminary, but we do anticipate people coming and trying to take a look.

>> reporter: of course, that doesn't mean you can park and just hang out. papal visitors who want to get a glimpse of the pontiff's motorcade must park legally and not in the neighborhoods adjacent to the seminary. >> city avenue will be closed at times throughout the weekend. >> reporter: so there city to forest, those who live next to the seminary have been given special passes to park cars and get in and out of their neighborhoods. >> i'm really excited. i love this pope. i'm not catholic, but i love him. >> reporter: locals are tempted to come by for a peek, even if they don't get to see much. >> we may sneak down and try to catch a peek. >> reporter: and emts are also preparing for the crowds of people that may come out here, especially if it's a warm day or if people have some sort of illness. we'll tell you more about that coming up at 6:00. again, lower merion officials saying as long as you do things legally, you'll be able to maybe catch a glimpse of the motorcade. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that, deanna. while the papal events are

rain or shine, there are plans for severe weather. the national weather service will provide real time weather monitoring to the city's emergency operations center. here's a live look over the ben franklin parkway. this is where instructions will be on video boards lining the parkway and alerts via text message. severe weather including lightning could trigger evacuation. officials would direct people to nearby parking garages if that's the case. the city has recent experience in evacuating the parkway. you may remember officials removed thousands from the area during a torrential thunderstorm at the made in america festival last year. sheena parveen is joining us now. i know organizers told me a few months ago, sheena, their biggest fear was a hurricane they can't control but they have contingency plans. obviously, that's not in the cards, but a lot can change in the next week-plus. >> a lot of people are wondering now, because they are trying to get ready and set up for it. yes, we are almost ten days out,

so there are only a few computer models we can look at and see what the weather pattern might be like. so far, and again, this can change, it looks to be mostly dry and cooler, too. at least that's good, should be comfortable weather, but again there's always a potential ten days out we're talking almost nine, ten days that things can change. the other day it looks like rain and today it does not look like rain, so that's how dicey it can be this far out. of course we'll keep you updated, especially over the weekend, into next week, we are getting more updates as we get closer, gets more accurate. we'll be here giving everyone updates on it. if there is rain coming into the area that day or developing, we will definitely keep you ahead of it. so you will know you're not going to get caught off guard with the weather. we'll be here watching the it the whole time. >> download the app, as well. >> exactly. >> and if you're religious, say your prayers. maybe it will not rain for the pope's visit. >> thanks, sheena. still ahead on nbc 10 news

at 5:00, a determined detective refused to let the case surrounding a child's death turn cold. how he got justice for the 3-year-old victim and who's now behind bars for the crime. plus, a lot of people have called donald trump offensive. now one group is also calling him dangerous. others support him. what he said during last night's debate that has doctors up in arms. plus, chip kelly used to taking tough questions about his players or strategy, but even he was surprised by one reporter's question today. what had him chuckling at the podium next on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

to decision 2016 now. big ratings for cnn's debate, 23 million people tuned in for last night's primary showdown. that's less than the first debate that aired on fox back in august, but it is still the largest audience in cnn's 35-year history. meantime, new jersey's governor chris christie says no complains from his camp over the relatively short amount of speaking time he was granted at that debate. christie appeared on "morning joe" after his appearance after the debate and the governor spoke for 12 minutes during the three hour marathon but says his message and campaign strategy are paying political dividends. >> folks understand that they want somebody in the oval office who's going to really understand their problems, who's going to hear them, and is going to bring those experiences to the oval

office to help fix the problems that face this country both here and around the world. >> christie is focusing much of his attention right now on personal meet and greets with voters, as well as town halls in new hampshire. medical professionals are disspewing donald trump's claims that vaccines are linked to autism. >> i'm in favor of vaccines, do them over a longer period of time, same amount -- >> thank you. >> in little sections. >> dr. carson? >> i think you're going to have -- i think you're going to see a big impact on autism. >> health professionals around the country, along with multiple scientific studies disagree with what trump said last night. the american academy of pediatrics issued a statement after the debate. it reads, "claims that vaccines are linked to autism or are unsafe when administered according to the recommended schedule have been disproven by a robust body of medical literature. it is dangerous to public health to suggest otherwise." >> other type of vaccine you may

be seeing the signs up already at pharmacies or doctors offices, get your flu shot here. well, today the cdc reminded people it is not too early to get vaccinated. last year nearly half of all americans were vaccinated and health officials say the flu is unpredictable and getting vaccinated is really the best way to protect yourself from the virus. the head of the cdc led by example here and received his vaccination in washington, d.c. meantime, a drug to cut type 2 diabetes is known to cut cardiovascular death. a drop in the heart disease deaths in a third. all the study participants had type 2 diabetes and already had cardiovascular disease, so they were at higher risk than other diabeticic diabetic diabetics. the drug did reduce deaths from heart failure. 50 immigrants from across the world are enjoying their first few hours as u.s. citizens

this afternoon after a ceremony in old city. they took the oath allegiance at the national constitution center this afternoon. the naturalization ceremony is part of constitution day. the u.s. constitution was ratified on this date back in 1787. today's celebration is also known as citizenship day. congrats to all those who became u.s. citizens. today the white house launched a campaign to help millions of others become citizens. of the more than 13 million legal permanent residents in the u.s. from outside the country, 8.8 are eligible to apply for citizenship. the public awareness campaign is designed to help them overcome any barriers to become citizens. it will include more than 70 citizenship outreach events in its first week. the government will also launch a practice test to help people prepare for the exam they have to take and pass to become citizens. the keystone myth in delaware county is showing off

the official pope francis medallion. the first look at the medallions today. skuculptors celebrated the worl meeting of families and the pope's visit to our area. delaware county's proud to pay a part. >> it's really amazing when you think about it that when someone goes on the world meeting of families website or go down to the parkway next weekend and they buy one of these coins, they are going to be buying it from someone made in delaware county. >> the medallions are selling for $50 on the world meeting of families website. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> beautiful weather to end out the week. humidity low today. temperatures were warm, felt a little bit more like summer outside, but at least it was not humid and it's going to stay warm as we go into the weekend. then the humidity's going to go up for your saturday. then we're talking about the eagles game sunday, the big home opener game and it's going to be

cooler for the eagles. the big cooldown is on its way, especially as we go into next week. here's a live look right now, art museum, schuylkill river, but really taking a look at the sky. not one cloud, this is really been the case pretty much all week long. we've not seen any cloud cover through most of the area. definitely no rain. philadelphia coming in now at 85 degrees, humidity still low, still feels more like 83 degrees, so very comfortable outside. still dry through the lehigh valley, 84 allentown, 83 reading, 83 westchester and wilmington. mid to low 80s in south jersey. 81 degrees in dover and atlantic city. now tomorrow to end out the week we will stay warm again. all because of this same area of high pressure. it's been in place all week long, nothing has been able to be able to push it out of the way, so until the weekend, it's just going to sit here. so tomorrow weather pattern's going to be just like today. the clouds are off in the atlantic, they are down to the south, so this big area of high pressure is keeping those away,

too. here's future weather, warm temperatures will continue. you don't see rain or clouds really, so by tomorrow afternoon, temperatures said as today and plenty of sunshine. for saturday, warm, little more humid with a south wind. that's when the high moves offshore. then we go into sunday. now we're going to start seeing changes to our weather pattern come sunday. in the morning you'll notice more clouds around. this is going to be because of a cold front moving through. the model is not suggesting any rain. it does look to be too dry for rain, can't rule out a sprinkle, but once the front moves through, it will get cooler and breezy through the afternoon sunday and that's going to give us a cool and breezy eagles forecast. feeling just a little bit more like fall to start off the eagles home opener, so for the eagles schedule, if you're tailgating outside, temperatures will be around 73 degrees, breezy, kickoff time around 77, breezy with clouds around. by fourth quarter we'll be in the low 70s. as for tonight, low temperatures similar to last night, 63 for the philadelphia area, about the

mid 50s north and west some mid 50s, millville around 60 for dover and wilmington and light winds through the overnight hours, too. tomorrow another sunny and warm day. temperatures in the mid 80s, i should say. we don't get to the mid 70s until next week. until we get there, it's going to feel like summer high temperatures will be in the upper 70s come sunday, and that's actually the average high for the time of year. 78 degrees, so we're sitting below normal right now, back down to normal by the end of the weekend. mid 70s starting next week. cool mornings, too, with morning lows in the 50s and fall officially starts next wednesday and it will be feeling like fall. so when you watch the eagles noticed that large play chart coach chip kelly has in his hands. >> some people noticed something different about the chart this weekend when reporters asked coach kelly about it today, they didn't really get the answer they wanted. >> joining us live from comcast

sportsnet to explain. danny? >> we're digging deep. everyone knows chip kelly's play book is expansive, some never seen before in the nfl, but how about the play chart he uses during games? have a look for yourself on the left. that's chip during the preseason with the large play chart. on the right, monday night's game in atlanta, noticeably smaller play chart. today kelly was asked why the difference and he handled it like only chip kelly can. >> i just folded it differently. >> did you want to keep the tv -- >> we folded it. we didn't want it to look like a denny's menu, so it went from a denny's to a smaller. i holded it, i got the creases in a little different spot. wow. great one. we're digging deep right now. i did have the same shoe laces, if you were looking at that. >> chip just being chip.

rosemary, i talk specifically to you on this one because chip mentioned denny's. maybe we could get jim to treat us to a grand slam breakfast, what about that? >> what about a chocolate chip kelly pancake. >> jim, on you, pull out the wallet. >> i'll get the company card for you. >> that always works, too. >> thanks, danny. nbc 10 is your official eagles station, even when the game is not on air. join us before and after the matchup against the cowboys for exclusive coverage. you're going to hear from tight end zach ertz and soccer star carli lloyd, who happens to be a big eagles fan. richard gere is paying a visit to philadelphia tonight, where the hollywood star is hitting the red carpet and why his mission these days is to shine a spotlight on homelessness. plus, one delaware county community needs a few good paramedics. we'll tell you about the perks sau

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this is nbc 10 news. >> a 3 year old's death was considered a tragedy seven years ago, now prosecutors say it was also a crime. >> thanks to some dedicated police officers in berks county,

there's now an arrest in the boy's death. nbc 10's doug shimell joining us in reading with the story. doug? >> reporter: you know, this was a case that had haunted berks county detective harold shank for years and he convinced his bosses to take another look at a death that many in the community had written off as an accident. >> i remember him. >> reporter: to everyone on the block in reading, david cummings was the step dad of 3-year-old william, who died tragically in 2003. >> everybody kept wondering a kid that falls down the steps, where was the parents at? we didn't realize. we thought it was an accident. >> reporter: cummings originally told investigators another sibling pushed william spade down the steps and when cummings went to jail just months later on 18 counts of burglary, he told yet another story. >> during that interview mr. cummings blamed his wife for the child's death.

totally inconsistent with the evidence. >> reporter: the original autopsy said the cause of death was undetermined, but detectives say there was evidence of sexual abuse. but the case lay dormant until 2014, when a second opinion on the autopsy concluded murder and investigators went back to david cummings' jail cell this summer. >> they have a confession from david cummings that he killed the little boy. >> shocking right there. shocking. really didn't think that -- how can you do that to your own kid? >> reporter: without that confession, we would have been able to prove some sexual offenses, but we remained stone walled in proving that this was a homicide. >> reporter: the district attorney says it really was good detective work that got david cummings. and we've reached out to the little boy's mother, she told us she had no interest in talking to the media. live in reading, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news.

we have some breaking news in the last 30 minutes investigators ruled this fire at a restaurant construction site earlier this week in center city a case of arson. flames tore through the building at 13th and chancellor tuesday morning. residents of two neighbors apartment buildings are out of their homes because of the fire. again, it has been ruled arson and the atf is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. working now to get surveillance pictures taken at the scene, so stay with us for updates. the first five suspects appeared in a courtroom today in the pocono mountains. michael deng died during a hazing ritual at a house in the poconos in december of 2013. the former national president of the pi delta si fraternity is one of the men accused of the crimes. 37 suspects total in the case. prosecutors say frat members at

the college. a hearing has been set for october 16th. also tonight nbc 10 has an exclusive interview with the head of the u.s. secret service. he says a lone wolf or group attack is his biggest concern during the pope's visit to the united states. investigative reporter mitch blacher joins us now. the secret service in philadelphia says it will face a unique challenge. >> the secret service has to defend some of the largest open air venues on the pope's u.s. visit right here in philadelphia. the head of the secret service says they are in their final stages of preparation. this is the third time secret service director and delaware county native joseph clancy will be protecting a pope. >> we've been working on this for nine months or more, you know, our field offices really started it. >> reporter: in philly he said the field offices backgrounded everyone building sets or

working anywhere near the event, but its unknowns, including how many people will be here, that leave plans unfinished. >> in philadelphia you'll see the crowds much larger, some of the venues are outside where large crowds are going to be present. and you have to have some structure. >> reporter: independence hall and the art museum will showcase historic and significant backdrops and produce ideal targets. >> making sure that we have enough personnel, we reached out to, again, our partners to ensure we have enough personnel at all the screening facilities and enough people at each of the venues. >> reporter: those partners include philadelphia police, state police, and vatican security. together they've already stopped one threat we know of involving a 15-year-old new jersey boy. >> obviously, lone wolf is a concern, as well as any kind of a group attack or ied, any of those are a concern. >> reporter: the intelligence gathering operation will continue until the pope is on his way back to the vatican. the director wouldn't talk about certain security measures, many

of which to the public will be invisible. >> we always have an eye on any threats that may or may not be out there. >> reporter: one of the things we're told people will notice on the parkway or independence mall is manhole covers that are sealed, as well as trash cans that are removed. for the investigators, mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >> thanks. while the pope is here, he's going to be accompanied, of course, by a man who's known him almost two decades, archbishop charles chaput told us today he's feeling some nerves about all the logistics and wants to make sure the pope can actually relax at points. >> i just hope that we provide an environment for him to relax. he's going to cuba, then washington, new york, finally here. i think he's going to be tired. so i want to make sure when he's in my home we don't cause him any kind of distress. just rest and welcome. >> the visiting pontiff will be on a tight schedule, but the archbishop acknowledges pope francis has a tendency for

spontaneity, so expect anything. another defeat for the so-called borgata babes. a senate appeals panel held the casino's policy of regulating how much its cocktail waitresses can weigh. the policy prohibits servers from gaining or losing more than 7% of their body weight. in today's ruling, the court says the casino's personal appearance standards are legal, but also says part of the lawsuit brought by 21 servers should be sent back to a lower court to determine if the women were subjected to a hostile work environment when casino managers enforced those standards. today we're asking you to chime in with your thoughts about this policy. here's what some people had to say, linda smith writes, if that's their policy when they go for the job, then the babes should adhere to the rules. here's one from joe, don't work there if you don't like the rules. every job has rules. abide or quit. continue to submit your comments

on the nbc philadelphia facebook page. wooe we'd like to hear from you. richard gere is taking on homelessness in his latest movie, but he hasn't stopped there. how he's shining a spotlight on the issue tonight in philadelphia. and a nice warm end to the week, but we will see changes over the weekend and as fall aired, that's going to return to the forecast too. i'll show you that coming up.

this is nbc 10 news. >> hollywood visits philadelphia. richard gere will be in the city tonight to premiere his new movie, but his trip isn't all about the glitz and glamour. he also wants to raise awareness about homelessness. nbc 10's jacqueline london joins us live in old city where the red carpet has been rolled out for tonight's premiere. jacqueline? >> reporter: hi, rosemary. the red carpet is rolled out and the screen behind me is where pictures will take place

awaiting richard gere. that's all that is missing. we are in old city, ritz east and this is where richard gere will talk about the issue of homelessness. it's close to his heart. he's very passionate about this cause, so he took it upon himself to do this movie on the streets of new york. he virtually blends in on the very busy unforgiving streets of new york city. for 21 days he was on the streets and richard gere says he was only recognized twice. that was crucial to the making of this movie. if he had been recognized on every corner, they wouldn't have been able to make it, so they used extremely long lenses, lenses you would use to take pictures of lions in the sarin getty so that richard gere could mill among everyone else, he could panhandle and morph into the role and that's what he did. he has been trying to get this movie made for quite some time, was passionate about telling the

more with him coming up at 6:00, richard gere should be here. we'll get a live interview with him. while this is an important cause, a lot of people i encounter with say richard gere, we remember him from "pretty woman," "american gigalo," everyone has a favorite movie, maybe you do, too. >> i would say "pretty woman." of course, richard gere no stranger to philadelphia. >> reporter: no, that's right. richard gere was born in philadelphia, and he filmed a movie here two years ago, "franny," but he was born and raised here, so it will be great for him to be back. "pretty woman," too, i can probably recite every line to that movie. >> we'll have to watch it together, yes. absolutely, jacqueline. we'll have that interview with him at 6:00. thank you so much. coming up next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, big money in this

year's presidential race. we'll take a look at how much is being spent on the political ads alone.

this is nbc 10 news. >> a military hearing began today for army sergeant bowe bergdahl to determine whether he will face a court marshal for desertion. bergdahl was captured and held by the taliban in afghanistan after he left his post in june of 2009. he was held prisoner for five years until he was freed last year in an exchange of prisoners. his platoon leader testified today that the search for bergdahl was emotionally and physically draining. if court marshalled, he could

face life in prison. honors today in washington for the three american men who stopped a terror attack on that paris-bound train last month. the secretary of defense awarded the men the pentagon's highest commendation. the three men earlier today met with president obama in the oval office. the president says the three friends represent the very best of america. alex skarlatos, spencer stone, and anthony sadler jumped into action last month. the three childhood friends were on vacation when they stopped a man with an assault rifle, a pistol, and a box cutter. >> decision 2016 means big bucks for tv ads, spending far outpacing the levels of four years ago. for the 2012 election by this point just over $2 million was spent in the race for the presidency. but look at this, this year nearly $20 million has gone towards tv ads by the candidates. this week alone more than $3 million went to getting your attention on television. 81% of that spending is coming

from super pacs or outside groups. that's versus just 19% from the campaigns themselves. it was a car problem that led to the deaths of over 100 people and one the government says general motors knew about but kept secret for years. today gm agreed to settle criminal charges that it covered up ignition switch defects for more than a decade. we get details tonight from nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: the criminal investigation into faulty ignition switches, general motors will pay a hefty fine, $900 million and could face prosecution down the road. >> the appointment of a federal monitor will ensure continued government oversight, targeted at the issues that led to the tragedies that occurred here in the first place. >> reporter: those tragedies included at least 124 people killed, another 275 injured when the ignition switch on gm cars like the chevy cobalt and saturn ion would unexpectedly switch to

off or accessory, shutting off the engine and disabling power assisted steering, power brakes, and air bags. prosecutors say worse than the defect was the cover up. >> to sum it up, they didn't tell the truth in the best way that they should have. >> reporter: critics are outraged, though, no individuals at gm are being charged. criticism that prosecutors say is premature. >> the investigation continues. i'm not necessarily saying that charges will be brought or won't be brought against any particular individual. >> reporter: a contrite mary barra, gm's ceo, addressed employees shortly after the announcement, calling it a tough agreement. >> it further highlights the mistakes that were made by certain people in gm and it imposes significant penalties and obligations. >> reporter: obligations that barra says gm's committed to honoring. chris clackum, nbc news.

now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, we're going to start the weekend very nicely. a lot like the weather we had today and yesterday and what we'll have tomorrow. the same weather pattern in place, still seeing clear skies outside. center city looking beautiful, not one cloud in the sky. the warm air will continue into the weekend but we will see changes by the end of it, so just in time for the eagles home opener sunday. we have cooler weather moving in, coming along with cloud cover, then a bigger cool down and start off next week with fall like temperatures coming in. mid 80s through the lehigh valley. mid 80s in philadelphia, 85 degrees, same thing glassboro, 82 millville, 81 degrees in dover. here's what's happening, the warm air is over the eastern half of the country, the cool air is over the pacific northwest and this is all going to start to change into the end of our weekend. right now very comfortable weather along the eastern half,

looking at temperatures around 80 degrees for the most part, 70s through parts of the southeast, but then we have a cold front into sunday and the cooler air behind it will be leveling temperatures closer to where we should be this time of year, so we're talking about those 70-degree temperatures moving back into the forecast. big area of high pressure still keeping us dry and warm and it's keeping the clouds away, too. so this is really responsible for all the nice weather we've seen this week. here's future weather. so we are going to see changes over the weekend. this high is finally going to move away, so tomorrow it will slide offshore a bit more and especially saturday. more of a south wind as it does move away, but we still stay dry and sunny saturday. then the cold front approaches. rain with the cold front off to our west, but as it moves into our area, we really don't expect rain, wouldn't be surprised if there were a few sprinkles, but no real rain chances. it's mostly in the form of clouds, a dry cold front.

then it gets cool and breezy just in time for your sunday and we'll be dry into next week, too. for the eagles game on sunday against the cowboys if you are tailgating, nice weather, breezy, clouds around, 73 degrees. by kickoff, temperature around 77 and by the fourth quarter, low 70s. so comfortable for the eagles game on sunday. tonight, clear and comfortable. 64 for the low in philadelphia. 53 north and west. tomorrow, another nice and warm day, feeling warm again, temperatures around the mid 80s. we're going to stay that way into the weekend. saturday a bit more humid, but sunny and temperatures still staying in the mid 80s. the average high this time of year, that's 78 degrees. so we're quite a bit above that. then we go into sunday, the cold front is going to drop us back down to where we should be. 78 for sunday, mid 70s on sunday. tuesday even wednesday in the 70s and wednesday is the official first day of fall and it is actually going to feel like fall, too.

a new york family juggling some big numbers. >> and in a most unusual way, kelly and jason fenly had identical triplet boys on july 1st. doctors say this type of birth only happens in 1 in every 50 million births. the fenlies say their first doctor visit showed twins, but a second opinion found three dots, those dots became owen, noah, and miles. they each weigh about two pounds and join their 2-year-old brother. they are color coding the boys in order to tell them apart. >> their personalities will eventually come out, won't they? >> i'm sure. >> the pope is coming. now so is a piece of the vatican. >> how you can experience rome in hd and on the big screen. then coming up on nbc 10 news at 6:00, tracking the parkway, what police will keep a close eye on next week.

this is nbc 10 news. >> dozens of pieces of papal history have already arrived in philadelphia. nbc 10 at the franklin institute where an exhibit featuring more than 200 objects shipped straight from the vatican. many of them have never been seen outside italy.

the exhibit runs through mid-february of next year. and while philadelphia's sprucing up for the pope's visit, one of the city's major employers also getting ready. >> comcast has come up with a unique and creative way to welcome the pontiff and remind him he's not that far away from home. >> it has been a real collaboration to see the city come together to bring pope francis to philadelphia. >> and this is how comcast will welcome the holy father, with a cinematic experience called "eternally rome." the state of the art hd video wall in the comcast center will showcase the film every hour during the day from now until the papal weekend. >> our team went to rome, they flew drones, cameras, in some cases 6k. this wall is the highest resolution wall in the world. 0 rome and spend more time at the sites the film was focusing.

>> reporter: breathtaking views of rome's most iconic landmarks, including the coliseum, pantheon, the roman forum, st. peter's square, and vatican city. >> we hope to get it into the hand of pope francis so he has a chance to see his city through different kinds of eyes. >> reporter: the hope is also for visitors to stop in and enjoy the show. >> i thought it was spectacular. having been to rome twice, i've never seen rome that way before. >> it blew me away. i have never been to rome, i can't tell you i had the appreciation for it i had after the show. >> reporter: all eyes will be on philadelphia in less than two weeks when francis arrives and the city will be ready. >> excited for the chance for the world to look at philadelphia, think of other events in the future, if people want to live and work here and raise their families here, which is the best kept secret in the world. >> comcast, by the way, is the parent company of nbc 10. again, the show will air from

10:00 to 8:00 in the comcast center from now through the papal visit. volunteers are on the streets right now raising support for the francis fund before his approval next week. volunteers with project home are flooding the streets of philadelphia for mercy and justice day. this is in support of the world meeting of families hunger and homelessness committee to fight hunger in our region. the initiative hopes to raise $1.4 million by the time the pope arrives. coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, one bedbug caused panic at city hall. workers sent home for the day. tonight, the cost for clean up just for the threat of a bug infestation. sheena? and temperatures stay warm into your weekend, but we will get some changes by the end of it. i'll show you when the cooler air gets here. that's coming up. plus, medical help with crowded streets when the pope arrives. what's the plan to treat people and the pope during a potential medical emergency. that's next new at 6:00.

nbc 10 news starts now. >> rights now at 6:00 and live right here, protesters outside the basilica where pope francis will speak next week. they say no to a controversial therapy turning gays to straight, so we went one on one with archbishop chaput for his take. good evening, everyone, i'm jim

rosenfield. convergence therapy is not one of the topics next week, but it is a topic making headlines. a treatment aimed at changing homosexuals to heterosexuals. lauren mayk talked to the archbishop about that and the issues facing the city a week before the pope's arrival. lauren? >> reporter: we are just steps away from one of pope francis' first stops when he arrives here in philadelphia and let me show you the protest happening behind me. this is a church group known for serving the gay community. some of their signs, what they are referring to is a teenager, a transgender teenager who committed suicide last year. and they are choosing to do this very specifically just a little more than a week before the pope arrives. the meeting that will bring thousands to the parkway is also bringing descent. >> we feel that conversion therapy has put an ugly shadow

over the conference that don't necessarily need to happen, so that's why we're here today. we want to talk about it before the world meeting of families happens. >> reporter: jeffrey jordan is pastor of the metropolitan community church of philadelphia, a group claiming some presenters at the world meeting of families support groups associated with the controversial and in some states illegal conversion therapy to change someone's sexual orientation. i asked archbishop charles chaput about it. is that therapy something you condone? >> you know, i leave that kind of question to the experts. it's a question of beyond my confidence, so i certainly don't take a position in favor of it or against it. whatever the doctors say, i think we should pay attention to. >> reporter: would you be comfortable with anyone speaking about it at the world meeting of families? >> i don't expect they are going to. >> reporter: preparations for the program becoming more evident each day. construction now fills one end of the parkway. pope francis will perform as