life. her emotional message next on "action news" tonight. ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ it is monday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is the second day of the papal journey that will ultimately bring pope francis to philadelphia. not only did the pope celebrate mass in front of 150,000 people

in the cuban city, but he celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the day he decided to become a priest. tomorrow he will travel to washington, then new york before he comes to philadelphia on saturday for his historic weekend visit here. philadelphia schools will are closed monday because of the pope. the district made that announcement tonight. the decision also means spring break will be shortened. classes will now be held monday, march 21 at a make-up day. also because of the jewish holiday of yom -- and that means tomorrow is the last day of school in philadelphia for a week. and annie mccormick and dann cuellar on the francis beat. and annie live outside of the basilica of saints peter and

paul. and over shadowed by the world meeting of families is why the pope is here in the first place and the meeting begins tomorrow. >> jim, that is right. thousands of people are expected to come for the world meeting of families and stay throughout the weekend. registration did begin this morning. and foam afternoon our opening ceremonies. take a look behind me, this is the grotto next to the basilica where people can come and write out a special intention on a ribbon and tie, and go into the chapel and say a prayer. open 24 hours leading up to the big days. the images on the dome of the basilica on the exhibit unveiled on the eve of the world meeting of families. and hotel like the marriott downtown are full of people checking in. and this group from the vietnamese marriage enrichment expect 700 from their group alone. >> from tokyo, canada,

australia, and all over the world. >> the marquezes arrived from mexico and the nuns from ohio. >> we left columbus about 8:45 this morning and got here just now. >> cindy one of hundreds of volunteers that are in hotel happening visitors navigate philadelphia. >> a lot have come prepared wanting to do this and dough -- doing this, how do i get there. >> the world meeting of families kicks off tomorrow continuing with the francis festival through the pope's visit. final preparations at the convention center. 20,000 are expected this week, and by the weekend it can grow to 1.5 million. >>the media moving in and exhibitors. and we set up the youth wong r coping. >> this family from ohio wants the full experience, taking a bus not world attractions, and something that they hope other visitors do, too. >> it is a wonderful city.

i said we have to come back when we have more time and there are not as many people. >> and back out live, a little bit of a break in the traffic flow at the grotto, but all night people are walking up here. volunteers are managing the area for 25 hours as well. as for the projection on the dome, you can see that from dusk until dawn all week. reporting live in center city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you. meanwhile, published reports say that the city of philadelphia finally announced it siebd a contract with the world meeting of families sxhshgs that contract will pay the city stlietly ov over -- slightly over $12 million to include the cost. almost $5 million for police, almost $4 million for fire. a first glance tonight at what the security fences will look like along the perimeter of the francis festival grounds.

installing the chain-link barriers. the pilgrims have to get through checkpoints to get inside of the zone. it may be a philadelphia event but officials across the river are trying to sell camden as the gateway to the pope and what do the officials there have in mind? >> well they're staying with the unwilling expected opening of thousands of parking spaces along the camden water front it maybe that the easiest way to go see the pope may very well be through new jersey. whereby train, ferry or walking across the ben franklin bridge. a number of options for whose would want to see the pope. >> i think the easiest way to see the pope now is through new jersey. >> the development comes after 85 parking space ace long the camden water front are

available. initially rereceived for buses, it turns out many materialized. >> spots reserved for buses are not needed, there are fewer needed. >> and to get a $40 a day parking spot visitors go to gateway to the pope.com, register the vehicle and printout a parking lot. >> and route 676 into camden, you show the pass to a police officer and you are directed right to the waterfront in camden. >> and people can take the ferry to philadelphia or walk across the ben franklin bridge. and another option, the patco station. and dropping you at ninth street, they say there are plenty of are police on hand. >> everyone should feel safe. a lot of amenities are available for those would whack to the

-- walk to the transportation center. there are port-a-pots and vending and benches if you get tired. >> all in all it seems the officials are trying to make it as easy as possible for people who want to take part in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. live in camden, new jersey, dann cuellar for channel 6 news." >> thank you. officials in the pennsylvania suburbs are making a similar push for those going to see the pope. start outside of the city and york your way in. septa expects six times the normal riders of people on trains this weekend of the area police agencies are emphasizing drop-offs like having to take someone to the airport instead of park and ride. and the on-side parking extremely limited or nonconsistent and spaces in satellite lots. and pope francis ending his long day in cuba visiting the shrine of the payton saint in

dant -- and it is important to cuban catholics. and he was warmly received in cube -cuba's fourth largest city. and he tells them they should be willing to change. when the pope arrivals in the u.s. tomorrow, president obama will be there to greet him in person at andrew's air force base. something that he rarely aforwards another leader. and when the pope arrivals at the white house on wednesday morning, the guest at the center of a catholic school controversy is there to greet him. marjorie winters was fired in the academy cause she is married to another women. the lgbt advocacy group invited

winters to attend it the welcoming ceremony on the white house lawn hoping to speak to pope francis. and joining him on the journey from washington to new york and philadelphia, and rick williams and monica malpass are reporting live from the nation's capital beginning tomorrow. and eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist live in new york beginning thursday. and you can count on the entire "action news" team for xofrage of the papal visitism will be joined this weekend by our team of more than two dozen anchors and reporters staked out across the region as we bring you the history. it is history in the making and we bring it to you live. please join us for pope francis in philadelphia. >> and a 2-year-old boy killed tonight when run over by a paratransit vehicle in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter chad

pradelli is live at children's hospital where the doctors tried to save his life. >> when a child jumps into oncoming traffic it's going to end pad -- badly. i saw video of the accident through a source and it is extremely graphic and disturbing. the paratransit vehicle ran over 2-year-old muhammad sylla. and the video captured the incident showing the boy ran into the road and knocked down by the left front tire. >> i saw the video. it is hard to watch, very graphic and very sad. and it is a tragedy. >> i saw him run foot treat and boom, the truck hit him. all i saw is the baby was laying on the curb. >> the boy's father and another relative were outside when the accident happened. they were working on this yellow

s.u.v. you can see behind the paratransit vehicle. undercover offers wrere around the corner and responded to the scene with rushed the child and he later died. and a relative witnessed the accident. >> and it is terrible. he was like bleeding real bad. >> the police interviewed the sep at that driver. the investigators say that it appears to be a tragic accident with no wrong-doing. the police are urging parents to talk with their children. >> the parents have to tell the kids whether you live on a small or busy street you have to stay on the sidewalk. you can't cross the street unless you are with an adult. >> and police don't expect to file any charges. they said the deliver did stop and is cooperating fully with investigators. live in university city, chad pradelli channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, chad. a 7-year-old child also

struck in wilmington but the child survived. "action news" on the scene of the crash at fourth and that was before 8:00. they are not disclosing the child's conditions. working two new cases, the latest deadly shooting at 7:00 i side of a home in the 5100 block of customkershaw treat. and a man was shot and killed by someone he knew, what they believe is a domestic incident. and a 21-year-old man dead tonight, also the victim of a homicide. he was shot in the face and chest in logan at 17th. and the police have not released his name, nor a description of the suspect. the first time we are hearing from the mother who was attacked last week in rodney scare in wilmington. at the vigil man for the home

less man who protected her and her baby. and he was stabbed to death helping her escape from a man chasing her with a knife. >> i really feel like it is my fault, but i didn't know neither one of them. i didn't know why the man was chasing me. i don't know if he was mistaken me for somebody else. but that man was the only person that jumped in to help me out of all of the people that was out here. and that man, if he had enter me and my daughter would be slaughtered. and pennsylvania's highest court stripped attorney general kathleen kane of her license to practice law as least temporarily. she released a statement she is disappointed with the action but will not resign. and she is fighting charges that she leaked secret grand jury

information to a newspaper reporter. she is charged with perjury and obstruction. and members of the black lives matter movement tonight protested the appearance of conservati conservative at the university of delaware and she said they were a prejudice and hate group. and she is speaking on campus about the importance of the second amendment. still to come on "action news" news, another high-profile candidate quit the race for president. and his call to action to fellow republicans in the face of donald trump. and the fall-out is severe after volkswagen admits to competing admission standards. it is cool and cloudy and double scan line, dealing with showers mainly wefrt -- west of philadelphia. and the details and an early look at the weekend in the accuweather forecast. and lessons learned from the

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♪ >> wisconsin governor scott walker quit the race for president. at the same time, walker called on other candidates to quit so the republican field could be narrowed as a means of taking down donald trump. walker said the debate taking place in the republican party is not focused on an optimistic view of america, but has instead drifted into personal attacks. the white house today say the u.s. will direct almost $420 million in humanitarian aide towards helping the syrian refugees. helping to pay for emergency health care, safe drinking water and food and shelter. and the u.s. now committed $4.5 billion to help address dire conditions inside of syria and at refugee camps in the area. it looks like volkswagen is in big trouble. the company admitted to intentionally rigging half a

million cars to defeat american smog tests. once word of that got around, the world's automaker lost 17% of its market value, about $15 billion. v.w. says continue stalled software programmed to switch engine to a cleaner mode while testing. we are learning new details about the death of a little girl known as baby doe. today the two people charged with bella's death were in court. murphy, her mother's boyfriend charged with murder. in may they say mccarthey pun punched the 2-year-old because they how the she was possessed and her mother charged with an accessory. "healthcheck" at 11:00. scientist are making progress against the bacteria infection

of the gut that can be deadly. it has become one of the most common diseases picked up by patients while they are in the hospital. merck announced in clinical trials its new medication cut the risk of a recurring infection and they plan to submit it for approval to the f.d.a. and the late word from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> a big week for philadelphia. all in all looking pretty good. a little unsettled, but showing some scattered light showers. mainly west of philadelphia. really the bulk of the action over lancaster county. but we also have a few light showers over matter of chester county, moving out of oxford, moving across coatesville and doylestown. and bucks county scene, generally moving to the north and steady showers are well of the region across york county. and lots of clouds and cool night. 65 in philadelphia, allentown

and reading 61. millville 64. wilmington 65. and trenton 6. today's high 74. two degrees below normal for a change. september a very warm note bureaucrat today and tomorrow a little on the cool side this is part of the reason why. satellite 6 and action radar showing a plume of moisture right now generally in the form of clouds. low pressure down to the south. high pressure to the north bring us winds out of the northeast. the school-day forecast tomorrow starts off with lots of clouds in the morning at 7:00, 62 degrees. by noon, 69. by 4:00, 73 degrees. another school day. by the afternoon we will see some peeks of sunshine. high pressure tries to nudge in. 74 degrees the high again, two degrees below normal. with the high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south, what we get is a bit of a wind tunnel effect. it is breezy if he shore, winds 20 miles per hour. heading into wednesday, this high pressure will flex its

muscles a little bit and suppress the low pressure to the south. what this will do is bring up a lot of sunshine and warmer air with a high of 80 degrees for the first day of fall. fall wins at 4:20 in the morning. and then we keep that high pressure in control for thursday before a cold front moves through thursday night. it comes through dry. what is behind that for the weekend, another area of high pressure. this one down from canada. that will bring us cooler temperatures with temperatures in the 70s and it should keep the low pressure to the south with the moisture. an early look at papal weekend, saturday pretty nice. a cool breeze, mixture of clouds and sunshine. like dry, 73 degrees. and sunday, more moisture in the way of clouds and i think the showers will stay outing of philadelphia. it is close and a little on the cool side, a high of 72 degrees. if your headed to the parkway to see the pope and hang out with a million and a half of your

closest friends i suggest a light jacket. all in all looking pretty good. and breaks of sunshine in the afternoon with high of 74 degrees tomorrow. wednesday, 80 degrees. bright sunshine and we keep it warm on thursday with a high of 81 degrees. before the cold front moves through thursday night and behind it for friday, we do cool off. 77 degrees. that the point, an early look for the weekend looks pretty guys r nice. on the cool side, lows in the low 70s and monday is warmer with a high of 77 degrees. we, of course, are several days before the weekend. so a it could change, but looking pretty good. >> thank you. affordable housing built in china town honoring pope francis. the building in the 800 block named the francis house of peace. the housing catering to people who were once homeless and who qualify for low-income. "action news" at 10:00,ed

dedication ceremony today. non-profit project home, and the china development corporation worked together on the new development until china town. jimmy kimmel life. >> and a snipet of what we are up to. >> you won an emmy. and you can keep it or trade it for what is inside in the mystery box. ♪

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well, eagles' fans try to deal with what was a shocking display yesterday. we've got problems with this football team. >> it starts with the offensive line namely. they have to get it together. chip kelly is the coaching staff spent hours dissecting the game film. chip feels the problems yesterday against dallas are fixable. the eagles looked lost on offense. the worst they played since kelly arrived three years ago. the bird will try to move on from what everybody degrees is an embarrassment. >> i was embarrassed, yes. that is not wait we are supposed to play football. that's not what we are all about. but we didn't play well yesterday and i was embarrassed in how we played yesterday. >> get back to basic and fundamentals and get back to work. and i was told that success and failure you have to treat them the same.

when things going well you can't say ok i can test. and if things are going band you can't change everything. you have to keep doing what you are doing. >> and catching up with them today, brightening the days of youngsters. two linebackers were injured, and chip kelly said he didn't have further information on either. the eagles may not look good on the field but clean up well off it the second annual fashion touchdown show. and that is thornon with a wrap on his right hand. the defensive lineman broke a bone in yesterday's game. no word on how much time he will miss. and benefitting the big brothers and sisters. and lewis signed today, played with the bills in 2013. and morris signed before the season has been released. still ahead, an update on tony romo's injury.

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the eagles' next opponent the jets. and tonight they that is the colts and the jets win. and they come up with ten turnovers in two games. the eagles better get the snap count right. a break for dallas, bad pun. to romo not meeting surgery but missing seven games.

and the flyers, a split squad. one a loss and if an allentown, someone got to the candy early. and the new coach gets him out of the doghouse and he scores off the rebound. and 3-2 flyers. a tie game in the third period. and michael with a new contract, and the goal here the fliers win 5-3. and the victory for the new head coach, and they host the rangers tomorrow night. that's sports. >> thank you. "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6. his guests, bill o'reilly, kermit the frog and miss piggy and music from robin thicke. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner. good night. "action news" sponsored in part by -- "jimmy kimmel

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