to the philadelphia orchestra here. this. >>> and welcome back to fox 29's special holy father in philadelphia. you see what is going on in the stage right behind us. it's not over until it's over. the philadelphia orchestra just did an amazing rendition of beethoven's fifth. let's listen in real quick. >> we have a few extra special surprises in store for you tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> a lovely evening in beautiful philadelphia. our next performer, colombian musician. has sold more than 16 million copies and he's a two-time grammy award winner. his charity works with colombian youth through art and education to promote peace in colombia. and in 2013, his social activism and humanitarian work was recognized by the atlantic council. tonight we'll witness a special performance. please give it up for juarez! [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ smoet ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> always to the point of shakira. >> he's very tal enned, certainly very popular and he sounds good. and this has been sort of the -- we're not at the end ye

. >> i know he's waiting for sure for the philadelphia orchestra, the world renown philadelphia orchestra to come back under the direction and do bethoven's fifth. i know he's looking forward to that. that might be toward the end, which isn't put going to be too long from now. >> you know what's great about this pope. he certain has that human side, humanizes him. he loves the music. he loves tango. he used to do that as a young man. he loves soccer. follows the team closely. there's definitely things. he loves pizza. he wished he could go out and get pizza. it's the little things. he certainly has that human side to him that people can connect to. everybody can understand a love for pizza. >> for sure. look on you energyed he still is. popped up out of the chair to meet the family. here's a man with, as we mentioned sciatica. he lots of people. wants to do all he can for them and wants the people to not just receive it but to share it with others. >> you wonder, you watch them and they're having this exchange. it's fun to talk to people who have an exchange with him. they will say i reme

really a site to be hold tonig tonight. >> all thank to the music of the philadelphia orchestra and theyhe world stage. that's a statement right there. >> that's how you wrap it up right there. >> that's how you wrap it up talk about a big finish that's how you wrap it up right there. ♪ >> very well done. ♪ (applause). >> philadelphia orchestra. world renown under the direction of maestro the music has been wonderful this evening and speaking of music... speaking wonderful. >> we have a very special guest with us right now. bobby, say hi. >> hi. >> you guys recognize bobby hill right here? i think he just became a super star a few minutes ago. when you sang. >> maybe. >> oh, yes, you have young man. >> bobby, tell everybody about the keystone state boys choir. >> well the keystone state boy choirs is comprised of about 200 boys and i'm in a group called the sopranos and in 2009 we were the only choir to go to antarctica and we brought back a rock for -- to save to give to someone special maybe the president or the pope. >> fantastic. >> which we just gave it to him. i gave it to him on s

appearance tonight with an a-list of performers, aretha franklin and andre bocelli and the philadelphia orchestra. you can see thousands have gathered for the festival and get a glimpse of pope francis. it's been an eventfully for the pontiff in philadelphia and an eventful day for the city. just over an hour ago the pope gave a speech on immigration and religious freedom. among them walter perez, the pope spoke of compassion for immigrants. >> reporter: he did, jim, it was extraordinary how quiet the crowd got as the pope approached. feelings intensified, he talked about immigration, religious freedom and to tolerance. his main theme was protecting the poorest and the weakest among us. >> we remember the great struggles which led to the abolition of slavery, the extension of voting rights, the growth of the labor movement, and the gradual effort to eliminate every kind of racism and prejudice directed at the successive waves of new americans. and once again the strongest reactions he received from this deeply diverse crowd seemed to come when he discussed immigration. among those in the crowd wa

we have the philadelphia orchestra, there's about 85 members of the philadelphia orchestra. we, of course, have the holy father and archbishop. >> reporter: and there will be room for families, dancers, bands. the art museum serving as the back drop. with less than one week to go, 2,000 contractors are working around the clock. >> we're running miles and miles of fiber optic cable that will provide the audio and video signal to the 40 jumbotrons around the footprint. >> reporter: after the festival of families, he said they have less than 12 hours to convert the stage into a sanctuary. >> if we were in a convention hall, we would be completely pulling out an entire exhibit. and then loading another one in overnight. >> reporter: but here, everything will be unloaded outside. 8,000 seats for mass. looking ahead to next week, the production company tells us, by thursday, the stage will be completed. the altar in place. and crews hope to begin sound and camera checks. on the sets of the art museum, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> local dance enthusiasts are strutting their st

through the 11th. >>> classic, and contemporary, orchestra and electronics, it is the chamber orchestra of philadelphia. on stage the at the pearl man theater september 20th and 21st. the classic is s a soon the contemporary an original concert for chamber orchestra, piano and ipad, composed by conrad taubb. he is a sound scape of rich orchestra. >> ♪ >> and then, there is the sound of frank, with the artistry of michael andrew. the philly pops present sinatra, a centennial celebration at verizon hall, the the weekend of october 9th, with a fourth show added for sunday night. michael andrew and philly pops conductor michael krajewsky created a sinatra musical journey, 100th birthday celebration begins october 9th. >>> and within days of performing on the papal stage, pope francis in philly, the the philadelphia orchestra opens up its season with yanick conducting, at verizon hall were four shows october 1st, through the fourth. performing a 24 year-old russian piano player, daniel, who has become a master of rockmaninoff. >> for tickets for 201,015th, 2016 art season go to the arts in philly.org. for t

up very early in the morning just to catch a glimpse of him and this is, of course, as the philadelphia orchestrarotherly love and sisterly affection to wrap up a spectacular, historic day and night his first full day here in philadelphia. much more to come today before he is brought back to rome. what a whirlwind. nicole, back to you. >> quite a week even, thank you. >>> with this papal visit the all eyes are on the forecast and any potential, traffic problems out there, kyla grogan and meisha johnson are keeping an eye on things this morning. we know there was a divine intervention when it comes to this forecast because we're in the clear for the most part, right. >> you know what, we still have some moisture very close to us, we could see some sprinkles but good news is the the setup of this is going to give us a break and boy, i think we're all very thankful for that. so if the pope had anything to do with it, put in a good word, we say thank you. i want to take a look at your neighborhood network and looking at the temperatures around. we are relatively cool as we head in the morning here. f

then as the philadelphia orchestra the world renowned philadelphia orchestra played, the pontiff steppedt the festival of families. he delivered a message of brotherly love and sisterly affection to wrap up a historic night in the city of philadelphia. wow. what day. what a day. thank you so much for being with us tonight. it's been something special. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. thank you for being with us this evening. we've been thrilled to be with you all afternoon and evening long and we're glad to still have you with us tonight we're wrapping up emotional day for lot of people a fun day for lot of people. big day i think you can sum it up in that way certainly the religious highlight for so many people was the mass that was celebrated this morning. it was the first big thing the pope did when he got here at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> the pope had a taylor made message for the city of philadelphia and our pat chiarocchi has that story. >> reporter: cheers could be heard for blocks outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul as pope f

then as the philadelphia orchestra the world renowned philadelphia orchestra played, the pontiff stepped of families. he delivered a message of brotherly love and sisterly affection to wrap up a historic night in the city of philadelphia. wow. what day. what a day. thank you so much for being with us tonight. it's been something special. i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. thank you for being with us this evening. we've been thrilled to be with you all afternoon and evening long and we're glad to still have you with us tonight we're wrapping up emotional day for lot of people a fun day for lot of people. big day i think you can sum it up in that way certainly the religious highlight for so many people was the mass that was celebrated this morning. it was the first big thing the pope did when he got here at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> the pope had a taylor made message for the city of philadelphia and our pat chiarocchi has that story. >> reporter: cheers could be heard for blocks outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul as pope francis waved a

philadelphia. this october. and, add to that, the chamber orchestra of philadelphia in september, and you have a calendar of culture, waiting to be enjoyed. >> opera philadelphia is hitting the high notes, as it opens its season with the classic, the story turns on the passion of a par ocean, and her young lover, alfredo. it is set against a rich broke backdrop. and a score that will bring tears. at the academy of music with five performances october 2nd through the 11th. classic and contemporary, orchestra and electronics, it is decker brose and the chamber orchestra of philadelphia, on stage at the perelman theater september 20th and 21st. the classic is cesan contemporary in original for claim error chest is that, piano, and ipad. composed by bee anise conrad tal. it is a sound scape of rich or chest station. >> ♪ >> then, there is the sound of frank. with the artistry of michael andrew. the philly pops present sinatra, a centennial celebration, it at verizon hall, the weaken of october 9th, with a fourth show added sunday night. michael andrew and the philly pops conductor michael created a sinatra musical jour

aretha franklin's grand finale brought the house down, and she was backed by the philadelphia orchestral choir. our coverage of day two of the papal visit is just getting started this morning. >> here is a live look at the ben franklin parkway as the stage has been transformed, getting ready for the outdoor mass on the parkway coming up in just hours. it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. where the pope was skhraeping. >> really small. a small fire started at the seminary around 10:45 last night. the fire department said it started in an elevator and it was out before they could get there and nobody was hurt. >>> today, the pope's schedule was pretty packed. and touchdown to aretha franklin's late-night serenade. >> before he left the airport he told the driver to stop so he could meet a 10-year-old boy with saw racerebral palsy. then he took a bre

at 9:00 this morning the eagles cheerleaders are going to join mayor nutter and the philadelphia orchestra in a ribbon cutting. no doubt we'll be here for philadelphia's favorite store opening. monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >>> philadelphia orchestra, boy. you kidding me. >> just focus on the hoagie. and the blue route. >> focus, right now. we have 45 minutes until i can get my hoagie. on the blue route at front street so watching out for police activity. we did have a big tow truck in the area. another police officer there as well so it looks like more of a mess now. only in the right-hand shoulder so no problems. wind chill up for that. septa, 23 minutes delays on s e some. you are in luck there. for patco no delays, new jersey transit okay. the schuylkill right through the conshohocken curve where we're smooth sailing now heading into center city eastbound from the blue route to the vine no problems. it's 14 minutes. when i come back more on our majors for you with cameras. >>> good morning. some hanging on in this final week. fall starts next wednesday but for today warm and dry cond

he has led some of the world's best orchestras, including the vienna philharmonic and the philadelphia orchestra became the 10th music director of the chicago symphony orchestra in 2010. here's a look at a performance of beethoven's fifth. ♪ charlie: he will lead the chicago symphony orchestra in three concerts at carnegie hall beginning january 30. i am pleased to have you back at the table. welcome. is that the happiest moment for you when you are there with a good orchestra, music and composers that you like leading them? riccardo: this is a good question. people feel happy on the podium. i feel always that to conduct a great orchestra in front of the public that knows what they are listening, it is a big challenge every time. you cannot be completely happy. charlie: is it thrilling to be there, and each time think, i can get a better this time? riccardo: every time. one of the most difficult moments is the end of the performance, because if the public likes the performance, the public applauds, sometimes with standing ovation. if you are honest with yourself, you will start to think about al

him here tome perform the lord's prayer with .he philadelphia orchestra ♪ [choir sings] ♪ father which in heaven. hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, done, l be , as it is in heaven. ♪ give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. temptation,not into but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the .ower and the glory for thine is the kingdom and the ,glory for ever forever. amen ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] ♪ [speaking in spanish] ♪ pope francis: we will now receive the blessing. we will see each other again tomorrow at mass. [applause] what time is mass tomorrow? at 4:00? at 4:00. before the final blessing, let's y and alsoyer to marr so that they and't protect our families they can help us to believe that it is worth the struggle and the fight for the good of the family. [applause] pope francis: hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with the, isssed art thou, and blessed the fruit of thy womb jesus. holy mary, mother of god, pray for our centers, now at the hour of our death. pray

into the night and what a night it has been just capped off by the philadelphia orchestra with the grand better with fireworks popping off into the air. >> it took a lot of the people -- saw the time lapse video. it took a lot of people awhile to get from where they were whether they were downtown or olde city to get down here. look at these massive crowds trying to get through sort of these cattle chutes to be -- >> patience is a virtue. >> they knew what to expect. it came off smoothly. it just took awhile to get if point a to point b. >> they knew it was going to happen like we knew it was going to take three hours to get through our security sweep. chris o'connell has been in the middle of the crowds all day long. chris, you've heard some amazing stories. >> reporter: yeah, incidentally guys it took us about a half hour to get through security because we didn't go through the media shuttle, we went right through the gates. it did take about a half hour. it was no problem at all but i tell you it was well worth every second. hundreds of thousands of people now filing out of the world

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the event includes the philadelphia orchestra. visit the nbc 10 app for the full papel itinerary.ou'll find a list of things you're not allowed to bring. we have full rundown of the road closures and transportation changes. >>> a cool night in center city. nbc 10 in the square where long sleeves were required for walk around the fountain. will it feel like fall tomorrow? >> especially in the morning hours. if you're in lehigh valley temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. 62 northeast philly. already cooling down to 54 in millville. that will be one of the cooler spots by tomorrow morning. for bus stop time expect plenty of sunshine and dry air. philadelphia area low 60s and suburbs right around 57 degrees. the coolest spots by tomorrow morning should be up through the lehigh valley. allentown. 48 degrees quaker town. we're looking at 50 for cooks town. this is expected to be one of the coolest spots in the morning. coming up we have warmup in the fact. we'll take a look at the rest of the area morning lows. that's straight ahead. >>> you're good. >> new at 11:00. passenger taken of

we are being treated to the philadelphia orchestra.y with his entrance here to the festival of families. what a knife we have had ahead of on us. listen to some of the people who will be here. mark wahlberg. the fray. aretha franklin. juanes. andrea bocelli. >> and fireworks. literally, fireworks. >> in the midst of all of that, pope francis will be here as well giving another message so hungrily received i the faithful at a time we are desperate to hear more of that. >> absolutely. somebody who follows religion so closely. so many religions as well. if you talk about a pope of inclusion, would this be that pope? >> i think so. and i think it's quite rare. first of all, know it as you know, poppy and chris, this is the second time a pope has come to philadelphia. pope john paul ii came in 1979. he was down by the cathedral where francis was today. they have moved up here. behind him are the steps that rocky ran up. when he was coming down the parkway it was rocky that went through my mind. he has conquered and taken this town. but to y

the grand opening will feature the philadelphia orchestra and cheerleaders. with this football season comes a new craze. fantasy sports apps. >> the apps could be illegal and gambling before the accident perts say it could be dangerous. randy explains why. >> at the sports bar, most fans keep their eyes on the tv, but a growing number are looking down at their smart phones. >> you can play for $1 a game. fan assy baseball as the commercials are everywhere promising tissue play outs if your team wins. based in new york, they said this is not gambling, just a fun way to follow the team and make a few bucks. >> have you won money yet? >> how much? >> $200. >> do you consider it a form of gambling? >> it's great. that's the excitement part about it. >> one new jersey lawmaker sent this letter to congress asking for a hearing likening the apps to sports betting. and addiction therapists say they are worrisome. >> night my wife and i counted like six specials been an hour. >> they are treating pishts and said the apps can be foin for most, but addicts should be ver

. ♪ the choir sang and the philadelphia orchestra performed as the fop arrived at eakins oval.e made his way to the altar. the pontiff's homily focused on the importance of family. >> in my own home do we shout or do we speak to each other in love and tenderness. that's a good way of measuring our love. how beautiful it would be if everywhere and even beyond our own borders we could appreciate and encourage this prophecy and this miracle. >> during the liturgy 500 priests distributed communion to the crowd. can't get enough of this. before the mass the pope greeted an adoring crowd. he took his time stopping to bless and kiss several babies and children along the way. did you capture some special moments with the pope? maybe selfies or pictures of him and his pope mobile. see it, share it, connect with us through the nbc 10 app. we'd love to see your pictures. use #popeinphilly. >> we're staying on top of breaking news. a man was shot during a home invasion in lower moreland montgomery county. this happened before midnight along philmont avenue. the victim went to the hospital.

the philadelphia orchestra provided the accompaniment. let's look at ben franklin parkway, a little high up to see people leaving the area. but it is happening. we have blanketed the area give you every vantage point of the papal visit. brian and sharrie are along the parkway. all had a front row seat to the festival of families the pontiff spoke about immigration and religious freedom. trish hartman is with those hoping to catch a police officers of the hol how -- a gle of the holy father. let's begin with rick and monica who had a bird's eye view. >> the parkway is all quiet right now. all the pilgrims have gone home. just a few security people out there right now. the lights still twinkling. it's been a stupendous day on the ben franklin parkway. philadelphia put its best foot forward. it was the diamond pinky ring, if you will, for what has been the first day of the pope's visit and i think philadelphia, they didn't disappoint. >> something to be extremely proud of and more great excitement for tomorrow as well. just so many inspirati

the philadelphia orchestra has taken the stage along with the philadelphia heritage choir. having some problem with the voc als, i don't know grou can hear it, a violin playing. about 30, 40 yards away is where the pope will take the stage. that's after processing and doubling back, coming back to the stage you or looking at now. if we can push in to the right, you can see gymnasts getting ready, also members of the philadelphia orchestra performing. they were doing pretty impre impressive dances before, maybe they're just interpretive dancers. nonetheless, very talented. if you zoom out, i'll show you a little bit of this vip seating. this is a poor indicator of how packed this ben franklin mark way is. these are the ticketed vip members, slowly but surely taking their seats. we're still three, four hours from the maniac shun here when when the fray will perform and pope francis takes the stage. i'll tell you a little more about what the energy feels like here. there are tens of thousands of people on the parkway. it's difficult to show you from this vantage point. you'll

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the grand opening will feature the philadelphia orchestra and eagles cheerleaders and there is a dance-offith wally. >>> good morning. temperatures today expected to stay above average so we see quite a warm and dry week. sunshine expected as well. our humidity goes up heading into tomorrow, then i'm tracking cooler conditions. that is in time for the eagles game on sunday. right now a live look outside, philadelphia at 64 degrees, our wind speeds are calm. humidity at 90%. feels like temperatures at 64 as well. across the region at 50 in the poconos, 60 in reading, 57 in westchester, 61 in wilmington, 64 in dover and in the mid-50s in millville, 57 at the atlantic city airport. so not a bad way to start the morning. our satellite/radar shows quiet conditions, not seeing a lot of cloudiness, not a lot of rainfall so things are nice and calm for today. we have a few changes as we go into the weekend. this area of high pressure sits offshore with an area of high pressure you have the clockwise rotation. as it moves offshore it starts to pull up moisture from the south. so we'll also see a li

the philadelphia orchestra and mayor michael nutter helped celebrate the new location at broad and walnut. the store opened two months ahead of schedule just in time for the world meeting of families and the papal visit next weekend. wawa is hoping to serve pope francis a hoagie of his choice. and in his honor, the company has established a special fund to help fight hunger in the philadelphia region. >> all six of wawas center city locations starting with this one today will donate a portion of all proceeds from hoagie sales up to $15,000 to the francis fund as well. >> special fundraiser runs from today through september 28th and by its way this new location is the first wawa to offer indoor seating. if you've ever wanted to be on the game show wheel of fortune here's your chance. the wheel mobile is at the claridge hotel in atlantic city and this special visit is extra special because it marks the vehicle's 500th event. 6abc president and general manager bernie prazenica was on hand. >> in may of next year we'll have on the air and this will be national so everybody will get to see thi

he and the millions watching will be treated to a choir of 500 voices accompanied by the philadelphia orchestratoday we sat in on a rehearsal for a chance to hear their joyful noise. >> ♪ >> reporter: on sunday the orchestra will perform an hour before the mass begins and provide music throughout. our papal weekend coverage will include digital updates live from the news room. we'll have traffic, weather and papal news every half hour starting at 9:00 a.m. saturday and sunday. you can watch our live papal visit digital updates on 6abc.com and the 6abc news app. >>> coming and on "action news" tonight, we'll give you a sneak peek of our coverage of the papal visit this weekend. we have "action news" anchors stationed along the parkway to give you a front row seat to all the action. >>> and of course cecily tynan will be back with the seven-day accuweather forecast. ducis rodgers with the latest from the eagles when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> the papal mass is now under way at madison square garden. this is pope francis' final event in new york city. he'll get some rest tonight befo

. ♪ >> the philadelphia orchestra played and the choir sang as pope francis arrived yesterday afternoonhe made his way to the altar. his homily focused on the importance of family. >> in my own home do we shout or do we speak to each other in love and tenderness? that's a good way of measuring our love. how beautiful it would be if everywhere and even beyond our own borders we could appreciate the courage, this profession see and this miracle. >> again, before the mass the pope greeted an adoring crowd along the parkway, he took his time, stopping to bless and kiss several babies and children along the way. >>> at 4:38 on monday morning, hope and forgiveness, that's what pope francis was talking about yesterday when he spoke to philadelphia prisoners. we'll have details on that part of his visit coming up. early estimates say about 800,000 people joined the pope for mass along the parkway. ahead wait until you hear the the crowd that showed up for one location where the pope never visited. >>> at 4:40 on monday we are keeping you informed about all of the road closures still in effect.

the papal choir and the philadelphia orchestra were just finishing the practice. it was superb.e they are having -- i would say the cathedral, everyone is in place at this point. the entourage and those people as you can see, there's -- donna is riding with the secret service. she will arrive with him. that will be the next event. imagine all those people. do we know the path he's taking? >> that path as i understand it, was not made public for security reasons. >> i tell you what we do know, the people traveling with him going to the cathedral will pull up to the side and enter through the side and he will come to the front, through the main doors. >> there's an actual presentation, the crucifix of the cathedral and bless those gathered with holy water. >> on broad street -- >> i was on the press truck, right in front of the pope's limousine. there were hundreds of thousands of people on broad street. we were told we would go 5 miles an hour. all of a sudden we were going 25 miles an hour. >> under the pope, everything was flowing. >> things are cloudy. but when we got to the e

comedian jim, singer aretha franklin, the fray, sister sledge, andrea bocelli, world renouned philadelphia orchestra will also be performing. quite the line up. just 11 days away. >> and again, little bit cool they are morning, you wake up, get outside the door, the first whisper every fall. >> mid september, you get the cool mornings. still the warm afternoons. little something for everyone. humidity stays low. it will be real comfortable. that's really the trend through the rest of the week. a lot of sunshine, cool mornings, warm afternoons. we check it out again waking up, maybe the jacket, depending where you are. at least the breeze has died down. doesn't feel as cold as it did yesterday morning. but there you go. we head into delaware, south jersey, looking at mainly mid and up 50's, along the coast, 56, wildwood. harrington, 56, newark, also in the mid 50's, similar numbers around pemberton. philadelphia little warmer, 62 at the airport, surrounding suburbs, voorhees, you giles at 53, mullica hill down to 51, chalfont at 50, 48, quakertown, chad forward low 50's, not done yet. still another h

singers andrea bocceli jua nes and the philadelphia orchestra. >> banners feature his picture and inspirationalf these banners will go up in that center city over the next week and a half. >>> as more information about the papal visit is revealed be sure to stick with 6abc.com/pope. our posts include the list of highway and road closures, items that will be prohibited from the francis festival grounds and more on how you can see the pope during his two scheduled parades. >> ♪ >> authorities in west goshen township chester county need your help identifying two armed robbers. take a look. these two men walked into the micro tell inn along willow brook lane in west chester yesterday morning. they got away with an undetermined amount of cash. nobody was hurt but detectives want these men caught before they get a chance to strike again. >> a district attorney in western pennsylvania will not retry a man who was freed due to new dna evidence more than three decades after he was sent to prison. lewis fogle had been serving a life sentence for the 1976 murder and rape of 15-year-old kathy long. a jury

the historic event on the parkway also performing oprah singer andre ya bocelli with the philadelphia orchestrand latin sensation. >> today mark the grand opening of the knot at grat foe. it's wove ken with their thousand fabric strips. each strip has handwritten words of a person's struggles. the knotted grotto will remain up until the rental of the papal visit. >> stay with eyewitness for latest on the papal visits. we'll bring you updates on our and on our website cbs phil p.m. cot. >> row heff from the heat is on its way. with that comes spotty storms. meteorologist justin drabick is tracking where and when we might see this rain justin. >> jessica, that's good news. we certainly need rain. it's ban while since we had measurable rain. you have to go back to august 20th at philadelphia international airport. but we had couple of showers earlier tonight in the lehigh valley even one thunderstorm out in montgomery county now those have diminish check it out on storm scan3. and maybe just a stray sprinkle or two coming through surrounding suburbs of philadelphia right now but overall we'll keep

i'm interested to see what the philadelphia orchestra will play for pope francis.oes it look from your vacantage points? >> reporter: jim, it looks like a night that will be spectacular. >> we've been treated to a sneak peek each approaching the microphone getting mike checks and treating us to special songs. don't want you to think for a moment the empty chairs are indicative of a lack of crowd. all the people who will be seated in the chairs and on the parkway right now have for crying out flooded to the gates and the fences on the side as they await the arrival of pope francis. they know that the pope is on the way, they couldn't be more excited to see him. >> of course that is the vantage point they feel is the best being on the outskirts closer to the actual edges where we expect the popemobile to make the parade route. that's why people are not sitting in their chairs, they are standings up and dancing and listening to the performers and keeping a close eye to the popemobile when it comes and gets in motion. >> listen in the backgrounds recognize that? >> sis

the philadelphia orchestra will play, the boys choir. katy, can you hear us?r: singers will take the stage. the stage altar, if you will, overnight and early this morning, it was transformed into an altar area. we have two helicopters going overhead right now. we have here from below so many of the people who were lining the parkway to believe the pope is in one of those helicopters as they do and there are a lot of cheers. people are getting up to their feet and waving to the helicopter above. it's descended quite a bit. it's going pretty slowly over the oval as it passes over this large stage area. so that was really exciting for a lot of people who have quite frankly been out here for hours, some of them since 5:00, 6:00 a.m., ten hours ahead of when this pap yam mass al mass is sc begin. when we look at the crowds filling up the ticketed areas, these are the lucky ticket holders let in around 7:00, 8:00. many came with jackets and blankets, and vai, you had mentioned earlier and really put it into perspective that pope francis has been in philadelphia for

we see the philadelphia orchestra lining up, choir getting ready and pilgrims taking their seats and people saying they are energized and hopeful and thankful to be here. >> just the number of people here and all over the world. rear from indiana. we don't get out much. this has been a truly humbling experience. >> butterflies. just a joy. you wish i would stay forever. everybody is happy and nice to each other and joyful and hopeful that not just the event change some people not just for today or tomorrow but with us. >> here is a live look at the parkway, a sea of people who waited hours to be screened by security. there are 40 jumbotrons to help people see him. today, the pope takes everyone to church. as we wait for his arrival, you can feel the energy building and i have heard song breaking out behind me and we have heard that all along the parkway. >> thank you. we will check with you as well. we're told the pope is about 20 minutes away and that will be the next time we see him and he will get on board the popemobile what we think will be a short parade. last night, it was an

comedian jim, singer aretha franklin, the fray, sister sledge, andre ya bocelli, jaanes and philadelphia orchestraill be performing. >> after a beautiful fall like day. we're in for a cool night. summer isn't over just yet. meteorologist kate bilo looks tamir perfect forecast. >> near perfect definitely. i can't find anything wrong with this forecast temperatures on their way up though. we had highs only in the 70s outside today. actually climbed to 77 and then 80s tomorrow. 80s again wednesday much notice how we keep climbing upward and then we're still in the 80s thursday and friday. so by wednesday, we're almost a fuel 10 degrees warmer than it was today. but the good news it looks like the sunshine is going to stick with us through the end of the week. coming up i'll let you know how long the sun hangs on if it will stick with us into the upcoming weekend as well. jessica. >> also ahead at 11:00, vandals strike a local college smashing the windows of more than a dozen cars and that's not all. why police believe one group of people in particular was targeted. >> also, we've heard about aspirin

also performing opera singer andre bocelli the philadelphia orchestra, and latin sensation, sonic will be there in the house to celebrate pope france he's visit here if recalled if. no shortage of talent. >> is there a pope in there? hello. >> super line up. >> yes. >> pretty cool. let's hope the weather is good when he comes here. >> i wish i could tell you that right now, but we have to wait until we get a little closer before i hedge any bet on. that will i can tell this week sends looking gorgeous. >> i knew you had good news. >> little stormy weather to get through today, so i have you have to pay the piper. let's take a walk back to yesterday. we hit high of 96 degrees, and by the way, that was the hottest day of 2015. how about that? you wouldn't expect that, right, in september? >> i was at the pool, so i was just loving it. >> i'll be in the water if you need me. >> perfect. today starting off toasty again. i mean, look at this, philadelphia 79 degrees, right now, 63 up in mount pocono, but 72 in wildwood, about 69 in atlantic city. see lot of 70s on the map. if you didn't kno

singer aretha franklin, the fray, phillies own sister sledge, andrea bocelli, juanes and the philadelphia orchestra, will be performing, quite the line up. still ahead this morning, on "eyewitness news", a dream come true for a young boy in a wheelchair. wait until you see what he was able to do. >> then, the second gop debate is tomorrow night. but tonight, donald trump makes an important speech. don champion has the lateness campaign 2016. >> and, "eyewitness news" at a promotion ceremony for some of south jersey's finest. we'll take you there when we come back. here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. >> three alarm fire 13th and hence letter streets, apartment building under construction. we have a crew on that scene, and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get more information. >>> al

of course the philadelphia orchestra on stage as well. they are providing a lot of the music for tonight. and up next is supposed to be the frey, we're waiting for performance from the frey as well and the crowd really getting into the performance. >> no question about it. they are on stage right now. people are watching that's all part of the production of this magnitu magnitude. after this is over, it will almost appear as they came out nowhere. >> watching and applauding, watching the dancers. but you talked about show man ship. you talk about putting this together. that stage they are sitting on is spectacular and the people that have spent hours and hours and days and days putting that together over the last. >> different weather, last couple weeks, we saw the beginnings of it and a downpour. there were putting up base down to put the stage on top of that and day by day, we just saw it build. and build and become what it is tonight. it is absolutely beautiful. >> that, of course, will also be the stage for the mass tomorrow. it's got

they will join previously announced acts including andrea bocceli juanes and the philadelphia orchestrafollow our special twitter handle at 6abc pope for more on the parkway events and for help getting around during the papal visit. >> a lot of folks who watched that game last night are stumbling into work today tired. >> yeah. >> but at least they'll have sunshine. >> they l i think what made it worst was all of the hype, oh we're going to go -- they got a chance to turn it around. storm tracker6 right now and there's no precipitation out there. taking a look outside, nice bright sunshine getting ready to build up over the horizon a little bit later on. for now taking a look live in center city, we are clear overhead. the stars are out and a little bit cool once again this morning but another nice day building. 61 degrees is your current temperature, a little better than this time yesterday. the dewpoint is still nice and low, so it's not humid. and the winds out of the northwest at just 5 miles per hour. in some cases we're reporting calm winds. satellite also shows you a lack of any

it is the chamber orchestra of philadelphia. on stage at the perelman theater september 20th, and 21st. the classic is the contemporary original for chamber orchestra, piano, and ipad, compose the by pianist conrad tal sounds scape of rich or chest station. >> ♪ >> then, there is the sound of frank, with the artistry of michael andrew, the philly pops presents sin at tracks centennial celebration, at verizon hall. the weekend of october 9th, with a fourth show added sunday night. michael andrew and the philly pops conductor michael created a sinatra musical journey. the 100 birthday celebration begins october 9th. >> within days of performing on the papal show, pope francis in philly, philadelphia orchestra opens its season conducting rock at verizon hall. with four shows october 1st, through the fourth. performing a 24 year old russian pianist, danielle, who has become a master of rock. for ticket and all you need to know about the 2015-2016 art season go, to the art in philly.org. also, for the buzz on the top shows, and a chan

him here tome perform the lord's prayer with .he philadelphia orchestra ♪ [choir sings] ♪ father whichthy name. thy kingdom come, done, l be , as it is in heaven. ♪ give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. temptation,not into but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the .ower and the glory for thine is the kingdom and the ,glory for ever forever. amen ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] ♪ [speaking in spanish] ♪ pope francis: we will now receive the blessing. we will see each other again tomorrow at mass. [applause] what time is mass tomorrow? at 4:00? at 4:00. before the final blessing, let's y and alsoyer to marr so that they and't protect our families they can help us to believe that it is worth the struggle and the fight for the good of the family. [applause] pope francis: hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with the, isssed art thou, and blessed the fruit of thy womb jesus. holy mary, mother of god, pray for our centers, now at the hour of our death. pray for us. pray for us. pra

as nixon when he went to china, the philadelphia orchestra went.was one of the cultural statements. and it helped. a went to japan the first time, it was such a revolution. even in the restaurants, the french restaurants, they lost their competition with the italian restaurants. charlie: what would you conduct at carnegie hall? riccardo muti: it is three programs. quite interesting because we bring two symphonies. it is one of the greatest composers of the russian school together with the others. we do the first and the third symphony, the divine poem of the symphony. in the first program, we do the first piece dedicated to the sea. -- in english, in germany -- prosperous voyage. then -- the first part is dedicated to the sea. the second program will be the concerto number two. schumann, a german program. the third program will be the fifth symphony. and then one we did in chicago a few days ago. having one day before another -- before the film which is a great film. in two year's time, we will do another product of the collaboration between a film

looks like he just wanted to badly to hear the philadelphia orchestra.e played for the crowd and they stood there beaming and then applauded and then took his place on stage. that was last night and he is expected here on st. margaret chapel where he spent the night last night. this event where he is supposed to talk is is supposed to start around 9:00, but it may start early. >> john paul was at st. charles a number of years askind the th that's interesting to see is the huge cross that people pass everyday in the city line avenue and that was a gift from john paul after speaking on the circle. with that said, that's interesting when all of the dust settles here and everyone is back where they should be and what we use to remember pope francis. is it the car were pet yesterday and the airport. is it something today from the mass. what will be the icon of transition's visit this year? it remains to be seen and an interesting question. >> yeah, we should tell you that the main door to the chapel when you walk through there is the main door. that's the doo

the flag ship store is in the heart of center city, and local leaders and members of the philadelphia orchestraleaders and a wawa mascot in the form of a goose, right? geese? that's what it was. they celebrated yesterday. wawa opened two months ahead of schedule just in time. they plan to give back during the pope's visit in a big way. >> about 100,000 meals to the emergency responders and as well as volunteers. that's really the element of us getting involved to be there on scene. >> wawa's ceo tells us some center city stores will give back in another way during the world meeting of families. several locations will donate a percentage of their sales to the francis fund to fight hunger. >>> and news from the jersey shore bureau, officials are trying to solve the mystery of an american flag and memorial photo that washed up on shore. stars and stripes was discovered on an island in ocean county earlier this summer, in june. new jersey environmental officials found the flag, its pole, and the tribute sign. the memorial names the pair of the world war ii veterans and shows a medal presentation. o

philadelphia orchestra.he pope is also expected to meet with 6 families on the stage that will give witness to the importance of family in their own faith journey. there are two stages. this eakens oval stage will go at 5:30. the logan square stage performances there begin at 12:45. there are jumbo trons on the parkway. no matter you are you'll have a good view. they will turn on at 6:00 p.m. live eakens oval, channel 6 "action news." >> we have another look at the parkway from our vantage point looking right there at the stage where crews are setting up. they have to have a stage here for today for the festival of families and then they are back to work overnight as they prepare to transform this into an alter for the papal mass on sunday. >> and right now out in the city streets they have been looking around, things seem to be relatively quiet. that will not last long. we'll go over to katherine scott who is joining us from logan square. we imagine it will be elbow to elbow where you're standing today. >>