is 5:00 a.m. on this friday september 18 we're watching several breaking stories. >> a mother comes face-to-face with three masked men who forced their way into her house. >> a dramatic attempt to escape a fast-moving fire ended with two people hurt. we got in new video. >> cuba will be the first stop for pope francis as he makes his way to the united states, see the message he sent out before he leaves europe. >> first up, let's find out about accuweather and traffic and go over to karen rogers and david murphy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning everybody, we're off to beautiful day, we have dry air in place, high pressure in control. the next system out west won't affect us until sunday. 54 in allentown. reading has slipped into the upper 50s, 61 in trenton. 60 in wilmington. 65 in sea isle city. heading out the door 63 degrees by a.m. 64 degrees by 8:00 a.m. clear skies, not a lot of wind, cool, but comfortable. as we head into the afternoon, hoot warm one, bright sunshine for pretty much

heading out the door to catch the school bus, cool, 63 by 6:00 a.m. 64 by 8:00 a.m. nice, light winds, a good looking morning to catch the bus. tgif kids, we have a weekend. 87 is the high before sliding into the low 80s by 6:00 p.m. as we take a look at the one issue today, an air quality alert in effect across the entire area away from the shore. that means those of you among the senior citizen population or those with asthma or heart ailments, limit your outdoors between noon and 6. the revolt us can help out by not filling the cars between those hours. speaking of cars you've got some on the roads. >> reporter: no cars on the benjamin franklin parkway we look at the benjamin franklin parkway the inner drive is closed right now. at first they blocked the right lane with equipment getting ready for the papal visit. now the inner drive closed happening yesterday morning. again today we expect gridlock already preparing and seeing effects of traffic with the pope's visit. it will be closed through september 29. on the schuylkill expressway here we are at city avenue.

a.m., 63 by 8:00 a.m. it may feel humid this morning, that's part of the afternoon call. 78 by noon, high of 83 about 3:00 p.m., the humidity levels are going to be going up in the afternoon, it will feel more humid. looks like we've got much-needed rain on the way in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. karen rogers i'll cover that story in a second. >> reporter: it is nice to see the schuylkill expressway back open, the crews worked very hard through the night. schuylkill expressway opened in both directions. you can see the flashing lights, because the ramps are shut down. the off-ramps are shut down, the on-ramps are open. it's a process they are working on it. the on-ramp to 30th street is shut down. 676 in new jersey and the admiral wilson boulevard open. not only the ben, but the highways leading to the ben have reopened through the overnight hours and looking good, all the area bridges showing no problems. the vine street expressway is open. when i talked to the pennsylvan

8:00 a.m. slight chance of patchy fog, most of you won't have to worry about that. 64 on the storm tracker 6 live app on the way to school. 63 by 8:00 a.m. noon, 83. 86 by 3:00 p.m. like yesterday we'll get a high of 87 late in the day around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. an air quality alert has been declared across urban centers from philadelphia south across new jersey and delaware. this is a code orange ozone action alert for those of you in sensitive groups for unhealthy air, seniors for respiratory and lung conditions want to limit your out door exposure between 12:00 and 6. we're looking at the pattern to continue over the next several days. >> reporter: we have construction running late, you can see the result on woodhaven road eastbound heading toward i-95. so construction crews are out there, they were supposed to clear at 5:00 a.m. but blocking the right lane and the ramp from knights road to the eastbound layne. that's causing a slower go. i-95 approaching cottman looking good, the extra overni

it is 2:00 a.m., our alarms went off at 12:45 a.m. this is the meade transportation center from -- media transportation center from here we'll be wanded for security. we wanted to make sure that we would make the 4:00 a.m. bus in plenty of time to broadcast at 5:30 a.m. we're first in line, so we'll be on that. 3:05 a.m. i want through the metal detecter and from here we'll board the media buses. 4:15 we're on the bus for the parkway. take a look outside this has to be the safest most secure place in america. erin o'hern is here. we're rolling right now heading to the parkway. you can see the streets are clear, we have a police escort. we pass a number of jumbotrons along the way. there are 40 of them set up along the parkway so people can get a clear view of what's happening. we should be at the parkway in no time. this is our 6abc booth there are 5,000 journalists in philadelphia they will be working out of the center on the parkway. come inside this is james editing for us this morning. we have the ability to see video from here an

8:00 a.m., running into the low to mid 60s a little bit of a breeze not a bad morning. 82 yesterday, today we'll spend most of the afternoon in the mid to upper 70s. noon, 76. 3:00 p.m., 79. 6:00 p.m., 72 degrees. karen rogers lots of stuff going on otherwise and weather wise. >> reporter: and the schuylkill is going to shut down. we have a few things with traffic, as well. we're looking live on the vine street express way. you can see the flashing lights. because they have shut down the ramps. we see the ramp is shut down the vine itself is open. the schuylkill expressway is open. they are starting to shut down the ramps leading to the closures around the perimeter of the city. let's talk about the main closures we'll see at 10:00 p.m. tonight. the schuylkill expressway eastbound shut down between the blue route and i-95, westbound is shut down between i-95 and route 1. open through the evening commute not until 10 m approximate. southbound will shut down lancaster an route 30. northbound will

8:00 a.m. partly cloudy and cool, a light breeze similar to the last couple of days. 76 by noon. # p.m., 79 that's the high today. by 6:00 p.m. back to 72 degrees. the latest on the papal visit weekend call we have lights flashing karen. >> reporter: yes we do, this is the schuylkill expressway which remains open in both directions until 10:00 p.m. tonight. you're fine taking the schuylkill expressway this morning even in the evening commute. benjamin franklin parkway is shut down as the benjamin franklin parkway has been shut down that continues today. vine street expressway is open, we can see the ramp closures for broad. we have the ramps shut down, the schuylkill expressway is open, the vine is open until 10:00 p.m. tonight. i-95 is open through the weekend. cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city. you expect to see extra volume on the other highways. 676 northbound will shut down at 10:00 p.m. admiral wilson boulevard leading to the ben franklin bridge will shut down. 42 you'

for those of you whose schools are open. 64 by 8:00 a.m. the same goes for those traveling to work partly cloudy and cool. 64 by 8:00 a.m. 76 by noon. 3:00 p.m., 79 degrees that's our forecast high today. the very latest on the papal weekend forecast coming up. karen rogers? >> reporter: looking live at the schuylkill expressway westbound past the vine. we can see them blocking all lanes right now they are putting up barricades. the schuylkill expressway was scheduled to shut down tonight at 10:00 p.m. looking live on the vine street expressway. here's the parkway over the vine. the parkway continues to be closed in both directions, not opening into early next week. we're dealing with the closures. kelly drive shut down in its entirety, as well. on the big picture right now we can see speeds are mostly okay at this point but we certainly expect so many closures and restrictions as we saw yesterday in the perimeter of the so-called traffic box around the francis fair ground we can see the closures on the edges of that, we'll continue to see

6:00 a.m., friday, september 18. we're following several breaking stories. >> a mother comes face-to-face with three masked men who forced their way into her house. we're live on the scene. >> a dramatic attempt to escape a fast-moving fire end with two people hurt. we have the video. >> cuba will be the first stop for pope francis tomorrow as he makes his way to the united states. seep the message he sent out before he leaves europe. >> first up, let's talk about weather and traffic. david murphy is outside talking about your friday and your weekend. karen rogers is looking at the morning commute. >> reporter: an absolutely gorgeous morning building across the region. take a look at satellite we have very little cloud around. we have a batch coming through ohio that's a slow-moving cold front that won't effect us until sunday. 54 in allentown. 67 in reading. 61 in wilmington, 69 in trenton. 65 in sea isle city. heading school and work. we've got 63 on the storm tracker 6 live app. noon, 81. 3:00 p.m., 87 that will b

>> good morning everyone, it is 6:00 a.m., friday, september 25. here's what's happening. >>> pope on the parkway. the anticipation and the restrictions grow. final preps are underway with pope francis a day out from arriving. >> the most restricted layers of traffic management and security will be put in effect today. >> a man who shunned the churh makes a return and received a gift he'll never forget. >> we have pope francis bobble head doll and we're waiting for his arrival. >> reporter: one of them made an appearance in the weather center, too. we're off to a breezy start, satellite shows clouds in place, but they are high and we'll get sunshine through them. 66 degrees in philadelphia currently. a little milder than this time yesterday. upper 50s in allentown reading and lancaster. 63 in wilmington. 61 in trenton. 70 as you step out the door and head to the boardwalk in sea isle city. warm this afternoon, high of 79 around 3:00 p.m. breezy today with the winds running ten to 20 miles per hour but warm. we have an issue building at the shore be

we have service from 5:30 to 1:00 a.m. you can take the broad street line, richboro, market frankford line, closures at 5th, 15th and city hall. the regional rails are running but making less symptoms. >> in broomall delaware valley, the host family turns out to be a synagogue. >> it's reaching across the religious divide. trish hartman has that story. >> reporter: the weary, but excited travelers meet in broomall after an 800-mile bulls ride after a spiritual weekend with new friends and pope francis. >> the synagogue opened their heart and building and everything to us. we're so excited. >> 50 parishners from holy spirit catholic church wanted to see pope francis in philadelphia, but needed a low-cost place to his. a friend's sister is the kentucky connection. >> she called me and say can you think of any ymca or school. i said school, that's us. >> we ran with it we thought was an wonderful opportunity to learn about how important it is to help others. >> reporter: the travelers from kentucky many teens had no guarantee

. 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. comfortable conditions mainly clear skies. as we roll through the day, it's similar to yesterday. a tad hotter with a high of 90 at 3:00 p.m. you can see how temperatures roll from the 60s to the mid 80s by noon. yesterday's high, was 88. if you were out and about and comfortable enough i think you'll find the same situation today maybe tad on the humid side. cool drinks shade breaks, that's right and you will be fine, karen. higher heat and humidity returns tomorrow. >> reporter: or drinks with shades in them that's probably not the kind of drinks you're supposed to to labor day, we have an accident blocking all lanes on broad street in center city. 10th and south an accident here. as well as the cleanup going on this morning with the made in america festival last night. spring garden westbound they have temporarily blocked all lanes before the schuylkill. expect the lanes to be blocked. it's just temporary i think they will be opening up shortly. the inner drive of the benjamin fran

8:00 a.m. another great morning to get out there and get your exercising done. 11:00 a.m., 79. mid 80s through 5:00 p.m. with the high of 87 around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. as we look ahead for the next three days we're looking at highs around 87 today tomorrow and saturday. when you compare that to normal it's ten degrees above average and more typical of july, early august. we get a nice squeeze out of the end of summer. things will change as we go into early next week. bright and warm today, high of 87. we'll repeat that forecast for friday and saturday, beautiful weather might be a little bit more humid friday and saturday, but not too bad. sunday a front comes through giving us a clouds and sun mix. if there's a shower attached to this, it's spotty and light and mainly in the morning so i'm thinking things look good for the eagles home opener and the union game at ppl park. next week, it's back to reality. we'll see highs in the 70s, and well get a little unsettled with a lot of cloud cover aroun

downingtown new construction gets underway. 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., crews will be blocking bondsville road near ho 340. you'll be -- near 340. have construction on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound direction between valley forge and norristown blocking the left and center lane. on the northeast have left lane work going on both ways near lansdale, the work near quakertown has cleared out. the left lane out both ways near lansdale. springfield township burlington county. we have a crash involving a vehicle into a pole. the pole is down by tillman's used auto parts store, 68 southbound is blocked at monmouth road use wrights wrightstown georgetown road. waze app, pot hospital in the road close to 95 in new castle county watch out for that as you head out near wilmington i don't think. nydia and tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> and new this morning, at least a dozen mexican tourists killed and ten others injured in egypt after security forces fired on them. they were shot by joint military police force who were pursuing terrorists in the dese

as we head out in philadelphia between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. partly cloudy, cool, starting to get breezy out there in most neighborhoods. rolling through the day, not as warm as yesterday. we get up to 80 on sunday. today we start out the 61 at 9:00 a.m. 61 by noon. 73 by 3:00 p.m. the high is 74 around 3:30 p.m. before we dip back to 70 at 6:00 p.m. coming up the pope francis call. >> reporter: i was traveling home last night at quarter to 12:00 and ran into this, what a mess it was. an does he want involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle edged under the tractor-trailer, both were in flames. luckily i got off the road and got around it. nobody was seriously injured in the westbound accident on the the schuylkill expressway. luckily all the westbound lanes by girard have reopened. if you heard about the situation overnight on the schuylkill expressway you don't need to worry about it this morning, it's open and available to you. eastbound 76 there was a crash on the shoulder, all eastbound lanes are open, as well. good to go there. the

. 68 degrees by 8:00 a.m. comfortable under mainly clear skies. as we head into the afternoon, a tad hotter than yesterday. 70 by 9:00. 83 by noon. the high today is 90 degrees around 3:00 p.m. yesterday we stopped at 88. so a little bit hotter but not much different than yesterday with all the sunshine. enjoy it while you got, because tomorrow the higher heat and humidity returns. >> reporter: david i have to say you out-did yourself with the weather. looking live on i-95 approaching cottman. we had an accident right here, they have cleared it out, traffic traffic traffic is moving better now with the accident out of the way. conshohocken avenue all lanes blocked at false road because of an accident -- falls road because of an accident right here. we have another one at 10th and south. problems with the clearup going on with made in america festival. they blocked all lanes temporarily near the schuylkill they are doing cleanup from yesterday still an issue. the benjamin franklin parkway the inner drive is shu

by 10:00 a.m.nday looks like all of the showers staying to the south of us, keeping us nice and dry. we are going to see cloudy skies, also breezy conditions, so on your saturday action 74 degrees, breezy and cool. on sunday a chance of showers which will stay to the south of us according to the latest models. so that's good news for the the million people that are going to be on the parkway. today our temperatures will range between 78 and 81, mostly sunny and warmer. wind speeds out of the northeast at 10 miles per hour. then your seven-day forecast shows we stay in the 80s today and tomorrow. take a look at friday, we start to drop down, that means by saturday and sunday we are in mid-70s with mostly cloudy skies. >> thank you. it's 7 minutes before 6:00. heading out the door we have an accident. >> we are looking at video earlier. let's find out. it's in the germantown section of philadelphia. jessica boyington has a camera on that. >> again, you said it, pretty nasty accident scene. overturned

cy mentioned a little breezy out there. 60 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 67 by 11:00 a.m. low to mid 70s in the afternoon. with the high of 74 around 3:30. taking a look at tomorrow. an area of low pressure forming to the south is closer tomorrow. the flow coming in around the low off the ocean will cloud us up look for mostly cloudy skies and sunny breaks. probably a little bit breezy. milder, though, high of 76 degrees, that low could be close enough where it spills showers into our neck of the woods, but the best chance is down the shore and it doesn't look like a washout. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, before we get to that i want to mention we have a tropical storm ida has been born. only 50-mile an hour winds, though. as you look at the movement over the next several days it is not making a push in our direction, it will fade away and fall apart well out in the atlantic. there are no other tropical systems forming this week. that bodes well for the weekend. 74 degrees, increasing clouds, sprinkle or shower. mostly cloudy on tuesday, 76. we have the sho

heading out to the school bus 62 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 63 by 8:00 a.m. partly cloudy and cool for those on the bus stop and heading to the car this morning. welcome back kids to school, those of you who have been off from work for that matter. city jail. 3 by 8:00 a.m. comfortable and cool. high today is 8 # degrees, it will feel -- 83 degrees. it will feel much more humid throughout the day. we have rain in the forecast, i'll have that coming up. >> reporter: this is spring garden street, this is the on-ramp to the schuylkill expressway, the schuylkill expressway is open in both directions. it opened earlier than anticipated late last night. it opened in both directions. the off ramps are open, the on-ramps are shut down. i talked to state police they are in the process of reopening all these ramps, things are slowly getting back to normal. looking good right there. the ben franklin bridge reopened a lot earlier than expected. it wasn't expected to reopen until noon today. wide open no problems, police in new jersey tell me 676 the admiral wilson boulev

we have some dewpoints in the 7 7os. 75 by 6:00 a.m. 77 by 89:00 a.m. partly cloudy and warm and humid there. as we roll through the day it will be warm and sticky, but not as hot as the rest of the workweek. 77 by 8:00. 85 by noon. 3:00 p.m., 88 degrees is the high. yesterday we went well into the 90s and came close to a record high. all that is over. things are looking great for the holiday weekend. >> reporter: okay, david we're wrapping up construction on this friday before the holiday weekend. this is the 476 the blue route, left lane out of commission, but the crews will be pulling away before too long. down tree blocking phoenixville pike between ash bridge road and green hill road or stay on 202 or use 202 which is nice and clear this morning. not clear on 422. don't forget built construction going until 5:00 a.m. blocking the westbound lanes in the pottstown area by route 100. this is the scene in center city all is fine on the vine. no overnight construction, don't forget the benjamin franklin parkway inner drives remain shut down as we prepar

., by 10:00 a.m., 67. 1:00, 71 and today's high at 74. i'm tracking what else to expect for the rest of your work week coming up in my full forecast. let's check with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> and the pope is coming to town, we have closures in effect right now. kelly drive between fairmount drive and eakins owe valley closed until tuesday. during our afternoon rush yesterday we saw some added volume and cars actually fanning out onto the schuylkill expressway. more specifically the vine street expressway had the hardest hit yesterday. also because of the ben franklin parkway being closed and there are no parking areas around the ben franklin parkway. it's pretty much in between 12th and 25th, self blocks north and south. i'll go over those restrictions for you. >> thanks. today philadelphia goes global as the city becomes the backdrop for thousands of visitors for the world meeting of families. events are planned all week at the pennsylvania convention center. archbishop chaput will be there. after the opening sa

these numbers are similar to the last week. 59 degrees, on bus stop by 6:00 a.m. 60 by 8:00 a.m. partly cloudy, cool, it's a little bit breezy out there. as we roll through the day, 61 on the storm tracker 6 live app right now probably around the same by 8:00 a.m. noon, 69. here's where things change. instead of getting up to 80 like yesterday we'll stop at 74 degrees. i think we'll get there around 3:30 this afternoon. a lot happening in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. a lot happening in philadelphia this weekend. that portion of the seven day is covering the papal visit we'll run that down in just a couple of minutes. >> we've only been waiting for the weekend for a year, so no pressure on that forecast or anything. good morning, david. good morning everybody are we're watching a new spot on i-95 the southbound direction near cottman avenue. there's a crash taking out a couple of left lanes, the right lane is open to traffic. coming south of academy road you're hitting a wall of traffic. emergency crews are trying to funnel through and make their way to the accide

philadelphia aerks by 10 a.m. around 70, by noon low 70s, so breezy cooler day and more clouds even areas north and west by 10 a.m. you'll be around the mid-60s by noon closer to 70 degrees. we are watching the weather for the papal visit very closely. i'll have that forecast coming up in a minute. of course we need to get a check on the roadways with jessica boyington. >> yeah, we are seeing changes all over the place. majors starting to be impacted. about 10:00 p.m. tonight. right now let's look at what it's going to be like if you are trying to see the pope in philadelphia. right now the ben franklin parkway is closed from the art museum circle to logan circle. kelly drive from fair mount avenue to the art museum sirk. spring garden from pennsylvania avenue to kelly drive. a major one on the vine street expressway, right in here, right now the good news is it's still open. we do have exits closed that started last night. broad street, 23rd and accessing the ben franklin parkway, eighth street, the vine street p

and 12:30 a.m. police are looking for four two two teenagers on bikes between 14 and 17 carrying a handgun. >> one case was two people walking together and others were individuals themselves. >> reporter: the robbers are after cash, credit cards and cell phones. if you have any tips police want to hear from you. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> a guilty plea is expected today in a local kidnapping case that sparked a massive manhunt. delvin barns is accused of abducting a woman for three days last year. he was arrested in maryland. >>> a yesterday a pick up truck pulled into a gas station with a shattered window from a projectile. the incidents occurred along interstate ten, police are not saying whether they are all related, but calling them individual cases of acts of domestic terrorism. >> i don't know if it is copycat crime or multiple people, there's no pattern to the crimes. >> reporter: nobody has been seriously hurt or killed, however a 1-year-old girl was struck by shattered glas

we have a timeline from 5:29 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.mit this homicide and hide the body or hide the body and dispose of it later. we didn't feel brad had much of a motive to murder susan casey. >> to hear that was quite a relief, as you might have imagined, to brad who has played the scene countless times. >> in hindsight, it bothers me that i didn't wait and watch her, but there's no reason that anybody should be there. it was 5:00 in the morning. the whole town was dead. i just remember needing to get home, wanting to get home as soon as possible. i didn't cross my mind that anything would happen or anyone was there. >> a gallant little gesture he didn't make. brad holzer has all kinds of time to think about that. >> sometimes i think about her, yeah. i wondered what we could have been doing right now. there could have been a future there. >> susie was laid to rest on a sunny day in may 2008 in a little cemetery outside her hometown. no one the slightest aware of how much more was still to come. >>> coming up -- >> seems like you didn

a better chance of widespread rain by 10:00 a.m.llentown into the poconos, and then it could be a wet commute home especially if you live close to the poconos, and reading by 6:00 you can see pretty good downpours will make their way through. we'll also see our temperatures warming up, today and tomorrow. today's between 78 to 81. >>> pope francis waves to hundreds of thousands of people along the ben franklin parkway. earlier in the day he got up close and personal. next, we'll show you more of the emotional interaction he had with several philadelphia prison inmates. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. >>> we

the day planner, 60 degrees by 8:00 a.m. noon, 73. 3:00 p.m., 76 degrees, looks like it's going to be mild with clouds and maybe some sunny breaks, a little bit breezy for the papal mass this afternoon. and 6:00 p.m. down to 71 and shooting back into the 60s pretty quick after that. the bishop shanahan marching band played rocky theme as the pope arrived in philadelphia. he went past the museum of art and pointed something there, he said look this, he is shadow boxing, don't you think so, or maybe running, going to town some meat hanging up. it did not give him the urge to ascend the steps, rocky balboa style. he might have done it. we want to hear your messages to pope francis tweet them using the #6abc messages, we'll be scrolling them live during the pope's coverage to philadelphia. we'll be right back. patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid services. fewer than 10% received 5 star

we initially heard the bridge was going to open at 4:00 a.m. officers say it opened at 2:00 a.m., a couple of hours ahead of schedule. every now and then we see one or two cars hesitate and pull over saying is it open? officers are trying to keep the traffic moving, yes, it's open. this is a different scene from last night folks all weekend were making the mile and a half walk over the bridge. officials say the accelerated opening should allow for a normal commute for those trying to get to work. as for septa, the regional rails are opening on a saturday schedule today. some septa transit bus detours are in effect as the cleanup continues. patco is using a special schedule. if you use public transit check the schedules before you leave. if you use the ben it is open to traffic. live on the ben franklin bridge trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> now, before pope francis left the parkway yesterday his motorcade made a stop at a police that is very close to his heart. the pope visited the knotted grotto where he was greeted by sister marry o

it should be cleared by 5:00 a.m. brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. hope to the man -- hop to the manhattan bridge instead. george washington bridge construction. lincoln and holland, they have construction. everything is running fine. no major problems as far as delays inbound at the tolls and you have route 9 closed in berkeley township, mill creek road with an accident. street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> two boys in florida are very lucky to have survived separate shark attacks over the weekend. >> joshua bitner was bitten by a shark as he swam in waist deep water. he said it wrapped around his leg turning him around and around until he punched his way free. he was actually in the water taking pictures of fish when the shark grabbed his arm. he made it to shower but the attack won't keep -- shore but the attack won't keep him out of the water. >> i learned my lesson. i wouldn't go out early in the morning or dusk time and i won't go out without a friend. >> if i do go back in the water, i will have a knif

it's 6:00 a.m.this wednesday, september 2nd and breaking right now. >> fire sweeps through a home along the jersey shore and despite the best efforts of police who rushed to the scene, three people are dead. >> a montgomery county woman offered to raise money to help a friend with cancer but prosecutors say what she was really up to was a scam. >> and teachers in the chester-upland school district head back to school today and they are not expecting paychecks. we are live with that story. >> but first up, let's find out about our continued heat. karen rogers is in for dave murphy and matt pelman has your commute. good morning. >> good morning. we've got a lot of low level moisture and it's created fog that is a big issue for you today and i want to show you the latest visibility reports because we're now near zero in beach haven, atlantic city airport only 1 mile visibility in millville and wildwood and that's actually an improvement. 1.3-mile visibility in trenton, just 5 miles at philadelphia inte

by 11:00 a.m.visit that we just talked about the in last report, 72 degrees. papal mass at 4:00, 73 degrees and windy. looking at storm can three that moisture is not too far from frustrates, everybody. we are really catching a break here, in the fact that we are not going to see any major rain, coming into the area. probably likely just some sprinkles. is there the le pressure system and you can see that it is, close by. lets look at, future weather at 5:00 p.m. this is when that papal mass will be going on. we have cloud cover. you do see moisture working its way in. we will keep them in there. you could see them this afternoon. 8:00 a.m. monday. cloudy. we have more moisture working our way toward us as we go throughout the week. so monday, showers around, 70's and we will see that wind, justin. low pressure system starts to track to the north. by tuesday, temperatures warming up to 80-degree high but we have possible showers still out there on tuesday. umbrella damon and tuesday. take it with y

winds out of the northeast at 9:00 a.m. for now. up over the horizon, the more when he expect the winds to kick in. great picture on satellite and radar, we have cloud cover in place, the dry air in place, thanks to high pressure dishing the dry air down forming a wall for the rain stopping south of the washington probably staying there today. 62 degrees by 8:00 a.m. if you're walking around philadelphia by 11:00. it's breezy getting up to 70. we spend the afternoon in the 70s, 2:00 p.m., 74. the high today 75 degrees by 3:00 p.m. it will be breezy, probably have to hold on to your hat a little bit if you have one. 71 degrees by 5:00 p.m., but pretty comfortable during the afternoon hours and, of course, pope francis speaking later this afternoon at independence hall. you might wants a jacket because the shadows taking over the area could feel cool. 674 in i will -- 74 in allentown, 72 in trenton. 71 degrees at noon. 4:00 p.m., 73 degrees, 6:00 p.m., 70 degrees, dry conditions but breezy today. if you're heading to the festival of f

the bridge opened at 2:00 a.m. we initially heard it was going to open at 4:00 a.m. opened a few hours ahead of schedule. that accelerated opening allowed for a normal commute who use the ben franklin bridge to get to work. they planned to open the bridge as quickly as possible after the pope's visit. as for septa we saw folks flooding the septa stations we saw jubilant riders heading to their cars parked at the stadium lot after pope francis celebrate mass on the parkway. folks were in great mood after taking part in the mass. people dancing and playing music. people say despite the wait to get to and from the mass they had an unforgettable experience. >> it was amazing. so uplifting and seeing the procession of the eucharist coming out for the priests to give communion was unbelievable. i can't say it in words. >> a lot of people were inspired by the weekend events. back to the morning commute, septa regional rails are operating on a saturday schedule and septa transit buses are taking detours in the area that katherine was talking about. patco is using a special s

for today i put a.m. showers to the north in the forecast, we'll see cooler weather for us. 2 degrees below average, our temperatures will range between 72 and 75. we'll take a closer look we're going to warm up, toward the middle of the work week. so 76 degrees is our average for this time of year. 74 will be the high today. and as we head into tomorrow, back up to 78, i'll let you know how long the slightly warmer temperatures will stick around coming up in my full forecast. >> about 20 minutes benefit 5:00. we'll take a look now at route 1, the boulevard. >> jessica boyington is watching that for us. what are you seeing? >> we're watching ongoing construction, we did have lane restrictions now, there is no backup behind this point on the southbound side. as you can see right in here we do have some cones throughout the area. some other signs in the area and flashing lights having traffic diverted to the left side. everything moving along so right now something to watch for. head over to the p.a. turnpi

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that coming up at 6:30 a.m. >> ben: thank you robert. 6:08 am. some other a.m. some other news. cabdriver was stabbed to death overnight and were searching for the killer. >> 35-year-old raffaella was sitting in the driver's seat of his cab when he was to have multiple times. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the suspect, this is a bag obviously only described as an adult man. if you you have any information, if you saw anything call crime stoppers. >> ben: were supposed to get our first full look at the painted ladies of time square. >> juliet: tresa is following this story for us in time square >> reporter: good morning everyone it seems like everyone has an opinion on time square. would work, what would it. one being debated about is it maybe it's not the costume characters that is the problem. maybe it is the actual face, the way it's configured. there is a proposal which will hear about today which will revamp it. >> naked cowboy you're not supposed to be over here. and a plan that will officially be released today, a coalition of elected leaders, p

this will reopen at 6:00 a.m. the side streets here, the cross streets, they'll be reduced to one lane. it's not like it's going to really help the traffic all that much. still the spot to avoid. from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., all of this shuts down again. at 2:00 p.m. we add madison avenue into the mix. this entire area around st. patrick's cathedral, around 30 rock, it's the spot to avoid. it will have pedestrian restrictions as well. you will not be able to walk through here around the time of the evening commute. so certainly the spots to avoid. the police, they can shut down any roadway at any time. we also have closures further east of here for the u.n. general assembly. of course, we'll continue to keep you updated on all of it. all of these maps are on nbcnewyork.com. >> okay, lauren. thank you. >>> 4:36 right now. while the anticipation is building here, pope francis does have a busy day before he even leaves for new york. david ushery has more. >> reporter: michael, darlene, from the president to the peop

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by 9:00 a.m., 66 degrees.that are right now north and west of the city and we could see a sprinkle at any point through the morning hours so we're watching for that by 9:00 a.m. by noon, it's dry. we'll see lots of clouds and 70. a bit more sunshine as the afternoon and evening wears on. by 3:00 p.m., some sunshine and 76. that's your high. and by 6:00 p.m. we're coming down from that, 73 degrees. not a bad day today. just a couple of sprinkles out there early on, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> in health check this morning, some disturbing new data. more than a third of americans are considered obese. that's according to a new report from the centers for disease control. it also found that 17 percent of children are obese in a state by state analysis arkansas ranked the highest with the highest obesity rate. now here locally delaware was number 17 on the list, pennsylvania ranked number 20. new jersey did a bit better at 41. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> the field has narrowed for gop white house contender

he was last seen about 1:00 a.m.board a leased boat anchored in ayala cove. >> his wife didn't report him missing for several hours, until 6:00 a.m. do stay with us for more information as we get it. and on our website, abc7news.com. >>> it is a beautiful day on the beach this labor day weekend but a warning for beach goers from sonoma to monterey county. >> let's take a look at our sutro tower camera. there is a high surf advisory in effect until this evening. >> janet oh has the story from ocean beach. >> reporter: the situation was dangerous enough to have a high surf advisory in effect this holiday weekend. >> the waves are high today, for sure, it's not okay to swim. >> perfect conditions for surfers, but for them, and everyone, they're taking precautions. >> i got out there i realized it's a little stronger today, feels like it's switching from summer to fall. >>> a year ago this month, a father and son were swept out and died as a result. shawn skalen has witnessed this happen one too many times. >> it can hap

by 9:00 a.m. its 80 degrees.y noon, 88 degrees and already feeling uncomfortable with the humidity. by 3:00 p.m., 93. that will be our high for today. but it's going to feel like it's in the upper 90's when you factor in the humidity. by 6:00 p.m., 89 degrees coming down from that high. we'll talk about the highs around the entire region and when this heat wave might end coming up in the seven-day forecast in just a minute, matt. >> all righty, karen, it's a stellar start to september on the roadways. very few complaints early on this tuesday morning, even here on the schuylkill expressway if you can believe it. these are the westbound lanes by city avenue. no delay yet between the boulevard and gladwyne. it will come. give it about 20 minutes but for now things looking good along i-76 and i-95, i476, the blue route, also sitting in the clear. but there's a crash to watch out for in the heart of conshohocken this morning along seventh avenue at fayette street by the citizens bank and if you're coming down 476, th

in the 60s, by 10:00 a.m., 67. 72 by noon, by the time you head for lunch. the poconos, on the cool side low 50s. 60 by 10:00 and by noon 66. for the shore, our conditions will warm close to 70 by 10:00 a.m., and then 72 as you head out for lunch. as a whole we will push into the mid to high 70s and low 80s. satellite/radar shot shows high pressure in control, we're not seeing a lot of cloudiness like yesterday. instead mostly sunny skies and warmer than yesterday's high of 75 degrees. temperatures range between 78 and 81. wind out of the northeast at 10 miles per hour. i'm tracking how long this fall warmth will stick around. now we want to check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're starting off with pope road closures, preparing for the the papal visit, we have spring garden street closed. that's new between pennsylvania avenue and kelly drive. kelly drive also closed between fairmount avenue and art museum circle. also watch out for the ben franklin parkway closure in here and we expect a lot of volume around that area as the w

and 12:30 a.m. police are looking for teenagers 14 to 17 years old on bikes and carrying handguns, in three of the cases they approached students walking alone. police want students to be on the look out as they walk two and from their off campus apartments. >> it takes a toll. public safety seems okay around here, but it gets hairy at times. >> normally we would have walked here, but i drove here tonight, because we were not sure. >> and the robbers have been after credit and debit cards cash and cell phones, if you have any tips southwest detective's wants to hear from you. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you and happening today. the man accused of kidnapping a woman in germantown last november is expected in court. 37-year-old delvin barns is charged with abducting a woman on november second, he kept her in the trunk of the car for three days he is expected to plead guilty to kidnapping charges today. >>> governor tom wolf has defended his use of granting we perceive to death ro

it is going to be warm and muggy. 63 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 74 by 11:00 a.m. if you want to get some workouts done i would do them in the morning. 2:00 p.m., 82 and high of 83 with humidity building it will be sweatier on the jogging path. 80 degrees by 5:00 p.m. low 80s in reading and trenton and wilmington. 81 in millville. down the shore, 77 in ac, and cape may. there's an onshore flow that's producing a rip current risk. if you have an idea of doing off season swimming not a good idea getting too deep into the water. tomorrow we have a cold front coming in from the west. through the arch and into the evening commute there's a chance of additional showers wanting to build. this doesn't look roar historic in time daytime area -- horrific in the daytime areas, it is wednesday in the morning period we expect the rain to come down steadier. we could get one to of -- to two inches before the day is done. 83 is the high, warm and muggy, mainly dry. tomorrow, 83 is the high, there can be a spotty shower around at times as you saw on future tracker. tuesday into we

it was schedule to clear at 5:00 a.m. they usually run late, but they usually clear by 6:00 a.m. i-95 approaching cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city. overnight construction is cleared. if you're coming in from langhorne or pen dell you'll not see a delay just yet. on the big picture, lancaster avenue at lankanau drive we have a disabled vehicle restrictioning traffic. benjamin franklin parkway outbound we have the right lane blocked for the papal visit. 42 northbound traffic at creek road moving okay. southbound past 55 we had an disabled vehicle that cleared. you're looking okay in new jersey right now, matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> developing news this morning there were two separate shootings overnight in philadelphia. three people were hurt in the gunfire. the first incident happened at 54th and walnut in west philadelphia. two men were shot late last night. both men were taken to presbyterian hospital in stable condition. in the second incident a 23-year-old man was shot near 55th and walton avenue in west philadelphia around 12:15. he was walking

by wednesday, by 9:00 a.m. there will be additional streets added, so random streets up and down around the area, you do want to pay attention to signs if you see them posted. and if your car is towed or has been towed, 591-3636 is what you want to call and they will get that sorted out for you. as we look at the rest of our area roadways, yesterday afternoon for the drive home the vine street expressway is where we saw all of the overflow from the closures. you can see now no problems around 24th street westbound, the drive time of three minutes toward the schuylkill expressway. >>> for months people across the area have been preparing for the pope which includes preparing the communion for the masses. katy is live with that story. >> reporter: it sounds like an incredible feat, giving communion to hundreds of thousands of people at the same time. this morning i'm learning more how that's going to be done. >> trouble in paradise. watch as a day at the beach becomes a crime scene caught on tape. >>> we're follo