the ben franklin bridge is open, so you have access from new jersey into the city. ll of those roadways that were blocked off this weekend from new jersey to the ben are now open as well. the vine street expressway is open. the exit ramp from the center city area closed. you can only access from 95 or the schuylkill expressway, unless you want to get to the ben franklin bridge, you can take exit 6 off of the vine. as for the traffic box, word of some of the areas around the traffic box are beginning to open with jesse gary live on the scene in a few moments to give us more details. also starting at 3:00 this morning the city provided taxi stands around girard, broad, inside the box that you can get picked up at and commute around the area. the parking restrictions will remain in effect until most of these areas are cleared at some point. so make sure you look out for those signs, if your car is towed. call 88 hate 591-3636. >> cloudy conditions right now with a chance of a few stray showers as we go into the afternoon. also warmer air is moving in, temperatures headi

and this is the ben franklin parkway.he final day will be a full one. >> it begins at 9:15 with a meeting where he is staying, and then he will visit, and the inmates have been working on a stately chair they hand carved out of walnut. a glimpse of it there. and then the main event, mass on the ben franklin parkway. the city is expecting at least 1.5 million people to attend that mass. after that the pontiff will visit officials at the world meeting of families before departing on his flight back to rome. >> be ready for cloudy and cool conditions. >> let's go to meteorologist, brittney shipp for a look at the forecast. >> it's going to be cloudy and cool, similar to what we had yesterday. if you were out and about yesterday, you probably want to dress similar to what you did yesterday. right now we are at 60 degrees, and we are seeing wind speeds out of the northeast at 12 miles per hour so that makes it feel cooler and humidity at 72%, so comfortable conditions. it's a cooler start in the poconos, at 48, and 52 in allen

this is open both directions, the ben franklin, looking good, the ben franklin bridge, looking -- ben franklin parkway closed, ben franklin bridge what you are looking at. this is open both directions. this is really going to help a the low of the morning commuters, a lot of people have been asking this, this opened earlier than what was expected so good news for a loft you traveling both from new jersey, to philly, obviously in the morning, where we get the predominantly most of the rush. but then also, from philly to new jersey, so looking good on the ben franklin bridge, and then, spring garden between the schuylkill and ben franklin parkway, you can see, still closed on spring garden and the ben franklin park wake like i said, hopefully big update where that is open. here is a lock at the spring garden and broad streets. you can see, still looking very, very quai net this stretch right here. also, just reminder and kind of some updates. might be new information for some of you. roads now open, take a quick peak, vine street expressway, the schuylkill eastbound, both directions eas

right here on the ben franklin parkway in the middle of the road. you can tell it's closed, just work crews. you see the barricades up there. we're by 21st street. let's move around here and give you a better glimpse of what's going on. here along 21st street you see some of the trucks there picking up the generators, a lot were out here being used for this papal visit. here you see some of the port-a-potties still out here as well. a lot of the cleanup has been under way, taking down the fences, taking down those cattle chutes, we see some of the golf carts driving by this area. take a look at video we shot earlier where you can see some of the water bottles left over. thousands of water bottles are still left over after the 2.5 million left here by wawa for the crowds. not all were used. still a lot left. goes to show how much of an evident it's going to take to get this cleaned up and a lot of the work going on for several hours to try to get all of the roads reopened. that is the key now is to get the roads reopened. we come back live, you see t

the ben franklin bridge will be transformed into a pedestrian bridge. you do see activity here outside the magnetometers, so everyone is getting ready for what they expect to be a rush of people approaching this area to then proceed on to ben franklin parkway. that's all for now. monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >> it will be a one-in-a-lifetime scene in philadelphia tomorrow. you can bet on that. before he comes to philadelphia pope francis has a busy day ahead in new york city. he'll begin his day at the united nations where he will address general assembly. at 8:30 this morning, now many expect the pope to talk about climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after his speech the pope will visit the 9/11 memorial, he will pray at one of the reflecting pools and participate in a multifaith ceremony. family members of the victims of 9/11 will attend. his last stop of the day, mass at madison square garden at 6:00 p.m. the pontiff will of use a golf cart to circle the arena before mass. prior to the pope's arrival the audience will see pe

over top of the ben franklin bridge getting into philadelphia. for the vine street expressway, it's actually open to traffic, i was looking at some of my cameras, cars are moving through but the exit ramps from center city don't provide access. for the traffic box, slowly being picked up right now so no real word whether or not it's completely open to traffic. but by 3:00 this morning the city provided taxi stands inside so that's at least was hopeful thinking there. we're starting to see improvement inside the box. parking restrictions, remember, will remain until the areas are cleared at some point today. so if you do still see signs and parking restrictions do not park there. you will get towed. >> thank you. while the papal mass appears to be a success, there was some jeering before the crowd was cheering. next, the reason why some pilgrims were upset about what they were and were not seeing. put one in the win columns. the eagles notch a victory. hear from the coach and players. >>> the papal mass was filled with peace, there were some tense

vine street expressway and admiral wilson boulevard from ben franklin bridge and ben franklin brenidge closed to vehicular traffic. it is a pedestrian bridge between cam dozden and old city. if you are in the philadelphia suburbs and you're taking septa, you will need a very important papal purchase that you had to have purchased a while back. >> you'll need to have them, you should already have them. if you're using them, you just complaint show up expecting to buy one these because they're not for sale any more. this morning nbc 10's deanna durante is live for us at the fort washington state which is one of the septa stations bringing people to center city to see the pope taoday. people have been coming and going throughout the morning. >> reporter: they have. as early as 5:30 this morning. actually 5:29 this morning is when 29 people boarded that first train for center city. take a look. you said that you can't get on the train. you can't get into the septa station here without that papal pass. people are lining up here in the parking lot. you see the volunteers milling around with

exit 6 up to the ben franklin bridge. so if you're on the vine street expressway you can take exit 6 to get to the bridge so far for the morning. as for this traffic box no real word when the box will completely be lifted. it's a gradual process as cleanup is under way. i spoke with matt delucia, he actually confirmed for me some barricades are removed but police are patrolling so we do not want to say any of the box on the outside is open yet. good news at 3:00, the city has provided taxi stands in the box to move people around. the parking restrictions remain in effect until the areas are cleared so look for signs. you don't want to get your car towed. >> let's check in with meteorologist brittney shipp. we saw that fog in those cameras a few moments ago. going to clear soon? >> we're going to see patchy fog for the next few hours. it will clear up. 59 in the poconos, 63 allentown, low 60s in pottstown, 66 right now in philadelphia, 64 in wilmington. it's a little bit warmer for us in the poconos, up 13, allenton a warm

ben franklin bridge is open.he vine street expressway is open but certain ramps from center city do not provide access. i'll show you what i mean. these are cameras of the schuylkill around the vine street expressway. to access here you cannot do that from the schuylkill expressway. we still have those ramps blocked off. for that traffic box with the papal street closures, no real word when the traffic box will be lifted. it's more of as a cleanup as it comes kind of thing. 3:00 a.m. this morning the city provided taxi stands around and outside of the box to provide transportation for people inside. the parking restrictions remain until the areas are cleared at some point today. pay attention to signs. >>> good morning. temperatures today starting off in the mid-60s, as we head into the rest of the afternoon we'll see warmer conditions today than what we saw yesterday. yesterday we stayed below average. a closer look at our current at 62 degrees in wilmington, 63 in dover, 64 degrees in wildwood. our city planner

and he will be back here to the ben franklin parkway for night's festivities. stival of families, will be mced by mark wahlberg the the film actor and then you will see so many musical acts that are very familiar. aretha franklin. >> sister sledge. >> jackiee vanco on the stage. >> voice of the angel, so young, talented. >> we want to listen to her right the now because she's leading off the program tonight, a crowd of 7,000 will form here at the stage. the a applause is going on and on, this young lady is just so talented. she has one more song to sing. here it is, after that, we will go to commercial break. hello, family, we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. so whatever speed you need, fios has it with the fastest internet and wi-fi available, from 50 to 500 mbps.

we are above the ben franklin parkway. we'll take a look right at vine street, 20th and the parkway. if we zoom in, they are using the back of the area as a staging area. they have got lots of -- one of those misting fans putting their in case he gets warm. make sure people have enough air to keep cool. this is one of the areas using some of the equipment for the upcoming pope's visit. how many times have you thought if i could get down without traffic you can do that, except it's closed so. a mixed bag. no traffic but you can't use it. this is right at vine, 20th and the park waiway. no regular traffic on the parkway. coming up the next half hour or so. live in sky force 10 above the parkway, jesse gary, "nbc 10 news." >> let's take you to ground level of the secure area. medal detectors started screening people. monique braxton joins us. what's happening now? >> reporter: good morning. we've seen about a dozen people proceeding past us to this entry point of the ben franklin parkway. security is extremely tight. you know

can we take that live shot of the ben franklin parkway?, live look at the clean up underway, steve's standing by to give us details on all that extra water left over but that is one of the closures that still remains, the biggest close another, but lets go outside to the major roadways, everything is opened this morning. the the schuylkill expressway looking good from end to end. in problems in or out of the city, ben franklin bridge is opened for business this morning, to vehicle traffic and all of the closures in south jersey have been lifted. there is in reason why you shouldn't be able to get where you are going this morning. main just a detour here or there. this one the vine street expressway opened, however, the ramps to broad street and parkway are closed because of the fencing and barriers, up above, and the art new you seem area as i mentioned parkway still closed, the end of both kelly and martin luther king drives where it comes in behind ben franklin art museum circle still closed and all that staging that took well over a wee

that's the latest live look here along the ben franklin parkway.e'll send it back to you all. ♪ >>> so many of the performances of last night's festival of families were chilling, just like this. this is just incredible and i could listen to him all night long, and he is 14 years old and member of the keystone state boy choir in germantown. >> good job, bobby. from singing to dancing to comedy, last night the festival of families in the parkway had it all, and before the performers took the stage, they had a chance to meet the guest of honor. >> let's take you to a live picture now. >> actually this is pope francis from last night, meeting some of the stars of the show, speaking with the columbian singer, and the comedian, and bocelli. >> here is the live picture we were talking about. this is along city avenue. the bishops arriving for that meeting with the pope at st. charles seminary. we will continue our live coverage in just a minute. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound.

only closures off of the vine are ramps to the ben franklin parkway. ram tops broad street and eighth street are open. there should not be a problem at all, going where you need to get to today. live lot at ben franklin bridge, opened for vehicle traffic this morning. all of the closures in south jersey are gone, septa regional rail lines are running on a week even schedule this morning. you may find some buses around independent hall and parkway area are on a local detour around the the clean up, patco running on a special schedule, new jersey transit and trains are running on a normal schedule and if you are heading down toward the airport, sue give yourself some extra time. they said three hour estimate to get through the security for international flights and a lot of folks were stuck here for an extra night because they basically, halted all air traffic while the papal plane was taking off last night. >> so combine that with the folks who were going to leave to take anyway, yikes, it can be crowded. i put out a call earlier asking for folks who to

poaches he pope francis joins a cheering crowd along the ben franklin parkway. >> after the papal parade, the holy father heard from families from all around the world. he was also treated to some major star power during an inspirational night. >> the faithful came in thousands in hopes of just catching a glimpse of the pontiff. the pope did not disappoint. like he does often the pope broke away from script to connect with the people and touch so many lives. >> you're watching cbs3 witness news special coverage the pope in philadelphia. ♪ >> a live look now at ben franklin parkway. this was the place to be just a few moments ago. all day long but now, it's clearing out. as the first day of the pope in philadelphia goes in to the history books. hi, good evening, everyone, welcome back. i'm ukee washington. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean. >>> we are broadcasting to you from the ben franklin parkway tonight right hyped us the stage where the festival of families took place tonight and where the papal mass will be celebrated tomorrow. >> you can certainly feel the excitement it's all abou

now here is a look at the ben franklin bridge. now, we all know that this used to be construction, the far right lane had opened, but i will let you know now that the far right lane is now closed because they are setting up a chain link fence, for pedestrians, so coming into philly the far right lane on the ben franklin bridge is now closed. starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. the ben franklin bridge will be closed altogether, besides other than for the walkers. for the pedestrians. here's a look at the vine, you can see, you are closed at the ben franklin parkway, that off ramp to the ben franklin parkway is closed what you will be looking at. let me just back all the way out of the way here, vine expressway ramp closures, these are in effect right now. the closures that are starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight, to monday, are right here, the vine street expressway, east and westbound, the schuylkill the eastbound direction from the blue route to 95, the schuylkill, roosevelt boulevard, ben franklin bridge, martin luther king drive, the vin

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 boulevard is open leading to the ben franklin bridge. vine street expressway is open. we have penndot and police, they are blocking the off and on-ramps of the vine. the vine is open, but the benjamin franklin parkway remains shut down. >> now let's look down on the ground and see how things are moving. let's go over to trish hartman live at the foot of the ben franklin bridge which has been opened for a little bit now. good morning, trish. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right. now that the pope has left town, the ben franklin bridge is open to vehicular traffic. officers tell me it opened at 2:00 a.m. so you can see cars are moving along just fine. we saw a driver pull over and ask the cop and say is it open, yup, move on through. we found many folks walking across the ben some with bikes heading back to their cars in new jersey after attending the papal m

all the major highways leading to the ben franklin bridge are open. officials said they planned to open the bridge always quickly as possible after the pope's visit. as for septa, regional rails are operating on a saturday schedule, keep that in mind you want to check that. patco is using a special schedule. if you use the ben or any major bridges they are open this morning. live on the ben franklin bridge, trish hartman. >> now, pope francis has landed in rome, when he left the parkway yesterday his motorcade made a stop in the place that was close to his heart. he stopped at the knot the grotto people tied more than 100 thousands strips of paper to the grotto that bear the troubles for those who wrote them. they are requests for help from the virgin mary the undoer of knots. >> he asked us to pray for him, and, of course, we asked him to pray for us and bless the knots. >> an excited group of volunteers and joseph university watched the pope and eager to show us all the cell phone pictures they took of him. head to 6abc.com for a complete wrap up of

poaches he pope francis joins a cheering crowd along the ben franklin parkway. >> after the papal parade, the holy father heard from families from all around the world. he was also treated to some major star power during an inspirational night. >> the faithful came in thousands in hopes of just catching a glimpse of the pontiff. the pope did not disappoint. like he does often the pope broke away from script to connect with the people and touch so many lives. >> you're watching cbs3 witness news special coverage the pope in philadelphia. ♪ >> a live look now at ben franklin parkway. this was the place to be just a few moments ago. all day long but now, it's clearing out. as the first day of the pope in philadelphia goes in to the history books. hi, good evening, everyone, welcome back. i'm ukee washington. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean. >>> we are broadcasting to you from the ben franklin parkway tonight right hyped us the stage where the festival of families took place tonight and where the papal mass will be celebrated tomorrow. >> you can certainly feel the excitement it's all abou

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 park way by 10:00 p.m. tonight will be shut down. so plan that accordingly even local vine in the area some closures there as well. so your best bet is avoid this area for right now. tracy. >>> the pope continues his visit to the u.s. he arrived yesterday afternoon, attended vespers evening prayer and pope francis has a busy day ahead. he will address the general assembly, head to the 9/11 museum for a service there. this afternoon he'll visit a school in ees harlem, parade through central park and the pope's day will wend a mass at madison square garden. wherever the pope goes excited crowds seem to follow. >> the crowds seem to gather

the ben franklin bridge is shut down. the vine street expressway.a part of all this? here's something you need to know. there's 20 city and suburban buses all of these are not working today. those are suspended, they are having a lot of buses running and they running on the weekend day schedule getting you to the regional rail stops. there are service with the regional rails, but they are making less stops and you need a papal pass for the rails. matt mentioned the waze app which is always your friend. you can see on our commuter traffic report all the closures in and around the city. as we scan over we can see the closures of the benjamin franklin parkway, the drive spring garden, the schuylkill expressway exactsly where it's closed. -- exactly where it is closed. this will be your friend to help you out. i want to be your friend, too. the. >> you are our friend. >>> pope francis' final stop in new york city talked to the elite and said think about the poor. earlier tens of thousands jammed central park to get a glimpse of the pope he was in the po

ghost town like as ben franklin bridge, as of last night at 10:00 p.m. i will have more updates coming up in about five minutes. nicole, over to you. >> all right, meisha, thank you. >>> excitement is mounting for pope francis arrival here in center city. the here's a look what his busy day is going to be like, quite a jammed packed schedule if i do say so myself. the holy fat's arriving at 9:30. at 10:30 he celebrates mass at basilica of saints peter and paul. 1:15, st. francis arriving the at saint charles borromeo ceremony and 4:45 the the pontiff's a address at independent hall. at 7:30 this evening pope francis arrives at the festival of the families and 8:35 he will have closing remarks. so a lot of folks looking forward to that for sure. here at cbs-3 we have you covered from basically all angles. we have live pictures, we have got cameras, we have a team of report tours get you set up and to show you the setup. lets go through that right now. we have cameras all over the area throughout center city and beyond. here's a live look at ben franklin p

the ben franklin bridges will hope 4:00 a.m. regional will be on a saturday schedule. >> david spunt is live at broad and spring garden with a mass exit us. >> reporter: can you imagine trying to get out on public transportation and just leaving the city? seems at this point, like things worked right here. the broad street line open until you 1:00. it's empty right now, it was empty across the street, there were little problems according to septa. maybe a few delays, for the most part, things came off without a hitch. hundreds of thousands lined center city streets sunday night after a whirlwind 48 hours. >> renewed thinking for me in the catholic church. >> amazing in he comes to america and it's only like a one time thing. >> reporter: long lines spotted at every septa station including jefferson in the city, mayor michael nutter briefed reporters on this traffic box that once closed off the city. >> three-quarters of the traffic box is gone. west philadelphia is still in effect that portion right now, and what we referred to

train, ferry and walking over the ben franklin bridge.f you have to park your car there are about 8,000 spots available and officials say you can pay on the same day. they are asking everyone whose planning to visit philly through camden to register their cars online. >> we are ready. our police officers and public servants will be out on the pedestrian routes. they're there to help you. they are ambassadors. >> state troopers more than two other dozen public off cease are stayinged at the iconic campbell soup head cars. they'll be monitoring traffic and emergency situations. >>> as we get closer to the weekend everyone eyes on the forecast wanting to know if the rain will hold off. kate bilo has been tracking a storm season and joins us now with the first forecast. kate? >>> jessica the good news so far the weather is behaving pretty much exactly as we had wants pated. we started the day with sunshine. the clouds have rolled in. our coastal low is definitely still there and still looking strong. but the good news it look like most of the

live look at the ben franklin bridge, which is now back open to traffic. the roads you can drive on again if you're headed into work today. >> good morning, it is monday, september 28th, i'm erika von tiehl amount check on the now open roads, and also our forecast with justin and meisha. good morning. >> good morning it, fells like we never left. >> i know, straight through. >> never end being. >> right. yes, a loft roads are now open. i'll have all of the updates, justin, feels nice. >> started to feel more humid, we'll start bringing back warm temperatures the next couple of chances, rain chances, little fog, some spots, but notice the numbers, we're hanging out at 66 at the airport philadelphia, if 64 allentown, 63 reading, cool spots, may be dropping into the upper 50's briefly. really now we will see the dew point on the rise, how much moisture and humidity is in the air. on the weekend 40's, ooh, a, now looking at lower 60s, so that mugginess starts to increase through the morning and really through the day today. storm scan3, nice and dry, we do hav

first though, here's what's coming up the tonight on cbs-3. >> the ben franklin bridge is open. we're checking in with meisha in just a couple of of minutes. >>> right now, dramatic rescue caught on camera. a trash man pulled to safety from a canal. >> this video is from the body camera, of utah highway patrol officers. the man had two broken legs after driving off the road and into that canal. they had it carefully lift the victim out on a stretcher. it is not clear what caused them to drive into the canal in the first place. >> the owner of the seattle duck boat company suspends operations until all vehicles are inspect dollars after deadly accident. duck boat crashed into charter bus thursday, killing five people, and injuring dozens of other. ntsb investigated, the agency says, earlier safe save ever safety concerns about the duck boat's vehicles. >> ride the ducks every seattle, franchise of a company that offers tours on water and on land, using amphibious vehicles known as duck boat. katie moody was on one of those last thursday when it crashed into charter bus on the aur

we're looking at the ben franklin bridge, the good word on the ben they will get the bridge operational in the wee hours of the morning and looks like a regular commute over that span. 66 degrees, the dewpoint has crept up. as we roll through the day it will be more humid than the last several. winds out of the east/northeast at 8 miles per hour. future tracker 6, mostly cloudy with sunny breaks, 3:00 p.m. you'll see brief showers around not very impactful rain. 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

all throughout the ben franklin parkway.his normally like i've been saying all afternoon is one of the busiest thorough fares in all of philadelphia. now it has turned into this magical place, lots of excitement. there are people from all across the country, all across the globe here waiting to see his holy father. in fact i spock with one man who an incredible journey here to the steve brotherly love. take a listen as to how he actually got here. >> i started in washington which is right on the coast and i just walked up through the local little market on the corner. we don't have a gas station there but i put my thumb out and one ride after another. sometimes it's pretty slow. i can stand all day waiting for a ride but thousands of people go by or sometimes i can walk out there and two, three people go by and they'll pick me and take me all across the state or something, you know. >> reporter: and back here live you can see many people using a little bit of an advantage to get a good view of the pope as he's expected to ar

as far as trying in the city again, ben franklin bridge has reopen. we knew mayor nutter's goal was to have the bridge back opened by 4:00 a.m. and that has happened. it is expected that new jersey transit buses will resume their services. you might want to check individual web sites and social media pages for up to date travel information but a live look right here we have septa bus passing us by right now here at the corner obviate and market street, lauren and chris. >>> all right, jennifer, thank you. >>> scoring a ticket to see the pope was not easy. >> even those who had one said didn't mean they were worried free. some got downtown early, pick their spot in hopes of the seeing pope mobile drive by. fox 29 said they ran into people who said they waited in security lines for four hours before they could see the pope or at least get close enough to view jumbo trons. >> three hours to move a block and a half. then they said they weren't letting anybody else on the parkway. i missed the whole thing. i missed everything. >> others say even though the

septa buses are detoured around ben franklin parkway. do have mass transit closures as well and we will touch base with those in a little bit, erika, over to you . >>> many people, thousands and thousands of people are making their way to the parkway this weekend so we are wondering what should you keep in mind to stay safe. >> family physician doctor jennifer cuddle is here with a few health tips, good morning, doctor jen. >> good morning, guys. >> erika mentioned hundreds of thousands maybe millions of people making their way to philadelphia for some people a lot of walking will be involve. >> yes. >> what can you tell people at home. >> first of all, happy pope in philly, because it feels like a holiday. very exciting. thinks the thing there will be a lot of walking, and so count on it. make sure you have white shoes, comfortable shoes, and, comfortable shoes, and, if you you have any concerns about being healthy enough to do lots of walking talk tour doctors. bring your cysttive devices. make sure you bring that too. of course stayin

the ben franklin bridge is going to open at 4:00 a.m.ffic box mayor nutter says it is lifting should be three quarters open right now. >> there's some people trying to get over that bridge. anything to get in to see the pope. >> true. >> our coverage continues out here to the ben franklin parkway tonight. we've got team coverage for you. chris o'connell has been out on the parkway but we start with dave schratwieser whose in center city for us tonight. dave. >> reporter: iain, in the throws of the cleanup here i'm told it's cleaned up near city hall and logan square. so they're making quick of this. let me tell you something with 860,000 people on the parkway today to see the pope and see the mass, everyone came here with both motivation and determination. >> we came in from willow grove but we rode our bicycles so it was about 12 miles. redirected 18 million times but we ended up on the parkway among the electric crowd. very exciting. >> reporter: why was this important to you. >> the pope' pope' message is so valuable and important to

the ben franklin bridges will hope 4:00 a.m. regional will be on a saturday schedule. >> david spunt is live at broad and spring garden with a mass exit us. >> reporter: can you imagine trying to get out on public transportation and just leaving the city? seems at this point, like things worked right here. the broad street line open until you 1:00. it's empty right now, it was empty across the street, there were little problems according to septa. maybe a few delays, for the most part, things came off without a hitch. hundreds of thousands lined center city streets sunday night after a whirlwind 48 hours. >> renewed thinking for me in the catholic church. >> amazing in he comes to america and it's only like a one time thing. >> reporter: long lines spotted at every septa station including jefferson in the city, mayor michael nutter briefed reporters on this traffic box that once closed off the city. >> three-quarters of the traffic box is gone. west philadelphia is still in effect that portion right now, and what we referred to

we are live at the ben franklin park because. mentioned those crews transforming stage you can still them still at work doing a terrific job. ben franklin parkway i got to tell you, they have done a terrific job these sanitation crews cleaning the the street getting garbage out of the way and wiping them down. they look brand new ready to start crowds to start filling that parkway for mass this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. quiet right now but again you want to get here early trying to get through security because it will be busy. again, a live look at the parkway, now the the pope certainly has a full schedule getting through last bits of sleep, nicole, he will need it today. at 9:00 satisfaction will meet with seminarians and bishops at saint charles borromeo at wynnewood. then at the 11:00 he will visit curran-fromhold correctional facility at northeast philadelphia this is what we have been counting down to, looking forward to pope francis returning here to the parkway to celebrate mass. the it all wraps up at 8:00w whirlwind tour o

you can see it pretty much circles the ben franklin park way. what's in turquoise is no parking that begins tonight at 6:00 p.m. there's also additionally going to be more streeted added on wednesday at 9:00 a.m. there are going to be separate random streets, pay attention to signs, the if the your car is towed, they will get it figured out. >> lit up and welcome. the world meeting of families kicks off at the philadelphia convention center f. you look closely, you can see the organization's logo in the lights here. matt delucia is live for us at the convention center. there are a lot of events all week and it starts today. >> reporter: it starts today, more than a million people expected for the papal mass on sunday but the whole reason that the pope is coming to philadelphia is because of the world meeting of families and that is what begins today here at the pennsylvania convention center. we've seen a couple of people start going inside to begin the setup. more than 17,000 pilgrims from more than 100 countries are attending that meeting this

the ben franklin bridge itself shut down until noon on monday. we can see the vine street expressway shut down, the benjamin franklin parkway all of the closures in center city. the waze app is a good way to track that. it's funny to pull out wide and look at this. we can see the schuylkill expressway and all the closures on the schuylkill expressway, as well that you have, of course, westbound is shut down from the blue route all the way to i-95. westbound i-95 to route 1. this is a good way to help you out. of course i could help you, too, because i'll be here around the clock. matt, tam and dave. >> we will too, it is a party before the papal mass. >> reporter: right, today, similar to yesterday, clouds, sunny breaks, a little breezy and doesn't look like it's going to rain. very small chance. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry. as we look outside we're looking at decent conditions out there, clouds, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows a sprinkle by washington and out on the other side of gettysburg this is migrating toward t

looking above there the ben franklin parkway.n the ben franklin parkway. it's 10:40 now. tomorrow by 4:00 o'clock it's going to be changed around and ready for a papal mass. >> that it is. >> right there on the parkway. >> that it is. the spirit and the music, everything has warmed so many souls tonight. i say warm because actually it's getting a little bit nippy out who are. >> just a little bit. >> let's see what our forecast is for the rest of the evening and going into tomorrow for the papal mass. let's throw it over to kate bi bilo. >> thank you ukee and jessica. don't say i didn't warn you we've been talking about the chill all week long. it's definitely noticeable right now as you mention once the sun went down that breeze is still pretty noticeable outside and it's definitely feeling chilly a lot of people outside walking around we were out just about had a half hour, hour ago walking up and down the street here looking at everybody bundled up and they were watching the jumbotrons trying to keep warm. let's take a look at

the ben franklin bridge, the ben franklin bridge closes tonight at 10:00 p.m. now the far right lane is completely shutdown. not causing too many slow downs right now, just make note of it because it certainly will february have i -- specially pushing, and mass transit and suspensions coming up in about 15 minutes. >> meisha has been talking about it all morning long, road closures in center city in effect ahead of schedule and ahead of the papal advice. >> i barricades went up ahead of schedule. catching a loft us by surprise, including everyone in the billing. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins just center sit which more on the traffic tie ups. justin, good morning. >> reporter: erika, nicole, at broad and vine right now. what we're seeing is a very abnormal day here on broad. take a look up the street here. hardly any cars going or coming, that is because there are several blockages in the area, we want to take you back down south here, as you can see, there is a blockage here, right at broad and vine going south toward city hall, down that way, y

you're looking at the parkway independence mall and the ben franklin bridge all now closed to all carsthe last security measures now in place. after months of planning, the city is ready to welcome pope francis. good evening to you, thank you for joining us for this special the holy father in philadelphia. >> good evening, i'm iain page. you can feel the excitement is about to boil over in the city. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in old city tonight. chris? >> reporter: excitement is putting it lightly, iain. it is building with every hour as we go to pope francis' arrival here to philadelphia. i've been all over this city in the center city area over the past week, i tell you it is building. this town is absolutely electr electric. and it's been that way and it's building with more people coming to about a half hour ago the steer secure vehicle area is now in effect. the hard work is over now, folks. time to have some fun. one of the final steps of this massive security effort the biggest this city has ever seen and now it's time to exhale it's been a long and arduous process gettin

america festival is hours away, soon two days of music will kick off the holiday weekend on the ben franklin parkway. we're live with what to expect from the event. >>> gunfire on south street. a scary scene in philadelphia, somebody starts shooting into the crowd before a concert and police are looking for the sh t shooter that left one man dead. >>> and we'll explain just ahead of today's final roster cuts for the birds. >>> penn state and temple square off in their season open nerz, and we'll preview the match-up. this is nbc 10 news today. i am rosemary connors. first alert meteorologist, brittney shipp, tracking a cool start. >> we will see the temperatures dropping down to the 80s, closer to the average and that's a nice setup as we head into the holiday weekend. >>> 69 in allentown, and 70 degrees in trenton, and 69 in mount holly, and low 70s in wildwood right now. your city planner shows we'll mainly see sunny skies by be 10:00 a.m., and we are going to see temperatures dropping down a bit and that will help us out. temperatures range between 83 and 86, less humid and not as hot. i

skyfox live over the ben franklin bridge this is now closed to vehicles until monday.ands of visitors will walk across it tomorrow to papal events. >> looking live outside our studios in at fourth and market in old city. the fences are up, security perimeter in place around independence mall area and of course a huge security net criss-crosses the ben franklin parkway tonight and the setup looks amazing. it is just a massive undertaki undertaking. philadelphia's ready for the arrival of pope francis first thing in the morning. you can feel the excitement tonight. good evening to you, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. it's incredible time to be in philadelphia after months of preparation. it's time to welcome pope francis. >> yes, but everybody wants to know what the weather will be like a little fly in the ointment fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams here. how is it looking, scott. >> it's looking mainly dry but it is going to be cloudy and also pretty gusty. grab a light jackets maybe even wind breaker. we're talking about a rain chance for some but it look l

also, here's a live picture of ben franklin bridge closed to cars.ws shut down traffic last night, closed to cars, but now it's a pedestrian bridge so people can walk from camden to see the pope. now people can walk over. we have live team coverage of the pope's visit to philadelphia, and if you're in the suburb, you're going to need one of these. very important. >> yes. this belongs to a producer, and she said, give it back to me, i need it to get back and forth. you need this, you should have them. you can't just show up at a station today expecting to get one of these for a train. this morning, nbc 10 is live in the fort washington station, a station bringing people into center city to see the pope today. what's it looking like out there? >> reporter: well, last count, this was the most ticketed station of all 18 septa stations bringing people in. we can tell you, two trains have departed for center city a little less than 100 people. you talked about the pay poll passes. take a look. if you know the train station, this is a huge parking lot. you

, 30 westbound from airport circle to the ben franklin bridge, so they are closed because the ben franklin bridge is closed. it will be strictly a pedestrian bridge by 10:00 p.m. tonight. you can expect delays on 295, 42 and all of the areas and highways small roads as well around the philadelphia area in new jersey as well as what's going to go on with those construction projects. the new jersey department of transportation is halting all lane restrictions until monday the 28th at 9:00 p.m. that doesn't mean crews won't be working in the area. they are only permitted to work outside of the cement barriers. for mass transit the river line limited stops, atlantic city rail line is nonstop and patco having limited station stops. more in the center city area and the closures when i come back in the next ten. >> 4:55. the pope's visit to philadelphia is having an impact on everyone including chip kelly and his eagles. maybe the pope will bless the eagles. in a rare move the team left two days early for the game against the jets just to get out of philly before the crowds move in. that's a chan

tonight to use the schuylkill expressway or the ben franklin bridge. westbound traffic coming into the city moving fine to problems, closing at 10:00 p.m. tonight until noon until monday. a lot of people are asking me can i take the walt whitman bridge? yes, the walt whitman bridge is open. don't hop on the schuylkill expressway because it will be shut down. the i-95, ben franklin bridge, burlington bristol bridge remaining open. the schuylkill expressway eastbound 10:00 p.m. will shut down it went blue route and i-95. westbound shut down between i-95 and route 1. through the weekend starting saturday morning, southbound between bell month and lancaster avenue will be shut down northbound between route 30 and the schuylkill expressway. in new jersey, the admiral wilson boulevard will be shut down leading to the ben franklin bridge. 676 and morgan boulevard shut down and vine street expressway shut down at 10:00 p.m. tonight. lots of closures coming into place, we're seeing more and more, but the main highways remain open. the weather is milder than yes

here's entrance to the ben franklin bridge, this is also closed, so no longer able to get on to the ben franklin bridge. we will talk with this little come up in 15 minutes the traffic becomes and this is what you want to know. we will talk was that in five glimpse. >>> in two and a half hours pope will board a plan bound for philadelphia we have a look at his itinerary right now. 9:30 a a.m. pope francis arrives at philadelphia international airport. then an hour later he will celebrate mass at basilica of the saints peter and paul. at 1:15 the pope will arrives at saint charles seminary and give that important address in front of the thousands outside independent mall. >>> and tonight at 7:30 a big concert is planned for the pope, he will be part of the festival of the families, and then the the pope will make his closing remarks at 8:35. >>> and we have been talking about this for months, now and the the pope's arrival just hours away. we have you covered from all angles. we have cameras all over the place here. live look right now at ben franklin parkway this morning and empty but j

time for the highlights, central fans putting on the show as they do before ben franklin and northeast, capping off the opening drive with a 3 yard score. they go for two, and the conversion, upsetting franklin 44-42. buck county, central bucks led cambridge, throwing the pick, and pennridge shut out west 34-0. wood hills and crest charter wood, looks easy, 49-8 the final. visiting frankfurt, the quarterback calls his own number, and frankfurt all over, 6-12. battling central, and firing, and that's a 28 yard score. they battle back, driving 50 yards down field to the 20, and that's when time runs out. central wins in the battle, 28- 22. oh, this one, they get the grab, and big loss there. as for the bulldogs, offense, finds the scene, and he is gone. final count of 55-0. look at the game of the week list for next thursday, note the special date because of the pope visit to philadelphia, the games are south philly, central, and bartram and gratz. log on to nbc 10 to catch the vote. enjoy your day. >>> we are minutes away from more road closures in center city as we for the papal visit

this is a wide shot of the ben franklin parkway. this is where the pope will hold the festival of families this evening, and also the mass tomorrow. >> now we go to a closer look at the stage also on the ben franklin parkway tonight it will host a musical event, for the festival of families, and the pontiff will attend. >> and as suing see here, we have number of people already gathered, and they are very excited to be part of this event. now, also, in just a couple of hours, at 4:30 this afternoon, pope francis will appear at independence hall to address the crowd there. he will speak about immigration, and religious freedom. it is expected to be a centerpiece of his philadelphia visit. we have a crew already on the mall ready to bring this to you live including what will be a papal parade, little procession, around independence mall, and that certainly will be an opportunity for pope to once again become very spontaneous in his response to the crowd. >> well, pat, the parade across the ben franklin today has been rather light, to

on the ben franklin bridge it was an unusual sight to see so many people walking across the ben. even in the overnight hours, it doesn't open until noon on monday, looking at the ben franklin bridge we can see emergency vehicles they are separated they have the pedestrians and the barricades that's where the emergency vehicles go, no drivers on the ben. the schuylkill expressway is shut down from the blue route to i-95 and westbound to route 1. that means you can take the boulevard to the schuylkill westbound. no problems if you want to get on i-95. we have the ramps closed that leads to areas prohibited by the vehicles. from the area to the broad street those areas are shut down. the action cam was at the paoli strain -- train station. nuns from saint is is a celia's parish said the experience was incredible. >> i think it was some of the nuns that were dancing, it was great. >> let's go over to nydia han live in eakens oval. today we're in for a different kind of celebration, good morning. that's right, good morning, tam, crews are working on the eakens oval platform to transfo

also, don't forget the ben franklin parkway is now closed and has been for a while. these closures remain until effect until monday september 28th. in the world of mass transit, these septa stations are also closed to day until monday at 4:00 a.m. the regional rail line at suburban station, market frankford at 15th and sixth street stations, the broad street line at city hall station, and the trolley line at 15th station moving in both the east and westbound directions. >>> moving on, all septa regional rail lines are operating on a saturday schedule today. septa buses are running with detours and the the patco speed line is running on a special schedule also today. new jersey transit buses are suspended, today starting at 5:00 p.m. but, patco will be cross honoring all tickets and passes. so with all of these changes, make sure to check your local schedules and i'll also be tweeting out updates at meisha at cbs-3. no doubt as we gear up for pope's arrival there is a lot going on in the world of will travel today and throughout the weekend. i will have all of the upd