happening right now, more than thousands of people filling ben franklin parkway for the the 20th annual donor dash run/walk. it is to benefit the gift of life program. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live on the parkway where preparations are now underway. perfect day for it alexandria, good morning. >> reporter: perfect day nicole. it has been so much fun. so much energy. they are expecting about 12,000 people, just to put that in perspective, 20 years when they started, they had 800 people out here. we have a 5k, 10k, those are still going on right now n15 minutes we will start getting ready to that are 3-d walk. now there are teams. way it works there are donor families. there are recipients. we are here with team matt. this is like a whole team. the these teams are pretty large. they are really excited and enthusiastic. this is math the math from swarthmore. matt, tell us about your story. it was how many years ago that you got a new liver. >> yes, i got a liver transplant in 06 summer of 06. it has been seven months in the hospital. >> reporter: how long did you wait

. >> hey nicole this is ben franklin parkway. ben franklin parkway as you can see from the people milling around there and getting ready it is closed between the spring garden street and the art museum circle. martin luther king drive closed with it, to the left of the screen between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive. now kelly drive to the right of the screen is opened at this point, and it is opened at the art museum circle but it the is closed further down to strawberry mansion drive and fountain green for a regatta we will move the traffic cam to i-95 at allegheny, southbound lanes to the right no delays or problems here and volleys picking up on i-95 and we have had that long term construction project here as well but it is not affecting traffic, as of of yet. on to ben franklin bridge mid span, ben franklin bridge again picking up volume. it is getting busier. further up no delays on 676 admiral wilson boulevard, 42 or 55. that is very latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now nicole back to you. >> tha

we are looking at ben franklin parkway site of the the donor dash what a beautiful day. den street and art museum circle. also shut down is martin luther king drive to the left of the screen between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive. kelly drive is opened here to the right of the screen so far but it is, closed further up, between strawberry mansion drive and fountain green drive for regatta that is happening. we will move the traffic cam to the schuylkill expressway at the vine street expressway approaching 30th street. eastbound lanes to the right of screen, schuylkill is picking up volume this morning but it is moving along just fine through philadelphia and its suburbs. that is the the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now nicole, back to you. >> ann, thank you. >>> country music's biggest stars will be honored tonight at the 50th annual academy of country music award right the here on cbs-3. it is the largest live award show ever stage. here's a closer look at one of the nominee for acm entertainer of the year florida georgia line. >> ♪ >> f

we move the traffic cam to the ben franklin parkway. in parkway site of today's march for babies. the ben franklin parkway shutdown in both directions, between the art museum circle and spring garden street. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans nicole, back to you. >>> ann, thank you. how many times have you thought to yourself: i just need little extra money. >> it is hard to believe but here in our area, $8 billion in cash and property, is sitting, just waiting for the rightful owner to come up and claim it. "3 on your side" consumer reporter jim donovan tells you how you can claim your cash. >> a new car, a caribbean crews, designer clothes what would you buy if you came into some unexpected cash? well you could be owed money. and not even know about it. >> this is one of the oldest consumer protection laws in the country. but, it is one that's the least known about. >> in pennsylvania alone $2.3 billion is being held in cash and unclaimed property t could be a check that got lost in the mail, or jewels,

we will move traffic cam here to the ben franklin parkway opened for business today no events going on both ben franklin parkway art museum circle are opened. kelly drive to the the right is opened at parkway but further up closed between sedgley drive and hunting park avenue for regatta. martin luther king drive is closed between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activity. months the traffic cam one more time to the ben franklin bridge mid span, you heard carol's forecast, it the will be a beautiful day, if you are heading to the shore no delays on 42 freeway or 55. ac expressway and garden state parkway so nice to see those two roadways, they are opened for business with no delays. mass transit honor close to schedule. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic enter, i'm ann evans now nicole back to you. >> thank you. 7:19. carol answers your pet questions in this weeks ask the the vet. >> april is national greyhound adoption month how you too can have a gorgeous gray hound, at your house. we will have that coming up. blank. >>> so cute in her jeans doesn't she.

we will move traffic cam this morning to the ben franklin parkway. ain in events happening on the ben franklin parkway, opened for business no delays or problems. if you look to the right that is kelly drive opened there but further down it shuts down between found dane green drive and hunting park after a new. if you look to the left martin luther king drive shut down between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activities and also for cherry blossom festival in fair mount park. we will move to the ben franklin bridge mid span in, delays or problems on the ben franklin, again, light volume, no delays, the area bridges as a whole through philadelphia look okay. further up 676, admiral wilson boulevard looks okay n problems on 42 or 55 or ac expressway or garden state parkway for that matter. the mass transit, are in is town high speed line busing between 69th street and ardmore, due to construction. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans new nicole back to you. >>> berks it is a masters sunday basically a hol

because of the bridge constructions that they are working on, so alternate forecaster, ben franklin parkway right now, ben franklin parkway is crowded owe just note that. folks are starting to maneuver. for trucks broad street to 15th to jfk to the 30th street on ramp is there your best alternate there speed sensors it is not that bad. we have red on the schuylkill but when don't you have red on the schuylkill. stay with us for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. game one tonight against the mets david buchanan pitching for the fight answer against matt harvey. the math hat has dominated fightins four-o with the 1.08 era, not a good match up tonight. the team is batting just .226. the chase utley nissan early season slump hitting 091. >>> sixers with the night off last game of the season is tomorrow at the center against the heat. the last night michael carter williams in his first game back in philadelphia since the trade scored 30 points, helping the playoffs bound bucks win 107-97. >>> flyers general manager ron hextall will talk to the media tomorrow about his plans for the team, and head coach

time we're actually losing one lane but there say portion in between broad street and the ben franklin parkwayat is actually losing one lane but there's one lane getting by. that's actually still under five minutes. not setting you back too much so far this morning as we take a check on our drive times in new jersey everything free and clear. five minutes if you're headed northbound from 55 up into the walt whitman bridge. chris bark to ck to you. >>> an armed robber picked the wrong victim. an off duty police officer. that officer was walking his dog when the would-be thief pulled a gun. shots were fired. katy zachry is there. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: well there were some harrowing moments. the off-duty officer, he is okay at the time he was wearing plains clothes but he did have a weapon on him and he did mention to fire a couple shots at the robber. police tell us the gunman ran behind a parked car for cover and then ran away. they do not know if he was shot or not. in the case he was shot they put out an alert to hospitals. the officer who was held up is a five-year vete

live on the ben franklin parkway, vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have more details on the terror arrests in italy. that is next on channel six. >>> police in reading went door to door today in the glenside section of the city hoping to track down leads in a late night murder. a man was shot to death in the front seat of an suv parked in the 1200 block of allegheny avenue last night. residents tell police they heard three to four gun shots. the victim has been identified as 34-year-old jose gonzalez. police have no suspects nor a motive. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the gunman who should there and killed a delivery man in the crescentville section of philadelphia. police say the 49-year-old was delivering food to the hill creek apartments in the 500 block of hill creek road last night. investigators say 12 shots were fired. he drove off but later crashed. medics took him to einstein medical center where he was pronounced dead. >>> the atlantic city police department today announced new measures to beef

we are going to move the traffic cam to the ben franklin parkway this morning. there go. site of today's march for babies. ben franklin parkway already closed from the art museum circle, spring garden street. also along with it, kelly drive in bound to your right shutdown between fairmount avenue and the art museum circle, and shutdown between the benning parkway and montgomery drive. the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm nicole evans. back to you. >> thank you growing concern over synthetic marijuana also known as spice or k2. now, even though the drug enforcement administration bands synthetic marijuana back in 2011, people are still finding it in places like tobacco shops and on line. plant material coated with thc. that's the active chemical compounds in marijuana. but unlike pure marijuana the man-made version much more potent and can be deadly. >> our warning, don't try any of this stuff, even the marijuana you buy in the street, do you not if it is laced with any of the synthetic products. >> officials in the lehigh valley announced last week, dozens have be

and this is the ben franklin parkway, ben franklin parkway is closed at the art museum circle for thelly drive-in bound, between fairmount avenue and the art museum circle, to the right of your screen. and martin luther king drive shutdown through the ben franklin parkway montgomery drive, not just for the walk but also recreational activities. >> mid-span, no delays or problems on the bridge this morning, and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans nicole, back to you. >> ann, thank you. well emotional reunion. retired california police officer meets the grown man he rescued at an infant from an alley 25 years ago. michael was responding to stabbing call in 1989 when he inadvertently found newborn babe that i had been abandoned behind a dumpster in a alley near the crime scene. the officer picked up the barely breathing baby and rushed him to nearby paramedic for help. the abandoned boy dubbed baby adam is now a 25 year old man named robin barton. he finally met the man who saved him, so many years ago. >> it is wonderful to finally have met you, to see the man

live on the ben franklin parkway, vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> going to be a mess out there. hopefully they can mitigate the impact for everyone who uses that. thank you. >>> we have much more on this construction project posted right now on 6abc.com including a schedule of the i676 lane closures. you'll want to take a look t we've also posted a list of detours to help you get around it. >> all of those changes are definitely going to affect traffic and affect matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> going to be a busy man at least through 2019. >> oh, yes job security is what they call that. yes, good afternoon to you brian and shirleen. yeah, we won't be saying all is fine on the vine i guess for a couple of years now but this afternoon all is relatively fine, it's just busy a little heavy westbound and definitely heavy eastbound across town from the schuylkill to 95. this is where they are scheduled to shut down 676 starting tonight at midnight between the schuylkill and broad street. they're going to be segment up the barriers. they're going to be taking away

the pedestrian bridge across from the free library and 20th street ben franklin parkway bridge. only one of the four reconstruct in part because it can stay opened. three more bridge's long this stretch will be rebuilt when the the first four are done. penndot promises the next four years of headaches will pay off but it is not the just affecting drivers. also people who bike and walk to work. they will to have navigate alternate routes as these overpasses are reconstructed. >> as it is right now the time they give to you get across the the road is pretty sure. you are sprinting to get a across. i can imagine it will take probably twice as licensing to even get the from one point to another. it will increase your walk time if not your driving time. >> you have to keep up road and bridges. you have to repair bridges when they need repair. it is a pain. i will try not to use them when i don't have to quite frankly. >> reporter: the eastbound lanes of the vine street expressway will be closed overnight thursday morning and then tomorrow and friday of this week the westbound lanes w

they are scheduled to leave the united way building on ben franklin parkway at 8:00 this morning. they plan to meet with dozens every state representatives and senators to stress the importance of a bald school budget before holding a rally in the rotunda. from south philadelphia to fishtown center city is grown so much it, now ranks second only to mid town manhattan when it comes to population. >> center city district report a tribute growth to influx of young professionals and empty nest ers coming back to the city. a survey of 2700 people the pole showed 88% said they thought center city was headed in the right direction. >> 5:10 the time. coming up: dollars featural government now opening a vehicles into that police custody death after man in baltimore, we'll explain what they're looking for. >> plus nearly one week after aaron hernandez found guilty of murdering owed end lloyd still calls for justice. the big announcement expected today from lloyd's family. >> ♪ ♪ >> snoring? >> john campbell a legend, also 79 years olds today. >> happy birthday. >> hi, sue serio. >> oh my tu

. >> i think of people attending the ben franklin parkway to attend a mass for the pope, my primary worry is security. >> that is the worry we mean just care for the people that are here and they are comfortable enough not to be at risk in terms of their health or hostility of their neighbor. not just the papal security but the people boston taught us that, there could be deliberate terrorist attacks against crowds, i am worried about that and people responsible for those things in our city and country are worried about that. the pope will receive personal protection from the federal government because he is the head of state. we are confident we will do the job but i think everybody else that comes have to be careful about their neighbor and have concern about their neighbor so we can have a positive pleasant experience. >> tonight at 11:00 the archbishop's view on controversial issues facing the church. "action news" continues in a moment. >>> phillies are back off a tough road trip to face the marlins tonight. they have one win on the road trip, and they are in bad shape and they are h

their bus will leave from the united way building, on the ben franklin parkway, in about an hour and they plan to meet with dozens every state representatives and senators, to stress the importance of bald school budget. a rally in the rotunda will follow before they come on back to the ben franklin parkway later this afternoon. >> and rowan university want to help people in need of bone marrow donations find matches. the football team over there is hosting their seventh annual bee the match registry from 9:00 until 4:00 today in the university's chamberland student center. they want the public to know that no needles will be given and no blood taken at this event. the whole process takes 15 minutes, all they do is they swab your cheek with a little, you know, little swab. >> q tip in your cheek could help save a life. silly process. >> a man impersonate ago police officer. >> so in this latest incident the man duped a woman walking near 52nd and cedar by flashing fake badge and then he asks to put her to put her purse down. then he takes off with it. police say similar incidents hav

on the ben franklin parkway, what we're dealing with is eastbound construction. part of that left-hand lane with crew on the scene, one lane squeezing by. not affecting the drive time. still taking you five minutes to get from 95 up to the school hill schuylkill expressway. 12 minutes, no problems on the schuylkill and no problems heading southbound. i'll be checking jersey roads in just a minute. >>> philadelphia police have found the car suspected of running over a temple university student leaving her critically injured. nbc10's katy zachry is live for us in philadelphia. katy, you have the video of that car and it shows a telltale sign on the car but first, give us an update with the victim. >> reporter: well chris, we've been in contact with the student's doctor. we're told she's still in extremely critical condition. but as you said overnight, police have gathered one key piece of evidence that could have signs of who is responsible. take a look. the temple student was riding her bike near campus yesterday. you can see the windshield is cracked. side damage

there in fact very few clouds upstairs at all lets go to where the action cam was along the ben franklin parkway, loads of sunshine and breezy and cool and one of those days in you were in the sun and sheltered from the wind it felt pretty nice, philadelphia 56 degrees and allentown 50 and millville 55 and trenton 51 and sea isle city 52, and it's poconos after 4 inches of snow yesterday 41 degrees 56 is the current temperature and the high for the date slightly below the average high, the april preview shows it's average high in april 59 in philadelphia but as we take a look at the end of the month by the 30th the average high up to 69 degrees something to look forward to typically in april we get a such of snow, a half inch and april showers it's a fairly average month 3.5 inches of rain satellite 6 along with action radar showing no rain at all and high pressure to the north brought us all the sunshine today and that brings moon lit skies tonight and nice conditions. allentown 30 and millville 30 and trenton 33 degrees. heading into thursday nicest day of the year so far high pressure sitting

here's a look at the ben franklin parkway. yesterday's wind died down a bit breezy. meantime, people in louisiana after powerful winds blew through there. someone released a video after this truck with sideways rain. the wind snapped trees and power line it's and damaged homes in area. >>> and that weather caused the flight from a flight from newark to land in boston. after the turbulence became two rough. two passengers on the paris flight eventually had to go to the hospital. you can get information weather information when you're out and about. nbc10 "first alert" weather app you can download it for free before weather threatens to be one step ahead of the storm. >>> a homeowners' nightmare. we're talking about these two homes in burlington. the homes are on the delaware river in florence township. we showed you this video yesterday. the engineers determined that the houses are in imminent danger. they asked both families to evacuate. one family said it's a nightmare. >> it's our home. i put a lot of love into this house. >> we have to keep a stiff upper lip, what

and drizzle and cloudy conditions, the action cam was outside earlier today looking down the ben franklin parkway on this friday we have a mostly cloudy skies and visibility is down to a mile and a half at the airport and delays up to 75 minutes at philadelphia international airport and go slow if you are out and about on the roads. 46 in the city and dew point 45 that lets you know the air is quite saturated and we have low level moisture and awaiting the arrival of the frontal boundary that moves in tonight into the evening hours the pressure is 29.91, and the temperatures this afternoon, the upper 40s and lower 50s starting to creep up to the south and' in millville and to the north and west. 46 in land caffer and 45 in allentown and the lehigh valley. we are start to see an increase with the southerly winds as the temperatures climb to the 50s to our south. here is the problem however, a thick layer over head, the visibility is strong down to a mile in allentown and a mile and a half in trenton 5 miles at landcaster lancaster, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing this frontal boundary movi

"eyewitness news" on the corner of 16th street and ben franklin parkway today at the monument to 6 millionish victims. today's ceremonies honored those who died in the concentration camps as well as the survivors who were liberate bide allied forces at the end of world war ii. >>> thousands of runners and walkers hit the streets of philadelphia today to help raise awareness about the need for more organ and tissue donors. the 20th annual donor dash stepped off this morning at the philadelphia art museum. participants could choose from a 10 can k or 5k run or a 3k walk. there was also kid fun run for children six and under. all the proceeds from today's event benefited public education programs designed to increase the number of people who register at organ and tissue donors. >>> two new jersey police officers spring into action to save a woman trapped in an overturned car before it burst into flames. all of it is captured on tape. that story is coming up. justin. >> well, the weekend will finish off on the dry side but the clouds are now moving in. we're tracking rain on the way for the st

the ben franklin parkway. the eastbound lanes where you see we're taking out that left-hand shoulder. part of the right hand as well. three minutes headed eastbound from the schuylkill on 95. five minutes or under if you're headed northbound from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. definitely a good thing there. northeast philadelphia frankford avenue is closed between harrison afternoon. take battersby street. and no problems or volume on the ben franklin bridge as we're dealing with an ongoing construction project. three lanes are open as opposed to four heading to philadelphia. i'll have more on drive times. >>> now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 20 minutes after 5:00. other changes. right now, we're seeing a few scattered clouds. it's mostly clear. this is the view from the nbc10 hb!i studios. we'll start with sunshine. the temperatures will be climbing. nobody really cold this morning but it's in the 40s. into the pocono mountains, blue mountain looking past the ch

, up through central america, through mexico into the united states and ultimately, to the ben franklin parkway. let's hope they pack some snacks. here's our david spunt. >> reporter: with no jobs and their life savings on them the family left their home in argentina in this 1980vw bus, their destination in philadelphia to see pope francis in september is. we speak spoke to know he will on one of their stops through chile. >> he is a very down to earth, simple and very loving pope. >> reporter: noel and her husband alfredo are leading the pack, their four kid, carmen mia and dema and they are a along for the ride in the francis contact. noel, what is it like traveling with your family in the 1980vw van. >> it is quite fun for them. >> reporter: noel says her family has a special connection with the leader of the catholic church before he became pope he was jorge borg goal ohio their cardinal so why did they decide to make the trip. noel says the answer is quite simple >> reporter: the pope will make his first appearance in philadelphia on saturday, september the 26th to close out the world meet

and it all winds up a week from saturday on the ben franklin parkway with a huge science carnival.put a list on our website myfoxphilly.com. i'm karen hepp fox 29. >> sounds like fun. speaking of fun fox 29 spring fling continues. we've taken over mullica hill, new jersey, today. >> chief meteorologist scott williams is arrive on the historic mile tonight. it's a nice night scott, but cold. >> yeah, eighths little chilly. good evening dawn and chris. beautiful mullica hill, new jersey. in fact tomorrow there's going to be an antique street market festival taking place right here on south street. the community has come out. we have -- say hi. >> you can see they're fans of fox 29. so the community is out here. we're kind of on antique row if you will. a lot of boutiques shops restaurants. you saw bill and q at the blue plate restaurant here in mullica hill. we'll get to some of the residents here and shop owners in just a bit. let's talk about this chilly forecast on your friday across our area. we're dry and quiet but off to the south and west we do have some clouds as well as show

"eyewitness news" along the ben franklin parkway. could see the flags blowing in the wind showing just how strong the winds got today but at least the sun is out. it's shining. so, we can at least stay dry for easter sunday we hope. meteorologist justin drabick joins us now with the first forecast. hey, justin. >> natasha at least it's dry and the sunshine is out. that's going to be the trend through the rest of the holiday weekend. so enjoy easter sunday. still a little breezy sunday afternoon. right now winds still gusting to around 40 miles per hour in philadelphia, 28 in allentown. it's a northwest wind so it knocked the temperatures down a little bit compared to yesterday but we're going to warm it up again as we head through the easter sunday day as temperatures rise above 60 degrees. here we are 57 at the airport 40 in mount pocono, 52 in the reading. these winds will relax a little bit overnight so we'll call it breezy through the overnight hours. 51 in doylestown, 50 quakertown. you'll need to dress a little bit warmer later

this years marathon is in november and starts and finishes at ben franklin parkway and it is a qualifier for the boston marathon. we will be right back. >>> we're waiting to learn more information this morning about two gruesome death a couple found dead in the montgomery county home by within of their children. now the the husband and wife we're told were both cut by a chain saw. >> good morning everyone. this morning the medical examiner is conducting autopsies police say their teenage son found bodies inside their house in lower more land township. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the township police station in huntington valley with the latest details jan. >> reporter: ukee and erika, you mentioned this was a terrible scene. both of the victims here a husband and wife both bodies were found with wound made by a chain saw. the as you mentioned the autopsies today will determine the exact cause of death. medical examiner's van left a scene in lower more land late last night, preparing to conduct autopsies on a husband and wife found dead at their home on country lan

it also says the waterfront and summer festivals on the ben franklin parkway are the perfect ways to the night unthe stars. so we asked some philadelphians what they like. >> i think just all of the opportunities that the city has to offer. you know, you can dine on the 37th floor. you can tour all these different museums so there's such high opportunity and all these different things that you can really do. >> there's a lot of food here. that's always brings people together just like really good food. >> my wife and i got married right here at the meridian hotel every time we come we always remember our wedding. >> that a boy. good job. is philly filled with romance? connect with us on facebook and twitter and let us know what you think. make sure to use the hash tag cbs3 chat. we'll continue the romance here in just a moment. >>> "eyewitness news" returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 with ukee washington, natasha brown and meteorologist katie fehlinger. we thank you for watching white news here at hedge. for lesley kathy and everyone here i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. we're alway

you have to use the benjamin franklin ben franklin parkway tomorrow, westbound closed, so we have to deal with alternates from midnight until 5:00 a.m. as they start off this four year long-term construction, this week. we take to you 95 right now southbound at girard, construction taking out the right lane right now traffic is flowing, around that, volume looking pretty good. early in the game here, speeds down to 27 miles per hour on 95 and south philly lit bit 55 out of the northeast looking good into new jersey, 295, the turnpike, running at the speed limit at this hour. we have accident on the 422 westbound off ramp, to oaks, so just keep that in mind early this morning also, westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at valley forge construction on the on and off-ramps. no reported delays on mass transit. that's a look at your ride. ukee back to you. >> jd, thank so much. in the news allege developing right now two, separate hit and runs both involving children in philadelphia. first happened in southwest philly then half hour later another one in kensington. "eyewitness news" repo

so the alternate there would be the ben franklin parkway. they'll start that bridge repair. we take to you new jersey, 42, freeway, volume increasing just little bit northbound, headlights, do have the fire still going on west mt. airy at sharpnack street between em long street and burden street, alternate upsal street. burlington new jersey route 130 closed at high street due to at. alternate old york road. also westbound on the pa turnpike before morgantown, left lane block, still construction going on this early morning as well as delaware memorial bridge, mass transit, looking good. ukee, we send it to you. >> thank you sir n sports, phillies sent haran to the mound they open six game road trip starting at mets in flushing, new york, tough locals for the fighting's yet wild pitch then, add on an insurance run. the phils manage to get one run closer, but they lose an extra, one extra, four to three, was the final score in favor of the nationals. >>> well the sixers host the bucks at the well in south philly tonight. first trick back to south philly for michael carter will

ben franklin parkway is a good alternate. intermittent lane blockaging and lane narrowing.throughout the evening. in regard to speed sensors it is not awful. we are seeing more green. thirty-seven is your average on i-95. twenty-two on the roosevelt boulevard. twenty-one on the schuylkill. twenty-two on 476. stay with us for cbs-3 >>> strong pitching for the phillies in defeat a solid effort by aaron harang wasted by the the the offense in insuring against the mets n score in the fourth inning, aaron harang pitching but he could not field the grounder but he did, go six solid innings, giving up one run, and four hits. next inning, some nice defense from the fightins. curtis granderson with the fly ball to left to ben reveer making a nice spectacular catch but phillies bats were sh h h, silent again. reveer struck out two runners on in the seventh. phillies shut out for second time. two to nothing the final. >>> stanley cup playoffs start on wednesday the flyers, of course, will be watching from home this time, in fact, it is for second time in the last three years orange an

. >> and we look over to the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia. you wouldn't need a jacket because we're warming up big time today. the first alert forecast is straight ahead. good morning, everybody. welcome to "nbc news 10" today. we say good morning to meteorologist michelle grossman in the first alert weather center. it going to feel a lot like summer out there today. >> it's going to be the warmest since last october, end of september. feeling warm you need the shorts and the t-shirts. temperatures already into the low 60s in philadelphia 62 in washington township and 58 degrees, a little cooler to the north and west. and then in parts of southern new jersey and delaware we're into the 60s as well. 61 at the atlantic city airport and 59 in dover. so for today, plan on a warm one as we go throughout time here. we're going to stop the clock right at 12:00, temperatures into the mid 70s, feeling good by then. but look what happens later on this afternoon into the upper 70s, even the low 80s in some spots. 79 degrees by 4:00. it will be cool over

this a live look at the foundation on the ben franklin parkway. after the sketches are displayed, water colors will be returned to their original lotions. >>> speaking of arts it's pay what you wish wednesday at the museum of art. and you have chance to sg experiment with body of hart and then the make stuff series will feature origami mania. and you can practice your poses with yoga. >>> how fast you text coming with a big reward. coming i up the competition paying for college courses and doctor. surgery for skin cab serks held up for weeks. putting the health of patients in danger. why experts say one health provide serr is holding up the process. and complaints of a strong owedor on transit. how the company is planning to fix it. >>> bucks county has a new yefrt this afternoon. delaware valley college has officially become dell varaware valley university. and it ushers in a whole new era for the school. the new low go waslogo was unveiled. the school receive official approval back in december. leaders say it will remain a small school with a fo

i'll tell you, mike, my goodness. >> the ben franklin parkway suit up over my head. nobody says anything. >> well, 73 we talked about this yesterday. but, 150 years ago, yesterday, president abraham lincoln was shot by john wilkes boot. but this morning, in about ten minute, the exact time we actually passioned from that wound. >> yes, 7:22 in the morning. >> 7:22. 150 years ago. doug luzader, look at in you front of ford theater. >> that's right n front of ford theater here in washington, they had an event here last night, commemorating the moment that president lincoln was shot 150 years ago. >> this morning it will be the moment he died as you mention 7:22 a.m. look to the left there. see the whole crowd gather outside peterson house, of course, where president lincoln was brought after being shot inside the theater. somber night here, under the gaze of the 16th president, crowds filled the spree leer to market the moment abraham lincoln was shot, some lighting candles, mink link with the tourists, period reenactors, who would describe the agonizing wait into the

but it will be right here on the ben franklin parkway where five hand picked families from around thebe will have a similar thrill a personal meeting with pope francis on the stage. >> typically what happens is that five families, one from each of five continents would interact with pope francis and have the opportunity to ask him questions or tell him stories that then he would engage with them. >> that will happen as pope francis attends the festival of families on saturday september 26th. he's expected to deliver remarks and bless the crowd. >> do we expect that will be in english? do we know? >> that's a good question. >> many languages? >> we don't know. >> all this a day before he says mass on the parkway at the climax of the week-long festivities. by that final weekend, the population of philadelphia expected to double an influx of as many people as inhabit the entire island of manhattan pouring in from around the world. the economic impact already projected to eclipse original geographic and financial estimates. >> clearly the economic impact has increased significantly since

asked about who will get to have a personal meeting with with pope francis on stage on the ben franklin parkwayhe world meeting of families told us typically there are five handpicked families from around the globe, one from each continent, who get to share stories with the pope and ask questions. so what is the biggest concern for the pope's visit? well, we find out it is one that would move all events indoors and limit people from getting to see pope francis. details coming up on nbc 10 news today at 4:00. ♪ >>> nbc 10 at holy thursday services at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul this morning. the archbishop celebrated the mass there where he blessed three holy oils. holy thursday commemorates the last supper when jesus celebrated his final meal before his crucifixion. it is celebrated on the thursday before easter. >>> and in atlantic city casino crisis, a judge could rule on the sale of the bankrupt revel casino. revel's main lender wells fargo wants a judge to approve the sale of glen straub. they claim new bidders are not serious. wells fargo says it spent $60 million on th

the pedestrian bridge across from the free library and 20th street ben franklin parkway bridge. after those are completed three more bridges along the stretch will be rebuild. penndot promises next four years of headaches will pay off. these are necessary i am proms. >> some of these bridges date back to the mid 1950's so they have really served their time. they are in poor condition. we watch them very closely. the type of bridge designed that these bridges were built under they're dated. the the time has come to replace them. so we are going to do that. >> reporter: you will be seeing penndot trailers lining the the expressway from above arrangements this project gets underway. tomorrow and friday westbound lanes will be closed from mid need to 5:00 a.m. and thursday eastbound lanes will be closed again overnight in preparation for this work. so the lanes what happened overnight is these lanes were reduced in size. they are more narrow. concrete the barriers will be erect. these changes will slow traffic, so they allow extra time, mike and alex. >> thanks, jenny. >> now you co

. >>> traffic has been bare along the ben franklin parkway shut down this afternoon dee poured six septaus routes. >> all to promote a new way to get around a bike share program. mayor nutter and eakins oval in center city kicking things off with a ribbon cutting but his helmet on took a ride. you'll see 70 indigo box book docking stations throughout the city. getting them is easy you swipe a member card or credit card any time you need one they're available 24 hours a day. if you'd like to sign up for bike share set up a link on our website head to myfoxphilly.com and look under seen on tv tab. >>> a local woman's passion has bloomed into something a lot of people are talking about. >> yes. so she's taking us inside her greenhouse tonight. fox 29's dawn timmeney joins us in the studio dawn, she's pulled off something that's really pretty hard to do here. >> reporter: it certainly is, lucy. growing incredible orchids in won all kinds of awards. the 84-year-old yes 84-year-old says it's not all that difficult although i'm not sure i believe her. she and her husband certainly aren't giving

vine street expressway around the ben franklin parkway you can see losing one right hand shoulder due to the ongoing construction. five minutes westbound eastbound from 95 up towards the schuylkill expressway. a check on mass transit looking great. i'll check in with more drive times coming up. >>> 6:11. sticking it to hit. what one local rabbi is doing about the anti-islam ads on septa buses. >>> what a thief came back for and what he got away with. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. >>> the time is 6:14. a state lawmaker says it's time to do something about the city's escalating violence. thaddeus kirkla

the cars will use ben franklin parkway and trucks will pennsylvania maneuver from broad to 15th back to jfk boulevard to 30th street on ramp to get through that. right now not awful, chris. >>> all right, vittoria thanks very much. >>> still to come here on "eyewitness news" smart luggage we will tell you what these bags can do that your luggage can't? our consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with the ground breaking travel accessories. >> plus... >> i want a cheese burger. >> ride sharing never sounded so fun and beautiful, see what happened when jennifer hudson joins late late night host jammed cordin for a fast food drive through. >>> today was day for drive through, it has been rainy, drizzling but we have much better news for tomorrow, sun returns, and looks like it will stay, we will have that full seven day coming up when >>> well, it the is now time to check the philadelphia job market report, cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger has more. >> reporter: college acceptance season has begun, and with almost 37 percent of adults between the age of 25 and 34 in penn

the pedestrian bridge across from the free library and 20th street ben franklin parkway bridge. the only one of the four that be reconstruct in parts so it can stay open. three more bridge's long this stretch will be rebuilt when the first four are done. penndot promises the next four years of headaches will pays off. until then they advice you to allow more time for that morning commute. >> i think most should give themselves more time. you will have the same number of lanes, the lanes will be reduced from 12-foot to 11-foot but concrete barriers of both sides of the expressway this will range from broad street to 23rd street. >> reporter: eastbound lanes will reopen up at 5:00 a.m. and closed again overnight thursday morning, and then wednesday and friday of this week the westbound lanes will close with the chance of the closure as well as either direction, early, saturday morning. the this morning the westbound lanes were not disrupted traffic getting a long fine as crews press the eastbound lanes for this lengthy, expensive, and extensive project, lauren and chris. >> all ch

. >>> and lots of sunshine for our sunday, as we look live at the ben franklin parkway in center citye is some wet weather ahead. details in our first alert forecast. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to nbc 10 news today. i'm ted greenberg. now 9:30 on this sunday morning. thank you so much for being with us. and we say good morning again to meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather centre. some wet weather is on the way, but not for today. >> tomorrow. i know you're looking forward to that rain. >> no. got more yard work to do? a perfect day to get out and enjoy. this is going to be a typical spring day. yesterday was our summer preview. today we'll be in the 60s, which is right on target for normal. we're starting off with some high cloud nessiness. a little bit of filtered sunshine, but still enough to warm temperatures up. a slower warm-up during the day today. that's the view from center city. right now, in philadelphia the temperature is 58 degrees in northeast philadelphia at the airport, while philadelphia international is 57. allentown, it's 55 degrees. 53

so do you have take the ben franklin parkway midnight until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning.k area speeds, just to the north and west of the city, still not that bad. 422 slowing down little bit at 33 miles per hour. 202, looking good, eastbound and westbound, coming in at 55 miles per hour. and, the fire scene continues in west mt. airy, between emlin and beer dad street. alternate is upsal treatment that's a check on your morning ride. we send it back to you. >> on the health watch this morning, children and military families may not be getting some important shots. >> researchers at the cdc examined the records of more than 3,000 children of military personnel. they found close to 30% of them were not up-to-date on vaccinations, military families may move frequently making it harder to keep up with the immunization schedule. >> researchers in canada wrecking the hpv vaccination for adolescent boys. they found such vaccinations could prevent throat, mouth tonsils cancers and possibly save millions of dollars in treatment. >>> and the big screen could have a big impact, on t

this is the ben franklin parkway. several inches of water moved through. heard the lightning, thunder, et cetera. the result of that with some flooded streets. one of them here along delaware avenue. that is all open now. as we come back live you see bill henley talked about the clearing skies. you can get a little glimpse of a sunrise coming in over new jersey headed our way. we're live at penn's landing, jesse gary "nbc 10 news." >>> and at 6:32 "nbc 10" is live in delaware county where crews are working to get power restored after an explosion last night. officials say the explosion happened underground about 6:00 in the evening and now some underground cables need to be replaced. and this was the scene late last night. 24 customers still without power. the impact damaged a few businesses and rattled residents. >> next thing i know we're heading out the door and then after that there was a big explosion. got knocked off my feet. i can feel the heat. >> so i heard the fire alarms go off and i ran to the back. like i hit the ground really hard from just t

. >> there will be a mass on the ben franklin parkway looking so forward to this. they might give you vest with the same color, don't you think. >> purple i bet. >> they had a yellow hat yes. >> back in 79. >> yes. >> i was one of the volunteers. >> we will update you on the launch, of the web site to log on and register as a volunteer >>> from pope frances to bruce jenner bruce jenner comes clean for all a intents and purposes he says i am a woman. whom he says has been most supportive through this entire thing. not surprising. the the here's bob. >>> good morning everybody. 6:40. we have been telling but this accident in lower providence. this is a live look, from sky fox, and a accident, vehicle will fire, and this is all taking place a along south park avenue, between egypt what we are looking at here is a a crash between a truck that was carrying printing ink and a tractor trailer that was carrying sewage waste. >> what? >> not quite sure what those boxes are all over the roadway. >> could be the ink. >> that is printer ink and there is a hazmat team there you

do have some things going on in philadelphia, martin luther king drive, closed, between the ben franklin parkwayl and montgomery drive for recreational activities, through 5:00 today. we have the kelly drive between fountain green and hunting park avenue, closed for sporting event there. that's also until 5:00. now, we take a look at blue route 476 at mid-county. you can see very light volume through there. no reported delays on the blue route. also, no reported delays on the vine street expressway or the boulevard. and now we go to the last camera shot here, we have 95 at girard, you can see some volume there. little hazy today. little winnie, due to the camera shaking there and we have also septa roaring the shuttle service operating route 36 trolley bussing between 73rd street and elmwood avenue and eight owe street in eastwick avenue, because of track work there. >> back to you. >> happy easter, thank you. hey, major upset in the ncaa tournament wisconsin pulls off the win beating undefeated kentucky. we'll have sports news coming up next. first though here's a look at what's coming up tonig

easter morning we do have martin luther king drive closed in both directions, between the ben franklin parkway, eakin's oval, for recreational activities today. the burlington bristol bridge has been reopened, and we did have a bridge closing few minutes ago but now the bridge is in the down position, all things should be clear there. and also, weaver kelly drive between sedgley and hunting park avenue closed for a regatta there closed until 5:00 this afternoon. and things looking good, let's go to the second camera shot now, looking at the schuylkill, at montgomery drive, light volume, no delays there and also, let's head to 202, at allendale, very light volume there. on our easter morning you might see volume around churches this morning for sunrise services, major roads looking good through philadelphia, and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. nicole, back to you. >> all right melanie we appreciate it, thanks. well, 16 year old parra equestrian athlete capturing a lot of attention these days nel has cerebral palsy but not letting that keep her from her dreams. she is training w

live on the ben franklin parkway, vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> vernon thank you. >>> we haves construction project including a schedule of the i676 lane closures. it's posted on 6abc.com. we also have a list of suggested detours to help you get around. >> a collision between a dump truck an car in south jersey sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries early this morning. this is the scene along route 130 and high street in burlington. it's still not clear how it all happened but the 26-year-old driver of the car was rushed to fueled medical center. >>> he's in critical condition. the driver of the dump truck was treated the scene for minor injuries. >>> a kensington restaurant is now at the center of two police investigations after being targeted by thieves in the past week. surveillance cameras here at dos segundo show a young man walking in and heading downstairs. police say once in the basement the suspect forced opened an office door and swiped a bag of money. last monday cameras captured a woman stealing a backpack from this same restaurant. a customer left that b

that's a live view looking up ben franklin parkway towards city hall. you can see the low clouds and misty conditions that we're seeing this morning. those are going to be staying put for much of the day. watching for some showers, the only light showers that are nearby are moving through baltimore right now. steadier showers headed for western pennsylvania. a possibility later on, but i'm expecting that first line of showers to pretty much fizzle. and the temperatures not looking warm for this time of year. we should be in the 60s in the afternoon. but it's 40s through the day. thanks to easterly winds helping to keep things cool. and a chance that we'll see some strong storms tomorrow with a big warm-up, too. your hour-by-hour forecast when i come back in ten. right now christine maddela is in the first alert traffic center. christine? >> good morning to you, bill. things stacks up on i-95. take a look at all these headlights crawling along. and the wet weather and limited visibility from some of that light fog may be contributing to some of our delay

here on september 26th and 27th and of course, millions literally millions, expected to line ben franklin parkway for the papal mass here in philadelphia. >>> all right. fans every where getting ready for first pitch today, opening day for the the philadelphia phillies. >> here's a fun fact. phillies are the the oldest continuous one named, one city franchise in all of professional american sports dating back to 1883. >> it is cool. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live at citizens bank park with details with what the fans will be doing for the the first time as they get ready for the big day. i know you are from this air remarks jennifer. presumably you grew up a phillies fans. when were you a kid you used to go to the vet. >> reporter: yeah, used to go to the vet. no metal detectors there i'm happy you didn't throw that trivia question at the me because 1883 i would have never known that number. yeah. a the lot of people in today's day and age we're used to the whole metal detector thing. it is not a huge deal. you wish you didn't have to do that to go to the ballgame. you cab see metal detectors und