so it is their first time. >> reporter: on the ben franklin parkway rain didn't dampen the fun at the party on the parkway. >> it is wonderful. wonderful. i mean we drove down, earlier this morning no traffic on the turnpike, thank god and we're here enjoying everything that is going on. >> this is the forecast, so we didn't necessity how bad it would be so we came down said oh good thing we had umbrellas in the car ready. >> reporter: and now back here live in independent mall, folks took sometime to commemorate some important moment in u.s. history this year marks 50 years since the first major lgbt protest in the united states. it marks 150 years since the 13th amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery. we are live at independent hall trish hartman for channel six a "action news". >> thanks, trip. >>> we will head out to the ben franklin parkway where tens of thousands of people are is expect for tonight's fourth of july jam. "action news" reporter reporter jeff cherokee is live there with more, hi there, jeff. >> reporter: hi there, walter. we are right now behind stage at

philadelphia is getting ready for its july fourth celebration. 500,000 people are expected on the ben franklin parkwayration will host a block party at independence hall and then again, the country's largest free countryncert on the parkway, saturday night followed by a fireworks show. roads around the art museum and independence hall, many of the local roads will be closed starting later this morning. reporting live in center city, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. i'm going to touch on what katy was talking about for the wawa welcome america festival. 5th and 6th between market and chestnut will be closed to vehicular traffic from 9:30 a.m. until midnight and chestnut street when 5th and 6th women be closed from friday to saturday the 4th at 5:00 p.m. the ben franklin parkway closed at 9:30 to 5:00 a.m. on sunday. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> here's a live look out at cape may. pretty nice this morning. temperatures in the mid-60s along the shore. clear skies, though as we go through the day today, we'll be on the mostly dry side. cannot ru

that's the live on ben franklin parkway.rew smith, nbc 10 news. >> there were other displays tonight including this one in montgomery county. those fireworks capped off day of events including a parade of more than 1,000 shells were launched to make this display one to remember. it really had a blast on the battleship tonight. check out the fireworks launch over the delaware river. people on both sides had great view. spectators were able to watch from the deck of the uss new jersey. in delaware we caught another display of american pride. these colorful glass were seen over the river in wilmington from our camera at the blue rock stadium. cloudy skies and a little bit of rain did not put much of a damper on tonight's events. a live look along the ben franklin parkway. you can see plenty of people out there watsiting for the fireworks enjoying the cooler and more comfortable weather tonight. brittney shipp is tracking improving conditions. >> sunday is going to be the better day of the wait a second. here is a closer look at

nbc 10's jesse gary is live along the ben franklin parkway with a preview. jesse?> reporter: rosemary here's to hoping the rain stays away as prep continues at this early morning hour. we'll have the latest coming up after the break. >>> we are going to see a chance of showers as we head into the rest of today, but a better chance at the poconos. not as much at the shore. i'll break down the timing in your hour-by-hour futurecast. that's coming up after the break. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for $79.99 a month. go online or call. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> today philadelphia leads the nation in the fourth of july celebration. independence hall america's birthplace will be packed later this morn

let's give a live look at the ben franklin parkway. the wawa welcome america festival will wrap up tomorrow night with a fireworks show. >>> here's a live look now at sunny cape may. looks like the beach there is getting more crowded, but will rain put a damper on your fourth of july plans? we have live team coverage of the fourth of july weekend. let's start with meteorologist sheena parveen and the forecast so many are watching closely. >> that's right. you saw cape may. it is nice out today, so we're starting with nice weather along the shore and everywhere across the area. temperatures are warming up too. 75 in wildwood. also atlantic city millville, philadelphia coming in close to 80 degrees right now. areas north and west about the mid-70s at the moment. as we go through today, we're going to keep these drier conditions in the forecast. that's going to give us more sunshine than we had yesterday for sure. locally, though we have a few clouds trying to move into parts of delaware and south jersey. it's part of this weather system

. >>> a live look at the ben franklin parkway where tomorrow 700,000 people are expected to celebratendependence day. >> if you're one of those people heading out, you'll notice more police. they're watching for anything unusual because of a warning from the fbi. drew smith is live on independence mall tonight. drew? >> everything went smoothly here tonight, and police are just everywhere, you can take a look they're out here at this late hour keeping a watchful eye making sure everybody stays safe this independence day weekend. ♪ o say can you see by the ♪ >> the philly pops played to a crowd of thousands on independence mall. >> philadelphia owns the fourth. ♪ >> mayor michael nutter even took a turn at conducting the orchestra. the carr family staked out a spot on the lawn. they feel safe here. >> we appreciate the fact that they're taking seriously all of the information that they have about potential threats. >> reporter: the fbi tells nbc10 there's no specific threat in philadelphia, but with recent violence around the world, and isis calling for attacks, agencies are on higher

and the party continues on the ben franklin parkway. more than a quarter million people are expected to celebrate their fourth of july there today. that's where jesse gary is live this morning. and jesse, you moved over to a one-day exhibit previewing the 2016 olympic games. jesse? >> reporter: that's right. this is the road to rio. we've been talking about it this morning. we showed you a little bit yesterday. two trailers about 53 feet long each. this is a way to get excitement going about the summer games coming up in 2016. they're going to take place in rio. so we're going to take you inside trailer number one. this has a rio theme. after you, my friend. we'll go right inside. they're putting the finishing touches on right now. it opens in about 90 minutes, a little less. they have different exhibits. for example, this is a wheelchair exhibit where you can sit inside and simulate what it's like to race in a wheelchair race in the olympics. you sit down and it's on rollers. and it rolls back and forth like. that that's a lot of resis

here's a live look over the ben franklin parkway in center city.we are looking ahead to the festivities and tracking rain for your holiday weekend. not for the whole weekend, don't worry. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm vai sikahema. >> a lot of interest on there about sheena parveen joining us this morning. >> i volunteered for this if you can believe it or not. i'm so happy to be here. no, i really am. everybody needs their fourth of july forecast, especially because of the fact we'll have rain in it. the timing coming up. in the meantime, today looks good. it will be drier than yesterday. a live look out at center city from the adventure aquarium. here's a live look out at our cam -- comcast center. it's humid, too. as we go through today, it's going to be pretty good day, about a mix of sun and clouds. i threw in a rain chance there because we could see a stray shower. can't rule it out. most of the day will be dry. tomorrow though for fourth of july, clouds and scattered showers through the day. sunday much better more sunshine. com

it's on ben franklin parkway between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 tonight. also coming up in our 9:00 a.m. hour we'll talk to cmo lisa baird about the road to rio. on that note we are less than 200 days from the olympic games. the torch is made from recycled aluminum and resin. about 12,000 torch bearers will carry the olympic flame across some 300 cities and towns. >>> the time right now is 5:28. we are counting down the fourth of july celebrations happening all across our area today. nbc 10's jesse gary has a preview of a massive party on the parkway in center city. jesse? >> reporter: rosemary by the dawn's early light, philadelphia here, the city of brotherly love, final preps underway here for welcome america. we'll talk about it after the break. >>> i'm tracking a few light showers in the forecast for today. i'll let you know if things will clear up by the time the fireworks go off. that's all coming up in my full forecast. dberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the live

it's anticipated that a 1.5 million, possibly 2 million people could crowd the ben franklin parkway as the pope celebrations an outdoor mass that last sunday of september. that's not the only security challenge for the trip. pope francis who is considered pope of the people will be moving all over the city celebrating mass at cathedral basilica of saints peter & paul on saturday. that mass is not open to the general public but his trip to independence hall is. that's where he will speak about religious freedom and immigration. the pope will also greet prisoners and their families at the curran-fromhold facility. for more information, tap on the nbc 10 news app. >>> a new report shows new tax revenues provided the school district with $146 million in the first year. 45 million of that comes from the $2 a pack cigarette tax. the 1% sales tax extension generated the remaining revenue. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. g. friday morning. it is going to be a drier day today than it was yesterday. nice conditions developing across the area. no rain ar

ben franklin parkway is finally opened. inner drive just opened up a couple hours ago from last night's welcome america festivities. they are done with that clean up and good to go on the ben franklin parkway. since we're in the general area, to the lefties martin luther king drive still shut down between ben franklin parkway and falls bridge for recreational activities. to the right is kelly drive shut down between strawberry manning drive and fountain green drive for independent day regatta that is happening. we will move the traffic cam one more time to the mid county tolls heading to the poconos today, no delays on the northeast extension, or the pennsylvania turnpike. and, one note from patco this morning a new schedule is in effect today. no reported delays though with patco or mass transit. that is very latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now nicole, back to you. >> thanks for the update, we appreciate it. >>> musician billy joel made a big commitment this independence day, joel married alexisrick in t

we begin on the ben franklin parkway where the wawa welcome america celebration jam just wrapped up.ster of pennsauken brought her daughter and nephew. >> this is an opportunity for everybody to blend and have a good time and be here and celebrate the fourth and independence day. >> the concert is the thrill. the people around here it's just so much fun period. i love it down here. >> philadelphia pa. >> crowds were entertained by a star studded list as musical acts head lined by philadelphia's own, the roots . >> bigger than anything and i've never been here and lived here my whole sgliv after years of watching philly jam on tv scott and judy bower say it's more than impressive in person. >> he normty of it and crowds coming together. it's amazing. >> celebrating the fourth and freedoms we share in the birth place of our nation particularly meaningful for u.s. army sergeant stefan cosma who immigrated from romania when he was 16. >> as immigrants you need america to have opportunities and you get the chance to really take your future into your own hands and make whatever you want ou

there's plenty to see and do as we take a look at the ben franklin parkway. here's a live picture of it. we have you covered with everything happening from here to the shore and beyond. >>> but will mother nature cooperate? that is the big question as we head into the weekend. we'll warm into the 80s today. but there is a threat of some rain for the holiday. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm vai sikahema. let me say this about our meteorologists, they're the best in the country. there's something that a lot of people may not know. they're very good athletes. hurricane schwartz i play racket ball with hip brittney shipp, her dad played in the nfl and sheena parveen is a really good golfer. >> she is. >> she got really into golfing when she moved here to philly. >> we have golf weather today? >> we have decent golf weather. it will be good if you want to go on the course without your shoes. vai doesn't wear socks or shoes when he goes on the golf course. >> i can't believe you told people that. >> we have rain in the fore

"eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live on the ben franklin parkway where crews are ready for concert and fire works to come, diana. >> reporter: jessica, tomorrow hundreds of thousands of people are expect here on the benjamin franklin parkway set up is still underway tonight but today the welcome america party has already started. let freedom ring from the liberty bell to the parkway. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: birthplace of american indies celebrating its 239th year with the bash like no other. >> oh, it is great just such a great feeling being here with freedom and it is wonderful. >> right where it all started right, the independent. >> yeah. >> reporter: many of comb from near and far and after months of preparation days offset up festivity are underway. >> we have been on tour for seven days now. we are doing a nine day historical tour. >> reporter: kerry alvarez came with 60 others all the way from miami. >> like always it is the place to be. >> reporter: welcome america event kick off with the liberty block party on independent mall, there was lots of music

inner drive of the inbound ben franklin parkway is closed.bound inner drive is opened for the afternoon commute. it will close again after that and chestnut street closed in front of independent hall for preparations there. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this holiday friday afternoon. new castle county reports of an object on the road as you travel southbound on 495 by edgemoor road. so watch out for that and we will check it again brian and alicia coming up in the next half hour. >> very good. see you shortly. thanks. >>> 6abc.com is your holiday weekend resource center. you can find storm tracker six radar and the hourly forecasts from accuweather. all the latest traffic conditions and traffic cameras on area roadways and for a full list of the wawa welcome america festivities and fire work displays in the tri-state area, check it all out 6abc.com. >>> and whether you're on the parkway enjoying the beach or just grilling in the backyard, we want you to share your holiday weekend with us. use the #6abc fourth on social media.

good. >>> the road to rio is in philadelphia tomorrow along the ben franklin parkway. tours going on from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. go to nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app for more information. ♪ >>> the nation's birthplace revving up for independence day with a big bash on independence mall. the liberty block party featured plenty of food and music in advance of tomorrow's fourth of july festivities. the block party runs until 8:30 tonight. >>> nice conditions if you are heading out tonight especially for fireworks. i'm tracking showers as we head into tomorrow for the holiday. moderate rip current risk. then we are also going to see warmer conditions on sunday. there's a live look at cape may. we are starting to see the people head home because the sun's going to be setting in a few hours. for philadelphia temperatures are at 82 degrees, wind speeds at six miles per hour. the humidity is low, the feels-like temperature at 83. not doing much. again, comfortable out. across the rest of the region mid 70s. in the poconos, 78 in reading, 77 in lancaster. temperatures a

"action news" reporter katherine scott with the latest from the ben franklin parkway. >> the setup is well underway here, the setup is here for the concert and people are ready to celebrate. today the rivera family is out for a skate near the art museum and ben franklin parkway will be packed but like many they just find their spot and gaze upward. >> people for some reason thought there was nothing going on no pushing and no shoving everybody is getting along. >> crews are out building the stage for the 4 and of july jam and there is still work to be done for the concert. beth ann looking forward to the week of the wawa welcome america event but the grand finale is her favorite part. but gary it's not. >> gary will hide in the closet but i will be out waufing the fireworks. >> the fireworks need to be loaded in thousands of shells will be used each minute and some of them are custom-made the folks from fireworks by gruchy say this will be spectacular. >> a continuous 15 minutes of colors glitter, red white, blue scenes smiley faces and the hearts the whole thing. >> party started at

it's along the ben franklin parkway. that tour is going on from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. for information go to nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. >>> so it is an important weather weekend. how much will it rain or for how long? first alert meteorologist brittney shipp has the details. >> i am tracking a chance of showers as we head into the holiday. it will be different for different parts of the area at different times. i will break it down for you in the future cast. that's our first weather headline. also a moderate risk for rip currents. be careful heading in the water, especially tomorrow. warmer temperatures as we head into sunday. sunday is really the best day of the entire weekend. there's a live look outside right now in cape may. you can see the crowds are dwindling slowly but it's still nice and comfortable. temperatures in the 70s there. mostly cloudy skies for philadelphia. 81 degrees, low humidity so nice and comfortable. wind speeds out of the south at seven miles an hour. across the rest of the region at 73 in mt. pocono 79 in allentown, 77 in west che

a live look at the ben franklin parkway.more than 1 million people, as many as 1.5 million expected to fill this area on saturday and sunned in late september to see pope francis during the world meeting of families in september. all this week, jim rosenfeld is giving us a look at where it all began, the homeland of pope francis, argentineargentina. buenos aires is a place of stark contrast as well as a dark past and extreme poverty. we met retired musician ernesto locke. he's one of the pope's oldest friends. he showed us cherished handwritten letters from the vatican. those letters are from the man ernesto knew as jorge bergoglio. >> what was jorge bergoglio like as a young boy? >> always he was smiling. >> he was very well liked by his classmates. his friend there said that jorge was intelligent and also a good soccer player. ernesto says he hopes to visit philadelphia in september and play a special tango for his old friend, a friend who he never imagined would one day be pope. >>> very interesting what jim rosenfeld fou

. >>> right now at 11:00, the final preparations are under way along the ben franklin parkway as philadelphia prepares to celebrate our nation's independence. down the shore the festivities are already in full swing, boards busy along the coast as fireworks light up the night skies. the big question in all of this, will the weather cooperate with all of the 4th of july celebrations? backyard barbecues? right now, stormscan3 is tracking rain. it's expected to arrive in our area tomorrow. good evening, to you, i'm jessica dean we're hoping it's not a wash-out this weekend, for more on that, let's go to meteorologist kate bilo who is live on the cbs so we're clear with the of his look at the holiday if forecast. >> i wish i had better news for the 4th of july. it's not going to be a total wash-out. you're going to be dodgings showers and maybe a thunderstorm, by evening we try to clear things out and get fireworks, starting overnight, and especially into the first half of day tomorrow, we do expect wet weather, let's look at stormscan3, we'll zoom in, clouds started to move in to few showers sta

that will be on the ben franklin parkway. you are looking live over the parkway and, of course the art museum. this is where more than a million people possibly even 2 million people are expected to gather. the pope is also slated to visit washington and new york when he makes his trip to the u.s. the pope flies out of philadelphia back to rome on sunday night when the pope's itinerary was released yesterday, thousands of you learned about it first on the nbc 10 news app. be sure to check the appr @r(tf o e impact it will have on our region. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 5:00. 69 degrees. it's a first alert that's still in effect for our area thanks to the heavy rainfall overnight. we're still dealing with the flood threat road ponding, rivers and streams are ponding after heavy downpours. rain falling for reading, philadelphia and wilmington. that's a temporary situation. we'll be drying out this morning. the skies are brightening a little bits over center city.

. >>> call it a fourth of july safety success on the ben franklin parkway. philadelphia police say a relatively problem free went helped them prepare for the pope. there were just fine minor arrests. saturday was a good tune-up for the pope's visit here in september. >> any time you have success, it's a good thing. but you never want to get too far ahead of yourself. you want to prepare for the next one as well. >> about 200,000 filled the parkway for this weekend's fourth of july festivities. that's a smaller crowd than what is expected for the pope. police say it's still a gathering they are able to learn from. >>> didn't talk about wanting to be a priest or religious? >> no. never. >> nbc 10's jim rosenfield talks to the pope's friend about what he wanted to do before the priesthood and what changed his mind. >>> how much hotter it will feel tomorrow, coming right up. >>> hundreds of thousands of people cheered on the pope in ecuador today. they turned out for the pontiff's first mass of his south american tour. he focused on the family praising families

that construction closing mlk drive between sweet briar drive and ben franklin parkway. take the schuylkill expressway to get by. that's your best bet. there's no problems there. as for the area bridges, clear on the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol. reduced speeds on the ben franklin bridge down to 20 miles an hour. >>> a history-making deal reached overnight. coming out of vienna, negotiators have reached an agreement with iran. the agreement means u.n. inspect ares can visit nuclear sites in iran but iran has the right to challenge that request meaning full access is not immediately guaranteed. critics think that part of the deal gives tehran time to cover up signs of noncompliance. barack obama cowl speak about the agreement in the 6:00 a.m. hour. if he does so we'll bring you his comments live. >>> the time is two minutes past 5:00. happening today, president obama will visit philadelphia to address members of the naacp. this is the second time the president has spoken to the organization during their annual convention. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside

martin luther king drive is closed between sweet briar drive and ben franklin parkway. the schuylkill expressway looks just fine. we don't have a lot of volume there. that's definitely a good alternative. as well as in montgomery county abington cricket avenue and spruce avenue, an accident scene there. 422, trooper road this is the eastbound side where the headlights are moving on through right there. eastbound from 29 up toward the schuylkill expressway only about an eight-minute trip. as for mass transit, we're free and in the clear. we'll check in with more drive times coming up at 10:00. >>> a notorious drug king pin still on the run. >> we'll talking about el chapo. what authorities are doing to find him now. >>> and would you believe that a clerical error allowed the gunman buy the gun used in the charleston shooting. >>> we'll tell you what the jury may be hearing today in the colorado movie theater case. welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like my second in command... and my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't

ben franklin parkway. today we expect to see sunshine and it should be less sticky out there. better hair day today. all looking forward to that. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it is a nice change today. stars in the sky, skies are clear out there. it was rough last night. meteorologist bill henley standing by with his first alert forecast. you told us yesterday morning those storms would be intense and they were. >> they were right on schedule. fortunately they kept on going, now we're in the clear. no sign of them on the radar. the temperatures have been coming down cooler this morning and the humidity sç still elevated but it is starting to fall along with the temperatures thanks to northwesterly winds. cooler in roxborough at 71 degrees. northeast philadelphia at the airport is 74. we'll see a warmer summer day today with lots of sunshine sunny skies 6:00 72 up a couple degrees by 9:00 and 80 at lunch time and through the morning, north or northwesterly winds bringing in the drier air. you'll really feel the difference toda

that afternoon the pope will celebrate mass to conclude world meeting of families again on ben franklin parkway and then he will depart for rome that evening. >>> we invite to you follow our dedicated six abc pope account on twitter. we will post the latest news, tips pictures all having to do with the pope's visit to philadelphia. >>> the pope will stop in cuba on his way to the you had and he is throughout to have helped bring u.s. and cuban officials together to negotiate a historic thaw in relations. now president obama will announce tomorrow that the two countries have finalized an agreement to reopen embassiness each others capitol. u.s. cut off diplomatic relations with cuba in 1961. >>> we have developing news from harrisburg late tonight governor tom wolf says he will veto legislature's entire budget that would be the first full budget veto in pennsylvania in more than 40 years. wolf says $30.2 billion spending plan that the republicans sent to him today is packed with gimmicks and the math just doesn't work he says. pennsylvania's fiscal year ends at midnight. >>> a new school is comi

traffic cam from the ben franklin parkway i want to tell you that the ben franklin parkway is open. ner drive just reopened from last night's welcome america festivities and we are good to go here. and, martin luther king drive is shut down at ben franklin parkway at falls bridge and kelly drive is closed from kelly drive to mountain green drive for independent day regatta still happening. that will be shut down until 6:00 p.m. tonight. moving traffic cam one more time to the ben franklin bridge mid span no delays or problems on the ben franklin. the beautiful day for the shore no delays further up on the 42 freeway or ac expressway. garden state parkway in good shape as well. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans now nicole, back to you. >>> auto makers are developing cars that can drive themselves right but it is technology that farmers have enjoyed for years. adriana diaz explains report report while auto makers raised alongside guying toll design self driving car of the future here in the heart land, farmers have long enjoyed hands free technology. wait until

so we move the traffic cam again, this morning right here, this is to the ben franklin parkway. blems on the ben franklin parkway this morning. it is open for business, no events or plans that we know of. if there are event, at the not affecting any traffic. if you look to the left, that's martin luther king drive, that's closed between the parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activities. moving the traffic cam one more time to i95 320 looking to the right of your screen, see disable vehicle, it is in the southbound lanes really not affecting traffic. but it is there, in the process of getting removed. i-95 behaving itself. through philadelphia, and its suburbs this morning. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans todd, back to you. >> ann, thank you very much. level disease spreading in our area according to the health department, cases have increased some 25% another study says, infected ticks have infiltrated new areas health reporter stephanie stahl has the day and more on what could be a devastating diagnosis. >>> gary loves biking in penn

we are looking at ben franklin parkway and it is opened for business. lanned at least none that we know of or none that are affecting traffic rather. ben franklin parkway is opened martin luther king drive is shut down. that is to the left of the screen between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activities. moving the traffic cam here we are moving one more time or second time now rather to i-95 at penns landing n delays or problems on i-95, volume slowly beginning to build on this portion of the i-95 but there is no delays here or through philadelphia, or its suburbs. and on to the ben franklin bridge mid span we have construction on the ben franklin bridge westbound in the westbound lanes heading in to philadelphia between admiral wilson boulevard and mid span of the bridge, right lane is closed but so far not impacting traffic shore bound no delays on the ac expressway garden state parkway southbound pamona off ramp is closed due to construction. that is very latest from the traffic center i'm ann evans now nicole, back to you.

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nbc 10's deanna durante is along the ben franklin parkway. the rush is on to get these projects finished by september. >> reporter: yeah it is. take a look. you have seen them. all these orange barrels, the road signs blocking off lanes and of course the closed lanes. they seem to be everywhere in center city. the streets department says that's because they are. from broad to market even along city side streets, chewed up concrete and exposed manhole covers are easy to spot. >> the roads themselves are horrible. i think we lost a husband capb cap here. >> reporter: he can't be sure but he is certain he hates the current state of the city roads. >> next couple months going to be just horrible. they will try to make it look good for his holiness. >> reporter: that's partially correct. the rush is on to get this work completed before pope francis arrives in philadelphia. the streets department says all the orange cones and detour signs you're seeing now were part of planned projects and would have happened with or without the pope's september vi

nbc 10's harry hairston joining us live from the ben franklin parkway with a look at the success the city had this weekend. harry? >> reporter: police are telling me just about 200,000 people filled the parkway over the holiday weekend or the fourth of july. from the very beginning right up to the fireworks. that's a much smaller number than what's expected when the pope arrives but despite the fact it's a small number it's a number police say are helping them prepare for when the pope arrives. today, some of those who worked at businesses along the parkway over the weekend are praising police for a job well done. >> i think they did a great job. i actually bike to work so after we closed on saturday i biked home and they had everything blocked off and it seemed like they were directing traffic really well. >> reporter: police lieutenant john stanford tells us for the whole day, there were only five minor arrests, two adults and three juveniles, mostly disorderly conduct. how many officers did you get out there for something like this? >> we never get into deployment. we still have a

live along the ben franklin parkway, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> we have been telling you about the terror warning ahead of the holiday weekend. the nbc 10 investigators sat down with the fbi to see what they are doing to keep folks safe in philadelphia. the steps they are taking ahead at 4:30. >>> here's a look at the other preparations happening for other events in center city. a live look at the stage being prepared in front of the art museum for tomorrow night's big concert. there is still work to be done but thousands will crowd along the parkway to listen to some amazing acts. the philly fourth of july jam starts at 7:00 p.m. philadelphia's own the roots are the headliners. miguel and jennifer nettles will wow the crowd. fireworks are set to begin at 10:30 p.m. after the concert ends. the fireworks already all loaded ready to go for tomorrow night's explosion of light and sound. crews brought the shells into the area around the art museum this morning. thousands will be used each minute for the july fourth show along the parkway. many of them custom made. >> take your blankets

we're prepping for the big concert in the parkway so the inner drive of the inbound ben franklin parkway is already closed. outbound inner drive will close at 6:30 this evening and by independence mall chestnut street is blocked for preparations for the festivities there tomorrow. we also have a 8k. they don't do a 5k they do an 8k in swarthmore tonight at 7 o'clock so lots of street closures there. couple montgomery county accidents to avoid. one in plymouth meeting along germantown pike at launfall road. one at huntington pike and byberry road. new castle county a crash on the northbound side of 95 of 95 at 141. we will check it again rick and monica. >> much more ahead on "action news" for you at 5:00, 11 people were killed in fireworks related incidents in the u.s. last year. what you need to know to stay fay safe before your fourth of july celebration this weekend. >> also at 5:00 mastercard is adding a new security feature for card holders. >>> find out how the company wants to identify you. okay. >> that's just a hint. >> let's see how they do it again. >> it's a clue. >> that's m

site purporting to show a possible security perimeter extending around and well beyond the ben franklin parkway. >> want to be very, very clear with all of you. no official security perimeter has been announced or fully and finally determined. >> reporter: the mayor said the city is working with the federal government to strike a balance between security safety and accessibility while hosting the leader of the roman catholic church who is also ahead of state. >> i am not planning to give every nut case in the universe a significant amount of advanced information from a security standpoint as to exactly where and when and how and what route pope francis is going to be transported. >> i'm sure that our city has an exact plan but as far as the citizens go, we'll find out eventually. yeah, i'm going with the flow. i think people should be happy that he's coming its a great thing, you know. >> reporter: now, the mayor did say additional details will be released next week in an official manner. we did expect a news conference from septa this afternoon detailing a resum someone of the sale of regional

tynan is standing by with the weekend accuweather forecast annie mccormick is live on the ben franklin parkway and first we go live to "action news" reporter jeff rheriko is bursting at the steams for the big holiday weekend. >> when you think of perfect days at the shore this is one weather is ideal and all though the fire wokz ended an hour ago plenty of cities -- some don't want it to come to an end. >> the sky over the jersey shore lit up as the 4th of july weekend kiktd off with a bang there was more than fireworks over the sky in wildwood and we found vacationers posing for selfies and packing boardwalk and these girls game from philly to the weekend. >> what's your first thing to do. >> rides. >> water park. >> eat. >> if women watching is juror thing, you know to expect the up expected in wildwood. >> cowboy from new york. >> basically you could say that. >> i definitely never seen in past 20 years never seen anything like him up here it was a first. >> in ocean city it was a first vacation for caleb foingtner glenside pennsylvania and she came to enjoy the seafood dish. >> ocean city

nbc 10's jesse gary is live along the ben franklin parkway in center city with a preview of some of the events. >> reporter: those events kick off today. in preparation for that you can see that the parkway is blocked off all the way from the art museum steps all the way down to logan square. so if you're going to be out and about this morning, the cross streets getting through -- we're on 22nd so that can get through. but lancaster parkway is all blocked off. avoid this area if you can. also people can get down to welcome america. one of the events today is the ceremonial passing of the liberty bell. one of the new attractions this year the road to rio exhibit. it's comprised of two trailers. we got you some video of the exterior. they're parked at 20th street on the parkway. it's to boost excitement about the 2016 olympic games that will be held in rio. there's a green screen photo ops. make it look like you're jumping into an olympic pool. it opens today at 11:00, closes at 7:00. it will be packed up and then head to san diego. if you're headed out here dos and don'ts for you. if you

tourist attractions are packed and today and tomorrow hundreds of thousands are expect a along ben franklin parkway. for two days of food, music followed by a concert and fire works tomorrow night at the main stage at eakins oval. stage is set and gates are up, security will be tight. traffic cans were being wrapped this morning and bomb sniffing dogs will be scouring crowded area and parade routes. >> there are groups that want to target our nation's critical infrastructure and symbolic locations at events. >> reporter: some people are encouraged to have people and fun this weekend. remain vigilant. people will be out in show. mr. will be plainclothessed officers dispersed throughout the crowd all weekend long p police say have a a good time and let them do the worrying. by the way ukee, the root's, philadelphia own will be head lining the show on the the parkway, tomorrow night. we are live at independent mall i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> they will be rocking thank you. >>> there are security concerns here in philadelphia for the fourth of july weekend. of course concerns all a

the oval is returning to the ben franklin parkway this week starting wednesday the park has six weekscluding yoga, classes, concerts, outdoor movies karaoke. for more details on all of the freebies we mentioned head to our web site 6abc.com. >> did you say yoga or yogurt. >> for you yogurt. >> finally at 4:00 a video that proves there's nothing like the joy of discovering something amazing for the first time. one minute this hospital puppy is hanging out of his owner's parked car panting the next he accidentally discovers something that will change his world forever, air conditioning. watch what happens when he gets a blast of cool air. yeah. the black lab becomes transfixed by the magic stream of satisfaction coming from the car. his owner says he spent several minutes chomping at the air with glee, both confused and delighted by the modern luxury we often take for granted. >> it's the small things. >> it's the cool things, too. >> that's it for "action news" at 4:00. now for rick williams, brian taff learn have it i'm sharrie williams. join us for "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >>

. >>> as you no he in eight weeks the pope will hold mass at ben franklin parkway when he visits philadelphia for the world meeting of families. >> late september, coming up. >> city officials are addressing concerns about security boundaries during the pope's trip. >> so chris, you are live in the news room because mayor nutter, he certainly had a firm press conference. >> he didn't mix any word. yesterday the mayor blasted maps reportedly to show the city zone. officials say any information about vehicle perhaps or restrictions is coming from unname sources and it is inaccurate and inappropriate. the secret service will eventually make the final call when it comes to restrictions in the city but mayor nutter says don't expect too much information and not too soon either. >> i am not planning to give every nut case in the universe a significant amount of advanced information, from a security standpoint. >> as for closures, information, the mayor says that won't be released until weeks before, not months before. we are about 60 days out. septa was also supposed to talk yesterday about the the

we spoke with a bunch of people who live near the ben franklin parkway who say they knew what they wereigning up for when they moved to center city. so whenever a major event like a visit from the pope is scheduled they are essentially left with two choice. >> you either decide that you stay and don't know anywhere or get out and don't come back. >> you are doing which? >> i've leaving. >> leaving is not an option for everyone. charles is a manager at the city view condominiums and he has to plan for any number of scenarios that garbage collectors will not have access to the buildings once the pope's travel is set. >> we ordered a large dumpster. it is an open dumpster and we'll just have to take trash out of the compactor and swap it if they can't get a trash truck here. >> and local hospitals, of course, cannot shutdown until it is over. and a resident here says the weekend when pope francis leads mass on the parkway will be one challenging weekend for him. >> i will be on a rotation at abington hospital and that weekend there is no way for me to get out there, so i have to stay out w

at 7:30 the main event is the festival of families right along the ben franklin parkway. now, let's move on to sunday. that morning at 9:15 pope francis meets with the bishops in wynnewood, at 11:00 a.m. he will greet prisoners and their families at the fromhold correction facility. and finally, the mass to wrap up the world meeting of families. he's also slated to visit washington and new york. philadelphia is the star of the show. >>> the pope flies out of philadelphia back to rome sunday night. when the poep's itinerary was released today, thousands of you wlerned about it first on the nbc10 news app. >>> three sprites and a t-shirt soaked in water, that's all a grandmother needed to survive the two days she was stuck in a texas ravine. she swerved to avoid something in the road. she was able to pull herself through a broken windshield, she couldn't make the long climb back up to the road. a search team found her on sunday. her family is amazed by her will to survive. >> she just kind of laid her head on a rock and she she kind of soed up the water that had run out of

nbc 10's deanna durante live on the ben franklin parkway. >> reporter: we took some of the questions to city hall but a spokesman for the mayor's office says he they can't answer a lot of these questions yet because it's up to the secret service. the secret service says it's not answering questions right now about security. >> globally for philadelphia, great thing. love it. just want to know how to plan. >> reporter: he is excited the pope is coming. he loves the idea the visit will bring hundreds of millions to the local economy but says finding out how the papal visit will actually impact him and his workers and his customers has been difficult. >> we have approached a couple city agencies and including local police precinct answers and have not been able to get information. concerns are out of towners will be able to access our location will our employees be able to come to work. >> reporter: as the owner of a bar and bowling alley, he has parties booked the same time the pope is in town. >> these are big dates for police. one is a rehearsal dinner. this is an exciting time for t

it's anticipated a million and a half people could crowd the ben franklin parkway as the pope celebrates an open air mass that last sunday of september. that's not the only security challenge for this trip. pope francis will be moving around the city celebrating mass. that mass is not open to the general public. but his trip to independence hall is that's where he will speak about religious freedom and immigration. the pope will also greet prisoners and their families at the curran fromhold correction facility. >> developing news police are questioning three people in the murder of an 85-year-old woman in philadelphia regina bruener was found dead monday inside her east mt. airy home someone slashed her throat in what's believed to be a robbery. randy gillen hal is live at police headquarters. police found a big clue this afternoon? >> today police recovered a laptop belonging to that elderly victim. inside a home in north philadelphia. that allowed detectives to begin interviewing three people connected to a murder case that has shocked so many people. >> homicide detectives went to thi

on the ben franklin parkway open wednesday monday, ten to five, more information at the arts in philly.orgollow the aaron twitter, at the arts in philly. so much to do. so little time. >> happy things are back to normal this morning at the new york stock exchange, and airlines back on track everyone of course includes comedian steven colbert. yesterday's glitches led to major melt down for the new late show host. >> worship me, you minions of the world-wide waste lands for i have a mass over 60 bags of snack recall chips. yes. my pallets of bottled water my office supply, reems of three hole punch paper upon which ill raise my kingdom from the ashes, and when the dust settles, i'll merge, and repopulate the earth with my queen -- >> poor thing. cobert seemed ready for dis cents err in his bunker, technical problems, every course, were fixed just in a few hours. little vin krentz he's doing all summer long, less than two months from steven colbert's big debut on the late show, takes over september 8th right here on cbs-3 and quick little sport highlight for you here phillies play out west a

elsewhere in philadelphia mlk drive is closed between sweet bri briar drive and ben franklin parkway. >>> after weeks of wrangling there's a nuclear agreement in place for iran. a live picture at vienna where negotiators struck the deal within the past two hours. the deal eases sanctions on iran. but it also puts restrictions on the country's nuclear program. here's the deal. under the deal iran has a right to challenge a u.n. request to visit a nuclear site meaning that full access is not guaranteed at will. critics think that this deal gives tehran time to cover up signs of noncompliance if they existed. president barack obama may speak about the agreement in the 6:00 a.m. hour this morning. if he does so we'll bring you his speech live. >>> happening today, we know where president obama will be speaking later today. he'll be visiting philadelphia to address members of the naacp. this is the second time the president has spoken to that organization during its annual convention convention. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us outside the pennsylvania convention center. >> president ob

he says it took a home state 4,000 miles from here to realize he needs to be on the ben franklin parkwayn september for the pope's visit to philadelphia. >>> in greece european leaders say they want a detailed bailout plan from greece by the end of business today. observers say if they don't get it, greece will give up the single european currency the euro, and that will be a first. also europe central bank is holding off extending greece's emergency credit until today's events play out. >>> listen to this one. it started out as a knock on the door for a homeowner in tennessee. it ended with a fight that included a tire iron a pellet gun and the victim biting off part of the would-be robbers' ear and hopped at a home in chattanooga. the suspect told the victim he had car trouble and asked to use his phone and then police say the robber hit the homeowner with a tire iron and put a pellet gun to the man's dog's head. the two wrestled from room-to-room before the victim bit off a quarter-sized chunk of the ear of the robber. police are still searching for the robber. >>> council will be con