burlington bristol bridge will be open, head to the turnpike connector instead. springfield township a crash brought down a pole overnight southbound lanes at 68 are blocked at monmouth, 5445 wrightstown georgia town road is a possible alternate. tam. >> thank you so much. >>> in a little over a week pope francis will be in north america, as he heads our way we hear that a threat against him has been disrupted. let's head over to scott -- katherine scott she is live with more. >> reporter: couple of things i want to tell you about is the disruptive threat we heard over the weekend. also happening today, parking passes for people who park in the secure perimeters, they will be made available. there's fencing going up, preparation is underway. towing starts this coming sunday to accommodate the construction of the secure perimeter and the infrastructure. you can see signs of the pope's approaching visit around the area. along the parkway the infrastructure is going up. today at 9:00 a.m., p pa will hand out special parking passes for people who live in center city.

for more than 80 years the burlington bristol and tacony palmyra bridges have loom over the delaware river. now at two bucks a crossing locals remembers much cheaper days. >> nickel, 25 cents. >> 25 cents, maybe less. >> reporter: starting tuesday both bridges double from two to $4 for drivers paying cash and $3 to use e-z pass. >> wow, that is a lot. >> i think it is too much, maybe a dollar but to double that, it is just too much. >> reporter: burlington county bridge commission unanimously passed increases last month after two public hearings. the commission chairman says these are first toll increases in either bridge in 15 years. >> we don't take these light thely. >> reporter: over five years higher tolls are expect to cover 110 million-dollar in repairs. they include 45 million-dollar to redeck the burlington bristol bridge, 45 million-dollar to paint both bridges, and 20 million-dollar for various electric and safety upgrades. i had to ask about the paint cost. >> sound like a lot of money for paint. when you are talking about removing paint that spans a across the delaware r

hike increase effects the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. the cost, motorcycles and light trucks is going up from two to $4. the increase is the the first in 15 years, on those bridges. >>> final preparations in full gear for pope francis visit, as we now know what the entertainment will be for the the world meeting of families. >> sabina kuriakose we have to pay a lot of respect to the pope. >> reporter: good morning, guys. take a a look behind me less than two weeks out and city is transforming. here we are at eakins oval where tons of equipment and material is here as main stage begins to go up. there is another stage at logan square as well but pope partake in the parade before festival of families and travel from eakins oval down the parkway around the i hall and back here at eakins oval. after that performers including virginia violin player melony r hill who calls philadelphia home will take the stage. hill has performed for, big crowd before, and, never done anything like this. i don't think any of us have. opera stay andre botcheril

but just reminder, toll rate are increasing on the talcony palmyra and burlington ton bristol bridge starting 10:00 p.m. tonight. put little more change in your pocket. erika, over to you. >> meisha, thanks. back to the breaking news right now. fire crews on the scene after three alarm fire in center city, want to get right out to "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at the scene at 13th and chancellor streets. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, we are told the fire started just before 4:30 this morning. you can see the scene behind me is extremely busy right now. we are coming to you live as you mentioned at the corner of 13th and chancellor streets. dozens of firefighters are here, battling this three alarm err. you can see, just beyond the outstretched ladder truck, at least five, six lines of water hitting the structure right now. we are still awaiting updates from officials here on scene about whether there are any injuries associated with this fire, what exactly the structure is. next-door to very tall apartment build being. i want to talk to one of the peop

also burlington bristol bridge scheduled to open up at 4:25. i'll let you know when it does. kyla, road are looking good on this wednesday, and i hear we are getting some humidity. >> did you notice i-95 that moisture in the air, it looks hazy, right, that is an indication of the the dew points again this morning out there. that is unfortunately causing a few problems making for an air quality alert for those in new jersey. so take a look here to see what i'm talking about. this whole area is under a air quality alert, unhealthy for sensitive groups. anyone with asthma or respiratory issues. keep that ac cranking. currently 74 degrees. humidity is at 87 percent. that is why you see that in moisture in the air. wind is very calm and still this morning. seventy-four, that is our high in philadelphia right new but 60 in mount pocono. sixty-nine in wilmington. sixty-eight in millville. sixty-eight in wildwood. we're all set to heat up today, everybody. it is not just philadelphia that will see that heat but look at the shore. ninety-four here. eighty-seven at the shore. same stor

we're doing okay for the walt, the ben, the burlington bristol in the process of an opening so watch out for some delays there. for the schuylkill expressway around girard avenue we're doing okay. these are the eastbound lanes. we still have a 12-minute drive time. ongoing construction cleared out of the way. you could see some crew and stuff set up in the right-hand shoulder but not anything to worry about. down the shore, bay avenue, watch for an accident with a downed pole and construction only 95, that's been there a while but something to watch for. southbound between girard and washington avenue. >>> when pope francis comes you can be sure your weekend reteen is disrupted. >> which is true if you attend some churches in the city. katy zachry is live in center city to explain. >> reporter: i learned there are about 70 churches in philadelphia affected by road closures and detours during the papal visit. one of those churches is mother bethel ame in the heart of center city. canceling service for them is not an option so church leaders went looking for a space that can accommodat

burlington bristol bridge, scheduled to open at 5:10 a.m.out five minute ago, not yet open. i'll have update for that in just couple every minutes. first accident to the morning, vehicle hit pole in springfield township, route 68 southbound at route 537. all lanes are block. so you certainly want to use an alternate. i would suggest something like wrightstown and georgetown road, actually one street name, wrightstown-georgetown road. that would be the alternate that i would choose. also construction on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound between valley forge and norristown. the left and center lanes are blocked for those of you traveling in and around this area. so overall, just give yourself couple every extra minute as we push toward the 6:00 hour. >> the race heightens between republican presidential candidates. in the campaign 2016, donald trump remains the frontrunner in the latest washington post abc news poll. he is up nine points. but, retired neurosurgeon, doctor ben carson, now at 20%. that's 14 points higher than july. republican

in the process of that 4:25 scheduled opening on the burlington bristol bridge.ttle bit late, small delays there. expecting that to close in the next couple of minutes. as for the tacony palmyra, the ben frank lip, the walt whitman, they're all doing okay this morning. new jersey transit okay, patco is okay, thorndale 1502 for septa is running ten minutes late. coming up at the 5:00 hour, we check in with 95 and ongoing construction there. chris. >>> happening today, lawmakers and environmental officials will come together in philadelphia to celebrate the schuylkill river trail. "usa today" just named it the best urban trail in the country in case you haven't checked it out. the event take place this morning on the schuylkill banks boardwalk. >>> also today, perspective restaurantiers will accommodate a restaurant that seats up to 55 people indoors and another 150 outdoors. the fairmont park conservancy is trying to find an operator. >>> a busy section of market street suddenly turned into a shooting gallery. next at 5:00, philadelphia police say almost two dozen

starting today, tolls on the burlington bristol and talcony palmyra bridges double to $4 for cash customers, $3 for e-zpass customers. those toll hikes are the first on the two bridges in 15 years. the burlington county bridge commission will spend that money on improvement. >> burlington bristol bridge has been there for a long time, and it is in need of repair. hopefully, they'll use this money to repair it, but i don't think i'm getting my money's worth. >> over the next five years, the tolls are spells dollars to cover $110 million in repairs. they include resurfaced, painting, and safety upgrades. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a suspect caught on camera stealing packages. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt said what sets this case apart is the real claire at this in the video. >> the man in this surveillance video on dupont street in manayunk doesn't seem too worried about being caught. he stole a valuable package in the middle of the day with not one but two security cameras, watching his every move. >> the video shows everything you need to know. >> manayunk resident br

new toll rates went into effect on the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol bridges last night. drivers paying cash will be charged four dollars. it will be three dollars if you use an e-z pass. this is the first toll increase for these two bridges in 15 years. >> turn nothing accuweather, littl...turning to accuweather g a little warmer. >> yeah. storm tracker6 double scan shows us that we're dry. heading outside we have sky6 and the sun coming up over the horizon in a little while going to make things nice and bright right now. still a bit dim at the airport. you'll notice the camera is not bouncing. we don't have much of a breeze out there. 64 degrees currently in philadelphia. your dewpoint a little higher this morning but still below the threshold of what we would consider humid air so fairly comfortable. and winds west-southwest at about 6 miles per hour. satellite showing you how a little bit of cloud cover tried to pop up in the overnight hours but it's now dissipating and like the last couple of mornings, we're expecting sunglasses all around behind the wheels. 63 degre

burlington bristol bridge, triple b upright for a bridge opening for a northbound ship f you're headed in the next couple minutes head for the turnpike connector bridge instead. in egg harbor township we have a downed pole and wires this morning along fire road near dowdy road there by american diving supply. i think route nine and delilah road would be better bets. washington avenue of course closing during the day again today from 7:00 to 5:30. mill road eastbound remains blocked for long term conduction. and it's a huge day in atlantic city with the big air show going on from about 11:00 to 4:00 so throughout the next few hours we'll talk about the restrictions, we'll talk about the extra volume, we'll talk about how to beat some of that traffic coming up as the morning continues. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> we've got some breaking news coming from monmouth county a fire broke out in the middle of the night killing three members of a family. this was the scene just after midnight on joline avenue in long branch. a fourth resident of the home is in critical condition right now

reminder increased toll rates on the tacony palmyra bridge and burlington bristol bridge. that started last night at 10:00 p.m. also some construction on the the pennsylvania turnpike, this is in the eastbound direction, norristown to fort washington road work on the off ramp. ladies, over to you. >>> in your head lines this morning the search is on for gunman who left a man dead in the north philadelphia street. several cars were also shot, at fourth and cambria last night. >>> and death toll continues to rise from flash flooding on the arizona utah border. sixteen people are now confirmed dead. many of the victims lost their lives when fast moving water swept away two vehicles. >>> ground breaking is set to take place on renovations for divine lorraine hotel, landmark hotel had been closed for 16 years. once those renovations are complete it will be home to more than a 100 apartment units, stores, and restaurants. >>> nice to see it brought back to life. >>> more than a thousand bottles of rare wine taken from a chester county lawyer will soon go to waste. judge rejected

for the burlington bristol, 5:10, you can expect some residual delays around the area. ben franklin bridge into philadelphia losing one lane. walt whitman we're clear and the schuylkill expressway, the camera is malfunctioning but you see the drive times okay westbound from the vine up toward the blue route no problems 11 minutes, 12 minutes into the center city area, no problems there also. watch out for this water main break, cleanup from the break that happen owed ver the weekend. hunting park. when i come back more drive times in the philadelphia area. >>> good morning. we're gearing up for another fall-like day. yesterday temperatures were in the low 70s, today we'll gain a few more degrees so we'll push into mid-70s. still going to feel fall-like and on the cooler side. plus we'll see a dry stretch so a lot of rain showers over the past couple days, now we're going to relax things a bit. warming up for us, don't get used to these fall-like temperatures because as we head into next week we're going to warm things right back up into mid-80s actually. so there's a li

bridge opening set to occur at about 4:25 at the burlington bristol bridge. so, watch the clock, grab the extra jelly donut for the delay that you will have to sit on either side, or you can use that turnpike connector bridge, or maybe the talcony palmyra. otherwise, they are working on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound right near the philly interchange with some delays. and septa's regional rail lines operating with no delays, but heads up, a new schedule for septa's regional rail lines begins on sunday, so make sure you grab timetable today so you're set to go for the beginning of next weekend. chris, lauren, back to you. >> thanks so much. 4:00 # three, man dead after double shooting in west philadelphia. >> police say shots were fired just around 10:30 last night at the intersection of 62nd and market streets, officers arrived to the scene to find 21 shell casings, from three different guns. the 25 year old man later died at the hospital after he was collapsed, blocks away. a 36 year old man in stable condition at presbyterian, shot in the hip. now, pol

the burlington bristol bridge on stand by for an opening. the it will occur at a 5:10. watch the clock, and maybe head for that tacony palmyra to avoid the delay. northeast extension between lansdale and quakertown, work crews out until about 6:00 o'clock, same deal here at the fort washington off ramp they are working until with 6:00. southbound i-95 a a crew still near that cottman avenue on and off ramp as part of the weekend construction project, again, they will be out of there by 6:00 but heading south on i-95 out of northeast philadelphia into center city we're in good shape this morning. a huge water main break over the weekend, expect clean up crews to be out in full force on hunting park avenue between fox and wissohickon. septa has its bus routes, one and r on a detour. coming from south jersey no problems on 295 or 42 and mass transit off to a good start. chris and lauren, back to you. >>> happening today, philadelphia water department will begin fixing up a 120 year-old water main after it broke saturday night in hunting park. it flooded the the the area ar

talcony palmyra bridge and the burlington bristol bridge.lowing breaking news this morning. firefighters on the scene of three alarm fire in center city. that fire at a building under construction forced resident of nearby apartment complex to evacuate. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at the scene at 13th and chancellor street to bring us to up date. a lot of other businesses in the area, too, jan, good morning. >> erika, good morning, the fire here at 13th and chancellor streets in center city is now under control. but as you can see, hine me this morning, dozens of fire crews remain here on the scene to keep an eye out on any and all hot spot. but, as you can see, the activity is winding down just a bit. now we just got update from fire officials on the scene, the good news here this morning, is that there were no injuries. but there certainly had the threat with all of the ants nearby. there has been widespread impact on neighboring buildings, we have the chancellor apartment building, on one side, we have the grammars

our opening wrap up at the burlington bristol bridge you'll be good to go in a couple of minutes. northbound at columbus road they are blocking a lane until 3:00 p.m. the southbound lanes of 68 are closed at monmouth road because of a crash and downed pole, 545, wrights town georgetown road is an alternate or 206. >> crews are busy sending up a security perimeter for the pope's visit. >> the setup comings after word of federal authorities disrupted a threat for the pope's visit. >> reporter: philadelphia police is referring comment to the secret service and the secret service is not commenting. you could hear the sounds of sledge hammers across the parkway as the infrastructure for the papal visit is going up. preparation are moving full steam ahead despite word officials disrupted a threat against pope francis. republican congressman michael mccall spoke on it this week. >> we are monitoring threats against the pope as he comes into the united states. we have disrupted one particular case. >> reporter: the threat was very aspirational and nowhere near being an active plot. his co

the this is last cheese morning to pass over to the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. so again tonight at the 10:00 will be toll increase and that will i am pennsylvania pack tomorrow morning's rush hour. carney's point route 40 at 628, we have down wires, otherwise bridges looking good, mike and alex back to you. >>> 6:20 on this tuesday. >> well, an intense manhunt for university shooting suspect is over after police say the gun man shot and killed himself. >> police say shanon lamb, told them, he wasn't going to jail, when they spoke to him during the day, when officers finally did catch up with him last night, he made good on that threat, and authorities say he shot himself. after running in the woods. lamb, he is suspect of killing a fellow professor, at delta state university. he also killed a with man he was living with. despite connection in motive has been disclosed as of yet. classes a the at delta state cans told day. >> now to an update to the story we brought you a as breaking news yesterday on good day. police chase in kentucky end with the trooper and su

the i-95, ben franklin bridge, burlington bristol bridge remaining open. the schuylkill expressway eastbound 10:00 p.m. will shut down it went blue route and i-95. westbound shut down between i-95 and route 1. through the weekend starting saturday morning, southbound between bell month and lancaster avenue will be shut down northbound between route 30 and the schuylkill expressway. in new jersey, the admiral wilson boulevard will be shut down leading to the ben franklin bridge. 676 and morgan boulevard shut down and vine street expressway shut down at 10:00 p.m. tonight. lots of closures coming into place, we're seeing more and more, but the main highways remain open. the weather is milder than yesterday, yesterday we were in the 40s, 55 in quake -- quakertown. cinnaminson and glassboro, 62. 79 is the is the high, partly sunny skies and a little bit of a breeze. >>> the ducks of seattle have been taken off the roads after the duck boat lost control and slammed into a bus killing four foreign exchange students on board. ntsb has taken over investigation. >>

into philadelphia brice garnett so far for the morning, we have po problems the bend and the burlington bristol brice garnett chris. >> it is day two for the pope in america brice garnett day two-and-a-half brice garnett today you will be addressing congress before he heads to new york city brice garnett nbc is live in our nation's capital with a preview of today's events brice garnett matt. >> chris brice garnett it will be a history-making day yet again this time when he addresses the congress later on this morning brice garnett a great number of people if lean right now here in the nation's capitol brice garnett these are folks waiting to get in line for security to get into the west lawn of the capitol because these folks will not be allowed pence brice garnett of course the pope will be addressing both the house and senate later on this morning brice garnett he is expected to arrive here at 9:15 brice garnett he will meet with house speaker john boehner brice garnett he will be greeted and will speak in english for about 20 to 30 minutes brice garnett then he will make an appearance out on

this morning drivers are paying more to use the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges when commuting outside of new jersey. starting last night at 10:00, the fare increased to $3 for drivers of ez pass. $4 for cash. the bridge commission says the higher tolls are needed to fund improvements. >> there is something new on the horizon if you're on the beach down the jersey shore. it's a half sunken boat. some call it an eye sore. others think it's dangerous. next find out why it's been submerged here in cape may for weeks. and the power of the pedal. why you will soon see more light blue bikes around philadelphia. do you wonder what happens behind the scenes here? some of it, well, you can see for yourself, interact with us. we talk with our friends following us only per is scope. it's an app. do it and our address nbc philadelphia and join the conversation. >>> don't forget to vote for our high school football game of the week. here are the games. go to nbc10.com. call or text your vote to 610-624-4111. voting closes tomorrow and we'll announce the winner thursday night on nbc news at

passengers as well as the burlington bristol the same for the toll increase.heading out on the blue route no problems so far. we'll end on a good note we have decent drive times on the southbound side where we see that jammed for the morning hours. and the schooling to 95. we'll go over that accident and see how the jam is doing. >> thank you. have you wondered what happens here? like why tracy is wearing a long sleeve dress today, what she grilled yesterday, and why brittney -- >> all of the secrets. >> how brittney feels about vegetables. >> follow us on periscope. join the conversation. it's an easy download. >> a lot of fun for folks on there. prayer and football. investigating a high school soch for bringing religion on the field. why says he won't stop. the baseball stadium employee charged with an error that has the hometown celebration had the worker scratching his head. >>> the phillies coming off a tough night. not only did the nationals shut them out but bryce harper had fun swiping the keys to his atv and couldn't find it. harper and the team playe

drivers are paying more to use the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. starting at 10:00 last night fare increased to $3 for drivers with e-z pass and $4 for cash. this is the first toll increase in 15 years. the burlington county bridge commission says the higher tolls are to help fund improvements. >> let's check your ride to work now. see if there are slow spots. >> jessica boyington, help us out. >> we're still doing okay right now. speaking of slow spots if you are out in new jersey, right around route 41 this is looking at the cameras around zephyr. the drive times great. we have 5 minutes north from 55 up to the walt whitman bridge. you can see the northbound traffic is still moving by, southbound doing okay headed to the atlantic city expressway. in new jersey, pretty much down the shore. route 9 at bay avenue, watch out for an accident scene with a downed pole. in montgomery county, two accidents here. diane and st. david's place. and east chestnut street to watch out for. 95 we're not seeing an increase in drive times. road work cleared out of t

for the bridges, no problems, on the walt, the ben, tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol are inhe clear. when i come back, more drive times. >> it's a move that could affect your savings and investments. we'll tell you why the federal reserve decided to hold steady on a key interest rate and if this means we'll see rate hikes in the near future. more pluto pics. the farthest reaches of our solar system. not so far, are the people of periscope watching now, right over there, watching behind the scenes, you can also join us behind the scenes. see what happens during commercial breaks, we'll answer your questions. burning topics what we're having for breakfast and jessica's choice of footwear. it's a trending topic. follow us there periscope, nbc philadelphia. at longhorn, steak is all you need. its not all you get. longhorn's great american steak dinner for $12.99. perfectly seasoned sirloin with your choice of side. plus, an appetizer, or a dessert. all with fresh salad and unlimited bread. the great american steak dinner, for $12.99. tonight, only at longhorn steakhouse. you can

the betsy ross, the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol are nice and clear.rently no problems or delays for new jersey transit, patco or septa. coming up in the 6:00 hour, we'll get another check of philadelphia majors. >>> changes are coming to patco's schedule this weekend. this mostly will impact riders on thursdays and fridays through october. the changes come during the final stages of patco's $103 million track renovation work. employees started handing out new schedules yesterday. you can see those schedules right now on the nbc 10 news app. >>> happening today, prospective restaura restaura restauranteurs. the conservancy is trying to find an operator for the restaurant. >>> do you usually stop at mcdonald's on your way to work? mcdonald's announced it will start serving breakfast all day at all u.s. locations. the change is scheduled to happen october 6th mcdonald's also says it will do away with liquid margin and use real butter on its breakfast sandwiches instead. that will start once the stores use all of their liquid margin. >>> a russian soyuz s

drivers have two weeks before they will have to pay double to cross the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. starting september 15th it will cost you $4 to pay cash or $3 with an ez pass. the bridge commission approved its first toll hike in 15 years to cover the $100 million cost for bridge improvement. >>> two plus months with no bum budget. the governor is holding meetings with top lawmakers in small groups without their staff before the aides join the lawmakers. republicans say wolf's budget plan would require the biggest tax increase in state history. >>> a health alert in delaware. four people tested positive for the west nile virus. three people in new castle county and one case in kent county. the four did not show any symptoms. when they went in for routine procedures, blood work performed they had west nile. there were no reported human cases in delaware last year. >>> next, is philadelphia a second rate city? the mayor responds to the criticism. >>> plus, what a ride. a flight with the blue angels before they get set to perform. >>> we are in a heat wave. the fifth of the

palmyra, the ben is okay, but watch out for the westbound construction, no problems on the burlington bristol. >> thanks. 4:32. now to the papal visit is over new numbers about the impact on the city of philadelphia and what it took to keep the masses safe. >> first off let's look at hotel rooms. the city did not sell out. at the end of the weekend less than 10,000 of the 11200 were booked. about 90%. were empty seats. septa reports 62,946 riders compared to 65,000 on an average work day. from new jersey nearly 52,000 commuters took patco to the papal event. mass transit wasn't the only way to get around. >> use of the bike sharing informs was double during the papal visit. 13,000 trips friday to sunday compared to 6,000 on a normal weekend. even nbc 10's tim furlong took a bike for a spin. he posted this picture on facebook. >> tim's wheels. >> let's talk about the security. the weekend was quiet on the safety front. but the city was prepared for anything. 71 local, state and federal agencies were involved. including 6,000 national guard soldiers and 300 pieces of heavy equipment. how about

for the rest of the area bridges, no problems, clear on the walt, tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol. more closures and drive times when i come back in the next ten. >> 12 minutes past 5. we're learning more about a new security threat days before the pope arrives in philadelphia. it's an impersonation plot. we'll break down the threat and tell you what to watch for. a school bus plunges into a pond and is caught on camera. the just released surveillance video as it happened. >>> new video from northern california where wild fires have reached historic levels. total damage ranks among the worst the state has ever seen. in the past two weeks at least six people have been killed. crews say flames are jumping from ridge to ridge, and say the immediate concern is not the fire, it's the embers that can float in the air for miles and eventually spark additional fires. >> this new video shows the moment a florida school bus crashed into a pond last week. it shows the bus, a big splash. no children were hurt. police say a number of factors could have led to the crash including speed. this is

bridges, no problems if you're heading into philadelphia this morning on the walt, the ben t burlington bristol the tacony palmyra okay as well. >> call it an unauthorized deduction. people who do banking at the jersey shore had better check their checking accounts after police tell us someone used this device to skim 50 grand from customers. scary stuff. it wasn't the largest fire first responders in montgomery county will respond to but may be the most memorable. how firefighters came to the aid of pope francis at the seminary and how the pope thanked them. you in the bill cosby case. the brown university board voted to revoke cosby's honary degree following legal depositions released in which cosby admitted to using drugs to get women to have sex with him. last week fordham and marquette also rescinded honorary degrees. >> memorial services were held yesterday for the florida deputy shot and killed last week. at least 60 agencies from across the country attended the memorial for bill miers. he was shot in the back of the head after issuing a restraining order. a fellow deputy commented on th

the toll on the burlington bristol and talcony palmyra bridge both now $4 for cash customers, $4 for e-zpass customers, the toll hikes first in 15 years. burlington county bridge commission says the increase also needed for improvements. >>> still ahead this morning, some big names coming to philly for the papal visit and the festival of families. mark wahlberg will host. but some other big name celebrities will also be in town, and we'll tell. who as we mentioned earlier, sad lost for the eagles last night against the falcons. more on how the team feels after last night's lost. and the problems that happened on the field. we'll be right back. >>> we are now less than two weeks away from the papal visit n just 11 days, pope francis will lands in philadelphia and security of course is a number one concern. we are getting a sneak peak at what things will like like when the pope arrives. the word meeting of families released some rendering of the stages that will be used during the papal visit. the first one shows a stage that will be used when the pontiff gives a speech at independence

. >>> just one hour to go the price went up to drive across the the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges. drivers paying cash will now be charged $4, it is $3 for e-z pass customers, this is the the first toll increase for these two bridges in 15 years. burlington county bridge commission says hike is needed to fund improvement. >>> the police touch museum's bankruptcy settlement got a big boost today. two donations totaling just over a million-dollar jump started museum's ten million-dollar fund raising drive. today's benefactors want to remain a anonymous. museum's reorganization is designed to overcome 60 million-dollar in debt. >>> we've got our first look tonight at the big development going up along market street in university city in philadelphia. it is a billion dollar project that will change the look of the neighborhood ape dramatically span the science center. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has the details. >> reporter: gleaming new mixed use development is called u city, stretching from market to lancaster a at 37th. project included 4 million square feet of lab

hikes are happening on the tacony-palmyra bridge and burlington-bristol bridge. tolls on cars motorcycles or light trucks will double from two to $4. e-z pass users will now pay three bucks instead of two. the increase is the first in 15 years on the bridges. ♪ jewish new year began yesterday and celebrations continue like here at congregation shalom in spring garden synagogue held three services throughout the day to ring in the new year. rosh hashanah ends tomorrow night. >>> very first world meeting of families banner is now in place and several more are going up around the city. but first was hung today in front of the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. kicks off the largest install laying of banners in philadelphia since the 2,000 republican national convention. about 550 will fly across center city. organizers say they hope the banners will remind us all how special the pope's presence in philadelphia will be. >>> and coming up at 6:00 the device meant to health students with mental health issues on a local university campus. why some people are s

just a reminder increased tolls on the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridge, that started last at 10:00 p.m. and also, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, between norristown, fort washington there is road work, on your off ramps and tonight we have a baseball game, phillies verse nationals at 7:05, ladies, over to you. >>> later today cleaning crews will attempt to remove graffiti led by vandals in the northeast philadelphia playground dedicated to a slain philadelphia police officer. on monday someone spray painted slide and other sections of the of the of his daniel boil play ground in some are ton. it was built to remember officer boyle killed during a traffic stop in 191 a after just months on the job. neighbors are outrage, but you they don't think that the vandals were targeting police. >> i'm sure whoever did that was not thinking about that. >> it just really hurts. it hurts badly. >> there is a a lot of activities that take place here from community days to various fundraisers, to also, dance classes, so, the playground and the programs as a whole are a big part of the co

. >> the price to drive across the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridges has doubled for cashg customers. drivers paying cash will be charged four dollars instead of two dollars. and three dollars if you use e-z pass. this is the first toll increase for the two bridges in 15 years. the burlington county bridge commission says the hike is needed to fund improvements. >> 4:40 now and still to come here on "action news," holiday hiring. one company says it will not be hiring as many people for this season but they're still hiring a lot. >> a crane lifting a tree crashes down onto a house and the homeowner is astonished no one was hurt. david. >> it's a little cool again this morning with temperatures in the 50's in some suburbs, 60's elsewhere. maybe a jacket on the kids but it will be light and they won't need it this afternoon again. i'll have the afternoon call from accuweather, the rest of your seven day coming up. >> ♪ >> members of the eagles did a little fishing with some lucky fans. the midatlantic youth anglers shared a dock in south philadelphia last night with the team

for those in and around that area also a quick update burlington bristol bridge that has been openednd completed so it is opened to traffic and looking good in that area lets go to the wide and we can see, 55 miles an hour on this early morning. erika back over to you. >> thanks, meisha. >>> harry styles arrived at the link with one direction in south philadelphia last night and played all of the big hits. >> of course, but there was one hit that the band front man would much rather forget this video was posted overnight on twitter that shows styles being showered with water bottles but just getting hit square in the face with that one. several fans capture the unfortunate moment as people do on their cell phones. no word from the band whether harry was hurt from that flying water bottle but i hope he is okay. i guess it was full. >> what kind of idiot throws a full water bottle on the stage. if you are paying those money from the seats. >> yes. >> exactly. >> smack the guy in the face. >> on twitter, if you go on twitter, and look up harry styles, these girls are up in arms. >> yes.

the toll on the burlington-bristol bridge and tacony-palmyra bridges goes up to $4 for cash cuff mersuch the toll will be $3 for e-z pass customers. this is the first toll hike in 15 years. the burlington county bridge commission says the increases are needed for improvement. >> could aspirin be used to fight cancer? for the first time ever experts are recommending a daily low dose of aspirin to help prevent heart disease and cancer. aspirin taken over a 10 year period may help high risk patients between 50 and 69. however aspirin is a blood thinner so doctors worry it can lead to internal bleeding much consult your physician before taking the medication. >>> jewish people across the region and around the world of celebrating rosh hashanah. >> ♪ >> "eyewitness news" at congregation shalom on spring garden for services. the two-day holiday mark the start of the jewish new year and begins a 10 day period of repentance that ends with yom kippur the day of atonement. >>> kate joins us now with our weather forecast and just a beautiful beautiful day on this monday. >> i just wanted to be o

the burlington bristol bridge oapg wrap up. the in springfield township burlington county a car ran into a pole overnight closed to tillman's used auto parts store 68 at monmouth road, 545 wrightstown or georgetown road or 206 are possible alternates on this monday morning. >>> by the end of this week, pope francis will be in north america in cuba, but as he heads our way we hear a threat against him has been disrupted. katherine scott is live on the parkway with more on that. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, world came over the weekend there was a disrupted threat. this comes always residents today have to get ready for the security precautions. the fence will be going up pretty soon. construction will begin soon, we're seeing infrastruck sk tur along the -- infrastructure along the parkway. parking passes will be available today. towing starts sunday to start the construction of the secure perimeter and the infrastructure. you can see signs of the pope's approaching visit around the area.

. >> drivers are pay more to use the burlington bristol bridges than change went into overnight. fare went up to $3 for ez pass, $4 for anyone paying with cash. burlington county bridge says higher tolls need fund improvements. >>> take a look, new video released of the baby panda at smithsonian national zoo. the cub weighs two pounds. 4-week 4 old cub has not been named. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> beautiful weather continues. it's going to keep continuing even as we go into the weekend. so the arm and dry stretch of weather will go through saturday, even sunday really. but we'll see changes with our temperatures. for sunday, eagles opener to talk about against the cowboyses. the fall chill does return as we go into the second half 0 the weekend and into next week. live look out now, schuylkill river, nice conditions, plenty of sunshine. thin clouds furthering the sun. still warm. 85 in philadelphia. humidly 29%. 86 in allen town, 84 redding and west chester. atlantic city in the low 80s, 83 in dover we will continue to feel these

head over to philadelphia, walt whitman, clear, no problems for the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol. the ben franklin park way inner lanes are closed both directions between eakins oval and 20th street until tuesday, september 29. we'll do a check on mass transit in the next 10 minutes. >> thank you. we're following breaking news, a woman wakes up to a terrifying scene in her home. matt delucia is live talking to police. what a nightmare this was for the family. >> reporter: absolutely, vai. we're talking to police, the good news is the mother and her kids are okay. they were not injured in this. this is the home where it happened. the 33-year-old mother was in her upstairs bedroom, she heard the break-in, went down and saw the three men. they ransacked the house. tied up the family bog dog and one of the robbers had a gun and threatened to shoot her while her kids were sleeping upstairs. >> i don't know why this house was targeted. the woman did have $800 cash in her possession that was taken. they poured out the contents of her purse but it appears they only took the cash. >> repo

. >>> drivers will have to pay more to cross the burlington bristol bridge and the tacony palmyra bridgeo $4 for people that pay with cash and $3 for easy pass customers. the bridge commission says the hike is needed to fund improvements. >> and now the rush hour is taking its toll on drivers trying to get home tonight. matt pellman is here with more. >> we see a major increase in travel times on the schuylkill expressway westbound a parking lot from this point to route 1, the ruse development boulevard from the ramp remains shut down after a fatal accidents that happened after 2:00 this afternoon, they are still cleaning up and the vehicles are off to the side and they are throwing down sand on the roadway and getting ready to get things to reopen and all the drivers are returning west to lincoln and kelly drive and the local streets in east falls are a mess, if you come out of the city avoid the westbound side of the schuylkill unless you like single digit speeds, stick with the kelly drive to hunting park avenue or ridge avenue, or head north on 95. the broken down vehicle is gone by

and the burlington bristol bridge, just wrapping up an opening for a southbound ship, you know what that, an opening at the tacoma palmyra coming up at 5:00. >>> all right melissa i don't know if the pope can claim credit, but it's shaping up to be a comfortable week ahead. >> cooler than average temperatures and it feels comfortable and warms up for the first day of fall, that is tomorrow guys, here is stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, it's dry and quiet across much of the area, although earlier today we had spotty sprinkles and all the moisture departing to the north and east. earlier this afternoon we bumped up to 75 degrees in philadelphia and more in the northeasterly wind and we are down to 72 in the city and 61 in the poconos and upper 60s for lancaster and reading and beach haven coming in at 71 degrees. the call from an weather, a fair amount of cloud cover overhead but gradual clearing on the way and it's comfortable and cool and down to 78 in the suburbs and 59 in philadelphia, satellite 6 along with action radar a lot of cloud cover beginning to break up across the area

you $2 if you don't have it, he is starting his own little business here, tacony palmyra and burlington bristol, toll is now four bucks and he is right, typically you are in the fog in the morning. you are driving through toll place, hand guy two bucks and without even stopping and right through you go. it the is now $4 for tacony and burlington, and expect delays at the cash lanes heading in towards philadelphia or for burlington, of course in, to bristol, pennsylvania. the e-z pass, go right through and get the bill in the mail it will be three instead of the normal two. live look at the schuylkill in, problems at all, overnight construction, they have pick up cones in the back of the truck and we are good to go, come on down, i-95 southbound no problems at all out of the northeast philadelphia the mass transit looking good as well. chris and lauren, back to you. >>> thanks so much. after an intense manhunt police say a man suspect of shooting at a mississippi university is now dead. police say shanon lamb told them he was not going to jail when they searched for him during the day. when offi

burlington bristol bridge in the middle of a opening, traffic stopped on both sides of the river.ned tractor-trailer north on the text shown, north of quakertown, and then there is another accident there is one, southbound between quakertown and lansdale. >> three people killed in a overnight house fire monmouth county, new jersey when first responders arrive on 2900 block of joel even avenue in long branch. the flames were too high to enter right away. fourth person was rush to the hospital, told the victims were family members. cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> jimmy newspaper err fly snuka now charged in a 32 year old murder. prosecutors say snuka beat then girlfriends, nancy argentina and left her for dead. died the in the hospital. lehigh county prosecutors say snuka's inch consist ten in his own 2012 ito -- autobiography raised new questions, the case reopen last year. >> today is the first day of school for children in the chester upland school district. >> teachers and staffers made the decision to work without pay when they learned the district would not

tolls are going up on a tacony-palmyra bridge and burlington-bristol bridges starting tomorrow. cost for cars, motorcycles and light trucks will go from two to $4. ez pass users will pay three bucks instead of. to increase the first in 15 years on the bridges. >>> what a day a couple of days makes. north philadelphia intersection that was underwater saturday night is now open to traffic again. a 48-inch main at hunting park avenue in westmoreland street broke sending 15 million gallons of water into the street. it's a whole lot. that shut down streets in the area while water crews had to make repairs. things are however back to normal tonight. >>> wearing a mask armed with 95 this guy walks into a 7eleven with one thing on his mind. cans of bud light. what stopped him just as he walked out the door. >> a 103-year-old woman banned from church. the reverend even calling the cops. why she says the church is punishing her. plus abandoned lot filled with trash, mattres mattresses, dres, bags of junk arc frustrated community called us for help. what we saw that had cops racing to the

the burlington bristol is clear.tes and one check on traffic when i come back in the next five minutes. >>> good morning. temperatures today expected to push a litt tle below average. today on the final day of summer we'll see below average and then go above average on the first day of fall. so fall chill is in the air for us, dry and warmer into tomorrow and the day after. plus i'm tracking what's in store as we get closer to this weekend with the pope in town. a live look outside now where the sun is slowly starting to come up. 63 degrees in philadelphia, our humidity is at 65%, our wind speeds out of the northwest, breezy at 12 miles per hour. we'll see those breezy conditions as we go into the afternoon. we're in the low 50s in the poconos, 57 degrees in allentown, 58 in pottstown, 62 in wilmington, low 60s at the atlantic city airport. if you're with us in dover we're at 64. so kind of a mild start to the morning. a wet start near lancaster, lehigh valley into the poconos, light spotty showers all moving up from

this morning, drivers are paying more to use the tacony-palmyra and burlington bristol bridges when communitying outside of new jersey. starting last night at 10:00, the fare increased to $3 for drivers with e-z pass. it's four bucks for those of you using cash. this is the first toll increase in 15 years. the burlington county bridge says the funds are needed. >>> nearly 75 philadelphia police officers will be honored during a merit commendation ceremony today. the department says all 74 officers have made outstanding arrests while performing highly intelligent and valuable acts of police service. this is video shot from the previous ceremony. officials say their acts demonstrate special initiative and perseverance in the performance of their duties. >>> meantime, eight new harley-davidson motorcycles are being presented to the department in just a few minutes. the motorcycles will replace older motorcycles currently used by the highway patrol unit. these same motorcycles will be used to escort pope francis on his travels throughout the city during his visit next weekend. >>> a ground breaking

the morning and remember to bring a little extra change if you take the tacony bridge and the burlington-bristoldge because now the tolls have risen to $4 for each bridge. a little easier if you have e-z pass. all the traffic and your weather together 4:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. see you then. >> now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ >>> flash flooding now killed at least 18 people in utah and officials warn that number could climb. search and rescue crews have now found the bodies of several hikers in utah's zion national park and late summer rain is breaking records in drought stricken california. first responders have been racing to rescue drivers trapped in flood waters. the rain could help a little with the drought and also with the raging wildfires. >>> two people have died and several on thes are missing in fast-moving wildfire just north of san francisco, california. firefighters found the bodies of the two people inside burned out homes of homes. both homes were in mandatory evacuation zones. the wildfire so far destroyed more than 600 buildings and officials think that number will grow

and now the toll increases go into effect, so headed in on the tac-pal, it is $4, the burlington bristol bridge, as women. the toll is now up to $4. it happened yesterday, but it didn't happen as you recall, guys, until 10:00 p.m. >> weird timing. >> we need to get to breaking news right off the top here. one man is dead after being shot multiple times in north philadelphia. >> the shooting fourth street, 2800 block in the city fairhill section. police arrived to the scene to find victim on the ground, just before 11:00 last night. died at the hospital. investigators have little information to go on about that shooter. >> we have no witnesses. so we're asking if there is any members of the public that have seen anything, in reference to the shooting at this location, please, give homicide a call in reference to this matter. >> police say they found at least 12 shell casings at the scene, that some cars were also hit in the crossfire. >> all right, let's shift gears dramatically here at 4:32. trying to see the pope coming up in about a week, then you know that the tickets not easy to come