flight 93 were read♪ land of the free♪ closer to home, there was brilliant singing at the city of philadelphia order fallen today. >> in memory of 3 new york city police officers that gave their lives [ bell tolling ]. >> firefighters and police marched through old city to remember thousands killed in 2001 from services in delaware county to warminster tonight where american flags were proudly on display but heart were still heavy. all around the country, the names of victims were called one by one tone sure they'll never be forgot. >> i love you and miss you every day, michael. >> a solemn and emotional day and jim, time continues to move on and for family members they say the pain from the day 14 years ago still lingers. >> thank you, sharee very much. >> still to come on "action news" tonight we'll have the latest on a police mnl situation in center city, philadelphia. and the moment a crane collapses on religious pilgrim the largest mosque in the world and growing death toll. also a wildfire burning nearly out of control enforcing the evacuations of 2700 people and food for thought how the

a building under construction goes up in flames, this is center city philadelphia. 're getting new information about what exactly happened and how it will affect you as you head into center city for work. good morning. welcome to nbc tep news today. i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's talk about the at anies. brittney shipp with the first alert forecast. >> that's the first question. temperatures at 59 but what is more important than that are wind speeds. the good news is we're seeing light wind speeds out of the northwest right around 5 miles per hour so that's close to the 13th and chancellor streets. a lot of times we know we get into fire conditions fire systems tend to create their own conditions but at least wind speeds help. satellite/radar shows plenty of sunshine and our temperatures will touch in mid-80s. 62 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., 74. and 80 degrees by 2:00 p.m. today's high 84. plus we're warming up more than that. i'll go over all of the details coming up in my full forecast. >> and what we're dealing with this morning is major closur

let's check the roads around that fire location in center city philadelphia. >> jessica boyington hast of roads that are closed now. >> it keeps piling on. center city three-alarm fire at 13th and chancellor street with multiple closures that keep popping up. i had jesse gary actually confirm some of these for me. 13th street, east and westbound between locust and walnut. locust east between broad and 15th. chancellor between broad and 13th. and juniper between walnut and locust. it's affecting mass transit. septa, 9, 12, 21 and 42 are all on detour around the area and fire locations. right now patco and new jersey transit are fine. if the you're heading out on 422 we'll end it here around trooper road no problems an eastbound no props there and eight minutes from 29 up toward the schuylkill expressway. more for you as well in the next 10 minutes on the road closures. >>> it's 5:46. we continue to follow that three-alarm fire at 13th and chancellor. jesse gary is live on the scene. we're getting more details about how this fire started and where firefighters are in their battle of the

the basilica in center city philadelphia, and we've got sky force 10 hovering over the city and willand about throughout the day. there are one, two, three, four, five of the busses right there in center city, and it doesn't look to be a lot of traffic out there. >> and i don't know -- i hate to interrupt you, but i don't know if they're the busses from villanova university, but we had women lined up, nuns, religious leaders, who had the tickets gathered at villanova university very early in morning, lined up, and they were all taking busses in, so these could be some of those busses. >> yeah. and they are getting police escorts there in front and back, tracy, so it may very well be those busses that headed from villanova university. >>> now, if you are headed to the ben franklin parkway or independence hall to see pope francis, here's a list of things the u.s. secret service says you cannot bring inside, weapons, explosives, and ammunition. they are a given, but banned are things like bicycles and drone, and animals, other than your service or guide animals will not be allowed. larg

today marks exactly ten days before pope francis arrives in the city of philadelphia. our plans. we've told you about the preparations we're make as the city. we want residents in our city and region to welcome pope francis as well. let's remember, this is an incredible time for our city, our region and our nation. we'll talk about the time pope francis made a visit for generations to come. let's take a collective breath and savor the moment. now i'd like to invite police commissioner ramsey and fire commissioner sawyer to talk about the careful and deliberate preparations they are making to continue delivering vital public services -- public safety services throughout the city while we host the world meeting of families and pope francis next week. commissioner ramsey? >> thank you, mayor. my comments will be strictly focused on what's going on outside of the papal detail on those days. as you know, we con selled days off for all police officers around the city. eleven go to a 12-hour shift beginning on the 25th right at midnight thursday into friday. we hit 12-hour shi

new york and arrive at the atlantic aviation. >> and today will be a historic day for the city of philadelphiamillions expected to flock to center city to see pope francis who arrives in about two hours. >> all week long people have been pinning their prayers up outside the basilica cathedral of saints peter and paul. rosemary connors is live at the embassy suites on the 18th floor overlooking the ben franklin parkway. >> reporter: tracy and vai, we have a bird's eye view. quite a few people have started to line up along the gates. and also on the grounds of the basilica is a knotted grotto. the sister heads the world meeting of families committee on hunger and homelessness. i spoke to her earlier this week in washington. she had tickets to be on the lawn of the white house during the official state welcome in washington. she told me that she along with the tens of thousands of people who have tied those ribbons on to the grot tto, they are all hoping the pope will bless the grotto when he's here, the first opportunity for that may happen before 10:30 this morning when the pope is at the basil

the number of white police officers is predominant versus the population of whites in the city of philadelphia. there were a lot of complaints and some room for change and diversity. what else can the city be doing here, jan? >> what else can the city be doing? >> there's a list, but start with your favorite two. >> well, this is a tough one. i think the police department is a good place to start. and i think we need to change this rule of two. part of the problem is in the civil service, that we have this rule of two that you can only select from the top two scorers on the civil service exam. that could be expanded a little bit. if you made it a rule of four, if you made it a rule of five -- >> it's a leftover from the 1970s. >> it would give you more choices in terms of hiring. it would give the city more flexibility, i think. >> but, you know, monica, as sam has so brilliantly shown in his documentary series on the city, we've had a 200-year history of racism. not just in philadelphia, but in the nation. and yes, things have gotten better. things have gotten vastly better than they were 50

city is beautiful. first time in philadelphia. and we are very excited. the city is beautiful.verything is prepared for the pope. >> couple has been taking part in series of events at world meeting of families at the convention center. >> how proud will you be when you see pope francis here in philadelphia? >> ki imagine i don't even want to think because it's so emotional sfwll very nice, very emotional for us. >> you may also remember cuban american george fernandez we told you about the cuban exi'll as he went to cuba to see pope francis last week. >> there's so much face in the hope of diplomatic relations and the holy father there to seal the deal is fabulous. >> it was fernandez third trip top see the pope in cuba. the air was electrifying. >> you put in a lot of miles was it worth it. >> i would do it all over again ten times. >>. >> back live on the parkway you see a group of federal agents there convene here alongside. they continue to pour in tonight. the excitement beginning to grow here with a final countdown to the pope's arrival in philadelphia. getting shorter an

just a monumental moment, both for the united states and city of philadelphia. >> the family has been a recurrent theme all week long and we are familiarly every single day of our lives. >> as you mentioned, he will go inside and he will make his speech which will center around religious freedom and information on this lectern that president abraham lincoln used for a gettysburg address. been here in philadelphia on display at the union league and it has new been moved outside, this is the history for this moment and just a few days earlier pope francis did call out president lincoln in his speech at congress and he called president lincoln a guardian of liberty who labored tirelessly this nation under god might have a new birth of freedom. he holds lincoln in highest steam. he alluded to the gettysburg address when he talked about lincoln. we are watching front doors of the independent hall where they will walk out. when they walk out you will hear that music you mentioned earlier. >> pope denounced the globalization of in difference that the world shows migrants and urgees all to op

today philadelphia goes global as the city becomes the backdrop for thousands of visitors for the worldmeeting of families, the event bringing the hope to philadelphia. katy zachry is live at philadelphia international airport. a lot of hotels, restaurants and businesses rolling out the welcome mat. right? >> reporter: definitely they are doing that in center city. for many of the visitors it does start here at the philadelphia international airport. i'm told employees here are working with world meeting of families volunteers to help people get where they are going. once they get in center city philadelphia they will see increased staff at restaurants, businesses, especially near the convention center or in walking distance of that. we spoke with one restaurant manager who says they have more employees working this week and the upcoming weekend and also more deliveries coming in, a hotel concierge says she has been working for months to secure reservations so they will have a spot to eat this week and for the weekend. coming up in the next hour, i'm working on a story about why the air

. >>> in pope visits philadelphia, we have a look at his stop in the city brice garnettresponded >>> in pope visits philadelphia, we have a look at his stop in the city. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. good morning glen with the first alert forecast. >> good morning, tracy. we have this incredible stretch of weather out here. another day with a lot osunshine and low hume t. air is stagnant. we have a air quality alert into the suburbs and into delaware throughout the day and the temperatures, 66 in philadelphia. it's in the 50s in many parts of the area. pottsdown, millvale. 57 in mount holly. as we go through the day today, we will be seeing a lot of sunshine, looking and feeling a lot like yesterday. the temperatures jumped up through the 70s by 10:00 a.m. another day well above average in the '80s. more about any changes over the weekend into next week with the 7-day in a few minutes. >> right now we are looking at that time vine street expressway. where we do have something over into the right-hand lanes. so this is actually on the westbound side around 24th street. so headed to

we'll look at what went wrong. >> change is all around us in center city philadelphia. you don't have to look far to see it. we are less than two weeks from the papal visit and work is well under way. what's happening to transform the city. >> you are waking up to cool, dry conditions. we're warming in the low 80s. ahead hear when it will again feel like summer. it's about 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. i wonder what lights they will make during the visit. a random thought that occurred to me. let's talk about how cool it is out there this morning. it feel likes fall again. if you go out for a morning walk you'll want a jacket. >> right. but it will feel like summer in the afternoon so warmer weather is on its way. we did see cooler temperatures in the 70s over the past few days and now we're back to the 80s. 54 in the poconos, 51 in allentown, we're in the low 60s in philadelphia, still chilly in wilmington at 56. 59 in atlantic city and 64 in wildwood. look at the satellite/radar shot. had to make sure it was working. we don'

city of brotherly love. from the stories i've collected, philadelphia is a city of opportunity. it's a city where they can thrive. open source events run throughout the month of october. it's a beautiful way to engage the city of philadelphia. and while these professional artists are painting the town a local group is using the art of music to reach at risk youth in the latin american community. amla is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote, increase, and develop the understanding of latin american culture through music education. amla sees itself both as a preserver of culture and a supporter of youth. they provide opportunities to learn all kinds of instruments that range from your typical guitar and piano, to the congas and timbales instead of spending or i should say wasting their time on the streets running around doing negative things, theyre here in the school practicing . we encourage them, whatever lessons we use here in the school of music, can be applied to other classes as well since opening the school in 2006, they have educated hundreds of students of

reporter: at a press conference monday philadelphia mayor michael nutter says tens of thousands rode septa and patco and 90 percent of area hotel rooms were booked. >> the city of philadelphia and our region will be bass being in the glow of this successful event. >> reporter: there were no apparent security issues but three people were arrested over the weekend. one for dui, second for probation violation, and the third arrest, according to mayor nutter was idiotic. >> after having stood in line for an hour, and decided to then try to come through a security checkpoint with a large bag of illegal drugs. that is the definition of stupidity. >> reporter: while memories are still fresh for many, archbishop charles chaput said the city made an impression on pope francis. >> the holy father really was very impressed with the beauty of our city. he commented on that. he was very touched by the size of the crowd. >> and the city today would not comment on a exactly how many people showed up, this weekend but estimates over weekend put it over 800,000. reporting live from city hall, rahel sol machine for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you so much for that. >> mo

philadelphia in 16 days. it is crunch time here in the city. the despite this morning's rain workers piecing together parts of had will be the papal stage. >> good afternoon everyone. thank you for being here. >> reporter: while this afternoon the mayor showcasing secret service rendering of what the final security set up will look like. >> on to a new topic. >> reporter: nutter talking about parking starting september 20th those within these blue zones will have to start moving their vehicles or face together. >> together in the center city area will begin on sunday, september 20th. >> reporter: ppa is offering $20 plaquards to allow certain garage west no in and out privileges for entire papal visit weekend. if you purchase a plaquard you will be able to keep your car on the road until september between the fourth before moving in the garage. >> there are 60 businesses within the secure perimeters that may potentially need deliveries. >> reporter: for those businesses within the francis festival zone but outside of the secure vehicle perimete

city. we are at 72 in philadelphia. sixty-nine in atlantic city airport. we have gusty breeze from the east and north east, wind about 15 to 20 miles an hour at the moment what to expect through the the weekend? gusty northeast wind will continue, minor coastal flooding and we have a chance for rain getting in on sunday. coming up with the full forecast we will time out rain more and talk about just how much dueled fall but reporting live from the parkway i'm meteorologist kate bilo now back to you. >>> kate, thanks very much. >>> if you plan to travel within the secure perimeter right now for paper at visit, keep in mind you will have to be screen. metal detectors are up and running around the parkway and a anyone traveling into the secure perimeter from 20th to 12th street must go through one of those checkpoints. pat, papal security is unprecedented. >> mayor michael nutter had the opportunity to walk through that secure perimeter, and he walked through it with "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter and here's walt's story. >> reporter: only the occasio

news." >>> let's take to you breaking news we picked up on one of our city cameras in center city philadelphia. this is the smoke from a fire that is burning at a high rise. a building under construction. i shouldn't say a high rise. all we know it's under construction. it's a three-alarm fire so it's pretty big. no word on injuries or how this fire may have started. again this is a building under construction in center city. we don't have a specific street location yet. our assignment desk is working hard on getting that for you. we're working on finding out what's going on there. if neighboring properties are affected, if streets are closed. we'll get more information for you and have more on this but again, a three alarm fire in center city. we'll have updates soon. >>> 4:35. right now a transformation is under way in center city. >> of course an army of crew hard at work turning the parkway into the place where the city, the nation and the world will see pope francis. matt delucia is live for us in center city with a look at the work being done. >> reporter: if there is one sign that we're

francis effect on the parkway we hope it's lasting for respect and great reputation for the city of philadelphia. >> i love those comments there's a good spirit in the city i hope it continues on. let's show you the view of the pilgrims camping out in philadelphia. >> they say parishners are from newark, new jersey they are staying in tents neck to the eadvantage -- next to the evangelical church. some stay inside the church. >> so many feeling i want to be within that number when he comes in. let's go over to katherine scott. >> reporter: the crowds are starting to gather here, it's nothing like we'll see later on today. but the gathering is getting bigger here outside the basilica. people wandering around logan square. more and more people are standing there hoping to catch a glimpse of the pope when he comes here in several hours to celebrate mass. people are here and they want to see him. they said it would make their trip from around the world to philadelphia worthwhile. in the last half-hour we've heard singing coming out of the crowd. people are singing hymns. they have traveled the globe

high at 84 in philadelphia, 82 at the atlantic city airport, 80 in wildwood, 81 in allentown and 75 in mount pocono. heading into tomorrow we warm up even more, up to about 87 for philadelphia, 85 along the shore. your seven-day forecast shows back to the 80s we go today we stay there into the rest of the week. >>> still ahead, holiday shopping so soon? if you've started your seasonal spending then you're not alone. why many people are doing that and how many have completed their list. wow. >>> facebook wants you to have virtual friend. the social media site is trying out new trends. it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. with the name the philadelphia region has trusted for over 75 years, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the power to keep pace. independ

>>> right now, center city philadelphia is a secure zone in preparation for the pope. we are down to the final count down, before pope francis arrives here in philadelphia a. >>> and happening right now, a moving moment a as the pope is visiting ground zero, we are looking live at a multi faith services that he is participating in right now, that is a jewish cantor who is singing at the scene, we're live and we will listen live to the pope's message, also from this historic speech at the united nations. i'm pat ciarrocchi. >>> i'm erika von tiehl. we are in the final count down less than 22 hours until pope francis arrives here in philadelphia. >> and in fact this time tomorrow, what you are going to see will be a sea of people, beginning to flood into ben franklin parkway, everyone, eager to see the pope. >> as we look over our shoulders you can see people are gathering right the now, setting up chairs, media is arriving in town, lots of people getting those final touches on the area. >> this is very exciting. we have a spectacular day to be able to a share with every

philadelphia the first american city to host the world meeting of families. >> record attendance. >> t it record attendance. >> record attendance here in philadelphia. >> just listen in. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> jessica i don't think my arms are long enough to fit all the goose bumps that are popping up. >> i know. >> this is unbelievable. >> quite a night. >> it certainly is. >> there he is spotting somebody in the crowd he wants to see or acknowledge. something tells meses got energy for tonight. >> yes, he does. >> that big smile on his face. >> this is one of those moments where i wish that was a mic in the popemobile. >> you want to know what's being said. >> exactly. >> again, you are watching cbs3's continuous coverage of the historic papal visit here in philadelphia. i'm jessica dean along with ukee washington and we welcome you into our coverage tonight. you are looking now at the ben franklin parkway, that is the world meeting of families stage right there in the center right below the art museum, its fame the famed rocks let's take a look at the chair

both of those shots, by the way, a look at center city philadelphia. but again, it is a little foggy out there. so keep that in mind when you head out the door. good morning. welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. if you have off from work or school, good for you, if you don't here is the good news. crews have been working to make sure that most of the roads are back open. let's get a check with nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >>> i have a few updates. heading out in philadelphia today a lot of questions. will all of these majors be back open? the answer is yes. the schuylkill expressway is open, city avenue open, 95 is open, and was open all weekend but we had several exits closed. the only one blocked is around callowhill. the ben franklin bridge is open and all of the jersey roads leading up to that are open as well. the vine street expressway is open. the ramps from the center city area are closed. you have no access to the vine street expressway from any of those ramps. you can only get on from 95 or th

during that homily, he reminded residents of big cities like new york and washington, d.c., and philadelphia and other big cities to look after the disenfranchised members of their community. so many people who say they attended that service say they felt moved by the pope's message. as catholics in our area prepaom to go to mass this mornin , it will be interesting to see how the pastors of their home churches incorporate the spirit of pope francis into their own homilies this morning. back to you. >> it sure will be, sheldon. i can guarantee there will be more people in churches this morning. i've talked to a number of people who say they are drawn back to the church after the pope's visit. let's hope they stay inspired. thank you so much for your report. and for much more on the pope and a slide show of his visit, please head to nbcnewyork.com or check out our news 4 app. we'll also be airing live coverage of today's events from 4:00 to 7:00 on cozi, that's our cable channel. >>> the celebration is on. what a blessing for mets fans. there will be postseason baseball in queens for the firs

city. that's just north of philadelphia city hall.broke out at 4:30 this morning, so just about 30 minutes ago and quickly went to three alarms. we are told that the flames are coming from a building that is under construction but you can see those intense flames shooting out of that structure, again, at 13th and chancellor streets in center city philadelphia. our katherine scott is headed to the scene and she'll have much more information as we take a look at this viewer video of avio a fire in center city. >> a maniac a caused of killing his live in girlfriend an college professor on a mississippi campus is dead. erin o'hearn has been following this story all night. she's got the latest. good morning, erin. >> reporter: good morning, tam. it is a disturbing story. after an intense day long manhunt and terrified students were kept on lockdown for hours, the suspect shannon lamb who as you mentioned was wanted in two homicides shot and killed himself. now, 45-year-old lamb was a college instructor who police say shot and killed a fell

philadelphia. fifty-eight in reading. forty-eight in mount pocono. sixty-five in atlantic city as we await the pope's arrival lets talk about the the future wind gusts, that is 2:00 p.m. check out the shore, 34 miles an hour gustness wildwood, 22 miles an hour in philadelphia, we will go forward to sunday early sunday morning and those numbers are still in the 20's by the time we get to monday, sunday afternoon it does ramp down a bit. today very breezy, high of 75. your sunday 73 for your high, breeze will be with us, making it feel cooler then that and we have the chance of the scant p.m. shower. so, here's the problem, it is a low pressure system to the south. you can see it there in virginia delivering some rain this was nasty down in north carolina but it has lost its umf and that is a good thing. we will see a peak of sunshine work its way in there but mostly cloudy, and gusty a and you can see 70's in mount pocono. in the poconos we will see 60's. we will talk about more details about the specific events for papal event and we will talk more specifically in the seven day

today is the day when under five square miles of center city and west philadelphia or university city will be off limits to vehicular traffic. so by 10:00 tonight secure perimeters around independence mall, and university city will also take effect. throughout the morning we're going to be monitoring all of the security activity as well as sek lar traffic. live for now, monique braxton. >> another busy day ahead. he will begin at the united nations where he will address the general assembly in spanish and english at 8:30 this morning. then expect the pope to address climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after the speech the pope will visit ground zero, he will pray at one of the pools and take part in a ceremony where family of the victims will attend. his last stop of the day, mass at madison square guard tchblt pontiff will ditch his pope mobile and use a golf cart. prior to his arrival the audience treated to performances from harry connick jr. and jennifer hudson. >> katy zachry was in the big apple. she joins us with what it was like. >> you can probably feel

the portrait will be on exhibit at the national liberty museum on chestnut street in old city philadelphia. "action news" is following every step of the pope's historic u.s. trip. sarah bloomquist will report from new york city today and tomorrow. stay with 6abc especially when the pope arrives on saturday. our team of two dozens anchors and reporter will be at locations across the region bringing you this history-making visit and it's impact on the delaware valley. >> philadelphia police are looking for the gunman who killed a man at overbrook park. it happened at 7:30 on the 7600 block of her wood road. the -- sherwood road. >> police are looking in the quiet residential neighborhoods. >> this is unusual for glth -- something like this to happen around here. >> two people are in critical condition following a motorcycle crash in montgomery county. chopper 6 flew over the scene on the 200 block of 40-foot road. a vehicle and motorcycle collided. the two people on the motorcycle were taken to penn presbyterian hospital with critical condition. >>> new this morning, princeton university has

atlantic city is 59 and 67, clear skies in northeast philadelphia. a nice clear view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. that's the view from cape may this morning, into the lower 80s for the shore with plenty of sunshine. inland, a bit of sunshine and the fog will disappear. but at this hour, it's going nowhe nowhere. coatesville zero visibility. doylestown, two-mile visibility. toms river, one-mile visibility. not an issue for south jersey or delaware this morning. it's in the clear. stand by, the fog will disappear, sunshine will be bright, satellite shows a few high clouds to the south. that's where they'll stay today. the temperatures will be climbing. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast, 88 degrees for camel back. 90 in fleetwood. bethlehem, topping out at 89 degrees this afternoon. morristown, bordentown at 91 and 90 degrees for king of prussia. at the shore, look at that, sunshine, doesn't that look nice. 82 for rehoboth beach and 84 for avalon. smyrna is up to 88 degrees. malvern 90 degrees and 89 for wilmington this afternoon. hotter wea

once he lands, he will head over here to center city, philadelphia. and actually going to be holding mass the at the basilica, saint peter and paul. after that, he is going to be heading over to independence mall. speaking to a crowd of about 50,000 people. a lot of hispanics from this community will be there. and he is going to be talking about issues like religious freedom, and immigration as well. and it is quite interesting, he is actually going to be speaking from the same podium that abraham lincoln spoke from, to deliver the gettysburg address. so you know, people here in philadelphia, people have been converging here from all over the country. and once again, for the world meeting of families. and so a lot of folks here have been watching the coverage from new york. watching the coverage from dc. so there is a lot of anticipation here. as you alluded to earlier, security is very high here in center city, philadelphia. no cars are allowed on many of the streets surrounding the ben franklin parkway. where tomorrow, the pope will hold his final m

we are so honored to have him come to the city of philadelphia. i mean, we live in the city.time thing it's just amazing. >> reporter: nolan, did you get to see pope francis drive by? >> yeah. >> reporter: tell me that. what was that like for you? >> it was really -- i don't know what to say. >> surreal. >> very surreal. >> reporter: how old are you, my friend? >> 10. >> reporter: 10. nolan has this around his neck. he's definitely going to be saving this. this is something that he'll clearly remember for a long ti time. what is it about pope francis that you really like, nolan. what inspires you about the pope? >> that he helps people that are poor. and -- >> reporter: pretty funny, too, he seems like has a great personality. when he was up there he was making a couple of jokes before he left, right? >> um-hmm. yup. >> reporter: tell me tonight what did he say that really struck with you? first of all, did you have a chance to see him drive by in the pope mobile? >> we did. >> reporter: did you expect to actually see him. i was talking to some other folks ukee and jessica th

city. you can see the fog kind of coming into philadelphia. >> you expect it at the coast, don't necessarily expect it in the city. that's what we are seeing going through the morning this morning. things will certainly get better, going about our day today. current temperatures right now, 67 in philadelphia. we've got about 60 degrees atlantic city, whim machining ton about 66. fifty-six in allentown, moment pocono. coming in at 57 degrees. region showing that we're in the 60s all across the northeastern region, right up and down the i59 corridor. so it will be a bit of balmy day today. kick the fog, we will be okay, see sunshine start to work it way in. some clouds as well, though, as we do have little weather tracking ahead of cold front today. while we make it up to 85 degrees today, we see big difference in temperatures as we head into the latter part of the weekends. today down the shore, sunny, beautiful, 84 degrees, nice looking day once we get the fog out of there. it will start to dissipate as the morning goes on. seventy-six your sunday, looking pretty good as well, rip current lo

. >>> in center city, philadelphia, police are investigating a chain reaction crash involving seven cars. three drivers collided and they crashed into four parked cars. one of the cars ended up on the sidewalk. no one was hurt. ♪ ♪ >>> let's head down the shore now for a live look at the beaches in cape may. plenty of people there are enjoying one last day of sun and sand on this unofficial end of the season. we've had beautiful weather all summer and we will certainly cap it off on a high note. meteorologist bill henley is tracking temperatures in the 80s. >> it looks great. bright sunshine and after we saw low clouds and fog to start with inland areas, but completely cleared out. look at the sunshine near boathouse row. already it's up to 80 degrees in philadelphia and as the temperature goes up the humidity goes down and sunshine, that's going to be around for a few days, but the temperatures will go warmer over the next couple of days. 82 in philadelphia, millville, atlantic city and toms river in the 80s and redding is at 81 degrees and right at cape may at 77 degrees and the shore

people have watched pope francis travel down city line avenue in philadelphia just beside st. ely historic moment for the city for catholic, non-catholic, everyone just so, so excited. i can tell you, i even have goosebumps watching this moment unfold. i want to stay out of the camera so you can see what's happening now. live, it is absolutely just excitement is bubbling, people so vehicles excited. he'll make his way to independence mall, of course, another crowd is expected to meet. and there possibly even larger crowd, but, you know, for these folks, some say they've been waiting out here since 10:00 this morning. just hoping to get just one glimpse, just one glimpse of the pope, and as we know that just happened. i got a glimpse, too, so it is very exciting to be a part of this cough -- coverage. very exciting for all every those folks who are from philadelphia. we've been hearing this coming to our town for so very long, i'm a philadelphia native as well, so to have this happen in our city of brotherly love, sisterly affection, just historic moment, again, pope francis, ju

reporting from center city, philadelphia, philadelphia, news 4 new york. >>> before the mass tomorrow, he'll talk to bishops about the family and also go to a correctional facility and then have that mass down here on ben franklin parkway. as ray says, we'll see if a million come. one more thing before we go, the a papal spokesman was asked today if the pope will meet with victims of priest sexual abuse. if it happens, we won't find out until afterwards. there have been some advocates that say the pope hasn't said enough about that on this trip. back to you now in new york. >> all right, david. thank you. we will wait and see there. >>> during a short flight from new york to philadelphia, pope francis had a chance to talk shop with a pilot. during a mid flight cockpit tour, the american airlines pilot joked about autopilot and how it made flying less trouble. well, when the pope asked about landing, he quickly reassured him that that part would be manual. and then there was this special moment on his way to jfk by chopper. the pope made a special request, asking for a detour to view t

not here in the city of philadelphia temperatures in the 50's and 60's to get you started.have rain to the south of us but nothing to look at here in philadelphia. just cloud cover. it is not as cool as yesterday at this time. 66 degrees with the 9-mile an hour breeze out of the east/north east and 50's to the north of us, 60's to the south, 70 in wildwood. high temperature 76 degrees. the it will be breezy around here. 60 degrees tonight. we will have details breaking down weekend forecast, bob kelly, coming up. >> for weeks we have been talking about closures and security checkpoints and it is game time, gang everything is in fully affect. here's a live look at ben franklin parkway which has been closed to vehicle traffic and now secured checkpoint you need to get a met or detector to get between city hall and actual parkway this morning. lets go outside, some other closures this morning, vine expressway, off ramps now are block. the vine itself is opened, mainly though just a short cut from i-95 over to the schuylkill expressway because all of those off ramps bring you u

a huge weekends in the city of philadelphia. fe, enjoy the weekend, and we'll see this weekend. take care. >>> good morning. it is friday, september 25, 015. welcome to "cbs morning news." new york city we will comes pope francis. tens of thousands of are eager to greet the pontiff at stops including the united nations, ground zero and central park. >>> from the air and on the water, we'll give you an inside look at the unprecedented effort to keep the pope safe. >>> and two of the world's most powerful leaders take a late night stroll ahead of tense talks. the u.s. and china face off over cyber security. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> once you enter those famous doors, you became an official new yorker.

in center city philadelphia today people were happy to have umbrellas handy a as they stayed dry when drops started falling there. >>> and there is no relief in sight, here's storm scan three where we have a lot of green, heading our way, and it will be messy out there, no doubt. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm yes, sir contact dean. we will want to get over to meteorologist kate bilo keeping an

city of brotherly love. a shoutout to philadelphia. ow much he put into this city. >> that was an example of telling people that religions can cooperate when we see religious divisions like christians being prosecuted in the middle east and having to flee their homelands and the quaker tradition in philadelphia which opened religions in the very beginning. it's important where he worked with people on different traditions, where he went to the middle east where he brought along a rabbi and muslim cleric showing the possibility of working together. s gestures are very important. >> wondering when you talk about religious freedom where would pope francis draw the line of defining what he meant by that, what did you here, monsignor hagueen that context. >> i think he wants the church to operate freely in the united states. the limitations imposed on the church are difficult for the christians to accept. >> i want to give you a sense before we send things back to the studio. you hear music, the concert has not begun, they are doing mic chec

picture of him and his fiat. >> reporter: often call the peoples pope today on city avenue the the people of philadelphia showed up for him. >> beautiful and my faith has been restored. >> reporter: back out here live you can see that while traffic is closed on city avenue is there heavy law enforcement presence here. i'm told they will be here through 10:00 p.m., possibly later depending on pope francis schedule. if you need get through city avenue and belmont and lancaster plan on alternate routes. it is possible, possible pope francis may again come on city avenue so until he makes his way, safely to the seminary, heavy law enforcement is present here on city avenue. reporting live, rahel solomon cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> rahel, exciting times out there. >> pontiff has no fear, man is certainly in it to win it. there is no doubt about that. our coverage of the pope in philadelphia continues after a very short break. so glad you are with us family we will see new a little bit. >>> welcome back to the ben franklin parkway everyone i'm jessica dean with ukee washington. we are so thrilled to be with yo

philadelphia police. >>> a highly anticipated wawa store is now opened for business in center city philadelphia. the first customers lined up and down the block for the chance to get through doors at 8 o'clock this morning. the philadelphia orchestra and mayor michael nutter helped celebrate the new location at broad and walnut. the store opened two months ahead of schedule just in time for the world meeting of families and the papal visit next weekend. wawa is hoping to serve pope francis a hoagie of his choice. and in his honor, the company has established a special fund to help fight hunger in the philadelphia region. >> all six of wawas center city locations starting with this one today will donate a portion of all proceeds from hoagie sales up to $15,000 to the francis fund as well. >> special fundraiser runs from today through september 28th and by its way this new location is the first wawa to offer indoor seating. if you've ever wanted to be on the game show wheel of fortune here's your chance. the wheel mobile is at the claridge hotel in atlantic city and this special visit is extra sp

being built by the university city science center and developers wexford science and technology. >> the innovators of all types but live, work and play here in west philadelphia. >> reporter: to help make room for development university city high school was taken down with you the developer to help ease some of the concerns from civic associations agreed to build an elementary and middle school here. >> we worked very hard with drexel and groups to make sure that the community needs were met. >> reporter: jim carter is with the enterprise center, a non-profit whose mission toys help cultivate minority businesses. she said wexford has made sure that the local community is part of the new development. >> the first part toys help build the facility. the second opportunity i have had is possibly lease space inside of the retail development and to showcase the services. >> we are trying to to all of the piece that he is make up part of the community and part of what gives everyone a chance to have a job. >> reporter: the cost of the project is upward of a billion dollars. it will be completed in phases with the first two scheduled to be done in a little over two y

philadelphia, too. we just got to go into old city. really any part of philadelphia, it's so historic.t a great place to start this effort, at least now that we're watching this on tv. they see this, it's so important, and instill some great principle this is kids, too. center will be a hub of activity. free admission all day long. i'll be there. we have a number of judges, about a dozen judges from my courthouse that are coming over, speaking to classes, that are coming in -- >> that direct communication then for students. >> absolutely. we'll talk about the judiciary, talk about our role, answer questions thaá the kids have, and let them know that, you know, judges are people, too. they're part of the community. they are one of the three branches. >> that's right, for people at home, three of them. >> it will be an educational moment for sure. >> the civics renewal network, which is run really by the annenberg public policy center, a conglomeration of entities across the country who do civics website, they have a preamble challenge and they're encouraging classes to read the preamble

both of those shots, by the way, a look at center city philadelphia.ut again, it is a little foggy out there. so keep that in mind when you head out the door. good morning. welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. if you have off from work or school, good for you, if you don't here is the good news. crews have been working to make sure that most of the roads are back open. let's get a check with nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >>> i have a few updates. heading out in philadelphia today a lot of questions. will all of these majors be back open? the answer is yes. the schuylkill expressway is open, city avenue open, 95 is open, and was open all weekend but we had several exits closed. the only one blocked is around callowhill. the ben franklin bridge is open and all of the jersey roads leading up to that are open as well. the vine street expressway i

it was an amazing day not only for these people were you the amazing day for the city of philadelphiaiving to our city, talking at independence mall, coming here to the parkway and seeing all kinds of people. when pope francis' popemobile went right by us immediately the tears starting coming down people's faces, tears of joy of just seeing him. most of the people we spoke with, most of the people in the back of the parkway never got a chance to see him up on stage but just that few seconds of him passing by was worth every single second as the day now continues and the people start making their way back home, this is just halfway. we have another day tomorrow and most of the people you see here tonight will be back tomorrow for the papal mass, guys. >> you know they will and, chris, my guess is they'll get a couple hours sleep and then try and get out here early so they can place themselves in strategic locations. >> reporter: exactly. >> at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul just a gorgeous building, people lined up very, very early to catch a glimpse of the pope. they

to move their cars. >>> and as more and more security measures kick in across the city businesses throughout philadelphia are making last minute preparations for pilgrims who are flocking to the area. "eyewitness news" reporter greg arg u.s. is live in center city with that part of our coverage. greg? >> reporter: jessica, good evening. every single night we see the city of philadelphia transform just little bit more in fact we're win the secure perimeter and 9-foot security fences have gone up all throughout the area. tonight we spoke with business owners on both sides of the secure perimeter about what they're doing right now to prepare for the crowds. isaia rivers started working at the corner deli on spring garden in 22nd street two weeks ago. essentially all he's done is stock the shop's food and drink supply for the crowds since the store is within the secure perimeter. >> between beer and water, those the top two. >> three more days. >> starting tomorrow the owner says deliveries will be tough. but he's ready. >> i'm going to try my best to serve all the people from out of town. >> reporter: norma