now her family has hope and david spunt has the story. >>reporter: it's one of those moment that's hard not to watch overand over again. one-year-old gee was quickly hoisted in the air and kissed by pope francis on the head on his way to independence hall. >> i held her over the fence as far as i can do. that's when the secret service whoever was guarding the pope grabbed her came over and blessed her. >> that's where little girl had a rare inoperable brain tumor and surgery is not an option. >> the doctors basically came in and said go home you have days to weeks. maybe months with your daughter. >> they said there would be no way she would see her first birthday. >> she turned a-year-old september 17th. she was named for saint. >> >>, on stage at the festival of families and met little. >> ianna this week. i had a dream she was walking up upstairs and at the top of the stairs was the pope and the saint's daughter and i had the dream and i keep dreaming it. >> the family waited with a friend from the fbi in front of the federal building,

we will check live with our david spunt outside the cathedral in just a few moments. >>> now a live look from the new york city, helicopter pad that is where the pope's helicopter just arrived a short time ago, he will meet with cardinal dolan and head to st. patrick's cathedral again, just ahead, of that evening prayer services in just about 45 minutes or so. now pope started the day in the nation's capitol where he became the first pontiff ever to address congress, spurring applause from both sides of the aisle. it seemed so surreal it brought some politician toss tears. good evening, i'm natasha brown. pope francis received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him in washington this morning. thousands gathered outside of capitol hill this morning as the holy father gave his historic speech. he called on lawmakers to address a long list of challenging ranging from climate change to the death penalty. on immigration francis called for greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. for a better life. >> we must not be taken back by the numbers, but rather view them as persons, s

we will go out live to "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt live in new york right now, david? >> reporter: jessica and pat a full schedule for pope francis all week that schedule will continue in the weekend. he is getting ready to celebrate mass with 20,000 at madison square garden but it seems the event he enjoyed the most was greeting catholic school children in harlem pope francis was all smiles as he made his way down the line to greet students at our lady queen of angels elementary school in harlem. he posed for pictures before walking inn side. earlier in the day the pope paid tribute to the victims listed at 9/11 memorial in lower manhattan. following the tribute he joined other religious leaders for an inter faith service encouraging a message of peace. >> the pope talk about the attack on america and resilience of the victim families. >> the family members in the face of pain leaves them speechless but that screams to heaven. >> reporter: his words rest mated with those who witnessed the september 11th attacks in lower manhattan. >> it was so real living here, and, y

the reporting live, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> big crowd there, david, thanks very much. >>> don't pope francis visit to washington d.c. today's dressed a joint meeting of congress, thousands on have people gathered on you the side the capitol as the pope delivered his historic address. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones a has more from washington. >> reporter: in his speech to congress today the pope did not shy way from hot button issues ranging from immigration, to the death penalty. pope francis received a standing ovation as law maker welcomed him to the heart of the u.s. government. the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress and he frequently referenced the legacy of martin luther king junior. >> i am happy that in america continues to be for many the land of dreams. >> reporter: his speech focusond topics familiar to lawmakers including climate exchange and religious stream ism. >> required to combat violence perpretrated in the name of a religion. >> reporter: on immigration francis called for greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. l

look for life reports from our david spunt starting tomorrow.will be with the pope in new york city of course we'll bring you live coverage of every event during the pope's stay in philadelphia this weekend. >>> guests will be permitted to use umbrellas and rain gear during the papal events but kate we're hoping no one has to use that stuff. >> let's hope not, jessica although we do still have chance for rain especially on sunday and it's all thanks to this pesky little storm system centered off the coast of the carolinas right now most of the heavy rain is offshore but this is going to lift north and coming up i'll show you two different scenarios that could play out this weekend. i'll let you know what to expect for the rest of the papal visit with the seven day forecast. ukee? >> also tonight a man police say was armed with a gun is shot and killed. see the video one man says shows the shooting. how much more can eagles nation take? one of the team's star players has to leave practice early. sports director don bell has the details. also this

that is david spunt, david? >> reporter: ukee, considering what happened we're told this officer is going to be okay. we don't necessity his name yet, but they say he is a five-year veteran just finishing out his week. heading back to headquarters at a time when this happen. he ironically investigates accidents lake this but he is now part of this accident. he has been here for last several hours. he haded a cat scan. authorities say that cat scan looked good. i had a chance to speak with the mayor john linder in chester who said he is frustrate that had somebody would hit an officer basically leave them for dead and then just take off. take a listen to the mayor. >> anytime, anyone, hits somebody, has an accident and they leave the scene that is very frustrating because it will take a lot have work for to us find out who did it but we will find out. >> reporter: good news this officer is awake, he is alert, he knows exactly what happened, we are told he is visiting with family and should be released later today

. >> that's where our david spunt reports from right now, he's life. david, good evening. >> reporter: ukee, jessica, good evening, it is an exciting time here in new york city on fifth avenue. pope francis is inside right now celebrating an evening service in the catholic faith. he's inside with about 2500 people, they've been specially selected. now we have a live picture inside, there is some singing, some chanting going on, pope francis will actually deliver a homily in a few minutes. now we want to go to some video taken just a moment ago, of him in the pope mobile, coming down fifth avenue, new york, there were throngs of people, thousands of excited people waiving to pope francis, a pope who is 78 years old, and this guy just does not seem to run out of energy. he loves to meet people. he loves to do these things. pope francis then got out, went inside to st. patrick cathedral, which i have to say, was just renovated for $177 million, and that, after tonight's homily, is going to rest, early morning tomorrow, at the united nations. we're live in

we begin our coverage with david spunt who is live in new york city. david? >> reporter: jessica, i hope pope francis is saving some of that energy he has had a busy week. new york the past two days was no exception. to night though a big highlight for many, a mass that pope francis celebrated with the public at madison square garden in front of 20,000. >> pope francis asked thousands of worshipers at madison square garden to remember immigrant, the poor and homeless in new york city. the pope's theme living in big city is not always easy. >> big cities are a reminder of the hidden richness present in our world with the diversity of cultures, traditions and historical experiences. >> reporter: on his way to mass he paraded through central park in the pope mobile in front of about 80,000 people. >> they just kept screaming pa papa, papa, papa. >> a once in a lifetime thing. i don't know what to say. i have goose bumps. >> reporter: the pope add dreft the general assembly at the united nations and met with 9/11 victims family members. the moment that made him l

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is at the convention center right now. vid, for one family and i remember it so well it's a journey months in the making. >> reporter: ukee, it's quite a trip. i'll get to that in a second this place was packed just a few hours ago. thousands from around the world but i met that one familiarly from bun notice heiress argentina who started their journey in a van if you can believe it six months ago. out of thousands of attend the world meeting of families noel, her husband and their four kids stan out. not because they share a home city with pope francis but because they started their trip to philadelphia in this 1980 volkswagen van back in march. >> we're so grateful for being here and so happy for being able to make it so far. >> reporter: she and her husband alfredo quit their jobs, drained their savings and traveled through south america into mexico before reaching the united states about three week ago. we caught them catching the train after a long day at the world meeting of families. the family began following the te

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live along the ben franklin parkway where things continue to take shape before pope francis' have it. david? >> reporter: jessica things are continuously picking up. that construction that s really changing day by day. you don't see much going on tonight now but that will change as the energy really continues to pick up with each new day. the dome on top of the cathedral basilica lit up monday night with literally moving artwork. to celebrate this historic week in philadelphia. >> people are working together, celebrating together, coming together. it's exciting here. >> reporter: meg is the artist behind it all. her message is to highlight the struggle faced by the world's poor. she also behind this grotto with the same message found on the side of the basilica. she'll project her artwork from dusk until 12:30 in the morning every night until sunday. pope francis will celebrate mass with more than thousand in the basilica saturday morning. >> it's basically some fantasy just basic al prayer of the city on the dome and we're super pysched to hav

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt smoke witness victims live at police headquarters with that andome very good, very clear surveillance video yo, david. >> reporter: jess cash it really is. i've seen a lot of surveillance video over the years but i have physical you the clarity in this video sets it apart from other surveillance video hopefully making it ease your for detectives. detectives hope that you can recognize the man in this video so they can get this guy behind bars as soon as possible. the man in this surveillance video on dupont street in manayunk didn'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. >> reporter: manayunk resident brian taylor lives in the home with his wife. and noticed something was wrong when they only spotted one package on the doorstep last thursday. >> we look at the tracking and it said that it was delivered 11:35. >> reporter: taylor insists this guy messed with the wrong house. because these

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has new details on what's being done outside the city. vid? >> reporter: jessica, we have talked a lot about the effect this papal visit will have on the city, but people in the suburbs are affected, too, we learned more about this tonight. according to the secret service people aren't going to be able to just drive in and out of the city as they please. that means suburban train stations are expected to be packed. as the train pulled into the norristown transportation center wednesday night, those who live nearby are ready for big crowds in two weeks when pope francis comes to town. >> this is a great thing. we're the county seat. norristown. >> reporter: hank is a big pope francis fan. 91-year-old won't make the trip to philadelphia but decided to welcome the pope in his own way from his front porch g his name is francis and my name is francis. i was chris tendon francis. >> reporter: sure the pope won't be anywhere near norristown. but the norristown transportation center is a major player when it comes to funnel link tens of thousands

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live outside the camden county animal shelter in blackwood with more. david, we hear the dogs. >> reporter: jessica, since it started raining we stepped inside. dogs are excited with the live tv cameras but reason freeholders decided to hold this event at camden county animal shelter is because they want to make sure that the animals here at the shelter go directly to the pet stores and now they say they have legislation to stop puppy mills and make this actually happen. in just days camden county freeholders hope to inact norman's law a way to prevent pet stores in the county from selling animals that come from puppy mills. >> in camden county, there will be no commercial sale of dogs or cats that come from these atrocious, atrocious facilities. >> reporter: camden county freeholder jeff nash introduced the legislation after his dog named norman, animal activist call it the puppy mill breeder system and they claim local pet stores use it all the time. joining nash, nancy as a who insists that her dog had severe medical problems because she ca

reporting in west philadelphia, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". and as david mentioned in separate case three decomposing bodies were found in a garage in strawberry mansion last week that. garage is on west haggard street. police say that garage is owned by a nearby funeral home the investigation continues. >>> suspect wanted in the deadly hit-and-run of two-year-old boy surrenders to philadelphia police tonight. police say 22-year-old miguel cologne was behind the wheel of a white infinity that hit 19-year-old josephine rivera and her two-year-old son david in april at mascher and lehigh in kensington. the boy was killed. she was hospitalized and later released. >> a officials file vehicular hmm side and dui charges against a man who place say hit and killed a an off duty police officer fled the scene. louie vogwell got out of the his car after hitting officer pool and got backup side and sped away. he was apprehended less than mile away and neighbors are stunned by what happened. >> he hit the guy and got back in his car and took off. that's di

reporting in new york, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> before head to go new york pope francise history in our nation's capitol he became the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. he received a standing ovation on capitol hill. did he not shy away from hot button issues. he called on a blown of the death penalty and defended the sanctity of life on immigration francis called for greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. looking for a better life. >> we must not be taken a back by the numbers but rather view them as persons seeing their faces and listening to their stories. >> reporter: after his speech pope francis finish his day in washington greeting parishioners at a local church. he also met with the homeless and charity workers. >>> meanwhile, here in philadelphia, preparations for the pope's visit are being finalized with major security measures in place the excitement is building. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco takes look at all the action happening in center city. >> reporter: a night before the eve of the pope's arrival and hundreds floc

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has more on how the victims are being remembered. >> reporter: police detectives are still trying to find out exactly how fast this cab driver was going. according to detectives, the speed limb behind me is 25 miles an hour. but witnesses told detectives the cab was going much faster. after a night of celebrating the end of summer at the made in america concert on the parkway, 25-year-old amanda and brian, were both hit and killed on broad street near arch street around 4:30 in the morning. >> they were crossing the street. the cab was traveling northbound on broad street. >> body was from baltimore a man today grew up and still lived in phoenixville. >> it was very very tragic to get that text this morning to find out we lost somebody from our family ymca very very difficult. >> wood is her former boss at the wmca in phoenixville. she's also a family friend. >> not only did she, dark amanda work for her but her two sisters and mom walk in our child watch center. >> there were no passengers inside the rosemont cab much the driver with the cab com

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is on the temple campus with what we know thus far night. vid? >> reporter: ukee, this female student was just leaving the library after studying on a sunday night. she was on her way home. investigators right now are trying to locate this suspect as she recovers. the streets of temple university's campus were quite for the most part tuesday night as students remained on high alert after learning one of their own was sexually assaulted and robbed near these dumpsters on carlisle street. >> it makes you nervous especially because it's so close to home. >> reporter: temple student he will liza nears the sight attack and toll us she woke up to a text from temple university explaining what happened. >> they're pretty good about telling us what's going on and making sure we're safe. >> reporter: special victims detectives spent most of the morning crouching, climbing and opening doors to find any hint of evidence. >> my daughter stayed here as well. she lived at temple so i practice what i preach. i always feel if it was safe enough for my daughte

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has that story. >> reporter: flies up is thing as time travel but if you sit down with montgomery county native christian carolo you will get darn close. >> you can really kind of imagine what my grandparents were experience nothing that time. >> reporter: photography runs deep in his family, his grandparents traveled across america and left proof from trips in the 70's, 80's and 90's. a few years ago he decided to travel to the exact same spot, and i do mean exact. >> go to those exact same placees where they were and kind of think about maybe what they experienced whether he this were there. it is crazy. >> reporter: he has taken hundreds of photographers that match perfectly. how did he do it? with help from his grandmother's handwriting, initial journaled. >> my grandmother was so details, mess of them i would not be able to find. >> reporter: it wasn't only buildings he found in the same spot. he took this photo from fisherman wharf in san francisco 40 years later. if you recognize this picture, it is same employee from 1979. >> i showed ph

david spunt, jessica and ukee we'll zen it back to you on this great night. >> david, thank you veryat stories. fortunately the weather didn't become a major story today. >> it was nice today. the sun peek out from the clouds couple of times. i'd say we were pretty lucky. very lucky indeed. >> let's get to kate with more on the weather. >> not too hot, not too cool certainly through the daylight hours once the sun went down still with that cool breeze from the northeast it felt chilly still we're 28 floors up high above the parkway and you can really feel the breeze right now definitely a night you want to grab a jacket, a sweater maybe even a scarf. there's certainly certainly hint of fall in the air but definitely better than sweltering 90-degree heat while waiting in line through security checkpoint or staning on the parkway wait greet the pope. our coastal storm we've been talking about looked very threatening yesterday. now you can see that storm pretty much fallen a part. a big dome of high pressure has really come on in and it's just shouldered that storm outweigh. like the po

"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 brian taylor lives in the home with his wife, and noticed something was wrong when they only spotted one package on the doorstep last thursday. >> we looked at the tracking, and it said that it was delivered 11:35. >> taylor insists this guy messed with the wrong house. because these cameras happen to be some of the best on the market. >> i bought probably the best quality camera you could buy. fortunately, it paid off. >> when the thief opened the box, he didn't find expensive electronics, but two designer dresses. brian's wife was supposed to wear for a wedding over the weekends. >> my wife was very concerned, not to mention the fact she had to find another dress for this event. >> k

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt spoke with the funeral director, and neighbors. >> detective wasted no time getting to the bottom after complaint. lodged against hawkins funeral services in west philadelphia, within minutes, detectives discovered three bodies, one, was in a coffin. the other two, decomposing. >> looks like clearly using a building, that he's not supposed to be using. >> that director blair hawkins, his name on the front of the place, and while he is licensed to be a funeral director, police say the building is not. we tracked hawkins down on his way to meet with police. >> and i'm responsible for the bodies that are being taken care of in there. >> but hawkins insisted several times, police have it all wrong. >> there is a miss understanding. one of the bodies we picked up from the home. and apparently the doctor didn't sign, so it is going back to the medical examiner. >> philadelphia police say, there is much more to the story, "eyewitness news" learned, two bodies were not embalmed, and started de decomposing several days ago. detective also say the temperature w

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

david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> wonderful story.till ahead at 11:00 o'clock, pontiff had very busy weekend as you know in philadelphia. he had to eat well to keep up his energy. we have an exclusive back stage pass with the man who prepared food for the holy father. the snacks the pope quested coming up in about eight minute. >> the rain held off for the papal visit but now it's head our way. meteorologist kate bilo is tracking the timing of the wet weather plus possible tropical trouble. kate? >> that's right, jessica. we have two threats for heavy rain this week. the first one comes tomorrow night. the second one comes on saturday as result our next tropical system which i'll physical you about in just a few minutes i now storm scan3 showing what's happening at the moment. mainly cloudy conditions but the showers that popped up a bit ago have really kind of fizzled out. not a whole lot of wet weather on the map right now. a lot of players older field so to speak. we take look at storm scan3 a front right about here cutting through

david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> oh, incredible story. now, for many people seeing pope francis in philadelphia just was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. social media has been flooded with pictures and post was historic day. for example right here, we have pope smiled at us in philadelphia, hope he'll bless our marriage in rome. we see them in their wedding dress and the tux, too. moving along here, such amazing experience, i was brought it tears, so grateful to have had this opportunity. everyone posting these trick photos, wonderful message. god speed pope francisment thank you for this weekend. my heart is so full saws lauren. >> also this one is terrific. we love this one here at "eyewitness news", he can it out, pope francis is down with cbs-3 not photo shop just eagle-eyed perfectly timed photo. well done, philly news guy. also with my heart fell thanks, may the love of christ always guide the american people. this is from pope francis himself. tweeted this out earlier this morning. hashtag god bless america. so just a beautiful wee

david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> i'll bet he is. wow.ne direction member harry stiles is okay after last nigh night's sold out show at the linc much the action of one fan that has lot of people talking. >> this video was posted on twitter and it shows stiles being showered by bottles and cans on stage. but then one hits him right in the face. and several fans caught that moment camera. dozens of them were outraged. the fan had through the can apologized on social media and stiles mother tweeted there was no harm done but she did call for an end to throwing thing on stage. >> that could have been much worse. >> did you see his head jar ba back. >> yeah. second gotten blood from that. >> no doubt about that. he's okay. justin joining us now with look at the fifth heat wave of the summer g that's right. time is running out unofficial end of summer season this weekend. all important labor day foreca forecast. i have good news pretty dry and if you don't like the heat just wait another day or so. we'll start to change things up a little bit i

david spunt, jessica and ukee we'll zen it back to you on this great night. >> david, thank you veryat stories. fortunately the weather didn't become a major story today. >> it was nice today. the sun peek out from the clouds couple of times. i'd say we were pretty lucky. very lucky indeed. >> let's get to kate with more on the weather. >> not too hot, not too cool certainly through the daylight hours once the sun went down still with that cool breeze from the northeast it felt chilly still we're 28 floors up high above the parkway and you can really feel the breeze right now definitely a night you want to grab a jacket, a sweater maybe even a scarf. there's certainly certainly hint of fall in the air but definitely better than sweltering 90-degree heat while waiting in line through security checkpoint or staning on the parkway wait greet the pope. our coastal storm we've been talking about looked very threatening yesterday. now you can see that storm pretty much fallen a part. a big dome of high pressure has really come on in and it's just shouldered that storm outweigh. like the po

david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> boy did you feel that? that was beautiful. . >> we saw that scene repeated over and over this weekend. if we learned or saw anything, pope francis really enjoys the element of surprise. >> know doubt about that. when we come back, we'll hear from thrilled students in just a bit. >> local entrepreneurs look to cash in on this historic weekend. we'll . >>> back now on "eyewitness news" on your sunday night. crews working hard to clean up the ben franklin parkway. holy father is en route to rome after an historic visit to philadelphia. pope francis made an unexpected stop to mass on the parkway. >> showed up at st. joe's university much to the delight of students and officials who happened to be in the area. students chanting. also surrounded the holy father as they except accepted a jersey from the school's president. then blessed a statue there recently put on display. we talked to students and staff who have been waiting several hours hoping that what was rumors of the pope of rival turned out to be true. >

. >> let's hitchhike with david spunt. >> david how does it look from your vantage point. >> reporterwell i told you a few minutes ago you never know who you will meet. i have a special guest sister constance with little sisters of the floor in washington, d.c. and when pope francis came to d.c. he surprised her came to her home for the elderly actually she had a chance to meet him and talk with him. tell me what that was like sister. >> it was wonderful. it was big surprise. we found out earlier in the day and then he came to see us after mass. it was very informal and he went around and took each sister's hands, there were about 40 of us and talked to us, whatever we wanted to say to him we had a chance to speak to him and then he gave us a little pep talk about our mission with the elderly and how important it is in today's society. >> reporter: you told me a funny story. she told me that there is a 102-year-old sister from colombia and the pope asked what to that sister. >> he asked her if she preferred wine or coffee and she said colombian coffee and i don't speak spanish so i do

live team coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt who is live with new information about how the officer is doing right now, david? >> reporter: jessica, the good news is we're told that overs will be okay. he had had a cat scan ban hour ago. we're told he is talking, he ace leather but authorities still trying to find out who that person is they are asking that officer if he remembers anything, if he was able to get any type of a description on anything. the obviously that will be hard to do i had a chance to speak with chester mayor john linder who tells me he is very frustrated and upset that somebody would hit an officer on a motorcycle and then leave the scene. this is kind of the thing that he does not want to see in chester. this video right here though is of the scene. as steve paterson mentioned we are told that officer went 30 feet from his motorcycle. things could have been worse. he was rush to chester crozer medical center where he was taken for a cat scan, leather, with his family. we're not sure when he will be released but here is sound from the mayo

lawmakers faced a crucial vote on the controversial issue and "eyewitness news" reporter david spuntorter: norman's slaw officially on the books in camden county. and that means when you go to a pet store in that cun tee expect to see animals only from shelt shelters or breeders. >> it makes sense morally, ethically, financially it just makes sense. >> reporter: melissa joined dozens of animal rights act roy toy visits to watch camden county freeholders pass norman's law. pet stores can no longer accept and sell cats or dogs from breeding mills. >> this is probably the best piece of alleges laying that i have seen yet in the 15 years i've been involved. >> reporter: steven wear and his wife judy are breeders and they say they constantly face a certain stigma. >> breeders have been labeled as the bad guys. >> reporter: but they insist their hobby breeders haven't nothing to do with mass produced breeding mills. >> i've had people tell me it's easier to adopt a child than it is to get one of my puppies. you normally are going to sign a contract. you'll enter into a contract with that b

our david spunt is right here with the people getting ready for the exciting evening. david?> reporter: hi jessica and ukee, it is fun when you stand out here for a long time. you meet people and get to know people from all around the country and world. i met a very enthusiastic woman who cannot wait to hear from pope francis. she comes present st. francis of assisi catholic church in dallas, texas. her name is dep i shedderrard. shepherd one is plane pope francis flew on, the names feds have given it. tell us about tonight. this is clearly an emotional moment for you. you were telling me, you didn't think you would be able to get this close to pope francis and he will be motorcading, parading just a few feet from you. >> that is right, my hearties starting to beat already. we have got our family here. we're excited to be in the presence of such a holy man and good example for the world. >> reporter: what was it like to watch his immigration speech at independent mall, i don't know if you speak spanish but there were some translations just about him tackling that issue. >> it

let guess to david spunt live on the park are way with more on. that will david?re -- >> people excited on the parkway, pope francis will be making his way down the parkway. at about a 30:00, parading right by where i am standing right now, i want to tell you there are a lot of people out here do not expect the pope to actually be as close to them as they thought. so wait to introduce you right now to gary, >> kids are real pumped. >> gary, thank you very much. all right, that's gary, we send it back to you, ukee and jessica. >> all right, david, thank you so much. you're looking live right now, rahel solomon, and on the move, he is headed toward center city right now. >> ukee, good afternoon, yes. it looks like he's making his way down city avenue, right now, at 54th street. first glim p of the motorcade, it is absolutely electric out here, may have heard some of the folks who have been waiting screaming, just so excited to get glimpse of pope francis, the pope of the people. it looks like he'll be making his way down city line avenue. i'm told city from belmont

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt, has the story of how a devastating accident sent local mothermission to bring awareness. >> i'm fine. but sometimes it doesn't stay. >> relationship between doctors, and three year old wilson, is a special one. to put it plainly, she saved his life. back in may, a family member was mowing the lawn on an industrial sized tractor, when ran out from behind the bushes and was run over. >> in my wildest dreams,. >> i didn't feel i would run into a man caring his child covered in blood. >> phoenixville hospital, and operated on callen, minute after he arrived. he was almost cut completely in half. doctor was able to help him, thanks to ipad, and technology called telle medicine. >> secure way of obtaining expertise at a moment's notice. >> about hour later, was in a helicopter on his way to dupont in wilmington where he underwent nine hour surgery. he continues to come back to wilmington for therapy with his mom, alicia. she still thinks about that day tal end was run over. >> my first reaction was i thought he was dead. >> tells "eyewitness news", he

we're live in center city david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david septa is making it easier to get into center city for the papal visit doubling the number of stations that will be available on the 26th 27th along the market frankford line and broad street line. rider which is use tokens and weekly or monthly transit passes. septa is also now offering a $10 papal pass for three day travel on the two lines much in the meantime right before he comes to philadelphia pope francis makes big changes to the catholic marriage annulment process. the pope ordered the stream lining of a null manies to make it faster, easier and less expensive. among the changes, can you believes will now need only one judgment not two from a church tribunal. experts say it's the most sweeping change in centuries. >>> we have more on this latest development plus your guide to the papal visit and the world meeting of families all there for you on our website cbsphilly.com/papal visit. >>> the sixth heat wave of the season is interrupting class time. hamilton township school district all schools will be dism

our david spunt is in new york with the pope. i'll have live report throughout the day.ive coverage throughout the weekends, when the pope arrives in philadelphia. you can watch all of this live on tv, and also, streaming at cbsphilly.com. >> all right, it is 39:00 right now. still ahead the sneaker you never have to throw away. find out thousand recycles itself. >> all right, also, some priceless photos with the pope. see how the holy father is reaching out to people and leaving quite an impression. jan? >> reporter: and i'm coming to you live this morning from st. joe's prep in north philadelphia where 350 student from across the country including houston, san francisco, detroit, milwaukee and more are here in philadelphia to welcome pope francis to the area, and see him during the festival of families and the entire weekend, coming up we'll talk live to couple of students about all of the excitement. >> oh, yes, the city of philadelphia, going to be feeling very much like a church this weekend. just beautiful shot from the ben franklin parkway here, where thousands, p

we're live tonight in up land, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, david, thank you.lso in chester, a child pornography raid turns deadly. agents were serving a warrant in the 600 block of highland avenue early this morning. authorities say when they entered the home a man pulled a gun on them and shots were fired. the man was killed. three other suspects were taken into custody. >>> major changes in the weather are ahead for the weekend including the chance of some rain meteorologist kate bilo is the sky deck and kate, what do you think? wash out potential fort weekend. >> not a wash out ukee. tomorrow afternoon showers and storms will roll through and some of those storms could get a little gusty at times so especially for your saturday afternoon and evening, if you have outdoor plans, it's a big season for birthday parties, weddings things like that outdoors. definitely keep an eye on the sky tomorrow as these showers move through. you can see on storm scan3 tracking showers of showers moving from michigan to toronto all the way down into tennessee right now. those

david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> remarkable story. remarkable little boy. vid, thank so much. gloucester county high school on alert after one student has a confirm case of whooping cough. parents were notified by text today about the student at clear view regional high school in mullica hill. another student is also suspected of having the disease. school officials say they are sanitizing the school we as well as buses it's school remains open at this time. >>> it's shuttered showboat casino in atlantic city has new owner for the second time in less than year. tower invest elements pay stockton university about $22 million for the property. philadelphia developer bart black steen is ceo of tower invest manies. stockton bought the showboat in december for 18 million with plans to turn into sat lied campus. but conflicting legal restrictions on how the property can be used sung that deal. >>> the last week of summer is upon us and kate is keeping an eye on much cooler weather. kate. >> that's right. the last weekend of summer and it is going to feel pretty su