we're live here along the parkway, eva pilgrim, channel6 "action news." >> eva, thank you for that. >er warning for drivers. tow trucks will begin towing cars and trucks from designated emergency routes in philadelphia at 9:00 this morning. the move is ahead of the pope's visit. 6abc.com has a list of together enforcement zones and where to park. get a placard from the parking authority to protect your vehicle. >> stay with 6abc today, tomorrow and through the weekend for complete and live coverage of the papal visit. we'll be streaming the papal action including his events in philadelphia on 6abc.com. >> and we've also got all this information compiled for you on the web site, 6abc.com. there you'll also be able to find detailed maps and a time line, again, a constant resource for you, 6abc.com/pope. >>> and now on to a developing story. three nooses were found hanging on the university of delaware campus. ropes and bent wire hangers were found hanging from a tree outside mitchell hall. the university is calling the action a hate crime. delaware's interim president plans to hold a ca

one of those young people is eva tologet. eva lives in a village in taz tansania. she wrote wrote me a letter. i get 10 letters a day. mostly from the united states but sometimes international. i get 40,000 a day, but i read 10. avera eva told me about her parents, farmers who struggle to provide for seven children. this young 15-year-old girl the age of my daughters. she dreams of going to college but with little food to eat, she explained how it's hard for her sometimes to concentrate in school. she explained her house doesn't have electricity so it's hard for her to study at night. it's not because her father doesn't have ambitions for her. her father works incredibly hard in the fields to pay for her education. they need a little bit help. i won't let him down, she said. i will do whatever it takes, she said in her letter. knowing we would be gathered in this summit to help lift up families like hers, she asked me a question that could be asked of all of our nations: what will you commit to doing? what will you do? there are billions of bodies and girls like ev

good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, tam.grims from all over the world are here in philadelphia for the world meeting of families. day two kicks off today. this spiritual event start ted last night with a mass. more than 17,000 pilgrims gathered at the convention center. they are from over a hundred countries around the world and many of them are enjoying all that the city of brotherly love has to offer. >> ♪ >> it's beautiful city, beautiful people. nice to be here. >> it's really great. the people are so warm and they welcomed us with their smiles. >> we went to the basilica today. it's beautiful. what a wonderful event. we're so happy to be here. >> reporter: of course the highlight of this event for many of these pilgrims will be when the pope arrives in town on saturday. the stage is taking shape in front of independence hall. pope francis will deliver a speech that on immigration and freedom on saturday. back out here live on the parkway it remains closed to traffic as crews continue to prepare for the festival of famil

we're live here along the parkway, eva pilgrim, channel6 "action news." >> thank you, eva. >>> septaas updated its plans to accommodate the influx of passengers this weekend. up to 2,000 workers will work on crowd control. they'll funnel people into lines to keep platforms from becoming too congested. the last time septa dealt with such high demand was the 2008 phillies world series victory parade. >> "action news" will have coverage. jim gardner will lead our team of more than two dozen anchors and reporters who will be at locations across the region bringing us this history making visit and the impact on the delaware valley. >> 5:37. new this morning, three nooses were found hanging on the campus of the university of delaware and campus police are trying to figure out who left them there. rope and bender wire hangers were discovered hanging from a tree outside of mitchell hall. a peaceful black lives matter demonstration happened in that spot the night before. the university is calling the action a hate crime. it appears the school does not have surveillance cameras in area. delawa

eva. >> reporter: matt, talk about a frightening way to wake up.in his bed when two robbers woke him up with two guns in his face. now, police say the two guys in masks broke into this house on the 1300 block of sellers street through a side alley. investigators tell us the robbers went as far as to unscrew the motion sensor light before breaking the glass on a door and getting in. once inside, a 51-year-old man telling police he was asleep when the two woke him up, tide his hands behind his back with electrical cords and gagged him with a button down shirt. also home at the time his 52-year-old wife and 10-year-old grandson. >> the wife and the 10-year-old grandson were in another bedroom and they were hiding under the bed. they don't know whether or not the perpetrators knew they were in the house. but the perpetrators never touched the grandmother or the 10-year-old son. >> reporter: now, the robbers took about $200, a big screen tv, a play station before ransacking the home and leaving. police tell us that there are actually a lot of cameras he

in the frankford section, eva pilgrim channel6 "action news." >> thank you eva. >>> also breaking overnight a 47-year-old death row inmate became the first woman in georgia to be executed in 70 years. >> ordered execution of kelly renee gissendaner was carried out in accordance with state law. >> kelly gissendaner was put to death despite a plea from the woman's three children and pope francis. she was convicted in the 1997 murder of her husband which she convinced her lover to carry out. moments before her execution, gissendaner apologized saying she loved her children and wanted them to know she went out singing amazing grace. >> happening today, jury deliberations resume in the trial of a former new jersey police officer accused of murder. james stuart is charged in the death of his friend david compton. defense lawyers argue the 2013 shooting was an accident. stuart was off duty at the time. prosecutors say the former deptford officer acted recklessly. >>> a memorial service will be held in central jersey today for the high school football player who died after last week's game. a medic

i'm eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you eva, our coverage of the upcoming papal visit continues at 6abc.com/pope, we have a closer look at the highway and bridge closures while the pontiff is in town and get an early look at how the ben franklin parkway is being transformed to welcome pope francis. >>> dozens of city workers were senhome after a bed bug was found inside of city hall. it was found in the 311 call center, they are handling citizens concerns for the papal visit, exterminators were called in so the office could hope tomorrow. 311 staff used email and social media to provide services. >>> attorney general, kathleen kane is back in the headlines, montgomery county detectives issued a new search warrant in harrisburg, they have not said what they are looking for, kane is charged with perjury and obstruction. >>> a 42-year-old philadelphia woman is accused of killing her husband, philadelphia police found a 46-year-old man stabbed to death this morning at a home on the 1900 block in frankford. the man's wife was taken into custody a short time later and detect

thank you eva. >>> another warning for drivers.cks will be out clearing cars and trucks from designated emergency routes in philadelphia at 9:00 this morning. the move is ahead of the pope's visit. 6abc.com has a list of together enforcement zones and some ideas on where to park. get a placard from the parking authority to make sure that you protect your vehicle. >> stay with 6abc today, tomorrow through the weekend, make it just forever for complete and live coverage of the papal visit. we'll be seeming the papal action including all his events in philadelphia on 6abc.com. >> again we have all of this information compiled for you there on the web site, 6abc.com. again we've post he eddie tailed maps, what is where and a time line what is going on when. again, 6abc.com/pope. >> i'm looking at the how, too, yeah. >> it's fall now. >> it is. i'm looking forward to that concert they're going have. mark wahlberg. >> andrea bocceli he. >> jim gaff gaffigan is going te there. he's funny. he's catholic. [laughter] >> we are dry this morni

we are joined live now from eva pilgram. >> reporter: sara frightening moments for a family after three men came down this alley right here and broke into their home in the middle of the night, this noon police are trying to find the employee three. >> broken grass on the cellar treat this morning. >> i heard a voice, and where is he [ bleep ]. >> allison was woken from her sleep, she heard three men break into her home. >> i heard the commotion and didn't get out of hi room. >> two of the robbers woke up her husband by putting two guns to his head and tied his hands behind his head with electrical wires before ransacking the house, and one of them walked into the bathroom where alice and her 10-year-old grandson were hiding pretending to be asleep. >> laying in his bed, ryan noticed that man was not wearing a mask. >> he was on the phone and he had a black shirt on and light blue jeans. i didn't see his face though. >> the thieves made off with $250, the tv, xbox, a laptop and car keys and a pair of kids sneakers. >> i have four kids and 13 grandchildren and we all live close by. >> on

eva pilgram has the story coming up from trenton but first lets get the forecast from meteorologist, david murphy. >> the best thing we can say, is we are not alone, temperatures in the high 80s to 90s in richmond, virginia, this is in the process of coursing through the region, as we take a live view on satellite and radar, we have a frontal boundary out to the west of us, it's firing up a couple of showers and thunderstorms in western new york and an area of high pressure that shifted off the cost and between the two features we look at a pronounced southwesterly flow, the same thing that kicked in yesterday and the more and more the humidity pours in and we have enough warm air where we look at highs in the 90s today, the humidity combining with the heat making things uncomfortable, 88 in philadelphia and 88 in wilmington and even in the lehigh valley, you climbed to 85, and 88 in trenton and 84 in cape may, these arrows showing you the flow of air from the south, how it feels out there. the dew points even in the lehigh valley, reached the 70 degree range and anything that is 70

is coming to an end in this area and many are heading to the shore for the weekend, lets start with eva pilgram who is live right now in ocean city on the boardwalk. >> reporter: hey rick, yes i didn't get a bad assignment here did i? it's beautiful here in ocean city, already pretty busy, for many it's their farewell to summer, the sun is out and it is hot and this is practice weather for the beach. now the boards are starting to fill up. getting busier and the beaches they are almost laying room only, slammed packed out there and only crazier when people that didn't take off today finally get down here. people in ocean city are enjoying one last taste of summer and one last chance to see in all the shore favorites. >> we need one last hoorah, be able to say summer is over but we can spend the last couple of days here instead of at home. >> i'm excited for school to start but i don't like to leave the beach. >> it's nice and always crowded and big boardwalk with rides and food. >> and i'm planning on trying to eat my way through ocean city throughout the day, we did encounter some traf

eva pilgrim walks us through the pope's day in new york city. trish hartman brings us the the story of the synagogue hosting catholic visitors from out of town. but first lets go to jeff chirico in olde city tonight. jeff, describe the situation there. report report jim, it is quite an unusual sight. take a a look behind me. this is chess nut street. it is vacant. you can see law enforcement officers down there. the secure vehicle perimeter is going around us, right now, all in preparation for the pope's speech here at independent hall tomorrow after noon. >> we have walk all the way from 13th street, nobody. >> reporter: barely a koran market street at din are time, olde city which bustles on friday night looked desserted in spots, but perhaps, has never been safer, thanks to the massive law enforcement presence in place. >> i know for sure it will get insane tomorrow, and sunday. >> reporter: ahead of the pilgrims arrival restaurant in the city had plenty of empty tables an oddity for fork on a friday night. >> we're expecting it to be slower

hey chris. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva.rightening up a little bit here, i'm seeing shades of blue above. the visibles is still an issue. wildwood is moving 7 miles. atlantic city, 5 miles. .3 in millville. .5 in dover. we have showers off the coast of stone harbor and sea isle city and west of tuckahoe. forecast for today, sun and clouds, warm, sticky, high of 85. eva? >> thanks, chris,. >>> septa will sell more one day regional rail passes for the papal visit. ment tickets are available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today and tomorrow at jefferson and >>> never seen anything like this. look at the sky. it's absolutely -- it's like a sign of god. it's like the lord is going to come through those clouds. >> it's like the apocalypse. >>> a spectacle in the sky bringing people to a standstill in costa rico. clouds with the colors of the rainbow inside. i have a scientist next to me who is going to correct me, right? >> you want to speak of the type of cloud? >> yes. >> well, technically it's a pyleous cloud which is latin for so

hi, eva. >> reporter: hey, sharrie.h, you can see behind me they've already set up the chairs for the show me your shoes parade. that is tomorrow. today contestants family and friends were taking in all the cbs3 "eyewitness news" and sounds of atlantic city includes nearing kennedy plaza. everybody when they come to atlantic city for miss america, gout to take a picture under this lady with the crown . >> [laughter] >> ♪ there she is, miss america ♪ >> reporter: it's the moment so many little girls have dreamed of. >> praying one day i would be on that stage. >> reporter: claire mcconnell is here from tennessee to support her friend who happens to be miss tennessee, it's her first time doing ac. >> we ate out white house subs and we're eating at angelo's tonight. >> reporter: now the girls are getting ready for the big night while waiting to find out who makes the final cut to compete for the crown sunday. earlier today miss america held its inaugural 9/11 military appreciation concert. on september 11th 2001, contestan

the "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live on the scene in the frankford section of the city withwe know. eva. >> reporter: wakes up top two guns in his face and realizes it's the start avenue frightening home invasion. these two guys in masks broke into this house through the raleigh. you can see the police tape there. it's that alley right next to the home. police tell us they went as far as to unscrew the motion sensor light before breaking into a door and getting inside. once inside the 51-year-old homeowner telling police he was asleep when the two woke him up and they he tied his hands with wires and a button down shirt around his eyes. his wife and 10-year-old grandson were in another room hiding under a bed. the robbers took some money, a big screen tv before ransacking the home and leaving and police tell us there are a lot of cameras, both in that alley right there as well as on the street. now, if you know anything about this home invasion, anything about the two marked men that police are now looking for, you're asked to call philadelphia police. we're live here in the

getting back to the gorgeous week, eva. here's a look at the temperatures, monday's high, 77 degrees, no humidity at all here. tuesday, 83. now the normal is down in the mid to upper 70s, korea, this -- this was getting warm. 87 wednesday, 86 thursday, friday, 84. we have a dewpoint of 66. humidity has come up. winds are calm, the pressure reading is steady. 56 in allentown. 58 in philadelphia. millville, 62. wilmington, 66. dover, 63 and sea isle city, 68 degrees. here's a look at the visibility numbers, you can see clear see across south jersey that's where we're having most of the problems, no visibility in millville, dover, wildwood, atlantic city or up to the north, ocean county beach haven. so this entire area is socked in pretty good. north and west. pennsylvania turnpike, nine miles, 4 miles in allentown. 5 in the poconos. the immediate philadelphia area that's dealing with visibility issues this morning mg we'll see fog up until 9:30. after that we'll see sun and clouds. the feature we're watching is this right her

orlando: eva longoria nos hablÓ de las actuales campaÑas presidenciales.las alfombras rojas de los angeles junto a su esposa hablÁndonos de alicia machado. >> es mi amiga, hicimos una telenovela juntos en 2010, "una familia con suerte", hicimos un proyecto de un perfume, y ahora estamos con un musical, estrenamos en octubre. orlando: ahora vamos con karla quien tiene unos invitados especiales. (timbre) karla: ya que dejaron nuestros invitados -llegaron nuestros invitados de lujo! el elenco de "antes muerta que lichita", que se estrena esta noche por univisiÓn. mientras les ofrezco un cafecito, vamos a una pausa, y regresamos para platicar con ellos. ya regresamos despuÉs de la pausa. ♪ ♪ karla: estamos felices, hoy es el estreno de la telenovela "antes muerta que lichita" y le damos la bienvenida a su elenco. quÉ gran elenco! mucha energÍa! eduardo: y eso que ya estamos cansados. karla: maite,es un personaje muy diferente al que hiciste antes, hÁblanos de lichita. maite me gustÓ mucho desde que lo leÍ, he aprendido mucho de arath, hemos ido formando a los

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orlando: eva longoria nos hablÓ de las actuales campaÑas presidenciales.eno tambiÉn estuvo en las alfombras rojas de los angeles junto a su esposa hablÁndonos de alicia machado. >> es mi amiga, hicimos una telenovela juntos en 2010, "una familia con suerte", hicimos un proyecto de un perfume, y ahora estamos con un musical, estrenamos en octubre. orlando: ahora vamos con karla quien tiene unos invitados especiales. (timbre) karla: ya que dejaron nuestros invitados -llegaron nuestros invitados de lujo! el elenco de "antes muerta que lichita", que se estrena esta noche por univisiÓn. mientras les ofrezco un cafecito, vamos a una pausa, y regresamos p mira, la verdad yo siempre he dicho, todo cambio es una nueva oportunidad y más que la edad, lo que importa es cómo se siente uno por dentro. por ejemplo, yo me siento bien y pues sé que me veo bien... ...osea, no seré último modelo, pero pues quiero funcionar de lo mejor, ¿no? por eso busco un compañero que me cuide y que me de chevron con techron. tu auto hace mucho por ti. cuídalo. chevron con techron. cuídal

eva pilgram has more. >> these children are enjoying the last of their summer vacation. >> i kind of miss school. >> it's fun to learn. >> today parents learned this got a week longer. >> i was in the school yesterday, the staff didn't say anything. >> an employee doing work discovered a problem. >> you can't see it from inside of the building, it looks normal and nothing there to see, have you to go under the building to see the support beams for the floors are corroded, that makes the majority of the school unsafe for students, district -- the building was built in 194 but that delays the first day for first through fourth graders, six will be moved to middle school and kindergartners will start on the time. there are no safety concerns in their building. the school district called parents to let them know about the changes and let them know about a meeting at wilson middle school tonight and tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. >> in this area, maybe more than 50 families, that immigrated from bangladesh, they don't speak much english. >> students have mixed feelings. >> i know some of the

eva? >> thanks, chris. >>> many at the jersey shore are being under to play it safe today. the stone harbor beach patrol is urging swimmers to listen to the lifeguards for the rest of the holiday weekend. >> swim where there are lifeguards on duty. that's the main thing. check with your town and only swim when they are there. the. >> beach patrol was hoping for a calmer day, but warn today could still be dangerous. >>> the made in america festival on the parkway. it is the 4th year for the made in america festival. our own jeff chirico checked it i out. >> reporter: music fans packed the parkway a sea of people dancing to the beat of the night one of the made in america festival. >> we're celebrating. >> came down here i want to spend it here with you guys in philly. >> it's awesome! ♪ >> reporter: the bands got the crowd pumping at night. earlier in the day, daylight soul got fans on their feet. >> daylight soul they they arm the 1980s and 90s, people in my age are not exposed to them, they are really good. >> reporter: pop star nick jonas performed singing his hit chained

he told me how he -- how hitler instructed him personally to dispose of his and eva braun's remains by pouring gas over their bodies in the courtyard of that bunker, because they didn't want any remains to fall into russian hands, the russians had of course taken berlin, were taking it shortly thereafter. and so he carried out all of those orders and that is the story that came down to me and i see by the history books also to others, that is apparently how it happened. >> he described to you the last days in the bunker? >> well, he did but i don't have a very detailed recollection of that. it must have been chaotic but i really can't tell you details that you know, that would throw any light on it now. i do remember that he described his personal duties that hitler had instructed him to do, and so that that no traces were ever found by the russians of hitler and eva braun, his mistress. so that is the story of that. as i said before, unfortunately we found out after the war that my parents along with so many

in center city, eva pilgrim, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you, eva. >>> this morning a somber ceremony remembered service members who are prisoners of war or are missing in action. >> ♪ >> members of the american legion and other veterans groups joined local leaders outside the montgomery county courthouse today in norristown. they gathered around the vietnam memorial and laid this wreath at the site. a day of recognition of pow's and mia's is held every year on the third friday of september. >> turning to the forecast now, we've will a pretty perfect week and the nice weather will continue into the weekends. there will be a bit of a change. meteorologist cecily tynan is outside with the weekend details from accuweather and it's only a few days of summer left, cecily, hm. >> that's right. fall officially arrives next wednesday. by then temperatures will be in the 70's but it's still feeling like summer today. take a look at the current temperatures. philadelphia 82 degrees. the average high has now dropped down to 77. the te

eva pilgram is live outside of police headquarters with the exclusive details. >> reporter: rick, three people are behind bars and more than a dozen cars were confiscated, as police busted the car theft ring worth more than a half million dollars. >> only "action news" is there as crews took it's stolen cars away and the raid went down the warehouse run on the 800 block of eastern avenue, authorities showed us some of what they found a porsche and a dodge, they are planning to ship the cars to liberia. part of a raid of a two month long investigation. they are still waiting on more detales about this bust and we'll bring you the details on air or online at 6abc.com. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in the city's olney section, the gun fire erupts on the 4500 block at 1:00 this morning, a group of men were playing a dice game when a black jeep with two suspicious people inside approached. a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old were shot and taken to einstein hospital and bullets hit a number of parks cars and authori

>> good afternoon, it is sunday, september 6 i'm nydia han alone with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news," massive crowds are filling into the benjamin franklin parkway as day two of made in america festival gets underway. we'll take you there live. >>> a firefighter is hurt battling a house fire in west philadelphia. >> hundreds of classmates pay tribute to a local teacher who died suddenly at a sleepover. >> those stories, but first the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with chris sowers. hi, chris. >> reporter: hi, nydia, what a sunrise day, it's beautiful out here, this is what september supposed to feel like as opposed to all the 90s. we're in the upper 70s. a few degrees in the upper 80s. low humidity levels a nice gentle breeze. 81 for philadelphia. allentown, 80. millville, 8 is. cape may, 78 and atlantic city, 79. satellite and radar showing high, thin clouds overspreading the area. otherwise you have shades of blue. accuweather says you'll continue to see that throughout the hours, 86 degrees is the forecasted high. from gettin

eva, i want to show you the parking lot, it is a crater full of water. this vehicle was submerged after millions of gallons of water gurbled gushed on hunting park avenue. police and the water department responded after getting calls about water in the roadway. >> approximately 8:00 p.m. we were alerted to water main break on a 48-inch transmission main we had the main turned off at 9:00 had a. we're estimating we lost 15 million gallons of water. >> reporter: hunting park avenue remains shut down between 29th and fox street overnight into sunday morning. a few businesses on this stretch of road were affected. once the clean jump events are done on hunting park well assess the damage to the water main and excavate to get a visual on it. >> reporter: last june water flooded this shopping complex at fox street and roberts avenues. months before the shopping complex had a water main break it took weeks to clean up the damage. >>> back here live, hunting park avenue is closed. as the crews continue to clean up, they have made major headway it was covered in

hi, eva. >> reporter: good evening. pope francis has just begun his journey traveling through manhattan which will end right here at madison square garden and you can see the lines of people to get into the garden are still filing in at this time. he will be heading this way but first on the way he will stop through central park for a parade. huge lines there waiting for him earlier today and they are very much anticipating his arrival. the lines poured into the streets around central park. >> ticket, ticket, yay! >> go see the pope. >> hi. >> reporter: the gates opened at 11 :00 this morning but people started lining up overnight. a police officer telling "action news" there were people in line when he came in at 4:00 this morning. >> might as well get there early. >> you want to see the pope. >> reporter: 80,000 ticket holders will go through security here, all hoping to get a glimpse of the pope. the pope is scheduled to parade through central park at 5:15. >> i have never seen a pope before. >> everybody is excited

saturday, september 12, i'm eva pilgrim." >>> breaking news, the police and bomb squad have cleared a scene after a suspicious package was found at a philadelphia hospital. >>> the search is on for a suspect after a woman is stabbed multiple times in north philadelphia. >>> all eyes are on atlantic city where a new winner will be crowned in the miss america pageant. those stories and more in a moment. close your mouth, chris. [laughter]. >> reporter: you would have picked any weekend all summer long and you would have been fine. this weekend we have rain on the way. i finally get what you were saying. that flew right over my head. there we go, looking live in atlantic city you can see the clouds quickly on the increase. it's a little sticky out there this morning as well as the dewpoints have come up. let's go over to double scan live. there's the batch of moisture on the way stretching from richmond and washington, d.c. and baltimore. you can see the reds and purples showing up. we're getting numerous cloud to ground lightn

eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >>> we take you back live inside of the basilica of the nationalof the immaculate conception, where pope francis is holding the canonization mass, it's the first ever to take place in the united states, and he want you to know that that mass is streaming live right now at 6abc.com. >>> and of course, "action news" will have a complete coverage of pope francis' visit to philadelphia this weekend, jim gardner leads our team of more than two dozen anchors and reporters at locations across the region bringing you this history and all that comes with this visit and the impact on the delaware valley and we are all working hard in the days to come for this very exciting time here in philadelphia. >> it is getting exciting and many people were focused on the negativity of the restrictions but many people will excited for what is about to happen. >> seeing the scenes in d.c., looking forward to them here. but people have to get home. matt pellman is here. >> things are abnormal on the traffic front, but one thing that is dependable and constant is delays on

"action news" reporter eva pilgrim has the story down the shore . >> [laughter] >> ♪ there she is, missreporter: it's the moment so many little girls have dreamed of. >> praying one day i would be on that stage. >> reporter: claire mcconnell is one of the many people who came from all over the country he to support a contestant competing in misses america. >> i'm here to support my big sister in my sorority. >> they're they're reelersing for sunday. >> reporter: contestants are getting ready for the big night while waiting to find out who makes the final cut to compete for the crown sunday. >> miss america is about family, about networking, about connections so it's always great to come back during pageant week. >> reporter: earlier today miss america held its inaugural 9/11 military appreciation concert. today the pageant took a moment to remember this day 14 years ago: on september let meth 2001 contestants were competing for miss america and they had to decide whether the show should go on. >> we didn't want to disrespect the moment that was going on and what was happening to our cou

it says i love you pope francis and it looks like it says love eva. is that your name? eva? yeah. and so what a beautiful little sign there. she's been holding that up and we know that the pope has been known to take a moment to stop and talk to children, whether that happens in this case at 58th street and fifth avenue, she's certainly captured everyone's attention and heart here in the midtown of manhattan. as we're a few moments away from the pope's arrival. >> she just stole our heart, a cute little girl. what are the odds of her making it over the barricade into the arms of the pope? >> she's got two obstacles, the barricade itself and what we can tell from the image s we've seen from when the pope was leaving, he appear tobs riding on what would be the west side of 5th avenue on the far side here. i don't know if that will impede his vision as he looks on either side of the crowd proceeding south on fifth avenue. if that's an obstacle or not. if anyone is able to see through the barricade, it would apparently be pope francis. but this is not the only child lining the barrica

thank you eva.f 51, everybody. >>> let's see how the roads are as folks try to led out for the labor day holiday weekend. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center keeping an eye on that shore traffic matt. how are we looking on a friday night. >> we don't expect a friday night like this to go well, do we? no, it's a holiday weekend it's not going to be a quick ride that's for sure and we're seeing very slow speeds, rick and monica, heading down the shore across that walt whitman bridge, just in the teens onto 42 southbound speeds pick up into the 20's as you pass creek road and head down towards the a.c. expressway but still 20's aren't all that great. on the vine street expressway we're still jammed in both directions basically the length river to river and of course gridlock around the ben franklin parkway as it remains closed both inner and outer drives now for the made in america preparations. that means about six of the different septa bus routes are also running with detours. if you'

>>> good afternoon, it is sunday september 20th i'm nydia han with eva pilgrim. >>> here are stories we are following on "action news". parking restrictions for papal visit go in effect in a matter of hours. we are live with the details. >>> eagles have a tough test today against dallas we have preview live the home opener. >> home in delaware county goes number flames and crews are still looking for a cause. >>> more on those stories in a moment but first exclusive accu weather forecast with meteorologist chris sowers, good day for tailgaters, chris. >> it is. literally second you threw it to me the sun came out. here we go. turning out to be a beautiful afternoon. very comfortable. we have a nice breeze out of the northwest, temperatures are holding steady at this hour, in the low to mid 70's. philadelphia checking in at 71 y hour. millville 74. allentown 72. reading 71. poconos six 46789 sea isle city ten better at 74 degrees. the satellite six with action radar the cloud are kind of hanging tough across south jersey and delaware this afternoon but we can see that clearing line ju

make more happen. >> good morning, it is saturday, september 5, i'm eva pilgrim.,." >>> a man is fighting for his life after gunfire rings out at a camden county apartment complex. >>> breaking his silence, tom brady is speaking out about the recent deflate gate ruling. >>> holiday weekend is in full swing. there is plenty to do from the city to the shore, but first the weather, we need to know what the weather is going to do. >> reporter: i can't believe it's the holiday weekend already. the year flew. it's a perfect morning for tennis or early morning stroll. he is hitting the ball very well today. he is enjoying things it's gorgeous this morning. temperatures flipping it over to the maps, down in the 70s, low humidity levels, 71 in trenton. 72 in allentown. wilmington, 75. same number for cape may. satellite and radar, we had some clouds early this morning a lot of is starting to drifter away pushing toward the southwest. in time we'll see an increase in sunshine. here's the call from accuweather today. mostly sunny skies, a

. >> i'm in an nun -- nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> coming up a sixers legend has passed away. a road is closed after a water main break last night. >>> the countdown to the crown we're live in atlantic city where a new miss america will be named in just a matter of hours. those stories and the accuweather forecast next on "action news." >> good afternoon, it is sunday, september 13, rhyme nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> a investigation is underway in bucks county after a crash left a teenager dead and sent three others to the hospital. >>> friends and family members are remembering a south jersey

lets get the latest from reporterer eva pilgram. >>> for studentses choosing a college it comes down to the numbers. >> it's hard to make your decision based on finances, you want to choose your school because it's your school. >> $50,000 a year and $55,000 a year, this is something that scared me away from some schools, college is expensive and you have to factor in you don't want to pay off loans when you are well out of college. >> rosemont is lowering its tuition from $32,000 to $18,505. why not give them the true tuition. most operate on a high tuition, high discount model. >> that all became competitive, so if institution aid would give $1,000 institution b would give $2,000, as the push to give more students money when up so did the cost of the schools. this is the decision made on principal and make all students feel like they can afford college. >> we hope it will spark a national conversation about this particular model high price and high discount which we consider broken. >> good news for students and parents, that was eva pilgram reporting, turning to the forecast our st

he told me how he -- how hitler instructed him personally to dispose of his and eva braun's remains by pouring gas over their bodies in the courtyard of that bunker, because they didn't want any remains to fall into russian hands, the russians had of course taken berlin, were taking it shortly thereafter. and so he carried out all of those orders and that is the story that came down to me and i see by the history books also to others, that is apparently how it happened. >> he described to you the last days in the bunker? >> well, he did but i don't have a very detailed r

eva? thanks, chris. >>> the the holidays may not be on your mind with fall beginning on wednesday but if you have to travel to see grand mom for thanksgiving or christmas, now is the right time to begin thinking about booking that ticket home. due to high demand flyers may need to hitch a ride on santa's sleigh to get home for the holiday. the airline quality author says limited seat capacity in airline consolidation will make it harder, and more expensive, to book airfares this holiday season. >> holidays, are particularly difficult time of the year, the busiest time of the year in air travel. so we always have to expect that travel will be more difficult, and this year what you will see is a little bit higher price then we have been in years past. >> now, he says that saving time and money by booking early. you can avoid travel has also by booking your flight in the middle of the week when demand for seats is lower. if you have a connection, be sure to leave yourself plenty of time betwe

lets go to eva pilgram in times square, where people are bursting with excitement. >> reporter: brian and sharrie pope francis is expected here in new york city in a few minutes but the security for his visit is already in place, nypd has an extra 6,000 officers on the street and 3700 miles of barricades and 2500 feet of fence for a visit that is expected to last 39.5 hours. people are ready to see pope francis in new york city. the way it's set up it will be hard to see him. >> we hope to see him. i want to see him in person. >> streets were closed down causing major gridlock and the pope is expected to attend a prayer service at saint patrick cathedral, where tickets guests will file in to greet the pontiffs. in times square people can't help to share the excitement. >> it's like going to the movies, but a lot more electric. >> he wants the best for the world, he is politically motivated. earlier pope francis spoke to politics, being the first pope in history to speak to a joint meeting of congress. >> i am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress

look for reports from our eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist starting on "action news" at 4:00 p.m. 6abc.com when the pope arrives in philadelphia on saturday. "action news" will have complete coverage throughout the weekend. our team of two dozen anchors and reporters will be stationed across the nation bringing you this history making visit and the impact on the delaware valley. >>> a man pulling out of his driveway in the overbrook section was shot and killed. the 41-year-old victim died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. a witness tells police a minivan was spotted fleeing the scene. detective's do not know the reason hind the murder. >>> philadelphia top cop got a haircut and had frank talk about crime in the city. he hosted a monthly pod cast and got candied about the crime rate. he said it's up to citizens to takes action and mention the the black lives matter movement. >> if we don't deal with it, what do we wind up with, the same stuff we've been dealing with over and over again. it's not going to fix itself. it's just not. that movement, has the potential of being t

. >> reporter: eva and nydia good morning, what a night it will be for not only for the 52 contest hets but vanya shivashankar making -- vanessa williams making a return to the pageant after 32 years. >> i'm excited to see who the new miss america will be and pass the torch to another very deserving young lady. reign miss america proud to be part of a ceremony steeped in tradition. >> she is grateful and poised. >> it is what makes miss america different than all the other wanna bee competitions. >> tonight tiffany van williams returns to the pageant 32 years after she was forced to give up her crown. >> i knew once the dust settled i would show people who i am. telling robin roberts a new day has arrived. >> there's a lot of people who do feel that i should return and they are inviting me back as an example as this is what can happen to you. >> reporter: and 0 organizers are calling her return a special cultural and tv moment you cannot miss, you can catch it on abc starting at 9:00 p.m. tonight. we're live on the boardwalk in ac. elizabeth hur channel 6 "action news." >> we'll be wa

hi, eva. >> reporter: good evening. journey traveling through manhattan which will end right here at madison square garden and you can see the lines of people to get into the garden are still filing in at this

>> reporter: eva, we have changes in the seven day forecaster. we have finally have fall-like temperatures to talk about coming up right after this. more kids are suffering from asthma and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution into the air. and took more than one million dollars from the polluters. tell senator toomey to vote for the clean power plan, because unlimited pollution shouldn't be a right. but playing outside should be. ♪ ♪ >> how do you get the attention of one of the big country acts in the world? with a corn maze of course. don and julie are huge garth brooks fans like a lot of people out there. when he announced he was touring again, they wanted to honor him. it paid off. brook like it so much they put a picture of the maze on his official facebook page it it racked up 4,000 likes in 24 hours. the question is, did they get free tickets to go see him filet play. >> they ought to g

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. >> hi brian and eva, this is the last down at the shore of the season, i can't believe the summer is coming to an end but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. you guys having a good time. >> yeah! >> this is jim and laura, say hello. we'll have more coming up down at the shore. and you can't forget about the owes city shore staples and the hot "action news" forecast coming up. who's hungry? across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. victoza® is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes...

e e eva thought it would be easier if she wanted to meet george clooney, but she brought her and herom, and the kendis had so many of t -- kennedys had so many of the children there, and up on their shoulders, and it was so wonderful for those of us who see the pope as amazing spiritual leader, and you saw so many religious leaders of other faiths there. and you saw people from the greek church there. pastor rick warren was there, and it is a celebration of spirituality and faith and just, you know, it had -- don nandna were getting our catholic groove on. >> donna, ana says it is nonpartisan, and in the political season here, we tend to look at it in a political life, but the pope says he is not speaking in a conservative or liberal view, but from the dock trin, and as you said, i have been speaking of religious leaders from of all faith, but it is not bipartisan, but religious if that is a word. >> well, ecumenical, and it is a celebration of the deep pir chul need to be in fellowship with one another. athat is right. we sat near t.d. jakes, you know, the pastor jim wallace and so

and monica, you saw live in the nation's capital are there throughout the night and again tomorrow, eva pilgram and sara bloomquist live in new york starting tomorrow as well. >>> now here in philadelphia, crews are putting the finishing touches on the areas where the pope will hold his events, including independence hall where he will give a speech on immigration. you are looking at the sky 6 cameras, the preps are underway. walter perez is live. >> reporter: at independence mall once again to get on the world stage and preparing for that takes a whole lot of work and special events crews are working hard to make sure that philadelphia shines this weekend. >> the final touches are put into place around independence mall and the smallest details were being looked into. the mayor says of course the dig stair dignitaries and pilgrims -- but the response has been for the most part positive. >> people walking up and down the street are getting into what will happen in philadelphia at the end of the this week, pope francis in philly. part of his schedule include a tour of independence hall w

raÚl: no pude tomar fotos por la emociÓn, de verla corriendo, evadiendo a los policÍas, evadiÓ a uno, evaa cuenta de la niÑa y detiene el papamÓvil, la recibes grasos y recibe la carta que sophie le entrega, luego la bajan de papamÓvil y regresa al grupo con el que vino de los angeles. es ciudadana norteamericana hija de inmigrantes de oaxaca tenÍa memorizado su mensaje. sophie: papa francisco, te quiero contar que mi corazÓn estÁ muy triste porque tienen como un miedo que deporten a mis ropas, yo tengo derecho de vivir con mis papÁs, yo tengo derecho de ser feliz. marÍa antonieta: Éste vÍdeo para decenas de miles es algo importante. sophie: cuando el policÍa me agarrÓ, el papÁ me mirÓ y me dijo que me acercara a Él. marÍa antonieta: lo de hoy es historia para este grupo que llegÓ del sur de los angeles, intenta llamar la atenciÓn de los polÍticos para legalizar a quienes se encuentran como el padre de sophie. sophie: mi papÁ trabaja muy duro en una fÁbrica galvanizando y arroz. los inmigrantes con papÁ alimentan a este paÍs, por lo tanto merecen vivir con dignidad. marÍa antonieta: el me