that's some expensive camping in fairmount park over in the strawberry main sean area. >> what do you think this thing is worth? we have alec's cut out here. >> i will go for more than 160. >> oh, yes. >> al satisfaction lot more a luring than the pope francis cut out. >> if i was going to have something, as a collector's item, i'll go -- >> oh, thank you. even though i got punched in the face when they put me out in old sit. >> i so get on twitter watch would you pay for this, serious, for charity. >> no, no, i don't want to know how much i'm worth. seriously? >> come on, people. >> that's terrible. >> lost a lot of its value right now, just went down. >> 6:09. fbi sting takes down number of yards in our local prison system. what the us attorney says they were sneaking into these prisons. yes, this is around here. >> six philadelphia prison guards are busted, in a fbi sting, and accused of delivering drugs and contraband to the inmate. >> prosecutors say the guards are from several city prisons. investigators say, the guards use their power to extort money from inmate who were seekin

that will cost you 200 bucks for a camp site, by the way, if you want to camp in fairmount park. they say they'll have a lot of amenities, just bring your tent, trailer, but there is an idea. if you are camping outside, let's hope it won't be like woodstock in 1969 a muddy mess. because that's what it would be today as the skies open up and again, say just holy water raining down on us right now. >> yes, right. exactly. steve, thanks. >> for the second time in four years, chester upland teachers went to work not knowing if they would be paid. after starting school without pay, it was waiting for them when they got to school yesterday. >> isn't that good news for them? so today they're getting a special thank you. sabina live in chester, so what's next? >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. well, it is a show of things today after pretty trying start to the school year here at the chester upland school district. now, sons of ben, they are a fan club for major league soccer philadelphia union's team. they are bringing lunch for the teachers here at chester high today, also brinking

. >> ♪ >>> one day after announcing that pilgrims could camp out in fairmount park for the papal visitthat plan has been scrapped. officials say they canceled the francis fields campground accommodations because of limited sales. world meeting of families organizers say there are plenty of hotel rooms still available. meanwhile let's go live to "action news" reporter david henry on the ben franklin parkway. david, two weeks to go. what are the developments tonight? >> reporter: well, jim, there has been a flurry of activity out here on the parkway. dozens of workers have been here all day setting up the altar area where pope francis will celebrate mass. many are anticipating the big day eagerly but not so much for the people who live in the surrounding neighborhoods. >> we think it's a terrible inconvenience. it's not fair. >> reporter: diana is one of thousands who will have to move their cars out of here or get towed. starting at 9:00 a.m. monday the 21st. >> we really don't know -- a lot of my friends are talking about getting out of town but i think we're going to try to stay put.

it's in east fairmount park.city says it is prepared to host up to 1600 people here, including restaurants, showers, food, drink and charging stations. a wristband for the camp ground will cost you $199. a car pass is anywhere from $99 to $109 and an rv pass goes for $999 which includes four wristbands. the camp ground is the latest in the spots that are set up to house people during the papal visit. >> does this make pop-up campers pope-up campers now. >> something to think about. >>> a group from new jersey is planning to sleep at the philadelphia zoo. about 220 members of our lady of mt. caramel church will stay at the zoo's buildings that house bird and insect exhibits. >>> battleship new jersey has space available for people who have the place to stay $75 per person will get you a one-night bunk and a navy locker. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the battleship beats the park. i'll take that one. clouds to start with. no rain just yet. 76 degrees in philadelphia. loo

news" has learned that philadelphia has scrapped plans, it was supposed to be a campground in fairmount park. so if you couldn't get a hotel room you could camp there. office of emergency management tells cbs-3 it canceled plans because of lack of there. so i guess people aren't that hard up to find a place to sleep. >> they didn't want to sleep in fairmount park. >> apparently not. >> pope francis takes first steps in philadelphia if to will be a red carpet moment. >> carpet 9 feet wide and 75 feet long, was loomed at langhorne carpet in bucks county. carpet sink in the medalian every gold and this is just an extraordinary assignment for this company. the company made it their gift to the holy father. >> we wanted something that wobble gant, but sim somebody, possibly not religious, so we went with some of the images from the stained glass windows at the cathedral. >> langhorne also loomed two large accent rugs in green with the same gold medalian design, for the rectory where the pope will dress for mass privately. i know that's a big honor for them. >> just beautiful rugs, too. >> very ni

. >> all right, summer starts on sunday lets get to fairmount park and have a barbecue, what do you say>> drums please. >> we made our summertime video, thank you, to dj jazzy jeff. >> look at that. >> so i know summer does not end for two more week. >> but everyone feels like it is last weekend of summer that this is it. you want to rock out this is the time. >> yes. >> so upset, i'm not ready bit. >> i liked that video. it was fun to make. let's play the whole thing toward the end of the show. made in america, it is even of the summer when made in america is in philadelphia. >> look at that video. look at this crowd. all of those people, this is during big sean's set but people were just every where, they were all rocking out. i mean, wow. >> it looks like you, alex holy what did you do climb up on the statue. >> i had to do what i had to do. i'm a little short, so it is had hard to do with 07,000 people in the crowd. >> that is kind of cool will good did you take some picks. >> we saw mo'ne davis was out there, this is on saturday. >> she was having a a great time, as part of his gro

in the art museum, the the first zone of cars, that were towed away, ended up finding them in fairmount park at sedgley. so, it was a long walk and a lot of people had no idea where their car was and problem they had and complaints they had was what we were told by the the man who was in charge was call that snow emergency number. if you spell out the word snow on your phone you get to it. problem is you get the recording about snow emergency and it took a while and hit zero a bunch of times to get a human being who told you where your car was. when we talk about the olde city park to go day they will not take the cars that are getting towed from olde city up to fairmount park. so there will be a different location today and when we find that we will let you know. my guess since you are close to the the waterfront in olde city perhaps you will be walking down to the delaware river front somewhere and maybe they have an area where they can take cars and park them there safely. it will be a spot where they can park cars, lot of them usually, and somewhere, where it is walkable. the last night

watch my my couch at home in the suburbs. >> reporter: if you're interested in camping out at fairmount parkuring the papal visit we're told the initial fee will be about $200. it will cost you extra for parking and they can accommodate about 16,000 people. lucy? >> all right, shawnette. you can find all of this on our website fox 29.com. we have a special section dedicated to the pope's visit everything you need to know ahead of his arrival. >>> shouldering charcoal may to be blame for a forest fire in burlington county. state environmental officials say the fire started on private property in woodland township on monday after someone improperly disposed of the charcoal. the fire quickly spread because conditions were so dry and win windy. fortunately no one was hurt and the fire was completely contained yesterday afternoon. >>> six philadelphia prison guards found themselves on the wrong side of the law tonight. the us attorney says fbi sting caught them delivering drugs and contraband to inmates. fox 29's brad sattin is in the newsroom. this is an investigation that's been going on for wh

. >>> a camping site is set up in east fairmount park for visitors during the pope's visit, people coming to philadelphia for the world meeting of families will have this as an alternative place to stay. it's called francis field, the area is host up to 16,000 people throughout the weekend, visitors can buy tickets right now on the world meeting of families website, the campground will have restrooms, showers, charging stations and will be monitored by medical and security teams. >>> a new poll shows that donald trump continues to hold his commanding lead and is pulling furnish ahead of the crowded field in the republican race, on the democratic side the race is getting even closer. karen travers joins us live from washington now. >> good afternoon sara, donald trump was on the view this morning and he was his usual bold and brash self, he made no comments or apologies about his comments about carly fiorina and insists once against he is the best candidate to bring change to the country. >> another feud erupts, a new cover story in rolling stone quieted donald trump saying this about carl

today's heavy rain is causing treacherous situations like this one on ford road in philadelphia's fairmount park, the driver thought she could get through the deep water but her car stalled out, and while she was trapped another car with the infant in the backseat managed to get through, police had to rescue the driver of the first car and we know she is okay but we don't know about her car. >> lets look at the double scan radar and get the latest from cecily tynan. >> double scan live radar showing a stationary cold front just to our east and what going on there is low pressure that developed along the front and that is bringing us the heavy rain and some parts of our viewing area are getting an inch and a half of rain after three weeks without any measurable precipitation. zooming into philadelphia we had several hours of dry weather this afternoon and now generally a light steady rain but we have one pocket of a heavy downpour that has just moved in across route 3, we see heavy rain across montgomery county near king of prussia, you can see the heavy downpour and no lightning strikes associat

then the latest thing you can now camp in fairmount park if you don't want to try to get a hotel room and you want to avoid the crush, the rush, all of that stuff. here are some people chris o'connell talked to about the possibility of camping there. >> we need people from all over the country, all over the world, just by walking through a campgrounds. >> they're going to be able to network, inner active. inter-active different people. people from all over are going to be here. >> why not? i mean, if you get the opportunity to come out and have fun and enjoy the scenery and not sure what's going to be there, why not? >> maybe people who coined a for the the hotel prices but maybe can afford a tent, ice cooler, common joy the festivities t shouldn't just for people who can afford three, 400-dollar a night hotel rooms. >> as you hear the thunder rumbling ahead it, could be god angry me as i talk about everybody trying to make money offer of this thing. cam something not free. here are the rate. ready for this? one time rate, 199 per camper with extra fees. all right? $99 for tent only c

we are dry heading outside, we were in fairmount park looking at the japanese tea house and the water is like glass, there is not much wind out there this morning and not much building this afternoon, highlights to your forecast, four more days in the 80s, it will get less intense on sun and then back to reality with the highs in the 70s closer to and below average for a change, 82 is the concern temperature in philadelphia, dew point is low and winds south at 5 miles per hour. not much of an issue, cloud cover is really moving closer and closer to the coast and ready to get on out of here and the other stuff highlighted in brighter shades of white is letting something in. 86 in allentown untrend and ton wilmington and 87 in millville and 80 in cape may and atlantic city. taking a look at where we are going the rest of way, 86 at 4:00 and still in the mid-80s by 5:00 and once the sun gets closer to setting we'll see the temperatures go down, it is the middle of september after all, 77 by 7:00 and 9:00 down to 70 and the overnight low is a comfortable 64, as we look at the next three d

cut out of the pope for $160 to the most expensive thing yet, adjust created pope camp side in fairmount parked francis field. look at these prices, people, if you thought camping would be the cheap way to hang out, see the pope, think again. 199, just to be, there and get wrist band if you are going to just sleep on the grass in fairmount park. 109 if you want your car near to you sleep in. and in addition to the wrist band cost. ninety-nine more if you want to sleep in a tent. and then, like a lot of eagle tailgaters use those rv's, referee rational vehicles, you want one of them, $999 for the right to park your rv there and if you have an rv, like a lot of the people do, that price only includes four of the 199 wrist band. so if you are going have ten people that would be total cost of $2,200, chris o'connell talk to people who obviously had no idea of the cost, because they talked about what a great idea it would be to cam up there. >> we need people from all over the country, all over the worlds, just by walking through a campgrounds. >> they are going to be able to network, inter-active

live in fairmount park, nbc 20 news, i'm lauren mayk. >> tomorrow the pope heads to washington, d.c. the president will greet him as he arrives on american soil for the first time. rosemary conners and matt will be in the nation's capital as the pontiff begins his u.s. visit. >> details on a security threat just ahead of the pope's visit to philly. nbc news obtained a copy of a memo sent to law enforcement in pennsylvania. although not specific to the papal visit, it warns about terrorists impersonating first responders. radnor township's superintendent says police will keep a close eye to spot anyone in a fake uniform. >> officers in today's era are trained not to just look at a uniform or a badge and be fooled and think that person is a bona fide law enforcement agent because that's not true. >> today's memo pointed to an incident from last year. police say if you suspect someone is impersonating a cop, firefighter or emt, call your police department. >>> tonight we're seeing bigger changes as philadelphia heads into lockdown. >> randy gyllenhaal is live in wynnewood cleese to wher

double scan shows us we are dry across the region and a pretty picture from the action cam from fairmount park and the horses soaking up the sun and eating hay. that is what you do if you are a horse on a nice day. >> your dew point dipped to 50 and it's not humid out there, a little on the warm side and a breeze northeast at 12 miles per hour, that is par for the course for the rest of the afternoon, the breeze is running 6 to 12 and maybe higher than that occasionally, 70 in reading and 72 in trenton, you look at these numbers, we are fairly even at the noon hour, only 7 in cape may, and satellite showing you sunshine and the lack of any significant cloud cover, and the farther south in delaware and cape may county, there is high, thin stuff and the sun is getting through it well. up in the lehigh valley, a bit warmer with a high of 79 degrees, yesterday only in the mid-70s across the region and mostly sunny and on the pleasant side there as well. in philadelphia, a high of 80, a bit warmer than it was yesterday, winds running northeast 6 to 10 miles per hour and as we go overnight, patchy c

the museum was in debt after moving to its fairmount park location. >>> improving traffic with a click of a mouse just in time for the pope's arrival. today mayor nutter launched the live feeds of the new traffic operations center in philadelphia. there will be live feeds of traffic and surveillance cameras from all over the city. they will be able to see about 5,000 different locations. from here people in the operations center can change a traffic signal with a click of a button to reduce congestion. two hours ago temple university warned students they could face criminal and university punishment for pointing lasers at pilots. police say someone pointed a laser at tack air, the police helicopter, around 11:30 last night. the lieutenant of the police department's aviation unit tweeted this photo showing the laser coming from the top floor of a temple dorm. someone shined the laser twice a few seconds apart. police will not charge the person responsible this time, but they are reminding people that pointing lasers at aircraft is illegal because it can temporarily blind the pilots. >>>

and nbc 10 along kelly drive in fa fairmount park we saw people exercising when the sun is down. good idea, tomorrow could make this a heat wave. sheena, how hot will it get tomorrow? >> jim, we'll be in the 90s once again. today we hit 90 in philadelphia so, yes, the best time to exercise not during those peak hours, outside of those peak hours. average high for this time of year is 383 degrees. yesterday we got to 91. today we got to 90. tomorrow we expect to be in the low 90s. that would be a heat wave. heat wave number five this season. and for the rest of the week it will feel like summer for this last unofficial week of summer. for tomorrow, a warm humid start the day, temperatures in the mid-70s. plenty of sunshine and by noon already in about the mid to upper 80s, we'll look at how long the hot streak is going to continue and have an early look at your labor day weekend forecast no matter where you're headed. that's straight ahead. >> all right, sheena. we are just 25 days away now from the pope's visit to philadelphia and tomorrow morning mayor michael nutter and officia

up to 16,000 people will be able to live in fairmount park during the papal visit.ow much those outdoor amenities will cost you and see other unique housing options, coming up. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 20 minutes after 4:00. it's a muggy morning and cloudy, too. low clouds over center city. that's a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. 76 degrees, humidity up to 87%. it is warmer and muggier than yesterday with southerly winds. that humidity stays elevated during the day. we could see showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. right now completely dry in this view from the mellon bank building in center city. humidity, though, right back up where we were yesterday. 100% humidity in dover, 97% right now in mount holly and 97% for pottstown. a steamy start but so far, dry. let me show you what's on the way. look at the line of showers, in the midwest and farther to the southwest, that line is coulding in. it will bring us cooler weather for the next few days. not today. this afternoon with the heat and humidity wi

it was supposed to be a campground in east fairmount park for visitors. cities office of emergency management it says it canceled those plans because of a lack of interest. >>> and construction of the papal stage has begun on the parkway, "eyewitness news" on eakins oval where crews work in the drenches rain, see home in the punchos yesterday. pieces of the stage are truck in on a large pallet. crews are trying to best protect the ground in that area of the parkway. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news", vice-president joe biden talked about whether he will run for president. he sits down with stephen colbert to talk about campaign 2016 and death of his son, beau. >>> and new pictures here from pluto we will tell you why nasa calls them wild and over the top. we will explain when we come right back. we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. this could be a first in white house news coverage when

we're in fairmount at fairmount park you see rowers there and the schuylkill we've got really nice conditions too and nice bright blue sky and few high thin cirrus clouds overhead. no complaints on sunday. highed in philadelphia coming in at 88 degrees. and well above the average of 81 for this time of year and record 95 setback in 1983. once again approaching 90s later this week. and currently a. long the 9 5 corridor. 84 trenton and 86 in philadelphia and 10 cooler in the poconos, 76 degrees. 85 for both allentown and reading and along the coast, however, it is cool with that constant northeasterly breeze and starting to shift a little bit from southerly direction. nonthe les cooler at the coast and 5 cape may and 76 atlantic city. we have a ridge of high pressure over the coast of new england. we're tap into return flow. mostly clear, dry, quiet, keeping all of the moisture and cloud cover mainly away from the region. as we goat monday and beyond, however, this ridge of high pressure moves further offshore and we tap into the return flow. southwesterly winds come back which means the heat

katy zachry is live in fairmount park to explain. >> reporter: hi, chris.reflecting over the weekend people who live and work in down town philadelphia say they didn't know exactly what to expect for the weekend but now they have high expectations for the future. with the eyes of the world on philadelphia for two days and hundreds of thousands here on the ground, those who call philadelphia home say it did itself proud. while some are critical of things like tight security and long lines to see pope francis, most agree the coordinated effort on every level worked and worked well. it overall improved people's opinion of philadelphia. coming up business owners will share their experiences of the weekend and throughout the morning you will hear people who live and work in philadelphia weigh in on if they think tourism will now benefit. reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >> we now know the world meeting of families and the pope's visit had an immeasurable impact on people but did it leave us with bench marks too. ahead from mass transit to hotels to ev

thinks sedgley drive-in fairmount park, a long winding hilly road. from the top of the hill we can see the hundred plus cars inn even in the dark that were towed out here. the ticket i saw, i noticed it was ticketed at 3:05. that means it towed moments later. if you are missing your car and think its was stolen, it is probably in the middle of the fair mount park. we did see after we started broadcasting that a guy took a cab from the fairmount neighborhood. the cab slowly drove along the line of cars until this young man found his car. did he help someone get their car. p pa has that emergency number you can call and that should help you. unfortunately that is sad lead on this story when it should be a happy dau because world meeting of families ceremony kicks off at 1:00. we did meet some people from toledo, 125 members of the one diocese who made their way here. they say after the opening ceremonies, they will go tour what everybody in philadelphia tours and that is historic spots. say hi if you meet anybody from street owe because they are headin

cloud cover, go ahead and take a look outside and you'll get the idea there, we have sunshine in fairmount park and that guy doesn't know whether he wants to -- he is maybe texting or something, you shouldn't walk and text. 73 currently in philadelphia, your dew point is at an even 50, that means not all that humid. and winds from the eve at 12 miles per hour, a little bit avenue breeze out there. and cloud cover in southern delaware along the coast and it's thin and thinning out as we speak and everybody from north to south is enjoying a fair amount of sunshine and 83 in philadelphia and that is your high this afternoon, 80 in wilmington and 78 in trenton, and allentown close to 80 the same down the road in reading and you have to go to the shore to get cooler numbers, still topping out at 75 and down in cape may 72, warmer than yesterday 5 or 6 degrees. 75 by 3:00 and 80 at 4:00, and back to 78 at 5:00, and once the sun hits the horizon the temperatures start to dip and fading sunshine and 73 and the overnight low is cool, 60 in philadelphia and some out lying suburbs getting down to 50, as w

happening october 24th at fairmount park.tion, go to our website or you can clip on the nbc10 app. thank you both for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. >>> coming up next on "nbc10 @issue," tap the app. we'll tell you about a new virtual connection to the catholic faith that also includes up to the minute information on the pope's visit to the u.s. here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. >>> the catholic church has launched a new app in conjunction with the pope's trip to the u.s. it has details about the visit but also offers up to the minute information on the catholic faith. it provides daily scripture readings and helps users find a parish near them. >>> that's it for this edition of "nbc10 @issue." don't

plans for a francis fields campground in fairmount park were scrapped due to lack of interest. >>> aak through. new treatment for joint pain is being done right here in arrie arriere? >> it doesn't require a long and painful recovery. straight ahead tonight health reporter stephanie stahl takes closer look at this so called smart patch. she'll show you how it work. >>> plus bears just just want to have fun. see what happened when two cubs try to get into a hospital nothing. >> the weather is turning cooler over the weekend. we have the return of showers to the forecast. it's a cold front headed our way. i'll time out the showers and thunderstorms and tell you just how cool it will get coming up in weather. >> the original friday football frenzy is back. your town, your team, i don't kids on tv don't miss it that's coming up. ♪ >>> federal prosecutors are dropping charges against a temple university professor accused of trading u.s. secrets with china. xi scene in this university video was charged with four counts of wide fraud in may. he was part of temple's physics department. he wa

. >>> we have learned that visitors to philadelphia for pope's visit can camp in fairmount park. the campground will be called francis fields. campers will enter on 33rd street and make their way on reservoir drive. the cost is $199 per camper with additional fees for car and rv parking. ground will include showers, first aid supplies, water, food vendors and a general store. camp ground will open up september 24th and close on september 28th. >>> here's the official count down just 16 days away from pope francis arrival here in philadelphia for a complete guide to the historic event go to our web site at cbs philly.com ape click on the papal visit tab. >>> accused master mind of what became known as basement of horrors faces life in prison. five five-year old linda westin pleaded guilty to 196 counts wednesday. prosecutors say that westin forced mentally disable adults to designate her a as her care giver in order to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in social security checks over a decade. only "eyewitness news" spoke to one of the victims soon after that hearing. >> i wa

. >>> we've also now learned visitors to philadelphia for the pope's visit can camp in fairmount parkcamp ground will be called francis fields. campers will enter on 33rd street and make their way to the campground on reservoir drive. the cost is $199 per camper with additional fees for car and rv parking. the grounds will include showers, first aid supplies, water, food vendors and even a general store. the campground will open on september 24th and close on september 28th. >>> the aramark tower in sent city is now the new home of a retail shop for all things papal visit. the pop up store features official merchandise including t-shirts, hats and toys as well as religion items. new store is only there for a limited time open until september 27th. the closing date for the world meeting of families. >>> we are now just 17 days away from the philadelphia rifle of pope francis. for a complete guide to this historic event go to our website cbsphilly.com and click on the papal visit tab. >>> tonight we're tracking storms that are expected to bring some areas heavy dose of rain tomorrow. me

winding hilly road in the middle of the fairmount park.nks where they were going to have the francis campgrounds. they are decamping everybody towed vehicle, more than a hundred vehicles around and tow truck people, started scrambling as we got out of our van to take pictures and maybe ask questions but i guess they were going to work. maybe that was their staining area to meet and hit the streets and start filling streets around sedgley with more towed cars with 76-dollar fines. a as we wrap up another live picture, mike, i'm looking at the fountain you took a back dive splash on. mike, as did you your walk today you could have cooled off, rehydrated not at the fountain but look what else is on center city streets. we showed you portable johns and barricade and fencing. now as bob kill would i say, i have to steel bob's phrase stack and pack that is wawa bottled water. not just there, look at that stacked and pack on both side of the parkway. so bob kelly, there is a stacked and pack if you ever saw one, lots of would theled water for all

we learned that there's gonna be a campground in fairmount park right near strawberry mansion.hey're going to try to have facilities -- place to get food, go to the bathroom. these people, though, will have to walk two miles down into center city and back through some neighborhoods they may not know, varying different kinds of neighborhoods. and you look at that and you think, "will it be fine," or is that a potential issue? >> listen, it's gonna be fine. that's the bottom line. people want to come here to see the pope. you're absolutely right. that's what they're gonna remember. they're gonna remember what he says. the fbi, the cia, the secret service, everybody is involved. and the city and septa, all these people have come together now as partners. and so now those tickets have sold. they are gone. yes, it's gonna be on ebay, but they do that at big events all the time. that's human nature. the bottom line, it's gonna be safe. you're gonna have police all over. people should feel comfortable in coming because it's something that they will never be able to do again probably.

the campground in east fairmount park will open thursday before he comes to down and close monday. to our website or mobile app for more information, nbc10.com or "nbc10 news." we also have details on traffic changes plus the ticket information that matt was just telling us about. it's all available right now on the nbc10 app. >>> pope francis issued a new law regulating when pope's determine a fundamental law allowing for dissolution. this comes after the pope encouraged more forgiveness for women who have had aboerss and a little more than two weeks to his trip to philadelphia. >>> right now police are searching for the gunman who they say shot a man several times in west philadelphia. skyforce10 was over the scene earlier at 55th and master. officers had the entire block roped off. investigators say the victim was shot several times in the leg and shin. no word on the victim's condition. police think robbery may have been the motive. >>> a bar fight overnight in philadelphia's olney area. a fight broke out after a man stole a woman's purse. the a man pulled out a gun and shot th

high water, the action cam is there as the crews pulled a woman out on the car in ford road and fairmount park and there was an infant in the backseat. fortunately everyone is okay and this happened at 1:15 in the afternoon, police are reminding everyone not to drive through flooded areas, 6abc.com/weather is your go to resource, check in often with storm tracker radar for the very latest. >>> we have more breaking news, this concerning the phillies, general manager, ruben amaro is out, the team announced they will not renew his contract. the phillies this wrapped up a news conference about that. >> the phillies are looking for a new general manager, he made the decision in the last few days, the fans are not happy with ruben amaro over the last few your years, that did play a small role. take a look ruben amaro is no longer the phillies general manager with seven seasons with the club, they missed the playoffs four out of seven of those seasons and this year the worst team in baseball, he said they did talk to ruben today and took the news like a pro, they did not make the decision before the

ill fated plan to charge folks to camp in fairmount park died a quick death. nutter said i don't know much about camping i grew up in west philly. in old city, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> and the philadelphia parking authority making arrangements for city residents to park their cars during the world meeting of families. the ppa announce it will open designated garages for residents to park their cars from thursday the 24th until monday the 28th. the cost is 20 bucks but if you have a valid reasonable parking permit the ppa will wave that fee. >>> a fox 29 investigation had prosecutors look nothing a troubled philadelphia furniture store and today word of a settlement that will go a long way toward helping consumers get what they paid for. pennsylvania's attorney general sued furniture sir plus in you'll claiming it took money but didn't deliver on weight promised. out of report documented the complaintcomplaints of customero spent thousands of dollars but never got their furniture today. kathleen kane announce a deal with the owners of that retail store.

can't park there because the tow trucks are ready to take you out of there, and put you out into fairmount parkgain. so just keep that in mind. if you are coming into downtown today, chris, back over to you. >> bob, thank you willment debate over abortion could lead to government shutdown. budget deadlines looming. so republicans want to use the negotiations to de fund planned parenthood. all of this while senate democrat block a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. fox's kelly wright has more on this. >> it is simply about protecting ten fingers, ten toast -- ten toes, and one beating heart. >> the debate over abortion continues to take center stage in congress. this, as senate democrats block a republican effort tuesday, to ban late term abortions. >> provides no exception for when the physical health that the mother is at risk of serious harm. >> there are seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks in the fifth month of pregnancy, and we want to get out that far club. >> meantime, concerns are growing that a fight over planned parenthood could l

it's in east fairmount park. they are expected to host up to 16,000 people. it includes rest rooms, showers, along with food, drinks and charging stations as well. medical and security personnel will also monitor the site. a wristband will cost you $199. a car pass is anywhere from $99 to $109. an rv pass goes for $999. that includes four wrist bands. >>> we are 17 days away now from the pope's arrival in philadelphia. as we get closer to this big event, more and more information is coming in that you need to know. of course, you can count on nbc10 to keep track of it all. we're collecting it on the nbc10 website and nbc10 app. >>> an engine on the crowded british airways plane burst into flames just as the crew was preparing for takeoff. from the airport in las vegas. the run way is now back open today but investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong. nbc's halle jackson has an update. >> reporter: on the tarmac, a terrifying scene. >> we have an aircraft on fire with people coming out of it. >> reporter: thick smoke swallowing a british airw

fairmount park, campers will enter francis field on 33rd street and make their way to the campground ervoir drive. it is $199 per camper about additional fees for car and rv parking. they will include showers, first aid, water food vendors and general store. it opens september 24th and closes september 28th. >>> it is only 16 days until the pope's arrival here in philadelphia, for a complete guide go to cbs philly.com and click on the papal visit. >>> 6:35. this week the three national credit reporting agency implemented big sweeping changes to the businesses. >> for more on that we will be join by cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger live for news insuring, good morning. >> good morning. >> so here these changes may stem from a legal issue, can you clear it up for us. >> yes, back in march the three agency, agreed to a settlement with the state of new york but then they all decided to roll them out nationwide. so, this week, it is implementation to phase one. which changes the credit reporting format, it also prohibits the the credit burroughs from accepting authorized user cre

museum in fairmount park made the move after restructuring 60 million-dollar in debt. they now have to raise ten million-dollar by next march to finish that process. >> we are excited to make sure that the settlement agreement has meant for all of us, that we are going to be a financially stable organization, and be able to be here for years and years to come. >> the museum will remain opened during bankruptcy. >>> if you are heading down the the shore this weekend you better bring your appetite. >> second annual sea isle city food truck festival is going on right now and our vittoria woodill has we saw in the break was in line and in the middle of it all, hey, torey. >> tough day at work you guys, not going to lie, twist my arm to come to a food festival that celebrates food from all over. we are at 63rd and landis avenue live in sea isle city, new jersey, having a best time at second annual food truck festival. earlier we were walking around to almost every single food truck here, and tell us about every single will food truck here, there is over, over 15, 20 trucks,

. >>> in fairmount park, police say a woman was a random target after getting shot with a pellet gunn kelly drive. the woman told police she was walking near brewery hill drive and boat house row just past midnight. she says three or four men jumped out of some burbs and shot her but she kept on going. then called police. we are just three weeks away from the pope's historic visit to philadelphia. and if you want to see pope francis up close you're going to need more than luck. you can get tickets to see the pontiff when he speak at independence mall on the world meeting of families website this begins at noon tomorrow. the pope will be speaking right in front of independence hall on saturday, september 26th. tickets for other events during world meeting of families will be available ton wednesday. >>> and for all thing pope you can header to our website fox 29's.com. you'll find a link to get your tickets during the weekend. meanwhile after a weekend of music for the made in america festival the ben franklin parkway supposed to be all cleaned up tonight. many see it as a trial run l

have a question for you, very interested to see when the pope comes, the 16,000 people like in fairmount park camping out. bring meehan update on that. >> the the camp zone. >> yes. >> reporter: i don't think we are supposed to be reporting on than until we have official confirmation but word on twitter from the operation that is men as the office of emergency management confirming that the plans were canceled but that is all we have is their twitter message for now. they don't answer their phones right now. i sent an e-mail to ask if i for one and anybody watching me yesterday will not be surprised to see that people are paying a you this dollars to live outside in a park and then having to pay $5 for every shower they wanted to take. anyway we're in front of the basilica where a large group of people came not to pray but to swear. we say that in ge st where a new round of announcement, changes and not so pleasant surprises for many of these people, inconvenienced out of their neighborhood cars and out of their pocket cost to keep their car in the philadelphia parking authority garage likely

tickets are now on sale for what's being called francis field campground in east fairmount park.s prepared to host up to 16,000 people here. a wrist band for the campground costs $199. a car pass is anywhere from $99 to $109 and an rv pass goes for $999. just about a grand. that includes four wrist bands. >>> finding a place to stay will be a real challenge when the pope's in town. >> a campground isn't the most curious place people will call home that weekend. a group from north jersey plans to sleep at the philadelphia zoo. about 220 members of our lady of mt. carmel church will stay at the building that houses birds and insect exhibits. >>> the battleship "new jersey" has space available for people during the papal visit. $75 a person gets you a one night bunk and a navy locker. if you still have questions about the pope's visit, download the nbc 10 news app. we have a section dedicated to the papal weekend that can help you plan your trip called preparing for the pope. >>> it's been done by adele, paul mccartney and duran duran. we know who will sing the theme for the next ja

. >>> a deadly accident is causing a big traffic mess near fairmount park. chopper three was over the scene earlier this afternoon after a truck and a van crashed. it happened around 3:00 o'clock on the westbound schuylkill expressway, leading to northbound route one. we're told one woman was killed, she was in the van. there is no word on the condition of the truck driver. >>> let's give you a live lah from our traffic cameras as you can see all traffic is staying on 76. no one is allowed back on to the lanes, leading to route one. >>> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey says that the a alleged actions of a south jersey teen did not pose a credible threat to pope francis. the teen was taken into custody for alleged threats against the pope during his u.s. visit next week. commissioner talk a short time ago with our walt hunter and walt is live at police headquarters with more on what the commissioner had to say about this, walt. >> reporter: jessica, commissioner told me he really understands everyone concerns when they see headlines with the pa

the ill-fated plan to charge big bucks for folks to camp in fairmount park greeted mostly with yawns if not disgust. mayor nutter was asked about that canceled plan this afternoon. he said i don't know much about camping. i'm from west philly. chris? >> all right. with the visit just two weeks away, we have you covered on pope francis' historic trip to philadelphia. for everything pope, head to our website fox 29.com and click on the holy father in philadelphia tab. >>> breaking news in delaware county. skyfox over the scene in chester where a city police officer was hit by a car while ride ago motorcycle. that officer is in the hospital tonight and the driver, he's on the run. let's get straight out to fox 29's shawnette wilson live near the scene. shawnette? >> reporter: dawn, police here at the scene have identified the officer as officer dan hoffman he's in stable condition at the hospital this evening. we're told that he is conscious and alert and take look. they're still a scene here behind me as police officers have left the motorcycle bike here. they're still trying to recons

campground being set up in east fairmount park and according to the camp's website the grounds will have showers, bathrooms, food vendor, grills and charging stations. rates start at $199 per camper with more fees if you bring a car or an rv. the campground will be open around the clock starting thursday, september 24th until monday the 28th. all of this information can be found on our website fox 29.com. while you're there, make sure to stop at our special section dedicated to the pope's visit. it has everything you will need to know ahead of the holy father's arrival in our city. >>> well, the dry windy hot humid weather continue dad. live look right now at center city. this latest heat wave is not over yet. but some storms and a cool down could shake things up soon. chief meteorologist scott williams is live in old city tracking the changes and boy, it was humid today. scott? >> it really was, good evening, dawn. i like to refer it to as air you can wear. we're talking about the sixth heat wave of the year. high temperatures so far in the low 90s today in philadelphia. in fact near re

eyewitness news" has learned, that philadelphia has scrapped those plans for the campground in fairmount parke of emergency management tells cbs-3 it cancelled those plans because of a lack of interest. >>> and, with roughly two weeks before the pope arrives here in philadelphia, stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage. if you need to know more about the visit just go to cbsphilly.com. >>> we now know who is going to take part in next week's republican presidential debate. cnn announced the same ten leading candidates who debate in the prime time last month, they'll now be joined by carly fiorina in california. meantime, donald trump lead in the polls is growing. while democrat hillary clinton's lead is shrinking. clinton's lead over bernie sanders has fall tone just ten points in a new cnn pole. >> meanwhile, vice president joe biden opens up about his political future. biden made his much anticipated appearance on the late show with stephen colbert last night. when asked about his 2016 decision, biden said he would be lying if he said he was prepared to run following his son bea

the action cam was outside earlier this afternoon in fairmount park there along wissahickon creek nearwe've got really comfortable conditions. in fact, if you're looking up at any point today, not a cloud in the sky. baby blue overhead. the high today in philadelphia, 77 degrees. so 2 degrees shy of the average. normal for us this time of year is 79 so this is the second day this month where we've had temperatures below average so not bad. 71 in tannersville, 72 quakertown, center city 76, 77 in coatesville, lower 70's for kennett square and oxford. across new jersey 73 for ewing cinnaminson upper 70's, along the coast in sea isle city also in the 70's at this hour. here's what's going on. satellite6 along with action radar showing you this area of low pressure that's departing to our north and east and high pressure that is essentially parked itself over much of the ohio valley, the midatlantic and the southeastern states included but in between these two pressure gradients you're getting those winds coming in out of the northwest today which is why in fact we were dealing with those

she was walking near brewery hill drive and boat house row in fairmount park just passed midnight. three or four men jumped out of some bushes and shot her. she kept on walking before calling police. >>> four families cannot go home tonight after several row homes caught fire it happened just before 9:30 this morning on 49th and say brook avenue in southwest philadelphia. heavy smoke poured from the homes and paramedic had to take one person to the hospital. we don't know their condition. the red cross is helping the families with food, clothing an place to stay. >>> president obama and vice-president biden are marking this labor day by highlight wagon they call the administration's commitment to workers and the middle class. fox's kevin cork has more from the white house. >> reporter: the obama administration pulling out all the stops to show solidarity with union leaders on this labor day. the president making remarks to the greater boston labor council and signing an executive order requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. under the new rules, workers will