and this is the ben franklin parkway.he final day will be a full one. >> it begins at 9:15 with a meeting where he is staying, and then he will visit, and the inmates have been working on a stately chair they hand carved out of walnut. a glimpse of it there. and then the main event, mass on the ben franklin parkway. the city is expecting at least 1.5 million people to attend that mass. after that the pontiff will visit officials at the world meeting of families before departing on his flight back to rome. >> be ready for cloudy and cool conditions. >> let's go to meteorologist, brittney shipp for a look at the forecast. >> it's going to be cloudy and cool, similar to what we had yesterday. if you were out and about yesterday, you probably want to dress similar to what you did yesterday. right now we are at 60 degrees, and we are seeing wind speeds out of the northeast at 12 miles per hour so that makes it feel cooler and humidity at 72%, so comfortable conditions. it's a cooler start in the poconos, at 48, and 52 in allen

you can get to the ben franklin bridge from the vine street expressway exit 6 and the ben franklin bridge now open to vehicular traffic. >>> there is a foggy start to the morning, you can see it there on the skyline. we'll see warmer temperatures today heading into the 80s today, tomorrow, but a chance of showers moves in tuesday, wednesday and once again on saturday. wednesday looks like an all day soaker. we'll keep you updated on that. a cold front moves through wednesday that will drop our temperatures down to the 60s this week. >> not looking forward to that rain on saturday, brit. >> just a slight chance. we have wedding plans. i'll try to get rid of that. i got to work on that. >> a few days. >> the "today" show is next. >> good morning. icebreaker. president obama set to meet with russian president vladimir putin today, a meeting two years in the making as putin announce adds new plan to fight isis that catches even the white house by surprise. we're live at the u.n. >>> back home, the pope returns to the vaticanovernight after wrapping up his historic trip with an outdoor mass at

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the ben franklin bridge reopened a lot earlier than expected. it wasn't expected to reopen until noon today. wide open no problems, police in new jersey tell me 676 the admiral wilson boulevard is open leading to the ben franklin bridge. vine street expressway is open. we have penndot and police, they are blocking the off and on-ramps of the vine. the vine is open, but the benjamin franklin parkway remains shut down. >> now let's look down on the ground and see how things are moving. let's go over to trish hartman live at the foot of the ben franklin bridge which has been opened for a little bit now. good morning, trish. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right. now that the pope has left town, the ben franklin bridge is open to vehicular traffic. officers tell me it opened at 2:00 a.m. so you can see cars are moving along just fine. we saw a driver pull over and ask the cop and say is it open, yup, move on through. we found many folks walking across the ben some with bikes heading back to their cars in new jersey after attending the papal m

all the major highways leading to the ben franklin bridge are open. officials said they planned to open the bridge always quickly as possible after the pope's visit. as for septa, regional rails are operating on a saturday schedule, keep that in mind you want to check that. patco is using a special schedule. if you use the ben or any major bridges they are open this morning. live on the ben franklin bridge, trish hartman. >> now, pope francis has landed in rome, when he left the parkway yesterday his motorcade made a stop in the place that was close to his heart. he stopped at the knot the grotto people tied more than 100 thousands strips of paper to the grotto that bear the troubles for those who wrote them. they are requests for help from the virgin mary the undoer of knots. >> he asked us to pray for him, and, of course, we asked him to pray for us and bless the knots. >> an excited group of volunteers and joseph university watched the pope and eager to show us all the cell phone pictures they took of him. head to 6abc.com for a complete wrap up of

vine street expressway and admiral wilson boulevard from ben franklin bridge and ben franklin brenidge closed to vehicular traffic. it is a pedestrian bridge between cam dozden and old city. if you are in the philadelphia suburbs and you're taking septa, you will need a very important papal purchase that you had to have purchased a while back. >> you'll need to have them, you should already have them. if you're using them, you just complaint show up expecting to buy one these because they're not for sale any more. this morning nbc 10's deanna durante is live for us at the fort washington state which is one of the septa stations bringing people to center city to see the pope taoday. people have been coming and going throughout the morning. >> reporter: they have. as early as 5:30 this morning. actually 5:29 this morning is when 29 people boarded that first train for center city. take a look. you said that you can't get on the train. you can't get into the septa station here without that papal pass. people are lining up here in the parking lot. you see the volunteers milling around with

franklin parkway closed, ben franklin bridge what you are looking at. this is open both directions. this is really going to help a the low of the morning commuters, a lot of people have been asking this, this opened earlier than what was expected so good news for a loft you traveling both from new jersey, to philly, obviously in the morning, where we get the predominantly most of the rush. but then also, from philly to new jersey, so looking good on the ben franklin bridge, and then, spring garden between the schuylkill and ben franklin parkway, you can see, still closed on spring garden and the ben franklin park wake like i said, hopefully big update where that is open. here is a lock at the spring garden and broad streets. you can see, still looking very, very quai net this stretch right here. also, just reminder and kind of some updates. might be new information for some of you. roads now open, take a quick peak, vine street expressway, the schuylkill eastbound, both directions eastbound and westbound, ben franklin bridge like we talked about open. n

the ben franklin bridge will be transformed into a pedestrian bridge. you do see activity here outside the magnetometers, so everyone is getting ready for what they expect to be a rush of people approaching this area to then proceed on to ben franklin parkway. that's all for now. monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >> it will be a one-in-a-lifetime scene in philadelphia tomorrow. you can bet on that. before he comes to philadelphia pope francis has a busy day ahead in new york city. he'll begin his day at the united nations where he will address general assembly. at 8:30 this morning, now many expect the pope to talk about climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after his speech the pope will visit the 9/11 memorial, he will pray at one of the reflecting pools and participate in a multifaith ceremony. family members of the victims of 9/11 will attend. his last stop of the day, mass at madison square garden at 6:00 p.m. the pontiff will of use a golf cart to circle the arena before mass. prior to the pope's arrival the audience will see pe

the benjamin franklin parkway is closed. about a quarter of the so-called traffic box, dave that they implemented is closed through the area. but the schuylkill expressway open, the vine and the ben good to go. >> reporter: later tomorrow everything will be back in shape, of course "action news" will be the first to let you know. 66 degrees, we're cool to start out. it's kind of a good thing if you want to get errands done or do exercise, go for it. 78 at noon, 83 degrees is the high today. warm and humid. i promised you a look at the airport. let's get you there. atlanta has been looking at rain it's still raining in atlanta. that's a possible source of problems later on. everybody else else is dry, all green aircraft at the big board at the airports in terms of our most commonly traveled destinations. >> a family from pope francis' hometown traveled 13,000 miles to see him in philadelphia. take a look at the snapshot pope francis gracing their children. he have spent time with the family and their four kids. the family spe

vine open, the ben franklin bridge open. we have regional rails running on saturday schedules, the regional rails you can take them today, but they are on a saturday schedule. all the stations have reopened in the area, they are make lg all the regular symptoms. there's a lot going on with traffic we'll walk you through it one step at a time. in center city we have a quarter of the squalled traffic box that is closed, we'll talk about that coming up you can matt and tam. >> we have not heard if pope francis landed back in rome yet. he left philadelphia at 8:00 p.m. having completed a successful trip to the united states. all those who built the stage, about 1 million people went to mass with the pope, that stage has to come down, now. >> katherine scott is on the parkway, but let's get started with trish hartman. >> reporter: good morning, tam and matt, now that the pope has gone back to rome you're probably wondering how am i going to get to work this morning, we're at the ben franklin bridge with vehicular traffic, sphrms

ben franklin bridge is open.he vine street expressway is open but certain ramps from center city do not provide access. i'll show you what i mean. these are cameras of the schuylkill around the vine street expressway. to access here you cannot do that from the schuylkill expressway. we still have those ramps blocked off. for that traffic box with the papal street closures, no real word when the traffic box will be lifted. it's more of as a cleanup as it comes kind of thing. 3:00 a.m. this morning the city provided taxi stands around and outside of the box to provide transportation for people inside. the parking restrictions remain until the areas are cleared at some point today. pay attention to signs. >>> good morning. temperatures today starting off in the mid-60s, as we head into the rest of the afternoon we'll see warmer conditions today than what we saw yesterday. yesterday we stayed below average. a closer look at our current at 62 degrees in wilmington, 63 in dover, 64 degrees in wildwood. our city planner

hello from the ben franklin parkway. who would have thought that a pope and a fiat, a 78 year-old man could bring so many energy to the city of philadelphia. it is quite remarkable. >> no doubt bit. the 266th pope of the catholic church is in our town, and doing what he does best, and our todd quinones is on the ben franklin parkway right now to tell you more about what we all just witnessed, todd. >> reporter: well, ukee, jessica, i got to tell you it was quite a scene here to see this live and to see it here, pope francis address this adoring crowd here and on these historic grounds, in front of the independent mall, and you know, a as we take a look at the crowd here as it begins to disperse, i could not help but think about what this location really means about the birthplace not only of our country but really modern democracy around the world and i think pope francis during his speech here today sort of reminded all of us have really, at this location, independent hall and mall, the liberty bell is really a beacon t

aretha franklin will perform. philadelphia orchestra.he pope is also expected to meet with 6 families on the stage that will give witness to the importance of family in their own faith journey. there are two stages. this eakens oval stage will go at 5:30. the logan square stage performances there begin at 12:45. there are jumbo trons on the parkway. no matter you are you'll have a good view. they will turn on at 6:00 p.m. live eakens oval, channel 6 "action news." >> we have another look at the parkway from our vantage point looking right there at the stage where crews are setting up. they have to have a stage here for today for the festival of families and then they are back to work overnight as they prepare to transform this into an alter for the papal mass on sunday. >> and right now out in the city streets they have been looking around, things seem to be relatively quiet. that will not last long. we'll go over to katherine scott who is joining us from logan square. we imagine it will be elbow to elbow where you're standing today. >>

right here on the ben franklin parkway in the middle of the road. you can tell it's closed, just work crews. you see the barricades up there. we're by 21st street. let's move around here and give you a better glimpse of what's going on. here along 21st street you see some of the trucks there picking up the generators, a lot were out here being used for this papal visit. here you see some of the port-a-potties still out here as well. a lot of the cleanup has been under way, taking down the fences, taking down those cattle chutes, we see some of the golf carts driving by this area. take a look at video we shot earlier where you can see some of the water bottles left over. thousands of water bottles are still left over after the 2.5 million left here by wawa for the crowds. not all were used. still a lot left. goes to show how much of an evident it's going to take to get this cleaned up and a lot of the work going on for several hours to try to get all of the roads reopened. that is the key now is to get the roads reopened. we come back live, you see t

over top of the ben franklin bridge getting into philadelphia. for the vine street expressway, it's actually open to traffic, i was looking at some of my cameras, cars are moving through but the exit ramps from center city don't provide access. for the traffic box, slowly being picked up right now so no real word whether or not it's completely open to traffic. but by 3:00 this morning the city provided taxi stands inside so that's at least was hopeful thinking there. we're starting to see improvement inside the box. parking restrictions, remember, will remain until the areas are cleared at some point today. so if you do still see signs and parking restrictions do not park there. you will get towed. >> thank you. while the papal mass appears to be a success, there was some jeering before the crowd was cheering. next, the reason why some pilgrims were upset about what they were and were not seeing. put one in the win columns. the eagles notch a victory. hear from the coach and players. >>> the papal mass was filled with peace, there were some tense

looking above there the ben franklin parkway.n the ben franklin parkway. it's 10:40 now. tomorrow by 4:00 o'clock it's going to be changed around and ready for a papal mass. >> that it is. >> right there on the parkway. >> that it is. the spirit and the music, everything has warmed so many souls tonight. i say warm because actually it's getting a little bit nippy out who are. >> just a little bit. >> let's see what our forecast is for the rest of the evening and going into tomorrow for the papal mass. let's throw it over to kate bi bilo. >> thank you ukee and jessica. don't say i didn't warn you we've been talking about the chill all week long. it's definitely noticeable right now as you mention once the sun went down that breeze is still pretty noticeable outside and it's definitely feeling chilly a lot of people outside walking around we were out just about had a half hour, hour ago walking up and down the street here looking at everybody bundled up and they were watching the jumbotrons trying to keep warm. let's take a look at

we are above the ben franklin parkway. we'll take a look right at vine street, 20th and the parkway. if we zoom in, they are using the back of the area as a staging area. they have got lots of -- one of those misting fans putting their in case he gets warm. make sure people have enough air to keep cool. this is one of the areas using some of the equipment for the upcoming pope's visit. how many times have you thought if i could get down without traffic you can do that, except it's closed so. a mixed bag. no traffic but you can't use it. this is right at vine, 20th and the park waiway. no regular traffic on the parkway. coming up the next half hour or so. live in sky force 10 above the parkway, jesse gary, "nbc 10 news." >> let's take you to ground level of the secure area. medal detectors started screening people. monique braxton joins us. what's happening now? >> reporter: good morning. we've seen about a dozen people proceeding past us to this entry point of the ben franklin parkway. security is extremely tight. you know

poaches he pope francis joins a cheering crowd along the ben franklin parkway. >> after the papal parade, the holy father heard from families from all around the world. he was also treated to some major star power during an inspirational night. >> the faithful came in thousands in hopes of just catching a glimpse of the pontiff. the pope did not disappoint. like he does often the pope broke away from script to connect with the people and touch so many lives. >> you're watching cbs3 witness news special coverage the pope in philadelphia. ♪ >> a live look now at ben franklin parkway. this was the place to be just a few moments ago. all day long but now, it's clearing out. as the first day of the pope in philadelphia goes in to the history books. hi, good evening, everyone, welcome back. i'm ukee washington. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean. >>> we are broadcasting to you from the ben franklin parkway tonight right hyped us the stage where the festival of families took place tonight and where the papal mass will be celebrated tomorrow. >> you can certainly feel the excitement it's all abou

train, ferry and walking over the ben franklin bridge.f you have to park your car there are about 8,000 spots available and officials say you can pay on the same day. they are asking everyone whose planning to visit philly through camden to register their cars online. >> we are ready. our police officers and public servants will be out on the pedestrian routes. they're there to help you. they are ambassadors. >> state troopers more than two other dozen public off cease are stayinged at the iconic campbell soup head cars. they'll be monitoring traffic and emergency situations. >>> as we get closer to the weekend everyone eyes on the forecast wanting to know if the rain will hold off. kate bilo has been tracking a storm season and joins us now with the first forecast. kate? >>> jessica the good news so far the weather is behaving pretty much exactly as we had wants pated. we started the day with sunshine. the clouds have rolled in. our coastal low is definitely still there and still looking strong. but the good news it look like most of the

ghost town like as ben franklin bridge, as of last night at 10:00 p.m. i will have more updates coming up in about five minutes. nicole, over to you. >> all right, meisha, thank you. >>> excitement is mounting for pope francis arrival here in center city. the here's a look what his busy day is going to be like, quite a jammed packed schedule if i do say so myself. the holy fat's arriving at 9:30. at 10:30 he celebrates mass at basilica of saints peter and paul. 1:15, st. francis arriving the at saint charles borromeo ceremony and 4:45 the the pontiff's a address at independent hall. at 7:30 this evening pope francis arrives at the festival of the families and 8:35 he will have closing remarks. so a lot of folks looking forward to that for sure. here at cbs-3 we have you covered from basically all angles. we have live pictures, we have got cameras, we have a team of report tours get you set up and to show you the setup. lets go through that right now. we have cameras all over the area throughout center city and beyond. here's a live look at ben franklin p

exit 6 up to the ben franklin bridge. so if you're on the vine street expressway you can take exit 6 to get to the bridge so far for the morning. as for this traffic box no real word when the box will completely be lifted. it's a gradual process as cleanup is under way. i spoke with matt delucia, he actually confirmed for me some barricades are removed but police are patrolling so we do not want to say any of the box on the outside is open yet. good news at 3:00, the city has provided taxi stands in the box to move people around. the parking restrictions remain in effect until the areas are cleared so look for signs. you don't want to get your car towed. >> let's check in with meteorologist brittney shipp. we saw that fog in those cameras a few moments ago. going to clear soon? >> we're going to see patchy fog for the next few hours. it will clear up. 59 in the poconos, 63 allentown, low 60s in pottstown, 66 right now in philadelphia, 64 in wilmington. it's a little bit warmer for us in the poconos, up 13, allenton a warm

poaches he pope francis joins a cheering crowd along the ben franklin parkway. >> after the papal parade, the holy father heard from families from all around the world. he was also treated to some major star power during an inspirational night. >> the faithful came in thousands in hopes of just catching a glimpse of the pontiff. the pope did not disappoint. like he does often the pope broke away from script to connect with the people and touch so many lives. >> you're watching cbs3 witness news special coverage the pope in philadelphia. ♪ >> a live look now at ben franklin parkway. this was the place to be just a few moments ago. all day long but now, it's clearing out. as the first day of the pope in philadelphia goes in to the history books. hi, good evening, everyone, welcome back. i'm ukee washington. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean. >>> we are broadcasting to you from the ben franklin parkway tonight right hyped us the stage where the festival of families took place tonight and where the papal mass will be celebrated tomorrow. >> you can certainly feel the excitement it's all abou

can we take that live shot of the ben franklin parkway?, live look at the clean up underway, steve's standing by to give us details on all that extra water left over but that is one of the closures that still remains, the biggest close another, but lets go outside to the major roadways, everything is opened this morning. the the schuylkill expressway looking good from end to end. in problems in or out of the city, ben franklin bridge is opened for business this morning, to vehicle traffic and all of the closures in south jersey have been lifted. there is in reason why you shouldn't be able to get where you are going this morning. main just a detour here or there. this one the vine street expressway opened, however, the ramps to broad street and parkway are closed because of the fencing and barriers, up above, and the art new you seem area as i mentioned parkway still closed, the end of both kelly and martin luther king drives where it comes in behind ben franklin art museum circle still closed and all that staging that took well over a wee

we've hosted a lot of events here on the ben franklin parkway. no question. with the holy father being in attendance. >> events happened every three years since 1992, and once again, it is our turn. i said it earlier, philadelphia is on the world stage right now. we are shining. so many people. i've had people around the country watching us. i'm not sure if they're watching on national or cbsphilly.com but they're watching and seeing what's going on when it comes to the 266 leaders of the catholic church. >> we have loved checking out #cbsphillypope it's been a lot of fun to see what everybody been doing, more importantly you have been using it as you've been out or traveling around getting pictures from friends and family, if you put it altogether and take a look at some of the photos, you start to see a picture of what the day has looked like starting there at philadelphia international airport, going to the cathedral basilica where he was there with so many of the faithful. then, you know, traveling to you independence mall and coming to here. you get to s

the ben franklin bridge itself shut down until noon on monday. we can see the vine street expressway shut down, the benjamin franklin parkway all of the closures in center city. the waze app is a good way to track that. it's funny to pull out wide and look at this. we can see the schuylkill expressway and all the closures on the schuylkill expressway, as well that you have, of course, westbound is shut down from the blue route all the way to i-95. westbound i-95 to route 1. this is a good way to help you out. of course i could help you, too, because i'll be here around the clock. matt, tam and dave. >> we will too, it is a party before the papal mass. >> reporter: right, today, similar to yesterday, clouds, sunny breaks, a little breezy and doesn't look like it's going to rain. very small chance. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry. as we look outside we're looking at decent conditions out there, clouds, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows a sprinkle by washington and out on the other side of gettysburg this is migrating toward t

that's the latest live look here along the ben franklin parkway.e'll send it back to you all. ♪ >>> so many of the performances of last night's festival of families were chilling, just like this. this is just incredible and i could listen to him all night long, and he is 14 years old and member of the keystone state boy choir in germantown. >> good job, bobby. from singing to dancing to comedy, last night the festival of families in the parkway had it all, and before the performers took the stage, they had a chance to meet the guest of honor. >> let's take you to a live picture now. >> actually this is pope francis from last night, meeting some of the stars of the show, speaking with the columbian singer, and the comedian, and bocelli. >> here is the live picture we were talking about. this is along city avenue. the bishops arriving for that meeting with the pope at st. charles seminary. we will continue our live coverage in just a minute. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound.

franklin bridge.ber of people in the audience walking back to new jersey. >> reporter: yes, they are making the trek back into camden. this is the scene we've seen all day. light crowds, a few people trickling to the pennsylvania side. for the most part we have not seen large crowds. we've seen groups of two, three hundred people singing and chanting making their way to philadelphia getting to see the pope. it was light security as they checked baggage. officials said 2 to 3,000 people made the two mile walk, talking with people they said it's a small price to pay to get a chance to see pope francis. >> it's exciting, it's once in a lifetime, i assume. it was 36 years ago i wasn't alive. we're here for the whole event of it. >> looking forward to the energy and excitement that will be around with the holy father being here, he inspires a lot of people. >> reporter: and jim, you can see on this side it is shut down to pedestrian traffic. that's just for emergency vehicles. this side of the bridge came

now here is a look at the ben franklin bridge. now, we all know that this used to be construction, the far right lane had opened, but i will let you know now that the far right lane is now closed because they are setting up a chain link fence, for pedestrians, so coming into philly the far right lane on the ben franklin bridge is now closed. starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. the ben franklin bridge will be closed altogether, besides other than for the walkers. for the pedestrians. here's a look at the vine, you can see, you are closed at the ben franklin parkway, that off ramp to the ben franklin parkway is closed what you will be looking at. let me just back all the way out of the way here, vine expressway ramp closures, these are in effect right now. the closures that are starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight, to monday, are right here, the vine street expressway, east and westbound, the schuylkill the eastbound direction from the blue route to 95, the schuylkill, roosevelt boulevard, ben franklin bridge, martin luther king drive, the vin

all throughout the ben franklin parkway.his normally like i've been saying all afternoon is one of the busiest thorough fares in all of philadelphia. now it has turned into this magical place, lots of excitement. there are people from all across the country, all across the globe here waiting to see his holy father. in fact i spock with one man who an incredible journey here to the steve brotherly love. take a listen as to how he actually got here. >> i started in washington which is right on the coast and i just walked up through the local little market on the corner. we don't have a gas station there but i put my thumb out and one ride after another. sometimes it's pretty slow. i can stand all day waiting for a ride but thousands of people go by or sometimes i can walk out there and two, three people go by and they'll pick me and take me all across the state or something, you know. >> reporter: and back here live you can see many people using a little bit of an advantage to get a good view of the pope as he's expected to ar

only closures off of the vine are ramps to the ben franklin parkway. ram tops broad street and eighth street are open. there should not be a problem at all, going where you need to get to today. live lot at ben franklin bridge, opened for vehicle traffic this morning. all of the closures in south jersey are gone, septa regional rail lines are running on a week even schedule this morning. you may find some buses around independent hall and parkway area are on a local detour around the the clean up, patco running on a special schedule, new jersey transit and trains are running on a normal schedule and if you are heading down toward the airport, sue give yourself some extra time. they said three hour estimate to get through the security for international flights and a lot of folks were stuck here for an extra night because they basically, halted all air traffic while the papal plane was taking off last night. >> so combine that with the folks who were going to leave to take anyway, yikes, it can be crowded. i put out a call earlier asking for folks who to

the ben franklin bridges will hope 4:00 a.m. regional will be on a saturday schedule. >> david spunt is live at broad and spring garden with a mass exit us. >> reporter: can you imagine trying to get out on public transportation and just leaving the city? seems at this point, like things worked right here. the broad street line open until you 1:00. it's empty right now, it was empty across the street, there were little problems according to septa. maybe a few delays, for the most part, things came off without a hitch. hundreds of thousands lined center city streets sunday night after a whirlwind 48 hours. >> renewed thinking for me in the catholic church. >> amazing in he comes to america and it's only like a one time thing. >> reporter: long lines spotted at every septa station including jefferson in the city, mayor michael nutter briefed reporters on this traffic box that once closed off the city. >> three-quarters of the traffic box is gone. west philadelphia is still in effect that portion right now, and what we referred to

septa buses, detours on the benjamin franklin parkway.he rail changes because the papal visit begin at 10:00 p.m. tonight. >> reporter: another cool start when you're dressing the kids throw a light jacket on them on the way out the door. this afternoon it's a day for shorts and ts. here's the proof in that. the numbers are cool. in the 50s in a number of spots, 53 by 9:00. 82 degrees is the high at 3:00 p.m. height winds and fair amount of sunshine and holding on to the mid 70s by 6:00 p.m. all green aircraft on the big board, denoting no major delays and not picking up rain in our most common-traveled destinations. clear sailing from philadelphia international. >>> a pharmaceutical ceo hiked a drug by 4,000%. it helps people with compromised immune systems. he raised the price from $15 a bill to $750 a pill. the increase was necessary to make a profit. he said he will lower the cost, but has not said by how much. >> 5:22 up next in the morning buzz, killing them with kindness, how a michigan mom's actions are getting widespread attentio

if for some reason franklin was not in hyde park, mrs.oosevelt here on her own would choose to spend her time a couple of short miles away. in this direction, we have the entrance of sarah roosevelt. her bed room is sandwiched between sarah's and her husband's just like in her life that she was sandwiched between them. >> a little bit of talk about her mother-in-law. what was sarah roosevelt alike? franklin roosevelt was her only child. he had a half brother. sarah could be very domineering. she was overly protective in a good way. he used to go play and birdwatching. he enjoyed the order the job - ornithological society. there are even pictures of him wearing the dress and having long hair. i think she was a good mother and terms of loving and kept her i will -- and kept her eye on him. people felt bad about eleanor having to deal with her. she was very intensely loving and caring. fdr cared the world a bar. he was seen sometimes to be happiest when she was around. in fact, she was opposed to their marriage. very much so, he's -- you sai

right now the ben franklin parkway is closed from the art museum circle to logan circle. kelly drive from fair mount avenue to the art museum sirk. spring garden from pennsylvania avenue to kelly drive. a major one on the vine street expressway, right in here, right now the good news is it's still open. we do have exits closed that started last night. broad street, 23rd and accessing the ben franklin parkway, eighth street, the vine street park way by 10:00 p.m. tonight will be shut down. so plan that accordingly even local vine in the area some closures there as well. so your best bet is avoid this area for right now. tracy. >>> the pope continues his visit to the u.s. he arrived yesterday afternoon, attended vespers evening prayer and pope francis has a busy day ahead. he will address the general assembly, head to the 9/11 museum for a service there. this afternoon he'll visit a school in ees harlem, parade through central park and the pope's day will wend a mass at madison square garden. wherever the pope goes excited crowds seem to follow. >> the crowds seem to gather

the ben franklin bridge is going to open at 4:00 a.m.ffic box mayor nutter says it is lifting should be three quarters open right now. >> there's some people trying to get over that bridge. anything to get in to see the pope. >> true. >> our coverage continues out here to the ben franklin parkway tonight. we've got team coverage for you. chris o'connell has been out on the parkway but we start with dave schratwieser whose in center city for us tonight. dave. >> reporter: iain, in the throws of the cleanup here i'm told it's cleaned up near city hall and logan square. so they're making quick of this. let me tell you something with 860,000 people on the parkway today to see the pope and see the mass, everyone came here with both motivation and determination. >> we came in from willow grove but we rode our bicycles so it was about 12 miles. redirected 18 million times but we ended up on the parkway among the electric crowd. very exciting. >> reporter: why was this important to you. >> the pope' pope' message is so valuable and important to

if for some reason franklin was not in hyde park, mrs.oosevelt here on her own would choose to spend her time at val-kill, which is only a couple short miles away from this site. in this direction, we have the entrance to sara delano roosevelt's bedroom, and as you can see, mrs. roosevelt's bedroom is sandwiched between sara and her husband, franklin, the same as in her lifetime she herself was sandwiched between franklin and his month, sara. peter: a little bit of talk there about her mother-in-law. what was sara delano roosevelt like? doug: well, first of all, franklin roosevelt was her only child. now, fdr had a half-brother, rosy, and his father, james roosevelt, was a fine, outstanding man. he died when he was a freshman at harvard in 1900, so sara was left meeting -- fdr lost his father in 1900 and he was born in 1892. but sara could be very domineering. she was very over-protective of franklin in a good way. he used to go play and go bird-watching, which was a big avocation of his, joined the american ornithological union, used to

we are live at the ben franklin park because. mentioned those crews transforming stage you can still them still at work doing a terrific job. ben franklin parkway i got to tell you, they have done a terrific job these sanitation crews cleaning the the street getting garbage out of the way and wiping them down. they look brand new ready to start crowds to start filling that parkway for mass this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. quiet right now but again you want to get here early trying to get through security because it will be busy. again, a live look at the parkway, now the the pope certainly has a full schedule getting through last bits of sleep, nicole, he will need it today. at 9:00 satisfaction will meet with seminarians and bishops at saint charles borromeo at wynnewood. then at the 11:00 he will visit curran-fromhold correctional facility at northeast philadelphia this is what we have been counting down to, looking forward to pope francis returning here to the parkway to celebrate mass. the it all wraps up at 8:00w whirlwind tour o

benjamin franklin parkway is shut down as the benjamin franklin parkway has been shut down that continues today. vine street expressway is open, we can see the ramp closures for broad. we have the ramps shut down, the schuylkill expressway is open, the vine is open until 10:00 p.m. tonight. i-95 is open through the weekend. cottman southbound traffic heading toward center city. you expect to see extra volume on the other highways. 676 northbound will shut down at 10:00 p.m. admiral wilson boulevard leading to the ben franklin bridge will shut down. 42 you're fine to take that this morning, matt and tam. >> crews are working around the clock to make sure the city is ready for the arrival of pope francis tomorrow morning. security fences are coming up. new rules to get around are going into effect. katherine scott managed to find her way into center city. it was not easy. with more on the story, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, it was not easy. there are a lot of closures in effect. a lot to keep in mind as you head out. we're at broad and vine. you can see

move in with franklin's mother, sara delano roosevelt. sara owned and operated this home and estate referred to as springwood, since the year 1900 when sara's elderly husband, mr. james roosevelt, who fathered franklin, had passed away. because this was sara's home, she made the decisions here. she also handled the finances of the family and was most definitely the matriarch of the family. this is where the family gathered for their daily meals. the activities in this room are important because it reflects the interaction of the family. sara delano roosevelt sat at the head of the table, franklin roosevelt at the other end. and eleanor roosevelt would find whichever seat was comfortable for her. she did not have an assigned seat at this table. infidelity was discovered within the marriage. from that point on, mrs. roosevelt insisted on not sharing the same bed with franklin roosevelt. at that time, mrs. roosevelt chose a bedroom right next to this room and has a doorway coming right in. this was an area where she could be by herself. it w

airport circle is shut up to the ben franklin bridge. the ben franklin bridge is shut down.ll the closures in the city itself, as well as the vine street expressway, and then we get to the closures of the schuylkill expressway, schuylkill expressway eastbound is shut down between the blue route and i-95 westbound from i-95 to route 1. city avenue, starts at 7:00 p.m., 16 minutes ago, at times no cross traffic allowed. city northbound between route 30 and the schuylkill. i think you were out there when somebody tried to cross when they were not supposed to to. of the that did not go well. listen to the security officers out there, because they are serious. >> david remember back on monday, i think all of us were worried. >> reporter: i was. you know whenever the models are in great disagreement which they often are in front of a big event. you're a little worried. but they did come together in the last 24 hours. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry, as we look to the west, there's rain by gettysburg, not sure most of the stuff is hitting the grounds. if we see any

as far as trying in the city again, ben franklin bridge has reopen. we knew mayor nutter's goal was to have the bridge back opened by 4:00 a.m. and that has happened. it is expected that new jersey transit buses will resume their services. you might want to check individual web sites and social media pages for up to date travel information but a live look right here we have septa bus passing us by right now here at the corner obviate and market street, lauren and chris. >>> all right, jennifer, thank you. >>> scoring a ticket to see the pope was not easy. >> even those who had one said didn't mean they were worried free. some got downtown early, pick their spot in hopes of the seeing pope mobile drive by. fox 29 said they ran into people who said they waited in security lines for four hours before they could see the pope or at least get close enough to view jumbo trons. >> three hours to move a block and a half. then they said they weren't letting anybody else on the parkway. i missed the whole thing. i missed everything. >> others say even though the

the ben franklin bridge the unprecedented move of closing that to vehicular traffic an lot of peopleking across it. >> they were hoofing it they got who are and some shared their spiritual journey with new jersey reporter cleve bryan. ♪ >> reporter: hill grips passing through camden today traveling from places near. >> we live right down the road who are. >> reporter: and far. >> i came from guam guam. >> the name of my country is right here. a small beautiful country full of joy and the love of god. report roar checking in at the base of the now closed ben franklin bridge interpret agreed greeted with bottle of water, t shirts, and some gospel tracks to ponder. >> it's a great opportunity. i've, i believe it's a mile and a half to get on the other side of the bridge. give them something to read. they can learn what the scriptures say about eternity. >> for this woman it's a work of confirming failing. >> i have to do with my body tells me to do. i'm going to meet jesus. >> reporter: other others wondeg if the spiritual experience awaits. >> i hear about a lot about the buzz. >> i'm

first though, here's what's coming up the tonight on cbs-3. >> the ben franklin bridge is open. we're checking in with meisha in just a couple of of minutes. >>> right now, dramatic rescue caught on camera. a trash man pulled to safety from a canal. >> this video is from the body camera, of utah highway patrol officers. the man had two broken legs after driving off the road and into that canal. they had it carefully lift the victim out on a stretcher. it is not clear what caused them to drive into the canal in the first place. >> the owner of the seattle duck boat company suspends operations until all vehicles are inspect dollars after deadly accident. duck boat crashed into charter bus thursday, killing five people, and injuring dozens of other. ntsb investigated, the agency says, earlier safe save ever safety concerns about the duck boat's vehicles. >> ride the ducks every seattle, franchise of a company that offers tours on water and on land, using amphibious vehicles known as duck boat. katie moody was on one of those last thursday when it crashed into charter bus on the aur

the ben franklin bridge is closed. open, but a few exits are closed. additionally, that traffic box out in center city 6:00 p.m. yesterday to 10:00 p.m. you can't get in and out of the green shaded areas with your car. once you go, you can't come back. jacqueline? >> we just received this video of a group singing as they walk through center city. the crowd cheerily march down the streets of philadelphia in hopes of getting a glimpse of the pontiff. everyone in an incredibly good mood. >>> a local school is doing its part to make sure as many people get a chance to see the pope as possible. >> here's video we shot of the group today right here in philly. the effort called "to philly for francis." 350 students are part of this initiative. they spent the past week sleeping at the school and working on projects to help the community. >> it's been great to welcome these guys into our home, our home away from home, saint joseph's prep. we want to open our doors and celebrate this once in a lifetime experience with the pilgri

septa buses are detoured around ben franklin parkway. do have mass transit closures as well and we will touch base with those in a little bit, erika, over to you . >>> many people, thousands and thousands of people are making their way to the parkway this weekend so we are wondering what should you keep in mind to stay safe. >> family physician doctor jennifer cuddle is here with a few health tips, good morning, doctor jen. >> good morning, guys. >> erika mentioned hundreds of thousands maybe millions of people making their way to philadelphia for some people a lot of walking will be involve. >> yes. >> what can you tell people at home. >> first of all, happy pope in philly, because it feels like a holiday. very exciting. thinks the thing there will be a lot of walking, and so count on it. make sure you have white shoes, comfortable shoes, and, comfortable shoes, and, if you you have any concerns about being healthy enough to do lots of walking talk tour doctors. bring your cysttive devices. make sure you bring that too. of course stayin

pope francis will celebrate mass here on the ben franklin parkway.s have been setting up throughout the night to make sure everything is ready. pope's schedule will kick off in about 45 minutes from right now. right now again looking live from inside the ceremonies here at the seminary. >>> if you can, we want to give you a look at curran-fromhold correctional facility from northeast philadelphia pope will be visiting there and visiting with inmates as well. we have a jammed packed coverage, as we have thousands, hundreds of thousands, and a million people will be gathering, for that mass. again, here is a look the at curran-fromhold correctional facility where pope francis will be stopping by later this morning at 11:00 o'clock. we will have live coverage right here on cbs-3 all morning long. entire pontiff's schedule you can catch it right here. lets send things back inside to nicole brewer inside the studio, nicole. >> an exciting day, for sure. we will send it over to kyla for a check of the forecast hoping that the rain holds off, kyla what do y

live look at the ben franklin bridge, which is now back open to traffic. the roads you can drive on again if you're headed into work today. >> good morning, it is monday, september 28th, i'm erika von tiehl amount check on the now open roads, and also our forecast with justin and meisha. good morning. >> good morning it, fells like we never left. >> i know, straight through. >> never end being. >> right. yes, a loft roads are now open. i'll have all of the updates, justin, feels nice. >> started to feel more humid, we'll start bringing back warm temperatures the next couple of chances, rain chances, little fog, some spots, but notice the numbers, we're hanging out at 66 at the airport philadelphia, if 64 allentown, 63 reading, cool spots, may be dropping into the upper 50's briefly. really now we will see the dew point on the rise, how much moisture and humidity is in the air. on the weekend 40's, ooh, a, now looking at lower 60s, so that mugginess starts to increase through the morning and really through the day today. storm scan3, nice and dry, we do hav

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