reporting from center city this morning, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news". >> really good information. ant to know what you are going do, know what you're up against. thanks, jan. as we first reported little earlier here on cbs-3, plans for francis field didn't last long. "eyewitness news" has learned, that philadelphia has scrapped those plans for the campground in fairmount park. the city's office 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 c

scene after three alarm fire in center city, want to get right out to "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at the scene at 13th and chancellor streets. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, we are told the fire started just before 4:30 this morning. you can see the scene behind me is extremely busy right now. we are coming to you live as you mentioned at the corner of 13th and chancellor streets. dozens of firefighters are here, battling this three alarm err. you can see, just beyond the outstretched ladder truck, at least five, six lines of water hitting the structure right now. we are still awaiting updates from officials here on scene about whether there are any injuries associated with this fire, what exactly the structure is. next-door to very tall apartment build being. i want to talk to one of the people who lives in that that building, the chancellor amounts. this is gloria, she lives on the seventh floor of that apartment building. what was it like this morning, gloria, smelling the smoke, seeing what was going on, and then making your way down? i understand you had

i'm jan carabeo, reporting live in center city. 'll break it all down for you straight ahead. >> thanks, jan. rolling out the red carpet for pope francis. exclusive first look at the bucks county company hand weaver t kyla. >> i'm keeping an eye on the weather. it is improving today. i've got nice forecast for you for your friday, the weekend, we'll talk about that, when we come back in just a moment. >> kyla, thank you. also, meisha is keeping her eye on the roads this morning, some of them are pretty wet out there. she has the accidents and detours for when you we come hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten free oats that

finally it is here 11:35 on cbs-3, jan carabeo joins us, she took a trip up to new york, is outside the edel sullivan theater. and this had undergone a huge overhaul since letterman left. good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning, very exciting day on tap for stephen colbert. he has a new gig and new place here at the ed sullivan theater, and the front page of the new york daily news says it all. tonight is the night. of course he is taking over as the host of the late show here at the historic theater. as you mentioned, it was completely overhauled for tonight's debut. it will look exactly as it did in the 1920's. so let's take a look inside before all of the excitement, little later on today. colbert actually started off as an actor. here he is now on broadway. the ed sullivan theater is in the mat hand at theater district of after david letterman's de power tour, the theater gutted, new set, new seats, new carpeting, new sound system, were all installed, with that said, the theater will look just as it did when it first opened in 1927. >> we restored it back to its 1927 theater. i

for now live in certain sit, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news". >> all right, jan, thanks so much. meanwhile pope francis made unexpected stop during the papal parade yesterday. he stopped by the knot dollars grotto next to the cathedral in center city. >> this growth so collection of ribbons with handwritten note on them, each representing a hardship or a prayer. pope francis blessed the exhibit and hugged its curator, sister marry skull yen, of project home. >> so humbling and we're just so joyful, because there has been so many people that have come here over the weeks, moved to tears, writing their struggles, writing their stories, their prayers, and then to think that pope francis blessed those, it is just overwhelming. >> reporter: the grotto will remain open outside of the basilica until the end every next week or possibly through the end of october. >> and then, with a quick wave, it was all over. pope francis is back in rome this morning after final farewell at philadelphia international airport last night. the holy father departed philadelphia on shepherd i last evening,

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at that scene with the latest information. orning. >> good morning, detective, and a special victims unit, are working hard on this case, now, they're not releasing too much information right now but we have learned that it was a temple university student who was reportedly robbed and sexually assaulted here overnight. take a look at the video, this is what the scene look like earlier this morning, this is the 1400 block of north carlisle street north philadelphia. temple university sent out alert to the student bod bye what happened here, in that alert, the student says female student was robbed and sexually assaulted around midnight. but, right now, there is no update on the condition of that student, and there is no word on the circumstances of the robbery, or what was taken, only that the suspect was armed. no description of possible suspect either. now, the 1400 block of north carlisle street is off campus, the scene is located just south of the university, but a loft student live in this area, so it is very concerning, th

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo shows us police responded with swat teams early this morning. >> philadelphia police, and gunfire, broke the silence in north philly monday morning. sarah was sitting on her front porch as swat moved into a house just down the street at 15th and lehigh avenue. >> minding my own business, sitting on the porch, drinking my coffee, what i do every morning, then all the sudden there was this -- shots ring out around 6:00 a.m., an investigation that authorities are not yet detailing, brought police to this home on the 1500 block of lehigh. for some reason, they say police were forced to open fire. >> there was two shots fired by police. that is under investigation. there are no injuries. the police or civilian personnel. >> but nine people were at home at the time. >> the house was secured while the detectives got a warrant. >> a 22 year old man was taken into custody. the rest were questioned by police. and even before today's activities, folks who live in this area say they've been on high alert. they say they've had some trouble lately. now they d

eyewitness neutral reporter jan carabeo spoke with the students about this incredible opportunity. >> it is not a spelling lesson in the least, inside this gym. these seventh and eighth grade students at j school perfecting their tango. >> who fells like they have it? >> and just about ready to take the stage in front of the world during the festival of families this weekend. >> i'm going to be really prepared. because i've been working really hard during the rehearsals. >> i'm always dancing in front of my family, and this is not my first time dancing in front after crowd. >> no fresh your, nadir, festival crowd only expected in the hundreds of thousand cents after all. >> it is unbelievable t wakes me up at night t keeps me up at night. a program started here ten years ago as a way to teach kids manners and respect. last week she and 44 student learned they'll dance at the world meeting of families celebration on the parkway, that initial excitement caught on video has now turned into focus. at least a hour's practice every day. >> the student will perform swing number and this tang

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo shows us how they're getting ready for the papal pilgrimage. >> it is go time at st. joes he's prep. the holy father steps foot in fill any just ten days. student here are making sure they're prepared for the pilgrimage. >> these are our two philly four francis water bottle. >> excitement is palpable. >> the pope coming to philly. i think that's awesome. >> never know when this will ever happen again. >> prep isn't just preparing to see the pope. the school is also getting ready for influx every student. took assembly line to pack welcome bags for 350 kids from 42 jesuit high schools across the us, canada, and puerto rico, they'll stay at prep during the world meeting of families and sleep in classrooms, after all, the motto is it is a pilgrimage, not a vacation. >> be staying on the floor, in sleeping bags, i guess some people will bring air mattresses it, might be as luxurious as we get. >> demand incredible. prep received rsvp in minutes, to play host, fell in line with their jesuit mission. >> we thought it would be great to open our doors to

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now out on the ben franklin parkway which we know is shutdown, where student from north philly's school performed dance to the pope's heart. love seeing the video of them dancing, jan, good morning. >> erika, good morning. we hear it is the pope's favorite dance. now, dozen of students from the school in north philadelphia are prepared to show off their version to the world. now, you can see, two stages are really taking shape on the parkway this morning. these kids will be dancing on the smaller logan square stage saturday afternoon, until then, practice makes perfect. >> it is not a spelling lesson in the least. inside this north philadelphia gym. >> one, two -- >> these seventh and eighth grade performing their -- >> who foles like they have it? >> and just about ready to take the stage in front of the world during the festival of families this weekend. >> i'm going to be really prepared. because i have been working really hard during the rehearsals. >> i'm always dancing in front of my family and it is not my first time dancing in fr

in center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> developing now in the middle east, more than 700 pilgrims have been killed after a horrific stampede in saudi arabia. it happened during the annual pilgrimage on the outskirts of islam holy city of mecca saudi officials say more than 800 others were injured in that crush. 2 million muslims from around the world are taking part in this annual pilgrimage. >> still ahead this noon: the all-important weekend forecast when the pope arrives in philadelphia. kyla? >> yes, we will talk about that. plus how about today, and how long this lovely wet letter last, a look at your seven day forecast, stay with us, everyone, "eyewitness news" at so you don't have to stop., tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. >>> in our continuing coverage this noon, this is pope francis just within the last half hour as he visited st. patrick's parish in washington, d.c. the pope choose to go skip hundred watch some of cong

. >> staff and victims of crime to offer criminal attempt and our jan carabeo was there. >> reporter: curran, fromhold correctional facility in northeast philadelphia erupted into applause sunday morning upon sight of holy father. here in this small gym, in front of inmates, his message was that of redemption and hope. >> he doesn't talk to us where we have been, he doesn't question us about what we have done. this time in your life can only have one purpose, to give you a hand in getting back on the right road. >> the roughly 80 prisoners listened. >> it was beautiful, breath taking. he said god bless me. >> reporter: ruth cologne was the second woman to shake hands with the pontiff. he spent just as much time encountering his audience as speaking. >> told him to get rest. he needs some rest, he needed some rest. >> reporter: in the last row, this happened. and then again. i hope years to come to tell my granddaughters how close i was to the pope. >> reporter: the holy father made it to point to visit prisons during his visit he emphasizes empathy and embraces the forgotten they won'

but for now, re are reporting live in center city, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news". >> good information, jan, thanks. also learning more details that affect people who live and drive within those secure zones, officials showed secret service rendering of what the final security set up will like like here. mayor nutter also announced parking restrictions, resident within the blue secure zones will need to move their vehicles or face towing, and most of those vehicles will need to be moved by sunday september 20th, but if you have a 20-dollar plaque adder, to park in a ppa garage, then you will have until thursday september 24th to move your vehicle. >>> another option, naval hospital lot at paterson avenue. >> this location has about 1500 parking spots and will be available for free beginning that week. >> to see the list of parking garages and free parking lot available during the papal visit just go to our website cbs-3. com/papal advice. >> i also learned waterways are off limit to boat traffic. us coast guard will establish security zones on portions of the schuylkill and delaware ri

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now, at the scene, with the latest information, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, that reported robbery, and sexual assault, happened just behind me here on the 1400 block of north carlisle street. you can see, that that yellow police tape is still up this morning as detectives with the special victims unit try to figure out exactly what happened. now, a temple university alert went out to student couple of hours ago. the university says philadelphia police are investigating a robbery and sexual assault, that happened here in north philly around midnight. the school goes on to say, the victim is a temple university student. now, the 1400 block of north carlisle street is off campus. the scene is located just to the south, but a lot of student do live around here, in fact, there are couple every signs on the block alone, advertising housing for temple student. soap, a report like this very concerning, and the university is asking student to stay alert, and report any suspicious activity. at this point, though, details

that's where we find "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo. ou g i've been in your shoes, we want to see you dip your tow. >> you can do this, get into the water. >> come on, girl. >> all the way. jan, jan, jan. >> i put up my jeans as high as they would go. i didn't wear my beach pant today. you know what? the water is so warm right now, and what a beautiful morning we have to kick off this long labor day weekend. couple of people already sitting back there, on the beach, watching this beautiful sunrise. we have couple of kayakers out there, surfer, swimmer, actually, just put his cap on, got out there. take a look at the beautiful sunrise, you really couldn't ask for better day to get pumped up for the last real long weekend of summer. so, we're so excited to be here. please, hashtag all of your pictures cbs-3, so we can put them on air, as women. back to you guys in the studio. >> did you notice how quickly she deflect in the. >> oh, yes. >> one little tow. >> she is a smart woman, that jan. >> water, like -- >> by the way it is a beautiful

in center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> now to the forecast, final days of summer and we could not ask for better weather. meteorologist, justin drabick, out on the skydeck, and in the words of kevin or floor director, just spectacular. >> now, kevin saying that, then you know it is to feels good. because he's always complaining about the heat and humidity. we always battle back and forth about that. but yes, it is real nice mid-september weather going on, cool mornings, giving way to warm afternoons. this morning, again little chilly. you may have needed the jacket. woke up to many areas reaching upper 40's. quakertown, woodbine new jersey, millville, at glenn, collegeville, all reaching the upper 40's. other suburbs, too, so again, now with the sunshine, really starting to heat things up quickly. upper 70s showing up in philadelphia, and almost 80 degrees in wilmington, south jersey, feeling good. right now, mid and upper 70s, checking some of the suburbs right now, palmyra new jersey coming in at 80 degrees, warm spot. winds much lighter than yesterday. so, it is re

we are checking in with our jan carabeo, liver outside the edel sullivan theater on broadway, as we get ready for tonight's big debut of the brand new late show with stephen colbert. also, this morning, a colorado police force, on alert. wait until you hear the threat that was phoned in to local dispatchers. >>> and, back here at home, more than 100,000 kids heading back to school today. first day for philadelphia public schools. and maybe the one day you don't have to drag your kids out of bed, right, meisha? >> oh, absolutely, and i can tell you right now with this nice weather i bet you the kids are excited for recess. packing those lunches, apparently the parent, okay. >> and the bus stop, warm morning? >> shorts and t-shirts day. going out to school. a lot of humidity around. hopefully your school does have air-conditioning it, will get hot this afternoon, we give it another day in the 90s, then talk about keel temperatures little later in the week. but, outside right now, where it is pretty mild. yesterday, look at that, kicking off our potential sixth heatwave of the season. did

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live for just center sit which all of the details, good morning, jan. >> nicole, erika, good morning, there have been a lot of concerns about parking from people who live in these secured zones. where will they move their cars? what's the deadline for moving them before there is a threat of getting towed? well, now, city officials detailed a lot of this information, take a look, at the video. this is just released 3d rent erring, released by secret service, showing what security will look like in center city for the papal visit. in order to set this all up, cars need to be moved out of secured zones. so, city officials now say you must move your car if you park in one every these blue zones, or towing will start sunday september 20th. but, if you buy a plaque adder, to park in a ppa lot, you don't have to move your car until thursday, september 24th. take a listen. >> the philadelphia parking authority will pre-sale spaces, and designated garages, for residents to park beginning at 6:00 p.m. on thursday, september 24th, once a vehicle has entered

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now in hunting park where crews are working to assess the damage. good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, there is a whole lot of damage left behind here, in hunting park this morning, and the repair process is going to be a very intrinsic one. water department has to bring in equipment, then excavate this entire area, then assess the broken main. meantime city councils sill starting to tackle the issue every aging water mains and pipes in the city. >> this broken main dates back to 1895. >> for two hours saturday night, water gushed from a broken 48-entrance mission line in the hunting park section of philadelphia. the break sent water rushing down hunting park avenue in westmoreland street. it also opened a gaping hole in the parking lot of the old tastykake factory. now, days later, clean up and repairs remain. >> row pairs will take some time. it is a large main, 48 inches is a large transmission main. they're not easy repairs to make. the excavation and the work around it is quite involved. so we'll be out here for some time

jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank you. are searching for two men who robbed a jewelry store. it happened at royal jewelry 2400 block of south 23rd street. police say the men walked in, with at least one caring a knife. that left with roughly $50,000 worth of jewelry. police are looking for a gold honda, with a paper tag. >>> all right, question for this morning, do you recognize this guy right there? philadelphia police hope that this crystal clear image will help them nab a brazen thief who target add home in manayunk. the video shows the suspect aking one of two packages left outside a home on dupont street. the homeowner says the thief messed with the wrong house, because his cameras are some of the best on the market. >> my boss, probably the best -- i bought probably the best quality camera you can buy, it paid off. >> stolen package contained two designer dresses. if you have any information about who this guy is, you are asked to call police. >> 6:37 right now. this week, marks the seventh anniversary of the beginni

jan carabeo down therefore the labor day weekends. first though a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs-3. >> 4:40, yesterday relatively quiet day on wall street. but that could change today with the big jobs report. money watch's jill wagner joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange, jill, what are we expecting out there? >> reporter: well, good morning, nicole. this morning the labor department will release the august jobs report, it will be the most closely watched in years, and that's because it could be the deciding factor, in whether the fed raises interest rates next month, for the first time since the financial crisis. now, the report also gauge of the us economy, of course, comes after those wild swings we've been seeing in the stock market, zoe con misses expect the unemployment rate will dip to 5.2% from 5.3%, nick oil, that report comes out at about 8:30. so, of course, it will be before the opening bell and it could have a big impact on the market today. >> we know you'll be on top of it, jill. also, h

. >> sta of crime to offer criminal attempt and our jan carabeo was there. >> reporter: curran, fromhold correctional facility in northeast philadelphia erupted into applause sunday morning upon sight of holy father. here in this small gym, in front of inmates, his message was that of redemption and hope. >> he doesn't talk to us where we have been, he doesn't question us about what we have done. this time in your life can only have one purpose, to give you a hand in getting back on the right road. >> the roughly 80 prisoners listened. >> it was beautiful, breath taking. he said god bless me. >> reporter: ruth cologne was the second woman to shake hands with the pontiff. he spent just as much time encountering his audience as speaking. >> told him to get rest. he needs some rest, he needed some rest. >> reporter: in the last row, this happened. and then again. i hope years to come to tell my granddaughters how close i was to the pope. >> reporter: the holy father made it to point to visit prisons during his visit he emphasizes empathy and embraces the forgotten they won't look. >>> the c

jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news" >> e-a-g-l-e-s! >> oh, look at. that will happening today, the eagles season opener against the falcons in prime time. and group of eagles fans, they're en route to atlanta erupt in the song, supporting the birds on board the plane. we have much more on how the team feels heading into tonight's game that's coming up in sports. >> 4:36 right now. a philadelphia legend passed away. sixers great, moses malone. he died in a hotel room in norfolk, virginia, the 06 year old was therefore a celebrity golf tournament. the cause of death has not been released but foul play is not suspected. malone goes down in history as one of the greatest big men ever in the nba. he played for eight teams in 20 years, but dominated when he played in philly. overall he was a three time mvp and 12 time all-star. moses and dr. j led the team to title during the 82-83 season. >> moses was coming to the fray, you know, in six years, we had been knocked out of the finals three different times. we were second best team in the wormed. so he was th

mayor michael nutter says this event was a successment our jan carabeo joins just center sit which more on that part of the story. jen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, coming to you liver on south broad street this morning, just outside of city hall where you can also see crews here doing a lot of work, breaking down equipment, and removing those metal barriers. and also happening around 10:00 o'clock this morning, the archdioces of philadelphia will hold one more media briefing to reflect on the world meeting of families congress, and the papal visit. as you mentioned, by mother account, last week was a success. it seems even this morning the holy father's spirit is still strong in a hundreds every thousands every people who heard his message over the weekend. now despite some long line at security check point, especially for those main events on the ben franklin parkway, most visitors we spoke to say the city of brotherly love earned its title. and just anecdotally people were in a great mood, i'm sure as you can feel, while it is still unclear, just how many people came to a

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at broad and arch with the latest information. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, details here on scene are still extremely limited, but yes, as you mention, we have confirmed from the philadelphia accident investigation division, that two people, two pedestrians, were struck and killed by attacks i cab in a early morning accident here in center city. live behind me here, on scene, you can see, still have very active scene. we've got the low police tape, investigators there, taking look at what happened. and the badly damaged taxi cab, still behind us, here on broad street. now, they're not releasing a loft detail, but this is what we know so far from the accident investigation division. they tell thus accident happened right after 4:30 this morning, two pedestrians, two people, were struck and kill by that tacky cab. obviously, pronounced dead here on scene. the driver of that taxi cab, 30 year old man, was taken to hahnemann hospital. no update on his status yet this morning. what you are taking a look at is the accide

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now up at the newly refurbished ed sullivan theatre in new york. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, a very big night for stephen colbert. here at the ed sullivan theatre in new york. we have new host, his name is in light, on the marquis behind him. we have a new set. it is all decked out inside this theater to look exactly as the theatre when it first opened in 1927. so, a lot of fun, and a lot of excitement on tap. but colbert certainly has some big shoes to fill. take a look at the video of course, we are talking about david letterman. he held this spot for 22 years. and just before letterman's final show, in may, colbert asked the late night legend for some advice. he'll likely recall that conversation today. >> i said do you mind me asking you these questions? and he said no, no one has ever asked me these questions before. i said really, no one has ever asked? seems like pretty basic questions to movement he said well who would know to ask them? how many people would even understand the answers i'm giving you. two

i'm jan carabeo, reporting live from camden, we'll show that you trip straight ahead. >> your morningrtainly heating up. we have disable vehicle out there, i'll get to that update in just a no, ma'am. right now, shear live look at the schuylkill westbound at city avenuement you can see bumper to bumper again, all of the updates coming up. stay where you are, cbs sure, tv has evolved it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good morning, waking to up another day of 09 degrees temperatures. if that happens, it will make this officially heatwave number five this summer. oh, it is humid out there, too. kyla grogan, feeling the warmth, she is six floors up on the skydeck. can you see her waiving there? that's where she is every morning, where katie used to go every day. oh, just fun new view of her. >> kind of fun, right? >> my heart goes out to you. i know it is humid as all get out, out there. >> you reall

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now this hunting park to tell us more about it, good morning. >> good morning, walter main that broke here over the weekends dates back to 1895 you can see all of the damage left behind when it did break. whole lot of clean up needed here, repairs needed as well. that will will continue today. sit councils sill tackling the aging water mains in the city. for two hours saturday night water distinguished from broken 48 entrance mission line in the hunting park section of philadelphia. the break sent water rushing down hunting park avenue, in westmoreland street, it also opened a gaping hole in the parking lot at the old tasty take factory. now days later clean up and repairs remain. >> repairs will take some time. large main, they're not easy repairs to make. the excavation and the work around it is quite involved. so it will be out here for, you know, some time to make shear we do this and get it done. >> philadelphia water department is also trying to determine what caused the break. the main here is 120 years old. >> age age is not alw

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now, there, from the park with a preview of one reallytions, hoping to perform form pontiff. jan, good morning. >> good morning, talking about this school located in north philadelphia, the student are actually going to be performing a dance that is the pope's favorite. who knew he had a favorite dancement we all do, don't we? actually two stages being built here along the bring parkway. we have the main stage then we have the smaller logan square stage. that's where these kids will be performing saturday afternoon. until then practice makes perfect. >> it is not a spelling lesson in the least. inside this north philadelphia gym. >> one, two, and -- >> these seventh and eighth grade student are per philadelphia g their tango. >> who foles like they have it? >> and just about ready to take the stage in front of the world during the festival of families this weekend. >> i'll be really prepared. avenue been working really hard during the rehearsals. >> i'm always dancing in front of my family. it is not my first time dancing in front after c

"eyewitness news" jan carabeo joins us at that school in downingtown. they sounded fantastic the last time we saw you, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika good morning, i have just about 84 students part of this school's marching band. i don't think they've been up this early for very long time unless they're craming for a test but they're excited and preparing. it's a good thing, because what they're playing is the first thing that pope francis is going to hear once he steps off the plane in philadelphia. we're joined by katie hershey, she's the drum major. she has a very important job. are you nervous at all for it know? >> i feel in the band, very proud of what we've accomplished in the past, you know, few months, we've had to rehearse and i'm just very excited. it's going to be an incredible opportunity. >> are you going nervous when you see the holy father walking down the steps, a little bit. >> reporter: i'll let you get set for one last preparation. when i talk to you the band director here this is chuck keating such an exciting time for the ki

our jan carabeo live at the franklin institute this morning, with a preview. jan? >> reporter: nicole, good morning it, looks like i'm coming to you live this north from the sistine chapel, actually this is the van can exhibit at the franklin institute. truly is special experience, the only place on the east coast that you will be able to see these 200 or so special artifact, and object, that take you through 2,000 years of vatican history. here to explain little bit of it to us is brother charles hogan, exhibit curator or consult here to talk us through some of the experiences people will see come start of this weekends. what are we looking at right here behind us? >> we are looking at the scaffold that we put up here to remind people of the work of michaelangelo who certainly of art and services that michaelangelo has deeply profoundly held the theological beliefs he tried to express in his art. in fact you will see in this exhibit a small what he made for his good friend, lady victoria colognea which expresses some of the faith. and if you look over here you wil

jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> such creative solution, jan, thank you. >>> there is a new pr campaign to help businesses in center city during the papal visit. city officials launch the campaign called i'll be there. it includes posters and stickers to indicate they'll be open. wawa among the business that is will be open during the papal visit. but, animo will not, siting concerns over deliveries, juice bar center city location will be closed that weekend. >> we have employees outside of the sit, employees traveling from different part of the city, it will be almost impossible to get here with the security. >> the city still expects about a million and a half people, when the pope arrives. >> olds all house, brew brewery street, quote, we'll have beer, not by drone, maybe pony express? told you about the highway closures during the pope's visit. will not be easy getting around. so penndot trying to ease the headache by halting major construction project during that time. we're told there will be no construction related lane closures on i-95, or, on the vine st. expressway

i'm jan carabeo, reporting live this morning, we take a look at their story straight ahead. >> thanks, that is proposal to remember, but for all of the wrong reasons, a boat plunges into a river, just moments after a man pops the question. >> the lucky break that saved that from dropping to the bottom of the ocean. what a ring. >> talk about how long these fall temperatures last coming up in the eyewitness weather forecast. >> thanks, also, before you walk out the door moore an is keeping an eye on the roads for you. she has the areas to avoid on your way to work and school. we'll be right back. and we still have no limits on carbon pollution which can lead to more asthma attacks in children but senator toomey has voted repeatedly to let polluters keep releasing unlimited carbon pollution into the air. and took more than one million dollars from the polluters. tell senator toomey to vote for the clean power plan, because unlimited pollution shouldn't be a right. but playing outside should be. >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cb -- cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> g

let's check in with jan carabeo outside the 94wip studios with some fan reaction, two points, january, down to two points. good morning. >> reporter: tough logs. good morning, erika. no doubt it will be a tough tuesday morning for eagles nation. most certainly a disappointing season opener. and no doubt, happening today, both here at sports radio 94wip. and all across the delaware valley at your local water cooler. people will be weighing in about the highest of the highs, unfortunately, the lowest of the lows. table a look at the video. "eyewitness news" was there watching the game with fans at pj wheelihan's in cherry hill. the birds, well, took fans on a ride, that's for sure, the lowest point, atlanta 26, philadelphia, 24. despite that outcome, though, eagles fans know this is just game one in a long season, so, we did still find a lot of optimism out there even speaking with fans after the game. take a listen. >> we always start close sometimes, pick it up, never know what it is, but we have a great season, great coach. ' excited for the season. >> no wore worries. one lost, that

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us on the campus to talk more about the unique journey. i know you check with them before. students so excited, good morning. hundreds are here now at st. joe's prep in north philly, most are still sleeping, you can see, it is very quiet. but many say they are having trouble sleeping. because they're just so excited to see the holy father saturday and sunday. >> welcoming 350 new student then week, boys and girls from across the country and john. embarking on a pilgrimage to see pope francis. >> i'm just so excited, just can't wait to see the pope, and like it is just minds blowing. like i never thought i would be able to do this. >> we drove 15 hours soy all geared to get going. >> brought all of the essentials, back packs, clothes, sleeping bags, no complaint here, though. they're all itching to get to know their jesuit brothers and sisters. >> really amazing just to be able to see all of these student come on over. >> thursday, student treated to barbeque with the philly twist. some games and a pep rally, but the motto here is this is a

our jan carabeo has that report. >> so exciting. live look at logan square, as much of the city shuts down, we'll have more on the traffic tie ups, all over center city. >> and if you are getting ready to head into work today, stay with us, especially if you work in center city. meisha has the latest closures and detours just a headache out there. kyla? >> i'm keeping an eye on the weather not just for today but as we head toward our papal visit weekends f you're out and about walking check in with me first, i'll tell you what you need to know to stay prepared. stay with us, "eyewitness baby! mom! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff. good idea. it's off. mom? oh my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do something? i am doing something. leave slow downloads behind. it's good to be back. the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest internet available for all your devices. get out of the past. get fios. every step

our jan carabeo is at the ed sullivan theater and we will be speaking with her about the big debut coming up in just a few minute, so excited. late show with stephen colbert debuts right after "eyewitness news" at 11:00, twirls and all, also told that tonight's show will run long, so in case you dvr the show extend the dvr record so you don't miss any of the laughs. >>> 4:53. we will check in with meisha. see how the roads are looking. >> things are looking really nice, everyone kind of back to work, welcome back by the way, kids are going back to school. so we will start to see levels pick up as we push into the 5:00 had your. right now, enjoy these open roadways while we've got them. the vine, westbound ramp to the parkway is closed. i will let you know when that reopens. but just make note that far for those of you traveling in and around the area. also, the ben franklin bridge, westbound, construction, that far right lane, that we had been -- we had lost for so long for those of you coming into jersey in center city now opened. so you can see, i mean, everyone traveling at posted spee

our jan carabeo just got to the scene and she'll have an update. >> new this morning, another look at new movie creed coming out this thanksgiving. the rocky movies continue. and we have learned a major character is now gone from the film. stirring up controversy there. we have that preview coming up. just wait. >> we have of course football season underway, really feeling consistently now the cooler temperatures in the morning. >> mid september, good looking forecast, that's why you guys are nice to me. because it is a nice morning. you guys are always nice, ya, always a pleasure to be here with you guys. >> oh, backpedaling. >> backpedaling, there you go. >> i accept tips, ya. but no, we do have great forecast coming up today and really through the rest of the week, beautiful mid september weather. we take you outside now. temperatures get little cool. that are our headlines, cool start to the day. another dry stretch. setting up, so not a lot of rain in the forecast, we do warm things up again, actually going above average. we will talk about if there is any rain in the seven day.

our jan carabeo has some brand new details for you, in a live report, but the first thing you noticeg, going out to grab the paper, maybe walk the dog, oh, feels so good. >> we need rain, below where we should somebody, i think everybody feels it, too, feels like we need little rain. not just random weird downpour that happens for not reason, like yesterday in center city. >> we feed real rain. let's look at the statistics actually, see on average, about 4.38 inches every rain in philadelphia, but, that will be your august normal. this is what we've gotten so far in august, so, less than ann. needless to say, we are deficient. taking live look at storm scan3, you can see, not happening right now. perfectly clear skies out there. today the heat, but keep in mind certainly use little rain. this is where we are going, folks, temperatures over the next few days in the 90s, yes, that would mean heatwave. the definition definition, three cause with 90 days of heat, some think there should be other things combined in it, you might be right. ninety-three today, 94 wednesday, 92 thursday. rel

out in ocean city, which is very, very interesting, because that just so happening to be where jan carabeo is hanging out this morning, for many people, it is labor day weekends, that means, it is their last chance to squeak out some summer fun before fall gets underway, again, one. place toss do that down the shore in ocean city where we find jan this morning, live on the board walk. and if you have any b coup sitings, jan, i better be the first to know. >> reporter: hey, nicole, so i heard he was in the area. i've been keeping my eyes peeled. there are couple of people on the board walk right now taking a jog. no bradley cooper sitings just yet. couple of nice ladies here, for a walk and a run this morning, but trust me, brittany and i are looking for him. here's a little wake-up call for you, bradley. if you're ' wake in the area come on down. we're on the board walk near moreland terrace, we'll pick you up, gave you a ride, go for coffee, donut, have some fun on this last weekends of summer. brittany, she a digital producer for cbs-3. she was nice enough to help me pad this will surrey

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check in with jan carabeo, jan, you've been out there all morning, what does it look like right now? >> reporter: jim and pat, it is full blown party right now here at independence hall in old city. one by one, we have performers, bands, speakers taking the stage, just ahead of pope francis' arrival this afternoon. of course, he's expected in this area between 4:00 and 4:30 this afternoon. we're coming to you live from the ticketed area. we got pretty good crowd. you can see there are thousands of white chairs and many of them are still open. so i want to show you where all the packed crowds are. take a look at this video, we shot not too long ago, actually on the other side of the camera area, this is general access area. there are thousands of people here, many of whom showed up as early as 6:00 this morning, they have been glued to the jumbo tron, watching pope francis' movement from the moment he stepped foot in philadelphia at the airport to the massive basilica. now they cannot wait until he is here at independence mall. of science the security gates opened saturday morning, ho

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now in downing at any where the band is fine tuning their jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, a lofter excitement in morning. these kids little sleep when they arrived, but they are full of excitement right now. who wouldn't be? they'll be performing for pope francis as he steps off the the plane in philadelphia, will be playing the first music he hears in our great city, 84 members of this band we have two of the seen yacht years here joining thus morning, jest and jenny. thanks for warming up with us. what is it going to be like when you see him get off that plane and you are playing the rocky theme song. >> if anything we will just try and play as best as we k we'll be extremely excited. if anything try to keep calm and just play for him. it will be he can treating excitementing. >> will have the lazer feeting? i would be so distracted. >> snow, we've been trained to just focus directly on the music. anything else that happens around us, just something else. >> it is once in a lifetime though jenny watch test like for you as you

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at the franklin institute with that preview, jan, good morningole, good morning. this exhibit called vatican splendors opens to the public tomorrow, we have the sneak preview, this morning, there are more than 200 objects here, that takes you through 2,000 years of vatican history, some of them have never been outside of vatican city. here to tell us little bit more, larry the president and ceo with the franklin institute here, we love this place. we love this exhibit. it is really special. what did it take to put all of this snot. >> yes, exciting time for philadelphia right now. and as soon as the worm meeting of families was announced and pope francis' visit to philadelphia, we moved to ask some of our partners evergreen exhibitions being one, and in the archdioces here in philadelphia, to reach out to the vatican and help us secure this fantastic exhibit. and, the archbishop here really helped us, and it is so excite to bring to philadelphia these 200 object, some never before seen to the public. >> like this lamp behind you? >> that's he can

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo introduced us to them little while ago, now she's back there withy of faith. good morning. >> morning, jan. >> erika, nicole, good morning. slowly but surely i'm seeing more student wake up here. i've seen couple of bleary eye student in their pj's trying to avoid our cameras so they can get cleaned up. they are waking up here, we mentioned 350 student from all over the country, canada, puerto rico, here, in philly, to see pope francis while he's in townment take a look at this wall. this is kind of where the kids signed in yesterday as had he arrived. see people from scranton, seattle, houston, over on this side of the wall, san francisco, and again, these folks here at st. joe's prep. they're welcome being all of these kids to philly to see pope francis. now take a lock at the video. these student arrived on campus here in north philly yesterday. they brought only the essentials. that means, back packs, filled with clothes, and sleeping bags. they're actually sleeping on the floor this classroom. as for -- after all, the motto, pilgrimage, not a v

holders will be there, and they are going to be hearing him, going to be powerful moment again, our jan carabeo is live for us, january, i'm sorry, did i steel a little bit of your story when i was explaining about the lecturn? >> reporter: you know what, it is okay, pat, that's great part of the story. a very fitting area to have the pope come here and talk about immigration and religious freedom. after all it is the most famous and most historic square mile in america after all. as we go closer and closer to pope francis' arrival here, we're enjoying number of beautiful performances, by multicultural groups, members of the immigrant community, this is a shot of the dancers taking the stage right now, than is the ticketed area where we're coming to you live right now. visitors are still arriving here, that why you see some white chairs still empty. there are 24,000 ticketed spots just this this area. check it out, check this video out. >> this tells the story little better right now, thousands of people are packed into the general access area, many of them have been here since 6:00 a.m. when t