live in our digital operations center, jim rosenfield, nbc 10 news. back to you. >> here's a live look at the pope's motorcade in central park. you can see it right there. the pope made his transition from the fiat into the wrangler. 80,000 people are in central park witnessing this. and they are all screened. they have all gone through those metal detectors. about 93,000 people entered a lottery. 80,000 are allowed in there. and you can see some fences there, some barriers. you can see people to the right of your screen. there is also an 8-foot-tall security fence. they're calling it an anti-climb fence along the park's center drive north of 59th street and avenue of the americas. that is what people go through. and they know that if you were in that secured zone, you have gone through the metal detectors and you are safe to be inside central park. >> it's tough to say how many people were along this route. the rows of people here go several back to the point where you can't even see them. i was looking at some nbc reporters, they're tweeting up ther

i'm jim rosenfield. pope francis is expected to attract millions of people when he visits the united states. he is without question the most popular pope in our time. but why? what it is about this man that transcends social and political boundaries? the answer is as complex as the country in this which he grew up. that's where our story begins. right here in argentina. once ranked among the world's greatest cities, buenos aires survived both world wars and the great depression, boasting beautiful architecture influenced by a growing immigrant population, mostly european. agricultural wealth that made them wealthy. and a sophistication among the city citizens that was enviable until it all fell apart. some historians blame the perots, juan and his famous wife evita for policy that led to military collapses and economic coups. jorge bergoglio lived in an era of poverty from which his beloved city never recovered. >> i think that he understands the pain of the people. he really does. >> silvia worked along

i'm jim rosenfield. a temple student's life cut short by a bullet to the head and tonight two weeks after the shooting, philadelphia police are calling her death a murder and they've arrested a man who was her boyfriends. drew smith is live on temple's campus. drew, what changed in this investigation? >> reporter: at first investigators weren't sure what happened at that apartment about two blocks from the main campus. they thought maybe this was a suicide. tonight, the medical examiner is saying there's no way this was self-inflicted. >> what a shame. what a shame. >> reporter: neighbors on the 2300 block of park avenue remember the night two weeks ago when police ended up here. >> i've seen like ten police cars around the street and i could tell it was something serious. >> reporter: and now some answers as police arrested brandon mead from upper darby, charged with the death of his girlfriend found in a room with a gunshot wound to her head. mead claimed to have found her and the gun was lying right t

i'm jim rosenfield. starting at noon tomorrow, you can reserve a spot outside independence hall. that's where the pope will deliver a speech on religious freedom and immigration. that speech happens on saturday, september 26. that's one day before the pope's mass on the ben franklin parkway. nbc 10's drew smith is live on independence mall. drew, you found out there is still some confusion about all of this, right? . >> reporter: yeah, jim, and that's because they added more tickets than was planned. if you want one of those tickets, you have to log in tomorrow for the best place to see the pope at independence hall. pope francis is still one of the hottest tickets in town. >> there is a lot of people i know that want to see him. >> reporter: even after news of the papal visit brought a backlash last week. we checked with the world meeting of families tonight which predicts its system will be able to handle the demand starting at noon tomorrow. you can reserve up to four of the 10,000 tickets available on worldmeeting2015.org, and all you should need is your e-mail address. >> a

i'm jim rosenfield. a lot happening this hour. we'll get right to it. pope francis is touring madison square garden as we speak right now in a golf cart, right now before his final event in new york. and right now, security is set. roads and the ben franklin bridge, closing in a few hours. but we begin in new york. almost a rock concert atmosphere right here, live pictures from inside madison square garden. some 20,000 people packing into the garden. and they had to get in their seats hours before the pope arrived, about 30 minutes ago. the pope will be saying his homily here in about a half an hour. but if it happens early during this newscast, we'll bring it to you live. and this isn't the first time a pope has celebrated mass at this arena. st. john paul ii visited msg back in 1979. and less than an hour ago, the pope traveled in his popemobile through another new york landmark, with plenty of company here. 80,000 people lining central park, watching and waiting to catch a glimpse of the holy father in that iconic landmark of new york city. also up c

i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london.ork city tonight but philadelphia is anxi

. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. it ended less than an hour ago, capping off a whirlwind day for pope francis here in philadelphia. we have team coverage on et pope and the people who journeyed from around the world for this moment. >> we begin with harry live. you got a bird's-eye view of history tonight. >> reporter: oh, yes, i did. pope francis' day was jam packed with events that we'll remember for a long time to come. pope francis arrived in philadelphia before he even left the airport, he told his driver to stop his fiat so he could meet michael keating, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. he was off to the cathedral to the basilica of st. peters and paul. then the pontiff took a break, traveling to st. charles seminary for lunch. and time with seminary students. he didn't stop for long. around 4:00 p.m. he made his way to independence hall in the pope mobile. >> translator: many of you have emigrated to this country at great personal cost. but in the hope of building a new life. >> reporter: then on the par

i'm jim rosenfield. officers have clues about the car and its driver. randy is live at chester police headquarters, and randy, what are you learning about the suspect as well as the victim tonight in. >> well, jim, this happened along busy route 291, just across from the casino. we're told this officer is part of the accident investigation division, and today, he had an accident of his own. a serious one. a hit and run leaving him in the hospital and the suspect still at large. the 12-year veteran was riding back to the station just a few blocks away when he was blindsided head on. his patrol bike tumbled down the street. his body thrown to the pavement. >> i see the officer right there laying down on the floor. >> margarita saw the officer writhing in pain but couldn't find the other driver. >> i have never seeb this car. >> that's because police say the suspect sped off, speeding away in a red pontiac grand prix. >> there's an alert out for the county looking for the car. >> the police commissioner said this officer will survive. he's alert and talking

. >>> for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with "nbc nightly news." >>> tonight, person of interest. police questioning a man in connection with the rash of random highway shootings after yet another car is struck by a bullet. >>> without warning. scores of people killed when a giant crane comes crash down at the largest mosque in the world. >>> body slammed. newly released video of the violent moment a new york city police officer mistakenly took down former tennis star james blake in a case reigniting the debate over excessive force. >>> life saver. a major study out tonight on blood pressure. what you should start doing now to dramatically cut your risk of death. >>> and stunning upset. serena williams in a jaw dropper, losing her quest for sports immortality. and who is this

. >>> for all of us, i'm jim rosenfield.continues now with "nbc nightly news." >>> tonight, labor day blitz. 2016 candidates campaigning on overdrive this holiday as joe biden hears cheers of "run joe run" and hillary clinton gets some of her worst polling news yet. >>> opening the gates. a number of countries committing to giving refuge to tens of thousands in search of freedom. as the masses keep coming, flooding the borders. >>> breaking his silence. an american dentist said he's ready to go back to his life and his business after getting threats for killing a beloved lion in africa. >>> and the ancient mystery of stonehenge grows beyond what we thought we knew. a new discovery showing the famous site may be only a piece of a larger puzzle. "nightly news" begins right now.

. >> for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with lester holt. have a great evening. hope to see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, fire storm. donald trump feeling the heat for not disputing a comment about the president's religion and birthplace. and tonight he is a no show at a big republican event. >>> bella's story. little girl known as baby doe is identified, three months after her body was found. >>> and late word of an arrest in the case. >>> in the ya-- the cards, the new technology to cut down on credit card fraud. how will it change the way you shop. >>> going the distance. and inspiring so many others along the way. six marathons later she is fit and attracting quite a following. "nightly news" begins right now.

. >>> for all of us at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield.continues with "nbc nightly news." >>> tonight in the cross hairs, drivers afraid for their lives as more shots are fired at cars at a city already on edge. police trying to find whoever is pulling the trigger before someone is killed. >>> face-off, donald trump once again accused of attacking women, while he denies the new fight he picked with thenly woman in the gop race is about her looks. >>> coming to america, thousands more refugees will be allowed into the u.s. on orders from the white house. the crisis hitting home while so many are left out in the cold overseas. >>> and long lost relative, the discovery making news around the world, meet the distant cousin man kind never knew it had until this moment. "nightly news" begins

. >> for all of us here, i'm jim rosenfield. >>> developing news tonight, a hurricane takes aim gainingsteam as forecasters warn joaquin could make landfall in the u.s. with much of the eastern seaboard already under heavy flood. >>> a new secret service scandal breaking this evening. did top officials order a leak to embarrass a powerful congressman investigatg the agency? >>> bombs away, russia unleashes a ferocious air attack in syria. but instead of bombing isis, are they bombing american allies? tonight, the u.s. reacts to a dangerous new turn. >>> and fields of danger. fears over the artificial turf so many kids play on every day. our nbc news follow-up investigation, is there or isn't there a risk of cancer?

good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. this is the second time in a week police found rotting corpses belonging to funeral homes in this city. nbc 10's george spencer has been working the story from west philadelphia all evening long. george, some of the details are very graphic but the funeral director telling you it's all a misunderstanding? >> reporter: jim, that is his claim, but there are major and lingering questions about his handling of these three bodies and late this evening we also confirmed in igs to the bodies investigators here discovered a bag of human organs, apparently cast aside like trash. nbc 10 cameras were on scene as philadelphia police returned to this funeral home tonight. they've been active here since the discovery of three unrefrigerated bodies inside. two of them, investigators say, non-embalmed and decomposing. >> that's being irresponsible. as a funeral home, it's being irresponsible. >> china furgess is a neighbor who had relatives buried by the previous tenants, apparently kimball funeral h

. >>> for sheena and all of us here on nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield.he news continues with nbc nightly news. have a great evening, everybody. . >>> tonight, breaking news. scott walker suddenly dropping out of the race as outsiders like ben carson surge in the polls. so carson faces controversy tonight, doubling down on his comment about muslims. >> and protecting the pope and unprecedented security prepsond eve of his historic visit. s.w.a.t. teams and snipers by the ready by land, sea and air. >>> homes in ashes. crews go all out to attack a new fire in california after batting one of the most destructive in state history. nearly 1800 buildings up in flames. >>> and deadly gamble. an alarming rise in crashes from drivers trying to beat trains at crossings. you wone believe how many people our

for all of us here, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues now with nbc nightly news with lester holt. have a great evening. >>> tonight, game changer? front-runner donald trump gets piled on while carly fiorina breaks out from the pack. questions about whether some of the truth got lost in all the attacks. >>> money talks. major decision on interest rates. the fed fearing a volatile world economy, thempact on everything from your mortgage to your retirement account. >>> deadly quake. cameras catch the moment a monster earthquake shook chile. more than a million evacuated. the force so massive, it triggered tsunami waves rippling up the pacific to the u.s. >>> going haywire. a massive system failure grounds hundreds of flights. passengers furious over delays and a number of major airports across the country.

i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with lester holt. have a great evening. hope to see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, fire storm. donald trump feeling the heat for not disputing a comment about the president's religion and birthplace. and tonight he is a no show at a big republican event. >>> bella's story. little girl known as baby doe is identified, three months after her body was found. >>> and late word of an arrest in the case. >>> in the ya-- the cards, the new technology to cut down on credit card fraud. how will it change the way you shop. >>> going the distance. and inspiring so many others along the way. six marathons later she is fit and attracting quite a following. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. he has survived gaffes and other personalin sumpts would -- insults would sink other politicians but this time it is what donald trump didn't say that has his drawing fire from all sides. at issue is the failure to correct a question air who was wrong when he called president obama a muslim and said he was not an american. tonight trump i

. >>> for all of us at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with "nbc nightly news." >>> tonight in the cross hairs, drivers afraid for their lives as more shots are fired at cars at a city already on edge. police trying to find whoever is pulling the trigger before someone is killed. >>> face-off, donald trump once again accused of attacking women, while he denies the new fight he picked with thenly woman in the gop race is about her looks. >>> coming to america, thousands more refugees will be allowed into the u.s. on orders from the white house. the crisis hitting home while so many are left out in the cold overseas. >>> and long lost relative, the discovery making news around the world, meet the distant cousin man kind never knew it had until this moment. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world head quarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it may be the most answer psity 14-mile stretch of highway in america. for at least the 11th time in two weeks, a

. >>> for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with "nbc nightly news." >>> tonight, person of interest. police questioning a man in connection with the rash of random highway shootings after yet another car is struck by a bullet. >>> without warning. scores of people killed when a giant crane comes crash down at the largest mosque in the world. >>> body slammed. newly released video of the violent moment a new york city police officer mistakenly took down former tennis star james blake in a case reigniting the debate over excessive force. >>> life saver. a major study out tonight on blood pressure. what you should start doing now to dramatically cut your risk of death. >>> and stunning upset. serena williams in a jaw dropper, losing her quest for sports immortality. and who is this 43rd-ranked player who took her down? "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening. i'm kate snow, in for lester holt. it is the c

>>> for sheena and all of us here on nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with nbc nightly news. have a great evening, everybody. . >>> tonight, breaking news. scott walker suddenly dropping out of the race as outsiders like ben carson surge in the polls. so carson faces controversy tonight, doubling down on his comment about muslims. >> and protecting the pope and unprecedented security prepsond eve of his historic visit. s.w.a.t. teams and snipers by the ready by land, sea and air. >>> homes in ashes. crews go all out to attack a new fire in california after batting one of the most destructive in state history. nearly 1800 buildings up in flames. >>> and deadly gamble. an alarming rise in crashes from drivers trying to beat trains at crossings. you wone believe how many people our cameras caught tempting fate. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. we begin with a story that broke late today in the race for president as the crowded republican field suddenly just got smaller. this afternoon wisconsin governor scott walker ann

. >> for all of us here, i'm jim rosenfield. >>> developing news tonight, a hurricane takes aim gaining steam as forecasters warn joaquin could make landfall in the u.s. with much of the eastern seaboard already under heavy flood. >>> a new secret service scandal breaking this evening. did top officials order a leak to embarrass a powerful congressman investigatg the agency? >>> bombs away, russia unleashes a ferocious air attack in syria. but instead of bombing isis, are they bombing american allies? tonight, the u.s. reacts to a dangerous new turn. >>> and fields of danger. fears over the artificial turf so many kids play on every day. our nbc news follow-up investigation, is there or isn't there a risk of cancer? what happened when we confronted the government with that question. "nightly news begins right now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. the east coast from the carolinas all the way to new york are right now slowly beginning to brace for the possibility of a major hurricane coming ashore this weekend. hu

for all of us here, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues now with nbc nightly news with lester holt. have a great evening. >>> tonight, game changer? front-runner donald trump gets piled on while carly fiorina breaks out from the pack. questions about whether some of the truth got lost in all the attacks. >>> money talks. major decision on interest rates. the fed fearing a volatile world economy, thempact on everything from your mortgage to your retirement account. >>> deadly quake. cameras catch the moment a monster earthquake shook chile. more than a million evacuated. the force so massive, it triggered tsunami waves rippling up the pacific to the u.s. >>> going haywire. a massive system failure grounds hundreds of flights. passengers furious over delays and a number of major airports across the country. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. it was passionate, at times permanent and certainly colorful. boy, it was a physical endurance contest. last night's three-hour long debate among the republican front r

i'm jim rosenfield. can you count on your cell phone working during the visit? that's the question we took directly to cell phone companies. lauren mayk answered our call to get answers. >> reporter: they have built a new network here. they've sort of broken up a cell site from logan square all the way up here to the art museum hear. they have put antennas along the way. this network is going to be permits but they rushed to get it done for the pope. >> reporter: by the time the pope arrives on the parkway there could be a million here, not just people, but cell phones. how daunting of a crowd is this? >> it's a real challenge. >> reporter: verizon is among the carriers launching new in a innai ininfrastructure along the parkway. is my cell phone going to work? >> you're going to have a good experience. can i guarantee it 100% of the time i can't say that. >> reporter: he and other representatives hope in is will park. >> this is one of 37

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield, we begin with an identity theft scheme that involved phonydelivery truck surveillance. ups driver's every move as he tracked deliveries in cherry hill, evesham and voorhees. that's when thiefs knew how to get their hands on credit cards. toro was arrested after one alert driver noticed someone trailing him. south jersey bureau sydney long spoke exclusively to one of the victims. >> when the ups driver came up, he was somewhat shaken. >> a fully approved american express credit card in his name, one he didn't apply for. the driver who handed it over said he thought he was being followed, the two called police. >>. >> he noticed he was delivering an abnormal amount of american express gift cards that day. >> police pulled over that suspicious whiteland rover in evesham township. >> as the officer starts speaking with the driver, his story is all over the place. >> they arrested primo rafael lopez toro, who let cops search his suv. >> he discovered ups packages. >> it's scary when someone can pull your credit and get a credit card. >> he had the

jim rosenfield had said before the last commercial break how thousands of people were still waiting tohe security checkpoints there, so

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield.d spotlight was bright on philadelphia for 36 hours, but what a difference a day makes. today it is back to business and a time to reflect on a successful world meeting of families. harry hairston joining us with more. harry? >> at this hour, the city is calling the papal mass a success, but not all agree. some viewers contacted nbc saying they waited for hours to get through security checkpoints and some business owners tell us they were disappointed with the low turnout of customers. >> good morning, everyone, sorry to hold you out. >> mayor michael nutter has an easy answer about why security lines were long and why businesses and restaurants were slower than expected. he blamed the media. >> i think the reporting on any number of aspects of this was detrimental to the mindset of many philadelphians and others. i think that in some instances you all scared the -- out of people. >> reporter: the owner of fergie's pub planned for more business than he got. he's blaming the city. >> wh

"the people's pope" as we share jim rosenfield's reports from pope's homeland of argentina right herec 10. with the kids heading back to school many parents are shopping for school supplies like backpack, but not like they used to. backpack manufacturers now say they're rethinking the student staple in response to a slowdown in their sales growth. they say digital forms of learning, kids bring home fewer books so backpacks will have to change to accommodate that. >>> retailers are getting ready for labor day in the latest, greatest thing to prevent credit card fraud. here's nbc's chris clackum with more. >> so you would like to put your card in where the blue light is and put the security code part in first and push it all of the way in. >> okay. >> pretty soon, swipes will be out and chips will be in. the chip and pin credit cards are about to become the norm nationwide. >> october 1st is the deadline when retailers are trying to have chip readers put in place. >> about 60% of all stores are said to have talready have the s and they're getting the new safer cards into the hands of co

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield. happened a month ago but we're just learning about the plot today. the teen posted threats online. lauren mayk is joining us outside the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul, where as we know security remains high for next week's papal visit. lauren? >> reporter: that's right. this is exactly the kind of thing that law enforcement are looking for right now. we have learned that this 15-year-old boy was arrested last month, he is from camden county, which is really not that far from where we are right now. the pope will visit in less than two weeks. he'll be surrounded by crowds in philadelphia, washington, and new york. now word the pope was a target. >> somebody somewhere is going to have some thoughts. they might express them. you have to take some of the expressions more serious than others. >> reporter: a camden county teenager is accused of planning an isis inspired attack during the pope's u.s. visit. law enforcement were alerted to a plot against a foreign dignitary invo

i'm jim rosenfield.pope's saturday speech at independence mall on september 26th went online at noon. by 12:02 you were out of luck. the world meeting of families website saw 394,000 visits at noon. if you didn't get a ticket, thousands of other tickets are being given to parishes with large immigrant communities. nbc 10's lauren mayk spent the day with a woman as she tried to get a seat to witness history. she joins us live from independence mall. quite a day. >> reporter: yeah, good evening. you had to be really fast to get these tickets. they were gone in just two minutes. that means there are probably a lot of disappointed folks out there tonight but i can't imagine anyone being much more excited than the woman i met today. at nelly logan's home, the pope has already arrived. she's making a poster in spanish showing her latin american her ta itage. she bought memoribilia. >> i got magnets, key chains, prayer card. >> reporter: at noon on the dot we were there as she logged on hoping to get tickets fo

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield.convergence therapy is not one of the topics next week, but it is a topic making headlines. a treatment aimed at changing homosexuals to heterosexuals. lauren mayk talked to the archbishop about that and the issues facing the city a week before the pope's arrival. lauren? >> reporter: we are just steps away from one of pope francis' first stops when he arrives here in philadelphia and let me show you the protest happening behind me. this is a church group known for serving the gay community. some of their signs, what they are referring to is a teenager, a transgender teenager who committed suicide last year. and they are choosing to do this very specifically just a little more than a week before the pope arrives. the meeting that will bring thousands to the parkway is also bringing descent. >> we feel that conversion therapy has put an ugly shadow over the conference that don't necessarily need to happen, so that's why we're here today. we want to talk about it before the world meeting

good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. along with the storms a dramatic drop in temperatures. a lot will change between now and end of the weekend. count on nbc 10 to help you prepare and stay informed. we have nbc 10 live team coverage of the storms. first alert weather team monitoring the latest changes. watching hurricane joaquin. we have a team of reports along the coast where preparations are already under way. let's begin with meteorologist brittney shipp. brittney's tracking first round of changes. >> things will be quiet as we head into tonight and to work tomorrow. but once we get into tomorrow afternoon, this whinz thiis whe change. 1:00 p.m., light rainfall into south jersey and philadelphia. won't be until overnight hours tomorrow night heading into most of friday that we start to see the rainfall picking up and intensity and once this rain starts it's going to continue through saturday early morning hours. and so our rain totals at that time will be between 2 to 4 inches, our wind speeds sustained between 15 to 25 miles per hour. gusting up to 35 miles per hour, s

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield. a look from sky force 10 this afternoon at the ben franklin parkway. we just got brand new estimates about the crowds expected there to see the pope. the secret service says they expect the parkway to hold only about a quarter of the organizer's estimates of a million people or more. they project between 230,000 to 280,000 people in the first three and a half blocks and the area from 20th street to near city hall. and a live look again from on top of the mellon bank building. today we learned more about the communications center. lauren mayk joining us live along the parkway. what's top law enforcement tell you today? >> reporter: well, they tell me that they are ready. you know, these new security plans, these all kick in in one week, and it is pretty amazing how many agencies are involved in the planning for this huge event here in philadelphia. i even saw fema today. they were all at this big multiagency communications center and i got a peek inside. from inside here you can see ou

good evening, i'm jim rosenfield.ust five days away from the pope's arrive, but thousands arrived in philadelphia today ahead of the world meeting of families. tonight we bring you the information you need to know ahead of the visit, including road closures and traffic, but first, details on a security threat just days ahead of the pope's visit to philly. this threat is not specific to the pope's visit, it is a warning to all first responders to watch out for anyone impersonating police officers, firefighters, or ems crews. >> officers in today's era are trained not to look at a uniform or a badge and be fooled and think that person is a bona fide law enforcement agent, but that's not true. >> today's memo also referenced an incident from last year in which a 19-year-old chechen suicide bomber dressed as a police officer before detonating an explosive. police say if you suspect someone impersonating a cop, firefighter, or emt, call your local police department. >>> well, the second phase of the no parking zone went in

i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. the pope is still in new york city tonight but philadelphia is anxiously awaiting his arrival. pope francis is scheduled to arrive in philadelphia international airport in less than 15 hours. nbc 10 will be there to bring you live coverage of his events across the city. >> at this hour right now, pope francis is still at his final event in new york city, presiding over a mass inside madison square garden in front of more than 20,000 people. at this point they are preparing for communion, blessing the gifts. the pope arrived at the garden by way of central park. look at this scene. up to 80,000 people had tickets to see him as he drove by in the pope mobile and they have been lining up for hours waiting patiently to get a glimpse of the holy father. once he got to the garden, the pope circled the arena in a four-seat golf cart to greet the 20,000 worshippers who had been waiting. this world famous venue is accustomed to hosting boxing matches, basketball games and everything in between

i'm jim rosenfield. officers have clues about the car and its driver. , and randy, what are you learning about the suspect as well as the victim tonight in. >> well, jim, this happened along busy route 291, just across from the casino. we're told this officer is part of the accident investigation division, and today, he had an accident of his own. a serious one. a hit and r

i have been getting information from jim rosenfield talking about this event and that the pope is veryith rabbi, close friends with pope from argentina. we have foot patrol. looking at a map that gives you an idea of how close the seminary is where the pope is staying and st. joseph's university if you are not familiar with the area. and here is a little bit of picture there. >> there is 54th street. you hang a left there and go straight out. what's happened over the years is episcopal closed and st. joseph's bought the campus and that pushed it out towards st. charles barrameo. when you get to the corner there that also is now st. joseph's property. >> we see maybe a couple dozen bicycle police officers there at that light and the ones here in the foreground. we can only surmise that they are awaiting the pope to come back out and make his way to st. joseph's university. >> here come the reinforcements for the crowd or at least the shift change. >> interesting to see because police commissioner charles ramsey we have seen him in other events where his officers have learned to use thos

good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london.we said, right now the pope taking part of the parade along the ben franklin parkway. we can tell you the route he's expected to take. it will begin, parade will go down the ben franklin parkway before ending at the steps of the philadelphia museum of art right there. the pope's vehicle, we know, will use the outer lanes of the parkway. this parade today will be longer than the parade tomorrow. there will be another parade tomorrow, another opportunity for people to see the pope in his pope mobile, that will be before tomorrow's mass at 4:00, but this one will be a little bit longer. today is people's best opportunity to get that close look. >> and the light out there right now is changing. it's dusk and it's looking beautiful along the ben franklin parkway. nbc 10's keith jones is right out there in the middle of it, above it all. what are you seeing now, keith? >> i stepped out for a second, only five or six minutes, and the crowd is so packed along the procession route here. i want