. >>> mayor michael nutter is holding his news conference at city hall, lets listen in. >> we switched planning mode, businesses are calling the papal visit business resource center and we received more than 100 calls since the center opened on monday and we are helping these businesses plan and help them with the many visitors as well as their own customers the vast majority, 80% of the questions that come in have been answered right away and at the end of each day a senior team meets to review and provide additional information for either more difficult or challenging questions that come through the business resource center, now that we have more of the details confirmed for the papal visit update, i want to focus on the impact on this momentous event on people in our great city and people that live closer to the ben franklin parkway, first and for most, we host many big events in center city year round, from the mummers parade to the 4th of july and the philadelphia marathon and the thanksgiving day parade, our city plans for special events that can disrupt daily life. and residents

mayor michael nutter and democratic candidate for mayor jim kenney all graduated from the prep. not to mention past and present city council members, judges, and sports icons like phil martelly. joining me is father john swop. he was recently named the new president at the prep. thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be here. >> you grew up in drexel hill. >> i'm a drexel hill guy. >> how does it feel to be back? >> it's been a long journey. it's been many, many years, vai, traveling as a jesuit, working on different missions, even internationally, studies all over the country, but i've had some time now in the last important month or so that look back on my years as a jesuit and i think it's all coming together and it's all for a purpose and i'm going to bring it all to bear at st. joe's prep. >> we'll talk about some of your international travel and some of the many connections you have created over the years, but just getting back to st. joe's prep, what kind of changes have you seen in the years you've been gone? what have you seen has changed in the school, challenges you

mayor michael nutter put it this way. >> be prepared to walk, at least a few miles or more depending on where you are and where you are trying to go. private vehicles will really not be a viable option on the weekend in center city. >> and here's why everything highlighted on this map will be what the city is calling a traffic box. residents will be able to drive within the border but once you leave you cannot come back. septa buses and trolleys will not be operating inside. this all goes into effect friday september 25th at 6:00 p.m. the northern boundary starts at delaware avenue along spring garden up ridge to girard. south street is cut off line on the south end. then at 10:00 p.m. that night restrictions take effect in portions of university city and west philadelphia. that is from powellton avenue to the north between 32nd and 38th, down university to grays ferry, on the western and southern boundaries. and the impact will be felt much further up. as major highways will be shut down for the papal visit. the entire lane of the vine street expressway, i676 will be closed starting

." >>> a new look is coming to broad street in philadelphia, mayor michael nutter announced the north broad streetscape as part of an $8 million project new decorative lighting will be put along with landscaping 2.5 miles from hamilton street to glenwood avenue. >>> coming up on "action news" city officials hope to change attitudes about the pope's upcoming visit with a new campaign. and it may be just preseason but the eagles are looking to avenge their big loss to the packers last season. jeff skversky has that story. >>> a perfect day outside and low humidity and a high of just 83 degrees, a few similar days before we crank up the heat and humidity. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> philadelphia city hall is trying to convince people not to jove react on the visit of pope francis, at the same time mayor michael nutter launched the upbeat i'll be there campaign. annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: pope francis' arrival in philadelphia is just one month from today. one month! >> world meeting of family organizers and the city urged business owners to sta

mayor michael nutter will join us will join us. we have the kits for you, we break it all down most importantly to help you save money on your mobile plan. first of course we want to get you things started letting you know what the weather is going to be like if you get out there and enjoy your day, a beautiful month in center city. it looks great, will it be great. >> maybe not as great as yesterday, still a very nice day with just a few clouds coming in. the number of the day we can't put it the at the top of the scale. we will right up at a nine today because we have the good points comfortable, not too hot, but the clouds are increasing, just a few clouds approaching from the west. don't turn on the heat, it feels cool out there. there is a chill in the air. we are quickly warming up. you step outside, the north and western suburbs, we hit 70 in mill. mid 60s to the south it will quickly warm up. let's check in with lewis, delaware. south who he bet beach is clear. the shower out of the over can lead to a few showers. i'll have

philadelphia mayor michael nutter confirm that a fence will go around a so-called security perimeter,only be able to enter that area by the red line after being screened by a magnet-ometer. in addition cars will have to leave a second zone called the secure vehicle perimeter, indicated by the black line. and the school district of philadelphia will be closed from wednesday 23rd, to friday the 25th, he went on to say that excitement is building around this event in an unprecedented way. >> congress itself has now exceeded from registration standpoint all other world meeting of congress events that have taken place. that in response to a question if parents would actually come into the city in the face of all of these security precautions. in the meantime securities officials in new jersey say that attendees will be required to walk several miles across the ben franklin bridge and anyone that is not ready to walk a significant distance should consider just staying home. >> can you fine all the details from mayor michael nutter and new jersey transit by following our designated twitter a

last week, mayor michael nutter announced the traffic streaks, some in the food and hopitality industries fear this tight security will affect deliveries and get to go staff in and out of town. >>> 5:45 right now and three million gallons of toxic waste is flowing to two rivers that caused colorado new mexico and utah. the river is a shaved orange. look at that color. after crew working for the epa accidentally breaded a damn holding heavy metals used in gold mining. correspondant matt has the latest. >> reporter: this now notorious orange plume is clearing in der rang go but the problem this toxic sludge left behind go far beyond the yellow tinge and river rocks still visible from downtown. >> it's been -- really cat trove tick for at the community. >> reporter: dean said the spill triggered by an epa close-up team working was here last week will cost this area millions of dollars in lost tourism and some is effects might not be known decades. >> we got lot of questions for the epa. >> reporter: so far epa only release some day results from water tests saying there is led and arsenic in

. >>> mayor michael nutter laid out an extensive plan that will impact everyone coming to see the pope and those who live in and around the city. >>> good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is along the ben franklin parkway with more on the restrictions that need to be known. david? >> reporter: ukee where i'm standing in the parkway behind me will become the red zone for pope francis' visit at the end of the september. mayor nutter throughout lot of information today regarding security. but the big thing is a security map that has several different zones that will play out that entire weekend. if you want to be anywhere near the action when pope francis comes to town, take a good look at this map. the black and red zones are the most secure. you won't find any vehicles inside. >> this huge event has in fact been classified as a national special security event by the secretary of the department of homeland security. >> reporter: one week after announcing this traffic box, mayor michael nutter dove a little deeper into the box t

teams led by mayor michael nutter will deliver hundreds of marketing kits to businesses across the cityhe kits contain things like signs with #opennphl to send the message that businesses will be open during the papal visit. this is to emphasize the excitement, not the restrictions around the pope's visit. a new exhibit opens at the academy of natural sciences in center city. it will display plan and animal specimens collected by 18th and 19th century clergy who are also amateur scientists. you can see the exhibit in the academy's library starting this afternoon at 1:00. >>> the contract between the philadelphia archdiocese and teachers' union runs out today. early bird negotiations that started in april broke off last week. the union said it rejected the church's latest offer because of salary issues. both sides agreed to start full negotiations. classes are scheduled to begin one week from tomorrow. >>> it's back-to-school day today for the charter school in philadelphia. more than 1,300 kids will begin classes at the campus to somerton. they have a new studio space this year. in ches

mayor michael nutter announcing how the city is going to handle this visit. bruce gordon live in the newsroom with what you really need to know and, bruce, it is a lot to take in. >> reporter: yeah, ladies. lots of information on travel restrictions for the big papal weekend but the bottom line very simple. plan ahead and be prepared to alter your usual routine. so-called traffic box will go into effect friday night of the papal weekend bounded by i-95 and 38th street, south street and spring garden, ridge and girard to the north. vehicular traffic will be a loud win that zone with great difficulty and emery instructions. but you will not be able to drive from into the zone outside and once you've gone outside you won't be able to drive back into the zone until the papal events conclude. i-95 by the way will remain open but there will be major road closures. 76 eastbound from the blue route to 95, 76 westbound from 95 to the rows vessel extension, vine street expressway closed in both directions and u.s. route 1 shut down in both directions from lancaster ave

disney of course is the parent company of 6abc. >> well, philadelphia mayor michael nutter is heading to pittsburgh this week but it's not exactly on business. nutter will headline a comedy event. he'll perform at the candidates comedy night at the pittsburgh improve. the annual event has raised nearly half a million dollars over the last decade. nutter was a deejay before politics. eve seen him perform sugar hill gang's. you never get sick of seeing the philadelphia mayor rap, right. >> he's a good sport. >> yeah. >> let's see what his jokes are like. >> i'd laugh very hard if i were you. >> let's get another check of the forecast. >> let's go to melissa magee. >> i remember when mayor michael nutter dropped the mic when he was wrapping. you may wants to drop the mic on me because it's pretty bad outside depending on your location. we'll talk more about the heat in just a moment. storm tracker6 live double scan radar, we have a couple spotty showers to the north of philadelphia right through trenton, through mercer and portions of bucks county as well. on street level you can see if

david henry is live in center city and mayor michael nutter unveiled new maps that unveiled secure zones> reporter: mayor nutter is urging everyone to get into the spirit of this once in a lifetime event and that may not work for the people that live in the city given the pedestrians that live in the city today. the maps spell it out. starting thursday, september 24th, security fencing go up on the red outlines here from city hall to the art museum along the parkway ain large area around independence mall, those areas are open to pedestrians only and they have to go through metal detecters to get inside and the black line is a security zone and no vehicles are allowed inside of that boundary, all vehicles will have to be removed from the streets by friday nights. >> parking garages and folks

any educator no matter what their background or school affiliation. >>> philadelphia's mayor michael nutters headed to pittsburgh to head line a tentative comedy night. mayor nutter was dj before he went into politics and he has occasionally revisited his new mix master mike person a months recently performing wrappers delight at the fourth of july celebration on the parkway. the event raises money for children's program. he has the rap down. >> he does, he has practiced it enough. >> you are saying, enough is enough. >> i mean enough. >> 4:57. the close call for a customer waiting in line for a hoagie, how his protection was used against him. >>> a 15 year-old boy is charged with rape and attempted murder, police say his victim was only five years old how investigators were able to track him down. blank right off the top at 5:00 an overnight apartment fire in the northeast forces residents out of their bed and why rescue crews had todd evacuate the building. >>> steve keeley good morning to you. >> reporter: chris, i have a story where it is a case of everybody being lucky, we're talking a

zone are still wondering what they will have to do to stay hope while the pope is here, mayor michael nutter and law enforcement is getting ready to answer the questions and will likely give details later this week and meetings will be held with business owners including those at the reading terminal market. >>> "action news" is twoing to pope francis' home town, argentina. >>> a white house staffer under arrest, why police say she fired a gun at a police officer. >>> and a prison bus crashes on an arizona highway, find out what the inmates did after the accident. when we come right back. >>> officials and areas down scene from the colorado mine spill are demanding answers, the environmental agency accidentally released the spill of gold mine waste water during an inspection yesterday, the 3 million gallons included high concentration of arsenic and led and other harmful medals and now they want to know about long-term threats to the water supply. they have declared two stretches of river to be disaster area. >>> a man is accused of firing a gun at a u.s. capital. she say that she was romant

mayor michael nutter along with the committee of 70 with the urban league marked the anniversary with a news conference, the mayor talked about the voting act saying more work needs to be done. >>> the anniversary for a call to change the state's voting law representatives from several organizations held a news conference in wilmington to rally for a bill that allows people to register on election day. currently delawareans must register three weeks prior to an election. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, we go live to south philadelphia for injury news from eagles training camp. >>> construction on a new building is underway and the farmers market is making a come back after a devastating fire last year. >> well, after dry and comfortable day, 85 today i'm tracking rain moving in and i'll have details on who will need the umbrellas and when in the accuweather forecast. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> it was last november 18 and when fire destroyed building number four at the farmers market in mansfield. new construction and a light at the en

. >> i'll be there, that's what mayor michael nutter and businesses to to say when the pe visitors nextonth trying to ease fears and frustrations over the security restricts in place. teams will deliver kits to businesses on sunday. the reading terminal market and jack's firehouse will stay open the weekend pope francis is here. >> here's one for you, it's a little weird coming out of japan it's bisony, -- it's y it has a tv remote control, instead of one remote doing the sound, you have one thing that will do half the job for you, as well you can change the channel. it is not clear if sony will put it on sale here, they will be selling in japan in september. if you find yourself in japan. >> it's like a american's razor that has a back scratcher, too. >> that could go really wrong. >> it's just an idea. a dramatic rescue in california. the coast guard plucks a woman and her dog off the cliff. >> president obama will mark the rebirth of new orleans, ten years after hurricane can katri, next on "action news." hey, mom and dad! hey, kiddo! (dad) you caught us daydreaming. about a couple o

. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter flange by city and transportation administrators and leaders of the world meeting of families, laid out what he called the traffic box. it is an area where vehicles can exit, but not reenter, within a restrict time period, around the papal visit. with the help of the map, mayor nutter explain, the boundaries. >> the northern boundary, spring garden to ridge, ridge to girard, girard to the schuylkill river. the southern boundary, south street, river, to river. the eastbound boundary, delaware avenue from south street to spring garden street. the western boundary runs along the edge of the schuylkill river, cuts up kelly drive, stopping just below the girard avenue bridge. >> reporter: there are also restrictions west of the schuylkill river, in university city, extending up around 38th street. because of an expected million and a half people, who will to have walk to papal events, and some streets, available for emergency authorized vehicles only, inside the box, traffic will be permsible but extremely difficult. penndot secretary leslie richard also o

. >> you can take a closer look at the security perimeters that mayor michael nutter announced on our website 6abc.com, you can read how new jersey is preparing for the papal visit including how the transit will be effected for that weekend. "action news" is headed to argentina right now to gather stories from pope francis' home town, jim gardner will be there to talk to the people and see the places that helped to form the pope's views and his faith. we invite you to see these reports from argentina all week here on 6 abc. >>> a montgomery county judge is responding to a plea by attorney general, kathleen kane, she called on judge carpenter to release emails, and kane says that conspiracy led to criminal charges against her. >> and he says those were not part of the evidence in the grand jury investigation, despite the plea, kane has made no official request for court action. >>> if you think this has been a violent year, there have been over 700 shootings, 160 of them fatal. the increased crime that has citizens and police on alert both. >> the explosion of gun fire this summer is s

have more coming up at 12:30, and new details for the city's plans for the papal visit, mayor michael nutter will hold a news conference this afternoon at city hall. you can watch it live at 2:00 p.m. right here on 6 abc and online at 6abc.com. >>> turning to accuweather now we may finally break this heat wave today sky 6 hd taking a live look over penn's landing, it's already much more comfortable in the city and around the region, for the latest conditions lets head outside to meteorologist, david murphy. >> it's bright and sunny with a few bright clouds in the region you can feel how the hupt has dropped and we are transitioning to a better quality air mass. lets look to satellite there were a few clouds at dawn this morning and now they are thinning out and we expect plenty of sunshine with clouds the rest of the way it's warm, 86 in philadelphia and same thing in wilmington and 84 in trenton and mid-80s at the boardwalk in avalon and atlantic city. we want to show you the numbers, we are hitting the numbers in a lot of neighborhoods and that means the humidity levels are down kind of a

this afternoon we also are expecting philadelphia mayor michael nutter to update city plans, and also, how it will affect city businesses, we'll have more for you on "eyewitness news" starting at a . >>> in other news this noon, the death toll is expected to rise after explosions rocked philadelphia's sister city in china yesterday. the fiery blast errupted at a port warehouse with hazardous materials inside, killing dozens, injuring hundreds. cbs news correspondent set don't report from the disaster area. >> the explosions turned the night sky a vivid orange. first one ball of fire, and then another, even bigger blast. shock waves knocked people off their feet, surveillance video shows doors blowing back into this man. hospitals were inundated with hundreds of wounded. some staggering around, stunned. >> i was actually quite far from the explosion site. this heavily bandaged security guard said. the explosions were sparked from a warehouse, for hazardous materials, hundreds of cars in this parking lot, were left charred shells, and windows shattered, buildings more than a mile away.

. >>> later today, mayor michael nutter and police and tow across the city. the official night out is tomorrow night. >>> fema and state agencyies will hold two days of briefings. atlantic burlington camden and gloucester county eligible for assistance after storms damaged property back in june. the brief resings are not open to the public. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> our heat wave will continue. today is day seven. it will feel worse because the humidity is back. we're still hot, checking another few days and checking on isolated chance for storms. i'll let you know which areas that will have the best chance to see. the sun is coming up over the philadelphia skyline, 73 is going to give way to plenty of sunshine for us today. we are going to see more moist air coming up from the south and warmer temperatures on tap for us today. 67 degrees in the poconos, 63 in twillen are. we're at 68 in trenton. temperatures at 66. 67 in dover and the end of the heat wave is near but, again, yesterday made day six. heading

he ran for mayor of philadelphia against michael nutter.ter but not long after that loss they announced they were investigating him. he and four other people are now charged with 29 counts of all different forms of corruption including just plain stealing and bribery. his former chief of staff and another advisor have already pled guilty. it seems serious but the congressman appears to be taking it in stride. >> are you confident all the fund they're talking about having been moved around were moved around appropriately? >> i'm not the one making an allegation. we haven't had a chance to review it yet but i'm confident in my state and we'll see how it goes from this point on. >> is it too big of distraction after nine years, eight years of allegations. >> i've not been distracted yet. i'm going to keep doing my work. thank you. >> thank you. saved by the elevator. the congressman has one important job. he's the top democrat on appropriations. he deals with what is done with noinl. he's stepped down from that role but he says he'll stay in h

. >>> this afternoon philadelphia mayor, michael nutter, will provide an update on the city's plans for the pope visit next month, he is set to start talking at 12:30, we'll stream his announcements live on 6abc.com. and in preparation for the pope's arrival we learn more about his home town in argentina. jim gardner is working there today. >> reporter: i am in the saint elmo neighborhood, a big plaza surrounded by shops and stores and has a bohemian kind of feel, it reminds me of northern liberties in philadelphia. we'll take you inside of the apartment where pope francis lived years ago when he was director of the jesuit college, that is coming up on "action news" at 6:00 tonight. >>> the coverage of the pope's upcoming vista long with jim gardner's reports from argentina can be found at 6abc.com/pope, and we have the information you need to know including the maps and security zones all for the pope's visit. coming up in september. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, police are investigating a deadly attack involving two women at a supermarket. a gift card mistake gave two wo

. >>> philadelphia mayor, michael nutter, and organizers for the world meeting of families are getting ready to hold a news conference this afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. "action news" will carry the news conference live on 6 abc and stream it live online at 6abc.com. >>> national experts are training philadelphia police officers on fair and unbiassed policing, 25 supervisors are attending courses. this is an issue important to charles ramsey, he said on the task force of improving relations, after the protests and riots in ferguson, missouri. >>> parents are sounding off on the school's money problems in upland. >> we ask that are you fair. >> the parents at last night's meeting were awaiting a ruling on funding for special education in charter schools, the cash strapped district wants to cut the funding in half and governor tom wolf says the lack of reform will cause it's lack of deficit in the district to deepen. >> as students get ready to head back to class, nurses at delaware schools will have access to drugs that reverses overdoses, a company that sells them will make a donation to the

we are just over five week as way from the visit of pope francis to philadelphia, today mayor michael nutter announced a new resource that makes getting around a whole lot easier that weekend. the papal visit play book is posted online at noon and is a compre hence specific guide for all services, it is aimed to help resident thads live inside of restricted areas for grocery stores and hospitals and pet care, now mayor nutter says they can take advantage of the new hot line. it received 100 calls sin monday. >>> all week "action news" is in argentina learning about the pope and the man he is today. jim gardner is there live. >> reporter: good evening, as you know pope francis is the first jesuit pope. they are usually not meant to be bishop but pope francis is. st. joe's university, saints joe's prep and st. joe's church in society hill has helped to introduce jesuit values to our area including the love of church and jesus, spiritual and priestly ministries and the art of making good decisions, jorge became a jesuit in 1960, his rise was fast becoming the head of jesuits by the age of 36. t

mayor michael nutter will deliver remarks at a ceremony at the fireman's museum later this morning. > now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 4:08, 74 degrees. humidity is on the rise. it will be a bit hotter today. getting a clear view. clear skies and temperatures have cooled down. 63 right now in mt. pocono. still in the 70s in philadelphia and atlantic city, 71 degrees. we will see lots of sunshine. in clouds out there. it will be a bright, sunny day. that will have us right back in the 90s. third day in a row we have a heat wave on our hands. winds out of the southwest. that will bring in a bit more moisture than we saw yesterday. humidity will ramp up tomorrow. you'll feel a bit more humid conditions today. as far as showers, thunderstorms, out of the picture. it will be a dry one today. the wet weather as well to our south and for much of the week we will be dry. 94 degrees this afternoon for allentown and reading. upper 80s for the pocono mountains. for philadelphia, northeast philadelphia, doylestown, trenton, mt. holly, çbright, sunny skies and sunsh

. >> reporter: on thursday mayor michael nutter discussed in deeper detail the grand under taking of protecting the pope, pedestrian strands and philadelphia and dished more about that traffic box. >> in reality it is primarily to protect the millions of people who will be walking along our wonderful, but narrow city streets. >> reporter: for the the papal presence or city of neighborhood will be a city of zones. secured perimeters seen in red will close off parkway at independent hall. entry points with monitors will screen pedestrians and second perimeter in black will keep most vehicles out except those by secret service. >> have you made your plans. >> yeah, staying away. >> reporter: as soon as thursday september 24th parkway prim stores go in effect. by friday same independent hall, plus road restrictions and activation of the traffic box where cars can leave but not return. >> we're making sure that we just get double of everything. >> reporter: pope planning too, with traffic restrictions in mind, many are adjusting, others are closing. >> so if you live or work anywhere in c

mayor michael nutter and state and local officials will hold a news conference today at city hall, you can see it live here on 6 abc and streaming at 6abc.com. for more updates, as the city prepares for the visit of pope francis, follow us at 6 abc pope on twitter. >> another job fair is happening now discount grocery chain alde is holding five hiring events, they are held in bellmawr, trenton and bordentown, new jersey, this is from the bellmawr location. you can stop by the philadelphia mills mall, alde purchased all 66 bottom dollar stores last year with plans to reopen many of those locations. >>> lets get back to breaking news from the hunting park section of the city, we have a barricade situation and an s.w.a.t. is on the scene now, this is the 700 block in the hunting park section, they were called out earlier this morning on a report of two men shooting at each other here in this neighborhood. at least one of the men ran into the home here on the block and they are believed, one or two of these armed men believed to be hold up inside of a house here on the block, the s.w.a.t.

. >>> i'll be there, that's what mayor michael nutter wants people and businesses to say when the popeomes to down in exactly one month. today city officials launched the i'll be there campaign. trying to ease people's frustrations over the security restrictions that will be in place. and on monday, teams will deliver kits to business he is including signs, brandoned buttons and other resources. the mayor says the city is hoping to plan delivery of supplies. ♪ >>> they're warming up their pipes for the pope of the tonight the st. charles seminary choir held its first rehearsal for the hymn they will sing to welcome the holy father. pope francis staying at the cemetery in winwood during his trip to the area next month. >>> and still to come, wal-mart explains what it will be removing. it will be removing assault rifles from its gun shelves. >>> plus, something you haven't heard us say for awhile. stocks surge on wall street. the facts and physician. >>> happy news to share about the 8 boy with a double hand transplant at children's hospital. plus, video from inside of the hospital. >>>

philadelphia mayor michael nutter is trying to keep everyone calm ahead of the pope's visit which some people have compared to a three-day snow storstor snowstorm. tracy davidson. >> the city will release an online pope playbook on monday. we did get an idea of some of the information that will be in the playbook yesterday. people living in restricted areas can leave but won't be allow back in. trash and recycling pickup will be suspended friday and monday. also, no drones allowed in the city. citizens bank park, this is where buses and rvs will be parked. the lots at the linc and the wells fargo center will be used for the same thing. the weekend leading up to the papal visit is going to be a short workweek. city schools will be closed starting on the 23rd for yom kippur. they will stay closed through the rest of the week and mayor nutter says he's considering closing schools on monday the 28th. we'll wait for information about that. as always, we're keeping you up to date on the world meeting of families and the visit from the pope online and on our nbc 10 news app. click on preparin

. >>> happening today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter and local leaders will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the voting rights act. in 1965 it banned racial discrimination in voting. >>> the temperatures are cooling down. we have clear skies this morning. we will see lots of sunshine to start with. a cooler start this morning. clear skies have allowed the temperatures to come down mostly in the 60s. but a couple of spots have found the 50s this morning. still cooling off. bright sunshine this morning we will see a warm day back in the 80s this afternoon. but as the day goes on we will see more and more cloud and that is going to lead to some rain. we are tracking rain well to the west now. first showers could be arriving in parts of the area this evening. heading out the door right now you don't need the umbrella or the sunglasses at this hour. 62 degrees right now in doylestown. philadelphia a few high clouds over philadelphia and millville. 71 at the airport but millville 64 and the airport still cooling down so we may see 60s in philadelphia. over the next 24 hours, most li

that's the word from mayor michael nutter as we learn more about the impact of pope francis's visit on philadelphia. we already knew that car traffic would be tightly limited. the map shows you the areas that will be completely off-limits. bikes and skateboards seem to be a good alternative, but even they could be restricted in certain spots. alexandria schneider is planning a community pope ride at a time when cars will not get in the way. >> i made a facebook event and started inviting some of my friends and they invited some of their friends and now it's kind of exploded. >> the city has not decided if the indigo bike rental system will be operating during the pope's visit. there is a long list of transportation changes for the papal visit. our special section, preparing for the pope, has everything you need to know about the papal visit, including the pope's itinerary so you'll know where you can see him while he's in philly. nbc 10 was the first local news station to visit the pope's homeland of argentina and all next week, we will share new stories from our trip and we'll bring y

later this morning, mayor michael nutter and fire commissioner derrick sawyer will honor the eight philadelphia firemen killed in the blast. now, in addition to that, several wounded firefighters will speak about their experience in that explosion, donald trump expected to report for jury duty today in manhattan. imagine being part of that jury pool, right? a spokesperson for the republican presidential frontrunner says trump will be there, but if he fails to show up, it is a $250 fine with un farley. by the way trump spent the weekends outlining some of his ice east, the latest coming up in campaign 2016 in our next half hour. >> right now, though, police are investigating a triple shooting in olney, that's left three people hospitalized. officers say, two men and woman were shot, just after 10:00 last night, on the 5200 block of second street. so far, there are no arrests, and all of the victims are in stage condition. >>> twenty-seven year old mark edwards is in custody this morning, accused in a hit-and-run, that left a six year old child hospitalized, on saturday. police say edwards hit fo

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teams led by mayor michael nutter today will deliver hundredses of marketing kits to businesses acrosse city. these kits contain things like signs with the hash tag open in phl to send the message that businesses will be open during the papal visit. >>> and starting today, a new exhibit inspired by the pope's visit will open at the academy of natural sciences in center city. the clergy and the academy's collections will display plan the and animal specimens collected by 18th and 19th century clergy who are also amateur scientists. you can see that exhibit in the academy's library starting this afternoon at 1:00. >>> ahead at 4:30, archbishop charles chaput has a message for people worried about inconveniences. why he's urging people to be not afraid. >>> the nbc 10 news app has everything you need to know about the pope'sç visit and th world meeting of families which is the week-long congress that is bringing the pope to philadelphia. from mass transit changes and road closures to all of the details about how locals are preparing, download the free nbc 10 news app now. >>> 4:08. happe

. >>> community leaders are joining forces with the'police department and mayor michael nutter to keep neighborhoods safe. it's part of the national night out campaign. nbc 10 in south philadelphia last night for the kickoff rally. several events continue tonight, marking the 32nd anniversary to the night dedicated to fighting crime. camden county police department hosting several friendly family evice presidents. in delaware the wilmington national night out will be help at rodney square from 6:00 till 8:00. because of tonight's event there's no parking on part of north market street from 3:30 this afternoon to 8:30 tonight. >>> some workers face charges of steeling brass urns and selling them. state troopers arrested a cemetery manager, ethel melvin and shaughn graves. they're also looking for another person. >>> at last check, nearly 40,000 people entered the lottery for septa. the winners will be announced thursday via e-mail. special passes are required to ride the rails the weekend of the pope's visit in september. >>> now when pope francis visits philadelphia, security will be t

now, mayor michael nutter says he understands this will have enormous impact on the city, but says this is once in a lifetime plan for once in a lifetime event. >> as the saying goes, of all the cities and all the countries around the world the vatican chose philadelphia. we should be excited as we can be about that. and really take it as a badge of honor and civic pride and what it says about our great city and who we are as a people. >> reporter: want to let you know about other details being release dad. for the philadelphia school district. schools will now be closed wednesday september 23rd to friday september 25th and make up day has now been scheduled for friday october 9th and kindergarten will now start on thursday september 17th. now the city also announcing today government offices will operate on an search services only schedule from thursday the 24th through monday its september 28th. so a lot of details coming out. the mayor also revealing today that many of the 1.5 million people expected into the city to see the pope may never even get their eyes on the pope. that is bec

. >>> community leaders are joining forces with the philadelphia police department and mayor michael nutter so teen neighborhoods safe part of the national night out campaign. nbc 10 in south philadelphia for the kickoff rally. several events continue tonight. in delaware the wilmington national night out will be help at rodney's square and due to tonight's event, there's no parking on part of north market street from 3:30 till 8:30. the camden county police department also hosting several family friendly events. they can attend a community walk and movie night, all free. >>> new information just in to the newsroom about septa's lottery for the papal passes. septa says 38,000 people requested passes. we still don't know how many passes were given allowed to request. the winners will be announced thursday via e-mail. the special passes are required to ride the rails the weekend of the pope's visit in september. >>> be sure to join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. for an exclusive half hour program on pope francis. we're the only local news operation to visit the pope's homeland of argentina ahead of

mayor michael nutter today held a briefing with new information. here are the headlines. a papal playbook will be released monday. it will be an online source for people to get questions answered. a business hotline has fielded more than 100 calls since monday. trash and recycling will be picked up that thursday but suspended friday and monday. nbc 10's deanna durante has more on changes for septa riders. >> many of the septa bus routes will be detoured or suspended in the center city region. >> reporter: residents will begin seeing detours as early as the thursday night before the pope arrives so the secret service can begin constructing secure perimeters. beginning at 10:00 on september 24th, regional rail trains will be on the weekend schedule and won't stop at suburban station. subways and trolleys will not stop at 15th street or city hall. that will continue until the end of day on friday. limited service will be in place saturday and sunday. the city and world meeting of families announced the papal playbook will be on the world meeting of family website starting mo

however, mayor michael nutter says you will be allowed to bring in provisions. >> food water is fine,ce packages and i'm being serious, packages depending on what's in the package but food, water all those kinds of things, sure. >> the meeting of families says it plans on publishing a walking guide to get around that week in late september. the. >>> the philadelphia zoo says it will be closed to the public the weekend pope francis is in town. he arrives the morning of saturday september 26th and leaves the evening of sunday the 27th. zoo officials say essential personnel from several departments will stay on site through the weekend to take care of the animals. as the pope gets ready to visit our hometown "action news" is spending a week in his. jim gardner is in buenos aires argentina exploring the places that helped form pope francis' views and faith. watch jim's live reports all week on "action news." >> the family of a bucks county veteran has received something precious, a priceless personal memento that took seven decades to get to them a family living in new zealand found a mil

on wednesday mayor michael nutter unveiled a new campaign call i'll be there.rting on monday officials will distribute open in phl buttons and kits to business as cross the city. kits will include information about how businesses can get involved and engage visitors during the papal events. officials say they are also planning fun activities, all over what will be called the franchise festival grounds. >> we want you to know you can still be part of this event. there will be 40 jumbo trons strategically place add cross the francis festival ground, 40 jumbo trons where you can see everything that is happening. >> mayor nutter announced reading terminal market, jack's firehouse in fair mount and other businesses will remain opened during the papal visit. >>> some choirs from across the the area that will be singing for pope francis are rehearsing for the historic visit, take a listen. >> ♪ >> the choir of the saint charles seminary held its first rehearsal. "eyewitness news" was there as they practiced in wynnewood montgomery county. choir works on the song song

mayor michael nutter has already said many people will have to trek miles to see the pope.he good news is provisions will be allowed through security. >> food and water is fine, packages, and i'm being serious, packages depending on what's in the package but yeah food water all those kinds of things, sure. >> another note on the papal weekend. the philadelphia zoo says it will be closed to the public while pope francis is in town. again, that's going to be saturday september 26th and sunday the 27th. and a reminder our own jim gardner will be in argentina all this week reporting live from buenos aires at 6:00 and 11:00 bringing you stories from pope francis' hometown giving you more of a sense of the man before we see him here. >> buenos aires good air. >> is that what that means. >> good air down there. >> humid air. >> not so good. still kind of hot here today. storm tracker6 live double scan shows us that we're mainly dry. a lot of that green you see is verga not hitting the ground but there's the possibility that some of are you seeing a little light sprinkle or shower

. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter also trying to allay the fears of those living in or neary strucked areas. nut talking trash and transportation. he says there will be garbage and recycling collection on the thursday before the pope arrives but not friday or monday. more than two dozen taxis will be running in the traffic box until 2:00 a.m. saturday and then again on monday morning at 3:00 a.m. and septa will have detours. >> buses on detour will get as close to the boundary as possible to drop off passengers before turning around for service in the opposite direction. >> reporter: may nutter reiterating today that people who live in the traffic box can drive but suggesting not a good idea considering the huge number of people who will be filling the streets. >> there's going to be inconvenience. we've said that from the start. there there be a fair amount of walking much that's what pilgrims do, and but they'll see and experience something for once in their lifetime. >> reporter: now for people who need to get their cars off the street during the papal visit, the mayor says the cit

philadelphia is gearing up for 32nd anniversary of the national night out, philadelphia's mayor michael nutteroin the police department tonight for a kick off rally in south philadelphia. national night out, aims to get community together with police to create safe neighborhoods. >>> national night out is specifically tomorrow but they were already celebrating togetherness tonight in abington montgomery county, this is the 16th annual prenational night out event for this area, each year, thousands descend on the town to stroll with friend and neighbors and enjoy ate ÷h,z/ let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target, and upgrade to a shiny new everything. all things mobile. all in one place. >>> football is back, to two sessions down a lot more to go. >> they have to pack in a lot over next few weeks. less than two weeks eagles will play a preseason game against indy. there is a lot to do during training camp, and as jeff skversky points out there are a lo

many people including mayor michael nutter took a brace from work, there he is getting down it see thebegan his day in washington, d.c. so d c- philly, new york, he had a pack schedule. take a brother, stevie. 5:25. the city of philadelphia addressing concerns zombies cents have about the upcoming pope's visit. that's ahead in our next half hour. then he made headlines for portraying batman. now comes word the real life superhero has passed. we'll tell you what happened. katy? >> erika, today another hot and steamy day as we continue the heatwave. but even though we expect it to break relatively soon, it doesn't mean our problems are over. we'll be talking about stormy weather and still very soupy weather coming up. >> thank you, katie. also meisha has a check on the roads when we come right back. as we go to break, see more of. >> this here is more of stevie wonder's philly performance from yesterday. enjoy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ hey terry stop! they so, what did you guysthink of t? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a d

. >> many people including mayor michael nutter took a break from work to see stevie wonder perform.earance was more than music he also spoke about guns and the need to stop violence. >> everyone has to be accountable and everyone has to be responsible and i think the laws have to change so that people that should not have guns don't. >> this concert part of the grammy award winning mew zig's wonder moments that is included stops in both washington, d.c. and new york city today as well. so stevie wonder busy guy today. >> three stops up and down the core. to the weather has been about the same in all three spots. >> hot, hot, hot. >> mid 90's in all three cities. stevie was sweating. got to do what you got to do. >> yes ex indeed. >> the weather is not going to cooperate just because the concert is going on. we have to live with it and we have been doing that now for three days and one more day of heat wave and more storms will pop up over the next few days. in fact take look at this torrential rains earlier today caused flooding at the bustleton swim club late this afternoon. our mo