and it was amazing. >> reporter: now we just asked mayor nutter about that crowd situation.told us that the parkway was completely full. the secure zone there was over phil already coming in so the people that didn't get in it was just bad luck. they said possibly poor planni planning. but some folks said it was up to four hours to get into the papal festival. guys. >> all right, chris. we know it took long time. so many people almost million people out here on the parkway today trying to catch a glimpse of pope francis. >> imagine being one of these families that had your baby with you and then suddenly your baby is whisked off and pope francis blesses your baby. well, guess what, our dave schratwieser is live in center city, and dave, you talk to one of though families. >> reporter: yes, i did. let me give you a quick spot shot first the clean up has begun here on the parkway as you can see 800 something thousand on the parkway we saw the pope make the round in the pope mobile stopping to kiss and bless babies much one of them families was the mom and dad with their son of

>> the pope's arrival in philadelphia is now nine days and just over 21 hours away, mayor michael nutter gave us an update on the plans early this morning and is urging philadelphians to take part in the fest visits, david murphy is live at city hall with more on that. >> hey rick, no major announcements with this, just keeping odds and ends of things, this took on something of a pep rally for mayor nutter as he urged everyone to get excited. we heard a lot about the inconvenience of the staging of this major effort. but the mayor is urging everybody to roll with it and enjoy this unprecedented event. >> i am asking philadelphians that are not joyfully anticipating the arrival of pope francis, there are people all over the world that may never have the opportunity we will have to welcome a leader of international performance to their home town let alone see him in person. we have the opportunity, lets make the most of it. >> mayor nutter reminds everyone we are just ten days away from the pope's visit and now is the time to start making final preparation, he says that philadelphia is on

thank you. >> thank you, mayor nutter. please welcome now the governor of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, please with a rousing round of applause, thomas wolf. >> thank you very much, father. welcome everyone what a joyous day. welcome to pennsylvania, all have of you back there too. welcome. i am so proud to welcome all of you to this great commonwealth and i'm especially grateful for the holy father for coming here to these two days in pennsylvania. by his wrist it and by his many actions the pontiff has reaffirmed the noble values what that place symbolizes, behind me is the the independence hall. this was the home of the commonwealth of pennsylvania for many years. the liberty bell, not the statue of liberty, but liberty bell once rung out from the tourer. second congressional met here. constitution of 1787 was drafted here. this is a place of freedom. it the is also a place of welcome. the commonwealth, whose government met here was founded as the mayor's says by william penn. its very existence was premised on the

and alan butkovitz and the personal comments that mayor nutter made about alan butkovitz. >> because mayor nutter's backing carlton williams. >> i thought that was pretty extraordinary and something i hadn't really seen before. >> i don't think there are questions about l&i. with all due respect, i think l&i's a disaster. and it has been a disaster for a very, very long time. and you think about the kensington fire and the salvation army collapse and the buildings that have collapsed all over the place, and then the corruption. the place stinks from the top down. and it's embarrassing and it's an outrage for philadelphia not to have a clean-operated, efficiently operated, and confidently operated department that's involved with public safety. >> i mean, they're saying that the computers are antiquated. >> we wouldn't accept it for the fire department or the police department. >> it's kind of surprising. the mayor, mayor nutter, is in his last three months, and it's his last chance to do something with l&i, and he's passing on it. he's saying, "i'm not gonna do anything." >> now, that

we told mayor nutter about the mark yup. i even showed him the resale sites. he was appal. >> you get a free ticket and then throw it up on a site and try to sell it. i mean that's -- that's, um, in at least the neighborhood i grew up that's trifle link. it's just trifle link. ♪ >> reporter: nutter made his comments after debriefing reporters on last weekend's successful fourth annual made in america music festival. there were record crowds and few big problems but nutter says there were lessons to be learned for the far larger crowd that is will felt benjamin franklin parkway when the pope comes to town. portable water stations may be used if the weather is hot in late september and if conditions are dry, the grounds will be sprayed. >> i expect that we have kind of wet the areas down, maybe very very early in the morning just to keep, you know, some of that dust down and i mean, you know, dust has and impact on folks on anybody but certainly testify respiratory challenges it makes it that much worse. >> reporter: for its part with regard to these passes bein

. >>> it is a war of word between city controller alan butkovitz and mayor michael nutter. today controller called for the mayor to dismiss l and i commissioner carlton williams. at issue here is the agency doing a good enough job keeping the city safe. we will get more from "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter. >> instead of getting it done he has been interested in making it appear like things are better. >> reporter: city controller alan butkovitz called for the immediate dismissal of carlton williams by the the mayor, the the controller saying his investigation shows that following the the deadly june 2013 building collapse that killed six, the department has allowed too many dangerous buildings to remain standing at a too many improperly certified workers to remain on the payroll. >> i'm calling for l and i commissioner carlton williams to be replaced. >> reporter: minutes later, the commissioner and mayor told me that wouldn't be happening. >> reporter: your response for his call for you to be replaced. >> thinks first time i have heard of it. when time ace pope eig

mayor nutter took to the streets to spread the word earlier today.ut 3,000 rooms remain available. and now the tickets have been distributed for the papal events mayor nutter expects people to start firming up plans and make res sr. visions. >> i think you're going to see late decision making being made based on this new new opportunity to have a ticket. we're ready for people. we're planning on once in a generation event. and we're still -- we're still seeing booking. the bookings are coming in. >>> well, booking a room is still an option frameable who want to stay overnight. plans for a francis fields campground in fairmount park were scrapped due to lack of interest. >>> a break through. new treatment for joint pain is being done right here in arrie arriere? >> it doesn't require a long and painful recovery. straight ahead tonight health reporter stephanie stahl takes closer look at this so called smart patch. she'll show you how it work. >>> plus bears just just want to have fun. see what happened when two cubs try to get into a hospital nothing.

david, mayor michael nutter met the media today. what did he have to say. >> reporter: not surprisingly jim he declared it a success. the city is now coming back to normal but still basking in the glow of a remarkable and historic weekend that for some on one hand this was a very uplifting treasured experience but for others on the other hand maybe frustrating and disappointing for some. >> it was not the same. we did less business than a normal weekend. >> reporter: all along the 13th street restaurant district there is disappointment. many reporting sales off by 50 percent or more. although he some did pick up new customers. >> all new customers, yeah, we definitely did not see a lot of regulars. it did seem that most of the city kind of had cleared out. >> reporter: and it appears most who came to see the pope brought their own food. >> we ate what we had with us. we shared, a lot of people talked, a lot of people had brought food so it was really kind of like large family meal. the million plus crowds never materialized. many re

a bishop from west africa is among the headline speakers at the world meetings tomorrow, mayor nutterill be taking part in the world meetings international mayor's -- live tonight in washington, d.c., nbc news. >>> nbc10's rosemary connors is in washington tonight. she reports the nation's capitol is full of excitement. >> cheers of jubilation for pope francis as he made his way on u.s. soil for the first time. president obama walked with the holy father as dignitaries and bishops greeted him. for those who travel great distances to see someone considered to be a great man. the journey has been tiring but worth it. >> we started in dallas texas this morning at 4:30 waking up and catching a plane. >> we are happy to be here welcoming him as our sheppard. i'm not american, i'm french, this is my home, i live in america. >> some from philadelphia like sister mary scallon are in washington to get the most out of this historic moment. sister mary has a ticket to hear the pope speak tomorrow morning on the white house lawn. >> the values that pope francis embraces has really touched our hea

, at the time, mayor nutter, who is a graduate of st. joes prep was a actually holding and presenting to the holy father a jersey from st. joes prep, with the pope's name on the back of it. there are a lot of young guys who are from other jesuit schools who have decided to camp out at st. joes prep and they are here to celebrate this great moment. when this jesuit priest, and we will get greater explanation of that from bishop o'connell when he joins news a moment or two but this jesuit holy father comes here to philadelphia. they feel a great connection. he is a priest have of an order, as opposed to a diocese priest which would be the priest who would be ordained through a seminary like saint charles seminary. >> jesuit, when you are a jesuit priest it takes longer, much longer process, then i think people understand. interesting thing about pope francis when you mentioned the the high school kid this pope seems to really have connect with young people. much more than i believe pope bendik for instance has. >> i think that is true. we

governor wolfe and mayor michael nutter and lisa nutter, ar archbish archbishop, we've seen him throughout quite a bit of this as he's hosting pope francis. yesterday was his birthday which i couldn't think of a better birthday gift for him. executive director of the world meeting of families who mentioned that she could not think of a better place to have the world meeting of families and for people to see pope francis than right there on the ben franklin parkway. >> and the president of the world meeting of families will also be there. these are people who have been just totally immersed in preparing for this week of events for over a year's time obviously. so much work went into this. and they're all no doubt breathing a large sigh of relief. ed archbishop not long ago said his biggest concern was making sure he got the holy father from here to there to there. there's been a lot of that here to there to there just here in philadelphia, let alone before he arrived here in philadelphia in the other major cities that he visited, new york and washington, d.c. it's been a nonstop week for th

. >> that was mayor nutter's reaction. the world meeting of families made 10,000 tickets available and all the tickets were snatched up in two minutes and within minutes they were selling them online, ebay says they are removing all papal offers because they violate policy but they are selling them on other sites. >> you get a free ticket and put it up on a site and try to sell it. >> if you did not score a ticket today you may have better luck tomorrow, there are 10,000 tickets up for the parkway event and the papal mass, ticket holders and others will find it easier to get here. >> we have opened everything up, can you come inbound and outbound throughout the day. >> the trains will run all day and travel through center city instead of turning around at 30th and 2nd street. the trains will be stopping at the 8th street station at the market frank ford line and less than a mile from the parkway, septa says they are able to adjust their schedule based on updated security and trying to accommodate people that have to work i

to lisa nutter. >> there is jim and franny mcguire.y have been very, very helpful in archbishop chaput's desire for coming up with some money for all of this. >> they had to raise about $40 million. >> yeah. >> for this event. and they raised almost all of it. but it has been a very, very difficult road financially. and logistically to make this scene, what you're looking at right now, a reality. dann cuellar. >> yes, sir. as you see the pope is making his way to the little fiat brought into here to philadelphia. that's the car he has been riding in and all of his tour here in the united states of america and in washington, new york and now here in philadelphia. the little fiat will whisk him away to the basilica of saints peter and paul where he will celebrate mass this morning at 10:30. what a wonderful day it is in philadelphia, jim, that's all i have to say. >> the gentlemen, the young man behind the pope is mark miles. he is the pope's translator and become something of a celebrity himself as every image that we have seen of the p

secretary of homeland security will be here to review security with michael nutter. a look at the parkway. close closures are in place. next weekend more than a million people are expected to be packed right there on the park way to see the hope. tell us about the early traffic and more on that security meeting. katy. >> reporter: there's a lot to talk about this morning but 1 clear sign that the papal vsz is on us, part of the drive has been closed. that extends from aiken's oval to 20th street. that will remainp closed as we head closer. the pope is expected to attract over a million people. the secretary will meet with michael today and the head of social informs vis. he is a delaware county navy the tells us a lone woofl or group attack his biggest kefrn. >> we reached out to our partners to assure that we have enough personnel for our facilities and each of the jins. >> expect to see police sealing off manhole covers and well as removing trash krans as well as at independence hall. >> of course all eyes will be watching what happens. yesterday got to tour of the

mayor nutter blamed the media for scaring people away. still ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00, we'll look back at the mayor's own words leading up to the pope's visit. >>> plus, watch what you type. the internet searches that are most likely to give your computer a virus. you don't want to miss this next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> right now at 5:00, a warning from police. they say a group of robbers is getting increasingly bold as they target coffee shops in south jersey. >> nbc 10's cydney long joins us live in gloucester county. cydney? >> reporter: police here are comparing notes, so to speak, including these investigative reports and also surveillance videos with as many as five neighboring police departments because they think the same crooks are behind these crimes and in one of the cases, a key piece of evidence was tossed into the woods. >> i imagine what they do is stake it out and see how easy it's going to be. >> within seconds a smashed front door allowed this crook to jump the counter and then watch as he

. >> reporter: but nutter saved his stronger word for butkovitz, claiming he was seeking publicity, rather than solutions. >> we're not going to get distract by that kind of nonsense or ego or narcissist particular personality disorder, that seems to compel the need for constant public a attention. >> reporter: responding to the mayor's criticism butkovitz responded with an e-mail that read in part mayor nutter is incapable of responding to these issues sub stanley so he decided to instead take the donald trump a approach of spewing insults and abuse. coming up at 6:00 what the numbers show about just how well, l and i is to go its job? we will see you then live from the sat center, i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 eyewitness muse. >>> police are investigating a robbery and assault on the property of the philadelphia school, it happened behind john marshall elementary school at griscomb and sellers a at frankford at 6:00 this morning. the the victim is in her 30's. the a man dragged her behind the school and demanded sex. when she for the back gunman ran a away with her purse. the parents are ve

. >> reporter: i asked mayor nutter if he thought travel restrictions on streets and sidewalks played a role and slowed restaurant business. >> no, i don't really think that, whether it's security restrictions or travel restrictions or roads, et cetera, et cetera, some number of people figured out how to get here and enjoy themselves. >> nutter compared the loss of business from the papal visit to an act of mother nature. >> again, same thing as if we had a two-day storm of 20 inches of snow. no one calls me up and says, you know, i have a big economic loss because i had 20 inches of snow. i can't control what people do. >> mayor michael nutter says those who found themselves caught in long lines could have gone to other locations where the lines were shorter and moved more quickly. back to you guys. >> all right, harry. cell phone companies getting the like button this evening. companies brought in extra towers for the papal visit and they worked. we haven't heard about significant cell phone problems throughout the weekend. at&t saw 14 times more usage than normal while the pope was

we had mayor nutter.had the philadelphia symphony orchestra. >> extreme amount of fanfare and excitement around this. >> they've got glass tile, newly designed coffee bar. they've got aisles stools and eating counters for you to sit down and enjoy your lunch and of course they've got the love and support -- >> wawa will be open. >> of wawa lovers across the area. >> we saw the eagles cheerlead cheerleaders and eagles fans and we snuck out before any, um, crowds could crush us. because it was very crowd. >> i am so impressed. i'm from north new jersey and we don't really have wawa where is i live so this is great. this is exciting. >> reporter: don't try found the hype about wawa. just enjoy it. people were so excited about this wawa opening up that they actually rushed to get it done in time for the pope's visit. even though there's another store on the same street less than four blocks away. now it was fun but honestly a little bit bizarre. people were waiting in line for 30 minutes to get the exact same

. >> reporter: philadelphia's mayor michael nutter went stat by stat to explain how many people rode road september, book hotel rooms but how many people actually showed up, he said he could not say. >> i don't have a number. >> reporter: at a press conference monday philadelphia mayor michael nutter said it was clear, a lot of people showed up. but when asked, how many exactly. >> it is not necessarily the most pressing thing on my mind, to try to figure out how many people were there. >> reporter: despite not having a estimate mayor says weekend's events were a success for hundreds of thousands hossa tended. more definite numbers were, however a available for other areas, according to the city about 28,000 people rode septa's regional rail saturday, about 34,000 on sunday. patco saw nearly 26,000 passengers this weekend, and about 90 percent of area hotel rooms were booked. security was also tight, and, 71 agencies involved, and checkpoint lines, at times, were long. even archbishop charles chaput said some of his friend had issues. >> some of my friend, who tried to come, were sti

. >> reporter: mayor nutter heard and acknowledged that criticism from local businesses today. but said the papal weekend was never billed as an economic development kind of event, lucy. >> all right. kind of feel sorry for those businesses. chris o'connell, thank you so much. the pope is back home and that means thousands who traveled far to see him in philadelphia they're heading home, too. fox 29 at philadelphia international airport this morning where officials anticipated big crowds and longer security lines. they warned passengers last night to please arrive early. phl says it was very busy but everything ran smoothly with no major delays. >>> and now the city is reflecting on what worked and what didn't during this historic weekend. as fox 29's bruce gordon shows us city leaders say this massive event was mostly a success. >> reporter: world meeting of families officials are still glowing over a six day event that included record attendance for the tuesday through friday congress and a weekend full of once in a lifetime moments during the papal visit. theme for organizer

mayor nutter said i don't know much about camping i grew up in west philly.d city, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> and the philadelphia parking authority making arrangements for city residents to park their cars during the world meeting of families. the ppa announce it will open designated garages for residents to park their cars from thursday the 24th until monday the 28th. the cost is 20 bucks but if you have a valid reasonable parking permit the ppa will wave that fee. >>> a fox 29 investigation had prosecutors look nothing a troubled philadelphia furniture store and today word of a settlement that will go a long way toward helping consumers get what they paid for. pennsylvania's attorney general sued furniture sir plus in you'll claiming it took money but didn't deliver on weight promised. out of report documented the complaintcomplaints of customero spent thousands of dollars but never got their furniture today. kathleen kane announce a deal with the owners of that retail store. they will put $75,000 into a fund to pay back consumers who were left just

mayor michael nutter wants you to get excited about the pope coming to town. he also wants you to be ready. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the parkway where crews setting up the stage, justin, good morning. >> reporter: nicole good morning. staging up behind us here. mayor nutter believes for many years to come we will talk about the pope's mass there and also ace visit to philadelphia with history happening in our hometown he does not want a single citizens to miss out on a chance to get involved. >> i'm asking philadelphians who are in the already joyously anticipating the arrival of the pope francis to get excited. >> reporter: mayor nutter striking an enthusiastic tone at philadelphia as they continue the the count down to the pope's arrival. count down now is at nine days. early next week the world meeting of families expects to welcome roughly 17,000 people. >> residents, if you haven't done it the already make sure you get your septa passes and tokens. make plans for your family and friend about which events you are a attending and d

jill biden, nutter, lisa nutter, governor tom wolf.l group from cardinal o'hara. oh, there's the fiat. there we go. ♪ >> the good-bye is impressive and in a way more poignant when he arrived here. it seems much longer than two days ago, it just does. but knowing the friends that he has made in the city, and the impressions that he has made in the city it -- the smiles he has. and the tears he has evoked and provoked. and his farewell has a good deal more emotion in a sense than his arrival. that was one of excitement and anticipation, some nervousness. there is more quiet poignancy as he leaves. we have come to know him a little bit. perhaps just as importantly, he has come to know his flock in this area. in the united states, in washington, in new york and philadelphia. ♪ >> you can see the pope has got out of his fiat and standing on the red carpet, ready to make his way up the red carpet and say good-bye. greeting some of the cardinals from the catholic church kwho gathered here to wish him well on his way back to rome. and he is ki

. >> and mayor michael nutter and others played out new plans for the papal visit and a stabbing visit is name aid hero, the delaware man that gave his own life to protect a mother and her baby. >>> and it's a major sign of revival on broad street in philadelphia, the divine lorraine hotel, the first racially integrated hotel and has fallen into disrepair until now. vernon odom is live now with more. >> reporter: rick, you can call this a divine day, a divine milestone, if you will, a ground breaking ceremony for the redevelopment, for the divine lorraine hotel, at north and ridge heading north into philadelphia. the divine lorraine hotel completed in 1984 one of philadelphia's first high rises it has fallen into a state of deck a, calling it a graffiti ridden decay and blight. at the turn of the century, the home of the nouveau rich during the industrial bloom, but known as philadelphia's first integrated hotel. done by father divine, who called himself god all mighty here on earth. now it gets a new lease on life, born again, by an ambitious developer that is getting a lot of local a

nutter boasted of record crowds and few major problems. he did say there were lessons learned that may be put to use when far larger crowds invade the ben franklin parkway for the papal visit. if conditions remain dry, for example, the grounds may be wettest down to reduce dust and portable water stations tried out at mia may be revisited. >> folks will be out for pretty decent number of hours in many instances they'll be standing. it could be rather warm and so the larger issue is, making sure that we strategically place as much, you know, water, medical tents and alike around the, you know, francis festival grounds as possible. >> reporter: 20,000 more free tickets will be distributed through the world meeting of families website tomorrow at noon. those passes will get you a comparatively close up view of the evening and sunday late afternoon papal events on the parkway. and yeah, lucy, we can pretty much guarantee they will be more scalping going on with those passes as well. >> a sad sad thing. all right, bruce gordon f you're travelin

. >> brad, thank you earlier today mayor nutter made a major announcement about the week of the pope's visit. >> we're finding out that he won't be the only mayor welcom welcoming francis to philadelphia. the city will host new event the international mayor's forum. leaders from cities like pablo, mexico, roam, italy and new orleans will join mayor nutter for a panel discussion. they'll be talking about the role of government and how it can better serve families around the world. the forum will be part of the world meeting of families congress all leading up to the pope's visit. >> it's about the dialogue much it's about the sharing of ideas about bringing different perspectives in some instance as realization that all of us facing many of the same challenges but can work on them in a collective manner. >> more mayors from around the world are expected to attend lasalle university will host the forum on wednesday, september 23 are. mayor nutter says that location was chosen by of the working class neighborhood surrounding the school. >>> as we get closer to the papal weekend pope franc

. >> mayor nutter congratulated the city of philadelphia on what he called a successful event. he gave details of what went right, crowd estimates fell short of 1 million people. mayor nutter wouldn't give any specifics on crowds, but he said the numbers aren't his first prior priority. >> of all the things that we do in the government it is not the most pressing thing on my mind to figure out how many were there, other than most of you were there you saw a lot of people there, it is what it is, they showed up they came they had a great time. >> we do have an identity how many pilgrims used septa to make their way in. according to new numbers released 29,000 passengers used regional rail on saturday. 34,000 passengers used regional rail on sunday. septa said it moved more than 40,000 passengers on the broad street line to south philadelphia. after the papal mass to the parking lot set up by the world meeting of families. >>> the archdiocese called the world meeting of families and the papal visit a huge success. more than 20,000 delegates showed up for the last week's congress.

and mayor nutter is urging residents and visitors to do the same. get your septa passes and tokens and make the plans with your family what you will attend and decide on your favorite selfie pose. >> and of course i have so many selfie poses it will be difficult to pick just one, and remember you can't bring the selfie sticks in here, that is one of the prohibited items. live on the parkway, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david, there is a new parking option for those of you coming to the papal visit from new jersey, the city of camden is opening up a huge lots along the waterfront that is originally going to be used for bus parking and there is space for 8,000 cars, the drivers must preregister and the cost is $43 a day. pilgrims have three options to get to philadelphia, patco, the river ferry and walk over the ben franklin bridge, for those riding the river line, new jersey transit says that customers must still buy tickets prior to the weekend. >> please look ahead, think about it, those tickets will not be on sale over the t

that's what mayor nutter says about the papal game plan. we will explain how to navigate the city as road closures and obstacles begin tonight. >>> today pope francis will be on the move again. not before making history in washington, d.c. we are live in our nation's capital with a preview of the first of its kind addressed to congress. >> we're off to a cool start. 60 degrees outside, another warm fall day. what is in store for this weekend's papal visit. welcome back to nbc 10 today. >> it's thursday morning, we are getting started with brittany shipp. a cool start, like yesterday, it's going to warm up a lot from that's the exact combination we will see today. you need a jacket with temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s. be i the afternoon, we'll be in the high 70s and low '80s. so 60 degrees in philadelphia. a chili 51 in kenneth square. chester springs. 48 degrees in allentown. 49 in millvale. 52 in woodbine. your planner shows for philadelphia, we continue to push into the mid-70s. by noon we top out at 80 degrees. we will be at 69 deg

nutter answered diplomatically. by noting papal pilgrims are not like the big spending convention crowds. >> this is a very different kind of event. the different kind of clientele, people making different decisions. some people are staying with other people. >> reporter: one lodging option is off the table tonight. the ill-fated plan to charge big bucks for folks to camp in fairmount park greeted mostly with yawns if not disgust. mayor nutter was asked about that canceled plan this afternoon. he said i don't know much about camping. i'm from west philly. chris? >> all right. with the visit just two weeks away, we have you covered on pope francis' historic trip to philadelphia. for everything pope, head to our website fox 29.com and click on the holy father in philadelphia tab. >>> breaking news in delaware county. skyfox over the scene in chester where a city police officer was hit by a car while ride ago motorcycle. that officer is in the hospital tonight and the driver, he's on the run. let's get straight out to

. >>> mayor michael nutter and other officials were there to officially open a new center here at 2838 woodhaven road, a state of the art facility for classes and learning, officials say it's a much needed place for training officers and keeping them up to date on policing efforts. >>> now a look at the traffic report thursday night. lets go to autumn marisa with the latest. >> hi rick and monica, it depends on which roadway are you on, 202 the rain is coming down and the wipers are going and the water coming up from the tires and flooding on the northbound lanes, this is route at route 30, as you make your way from westchester to malvern it's causing a slow down, lets go to 95 right through cotman avenue and the construction is nice and dry out there right now, earlier this afternoon we had flooding on 95, since that receded we look nice and clear and you can see the travel times reflecting that on the big picture, schuylkill expressway looking normal this afternoon and slower as i said on 202 and 422, and the king of prussia area on the turnpike, a few places we are experiencing floo

but mayor nutter has performed this in public several times now so he's definitely got it down. >> soe's a pro at the mike dropping. >> he is. >>> a couple of nice days ahead. >> more nice weather as we go into the weekend. if you like the past few days, you're going to like tomorrow and friday and saturday. it's going to get cooler over part of the weekend so it's going to feel more like football weather and get breezy and cooler and fall starts next wednesday. >> perfect. all right. that's nbc 10 at 11:00. i'm jim rosenfield. for sheena and all of us here, thanks for watching. "the tonight show" starts right now. >>> he's a little shy at first but he warms up quickly. he has a bright personality mixed with a sense of adventure. he's up for anything so we tried our hand at rock climbing a go vertical in philly. >> nice, baby steps. >> he knows what he's looking for in a forever family. >> a family that you could trust and a family that you know that will be at your side. >> he's this week's wednesday's child. >> call 866-do-adopt or visit nbc10.com and search wednesday's child for in

mayor nutter took to the streets to spread word about that. about 3,000 rooms are still available.ular vet been distributed for the event, mayor nutter expect people to start firming up their plans, and making those reservations. >> so i think you'll see some late decision-making being made based on this now new opportunity to have a ticket. >> we're ready for people. you know, we planning on once in a generation event. and we're still, still seeing bookings, the bookings are coming in. >> while booking a room is still an option for people who want to stay overnight, plans for a francis field campground in fairmount park were actually scrapped due to lack of interest. >>> well, anyone needing medical help among the huge crowds expected for the pope in montgomery county, might be surprised to see a medic roar up on a specially equipped motorcycle. it is the only one of it kinds in the entire state of pennsylvania. our walt hunter reports. >> don't be surprised if instead of traditional ambulance you see this motorcycle, with paramedic kenney board roaring up to your side. if you nee

police marched through center city to honor those, they ended at the state house where mayor michael nutter gave remarks. >>> neighborhood church goers gathered to remember the victims of 9/11 at a special prayer breakfast and katherine scott takes us to the somber ceremony. >> first responders and civil n civilians came to this church to remember this day 14 years ago and to make sure that its significance does not diminish with the passing of time. >> the sound of bag pipes and pews filled and heads bow those killed and those injured and those that suffered loss. >> all so that we don't ever forget the sacrifices that they made. >> at a breakfast afterward, held by the 200 club of burlington county, contemplation and reflection. the crowds had remembrances around the country. burlington county prosecutor robert bernardi spoke about educating the next generation. >> i said in my speech that as time goes on memories fade and small children grow up not knowing anything about 9/11, i think it's important for families to talk about it and keep the spirit alive. with each prayer, each thought e

nutter has a meeting scheduled with both of those men. nbc 10 exexclusively with joseph clancey, he says a lone wolf or group attack is his biggest concern. >> making sure that we have enough person nell, we reached out to assure that we have enough personnel and enough at the venues. >> reporter: we learned that police will soon start sealing off manhole covers along the parkway and also near the independence mall area they will remove trash cans. coming up, you may already notice some trafficking hiccups. we'll tell you what you can expect and what areas to avoid in about 25 minutes. reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> an intentional inferno, investigators say this fire that caused $1 million in damage is a case of arson. investigators do have a big clue, this surveillance photo take a look at this. atf agents say this is a person of interest seen leaving the area before the fire erupted tuesday morning. there is now a $5,000 reward for information. you remember dozens of people were forced out of their homes and are still o

mayor nutter took to the streets to spread the word about 3,000 rooms are still available. and now the particular vet been distributed for the papal events. mayor nutter expect people to start firming up their plans and making those reservations. >> so i think you will see some late decision-making being made, based on this now new opportunity to have a ticket. >> we're ready for people. we're planning on an once in a generation event. and we're still, still seeing bookings, bookings are coming in. >> while book ago room is still an option for people who want to stay overnight, plans for a francis campgrounds were scrapped due to lack of there. >> the world pauses to mark 14 years since the september 11 attacks. in new york city two, twin towers of light shining to the heavens. this is tribute in light t has become an annual remembrance of those lost. and in bucks county, service was also held to honor and remember the pennsylvania victims of 9/11, "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has more from the garden of re flick sean in lower makefield. >> ♪ >> the fountains have

our mayor michael nutter says that all the time. this is our chance to do that and a chance to shine with one of the most revered and well respected leaders on the world stage. >> you are doing a great job. thanks for everything and after this is over you want you to get a long nap. >> looking forward to it. >> reporter: back to you. >> he and everyone at the archdiocese working hard for a long time. we showed you the pope taking off from the helipad in manhattan. now they are waiting for him to arrive here at jfk. he will board that american airlines plane, and will head to atlantic aviation at philly international. that's going to happen in the next hour. >> google mapped that flight from wall street to jfk. it's about 19-mile drive, so should be minutes there. this is now we're looking at the atlantic aviation where the pope is expected to land. and john butterworth at gm, he told me thursday he's going to -- invoked privilege as the general manager, he is going to drive that cart out to meet the pope when he arrives. good mornin

that is the result of a meeting between local religious leaders and members of may nutter's staff. clergy members voiced concern over inaccessibility to churches because of closed roads and detours. 70 churches fall within that secure perimeter. deciding to move sunday's service outside the city to mt. errey. >> to decision 2016. wire forks expected in two hours. the crowd square off for the second debate. trump comes in as the front-runner and focus of the gop race now. some are calling on trump to shift from rally mode and deliver some specifics of his presidential flat form. >> they're going to come out in plans. >> i'm a tortoise in the race. i'm a joyful tortoise. >> insiders looking for gop to change his tone and challenge trump during debate. >>> stocks closed up for a second day in a row ahead of tomorrow's decision by the fed on interest rates officials will decide whether to raise interest rates since 2006. >>> the average student is leaving college $33,000 in debt. one local college is making a bold mood to help. >>> the new push to solve one of the most high profile fur

mayor nutter plans to talk about the achievement with local business owners and employees involved in the program. >>> have you seen center city lately? if so you will notice changes. next at 5:00 the preparations under way, plus details of a new talk about a running mate. why the person she thinks could be the best choice isn't available. here in vineland, new jersey, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. it's white breast meat chicken every time. because white breast meat chicken releases its flavor into the broth and absorbs more flavor from it. and in vineland, it's all about flavor so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. >>> it's five minutes before 5:00. donald trump is getting more support and drawing more protests for his stance on illegal immigration. the front-runner addressed thousands at a campaign rally in dallas last night. he called america a dumping ground for the the rest of the world when it came to undocumented immigrants. trump called for more legal immigration

. >>> mayor nutter addressed the media about another event that will take place in the days leading up to the world meeting of families. the international mayor's forum will be held at lasalle university. this will bring leaders together to discuss issues of safety, issues and family. mayor nut's dressed a washington post article that criticizes the city's preparedness for pope 's visit saying source necessary that article weren't reliable. >> your best and most accurate information is either going to come from the city of philadelphia as i have characterized, donna, world meeting of families or u.s. secret service. in mess of the stories written before have anonymous sources, sources close to and a variety of other description that is have had no name attached and almost everyone of them was wrong. >> mayor nutter added even were looking stickal issues to work through philadelphia will shine, on the world stage. >>> be sure to stay with cbs-3 and cbs philly.com for all of the information you need about the the papal visit, and on line, find a guide to the papal visit as well as world

are just 25 days away now from the pope's visit to philadelphia and tomorrow morning mayor michael nutter and officials will be holding a news conference to provide the area with another update on the event. today the open nphl campaign made a splash in center city. they said the campaign was not a reaction to some businesses saying they may close their doors during the papal weekend. the mayor tells us they're expecting from between one to 1.5 million people for the event but mayor nutter claims new jersey officials are way off base with estimates of 10,000 tour buses to transport visitors her here. >> completely wrong. that's never a number anyone talked about. >> reporter: today marks the deadline for the tour buses to register with the world meeting of families. and you can prepare for the pope with the nbc 10 news app. it's your one stop for mass transit information and road closures. you'll also find the papal itinerary, including where you can see pope francis. the nbc 10 news app is a free download on nbc 10.com. >>> a public viewing will be held for darryl dawkins in the lehigh v

. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter also down played the restrictions and naysayers who predict pilgrims arriving by mass transit would face barriers, pedestrian cattle chutes and gridlock. >> obviously there will be a police presence but there will also be kind of almost i think a pilgrim welcoming squad from the thousands of volunteers that are going to be out on the street as well. so, i mean, this will be a very, you know, well coming, warm, happy environment. >> reporter: you're looking at a live picture right now of the enclosure canopy at eakins oval part of a complex that's grown up in the last day or two. it's grown quite quickly. the mayor also made the point today as he has many times before folks are coming down for the papal visit weekend, they need to be prepared. they need to plan ahead. they need to know of the restrictions and other factors that have been put into this situation here. they need to bring water and to in fact be prepared for being in a large crowd. live above the parkway, john rawlins, channel6 "action news." jim. >> john, thank you. >>> 6abc.com will be y

. >>> mayor michael nutter wants philadelphia to get excited about pope francis visit next weekend and plan a a head for changes. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us on the ben franklin parkway for advice for visitors and business owners and rest of us in town, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, good morning. we have been talking about this for months and now it is quickly becoming very real. behind us here, one of the two stages that will play a crucial part in the world meeting of families and papal mass that sunday. that will be the papal mass from the eyes of the world will be trained at pope francis takes that stage for the mass. now, as you mentioned, there is a lot of preparation going on here and also too, not everyone is coming out here but if they do, the the mayor wants you to be prepared and as he said it is not a bad idea to get involved. >> i'm asking philadelphians who are not already joyously anticipating the arrival of the pope francis, to actually get excited. >> reporter: mayor nutter striking an enthusiastic tone as philadelphia continues its count do

mayor michael nutter shaking hands with kids at carver high school. this is a s.t.e.m. magnet school that added seventh and eighth grade for the first time. students at one school got quite the surprise. nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter cydney long explains athletic star power and this message is one students will look up to. >> reporter: nothing like a 6'11" nba player to tip off the school year in camden. that was the big surprise. lenape high school graduate jason thompson, short-lived on the 76ers, now a golden state warrior, delivered big time, handing out backpacks and school supplies to students who need them most. >> it's going to be nice to see them in the hallways with this stuff. >> it shows our young people how supportive we all are of their academic pursuits and doing well in school. >> i got a nike book bag and i got, i don't know what this stuff is. >> reporter: the school chosen for the giveaways by thompson's foundation because it is in one of camden's neediest neighborhoods and because it's not just the first day of school. it is the first day for t

reporter: long lines spotted at every septa station including jefferson in the city, mayor michael nutter briefed reporters on this traffic box that once closed off the city. >> three-quarters of the traffic box is gone. west philadelphia is still in effect that portion right now, and what we referred to by sectors as logan which is right where the heart of the activity is on the ben franklin parkway. >> reporter: people patient, reflecting on what happened this weekend. >> it has been awesome, and it has been a lot of pleasure. >> reporter: patricia made the trip from nigeria. >> reporter: do you want the to come back to philadelphia. >> any time. >> reporter: lines filled up for hour, people didn't seem to mine. in some cases they found other people to keep them entertained. from nigeria to china philadelphia saw faces never seen around town before, "eyewitness news" met a couple who lived in philadelphia their entire lives, they say this weekend changed their perception of philadelphia. >> we were crying, laughing, hugging. hair was standing on the back of our necks. >> we're glad thes

. >> reporter: at a press conference monday philadelphia mayor michael nutter says tens of thousands rode septa and patco and 90 percent of area hotel rooms were booked. >> the city of philadelphia and our region will be bass being in the glow of this successful event. >> reporter: there were no apparent security issues but three people were arrested over the weekend. one for dui, second for probation violation, and the third arrest, according to mayor nutter was idiotic. >> after having stood in line for an hour, and decided to then try to come through a security checkpoint with a large bag of illegal drugs. that is the definition of stupidity. >> reporter: while memories are still fresh for many, archbishop charles chaput said the city made an impression on pope francis. >> the holy father really was very impressed with the beauty of our city. he commented on that. he was very touched by the size of the crowd. >> and the city today would not comment on a exactly how many people showed up, this weekend but estimates over weekend put it over 800,000. reporting live from city hall, ra

mayor michael nutter shook hands near carveer high school. this is a stem magnet school that added 7th and 8th graders for the first time. >>> nba jason thompson greeted students outside their school this morning. he now plays for the golden state warriors and today he delivered backpacks and school supplies to students showing up to start the new year. >>> tomorrow is the second day of school, but some students will get out early because of the heat. they include students in trenton public schools. let's go to sheena parveen. sheena, how hot will it get tomorrow? >> we expect temperatures around 90 degrees again tomorrow, so it's going to be another hot day. the humidity will make it feel even hotter. as far back as yesterday, really, we hit 90 degrees. even sunday we were close to 90, but three days in a row at 90 degrees is a heat wave. tomorrow if we hit 90 degrees, and we could be very close, that would be heat wave number 6. this is well above normal, the high is 81, but we break out of the heat. highs may be in the low 80s with some ra