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transmitiendo en vivo un mo neÓn histÓrico, en medio de las peco ta ejecutiva por la visita de pond fui hoy el presidente obama anuncio cambios que van levantar las restricciones en la isla, de esto hablamos en breve, pero antes titulares del dÍa. de vu vuelta en casa, los turistas mexicanos herido en egipto, veremos que exigen las autoridades mexicana. defensa de espaÑol. crece la polo miga luego de Último debate de republicanos. enorme privilegio, hablamos con la familia hispana que entregos ra al papa francisco la cruz de los encuentros para ser bendecida. maÑana a esta hora el papa fl francisco estarÁ aquÍ, no es la primera vez que llega a kcuba hace aÑos hizo una breve escala en uno de los aeropuertos de la isla, pero esta vez sÍ va tener tiempo para conocer la isla y conocer su gente, tambiÉn quiere que lo conozcan, por eso envÍo un mensaje para los cubanos que fue transmitido en todo el paÍs y es la primera vez que un pontÍfice se dirige al pueblo cubano por televisiÓn, tenemos una amplia cobertura, con reporteros vamos comenzar con ivÁn taylor. >>> ya te escuchamos, adelante. >>

as you see, peco on scene surveying the situation.another update as they try to de-energize these lines. live in wynnefield heights, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> also breaking right now, a chain reaction crash in center city involving seven cars. here's a live look at the scene near 10th and south streets. three of the cars had people inside and four of the cars were actually parked in the area. there were no serious injuries. police are still trying to figure out what caused the crash. >>> as we just heard from meteorologist bill henley, it is going to be hot and sunny for this labor day. the forecast is certainly music to the ears of business owners down the shore hoping that the nice conditions will mean a boost to their bottom line. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in ventnor this morning. katy, really couldn't ask for better weather over this three-day weekend. >> and that's definitely help to boosts sales according to business owners that we talked to, just north of us in atlantic city. and also in ocean city. they tell us that busi

. >>> talking about a hike you'll see in the electric bill, peco said it is raising rates starting january 1. they say the average customer is 700 kilowatts a month. you'll see 4.17, if you're a business, 17.02. >>> the market closed yesterday, the dow ending up the day up 76 points up. however we're looking at the markets starting with a lower open. >>> home prices are on the rise. the median home price increased 8.2% $229,000 according to national association of real stores, that's a good thing if you're selling, but incomes are not keeping pace, it's harder for buyers especially first time buyers trying to get into the market. >> how protests led to new rules for pets stores in camden county. >>> a groom jumps overboard off a boat on his wedding honeymoony. the bride was not mad, we'll explain later on "action news." i'm the parent of a victim of sex trafficking. people need to know that even good kids from good neighborhoods are still vulnerable to this tricked environment where they're being taken off the street and put into bondage. a live look at 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike liv

. >>> peco volunteers are helping the red cross and the philadelphia fire department install hundredsof smoke detectors, suspect is national preparedness month, they focus on high risk neighborhoods and educate people on the dangers of house fires. still more ahead in the next half hour of "action news"al noon. two south jersey fathers are facing a fine after a dispute over their daughters led to an all out brawl at a game. the drug police now say may have play aid part. those stories and more. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and david murphy. >>> hello again, here are the stories we are following for you at 12:30, the race for the white house heating up, the new numbers that show support forefront runners in iowa is starting to dwindle and a stunning announcement from pope francis, the tweak he is making to the catholic church's stance on abortion. and high school football players learn their fate for hazing their own teammate. >>> and polls in iowa will showing a shift in viewer loyalty, donald trump and hillary clinton are losing ground, as

a big -- just kidding, but there is like five guys down in a manhole cover here doing work at the peco power play along fourth street and market. same gridlock that occurred in the late part of our rush hour yesterday afternoon. so just keep that in mind. going to the main cameras, too, up in northeast philadelphia, i95 coming southbound, down to only one lane between street road and woodhaven road. the cones are still set up. the ben franklin bridge, if you are driving over later on this morning, you look over and you think, hey, that looks like mike jerrick, it will be mike jerrick. mapping out his route here. the ben franklin looking good if you are walking looking good if you are driving coming into downtown at least for now. concert setups, underway, the art museum circle, will be blocked for the morning rush hour, as well as the inner drives of the ben franklin parkways, we get ready for the big labor day concert here in philadelphia. southbound 95 at the moment, no problems. looking good if you are coming into town, on the schuylkill expressway. no problems coming in from the su

. >> she gave birth at peco park in the third inning of the padres and san francisco giants game, a mothers in the afternoon and went to the game any way, she then went into labor and the parks medical team was called in and one happened to be a mid wife. >> i said if your water breaks you'll have the baby here, the water broke and what the baby three minutes later. >> this is the youngest fan we'll ever have. >> the baby boy, levi was the first to be born there. and the padres won. >>> we'll have more coming up on "action news" at. >>> apple stores are busy as customers line up to get the new iphones, we found a dozen people waiting to get into the store in ardmore, the 6 s and 6 s plus are available for walk-in sales except delaware, they will not allow sales in states without sales tax. they don't want them buying them in tax free states and selling them overseas. >>> meantime, hospitals are well stocked and well staffed for the crowds in town this weekend, pen medicine has 2000 employees staying or sleeping over in their hospitals as well as a million dollars worth of extra medication

the peco brown light shows welcomes pope francis and rld would world to our hometown. >>> the parkwayw scalpure on top of the steps. and in love park by the artist, it was created in 1998 is on loan for the pope's visit. >>> join us for coverage of the papal visit to the united states before he arrivals in philadelphia. and rick williams and monica malpass are in washington, d.c. and are there tomorrow. and eva pilgrim and sarah bloomquist covering the pontiff in new york later this week. >>> there is a whole lot of information with all of the restrictions taking effect, so we put all of them in one spot for you. visits 6abc.com/pope to see the detailed maps and latest timeline. i do and tonight the beginning of yom kippur, the holiest day on the jewish calendar. in philadelphia's spring garden section it was a prayer and a song. ♪ >> yom kippur, the day set aside to atone for sins of the last year. it is observed with 25 hours of fasting and prayer. yom kippur end tomorrow at sundown. >>> still to come right here on "action news" tonight, flames race through a kennel housing nearly t

yesterday members of the department along with the american red cross and peco were at the free librarykingsessing to update the process of the program. so far this year, there have been ten deaths associated with fires and that compared to 22 last year. >> five is a beatable enemy. fire does not have to take any lives in our community. >> as part of the campaign, officials installed about 2,000 smoke alarms in city neighborhoods for free. >>> soon seeking admission to the university of pennsylvania or swarthmore college are no longer required to take the essay portion of the s.a.t. and a.c.t. test. the essay component of both tests are the least predictive element of the overall writing section. >> i hated that part of the test. >> you did? i'm shock. you're a good writer. >> buty know when to stop. that was always problematic when it was time. so true says my -- every producer i've had. 5:17 now. i'm stopping to talk about traffic. >> let's let jessica boyington talk about traffic. >> good morning, everybody. we are starting off right now on the boulevard. right around 17th street, al

the workeren side the peco truck is on the phone, he has his laptop up.he's deciding the best way to de-energize the lines so move the debris out of the roadway so traffic can pass. this is a green pickup truck, investigators say it was headed westbound on falls road and went off the road underneath the overpass. the driver claims a vehicle coming in the opposite direction crossed the yellow line. investigators say there's no evidence of that. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> labor day 2015, a day to recognize the american worker and get in one more day of fun in the sun with family and friends. lots of people are doing just that today sat the jersey shore. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us in ventnor this morning. katy, business owners are hoping to end the season with a bang, right? >> vai, the summer could not have been better sales wise. that's what we're hearing from business owners up and down the boardwalk. they say sales were really strong. today the weather is expected to be great and the weather could not have been better for the jersey shore thro

peco is on scene dealing with downed wires. everyone is okay.tigators are searching for clues to the cause. >> let's go on over now to matt pelman, see what things look like if you're trying to get around this morning. good morning. >> shuttle busing happening on the route 13 trolley as a result of that fire in yeadon so a note on that. we want to take a break real quick from the papal coverage to talk about something fun. why am i on an elephant. today is elephant appreciation day. yeah, go to the meet some elephants when i was in thailand last year. one of my friends right there, she was great. so, i became a mahoot which was pretty exciting. today not only elephant appreciation day it's also white chocolate day, delicious, ice cream cone day, also delicious and world car free day. so, if you're choosing to go car free, good for you. thank you very much. that always helps me out. looks like as we come out of the suburbs this morning a few people are going car free. volume not bad at all here in delco along the blue route, 476, traffic coming s

up the obvious question what had he eaten speculation is an old copper mine is in the area of the pecosot on the property were normal and therefore eaten samples of the blue have been sent to uc-davis for testing. >>gary: the rangers had a for nothing lead the a's finally were going to get shut out by a final four to nothing he gave up a hit in the inning finished with the two had a perfect game to seven the giants right now are winning 321 for the record the dodgers down 11 of the arizona the score all the giants will be seven and have the game is back alden smith will play again it does not even have to move to another reason the raiders picked him up to that if you believe the report it to his of the incentives will make a million dollars in a one- year bill and he's been arrested three times since 2011 days finally said that is enough and is one to be hard to imagine him playing much this year is an eligible to play sunday the raiders have not said whether heavy in the when they open the season host of cincinnati the best possible jail time and most assuredly and of a suspension lur

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. >> >>> peco helped the red cross and the fire department install 400 smoke detecters. they were delivered to homes across philadelphia, this is the kickoff for preparedness month and a continuation of the fire department's efforts to save lives. >> this year so far we have lost 10 people to fires, last year this time 22, obviously what we are doing is working. >> the volunteers also talked about residents today about making an escape plan in the event of a fire. >>> well, it may not be an olympic event, the sport off dock diving is getting attention in burlington county, because the top two participants are dog gone good. >> reporter: most people just walk their dogs, jenny and brian's dogs go for a flying leap. the german short haired pointers are two of the top dock diving dogs in the country and rated internationally. >> they are fun and energetic dogs that love to compete and play, and they think of this as playing. >> they need extreme exercise, your exhaustion point is their starting points. >> in competition they are judged by how high, long and fast they can ju

peco held a performance of conkey craig adams was on hand for the celebration and it's celebrated from september 15th to october 15th. >>> temple students got a surprise from the flyers today, they took over the student center to celebrate the return of hockey season and they handed out free tickets for students for the team's preseason home games, they kick off on monday and they play the rangers on the first preseason home game on tuesday. >> still ahead, sick of bank fees, we have news for you plus, it's the unscientific experience trending big today, some people in japan are pretending to faint in front of their dogs to see how they react. the hilarious results have people questioning the whole mans best thing thing. th adam joseph will be back with accuweather forecast. okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wi-fi available. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at on

. >> in buck county an accident 187 peco customers without electricity.he scene on the 600 block of ferry road. this is in doylestown. a car hit a utility pole just after 5:00 this evening. there's no word on any injuries. power was restored to all customers less than two hours after that crash. >>> starting tomorrow new jersey has new rules for child safety seats. kids under the age of two and less than 30 pounds have to be secured in a rear facing seat. it's also got to be a five-point harness. children between two and four and under 40 pounds can be in either a rear or front facing seats and kids between four and eight have to be in booster seat in the back. after age eight kids can start using the regular seat bell. >>> we got it all spelled out for you on our website just had to fox 29.com and look for the story. >> 11-year-old girl home babysitting her little brother when a burglar breaks in and she knew exactly what to do. >> police say what happened next may have saved her and her little brother. fox's chris cal clark spoke to the girl about the t

. >>> peco customers can expect to shell out more money for their electricity next year. the power provider got the okay to raise rates to cover expensive upgrades and new equipment. customers can expect a monthly boost of about $4.17. philadelphia gas works is also pushing for cash to replace old pipes. >>> the struggling please touch museum filed for bankruptcy today but the philadelphia children's museum says it will stay open while it tries to settle its $60 million worth of debt. the president of the museum said she's hopeful that today's filing will lead to a financial resolution. >>> from our nbc 10 delaware bureau, supporting those who care for others. that's what the aarp spent the day doing in wilmington. it took over the ronald mcdonald house near a.i. dupont hospital for children. employees and volunteers made lunch for families staying while their children were in the hospital. the organization also presented a $5,000 check to the house and sponsored a room in the facility. the aarp is working to boost support and job flexibility for anyone helping to care fo

this video just in to our newsroom showing peco and police sealing manhole covers late tonight less than two weeks ahead of the pope's visit. meanwhile, we are learning new details of a south jersey teen's plot to attack the pontiff. good evening, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. >>> thanks for joining us. fox 29's dave schratwieser spoke to philly's top cop. he's live on the parkway knew the art museum tonight. dave. >> reporter: iain, as you can see workers are out here right now working they're way down the parkway stealing up the light stanchions and the manhole covers with a special digital seal. they're checking them, then sealing them up all in preparation for the pope's visit here in 11 days. they're also building the stage and the altar right in front of the art museum. all this is going on while philadelphia's top cop is speak out tonight about a camden county teenager's plan to mount attack on the pope. >> this is not something that people should be alarmed about. >> reporter: those words from commissioner charles ramsay tuesday as authorities down played the arrest of a 15-

members of the fire department, the american red cross and peco were there to update the progress of the program. so far this year there have been ten deaths associated with fires. compare that to 22 last year. >> fire is a beatable enemy. fire does not have to take any lives in our community. >> after the update, 2,000 smoke alarms were installed in city neighborhoods for free. >>> a virginia news photographer murdered on live television was laid to rest today. funeral services for 27-year-old adam ward were held in roanoke this morning. more than 500 people were there. ward's brother and sister spoke on behalf of their parents at the ceremony. his burial was held privately. yesterday, friends and family comforted each other at the memorial service for ward at salem high school. his family encouraged people to wear the colors of salem high or ward's college, virginia tech. his high school football team came to pay respects to the avid sports fan. ward and reporter alison parker were gunned down by a former co-worker. vicki gardner was wounded in the attack. police say the shooter, v

. >>> american red cross, philadelphia fire department, a and peco, are all teaming up to eliminate fire-related deaths within the city of philadelphia. since there is no more fire deaths campaign lawn inched july the partnership has installed almost 2,000 working smoke alarms in high risk neighborhood and education people, about the dangers of home fires. their mission toys make sure that everyone makes it out of the fire safely. >> you don't have to lose a single life, and that is our goal, our goal, it is to end fire fatalities, in the city of philadelphia. it is a doable goal. >> after today's event fire fighters went door to door installing smoke alarms in area homes free of charge. >>> thousands are expected to attend the annual atlantic city air show in new jersey tomorrow, after a series of tragic incidents involving pilots and spectators at recent air shows. coastguard is working to ensure everyone's safety. new jersey reporter cleve bryan is on the ground, right now with more details for you, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, tomorrow these beaches will be pack because thinks the biggest event

francis arrives in philadelphia on saturday morning, he'll be greeted by many signs including the peco illuminating sign now reads welcome pope francis and the world meeting of families to our hometown. >> put it in spanish, too. >> they might. >> i noted that on our building we have the nice welcome pope francis sign and he'll be driving by that, right. >> yes, he will. >> yeah. >> my gosh, he'll see it. i want to stand at the corner and see if they'll let me do that. let's take a look outside right now. this is 42 at creek road. some building northbound volume but no big delay just yet. still a 13 minute ride from the a.c. expressway to the walt whitman bridge but you can kind of see more headlights out there right now. we've got this accident in atlantic county in hamilton township on 322 right at cologne avenue and it is blocking its intersection so if you're in that area, you're going have to stick to route 40 in atlantic county instead of 322. and this is new. malfunctioning traffic lights in princeton in mercer county on mercer street at lover's lane, david. >> oh, my. >> hang o

you can see right now, peco is on the scene cutting electric to the building. the gas company and water company on the scene earlier. this building has had numerous violations cited dozens of times for all kinds of problems so neighbors here are glad to see it will be finally torn down, again n will happen first thing tomorrow morning. lucy? >> all right, thank you very much, dawn. >>> hundreds of janitors are trying to send mess they want good jobs and they want fair contracts so they rallied in center city today just days after pope francis spoke about sharing wealth in the us. these office cleaners from the service employees international union say they're fight to go maintain their benefits as they struggle to keep up with the cost of living. philadelphia mayoral candidate jim kenney joined today's march. the current service employees union contract expires on october 15th. >>> a local couple has made another huge contribution to a philadelphia university. >> and now the school they've given so much to is returning the favor by honoring them. today drexel u

peco is also on the scene dealing with some downed wires.yone is okay but investigators are busy looking for clues for the cause of what happened here. >>> and developing overnight, a firefighter in montgomery county is at the hospital this morning after being hurt on the job. crews were battling a fire there on the 100 block of south chestnut street in lansdale when the firefighter got burned. still no word on what actually kicked off the blaze but that firefighter is expected to be okay. >>> going now to the pope's visit in just a few hours pilgrims from around the world will be gathering right here in philadelphia. they'll spend the rest of the week coming together to celebrate the family and of course the highlight comes this weekend when pope francis joins their number. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside the basilica of saints peter and paul with the very latest details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. after all the preparations, after all the hard work, today is the big day. today is the beg

. >> peco and red cross kick off national preparedness month with the philadelphia fire department. this morning representatives from each will announce the status of the the no more fire deaths campaign that was launched in july. partnership is meant to install thousands of working smoke alarms in high risk neighborhoods. volunteers will install 400 detector in west philadelphia. >> that is right. >>> you know fire fighters are more than willing to help you with those smoke detectors. >> at no charge. >> no charge. >> there is no excuse. >>> well, the phillies stink. >> they have lost ten straight games against the the mets. >> of all the teams, seriously. look at this. what is this guy's name? he is really good. mets are really good this year. makes me sick. boy, he had a great start for the phillies, he went seven innings, gave up just three runs. however he did give up that two out, hit to opposing pitcher, 42 year-old bartolo colon in the fifth. curtes granderson had a two run home run giving the mets a five to nothing lead. the game ends one -- what? what? what was the final s